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jietiKY J, jHJMPaOM,
PROPRIETOR.
TERMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance;
»er ot mw. ii ia a question oi personal
inflnence He has captured these for
eigners"
"Ves. be is lying to them In the most
approved sontheru fashion."
"He is using Ids gifts to some pnrpoee,
then, brntiilly replied Largely
"\es to some purpose,” sneered Ja-
lian
! aim a, ngntiy turn aiming on Her t>an)o, ! raioot was not
and singing broken snatches from one I knocked senselei
for 1
•And tvhnt do you think of this drain-
I ing snd trm!*i»>niiisiilnr canal Kheme
Auverusing Kates: I*"* f!" ulk, ""; f r in, l uirpd Ur ^
One Square timt iDuertioii $1.00 y * more
One Square secoiid in8ertIon.. 50 »rai»kiy, then* nuiy l>«» a Krvmt deal
Every nubsequent insertion 50 n ^ thc»ngli I doubt it. But all the
Contract advertisements inserted ' * alu< ‘ serve Ellis a grand turn it
50 cents for 6 months; 85 ceuis
8 months.
Advertising Kates:
i of the little French tongs her father
had tanglit her, when Colonel Talbot's
j baritone joined in. He had come through
, the little side gate and up the steps with-
j out attracting her attention.
She tnrneil toward him. smiling sweet-
! ly, rising to greet him, still singing.
! When they were seated lie begged her to
upon the most reasonable terms.
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CHAPTER XIV
many mkn or many minus.
"Cnmt In mj/ room ntnl write me n hill.'
Mr Largely arrivetl from New York
on the morning following the Roosevelt
jgirty Hint Julian immediately left for
Jacksonville on the same train with El
lis. who was going to Tallahassee
These young men politely avoided each
other Julian had found out all the
facts of Ellis career, am! with a lawyer’s
contempt for criminals, could not hide
his aversion. As for Ellis, he was too
busy with his schemes to give much
thought to anything else, nor did he
dream that Julian contemplated any
Work of circumvention
'flic experience and success of Edgar
Julian in the iimnageiuent of a number
of most complicated and important rail
rood suits affecting the vast commercial
and manufacturing interests of Chicago
had given him wealth, prestige and un
bounded self reliance His name was at
the head of the list of western railroad
lawyers, and he deserved the distinction.
But even tile profonndest and shrewdest
of men sometimes find a bnsiness skein
very simple in appearance, which re
fuses to be unraveled Such an one was
ttie Floridian railroad tangle
Julian went to Jacksonville. Ellis went
to Tallahassee The former, with all his
acumen and experience, found himself
at fault, the latter, not knowing the dif
ficultness of his task went straight to
success
Ellis had made fast friends of all the
state officials, and through them had for
warded his interests in a hundred desir
able ways He went among the leading
men of various towns and neighbor
hoods, and by force of personal magnet
tsm. a clianning voice and taking man
ners, built up a following that served his
turn where money and mere business
knowledge would have failed.
Julian was not a little surprised to
find that even in Jacksonville Ellis'
tuuue was ni>oii the lips of ail the posh
mg capitalists and land traders At
Ocala and Tampa he made the same dis
covery From Uainseville. in the heart
of the orange groves, he wrote to Mr
Largely. In the letter was the following
very striking sentence:
"We shall have to give everything up
or make terms with this man Ellis."
One day Ellis read in u Jacksonville
daily newspaper a paragraph that set
him to thinking as he had never thought
before. It disclosed to his quick mnler
standing the whole of Edgar Julian's
mission to Savannah and Florida. He
read and reread this pregnant statement
"Mr Edgar Julian, a distinguished rail
way attorney of Chicago, is in the cjty
stopping at the Duval House. It is un
derstood that he represents some Chicago
capitalists in connection with Mr. Rouse
veil, of Savannah, and that he is here
with a view to making it lively for those
who expect to control the lines into the
orange region Our friend Colonel Frank
Ellis would do well to keep a weather
eye out for the bearings of this new
craft."
Mr Largely telegraphed to Jolian
“Make no terms We'll crush him He's
got no backing.”
A few days later Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr Largely went to Jacksonville, ar
riving on the same day that brought Sir
Edmond Kane and his party.
Tbt presence of such a number of rail
way magnates, including a member ot
the British parliament and a German
baron, was blazoned forth to the world
by the clever newspapers of the city.
Edgar Julian. Mr Largely and Mr.
Roosevelt bad a meeting and conference
with Sir Edmond Eane i.ud the Baron
Wertheimer, bat no arrangement was
reached Then Mr. Ellis appeared and
songbt an interview with the distingnUh-
ed foreigners. They listened to his elo
quent description of his schemes, their
bearing upon the future development of
Florida, and the rich returns that capital
invested there might soon expect
No sooner hud be appeared in the city
than the daily papers were full of flat
tering notices: the leading citizens called
njron him. attention was withdrawn
from the distinguished foreigner*.
“Are yon going to capitulate to this
smooth tougued tyro?" exclaimed Mr.
