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/Session <ao appro- irpo«r. His Jvernor of the the people to Voluntarily, a fund i enable the State to V^eeure for their in the picture 4 all have reason to /M. and that will prove and lasting advantage. R. \V. Btjtd, A. W. Parrott, W. E James, H. T. Thompsos. Pursuant to the foregoing “call,” the following commit tees have been appointed to work up the cause of Darling ton’s exhibit at the Atlanta Ex- thftt lOF position: Antioch—Mrs. John Mcln- make an appearance worthy of ^h. Miss Janie'Coker, Mr. H. her glorious name, at this grand j gathering. Each county is asked Cyvnm-Un. J. M. Josey, M!, e n be " Um . ^ ^ hu “; Miss Sallie DuBoee, Mr. A. M. dred dollars, and besides to send articles of merit suitable toen Dar ,i D gton-M r s. H. E. P. ter into a State Exhibit. Sanders. Mrs. C. S. McCullough, Not to take part, or taking y r j. r Norment. part to make an inferior appear Hartsville—Miss Jennie Cok ance at a great Fair, held so er> Miss Margaret Cannon, Mr. near our borders, would certain- y j Drew, ly be matter for serious morti- High Hill—Mrs. P. A. Wilson, fication to all who have proper j Miss Mamie Howie, Mr. F. E. state pride. But further, it t jtokes. would display a singular lack Leavensworth—M r s Lucas of business sense and enterprise McIntosh, Mrs. J. F. Wilson, to fail to make use of so splendid Mr E M Griffin an opportunity for advertising Libson-Mrs. E. O. Wilson,! the many advantages of our Mrs E J. Morris, Mr. A. J. A.! state and for attracting the men perritt. and the money we so sorely Lydia-Mrs. T. J. Price, Miss need to enable us to develop Eva Leet Mr. J. C. Clements our material resources, to fur-; Mechanicsville—M r s. C. J. nish remunerative employment Milling. Miss SaUie Hay, Capt to all of our citixens and to!p au i \s'bjp p | e quickly and largely increase our, Poimetto-Mrs. W. E. James, 1 w ea Jlh Mi" ’ nnie W’illiamson, Col. E. Provision will be made for R. Mclrer. distinguishing county exhibits Philadelphia—Mrs. Beulah in the .general State exhibit. Dowling. Miss Kate Lewis. Dr. and valuable prises are offered J. P. Parrott, for superior county exhibits. Society Hill ! ‘>, ho ‘ ~ Miss MA6IE JONES desires to announce to the ladies that she is opening up a line of MILLINERY that for STYLE and PRICES » not to be excelled, and JjABj CAPS * 0 ^ ^ ie babies. Also a line of See the PRICES THAT WILL PARALYZE ALL COMPETITION! MAIL ORDERS receive careful axd prompt attrition. Knowing, as we do, how highly favored by nature is our com* pact and well watered county and bow well she can do, when she puts “her best foot fore most”, surely we must all de sire to give Darlington a place in the great picture and to have the opportunity of seeing how many of the counties of the Cotton States can surpass her in fair proportions. It might, as to any other matter, be said with reason, that in these hard times, we had best put pride be hind us and save our dollars; but in this matter pride goes hand in hand with the most en lightened self interest: we have just entered a new and very im portant field in our industrial career, and are full of the ani mating hope of making our county a great tobacco center, with all that that signifies in the way of rising values and of rapidly increasing wo-»!th and population. Wemake**- co and we believe that we now need only money, skilled men and advertisement, to manufac ture and sell a smoking tobacco Mrs W.C. Wil son, Miss S. Ray Coker, Maj. J. J. Lucas. Stokes Bridge—Miss Hattie Gardner, Miss Leland Moore, Mr. J. P. Mozingo, Jr. Swift Creek—Mrs. R. E. Lee. Miss Maud Parrott, Mr. B. A.: Early. Two Live* Saved. FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! REMOVAL! REMOVAL! REMOVAL! My claim against the Fire InsliuanceCompanies having been adjusted, I am determined to dispose of a large STOCK of DRESS GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, ETC. At a Sacrifice! If you are looking for BARGAINS, find them at my new STORE in the come in, and you will. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of June-: tion City, HI. was told by her doctors she had Consumption and that there was no hope for her, but two bottles Dr. King's New Diacoverv completely. , n , cured her and she savs it saved' on Comer of Public Square and Cashua Street, her life. Mr. Thos. Eggere, 13#j | LEIV^ENTH AL DARLINGTON, S. C. BECK BTJXLIDX3SrC3-, Florida St. San Francisco, suf-1 fered from a dreadful cold, ap proaching Consumption, tried { without result everything else! then bought one bottle of Dr. | King’s New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is nat urally thankful. It is such re - i .