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LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND TOWN OF DARLINGTON. THE of A Column of Newt, Tersely Told, Interest to Our Many Readers. Tobacco “breakB” at both warehouses to-day. McCall & Burch have moved in their new store. Mr. T. Perrin Wardlaw, a prominent citizen of Augusta, is visiting relatives here. Mrs. C. B. Howell, of Rich mond, Va., with her children, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lucy M. Norment, Mr. L. 8. Welling, after an extended trip through the North ern markets, and a run to Niag ara Falls, is at his post again. Tobacco talk is everywhere heard now. Everyone seems interested in the weed and sam ples are seen in various direc tions. Quite a number of our mer chants will leave next week for the northem markets, where they will purchase their fall and winter goods. Mr. 8. A. Woods went to Salu da, N. C., last Friday, butisex- pected to return in time to join the merchants who are going to the north next week. Th* Tap of tha Drum. The Darlington Guards march ed home last night at a late hour, having just returned from their encampment at Cleveland Springs. They were accompa nied by their friends, and the entire party numbered about forty. They certainly had a glorious time—recruiting, drill ing, dancing and, perhaps, flirt ing, while away. They went cn allying trip to Asheville also, and had a fine time. They have much to say about the many courtesies and attentions shown them by local military companies and the citizens on their line of march. The boys have had rest, fresh air and good company, and will return to their work better prepared for their duties and better pre pared, also, to be good soldiers. Miss Isabel Lanneau advertis es that she will reopen her Kin dergarten and Primary School at the residence of her father, Dr. C. B. Lanneau, on Orange Street, on Monday, Sept. 2. Mess. John Coleman and J. R. Bowles are two gentlemen we are glad to see “at home’’ again. They are among our largest and most prominent to bacco buyers and are perma nently located here, as this is their third season with us. Mr. George E. Taylor has ac cepted a position with S. A Woods & Co. and isnowinDar lington. Mr. Taylor is a native Virginian, but has been many vears in South Carolina and brings the highest testimonials with him to his new home. Mr. C. W. Hewitt has a new advertisement in this issue of The News, which it will pay those interested to read. Mr. Hewitt is too well and too favor ably known to need any further remark, and we only call spe cial attention to what he says. Mr. H. D. Sligh, a younger brother of the senior member of the firm of Sligh & Rucker, is now a salesman in his brother’s store here, Mr. Sligh has for several years been one of Mim naugh’s head men in Columbia, ana is a capable and energetic young man. Died,on Thursday, August 15, 1895, at the residence of Dr. 8 I. Blackwell, near Ebenezer, Mamie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hanewbacker; aged 7 months. The funeral took place at Ebenezer cemetery at 5 o’clock the following after noon, the Rev. R. W. Sanders, of Florence, officiating. Mr. John Tuck, of Statsburg, Va., is the latest addition to our rowing colony of business to- cco men. Mr. Tuck has b^en engaged by ! Gill, as auctioneer at the Plant- ters’ Warehouse. He comes from a tooacco country to a to bacco country and is a business man of fine experience and cap acity. The game of base ball which was to have played between the Swift Creek and Darlington clubs on Friday last was stop ped in the fourth inning by e heavy rain. As the rain kept up all the afternoon, the game was postponed until some future day. The score stood 4 to 1 in Darlington’s favor when the game was stopped. At a recent meeting of the Board of School Trustees of the Greenville Graded Schools, Miss Mattie Lide, of Darlington, was elected a teacher. Miss Lide graduated from the Winthrop Training School at its last ses sion, standing at the head of her class, and that fact alone speaks well for her, the stan- dard at Winthrop being very high. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postoffice. and are advertised as “dead’ for the week endLig Aug. l»th: Messrs. John High, J. L. Baw- Evans Davis, Hamlet Green, A Good Idea. A special meeting of our Board of Trade was held Mon day afternoon to see if any ar rangements were necessary for the tobaccco “breaks” to be held today. The business men and members of the Board dis cussed the matter and no defi nate action was deemed neces sary further than to remind ev ery citizen of Darlington that we must see to it that our visit ors are well cared for. Quite a crowd is expected, and all Dar lington will welcome them; and we want our visitors to know, every one of them, that we are glad to see them. Shake hands with us all, and be sure to come again soon. For some time past our Board of Trade has been holding meet ings of the right kind. This is usiness well and courteously Tobacco Day, 1806. Today is an important day in the business career of Darling ton. It marks we believe and hope, a new era in the growth of our town; a new starting point for future success. Dar lington can justly claim the honor that is her’s in this move ment that has even now assum ed such proportions as to chal lenge the interest of our entire State. It has been no easy fight to learn how to cultivate and cure tobacco. It has been no easy matter to locate a home market for South Carolina to bacco right here in Darlington. Time, patience, pluck and mon ey were necessary, and these were not wanting. The tobacco business means something for Darlington—county and town. Let us continue the work, and may the elements be propitious todav; may the buyers ana sel lers be pleased, and may fortune smile on our tobacco day of 1895! that he had not seen the book at alL Upon request, the News’ re porter accomponied Mr. Kervin to the dispensary to look for the missing book. There they were joined by Mr. Floyd. Mr. Kervin went to a shelf, took down a registration book and placed it before Mr. Floyd and the reporter. In the book, which bore date of 1893, were some E apers, which Mr. Floyd said e had placed there. Mr. Ker vin then said that that was one of the books he had given Mr. Wilkes. Bacon, flour, sugar, coffee, Ac., at wholesale prices; Blackwell Bros. A car-load ill be received by next week. I ties Bros. Sewing machines—all styles and prices as low as you want— at Blackwell Bros.’s. done, and it is the right thing to do, decidedly . A Pleasant Party. The young folks seem to be enjoying themselves hugely now-n-days, and sociables are frequently held at various homes in our community. The last one was at the residence of Mr. E. E. Nigels on Monday night, and those who were present cer tainly had a good time. Many visitors were present, especially among the sweet young maid ens, and the occasion was thor oughly enjoyed. The following were the young folks present: Misses Helen Mclver.of Charles ton, Hester Burch, of Florence, Flossie Alpine, of Tampa, Fla., Irene Charles, of Timmonsville, Louise Williamson, Ethel Par rott, Louise Ward and Nellie McCullough. Messrs. W. D. Montgomery, J.W. Williamson, A. F. Woods, W. W. Garner, A. G. Griffin, H. H. Brand, S. F. Parrott, A. L. Dantzler, J. R. Watson and W. E. James, Jr. grov Eacc Ida Gillespie, Miss Millie Frost- er, Miss Lizzie Enlow, Miss El la Richardson, Miss Corine Re gister. Miss Vine Marshall. TheJUouthern Tobacco Jour- nal of Aug. 17 says: “Mr. John Coleman, who spent the sum mer in Winston, left Wednes day for Darlington, S. C. Mr. Coleman’s large new leaf facto ry at that place has been com pleted, and he will be a leading buyer on that market. He is a safe, experienced and painstak ing buyer, and we recommend him to those desiring to place orders for South Carolina to bacco. ley.E 1 W. T. Pool, John Johnson; Miss was the annual dinner, which A Deserved Promotion. The friends of Mr. John K. Mclver—and they are numerous here and elsewhere—will be glad to learn of his most important business promotion. For sever al years Mr. Mclver has been in the employ of the Southern Pine Company, with headquar ters at Hazlehurst, Ga. Re cently he has been matfe-Super intendent of the entire business of this large Arm, which oper ates a capital stock of over a million dollars and are the larg est dealers of their kind in the south'. Mr. Molver’s promotion was most complimentary to him in every respect and was the result entirely of merit, no “pull” or influence having any