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/ V Pot Yoor Wants ..IN.. THE DAILY TIKES. TfoE Rlorence Daily TTmes. RIVET YOUR Eyes, ..ON... OUR ADS. VuL. III. FLORENCE. 3 C . THLT 'DAY EVENING. MARCH 4. 1S97 No. 16) LOCALS IS BRIEF. lodged them in the guard house, j He caught them as they landed j from an incoming tram. They f were tried this morning by the ( SliOit P&Ttl^rdpliS oi Heme Hdp* mayor and given six days on the . penings. ; ci,y chain gane - , , ! The amount turned over to the i I County Treasurer by the PvrftMimi Rnd oenrriu itimtion of viome magistrates in the County for a period of 14 months amount to $272.61. The two magistrates of No special not.ee or common,. ^ ^ contr|bute ,| ^ to lhe ; total amount. GONE INTO HISTORY. The General Assemblj Ad jonrned sine die Yesterday. ! oik. ;iikI Otlurs \\ hoin \tt> all Know. cation of any kind of more than one-half column in length will be received later than 12 o’clock of Thb Daily Times does not want the day on which publication of f° r readers : it lias plenty , but such is desired. what il rf,all y desires to impress upon Florentines is the fact that if To Advertiser* iuUM‘i>aiiyTim«*. | every one who read its columns On and after luesday, Jan. 19, 1 were gj ve their ten cents every new advertisements and changes of wee j { that amount would go a loeg advertisements must be sent in not way towards paying the expenses later than 11 o clock of the da> on i ncur j. e d j n getting the paper out which it is desired that they ap-; ever y afternoon except Sunday, pear. Otherwise, they will not appear until the next day. A newspaper cannot live with out support and the Florence Daily Times is no exception to the rule. While we desire to con tinue its publication, we cannot do so simply for pleasure. A larger subscription list is the one thing desired just at present. We want at least four hundred subscribers to the Daily Times by next Saturday night. During the coming week a representative of the paper will make a thorough canvass of the town. If you are not a subscriber, he w ill wait upon you. Don’t send him away. We want your name on our subscrip tion list. seven very Few Members rreseut a the End—Resolutions Com mending the Speaker amt the Lieutenant Govern or—Acts Ratified. There were not more than 35 or 40 members present when thf house met yesterday morning at 9 o’clock to wind up the work of tfu session of 51 days. The house went into the commit tee of the whole and Mr. Livings ton offered the following resolu tions : Resolved, That the thanks Of this house are due and hereby tendered to the Hon. Frank L duties devolving upon him as the ] presiding officer of this body, j That the same are due and are hereby tendered to the president pro tern of the senate. That the senate commends the clerk, assistant clerk, sergeant al arms and ether officers and em ployees for their faithful discharge of the din. s of their respective I positions. * Lieutenant Governor Me Sweeney in response expressed his apprecia tion of the sentiments of the sen ate. He bad been gratified to he side to carry out the promises he Gen is in Chu-k’s Performance. The third performance of the Mexican Chick Company was given in the opera house last night. The performance was full of fun from beginning to end, and fun is all that Mr. Chick promises to his audience. He gives each night a variety show concluded with a condensed Burlesque Drama, or Comedy act. The fourth per formance will be given to-night. The curtain rises at 8 o’clock sharp. The prices of admission have been changed to ro and 20 cents. E. James, of Palmetto, ity.~ Miss Aggie Lamb has gone to Columbia on a visit. The chain gang is now at work at Mars Bluff Ferry. Our localizer is still “out of town,” also the editor. Senator J. E. Pettigrew has re turned from Columbia. S. W. G. Shipp went to Tim- monville last night on legal busi ness. CP. A. Wilcox, Esq., went over to Timmonsville this morning on business. Tobacco brought good prices at the Farmers Warehouse to-day. 15,000 lbs. sold. Mr. H. L. Anderson leaves to night for Washington, for a few days pleasure trip. Mr. W. B. DuBose is at Deep Hole Swamp below Timmonsville looking after the condition of the roads. Mr. John Dennis had the mis fortune to have a valuable bull dog killed yesterday