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VOL. III.
FLORENCE. S C.. WEDNESDAY EVENBQ. NOVEMBER 25,18%.
No. 86
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500 j-ds. of oor best 50c silk at sMc,
this wt*»-k only.
600 yds. of velvet and velveteen, all
si^k, worth from 50 to fl per yd. at
88e, this week only.
Our best fl kid jjloves at fftle.
tiood 4-4 brown homespun at 4e; lH*st
calicoes at 3 and 4: ^ood brown
domestic at 3 3-4e; best cheeked
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homespun at 4c;
homespun at 3c.
Our Shoe and nothing Nock has
been reduced 25 per cent.
“THE HUB” IS THE LEADER
IN LOW PRICES.
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LOCALS IN BRIEF.
Short Paragraphs of Home Hap
penings.
Pemoiial him] General Mention of Home
Folkeaiitl Other* Whom we all
Know.
Advertising pays.
Mr- Walter Gregg,of Mars Bluff,
is in Florence to-day.
Firo^-class job printing done at
the Timea-Messenger office.
Tobacco continues to sell at
good prices at our warehouses.
Cards, invitations, pamphlets,
etc., are printed at the Titnes-Mes-
senger job office.
If you have a place of business
make its whereabouts known by
an advertisement.
For bill heads, note heads, let
ter heads and envelopes. Go to
the Times-Messenger office.
Dispensary blossoms are growing
on a. good many of our citizens’
noses. Remedy, the gold cure.
Miss Lilian Magee, of Kingstree,
who has been visiting Miss Janie
Day, leaves to-night for Charles
ton.
Mr. W. M. Hutson, traveling
agent for the Phoenix Mutual Life
Insurance Company, is in Flor
ence.
Tw6 high grade Rambler bicy
cles are being raffled at J. D, Trev-
athart’s repairing shop, at tl.OO a
chance. ‘
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Rev. A. W. Moore, traveling
agent for the Pythian Lodge Se
cret, is spending a while with his
family.
Mr. Claude Smith, a genial
knight of the grip, is spending a
few days in this city with his
parents
The Times - Messenger job
printing department does as good
work as any office in this State.
Give us your work.
If you have goods to sell and
want to sell them, advertise in the
Times-Messenger and the Florence
Daily Times, either or both.
There will be a large crowd at
the festival to-night. If you wish
any oysters, you had better come
early. The oysters are nice and
fresh.
Mr. Jacob Beck has contracts
for boring half a dozen or more
artesian wells. He is a good
workman hiving had much ex
perience.
A report that several marriages
will take place in Florence short
ly is in circulation. We will not
vouch for the truth of this report
but it is very probably true.
To the members of the Florence
Bar:
Briefs and arguments for the
Supreme Court arc printed in the
best of style at the Times-Messen
ger job office.
The regular prayer meeting will
be held at the Methodist church
tomorrow night. To this meet
ing the members of the otheE
churches are cordially invited to
come so that an interesting union
meeting might be hsd.
Services will be held to-morrow t
at 11 o’clock in the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches. At the
services in the Presbyterian church
a collection for the benefit of the
Thornwell Orphanage will be
taken and at the Methodist ser
vice a collection for the benefit of
the Epworth Orphanage will
taken.
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Hand bills are in circulation
announcing a festival and oyster
supper at the Farmers’ Warehouse
to-night for the benefit of the
Florence Silver Cornet Baud.
Oysters and hot supper will be
served from 8 o’clock to as late as
the ladies and gentlemen wish to
remain. The baud will discourse
music from the beginning of the
festival to the end. You are in
vited to come and bring your
pocket book.
THE CONGRESS
IONAL COUNT.
State Board of Canvassers
Overrates all Protests,
HiTUiant Marriage la Laurlnbiiric.
