Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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August 1 st to 15th. - THE WOODS GREAT CLEARANCE SALE OF • August 1 st to 15th. MERCANTILE COMPANY. Beginning Monday August 1st to I5th we will offer our entire line of Oxfords and Low Cut Shoes For Ladies, Children and Men at 20 percent Reduction. 10. 12 and 15 cent Colored Lawns at 8 1-2 cents. Ladies Washable Silk Gloves, Sale Price 42 cents. All Embroideries and Insertions 10 per cent off. X5he Woods Mercantile Company. MATTERS 4 LOCAL mm icno x GATHERED IN AND AROUND THE HUSH ING TOWN OF DARLINGTON. Mr JJ Cooley has returned from Myrtle Beach. Mr J G McCall has returned from a trip to Myrtle Beach. Mr Leslie Wataon of Florence epeot Sunday in town. Miss Mildred Wells, of Cherav. is visiting her broihe-h Mr K Wells. Mr Norman Chamberlain, of Charleston, is visiting his uncle, Mr 0 B Davis. Mr Hiram Rucker has return ed from Savannah where he has been spending his vacation. Mr and Mrs E E Lunn, who have been spending sometime in St Louis, have returned. Mr Wilmer Ward of Lumber, spent the early part of the week in town. Miss Alexina Wilson has re turned from a visit to Wilming ton. Miss Sue Coker of Dovesville, was visiting her sister, Mrs J 11 Coker last week. Messrs R W Harrell and J E Trailer, ot Timmonsyille, w. rt in town Thursday. Mr A L Horne, of Greenw.i.-d has accepted a position with J W Blackwell. Miss Clara Bailey, foimrrly of Darlington, now of FI n nee, spent Sunday in town. Miss Cora Garner has retur ed from Harts, ille wn.re eh nag ^een visiting I’rof •Cugene i'cCuvn, prin final of the Marion Graded school, is at home for the vaca tion. Prof Greer, soliciting agent of Furman University, attended * a,. (, lie at Swift ( reek last I'u ■' ,ilay. Six games of ball w ith McColl this week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at McColl, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Dar lington. Mr Wi. ie Oaks, who has been spending a few days in his old home, has returned to Marion when- he is working in the elec tric pov er house. Mr ’ ance Gandy, who has been w ’. . ith the American ToO cc Co for sometime at Or ■ m -j, N. C., will he with the 1 e company here next ye,. >• IN OUMMI I TEE *WlcETS FLORENCE v, ** r 'Ibert Dai .f Flu. ti ly pa ■' of tl , n of . fan nv Smith . -on • his , oodri Dargan who has been . .) ing ut Murrell’s Inlet retumea 1.. -sday night. Mr and Mrs ( av, ford Sanders of Hagood, were visiting last week the family of Mr W F Ballard. Mr H M Re* d l.tis 'eturned from Charleston and N vannah where he has been aiding his vacation with relativeb. Dr R C Zickler, who has been visiting relatives at Lydia, has returned to his home in Char lotte. Misses Nettie Watson, Gracie McKee and Bessie Hill have gone to Myrtle Beach to spend sometime. A large crowd of men came up from Florence on a special train last Thursday to see the baseball game. Mr John McKenzie has return ed from Sumter where he has been filling a vacancy in the 0. B. Davis drug store. Judge S C King and wife have returned from Sullivan’s Island, where they have been visiting relatives. Mr Charlie Rogers, who has been at home for a few days on vacation, has returned to Live Oak, Fla. Mr James Shepard has return ed from Wilmington, where he has been visiting his sister, Mrs Reaves. Mr J T Rogers and family of Society Hill passed through town Saturday on their way from Myrtle Beach. Miss May Carpenter, who has been visiting Miss Neva Rogers for sometime, has returned to her home in Chester. Mrs T E Sligh and two sons, who have been visiting her sister Mrs B H Rucker, returned to Colombia Saturday morning. Messrs Charles and Bennett Parrott left on Friday morning for St Louis where they will spend some time. Dr B H Mavnard, the optician has come back to Darlington and will W found at his office at the Harris Music Co’s store. Mr Robert Rogers left on Tues- i n>f Patterson Wardlaw, of Soodi Carolina College, passed ':’ - > igh tow n last Friday on his ■ ■.