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VOL. XXIII, NO. 36. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1896. WHOLE NUMBER 1,126. LOCAL . MATTERS in and around the TOWN OF DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers, Mr. C. A. McCown is clerk ing at Sligh & Rucker’s. Mr. A. W. Welling advertises a house for rent on Broad Street. Miss Pauline Durant, of Mar ion. is visiting the family of Mr. E. P. Lide. Mifs Meta Hodges, of Ben- nettsville, is visiting at the Enterprise Hotel. The Rev. Mr. Bishop, of An tioch, will preach at the Bap tist churcn next Sunday. Miss Frances Ward, of Lon don England, is visiting her cousin Mrs. E. O. Woods. Rev. Hartwell Edwards preached at the Methodist church on Sunday morning. Mr. W. J. Lewis, of Swift Creek, is now employed as a clerk at Brunson Lunn & Co.’s. Rev. Mr. Dowell, of Society Hill, preached at the Baptist Church here on Sunday morn- ing. Mr. J W. Wallace has taken the oath of public cotton weigh er before Clerk of Court Par rott. Miss Mamie Kelly, of Lydia, will he employed at Edwards & Co .s during the Fall and Winter. During the last week the col ored Methodists have been car rying on a meeting in their church. Miss Lila Skinner, of Stoke’s Bridge, is employed in the dry goods department of Sligh & Rucker. M. J. Outlaw’s stablers have been pulled down and will be rebuilt, Dorse Lewis hau charge of the work. Rev. R. A. Child led the meet ing of the Epworth League at the Methodist church on Sun day afternoon, The Union Services were held on last Sunday night at the Baptist church, Rev. D. M. Fulton preached. Mr: L. S. Welling, after a pleasant stay in the mountains of North Carolina, has return ed to Darlington. The young people had a dance on Monday night at the old Club rooms on the north side of the Public square. The Gainey band is busy with the weekly practice, and will no doubt under such good leadership make good progress. 7'.U bales of cotton were bought this season in the month of August in Darling ton, something almost unheard of. Mr. J. E. Norment left for Asheville last Tuesday morning and will be absent from home on a two or three weeks vaca tion. Now is the time to commence trading with Louis Norment for the Handsome set of Fur nituro, which he is to give away. Miss Fanny Gandy has re turned from Greenville and again taken her position in the dry goods department of Sligh and Rucker. Mr. Claude Smith, who has been traveling during the sum mer, returned to Darlington last Tuesday night, and is at his old post again at Sligh & Ruck er’s. The tri weekly practice for the ‘ Recital” is getting on well. The Chorus is a tine one, and Mr. Tillinghast has them well in hand. He is a fine organiz er, and a first class musician. Mr. J. C. Keys arrived las Monday night and will buy cot ton as usual on this market. Darlington always has a strong corps of cotton buyers and is uniformly one of the very best markets in the State. Edwards & Co. are out with an advertisement this week in ■which they inform the people of the advantages which they have to offer to those who trade with them. Their store is chocked full of goods and they will be glad to snow customers their stock. OUR SCHOOLS. Saperintendent Glenn’s Report. In Flourishing Condition. The following Reports are E ublished by direction of the oard of Trustees for the in formation of the people of the School District of the Town of Parlington. Superintendents Report. To the Board of Trustees of the School District of the Town of Darlington, Gentlemen: I respectfully submit the fol lowing report, of the schools for the year 1895-96: The total number of pupils for the first five months entitled to share in the State three mill tax. as reported to the County School Commissioner, was: White: Male, 130; Female, 176; Total, 306, against 337 last year; Colored: Male, 117; Female, 152; Total, 269, against 322 last year. The number of pupils remain ing in school at the close of the session was: white, 243, vs. 256 last year; colored, 237, vs. 213 last year. The total enrollment for the session was 697, divided as fol lows: white; Male, 157; Female, 207; Total 364; colored, Male, 171; Female, 162, Total 333. No reports on total enrollment have been made heretofore. The average attendance for the year was: White, 258.2, vs. 279.8 last year; Colored, 216.5, vs. 197.9, last year. St. John’s suffered a very severe loss in attendance on account of the epidemic of measles. Mayo suffered also, though not to the sam°> extent. The amount of tuition and contingent fees received and paid to the treasurer was; cash, $1480.53; bills, $32.04; total, $1512.57. In addition to this, an almost forgotten deposit of $52.75 to the credit of the Mayo Building Fund Was discovered and turned over to the treasurer to be placed at interest by him, in trust for that fund. He also received in trust $21.73 of lib rary funds, divided as follows; St. John’s, $13.33, First Grade (St. J.) $1.13, Mayo $7.27. The work of the year was in terrupted by the epidemic of measles, which kept many grades disorganized for several weeks and caused a number of pupils to stop school. Fortun ately, it came early enough in the year to allow those who re turned to make up very much of the lost work. The work of the Second Grade at St. John’s was unavoidably interrupted by the change made necessary by the resignation of its teacher. Several necessary absences on the part of teachers and super inteudent also occurred. With but few exceptions, however, last year’s corps of teachers re turned, and their and the super intendent’s increased experience made thin year’s work better than was possible last year. The discipline has been good. The problem of securing some better and more economical system of heating at St. John’s would seems worthy of immediate con sideration; as with the present system, it is very difficult to kenp the parts of the rooms farthest from the stoves at a comfortable temperature in the coldest weatner and, at the same time, maintain the neces sary ventilation. Larger stoves would overheat some parts of the rooms and consume a very large quantity of coal. As compared with previous years, the advance made in the character and kind of work during the past year was most marked in primary reading, geography, and science teach ing. Increased experience with the Rational Method of Read- ing—and, , consequently, in creased skill in teaching it— have demonstrated more fully its superiority by the ease and rapidity with which beginners acquire the ability to recognize new words unaided. As a re sult, our First, Second, and Third Grades have done much more supplementary reading than these grades have ever done before. In no subject usually taught in our primary and secondary schools is a reform in both sub ject-matter and method so bad ly needed as in Geography. The evolutionary idea, so fruit ful in results whenever applied elsewhere, has wrought a revo 'ution in the study of Geogra phy and made one equally ne- cessarv in its teaching. But the domain of modern Geogra phy may be entered only through the gateway of Geology and as but few teachers have had any training in practical Geology a difficulty arises that, in our case, was met as fully as possible, by work in teachers’ meeting, by some in the field, and by private reading and study by the teachers them selves. This, with the adoption of a new text, enabled us to make a beginning along the new lines. Much yet remains to be done before the new meth od has taken the place of the old. The work of the class in Physical Geography departed very widely from old methods, and, despite frequent interrup tions caused by other duties conflicting, proved that work in Physiography is practicable under ordinary conditions. Topographic maps, geological reports, and special monographs aided very much in this work. A carefully selected set of lan tern slides for use with the mi croscope would make a very valuable addition to the equip ment for Geographic study. A beginning was made last year in elementary science work. The work this year has been continued and gradually increased, the effort being to avoid overcrowding any grade with it, but to let it work its way in slowly