The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 26, 1895, Image 1
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VOL. XXII, NO. 52.
DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1895.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,090.
tVCAL LKOMIX
VIATTERS IN AND AROUND THE
TOWN OF DARLINGTON.
There will be a dance at the
Armory to night.
The Lecture T omorrow Night.
As already announced, tickets
Xmas at the Opera House.
The cantata and Christmas-
Prof. I atterson Wardlaw is for (ien. Gordon’s lecture, which tree at the opera house yester-
nere on a v ' a, t . /t* •, .1, r . i
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Middling cotton is bringing
71 cents here.
Mr. Fraser James is at home
for the holidays.
Mr. Eugene Vaughan raffled
his fine horse yesterday.
Dr. J. S. Garner, who has been
quite sick, is out again.
Mr. Bert Alexander is spend
ing his vacation in Darlington.
The uflion service was held
at the Baptist Church last Sun
day night.
Mr. J. T. Rogers, of Society
Hill, has returned from a trip
to Atlanta.
Maj. J. J. Lucas is erecting a
handsome brick residence at
Society Hill.
A show “for men only” was
given in the Opera House on
Saturday night.
The dog show and the “mer
ry go round” seem to be doing
a good business.
A “side show” is exhibiting
on the vacant lot next to the
Hewitt building.
The best job printing in Dar
lington County is done at the
Darlington News office.
The “chain-gang” is said to
be doing some excellent work
on the streets of Society Hill.
Capt. ,J. K. Mclver, o.' At
lanta, is spending Chiistmas
with his relatives in Darlington.
A "patent medicine man” is
holding forth daily to interest
ed audiences in front of the
Court House.
The “Sunbeam Society” of
the Baptist Church gave a
Christinas dinner to the inmates
of the poor hbuse.
Messrs. A. M. Sompayrac and
L E. Carrigan, of Society Hill,
have just returned from a visit
to the Exposition.
The stores have been crowded
with people buying Christmas
presents, and the clerks have
been kept very busy.
Mr. J. E. Norment’s “write
up” of the city of Sumter ap
peared in the News and Courier
last week. It was done in fine
style.
The people of Darlington will
be pleased to know that Mr. J.
Witherspoon Ervin has return
ed, and that he will live here in
the future.
Mr. W. H. Gilliland, who for
merly clerked lor Dr. John A.
Boya, and who has a large
number of friends in Darlington,
is here on a visit.
“The Stowaway,” one of the
greatest plays of the daj, with
fine stage setting, will be rend
ered at the Florence Opera
House on Friday night.
The Epworth League made up
a Christmas contribution for
the poor, which was distributed
by the young lady members of
the League yesterday.
Mr. R. L.^Rose, depot ageift
at Society Hill, has gone to the
Exposition, after which he will
make a brief visit to his former
home in North Carolina.
Mr. Child, the pastor of the
Methodist Church, and Mr.
Lide, the pasto. of the Baptist
Church, have both been quite
sick, but Mr. Child is out again.
Mr. If. J. Outlaw is now run
ning his wood-yard regularly,
and is prepared to fill orders en
trusted to him for all kinds of
wood on the shortest possible
notice. •
Dr. Will J. Garner, whose
accident was reported last week,
is better, though the wound is
still very painful, and it will be
a long time before it will be
quite well. ’
Mr. Jno. Reb Drake, the auc
tioneer, has been having sales
on the Square every day for
nearly a week. He is very suc
cessful in his efforts, and man
ages to sell off his stuff “right
along ”,
There was service on Sunday
only in the Presbyterian Church,
where the Rev. D. M. Fulton
preached to a very large con-
being
a visit
Mr. A. J. Broom, of Durham,
N. C., is in town.
Messrs. Robert and Albert
Woods are spending their vaca
tion here.
Mr. John W. Williamson is
spending his Christmas vacation
at home.
Mr. W. F. Dargan offers a
reward for a black collie dog
which he has lost.
Mr. Walter Griffin, of the
Charleston Medical College, is
at home for Christmas.
Mr. W. W. Garner, of the
South Carolina College, has
come home for the holidays.