“““Isults, of which these are sam ples, that prove the wonderful efficacy ot this medicine in Coughs and Colds. Free trial > WE ARE NOW OPENING UP OUR STATIONERY. 24 Sheets note paper, .01 12 Good envelopes, .01 1 Bottle best ink, .03 12 Good lead pencils, .03 12 ” ” ’* .10 24 Sheets Olb note paper, .04 24 Commercial envelopes, .04 24 9-inch, legal envelopes, .03 1 Receipt book, 50 receipts, .06 1 10xl6-inch scrap book, .10 136 Page blank books,indexed. 13 100 ” ” ” ” .14 500 ” Ledgers, Counter books, journals, blotters Ac., 10 cents and up. Cannot mention half; come and see. A big job in novels and other books by best authors. Webster’s Dictionaries and family Bibles to go cheap. TOILET GOODS. 5 Cakes fine toilet soap, .05 (1 cent each.) Dr. Xingua’s magnetic complexion soap, only .05 1 Cake cuticle soap, ' .10 3 Cakes buttermilk soap. .24 3 ” Turkish bath soap, .05 1 Fine tooth brush. .05 Noend to brushes, combs, hair curlers, powders, hair ointments and such goods at half price. 1 Paper sewing needles, .01 1 ” pins, .01, .02 and .04 1 Leather belt, .05 2 Dozen dress buttons, .05 1 ” safety pins, .03 and .05 A never-ending variety of small not ons that can not be mentioned. CORSET DEPARTMENT Jnst think of a fine summer corset for only 44 cents! Corset fronts, only 5 cents. We have them from 24 and HOSIERY. We have first-class hose for 5 cents per pair. Men's seam less socks, 5 cents. All grades up to silk stockings. LADIES' READY-MADE GARMENT DEPARTMENT. These goods are first class, well made, and good fits. Think of a handsome wrapper for 65 cents; a dandy, full sleeves, collars and trimmed, only 98 cents; a “smasher,” ribbon trimmed, onlv fl.35; a “hum mer”,—it dazzles,—5 rows rib bon, round collar, only $2.55. All kinds of underwear at prices that makes it go the way it should and is going. MILLINFRY DEPARTMENT All we can say of this superb stock is that it is in the hands of Miss Hall, an expert trimmer, and the stock is selected from the best houses. Our prices have no competition. A hand some hat sells aslow asoOcents; others, 50, 75 and up; all ready to wear. Corsets' Dongola button, 85 cents; grain up. button, solid or no go, 75 cents. LACE DEPARTMENT Slippers, oxfords, black and tan, for ladies, misses and children, all prices; come and see. MEN’S AND BOYS’ HATS. In this line we have straw and felt. Think of a f 2 .50 fine crush hat for $1 28. They were com pared last week; that settled it; i hey are going like hot cakes. Straw hats from 6 cents up. Fine parasols, silk and ging ham, 35 cents and up. Fans, all prices. Umbrellas, silk and gingham. 53 cents and up. Think of a heavy duck shirt for only 25 cents’ A big lot of shirts selling way below value. Pants cloth, 7 cents and up. Handsome stri;>ed duck for men’s shirts, boys’ jackets, &c., only 71 cents. 40 inch Persian lawns, 71 cents. Best table oil cloth, 15 and 18 cents. Next and most important is • our giant stock of summer dress fabrics in Organdies, Foulards, Pogees and Sateens in all the latest patterns. Also draperies, prints, &c.. at prices not easily matched. If we should receive advice from our Broadway headquarters to sell goods at manufacturers’ prices and take bottles at Willcox & Co’s Drug that wiU have TlTr^* d^mand '® 10 ^ R^lar size 50c. and Realistic. Critic—Has that paintin yours, "At Work In the Fiel received any favor ments? ” Artist—A rather seedy look ing man stopped to look at it to day, and he said it made him tired.—Philadelphia Record. and a practical monopol reason of its admirable ttmLofe^^^ffpenor qualities. To us, then, the Atlanta Exposition comes as a Providence, offering just in the hour of our need, and at a small cost, an advertise ment worth to us tens of thou sands of dollars. Our annual county fairs, now unfortunately discontinued have taught us, after a fashion, what a sight-worthy exhibit the coun ty can make. A happy com bination of soil and climate af fords a wonderful range to the productions of our soil, and our Old People. Old people who need medicine to regulate the bowels and kid neys will find the true remedy i in Electric Bitters. This medi- people are not lacking in indus- cine does not stimulate and con- try, intelligence and enterprise, tains no whiskey nor other in- Let us show the world the great toxicant, but acts as a tonic and i variety of fine woods that en- alterative. Itactsmildly on the rich onr forests, our large stock stomach and bowels, adding ot medicinal roots, what we