> from Hartsville where he i ss been teaching in the summer - bool. Mr and Mrs S A Woods havej rcurned from Myrtle Beach, where they have been for Mr Woods’ health. We are glad to say that he has greatly improv j ed. Misses Idelle Rice and Jayne Jackson,who have been visiting Mrs (J S McCullough, have gone o Batesburg to visit Miss Pice's o.st' r Mrs li A Littlejohn. Mr W L Josey and Miss Bessie | • < rmnuietly married last d,a; i i t- parsonage at Oats, i T J ‘'lyu • officiatirig. They! • ft iiMiu r-uelv for Hartsville, where th..ill bve. Mrs M 1. ballad and daughter j Miss Julia have moved here! from Sumter. Mrs Ballad will } live with her son, Mr W F Ballad, the ticket agent for the Atlantic Coast Line. Mr Leonard K Hill, who has been at home for several days on account of the sickness and death of his father, has return ed so Annapolis to take up his studies in the naval academy, Mr Wightman Garner, who has been visiting in town for some time, has gone to Wash- ington to assume his duties as an assistant in Uncle Sam's agricultural department. Anuouncements are out for the marriage of Mr Robert Freeman to Miss Minnie Nash of Columbia. Mr Freeman is one of Darlington’s rising young men and has just been elected principal of the Marion graded school. Mr M M Devore, who has been spending a month in the moun tains of North Carolina and Tennessee, has returned. Mr Devore will hold a position at J G McCall & Son’s in future and will be nlerJ'od to see his friends there. Business of Importance Transac'ed. The Executive Committee of the Pee Dee Historical Society held a meeting in Florence last Thursday, July 28. Those pre sent wsre Col. J. J. Dargan, secretary; H. M. Ayer, vice president; W. A. Brunson, mem ber of committee for Florence county; Judge .1. H. Hudson, member for Marlboro and A. G. Kollock, member for Darlington. In the absence of Major J. L. Coker, president, Mr. H. M. Ayer presided at the meeting. Maj. Coker, in a letter which he wrote to the committee, told of his ability to he present at the meeting on account of the sick ness of his wife. His absence was a great draw back to the meeting, hut the time had come for the committee to take some decided action and get down to real work. Col. J. P. Thomas and Mr. A. F. Gonzales, of Col umbia, were invited to take part in the proceedingn of the meet ing. Col. Dargan read the report of the president as to the amount of money which had been collected for the prosecution of the work. About $150 was in the treasury collected from Chesterfield, Dar lington and Horry counties. Mr. A. E. Gonzales, president of The State Co., who was pre sent told of a phn which he had to republish old bocks written by South Carolinians hut which are now'out of print. He proposed to g< t as many as 50* ! men in the state b> vontrib".e >5.00 a year anal’"'- thai arn^nt each one would he furnished with , s-’ _ kswhii!. he ig the ye.;-, nded repun- Does Taking a Dog C»nstitute Steal ing Hi m? We were present a few days ago while a trial was in progress before one of our modern magis trates ami we were very much impressed with the latest ruling on points of law, and extreme 1 impressed with the verdict of th- jury. The defendants wer« charged with petty larceny stealing a dog. We don’t know what the dog was worth as n< evidence was introduced as t the value of the dog. The case was called at the (."pointed time and the warrant was read and the defendants entered a plea of not guilty and asked for a jur\ and paid $1:50 for same. Now this was right. It is not justice matters not if it’s not legal, t< force men to serve as jurors without pay as practiced by other courts. Jury was gotten up bv the lawyers, magistrate u: constable. Names put in a ! .r and drawn therefrom and wore selected, one of them be a resident of another couni however, one of the attorm said that made no mater; • difference. Witnesses for U. state were sworn, and stated ti the defendants went to ’ premises of the prosecutor took a dog and told a negro who was there that they v j return the dog within two wt ■ ks; that they wanted to use the dog to hunt coons, and the two weeks had not expired. After State \\ itnesses were sworn the defendants attorney asked the, magistrate to direct the jury to 1 find a verdict of not guilty as a case of petty larceny had not been made out, and besides if a case of petty larceny had been made out, the value of the property charged stolen was not LATHAN-EARLY. A Beautiful Home Wedding. July 27 was an ideal day for a mid-summer wedding, and ;l • many friends who were ■ pasted by Mr and Mrs W F . rly to be pres-mt on that iternoon at their home on r -ad street to witness the marriage their daughter, Miss d-esie Agnes to Mr Robert, Phan of Sumter, wnl long remember t h e scei e o f loveliness. 