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BELLINGER'S DODGE
TILLMAN'S JOKE.
THE GOVERNOR TAKES ADVANTAGE 0
AN ANTI'S MISTAKE TO RELIEVE A
POLITICAL FRIEND OF A DISAGEEABLE
ACT.
lie Want* (he Rnrnwell V.yiichei
Ilanertl, but Prefers Tor Others t
Assume tlic RcNponHility.
i
He Spoiled a Good Joke by Writing Or
Letter too Many.
Immediately after the Denmark lynchllii
;i meeting of citizens of Columbia was callc
for the purpose of making public expresslc
of rierhteous indignation at tbe act of tl
lynchers, aud to give their collective oplnlc
of Governor Tillman's uct In allowing l'ete
son to be taken back to Denmark, the scet
of the crime.
At this distance it is presumed that tl
meeting was called by that variety of pc
itlclans which the Tllltr>an crowd irreveren
ly term "Iiaskeltes," and it is also presutm
that a majority, if not the whole of that mai
meeting, was composed of anti-Tillman mei
Including the Hnskel men, the speake:
were generally well known as genuine, trt
blue, orthodox anti-Tillman men, and the
speeches were of a tone and character as 1
Indicate a slight disapproval of the action i
both the Governor and the lynchers.
Jervey'tt Foolish Speech.
Solicitor Jervey of Charleston, was prefer
ind as a sample of the speeches, we copy a
3xtract from his speech as reported by tli
newspapers :
"It I were solicitor In Hnrnwell county
tvould indict every man who took part 1
that murder and I should name as accessor
Defore the fact B. It. Tillman; (loud applaust
ind In my argument before ihe jury I ai
very much mistaken If I would not show tbf
Lie WU8 I1JU1C ICn^UUQIUlO UJUU auj U1 VUVIM.
Loud applause.)
Duncan Squirms and Would I)oi1k
IIIn Ofliclal Only.
To (jet even with so brave and valiant
knight, It is presumed that Tillman and hi
friends conferred together and conceived tb
Idea which is brought out by Solicitor Bellir
jer'b letter. If it were not so, the suggestion
>f Mr.Bellinger would have been so ltfipei
.lnent, that a storm of indignation, with it
centre at the State capltol, would have lramt
iiateiy arose and traveled toward Barnwel
Hie very air ltsself being sulphuric. Unde
;he circumstances however;the Impudence fo
in Inlerior officer suggesting a line of*duty c
Ihe Governor and even naming a man to ai
iumethe duty which he would shirk, wa
iccepted with good grace.
Solicitor Duncan, In whose circuit ih
ynchlng took place, wrote Governor Tlllmai
n reference to the matter, and gives good am
mfflcient reasons why he could not act:
Barnwell, C. H.. S. C., May 8.
to HIb Excellency, Governor B. 11. Tillman
Columbia, S. C.:
Dear Sir: I desire to call your attention 01
Icially to the recent lynching at Denmark ii
sonnecMon with the following statement:
Solar no warrant has been sworn out b,
tnyone against any person supposed to b
sonnected with the affair, and the proceeding
ind verdlcl of the Jury ol Inquest give no In
ormatlon upon which the prosecution can b
jegun.
Under these circumstances, if the cnse Is V
ecelye that investigation which its gravit;
teems to require, It. becomes the duty of th
sxecu ti ve olncer to i ast i lute proceed 1 n gs i n th
premises.
Inasmuch as the violation of the lnw wa
iommltted In a community iu which I havi
nany relatives and connections, it is not lrr
jrobable that some of them were impllcatec
'specially when It is stated that the entlr
:ommunity was engaged In the enterprise.
Such being the case, any ellort on my par
,o bring the perpetrators to Justice would b
jmbarrasslng to me, and probably lay m
)pen to the charge of partiality and inslncei
ty.
I would tlierefore respectfuly request tba
four Excellency would charge the solicitor c
>ne of the adjoining circuits to take charge (
he case and would suggest Solicitor Jervej
kvhose circuit adjoins tills county and wli
srobably belter understands the sltuatiot
:ould glvo the matter satisfactory attention.
Assuring you that I shall be ready at an
Jme toTender such services as the case an
my office requires, I am
Very respectfully,
l>. Duncan Bellinger.
Solicitor of the Second Circuit.
When Solicitor Jorvcy will he En
tilled to be CoiiMiilcrcil the Bos
An(l*Tillinniiite.
Whereupon the Governor, being fully in
pressed with the gravity of the situation, an
knowing Solicitor Jervey's eminent abilit
for prosecuting lynchers and Governors wb
m Ight be accessary before the fact, gave hli
the commission to do the very work of whlc
he spoke so unreservedly at the meotinj
When Solicitor Jervey succeeds in convietlr
the Governor and five hundred citlzcns <
the crime of murder and he has them a
dangling from a rope, he will be entitled tog
down in history as the boss anti-Tillman ma
Id theSlate:
Mitt A, S. May 1.
The lion. \V. St. J. Jrrvey, Charleston, S. C.
Sir: I am in receipt of a letter from (
Duncan liellinger, Ksq., Solicitor of ihe Se
JECTED STOCK of I
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I ond Circuit, In which he states that by reafii
' , of the fact that his relatives and connectlo
are probably implicated in the recent unfoi
i unateaflalr at Denmark, 'any, eflorts on li
il part to bring the perpetrators to Justice won
be embarrassing to him and probably lay hi
opeu to the charge of partiality and lnslnc<
ity.
Ho therefore asks me to direct the Solicit
of one of the adlolnlag circuits to take char
I of the case, ana prosecute the persons wl
I have over-ridden the law. He further su
gests yourself, and I therefore direct you
pruueeu 10 I'euuittm at, juui conini wun
ienceforthc purpo?e or thoroughly lnves
gating the outbreak, and taking the necess
ry steps to vindicate the law, and punish tl
lynchers.
J comply with Mr. Bellinger's request, tl
more readily because your well known ze
and legal ability give assurance that you w
do your whole duty.
Yours very respectfully,
F B. R. Tillman, Governor
P. S.?Mr. Bellinger will, of course, tal
your place in any work in your own clrci
which may Interfere with your complian
with this order.
The Law on the Nnbject.
The State says it has been a debated qui
Hon among the lawyers of the city, since tl
o Governor's action was made known, as
whether he had the right to order Solicit
Jervoy to do duty In another circuit. Opl
ion differs.
16 Governor Tillman based his action on s<
tlon 511 of the general statutes. The porlii
ig of this section which bears on this matl
;d read as follows:
m "Solicitors shall do the duty of the Attnrn
,e General, and give their counsel and advice
the Governor and other State officers, in mt
,n ters of public concern, whether they sh<
r- by them, be required to do so, and assist t
A tlnrnur Honurul nr ounli nthor In nil kill
IQ iiVV'1 UVJ V* V/..V. ..I, W? VMWI* ? * ? ?
or prosecutions in behalf of this State, wh
directed so to do by the Governor or call
ie upon by the Attorney General. They m;
. defend any person brought to trial before ai
criminal court or this State, when their du
t- shall not require them to prosecute such pi
id sons, or their assistance be not requlr
9g against such persons by the Governor or /
torney General."
a.
rs The State's Editorial in Reference
ie Tillman** Joke.
,r In commenting on the matter the Stu
? says, editorially :
of At the suggestion of Solicitor Bellinger Gc
ernorTillman has perpetrated what we In
ly admit Is?considered In the lighter veincapital
practical Joke.
Governor Tillman Is necessarily a Tillma
it ite. Solicitor Bellinger ig a Tillmanlte. Neit
er of them desires to make enemies iu Bar
well county, aud enemies would unquestlc
e ably be made by any law officer pressing 1
the conviction of the muruers of Petereo
T Solicitor Jervey is a Conservative. He mai
, a speech at the indignation meeting In C
' lumbia in which he said that If the lynchli
f. had taken place in bis circuit he would fc
' bound not only to Indict every man who toe
part In it, but the Governor himself, as an e
,, cessory before the fact, iu surrendering Pete
son to the lynchers. So Solicitor Belling
apprehends that he has relatives among tl
lynchers and suggests that Solicitor Jervey I
e chosen to prosecute in his place, and Gove
nor promptly complies with the request.
'Phlu t.iifnu thp tnhtpa vorv pleverlv. and vn
a give Solicitor JJelllDger all credit for his lit
|g morons conception and Goverfaor Tillman K
the Jlne Irony with which he adopts It. It
e really a clever thing and an amusing thing i
i- do. It maKes a Conservative the prosecut<
s and his political friends the bearers of all t)
odium to be attached to the prosecution. J
r~ the same time it will be declared oy the Go
.s ernor's supporters an evidence of the stei
>. integrity and fearlessness of Ben Tillma
[ that he has elected to be prosecuted by a ins
' who said be wolud prosecute him if his dui
r required.
,r All this we realiz;. But of course evei
r sober minded person knows that Govern(
" Tillman subjects himself tonorlsK In inakli
I the appointment. Us local mothplace ye
_ JorHnv K/wibIp/1 t.hflt.<in flfnnnnt. nf thft Ivnp.l
ingand the Conservative denunciation su
ceedlng It Barnwell has been made the bai
e ner Tillman county of ihe State, and thi
i there was no possibility of "lndlctlnga who
, people"?meaning that ihe lynchers wou]
nalurally support the Governor, and tb:
there was no possibility of convicting any <
them. We submit that after this official ai
nouncement the action of the Governor ca
' only be unnerstood as a Joke.
r. Btrt, Joke or no Joke, we are satisfied ths
! W. St. Jullen Jervey will accept the appoln
inent and do hi>? full dutj\ He has said wh<
rr he would do in such a case, and now thnt J
e been assigned to the task he will not flinc
H from it. He will irullrt every lyncher he ca
I. identify and will indict Governor Tillman i
e accessory before the fact. He Is a brave ma
and. Knowing his duly, will perform It. Su
q gestlons that he Is "In a hole" or "cornerei
y* are premature. He will keep his word. Ai
(? we may say that Hie Conservatives general
e will not, In fear of losing votes, hesitate to e
dorse bis most vigorous prosecution of tbei
H murderers.
e Of course no conviction In Barnwell counl
can be expected, since, as Solicitor Bellingi
l Intimates, "an entire community was ei
e gviued in the enterprise." ("Kniorpriee"
good!) But under these conditions a cham
I of venue Is possible, aud it may be that ]
t. some other county than Barnwell some of tl
(. murderers may be convicted.
r. It is an up-hill task that has been set f<
Solicitor Jervey, nnd to prove his sincerity
the matter Governor Till man ought to supp
if him with legal assistance. ,We believe th
,f In certain civil cases the Governor has hi
r the advice of ex-Attorney General Melto
0' and the active assistanae of Messrs. Samu
, I,ord and II. A. M. Smith of Clnirlestonf li
15. Jones of Lancaster ana Jonn ttanuoif
v Tucker of Virginia. Isthellfeofa citizen
(1 South Carolina of less consequence to tl
state than a few thousand dollars of taxei
If it Is not, the Governor will make haste
send Attorney General Townsend to assi
Solicitor Jervey, and give him assistants
equal in ability to the distiuguishad cous
i. who represented the State in the rallrot
cases at the Governor's request and at tl
s expense of the State.
Solicitor Jervey has the same right to a
sistunce as Attorney General Townsend, ar
3* the suppression of mob vlollence is more ii
d portaut than the collection of certain exce
,v taxes.
It is a very good joke as It stands, but if tl
10 Governor will only carry it out to the lira
n there may be additltional reason to smile.
** The Governor'* {Joke FiiIIn?lie liu
? Xo itinlit to llelieve Solicitor lie
linger ami l'ut IIIn IHsajfreeuljl
^ Job on Solicitor Jervey.
Columbia Register.
'? Everybody appreciated the fact that Solli
u tor Jervey was "talking through his hat"
the Columbia Indignation meeting. He ft
certain that he would never be called upon
prosecute the Denmark lynchers, and I
therefore let himself out.
* When (iovernor Tillman ordered him to
c* lo Denmark and prosecute the cases. Solicit
?
N, PI
URXITURE, MATTINi
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3, Gree
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i the way of
5, GENTS FURN
o make it both pleasant and ]
ERE. We believe in CLC
ELECTED we have EVER
find us with a LARGE an
nTT"R ?rp_ 1
I
3n Jervey was very much surprlsed and he qi
ns ly grasped at a straw to get out of It. It
rt- sponse to the order of the Governor he
ils terday he wrote the following letter: '
,d Charleston, S. C.. May 5.1!
m 'His Excellency B. R. Tillman, Governor,
!r" Columbia, S C.
Sir: I beg to acknowledge your lette
or 4th Instant, wherein you direct me "to
ee ceed to Denmark at your (my) earliest
30 venlence, for thoroughly investigating
lg" outbreak, and taking the necessary stej
10 vlndlcaie the law and punish the lynch
i"* All lawful directions emanating from
Executive shall be fully and earnestly cai
,a" outby me,but In a matter ol such In
3e twice it Is best that your directions con
. strictly to law.
Qtj There Is no provision of the law w
would authorize me, with or withnnt ;
111 sanction, as Solicitor, to go Into another
cult and assume the enforcement of thee
lnal law there.
: Section 511 of the General Statutes, u
which I assume you act In the matter, an
111 Izes the Governor to direct the sollcltoi
ce assist the Attorney General, or each o
In all suits or prosecutions In behalf of
State.
The section cleafly contemplates that s
' 1 lei tor so directed must be associated i
2S" not supersede, the constituted represent)
be of the State in any circuit in some sul
to prosecution there pending.
l am sausaea inui uiiuer luih kvuui
or would not be authorized to take original
n- ceedlngs, and that an lndictmen) prese
by lilm would not be valid.
Whenever the Solicitor of the Second
5C" cuit shall have performed his functions
on der the law, and a prosecution has been
er gun in Barnwell County, should you t
that the interests of the State would be
served by my presence I shall promptly
ey the direction of your Excellency,
to The duty is one of grave responslb
it- neither to be sought or evaded, and I
II, devote to its proper execution all the at
he and earnestness at my control.
Its I have the honor to be very respectfully
en W. St. Jullen Jervey,
ed Solicitor First Clrci
ay
ny A. Letter which the Governor Sh<
) >' not Have Written?He Carried
fJ Joke too far, and let Him
Ltr Down.
lu reply to this the Governor yeste
to wrote Air. Jervey the following letter, w
Is full of the spiciest reading:
Columbia, S. C., Ma;
,?e W. St. J. Jervey, Esq., Charleston, S. C.
Sir: I have your letter of the 5th Inst,
note Its contents. The order for you to
iv- ceed to Denmark was based upon an opl
je- of the Assistant Attorney General, as we
-a upon my own construction of the powers
ferred upon me under section oil 01 me
a- era! Statutes. While it may be presum)
li- In me, a layman, to construe law differ*
n- from ho dlstlnguiHbed an ornament of th
in- as yourself, I insist that you. are "spit
or hairs," so to speak. The section above qi
in. Bays: 'Solicitors shall do the duty of th
de torney General, and give their counsel
:o- advice to the Governor and other State
ag cere in matters of public concern, whet
lei they shall be by them required so to do, i
>k suits or prosecutions in behalf of the I
ic- when directed so to do by the Governor,
ir- is clear from this section that the Atto
er General has power to take original proi
ie ings In criminal cases in any county, ar
be follows that any Solicitor when ordere*
r- the Governor can legally do what the A
ney General could do.
e What Mr. Jervey is going to do about
j- the question. Will he go, and if he does
jr he Indict the Governor like ne said he wo
Is You will not assert that the disability o
to Sollcltorof the Second Circuit psralyzee
ir law, or deny that the Judge can appol
le Solicitor 'pro tern.,' and the technical
U Kuaee. 'to assist the Atterney Generator
v- other,' cannot be constued to forbid an i
n | change of work or swapping places by
in | Solicitor, even 'to take original proceeui
in I sill hope that you will waive your
ty construction and leave It to the Court to
ou the legality of such proceedings as
y may take In prosecuting the Demark ij
>r lers. Of cousse, I have no power to force
ig to perform the duty, which I thought w
s- be pleasant to you. If you still refuse
l?- matter m us be lelt with the Judge, when c
n- convenes. Respectfully,
o- , B. K.Tillman, Govern
it
le
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;! WON THE H0N0ES.
11
Merit Roll or the Donnlds XI
it School for April, 1893.
|h Miss Eliza Dunn 97 1-11.
n Miss Lois Martin 97.
is Miss Luva Agnew 90 7-11.
n Robert Martin 90 7-10.
cr! Miss Lula Waldrop 96.
* ?ri? tf..nu urol/fenn 0^7-10
I" Dlira name na?uivK W . .v.
id Arthur Agnew 95 5-11.
|y Miss Lllla Martin 91 2-5.
n- Miss Fannie Martin 94 4-11.
se Calvin Todd 94 4-11.
Miss Edith Agnew 94 2-9.
Ly Kalph McDUl 9-1.
ur Miss Nola Ellis 93 9-10.
ij. Miss Lucile Humphreys 9311-18.
Is Miss Eunice Hodges 93 3-5.
je Miss Marion Agnew 93 2-5.
In Homer Agnew 93 2-3.
ie Miss Emma Martin 93 3-10.
James Drake 93.
i-jr Mellie Agnew 93.
In Miss Vivian Caldwell 92 7-9.
ly o Miss Lizzie Singleton 92%.
at Howard Ellis 92 3-7.
id MIss Lizzie Agnew 92 3-7.
n. Miss Hosa Hopkins HI S-9.
el Miss Ella Martin 91 17-20.
a Miss Belle Howard 91 4-5.
>h Paul Ellis 91 2-7.
or Miss CarrieSeawright 91%.
ie Miss Eunice Vermillion 908-9.
j? Herbert Dunn 90%.
to Maxey Agnew 90 7-9.
st Miss Pearl Shannon 90 7-9.
ts Miss Bessie Stone 90 4-5.
el Mark Caldwell 90 4-9.
id Miss Canzle Dunn
ie John Shannon 90%.
Miss Cora Latimer 90%.
is- Robert Dunn 90 1 9.
id O. B. Martin, Principal,
n. Miss Zella Campbell, Assista
ss Tlie closing exercises of this school
take place on Wednesday night, May 241
lie 8 o'clock P. M. H. H. WatkTns, Esq.. oi
ilt derson, will be present on that occasior
deliver an address.
The exerciser will begin promptly
? o'clock, as the program will require i
1. time, and it is desirable that it snun oe
, pleted before a late hour.
The public iti cordially invited to atten
exercises.
?! Kotlcc.
at
It The closing exercises of the Lownde!
to IIIgh School will take place on Friday i
|10 niu', May llith, beginning at 8.3uo'clock.
I The public are cordially Invited to atte
rr0 H. B. Humbert, I'rinci]
or Lowndesville, S. C., May 7, 1S9:S.
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id complete assortment, and at
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pro- Martinsville, Va , April 28,1898.
con- Here we are at Martinsville, tbe county seat
the nf Hp'nrv. Tt. la HltuntAri nn a hiell blnff aboot
)s to one and a half miles from Smith's River. The
era. location Is beautiful; a gradual slope In every
the direction, forming almost a natural drainage;
rrled while In the distance, almost in every dlrecipor
tlon, some mountain peak looms op. It la a
form typical town of enterprise. She has two rail- ,
roads?the Danville and Western, and the
nlch Norfolk and Western, giving her good outlets
your to the commercial world. Notwithstanding
' clr- she has suffered, owing to her Inability to
srlm- cope with the Are fiend. There has been two
disastrous conflagrations in eighteen months,
ndor yet she is rousing her. slumbering energies In
Ihor- favor of a greater Martinsville; and what she
s to may yet do to give employment to labor and
ther, to build and beautify homes is In the tangleof
the the future. What she has done may be more
than doubly done by Martinsville, surround^
So- ed as she Is by nature's wealth of advantages
vlth, for building an Industrial city of supremacy,
itlve Now she has several industries, the principal
It of one, the mamfacture of tobacco. About
twelve or fifteen tobacco factories working
i he from seventy-five to one hundred and twentypro
flve bands each, who receive from four dollars
nted to one hundred and twenty-five dollars per
month. This amount paid out to factory
Clr- hands Is bound to boom any town. She has
> un- several fine hotels, many handsome stores
i be- and residences, a handsome Conrt House, and
bink Ave handsome church edifices, owned by the
sub- white people, besides several colored church
oDey es. She boasts of tbe best kept botei soutn or
Mason and Dixon,and as we are so fortunate
Illty. as to have a free entrance to this bouse, and
shall enjoy, at our own sweet will, tbe generous
>iilty hospitality of Proprietor Hamilton and his
estimable wife and children, can add our ten- . , \
71 tlmonyto tbe truthfulness of its desirability
as a 6 topping place.
A PLACE WHERE THEBE IS NO TILLMAN 1331.
laid Martinsville Is keenly alive to her edaeattae
tlonal Interest and Ruffuer Institute Is doing *
iself a Que work. The graded sohoolsare In high repute
here, and every community supports
one. In politics we have no Tillman or untirdav
Tillman, but Democrat and Republican, and
'hlcb the Republicans give the Democrats a close
race. Some of the best people in tbe county
y o. are Republicans. Postmaster General Blssell
has clipped one bead at Martinsville. Tbe
and postmaster's time had expired, and the place
pro. was given to a Democrat, though the former
nlon postmaster was a gentleman and gave satls11
as faction. . .
icon- A PLACE OF PEDIOREES.
