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vi a ■ HKKRT JITOE AND Uecntol i . Contract ithoi i Advance; t eenta for $t no >•••*..• 50 hiaerted i term a. m m wM-XM v ; At the Inst session of the Le*- islature. an act was pasaM mak ing it unlawful for a railroad a oom- During one of the of the recent 1 Convention, Hr. W. D. Evans, of Harlboro. Rail road Commissioner, State Sena V-V *t*r. Member of the Constitu ition, and would- * of Congress from the ^^Migwsiuuul District, announced from the floor of the Conrentiou that, owing to the 'iipdiiiM|p!brougbt to bear upon oar law makers bj lobbyism on the outside, n clause was insert ed in the Act causing it to take effect sixty days after its pas- saga. instead of immediately thereafter, as is usually the case; and that this was done to accommodate the Atlantic Coast Line, which had not, at the time of the passage of the Act, quite completed its arrangements for “gobbling’’ the C. 8. &N. Tru ly n strange statement to come from one who is himself a mem ber of the Legislature! But he is certainly fa a position to know whereof he speaks, and his statement is doubtless correct. If so, we have fallen upon , Strange times, and it would seem that there is indeed a “moral leprosy that permeates our gov ernmental fabric,” when mem bars of a Reform Legislature, who were elected to their posi tious on a platform pledging them to crush down the greed of corporations that are always reaching out for increased pow er, should have been themselves so easily subsidized and given over a ready prey to the “octopus.” You can’t -‘cuss out” a railroad with the same ready grace when you have its pass in your pocket, and Senator Tillman was right when he used to talk five years ago about the insidi ous effect of riding on a “free pass”—a fashion which, howev er, strange to say, never pre vailed among the higher State officers until he himself set them the example. So it seems that the Atlantic Coast Line “gob bled” something else besides the C. S. & N. last fall! view of the octreepondent of the and Courier, ell would be office holders are distinctly not Hplt” unlees they happened to be "embers of the late Consti tutional Convention These, it would seem, are, for many years to come, to have a “prior lien” on all the offices within the gift of the people. About the time of the adjournment of the Convention, in an article which he sent to his paper, he took up some fifty or* seventy five of them in turn, and the way he worked them into mem hers of Congress, judges, solici tors and what-not was a caution to the uninitiated in such mat ters. Happiness abides in the homes of these who buy applee, oran ges, nuts, candies and raisins of us; Blackwell Bros. Cotton is bringing 7i cents at this market. * O Fiiil Kotin. lN January SOtb after date, I will , file my final return aa Ezeentor of the Estate of Boyd Truett, deceas ed, and apply to the Judge of Pro bate of Darlington County for letters dismissory. W. A. DOWLING, Dec. 81 —it. Executor. being part of Lot No. M, as shown on a plat of the lands of J. J. Ward re- * * in the office of the Register Conveyance for Darlington' ty in Book Ko. 7, Page 4V8, lev ied upon as the property of F. B. W. 1 roeklngton. (8) All that lot of land known as Lot No. 8 of Block K.. as shown on a plat of the lands of W. D, Wo>ds, made by-Jauee M. Earle Deo 81, 1898, on file in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Darlington County, levied upon as the property of Susan E. LaMotte. (4) All that lot of land fronting on Spring Street, containing one-half (4) acre, more or less, known as Lot No. 4 of Block No. 8 on a map of the town made by II. H. Hoggins, January. 