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ffinnciM*, utoniytiM, roan<t me lighted | th ** l>»ve beenr With the confidence
* repWly emptying of the revelers, of mnn y intimacy he tramped throngh
' and women pressed, pallid and tearful. the sitting room on the left of the hall,
into the dresaiag room, gathering np t * ,on into the dining room beyond. No
their wraps wit* hasty hand and hurry- therP - Then acroas the hall again
ing forth to tijre the arm of husUrnd or “ n<1 ‘“to Holden's own sleeping room at
lover, as though claiming that right to the rear of the house. The kerneene
the Very last. And then in solne wav jynp was burning on the droning table.
"* 1 went around, "
(OPYHIC^T, 1892,8/j ^.LIPPDlCor
CHAPTER V.
^ Uill form pnMill acrost Uie illumhud
KfHicc hi Kcnyitn drew near.
It is Mr. Thomas Hughes who asks in
“Tom Brown at Oxford,” “Whieh is the
true—aye, and the brave—man, he who
trembles before a woman or he before
whom a woman trembles?" There are
men who could have found it no difficult
matter to flatly decline to serve even as
temporary escort to a woman so evi
dently bent, on mischief—who could
have rebuked then and there the as
sumption of intimacy and proprietorship
which if unchallenged might mean dis
aster. Brewster did neither. She read
him well enough to see that, though he
was too indignant to permit himself to
speak, he was also too much of a gentle
man to snnb her. Bravely therefore she
bore her part, keeping up an animated
flow of meaningless words until fairly
out of the hoproom, then promptly shift
ing to that feminine coigne of vantage
wherein lies woman's greatest strength
—a gush of silent tears. She knew too
much to add reproaches, accusations,
angry words; that would have given
him something to answer, something to
overthrow. It is only when a woman
weeps, silently, desolately, showing no
anger, making no charge, that she has
man at her mercy. Utterly false as w;is
the position in which she had placed
Brewster before the garrison world at
this moment, he actually did not know
but that he might be blamable for all—
that he might be much less sinned
against than sinning. He was no fool,
only so much of one as the strongest of
his kind sometimes become in the hands
of the softer sex. Samson had his De
lilah; Hercules, Omphale; Belisarius,
poor devil, had both Antonia and Theo
dora.
It was bad enough to have her shrink
to the opposite side of the carriage the
instant he had assisted her in and there
give way to apparently uncontrollable
weeping; it was bad enough to have to
stand there for a moment or two until
the lady's long suffering spouse should
be burned up (he had been having a
cigar with one or two of the elders in
the sauctity of the little smoking room);
but what made matters simply intoler
able was that just at the foot of the
stairs, under the broad gallery, just
where the lantern on the big pillar
would shine full upon himself and his
lachrymose partner, stood Major Berrien
in earnest conversation with Captain
Rolfe, and both looked up, glanced
quickly hut searchingly at him and at
her, raising their forage caps in silent
salutation, and turned away. Poor
Curly! As in duty bound, he leaned
into the carriage, not too ardently beg
ging the weeping dame to say what had
so distressed her, but she would not re
ply.
Possibly she thought he might yet be
induced to clamber in after her, and
there in the dark interior tenderly be
seech her to speak; but be was all eager
ness to hasten back to the hoproom.
If he could bnt have speech with Mrs.
Berrien a moment, he might make her
understand the situation; she had al
ways been cordial and sympathetic.
But it was three or four minutes, per
haps, before Knowles came, thanked
him for his attention to his wife,
stepped in, and—how her tears were
explained to her liege lord nobody
knows. Somebody who knew her, how
ever, was mean enough to suggest that
they were of the theatrical and control
lable order, and, as Randolph expressed
it, “she braced up and grinned as soon
as Curly was left behind.”
The instant the carriage rolled away
Brewster turned and sped up the stairs.
At the very top he mot the colonel com
ing hastily down, a brown telegraph en
velope in his hand, the soldier oiierator,
with a look of repressed excitement on
his face, close at his heels.
“Come with mo, Brewster,” said Far-
quhar, in preoccupied but positive man
ner. “Morgan, find the adjutant and
.quarter ui»-' rf sr, * r 'd say that 1 wish to
see them at the office.”
“I'll get my cap and follow yon at
once, i answered Brewster, and has
tened into the dressing room. There he
met Hazlett and Thorpe just coming
out, throwing their cavalry capes over
their shoulders, silent and preoccupied
like their chief. Seiziug his cap, Brew
ster paused one longing instant for a
glance Into the hoproom. Again the
floor was thronged. To the merriest of
music—“Toujours Galant"—the young
er dancers were fairly romping in the
half galop, half polka step the joyous
tune inspires, and in their midst, not
romping, bnt dancing with a slower, al
most languid grace, Winifred Berrien
appeared to his troubled gaze, her slen
der waist half encircled by Randolph’s
arm, her dark eyes downcast, her color
and animation gone.
