The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, September 10, 1896, Image 1
VOL. XXIII, NO. 37.
DARLINGTON, S. O., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1896
WHOLE NUMBER 1,127.
LOCAL LACONICS.
matters in and around the
TOWN OF DARLINGTON.
A Colunn of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Mr H. A. Edwards, of Harts-
ville, was in town last Tuesday.
Major John McCullough has
returned to Darlington for the
winter.
D. M. Young, Esq., of Sum
ter, spent last Monday in Dar
lington.
Mr. Walter Edwards, of
Hartsville, spent last Sunday
in town.
J. R. Coggeshall Esq., spent
last Saturday in Florence on
business.
W. Huger Fitzsimmons Esq.,
of Charleston, was in town last
Thursday.
Master Jimmie B. Carter, of
Swift Creek, is clerking for Mr.
(J. O. Mertz.
155 more votes were cast at
the second primary in Darling
ton than at the first.
Rev. R. E. Peel, of Lamar,
will conduct services in the
Baptist church next Sunday
morning.
Mr. S. Wolfram has returned
from New York where he went
to buy his jewelry for the sea
son’s trade.
There v r eie no services in the
Methodist church last Sunday
morning as the Rev. Mr. Child
was taking his vacation.
Mi's Melita Clyburne, who
has been spending some time
with her sister, Mrs. Taylor, re
turned to her home in Camden
last Saturday.
On account of Tuesday being
election day there was no to
bacco sold at the warehouses.
There was a largo sale, how
ever, yesterday.
Mr. K. D. Bristow left for
Columbia last Saturday after
noon where he will take a posi
tion as operator with the West
ern L' niou Telegrah Co.
C. W Hewitt has just receiv
ed a large lot of buggies, wa
gons and harness for the fall
trade. See his advertisement,
and when you come to town
give him a call.
Mr. P. W. Bell and family,
who have been living in Harts
ville, for several mouths past,
moved back to Darlington last
Saturday. Mr. Bell has taken
charge of Coggeshall’s market.
The Daily Record, published
ny C. A. Brown at the Durliny-
lonian ottice, made its appear
ance last .Monday to take the
place of the Daily Index, which
went by the ooard a lew weeks
ago.
Mis. C. P. (juattlebaum and
childieu, of Conway, spent laat
Fiiday with the family of Mr.
W. .Mc(J. Buck. Mr. Quattle
baiim came over to Darlington,
Friday night to take his family
back home the next tune.
Brunson, Luun & Co. tell the
people in The News this week
about their large stock of dry
goods, clothing, notions, grocer
ies tic. If you have not been
to their store lately do not neg
lect to go aid examine their
goods.
Mr. Fiank Houston has re
turned to his home in Texas.
The reservoir on the North
side of the Square needs atten
tion,
Mrs. W. F. Dargan has been
W. R.
visiting Mrs.
Cheraw.
Evans, in
THE GUARDS INSPECTED
LIEUTENANT STOKES.
BY
Those who owe for The News
w ill please not wait for bills to
he sent tlu m as they can see
the tune their papers expire by
i* 1* rringto the dates on the lit
tle slips. It does not pay to be
sending out a lot of bills to one
man for one dollar.
Deputy sheriff
t"ok a little negro boy to the
hospital for the insane, in Cc>-
hnidi; i, last .Friday. The boy
is si i. to have been made crazy
by * ,n:g a snake, which, by
the way, might be said to be
enough to run a person crazy.
Col. John J. Dargan, who
w as severely hurt by a runaway
horse about ten days ago, was
able to he at his otlice again last
Monday. His recovery has
been most rapid aitd he is cer
tainly to be congratulated that
his injuries were not more seri
ous.
Miss Maggie Jones has re
turned from a business trip to
New York.
Mr. E. M. Smith, of Williams
burg, is on a visit to his son Mr.
Henry Smith.
Messrs. Hart Coker and his
brother Thos. H. Jr., were in
Darlingten, on Wednesday.
Mr. Emile Dargan is “Cen
tral" in the Telephone Ex
change, in the Armory build
ing.
Dr. Bart Houston, of Monroe
N. C., lost his child on Sunday
night last from an attack of
meninget.is.
The members of the Ingiis
Light Battery are earnestly re-
uested to meet at the Mineral
pring on the 19th Sept.