1890, measuring on bpringStreet one hundred (100) *eet, and in depth two hundred and twenty-five (825) feet, bounded north by Lot No. 6 of Block No. 8, east by Spring Street, south by Lot No. 34 of Block No. 8, and west by lands of B. C. Norment, levied upon as the property of Mary Manne. (5) All that lot of land containing two (8) acres, more or less, bounded west hr Depot Street, south by lot formerly of Jsmet A. White, east by lot of Cbanie Junior, end north by lot of Lucy Harri son, levied upon ss the pioperty of Ma ry Msnne. (6) All that lot of land fronting on Paarl B.reet nnety eight and one-half (9&4) feet, and In depth two handled and •even (807) feet bounded north by Pearl Street, asst by lot of Isaac Strauss, south by let of IL M. Smith, and west by lot of G O. Meits, levied upon as the prop erty of Mary Manne. (7) All that lot of land known as Lot No 8 of Block 18 on a plat of the Witte lands, situated on (. hesnut Street, bound ed north by < hesnat Street, east by Lot No. 8, toaut by .lands of Sam Parnell, and wsat by a lot whose owner is un known, the lot herein described measur ing on the north line ninety-one (91) feet, on the eaat Una one handled and sixty- eight (166) feet, on the south line nine- Notice. fffiVHE annual meeting of the stoek- 1 holders of The Bank of Darling ton will be held in the office of the Bank of Darlington on Tuesday, Jan. 14,1896, at 18 o’clock. L. E. WILLIAMSON, Jan. 8—2t. Cashier. Dissofution of Copartnership. 1 7HE copsitnership heretofore exist ing under the firm nsme of Me-j Pearl Oullough A t ooley Is hereby dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebt ed to us will make payment to the new firm of McCullough A Co. c. s. McCullough, W. W. COOLEY. Jan. 1,1896. T HE undersigned have this day form ed a copartnership under the firm name of McCullough 6c Co., as success ors to the bnsiuess of the late firm of McCullough A Cooley. c. s. McCullough, j. w. McCullough, W. W. COOLEY. Jan. 1, 1890. ty-six (66) feet, and on the west line one hundred and sixty (100) feet, lev’ed up on as the property of Jacob Me urry. (8) All that lot of land on the upper end of Pearl Street containing two (8) acres, more or Jets, bounded north by Pearl Street, east by light of way of »he Cheraw A Dai lington Kail- road, sou.h by lands of the < heraw & Darlington Railroad, and west by Mil ling B. aneb, levied t oon as the proper ty of Maty Muse and Ella Muse. (9) All that lot of land fronting on tarl S reet eighty-five and eight- twe'tha (85 8-12) feat, and ninety-three T. Moultrie Mordecal, assignee of Bollman Bros. Co , vs. E. R. Moore et al. AH that piece, parcel or, trnct of land situate. Ivlngaud being in the county of Darlington, State aioresaid, con taining oue Hundred (100) acres more or less. Butting A Bounding north on lindsof J. E. King east on lands of John Williams and lands of the es tate of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown south on lauds of Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly, west on lands of estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown. Terms of Sale one-half cash balance in oue year secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the prem ises with privilege to purchaser to pay all cash. P. A. Willcox, E.-q.. Plaintiff's Attorneys Ex Parte M. J. Outlaw et al in re. S S. Kelly etal. vs S. H. Kelly et al. All of the folio ing lots of land be ing parts i.d pucets of the estate lands of Koben oelly, deceased: Lots Nos. 8 and 4 containing 132 4 0 acres, set apart to S H. Kelly. Lot No. 2. containing 66 2 9 acres, set apart to J N Kelly. Lot —, containing 150 acres, set apart to J. N. ana 11. b. Kelly. Lot —, containing 148 acres, set apart to Mrs P. A.Tyner. For a more accurate desc iption of said lots, ref renee can be had to plats made on Dec. 21, 18U2. by J. H Pate surveyor, on file in oflice of t lerk o‘ Court in case of S. tj. Kelly et al. vs S. II. Kelly et al. Terms of sale, cash; purchaser to pay for papers. T. H. Spain, Esq., Attorney for Petitioners. Each and every the above lots and tracts of lend sold to convey all right title and interest and all equi ies ot all partie* to the respe-dive records under which they are oller-d and on the terms in each specially designat ed. B. K. CHARLES, Master. Special Masters’ Sale. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, District of South Carolina. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. FOURTH CIRCUIT. IN EqUITT. James H. Parker, Complainant, V8. Francis J. Pelzer, et al., Defend ants. WHY? Judicial Sale. w land for Eichange. ILL EXCHANGE 102 ACRES OF land, 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 t ounty having a desirable place. For par ticulars, address REV. R. L. DUFFIE, Westminister. 8. (’. (93) foet desp, bounded no. th by lot of west by lands of Jno P. B. Allen, John Lunney. west by Bu’cken, east bv land of • •nd south by Pesrl Street, levied upon ss the property of Abram Weinueig, (19) All that lot of land being nine ty (90) feet iu width, and niue (9) feet deep, bounded north hy land of Estate of ills. John Lunney, east by hnd of U. Hennig, south by lot above describ ed as “9", and wes. by land of Estate of Mrs. John Lunney, levied upon as the property of Abram Weinberg. • All of wh : ch sales will be made to satisfy the executions above named. J W. EVANS, Town Clerk. STILL HIGHER TAXES, The annual report of Phos phate Inspector Jones to the Legiftlaturo shows that the phos phate interests of the State are in a most deplorable situation, owing chiefly, it is said, to the depressed condition of- things agricultural throughout the world. If Mr. Jones’ gloomy prognostications are verified (and there is no reason to be Here they will not be), this great industry will never again be the source of revenue it once was to the State, and there are heavy burdens ahead for the tax payers to carry. What's become of that “mailed hand,’’, which, after crushing the life out at “ Coojaw,” was to build up the phosphate industry to a point Where the people would hare little or no taxes at all? : A LIVE ISSUE. -The pending misunderstand- ^ii#«U;Britnin being a ist now, i the details of which are understood by the masses, we ham this week, at ST A TB OF SO UTU CAROLINA, County of Darlington- Court of Comn.on Plea*. E. Keitli Dargan, Plaintiff, against Margaret Parnell, Timothy Parnell, Lizzie l arter, Viola Douglas, l.icta Gary, Agnes Parnell, Corinne Par nell, Nam Hamilton Parnell, Wesley Parnell.Rosalie Parnell.Maggie Wif- liams and Eleanor Williams, heirs and distributees of Samuel Parnell, deceased, def< ndants Copy Summons for Relief. (Complaint not Served.) i’o the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned aud re quired to answer the complaint in this action, which is* filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County, and to serve a copy of yonr answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office at Darliagton, 8. O., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in till., action will apply to the Coutt tor the relief demand ed in the complaint. Dated Dec. 26, A. D. 1895. E. KEITH DARGAN. Plaintiff’s Attorney. To the non resident defendants, Tim othy Parnell, Lizzie Carter, Viola Douglas and Sam Hamilton Parnell; Yon will take notice that the origi nal summons and complaint in the above entitled action is now on file in office of the t lerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Darlington aud State of South Carolina. E. KEITH DARGAN, Dec. 26, 1885. PrfFs. Att’y. Sale Under Tax Execution. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Darlington. The Town of Darlington vs. Cham pion Canning Co., et al. Office of The Town Connell,) Darlington, 8. 0., Jan. 2,1896 j By virtue of sundry tax executions In my hands, I will sell for non pay ment of town taxes, on the first Mondsy in February next, in front . of the Court House of Darlington County, during the legal hours of Bale, the following described lots of land, all sitoated in the town of Darlington, County and Stateafore- ttid: (1) AH that lot of land fronting on Lee Street one hundred and ten (110) foet. by one hundred and twenty (1*0) ^ ESrESS- lot of Pinckney Scott, Lee Street, levied y of the Champion THEBE IS NOT A BETTER J.D. BAIRD, AGENT Judicial Sales. By the Master. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Darlington County. By virtue of Decretal Orders is suing out of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in Chancery, I will sell at public vendne at the court house door of Darlington County on the first Monday in January 1896, between the hours of eleven o’clock in the forenoon and five iu the!afternoon the property describ ed In the several actions below, and on the terms respectively designat ed in each, to wit: Wm. M.'Filch, administrator of the estate of W. H. Chaffee, deceased, vs. D. L. Brock. All that tract of land situated in the county and State aforesaid con taining one acre, more or less, and bounded as follows, to wit; North by the lands of W- A. Carri- gan. east by lands of Edmund Brown south by lands of Henry Alford and west by Cheraw and Darlington Rail Road tract. Terms of Sale, cash. P. A. Willcox, Esq., Plaintiff’s Attorney. ,W. A. Carrigan vs. Susannah E. Hill, et al. All that tract or parcel of land situ ate lying and being in the county of Darlington in the State aforesaid and containing fifty-right acres, more or less, and bounded as follows, to wit; on the north by High Hill <'reek. on the east by lands f Mrs. M. Manne. on the south by land., of Susannah K. Hill and on the west by lands of Wm. Atkinson. Also, All that parcel, piece or tract of land lying, being and situate in the county and State afores .id, contain- ing fifty acres, more or less, and bounded north by my own laud (Mar tha J. HID), east bv lands of Mrs. M. Manne and by lands of Mrs M A. At kinson, south by lauds of B. W. Ed wards and west by lands of W. R. At kinson. Terms of Bale, one half cash, bal ance In one year, secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay for nec essary papers. Spain A Thompson, Esqs., Plaintiff's Attorneys. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Marlboro. Bessie V. Sumner vs JohnB, Winters et al. By virtue of an order made by the Honorable R C. Watts, Judge of tlie Fourth Judicial Circuit, at his chambers in Marlboro County on the fifth day of December, 1895, in the above slyled action iu the Cir cuit Court of Common Pleas, in Chancery, for the couiry of Marlbo ro. I will sell at public vendne at the dour of the court bouse of the county of Darlington on the first Monday in January, 1896 between the hours of eleven o’clock iu the forenoon and five o'clock in the af ernoon the property described in raid order as “All the following parcels or tracts of laud 1> ing and being and sitnat. in the county of Darlington iu the said State to wit ‘Near Society Hill Depot on the Cheraw and Darlington Kail Koad lo cated as follows commening at a cor ner 65 feet east of the ceil try of said Kail Hoad track_175 feet from the Sonlhern corner of M. H, Wilson’s lot, 75 feet from the Souther corner of the lot occupied at present or formerly by ough & \\ bite and at the Southern corner of the lot occupied by Cary Townsend, called the Harrington lot. thence 8 18° East exactly parallel with the Kail ivoad 65 feet all along from the centre of said truck, 67 feet to a corner on the equate in the plan ol the villau'c, thence 16° North of East about 200 feet to a corner, thence 18° West of North parallel with fron' line and railroad (.7 fe. t to a cornerut the back end, thence 2ltn feet to a corner fn the front line as will more fully ap pear reference being had to Kec nU Vol2 pages 755-756 <>t Register of Mesne Conveyances Darlington County (2) “All that store lot in Society Hill containing about one acre bound ed on the N ort h by Pressleys Avenue Fa t by public road leading from Darlington to Bennettsville Mid on the South and West by I. D. Wilson, Jr. ;8) ‘‘About one hundred and fifty acres of the tract known as the Ed wards Plantation comprised within the following metes and boundaries: South by the public road leading to Henegan’s landing on the East iu part by a lake thence by a ditch to a pas ture fence, thence by said pasture fence a distance of some five hundred ▼ards to a stake, thence westward to a forge hicory