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I —-r- DARI HERALD. vol. nr. DAllLINGTON, SOUTH CAllOLIKA, FEIDAY, MARCH 3, 1893. NO. 26. CURRENT TOPICS. THE L,CH ^ KTAST,C * THE PURIM BALL W HAT ¥©€ KNOW AM) WHAT ¥0« DON’T KNOW. I ’ loion Service—Peurl Street A^ain. The Fircmco—Personal Para- grashs and Other News. tsoticilor was in the city on last Tuesday night. Mr. Louis Lyon, of Sumter, is vis iting Mr. W. Witcover. Mr. Robert Mucfarlau, of Marion, sjient Thursday in town. Miss Rosa Kahn, of Charleston, is visiting Mrsi A. P. Levyr Mr. II. C. Commander, of Florence, was in the city ou Tuesday. Miss Mary Itusb, of Georgetown is visiting Mrs. P. Z. liar 1 lee. ^ Mi.'S Lizzie Mitlle, of Newberry is visiting Miss Hannah Maniie. Mrs. Deans is visiting Mrs. J. J. Shepard in Wilmington, N. C. Dr. J. B. C. Wright, of Timmons- ville, sj)ent Thursday in town. Miss Emmie James has been home, fjrom Columbia, on a short visit. Mrs. E. E. Dabbs, of Sumter, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Etta Epsendorf,of Sumter, is visiting the family of Mr. M. Marco. Miss Carrie Goldsmith, of Charles ton is visiting Mrs. C»sar Alexander. After a good dinner come* a good cigar. Try one from Dispensary No,9. Messrs. T. W. Norment and Ben Smoot left ou Sunday for Baltimore. Lawyers Hursey and Wilcox, of Florence, were in the city ou Mon- day; Miss Rosa Sittenfield, of Heorge- town, is the guest of Miss Hannah Man ne. Mis* Shady Livingstone, of Ben- nettsville, is visiting Mrs. Frank Pegues. Miss Lean Witcover has returned home after an abseuoo of several months. Mr. D, W. Waters, a former cotton buyer dt this market, spent Thursday in town. of Sumter, are the guests of Mr. A. P. Levy. Mr. Frank McCullough has accept ed a position as o'erk in the Enter prise Hotel. ( Messrs. M. K. Berger, of Charles ton, uud Abe Weinberg, of Manning, are visiting Mr. A. Nachman. Miss Watson, one of the teachers of the graded school, resumed her duties on Monday after a week's illness. The Union Service on Sunday night will lie at the Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Jno. Stout. Vr. George Coney, a - former resi dent of this place,but now of George's, is visiting the family of Mr. C. Kt Rogers. ’Twill be rather tiresome to sit in a court room all day, but. Dispensa ry No. 9, has a tonic for just such feelings. Owing to the absence of the pastor there was no services at the Presby terian church on iast Sunday. Mr. Law held services in Conway. The Herald returns sincere thanks for a nice waiter of refresh ments sent by the manager of the Purlin Ball. It was very much en joyed, although partaken of after midnight. The Misses Fountain have re moved the bouse, recently occupied by Mr. Ervin, back on tt line with the cottages recently erected by them and will put up another building where it stood. Mr. J. P. Colethan, who ban been a colporteur of the Welsh Neck Asso elation for the past three years, has been transferred to the Pee Dee Asso- cia'ion, and left on Wednesday morn lug for Beunettsrille. The firemen were out on Friday af ternoon for the purpose of praeticiug and for testing the new hose. Every thing was formed in perfeet order. Darlington has plenty of water for * extinguishing fires, a thing that very few towns can boast of, and the engine can work all day if necessary. Can’t Alderman 'Ward put his •treet hands to work and have the ho? back ridgein Pearl street mauled - dowtj a little? If he does not do this Oar vehicles, to keep from turning Over, will have to be modeled after that denizen of the Rocky Mountains, Frock, which has short legs on The Members of the German Club Spend a Pleasant Evening. The meeting of the German Club on Tuesday evening last, iu the Dar lington Guards’ Armory, was one of the most pleasant of the season. The 'music was fnrnished by the Italian string band, of Columbia, and it was in the “sma wee hours” when the young folks dipersed. The following persons were pres ent: Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Norment, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pegues, Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Baird, Mrs. W. M. Haynsworth. P. J. Boatwright with Miss Nonie Williamson. . B. F. Williamson with Miss Emmie James. Claude Milling with Miss Emmie Williamson. W.. T. Montgomery