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Short Paragraphs of Home Hap penings. PiTsonal :iiul <i«-iirlal Mi'iition of Momr FulkK anti Oili<*r« V lumi w< all K .n»w. Messrs, li. I’. II> iv.-r «m W M jlttraer, o! Little Pock were in Florence last Mr. K. H. Tioidm Tries to Kill Himself by ( iittiui; Uis Thr.i«i \\ itb a I’licket Knife. Mr. F. S. Thomas in a .fit of mental aberration attempted to j m i • sl n E coimn’t suicide yesterday by cut- ’lDC BllZZflrU 1 clRCS ID tll6 Efl'J ting his throat with a pocket knife. The cause is attributed to drink. Yesterday morning Mr. Thomas • in hq intoxicated condition went Keptort* From Many Towns Show ni^'ht unseen into the front room of his house and locked up securely. A short while aftervyarda his wife Mis^ Helen d i !ny, of Lheraw, b^ can , e aware of what he had is visit ng at tin* h«»m« of h brother Mr. W. H. Malloy THE SOUTHERN STORM Itinties t«» 1»im> t*«»uiMls of It a l.uri;* 4 Aivji With Snou anil l^nnniitF Im.i1. sleet. wa Falls, \Yis, Dec. 3.— W ashington. IVc. 2.- The ba »rs of th*> Chippewa still romoter has fallen rapidly on tin sw’.y in the city and th- 1 Carolina and \ irginia coasts, and of an early end of trouble a storm of great energy is appar mote. The water extends enth e« ntial to th> east ot Hatter to Central street now as. The barometer has also fallen {dings that were occupied rapidly in tie extreme northwest inundated. . er the 108 will At lantic coast. Cloudy and threat ening weather is reported from the A BIG EIRE IN OTTAWA. I our lluuilrril Thouvaiul Hollur." Worth of l*roi»<'ri> Ontlroyrd «n«t n Flrrmitn Kndly Hurt. Ottawa, Out., Decembers.—The most disastrous fire in the history of this c : ty broke out about 12.30 o’clock this morning in Mrs.‘furo r's confectionary store at Sparks street. The losses irobably foot up $400,000. The tire had gained considerable head way before the alarm was sounded, and by the time the fire brigade g >t to work it was beyond control, the entire building being in flames. MacDonald Brothers’ establish ment, adjoining, quickly caught, and was destroyed. Holdbrook’s tailoring establishment, next door east, was the next to go. The econfl floor of the building was I'niisiial Destruction of Trees —In Some IMaecs the Snow ( $L‘of the town which it was ami lake regions. It has risen on (Fall is Heavy. e^d would ho the first to suf- th> gull anil I'acific coasts. It is During the past few day’s the j block on the bank of the coldm on the Atlantic coast but ‘ , ‘ l done, and becoming alarmed, sent wholo of South Carolina has hewn ! Cftetween Spring and Central the temp. 1 attire lias risen slowly in haste to the shops tor assis- storm swept. Iloporta from the *t»—has escaped sn far, and in the central valleys and lake re- Rev. Tuttle', pastor of the Ibip- tanCf ‘• J. J. Brown responded various towns and cities tell of ip- mif the bnsiues'j, although it gions. It is much warmci in the list church at Whiteville, X. C., but thinking it unwise to break in tense cold with ice, sleet and snow, 5»peavs tl.at th y will U> . \treim northwest. Heavy snows spent last night in Florence. He ft * ,>u * upon a man armed and in a and in some places fearful damage j Af to vacate in a short time.