Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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V *1 ,fl _, -- V ■ Pol Yooi Wants THE DilLT TIDES. v' ‘ • i ' The Rlorengeoaily Times. jjlUT Y«“ R E l e ‘ OUR ADS. VOL. III. FLORKNCE. S C„ FRIDAY EVKNTlDECKMbEH is. lS9i; No. 106. We invite you to call and inspect our largtand complete line of holiday Goods. The Most Extensive in the City,embnngall the Latest Novelties .VHHH in Sterling and Silver Mounted Toil< Sets, Leather Goods, etc, i A veritable mine of Holiday Novelties, usefulnd ornamental. m- ■;S*S ..v ■ lOCALSJH BRIEF. Short Paragraphs of Home Hap- penings. Personal ami Clrnrml 9lrnllon of Home [Folks uikI OIIuts IVtiom ««■ nil Know. A weather signal is flying aliove the city hall to-day. Capt. Paul Whipple, of Rivars- dale, is in Florence to-day. Mr. L. M. Covington, < ( f Clio, is ■pending the day in Florence. Mr. J. W. Hicks, ot Bethlehem, came in to see us this morning. Misa Lucy Evans, who has 1 eeu attending school in Tennessee, has retorned home. The dispensary is getting in more Christmas goods than any other store in Florence. The ladies of the Methodist church have charge of Lake's drug store to-day selling on the percent age plan. Mr. George Stack ley has begun his home. A depth of '>0 feci has been reached. Robert Napier was arrested last night for shooting cannon crackers on the street. The posed a fine of $5. We have noticed several tw-> horse loads of the c’ o jest fruit pass the office to-day. It wc.; unloaded not many deors below us. Mr. J. S. Husbands left last were seen on one road, how much would the dozens of roads amoui t to? Mr. Herman B. Crosland has fevered his connection with the Florence Reform Advocate, and is spending a while in Beunettsville. Herman developed into a splendid newspaper man, and we hope to soon see him again at the editorial desk Rev. W. I. Herbert has returned from Bates^urg. Rev. C. C. Her bert, who was taken sick during conference, went to his father’s home at Batesburg. He will re turn to Florence as soon as he has sufficiently recovered to make the trip. Christmas is one week off and you haven’t bought any presents yet. Read the advertisements in MACED ALIVE A6AIH. Reported Fighting the Span iards in Matanzas. Covington & McLeod. • ■ .\ s ItesiMuis (aheu by a Prominent .lounmlist for His HeliefTliat the Spanish Story of the Killing of Maceo Is a Fake. Jacksonville, Fla , Dec. 17.—A special to the Citizen from Tampa says: M. de Lipm&n, representing the New York Journal, arrived from Havana to-night. He is thor oughly convinced now that MAceo is not dead. The authorities theie claim ti have the dead body of Maceo, but for come unknown .'kit o:i Di'ccmlx'r. bxut December 1!) t» 2.°> there % ill occur one 1 | )st marked and violent ods of the winter, ami of December. On the the combined influences Mercury, Mars, Venus, . which will be et that the centers of their per- will exert a powerful iar effect upon the earth i danger will threaten roperty on ami along the tee and the North It. JCUBANS EXCEPTED. live Immigration Restriction Law Passed by Congress. Iiiiii.igrtfiits 0\<* r Sixteen Years of Age Will he |{et|iiir(Ml to Head and Write Fixe Lines oftln* (’onstitiition or he Turned Hack. Washington, Dec. 17.