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?? ????' INDIANTOWN INKLINGS. Reopening of School?Off to College?Personal Mention. Indiantown, September 26:?The Indiantown graded school opened Monday, 18th inst, with Misses Lou Ferguson, of Laurens county, principal, and Lee Gelzer and Emily Giaze of Orangeburg and Mrs C W Stuckey of Nesmith assistants, and Miss Killingsworth of Dunbarton in the music department. The enrollment is good. A number of our girls have iett for the various colleges in the last few weeks as follows: Misses Isla Gamble to Chicora College for Women, Freddie Haddock to Lander, Lucile Cooper, Virginia Wilson and Daisy Rollins to Winthrop.Ruth Wilson to Queen college. Charlotte.N C. Mrs A C Strock and children of Orangeburg are visiting the former's sister, Mrs J A Cunningham. Mrs D M Ervin of Kingstree is visiting relatives here. Mr Glaze, who, we understand, is 1 teaching at Andrews, spent Sunday afternoon with his sister,Miss Emily Glaze, of the Indiantown faculty. Mr David Wilson of Summerton wiciroH rt-lntivps hprp Sundav. Indiantown now has a wide-awake and flourishing Christian Endeavor society which meets every Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the church. It has for its president a young man who is interested, willing and earnest, land his motto is: "A good society or none at all". The officers are Mr J B Lovett, president, Mr L R Rollins, treasqper, and Miss Annie Ervin, secretary. A number of our young people are leaying to teach. Miss Elise Rollins goes to Hemingway, Miss Jennie Haddock to Greenwood and Miss Jane Ervin to Cedar Swamp. Miss Thelma Snowden has been teaching for some time in Horry and Miss Emma Cooper at Cades, R F D, her home. Mr Raymond Rollins will teach in Darlington county. Mesdames R W Stuckey and S J **?" J -V-:i J?_ l CiTYin ana .incir uuiuicu nave neeu visiting relatives in Bishopville, Camden and Columbia. MissJuanita Rose,their sister,returned with them to Camden after several weeks' visit, having come down with Mr Stuckey and some of the children, who made the trip up there in Mr Stuckey's car. There will be a*minstrel show at Indiantown school auditorium by Hemingway local talent next Friday evening, we understand. The ladies here will serve refreshments. Mrs J N Hammet of Kingstree has been visiting relatives here. Mr Hammet aud Mr and Mrs Crosland spent Sunday here. Mrs W R Graham and children have returned from an extended visit to relatives in Virginia. Mr Cuttino of Manning is the guest of relatives here. Koeweto. SHAFT TO MAINE HEROES. Work Begins This Week on Monument In Havana. Havana, September 23: ? Work will be commenced next week on the monument in memory of the victims of the United States battleship Maine, blown up in Havana harbor February 15,1898. The monument will be erected in a park opposite the Santa Clara battery, near the wall of the Malecon. On each side of the memorial will be placed a staff, on which will be hoisted the Stars and Stripes and the flag of the Cuban Republic. The monument will be on a base of 16 feet in height, the total height to be 67 feet. The principal feature of the monument to be erected to the victims of 1&e Maine in Havana will be the . after-turret of the battleship and two of its guns. These relics were presented to the Cuban Government by the American Congress. The : monument will cost $100,000, which was transferred for the purpose by -.President Menocal from unused credits after the Cuban Congress failed to make an appropriation. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally vaiuaoie as a , General Tonic because it contains the j well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. SKETCHES FROM SALTERS. Favorable Weather for Farmers bat Short Crops?Personal. Salters, September 25:?We have had some fine weather the past week, which was utilized by the farmers to great advantage in gathering their crops. Jo f.wt' c'nnrt* in fant short I \JUIUVU to VV.AJ UllVi V) ?M j er than at first thought, only about I one-fourth of a crop. Corn is being harvested, and al' though short, is a better crop than ' cotton. A fine crop of hay is being gathered. Miss Winnie Davis has gone to Williston, where she will teach the present term. Mrs W H Stubbs has returned to her home