Miss Pauline DuRant, of
Marion, left for her home on
Monday. She has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Lide, in
Springville. *
Miss Emma Lee Granger, of
Tennessee, has arrived in Dar
lington to take charge of the
millinery department at S. A.
Woods & Co.’s store.
The rehearsals for the Recital
take place on Monday, Wednes
day, and Friday afternoons at
the Baptist Chuich. The hour
for meetinp 1 is six o’clock.
The Jewish holiday of the
"New Year” began on Tues
day, and will continue until to
day (Thursday.) Their places
of business have been closed in
consequence.
The News is somewhat late
again this week in order to pub
lish the latest news from the
election. All the readers of the
paper, who do not take the
dailies, will have the consola
tion of knowing that they get
the latest up to the time of go
ing to press.
Tl>*- Rev. Thos. J. Taylor,
pastor of a Baptist church in
Warren county, N. C., has
signed one of the $.’>.00 rotes
for the Timrod Memorial and
sent it to the Hon Goo. W.
Dargan, of Darlington. The
good work is making progress
in Darlington county.
A number of the citizens of
the town, the editorof The News
among the number, were treat-
oi to a serenade by some young
ladies and gentlemen Wednes
day night of last week. The
writer, in behalf of himself and
the others, takes this means to
thank the young people for the
kind attention.
We buy dry goods, clothing
and shoe's in larger quantities
than any other merchant in
this part of South Carolina and
can afford to sell them for less
money. Sligh & Rucker.
Hundreds of boxes of crackers,
clieese, sardines &o. to be mov
ed in the next ten days at Cog
geshall’s.
The Tobacco Market.
Darlington tobacco market
sales have been good since last
report and prices have been
very satisfactory. Sellers al
ways leave Darlington with a
smile. The Darlington market
has sold about twice as much
tobacco as was sold last season
in the same length of time.
Messrs. Sydnor & Tredway sold
this week for Mr. J. J. Ward
•204:1 pounds at an average of
l!i;l7..')0. This was three curings
Scarborough j U st as it came from the barn.
This is the best sale made of the
’90 crop. They sold yesterday
for Mr. B. M. Brown 2603 pounds
at an average of 112.75—this in
cluded some of his commonest
grades. Darlington is the mar
ket. Bring your tobacco along
and you will save money by
selling at home.
They Make A Fine Appearance. Lieu
tenant Stoke* Pleated With Dar
lington and the Reception which He
Met With Here.
Lieut. M. B. Stokes, U. S. A.,
made an official inspection of
the Darlington Guards on Fri
day evening last. He reached
Darlington by the early morn
ing train. Capt. Thompson
met him at the depot with a
carriage, and drove him direct
to the Armory, where he re
mained as the guest of the com
pany during the day. He dined
there with the Captain and the
three Lieutenants, and in the
afternoon, was driven around
the town and its vicinity, visit
ing the Mineral Spring and
other, points of interest.
The inspection took place at
8.45 o’clock in the evening.
The Company,forty men strong,
formed in front of the Opera
House, and preceded by the
Coker band, marched to the pa
rade ground, north of the Ar
mory, where the inspection was
held. Lieut. Stokes made a
thorough examination of the
uniforms and equipments, dur
ing which time the band played
an appropriate air, as is usual
on such occasions. The inspect
ing officer commented upon how
well the men looked in their
new uniforms, and particularly
on the fact of how well the
uniforms fit them. The men
did lo_>k well, their new uni
forms, (blue trimmed with
white, made after the style of
the army regulation), presented
a fine appearance under the
brilliant electric light, and the
lady friends of the Company,
who were looking down on it
from the windows of the Ar
mory, expressed the opinion
that it was one of the prettiest
inspections they had ever wit-
since which time he has been
serving with his regiment (the
10th Inf ran try) in Indian Ter
ritory. Under a special act of
of Congress allowing each State
one army officer to look after
its militia, Lieut Stokes was
recently assigned to duty in
South Carolina with headquar
ters at Columbia. The State
has been entitled to this detail
for several years, and it seems
strange that it has not been
asked for before, for an army
officer of Lieut. Stokes’ attain
ments is capable of rendering
inestimable service to our militia
organizations.
No report of Friday night’s
inspection would be complete
wituout mention being made of
how very much the presence of
the Coker band added to the
occasion. This organization is
a great credit to the community,
and it should be encouraged
and fostered by our people in
every possible way. The mem
bers have improved considera
bly in their playing of late, and
they gave much pleasure to all
were present Friday night.
