Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

{Properly of cJJie Q)arIington County (Historical Society VOL. XXIII, NO. 33. DARLINGTON, S. U., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1896. WHOLE NUMBER 1,123. LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS in and around TOWN OF DARLINGTON THE Mrs. John T. Green, Jr., of Sumter, is visiting Miss Alma McCown. A Column of News, Tersely Told, Interest to Our Many Readers, of Mr. Eugene Vaughan is back front Pawley’s Island. Parrott Bros, moved into the Koppel store last Thursday. Mr. H. II. Brand, of Augusta, is spendidg a few days in town, j Miss Mamie Fraser, of Sumter,! is visiting her cousin Miss Em mie James. Major and Mrs. H. L. Char les left for Camden last Tues day morning. Mr. Me. G. Buck returned from Glenn Springs Wednes day of last week. Kev. T. Hartwell Edwards preached at the Baptist Church last Sunday morning Mrs. E. J. Barrentine, of Bal timore, is making a visit to her son, Mr. John Barrentine. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. James and baby returned from Pawley’s Island last Friday morning. Mrs C. S. McCullough and children returned from Paw ley’s Island last Friday night. Miss Florence Butler, of Flor ence, has been spending some time with Miss Marian Nettles. Remember the meeting of the Burlington Agricultural Society at the Fair grounds next Tues day. Mrs. Julia J. Willis left last Thursday for Glenn Springs, and from there she will go to Asheville, Mrs. W. H. Carr left for Win ston, N. C , last Friday. She expects to return to Darlington in October. Mr Law ton Dargan, a former Darlingtonian, but now of Ab beville, S. C., spent a few days in town last week. The County Board of Educa tion will conduct an examina tion here on the L'lst, for a scholarship at Furman Univer sity. The ladies of the Presbyter ian Church, who served dinner at the cotton shed last Tuesday, cleared about $-">a by their un dertaking. A most welcome and unex- peeted rain fell in Darlington last Monday night,which great ly refreshed vegetation and sweltering humanity. The Union service in the Bap list Church last Sunday night was conducted by the Revs. Fulton and Child, the latter preaching the sermon. The regular county campaign meetings came to an end at Dovesville last Saturday. A special meeting, however, lias been appointed for Garner’s mill next Saturday. Edmund Deas, one of the Web ster delegates to the St. Louis convention, came home last week. Deas spent sometime at Hot Springs, Ark., after the ad journment of the convention. There will he no services at the Episcopal Church on Sun day evening next, as was pre viously announced, owing to the fact that the Rev. Mr. Holmes is olf on his vacation. Mr. Robt. Hairston, of the American Tobacco Co., is back in Darlington again. Mr. Hair ston and the American Tobacco j Co. have contributed greatly to I the success of the Darlington ! market. Mr. J. R. Drake, the well known and popular auctioneer, who sold tobacco for Smoot & j McGill last season, but who is now employed with the Sumtei j Warehouse Co., attended the tobacco sales here last Tuesday. Mr. E. L. Wilkins, one of Manning’s prominent men, at tended the tobacco sales in Dar lington on the 11th. The Man ning people have built a ware house and Mr. Wilkins is much interested in the success of the enterprise. Mr. J. S. White and Mr. Nutt, the Hartsville warehouseman, paid TheNews office a visitTues- day. Mr. White is a hard work er for the Hartsville market and he and Mr. Nutt were in Dar lington attending the opening s^les of the warehouses here. Northern Grocery. apples, at Sima’ Save your coupons of “Drum cigaretts” and have them re deemed by any merchant hand- lii g them. The merchants loose nothing, as they are cash ed at headquarters. “Pauline." The amateurs who are rehears ing the comic opera Pauline un der the direction of Mr. J. W. Tillinghast, the accomplished musician, are making rapid SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE. progress, and the performance The Annual Meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church Conference. The Darlington County Sun day School Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, which meets annually, met at Bethel Church, near Flinn’s Cross roads, from Au gust 4th to Gth. The opening sermon was preached by the Rev. W. H. Kirton on Tuesday night. A large and apprecia tive congregation was in atten dance. Mr. Kirton is a good preacher and made quite an im pression on the Conference. The first session of the con ference was opened at 10 o’clock on Wednesday morning by Mr. A. J. A. Perritt, the chairman of the Executive committee, af ter which Mr. L. M. Lawson was chosen temporary secre. tary. The President then ap pointed a committee on uomi nations for the permanent or ganization, composed of Messrs J. C. Clements, W. V. Moore, J. T. Warr, J. W. Davis, and W. A. Dowling. The commit tee nominated for President, A. J. A. Perritt; Vice