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VOL. XXIII, NO. 51.
DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,141.
LOCAL LACONICS.
WATTERS in and around the
town OF DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Mr. John Coleman has gone
home to spend Christmas.
Mr. J. R- Drake, of Sumter,
spent last Sunday in town
Mr. Willie Carrigan spent
last Sunday in Society Hill.
Mr. John McSween, of Tim-
monaville, was in town Friday
last.
The Rev J. A. Magruder held
serrices at MarsblufT last Sun
day.
Mr. W. W. McCutchen, of
Florence, spent last Sunday in
town.
Mr. F. Marion Sims, of Tim
monsville, was in town last
Monday.
Read the advertisement of
the Book Store in this issue of
the N*ws.
Miss Helen Davis, of Charles-
•ton, is visiting her sister Mrs.
Lucy M. Normert.
Mr. R. A. Tredway left for his
home in Virginia to-day to
spend the holidays.
Rev. T. H. Law, of Spartan
burg, is visiting his brother
Mr. Lide Law at Hartsville.
Mr. Mozingo, auditor elect,
is employed temporarily in
Treasurer Woodham’s office.
Miss Buford Brand, of Sum
ter, is spending some time with
her sister, Mrs. C. W. Hewitt.
The safe of the People’s Bank
was moved into the bank’s new
quarters yesterday. The rest
of the furniture will probably
be moved to-day.
Miss Mary Elma Law, of
California, who has been visit
ing relatives in town, left this
morning for Sumter, to spend
some time there.
Miss Irene Murphy, of Lake
City, who has been spending
some time with the family of
Mr. B. 0. Bristow, returned
home last Tuesday.
Mr. J. R. Drake, the well
known tobacco auctioneer, has
been holding forth on the
square for the last few days
selling patent medicines.
Mrs Lucy M. Norment attend
ed the^meeting of the Daughters
of the Confederacy in Charles
ton last week, representing
John Kolb Mclvsr Chapter.
Dr. J. J. Wilson warns peo
ple against trespassing on his
lands. Those who do not heed
the notice which he publishes
in The News this week will be
prosecuted.
If you want Hyler’s candy
and nice perfumes go to
Boyd’s Drug Store. Also take
a chance at the Rochester
Lamp and gilt onyx top table
advertised in The News.
If you happen to know of an
item of local interest write it
out and bring it to the News
office, or if you do not care to
write it out tell it to the editor
and he will put it in shape for
publication.
A barn on Mr. 8. F. Ervin’s
place in Florence county was
burned last Thursday night and
all the provisions of a colored
tenant were consumed by the
Haines. It is believed that the
lire was incendiary.
Council gives notice this week
that the time for paying taxes
has again been extended. The
limit has been extended
several times and all delin
quents should come forward
and settle up at once.
Quite a crowd of Darlington-
ians attended the play, “A
Midnight Bell,” at the Flor
enco Opera House last Friday
night. A special train brought
the party back to Darlington
after the performance.
The Darlington News has
increased its circulation a little
mare than three hundred dur
ing the last eight months, and
nearly all of this increase came
through the work of the man
agement and very little of it
through agents.
The people of Darlington will
ho glad to know that the Rev.
it A. Child has been returned
by the Conference to the charge
of the Darlington Methodist
church. Mr. Child is one of the
best preachers in the Confer
ence and very popular with all
denominations.
^j 8 '* ^ anne offers a re
ward for the return of a plush
cape which she lost yesterdaj.
Read her advertisement in
another column.
The editor does not always
know of those who are visiting
in town or those who have gone
away to visit. Therefore, when
ever you know any personals
which jou think would be of
interest to the public, come to
The News office and write them
down. s
Col. J. J, Dargan if very
much incouraged at the success
of his school and desires to an
nounce that it will open for the
year 1897 at 9 o’clock on the
first Monday morning in Jan
uary. Pupils from the country
who desire to attend Col. Dar-
gan’s school, can get reasonable
board, near his residence on
Law Street.
A good start has been made
with the Darlington Guards’
Library. New books are being
added to it at the rate of twenty
a week. Puplished in the
advertising columns this week
will be seen a complete list of
all the books recently received,
and the new ones will be pub-
lishen as they are received from
time to time. Members of
the Library Association, by
watching the advertising col
umns every week, can thus keep
themselves constantly informed
on the subject. Those desiring
to join the Library can learn all
about the matter by enquiring
at the Armory.
Beginning Sunday last the
Atlantic Coast Line put on an
extra daily express train be
tween Charleston and Florence.
This is the usual winter train
running into Charleston, and
carries down people from along
the route to Charlestou in the
morning and back in the after
noon. The train will leave
Florence at 9.10 a. m. and ar
rive in Charleston 12 25 p. m.