Largely, half growling, half taunting,
as he and Julian stood on an npper ve
randa of their hotel and taw Sir Edmond
Kane, the Baron Wertheimer and Mr.
EbJr drive away together In a carriage.
Julian did not answer immediately.
The question had struck him like a blow
in the face.
“He'* no railroad man,” continned
Largely, shrugging his stout shoulders
and laying his hand heavily on the yonng
man's arm: "yon can sec that at n glance;
and yet, 1 suppose, the most brilliant
lawyer in tbe country will go down be
fore him."
“If yon refer to me when yon speak of
the most brilliant lawyer in the conntry.
1 can say that I shall not go down before
Mr. Ellis. At present he seems legally
in possession of certain rights and fran-
chises. Stocks, bonds, certifleates of land- .Sphere that surrounded thi.
ed donation, and so on, of which he eon- j ^ m7K ^on, mountain maid.
-TW i. , °zrth ft _ ^int" interrsamd One evening,. ebort time after Ed-
Largely, lifting hi. bating .££ <
Julian's clouded face. “It U not* out- pn Roo " v,U W
give, his faculty for charming exaggera
tiori the fullest field for action."
'You rale Ellis too low. I fear," Mr
Largely quietly remarked
"No. you mistake me. 1 would not
detract from his genuine genius, but
yon will soon discover what is already
| demonstrated to me. that he is utterly
j untruthful and nuscnipnlons He is a
I bold, gifted, ill trained adventurer."
"But bis lack of training seems not to
have discovered itself in his operations
down here." Largely answered.
Julian made an impatient gesture as
if to shake off a disagreeable feeling.
"In your telegram to me the other
•lay. I think you spoke of crushing him.
or something of the sort," he presently
remarked
Largely laughed aloud: then
"At that distance it seemed easy," he
generously replied; "but niton a nearer
msjsvtiiui | see some difficulty."
It Wits Julian's turn to laugh He had
felt the difficulty all the time.
“Aren't yon getting almost too con
scientious for a first class railroad law
yer, Julian?' Largely put this question
bluntly with his cigar turned up until it
stood almost parallel with his nose.
“Perhaps."
"1 believe it."
“Yon know the remedy?"
"No."
“(Jet yon a lawyer who is not too con-
scieutionSi"
"Oh. the deuce! Now. seriously, Ju
lian. I've a plan which I Itelieve would
knock these fellows higher than a kite if
properly carried out."
“Your plan. I presume, is one not
meant for a tender conscience to direct,"
suggested Julian.
Largely winced and laughed.
"It would !>e a deadener. all the same,"
he replied. “Success is what we came
down here for."
Edgar Julian was a strong Instance of
the northern conscience His convic
tions had all the purity ami something
of the frigid quality of ice.
Mr. Largely represented the money
making north, earnest, conscienceless,
godless, hut honest by the gauge of Wall
street or the Chicago board of trade
honesty When he heard of some poor
fellow getting tangled and choked, ho
lighted a cigar and said, "He ought to
have hail better luck; let him bite again!"
He had come up and out from the people,
the herd, by beating and hanging right
and left. He presently turned to Julian
and in a tone of cool inquiry said:
"What is the legal result if one rail
road corporation consolidates with an
other. and the two take a new name as
| a new corporation?"
"There would be a merging of the cor
porate existence of both original bodies
into the new body.” replied Julian.
"I know tbat; but what would become
of lands and other subsidies granted to
the two original corporal ians, upon con
dition that their roads were to be built
within a certain time?"
"It would depend much upon the
original stipulations."
“Well, tq pnt the case exactly, sup
pose that certain private persons have
granted tbe right of way and large
landed donations to a railroad corpora
tion, incorporated under a certain name
and having a certain line, the said right
of way and donations being granted un
der the express contract that said cor
poration is to build over a certain line
within a specified time. Then further
suppose that said corporation, after get
ting a deed to add landed donations and
right of way. proceeds to merge its cor
porate existence in that of another cor
poration. and takes a new name anil
commences to build over a Hue different
from that specified in the contract; what
is the legal remedy?"
"f doubt if there is any," said Julian:
"but equity might afford relief.”
“Well, tbe equitable remedy, then?"
inquired largely.
"Perpetual injunction, perhaps."
“Would a court enjoin tbe further
building of the road?"
“It might if irreparable injury were
threatened to the grantors of the dona
tions and rights of way.”
Mr. Largely turned upon his heel,
walked to the veranda railing and leaned
over, resting his elbows on the top. After
awhile he turned again to Julian and
said:
"Come to my room and write me a
bill, a bond and an affidavit for a re
straining order."
He went at once to his room, followed
by the mystified lawyer.
"Now make these papers watertight,"
be added; “leave names and dates blank
so that they can be inserted to salt any
case."
Julian spent the rest of the day pre
paring most elaborate papers of the kind
desired. After he had finished he turned
to Largely and said:
"May I ask what in the world you
want these for?" tapping the folded docu
ments.
