Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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= CODHTTHIfS ITEMS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDETa 'l HARTSVILLE. The wealher has moderated, and it is now so the average eitisen can sleep. Maj. {McCoy, of Wilmington, came in yesterday and will bu cotton for Messrs. Bprunt Sons, of that place. Cotton is beginning to come in freely—there were six or etfifiiribales sold to-day, 'the price paid was 7 10, .‘She Carolina Fibre Co., be- lar ?® Mill last Ml before long the new mul Sain Be completed. Mr. A. M. McN.iir will move his stock in the Cannon build ing next week, and the Black man Estridge Co., will open up in the brick store. They pro pose to do a large Gen.’ Mdse, business. Capt. C. II. Richmond, of Danville Va., is a large buyer of tobacco here and will also be auctioneer for the Farmers Warehouse. He is an old to bacco man and very popular and has been in the tobacco business all his life. TbsFatmers Warehouse hai its opttrm^eale yesterday the 18th, f ttiAMWk Yarn a .aU .4.. ^ suddenly on the 18th. She was sick a short time and her friends and relatives thought she was improving until just before her death. Mr. C. H. IVLorme advertis- es a brick store at Dovesville for rent, possession given Sept. 1st. The store advertised is a corner one, within fifty yards of the railroad and the best stand in town. HIGH HILL. The health of our communi ty is pretty good at this writing. The rain has come again after a few durs ok hot, dry weather. Everything looks revived to day, and the weather is a great deal more pleasant. There will be a sociable at Dr. P. A. Wilson’s; next Fri day night, the 28tlv Our sing ing club Will also meet there on Sunday evening at 4 o’clock. To day (Tuesday) is election day, and everything seems to be passing off verv quietly at Gar ner’s store. Everybody seems to be in a good humor. Some of the candidates are present with smiling faces and hearty handshaking. As Mr. M. Redick, was on his way home from Darlington through the ram, last night, the lightning struck a tree near “Paulina.” Reported tor Thb News. The audience was decidedly one of the largest and most se lect ever seen in Darlington. .Applause, frequently heard, wrtafnly gave testimony as to the appreciation of this capa ble and critical audience. The chorus was very fine and some of the solo parts could scarcely have been better rendered. It not easy to make a harmo- Notice. The surviving members of Companies “A” “F” and “M” of the old 8th South Carolina Regiment will meet at the Min era! spring on Tuesday the 1st of September next. By order of W. E. James, Secretary. is nious success where so many voices are necessary, yet this is just what was done on this oc casion. Prof. J. W. Tilling- hasW- is a thorough and accom plished i musician• and his-skill and metfrods were very much iu evidence last night. This is his second appearance before a Darlington audience and the ex traordinarily -large attendance was at once a tribute to his for mer work and to his ability as a musician. Bacon—“It’s funny you don’t ride?” Egbert—“I’m waiting until they have bicycles built for two.” “You can get tan dems now.” “I know; I mean bicycle built for $2.”—Yon kers Statesman. a*.- w? bus** po^d. ot tobacco «h* d“d aS an an The it* «be horse untUthi, m o ro - : _• a . mar. “ average price paid was as high ay am on the sanwr $Ads bf tobdlco. There were no premium prices paid as at some other, points. Mr. J. B. Nutt, the manager of the Farmers WarebausOy does not propose to pay -one man a fancy price, say twice what the market price is, just to attract trade. Ha proposes to see that it brings its value. -There ore now foqf regular buyers locat ed here* who are nnxioua ta buy and I predict that the Farmers Warehouse will sell large quantity of leaf. I' [Later, Aug. 25.] Mr. M. 8. McKinnon returned last Saturday from a trip to Asheville. He reports a pleas ant time. a very We had several pleasant days last week, but it has turned warm agafe and we are having summer showers. The cotton