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IT IS VERY COMFORTIN. Jt is vcr}- comfortin When your hair is gcttin thin And the crow feet in your eyes have come to stay, Juc J feel lier little hand Smoothin back each silver strand, While you meet her levin look and hear her say, "My dear, it seems as though Every year you live you grow Handsomer than in the oiden day;" Then you look up at your wife, And you think in all your life You never heard a sweeter word of praise. But thc teardrops will arise To your dim old fadin eyes, And you kiss the gentle hand still white and small. While you try to tell her how You loved her then-love her now, But bless me if the words will come at ail; For just then there comes to you The trials she's gone through And borne without a murmur for your sake. You can only bow your head At the lovin things she's said, While your poor old heart will only ache and ache. But she knows what ails you then, And she kisses you again, While you hear her gently whisper, sweet and low, "Life has brought more hopes than fears, We have known more smiles than tears, And the years seem ever brighter as they go." Yes, "tis comfortin, you know, When your step is gettin slow And you're alidin down life's hill a-mighty fast, Just to feel her little hand Smoothin back each silver strand While she tells you that she'll love you to the last. -Los Angeles Herald. !! *? ?* ?j How a Newspaper Man Fared .?.^ ?? Under Fire and What Became ?* of His Account of the Fight. *? *? - fl By JOSE DE AT, A VASES. ? # Clarence Addington was disconsolate -almost to a degree of desperation. In very truth he believed his mental per turbation to be entirely without prece ?dence. Moreover, the fact that his 14 companions, who, together with him self, constituted the correspondents' mess, were to a man in a similar frame ?of mind tended to vindicate rather than temper his dejectedness. Until yesterday a full month had elapsed since his arrival in the Philippines-a month of .hustling and scurrying from .one outpost to another on the firing line in the interest of trio paper-with out developing a single item of genuine Interest. But yesterday a battle had been fought, a battle embracing all the elements of a splendid story. Ten hours of steady fighting, wherein ev ery foot of ground, lost or gained, had been stubbornly contested for by both sides; then the final indomitable ?charge by the American forces and the ? utter rout of the enemy. Ah, but it had been magnificent! j And the opportunity had promised to j Amply compensate for the tedious, j wearisome ordeal that had preceded lt j Far Into the ensuing night the enter- ? prising scribes had toiled, reeling off their copy by the light of flickering, i close screened candles in anticipation j of being allowed the privilege of hur- J rying the same to Manila for transmis sion by cable to their vari-J as papers. But such expectations had early been , . thwarted, the general in command hav- j lng Issued an order prohibiting alb per- j sous in the American camp from pass- ! lng the lines that night So the eager ! correspondents had curbed their im- ! patience as best they could and sleep- j lessly bided the morrow. But morn- j lng had only brought additional dis- j appointment, for reports had been re- ; ceived at headquarters setting forth j the Intelligence that a portion of the I enemy's forces bad made a detour dur- j lng the night overrunning the jungle j In the rear of the American army. Not withstanding this somewhat awkward circumstance, not one of the 15 cor respondents had hesitated in his de termination to get his story through to Manila, even though forced to car- ; ry lt on foot The commanding offl- j cer, however, had entertained views of his own on this subject, with the re sult that a second order had been an nounced forbidding any attempt to con- j vey news matter to the rear until a ! safe avenue had been developed for the j purpose. Small wonder, then, the chafing, fret- j ting and fuming that agitated the press ! contingent of that particular outpost! j "The supreme eminence of all that's ?? Ironical!" soliloquized Addington as he : stood ruefully surveying the quire and : a half of close written copy he had ! prepared the evening before. "Here's ? an account that would go a way to- ! ward justifying a journalistic exist- ; ence anywhere but in these iniquitous regions. What's the sense in tagging j an army half way round the earth to i see a fight you can't report? Better j have staid at