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BRIGHTY'S PRESENCE OF MIND. It Saves Many Lives In the Trainload of Sleeping Passengers. Harry J. Brighty, night yardmaster of the Big Four railroad, has well earn? ed a place in the galaxy of heroes. To him are doe credit, honor and praise for saving the lives of a score and per? haps a hundred passengers last night. At the same place and under similar circumstances an accident occurred a little more than a year ago that result? ed in the death of several persons. Li that instance, as in this, a runaway train was the canse of the horror. De? structive as was the frightful wreck in May, 1893, it is apparent to every ono familiar with the circumstances that it would have been rendered insignificant in comparison with that of last night but for the promptness of one man. The stillness of the night was sod? denly disturbed by a roar that may be likened to the approach of a raging cy? clone. From the southeast it approached with almost lightninglike rapidity, the ominous rumble filling the sleeping val? ley with tumult and awakening thun? derous reverberations on the frowning bluffs beyond. The grim men with lan? terns flitting about the yard were not slow at divining the cause. The human night owls-hackmen, policemen and hotel runners-were quick to grasp the ominous significance of the roar that was awakening the echoes and increas? ing in fury as it came nearer and near? er, like a mighty monster mad and bent on destruction, They appreciated the fact that the horrible rumble was the warning of a runaway train. Host of them had passed through one experience af the kind, and they were quick to re? call the fate of companions whose lives had been crushed out on the spot where they then stood. A monster locomotive stood just out? side the station building; the glare of ? its headlight penetrating the gloom to tile south, from whence came the thun? dering noise. Behind the panting en? gine was a long train of coaches, in which 200 or more passengers were peacefully sleeping, unconscious that they were even then almost in the very jaws af death. The night owls, keenly sensitive of their danger, fled in wild confusion, all but one escaping. The sit? uation at that moment was awful to ' contemplate. But one man stood be? tween the hundreds of sleeping passen? gers and eternity. They were in a ver? itable deathtrap. But a few paces to the rear was the yawning river. In front and dangerously near was the run? away train, rushing an with the veloci? ty of a whirlwind and gathering mo? mentum at every rail length as it sped down from the hilltops. No human agency was powerful enough to check the velocity of the swiftly turning wheels. The men about the station who appreciated the situation were almost palsied with fear. The passenger train seemed to be inevitably doomed to de? struction. But there was one man there with a cool head and with nerves of steel. That man was Harry Brighty. There was not a moment to be lost. Thoroughly famil? iar with the intricate system of tracks in the yards, he rushed to a switch. Before a watch could have ticked a doz? en times the runaway train would be upon the sleeping passengers. That would have meant death to all of them. In his anxiety to reach the switch Har? ry Brighty felL The accident was al? most fatal. But, rolling over, bruised and almost frenzied, he threw the switch just in the nick of time. A sec? ond later the runaway train passed with a mighty roar. A high embankment of earth at the end of the switch offered but little resistance. The heavily laden cars sped on, cutting through the stone and brick walls of the station building, passing through and across the street, leaving a passageway through the ma? sonry from roof to foundation, cut as with a knife. A most disastrous wreck it was, but it is almost providential that it was not worse. But for Harry Brighty's thoughtful ess and promptness the deathtrap would have been convert? ed into a veritable slaughter house. Lafayette Courier. Safety In Speed. In the course of experiments with the Maxim gun at Lydd camp bamboo screens were the targets. The greater the velocity obtained the less was the effect on the screens. It was sometimes almost impossible to see where the bul? lets passed through. The inference is that if a bullet struck a human being in a fleshy but not vital part the injury would be less serious than that inflicted by a projectile of less velocity.-Lon? don Standard. To Carry Electric Batteries. It is probable that large numbers of the German soldiers will be equipped with portable electric batteries weigh? ing about half a pound. A small lamp goes with it, and the invention will be of great value to the men employed about powder magazines. They are also to be used for signaling from balloons at night and can be fixed to the helmet when the men have to dig trenches aft? er dark.-Berlin Exchange. The Pumpkin's Honrs For Growing. A. P. Anderson, a graduate student in the department of botany at the state university, has just completed some novel and very interesting investiga? tions as to the growth of plants. In this series of experiments Mr. Anderson has been studying the growth of the pump? kin and its vine, making use of his new electrical device for measuring plant growth. The interesting fact is revealed that the pumpkin itself does most of its growing after 7 o'clock in the evening and diminishes its activity as the sun rises and begins to act upon the leaves. From 9 o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock in the afternoon the weight of the fruit diminishes, owing to the evapo? ration of water from the leaves of the plant. The general results show that when the fruit grows most the vine grows least, and vice versa. The course of these experiments has been watched with great interest by the botanical department, as they cover a part of the science as yet very little known.-Minneapolis Times. Cheap ! Cheaper ! Cheapest ! Did yon ever hear of goods being sold so cheap? All goods except Corn and Bacon are cheaper than ever before. Cotton is cheap because so much has been made. Corn and Bacon are high because so little has been made. We are not intending to deliver a lec? ture on political economy, but to let you know that yon can buy things so cheap from us. Believing that money would be scarce, we only bonght what we could sell cheap. Don't imagine we mean to say that onr stock is cheap, common goods, but CHEAP FOR THE QUALITY. Oar Groceries will always be the best that money can buy, but they will be sold cheap. Thers is not a house in the South that carries a better class of GROCERIES than Do, but tbere are thousands who charge more. In DRY GOODS we have all you want-cheap, medium and fine, but they will be sold cheap. If you are a man and want a Hat come and see our Job Lots before buy? ing. We bought drummers' samples at fifty ceo ts on the dollar is the reason we sell them so cheap. The nobbiest and latest styles as cheap as you could buy a second baod ooe. Come aod pay us a social call if you do not want to buy-but wheu you see how cheap we eau sell goods you will buy any way. It will pay you to buy things you don't want, they are so cheap. DUCKER & BULTMAN. RICE, RICE, RICE. We solicit consignments of ROUGH RICE IN ANY QUANTITY. All consignments milled and reshipped or sold promptly. Rates moderate. WEST POINT MILLS CO. Sept. 26. Charleston, S. C. TIIJE SUMTER INSTITUTE FOR WOOTEN. npHE TWENTY-SEVENTH COLLEGI- I I ate year of the Iostitute will begin September 11th, 1894. With its full corps of efficient teachers and high standard of schol? arship, it offers advantages for educating j young ladies equal to any College for wo men in this State. We intend that it sbull I grow in efficiency a? it grows in years, and thus command the continued favor of its patrons, and commend Itself to the favor of all who have daughters to educate. Eutire expenses for the y eur from $150 to $200. For particulars apply to H. FRANK WILSON, President, July 4. Sumter, S. C. OTTO F. WEITERS, WHOLESALE GROCER, AND LIQUOR DEALER, OFFICE AND SALESROOM: 183 East Bay, Charleston, S C Nov. 7 52d Year. The Cheat Farm, Industrial and Stock Journal of the South. OHS YEAB FOB $1. Sample copies and pr*mium List will be mailed FREE on application to THE CULTIVATOR PUBLISHING CO., Box 415, Atlanta, Ga. CH}NA PAINTING; AT THE SUMTER INSTITUTE.! TAKE DUE NOTICE THEREOF AND GOVERN YOURSELF AC? CORDINGLY. O PEC IM ENS OF THE WORK NOW ON ^ exhibition nt the Studio, and we esk i H? the Udies of the town who are interested ! in this work to cnll and examine these speci? mens. We desire particularly to interest the married ladies in 'his beautiful home decora? tive Art. The painted china will be fired at the j Institute A kiln has heen ordered for this j purpose. Come ?nd see what wt can do in j th's line H. P. WILSON, Pres, Sept. 19. Sumter, S. C. ? FOR -FULL ASSORTMENT BEST NEW GARDEN SEED, -FULL LINE Purest Bits ai Chemicals, CALL ON J. S. HUGHSON & CO., Monaghan Block. MAIN STREET, Feb 8. SUMTER, S. C. NEW MARBLE WORKS, COMMANDER & RICHARDSON, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. WE BAVE FORMED A CO-PARTNERSBIP For the purpose of working Marble and Granite, manu fae tu ri ne Moments, Titees, Ste, And doing a General Business in that line. A complete workshop bas been fitted up on LIBERTY STREET, NEAR POST OFFICE And we are now ready to execute with promptness all orders consigned to us. Sans action guaranteed. Obtain our price before placing an order elsewhere. W. H. COMMANDER, G. E. RICHARDSON. Jone 16. J. F. W. DeLORME, ? AgeD> -DEALER IN-: Toilet Soaps, Perfumery and all Kinds ot Druggist's Sundries Usually Kept in a ^iirst Class ID ir tig; Store. Tobacco, Snuff aod Cigars, Garden Seeds, &c, also Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass Patty, &c, Dye Staffs. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genuine, and of best quality. Call aod see for yourselves. Night Calls Promptly Attended To. Hay Presses* We are able now to offer the cheapest and best portable Hay Press ever put on the market. Bale your hay; it becomes more marketable and more valuable. Baled hay looks better and sells quicker. Henry H. Bloom, Sep 5. Main St., Sumter, S. C. Glenn Springs Hotel. Open from May 1, to October 15? FOR RATES OF BOARD, APPLY TO Simpson & Simpson. Glenn Springs, S, C. Glenn Springs Water, Is unsurpassed and invalids find sure and speedy relief by its use IT WZL.L. COREI j Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Chronic Hepatitis, Jaundice, Torpor of Liver and General Debility, following upon Malarial Diseases, Dropsy, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Constipation, Hemorroids, Uterine, Renal and Cystic Diseases, Hcematuria, Rheumatism, Catameoial Derangement, and ; OTHER FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Highly recommended by the medical profession. For circulars containing certificates, etc., apply to Paul Simpson, GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. -o -FOR SALE BY Dr. A. J. China, Dr. McKagen. J S. Hughson & Co., J. F. W DeLorme and \V. R. Delgar, Jr. Atlantic Coast Line WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA R. R. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Sept. 3. 1894. |N<>. 55|N-?. 58| L've Wilmington. Leave M ari OD. Arrive Florence.. P. M.! A. M. * 3 40 6 311 7 IU| I P. M Leave Florence. *7 35 Ar've Sumter. S 46 Leave Sumter.... Ar'vo Columbia. 8 4S 10 IO A M. *3 15 4 21 No 52 ?10 00 ll 20 Nu. 52 runs through froic Charleston via Centml R tl. leaving Lane 8:4S A. M., Man? ning 9:25. A. M._ TRAINS GOING NORTH. ?Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No. 53 rans through to Charleston, 3. C., vii. Central K. R . arriving Manning 6:22 P. M., Lanes 7:00 P. M.. Charleston 8.40 P. M. Trains on South and North Carolina R. R. le?ve Atkins 9 40 a ra, and 6 30 p m, arriving Lucknow ll 10 am and 8 00 p m. Returning len ve Lucknow 6 45 a m and 4 20 pm. arri vin g Atkins 8 15 a m ?nd 5 50 p m. ?Daily except Sunday | Trains on Hartsville R. R. leave Hartsville daily except Sunday at 4.30 a. m.. arriving Fl-yd* 5.00 a. m. Returning leave Floyds 8.40 p m., nrriviug Hartsville 9.10 p. m. Trains on Wilmington Chadboura and Con? way railroad, leave Chad bourn 10:10 a. m. arrive at tConway 12.30 p. m., returning leave Conway at 2.00 p. m., arrive Cbadbourn 4.50 p. m. Leave Chadboura 5.35 p. m., arrive at Hub 6.20 p. m. Returning leave Hub at 8.15 a m. arrive at Chadboura 9.00 a. m Daily ex? cept Sunday. JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup't. J. R KEN LY, Qen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager. Atlantic Coast Line. NORTH-EASTERN R. R. OF S. C. CONDENSED SCHEDLUE, TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated jun|No. 35| 17,1894. J * j |No. 23JN0.53 I * I * LeFl'nce. " Kingst. Ar Lanes. Le Lanes. Ar. Ch'n. A. M. *3 10 4 20 6 10 A M. P. M.! * 7 45 9 02 9 23! P. M 9 23'* 7 05 ll 18 8 40 P. M.l P. M TRAINS GOING NORTH. I No. 78 [No. 32 * I * No. 52| * I Le. Ch'n. Ar Lanes. Le Lanes. " Kiogst. ArFI'nce A. M. * 3 35 5 40 5 40 6 00 7 10 A.M. P. M. ?3 30 5 38 5 38 5 57 7 05 P. M. A.M. *7 15 8 45 A. M * Daily. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. Train Nos. 78 and 14 run vii Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close connection for ali points North. J. R. KENLY, J. F. DIVINE, Gen'1 Manager. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. "OLD RELIABLE" LINE. South Carolina Railway, cs PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. In effect July 15, 1894. SCHEDULE. (Daily.) Lv C a '^ton 7 15am Ar Suu:i~erville . 7 52 a m " Pregnalls 8 28 a m M Georges 8 41am " Branchville 9 15am " Rowesville 9 30 a m " Qrangeburg 9 46 a m " St. Matthews 10 07 a m " Fort Motte 10 21 a m " Ringville 10 32 a m Ar Columbia ll 15 a m Lv Columbia 6 50 a m Ar Ringville 7 57 a m " Fort Motte 7 48 a m " St. Matthews 8 04 a m " Oraageburg 8 30 a m " Rowesville 8 47 a m " Branchville 9 05 a m " Georges 9 51am " Pregnalls 10 05 a m "Summerville 10 45 pm Ar Charleston 1130pm 5 30 p m 6 15 p m 6 55 p m 7 10 p m 7 40 p m 8 16 p m 8 32 p m 8 55 p m 9 08 p m 9 20 p m 10 10 p m 4 20 5 05 5 15 5 32 5 56 . 6 13 p m 6 30 p m 7 10pm 7 23 p m 8 00 p m 8 40 p m Lv Charleston, " Branchville, " Bamberg, " Denmark " Blackville " Wiiliston " Aiken Ar Augusta Lv Augusta " Aiken " Wiiliston " Blackville " Des mark " Bamberg " Branchville Ar Charleston 7 15am 9 25 a m 9 53 a m 10 08 a m 10 25 a m 10 43 a m 11 27 a m 12 15 p m 6 30 a m 7 14 a m 7 53 a m 8 10am 8 25 a m 8 39 a m 9 20 a m ll 30 a m 5 30 7 42 S 28 S 42 S 58 9 17 10 00 10 45 3 40 4 27 5 09 5 28 5 44 5 58 6 45 8 45 p m p m p m p m p m a m i p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Lv Camden " Camden Junction Ar Ringville Lv Ringville 44 Camden Junction Ar Camden 8 40 a m 9 31 a m 10 00 a m 10 40 a m 11 23 a m 12 50 p m 2 45 p m 4 10 p m 4 55 p m 5 20 p m 5 49 p m 6 40 p m 44Tbe Hamlet Special" leaves Charleston 4.00 p. m. with Pullman connection for Richmond, Wilmington, Charlotte, Raleigh and all points north via Washington, South bound arrives Charleston 2.30 p. m. Connections : with Clyde S* S.?Line, N. E. R. R., C & S. Ry., at Charleston. Southern Railway, C. & G., CC & A. at Columbia. Through trains between Asheville and Charleston, Through sleepers between Charleston and Atlanta, leaving Charleston nt 5 30 p. m. and arriving ll 30 a. m. Through trains between Charleston and Hamlet, via Pregnalls and C. S. & N R. R. E. P. WARING, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Charleston, S. C. W. S. JONES, Gen. Sup't. L. A. EMMERSON, Act. Gen. Manager and Traffic Manager. Charleston, Sumter and Northern RR CHAS. E. KIMBALL, RECXTVEB. IN EFFECT JULY 9, 1894. Al! trains Daily Except Sunday. STATIONS. LT Charleston Ar Lv Pregnall's Ar Harleyville " Peck's Holly Hill " " Connors " " EutaTville " Ve;.