Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The D^ily Times. VuL. IV. FLORENCE, 8 C.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1897. No. 18 IN PERSONAL VEIN SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS. SOME ARE OUR ;0WN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. -oj Come and go aud do Mauy Tblugs aud It Gives uh Pleasure to Hear of Their Movements. Mr. H. L. Darr is spending the day in Columbia. Miss Sarah Barringer is visiting relatives in Mayesville. Mrs. G. G. Lynch and are visiting relatives in Enfield/ N. C. Mr. Elihu Muldrew returned from a short visit to Cartersville last night. Miss Gertrude Jacobi is at home again after a pleasant visit to triends in upper Carolina. Mr. D. J. Carter, a representa tive of the Southern. Newspaper — Florence last night en routs to Columbia from Mt. Airy, N. C. Mr. E. S. Sauls of Cades, one of Williamsburg county’s large and successful planters is in the city. Miss Grace Carson who has been visiting her sister Mrs. E. T. Hodges returned to Sumter last night. Mr. W. E. Sudlow arrived home last night after a visit to Barn* well, Camden and other points in South Carolina. Mr. aud Mrs. James A. Durant and family, who have been visit ing at the home of Rev. A. VV. Moore returned to Bishopvitle last night. Messrs. Harry Coleman and Carl Williamson of Whiteville, N. C., passed through Florence last night on their way to Asheville to cuter Bingham’s school. Growth of Theae F»«torie» 111 the PMt Seven Year*. New York, Sept. 16.—-The growth of manufacturing in the South in the past few years is shown by the fact that there are now in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinasand Virginia 434 cotton mills, with 3,451,631 spindles and 90,368 looms, besides 72 knitting mills. In 1890 the total number of spindles in these States was 1,533,250, so that the increase since that year has been about 120 per cent. Of the cotton mills, 249, representing about two-thirds of all the spindlea aud looms, are on the line of the Seuthern Rail way. There are now 52 per cent, more spindles on the line of this road than there were in the whole South in 1890, and the greater proportion of the increase has oc curred in the last three years. The woolen mills of these seven I States number 88 and c*d as follows: Alabama, 21; Georgia, 5; Kentucky. 18; Mississippi, 10; North Carolina, 13; Tennessee, 25; Virginia, 24. About 16 of these mills are also cotton or knitting mills. Of the total nearly one-half are located on the line'of the Southern Rail way, and these include most of the largest ones. — Boston Trauacript. About th« Weather. The weather to-day faintly sug gests winter, and over coats have been brought oat of their summer resting places. A cold wind is blowing from the North East and driving before it a misty, drizzling rain, and the mercury is revelling down below the sixty mark. Leaden clonds are scudding across the heavens, and underfoot mud and slush have given place to the powder-like dust of a week ago. But there is plenty of warm weather ahead. Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. For Rent. A definable six-room house with kitchen, oath room aud panty, situated on Darlington street. Apply to, tf. Mrs. A. M. Maxwelll. General Insurance Agency OF Ov SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life & Accident Insurance, Surety Bends Issued. c tORBNC8 S. THE EQUINOCTIAL GALK. A Severe Htorai VU si tie Florida Count Heavy Kaiu ami Fierce Wind*. Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 21.— Florida was visited by a West India hurricane to-day. Business was more or less generally sus pended because of the heavy rain fall and fierce winds. Ths rain in Jacksonville has been almost continuous for the past thirty-six hours, but it was not until early this morning that wind accom panied it. The maximum veloc ity here has been between 30 and 40 miles, accompanied by sharp gusts, in Tampa the rainfall was more than six inches, while here it has been about half that amount. No very serious damage is re ported. At Fernandina considerable damage was done along the river front. Two people, names un known, a^e reported to have been drowned. The centre of the storm on the e«$st coasf' appears to have' •passed over T’tufiville and Cocoa, about 160 miles south of this city. At the former place fifteen inches of rain fell and washouts are re ported on the railroads. At the latter several buildings were de molished and a number of fisher men probably lost their lives. But little damage was done at St. Augustine. AT SAVANAH. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 21.—The storm has blown here all day from 30 to 40 miles an hour, with in cessant rain. The shipping was all made secure, aud so far there is no change of great consequence. The greatest force of the storm is still expected here. The temper ature here to-day was the lowest known at this time of the year, being 46 degrees at 8 p. in. Au end of the gale is not looked for until to-morrow. AT CHARLESTON. A dispatch from Charleston to the State says: “The hurricane signals were dis played over the weather bureau stations this morning. The storm at noon to-day was in northern Florida, moving northeastwardly, and is expected to strike here to night The weather bureau states that while Charleston is directly in the coarse of the storm, the city will not suffer, as the storm is not of a severe character. A ve locity of 65 miles per hour is ex pected. A number of the resi dents of Sullivan’s Island moved np to the city. It is not thought that the storm will do any damage to the rice or cotton crops.” CROPS OF THE COUNTRY. Th* Weekly Report of the NhiIoiiiiI lie*, par metil of AKrtculllire. Washington, Sept. 21.—The weather bureau, m its report of crop conditions for the week end ed September 20, says: The week has been favorable for ripouing aud securing crops, but m the central Mississippi and Ohio val leys, Tennessee and over po p tions of the middle aad South Atlantic states it has been too <Jry for fal lowing aud seeding of fall grain. The exceptionally warm weather of the first half o/ the mouth ma tured com rapidly, aud has placed nearly the whole crop beyond in jury from frost. Owing to drough ty conditions in some of the more important states, th* grain, parti cularly the late crop, did not fill well, and the reports indicate that much will be chaffy. (Juttinghas progressed rapidly, under favora ble conditions, aud in some of the more important corn states will be practically completed by the end of September. Cotton has continued to open very rapidly and picking has been vigorously earned on. The re ports indicate that much the greater part of the crop over the central aud eastern portions of the cotton belt is now open, and that the bulk of the crop will be secured by October 15. lu Texas picking was interrupted over the greater part of the State during the early part of the week by rams, which damaged open cotton but proved benefijial to the late cotton and the top crop. Open cotton has also’ sustained some damage from rams in Florida. The weather conditions on the Pacific coast have been favorable, the absence of rain in California being especially advantageous for curing raisins and drying fruit. In Oregon and Washingto i the damage to grain by rams of the two preceding weeks is considered slight. A Card. In answer to repeated inquiries from my patients I wish to state that I have been unavoidably de tained at Capon Springs, having been summoned here a few daya after leaving Florence by one of my patients. His present con dition is such that I cannot say definitely when he will be able to travel. Hope however to be home by the first of October. B. G. Greg®. M. D. Capon Springs, West Va., Sept. 17. S20d2t. Old Newspapers for sale.