Mr. Frank Wardlaw, Princi
pal of the Marion Graded School,
is spending Christmas with rel
atives in Darlington.
Mr. J. 0. Muldrow, the Pearl
Street druggist, met with an ac
cident while out driving recent
ly, which resulted in a very se
vere sprain to his arm. He is,
however, able to be in his store.
Mr. J. Ed. Bass, Jr., of Harts-
ville, and Miss Janie, daughter
of Mr. R. N. Howie, of Swift
Creek, will be married at the
Swift Creek Baptist Church on
Tuesday next, Dec. 31, 1895, at
five o'clock P. M.
is to be given tomoi row (Friday)
night, are now on sale at the
Armory. The price of general
admission will be 75 cents,
though children under
twelve years of age will be ad.
mittcd for 40 cents. Reserved
seats may be secured without
extra charge. At this writing
one hundred and thirty seats
have been reserved, including
the season tickets. As the hall
accommodates only two hun
dred under its present arrange
ment, the sale of additional
seats will necessarily be limited
to seventy, unless the manage
ment is able to ascertain a suf
ficient length of time before the
lecture that the attendance will
be large enough to warrant dif
ferent arrangements being made
in the hall.
Beys’ suits—the biggest bar
gains you have seen this winter;
Blackwell Bros.
A Charming Concert.
[Reported for Thk Nkws ]
day afternoon was a signal suc
cess, and the ladies who man
aged it, Mrs. Pegues in particu
lar, deserve the hearty con
gratulations and thanks of the
community for the delight they
furnished the large number of
children w'io were present. The
little ones who took part in the
cantata all performed their
parts well, and looked as sweet
as possible.
Clothing almost at your
price; Blackwell Bros.
own
‘Not One In Ten Thoutand.”
The Augusta Chronicle of
Monday last say8:"General Gor
don changed his lecture in Chi
cago the other night on short
notice fro ^ “The Last Days of
the Confederacy” to the “Mon
roe Doctrine and Venezuela ”
There are few men in public life
who have such readiness of
speech even on topics with
which they are eonversant as to
risK such a venture before a
strange audience. Notone man
in ten thousand is comparable
Gen. Gordon as a public
. .to Gen. Gordon a
There is so much musical tal | speaker.”
ent in Darlington, that when a
gregation, his subject
“Christmas.” His text was
M Si.-i5s;rT.ii)*iu»oTo»N.w.
lent one. 1 0 ® c0,
An entertainment will be giv
en at the Dovesville Academy
tonight (Thursday) for the ben
efit of the church. An interest-
ing programme of amusements
has been arranged and oysters
and other refreshments will be
served at reasonable prices. The
patronage of the public is solic
ited
Don’t forget the auction sale
of twenty five White sewing
machines, some of them almost
as good as new, which is to take
place in front of the Court
House on Salesday. You will
be able to get a good machine
almost at your own price, and
should not miss such an op
portunity.
A correspondent writing to
the Columbia Register from
this place says that Mr. Perry
W. AlcKinzie, of Stokes Bridge,
“was terribly cut with a knife
on various parts of the body by
Mr. Middleton Skinner and Mr.
Thomas Pate on the 18th inst.”
Mr. McKinzie's injuries, while
very serious, are not necssarily
fatal.
The Darlington Phosphata
Works desire to advise all their
friends and former customers
not to put off purchasing fertili
zers too long, as they expect to
sell by February every ton they
will maKe this season, They
want to secure again the busi
ness of those who bought from
them last year and paid their
bills when due, and it is to this
class of customers that they de
sire to extend this timely notice.
Handsome line of heavy lap-
fobes—big bargains; Blackwell
Bros.
Another Horse Sale.
One of the many attractions
of Salesday next will be the big
horse sale of Messrs. McCul
lough & Cooley, who succeeded
so well with their last one that
they have decided to have an
other one before the season clos
es. Thev will offer at auction
to the highest bidders for cash
two car-loads of fine horses and
one car-load of Kentucky mules,
all of them broken to double and
single harness. This will be a
fine chance to secure a bargain,
and many will doubtless avail
themselves of it.
Clothing, all sizes and prices;
Blackwell Bros.
