Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MjWr^L- MMMP pH V6L. III. D^ily Times. FLORENCE. 8 C.. FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 13, 1897. 297. IN PERSONAL VEIN, j SOME ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. TUey Coma aud g<> anil «i<> Many Tbintj* ami It Gives ii* I'leasure to Hear of Ttieir .Movements. Dr. F. U. Lake is in Darlington to day. Mrs. Annie S. Welsh is visiting in Darlington. Conductot H. M. Branson spent yesterday in Marion. ^ ^ Mr. Ed. Stackhouse returned to Marion this morning Mrs. F.'JS ing Red Sp is-^yisit- Mr. J. ^ a trip to Mr. O. B. Cox, of visiting Mr. M. B. Mrs. morning for,; Mr. A. J. is spending I Mrs. F. W ville, speSt’^ Mrs. John Mr. Carroll’s mo: catnaw Mr. R. L. Sellers, wife and children left for Ocean view this morning. : Mrs. Chas. H. Newton, of Au gusta, Ga., is visiting Mrs. W\ W. McMillan. Mrs. W. B. Rowell and her two children are quite sick at their residence in this city. Mrs. C. S. Lucas and her sister, Miss McCallman are spending a few days in the country. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Browne left last evening for a visit to Green ville and the up country. General Attorney W. H. Fitz simmons, of the N. E. R. R., was in Florence this morning. Mr. L. R. Ives, who has been visiting among the truck farms of Virginia returned home last night. Mr. H. R. Cully, soliciting agent of the A. C. Line with head quarters at Columbia, is in the city to-day. Mrs. G. B. Graves, of Chatta nooga, Tenn., who has been visit ing Sullivan’s Island, has returned to^Florence and is the guest of Miss Gertrude Jacobi. Mr. {. H. Smith, of Timmons- ville, a popular koight of the grip, spent a fewjiours in the city last evening. TjMr. A. G. Kollock, editor *»f the Darlington News, passed through Florence last night on^bis way to Charleston. Mr. Chas. Williams, Mrs. Beu lah Wilkins and Miss Rebecca Turheville are spending the day in the country. Vbr. Jas. Evans returned last night from Anderson, hut left this morning for Cliadbourne, N. C. on a professional call. Mr. Louis Day, manager of the A. C. Line restaurant at Florence, has gone on a visit to his old home in North Carolina. Thomas, one of largest planters, ■FWtonoo last eve- way from'Oceah View. Wilmington. News received to day states that he is much better. Capt.'Corbett is a brother-in-law of Mrs. W Z. Nettles of our city. Mrs C. L. Stack and family, who have been visiting the family of Mr. J. B. McCatcheu, left Mon day night for Manning, where they go to visit friends and rela lives tefore returning to t their home in Florence.—Lake City Times. Rev. Yancey Yon A. Riser, a divinity student at Newberry has arrived in the city to take charge of the Lutheran congregation in the place of Rev. Mr. Trauger. Mr. Yancey will make Sumter his headquarters. See notice of ser vices in another column. KNIGHTS OF OAMON. * ..£?• Chwse, Jr. is so isffed with the great bene- Glenn Springs water that he has concluded to remain there two weeks longer. / Mr. James L. Mann, principal- elect of the Florence graded schools, is visiting friends and ac quaintances in Saluda.—Saluda correspondent, News and Courier. Mr. C. W. Westbrook, who has been m the city several weeks prospecting, returned to Wilming ton this morning having failed to make arrangements for his truck farm. Mrs. J. J. Fowler and daughter Miss Nellie Heiser, of Wilming ton, N. C, were in the city a short while last night. Mrs. Fowler is a niece of Mr. Chas. Bultmann, of our city. Capt. S. V. Bunting, one of the genial Pullman conductors, was seen at the depot this morning. Capt. Bunting has many friends in Florence who are always pleased to meet him. Mr. K. C. Barrett, the wide awake and popular route agent of the Southern Express company, has returned from an extended trip to the upper part of th^ State. Mr. Barrett will spend the day in the city with his family. Capt. W. F. Corbett the veteran Pullman car conductor, has been quite sick for several weeks in Johnson's Chill and t^ever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. Loeat Picking;*. There are only six prisoners in the county jail. Dr. Brooks Rutledge has re turned from the Southern Dental association that has been *n ses sion at Old Point Comfort, Ya. Before returning home Dr. Rut ledge paid a visit to the family of his brother at.Hagerstown, Md. The merchants of Florence are determined to protect the farm ers and secure for them the best prices for their tobacco. They at tend the sales at the warehouses daily and bid on the tobacco. To day the sales were large and to bacco brought good prices. I.urgo fonclftte OrgHnUed I.hm MkIii by Mprcial K. X. Klctibuurg. A conclaveof Knights of Damon was organized last evening in Pythian Hall and the following oflicers were elected to serve until their successors are elected : Commander, F. H. McLeod. Vico Commander, C. D. Bray. Prelate, Rev. E. T. Hodges. Secretary J. J. Brown. Treasurer, \V. H. Darby. Collector, H. L. Darr. Senior Warden, J. S. McKenzie* Junior Warden. R. C. Starr, Jr. Sentinel, W. B. Rowell*. Local Deputy, H. H. Husbands. This order promises to have a very large membership as there are over 30 names down as charter members. Gen. Richbourg will remain in Florence two or three weeks long er and will keep the charter open I for taking in more members. This is a reliable cheap insurance and a level premium company. A IIAPI*y"hBUNION: All persons desiring pears for eating or preserving will please leave orders at Geo. Stack ley’s. 4t. D. A. J. Hoole. General Insurance Agency OK SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life & Accident Insurance, Surety Bonds Issued. Pboiw I'tORHNCE. s The Veterans of Florence County Have % Glorious Time at Mulrirow’s Mill. The veterans of Florence county had a great and glorious time at Mnldrow’s mill yesterday. They had a basket pic nie, aud what with a happy remiuiscential iutur- course, a swapping of yarns and a bountiful repast, they enjoyed themselves as only those who stood shoulder to shoulder in ranks can. About sixty veterans were pres ent. Talks were made by Col. K. W* Lloyd, Dr. J. F. Culpepper, Dr. P. B. Bacot and Mr. W. E. Mc- Knight. Mr. T. J. Powers— “Tom” Powers—, a one-time engi neer on the Coast Line, was there, and with some of his good old war stories he furnished rare entertain ment for the company. The death of the old hero,’ Gen eral Samuel McGowan, was re ferred to mote than once during the day, and these veterans to do donor to his memory appointed Col. Lloyd, Dr. Culpepper, Dr. Bacot. and Mr. McKnight as a committee to draw up a set of res olutions During the day the question of truthful history was freely dis cussed, and, as a matter of course, the unanimous opinion was that a history doing full justice to tha South should be written. In the afternoon the veterans went home glad that they had been there.