The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, November 09, 1893, Image 1
VOL. XX, NO. 47.
DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1893.
WHOLE NUMBER 979.
LOCAL LACONICS.
MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS
PEROUS DARLINGTON.
A Column of Newt, Tertely Told, of
Inttreet to Our Many
Readers.
Miss Clara Ward has return
ed from Charlotte.
Cotton took a decided drop
yesterday. Good cotton brought
from 7 30 to 7.35.
The town authorities are hav
ing benches placed around the
court house park.
The annual meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners
will be held to-morrow (Friday.)
The family of Mr. Geo. Just
Brown, editor of the Reform
Sentinel, has removed to E. H
Deas’s house on Broad street.
Our saledays continue to bring
but small crowds to town. Last
Monday, was devoid of the ap
pearances usual to a fall sale-
day.
Miss Anna Hacker has re
turned to her home in Charles-
ton, accompanied by Miss Bes
sie Lide who will visit her for
some time.
A ten cents show, exhibiting
on the west side of the Square
on Friday and Saturday, enliv
ened the appearance of things
very much. N,
J. E. Nettles, Esq., who was
recently appointed by the Pres
ident Consul to Trieste. Austria,
will leave for his new post of
duty in a few weeks.
Mr. Butler, an operative at
the factory, died on Tuesday,
aged about sixty years. His
remains were interred yester
day at Grovehill Cemetery.
The News and Courier of
Monday in its notes about the
Charleston military says: “The
Sumters are anxious to get an
other ‘whack’ at the Darlington
Guards.”
The Experimental Station
property, which was sold by the
County Treasurer on Monday,
was rebought by Mr. J. M. Mc-
Cown, the present occupant,
for $3,000 cash.
The next regular meeting of
the colored teachers’ association
for Darlington county will be
held on tne first Saturday in
December, for which a very in
teresting programme has been
arranged.
Last week Mr. W. A. Reck
ling, the Columbia photograph
er, took a picture of the Guards’
new armory for use in the hand
some photograph of the picked
squad, which he exhibits this
week at the State Fair.
Messrs. C. Irvine Walker, Jr,
& Co., of Charleston, general
agents of the “Caligraph”, have
an advertisement in this issue,
which all persons who use. or
contemplate using, typewriters
should read and then bear in
mind what it says when in need
of anything in this line.
Mrs. C. S. McCullough, who
won so many premiums at the
floral fair fast week for her
beautiful chrysanthemums, will
exhibit a cut collection of this
magnificent, flower at her resi
dence to-morrbw (Friday! and
atl her friends, who desire to
do so, are invited to call and in
spect the display.
Rev. J. L. Vass, superintend
ent of the Connie Maxwell Or
phanage (Baptist) at Green
wood, will conduct the services
in the Baptist Church at this
place on Sunday next. Mr. Vass
for many years filled a pastoral
position in this county and his
nost of friends from round-
. about will give him a hearty
welcome.
Stephen Lane and his sons,
Stewart and Len, who were en
gaged in the recent cutting af
fray at Cartersville, in which
J. I. Scaffe was seriously wound
«d, were arrested last week and
placed in the Florence jail. The
report that Scaffe had died from
his wounds was incorrect. From
last accounts he was alive,
though his injuries are consider
ed dangerous.
An obstreperous cow caused
a horse to run away on the
Square on Saturday morning.
The vehicle to which the an
imal was attached was over
turned and its occupants, two
colored men, were thrown vio
lently to the ground, but for
tunately neither one was much
hurt. The horse, tearing across
the Square at full speed, caused
great excitement for a while.
A NEW FORM OF INSURANCE.
The Farmer! of Darlington Organize
to Protect Their Property.
A branch of the Farmer* Mu
tual Fire Insurance Association
of South Carolina, an organiza
tion for the mutual benefit of
farmers, has been established
in Darlington county. The first
meeting was held in the town
of Darlington on Tuesday. Mr.
D. E. Boney, from the upper
E art of the State, organized our
ranch. The following officers
were elected: President, Lucas
McIntosh; Treasurer, Bright
Williamson; Local Agent, D. E.
