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LOCAL LACOMCS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND TOWN OF DARLINGTON. THE of An Important Cate Summarily Ended. The preliminary examination of the eight citizens of Darling ton charged with shooting into theC. 8. & N. train, which was j held before Trial J ustice Floyd on Tuesday, resulted in the case being dismissed as to all of the defendants, the Trial Justice deciding that the testimony was j insufficient to justify him in holding any of them. Mr. | Clayton, of Florence, represent ed the State and Messrs. Boyd & Brown appeared for the de- i fense. V III ^1 t7ttV.il I at the Baptist Church on Sun- s c college Scholarship*, day morning. _ t ... , There will be a competitive The Building and Loan Asso- examinationtheld on the 24thof ciation meets on Saturday at August, in this county, under twelve ©clock. the charge of the County School Mr. “L” Carter, who was sent Commissioner, for two normal to the asylum a month ago, has ^cholarsoips in the South Caroli- returned home. A Column of News, Tersely Told, Interest to Our Many Readers. Mr. H. A. Edwards is spend ing a few weeks at Anderson. An expert is working on the fire-engine and getting it into good shape. Rev. E. L. Dowell will preach j 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 fees and the tuition fees required by the College. For lurther informationaddress Dr. , James Woodrow, President, Mr. S. Wolfram leaves to-day Columbia, 8. C. for the North, where he will! m purchase a nice line of goods trial Justices for Darlington County, for his fall and winter trade. By an act of the Legi8lature An important meeting of the passed at its last session, at the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance! jxpiration of the terms of office Messrs. W. J. Moorhead, N. L. Harrell and J. H. Mason, leave for the North today. Quite a numberof Darlington- ians went down to Florencelast night to attend the minstrels. Association, of Darlington County, will be held here on Sept 3. The colored Methodists are having a protracted revival at their church. They had a camp meeting at the Fair Grounds on Sunday. Mr George F. Williams, a son of Mr. John Williams, of Baltimore, has settled near Soc iety Hill, where he will engage in farming. The Darlington Public School* will be reopened on Sept. 24. Read what Mr. Glenn, the new Superintendent, has to say about the matter. The County Commissioners of the counties of Darlington and Florence are taking steps look ing towards the rebuilding of Muses Bridge. , Hard times prices on Domestic sewing machines; $45 the for mer price. $25 the present price, $20 saved on each machine. 1 cCall A Burch. A wagon loaded with fodder on which Mr. S. H. McGill was riding on Friday last ran into a rut and threw him to the ground, spraining his ankle very pain fully. Mr. W. T. Smith, of Hope Mills, N. C., was on a visit last week to his brother, Mr. R. A. Smith, of this place, the former proprietor of th e Enterprise Rev. R. W. Barnwell, who accompanied by his family, has been spending some time at Murrill’s Inlet, on the coast, re turned to Florence last week, and has now gone on a trip to Ridge Spring. Mr. H. A. Brand, of Sumter, a brother-in-law of Mr. C. W. Hewitt, has been appointed de livery clerk at the C. & D. de pot to succeed Mr. Woodward, who has been put in charge of the depot at Hartsville. Messrs. E. E. Kervin and Geo. J. Brown have been appointed Managers of Election for the £ rimary on Tuesday in place of lessrs. W. B. Hoole and J. C. Garrison, respectively. Mr. J. B. White is the third Manager. There will be a public meet ing at Hartsville to-morrow (Friday) at ten o’clock a. m., and another at Lamar on Satur day, at the same hour, when the candidates for the various County'offices will address the people. No applicants having appear ed for the examination for the Converse College scholarship, which was to have been held hfere last week, the School Com missioner requests any young ladies who may desire to secure the scholarship to file their ap- lications with him at once, and their respective claims will re ceive careful consideration. There will b© 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., address Charles I. Durham Sec’y of Faculty, Furman Uni versity, Greenville, S. C. Messrs. J. M. Simms and J. C. Young, both of whom are now clerking for Mr. G. O. Mertz, will go into business for themselves on Sept. 1, under the firm name