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LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. A Column of Nowt, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Florence has two new daily papers. Dr. Willcox is back from Cleveland. Mr. Allen M. Coker, a son of Capt. W. C. Coker, is very sick. Maj. J. L. Coker has returned from a brief trip to Mt. Airy, N. C. Dr. McGirt returned last week from his visit to Sullivan’s Is land. Mr. A.W. Welling will keep books this season for Moorhead Cox & Co. Mr. E. M. Law, Jr., a son of Gen. Law, is visiting relatives in Darlington. Mr. Geo. Onslow, the accomo dating teller of the People’s Bank, is quite siok. Capt.R.E. Harllee, of George town, is on a visit to his son, Mr. P. Z. Harllee. Governor Tillman is one of the prdininent figures in the central cartoon of this weeks Puck. Mr Frank R. Rhodes announ ces himself in this issue as a candidate for County Supervis or. Mr. E. E. Gardner, of Ker shaw County, has been on a vis it to his brother Mr. W. W. Gardner. Pee Dee Presbytery is in ses- sien at Florence. Some minis ter of the Presbytery will preach here next Sunday. Rev. J. 8. DuBose attended the meeting of the “Reform” Executive Commmittee in Col umbia on Tuesday. We are glad to be able to re port that the campaign closed with the meeting of yesterday, which was held at Abbeville. Prof. D. F. Houston is spend ing a few weeks with his rela tives in Darlington on his way to his new post at the Univerei ty of Texas. Hard times prices on Domestic sewing machines; $45 the for mer price, $35 the present price, $20 saved on each machine. McCall & Burch. Rev. W. W .Daniels, of Flor ence, will preach at the Metho dist Church on Sunday evening next at 8.30 o’clock. There will be no services there in the morn ing. Read the advertisement of Miss Maggie Jones, the fashion able milliner, who is now sell ing off her entire stock of Spring and Summer goods at one-half its actual value. On Monday last (being Sales- day) the Sheriff sold to W. F. Dargan, Esq., attorney, under an execution obtained by L. A. Moore against C. C. Mixon, thir ty-six acres of land for $5. Mr. J. W. Bauer, Director of the State Weather—Crop Bur eau, reports that a second crop of strawberries for this year has just been gathered in Dar lington County. Whose was it? Mr. J. E Norment has been called to Atlanta on business. He will be absent about ten days as he expects to make a short trip to the mountains of North Carolina before return ing. At a meeting of the Demo cratic Club of this Township held on Saturday the following officers were elected: D. S. Me Cullough, President: J.J.Ward, Vice President and B. William son, Secretary and Treasurer. Saturday last was the regular quarterly “pension day”, and the Clerk’s office was filled with pensioners of three wars, the Florida, the Mexican and tne Civil, who were having their vouchers properly prepar ed. Mr. Williams Kirkpatrick, who moved to Alabama some months ago, is back at his home near Society Hill. It is rumor ed that Mr. Kirkpatrick may return there to live, and his many friends hope that the rumor may prove to be true. Trial Justice Dargan has sent to jail for fifteen days five col ored people, three men and two women, who were caught steal ing watermelons from the patch of Mr. N. W. Henderson, on the property of the Darlington Land Improvement Company, in the south-eastern suburbs of the town. The survivors of Companies “F” and “M” of the 8th South Carolina Regiment will hold their annual reunion at the Mineral Spring near Darlington oa Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 11 o’clock, and they hereby extend a cordial invitation to the survi vors of Company “A” of the e Regiment be with them on occasion. S. C. College Scholarships. There will be a competitive examinationtheld on the 24th of August, in this county, under the charge of the County School Commissioner, for two normal scholarsoips in the South Caroli na College, provided for by the General Assembly at its last session. These scholarships are worth fifty dollars each, an amount sufficient to cover the annual foes and the tuition fees required by the College. For further informationaddress Dr. James Woodron, Prresident, Columbia, S. C. A Paying Investment. Mrs. L. E. Williamson adver tises that she is prepared to cut patterns for ladies’ dresses to measure by the McDowell Drafting Machine System, guar anteeing a perfect it, and (what’s better yet) to give practical les sons in dress-making to any oung ladies desiring to learn ow to make their own clothes. This is indeed a boon, and one which, we feel sure, all the marrying men in the commun ity will be prompt to appreciate. In fact, we have no doubt they would be perfectly willing to ay the fees charged by Mrs. Villiamson if the girls