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i Property of ofne (Darlington Gc, (Historical Society VOL. XXIII, NO. 41. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1896. WHOLE NUMBER 1,131. local LACOSICS. MATTERS IN and around the town OF DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Rev. K. W. Lido preached at the Baptist church last Sunday. In aiwllier column will he leeii a noiice to town tax pay ers. jjr. John McSween of Tim- monsviile was in town last Fri day. i Miss Mary Lucas, of Society gjll, is visitintr Miss Emmie James. McCitlh'imh & To. had a sale of Hi horses tut Monday. The prices were good. Mr. Willie Carrigan, of Soc- jet\ Hill, is now employed in the People's Bank. Rev 1) M. Fulton conducted the services at the Methodist church last Sunday night. Mrs. Henry M. Wilcox and children, of Marion, are visit ing relatives in Darlington. The Episcopal church choir will practice at the chapel Fri dsy afternoons until fuither notice, F. M. Brockinton will start travelling to day with one of Edison's improved phono- graphs. Go to Baird Bros, and see the set of furniture that L. M. Nor- ment is to give away—it is a dandy. Five room house to rent—sit uated on the Academy green. Apply to W. M. Haynsvvorth, Darlington, S. C. Ma j. John McCullough return ed from Greenville last Satur day where he had been spenu- iug ;i week or ten days. Tiat examination for public school teachers will be held in the court house Get. 10. See Mr. Perriu’s advertisement. Mr. Joseph Leisch went up to l hern w last Saturday and on Monday sold a pipe organ to St. David's Episcopal Church. Mr. J. W. Tillinghast has been engaged to play the new ; organ at the Baptist church. | Mr. Til.inghast officiated for the first *'me last Sunday. Miss Emmie James, who 1 visited relatives in Cheravv last "'ttk tiring the meeting of Pec Dee Presbytery, returned; home on Monday. The John Robinson &: Frank-; lin Bros, circus people believe in advertising. T hey have built three large bill boards in town for ih< ir eireus pictures. The show w dl exhibit in Darlington Thursday Get. tA’nd. Mack James, of Cheravv, I Kiuih Carolina's great ball pi.hi r. passed through Darling ton on Ins vv av to Charleston, hist .Moi.day, where he will en t( i the .Medical School, lie lias not d< cidcd as yet with which club ho will sign next season. Kev. J. M. Magruder preach-j fd his tiist sermon in the Epis i copal ( hapf l last Sunday Mr.! Magrudor will hold services in Daningtoii the tirst and third; Sundays in the month and the| s, 'co!id and fourth Sundays vvill^ he dovoted to the Marion and Mars Bind churches. H e Darlington market has 1 hinmied already about half as much tobacco as was handled her during the whole season hi*: year. It will, therefore, be sodi that Darlington is more than holding its own and more dim: i \cr entitled to tin-distinc tion ' f bring the tobacco mar" kt t . I' Somn Carolina. Mr. Shaw, agent for tho Co lumbia Register, is in town in the interest of his paper. There will be services at the Episcopal Church every Friday afternoon at 4.30 o’clock. Read the advertisement of “Red S’’ and “Hickory” tobac co .sold by Coggeshall & Co. Judged. H. Hudson and U L. Dargan have dissolved part nerohip by mutual consent. Mr Dargan will continue the pvac lice of la-v in Darlington, hut will move from the office which lie has been occupying for some time to rooms over Edwards & Co.’s store. A Trip to Fairyland. Seldom does this opportunity occur.but it is now an assured delight of the near future, so hail it with joy. The ladies of the “Kings Daughters” have arranged with the New York Lyceum Entertainment Bureau for three preformances of the pretty Fairy sptctacle, “The Mystic Midgets” LiliputianCar nival of Nations. This operetta is meeting with phenominal success throughtout the North and blast and is booked in all of the important towns of the South. A big production is being given in Columbia and this fact has enabled the ladies of the above society to offer sufficient inducement to secure the attract-on for Darlington. Nothing since the “Brownie” rage has created such a furror as the “Mystic Midgets” and the business everywhere is im mense. The dates for Darling ton are Thursday and Friday evenings October 22—23rd and Matinee Saturday Oct. 24th. The “Kings Daughters” are to he congratulated on their sue cess in securing this attraction. As the cast is made up of our own children there will be an exciting prospect in store and a merry time for them to look forward to. Maple syrup 1 gal tinsatCog- geshall's. Tetley's Tea at Deans Bros.’ The best shoes for the least money at Blackwell Bros. The Darlington Cotton Market. Darlington has no merchants buying cotton who give high prices at certain times to those owing them or who premise to trade a certain amount. The experienced buyers keep up a regular steady market which always wins in the end. Wherever merchants buy cotton you will always find a market high up at one time and down at another. Then too the merchants are apt to drive out regular experienced buyers by making spurts in the price for a time. After they get rid of the regular buyers, however, they can run the mar ket to suit themselves. Those who buy cotton for a living can he depended upon to keep up a good steady market, but he who buys for the purpose of collecting accounts or increas ing his trade, will cause fluctu ations in the market, which are annoying to the farmers. Any one who will watch closely the Darlington market, will find out that it is conducted on busi ness principles and in the inter est of all concerned. Onion sets for fall planting at G. O. Mertz’s. County raised seed oats at Deans Bros.’ ( “I- J. J. Dargan opened bis I'ln.in- school last Monday Huniing with ten scholars, lie is much pleased with the good ^'ginning and feels encouraged s *t the outlook. Col. Dargan’S! ■"ght school is also showing up "cil and bids fair to be well! patronized by the young men gnd } oung ladies of the town. J E. Xorment, the traveling industrial correspondent of the! Charleston Xeles and Courier,] ariivc.i in this city yesterday. I He came here especially to spend f the day with his old friend, C'liax. I*. Pressley, who has re cently rv-turned from Switzer kind. Mr. Norment is one of the ablest journalists in South Carolina, which is saying much for his ability.—Agusta Morn iinj Xt'irs. No Floral Fair. The ladies of the Horticultur al Society finding that the great destruction of flowers by the re cent wind storm would make a successful floral exhibition im possible, have decided not to hold the usual Floral Fair but as the histrionic part of the en tertainment in preparation was about completed they have agreed to allow- the Baptist or gan committee to make use of this work and have the minstrel show and matinee for the bene- fio of the organ fund. Hence there will he at the Opera House on Thursday, 15th inst., at 8.30 p. m. a delightful and laugh able minstrel show and on Fri day the 16th at 3.30 p. m. a matinee that wi'l be greatly en- joyed by the children and the old folks who come with them. Admission to the minstrel show 5Octs, for rescrv d seats and 35 for general admission. To the matinee adults lOcts and chil dren Sets. Refreshments will bo lerved both at the minstrel show and the matinee. The Organ Recital. [Reported for The News. 1 Nearly all of Darlington and very many from the region roundabout gathered at the Bap tist Church last Wednesday evening to hear the music pre pared for the occasion. The handsome new pipe organ pur chased by this congregation was then heard by the public for the first time. A trained chorus, composed of our best singers, had been practicing for some weeks and a musical event of unusual importance was just ly looked forward to. These anticipations were fully realiz ed by the very large and tho roughly appreciative audience. The chancel was effectively de corated with ferns and other handsome pot plants, extra seats had been provided and all arrangements had been made to add to the full enjoyment of the occasion. The services were begun with a scripture reading by Rev R. A. Child, followed with prayer by Rev. D. M. Ful ton. these gentlemen occupying the pulpit, with the Rev. R. W. Lide. Then the regular musical programme followed and it was indeed a musical programme, musical from beginning to end. The numbers were popular and effective selections from high class music and it listening in tently and appreciatively be an evidence of enjoyment, those who rendered these selections need no added praise. Mr. J. W. Tillinghast worked hard to make this music meet the occasion and his care and di rection were seen in every solo, duet and chorus. The chorus singing was unusually fine, in spiriting really. In this con nection, especially good was the obligato soprano solo in -‘Jerusalem the Golden.” This was a strong combination of musical sweetness and power and was most effectively ren dered. The soprano and alto duet, “Tho Eternal Jerusalem” was admirably rendered and was much enjoyed. The so prano solo in ‘"Benedic Anima Mea” was bird like in its clear melody and shows a young voice of much more than or dinary promise. The baritone solo in this same piece showed one voice that need have no fears in singing against even such a pipe organ. The tenor solo—“The Holy City”—was simply, from any standpoint, a musical triumph as also was the alto and tenor duet—“Pray er of the Wanderer.” Especi ally fine also was the mezzo so prano and alto duet in the Ju bilate Deo. As has been before stated, all of the music was of a superior order and it is doubtful if ever such a swelling chorus was heard in Darlington as when all joined in singing “Praise God from whom all Blessings flow.” Mr. Joseph Leisch’s handling of the organ was decidedly a feature of this musical occasion. He is