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«» THE HILL* * - , ¥' >' %v ■.. jr.» >.. wr DAliLINGTON, SOUTH CABOLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1893. NO, 5. . ior Bi Dr. B«nl left on Moj,j[ u y f or World’s fair. Mr. B. T. bat return ed from Chicago. Mr. 0. K. Flag has returned the cotton season. , . froir .o Winston has returned M«or Otoee, of^ in town ■i*.Wednesday.' Dr. A. F.Jt«yden, of Charleston; is yujitin j^Iroiids here. Bev. A M. Brenley pwachM atthe Presbyterian Church on Bunday. Mr. P. A. Brunson, of Florence is visiting friends in Darlington. Miss Anna Hacker, of Charl«iton, is visiting relatives in Darlington. Messrs N. L. Hm^id W. A.Pk- rott have returned from the Worlds Fair, Mr. Malcolm Woodsleaves to day to resume his studies at Wofford College. Mrs. Whildren, of Charleston, u visiting her daughter Mrs. C. J. Milling. Mrs. Waddill and her family have gone to Washington to join Mr. Waddill. Mr. J. S. Keys has put in an appear* •ace to take a hand in the cotton business. * , , The young folk! hud ft dance ftt ths residence of Mr. W. A JAw, on Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Formant have rsturned after spending several in Virginia. Mr.B.F.Woods has gone to Fashville to resume his stou’ss at Vanderbilt University. Miss Bmma Starr, who has been Watttaff bar toother has returned to ter **» » Charleston. Spain left on Mondaj duties in tbs School d eat Atlanta. Dr. and Mrs. GaDoway bate return from Cleveland springs. They «|U visit tbs World’s Fair in a wssk ^Theootfcoa market, at the tims of fnr BeUbuckli Tenn. whsrehe will JjteitheWsbb school and weparc himself for entrance to \ anderbilt taiverslty. ' Tbs Dispenser baa refused to jMl t° --L^amv notorious dru ikerde, key for them. eeWeKhida^theprioe resli- SSi«?jsS , there being no scarcity of i as is sometimes the ©» graded schools commenced itfcesiif i !■ aid Aroaud the Fac tory, Mr. M. It, Ti oil spent Wednesday ih the city by th, ' sea. QnitS h Wgr*. number of children have entered the* •'•faded school from this commnujt)". M. Chas. Su, {gr and family o f Wilmington are nsltilng at the home of Mr. W, U: Oal Bey. • Mr Robert O »k has returned acme after seven: d iwmths absence in the western pas t of the State. Mrs. John Don 0as and daughter have .returned ht «ae from Society Hill where they ha* relatives. I Miss Martha Matthews whom it will be remembered was painfully wonided several weeks ago, is rapid ly improving. _ ' Mrs. Chas. Lawson has purchased Mrs. E. W. Sutton’s miliuery busi- neess on Railroad street, and will continue the business at the same stand. Owing to unavoidable oircum- stances the women’s missien society will not hold their regular monthly meeting on next Sunday. Will an nounce time next week. On Wednesday the company re ceived an order tor one thousand boles of standard sheeting to be shipped to Shanghai China. We <tlled an order for five hundred bales oft Sept 10th for the same place. Married on last Sunday afternoon at 7 o’clock at the residence of Mr. B. F. Lambert, his eldest daughter Miss Lsttie and Mr. Jas. E. Wilson both of this place. The Bev. J. E. Carlisle officiating. The happy young couple have the best wishes of a host of friends. The Coker Band is making ar- rongements to purchase new uni forms. The band already has the reputation of being the best in East ern South Carolina, and we venture to say that undsr the efficient man agement of Mr. J. 8. Melton they will sobs to able to compete with any band in tiie State, Our. Florence friends bavt been again visited by * pretty destnrgtive flip which consumed the following pjoprity. The Mansion bouse, in process of erection and in which the lire originated, .lost estimated at •,000 insurance $4,000, Florence istriot Parsonage occupied by hey, Bev. J. B. Wilson, kss $A000 insurance '$8,600 Episcopal Par sonage, loss $1,600, insurance $1*000 Other dautiges $700. Bev. J, B. Wilson lost Marly all the persnal ef feots of himself and family and had no insurance. The fire was so threat ening at one tims that a telegram was sent to Darlington for help. The engine sad ml were promptly put in readiness to go down, bnt an other dispatch was received stating that the fire was under contraL The orisin of ths firs is unknown. The Florence people with their indomitable courage and energy will soon have ell traces of the fire re moved. Nearly all the buildings that wore consumed some time ago have beta , replaced with finer structures. TRAILER CASE. TIE TRIAL POSTONED UNTIL THE LAST OF OCTOBER. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 22, 1893. |Df. J..F. 1 MfcB. Duln Cole, a?»: m- neoMsair to sun John’s Academy in order to give the Saperiateadent an office and a place for his classes. The damage to the Phoepate Works done by the recent storm " be troaired as non as possible, ana the ssnupany is making all the well ' the work of the cham- ftsterdsy, Thursday, w •'eoingdayat ths Toraooe ware- There was a good quantity of _ ’'•nd sod quite e number SwI ti,. ^ r «H ,ro » . 4s to 1A ots per pou».. - ^ priced tobacco was injured .. . Stpnn. The totoooo generally is be- ter tbaa hut year which show/that our farmers are becoming more ex pert in handling and curing it Messrs Boyd A Brown, who have for some years occupied the rooms ■ the Herald office, have removed > the new Marco building on the Fest tide of the square. We are| Sony to lose them for several reasons, Che of which is ttot while they were above us we always felt that we were doing Our worit under the Law, and consequently fait pretty safe in try ing to show up the political demago gues who have been misleading the people. Things are, however, not as bad as they might be and we are still pretty well protected, as Woods A Spain are just across the street and Trial Justice Dnrgu holds forth in ihe next office to ours. Our stock of dress goods pants ms etc. was never before bet- m Ths Wats Fair. We return thanks to Sea. Hoi* lowaj for a copy of the Premium list of the State Fair, which will hold its twenty-fifth annual exibition in Colombia, begmning on Nov. 6th and ending on Friday the 10th. It is very earnestly hoped that every one who can poesibly do so will at tend and also do something to help the Fair, in the way of contributing to help out the display. Oar horse fanciers always do their share and their stock carries off a good many of the premiums, but this is not enough as we should have some thing in every department^ and thus advertise the resources of our county. There is a premium for the best coun ty display and with systematic effort Darlington might capture it The amount of the premium is three hun dred Dollars, we sincerely, trustthat our tobacco raisers will make an ex bibit and show what our country can do it the way of producing some ehoioe varieties of the weed. A Letter t* the Freseeitlig fern- uittee—Ills Circular Letters Is Freminest Pceple The case of State Liquor Commis-1 sioner Traxler in hie church at Tim- mpnsville is becoming interesting. Mr. Traxler went home on Sundw to appear at the meeting of the con gregation of his church, that day be ing appointed for the hairing of his case, and ask for farther time, as he did not have his defense ready. He retujrncd to the city yesterday and gave to the press some information on the subject The thHrch post poned the trial to the last Sunday in next mcaith. ..Here is the letter that Mr. Traxler addressed to the com mittee of the church preferring the chsrgee against him: ill, Committee. Brethren—I have not been fifaifidful of the state of the cose be tween my church and myself as to ray official position as State Dispen ser, but protracted sickness in my family has made it impossible for up to the present time, to give such attention to the matter as its gravity and importance would require. I know that you, as a committee, and the church as a body, are desir ous of acting in the case' with fall jnstice towards me, and with a due regal'd to our mutual relation as brethren, and, therefore, I feel it the more incumlnent to state fully and fairly my views upon the subject. Itj is a rule of our church, iu common with all other Baptist churches, to its members perfect liberty of con science, within the bounds of the moral law of things prohibited or enjoined in the New Testament. There is no intimation of on idea that I have been guilty of any im proper condnot in the administration of my office, gad ths sols question for the consideration of the church is whether the toot of my holding the offloial position which I do hold is t violstion of my duty to the church. I believe that yon will all give me credit for having accepted the office in the first instance from oonsolsnti ous motives. It is well known that that 1 have ever been opposed to ths free sale and use of intoxicating H- quor, and it is also well known that my business is such that the salary offered was not of itself sufficient to indnoe me to accept the position. 