“I havj no definite need for them just
at this moment," was the evasive reply;
‘but 1 don’t know bow soon I may put
them to work."
Julian did not pursue the matter far
ther lie rose to go
"Julian," said Largely, his voice cut
ting dully throngfi the air. "yon don’t
care to help wreck three or four promis
ing railroad companies. I reckon?"
“No, I shonlil not know bow to begin.
If yon will excuse me"
"Yon are excused," interrupted Large
ly dryly, "you and Roosevelt lioth. You
are too sentimental for my purposes. I
guess I can manage this little affair
alone."
Next day. without disclosing his plan
to either Julian or Mr. Roosevelt. Large
ly was for several hours in dose consulta
tion with a firm of able Jacksonville at
torneys
lie retnmed to the hotel and joined
Mr. Roosevelt and Julian at supper. He
was now in excellent spirits. Ho joked
freely and laughed a good deal.
"1 feet as though something was going
to happen," he said, “and not happen to
me, at that"
CHAPTER XV.
ry moonmuht.
Colonel Talbot became a frequent vis
itor at Roosevelt place, and his marked
attentions to Rosalie might have at
tracted some notice from one less
wrapped up in the yonng girl's happiness
than Aunt Marguerite. As it was, how
ever, almost every day saw him H{>end at
least an honr in her company. He did
not dream ot being in love in her. He
felt perfectly secure, knowing that he
should marry Miss Fain within a few
months; bnt be was perfectly conscious,
all the some, that a sweet power was
drawing him deeper and deeper into tbe
aeon, tint nod been
i by a blow from a
sandbag or some sucb instrument. His
condition was extremely critical It had
been impoKRible, so far, tq restore his
consciousness, and no clew to the perpe
trator of tbe fonl deed hail been discov
ered The whole thing was veiled in
mystery No robbery had been com
mitted The colonel s magnificent gold
go over the little ditty again Their watch and seal, and his pocketbook, con
voices rose together in strange accord, taming a small sum C? money, were left
and seemed to go away side by side up undisturbed on bis person. He was
into the realms of moonlight. She felt ' without enemies, so far as the reporters
the touch of strength bis presence gave ; could discover, and not the slightest
reason for his assassination suggested it
self. save that it was darkly hinted that
political intrigue urght have led to it
A certain carpetbag candidate for con
gress. who had been beaten mainly by
Talbot's exertions, was none too good, so
the palters stated, to have done the deed.
to the scene, and it was a very pleasant
and satisfying thing to sit there beside
him. it delighted Rosalie to have him
readily falling into her moods and shar
ing her whim* She liked him all the
more because she knew he was Miss
Fain's lover In hi-r simplicity she felt
that the man who was going to marry ! seeing that in his own state, Kansas, he
her best friend was in a position to make
him quite dear to her.
Colonel Talbot was leaning his bead
close to bers ns they sang. They were
i both nimware that a tall, dark man had
] stopjied in the street, just beyond the
: courtyard wall, and was looking and
j listening through the gate.
The man clutched a slat of tiie gate us
if to rend it, then turned and walker]
r away with his very blood on lire.
Colonel Talbot, as the singing came to
an end, took the banjo from Rosalie and
said:
j , "Let us go walking—this splendid
moonlight makes an enchanted world of
the city. 1 want to show you the love-
i liest spot under the sky."
"1 shall have to ask Aunt Marguerite
first,” she answered. “If she says I may
j go, I shall be gl.nl to take the turn. 1
| have been indoors all day."
When she returned she had a light
blue scarf over her bead, and her face
beamed the more witcbingly from tbe
contrast. A few bright locks of tier hair
curled over her broad forehead.
"We are not gi>ing serenading.” she
said, taking the banjo and putting it on
a chair; "aunt says 1 may not be gone
longer than a half honr.”
Rosalie bung lightly on Colonel Tal
bot’s arm, feeling a deep sense of seen
rity, mingled with a girlish consciousness
of tbe romantic possibilities of the situa
tion. It must be remembered that she
was fresh from the reading of stories full
of knights and troubadours, of princes
in disguise, and of lady loves for whom
men gladly faced death. If she dreamed
of a lover, she made him, iu some sort, a
champion sans peur et sans reproche
She would marry him who would win
her by [tersonai prowess directed by tbe
fervor of romantic love; his nature must
be lofty and bis aims pure: he must be a
Launcelot in bravery, a Bayard in honor
Many young girls have such a dream,
but with Rosalie it was a hereditament,
a part of her nature's fiber.
Talbot nestled her arm closer to his
side. They now and then passed low
stoops where groups of people were en
j joying the balmy breeze and the moon
| light. He felt a keen satisfaction iu thus
Jtuving this fresh young girl all to him
self, and it thtilled him to feel her light
touch on his arm
"But where is that lovely scene yon
were going to show me?" she demanded
just as they met a tall man. who. with a
wide brimmed hat slouched over his
face, was leisurely strolling in a direc
tion opposite to theirs
"Why, that—that was Mr Ellis, was
It not?" she raided almost in a whisper.