Do You Want a Bargain?
Mr. Johnnie Reb Drake, an
auctioneer who thoroughly un
derstands his business,will offer
for sale in front of the Court
House on Saleday in January,
at one o’clock P. M., twenty
sewing machines, most of them
“Whites.” Some of these ma
chines have been very little
used, and are almost as good as
new. Those seeking veritable
bargains in sewing machines
would do well to attend this
sale and remain at it until its
close, for such another opportu
nity will not be offered in
Darlington for many a day.
A sweeping reduction has
been made in the prices on job
printing. For particulars
concert of amateurs is announ
ced, it is always looked forward
to with pleasure. The concert
given on Friday night last in
the Opera House for the benefit
of the Baptist organ fund was
by no means an exception to
the rule. Originally it was to
consist of twelve numbers, but
owing to the mavoidable ab
sence of some who were to have
taken part, two of the selections
were not given.
The concert opened with a
quartette, sung by Mrs. Cogg •
shall, soprano, Mrs. McCul
lough, alto, Mr R. E. James,
tenor; and Mr. C. B. Edwards,
basso, “Over the Hills at Break
of Day.” It would be hard to
find a better amateur quartette,
and lovers of music were charm
ed with what they heard. The
second number was an instru
mental solo for the piano, play-
ed by Miss Pat Woods, a young
girl, who bids fair to rival the
best that Darlington has ever
had. She played a very diffi
cult piece through without a
mistake, and with an ease of
execution seldom seen in one so
young.
The third piece was a finely
rendered trio for soprano, tenor,
and bass, sung by Mrs. Cogge-
shall, Mr. Pegues and Mr.
Wilds, in this the solo was ex
quisitely rendered. Then came
an instrumental duet for the
piano, “Invitation to the
Dance”, played by Misses Ad
kinson and Sadie Dargan, in a
most artistic manner. This was
Mr.
sick.
HOPEWELL.
W. K. Watford is quite
See our line of bed spreads
and comforts, Blackwell Bros.
The Way of The TranMCrestor-
It will be remembered that
two buggies were stolen recent
ly from Coggeshall & Co.’s lot,
one belonging to Mr. W. D.
Coggeshall and the other to Mr.
Smilie Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan
has recovered his. It was found
in the possession of a colored
man living in the neighborhood
of Syracuse named Munn Mur
ray, who had painted it over
with a view to disgu’sing it.
The Sheriff has not succeeded by some means the younger of
Mr. R. L. Hagood, of Cypress,
paid us a Hying visit recently.
Mrs. E. C. Huggins, of Cy
press, is visiting relatives and
friends here.
Our teacher, Miss Lina'Nash,
is spending Christmas with re
latives in Sumter.
Mr. I. J. Alexander, of Cy
press, passed through our sec
tion recently on business.
Miss Fannie Reynolds, who
has been quite sick for some
time past, is improving.
Mr. J. C. Boykin is making
things lively abound his saw
mill, and fine lumber and lots of
it are the results.
The meeting of our literary
society was well attended last
Thursday evening, and those
present were much entertained
by a debate on female suffrage
On last Wednesday evening,
while Mr. B. R. Copeland was
out calling some person on mis
chief bent unhitched his horse
from where he had left it, and
led it away into the woods,
where it was found about noon
the next day.
Mr W. D. Goodson’s house
caught fire a few days since,
and but for the hero'c effort of
his little son it would without
doubt have been consumed, as
Mr. Goodson has but one arm,
and tl e.e was nobody else pre
sent to lend him assistance.
One of Mr. Bam Windham’s
little children was burned to
death last Thursday morning.
Ft seems that two very small
children had been left alone in
the house while the parents
were gone to a neighbor’s and
in arresting Murray yet, but a
warrant is out for him, and he
will probably be “behind the
bars” before thi^P appears in
print.
We have nice lunch baskets,
to suit all tastes. Blackwell
Bros.
the two caught fire, and was
burned to crisp when discover
ed.
Best raisins, in large or small
boxes, at Blackwell Bros.’
CYPRESS.
Mr. Homer Parnell is home
from Wofford.
