The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, January 31, 1895, Image 4
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LOCAL LACONICS.
MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE
TOWN OF DARLINGTON.
of
A Column of News, Tersely Told,
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
The County Conimissionei t*
meet next Monday.
Mr. John H. Early went over
to Sumter on Saturday on busi
ness.
One of Clayton Cannon's cows
was run over by the C. S. & N.
train just on the edge of town
on Saturday.
Mr. C. B. Team will auction
off a fine lot of horses at McCul-
lo gh & Cooley's stables on
Monday next.
Rev. R. W. Lide will preach
a special sermon to young men
at the Baptist Church on Sun
day morning next.
Mr. Jacob Freed, who has
been running the Pearl Street
store uear the A. C. L. crossing,
has moved to Aberdeen, N. C.,
to go into business.
Messrs. Edwards & Co. ad
vertise that they are local
agents for the two most cele
brated brands of tobacco fertili
zers in the world—the “Star”
and the “Anchor” brands.
The family of Mr. A. J.
Broom have moved from the
house they have been occupy
ing for several years opposite
the Darlington Guards’ Armory
to Dr. Willcox’s house on Woods
Street.
Mr. Archie Dargan has charge
of the central office of the tele
phone exchange, which, as we
stated in our last issue, has been
moved to the office of the South
ern Express Company, in the
Darlington Guards’ Armory
building.
Mr. 8. Wolfram, the popular
jeweler, has a new advertise
ment in this issue. As we have
had occasion to remark before,
Mr. Wolfram’s stock of fancy
articles is very beautiful—it’s
a perfect treat to look at it, even
for those who have’nt the money
to buy.
Mr. J. D. Baird, representing
the Massachusetts Benefit Life
Association, of Boston, Mass.,
has been distributing among his
friends this week some c len
ders for 1895 gotten out by his
company, which are about the
handsomest things of the kind
we have seen in many a day.
Mr. J. R. Holt, the Pearl
Street grocer, though compar
atively a now man in our busi
ness community, is already well
known for the line line of fancy
groceries that he carries, and
the marvelously cheap rate he
sells them at. Give him a call,
if you would be convinced of
the accuracy of this assertion.
Messrs. B. Clark & Co. sold
ten of their horses at auction in
front of Mr. D. S. McCullough’s
•tables yesterday. They brought
prices ranging from $f)0 to $80,
and were well worth the money,
as they were fine animals,
broken to harness. The rest
of Mie car-load lot has been
shipped off to bo sold elsewhere.
Thsafirm of Allen & James
has been dissolved by mutual
consenlt Mr. Allen will contin
ue the business at the office ov
er Welling & Bonnoitt’s store.
Gen.-James has rentend an of
fice in the Darlington Guards’
Armbry building, down stairs,
where he will conduct a broker
age bUsinessou his own account.
At a meeting of the County
Board of Examiners held in the
School Commissioner’s office on
Saturday, it was decided that
the t wo special school districts
f etiti mejl for by the citizens of
abson Township be granted,
providedlHie lines of each be
run at iRlst one mile distant
from Lamar, on the east and
west of that town.
Messrs, Baird & Smoot, furn
iture dealers, have dissolved co
partnership. The business will
be continual by Mr. J. D. Baird.
Mr. Smoot,|aH already announc
ed, has asa&ciated with him Mr.
E. E. McGill, under the firm
name of 8i|oot & McGill, and
will conduct the business of the
new tobacqo warehouse which
they are about to erect.
Dr. James,C. Willcox, accom-
panid by hisfbrother-in-law, Mr.
D. C. Milling, left on Monday
for Mexico, where the Doctor
f oes in the nope of regaining
is health, which has been bad
for several months past He
has many friendilfc Darlington,
who will await J&erly the nows
of his recovery , Snd r.ho indulge
the hope that he may return to
them fully re^ored to health
aber/Sc
Mr. David S. Barnes, the first
man who ever worked on The
News, when it was started by
Dr. Byrd at Timmonsville in
1876, before the paper was mov
ed to Darlington, has been with
us for the past two weeks in the
capacity of a compositor. Mr.
Barnes is a first class printer.
| He is in search of steady employ
ment in his line, and would bo
g'ad to hear from anyone need
ing a good hand at the case.
Entertainment at the Armory.
