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LOCALS IN BRIEF. SHORT PARAGRAPHS OP HOME HAPPENINGS. Personal and General Mention of Home Polks and Others Whom we all Know. Judge J. P. McNeill is quite ill. George Lee, JK, is on a visit to Florence. J. W. Cooper spent yesterday in Columbia. P. A. Willcox, Esq., returned last night from Atlanta. Jacob Elmore, of Lynches, call ed on The Times to-day. Mrs. J. K. Weatherford arrived this morning from Columbia. B. M. Truluck and S. E. White, of Motts Bridge, were in town to day. E. T. Elliott and R. S. Churchill, of Dillon spent yesterday in the city. Miss Singletary and the Misses McCall are in Charleston for Gala week. Mrs Elliott and family were among those bound for Charleston this morning. Remember the foot baU game that you had an invitation to, at 3.30 to-morrow afternoon. There were a number of people who went to Charleston this morn ing, among whom were Mrs. W. W. Clement, Miss Daisy Bacot* Fred die Wolff and Mrs. W. C. Atkinson and three children. That Fire Alarm. The fire alarm last night and all the excitement was caused by one of the chimneys in the residence of Capt. James in East Florence. Mrs. James had thrown a small paper bag into the fire which set the soot on fire. Some one saw it and gave the alarm. Before the Mayor. P. O. Matthew’s arrested for being drunk, disorderly and curs ing. T. L. Allen for trying to rescue Matthews while under arrest. Dick McIntyre for being drunk disorderly and cursing. Walter Jackson for being drunk and disorderly. William Berry cursing and dis orderly conduct. Matthews was fined $5 or 10 days, Allen and McIntyre each $2.50 or 5 days Berry $2, Jackson, $3 or 6 days. All paid their fines except Jack?on, who was busy hunting around for the wherewith al! to do it, when the reporter left. DISSOLUTION. The business of James Allen A James If. Allen under the firm name of James Allen A Son Is tbis day dissolved. All accounts due them will be paid to James Allen, who will receive and receipt for same. For the next SO days we will offer our entire stock of choice goods at and below cost for cash. JAMES ALLEN. JAMES M. ALLEN. FOR SALE. 100,000 cabbage plants for sale, ready for setting now. They are from the finest seed from Peter Henderson, and are of the Charles ton Wakefield variety. Price $2 per thousand. W. C. Blount. FOR SALE. If you are in need of a fine cow call at No. 268 Irby street and se cure a bargain. F. L. Baxter. Louis H. Meares ATTORNEY at law. Fire Insurance and Real Estate Agency. FLORENCE, S. C. Office in Rutledge Building. H. S. ROSE, C. c. Rike, a Coast Line painter, went to Columbia this moruing, but expects to be back to-night. W. A. DeFee, a prominent farm er of Motts Section, was killed by his horse, Friday last. His death causes many to grieve. Saturday night D. M. Hook was taken suddenly ill but last uight was better, though is still confined to his bed. James McMillan, son of F. W. McMillan, who has been down with typhoid fever for about 3 weeks, is improving. Mrs. L. R. Brazell, Miss Sarah Rose, Willie Cole and John Powel, spent yesterday in Cartersville, visiting Miss Ada Connor. Miss Mamie Hepburn, of Eb- euezer and Miss Christian Smith, of Little Rock, are visiting the Misses Napier, of this city. Mrs. Dr. J. H. Blackwell spent last night in Florence and left this moruing for Charleston, where she will spend about a week. There was a freight train wrecked vesterday on the N. E. Road, a few cars were smashed up, some of which were loaded with oranges. E. S. Lathrop has resigned bis position as private secretary with G. G. Lynch and R. C. King, of Wilmington, has taken his place. Mr. Lathrop goes to the Salem mills an the Northeastern road, where he will take a position with Thomas Wilson as bookkeeper and private secretary. t fto Timmonsvilie Church. Tl.e commission appointed by the Pee Dee Presbytery consisting of Rev. Messrs. J. H. Dixon and D. M. Fulton and Elder W. E. James, met in the Methodist church and after a sermon by Rev. D. M. Fulton, proceeded to the or ganization of the Timmonsvilie Presbyterian church, Rev. J. H. Dixon presiding and W. E. James acting as clerk. Letters of dismission were re ceived from Fair Hope church for Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rose, from Florence church for Mrs. John McSween, Duncan McKenzie, Mrs. G. W. Hancock, W. H. Keith and Jno. McSween. Jno. McSween and W. C. Rose were duly elected and installed "elders, having been previously or dained. Duncan McKenzie and W. H. Keith were elected, ordained and installed deacons. The commission then adjourned. J. H. Dixon, Chairman, W. E. James, Clerk. Farrell & Edwards, the popular photographers of Florence, are still at their elegant rooms over Bult- man’s store, where they have the best light in this section of the State and the best instruments furnished by manufacturers. Give them a call and “secure the shadow ere the substance fades.” Full stock of fresh fish, oysters and mullet roe at Waltoa’s. — Dealer in — GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, CAPS, Etc. A FINE LINE OF FANCY QROCERIES. Ao. 217 Evans Street. flODSB FOR UR. I will sell on easy terms, monthly payments if preferred. House and Lot. corner. 100 feet on Miller and 128 feet on Evans Street. If very cheap and desirable property Is wanted apply to P. A. WILLCOX. POSITIONS GUARANTEED under reasonable conditions. Do not say It can not be done, till you send for free catalogue of DRAUGHON’S PRACTICAL i2/j ze44'we4& Nashville, Tenn. This College is strongly endorsed by bankers and merchants. FOUR weeks by Draughon’s method of teaching bookkeeping is equal to TWELVE weeks by the old plan- Special ad vantages in Shorthand, Penmanship and Teleg raphy. Cheap board. Open to both sexes. No vacation. Enter now. Railroad Fare Paid. HOME STUDY. We have recently prepared books on Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Penmanship especially adapt ed to “ home study.” Write fojr ” Home Study ” circulars at ouce. P A. WILLCOX ATTORNEY AT “LAW. FLORENCE, S. C. THIRD FOURTH CIRCUITS. Call and see the wonderful QUEEN HEATER. The poor man’s friend. Saves 25 to 50 percent in fuel. Can be regulated like a lamp. Cleanest stove in the world no soot or dust can get out. One fire will last all winter if you will put in a stick of wood every ten or twelve hours. Also a full line of Hardware Stoves \ Tinware, waumo & co + Loeb Building. Larp Mil Received Daily at BUCHHEIT’S Restaurant and Bakery, Served in every style. Small Oysters 35 cents per quart. Large Oysters 50 cents. Bread Cakes Rolls and Pies Baked Daily. FINE CAKES a specialty* Strictly Cash. RBMOM NOTId! We respectfully inform our friends and customers that we have removed to our' new Store 23* Dargan Street, where we will he glad to have you call and examine our large and selected stock of Fall and Winter BOOTS and SHOES Thanking you for past fa vers and soliciting a continnauce of the same we remain Tonrs respectfully GHAS. BHLTM4NN