Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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•T ThomcIt ^ - * E I w R AUZ. O. KOLLOCE. KDtTOK AHD PBOPRIBTOB. TBBXB—|1 Par Aaauua in Adranee; M aanta for dx months; 85 mnta for tauntbk ADTEETianre Rates: One Bqoua, lint inasrtlon. $1.00 I m m 1 o i E fv Waw9wj SUDMCJUVu* IBBurblOn••••••••• 9U Oontiaet advertIsementa Inserted upon the most reesonabte terms. The editorisls in this paper are writ ten In the singular number, the editorial 'we" haring been discarded. MR. JOHNSON’S SPEECH. Solicitor Johnson, the orator of the occasion on the 4, was in troduced by Col. E. R. Mclver, the chairman, in a very plea sant manner. Mr. Johnson opened with what he called a cue to his whole speech and it was a 'felicitous effort from start to finish. No synopsis or analysis of the speech would be satisfactory to the writer or just to the speaker, therefore, it is sufficient to remark that it was suited to the proprieties and wants of the occasion, en tertained and instructed the people and contributed largely to the success of the program The attention of the large audi ence in the court house was earnest- and the frequent and gteat applause attested their ap proval of the .patriotic senti ments to which Mr. Johnson gave utterance. Although he spoke for about an hour, the subject matter was so interest ing and instructive that it was a surprise to some to learn that they had been entertained so long without at all realising how fast the time had slipped away. Committees of the fu ture will be fortunate if they secure so good a 4th of July orator as Mr. Johnson. Hen* tor Tillman hms flatly and one- qnirocally denied baring received one cent from tbe commlaeiont from the bond deal as will be Men by a letter which we publish in another column This denial on the part of Senator Till man was unnecessary. We do not be- liere any man in the State beliered that Senator Tillman received one cent of the commissions. Ho matter how much men may differ with Tillman politically they are compelled to admit his honesty —Orangeburg Timet and Democrat. How a newspaper man with any regard for his reputation can make such a statement as the above is beyond the compre hension of most people. Does the editor of the Tirana and Democrat believe that Tillman would plead guilty of stealing the State’s money unless the ev idence against him were over whelming andLbejmnd a doubt ? And does he reaUy think that the peopled theSate believe that Tillman is honest T The Bbitob or The News would like to sug gest that criminals are not in the habit of-pleadiog guilty in court, aq^ would advise the ed itor of the Timet and Democrat to read his exchanges and con sult a few of the readers of his paper if he thinks that all ad mit Tillman’s honesty. The man whosaid at Walter boro in 1894 that he would defy anybo dy to show that be or Bates got one centof the commissions and admits in 1896 that Bates took $3,000- 4>y his advice.’is not worthy to be believed on his sol emn oath. Solicitor Bellinger, when he attempted to speak at the cam paign meeting at Walterboro on the ted of July, was howled down and otherwise insultei by the mob M desperadoes who were mad witkhinv because he did his duty in tryingto cou viot the Broxton Bridge murder ers. Mr. Bellinger, howevpr, showed that he was made of tbe right kind of stuff and did not flinch before the crowd. Although Mr. Be was elected to office as a Till- numite, be has shown hifllself to be a man who is not afraid to do his duty under the most ' a^A d* to the position Under the love yp'-lkd Hampton during the reunion in Richmond last week, must have been most pleasing to the gal lant old soldier and statesman. His thousands of admirers in South Carolina are always de lighted to have him honored in other States, especially when they consider the outrageous manner in which he has been treated by some South Carolin ians during the last few years. The old hero has never flinched* however, since a portion of his people turned their backs upon him in order to put in his place the adventurer Irby—and for this he is now admired more than ever by people in all parts of the country. Long live Wade Hampton, the most dis tinguished living Confederate. It is said since the Palmetto Brewing Co. went into the hands of a receiver some ngly papers have been found and one of these is a receipt lor money paid to “push legislation.” If this be true the matter should be thoroughly investigated and the brib takers in theLegiilature prosecuted to fullest extent of the law. If something is not done to punish the rascals who have been running the State for the benefit of their own pockets, South Carolina will be in worse condition than she was when the carpet baggers were in pow er.