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- ■WPW i-pr- g | ■ VOL. XXI, NO. 2. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1894. WHOLE NUMBER 988. LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Good cotton is bringing 7J cents. m Mr. M. Marco’s family remov ed to Lydia yesterday. Mr. P. P. Chambers adverti ses a fine milk cow for sale. The annual inspection . of the Darlington Guards will be held on April 5; E. O. Woods, Esq . qualified as assistant United States dis trict attorney last week. Mr. J. H. Early advertises for a lost brass scale beam and of fers a reward for the return of the same.' The Misses Koppel, who have been visiting the Misses Manne, will return to their home in Laurens to-day. The Darlington Coun ty Teach - ers’ Association will hold its regular meeting ,on Saturday next, the 13 inst. Mr. C. Jones, who lives a few miles from Darlington, had the misfortune to lose nis infant son on Tuesday of last week. a luesutty ui wctm. The county pension board will meet in the office of the County Treasurer on Monday next for the purpose of consid ering all applications for State pensiops. Rev. W. E. G. Hunjphries, of Spartanburg, conducted services at High Hill Chureh.m Sunday last and will again conduct' ser vices In that church dh Sunday, the 21 inst. ." . / .V The office of the town clerk is now open ip th# office o^ the Judge of Probpte for receiving returns for town taxes and will remain opep for tpif' purpose until Febuary t. Mr. Charles H. Chapman, of Charleston, general State agent of the International Cyclonedia, -".of the very best works of its 1 ’, Is in Darlington hisoycnpedia. The annual meeting of the stockholders of t h e Bank of D&rlipgton, which was called for Tuesday last, has been post pond until Tuesday next, the 16 inst. A notice to this effect appears elsewhere. Mr. E. J. Lide, the wellknown and popular broker, who repre sents some of the best fertiliser companies in the State, adver tises that he will sell guaran teed fertilizers at strictly “rock bottom",.prices. before-buying;., Copied of thq j now insurance map of Darlington, published by the San bora .& Fefcris . Co',. of New York, have been received by the several insurance agen cies at this place. The map is a beautiful and accurate piece of workmanship. The loss by th.e recent cotton fire at the factory has been ad justed to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. The settle raent was reached on Monday. The remuneration for Messrs C. S. McCullough and L. S. Well CHANGES ON PEARL STREET.. What the New Year Brings a Most Important Thoroughfares. The coming of the new year has brought quite a number of business changes on Pearl Street. Mr. S. Manne left on Monday for New York to en gage in the shoe business. Mr. H. Lewenthal has closed his store on the corner of Pearl Street and the Square and will in a few days remove to Augus ta and there open a saloon in copartnership with Mr. Joe Strauss who will also remove shortly to that city. The busi ness of Messrs Strauss & Co. has been closed and Mr. A. P. Levy will open a saloon in Sa vannah. Mr. E. J. Wilson has retired temporarily from the grocery business and the store of Goldman & Harris has been closed under a mortgage. This is the record of the sus pension of business on Pearl Street since the new year and but one new establishment has been opened during that time to offset the loss on that thoroughfare. M. C. Alexan der is preparing to open a gro cery store at the stand latel occupied by Messrs Strauss Co. The disolution of the co partnership of Messrs West & Honour does not effect the num ber of establishments remaining on the street, for the business will be continued without inter ruption under the name of M. J. West and both Mr. E. T. West and Mr. W. E. Honour, Jr. will be found in the store as here tbf ore. A WANT SUPPLIED. The Town Anthorities Purchase a Good Fire Truck. The News has long since been advocating the importance of the town procuring a fire truck anda short time ago we had the pleasure of announcing that one had been purchased. On Friday the truck arrived. It is a beau tiful machine of sufficient size to suit all purposes. It has eve rv appurtenance usual to a ma chine of this kind, rubber buck ets, axes, crowbars, hammers and hooks. The ladders are four in number and the largest, which is adjustible,- is thirty- five feet long. This will reach the top of almost any building in town. One of the hooks is made especially for the purpose of pulling down brick walls. The machine was purchased from the Gleason, Bailey Manufac turing Company, of Seneca