with Miss Josephine McCall. Lawton Dargan with Miss Alma McCowu, R. L. Dargan with Miss Michael- son, of Barnwell. Eugene Vaughn with Miss Mary Watson. W. A. Parrott with Miss Bessie Lucas. J. I). Baird with Miss Shady Liv ingston, of Benuettsville. C. M. Ward with Miss Helen Da vis, of Charleston. The’ following gentlemen were without ladies: Baker Haynsworth, R. A. Croxton, C, D. Evans, Albert Woods, E. 0. Woods, J. W. James, E, M. Wells Entertained by Mr. Glenn. There was a large attendance at the meeting of the Tennyson Club ou Friday night, and those who were present were entertained by a lecture on hypnotism, delivered by Mr. Glenn. It was a matter of great re gret that owing to a lack of a sub ject, Mr. Glenn could not give a practical demonstration of this strange influence. It is uot a new thing, but has been attracting a great deal of attention of late, and the belief iu its power is more uni* Messrs. I. Strauss and LC.Btrai44 W1 than former, y- Tbere * re > however, a large number of intelli gent people who arc disposed to think it a delusion and refuse to give credence to the claims of the hypno tists. If there is no real basis for the claims of its advocates, it will be extremely difficult, if uot impossible, to account for what they do, or rather, how they make those under their influence act. A GREAT COMEDIAN. The Sarvivors’ Meeting. Pursuant to a call, published in the iast issue of The Hkbami, there was a meetiug of the survivors of the late war in the court house on last Friday night, to pay tribute to the memory of General Beauregard. E. Keith Dargan, Esq., was elected chairman, and Capt John Floyd, secretary. It was moved and carried that a committee be appointed to draft suitable resolutions, expressive of the deep regret of the survivors. The following were appointed on this committee: Dr. P. E. Griffin, Messrs. C. K. Rogers, J. E. Nettles, W. D. Woods. An interesting letter wae read from Mr. R. K. Charles, which was referred to the committee on resolutions. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. The committee on resolutions have decided 4o prepare a memorial card iu place of resolutions. A Venerable Oak. One of the irreparable damages of the big fire in December, 1891, was the injury it did to the large oak in Dr. Lunney’s yafd. This is the largest tree in town and is one of the very few left that are of original growth. The damaged limbs hive 1 een removed, but it is feared that this ancient landmark is doomed. Its age cannot even be guessed at. but it i» very old, as this variety of the oak is not a rapid grower. The next one iu age is probably the large post oak, on Pearl street, near Mr. Waddill’e residence. A Pleasant “At Heme.” Airs. H. 0. Bast, entertained her young friends, at her home on Pearl street, on Friday evening last with uu enjoyable “at home”. Those present were: Misses Addio Jaeger, Ola Rast, Mamie Kelly, Jennie Rust, Lila Kelly, M&isrt. 0. 0. Riddle, B» F.Gmoof, K. Lawton Dargan, H. 01)4 kBJ 0»«f 99 tkiftiw Vwmtf % l'. HMtjfWi'f' CELEBRATION OF AN ANCIENT CUSTOM. The Participants and the Costnmcs ef the Ladies—Sweet Mnsic and a Royal Spread. Last night was a great event with our Jewish fellow citizens, being the anniversary of the Feast of Purim, which is always a joyous occasion with them,and celebrated in a fitting manner. Besides the residents of the town there were quite a number of visitors present and the scene on the floor was a gay and brilliant one; the handsome dresses of the ladies being the subject of general remark. The ball was held at the Cleve land Hotel, the dining room of which had been cleared for dancing. The different committees had spared neither time nor money iu making preparations for the • occasion, and enjoyed the gratification of seeing their efforts crowned with success. The dancing was begun at half past ten and kept up until a very late hour. The music was excellent, beiug furnished by the Italian string band of Columbia. A bountiful and nicely prepared supper was served about half-past twelve, after which the dancing was resumed. The visitors will certainly go away with pleasant recollections of Darlington. Below is given the names of those in attendance and a description oi the costumes of the ladies: Mrs. I. Lewenthal, royal pnrplo velvet