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MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, o* Interest to Our Many Readers. McCall & Burch have moved in their new store. There was a picnic at Garner's Mill on Saturday last. Mr. Abram Sydnor has return ed from a trip to Saluda. Mr. T. C. Jeffords, Jr., adver tises tobacco hogsheads for sale at $1.25 each. R. W. Boyd, Esq., went to Charleston last week on profes sionat business. Dr. W. B. McGirt has been quite sick. Re is out again though he is still very unwell. Mr. J. D. Rast has been elect ed principal of the Graded Schools at Rockingham, N. C. The County Alliance is to hold a meeting at Flmn’s Cross Roads on Saturday, August 17. Mr. K. D. Lucas h.ts opened a grocery store in the building re cently occupied by Mr. I. Kop pel. George W. Brown, Esq , has returned from a two weeks’ va cation spent at his old home at Lancaster. Mr. E. 8. Howie and Miss An na Coggeshall will clerk for McCall & Burch this fall, begin ing Sept. 1. Prof. A. Poindexter Taylor will lecture on the subject of education at Lamar on next Sunday night. The Rev. D. M. Fulton will preach at the Springville Sun day school building at 5 o’clock on Sunday afternoon. Mr. R. E. James have gone to Glenn Springs. He will go from there to Cleveland, to join the Darlington Guards. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dar- gun and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Dargan have returned from trip to Rawley Springs, Va. Mr. P. Bishop Parrott, of Washington, D. L'., is on a visit to his relatives and many friends in Darlington County. Mr. J. M. James has opened a grocery store at his stand on the Public Square, next door to Mrs. M. J. Byrd’s millinery es tablishment. Miss Bettie Cain, a sister-in law of Mr. L I. Parrott, has been employed as a clerk by Messrs. Sligh & Rucker. She will begin on Sept. 1. Mr. R. H. Tredway, Jr., of the firm of Sydnor & Tredway tobacco warehousemen, has re turned from an extended visit to relatives in Virginia. The game of base ball played between the Swift Creek and Darlington teams on Friday last resulted in a victory for Dar lington by a score of 15 to 0. A young man, well known and popular in Darlington, who has had ten years’ experience in clerking here, advertises that he wants to obtain a situation. Young Mr. Burgess, who has been clerking for Mr. H. M. Smith for the past year, has joined the United States Army, and has been sent to serve in Wyoming. Mr. C. S. McCullough, Jr.,has returned from a six weeks’ vis it to relatives in the upper part of the State. He will work for the Oil Mill at Bennettsville again this season. Prof. T. L. Cottin, principal of the Mayo School, is conduct ing a summer school at the Academy, which is attended by sixteen pupils. He also teaches a night class there composed of ten pupils. Mr. R. W. Coggeshall has gone for a two weeks’ vacation to the mountains of Nortn Car olina. His brother, Mr. J. R. Coggeshall, has charge of the express office during the for mer’s absence. The tobacco hogshead factory of Messrs. Burch & Booker, lo cated on the lot of M r . W. J. Early, beyond the C. 8. & N. railroad, has been equipped with a s’enm outfit with a ca pacity of 500 barrels a week. Dr. P. E. Griffin has purchas ed the Beck residence, on Cash ua Street, and has moved imo it. Mr. T. E. Sligh will move his family into the McFall resi dence, on Broad. mads va cant by the removal of Dr. Grif fin, today. We have been requested to call attention to the fact that there are several large and very dangerous holes in Lide’s Bridge, across Black Creek, and that Hood’s Bridge, which crosses the same stream, is also in a very bad condition. The Rev. R. W. Lide has re turned from his visit to Cleve land Springs and filled his pul pit on Sunday last. Mr. Lide was very much pleased with Cleveland, particularly with the water ana the fare, both of which he says are fine. The Editor of In* Kiwi hftt> received an invitation to attend th6 marriage of Miss Hannah Manne and Mr. Isadore Koppel, which will take place In the rooms formerly occupied by the Darlington Club, on Wednes day evening, Aug. 14, at 8 o’clock. Messrs. Schultz & Bro., mer