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The editorials in this paper are writ
ten in the singular number, the editorial
‘we" having been discarded.
&o. While the people of
Waterbury may think that
Miss Plume has made quite a
“catch,” the people of South
Carolina are forced under the
circumstances to hold a differ
ent opinion.
The Broxton Bridge murder
ers have been acquitted by an
Aiken jury and many a lawa-
biding citizen in South Carolina
hangs his head in shame. No
one expected that these men
would be convicted of murder
and hung, becanse public senti
ment in South Carolina has not
yet reached the point where it
is possible for men te be hung
by law for lynching—but many
did hooe that they would be
convicted of manslaughter and
given a light sentence, or, at
least, that the whole thing'drubbing, will
would end in a|mistrial.
But no, we were all doomed
to disappointment—the inhu
man wretches have been pro
nounced innocent by twelve of
their country men and that too
in the face of the fact that their
lawyers would not allow one of
them to go on in the stand and
testify in his own behalf. A
number of the principalwitnesses
on cross examination, acknowl
edged that they were anxious
for the acquittal of the accused
and had contributed money to
wards their defence, and yet
the testimony of such men was
taken as trustworthy. In jus
tice to the jury, however, it
must be said that they did not
dare convict these men, because,
if reports be true, their lives
would thereby be endangered.
It is a wretched state of affairs
where men are so intimidated
that they are afraid to do their
duty, but such seems to be the
case in Colleton and adjoining
counties in regard to the
brutes who beat to death an
old colored woman and her son.
Had W. B. Ackerman, Frank
Jenny, Wyman Kearse and
Frank Brant been convicted of
manslaughter and recommend
ed to the mercy of the court,
a great step in the interest.of
law and order in South Caro
lina would have been taken—
but we will have to wait a little
longer yet for the time when
rich and poor, white and blacx
will stand equally before the
law.
The Columba State is natur
ally oast down at the defeat of
Bryan and seeks to comfort it
self by congratulating the dem
ocratic pai ty upon getting rid
of those democrats who voted
for McKinley. The State
should not be quite so hasty,
because the time is sure to come
when these same true and tried
democrats will become the
main stay of the party, and, in
fact they really stand in that
position today.
When a party deserts its old
and time honored principles
and seeks to incorporate in its
platform principles wholly en-
tagonistic to the welfare of the
counuy, in order that it may
absorb a conglomeration like
the populists, it deserves defeat
—and those democrats who as
sis ted in giving it a good sound
in the end be
recognized as its best friends.
The thousands of democrats
who voted for McKinley are as
sincerely attached to the party
as the editor of The State, but
they are not tn favor of free
silver and do not intend to al
low the populist party to swal
low democracy whole.
Another nail, and the largest
me yet, has been driven into
Ben Tillman’s coffin. Had
Bryan been elected that’worthy’
would probably haye been a
member of his cabinet and
many a howl, in consequence,
would have gone forth from
free silver democrats in South
South Carolina. There is noth
ing now in the way of the com
plete downfall and annihilation
of this leader of. the mob and
stirer up of discord and hate
who has been continually going
to his destruction since his big
bust at Chicago.
The editor of this paper never
before took such little interest
in a National election. Being
opposed to free silver and in
favor of free trade, he was
naturally opposed to the mon
grel platform adopted at the
Chicago Convention and being
opposed to republicanism and
protection, he, of course, did
not care to vote for Mc
Kinley. The only course to
pursue, therefore, was not to
vote at all, as a vote for Palmer
and Buckner was simply a vote
thrown away.
Had the democratic party
stuck to its old position of
strongly advocating a low
tariff and not gone wild over
the free coinage of silver, it
perhaps would not have suffer
ed the trem endous defeat which
it has just sustained. Cleve
land’s low tariff policy had at
tracted many thousands of
Northern voters to the party
who would have remained had
they not been driven off by free
silver and other populistic doc
trines. Another thing which
digusted many true democrats
was the makeshift tariff plank
in the Bryan platform. This,
of course, was designed to cap-
tare silver republicans, but it
helped to drive off democrats
whose places could not be filled
by silver republicans because
they were not numerous enough.
All of which goes to show that
the true principles of the demo
cratic party are good enough
and that the party has been
snowed under because it tried
to sail along as a tail to the
populist kite.