—The Sen* ate to-day passed, as the special 1 order, the immigration bill, known rains, with light-: the Lodge bill, with a new sec pers >ns have heretofore been in* 'nal i'auts of that island. Mr. Call (Dem. of Fla.) offered n resolution, which was referred, appropriating $10,000 as a relief uml for the sufferers from the tidal wave ami storm which oc curred on the Florida coast last < >c tuber. this paper and you will learn , reaBOn 1101 allow any one whereto buy your presents and! ^ pee tlle Before leaving you had better be quick too, for had they are selling fast. Make your selection before it is too late. A girl’s cap with two feathers in tho side was found in the court house the day after the festival given by the Daughters of the Cbnfed^ricyr“"une of thr iretfer gHs who took part in the enter tainment must have lost it. It is in possession of Mr. Nat Phillips at the sheriff’s office and the mayor im- 0jf n( r can get it by calling there. \. ?t. K. Coufvrenoe. The A. y. E. Conference is still la session at ML Zion church. Rev. A. J. Hunter is secretary Lev T. J. Walker, recording se cretary; D.J. Frown, statistical secretary. The bishop's address night to take charge of Penny’s to the conference was filled with Benuettsville store which opened wholesome instruction. The an- this morning after a short suspen- nual sermon was preached by Rev. 9 i 0D> W. D. Chappell, D. D. A master „ , .. e Tri w< rk.nan the presiding elder Read the piediction of Rev. Irl 1 -n i proved himself. Mr. J. P. McNeil. Hicks published in this issue an l u , ,, cr'i , , , -v i\.pie ;enting the Mayor of Florence prepare for bad weather, which ‘ , ; 1 t j j »--i; 0 p rVtan I delivered to the bishop and rmnis'- has raached us a cay earlier than 1 * ters a welcome to the city and ^ IC ^ B ‘ pledged to us the protection of the To-night is the night set apart j aw M c N T eill certainly made for the oyster supper at Sleepy us believe that he was a Christian Hollow, Ebeuezer. If the weather an( j sympathy with us as a race. ia agreeable quite a number wil. j gj s bop Embry and Rev. J. G. Havana, Lipmau offered $250 for the privilege of looking at the body, but was refused. Ho then ottered $o00 for the photograph of the dead body of Maceo, said to be held. Thisoffer was also declined, and no plausible reason was given ; whereupon he says that he hi irrarrnv^^ February Irepetittou <>f the bevert: coming >nlh, go from here. Messrs. J. S. McKenzie and McTaggart, of Florence, wore in Bennettsville last Thursday. Ihey made a most pleasant call at The Advocate office. A deer that was killed by Presi dent Cleveland on the drive at Sampson responded appropriately, thanking Mr. McNeill for his words of welcome. Rev. I). FI. Bowen also welcomed the confer ence to Florence. Rev. 1). A. Perrin responded. Five candi dates for admission were received into the conference thF morning, and also Rev. F. R. McCoy, an that the reports to Ihe effect that Maceo is alive are true—an opin ion that is shared by many people in Havana, who did not.think him dead at first. People there now believe that We/ler has victim ized them with the story. Passengers arriv.ng here to-night on the Olivette bring glad tidings to Cabans here. They report that at 8 o’c’ock Tuesday night a tele gram was received in Havana ly tho authorities, stating that Gen. Pratt, the Spanish commander in Matanzas province, became en gaged during that afternoon with a large party of insurgents, under the leadership of Maceo, and that the engagement was waging warm er every hour. It is said that when this news reached Havana all of the entertainments were ordered stopped and the festivities celebrating the death of Maceo ceased. Up to the time the Oli vette left Wednesday, nothing further had been heard. thunder, in the far South blizzards, sleet storms r>*a blockades in the ; from Cuba during listricts of the country, Expected along about nd tho two succeed- cold wave that will sweep iient. tuceediug months of Jan- will furnish cycle tion providing that tho exclusion shah not apply to persons arriving tho continu ance of tho present disorders there. The strength of the bill was greater than had been expect- The month will close | eJ. the final vote being 52 to 10. fic winter gales and an ^ passed, the lull amends tin immigration laws so as to exclude from admission to the l nited Stat