of Simms & Young. They will be found at the stand on Pearl Street occu- S ied until recently by Mr. J. D. oye, where they will conduct a store. They are both of the present Trial Justices in Darlington County, the number for the County is to be reduced to five, whose location and sal ary (in lieu of all fees) is to be as follows: “One Trial Justice at Darlington, to receive a sal ary of three hundred dollars; one at Lamar, to receive a sal ary of one hundred and fifty dollars; one at Lydia, to receive a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars; one at Ashland, to receive a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars; and one Trial Justice at Society Hill, to re ceive a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars.” Anniversary Sermon. The Rev. John G. Law, the Chaplain of the Darlington Guards, preached the anniver sary sermoq to the command on Sunday evening last. He took as his subject “Christian Man hood”, and delivered a forcible address, which was listened to most attentively by the large congregation present. Mr. Law referred feelingly to the fact that, owing to his expected re moval to Ocala, this would prob ably be the last opportunity he would ever have of addressing his young “comrades-in-arms”. Mr. Law has been the Chaplain of the Guards ever since the re organization, more than eleven years ago. He has- been a de voted friend of the Company, and the members all part with him with great regret. Opening of the Tobacco Season. The tobacco season will begin in Darlington on Sept. 5th when the tobacco warehouse will be opened with the usual big “break”. Messrs. Abram Sydnor, formerly of Keysville, \ a., and R. H. Tredway, Jr, of Danville, Va., who have leas ed the warehouse for this sea son, are preparing to make this event a great success A large corps of buyers will locate at this place for the whole season, and Messrs. Sydnor & Tred way promise that they will, at all times, give the highest mar ket prices. On the day of the big “break”, as usual, a great many visiting buyers will also be present prepared to make large purchases and to place orders on our market. The open ing day of the season is always an interesting occasion and doubtless the warehouse will be filled on Sept. 5, as it was at the “break” last year, not only with sellers and buyers of the “weed”, but also with a large number of spectators. As there will be so many buy ers, both visiting and peima nent, here on the opening day, ready to purchase liberally and pay high prices, it will be well for the planters to bring their finest tobacco to market then. This is what the warehouse peo pie want, and they promise to pay well for it, so that the first “break” of the season may be a complete success in every parti cular. Reunion of Survivors of the Eighth Regiment. On Tuesday, Aug. 21st, the Survivors of Companies “F” Sc “M”, 8th S. C. Regiment, as sembled at the Mineral Spring as an organization. This, their second meeting, was called to order by Capt: W. C. Coker, the President, and the minutes of the last meeting were read by Lieut. W. E. James, the Secre tary. The principal business was the correction of the Rolls of the two companies. At the beginning of the war these com panies were originally one, and at the re-organization in 1862, two companies were formed, recruits being added to each. Aftercareful examination every man was accounted for except one, who disappeared on May 6th, 1864, it not being known whether he was killed or cap tured. He belonged to Co. “F.” A motion was made that the survivors of Co. “A”, of the 8th regiment, be invited to join the organization, and a partial roll of that company was made from the recollection of two of its members who were present. After this was done, the time was spent in telling incidents gf battles, especially those of First Manasses and Gettysburg. An account was also given of the capture of a part of the Regi ment in the Valley in 1864, when one hundred and fourteen rank and file, were made prison- oners. there being ninety-four muskets and twenty commis sioned officers, including the Col., J. W. Hennegan, who died in prison after an illness of four days with pneumonia. Owing to the fact of his rank, and that he was a Mason, all Masons and the officers of his Regiment were given their parole for the purpose of attending his funeral, and he was buried with masonic honors, his grave being dug by his comrades, the officers of the 8th S. C. Regiment, The