>an reported from the south has accepted a fi-ild at Selma. demented condition sent for furth- h ag bceti done to shade trees, ESo'oos, the g »vernmeut engi- Mr J. 1). Church, of Charlotte er a9ei8tancw - Two other gentle- electric light, telephone and tele- iwwho is here examining the N. C., general agent for the New’ n,e " came au ‘ 1 * hp ,hree bu ™ t graph wires. The forests havijsllon, has few encouraging middle \tlanti. and southern N.w occ i( , d ng whi | e the third York Life Insurance Company is 1 TK dn ' 0 ° r ’ found Mr. j |,kewise sufTered. Tall p»ne trees '"tfto offer. II ■ believes ibe l.ngland States coasts, with high registered at the Central to-duv homas lying upon the floor ap- | laV e been stripped of all their j will not go out suddenly, northeasterly winds. 1 he weathm . . parently dead with a knifr lying branches and are standing bare! bh not prepared to say whether is generally ch ar in all other dis n, . nttacked Rom A' Attention is called to the ad-j by hisv side. Fpon investigation an d naked. Small trees, blown : on dynamite can budge it. It triets. The indications are that ''' ' vertisement of tin. 1‘'ueu .> Bi- it was found that he liad cut a gash across the roads, have mad" travel-* I s ieved he will not authorize the weather will be warmeiaml eye e Company. You can buy a ' m the left side of his throat butj|i llg difficult and well-nigh im- j sunn attempt to be made. I p fair in tb. central valleys ClomH nice nmv wheel for f3o and $10 had fallen asleep before finishing possible. A gentleman who re- to o’oclock to-night, 2,f^00 and threatening weather and piob rom t em. the intruded crime After some tfou i 8 id ( .e in this city states that on yes- P’ds of dymunte had been used ably snow prevail on the miihlb Mrs. H. D. UTHiamson, after an be was aroused frt»m his deep terday morning it took the pas On.e gorge, but with littb* "fleet, and soutln rn New F.ngland coasts, extended visit to relatives in and became deeply offended ; 3e nger tl ain four hours to go from f‘make matters worse a heavy with high and d.ingmous uovtbeiU hiteville, N. C., and different,intrusion of his three Denmark to Augusta, a distance of storm has sot m and more wind- points on the coast ot North Caro- ^ r ''''‘i' 1. After hiding his knife j 52 noiles. Fallen telegraph poles' Id® forming The people are Cup" Charles, \ .1., D c. A linn, has returned to Florence. and razor and unloading his pis- | )a< | t; 0 5^ CU (; from the track, paj-strieken and men are asking heavy snow storm has been raging Thomas Jefferson and Lem Gads- . these , KP “ tb ' meu returned to which impeded 4 the train’s pro- <*< other where it will end. Bus- here since 1 o’clock this afternoon, den got into a fight this morning J'l'J Tl're ...'It .^.T 101 ! 168 th0 ' V 1 gre98 ‘ Iu Au 8u a t a » a pole Ifijin*. is demoralized and the loss At nightfall the ground is cov and kept things Jefferson received the hand. He swore nut a warrant' .u . L 7“” V ’ TC1 1 streets were covered with a tangled • 1 — M«»rv 1 'ntaiiied th" Masonic Lodge reonre. Continuinit on its way icked Ross & (Vs establishment. Thecontenta >>t tins bmlding were of a most inllammable charac’er, and it a bia/mg furnace in a few min in' s. Here tlu> progress of the fife was eli rk»d, fortunately Xpr the D"mme.n Methodist Church, whi-ti adjoined it. ntid which had been m great danger. Ross & I Co’s loss is about $2150,000, insur- | c . rPt ] auce $100,000. K. Rartney, own- bt tills mnrnin-' •‘"‘"“.egress. In Augusta, a pole i«i i».. i» demoralised an.l Hie loss At mgntiaii me grouuu .a covoreu - - -. . whjoh th , ively for a while. ‘ ~ m "*‘ " ocl, “ 10 «t «» bM. «.aa W#* very haavy. Reports from to a depth of four u.ehes aud the fire #t>rtpdi |otM , ,: Mi0 oo, parUy Ian uglv cut on 1 ^ r ‘ ^ loma9 cracked into three pieces, and the thearming country are distress- snow »s still falling rapidly. ,. , Holdbrook’s losset « o^e o„f.7I ran ".r "“„* D ” ,het rag ".. l00kiUg ! •treets were coverei with, tangled ! i* Hundred, are homeleu, all Suffolk. V.