market was lively last week,.but it has “dropped” and it has been predicted that it will fall lower still. Maj. McCoy, the well known buyer for Sprunt & Co.; ]^as re turned and is prepared to pay the highest market prices for cotton. The Prim ary passed off quiet ly here yesterday. Every man seemed to vote for his own choice and quite an assortment of ballots were cast. causing him to run. -M r. Red-^Vnatic E Jas. T. Hill and brother, returning 4r6 m Midway , wew ing. %. while church; Sunday jught, startled by them*inula taking fright and running sway. Mr. Jas. T, lost his,banana-had to run ■ the mule against a tree; to stop him. The Timrod Memorial, plesant to note that in- It is ^ terest in this important and pa triotic wore { s steadily increas ing here. Mr. J- E. Norment has subscribed $5.00 to the me- iporial fund and he also gives intelligence which means that good work .will be done here. The Timrod Club, of which Mr. Norment is a member, is a lit- which has ,. . . . ., , erary organization him-, and frigtened -his hors®,' ^teen actively engaged in sys work for‘about five ears. Mr. Norment says that is club will undertake to se cure further 'subscriptions to this memorial fund here and he feels safe in saying that sever al additional subscribers will very soon be reported anddbat the Timrod Club will most prob ably .subscribe for a souvenir volume of the works of one of South Carolina’s gifted sons. CYPRESS. Mr. • J. A. DuBose will leave next Saturday p. m. for Char leston and wfll spend Sunday on the Inland. Miss Isabel McCown, of Flor ence,' is visiting Mis# -Clara Crosswell near this place, we are glad to see Miss Isabel! look ing so well. Prof. Taylor returned last week from an extenuod trip to the Eastern part of the State in the interest of the Welch Neck High School. This school opens on the 9th, of Sept., and it is hoped that the attendance will be larger than ever. CLYDE For the last few days we have had some fine rains and vegetation is greatly improved. On last Thursday we had quite a heavy wind in our sec tion, but no damage as yet heard from. ‘-A We had our friend Mr. Henry Parrott with us one night last week, we were verjr glad to have him with us. Come again Henry I Mr. Harman Jones of our midst has about one quarter of an acre Of the best rice we ever saw, we don’t mean to say that that is all he has. Mr. P. A. and J. A. Outlaw, of Sumter, with the charming young daughter of Mr. J. A., spent last Saturday with friends and relatives here. Childrens’ Day came off at New Market last Saturday and was a fine day and the children all did well in their recitations. A large and attentive crowd was on hand. The school treat ed ~ lemonade to all the spectators, and after dinner we listened to a fine sermon deliv ered by Rev J. W. Warr, which all seemed to enjoy very much, after which all repaired to their homes in the very best of hu mor. - ^ - The primary passed off quiet ly, with the exception of one or two fisticuffs. No one much hurt, only a little fun with the boys, so they say. Messrs.-W.V.Hagood and Mr. John Northcut went to Char leston last, week on business and have now opened up a stock of goods at this place. Miss Fannie Skinner, a charm ing young lady from Rose Hill section, is visiting Miss Ida Du Bose of this place. We always welcome such young ladies as Miss Fannie and are always glad to have them among us. Messrs. Josey, Parnell and DuBose have their large gin ning machinery now ready for work .and the fleecy staple is being rapidly prepared for mar ket This is a great improve ment in the way of a gin over those we have-had in the past. SOCIETY HILL. Miss Eliza Dargan is visiting Miss Hannah Coker. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Coker re turned home this week after spending 'a fortnight in Ashe ville, N. C. r> y Mr. Carrigan’s artesian well over the river is a fine success. The water is splendid and over flows 6 feet. The town authorities are hav ing anrAfitqsiah well bored or Main street. They are down now.aver 2DD feet GREEN PLAIN. Mr. H. G. Smith the popular salesman, for the Gee. D, .Witt Shoe Qo., is in town supplying the merchants with-shoes. Mrs. Marv Batcher died at her mother’s home, Ang. 18th, and was buried at Antioch Bap tist Church, Ang. 19th, by the Rev. Mr. Dowel). She. was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gandy of this place and a member .of YTeicn Neck Church.here. Wesym- atize with the family in their ireavement. i!r — 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 A MILLING, Proprietors. Commenting on the Spartan burg Herald’s bond deal story, the Aiken Recorder adds: “In confirmation of this we will state that it has been for long time currently reported, and we have good reason for believing the report true, that Evans did, at the time, receive a large sum of money by ex press to Aiken, which it was understood was his share in the spoils of refunding the debt. This is believed to he a fact by all in Aiken who have been thrown intimately with him It is also reported on good au thority that he owns an impor tant amount of stock in the Aiken Manufacturing Company at Bath, which be has acquired since tbs state debt was refund ed.” Why does not the governor appeal to Golden Rhind to dis prove all these stories? She—“For my part I would never forgive a young man who would kiss a girl against her will.” He—“Nor I; but do you suppose a young man really ever did?”—Sommerville Jour nal. The Constitution of an Old Militia Company, Mr. W. B.|Oakes, has a copy of the constltutiop of the De- Kalb Rifle Guards, of Camden, ratified on the 4th of July 1840. Mr. Oakes’ father was a mem ber of this company and in that wflp Mr. Oakes came iu posses- siwef a copy of the constitu tion. I James - Polk Dickinson wrs (Capt, <ot the company and the, names of the other officers are *toa printed along with the constitution. Mary Ellen Lease says that “Tpm Watson is a .silly, great big, erratic schoolboy; Tillman is a miserable wretch; Bryau is fearless and independent; and as for Sewall, he’s a splendid unselfish man.” Editor, Darlington Pews: Dear Sir:—Will you please announce a* news in your paper that the new board of trustees of the Oats School are ready to receive applications for Princi pal and Assistant teacher for the next seslion. Yours truly, O. N; Oates. Mr. David Byrd has the finest hog* your scribe has seen any where. Pig* are a specialty with him. ¥?- B<*». <rf . Green ville, N. C., recently purchased a lot of nice leaf tobacco from the farm of Mr. W. D. Young, When you see amen gaping you need not * * * John Gary Evani, eay* that he and Tillman wtote the State Democratic platform and that the National platform is copied from it. Ergo, John Gary Evans is the author of the National ptttforTh. Therq you are.— Laurens A dvertiter. New* end Courier Forecast. To-day, generally cloudy but veering from Bryan, ogling at Indianapolis, headlines threat ening. To morrow, still hazy, blowing towards Bynum, but contrary editorials for the in terior refreshing to Tillmanism and its free silver constituency. —Charleston Post. Aug., 19th. A Misprint. mispriut in last weeks actual number < sold U. D» saiu was of 68,000, To be Given Awey. L. M. Norment—Will give a fine Solid Oak room set to the person buying the largest amount of dry^goods, clothing and shoes from turn, from Sept. 1st to Jan. 1st. All bills must be bought from him iu order to have a chance at the furniture. You will find him at Sligh & Rucker’s MammothStores,Hew itt Black. Strict account of all purchases kept. For sale-^Short hand type writer. Apply ho Mrs. Lucy M. Norment, Darlington, 8. 0. SFQRE FOR RENT. A T DOVE8VILLE, BRICK STORE beet stand in the county for mercantile es. Can be had by Apply to Aug 19. purposes of Septe G. H. DkLORME. Dovesville, S. C. the 10th of September. Rent low. f. H. DhL STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. Court of Common Pleas Summous For Relief (Complaint Served. WILL. J. GARNER, II. 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-BAly. THE DARLINGTON NEWS John H. Early and William J. Early Executors of the will of J. Flank Fogg—“The train at the time was going sixty miles an hour, I was crushed off by a porter.” Fenderson—“Were you injur ed?” Fogg—“To the amout of a quarter.”