The community is indebted
to Capt. Thompson and several
gentlemn who assisted him, for
the election returns which were
furnished to the crowd in the
Armory hall Tuesday night.
Had not Capt. Thompson under
taken the job in the name of
the Darlington Guards the citi
zens of the town would have
been at a loss to know where to
go to for news.
Darlington has been getting
tobacco from Florence and
Chesterfield counties and the
Pudding Swamp section. The
farmers are recognizing more
than ever the fact that Darling
ton is the great tobacco market
of South Carolina.
Some people will begin to
learn after a while that per
haps Grover Cleveland is not
such an old fool as they thought
he was.
Fresh Cream Cheese and but*
ter at Dean Bros.’
Fresh
Mertz’s.
cranberries at G. 0.
County raised chewing tobac
co at Dean Bros.’
John Gary Evans has been
spending sometime in Water
bary Conn., and it is said, in
aa account in a paper publish
ed in that city, that he is go
ing to marry a Miss Plume, the
daughter of a wealthy citizen.
The account indulges in a
great deal of sickening gush
about the Governor and speaks
of him as if he really were a
South Carolina gen
The editor of the
Waterbury paper evidently did
A Family Reunion.
Mrs. Mary King, of Auburn,
8. C., had a family reunion
last Thursday, ten of her child
ren being present. Fifty-seven
tople, children, grand-chil-
â– ed and great-^rand-children
attended. The dinner was ser
ved in the yard in pic nic style.
Mrs. King is in her 77th year
and blessed with remarkably
good health. Eighty-six mem
hers of tne family are now liv
ing.
For low price dress goods see
Coggeshali’s ad. this issue,
r of the accounts of
_ County raised seed wheat at
John Gery P—° Bros.’
with
scandals Coggethail’s.
If you want clothing go to
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ITEMS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS
AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDETS.
JASPER.
Farmers in this section are
about through gathering.
Mr. G. D. Wilkes lost a very
fine milch cow last week.
Miss Eula Jordan is spending
a week with friends at High
Hill.
Miss Sadie Josey, of Una
opered her school at this place
last Monday.
Miss Atha Wilson, a charming
young lady of Wilson’s X
Roads, visited friends in this
section last week.
One of our young men, who
attended the entertainment at
Philadelphia last Friday eve
ning, returned home full of joy.
The infant son of Mr. and
Mrs L. B. Sansbury was badly
burned Monday morning last.
While the burn is very painful
it is not thought to be serious.
Messrs. Walter Vaughan. C.
A. Jordan and E. F. Sansbury,
are delegates from Lake Swamp
to the association now in session
at Swift Creek.
Rev. R. E. Peele has accepted
a call to preach at Lake Swamp
during tne coming year. Mr
Peele is an excellent preacher
and all the churches under his
care are iu a flourishing con
dition.
A protracted meeting began
pi _ _
at Lake Swamp on the 3rd Sun
ramp
day and closed on the 4th Sun
day night. The pastor was
assisted by Rev. R. A Sublet
a noted evangelist, who did
much good preaching. As a re
suit of the meeting thirteen
young men and ladies were
baptized at Garner’s mill last
Saturday also four restorations
were made during the meeting
We trust that much lastin
ing good has been accomplis
SOCIETY HILL.
It is very quiet here today
for election day. Not much in
terest manifested.
Mr. J. Frank Byrd of River
dale is now clerking for Messrs.
T. H. Coker & Son.
Miss Ray Coker spent last
week in Darlington and Spring
ville visiting friends and rela
tives.
Prof. A. B. Johnson, the
skilled penman, after teaching
two classes here, has gone to
Morven N. C. and carries wilh
him a good recommendation as
a penman and a man of high
character.
In the first writing class Mr.
J. Frank Byrd received the
first prize for excellence of pen
manthip out of a class of twen
ty, viz., a beautiful drawing of
an eagle and Miss Flossie Burns
received 2nd distinction. In
the 2nd class, which closed last
Saturday, Mr. J. E. Blackman
received 1st prize. The draw
ings were done off hand by
Prof. Johnson.
Drum cigaretts are all the go.
HARTSVILLE.
We had some unusually warm
weather last week, for the time
of year, but it has turned much
cooler since the rain.
The election held here today,
(Tuesday), was quiet and the
vote was rather light. The
Federal vote was as follows;
Bryan 136, Palmer 7, McKinley
8.