“Come, Brewster," called Hazlett
from the doorway, “Farquhar wants us
at once and does not want anybody else
to know.”
“What’s up**
“you’ll know in a moment. The
colonel doesn’t want it mentioned here.”
At the foot of the stairs, under the
glare of the same big lamp, Farqnhar,
with Berrien and Rolfe, stood waiting.
Glancing Impatiently np, as though to
make sure of his men, Farqnhar took
Berrien by the arm and silently led the
way, Rolfe and Hazlett, Thorpe and
Brewster falling in behind. It was bnt
• tew steps to the office.
“Pull down the shades, orderly, and
one lamp will be enough. That'll do.
Close the door and remain outside,” said
Farquhar, as he threw off his cape, then
silently waited until the sleepy trumpeter
had carried out bis orders and vanished.
By this time. too. Warren and Drake.
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the afljmnnr nnu tne Tu.*.rtcrmaster, bad
come hustling in, and, noting the silence
of those already on the ground, simply
r.«jloved their cat* and waited the colo-
nd’s plcasnre. For an instant Farquhar
stood tapping the lid of the desk with I
tlie butt of his pencil and studying the
long dispatch which he held in his hand I
Then he harked up.
’’Gentlemen, we are ordered to the :
Beld; one battalion to go at once, the
other to follow in ten hours—just as soon j
as cars can be provided. Berrien, y<ai i
will lead off."
..Foramcment not a word from any- I
oody; then the major spoke:
“How much time have we, sir?"
“I cannot tell. Yon load np the mo
ment the railway company can get a
Only one battal
ion goes—only Berrien’s," and Une
whose lords were attached to the other
plucked np heart and spirit for a mo
ment, and in tile might of it alljiife bnt
tearless, Mrs. Berrien stood wni J|g pa
tiently for Dirk’s return, and by liar
side, even paler, bnt as brave and teats
lass and {wtient, Winifred clnngtoher
mother's arin and would take no other.
Ridgeway, who had scampered over to
the office among the dozen departed,
came panting back up the stairway.
“Is it true?" asked Mrs. Berrien.
“Yes; the first battalion goes at day
break. The major says he will be over
in a few momenta.”
“Mrs. Berrien, permit me to eecort
you home," said Major Kenyon, hasten
ing after Ridgeway up the stair. “I
have just seen Berrien; he has to go to
the barracks a few minutes."
The bed had been occupied. Evidently
Holden had turned in early, only to be
rooted out by the orders of the colonel.
The fluo^creaked somewhere overhead.
Then he was sure he beard a quick,
light footfall on the stair. “Oh, Doc!
ftere 1 am. It’s Kenyon," he cried.
But no answer came. Once more re
turning to the hall, and thence to the
sitting room, he found them empty as
before. The parlor door on the west
side was closed. Slowly he strolled uut
on the front piazza, just in time to catch
sight of a tall form in the dark circulai
cape striding np to the gate. Sureh
that was Holden. Then he heard a
hail:
"Hello, Rolfe. That you?"
“Yes. You go with us, do yon?”
“I'do. Won’t yon come in?"
“Not jnst now; I've got to go to m.
quarters a moment 111 be in bv an.
“Miss Winifred, may I have thepleas- by. We’ll have to make a night of it
jre? Mr. Brewster is of course needed
with his troop, and mine does not go,"
j said Ridgeway, proffering his arm. The
j girl hesitated one mqmeut, half clinging
to her mother’s side, and easting cue
swift, appe»’'ng glance into her face.
train here. They have plenty of engines 1 “Yea, daughter, we’ll go home at
and cars at the junction and ought to once,” was the low toned answer as Mrs.
tie able to furnish what we need by day
break. Meantime you will have to rouse
your men, pack up everything that is
not to he taken, cook three days’ rations
and be ready to get the horses aboard.
Go at it as quietly as possible. 1 want
nobody at the hop to know of the orders
if ‘ *° ° n - ^ -»“« must I here wjth such W( . ce8 , a few
clothfnl ttirh.ve 1“" a llMV, 1 '" ,t Mrs. Berrien. The Cheyennes were Cdld
fighting.”
Berrien took old Kenyon's arm, and
with bowed head moved toward the
staire, her escort eagsrly, volubly ex
plaining to her that lie felt sqye the ob
ject of the sudden tnove was merely to
overawe the Indians by a display of
force. “It is exactly what was done
Again dead silence, broken only by
the rapid clicking of the telegraph in
strument in the adjoining room and the
soft, melodious strains borne on tbs
wings of the whispering night wind.