"1 believe it was." be replied; "I ronld
not see bis face."
"But I thought he was In Jackson
ville," site murmured
He felt her arm quiver a little, and her
voice was disturbed, as if with a plensur
able emotion He folt a responsive pang
leap through his own breast at the
thought of any man save himself cans
ing that tender flutter
“We shall reach the spot I spoke of in
a few momenta now." he said, nncon
sciously quickening his pace and draw
ing her rapidly along
At length they came to where a street
had been tein;mirarily walled ocross to
prevent travel in it during the erection
of siime public improvement Here Tal
bot paused, finding their further progress
barred by tbe wall across tbe street
"I suppose we shall have to forego the
pleasure I promised.” he said; "it would
be a long way around."
"1 think we might liettergo hack, any
way,” said Rosalie, "the half hour is al
ready quite gone. I fear. ’
"Oh, no." exclaimed Talbot, ‘it is im
possible. We haven't been ten minntee
coining." He looked at his watch, bold
ing it in a spot of moonlight.
Rosalie had tnrneil about and he could
do nothing more than turn also The}
were both qnite surprised to find tnat the
man they had snpixiaeil to lie Ellis had
evidently followed them. He was stand
ing. or rather he was in the act of turn
ing away, not fifty feet from them.
Tailsit and Rosalie looked at each
other inquiringly as Ellis, if it was he
walked diagonally across the street at a
rapid pace, soon hiding himself among
the trees of a little park
"Surely that was not EllisI" said Tal
bat in a half suppressed voice; “be
would not act so strangely."
"Let us return at once," said Rosalie
with a shudder A sudden sense of
danger hail almost overpowered her.
"Never fear," said Colonel Talbot; "no
doubt the man means no harm; bnt if he
were a robber lie would not attempt
anything in this part of the city."
She clung more closely now, and in a
shaking voice nrged him to take her
home quickly He thought her excite
ment the mere timidity of a young girl
if he had known all that she knew he
wonld not have wondered at her emotion
On their way back to the Rfiosevell
mansion they talked little. Rosalie
hung heavily on hia arm When they
reached the little gate he opened it: she
passed throngh. and suddenly turning
faced him iu great excitement
"Watch as yon go home," she ex
claimed in a sharp whisper; "he will kill
you if he gets the chance.” Her ex
citement and solicitude thrilled him
strangely.
“Oh. there’s no danger." he replied in
a voice hoarse and unsteady. He hod
not taken ten paces when he heard the
click of the gate latch, and then Rosalie
called, in a low. thin voice. “Colonel
Talbot 1"
“Here." he answered, turning about
"Do not forget to be careful There
is great danger."
He slowly strode toward his home,
driving ont of his mind Rosalie's words
of warning. Suddenly a man confronted
him. He stop|>eil short
“Is that you. Colonel Talbot?" said a
voice, deep and hnsky, that he did not
recognize.
"Yes, sir; what do yon want?" he re
sponded. gripping his cane and making
ready to defend himself
' The figure moved, passing across a
fleck of moonlight. Talbot saw the face
i and instantly remembered it Tbe next
moment something stmek him on the
: head, a dull, heavy blow, and he fell
' upon the ground still and senseless. The
| figure stooped over him and hurriedly
! bnt coolly searched his pockets, until •
; paper was fonud, which it carefully ex-
; amined. as if to be sore of its identity.
' then rapidly walked away. -
The next morning ttieaervaeU brought
to Roosevelt place a rumor that Colonel
Talbot hud been found tn the street
dead, murdered by some unknown per-
When tbe papers were brought in
• toll -
had once lieen convicted of cow stealing!
The blow fell heavily on Mildred Fain.
As days and weeks passed by, with no
change iu Talbot’s singular condition,
she grew thin, and her face wore the
look of one who has little left to care
for Rosalie witnessed her distress with
a sympathy deepened and strangely col
orod by the knowledge hlif carried. She
had told no one what sue knew about
tbe matter, and this secrecy preyed upon
her No doubt she would have told
Mrs. Roosevelt had it not been for hei
aunt’s deepseated prejudice against
Ellis. Then, too, circumstances had
rendered the young man's guilt a matter
of mystery, if not of serious doubt, in
her mind. No one else seemed to sns
peet him. and in fact bis presence in tbe
city ou the night of the crime was con
trodicted by bis being on the day pre
vieiMt »t Jessup, a town many miles
south of tbe city, where he had an im
portant meeting with railroad friends.
Rosalie often felt an impulse toward
writing to Ellis, but qnite as often she
recoiled from the thought. She some
times longed to see him and hear whai
be wonld say to the dreadful accusation,
then she would start and tremble at the
idea of talking with a murderer. The
poor child—for in experience she was
scarcely more—could do nothing save
brood over this strange dark subject by
dav and dream of it by night. Mildred
Fain came often to see her. and they ag
gravateil rather than softened each
other's distress.
