The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, June 11, 1896, Image 1
VOL. XXIII, NO. 24.
local
matters in and around the
TOWN OF DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers,
Mr.W. McG. Buck’s handsome
new residence on Cashua street
is nearing completion.
Have the children’s Photos.
Taken while you can get 3 for
25 cents at the tent gallery.
Our ’bus meets all trains and
is subject to calls in any part
of the city. McCullough Bros.
The family of Mr. P. W. Bell
has moved to Hartsviile, where
Mr. Bell has been in business
for some time past.
Messrs. Baird Bros, have a
a new advertisement in \his is
sue calling attention to the re
duced prices in furniture and
baby carriages.
Ice cream and cake will be
served on the Darlington
Guards’ drill ground, north of
the Armory, tomorrow (Friday)
evening, from seven to ten
o’clock, under the auspices of
the “King’s Daughters.”
Rev. R. P. Pell, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church in New
berry, announced to his con
gregation at Sunday’s service
that he had been elected Pre
sident of the College for Women
at Columbia, and asked that
his resignation be accepted by
the 1st of July.
Coggeshall & Co. will enter
tain you if you will read their
advertisement in this issue of
The News. His prices are
somewhat changed from what
they were a short time ago, but
the bargains are there and you
will find them all right if you
visit their store.
Solicitor J. M. Johnson is an
nounced in this issue of The
Newsus a candidate for the offi
ce which he now holds Mr. John
son seems to have given such
unusual satisfaction that he has
no opponents thus far, and it
begins to look as though he is
going to have a walk over.
The teachers of the Graded
School have all left, the last
going -away on Wednesday
morning. Some are coming
back for the next session, but
there are others who have ac
cepted positions elsewhere.
While it regrets to see them
leave, The News wishes for
them every success in their new
field of labor.
Mr. G. W. Stith, of Lamar,
spent Friday in town. Mr. Stith,
who is one of the pioneer tobac
co planters of the Lamar sec
tion, is interested in the Lamar
Tobacco Warehouse, which he
says will be completed within
three weeks. The tobacco crop
around Lamar is growing finely
since the rains.—Sumter Watch
man and Southron.
The Darlington News re
ceived an invitation last week
to attend the graduating exer
cises of the Columbia Female
College, which took place from
Sunday, June 7th, to Tuesday,
the 9th, inclusive. The Rev. J.
A. Clifton, of Abbeville, de
livered the Baccalaureate Ser
mon and the Rev. W. W. Bays
D. D., of Charlotte the Literary
Address. There were three who
graduated: Miss Hettie A.
Poozer, of Smoak’s, 8. 0., Miss
L. Camilla King, of Florence,
S. C., and Miss Alice Dent, of
Columbia, S. C.
The first effect of free silver
would be to drive out of circu
lation the $625,000,000 of gold
and to sink all silver and paper
money to the standard of the
silver dollar. There would be a
shrinkage at once of our cur
rency of two-thirds of the pre
sent purchasingpower or money
efficiency by the disappearance
of over $600,000,000 of gold and
a shrinkage in value of the oth
er $1,000,000,000 to one-half its
present value.
“The first step, then, would
be to contract our currency
from $2,o00,000,000 to about
$700,000,000 in purchasing pow
er. Along with this contract
ion, of course, would come a
like contraction of debts, salar
ies, wages and all past obliga
tions. There is no country in
the world that could make this
sudden change in its money
standard without plunging
headlong into an indeffnite pe
riod of panic, bankruptcy and
distress, with a disastrous check
to its development and long
idleness to its industries.”—Bos
ton Evening Transcript.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention About People You Know
and People You Don't Know.
Mr. Maxey Dickson, of Mar
ion, spent Sunday in town.
Mr. Carl Hewitt, who has
been quite sick for the past two
weeks, is out again.
Judge J. H. Hudson spent
last Monday in Darlington bn
his way to Charleston.
