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LOCAL LACOMCS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OKMARUNQTON. A Column of Newt, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Mr. 8. A. Wood* hae rolurntd frost Glenn Springs. Mr. Harry Andrews has gone off for a brief vacation. Mr. J K Bowles, who bought tobacco here last season, is in town. Mr. C. 8. McCullough has re tamed from a brief vitdt to An* derson county. Mr. L C. Glenn left on Tues day to spend his vacation at hit former home in North Caroli- a a. Prof. L. W. Dick is on a visit to his many friends in Darling Ion. Prof. Dick is now teach ing at Union. Mr. J. A. Blackwell has re turned with his family from a week’s trip on the sea coast of North Carolina. The only medal awarded for fleld work at the World,e Fair was awarded to McCormic mow ers; Welling & Bonnoitt, agents Hard times prices on Domestic sewing machines; $45 the for mer price. $25 the present price, $20 saved on each machine. McCall Sc Burch. Mr. J. W. Howie, of the Swift Creek neighborhood, who hss been taking a course at Pough- keepeie Business College, has returned) home. Rev, iW. H. Hodges, of Che- raw, will preach at the Presby terian Church on Sunday next, both in the morning ana in the evening. Mr. P. II. Rogers, of Society Hill, met with a heavy loss on Sunday afternoon. Lightning struck his stables, killing three fine horses and injuring a fourth. Mr. D. P. Sparks, of Green ville, Texas, is on a visit to rela tives, of whom he has a host in this section, and whom he has not seen since he was here thir- tv-flve years ago. The Darlington Public Schools will be reopened on Sept. 24. Those who nre interested should read the announcement of the Superintendent, which appears in another column. The Rev. John G. Law, Chap lain of the Darlington Guards, will preach the anniversary ser- mou to ths Company on Sunday evening, at 8: 30 o’clock. The public are cordially invited to attend. Three of the very best papers of their kind in the country, the Weekly News and Courier and •he Southern Cultivator, and Tub Darlington News will all be sent to any address for one year for $2.45. Rev. W. W. Daniels, of Florence, who was to conduct services at the Methodist Church on Sunday could not get here •a account of the heavy rain. Services were conducted at that •hurch, however, by the Rev J. G. Law. In reporting lost week a list of the defendants who are to be tried for firing into the C. S. & BT. train, an error was made in an initial of one of the names, which appears on the warrant aa “J. H. Edwards.” The identity of the party so named has not been established as yet. The Flemming Cement and Brick Compady, of Charleston, S. C.. one of the most reliable houses of the kiud in the coun- •fj. are prepared to lurnish builders’ material of all kinds •n the very best terms possible. Read their advertisement, which apppears in this issue, and sen! fln-them for prices- Mr. Browa McCown, a son of Mr. Geo. M. McCown, who moved to Kansas City some years ago to practice law, is on a brief visit to his Darlington friends, “whose name is legiou,” and who are pleased to know •hat he is making a name for himself <n the home of bis adop tion, that truly wonderful city of the great West. Daring the thunder storm on Sunday afternoon, the house of Zylphia Zimmerman, a colored woman living opposite Mrs. L. I. Camerron’s, was struck by kghtaing, which ran down the ehimney, knocking off some of the bricks, and administering to Zylphia a severe sheck, from the effects of which she lay an- conscious for some time. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier says; ■issAnaa Danbar, the bright young lady who graduated from the Winthrep Norma) College with first honors, has bee* Elect ed a teacher in the Darlington graded schools. Miss Dunbar comes from Beech Island. She io considered by the faculty of the Normal College from which ska graduated as One of the brightest, and most accomplish- a&youug wouica ia the State. Timmoniville Chori. Club. The Timmonsville Choral Club composed of Misses Cora Byrd, Irene Charles, Kate I^ew- is, Lillian Morns, Da ; sy Morral and Jessie Richardson and Mes sers W. H. Keith. Syd. Culpep er, Leonidas Lewie, Wallet Lew is, Bela Vaughan, and Smilie Vaughan, will give a Soiree Mubicale in that town tomorrow (Friday) evening. The pro gramme is as follows; Chorus, I “Yachting Glee’"; Song, “Tell Me,Oh Bird, of the Merry Orton- 1 wood,” Miss Lillian Morris: Du ett, “La Sultana,” Misses Rich urdson and Byrd; Vocal Duett, Come With Me,” Miss Morris and Mrs. Kiclardson; Piano, <*, Kamennoi Centro, op. 10, no 22, Rubinstein, h. 2nd. Mazurka, op. 54, Godard,Miss Richardson: Chorus, “ ’lie Morn”; Duett, “La Balladine,” Misses Byrd; Song, “When the Heart is Young,” Mrs. Richardson; Vio lin, selected, Mr.Frank C.Lech ner; Vocal Duett, “Oh, Come With Me,” Miss Richardson and Mrs. Richardson; Piano, «. Pre lude in D flat, op. 28, Chopin, h. Grand Valse de Concert,Mat ter, Miss Byrd; Song, “Angels’ Serenade,” (Violin Obligato) Miss Richardson; Chorus, “Bra vo.”. The club contains some fine musical talent, and the pre diction is made that all who at tend the entertainment will spend an enjoyable evening. RETURNS, DARLINGTON COUNTY, I Tit WISTT SEWS. REFORM PRIMARY, Aug. //, 1894. 0 4 1 _ Z •“ .z i . i , r 1 c o * 2 It £1! if 1 •“ Vt s c • ^ i 00 I OOYKftftOR. I _ — J. O. Evans 44 13 40 50 tb 47 87 6 6 52 89 21) 517 W. U. Ellerbe I 84 41 14 8 11 W 50 44 2 17 32; 31 299 J E. Tindal 1 lj 4 1 1 4 12 STATU SCNATOIl. John 8. DuBo*e ! 8 52 10, 21 1 24 55 7 7 77i 0 239 F.dwaid L. Gray j 6 5 11 44 3 9 4' 4 88 Joseph N. Parrott 20! 6 4 58 2 b 42 7' 40 89 27 258 Henry C. Burn | C4 10 • 21 2 52 2 12 8 3 7 29 219 liKPKSSKNTATlVKS. I I. A Moore 1(1 41 11 41 17 4 57 16 7 6 88 109 9 364 Walter Vaughan 541 10 10 23 8 501 03 1 7 04 27 33 351 P. K Mdnto*h 68 IO! 19 49 4b 59 to 67 7 2 431115' 52 675 J. Wilton W'arr 62 90 18 40i 01 03 00; .50 0 8 35 40 41 520 J P Kervin 10 21 11 11 85 74 481 10 1 12 73 42 349 1 81 2 1 80 1 23 1 1 7 2 6 109 CollKTT ►VPKhVISOR. W 8 King 58' SO 7 29 48 71 74 54 0 7 12 81 54 458 W W MiKenzie 15 53 21 20 23 r HI 111 1 'J 119 4 319 SCHOOL COftlMI. w 8IOM£K, A. J. A. Perritt ...' 05 43 20 50 51 72 59 05 7 8 60 9 45 580 A. W Parrott S 29 2 21 U 49 8 2118 17 255 THE ASl'KKK. J. E. lias* 10 2 IS 20 12 23 22 41 1 18| 1 51 217 J. AVrs. Woodham 2 80 11 29 IS 30 54 20 1 5 18 120 8 417 R. F. Howie 50 5 4 2 40 25 31 12 0 871 2 280 Jl.’DGK OK PROBATE. W. B. Hoole C8 67 20 51 I 78 77 109 73 7j 8 09 120 1 02 830 Total Reform vol* polled 1 1 In Democratic Primary, 1892, 1C2 104 80 102 69 84 244 1231 83 0 151171106 1873 A Novel Industry. Themticeof “The New Mc- Iver Sugar Melon” which we reproduce in this issue from the first page of the last catalogue of W. H. Maule, the celebrated Philadelphia seed man, will prove of interest to those of our readers who have not seen the article. Col. Mclver has made a contract with Maule to supply him with five hundred poun .s of seed this season, at a price that pays a good deal better than if the watertnelods them selves were put on the market. A visit to Col. Mclver's place just at this time, when the wa termelon season is at its height and Col. Mclver is working hard to carry out his contract with Maule, is well worth the making. On a ten-acre tract, on which a fine crop of peas and another of grass will be made this season, the watermelons are growing. There must be fully 3,000 of them in the patch most of them being "forty- E ounders.” They are gathered y the two horse wagon load and carried to a largo bench, where half a dozen or more col ored men take tnein in charge. The melons are then split open, the solid “hearts” taken out and put aside as the spoils of the laborers, the seed carefully scraped off into barrels, and the balance thrown to tho hogs It is a novel and interesting sight. The tall stack of light- red “hearts” measuring several feet each way would make a beautiful subject for the paint ers brush, but any picture made of it would be criticised as un real, unnatural and exaggerat ed. A Cheap Trip To