without displac ing or curtailing other work. Fortunately, a good compound microscope was obtained at a very low price. This with one kindly loaned by Mr. Coker, and several smaller glasses, made the High School science work at St. John’s better than ever before. The interest de veloped was highly gratifying and it was contemplated to haye the class in Botany another year begin work on a flora of the county, while a fauna was dreamed of as shortly to follow. The addition of a room for the library at St. John’s has given space for growth and fa cility for use that were sadly needed. The old cases have been remodelled and now con tain the museum collections in science, which are growing con stantly m size and usefulness. The provision made by the Board for the support of the li brary is most wise and has, in fact, become a necessity. No better evidence of the increas ing popularity and usefulness of the library could be given than to say that during the past year teachers and pupils have made in round numbers six thousand withdrawals of books at St. John’s. A notable in crease in the number of books and in the general interest in reading is manifest at Mayo also. It has been the policy during the year at St. John’s to give to High School pupils desirous of fitting themselves for teachers, every facility for observing and aiding in the work of the lower grades. Several have taken advantage of this opportunity and havo at the same time ren dered very intelligent and val uable assistance, and to them this acknowledgement of their services is due. At Mayo the same crowding noted in previous years contin ues, but has been measurably relieved by employing pupil helpers from the High School. The value of the work being done for the colored race by this school is becoming yearly more appreciated by them. This year fewer doopped off in the spring and more tuition-pay ing pupils were in attendance than heretofore. It was hoped that through the aid of north ern friends to colored education it might soon become possible to add industrial training at Mayo and develop it into a lead ing feature of the school. Teaching and the ministry are almost the only professions yet open to the race. The vast mass of their people must ob tain employment at manual la bor, and find that, though for tunately possessed perhaps of a theoietic education, they are yet unskilled and can command but little better wages than an ignorant laborer. If taught to be skilled tailors, painters, car penters, masons, cooks, laun dresses, dressmakers See., they could earn three or four times their present wages. Their stan dard of living and their margin for saving would be proportion ately increased with the acqui sition of property, law and or der would obtain increased re spect and obedience, prosperity would smile on them, and the South would have solved one of the greatest socialogic prob lems of the age. In conclusion, I desire to thank the Board for the pleas ant relationship that has always existed between us and for their hearty co-operation in every thing concerned with the wel fare of the schools. Very respectfully, L. C. Glenn, Sunt. Crowder’s Creek, N. C., Aug. 26th 1896. Treasurer’s Report. RSCKirrs. Bsl on hand st laat report $ 058.51 Borrowed daring eeeelone 1110.00 Mayo Building Fund 02.75 Special Tai 4281.48 Two Mille and Poll Tar 1400.00 Continruent and Tuition Fees.. 1480.58 Library Fund 21.71 $8852.90 OisBORasxsHve. Paid, bal. of loss from eale of Bonds $ 820.00 Loans repaid 1110.00 Interest 14 48 Library Fund 110.14 Library Building—St. John’s... 100 85 Teachers’ Salaries 0078.87 Miscellaneous Erpenses 870.14 Bal. Mayo Building Fund in Savings Dept, of Bank 52.70 Bal. on hand In Bank 630.72 $8852.95 n com n ITEMS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDETS. EBENEZER. Mrs. Blackwell Burch is also on the recruiting list. Miss Stella Hudgins and brother are guests atlEbenezer. Miss Marie Bacot of Florence is being entertained at Ebenez- er. Mr. Carl Hill, of Darlington, visited at Ebenezr last Sabbath evening. Corn promises fat barns, bnt forage crops are slow