VOL. XXIII, NO. 44.
DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1896.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,134.
LOCAL laconics.
matters in and around the
TOWN OF DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, ol
Interes* to Our Many
Readers.
The Daily Record suspended
publication last Saturday.
Mr. C. A. Malloy, of Cheraw,
spent Thursday night in town.
Mr. L I. Parrott, stenographer
of the third judicial circut,
spent a few days in town last
week.
Mr. J. W. Tillinghast has 19
music scholars in Cheraw, and
about the same number in Dar
lington.
Ed McRae, colored, were fined
$25 by the Mayor, last Friday,
for keeping a gambling den on
Grove street.
Mr. Brooks Atkinson, of the
Timmonsville Enterprise, paid
The News office a abort call
last Thursday.
The Union Services was held
at the Presbeterian church last
Sunday night, conducted by the
Rev. R. A. Child.
The Southern Express Co.
advertises this week a sale of
articles uncalled for to take
place Nov. 28 at Darlington.
Rev. T. H. Edwards leaves
for Greenville to-day to spend a
few days with his mother and
brothers who reside in that city.
Woods & Milling’s change of
advertisement was received too
late for this issue of The News,
but you may look out for it
next week.
Miss Bessie Powell, of Che-
rew. spent last Tuesday night
with her cousin, Miss Fannie
Gandy. Miss Powell was on
her way to Charleston.
A town could not well befree-
er of drunken men than Dar
lington was on circus day when
there were probably not less
than 10,000 people in town.
Miss Blanche Ellerbe, who
had been visiting her aunt Mrs.
J J. Wilson at Leavensworth,
left for Cheraw Saturday last
to spend a few days with rela
tives.
tax levy for town pur-
is four mills and for in
on the railroad bonds
mills, making a total of
Sam Jones to Lecture in Florence.
As announced before in these
columns Sam Jones will de-
,lv ® r a lecture on “Character
and Characters,” in the Flor
ence Opera House on the eve
ning of Nov. 2nd for the benefit
of the Florence Methodist
chapel, of which the Rev. C. C.
. •’bert is pastor. Cheap rates
will be given from all points
within 45 miles of Florence.
Palmer and BucKner Tickets.
The Hon. G. W. Dargan de»
sires all those who expect to
vote for the Palmer and Buck
ner electors to know that he has
a plenty of tickets which they
can get by calling at his office.
Any one who can assist in dis«
tributing the tickets through
out the country will also please
call at Mr. Dargan’s office and
get a supply. There will, of
course, be no scarcity of these
tickets at Darlington on the day
of election.
Notice.
Mrs. W. D. Wightman and
Mrs. E. S. Herbert, President
and Vice-President of the Wo
man’s Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church South, will be in
Darlington on Thursday, Nov.
5th and will address the Juve
nile Society at 4 o’clock Thurs
day afternoon and the Adult
Society at 8.30 p ra. at the Meth
odist Church. The public gen
erally and the Missionary So
cieties of all the churches, pai-
ticijlarly, are requested to at
tend.
K
A Highway Robbery.
Mr. Jesse Lee, of Mott’s town
ship, Florence county, while
riding a mule near Muldrow’s
mill about four miles from
Florence early last Monday
morning, was beaten by high
waymen and robbed of $49.00
and a pistol. Mr. Lee’s mule
was shot and killed from under
him when the robbers jumped
on Mr. Lee and beat and
choked him. It is supposed
that the highwaymen are ne
groes from Mott’s township.
The blood hounds were put on
the trail, but, owing to the fact
that there had been so much
passing to and from the place
of the robbery, the thieves
could not be tracked.
The
;ioses
tcrest
eight
twelve mills to be paid on town
property.
Mr. R. M. McKay, of Cheraw,
sold several thousand pounds
of tobacco in Darlington last
Tuesday morning. Mr McKay
is a large farmer and planted
about 15 acres of tobacco this
year, his first crop.
A barn and stables on the
Heustus place, owned by Mr.
J. J. Ward, were burned Mon
day morning. The horses were
saved but a lot of corn, fodder
and bay was consumed by the
flames. The fire is thought to
be incendiary.