Returning will leave that city
at 4.00 p. m., arriving at Flor
ence about 7.15 p. m. Connec
tions will be made at Florence
with trains to and from Dar-
ington.
No Extension of the Time for
Tax Paving.
Comptroller General Norton
announces that there will be no
extension of the time for pay
ing taxes. Therefore, those
who have not already paid up
will take notice that they must
do so by Dec. 31st, else the pen
alty wih be charged up against
them.
Dr. Willits Did Not Lactura.
Owing to unavoidable circum
stances which were not discov
ered until a late hour on yester
day Dr. Willits did not come to
Darlington last night as it has
been announced he would do,
and bis lecture here has been
indefinitely postponed. The
management of the lecture
course ask the indulgence of
their subscribers until they can
make a new contract with Dr.
Willits, if that can be done, or
until they can get Mr. Dixon
back here to lecture in his place
Babbitt’s Stract Exhibition.
B. T. Babbitt, the soap man
ufacturer, gave a magic lantern
show on the square last Thurs
day and Friday nights. Quite
number of amusing scenes
were thrown on the canvass,
which were greatly appreciated
by the large crowd who saw
them. Although Babitt,s ex
hibition wagon drawn by four
large black horses through the
country, must cost consider
able money, he has the satis
faction of knowing that Bab
bitt’s soap is wMl advertised
and that piles of it are going to
be sold in consequence.
The Municipal Election.
At the town election held
Tuesday the vote for Mayor and
Aldermen was as follows: For
Mayor, W. F. Dargan 72, 8. A.
Woods 83 and W. M. Haynes-
worth 88; for Aldermen W. M.
Haynes worth 62, L. 8. Welling
238, W. D. Coggeshall 52, T. L.
Cottin 80, W. (J. Coker 193, W.
, Brunson 158, G. E. Dargan
), J. G. McCall 101, C. W. He
witt 1 and 8. A. Woods 11.
W. M. Haynesworth is, there
fore, elected May or and L. 8.
Welling. W. C. Coker, W. B.
Brunson and J. G. McCall are
elected Aldermen. The election
passed off very quietly, although
there was some lively election
eering done by the friends of
the rival candidates for Mayor.
Drum Cigarette are always in
the lead.
SHOT DOWN BY CONSTABLES
The Fete of Press Kelly, of Darlington
County who was on a Visit to Cheraw.
Cheraw, Dec. 13—Special: The
usually quiet town of Chester
field is all excitement over a
fatal shooting that took place
last evening. It is claimed
that much of the contraband
whiskey brought into this sec
tion of the State comes from the
distilleries on the State line.
Recently Marshal “Pink”
Brantley, of Chesterfield, at
tempted to capture a man
named Clark passing through
the streets with some on a bug
gy, and the effort resulted in
the shooting and severe wound
ing of Clark by the marshal.
Soon after this reports were
rife of the extensiveness of the
hauling through Chesterfield,
and a few days ago State Con
stable George J. Brown turned
up there and has been on the
lookout since. Early the past
week he with a party captured
a lot of the “stufi” and com
mitted several parties to jail,
and warrants were issued for
still others. Following close
on all this the constable had
pointed out to him yesterday a
man driving through town in a
buggy with fodder tied on be
hind, and was told that if he
watched for him on his return
he would probably be able to
make another capture. The
constable summoned Deputies
Press Douglas, W. P. Swinnie
and Dock Chapman, and sta
tioned himself and party on
the road leading to the town,
and along which the buggy
would have to pass on its re
turn. Near nightfall the man
was seen coming, and the four
officers stationed themselves all
on one side of the road, so that
in case of any shooting they
would not hit each other. As
the man m the buggy neared
them Constable Brown says
that he ordered him to throw
up his hands and surrender.
He leaned over and, the con
stable says, raised a long re
volver and pointed directly at
him, and in an instant a shot
was heard from one of the par
ty and the man fell in his bug
gy. The wounded man was
found to be Press Kelly, from
Darlington county. He was
taken at once to the jail and
physicians summoned, who re
ported that he had evidently
been shot with a shotgun, one
shot entering just over the
right eye, one over the left eye
and one on each side of the
nose. The physicians pro
nounced the wounds fatal, and
it is not thought Kelly would be
alive today. The captured
team and whiskey are in the
hands of the sher ff. Mr. Brow n
declines to say which one of the
party did the shooting, but it
could not have been him, for he
says he was armed with two
pistols, so that the fatal shot
must have been fired by one of
the deputies. Brown claims
that he would have been killed
had not the sho been fired by
his party when it was, for Kel
ly had his pistol almost in his
face. Tne constable was ad
vised to be on his guard and
change his quarters last night
by some of the citizens of the
8 lace, as Kelly is one of the
[elly brothers, of Kellytown,
near Hartsville, and they fear
ed for his safety. He therefore
came to Cheraw and spent the
night here, claiming that he
did so not through fear, but to
be able to communicate with
the Governor.—H. W. F., cor
respondent News and Courier.
