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THE DULY T1IES.
hi uv Times.
VOL. III.
FLORENCR. 8
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7ENING. NOV EM HER 7. ISM
LOCALS IN BRIEF.
Short Paragraphs of iioie Hap
penings.
epigram, strong and breezy text
and faithful cha act uizatious bad
and blossom, st ongly suggesting
Richard Brimle • Sheridan and
Dion Boacicaalt it their best.
HO! FOR COLUMBIA
Couni'H MpHIiik.
■rror
Personal ami General Ment on of Home
Folki and OtherH Who i we nil
Know.
Mr. J. Boyd Brunsoi, of Mars
Bluff, was in the city this morn
ing.
Readers should over 1 >ok an
casional typographical
paper.
McCullough and Co., f Md twenty-
five nice horses at McCtll & Jones’
stables to-day.
Miss Sue Stevenson, j fter Spend
ing a week near Mars Bluff, lues
returned to Florence.
Two sisters of mercy : re in the
city to-day enlisting subscriptions
for the erection of a cha el in Sum
ter.
The patent med cine man drew
quite a crowd around him this
morning. He is the mi n that the
colored people never ge' tired of.
A number of young ladies and
gentlemen from here i ttended a
party last night at the r 'sidenoe of
Mr. W. H. Young near Ebenezer.
Toney Muldrow stated to-day that
some one drew a pistol on him last
night near the oil mill ar d ordered
him to turn over his money. He
had no money and the so-called
highwayman let him pa a unhurt.
Muldrow is under the impression
now that it was a joke played on
him by one of his friends.
During
celebration last night engineer John
Brothers and Henry Green, colored
became involved in a difficulty.
Engineer Brothers struc t Green on
the head making an ugly gash.
The unlucky man was aken into
Thieme’s shop where L r. Jarrott
dressed his wound. Green was
drunk.
A Special Train Will
ami 11. the Tw > Bite
For the acc >mm
iwho desire
i dunu ' the fair the
BRYAN'S CAMPAIGN.
I The regular meeting of the Citj
hb i.ike it in th*-iiutorj of in ^ 0Ull cii was held at 7.30 o’clock
of tho Vkk » ..
lust night in the council chamber-
a trip Jlo
Any Couiitry.
ion of it j]ii atn j, Bryan has made the
ColuiH remarkable campaign ever
ast Line w ¥U j n t j u , history of politics
Mayor’s Con -t Thfc. Week.
The following oases were tried run a special ■rain £1 Waduesd^, or anv ot h e r country of the
in the Mayor’s curt ihis week. and! lursday Nov. 11th. and lL't d . Ue waj num inated at
City of Floren :e vs. John Huti- j The lollowin * schedule has b ag0 on the iQth of July, and
sent o it from headquarters: , that time he has traveled
Sot -hbouno No. 01, first cl is;i miles, delivered 592 speech-
I.v. F.orence 1 a 1447 towns and cities, cover-
Ebeuezer 7 12 a. ti;7 States. It is estimated that
son, arrested by .arrant for viola
ting city ordim uce by riding a
a bicycle against Mrs. Powell on
Front street. Fined $3.00 or six
days in prison at hard labor on
the street.
City of Flor nee vs. Smilie
James, arrested by warrant for
striking a child on the breast
with a rock on Church street.
Case was dismiss d as there was
no evidence to ccnvict.
Alex. Brooks a id Prince Moses,
colored boys, got into a fight near
Calder’s store 0.1 Church street
this morning am. came near doing
serious injury to ’ach other. Sani
tary inspection If. H. Husbands
happened along tud succeeding in
arresting one o* the parties, the
other having tak n to his heels on
Mr. Husbands ai proach. One of
the boys was cut ou the ear and
the other in the l ack.
City of Florence vs. John Broth
ers, arrested uy v, vrrant for knock
ing down Henry Green on Dargan
street. Deposite l $10.
City of Florem e vs. John Sher
ock, arrested for refusing to leave
the city when or*
jolice. Given 01 e hour to get
cf the city limits.
City of Florence, vs. Thos.
“ T mmousville.
“ C irtersville...
“ Lynchburg. .
“ A ’kins ......
“ Mayesville....
“ Sumter
“ Cune Savannah.
