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Short Paragraphs ot Home Hap penings. * General ItenHoa of Hene O^elk* Md Others Whom we all Knew. Min Bjrd, of TimmotisTille, i« ▼isitiog Uiaa Jeaaie Smith. Mr. J. J. McCowq killed a gen- oin* wild turkey thia morning in * swamp near hia home. On# of tha old Florence boya o her then that named in tbie ia- flue will be married in a few daya. Mr. B. A. Brown made an an- 0 gnment of hia atock of general merch&ndiae thia morning to W. F. Claytoa, Eaq. Eighteen oara were derailed in t ie wreck at Mara Bluff yeaterday. It ia rumored that a tramp waa eeterely injured. The Armatrong family, or the Swiaa Bell Ringera, treated the oitizena to a delightful free con cert thia morning. Hr. John Hoffman, who waa eummoned to Columbia on ac count of the death of bis mother, haa returned to Florence. Mr. J. K. Weatherford, formerly of the Atlantic Coaet Line paint chop, will leare to-morrow for Ma rion where be will remain aome weeka. Carda are out announcing the marriage of Mr. M. Capera Browne to Miaa Maude Douglaa on the eve ning of the 20th in the irat Methodiat church. Stock tor Sato. New one horse wagon for sale cheap. Also set wagon harness, new. One Texas Pony. One Ox. Apply at this office. Calicos are selling at Penny’s at 3 cents per yard. Shoes, Shoes. 11.25 Ladies Shoes at 79 cents. $1.00 Ladies Shoes at 69 cents. Fine hand sewed I3.00 Shoes at >1.79. Gen tleman shoes hand sewed $4.00, at |i.a6. fa.oo Shoes at I1.25, at Penny’s. For Sale. Two extra good milch cows with young calves. Prices $25 and I40. Also plug horse cheap. Apply at this office. Remainder of fall stock millinery regardless of price At Penny’s. Clothing—Our shelves are full. We must unload. For the next 10 days will duplicate any price at 25 per cent, less than any house in Bounced the administration, char] the State. At Penny’s. ing favoritism toward Spain. T r * u , ■ s P°k e contemptuously of Castell If you want a horse or mule wait 1 J . IN TAB SEN Senator Mills of Toias a Strong Plen for Co He Cond emns President land and Argues for the of Congress to HecOfl Cuban Independence. Washington, Jan. 11.-—Thelfj event ef to-day’s Senate aessior- the impassioned speech by Mills, of Texas, in favor of a lution introduced by him to d the recognition rf a foreign gov ment a Congressional prerogat! and to recognize the iodepend of Cuba, and appropriate $10, for the salary of a minister. In support of the first proposit the Senator quoted a long line precedents, and, speaking on t| latter question, ho strongly rid t-mell of sulphur for a month an 1 long-lived on the other f-'.u. tl But for the boards of trade, stock ^ question becomes more inv v t exchanges and commercial gamblers It is shown in gratifying and Ic 'i it might be possible for this gov- .dizing that nature makes a sup’ e: eroment to show some virilit}. effort to pass the period ot And now Congress was threatened shorter longevity and extend with the tremendous power o‘ Italy, lite to the greater longe vity. \ j Sig . »r Crispi said that Europea • ane who understands these njpiona could not look wit.hoi t con- and d ngerous periods ot liit corn upon the pretensions of the forewarned and lorearmed. (jaded States. Finally, we are assured, it n < “And who is Signor Crispi ? been observed that the chudie. parents both maiuie day,” he began, and gave a rhetori- much later, and ‘‘are u uahy I :e dl description of Italy’s past gloi ward iu their studios, iee, ending, “and the symbol of the which it is to be inferred that t: e power of Italy to-day is a monkey rising generation has been ev •* aud an organ grinder.” If she de- ln gb’ favored in respect ol eifed to form another holy alliance, let her come on with her monkcyi and organ grinders and hot toraalee. and by the red blade of war wv r 'i* » would offer her a warm reception. jMr. Proctor made a speech in fayor of a constitutional amendment 43 75. This is a spot cash sal- to!limit the president to one nix-|^ 0 °d8 neither exchanK , *d m r-ri ... ., .. on approval. Look in our winuo year term, and Mr. Allen, of , a „ d ^ couvinotKl . A FREE BICYCLE. favored in natural derivation.