and silk, diamonds. Mrs. M, Marco, black silk and jet, diamonds. Mrs. M, Mamie, black silk, dia monds. ' Mrs. A, P. Levy, black net over silk. Mrs. C. Alexander, block silk and velvet, Miss Liszie Mi t tie, Newberry, white silk gold ornaments. Miss Rosa tiittenfleid, Georgetown, white China silk, chiffon lace. Mis* Etta Rowndorf, Sumter, white Chiua silk, pearls. Gertie ^arco, pale yellow silk,luce, violets. A\iss Celia Weinberg, pink alba- tros, white luce. Lena Witcover, India silk, lace, silver ornaments. Miss Carrie Goldsmith, Charleston, black net, green ribbon, flowers. Miss Goldsmith, Florence, pale blue ulbatros, valeucieuce lace. Miss Rosa Kahn, Charleston, white silk, luce. Miss Florence ^iohalson, Barn well, cream brocade India silk, lace, gold ornaments. ^isa Hannah Al UUQe > pink du diene, ribbons, gloves and slippers to match, diamonds. ;^iss Tillie Walkoviskie, cream Silk, lace, flowers. Messrs. I. Canfman, New York; D, Ehrlich, H. Kates, Baltimore; I. Strauss, N. Rosendorf, Sumter, I. Hasty, Marion; A. Weinberg, Man ning; F. Lewenthal, S. Manne, S. Lewenthal, S. Tombacher, H. Lew enthal, D. Witcover, H. Machby, A. Nachman. B. Block, S. Harriss, S. Wolfram, I. Weinberg, A. S. Wolko- viskie, I. Tombaiher, J. Goldman, A. P. Levy, M. Lewenthal. New Inventions. One of our fellow citizens, who has an inventive turn, will visit Washington this week with a view of having several articles of his ovn patented. We are nut in the secret as to what these inventions are, but as the inventor is ah inveterate sports man, we hazard the opinion that one of them is a sporting paddle, which is warranted to be more destructive to game than the time honored shot' gun. The great cheapness and un erring certainty of this new weapon will give it a very large sale. You can keep your buggy frem rattling by buying a set of “Anti- Rattle r ” springs from N. L. Harrell. e “The Reform Sentinel.” We have received a copy of the Reform Sentinel, the latest venture in journalism in our town. It is neatly gotton up and its editor is an experienced newspaper man. As its name indicates, and according to the sain tatory of the editor,it will supp >rt the present State Administration and the reform movement. — Mr. T. C. Welsh, of Florence, was Wilfred Clarke and His Company in the Opera Honse. Despite the inclement weather, the oprea house was filled on Metiday night by those anxions to hear that great mirth provoker, Mr Wilfred Clarke, and most admirably were they repaid for braving the weather. The performances commenced with a short comedy, “A Happy Pair in which the character were assumed by Mr. Clarke and Miss Kenny. The rendition of this short piece raised the ex pectations of the audience,to a high pitch and it is almost needle* to say that they were more than realized by the fine acting of Mr. Clarkejn which he was admirably supported by the whole company. The name of the play was “My Wife’s Husbau.and it abounded in amusing situations that gave Mr. Clarke full scope to dis play his great talent for comic act ing. Notwithstanding the fact that we are often imposed upon by poor com panies, onr people are always ready to recognize true merit, and the spleu- did reception that they gave Mr. Clarke and his fine company is proof of this assertion. When he visits Darlington again his* audience will be only limited by the seating capac ity of the opera house. Praise to Whom Praise Is Dae. The fame of Drs. Burton Bros., the painless dentists is rapidly spread ing throughout Darlington county, and the young gentlemen are kept busy extracting troublesome teeth. Their patronage is this city has besn so great that they hove decided to remain here during court week, thereby giving the attendants of that body an opportunity to rid themselves of their acheing members. Their visit here has been followed with great success and many of our citizens are loud in their praises of the wonderful “Algiae." Among the persons who have ba4* tseth drawn without paid are: Mr.and Mrs. L. E. Williamson Mr. L. E. Williamson, Jr., Mrs. M. E. Newton, Mrs. W. E. Dargan, Mrs, Sam Odom Miss Sue Fountain, besides any uumber of others. Their office is in Early’s new block, opposite the court bouse. ill'gg flit/ /WtWifl/i Look Oat, Mr. Foil Our friend, Captain Blackwell, keeps some fine