Miss Mitylene Howie, of Swift
Creek, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. L. Wysong, in Charles
ton.
Mrs. Geo. H. Walsh, of Tem
ple, Texas, is visiting the family
of her brother, Mr. W. G. Dick
son.
Miss Mamie McCown, of Ebe-
nezer, and Miss Floy Wilson, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs.
W. P. Cole.
Prof, J. D. Rast, now princi
pal of the Rockingham, N. C.,
school, is at home for the sum
mer vacation.
Messrs. Robert and Frank Co
ker came home last Friday from
Chapel Hill, N. C., where they
had been attending college, the
former having graduated.
The Rev. Wilmont 8. Holmes,
who was to preach in the Epis
copal church last Sunday night,
was unable to keen his appoint
ment on account of sickness.
The Rev. N. N. Burton preach
ed at the Baptist church last
Sunday morning. Services will
be conducted there next Sunday
by the Rev. W. W. Willis, of
Ebenezer.
In the list of distinctions of
the Columbia Female College
the following appeared: “Miss
Kittie Rogers—Highly distin-
guised in mathematics; pro-
ffcient in English and Latin.”
Mr. Harry Griffin, of Darling
ton, the second son of the former
superintendent of the State
Hospital for the Insane, spent
yesterday in Columbia en route
home from Vanderbilt Univer
sity.—State, June 10th.
Mr. Ralph Dargan, of Harts-
ville has broken the record in
officiating at marriages. Mr.
Dargan served as best man at
the marriage of Mr. LaCoste
Evans to Miss Eulalee Rhodes
at seven o’clock p. m. in Flor
ence last Wednesday night—
after the ceremony took the
train for Darlington and offici
ated as groomsman at the mar
riage of Mr. C. W. DuBose to
Miss May McCall at nine o’clock
p. m.
Best Cabinets, $2 per dozen—
For one week only.
G. H. Lewis.
A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
Mr. C. A. Greater, of Charleston, To
Succeed Mr. Glenn.
The Trustees of theDarlington
Graded Schools have elected
Mr. C. A. Greaser to succeed
Mr. L. C. Glenn as Superintend
ent of the Schools. Mr. Greaser
some years ago was the popular
Superintendent of the Bennetts-
ville Graded Schools, and for
some years past has taught
modern languages in the Char
leston High School. He is a
gentleman of fine natural abili
ty and unusual accomplish
ments, and it has been said bv
those who know that the Trus
tees have been very fortunate
in securing his services, and
that our school will be in the
hands of a very able and pro
gressive school man.
The Trustees part witlL regret
from Mr. Glenn, who has for
two years conducted the schools
with fine ability. He will go to
Johns Hopkins to prosecute his
scientific studies, and his friends
predict for him a distinguished
career.
Winburn, the photographer,
has pitched his tent, on the lot
opposite postoffice—the large
tent, and is showing the finest
E hotograpbs ever exhibited in
'arlingtqn. He proposes to do
the same grade of wore for the
people of this community, who
will patronize him. He will be
in Darlington until tho 20th and
no longer.
Just received a new carload
of Obelisk flour at Deans Bros’.
Broiled Lake Erie white, fish
10 cents per can at Coggeshall’s.
••—
Go to Sutton’s studio for min
iature photos; 25 a cents dozen.
Giving away silverware with
baking powder at Reaps Bros’.
DARLINGTON, S. O., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1896.
"FOE WEAL 08 FOR WOE.”
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING CEREMO
NY AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Mr, CrW. DuBose and Miss May Mc
Call The Contracting Parties.—An
Impressive Ceremony.
