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-n- Mii r ;•***•' TiDAlUHGTONBEEilD. FRIDAY. JULY 20, 1«M. Local News. — ,—- Hiss Mary Dennis is yisiling Mrs. HfiGirt. .Hiss Maggie Burch is visiting Miss Mary McCall. Hr. L. C. Glenn paid the town a short visit last week. Mr. P. A. Willoox. of Florence, was in twwu yesterday. Mr. Tom Rogers has returned from a trip to the mountains. Mr. laiwton Dargan, of Abbeville, is visiting friends in town. Miss Lucy Evans, of Florence, is visiting Miss Louise Williamson. Mr. H. Sternberger, of McCall, Marlboro county, was in town this week. Miss Emma Harrell, of Athens, Ga., is visiting her uncle, Mr. X. L. Harrell. Mr. J. K. Mclver is visiting rela tives in town. His home is now in Georgia. Mrs. F. E. Norment has returned from a visit to her parents in Charleston. Mrs. E. T. West and Mrs. J. S. Bnrch are spending the week in Charleston. Mr. Keith Charles, of Rock Hill, was in town this week. He formerly resided here. Mr. J. A. Buchanan, who has been on a plesRnre trip to Charleston, has returned home. Dr. \V. R MoGirt and Mrs. B. C. Law am enjoying the sea breeze on SnUmn’s bland. Messrs. W. T. Powell and D. C. Celt are spending the week with relatives in Gberaw. Messrs. E. B. Cox and Eugene Vaughn have returned from a trip to Saluda and Asheville. Mr. Waddy Thompson, after spmding two weeks in Darlington, has returned to New York. Mrs. G W. Dargan, Miss Saidee Dargan and Miss Annie Williamson nave returned from Spartanburg. Mrs. Isaac Lewenthal left on Wednesday for New York, where she will spend the balance of the sum- Mr. 8. A. Woods left yesterday muruing for Glenn Springs, at which place he will remain for a week or two. Mrs. B. C. Law and her daughter, Him Nick, have retnmed from a two week’s visit to relatives in Marion. Mrs. J. N. Schroeder, Miss Andreit Scbcoeder and Miss Katy Bonner, of Charleston, are visiting Mrs. L. S. Walling. We direct spesial attention to the circular letter of Col. Holloway, which appears in another column of Thk Herald. Miss Clara Smith, who has been spending some weeks with Mrs. J. G. McCall, left on Tuesday for her home in Macon, Ga. Messrs. P. B. Allen and R. E. damn have consolidated their broker age business, and we hope they will meet with su 'ess. Mr.’and Mrs. A. Nachman will leave in a few days for Long "ranch, N. J. They will also visit some of the other summer resorts. We trust that every farmer will mate a point of attending the agricultural meeting, the notice of which appears in this issue. Mr. £. 0. Woods has relumed from Charleston where he has, for several weeks, been at lending the session of the United States District Court -Mr. J. W. McCullough, of Green ville, is vintiug friends in the town, lie is a brothor of Messrs. D. 8. and C. S. McCullough and Mrs. J. J. Ward. On Sunday last Mrs. Sallie C. Evans,. wife of Mr. E. E. Evans, of Society Hill, passed away. The bnrial was in the E(iiscopal cemetery .at that place. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brand, of Augusta, Ga., spent part of lust wen with Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Mr. Brand is superintendent of tbe Georgia Uuilroad. Mr. 8. B. Gandy, one of oar model farmers, has a tobacco leaf that is thirty-six inches long and eighteen wide. We especially call the attention of onr North Carolina exchanges to this and ask if they can beat it ? The Herald will be glad to hear from some of tbe veterans in regard to the proposed re-nuion of all the survivors of the county. They ore being held in other counties and we ought certainly to have one in Darlington. % Tbe United States Department of Agricaltnrr, in its last report, speaks very favorably of the crop prospects, especially of corn, which is said to he extremely promising. Cotton is doing fairly well, but rust and lice have been noticed in some sections of tbe State. Mr. K. M. Wells left on Monday tor Wilmington, N. C., which plaw will be his fnture home. Daring his residence here be mhilc many friends by whom he will be very ranch missed. His genial kindly nature will bring him friends wherever he ^ I to WMtlfc An attempt was made on Tuesday night to break into the Methodist parsonage, but it was nnsnccessful. The house is very near the residences of Mrs. Nettles and