President, Lev. P. F. Kilgo; Secretary, L. M. Lawson and Statistical Secretary, S. Frank Parrott, all of whom were duly elected. After the permanent organi zation was completed the Presi dent announced that Rev. W. H. Kirton would deliver the ad dress of welcome. This was re sponded to by Mr. S. Frank Parrott, after which the roll was called and routine woric be gan. The following delegates were in attendance; Preachers—Revs. W. H. Kir ton, P. F. Kilgo and J. W. which they expect to give in the Opera House on the 25th inst. for the benefit of the Darling ton Guards, bids fair to prove a marked success in every partic ular. The cast has some good actors, who sing as well as they act. The chorus is a strong one, and the music of the opera, while simple, is beautiful, so the m tsic-loving portion of our population have a genuine treat in store for them on Aug. 25th. Do not buy too much bagging and ties until Deans Bros, try the wire ties. THE OPENING DAY AT THE TOBAC CO WAREHOUSES. Warr. Bethelhem—J. S. Hawkins, J. A. Howie, Willie Howie and Mrs. C. A. Moody. Bethel—H. A. Hancock, Hil ton, H. M. Parrott and Miss Lizzie Watson. Corinth—W. V. Moore and H. M. Wadsworth. Cypress—J. D. Large. Darlington—S. Frank Par rott. Hartsville—T. J. Drew, J. W. Davis, and Mrs. J. W. Davis. Hebron—J. H. Pate. The Mr. J. S. White,of Hartsville, has an advertisement in The News this week. When you go tn Hartsville ho sure and not f"i‘get Mr. White, who >samost clever and accommodating mer chant. Water from a hydrant, near Mr. Bulckens store, has become stagnant in the gutter, and a disagreeable odor is the result. Tire matter should be attended to before people in the vicinity are made sick. Mr. R. A. Smith, who kept the Enterprise Hotel a few years age, hut who has been living in Wadesboro for some time, has moved back to Dar lington and occupies one of Dr. J. S. Garner’s houses, Claude, aged 25 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Edwards, after a protracted illness, died on the Nth inst., on Eullivan’s Islam!, whither the parents had carried her in the hope of benefit to her health. The remains were brought to Darlington the same day and on Sunday morning were inter red in Grove Hill Cemetery, Rev. T. H. Edwards officiating. Weed Brings Excellent Prices and All Are Satisfied. The Darlington tobacco ware houses, according to announce ment, had their opening sales Tuesday the 11th. Although the warehouse men did not make any effort to secure a lage amount of tobacco for this sale, every one was surprised to see the number of wagons which hauled the weed to town on that day. During the entire morn ing wagons were being unloaded of the yellow weed until at last the floo/s of both warehouses were covered all over with bright tobacco. The sales began in the Dar lington Warehouse about eleven o’clock and continued until dinner. After diner the auction eering was resumed in the same warehouse and was kept up for about one hour until all of the piles of tobacco were sold. Then the crowd adjourned to the Planters Warehouse and the sales began there. After the auctioneers had cried for a while some >f the buyers be came tired our with the heat and the rest of the tobacco was left to be sold the next day, Wednesday. The bidding was spirited throughout and the average price which the tobac co brought, was high. One of the warehousemen told the editor of The News that Dar lington's opening sale this year is the best tobacco sale ever held in South Carolina and that only three piles of tobacco wore withdrawn, something almost unheard of. Every one seemed to be satisfied with the prices, those who sold ordinary tobacco especially. The most reliable estimates place the number of pounds on both floors from 00,000 to 75,000. That practically all were satis- lied'with the results of a sale of such magnitude is remarkable, to say the least, and shows con clusively to the tobacco world that Darlington is still the to bacco market of South Caroli na. Big stock Bagging & Ties, just received. We can interest you in the prices. Brunson, Lunn & Co. 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. Lamar—G. W. Mims and W. J. Joye. Newman Swamp—H. M. Joye, H. 8. Parnell, Roland Waid- ham, J. F. Warr and Misses Minnie A. Strother and Flor ence Jeffords. New Hope—E. D. Fields. Philadelphia—W. A. Dowl ing, W. P. DuBose and W. M. Byrd. Pine Grove —J. I. Thornwell and Jno. E. Carter. Sandy Grovo—T. P. Matuse, J. T. Rogers and Mrs. J. T. Rogers. Wesley Chapel—L. M. Law- son, H. A. Josey, A. S.1I ar- rell. S, C. Truell and Mrs. R. B. R. C. Wallace. Elvin, New Market, St. Paul and Zion made no reports. At 12 o’clock Rev. W. II. Kir ton preached another very im pressive sermon. The confer ence was. then invited out un der the trees in the churchyard to one of the largest and best dinners that the writer has ever generated ence to order. The devotional exercises were conducted by Mr. John E. Carter. The reports of a part of the schools were heard at tills ses sion, after