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Ml, ipj "VPipqpf^lfpMilPKPPiPIlPPpVfRlIlliippgpH w&intftvn VOL. XXIII, NO. 20. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1896. LOCAL matters in and around the TOWN OF DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers, Air. H Hennij? is erecting a re idence on Broad Street H H. Newton Esq., of Ben- nettsville, was in town Thurs day last. Messrs. Walter Harrall and W. T. Powell, of Cheraw, spent last Tuesday in town. Mr. C. D Evans spent last Saturday and Sunday at Society Hill with his mother. Mr. W. Albert Parrott is an nounced as a candidate for Clerk of Court in this issue. Mr. Albert Woods, who at tends Wofford College, is spend- irq a few days in Darlington. Mr. Johnnie Reb Drake left for Wilson, N. C. last Monday to be gone two or three weeks. Miss Emmie James has re turned from Cobham, Virginia, where she has been visiting her aunt Mrs. Dickinson. A considerable amount of mat ter sent in by correspondents this week has been left out on account of want of space. Please notice the slip on your paper and renew your subscrip tion when it expires. A dollar is such a small amount that it scarcely pays to send out bills. Governor Evans has pardon ed John Evans, colored, who was convicted of larceny at the March terra of court. 1894, and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Quite a lot of invitations have been sent out to dancing young ladies and gentlemen in neigh boring towns to attend the ball to be given by the Cotillon Club tonight in the Planters Ware House. Mrs. John Wiley has been spending a few days with Mes srs. J. J. and W. E. James. Mrs. Wiley has been keeping a hotel in Nassau during the past win ter and stopped here on her way to Baltimore. Mrs. C. K. Rogers and Mrs. S. F. Parrott received checks for $5,000 a piece from the Ameri can Legion of Honor last Mon day. The late Messrs. C.' K. Rogers and S. F. Parrott were insured in that order. Mr. Wilkins, of Manning, was in town last week getting some points about the tobacco busi ness. Manning expects to have a ware house this season and Mr. Wilkins thinks that a fine market will be built up there. Wm. M. Bird & <?o., of Char leston, have an advertisement of their Paris Green and Lon don Purple in this issue of The News. They guarantee that their goods are all right and a guarantee from such a reliable house is woi th something. Mrs. C. F. Sansbury is agent for “Armenia Massacres and Turkish Tyranny,” a book by Frederick Davis Green, M. A., secretary of the National Relief Committee, and late Missionary to Armenia. Mrs. Sansbury’s address is Darlington, S. C. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darl ngton postoffice, and are advertised as “dead” for the week ending May 11th: H. R. Robinson, Archie Wyatt, A. Brown, Mrs. Matilda Hicks, Miss Anna Hoole, Lamer Mer cy, Philips Wilson. Dudley Plato, the colored man who was sentenced several years ago to the penitentiary for life, but who was pardoned by Governor Evans last winter on account of his ill health, died last Tuesday and was bur ied at the expense of the town the following day. Robt. Macfarlan, Esq., snent last Sunday in Cheraw with his brother, the Rev. Allen Macfar lan. The latter preached in the Presbyterian Church in the morning and in the Methodist Church at night. Both sermons were highly appreciated by those who heard them. The Timmonsville Enterprise of last week said: Mr. J. W. Ragsdale has secured Henry Brown of Darlington to manage his bick yard. “Uncle Henry” is on-* the most reliable colored men in the State. He followed the Confederate army through the war and never fails to vote the Democratic ticket. A NEW JERSEY EDITOR On a Visit to Darlington.—He is Im pressed With I ha South. | Messrs J. J. Ward and G. K. I King brought back with them ! from Southern Pines, Mr. Wm. J. Lovell, editor of the Moorep- town. New Jersey, Chronicle. Mr. Lowell spent last Thursday in Darlington and took in the sights. He was much struck with the fine colored graded school building, as he had nev er thought before that the ne groes were provided with any thing but shanties for school houses. Mr. Lovell visited both of the graded school buildings, the factory .the phosphate works and the oil mill, and also took a ride into the country with Mayor Dargan, Mr. G. K. King and the editor of The News. He was greatly impressed with the cheapness and fertility of the lands, and said he had no doubt many New Jersey farm ers would be glad to come here if they could only know the country. Mr. Lovell, in talk ing about the negroes, said that they were much better treated here than at the North; that there they were not considered at all, but were treated with in difference. Upon being told by Mayor Dargan that the farmers in this section were in better ciicurastances than they had been in years, Mr. Lovell re plied that just the opposite was the case in New Jersey. Alto gether, Mr. Lovell seemed to enjoy his visit to Darlington, as it had been the means of open ing his eyes in regard to the condition of