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Tf ' * •’ % - ' 1 ^ ■«*• ‘ *< 5. *»- ■ !. . ' : iWfe fife* ■ i.Jr- '- *1 V 5 *J» - 't *«® aUSfeiwi.; ;■ Times. Vol. IV FLORBNCK. S C- THURS J' 28, 1898. No. 280 Sheaf Oats for sale in any quantity. Delivered in your yard Cheap for cash. Apply to Wm. R. Barringer. A DEVIL’S DEED, PERHAPS. -STARTLING MSCOVERItS CON CERNING RECENT WRECK. Chairman Evans ami Captain Lynch Make an Investigation, and to all Appearance an Iron Bolt was De liberately Placed on the Track— Report of the Chairman. It looks very like the wrecking of the Coast Line train was a devil’s deed. Yesterday Captain G. G. Lynch and Railroad Com missioner Evans visited the scene and what they found is set forth in the following report: Columbia, July 27, 1898. To the Board'of Railroad Commis- sionerR: At the request of the board, I proceeded at 11 o’clock this morning to the scene of the wreck on the At lantic Coast Line railroad, which occurred yesterday on the Wilming ton, Columbia and Augusta divis ion, five miles from Columbia. I found the entire train, consist ing of engine, mail, express and baggage, second and first-class cars, down the embankment, turned bot tom side up: the engine was at right angles to the track and completely wrecked. The baggage, express and second class cars had passed over and beyond the engine, the regr of the second-class car resting on the overturned engine. There -were 4G*pdd passengers on this train, all’pf whom miraculously es caped serious injury. This was 'in a large measure to the ' >wellba8t lass material and conse- withstood the shock of the >nt serious damage, rengine rode the ties for )t before it went down the ikment. This was caused great momentum of the augmented by the down sde at this point. I found an indentation in the il*on the left side of the track, ridently made by some hard sub- ince, and about six feet further rward found a groove cut length- ae the rail, where the flange of ke wheel struck it; 50 feet furth- on I found where some hard sub ice, having imbedded its end the crosstie, tore out. A search is made and about 20 feet from lis point, out in the bushes, a irokeu piece of an inch bolt about inches long, with two large nuts screwed on one end, was found. W. D. Evans, Chairman. General Manager Kenly immed iately issued the following: •‘1260 Reward—The Atlantic C^ast Line will pay $250 dollars rard for the apprehension of, J,h proof to convict, the person [persons who placed obstructions the track, causing the wreck of passenger train at Hampton’s pond, about four miles from Co- luobia, 8. O., on the morning of July 26,1898. Tib Fever Among the Soldiers. • Washington, July 27—At 10 o’clfjk to-night the war depart- posted the following: Santiago de Cuba, July 2<, 1898 Adjutant General of the Army, Washington: Reports of yesterday show to‘al sick, 3,370; total fever cases, 2,- 924; new cases of fever, 639; cases of fever returned to duty, 538. Shatter, Major General. Try a shave at Lomax’? barber shop on Dargan street, and you will certainly call again. His razors are unexcelled, m" The largest of the twenty cam paign meetings yet held in South Carolina was held in Leo county last week. Lee is the baby coun ty of the State ana this was the first campaign she had teen so she fairly bubbled with joy sa she clapped her little dimpled hands- Augusta Herald. Subscribe for thia paper. The ChiincH. The chimes, the chimes! Listen to the merry chimes Proclaim the merits of The Times— The Daily Times. How merrily they ring How their echoes sweetly sing, Responsive to the chimes, A song of The Times— The Daily Times. How sweetly o’er hill and dale They sound the joyful, truthful tale, In softest, sweetest metric rhymes, The prestige ol The Times— The Daily Times. In tones of music they relate— That everywhere we “circulate,” And everywhere we captivate; No one fails to take The Times— The Daily Times. The chimes, divine, they ne’er mislead, Rut sing to all who are in need Of tasty work : “No longer heed The voice of any save The Times— The Daily Times.” The leading newspaper of Cara cas, Venezuela, says: “We do not hesitate to declare that our opin ions, convictions and good w ishes are on the side of Spain.” And Venezuela is the country in whose behalf we “talked sassy” to Great Britain not long ago ! There ap pears to be the need for the Hon. Leonidas Livingston to pay anoth* er visit to Venezuela, and do a little missionary work while there.—Morning News. Eczema, (Itchlns. Bornlnr, Scaly Humps), A Blood Disease.