An entertainment for the ben
efit of the Darliugten Guards
will be given at their Armory
on Tuesday evening next. Feb.
5. Refreshments will be sold,
and a programme has been pre
pared for the stage. At the con-
Of Interest to Tobacco Grower*.
We have received from Mr.
Bright Williamson, the Secre
tary of the Tobacco Growers’
Association, which was organ
ized here on Tuesday, a commu
nication in wllich he requests
us to make the following an*
nouncement: “All persons inter
ested, d’reclly or indirectly, in
the cultivation of tobacco, in
this and adjoining counties, are
requested to send in vheir names
and postoffice addresses to me
by postal card or letter. 1 would
also request that all who grow
tobacco, especially those who
are doing so for the first time,
| whether they desire lo become
members of the Association or
not, send me their names, so
that any tobacco literature
com NEWS.
elusion of the entertainment which the Association may have
proper, the hall will be cleared from time to tince for free dis-
for dancing. Tlia price for gen- tributiin may be sent to them
eral admission has been placed Every tobacco grower in tins
at 15 cents. The plan origina- and adjoining counties is urged
ted with some of the lady friends j to join the Association; it will
of the company, headed by Miss 1 not cost him anything, and may
Annie Williamson, and they result in considerable benefit to
have entire charge of it. This him. It is impossible for me to
fact, of itself, is sufficient guar-j find out who all the tobacco
antee that the entertainment growers are this year, and so
will be a success. everyone who reads this notice
o | is requested to extend to his
A Big Advertisement for Darlington.
The first pageof theXewsand
Courier on Saturday last was
taken up with Mr. J. E. Nor-
ment’s article on tobacco cul
ture, and the third page of tlio
same paper was filled with ad
vertisernents of some of Darling
ton’s leading business men—in
fact, it was a regular “Darling
ton edition.” The News and
Courier deserves great credit
for its enterprise,, and Mr. Nor-
ment, the talented and energetic
correspondent on whom the la
borious work of getting up the
matter devolved, is entitled to
the highest praise for the very
readable article which he pre
pared, and for the tremendous
advertisement which he has thus
given to the town of Darling
ton. Mr. Norment went down
to Charleston this week to enter
upon the discharge of his new
duties on the special staff of the
News and Courier. He has
done some good work for that
paper, and they have acted very
properly in thus recognizingthis
services.
Darlingion M oonshiners.
[Darlington C’or., N ** and Courier.]
The Kellytown disturbance
has been very much discussed
here during the past week and
the opinion has been expressed
more tnan once that an inter
esting case will come to trial
when this one is leached during
the process of law. Your cor-
respoudent saw Jenkins, the
wounded defective, Saturday,
and had a long interview with
him, part of which was tele
graphed to The Sunday News.
Jenkins is still in the same room
where the shooting occurred
and has no fear whatever as to
his surroundings His room is
guarded every night and all
necessary precautions for his
safety are being observed.
There is no desire to prejudice
the case in favor of Jenkins in
what has been said or in what
will be said about the matter.
Jenkins has discharged his un
pleasant duties to the great sat
isfaction of the law-abiding citi
zens of the community where
his work was done and has made
friends and neighbors the invi
tation herein contained.”
The Graded Schools 1
A meeting of the citizens of
the School District of Darling
ton was held on Saturday. On
motion of R. W. Boyd, Esq.,
Col. E R. Mclver was elected
Chairman and R. L. Dargan,
Esq., Secretary. The object of
the meeting, which was stated
by Mr. Boyd, was to decide
what tax should bo assessed for
the ensuing year. Mr. Boyd,
who is Chairman of the Board
of Trustees, made his report
showing the average attendncec
to be 700 pupils, 330 white and
370 colored, tins being the larg
est attendance the school have
ever had. They have one Su
perintendent and twelve teach-
ers—St John’s eight and the
Mayo four. Both schools have
good libraries. Mr. Boyd stated
that the schools were in as good
condition at the present time as
they have ever been heretofore,
and suggested that a special tax
of three and a half mills be
levied for the ensuing year, this
being a reduction of half a mill
in the special tax. The report
of the treasurer, Mr. C. B. Ed
wards, which was full, clear
and encouraging, was, on mo
tion of Mr. W. F. Dargan, re
ceived as information. Mr. W.