things in this part of the country. A STATEMENT FROM MR. DREW In Which He Says The Messenger Is Not a Tillman Paper. Editor Darlington News: In your write-up of the Coun ty Democratic Convention last week, I notice that you allude to the Hartsville Messenger as “a paper that is friendly to the Tillman cause.” I am confident that your allusion will lead some people—those who do not under stand the situation—to the con clusion that the Messenger io a Tillman paper, when such is not the case. It was stated in the first issue of the Messenger that it would not be the organ of any clique or faction, and this is still ray plan of conduct ing the paper. My main object has been to publish a paper that would meet with the approval of the farm ers and I leave the public to judge whether I have succeeded or not. Quite a number of my subscribers areTillmanites, and they know that the Messenger is not the organ of any political faction. Personally, I have the same respect for a Tillmanite that I have for a Conservative, realizing the fact that there are good men (and bad men) in both factions. The most conserva tive men on both sides commend the course that I have pursued and are supporters of my paper, but the “hot headed” individu als, of course, are not in sym pathy with me. It is for the benefit of this latter class, main ly, that I write this article, as someof them are wont to call me a Tillmanite simply because I prefer the dispensary system to the old bar-room system. T. J. Drew, Editor and Publisher, Harts ville Messenger. ^ A Fins School The Darlington News has received an invation to the com mencement exercises of the Sumter Institute which takes p'ace May 31st to June 2nd in clusive. The Rev. R. M. Smith D. D. is to preach the Bacca laureate Sermon and Henry Cowper Patton will deliver t_ie Literary Address. The invita tions are very neat and tasteful and the editor of The News is honored in being invited to at tend the commencement exer cises of such a school. A Serious Runaway. While postmaster Gandy’s little boy and Edwin Fountain were driving Mr. Gandy’s fine mare on the square yesterday afternoon, she got frightened at ihe flapping of a table cloth in front of Schultz store and ran away. The buggy turned over and the boys were thrown out, but fortunately did not get hurt. The mare did not go far before some one stopped her. not. however, before both of the leaders in her left leg were cut. memorial mm. HOW DARLINGTON HONORED THE HEROES OF THE CONFEDERACY. One of The Largest Crowds That Hae Ever Turned Out Here.—An Eloquent Addreee. “Memorial Day” in Darling ton means an outpoui ing of all the people to do honor to the dead of the Confederate army On Monday, May 11th, this was the case, for never before had so many people gathered, nor was there ever more interest manifested. The Darlington Guards turned out in strong numbers to act as escort to the veterans and children, and many were the compliments paid to them by the old soldiers, who seemed to be proud of their successors in the ranks of the time honored corps. Camp Darlington, U. C. V., under the command of their Major Commandant, E. Keith Dargan, fell into ranks at the Court House, numbering about one hundred men. Adjutant W. E. James and Lieutenant Commanders J. W. Wood ham and E. W. Cannon were pre sent. At the head of the col umn was borne the battle colors of the “Pee Dee Light Artil lery”, which had been borne with honor “iu the battle fray.” The column of veterans was met in front of the Armory by the Darlington Guards and the march was taken up for the Baptist Church, where the line of boys and girls, with wreathes of flowers in their hands, await ed them. The Darlington Guards opened ranks and facing inward presented arms and the long line of battle scarred war riors marched into the church to the music of a march played on the church organ. Bo great was the crowd that it took a long time to find seats for all and even after the best efforts on the part of the ushers, many bad to stand outside. The hymn “America” was first sung by tne congregation, after which the Rev. D. M. Fulton offered a prayer. This was fol lowed by an original poem re cited by Mr. Pegram Dargan. The choir then sung “They Sleep”, and the audience moved out to go to the monument. Th Marssaitles hymn was played on the organ as the crowd mov ed out of the church, the Guards leading, and followed closely by the veterans of Camp Darling ton. The girls and boys, under the escort of the Guards, march ed to the several cemeteries and decorated the graves of the soldiers, while the veterans marched directly to the monu ment and awaited the arrival pf the procession before again forming to hear the address of Gen. Moise. As soon as the veterans reached the monument the Major Commanding turned them over to Lieutenant Com mander Cannon who had charge of them during the rest of the ceremony. Upon the arrival of the procession from the ceme teries, a selected choir of male voices sang “Tenting to-night on the old camp ground”, and Mr. W. E. James introduced Misses Theo. and