'Hie wi h- hall, stairway, parlors and dining ■orn had been tastefully deco- • ted with vines, cut rtowors 1 pot plants, including some I idsome begonias and ferns. I parlor in which the cere- i v was performed was 1 uliarly suited for a wedding 1 ng a large bay-window • hm* dself well to the dec r The soft and feathery i "; of green and white • 1 vely bower and in ground on a pyramid nd green shone the . light of many candles -- - had been darkened ami the electric lights added brilliaiic) to the scene. The uouble set of folding doors had been thrown open, and as Mendelsohn’s wedding inarch was played by Miss Rosa Me- call the two brothers of the bride, Dr E A Early and Mr y, entered and stood ■ of the officiating he T. Jgi dav for New York, where will visit his brother, Mr. F Rogers. Mr David Weinberg has re turned from Baltimore where he has been working for some time. A large uomber of people re turned from Myrtle Beach on Monday. Among them were Mr Geo Edwards and family, Mr C B Edwards and family, Mr F 0 Woods and family, Mr W 1) t’oggeshidl and family, Mr J L Nettl es and Mrs Nettles Mr. T. F. My ers, secretary to general passenger agent of the A. C. L., was in towc Wednes day in the interest of the mid summer excursions to the moun tains and seashores. Full infor mation relative to this excursion ‘ can be had calling on ticket clerk. Mr Norinent Blackman died at his home in Mee-hanicsville Fri day, July 22 and was buried in the church yard at Mechanks- j ville church the next day, Rev, R W Fide officiating. Last Thursday afternoon at five o’clock, at the home of the bride’s father, Miss Lilian King was married to Mr Arthur C White. It was a very quiet wedding and the young couple left immediately for Lamar to visit relatives, Tuesday afternoon, during a heavy rain storm, the residence of Mrs C K Rogers on Cashua street was struck by lightning, A large hole was torn in the roof of the house and the chimney was torn to piecies, Mrs Rogers and Mr Coleman were stunned, but were not seriously hurt. of , ch f the wou -1 publish He i- id he had lishii g “The 1 Cheraws among ,he first I !m committee, therefore, endo.sed Mr. Gon zales’ plan and agreed to get up the matter for the work from the time that Bishop Gregg left off down through “reconstruc tion.” Mr. Gonzales will re publish the old work as it stands this Fall, with corrections and explanations. The new part of the history will probably fill an other volume and that will he published as soon as the manu script can be furnished. Col. Dargan was authorized by the committee to go to work col lecting material for the second volume and also to make the necessary corrections in the old work. The Welsh Neck School has allowed Col. Dargan three days in the week for this work and the other three days he will teach in the school. This will enable him to push his historical work rapidly. The committee think now that something sub stantial has been accomplished and the work will be pushed with all possible energy by Col. Dargan a-sisted by the com mittee. Before adjournment at Flor ence it was voted that the meet ings of the committee in future be held in Darlington instead of Florence. They fireak Jail. On Tuesday afternoon between half [last four and half past five o'clock, during a very heavy rain storm the prisoners who were in jail here broke out and escaped. Fartunately there were only two Ud and Willie Williams, ami both of these were charged with burglary. They had been turn ed out of their cells by Mr. Parnell, the jailer, to wash their clothes and to clean up the jail. After locking the doors securely he went out on the street and was detained for some little time by the rain. When he returned the prisoners were n- i there and he soon found that they had broken through the ventilator and climbed out on the roof. They then cut a blank-1 in half, tied the ends together and de scended. An effort was made to trail them hut the dogs were useless on account of the heavy rain. Attention Inglis Light Battery. Therr will bt* a Ivcunioii of the Inglis Litfht Bath’ry <>n rinn-.l.iv, tin* Ihth August, at the .'mural near Ibirlinuton L il. Meinlivr* an* carnet** ly requested to atlm t an haM nee* of importance will r.-me bef.-n* t he meet ing. OH A I KM AN < i»MMl I II proven, hence he jurisdiction. M: that t he dog wa 2 aidants had 1 v. "-up aid he o-, r 'o -K) and d i verdict i ’i ..on the defer idence to th . u g did not belong v ■; Wp . .te . " -n- and : ■. . l thai : . nnt won refused P • unity. .1 introdu - i that the : to the prose- j cutor but belonged to one of the defendants, etc. The dants asked to be sworn, and the magistrate ruled that he would not swear them; but they could make a statemet, which they did. Afterwards the dis- .tinguished array of lawyers, 1 two for the State and onefor the idefene, began their arguments which were interesting seemingly I to the jury. After arguments of the attorneys the jury return ed the following verdict; Town July Guilty of taking but not of stealing him,our decis ion is that return the dog and pay the cost of the court. , Foreman. The defendants’ attorney asked the magistrate what he proposed to do. He replied that he in tended to carry out the jury’s James F on et li pr : l.