On Wednesday, June 3rd, the
Methodist Church in Darling
ton was the scene of the second
wedding that has taken place
within its walls. “All the
world loves a lover”, but all the
world could not be there, and
yet the church was filled by the
friends of the contracting par
ties, who were Miss May Mc
Call and Mr. C. W. DuBose, of
the town of Darlington. The
friends of the bride had been
busy, and as a result there could
not have been imagined more
appropriate decorations than
had been arranged for this cere
mony. Just in front of the pul
pit a curtain of white and green,
the prevailing colors, had been
arranged from an archway,
which was surmounted with
numerous candles. Between
this curtain and the chancel-
rail there were additional can
dles so arranged as to add to
the general effect. The chancel-
rail was decorated with white
and green, and in front of it in
the open space there was a
white carpet laid, on which the
bridal party stood. The posts
at the end of the two aisles
were hidden by garlands of
green, with white roses. Just
in the centre, directly over the
spot on which the bride and
groom were to stand, a canopy
was suspended in the form of a
bell. At the end of the aisles
there were two gates, with arch
ways above surmounted with
candles. Inside the chancel-
rail and in the open space there
were many handsome living
plants, the arrangement of
which showed great taste. The
electric lights, added to the
many candles, made the build
ing almost as bright as day, and
the effect was very pleasing.
At the appointed hour two ush
ers moved up each aisle, to the
music of a wedding march,
played on the organ and violin,
and opened the two gates for
the entrance of the bridal party.
On the left the bridesmaids en
tered in the following order:
Misses Maggie Burch and Edna
Dargan, Laura Lucas and Clide
DuBose, Mary McCall and Mag
gie Huggins, Wickam Ellerbe
and Mamie Huggins. On the
right the groomsmen came in as
follows: Mr. Arthur McCall and
Mr. W. T. Montgomery, Mr.
Eugene Vaughan and Mr. J.
Lide Nettles, Mr. E. S. Howie
and Dr. W. J. Garner, Mr A. 8.
Harrell and Mr. Ralph Dargan.
The couples crossed each other
in the front of the church under
the canopy, and came down to
wards the doors, the brides
maids. on the right and the
groomsmen on the left. As the
couples came to the doors they
faced inwards and each couple
formed an archway with cross
ed ribbons, under which the
bridegroom with his best man,
Mr. P. J. Boatwright, entered
on the left, while on the right
the bride attended by her maid
of honor, Miss Josephine Mc
Call, and proceeded by the little
flower girls, Misses Mabel Par
rott and Ruth McCullough, pass
ed up the aisle. During all this
time the tones of the wedding
march were filling the church,
adding to the general effect of
the transformation scene.
The bride wore a costume of
white silk en trains with pearl
ornaments. Her veil was loop
ed with a spray of lillies of the-
valley and she carried in her
hand a boquet of white daises:
Miss Josephine McCall, the
maid of honor, wore a costume
of canary and green, and the
other brides maides were attired
in white and green, the prevail
ing colors of the deorations.
Each carried a boquet of white
daisies.
The group formed just out
side of the chancel-rail, facing
the body of the church, with
the bride and groom in the cen
ter and were met there by the
Rev. R. A. Child, who, in a
solemn and impressive way,
pronounced the words which
made them man and wife. Dur
ing the ceremony a soft, pleas
ing melody was plaved on the
organ. At the conclusion of the
benediction a joyous strain burst
from the violin and organ, pre
sided over by Mr. J. W. Evans
and ||rs. A. M. Woods, and
with the bridegroom and bride
leading, followed closely by the
charming little flower girls and
the bridal party, in proper order,
tne procession filed slowly from
the church, on the aisle on the
left, leaving those present quite
satisfied th«t they had never
s&n so pretty a wedding. The
simplicity and beauty of the de
corations was the subject of
many favorable comments, and
the words of praise for those
who had so successfully arrang
ed and carried out so charming
a programme, wore unstinted.
It was indeed a beautiful wed
ding, and The News joins in
the wishes of the many friends
of both the bride and groom
that so beautiful a wedding
may be the beginning of a fife
of happy usefulness.
After the ceremony a recept
ion was held at the residence of
Mr. J. Gregg McCal], the father
of the bride, at which the bridal
party and friends were present.