„ D.c 2 -The Th. w O ■' ’ currant the house for something to kill 1 ne t work of wires for Lem aud the hearing will be himself with. He was soon brought The storm played havoc with lit'Hiunitrens are Homeless, an ouiioik. >«., w r. - — mt- • tk tl i • personal eff'ets b"ing swept heaviest snow storm for .years has $i»D,00(), also p«irtly insur . ^ to his senses unH „„ . ui ” imvoc wun !»'V by the relentless waters, been raging here since 1 p. m. to other losses amonuUW - -1. - j ' r ° U P re * Columbia’s shade trees, and stop- T ii government will be asked to- day. The snow is seven inches $15,000 Fireman f^nw to send men to try to blow deep on an nverag>\ ami drifts are * •''‘ r * 'y hurt by a fa predicts fair weather for Saturday unfortunate man nroved to ! corn,nnnic »tiou. Wires and poles aji.He gorge. This is believed to several feet high. Trains on all ~ . •' i t u u oe uoi are dowa. had’this evening. L. X. Ja.uuof.ky, local waalhor -ultad. pad all talagraph.c uod tal.phoua official for tharlMtun l),str,ct,i 1 he gaah in tha throat of the | c ,j catioo Wires and pole, .. , , It is stated that the i ba >e on, y ho P e ,,ow 9ftve the ( roads are delaye . , — o” uuc are down. It is stated that the 1 b « b® onl y ho P e ,,ow to 9ave the j toads are delay . ' with frost Satuday night. This pre- serious. He is at work b'-day telphone lines will have to be a l-1 eul ^ cit y from l>eing inundated. Atlanta. Dec. 2.—A heavy snow 1M ,,,, KTANT , S korm diction will probably hold good for aud is very much mortified because' m0 gt ent-* r ai v rohnilr Th« w®o» 7,’ivUr began rising about 4 ; f e yi h^ifl ITfllfi 18 Florence a? the Charleston district .of his behavior yesterday. This is t , r ^ 'Jutou 'a'" Msli^ vviihin were brought out, but the Vnow ■ ""I'.inc* include, larriloryaa far Xyrili - ‘ i n * I II | ' far 'melted and became aluahv. Stmat i FOR TRAVELLERS. f I-' orrc-O^n In Greenville snoa'has fallen to ^ passed far beyond ib*' melted and became slushy. Street VTION KOR THOSE Imvelitig <ivf»r Die [Systeni: FOR PASSENGERS GOING NORTH. ' j Mr. Thomas removed to Flor-• the depth of (5 inches, and all the nuk^i'nnm height of yesterday. car travel was interrupted for a lilO incandescent liiznts in ttie ■ i » •» . tl . i*, vj Jnnps flip nr m putyinppr l" i j i *1 No. <s ( fia i* It^sf on hi h. m •, . . . ! once some years ago and has made trains have been belated. uoi. Jones, me army engineer, few hours and trains on the rail- ;(rr j x i„,, Klorem e ui K.-jr» «. m. *i usiness portion o l ‘ic c y " , rt ; man y f r ie n ds daring his stay here. I Aikiti’s shade trees have been MTI that he cannot give an opin- roads w'ere delayed, but the storm niinutes for breakfast. Connecting connected iast night. ee ectric ^ f el j oW | a borers and friends srtias hed, twisted and torn, and the inion yet as tn what is best to do. was not severe enough to cause '''m N «nfi’'urriw'Sbiii'ngton M light company deserves crei it tor gfinftrallv deplore the 8iul event ! e | ectric wires are down. Sleighs He found the ice pack or gorge anv 8erioQg trouble. Telegraph Will. No. «-z for Darling- ' have