- y vc- followed by little M iscv.- Mabel McCall, flower >.ri ..ml Azile Early, ring or. The maid of honor, Ella May Early, demure ! iweet, and daintily dressed > ite bearing a bouquet of entered next. At this tn groom entered through ■ posite\ door with hie Mr Fdwa.d "V Barron .Minina. Foil-.ving ' a AJ « »l j u I* ' «4 I » - e t f M * 111 HlC on the ar . icr fath- ’ F Early and Uit:Sb,,d a dutiful white dress of P -i i crepe Down each side of the long white veil were at- . . - taclied tiny sprays of lily-of- ueten-j the-valley and maidenhair ferns. She carried a bouquet of white rosebuds and green ferns. The groom taking her hand placed it in his arm, and as the strains of the inarch ceased the solemn and beautiful ceremony of the Catholic church, performed by Father Ignatius of Belmont, N. C., made them one. Immediately after the ceremony Miss R >sa McCall played a very a,> propri ate selection. ''Hearts and Flowers,” while the bride and groom received the good wishes and congratulations of the bridal party and their friends The dining room, where de lightful refreshments were served, soon presented a pretty scene. The pink and white Gfect of the decorations threw a rosy glow over the room. In S. C. l‘J04. ’s dc ”, Weather Director Bauer to Ad dress Members of Agri cultural Society. In addition to the program me already published for the meeting of the Darlington Agri cultural Society on next Tues day, I take pleasure in an nouncing that Mr J W Bauer, Director of the weather bureau at Columbia, will be present and address the meeting on his department. This cannot fail to interest all farmers. W K JAMES, President CHERAW VS. DARLINGTON. Darlington played two more games of ball this week on Wed nesday and Thursday before good crowds. The game on Wed nesday was considered the pret tiest game played on the grounds this season, for the boys played good hard ball all the way through it. Linstedt the pitcher from Charleston, pitched a shut out game for Darlington allow ing but two hits while Smith was hit rather heavy. Tomlinson, for Cheraw, made a star catch in center field, that robbed. Wilcox of a clean base hit. Wilds played a beautiful game at first and did some very effective bat ting while two bases were full. Rowe’s finger was still sore, but he caughr a steady game, and made some beautiful throws to second. Summary of Wednesday’s game: Runs Darlington 4; Cheraw 0. Base Hits^Darlington 8, Cher aw 2. Struck out--Linstedt 1; Smith 2. Base on balls off Linstedt 1; Smith 3. Batter Hit b\ 1 Jnstedt 1. Two base hit." Hewitt 1, Mc Leod 1. Thursday’s game promised to be Rven better than Wednesday’s bu. toward the last it was full of errors and was rather slow. Edwards pitched -a beautiful game for Darlington and would have won his game if his support had not given out in the seventh inning. The score at the beginning of the seventh was 4 to 0 in favor of Darlington,but Cheraw bunch ed a few hits and Darlington bunched a great many errors and Cheraw scored six men. The two teams are pretty evenly matched but Darlington is ahead in batting. Summary of Thurs day’s game: Runs—Darlington 4; Cheraw 6 Base Hits Darlington 6; Cher aw 6. Errors-Darlington 6; Cheraw by Edwards 8; hits —Hewitt 2; decision. 1 he attorney replied | t | le adjoining parlor several that the defendants refused to j tables were covered with num- pay the cost of the court. Be- ,, roug tokens of the love and tore the magistrate read the yer-, ,. 8 \ e em of the many friends of diet the jury had hied to their j the bridal pair. Words fail toj homes. After an argument the describe the many handsome 1 nieces of silver, cut glass, china and dainty nand work that magistrate decided to call the case again soon. We hope to be i present. A Summer Cold. A summer cold is not only annoying but if not relieved pneumonia will be the probable result by fall. One Minute Cough Cure clears the phlegm, draws out the inflammation, heals, soothes and strengthens the lungs and bronchial tubes One Minute Cough Cure is an ideal remedy fur the children It is pleasant to the taste and perfectly hdrmless. A certain cure for croup, cough and cold, bold by all druggists. Campaign Appointments For dates For Congres*. Town (r reel v ville \\ H u r 111 r >< < Carver* Hay Lake City Johnson villi H vmnii Klim Sa nl is I>unmr < >HtH 11 artuville Newtuin nle Blenheim Clio Billon Mutlin- N e bo Do* Bluff Nv.caMer .''oh Tiliv Swami ■J?lh lilt en Sea August ilrtl H h Mb hr h Mb tM li l<>t h . lib 1,’ih Mth IMh Huh 17th IMh Ihtb ‘JUt h JJlJil -Mi