* Cut the Coupons Out And Gist four Ballot. V < hnii.T For Some One to Win a l ir-t-n lass Wheel—Road Wluit Follows. 'n S turday April l7,oueday be- : m Ktster Sunday, C. H. Bar- ni Lt-r will give away one lady’s •t ^''ntb inan’a bicycle. The con- duinns 1 this plan are as followa; H'dow wdl he seen two coupons. Fill one nr both with the nam* of the per-on for whom you desire to vote. Take the coupons to the .tore of (\ 11. Barringer and for onS. D. Rogers. He leaves to- “ nd We . vl «''. of Signor Cril night for the Virginia Stock Mar kets. For bill heads, note heads, let ter heads and envelopes. Go to the Times-Messenger office. because of the latter’s declaratiol that Europe could not look withoii Hot Beef Tea Store. braska, made an unsucessful j DJ lOif. attempt to secure the adoption ot a resolution calling on the Secretary concern upon the pretensions of til 01 lk " Nav y for inform,ltio " “ ‘" dir United Sutes. The Cuban qU( Jwlielher contractors men m th, ' tion was the mercnt’le spirit of thJ I!rookl! '" N ‘‘ V - V ' !lr ' 1 ar ' D, “ lc '' nation against ite honor, he declar| worl more tl,an 8 llom ' 8 "*’* It-varv lOcent purchase you will bs After taking inventory ol sto.-l .. . . . ... wo find we have too much winur , , ,, siothiug, and in order to mim >f thena.nee v ith the vote polled ->ur stoex, we now offer $10. -"t:.' will appear in each issue of tbs 'H) aid $15 suits tor $, 50. \\ t |> a h.y Timks and Times-Mebsbn- will sell our $5, and $0.50 suits 0 r ; ( K1{> on Siituitlay, April 17, the person riving the largest number of votes will get a first-class bicycle. Cut out the coupons and cast 11. F. DoL’Ul.A* at Lake's Drug There was an informal dis I Tl >* s'** 1 Lon K Llf ® i cussion by several Senators, andf A splendid variety of Tobacco i“ r - B » c0 ''. »f Georgia, gave notio seed for sale at Palace Drug Store. ofa 8 P ee ch to-morrow. Lost.—On Coit street betwee" | Evans street and the residence of Jerome P. Chase, a ladies gol ’ I watch w ith the word “Lillie ’ on- i graved on the front. 1 he tnub r I will be rewarded by leaving sane ;it this office. Covington & McLeod. Propr’s. Mr. Frank Bass, of this city will leave shortly for Portsmouth, Va. He haa accepted a position on lbs Seaboard Air Line and will run betwaeo Portamouth and Char lotte. On acooant of tha wrack at Mars Staff yesterday, tha pay train got in too late last aigbt to do aoy baatneaa. Tha railroad smployeea were paid off thia morning at 10.- SO o’elock. Don’t forget that th# public in- •tallation of officers of Harmony Ledge No. 8 Knight# of Pythias, will take place to-night in the Pythian Castle hall. Tha aervicas will begin at 8 o’eloak. Can**it LmI Might. The Swiss Bell Ringers gave a delightful entertainment in the opera last night. The piano aolci by Professor Denck and the cornet music by Mr. and Mra. Armatrong and little Hsrry were particularly good. Baby Elva in her songi and dances was amusing and at the aame time wonderful. She ia a child artist of only years. Another concert will be given to-night at 9 o’clock and a crowded house is expected. Mr. Mills began by sayiag that the Secretary of State had chal- We have on hand suits from I longed the authority of Congress to !° r f ai V hat recognize the independence of a foreign state, and that a bill passed over the veto of the President would be oi we will sell for the next xo days. Your choice of any one of them for $12.50. At Penny’s. sold at Penny’s. Cash tells the tale. Must unload* Everybody is more or less inter ested always in the subject of the probable duration of his life, un der normal or ordinary conditions —that is, exclusive of the coutin gencies of epidemics, accidents and such things. Exerybody, therefore, will be more or less in the declaration of Mi Waneor, at a recent meeting 11 pdW56vl wiCTHIOICi ’resident ^rested in | . f .