Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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=5====!=====5EJr $fet JarKnigton PVBUBnttO KTF'T THTItBOAt MORKIS9. - he»d, and after a long Mroh, chueed upon U!m wllllaind, who after having at first lefoeed, finally consented to sit for the design, which was accepted by Congress. She lives In Philadel phia and for years supported herself as a teacher. ALEX. a. KOwLOCK. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS—fl Per Annua in Advance; 00 eehts for six months; 25 cents for 8 months. THE POST ANO CHARLESTON. The Charleston Evening Poet has a long and most sensible ed itorial on “Cnarleston and the State” in which it answers most Advkrtisikg Rates; One Square, first insertion $1-00 Every subsequent insertion 50 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms, . ^ . ■■■■ ■ ■ ■ The editorisls in this paper are writ ten in the singular number, the editorial “we” having tyeen discarded. The News of the Week. A negro was hung in Abbeville last Friday. There was a small fire In Laurens on Friday last. Ex-Governor Seay, of Alabama, died on Monday. Congress is considering the matter of an early adjournment. Ex-President Harrison will be mar ried to Mrs Dimmick on Monday. Ex-Congressman Robert H. Mayo, of Virginia, died on Monday 'ast. Fire destroyed $2<y\000 worth of S roperty at Waterbury, Conn., on aturday. The Treasury Department has in structed the sab-Treasury to raise the premium on gold bars from 1-10 to 3-16 of one per cent. Three hundred colonists from Hol land will settle soon on a tract of land acquired for them on the eastern shore of Maryland The Chester Grand Jury has put twenty-six habitual drunkards on the “black list,” and forbade the county dispensers selling them liquor. Greater New York seems to be an assured certainty. The anti consol- Idationist concede that the bill w 11 be passed in the assembly with votes to spue. President Kruger of the. Transvaa 1 , who, as any one can judge from his S ictnres, has been growing obese of de years, is reported to have taken to bicycle riding to work off the sur plus. satisfactorily the arguments which nr ny use to shew that Charleston ought to stopoposing Tillmanism and acknowledge icrself whipped, and thereby bring more business to Charles ton. The Post shows most con clusively that Charleston’s op position to the powers-that-be has nothing to do with the city’s losing the country trade, and cites Columbia as on example of a city which has continued to proyr for four or five years while fighting TiPmanism all the time. The Columbia State, a hard fighter against Tillman ism, has striven all the time to build up Columbia, and, with what success, one has only to contrast the Columbia of to-day with the Columbia of five or six years ago. No, politics these days has nothing to do with the trade of a place—if the business men of a town or city offer the inducements -for people to do business with them and hustle for enterprises, their politics will bhve no weight with the ontside world. What town in the State has been hat ed by the Tiffmanites more than Darlington and yet look at her stores and her streets— her business men are proverb ially hustlers and are certain to get there politics or no politics. The editor of The News would Of interest to beer drinkers may be the announcement of the marriage of Frederick Pabst, Jr., to Miss Ida Ricblein of Milwaukee, which unites two of the largest brewery families in the world, Horseless mail cars, in which a man will distribute mail while it is being gathered from the letter boxes, of large cities, is the latest, and will, it is said, soon be in operation in all large cities. Senator Allen on Tuesday intro duced a resolution declaring that Congress should not adjourn without restoring the free coinage of silver and taking from the secretary of the Treasury the power to issue bonds. The late Max Lebandy, who died while serving as a private in the French army, was worth $6,000,000 and would have inherited $20,000,000 more had he survived his mother. His pay in the army was one cent a day. The big wigs are taxing their brains to find a name for the Roetgen pic- tares. Shadogram and radiogram they consider nondescript, and act- tiuogram, which is Greek; radioscript which is Latin, and ray sketch, which is good honest English, are suggested. An Edinborough firm has just pub lished what is said to be the smallest Bible and testament ever printed. The former is U inches high by H wide, weighs only 380 grains and contains 830 pages. The latter is l of an inch long and | an inch wide and weighs only 26 grains. Mr. Edward Leslie, a well known inventor, committed suicide last week at Paterson, N. J„ by taking mor- S hine. His wife and family are in anada. A suit growing out of in fringement of patent was recently decided against Leslie and this made him melancholy. The Southbound vestibule train on the Southern Railroad ran into the siding at