Laurinburg, N. C., Nov. 18.—
At the Baptist church here to
night Mr. John T. McEacheru, one
of our popular youug merchants,
led to the altar Miss Hannah
Dukes, whose beauty and charm
of character make her deservedly
attractive. Promptly at 7 o’clock
the sweet voice of Miss Mary Mc
Call arose clear and flute-like from
be ind a bank of ferns concealing
the organ, organist and singer. As
the last words of the song of
“Promise Me” died away, there
burst forth from tin organ a flood
of melody, under the management
of Mrs. Walter with
violin accompaniment by Mr.
Hinton James, and in marched the
party in the following order;
Messrs. James North and John
McLauchlin, ushers; Mr. W. D.
McLauriu and Miss Berta Everett;
Mr. Bod. McRae with Miss Lidie
And Declares all of the Democrat
ic Nominees Fleeted. Mur
ray Receives no Encour
agement.
Columbia, November 23.—This
has been protesting and contest
ing day. Contests, under the
present laws in South Carolina,
do not amount to much, but seem
to be the paving of the way for
contests in Congress. Very little
attention seems to be paid to them
by any of the parties, and but for
the record—and an important one
it is—there would be but little in
terest. Most of the positions
taken before the State board of
canvassers will in time all be re
hashed before the Federal Con
gress, if that body finds time to
take them up.
The contests from the xst, 5th
and 7th. seem to be the ones
which the fight is to be centred.
The others seem to be very much
in the shape of formal protests,
which may or may not go further.
Mr. Screven, secretary of the
Regular Republican party, seems
to have the contests from the 3rd
and 4th districts in charge, and
the contestants themselves did not
Gill; Dr. E. J. Gill with Mise
Beulah Cajneronj Mr. Frank L. come here or bother with the
Bandy with Miai Janie Napier;
Mr. Maxey L. John with Miss
Janie McEachin; Mr. T. C. Me-
Eachin with Miss Mary Staunton.
Then came the bride, leaning upon
the arm of her choice, now to be
made her husband, with the sim
ple and beautiful ceremony of her
pastor, Rev. W. M. Jones. After
the ceremony an elaborate repast
was given the party.
The bride is a niece of Capt. J.
E. Johnson and is well known in
Florence, having lived here until
about a year ago when she removed
to Laurinburg to live with her
sister, the widow of Capt. Wells,
of that citv.
per* in thecas*.
The only case in which ther
was any argument whatever came
from the 1st district, which Col.
Elliott will represent in Congress.
As was to be expected Murray
wants to go back to Congress, but
he received no encouragement
from the State board of canvas
sers. In fact the action of the
board may be summed up by say
ing that the board declared all of
the Democratic nominees elected.-
News and Courier.
Below is the result of the 6th
District Congressional count:
Vote McUawIn Wilson McKee
cast.
Mayor’s Court.
The mayor’s court was held this
morning for the first time since
the 21st. The two following cases
were disposed of:
City of Florence vs. C. E. Jar-
rott, Jr., and Pierre Jarrott, ar
rested for riding bicycles without
lights on the sidewalk. Fined $1
each.
These gentlemen had been ten
miles in the country and, being
unavoidedly detained, were over
taken by darkness; therefore the
mayor imposed the minimum fine
provided by the ordinance in re
gard to bicycle riding.
City of Florence vs. Charlie Ed
wards, arrested for refusing to get
off the sidewalk when so ordered
and resisting arrest by drawing a
knife on policeman Rowell. Fined
$2.00 or 4 days on the chain gang
at hard labor with ball and chain.
General Insurance Agency
OF
SANBORN CHASE,
Fire, Life & Accident Insurance.
Surety Bonds Issued.
Clarendon ...
.. 1,065
1,459
48
157
Darlington...
... 1,865
1,(113
141
90
Marlboro
. 1,440
1,217
118
55
Marlon
.. rjw
1,948
294 •
1
Florence
1,512
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97
Horry
1,874
133
70
Wllllamaburg.. U2t
581
43
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11,094
9,725
878
382
fluid first htH-omra hoarsp. If (’Iihiii-
berlain'i cough remedy is freely given
all tenOriiey to croup will soon disap
pear. Iven after the eroupy cough
has developed it will prevent the at-
taek. There is no danger in giving
this remedy for it contains nothing in-
jurioui For sale by all druggists.