F. Dargan moved that the meet
ing levy a special tax of three
and a half mills, which was
unanimously carried. Mr Dar
gan then nominated Mr. J. Gregg
McCall to fill the vacancy on the
Board of Trustees occasioned
by the death of the Rev. John
Stout, and Mr. McCall was
unanimously elected.
Organizing a Board of Trade,
About fifty representative bus
iness men of t'ds community
assembled in the reading room
of the Darlington Guards’ Ar
mory on Tuesday evening last,
to listen to a talk given by Mr.
Harmon, the accomplished edi
tor of the Southern Tobacco
Journal, and to form a local or
ganization to push the growing
tobacco business of Darlington.
The deepest interest in the sub-
FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
SOCIETY HILL
Mr. Tom Sumner, of Doves
vifie, is in town on a brief visit.
Mrs. J. B. Edwards, of Pal
metto, is visiting her parents
here.
Miss Lucy Gandy is here on a
visit lo her sister, Mrs. S. J.
Wa'ringer.
Dr. James McIntosh, of Co
lumbia, has been visiting his
relatives here for a week past.
The oat crop in this section
was somewhat injured by the
cold weather of a few weeks
ago.
Services will be conducted on
Sunday next at the Welch Neck
Church by the Rev. T. P.
Bell, D. D.
Rev. D. W. Key preached his
farewell sermon on Sunday last,
and left on Tuesday for his new
home in Greenville.
Mr. James Heustiss, who has
been clerking for Mr. John E.
Sumner for some time, has gone
home to try his hand at tobacco
culture.
From all that can be learned,
our farmers will not take much
stock in cotton this season. To
bacco, corn, oats, etc., will be
grown extensively.
has
three
i . , ,, ject was manifested by al] pres
a good reputation for himself. en t, and at the conclusion of
He said that ho did not go to
Kellytown to find out the re
NETTLES’ MILL.
Mr. William Cnapman
been sick for at least
months.
Our farmers have the tobacco
fever, and are preparing tom ike
a great reduction in the amount
of cotton they have been plant
ing.
No guano has been bought in
this section that we know of,
and the price must get down to
conform more nearly to the
price at which cotton is selling,
or we will buy none.
Mrs. W. H. Blackwell died on
Tuesday after a protracted ill
ness. Her husband and one
child survive her. Mrs. Black-
well was beloved by all who
knew her, and her death will be
generally regretted here.
The citizens of the Jovann,
Antioch and Nettles' Mill sec
tions seem to think that the
County Supervisor should in
spect the ford at Black Creek
nearest to McIntosh’s Mill, for
a considerable portion of the
time one cannot cross with a
loaded vehicle, and several se
rious accidents have come near
taking place theie recently.
ligiou or politics of the people,
but only to accomplish the work
given him. He says further
that in his prosecutions there
may be as many Anti Tillman-
ites as there are Tillmanites and
that their political faith is
mixed. He has made no failure
in any case that he has invest!
gated and says again that had
any State officer given him the! and will
necessary assistance at the right
time that he could have done
much more than he did. In
one case, where a young girl
of 10 years was being prosecu
ted, Jenkins had the magistrate
to suspenl judgment, as his
only object was to show up the
Mr. Harmon’s remarks, a Board
of Trade was organized, with
Mr. E. K. Dargan as President,
Messrs. J. J. Ward and Bright
Williamson as Vice Presidents,
Mr. R. H. Treadway, Jr., as
Secretary and Treasurer, and
Messrs. C. B. Edwards, W. J.
Moorhead, T. E. Sligh, A. Syd-
nor and J. A. Blackwell as an
Executive Committee. This
Board will go to work at once,
leave nothing undone
CLYDE.
Many of our farmers are pre
paring for tobacco this year.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Goodson
lost a little infant on the 23rd
inst.
Mr. M. J. Outlaw, of Darling
ton, paid a visit to his friends
and relatives here last Sunday.
From what we can learn, the
guano used this year will amount
to about one-third of what it
did last year.
Mrs. Nancy Watkins, of the
Union section, died on the 26th
intt. Her remains were interred
at Union Church on the follow
ing day.
A little colored girl about five
years old, named Anna Brown,
daughter of Mitchell Brown,
was accidentally burned to death
on the evening of the 25th inst.
Tobacco Growers Association.