hastman, Ga., at 4 o'oib k yesterday morning, injuring three persons. A mail clerk threw oat a bog which struck a switch breaking it and opening the siding. The train ran into the side track and collided with empty box cars, all beign derail ed. The will of Benjamin Franklin which was probated about 100 years ago in Philadelphia was allowed in the probate oonrt of Suffolk County, Mass., yesterday. This step was tak en in view of the trial of the question of the legality of certain acts of the city in the disposition of the Franklin fund which is soon to come up in the conrt. An attempt was made last week to lynch Johnson, the minister, who a few nights before charged from the pulpit that two-thirds of the girls of Fresno, Cal., were ruined before they arrived at the age of 14. Officers rescued him from an angry mob and he is now under protection of the sheriff. Johnson went to Frenso a few days ago and had been conduct ing revival meetings op to the charge against the girls from his pulpit. A bronze statue of General Han cock, which is to be erected on Penn sylvania avenue reservation, near seventh street, in Washington, has been levied upon for a debt of $00. The pedestal has been in readiness for some time, and the statue, which was east in Providence, R. I., has been lying at the Pennsylvania freight boose for several days. H. J. Ellieott, the sculptor, gave an order to a man who was publishing an illustrated biography of dignitaries, bnt when he foarned the character of the pn- blioatlo", refused to pay the $00 de manded, and the publisher thereupon levied upon the bronze statue to *e- cure payment. The goddem cl liberty, Miss Ai William* whose profile appears every silver dollar , is to be marrl It is 20 years stave the pretty bk girl became famous, and sow tl she is to be a bride the story of fa she come to be the goddess of Jibe may. be re-told. In 1830 a yonog ver named Morgan, after deal the reverse side of the do]] to Op bis mind that the profile Otbe^ tide ohenld be from a r like to copy the whole editorial from the Post, bat must content himself with these few remarks on account of want of space. It is an execellent argument and should be read by many who are continually qroaki^g about Charleston’s political position. The committee in Charleston which has charge of the busi ness of inviting the United Con federate Veterans to hold their encampment in Charleston next year, has decided not to give the invitation because Charleston is under the metropolitan police and it will be humiliating for her people to have the outside world see the city in such a plight. Is Charleston afraid to invite her friends to come to see her because a little fellow in Columbia happens to have the power to humiliate her people by means of the odious metro politan police? What is the old dity coming to if her people do not show more spirit and inde pendence? The action of the committee should by all means be reconsidered and the matter opened for discussion again. If Charleston refuses to invite the veterans there next year on account of John Gary Evans’ police, the other towns and cities in the State will lose all respect fox her. There is not a small town in South Carolina that would allow metropolitan police or any other tyranical law of Tillman’s Governor to stand in the way of a big cele bration which would bring thousands of dollars in trade to her business men. By all means let the committee reconsider its action. The people of the State want the veterans in Charleston and they hope and "piay that Charleston will assert herself at least as much as a little town would do under like circumstan ces, A leading light in the new republican movement in this town, says it is the intention of those who are at the head of affairs to divest the party of all of the unsavory record which it made during carpet bag days and place it on a de cent and respectable footing. So far so good—buj the editor of The News would be pleased to know how men here-to fore holding democratic principles can so easily align themselves with the republican party on account of Tillmanism. Free traders cannot change to pro tectionists in a day and that is what many democrats, who be come real republicans, will have to do. But, of course, it will w said that they are not really republicans, they have only gone Into that party In ord^r to fight Tillmanism and are demo 1 crats in principle as much as ever. All that may bo true too, but they are making a mistake all the same in joining a republican club. The way for democrats to do is to make a straight fight if possible, and, if that is impracticable, vote as they please, or, in other words, for the best men, without com mitting themselves to a party in whose principals they do not believe. their minds at once that Port Boy a! i3 going to be a big sea port. It is very unbecoming for| a city on a river like Savannah j to be continually harping at a j town which has a magnificient harbor and an immense govern