Phone a.
FLORENCE, 5. C
Umbrellas Wanted
To repair, or parasols either. Broken libs ta
ken out and new ones put In without pain
Ke-ooverlng a specialty. Also yonr name
neatly stamped In gold or silver. Leave all
orders at The Times-Messenger printing office
or 114 Houston Street, Florence, 8. C.
HORATIO D. LONG.
The Wild Man.
There is a great deal of discus
sion as to the genuineness of the
wild man on exhibition in Flor
ence this week. As to whether he
has ever really been a savage wild
man as advertised no one is able
to decide. All indications are
that he has been wild but of courge
it seems unreasonable to bold this
belief. He is to say the least a
curiosity, a freak of nature, the
like of which has never been seen
in Florence.
A great many people are dis
posed to believe that he has been
a genuine wild man. Everybody
may think as they please but it
may be interesting for the people
of Florence to see this curiosity.
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How to 1‘revent Croup.
Some reading that will prove inter
esting to young mothers. How to
guard against the disease,
Croup is a terror to youug mothers
and to post them concerning the cause,
first symptoms and treatment is the
object of this item. The origin of
croup is a common cold. Children who
are subject to it take cold very easily
and croup is almost sure to follow.
The first symptom is hoarseness; this
is soon followed by a peculiar rough
cough, which is easily recognized and
will never be forgotten by one who has
heard it. The time to act is when the
THANKFUL SOUTH
M.-jrli. »'»u* to be Oral of ill for Miit.-rtal
Illeulngit.
BoUimore, Nov. 24.—The Manu
factures’ Record publishes this
wee£, is appropriate to Thanks-
gividgday, several hundred letters
from Itadiug business men, manu
facturers, merchants and railroad
officials throughout the South,
giving their views as to why the
South especially has many reasons
for giving thanks for material
bleggings. With only two or three
excoptiont, these let-ors give a
very hopeful outlook us to the
general foelidg of improvement
that exists in business circles in
all the Southern States and show
that the prospects are everywhere
favorable for increasing activity on
the ^art of the manufacturing iu-
tereat*. for a large movement of
population to the South from the
North and West and liberal in
vestments of outaide capital in
southern enterprises. Many rail
road and industrial undertakings
that have been held in abeyance
for months are now being taken
up and plans matured for early
construction. Farmers are re
ported to be less in debt thau for
the very heavy grain
production of meat
few years having
almost selr-sns-
taining in the way of food-stuffs
and thus kept at home the mil
lions of dollars that has heretofore
gone west for corn and provisions.
Particular emphasis is laid upon
the growing power of commerce
from southern ports, the magni
tude Of this business showing that
the Bodth is to hold as command
ing a position in our foreign trade
by virtue of the proximity of its
ports to the ceutral western re
gions that produce the grain and
provisions for export, as it now
holds in iron and cotton manu
facturing.
While two out of the several
hundred letters take an unfavora
ble view of the situation and do
not look for much improvement,
the others are of a most cheerful
and hopeful character and are ex
pressive of the many reasons why
the South has reason to give
thanks for blessings enjoyed for
daugeis escaped and for the bright
promises of great industrial, com
mercial and railroad development
and also for the assurance of a
great southward movement of pop-
ulatiou*
Our boasted progress conies in the
form of the “trolley heart,’’ which
a Oh.cage paper assures us is a
grim fact.
It is claimed that the jolting
and rocking of trolley cars pro
duces an accelerated heart motion
which in many cases produces dire
results. Wo have n< t loard of
any pronounced cases of this new
disease in Atlanta, but Chicago,
we are told, has enough of them to
fill a hospital.
One of our exchanges from that
city regards this disease as ‘only
the advance guard of a troop
which may be expected to arrive
soon. It is in daily expectancy
of the “typewriter liver” and the
“duplicate whist hump.” The
“gi.i-sling arm" and the “cock-tail
eye’’ are already numerous and
well-developed in Chicago and
other localities.