Hermann & Goodfriend, Dan
ville clothiers, opened a store
on Pearl street last Thursday.
The firm will continue to run
their store in Danville, the es
tablishment in Darlington be
ing under the management of
Mr. Louis Goodfriend, one of
the partners.
McCullough & Co. will have
a large sale of horses in Par-
lington next Monday salesday.
They advertise that they will
dispose of 50 well broken horses
and mares on that day. Those
in need of horses will have an
opportunity to get a good one
at a reasonable price.
Those who are due for The
News will be kind enough to
conic to the office and settle
their accounts. The editor, not they
having lived in Darlington long,
is not acquainted with many' of
the people and does not know
whether they are subscribers or
not when he sees them.
Hatfield Gave Himseli To The
Sheriff of Kershaw.
In response to a telegram
from the 8h*-riff of Kershaw
county, sheriff Scarborough
went to Camden Tuesday to get
Hatfield, the slayer of young
McKenzie. Hatfield, hearing
that the bridges between Dar
lington and Kershaw counties
were guarded and that he was
in danger of being lynched,
went to Camden and gave him
self up to the sheriff for pro
tection. Sheriff Scarborough
brought him to Darlington
Tuesday n'ght and placed him
in jail to await his trial, which
will take place at this term of
court, unless Hatfield is able to
employ an attorney who will
succeed in having the case post
poned. From the evidence so
far obtained the case seems to
be a desperate one, but further
comment is perhaps unwise at
this time.
Smoke Drum Cigarette.
•»-—
4000 Or 6000 Under The Canvass.
Various estimates have been
made of the crowd under the
circus tent last Thursday, some
putting the number as high as
7000—but it is probable that it
was not less than 4000, nor
more than 5000. The circus
people sold more tickets than
they expected to sell, because
additional seats had to be put
down in order to accomodate
the multitudes who thronged
the tent. While some express
ed themselves as disappointed
with the show, other* were
agreeably surprised and thought
bad seen their money’s
worth. Those who did njt
think the circus well worth
seeing probably compared it to
Sells’ Bros, which exhibited in
Florence last year, but it must
be remembered that such a cir
cus as Sells’ Bros, rarely ever
comes to towns the size of Fior
ence and Darlington, and peo
ple in this section may
never
Coinolaint has been made by
one of the subscribers to Thb
News that the subscribers at
Auburn post office did not get
tiu ir papers last we* k and the J h aTe 6 uch an opportunity again
"eck before. The fault is cer j q’ a gi D g a ll things into consider
tainly with the mail between I at ; oni jt is probable that the
Darlington and Auburn be | va8 t majority, who attended
came mailing machines are not John Robinson & Franklin
in the habit of omitting names
and post offices on the list.
Similar complaints are frequent
ly made by subscribers and if
there is not some improvement
the tiouble will have to be re
ported.
THE DISTINGUISHED GEORGIAN
DIES SUDDENLY.
Hi* Brilliant Political Career Would
Have Been Capped Next Month by
Hi* Election to the Senate.
A State Funeral.
Atlanta, Oct. 23.—Hon.
Charles Frederick Crisp, speak
er of the fifty-first and fifty-
second congresses died at Hol
mes’ sanitarium here at 1;45
o’clock this afternoon. A par
oxysm of pain in the heart pre
ceded death, the paroxysm re
sulting from a rupture of the
heart as the result of fatty de
generation.
Judge Crisp came to Atlanta
six weeks ago for treatment.
He was then suffering from a
typical case of malarial fever,
which had developed at his
home in Americus. He spent
June, July and a part of Au
gust in the mountains of North
Carolina and Tennessee. His
return to Middle Georgia during
the very hottest period of the
summer developed the fever.
After a week’s treatment by
Drs. Holmes and Davis, the
fever disappeared and the Judge
improved slowly. ■Cast week
he was out driving several
times, and he was getting
stronger until Sunday night,
when he was attacked with
symptoms of his old trouble,
pneumonia. Dr. J. S. Todd
was called in and on Tuesday
the congestion of the lungs dis
appeared, but the patient was
so weak that Mrs. Crisp tele
graphed for her children and
all came the next day. On
Wednesday and yesterday
Judge Crisp's condition im
proved, but he received no call
ers. His family were hopeful
until 10 o’clock last night, when
he had a paroxysm, and they
continued at intervals ail
through the night and forenoon.