share in his good fortune Those who know Mr. Mclver will know that be deserves this success and that he will worth ily fill the measure of the re sponsibilities of his new posi tion. A Tim* Honored Institution. The Agricultural Society held its fifty-first annual meeting at the fair grounds last Wednes day. The meeting was well at tended, many representative farmers from various sections coming and bringing samples of filed crops with them. Pro fessor W. F. Massey, from the North Carolina Agricultural College was the guest of the oc casion and took an interesting and instructive part in all the subjects discussed. Mr. J. J. Lawton read a good essay on “Diversified Farming” and Mr. S. B. Gandy followed with some instructive remarks on “How for will tobacco take the place of .cotton”. Captain E Iward E. Evans made a splendid report on the interesting subject— “Causes of the Decline in Agri culture and its Remedies”. One of the features of the occasion Tu*»d«y’s Election. The election for delegates to the approaching Constitutional Convention was held Tuesday throughout the county. Gen eral apathy was shown alike by the Conservatives and Re formers and it is certain that a light vote was polled. The re turns are pot yet in, but it is thought that the ticket placed in the field by the Reformers at their recent primaty has been elected by a majority of about four hundred. At the last min ute, without their knowledge, the friends of Captain Henry T. Thompson and Mr. J. C. Clem ents placed the names of these gentlemen in the field as Con servative Candidates. Captain Thompson has been absent for two weeks and knew nothing of this and we are also reliably in formed that Mr. Clements knew nothing of the fact that his name was to be used in this con nection. The Republicans plac ed a ticket in the field contain ing the.names of Capt. E. W. Cannon, C. J. Milling, E. H. Deas and Z. W. Wines. We have hhard nothing from Mess Cant • a and Milling, but we take the liberty of saying these names were also used without the knowledge of either of these gentlemen. At the poll here things were about as badly mixed as they could well be. One of the man agers was absent, no registra tion book could be found, no clerk was at hand and all this an hour after the time for the lls to open. After long delay r. J. D. Baird was sworn in as one of the managers and De puty Sheriff Gray was installed as clerk. An old registration book of 1892 was used, which debarred fully one-third of the ^voters f romexercisingtheirright Great indignation was fully anc freely expressed at the mess things were in here. Conflict ing statements were numerous ly made and it is very hard to say who were or were not to blame. A full opportunity will be given for ventillation and explanation, as warrants have been issued for the supervisor, managers and others concerned in the outrage worked here. Somebody is to blame, the elec tion laws were clearly violated and inquiry may at least show where the blame belongs. SOCIETY HILL. Miss E. K. Fountain, of South- part, N. C., has been visiting relatives here. Miss Mamie Coggeehall, of Darlington, is the guest of Mrs. Jno. T. Rogers. Fodder pulling is now in pro gress and the farmers are hav OATS. Miss Alma Garner spent last week with Miss Alice King. Dr. S. D. Harrell made his first shipment of tobacco recent ly to Danville, Va. Rev. P. F. Kilgore expects to continue the meeting at Wesley Church next week. Mr. Robert Carter and family, of Raeford, N. C., are visiting relatives in this vicinity. Mr. Thomas Dew lost his to bacco barn with its contents by fire on Friday morning last. We are sorry to report that Mrs. L. P. Rains is quite sick, though we hope that she may soon recover. Rev. J. Sidney Beasley and his two daughters, Misses Rosa and Bettie, of McColl, spent sev eral days here recently. Mr. C. M. Best and family, formerly of this place, but who now reside at Brogpens, Sumter Co., have been visiting relatives and friends here. Prof. J. L. and Mr. Junius M Mann, of Timmonsville, attend ed services at Wesley Chapel on Sunday. Their many friends were glad to see them. REMOiZHL was a delicious spread. Too much importance cannot be at tached to this Society and to its work. It was organised in 1846 and has held annual meetings