would only take the lessons. Death of Mrs. J. E. Carlisle The sad intelligence was re ceived yesterday of the death of Mrs. J. E. Carlisle, which opeurred at her former home in Spartanburg, where she and Mr. Carlisle were spending the summer, on Tuesday, her remains being interred there J esterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, •uring the period Mr. Carlisle has been in our midst as tha pastor of the Methodist Church, he and Mrs. Carlisle have made friends among all classes of our citizens, by whom this news will be received with great re grot, but, in particular, will it grieve the members of Mr. Car lisle’s congregation who were very devoted to them both. The Local Dispensary. At a mee ing of the County Board of Control held on Tues day, there were present Messrs. W. F. Wilkes and J. P. Kervin, the third member of the Board, Mr. W. P. Carter, being absent. Mr. Carter stated publicly at Oats that he intended to resign, though whether he has done so or not, is not known. Mr. J. Ed. Skinner was elected local dispenser at the meeting held on Tuesday. The other appli cants for the position were Messrs. J. Alec. King, P. T. Warr, B. G. Howell, Geo. Just Brown and J. K. Kervifi. Mr. Skinner is a first-rate man in every respect, and his election will give general satisfaction. It is stated on pretty good au thority that the resignation of Mr. J. P. Kervin as a member of the Board of Control has been forwarded to Columbia at the request of Gov. Tillman. The dispensary will be reopen ed today. Rami Rainl Rain) The rainfall for several days of the past week was something extraordinary, the heaviest be ing for the twenty-four hours beginning at three o’clock Sat urday afternoon. Crops have been seriously injured. The public roads are badly washed up, and it will take some hard work to put them iu good order. A large number of bridges have been washed away. The creeks are higher than they have been known to be for many years, and old Pee Dee is “booming.” There have been a number of “washouts” on the railroads, particularly on the C. S. & N., where the road bed is so very new, and where the run ning of trains had to be suspen ded for several days. We are { ;lad to be able to say that the atest reports from the river in dicates that there will be very little freshet worth speaking of Only the lowest places are over flowed. This shows that the rains have not been as heavy op the river as they were with us. Echoes of the Oats Meeting. Mr. G. W. Mims, the well known merchant of Lamar, writes us to say that HI is not a candidate for the office of Trial Justice, as the types had him down last week. Mr. G. W. Morris, the present Trial Justice at Lamar, is the party referred to. The Mr. Kervin, too, who is a candidate for the Legisla ture is not “J. N.”, but “Josh. P.” Rev. A. W. Parrott is re- rted as having interrogated r. “J. N. Parrott, while the latter was speaking, as to how the “Reformers” lost their School Commissioner four years ago. Mr. Parrott says he did no such thing, and he seems to think he has been treated very unjustly by somebody. We can assure him such wac no body’s intention. We printed the report of the meeting exactly as it was given us by our special and who would not do him any intentional injustice for the world. He just mistook the man who asked the question, that’s all. Citizen* of Darlington Arretted. Warrants have been placed in the hands of the Sheriff for the arrest of C. S. McCullough, K D. Lucas, L. M. Norment and Henry Appelt, charged with the murder of Constable Pepper, and for the arrest of C. 8. Net ties, J. C. Willcox, W. C. Byrd, 8. H. Wilds, C. 8. McCullough, Mclver Williamson, L. II. Nor ment and G. II. Edwards, charg ed with shooting at the C. S. & N. train, W. H. Newbold, the detective, made the affidavits in both cases. In the first case the witnesses are A. E. Dargan and R. C. Nash, and the follow ing constables, who were pres ent when Pepper was killed: J. H. Fields, W. T. Owens, J. M. Heap, S. F. McCants and Jack Harlen. In the matter of the Shooting at the train, the witnesses named on the back of the warrant are D. J. Auld, R F. Willeford, and W. P. Carter, who were on the train at the time, together with the follow ing: D. R. Blackmon, Miss Meddie Brown, Mrs. A. M. Hill, P. E. Griffin, J. Witherspoon Ervin, A. 0. McFall, Mrs. Mc- Fall and H. A. Brown. A pre liminary hearing, unless the J iarties waive it and give bond or their appearance at the Court of General Sessions, will be had next Tuesday at ten o’clock, be fore the Trial Justice. The rest of the parties has only been con structive. The Sheriff has seen them all and notified them that they must be on hand at the time and place named, to which they have all agreed. A Razor In Hi* Boot. Many of the readers of The News, will