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VOL. IV DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1894 NO 12 III m HD THE CITY. WHIT TOP KNOW AND WHAT TOP DON’T KNOW. PerMials Mi Ofcwt Ite«s of U- lerest to the Leeal aa4 Gener al Healer. Mub Emmie Jarrels m visiting in Snmter. Mr. B. 0. Bristow spent a day in Florence last week. February is sustaining its reputa tion as a rainy month. Miss Lila Lucas, of Society Hill, is visiting at Dr. Baird’s. Miss Mary Bush, of Georgetown, is-visiting Mrs. J. Z- Harllee. Mayor W. W. Hursey, of Florence, paid Darlington a visit last Friday. J. B. Floyd, Esq., spent a while in the Magic City, Florence, this week. Mr. James Harrell, of Gheraw, spent a while in Darlington last week. Invitations are ont for u dance to be given at Hewitt’s Hall, on Febru ary 27. Mr. T. A. Clarke, of Florence county, was among the visitors here this week. Mr. Walter Grffin, of this city, spent a few days in the capital city last week. We want a correspondent at every post office in the county. Who’ll be the first ? Miss Lillie Covington, of Lanrin- burg, N. C., is visiting relatives in Darlington. Mr. John McSween, the merchant prince of Timmonsville, was in the city this week. The singing at the Methodist church on last Sunday morning was especially good. Miss Alice Harrington, of Harts- ville, is spending the week with friends in the city. Young men who have become of age since ihc last election should not neglect to register. Mr. Israel Iseman, of Omaha, Neb., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Weinburg, in this city. Miss Emily Nesbitt, of George town, who has been visiting friends here, has returned home. It is rumored that we are to have a first-class machine shop in this city in the near future. This is campaign year, and no man who loves his country can afford to discontinue his paper. Ex-Sheriff E W. Johnson, of Mars Bluff, Floreuc county, paid Darling- ton a visit la Wednesday. Yesterday was Washington’s birth day. It was a legal holiday, but was not observed in this city. Trial Justice Floyd united in the holy bonds of wedlock Mr. J. If. Watkins and Miss Lucinda Lee, last Satnrday. Frank Wilson’s Specialty Combi nation gayea very creditable per formance at the Opera House lost Friday night Miss Lizzie Draughon, of Ben- nettsville, is in the city for a few days as the gnest of Mrs. J. L. Hodges, of the Enterprise Hotel. Mr. W. J. Northcut, of this coun ty, and Mrs. W. S. Scarborough, of Mannville, Snmter county, were married at the home of the latter on Sunday, Feb. 11. Bring in yonr subscriptions to Thb F eeald. If yon haven’t got the mtney we will take any kind of conntry produce, such as eggs, but ter, peas, corn, potatoes or woe d. We hope that the council will take immediate action looking to the abatement of the nuisance to which we called attention last week. There axe others of the same character that we are ready to point out to the police. At the recent examinations at the South Carolina College Mr. W. C. Coker, of Darlington, was highly distinguished on the following branches: In the senior class, geolo gy, political economy, civics, logic and organic chemistry. The mayor has been utilizing some of the frequenters of the guardhouse to improve the looks of the grass plots on the square. These offenders don’t hurt themselves working, but what they do is that much clear gain and keeps them from enjoying the repose of the guardhouse. A SP¥ WHOSE ZEAL An! Ignorance Got Him Into Some Trouble. On Saturday of last week one of the local dispensary spies, named King, seized ten packages at the C. & D. depot that he suspected of con taining whiskey. His suspicion was correct as they were all found to contain whiskey. He repacked the packages, affixed the dispensary tag and directed that they be sbipped to Colombia. Up to this point all was well, bnt unhappily for Mr. King and the dispensary, the Deputy Kev- enue Collector E. H. Deas, put in an appearance before the whiskey got off and seized the whole lot claiming (hat it was shipped in violation of the internal revenue law. As will be seen by the extract from the law, published below, Mr. King has not only violated the statute but sub jected himself to a fine of five hun dred dollars. Of course the governor won’t allow