Fe suffered intense pain, but
was conscious up to the very
last. At 1:30 his son, Charles
F. Crisp, Jr., and his younger
brother and sisters went across
the street to a hotel for lunch,
Mrs. Crisp remaining with her
husband. At 1:40 the pain re
appeared. A messenger was
sent for the children. They
came hurriedly and just in time
to get some last glances of rec
ognition.
Sudge Crisp did not speak,
dying within five minutes of
the fast attack. All of his
children were with him, and,
although they had been warned
by the physicians that the end
might come at any moment,
when it did come, it was tragic
in its suddenness.
• * * * * * *
JUDGE CRISP’S RECORD.
Charles Frederick Crisp of
Americus was born on the 29th
of January, 1845, m Sheffield,
England, where his parents had
gone on a visit; was brought by
them to this country the year
of his birth; received a common
school education in Savannah
and Macon, Ga., entered the
Confederate army in May, 1851,
was a lieutenant in Company
K. Tenth Virginia infantry and
served with that regiment until
May 12, 1854, when he became
a prisoner of war; upon his re
lease from Fort Delaware in
June, 1865, he joined his par
ents atEUaville, Schley county,
Ga., read law in Americus and
was admitted to the bar there
in 1886; began the practice of
law in Ellaville, Ga,; in 1872
was appointed solicitor general
of the southwestern judicial
circuit and was reappointed in
1873 for a term of four years;
lecated in Americus in 1873: in
June, 1877, was appointed judge
of the superior court of the same
circuit; in 1878 was elected by
the general assembly to the
same office; in 1880 was re elect
ed judge for a term of four
years; resigned that office in
September, 1882, to accept the
Democratic nomination for con
gress; was permanent president
declined to be a candidate for
re-nomination to the Fifty-
fourth congress and announced
himself a candidate for the
United States senate to succeed
Senator John B. Gordon; he
was overwhelmingly endorsed
in the primaries of June 6, and
would have been elected by his
full party vote in about two
weeks. While speaker of the
house Governor Northern ap
pointed him to the United States
senate to fill the unexpired term
of Senator Colquitt. On ac
count of the fight which was
being made at that time in con
gress on silver and the Wilson
bill, his colleagues insisted
upon nis declining the honor.
He acceded, did decline the ap
pointment and served as speak
er until the end of his term.
His candidacy for the United
States senate was made on the
sjlver issue and he carried every
county in the State.
W. A. Blizzard has moved to
the H. A. James old stand on
Pearl street near the cotton
mill.
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.
m.,
Th* Poll* Will Open at Seven
And Clote at Four p. m.
The time for opening the polls
is made earlier than in the pri
mary—7 a. m., being the hour.
The closing is at the usual hour
of 4 p. m.
A provision requires the dep
uty State constables and other
peace officers of each county to
be present during the whole
time that the polls are open and
until the election is completed;
they being required to prevent
all interference with the man
agers, act under their direc-
tious and see that there is no
interruption of good order. The
same section of the law declares
that all barrooms, saloons and
other places for the sale of li
quors by retail shall be.closed
at 6 o’clock in the morning of
the day thereafter, during
which time the sale of intoxi
cating liquors is prohibited.
This applies of course to the
dispensaries.
Every voter when he has put
his last ballot in the box will
doubtless feel that be has done
the part of a good citizen. He
will have no less than eight
ballots to deposit in as many
different boxes, and this will
add to his pleasurable feeling
of well done. If the voter gets
confused in this maze of boxes
he is authorized to call on the
managers to act as guides who
are required to read to him the
names on the boxes. The eight
distinct ballots are for the fol
lowing officers: Governor and
lieutenant governor, other State
officers, solicitor, State senator,
members of the house of repre
sentatives, county officers, re
presentatives in congress, presi
dential electors.
At each precinct a space or
enclosuae will be railed off with
an entrance and exit. Only
one voter at a time will be al
lowed to enter, but he shall be
in view of persons outside tne
polling place during that time.