by unknown parties. Mr. Chas. D. Bray, after spend ing some days at his old home in Wilmington, returned to Florence last night. Mrs. J. H. McClenaghan and children have returned from a very pleasant visit to Mrs. H. M. Ayer at Olar, S. C. Messrs. Cannon & Rollins have moved into the large store next door to the one formerly occupied by them. Increase of business de manding the change. Dr. William Ilderton, Capt. B. B. McWhite and Mr. H. M. Humphrey, representatives from this county have returned from Columbia, the legislature having adjourned. The old pond just at the rear of J. P. Chase & Son’s office, we are glad to announce, has been drain ed, and now the work of levelling has begun. This pond has been a nuisance to the citizens of Flor ence for many years past. Policeman Rowell arrested two tramps at the depot last night and All the trappings of Osceola, the famious Seminole chief, are in the possession of Dr. Hamilton Weeden, of Eufala, Ala. Dr. Wee den is a grandson of Ckrl. Jasper, who captured Osceola and had charge of nira during his last days. The outfit is said to be very complete, and to include almost everything that an eminentsAvage would require on the warpath, in the chase and daring the piping times of peace. Tne Supreme Court of Indiana has banded down a decision in the case of Mrs. Helen M. Gougar, of Lafayette, denying her right to vote. She offered to vote in 1794, and when the local board rejected her ballot, she brought suit in mandamus. The court says the only question presented is whether women under the existing laws of Indiana have the right to vote, and this it answers in the nega tive by declaring that the ballot is limited by law to males. PEN1EL POINTERS. ! After 8 Look Kllent-e “Hlir* l.rU Die Hrnr t'roiu Him AkhIii. There is much sickness among the colored folks, grip b< ing very prevalent. Rev. Mr. Phillips preached to a large congregation last Sunday. I’nless all signs fail our m w neighbor Mr. G. G. Johnson, is a good farmer as well as a good neighbor. Your scribe has had a monopoly of the notary work in these parts I at which he made the snug little sum of about fifteen cents per year; mane on taking thu chair. He a , u j now yj r \ j Johnson comes trusted lhat when members in for his share of patronage, re ached their homes, they would George Adams, a very respecta- find their families in good health jble colored man, died on Fcbru- aud happy. With the harmony ar y _>(). J and unity of good feeling now ex-j My old neighbor, Oliver, not isting throughout the State, he being satisfied with making a bet- | felt confident that within two ter crop than anyone else, must . i yeare all factional differences will j needs do something more to be G^ary for the able^ impaGial ^ disappear, and all, with one ac-; talked about. Last summer he h ‘* cord « will strive for the glory and took the largest hog he could find, prosperity of our beloved State, and put him in a pen ; he fed and acts ratified. | nursed that bog ; he doctored R low are some of the acts vat- that ho k r and when his porkish find yes.crday: To ameud the act to provide for A FREE BICYCLE. Cut the Coupons Out And Cast Your Ballot. efficient manner in which he discharged the onerous and exact ing duties of presiding officer ol this body. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be properly engrossed by the clerk of the house and pre-. , . 8(rat®d to the honorable epeaker, i of cerUl “ c ‘’ r P' ,r “- and the same be spread on the . Making it a misdemeanor for ! any State or county officer to re ceive anv rebate on school books journal. Mr. Patton, speaking for the Richland delegation, said he. , thought that they were right when' or ® U PP " 8 or a 'ertisiug they voted for the present speaker last year, and he had teen no! reason whatever to change hi opinion. He trade some fur« complimentary remarks. After acme remarks by Mr. Winkler, Mr. Bacot, in bebaji dispen- him with lis neigh- 4 DISASTROUS FIRE IN SPART ANBURG. The Spartunburg Machine Sh >p* Dcutroyed —Lom »50.000, With Only *10,000 Insurance. Spartanburg, March 3 — The moat disastrous fire since the burn ing of Converse college in 1891 occurred here early this morning. The great Spartanburg machine works was totailv destroyed, not one dollar’s worth of machinery having been saved. The