Mr. King to pay this fine and if not of course it must be paid from the people’s money, which is a pretty considerable amount to pay for the ignorance of the dispensary managers and their spies. Deas’ term expired on Tuesday, and it is but just to him to say that if he was still the incumbent Mr. King would have to appear before the U. S. District Conrt We haye the names of the parties to whom the packages were addressed but as they are nearly all fictitious, we see no use in publishing them. It is almost needless to say that the whiskey will be sold and the pro ceeds will go into the United States treasury. “Whenever any person ships, transports, or removes any spirituous or fermented liquors or wines, under any other than the proper name or brand known to the trade as desig nating the kind and quality of the concents of the casks or packages containing the same, or causes such act to be done, he shall forfeit said liquors or wines, and casks or pack ages, and be subject to pay a fine oi five hundred dollars.” Some Pretty Horses. Mr. J. F. White, superintendent of the Driving Association has re cently returned from Kentucky with sixteen of the finest horses that 1 ave ever been brought into this section, if not in the State, and will train them on the track of the association. The horses were purchased on his own account and the price paid for the lot was $8,500. One of the horses will be trained by Mr. White for a great race that will take place at Lexington, Ky., in the fall of 1895. The stake in this race is $25,000. Mr. White is one of the most accomplished horse trainers in the country, and his bringing these fine horses here shows what he thinks of Darlington and the ad vantages it gives for the raising and training of fine horses. He is just the man to make this the centre of fine stock for this State. That Palmetto Trade Mark. It would take more space than we have at command to enumerate all of Goy. Tillman’s eccentricities and inconsistencies, but his latest move is so glaring an exhibition of the latter trait in his character, that we call attention to it All during his term of office he has been abusing the United States Courts id com plaining that they are prejudiced against him; yet right on the heels of this he appeals to the United States Supreme Court to reverse the decision of a lower court in refer ence to the Palmetto trade mark, which he has heed trying so hard to secure. If, as he maintains, this court, the highest in the land, is prejudiced against him, why does he waste the people’s money in making what he must know, if his charge be true, is a hopeless tight? If the majority of the people of the State are willing to have their taxes raised in order that the Governor may have money to waste in useless and expensive legislation, it would be just as well for them to stop the cry of hard times; for those who can afford to spend money unnecessarily are not as poor as they would make believe. Either stop crying hard times or put a stop to the reckless extravagance of the man who is bringing such reproach on the State. IBMLLIINI HIHG. HAPPY MARRIAGE OF A POPU LAR YOUNG COUPLE. Mr. L. M. Nerramt, of Darllngtoa, Weds a Fair Young Belle of Lanrinburg, N. C. On Wednesday night at 8 o’clock Mr. L. M. Norment was married to Miss Sallie McEachet, of Laurin- burg, N. C. The bridal party left Darlington in a special car for their private nse and arrived in Lanrinburg on time. The car furnished the party was brand new and this was its first trip. The wedding took place at 8 o’clock Wednesday evening at the Presbyte rian chnreh, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. B. Arrow- wood. The decorations of the chuVch were most elaborate and the effect was one of exquisite beauty. The entire interior of the church was garlanded with evergreens and white flowers and they adorned with tasty and graceful profusion every available space. The chancel was where the most beautiful effect was seen and the work here was hard to equal. The semi-circle in front of the chancel was divided from the body of the church by a graduated fence of evergreens and white flow ers, beautifully festooned and wreathed. The poets of the fence were made also of eyergreens and white flowers and each post had three lighted caudles on