Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I l- Pubushxd Etkut Thujudat Morriho. ALU. a. KOLLOCK. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance; BO eenta for six month*; SB cent* for I month*. ADVKRTIBIR9 RaTBS: One Square, first inaertion $1.00 Every subsequent insertion 50 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. LOCALS. {Continued from fir^f page.) The editorials in this paper are writ ten In the singular number, the editorial ‘we” having been discarded. The Brozton Bridge murder ers are on trial for their lives in Aiken this week. It will be re membered that these men were tried in Colleton county the first time and were acquitted of the murder of the old negro wo man. Solicitor Bellinger, be lieving that they could not be convicted in Colleton, no matter what the testimony, moved for a change of venue to Aiken which was granted by Judge Benet. The Broxton Bridge murderers have already become notorious in this State on account of their fearful crime of beating to death a negro man and an old woman because the man stole a Bible from a church in Barn well county, and it remains to be seen whether they are to be punished for their diabolical crime. W. B. Ackerman, Frank Jenny, Wyman Eearse and Frank Brant are the four men who are now being tried for one of the worst crimes ever committed in this country, and, if they are not convicted and hung, the Legislature of South Carolina- would do well to abolish the courts altogether and let the mob inflict whatever punishment they see fit for any and all offences against the law. Gentlemen of the Aiken jury, the law abiding people of South Carolina expect you to do your duty and punish these foul murderers to the fullest extent of the law. The sports, who bet on any and everything, are now inter ested in betting on the election. Thus far the odds have been given in favor of McKinley, but no one knows how much bluffing is being done. Nation al elections are most uncertain things and the one to take place next Tuesday is perhaps fuller of surprises than any pre vious election. Although Mc Kinley seems to be the favor ite just now, there are doubt less thousands, apparently in favor of him, who will go to to the polls on Nov. 3rd and quietly cast their ballots for Bryan. John Berrien Walker, treas urer of the Port Royal & Agusta R. R., has embezzled $28,517 of the company's money and left for parts tinknown. The last heard from him was through a letter to his wife written from New York. Col. J. H. Averill was receiver of the road and will lose $18,517. Walker having given a surety bond for $10,000. What the absconding treasurer did with the money is not known but it is supposed that he specu lated on the duiet. The Cypress correspondent of The News tells of a negro who was shot near there by a white ■aan while trying to arrest the negro for non-payment of taxes. There may be some authority for such action on the part of an office^ charged with such work, but, if hot the officer in question should be made to feel the penalty of the law. Shoot ing is becoming so common for all sorts of offenses that it is time a stop was being put to it in some way. James H. Moore, the Charles ton correspondent of the Colum bia Register, thinks theshnpen- sary is doomed, whatever may be the decision of the United tttstes Supreme Court. Mr. ; Moots has a long head. ^ •Offer with Coughs, when Lax- __ , __ will cure day. Does not pro* ringing la the feed of Quinine. Put foytpk cure, or 20 SfarJ-.: ■% Most Wondsrful Kittens. Mr. T. H. Stokes, of Phila delphia township says he has two kittens that play tunes on a cabinet organ, provided some person will work the treadles while they push down the keys. Mr. Stokes says he is willing to put up $50.00 on a wager with any one who doubts that his kittens can do what he claims for them. Mr. Stokes could probably sell them to some kind of a traveling show for a large amount, for such crea tures are more rare than many things which one sees in many a circus side show. Fresh cranberries at G. O. Mertz’s. Extra Trains During "Gala Week.” The Atlantic Coast Line is running an extra passenger train to Charleston on Wednes day, Thursday, Friday and Sat urday mornings of this week, on account of its being “Gala Week." This train enables the people of Darlington to go to Charleston in the morning and return the same night. It leaves Florence at 8.40 in the morning, after the regular 7.45 train from here has arrived there, and gets to Charleston at 11.58 a m. The regular train returning leaves Charleston at 4.30 in the afternoon. Trade your old machine for the New Home or Wheeler & Wilson at Blackwell Bros.’ Now buckwheat flour and maple syrup at G. O. Mertz’s. Bryan or McKinley, Which? Owing to the unusual amount of interest manifested in the Presidential election this year, arrangements have been made for receiving telegraphic bulle tins at the Darlington Guards’ Armory on the night of the election—Tuesday next, Nov. 3. These bulletins will give the re sult of every state in the Union They will begin coming in at 8.30 o’clock, and will continue to be received, at brief intervals, until daylight the ' following morning, or at least, until the result has been decided. To defray the expense incident to the occassion, (the telegraphic service alone cost $15), a nor mal sum of 25 cents will be charged every visitor to the Armory on the night in ques tion, whether he be a member of the Company or not. Tickets for this purpose are now on sale and may be had on application to Lieut. E. R. Cox, Chairman, Managing Committe. While not open to public sale, they will be sold to anyone who has the endorsement of some mem ber of the Company. The Armory will be brilliantly light ed and well heated all night, and no effort will be spared to provide for the comfort of all who may a* tend to hear the bulletins read as they are re ceived. The Fall Court. Court convened Monday morning with Judge James Aldrich presiding and Solicitor Johnson and Stenographer Cov ington at their posts. There was quite a heavy docket on hand and the grand jury did not get out its report until Wed nesday afternoon about four o’clock. The following are the cases disposed of so far: The State vs John Isham, as sault and battery with intent to kill. Verdict guilty of assault and battery of high and aggra vated nature, sentenced to three months on the public highways of the County or $50 fine. The State vs Will Harrington resisting an ofiScer. Guilty sentenced to one year on the public highways of the County. The State vs Will Wright, murder; plead guilty of man slaughter, sentenced to two ears and six months in the tate penitentiary. The State vs Buck Pugh, house breaking and larceny— mistrial. The State vs William Floyd stealing grain from the field, sentence 30 days on public works of the County or pay a fine of fifty dollars. The State vs George Davis, housebreaking and larceny. Guilty sentenced to two years and six months in* State peni tentiary. Reoort of Grand Jury. To Honorable James Aldrich, Presiding Judge. Sir: The Grand Jury of Dar lington County for the year 1896 having passed upon all the bills presented for their consid eration at the October Term de sire herewith to present their final report: We have examined into the condition of the public offices and the books of the public officers. We find all the offices in good oohdl ’s and necessary for his 'Oonvc the books of i except the that i be made We find the county officers in good condition and correctly kept, except the Coun ty Treasurer's. As to his, we are unable to make the report required of us for the reason that he has not had his annual settlement with the State Treas urer, as required by law. We find the condition of. the Poor House and Jail good. The inmates of the Poor House ex- [ iress themselves as being high- y pleased at the treatment they have received at the hands of the Supervisor and the physi cian. We find that the reports made by the Magistrates of the Coun ty to the County Treasurer are all in proper shape with the ex ception of those of Magistrates S. W. P. DuBuse and J. A. Smith and we recommend that they be made to comply with tne law relating to Magistrates reports. We present Lep Iseman and Sarah Morrill for living in adul- tery. We present Rachel McKenzie for keeping a disorderly house, which is a nuisance in the neighborhood in which she lives. P. P. Chambers, Foreman. New Graham flour and Farina at G. O. Mertz’s. Fresh Wafers at Deans Bros. : A Trsmsndous Crowd In Town On Ths 22nd, But Everything Orderly. There were probably not less than 10,000 people in town last Thursday, the day of the circus, and many say they neve? saw a larger crowd in Darlington before: Tho square and streets were so crowded with negroes that it seemed that every negro in Darlington and Florence counties must be here. Several car loads of people came up from Florence op the morning train, not to speak of the hundreds who drove over from the town and county of Florence. But the best thing about the crowd was the good nature and order which prevailed dur ing the entire day. The town authorities succeeded, a day or two before the circus, in get ting the Board of Control to order the dispensary closed on the 22nd, and those in the habit of imbibing did not know of the action taxen until too late to put in a, supply of liquor. It was certainly fortunate for all concerned that the dispensa y was closed, because had it been allowed to remain open, there would have been no enu of rowdyism and drunkenness in town and bloodshed might have resulted. Some will say that the ac tion of the board of control in ordering the dispensaries closed on such occasions is a great thing in favor of the dispensa ry law—but the same provision could be made with a high li cense law. The town councel could be given authority to close barrooms whenever they thought the peace and or der of the community de manded such a measure and they could act more quickly and at the last moment, which is not the case when a petition has to be sent to Columbia to be acted upon. Orange brand hams and shoul ders at Deans Bros.’ Dixon ths “Platform King.” The proposed lecture course of the Darlington Guards is at tracting considerable attention in the community, and season tickets are being sold rapidlj. It is purposed to make these lectures the social events of the season in Dailington, and the well-known popularity of the four lecturers, Dixon, Willits, Ham and Jones, is a guarantee that they will be. ‘ The coming of Dixon seems to be particu larly looked forward to by the people of Darlington, and he will doubtless be greeted by a packed house on Dec. 4th. The Indiananolis Journal un der date of Jan. 30, 1896, sayi of Mr. Dixon: “Rev. Thomas Dixon, pastor of the People’s Church of New York, an inde pendent denomination, which holds services in the Academy of Music, gave a lecture last evening at Plymouth Church, under the auspices of the Mon- tefiore Society. It was the most wide-awake lecture yet given, and the speaker held the closest attention for nearly two hours. ’He reminds me of Lin coin,’ said one. Mr. Dixon is tall, thin almost to leanness, with very dark hair, which E rows thick and half falls over is forehead, and which he fre quently pushes back; black eyes, under brows that are over hanging, like those of Scotch people; nervously energetic, with a manner and a .strong, firm, decided voice that leaves not the slightesl doubt but “backbone" and plenty of it i| k conspicuous part of his make If it were not he could not go in with Dr. Parkhurst and be the fighter that he is. The speaker’s manner of speaking frequently expressed the * it more strongly than the for he is an actor, and . - _ on the emotions at will, hen he finished the audience were breathless and there were tears in many an eye." The Atlanta Constitution, in' a recent issue, said of Mr. Dixon: “It is almost impossible to reproduce Mr. Dixon in print. His manner as well as matter is unique. The lecture was pe culiarly bright and sparkling. It was full of anecdotes inimi tably told, and excited contin ual bursts of laughter and ap plause. The audience left the Opera House enthusiastic and delighted.’’ Pants all sizes and prices— 50 cents up at Blackwell Bros.’ Few mackerel and codfish at G. O. Mertz’s. “Skorcher’s a perfect wreck.” “What ails him?” “The doctor says he has bicycle heart, bicy cle head, bicycle face, bicycle eyes, bicycle teeth and bicycle knees.”—Chicago Record. Cupid's Capers. Gregg—Walker Nuptials At high noon yesterday the Episcopal church was filled to its utmost capacity by the elite of Luling, to witness the mar riage of Miss Eleanor Harring tori Gregg to Mr. George C. Walker. Promptly at the appointed hour, as the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march burst forth from the organ, the bride, leaning upon the arm of her father, entered the church and proceeded to the chancel, where they were met by the groom and the Rev. Percy W. Jones who, in a most impressive manner, pronounced the words that linked together for life the two trusting hearts. The bride was handsomely attired in a traveling costume of rich brown velours, combined with velvet, silk, chiffon and lace, with hat and gloves to match; the groom also wore a suit of brown. Both of the contracting par ties are universal favorites in society, and have hosts of friends, the bride being the daughter of Mr. David Gregg, one of our leading merchants and citizens, beside being a lovely and accomplished young lady; while the groom is one of the partners in the firm of W. B. Walker & Co., and is recogniz ed as one of the finest and most successful business men in our city. T1 e happy couple certainly start on life’s voyage under the most promising circumstances, and the Signal joins their friends in wishing them a calm sail over the matrimonial sea. They left on the 1.45 train for Dallas, where they will spend a few days. Many handsome and useful presents were received.—Luling, Texas, Signal. Oct. 22. 50 to 75 second hand and new sewing machines for sale first Monday in November.—Black- well Bros. Go to Deans Bros.’ to bny your county raised seed oats. Teacher—“What is a straight line?” Pupil—“The picture of its own road which each com pany prints in the railroad map.’ —Boston Transcript. Old Hat*. A foreign paper has directions for a new and odd kind of fancy work. In order to make sure that they oonld be applied to hats of Ameri can manufacture they have been tried and are herewith offered as re liable. Take an old stovepipe bat and with a sharp penknife prepare to out out the orown. It is well to slip the knife just below the edge, ao as to avoid tearing the orown it self. After you have out the parts lo< se for about two or more inches it comparatively easy to slip the blade of the knife under the nap or plush and raise it so that you oan remove -the crown entire. This makes the top of a smoking cap, or you oan convert it into a doll's hat or muff. For any of these you will need a lining of thin wadding and bright colored silk and for the cap a rim of the plush taken from the sides of the original hat. Yon oan add a tassel if you choose, but the majority of men who like smoking caps prefer to have them plain. These caps are handy for travelers, for they are light to wear and can be folded and carried in the pooket. —Brooklyn Eagle. ^ Onion Soap and Fame. Membership in the French Acad emy, the hoped for reward of Gallio writers, was onoe closely associated with onion soup. During the resto ration in France a club was formed under tbe title of “Diner de la soupe a I’onion.” This organization con