chants, of Newbeme, N. C.. who are also in business at Kingston, N. C., have decide*! to open another branch at Dar lington, ana have rented for that purpose the Nachman store, which Sligh & Rucker are just leaving. Mr J. M. Sitterson, who re cently rented the Arlington Hotel, has closed up that estab lishment and returned to his former home in Rockingham, N. C. Mr. Hodges, of the En terprise Hotel, has leased the Arlington, but will keep it clos ed for the present. A meeting of the stockholders of the Pee Dee Compress Com pany will be held at the office of Mr. Bright Williamson, the secretary of the Company, on Monday next, for the purpose of electing a new Board of Di rectors, and attending to other important matters. Monday will be salesday, and the recently appointed Master for this county will make his first official sales on that day— two land sales. The Sheriff will also make some tax sales, five of land and seven of person al property. The Clerk will not make any sales on that day. Mr. George Walsh, who was formerly superintendent of the phosphate works here, but who now has charge of a similar in dustry in Temple, Texas, was married at Marion on Thursday last to Miss Sue Dickson, a sis* ter of Mr. W. G. Dickson of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh will reside in Texas. Improving ths Look* of ths Squsrs. The brick block on the oast side of the Public Square, com prising the stores of Miae Maggie Jones. McCall & Burch, S. A. Woods & Co. and Sligh & Rucker, is being painted and is being very much improved thereby. Miss Maggie Jones’ and McCall & Burch’s new es tablishments, both in the same building, have just had a new glass front put in, which im proves the looks of that part of the Square wonderfully. Watermelon* for Northern Market*. Messrs. L. 8. Welling, W. F. Dargan and W. W. Cooley, who raised watermelons here for the northern markets this season, have shipped twenty-five car loads of melons to Philadelphia in the last ten days, and five car-loads to Boston. Mr. Wei ling went to Philadelphia to handle the melons, but the mar ket at toat place being over stocked, he telegraphed that no more must be sent th,.re: so the balance of the crop will be sent to Boston. A Dallghtful Dane*. A dance wat given on Mon day evening at the residence of Mr. C. S. McCullough, compli mentary to the Philiaraonic Club. Everybody spent a most delightful evening. The follow ing young ladies and gentlemen were present: Misses Sanders, of Sumter, Louise Williamson, Nellie McCullough, Louise Ward, Bertie Wardlaw, Lizzie Rast, Eliza Dargan, Sallie Me Call, of Florence, Helen Mclver, of Charleston, Irene Charles, of Timmonsville, Ann Mclver, Miss Douglas, of Florence, and Miss Powe, of Cheraw; and Messrs. A. S. Dargan, D. F. Mc Cullough, P. H. Edwards, R. E. Coker, A. L. Da d^.er, J. W. Williamson, H. H Brand, C.H. Hewitt, H. H. Garner, W. W. Garner, H. H. Griffin, A. M. Griffin, E. M. McCown, C. 8. McCullough Jr., B. Edwards, W. E. James Jr, T. F. James and E. Vaughan. The German was gracefully led by Mr. Ar chie Dargan and Miss Helen Mclver. Mr. A. Shipp Pegues, instruc ‘ Gre ‘ ‘ South-western University, of Georgetown, Texas, is on a visit to his brother, Mr. Frank Pe gues. He has been ill for seven weeks with typhoid fever, but his many friends hope that he will now be fully restored to his usual health. The new advertisement of the South Carolina College is pub lished in this issue. This noble institution, which must be ever dear to the heart of every true South Carolinian, has just past through a year of unexampled prosperity, and has even a brighter outlook ahead of it for the coming session. Dr. A. H. Haj den will short ly move with his family to the residence of the late Dr. Horace Williamson, in Mechanicsville Township, where he will take up the latter’s practice. Dr. Hayden *is an accomplished gentleman and a skilful phy sician, and will doubtless meet with marked euccess in his new field of labor. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postoffice, and are advertised as “dead' for the week ending July 29th: Messrs. E. M. Maize, D. W. McCall, Wesley Blyther, Geo rge Aron, W. T. Pool; Miss Hannah Law, Miss Ada Wilson, Miss Eliza Tillman, Miss J. H. McClaughan, Miss Janie Wash ington. Mr. J. D. Baird moved his furniture store on Monday to the i land on the south side of the Square which had been pre pared for him. Messrs. McCall and Burch having already mov ed to their new stand, the two stores in the Hewitt Block are now being arranged for Messrs. Sligh & Rucker, who will move int^ them as soon as they are finished. Mr. Samuel J. Parker, who enlisted in the United States Army from this place in 1893, and who is now stationed at New Orleans, has recently been appointed a corporal in his com Mr. Parkei pany. Mr. faricer says that at the expiration of the year which he still has to serve he is com ing back to Darlington, but only for the purpose of paying a brief visit to his friends and relatives. The Atlantic Coast Line now has on sale Sunday excursion tickets to Sullivan’s I-land at $3 for the round-trip, including the ferry boat charges between Charleston and the Island. These tickets are on sale every Saturday afternoon, and are S ood until the following Mon ay. Round trip season tickets to Pawley’s Island are also on sale again this year, the price of them being $4.90. The Darlingtoh Guards are to have a lecture course at their Armoiy the coming winter that will attract considerable atten tion. Among those with whom they have already entered into written contracts are Gen. John B. Gordon and Rev. Sam P. Jones. The former will be here in December and the latter in February. Full information concerning their visits will be given in these columns from time to time. The Guard*’ New Uniform*. The Darlington Guards are cer tainly in luck. The handsome new uniforms given the com pany by the United States gov ernment have arrived and are much admired. The men will have an opportun ! ty of wearing them on the trip to Cleveland Springs next week. The indic ations are, by-the way, from the number of enquiries that are being made concerning the Cleveland Springs excursion, tnat a large number of our peo ple are going on it. “Harvest Day" Exhibition at Ebenezer. “Harvest Day” will be cele brated at Ebenezer on the 15th of August. A service of praise will be held in the old his oric church. A picnic will be given in the grove at Ebenezer station, and the ladles of the Memorial Association will serve ice cream, the proceeds derived therefrom to go to their fund, which is used for keeping up the cemete ry. In the evening the young people will gather at some con venient residence, where the time will be spent in various amusements. Religious Meetings at Harltville. The Rev. J. W. Perry is be ing assisted in the work of car- rying on the protracted meeting at the Baptist Church at Harts- ville by the Rev. Mr. Shublett, and not the Rev. W. L. Kessler, as was reported in these col umns last week. Another meet ing is being carried on in the Presbyterian Church at that place by the Rev. Mr. Dagnall, assisted by the Revs. D. M. Fulton, of this place, and W. O. Hodges, of Cheraw. Great in terest is being manifested, the stores all being closed during the services. “Tha Lloyds.” Mr. J. Bart White, represent ing the South and North Amer ican Lloyds, and the New York and Chicago Lloyds, of New York City, the associations which have done so much to wards reducing the cost of in surance in this country, adver tises that he is prepared to write all classes of fire insurance at extremely low rates, and that he expects to make a specialty of insuring tobacco barns and gin-houses. Capt Paul Whipplfe lost a tobacco barn last week that was insured in these com panies, and Mr. White says that settlement of the same is to be made promptly. Arrested tha Adjutant-General. Quite an amusing incident oc curred in Columbia last week, while the Captain of the Dar Hngton Guards was calling at the Adjutant-General’s office to obtain from him some of the supplies necessary for theCleve- 1 a n d Springs encampment. Among other things, some blank cartridges were asked for. Gen. Watts said he had none on band, bat being reminded of the fact that Gatling gun cartridges would fit the SprinKtield rifle used by the militia, he sent for one of them, and went dowu into the basement of the State