Waihi ngton. The Charleston, Sumter & Northern and the Seaboard Air Line Roads have been selected as the official route for the Uni form Rank of K. of P., to the meeting of the Supreme Lodge at Washington on the 27th inst. Palmetto and Charleston Divis ions, Uniform Rank, together with their friends, will have Charleston Sunday, the 2Gth, at 6 P. M., on a special train,com posed of Pullman sleepers and elegant day coaches, which will run solid without change of cars from Charleston to Wash ington. The Pythian Special will connect at Pregnall’s with trains from Augusta, Black ville, Williston, Columbia, Orange burg and all intermediate sta tions. The Special will stop on ly at Sumter, Darlington and Beunettsville on the line of the Charleston Sumter & Northern Road. All should avail them selves of this grand opportunity to visit Washington and the North. There will be over 35,000 K. of P’s. in Uniform at Washington from all parts of the United States. The parade will be one of the most magnifi cent that has been given in the United States. Rates are very cheap, being only one straight fare for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale from the 23rd to the 28th inclusive, with final limit to Sept. 15tb. The Pvthian Special will leave Darlington at 9 45 P. M., and will arrive at Washington 10.45 the following morning. Parties desiring to make the trip, either on the Pythian Special or on regular daily trains should call on or write to George E. Dar- gan, Agt. Darlington, 8. C., and those who wish to secure sleeping-car berths for the night of the 29th can do so without trouble, if they will give Mr. Dargan plenty of notice in ad- vadee so that he can make the necessary arrangements for them by telegraph. The Reform Primary. The Reform Primary was held all over the State on' Saturday last. From all reports, there was not as much interest taken in it as had been expected. It will be seen from the foregoing table that while the total Re form strength in Darlington County is 1,373, only 836 votes were polled on Saturday. The following County ticket was nominated: John S. DuBose, Senate; 1*. R. Mclntoh, L. A. Moore, J. W. Warr, Represen tatives; A. J. A. Perritt, School Commissioner; W. S. King, County Supervisor; J. W. Woodham, Treasurer; W. H. Lawrence, Auditor; W.B. Hoole, Judge of Probate. This is the ticket that all the Reformers who voted at the primary on Saturday are pledged to support. There is no telling what the 537 Reformers who did not vote at that primary ore going to do a- bout the matter. They are, of course, under no obligation to support Saturday’s nominations, and many of them will vote for Pope for Governor, Beasley for the Senate, F. R. Rhodes for County Supervisor, or for any other of the candidates now out, or to come out, who gave notice in advance that they were going to be independent of the Re form primary. An inspection of the foregoing table reveals the fact that Dii Hose beat Parrott for the Sen ate nomination by a single vote. The detailed vote for Auditor could not be obtained from the officials in charge of tabu lating the returns, as they said the paper containing it had been destroyed in some way. The total vote was 638 for Lawrence and 202 for Josey. W. B. Hool’s vote at every precinct repre sents about the full number of ballots polled as there was no opposition to him. No elect ion was held at Society Hill. The Reformers held a conven tion in the Court House on Mon day to tabulate the returns from the various clubs and to elect delegates to the State Conven tion of the faction, which meets in Columbia today. The follow ing delegates were chosen: L. M. Croswell, R. M. Josey, L. A. Moore, A. J. A. Perritt, J. N. Parrott, G. W. Stith, G. J. Brown, W. H Lawrence. They are instructed to ask the Con vention to nominate a full State ticket. The outlook now is, however, that the Convention will stop with the nominations for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, who. of course, will be Evans and Timmerman. Tindal carried but one county in the