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WA OH! OORBESPQNDENOE. - i KEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Items of Interest From all Parts o? Sumter and Adjoining Counties. 3FOTTCE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will ?each this office not later than Tues? day morning. When the letters are received Wednesday it is almost an impossibility to have them appear in paper issued that day. STATEBURG. Stateburg. April 16.-Mrs. James Unckney and Miss A. X. Moore spent Easter in Sumter with Mrs. A. P. sr- w . Manning. Mr. Frank P. Burgess returned to? day from Ferguson where he has been visiting friends. Mr. Matt Moore of the Charleston Medical College is at home for the sommer holidays. Miss Anne M. Barnwell of Florence Spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mr. James Pagan spent a few days | last week with relatives in Fairfield j county. v Miss Ina Mellette spent Saturday and Sunday in Wedgefield. Messrs. W. D. and H. V. Frierson of Great Falls, S. C., are at home for a Jew days' stay. Miss Anna P. Burgess returned to? day from Summerton where she has oeen visiting friends since Thursday. Mr. Early Mellette returned to ll?orth Carolina today, after enjoying -baster at home. Rev. W. H. Barnwell spent today in 33agood with friends. PRIVATEER. Privateer, April 17.-Miss Hattie Xamsey spent from Friday until Sun? day at Mr. W. G. Ramsey's. Mr. Charlie Jenkins, accompanied Igr one of his classmates, Mr. Weeks, spent from Thursday until Monday at nome. Mr. R. L. Geddings of Sumter spent Tuesday at Mr. E. W. Rivers'. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lee of Oswego spent Sunday at Mrs. S. J. Bradford's. Mr. Andrews and Miss Lizzie May 3Etall .of Sumter spent Sunday at Mrs. Xi. B. Jenkins'. Mr. J. M. Koib and Mr. M. A. Xes tat are attending court as jurymen this week. One of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cub laage's children was buried at Bethel ?Saturday afternoon. About twenty-five of the young folks -anet at Cain's Savannah Mill Friday afternoon and had their first fish fry fer this season: All give a glowing account of the good time and abund of fish they had. PISGAH. 1 V Pisgah, April 20.-Cotton plantinj 4? practically finished. Some early planted is coming up. Just about as ^rnany acres as last year is planted. The Stand of corn is not good. More peach? es than we thought we would have af ' ter the cold. An inspection around snows the farms in splendid condition. ^More so than ever. Oats are not as "large as usual for this time of year, sut the stand is good and I see no YSsas of the Hessian 3y. Xast Saturday was the windiest day u? the year, and at night we had a canch needed rain. Mr. J. D. Evans went to Columbia last Saturday. Miss Ila May Evans, who is attend? ing school in Sumter, came home to spend Easter. She had quite a sore strm from vaccination. Pish are reported biting well in the 3iver and several from here will try laeir hand at landing the finny tribe ?Beset week. A good deal of sickness about and the doctors are on the go all the time. ' A Pisgah, Aprir 20.-Anthony Mc Xain, an industrious colored man who Sives on Mr. B. H. Boykin's place, lost iis house by fire today. He lost every thing. His loss is heavy as he was -well to do. A large number of tur? nkeys and chickens were burnt up, be? ing shut up in the fowl house near the dwelling. The fire was started, it is supposed, by rats striking matches in "Che closeL No one was home but his irtfe and she says the first she knew ?the fire was bursting out the door. She -was not in the house when it started tait washing some little distance away. DUBOSE CROSS ROADS. DuBose Cross Roads,, April 20. Mr. T. J. DuBose has moved his lum 'her operations from the Barnett place *to Mr. Davis Rembert's land. From all appearances he is doing a fine busi? ness. He is using a steam road engine and5 claims that it does the work of 36 mules. Mrs. T. J. DuBose has been sick in s-ed for about two weeks. She is as comfortable as could be expected, but she still has fever; her father. Dr. "Henry DuBose, says it is typhoid ma? larial. The friends of Mrs. Dr. DuBose are much gratified to hear that she has seen able to stand erect by holding on to her bed post. Since her long and severe illness she has had little or no ?se of her lower limbs from the knee down. Strange to say. her general health is about as good ot it ever was. s?t she can't walk. 1 If Mr. Frank Outlaw don't make good crops on the Aman (Rembert) place it will not be his fault. He is a