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■. .> .n b.atO. A. N LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. J. R. Coggeshall, Esq., is quite sick. McCall & Burch have moved in their new store. Mr. O. A. Bland, Jr., is clerk ing for Moorhead, Cox & Co. The very young people had a delightful straw ride on Friday night. Mr. Ernest Hill, of Timmons- ville, is visiting the family of Dr. A. M. Hill. Mr. A. F. Woods has return ed from a three weeks’ visit to relatives in Marion. Mr. J. W. Ragsdale, editor of the Timmonsville Enterprise. visited Darlington on Monday. Mr. Charlie E. DuBose will clerk for Messrs. Brunson. Lunn & Co., commencing Sept. 2. Tobacco planters will do well to read the notice of the Plant era Wmehouse appearing in this issue. Prof. Patterfon Wardlaw, of the South Carolina College, has arrived in Darlington and will spend the remainder of the sum mer here. Dr. A. H. Hayden and family removed yesterday to the resi dence of the late Dr. Horace Williamson in Mechanicsville township. Mrs. M. Scarborough and Miss Mary DuBose, formerly of Ridge Springs, but now of Florence, are visiting their relatives in town and are now at Mr. E. C. Lide’s. Arrangements are being made to organize in thisplaceabranch of the Baptist Young People’s Union Association, an organiza tion that now extends very gen erally throughout the Southern Baptist Church. Mr. R. C. Starr, Jr., editor of the Florence Messenger and fo - merly of The News, was in town on Monday, working on a special edition of the Carolina Planter, which will be devoted to Darlington and her interests. The next regular meeting of Darlington Assembly, No 40, Ro>al Society of Good Fellows, will be held on Thursday even ing next, the 15 inst. As will be seen by the call published elsewhere business or import ance will be transacted. Mr. J. J. Forman, who was formerly superintendent of the Electric Light works at this place, but who is now travelling the Southern States in the in terest of the Bell Telephone Company, is in town on a visit to his brother, Mr. B. B. For man. ATemale baseball team, claim ing to be the champions of the world, will play a game of ball with the Darlington nine at the park to-morrow (Friday) after noon. The game will be called at 3.30 o’clock. Prices of ad mission are, adults 25 cts; child ren 15 cts One day last week, while lit tle “A” Gandy, son of Postmas ter Gandy, was playing with boiling water in a tic can, an explosion occurred which badly burned the little fellow about the face and shoulders. Fort unately, however, the injuries sustained are not serious. The train from Sumter and the train from Florence, both arriving here in the evening, have reversed their arriving time. The Florence train, which now reaches here first, waits on the Sumter train. By this arrangement passengers from Charleston can proceed without a “stop over” to Ben- nettsville and Hamlet. Messrs. Sligh & Rucker re moved on Friday into their mammoth stores in the Hewitt Block, on the north side of the public square. Work has be gun upon the renovation of their former store on the east side of the square for Messrs. Schultz Bros., of Ncwbern, N. C., who as has already been mentioned, will open a business here. The Darlington Guards left on their excursion to Cleveland Springs yesterday morning. Quite a large number of their friends from this place accompanied them and the party was considerably aug mented by other friends who joined them at stations along the route. The visit to the Springs will last for two weeks. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postoffice, and are advertised as “dead” for the week ending Aug. 5th: Messrs. L. B. Thompson, E C. Milton, G. W. Andrews, Law rence Bonaparte, Adam Ben nett, J. 8. Melton: Misses Lottie Wright, Miss Carrie Howie, Miss Georgana Patterson, Miss Julia G. Ervin, Miss Bessie Grant, Miss Rebecca Gainey, Miss Rena Hart. Mr. John W. Smitt, of Lamar, has an interesting advertise ment in this issue. The survivors of Companies A., I. and N, will hold their annual reunion at the mineral spring on August 20. See no tice appearing elsewhere. A meeting of the stockholders of the Pee Dee Compress Com- ? >any is called for September 10 or the purpose of electing a board of directors and winding up and liquidating the affairs of the company. Messrs. Coggeshall & Co. are always at the front with season able goods. If any assurance of this is needed, which can hardly be the case, anyone who reads their advertisement in this issue will be convinced. The next session of the old and popular institution of learn ing, Furman University, where so many of our best citizens have received instruction, will begin on September 25. A no tice of importance concerning the University appears in an other column. I Claretta Avery, a little color ed girl about nine years old, is conducting a religious revival atthe Macedonia Baptist Church. She is from North Carolina and has been preaching in the Pee Dee section for some months. Her work is wonderful and she seems to know the scripturpe by heart. She is drawing large crowds to the meetings, quite a number of white people attend ing the sendees. 4 — Turkey* Sluffsd witk Peri* Green. The News and Courier says: “Is it not about time, by the way, for our tobacco growers to be looking out for some kind of bug or something thht will ex terminate the tobacco worm? We have seen it stated some where that turkeys are exceed ingly useful in a tobacco patch, and get fat on the service they render there. Does anybody know anything definite on the subject? If the story is true Darlington and Florence coun ties ought to be able to supply the (Northern) market with Thanksgiving fowls hereafter.” Official Sale*. In the case of A. A. Howlett vs The Central Carolina Land and Improvement Company, the Master sold on Monday one lot on Main Street, in the town of Darlington, to Knox Living ston, attorney, for $275. The other land sale, advertised in the same case, was withdrawn. The Sheriff made the following sales on the same day: State vs Needham Reynolds, for taxes, 100 acres to A. Nachman, for $15.47; State vs Philip Parrott, for taxes, 100 acres to Sinking Fund Commission, for $10 07; State vs W. J. Warr, for taxes, 25 acres, to Jno. McSween, for $11.70; State vs C. E. Carter, for taxes, 7 head of cattle and 1 two-horse wagon, for $52.03 The other cases were with drawn. United in Death. The community was yery much grieved to iearn on Tues day afternoon that death had that morning dealt a double blow in a home at Society Hill. Early in the morning Mr. T. A. Gandy, one of our best known citizens, die! and but a very short time afterwards he was followed into the realms un known by his little eight year- old daughter, Maggie. Neither had been sick very long. Mr Gandy was between fifty' five and sixty years old and was much respected by all who knew him. His wife and three child ren remain to mourn in their double affliction and for these the community has sincerest sympathy. The father and daughter were buried in the Gandy burying round, near Dovesville, yester- ay morning. Dane* at Col. Mclvar’a. A most deMgtful dance was given the voung folks at the residence of Col. E. R. Mclver on Monday night. These occa sions are always a source ot great enjoyment to those who attend, this one being especially so, as there was quite a crowd of visiting young ladies present. The dancing was kept up until a late hour, the German being very gracefully led by Mr. Eu- « ene Vaughan with Miss Helen [elver. The following young ladies and gentlemen were pre sent: Misses Helen Mclver, Lot tie Powe, Louise Williamson, Louise Ward, Mabel Ordine, Irene Charles, Nellie McCul lough, Eila Watson, Ethel Par rott, Mamie DeLorme, Mamie Osteen, Flossie McAlpine, Alma McCown, Ann Mclver, Fannie Mclver and Corrie Godfrey. Messrs. Wightraan Garner, John Williamson, Harry Griffin, Ar thur Griffin, Archie Dargan, Eu gene Vaughan, Howard Nor- ment, Fraser James, Willie James, Frank McCullough, Frank Parrott, Junius Parrott, Eugene McCown. Hazel Brand, Carl Hewitt, Josey DuBose, Albert Woods, Preston Edwards, Robert Coker, Dtrliniclon Agricultural Society. The annual meeting of the Darlington Agricultural Society will be held at the fair grounds on Tuesday next, Aug. 13, at 11 AM. Besides a very interest ing programme, Prof. W. F. Massey, of the North Carolina Agricultural College Experi mental Station, will be present and will address the Society on agricultural subjects. Prof. Massey has a national reputa tion as a writer on agriculture. He has visited the Society on two former occasions and deliv ered very fine addresses on the subjects then under considera