A later account from Cheraw
says that Kelly is dead and that
his name is George instead of
Press. Kelly’s name is G. B.
Kelly, oi Ben Kelly, the same
one who was tried in Darling
ton at the Spring term of the
court for violation of the dis
ensary law.—Ed. Darungton
ews.
Dead Lettera.
Letters addressed to the fol
lowing persons remain uncalled
for at the Darlington postoffice,
and are advertised as “dead”
for the week ending Dec. 14th:
W. A. Young, 0 L. Green,
Messrs. Futy & Magill, Robert
Wilds (colored), Garden Wilkes,
F. M. Smith, Henry Seary,
Lewis Taylor, R. D. Gainey, E.
E. Dennis, Che»ies Durant. B.
F. Sanders Misses Sarah New
man. Leala Sims, Rita Thomos,
Fannie Thomos, Chaney Lee,
Carrie Bostic. Maria Lee John
son, Mary E. Watkins, Mrs.
Leila Blackman, Mrs. Lejetta
Davis.
Florida Oranges 40 cts per
doz at Blackwell Bros
• Conference Appointments.
The following are the appoint
ments made for Florence and
Marion districts by the Bishop
of the Methodist Conference
held in Abbeville last week.
Florence District— Presiding
elder. E. T. Hodges, Florence;
W. 1. Herbert and C. C. Her
bert, Darlington; R A. Child,
Cheraw; D.M. McLeod, Cheraw
circuit; R. E. Mood, Hartsville;
G. F. Clarkson, Clyde; J. C.
Counts, Darlington circuit; P
F. Kilgo, Lamar; W. H. Kiston,
Timmonsville; A. B. Earle,
Claussen. R. R. Dangnall; south
Florence, J. A.White; Scranton,
C. Clyde; Lake City, T. J.
Bethea; Kingstree, T. P. H. El
well, Indiantown, R. A. Few;
Gourdin, J. H. Noland; Salters,
R. C. Boulware; Georgetown, A
J. Stokes; Georgetown circuit,
L. 8. Bellinger; JohnsonviUe,
G. W. Davis.
Marion District — Presiding
elder, J.B. Wilson; Marion, T.
E. Morris; Centenary G. R.
Whitaker; Britton’s Neck, J. R.
Copeland; Conway, W. T.
Stokes; Bucksville, J. F. Way;
Conway circuit, W. E. Barre;
Waccaraaw, D. A. Calhoun;
Bay boro, G W. Catlin; Lons,
J. A. Aroall; Latta, J. K. Me-
Kain; Little Rock, W. W. Wil
liams; Clio, A. J. Cauther, Jr.;
Blenheim, B. M. Greer; McCall
mission, P. B. Wells; Bennetts-
ville, T. L. Belvin and J. L.
Stokes; Bennettsville circuit, J.
8. Beasley; Brightsville, J. B.
Trad wick.
Make your pound cakes with
Swans Down” flour and “Lilly
of the Valley” butter. Sold by
Dean Bros.
They are giving some extra
big bargains for Christmas at
Blackwell Bros.’
BAMS
BRESUra
GDBBANTS
BANANAS
Frail Cake
Judicial Sale*.
As bidders at these public
sales often mistake the condi
tions and obligations of such
sales the Master therefore ex
plains certain points in regard
to the law in the the following
manner.
Judicial sales have for the
most part, in the past few years
drifted into such slip-shod
methods that bidders might be
put to inconvenience unless re
minded that some of these
habits are not law and will not
be recognized as such. For in
stance, a bidder often supposes
he is allowed a certain number
of days to pay in the cash por
tion of his bid, on the contrary
a biader is required to pay it on
the sale day or at least to give
the Master such security or as-
suranceas will satisfy him that
compliance will be made before
the time expires to re-advertise
for next month.
In all cases, when any party
demands immediate compliance,
the cash portion of tne bid
must be paid in, on the day of
sale or a re-sale will be had the
same day.
In all other cases, when no
demand is made for immediate
compliance, nevertheless the
bidder must comply before the
time for re-advertising expires.
Otherwise the land will be re
advertised for the next sales-
day, and interest on the debt is
calculated to the day of sale only.
The Master is under no obliga
tion to receive the bid of a for
mer bidder who has made de
fault in compliance.
Buy your currents, citrons
and raisins at Dean Bros.’