il J Ith C a n d - Countj’ lliHiiisburi< eorgclowu W ill iiUlj'b ll ri; Flomice I Li i liiurton Mm I!mio> M II 1 il "I H i ry The finest ice were received from distant rel utives and friends as well as those at home. The notes, telegrams and flowers received had their share of appreciation, Mr and Mrs Lathan left on the afternoon train for Colum bia. From ttiere they will go to the mountains of North Car olina and to other points of interest She wore a very pret ty gown of gray voile with a stylish and becoming bat Many friends assembl'd at the depot to bid them good bye, and the younger ones made things lively for the newly wedded pair with tin* inevitable! shower of rice. They were ac companied to Florence by the brii 1 -il party and other friends. The bride is much esteemed, especially by those who know her intimately, for her many noble traits. and unselfish, cheerful disposition. The groom is official steno grapher of the .ird circuit, and is a noble young man of fine j character and bright prospects Mr Odom Withdraws. '| M r Samuel ( Mom desires The 1 News to stato that he has decid ed to withdraw from the race for ihe house of representative, Mr Odom does not think that he can off ml to leave his farm ! fur so long a time as it would Struck out Sanders 7. T wo base Thompson 1. Double plays, Weil to Thomp son. Batteries Darlington, Edwards and Rowe; Cheraw, Sanders and Malloy. Umpire Baird. DeWitt is the Name. When you go to buy Witch Hazel Salve look for the name DeWitt on every box. The pure, unadulterated Witch Hazel is used in making DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, which is the best salve in the world for cuts, burns, bruises, boils, eczema and piles. The popularity of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, due to its many cures, has caused numerous worthless counterfeits to be placed on the market The genuine bears the name F C. DeWitt & Co, Chicago. Sold by all druggists 17 s:> 1904 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON, S. C. H9fh Year Begins Sept. 30 I,(-tiers, Science. Kn*ineeriug. One scholars top giving fr« e tuition to each county of Soioii Carolina. Tuition 440. Hoard and furnished room in Dormitory, $l() a month. All can didates for admission are permitted to compete for vacant Boyce scholar- ships which pay 1100 a year. For catalogue, address HARK1SON RANDOLPH, President. Straw Hats cheap. J G Mct’al A Son. Il ivors sent out iu any reason able quantity. VV'ttlVVUW V II V It^lO luturo. Whittington's Drug Store. Subserihe to The News. All cold drinks, including the finest ice cream in all the pop- ular flavors, 5c at Whittington's Drug Store. 1 lh Nabob coffee free with every 5 lb purchase. J G McCall & Son. Photo Brand Salmon. J G McCall & Son. H. W. BOWLES, House and Sign >Painter and PAPER HANGER. .... The best work at reasonable prices. H. W. BOWLES, Darlington, S. C. f Phillips’ Drug Store Coleman Building. and Patent Medicines of AH Kinds Prescriptions Carefully Compnunded. Headquarters For Ice Cream and Refreshing Summer Drinks. Fine Cigars a Specialty. Corner Drag Store, L. B. Phillips, Proprietor. All Sorts of Reduced R*»tes via The Atlantic Coast Line. CINCINNATI, OHIO. Account Grand Lodge Meeting B. P. O. Elks, July 18th to 23rd. LOUISVILLE, KY. Account Biennial Conclave Knights of Pythias, August 16th to 20th. RICHMOND, VA. Account National Association of Engineers August 1st to 6th. ST. LOUIS, MO. Account the WORLDS FAIR. Sea- son, Sixty Day, Fifteen Day and Coach Exsursion Tickets. SUMMER TOURIST and WEEK-END rates to SEA SHORE resorts in Virginia and the Carolinas. For full information as to rates, dates of sale, lim it of tickets, schedules, etc., call on any Ticket Agent of the A. C. L., or write H. M. EMMERSON, T. M. W. J. CRAIG, G. P. A. Wilmington, N. C. The Welsh Neck High School has just closed a prosperous session, enrolling 19 4 boarding students. Its catalogues are now ready for distribution. Send us your address and we will take pleasure iu mailing one to you. You will enjoy looking over it. J W. GAINES, Prin.; Hartsville, S. C. 9 -1- 'Fi-3m. AUGUST 17TII. Excursion Rates From - - - DARLING TOY, TO ts 1 ► I. C, $7.50. $5.50. Old Point, Va., Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean View, Va. Carolina Be^ch, N. C. Wrightsville Beach, N. C. Myrtle Beach, S. C. Through Pullman Bleeping Cars on train No 32 direct to Norfolk, arriving Norfolk 6 am, August 18th. Tickets limited to return on any train until Sept. 1st, 1904. ATLANTIC COAST LINE For reservations or any information write W. J. CRAIG, R. J. RIVENBARK, Agt, General Passenger Agt Darlington, S. C. Wilmington, N. C.