hounds and occasion ally indulges iu the sport of chashig reynard which, if we except Brer Rabbit, is the most cunning of our wild animal;, and always affords keen sport both for men and dogs. Mr, Hesekiah Johnson, of Florence coun ty, a famous fox hunter by the way, has been spending a day or two with Captain Blackwell and they have hod some fine running, securing a fox for each night they were out The den izens of the poultry yard ought to be uuder lasting obligati ins to these mighty hunters for pulling so many of their enemies out of the way. If, by the way, any of our sports men care to try conclusions with big game, we can put them in the way of “Brer Bar.” Next week the court convenes, and while P. B. Alien is not exactly in the courting business, he can please you when it comes to first class whiskeys. Breakers of the La*. The followimg cases were disposed of by Trial Justice Floyd this week; E. 8. Knots, assault and battery; compromUs'l and colt paid, Charles Freeman, trespass; com* promised and cost paid. WillTe Johnson, assault and battey; compromised and cost paid. Lena Sampson and Henrietta Wat son, assault and battery; not guilty Fresh line of fruit at the Book Store. Dr. A. H. Hayden, a former tesi dent, was in town on a visit this week. Call on B. M. Eason, who can be found at James’ store, and have your watch repaired. All work guarau teed. Board of Examiners. The Superintendent of Edncation has appointed the following board of school examiners for Darlington county: X. J. A. Perritt, school com missioucr; II. T. Thompson, Dar lington; B. E. Mood, Oats. A fine pool table for sale o( ty, A. Jaj^f’ itflfflt THE NEW PARTT. INDUSTRIAL AND WAGE-WORK ERS’ DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE. Meeting of the Committee in Colum bia—Organizing for the Next Campaign. [From the Columbia State, Feb. 28.] The State Industrial and Wage- Workers’ Democratic League, the new laboring men’s political move ment, hap entered the field of politics with a rush, and will soon be a most powerful organization. Certainly it will be one of the most perfect organ izations eyer formed, and it will stand on a platform of principles that every good citizen can accept Yesterday a meetiug of the State committee on organization, composed of twelve members, was held at the Hotel Jerome. THE OOHVBirriON POSTPONED. The State convention of the league which had been called to meet on March 15, was postponed by this committee,as the following announce ment shows: “Owing to delays in obtaining the necessary printed matter and the absence of many persons at the pres idential inauguration, it has been decided to postpone the general con vention of the Industrial and Wage- Workers’ Democratic League, until April the 19th, next.” PfSHINO THE ORGANIZATION. In the address recently issued by this committee the following ap peared ; “Your committee recommend the organization of an Industrial aud Wage-Workers’ Democratic League, which shall consist of a State league, with subordinate oouuty aud district leagues; aud, iu connection with the State league, the establishment of a bureau of information; aud finally, when the objects sought by the Industrial aud Wage-Workers’ Dem- ocraiio League shall have attained through the enactment of just and equitable laws, in which the rights of every individual citizen, howso ever humble, shall have been duly considered, your committee recom mend that we disband, so that we may not become a political machine in the hands of designing men, to the detriment of the interests of this State and its citizens.” In furtherance of this plan of organization, the committee issued the following to the press of the State: “We send you herewith a book covering the general plan and pur pose of the organization of the ‘In dustrial aud Wage-Workers' Demo cratic League,’ and will take it as a favor if you will publish the ‘Decla ration of Principles’ in full, in con nection with such comments as you may see fit to make touching the whole plan. “We would like attention called to the ‘Bureau of Information’ feature of this organization especially, as much is expected from that source.” TO RECORD ALL NAMES. The book referred to is quite a large one, neatly printed and bound. It is intended to be used by each county, district and wal'd