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MMMHMMMI I Dmlx TTmes. VOL. III. FLORENCE. S C.. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 25, 1897. No. 307 IN PERSONAL VEIN. SOME ARE OUR ;0WN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. They Come and go and do Many Thins. and it Give, u* Fleam) re to Hear of Their Movements. Rev. H. R. Moseley is off for a trip to Caesar’s Head- Mr. W. H. Berry has returned from a trip to Marion. Mr. H, D. Williamson has re turned from North Carolina. Mr. M. D. Harllee is visiting relatives in Marion County. Mr. J. C. Wilson a member of the Board of Control is in the city to-day. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bishopville are vi A. Brown. Misses Cai Janie McCall Theo. Ki Mr. W. T. Heard have Northern trip. Stuckey of Mrs. M. Mr. J. M. Lee, one of the most prominent politicians in Lynch's township, was in the city yester day shaking hands with his friends. Messrs. P- A. Brunson, Sr., In in McPherson, James Allen, Col. Howard and Pleasant Hatchell, are all in Greenville, attending the Confederate Re-union. Mrs. Jules Rogers, who has been visiting relatives in the city, re turned last evening to her home in Brownsville. She was accom panied by her sister Miss Sallie Diaughan- Mr. W. S. Moore of Virginia, the popular tobacco tuyer, is again in our midst. His old friends are delighted to see him, especially those tobacco planters to whom he always pays such good prices. Mr. Walter Harllee who has been spending a few weeks at Rem- bert, P. O., Sumter Co., has re turned to Florence. Mr. Harllee left for Wilmington this morning to resume his duties as travelling i Edna f ^their Mr. Hawley WKisli passed through here last evening on his way to Clinton. Mr. Henry Thompson a travel ling salesman of Wilmington was in the city this morning. Mr. John B. Jarrott in writing iug to a friend states that he is away up in Ottawa, Canada. Rev. E. T. Hodges is in Darling ton attending the 3rd quarterly conference of the M. E. Church. Mr. Marion L. Allen, of Green ville, returned home this morning after a pleasant visit to his father. Father Laycock of St- Patrick’s church, Charleston, passed through Florence last evening on his way home. Engineer George Brothers, of the Coast Line, is taking a week’s vacation and is visiting his family in Charleston. Mrs- T. G- Hall of Crow Creek, South Dakota, who has been visit ing her daughter Mrs. Edgerton, returned home this morning Mrs. La Coste Evans and Mrs. Dr. McCreight of Cheraw, passed through the city last evening on their way to Cleveland Springs. Miss Lizzie Harllee will re-open her school on Sept. 15th. Central locality. Aug.23 1m. Wauled. A position as salesman by a young man of experience—refer ence given —X—. Florence, Aug23d3t- 8. For Sale. The andersigued offers for sale a fine Jersey cow with young calf. Will be sold cheap. Apply to F* S. Thomas or at this office. Lout. On Saturday afternoon a young Newfoundland dog puppy. Finder will be rewarded by leaving same at this office. Johnson’s Chill and Fever - Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. LOMAX TELLS THE STOItY. He Wax an Kye Wituesx to Mr. Itlarkwell'x Murder aud lie Talk* to Fiirvia’ Doom. The Fayetteville Observor of Tuesday says: “As wus stated in yesterday’s paper, Ed. Lomax “confesses every thing.” Though the evidence against bums was strong before, the most important link, an eye witness to the murder, discovered in Rocky Mt. yesterday aud now held in jail, seems to fill the meas ure of the accused man’s doom. An Observer reporter saw Lomax in jail this morning and he freely and without hesitation told the whole tale of the murder aud subsequent events without hesita tion. His story is about as fol lows : “I was ‘hoboing’ my way on the south bound A. C. L. train on Saturday night the 14th, and in walking from one car to another 1 came upon three tramps, ail of whom 1 thought were white. We had some conversation, aud then one of them, whom 1 soon saw was a mulatto, got to making so much fuss, that I left them aud went to the rear car, where I laid on the shady side, the moon being bright. When near Dunn, I heard a pistol fire, aud then the engine slowed up aud stopped, and 1 heard the crew telling the ‘hobos’ to get off. 1 then glanced down to the ground on the side of the rear cat and saw the flagman and the mulatto. The former was trying to make the negro go to the rear of the train so that there would be no danger of his getting on again. Instead of obeying, the negro said to the Hag- ; im u, ‘Get back on yeur train.’ The The flagman said to the negro, ‘What do you mean?’ or some thing like that, and then said rapidly, ‘What are you doing, don’t shoot;’ and then 1 heard the report of a pistol aud saw the man fall. 1 stayed about the train for several minutes, and then took to the woods, fearing that they might think I was the murderer. It was about 1 o’clock Sunday morning when this happened. 1 slept in the woods for a tew hours, aud then reached the track again. Near Godwin a man came out of the bushes and called to me, 1 turned around and saw it was the man who had shot the flagman. He asked me if I was not one of the fellows on the train last night, 1 said yes. He then said, ‘don’t be tray me.’ We walked along to gether until we came to a country road. Here I tried to get away from him, but he said no, that we must lake that road, and as 1 was afraid of him, not being aimed, I went along.” Lomax then described their jour ney to the river bridge, where, after their talk with Mi . Graddy, they separated, he going to his mother’s house in Campbellton, where he remained up to Saturday. He said that he saw in the Fayette ville Observer that day that the authorities knew the man who was with Purvis to be a Fayetteville negro, and that he then decided to ' go to Kocky Mt. and let them catch him, it they 8usi>ected him. He said that during the trip with Pur vis they met a tramp who told them they had better steer clear of Fayetteville, that a tramp had killed a flagman near there, and the people were hot. After the tramp left, Purvis ottered him his pistol, but lie refused to take it. They then heard a chicken crow, and this reminding them that they were hungry, they went to Mr. Chas. Johnson’s house and got something to eat. During the trip Lomax accused Purvis of having been drunk when he shot the flag man. Purvis denied this, and said that he had only drunk a gill.” For Voters. It isn’t necessary to have a reg istration certificate in order to vote next Tuesday, but the names of of voters must l»e on ^Democratic club rolls at lea.st five days before the day of the election. In Florence those whose names are not on any roll should imme diately call ou eitlier Dr. P. B. B^- cot of club No. 1, or J. W. Mc- Cown of club No. 2. Important Meeting. An important meeting of citizens of Florence will be held at the court house to-morrow night at 8.30 o’clock for the purpose of an^^r- ing a program for LnborJ|^^^HL cises. The wheelmen are paricularly urged jf> resent. Old Newspapers for sale. General Insurance Agency or SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life k Accident Insurance. Surety Bonds Issqod. rb« ^LORENCB. S ’•in *