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(Historical Society
VOL. XXIII, NO. 31.
DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1896.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,121.
LOCAL LACONICS.
matters in and around the
1 OWN OF DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Mr. D. G. Coit, returned from
Saluda last Monday.
Mr. T. H. Rogers is spend
ing a few days in Wiliiston, S.
C.
Mrs. Louis Haynsworth left
Tuesday for Columbia to visit
friends.
Mrs. C. S. McCullough is
spending somo time at Pawley’s
Island.
The county candidates
opened the campaign at Lamar
yesterday.
Mrs. M. Dorsey, of Columbia,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
T. E. Sligh.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mc
Call left last Tuesday morning
for Asheville.
Miss Lizzie Scarborough left
Monday morning to spend some
time in Sumter.
The colored people enjoyed
one of their festivals in Hewitt’s
hall Monday night.
Miss Mary McEachm, of Lau-
rinburg, is visiting her sister
M's. Louis Norment.
Mr. J. J. Ward left Sunday
afternoon for Virginia, in the
of our tobacco market.
Mr. E. W. Humphries, of Un
ion, S. C., is visiting friends
and relatives in town.
Carolina Rosser has been put
in jail on the charge of having
killed his wife and child.
Mr. T. C. Jeffords, Jr., ad
vertises tobacco hogsheads for
sale in the N ews this week.
Misses Livi Pikes, and Ida
and Ethel Rogers, of Lake City,
are visiting the Misses Floyd.
Mr. R. L. Blackmon, of Oats,
will commence to clerk at
Messrs. Blackwell Bros, on Aug.
K>.
Messrs. McCullough & Co.,
have improved the appearance
of their stables by a new coat of
paint.
Mr. J. T. Blizzard, who has
been visitingh is brother Mr. W.
A. Blizzard, returned to Marion
Monday.
Mrs. W. L. Galloway went to
Marion, Tuesday to attend the
marriage of a niece there on
Wednesday.
Mr. P. Bishop Parrott, a for
mer Darlington inn, but now of
Washington, D. C., is in town
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. W. P. Cole and family,
after spending some time with
friends and relatives in Flor
ence, returned home last Satur
day.
Mr. J. E. Miller is announced
for the House of Representatives
and Mr. R. M. Josey is announ
ced for county supervisor in
this issue of The News.
The Rev. Mr. Oliver, of Lake
City, preached at the Baptist
Church Sunday morning and
also conducted union services
Sunday night at the Presbyter
ian Church.
There was no preaching in
the Presbyterian Church last
Sunday morning owing to the
absence of their pastor who
preached in Westminster church
in Charleston.
The section of the county
between the town of Darlington
and Oats is certainly blessed
with line crops. The tobacco
and cotton on that road are
certainly premising.
'1 he meetings of the young
People’s Baptist Union have
been postponed until the second
Sunday in Oct. on account of
the warm weather and the
absence of some of its members.
-Mr. S. Wolfram informs the
public, in his advertisement
this week, that he is getting in
his Fall stock of watches, clocks,
jewelry <Src. He guarantees all
tioods sold and also the repair
work done in his store.
The coming State Fair gives
promise of being the best held
in many years. Col. Holloway,
Secretary of the Agricultural
and Mechanical Society of South
Carolina, has written a letter
Calling upon the farmers of the
State to rally to the support of
the Society in its effort to make
the Fair what it ought to be.—
Charleston Sun.
Miss Mamie Cook, after hav
ing visited relatives in Colum
bus county N. C., has returned
to Darlington.
Misses Ethel and Gena Dar-
gan returned from Stateburg on
the.23rd., where they had been
visiting friends.
A number of our young peo
ple have gone to Ebenezer today
to attend a small picnic at Mr.
Jerome McCown’s fish pond.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Dargan
returned from Lincolnton, N.
C., Tuesday night, where they
had been spending a few weeks.
The weather during the past
few days has been awfully hot—
some say they do not remember
that they ever experienced such
heat before.
Coggeshall & Co. again come
forward with surprises for their
customers in the shape of low
prices. Read their advertise
ment and fin 1 out where to go
for bargains.