Falls, N. Y. The town council has not yet decided how the truck shall be manned, though it is not improbable that a squad Consult him L°f good colored men will be se- ' Ifccted for this purpose. CHURCH SERVICES. The Schedule of Appointments for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Mr. Tracy Walsh, the divin ity student, who will have tem porary charge of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, has arrived in Darlington and has entered upon the discharge of his duties He conducted services on Sun day morning and evening last. The following appointments have been made for services. _ , , _ First Sunday—Morning and mg, who saved a large amount evening. of cotton from the fire, has also * Second Sunday — Evening been amicably agreed upon. The terms of the adjustrr.ept have not yet been made public. Mr. J. A. Mclnnes, of Char leston, who we recently stated would move' to Darlington for the purpose of opening a black smith snop, has aimed and has located in; • the shop. next to the Darlington Guards Armory. Mr. Mclnnes hds had a number of years experience in the business and comes to our town with the highest testimonials. He > is prepared to do fine work and guarantees satisfaction. Read his card which appears in this issue. ’> One of the most popular Am erican writers of the present day is Capt. King of the United States Army. He needs no introduction to most of our rraders for he is already well known, by thorn.* We have for- tunately secured for publication in The News his latest and best work, entitled, “Foes in Am bush”, which is a thrilling story of love and adventure in Ari zona. The opening chapter ap pears in this issue and we advise our readers to watch the pro- only. Third Sunday—Evening on ly. Fourth Sunday — Morning and evening. Mr. Walsh will fill all these appointments, except the one for the third Sunday when Rev. R. W. Barnwell will conduct the service. DISPENSARY FIGURES. Th« Sales for the Month of December —The Matter of Profits. The report of the county dis penser for the month of Decem ber shows-the following figures Total amount of sales, $2,830.16; cost of liquor sold, $2,158.23; gross profits, $671 93; expenses, $284.59; net profits (to be equal ly divided between town -shd county), $387.34. The net profits for November were $301.46, so that there is now in the county treasury to be equally divided between the town and county $688.80. As the quarter does not end, how ever, until January 31, the town and county will not get their A PEACEFUL ‘‘RIOT:’ PEARL STREET THE SCENE OF A SMALL DISTURBANCE. As a Result a Large Number of War rants Have Been Issued—Who are the Victims ? An unfortunate disturbance occurred on Pearl Street on Sat urday morning, which has caused considerable comment as it was one of the many affairs to be regretted that have grown out of the dispensary law in different parts of the State. The disturbance began with a street fight between two negroes. In order to obtain a clear idea of the trouble it is necessary to go back to events occurring a week or so ago, which bear directly upon the disturbance of Satur day. On December 30, just past, State Constable J I. King swore out a warrant oefore Trial Jus tice Floyd against E. D. Nixon for selling whiskey contrary to the law. Nixon is a one-legged negro who keeps a kind of club room on Grove Street, just off of Pearl, where a number of the colored people are in the habit of resorting. The warrant was procured by Mr. King upon the statement of a negro, named John James, who alleged that he had purchased the whiskey from Nixon at the latter’s place of business. Nixon was arrest ed and placed under a bond of $200. The arrest of Nixon created some indignation among the colored folks. It had a feature about it that many of the white people do not like. The idea of a negro being used to play the part of a spy does not set well on the Anglo-Saxon, nor can it be expected to do so. While we do not hesitate to condemn vio lations of the law, for the sake of candor we are compelled to confess that a negro spy is some thing revolting. After the arrest of Nixon everything remainettina quies cent state until Saturday morn ing, when John James, who had reported Nixon, appeared on Pearl Street in company with another negro, named Lawyer Williams. John Green a well known negro, who has quite a reputation around town as a pugilist, approached his two “brothers in black” and a row shortly ensued in which Lawyer Williams was badly worsted by Green. The former then had Trial Justice Floyd to arrest Green on the charge of assault and battery. Green immediate