The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, September 03, 1896, Image 1
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.
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UNITED states SENATOR
John Gary Evans.
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John T. Dunesn
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Joseph H. Earle
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GOVERNOR.
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G. Walton Whitman ...
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W. H. Ellert-e
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John R. Harrison
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
M. B. Mc9weeney
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M R. Cooper
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SECRETARY OF STATU.
D. H. Tompkins
111
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114
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108
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248
127
1782
COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
James Norton
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114
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ATTORNEY GENERAL.
W. A. Barber
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104
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STATE TREASURER.
W. H. Timmetmsn
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SDPT. OF EDUCATION.
T. Chris. Robinson
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W. D. Mayfield
107
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ADJ. AND INS. GENERAL.
John Gary Watts
51
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58
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A. N. Richbourg
60
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R. R. COMMISSIONER.
J. C. Wilborn
111
109 256
171
111
172
104 156
34
9
107
58
253
128
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CONGRESS, 6TH DISTRICT
J. L. MeLanrin
109
110,264
175
116
174
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100
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251
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SOLICITOR, 4th JUDI. CIR.
J. M, Johnson
100
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165
92
134
109
151
84
18
100
50
226
124
1688
P. B. Sellers
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REPRESENT ATI YES.
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A J A Perritt
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141
89
92
98
155
22
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80
44
115
96
1269
L A Moore
116
58
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101
79
117
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81
946
J E Miller
94
67,107
181
58
120
t- 75
105
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29
145
87
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J B Floyd
9
19
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54
25
86
7
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61
12
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J W Warr
18
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20
79
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278
Geo W Brown
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W J Garner
6
88
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55
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81
90
87
668
SHERIFF
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R Lee Bass
86
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82
27
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22
5
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I) H Munn
2
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88
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G P "Scarborough
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75
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Rosier Kell.,
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W P Cole
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T J Kfrven
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J O A Moore
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J N Parrott
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Geo O Lee
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W A Parrott
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COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
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W S King
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T J McClendon
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R M Joeey
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J E Windham
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CORONER.
O P Dargan
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O S Hoggins
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CO. SUPT. OF EDUCATION.
H C Born
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96
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108
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58
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128
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AW Parrott
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TEBA8UHBK.
R F Howie.
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J W Wood ham
68
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AUDITOR.
Walter Vaughan
19
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J P Mozingo, Jr
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H A Josey
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W H Lawrence
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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.
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