DATES
ALHOHDS
GRAPES
CITBONS • To Our Friends and Patrons:; •
Once more we have the please:
: Jure of placing before you our im-j:
J Jmense stock of Holiday Goods.
: Our stock is larger and more bean
J Jtiful than ever before, embracing
: Je very thing in the Grocery, China,::
: Glass and Queensware lines. On*:
J China is handsome and delicately:
: tinted. We have bought a large;
: lot of Holiday China from the:
: bankrupt stock of F. M. Baker &:
::Co. which enables ns to buy:
; cheaper and at the same time finer:
: Goods than ever before. Dinnes :
: Sets, Tea Sets, Oat Meal Sets, :
: After Dinner Coffee Sets, Chock-j
: jolate Sets, Cups and Saucers, Bon-j:
: bon Dishes, Plates, Salads Hakes,:
Mince Meat : Ac-
Kindly call and inspect our
J line of Solid Jewelry and Plate :
-Ware. We can save yon money
j jin this line. FIRE WORKS of:
: every description will he found at:
: Jour house. Fruits, Nuts, Candies; j
J Basins, Figs and Holiday Goods::
J Jof all kinds.
JJ We respectfully solicit a port:
Jof your Holiday purchases.
J jThanking yon for your past liber-: j
J Jal patronage we ask a continuance :
J Jof same. While using our every j
J Jeffort to please yon and
J Jone and all a MERRY CHRIST-
: :MAS, we beg to remain
i i YOURS RESPECTFULLY,
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Fire crackers, nuts and candy
at a big baigain at Blackwell
Bros.’
PERSONNE'S WAR LETTERS.
gAay be in Large Volume*. But Will
Surely be Confined.
The authoritative announce
ment was made yesterday
morning that the publication of
the magazine containing Mr.
de Fontaine’s war letters would
be continued under the super
vision of Mrs. de Fontaine. It
was the intention of Mrs. de
Fontaine to continue the pub
lication in magazine form, but
her son has induced her to go
north to reside with him, and it
is now very probaple that the
letters will be published in book
rorm, a good-sized volume be
ing issued each year until all
the letters and other matter
have been published. -•
The finest quality L. L.
Raisins for Christmas at Black-
well Bros.’
A few hundred bushels. seed
oats raised by W. E. Dargan
for sale at Dean Bros.’
THE C01TT MB.
EMS FROM SEVERAL SECTION:
AS,TOLD BY CORRE8RONDCTS.
LAMAR.
Mr. Geo. Stith has the largest
hog to kill in town.
Ws had another marriage in
town this week—hut no cards.
Every one here is making
great preparations for Xmas.
Mr. John French, of Wil
mington, visited our town this
wee!
Rev. John S. Dubose filled
the pulpit of the Advent church
on Sunday afternoon.
We have had the holiness
preachers with ns for some
time. We don’t exactly under
stand their creed.
Mr. 0. O. Jordon has bees
appointed school trustee for
Lishou township, in the place
of Mr. K. 0. Gray who resigned.
Mr. Walter Rose, of Fairhope
neighborhood, and Miss Minnie
Nast, of Columbia, passed
through here on Sunday after
noon.
The Rev. Phillip Murry of
Beaufbrt preached a grand ser
mon at Newman swamp church
on Suuday afternoon. Mr.
Murry is a brother-in-law of
our esteemed school commis
sioner A. J. A. Perritt.
Some negroes from this sec
tion thought that they Would
take things by the fore-look
and took a trip to N. 0. in hog*
gies to procure some of the us
ual pop-skull, tongle-leg and
blue-min Xmas ont X—but un
fortunately the dispensary cus
tom house officers bald them np.
Horae tradteg is the order of
the day at tide place aew.
Mr. J. A. DaBoee left Monday
afternoon for Chartseton on a
few days business trip.
Mr. Nighkirk, of Virginia, is
with a nioa lot of good
ii»te horses for sals.
Moving around for
.ear
will
this community
land i
Miss
teaching school at
panted by!
er who can _ r _
noon to sea her, visited Mrs. T.
J. McLendon’s family at this
plaoe on last Saturday morateg.
Prof. Wilkinson’s, parents,
from Clanssn, : 8. C., visited
him test Saturday, going from
here to visit relatives tn Bishop-
vilte. The Prof, at
them over ateo, bnt returned to
ha school duties Monday
ing.
Dr. J. M. Jessy has erected a
nice new tenant houee at this
place. A great deal ff build
ing to going on in '
nity. One of theeT who is
building te a young bachelor,
who is to take a “abird” coma
time during tbs coming holi
days.
yon.
We art sorry to
Mr.J.G. Hittwilli
things will hf
‘ our littte