ly gave a bond of $200. It will be noted that the man whipped by Green was not the one who had reported Nixon for the illicit sale of whiskey. The fight between Green and Williams caused a large crowd to collect upon the street, both colored and white people com- wsing i';. Shortly after Wil iams had repaired to the Trial Justice's office and secured the warrant for Green, he returned to the street accompanied by Mr. J. W. King, a son of Cop- stable J. I. King. Immediately beg guying Mr. King and the ne| the crowd began jeering at and ‘ _ * «ro. No violence was used at allhut illicit sale of liquor are tried in the trial justice courts, instead of in the Court of General Ses sions as heretofore. In accord ance with this Trial Justice Floyd has set this (Thursday) morning as the time for the trial of Nixon for the illicit sale of liquor. The case against John Green for assault and battery upon Lawyer Williams will also be tried by Justice Floyd to day. Everybody is curious to know who will be arrested and tried for “riot”, but we will all have to wait until the authorities are ready to pounce upon their vic tims. Of course a great deal depends upon the result of So licitor Johnson’s investigations. That a number of arrests will be made, however, in the next few days there is little doubt. Until then we will have to wait to see the “cat jump”. The Solicitor is expeccted here to-day. While in a legal Sense the affair may be called a “riot”, yet it is “making a mountain out of a mole-hill.” A BUSINESS CHANGE. Dissolution of Woods & Woods and the Formation of a New Firm. Reference to our advertising columns will show that the well known general merchandise firm of Woods & Woods has been dissolved. The partners of the firm have heretofore been Messrs 8. A. Woods, C. R. Woods and C. W. Milling. Mr. C R. Woods has withdrawn and Messrs, S. A. Woods and C. W. Milling have formed a new copartnership, associating with them Mr. W. McG. Buck, of Bucksville, Hon;y county. The new firm is known as S. A. Woods & Co and will continue business at the old stand, pn the east side of the Square, where it will doubtless receive the liberal patronage accorded its predecessor. Woods & Woods’s establishment had a wide reputation as one of the best stores in town and S. A. Woods & Co will, of course, re tain this position at the front rank of our business circles. Mr. Buck, the new member of the firm, is a gentleman of cul ture and a man of solid b’ £ stamina. His removal to Dar lington, which will be in a short time, will be quite an acquisi tion to the town. GOOD ADVICE. get money until then when the of the story if they would;amount will be augmented by .ve delightful entertainment. | the profits for January. a lot of noise was made. The crowd seemed good natured and did nothing, so far as we could learn, beyond ridiculing the men. As a result of the disturbance however, a number of people will be arrested on the charge of “riot”. Trial Justice Floyd has issued a number of war rants but he has not yet served them. A representative of The News interviewed Justice Floyd in regard to these warrants, but that official was very reticent. He stated that be had warrants in his office made out against about fifteen parties for “riot”, but he refused to make public in advance the names of the parties to be arrested; nor would ne state whether any are white. Rumor has it, however, that several are white. Solicitor Johnson has been requested to come to Darlington to investi gate the affair with a view to pushing the cases against the offenders. Cases of riot, where no weapons are used and no serious injury to person results, are under the present law in the jurisdiction of the trial justice courts and Justice Floyd will, therefore, try these cases. Under the new dispensary law parties charged with the THE FLORENCE AMATEURS. A Splendid Performance Furnished the People of Darlington. The Florence amateurs have every reason to be pleased with the reception given them by Darlingion on Thursday night and the large audience that greeted them has every reason to be satisfied with the perfor mance. Since the entertain ment was given praise for it has been on every tongue. The un iversal verdict is that it was the best amateur performance ever given here and as a matter of fact, it far surpassed the acting of most ot the so-called profes sional troopes that visit Dar lington. “Queen Esther,” like all other sacred operas, is very difficult of rendition, but the amateurs from our sister city carried through every part admirably. The singing in general was very fine, while the parts of