- Native thieves are by all odds worse than those from abroad. The Editor or The News is desirous of doing all he can to contribute to the success of the tobacco market nere and would be glad for the tobacco men to send in every week anything of interest which they may have. It would be a good idea to have a tobacco department in the pa per and it renmins with the buyers, warehousemen and planters to say whether they are willing to furnish the mat ter weekly or not. Those wretched little politic ians who are ‘‘Dabbling in their noiay way In the paddle* today, Little knowing of that vast Solemn oeean of the past,” should attend an old time 4th of July celebration and have their minds instrocted and hearts in flamed with pure patriotic fire. Then we would have less poli ticians and more patriots. Harriett Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is dead. Her famous book proba bly did more to arouse the aboli tion spirit and bring on the war than aaf other agency at that time. Mrs. Stowe was a wo man of strong mind and belong ed to a family distinguished for markfld-ability in all its num- CLYDE. Some of our farmers have soaM cider for the long hot days. It* are having some hot dry days just now and crops are a little twisted up. Several of our boys went to Darlington on the 4th of July and report a good time. Mrs. C. I. Hoffman is on a few weeks visit to her father, Mr. J. P. Walters, of this place^ Mr. W. T. Goodeon has lots of the fine cucumbers and tomato es and he is certainly faring well. Mr. A. J. Morrison and fam ily, of this place, left on the 3 for a visit to bis mother’s in Chesterfield. Mr. J. P. Walters has a patch of the finest cotton, I have seen. He used no manure and it is about shoulder high now. On the morning of the 4th, as early as 8 o’clock, the neigh bore commenced to gather at D. J. Johnson's place under some fine oak trees, where a plenty of lemonade was served them About 1 o’clock dinner was ser ved and every body partook un til satisfied. In the evening we had a lawn party which the young folks enjoyed very much About 7 o’clock the table was reset for supper, after which all returned to their homes, having spent a most pleasant day at the old homstead. . PALMETTO. Several of our tobacco plant ers have commenced curing. Several of our farmers have finished laying by cotton. Miss Sallie Gray and her two sisters paid a visit to our section last Friday and Saturday. The large hall for the picnic on the 18th is being built at Mr. Arthur Humphries’ fish pond. The roads in this section need to be looked after since the re cent heavy rains. The bridge across Steer Fork is badly in need of repair—why not have them looked after Mr. King ? The Children’s Day at Pisgah last Saturday was a grand oc casion. The crowd present was estimated at something over 1,000. The amount raised by selling refreshments was over $60. This sum will be used by the Sunday School. “dead 6 th: le Williams, Dead Letter*. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postofiice, and are advertised as for the week ending July Royal Lewis, Charlie Wiih au , 0 , (2), George Bowly. Jesse Coe, Walter Epperson, Early Jones, B. Parker; Mrs. Moses Brock- ington, Mrs. Henry Deanniss, Mrs. Harriet Myers, Misses Maggie Pawels, Mary Balkings, Ellen King, Mary E. Tasam, Thomasenia Miles, Laney Cur- ty. Even the Tillman papers seem disgusted with the campaign and some of them would like to see them called off. Things have certainly come to a pretty pass when Tillman edi tors become disgusted. Some of the candidates in this county, seem to think that the Tfllmaniteahave all the votee. itey may posaibly realize their error too