ever since. During this entire period it has had only four pre- sidente. Mr. W. E. James, fa ther of Genl. W. E. James, be ing the first, the Hon. Thomas P. Lide, second, Col. W. H. Evans, third and Gent W. E. James the fourth, now holding this position. I is an honor to Darlington county and to our State and long may this Society continue its useful and honored career. mg fine seasons for the work. Mr. J. F. Smith and his daugh ter, Miss Mamie, of Congaree, are visiting Mr. J. C. Lampley To-day is election day and the negroes are crowding the polls. No interest is shown by the whites. A protracted meeting will be gin in the Welsh Neck Church next Sunday. The Rev. Mr. ^eel, of BrooklandChurch, Wil mington, will assist our pastor, the Rev. C. L. Dowell. Several new molasses mills are to be erected here this sea son. Mr. T. H. Coker has pur chased a mill which is now be ing fitted up on his place near the Pee Dee river bridge. Mr. 0. 8. Gandy, who has quite a re utation as a “boiler”, is with Ir. Coker and will superintend the cooking. With the exception of the dis appointment caused by the ab sence of the Rev. R. tV. Lide, the educational meeting and picnic last Thursday came quite up to expectations. Rev. Holley, of Black Creek Church, spoke first, his subject being, “why Education is more impor tant now than ever before.” Professor A. Poindexter Taylor v. as called upon in the absence pf Mr. Lide, and made some good r“marks. The addresses were heard in the Church and the programme was interspers ed with singing and praying. As to the picnic, suffice it to say that there was more than enough to satisfy the appetites of all. In the afternoon Sun day school addresses were made by Prof. Taylor, Mr. J. F. Smith and Rev. Holly, our pastor, Rev. C. L. Dowell, closing with appropriate talk. 2,500 pairs shoes bought be fore the rise in price—bargains for you—at Blackwell Bros.’s. and visited HOPEWELL. Mr. Socrates Goodson family, of Lake City, relatives here last week. Mr. Archie Crawford has re turned home from Florence, where he spent several weeks. A protracted meeting is in progress at Salem, being con ducted by the Rev. C. D. Mann. Messrs. James DuRant and Benjamin DuBose, of Bishop- ville, visited relatives here re cently, Mrs. Mary DuRant, of Bishop ville, is spending some time at the*home of her orother, Mr. R, L. DuBose. Mrs. Martha Galloway, of Lydia, is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. with her parents, G. H. DuBose. now going on at SLIGH & RUCKER’S A tobacco barn and its con tents belonging to Mr. John Spears was consumed by fire on Wednesday afternoon last. A tobacco barn belonging to Mr. W. J. Windham caught fire on Saturday last, but the flames were checked before any considerable damage was done. an. disap pearar tion book ,1 THE MISSING BOOK. In reference to the misterious nee of the registra nt such a critical juncture, the following state mentB were voluntarily made for publication in The News: By Mr. J. Buckner Floyd: I, as chairman of the Commissioners of Election for Darlington Coun ty, wrote notices to the various managers notifying them of their appointment, and, with other necessary papers, placed them inside the various registra tion books. These books were iven to Mr. Josh Kervin, to be elivered to the various mana gers. Mr. Kervin delivered all of the books except the ones for the Darlington and the Mechan- icsville precincts. Upon failip to find any of the managers o: these two precincts, he left the two books in the office of Mr. W. H. Lawrence, with wha$ in structions to Mr. Lawrence about delivering them, I do not know. Mr. Kervin’s statement was as follows: Mr. Lawrence told me that the books had been left in his office; that he was going home, and that the books should be taken out to be delivered. I took Hie books and carried them to the dispensary, where I left them with Mr. Wilkes. After leaving the dispensary, I saw Mr. J. I. King, one of the man agers of the Mechanicsville pre cinct, and told him that his book was at the dispensary, I also saw Mr. F. E. Stokes, and told him the same thing. I had nothing farther to do with the matter, and was surprised when I came to Darlington to day and wis told of the rumors that were afloat concerning it. Mr. Wilkes, with