Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ LOCALS IN BRIEF. SHOUT PAttACRAPHK OF HOME HAPPENING!!. Personal anri General Mors*;on of Home Folks anrl Others hoi?'. wo all Know. The firm of Jam^8 A 1 Ion it Son has been dissolved. Engine o7 is in I he shops for a general overhauling. J. S. 15eel:, Jr., got back from Fayetteville last night. M. & A. engine ol2 is in the shops for some overhauling. W. O. Atkinson, who was mi the sick list yesterdiiy is out again. The tmiperature to day at 1 p. in. was 42 degrees and the lowest 2(5 k Miss Aggie Lamb is in Mr. Hotl'meyer’s store for the Holli days. W. E. I). Giegg took ihe third degree in the Knights of Pythias last night. Mrs. W. T. Heard and her daughter Alins left for Charleston this morning. Mrs. James M. Allen left this morning for Goldsboro, N. C. on a visit to her parents. The cotton is being fast taken from th^depot platform and not much stmt to fill its place. Engine 319 went to Darlington and back on a trial trip to-day and was pronounced O. K. Mrs. Cornelia Wells and sister Miss Hannah Dukes left for their home in Laurenburg, this morn ing, Wednesday. Mr. Arrington, of South Rocky ML, came last night to help in the ticket office, Mr. Witte being still sick in Charleston. Mr. Justice, the foreman of the shops, did some very fine work on the rotary drill press in two hours that took six and eight hours on the old presses. The rail road wire between Florence and Fayetteville was dowm this morning, but Mr. Hughes went otf on 78 and soon had it in working order again. I MARION NOTES. What is Going on in Marion’s Capital town. Capt. R. H. Rogers was i | one day last week. Harry White, of Darliogtor, ! spent Sunday in town. Juo. C. Clark, of Dillon, w-as to ; be seen <>n our streets Tuesday. W. W. George, of Latta, was to be seen or. our streets Tuesday. / i Senator J. A. Brown, of Chad- burn, N. C.. was in town Tuesday. P. A. Willcox, Esq., of Florence, spent Sunday with relatives in ! town. Dr. Wade Stackhouse, of the up per portion of the county, was in town this Week. P. Y. Bethea, who has been quite sick for several days, is at hispjace in the bank now. Drs. Claude and Louy King and Mr. Wallace, of Florence, spent Thanksgiving in town. Henry Clark, formerly a mer chant of our town, now a travel ing man, was in tmvn la?t Monthly. Nathan Evans, who now owns an interest in several drug t tores in Chicago, is on a visit to 1m pa- i-*nts near town. The annuii conference of the M' lli'-'i.st church convened this week ■ Hock Mill. Revs. Wilson and ... .tin are both in attend nice. Misses Claude and Ruby Holli day spent several days last week at Gallivants Ferry. J. W. Holli day returned with them on Sun day. Mrs. Harold Brunson and Miss Anna Leo Davis came over from Florence on Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Brunson will remain here un til after Christmas. Prof. Shecut conducted a young people’s meeting at the Baptist church last Sunday night. It con sisted of several short talks from different members of the congre gation interspersed with bright songs. These meetings will be held hereafter at regular stated times. DISSOLUTION. le bus ness of James Altm James M. AC ii under tbe linn n- >eoi J .mesAVen & Co Is th's da; d wived. AH accounls doe las m wi I be pr. <: o James Allen, who will receive and rece H , [nv same. K. r the nextSO daya we will offer cur entire Siock of choice goods at and below cost for cash. JAM EH ALLEN. JAMES M. ALLEN. FOR SALE. 100,000 cuBti^ge plants for sale, ready for- setting s '4aow. They are from the finest seeu^rom Peter Henderson, and are of the ChUrles- ton Wakefield variety. Price'! per thousand. W. C. Blount. FOR SALE. If you are in need of a fine cow- call at Xo. 268 Irby street and se cure a bargain. F. L. Baxter. Louis H. IMeares attorney at law. Fire Insurance and Real Estale Agency. FLORENCE, S. C. Office in Rutledge Building. H. S. ROSE, — Dealer In — GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, CAPS, Etc. A FINE LINE OF FANCY GROCERIES. No. 217 Evans Street. KOIH FOR Sill. 1 will sell on easy terms, monthly payments if preferred. House and Lot, corner, 100 feet on Miller and 128 feet on Evans Street. If very cheap and desirable property Is wanted apply to P. A. WILI-OOX. Call and see the woi QUEEN HEA The poor man’s friend. Saves 25 to 50, percent in fuel. Can bo regu ia^iko » lamp. Cleanest stove in Ihq world no soot or dust can gi^t out. One fire tv ill last all winter if you will put in a stick of wood every ten or twelve hours. Also a full line of Hardware Stoves l. 8+ WSMJNO & Cl Loeb Building. Large Norfolk Oysten Received Dally at BUCHHEXT’S Restaurant and Bakery, Served in every style. Small Oysters 35 cents per quart. Large Oysters 50 cents. Bread Cakes Rolls and Pies Baked Daily. FINE CAKES a specialty. Strictly Cash. Those visiting Atlanta and find ing the prices of the souvenirs so high and w-ishing to carry them home stop and get them of Mr. Hoffmeyer’s store in Florence. There was a colored boy to-day that put $1.05 in a pocket without any bottom, when he found his mistake he could not find his money, although he did take off his shoes, and shake his trouser legs. James M. Allen has sold his residence, on Irby street, to J. II. Temple, and will move to some other point. Mr. Allen has the entire territory of the State for the firm of St. John Kirkham <fc Co., of New York, dealers in fine shoes and will probably locate in Columbia. Quite a number of our citizens took advantage of the Thanksgiv ing holiday and the exceedingly cheap rates offered to attend the exposition. Some of those who went are F. H. Wardlaw, S. A. Reaves, Chas. Reaves, J. A. Moody Loney Leightner, Frank Harrell, Misses Claudia DuRant, Pauline Harrell and Mary Stanley. C. A. Durham returned home to spend Thanksgiving. Mr. Durham owns an interest in a patent ar rangement which serves not only as a mark on shoe boxes for the quality, number, etc., but also as a cash balance and duplicate order ticket. It is a very neat arrange ment and we understand he is meeting with much success in its 1 sale. P A. WILLCOX ATTORNEY AT LAW. FLORENCE, S. C. THIRD FOURTH »' r RCUITS. POSITIONS GUARANTEED under reasonable conditions. Do not say it can not be done, till you send for free catalogue ol DRAUGHON’S PRACTICAL IX rv-sliville, Tenn. This College is strongly endorsed by bankers aud merchants. FOUR’weeks by Draughon’s method of teaching bookkeeping is equal to TWELVE weeks by the old plan. Special ad vantages in Shorthand, Penmanship and Teleg raphy. Cheap board. Open to IwHli sexes. No vacation. Enter now. Railroad Fare Paid. We have recently prepared books on Hoo’kkeeping, Shorthand and Penmanship especially adapt er! to “ home study.” Write for “ Home Study ” circulars at once.’ HOME STDDY. REMOVAL NOTICE! We respectfully inform our friends and customers that we have removed to our new Store 238 Dargan Street, where we will be glad to have you call and examine our large and selected stock of Fall and Winter BOOTS and SHOES Thanking you for past favors and soliciting a continuance of the same we remain Yours respectfully OH AS. BOLT MANN