working man. Mr. J. M. Fraser is buildling a nice house on his place and the stork has left with him a sweet little girl baby. DuBose Fraser spent the Easter holidays at home, but has returned to the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute to resume his studies. Mr. Scott Dubose's family are all up again. If a]l the farmers in the country were yike Messrs. King, Strange, Blackwell, Outlaw and others about ! here we would have no fear of starva? tion or about wearing Sunday clothes. Our -magistrate, "Guv," although sometimes a little erratic-is managing his official affairs very nicely-and he is holding the scales of justice with a steady hand. It is curious how de? clining years will steady the nerve cen? tres. Everything is as peaceable and quiet as a May morning on this line. In talking about farming ? must not forget our colored friends who in truth, are fine citizens and attending strictly to their own business, as for example: Mose Moses, Francis Pogue, Tom Jones, Bob Milton, Pos tel DuBose, etc. All these people ought to take the Watchman and Southron, and I hope many of them do. \ Thanks to Providence sfnd the ef? ficient energy of Sam Jenkins, who has control of this section, our roads are in fair condition. Your man Seales, when he sees work is necessary on the road line, goes ahead and does it. Our man, Rollins, says he can do nothing with? out his "board." If the "board" has ever been about this far off section of Lee I have never heard of it. We don't know who they are, but I sup? pose we will know or hear about elec? tion times~ * We see very little of Representative Green, but suppose he is deep into cotton, corn and politics, al honora? ble callings on right lines. 5 I see the Hampton Democratic Club meets at DuBose's Cross Roads the 18th at 4 o'clock p. m., by order of President X. S. McLeod. Mrs. Shipp. McLeod is still improv? ing, i Occasional.. SMITHVILLE. Smithville Ajril 21-Mr. John Deas of Camden was here on last Tuesday. Mr. P. H. Maxwell, representing "Always Miles Ahead" Shoe Company was here on Thursday. On last Friday afternoon Mr. S. S. ! Leigner gave his scholars an Easter j egg hunt. What a grand time they had scrambling. for eggs when they were let loose in the woods. Mr. John McCutchen got the prize, which was a jumping jack with an Easter egg head, for finding the most eggs. On last Sunday afternoon Easter services were held .in St. John's M. E. church. Rev. S. H. Booth preached a beautiful Easter sermon and appro? priate hymns were sung by the young people of the church who had been training for the occasion. Mr. L. A. White has been quite sick, but is now some better. Mrs. Salena White has been quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Wilson. Dr. T. H. Foxworth thinks he is the proudest man on the hill now just because he has another young "doc? tor" to succeed him. He arrived this morning, but when he will begin work remains to be seen. Mr. J. Ellerbe Brown is quite sick at his home. Mr. S. S. Leighner is spending to? day at Braun's. WISACKY. Wisacky, April 23 -The weather today is very cool, with high winds and rain is very much needed. The farmers are nearly through planting cotton, and some have good stands of corn. The school at Rock Church, taught by Miss ?'ackson of Summerville, closed Satu; aay with a picnic. The Wisacky sc >ool being invited to take part, quite . number from this neigh? borhood at! ..nded. The exercises were very good, at the close of which Hon. T. G. McLeod gave a splendid ad? dress on education. The crowd was :hen invited to the table where a bountiful dinner, was spread. All seemed to enjoy the day very much. Mr. J. C. Ledingham received a tel? egram Saturday evening of his broth? er's extreme illness and he left next morning on the early train for Ma? nion, and will be gone several days. We hear that Mr. Augustus Cooper *ias installed an electric plant at his .vater mill near Wisacky. Mr. M. L. Williams spent Saturday in Sumter. Mrs. Eva C. Smith and family of Pishopville have been ir. our midst for the past few days. Miss Grace Hearon. of Bishopville, ias been visiting at Mr. M. L. Wil? liams, j EDWARDS. Edwards, April 23.