in Bennettsville, after a pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs J A Ferrell, here. Miss Florence H Stubbs, who is a teacher at Peabody college, Nash-, ville, Tenn, spent several days here last week with her aunt, Mrs Jas A Ferrell. Mrs Mary H Sparks of Florence spent several days last week here with her sister,Mrs J H L Chandler. Miss Emmie Ferrell has gone to Aynor to reassume her duties as teacher for the present session. Henrv E Davis, Esq, of Florence spent Tuesday with his father, Mr J E Davis. Miss Lou Ferguson of Renno spent ond QnnHov hprp with her I ijatuiunj uuu *? ? ....... sister, Mrs T E Salters, en route to her school at Indiantown. Mr J T David spent Sunday in Florence with his brother Charlie, who is in the infirmary. The following young ladies have gone to college: Misses Leila Ferrell and Carrie Sparks to Chicora College for Women:, Janette Davis and Emma Lifrage to Winthrop. Miss Lifrage recently won the Winthrop scholarship from this county. Mr S F McDaniel has gone to the University of South Carolina, to which he won the scholarship a few weeks ago. Look Out. U S Exports Break Record. Washington, September 2o:?The largest amount of goods ever shipped out of this or any other country in a single month wus exported from the United States in August. For the first time in the history of the United States the value of a month's exports surpassed a half billion dollars. The exact total, according to a bulletin issued today by the department of commerce, was $510,000,000. This was $35,000,000 greater than the previous high record, established in May. Imports showed a decrease for August of $199,247,391. The total, however, was greater than any previous August. The exports for the year ending with August totaled $4,750,000,000 and the imports $2,300,000,000, both totals surpassing those for similar period of any previous year. The net inward gold movement for August was 29,000,000. The net total for the year was $410,000,000, which also breaks all records. When it's hot we want it cold, and when it's cold we want it hot, and when it's neither one nor the other we're just as disgruntled as ever. It is said that a yonng man is formed at twenty-five, but it takes much longer than that to reform him. It is now conceded that if a girl mrrrses once and does not succeed she is always willing to marry again to find out why. RUB OUT PAIN with good oil liniment. That's the surest way to stop them. (The best rubbing liniment is MUSTANG LINIMENT Good for the Ailments of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. Qood for your own Aches, P&irffc, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. ?. btuju-... - JC, iu.s.t-. FATHER KILLS TEACHER Because It Was Alleged He Had Whipped Daughter. Because, it is alleged, he had ad-1 ministered a whipping to his little ! daughter, W L Messer Friday after-; noon at Dellwood, sixteen miles east! ?? - T?l? 01 lYlftn&UIltt, f ia, siiwi aiiu uiiiwu | Prof G C Horn, pincipal of the Dell-' wood school. Nothing was known j of the tragedy until Messer came to! the city and surrendered to the au- j thorities. Oyster Dealers Warned. Washington, D C. September 25:? j With the opening of the oyster sea-' son tHe food and drug officials ofi the department of agriculture have given notice to those who ship oysters in interstate commerce that j thev will continue their active in-; spection to prevent shipment of polluted oysters or shipment of j shucked oysters that have been soak-' 1 ed to iucrease their bulk. Those in charge of this work re-; port that the oyster trade in genera!1 has expressed a desire to co-operate | with the department in obtaining aj grade of oysters free from adulters- j tion of any kind. Many have asked | the department to suggest a method, of washing oysters without spoiling them to an extent that constitutes adulteration under the regulations. The department's answer to such inquirers is that dealers are entirely able to determine for themselves wheter or not any particular method of washing results in an appreciable increase in the volume of the oysters or in the amount of juice that normally should be present. Forget Your lobes. Vnoos nfhinc limbs, lame KJtllX 0 , hack make life a burden. If you suffer from