be interested in the following item taken from the Sumter correspondence of the News and Courier, concernin] Edwards, the well known co^ ored barber, who lived in Dar lington for several years: “Tues day night Julius Edwards, the barber, was severely cut by Charles Keene, a young mulat to, who has been working for f. 3g i ha him. Keene was said to have been under the influence of li quor. He went into a shop in Main street and got into a dis pute about a money matter. Keene wont out in the street and began cursing Edwards in a violent manner. Policemen Weeks and Holman arrested him. He quieted down and said that he owed Edwards twenty- five cents and wanted to go back ana pay him. They turned him loose, thinking there would be no more row. He returned to the shop, drew a razor and made for Edwards, who ran out of his back door, through Mor ris’s store to the street, follow ed by Keene. As he reached the sidewalk Edwards tripped and fell, and Keene jumped on him and began to use the razor. Edwards was cut in two places on the face and a six or eight inch gash on the right arm, be ginning at the shoulder. The arm was laid open to the bone. It was lucky for Edwards that the police and some bystanders interfered promptly, as Keene seemed determined to kill him on the spot. The County Convention. A County Convention of the Democratic party, for the pur pose of reorganizing for the coming campaign, was held in the Court House on Monday, at 12 o’clock, being called to order by J. N. Parrott, County Chair man. The temporary organiza tion was effected by electing Mr. arrott President, and Capt. L. Bass Secretary. The chair appointed Messrs. W. 8. King, L. A. Moore and H. E. P. Sanders as a Committee on Cre dentials. This committee re tired, and after some delay, re turned witn the following report as to the representation to w hie the several clubs were entitled, such representation being based upon the voting strength mani fested by the respective clubs at the Democratic primary of two years ago We find the following clubs represented: Antioch, 7; Cypress, 7; Darlington, 17; Hartsville, 8; High Hill, 5; Libson, 14; Lydia, 9; Leavensworth, 6; Mechanics ville, -; Philadelphia, Stokes Bridge, 10; Society Hill, Swift Creek, 7; Palmetto, The committee also reported the following as duly qualified delegates: Antioch—H. J. Nettles, D. W. Byrd, D. M. Jordan, J. W. Good son, R. H. Good son, G. W. McLeod, J. 8. Hawkins. Cypress—T. L. Northcutt, W. Chaplin, W. I. DuBose, Step hen Jleasley, E. O. Parham, 8. W. K. Bell, R. S. Kelley, W. C. Stokes, J. J. Lawton, Isaac Gar land, E. W. Cannon, H. L. Law. High Hill—Nat Odom, J. N. Parrott, B. M. Reddick, Alex. Odom, R. F. Howie. Libson—G. W. Stith. Lydia—C. Rainhart, J. H. Privett, S. R. Suggs, H. A. Jo- sey, R. M. Josey, J. W. Rey nolds, H. D. Freeman, J. J. Par rott, Jr., Henry Best. Leavensworth—R. H. Bryant, G. H. Cara wav, W. R. Davis, J. H. Stanley, A. F. Miller, J. P. Kervin. Stoke’s Bridge—A. E. Skinner, B. J. L. Kelly, J. J. Smith, L. A. Moore, J. W. Woodham, W. J. W. Skinner, J. H. Smith, J. R. Segars, Jr., J. R. McFarland, G. W. Houck. Swift Creek—W. 8. King, F. J. Rhodes, J. E. Bass, P. W. McNeese, R. L. Bass, G. B. Howie, J. T. Rhodes. The number of delegates re ported as present was 7«. There were no representatives from Mechanicsville, Philadelphia, Palmetto or Society Hill, their absence being doubtless due to the recent excessive rains which had rendered the roads well- nigh impassable. The chair an nounced, however, that a quo rum was present, and proceed ed to business. The following permanent officers were then elected: President, J. N. Par rott; Vice Presidents, H. C. Burn and J. J. Smith; Secret ary, W. 8. King. Mr. King con sented to serve rather under protest, as it were, and merely in order that he might expedite the business of the meeting, a number of others who had been nominated in turn for Secretary having declined. The following, who were nom inated as members of the Coun ty Executive Committee for the next two years, were confirmed as such by the Convention: H. J. Coker, Antioch; T. L. North cutt, Cypress; G. W. Brown, Darlington; E. W. Cannon, Hartsville; J. N. Parrott, High Hill; Henry Best, Lydia; T. J. Kervin, Leavensworth; L. A. Moore, Stokes Bridge, J. H. Par rott, Swift Creek. This was all the business to be transacted, and the meeting was about to adjourn, when Mr. Henry C. Burn, who was pres ent, advanced to the clerk’s desk, where the presiding oflScer was sitting, and held a hurried whispered conversation with him. Mr. Burn th«n took up his position on one of the wit ness stands, on a line with the judge’s bench, and Mr. Parrott announced that there was a E mtleman present from Society ill who desired to address the Convention. To this there was some