Mr. W. G. Dickson, proprietor
of the Darlington Iron Works,
is now prepared to do all kinds
of repairing of machinery
Bycicle repairing and sundries
a specialty. Will also do pump
work and plumbing of of all
kinds.
The following salesmen and
sales ladies will be glad to have
their friends call on them at
Sligh & Rucker’s.
Louis Norment and Miss Mag
gie Law, Dress Goods Depart
ment.
Mrs. Lila Skinner and Miss
Fannie Gandy, Notion Depart
ment.
M. H. Norment anf Earle
Child, Shoe and Domestic De
partment.
C. A. McCown and Albert
Bruce, Gents Furnishing and
Hat Departmet.
Claude Smith, W. Dozier
Sligh and T. Erie Sligh, Cloth
ing Department.
Miss Irene Shuford, Cashier
and Book-keeper.
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 t MILLING, Proprietors
About three hundred bales of
cotton bought on this market
yesterday, the price being from
~ to 7.80. Darlington buyers
give none of your fancy prices; trunks
• or a bale or two in order to fool Pros.’
people, but maintain a high,
steady i rice all tl rough the
teaaon.
Hundreds of barrels of flour
to be moved at slaughter prices
We want room and must have
it. Coggeshall & Co.
—•••
Deans Bros, who havo hereto
fore had two drays, have added
a free delivery wagon, in order
thnr tin ir many customers may
be accomodated.
Large supplies of apples, po
tatoes, lemons, bananas and
cocoanuts arriving daily atCog-
geshall’s.
Get one of our improved ball
bearing “Wheeler & Wilson"
machines.—Blackwell Bros.
2,500 lbs. bacon and 6,000 lbs.
lard to arrive today.—Deans
Bros.
A Dtioch
Cypres*
Darlington
Hartsville
High Hill
Lamar
Leaven* worth
Lydia
Uechanicsrille
Palmetto
Philadelphia
Society Hill
Stoke* Bridge
Syift Creek
Total
Crockery ware, tin y flr ®»
and bags at Blackwell
Beautiful line of fine trunks
at Sligh & Rucker’s.
nessed. At its conclusion.^the
Company was put through'tlie
manual of arms. Lieut. Stokes
expressed a desire to witness an
exhibition drill, as he said he
had heard so much of the Com
pany everywhere he had been
m the State; but owing to the
large number of recruits who
were in the ranks, it was im-
ossible to give such a drill on
riday night. The Captain
promised him, however, that if
he wpuld return to Darlington
a little later in the Fall, after
the regular drills had been re
sumed, he would show him
what the Company was capa
ble of. This he promised to do,
and it is to be hoped that he
will, for he made a most excel
lent impression here on every
one with whom he came in con
tact, and he will find many
friends to give him a welcome
on the occasion of his subse
quent visits to Darlington,
which we hope will be many.
Before the Company was dis
missed Lieut. Stokes made a
short address to the men, in
which he spoke words of en
couragement to them, and ex
pressed his pleasure at the ex
cellent eondiUou in which he
found the Company. He said n ^
that he had been led to expect| SwIttC'jeek
a good deal from it, from what
he had heard, but that he had
not been disappointed. After
the Company was dismissed, an
impromptu, but very enjoyable,
dance was given in the Arm
ory in honor <f Lieut. Stokes,
and judging from the zest with
which he took part in that por-1
tion of the programme, he is as,
much of a society man as he is ]
a soldier, (which is saying a
good deal) and, if we mistake
not, there will bo other attrac
tions to entice him back to Dar
lington next time besides bright
brasses, bright buttons and
bright bayonets.
Lieut Stokes is a native of
this State and is every inch a
soldier. He graduated from
West Point four years ago,
We do not handle groceries,
but we do handle more dry
goods, clothing and shoes than
any three merchants in Darl
ington. Sligh & Rucker.
BASCAUTY J. .
THE “TATOOED” MAN DEFEATED
FOR THE SENATE.
Earle’* Majority at M«t Accounts S.*
209—76,818 Votes Reported and
the Balance Will Not Change the Re
sult, Though . Earle’s Majority Will
Be Reduced.