been brought out. extended 18 miles and that whi.n wires went down south of Atlanta (Vi'kav^'tn'rilb'"!'i''i!2('i lo Tn'., .Mimire- »A Hiflniulit Itell." their promptness. To-night, sev eral ot the street arc lights will light. The company cannot yet say positively when the entire cnit will be connected as have not learned the extent damage. , —„ The K of 1>. -egulia bn. arrived i "'S 1 ' 1 Bel1 ' vi " 1 tU< ‘ fara0 " 8 conM - ‘ll" <leptl1 , 0 ,, 5 i f D< ^ h , M, aD 1 d * t K8 '" but the organization of Gordon . aw " D '! ! '’- v 8 11 lh * B P l “n' i '<l * ha " a fal1 of ,1,olles la re - - - • - annnoriin-j Ciininanv. headed bv P' rte n- In Sumter the trees have been | ^ be ^ v, B er wnB r ' 8 ‘ n P * n Chippewa last night, prostiinably frfim wind ting with North Bound train on C. F. Lodge was not effected last night supporting company, headed by owing tc the inclem-ncv of the th « eminent cutralto and coma. The eaperience of Orangeburg; weather.-Timmoiuvill, Enter- dU,,ne ’ U “ r0 Joyce-Hell, trodcr!';«■•'I'M of Florence aud the .. —■ ^ i> city is deserted as a “scene of . . , - . , . , , , , mitmteg for supper. Through coaches not Apeak until he had investi- patching by wire hud to be aban- charleston to Washington. Pullman gatei more thoroughly. doned. Sieeper Charleston to Wilmington amt Jacksonville to New York. Petersburg, \a., Dec. -•—Atiout, No. :i2 leaves Charleston at 8.i!0p. m., 1 ro/i ii to lla-alh. Ltk 7 , 7. n ,■ noon, to-day, a heavy snow storm arrives at Florence at H.ift p. ni. 5lti iueton. S. C., Dec. 3.—Mr. . , , , . , , minutes for supi»er. (Connects with , ,. * n set in here and it has been snow- \t,, r>i) from Augusia and Aiken, S. henlov. on his wav to Co- I . . " - prise. the management of Duncan B Harrison, have succeeded in break- b ® a uDful desolation.’ Manning \Ve are authorized to announce . . , . at * tells the same tale , , , .,, , .... ing the record of everv theatre, iei ‘ B bame ia,e - ..f ♦Ua I rx.lrrA n* . 1 I Ixa ivxaF*<tlfnH ° ^ . that the lodge will be instituted on fail. A large number of Knights of Harmony Lodge will ba present. At the service on Sunday at the Methodist church, the annual re ports will be read and a full at tendance is desired. At night the chapel, in East Florence b tlic lUVtKX? V* Hi < rxj i liov&i ii vv v* . . „r , , ... •. . played by them this season. This was particularly notable m their engagements in Chicago, Milwau kee, St. Paul and Minneapolis, where thousands were turned away at the opening performances una- Florence can sympathize with her neighbor, the city of Darling ton. The “Darlington Oaks” are famed, and many of them are now ruined. Newberry and Winnshoro report ble to secure admission and where a beav y I a R ^ snow. Til “Ending” and even breathing! His very cold in ^Spartanburg, | do ^\ ^ 8ftnd hi i| 8 from there. ’ rofim were at a premium at the | aild the 9l,ow fal ‘ ba8 been beav y-; The clroner has been notified.— 9,e ^ b8 were 10 Jeff ihealey, on his way to Co- j hard e ^ r Bince To-night the ! via Dcnmark ami Si.intcr connecting lumlia this morning, found the /* , B at Sumter with No. 68 from Columbia. . . , storm abated some little, but it No. 80 also has a Sleeper from Macon dead Jody of one lick Gartmau, ^ ^ uud therH , 4ro no (Jn., which N.i. :i2 lakes to New York near he Orangeburg road, about f ! No. 82 also connects at Florence with . n i l i i signs of clearing weather. I he, \o./W from Wadesboro. ('beraw ami ..xmlos below here. Ibe body 8 „ ow i, , b „ ut i, lch „ in depth 011 |l>.rCrnvt..n Thro^h .kmebe, from was dmost completely covered , , . . K . 