“ V. edgefield
“ Cnmdeu Crossing
“ Waterce
“ Acton ..:
“ F^istover .9
“ Congaree 91
“ Simms ...9 4
Ar. Columbia 10
For the return trip:
Nort h bound—No
Lv. Columbia
“ Simms
“ Congaree...
“ Eastover
“ Acton.,,
.7 24
.7 47 a.
7 54 a.
k " 59 a. mi
lienees aggregated over
of people.
1860 no Presidential can-
had ever taken the stump,
41 a. ra^ephen A. Douglas, who was
a. mi
>«<
30 p.|
421
6!
M ateree
Camden
We
Oanef
Jefferson,
hogs
$1.00
st rd for keeping
>city limits. Fined
c&t
m
northwes
rence Valley
Lynchburg.
Cartwtaville. .
T^sville
“ Ebenezer..
Ar. F orwuce .
A NIGHTS FRO JC.
wua w
Ontario on the
5th has moved
d »wn the St. Law-
close to Mon
Canada, where n is most lii
situated at this charting, g
decreased in energy. Dui _
passage across Li kes Erie and On
tario the atmosi herio depression
produced wind v docities ranging
from 36 to 40 mi es per hour over
Eastern New Yoik, Pennsylvania,
Northern Ohio a id Michigan, and
wind velocities 0 40 to 80 miles
per hour over W< stern New York
and South Ontar 0.
Light rainfall occurred over the
Atlantic States, the Upper Ohio
Valley and lov er iake region.
Snowfall to the depth of eight
tolOinchescover Northern Michi-
7 25 a
.. 7 40 p. m.
.7 46 p. m.
■ 7 55 p. m.
i 10
ill stop at all
ito himself and was one of
tst disputants this nation
iduced, took to the hustings
| candidate against Lincoln
inridge and Bell and tra-
tbe country from New Or
ta New England, traveling
liles and delivering speech-
icoln, who was then regard-
ie only man able to cope
;las on the stump, made
and wrote uo letters,
those of mere courtesy,
ie time of his nomination
1 is election. In 1864 Lur
id McClellan were the can-
and Lincoln delivered 8
is and traveled 450 miles.
Ian made 2 brief speeches
campaign, but did not
at all.
.868 Grant made 3 speeches,
ie chiefly for their brevity,
iraveled over 3,000 miles.
Present, Mayor W. H. Day, and
alderniHn, McLeod, Douglas, Stack-
ley and Cooper. The minutes ot
the Iasi me* ting were read and ap
proved. The following bills were
referred to the finance committre
for their consideration, L. S. Wel
ling & Co., $26 20; Darr & Brun-
pon, $8; Wm. M. Bird it Co., $1.50;
J. H. Husbands, $1.75; S. R. Lun-
oay, 2.25; J. H. Waters, 75 cents;
city treasurer, $4.09; Florence Im
provement and Manufacturing
Co., $132.85
A commuaication from the Pet
Fire Co., asking pay for back ser
vices in 1895 was read and referred
to the committee on fire engines
and engines houses.
A .telegram from Capt. W. G.
Elliott, of Wilmington, president
of the W. C. A A. R. R. asking
the loan of the city map was read.
Alderman McLeod thought that
Mr. Elliott should be informed as
to the size and cost of the map.
Mayor Day stated that if the coun
cil consented to the loan a box
would be made for the protection
of the map in shipment. Alder
man McLeod moved that the loan
be granted. Carried.
A report from R. C. Comman
der, chief of the fire department
No. 71.
Georg** W., Margaret L« ime, who
became the wife of the late Elliott
F. Shepard, Eminly Ti >rn, wife
of Wm. D. Sloane, Florn.ce Adele,
wife of H. McK. Twoti .ey, and
Elisa O., wife of W Z. Ward
Webb.
At the Shepard res ue this
evening funeral details <• >uld not
be learned, as they are as yet uu-
o in pitted.
McKtiilvy’n Ki-|il).
Cant >u, Nov. 6.—Maj' r McKin
ley received Mr. BryanV telegram
of congratulation on his election
to the presidency this morning,
after a late breakfast. He took
the first opportunity to ^ to his
library and write the fol owing ac
knowledgement:
“Canton, ()., Nov 6, 1896.
“Hon. W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.:
“I acknowledge the receipt of
your courteous message of con
gratulations with thanks, and beg
you will receive my best wishes
for your health and happiness.