Earle has 41,011 and Evans
34.802. Judge Earle’s majority
at present is therefore 6,209. In
the vote given to-day the com
plete returns from 25 counties
are given. Practically com
plete returns are given from
many others, as will be seen by
the marginal statements. Sa
luda is the only county that
nothing worth mentioning has
been heard from. Comparing
the figures received on the
second primary with the totals
in the last primary, the missing
vote is as follows:
Barnwell 969
Chesterfield 292
Colleton 621
Florence 618
Aaiupton 711
Kershaw 698
Lexington 666
Orangeburg 612
Saluda 1,466
Union 782
Willia insburg 492
7,492
The anti-Evans increase in
these counties has been consid
erable, though in the last elec
tion only three of them gave
anti-Evans majorities. They
will hardly reduce the present
majority to any appreciable ex
tent. *
Glancing at the counties
marked incomplete, it will be
seen that Orangeburg shows up
with 42 out of 50 boxes, Lexing
ton with 16 out of 25, Williams
burg with 20 boxes, Colleton
with only 10 boxes missing and
Barnwell with 23 out of 41.
THE VOTE BEPOBTED.
Here is the total vpte as tab
ulated. The returns are com
plete from every county except
where it is so stated in paren
thesis:
Columbia, 8. C.,
Sept. 8, ’96, 5.16 p. m.
Special to Thc News: With
fifteen counties complete and
many others practically se, to
tal vote reported at 4 p. m. is
62688, of which Earle has 36349
and Evans 26239, a majority for
Earle of 10,110. State chairman
Tompkins concedes Earle’s
election by 6000 majority. If
total vote goes to 90,000, which is
most improbable, and Evans is
allowed two-thirds of missing
votes, Earle will have 1000
majority.
Nice coffee at 121c per lb at
Coggeshall A- Co’s.
We have in stock 1,600 prs.
men’s extra pants. Prices 60
cts. to |8.00. Sligh Sc Rucker.
A nice line of
Blackwell Bros.’
groceries at
If yonr boy needs a new suit,
visit our store and yon will find
what yon want. Sligh dt Rucker.
Fresh oat meal and Graham
flour at Coggeshall’s.
We have in stock over Two
Thousand boys and children’s
suits. Prices from 65 cents to
$8.00. Sligh &: Rucxer.
High grade bicycles for sale
at $45.00 at W. G. Dickson’s.
Primary. Sept, 8th.
C. 8. SaNXH.
AUDITOR.
Law- Mozin-
Earle Evans rence
25 102 111
29 78 70
817 48 184
97 87 76
17 88 34
27 187 137
28 181 21
129 36 99
8 18 12
21 4 19
39 77 83
54 12 43
78 131 24
37 63 41
go
17
88
ITS
110
70
72
114
64
15
6
27
19
m
68
903
964 974
1062
Primary, Aug. 26th.
U. a. 8BRATR. AUDITOR.
Dim- Motln- Law-
Evans.
1,264
1,498
1,984
977
Antioch
Cypres*
Darlington
Hartsville
High Hill
Lamar
Leavenswort
Lydia
Mecbauicsvil
Palmetto
Phiadelphia
Society Hill
Total
Evans
can
Earle
go
reoce
86
7
16
4
83
66
2
39
36
56
03
96
123
87
140
100
9
63
62
63
91
14
12
16
28
126
9
35
40
90
97
2
9
20
20
48
5
106
26
52
e 19
11
3
8
19
1
2
14
0
18
67
11
20
6
41
14
6
88
2
40
140
14
97
204
89
68
19
42
19
68
986 207
623
520
757
Abbeville
Aiken
Anderton
Barnwell (28 ont of 41)
Beanfort
Berkeley
Charleston
Cheater
Lheaterfield (14 out of 17) 923
Clarendon 857
Colleton (10 short)
Darlington
Edgefield
Fairfield
Florenee (eity and six)
Georgetown
Greenville
Hampton (6 out of 24)
Horry
Kershaw (two-thirds)
Lancaster
Laurens
Lexington (16 out of 25)
Marion
Marlboro
Newberry
Oconee
Orangeburg (43 out of 60)1,393
Pickens 798
Kichland 716
Salnda (3 boxes) 60
Spartanburg 8,840
Sumter 763
Union (town and 6) 707
Williamsbnig (96 boxes) 784
York 1.814
498
699
968
1,214
1,062
664
686
270
1,728
309
1,112
659
960
1,260
1,078
1,270
849
1,008
1,009
Our stock is now
Blackwell Bros.
complete—
The finest line of children’s
clothing ever opened in Dari-
ton at Sligh A Rucker.
