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VOL. XX, NO. 53. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 985. LOCAL LAW'S. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS- PER*US DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Meny Readers. This is the shortest day iu the year. The grip is paying its annual visit. Best cotton brought 7 cents yesterday. We wish all our readers a Merry Christmas Miss Alice Parrott has return ed from a visit to Sumter. Mr. L. Mauldin, of Wilming ton, Del., is visiting Dr. A. T. Baird. Fourteen persons were bap tized in the Baptist Church on Sunday. Miss Jessie Brown, of Flor ence, is visiting the family of Mr. C. G. Williams. Miss Emma Williamson has returned home from a pleasant visit to friends in Charlotte. Mr. P. Bishop Parrott, who now resides in Washington, is spending Christmas wich his home folks. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Baird, of Charlotte, are visiting Mrs. Baird’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Z. Hearon. Mr. G. J. McCown, who is now living in Coffee county, Georgia, is at home for the Christmas holidays. The very young folks gave an enjoyable domino party at the residence of Mr. C. S. Mc Cullough on Friday evening last. Messrs Nettles & Nettles have removed their law office to the second story of Mr. 8. Marco’s building on the west side of the Square. State Constable Pepper is again in Darlington. Several days since he seized a package of liquor at the Atlantic Coast Line depot. Mr. C. W. DuBose is now clerking for Messrs Edwards rt: Co. and will be glad to see his many friends at his new place of business. Miss Rosa McCown has re turned from a visit to Sumter and Miss Alma McCown is at home again after an extended stay in Alabama. We are requested by the coun ty authorities to state that all persons having claims against the county can use the same in the payment of taxes. Rev. J. A. Rice, the former pastor of the Methodist Church at this place, gladdened his many friends in Darlington by a visit to the town this week. We are requested to state that oysters and other refreshments will be served at Uuion Acade my to morrow (Friday) night. The proceeds of the supper will be devoted to furnishing the school building. The public are invited. The children of the Baptist Sunday-school will be treated to a Christmas entertainment on Tuesday evening next at the church. Music and recitations will form part of the program. Each pupil will also be given a Christmas present. Those who rose yesterday be fore the sun saw a remarkable phenomenon. A long streak of white light, serpent shaped, was distinctly visible extending perpendicularly in the eastern sky. The light remained until the sun appeared. The Comptroller General has directed the county auditors to list for taxes real, as well as personal, property this year. In accordance with this instruction Auditor Lawrence has made a change in his notice now ap pearing in this paper, which should be read carefully by everybody. m A series of four concerts will be given in Darlington this sea son, under the management of Mrs. R. W. Boyd. Each enter tainment will be for the benefit ofoneofthe four churches. The first concert will be given on Thursday of next week and will be for the benefit of the Method ist Church. An excellent pro gram has been arranged for the occasion. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. What has Been Done by Our Lawma kers During the Past Week. On Wednesday of last week the House devoted its time to the discussion of the redistrict ing bill (the prime object of which is to put Charleston in the black district) and the read ing of the code. In the Senate the phosphate compromise bill, which allows the phosphate companies some concessions on account of the damage done them by the storm, was passed. The bill to regulate the holding of courts in the fourth judicial circuit was killed. At the night session the Senate discussed the the new dispensary bill. On Thursday the House voted down thb redistricting bill and the Senate passed on its second reading the new dispensary law. On Friday the House killed the Salem county bill and also the bill to make 7 per cent, the legal rate of interest. It also reduced the license for selling cartridges and pistols to $25. The House also decided to take up for reconsideration the