s all persons over sixteen years of age who cannot read and write the language of their native country or some other language; but an admissible immigraut, over in of America may M<-ller Raleigh nt spell of autumn weather they h^ave eujoye* New' tobacco seed just received at Lake’s Corner Drug Store. Go to C. D. Bristow for raisins, citron, oon'ents, almonds, walnuts, buttermltH, peacans, cocoauuts etc. Citr< i, raisins, nuts and every thing r fee at Geo. Stackleys. Peanat Brittle 10c lb at J R. Ives. | Fre«| new gr daily ik<’s little daughter has ay cape with green collar, vill be rewaided by !• av- te at t: is store rparent, or minor child or grandchild, notwithstand ing the inability to read and write. For the purpose of testing the Dr. lost a Finde groceries arriving J. F. Stackley s. 1 Roman caudles, l(>c each ueao Cash Store n’s Georgetown yeeterdar, passed flder (rom the A M E z d ; urch . through Florence this tnornmg. Thc comroittec 0 „ educat i on re It was billed to ^ Mrs. Cleveland, t . ndowmeIU co || cction of Washington, 0. C. <1,112,27. Dollar Qmoney col- Constable F. M. Davis has been | i^ted,$2.079.55. transferred tc Bennettsville. Th<> j tfishop Embry has the respect Times-Mespfni'ek is sorry to Be<* | 0 f a j| t| lc ministers, and so far our Mr. Davis leave as he looked after j conference has been a success, the interest of the dispensary in a | D. A. Pkrrin. conservative manner. Rev. A. W. Moore, the irrepres- j ^ . n reiich - o( 0ur - t200 Xmas present that pleases 1 of all. W. M. Waters. at &c, sible newspaper man, was in town rocker last week in the interest of the plmoud9) 15c lb> “Lodge Secret, a Pythian journal Browu , 8 Cheap Ca9h Store . published in Atlanta. Pee Dee ^ ^ rai8ing> c : tron> Advocate, Bennettsville. at j F s tack iey ; 8 . A citizen traveling from here to Oranges, apples, grapes, bana Evergreen passed 22 buggies, 26 nas, nuts, fireworks Ac., at J. R. wagons loaded with wood and 11 Ives, wagons loaded with cotton all Now Bicycles at $35 at Florence bound for Florence. If ao many I Bicycle Co. Dargan street. Pickles, chow chow, and every delicacy for the holidays at J. F. Stackley’s Go to C. D. Bristow for celery. The largest stock and lowest prices on Xmas delicacies to be found in Florence at Geo. Stack- ley's. Cream cocoanut 10c lb. at J. R. Ives. Pictures make nice Xmas pres ents. You can get them at W. M. Waters. Fine raisins 10c lb. 3 lbs. for 25c at Brown’s Cheap Cash Store. Gee. Stackley is taking the lead in Xmas delicacies. Kalamazoo celery at 0. D. Bris tow’s. J. F. Stackley’s is headquarters for fireworks and Xmas goods. All my make of pure candies 10c lb. at J K. Ives. A large assortment of Smyrna j rugs cheap at W. M. Waters. Fine mixed candy 10c lb. at Brown’s Cheap Cash Store. Fruit of all kinds for the holi days at Geo. Stackley’s. ILg Sf 30 l at, Br<. Tht eat rocker on the niaiket for $Jit W. M. Waters lUthcrnn werv :<•<;* Sunday. Lnferun services will be held in Ktkr’s Hall Sunday morning at llfclock. and 111 the evening at 7-f o’clock. Subject for the moripg service will be ‘The Ro- fortnlion Church.” In the eye ing A pastor will preach an ap probate sermon on “Christmas.” Thejservices will he conducted by l|v. Tranger. Efrythiug for a first-class Xtn dinner can be had at J. F. Sta ley’s. (>. Stackley is prepared tofur- nisiverythiug nice for the holi- da' rade. County Board of Control .>t«‘i.t». ) County Board of Control his morning for the purpose of riding the dispensary profits, he county and Florence city was $149.41 each; for the cc ,y and the town of Timmons vi Ithere was $205.24 each. The p ts were turned over to-day. m F tli C oral Insurance Agency OF ANBORN CHASE, Life & Accident Insurance. ability of the immigrant to read and write, as required by the bill, the inspection officers shall be furnished copies of tho Constitu tion of the 1 nited States, printed on uuc bomi uni'orra pasteboard slips, enrh ■ r tainiag/'.