Miss Carrie Mixon, of Florene,
is visiting relatives here.
Dr J. M. Josey and Mr. C. F.
Dubose “took in” Gala Week.
Mr. R. McLendon returned
| from Clemson about ten days
ago.
We wish The News “A Mer-
Christmas,” and a prosperous
ew Year.
ry
Ne
Cain, of Kentucky. “Sing.
Smile, Slumber,” which was ad
mirably sung. A character
song by six little girls, two in
blue, two in white, and two in
pink dresses, came next. The
scene represented these little
girls singing to their dollies,
and dancing to music. When
they danced off the stage there
was a most enthusiastic recall,
to which they kindly responded,
and which they richly deserved.
A male quartette was most
Miss Corinna Huggins return
ed on Saturday from the Lees
ville High School to spend her
holidays at home.
Miss Modena HiP’s school
closed Friday, and she has gone
to
his
He
for
Cheap Job Printing.
The job department of the
Darlington News is by far the
best equipped in the county,
and one of the best in this sec
tion of the State. We guaran-
| tee that on such things as wed
ding and ball invitations our |
work is fully equal, in every j
respect, to any that can be done j
in Charleston and Columbia,
while our prices are much low
er. In other words, we are pre
pared to compete successfully,
both as regards stvle and prices,
m>t only with any other print
, ,, , , i i ing house in this section, but
followed by a vocal solo by Miss ^ any other jn Soulh Caroli
na. A sweeping reduction has j to her home at Timmonsville
recently been made in prices, j spend Christmas.
We respectfully request the Mr w y n agood m0 ved
business men of Darlington to famil here la8t Thursday,
cull and look into them before been in business here
sending their work elsewhere. gome (ime pagt
Pound prints for quilts, found ^ r - Pat®-one o* our
only at Blackwell Bros.’ iy°“ n g merchants, is quite sick,
J and has gone to his mother s
near Stokes Bridge.
Miss Gertrude DuBose, from
the neighborhood of Darlington,
charmingly sung by Messrs. I irient Was given by “the pupils of 8 P 3 J lt lh ° fam,1 y
James, Pegues, Wilds and Ed- Mi88Bell#Lanncau’s8chool.For of Ur,d - M '| 09 ® y -
wards/'Baby’s Laughing in Her; gome mon th8 p i Miss Lanneau R« v - R- M. DuBose, of the
Sleep,” the solo part being ren j has been conducting i Kinder South Carolina Conference, ac-
dered by Mr. Pegues. This! qoi-^aj-ten, and thb charming compamed by his^wifejis^spend-
song, a great favorite in Dar-1 little entertainment by her j ing the holidays
lington, was given in a highly | bright and sweet young pupils preach
artistic manner, and came up | no t only interested but really
to the greatest expectations of amazed those who were present,
the musical people present. The | The little ones—from the small-
next number was also a charac- | e8 t tot to the oldest young child
ter song, “Nobody’s Darling,”
sung by a little girl in costume.
She represented a poor little girl
in rags and her conception of
the part she had to play showed
. . . . thing like a juvenile cantata,
and the little voices were sweet,
while the airs were always car
ried musically and correct y
Some of the songs had German
words, but this did not interfere
A Successful Kindergarten.
Last Tuesday morning an un<
usually interesting
entertain-
"The Last Days of The Confederacy.’’
The Augusta Chronicle of
Monday last says: “It is re
ported that no man on the Ly
ceum platform is in greater de
mund than the eloquent orator,
statesman, and scholar, Gen
John B. Gordon, United States
senator, of Georgia. No lecture
within recent years has created
such enthusiasm and good feel
ing as ‘The Last Days of the
Confederacy.’ It is a sensation,
yea, a revelation. The country
is fast becoming a unit under
such magic spells. At his re
cent appearance in Boston—the
city reputed to be not only the
‘Hub’ but to contain the
‘spokes’ as well—men and wo
man stood up in their seats at
the conclusion cheering the
speaker and waving their pocket
handkerchiefs.”
Nice bright dried apples, five
cents a pound, at Blackwell’s.
The Other Side of the Story.
[Newsand Courier.]