blaze was discovered by the night watchman about 2 o’clock, kut the building was almost con sumed before the fire department arrived. The machine works was one of the largest concerns of the up- country, and its destruction will be a heavy blow to Spartanburg. The loss is at least $50,000, with only $10,000 insurance. — The State. From Cripple Creek. After the big fire in Cripple Creek, I took a very severe cold and tried many remedies without help, the cold only becoming more After using three small that he teartily seconded the r elution; the speaker had done much for the State—he had re-L cognized the fact that none but South Carolinians were in the body. Others spoke and then the reso lutions were unanimously adopted. Speaker Gary said that the res olutions were appreciated more than he could tell. He had en deavored io be fair and impartial and to help the house express its will. The resolution showed that he had in a measure been success ful. The members had co-oper ated with him and for this he thanked them. He said that the bouae had as excellent a body of officials as any in the Union and t" them he expressed his appre ciation. After tying up the legislative ragged ends the hause adjourned sine die at 2 minutes to 6 o’clock. The “administration” sary law. To require an additional gradu ated license fee f roin certain com panies doing business in this State. The income tax bill. id boards of township commissioners and county com missioners or any other officer to assess or levy any tax for the pay ment of township bomln or cou pons thereof issued in aid of a railroad not completed through the township issuing such bonds or coupons. To make appropriations for the payment of the per diem, mileage and stationery certificates of the members of the general assembly, the salaries of the subordinate of ficers and employees thereof, and other purposes herein named. To regulate the election of trus tees in special school districts where by special acts said trustees have been before appointment by the State superintendent of edu- that hog majesty was so fat he couldn’t get up to eat ho fed a spoon. He called in bors when he decided to kill the hog ; the neighbors had to make the hog squecl to satisfy them selves where the hog’s head really was. They then killed him. The butchers managed all right until they went to weigh the carcass, and all hands were unable i to lift it to the scales, so he rigged up a Sampson, but when they all got hold of the pole it broke and everybody got a fall. Finally j they cut the hog into pieces and Weighed one piebe at a trine. “ t will not give you the figures as my veracity might suffer, but Mr. ! O. will tell you the good lady was two days drying up the lard and got a barrel of cracklings. This was one of the hogs we read about. There has been so much rain that all the ponds and streams are overflowed. All of the craw fish, frogs and cooters are moving to the upland. George and 1 found a very large cooter the other day. George caught him and car ried him to the house. The next day there was a feast in my dining room. Friend Shonie says he will re port the weight of his hogs if he can borrow a pair of apothecary A ( lisuiee For Some One to Win » First-Clilss Wheel -Reurij What Follows. On Saturday April 17,one day oo fore Raster Sunday, C. H. Bar ringer will give away ono lady’a or gentleman'* bicycle. The con ditions of this plan are as follows; Below will be seen two coupons. Fill ono or both with the name of the person for whom you desiro to vote. Take the coupons to the store of C. H. Barringer and for every 10cent purchase you will be allowed one coupon-vote. A liat i of the names with the vote polled will appear in each issue of the Daily Times and Timks-Mkssen- oer. j On Saturday, April 17, the person having the largest number of votes will get a first-class bicycle. Cut out the coupons and cast your ('allots. o in - iMw S 55 rft r * in SK in in o Bill In the Senate. The senate finished the work for this session yesterday and i min ute to 6 o’clock adjourned sine die. It was with a brief feeling of re gret that the few senators present saw the end come. The session J was not marred by any unpleasant ness. Though the senators differ ed on many, in fact nearly every bill introduced, yet they realized