The qualifications of a voter
are already well known by al
most every man of voting age
in the state.
Section 9, defining these re
quirements, is as follows:
At the general election for
the year 1896, and special elec
tions thereafter held up to the
first day of January A. D.,
1898, the managers of election
shall require of every elector
offering to vote at such elec
tion before allowing him to
vote, in addition to the produc
tion of a registration certificate,
proof of the payment of poll tax
six months before said election
of any poll tax then due and
payable. After the first day of
January A. D. 1898, they shall
require of every elector offering
to vote at any election, before
allowing him to vote, in addi
tion to the production of a reg
istration certificate, proof of
the payment of all taxes, in
cluding poll tax, assessed
against him and collectable
during the previous year. The
production of a certificate or of
^ f the receipt of the officer author
of the Democratic convention’ized to collect such taxes shal I
THE COUNTY NEWS.
ITEMS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS
AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDETS.
SWIFT CREEK.
We are having some fine
weather now and the boys are
making use of it.
Next Tuesday is election day
but our people don’t seem to be
very much interested.
The fleecy staple is about^11
gathered Tobacco Is a thing
of the past and the boys now
have time to fish and hunt to
their own satisfaction.
The Welsh Neck Baptist As
sociation meets at Swift Creek
church on Tuesday next. Prep
arations are being made and
we hope to have a full atten
dance.
Mr. M. T. Rollins has return
ed from Danville where he sold
his crop of tobacco for a good
price. He sold the tobacco
fiom four acres of land for
about $700.
Tour scribe heard some very
fine music at Mr. J. R. Bry
ant’s on Saturday evening last,
rendered by Messrs. T. B. Beck,
H. C. Rhodes, C. H. Flowers
and Miss Retha Bryant.
Miss Julia Joye, of Newmai.
Swamp, spent a few days with
friends in this section last week.
Miss Julia is a very accomplish
ed yound lady and we will
always welcome her here.
There was a sociable given
at the residence of Mrs. Wade
Blackman’s on Monday night
last. The young ladies present
were Misses Bessie and Lizzie
Blackman, Letha Bryant, Florie
Goodson, Lillian and Carrie
Lunn. The young men were
too numerous to mention. All
report a nice time.
HILL.
Mr. T. H. Coker is at Darling
ton on the Grand Jury this
week. ^
Mrs. C. L. Dowell returns
home this week from Durham,
N. C., after a long stay at her
old home.
A few nights ago Mrs. L. Z.
Jamisdn’s barn was destroyed
by fire. About 50 bushels of corn
wereconsumed.
Rev. A. J. Taylor returned
home last Saturday momiug.
Mr. Taylor is au earnest, devout
preacher. His sermons were
very much enjoyed. The meet
ing was one of the best ever
held here.
Go to Deans Bros.’ to get your
fresh butter.
Why is it that almost every
body wants the Reynolds shoes?
Because they wear easier and
longer than any other. Ton
find them at Blackwell Bros.’
PALMETTO.
Mrs. Florence I
has been spending a few *
with Mrs. Mens J<
Several of our bovs are at
tending the “Gala Week*' in
Charleston and a number ex
pect to attend the Columbia
Fair.
Any one h&vin;
graph for sale
dress the Palmetto
ring a photo-
will pl ease ad-
m
the Palmetto correspon
dent of The Darungtok News,
care editor of The News, Dar
lington, 8. C.
Car load of apples just receiv
ed. Cheap by the barrel. Deans
Bros.
Now is the time for Gin
House and Tornado Insurance.
Best companies in the world.
Mrs. Lucy M. Norment.
For that tired feeling try an
export or smokette cigar for
sale at Brunson, Lunn & Co.’s
and J. O. Muldrow’s.
Dssd Letters.
Letters addressed to the for
lowing persons remain uncalled
for at the Darlington postofiSce,
and are advertised as “dead”
for the week ending Oct. 26th:
Earnest Smith. Richard Shaw,
8. W. Truett, Stariin G. Mister,
A. C. Mason, A. L. Parson, J.
B. Holt. M. J. Clements, G. W.
Cook, Ed. Rogers; Misses Belle
Conyers and Mellia Rochel.