•ze lines of the Constitution,. pi 'oTd in the various languages of the immi grants in double small pica type. These slips shall be kept in boxes made for that purpose and so con structed as to conceal the slips from view, each box to contain slips of but one language, and the immigrant may designate the lan guage in which he prefers the test shall be made. Each immigrant shall be required to draw one of these slips from tho box and read and afterwards write out, in full view of the immigration officers, the live lines printed thereon. Each slip shall be returned to the bpx immediately after the test is finished, and the contents of the box shall be taken up by an in spection officer before any drawing is made. Any immigraut failing to read and write out the slip thus drawn by him shall not bo admitted, but he shall be returned to the couc-’ try whence he came at the ex pense of the steamship or railroad company which brought him, as now provided by law. The in spection officers shall keep in each box at all times a full number of these printed pasteboard slips, and in the case of each excluded immi grant shall keep a certified mem orandum of the slip which the immigrant failed to read or copy out in writing. The Cuban section added to the j 1 ill jirovides that the Act shall • not apply to persons arriving in 1 the United States from any port cr place in the island of Cuba dur ing the continuance of the present adits’ or Gents’ Elmore Bi- fully guaranteed, $40 each, at Florence Bicycle Co., Dargan Street, opposite Opera House. A splendid variety of Tobacco s >od lor sale at Palace Drug Store. Covington «t McLeod. * Propr’s. Nothing more acceptable for a Christina* present than a nice comfortable rocker. Waters has them in groat variety. Fire crackers, 2c pack, at Brown s Cheap Casa Store. For Xmas delicacies of all kinds 1 ill at Goo. Stackley’s. Go toC. D Bristow for apples, oranges, bananas, lemons etc. BEE AND BRYAN. thq McBee-Bryan com Dina passed through this city this morning, and stated to a News and Observer reporter that the contract with Bryan had been sold by Mr. McBee at an advance of $25,000. Mr. McBee, who was here to-day, refused either to con- firrn r deny the story. The pur chasers are an Atlanta syndicate. “It h s been published that we are to g.ve Mr. Bryan $50,000 for fifty lectures,” said Mr. Comstock; “but the truth about it is we are to give him a great deal more. It is a great venture, but it will be a great financial success. My prin cipal trouble is to keep the tickets out of the hands of speculators. Only yesterday I received a tele gram from a fellow in New Or leans saying that he had just sent me $1,000 for a block of seats. I wired him back that the tickets were on sale at the regular place in New Orleans, and he could get them in the regular way, at the regular price. The money has not reached me yet, but when it does 1 shall simply send it back at bis expense.” married W. M. at When you are to be buy your furniture of Waters. Finest apples 30c peck Brown’s Cheap Cash Store. Remember that Geo. Stackley leads in nice fresh Xmas goods. When you want a wedding or Christmas present for your friend go to W. M. Waters. Mince meat, Jellies, preserves and everything nice for Xmas at J. F. Stackley’s. When yon need a baby carriage go to W, M. Waters, he carries the best and cheapest line. Fresh mixed nuts, 15c lb. at Brown’s Cheap Cash Store. I ■ I IM- — ' ■ ■■ — Subscribe for this paper. Surety Bonds Issued. Florence, s. c disorders there, provided that such £ost ©Ojef poqND —TWO SMALL HOGS. owner can have same by paying for this advertisement aud expenses. Ap ply at this office. / r m- ...All J hmmiil.;.