The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, July 02, 1896, Image 1
VOL. XXIII, NO. 27.
LOCAL
matters in and around the
town OF DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers,
Some of tlio young people en
joyed a dance at the mineral
spring last Tuesday night.
The ladies are especially in
vited to be present at the exer
cises in the court house July 4.
The family of Dr. J. 8. (Jar
n<r have gone to Sumter to visit
Mrs. Garner’s mother Mrs.
Brand.
The “Honey Moon” and “Ar
rival of the Bride”—Marches—
Two of the latest. For sale by
C. N. Spinks.
Seats will be reserved for the
ladies, the Guards, the band and
the choir during the 4th of July
exercises in the Court House.
Many will be surprised at the
large crowd in Darlington next
Saturday to witness the 4th of
July celebration.
William Tedder, a colored
man, was arresced and put in
jail last Tuesday morning for
shooting a white man by the
nameofRobt. Ganey in Leav-
enswortk towhship.
The lady who was serving
that delicious tea at Sligh &
Rucker’s store has gone, but
the same quality of tea is for
sale by Deans Bros.
The tea served by the young
lady at* Sligh & Rucker's last
week was delicious. Tetley’s
tea is put up in half pound
packages and sells at different
prices according to quality.
The Editor of The News is
sorry not to be able to attend
the picnic at Pisgah next Satur
day on account of the Celebra
tion which will take place in
Darlington on that day.
About 40 veterans, of Camp
Darlington, went to Richmond
last Monday and Tuesday. As
it is i npossible to give the
names of all The News will not
publish any of them this week.
“The Dovesville Theatrical
Club” will give an entertain
ment at the Academy on Tues
day, July 7th, for the benefit
of the Academy. Doors open at
b.30 o’clock. Admission, 10
cents. Refreshments will be
served afte: the entertainment.
The probabilities are now that
Darlington w ill have more to
bacco buyers this season
than last. Arrangements
have been made with
several additional buyers
and the indications are that we
will have a lively market.
As will be seen by a card in
this week’s issue of The News
Col. John J. Dargan has decid
ed to practice law again. Col.
Dargan was a very successful
lawyer at the time he was So
licitor of the Sumter (ircuit and
his friends hope that he will
again build up a good practice.
Prof. J. D. Rast was re-elect
ed principal of the Rockingham
Graded school, but since then
has been elected principal of
the Darlington Graded school.
Prof. C. A. Graiser’s the Sup-
erintendont of the Darlington
Graded schools, and he and
Prof. Rast would make a strong
pair.—Pee Dee Advocate.
Cp to a few days ago Solicit
or Johnson had no opposition
for re-election, but now Mr. P.
B. Sellers, of Dillon, Marion
county, is in the race to contest
the ground with Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Sellers is a son of ex-solicit
or \V. W. Sellers, of Marion,
and is now practicing law with
his father. See Mr. Sellers
announcement in another col
umn.
The Editor of The News
has received an invitation to be
present at the 4th of July cele
bration at Gaffney. Of course,
if nothing else prevented his at
tendance, Darlington’s celebra
tion would have fitst claim. It
is gratifying, however, to see at
least one other town besides
Darlington in South Caroilaa
celebrating the 4th of July.
While inOheraw last Monday
The Editor of The News went
into the Cheraw Knitting Mill
and the Finlayson Hosiery Mill.
Both mills were working on full
time and capacity, turning out
Ho and 60 dozen pairs of socks
and stockings respectively.
Everything semed to be running
along smoothly and about CO
operatives appear to be content
ed with their lot.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention About People You Know
and People You Don't Know.
Miss Ada Connor, of Florence,
is visiting Miss Nettie Williams.
Mr. Gus Sompayrac, of So
ciety Hill, was in town yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Marco have gone
to Hot Springs to spend some
time.
Mr. D. Frank McCullough has
gone on a two weeks’ visit to
relatives in Greenville.
Mr. Harry Evans, of Society
Hill, is visiting his mother Mrs.
C. D. Evans in Darlington.
The Rev. T. J. Rooke, of Flor
ence county, will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday.
IV r. W. L. Pearson has mov
ed his jewelry business to the
Weinberg building on Pearl
Street.
Mr. B. F. Smoot has returned
from a two weeks visit to Dan
ville and other Virginia tobacco
towns.
Mrs. C. R. Woods has return
ed from Glenn Springs where
she has been spending several
weeks.
Mr. C. R. Woods has rented
the Joye house, recently vacat
ed by Mr. Buck, and will soon
go to housekeeping.
Miss Emmie James left for
Richmond last Saturday and
from there goes to visit her aunt
Mrs. Dickinson near Charlottes
ville.