home and looked for an I assignment on a cocking main. Be- j sides, there's the chief. I can hear j him rhapsodize when this report comes ambling along a week after the a s so- i elated dispatches." j Here Addington paused, while the mental picture of his wrathful superior assumed its utmost proportions. In cidentally he allowed his gaze to pen- i etrate beyond the Immediate latitude ; occupied by his moody associates. How different the rest of the camp appear ed. Look where he would, all was en thusiasm t and expectancy as the sol- ! diers busied themselves preparing for ? the day's work, whatever it night be. ; Here was a battalion of Infantry as- . sembled in light marching order im patiently awaiting the command to [ move forward to again dispute the question of supremacy with the foe. Close at hand a battery of field artil lery was taking up a position prepar atory to shelling a distant point where a portion of the enemy's forces were reported to have congregated. A half cynical smile flitted over Addlngton's features as he watched these prepara tions. How often since his arrival at Che front bad he allowed himself to be carried away, deluded by precisely such tactics. It was all right eaougb for the soldier, this perpetual tension and walting during the long intervals between battles, for when :\ fight did come efl! hts martial aspirations were in a measure appeased. But how dif ferent with the field journalist who as a noncombatant could not fight and as a correspondent was forbidden to cor respond! The thought galled him. In the latter case he was clearly handi capped. But he was a thorough Amer- j lean. And as such was he necessarily ? a noncombatant? ( -At a little distance from where he j stood four men of the ambulance corps j under an army surgeon were gathered about a l::v.y?c?.v on tue r.r.j-.r,-.-; trucks, beside which the troops we encamped. Addington was familb with the motives of the little part Tho four men had volunteered to a company the surgeon several mil? back along tho railroad over the scei of yesterday's righting in quest of ce tain members of the command wt had been numbered among the "mis lng" in the recent casualties. Tl character of the expedition appealed 1 his sense of admiration, for under tl circumstances neither brassard nc hospital flag was any safeguai against attack from the insurgent who were known to infest the loe?lit to be visited. Suddenly the impulse seized ?aim 1 Join this little excursion. It would r least serve to divert his thoughts froi the unpleasant theme that at preset dominated his brain. Hastily foldin his copy, he placed it in an inner pocl et of his blouse and crossed over t the party. As he drew near the fint arrangements for the start had bee consummated. The men were airead taking their places in the singular cor veyance. "Is your squad complete, slr?" com teously inquired the correspondent o the medical officer in charge. At the question the latter turned an regarded the speaker with manifes surprise. Then he answered, pleasant ly enough: "Well, yes, considering there is root for but four men at the brakes. Hard ly the most interesting subject for ? cable dispatch, however," he addei jocularly. "But I'm not, hunting news thi morning," replied Addington seriously "Fact is, I'd like to accompany you party if you don't object. You migh include me as a sort of supernumerary -a relief crew, as it were." "Oh, you're quite welcome to go witl us If you so desire," was the cordia response, "but I must first get you ? permit!" And, taking thc name of hi! latest volunteer, the officer hastenet away to headquarters. Returning in i few moments with the necessary pass the surgeon, followed by Addington stepped aboard the car, and a momen* later the party were trundling along over the narrow rails, bound away 01 their hazardous mission. For the first mile the route la j through a comparatively open stretch of country, commanded by the pickets stationed on tte outskirts of the Amer ican camp. But beyond this the track entered a dense brake, the depths ol which were impenetrable to the eye, save at intervals, where the exuberant growth had been beaten down by the irresistible advance of the conquering army. It was here that much of the hardest fighting had transpired, and here consequently the work of the am bulance party began. Slowly they worked their way onward, pausing at frequent intervals to beat: about through the surrounding thicket in their search for the missing, be they living or dead. In this manner a dis tance of some three miles had been covered without developing anything of an encouraging nature, when of a sudden the sound of rifle shots wis heard emanating from a distant point directly along the road. Faint as the reports fell upon their hearing the men were quick to analyze them, plainly distinguishing the occasional Spring field from the more promiscuous Mau ser. "Our fellows to a certainty," ob served one. "Yes, and putting up a fight against all kinds of odds," declared another. "Come," said the surgeon briefly. "We must go to them." Down the track rumbled the hand car, the men straining every nerve at the brakes. Another mile and the scene of the conflict was at hand. In deed, the car had actually swept through a straggling line of FUipinos crouching in the thatchlike jungle of tree fern and bamboo. Less than half a thousand yards beyond, at the sum mit of a slight hummock, a heap of stones and earth appeared, and be hind this the besieged party was in trenched, held at bay by overwhelming numbers of the enemy. As the hand car burst Into view it was greeted si multaneously with a feeble cheer from the beleaguered occupants of the rifle pit ahead and a volley of shots from the insurgents behind. In the same instant one of the men relaxed his grasp on the brake and sank des perately wounded to the bottom of the car. Without a moment's hesitation Addington sprang to the stricken man's place and, laying hold on the handle bar, strove with the others to main tain the speed they had developed. As the car approached the base of the fortified hummock two men arose from the rifle pit and, bearing a wounded comrade between them, hastened to meet their deliverers. They were the sole survivors of an original party of ten who had become separated from their command during the battle on the previous day. At sight of this fee ble remnant of the gallant little gar rison the Filipinos set up a fierce, ex ultant shout and. breaking from their cover, dashed forward to prevent their escape. But the handcar had already been brought to a stop, and it was evi dent that the wounded and exhausted Americans would be rescued by their comrades ere they could be overtaken. Seeing this, the' furious horde paused In its onward rush and discharged a volley at the fugitives, succeeding in bringing one of them down with a wound in the thigh. As he fell, how ever, Addington leaped to the ground, followed an instant later by the sur geon and three attendants. Rushing to the spot, the former seized the fallen man's rifle and while the Burgeon and his assistants caught up the wounded assisted the third soldier in coverfafcg the retreat to the car. At the first re sult of their fire the Filipinos had again pressed forward, but upon meeting with such unexpected opposition they straightway paused to deliver another volley. By this time, however, the wounded had been placed 0:1 the car, and the men were again at the brakes, all but Addington. He had reached the side of the car and in tho face of tho enemy when the second crash of mus ketry came and with lt a blinding flash of light before his eyes as though the whole universe had suddenly burst forth in flames, then darkness-utter, Inconceivable darkness-and oblivion. It might have been ages later when Addington revived, for all he could recollect of that forenoon's diversion with the ambulance squad. And ?er diste sn?Tou?diugs io suggest either a handcar cr a horde of howling, charg ing Filipinos. H? was lying on a cot in a <;?;:?:y lighted room, with a lot of other cots stretched along on either side of him. All this he perceived out of the corners of Iiis eyes, for his head steadfastly refused to obey any incli nation on his part to move it. Raising his hand, he proceeded to explore that' particular region. Then he ceased to wonder at the indisposition of the re fractory member, considering the man ner in which it was swathed in band ages. "Curious!" he speculated in a half audible tone. "Wonder where I am and what's happened?" The words brought an anxious faceu nurse to his bedside. "Poor boy, delirious again," she com ? mented aloud to herself. "No, I'm not a particle delirious," protested the injured man. "And I'd like to know where I am if j*ou don't mind telling me." "Why, you are in the hospital at Ma nila," replied the nurse, more cheer fully. "You've been here ever since you were wounded, a week ago." "Wounded?" repeated Addington vaguely. "I don't understand." "The doctor here will remind you of