—An Old llsdlotne Wbleh Cures. The real cause of eczema is the acrid condition of the blood, an to cure this annoying disease quires only patience and pleat Botanic’ BIbod Balu* (B. B. Dr. Gillam made nis first cure] with this medicine over forty- seven years ago, and the medicine has been a godsend to over 500 sufferers since. Recollect the t your system is saturated with this eczema, or salt rheum humor, and this poison must be forced out, and B. B. B. will do it as sure as the sun is to rise. Julia E. Johnson, Stafford’s P. O., 8- C., writes: “I had suffered thirteen years with eczema, and was at times confined to my bed. The itching was terrible. My son-in-law got me one-half dozen bottles of Botanic Blood Balm, Mhich entirely cared me, and I ask you to publish this for the benefit of others suffering in like man- n ner. We have many more testimon ials, which we will gladly show. They are printed in a little book, which will be sent, free of charge, to any one who addresses us- Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) is a purely vegetable preparation, originally compounded by Dr. Gillam, and used in his private practice. It has cured many peo ple of all blood humors, scrofuls, and from the common pimple to the worst case of blood poison. It is put up in large bottles for $1.00, and sold by all druggists Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. July Dwelling house for rent, west Florence. Apply at Lake’s Drug Store. Bueklen’a Armies Salve. The best Salve in the world for Cute, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. 11 is guaranteed to give perfect satis- tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by T. D. Rhodes & Co. S. C. Military Academy. Office of Ch. Bd. of Visitors Charleston, July x, 1898. One vacancy exists m Benefic iary Cadetship for this, Florence county, in the South Carolina Mil tary Academy. Blank applica tions for permit to enter competi tive examination, with sheet giv ing necessary information, can be obtained from the county superin tendent of education. All appli cations must be in hands of Chair man by first day of August. C. S. Gadsden, Chairman Board of-Visitors. i A&X Cool jit Soda. Trte wm pii loll Ice Ci I Cola i Covingti STORe. Glace. )oda, °SIN. Jones. For the post 7 years I have nllal prescriptions for the people of this city and county, at aUKours, day aruTnight, ./<>/'„,/ so mllinuh/. ] am still doing so. Residena comer Wood s Turnip Seed, FRESH SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED. Cheeves and Coil m ~ m — mfrnmm fd mmm , Some of th( va rieties, all of vhich are adapted to the j toil of this and sur- I rounding counties. Golden Ball, Purple Top, Ruta Baga, Ccw Horn, Amber Globe, Seven Top. streets. 'T)ARBY. 1 will sell in any quantity from I ounce to 10 pounds. Darby the Druggist. DOINGS OF DEWEY. HE HUNTS, HIDING SPANISH VESSELS- The Transport Mobile with 1,600 Sol- dies Aboard Strays Away From the Porto Rican Fleet and is Found by the Cincinnati—Thirty-five Cases of Typhoid Fever Aboard—Castillo Advises Transfer of Peace Negotia tions to Paris. Washington, July 28.—Consul Wildman has given Dewey in formation as to where several Spanish gunboats and Spanish vessels are in hiding in Philippine ports, and the Concord and the Raleigh have been sent to capture them. SHE STRAYED OFF. The transport Mobile which was carrying sixteen hundred troops to Porto Rico got lost from the fleet through mistaking the place of rendezvous. FOUND BY THE CINCINNATI. She was found last night by the cruiser Cincinnati within gunshot of San Juan and led to a place of safety. N TYPHOID FEVER ABOARD. On board the Mobile there are thirty-five cases) of typhoid fever. A BEGINNING. CAtTI Castillo, ParU, adv negotiations 9 ADVICE. Spanish minister at tl BAs Wanted. Bids are ibvited for repairing and enlarging fhe school house at Ebenezer, Epenezer township. Bids will be deceived up to noon on Monday, August 1. For spec ifications apply to G. Hoffmeyer, Chairman Board of Trustees. July25-iwd-itw. Pictures. Hobson, Dewey, Sampson, 6 cents each. Battle of Manila Bay,' Battle Ship Maine, 10 cents each. M. B. Lucas, Agent. RbeumatUm Cured In a Day/ “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the syatem is remarkable and myste rious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Fold by F. U. Lake, druggist, Florence. FIRST TOMCCO SALES OF THE | SEASON- Opening ,#rlor*-nce’. Three Ware- houses, Fanners, the Florence and thej^d Dee—The Sales are Emi nently L;tisfactory, Prices Being Good, aqd the Result of the Day’s AN ork Aujgurs Well for the Future. kor the sale of leaf tobacco there are three warehouses in Flor- ence. Tbe Farmers’is situated on Coit street, the Pee Dee on Front street and the Florence on Dar lington street. Messrs. Comman der and McGill are the proprietors of the Farmers’, Dargan, Cole and Dargan of the Pee Dee, and Currin and Moofeof the Florence, all of whom arc known as courteous gen tleman a|id as men of experience and practical ability, and who are determined to succeed themselves and make 1 success of the Flor- enae tobacco market. To-day etch one of these ware houses was thrown open for busi ness. In other words a “break” was had, | Everything was propitious ex cept the waathor. It has not been for two oe three daya, and is not to-day, favorable for marketing tobacco. Too much raiu and dampness. Notwitbatanding that, the warehousemen are satisfied with what the day has-brought forth. At least £0,000 pounds were sold at the tbrej warehouses,'—and thia is a conservative estimai total ey watcE7 ed closelWad 1 ' enjoyed intensely the musiamf the autioneer’s voice. Visiting auctioneers alternated with those at home, and very quickly, in a wonderful way, each pile of golden leaf was converted into cash for the planter. The prices were eminently satis factory. Lower grades of tobacco sold remarkably well, and some of tbe better grades brought as much as 23 cents. Those who sold were well pleased, and, though the quan tity was not so large, the prices brought to-day mean that more to bacco, and yet more, will be brought to Florence. And there ia nothing fancy about it. In addition to those mentioned in yesterday’s papers, the follow ing buyers were noticed at the sales: The Messrs. Gorman, of Richmond, and Messrs. W. P- Henry of Timmonsville, J. W. Lovelace and E. P. White of North Carolina- PENCILLED PICK-UPS. Bom* Local aud Seme Not, Hut ail n( lutar- «it to the Reader. The news of the annexation of Hawaii was received in Honolulu with demonstrations of ijreat jov. For governor of the island the leading men of Honolulu have recommended Harold M. Sewell, the United States minister. Two experienced tolaeco men said yesterday that the tobacco lands of this section a-e the finest in the whole country. _ Col. R. C. Barkley, a prominent citizen of Charleston, is dead. There were ten deaths from yel low fever at Santiago yesterday. Mr. J. E. Vause, of Lyra, had tobacco on the floor of the Pee Dee warehouse this morning which brought 23 cents. Mr. Vause has more fine tobacco at home. IN PERSONAL SOME ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. •ISO—Ur' K Deletion’* Anti Uluietlr May be worth to you more than $100 if you have a child who soil* bedding from incoutenence of wa ter during sleep. Cure* old and young alike. It arrests the trou ble at ouce. $1. Sold by F. U Lake, Druggist. Mothers, we call your attention to Pitts’ Carminative, It acts promptly, it is pleasant to the taste, and the children will take it without coaxing. It relieves promptly and permanently. If we ou to uee it, you will get to do likewise. Your drag- sell it, and W. H. Darby and Hi*> Cojjp am] k<> ami <lo Many Thing* I 'd .11 tJlvp* u« I'lenMire to Uotir of Their Movement*. Hon. J. E. Ellerbe spent last night ia the city. Col. J. J. Hill, whom we all know, is in the city to-day, and his voice was heard at the ware houses this morning. Col. Hill is at Darlington this season. Mr. W. L. Walker, superiutend- ent of the leaf department ot the American tobacco company, was at the tobacco sales this morning. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Clare, of Timmonsville, are in the city to day. Supt. J. J. Crosswoll, of the Southern Express Company, pleas antly greeted us this morning. 1 Lieut. Rosenger, of the Edisto Rifles, Thompson’s Battalion, is in Florence to-aay. Messrs. James H. Barns end Tom McLeod, of Sumter, passed through Florence this morning going to Cheraw. They go to be present at the marriage of ] * ■ - r Item. For Sale. The best equipped house in east Florence. Beven rooms and bath room. Force pump and con nections. Necessary out build ings. Fruit trees and fine garden. Price reasonable on terms to suit Apply to L. H. Meares. Notice to Trespassers. Take notice that all persons are hereby prohibited entry, for the purposes of hunting and fishing and otherwise, upon the lards in the fork of Black Creek and Great Pee Dee river kn^wn as the “Woodstone plantation. F. S. Rogers, by W. A. Brunson, agent. June 28. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. ' Osteen of the Sumter Mrs. 8. J. Me Bridge, N. C., is an at the home of McLeod. m Dr. ilil Take notice that the firm of Darr & Brunson is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All accounts, subscription or other sort, will be paid to H. A Brunson, who will continue the business and who as sumes and is responsible for the debts of the said firm. H. L. Dark, H. A. Brunson. The undersigned in retiring from the firm of Darr and Brunson begs to thank the people of the city and county of Florence and elsewhere for the support given the business, and asks a continuance of their support for Mr. H. A. Brunson. Respectfully, H. L. DARR. July 26. Persons troubled with diarroea will be interested in the experience of Mr. W. M. Bush, clerk of Hotel Dorrance, providence, R. I. He says: “For severall years I have been almost constant suffer from diarhroea, the frequent attacks completely prostrating me ajd rendering me unfit for my duties at this hotel. About two years a traveling salesman dindly gave me a small bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Muoh to my surprise and delight its effects were imme diate. Whenverlfelt symptoms of the disease I would fortyfy my self against tbe attack with a few doses of this valuable remedy, remedy. The result has has been been very satisfactory and almost complete relief from the afflicton.” For safe by all Druggist and medi cine dealers. July. Uobbed tbe Grave. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: “I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, even sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite—gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. For tunately, a friend advised trying “Electric Bitters;” and to my gieat joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improve ment. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man I know they saved my life, and robbed the < grave of another victim,” No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cents per bottle at T. D. Rhodes & Go’s, drug store. 6 uggius made the trip to Conway oh his wheel, but the sand proved too much for him, so he returned by rail. Hon. James Norton was seen at the depot last night. Mr. Norton was on his way to Columbia. Miss Margaret Durham, of Ma rion, passed through Florence last night on her way to Cleveland Springs. Mrs. Ellen Brunson, of Savan nah, Ga., is visiting relatives in the city. Miss Kate Smith, who has been at School in North Carolina, re turned home last night for her va cation. Mr. Chas. C. Nowell, of Bcdcaw, Bosier Parish, La., is in the city on a visit to his sister, Mrs. J. H. Husbands. Mr. Nowell, who was a member of a Louisiana company, came on from the Atlant reunion to Florence. He left South Caro lina in 1845, and this, therefore, is his first visit to Florence. Miss Mattie M. Brunson has gone on a visit to relatives in Spar tanburg, Greenville and other up- country places. Mr. J. N. Powell, express mes senger, whose leg was broken not long ago in a railroad wreck, is sufficiently well to resume his ruti again. S. W. G- Shipp is spending the ^ day in Georgetown attending to important legal business. ■ is i m pi ri 1 'll*" H i ^ It;-. ■ } > 'i j., ’ ' rS*: 4 'JSsiSeflS '’9 s.f * PH // Swils Pefteh Gtsee. latest drinks, with IC^CREATkyery DAT |^>FBESe HUYLEB’S GAUDY Every Week. E- M. Matthews. V Grape Phosphate. -r—■ Florence an<r)i*;,)on Telephone Col Is now ready to receive and transmit messages from Florence to the following points: 8. M. Mc- Call’s; W. M. Gregg’s store, Claus- sens; Forestville; Bostick; Sav age, A. Poston & Sous, and Han nah and G. J. Steele’s. Messages ten cents. My office open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. R. C. Commander, July2Mtw-lwd. p reB . Ice Cream -At- ) Darby’s J Every Afternoon m General Insurance Agency SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life k Aecideit lisimce. Remarkable Ilencue. Mrs. Michasl Curtain, Plainfield III., makes the statement, that she caught cold, which settled ou her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption; she bought a bottlw and to her delight found herself benefitted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles, found herself sound aud well; now does her own house work, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at T. D. Rhodes & Go’s, drug store. Large bottles 60cents and $1.00. 6 A Sms®. . a : ab 1r