In pursuance of a call issued
by some of our tobacco growers,
a large and enthusiastic meet-
was held iu the Court House on
to make Darlington one of the Tuesday, Jan. 29, for the pur-
leading tobacco markets of the pose of perfecting a permanent
country. Arrangements were organization. The meeting was
made for Hooding this section called to order by Mr. Bright
with literature on the subject Williamson, who moved that
of tobacco culture, and the pros- ~ ~
at
last
cer-
Gen. W. E. James be called to
the chaiiv This was unanim
ously carried and the above
named gentleman, on taking
pect is that tobacco will
, be our salvation. This is ce
real y responsible persons, and tainly Darlington’s opportunity
on this subject the girl steadily 1 0 f forging ahead and taking a t[le chair, briefly stated the ob-
refused to testify. 1 hree fe- pi ace , n t j, e very front rank.iject of the meeting, and an-
males iave been bound over for vVe have every advantage in nounced that motions were in
trial, Jenkins saying that if ! our f avor) an( i i, av j n g 0 b ta j ne( j ■ or ,] er- j{ r Bright Williamson
husbands did the first start in this important^ was ^quested to act as Secret-
matter, there is no reason why we' ar y- Mr. D. M. Smoot moved
should not keep it, with the most that a permanent organization
beneficial results to our town be effected. This was seconded
and county in the long run- by Mr. Bright Williamson and
Our peojple evidently mean busi
ness. The hundred or so farm
ers who assembled in the Court
House on Tuesday
Jenkins
their fathers and
not object to their selling moon
shine whiskey that it was his
duty to let them stand side by
side, as far as the law was con
cerned. The amount of illicit
whiskey sold and the extent qf
the traffic absolutely amazed
Mr. Jenkins, though ho said he
was raised
country.
Jim Kelly
m a
and
, morning to
moonshine organize the Tobacco Growers’
vr .... „ j Association furnished sufficient
are still in inii ^ evidence of the condition of the
S Brown thii; Bo ' V<i ! completed their useful organi
Mr. Robert Scarborough, the i 2X^00^ a 0 n C d U Telease r them ^manifest determina-
lodged m jail on Saturday last, their consent until rentin«V 8t ‘ ction ' That ^'ey W >U succeed
Ho went Wore Judge Wither- 1 condition is improved ^ie Svi S 0 * 8111 '" 084 8 * ying ’ and
spoon under a writ of /mheasjdenco s^ainst Tim t,ie common feeling now preva-
corpws at. Florence on Monday. iKeUy Ef! fi n N , tt lent in our midst is that a new
^w^fllanted inthesum^L^ « aboul to
$2,,.00. Messrs. N. L. Harrell!is altogether circu£taS’ daWP f ° r Arlington.
and D. A. Gray went on h!s They are brothm* cU,n8 “ ant . T , .
|int\ vrt Brothers and Jenkins If you want any work done,
: says that he could not want by contract or by day, call on
stronger evidence thou he has, Bennett & LaMolte, contractors
. went on
bond and Mr. Scarborough was
set at liberty until ihw’llarch
term of the Court,
i stronger eviue
J against them.
| and builders, Darlington, S. C.
being put to vote was carried
unanimously. On motion a
committee was appointed to
propose a plan tor organization,
fix the offices and make nomi
nations for the same. The chair
appointed as members of this
committee Messrs. D. M.
Smoot, B. A. Early, E. R. Mc
lver, Jas. Register and W. A.
Law.
While the committee was out
preparing its repori, the meet
ing was favored with some re
marks from Col McCutchen, of
Williamsburg. Mr. M. S.
Haynsworth, of Florence coun
ty, one of the pioneers in the
culture of tobacco in this sec
tion, and who has met with
great success, was called upon;
to address the meeting. His re- i
marks were extremely interest
ing and instructive and werei
listened to with marked atten-l
tio i, and it was some time be-
fo e he was allowed to take his
seat, so great was the desire to
have his experience in full.