late. BETHLEHEM. The tobacco men complain of poor crops. Good rains have visited us in the last few days. Mr Geo. W. Hill has the best rice field in this community A protracted meeting wilt be held at Bethlehem on the seoond Sunday is July. Mr. Jerry Byrd is very sick at this writing. Mr. Willie J Byrd is very sick with billious fever. Will You Help The Good Cause? Mrs. Warley requests those who have anything to give to wards ereoting a monument to South Carolina’s dead in the cemetery at Winchester, Va., to leave their contributions at The Darlington News office where they will be received and State turned over to her to be for warded to the proper persons. As Mr. Rouss has been kind enough to promise half of the amount needed for the monu ment, South Carolinians cer tainly ought to be able to raise the rest. The smallest contribu tions will be appreciated. Mr. T. S. Lucas, who is now engaged on one of the engineer corps of the Construction Com pany, has just been elected principal of one of the Savannah public schools. The Morning Neioa says: “Mr. T. S. Lucas, who was elected principal of Chatham school, No. 1, is a South Carolinan, and has had considerable experience as a teacher in Georgia and Florida. He spent three years and a half at West Point, where he made a very fine record, but could not giaduate on account of the weakness of his eyesight”— News and Courier. t Mrs. Mary Hoge died last Fri day, and was interred at Bethle hem on Saturday. Mrs. Hoge’s death has cast a gloom over our community and sympathy goes ont to Mr. Hoge in the loss of his young wife. Willie Tedder and Robert Gainey got into a quarrel at the Carrigan Mills. Tedder shot at £5 gS'&i'Ss *♦«"? DUl w!6 MOODO Gainey in the breast, tbe came ont of his back. Gainey is thought to be mortally hitting bullet L EMcr* Lares T. Andros and “ ‘ A. Fortto, of the M< Dr. G. L. Crowson’s gold mine in York county was examined by an expert miner last week, and he says the mine will aver- age easily $40 per ton. This is a fine showing, when it is re membered that a number of mines, say Haile’s gold mine, are operated successfully when their output is only about $4 per ton.—Charleston Evening Post. Tbe Postal Telegraph Com ply are putting up another wire on their Tine between Washington. D. C„ and Macon, Ga. This has been made neces sary by the increase of business. Forty-five miles of wire have been received at Aiken for ex- tension from that point to Au gusta in one direction and half way to Colombia in tbe other— Obarieeton Evening Post. garni •lOp lii Prlaee. The Charleston Evening Pu8t offers a prize of $50 for the best short story by a resident of South Carolina. A prize of $25 is offered for the second best. A prize of $15 is offered for the third best. A prize of $10 is offered for the fourth best. ‘ CONDITIONS. The competition is open only to South Carolinians,—that is, residents of South Carolina. The stories must contain not less than five thousand nor more than about ten thousand words. All manuscripts submitted become the properity of the Post. Manuscripts must be received by the Post not later than Au gust 31. Stories must of course be orig inal, and have never before been published; but as to style, whether romantic, founded on fact, etc., full laittude is left to writers. The pi izes will be awarded by the following judges: Rev. John Kershaw, Mr. Thomas Della Torre and Mr. Yates Snowden. Contestants are expected to send in their manuscripts ac- comnanied by their names, direct to the Post, but are cau tioced not to write their names on their manuscripts. The Post will then send tbe man uscripts to the judges, keepin] a record of the contributors an the titles of their stories. The names of the contributors will not be known to the judges. This is the fourth of July, the lorious old fourth, but it falls at. With improved police re gulations, boys are prohibited from firing guns, pistols and popping crackers on the streets. It was so in the good old time that they had the right to make noise and fuss, blow out their eyes, snoot off arms and fingers and celebrate the day patriotic ally as they pleased. The old fourth of July mus tors are only memories. The drunks and fights, settlements of the question as to the “best man,” the delicious old times of “hay foot, straw-foot;” the colonel of the regiment yelling and raving and going to the tavern for additional dignity— ah these things which made the old time fourth of July a day of fun/ frolic and fight are faintly remembered by the old, were never known by the young of to-day, and so the day has be come as other days, with the difference that the banks and post office clo«e. We believe that it should be a holiday patriotically observed by all. It belongs to us of tbe South, and we should honor the day. As a people we are drift ing away from noble sentiment and are pinning our faith to and measuring our ideas by the dol lar.—Greenville News. There was a civil action in the law courts some time ago, mainly concerning money mat ters. The plantiff stated calmly in the witness-box that his fi nancial position had always been satisfactory. Counsel for the other side rose with a truly portentous air, and inquired if he had ever become bankrupt. Plantiff said he had not. “Pray be careful, sir. Remember, you are on oath. Do you mean to tell the court you have never stopped payment?” “Well.” was the reply, “now that you come to call- it to my mind, I believe I did on one occassion.” “Ah! I thought we should ar rive at it presently.” And coun sel took a long draught of water in an impressive and theatrical way. “Now, sir, when did that happen?” “After I had paid all mr debts,” was the crushing reply. The court and the judge laughed, while the usher was so stricken with merriment that he was far from restoring otAot.—Exchange. An examiner asked the Bible lesson class to tell him what the chief difference between Elisha and Elijah; and, after a pause, a little lad held up his hand, and said' “Please sir, Elisha walked with God; but the carriage was sent for Elijah!”—Universalist. First Moth: “How are the children?” Second Moth: “All well, thank you. We were a little worried about Flossie this morning. She ate too many fresh camphor balls. Somehow, I bavn’t the heart to deny the dears the delicacies of the sea son.”—New York Press. “Dickie, what do you want for your birthday present?” “Oh, papa, get me a savings bank that mamma can’t get nickels out of with a hair-pin.” —Chicago Record, A Corrictlon, The Editor of Thb News was mistaken in saying last week that W. 8. Andrews had been arrested here last year for violation of the dispensary law and skipped while under bond. Sheriff Scarborough says that a warrant was taken out for An drews but that he was never arrested until he returned to Darlington the other day. Of course, too, if he had not been under arrest he could not have been under bond. Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and S et a free sample box of Dr. ung’s New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their mer its. These pills are easy in ac tion and are particularly effect ive in the cure of Constipation and sick headache. For Mala ria and Liver Troubles they have been proven invaluable. They are guaranteed to be per fectly free from every deleteri ous substance, and to be purely vegetable. They do not weak en by their action, but by giv ing tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c. per box. For sale at J. A. Boyd’s and O B. Davis’ Drug Stores. WILL. J. __ , M. D., DARLINGTON, S. C. Office over Boyd's Drug Store. Office Hours: 11 a m to 1 p m; 4:30 p m to 7 p m. Mar5-98-ly. THF BANK OF DARLINGTON. DARLINGTON. S. C. CAPITAL, — — — - $100,000 SURPLUS, - — — — $50,006 Savings Department, Interest allowed at rate of 5 per cent, per annum from date of deposit —payable quarterly on tne first day of January, April, July and October. Transacts a General Banking Business. DIRECTORS: W. C. Coker, J. L- Coker, R. W. Boyd, J. Gregg McCall, E. R. Mclver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L.E. WILLIAMSON, Cashier. TASTELESS CHILL TONIC IS JUST A8 GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE SOots. QiiATiA, Ills., Not. H, 18H. Pan* Medlcln* Co., 81. Mo. Gentlemen:—Wa eoM last rear, 600 bottle, of GROVE'S TA8TBMC88 CHILL TONIC and ban bonffht three aroea already thla year. In all oar ex parlance of 14 year*. In the dmc buelaeae. hare .