‘ IF. V W. W* ment,” ho announced. “The au- Watch for Penny’s bi 6 adver- 1 thorit 3 r of Co “8 ress thie ml,t « r tisement in a few days. Big gains for cash purschases. bar- York, as reported by the Medical Record, that “every person cai- ri*s about with him the physical indications of his longevity.” A long-lived person, he contin ued, “maybe distinguished from a short lived one at sight.” In many instances a physicion “mav look at the end of a patient and tell whether he will live er die.” In the animal, as in the vegetable DISEASES OF THE SKIN. The inteniH! itching ami Mnarting in«. lent to eczema, tetter, saU i U-mn,iuul<>;!i > Jisesu » of the akin is instantly allay, i l.y Hjii»lynn Chamberlain's Kye and v k.r. < linfim nt. Many very had i-a-cs have h*. .: permanently cured by it. It is equal 7 efficient for"itchine piles and a favorite r.-m sly for sore nipples; ehamssl hands, chil- dains, frost bites, ami chronic sore ey< 5. For sale by druggists at 2- r > cents i>cr l>ox. Try Ur. Cady’s CondlUon Powders, thw sreiust what a horse needs when in Wu-uwl.- i.nw n f -■-*•— Notice, Pensioners. our ballots 'U • c • cl SE </J CD f— eu DD CD C/5 C_D • </T C-U *w • 8 —a i 1 : 0 LestslwSufe la Benton. The Legislature ot South Caro- has never been challenged but once. Then the challenger was Star Racket for Holiday Goods, signally rebuked, and I have no Wanted, general agent, reeideot doubt it will be now.” at Florence, to sell pianos in city I He did not know where the Sec- w rr s“ D M„ n Lir to ““ d the "Y 8. C. D 10-4t. * for his statement. We ere h..dqo.rter. for Xm«. Thc M^ality l»w» of “■« United presents. Star Racket. * States had been so administered as When making Christmas presents to win the friendship of Spain, remember that Sulzbacher & Son “I don’t envy the President his in- have a select stock of Christmas dor8ernenta - remv ked Mr. Mills, | “his tributes from Castellar and That is right, there are others \y e y] er " but none have as complete an as ‘ , sortment of books .nd stationary Ha argued that selling arms and as Sulzbacher & Son. * ammunition to the insurgents was | de ‘ rstand why Wjth UDfavorabl . Mule**Mule*. BOt a violation of international law, conditions, of course, one i du • 8. D. Rogers has just arrived an d that the administration had span may be shortened, but it i with a lot of fine young mules suit- violated the spirit of neutrality by encouraging to be assured, cii th.- able for all purposes. Call on going to great lengths in warning other hand, that a favorable en him. Spain of proposed movements to aid vironment may iacrease the Icng- J-8 3t. the insurgents. evity of the person, the family o- Brick for PaveoMnu. Incidentally, he said, “an assas- race - I am making and will be ready 8 i n 8 it8 on the throne of Spain,” “^ e P r i rna ry conditioriB of to deliver in 90 days special brick an d continued, “we owe no duties l on g e *ity are that the heart, lungi for paving streets. Apply for to despota. we owe no duties to or g an8 > as we 'i as prices. ^ ^ AYT< ^ I, r Spain, except under the treaties she the brain should 1*6 large. F orence, . ■ baa persistently refused to obey.” I "H these organs are large, th-} One red cow^with horns sawed 1 Quoting the President’s message trun * Wl11 b e loi Jg And J he limb4 off. Finder will be rewarded by that the United States looked wTth f 3orQ P aratlve v ebor L lue person Florence, S. C\, Jan. 5 1897. In compliance with an ac, o. the General Assembly appreve-i the 9th day ol March A. I). 1S9'., the county Examining Board < 1 Pensions will meet at the court house at Florence, S. C., on tl.- third Monday in January 1897 at! kingdom, “each life takes its 11 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of characteristics from the life from j considering the applications f< r which it sprung,” and among these pensions provided for iu said act inherited characteristics is the ca , By order of pacity for coatinaing its life for a | R. G. Howard, given length of time.” Eagles live 1 Chairman. longer than rooks, we ware told bv 1 a poet years ago, and now v e un-1 Notic,<; of Dl ^ 0, " t,o n of Co-p in- PQ 1 ner-hip. | The co-parinersliip heretofor M tis - ing btlween the utuier isfiic-d i-di.- solved by mutual consent. W. I). JOHNSON, .1. M .Johnson, J. W. JOHNSON , .1. DkJONGH, i>. H. llANCKEL. January 1, 18»7. lina waa called to order at noon , , tMCT to.4av A aeeiiou of aome length leaving same at the residence of wonder and ^^0,, on the im . |vrill appear tall in sitting and short J ” Mr FKae nn Pine street. I I:_ -j-- 1 • m. 1 i -n 1 ia axpectod and, doobtleaa, viaitora to the halla of legislation will hear and see much of interast and value. The members from Flor ence county are: Senator J. E. Pettigrew, and Representatives, William Uderton, B. B. McWhite, tad J. M. Humphrey. Beautiful Bleach Muslin’s at 4 and 5 cents per yard. At Penny’s. New tobacco seed just received •t Lake’* Corner Drug Store. General Insurance Agency or SANBORN CHASE, Firs, Life k Accident linnftfe. • c D-28-4t. Mbs. H. T. Young, 139 Jarrott St. Mortgagees Sale. Surety Iwetodr Mr. Chas. Cole on Pine street. ! mense armament being sent to 0u-^ n Ending. The hand will have a A few gentlemen boarders can ba, he exclaimed, “What we, a peo- Ion 8 and somewhat heavy-palm, pie whose liberty was bought by aiK 8bor ^ n 8 er8 - The brain will bo deeply seated, as shown by the I look with or '^ ce th* ear being low. The blue hazel or brown hazel eye, as showing an intermission of tem perament, is a favorable indication. The nostrils being large, open and free indicate large lungs. A pinch ed and half closed nostril indicates small or weak lungs-” These are general points of dis tinction in favor of long lived ten dencies, subject, of course, to indi vidual exceptions. There are cases of mixed inheritance, naturally, and they require separate considera tion. In the case of persons who have short-lived parentage on one aide; our fathers’# blood! For one, I re pudiate the statement. horror and indignation on it, anc if I had the power he has I woulc I call on Congress to give me author Underand by virtue of the power of ty to send American fleets t •ale conuined in, and by authority of ^ certain Chattel Mortgage* executed by Havana ana reduce those forts t< W. F. Penny, dated respeetively, l«th b nennle held tW* day of August, 1804, and Oth day of 481168 11 our P eo P le neia lftere wer ' October, liw, I wil* sell at Florence, not released. 8. C., to the highest bidder for cash, at, . ttt ,, A , , the store house heretofore occupied by " ould to God we had one hou W F. Fenny on the comer of Dargan i f Commodore Ingraham or Frank and Evans streets in said city, on 19th 6 day of January, 1807, commencing at lin I'ierce in these days,” he ex dise contained in said store house, con- i claimed. H# cared nothing abou •istinf Of dry goods, hats, shoes, ^he courts of Spain or any othe clothing, millinery, notions, etc., the \ .. . 3 , said property having been seised by me I courts on earth, if he though end to be sold to satisfy the debt* so- . . cured by aforesaid Chattel Mortgages. American citizens were not give a fair trial, and he was in power b B. F. Penny, Mortgagee, Agent for Mortgagee. would make the atmosphere of Mac Notice of Formution of Co-p ir nership. The undersigned have this ih v formed a co-partnership in the pra< ti. 0 of law for Florence county under ti e (irm name of Johnson & Wells. W. I). JOHNSON, J. M. JOHNSON. J. W. JOHNSON, WALTER H.WKLI S. January 1, 1897. jlwtt General Merchandise, ♦ Low Prices ♦ CALL AT H. L. KUKERS. w u Wanted to Rent Two good 3-horse farms within 6 miles of Florence or Timmons- ville, together or separate. Address \v. Timks-Messenger. Notice. The city will charge 5 per cent above the actual cost of brick and brick layers’ work for laying the pavements for various parties. By order of Council. » E. H. Lucas, C. C. & T. Notice. No penalty will he a'lded to city taxes until after Jan 15, 1897. By order of Council E. H. Lucas C. C. £ T- NOTICE. To executors, adminstrators. guardians and trustees: The law requires all executors, ad ministrators, guardians and trustees to report annually to the Probate Judge of the county the condition of the es tate or trust in their hands. This re port must be made during the months of January and February; severe pen alties are prescribed for a failure to make this report. I would earnestly request that an persons acting in any of the capacities named above give this matter prompt attention. Chas. -M- Bbjbtow, Proha u» Jvdgo