Boney; Directors (one for each
township), J. W. Ferguson,
Leavensworth, E. T. Coker, So
ciety Hill, J. F. Garner, High
Hill, T. J. Bell, Cypress, Dr. H.
J. Lee, Lydia, E. R. Mclver,
Palmetto, J. B. Law, Darling
ton, R. N. Howie, Swift Creek,
W. W. McKenzie, Stokes Bridge.
The object of the association
is to provide a cheap but safe
form of insurance for farmers
against loss of property from
fire, lightning and storm. The
association is already very
strong in South Carolina and
similar organizations are in suc
cessful operation in other States.
Work will be begun immediate
ly to make the membership in
this county very large. The
association is operated upon the
assessment plan, but the
assessments are not made until
a loss occurs and each county
has to bear its own loss. The
S olicies are to go into force on
anuary 1, 1893.
THIS IS FINE I
The Governor Gets into a Corner—A
Distinction Without a Difference.
[Colombia Joornal.j
Governor Tillman says there
is a difference between consta
bles and spies. He made this
explanation Saturday when
asked if he had anything to say
in answer to the recent card of
the Spartanburg correspondent
of the State who shows that the
man Henderson had been offer
ed $25 for the conviction of ev
ery violator of the dispensary
law.
The Governor, it will be re
membered, had denounced as a
lie a statement of the corre
spondent that Henderson was
an employee of the State. To
convict the Governor of a false
hood the correspondent printed
a letter from the Governor’s
private secretary to Henderson
offering him the $25 mentioned.
The Governor now says that
such a man is not considered a
constable of the State, but is a
spy—a man who works on his
own hook for the money offered
and who holds no commission.
A constable holds a commission
and is paid a salary.
DISPENSARY MATTERS.
Tha Report for October—The Dispen
ser'! Salary—Mr. Brown Resigns.
The county board of control
met on Friday to hear the re
port of the county dispenser for
the month of October. The re
port showed the following
Amount of liquor sold, $3,041.84;
cost of same, $2,330.31; gross
profit, $711.53; expenses (includ
ing salary of the dispenser for
the entire time the dispensary
has been opened and the salary
of the clerk) $330.88. Net profit
for October, $180.65; balance on
hand from previous months,
$516.80; total balance now on
hand, $697.45.
The salary of the county dis-
penserjwas fixed on Wednesday
of last week, by the State board
of control, at $1,000 per annum
and the clerk’s at $500 per an
num.
Mr. Geo. Just Brown, the
chairman of the county board
of control, has sent to the Gov
ernor his resignation as a mem
ber of the board.
FIRE AT PALMETTO.
Mr. J. J. Gandy has the Misfortune to
Lose his Residence.
On Thursday last while din
ner was being prepared for the
family of Mr. J. J. Gandy, who
live near Palmetto, the kitchen
which is attached to the resi
dence caught on fire and, as a
result, the whole house was des
troyed. Only a small part of
the furniture was saved. This
is a severe loss to Mr. Gandy
and his many friends sympathize
with him m his misfortune
We have not been able to learn
whether there was any insur
ance on the property destroyed,
but, if there were, it was very
little.
THE POSTOFFICE.
THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF
DARLINGTON IGNORED.
Mr. J. M. Waddill Appointed Postmas
ter—The People Incensed and a
Strong Protest Entered.
On Friday afternoon when
the News and Courier arrived
here the people of Darlington
learned with great surprise and
regret that Mr. J. M. Waddill
had been appointed postmaster
at this place. The news was
unexpected, because Mr. Wad
dill had no petition and a feel
ing of indignation spread over
the town because the appoint
ment is obnoxious to the citi
zens generally and the business
men in particular. The patrons
of the office were not consulted
in the matter and, in fact, their
wishes were overridden. An
other candidate had been prac
tically unanimously endorsed
by our people and no one had
ever expressed the desire to
have Mr. Waddill as postmas
ter.
The nomination was confirm
ed by the Senate on Friday and
the eagerness with which Sen
ator Butler had it done caused
our people to believe that he
was a party .to the affair. Of
course Congressman McLaurin,
Mr. Waddill’s kinsman, had a
great deal to do with it. The
feeling against Senator Butler
for his action is very strong and
he h a s injured himself very
much with the Conservatives of
this section.