Seed rye at Deans Bros.’
Call on W. A. Bliizard, if
you want dry goods, notions,
shoes, groceries, vegetables &c.
Spare a little cash now. Re
liable insurance, any kinds—all
kind—every kind. Mrs. Lucy
M. Norment.
Faces Fair Are Made Fairer By
A Pretty Hat
--AJSTD-
THE FML STYLES
Are now ready at
Miss m. JONES.
MILLINERY • EMPORIUM.
M IK ai HRim
Bros, circus in Darlington last
Thursday, went home well sat
isfied with their investment
The writer has never seen a
better show in this section
~Jother^LocaDon last page.)
which assembled iu Atlanta in
1883 to nominate a candidate
for governor; was elected to the
Forty-eight, Forty-ninth, Fif
tieth, Fifty-first, Fifty-second
and Fifty - third congresses and
was re elected to the Fifty
fourth congress as a Democrat,
receiving 8,503 votes against
2,584 votes for G. B. White.
Populist; was elected speaker
! of the^house of the Fifty second
Jand
be conclusive proof of the pay
ment thereof.
“Have you got your poll tax
receipt? If you have, put it
and your registration certifi
cate where you can lay your
hands on them election day.
You will need both when you
go to vote on Nov. 3.
Go to Baird Bros, and see
the set of furniture that L.
M. Norment is to give away—
it is a dandy.
CYPRESS.
Several of our people are tak
ing in Gala week in Charleston
this week.
Miss Mamie Huggins left last
Thursday for Nichols, S. C., to
visit Miss Bessie Floyd of that
place.
Mr. J. W. Newsome, of the
Clyde section, has put a cane
mill at this place and is kept
busy making syrup. Mr. New-
some gives satisfaction with
his mill and there is lots of
cane for him to grind in this
neighborhood.
The long talked of telegraph
wire from Lamar to this place
is completed and we are no
longer cut off from the outside
worn. Cypress is now in posi
tion to pay, and will pay, as
much for cotton as any market
around.
Mr. Howard T. Brown, white,
shot one Enos Hallford, colored,
near this place a few days ago.
Brown had a warrant to arrest
Hallford for non payment of
last year’s taxes. Hallford
claimed to have money in the
hands of E E. Stokes and
wanted to go after it, or send
for it, but Brown refused to al
low him to go, or even go with
him. As Hallford. turned to
leave, Brown fired and hit him
in both legs. This is the report
given to your correspondent.
2,000 pounds new dried apples
at 5 cents per pound. Deans
Bros.
HARTSVILLE.
Mr. J. S. White is on the jury
this week.
Many of our citizens contem
plate going to Charleston this
week. : t
Mr. Ed Kervin, whose home
is near Floyd’s, w«s among the
new students who entered the
High School last Monday.
The Baptist Church bell was
rung last Sunday for the first
time It is a very nice bell and
sounds well.
BUT AXX
FOB
MAYGOBFUSETHEXmM OF SOKE
REASONABLE BUYERS AXE LOOUKO
RIGHT 000 ™^ TKI
AND ALL WE ASX IS A COMPARISON.
See a few price*,
DRESS GOODS in great yariety
at GREAT REDUCTIONS.
Woolen Goods new,
* yd. KMT Sie.
BEAUTIFUL NEW STYLES IN
If
40c to
CLOTHING
For Everybody!
75c. •<
, isc-«mdi
SHOES i la, Vna, at MUl
74c for lilies Button, Pitut Leatlier tip; $1.2$ Ik In’s
latest styles Congress aui Bats—tte lust in am
saw for tli price. Childrea’s fraa 2Sc up
SPECIAL ATTHITI9N invitaJ to ear S2.N
Men’s Suits from
Boys’ “ “
“ Knee Pants “
Country
to sell will do
Fifty-third congresses; h»| W. A. Blizzard.
with produce
well to call on
These cool mornings remind
you that winter will be here
soon, and you want an over
coat and heavy winter suit.'
Blackwell Bros.’ is the place to
get them.
HATS. *" , ®Bi
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