State—Clarendon, the one in which he lives. Ellerbe car ried only six, namely, Chester, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marl boro, Pickens. All the others went for Evans. The vote In the State Convention will stand as follows: Evana, 262; Ellerbe, 44; Tindal, 6. Ellerbe seems to be well thought of at home, and on this occasion, he reversed the rule that “a prophet is not with out honor,” etc-, for out of 1,880 votes polled in Marion County, no less than 1,705 were for him. He and Tindal both say they will abide the result of the pri mary. Cur* for Headache. Harvest your peavines with McCormic mowers; Welling Jtauoitt, ago&u. As a remedy for all forms of Headache Electric Bitters has proved to be the very best. It effects a permanent cure and the most dreaded habitual sick head aches yield to its influence. We urge all who are afflicted to pro cure a bottie, and give this rem edy a fair trial. In cases of habitual constipation Electric Bitters cures by giving the need ed tone to the bowels, and few cases long resist the use of this medicine. Try it once. Large & j bottles only Fifty cents at WiTl- cox & Cc’s Drug Store. 1 he Charleston Reformers. [Columbia Register ] If many delegates to the State Reform Convention were elected by methods as rotten as those used in Charleston no true Reformer in the State will have any respect for that Con vention or wi.l consider him self bound by its action. The Register is devoted heart and soul to the Reform Movement, but it will be just as outspoken in condemning rottenness and unfairness in that movement as in condemning those qualities in the opposition. If such nox ious weeds are allowed to grow unchecked in the Reform gar den they will soon choke and kill its valuable plants. Any Reformer who sees wrong-doing by Reformers and allows it to go unrebuked is derelict to his duty. We do not accuse Mr. John Gary Evans of any participa tion in the affair, but his man agers in Charleston stole the delegation from that county to the State Reform Convention by methods so outrageous as to be condemned when their blood was cool by some who took part in them. Sheriff Hugh Fergu son, the boss ringster of Char leston, could learn’lessons in political manipulation from W. Gibbes Whaley and his satel lites. He ueVer dared go one thousandth part as far in disre gard of the rights of other men as did the self-elected boss of the Charleston Reformers. If Reform is to grow and expand in South Carolina, or even to retain its present strength, Re formers will have to disown and condemn such political dishon esty as was enacted in Charles ton under the name of Reform. The machine part of the Char leston Reform faction needs most radical reformation. It would take the combined wa ters of tbe Ashley and Cooper, with large assistance from the Atlantic, to wash it even approx- imatelp clean. The Reform Movement was aimed and designed to bring about such political conditions as would secure fair and square play among the white men. With that purpose as its main objt ct it rapidly gained strength; if that purpose is lost sight of it will just as rapidly lose strength. Those men in Charles ton who claim to be Reformers, and who last Saturday night act ed in such utter disregard of this most vital principle of Re form, should be pilloried before the gaze of the people of the State by the Reformers; if the Reform party is to shoulder re sponsibility for such action, there are many men who will leave the Reform party. ***** Such tactics as those described above are contemptible and should bje Spat yppn by Reform ers. The men’whio were exclud ed from the Charleston meeting wjll vote for whom they please and hope that Tindal and Eller be will refuse to be bound by thr action of tbe convention and will go to the Democratic voters in the primary. \ v* '4 The youngest member of the GeoY-gia Bar Association is not yet six months of age. His name is Edwin Harrison Bleck ley, and he is the son of Chief Justice Bleckley, who was mar ried about two years ago. The Chief Justice