ment dry dock. Ex Governors. K. Scott has been on a visit to Columbia, and, during his stay in that city, a number of the citizen are said to have called on him and ap peared glad to welcome him back to the city. Instead of treating him with any hospital ity, they should have sworn out an indictment against him for grand larceny and sent the Sheriff to take charge of him. It is certainly surprising how some people can forget the ras cality of such men as R. K. Scott. Some of these days, when Ben Tillman goes out of office, they will forget that he ever did anything wrong and will treat him as one deserving the respect and consideration of all good people. Ex Gov. R. K. Scott tried to put Charleston under metropolitan police but failed. On account of the supineness and truckling of some of our people, John Gary Evans has been more successful inthecause of tyranny in 1896 than was the carpet bagger t^cott in the dark days of reconffffeciion. The weather is tine and farm j 1 own ano Country dwelling, work I? progressing. The whis* j barns and other substontiai tie of tiie plowman is heard to- buildings and their contents m- geihtr with the sweet chirpings sured against wind storms, at of the merry little birds along ! lowest rates by Dargan & large stock of 1LLINER ' The news about Cheraw’s prospects for securing several new manufacturing enterprises is most gratifying. Cheraw is a tine place for manufacturing and certainly deserves to suc ceed. Mr. H. W. Finlayson is doing a great work there, and, if the citizens will co operate with him, the old town will move right along in material prosperity. Johnny McLaurin- has gone over to Tillman. But you needn’t be too certain where Johnny is going to be—he is just like a cat, he falls on his feet every time. the hedges. All nature seems to be taking on renewed vigor and signs of thrift an 1 energy are seen on every hand. LAMAR. Oats are looking well. Corn planting is a thing of the past with most of our peo pie. Mr. S. K. Jeffords returned from Charleston on Saturday last. The Kingstree County Record of last week says: Some newspaper writers in South Car olina are apparently ignorant of the fact that the people of the State made the dis pensary. Unable to see anything but the false imaginations of their mental make-up, they think B. R. Tillman and John Gary Evans are solely responsible for the existence of this few. But, in feet, nevertheless, the governing, law making majority of the people of South Carolina are the enactors of the law so obnoxious to these writer*. * * * How in the name of common sense are the people of South Carolina responsible for this law? Did they not vote in the primary for prohibition, and did not the Legislature, in the face of this vote, go right ahead and enact the dispensary law be cause Ben Tillman told them to do so? It is absurd for the County Record to attempt to deny that Ben Tillman and John Gary Evans are responsible for this odious and tyranical law, inasmuch as the people never voted for it and never thought of the Legislature passing such a law. There is a pretty mess in Lau rens county now. Postmaster Crews, who is also owner of the Laurensville Herald, has taken away from his son the editorial control of the paper and assum ed the editorship himself. It seems that the son is with Till man in leaving the Democratic party and the father is with Irby in his determination to stand by the party. Young Crews, who has backing, is go ing to start another pa per in the interest of Tillman and the father will support Irby. Can it be that the day is fast approaching when Tillman and Irby will begin to tear each other’s hair in dead earnest 5 ' Then will tho people of South Carolina be treated to the choicest reading since the days of “good stealing”. The first copy of the Bishop- vilie Mirror reached this office last week. The Mirror is a seven column paper published by the Mirror Pulbishing Co., but the name of the editor is not given. Bishopville has been without a newspaper for some time and the town is to be con gratulated upon the appearance of the new paper. The Clio News is another new paper whicb has launched forth on the stormy sra of journalism. •Clio is in a good section and the people around there can give the News strong support if they so incline. The great war ship “Indiana” glided smoothly into the Port Royal dock last Friday, much to the chagrin of many of the enemies of that superb port. Savannah and all the other cities that are jealous of Port Royal might as well make up Dr. Watson has and moved into his on Main Street. completed new office Mr. Ivy Redick, of High Hill, is attending the Newman Swamp high school. Darlington Notes. [Southern Tobacco Journal.] It is a pleasure to note that Sydnor & Tredway, who have so successfully conducted the warehouse business at Darling ton. S. C., the past two years, have again leased the same warehouse for anotfier term of years. This is one of the most successful warehouse