whom the books were said to have been left, when seen by a reporter of The News, said that he had no recollection of Mr. Kervin hav ing left the book with him, and Bros. Crimson clover t eed for by McCullough & Cooley. sale Big drives in styles and prices, Bros.’s. at ithing- Black well Cotton sheets, 25 cents Deans Bros. each; Cotton picking Blackwell Bros.’s. sheets at CLYOC. Black Creek is on a boom now. Mr. W. E. Johnson certainly has a fine crop of rice. Since our last writing we have had fine rains and crops are greatly improved. Mrs. Hannah Hall is on the sick list this week, but was im proving when we last heard from her. Several of our boys will soon commence pulling fodder now. We hope the wea favorable. weather will be Very soon flow, the owner of a nice molasses mill can get a plenty of work right here. Our cane crop is fine. Our public roads are in the best condition we have seen them in for some time and we hope they will be kept as they now are. Mr. C. J. Hoffman has gone to New Jersey on a business trip and during his absence, Mrs. Hoffman is staying with her father. The people of Pond Hollow are hearing “preaching” from a lot of sanctified preachers. I think it unwise for such services, as they have to be held any where, and am surprised that anyone should care to bear them. “Swans Down” flour is sold in Darlington only by Deans Bros. Our lot and stalls back of our store at your service; Blackwell Trunks, 50 cents Blackwell Bros.’s. to $5.00, at Kindergarten and Primary School n i| ISS ISABEL LANNEAU WILL J VI reopen her Kindergarten and Primary School on Monday, Sept. 3, at her residence on Orange Street, di agonally oppoeite the Poet Offlee. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. By W. B. Hoole, Etq., Probata Judge. Whereas, Mrs. M. E. Gandy hath wade salt to me to grant unto her Letters of Administration, of the Es tate of and effects of Thomas A. Gan dy, These we therefore to cite and ad monish all and singnlar the kindred and Creditors of the said Thomas A. Gandy, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the Coart of Pro bate, to be held at Darlington C. H. on Sept. 8rd. next, after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show canse. If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 10th day of Sept Anno Domini, 1895. W. B. HOOLE, I.—2t Judge of Probate. Tobacco Bari art Gin-House Insurance. REPRESENTING THE SOUTH & It North Aneican Lloyds, and the New York and Chicago Lloyds, of New York City, I am prepared to writ* all claset of Fire Ibsurance at Extrrmbly Low Rates. J. BART WHITE, Agent for Darlington County, 8. C. Ang, l— Judicial Sales. STATE OF SOUTHCAROUlfA. County of Darlington. By rirtne of a decretal order issuing out of the Circuit Conrt of Common Pleas, in Chan eery. I will sell at pablle vendue at the door of the court house of the county of Dar lington on the first Monday in Sept ember 1805, between th* hours of eleven o’clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon, the following property: 1. All that certain piece parcel or tract of land lying and being in the county and State aforesaid, contain ing one hundred end three acres, more or less and bounded as follows, to wit: nor.h by lands of D W. Witherspoon; east by Sparrow Swamp; south by lands of George Parnell and west by lands formerly owned by Mad. Harris, once a part of the Witherspoon tract. A Also all that other tract or lot of land situate in the town of Lamar containing one half acre, more or leas, and bonnd north by lands of D. Rey nolds; east by lands of I. G. Hutson- sooth by lands of I. G. Hutson and pnbllc road from Lamar to Carters- ville and west by lands of D. G. Rey nolds. Terms of sale, one third cash, bal ance In one and two years of equal Installments, with interest, secured by bond of the purchaser and mort gage of th* premises; the purchaser to pay for all necessary paper*. Sold at the risk of the * former pur chasers at suit of N. G. Hart eTal 6 intiffs against G. H. Mims et al, | * fendants. Ang 8—4t R. K. CHARLES, Master. 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 ffiOME into the two stores in the Hewitt building now occupied by J. D. Baird and McCall & Burch, which are and for to be renovated nicely fitted up our business. SIKH i lUCKEB.