Mrs. Alexander, the robbing of which we mention in another column, and was unoccupied at tbe time, the pastor and bis family being absent Little Pauline, the 13-moDths-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lncms Brown, was drowned on Tuesday afternoon by falling into a tub of water. As soon as she was discov ered Dr. Baird was called in, but tbe last spark of life was gone and be could do nothing. A great deal of sympathy is felt for the parents. The body was buried near Hartsville. In order to accommodate those who wish to attend the meeting of the Independent Order of Good Templars the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad will sell round-trip tickets from Darlington at $1.20. Tickets on sale July 2lst to 251 h, good for return iwssage until July 27lh inclusive. Mr. and Mrs. W. McG. Buck reached Darlington on Wednesday night and have come to stay. As we mentioned sometime ago Mr. Buck is a member-of the firm of S. A. Woods & Cn. and will take an active part in the management of the business. They will board with Mr. LL B. Nettles on Cashua street Darlington extends them a warm welcome. War ley Swiuton, the engineer who was scalded by the explosion of the boiler at Mr. Beck’s mill, died on Saturday from the effect of his in juries. He was not thought to be fatally burned at first, but the burns were of such a nature that be could not rally from the effect of them. He was a skilled mechanic and a man of untiring industry. He was very much esteemed by every one who knew him. Oue day last week Mr. E. M, Wells, of Oheraw, received an order from Wilmington, N. C., for a car load, 1,000 bushels, of oats. In a few hours he had the car loaded, having had no trouble in securing tbe oats. This order came in con sequence of the railroad strikes. The statement can be very safely made that there was more clear money in these oats than there wonld have been in planting the same land in cotton. The Reformers of this county had a meeting at Swift Creek, on Mon day, and, as was to be expected, unanimously endorsed the action of tbe State committee in regard to holding a primary at which ouly Reformers should be allowed to vote. Mr. W. H. Lawrence was elected county chairman and Mr. Preston McIntosh secretary. The meaning of this is that Governor Tillman is derermined to have his man Friday, Mr. John Gary Evans, elected Gov ernor. Gen. E. M. Law, of York, is visit ing bis friends and relatives here and is thegnestof his brother, Mr. J. B. Law. The general bos recently established n military school In Florida and will remove to that State in the fall. He is a graduate of the Citadel and when the war commenced was principal of a mili tary school in Tuskeegee, Ala., from which State he entered the army as a captain and rose to the rank of brigadier-general by his skill and courage. CapL John Floyd and bis family will, in a short while, leave Darling ton and make his home for the future in Salisbury, N. 0. Cupf. Floyd has always been a resident of the' town and vicinity, and at the breaking out of hostilities was one of the first to volunteer in defense of bis native State. He served through the entire war with conspicuous gallantry mid has a war record that, would be creditable to any mail. For some time he has held the office of Trial Justice, which position will be made vacant by his removal. Beath cf a Faitbfal roltceaxa. Dozier Bell, oue of the best known colored men in town, who has been on the police force for the past five ^ ■8, died on Wednesday night. He been in poor health for some time and his death was not unexpect ed. He was one of the most vigilant and reliable policeman that the town has ever had and his death will be very much regretted by both the white and colored people. A PletMifRectpliM, Mrs. J. H. Sanders gave a recep tion on Monday night in honor of Miss Jennings, of Sumter, and the Misses Dove, of Doyesville. The following guests were present : Misses Gertrude Jennings, Mamie Dove, Nina Dove, Judith Hodges, Ola Hast, Lizzie Hast, Marie Lide, May McCall, Maggie Burch. The gentlemen were Messrs. M. II. Nor ment, L. C. Dove, F. F. Martin, W. A. Parrott, E. Vaughan, C. W. Du- Bose, Charles DeLorme, B. F. Smoot. Barglars at Wsrk. Thieves have been raiding the bouses of Mrs. Nettles and