The neople blamed neither the
President nor the Postmaster
General for the appointment,
believing that they relied upon
pe r sons who unfortunately gave
them wrong advice.
Nothing undaunted by the
bad news the people of Darling
ton went to work immediately
to remedy the matter, if it were
possible to do so. The whole
affair was thrust upon them so
suddenly that they were unpre
pared for it. Time was so short
in which to work that it was
impossible to hold a mass meet
ing of the citizens to express
their indignation, but a meet
ing of the business men of Dar
lington was held in the opera
house on Saturday night. May
or W. F. Dargan was made
chairman and Mr. J. D. Baird,
secretary. A committee was
appointed to draw up suitable
resolutions to be submitted to
the authorities at Washington
The following were prepared:
To the President:
Whereas, the citizens and
business men of the town of
Darlington, who constitute
practically the entire patronage
of the postoffice, have learned
with much surprise and regret
of the appointment and confir
mation of one J. M. Waddill as
postmaster;
And whereas, the said J. M.
Waddill has only resided in the
town of Darlington for a few
months, owns no property in
the town, spends the most of
his time in the Ciiy of Wash
ington, is unidentified with the
interests of our people, has not
been endorsed by the business
men and citizens who do most
towards supporting the office;
And whereas, the said J. M.
Waddill as postmaster would be
exceedingly obnoxious to the
patrons of the office;
And whereas, the said J. M.
Waddill not being at heart a
Democrat, Its appointment is
injurious to the welfare of the
party in this section;
And whereas, we believe said
appointment was made under a
misapprehension, and haying
profound confidence in the de
sire and ability of the Chief
Magistrate to act for the best
interest of tha entire country,
and knowing his respect for the
great principle of home rule,
therefore be it
Resolved, First. That the
business men assembled at a
meeting in the opera house on
vhe evening of November 4, 1893,
do respectfully, but earnestly,
protest against said appoint
ment.
Second. That we do request
that the commission of the said
J. M. Waddill tor the said posi
tion be withheld until afull snow
ing of his unfitness and unde,
sirability can be made by us.
Third. That Hon. 8. A.
Woods, acting mayor of the
town of Darlington, be request-
<ed to proceed immediately to
I Washington and place this
matter in its proper light before
the authorities.
Armed with these resolutions
Mr. S. A. Woods, Acting Mayor
of Darlington, proceeded imme
diately to Washington, accom
panied by the Editor of The
News. On arriving at the Cap
ital these gentlemen immediate
ly sought the assistance of Wade
Hampton, “the noblest Roman
of them all,” who went with them
to see Postmaster General Bis-
sell. The matter was laid be
fore that official who treated
the committee very courteously.
The claims of no particular can
didate were advocated by the
committee, but the Postmaster
General was asked simply to
witb-hold Mr. Waddill’s com
mission, until the business men
and citizens of Darlington, who
do most towards supporting the
postoffice, could be heard from.
This the Postmaster General
consented to do. Mr. Waddill’sl
commission is, therefore, with
held for the present.
Immediately upon the receipt
of the information from Wash
ington that the Postmaster Gen
eral would entertain a protest
against Mr. Waddill’s appoint
ment, the formation of one was
begun. The protest was signed
practically unanimously by the
business men of Darlington and
most of the citizens generally
have signed it. This, together
with other papers concerning
Mr. Waddill, will be forwarded
to Washington as soon as possi
ble.
Mr. Waddill, who has been
holding a position in Washing
ton, returned to Darlington on
Tuesday and immediately be
gan the work of securing en
dorsements of his appointment.
He states he is meeting with
very satisfactory results. It is
stated that his friends will hold
a meeting in his behalf in a few
days.
In the meantime both sides
are hard at work.
A GOOD MAN GONE.
Death of Mr. Jno. S. McCall, of Rob
bins Neck, Last Thursday Night.
On Thursday night last Mr.
Jno. 8. McCall died at his resi
dence near Robbins Neck, in
this county. At the time of his
death Mr. McCall was 76 years
of age. He was a man of ex
emplary character And was
much beloved and esteemed by
all who knew him. Honest and
upright always in his' dealings
with all men, he won their
hearts and created lasting
friendships among those with
whom he came into contact. He
was a consistent member of the
Presbyterian Church and did
much towards building the New
Presbyterian Church at Society
Hill.