A society was organized at
Mrs. Geo, W. Dargan’s, last
Thursnay night, for the pur
pose of providing clothing for
two orphan children, who have
been sent by the Baptist church
here to the Orphanage at Green
wood.
Mr. Angus Gainey, a former
Darlingtonian,. but recently of
Greenville Tenn., has returned
to his old home to take a posi-
tion with Baird Bros. Mr.
Gainey is a fine musician and
will be a valuable addition to
our community.
The ladies of Wesley Chapel
Church served, lemonade ice
cream and cake in the school-
house at Oats, on the day of the
campaign meeting. They must
nave made quite a nice sum for
the church, as the result of
their energy and enterprise.
Rev. Edward McCrady, who
was formerly rector of the
Episcopal Church here, spent
last Friday in town visiting his
old parishioners. Mr. McCra-
dv is now in charge of the Ab
beville church and is pleased
with his work there. He was
on his way to Chaileston to
take Mr. Robert Barnwell’s
place for two Sundays, as as
sistant rector of Grace Church.
The ladies of the Presbyte
rian church desire to announce
to the public that they will
serve dinner at the cotton shed
August 11th, the day for the to
bacco ‘break’. Those who bring
their tobacco to market on that
occasion will be able to get all
the good things they want for
dinner for 25cts., without being
compelled to walk up town for
it. Be sure to remember the
ladies and help out the good
cause.
As the time for the Fall
freight business is fast ap
preaching, the Coast Line au
thorities should be pititioned to
put on the passenger train again
from Wadesboro to Florence.
It will not be long before the
freight business becomes very
heavy, and, if the traveling pub
lic be compelled to ride on the
mixed train, their disgust will
know no bounds. If the R. R.
people cannot afford to run the
train during the summer they
can certainly accommodate the
public in the Fall and Winter.
Dead Letter!.
Letters addressed to the fol
lowing persons remain uncalled
for at the Darlington postoffice,
and are advertised us “dead”
for the week ending July 27th:
J. W. Adams, Samuel J. Gregg,
Samuels Pugh, Mrs. Maggie
Anderson, Misses E. L. Katfe,
Anna Presteeu, Liddia Mur-
rough.
Killed by a Fall.
Last Monday morning, on Mr.
Frank Gandy’s place, a colored
boy by the name of Davis, let
fall an ii .ant child of Daniel
Mack's, colored, with fatal re
sult. The next day coroner
Dargan and Dr. A. T. Baird
went to investigate the matter,
and upon making a post mor
tem, Dr. BairJ found that the
skull had been fractured by the
fall. The Jury brought in a
verdict of death from accidental
causes.
Another Opportunity to Register,
Those who have not register
ed will take notice that the reg
istration board will be in Dar
lington on the first Monday in
August and remain a week for
the purpose of registering many
who have neglected their duty.
Let all those who have been
putting off getting their regis
tration tickets remember the
day and the week. It is very
important that you register whe
ther you vote this year or not,
ou are likely to vote two years
ence.
Meeting of Democratic Club.
The Darlington Democratic
Club met last Thursday after
noon and elected C. W. Milling
president; Dr. W. L. Galloway
vice-president, and M. Bonnoitt
secretary and treasurer. A
committee of eight was appoint
ed to attend to registration and
enrollment and the president
and secretary were made ex-
officio members of this com
mittee.
There was a good attendance
at the meeting and mdny names
were enrolled. The committee
is now rapidly enrolling the
names of the democrats in this
township. Let all put down
their names in order that Dar
lington may have one of the lar
gest clubs in the State.
Volunteers Wanted.
Mr. Tillinghast, who is get
ting up an opera here for the
Darlington Guards,says that he
desires to have a strong chorus
and would appreciate it if those
who can sing and would like
to take part would volunteer
their services, as he is a
stranger and does not know
who sings. No knowledge of
music is required—nothing but
a voice a..d the ability to sing
by ear. Mr. Tillinghast will
drill the chorus into a correct
knowledge of their part. The
opera is for the benefit of the
Guards to let everybody talk it
up, and help if they can. The
performance of Pinafore on the’
21st is proof enough ot Mr. Til-
linghast’s ability to drill an
opera company.