Wm. McKinley.”
FlailPVliiK Oftrr UvIummI.
Omaha, Nob. Nov. 6.—Mr. Bryan
to-day sent the following reply to
a telegram from Messrs. Seigel,
Cooper & Co., oi New Y -rk, offer
ing him $25,000 a year to attend
to the lav business of th* firm:
“During the next four years I
aer. cmui vuu ucv uopai cuiuuV| * a. ^ a l i i r
,bowing that 44 fireman attended de, "‘ e ,8 , muth tm ““‘
the fire of the 16th. of Oet., andl P 0 "*' 9 10 U» advocacy of in-
40 that of Nov. 3rd. The report
wat received as iuformetion. t
r i A petition from the Pet Fire Co. _ . ..
lour, hie competitor, traveled 1 that they be exempt from! w uc your ° er u l *° p
metal ism, and therefore 1 cannot
consider the proposition made by
you. I appreciate the c mfidence
stations for passe®;ers.
COMPLEXION (1 CONGRESS.
Lber 6—The
o 1,000 udles and delivered 8
1872 Grant did not
ind made no speeches
cies.
1876 Tilden made 2 very
speeches and did not leave
York, while Hayes delivered
hes and traveled about
miks. Id 1880 Garfield
paying license on a festival, given |
for the benefit of their company,,
was read fc
‘W. J. Bryan.”
Mi
bt
granted, j
The cold wavi has effected a
of the 38th parrl)«l. Clcady to
I the northward of that line.
Gub. ThomaB’B Great Comedy at the Opera
Hou*e JNext Tuesday Mght.
A Night’s Frolic anneunced for
next Tuesday night at the Opera
House is not a knock a! out noisy
play, dependent upon acrobatic
comedy, abbreviated :>kirts and
high kicking for its et tertaimug
powers, but a high-class legitimate
farce, well written, i igeniously 1
constructed .ud * e '‘ I decline of 10 to iO degree, genor
appeals at once to the i.. ble ac- ^ ^ ^ ^ rd of the
nlbe. by .hi r.ch eenee . f the "dh _ > , Fro8ti ^ ^ ^ ^
culous, and from the time the gay i .. 4 . n .
young widow ru.be. into her h™ N °“ h „, C " r0 '' n , a ’
neighbor, drawing room after prJ Georg.., Norther Alahama, North
tending to have been frightened ™ M.....e.pp., *"'
almost to death by th< mnnirg Te “ n . MKie -
away of her f.vor.te pair of black. “d ; r 0 ’ 8r th '“ M .°;
to the moment thatthehalf-blind ‘><™ Satnrdoy.n,' Sunday. L.ght
„,d Commodore endeavor, to Zy clear TO uth
notize his prospective ton-in law, I Weather is abet lately clear south
without the laying on of hands,
the fuu is fast and furious, but
never vulgar or suggestive. j Gents’ Pants 38 cents pair, Star
* Augustus Thomas, tb* author of | Racket
a A Night’s Frolic, claims to have
written it during a period of in
spiration, and the cle\ erness of
the lines and the ingenuity of the
scenes ant incidents Ends color
to his claim and does much to
substantiate it. Certainly the tal
ented author of “Alabama” “The
Capitol.” and “The Buri’lar” never
. did better work if indeed as good,
and A Night’s Frolic vill stand,
for ever side by side vith I he
School for Scandal,”“T le Rivals,”
“She Stoops to Couquor” and
“The Shaughraun” as a model of
its class. It is a corned: that does
not insult the intelligence of play
goers and ask them to i ccept bur
lesque and horse-play fi r the true
work, and has an atmo phere sin
gularly iti owu in which pungent
oast tweli
hours in
ioual fields
one respect
practically demo
gold forces will
Senate in the
which control jr
deemed probable. At
the apparent division of
was as follows: GoldRt
38, gold Democrats 8; t
Silver Republicans 9, Silver
ocrats 26, Populists 8; total
Majority for gold 2. One of
gold votes in that table was
ited to North Dakota, but it
appears that the Legislature
tl at State will elect a free
advocate to succeed Senator
brough. To emphasize the
of this fact Representative P
who made tin campaign as
didate tor Senator, has an
his wi’hdrawal from the
This will make the Senate a
eled 2,300 miles dt
aign and delivered 97 speech-
ile Hancock did not leave
Gadqa&rters and delivered on
er? brief speeches.