house armea with a rifle to try it. The report of the rifle as Gen. Watts fired it off awoke the echoes, and resounded through the building at a terri ble rate, causing many people to think that an effort had been made to blow up the Capitol with dynamite. A crowd quick ly gathered; a policeman came up and arrested the Adjutant and Inspector General and sum rnoned him to appear at Mayor’s Court the following morning to answer to a charge of violating ordinances concerning the use of.fi re-arms within the corporate limits of the city. In order to reduce our stock of Oxford ties, (Burt’s goods excepted), we will sell them at cost for cash. This line con sists of ladies’, misses’ and children’s Oxfords, in all colors and styles, at popular prices; Woods & Milling. Datagata* to Tha Constitutional Con vention. [Darlington Cor., Columbia RegUtor.] The only delegates so far an- ty nounced for the constitutional convention are all Reformers. There was some attempt at a divide, but the Conservatives refused to accept any offer at all other than that they would be allowed to name from the Reform ranks the men to be as sociated with them on the ticket. Of course this was refused them. Mayor Dargan tells me that he does not think there will be any fight on the part of his party, but of course he cannot say anything about the negro. It is rumored here that they will put a ticket in the field. The purport of Mayor Dargan’s language is that tha negroes will receive very little help from their party, if any at all. The ticket now out is as fol lows: H. C. Burn, J. N. Parrott, J. O. A. Moore and A. J. A. Perritt. All are good men. As stated above I do not think there is any doubt but that they will go to the convention. Mr. Perritt and Mr, Burn are con sidered conservative men, while Mr. Moore and Mr. Parrott are extremely pronounced in their politics. The first two men named. Bum and Perritt, are very acceptable to the Conser- servatives, while Mr. Moore and Mr. Parrott are not so accept able, caused by their being so pronounced in their views. All of this I have heard on the streets. "AM Aboard for Cleveland Spring*.” Owing to unavoidable circum stances, it has been found nec essary to postpone for four days the excursion to Cleveland Springs, but it will leave post- tively on Wedne. ’ y morning. Aug. 7, at 6.30 o’clock. There will be no change of cars be tween Darlington and the Springs. The special train from Darlington wilt be attached to the regular train of theSeaboard Air Line at Wadesboro, and^vill reach the Springs in time for dinner. Parties desiring to take the excursion train along the line of the Cheraw & Darling ton railroad must purchase their tickets in advance from the Captain of the Darlington Guards. Though run under the auspices of that organization, they make nothing out of the excursion, their desire being simply to afford their friends an opportunity of taking a most delightful trip at the smallest possible outlay. The actual ex penses of the trip, (that is, in cluding the two items of board and railroad fare, and not in cluding hack fare, meals that may be taken on the way. ftc.,) amount to $15 each for military men in uniform for the two weeks, and $17 for citizens Those who go for less than the two weeks will, of course, pay even less, in proportion to their stay. Such an opportunity as this has never before been offer ed the people of Darlington. “A wonderfully cheap trip,” is the comment of everyone who has heard of it. The waters of ClevelandSprings are fully equal to those of the Greenbrier White Sulphur. A two weeks’ course of them is worth a good many dozen bottles of physic, and will save many a dollar’s worth of doctor’s bills, building up as they do for another season’s labors the most depleted and ov erworked system. Efforts are now being made to charter a special train from Wadesboro to Darlington on Aug. 21. This will obviate the necessity of having to lie over at Wadesboro on the return trip, and will make the excursion an ideal one in every respect. Remember the dafe—Wednesday next, Aug. 7. “Mamma, was that a sugar plum you just gave me?” asked little Mabel. ••No, dear, it was one of Dr. Ayer’s Pills.” “Please, may I have another?” “Not now, dear; one of those nice pills is all; v. .eed at pres ent, because every dose is effec tive.” RIVERDAUE. Miss Leila Smoot is visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. John Bell, in Williamsburg County. Miss Carrie Siskron is spend ing some time with Miss Sallie Gray in the Philadelphia neigh borhood. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hay, accom- anied by their little daughter usie, visited friends at Oats last week. We had a very nice rain last Sunday afternoon, v. hich was of great benefit to the corn and cotton crops. Misses Annie Owen and Maud Hunter, who have been visiting relatives in this section, return ed to their home in Florence last week. A tobacco bam belonging to Capt. Paul Whipple was de stroyed by fire during the pro cess of curing last Saturday morning. The heat from the fire also destroyed some tobacco in the field which was growing in close proximity to the bam. SOCIETY HILL. Miss Mary Lucas has return ed home. Miss Juanita McCall, of Mon roe, N. C., is the guest of Miss Edith Gandy. A dance was given last Mon day evening at the residence of Mr. Blackman. Misses Ida and Emma Easter ling, of Marlboro, are visiting the family of Mr. J. C. Lamp ley. An agricultural society was organized h e r • recently, of which Mr. John Withers] was elected president and orJ. J. Lucas, secretary, meetings will be held on last Friday in each month. a]- The the JASPER. Several young ladies from Darlington have been in our community^ A series of meetings will be held at Lake Swamp, commenc ing the first Sunday in Septem her. Mr. R. L. Wilson says he has a few acres of com planted about the middle of June which is very fine. Corn crops gen erally are looking well, also rice. Tobacco curing is being wel attended to. We can boast of four barns within three hundred yards, owned by Mr. Stephens and Messrs. E. F. and G. R. Sansbury. PHILADELPHIA. Mr. J. P. Clements, of Oats is visiting in this community. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hay and their daughter, Sadie, of Riverdale, paid a visit here last week. On Sunday morning last death relieved the sufferings of the invalid child of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. DuBose. According to the announce ment, Prof. A. J. A. Perritt ad dressed the Sunday School at this pi zee on last Sunday, deliv. ering a very able discourse, and taking for his subject such characters as impede the prog ress of the Sunday School. CLYDE. Our crops are want of rain. suffering for The new bridge at New Mar ket is almost finisheu. !a> Capt. E. W. Cannon has the finest tobacco we have seen this year. t Several of the Kellytown tobacco farmers have commen ced curing. We are having a good Sunday School and Prayer meeting at New Market. Dr. Maxey and Mr. Will Lee, of Lydia, spent several days here recently. HOPEWELL. Mrs. E- C. Huggins has gone to Florence to visit friends. Mrs, R. McLendon, of Flor ence, visited relatives here last week. Almost every farmer of this section has a tobacco crop this year, and curing the leaf is the order of the day with ns at pre sent. Master Cloudy Conner, twelve years of age, has just cured a bam of tobacco for his father: it is pronounced excel lent by several experts. The barn was under his exclusive management during the process* Fresh line of candy received weekly at Sims & Young’s. SOUTH UROUNt C01LE6E. S ession begins sept. oath. Ten Regular Conrae*. with Dip lomat. Special Courses, with Certifi cate*. Board, |8 a month. Total Decennary expense* for the year (ex clusive of traveling, clothing and hooka), from $118 to $ltt. Women admitted to all Claaae*. For further information, addree* the President, JAMES WOODROW, Aug. 1 - Cohunbia, 8. C. BIG REMOUHL SALE now going on at SLIGH & RUCKER’S We have just tak en our annual inven tory, and find that the result of our past business has been ve ry satisfactory. We will now give our friends and patrons the opportunity of buying all summer goods at cost. On Aug. 1 we will MOUE into the two stores in the Hewitt building now occupied by J. D. Baird and McCall & Burch, which are to be renovated and nicely fitted up for our business. » k IIKKUI.