Mrs. Roosevelt qnickly noticed tier
niece’s trouble, and after a little thought
attributed it to a tender feeling on her
part for Colonel Talbot. It wonld have
pleased Aunt Marguerite very much, it
Rosalie must marry, to soe her become
the wife of a representative southerner
like Talbot Of course she was not in
funned of his engagement with Miss
Fain, as it had not tiecoiuo public, and
ho was wealthy, of good family, hand
some and fascinating. But Aunt Mar
gnerite was tis) shrewd a woman of the
world to venture any meddling Site
shrank from contemplating such a thing
ss Rosalie leaving her. even to marry a
low country aristocrat, and she was
afraid to have the subject of love con
stdered between them, for fear that il
once the thought got started it might
never stop
So Rosalie was left to bear the burden
of her suspicious, her doubts, her fears,
her hopes, all alone. It was a great. load
for a bright, innocent, unsophisticated
mind to be weighted with. Ii coaid uoi
wholly drive out the gayety and sprig!it
lines*; it did not blot the roses and dim
ides from her cheeks, nor did it dim lie;
■yes. lint it hnng like a clond on tin
horizon, all the time threatening louver
ast her whole sky
(To be continued.)
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Darlington, S. C., )
December 1, 1891. )
This office will be open for the pur
pose of listing the personal property
and polls of the county for taxation
for tno fiscal year, commencing Nov.
1st, 1891, and ending Oct. 31st, 1892,
from Jan. 1st, 1892, to Feb. 20th. ex
cepting days advertised below for
country precincts, and days required
by law in filling the jury box.
Mechanicsville, Tuesday, January 5;
Swift Creek. Wednesday, “ ti;
High Hill, Thursday, ’ “ 7;
Leavensworth, Friday, “ 8;
Philadelphia, Monday. “ 11;
Jasper, Tuesday, ’ “ 12;
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Thursday, January 13 and 14;
Cypress, Friday, “ ' 15;
Stokes Bridge, Saturday and
f Monday, January 16 and 18;
Lydia, Tuesday, “ 19;
Hartsville, Wednesday and
Thursday, January 20 and 21;
Antioch, Friday, “ " 22;
Society Hill, Monday and
Tuesday. January 25 and 26;
Filling jury box, last week in January.
The following instructions from
Comptroller General's office will be
observed: “Circular No. 18. second
series. The attention of thisolltce has
been called to the fact that iu some
counties of the State the Auditors
have been in tbe habit of distributing
loosely the returns for personal prop
erty and allowing individuals to fill
out tbe same sending the said returns
to the County Auditors without the
oath which attaches to the same be
ing administered. The practice must
lie stopped and each and every tax
payer will be required to appear be
fore the respective County Auditors
either by themselves, their agents, or
assigns, guardians, trustees, adminis
trators, etc., and answer the various
questions ns ap|>ear ujion the returns.
And the County Auditors will put
these questions categ rically to each
and every person making a return of
personal' property. When the said
return is made, the Auditor will ad-
ministerthe oath and swear the party
making the return in each and every
instance."
Any person, company, or corpora
tion commencing any business in the
county a'ter the first day of January,
1892, shall within thirty days after
commencing such business report to
the Auditor under oath, the average
c ipital employed or to be employed in
such business unless such capital is
shown to lie listed in some other coun
ty or State for taxation for fiscal year
1891-92 in accordance with section 216
of General Statutes,
All real os ate owners will he re
quired to state under oath all im
provements to buildings as well as ad
dition of new buildings since making
last returns.
They are requested to state any ir
regularities. errors, or transfers in real
estate.
Every male between the ages of 21
and 50 years except those incapable of
earning a support from being maimed
or from any other cause shall be
deemed taxable polls.
W. H. LAWRENCE, County Auditor
Appointments, Supervisor
Registration, Darlington County., 1 , K0MI , T
I wJl attend at the following places,;
ou date named below, for the purpose l
of.registering the voters of Darlington ;
County in accordance with recent Act |J. J. ward.
of the Legislature. Ail certificates of
tegistratiou issued must Represented
before new ones will be issued, or if
certificates cannot be produced then
an affidavit as to loss is ii vessary
Darlington C. H., Feb y 15, Meli 1
28, April 4. May 2.
GEO. W. BROWN
BOYD h BROWN-
Attorneys ami Counselors at Law
Office in brick building south of
gf the Bank of Darlington.
DARLINGTON V 11., & C.
PERSONAL ATTENTION TO
ALL BUSINESS.
Mechanicsville Feb y
Levensworth “
Antioch
Hartsville
and 20, closing 8. P
Jasper Feb’y
Lisbon
and 26, closing 8 P
Philadelphia
Lydia
Stokes Bridge
16
17
19
M. last day,
24
25
M. last dav
K. O. WOODS.
WARD & WOODS.
pr ii | Attorneys & Counselors at Law,
DARLINGTON, 8. C.
j Will practice in the State and Federal
Courts
Special attention paid to all matters
pertaining to the buying, selling,
I reutingor leasing of real estate. Any
partv having business in this line
would do well to call on the firm, who
have control of some of the most de
sirable property in the town and
county.