it was an honest difference of opin ion and respected each other all the more for that freedom of thought and action. Not one of the least promoters of a pleasant session was the fair and impartial ruling of Lieutenant Governor Mc- Sweeney. When called upon to decide a question of parliamentary law he did so promptly and during the whole session not a word cation. To regulate traveling medicine , scales ,0 "'“S 1 ' tht,,n on venders in plying their trade. To provide for the forfeiture of j A Note ,, oa*-. abandoned railroad property. For four years 1 have been af- To regulate the licensing of dis- dieted with a very troublesome tillers in this State. ; catarrh. So terrible has its A, K >1 1 fLv oOmwiad nature been that when I blew my At 5 o’clock the house attended ^ piece9 ()f bou0 would iu the senate chamber and the f re q Qen t|y CO me out of mouth and following acts were ratified being UO80> The discharge was copious, the last two of the session: and at times very offensive. My The act to raise supplies and j blood became so impure that my i • , r.Vrka general health was greatly un make appropriations for the year ^ ^ with poor appetite an(l worse digestion. Numerous med icines were uied without relief, PCS seuate then appointed a Below is the result of the vote up to the hour of closing last night: Mrs. Cliaa. Cole • •••••«•• #••••• ••••••••aaeaaaaaaateaaaaaeaM* 806 Mr*. T. 0. Water* 670 Mlsa LillianHwalls 606 M las Ada Huggins —aaaMaaeaMfinaaa 684 M Ins J. F. Hchonboe US Ravenel Lucas 70 Willie Haskins ••••••«•« »«••••••••••••*•••••••«• ••••••••« •eeea 71 1897. The ■ _ committee consisting of Messrs, until I began ^ j Mi^eniurj^ 2? Maffield, Racin and Sloan to wait 'Rood Balm n. B. K ai1 1 ,r . MissMsry Byrd. —......... 46 - .• ,u 0 * I • Ottles acted almost like magic. 1 j a nies Wllloogbby aa on the governor, inform him that gihce itB ug(lj oVer a year> DOt a ; mi*. Mae Bowser the body had completed its work ■ nympVnn has returned, and 1 feel 1J - wulto winiamson. and was ready to adjourn. i in every way quite restored in This committee made its report health. I am an oid citizen of and a meaaage ... received irom i“d the governor announcing his ap- more pnrticn i arly t0 Dr. L. M. proval of the supply bill. Gillam, who knows my case. Mrs. Elizabeth Knott, Itellrf in 81* Hour*. Atlanta, Ga. Subscrijre to the Times-Messen- ger. A splendid variety of Tobacco seed for sale at Palace Drag Store. CovYnoton & McLrod. * Propr’a. fault was found with his rulings, j This new remedy is a Senator Mower expressed the sen-1 gf0 a t surprise on account of timent of every senator in the reso- jt s exceeding promptness in re- lutions which he introduced during! Heving pain in the bladder, kid- yesterday s session, while Senator { neys- back and every part of the Moses was in the chair, Senator j urinary passages in male or female, settled. After uoiug three email B u ‘ st niade a speech compliment- relieves retention of water and bottles of Chamberlain’s Cough ary to the president and the reso- i pa i n j n passing it almost immedi- Remedy, both the cold and congh : lutions were adopted. They read at ei v . if you want quick relief left me, and in this high altitude j re«nlv*>H. that thp thanfre , it takes a meritorious cough rem edy to do any good.—G. B. Hen , , TI derson, editor Daily Advertiser, jby tem l ere d the Hon For sale by all druggiata March Distressing Kidney and Bladder Don’t bny substitutes, said to be diseases relieved in six hours by , »‘j a9 t as good” but bny the old re- flpricral TnCTirflWro AflSflWW I the New South American Kidney’liable and standard blood purifier J 5 J of the age. large bottle, gists. March. B. B. B. $1.00 peri For sale by drug- Adv^rtising pays. For Hole. Fresh YEAST CAKES for sale at all times, apply at Residence of j jZ. T. Kershaw. OK SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life k Accident Insurance. Surety Bonds Issued. Rhone a. - - FLORENCE. 5. C Wanted to Rent ' f \4 4 % left ne, and in thi, high altitad.: B e i( resolved,' that the thanka^J^retob^Vre^dy.' L T-o good j.horse lama within of the senate are due and are here-j Sold by F. U. Lake, Druggist, For sale. ,o miles of rlorenc4^JP|inmO|i|ffj M. B. Me-j Florence, S. C Sweney for his courteous, impar- tial and efficient discharge of the