is between 70 and 80 years old, but he can FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. DOVESVILIjE. Dr. G. A. Norman and family have return* d to their home at Hickory, N. C. Rev. S. T. Carroll, of Colum bia, is visiting relatives and friends in town. The protracted meeting at Black Creek Church has been indefinately postponed. — Mr. Freenrian, of Marlboro, has secured the school at this place, and will open the first session Sept. 10th. The country is flooded, and the numerous lakelets and nigntly inharmonious songs of the “am phibians” remind us very much of Florida. The recent heavy rains have injured the cotton crop serious ly, exactly to what extent it is impossible to say, but we feel satisfied that the nine million bale statitian will have to sub tract several figures from his estimate. Mr. J. P. Ross, an expert in tobacco culture, who has super vision of several farms in this neighborhood, is kept quite bu sy riding his tobacco circuit. He says that Mr. W. C. Gandy has the finest tobacco that he has seen anywhere in five years. CLYDE. Some of our farmers have be gun pulling fodder. Mr. J. A. Outlaw, of Sumter, was on a visit to friends at this place last week. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Walters, of Hartsville, were on a visit to relatives here last Sunday. Several of our young people attended the “Children’s Day” celebration at Liberty Hi 1 on Saturday. Mr. B. R. Clanton, of lower Chesterfield, became involved in a difficulty with one Joe Phillips on Tuesday, which arose out of some settlement that was being had between them. Joe took Mr. Clanton’s own gun and shot him, inflicting a very painful wound. Ha put eighty-three No. 6 shot in his left arm and seven in his left breast, lie then took “leg bail” and “skipped” to parts un known. LAMAR. Miss Maggie Stephens, of Lake Svyamp, is visiting Miss Anna Jelds. Misses Hattie and Annie An drews are spending a few days with the family of Mr. W. C. Mims. Mr. John Dison and Miss Maud Atkinson, of Timmons ville, spent Sunday last with friends at this place. This reporter had the pleasure of visiting the Cypress section last Sunday afternoon. We found crops fine in that vicinity. Prof. James L. Mann left last week for Abbeville to spend a few weeks with friends at that place. Before returning Mr. Mann will visit the mountains of North Carolina. Messrs. Maurice and Willie Gray, the largest tobacce farm ers of this section, have lost by tire in the last ten days three barns of cured tobacco. Their total loss is estimated at not less than $800, with no insur ance. Besides this, they lost in the field by the recent heavy rains enough to fill several more Lams, it being impossible to gather it. CARTERSVILLE. Miss Helen Elvington, of Fair Bluff, N. O., is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. D. G. Hodges. We have had an abundance of rain in this section of late, but crops are looking well. Cot ton has been damaged by the rains, but corn is fine. Mrs. Ellen DuBose and her children, of Jacksonville, Fla., are visiting relatives here. Mrs. DuBose is a daughter of Mr. J. W Johnson, a former merchant of this place. Politicaly speaking, every thing is very quiet in this section. At the meeting of the Reform ers here on Saturday last a ma jority voted for Tindal for Gov ernor. The Conservatives are standing off and looking on. Prof. W. F. Massey, of the Ag ricultural College o f North Carolina, was present and enter tained the Society with a very ’fine address on agricultural top ics, and also joined ip the dhp c ssion of the various subjullfll touched on by the reports. Mr. J. J. Ward made a verbal report on “The most practical and economical methods of under draining.” Mr. Bright William son read a carefully prepared sesay on “The uses ana abuses of commercial fertilizers.” Mr. T. J. Bell made a report on the querry, “Is stock raising prof itable’ to the average farmer ol this section?” We have not space to comment on these in teresting subjects, but from the discussions which followed each report, itw as