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1 i Rlorenge D^ILV TIMES. Vol.. V FLORENCE, 8 C.. SATURDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 10, 189K. 'WM 5. FIRE INSURANCE. THE LARGEST AND MOST LIBERAL COM PANIES IN THE WORLD. WM. R. BARRINGER, agt. OFFICE AT CENTRAL HOTEL Fur Halt*. Fur //»,• juist 7 Fresh Confectionery. Fifty (50) lots near ne w freight ynir* I hurejillal — —■- — '•Vi f?v. 0 j lots are laid < H 4 to a Block. For yard measuiing 1S5 x 21(1 feet, iirrscriiition* for ! Terms very reasonable I hw the <f this city ouil county, at all hours, (loy A. 22, d 1 mo c w Fine Stationery. •**••• further particulars call on w. a. Bki n-on. p : — We expect to handle a full line, b»- ork. ginning October 1. The Ti mes-Me.slngkr job Get some of our lljacinths. Tulips printing office does good work Prices reasonable and terms Tne Best Cigars. and Crocus. palace drug store. cash—Adv. Fancy Toilet Articles. so uillimjty. 1 dm still doinif so. lu sidenrc ('heerrs and Colt /'/cased to have you call. streets. DA HU V. Darby the Druggist. IN PERSONAL OME ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE AND SOME ARE NOT. COL. B Cl. HOWARD DEAD. fb •, Co.jc and go and do Many Tblnk« j*nd .11 <Ilve« u» l‘l«HMUre to Hear of Tnetr MovemenU. Mr, Walter WhIIb ia apondiog a few days with relatives in Marion. Mr. Frank Taylor, who baa been visiting Mr. John Hollis, roturtied last night to his home in North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Langhlin and little son went to Tallahassee last night Mr. Langhlin has gone into business at Tallahassee and expects to make that city his future home. Capt. W. H. Day went down to Charleston last night for the pur pose of attending to important railroad business. Mr. J. E. Norment of the News and Courier was in the city this morning. Mr. E.U. Wilson, of Sumter, spent last night w ith friends in city. Messrs. Brooks Uowoll and Dick King went up to Darlington last night to attend a dance at that point. Misa Pearle Malioy returned to Cheraw this morning r a£t«r a pleasant visit to relatives in the citv. * « *». v «p Mr. W. R. Clayton, manager of the Poatal Telegraph office at Americas, Ga., is in the city on a - .... "Brunson Uooper retnrned this morning from a pleasant visit to his old home atLycnhes’ Creek. A Promlueut Cltlseo of the Comity Paiwe« Away To-day. Col. R. G. Howard is dead. Tb» news, which has just come (2.15 o’clock), is announced with sad ness, and will be a shock to all those who knew the man. Col. Howard had been leehle for some time, recently receiving constant medical attention, and only yesterday afternoon it was learned there was no imurovement in his condition. He passed away at his homo near Clanssen this morning. It is impossible just now to say anything of Col. Howard ns a man. That will he reserved for another time. Suffice it here to state that in his death the county sustains a great loss, hr in the past he served it well. SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES Placet to'.Ga and W r ho Will Preach—Notice the Ttiue. The Lutheran congregation will bold services at H a. m. and 8 p. m. Preachinghy the pastor the Rev. Y. Von A. Riser. Sunday School at 5 p. m. Sunday School at the usual hour at 8t- Anthony’s. Regular services at the Baptist church. Preaching by the pastor, the Rev. H, R. Moseley, at 11-a. m. and 8 30 p. m. At night the services will be particularly for. ypa'ng people, the subject being “Having a good time.” Sunday School at 5 p. m. Ellerbe or Feat herstouo. Editor ok The Times: In last week’s issue w'editcussed theques- tion of prohibition or dispemary, in its general bearings. We now propose to say a few words, as it relates to the trade of towns and cities, and to Florence m partica lar It is admitted that parties who desire to buy liquor, have to come to Florence or Tiuimonsville to get it under the dispensary law.; We do not think it will be ques tioned, that it is the aim of Flor ence to draw the country p« ople to her. The late Labor day display is conclusive theory being golden egg laid daily, may not its abandonment be tne killing of the goose, which when opened fails to disclose the expected treasure ? Then is it not to the interest of the business men and property owners of Florence to vote for Kllerbe and the dispensary as against Featherstone, higher taxa tion, and uncertainty? We