redis tricting bill which had been de feated on Thursday. This re viving of a bill after it had been killed is a most remarkable and unheard of proceeding. The Senate passed the new dispen sary law on its final reading. The two houses agreed on a sal ary reduction bill On Saturday the bill to pro hibit the running of trains on Sunday was killed in the House and the bill to reduce the salary of school commissioner was passed. The bill to provide for a public printer (the dangeious system used in radical days) passed the Senate on its second reading. On Monday the House passed the bill for the repeal of the charter of the Port Royal & Au gusta Railroad. The Senate passed on its final reading the bill providing for a State print er. THE TAX LEVY. What the County of Darlington Will Pay Next Year. The supply bill introduced in to the Legislature last week fixes tbe levy for Darlington county taxes for next year as follows. State levy 5 mills; county ordinary levy 3 mills ; total 8 mills. Last year the State levy was 51 mills, so, if the figures given above are not changed, the State levy next year will be 1 mill less. The levy for county ordinary ex- nses is the same as last year, ut, as the jail debt will be paid in full with the collection of this year’s taxes, we will be saved the 1 mill tax heretofore levied for that purpose. The county commissioners asked for a coun ty ordinary levy of 4 mills but it seems that the Legislature thinks 3 mills will be enough. Perhaps it will, but we hardly think that the county govern ment can be run on a 3 mill tax without continuing to resort to the plan of “shaving” papers, which has heretofore caused so much inconvenience and dissat isfaction. It would be better to make the levy sufficient to pay the expenses in full and prompt iy. ARRESTS mi THREE MEN CHARGED WITH KILLING OF PIPKIN. THE r„ The Man Who Was Found in the Road With his Skull Crushed Dies of his Injuries. We mentioned in our last is sue that Mr. Cephus Pipkin had been found on Tuesday night in the Lamar public road with his skull crushed and that his life was despaired of. This informa tion was correct for the man died from his injuries on the following day. Pipkin was found in the road, close by the colored school house near Shiloh Church, about ten o’clock at night by Messrs J. M. Coker and R. P. Hicks. A piece of scantling and a short plank, such as is used as a wagon seat, were found on the scene. As sistance for the injured man was immediately procured by Coker and Hicks and Dr. J. P. Parrott, who attended him, rendered all the medical aid pos sible. But the life of Pipkin was beyond saving. He grad ually sank until death relieved him from suffering on the next day. The Coroner held an inquest on Thursday and evidence was then produced to show that Pipkin had oeen killed. A number of witnesses were examined, but none saw the struggle in which the man’s life was taken. Suf ficient testimony was given, however, to cause the jury to bring in a verdict that Pipkin “came to his death at the hands of Judge Reynolds, James Rey nolds and Roland Windham.” All the parties are white. They left Darlington on the afternoon of the killing with Pipkin. Judge Reynolds and Roland Windam went ahead in one ve hide and James Reynolds and Cephus Pipkin followed in an other. The deceased was last seen in company with these men. Upon the finding of the jury the Sheriff arrested Judge Rey nolds, James Reynolds and Ro land Windham and placed them in jail. They immediately se cured the services of Messrs Woods & Spain, attorneys, to conduct their defence. On Monday the attorneys ap plied to Judge Hudson at ben- aettsville for bail for t h e i clients. The application was granted and the bonds of James Reynolds and Roland Windham were placed at $1,000 each and the bond of Judge Reynolds at $1,600 On Tuesday the prison ers were released on bail, Messrs S. Marco, Jab. K. Windham and J. W. Windham going on the bond of each. causing a very severe wound. Medical assistance was imme diately given him and he is now doing very well. Who can his assailant be ? SPARKS'S CIRCUS. Our People Enjoy a Very Pleaeant En tertainment. John H. Sparks’s circus gave two exhibitions here on Tuesday. At both entertainments the tent was crowded with spectators. This circus is certainly a good show and the price of admission is very reasonable. Our