—Boston Transcript. “Your daughter, sir, is an angel,” “Maybe; but after you’ve been married awhile you’ll find she wants consider ably more clothes than angels are accustomed to wearing.”— Philadelphia American. Maud—“Heighhp! I’m in for bad luck this mouth, I suppose. I saw the new moon last night over my left shoulder.” Gladys (dreamily)—“Did you? You poor child! I had better luck than that, I saw it over Ned’s right shoulder.”—Somerville Journal. Daughter (in tears)—“Oh, papa! why did you throw Keg- gy down the front steins?” Father—“Why, you did’nt think I was going to throw him up the front steps and into the house again, did you? You’re use again, am you.^ You're at hard to satisfy as your moth er.”—Judge. She—“You may say what you will, I think you will fiua that women are less wicked than men. I expect that hea ven will be inhabited principal ly by women.” He—“Very likely. The men, of course will generally be found in the smoking-room below.”—Bos ton Transcript. A FAREWELL. Monthff of sunny life and fair Days that flitted—none knew whoraj Hours of pleasure, hours of pain, Houra that ne'er can come again. They are gone, but do you find You can leave them all behind? Come not memories evermore Drifting round you from that short? Wdrds which lessened every care, Thoughts no other e'en could shara. Duties that we ever met With one thought—can you forget? Can you oalmly thus effaoe From ora lip'a tablet every traoe Of the hopes and prayers and tears We have shared in all these years? Can we all these memories Hinother And "be nothing to each other?’' When for us life's task is o’er And wa tread its path no more. When, 'mid shadows dimly falling, We shall hear the angels calling, As we calmly stand and wait Just outside the golden gate— Then will these dark moments seem But a phantom or a dream. In that dawn of purer light You will read all things aright. False words will not seem as true— In that morn—adieu! adieu! —Lillian Whiting. Electric Light at Half Present Cost. Professor William D. Marks, speak ing of Mr. Edisou’s visit to this city, ■aid: “He does not think of letting np on hie work. He told me that now that he was through with the ore concen trator process he purposed to return to the laboratory and pnsh electricity as far as be oould. During the last year or fo, while busy with the ore ooncen tra tor, many thoughts and ideas as to improvements in the varions forms of electrical machines and uses had occur red to him, but be had simply made a note of them and put the matter aside until bis return to the laboratory. Some of them that he mentioned to me were startling. If he lives a few years longer, the world can be rare of many new in ventions. Among other things that be will follow up he mentioned the fact that be bad thought out a means of pro ducing Incandescent light at half of its present cost. This is a very important matter, needless to say. He wys he had experimented enough to satisfy himself that it was practicable."—Philadelphia Many Persons arc broker from overwork or bousciicld cr:>- Brown’s Iron Bltlrr** KobuiUh t ■yatem, akiidlfeatton. remove, cictsao) bi’ and coree malaria. Get ibe remw YOUB OLD FRIEND 8, Sydnor & Tredway, WILL AGAIN HAVE CHARGE OF Duliigtoii Iota Mono Open Tuesday, August II, and every day thereafter. We want your patronage and will do all that can be done for you. - YOURS TRULY, nnufTBEowtr. Early, Flantiffs against- Emanuel Johnson, Harry J Johnson, LotJ. Johnson, Lilly McMillan. Julia Beasley, Arthur McMillan, Lilly Kelly, General Lee Johnson, Annie Harrison, Charlie Johnson and Darlington Lodge. No. 7, Knights of Pythi- A "nd 3rd Henry McMi.lan in his own right minor children Liffy McMillan and Author Mcmillan Defendants. To the Defendents Emanuel John son, Harry J. Johnson, Lot J. John son, Lilly McMillan, Julia Beasley, Arthur McMillan, Lilly Kelly, Gen eral Lee Johnson, Annie harrison, Charlie Johnson and Henry McMillan. You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action which complaint is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint on the subscribers at their office at Darlington, 8. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. .You will take notice that no per sonal claim is made against you in this action. DARGAN & COGGE8HALL, Plantiff’s Attorney. August 10, 1896. To the defendants, Henry McMillan, Arthur McMillan, Lilly McMillan, Julia Beasley. General Lee Johnson and Henry J. Johnson. You will take notice that the sum mons and complaint herein was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County on Ang. 12th, 1896. DARGAN & COGGE8HALL, Plaintiffs’ Attorneys ias, meets on 1st an Tuesday Evenings in each month, at Castle Hall, Florence street opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally llie Olilfst .Wspaper Id Dsrlinpton County, * * * Food Jed T»eDlj-Three Vem • ( Goes into the Homes and Places of Business of the Substantial People of This Section. * * * * , Its TOWN and COUNTY NEWS COLUMNS and LITERARY FEATURES invited. . GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TDNIC IS JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. rAdP-mATK FOU DYSPEPSIA, and Stomach disorder*, tak# Hi '.V.V8 IHOW BITTKKB. per bottle. (JenulTN «ie<i red lines on wrapper. All dealer* •ovd Jt, per bottle. Genuine hai .r,i and cr»i GALATIA, ILLS., Nov. 16, 1893. Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:—We sold last year, 600 bottles of GROVE’S TA8TELES8 CHILL TONIC snd hnYo bought three gross already this year. In all our ex perience of 14 yean. In the drug buslnon?, have never aold an article thutgavo such universal satis- 'action as your Tonic. Yours truly, ABNEY Cark &Ce For sale by O# 1J. DAVIS and all Druggists. June 11—(bn are unMtirpaat*cd: hh an advertising medium to reach t he people who have money to sihjha it is uneijualod. 52 numbers. $, THF BANK OF DARLINGTON, S. C. CAPITAL, — — — _ $100,000 SURPLUS, $50,Of* Savings Department, Interest allowed at rate of 5 cent, per annum from date of depogj, —payable quarterly on tne first day of January, April, July and October. Transacts a General Banking Business, DIRECTORS; W. 0. Coker, J. L Coker R. W. Boyd, J. Gregg McCall A MU... * E. R. Mcfver, A. Nachman Bright Williamson. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L.E. WILLIAMSON, Cashier. Itc jlmt. The first of American Newspapers, CHARLES A. DANA, Editor. GUARANTEED TOBACCO HABIT p-or 1000 WOboxe* Bold. XD.onocare* prove Ite power to doitroy thede«1 ro for tobacco in an? fcr.n. No-to-bac la the irraatcr.t nerve-food tn the world. Marr _ _ _ gain Impounds in!? days and Itucvet fciis’to’make the weak fmpotent man strong, vigorous and tna-oe’-!. .'u.vt try a box. You will bo do- ligl.tod. Wo expect you to believe whv say, for a cure is a* ob:- dy yuarantced by druggists every where. Send for onr booklet “H" tTo .cco Holt and Smoke Your Mfc Away, wii’ion guarantee and tree sample. AddrcaeTUES'i £Ul.iN&H£M£Dir CO., -Ic 1 ;uor I1c;v lark. Furniture Bargains. $12.50 18. 15. No. I. Two handsome $20 Chiffoniers at Cost “ 2 “ 3 “4 “ 5 “ 6 Two handsome french Glass front wardrobe bes at cost One solid walnut marble top side board at cost Two very handsome swinging cra dles at cost 5, Five handsome refrigerators $ 0 f©. 25. “ 1 II 8 One set genuine Carlsbad China 132 pieces worth $35 it goes at actual cost Every picture in the store at COST. Every rocker costing over $3 at $!• OFF THE REGULAR PRICE. A great clearance tale of IROOIEIEHS now in progress. This is the month for IB-A-IRO- A-IUSTS You will surely find them here. We need room for our line of smi’.-.’imi-.-.’raim’,-, imu and will make a grand clearance sale for the next two weeks. Book Cases, China Closets, Side Boards, Lounges, Baby Carriages, Wardrobes, Matting Rugs, Dining Tables, All will have to go in this sale, we mean to close out these goods, and the price is away below regular. BAIRD BROS., mimm Protect Yourself and Family Against Loss! BY INSURING YOUR PROPERTY AND YOUR LIFE. 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