1 •Bd accept it because I believed, and •till believe^ that a prope adminietra- tion of the office would result in to . to* of temperance rather Jhan otherwise. TWeve that a fair consideration of the act of Lcgtilotureitself will Satisfy you that the purpose of the act was to restrict the isle of intoxicants and to restraiir I their improper uee. The purpoee of anywiwby the constructions that may havs been put uyon it by its penents, or by the newspapers of State. I hare conferred with some of the prominent brethren of the State who are politically opposed to net and who consider the not itself unwise, anclyet they say to me that from my political standpoint, that the only view to be token bf the act is that it wu intended to have the effect which I have above mention^, This being so, I do not think that you con conclude that the mere ac ceptance and retention of my office of itself places me in a position that would bring discredit to the cause which I profess. To satisfy my own mind and con science upon the the subject I have addressed letters of inouiry to about one hundred of our prominent min isterial and lay brethren in this and other States but I was not able to do so until within the last few days, and have not yet had time to receive out which can only be done by sup port of our best prople; it is the next best thing to prohibition. I shall make a defense when my. trial is called and wonld solicit your views on the subject, and if not agreeable entirely with mipe, some part of your reply might add strength to my de fense. An early answer will oblige. Yours with-brotherly love, . D. H. T KAXLEK. The Bicycle Races. The Bicycle Rsces on Friday were attended by a lame crowd. The track xsya was in good condition, the races well contested and tpo time good. For good exercise, excitement and sport itit a long way tiheadof base ball, to say nothing of tAgreai time that is saved by the use of this mesflod of traveling. With care there is practi cally, no danger either in riding a bicycle or in racing, which is more than can be said for base ball. Below we give a list of the races and the successful contestants. One mile Novice—T. Maybank, first, time 2591; Prise— pearl opera glasses. A. By ttenberg second prize- travelling satchel. Quarter mile open—Isa ic Baird, first, time 37; prize—Bronze clock. S. L. Welsh second prize—silver Watch. One mile handicap—S. L. Welsh, first, time 2.39; prize—fine lamp. J. L. Johnson second prize—gold locket. Boys half mile—Earnest McCul lough, first, time 1.32; prize—Parlor rifle. Ed McNelty second prize—sil ver button box. Special half mile— L. M. Nor- ment, first, time 1.26; prize—Music box. Archie Dargan second prize— Scarf pin. One mile lap—Isaac Baird, first time 3.081 j Prize—fine Leather Trunk. L S. Welsh secoud prize— Gold Pen. Boys eighth mile—Walter Nor- ment, first, time 26 seconds | Prize- Silver Watch. Glenn McCullough second prise—Gold Sleeve Buttons. Special half mtie—L. 8. Welling, first, time 1.88; Prise—Silk um brella. B. 0. Bristow second pme— Gold Studs. Two mile handicap—J/aao Baird, first, time 6.25} Prise—Fine shot aw. T. Maybank ssosnd prize-*- ley ole la" tarn. « Half mile obstruction S. L Welsh, first, time BAI i Prise—Fine valise. piise—Pocket Consolation Bice Kali mile—L. J. Bristow, first, tims US; Prize— ne rocking chair. S. Manne sec ond prise—Gold sleeve buttons. THE WORK OP MAN. THE ELECTRICAL ’DISPLAY AT CHICAGO. 7 ah Newspaper Mai Many men thim. newspaper men are persistent dupners. . T of comparison let us suppose that ai. mer raises 1,000 bushels of wheat a year and this to 1,000 persons in all ports of the country, a great portion of them saying, H 1 will hand yon a dollar in a short time.” The farmer does not wont to be small 'and says; ‘All right.” Soon the 1,000 bushels, one but he has nothing to show are tye mj replies. I trust that the matter will be postponed for a sufficient length of time to allow both myself ana you brethren, as a committee, to get all the light upon the subject which these renlies may give to us. Of course I fully underctand the perfect independence of our church, and that we are not dictated to or anywise controlled by the opinions of any individual or any other chnrch, but I am satisfied that you, os WfU u L desire to act with perfect fairness f«U judgment in the matter. Yours fraternally, D. li. Ibaubk. The following ll the letter which Mr. Traxler refers to in the above oommanicatin. It has been Sent various prominent men in several nor' tions of the State, asking for theii opinions in regard to his case: Columbia, S. 0., Sept—1893. Dear Sir and Brother Charges 8u4-Packs4 Cstiss. xt artfully pocked bole of cot ton was discovered at theOhampion Compress yesterday. Ths bale We M AG.T.’’and was shipped from Boo> My Hill, 8. 