Mrs. Alexander, on Orange street., and it is feared have carried off a good many valuable articles. The houses have been unoccupied for some time, the owners of both of them being off for the summer. It is very unsafe for a house to be left unprotected for so long a time, and it would be well for people who have been leuyiug their residences this way to take warning and always have some oue to sleep in the house. The location of these resid‘iices is such as to make I hem an easy prey for burglars. They entered by cutting tbe slats of the blinds and breaking the susb. There » W eluv to Uk {WfetmtoM' Rcaaval of the Skee Store. Next week Messrs. Woods A Mil ling will leave their present stand and move into more commodions quarters. The large store between the Book Store and Beck’s is being fitted up especially for their con venience amt when completed will be one of the liest arranged bnsiness places in town. They will then be enabled to show their goods to much greater advantage and will have, for tbe fall trade, a complete stock of everything in their line. While the bulk of tbe stock is shoes, they will also keep a complete line of trunks, valises, umbrellas ami hats. The painting and decorating is being done by Bowles & Son, and tins is a sufficient guarantee that the store will present, a fine apiicarauce when they are through with it. Watch four Hogs. We see from one of onr ex-changes that hog cholera is prevailing in the Effingham section, Florence county, and suggest that it wonld be well for those who have hogs to watch them very closely ami use every means to keep them in good health. The disease is wellnigh incurable, but it can, by using care, be prevent ed. One of the preventives is to see that they have plenty of pure water and not allow them to be fed on all kinds of decayed vegetation and the refuse of the kitchen. A mixture, given about every week or ten days* of jiowdeivd charcoal, hickory ashes nod salt will help to keep them in good condition. If mixed witj) meal they will devour it very greedily. We would like to hear from some of our farmers on this subject. Tendered His Reslgiatto*. On Sunday morning I* v. J. G. Law formally announced to his con gregation that he had decided to accept the call to Ocala, Fla., and tendered bis resignation as pastor of the church. He assumed t he pastor ate of the Presbyterian Church iu 1879, succeeding Itev. Wm. Brearely, who hud been its pastor for over forty years, and has consequently been in charge of the church for fifteen years. His resignation is to take effect on Oct. 1, and cannot be entirely final until the Presbytery has acted upon it. During his stay here Mr. Law has endeared himself not only to his own congregation,bnt to the entire community and his de parture iqII be a matter of general regret. The best wishes of all classes SkMld Be Severely Dealt Wltk. Primus Delane, a well-known col ored man, whose fondness for liquor is always getting him into trouble, created considerable alarm on Brood street, Monday afternoon, and, but for the interference of a gentleman, might have done serious harm. He overturned a carriage in which a little child was sitting and frightened the nurses and Children very badly. The smooth sidewalk on this street is a favorite resort for little children and they turn ont in large numbers eviry pleasant* afternoon. Primus theu entered the residence of Mr. Rotbolz and frightened his children very badly and had to lie forced to leave by Mr. E. E. Nigels, who for- tunetely |pw him enter the house. Mr. Nigels asked a gentleman, who Itappoued to be passing by, in a buggy, to send a policeman to arjest him. Policeman Cook promptly re sponded and very goon had him ip the Guardhouse. Primos ought to receive a severe sentence and if this does not teach him a lesson some way ought to be devised to make him leave the town, for his conduct is too bad to be tolerated. A Ward to Bad Bays. On several occasions we have called attention to the misconduct of some of the boys who make a regular business of staying outside of the churches, during tbe night and ic mgnt service, distnrbin; their noise. We have spoken to the boys, at least some of them, per sonally in regard to the annoyance, doing so with the utmost kindness trusting that this