Miss Victoria Ellerbe, of Hor
ry, who has been visiting Mr.
J. G. McCall’s family for some
time, returned to her home
yesterday.
Mr. J. F. White says that he
was unable to get up any races
for the Fourth. He hopes to give
the boys some sport, however, in
the near future.
Hon. G. W. Dargan and Mrs.
Dargan left for Lincolnton, N.
C., last Thursday night, for a
stay of a few weeks.
Mrs. H. M. Willcox and child
ren have returned to their home
in Marion after having made a
visit to relatives in Darlington.
Miss Corrie Law .returned
from Lakeland, Fla., last Satur
day, where she bad been mak
ing a long visit to her aunt Mrs.
Perry.
E. Keith Dargan, Esq., left
for Saratoga last Thursday.
Mr. Dargan expects to be gone
from home until some time in
the Fall.
Mrs. Lucy M. Norment and
children have returned from
Charleston where they have
been spending several weeks
with Mrs. Norment’s father and
mother, Col. and Mrs. Zimmer
man Davis.
Clerk of Court Parrott assures
the ladies that they need give
themselves no uneasiness about
the condition of the Court
House during the celebration
here next Saturday. In. clean
liness and comfort it will be all
that can be desired.
Mr. John P. Coffin, of Flor
ence, paid a visit to The News
office yesterday and kindly or
ei hauled The News engine. The
next time he comes he expects
to complete the work which he
was unable to finish before leav
ing for Florence.
Mr. D. C. Milling brought a
sample of very nice looking to
bacco to town last Tuesday
which he had cured the week
before. As far as can be learn
ed at this writing Mr. Milling is
the first farmer in Darlington
county to cure tobacco this sea
son.
Gen. E. M. Law, who has
been teaching school in F.orida,
speut last Sunday in Darlington
on his way to the Confederate
reunion in Richmond. Gen.
Law is a native of Darlington
and has many relatives in this
county. It is said that he has a
fine school in Florida.
Jim Green, who, with Ben
Kelly, was convicted at the last
term of court fer violation of
the dispensary law and sentenc
ed to six- months in jail, will
not appeal to the Supreme
Court for a new trial. Jim
thinks it better to let well
enough alone and does not care
to run the risk of a heavier
sentence next time should the
case turn against him.
Just 1,500 bushels of corn left
and it must be sold. Deans
Bros.
1 Try a barrel of Obelisk flour.
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DARLINGTON, S. U., THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1896.
WHOLE NUMBER
THE coum HEWS.
ITEMS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS
AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDETS.
HIGH HILL.
Crops are looking well in this
section.
We had a very heavy rain
last Friday night,
Mr. Dorsey Redick paid us a
flying visit Sunday.
Misses Daisy Melton and Ollie
Flowers have gone on a visit to
Lake City.
Mr. J. T. Potter and sister
are visiting friends in the Mid
way section.
It is reported that some will
cure tobacco in this section
next week.
Mr. Jessie L. Hill, of the Mid
way section, is visiting friends
in this section.
We hope to have a base ball
club here to play the Pear Or
chard club in the course of a
month.
Mr. Ivy Redick, who has
been going to Newman Swamp
High School, has gone back on
a visit.
Miss Daisy Stuckey has re
turned from Lamar where she
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
E. L. Gray.
Our section was visited by a
heavy rain and wind storm last
Sunday afternoon, and did some
damage to tobacco.
Our singing met at Mr. W.
Atkinson’s last Sunday after
noon and will meet at Dr. P. A.
Wilson’s the second Sunday.
We are very glad to see Miss
lone Wilson home from Tiger
ville, Greenville County, where
she has been attending school.
The Rev. J. S. M. Finch,
of Tigerville, Greenville county
preached an interesting sermon
at High Hill Church last Sun
day.
Some of our young people en
joyed the picnic and Children’s
Day exercises at Pine Grove on
the 27th, which were very inter
esting.
Marned: At the home of the
bride’s faiher, on June 28th,
Miss Ella Alexander to Mr.
James B. Hatchel. May the
couple live a long and useful
life.
Miss Belle Hill, one of Mid
way’s most charming young
ladies, spent a few days with
friends in our section last week.
Come again, Miss Belle, you
will always find warm friends
to greet you.
Miss Daisy Melton returned
home from Lake City last Mon
day, bringing two young ladies
with her, Miss Rogers and Miss
Pike, and I think some of our
young men would like to or
will go a fishing up High HUl
Creek before long.
' CLYDE.
We have had fine rains and
crops are looking finely.
Mr. J. C. Watkins has an
acre of the finest cotton in this
county.