The committee having finish
ed its work at this point made
the following report, which was
adopted by the meeting: This
organization shall be known as
“The Darlington County Tobac
co Growers’ Association.” and
shall con dst of all who volun-
tarily enroll their names and
are interested in the growing of
t >bacco in this or adjoining
counties. The officers shall con
sist of a President, Vice-Presi
dent, Secretary and Treasurer
and an Executive Committee of
three members. The commit
tee made the following nomina
tions. all of which were confirm
ed: President, W. E. James;
Vice President, M. S. Hayns
worth; Secretary and Treasurer,
Bright Williamson; Executive
Committee: C. S. McCullough,
R. H. Rogers and E. M. Wil
liamson. The committee also
recommended that the Associa
tion meet once every month.
Mr. H. E. Harmon, of Win
ston, N. C.. editor of the South
ern Tobacco Journal, who was
present at the meeting, was then
introduced by the chairman,
and gave a very instructive and
encouraging talk. He com
menced his remarks by saying
that over three years ago he
had bought the first lot of tobac
co ever sold in a warehouse in
South Carolina. This was at
the Florence warehouse, and at
the time he made the prophecy
that this .State would soon take
rank as a great tobacco section.
For this he was ridiculed and
laughed at by those older and
apparently wiser than himself,
but be now felt satisfied that
his prophecy was being rapidly
veiified, aud that South Caro
lina was now making as fine
tobacco as can be grown any
where in the United States. Mr.
Harmon’s kind and hopeful re
marks were very much appreci
ated, coming as they did from
one who is a recognized author
ity on everything relating to
tobacco.
Mr. S. B. Gandy, at the re
quest of the President, then
gave the following directions
for work in January and Feb
ruary for those who propose
planting tobacco: The site
for the seed bed should
be protected from the wind,
with a slope facing south
so as to get the morning sun.
A briar patch would make
a very good bed, as it is
generally fertile when there is
enough moisture. The bed
should be about sixteeen feet
wide and as long as desired.
This shape makes it easier to
pick out the weeds without in
juring the young plants. Upon
every hnndred square yards
burn about six or eight cords of
wood, one-half pine and the bal
ance oak. Rake off the coals
with a fine tooth rake, and
break up with a turn plow,
with the wing off, commencing
in the middle and turning land
to the right, both ways. Sow
at least one pound of fertilizer
to the square yard, and about
one barrel of fowl house man
ure to every twenty-five yards.
Rake the bed again, commenc
ing on the outer edge and rak
ing towards the centre, so as to
raise it a little in the middle.
Sow one table spoonful of seed
to a huudred square yards, and
roll or pack as preferred. Put
on cover as tight as possible.
After the plants are up, have
the weeds picked out until the
plants are large enough to set
out. Watering the plants is
not advisable, if it can be avoid
ed, for if once started it has to
be kept up until it rains. For
the field select, if possible, a
piece of land protected from the
wind, especially from the north
and west. The land should be
well drained, a fine gray soil
with clay subsoil being prefer
able. The soil should not be
'either too rich or too poor.
Break the land as early in Jan
uary or February as possible so
as to get the benefit of as many
freezes as possible, as this puts
the land in a pliable condition
for work, kills a great many de
structive insects, and decom
poses all the rough matter in
the soil. Break in the usual
way with a turn plow, taking
small hold so as to do the work
as thoroughly as possible. Run
a shovel plow across the other
way so as to level the land. Lay
off rows 3x3 or if prefered, 3x3i.
If the manure is put in the drill,
sow about 600 pounds of fertili
zer to the acre. Log bards, are
preferable, as they are cheaper
to build and seem to hold the
neat as well as, if not better
than, a framed one. Cut the
poles 20 feet Ions; so as to have
them 18 feet inside when notch
ed. The barn should be about
16 feet high. Two furnaces
with return flues, and with door
in between, so that it will not
be necessary to walk on the
floor, are to be preferred. Let
the barn front south or east.
Mr. Gandy was followed by
Mr. R. H, Rogers, who also
read an excellent essay, which
plainly demonstrated that he
had mastered the secret of mak
ing fine tobacco. Mr. D. M
Smoot gave a very full and
comprehensive talk on the sub
ject, which was instructive in
he highest degree Mr. C S .
McCullough, by special request,
then gave a talk on the best
kinds of fertilizers to use for
the tobacco crop Further re
marks were also; made by Mes
srs. J. J. Ward, another suc
cessful cultivator, aud Bright
Williamson.
It was moved and carried that
the meetings of the Association
be held on the last Tuesday iu
every month. The officers and
the members of the Exectutive
Committee were instructed to
prepare rules and bv laws for
the government of the Associa*
tion.