We have an unusually large
stock of LADIES’ OXFORD TIES
in all tha 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 & MILLING, Proprietors.
Mr. J. W. Tillinghast, who
brought the Sumter amateurs
to Darlington in Pinafore, in
tends locating here and desires
to teach piano, violin, guitar
and harmony. Persons inter
ested will find him ever ready
to give information on the sub
ject. He is at the Enterprise
Hotel
Editor, Darlington News:
I think I should make a stat e
ment for the public in reference
to the State Campaign meeting
at Oats, and my connection
with it and will do this in as
few words as possible.
The Editor op The Darling
ton News has rooms next to
my law office, and being dispos
ed to show up Earle in nis can
vass for the Senate, asked me
for some facts in regard to his
political acrobatic feats and ter-
S iversations. I furnished the
ata upon which he based
most of his questions.
Sumter being the point where
said questions could be most in
terestingly propounded and ans
wered, I clipped them out of
The News and sent them to the
Freeman making no conceal
ment of my part in them. The
Freeman reproduced them as
editorial matter from The News
and asked Earle to reply to
them. Earle alluded to them in
his speech at Sumter as anony
mous, declined to answer unless
there was a sponsor present and
clearily intimated that I was
the author, but was trying to
“hide my hand”, while I ‘threw
a rock” at him. Seeing this and
recognizing my duty to show
my hand as clearly as he desir
ed, I went to Oats with Mr Kol-
lock that he mighc as the pro-
pounder of the questions, bring
them to Earle’s attention and
tell him I gave the information
upon which they were based
and that I was present and
ready to conduct the examina
tion on the questions in open
meeting.
But, as all know now, I was
not allowed to question the
speaker or hold him to the point
of the printed questions and
was not allowed to address the
meeting in regard to the ques
tions and answers after the
speaker concluded. I was re-
fered to as “a man who had
gone around trying id stir up
the negroes against the whites”
and becoming enflamed by this
declaration the crowd joined
the speaker in the purpose to
keep me from being heard. I
think those who composed the
crowd will regret this unfair
treatment of me some day; but
if they do not, I am sure I will
never regret having gone to
Oats, and offered to question
Earle and to speak to the ques
tions and his answers.
When I was going around
making the appeal to the whites
and offering to address whites
exclusively, if they so desired,
last summer, and urging the
whites to give up their fears of
negro supremacy and the elec
tion machinery that resulted
from these fears and secure to
every man a chance to vote as
he pleased and have that vote
counted, (which Earle calls
"stirring up the negroes against
the whites,”) I published a
notice ahead of my visit to
each county that I would di
vide time with any opponent of
my views and even allow, to
such opponent two minutes to
my one, to show my errors and
save me from misleading my
hearers. Time will show I be
lieve my method to be better
for the country than the “howl
ing down process” adopted by
the thoughtless citizens at Oats.
Respectfully,
John J. Dargan.
Closing out a nice lot of
plain figured lawns, plain and
dotted Swiss, Marseilles, and
other white goods, at. Black-
well Bros.
$100 bicycles for $05; Edwards
& Co.
One car load “Swans Down”
arrived to-day at Deans Bros.’
Furman University Scholarship.
Furman University, Green
ville, S. C. offers to your coun
ty a fifty dollar scholarship for
the session of 1896-97.
The appointment is to be decid-,
ed by a competitive examina
tion conducted by the County
School Commissioner at your
county seat, on Friday, August
21, 1896.
The branches which will be
covered by the examination
are: English, Grammar and
Composition, Arithmetic entire,
Algebra through quadratics,
and elementary Latin.
The competition is open to
young women as well as to
young men.
For catalogues or any fur
ther information, address
CHARLES L. DURHAM,
Secretary of the Faculty,
Furman University, Green
ville, S. C.
16 to 1—11b “Tetley’s Tea” is
equal to 16 lbs. of ordinary tea;
Deans Bros.
THE CflOHTT NEWS.
ITEMS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS
AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDETS.
CARTERSVILLE.