firms that has ever operated in the new tobacco State. They have the full confidence of the planters as well as of the business men of Darlington, and are now in a position to get a very large patronage. Syd nor & Treadway have been strong factors in making the Darlington market what it is today. Mr. John Coleman, who is one of the largest buyers of leaf on the South Carolina mar kets, is now closing up his year’s business at Darlington. His leaf factory is one of the best in the State, and contains a very fine stock of leaf, which Mr. Coleman has purchased with the greatest care. _ Since the opening of the Darlington market, Mr. Coleman has been one of its staunchest support era, and has done much to make it the success that it is. He has the full confidence of the Baird. Fresh fruits very cheap at Cog- geshall & Co.’s. Work on the Baptist Church is progressing finely and it will be ready for dedication by the last of April. A full attendance of the local military company is requested as business of importance must be transacted. Tobacco planting has become the chief industry with our farmers, there being scarcely a farm to be found with less than five acres. The acreage will doubtless be twice that of last year and the tobacco of a better grade as the planters have more experience and are miing more high grade ferti’izers than last year. Buy your boy a pair of knee pants from us—a full line now on hand. Brunson, Lunn & Co. Buy new goods and a new sewing machine to make them up from Blackwell Bros.’ in mi m ce When you get your New Hat. you want the Latest Style, and Kind and Prompt Attention. You get this from me, and save from 2o to .*0 cents on each Hat you pur chase, and you get tho Corn is now advancing price; 3,500 bushels now hand at Deans Bros.’ m on Buy now. Big drive in canned goods at Coggeshall & Co.’s. Hartsville canned peas; best on the market; only 10 cents a can, at F. Marion Sims. Fine slippers, 50 cents, at W. A. Blizzard’s. Cream flour price: for sale shall & Co. is at its lowest only by Cogge- Insure against bicycle accid- ems with Dargan & Baird, gen eral agents of the great United States Casualty Co. Rate, $2 per $1,000. Provisions are very low and we are at the bottom. Cogge shall & Co. best people in Darlington, and A new depot is in course of erection at this place, the Rail Road Company having at last decided to furnish the people of Lamar and surroundingcountry with better accomodations, than merely a poorly constructed shanty. We nevertheless feel thankful that they have re membered us in this way. There is more freight and travel to and from this point than any other on the line, except Dar lington and Sumter. SOCIETY HILL. The trees are budding out rapidly. Mr. Preston Heustiss, of New Providence, spent Sunday here. Mr. Durant, of Mont Clare, was m town last Sunday after*, noon. Mr. W. E. Heustiss spent Sun day with relatives at New Prov idence. A party of young folks from Dovesville attended preaching here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. C. Byrd, of Riverdale, have been here on a brfef visit. Messrs. T. H. Coker & Son are now doing a general merchan dise business and have opened a blacksmith shop opposite their store under the management of Neill Williams. Services were conducted at the Baptist Church on Sunday morning by Rev. Mr. Richards, a Presbyterian evangelist. Rev, C. L. Dowell preached in Dar lington on that day. The fish supper last Wednes day night at the residence of Mi*. Jno. R. McCall was a big success. A large crowd was present and twenty five dollars and ten cents was raised, and that amount will go a long way has built up a leaf trade of which he may well be proud. The Darlington Smoking To bacco Co., which is tne out growth of the energy of Mr. IraS. Burch, formerly of this State, is now one of the hust ling enterprises of Darlington. The various brands of smoking tobacco are very popular, and are having a wide sale. Mr. Burch deserves much credit for the able manner in which he has conducted the enterprise. He has the business now in a stock company with ample cap ital, and the future outlook of the enterprise is very bright indeed. It is stated that a third ware house will be built at Darling ton in time for the new crop. If Business Locals, you intend purchasing anything in our line, wait till next week and call and see our handsome new spring stock. Woods & Milling. Maple syrup in gallon tins, 95 cts. per can, at Coggeshall & Co.’s. Oat flakes 5 cents a pound at G. O Mertz’s. The best ladies’ shoe on the market for $2.00 at Brunson, Lunn & Co’s. Look out for wind storms! The cheapest tornado policy on the market is written by Dar gan & Baird. Rates per $1,000: 1 year, $2; 2 years, $4; 3 years, $6. Canned peaches 65 cts. per dozen at Coggeshall & Oo.’s. The light running New Home, or improved Wheeler & Wilson are the best found; only at Blackwell Bros.’ Some merchants have open ings twice a year. We have an opening every day—we open two carloads of groceries, hay and grain every day; Deans Bros. If you want to make your home happy, grow fat and live -well, use “Gold Medal” flour; sold iu Darlington only by F. Marion Sims. Oil, 15 cents per gallon at W. A. Blizzard’s. Insure with Dargan & Baird, who represent the leadings fire, life and accident insurance com panies. towards completing the Presby terian Church. HOPEWELL. Miss Lizzie Reynolds is spend- this week with friends and rel atives in Cypress. Mr. John W. Cook, the pho tographer, has been around recently doing some work in his line. Forest firos have raged the past week to a considerable ex tent with damage to timber, straw and cord wood. The Sunday School, under the superintendency of the Rev. J. J. Reynolds, is in a flourishing condition with a membership of forty or fifty. A very pleasant party was given- last Friday evening at the residence of Mr. P. G. Reynolds compl'mentary to Mr and Mrs. Wheeler Reynolds. Music aud dancing were kept Up until a late hour. All present seemed to enjoy themselves. For sale; a fine milch cow; apply at this office. Fresh line of candies just re ceived at Coggeshall & Co.’s. Graham flour at G. O. Mertz’s. Pried apples 4 cts. per pound at Coggeshall & Co.’s. A full lino of oxfords just opened up and going at prices to suit the people at Brunson, Lunn & Co’s. Nice light and medium weight suits, the best in town for the price; at Blackwell Bros.’ Just received—a carload of hay ; Deans Bros. ’ Teosinte will yield 100 tons forage per acre. Seed to be had at Coggeshall & Co.’s. Try my “syrup peaches;” best on the market; two cans for 25 cents; F. Marion Sims. Dr. King’s celebrated family remedies at W. A. Blizzard’s, A few tons of that high grade tobaccj aud cotton fertilizers still on hand—guaranteed to do you - good—come quick. Blackwell Bros. We have received the first shipment of flour under the new rate; lower than ever be fore; see us before buying; Deans Bros.’ A2 4t Near Artesian Well. ST.^-'rEIMIIEIDTT —of the— Dt\k OF II.WLIMjmV. At the close of business, Mar. 31, 1896, in conformity with an A -t of ihe General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans ami Discounts $183,511 20 Stocks 5,000 00 Real Estate 8,4Ml> 85 Safe, Furniture, &e 1,100 00 Due by banks.. ..$ 7,083 35 Dem -iul Loans .. 21,'35 05 Casb 17,445 01 49,003 41 Total Assets $217,701 52 LIAM LI TIES. Capit'il Stock paitl in $100,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Profits •”,9 0 -5 19 Dividends unpaid. Deposits 145 U0 89,701 33 — Rice from 2} to 5 cts. per pound at Coggeshall & Co.’s. I have the best lard in town; guaranteed to be absolutely pure; F. Marion Sims. W. A. Blizzard, near the Fac tory, carries a full line of gen eral merchandise. Call on him. How about those delicious Ferris pig hams—they are fine; at Coggeshall & Co.’s. Total Liabilities $247,791 52 Personally appeared before me L. E. Williamson, Cashier, who on oath says the foregoing statement is true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. L. E. WILLIAMSON, Cashier. Sv rn to before me lids 1st day Of A.ril 1890. M. T. i.ir>F.. [• f 1 Nolar\ Public, , S.C. Attest; 11. W.BOYP, .1. UKKGG M■•CALIi, HH1GHT WILLI AM LON, Directors. STATEMENT OF THK CO.V01 1 l'»K OK Tilt Tstflt’s Sails si “R-J-R” Blizzard’s. tobacco at W. A. Best quality sewing machine oil, also needles and other sup plies at Blackwell Bros.’ Darlixoton, S. C., lose of business, Mar. 81, accordance with an Act of *itl Assvili .tv Feed oats at Deans Bros.’ Buckwheat — something fine for breakfast; F. Marion Sims. Trousers, from 60 cents to $3, at W. A. Blizzard’s. Come and buy your supply of D. S. ribs while they are low. We will sell you for future de livery at a very low price. Cog geshall & Co. Mr. Bright Williamson has for sale at his plantation pure bred Essex pigs, from imported stock. JVST RECEIVED, UNYON’S HOMOEOPATHIC HOME REMEDIES. Dr. JOHN A. BOYD, Druggist. DARLINGTON, ---SC. At the 18911, in the Gene ASSETS. Loans and Discounts Stocks Safe, Furniture. Ac Heal Estate Expense account Due by Hanks and Cash on hand Overdrafts $196,025.73 6,989.00 997.00 326 25 1,138,30 25,358 03 1,181 95 Total.. .$100,000.00 .$232,007.93 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Surplus and undivided Profits 27,075.48 Dividends unpaid 90.10 Deposits 9 : i,210 83 Due Hanks 1,275 33 Re-Discounts 7,350.28 $.’32,607.93 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. Personally appeared H. I.. Charles, Cashier of People's Hank of Darling ton. S O.. and made oath that the above statement is true to th • best of Ids knowledge and belief. H. L. CHARLES, Cashier. Sworn to before me this 1st day of April, 1890. (n. s.| GKO. ONSLOW, Notary Public, S. 0. Correct, attest: c. s. McCullough, E. KEITH DARGAN, Directors. For Correct Styles In MILLINERY Miss Maggie Jones. use "IMPERIAL.’' V Bright Leaf Tobacco Grower FOR, TOBA.CCO For Sale By MESIUU. Ihe largest tobacco growers in the County use it. Jan30—Omo.