Mr. W. F. Dargan made a
motion, which was carried, that,
the thanks of the Association be
tendered the News and Courier
for the interest it has manifested
in the cultivation of tobacco,
and especially for the admirable
rep >rt of the growth of the bus
iness in Darlington County,
which appeared in one of its re
cent issues. The meetiug then
adjourned.
The Condition of the Poor House.
We desire to call the attention
of the County authorities to the
fact that the inmates of the
poor house are not cared for In
the way that they should be
an evil which can be easily rem
edied by the expenditure of a
little more money. Mr. Parnell,
the late manager of the institu
tion, did what he could with
the means at his command, and
the old Board of County Com-
i inissioners doubtless went as
•far in this respect as they felt
! justified in going last year, at a
| time when the government of
the County was about to undergo
a change, and things were in a
i somewhat unsettled condition.
! But the new Board now have
full power to act, and if the
i trouble comes, as we think it
lines, from the insuificieucy of
| the revenue at the disposal of
, tho institution, they should pro-
{coed to rectify it as soon as pos
sible. It would bo false econo
my to have these poor, unfortu
nate people suffer when a very
little money spent on them
might make them comfortable.
We are very glad to be able to
report that the members of the
new Board to whom we have
talked on this subject express
themselves as in entire accord
with us. At their request we
went out a few days ago to
inspect the institution. T h e
houses are badly in need of re
pair, and the furniture and bed
ding is of the very poorest dis-
seciption. All this should be
corrected, and we trust sincerely
that the new Board will signal
ize the first year of their ad
ministration by attending to it.
We can promise that if they do,
they wilt justly deserve and will
certainly receive the hearty
“well done” of all their fellow
citizens in this community.
Some important changes could
be made, too, in the maiter of
diet, particularly for the sick.
Several cows should be kept ou
the place, so that the County
Physician could prescribe the
milk diet for his patients in the
institution, of which he says
some of them stand greatly in
need. To add to the health of
the inmates some arrangements
should be made, too, for obtain
ing fresh meat for them at least
once or twice a week, particu
larly during the spring and sum
mer months. They have been
fed ou salt meat entirely in the
past, and considerable sickness
has resulted from it There are
a number of other minor im
provements that might be made
in the management of the insti
tution which would not require
any extra expenditure of money.
With a view to the proper con
sideration of these questions, we
would respectfully suggest to
the new Board, which is now
quite a large body, that they
appoint a committee of three of
their number to co-operate with
the County Superv isor in the
inauguration of these much
needed reforms. Our sugges-
itions and recommendations in
! regard to this matter are made
in the kindest spirit in the world
with a view to the public good,
and without the slightest inten
tion to reflect on anybody, and
we trust that they will be so re
ceived by all who are interested
in this most important matter.
Three Million Dollar* in Darlington.
[Darlingtou Cor., News and Courier.]
Mr. Cornelius Marco, whose
recent brilliant wedding was so
fully chronicled in all the great
New York dailies, is here with
his bride. Mr. Marco is a young
Darlingtonian, educated aud ac
complished. He is the oldest
son of Mr. Samuel Marco, one
of Darlington’s wealthiest citi
zens, and he and his bride are
welcomed here by many friends.
Mr. Marco’s bride is a Canadian
heiress, said to be worth three
million dollars, and is closely
allied to a French-Cauadian
Count. Their recent marriage
in the Hotel Brunswick, New
York, was the occasion of much;
ceremony and display, as men
tioned in the New York news
papers when accounts of the
marriage were published.
ALL PRAISE FOR THE SOUTH.
Her Effort* In H*hnir of tufforlnff Ntbmaka
the Tnlk of That I’oople.
Daltiuork, Mil., January SO.—Mr.
B. M. Edmunda, editor of the Manufac
turers' Kecord, ia in receipt of a letter
from Rev. Lnthnr P. Ludden, general
manager of the central relief commla-
aion, of Lincoln, Neb., in which, among
other things, he says:
"I beg to acknowledge the receipt of tweaty-
one cara forwarded under the direction of ex-
Governor Northea. They reached here la
good condition and before 1 dictate this letter,
aome of them have already gone forth Into the
destitute parts of the state. Others will go
forward Immediately. We are vary glad In
deed for the Incident you refer to concerning
Nebraska's contributions towards Charleston
at the time of the earthquake, and believe with
you that these things ought to strengthen the
ties that bind us together in oae great aiater-
bood of statoa."