0. The usual inspection was nude audit passed to the press, when it was discovered that some foreign substance prevented the cot ton from ydlding to the pressure. The bale was removed from the press and opened when there was found in the eenter about fifty pounds of whits sand, showing clearly that it was pi so ed then with the intention of defraud The coss will be thoroughly investig ated.—Wilmington Star’ Tw* Firs Traps, We again call the attention of the Gouuoil and of the insurance agents to the two dangerous fire traps that we mentioned some time ago. One of them is a constant menace to the most valuable brick block in town and the other endangers several nice private residenoee. They should be removed without delay, as it is of paramount importance that the an thorites shoula take every precaution against fire, and neither the negli gence or cupidity of private individ uals should be allowed to endanger the most valuable property iu the town, the loss of which would be a severe blow not only to the owners bnt to the business interests of the place, and in addition to this will in crease the rates of insurance. If the Council host.otthe power to have these dangerous fije trips removed, word from the insurance agents will bring them down in very short order, and this word they should not hesi tate to i peak. W e have the utmost respect for the rights of private in dividuals, but this shall not hinder us from insisting that these tinder boxes be removed, and we propose to keep up the fight until thev are. Pants for boys youths and men 60 i at Blackwell Bros. for it, aqd he realizes that “he has fooled away his whole crop aud its value to him in a thousand little dri^. —ffi-- blets, consequently he is seriously have been preferred against me in my his business, because,church,TinnnonsviUeBaptistchurch, for occupying the position of State Commissioner. My positon has been defined in the papers several times, which you hive no doubt read. I still feel Conscien tions after prayerful con- •iderttion ot the matter that I do my- „ .. . jl|M; nor cbpieb no criminal wrong, «» fl» HnUtntdiMto,.-jV»t bjjo«ijyKm •mi the debtors, each owing him $1, treat it as a small matter and think it would not help much. Continue this kind of business ysor in and year out as the publisher doas, bow long wonld hs stood it? A moment’s tnought will convince any one that a publisher .i has own for persistent dunning.—! but t ftiibtytes fttM TritaU' wnj cents to $5.00 A good advertisement in a newspaper pays no fare on railroads; costs noth ing for hotel bill; giveaway no boxes of cigars to customers; or silk dresses to customer’s wives; drinks no whis key under the head of traveling expcnces, but goes at once and all time about its business free of charge. See a nice pair ladies shoes for$l.- 25 at Blackwell Bros. As a general rule, it is best not to correct costiveuess by the use of sal- iuo or drastic medicines. When a purgatlvs is needed, tbimost prompt, effective, audbenefifialisAyer’s Pills. Their tendency is to restore, and not weaken, the normal action of the bowels. a5«W“ 1Xi " lmrt What Has Been Accomplished in the Past Few Years—Seeing One Hundred Miles. Some years ngo Oougre?# appro priated a sufficient sum for the pur pose of having experiments made with a view of testing the practica bility of using electricity as a motive power. The experiment was not success, that is so far as cheapness and reliability was concerned, and there were only a few, and they called visionaries, who believed that it could ever be used as a method of propul sion and be made to take the plac< of steam us a motive power. Since then wonderful changes have occur red and this strange aud mysterious force has, by the ingenuity of man, been made almost ss much a servant as steam and is now used' for num berless things, for many of which steam wonld not be practicable. In the great building, on the Fair Grounds, devoted entirely to the dis play of electrical machinery, one might enter and easily imagine him self'transported to the domain of some enchanter, gifted with super natural power, so wonderful is the exhibit of the uses to which this sub tle and all powerful Quid is put Not only is is used as a motive pow er for a great deal of tho machinery in the different buildings, but it also propels the heavy cars of the elevated railroad that runs entirely around the grounds. On this road thous ands of passengers ore transported every day, and the rapidly moving oars seem to be propeled by some mighty power invisible to most all sight end which two hundred years ago would have been considered as the work of the evil one himself, and have brought its inventors to the stake. On the Lagoon there are beautiful launches, that move swiftly over the water, all of which ore propelled by electricity. Within the building ii shown oil the varied ttsei to whioh the electric fluid can be put and the display of machinery is simply be- wiiaensg and days might be ' n , building i* _ vUa . e 0 f light, »nd the uesnty and magnificence of the di* play it far beyond the power of words to describe. From ev&y part of the buiidiug the lights are reflected through colored globes and made to flash through long rows of incandes cent lamps. Not only is the build ing beautifully illuminated but the other buildings and the grounds are made almost as as bright at day by the great profusion of lights whioh are seen on every hand. The mag nificent fountains that throw np such quantities of water, imposing as they are by day, ore mode weirdly beautiful at night by the use of elec tricity, and the water is changed from one color to another with a completeness and rapidity that looks like magic. Immense columns and cascades of red ore shown and in ah instant it is all changed to another color, showing in succession ths green orange and other gorgeous col ors. The whole scene looks like fairy land and is alone worth the trip. Nothing to compare with it has ever been seen befors, and it is a sight that can never be forgotten. In ad dition to all this scene of beauty and light, the towering gili dome of the Administration Building is shown in bold relief by the almost innumera ble lights that encircle it, and pre sents one of the most striking fea tures of the grand illumination. The greatest triumph in electric lighting is to be seen in the great search lights that are placed on top of some of the principal buildings. The light from them is thrown from one point to another and when con centrated on one building makes it present the appearance of being on tire, so intense and brilliant is the light Flashed over the grounds it is like a flash of lightning and the reverberation of the thunder is only necessary to make the delusion com E leto. Vessels forty miles away can e lit up very brightly by these lighU and a newspaper can be read on the decks. One of the lights, made in Germany, is so powerful as to be visible at Milwaukee one hun dred miles away. The principal pur- posg of these lightq is for use of War vessels and iu case of actual warfare they will play a very important part in the struggle. They are au almost perfect safeguard against torpedo boats and cun be made very effective in guarding land fortifications against being surprised in the darkness of the night. Th? above Is bnt a very imperfect sketch of what is the most wouder-J ful of all the many wonderful thin that have beou gathered from j... portions of the Earth, illustrating as it does the many uses to which the Electric fluid can be put and showing its adaptability to run not only the smallest and most delicate machinery but also that whers inuneuM powci is required. THE HERALD desires to visit every house in Darlington County, and a few energetic men or ladies can reap a golden harvest. Read the following wonderful offer: Diamond Rambler Bicycle. To the first person sending us One Hundred paid up yearly subscrip tions we will give one of the famous Diamond Rambler Bicycles. One Two-Horse Wap. To the second person sending us One Hundred paid up yearly sub scriptions we will give a Two-Horse Wagon. ...Call at C. W. Hewett’s and examine the wagon. To the third person sending us One Hundred paid up yearly sub scriptions we will give a Fifty Dollar Suite of Furniture. Ask J. D. Baird, tile Furniture Prince, to show you the furniture. To the fourth person sending us One Hundred paid up yearly sub- •criptious we will give a Standard Sewing Machine. You can see Machines at Blackwell Bros. Persons Competing for these prizes will plead* advise the proprici - THE HERALD. Cash must accompany all orders. When tweh un subscriptions have been received, THE HERALD will send receipt iv l - to th<iagent. For further information, address, 1 Youths and msoi suits $i.0Q tiliOO St Mndl Bra. to ifH AfAXcr a AGE CONTAINS FLAWS AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH MAY APPEAR ON THE FILM. ■ o*- I * 'si’. 1 1 •. ' THIS