March
“ 8 and
l
C. S. NKTTLKS.
Cypress
Swift Creek “
High Hill
Society-Hill
and 16 closing 3 I
4, closing 8
M. last day
5
10 |
11
15
M. last day
J. F. GARNER.
Sup. Registration.
January 28th 1892.
J. K. NKTTLKS.
Nettles & Nettles,
| Attorneys & Counselors at Law,
Dnrliitgtoii C. II., S. 4 .
Will practice in all the State and Fed
eral Courts. Prompt personal at
tention given to the collection of
Claims.
U. W. DAROAN.
H. T. THOMPSON.
n n „ I DARGAN & THOMPSON,
Pee Dee Compress Company. 1 Attorneys at Law,
4 meeting of the stockholders of Office, Hewitt building (up
the Pee Dee Compress Company I a * 0 :_ 0 \ north B ;rio of tlio Public
will be held on Friday, Feb 5, 1893, at s „ talrs ) blde 01 llle 1 uullc
12 o'clock at the Hank of Darlington, Square,
for the purpose of adopting By laws
Savings Department.
Deposits of $1 and upwards
received.
Interest allowed at rate of
■) per cent, per annum from
date of deposit—payable quar
terly on the first day of Janu
ary, April, July and October.
For further information ap
ply at the Bank.
o
Accounts in both Depart
ments solicited and will be
given careful attention.
o
BRIGHT WILLIAMSON,
President.
L. E. WILLIAMSON,
Cashier.
Dee. 31—tf
for said Company.
By order of the Hoard of Directors.
W. J. MOORHEAD,
1 sq—2t President
Town Ordinance.
B e it ordered and ordained tbat on
and after the 10th day of Febuary
1892, it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to ride bicycles
or tricycles on the sidewalks and pave
ments of tbe town of Darlington, S.
(' within what is known as the fire
limits of the said town. Any viola
tions of this ordinance shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than one
dollar, nor more than ten dollars or by
imprisonm.-nt for not more than ten
days, or at the discretion of the Mayor,
By Orderof the Town Council.
J. W EVANS.
Clerk of Council. •
Every one should use P. P. P.; nearly
every one needs a good medicine to
purifv, vitalize, ami enrich the blood,
p. p: p.,
Poke Root and Potassium is the greatest
blood purifier of the age. It cures all
Blood and Skin Diseases, Primary, Sec
ondary, and Tertiary Syphilis where
all other remedies fail. P. P. P.,
Prickly Ash
Rheumatism, Scrofula, Syphilitic Kheu-
matism,Malaria,Old Sores, Blood Poison
and Dyspejisia. If your head aches and
you are out of spirits take P. P. P.,
Prickly Ash, Poke Root, atid
Darlington, S. C*
T.l. SPAIN.
Attorney at I aw,
DARLINGTON, C. E., 8. C-
Will practice in Circuit Courts and
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
Prompt attention given to all busi
ness, and special attention given col
lections.
House Established iSjo-
ttf M. JONES P M LCC. I. P. LCK
JONES, LEE & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
Norfolk, !’«.
Liberal advances made on consign
ments.
Correspondence and Shipments So
licited.
Refer to The Norfolk National Bank
and Citizens’ Bank, of Norfolk, Va.
Building Lots For Sale.
FBNIIIKTY or forty building lots in
I Darlington, nearer to the busi
ness part and more eligibly situated
than any others in the town, will be
j sold to approved purchasers on easy
terms. H. C. NOKMENT.
Jan. 14—6m
Fora Tired Feeling, Impure Blood, Dis
tress after Eating, Dyspepsia, Pains in
the Back, Headaches and Nervous Pros
tration and Debility and Weakness all
yield readily to P. P. P. For .Sleepless
ness, Exhaustion and Malaria use P.P.P.
Red.
This famous stallion will he at Mc
Cullough k Blackwell’s stables until
April 15, when he w ill be sent to Ken-
picky to fill an engagement. tf
FDR
Attention!
Catarrh and a Shattered Constitution,
both male and female, nothing better
tlian P. P. P.
11 Executors, Administrators.
/W Guardians, and Trustees shall
annually, while the estates remain in
their care or cust dy, during the
months of January and February,
render to the Judge of Probate a true
return of sucli estates on oath. This
office will be open daily for that pur
pose The law provides seve e pen
alties for neglect.
THOMAS H. SPAIN.
J udge of Probate.
Febuary 4. 1892— t.
THE
ladies whose systems are poisoned and
whose blood is in an impure condition,
due to Menstrual irregularities, are
peculiarly lienefited by the wonderful
tonic and blood-cleansing properties of
ailiarly lienefited by
—ic and blood-cleansinr,
P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and
Potassium, the greatest cure known for-
all diseases of the
MTiil'HiSM
„ _ LIPPMAN 1IROS., Proprietors,
SAVANNAH, .... GEORGIA.
Sold by J. A. Boyd and Willcox & Co.
ii. s. mm & son,
Manulacturers
—OF—
Doors, Sash, Dlimis,
ivEOTJLrJiiiKras
Huilding Material,
ESTABLISHED 1842.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
April, 20 1889—1
tlftH • •Il • ■ •"■Tv
OlALMETTO RALROAD.
® In effect October 25, 1891.
Leave Cheraw
Kollock
Osborne
Arrive Hamlet
Leave Hamlet
Osborne
8.5.'.
Kollock
Arrive Cheraw
9.40
WM.
MONCURE. Supt.
TTARTSVILLE RAILROAD.
'*"* In effect Sept, 20, 1891.
DAILY MIXED TRAIN
Leave Hartsville.
5.55 a m
Jovann
Floyd's
Darlington.
Palmetto...
Arrive Florence....
Leave Florence....
Palmetto...
2.15 p m
Darlington
2.35 p m
Flovd's
8.10 p m
Jovann
8.30 p m
Arrrive Hartsville
3.50 p m
J F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
C HARLESTON, SUMTER AND
NORTHERN RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver.
In Effect January 10, 1892.
NORTH. SOUTH.
1 2
A. M. A. M.
6.55 Charleston 10.40
8.10 Pregnoll’s 9.00
8.48 Eutawville 8.20
10 23 Sumter 6.50
11.12 Lamar 5.55
11.27 Syracuse 5.42
11.42 Darlington 5.29
1157 Mont Clare 6 14
12.09 Robin's Neck 4.59
12.24 Mandeville 4.41
12 27 Benuettsville 4.25
P. M. P. M.
Trains 1 and 2 have through cars
between Charleston and Fayetteville.
All trains daily except Sunday.
J. H. AVER1LL, General Manager.
H *D. and C. fit 8. RAILROADS.
J , In effect Sept. 20, 1891.
Leave Wadesboro
Bennett's
.... 5.15 a m
Morven's
McFarland
Cheraw
Cash's
Society Hill
.... 6.25 a m
Dove's
6.43 a m
Floyd’s
... 6.51 a m
Darlington
... 7.05 a m
Palmetto
7.15 a in
Arrive Florence
7.30 a m
Leave Florence
8.35 p m
Palmetto
8.50 p m
Darlington
— 9.00 ]> m
Floyd's
... 9.11pm
Dove’s
9 17 pi m
Society Hill
.... 9.37 p m
Cash's
.... 9'52 p m
Cheraw
McFarland
... 10.30 p m
Morven's
.. 10,38 p m
Bennett’s
... 10.45 p m
Arrive Wadesboro
Freight Train
Leave Florence
6.40 a m
Arrive Darlington
... 7.35 a m
Leave Darlington
Arrive Florence
... 7.25 pm
A. F. HA YEN EL,
President.
WJORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
In effect Nov. 15, 1891.
No. 27.
Leave Florence
Kingstree
.... 2.32 a m
Lanes
.... 2.50 am
Arrive Charleston
.... 5.00 a m
No. 23.
Leave Florence
10.35 p in
Kingstree
.... 11.49 pm
Iianes
Arrive Charleston
No. 53.
Leave Lanes
... 11.45 p m
Arrive Charleston
... 1.15 a in
No. 78.
Leave Charleston
..... 1.20 a m
Ijmes
.... 3.25a m
Kingstree
.... 8 43 a m
Arrive Florence
4.45 a m
No. 14.
Leave Charleston
.. 7.01 p m
Lanes
Kingstree
.... 8.56 p m
Arrive Florence
... 9.55 p in
No. 52.
I^ave Charleston
Arrive Lanes
A Pointer on Stationery.
Buy your Books and Billet
Deaux Materials of B.O. BRIS
TOW. Pen Pointers are his
specialty, and everything in
the line of Stationery and
Books can be supplied at rock
bottom prices.
O Y A ^ O
tf o
0>
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-J %
A Stationery Run.
We are having a big Station
ery run, and yet there is noth
ing stationary about it. This,
seeming paradox, is a plain
fact, and is due to our affixing
very low prices to very high
grade goods.
B.O. BRISTOW.
PETER BOWLES
T)OF,S_ first-clas* House and 8’g.i
Painting; Kalsomine Work a
specialty.
In addition to my other work,
I arn now prepared to do
PAPER HANGING, etc.
W He solicits the patronage of
Darlington.
—MANUFACTURED BY—
Ihe Wilcox & Gibbs G&ano Co,
CHARLESTON, S. C„
''jlA.ot/ftftrf- *i
ALL GOODS GUARANTEED.
GEO.E.TOALE, HENRY OLIVER
uEG. Erte i.Cp,
-WHITE IPIUSJ-E'
DOORS, SASH,
BlfflDS,
AND •
liliii
OFFICE AND SALESROOMS
10 and 12 lluyne Street,
CHARLESTON, • -8.0
I®* Special Prices Cheerfully Fur
nished.
No 78 stops at Lane's and Kings-
tree; No. 14 stops at all stations be
tween Ashley Junction and Florence
on signal; No. 52 stops at Monck's
Corner, St Stephens’s and lame's.