Georgia Dar gan, who gave recitations be fitting the occasion in a most charming manner. Major Dar gan, of the veterans, introduced Gen. Moise, who gave a roost interesting address on the sub ject of the day which was being commemorated. He said, that could we hear, from all over this southern land would come to us at this hour the sounds of words spoken in praise of the Confederate soldier, for this was the day and this the hour in which all the people of the south were gathered to do honor to their dead. He said we are the only people who have rais ed monuments to defeat, and that was because the soldiers for whom these monuments were erected had died in de fense of principle; had gone forth to battle at the call of their states, and had sealed their devotion with their life blood. We were the conquered, we had no gold to give to those who with wounds, and with broken health had come back from the stricken field, but we gave them of the love of our hearts, and that with every year that love would increase as we came to a better understanding of all the suffering which they • bad endujwd. They were th* makers of the history of the south; they had written it in their blood. The speaker paid a glowing tribute to the devotion of the women ol the South during those terrible years. How, with bleeding hearts, they had seen their loved ones go to the field, and how they had nursed tnem when wounded and sick in hos pitals; it was the women who met with words of encourage ment the defeated soldier on his return to his desolate home af ter the surrender and had helped to build up the ruined fortunes. In no other counity could her peer be found. He said that ev ery effort should be made to teach the children the truth of the struggle in which their fath ers had fought, and the false hood of the term “rebel” as ap plied to them. Books «bould be procured and used in our schools that tell the truth regarding this struggle for constitutional freedom, so that the rising gen eration could look upon the deeds of their fathers with pride It was in the hearts of the peo pie that these heroes should live; it was there they would be en shrined forever. THE “CAKE WALK.” A Nov* I Entertainment Given at Mr. Hewitt's Last Friday Night. The “Cake Walk”, which was given at Mr. C. W. Hewitt’s last Friday night, was a novel entertainment for Darlington and much enjoyed by the large crowd which witnessed it. Quite a large number took part in the “walk” and the costumes were of all kinds and descriptions. After the crowd ot “walkers” had paraded for perhaps half an hour up and down the walk from the gate to the house, they retired to the house and unmash ed. Mr. H. J. LaMotte and Mr. Carl Hewitt, who represented tne coming woman and man re spectively, won the cake which was the first prize. Mr. M. H. Norment, who represented “Uncle Sam”, won the prize for the best gentleman’s costume; and Miss Bessie Ervin, in the character of the belle of 1776, took the prize for the best lady’s costume Miss Ervin wore a dress which belonged to her great grandmother. Two very taking costumes were those of “Uncle Sam”, and Cuba in chains hanging on to him—the idea being that the United States was willing to stand by and see her neighbor oppressed by Spain. Mr. JK E. James and Mrs. G. W. Brown personated well these two characters. Mr. J. L. Michie’s costume was one of the most complete and repre sented the wearer as an Italian brigand, the Bravo of Venice. Even after he had taken off his mask, Mr. Michie’s friends did not know him until be began to speak. Ice cream and cake were served in the house, after the walking was over, and all seemed to enjoy the entertain ment. was the gross amount taken in from the entertain ment, the expenses being about $10. DARUNGTON’S SHARE S22I. 1 hst’a The Amount to bo Rolood For Th# Sou thorn Statoo Exposition. Gen. W. E. James, commis sioner for Darlington, attended the meeting of the Chicago Ex position commissioners which met in Columbia Wednesday of last week. There was a full at tendance, only two or three counties being unrepresented. The different counties were as sessed according to their taxable property, Darlington’s share be ing $221. Some of the commis sioners were confident that their counties could raise their por tion, others were not so san guine and one or two guaran teed their sh$re. Darlington county certainly ought to be able to raise $221, especially when anyone must admit that the county will be almost cer tain to receive many times more than that amount in return. If we will go to work at once it will not be difficult to raise the money, but, if we put off doing any thing until the last few weeks, the money will not be forth coming. Therefore let us go to work at once—there is no time to lose. Exchange Your Maal for Soad. We are still exchanging meal for seed. If you have any seed on hand that you would like to exchange for meal bring them along-~now is your chance. Darlington Phosphate Company. AN INTERESTING MEETING AT SOUTHERN PINES, N.O. An Account of tho Two Day*' Sot* •ion as Giv*n