Dry goods, dress goods, no
tions &c.—-lowest prices at Cog
geshall’s.
=T
By the Mailer.
ST ATM Or SOUTH (JAMOLIKA.
Darlington County.
Jame« R Coggeahall, Plantik, agaioet
Minnie Ct. Alexander, C AlnaSsr.
J. J. Ward and J. H. Ksiiy,
Bank of Darlington, Tbs
Bnnk of Darlington and C. B.
ward*, H. A. Bdwarda and
L. Coker, trading as Bdwande ft Oo^
Aron Bttvertmrg and Iseob H-
Steinberg, trading as Bn verb sag ft
Co^ * 1 Lewenthal and ft. ft.
P. Sander* as Administrator «f tha
Estate of J. D. Haynosworth, Da-
fendaate.
By virtue of Deeretal Order
ont of tbs Circuit Ooart oft
ia <’hennery in Mm
eense, I wU aeU at aafc-
lie rcndoe at the Conrt Hoaw issr
of the County of Darlington on tho
first Mandarin OotoberjMSI^b^
ia the feraooon end five o’eioek In
afternoon tho following property.
All the right, title oaf
Minnie O. Alexander the
a two-thirds inters eta in ail
tain lot of land eitnata lying and bo-
tng in tho town of Doriington and In
ing on tho pnbllo os 1
one hundred feet rcc
running back three
of said
twenty-five foot
bounded
We can shew as good
sortment of clothing a
merchant in this part
S tate. Sligh A Rucker.
an as-
s any
of the
Oar shoes are selling fast,
why? because they are new and
made of the best stock, and we
sell cheap. Coggeshall & Co.
SSi
bounded on tho northeast by the
nubile square, eoatheaet by h>t of 8.
Marco, northwest by lot of I*. W. J.
Garner and on the west by lands of
Mm. M A. Huggins, said lot being
known as the old Darlington Hotel
lot.
Terms of sale,one-third each and the
other two-thirda in two eqaal eaaoei
instalaeenta the Hist instahesut twelv
months after the day of sale and
tho second instalment twelve
thereafter with legal
interest on the unpaid
the day of sale to no ee
of purchaser and mortgage of pro
misee, with loaf to pay alloaoh.
B K. CHARLES,
Dargan ft Coggeshall,
PlantifTs Attorney’s.
Ready For Bvsiiess!
With a stock more com
plete Id all lines and prices
lower than ever before.
Earle
1.825
1,911
2,266
998
*229
481
2,721
748
610
977
1,086
808
1,168
745
6tf
•200
8,148
820
878
487
1,066
1,882
811
1,867
754
1,048
1,879
1,208
927
1,412
165
8,162
1,881
427
639
1.826
We meet all legiti
mate competition and
often do a little bet
ter and we give the
very lowest prices
every day in the
week.
Total
•Majority.
84,803 41,011
Auction Sate of Horae*.
25 head of horses and mares
will be sold at auction at Mc
Cullough Bros. Stables in Dar
lington, Tuesday, Aug. 15th at
11 o’clock a. m. Fuller Bros. &
Bristow.
Fresh shipment Dukes and
Cycle cigarettes just arrived at
Coggeshall’s.
500 barrels of “Ballards” flour
to arrive in ten days. Deans
Bros. _
Blackwell Bros, have pants
for the long, pants for the slim
ami pants for tne stout.
With our Florence and Darl
ington stores combined, we are
today among the largest retail
merchants in the State. Sligh &
Rucker.
Big lot of cotton goods bought
to sell at Coggeshall’s.
Ask to see our little giant
school shoes for children, beet
child’s shoe in America. Sligh
& Rucker.
1,000 bushel-i feed oats just
received at Deans Bros.’
Department is fall of new and stylish,
goods.
To suit everybody.
Everything new and nobb;
in gents furnishing at Sligh
Rucker’s.
I
Swap your old machine for
new one with Blackwell Broe.
Shoes—Shoe*—We have the
largest stock in Darlington and
we are offering some big bar
gains. Sligh & Rucker.
At rock bottom prices.
COME AND SEE FOR YQI
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