Cartkrbvillk, December 20.
—I notice in a recent issue of
your paper, published in Char
leston, S. G., and dated Decem
ber 15, 1895, a statement made
by a correspondent to your pa
per concerning the recent trag
edy at this place, on Saturday
night, December 14 last, which
is a gross misrepresentation of
the facts in the case, to the end
that it does the three Lane
brothers a great injustice;
which the facts, as they really
exist and were made manifest
before the coroner’s jury, do not
warrant, and casts an imputa
tion upon the one dead and the
two surviving Lane brothers
that they do not merit. Not
withstanding the statement of
the party from whom your cor
respondent received his inform
ation, and the statement made
also by Sheriff McLendon to the
contrary, Stuart Lane, the one
killed, was not drinking at all
that day. They were all three
of them in the very best of hu
mor up to the time Jackson shot
Stuart Lane, nothing having
been done on the part of the
Lane brothers to show even the
slightest disposition to an angry
mood. There was no fighting
going on or being indulged in
by the Lanes at the time Jack-
son shot Stuart Lane, nor had
there been during the day sub
sequent to the shooting, and yet
without apparent excuse and
without any warning Jackson
fired two shots from his pistol
into Stuart Lane, from which
he died in about forty minutes.
George Line, the eldest of the
three brothers, is a good, quiet,
peaceable gentleman, being not
ed in his community and among
his acquaintances for his good ;
nature, and yet he is character-'
ized in the headingofthe article
to which my attention is called
as one of three “ruffians,” and
as a flat contradiction of Sheriff
McLendon’s statement has nev
er been in any manner connect
ed with a difficulty of any sort,
not even as a witness in any
case tried in any Court for any
violation of law or order.
John M. Humphrey.
Pay Your I axes Now.
[News ami Courier.]
There are still a few taxpay
ers who think that there is a
prospect of extending the time
for paying taxes. Letters are
received here asking whether
there is any chance of an exten
sion at the last minute. Of
course such a thing is possible,
but it is not prqbable. The
Comptroller General and Gov
ernor could extend the time, but
the custom has been so much
abused that it is thought that
now is as good a time as any
other to stop the practice and
put an end to the annoyance of
extending the time at the elev
enth hour. Both Governor
Evans and Comptroller Norton
insist that so far as they can
see there is no possible reason
why tne time should be extend
ed. and as they are both out of
the city nothing is likely to
come of the hopes of some that
there will be an extension of
the time at the last hour.
The best “patent” flour, half
barrels, in wood; Blackwell Brci.
The many friends of Mr. Jno.
Z. Hearon. who moved recently
to Gibson, N. C., will regret to
learn that he is extremely ill.
Lack of vitality and color-
matter in the bulbs causes the
hair to fall out and turn gray.
Hall’s Hair Renewer is recom
mended to prevent baldness or
grayness.
Lost! Lost!
S TRAYED. OR STOLEN. ON DEC.
2:1. a black collie iloj;, nix or eight
months old, answering to the name
of “Dixie.” A liberal reward will be
paid for its return.
W. F DARGAN.
Land for Exchange.
W ILL EXCHANGE 102 ACRES OF
laud, with good dwelling, sev
en rooms, good well and excellent
barn and outbuildings—a beautiful
place, three miles from the town of
Westminster, In Oconee County—
with someone In Darlington County
having a desirable place. For par
ticulars, address
RKV. R. L. DUFFIR,
Westminister. S. C.
Decern
that she had histrionic talent of
high order. The pathos thrown
into the sweet voice and the
facial expression were admira
ble. The audience was charmed,
and gave a most cordial encore,
here. He will
at Cypress Church on
Sundav morning next at eleven
o’clock.
Mrs Amanda Huggins died at
I the residence of Mr. W. W. Mc-
—performed their parts beauti j Kiuzie on Friday last, and was
fu'ly, and this first occasion of buried in Cypress cemetery the
its kind was certainly an enjoy- following day. She was a faith-
able one. It was a Christmas fuj member of the Methodist
entertainment and was some-1 epm-ch here, and was much be
loved by all who knew her.