evident that the farmers present took a live ly interest in them all. The meeting was one of the largest and most enthusiastic hell in several years, and the stalks of Prof. Massey were most thor oughly enjoyed. The result of yesterday’s meeting showed clearly that the interest in the old Society grows with age, this organization being the old est of its kind in South Caroli na. The thanks of the Society were tenderd to Prof. Massey for his address and also to those who made reports, and copies of all of them were requested for publication. Late in the after noon the members left for their homes, well repaid for the time and trouble involved in attend ing the meeting. Parts for repairing McCormic mowers kept in stock by Wel ling & Bonnoitt, agents. JASPER. The tobacco curing will be finished soon The crop will be short. Mr. Mai ion Hart is get ting on well with his. iye are enjoying pleasant weather now. The sun is shin ing bright, the heat is not oppes sive and cotton iodks improved slightly. The waters of Lake Swamp are falling some, and people are again crossin^without the dan ger of being driffted to Joseph’s mill. An Inleretling Work. Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls, of New York, are selling one of the most useful books of refer ence now on the market, and one which all students and pro fessional men who have seen it pronounce of inestimable value to them. We refer to the Hoyt- Ward “Cyclopaedia of Practi cal Quotations”, a very elabor- work, the compiling of which must have cost much labor. By means of this useful volume, any poetical quotation can be found at a moment’s notice. The indexes are varied and cop ious, seeming to provide for al most every conceivable case that may arise. The price of the book is $5, and it is well worth it. Write for descriptive circulars to Funk & Wagnalls Co., 18 Astor Place, New York. Four Big Successes. Rev. Mr. Gresham will preach at Lake Swamp next Sunday. A protracted meeting is in pro gress at Piney Grove church, conducted by Rev. Mr. Spigner. CYPRESS. UNA. Mr. Horton, a young man from Lancaster, is hefe working on gins. Mr. W. H. Hicks took a flying trip to Bennettsville not long since. Dr. S. D. Harrell, of oats, has discontinued the manufacture of brick for the present. We are glad to say that Mr. J. H. Hicks, who has been in failing health for some time past, is improving. Someone would do well to es-’ tablish a cane mill in our com munity, as Mr. James Wither spoon has sold out h's. Rev. G. T. Gresham has gone to Antioch, Sumter County, to assist the pastor of the church at that place in a meeting which is being held there this week. Rev. C. L. Dowell, of Doves- ville, assisted the local pastor in a meeting last week at this place and worked faithfully and earn estly. The congregations were large and attentive, and as a re sult, eleven were baptized on Sunday last. RIVERDALE. A Sunday school picnic was given at New Chapel on the 4th. Miss Edna Dargan is on a vis it t > the Misses McCall, of Flor ence. Miss Gussie Bland, of Darling ton, is visiting the family of Mr. J. A. Middleton. Miss Eloise Fountain lost a barn of very pretty tobocco by fire on the 3rd inst. Mr. and Mrs’ W. H Mozingo paid a visit to relatives at Stoke’s Bridge recently. There is considerable sickness in our community, consequent ly Dr. Williamson is kept very busy. Mr - R. Hay and his little daughter, Mattie, returned from a visit to friends at Oats lost week. Having the needed merit to more than make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale. Dr. King’s New Discovery, for consumption, Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaranteed—Elec tric Bitters, the great remedy for Liver, Stomach and Kid- We regret to report that Mes-1 neys. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, srs. H. J. DuBose, R. D, DuBose ‘ l ‘~ L and P. k. A. Seaverance are all si The Misses Newsome, of Clyde, are spending some time at this place with their sister, Mrs. Boyd DuBose. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Halford, of Timmonsville, were on a brief visit this week to some of their relatives here. The cotton crop is not so badly damaged by the recent heavy flytxi of rain as was feared at the time it would be. It seems to be doing very nicely how. the best in the world, and Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which are a perfect pill. All these remedies are guar&Lteed to do just vvhat is claimed for them and the dealer whose name is attached herewith will be glad to tell you more of them. Sold at Willcox & Co’s Drug Store. corn crops in barn still hold his own at the Bar and elsewhere with younger men. ^ rs - C. Spain’s plantation When the Georgia Bar Associa- has undergone many improve- tion met in Atlanta Tuesday the Chief Justice’s baby was unan- imously elected an honorary member of the association, and resolutions were passed request ing his acceptance in writing. Just received; a car-load of Swan Down flour. Deans Bros’. inents during tho year, and be gins to assume its former ao- pearance under the manage ment of Mr. J. G. James. The best cane mill, with im proved evaporator, is the “Chat tanooga”: sold by Walling & Bonnoitt. NETTLES’S MILL. Wo have fine this section. Mr. S. W. Byrd lost a full of tobacco recently. Mr. J. L. Heustiss has accept ed a position as a clerk iu a store at Society Hill. \ The recent heavy ,rains have reduced our cottop crops by . at least sixt/per cent. ; Several of our citizens did not attend the primary, as they did not care to pledge rhemselvesto vote for whomever was nomina ted. Application For Bail. The trial of the parties charged with firing on the C. 8. & N. train, which is to be heard be fore Trial Justice Floyd, has been postponed until next Tues day. It is said that over fifty witnesses will be examined. The four defendants charged with the killing of Pepper waiv ed the preliminary examination v. hich was set for the 14th and, accompanied by their counsel, left for Columbia yesterday, where they were to apply for bail before Judge Watts. Mes srs. E. Keith Dargan, Boyd & Brown and C. S. Nettles appear ed for the accused. Judge Watts held Mr. McCullough un der a $2,500 bond, which was promptly given. He said that there was not even a prima facil case made out against the other defendants, and he dis charged them all from custody. Agricultunal Society Meeting. The Darlington Agricultural Society held its forty eighth annual meeting at the Fair Grounds, on Tuesday, August 14, with the President, General W. E James, in the chair. Attention, Darlington Guards! Assembly nt the Armory at 8 P- M., sharp, on Sunday, Aug- < ust 19, 1494, in full uniform, with shlearms, to attend the preaching of the anniversary sermon by the Chaplain of the l ompany, the Rev. John <4. 'Law. by order of the Captain: L. O. McCALL, First Sergeant. ROOFING SLATES. ’rfLEMINQ CEMENT ♦ AND BRICK COMPANY. - MASONS’SUPPLIES, 276 East Bay, CHARLESTON, 8. C. Importers of ENGLISH t and dealers in Eastern and Southern Rock /Lime, Rosendale Cement, N. Y. Plaster Paris, Hair, Laths, Shingles. Tiles, Bricks, Fire Clay and all Bnilding Mater ial. ALL SIZES T. C. PIPE. BEST FULL SIZE FIRE BRICK. Tklxphonk 291. ROOFING SLATES. The Sumter Institute for Women. T HE twenty seventh callegrate year of the Institute begins September Uth, 1894 With its full corps of efficient teachers, end its high curriculum, it offers advantages for the education of young women second to no college in the State. It is the purpose of the faculty that the Institute shall grow in efficieney a# It grow* in years and thus commend itself to all who have daughters to educate. For terms and partienlar* address H. FRANK WILSON, Sumter, 8. C., President. SOUTH CMOlINt C0LIE6E, COLUMBIA, S C. S ESSION begins Sept. 25th. Nine regular Courses, with Diplomas. Special Courses, wi*h Certificates. Requirements for admission modified. Hoard |8 a month. Total necessary expenses for the year (exclusive of travelling, clothing, and books) from •112 to $102. Send for Announce ment. For further information ad dress the President, JAMES WOODROW.