its top. In the centre of the fence was a beautiful arch, with a tall centre piece and four side pieces, each piece sur mounted by beautiful burning wax tapers. Similar arches were on both aisles and the entire denotations made a scene of beauty. It is said that the young lady to whom was entrusted the decorations, dreamed about it, and the realization of her work certainly proved a dream of beauty. The bridal party entered‘[the church to the strains of the wedding march, played by the organ and cor net, and came in in the following order: Miss Bertie Everett and Mr. Jno. McEachen, Miss Penelope Rowland and Mr. J. P. McRae, Miss Ora Thomas and Mr. E. J. Lide, Miss Effie McRae and Mr. R. L. Dargan, Miss Mary Steele and Mr. W. B. McCown, Miss Ella McLean and Mr. J. C. Keys, Miss Janie Mc Eachen and Mr. A. M. McLean, Miss Annie Patterson and Mr. T. C. Mc Eachen. Then came the bride with her maid of honor, Miss Lillie Coving ton, while at the same timi in the opposite aisle, came the groom with Mr. J. E. Norment, his best man. The bride’s costume was a simple and elegant one, made of white satin and chrysanthemum silk. Her bou quet was entirely of white chrysan themums and daisies. The first bridesmaid, Miss Lillie Covington, was attired in a very handsome cos tume of white satin with mausselinc de soie drapery and pearl trimmings. The other bridesmaids all wore sim ple white organdie gowns, trimmed with many bands of narrow white satin ribbon. Each one wore a short white tulle veil, thrown back and held in place by bouquets of maiden hair ferns and white hyacinths. The reception was limited to the bridal party and relatives and was most pleasant. The lawn sparkled with lights from Chinese lanterns and the parlors were decorated, one with white and green flowers, the other with white and yellow. The supper room was decorated entirely with white and pink. Tbe night was very inclement, but tbe church was crowded with the friends of the bride. BIG HORSE SALE At Nashville, Tenn., March 12th to 17th Inclusive. The Tennessee Breeders will sell at auction at Nashville, Tenn., 500 horses, ineluding choice standard bred trotters and pacers ready for the track, the breeding farm, etc. In the lot are 400 splendid harness and saddle horses, about 50 nicely matched teams, all in fine condition and ready for use. Entire lot will be sold at auction to the highest bidder. Catalogues now ready. Write to Walter O. Parmer, Manager, Nashville, Tenn. NEWS CONDENSED IN FORM. Tersely Put Pertinent Facts About All Manner nf Things. A Confederate stamp on a letter recently sold for $500. Mr. O. V. Smith, traffic manager of the Seaboard Air-Line is deid. • Lancaster, Pa., is the banner tobacco growing country in the world. David A. Wells estimates the na tion’s losses during the panic last summer at $1,000,000,000. No fewer than** 1,760 ancient manuscript copies of the New Testa ment in whole or in part exist The buildings on the World’s Fair grounds, Chicago, which hove not been burned are to be sold. The sum of $130,000 is spent yearlp in China for the paper money burned in ancestral worship. Planters of the lower Mississippi valley will import German labor to supplant the negroes, who are unre liable. During the recent blizzard in the Northwest a large number of per sons and thousands of cattle were frozen to death. Henry Freeman, an ex-slave, has bought for $550 at a tax sale, the town site of Cahaba, once the capi tal of Alabama. The Mississippi river is on the usual spring rise. The river is higher than ever before known at this sea son of the year. Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, of Lon don, says that a place for Talmage will soon be found there if he is no longer wanted in America. France is to have a postal card with a stub. On the stub may be a memorandum of the contents of the card, and if the stub be officially stamped it becomes a legal record. A number of banks and trust comprnies of New York are lending money on wheat at a low rate of in terest. accepting the wheat as col lateral just as stocks would be accepted. The Southern Association of base ball clubss met in Atlanta recently, and Macon was admitted, Augusta having declined to join. A salary limit of $1,000 was adopted and the is to last from April 10 to Sept. 