by Ono of Dar lington’s Representative*. Editor, Darlington News: Having been appointed the Mayor, Mr. G. K. King and myself attended the meeting of the Northern Settlers’ Conven tion held at Southern Pines, N. C., on the 6th inst. The coun try in which Southern Pines is located is like a great portion of the sandy country in Chester field—it is the same belt of the country—but this formerly great barren waste has been made to bloom and blossom. Southern Pines is a scattered town, the buildings are good, some of them extra good. The Convention was held at the Piney Woods Hotel and was attended on the first day by perhaps 600 people. Many left the first day. Two sessions were held each day. The act ive membership was composed of and the business was conduct ed by persons from the North who had come South to live, and who were now living in the South. These Northern people were given opportunies to say what our advantages were, how they had been treated &c. The delegation from each State ap pointed its spokesman, who had to be a native Northern man. North Carolina appointed as its spokesman Col. Slocum, from Faytteville, N. C. He had come to that State in 1866, and had been very successful in business. He told how he had been made captive by a lady of that State, and how he had been in willing bondage ever since, and how he had enjoyed the blessing of his “own vine and fig tree,” no one to molest him or make him afraid. He also spoke of the wonderful developement of the State of North Carolina and of its great resources. He certain ly painted it in glowing colors; —North Carolina could not ha,ve made a better selection to speak for ner. We do not remember the name of the gentleman who spoke for Virginia, his speech had very little reference to Vir ginia, specially, but he spoke generally as to the South and her resources, ard he did it very well. General Lewis spoke for Georgia, (he had but (me arm), and was elected the President of the Convention for the next year. He, also, went to his adopted State in 1866, and must have been very prominent. He was the State’s first Superin tendent of Education, and had much to do with all the inter nal and practical affairs of Georgia ever since. He told us what the Atlanta Exposition had done for Georgia; it was estimated that it alone had put five million dollars in circulation in Atlanta alone; besides it had brought thousands of Northern men to the State. He spoke of the importance of when you had something to offer, to make it known. We only wish that many of our people who are afraid to spend money in adver tising. could have heard Gener-' al Lewis as to the benefits deriv ed from the Atlanta Exposition in that line. Mr. Coffin, from Florence, S. C., was appointed to speak for South Carolina, and he did it well. We had no cause to be ashamed; he said many kind things about the treatment of himself and fami ly since they had come among us. He spoke well about the re sources of our State, and pre dicted a bright future for us. These were the only States represented. Then short speech es were made by other North ern men, and before the olose of the Meeting any one present who desired to say something about his particular section, was invited to do so, and many availed themselves- of the op portunity and maue short speeches. We had a speech from Mr. Holmes, the State Geologist, as to how to develop the resources of the State. The gist of his discourse was that North Caro lina abounded in great mineral and agricultural wealth. buy it up for a small sum, that the people should take hold of it Continued on ith page. We Want To Talk To Ton Every man and boy in Darlington County and City will have te have a New Spring Suit. We do aot expeot te sell all eC the Clothing that will be sold in Darlington this Spring, bnt we do expect to sell all of the BEST CASH TRADE. For the simple reason that we are the only merchants in Darlington who cany anything Uke A STOCK OF CLOTHING. We have in stock Strouss Bros.* and Bamberger Bros.’ fine tailor-made clothing. When you put on a enit made by either of the above firms, no man can tell whether it MADE TO ORDER ^ or not. If you A BIG, STOUT MAN. dont worry yourself by thinking that yen CAN’T GET A FIT. Q ^ remembered you hfrsn placing our Spring Orders. '-r TALL MEN WITH LONG ARMS. We have a suit for yon. DUDES AND SOCIETY BOYS, We can fit you in a fine dreee or any other kind of a suit you may want. SOMETHING ELSE We want to tefi you about. Mills u( Bib We have by far the largest stock of Gent’s Furnishings i in Darlington. Hot weather will soon ha here and wa wiU appreciate a look .from yon before placing your order for summer usderware. If you want a nobby hat, jest come to our store and we will show yon the latest . out. We have in stock johj. smssri ue c. i. umsrs fbe na We have a tremendous stock of STRAW + HATS, MSlmih0mm He _jj__ Those departments are so well known that it much talk. We are simply i of Darlington. Merchants who do a< are no oompatitera STRICTLY NOT When it ootnee to win treat you right, and aa for niof