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HERALD. VOL. IV. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1894. NO. 13 •A AEOUNDm CITY HUT TM KKtW IRK WliT YOU MR'T KMW. PcrMMla Mi MMrt Item ef Ii- terest te the Leeel aii fieier- al Reaier. Mr. Ghark; Ward visited Smnter last Monday. Hog, hominy and harrtony—that’s tho platform. Give us a call when in need of Oar merchants an receiving their m# ieKmms&mmmnammktiwmm w ,;:i«sr«r.' -v ■m visiting the Muses Fkyd. Mns Ora Thomas, of Lanriubnrg, N. C^is visiting Mrs. T. W. Nor- ment Mr. B. L. Dargan has been ap> appointed a notary public by the governor. Mr. J. 8. McCall, county treasurer of Florence county, paid Darlington a visit yesterday. Messrs. P. A. Willoox and Ghopsie Welch, of the 'Florence bar, were in the city this week. Mrs. Ia B. Brasel and Mias Annie Talbot, of Florence, visited friends in Darlington last week. Mr. J. L, Wren, of this city, has the contract for rebuilding 8. A. Bigby’s store at Manning. Dr. L. Y. King, one of the rising yonng physicians of Florence, spent yesterday ia Darlington. „ J. H. Holloway, colored, of Charleston, is employed in the post- office in place of Mr. J. H. Schmid. Mr. T. B. Stackhouse, of Marion, the newly appointed deputy oolleo- tor, paid Darlington a visit last Sat urday. Quite a number of young people from Florence attended the dance at Hewitt’s hall, in this city, last Tues day night The regular meeting of the Dar lington County Colored Teachers’ Association will be held on Satur day, March 10. The entire stock of Watches, Jewelry and Clocks of J. H. Mason will be sold at auction on March 6th in the store on Pearl street ■' v»!. When you come to court be sure and call at Tub Hkiuld office and have your name placed on the sutfe scription book. Only $1.00 a year. Mr. J. E. Normeut, of thr popular Arm of Normeut & Co., left yester day for the Northern markets to purchase their spring and summer goods. If yon are not a subscriber to Thb Herald, why not? Isn’t it worth all that is asked for it, and more ? We do onr beat to nuke it the equal of any weekly papa* in the State. Some of the State papers are agi tating a baseball league. If the league is organised we would like to see Darlington in the ring, as there is an aggregation of fine ball tossers to be had fn this city. What say you, gentlemen ? Mr. Charles D. Hntaff, the popu lar young engineer of the Hartsvilk Railroad, was married to Miss Jessie C. Brown, of Charleston, on Tues day, Feb. 27. We extend to the bap]? young oonpk our most sincere congratulations. They will make their home in Hartsvilk. * On Friday night some of the spice attempted to seize some liquor at the depot at Florence, but the owners would not give it up, and were ready to protect It with shotguns. The spies very wisely deserted, for had they not done so a bloody riot would have followed. , Mr. Jacob Spear, of Lamar, had the ^misfortune to lose bis store, stock of goods aod barn with its contents by fire on Wednesday morn ing. The origin of the fire is not known. Mr. Spear had some insur ance, but we do not know whether it will cover his low or not. - Mr. P. B. Alkn’s business an nouncement appears in another col umn of Thb He&ald, in which he tells the merchants what be is pre pared to do. He represents some of the largest and most reliable houses in the country and is prepared to meet prioee from any source. Our i will be rare to do woil if Mr. Allen. BIG WORK Far the March Tens af the Ceirt. Twa Murder Cases. This court will commence on Monday next, with Judge Aldrich preaiding. There are two murder cases, that of J. B. Reynolds,* James Reynolds and Boland Windham for killing Cephas Pipkin, of the Lamar section, and F. M. Kelly for killing Homer King, in Keliytown, in No vember. In the latter case Kelly chums that the killing was acci dental. Ha will be tried, however, and it will remain for the jury to decide upon the matter of whether R.was aopdasttati or not Mt for burning -the ham of Mr. J. N. Suggs, last summer. As the barn was near the honse the punishment, in case of conviction, will be hahging. • Messrs. J. M. James and H. Ap- pelt will have to appear for violating the Dispensary law by wiling liquor. The other cases