8. Mrs. John J. Ingalls denies the ruiupr that her husband has been converted under the ministry of Rev. Sam Jones. “He is a member of riie Episcopal Church,” says Mrs. In galls, “and doesn’t need conversion.” There are 1,930 breweries and 4,791 distilleries in the United States. The Empire State of New York leads in the number of both, Penn sylvania being second. In breweries Wisconsin stands third on tbe list and California fourth. Illinois is third in distillers and California fourth. The’ war cost the],South $5,000,- 000,000. Yet, in the last decade alone, the product of Sonthern in dustries equaled this yast sum. Last year our manufactured products were worth $700,000,000. Our manufacturing establishments in the past ten years havd increased from 34,000 to 02,000, and their capital has increased from $180,000,000 to $500,000,000. Last year, in spite of the hard times,-2,251 new industries were started in the Sooth. Surprise Party. There was a very pleasant surprise party at Mr. R. F. Howie’s, on Fri day night, which, despite the cold weather, was yery largely attended. The following are the names of those who were present: Misses Mary Jane Harrell, Eva Lee, Annie Driggers, Alma Garner, Vista Garner, Janie Howie, Myrtie Howie, Mamie Howie, Mamie Kelly, Nellie Parrott, Nellie Wilson, Willie Fields, Beulah Wilson, Leila Parrott, Alice Parrott, Laura Law, Bunks, Sue King, Mattie Garner. Tbe gentlemen were Messrs. H. G. Andrews, L. G. McCall, Kavauel Howie, Sum Howie, A. R. Garner, C. W. Du Bose, W. A. Parrott, Fred Garner, Bealer Vaughn, James Howie, Ed. Howie, C. N. Spinks, Jno. Parrott, W. II. Fields, N. L. Harrell, E. Vaughan. How thaukful we should be that blizzards, cyclones and earthquakes pass us by m their work of destruc tion and death. The God of nature has ever been especially mindful of our highly favored region. May He continue so to the end of timo. IT THE GJTTM MILL HAPPENINGS AT THE FACTORY THIS WEEK. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to Yisltlng People—Improve ments and Other News. [From our Regular Correspondent.] Mr. A. P. Hurst is visiting his father. Mr. Henry Sanford, of Roberdell, N. C., has returned home after a weeks stay with his brother, Mr. I. H. Sanford. Goodman & Co., is the name of a new firm opened up in the old James stand. Mr. Jacob Freed is the manager. Mr. J. A. Williams, the blacksmith evangelist, left last Tuesday morning for Columbia. He expects to return in about a week to remove .his Gospel tent to Benncttsville, where he will conduct a meeting. Mr. C. M. Sullivan and family, accompanied by Messrs. Silas Hatch- cll and B. Blalock, left last week foi Bamberg, S. C. The Sunday-school will meet at the hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. All connected with the school will please bear this in mind. Evangelist Kinard, of Ninety-Six, spent Tuesday and Thursday night’s here, and while here ho conducted services at the tent. Miss Lula Douglas has returned home after a weeks stay with rela tives in Florence. Mr. H. II. Merritt left on Wednes day morning for Florence, where he has gone to assist Evangelist Kinard in a meeting. Mr. Merritt will re turn in the near future to open a singing school. A. F. M. Items From Cypress. Cyprkss, Feb. 19.—Mr. J. W. DuBose has the finest field of oats that we have seen. Mr. W. H. B. DuBose, of this place, died Monday, Feb. 12. He was 64 years old. His remain# was interred at Cypress Church grave yard at 4 o’clock Monday evening. He was well-known all over this county. His wife died about two years ago. He leaves nine children and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. Our public roads are still in very bad condition. Farmers are well up with their work. The farmers of this section have hog and hominy of their own raising, and if money is tight they arc not much dependant upon Western markets for something to eat. J. A. D. Letter From Clem^on College. Ci.emson College,S. C., Feb.19.