rheumatism,gout,lumbago, neuralgia,get a bottle of Sloan's Lin-: iment,the universal remedy for pain, j Easy to apply; it penetrates without I rubbing and soothes the tender flesh. Cleaner and more effective than mussy ointments or poultices. For strains or sprains, sore muscles or wrenched ligaments resulting from strenuous exercise,Sloan's Liniment gives quick relief. Keep it on hand for emergencies. At your druggist's, 25c. 4 I - . ~Betw North.? Florida A passenger service and comfort,equipped v Dining, Sleeping and 1 For rates, schedule, tion, write to WM. J. Gene Till III I All Fresh Meats and Veget THE PEOPLE II. i. MILLER HanranHHBBHi . ' - / ' . .'A. DRIVING OUT CATARRH If people knew how the presence of catarrh la a constant menace, they would have none of it. It infests some part of the delicately adjusted body and makes it useless, thus throwing on the other organs more than their sharo of work. It | affords a carefully prepared seedbed for the germs of colds, grip, tuberculosis and pneumonia. It so disarranges Nature's delicate plans as to make possible asthma, hay fever and other respiratory disorders. It spreads until It becomes | systemic, thus involving many or- > grans ana aeoimaung mo ?mro i system with serious results. ? Catarrh is easily neglected, and it rarely gets well or itself. It j needs proper medicinal correction. For almost half a century many thousands have found help In Pe- : runa. a valuable tonic with special efficacy in catarrhal conditions. Tne aim is to clean out waste mat- | ter. 10 dispel the catarrhal inflamJ tnutlon, and tone up the whole sys- j i terr.. Its users willingly testify i j that it has done all this and even 5 J more for catarrhal sufferers. What i i it ha3 dene is the best proof of [ f what it will do. You may rely on ; " i cruna. ? i) In tablet form It Is pleasant to : t take and easy to administer. j V . Ii < . flK M a n a 11 n t'h'e'i d e a! . laxative and I liver tonic. Uy'A They have r^> n? U n pleaswsm "Hard buyers," men and women at who buy with their heads as well as 3 their pocketbooks, will be quick to gj take advantage of our four-magazine I bargain offer. 3 oif.viur> ? - - -r4-?jr : -w- r?.? ??9 % \ur-r .TUAmi OfAV I ? > m CHARLESTON. S.C. | lie @ST IINEI jghfaRPOTI^VEJ, :fl ffee? i IDSOUTH ?Cuba. unexcelled for luxury /ith the latest Pullman fhoroughfare Cars. maps ur any iiiiui uiaCRAIG, raJ Passenger Agent, N Wilmington, N. C. ' I Is Till' Ml | ist Market Price Paid i ables on Hand in Season I 'S MARKET . Proprietor. | t " *" 1 * ''ft i III " 'dMMP Sjjji - k.~~. I?^? -W| Siegling Mu; Charleston, S. C. Established v A/ * THE PEAYEI The Piano that anyone in the i prices and easy terms. Let our s Samuel D. Carr, call on you anc possibilities of these instruments, Samuel D, Carr, Ma; Bnaw??BBsaaaaEBE??? School BEGIN SEPT1 We Are Headquarters f< Most Complete Lir We have just received a < Supplies, such as Pencils, Pen Tablets, Composition Books, cil Clips, Rulers, Mucilage, Et Phone 1 SCOTTDR ^ _ _ .. The ftexq $0 WUBB23BBBE Iflooi I Best Grade, 75c 11 MATCHLESS GLOSS Fl In Pint and Half-Pint Ca Adjustable Floor Mop: Treated Woole that take up every particle of polished surface. We have t floors and furniture and pay vice and satisfaction. Steele Furn | ZU8 Main Street oaatHnHBRnHHin Mowers ant We have just unloaded a McCormick Mowers and Rake McCormick Vertical McCormick Self D If you want the best and Rake on the market, buy the ' Come to see us and get tl i 1 |1 - _1_* I "make hay while tne sun smu Yours to p Williamsburg Ln Kingstree, sic House Florence, S. C. . j I 1819 "~-r S'' ' ''1 T VSp <f] n" Sr I ?jjPpS^4i * \ i PIANO ?amily can play. At low | ;pecial representative, Mr ? 1 explain the wonderful jjj nager Florence House. | Days LMBER 18 )r School Supplies ie in the City conplete line of School s and Penstaffs, Inks, Erasers, Pen and Penc. 131 2 :UGC0, $JL Store HPM * OIL ) per gallon minimmn v\a? mil JKNllUKfc FUL15H jds, 35c and 25c. s and ChemicaUy n Dusters dust and leave a clean hem. They save your for themselves in seriture Co. Opposite Court House I Rakes! carload of the famous s. Lift Mowers lump Rakes strongest Mower and ^ McCormick. le outfit you need and es." lease, ire Stock Co. - - S. C. 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