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VOL. XXIII, NO. 1 DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1896. MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. * A Column of Newt, Tertoly Told, of Interest to Our Meny Reeders. Rev. R. A. Child in again quite sick. Mr. B. F. Smoot has just re turned from the Exposition. Mr. T. C. Spinks, of Greens- boro.Ga-.is on a visit to relatives here. Mr. 8. C. Vann, of Franklin- ton, N. C., is on a visit to Dar lington. The family of Mr. J. O. Mul- drow has gone to Monroe, N. C., on a visit. The Rev Mr. Lester, of Mar ion, preached in the Methodist Church on Sunday. Mr. N. R. Harrell, book-keep er for Blackwell Bros., spent Sunday in Florence. Mr. Carl W. Hill is now em ployed as a “typo” in The Dar- * lington News office. Mr W. T Powell, ofCheraw, who formerly clerked for Woods, spent Christmas with us. Mr. W. C Wallace, father in law of Mr. D. P. Lide, is ve.-y ill at the latter’s residence. Mr C. R. Woods will occupy Dr. Baird's house in East Dar lington for the coming year. Gorton’s Minstrels will appear in the Opera House here on the 7th. They are said to be un usually fine, T H. Spain, Esq., has been spending the last three or four days in W'iliiamsburg County on professional business. Sheritf Geo. P. Scarborough has moved into the residence on the upper end of Pearl Street formerly occupied by Mr. J. E. Nettles. Mrs. P. 0. Coggeshall will move to town in a few days, and will occupy the residence owned by the Misses William son, on Broad Street. Mr. F. M. Sims will shortly move his family into the resi dence on New Street made va cant by the removal of Mr. A. O. Newton to Florence. Mr. Charley Skinner, of the Stokes Bridge section, was as sisting in the Treasurer’s office during the “rush” of the last few days of December. There was a very large meet ing of the Epworth League on Sunday afternoon, at which there was an interesting discus sion, and an original paper was read. The many friends of Mr. R. S. Galloway, formerly of Lydia, now residing at Bishopville, will learn with regret that he is lying critically ill at the flatter place. Mrs. Ellen Woodward, of Virginia, will give a lecture this afternoon in the op'ra house to women only, on the subject of the mora 1 and phy sical culture of women. Master Irvine Welling, a son ot Mr. A. W. Welling, was ter ribly burned about the face and hands on Thursday last by the explosion of some gun powder , which he had for a Christmas celebration. The store of A. Buchanan on Pearl Street has been closed up under a chattel mortgage held by J. C. Weiters. The stock of goods will be sold out at an early day after due notice there of has been given. The Columbia S/afe says that it has the report on what it re gards as the most reliable au thority that the Seaboard Air Lino will begin early npxt spring the construction of ^n extension of its road to go - in al most a straight line from Che- raw to Columbia Mr. W. K. Ryan, a prominent wholesale merchant of Charles ton, died in that city on Friday last. Mr. Ryan was a brother- in-law of Capt. J. C Blackwell, of thig place, and had a number of friends here, all of whom will regret to learn of his death. The Town Clerk requests us to call attention to the number of lots advertised for sale in this issue under executions for non payment of town taxes, and to add that all those who have only paid their taxes in part will have their property adver tised for sale at an early day unless they come forward and pay up immediately. The next regular meeting of the Darlington Guards will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9. A full attendance is requested. Mr. L. E. Smith, the livery man, formerly of Darlington, but now living in Bennettsville, was on a visit here this week. Union services were held at the Methodist Church on Sun day night, the sermon being preached by the Rev. D. M. Ful ton. Mr. J. J. Lucas, Jr., who is now employed by tbe Plant Sys tern, and is located in Savan nah, spent last week at Society Hill. Mr. A. O. Newton has moved his family to Florence, where he has been engaged as sales man in the store of Mr. H. S. Rose. A party of hunters were out on Saturday. They brought in two deer, a buck weighing 120 pounds and a doe weighing 75 pounds. In the absence of the Rev. R. W. Lide, the Rev. T. Hartwoll Edwards conducted services at the Baptist Church on Suuday morning last. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bapk of Dar lington is advertised to be held in the President’s office on Tues day, Jan. 14, 1896. The many friends of the Rev. Mr. Lide will greatly regret to learn that he is still quite sick, and that he has gone to Char lotte, N. O., for treatment. Mr. Mat Brunson, who lived last year just across the creek in Doneraile, has moved with his family back to his planta tion about six miles west of Darlington. The tremendous gale on Tues day night induced the belief in the minds of many cf the more timid that Darlington was to have a repetition of her terrible cyclone of 1884. The Atlanta Exposition closed its brilliant careei on Tuesday Among the last Darlingtonians to visit it were Messrs. E. R. James, H. M. Willcox, William Ward and J. N. Parrott. Mr I. Koppel has moved his clothing store from the Strauss building fbto the store in the Manne building occupied re cently by Mr. J. H. Moore, who has gone out of business. The colored people of the town celebrated, “Emancipa: tion Day” in their usual style yesterday. Speeches were made in the colored Baptist Church by Prof. Thos. L. Cottin and Dr. L. P. Daniels. During a heavy gale of wind on Thursday night last, the new tobacco warehouse at Lamar was blown to the ground. It i» said that tbe building was never regarded as very substantially constructed. A good many old soldiers came to town on Friday and Saturday to meet General Gor don. The General remained here until Saturday night, go ing then to Sumter, where he spoxe on Monday night. Tickets for the Bailey concert on the 13th inst. are now on sale at the Armory. The price of general admission will bej fifty cents. Children will be> admitted for half price. Reset ved seats may be secured with out extra charge. Tuesday was the last day for the payment of taxes, the Gov ernor having broken a preced ent of years’ standing by refus ing to extend the time after Dec. 31, and Mr. Lawrence and the County Treasurer both had their hands fuH on that day. School Commissioner Perritt, having recovered from the “header” which he took into the run of Sparrow Swamp when he was first learning to ride his wheel, is now perfectly delighted with it. He has rid den over a hundred miles on it recently while visiting the vari ous schools of the County, and says that it beats a horse all to pieces for his purposes. An old colored man named Moses Scott dropped dead on Pearl stieet on Saturday. The town authorities immediately took charge of the body, and turned it over to the coroner, who held the inquest as soon as practicable, and then gave up the body to the relatives of the deceased, who lived some distance from town. The ver dict of the jury was the deceas ed came to his death from na tural cause*. 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 atbud this sale and remain at it until its close, for such another opportu nity will not be offered in Darlington for many a day. Slippers, nice enough to throw after a bride; Edwards & Co. Fin* Horse* and Mules. Mr.C.S.McCullough has just re turned from the West, where he purchased 77 head of stock. The three car-loads came in yester day, consisting of 27 horses and 50 mules. Some of them are splendid looking animals, and they made a fine show as they were driven through the streets fr -m the depot. They will be ou sale at the old stand of Mc- Cullough;& Cooley on Monday next, and those desiring to pur chase can do so either at pri vate sale or at the auction to be held on that day. This stock was personally selected by Mr. McCullough himself, and it needs no other guarantee that it is the very best which the markets of the West afford. A lost opportunity can never be found again. Sligh & Rick er’s bargains are opportunities. Calendars tor 1896, The Darlingtou Phosohate Company have gotten out again this year several pretty designs in calendars which they are dis tributing among their friends and patrons. One of the handsomest calen dars we have seen for 1896 is the “Longfellow-Lowell” one, *he companion to their "Whittier- Holmes” of last year, which is now being distributed by Messrs Baird & Dargsn, general agents for the Massachusetts Benefit Life Association. As neat a set of calendars as have been gotten out in many a day were distributed during the week by the job printing department of The Darlington News. The different designs contain illustrations from well- known stories for children, and are as bright and attractive as can be. Dried apples—plain, delicious, inexpensivedried applss—filling for the price—at Blackwell Bros.’ Wedding B«lls. A brilliant wedding occurred at the Swift Creek Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon last, Dec. 31, 1895, at which Mr. J. Eld. Bass, Jr., of Hartsville. and Miss Janie Howie, of Swift Creek, were happily united The church was beautifully dec orated for the occasion, and the manner in which the evergreens were displayed showed that a great deal of skill and patience had been exercised in arranging them Promptly at half past five o’clock, the appointed hour, the bridal party entered the church in the following or- drr: Mr W.B.Bass with Miss Mitt Howie, i r. J. W. Howie with Miss Janie Bass, Mr. W. W. Woodward with Viss May Mc Call, Mr. Mavnard Lawton with Miss M;iggie Burch. Then fol lowed the bride on the arm of her brother, '!r. E S Howie, up one aisle, while the groom, leaning on the arm of Mr. Ralph Dargan. came up the* opposite one. The ceremony was then erfortned by the Rev N N unon, ’ Immediately after it the bridal party drove to Harts ville. where a reception was tendered the 3 oung coup'e at the residence of Mr. W. K. Bell. Miss Ho Me is a daughter of Mr R. N. Howie, and