would be sufficient to put a stop to their hud conduct. It has not done so, and the only thing, in case of its repitition, is to have them liefnrc the Mayor, who a ill see to it I bat they are severely puiiodied. We give them fair warn ing that every one ot them who is found loafing in the vicinity of the charcbes, while the service is going on, will l*e regarded as disturbing the congregation and dealt with ac cordingly. Of course it won’t be very pleasant for either the boys or their parents for them to hare to appear before tbe Mayor to answer to such a charge, but if they do get into trouble they will have only themselves to blame. In addition to this every boy that is shown to be guilty of this charge can depend with certainty tin finding his name in the columns of The Herald. ... These boys would do well to remem- of our people will go with him into ber that the law provides severe his new field of labor, with the earn- j penalties for offenses of this char- hope that his work may be wter. eat hope that abundantly blessed. Sadden Death ef a Well-Kiewn Minister. Rev. W. L Pegues died very sud denly on Monday afternoon, in Dr. Agrienltaral Society Meeting. The Darlington Agricultural So ciety will hold its annual meeting at the Fair Grounds on Tuesday, Ang. W ESI Marlboro coiiily in 1818 and mu Gharmuu-J. Committee 78 yeart 0 id the timeof his death. -LB. Law, R. H. Rogers, J. H e was a member of a large and in- i rpi. i .1 _ . c ' fluential family and was well-knowu in !. The use and abuses of com- U) hoilt ^ wbo , e State> Iu mercial fertilizers. Lhair.nan-B. 1840 \ e felt Cttlled t<> Fnu;h , and though possesing large means and a on) ( fine home, be did uct hesitate toj „r ,n °l»ey the summons and joined the 8rd. Is the raising of stock profit- c ; roliDa Conference. Except a few intervals of needed rest he con-: Williamson. Committee — Edward Evans, J. W. Beascly, S. B. Gandy, D. M. Smoot. able to the average cotton farmer of this section ? Chairman — S. A. Gregg. Committee — T. J. Bell, Pant Whipple, J. N. Kiryen. By order of the President. A. A. Gandy, Secrela-y. A Giand Instltntton. tinued despite his age to till his ap-; pointments, and was on tbe Tradeaville’ circuit at. the time! of his .death. Ho was a' man of great energy and could he' have chosen the time of his death! ... would have prefered to die before I , .. . * .u a .l <1 i- the growing infirmities of age would! advertisement of the South Carolina |(it « ^ cease frora h f 8 , ttlK)r8 .; £ h™.1? /“u At-[he breaking out of the war he institution keeps fully abrfasTof £ btt ‘ l °‘’ e of the p,Hi "* ,ion3 in! this set'ion, hut cue otu vl cue times and is fully equipped to give Bt , £o ’ lld him with on , y hi8 students eyery advantage iu the way - • - of securing a first class education. The history of this college is a part of llie history of the State aud its plan the end of the , repine hut, went to work to try and ! repair his broken fortune. , , . - , , . -! In his work us a minister he visit- * ib. smc .»d‘ no labor was too arduous for him to the record of. South Carolina, of which all of its people are so justly proud. If the achievements of those who were educated within its walls were blotted out, the State would lose more than half of its past re nown. To the thoughtful student there is both incentive and inspira tion in the post history and the sur roundings of this venerable old institution, every building and spot ot ground of which is hallowed by tbe grand traditions of the past The Ltculty is an able one and of its president, the learned Dr. Woodrow, it is simply superfluous to speak. A. undertake, and be always accepted his appointments with cheerfulness. He was married three times and leaves eight children by his two former marriages, two of whom Messrs. Frank and Herbert Pegues reside in Darlington. He was buried at New Hope Church, iu Marlboro county, the services being conducted by Rev. W. A3 Hodges. ■reh News. On last Sunday the Rev. Edward C. Jones preached at the Methodist Church, both morning and evening, and made a very pleasant impression on the congregation by his sermons. He is a young man, just on the thresbholu of his career as a preach er, and his friends predict a bright future for him. The Sunday mor ig service at the Presbyterian Ch. * . was col- ducted by the past There was m , .. .'