Miss Josephene Lawton, of this
place, has accepted a position
as teacher of the free school
PHILADELPHIA.
Mr. Roland Parrott is attend
ing school in BUhopville.
The farmers are planting their
oats and othersmall grain crops.
The several molasses mills in
this section have commenced
to manufacture the crop which
seems to be fairly good.
Mr. W. A. Dowling and little
Lizzie, his daughter, and Mrs.
W. D. Large attended “Gala
Week” in Charleston last week.
The post office at this place
• ill soon be moved from its
present site to the place of Mr.
F. A. Dowling, Sr., with Mr.
Dowling as post master.
For shoes go to Coggeshall’s,
new stock and lowest prices.
Go to Baird Bros, and see
the set of furniture that L.
M. Norment is to give away—
it is a dandy.
Remember Coggeshall’s
slaughter clothing and dress
goods sale.
TO VISIT THE STATE FAIR.
Gen. C. I. Walker has Isaued a Gener
al Order to the Confederate
Veterans.
at their
at
Clyde. She began her work at
Monday last
that place on
wish her every success.
We
Mr. R. B. Culpepper has re
signed his position as night
watchman here and Mr. R. A.
Totten has taken his place.
Mr. Totten is a quiet steady
man and will endeavor to give
perfect satisfaction.
George Senior, a colored boy
who has been working in Can
non and Law’s Ginnery, met
with a bad accident Monday
last. He got caught in a belt
and had his arm broken. It was
gromptly attended to by Dr.
Howie and the boy is getting
along nicely.
Bryan or McKinley? Ballards
Raking Powder and Dean Bros.
HOPEWELL.
Saturday night at
Li
On last
11.16 o’clock Miss Lizzie Rey
nolds quietly passed away after
a severe illness of several days
duration brought on by an at
tack of typhoid fever. She
died as she had lived dearly be
loved and highly respected by
all who knew her. Her re
mains were interred on Sunday
at 4 p. m., in the family grave-
yard near here. She leaves a
host of friends and relatives
who deeply mourn her death,
and while our sympathies ex
tend to the bereaved family,
yet we have every reason to be
lieve that their loes is hsr eter
nal gain.
Gen. Walker has issued a
general order accepting the in
vitation to the Confederate
Veterans to attend the State
Fair, and giving instructions to
the old soldiers regarding the
formation and march on “Con
federate Day,” November 11.
The order was issued yesterday,
and is as follows;
Headquarters South Carolina
Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
Charleston, S. C., Nov. 2, 1896.
General Order No 26:
1. The State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society of South
Carolina has set apart Wednes
day, November II, 1896, as
“Confederate Day”
State Fair:
Capt. L. D. Childs, president
says:
“Replying to your communi
cation respecting the visit of
the Confederate Veterans to
our State Fair, allow me to ex
press the gratification it will
afford me personally, and as re
presenting the association, to
extend to that noble body of
men any courtesy within our
power, as a mark of our appre
ciation of what is due them by
the present generation, so large
ly the beneficiaries ofi their
valor and sacrifices. They will
be admitted free to the grounds
during their stay with us. We
will expect them to come in a
body on Wednesday, and their
presence in the line will be all
that will be necessary for their
identification at that time, and
any method which you may
adopt for their identification at
other times will be satisfactory
to us.”
Their cordial invitation to
visit the Fair on that day is
hereby extended’ to all camps
and comrades of the South Car
olina Division, United Confed
erate Veterans.
If. We are invited and ex
pected as a body. The division
will therefore assemble on Mn i n
street, in front of the postoffi -e.
from which point the Vetera:.;-
will march to the Fair grounds
The line will be formed at
12 o’clock. Camps having
sufficient comrades present to
appear as organizations will re
port so organized, under com
mand of their ranking officer
All others will form to the left
of the organized camps of their
respective brigades.
Camps and comrades of the
1st brigade will form on the
side of Main street, opposite the
postoffice; those of the 2d bri
gade on same side as the post-
office, both facing to the centre
of the street.
III. All comrades are request
ed to wear the badges of their
respective camps. Where
camps have banners they are
requested to march with them.
All Veterans having battle or
other Confederate flags are re
quested to carry them on the
march.
IV. Comrades in the proces
sion on Wednesday will be ad
mitted to the Fair grounds free.