are strength and giving tone to the doing in field and garden, our i organs, thereby aiding Nature level, easily worked lands our in the performance of the func- many water courses and abund-' lions. Electric Bitters is an ex ant springl, our manufactures, 'ellent appetixer and aids diges- the admirable articles that cdhie tion. Old people find it just ex- from the hands of our skilled actlv what they need. Price 50 artisans, and the useful and cents t bottle, at Willcox A decorative handiwork of our,Co.'s Drug Store. accomplished women: and not — forget the proof that we are a "Well, Mrs. Parslow, I sup- people who prize and support pose tou are doing a* 12,000 vards of woven Torchon | out our profit, we would do it. 8, 9, 10. 12, 14 and 19 cents per ; This places us absolutely beyond yard. Bolt, half price. All laces, • competition. See t h e effect: white and cream, at half price, fruit of the loom muslins, only Embroideries, all widths; come cents. We make our profit and see it. standard. Calico, 41 cents per yard, in lots of not less than 10 yards of one piece; as much 140 cases. Think of a high more as you want. We handle cut, solid plow shoe for only 88 only standard prints; come and cents! A |3 calf for only $1.78. see and be convinced. SHOE DEPARTMENT. Yes, the RACKET MAN has returned with YYfyrtk < if-the latest styles of Which W T e Intend Selling CHEAP! MCCO joi cans! four PLANT-BED COVERING fn® fis; a aev lot just mod. ill SUMMED MS of all kinds, bought at prices that defy competition: with us it is BIZ OR BUSTI Brunson, Lunn & Co. We are not going to be “lost in the shuffle or soaked in the soup;” not if we know it. We are here to stay and compete“with all comers, stock against stock and dollar against dollar. _ _ _ .. r 0 many the sohoolhouse and the church, other ladies do nowadays, tak- We have flipcluded. as the ing lessons on a bicycle?" “No, best plan of onation. to ap- Mr. Johnson. I am not. All the point as we nq* do, sub-com- lessons I have had so far have, mittees, one tcTeach township, been off the bicvcle, but 1 hope requesting each committee to at soon to take them on It. as you once canvass its field, actively suggmt'."-Harper'a Bazar. < and earnestly, for money and ... — for articles of merit suitible to Buckiw., s*iv«. place in the exhibit. In our __ . _ . ., ,, judgment we should raise at . Salve in the world least *1,300. so that after pay- for Cuts, Braises, ncera. ingover the $300 requested for S*‘« Rheum. Fever Sores.Tetter, the state fund, we may have Chapped Hands Chilblains, enough to secure, put in shape, lotos, and all bkm Eruptions, and present at the Exposition. *** pomtivdy cures Piles, or no onr county exhibit. We are well P*- v required. It is guaranteed aware how little monev there 10 P Te Perfect satisfaction, or is in the land, but hard'as are refunded. Pnce 25 cents the times, who does not know 1k \ x - ^ or Willcox & that, if a good circus were to 8 come among us, it would in two' '* davs take in much more than She—“I have been listening we' ask for. If each person will *** a^fullv clever man for give the little he or she can spare, past hour.” He—"Then the moncr will be raised with- X ou ma . v ® n< * me dull.'’ She— out difficulty. We trust that there ** *11- One can’t stand will be a very genera* ami pub- t00 ^ thing, lie spirited reaponsc. To the y° u know.”—Li/e. ladies of the County, so gener- — — , so patriotic, so capable and As baldness makes one look we earnestly ap- prematurely old. so a full head sympathy and assist- of hair gives to mature life the We appearance of youth. To secure id below the com* this and prevent the former, earnestly beg that Ayer's Hair Vigor is confident- the ladies and gentlemen named ly recommended. Both ladies will patriotically accept the ap- and gentlemen prefer it to any and by their activ> _ other dressing. We are after the shekels and we expect to get them by giving value for them; we dont want them on anv other termo Come and see us and you will find us death on high prices: yes, “VErfTU CJW THE HICKE It.” We take no man's dust on the trade track without value returned. We won’t be bluffed outof the business game. We are now ready to show you the largest and best assorted stock of SUMMER GOODS AND MILLINERY you ever saw here. They are all marked at a low price. Come and size them up, and you will see WE ARE FIXED TO STAY IN THE GAME! deal to all" is our motto. CREDIT, NO DISCOUNT. We please, or it’s “no go.” NO BAITS, NO RESPECTFULLY, J. J. SHEPHRD, The acknowledged leader of low prices. No over quotations below.