— Ckmson College opened last Thurs day morning with something over 400 students and they are still com ing in on every train. There are now 475 Imys here, 200 of them are new ones. The Mechanical Hail is not yet completed. It will be about a month before it will be finished. The lessons have not yet started, bnt will be next Wednesday. The fare is very good and is some better than it was last year. The boys are starting to work now. Some of them are working at the barn others on the grounds, until the regular educational work begins. All the boys did not come from Darlington that received appoint ment Homer Caraway, George Du Bose, Mai >ry Severance are the ones who failed to appear. The Sunday-school was organized yesterday. F. P. Deputy Collector. Mr. T. B. Stackhouse, of Marion, has received the appointment of deputy collector for this district, and succeeds E. II. r .as. The dis trict comprises the counties of Dar lington, Marion, Chesterfield, Lan caster. Kershaw, I’lorence and Will iamsburg,Horry.Gcn. James,Ex-Sher iff Cole and Mr. C. T. DeLorme, of this county, were candidates for the place, and we are sorry that one of them did not get it Mr. Stackhouse is, we understand, one of Governor Tillman’s admirers. How do you expect the people to hear the news of your community if you fail to send it to The Hera ld ? GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. The March Term of Court—Judge Aldrich to Preside. Below we give a list of the grand ‘jury for the present year and also of the petit juries for the March term of the court Judge Aldrich will preside. The Grand Jury—J. J. Carter, W. C. Ervin, W. L. Flowers, P. T. Warr, W. S. McIntosh, P. B. Mc Lendon, J. R. Watford, John C. Mc Intosh, J. S. Dalryraple, W. C. Wil son, W. J. Woadham, W. A. Dowl ing, J. W. Blackwell, John Z. Hear- on, E. M. Williamson, B. A. Early, T. D. King, J. W. Alexander. Petit Jury First Week—W. D. Young, B. F. W. Brockenton (col ored), Charles Peeples (colored), W. T. Wallace, W. M. McIntosh, II. A. James, 51. L. DuBose, Walter J. DnBose, W. J. Byrd, J. B. Howell, J. D. Haynsworth, A. N. Northcntt, 51. A. Carter, AV. B. Jordan, A\ r . G.- King, Daniel Bone, W. F. Howie, J. D. Blackman, P. N. AA’eaver, J. A. \ r aughan, W. C. Byrd, J. B. Odom, J. L. Jeffords, W. J. Lewis, AV. J. Stogner, J. AV. Newsome, G. AV. 51c- Inville, A. A. Fields, AV. N. Jeans, AA r . L. Best, T. C. Hogg, Evans King, G. AV. Lane, J. G. Newsome, H. G. Coker, H. H. Carter. Petit Jury Second Week—Fred. B. Bradley, (colored), B. C. Ste phens, AV. E. Dargan, AV. H. Auder- son, John E. Windham, S. A. Har rell, J. J. Gandy, II. L. Blount, J. E. Kervin, J. AV. O’Nails, A. W. Bland, L. C. Edwards, T. H. Privett, C. C. AVinburn, J. C. 5Ioore, W. A\ r . Isgett, II. B. Law, J. F. Brown, J. AViley Blackman, J. L. Bennett, W. F. Lynch, C. G. Humphries, J. C. Blackwell, John D. Howie, E. AV. Cannon, R. F. Morrell, 51. N. Gray, J. C. Yonng, G. W. McLeod, J. C. King, J. F. Culpeper, Ephram Knotts, J. 51. Stokes, J. II. Kelly, J. N. Parrott, S. M. Beasley. These juries have been drawn in accordance with the new law which abolishes the office of jury commis sioner and puts the dnty of drawing the juries on the clerk of court, treasurer and auditor. The names were drawn on Wednesday. Weber a Defaulter. The defalcation and forgery of ilr. J. L. Weber, ex-school commis sioner of Charleston county, to which position he had been elected on account of his high mental at tainments, of which the details are given by the State Superintendent of Education, was a painful surprise not only to his friends, but to many others who knew him only by reputa tion, and was just as inexcusable as an act of this kind could possibly be. His father is a minister and stands deservedly high in the Methodist Church, and of course gave his son the benefit of careful moral and re ligious training, all of which, how- eyer, has not been sufficient to pre vent him from putting himself into a position where he is likely to meet a felon’s doom and be sentenced to the penitentiary. Of course he will receive a great deal of sympathy on account of his social position and on his father’s account, but hard as it is to say it this sympathy will be misplaced and he should be held more amenable to the law than one whose social and moral surroundings were inferior to the ones that 51r. AVeber has enjoyed. It often happens that a man, under the impulse of sudden anger, may commit murder and sincerely regret it, but as a general rule the man who deliberately embarks on a systematic course of forgery and defalcation never truly repents of his misdoings and