in reach ing a mark. We regret to aay that Mrs. W. H. Young is bein tt troubled with chills and fever. Sugar-cane and millet are do ing well and molasses barrels are being held in readiness. Mrs. Geo. Pettigrew we are happy to learn from last ac- The “Social Circle” still eo- oy their readings, recitations, and old fashioned games, and an Friday the 11th inst., will i leet at the residence of Dr. 8. -Blackwell. The family of Mr. Hibben eland returned on Wednes day 2nd inst;, to their home on the coast. We are loath to see them go, and will miss them from our midst. RETURNS, DARLINGTON COUNTY. REFORM PRIMARY, Aug. 23, i8g6. 1 1 —■ a < 00 » 2 a >% 0 d 0 % a % «8 JS ► = 3 8 A £ i J A t % « a © > j) •3 $ 9 ► S a J i a 3 •*» © S J CL i 0, *© 1 •wU J3 0. £ $ 1 i m s M 3 00 M 9 £ 0 a J CO i UNITED states SENATOR John Gary Evans. 86 66 63 100 91 126 97 48 19 1 67 14 140 68 986 John T. Dunesn 7 2 96 9 14 9 2 5 11 2 11 6 14 1« 207 Joseph H. Earle 16 39 123 63 12 35 9 106 3 14 26 88 97 42 628 GOVERNOR. I G. Walton Whitman ... 1 7 1 2 11 W. H. Ellert-e 111 99 252150113 172 106 141 33 16 106 55 2081*0 1687 John R. Harrison 9 14 21 1 1 15 1 2 1 4 44 8 117 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. M. B. Mc9weeney 88 65 148 71 52 44 56 86 18 3 41 48 56 81 857 M R. Cooper 23 39 118 99 53 126 58 62 15 1 64 10 155 48 871 SECRETARY OF STATU. D. H. Tompkins 111 106 258169 114 173 108 154 34 15 107 58 248 127 1782 COMPTROLLER GENERAL. James Norton ill 106 257 169 114 169 108 156 84 14 107 53 242 127 1772 ATTORNEY GENERAL. W. A. Barber 111 107253168 111 173 104 156 84 15 107 57 247 128 1776 STATE TREASURER. W. H. Timmetmsn HI 106 268 169 116 173 110 156 84 16 107 58 247] 128 1794 SDPT. OF EDUCATION. T. Chris. Robinson 3 24142 40 40 9 14 33 20 5 7 21 29 87 424 W. D. Mayfield 107 82,117 127 70 163 96 118 14 5 106 87 219 91 1852 ADJ. AND INS. GENERAL. John Gary Watts 51 861 89 93 64 84 98 58 16 1 84 12 115 88 227 A. N. Richbourg 60 16139 74 48 88 11 104 16 1 22 45 124 41 789 R. R. COMMISSIONER. J. C. Wilborn 111 109 256 171 111 172 104 156 34 9 107 58 253 128 1779 CONGRESS, 6TH DISTRICT J. L. MeLanrin 109 110,264 175 116 174 114161 34 18 100 60 251 129 1815 SOLICITOR, 4th JUDI. CIR. J. M, Johnson 100 104277 165 92 134 109 151 84 18 100 50 226 124 1688 P. B. Sellers 4 *17 6 28 41 8 13 6 9 4 154 REPRESENT ATI YES. : mj A J A Perritt 88 141 89 92 98 155 22 16 80 44 115 96 1269 L A Moore 116 58 69 101 79 117 100 19 8 46 16 155 81 946 J E Miller 94 67,107 181 58 120 t- 75 105 15 6 80 29 145 87 1114 J B Floyd 9 19 56 10 54 25 86 7 8 18 1 61 12 816 J W Warr 18 6 1« 12 20 79 8 8 14 3 16 1 67 18 278 Geo W Brown 10 67'288 65 22 53 7 134 18 15 84 44 105 56 8168 W J Garner 6 88 182 61 67 20 4 55 19 11 42 81 90 87 668 SHERIFF « R Lee Bass 86 19 82 27 3 14 22 5 14 11 81 67 281 I) H Munn 2 2 2 4 88 2 19 1 6 76 G P "Scarborough 60 96 141 50 75 163 75 41 16 4 58 88 142 80 979 Rosier Kell., 8 1 4 6 12 1 7 8 88 W P Cole 8 11 133 87 15 2 16 55 9 14 17 16 70 I* 427 - Cl KRK OF COURT. T J Kfrven 43 19 21 58 3 12 97 2 6 2 18 62 22 805 J O A Moore 8 6 18 14 19 44 1 1 1 29 1 17 1 181 J N Parrott 8 4 18 1 55 9 1 7 4 1 11 87 11 162 Geo O Lee 4 22 17 1 45 1 2 1 84 9 188 W A Parrott 60 77 224 89 88 105 11 106 22 15 65 44 99 87 1042 COUNTY SUPERVISOR. * W S King 57 25 193 183 69 57 91 48 18 15 47 49 69 86 961 T J McClendon 82 54 4 10 74 9 9 6 17 8 11 4 238 R M Joeey 43 28 86 if 23 8 t 89 12 8 26 4 6 81 826 J W Hearon 7 10 7 20 4 8 8 5 2 2 115 » 192 J J Fields 3 13 5 5 8 8 1 8 1 51 tt J E Windham 1 4 8 18 2 0 7 1 26 CORONER. O P Dargan 90 96 261 138 99 183 110 107 23 16 •8 82 251 108 1017 O S Hoggins 18 8 18 88 4 4; 1 50 U 82 27 2! 26 299 CO. SUPT. OF EDUCATION. H C Born 105 90 269 165 96 144 108 14! 81 15 78 58 223 128 1648 AW Parrott 8 16 10 8 20 22 8 15 2 1 18 1 27 7 142 TEBA8UHBK. R F Howie. 