'Charleston to Washington. In addi- a 1< vel, but in some places it had Don to Pullman Sleeper from Macon with now, and as there are n o (l jfted to a Inuch Rr( . ater depth.}!! NcwYork, thcrtiarc Slec,K-rs from bruisti on it he is supposed to , T . , 1 . j Charleston to New York and lampa to fr i Late this afternoon the electric New York. No. S2 also makes eonneo- have rozen to death, fbe man .. ereforced t0 gto don .,Se ; ,(b Ko.ky Mf. with No. » aboutkS vears old, aud his home . r • ,ro, " "dnungton, ami leaves South I " -i r .i on account of the tracks being Jiuckv Muatl2.l*>a. iu., ami reaches is ubopt five or six miles farther,.. .... _ * - be closfd and th" three Methodist yar j ou| perforinauce, daring their [ ^ report dated on the twooud ^ ja L prenctere, win live in Florence, oli „ n „ omontt , states that “appearances are for| * blocked with snow. Some ata -‘K> a. »i. be seen on the FROM RICHMOND GOING SOUTH. engagements in these cities. AGAINST STATE COLLEGES. Revs. E. T. Hedges, W. I. Herbert and C. 0. Herbert, will conduct the final service of the conference year at the Methodist church on combination of thr i>ea»tniii*tioiiai cm- the corner <)f Dargan and Cbeves 1,1 >ior,h ' sr 011 ''*- 9treetSi Raleigh, N. C., December 3 — Several of the college presidents in Ladies’ or Gents’ Elmore Bi-J this State met to-day ami formed cycles fully guaranteed, $40 each, “The North Carolina Association at Florence Bicycle Co., Dargan of Christian Colleges.” Wake street, opposite Opera House. Forest. Trinity, Catawba and Guil lord colleges were represented. It is said by some of the members a ten-inch snow.” Georgetown reports as much j Joel* , . . . usual} damage to trees as that done by . .. f 1 has prlv the storm of 189J, and a report t he th from Bamberg in Barnwell couu-* ty state, that, "auch a freeze hae enda ^ r , hi| , p " The .leant ship I not been known in this section for years. Tlie storm in Florida, mville, Fla., Dec. cold wather for ailed here for three days, streets this afternoon. Richmond, Ya., Dec. 2. ! Leave Hichinoml on No. 28 al 11.03 a Ir hna m - Beach South Itocky Mt., al I |*. 1 im. 20 minutes for dinner. Arrive at : . _ rn . jbnen .no»m ? ,teadily here eine, IWII^ -r’"W Florida ^ 0 ' J,0C,C fbis afternoon. The Goidsboro and Wilmington on No. 49. n:.__a..u -J..:. Arrive Fayetteville 4.13 p.m.,eonnee- Dispatch advices indicate that the i ting with southbound trains on F. A to e 0.58 p. mometer last night reach-’ 3torm * 8 8 01 *" ral throughout the I* ^; 1 “ a !jr oad . fo '; Wi|mington and m ,1 ,1 a , . neiinettsville. Arrive Florenc Heavv winds on the ci ast . at.-'j- _ j . i „ ... net i iit-t Lsvniv. .1 rn ve r itirence n.»» o. eouthside and southwest \ irginia. m. *20 minutes for supper. Change — cars for Sumter and rolnmbi*, reach- Several good all purpose horses i ( ol,,,nhia ''Y No. 33a( ».: » p. rn. rlnuois of the Clyde Line f nP B „| A .ri , Also change to No. *24 for Bar nifton. i ... tor sale cheap at LI lott s stables, llartsville and Jlenuettsville. Arrive i at Charleston at 10.