people were very much pleased with the performances. The trapeze acting and the contortionist were exceptionally fine and the horses and dogs were admirably well trained. A remarkable feat was the acrobatic perfor mance of a man upon the top of a high ladder, which was balan ced upright upon the shoulder of another man. There is no fake about this circus and it is well worth the money. AT IT AGAIN! THE AUTHORITIES PUSHING LIQUOR FIGHT. THE OFF FOR SUMTER. The Guards and Their Friends to At tend the Fair and Ball To-Night. The Darlington Guards, ac companied by a number of their friends, will leave for Sumter this afternoon by the C. S. & N. Road at 4 12. A special car will be attached to the regular train for the accommodation of the party. The fare for the round trip has been placed at $1 60. The ladies of the community and the honorary and contribu ting members of the Company will find tickets to the ball to night awaiting them aboard the train. One of the features of the entertainment in Sumter will consist of an exhibition drill to. be given by picked squads selected from the Gov ernor’s Guards, of Columbia, and from the Darlington Guards. AMU nee Meeting. The flrtit regular quarterly meeting of the'Darlington Coun ty Alliance will be held on the third Saturday in January next, at Flinn’s Crossroads (Capt. Bass’s school house). Sub alli ances will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. P. A. Josby, Secty. D. 0. F. A. A LUCKY FIND. The Sheriff, Seeking, Another Man, Runs Across Travis Evans. Last week Sheriff Scarbo rough was notified that J. N. Kelly, who was wanted in this county for disposing of property under a lien, was in Wetumka, Ala. He proceeded immediate ly to that place to get him. While passing through the de pot at Atlanta to take the train for Alabama the Sheriff, to his surprise, ran across Travis Evans, sitting in the waiting room. Evans is the white man charged with murder in Ches terfield, who was sent to Dar lington for safe keeping, but who subsequently escaped from the Sheriff’s custody. The Sher iff immediately handcuffed Evans who made no resistance. Having secured this prisoner he went on to Alabama and got Kelly. Both men were brought back to Darlington yesterday morning by the Sheriff. Evans was immediately lodged in jail, but, as the case against Kelly was amicably settled upon bis arrival, he was released from custody. MYSTERIOUSLY ASSAULTED. A Colored Man, While Asleep, Struck On the Head With an Axe. Esau Johnson, a well known colored man, was mysteriously assaulted on Friday night. Dur THE COUNTY NEWS. Matters at Green Plain—Hard Times Depopulating the Section. A happy Christmas to Thk News and its many readers. < We have finished gathering our short crops and have put in some grain and are hoping for better times. Peter Thomas, colored, is building a very nice dwelling on is place near here. Messrs Wil lie Howie and G. W. Hill are both making improvements at their respective homes. We hear that Mr. J. H. Coker will build soon. This shows some signs of prosperity, despite the hard times. Hog killing has commenced in this section and meat is not quite so scarce. Mr. Dave Byrd killed seven hogs a few days ago that weighed twenty-three hundred pounds. Mr. J. W. Byrd killed one that turned the scales at four hundred. Almost all of us have killed or will killa good number. This is right, more meat and less cotton. The short crop has almost de populated our section. Some nave already left and more are to leave soon. It looks as it la bor will be scarce among us next year. Among those who have already left are Messrs W. J. Boswell and Murray Byrd for Georgia, Messrs W. T. Boswell, E W. Boswell and H. O. Wilk es for Florida, Mr. J. A. Chap man and family and Mr. Mat thew Gainey for Maxton.N. C. Next week Mr. G. ('. Taylor and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Wad- diU and Messrs J. H. Chapman and G. E. Boswell will also go to Maxton. Those who go to Maxton will work on a large plantation near that place, which Messrs. G. C. Taylor and J. A. Chapman have rented to try farming on an extensive scale. We wish them all suc cess. CLYDE Black Creek is up. We hear of several marriages for the Christmas holidays. Mr. B. B. Shirley has a v^ry nice singing school at NewMar- ket. Miss C. E. Larrimore flourishing, school at She is very much liked