Mr. J. C. Jowers, of Union, is
visiting in this vicinity. He
is looking remarkably well.
Our Boys are almost done lay
ing by corn and are looking for
ward to some pleasant times in
the near future.
Several of our neighbors went
went over to Union last Satur
day to a Children’s Day and re
port a pleasant trip.
We are glad to have Mrs. M.
Parnell with us now; she has
not been with us for some time,
and is enjoying good health.
We are having some melons
occasionally, but we want to
sample Mr. Witherspoon Jef
fords’, so will come round soon.
Mr. N. E. Johnson has a sick
baby, but under the treatment
of Dr. T: E. Howie, of Harts-
ville, we hope to soon see it out
again.
I had the pleasure of hear
ing our Presiding Elder, Rev.
E. T. Hodges, preach a remark
ably fine sermon at Prospect
church just across the Chester
field line last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Warren
lost their baby last Monday.
The remains were interred at
New Market the next day in the
f resence of a large crowd of
riendsand relatives. The be
reaved parents have the sympa
thy of the whole county.
SOCIETY HILL.
Miss Ressie Smoot, of Palmet
to, is visiting Miss Nettie Win
ters.
Crops are looking well, the
recent rains having had a splen
did effect upon them.
Messrs. Roderick and Peter
Griffin, of Darlington, are
spending a while with Mr. Leon
Coker.
Mrs. C. L. Dowell, who has
been so dangerously ill and who
is yet very sick, ii better at this
writing and we trust she may
have a speedy recovery.
Mr. W. A. Carrigan, has al
ready purchased his pipes and
is arranging to have an artesian
well bored on his plantation
in Marlborough county.
The members of Society Hill
base ball club will give an ice
cream festival and entertain
ment at St. David’s Academy
Wednesday evening for the
benefit of the club.
Major Thos. Smith Lucas,
eldest son of Major J. J. Lucas,
of Society Hill, has just been
elected Principal of Chatham
Grammar School of the city of
Savannah, Ga. His many
friends in the county, will be
gratified to note the apprecia
tion of his merits.
Mr. A. H. Rogers, one of So
ciety Hill’s most promising and
creditable young men, returned
from Furman University last
Saturday. We congratulate
Mr. Rogers on the success he is
attaining through constant and
untiring study. He made a fine
record at Furman having main
tained a high standard both
among professors and students.
I saw the largest cabbage yes
terday that I have seen this
year. I weighed it myself and
found it to pull 11; measured
in circumference 11 ft., and in
diamater 3 ft. This monster of
the garden was grown by Mr.
Henry Bass from “Sure Head”
cabbage seed purchased from
Alexander Drug & Seed Co.
through T. H. Coker & Son.
Wear Cheraw knit socks.
Sentiment* for the 4th.
Dr. C. Kollock, of Cheraw, at
the request of the committee on
the celebration next Saturday,
has sent in the following senti
ments to be responded to on
that occasion:
1. The day we celebrate:
May each recurring anniver°a
ry find us marching on in the
path of improvement and virtue.
2. The patriots of 1776;
of whom it has been well said,
that it was a question of wheth
er they should hang together or
be hanged separately.
3. The United States of Amer
ica; May & spirit of patriotism
animate each one, making pos
sible such sacrifices and com
promises as tend to good, with
out involving principle or hon
or.
Patriotic Merchant*.
We, the undersighed mer-
chants, hereby agree to close
our stores on July 4th, from 11
o’clock a. m. until 1 o’clock
p. m.
Abe Shultz, Darlington
Grocery & Warehouse Co.,
Deans Bros., C. Alexander, G.
O. Hertz, Broom & Jeffords,
F. M. Sims, 8. Tombacher, I.
Koppel, Parrott Bros., A.
Hyman, B. Block, Strauss &
Rosen, W. L. Pearson, John
Bulcken, S. Lewenthal, Dar
lington Mercantile Co., S. A.
Woods & Co., A. Hyman,
Brunson, Lunn & Co., Sligh &
Rucker, Book & Toy Co., Dar
lington Shoe Store, C. W
Hewitt, I. Lewenthal, Cog-
eeshall ft Co., Edwards ft Co.,
icCall ft Burch, Moorhead ft
well Bros., J. H. Early, M. J.
Byrd, E. R. James, Barrentine
ft Son, S. Wolfram, O. B. Davis,
John A. Boyd, G. C. Johnson,
C. N. Spinks and J. E. Beck.
The week’s weather report at
Society Hill, 8. C. Major J. J.
Lucas, Observer.