We have an unusually large
stock of LADIES’ OXFORD TIES
in all the latest styles that we
are selling very cheap to close
out. Also a large line of Misses’
and children’s oxfords at just a
little above cost.
DARLINGTON SHOE STORE,
WOODS k MILLING, Proprietors*
‘•OUTRAGEOUS OC3U33ENCE."
A Statement of The Facts In The
Case By One Who Knows.
Editor, Darlington News:
Shortly after dark one night
about two weeks ago, a party
of young men who had been
out hunting, finding that they
were returning home with their
guns loaded, decided to dis
charge them before reaching
town, and, while they were still
some distance from the corpo
rate limits. This they proceeded
to do, one at a time, allowing,
as they thought, sufficient time
to elapse between the shots to
prevent anyone from thinking
there might be any trouble go
ing on. Chief of Police Dargan
learning, however, that the
shots had been fired, made some
inquiry into the matter on the
following day; but on, ascertain
ing the truth in regard to it as
above stated, he allowed it to
drop. We would do the same
but the Darlingtonian saw
fit last week, under the
caption of “A.n Outrageous
Occurrence,” to refer to the
affair as being “a piece of
pure devilishness” and added
“Several parties, instigated by
the Devil, and not having the
fear of the law before their eves,
turned loose a regular fusilade
of shots for pure meanness, just
to alarm the people. The row
dies avoided arrest. The town
council should ferret out these
wilful violation of the law and
and punish them for their out
rageous conduct.” This state
ment of the case is utterly at
variance with the facts as above
set forth, and which oan readily
be proved if need be. If the ed
itor of the paper referred to
would take the trouble to inves
tigate the truth of flying rumoro
as they reach him, he would
avoid the annoyance of such er-
rore—if they really annoy him,
which we very much doubt.
An investigation which satis
fied the town authorities might
possibly have satisfied him had
he undertaken it. We would
not trouble you but for the fact
that several of the young men,
who were so unjustly and un
warrantably assailed, are indig
nant at the treatment they re
ceived. The Darlingtonian's
novel method of spelling“devil”
with a capital letter is certainly
something unique in journalism,
and implies a degree of respect
for his “Satanic Majesty” that
should make the editor more
careful in his statements.
Bull-Bat.
Winburn will make you as
nice photographs as you can get
in any gallery in the State and
the prices are right. See hit
samnles—they are fine. He
will positively remain no longer
than the 20th.
Carload of meal received to
day at Deans Bros’, ’ •
TEE COUNTY NEWS.
ITEMS FROM /SEVERAL SECTIONS
AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDET8.
Cartersville Wants a Tobacco Factory.
—Tobacco Barna Being Built.—
Other Correspondence.
Mr. J. D. Parson, of Darling
ton, visited his sister Mrs. Anna
Ham, near Lamar, on last Sun
day.
Dr. G. G. Palmer has been
uite sick for some time. Dr.
. D. Lockwood, of Charleston,
is his physician and is doing all
in his power to arrest the dis
ease and alleveate his suffering.
We sincerely hope the Dr. will
soon be restored to his usual
health.
Mr. I. J. Newberry has 6
acres of tobacco which I sup
pose is as good as any in the
county. Some of it has been
topped at 16 leaves and the
most of it will be ready to top
in the next 6 days. There are
thousands of leaves from 16 to
22 inches wide and from 20 to
30 inches long.
There are' between 152 and
162 tobacco barns in Lamar
township. Eight-tenths of
them are 20 feet cubes, and the
rest of them 16 feet cubes.
There are 6 and 7 acres of to
bacco planted to each of the
larger barns and 4 and 5 to the
smaller ones, and a conservative
estimate would place the num
ber of acrers at 800. In a town
ship of 7 by 8 miles, or 56 square
miles, how’s that for high?