.ling at the Baptist Church a. Sunday and the church will. „ m clowd on the coming Sunday. ” te congregation have, as yet, taken no action iu re gard to securing tbe services of a pastor. The service at the Episcopal else. Church, on Sunday evening, was I ^. .... . conducted by the Rey. It. W? Bam-, / ,le ^ tlmt iU,t well the rector. On next Sunday i rut, ";" ,,d 1 . ,,ome 1 thu nMt dtt y ut the J regular dinner hour. The festival which Factory Dots. From onr Regular Correspondent.' Mr. Mike McDonald is on the sick list, but it is hoped by his many friends that he will soon be out again. . Mrs. Eugenia Melton, of Savan nah, Ga., is visiting relatives and friends ut this place. Mr. Raifnrd Terry, of Bennetts- ville, and Mr. John Morrison, of Rockingham, N. C., spent last Wed nesday wilh Mr. F. S. Terry at this place. Mr. Thomas Calvin spent Tuesday and Wedresday in Wadesboro, N. C. The cotton warehonse has been completed. Evangelist Shaw aud wife, of Kershaw coiiuty, are running a big meeting on the streets here, as they will not let him preacl. anywhere he morning lay service will he held. There will be preaching at both The festival which was to the Presbyterian and Methodist given on the 10th, but which was Churches on Sunday nioruing, con- postponed on account of the had ducted by their respective pastors, weather, will bo given Tuesday, July The night service will probably he 21th. The public is reiqiectfully | at tbs freibytemi) Church- t iuviud. 4, #. g, Oar Ftorcicc Letter. From our Begular Correspondent. Florence, 8. C., July 19, ’94. Tbe game of ball here last Mon day between the Darlington club and the Stars showed that Darlington was “not. in it” with the Stars. There were two home runs made by Florence in the first two innings. In the fifth inning the Stars rapped the ball all over the field, making eight runs. CornifFs wide curves had the boys guessing all through the game. Corniff aud Sbreck of Florence and James and Hutchinson of Darlington did tbe battery work. The game was on the sixth inning, the score standing 20 to 2 in favor of Florence. The Stars are matched for a three day’s series with Sumter on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Corniff and Shn-ek of the Stars went to Georgetown with the Dar lington team last Tuesday. Tht farmers'from the surrounding country report that all the crops are in a very due condition, some of them better than they have b*n for some years past. Mr. Arthur Goldstein, who for the past three years has been connected with tbe Florence Times, will leave to-night, Thursday, for New York, where he goes to take a situation in a printing office. Mr. George Turbeville, of Marion, is visiting his son, the chief of police, in this city. Mr. Joseph F. Turbeville, former ly of Florence, but now of Savan nah, Ga., is visiting bis relatives in Florence. There are two gentlemen in Flor ence who will in a short time try a ride to Charleston on hicyles in twelve hours on a wager. Miss Mary E. Oliver, of Marion, is visiting the family of Mr. F. J. Fuller, of this city. There was a lawn pa ty at the residence of Dr. James Evans last Friday night for the benefit of the Independant Rifle Company of this city. g. j. t. Locals frta Cypress. From our Regular Correspondent. Cypress, S. C., July 16,1894. Mr. U. McLendon, who has been attending the Charleston High School, left on last Saturday morn ing to attend Clemson College. Some thief attempted to dig under Armour Staton’s smokehouse one night last week, but they were frightened off. Chicken and watermelon thieyes are very numerous in this section. Mr. J. W. DnBose shot some one in his melon patch last Saturday night. On Friday night some sneak thieves went to Mr. P. A. Saverauce’s chick- euhouse and ripped off planks and entered, helping themselves to as many chickens as they wanted. A small child of Lemain Staton fell into a tub of hot water on last Saturday and was so badly scalded that it nied Sunday. j. h. d. Hopewell JtUlRgs. From our Regular Corrci>pondent. Hopewell, S. C., July 14. Our day school opens July 18th. Miss Lula Boykiu, of Cypress, is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Martha Copeland. Mr. John H. DuBose, youngest