-Since I last wrote the farmers have planted their corn and are planting cotton. Mrs. J. R. Kirkley of this place is visiting relatives ai Orangeburg. Mr. L. A. White is quite sick at this writing. Mrs. L. A. James of Bishopville vis? ited her father, Mr. J. W. Weldon, of \ this place on the 15th and 16th inst. Mr. Marion Weldon spent ?Saturday night with relatives near Heriots. Mrs. S. A. White who has been ill so long is now slowly improving. Mr. J. R. McLeod spent Saturday in Camden. Mrs. J. R. McLeod has returned from a visit to relatives in Fairfield, j Mr. A. E. White was in Camden on j last Friday. j Miss Lizzie Smith of Fairfield is vis \ icing her aunt. Mrs. J. R. McLeod. Miss Essie White is spending a few j days with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Wil I son. j .We have been havirg some very good weather for the last few weeks. Rev. S. H. Booth filled his regular j appointment at Salem. Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Miss Gussie Crossweil. one of Al cot's most charming young ladies, j who has been visiting Mrs. A. B. ? Whit' T the past few days, has re j turnte LO her home. Cotton planting will come to a close this week. Mr. F. G. Peebles was in Camden on Saturday. Miss Emma Pipkins has. closed her school after six months of very suc? cessful teaching. Mr. J. H. Weldon was ir. Bishopville last Tuesday. Mr. J. WT. Lee spent last Thursday in Bishopville. MAX. Max, April 23.-The entertainment at Beulah last Friday night was very enjoyable and a success financially. Messrs. Robert Cain and Samuel Askins, of Timmonsville added much to its' success. Mrs. Benjamin Bailey of Beulah died yesterday morning. Her health had been bad for some time, but her death was unexpected. Her funeral and burial will take place at Beulah today at 10 o'clock a. m. The funeral services will be conducted by her pas? tor, Rev. Mr. Trenholm. Farmers are about done planting corn and cotton. About the usual acreage of cotton has been planted. Mr. J. A. Burgess spent yesterday in Timmonsville. Mr. J. C. Truluck and little daugh? ter, Rhea, and Miss Ellen Carraway spent Wednesday in Timmonsville shopping. i SALEM. Salem, April 23.-On Saturday morning between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock the barn and stable of Al? bert Chandler, a tenant on one of Rev. W. J. McKay's farms, was burned, to? gether with corn, forage, peas, cotton seed, potatoes and about 200 pounds home raised meat. One mule perish? ed in the fi?mes and another had fall? en in the stable when the fire was dis? covered, but was fortunately near the door and when the owner opened the door and caught it by the ear, it jump? ed out of the door, but not until the hair was singed off as close to the skin as fire could burn. This poor brute is horribly burned. On some portions of the body the skin is pulled off eight to ten inches square and one eyesight injured. One minute more and both mules would have perished. It will be considerable time before it can be used. The origin of the fire seems strange indeed. The buildings were all new and made of green stuft and had just been completed on Wed? nesday before and occupied about three days. On Friday night there was fire burning on a log some 40 yards from the site of burnt building and at 10 o'clock water had been put on it and it was supposed to have been ex? tinguished. When the stable was discovered on fire the man states pos? itively that there was no fire burning between the log fire and the barn. Then again he claims the fire origi? nated on the opposite end of the barn from the fire om the log. The writer visited the scene on Saturday morn? ing early, and while there was much fire stiil burning, can scarcely ?ee how It was possible for the fire to have oc? curred from the log. From these facts before us it looks as if the torch was applied by some one. The victim of this misfortune is a very industrious man. and has made what he lost within the last lew years by honest toil. He has friends among both whites and colored who will come to his assistance and already several '".ave verified this statement. Mr. Joseph Wardiaw of Yorkviile spent a few days visiting relatives here last week. Misses Sarah Wilson and Reida Witherspoon of Charlotte. X. C.. are down on a visit to relatives. Mr. R. M. Jenkins of St. Charles at? tended service at Brick Chuich on Sunday. Messrs. Jas. McCutchen and Robert Muldrow <>f Pinewood were visitors in the vicinity of Mayesville Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allen and sons of Ww Sumter, spent Thursday here. There aro quite a number of cases '?f grippe iii am] around here, with some elli.-ken thrown in. Oats anil cotton need rain. LEE COUNTY NEWS. Bishopville Vindicator. Miss Juanita Hoyt, after spending several days with Miss Catherine Par rott. returned to Sumter Tuesday. Mrs. John Childers, who lives on Mr. Henry Woodward's place, died last Monday from the effects of a dose of concentrated lye that she swallowed seven days before while in a state of mental abberration. The doctors did j all they could for her but she suffered j intensely for seven days. I The delegates to the Confederate reunion at Xew Orleans. Messrs. J. I F. Wooward. W. W. McKenzie and Dr. j R. Y. McLeod, expect to leave next ? Monday. Miss Genie English expects j also to attend the reunion. Just as the people were going home from church last Sunday night, the fire bell commenced to ring, and the fire was soon located in the dwelling now occupied by Mr. J. D. Jeffcoat and belonging to Mrs. Wilkinson. Soon a large crowd gathered and not? withstanding a stiff breeze was blow? ing and the fire had burned through the shingles on the stove room, it was soon put out. Jt was lucky tha*fc it occurred while so many were near. Mr. Jeffcoat's loss was about $25 or $30 damage to his furnituie by re? moving. Last Tuesday morning Miss Hattie Gardner, daughter of Mr. S. T. Gard? ner, with her cousin, Miss Dell Gard? ner, was coming to town in a carry-all driven by Sammie Gardner, her broth? er. Coming down the' red hill near Mr. W. R. Dixon's, the horses com? menced to run, dashed into a buggy just ahead in which were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Andrews, smashing up the carry-all, throwing the occupants in the ditch and ran on imo town dragging the tongue of the buggy. Miss Hattie was pretty badiy hurt but Dr. Jennings, who was called, said she was not seriously hurt. Miss Dell Gardner and Sammie escaped with slight bruises. One wheel of Mr. An? drews' buggy was badly broken. SUMMERTON. Summerton, April 20,.-Summerton was treated to an exquisite pleasure last night. The occasion being the concert by Professor Saul, assited by Miss Johnson and Miss Archel and Mrs. Leiding. When I say Summerton, I say it ad? visedly, for the corwed house contain? ed many from Manning and other sur? rounding towns. The following programme was ren? dered in fautless style, and showed Professor Saul and his accomplished assistants to be head and shoulders above anything heard in our town hertofore: Programme. 1. Piano Solo, Pilgrim's Chorus, from Tannahauser (Wagner)-Prof. Saul. 2. Contralto Solo, Aria, from Rin? aldo (Handel)-Miss Johnson. 3. Violin Solo, (a) Vavatina (Raff) (b. The Toll (Schubert)-Miss Aicbel. 4. Soprano Solo, violin obligate (Selected)-Mrs. Leiding. 5. Songs, (a) Ah! 'Tis a Dream (Hawley) (b) Mighty Lak' a Rose (Nevin)-Miss Johnson. Second Part. 6. Piano Solo, (a) Cradle Song (Grieg) (b) Gavoate for Left Hand Alone (Saul)-Prof Saul. 7. Contralto Solo, Seranade (Nevin) -Miss Johnson. S. Sing to Me (Foot)-Mrs. Leid? ing. 9. Violin Solo, (a) Intermezzo. Cav alleria Rusticana ( (Mascagai) (b) Mazurka (Wiena wski)-Miss Aichel. 10. Soprano Solo. Thine Blue Eyes (Fisher)-Mrs Lieding. 11. Piano Solo, Waltz, from Faust (Guonod)-Prof. Saul. Each of the performers is an ar? tist of high merit and the rendeling of their different numbers were im? mensely enjoyed ty the cultivated au? dience, which showed hearty appreci? ation during the entire programme. Prof. Saul and the young ladies are being entertained at the home of Maj. R. R. Briggs. This treat of music we owe to the personal enterprise of Mr. Eillison Capers. Jr.. who assumed all financia! risks of the undertaking, and he is to be congratulated on its complete suc? cess. All reserved seats were sold the morning before and only a large: house could have held more people. We give Mr. Cap?is hearty thanks and wish him abundant success in similar ventures. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner. April 23.-Cotton planting is in full blast in this corner now. Some few are done and have begun to piough corn, others have nor commenced to plant, but will plant this week. We had a fine rain here on the evening of the 14th. Eut we ire getting very dry again. And the cotton that is planted on high land will not come up untii it rains, which we hope it will soon do. Will Kolb and Toni Hancock of your city spent the night last Monday heie at W. J. Ardis*. R. I). Kolb. of Wedgefield, visited relatives here last Sunday. Pink Weeks has about got back to Iiis usual health again. .Mrs. Natlie A. Johnston was quite sick last Saturday, and Mrs. W. J. Ar? dis' health has been very poor for some time. She is suffering from pal? pitation of the heart, but she keeps np every day. She is worse at night as she cannot rest. Mrs. (?. W. Scott and Mrs. AV. J. Ar? dis visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Giddings