Apples,oranges, nuts,candies,
raisins; Blackwell Bros.
to which, to
resent, she
the
did
pre~— 7 _
There is no doubt that little Miss
Theo Dargan will be a favorite^'f u i|y
on the amateur stage in Dar
lington. The last selection was
a quartette sung by Mrs. C S.
McCullough, Mrs. W. D. Cogge
shall and Messrs. R. E. James
and C. B. Edwards.
The concert throughout was
a most decided success, and ev
eryone regretted when the end
came. With so many fine voic
es in Darlington, why cannot a
musical association be formed 51
This has been the dream of some
of the* amateurs here for a long
time. Who will undertake to
form one?
RIVERDALE.
A Merry Christmas to The
News and all of its readers
Cartersville, S. C
her 20. 1895.
We, the undersigned, citizens
of Cartersville, S. C., and vicin
ity. having read in the New*
and Coutter of December 15,
1895, an article of information
in which George Lane, one of
the three Lane brothers connect
ed with the recent tragedy eu-
acted in the town of Carters
ville, 8. C., in which Stewart
Lane was slain by Garley Jack
son, is characterized as being
"one of three ruffians,” etc, etc,
do most respectfully submit
that we endorse what the above
correspondent says in behalf of
the said George Lane, and as
a vindication of the implied im
putation ask that you publish
the above information, together
with this certificate.
D. L. Smith, J. E. Spears, W.
B. Morris. A. B. Haynie, C. W.
the Rev. M. Dunn,
Horses!
Mules!
2 CAR-LOADS OF DORSES!
1 CAR-LOAD OF MOLES!
All well broken, to single and
double harnesss. Extra well-
bred horses, Fine Kentucky
Mules. We will sell out at auc
tion to the highest bidder -on
Monday, Jan. 6 (Saleday).
A Fine chance to secure a
bargain. Don't neglect it!
Have That Old Bicycle Fixed Up
and made to run easy and look attractive.
We hnve the proper tooia and u specially
trained workman, and guarantee heueat work
and moderate charges. If you want
PATCHING RUBBER, CEMENT, ETC.,
to carry on your trips, we can furnish you
RIDE A MONARCH
if you want to get ahead of the heat and stay
In good trim for the winter.
W. L PEARSON,
Beneath the Enterprise Hotel,
Darlington, - • 8. G.
Penningtc ,
»» ™ tt_ u;. J. R. Fountain, J. L. Parnell,
Mr. Clarence Hay, and his lit- E p Tol s 8 Dunnt c . M .
tie sister Mattie, paid a brief | M E Mim8 c E Hol .
visit to relatives and friends at wilUH I Dunn J M B
Harlaville a»d Lydia la« weak. ijSris. J. C.ISl'J. D. Ha".
Misses Edna, Eliza and Ida j d. R. Campbell, A. Jordan, L.
-and-
1M ol alMs
regret of all] w jth these accomplished little
not respond. | p U pn 8) for everything wentj
through merrily and success-1
from tie first song and |
recitation to the very last. The |
room was darkened and prettily
decorated, and the affair was a
complete and most interesting |
success, about twelve pupils Dargan who have been attend-1L. Rose, ‘J. C. Mims, 8. L. /,»nirnAinn
taking part. Miss Lanneau de- j n g at ^ K heville,N.C. are 1 Humphrey, W. T. Campbell, J. 1NHN SIimliON S
..-utiiiuia/I nn i a ^* ho iu0 f or the holidays. We 1 - ~ j ’ ^“
are glad to see them looking so
well.
7M mmi,
fi
jiiir
undertaken, and satisfaction guaranteed
TheDarlin gton News makes
serves to be congratulated on
the success, not only of this oc
casion, but also the progress
made by her school. What was
seen clearly demonstrated was
her decided ability in the man- a specialty of wedding and ball
agement of her school, which invitations, whch it hiS all the
justly bids fair to speedily as- facilities for executing just as
sume even larger and more im- 1 nicely as can be done in Charles-
portant proportions. i ton.
B. Crumples, Chas. T. Haynie, '
H. E. C. Fountain, John M.
Humphrey, Representative
Florence County.
SHOPS: