Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wots* Than the Other. sr > ; -s (:•.!»»«--Hit' blackjack.— Trturtitrint. Mr. and Mrs. If. D. Oglesby left SAiuJ’daji jtlght for a teii days trip Co St. Loyis, Mo. ^ - * .* * Mrs- Charlie Smith has relumed from a visit to relativefi In Marlon. * * » . Vljss Maude Allen Kinder,, Nora Kinder and Mr, .Hubert Kinder, of Kliigntree,: were the guests of D. <7. Winn, on Saturday. * .* * Mfsa Alma Smith has returned to Pamilico. ?.fler spending the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith. Mrs.! day. ture, Miss Bishop Reports # On Mental Condition Fisher even tF wp.s toin' TO CofN 6or rs fucmt PtppEP,Wfi’ THE WEATHER. , For South Carolina: Probably showers tonight and Tues- Not much change in tempera- Moderate cast and south-east winds. Of Reformatory Boys Florence Times Bureau, Wyatt Taylor, Correspondent, ('olumlifh, April 19—Twenly two pel' cent of the boy^- of the reforma- tbiy at Florence are feeb'.o. minded, according, to Miss i-onise Bishop, field ageiit and firycluuogtst for the State *iOf Public Welfare, whio recent 1\ oxainlfied the hoys at the. reforma- teiy.. Ml Si, - Bishop states that tho t; (iiorbles of the reformatory arc ritatmjng some special training for these feeble mindful lads. Miss BI shop is doing much work for the schools of. (lie state, in examining upits. NOTICE TO CREDiTORS District Court of the United States Eastern District of South Carolina In the matter of M. T. Oregg Company Bankrupt. To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt: Take notice that on the 11th day of March, 1920, the above named bankrupt filed his petition in said Court praying a discharge in bank ruptcy and that a hearing was there upon ordered and will he had upon said petition on the 20th day of April! 1920, before said Court, at Charles ! ton, !:i saiil District, at 11 o’clock j In tlie forenoon, at which time and | plies all known creditors and othei j persons in interest may appear and ! I show .canse, If any they have, why j the prayer of said petition should not; In- granted. HTCHAUD W. HUTSON, Clerk ! (Seal) NOTICE OF ELECTION ! Notice Is hereby given that pur-j suant to an order of -the Board of School Commissioners of the School! District of the City of Florence, duly) made un the 27lh day of March, 1920, under authority of the act incorporat ing such school district as amended! by an act approved March 11th, 1920. a special election will be held at the| City Hall in the City of Florence, on i Wednesday, the 21st day of April,} 1920, for the purpose of determining whether or not the School District I of the Cirv of Florence shall issue and sell coupon bonds of said dls- 1 trlct to the amount of Ninety-five Thousand '(J96,000.00) Dollars, the j proceeds of said bonds to be used for the purpose of paying outstand ing indebtedness incurred in erecting school buildings within the limits of such district and for completing the erection of other school buildings therein. Said bon<fs proposed to be PHONE LASSIFIEn ‘ADVERTISEMENTS Read for Profit—Use for Results One Cent a Wbrd. No Advertisement Taken for Less Than 26c. Cash in Advance. One Insertion 25 Three Insertions * - 60 One Week (Six Insertions) 1 .61.00 Argument for Setf-Culturs. No nuin can avoid his own company, so he bad hefter mnke it ns good as possji \ .— Boston Transcript. Wanted WANTED TO BII>—On high class painttng, wallpapering and decora ting residence, hotels, public build ings. Now working crowds of men in North and South Carolina towns, issued shall become due and payable’All of the best that can be had. No forty yearn from and after the date job too large. Twenty-eight years experience. Give your work to the man who knows how. W. D. Bur ton c^re Hatfield Construction Co., Florence, S. C. .*JHt***{ttC-*«*********lt-*X* Shingles! NOTICE CLUB DEMOCRATIC MEETING In pursuance of the rules of the Democratic party, notice is hereby givea that all the Democratic Clubs $ j In Florence county. South Carolina * ;'.ro hereby called to meet on Satur ^! day. April 24th, 1920, for the pur- * pose of reorganizing, electing ofii- i' e'‘rs, thereof, with the right of redemption after twenty years from said date, and shall bear a rate of interest not exceeding six (6i per centum per annum, payable either annually or semi-annually. WANTED—To do your house paint At said election, only duly quail- j n g all work guaranteed to be high tied electors residing in said district class. C. G. Coble, Master Painter, shall he entitled to vote. The said'ri2 Front St., Florence, S. C. election shall he conducted and man ■ - aged by Messrs. J. W. Stroud. P. A. MINTED—Bookkeeper, thoroughly :nehibcrs of county execufve Brunson and D. H. Hamby as man agers and the said managers shall open the polls at eight o’clock a. m.. on the day pf said election and close them at four , , , .... u i p. m. o n said day and at the committees and delegates to the fcoun ! c j ose thereof shall count the votes t v convention which convenes in the j anf , mak( , a return of the , resH , t coii’t house. Tuesday, May 3rd. ! thereof in writing to the Board of School Cbn.Tnlssloners, toho' shall ns soon as convenient thereafter can-U<i ANTf rD__ Sll |e (nna n s the returns and declare the ry r - - Corner Evans and Coit Streets Erch club Is entitled to one dele gi!‘o for every twenty-five members and one member or a major'ty frac tion thereof, based" upon the number of voles polled in ‘be first primary held August 27th; 1918. clubs will meet, at their usual meetinj^h'^ces at 12 o’clock norm directed by their J: proper officer?. ^ 4tj The County OonvenTfon wilT s fileet X at the court house in Florence Tues- J j dav, May 3rd al 12 o’clock noon. Si J. W. McCOWN, competent, years experience, mar ried, desires position immediately in Florence. Best references furnished. Address “Bradham" care Times. — - 1 1 ^ ■ 1 1 WANTEtf—A 1 crew of ten, Colored carpen ters. Report on'the job ready for work at 12 West Elm street. B. C. Gardner. •T Vaf suit. / for coffee and tea by Levering Coffee Company,) job. FOR SALE—Cabbage plants, owing to the backward season, you doubt less have v.o cabbage pjbnts for your garden. We can fill |y 0,,r orders promptly from Valdosta. Ga., at fol lowing prices: By parrel post (pre paid); 50c per 100 end. 62.75 per 1000. By express (Chgs. collect) 500 for $1.50, 1000 for 61.25, and 5000 and over at $2.00 pef j/iOO. Send money with order, a? nothing shipped C. O. D. or open. Name paper this hdv seen in and wiM send you a few ex tra plants. TVfeggett Produce Co., Young’s Island, S. C. FOR SALjit—Red Cedar Shingles No one cl/r'ir. Just arrived two car loads. ./Price $10.50 per thonsand. F. O. B. •Pamplico, S. C. Pan/plico Mule Co., Pampllco, S. C. -Two stand lummus air outfits, brand new, also two stand Huller gin outfits, 45 H P engine and 80 H. P. boiler, second hand. \V. H. Steele, Pampllco, S. C FOR SALE LUMBER—We are oper ating 2 mills, near Florence and are prepared to deliver framing of all kinds quick by trucks right on the Call at our office in Times Dr. Z. F. HIGHSMITH Optometrist. Kyat Examined, Glasses Fitted. > Office at rssldencs, 20 Kuker Ava % four blocks from Post Office, be» tween W. Evans and chaavea tta. Telephone 699-W. FOR SALE- > Want gin ; twn fjlo !»H H r* N. W. HICKS J. W. IVEY J. C. McCLfiSfAGHAN Br'K.CURftlN -J*-' HENRY E. DAVIS tffrd of School Commlsioners of the School District of the City of Florence. Baltimore, for Florence territory. Re quire thoroughly experienced v 03 ' 1 man. now successfully selling retail grocers that territory. Unusual open ing right man. Confidential. County Chairman. naaa Stand the Gaff It’s worth something to know that your files can stand abuse— and they can, if they’re Allsteel. In addition to its rigid strength construction, AllsteeJ office furniture is handsome and highly efficient. Will not warp, shrink or swell. Economical because of its compactness — saves 15% to 25%, space over wood furniture. Economical, too, because of.its permanence. For these reasons Allsteel office furniture is used by such success ful concerns as J. P. Morgan & Co., Ford Motor Co., Bethlehem Steel Co., New York Stock Ex change, Bush Terminal Co. Office Furnitare The Al 1st cel four-drawer file shown here is not only the strongest, file made, but has greater filing capacity for the floor space occupied; than any other file. Allsteel files protect your valuable records against dust, mice and vermin. The patented roller suspension allows loaded drawers to coast in and out easily and noiseless y. : Will not warp or stick in any weather. A handsome, safe, and permanent housing for your records. Let us shpw you.the complete line of filing cabinets, os well as desks, safes, transfer ca^es, and other .office.furniture—the.cqjp-. ment that belongs with success. . LUCAS & VAN AUKEftf, Dealers ’Phone 15 ' ’ Florence, S. C. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER FOR THE FLOR ENCE HOTEL COMPANY Ptirmiant to (Tmptor XLVII.. Vol ume I. CoriP 1 of Laws South Carolina, 1912, and Acts amendatory^ thereof, Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned w II apply to the Secretary of State for a Charter for the Flor ence Hotel Company: and after hav ing given publl c notice as required by said law, will file their declara tion with the Secretary of State. The name of the proposed corpora tion shall he the ‘‘FIjORENCE HO TEL COMPANY.” The place at which it f proposes. to have its principal place <of bus'ness and be located is Florence. S. C. The general nature of the business which it proposes to do is to own and r.perate a hotel and to do any and all other things properly Inci dent thereto. The a mount of the capital stock shall be Three Hundred Thousand ($3(19.009.00) Dollars, at least fifty (50 per cent) per cent, of which shall be fully paid for and the re- nmfnder shall he subject to the call of the Board of Directors. * The number of shares into which the cnp'tal stock is to be divided shall be Three Thousand (3,000). of ^he pnr value of One Hundred ($100.00) Debars for each share. That more than fifty (50 per cent) per cent, of the proposed capital stcek has been subscribed by .bond fide subscribers. V. R. BARRINGER. PHILIP H. ARROWSMITH Florence, S. C.. April 14. 1920 —* ■ ■■ — —— NOTICE! An election will be held at Tri- fnlia School House In District No. tl on Thursday April 29th Inst., for the purpose of voting on the question of levying a four (4) mill additional tat for 'school purposes In said District. Said election wiU be held In accordance with and under the provisions of. Section 1742 of the (’ode of South Carolina with amend ments thereto. Polls will open at 8 o’clock A. M. pnd close at 4 o’clock P. M. By ordc" of the County Board of Education. W. J. GIBBS R. H. COX J. M. HYMAN Trustees WANTED--At once auto mechanic for general repair work, must know bis business. Box 57, Lake City, S. C. building for prices or write Box 12 city. Rex Lumber Co. FOR SALE—Several used trucks from one to three rind a half tons capacity. C. O. Ritchie, Transport Oarage. yESTA STORage'^battEUY "Cott* less Mr Month of 8srules” SERVICE STATION Member Pee Dee Automotive Trade Association. FLORENCE BATTERY SERVICE L. B. FERRELL. OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE PHONE 154-W FOR SALE—Reo Tonrfng car in good condition, or would trade for a i light. roadster. This car too heavy WANTED—Roy’s bvtys chickens, turj for my requirements. Addfess C. R. keys, ducks, eggs, potatoes- am! Pittman, care Florence Hotel prodnee. Bring them any time. The Parlor Shoe Shop L. F. ALLEN Proprietor THE BEST SHOE REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH. 66 E. EVANS STREET FLORENCE, S. C. WANTED—Antomobile owners to know 1 have opened a repair shop at 214 S. Gaillard street. Experienc-i ed on all makes of cars. C. W. Eaton. WANTED—A settled lady wha wants to learn a trade and earn money while learning. Good pay after. Ap ply In own handwriting. P. O. Box ♦72. t ■ WANTED—Man with automobile and $260. cash to act as manager and treasurer for large manufacturing corporation. Position will pay over 63006. -pe* year and expenses. For particulars call on S. U.. Nelson, Road Sales Manftgor, 100 N. Jarrott St., Florence, S. C., from 9 to 10 a. m.. or 4 to 8 p m/rtntfl Tuesday, Apr. 20. - Misceltaneous ! FRESH CREAMERY BUTTER—Our own make, delivered to our cus tomers 'n connection with the milk. Not putting on a Transport Truck when you have need for one is like stopping the clock to save time. 8fl> per pound. Central Milk tien. Paont 746. Sta- NOTICE—I have a crew of the best plasterers In town. If you want your work done right and quickly let your wants bte known, B C Gardner. 130 West Evans street. WANTED—to rent typewriter by the month. Address S. U. Nelson 100 N. Jarrott St., Florence, S. C. WHEN YOUR CLOTHES—Need t Pressing. Cleaning or Altering, call on us. We are experts in this line. Ladies garments a specially. Cbas. Kall-’ky, 15 N. Dargan St phone 179. FOR LITERATURE—and prices on South Alabama and West Florida lands write to C. M. Simmons, Hart ford, -Ala. GORMAN & GORMAN REPRESENTING NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. FLORENCE. S. C. WANTED—Tw® or three young men table boarders. Apply Mrs. J. P. Thomas. 217 Chase Park. FOR SALE—Grade Jersey Milk Cow giving 3 1-2 gallons of milk. G. L. Williamson, phone- 300. FOR SALE—I now have two fine building lots. 50x150 feet. One on Sonth Griffin street and one on Jar rott street, across from Park school. Lot s can be bough{ on very easy terms and prices r'ght. Call F. H. Barnwell, phone 796. WANTED TO BUY—“Gregg’s His tory of the Earfy Chfraw’’ Com municate with mestating condition of the volume and price desired for same. IV. Marshall Bridges. WANTED—Young mhn wants room and board close In. ..Satisfactory references. Address P. O. Box 380, City. FRESH BUTTER MILK—30 cents a gallon gallon lots only not bot- tlejl, bring your own containers. Cen tral Milk Station. • : FRESH COTTAGE CHEESE—Ten .cents a package. Delivered in con nection with the milk. Phone your orders in. Phone 746.. Central Milk Station. . , LOST NOTICE! An election will he held at Trin ity School House In School District No. 35 on Thursday April 29th inst., day for the purpose voting on the question of levying a seven mill addi tional Special tax for school purpos es in said District. Said election* will be held in accordance with and under the provisions of, Section 1742 of the Code of South Carolina with amendments thereto. Polls will open at 8 o’clock A. M. and dose at -4 o’clock P. M. By order of the County Board of Education. C. C. RICHARDSON S. J. MARSH JOE COLLINS Trustees. WANTED—Position by’ young man jige 26. graduate of the bookkeep ing, banking and commercial law de partments of Eastman Business Col lege, nine month#, hanking experience and five years in mercantile bust ness. Honorable discharge ‘from IT. S. army. Will consider, position It) or out of Florence. Address Book keeper, P. O. Box 132, Florence, S. O. For Sale FOR SAL,E—Tfro-story. eight room residence in East Florence. Every, modern convenience. Fine. lot 62x 400 feet. Excellent place ft>r small poultry farm. Cheapest;home-in East Florence. Price $6,600.00. Easy terms Call Dargan-Harllee Realty Co. phone 796. FOR SALE—Fiye tons nitrate of soda at m y farm. C. E. David, Rt, 3,’ nbar Howe’s Classing, (Florence, 8. C; _ ■ , STRAYED- From 314 S. Dargan St.. Saturday afternoon, white and black Holstein buit headed cow. If found notify Mrs. B. R. Easterling, pnonn V07-J. * A. M. STRICKLAND PRIVATE ACCOUNTANT FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA* Audits Systems Tax Returns The Eagle Shoe Factory H. W. Schmidt, Prop. Expert Shoemaker Repair work called for and delivered. Turned Soles a specialty 110 E. Evans St Phone 99. * Found TAKEN, UR—One.male setter puppy about four months old. B. W. Cbv ington. ; ' For Rent FOR RENT—One rurhlshed front room with bath. 212 S. Gaillard St . . r » r FPR RENT—Two unfurnished rooms suitable for, light housekeeping. Apply U N. McFarland , St. Delielou* Syrup 4 Wllh^ Cherry FUror ft*.™** V ,_ fot- Kick causfas. -OHds. am VMott. Lin^s Jht Transport Trucks Kuf-Sed. Dr. Miles W. Maloney OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined, glasses fitted. Sulzbachers, up stain Entrance through store. *• L. McD. HICKS Architect Florence, S. C. Office in McCall Bldg. '-V. m Mappin & Hamilton HOUSE PAINTING - PAPER HANGING PHONE 568 OFFJICE OVER McCOWN HARD WARE COMPANY i uulR •*> y ■>* i .