near Pinewood yesterday. Earnest Broadway of Paxville was at W. J. Ardis' on business last Satur? day night for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Geddings spent Sunday, the 15th at W. J. Ardis*. Miss Hattie Ramsey closed her school here Saturday with a picnic at the Sand Hill school house. Miss Elmer Geddings, who teaches the school near Ramsey postoffice joined Miss Ramsey and had a joint picnic of the two schools. I have not heard as yet .vhai sort of time they had. but a line one I know. Miss Ramsey has taught here for two .sea? sons and she has by her mild actions and winning ways endeared herself to us. until we hated to see her leave, as we believe she will never teach here or elsewhere any more, for we believe there is a different bee buzzing in her bonnet. But we all join in wishing her much happiness wherever she goes or whatever she does. May her path throughout life be strewn with flowers. There was a fine turnout at the Sunday school at the Sand Hill house yesterday evening. Mr. James M. Barwick of Pinewood was married yesterday evening to Miss Hattie Thames, daughter of the late Brown Thames of Clarendon and sister of Rev. Lodie and Mr. Spark? man Thames. Rev. L. L. Inabinet of? ficiated. DURANT. Durant, April 21.-Miss Maggie McFaddin went home yesterday to at? tend the marriage of her sister. Miss Genie, to Mr. Nettles of Foreston, on the 25 th. Mrs. B. T. Williams has returned from a visit of several days in Char? leston. Mr. Marion filled the pulpit at Con? cord church tiiis morning and preach? ed a very impressive sermon. Mr. J. M. Plowden, formerly Of this place and. Miss Anderson of Sum? merton will be married on April 25th. Miss . Lena Logan of Charleston spent last week with her friend, Miss Mattie Gaillaird. Miss Daisy Witherspoon is home for one or two days. / The planting interest of the com? munity is very much behind. MAYESVILLE. Mayesville, April 24.-Woodmen of the World Camp No. 277 met last night with a large turnout of mem? bers. Eight new members were re? ceived into the camp with due form and ceremony. A resolution was adopted to assess each member of the camp 25 cents for the purpose of raising a fund for the San Francisco earthquake sufferers. This camp is the first in the State to raise funds for this purpose. Mr. Adolph Manheim has installed a Kitson lighting system for the town. There are five stations and "Dark? town" is no more. A bazar will be given in the school house on Thrusday afternoon for the benefit of the Presbyterian church. It will be under the direction of Mrs. C. E. King and will be a largely attend? ed and successful affair. ^ The District convention of the Knights of Pythias will be held here tomorrow with a large attendance of delegates from the lodges of this Py? thian district.' The visiting Knights will be entertained at a dinner by the Mayesville Pythians. Governor Heyward on Friday paid the reward offered for the arrest and conviction of Bee Mithis. the negro who was convicted of an attempt to assault a negro woman in Greenwood county. STOP DRINKING. Orrine Will Destroy all Desire for Wliikcy cr Beer-A Guaranteed Cure. Nearly every drinking man thinks I that some time he will quit. He often swears off. but cannot resist the craving for drink, and the disease, for this is what it really is. becomes so firmly fixed that it cannot be cured without medical treatment. A Michigan druggist. H. G. Cole? man, has made a thorough study of the various cures for the liquor habit, and gives this as a result of his in? vestigations: "Before taking the agency of Orrine. 1 went . > c m.-ddera ble trouble to learn about it and be? came confident that it was a thorough? ly honest preparation and put out by an honorable firm. I have sold it for years and can truthfully say that my confidence in it grows strong . the more 1 see of its results. 1 believe that any man who really desires io be cured nf the liquor habit can cure himself with the help of Orrine and be rid of the bad effects which the habit has upon himself an family." Orrine is in two forms. No. 1. the secret remedy which ctn be g'ven without the knowledge ol' the patient* : No. 2. f >r those who take the remedy I of their own free will. A cure ab- ? solutely guaranteed with either form ' of treatment. Write for free pam- i phlet on the cure of alcoholism to the I Orrine Co.. Washington. D. C. Tn j every box is a registered guarantee which entitles you to a refund of your money if Orrine fails to effect a cure. The price of rit her form is ?1 a box. Orrine is for sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. GAPON A TRAITOR. THE FORMER LEADER OF RUS? SIAN' WORKMEN', HANGED BY REVOLUTIONISTS. He Attempted to Induce a Friend to Act as Spy on Revolutionist ^Lead? ers-His Treachery Was Reported and the Leaders Took Snmmary Measures in Dealing With Him. . Manchester, England, April 23-The Guardian states that Father Capon, the former leader of the St. Peters? burg workingmen, was hanged by the Revolutionists on April 10. In giving the particulars of the al? leged hanging, the Guardian says that the dealing out of summary punish? ment to Father Gapon by the Revolu? tionists resulted from his attempt to induce a friend to act as a spy upon the Revolutionist leaders. The pro? posal made by Gapon was reported to the Revolutionists who determined upon his death. The friend to whom he made the proposition invited the former priest to his villa to talk mat? ters over. Four Revolutionists who had been concealed in the house heard the conversation. Gapon was told that he would be exposed asa spy and replied: "I would deny it and no one would believe the charge." At this the concealed men rushed into the room, seized Gapon and hanged him to the ceiling of the sitting room. In a row with her old husband, Bet? sy Goldsmith, colored, beat him into insensibility at their home near Maul din, in Greenville county, Friday and then finished the job by stabbing him with a steel fork. She has been arrested. The woman is 30, while Goldsmith was 65. Dr. Oscar Nicholls of Enoree, who disappeared from his home about two weeks ago, has not as yet been found. It was reported that he was seen at Glenn Springs and a party went over from Enoree With photographs of the missing man. These were identified as the picture of the man who was seen at that place on April 12. JUST BREATHE IT. Hyomei Cures Catarrh in Natural and Rational Way. No dangerous drugs or alcoholic con? coctions are taken into the system when Hyomei is used in the treatment of catarrh. Breathed through the neat pocket inhaler that comes with every outfit, the balsamic healing of Hyomei penetrates to the most remote cells of the nose, throat and lungs, killing all catarrhal germs, healing the irritated mucous membrane and effecting a complete and permanent cure. In a natural and national way, by medicating the air you breathe with Hyomei, every breath will be healing and anti-septic, like the air found on the mountains where the pine forests give off their fragrant and healing bal? sams. No medicine taken into the stom? ach can possibly reach the remote cells of the air passages, or give the imme? diate relief that follows the use of Hy? omei. A few days' treatment is usual? ly ?ll that is necessary to show how quickly this remedy will cure catarrh. So successful has Hyomei been in the cure of catarrh among his customers that. J. F. W. DeLorme sells it under a positive guarantee that it costs noth? ing unless it gives satisfaction. The complete outfit sells for one dollar, while extra bottles can be obtained for 50 cents. GOES TO SAVANNAH. General Foreman Brogden Transfer? red-A Testimonial of Regard. General Foier.ian J. E. Brogdon left for Savannah iast night to assume charge of the A. C. L. shops at that point. He is to act in the same capac? ity as he did here, though the change is in reality a promotion. No succes? sor to Mr. Brogdon has been an? nounced as yet, the matter now being under consideration' by the Coast Line authorities at the Wilmington head? quarters but it is thought that a move will be made in that direction soon, and an appointment made. Before leaving for his home. Mr. Brogdon's fellow laborers at the shops presented him with a handsome silver bowl and pitcher and a very valuable gold ring, as a token of their love and esteem and appreciation of his true worth as a workman and a man. Mr. Brogdon responded to their sincere expressions of regret at his j departure in a ve:y feeling way. and ? assured them that they and their friendship would ever be held by him as one of the most cherished events in his life. The people of Florence as a whole express deepest regret at this popular official's departure and his scores of fr'ends here wish him eveiy success in Save nnah. Mrs. Brogdon and family will join' Mr. Brogdon later, and as they have done here, will no doubt make many friends in their new home.-Florence Times. Mr. Brogdon is a son of County i j Commissioner John 1. Brogdon. and has many friends in This city who will be glad to learn of his promotion in the railroad world.