meeting was then adjour ned to meet on the third Tues day in August 1895. The offi cers of the organization are Capt. W. C. Coker, President, Capt. J. E. Bass, Vice President aud Lieut. W. E. James, Secre tary. The Political Outlook. There seems to be some dis satisfaction among the Reform ers as to the result of the recent primary held by them, and the manner in which it was conduc ted in some particulars. The friends of Mr. J. N. Parrott, who was defeated for the sena torial nomination by one vote, appeared before the" Reform Ex- ecutiveCommiiteeonMondayand filed a protest, alleging certain ir regularities at the Stokes Bridge box. The Committee over-ruled the protest, and affirmed the ac tion of the Reform Convention deciding that Mr. John S. Mr. McIntosh on Two Tickets. Editor Darlington News: I have been reliably informed that a second ticket claiming to be a Reform ticket has been put out for county officers on which my name appears. If such is the case please state that my name appears without my knowledge or consent. P. R. McIstosh. Darlington, S. C., Aug. 21, 1894. THE COINTV NEWS. Educational Mass Meeting. Editor Darlington News: Dear Sir: Very much appre ciating your former courtesies to the Welsh Neck High School, I write to ask that you announce in this week’s issue, if consistent with your arrangements, that an educational mass meeting will be held at Timmonsville on Aug. 29th. Neighboring con gregations will join with that of Timmonsville and there will be basket dinner. Prof. Taylor, Principal of the school, will be on hand to speak and converse with parent or pupil about the school. Other appointed speak ers will be there and every effort will be made to provide a pleas ant and profitable day. F. M. Satterwhite, Chairman Committee. Dovesville, 8. C., Aug. 20, 1894. Marriage of a Timmonsylllian. I Lynchburg for., New* and Courier.] On Wednesday afternoon, August 15, at 5 o’clock P. M., at the home of Mrs. Margaret Timmons, Miss Ida Timmons, of our town, and Dr. Cole, of Timmonsville, were married. The happy couple left on the evening train for Rocky Mount, N. C., where they will spend a part of their honeymoon at the home of the bride’s brother Mr. C. E. Timmons, lately of this place. We congratulate Dr. Cole on gaining such a compan ion for his home and heart; we shall miss sadly her brighl, cheerful face and influence. Timmonsville is also to be con gratulated upon this addition t> its circle of grace and beauty. in DuBose was the legally selected nominee for the Senate. It is understood that Mr. Parrott will acquiesce in the ruling of the Committee. But the dissatisfaction in oth er directions with the ticket nominated by the Reformers grew apace, so much so that several meetings of the disaf fected were held last week, no tably one at Oats on Friday and another at Darlington on the following day. As a result of these meetings, a second Reform ticket was put out, so that there are now two in the field. The new ticket is headed with Pope for Governor, and has Beasley for the Senate and F. R. Rhodes for County Supervisor, all of whom announced their candi dacy before the Reform primary was held, and signified their in tention of running independent of it. The following have also been put out on the new ticket: W. R. S. Lawson and S. B. Gandy for the Legislature; D. A. Gray for Treasurer; and J. C. Dowling for Auditor. There is no opposition to P. R. McIntosh who was nominated on the old ticket for the Legislature or to W. B. Hoole, and A. J. A. Per- ritt, who were nominated in the same way for the respective of fices of J udge of Probate and School Commissioner. The delegates to the State Convention on the regular Re form ticket, who will be pledged to the support of Evans are G. P. Scarborough, G. W. Stith, J. E. Bass, W. F. Wilkes, A. J. A. PerrittandJ. P. Kirven. Those on the new ticket, who will be pledged to the support of Pope, are James Fieids, C. Rinehart, B. F. Gandy, R. G. Parnell, J. F. Gallowav, L. L. Gray, H. Y. Scarborough and F. R. Rhodes. The Democratic primary at which these two tickets, both composed entirely of Reformers, are to figure so extensively, is to be held on Tuesday next, Aug. 28. Every effort will be made to obtain a full report of the result in time for publica tion in the next issue of The News, so our readers may watch out for it. grocery store, iney are popular and deserving young | Parts for repairing McCormick men, and will doubtless meet mowers kept in