it," was the nurse's response as a sur geon approached and stood at his bed side. "Ah, Addington!" exclaimed the lat ter warmly. "I'm sincerely glad to see such an improvement in your con dition. You've had a very bad week of It since that little affair of ours up on the railroad, but you'll mend rap idly from now on." The speaker's words and face to gether brought a sudden flood of rec ollection to the patient's mind. "Ah, I remember it all now," he mused, "all but coming here to Manila! Are the rest of the fellows-the correspond ents-also here?" "No," was the reply. "We came here direct from thc scene of the fight You see, at the last moment you got that unfortunate wound in the head, which, with so many injured already on ray hands and the country between us and camp overrun with Filipinos, forced me to continue on to the city." At this juncture another recollection flashed into Addington'? mind, and with it an expression ot deep concern settled upon his countenance. "You say this happened a week ago?-' he interrogated. "Yes. But why all this anxiety ?" "Because of my failure to report the big fight," explained the wounded cor respondent. "The other fellows have at least sent in a late account long be fore this." 'Notwithstanding which calamity the surgeon looked down at his patient and smiled serenely. "If that be the extent of your trou bles," he said slowly, "you have noth ing further to worry over. In your delirium on the way here you mention ed the report of that battle so repeat edly that I realized it must be of mo mentous consequence to you. Hence, when I found the copy tucked away in your coat pocket, I took occasion to add a few words relative to your sub sequent splendid behavior in our own little fight and immediately upon ar riving filed it with the censor. It was cabled even before the official news of the battle was received here." -St. Louis Globe-Democrat. His Case an Exception. The great lawyer was trying a great murder case. The defendant's nearest friend, a man of much practical sense, though little book learning, sat behind the eminent attorney. The work of se curing the jury was In progress, and the state had accepted and tendered to the defense a certain gray haired man. The defendant's friend leaned over to the lawyer and whispered: "Take that man, quick!" The lawyer turned around with a grave and solemn air and said to his adviser in a pompous manner: "You should be more careful In giv ing me advice. This Is a grave mat ter. Now, I don't think that man will do. He Is old. He has one foot In the grave. He is about to be called into the presence of his Maker, and he knows it. When men reach that age, they are apt to be exceedingly strict and are apt to make a stern judgment between the people of the state and the prisoner at the bar. They hold life something most precious. Do you ever think of these things?" "No," said the practical Individual, "but that man in the box is the uncle of the defendant." "Oh!" exclaimed the lawyer. The man was accepted at once. The jury returned a verdict of uot guilty. New York Journal. A Dlvlitfr, Bell Crunlied. A crushed mass of iron in a Pitts burg scrapyard demonstrates the tre mendous pressure of water at a great depth. It was constructed for a diving bell for use in Lake Michigan. As original ly constructed it was about 0 feet square, and tapered slightly at both ends. The material was phospor bronze, more than half an inch thick. Each plate was east with a Hange, and they were bolted together, the bolts being placed as closely as was consistent with strength. The side plates were further strengthened by iron ribs au inch thick and two inches wide. In fact, the entire structure was strongly braced. The windows to be used as outlooks by the divers were three inches square, fortified with Iron bars and set with glass plates an inch thick. The weight of the bell was 23,000 pounds. When completed, it was sent to Mil waukee and towed out Into the lake about 12 miles, where there were over 200 feet of water, and was sent down for a test. The manufacturer was so confident of the strength of the bell that he wanted to go down in it. He ls glad now that he didn't. When the bell reached the depth of about 100 feet, strong timbers attached to it came to the surface In a splintered condition. Suspecting an accident, the bell was hauled up and found to be crushed into a shapeless mass. The inch thick plate glass bullscyes were shattered. The pressure that crushed this seem ingly invulnerable structure amounted to o. total of 2,72,',r>-lS pounds, or 1,302 tons.