The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, August 27, 1896, Image 1
VOL. XXIII, NO. 35.
DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1896.
LOCAL LACONICS.
matters in and around the
TOWN OF DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
A great deal of gold is being
paid out just now.
Many of the farmers report
the cotton crop off one half.
Miss Ella Watson is spending
some time in Hartsville.
Mr. C. P. Dargan has had his
office improved by a coat of
paint.
Miss Bush, of Georgetown, is
visiting Mr. P. Z. Hadlee’s
family.
The Rev. Mr. Child preached
in the Presbyterian Church last
Sunday.
Miss Mollie Blackwell, of
Lake City, is visiting relatives
in town.
Some young men went on a
fox chase on Monday night,
and with success.
The chorus for the Recital
met at the Baptist Church on
Wednesday afternoon.
Some of those State constitu
tions for sale still at The News
office for five cents a copy.
Mr. T. E. Sligh, of the firm of
Sligh & Rucker, went north last
Saturday to buy fall goods.
Misses Lucia Charles and
Lulie Hart, left last Saturday
for Sumter to visit relatives.
Mr. Theos Colo, of Charles
ton, spent a few days in town
last week visiting relatives.
The Rev. C. L. Dowell, of
Society Hill, will preach in the
Baptist Church next Sunday.
Mrs. Angus Ganey and child
arrived in Darlington Tuesday
night from Greenville, Tenn,
Miss Emmie James left for
Cleveland Springs last Satur
day to spend about two weeks.
We had rain on Monday af
ternoon and night, laying the
dust and making the weather
much cooler.
Dr. J. A. Rice, president of
the Columbia Female College,
was in town Monday in the in
terest of his college.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gregg Mc
Call returned from Asheville
last Saturday where they had
been spending a few weeks.
Mr. Henry M. Smith returned
from Cleveland Springs last
Monday night where he had
been spenuing about a week.
Mr. Moody has been busy for
some days painting the Hewitt
block on the Public Square.
He has put it in first class con
dition.
Mi. Charlie DuBose, of Cam
den, and Mr. Eddie Dennis, of
Rishopville, spent several days
in town this week, visiting re
latives.
Mr. N. L. Harrell returned
home lust Wednesday alter a
stay of several weeks at Glenn
Springs and Asheville and oth
er resorts.
The friends of the Rev. R.
W. Lideare pleased to see him
in their midst again, and hope
that it will not be long before
he can resume his charge.
The union service was held at
the Presbyterian Church on
last Liinday-night, Rev. R. A.
Child preached. The choir was
unusually strong, and the mu
sic was good.
Mr. S. B. Atkinson, who left
town about three years ago and
joined the United States Army
and who has been stationed at
Ft. Barracas, Fla., returned
home last Tuesday night.
The Mutual Lloyds paid their
first loss in Darlington county
on the 21st before it was due.
The amount was $130 to Mrs.
B. L. Spain who lost a barn of
tobacco. Mr. J. Bart White
is the agent in Darlington for
this concern.
At the meeting of the Ep-
worth League on Sunday after
noon last, Rev. D. M. Fulton
led the services, and preached
one of his short sermons which
are so much to the point, and
are always enjoyed by the Ep-
worth League.
The New York Life Insurance
Co., of which Mr. J. Bart
White is agent, paid $1,000 on
the l!*th to the widow of the
late Dr. L. P. Daniels. Dr.
Daniels had been insured only
two months at the time of his
death.
The News is a little late in
comiug out this week in order
to publish as much of the elec
tion returns from the county as
possible.
Mr. R. Hay, of Mechanics-
ville, brought three large sweet
potatoes to The News office to
day, the combined weight of
which is nine pounds.
The dance in the Armory
after the opera Tuesday night,
was well attended. There were
a number of young ladies pres
ent from neighboring towns
who added much to the enjoy-
men of the occassion.
Gen. W. E. James left for
Cleveland, Ohio, last Saturday
to attend the Supreme League
of the Knights of Pythias. Gen.
James and Mr. Altamont Moses,
of Sumter, are the two grand
representatives from South
Carolina.
The annual inspection of the
Darlington Guards will take
place at 8.30 p. m. September
4th. A preparatory drill will
take place on the evening of
the 2nd which should be at
tended by all who will take
part in the inspection.