which the question which was appointed for dis cussion was taken up. The question was, “What are the requisites for successful Sun day School work?” It was very ably discussed by Messrs. W. II. Kirton, J. C. Clements, P. F. Kilgo and Mrs. Dr. Wallace. Iu this discussion the Sunday School Magazine and the Home Department of the Sunday School received censiderable at tention. The question box was opened immediately after this discus- sion and the question, “What is the best method of getting the Sunday School to contribute to missions?” was found in it. This was discussed by Messrs. A. J. A. Perritt and S. Frank Parrott, after this the second session adjourned. Preaching was conducted at 8.30 p. m. by Rev. W. H. Kirk- ton. At 9.30 o’clock on Tuesday morning the President called the third session of the confer ence to order. Mr. W. H. Joye conducted the devotional exer cises. During this session the following resolution was adopt ed: Resolved: That it is the sense of this conference that all our Superintendents and teach ers provide themselves with the Sunday School magazine and use it. The reports of the schools were all heard during this ses sion. “The question box was opened after all the reports were heard, and five questions were found. Question No. I. “What is the best plan for se curing funds for Sunday School litureature?” This was discuss ed by Messrs. H. M Joye, P. F. Kilgo, John E. Carter and J. W. Warr. Question No. 2. “What can be done in our Sunday Schools to interest our old people in the Sunday School work?” Messrs. W. II, Kirton and H. M. Joye discussed this question very ablv. Question No. 3. “Should not the entire contrioution irom the Sunday School be given to the missionary cause?” Discussed by Messrs. J. C. Clements and II. M. Joye. Question No. 4. “Besides merely asking the questions of the lesson, what are the duties of the Sunday School teacher?” Mrs. R. B. R. C. Wallace dis cussed this very admirably and expansively. Question No. 5. “Can we in troduce, with benefit, the Home Department into our Sunday Schools?” Discussed by Mr. J. C. Clements and Mrs. Wallace. After the question box was closed the President introduced Mr. S. Frank Parrott who gave the conference an address on missions; after which the con ference was again invited out to a big dinner. The fourth and last session was called to order by the Pres ident at 2.30 p. m. The devo tional exercises were led by Rev. P. F. Kilgo. After the opening Messrs. A. J. A. Perritt, Jr., Gregg McCall, W. A. Dowling, II. M. Joye and J. C. Clements were appointed on the execu tive committee for another year. The next conference will meet at Newman Swamp Church next April. The question box was opened now for the last time and the following questions found and discussed: Question No. 7. “Will some one tell us how to get the mis sionary spirit in our hearts?” Answered by Messrs. T. J. Drew and W. H Kirton. Question No. 8. “What are the benefits occuring from a good library in the Sunday School. By special request Mr. A. J. A. Perritc answered this. Question No. 9. Is an unre person capable to MUSON TO . HE MAKES A STATEMENT ABOUT THE REBATE MATTER. seen on such an occasion, it was such a dinner as only the good people of the Swift Creek section, know how to prepare. After all the delegates and visi tors had eaten, the food could not be missed from the table. Every one was made to teel at home whether he was a dele gate or not. There is not a more hospitable set of people in the State than these people. Every one who attended will be glad when they have another opportunity of visiting that sec tion. After dinner, just as the hand of the watch was pointing at 2.30, the President called the second session of the confer- achieve success as a worker in the cause of Christ?” Discuss ed bv Messrs. J. S. Hawkins, H. M. Joye, J. W. Warr, W. H. Kirton, Mrs. A. A. Josey and others. The conference then adjourned sine die. The reports were very grati fying indeed. The average at tendance at the Sunday Schools was increased about sixty per cent, the contribution about seventy-five per cent, and the missionary contribution more than one hundred per cent, over last year. Wesley chapel had by far the best Sunday School in the county, its membership is 222 with an average atten dance of 189. Re-iterates the Statement That Hub- bell Offered the Rebates-*A Little More Inside History of the Dispensary is Given. In The State yesterday morn ing there was published a card from Mr. Hubbell, who had been charged with offering Col. Mixson $562.50 a carload in whiskey rebates for purchasing his XXX goods. Mr, Hub- bell’s card was full of plain English and was a flat denial of the charge. Now Col. Mixson com“s to the front and makes a statement in regard to the matter in which he throws some more light on the inside workings of the dis pensary. He intimates, too, that Mr. Hubbell is “a liar” if be means what he says. He tells of a good deal of money that was wasted before he