think so. W. F. Clayton. Feutlierstoue, tin* Mttii. Mr. Editor: In your isfue of the bth instant, appears an article from the pen of Mr, W. F. Clay ton under the title ‘‘Ellerbe or on that point, the (Featherstone,” in which Mr. Clay- that when people ton endeavors to show that the come to our city they naturally peace, order and prosperity of the trade some; therefore any law State is dependent upon the ebc- that in effect causes people to tion of Mr. KHerhe as governor, the and he predicts a long train of We evils that must follow the election if Mr. Featherstone. Mr. Clayton is a writer of abil ity, and articles from his facile [ien are always wuiely read. The writer does not agree with Mr. come to ua, is of benefit to trade and welfare of the city- erected a court house here, with that end in view. Now we have a liquor law that forces all to come to us ami gives one half of the profits to the city. Will prohibi tion or license do as muoh ? We Olayton on his conclusions nor m think not. Let us analyze the his prophecies. “We have passed two ideas. Prohibition will de- through an election,” he says, 1|ho result of which shows the tal obliterauou of factional nes. Wo are once more a united pie. Shall we remain so, or ill wo by giving life to the fallacy f prohibition cross the Rubic m d again unfurl upon the soil of outh Carolina the (mmier of dis- , strife and animosities? This the issue. prosenUi*!. to every ter at the coming primur,. election of Ellerbe settlesine r question and removes it There? will PresbVt be services at a. the ( —Al ice Cream ^ d AR by’s Every Alternoon C. H. Barringer will have sever al extra clerks to wait on the rush during the big safe. lart Penny & Husbands have just received a large lotot pencil tablets they bought at a sacrifices. Child ren call and see them. —- ———g,.. - jv> Melton uuday School it 5 o’clock. Services at the Methodist church at 11a.m., and 8:30 p. m. The pastor, the Rev W. I. Herbert, will preach. At night a song service will begin at 8.15. Sunday school at 5 p. m. Regular services at St. Jchit’s Episcopal church. The rector, the Rev. R. W. Barnwell will preach st 11 a. m., and 6 p. m. Sunday school at 5 p. ni. See the lino of Lamps at Lake’s Drug Store. Buckleu'a Arnica Salve. The best Salvo in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcere, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satia tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by F. U. Lake. Opening Graded School. Florence Graded School, Sec retary’s office, 7th Sept.. B8. The exercises of the Florence Graded School will begin on Mon day, 12tb instant, at 9 o’clock, a. m. By order, the Board Com missioners. E. W. Lloyd, Sept. 7, d4t. Secreiajy. stroy in theory the whole liquor traffic, then Florence loses her half of the profits. To enforce prohibition, the State will have to employ a large armv of officials and detectives, which means addi tional taxation. Can Florence with 10£ mills State and county and 15 imlls city tax stand more taxation, and after having paid this additional cost, is there any assurance that prohibition can be enforced ? The rich can their fn tin nance. X o have failed to convict violators 0 the dispensary law, when eaugh high handed; will not the same suit follow under prohibition ? But it is said that it ia always the unexpected that happens; supnose in the end we gee licence, and *6 have the sale of liquor at every ?ross roads store in the comity, will the trade of Florence not suffer ? We hardly think thia proposition debatable, but it is suggested that the country people will not want to sell liquor, and the towns will continue to monopo lize the sale; is the greed for gain any less with the country mer chant, than with his town brother andare we not taking a risk when we liiey Will Accept. All friends and patrons of the Florence city schools are invited to be present at the opening exer cises Monday morning, September I place our dependence upon his in 12, at 9 a. m. At this time short | difference to gain ? We have a addresses will be made and mat ters of interest will be discussed. Come, we will endeavor to make it pleasant for you. J. L. Mann, Supt. The doors of C. II store open all day. Business locals in the Daily Times are five cents a line. Lib eral contract for one, two and throe months, &n«J so on—Adv. Just received, a line of choice