The Rev. T. P. Baker, of Che-
raw, paid The News office a
call Tuesday on his way from
Bennettsville to Cheraw. Mr.
Baker is rector of the Episcopal
churches at Cheraw, Society
Hill and Bennettsville and is
doing splendid work in those
three places.
Mr. W. R. Israel, of Danville,
has located in Darlington to buy
fine wrappers for the Louisville
Spirit Cure Co., and also for
Mr. W. R. Bowman, of Lych-
burg. There are now ten reg
ular buyers on the Darlington
tobacco market and they are
making things lively.
On Thursday morning last a
colored man named Moses
Brown was badly kicked by a
horse. The small bone in his
leg was broken, and he at once
went to Dr. Garner for medical
aid. The wound was sewed up,
and the leg set at once, and the
man is doing well.
Miss Eda Dargan, who has
been visiting some time in Dar
lington and vicinity, returned
to ner home in Charleston last
Saturday.
Messrs. C. 8. Nettles, D. C.
Milling, A. T. Baird, Dargan
Lide, W. B. McCown, Geo. W.
Brown, W. Brown, J. M. James,
C. Milling and W. E. McCall
spent several days last week on
a deer hunt on the river. A
buck weighing about 100 pounds
which was killed bv Mr. Mc-
Call was the result of the hunt.
On Saturday night, a lamp
was knocked over m Dr. W J.
Garner’s room and but for
prompt action a fire would have
occured. The lamp was thrown
out of the window, and a blan
ket put the flame out at once.
Alick Dudley, the Policeman
was promptly on hand, but
just as he ran up the steps the
flame was snuffed out.
Many of those who have their
offices near the Opera House
have enjoyed the practice of
the members of the Opera
troupe for the last week. Those
who have been engaged in this
work will miss the pleasant
meetings, and it is with regret
that they realize that they are
over.
M’", L. C. H. Brown, of
Greensboro N. C., who is now
in the business of grading to
bacco in Darlington, says he is
much pleased with this country
and considers the artesian water
in Darlington very fine. He
came here to stay only about a
month, but is so well pleased
that he thinks he will bring
his family down and remain
until Spring.
Mr. Angus Gainey, who has
come back to his old home to
live, after an absence of some
years, has organized an orches
tra, composed of several young
musical people of the town.
An organization of this kind is
badly needed here, and there is
no doubt that the patronage
which these young men will re
ceive will show how much their
enterprise is appreciated.
RETURNS, DARLINGTON COUNTY.
REFORM PRIMARY, Aug. 25, 1896.
1 N1TKD STATES 8KBATOR
John Gary Evans
John T. Duncan
Joseph H. Earle
GOVBKKOR.
G. Walton Whitman
W. H. Ellerhe
John R. Harrison
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
M. B. McSweeney
M R. Cooper
SECRETARY or STATE.
D. H. Tompkins
COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
James Norton
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
W. A. Barber
STATE TREASURER.
W. H. Zimmerman
SCPT. OF EDUCATION.
T. Chris. Robinson
W. D. Mayfield
ADJ. AND INS. GENERAL.
John Gary Watts
R. N. RIchbourR
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
J. C. Wilborn
CONGRESS, 6th DISTRICT.
J. L. McLanrin
SOLICITOR, 4th JUDI. CIR.
J. M, Johnson
P. B. Seller*
REPRESENTATIVES.
A J A Perritt
L A Moore
J E Miller
JB Floyd
J W Warr
Geo W Brown
W J Garner
SHERIFF.
R Lee Bass
I) H Munn
G P Scarborough
Hosier Kell,
W P Cole
CLERK OF COURT.
T J Kirven.
J O A Moore
J N Parrott —
Geo O Lee
W A Parrott
COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
W 8 King
T J McClendon
R M Josey
J W Hearon
J J Fields
J E Windham
CORONER.
C P Dargan
O S Huggins
CO. SUPT. OF EDUCATION.
H C Burn.
A W Parrott.
treasurer.
R F Howie..
J W Woodham.
AUDITOR.
Walter Vaughan.
J P Motingo, Jr.
H A Josey..
W H Lawrence.