his display of sorrow is not for the commission of the act, but for the consequences of it. If the case is proven against* him bis most manly course would le, in stead of trying to work on the sym pathy of the public and the jury and seeking by this to escape the consequences of his wrong doing, would be to acknowledge his guilt and put himself at the mercy of the court. Prospective brides may be inter ested to learn that there are thirty- two days in the year on which, it is said, it is unlucky to marry. They are Jar 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 15 ; Feb. C, 7, 8; 5larch 1, 6, 8; April 0, 11; 5Iay 5, 6, 7; June 7, 15; July 5, 18; Aug. 11, 19; Sept. 6, 7; Oct. 7; Noy. 15, 1C, and Dec. 15, 26, 27. The other unlucky days number333. SOUTH EMMS NEWS EVENTS OF Y WEEK IN THE PALMETTO STATE. Tersely Tclline of Passia? Events Calculated to Catcb tbe Eye and Interest Hie Reader. Blacksburg will build a guano factory to cost $100,000. Albert II. Mo.vry has been ap pointed postmaster atJCharlestoa. Govern>r Tillman has refused to pardon Watts who killed Bethuue in Camden. Dr. AY II. Timmerman, of Edge- field, is mentioned as a candidate for governor. A move is on foot among the col ored people of Sumter to organize a dime saving bunk. Judge Brawley filed his commis sion, took the oath of office and entered upon his duties Slouday, Feb. 12, at Greenville. The Atlantic Coast Line extension will be completed to Orangeburg in about two months and trains mu lling through to that place. There are altogether 1,0."0 convicts in the State penitentiary. JL’wo-thirds of them are leased out to con tractors. The Clemson trustees have elected Prof. 5IcGbec, of 5!ississippi, as as sistant professor of agriculture to succeed Professor Newman. 5Irs. Joseph Jennings, the founder of the Jennings’ Orphanage, near Spartanburg, died suddenly of heart disease Thursday, Feb. 16. President Cleveland has pardoned 51 r. William A\ Holden, of Oconee county, convicted of violating the revenue laws in South Carolina. Governor Tillman says he has de rived enough revenue from the recent appointments of notaries public to pay bis salary for the present year. The Columbia Journal, of ’yester day afternoon, states Unit it is very probable that Governor Tillman will call a convention to meet in April. Robert N. Gourdin, of Charleston, died last Friday. He was a member of the secession convention of South Carolina in 1860, and signed the ordinance of secession. Spartanburg county is to have an other cotton mill. Capital stock of $150,000 with the privilege of in creasing to $500,000. The mill will be situated near Welford. The Richmond and Danville and Florida Central and Peninsular Roads have commenced to run Pull man sleeping cars^between Jackson ville and Augusta and Asheville. The President has appointed John T. Hunter, of Lancaster county, to be United States 5Iarshal for the District of South Carolina. This is regarded as a Butler appointment. Governor Tillman has changed the date for the holding of the election in the First Congressional District to fill the vacancy caused by the resig nation of 5Ir. Brawley from March 6 to 5Iarch 13. The Comptroller-General has is sued a circular to county officials in reference to their settlements. The county commissioners, school com missioners, auditors and treasurers shall keep a uniform set of books to be prescribed by the Comptroller. 51ay 1 is fixed for settlements with county officers or as soon thereafter as the Comptroller may appoint List of Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the Dar lington post office for the week end ing Feb. 17: Men’s List—Hampton Freeman. Richard Garroth, George L. Grant, Glasgo Holmes, J. Honetteway, Lesie Keuuenedy, Bill Soney, AV. F. Laf- fady, AV. C. Long, J. Shannon Mc- Creight, II. H. Miller, D. E. Mc- Kaughan, Lander McMillan, J. Rebertson, Robertson Rodgers, John \V. Robertson, S. D. Simmons, J. D. Ward, J. J. AVoods. AVomen’s List—5Irs. Amanda Blackman, 51rs. Silvea Brown, 51iss Hattie 11avie, 5Iiss Jula Darra, Miss II. K. Eveleigh, 5Iiss Deanna Gor- den, care of B. Rhodes, Miss Hattie Harden, 5Iisa Suda Jura, Miss Anna Jordan, 5Iiss Teldia Nuvitl, 5Irs. E. Nicholas, Miss Sallie A. Price, 5Iiss J. M. Robertson, 5iiss Jannie Scott, Mrs. AVaterhouse.