goods for job work. Send in your orders. Trices reasonable and terms cash. • Brunson & Brun-on. FOR RENT. The two-story, eight-room dwell ing near the Methodist Church on Barringer’s Cheeves street. Apply to John Kuker. sure thing so far as the towns are concerned in the dispensary law; neither prohibition nor license of fers us anything better. Prohibi tion will certainly increase our taxes; license, probably, will; cities and towns under the consti tution can’t issue licenses, hence may not share in the profits. The moral good to result from prohi bition is problematic, and we may find when too late, that we have made a costly experiment, with no results- Had we not best let well enough alone, re-elect Ellerbe, who, if given the moral and legal support of the State, will enforce the dispensary law, and make it what its framers intended it to be, an educator of a more temperate race, and a mmimizer of the evils of intemperance. “It is the half loaf offered, had we not better ac cept, than reject because we can’t get the whole loaf. It is the quor ((lemon aa it means the issue of liquor in every election for years to come. As to Mr. Clayton’s statement hat prohibition is » fallacy and elusion—we have to say that this * mere statement and not argu- eut and hence it does not require u answer. Many wise men differ rom Mr. Clayton 011 this point ud no thinking man will accept r. Clayton’s opinion in the ab- nce of argument- If there has been “discord, strife hd animosities” among the peo- e in the past, as most unhappily ere has been, this unfortunate ndition did not originate in the uor question, as Mr. Clayton 11 knows. It antedated the ad- t of the dispensary system and g in no sense connected with question of liquor, e all hail with delight the day ‘peace and unity” among our pie, when every voter may go he polls and vote for the man is choice and according to his cience without any thought ctioual lines. In the present the people are perfectly free, e liquor question has never an issue between “conserva- ” and “reformers” and the of division was upon another The only time the question iquor” or “prohibition” was ly submitted to the people, t the election after the first rought the “reform party” >wer, and then the people for “prohibition” by a good ity- The people asked for ” and were given “a ser in the dispensary. The then were, as they are now, trust, will ever be, opposed rooms. The day of bar pel rooms has passed and can never be resurrected. The writer knows of no olio—save perhaps, a few who were engaged in that busi ness—who desire the return of tin* bar room system. It is no longer a possibility or. as perhaps better expressed, a probability. It can never be revived unless the con stitution of the State he changed. Certainly Mr. Featherstone, if elected governor, could not revive the barroom hjsu m—and assured ly he does not desire so to do, be cause he opposes the sale of liquor by individuals as well as the State. So the argument of Mr. Clayton based on the question of factionalism falls to the ground —unless he means that new fac tions may hereafter arise. Surely he does not mean that oven at the price of “peace and unity,” free men must lay aside conscience and vote for a man who has boon described by some of his former opponents (who now advocate him) ns “weak and vacillating,” as “utterly unfit for governor” as “trading political appointments,” and even as “una ble to enforce the dispensary law,” and that too against a man who on all sides—by his oppo nents, his enemies and his friends —is pronounced h man of signal ability, of sterling worth and in tegrity, and in every way capable not only of acceptably filling the position of governor, but as one who would shed lustre and honor upi^j the office—and that, too, after his own declaration that, if elected governor, he would see to it that the dispensary law is eu- farqedjto the letter so long as it is Mr. Clayton wants enforced, 'he can do no better tnan to vote for Mr. Featherstone, for he is able and brave, he is intelligent and true and ho is so upright and respect ed that not one of his opponents could say aught against him. He conducted a campaign on so high a plane that some one said that “bis campaign is lofty like him self.” He is no “feather weight” —but South Carolina will in Featheratoue have a governor of whom she may well be proud, and