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DRV GOODS BUSINESS
and duplicating orders
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buy a BARGAIN our customer gets A BARGAIN
and we don’t buy unless we get Goods right.
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earnest and solid stuff that will buy anything on earth still in the brain of the smart
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Kindly compare our prices.
THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES SOLD AT A
SACRIFICE.
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We have a nice line of
Table Linen and Towels
which must go
bottom prices.
Our line of
Hoisery, Handkerchiefs, &c.
were bought to sell.
Our
Ladies’ and Gents' Neckwear
is comnlete 50c
tecks sold for 40c; 25c tucks
sold for 20c all of latest style.
Gants’ four ply Collars
sold for 9c each.
Monograbon Negliges Shirts
sold everywhere for $1-25; our
price 98c.
Nice Laundried Shirts
for 49c.
Working Shirts
from 16c up.
These goods must go and
make room fet new ones.
Our stock of
Shoes and Umbrellas
on going rapidly
why:
because they were bought, LOW
and sold LOW.
>3 00 SHOES SOLD FOB $2 65
1.75 1.35
100 “ “ “ 88c.
SHOES from 39c per pair up.
UMBBELLAS from 50c up.
We have a nice stock of
Clothing and Hats
on which we are
slaughtering prices.
9 5 00 SUITS SOLD FOB 93-98
10 00 “ “ “ 8.98
PANTS from 38c per pair up.
We have a nice line of
Hats and Caps
at rock bottom prices.
We have a large stock of
Mackintoshes and Rubber Goods
bought below manu
facture’s cost. Those Goods can’t
be had long.' mackintoshes
from $150 to $9-50- Come and
get one before they all go. Rub
ber over shoes from 23c up.
Cncktfj, Crakiff, Grotto;.
Glumn,|umn,Ilunnff.
We are' headquarters for
everything in this line.
$25.00 dinner sets for $18.88
12 A0 “ “ “ 895
Cups and saucers at 85c sold
every where for 50c.
We have a big lot of
Nice Tomblers
which we are dot
ing out at 19c per set. Dishes
at your own prices. Lamps
from 10c to $10 each.
Tinware, baskets, mbs, buckets,
brooms, &c
at cut prices.
A nice steel blade
for 85c.
A good
Himmi , ^
for 10c.
We are shattering prices on
A beautiful line Silver jlateJ
ware Raires, Folks ead Spools
warranted for five years at 85c
per box.
We wade in and Buteber
prices oa Cattery.
A nice line of
Pocket Knives
from 4c each up.
Boggy Whips
from 5c up.
A nice line of
Buggy Rubes.
Wagon Harness
at $8.99 per set.
Our stock of
Sugar
is complete.
2 car load* of flour to arrive
this week bought
rise, BEMEMBIB —
ere get'the benefit of this. Floor
from $8.45 per Ml to $4 2* per
bbl.
Carkad if Ait aid Lard
Expected to-day
which will be
•old at slaughtered prices.
We have a large stock of
Wee Wee
height to sell.
Tobacco
W* can five you the
BIGGEST BABOiBI you ever |
heard of.
Our
Saturday, at 5c per can.
HXEITEA
Saturday, at 19c per lb.
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Molisses
we cannot be beaten
atoftPAUTy end PUCES-
We have a large etoek of
iOOftS
NwwiPw
which we are
slaughtering given on.
Our
Stupeiious Stocks of GUMS
must move BAPID-
LT, and at them price*, they
will.
, at 4c per do*.
LBS!
98-50 Pi
our priori
We have bought the largest
and nice*! line of
FMGY GMCERJES
ever brought to this
city. The goods wen
of MESSES. RSXD,
DOCK A 00 , OP d
the largest and richest
BOCEBY
One dollar
PARITS
our price Saturday;
GBOGEBY house
United States.
in the
95
SUIT
For Saturday, Aug. 29th only
20 lbs
GfUURJLATB SUGM
for 91-00, with
$3-00, worth of other goods
only.
PIE PEACHES '
Saturday, at io per can.
TIU PUCKS
Saturday, at 10c per can.
big pot nr:
SATPBDAY, j
Come and see for yourselves, we offer some of the ^
CAINS that the people of this section have
RESPECTFULLY,