patrons. Mr. R. E. Parnell has ed from Sumter to the section. We welcome such neighbors as he. Mr. R. F. Warner is making decided improvements about his residence. Frank is a good farmer. Mr. J. M. Walters, who clerks for Mr. Wadsworth the latter part of every week, is an honest, good young man and fills his place wed. RIVERDALE. A Merry Christmas to every reader of Thb News. Miss Eliza McCall, of Florence, spent last week with Miss Edna Dargan. Mr. W. D. Fountain has re turned from a visit to the Au gusta Exposition. Mr. Henry Dargan returned A Motion to Have J. M. James, E. R. James and Henry Appelt Attached for Contempt of Court. Will the litigations in thedis pensary fight ever have an end? It would seem not from the fol lowing, which are the latest developments in the all absorb ing question: On Saturday Solicitor John son served notice on Messrs Net tles & Neitles, attorneys for J. M. James, E. R. James and Henry Appelt, that he would make a motion before Judge Hudson to have J. M. James, E. R. James and Henry Appelt at tached for contempt of court, for violating the injunction is sued by Judge Fraser forbi-l ling the sale of liquor in the James establishment. The Solicitor will base his motion upon the papers in the previous actions against J. M James and especially upon the answer of Mr. James in the case brought against him last sum mer by Dr. J. C. Willcox and upon the affidavits ot Charles Price, T. H. Sansberry, P. T Warr and J. L. Wilkes (upon which the James brothers and Appelt were recently arrested as already mentioned in The News) and upon the additional affidavits of P. R. McIntosh and Senator J W. Beasley. In the affidavits of the parties mention ed all the deponents swear that they either bought liquor in the James establishment or saw it sold there, except Senator Beas ley. The latter's affidavit is out of the usual order so we publish it in full: South Carolina. I Kichland County, j Personally appeals J. W. Beasley who on oath says that he is a resident of the county of Darlington and the present Senator from said county, that deponent frequently visits the town of Darlington and is well ac quainted with the citizens and local ities of said town. That deponent was in the town of Darlington on last of Nov. ultimo: (brought by Dr J. C. Willcox) had been tra sferred to the United States ( ourt and, there fore, the State Court has no jurisdiction to'ssue an injunc tion against hi n. Our hour for going to press yesterday was oo early for the result of either motion to be as certained for publication in this issue. has a Clyde, by the return- Union fn rh. Friday from a business trip ing the day he had been doing L n v ^ work at Mr. W. J. Moorhead’s 40 ° an J lUe ; „ residence and that night he . “J- Middleton paid a slept on the premises in a rude | V18,t relatives hut which he had improvised. > Florence recently. m While he was sleeping peaceful ly some unknown p< -Son struck him on the head with an axe, Miss Eliza Dargan has been visiting relatives and friends in Florence County. oWoWoW’oWok '<*W0W*WcWfW The entire stock of goods for merly belonging to mi & mmn. Will be sold at and BELOW COST. ^Dress Trimmings and Trim ming Silks will be sold at half price. We call special atten tion to a large stock of cheap and medium priced clothing for Men and Boys. sum co. Just it), a lot of Monday, the 27th day that deponent saw a number of per sons of known drinking habits going in and out of the bar of J. M. James or at the place known as such, on said Monday, 27 ultimo, and presenting every appearance of going in and out for drinks. That Mr. C. S. McCul lough called deponent's attention to the fact and informed deponent that J. M. James was selling liquor right along and that said J. M. James com menced selling liquor fifteen miuutes after Solicitor Johnson left Darling ton tee day the injunction by Judge Fraser was served ou James and the said C. S. McOu lough further inform- dt-pon.