On Saturday afternoon the
funeral services were held in
the Baptist Church at Society
Hill, Rev. D. W. Key officia
ting, and the interment was
made in the New Presbyterian
Churchyard at that place. The
number of people who paid the
last tribute of their respect and
admiration to this noble old
gentleman was exceedingly
large. Mr. McCall leaves a
widow, a son and three daugh
ters, who have the heartfelt
sympathy of their many
friends.
Ar« Aolmalt Em "Hortd?"
Surely mankind has sufficient faults
and failings of its own to answer for
without being called upon to assume the
responsibility of animal failings as well.
An American author has discovered that
domestic animals, such aa cats or dogs,
are not only subject to ennui, but also
display their feelings under that inflic
tion after very much the same fashion
as their human friends, a fact which no
one who has kept tame animals will be
tempted to deny.
But from this fact our contemporary,
The News, leaps to a perfectly unwar
rantable conclusion and boldly asserts
that ours is the fault, that mankind has
inoculated the beast creation with its
own particular disease and that it is
civilization “which produces ennui, not
only in men, women and children, but
even in oats and dogs." "We may well
blush," it continues, “when we think
how man has demoralized the dog. We
have taught the dog to be bored. We
have corrupted him by our society."
And again, "Ennui is one of man's many
Inventions, bnt he has taught the un
profitable vice to the domestio or at least
to the household animals—pupils only
too apt in evil"
Was ever so monstrous a charge lev
eled against our innocence I The next
thing we shall be told is that we are the
cause that dogs do bark and bite and
that whatever may have been the mor
ality of Dr. Watts his natural history
Is no better than his poetry. The News,
if it is so assured of the demoralizing in-
flnence it has exercised upon dogs, is
welcome to blush for itself. We prefer
to maintain that dogs sorrow under
boredom for the same simple reason that
they delight to bark and bite, “for 'tU
their nature to."—Loudon Spectator,
THE E(|IITY COURT.
THE TRIAL OF THE GRANGE CASES
THE MOST IMPORTANT.
Second Week Jurors Hold Over—The
Proceedings of this Court in
Detail.
The Court of Common Plena
for Darlington county has been
in session since the adjournment
of the Court of General Sessions.
Most of the time of the Court
has been engaged in the trial of
the famous grange cases, F. W.
Wagner & Co against several
of the old granges in this coun
ty-
The first two or three days of
the equity court were consumed
in the trial of three cases against
the Swift Creek grange, bas
ed on three notes respectively
of T. E. Howie, et al, C. B. ”a>*s,
et al, and R. D. F Rollins, et
al. These notes aggregated
some $4,000 upon which Messrs
Wagener & Co asked for a ver
dict of $1,600. On Wednesday
the jury brought in a verdict in
favor of the plaintiffs for $600,
divided as follows, upon note of
T. E. Howie, et al, $150; note of
C. B. Bass, et al, $175; note of
R. D. F. Rollins, et al, $275.
The cases against the Cypress
grange, M. V. Hagood, et al,
and tne Stokes Bridge grange,
T. P. King, et al, were then
tried together. The jury brought
in a verdict in each case of no
thing for the plaintiffs and no
thing for the defendants.
On Monday the case of E. C.
Hesse vs W. P. Cole, Sheriff,
for the recovery of personal
property seized by Cole in the
capacity of Sheriff, was tried
and a verdict was obtained by
the plaintiff for the value of the
property seized and $49 dama
ges.
On Tuesday the case of Joel
J. Bailey & Co, of Philadelphia,
against A. Weinberg, a suit on
account for $718.51 resulted in
the jury bringing in a verdict
for the plaintiffs for $718,51.
Court will continue in session
probably until Saturday night.
CYPRESS.
Several of our people are at
tending the State Fair.
Mr. C. B. Pate is sawing lum
ber, preparatory to building a
store on his plantation.
Messrs T. J. McLendon and
W. F. Chapman both lost a
horse apiece last week from
staggers.
The colored people in this
neighborhood are having nu
merous suppers and entertain
ments—sometimes two in a
night.
Prof. J. A. Graham has open
ed his school at this place and
the number of pupils is small.