Married at the home of the
bride, at Cartersville, on the
22nd inst., by the Rev. C. D.
Mann, Mrs. Ina M. Hill to Mr.
A. H. Askins. The bride and
groom have gone to North Car
olina to live and have our best
wishes go where they will.
The merchants and tobacco
men of Darlington are doing
more for the farmers of the
county than the free coinage of
silver will do for the State. We
believe Darlington is the cheap
est grocery market south and
other goods are proportionately
low. The merchants are polite
and accommodating, and able
to secure all the credit trade in
the county if they desire it.
The picn\p at Haynie’s park
was very good numerically, but
was not a howling success. The
music was very good and was
furnished by a part of the tobac
co boys band of Fair Hope and
others. Mr. G. W. Brown, of
Darlington, gave us a speech on
free silver which was very much
relished by the reformers pres
ent. About the time dinner
was spread in the grove and
people got to eating, a thunder
storm came on and a regular
stampede followed and in fifteen
minutes 100 vehicles had left
the grounds. The people were
disappointed as the amusements
of the day had not begun and
many failed to get dinner. Base
ball, croquet and dancing were
called off. There is no better
place for a picnic than Haynie’s
park.
The campaign at Florence
terminated as 1 expected, and
I think more faces than one
would have been slapped if the
arties had had the gret. Judge
arle, I think, is one of the
best exponents of the law on
the bench, and he knew he had
violated a town ordinance when
he mashed Johnnys’ mouth,
aud was amenable to the law,
and as soon as artesian, had the
manliness to pay $10 for his
trouble. When the authorities
went for Johnny, he fell back
on his gubernatorial authority
and got out of trouble in that
way. All we are surprised at is
that the authorities should have
become weakened and * 1 backed
out. Evans has no more right
to violate a town ordinance
than the meanest man in the
State. I believe it is the first
itme in the history of the State
that it has ever become neces
sary for a circuit Judge to slap
the Governor’s face for insub
ordination and using disgrace
ful language in his presence.
That one act of Judge Earle’s
should elect him to the Senate
by 20,000 majority. Every con
servative in the State should
vote for him.
Repairs for McCormick mow
ers kept in stock by Welliug &
Bonnoitt.
The cheapest and best tobac
co twine is the two ply, at
Blackwell Bros.
Turnip seeds; Edwards & Co.
English Views of Our Trouble.
London, July 26.—The Daily
News to-morrow will publish a
report of an interview with Mr.
J. H. Tritton, a prominent Lon
don banker, regarding the
chances of the election of the
Presidential candidates in the
United States, in which Mr.
Ti itton says he considers it im
probable that Bryan will be
elected, but that the situation
is one of the most serious char
acter. Corfidence, Mr. Tritton
believes, will not be restored
here until the United States
Congress shall have adopted a
resolution declaring that it is
firmly determined to maintain
a gold standard. Certainly,
says Mr. Tritton, the national
finances of America need to be
overhauled. The country is
suffering from a plethora of pa
per money.—The State.
We take silver and old ma
chines in exchange for the New
Home or Wheeler & Wilson.
Blackwell Bros.
Vinegar—special for pickling;
Edwards & Co.
The Worlds Fair gold medal
mower is the McComick; Wel
ling & Bonnoitt, Agents.
Autoharps for sale on install
ment plan. C. N. Spinks at
Barrentine’s drug store.
HOPEWELL.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Huggins
are both very sick with fever.
Mr. Frank Copeland leaves
this week to enter Clemson Col
lege.
Mrs. T. C. Goodson is very
sick at present, and Mr. Law
rence White also.
Curing tobacco is the order of
the day and some very fine
cures are being made.
The tobacco worm has made
his appearance in full force.
Look out boys, or he will get
the advantage.
There is considerable com
plaint as to the condition of
the public roads in this section
—we hope the proper authorities
have not forgotten that we are
in this county and that we pay
taxes.
Miss Janie Hussey, of Sumter,
returned to her home on Mon
day, after a visit of several days
with friends in this section.
Miss Hussey is a graduate of
the Sumter Female Institute
and a highly accomplished
young lady. She has many
friends here, who regret that
her visit was not longer.