TheMersel
The citizens *
and people of
e rally will take:
merchants of
consented to close
of business on the
o’clock a. ns. until 1 o*<
m., a thing unheard of
urday, and they are to be
ly commended for t"
action which they
in honor of the dip Which it is
the South’s highest privilege to
celebrate.
If every other town in the
State would celebrate the 4th
of July the rising generation
would learn a great many
things that they ought to knew
of which they are now ignor
ant. Let all do their best to
make the celebration a success
in Darlington.
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We have an unusually large
stock of LADIES’ OXFORD TIES
in all th« 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.
DABIINGTON SHOE STORE,
WOODS k MILLING, Proprietors.
Apples from 3 to 10 cents per
dozen at Sims’ Grocery.
Leaf tobacco in pack barns,
town and country, insured in
best companies and at lowest
rates. Mrs. Lucy M. Norment.
Jane
Max.
Min.
Rain.
24
86
78
.93
25
90
75
26
91
78
27
88
75
28
01
71
.16
29
89
70
80
88
70
Average
89
72
1.00
Lice on cootton have nearly
disappeared. New growth has
set in. Com very promising.
Tobacco greatly improved an,!
ripening rapidly for curing.
Gardens good. No fruit.
Carload of Obelisk flour to be
received today. Deans Bros.
Mrs. Lucy K. Norment’s insu
rance agency includes several
of the beet and largest Are insu
rance companies m the world.
This season she has even better
facilities than ever before for
the prompt and safe transaction.
of this important basin ess.
Leaf tobacco insurance is new
a specialty with her, and she re
quests all who may be in need
of any kind of insurance to see
what absolute safety can be giv
en by the large companies rep
resented at her agency.
The Unknown Poo.
400 bushels of unknown peas
which we will sell for 45 cents
a bushel; Darlington Phosphate
Co.
A copy of John A. Chap
man’s poems misplaced. Finder
will confer a great favor by
leaving the book at The News
office.
Wear Cheraw knit socks.
Buist’s Turnip Seed at Boyd’s
Drug Store.
CYPRESS.
Miss Lavilla Harris has re
turned home from a visit to
Miss Mamie White, of Society
Hill, and the latter came over
with Miss Harris to spend a
while here.
Miss Bessie Floyd, of Nichols,
is visiting Misses Mamie and
Corinne Huggins. Miss Bessie
is looking well and is very
pleasantly remembered here by
her many friends. She attend
ed school at this place about 3
years ago.
The following are on the sick
list in our neighborhood; Miss
Ida DuBose, Miss Lula Boykin,
Mrs. Maud DuBose, Mr. J. D.
Large and Mr. Burt McLendon
but I am glad to say, from all
accounts, that they are improv
ing and hope soon to see them
all up and well again.
Last Thursday, Mr. H. J. Du
Bose celebrated his 76th birth
day with a reunion. A great
many of his children, grand
children and great grand child
ren were present, besides a great
many friends and near relatives.
The day passed off pleasantly
and at 12 o’clock the good
things, which had been prepar
ed tor the occassion, were
spread upon a long table under
a lot of large oaks in the yard
and all were invited to partake.
All did full justice to the occa
sion and after dinner the crowd
repaired to the house and listen
ed to good and apropriate talks
from uncle Henry and Mr. J.
C. DuBose and Mr. G. D. Gal
loway.
Crockery almost at your own
price at Sims’ Grocery.
Make your leaf tobacco crop
absolutely safe by insuring it.
Mrs. Lucy M. Norment.
The Masons of Cheraw cele
brated St. John’s day on the
24th of June. Mr. Henry Cov
ington, a bright young lawyer
from Bennettsville, delivered a
most excellent and appropriate
address. The Masons and
their friends also enjoyed a bas
ket picnic on the public square.
Insure your leaf tobacco.
Lowest rates given.
Mrs. Lucy M. Norment.
Smoke only Toddy and Drum
cigarettes, the very beet made.
CoggeshaH’s Great 4th
A Declaration of
Against Old Customs
and Big Profits.
What means all this commotiant
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LOW PRICES un Evcm
Coffee at 12 1-2 cents per lb.
Rice “ 2 1-2 « «
& lbs Tobacco, good, for $1.
56 lbs Floor for $1.
FLOUR, BM, M UI mu.
•A.T LOWEST* IPiELICES.
GOLD OB SILVER
Gveat Reduction in
Glass and Tlmeare.
50 cts Cups and Saucers for 35 cts per set.
45 cts Cups and Saucers for 28 c* fl TMX1* OA*
35 cts Plates for 22 cts per set.
25 cts Glass Pitchers
15 cts Coffee Pots for 9 cts,
10 cts Basil]
lm Cups at 4 cts each.
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