SILLY ACT OF SCHOOL BOYS.
Thi-y IH-stroyril n Npaniiili Flag, hut IIm* Iii-
riilrnl I* ind ll***. 11U.4I Wnrtliy of IH|.lo-
iuiiIU' Notli'i-.
Wtshington, November 23.—
The Spanish legation is not likely
to make any complaint to this Gov
ernment with reference to the ac
tion of the students at Newcastle,
Delaware, a few days ago, who de
stroyed a Spanish flag. There is
no Spanish consul at Newcastle,
and the incident to that extent
was robbed of any character. More
over, both the Spanish ami Amor-
can Governments have reached so
perfect an understanding with ref
erence to circumstances of this
OiWQte- that little, jf
FOR TRAVELLERS.
i.mpoktant information for 1 Minsk
WHO BIDE TliK KA1LHOAUH.
The following is valuable inforunt-
tion to passengers traveling over the
Allan!ie Coast Line System:
FOR PASSENGERS GOING NORTH.
No. 7s leaves Charleston at5.30a. iu.,
arriving at Florence at 8.25 a. m. 20
minutes for breakfast. Connecting
with No. 51; leaving Columbia at 6.60
a. in., ami arriving at Wilmington at
12.15 p. m. W ith No. 02 for Darling
ton, cheraw and W'adesboro. Arrives
at Fayetteville at 11.20 a. in., connec
ting with North Hound train on C. F.
A Y. V. Railroad. Arrive at Soath
Rooky Ml., at 2.07 p. in. 20 minutes
for dinner. Connecting with No. 46
from W ilmington w ith Nos. 10 and 46
for Norfolk and points on N. A C. K. R.
Arrives at Richmond at 0.40 p.m. 26
minutes for supper. Through cuacbea
Charleston to Washington. Pullman
Sleeper Charleston to Wilmington and
Jacksonville to New York.
No. 32 leaves Charleston at 5.20p. ■!.,
arrives at Florence at 8.15 p. m. *6
minutes for supper. Connects with
No. 50 from Augusta and Aiken, 8. C.,
via Denmark and Sumter onnuectiug
at Sumter w ith No. 53 from Columbia.
No. 50 also has a. Sleeper from Macon
Ca., which No. 32 takes to New York.
No. 82 also connects at Florence with
No 08 from W'adesboro. Cheraw and
Darlington. Through Coaches from
Charleston to Washington. In addi
tion to Pullman Sleeper from Macon
to New York, t here an* Sleepers from
Charleston to New Y'ork and Tampa tn
New York. No. 32 also makes connec
tion at South Rocky Mt. with No. 46
from Wilmington, and leaves South
Rocky Ml. at 12.45 a. in., and reaches
Richmond at 3.40 a. m.
FROM RICHHOND GOING SOUTH.
Leave Richmond on No. 23 at 0.05 a
m. Reach South Rocky Mt., at 1 p.
m. 20 minutes for dinner. Arrive at
Wilson at 2.05 p. in. Change cars f«*r
Goldsboro and Wilmington on No. 40.
Arrive Fayetteville 4.15 n. in., connec
ting with southbound trains on C. F. A
Y. V. Railroad for Wilmington and
llenncttsville. Arrive Florence8.55 p,
20 minutes for supper. 0han*“
A New IH*«a»e.
From the Atlanta Journal.
It is an old and well sustained
adage that ascivilizatiou advances
disease increases. Experience
gives ample proof of this. The
negro slave was exempt from
many of the ailments which assail
and carry off his educated child
ren. Diseases are common now
which were rare a generation ago.-
And we have a class of afflictions
which are entirely new and are di
rectly traceable to some modern
invention or habit.