the soloists were excellently ren dered. The contumes were handsome and the stage group ing was perfect. There was no hitch in the performance, eve rything passing off smoothly and in harmony. The Florence brass band, of which Mr. Theo Kuker is the loader, discoursed delightful music between acts. All of the lots on Mr. W. D. Woods’s property on Cashua Street were disposed of on Mon day, the first day advertised for their sale at public outcry. The lots brought an average price of $75. A Reward of $500 Will be paid for any Case of Rheumatism which cannot be cured by Dr. Drummond’s Lightning Remedy. This offer is made in good faith by the proprietors, and there is no rea sonable excuse for any one to | suffer longer. Any ordinary | case will be cured by one bottle, In addition to the reward for S difficult case, the money is al- 1 ways refunded where the remedy | fails to cure. The price of a bottle is $5, and that is the cost ofacure. Drummond Medicine Co., 48 50 Maiden Lane, New York. Agents wanted. REV. HECTOR RAIFORD TO HIS COL. ORED BRETHREN. A Synopsi* of the Recent Emencipa- tion Oration—An Able Diacourse We stated in our last issue that the oration at the recent emancipation celebration by the colored people of Darlington was delivered by Rev. Hector Raiford, of Columbia, but the oration was of such an admira ble character that it is deserv ing of more than a mere passing mention. The speaker took as his subject “The work of yes terday and the duty of the ne gro to-day.” He first dwelt up on the grave, sacred and in creased responsibility that free dom has brought to the negi' > There was no intellectual ad vancement for the negro in bon dage, but freedom lias brought him opportunity for self im provement. Hence he should observe emancipation day as a religiouscelebration, just as the Jew observes the Passover. He spoke of slavery as a nat ional disease, as inconsistent with the Constitution which declares that all men are crea ted equal. He said he would not dwell at length upon the period of bondage for that was the dead past, for which the North as well as the South was responsible. Besides many, very many, of the negroes were treated well in slavery for they had good, humane masters and many fared better in bondage than they do now. But the duty of the negro to- day-he must face the present relations. The negro is here to stay, to live by the side of the white man. He cannot be moved and no intelligent man in either race desires that he should be. But many of the cords that tie him down are self-imposed. By the cultiva tion ot moniliiy -and he must break these that he may retain the respect of his white friends and rise to a posi tion of greater usefulnes in the world. The relations between the two races should be friendly and it depends largely upon the negro to accomplish this. Self improvement means advance ment of the race. The speaker concluded with an eloquent reference to the de votion and gratitude of the ne gro and to the fact that his faithful muscles had developed this great country. As will be seen in this brief synopsis the oration was replete with good advice to the negro, showing him the right way to take advantage of the many op- E ortunities lying in the path of is future. NOTHING DONE YET. The Matter of the Town Enforcing the Diapensary Law in Abeyance. The town council has not yet taken action upon the recent communication received from the State board of control in re gard to the council co-operating with the State authorities in en forcing the dispensary law, be cause no meeting of the council has been held since the com munication was received. The council has no regular time for meeting, but only meets when matters arise that should receive its attention. The communication from the State board of control is not considered by the town author ities to be of sufficient import ance to warrant the calling of a special meeting of the council for its consideration. The coun cil will meet the latter part of this or the first part of next week to consider all matters re quiring attention and action may then be taken upon the dispensary question. Monday next, the 15 inst., is the last day allowed by the State board for a reply to its instruotions, but the town authorities do not seem much concerned whether or not they reach a conclusion in the matter by that time. MARRIED At the parsonage at Carters- ville, S. C., on January 3, 1894, by Rev. J. D. Frierson, Mr. George Stewart and Miss Sarah Chandler, all of Darlington county, South Carolina. AN ADMIRABLE PROGRAM, Indicating a Pleasant Entertainment for To-Morrow Evening. The following most excellent program has been arranged for the concert, which will be given, under the direction of Mrs. R. W. Boyd, to-morrow (Friday) evening, in the Guards’ Armory, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the Methodist Church ; 1. Quartette from Faust, Gou nod. 2. The Battle Queen, A. M. Thatcher. 