took charge and states that nearly all the whiskey used before his advent was purchased from the Mill Creek people. But here is Col. Mixson’s card to speak for itself: Columbia, S. C. Aug. 6, 1896. To the Editor of The State: In your issue of to-day you have a card signed Mill Creek Distill ing Co., Geo. Hubbell, secre tary. in which he concludes as follows: “If Commissioner Mix- son says I ever offered him, di rectly or indirectly, a dollar in any shape whatever he states what is absolutely false.” I have been drawn into this very reluctantly and had hoped that the matter had blown over and I would not be required to say anything, but as a man who is jealous of his honor and one who is not afraid to resent an insult, I am forced to make the following statement of facts: 1 have been connected with the dispensary since the first conception of the scheme and was in charge under Senator Tillman’s direction when the building was being put in fix for bottling, Mr. Traxler, then the commissioner, being at his home in Timmonsville, quite ill with typhoid fever- After Mr. Traxler’s recovery and return, I was retained in the capacity of superintendent, which posi tion I held until Mr. Traxler re signed, and I was honored with the appointment. During my term as superin tendent I naturally discovered that the bulk of the whiskies bottled by us was purchased from Mill Creek through Mr. Geo. Hubbell, who was fre quently down here. I also dis covered that in making these purchases Mr. Hubbell, or Mill Creek, I should say, was requir ing and being paid an interest on them after 30 days, each 30 days calling for more or bigger interest. On being appointed commis sioner in January, 1896, and be ing in possession of these facts of interest-bearing accounts, and not intending relieving Mr. Traxler till Feb. 1st, I com menced to look around and see if I could not do something bet ter for the State and save at least, the thousands and thou sands of dollars being paid in interest to Mill Creek. About Jan. 20, some 10 days or per haps more before I took charge Mr. Hubbell showed up and was anxious to ascertain it I intend ed to continue the trade with him. My reply was, “That de pends.” He asked, “Depends on what.?” I replied, “On you; I want the same whiskies or better, at the same prices or less with 5 per cent, off as discount or rebate.” He seemed to be utterly dumbfounded and ex claimed: “Do you want the earth?” I replied, “No, but this I want, and this I intend to have.” He went on to say that my proposition was one that he nor no one else could entertain and wanted to know if I had calculated the 5 per cent. off. He enquired when I would be in the market for purchases, and upon being told that it would take several days after Feb. 1st to make the transfer, he asked me again for the purchases, if I should need anything before he returned in February. I told him, “Only on ray terras.” On assuming the duties, Feb. 1st, I very soon discovered that I needed some jBourhon whis kies and wired him: “Same whiskey, same price, 5 off; send me X and XX Bourbon.” I re ceived a wire in reply; “Will ship at once.” A few days af ter this I received a letter say ing: “Your telegram ordering Bourbon received, and knowing from its being a wire that you were in need, we hasten to make shipment, but we cannot give you the terms, dec.” I immediately wired him: “Or der cars back; won’t receive them only on my terms.” In a few hours I received a wire: •‘Cars too far advanced to or der back; receive them on your terms.” In due course the cars arrived and were received. Bill for same came in with 5 per cent, off and was paid. I do not recollect when nor how often Mr. Hubbell came to see me in the few months that followed before the following occurred: He asked me to take him in to the sample room and show him the XXX rye that I was purchasing. I did so, and while in there alone, he and I, he offered me his XXX rye at the same price he had formerly sold it to the dispensasy with the interest on. for the same price per gallon, 10 per cent, discount; and, if my memory serves me correctly, he made the following calculation there and then: Cost $2.25 per gal.; 10 per cent, off, makes 22 1 2 cents per gal.; 50 gallons to a barrel makes $11.25 and 50 bar rels to a car makes $562.50. I said, “Will you put this dis count on the invoices and let it show up regularly?” He re plied that he could not do so; that he was a member of the trust, but for me to pay the in voices at the regular price of $2.25 per gallon and he would return me the 10 per cent, off in cash. This I refused to do and no purchase has been made from him by me. These are the facts in the case and ’includes all I have said as to Mr. Hubbell’s offer to me. If he saj s any part of it is un true he is a liar. F. M. Mixson dr. Duncan should be made to hold up. R. P. Stackhouse. Oswego, S. C., Aug.