The attendance is increasing and
we hope he will soon have a full
school.
We should again like to call
the attention of our county com
missioners to the condition of
the road leading from this place
to DuBose’s Bridge, at the Mc
Call place. If a stranger were
to drive along this road he
would come to the conclusion
that the people of this neighbor
hood had been trying to bore
artesian wells m the road, judg
ing from the number and depth
of the holes there.
Everybody is looking with
eager eyes to see what the re
peal of the Sherman law will
bring, but we are afraid most
people are expecting too .big
things in too snort a time. It
takes time for things to get in
fight shape and for money to
circulate freely. The cotton
mill men should be given an op
portunity to get their orders in
the market, before we can ex
pect high prices. Wait and
Ov-V/a
Slraas* EiparlMM of a Lana*.
▲ lady in London wished to communi
cate with a friend in America, whose ad
dress she did not know. In order to ob
tain the needed information the wrote
to another friend, who also lived in the
new world. The letter was duly dis
patched, bat the ship which earned it
was wrecked, and the mails went to the
aea bottom.
They were eventually recovered, how
ever, and the letter in question, torn and
discolored, found Ite way back to the
sender. While subjecting it to a minute
examination, the lady was surprised to
And part of another letter adhering to
it, upon which epistle was the full ad
dress of the friend with whom she
wished to correspond. In this strange
way, without having reached its destina
tion, her letter had drought to her the
STOP!
—Before purchasing and see the
LARGEST
MOST COMPLETE
CHEAPEST
FOR THE NEXT
VI ■ . It
Iffss Ms ItfsrtBiit.
We have a few nice dress pat
terns left that we will sell out
very cheap; former price $1,
now $80 cents. A good many
remnants—just enough to make
a nice dress for a child—at bar
gain prices.
Cloak Department.
Cloaks for ladies and
children; newest styles
and lowest prices. In
these goods we will
make you special prices.
Higi! Rigs! Rigs!
Smyrna, 18 by 30 inches, at
$1.25.
Smyrna, 20 by 54 inches, at
$2.
Smyrna, 26 by 54 inches, at
$2.50.
Smyrna, 30 by 60 inches, at
$3.50.
Smyrna, 36 by 72 inches, at
$4.50.
A few velvet rugs left: 27 by
63 at $2.75; 36 by 72 at $5.
If you will come in and see
these goods you will observe at
once that they are very cheap.
Now is the time if you
want to see whatyou can do
with a dollar. We are going
to sell them.
Mi’ Piriisliig Dt;irW.
Judging from the way we are
we are selling this line we
must have the nicest lot in
town. This year we are
making a special run on
$10, $12.50 and $15
suits, and they are
beauties for that
price. All we
want you to
do is to come
in and try
them on
and
How Nicely They Fit I
DvU
Hat Department.
Another lot of Tourist
and Youmans’s hats
jusc in—newest styles
and shapes.
Collars, Cuffs, Gloves and Neck
wear in abundance.
Also Fall and Winter Stock of
DRY GOODS,
DRESS GOODS,
HOTIOHS.
TRUNKS
AND-
VALISES.
Shoe Department.
Everybody knows the reputa
tion we have in this line, so it is
not much use to say anything
else except that we are still giv
ing our customers the best shoe
for the money we can get.
GROCERIES.
It 1! Cost lot
NOTHING!
To examine our stock. •
I You Win Save M
BY DOING SO. W
Prion low Ijtotti Ion too!
Cambric Dress Linings . 4c yd
Standard Prints, very
best . . . 5c yd
Standard Dress Ging
hams . . . 61c yd
Finest fancy Dress Ging
hams . 9c yd
Double-widthWoolCash-
meres . . . 15c yd
36-inch Worsteds, all
shades , . .18c yd
DRESS GOODS
ft TRIMMINGS,
DRY GOODS
ft NOTIONS,
HOSIERY ft GLOVES,
CORSETS ft
UNDERWEAR,
RUGS ft
FANCY
ARTICLES,
TAILOR-MADE
CLOAKS ft CAFES.
IN THESE LINES
We Are Headquarters
McUIEucUonuiiU Co.,
NACHMAN BUILDING.
Cor Caahua St. and PuWio Square,