tree on the bank of the dam thence iu a direct line with a large broken top oak to the Pee Dee River, the rest of tlie Northern bound ary line being the Pee Dee River and West by said River.” Terms, of Sale,one-third cash, bal ance it one and two years, in equal installmentt, with interest, se cured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of the premises. R. K. CHARLES, Master. W. F. Stevenson, Esq., Plaintiff's Attorney. HO! V. FOR THE ***** +** $ You should have an Accident Policy before you «tart. By all means get it in The Travelers,” the largest accident insurance company in the world, and larger than all the others in America put together. It will cost you only 25c r: $3,000 pm. MRS. lUCf M. NORMENT is the company’s agent at Darlington “The Travelers” has unid all its claims for 80 years. Assets. 617,601,607.68; lia bilities, 615,192,182.69; surplus, 62,472, j parcels. 584.99. Mrs. Norment is also agent for one of the largest life Insurance-compsnles in the werM, Pursuant to an order of His Honor, Charles H. Simonton, Judge of the Circuit Court, made in the above stat ed cause on the 10th day of Decenibe 1895, the undersigned, as Special Mas ters, will offer for sale from the 1 oui t House steps at Darlington, C. IL, 8. C.; on Monday, the 13th day of Janu ary, 1890, the following described real estate, situate in the County of Dar lington, State of South Carolina, now the property of Manuel Marco: t. Tract known as the T. P. King place containing ninety-four (94) acres more or less aud bounded north by es tate lands ot 11. C. King, south hy Wil liam Richards, east hy lands of Mrs. F. Galloway aud M. Marco and west hy lands oi .Mrs. C. Skinner. 2. Tract known as the Best Place ontaining one hundred (100) acres more or less, and bounded north by lands of William Richards, south by lands of Willjam Best, east hy lands of Mrs. F. Galloway and west by Sparrow Swamp. 3. Tract known as the Cox Place, con taining one hundred and twenty-five (125) acres, more or less, and bounded north by Bell Branch and Sparrow Swamp, south by Mrs. M. M. Cox and Mrs. L. E. Witherspoon, east by lands of Robert Rogers and west hy lands of 0. L. Parnell. 4. Tract known as the Martha Boykin Place,containing forty-two (42) acres, more or less, and hounued north hy lands of Jelry Johnson, aouth and east and south and west hy estate lands of R. M. Severance and east by lands of Doc Par nell. 5. Tract known as the Howell Place, containing one hundred and three (108) acrea, more or less, and bounded north Ity lands of James Vaughan, south by lands of Mrs. Rosa Huggins, east by lands of Amos Slater and west hy lands of Wesley Alexander. 6. Tract known as the Harris Place, containing one hundred (1(10) acres, more or less, and hounded north bvland of John Norwood, south hy buds of O. I). Lee, east by land of George McCall and west hy laud of Ephraim Knotts. 7. Tract known as the Hariell Place, containing one hundred (100) acres, more orlcss. and hounded north by lands of J. B. Howell, south hy lands of Eliza beth Fields, east by lands ot estate of i. M. Harrell aud west by Sparrow Swamp. 8. Tract known as theOullaw Place, containing one hundred (100) acres, more or less, hounded north hy Rufus Dixon, south and east by lands of Joseph Walters aud west by lands of J. L. Par rott. 9. Tract known as the Molly King Place, containing ninety (90) acres, more or less, and bounded north hy Wnds of M. Marco, south and east by lands of Cupid Mingo and west by lands of C. S. Parnell. 10. Tract known as the Wood ham Place, containing sixty (60) acres, more or less, and bounded north hy lands of Fanny Wil iauis, south by public road, east by John Northern! ami west by lands of II. M. Woodh nt 11. Tract known as the Boykin Place, containing one hundred and fifty (150) acres, more or less, and bounded north by lands of B. Marco and south hy lands of Arthur I.ee. east liy lands of J. M. Josey and west by lands of John Mc- Sween. 