* 4,1886. When the above was shown to Col. Mixson he declined to say anything in redard to it. Try flour. Jersey Cows and Cahresfor Sale. fg COWS AND YOUNG CALV<£8— my best stock—4 to 5 gallons of milK each. Apply to B. A. EARLY, Early’s X Roads, Aug 6—2t Darlington County. Sydnor & Tredway, ASKING FOB UGHT. The following card from a Reform member of the recent constitutional convention ap peared in the Register yester day morning: Editor Register. At the cam paign meeting in Barnwell I saw that Mr. Duncan stated that Mr. Mixson had said that Tillman, or that Governor Evans said he had ‘’filled his pockets with rebates.” I am a Reformer and was among the first to espouse the Reform cause and accept B. R. Tillman as its leader. 1 am a Reformer from principle. I was actuated from a law of injustice to step over on the side of the masses and demand their rights. I wanted to see by the votes of the people that any man could hold office if he was honest and intelligent enough to fill the po sition. Prior to 1890 it had al most reached that point where pedigree was the only passport to office and positions of trust It was the love of country that actuates me now to ask, yes, to demand of Mr. Mixson, who is himself a recipient of wages from the people of our State, to answer in full if the charges against Governor Evans recited and preferred by Mr. Duncan at Barnwell are false in toto or whether any part of the charges be true. 1 believe Mr. Mixsou will give the answer without ^altering and without any at tempt to evade, and such an answer the people demand. This is no time for men in pub lie trust to hide crime, if crime exists, committed by others when we have plenty of Ref or mere in the State who are pure enough and sufficiently compe tent to fill any position. We are not dependent on any men for party sake. If the charges are without foundation then Mr. Mixson has already waited too long and should be glad of an opportunity to give his pub lic denial. 1 would not ask this question but for the fact that it has been published that “Mr. Mixson was on the stand” when they were preferred and did not deny them then and there. Besides they bear on the pride of our party when it is charged that '’Tillman filled his pockets with rebates.” I, as a Reformer and citizen, have a right to ask these ques tions and the people of this State have a right to know if Governor Evans made such statements. We take them as an insult and if they are false a barrel *of "‘‘GWlisk’ Feed oats at Deans Bros. YOUR OLD FRIEND S, WILL AGAIN HAVE CHABGZ OF kliigta Tolutt Mtu Open Tuesday, August II, and every day thereafter! We want your patronage and will do all that can be done for you. YOURS TRULY, SYONOR & TREDWAY. ‘ 1 Cards. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. W E HEREBY ANNOUNCE MR. J. W. Hearon as a candidate for Uonntv Supervisor of Darlington county, subject to the Democratic primary. Manx Votbbs. A’ T THE REQUEST OF MANY friends, I announce myself as a candidate for the office of Supervisor for Darlington county, subject to the Democratic primary. R. M. JOSEY, Una, S. C., June 28,1895. FOII THE LEBISUTURE. T he many friends of j. e. Miller, having confidence in his integrity and ability, annonnee him as a candidate for membership of the House of Representatives, subject to the Democratic primary. T he many friends of dr. W. J. Garner announce him aa a candidate for the House of Repre sentatives; subject to the rules gov erning the Democratic primary. 1 HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the House of Re presentatives; subject to the Demo cratic Primary. GEO. W. BROWN. FOR SHERIFF. T he friends of mr. w. p. _ Cole hereby annonnee him as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Darlington county, subject to the Democratic primary. FOR AUDITOR. HEREBY ANNOUNCE 1 HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for the office of Auditor of Darlington oonnty, sub ject to the action of the Democratic primary. H. A. JOSEY. I FOR SOLICITOR. HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of Solic tor of the Fourth Judicial Clreuit, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary election. P. B. SELLERS, June 29,1896. T he friends of solicitor J M Johnson request the an nouncement of his oandidacr for re nomination as Solicitor of the 4th Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic party, with a promise on his part, if nominated and elected, to devote his best energy and experience to the discharge of that office for the ensuing term. FOR CLERK OF THE COHIT. | HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF the office of Clerk of Court tor Dar lington County sabjeot to the Demo cratic primary. W. ALBERT PARROTT. ■ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF JL as a candidate tot the office of Clerk of Court of Darlington Oonnty, according to the Democratic platfo of 1876, subject to the primary. GEO. O. LEE. June!, 1896. FOR-MAGISTRATE. FRIENDS OF MR R T HE FRIENDS OF Thomas Saaira to as a candidate for Mag Township, subject to the democratic primary, P. ■ffiffil