Mr. Edmunds is in receipt of infor
mation that a full trainload is being
made up in Louisiana and will be sent
this week. Chattanooga has underta
ken to get up a full trainload, end it is
reported that some ton or twelve car
loads of provisions and coal have al
ready been secured. The total contri
bution from the south to Nebraska,
from beginning to end, will probably
aggregate over #60,000.
GREAT PRODUCTION RECORD.
A South Carolina Farmer 1 * Wonderful Sue-
ceaa as a Producer.
Charleston, 8. C., January 80.—A
apeuial to the News and Courier re
ports that Mr. Thornwell K. Cunning
ham, of I.ancester county, who runs
eight ploughs, has to show as the re
sult of last year's operation on his farm
the following exhibits: One hundred
ami twenty-three bales of cotton,
weighing 150 pounds each, grown on
V7 acres; 1,000 bushels of corn; 800
bushels of oats; 100 bushels of wheat,
grown on three acres; 500 gallons of
syrup; a quantity of peas, potatoes and
longforage, and ‘J.OOO pounds of pork,
nnd all at a cost of uot exceeding #150,
for commercial fertilizers. Mr. Cun
ningham boldly challenges “the whole
southern country 11 to match this record
of production with tho same working
force and at so low a cost for fertilizer.
SPEAKER CRISP MUCH BETTER.
Leave* Avhevillr, X. C.« Where He 11a*
lleen Kcvuprratlng.
Washington, January SO.—A tele
gram has been received from Speaker
Crisp announcing that he would leave
Asheville, N. C., where he has been
staying for the past week, tonight,
reaching Washington in time to preside
tomorrow. 11 is health has so improved
that he is now able to take a two-mile
walk daily without injurious effects.
The sedentary life which the speaker
has led for several years made It impos
sible for him to exercise without affect
ing his heart
EUGENE BYARS MUST HANG.
Governor Oaten Will Not Interfere in the
Celebrated Alabama Case.
Hie Mixon am, Ala., January 30.—Gov
ernor Oates has refused to interfere In
the case of Eugene Byars, who is under
sentence to hang on the 8th of Feb
ruary. Byars murdered his cousin,
Eugene Walker, a United States sol
dier on the 0th of last January. On
trial he was sentenced to hang and the
supreme court affirmed the finding of
the lower court and now Governor
Oates refuses to interfere, thus making
the execution certain.
CASH
FOR
PEOPLE
ra^Bi i muil ti Heal,
r Mm,
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CAREFULLY READ AND LEARN 1
OSOCERIES & CONFECTIONERIES.
V7* a e ;he boys :r io se ' the gooOv at LOCK
BOT'XfM PRICES, t: v us o ’ce, voa WJ try
uaa^rtJ. lOpo/cmt. .‘a a’ we wrnt, tba'k
you- Give us a c You.-a for a be gala,
BENNETT & HOLT.
[One door west of Goldman & Harris.]
S. WOLFRAM,
33JEWELER,®E
AND DEALER IN
(li
S, IMS, WU
id tell Us.
At prices to suit the stringency
of the times.
fWSpccli •% to *. :t ' all k.nds of eye#,"
Highest ca.h p.-'cee paid for old gold
Ren- lejol Wa che*. Clocks * nil Jewel y a
apeclvltr, sou sag*. :ic.o / wo,- , gua anyeeu.
Everything I sell guaranteed to be
just what I rep/esent it.
J31-7
S. WOLFRAM.
The Darlington Building and Lean
Association.
A SPECIAL meeting will be held
to-mor ow, (F.iday), Feb. 1, at
12 o'clock M., at the office of E. Keith
Da.gan, Esq., fo.- the purpose of dis
posing of the busness Cl the last re
gular meeting, which failed for want
of n quorum.
CHAS. K. ROGERS,
Seciy nnd Trea*.
Jan. 81, 1885.
Creditors’ Notice.
All persons having claims against
the Estate of J. H. Sparrow, deceased,
will present them, duly sworn to. and
all parties indebted to the said Estate
will please make payment to
W. U. WILSON,
J31-3t. Administrator.