are J. S. Me- Creight, breach of trust; G. C. C. Tsylor, disposing of property under lien; J. N. Kelly, same charge; Wilt and C. S. O’Nails, burglary and larceny. Some of there parties are out on bond, the others being in jtil awaiting the time of their trial The following are also held for trial: Quincy Harriaon, assault and bat tery; John Lewis, swindling; Simon Scott, assault and battery. Henry Wikon who was convicted at the hut term of the court for as sault and battery is in jail with a sealed sentence against him. John Dukes, John Williams, Hardy Morris, and Harrison Gordon, the men convicted at a. former term of the court for the numerous fires at Lamar, are in jail. They were sentenced to ten years in the peni tentiary, but have appealed, through their counsel, to the supreme court for a new trial. MkaaMerable Swash Up. On Tuesday morning a broken rail threw nine cars of the up freight on the Cheraw and Darling ton Railroad off the track near Pal metto, and they were all badly broken np. Mhe engine and pas senger coach kept on the track and it is owing to this circumstance that ho one was hurt The wreck was a bad one, bnt fortunately the freight was of such a nature as not to raake any great loss on it The Hartsvilk train went down from Darlington and^brought up the mail and passengers. It took until near ly midnight to clear the track and the night train was delayed several hours in consequence. The Cheraw and Darlington Road has had a re markable innnnity from [accidents and there has never been bnt one pereon killed on the line. Thekngi- neer of one of its trains was killed, just a short while after the road was built, by the giving way of the trestle over Cedar Creek. Dees This Hit Teat We again urge all who are inbebt- ed to Thb Hebald for subscriptions to come forward and settle without delay. The money is absolutely needed to pay the necessary expenses of the paper and we trust that our friends will take this into considera tion aud not embarrass our efforts to give them a good paper by neglecting to settle promptly. Some of them owe for two years aud we think that they have been indulged long enongh. It is only one, or at most two dollars for each individual, but the aggre gate amount due the paper is a good deal, which if paid would put it on a good financial basis. One or two who have been getting the paper for two years, without paying any thing for it, and have ordered it stopped, would do well to come for ward and settle what they owe. Just as long as a man is good and is unable to pay we will wait on him, but don’t propose to be treated in this kind of fashion, that is having a subscriber to withdraw and then refuse to settle. ON TIE HILL IAFPERINGS AT TIE FACTORY THIS WEEK. Fersoasl Paragraphs Fertalilag ta Vlsitiig People—laprere- ■eits and Other News. [From our Regular Correspondent.] Mr. B. M. Eason is visiting his family at Ansonvilk, N. C. Mr. E. W. Sutton has opened a grocery store on Railroad street. Mr. John Anderson shipped the Gospel tent to Benncttsvilk last Saturday. _Mra. John Donglas is confined to her room with la grippe. Mrs. Lillie Biggs, of Rockingham, N. C., is yisiting Mr. F. T. Biggs’s family. Mr. J. A. Williams, the evangelist^ spent Tuesday night here on his way to Bennettaville. Miss Kate Burns, of Morvin, N. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. M. Thomas. Owing to bad weather there wats no Sunday-school seryices at the hall last Sunday. We think it would be money well spent if our qity authorities would place some kind of frames around the young trees recently set ont in this section of the city. They need something to protect them from the children swinging on them. What has become of the Wage- Worker’s League that we heard so much about last summer ? Mr. L. V. Scott has been elected a member of the police force and placed in this end of the city. Law breaker’s will do well to keep this fact in mind. Mr. W. M. Thomas entertained bis many friends with a very enjoyable dance on Tuesday night Below we give the names of some of those honored with an invitation : Misses Martha Colvin, Lula Hutchinson, Kate Burns, Mollie Blaylock, Ula McKay, Effie and Ethel Nash. Messrs. James E. Hicks, T. E. Lucas, Jacob