the pristine splendor of the “Old I’almetto State” will again illume the galaxy of the Union when C. C. Featherstone is her governor. I pass by Mr. Clayton’s argu ment based on Scripture, as he is welcome to all the votes he can get by an attempt to convince the people that God or his inspired world ever intended that a great sovereign State or any of its citi zens should engage in a business that inevitably must debauch the sous and daughters of the State, or the fellow’ citizens of the man who engages in it. It is true that the Bible often speaks of the grape, the vineyard, the vine and the fig tree, and it depicts a beautiful scene of one who sits beneath “his own vin? and fig tree”—but this is very far from picturing with approval one, who “puts the bottlq to his neigh bor’s lips,” and who sits in his own liar room or dispensary to deal out death and damnation to his people. Mr. Clayton misconceived the idea of prohibition. Prohibition was never intended, nor were pro hibitory laws intended, to ke-p people from drinking in a moder ate wav, but their aim was to ke >p General Insurance Agency SANBORN CHASE, Kite, Life & Accident Insurance. September 12,13,14 and 15. *—. Abie Cost! MONDAY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. T-FTE J' September 12,13,14 and 15. — ^ MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. Will I » sell it* immense stock at 10 per cent, above actual cost on Monday, Tuesday, Wednestbnd Thursday, September 12, 13, 14 and 15. Think for a moment! 40 per cent. cheaper thpji any store in Florence. Very respectfully, T. D. RHODES, Proprietor. tho StatB from lionising tho man- ufacturo and sun? of liquor. Pro hibitory laws lit vo reference to the law making power, and if, as Mr. Clayton admits, intemperance is full of ovil and as some one has said “Whiskey corrupts everything it touches from the time it issues from the poisonous worm in the distillery until it reaches the stomach of the consumer,” and even after that, surely the great Stale of South Carolina should not touch or license such a corrupting element. Mr. Clayton closes his article in these words. “If you wish your taxes increased, if you want to see bickerings and strife, if you want to see our people di vided and if you want to see free liquor and blind tigers at every cross roads, vote for and elect Featherstone.” “If on the coa- trary you want good feeling among our people, if yoll want t ;e liquor question settled and removed from politics, if you want to see our boys educated up t j total ab stinence and the evils of intem perance minimized, then elect El- lerhe governor.” Ellerbe hag been governor for' two years, and we have not seen the very best of “feeling among our people,” (tho’ we freely admit Ellerbe did all hu could to bring it about). We have not seen “the liquor question settled and rem£„i ed from politics.” NeifuV tne election of Tillman, nor of Evans, nor of Ellerbe had such an effect, nor has the election of any govern or in the past brought about “* consummation so devoutly to wished,” and how can Mr. Glayl hope that such an auspicious ei will follow the second. Mr. Ellerbe ? We have not seen oar “boys educated up to total abstinence and the evils of intem perance minimized” even though Mr. Ellerlw was governor. It Patrick Henry’s eloquent words be true “we have no wav of judging tho future except by the past,” then Ellerbe is a failure aud heatherstone — for whom friend and foe have no word but a word of faith, confidence and praise--is the hope of tho State. So on the 13th ot Sept, let every true son of Caro lina march to the polls, and cast his vote for C. C. Featherstone, an able, manly, brave, upright and downright son of the “Old Pal metto State,” who as her governor will be governor of tho whole peo ple and will shed honor aud lustre upon the brdw Of the State. Sopt. 8, ’98. 8. W. G. Shipp. Sell In Florence. People who bring tobacco to Florence to sell go to their homes satisfied- Yesterday’s sales wore splendid —tobacco came from a distance, even from North Carolina, and from neighboring counties. Flor ence has the warehouses and the buyers, and these together will give the prices. Experience is the best of teach ers and experience along this line lias taught a great deal, some of which is that tobacco brings the highest prices in Florence. * V ’ll ml iPM Mm ' L'; v.-.V'-v MSUMrT"