objection—all in a good- humored way, and in the direc tion of questioning the regular ity of the proceeding rather than indicating any indisposition to hear Mr. Burn. He was finally told that he could proceed, but he had either changed his mind about making an address, or the presiding officer misquoted him in saying that he desired to make one, for he made the simple announcement that, hav ing been urged to do so by many friends, he would appear before the “Reform” primary as a can didate for the Senate. The Con vention then adjourned. The proceedings were entirely har monious and good-humor pre vailed throughout. correspondent for that occasion, an ardent and prominent “Re former,” who, we feel sure, has nothing against Mr. Parrott, W. P. DuBose, J. A. Kelley. Darlington—C. W. Milling, L. 8. Welling, T. S. Joye, B. F. Taylor, C. W. Hewitt, J. J. Forman, J. M. James, H. E. P. Sanders, C. Alexander, W. P. Cole, W. J. Moorhead, G. W. Brown, D. 8. McCullough, W. F. Dargan, J. H. Early, A. H. Hayden, W. W. Cooley. Hartsville—W. T. Good son, To Th« Reform Committee. [Columbia Register.! The State Reform Executive Committee meets to-night. Upon that meeting hangs to a large extent the future welfare of the Reform movement. That committee must do some thing to secure peace and har mony in the Reform ranks, or else be responsible for the re sult. The Register as the lead ing Reform paper has shown the dissatisfaction and discon tent in the Reform Ranks and it now remains for the commit tee to remove them. In lieu of any advice or suggestion to the committee, we present to its at- 'tention an interview given early in the year by Governor Tillman, who, as he says, is the acknowT-jscattered and divided, edged leader and exponent of the "Reform movement.” The reporter asked the Governor if it was not understood that he favored a convention, and the Governor replied: “No; there you are mistaken. I have given the matter serious thought and have always doubt ed the propriety and the wisdom of a convention. There are strong arguements in its favor looking from a certain stand point, but there are stronger arguments against it when we consider the situation as a whole. I dislike to discuss this [uestion in any spirit other than rom a disinterested and impar tial standpoint, and my only ex cuse to the people for obtrudin my opinion upon them (and will say here that it Is the opin ion, after deliberation among all of our friends in Washington) is that I, as the acknowledged leader and exponent of the Re form movement, could with more propriety assume to ad vise the people than any other f one man. In the first place, it must be remembered that the fundamental principle underly ing the Farmers Movement in South Carolina and the issue I made more prominent than any other in the campaign of 1890, was the demand for a primary election at which each and every voter would have the opportuni ty of voicing his own wishes as to those who should be put in office; and we went so far in that direction as to incorporate in the March platform the de mand for such primary and a joint canvass by those who sought the suffrages of the peo ple. I consider that that issue alone was paramount in the minds of the people in the unan imity with which they rallied to my support and that all oth ers were of minor importance. “Now this demand for a con vention among Reformers arises from a desire—an honest one, I am ready to admit—on the part of many, to prevent wrangling in our own ranks and to concen trate our forces in support of some one candidate. But what then becomes of the grand prin ciples of a free, fair, open fight before the people and discussion by the candidates if such con vention be held? In 1890, after being defeated in the campaign of 1886 and 1888 by reasons of our disorganized condition, the Reform Democrats decided to meet in convention, in order to pit organization against organ ization and to secure a discussion of the issues because nearly all the newspapers were against us. The ring at that time had full posession of all the party ma chinery. They were entrenc hed in the State House, and it was felt necessary to formulate a platform and put forth expon ents of the principles declared in that platform to canvass the State and to arouse the people to carry those principles to victory. The conditions are entirely changed now. The Reformers are in absolute posession of the government, both in State and county, except in half a dozen counties. We have the entire partymachinery in our posession and if we hold a convention without a campaign in which all the candidates shall have a hearing, we stultifv ourselves, forestall the will of the people, assume to dictate who shall be the candidates for offices and, in truth, such a convention would be in the light of