-Pittsburg Chronicle. - Thunder can be heard at ?i dis tance of fourteen miles. Fitz Lee an Indian Fighter. It has often been noticed that when ever Gen. Fitzhugh Lee visits thc White House he stops to have a chat with Capt. Loeffier. who stands guard at the president's private office and thc cabinet room. This is generally at tributed to Lee's pleasant way of treating everyone, but it has another origin. Before the civil war Lee was lieu tenant in the old Second cavalry, after ward reorganized as the Fifth. Loeff ler was a trooper in this regiment and later a non-commissioned officer. His company was one of the two which Wsire engaged in a sharp fight with the Kiowa and Comanche Indians in the Cimarr?n country in Texas in 1859. The Indians had taken refuge in a narrow canon, which could be entered only from one end, and there had thrown up a fortification of logs, from behind which they poured a hot fire into the troops. The character of the canon was such that the horses of the cavalry were useless, and they were left outside, the men advancing on foot. Only a few of the Indians had firearms, the rest using bows and arrows. Had thc Indians been as well armed as they have been in later wars, the loss of the whites would have been very large, as it was, only four or five soldiers were killed, though thc Indian loss amounted to nearly fifty. A charge was made upon the log fort, and Lee, who was' a dashing officer and a wonderful favorite with his men, was the first one to scale the brestwork. The arrows were whizzing all about him, and one struck him in the breast, inflicting a very ugly wound. As he fell, the confusion was so great about him that thc arrow was pulled out of his flesh and thrown to the ground among the other arrows, whole and broken, so that no one could tell afterwards whether the head had remained in the wound or had been drawn out with the stick. It was impossible, therefore, to say how seriously he bad been hurt, and he was carried at once to the rear, where a litter was improvised of saplings and boughs. He was laid upon this, which was swung between two horses, and thus he was carried back to the wagon train, a distance of more than 150 miles, through a rough country. Probing showed that the head of the arrow had fortunately been drawn out, and in due time good nursing put the leiutenant on his feet again. This is an incident in Lee's career which is apparently known to very few. It is of interest, also, that the old Second cavalry had for its colonel Albert Sidney Johnson, and for its lieutenant colonel Robert E. Lee, and that Hardee, of '"tactics" fame, and George H. Thomas were two of its majors. The captain of the company in which Fitzhugh Lee was first lieu tenant was Kirby Smith. Loefflor served with credit in the Union army through the civil war, received his White House detail from Presi dentGrant, and was appointed a "mil itary storekeeper" in the regular army, with the rank of captain, by President McKinley.-Denver Post. He Wasn't at Home. A story is told of the late Chief Justice Cockburn. He was once coun sel for the plaintiff in a certain case, uad a Mr. B. was for the defendant. Cockburn called a witness and pro ceeded to examine him. "I understand," he said, "that you called on the plaintiff, Mr. James. Is that so?" "Yes," replied thc man. "Whatdid he say?" demanded Cock burn. Mr. B. promply rose and objected. The conversation could not be admit ted as evidence. But Cockburn per sisted and Mr. B. appealed to the Judges, who thereupon retired to con sider the point. They were absent for nearly half au hour. When they re turned they announced that Mr. Cock burn might put his question. "Well, what did he say?" asked counsel. "Please, sir, he wasn't at home." re plied thc witness without moving a muscle. An old Timer. . A crowd of young men were seated in one of the steamboat offices in the city the other afternoon while an old steamboat veteran regaled them with stories about old times on the Mis sissippi and reminiscences of the old time citizens. "Did you know old Bill Jones?" ask ed one of the men, after the captain had finished relating how he ran a gauntlet of Indians with his boat way back in the forties. "'Member Bill Jones? Well, I guess I did," replied the captain. "Let's see, he died just after the war. He was a good old fellow too. I knew his father before he was married to Bill's mother." One of the boys thought thc old man was "doping," and by way of tripping him upon his dates asked, "Cap, how long have you been run ning on thc river?" .;Who, mc? Why I started on thc i .Mississippi when it was mithin buta ; creek ! ' '-Man j.<Ii is Sc i'm ita r. Fried Chicken and Corn Pone. George Carlton of Atlanta was in New York a week or so ago and a re porter for The Tribune had a talk .with him at the Hotel Imperial. Mr. Carlton had evidently first enjoyed a good square meal, for he talked after this fashion: "All parts of the coun try have their specialty in the way of cooking, I suppose. Everyone in .Sew England, I believe, breakfasts ?>n Sunday on pork and beans and cod fish balls as regularly as the day comes around. In Philadelphia the Sunday breakfast consists of scrambled eggs and scallops, but in the South, when we are in doubt, wc invariably fall back on fried chicken and corn pone. It may do for a New York banker to import a cook at $10,000 a year, and undoubtedly such a chief is worth the money from some points of view, par ticularly the social, but I would wager considerbly that if one of those cooks and an old colored mammy were pit ted against each other to fry chicken and cook corn pone it would inevitably result in the chief's inglorious defeat. It is a heaven born art with our old colored mammies. T.bey can all do it, and do it in a manner to bring tears of gladness to the heart of hungry man. Why, only the other night, when we came through Gordonsville, Va., in the early morninghours, I was restless and had got up to smoke as we drew up at the juuetion. Iwent to the platform for a breath of air, and discovered a half dozen old color ed crones strung along the side of the train. Each had a tray, upon which were exposed many articles of food for sale, but the principal was fried chicken. You ought to have tried it. It was so tender it fairly melted in your mouth, while the crispy browned outside imparted a delicious tang to the taste. I have dined iu many res taurants and with many people, and and at some dinners that still live in my memory on account of their gastronomic excellence, but the mem ory of the best dish of the best cook which I ever partook of will now have to give up the place of honor to a piece of fried chicken served on a tray by a black mammy at the little junctional station in Virginia." Everybody who has traveled through Virginia on the Chesapeake and Ohio knows about Gordonsville and its fried chicken. Mr. Carlton has not done the situation justice. At nearly all Virginia depots there are venders of chicken, sandwiches, coffee, milk, fruit, et cetera, but the Gordonsville fried chicken is not only the best but it has another peculiarity. The trav eler wants first to get off the train at this junction where the road divides, one branch going to Richmond, the other to Washington. As soon as he steps on the long wooden platform the mammies will approach with their trays. He wants to buy a cup of coffee, for it is good coffee, a roll, for the rolls are also good, and then let him take his choice of a piece of chicken, for one part of the chicken, as every lover of the fowl knows, dif fereth from another part in glory. But his choice at Gordonsville will be limited. He will fiad that none of the trays have anything but "thighs" and "drumsticks" or "first" and "second joints," as some call them. How is this? Are the Gordonsville chickens all legs? lt would seem so, but not exactly. It happens in this way. The best part of fried chicken is the leg either the thigh or lower portion. Anyone knows that, and the Gordons ville mammies long ago noticed that every customer wanted cither the first or second joint, so that at thc end of the day's work, their trays con tained the other less delicious por tions. Oh, for a breed of chickens that would be all legs! But if the pesky fowls won't grow that way, why not make them that way after they arc killed and cleaned? Happy thought! Thc mammies have now become expert at thc art, and when the traveler buys a piece of chicken at Gordonsville from thc depot ven ders, he always gets a leg. Thc meat is so skilfully arranged upon a bone that it is not until thc best part of it has been eaten that thc fraud is dis covered, and by that time thc joy of the eater is so great over the fine frist that he never complains. * So Gordonsville chicken is uniquue in fowl history. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of - A whistle that can be heard 40 miles haa just been invented. It con sists of three whistles made of bronze and arranged between two disks of steel. The mouth of thc largest is turned upward, and the mouths of thc other two arc turned downward; the steam is carried through some open ing in the disks. Thc whistles are turned in chord, and they harmonize as accurately as a well tuned piano. Thc sound cuiitted is quite soft and low. Train Robbers at Branchville. BRANCHVILLE, S. C., Dec. 1.-Two robbers, supposed to have boarded the G o'clock train ?it Branchville this even ing, entered tue express car four miles below here. While one covered thc express messenger with a revolver the other secured the money, which, it is said, amounted to about $1,700. After securing thc money they pulled the bell cord, signaling the engineer to stop, and made good their escape be fore the train came to a standstill. The sheriff of Dorchester county was immediately notified, and is in pursuit of the robbers. This is a very unusual occurrence for this part of the county, and every ef fort will be made to capture the rob bers.- Special to The Stale. - A poor widow who was arrested in Wilkesbarre, Pa., charged with as saulting a constable, won much sym pathy in the Courtroom when she said that the officer, in levying on her household goods on a landlord's war rant, tried to remove her baby from its cradle und take the cradle. The jury found her not guilty and placed the costs on the constable and the justice of the peace who had issued the war rant. Many women lose their girlish forms after they become mothers. TL'i is due to neg lect* The figure can be preserved beyond question if the ex pectant mother v:ll constantly use during the whole period of pregnancy. 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OFFICE--^ront IL ..xv, over Farmorti inri M? chant? BHTI* ANDEK?OX, s. C. '--.M. 1898 33 WE GAVE Credit only to those who pay,but for fear your mem ory is a little shaky will remind you we need our money. Let us put cn Heavy Wagon Wheels for you. PAUL E. STEPHEN?. D. 8. VANDIVER. E. P. VANDIVBE J. J. MAJOR. DEALERS IN Fine Buggies, Phasetons, Surreys, Wagons, Harness Lap Robes and Whips, ARE in their elegant new Repository over Vandiver Bros. Store Between Masonic Hall and New Bank. If you need anything in our line we have the goods, the guarantee and the price to please. We highly appreciate all the trade giv en us, and are "trying to give the very best Buggies that can he sold for the price. A nice lot of New, Cheap Buggies on band. T?e price will positively sur prise you. Yours for Buggies, VAN DIVER BROS. & MAJOR. MONEY TO LOAN, ON FARMING LANDS. Easy pay ments. No commissions charged. Bor rower pays actual coat of perfecting loan. Interest 8 per cent. JNO. B. PALMER <fe SON, Columbia, S. C Oct. ll, 1899._1(3_6m THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. B. A. Bolt, a? Assignee of Edward P. Sloan and Jas. R. Vandiver, and Edward P. Sloan and Jas. R. Vandiver as Assignee of B. A. Bolt, Plaintiff*, against Daniel W. Willis, Defendant.-Summons for Belief-Complaint not Served. To the Defendant, Daniel W. Willis : YOU are hereby summoned ?nd required to an swer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office, over the Bank of Anderson, at Anderson C. H.. S. C., within twenty days aftor the service horcof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer tho Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief de manded in the Complaint. JOSEPH N.BROWN, Plaintiffs* Attorney. Anderson, S. C., October 27, A. D. 1S9?. [SEAL] JOHN C. WATKIXS, c. c. c r. To theDefendant, Daniel W. Willis : Take notice that the Complaint in this action (together with the Summons, of which the fore going is a copy,) was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Anderson Coun ty, at Anderson Court Bouse, in the State of South Carolina, the 27th day of October, 1S99, and thc object of said action is to foreclose mortgage exe cuted by j ou to Edward P. Sloan and Jas. R. Van dlveron 125 acres of Land In Centreville Town ship, County and State aforesaid, on waters of Generostce Creek, adjoining lands of Amanda J. Allen and others. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Plaintiffs' Attornev, Anderson, S. C. October 27,1S99_19_6_ CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. AUGUSTA ANO ASHEVILLE SHORT LENE In effect Dec. 1st, 1899. Lv Augusta... Ar Greenwood. Ar Anderson. Ar Laurens., Ar Greenville. Ar Glenn (Springs..... Ar Spartanburg. Ar Saluda.. Ar Hendersonvillo. 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