-*s " Mer *.m " St Paul " " Summerton " " Silver ,l " Packsville " " Tindal " Ar Sumter Lv Lv Sumter Ar " Oswego " St. Charles " Elliotts " Alamar " Syracuse " Darlington M Mont Cla're * " " Robbins Neck " " Mandeville 11 " Bennettsville 11 " ;Breeden'8 " " Alice " " Gibson " Ghio " Ar Hamlet Lv << S. B 8 P M 2 30 1 10 1 01 12 46 12 43 12 38 12 31 12 20 12 05 ll 54 ll 48 ll 39 ll 31 ll 20 li 05 ll 02 10 50 10 38 10 28 10 15 10 02 9 50 9 37 9 27 9 14 9 00 8 53 8 49 8 37 8 24 8 10 AX POND BLUFF BRANCH. No. 41 leaves Eutawville 1C.45 a. m., Belvi? dere 10.55 arrive Ferguson 11.05. No. 42 leaves Ferguson ll 35 a.m., Belvi? dere 11.45, arrive Eutawville 11.55. HARLIN CITY BRANCH. No. 33 going North leaves Vanees 6 15 p. m., Millicaa'a 6 25, Snells 6 33, Parlera 6.42, arrives Harlin City 7 00 p. m. No. 32 going South leaves Harlin City 9 30 a. rn, Parlero 9 48, Snells 9 57, Millican's 10 04, arrive Vanees 10 15 a.m. No. 31 going North leaves Yancas 12 55 p. m., Millican'? 1 05, Snells 1 15, Parlero 1 28, arrive Harlin City 1 50 p. m. No. 34 going South leaves Harlin City 5 00 p.m., Parlero 5 20, Snells 5 33, Millican7 s 5 41, arrive Yances 5 55 p. m._? Trains 32 and 31 connect with No. 8 at Vanees. Trains 34 and 33 connect with No. 9 at Vanees. * No. 41 connects with No. 9 at Eutawville No. 8 connects at Hamlet with the famous . "Atlanta Special" of the Sea Board Air Line carrying Pullman Sleepers from Washington and Portsmouth and runs solid from Hamlet to Charleston. This train leaves New York 3.20 p. m., Philadelphia4.41, Baltimore 7.31, Washington 8.30, Richmond 12.23 a. m.' Portsmouth 9.30 p. m. and Raleigh 5.17 a m. No. 9 runs solid from Charleston to Hamlet and connects with S. ?. L. "Atlanta Special7' with sleepers from Hamlet to Wash i og ton and Portsmouth, arriving Raleigh 1.30 a. m., Portsmouth 9 00 a. m., Richmond 6.40, Washington 10.45, Baltimore, 12.00 rn, Phil? adelphia 2.20 p. m:, New York 4.53. C. MILLARD, Superintendent. Charleston, Ciecinnati & Chicago RB SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser. In effect April 9, 1894. CAROLINAS DIVISION. NORTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) Lv Charleston. S. C. R. R. Lv Augusta. Lv Columbi?...!...... Ar Camden. 33 7.15 a m 6.50 am 8.35 am 12.50 pm Lv Camden ., Ar Kershaw. Lv Kershaw. ?Lv Lancaster. Lv Catawba Junction. Ar Rock Hill., Lv Rock Hill. Lv Yorkville. Lv Blacksborg. Lv Patterson Springs. Lv Shelby. Lv Rutherfordton...... Ar Marion. 1.10 pm 2.10 pm 2.30 pm 3.45 pm 4.45 pm 5.15 pm 5 45 p m 6.30 pm 7.45 pm 8 04 pm 8.15 pm ll S.00 8.37 9 10 11.10 1.00 a m a m a m a m p m Lv Marion, (R. & D. R R.) 1.46 p m Lv Round Knob, 11 2.26 p m Lv Asheville, " 4.08 p m Lv Hot Springs, " 5.36 pm Lv Knoxville, (E. T. V. k G.) 8.00 p m Ar Louisville, (L. k N. R. R.) 7.15 am Ar Cincinnati, (Q. k C.) 7.20 a m SOUTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) 32 12 Lv Cincinnati, [Q. k C.] 7.00 p m Lv Louisville, [L. k N. R. R.J 8.00 p m Lv Knoxville, [E. T. V. k G. j 8 00 a m Lv Hot Springs, [R. k D.J 12.44 p m Lv Asheville, " 2.30 p m Lv Round Knob, " 3.52 p m Ar Marion,_"_4.33 p m Lv Marion. Lv Rutherford ton. , Lv Shelby. Lv Patterson Springs Ar Blacksburg. Lv Blacksburg. LT Yorkville. Ar Rock Hill. Lv Rock Hill. Lv Catawba Junction. LT Lancaster. Ar Kershaw. LT Kershaw. Ar Camden. S. C. R. R. LT Camden. Ar Columbia. Ar Augusta. j Ar Charleston. Dinuer at Kershaw. I CONNECTIONS. I Camden-With S. C. Ry., for Charleston, Columbia, Augusta and all points South. Lancaster-With Cberaw k Chester N. G. R. R., for Chester. Catawba Junction-With G. C. k N. R. R. Rock Hill-No. 33 with '^Vestibule Limi? ted" on R. k D. R. R., arriTing at Charlotte 8.30 pm, Washington 7 20 a m, Philadel? phia 10 46 am, New York 1.23 p m. Yorkville-With Chester k Lenoir R. R. Blacksburg-With R. k D. R. R. for Spar tanburg, Greenville, Atlanta and pointi Soutb, and Charlotte and points North. Shelby-No. 32 with Carolina Central for R., also with Stages to Cleveland Springs. Marion-No. ll with R. k D. R. R.for Round Knob, Asheville and Hot Sorings. SAMUEL HUNT, Geo. Manager A. TRIPP, Superintendent. S. B. LUM PK IN, Gen. Pass Agt. FIRST MS J?6 WORE AT BOTTOM PRICES* WATCHMAN AND v80IITHI??lJ? JOH OFFICE SUMTER, S. C. 6.45 6.56 7.15 7.45 9.07 9.45 10 15 11.00 12.00 12.50 1.05 2.00 a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m p m p m p m p m 2.30 p m 6.15 p m 112.45 a m 8 45 p m 4.45 pm 6.10 pm 8.23-p m 8.39 pm 9.06 pm