CLYDE-
Some of ottr boys are enjoy
ing killing coons just now to
save their com.
Mr. A. M. McNair is hauling
lea for a telephone
to put
JASPER
is rumored that
i will
here in the near
It
have a picnic
future.
Mrs. S. Vaughan, of Darling
ton, spent last week with rela
tives in this section.
Miss Mittie Dickinson, of Dar
lington, is spending-some time
with friends in this section.
The many friends of
Carrie Hill will be sorry to learn
that she has left this communi
ty for an indefinite period. She
has gone to live with the family
of Rev. R. E. Peel, at Una.
We notice in the Hartsville
Messenger ot the 9th inst. that
the Pinegrove correspondent de
sires to be informed where
Rockersville is. For his bene
fit we will say that Rockers
ville is situated very near the
residence of Mr. J. T. Thomal,
in what is known as Pinegrove
section. We would say further
that Mr. Thomal is chief man
of that important ville. So
now Bro. Jim you know that
we are not cairring it around
in our shoes. For further in
formation regarding Rockers
ville apply to the chief.
a lot of poi
line which he
is going
up, from Clyde to Hartsville.
We have a very good Sun
day School at New Market just
now, and, from all appearances,
it will continue so until we have
to go into winter quarters.
Some of our public roads have
been worked over and, in places
cotton which was planted in
the road, has been cut down.
Many bushes and holes have
been left and in some sections
the roads have been so washed
out that they are almost im
passable.
PALMETTO.
Miss Dozier Johnson of Clyde
S. C. is spending some time
with Mrs. Nina Jeffords.
Miss Eda Dargan, of Charles
ton S. C., has been spending
sometime with Miss Maggie
Burch.
Messrs. Arthur Humphries
imph
jrds
and Witherspoon Jeffords are
the first in this section to report
open cotton.
Messrs. Mainer Lawton and
Ralph Dargan, of Hartsville,
id a short call in this section
it Sunday.
The Sunday School confer
ence started on July 29th, at
Protracted meeting
follow.
Wear Cheraw knit socks.
mw K TU
FHHW HICtS.
1 cent
1 “
2 cts.
SWIFT CREEK.
The rains have ceased and
work is progressing very rapid
ly.
Miss Anna Rhodes, of Harts
ville, is visiting Miss Lizzie
Rhodes of this place.
Everybody has fiinished plow
ing now and curing tobacco is
the feature of the day.
Be careful boys how you han
dle your firearms, for if they
shoot you will be sure to kill a
candidate.
We are glad to hear that Mrs.
J. W. Blackman, who has been
very sick for some time, is get
ting better.
Owing to the very heavy
rains in this section, the tobac
co that is already cured is very
thin and light, but as the rains
have ceased we hope to get
something better now.
Owing to the very busy sea
son with the tobacco planters
of this section, the protracted
meeting at Swift Creek has
been indefinitely postponed, it
will begin about the 1st of
September.
Very few people from this sec
tion attended the campaign
meeting at Oats last Thurs
day. What is the matter with
politics anyway? Our boys
seem to be more interested in
curing tobacco than they are in
politics.
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absolutely safe b;
Mrs. Lucy
tobacco crop
insuring it.
Norment.
For Ten Days Oniy,
•At Coggeshall 4?
1 lb Fresh Crackers, either Ginger Snaps
or Soda Crackers
1 Box Sardines 1-4 lb tins
1 lb Soda
3 lbs C Sugar at 3cts lb
2 doz Boxes Matches at 3 cts doz
1 Glass Jelly
1 Bottle Pickles
1 lb Boast and Ground Coffee
1-2 lb Tea
1 3 lb Sack Table Salt
3 lbs Good Rice
1-2 pk Meal
You Must Get The Whole List In Order
to Get Those Prices.
TIE ABOVE GOODS ABE STAHDABD AID FRESH.
GOOD TOBACCO 15 CTS PGR POUR.
We are busy making
room for our large
of Dry -Goods,
and Shoes which will he
sold very low.
aaspsamrixT
COGGESHJtLL