such a thorough musician that his hearers are carried with his lightest touch as much as they are with his grandest swells. His work here, in sell ing and building the organ and in showinar what his instrument could do, has been marked throughout by entire satisfac tion to all. The organ is a very handsome instrument, of unusually fine volume and *one and meets veory requirement. It is now practically paid for and is a most important addition of its kind. And just here it is meet that some word should be said in memory of her who was not forgotten on this occasion Many years ago, probably just after the war, Mrs. Adelaide A. Baker, a stranger from Mass achusetts, came to Darlington with her husband, the Hon. E. C. Baker, once Lieutenant Gov ernor of Massachusetts. Now two monuments mark their resting places in the quiet Bap tist Church yard. Mrs. Baker was in no respect an hridinary woman. Of unusual intellig ence, refined and courteous, true hearted and warm hearted, womanly always, she made her home, during the years of her life spent here, in the hearts of many friends. She attended services at the Baptist Church regularly and on many, very many occasions expressed her great appreciation of the music. When she died she left $250 to the Baptist Church and this amount probably made the pur chase of a pipe organ possible. It has been used for this pur pose and she who quietly sleeps now in the land of strangers, almost, tar irom herearlj home, has her memory again enshrin ed where it will long abide. Buckwheat flour and oat meal at G. O. Mertz’s. Very fine preserves at Cogge shall & Co’s. Trade your old sewing ma chines for the light running New Home or the hall bearing Wheeler & Wilson at Black- well Bros’. We would like to remind you of the fact that we sell strictly for cash—Deans Bros. Dead Letter*. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postoffice, and are advertised as “dead” for the week ending Oct. 5th: James Harrington, J, N. Trew- itt, Manual Jackson, Geo James, Geo. Homford, Mr. Hen. nissy, Calhoun Melton, W. E. Neal, M. S. Lide, J. O. Melton, Andrew Sellers, Edaie Wilds, John Hickerson, Ed. Nixon, Charles Wilds, Frank DuBose, Albert Allen. Mrs. Rachel Wiles, Lucy Peter, Stas, Mamie Edwards, Bertha Green, Maggie Alford. We sell hundreds of the New Home and Wheeler & Wilson machines all of whiqh never fail to give entire satisfaction. Blackwell Bros. New Bloater mackerel at Cog geshall & Go’s. County raised seed rye. $1 per bushel at Deans Bros.’ James Nettles, Colored, Killed By Will Wright, Colored. Last Monday, while a gang of men were working the road in Mechanicsville township, a negro by the name of Will W right, being anxious to start a row, began shooting reckless ly into the crowd. Immediate ly a rush was made to get out of the ruffian's way, but James Nettles, who had too much cu riosity for his own good, receiv ed a ball in his face while look ing out from behind a tree to see what was going on. Net tles died that night and Wright was arrested and put in jail. Choice imported maccaroni at Coggeshall’s. Cranberries at G. O. Mertz’s. Use Fearis hams. 12J cts per pound at Deans Bros.’ The Darlington Orchestra. The following are those who will compose- the orchestra which Mr. Gainey is instruct ing. A. Gainey, 1st violin and instructor; L. Oscar Lawson, Ist violin; Harry Race, 2nd vio lin; Middleton, 2nd violin; J. S. Milton, 1st cornet; Frank Terry, 2nd cornet; C. N. Hutchinson, trombone and 0. H. Brazle, double' base. Mr. Gainey is making good progress in his work and it will doubtless not be long before Darlington can boast of a first rate orchesta. Cotton bagging and wire ties at Deans Bros.’ oat Fresh buckwheat and meal at Coggeshall’s. —»•*- A Serious Offense. Considerable complaint has been made about the robbing of the graves in the Methodist graveyard of cut flowers placed upot thorn. Those who are guilty of this most serious off ense are hereby warned to de sist in future, otherwise legal measures will be resorted to. Smoke “Slycoon cheroots.” For sale at Deans Bros.’ Choice dried apples 5c per lb at Coggeshall & Co’s. Mr. Parrott Appointed Stenographer. Mr. L. I. Parrott received the appointment as stenographer of the Sumter circuit Oct. 1st. As the stenographer is required to reside in the circuit, Mr. Parrott will move to Sumter about Nov. 1st. High grade bicycles for sale at $45.00 at W. G. Dickson’s. Tatley’s Tea at Deans Bros.’ Wherever You May Be.— “Are there many of the four hundred here?” “Oh, yes; thousands of them.”—Truth. Tetley’s Tea at Deans Bros.’ THE coom HEWS. ITEMS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDETS. HOPEWELL. Mr. P. G. Reynold’s crop of tobacco from one acre thi j year nets him $150. Miss Edith HugginHs spend ing this week in Florence, visit ing relatives and friends. Mrs. F. V. Huggins has re turned to her home in Florence, after several days spent with relatives here. Mr. Jno. H. DuBose has just returned from an extended trip through Sumter county. He reports having had the finest of times. We noticed Mr. Leland At kinson, of the Timmonsville Enterprise, ; n our section re cently, in the interest of that lively paper. Mr. Jno. W. Cook and family, of Timmonsville. are among the latest comers this week Mr. Cook is a photographer and is doing some fine work in his line. Rev. Mr. Haynes preached at the Academy last sabbath two very able and impressive ser mons. Both the morning and afternoon services were well at tended. Among the visitors who at tended services at the Academy were Mr. and Mrs. A. M. New berry, of St. Pauls, Mrs. E. C. Huggins, cf Cypress, Mrs. Clarabell Huggins, of Florence, also Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell, of Darlington. The fever, which has been so prevalent this year in this sec tion, seems to be abating some what, as there are no new cases to report this week and those who were sick are improving rapidly and we hope to see them all well again soon. The storm last Tuesday afternoon was terrific at this place—timber fencing, and in many instances, buildings were considerably damaged and the public roads were impassable in many places, but they have been promptly opened. CARTERSVIlLE. Mrs. Celia Vaughan, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Newberry, returned to her home, at Cypress, on Tues day. We are done with and have come out on the tobacco busi ness with whole bones and will endeavor to keep your readers posted on any matters of inter est in our section. Rev. C. D. Mann closed a pro tracted meeting at 8 f . Paul’s on Friday night last. There were no powerful demonstrations made, but we believe very much good was accomplished. Miss G. E. Mims, of Lamar, and Miss Mamie Fountain, of Cartersville, are visiting Miss Sue Carter, in this section. Roll out your buggies young men and I will assist you in giving them a nice time. Mr. J. H. DuBose and I. J. Newberry, two young sports from tnis locality, left on Sat urday for a visit to Elliotts, Wells, Sumter and Mayesville. They report having the finest kind of a time, near Elliotts, and especially in Sumter There was a belle from that city in this locality sometime ago, who was quite popular with some of the boys. 1 wonder if she did not have something to do with tneir visit to Sumter? Hot dry weather has very materiall^njured crops in this locality. "Gotten is very near ly all out with six tenths of a crop, corn is good, peas are com paratively a failure, potatoes hardly fair, with gardens and turnips a fa’lure. Owing to the irregularity in transplant ing tobacco, it has not cured up well, or produced as much per acre as it did last year. Nor have the prices been as remunerative as last year, consequent ly $i>me are disappoint- ed. Our crop sold on Timmons ville, Darlington and Florence markets did not bring us one half what the same grades of tobacco brought last year. Another thing tjie farmers have a just ight to complain of is the warehouse charges. I have sold some that cost me from 101 to 16 per cent and have been shown some bills that went as high as 21 per cent. We must say the last extravagant charges were not made at the Darlington warehouses. LAMAR. Messrs. B. G. Pitts and Lewis Beasley, boarded the cars at this place last Monday morni' g the 28th, for the South Can lina College. The health of our community is improving and our doctors are not kept so busy as they were for two or three months this summer. The cotton crop is about pick ed and the little yet in the fields suffered very badly from the storm, being scattered broad cast over the ground. Mr. J. ]). Joye, a merchant here, is preparing to leave for Kershaw. We regret to loose Mr. Joye, be is a good citizen and our best wishes will follow him. On Tuesday the 20th, inst., about 2 o’clock p. m., a stiff wind from the east set in with rain, shifting to the south about 3 o’clock and increased in severity until a terrific storm had fully developed, doing con siderable damage. Shade trees, fencing, fodder stacks and chimneys were blown down and public roads blocked. A tenent house on the premises of Dr. Griffin was blown down, but as no one was living in it at the time, no person was injured. The roof of the dwelling house of Mr. Elias Wright, occupied by Mr. G. E. DuBose. was par tially blown off and Mr. Du- Bose’s furniture considerably damaged. The roof of the dwelling of Mr. C. L. Reynold’s was also blown off, but no one hurt. The Baptist church at this place was blown out of plumb, being ransacked at the foundatiod aud came near being a total wreck. We have been informed that Mt. Carmel Bap tist church about four miles from this place, was blown com pletely down. The Methodist parsonage at this place also sus tained some damage, and other smaller buildings were damag ed, The congregation here have begun work to repair the damages done the church and hope to have it ready for ser vices on next Sunday. Leavta from Linwood. Mr. E. B. Mires has the finest turnips in this neighborhood. Rev. A. W. Parrott has re turned from a visit to Bishop- ville. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jordan, of Timmonsville, visited relatives in this community quite re cently. • The farmers of this section have the “blues,” on account of the damage done to their crops by the storm of last week- Mra. W. H. Hick, Misses Fan nie Bell aud Pauline Howie, of Hartsville, were on a visit to relations in this community last week. May Evans, a colored man living near Philadelphia, lost a tobacco barn full of tobacco last week, by fire. No inntr- ance. Quite a heavy.loss for the old man. This “country” must indeed be an attractive place, at least it seems to be to some of the young men from Darlington, who ride out every Sunday. Is it the country that is so very attractive, or a certain girl? which is it? Some of the men in the neigh borhood who are in the habit of going fox hunting, were hunting last Saturday morning. They did not catch a fox, but the dogs did succeed in catch ing a young lady, who was walking along the road, but were prevented from harming her by one of the hunters. HARTSVILLE. Prof. Taylor, who has been unwell for some time, is off on a trip for his health. Prof. D. L. Lewis, of Timmonsville, is teaching in the High School during Prof. Taylor’s absence. Arrangements are bding made for the placing of a nice bell in the Baptist Church. This is a good investment, for a bell has been needed for a long time. Let the other churches do like wise. gable out of the tobacco nouse and giving us • scare. The warehouse will be repaired *» soon as possible. In the mean time the sales are going on as usual. The damage will probably amount to fifty dollars. Tetley’s Tea at Deans Bros.' RIVERDALE. Mrs. Margaret Bland is visit ing her son, Mr. Thomas Bland, at Pacolet, S. C. Mr. Fred Middleton has ac cepted a position with Mr. C. J. Mooney, of Darlington. Messrs. Henry Dargan and Walter Abbott have gone on a business trip to Danville, Va. Mr. Duncan Morris and sister, of Darlington, paid a flying visit to this section last Sunday. The Riverdale school will be gin next Monday, Oct. 5th, with Mrs. Willie Wallace in charge. A protracted meeting will commence at New Chapel next Sunday. Rev. Mr. Alexander will assist the pastor, Rev. J. W. Warr. , “Missionary Day” was obser ved at Mechanicsville last Sun day. The program was success fully carried out, and quite a nice little sum was collected for missions. CENTER HALL. Miss Nellie Ross is a student at the Gandy school. Cotton picking is plentiful in this part of the county. Mr. S. H. Russell spent Sun day with friends in the Palmetto section. People seem to be very busy gathering forage but the weather is looking unfavorable for that work now. Theqmblic school has secured the services of Miss Bailie Mc Call. Miss McCall is an excel lent teacher and the children like her very much. Center Hall Sunday school celebrated Missionary day last Sunday. The children delivered some nice little speeches on mission work, after which Mr. T. G. Phillips, of Darli delivered an eloquent add on the subject. SPRtNGVILLE. The farmers are about through picking cotton. Mr. Geo. J. Johnson paid a short visit in this section recent ly- Most of the farmers are very buisy harvesting their peavine hay. The long manufocturing of sweetening will soon be in order. The sugar cane is not as good this year as last. The cyclone storm which passed over on the 19th nit. did very much damage. A colored woman got very badly hurt PALMETTO. The Palmetto school opened Monday. Miss Eunice Bacot, is teacher. We are very glad to report , . gii that Mrs. Nena Jeffords is im proving slowly. Mra. C. B. Gardner is spend ing some time with Mrs. John Siskron, at Riverdale. We had a very heavy wind storm in this section last week. It blew down a tenant house on Mr. O. H. and T. H. Edward’s tation, but no one occu pied the house at the time. An entertainment will be gi en in the High School Building next Friday night. The ad mission fee will be fifteen cents and oysters will be served. The proceeds will go towards fur nishing the sitting room at the Young Ladies Boarding House. The storm, which struck us Tuesday laat, did us little dam ago besides knocking the front Tetley’s Tea at Deans Bros.’ Jelly in 31b crocks at Cogge* shaU’s. Darlingten Tobacco Market The Darlington market has already sold nearly a million pounds of Tobacco. Messrs. Sydsor & Treadway sold last week 70,000 pounds at prioee very satisfactory to the fanners. The Darlington market will sell about twice as moch tobac co this season as was sold last aeasoa and prices seem more satisfactory than ever before. Darlington is the i tobacco. It isthal one of the oldest i Stats and know their! mere will find 1 interest to try: market. is*- Goto!