18W Blaine traveled nearly
miles and delivered 192
es, while Cleveland deliver-
sf speeches aud traveled
miles In 1888 Cleveland
1 speech and did not
ver 200 miles. In 1892
Harrison nor Cleveland
^bout in the campaign,
arrison delivered but
hes aud Cleveland 4.
’s campaign covered the
untry ffom Bath, Maine,
r East, to Charlotte aud
in the South, aud West
Island iu the interior of
going North as far as
akota, Duluth in Miu-
arquette in Wisconsin,
. et -^^»maw City iu Michigan,
t ) the whole central belt of the
moved that the request
Carried.
Alderman McLeod sliiiSPth&t
Mr. C. E. Jarrott offered to dig a
fire well near his mill, as one was
needed in that section, for $12.00.
The matter was referred to the
street committee with power to
act.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THOSE
WHO RIDE THE RAILROADS.
The following i* valuabli- informa-
uon to passengers traveling over the
Atlantic Coast Line Hystem :
FOR PASSENGERS GOING NORTH.
No. 78 leaves Charleston al 4.66 a. in.,
arriving st Florence at 8.j>0 a. in. 20
--nj nun icioneu to iue i ®‘* , , u tes for breakfast. Connecting
•B* .’ie-- I with No. 64; leaving Columbia at 6 80
a.m and arriving at Wilmington at
12.15 p. m. With No. (12 for Darling-
The Citv clerk rend n n f th a I ton ’ 0heraw a,| d Wadesboro. Arrives
ineuity clerk/ead a list of the at Fayetteville at ll.io a. m., connec-
nreman present at the last two tin S with North Bound train on c F
fire, .hewing the emountdue then. Kelk. * m/VleK!
to be $i 7.50. The report was re* U or ^ innt * r ’ Connecting with No. 4S
ferred to the proper committee.
Aledrman McLeod called atten- A r PIVP8 at Nichmond at 8.40 p. m. 20
ion to the freming of ,o ordi- toTihi
nance in regard to the selling 0 f r? ,t ‘‘T >er 0har,P8ton to Wilmington and
beef and other fresh meats on the No. 82 leaves Charleston at 4 p m
street. He thought it should be ; ‘ r, : iv ‘* 8 at Florence at 7.20 p. m. 20
attended to „t once. NmiTrom ^
Aldermen McLeod moved th-t T*wah*Jo.
ti e Mayor and Alderman Douglas J No. 60 also lias a Sleenper fromMacon
between the gold and silver force Maine aud Ne-
We have remo' ed to our
store on Evans -treet. Call
see us. Chas. I ultman.
new
and
and should Senator Dubois’ ai
sertion of last spring, that no
nancir l or tariff legislation shpu
be accomplished that did no
vide for the free coinage of sifvi ir<3 ^ cau8e ma y never be
General Insurance Agency
O''
SANBORF^ CHASE,
Fire, Life & Accident Insurance.
remain iu force in the next
gress, and there are no indivi
changes of attitude on the subj
by Senators, there is but lii
likelihood that anything will
don° that direction for Janotl
two years.
Acc jrding to advices the Hoi
will -itand: Republicans
Sound Money Democrats 2, Di
ocrats 118, Silver Republic:
1 lorhnce, 5. c Populists and Fusioniste 23.
The delegations of the follow
States, consisting of more t
one m mber, will be solid in
next House: Democratic: Ark|
sap, F lorida, Georgia, Louisi
Missis.,ippi, South Caroli
imvn_a tic nooR KKY Wa8hill g tou — 7 - Republicj
OUND—A hro.th I>1X3K KEY. (> nrinflP tt cn , T owa \f
■Owner can have sam.* by calling at ^ on , ne ®V Cttt » i° w !; Ma -L ne ' M
thi Office ami pa ing for adv ertise- land,-Minnesota, New Ham
me nt. New Jf-rsey, Oregon, Rhode
Vermont, Wisconain—12. Fas
would require hundreds of
on the map to locate the
s where he delivered ad-
|es. Whether he helped or
be authorized to get council and |
9 to 1
kennel, which is the j
S. lurbeville, aud for his conven
lance as he then had charge of the
city’s dogs. Carried.