facts a convention of Reformers against Reformers. The ma chine which we fought in 1890 is dead: it no longer exists.” “If after four years, discus sion and agitation and anoth er canvass our people shall not have become sufficiently educated to make a wise select ion and see that only good men are put on guard I fail to see how the holding of a convention and forestalling their action will better our condition. The dan ger of some weak men, who are lacking backbone and nerve to continue and perfect the re forms that have been inaugurat ed during my incumbency, be ing elected is as nothing corn- paired to the danger of the peo- E le feeling that they have been etrayed and that office is the paramount object rather than the welfare of the common wealth. “To return to the convention system, after proclaimining our belief in the ability and right of the people to govern them selves, is like a dog returning to his vomit, and I would be ashamed to go on the stump as the nominee of such a conven tion. Let the men who desire to rule South Carolina win their spurs, as I won mine, by open discussion and a fair fight, and all will be well. Let any self-constituted leaders un der- take to call a convention and nominate a[ticket and the order to the army of Reformers to ad vance will be obeyed by a small contingent. Demoralization and recrimination will sure ly follow and, while 30,000 Conservatives are ranged in serried phalanx, moving as one man, the Reform forces will be If we cannot trust the people, they should not trust us; and, if my advice has any weight, they will absolutely refuse to conte- nance any attempt to cheat them of the right of seeing the aspirants tor office face to face and judging them on their merits.” We present the above without comment. Onr hope is that the committee will so act as to sol idify the people. A Furman University Scholarship There will be a competitive examination held on the 24th of August, in this county, under the charge of the County School Commissioner, for a Scholar ship in Furman University, worth fifty dollars, an amount sufficient to cover tuition for one year. The appointee is to enter the lowest College class. For further information, catalogues, etc., nddress Charles I. Durham Sec’y of Faculty, Furman Uni versity, Greenville, S. C. THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. JASPER. Miss Nellie Dickinson is visit ing friends in this neighbor hood. Mrs. Lizzie Kelley, of Sumter, is on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Lewis. The waters of Lake Swamp are higher thau we have ever known them to be. Rain liegan to fall here on Friday night, and continued without ceasing, except for brief intervals, until Monday, We understand that the Rev. G. T. Gresham has tendered his resignation as pastor of the churches at Mt. Elon and Lake Swamp. Crops are as good as can be expected under the circumstan ces. The cotton crop is off about fifty per cent, while the yield of corn will be half as much again as it was last year. This correspondent went last week as a delegate to the Elim Union, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, thirty-five miles south of Timmonsville, The crops just below Timmonsville are the finest we ever saw, and the farmers do not seem to be de- E endent on Northern smoke- ouses either. The Lynchburg Base Ball Club came over on Friday and whipped the Lake Swamp Cub by a score of 8 to 4. The battle will probably be fought over again before long, as the Lake Swamp boys cannot bear the idea of being whipped. A game played recently between Car- tersville and Lake Swamp re sulted in a victory for the latter by a score of 32 to 16. Flour, $3 a barrel, at Black- well Bros’. PHILADELPHIA. Mrs. Fannie Wilson, wife of Mr. G. W. Wilson, is very ill and is not expected to live. Mr. Willie Y. Raines, who has for some time been a resi dent of Georgia, is on a visit to relatives and friends about his old home. € The recent excessive rains have raised swamps and all low S laces to a greater height than as ever been known by the present generation. The bridge across Jeffries’ Creek near Syracuse on the Darlington and Lamar road is washed completely away, and all passing is stopped. Master Bennie Parrott, who has been spending some months with his grandfather, Rev. B. F. Parrott, has returned to his home in Laurens county. Messrs. H. A. and F. A. Dow- Hug have purchased a molasses mill, complete with evaporator, and will be ready in a short while to serve their customers. A school district for Union Academy at Oats is being talk ed about. It would be likely to cut off some of our territory. Our people say they are going to “kick” and that hard, too. We fear that the effect of all this wet weather on crops will b^Very serious. A great deal of com is yet unsafe, while cot ton, of course, is ifi its most im portant crisis. Many acres of low lands are inundated. Buy the Reynolds shoes; found only at Blackwell Bros’. CLYDE. We have had the heaviest kind of rains and Black Creek is full. Miss Fannie Withers, who has been quite sick, is, we are glad to report, now well again. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Parnell, of the Union neighborhood, were on a visit here last week. Mr. D. A. (3utlaw, of Sumter County, visited Mr. B. L. Out law last week. He reports crops as very good in his section. Mrs. A. B. Morrison, who has been sick for a very long time, is now somewhat improved. Mr. A. M. McNair has a cow that gave twenty quarts of milk in one day last week. • The crows are playing havoc with the corn on Black Creek and some of the boys are spend ing their time catching them. There was no preaching at Newmarket on Sunday on ac count of the bad weather. See the handsome line of trunks, valises and hand-bags at Blackwell Bros’. The “Reform” Executive Committee, which met in Col umbia on Tuesday, refused to “call of” the “Reform” club meetings to be held on Satur day, the County Conventions to be held on Monday, and the State Convention set for next Thursday. CYPRESS. Mr. C. W. DuBose, of Dar lington, spent a part of last week here. Miss Maggie Rollins, of Tim monsville, visited friends here last week. The Cypress Democratic Club met on Saturday to elect dele- gates to the County Convention. The rains of Saturday and Sunday were the hardest of the year, and it is feared that they will seriously injure the crops. A petition is being circulated here, and numerously signed, requesting the County Commis sioners to open a public road from Cypress to the Lynche’s River road. Such a road would certainly prove a great conven ience to the traveling public. A good sewing machine for from $10 to $15 at Blackwell Bros’. The popular New Home or Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 are the best; found only at Black- well Bros’. Mr. Kilgo will be President of Trinity Coll ege. [News and Conrier.] Spartanburg, August 4.—Spec ial: The Rev. John C. Kilgo has decided to accept the presi dency of Trinity College, at Durham, N. C. He and his family will leave very soon. That will leave Wofford College without a financial agent in the field during the remainder of the year and this district without a presidingjelder. The remaining members of the faculty will bo able to take his class work, as he had only a few hours each week. DIED At Marion, S. C., on Sunday morning, Aug. 5, 1894, Mrs. Laura Dickson, nee McCall, wfe of W. J. Dickson, in the 51st year of her age. ■ The dedication of a Baptist church at Lexington Court House, S. C., laaves only one county in the State without a Baptist church, viz, Mount Pleasant. There is only one other town in the State of any size without a Baptist church, the town of Summerville. By soaking a peck of wheat in a gallon of whiskey and scat tering it among his broom corn Patrick Flynn, of Ellicott City, Md. and his neighbors were en abled to catch several hundred sparrows, which they had made into potpie. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents r box. For sale at Willcox & lo’s drugstore. For The Senate. Editor Darlihoton Nkws: Pleasi* allow me to announce myself as a candidate for State Senator for tins County, subject to the Democratic primary. J. W. BEASLEY. £ For County Supeiyisor. t hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of County Supervisor for Darlington County, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary to be held on Aug. 28, 1864. FRANK R. RHODES. Lessons in Dress-Making. f PRACTICAL LESSONS in dress making gi.en by Mrs. L. E. illiamson at her residence on Spring Street. Young ladies wishing to learn will call on her. Also, patterns cut to measure by the McDowell Drafting Machine Per fect fit guaranteed. STATE UFSOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. By T. H. Spain, Esq., Isolate Judge Whereas. E. T. Coker hath made suit to me, to grant unto him Let ters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Sallie P. Wilson de ceased, these are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Sallie P. Wil son, deceased, that they be and ap- I>ear before me, in the Court of Prob- bate, to be held at Darlington C. H ., on Aug23 next, after publication there of, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given nnder my hand, this 8th day of Aug., Anno Domini, 1894. T. H. SPAIN. Judge of Probate. August 9, 1894. _ llISS BAGGIE JONES f THE FASHIONABLE MILLINER, desires to announce • that she is now selling off her entire stock of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS at half its actual value. Special Bargains are offered m ladies hats and caps for babies.