Freed, Jesse Burns, Eugene Wilson, John Staton, John Foster and George Garison. Mr. Staton famished the mnsic. Married, at the residence of Mr. Smiley Cain, on last Sunday night his youngest daughter, Miss Flor ence, to Mr. M. C. Conic, both of this place. The attendants were: Mr. M. D. Trail and Miss Alice McKay, Mr. John Anderson and Miss Bonnie Carter, Mr. Robt. Sims and Miss Emma Dntton, Mr. W. M. Creason and Miss Mary Cain. Owing to the absence of Rev. J. E. Carlisle, Judge C. P. Dargan was pressed into service and performed the ceremony. The contracting parties have the best wishes of a host of friends. A. F. M. Attention of our readers is special ly called to the Gum Roofing and Paint advertised in onr columns; it is ready for use, easily applied and a very low price—reliable article. Nothing better for a new roof, or an old roof needing repairs. They will mail yon a sample if you write them at once and mention The IIkhau>. Carter’s Cress Reads Bedget. Farmers are generally pretty well up with their work and are going to planta big crop of cotton despite tbe low price. Onr public roads are in a deplor able condition, some of the bridges are almoet impassible. We have organized a string band of six pieces, with the noted musi cians, F. A. Taylor as president. We will soon be ready to except invita tions to entertainments. Seine palling is all the go at the river, but not many fish has been caught on account of the recent freshets. Mr. J. J. Carter is spreading him self in the cultivation of garden peas this year. Mr. James Severance is attending Clemson College. We hope Jim will learn to feed cows and sweep floors. Old Bach. In answer to an inquiry we will say that Mr. J. I. King, the Dispen sary spy, is not related to any of the families of that name in this county. He being from another State. The folks of this name have always stood high in -the estimation of their neighbors and are among the best citizens that we have. Some of them are probably in sympathy with the Reform movement, but they are not the kind of men to play the part of spies for Gev. Tillman or anybody else. What Falu Them. ’Tis not the pain from hook alone That causes tUh to sigh, Hut knowing how the anglers *11, Aliout Uicir weight will lif. KIRVEN—WIL80R. Weddiig af 9m af Darllngtaa Ceauty’z Yaaag Men. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Mr. R. LT Kirven, of Darlington, was married to Miss Floride Wilson, of St Charles, in Snmter county. The following were the attendants: Mr. CUfton Dinkins with Miss Minnie Atkins. Mr. A. E. Brown with Miss Judith Hodges. Mr. James King with Miss May Joye. Mr. Willie Lacoste with Miss Caro Cooper. Mr. Robert Delgar, with Mias Ines Cooper. ' Mr. Joba Kirven with Miss Tbeo. Gregg. . Mr. Moultrie Hudson with Miss Sallie Lacoste. i Mr. Stonewall Odom with Miss Anna Lacoste. Mr. Luke Kirven with Miss Evie Wilson. Mr. Paul Wilson with Miss Maude v Kirven. Mr. Tom Kirven with Miss Lois Wilson- Musk aid Daieiig. Hewitt’s Hall was the scene of a enjoyable dance on Tuesday night, which was attended by the following persons: Misses Bertha Herbert, Maud Herbert, Annie Talbot, Marion Talbot, Aurora Floyd, Leola Brown, Mamie Floyd, Meddie Brown, Min nie Nash, Louise Floyd, Fannie Caldwell. Messrs. A. B. Butler, T. J. Morgan, Robert Laughlin, J. W. Hatchel, George Morgan, E. C. Bass, J. B. Floyd, F. E. Floyd, J. H. King, T. J. Brown, G. D. Williams, J. L. Williams, A. B. Floyd, W. E. Cald well, R. L. Bonnoit, G. C. Dean and A. B. Hutchinson. Dr. and Mrs. Payne and Capt and Mrs. Floyd were also present to enjoy looking on at the dancing. List af Faelalmed Letters. The following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for iu the Dar lington post office for the week end ing Feb. 24: Men’s List—Thos. Brown, W. J. H. Butler, D. M. M. A. Canghn, Ela Dove, care of T. A. Sanders, Willie Mack, E. Moky, F. C. New man, Mack Penson, C. G. Robertson, Clements & Stuckey. Women’s List—Miss Lizzie Bes- ton, care of D. Swinton, Miss Efkn Bishop, Mrs. Sarah Fason, Miss Anna Douglas, Miss Nsllie Gregg, Miss Annie Mubbz, Miss Saillie Samuel, Miss Render Washington, Mrs. Waterhouse. J. G. Gatlin, P. M. Accidental Discharge. A youth named Gus Dutton had