is a young lady of excellent accomplish ments. Mr. Bass is one of Hartsville’s most prosperous merchants, and is a young man of sterling worth and character. He has a host of friends in Dar lington County, all of whom congratulate him u|>on gaining such a charming bride. The job prnting departmet of The Darlington News has all the appliances and materi als for printing wedding and ball invitations, and all kinds of plain and fancy stationety, as neatly as can be dsne any where in this section of the country. E Good For Darlington. The firm of McCullough & Cooler has this day been die solved by mutual consent, and a new firm has been formed to do business at the old stand, which will be known as McCul lough & Co. The members of the new firm are Mr. C. S. Me Cullough, Mr. John W. McCul lough and Mr. W. W. Cooley. The business will be managed by the two latter. Mr John W. McCullough moves here from Greenville, where he has long besn regarded as one of the most substantial and useful citizens of the place. He will at once occupy a similar peti tion in Darlimrtou, and our com munity is fortunate in gaining such an acquisition. With the new blood that has thus been infused into McCullough’s well established firm it will doubtless ( fain an increase even over tbe arge business which it has had in past years. Some like one thing, some an other; Eld wards & Co.’s stock was, evidently, selected to hit ’em all. Death of Mr. John Z. Hearon. The sad intelligence was re ceived in Darlington on Tues day of the death of Mr. John Z. Hearon. which occurred at Gib sou’s, N. C., on that morning. Mr. Louis G. McCall, his son- iu-law, left for Gibson’s on Tu^suay night. The interment t<>ok place yesterday in the Welsh Neck cemetery at Socie ty Hill, the Rev. C. W. Dowell officiating. Mr. Hearon mar ried a Miss Hill, of that place, who, with five children, sur vives him. He had been in fail ing health for some time past, on account of which he had re cently to give up his position as book keeper for the Darlington Phosphate Company, which he had filled with great satisfac tion to the company for several years past. It was then that he moved to Gibson's. Mr. Hearon was a most excellent man, of a gentle, retiring disposition, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him. Coats that make y< handsome; Blackwell B: look ros. Death of Mr. W. K. Ryan. „ [News and Courier, Dec. 27.] Mr. William E. Ryan, a re tired cotton factor and a man prominently identified with the commercial life of Charleston for nearly fifty years, died sud denly at his residence in this city Friday evening. Mr. Ryan was the sou of Mr John Ryan and was born in this city on January 27, 1827. About 1846 he entered the counting houae of Mr Kennedy, a cotton factor, and subsequently was employed by Mr. James Martin. The war found Mr. Ryan act ively engaged in the cotton business on his own account. He entered the service of the State as a private in the Phoenix Ri- fles.aud subsequently rose to the rank of lieutenant in a Dar lington company, serving on the coast under Gen. J.H Trap- ier. After the war he resumed the cotton factorage business, from which he amawed a fortune, en abling him to retire a few years ago from active work. He was an extensive owner of real estate in Washington, and divided bis time between Charleston and! the National Capitol. Mr.Ryan was a sagacious bus mess man with keen foresight. He was quick to make up his mind in anv commercial tran saction, and prompt in putting bis id'-as iuto successful execu tion. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Cot ton Exchange, aud was a dime- torof thePeople’sNationalBank. He was prominent in the organ ization of the Stono Phosphate Compauyai-d the reorganization of the Charleston Cotton Mill. Mr. Ryan married Miss Black- well, of Darlington, who, with a daughter, Mrs Francis Nash, of Washington, survives him. His only son, Mr. Arthur B. Ryan, died in Washington sev eral years ago, leaving a wid ow and several children, now resideut in Charleston Mr Ryan was a man of dign-i fled bearing and pleasautjbut re served manner. He was the ar chitect of hiaown fortunes, and was successful from first to last in his business life. The funer al services will be held from his late residence on South Battery this afternoon at 1 o’clock. A Bear Da?. Monday next will be Saleday, and, being the first Saleday of the new year, will doubtless year, will bring quite a crowd to town. The land sales by the Master, the Sheriff and tbe Clerk will be sure to be attended by quite a n <mber of people who are on the lookout for bargains in fiat kind of property, while the sale of White sewing mact inss, Mes srs. McCullough St Cooley’s horse sale and Jack Smith’s auc tion sales will no doubt attract their share of the visitors. Be sides all these, both of the to bacco warehouses will reopen on Monday, after having been closed for the holidays, and an unusually large lot of tobacco will be sold, as an extra set ot buyers will be present on that day. As there is a quantity of ootton still in the country, there is every reason to believe that the farmers will bring hi a lot of it, the sale of which will tend to swell the amount of business that will be done. Taken as a whole, everything goes to show that Monday will be one of the best days for business that Dar lington has had in many a day. Talking of “bed-rock prices” —why Sligh & Rucker have bored right through the old rad sandstone. Where the slice doesn’t pinch —at Blackwell Bros.’ Those who wish to have any job printing done in tbe near future, would be consulting their best interests if they would call at The Darlington News of fice and get our “cut rates” for 1896. add. has! gifts- ful speakeri looked I" and moved,.*- and orator in ev .T.f! A Brilliant Affair. [Darlington Cor., News and Courier.! The event o. the week and of the Christmas season occurred at tbe armory ol the Darlington Guards on the tuning of the 26th instant. This was the an nual dance given by the Dar lington Cotillion Club, and visi tors from far and near can bear testimony to the success of this occasion. The crowd was, per haps, as large as was ever seen in Darlington on a similar occa sion, and 1 only repeat what I heard so often said when I add that the dance was a charming success. Visitors from Charles ton, Columbia, Bennettsville, Acton, Cheraw, Florence, Soc iety Hill and other places were here, and it is rare that such stylish and graceful figures, clad in daintier or more becom ing toilettes are seen on any Ih room fleets Twenty six couples were on tbe floor at once, and men were on hand in even superfinoos abundance. The german was led by Mr. R. E. James, an accomplished dancer, who always does these things in fine style. Mirth, merriment and joyousness held undivided sway, and many hours had rapidly rolled away to happy dancers before the pleasant moments came, to no end. It was next to impossible to secure the names of all those who were present, and this Im portant part must be omitted- A great many attended —all were welcomed—the Christmas “good time” seemed to be-rest- ing upon all, and “no one miss ed in Vanity Fair.” When the dance was over the festivities and pleasures did not end, for the next day drives, walks, calls, strolls, visits to the club, musi- cales, teas, etc, etc, were the or der of the day mid of the even ing. The spirit of the occassion lassted even for several days, and the committees and mana gers can add this reflection to the congratulations that, have been extended to them. The chaperons were Mesdames A; Sydnor, F. Pegues, C. 8. Nettles and A. M. Woods Dr Will J. Garner was general chairman of the various committees, which were as follows: On invitation. Dr A. T Baird, chairman; E. Vaughn and J. D. Baird; On music, B. F. Taylor, chair man; M. H. Norment and W. T. Montgomery' Floor com mittee, Messrs R. L. Dargsn and P. J. Boatwright. Handkerchiefs to fit all sorts of emergencies; Sligh & Rucker. striking sentence' his lips. He thrilled! ence, and so held them 1 pent ap applause which occasionafy break forth ’ of expression and spoke 1 audience as probably - been manifested in nootherws The lecture in subject delivery and nobility of 1 was simply superb, and 1 impression upon aU who it that will long be remembered; Tbe distinguisad speaker was intr°duced in a most and, striking manner by his for mer brave comrade in arms, Gen. W.E. James, and twelve Confederate survivors occupi ed seats on the stage. The house wasacrowdedone,and a delight ed audience heard the words of the glorious struggle by the brave soldier who commanded Stonewall Jackson’s corps some time after the death of this “thunderbolt of war.” Trousers that you can sit down in, at Blackwell Bros.' PHILADELPHIA. The mumps are going “the rounds” with us too. The Rev. B. F. Parrott is in very, feeble health, we are sorry to report. Mr. William Watford, of Au gusta, Ga., is visiting his broth er Mr. John W. Watford. There will be preaching at this place on next Sunday at 11 . M. by the Rev. Kirton. I Dr. J. M. Josey has commen ced a gigantic job of ditching on his place Mre, and ia ing good headway. Rev. M. R. DoBoets visited the family of Mr. W. A. Dowling last week before going to hui work at Lexington. The News deserves credit ~ its readers last week Tne clothes of the century— those sold by Edwards fie Go. Suits that fit the pemon the puree; Blackwell Brea. and stitntion to in fall. The fthm»g*i|>g of Philadelphia from the Lamar circuit to the 1 Hartsville works much dissatis faction, and it now tbe sooner wnoi made the all Miss Winnie 8. Daniel, of Edgefield County, ci pal of with Urn * ■ ' • herl her She will r : on Saturday. A Tear to The News. Miss Lina Nash will her school this week. Mr. A. Wn was here during Mrs. Martha turned from a Mr. Albert turned from days at Midtins. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. of Cypress, spent 1 with relatives here. New the t to the- ing at the H. Mityt. The Cl ■rait Bu Job work done at Mm lington News office will favorably every deredfroml bia.i lower rate. Dxe- pare In ev The: Mr J.