son of Mr. Z. II. DuBose, of this place, is at home from Clemson Col lege. Johnnie has improved very much in appearance and looks like a soldier. Mr. H. J. DuBose and Mr. I. J. Alexander, of Cypress, visited rela tives at this place last Saturday. Alta, son of Mr. Abraham Rey nolds, is very ill with malarial fever. Mr. F. U. Huggins and family, of Florence, spent the fourth and fifth with relatives her-*. Miss Olivia Witherspoon, of Una,; is spending some time with her| sister, Mrs. Walter Reynolds. Mr. Z. II. DuBose has the banner j corn crop. Politics is never discussed among our citizens. We have long since found out that the reform mostly needed is for every fellow to try to raise more hog and hominy at home, aud that hollowing for Tillman and his gang don’t put any meal in the gum. Moke Anon. A Stotie to t Negr*. The Louisiana legislature has without opposition voted an appro priation for the construction of a bust or statue of Thorny Lafou, the negro philanthropist, who died there a few months ago. The governor will have the selection of the statue, and will decide upon its location. It will probably he placed in the state house. It is asserted that this is the first statue ever erected to a negro in tL* South, and the first in the country. Luton, who was 80 years old when he died, left a fortune of $600,000 nearly all of it to charity. He founded an asylum tor old peo ple and one tor girls and gave the rest to oil er benevolent institutions. His original intention was to make these institutions open to both whites and blacks, but he was C rsuaded to abandon that idea cause the whites are already well provided with eleemosynary institutions. The legislature which decided to erect tcis statue to Lafon, has created some feeling among the negroes by the passage of a law prohibiting umrri-ige between whites ami negroes and compelling the negroes to occupy separate cars from the whites. The Mayor of Darlington makes u strong showing iu the July num ber of the North American Review against Gov. Tillman and his false atuiements in regard to the “Dar- liugtou luattweciiou.”—i't'tmim. BUSINESS, NOT GAS! Don’t Be Blind, Tiiere’s Corn in Egypt Yet, and the World Moves on Just the Same. 1 am in the procession and take the lead, let those follow who can. No man can sell goods cheaper than l can and stay in business. My goods are arguments, my prices are eloquence itself. My aim is to make both goods aud prices satisfactory to all. I succeed when others fail to save you money. Call and see what it means to deal with a progressive wide-awake man and be convinced. Some say I sell goods too cheap, yes I sell cheap because I can do it I don’t bribe the public with cheap goods, everything is a bargain. Compare goods and prices and be convinced. We haye but one price and that is ABSOLUTELY CASH. .Just received 4,920 pairs of Socks and Stockings, 16,507 yards Laces, 2,000 yards China Silks, bought at 50 and 60 per cent nnder value. The Mowing Prices 11 Me leu Dp: Gent’s imported Balbriggan Socks, only 15c.; worth 25c. Children’s full ribbed, only 5c. Ladies’ black seamless, only 10c. Five pound Note Paper, only 2c. per quire. Best Needles, seven papers for 5c. Turkish Bath Soap, three cakes for 5c. Window Shades, 25c. and up. Oxford Ties, solid, 65c. Floor Matting, 121c. and up. Water-proof Collars, 10c. 4,920 pairs Stockings, 5c. aud up. 16,507 yards of Lace, one-half cent per yard and up. Balbriggan Seamless Socks, 10c. per pair. SPECIAL SILK SALE! Two Thousand yards China Silk, 22 inches wide, Evening shades and Light colors tor Waists, 25c, 26, 27 and 28 cents; tost 371c. to import We have a full line of \\ u, -k 5c ; i •; ChaUies, nli wool, S.iHin > iVi i,--, m it Summer Dress Goods. Full Hue Ladies’ Underware, Laudsome goods. Under vesta, 5c. each. We also have a factory and make Pants and Shirts. Good Pants, only 65c. Last, but not least, is our Millinery Department Iu charge of our MISS SARAH GARDNER. She is a first- class artist Can make any kind of a Hat or Bonnet from its base and garnish it to suit the most fastidious. Call and see her hats and be convinced as to quality and price. She leads in both and none can follow. Respectfully, BED FLAG BACKET, J. J. SHEPARD, Proprietor. Pearl Street, Darlington, S. C.