tained 20 members. It met every three months, when the dinner was opened with an onion soup. The olub was to endure until every asso ciate was eleoted to tbe aoademy. This was accomplished in 1845, when the last banquet was held. The “era of Alexandria" was adopted by many early Christians, trbo assumed the interval between Adam and Christ to have been 5,500 years. LAKE DWELLERS OF IRELAND Wh.t la FoqmI Whan s “Crtnnog” Is Laid Bare to the Light. Slumbering beneath many a peace ful cornfield in Ireland are buried villages which once stood in the heart of the primeval British forest, engirdled by the waters of some stagnant peaty lake. The Irish farm er of today turns up with bis plow tho wooden piles upon which these lake dwellings rested. They are black with age, but you can yet trace tbe mortise holes which the ancient Celt made with his primitive flint chisel. Tho archaeologist, sniffing such a find, brings along bis navvies with their spades, and presently tho bur ied "crannog” is exposed to day light. There is a oirole in the stock ade of piles which kept the artificial islet together. Inside are layers of orossboams, hurdle work, brush- work, clay, peat and other matters, which formed the sucoossive floors of the dwelling, continually renew ed, perhaps, as they slowly subsided into tbe peaty bottom of the lake. Today the lake an3 its waters are represented by a layer of peat, in which these relics liawell preserved, together with samples of tbeanoient Irishman's knives, chisels and axes —stone, bronze or iron, according to the period of his civilization. The Irish “orannog" was a modification of the lake dwelling of central Eu rope. Upon the topio of the lake dwell ing ages—which were quite prehis toric ages, being practically the same as tbe ages of stone and bronve —Dr. Munro, the seorotary of the Scottish Society of Antiquaries, is a profound authority, and a series of lectures recently given by him at the Royal institution have been of considerable interest. In his final discourse Dr. Munro practically built up tbe ancient lake village, standing on its stilts above the wa ters of Lucerne or “fair Zurich” as if before our eyes. The people who tbps elected to keep themselves aloof from their enemies were, according to Dr. Mun ro, pastoral farmer immigrants from the far east of Europe. They wore of a high degree of civilization, for, though their weapons and tools were but of stone or bronze, they could use them well. Altogether, so far as we oan glerfn any idea of the life led by these prehistoric inhabitants of central Europe, It must have been a fairly quiet and peaceful one, com paring very favorably with modern peasant life. The lake age came to an end when iron found its way in to the hands of men—a revolution in its way, said Dr. Munro, far sur passing in its influence on human life any development that either steam or electricity has brought about or is likely to. — London Chronicle. Cannibalism a la Fourcnetta. A missionary, in his report to bis bishop, wrote, “I much regret that my flock are still addicted to canni balism ; but, thanks to my example and precept, they are becoming so far civilized that the use of knives and forks is becoming quite common. ”— Church Times. Not OTerieniiltivo. Willie—An what did Clawenoo do when Bob Slugard kicked him? Algy—Ho simply said, “Gweat men are not sensitive toowiticism and walked swiftly away.—Strand \JL*s rstxnir\a There is so little to r 'eem the dry mass of follies and ei.ors from which the materials of this life are composed that anything to love or to reverence becomes, ms it w-oro, the Sabbath for tho mind.—Bulwer. " uuu a injjr uoglUB WJ WaSI) I)lg j neck without being told, it is a sign , that he is passing into the ordeal of ; his first love affair. Tho silver quarter was authorized by act of congress in 1792, April 2 snd coinage was begun in 1796. ' In Great Britain there are 1 047 women to 1,000 men. Water cresses are called an enemy 1 of scrofula. Do not be misled by big sounding, and extravagantly worded advertisements. “TRUTH never needs the pillars of extravagance to bolster it up.” Hence we do not find it necessary to re* sort to such methods in order to attract Public attention. The $20 goldpieoe was authoriaov. by aot of congress March 3, 1849, and its coinage was begun in 1850 We carry a large and well assorted stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, CLOTHING AND HATS THat Suit Tlie PEOPLE. As an evidence of this fact we are doing a very satisfactory BUSINESS, though not as much as “the balance of the town put together.” We want to sell Qug ThOUSSnd su '^ s men’s, boys’and child ren's clothing this fall, and in order to do this we have decid ed to put the KNIFE int0 the PRICES of our MAMMOTH stock. That means less profit for us and more value for the m mejr for you. , Try us and be convinced that we mean wh it we say. fsff* Remember we guarantee sctisfaction to tbe people whose money we receive in exchange for our goods. YOURS VERY RESPECTFULLY, Brunson, Lunn & Go. Is Always Full of interest And This Year tbe People Elect Everything This Includes Congressmen, Governor*. Legislatures Everything Else. 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