There being no further busiuess,
council adjourned to meet again
on the 20th.
d^beyond dispute, but he has
nly given to the country
he world the most marvel-
hibition of energy, endur-
d fluency of speech that
ver been exhibited in the
al history of any country
elphia Times.
Surety Be ids Issued.
Phone a.
J^ost ^oUrjcf.
L OST-8U M :,! ME ’. LA PROBE. Find
er will confer f Ivor by leaving at
this office.
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alace Drug S.ore.
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APPLY AT
Colorado—1
schools will goon open, you
good school shoes for the
lad girls. Bultman’b shoe
fs the place to get them.
Irs. E. 0. Singletary
Will take a few
ITLEMEN BOARDERS. |
[further information apply
residence on West Evans
o31-6t.
(in., which No. 82 takes to New York.
pioceed at once to recover the dog No «8 from Wadesboro, Cheraw and
house and kennel, which is the n > , ar,i , nJ [ t<>n \ ( ' oach « s from
. , . ,,uo Charleston to Washington. In addi-
property of the city aud which tion to Pullman Hleeper from Macon
7’°“^ P re “>i«* clSJri'N.wYoSSdffiS’S
01 Mrs. Anna E. Turbeville by the New York. No. 32alsomakes connecS
pormiumu ,,f her im.b.ed,George
c RtKiky Mt. at 12.09 a. m., and reaches
Richmond at 8.40 a. m.
FROM RICHMOND GOING SOUTH.
Leave Richmond on No. 28 at 9.06 a
m. Reach 8011th Rocky Mt., at 1.10 p.
m. 20 minutes for dinner. Arrive at
Wilson at 2.10 p. m. Change cars for
Goldsboro and Wilmington on No. 49.
Arrive Fayetteville 4.80 n. m., connec
ting with southbound trains on C. F. A
Y. V. Railroad for Wilmington and
Bennettsville. Arrive Florence 7.26 p.
m. 20 minutes for supper. Change
cars for Sumter and Columbia, reach
ing Columbia by No. 66 at 10.00 p. m.
Also change to No. 24 for Darlington
Hartsville and Bennettsville. Arrive
at ( harleston at 10.63 p. in., connecting
with Plant System for Savannah and
all points south. Through coaches on
this train from Washington to Charles
ton. Pullman sleeper New York at
Jacksonville.
Also leave Richmmond by No. 86 p
7.80 p. m. South Rocky Mt. at 10.44 to
m. Passengers for Wilmii.gton take
No. 41, leaving South Rocky Mt. at 6.60
a. m. No. 86 arrive at Floffcnce 8.14 a.
m„ connecting with No. 51 for Sumter,
Columbia Denmark, Aiken, S. C., Aus-
ta and Macon, and Atlanta Pullman
Sleeping Car on this train, New York
to Macon. Passengers for Columbia
can go to Sumter and wait until 9.44
a. m., for No. 62 from Charleston, ar
riving at Calunibia at 11 a. in., or take
N 0 . 15, a mixed train leaving Florence
at 4 a m., and arriving at Columbia at
10 a. m. No. 85 reaches Charleston at
«.25 a. m., connecting at Ashley Junc
tion 7 miles from Charleston, with
Plant System for South. Through
coaches, Washington to Charleston on
this train. Pullman sleepers New
York to Tampa, Fla., New York to
Obarleston, an d New York to Macon.
M m. 11. VandrrbiU't Widow head.
New York, Nov. 6—Mrs. Mary
Louise Vanderbilt, widow of the
late vVilliam H. Vanderbilt, died
at half past 1 o’clock to-day at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Elliott F. Shepard, at Scarboro in
West Chester County.
Mrs. Vanderbilt had been visit
ing at the Shepard residence since
the wedding of her granddaughter
the daughter of Mrs. Shepard.
This morning Mrs. Vanderbilt was
up and about the house. Shortly
after 1 o’clock she was attacked
with heart failure and died iu a
few minutes.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was Miss Mary
Louise Kissam, daughter of a Re
formed Church minister of Albany.
She was married to Wm. H. Van
derbilt in 1841. The children of
the marriage were CorneliuB, Wil
liam Kissam, Frederick W.,