The “railroad spine” comes
from excessive riding in our rail
way passenger coaches. The “bi
cycle face” is said to be a well de
fined affliction. Diseases of the
eyes have increased in number
and variety since the use of elec
tric lights became common. The
latest addition to the penalties of
to-day that if a Spanish flag dis
played from a Spanish consulate
or war ship had been offered an
indignity the attention of the
State department would at once
be directed to the matter and a
suitable apology demanded. It is
regarded as not unlikely that the
“jingo” press of Spain may at
tempt to magnify the incident,
but there is excellent authority for
the statement that it will receive
no offleial attention either at the
hands of the American or Spanish
authorities.
m
&
ciit s tor Sumter ami Columbia, read
ing < olumliia by No. 56 at tt.60 p. m.
Al>o cliaiigt- to No. 24 for Darlingtoa,
il anv 1111- anil liennettsvilie. Arrive
was saidattho State department
Through the, St. In ... Tornado.
Here is an il lustration of the way
the wind handled things during
the big St. Louis tornado. This
bicycle, owned in East St. Louis,
was struck by three barrels of
syrup, a tierce of lard and one
barrel of vinegar. Absolutely the
only uninjured parts are the saddle
and the Morgan & Wright quick-
repair tires, which were full of air
when the machine was found
Even if these tires had been
punctured, unless severely torn,
any one of the holes could have
been repaired by the quick-repair
device in them, without trouble.
Riders of these tires, when they
have a puncture, need only be
careful to pump as much air as
possible into the tire before insert
ing the quick-repair tool. The re
pair can be made in two minutes,
at the roadside, without taking the
tire off the rim. *
to W §ir)ts.
Wanted to sell, one fair
pun* white full grown rabbits. Ap
ply to II. D. Long.
Wanted to sell.—babbit
" Metal.—fan be bail cheaper than
elsewhere at this office. Over 100 bs.
in stock.
W ANTED, TO "UROHASE FOR
cash, a small hoiiseand lot desirably
loca ted to business section of Florence.
Tills office.
all points south. Through coaches oa
this train from Washington tofharlea-
ton. Fiillman sleeper New York at
Jacksonville.
Also leave Ricliniinond by No. 86
7.30 p. m. South Rocky Mt. at 10.44 a.
in. Passengers for Wilmington take
No. 41, leaving South Rocky Mt. at 6.46
a. m. No. 85 arrives at Florence 8.14 a.
m., connecting with No. 61 for Sumter,
Columbia Denmark, Aiken, 8. C., Aus-
ta and Macon, and Atlanta. Pullmau
Sleeping far on this train. New York
to Macon. Passengers for Columbia
can go to Sumter and wait until 0.43
a. m., for No. 52 from Charleston, ar
riving at Columbia at 16.55 a. m., or take
No. 15, a mixed train leaving Florence
at 4.30 a m., himI arriving at Columbia at
11.46a. in. No. 35reaches Charleston at
0.02 a. m., connecting at Ashley Junc
tion 7 miles from Charleston, with
Plant System for South. Through
coaches, Washington to Charleston oa
this train. Pullman smepers New
York to Tampa, Fla., New York to
Charleston, and New York to Macoa.
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
The intense itching and smartin
tins inci
dent to eczema, tetter, salt-rheum, and other
disem 'S of the skin is instantly allayed by
apply' 'K Chamberlain’s Eye end Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cues have been
permanently cured by it It is equally
efficient for itching pilea and a favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chil
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eye*.
For sale by druggists at 26 cents par box.
Try Dr. Cady’s Condition Powden, they
are just what a hone needs when in badcondt*
tion. Tonic, blood purifier and vennifbge.
Good advice: Never leave home on
a journey without a bottle of Chamber
lain’s colic, cholera and Diarrhoeea
Remedy. For sale by all druggiste.
Horses and
Mules.
AT-
S. D. Rodgers’
Livery Stable?.
Having just returned from the
stock markets with a well broken
lot of horses and mules, 1 am pre
pared to offer bargains to pur
chasers.
S. D. ROGERS,
Covington’s Old Stand.
N-i9-3-t.