At other times their camp
badges will admit them.
V. All Confederate Veterans
and camps of Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans are invited to jotn
with us.
VI. We should appear in
large numbers, to show our ap-
E reciation of the courtesy and
onor paid the Confederate
Veterans by the State Agricul-
turol and Mechanical Society—
and it is sincerely hoped that
all the camps U. C. V. will
send large delegations.
By command Major Gen. C.
I. Walker.
James G. Holmes,
Adjutant Gen., Chief of Staff.
Raisins, cytron and currents,
all fresh, at Coggeshall’s.
Drum cigaretts are all the go.
The Browns.
The little pink leaves gave a party,
And Invited the Yellow and Beds;
“The Browns are too awfully common,”
They said, a-shaking their heads.
But there came an hour in the frost-time
When the party-folk, all in a wink,
Were turned to the dingiest color
That ever a mortal could think.
Yet toey pranced up and down in th*
sunshine.
Those former Pinks, Yellow and Reds;
“We Browns are so aristocatic!"
They said a-tossing their heads.
Youths Comuanion.
Flour, flour, flour in all size
packages and at all prices at
Coggeshall’s.
Heckers’ buckwheat at Dean
Bros.’
1 gal tins maple syrup—100 per
tin at Coggeshall’s.
New Graham flour and Fari
na at G. O. Mertz’s.
Fine Sales of Tobacco.
Hr. D C. Milling sold last
Thursday at Sydnor & Tread
way’s warehouse, 2000 pounds
of the poorest tobacco in his
whole ciop at an average price
of lOi cents a pound. Mr. Mill
ing’s whole crop will average
more than 15 cents a pound.
On Tuesday, the 27, Mr. Milling
sold 2021 pounds at an average
of 231 cents. Mr. I. N. Cle
ments 1011 at $10.65 a hundred
Mr. I. F. Fields, of. Carters-
ville, sold 2022 pounds for $14.75
a hundred. The sales on Thurs
day were most satisfactory and
there was no grumbling at the
prices.
Call and s«e our hats, latest
styles and lowest prices. Cog-
geshall & Co.
Oat meal, tapioca, graham
flour, gluten flour, buckwheat,
&c. at Coggeshall’s.
New buckwheat flour and
maple syrup at G. O. Mertz’s.
Flap jack cakes are the best
—try a package at Coggeshall’s.
Heckers’ white rolled oats at
Dean Bros.’
Heckers’ fresh Graham flour
at Dean Bros.’
For bagging ami ties go to
Coggeshall’s.
Heckers’ Gereal Preparation
at Dean Bros ’
A large lot of choice Texas
red rustproof seed oats just re
ceived at Coggeshall’s.
and
Do not be misled by big sounding,
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,
We carry a large and well assorted stock ot
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
Heckers’ oat meal, fresh, at
Dean Bros.’
â–  Few mackerel and codfish at
G. O. Mertz’s.
‘Down Went McGinty
. to the Bottom of the Sea.”
So went onces in Society Hill when
our store went up.
OVER 600 PAIRS SHOES.
Which must be sold and they bear
price* to sell them.
We have as nice an assortment in
mens’ women and childrens shoes ns
you wish to see.
Gents and Boys
STYLISH H-A-TS
From 25 cts to $3 aud Caps from 25
to 65 cts.
In fact our whole stock of Dry Goods,
Notions, Crockery, Glass and Tin
ware, is new and assorted.
Our prices on PROVISIONS, CAN
NED GOODS and GROCERIES-
can’t be beat.
We also keep fresh Cabbage, Cocoa
nuts, Raisins etc.
See our line Tobacco, Cigars etc.
etc. etc.
Yours Respectfully,
T. H. Coker <fe Son,
Society Hill, S. C.
CLOTHING
AND HATS
Tkat Suit The 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 0118 ThOUSaild suits men’s, boys’and cliild-
reu’s clothing this fall, and in order to do this we have decid
ed to put the KNIFE in to the PRICES of our MAMMOTH stock.
That means less profit for us aud more value for the m mey
for you.
Try us and be convinced that we mean what we say.
8®“ Remember we guarantee sctisfactiou to the people whose
money we receive in exchange for our goods.
YOURS VERY RESPECTFULLY.
Brunson, Lunn & Co.
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