Genjtlon
Virginia is noted for her hospitality; a repjntly
utatlon she has earned and fully sustains.
e bar Society here is refined, polite and well-bred.
ttlng There is more class distinction tban with us;
toted but the conditions are different. While mone
At- ey wields Its influence bere as elsewhere, and
and b&s in many Instances bought social recognloffl
tlon, yet the lack of It does not debar tbe
lever truly worthy: and a good pedigree will insure
n all ?n entrance into any home regardless ot tbe
state fact whether you are rich or poor.
' ji man's inhumanity to man?surpassed on.
ruov
;eed- LY BY INJUSTICE TO WOMAN.
We flnd South Carolina severely criticised
t.?* politically and religiously. The Methodists
lwr" for starving her preachers, and the Presbyte,t
i rlans for persecuting her women. The former
charge we are able to pronounce false in toto.
nin > The other case we are not able to discuss the
merits or demerits of other than to express
. ,hn our deep and sincere sympathy for the wontn
man? and feel like that old familiar quota,Jln
lion, "Man's Inhumanity to man" should
p-inh bave addecl to it, "Is surpassed only by hl6 lnntnr
Justice to woman." But it has ever been thus.
thp Tls woman's nature to suffer in silence, and
IT . be stronger, for only through suffering is she
made perfect. While we know nothing of
nafiu Mlss Means, yet we know enouuh of woman's
nature to know that not even a clear coniinh
solence, or the approval of friends will always
heal a wound, such as a sensitive woman can
mild fee,> an<i he who deliberately wounds or humlllates
a defenceless woman is void, to our
' way of thinking, not only of the flrst Instinct
ouri of Christianity but of humanity.
or. the eye.
Several of our friends took In the naval ren.
dezvous, and pronounced it grand. We re- t
gretted our Inability to take It in. for we are
here not only for pleasure, but nope to be
profited. The Spanish proverb says, "Each
eye makes its own harvest," and we Intend to
make ours yield an abundant one, realizing
rio-t> tbe fact?that 11 18 not BO much that is to be
ll? seen as the eye to see, and, as yet, we haven't
1 --- thfl opuut brinks nf nature
I CUU UIJO VI ?uv q< vm? .? ?? _
and human life.
WHEN THE WRIT R WILL FLY.
Tbe latter part of next week we will take a
flying visit to Stonevl I le, N. C., a town on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, and enjoy the
hospitality for some days of the old North
State. Will return from there to Martinsville,
and In a few weeks we hope to visit
West Virginia. This will be tbe grandest part
ot our visit. Our stopping place will be close
to the Ohio. To reacn this point we cross
both tbe Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains,
aud will take in tbe Peaks of Otter and
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, and
will give you an account or the trip.
SENTIMENT.
While we are enjoying immensely this visit,
and greetings of love, cheer and welcome
meet us on every side, our heart and thoughts
often turn longingly to tbedear ones in South
Carolina, who are anxiously awaiting our return,
and we can easily appropriate those
lines In Shurtleff's song or home, in which
he says, ' >
"Across tne wiue muu ap u ^ngmu ?. ivaui,
But wherever I wander my heart is at home.
We can not go so far. that home is out of
sight,
The morning and evening star will say good
day, good night."
South Carolina is dear to us, and no doubt
when the time comes to return we will he
glad, and think that after all, "There is no
place like home." Lena.
nt NEW "TRAINS,
win
f*An- *or WaNhiiiifton and Other Cities
i and Xnmed.
nf o Commencing Sunday, May 7th, fast through
? trains began to run via Seaboard Air Line be?
" tween Atlanta, Ga., and Washington, D. C.,
leaving Atlanta at 5.45 p. m. Eastern time,
reach Richmond, Va., 11.45 a. m. and WashIngton,
D. C., 4.05 p. m. next day.
South bounu train win new mm
12.15 a.m., Philadelphia.Pa.,7.20 a.m., Richmond,
Va., 3.25 p. m., arrive Atlanta 8.30 a. m.
Kastern time.
jville These trains will carry Pullman buffet sleepeven
inn cars between Atlanta and Washington
with Pullman bullet parlor cars between
nd. Washinglon and New York, also sleeping cars
pal. between Hamlet and Wilmington, N. C., and
Charlotte and Kalelgh, N. C.
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L
ID HARNESS
City Bank..