-nt that J. M. James one day recently ran a race with the local dispenser as to who would make the most sales and that J. M. James sold $18o worth of liquor against a sale of f 130 worth by the dispensary. That the said C. S. Mct.'ullough told depon ent that any one could buy liquor of the said J. M. James in open violation of the dispensary law and to prrve it to deponent invited him into the bar of said J. M. James to buy a drink of liquor: that deponent told Mr. C S. McCullough that the stream of men going in and out of the said bar of J. M. James was quite sufficient to con vince him (the said deponent) of the truth of his (the said C. 8. McCul lough's) assertion. That deponent has unmistakable evidence that J. M. James has been carrying on a retail liquor business at his same old stand ever since July the 1st or about that date; that he has been told by num erous parties that they hud bought liquor of J. M, James, that he was selling it opeoly and said he was de termined to continue doing so as he had paid license for the privilege. That Mr. W. F. Dargan, the ex- Mayor or Mayor of the town of Dar lington and said to he the attorney for Dr. J. Willcox in the suit against J. M. James before Judge Hudson, re cently informed deponent that J. M. James (as well as others not dispensers) were selling liquor in the townof Dar lington and that no law could prevent it. That Mr. Dargan openly declaies that the dispensary law cannot be en forced and deponent easily inferred from Mr. Dargan's conversation that as an officer of the town he could uot be depended on to enforce the law or to assist in doing so. That deponent knows Dr, J. (’ Wi 1- cox is in sympathy with those who aie violating the dispensary law by retail ing liquors in tiie town of Darlington. J. W Braslex. Sworn to and subscribed before me the 4th Dec. 1898. U. R Brooks, Notary Public 8. C. The motion before Judge Hudson, to have the defendants attached for contempt, was set for yesterday (Wednesday) in chambers at Columbia. The same time and place were set for hearing the motion of James’s attorneys, Messrs Net tles & Nettles, to dissolve Judge Fraser’s injunction forbidding J. M. James or his agents from selling liquor. The principal ground for this motion is that the qriginal case against James Ladies’ Wraps, Latest Siyles. We can sell these stylish gar ments !tln Kir M Cnt. We positively guarantee these the best value for the money ever seen in Darlington. A new lot of Dry Goods just in at lower pjii es than ever. For the Holidays we have just received new goods in silk and linen handkerchiefs, kid gloves, and Smyrna and Mo- quette rugs. o The goods an: new and latest styles. The prices are low ant, guaranteed. Nmmt Si Co, NACHMAN BUILDING, Cor Caahua St. ai J Public Square. Successors Dec 7—1m. to Joye & Sanders. JUST OPENED NEW Fill illaory! Pretty Styles AND Lowest Prices. MASON’S Hew Jewelry Store, Pearl Street, Work done neatly and cheap. —AT- iUMs. a Oct 5—8m S» H off ram o Watchmaker and Jeweler. A large new stock of goods — Just Received— To supply the demands of the Fall trade. Watches and Jewelry pti nle of every descri reasona tion at the most e prices. A large assortment of SFEOT-A.OLESI Guaranteed to suit the most exacting eyes. Watch-repairing a Specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sep 28—8m The Fundamental Principle of Life Assurance is protection for the family. Unfortunately, however, the beneficiaries of life assurance are often deprived of the pro vision made for them, through the loss of the principal, by following bad advice regard ing its investment Under the Tontine Installment Policy of The Equitable Life you are provided with an ab solute safeguard against such misfortune, besidoi securing a much larger amount of in surance for the same amount of premiums paid in. For facts and figures, address W. J. RODDEY, Manager, * nr tt'anasi* Risk mu, * fe.fi BANK OF DARLINGTON, DARLINGTON, 8. C., Capital, — — $100,000 Surplus and Undivi ded Profits, — $45,973.80 DIRECTORS: W. C. Coker, J. L Coker, R. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward. E. R. Mclver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. Transacts a General Banking Business. o Savings Department. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Interest allowed at rate of 5 per cent, per annum from data of deposit—payable quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. For further information ply at the Bank. o Accounts in both De meats solicited and wit given careful attention. »P rt- ba L. E Dm. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. WILLIAMSON. Cashier. Sl-tf .B. McGIRl.U.D. S.,4 Offer* hie profeeahumi Mnvkcs t* the people of Darlington and vie In k* Office over the (tore of Edward”, r ■# ment * Oo. Jaa ll.’lt-ly.