12. Tract known as the Galloway i’laee, containing one hundred and filty (150) acres, more or less, and hounded north hy Public Road, so lilt hy lands of lohn Kelly and N. Galloway, east hy lands of N. L. Harrell and J. li. Kelly and west by lauds of Mrs. F. Galloway, 13. Tract know n as the DuBosc place, containing sixty-five (65) acres, more oi; less, i nd bounded north and east by lands ot .Vl. Marco and Tom Mcl.endou and west by lands of Tom McLendon. 14. Tract known as the Mims tract, containing ninety-six (96) acres, more or less and bounded north by south by lands of J. W. Beasley and e»st by lands of Henry Andrews and west by lands of Ed. Mims. 15. Tract known as the Henry Kelly place, containing eighty (80) acres, more or less, and bounded north and east by lauds of Ed. Davis, south by lands of J. C!. Bell and west by lands of John Stuck- ey. 10. Tract known as the Dru Boykin place, containing two hundred and ten (210) acres, more or less, and hounded north by lands of P. G. Fields, south by lands of Frank Chaplin, east by lands of B. A. Howell and sparrow Swamp, and west by lands of Ed. Davis ami Mrs. Celia Vaughan. 17. Tract known as the Brand place, containing forty (40) acres, more or less, and hounded north hy lands of Bellie Huggins, Htulh by lands of R. M. Josey amt J. W . Stuckey, east hy lands of Bet lie Huggins, ami Sparrow Swamp and west hy lands of T. J. Price. 18. Tract known as the Mittie Wood ham place, containing one hundred and forty (140) at res, more or less, and bounded north by lands of William Du Bose and west by lands of Charles Stuckey and Walter Met all. 1ft. Tract known as the Mill place, containing four hundred and eighty (480) acres, more or less, l•.lld hounded north hy lauds of A. M. Nonhcutt, soutli hy lands of M. Marco and Uctiie Hug gins, east by lands of Mrs. Cheliy King, anti west by lauds of B. A. Howell and A. E. Witherspoon. 20. Tract known as the Lydia Plant ation, containing eignt hundred anti l\ve .ty-tivc anti i ns-half (8254) acres, more or less, and hounded north hy lands of H- J. I.ee, aud estate of W. H. Thomas, south by lands of B. Fields anti estate of 1. M. Harrell, east hy Boggy Gully, and west by lands of Mrs. Eliza beth" Miller, G. W. Reynolds, W. L. Galloway aud Sparrow Swamp. Terms of sale, one-third cash, balance in one and two years, with interest from the date of sale, payable annually, se cured by bond of the purchaser ami mortgage of the premises, purchaser to pay nil taxes payable in 1896, anti to pay the officers making the sale the usual fee for each set ol papers, anti to have the privilege of (laying all cash If so minded; said lanes tube sold iu separate J Ty a. Simply because we have the stock of goods i and are selling them at the right price. People come into our store and purchase with the utmost confidence, knowing full well that should any purchases he unsatisfac tory, THEY CAN BE RETURNED. AND MONET Will BE REFONDED. CLOTHING We have one of the largest and | best assorted stocks of % aXriOTHiiisrG-! ever opened in Darlington, and we honestly believe that we are selling more clothing than all the other merchants i n combined. We j. SHOES. Darlington | $•************************•$•*•$• •5* | handle Stronse | | Brothers’ high | t grade clothing, This is one of our pet J II a m h u r g e r’s | departments. If y o u t fine clothing & t want a shoe to fit and % several ot h e r J to wear well, you make | good brands. | a mistake if you don’t | | We are simply | give us a look: we ban- + I Headcmarters t die Drew Selby’s fine f + for clothing in t shoes for ladies; Wm. Darlington. •H-+-5-*- -;-vv-F -F+-F:- -F-F-F-F ■ v •rvft •F Knceland’s and Wm. Dorsch’s fine shoes for men. Every pair guar anteed. DRESS GOODS. This is our “hobby.” In this depart ment (like in our clothing room) we are doing the business. If you need any thing in Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, &c., and can’t find it at our have store, yen to leave town to find it. Yoijks Fok Business, O. W. DARGAN, D. B. GILLILAND, SptclalMaeteri. SUCH 5 RUCKER.