his hand very badly injured yester- dap by the accidental discharge of a gun. He and a companion were out hunting and in some way the guq went off, the load taking effect in young Dutton’s left hand. The wound was dressed by Dr. Baird, who will make every effort to save the hand, but the probability is that he will lose it This is a very sad occurrence and adds another to the constantly increasidg list of casual ties from the h&reless handling of firearms. Death ef Revv J, Marita Beyd. Rev. J. Marion Beyd, a well-known minister of'thd Methodist Church, died suddenly oft Monday. He was was a popular and useful man and will be sorely missed by his many friends throughout tbe State. He had been a member of the confer* ence for about twenty-fire years mid enjoyed to a marked degree the re spect and affection of his brother ministers. He was ent down in the midst of his usefulness, bnt while Ood buries the workmen he carries on the work. “Servant of God well done, Rest from thy loved employ ■ The battle fought the victory won, Enter thy Master’s Joy. The voice at midnight came, He start'd up to hear; A mortal anow pierced his frame, He fell but felt no fear.” A gieat many people would like to know if Governor Tillman ap proves of Mr. King’s act in breaking open a lady’s trunk. Mr. Tillman owes it to himself to express his views in reference to this outrage. If this spy had his just deserts he would be sent to the penitentiary for burglary, for that is just what his act -vtis. PITHY ITEMS. EVE.\TS OF A WEEK IN THE PALMETTO STATE. Tersely Telliag ef Passing Events Caknlated to Catch the Eye and Interest the Header. There are now in the State sixty- four dispensaries. The ontlook in the phosphate re gions is growing brighter. Ex-Congressman John S. Richard son died iu Sumter county last Sun day. Forty-six dispensary cases will be tried at the Charleston court now in session. The Methodists of Newberry is making arrangements to erect a new church building. The bicycle cranks of Sumter are building a track, which is to be oue- fourth mile in circuit Columbia’s moneyed men are talk ing strongly of bnilding a fine hotel foi Northern tourist Judge Izlar has announced his candidacy for Congress to succeed Judge Brawley. A negro at Marion convicted of rnnning a ’‘blind tiger” him been fined $100 by the town council. Secretary Holloway has gone to Washington to make arrangements with the railway anthorities for cheap rates to the next State Fair. Mr. O. E. Thomas, of Columbia, has been appointed a member of the board of examiners of the Pharma- centical Association of the State. The Democrats of Spartanburg have decided to hold a primary elec tion on March 15, to name a post master for that city. Rev. W. S. Wightman, formerly of the South Carolina Conference, is to be formally installed as pastor of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Charleston, next Sunday. Colin C. Manning, Esq., of Snm- ter, is reported to be an applicant for the United States consulate at Rouen, France. He is a son-in-law of Chief Justice Fuller. John W. jYonng, a shoemaker of Marion, and Hamilton Capps, a farmer of that county, had an alter cation last Saturday in Young's shoe- shop, which resulted in the former stabbing the latter to death. Young is in jail. Mrs. Francis Thompson, mother of Mr. Cbaa. A. Calve, Jr., of the Columbia Register, died at her home in Chester, Feb. 24. She was before her marriage a Miss Dalrymple, and lived in Lydia, this comity. Rev. Lansing Burrows, D. D„ of Augusta, Ga., will deliver the annual address at the commencement of Converse College, and W. M. Grier, president of Erskine College, Due West, will preach the baccalaureate sermon. Mrs. Virginia D. Young, of this State was in attendance upon the recent Woman’s Suffrage Convention in Washington, and read a paper dealing with the condition of women in South Carolina, in which she de clared that women wonld vote ere long in this State. The invention of Superintendent E. M. Roberts, of the Sonth Carolina Railway, for saving fuel in. making steam for locomotive power is at tracting much attention from rail road engineers and locomotive build ers. It has been tested successfully on several Northern roads. There are twelve scholarships for South Carolina this year in the Pea body Normal at Nashville, Tenn., aud the examination for them will be held on the 20th of July next in Columbia. Tbeee scholarships arc good for two years and are worth $100 a yeor and railroad fare to and from Nashyille. The grand jury in the United States Conrt at Greenville has found twenty-one indictments against C. P. Barrett and others for using the mails for defrauding the United States government by the illegal use of stampe. Barrett is a lawyer and politician of Spartanburg. The cases will be tried at Charleston. On March 6th will be the time to buy jewelry at your own price. The entire stock of J. H. Mason will be sold at anction, commencing on that date. FARM TOPICS. Carmpodeice Salletted aa this Suhject From Aiy Seetiau. Just alter the meeting of the Agricnltnral Society last summer, we published the very interesting essays read before the society by Senator Beasley and Mr. E. T. Coker, trusting that this wonid be the be ginning of a series of articles on farming topics that would appear in the columns of The Herald. Ow ing to circumstances beyond onr control this design coaid not be carried out at the time, but in the future we hope to have one or two columns devoted entirely to matter* of interest to tboaa who till the soil- and in fnrtheranoe’of this end we invite contributions from any of onr farmers who will give the benefit of their experience or experiments in any special d>rectian. A general interchange of ideas on agri- cnltural subjects would be of in calculable advantage to every farmer, and it is a great misfortune that there|is, as a general thing, so little of this done by those who are in a position to do a vast amonnt of good for their.brother farmers. The man who has experimented 8ncce8sfully|i8 either very) thought less or extremely selfish if he is not willing to giye others the benefit of his experience. In fact it is the duty of every man to do whatever lies in his power for the general wel fare and if he fails to do this he is a poor citizen and one whose example, in this respect, should be shunned. We know personally numbers of in telligent farmers who could do a great deal in this way and we[ hope they will take advantage of the opportunity now afforded to dis charge their dnty. A distinguished Englishman once remarked that the man who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before was a public bene factor, and any practical suggestions made m the direction of cheapening the cost of prodnetion and enlarging the yield of our staple crops will be of untold benefit, not only to the farmers themselves bnt to every other clou and profession, for it is yery certain that unless agriculture flourishes in[ our section everything else'must of necessity languish and retrograde. A Dental Implement. Our friend, Mr. Hugh Kirven, be sides being n good farmer is some thing of a mechanic besides and has studied out a contrivance that will be of great use in clearing up land. The most annoying and expensive part of the work is getting the small stumps and roots out of the way of the plow. Mr. Kiryen’s invention does the work very cheaply and ex peditiously, and the only motive power required is a pair of good mules. It is driven across the land twice and at the cross plowing every thing except the large stomps suc cumbs to its cutting and palling power. The work is done by a heavy steel blade and it is simply astonishing how easily it accom plishes its purpose. Mr. Kirven has used it on a piece of land aud an inspection of this will show iu effectiveness. He has filed an ap plication for a patent, and if he secures it will arrange for their manufacture on a scale sufficient to meet all demands. In the line of agricultural dentistry it is certainly a formidable implement. Are Yeu iu Stylet Times are hard, but where is the lady that does not want a new spring hat, and as a matter of course she must have the very latest style or she will consider herself out of the world. The Herald is fortunately in a position to tell them where they can be sure to get the latest styles in hats and, what ia of equal import ance, get them at prices that will leave competition far behind. Miss Maggie Jones, who knows all about this part of feminine gear, is now in Baltimore purchasing a stock of goods that will please the most ex acting taste and will have them on exhibition in ample time for every one to be supplied. Miss Jones is one of the very best milliners that has ever been in Darlington, and those who wish to be sure of having the prettiest designs iu hats would do well to inspect her stock. HIS COMMITMENT. THE fCKIOFS CASE OF A GREEN* VILLE MAN. He Valuntarlly Goes U Cal nubia aud Begins a Fear Years Ten In the Fenllentlary. [Prom the Columbia Register, Feb. 33.] J. Luther Tramnn-li, a young white man of Greenville, came to Columbia yesterday afternoon on the Columbia and Greenyille train. When he got off the train he met Deputy Sheriff Gilreath of the aamc county and notified him that he (Trammell) waa on his way to tbe penitentiary to enter upon, n. four years’ sentence. Tramnidl left Greenville yesterday morning ami brought his own commitment to prison with him. He decided to spend last night in the city and go to the penitentiary to-day. He will hand the commitment to the prison officials and will at once^iegin his sentence The story is an interesting one. Trammell was convicted at Green ville about a year ago of manslaught er for killing Aaron Cannon, a col ored waiter in a restaurant. Tram mell was sentenced to serve four years in tbe penitentiary. His at torneys took an appeal to the Su preme Coufrt and Trammell was ad mitted to bail pending the appeal. A few days ago the Supreme Conrt decided against him. He imme- diaeely proceeded to put his busi ness in shape to come here. His bondsmen had the utmost confidence in him and did not surrender him. He told them that he would come to this city and snrrender and they knew he would do so. Yesterday morning when he left Greenville to come to this city his bondsmen had such faith in him that they did not put an officer on the train with him. Deputy Sheriff Gilreath had brought an insane man to the asylum on Wednesday and was in the city. It was not necessery for him, however, to have met Trammell, as the con victed man was really not in tbe clutches of the law, the time for his snrrender ro the officials after the decision of the Supreme Court uot having expired. Trammell was neatly dressed. Ho brought a valise with[him, as if he had intended to go away from his home for a few days’ visit. Tram mell is an ex-saloon keeper of Green ville. Since he killed the negro he has been running a distillery iu Greenville county. There are not many instances of a man voluntarily surrendering to justice. The ouly similar case is that of Colonel Morrow, who came here all the way from Washington without an officer. Either of the men, if they had desired, could hare gotten off at some remote station and left for parts unknown. The Gavernor Acted Right. The refusal of Gov. Tillman to compromise the defalcation and for gery of Mr. J. L. Weber, the ex- school commissioner of Charleston county, by allowing his friends to make np the amount of the deficit is something for which he deserves the highest commendation and for which he should receive the support of all good citizens. Whatever Mr. Till man might have done had the mat ter been a private one, that is be tween two citizens, we have no means of knowing, but there can be no question as to bis duty as gov ernor when it comes to a matter of making way with public money. As we have had occasion to criti cise the acts of the governor a good many times, we find sincere gratifi cation in commending him for his course in regard to Mr. Weber, and have no hesitation in saying that we believe that Mr. Weber’s politics have nothing to do with Mr. Tillman’s refusal to compromise the matter. Old Dr. Drasmsad, After years of patient study and ex periment, has given to the world a preparation which is an ibsolute and permanent cure for every form of Rheumatism. The price is $5, but it is two large bottles—enough for a mouth’s treatment—and will relieve the worst case from the first dose. Sent by express to any address upon - receipt of pnee, by the Drummond Medicine Co., 48 Maiden Lane, New York, with full particulars aud tes timonials of wonderfnl cures. Agents wanted.