*20 p. m., conm-cting with Plant Svstein for Savannah and Just arrived at S. D. Ro(lge rB ", l , l ia p Vi a f 88 f oll,h lv T ‘‘r ou f h ,,,, og i» this train from Washington to< harle— , , .... . . ,, cam-» ufc the rive" this afternoon,' n ar( , an gtreet. And still all has not been told. I .v 8 sireei. after laying oil the bar at the For Sal*-. A nice cook stove w ith utensils complete. Can be had cheap for on a level. At other points in that the chief purpose ot the as- ii ,'"7 noiv nt < sociation is to aid common schools; | State it ia much deeper.* All urhi 'y cash. For full particulars app \ * that the organization is permanent, telegra p hic communication he- 110119 b . this office. . a-a . and that it will be extended to all tween this city and Norfolk is cut ber ° f New Bicycles at $35 at Florence c j ia rtcred Christian colleges in the j- ai } road traffic continues Bicycle Co. Dargan street. State, twenty in number; that it a9 H8ua ] though it was interrupt- »-;n Homnnd from the legislature, , e u j • —— ‘ ‘ ., 0 ■ ed a few hours during the night, a . early in the session, tue carrying . , . , a - . , A General Insurance Agency out of the constitutional require- Norfolk was ill darkness last night /A M CUBA CM •***' 9 ^ ments that State public schools be and all wire service was throw’ll Thr MII9W In VirKinin. , a , f -4 , PHte-rshnrcf Y« rw * me nth ll the river for o4 hours, g* -, Dec. 3. he , h l ; ^ * 0 ro|lrf h for a pilot stables, a large lot of fine horseC""'- Bullman sleeper New \.>rkai snowfall ceased at daylight this ine fe « a p ,i|n! ? 1 d0 ^ Ior a mn , , „ ,, Jaeksonville. i to boar# th p ®teamar. Down near an mules, suitable for all pur-. Also leave Rlchminond by No. H-' 7.80 p. in. Boutli Ris ky Mt.at 10.44 p. m. Passengers for Wilmington take »|- .. . , No. 41, leaving8011th Rocky Mt.at6.48 1 m 1 imps - Mi.sskxckr job h. ni. No. 85 arrives at Florence 8.14 a. morning, with about three inches the m< ith of the river houses are l )08t - 8 - iibmerged, the founda-; |^g washed frAm a num- S lifts jibe for this paper. od business IMPS - Mkssexckr printing department does as good ui., connecting with No. 61 for Sumter. worl as any offic** in this Stan- Denmark, Aiken. S.C., Aus- r ’ lau • ta and Macon, and Allanla. Pullman ( me us \ our work. Sleeping Car on (his train, New York ♦ -»♦«. « to Mueon. Passeiig«*rs for Columbia If von want »Mrt/l I, ^ u ! eau go to Sumter and wail until 9.43 It you want good horses cheap. n> 1(l f for No . 5: , fr<(m charleston, ar- Oall at Elliott’s stables. * j rivingat Columbiaat 10.66 a. in., or take No. 15, a mixed train leaving Florence —a—— lYY 1 xr « f _ _ * OF SANBORN CHASE, kt "' ,t open four months in eacli j n ^j g- ei n year, ft is also the purpose of AND t IS also me purpose 01 Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 3.—Coatin- Fire,Life & AecidenlInsurance. ^ t X ™T T'n rl ’ , . eo„;° nd 6 ,hat public schools arc ye»t«rd.y for eighteen hour*. It Surety Bonds Issued. | leeched the depth of eight iBches. d-, !) I rLORENCE. 5. C paramooni. Fboa« *• ocation For Sale. ED to sell out a good jss,the best stand in Dar- tddress early, \V. A- BLIZZARD, Darlington, S. C. ... , . , ... at 4.80 a m.. and arriving at Columbia ai to the memliers of the Horenc* m No. 85 reaches Charleston at Bar: Briefs and arguments for the Supreme Court are printed in the •1.02 a. in., connecting at Ashley Junc tion 7 miles from Charleston, with Plant System' for South. Through . ooachea, Washington to Charleston on nest of style at the Times-Messen- Dd* train. Pullman sleepers New cer ioh offiff- York to Tampa. Fla.. New York to b J nt e ’ Charleston, ami New York to Macon. at m- r ■ ■hi nuq fMh't: * i)ii itaia wmr »- ■ » !‘ .awa