We have had fine rains in this
part of the country and every
thing is lovely. Farmers are
in good spirits, and have got
the right move on them. Work
on farms is being done better
and more systematically than
formerly. Tobacco, is a little
late owing to scarcity of plants
and dry weather, but it is grow
ing very satisfactory now. Bud
worms though are very trouble
some.
Among the improvements
going on around Fair Hope are
the packing houses that are go
ing up. Messrs. C. I. Fields,
Bowen & Cothen and L. L. Rose
are each building packing
houses, 35 by 25 feet, 2 stories
high and one is being built by
Mr. James Severance 25 by 30
feet, 2 stories high. All these
houses are being built in the
most substantial manner and of
the best material,ceiled through
out, with sash and double
floors. Tobacco is in its natural
element here and it is here to
stay.
We see no reason why some
of our people do not go into the
manufactory of plug tobacco.
The tobacco is made here, and
used here and there are plenty
of men in and aroundCartersville
who have the means of putting
up a factory and putting it in
operation. If there is a profit in
the manufacture of plug tobac
co after it is shipped from 300
to 1,000 miles away to be manu
factured and then shipped back
to the men who make it to be
consumed by them, there sure
ly should be money to manu
facture it right where it is taken
from the fields, the freight
ahme which would amount from
$8 to $15 per 1,000 pounds, would
pay a right handsome dividend
on an investment of that kind.
Get to work farmers and mer
chants, agitate the thing and
let’s manufacture our own chew
ing tobbacco, and then you
will know what kind of stuff
you are chewing.
Look out for wind storms!
The cheapest tornado policy on
the market is written by Dar
gan 8c Baird. Rates p^r $1,000:
1 year, $8; 8 years, $4; 3 years,
CYPRESS.
Mr. R. H. Pate is sporting a
bicycle now.
Miss Eva anfl Carrie Huggins
will return home from school
this week.
There have been more sick
ness and deaths in this com
munity this spring than we
have ever had before.
Messrs. R. M. and W. B. Du
Bose, of Lexington and Flor
ence, respectively, were at the
bedside of their brother and sis
ter until the sad end oame.
Rev. R. M. DuBose and Mr.
Hammie DuBose left for Cam
den early Sunday morning, hav
ing received a telegram from
the mother of the latter to oome
home at once.
(Continued on page i.)
We Want To Talk To Ton About
CLOTHING
Every man and boy in Darlington County and City will have to
have a New Spring Suit. We do not expect to sell all of
the Clothing that will be sold in Darlington
Spring, but we do expect to sell all of the
BEST CASH TRADE
For the simple reason that we are
the only merchants in Darlington
who carry anything like
A STOCK OF CLOTHINC.
We have in stock Strouss Bros.’ and Hamburger Bros.’ fine
tailor-made clothing. When you put on a suit
made by either of the above firms, no man
can tell whether it was
MADE TO ORDER ^
or not. If you are
A BIG. STOUT MAN.
dont worry yourself by thinking that yon
CAN’T GET A FIT.
We remembered you when
placing our Spring Orders.
TALL MEN WITH LONG ARMS.
We have a suit for yon.
DUDES AND SOCIETY BOYS,
We can fit you in a fine dress or any * *
other kind of a suit you may want.
SOMETHING ELSE
We want to tell yon about.
We have by far the largest stock of Gent’s Furnishings v
in Darlington. Hot weather will soon be here and
will appreciate a look from you before placing
yoar order for summer anderware. If you
want a nobby hat, just oome to
our store and we will show
yon the latest
things
oat.
We have in stock
mi. srmors mti. garmbts ^
We have a tremendous stock of
STRAW +-HAT6,
*ff# Kind#, from MOe up.
DRY - GOODS ■ OD •
These departments are so well known that M doss net
much talk. We are simply doing the Dry Goods
of Darlington. Merchants who do a credit
are no competitors nf cuts they I
STROCTLY ROT OR IT
When it comes to selling goods for eaok, wo i
will treat yoa right, and so for ptioas «o <
ever accused us of hefa« high
priced