stock by Wel- with success in their venture^ jling & jitt, agents. Three of the very best papers of their kind in the country, the Weekly News and Courier and the Southern Cultivator, and The Darlington News will all be sent to any address for one year for $2.45. Senator Beasley on the Reform Pri mary. Editor Darlington News: Reformers are divided as to whether they are bound by the recent Reform Primary. I hold that no one is bound by it, and I do so for the following rea sons: It is not a constitutional ar rangement. It was instituted by a committee in Columbia that was not representative and that has no legal existence. The method has not been rat ified by this County. The con vention at Flinn’s Cross Roads, where it was pretended to have been ratified was not composed of delegates elected by a major ity of Reformers. In every township from which I have heard only a small number vo ted. I have an affidavit to show that those who were in that convention largely did not know what they were doing: “We, the undersigned, who were delegates from Lydia Township to the Reform Con vention held at Flinn’s Cross Roads on July 16, certify that we left there without knowing that the question of a reform primary had been introduced and declare that the noise and confusion was so great that it was not possible to know what was going on.” Signed: C. Rinehart, J. F. Galloway, J. W. Reynolds, H. B. Stuckey.” On the very first opportunity the people have repudiated the whole tning by refusing to par ticipate in it. If the Democrat ic Executive Committee should institute anything not provided by the Institution, no Demo crat wonld be bound by it The Reform committee has no more rights and can no more bind Re formers. If the right to order such pri mary has boon a constitutional one, all who voted in it would have been bound by the results, but since it is not constitution al, and those who went into it did so under the supposition that it was regular, when they find out that it was not regular, and that it was not general, are no more bound by it than if they had not entered into it This is my deliberate conclusion after mature deliberation. J. W. Beasley. Oats, S. C., Aug. 20, 1894. Another Loss to Darlington. Mr. J. E. Norment has been appointed General Manager of the Horae Life Insurance Com pany, of New York, ani will move away from Darlington. His office will probably be locat ed either in Atlanta or Char lotte, though all the details have not been definitely settled. Mr. Norment will sever his connect ion with his present firm as soon as the proper arrangements can be made for his doing so. Mr. L. M. Norment speaks of continuing the business, though he has not positively decided about that. The present local fire insurance business of Mes srs. J. E. Norment & Co. will be continued nnder the manage ment of Mrs. Lucy M. Norment. The many friends of Mr J. E. Norment hate to see him leave Darlington, and he dislikes to do so, but the offer he has re ceived is a flattering one, and he cannot afford to reject It. In the new and enlarged sphere of usefulness to which he has been called, we predict that bo will make his mark, and will meet with the success which he so richly deserves. He certain ly carries with him the very best wishes of everybody in Darlington where he is univer sally esteemed for bis high character, unfailing courtesy and business ability. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. CYPRESS. Mosquitoes have put in their appearance in full force. They seem to be fully grown, too. It seems that some of the Re formers are not satisfied with the ticket nominated at their County Convention, and are now quarreling among them selves. Rev. C. D. Mann commenced a protracted meeting at this place on Sunday, in which he is to be assisted by a preacher from Marion. Mr. Mann’s ser mon on Sunday was an unusu ally forcible one. Mr. J. A. Brown, a highly re spected farmer living on Lynch’s River, died on Friday evening. He was 65 years old, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Brown was a very success ful planter. He moved from Kershaw County twenty five years ago, when a very poor man, to the plantation on which he was living at the time of his death. By successful farming, he soon brought the place up to a fine condition, and accumula- t e d , moreover, considerable property. Besides a wife and seven children who survive him, he leaves a host of friends. Mr. D. S. McCullough’s Residence Burned. The handsome residence of Mr. D. S. McCullough, on Broad Street, caught fire at about three o’clock this morning, and was entirely consumed. The fire company was promptly on hand, but it was too late to do anything for Mr. McCullough’s house, so they devoted their at tention to the adjoining build ings. The fire, which is believ ed to have been due to accident al causes, originated near the kitchen. M r . McCullough’s furniture was insured for $500; some of it was saved, though at, this writing it is impossible to say how much. The house was insured for $3,500; it cost $4,500 when built several years ago. It was one of the handsomest residences in Darlington. CLYDE. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Segars have been on a brief visit to re latives at Stokes Bridge. A party of us enjoyed a fine fox chase on Friday morning. Two of the “shy fellows” were caught. Mr. and Mrs R. F. Warren lost their little boy, aged one year, on the 15th inst. They have the sympathy of the entire community in their affliction. The funeral was held at New market Church on the 16th, and was largely attended. A Wedding in Florence. [Florence Cor., News and Courier.] The marriage ceremony of Mr. James Lewis Wysong to Miss Norma Howie, at 6 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, was per formed by the Rev. W. R. San ders, paator of the Baptist Church of this city. The happy couple were made man and wife in the spacious parlor at the residence of the bride’s father on Dargan street. The affair was a very quiet one, only the immediate family of the bride and groom being present to wit ness the ceremonies. Mr. Wy song, who is one of the Coast Line’s most reliable engineers, is very popular with his cola borers, and is a man of sterling qualities. He came to this city in 1885 from Danville, Va., and has made many friends here, The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Howie, who came to this place about six years ago from Swift Creek, Darlington County. She is an accomplished and very popular young lady, and a graduate of the Greenville Female College. Dr. J. A. Rice. Cour- [Timmousville Cor., News and ier.] Dr. J. A. Rice, the recently elected president of the Colum bia Female College, is here vis iting at the home of his wife’s mother, Mrs. M. I. Smith. His excessive work and the abnom ally hot weather so completely prostrated him that his physi cian prescribed rest and quiet for a few weeks. The outlook for the College is brighter than ever before in its history. Dr. Rice being thoroughly abreast of the times, appreciating fully the demands of such a positon in this day ol educational prog ress and thoroughness, has remodeled the curiculum of the College and advanced it to equality with any institution or learning in the State. The best cane mill, with im proved evaporator, is the “Chat tanooga”; sold by Walling & Bonnoitt. MARRIED. Rodman—Daroan. — August 9, at the Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston, S. C., by Rev. I). M. Ramsey, F. Edward Rodman, of Charleston, to Liz zie L., daughter of J. Furman Dargan, formerly of Darling ton, S. C. noth ir rorn back Acnns, Or you are all worn < lug, It lag; BROWN’S It will cun you. cleanse your liyer, and give a good appetite. If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BITTERS An Interesting 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 wtio have seen it pronounce of inestimable value to them. We refer to the Hoy t- 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. A Florence Phenomenon. [Florence Cor„ News and Courier], There is in east Florence at the corner of Kemp and Cheeves streets, on the lot where Mr E. P. Pawley recently built some tenement houses, quite a phe nomenon in the way of a well, about twenty five feet deep. The occupants of the premises noticed last Monday that the water was bubling as though there was an immense amount of wind or gas coming in from the bottom of the well through veins. The water is still in this turbulent condition and the noise can be heard fifty feet away. One thing about the well is that the w%ter seems to be pouring in all the while and still it does not rise or fall an inch. The water is as clear as crystal, as cool as any ordinary well water in the city. It is about three feet deep in the well, and certainly is a strange sight, and one that has been witnessed by hundreds of people The wells at Mount Hope Cem etery and at Mr J E. Watson’s in opposite portions of the city were in the same fix. but the wa- terst opped bubbling in those wellsTuesday. The other one con tinues to bubble with no sign of stopping. Notice. Four Big Successes. Having the needed merit to more than make gojd 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 neys. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the best in the world, and Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which are a perfect pill. All these remedies are guaranteed to do just what is claimed for them and the dealer whose name is attached herewith wilb be glad to tell you more of them. Sold at W illcox & Co’s Drug Store. For sale at great bargains for cash—a lot of second hand sew ing machines, many of them practically as good as new; ap- ypl at this office OFFICE OF ) COUNTY COMMISSIONERS '■ DARLINGTON COUNTY. ) Darlington, 8. C., Aug. 22nd., 1894. 1 YHE Boards of County (.'oromig stoners of Darlington and Flor ence counties will meet at Muse's Bridge on Saturday, Aug. 25th, for the purpose of letting the contract for rebuilding the said bridge. Plans and specifications may tie seen at the bridge on the day of let ting the contract. Successful bidder will be required to give bond. W. B. HOOLE. Clerk, Board Co. Cominrs., D. C’ Notice. A special meeting of the Farmers’ L Mutual Fire Insurance Associa tion, of Darlington County is called to meet in the Court House at Dar lington on Monday, Sept. 3, pro* , at 11 o'clock, to attend to business of special importance, and every mem ber is urged to be present By order of the President: BHIOHT WILLIAMSON, Secretary and Treasurer. August 23.—2t. School Notice. T HE next session of the Darling ton Public Schools will begin Sept. 24 All pupils ►hat have not re ceived grade tickets aud all new ap plicants for admission must be ex amined and graded before they can enter school. The following is the schedule of examinations: Mayo: children under 10 years of age, Sept. 10 to 12; children over 10 years of%ge, Sept. 13 and 14; Factory School, Monday, Sept 17. St. John’s: children under 10 years of age, Sept. 18 and 19; children over 10 years of age, Sept. 20 and 21. The members of St. John’s High School or their parents are requested to meet me Saturday. Sept. 15, for the the purpose of arranging the election of their studies. L. C. GLENN, Superintendent. Aug. 23—8t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. By T. H. Spain, Esq., Prol/ate Judge Whereas. J. E. Lunn and Jesse Lunn hathmadesuit tome, tograntuntothem Letters of Administration of theEstate of and effects of J. T. Lunn de ceased, these are therefore to cite and admonish ail and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. T. Lunn deceased, that they be and ap pear before me, in the Court of Prob- bate, to be held at Darlington C. H., on Sept. 7 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 under my hand, this 22nd day of Aug., Anno Domini, 1894. T. H. SPAIN. Judge of Probate. Aug. 23—2t. The Darlington Building and Loan Association. T HE Regular Monthly Meeting of this Association will be held at the office of E Keith Dargan, Esq., next Saturday, 25th inst., at 12.90 o’clock noon. Dues received by undersigned at his office until 10.30 o’clock a. m., and at the meeting. CHA8. K. ROGERS, Secy, and Treas. For The Senate. Editor Darlington News: Please allow me to announce myself as a candidate for State Senator for this County, subject to the Democratic primary. J. W-BEASLEY. For County Supervisor. 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, 18»4- FRANK R. RHODES. BEGGING Harvest your peavines with McCormick mowers; Welling & Bonnoitt, agents. Incendiary Fire at Florence. [Columbia State.] Florence, S. C., Aug. 18.— The two-story building on Front street, lately occupied by the Florence Messenger, used as a store room and owned by Louis Cohen, of Charleston, was part ly burned at 11 o’clock last night. The fire was incendiary. While that building was burn ing a store room on Evans street owned by 8. A. Gregg, Jr., of Bryson City, N. C., was set on fire. Both fires were put out. At 3 a. m. a dwelling house owned by R. P. Byrd of East Florence was set on fire; John W. Moore’s residence adjoining also burned. No insurance on any except Moore’s. All the fires were incendiary and thought to be in a gang. The only medal awarded for field work at the World,s Fair was awarded to McCormick mowers; Welling & Bonnoitt, agents. AND • • AT mm«ct’s JUTE BAGGING AND WHOLE TIES. August 23—4m.