tion. No farmer who can spare the time can afford to miss this opportunity of hearing h i m. This Society is the oldest of its kind in the Sta f e; every white farmer in the county is by reso lution a member; come, then, bring your dinner, and spend a most enjoyable day. LAMAR. Miss Bessie Massy, of Lancas ter, is visiting Mrs. M. V. Du Bose. Mr. G. W. Mims is quite sick. We hope he will soon be out again. Crops have improved very much within the past two weeks. Work has been commenced on the tobacco warehouse at this place. Rev. Mr. Baker is carrying on a series of meetings at New- If you ’ feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BITTERS Opening the Tobacc* Seaton. The tobacco season will open in Darlington with the usual big "break” at the two ware houses, the “Planters” and the “Darlington,” o n Thursday, Aug. 22. While both warehouses will have their openings on the same day they have arranged to have them at different hours so that the buyers may attend both sales. A “break" is al ways a great event in the tobac co world and the proprietors of the warehouses at this place will see to it that the break this yea>' will surpass any that Dar lington has yet had A large display of the best tobacco «il be made by the growers of this and adjoining counties. The ladies who have graced these occasions by thsir presence in past years are cordially invited to attend the opening this year. With the big “break” on the 22 inst., the tmiacco trade will begin in earnest and from then on the warehouses will be open ed continually until the end of the season. In this connection it may be stated that the first load of tobacco placed in a Dar lington warehouse this year was brought here by Messrs. Cox Finch, of Cypress, on Monday and placed upon the floor of the “Planters.” Fresh line of candy received weekly at Sims & Young’s. LIVING IN*'WASHINGTON. ■•w r-opl. Ar* Attract** ts tb* ■»- tbmal Capital. It wonld naturally be supposed -that business depression or a financial panic would not be felt In the city of Wash tngton, but this Is not entirely the case. At least two-thirds of the Inhabitants of this city derWc their living, directly or Indirectly, from the government, any* the Washington Star. The mer chant is dependent In a great measure upon the patronage of government em ployes for support, and the two largest ■tores in the city recently moved off Pennsylvania and up town In order to be convenient to the big departments In addition to this, an enormous sum is paid out here directly from the treae ury for pensions. Hundreds of pen sioners have moved to the District of Columbia simply because they can get their pensions Immediately they are due. All these Incomes drawn by citi zens of the national capital, and run ning no da dyer of being decreased be cause of the hard times, would natural ly lead to the supposition that money Is never tight In Washington. Some how about the only time a government clerk ever saves money la in a period of business depression. He is afraid to put K in a bank, so he keeps It either in the bottom of a trunk or In the in side pocket of hla vest He buys no new clothes, eats at cheap eating- houses or rente a smaller house and cute down his expenses in every way Thus nearly every class of business ii affected to some extent On the other hand, when business begins to boom, the government clerk usually spends what money he has saved and then gets rid of his full salary every month. Then the merchant hastens to put a big advertisement in the papers and every body gate the benefit of the revival. A JOURNALIST. “■■e w •»«■.*»■ Writer Wh* Was B*r* M »a* Work. The multitudes of young people who are aspiring to be journalists may gain an idea what a “born Journalist" really la from the case of M. Auguste Vac- querie, a distinguished “newspaper man" who died recently in Paris It is stated on good authority that from the time he began writing for the pvsas. at the age of about twenty, to the time of his death, at seventy-six, Vaequerie had published in the French journals twenty thousand articles signed with his name. For the greater part of thU time he published at least one signed article every day. These articles were of ■ high literary quality, and not only in teresting but full of spirit, hopefulnesi and reformatory enthusiasm. A man of letters one day said to him “M. Vaequerie, how can you write every day an article full of youth, spirit and sense? It must be a crushing task!" uo," answered Vaequerie, with surprise, "It ts no task at all. On the contrary, It Is necessary for my health. Instead of wearying me, it rests my brain to write an article every day." Such a man may surely be pro nounced a born journalist. M. Vae querie had not only gayety and bright ness, but an important something which many of our own journalists sadly lack—a serious purpose and a nee of responsibility. A newspaper always fails in its duty If it permits Its desire to be “light" to render it flip pant. (TnUsarsbl*. "Keep that physician In attendance on our familyi" exclaimed Mrs. Parvle New. “Nevcrl" “Ha* he killed anybody?" "No. Hut he had the impertinence to say that Mr. New's blood was 1m- ROW OTSFrPNT B, >n. uii'i -t'Hnuf ii diAJrdera, la] WH B 1KOM A1ITTKK»- i ladl(«;i i MU, . AD dsalen kvcp U,tl pn MU*. Grunins has lnd< auus and crowed rad lines on wrappsz IgS I tiK. P* N man Swamp this wetil Rev. Mr. Davis filled the ap pointment of Rev. T. W. Scruggs at this place last Sunday. Mr. T. F. Wilson has finished his store house, and it is being occupied by Mr, J. W. Smith. Mr. Wm. Ham aged 77 years is very ill, but at last accounts was thought by his physician to be a little better. Rev. A. Poindexter Taylor, of Hartsville, delivered an interest ing and well received discourse here last Sunday night on the life of Moses, enlarging consid- ersb’y on the importance of general education. Capt. Carter requests all the members of the local militia company, and all who have been • members, and who have any of the company’s property in their possession, to be at La mar with it on Aug. 20. RIVEROALE. Miss Sallie McCall, of Flor ence, has been visiting the Miss- es Dargan. Mrs. R. Hay and her son and daughter, Mr. Clarence and Miss Allie Hay, are visiting re’atives and friends at Lydia and Stokes Bridge. Mrs. Amanda Bowie, of Char leston, is visiting relatives in this vicinity. She is accom- anied by her little daughters, *elHe and Bertha. Mr. W. E. Dargan has fifty acres of very fine cotton. His tobacco is also excellent, and is being very nicely cured. We think his farm would be anoth er fine picture for The Tobacco Journal. The Angel of Death invaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. John King last Friday and carried off little Johnnie, their only child. The remains were taken to Eben- ezer, and interred the following day. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved parents. Several of our young people attended an ice *cream festival at the residence of Mr. Jordan, a few miles below here, on Wed nesday evening, the 31st. ult. It was gotten up for the benefit of the Sunday school at the Presbyterian Chapel, and was quite a success. SOCIETY HILL. • Mr. Theodore Sompayrac, of Jacksonville, Fla., is here on a visit Mr. T. 8. Lucas and family are here visiting the parents of the former. Misses Minnie Truluck and Julia Smoot are the guests of Miss Nettie Winters. Mrs. McLean and her daugh ter, Miss Agnes, of Cheraw, are the guests of Mr. W. O. Wilson. A picnic will be given on the Welch Neck Church grounds on the 15 inst. in the interest of the Sunday-school, Mr. T. A. Gandy, a prom.nent citizen, died on Tuesday morn ing and scarcely had an hour elapsed ere the same fate befell his little daughter, Maggie. A more touching occurrence has seldom been heard of. The father became sick about two weeks ago and the daughter was taken ill on Tuesday of last week. Together worse and weaker they grew until the hand of death allayed their suf fering, but left desolate a home that was only a short time ago a happy one. The arrange ments for the funerals are as yet unknown. The bereaved ones have the deepest sympathy of all in this community. Attention, Survivors I T HE Sorvivors of Com pan Im “A" “I” and “N” will hold their an nual reanion at the Mineral Spring on Tuesday, August SOth., at 11 A. M. Let all who see this notice extend the information to their Comrades and let us have a full turn out. W. E. JAMES, IL Secretary. Royal Society of Good Feiiows. T HE members of Darlington As sembly, No. 40, will please bear in mind that our next regular meet ing will be held on Thursday, even ing next, 15th inst., at the usual place and hoar. Business of mach import ance will be submitted and the officers to be elected will be installed at« CHAS. K. ROGERS, Aug. 8—2t. D. 8. D. Executors’ Notice. all persons having claims against the esstate of the late Horace Williamson will please present them, properly proven, and all peisois who are indebted to said estate will please make pspment to BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, Executor. FOBIAH OH, GREENVILLE, S. C. The next Session will open Septem ber *>, 1895. Write for circulars, catalogues or for information about Courses of Instruction, Mew Hall, Boarding, Ac. Inquire about examination to be held by School Commiwioner, August 28, for scholarship worth $50. C. MANLY, D. D., President. SAM so*. Mlstun ft.'u si |W _ PLES Tobacco Oil Uni IvJl meut, Medicated Tobac co Soap, Famous Cleaning Plaid and Booklet, Tobacco as a Medicine FREE to introdnoe them. Rncloee 2c. stamp, Address, DURHAM SPRCIAL MTg CO , Durham, N. C. For Sole by JNO. W. SMITT, Aug 8—2t. Lamar, 8. C. Notice. A meeting of the Stockholders of the Darlington Tobacco Co. is called to meet at the office of the President of the Bank of Darlington Monday, Sept. 9th. at 12 o’clock for the purpose of considering and vot ing upon the Bonding of the said Company in the sum of two thousand dollars if that mach be necessary to build Prixe House No. > on Broad Street and Columbian Avenue. W. J. MOORHEAD. It President. Notice. T HE meeting of the stockholders of the Pee Dee Compress Co. was called to order at the office of the President of the Bank of Darlington at 12 o’clock, August 5th 1895, accord ing to the call of the meeting- There not being a quorum of stock press and represented the meeting adjoui ed to meet at the office of the Presi dent of the Bank of Darlington on Sept 10th. at 12 o’clock for the pur pose of electing a board of Directors and windi.ig up and liquidating the affairs of the Company. W. J. MOORHEAD, It President TOBACCO! Tobacco! TOBACCO! Ship your TOBACCO to the PLANT ERS WAREHOUSE, Darlington, 8. C. Our buyers say they must have 10,000,000 pounds this season and they have the money to pay for It. We have all the buyers we want, so make no mistake, but ship to The PLANTERS WAREHOUSE, Smoot A McGill, Proprietors, Aug 8—8m. Darlington, g. C Judicial Sales. STATE Of SO Ufa CAROLINA. County of Darlington. By virtue ot s decretal order iwuing out of the Circuit Court ot Common Pleas, in Chancery. I will sell at pnblio vendne at the door of the court house of the ooanty of Dar lington on the first Monday in Sept ember 1895, between the hoars of eleven o’clock in the forenoon and five o’clock in the afternoon, the following property: 1. All that certain niece parcel or tract of land lying and being in the county and State aforesaid, contain ing one hundred and three acres, more or lets and bounded as follows, to wit: nonh by lands of D W. Witherspoon; east by Sparrow Swamp; soatn by lands of George Parnell and west by lands formerly owned by Mad. Harris, once a part of the Witherspoon tract, 2. Also all that other tract or lot of land situate in the tow* of Lamar containing one half acre, more or less, and bound north by lands of D. Rey nolds; east by lands of I. G. Hutson; south by lands of I. G. Hutson and public road from Lamar to Carters- vtfle and west by lauds of D. G. Rey nolds. Terms of sale, one third cosh, bal once in one and two years of equal installments, with interest, secured by bond of the purchaser and wort gage of the premises; the purcbasei to pay for all necessary papers. Sola at the risk of the forjner pur chasers at salt of N. G. Hart st A ilaintiffi against G. H. Mims et al lefendants. R. K. CHARLES, Aug 8—4t Master. Save time, money and doctor’s bills. Go where yon please, when you please, as fast as you please. Find pleasure, health and econ omy all in one. Rambler Bicycles ore the acme of mechanical perfection. Strong, durable and reliable, with not an ounce of uselees material. The Rambler is the wheel for record breakers and for pleasure seekers. Various models, all the some prio*—9IOO—catalogue tells all aoout them—free, of course. Uirm THE DARLHICT9N NEWS •■er, er GORMULLY & JEFFERY Mff. Ce., WASHINGTON, O. C. REMOML now going on at SLIGH 5 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 ffiOiZE 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. U l RKKR