- lole that nre «ucn unlTeraal eatle never eold an article taction aa your Tonic. ^Xoun truly, ABHlTCABmaCC For sale by O. B. DAVIS and all Druggists June 11—dm Till, Pill -AND- CiM M ol all m undertaken, and satisfaction guaranteed JOHN SISKRoB SHOPS: FOR ADULTS FROM S3 UP. COFFINS CwlSKJETS and Undertakers’ supplies always on hand at low prices. Also CYPRESS SHINGLES and LUMBER at the lowest prices. T. C. Jeffords, Jr. Janl'90—lyr. . rs, Look! $50 WORTH OF FURNITURE, $5.00 CASH AND $5.00 PER MONTH. 25 “ “ “ 2.50 “ “ 2.50 “ “ 20 I to $2 “ “ 50c to $1 “ If we can’t hit you in styles then nobody else can— Fine baby carriages at cost to make room for our fall line, have some special offerings to make in JVtce IHninff Chairs') We which we will close out cheap. Those handsome polished oak leather seat rockers, worth everywhere $5 each, we offer THIS WEEK ONLY at $7.50 a pair, spot cash.—Only a few on hand, better get two now at this price as such an offer will not appear again. Do you want A Nice € uk Suit. with the stylish long mirror on the side of the dresser 18x40 ienhes beveled glass ? We have only two in stock which we will close out at $25, worth $35. LC TELE MOHSTETr T-A-IjIKS 'WITIi TTS.” BROS. mm* Protect Yourself and Family Against Loss! BY INSURING YOUR PROPERTY AND YOUR LIFE. We represent Fire Insurance Companies whose combined capital amounts to over $44,000,000! —— TleMiiMAcieor . ' 'to Uiei State. All business intrusted to us will have prompt and careful attention, and in case of loss, liberal adjustment. RESPECTFULLY, DARGAN & BAIRD, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS. Office Up Stairs, in Hewitt Block. SHEPHERD SUPPLY COMPANY £32 MEETING STREET, - - WHOLESALE DEALERS IN CHARLESTON, S. C. STATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF Dad, what’s a running ac count?” “It’s an open account with a dry good store, my son, which keeps your mother run ning down town all the time to buy something.” — Louisville Ocurier Journal. Stoves, House Furnishings, Tin Plate, Sheet Iron. Tin Supplies Bilniiui Bills! d Eiii Mt Fitt in Tu-Fnl. We ManufaaujeTOBACCOB^N EL^ Dell.e, Send for our circular showing plans of TOBACCO BARN FLUES v. an .^ weights and sizes of all the best stvles. Deci’M—lyr. No. 7, Knights of Pythi as, meets on 1st and 3rd Tuesday Evenings in each month, at Castle Hall, Florence street opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally nvitd. The first of American Newspapers, CHARLES A. DANA, Editor. The American Constitution, the American Idea, the American Spirit These first, last, and all the time, forever. Daily, by mall, - • • • $6 a year Dally and Sunday, by mall, $8 a year The Sunday Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the world. Price 5e. a copy. By mall, $2 a year Address THE SUN, New York. SILVERWARE TO WEAR • • Is a sort here—just iRj- X new in design—prices so4 small you’ll scarcely no 1 tire them.—Put a little! ;;of your silver in some + ;;of our silverware and f • ■dress your table up.-We + "will be glad to show you llall the pretty things in JEWELRY. | S. WOLFRAM,. Jeweler and Silversmith, ! DARLINGTON, S. C G. I HACKER & Manutacturers —OF— Doors, Sash, Blinds, aAOTTXilDIlsrOS —AND — Building Material ESTABLISHED 1842. CHARLESTON, 8. 0. April, 20 89 — 1 y M-mi TIMES. For the city reader or the country homa THE NEW-YOHK TIMES la an uncommonly ' Interesting newspaper. It* sixteen pages are brimful of news. It is handsomely printed, accurate, clean, fresh, and vigorous. Every intelligent reader will priie it* special depart^ ments, compriulu# llt< ature and book news, social progress, religion, art, science, fashion, the womauypate, and amateur sports. The unequaled financial page of THE NBW- YOKK TIMES is a capital manual for invest* ora, for bankers, and the officers of Barings Hanks, Trust and Insurance Companies. Kail* **7 Earnings, Stock and Bond Quotations- Interest and Dividend Notices, the Organist* tion of New Companies, and ALL Financial News reports are accurately and promptly printed. It** commercial report*, Including ^oo!, cotton, breadstuffs, butter, eggs and farm produce, recently much enlarged, are of unequaled fullness and value. 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