57 28 101 79 68 18 59 r 18 14 59 82 17 59 654 J W Wood ham 68 80 195 98 58 154 54 111 14 3 48 28 286 69 1120 AUDITOR. Walter Vaughan 19 18 34 47 57 87 42 21 6 54 7 1 28 261 J P Mozingo, Jr 4 36 87 52 16 40 20 26 8 6 2204 li 520 H A Josey 2 8 81 5 18 7 20 61 10 « 18 ITS W H Lawrence 83 56 140 68 28 90 20 58 19 18 41 40 js* 68 757 Was it instinctive mother hood, or uncommon sense t led a little qrippled chicken who was placed in a >it for safe-keeping, to adopt a •rood of tiny orphan chicks that shared its prison! When the little mother was able to eave the pit, she carried her ittle adopted faaaily with her, returning at night to the pit and lafely hovering them. )uring a rainy day she kept them safe and dry. At laat she flew over the garden fenou in to the yard, her adopted chil dren rashly following through the palings only to meet a trag ic death from two beastly pigs, who by savagely devouring ing them, ended a most inter esting incident. PALMETTO. Mr. S. K. Jeffords, of Lamar, spent one day last week in our section. Mr. and Mrs. John Siskron, of Riverdals, spent last Sunday in this section. Dr. and Mrs. P. A. Wilson, of ligh Hill section, spent last Sunday in this section. Miss Lucy Gandy left last Sunday for Dovesville, S. C., to spend some time with friends and relatives. Mrs. Maria Jeffords, of Lam ar, is spending some time by the bed side of her father, Mr. Caleb Boone. Misses Minnie and Effie Tro< luck have retnraed home after a pleasant visit to friends and The Trustees are persuaded the schools increase in efficien cy from year to year. They part with regret from that ac complished young educator Mr. L. C. Glenn, but are glad to be lieve that his successor Mr. C. A. Graeser will prove admira bly .fitted'for the important po sition of Superiutendeut of the Schools. R. W. Boyd, Chairman Board Trustees. C. B. Edwards. Secretary. Dead Lutters. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postoffice, and are advertised as “dead” for the week ending August 31th: Messrs. John Buchauan, James Wright, W. B. Meton, C. Pin- nex, J. B. Eps2, JamesGlasher, Evander Grey, E. A. Hicks, Geo. Hanford, C. B. Chapman; Misses Manoh Buchanan, Janie Woods, M. J. Williams, Marie Smalls, Genney Caddell, Ma hala J. Hynes, Mrs. Flora Sumy, Mrs. R. H. Sanders. counts is still recruiting from her severe illness. Mr. George McCown, of Flor ence, was wheeling around Ebenezer, visiting friends, on his beautiful Humber. Mrs. Skinner and Miss Beu l&h Cuttino are visiting their sister and mother, Mrs. J. C. Wilson and Mrs. Elizabeth Cut tino. The cotton is being rapidly gathered from the whiteninj fields, and the first picking wil. get two thirds of the crop. Few if any fields can boast a top crop. Tobacco—soul worrying dis appointing tobacco, is beinj graded like our hopes, and iai< away or sold in grim forbear ance. Better luck to us next year. relatives at ter, S. C. Wear* very that Mrs. G. B. vary ill for two weeks. We hope for I speedy recovery. _ We hear that ai^T was given at Mr. Joah last Thursday night. A crowd was present andai ad to enjoy thamaalvs much. We are very sorry to say that Mr. Caleb Boone is not improv ing bnt gradually growing worse, and la very ill. Wa real ly think he is the oldest man in Darlington County. There will be a large picnic given at Mr. Arthur Humphries fish pond next Thursday, Sept. 10th, 1896. The public are cor dially invited to attend and bring their baskets. Miss Sue Weatherford and Miss Anabel Rhodes have re turned, the former to Florence and the latter to Timmonsvflle, after spending some time with Miss Bessie Rhodes. " We have several; ask Mr. King, visor, to have the roads pot in better condition. Mr. Kiag, enough matter attended to at once and see that it is dona properly before further com plaint is made? SOCIETY HILL. Miss Annie Wilds, of Dar lington, is visiting in town. Editor KollJok,of Darlington, passed throunh the city Mon day en route to Darlington. Mr. H. H. Griffin, of Darting- ton, spent a part of last week in town. He left Monday, leaving his heart. Society Hill now has two doc tors and both are 1 practice, viz: Dr. marly of Blenhiem, B. O., and Dr. Ware, of Dovesville. will you please be kind to have this 1 Ready For With a stock more coa^ plete in all lines and prices lower than We meet all aate competition and often do a little bet ter and we give the very lowest prices every day in the week. mm