No 27 stops at lauies's; No. 23 stops
at all stations between Florence and
charleston on signal. No. 53 stops at
St. Stephen's ami Monck's corner on
signal.
No. 52 stops at Monck's corner. St.
Sterphen's, Lane's, Greeleyville, For-
reston, Wilson’s Mill, Manning, Sum
ter and Wedgofleld.
No. 53 stops at Sumter, Manning,
Wilson’s Mill, Forreston, Greeleyville,
Lane's, St. Stephens' and Monck's
corner on signal.
Nos. 52 and 49 connect at Lane's
with trains to and from Georgetown.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
HoY/ard Fleming,
276 East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
IMPORTEROF
English Portland Cement
AND DEALER IN
LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER,
HAIR, &C., and all BUILD
INO MATERIAL.
Lowest Prices.
Best Satisfaction.
CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY.
Oct. 29—lyr.
WHY IS THE
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE CENfP^MEN
THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOH THE MONET?
It Is a seam less shoe, with no tacks or wax thread
to hurt the feet; made of the best flue calf, stylish
and easy, and because u* make more shoes of this
grade than any other manufacturer. It equals band*
sewed shoes costing from $1.00 to #5.00.
00 (eeniiiiie IIuimUncu t «l, the finest calf
shoe ever offered for $5.00; equals French
1 Imported shoes which cost from $8.00to $12.00.
S A 00 11 n nd»Sewcd Welt fchoe, fine calf,
stylish, comfortable and durable. The best
>e ever offered at this price ; same grade as cus
tom-made shoes costing from $6.00 to $3.00.
CKO 50 Police Shoe; Farmers. Railroad Men
•lews and Letter Carnersall wear them; fluecalf,
seamless, smooth Inside, heavy three soles, exten
sion edge. One pair will wear a year.
50 flue calf j no belter shoe ever offered at
this price; one trial will convince those
who want a shoe for comfort and service.
25 nnd S^.OO Workingman** shoe*
uftmm are very strong and durable. Those who
nave given them atrial will wear no other make.
DftVc) #*2.00 nnd $1.?5 school shoes are
w/ 9 worn by the boys everywhere; they sell
on their merits, as the Increasing sales show.
I ^3.00 llfiiiil-»ewed shoe, best
■■dU K79 Dongoia, very stylish; equals Frencn
Imported shoescostingfrom $4.00 to $6.00.
Lit die** £.50, *‘1.00 nnd •1.75 "hoe for
Misses are the best fine bongola. stylish aud durable.
C’ftuilon.—See that W. L. Douglas' name ^n/f
price ore stamped on the bottom of each shoe.
17-TAKE MO SI’BBTITUTE^A
Insist on local advertised dealers supplying you.
We L. DOUG LAM, Urockten, MiUbTsoldhy
For Sale by A. J. Broom,
Darlington, S. C.
**7ILMINGTON,
COLUMBIA &
YV AUGUSTA RALROAD.
> In effect Nov. 15, 1891.
No. 23.
Leave Wilmington....
5.2!).p m
Marion
Arrive Florence
No. 50.
I-cave Florence
3.20 a m
Sumter
Arrive Columbia
No. 27.
Leave Wilmington....
Marion
Arrive Florence
No. 52.
Leave Sumter
Arrive Columbia
No. 58.
Leave Florence
Sumter
Aarrive Columbia
No. 52 runs through from Charles
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 7.45 a m, Manning 8 21 a m.
Train on C. and D. Railroad con
nects at Florence with No. 58.
No. 51.
Leave Columbia 10.45 p iu
Sumter 12.04 a iu
Arrive Florence 1.15 am
No. 78.
Leave Florence 5.00 a m
Marion 5.44 a m
Arrive Wilmington 8.55 am
No. 59.
Leave Columbia 5.35 p m
Sumter 7.00 p m
Arrive Florence 8.15 p m
No. 53.
Leave Columbia 9.30 p in
Arrive Sumter 10.35 p m
No. 14.
Leave Florence 10.25 p in
Marion 11.02 p m
Arrive Wilmington 1.40 a m
In addition to above, train No. 49
leaves Columbia 7 00 a m daily except
Sunday, arriving Sumter 8.20 a iu.
Train No. 48 leaves Sumter 8.35 p m,
daily except Sunday, arriving Colum
bia io.oo p iu.
No 53 runs through to charleston
via central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 10.89 pm. Lanes 11.17 p m,
charleston 12.50 a m.
No. 59 connects at Florence with c.
& D. train trom cheraw and Wades
boro.
Nos. 78 and 14 make close connec
tion at Wilmington with W. Ac W.
Railroad for all points North.
Trains on Florence Railroad leave
Pee Dee daily except Sunday 4 40 p
m, arrive Rowland 7.00 p m. Return
ing leave Rowland 6.30 a m, arrive
Pee Dee 8.50 a m.
Trains on Manchester & Augusta
Railroad leave Sumter daily except
Sunday 10-50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 59
a in. Returning leave Rimini 12.30 p
m, arrive Sumter 1.40 p. m.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt-