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 BATTLE .'.4 .#d./II'I'. .,.;:,.,." .,..,-,.. ''''.'''''''''''''.'''',.,.,.,.,.,."., .,.,.Jjr .
 AT iAl iLA I CODliTY HAPPENINGS; = s t'ylr s w.r.r.i>e s e .11"{ r.ar e .p eo:.gy e :-:yy.A..1yiI' .: :
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f fTHE: WI BIHA YNES CQ. .!j. \ ". {I,1

 ITEMS CF LOCAL AND GENERAL t.ts
 Bop, fa Bias and Spanish! Rejul! .r s ffl ,
 INTEREST:::
i &", to,' a., Desperate Battle Nell t 1 OIJIl DRUGS'ARE BOUGHT 'ffl."

 l Manna on July 31st. Gleaned by Our Atle Regular Correspondents.Hampton. > w. m

 :>TALKS qO SHOES* ,4-<< HONG X KONG,Aug. 9.-Advice .. ill'ill.1 ESPECIALLY TO FILL |
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 D. just received from Manila showa
r .j1" .that: a severe. engagement took Mr. Manier and son, ;Johnie, izitt'''":1-' .. .

 placeon! ':, July 31 between the are visiting .their family this '
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' Spaniards and Americans ,
 near
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r Jr' "We 'have just received Manila.?, but The had latter eleven were men ,killed.victorious -' Miss\ :Minnie Wynn :, has returned ill. .m

 and thirty-seven' wounded. from a pleasant ,visit to iti. -' a-

 FLEET? COMMANDS THE TRENCH, TStewberry.Mr. ill .m .
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 Admiral Dewey's 'fleet comp Johnie and sisters and $ OUR DRUGS, ARE CLEAN.

r a large : :mands the trenches and camps' Miss Johnson, of Louise: attended Ofli !, '
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 : of tl.loSpanial'ds.'fhe; the C. E. Sanday'afternQon.On :
 ; situation in Manila is lFRESH.. WE HAVE !'
 account of sickness'In the \v
 The of .:
1--. critical. lights the city '
 ill fs\
 are extinguished. All meats. family your correspondenthasn't
 stock of Ladies are exhausted. The defenses been able to. getup, much tb X THE SKILL TO DO ALL a!?"
 I ., ;i; are: a cordon of trenches, two news this week. ii! m.
 h : batteries of nine C-inch, the t31 m
t,: three.latter on the Cavite side. Mr. P. N.Casonandson, Perry, ili KINDS OF m

 The big guns are directly in left Tuesday for their home in ill m


r;c :( and.. Gents FINE front.dispatch NEW YORK printed, Aug.9.-A here this after-Paris Tampa Mr. Cason.after visiting Whilehe his was brothe'r here, PROFESSIONAL WORK. 1Ui

 his little boy took the fever, but
 noon.says :; "A dispatch received -
 here from ,Madrid via was able to be carried home tai Jft
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 Biarritz says that the Spanish Tuesday j "
 :: SEOES made by reply tp the United States ex-
t presses,hope that the American Lake Butler. ill W

 l Government will not hand Cuba What poor fellow was it had ''v
 OUR PRICES ARE AS
t: over to the insurgents, but will to be so shy Sunday afternoon:- tft {1
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 retain control of the govenmentof Iif ) -
tf. that islandin order that the Mr. F.P. Odom, of Prosperity

L f. : THE' BROWN SHOE COMPANY I interests of Spanish property Farm, attended Church here \\l w.> LOW AS OUR m.m.

 : owners may be lespected. Saturday and Sunday.We ill: m-
 Spain also intimates her. pre-
I r. are sorry for the poor lit- vl//
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 ,- ; ference for the retention of \/nivjJl CLASS SERVICE
 ; Porto Rico tle fellow who got left Sunday \)/
 A Trial will. convince, the wearer surrendering any ill '
 of her Pacific, possesions to the night. "Guess who?" -
 Americans instead. ill m
f that these shoes are the most; The Spanish Governmentis __ Mr% Lacy Douglass, seems to I WILL ADMIT fl

 satisfied! with the appointment be up to his old trade Sunday t1u. .

 of a mixed commission to,, afternoon. Guess what it was? J !,l

I tf*" durable of any on the market settle the the question Philippines of the disposition'of and- Mr.: Robert Dubose, of Worthington ,u\ Bring Your Prescriptions t to U s. mJ ;-

 suggests that the meeting of was in the growing City
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 :the coix mission be held in Paris. Saturday and returned home /' STARKE DRUG CO.

 THE \\V Bx I HAYRES{ CO -. I Sunday afternoon. W ili .m,

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 been visiting friends in Providence :!nu: '1:1 '---- J ,
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 retuined to her home int S RC2ES1M 1
 We are getting along aboutas fe4 ,
 usual. \Ve drill up town ha Central City Sunday. lrip rTAnT iift"T '

 > WAR IB i t+! TILL 'ON The every ladies day on and the gentlemen paved streets.take Mabel Misses Odoin Gwondline and Messrs.Rivers W.and L. &\&& teC !&h U JJ ALE'.

 interest in
 Ipts6f us. They bring!
[K- ;, '' /' us out water and flowers and Rivers and R.L.OkcHywereout
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t. tl)0y t like, to watch us drill. driving.Sunday afternoon, ,
 I II I .-It i almost impossible to obtain -YY .A.T' R
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 I II I :Miss Emma Atkins, of New .
 board in in Fernandina: Fernandina: now.is Everything River, is spending a few days in '.

 1 H CASH VSo CR E P IT packed to erflpwing.. They just say the growing City this week the U G_ L .b--eEZ": :?e

 strangers:; can hardly get a place guest of Mrs. N. A. Odom.! ,
 to sleep; There are about twiceas A.
 many soldiers as civilians and :Miss Emma ialloway, of Pro- r 1BHOT DRY GOODS STORR. : r, .-

 ; you can imaging the rush. It vidence, is spending a 'iew .
 is estimated that there are days in the Central City/the
 ,', ai still. ; ii; tlxe :S :rl.g 9,000 soldiers here. guest of :Miss Pansy Johnson. Goods :J.e
 Messrs. J. W. and F. R.
 :Morgan are here and doing :Misses Emma Pink and Omv To be sold for the next Thirty Days at

 well. We see them every day. Atkins Rhoda Crews and Henri- Prices to jjuit the People. '

 : Several of the boys went etta :Melviu, of New River, were <t.t'.,> .
 7-i-KfcL :JtO\i\l.: ErOES: : for: down on: the dock Monday to welcome Dress Q-ood.s :, -, ". :
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 callers the Central: : ., :. _
 see \"erallarge English Tramp I .. .- :
 ships''' that were tiiere.. City Tuesday Our Line of Dress Goods i& complete;/q':: if-i:

 Fernandina is doing a large Mr.and< Mrs. A. C. Odom, of every detail. '. t1; ;. '
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 shipliing business now on account Providence who has been --_. < ..
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 OASe.I'or; ;t?roci-u-ce{ : of ,
 so supplies '
 many ;
 I i I IJ J. coming in. ing a few days with friends and "We :ea d-.7e : ,:, .

 4-' John Jones is on guard relations returned home Mon On hand a new and complete Line of: ,,
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 duty to-night. John says he day. .'.: ,'
 Ladies and Gents' Summer Hats///:: i :;; { -

 I :Oe:1Q.oo..s t r: atisig: : : the' likes We to are go anxious on duty.for the...ex- Sheriff! 'Denmark-. received a tele- IIfWI! ....:t ies -. .. ;:" ", ':''.:,

 cursidn. It don't look like that gram yesterday morning from a ,",: :: ... .

 ..... they are going to run it Enoch Roberts who lives about ,six Shirt Waists, Ladies Wrappers and Dress'-f' ;:' ,-: :

 though.We, miles North, of Lake Butler saying, Skirts- .'.*" -;"'.'.-. ", : '.
 are clearing up more that he had killed Henry Walker :;: : ,
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 gpat s'\i.P exosity: of theForces drill ground now. .We have and to COllie to his house at once. \N ::etS."V' ; T.
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 done so much of this kind of The sheriff left at once for the .. .

 work lately that the boys scene- of. the killing but at this Without a doubt, the neatest'line of Summer : -.

 are calling. the Florida Regiment writing- we have been unable to*?<I et Goods ever brought to.-! Bradford.4R. :: ?
 the Florida .
 : a.t anal Improvment the 'full i iIL -.--/' tc :
 : agais stV particulars. .
 Company. I.heard one of the I County..J :., '; .' f: :;. a', ..
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 Mrrgv Aug. } ;
 I II Florida improvement Co... : ..;,: ?; '. ..
 I was I have never been offered any' UI'i l.:7:1: <<,..'-' ..,.' ra--. :.iP." '". r
 going to ,Porto Rico to intro. : :, :: "
 the OmEJzr duce new farming rules and. aujouct of money, !neither have I Motto is Good Goods at LowPrices. .' :: :. l.
 ,
 Old.Tirrie: ? : '. '<
 received dollar from ..
 ever a Mr. ;T. -; .:;"
 improve the country. They i .. ., :
 get up some good jokes about A. Knight or "W. B. Haynes lor ;;:. ,
 f having to grub up palmettoroots !any other, man or individual ;of r ":'.

 and:pull up bushes and Starke for: my vote or my influence' TO SEE IS TO PURCHAsE:
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 ive aante a O'all. ,, '. t'j ",-: i it does seem hard on us, for in the pending election' I < -; ..;... :... .
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 ';. .. I ] i THOS.. WILLIAMS. :.i: I .... ,
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 the land Fernandina. I this !9th} day of August, A. {p..j J. Gv A L.y' R....1 \11/

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