sub-league. It will serve the purpose of recording every man’s name. Already 1,000 copies are iu use iu sub-leagues in the Btate, aud other copies are being distributed as the leagues are formed. In the front of the book is a copy of the address of the committee; then comes the commission to organ iz« the league, the declaration of prinuiples of the league, the plan of organization, the obligations of the members^ the date of election, occu pation, etc., aud blanks for the re cording of the minutes. Under (he plau of organization there will be a State league, whose officers shall be elected in a State convention. County leagiffes are also provided for, whose officers will be elected in county conventions. What is being pushed now, however, is the organization of the district leagues throughout the State, the officu'S being elected directly by the clr.b roll members. The matter of information is also being carefully considered. The lawks referred to go directly to those comniissioi.ed by_the State organization committe to organize the district leagues. ORLlOATlON 0>' MEMBERSHIP. The following is the obligation of membership which each man join- jCg tW l«a^ac has to sign ; »^4fl H(xm4in0 g&d subscribing members hereunder hav ing duly read and carefully consid ered the declaration of principles and the plan of organization of the In dustrial and Wage-Workers’ Demo cratic League, approve and endorse both, and sign our names as a pledge to support the principles therein contained, with a full knowledge of our obligations to our God, our coun try and our fellow men.” AN APPEAL TO REASON. The committeemen say they are doing what they have to do,openly aud above board. They are simply going to appeal to the reason of the people of the State, and wish to be put down as fighting all “isms.” They are in favor of the fundamental principals of Democracy os laid down by Jeffer son, and will fight all “isms” uud rings. If their movement is not worthy to live they prefer it to drop, but they do not expect any such thing as failure and say that two years hence the banners of the league will wave proudly in the air, crowned with victory. They are certainly not resting on their arms. The Work of the Flames. Between two and three o’clock on Tuesday morning the building near the Cheraw & Darlington depot, oc cupied by Boykin Wingate, as a gen eral merchandise store was consumed by fire. The fire originated on the inside of the building and was not discovered until the whole building was iu flames. No part of the stock was saved. There was an insurance of $2,000 on the stock iu the agency of Mr. B. 0. Bristow, The building was owued by Mr. L. H, Gilmore and insured in the agency of Mr. Bristow, for $2,- 500. The store woe only about eighty feet from the depot, but as it was raining at the time, this building was iu no danger. No one seems to know how the fire started. A Journalist as a Benedict. [From the Darlington News.] Mr. J. S. McCreight, who recently purchased The Darlington Her ald, has joined the Order of Bene dicts. On Sunday evening last he was married to Miss Sophie M. Brown, daughter of the late State Senator of Newberry. The marriage took place at Florence, at the residence of Mr. John P. Coffin, and the ceremony was performed by Rev. J. H. Dixon, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at that place. The young couple ai rived in Darlington on Monday and are staying at the Cleveland Hotel. The friends that Mr, McCreight has made during his stay here wish him a prosperous married life uud wel come his bride to Darlington. Fresh candies received weekly at the Book Store. The Darlington Delegation. The following is a list ef the Dar- lingtouiaus who will attend the inauguration! W. F. Early, S. A. Woods, J. M. Earle, J. C. Wilcox, L. S. Welling, J. S. Burch. E. R. James, T. S. Joy, W. J. Moorhead, J. E. Norment, E. 0. Woods, Ben Smoot, C. S. Nettles. As Mr. Early is per fectly familiar with Washington, having resided there during Mr. Cleveland’s former administration, he will act as chapercn for the party aud sees that no harm befalls any of them. Bear in mind that dispensary No. 9, has the finest whiskey to be found in the city. Old Newspapers Wanted. If any of our readers are in pevses- sion of copies of the newspapers that were published