3. Duet, Le Trot du Cavalier, Fritz Spindler. 4. Song, Selected. 5. Capriccio, Fur die linke hand allein, (for the left hand alone) Adolf Hardt. 6. Song. 7. Duet, Boccaccio, H. Alberti. 8. Song. 9. Duet, Sousa. 10. Song, Cujus Animan, Sta- but Mater, Franz Liszt. 11. Song, The Sexton. 12. Concerto, Pour deux pianos, Mozart. 13. Song, Wie Nahte Mur der Schlummer, Der Frieschutz. THE COMING CONCERT. What our People may Expect on Mon day Evening Next. As already mentioned in these columns the Torbett Concert Company, composed of Miss Ollie Torbett, violinist, Mr. Isi dore Moquist, pianist, and the Lutteman Sextette, of Stock holm, Sweden, is to appear at the Darlington Guards’ Armory on Monday evening next. The price of admission will be 75 cents. Reserved seats may be secured at Bristow’s Book Store without extra charge. The peo ple of Darlington evidently ap preciate the fact that they have a musical treat in store for them of a very unusual order of mer it, for the sale of reserved seats has already begun at a lively rate. The following additional press notices of the troupe are published for the informatipn of the public: Mr. Isidore Moquist aroused the greatest enthusiasm by his masterly performance.—A e w York iribune: — , In all their numbers they ful ly justified the high commen dation given them throughout Europe, and they fairly capti vated their first American audi ence. They introduced many novel vocal accompaniments, and, all in all, presented a pro gramme of part songs and sim ilar selections that charmed and delighted all who heard them.— Boston Herald. Miss Ollie Torbett showed a command of delicacy, combined with strength of tone, that gave her at once a foremost rank among her competitors. She played the Andante and Finale of the Mendelssohn Concerto. Her conception of the Andante was beautiful, and her interpre tation of it agreeably sympath etic. In the Finale she gave proof of an elaborate technique which overcame mechanical difficulties with the greatest of ease, and still retained com mand of expression and thought. —Cincinnati Commercial Gaz elle. It was a fine concert which was given in the Cathedral of St. Peter last Monday, the large building being nearly crowded. The voices of the tenor, the baritone and the bass are very well sounding, loud and brilli ant, in the solos and in the en sembles of a perfect homogene ity. These male voices, with out accompaniment of any in strument, sometimes give the impression of being sustained by an invisible and magic or chestra. The illusion is so per fect that one seems to hear the vibrations of an organ or a vio lin. But what a simplicity, and what a purity of style in these romances of the Scandinavian countries!—La Tribune de Geneve, Switzerland. Reserved seats for the Torbett Concert Company's entertain ment, to be given at the Darling ton Guards Armory on Monday evening next, are now on sale at Bristow’s Book Store. The proposed Corbett and Mitchell prize fight for the 25 inst., at Jacksonville, Fla., is still in a legal mess. The Gov- lernor of Florida declares em- j phatically that the fight shall ; not take place in Florida, while the managers of the fight are equally as emphatic in their as sertion that it will occur in that State. Just in, a lot of Ladies’ Wraps, Latest Styles. "W e can sell those stylish gar ments Itb Itv M Cnl We positively guarantee these the best value for the money overseen in Darlington. A new lot of Dry Goods just in at lower piices 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 are new and latest styles. The prices are low and guaranteed. Nonnt & Ci, NACHMAN BUILDING, Cor Cashua St. and Public Square. MINISTERING ANGELS on the plains of Arisona. READ ABOUT THEM IN FOES IN AMBUSH the new Serial by CAPT. CHARLES KING IN THIS PAPER i Plenty of Lore and Adventure Town Tai Notice. and after Monday, January 8, 1884, the office of the Town Clerk will be opened at the office of Probate Judge, until February 7,1894, for the purpose of receiving returns of all property, both personal and real, In the Town of Darlington. All male person# between the agee of eighteen and, fifty years are liable to persons failing to comply • Ivw as above stated. By order of the Town Connell. J.W.KV4 “ Darlington, Jaa 4,1894-41 A &. - . viera.