previous te aud dur ing the war, we would be obliged for the loan of them for a short while. We are prepariug a history of the press of this county, aud copies of old papers will be of great assistance iu making h an accurate one. In gathering information for this sketch auy assistance rendered us by citizens of the cdy and county will be appre ciated. People Will Talk. Yes, people will talk, and just now they are praising the “A nti-Rattler” buggy spring that Mrf N. L. Har rell is selling so cheap. They say the “Anti-Battler” js the best thing of the 'kiud ever made, for it keeps your buggy shafts always iu the proper position, keeps the saddle of the harness from breaking or tear ing loose and does away with the rattie and noise. •' ... • ON THE HILL. HAPPENINGS AT THE FACTORY THIS WEEK. Arrivals and Departures—A Pleas ant Sociable—Some Work for the City Fathers. Mr. W. M. Richardson is on the sick list. Mr. M. P. Parnell left last week for Wilmington, N. C. Mr. Rufus Ashville left on lost Wednesday for Georgia. Mr. R. C. Boswell has returned from a visit to Staunton, Va. Mrs. J. Clarence Bristow, of Spar tanburg, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. A. Hurt We have a fleurishing Sunday school here with about eighty ^regu lar attendants. , Messrs. John Williams and John ' Brewer left a few days ago for Wil mington, N. C. Mr. L. V. Scott was unfortunate in losing twenty-five cords of wood by lire on Saturday. Mr. A. F. Northcott has sold his house and lot on Broad street to Mr. J. J. Caldwell. One hundred thousand yards of standard goods were “turned off” at the factory last week. Mr. J. K. Kennette, the second hand in the weave room, left yester day for Lexingtcn, N. C. Mrs. Sallie Modlin entertained her friends on Saturday evening lost with a delightful sociable. The people of this community have decided to have prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at the hall, Mr. I. H. Sanford, the overseer of the card room, is quite sick, but it is hoped he will soon be back at hii post Mr. H. A. James has purchased the corner lot from J. E. Nettles, Esq), and will erect a store on it in the near future. The side walk iu front of Mr. James’ store, on Pearl street, is in a very bad condition, and should re ceive the attention of onr city fathers. Mr. R. S. Wilson and family are now pleasantly domiciled in one of the Manne dwellings on Depot street, and Mr. I. C. Luke is occupying the home made vacant by Mr. Wilson. Mr. W. E. Douglass, who has been employed in the card room since the mill began operating, will move his family to Dovesville tomorrow, where he will engage in agricultural pursuits. Mr. J. M. Kenuett, the assistant overseer of the weaving room, has resigned, and will leave for Asheville, N, C., where he has accepted a posi tion as beamer for the Asheville Man ufacturing Company. The first dispensary opened in the State was that of P. B. Allen, on Pearl street, and he continues to lead in fine whiskeys, brandies aud cigars. The Insurance Companies. The Columbia State says that there are now between sixty aud seventy- five insurance companies doing busi ness in South Carolina. They have up to March 31 to file their returns with the Comptroller. The depart ment expects them all to have in their returns promptly. The Comptroller says that the companies are now pay ing taxes on nearly $1,000,000 worth of business, as against $500,000 a year or two ago, when they wer* not returning ou the premiums on the business done in the State, This year under a recent act, a ner class of gompanies—banking associations, land loan companies, etc., come under the control of tha insurance department. .. See that job lot of stationary at the JiOflk btflffli Sam-Dont that buggy run smooth? •. Jim—Yes, of course it does, for It has on a set of the “Anti-Rattler” springs that Mr. Ni L., Harrell is selling. •» For Defective Eyes* Dr. G. W. Browne, optician for one of the’best optical manufacturing firms of New York, will remain at the Enterprise Hotel until Wedge*-" day, March 8. He has .been'won derful successful in..bis treatmentof the eye, uud^jiil* having weak or defective ■sight should call on him. Dr. Browne has an assortment of new and elegant dosig in eyo glasses and no charge: nudfl la fiiuninutioiia * . J. .... , i „