Another waltz, aud one which she had
called in troops from everywhere, aud
when ths Indians saw the great array of
cavalry ami infantry they. c;#rod at once.
Never had to fire a shot, mZdsnw And
that’s the proper way to handle this
matter. That's what this means. The
Sioux will be so disheartened they won’t
dare resist even if orders are given to
promised him he should have the latter disarm them—God forgive me the lief
half of, thought Brewster. Even now he
listened yearningly, to recognize the
strain. Aj-e, he might have known it!
her favorite of all, “Love’s Dreamland.”
But the colonel was speaking again:
“Of course yon will do well to weed out
any sick or ineffectives you may have.
It is going to be a bitter campaign, and
after our summer aud fall under sonth-
em suns will be all the tougher. Holden
will go with your command, Berrien,
aud I have sent for him. Here are your
four troop commanders; so yon may as
well give your instructions at once and
let them get to work.”
“Yon have heard the colonel's orders,
gentlemen; 1 do not know of anything I
have to add. Start out your first ser
geants and the cooks at once, and let
Wm men pack without unnecessary
noise. I will give all further details as
soon as Colonel Farquhar and I have
had a few moments' conference."
Again the telegraph operator with a
dispatch.
"1 thought so,” said Farquhar. “Mur
ray, the division suiieriutendent, was
with ns in the Shenandoah and at Five
Forks. He wires that the train will be
here at five o’clock at the latest—two
engines, twenty freight or cattle cars,
two baggage cars, four passenger day
cars and a Pullman. It is eleven now.
K anything is wanted you’ll find me
here.”
Back again into *.he chill night air,
under the shining, starry vat it, Berrien
and his four troop leaders paused for a
moment on the gravel walk.
“Hazlett, I snpjiose yon will need to
see Mrs. Hazlett home, and you, Thorpe.
Better go and rouse your sergeants first,
then come back to the hoproom; but,
mind you, not a word there. Rolfe, j-on
and Brewster are among the blessed to
night; yon have no wives to' break the
news to. 1 will give yonr subalterns the
tip to report to you just as soon as we
break up.”
Three hands went to the cap visor in
salute, three officers turned away. War
ren, the adjutant, came hurrying out.
“Oh, major. Colonel Farquhar begs
that you will step in a moment.”
“You had something to say. Brew-
star'^' asked the major coldly.
“Yes, sir, I—1 hope to hurry liack in
time to escort Miss Berrien home.”
“No, don't trouble yourself. I’ll at
tend to that. You have other matters
to occupy you.” And if ever a fa
ther's tone signified that dismissal was
intended, aud that further attentions
were forbidden, Berrien's did as he ab
ruptly turned, leaving Brewster stunned
and silent at the edge of the parade.
In ten minutes lights were dancing
like will-o'-the-wispa about the galleries
of the men’s quarters, tjnick, bound
ing footsteps could lie heard, aud the
low, brief orders of the sergeants as they
went Hitting from door to door. Then
half suppressed exclamations, an occa
sional smothered yell of excitement or
delight from some enthusiastic Paddy
ever ready for a frolic or a light Then
a gradually swelling murmur of voices,
the rapid scurry of booted feet, a clat
tering np and down the stairways, the
slamming and hanging of barrack doors,
the dragging forth of heavy chests and
boxes, the clank of a dropped aaber, and
then people at the hoproom, strolling oat
on the broad veranda for fresh air or
flirtation, became aware of the unusual
illumination over across the parade, and
listening heard the sounds of bustle and
preparation. And then lights began
to pop up among the windows of the
second battalion, where the news had
rapidly spread, and where dozens of
troopers tumbled out of their blankets
and into their boots forthwith and went
charging en masse upon their own ser
geants to know what it meant that
“them fellers in the first battalion hail
had orders to be up and getting and none
had come for ns.”
In less time than it takes to tell it
the tidings spread from porch to hall
that “something was up," and other
people, men and women, old officers and
young, matrons and maids, quit their
places in the Lancers and came stream
ing forth upon the gallery. '.‘What’s
the matter?" “Is it fire? I heard no
alarm." “The trumpets haven’t sound
ed." “See! there’s the orderly trumpeter
going across the parade now, rucuing
to the office." “Why, the office is
lighted too." “Where’s Warren?'
"What does it mean?’ These and doz
ens of other verbal conjectures and sug
gestions flew from lip to lip. Men ex
cused themselves to their fair partners,
(sized their caps, scurried away down
the steps and sped over toward the
lights at headquarters. A dozen or
more suddenly disappeared in this way,
and then it was found that the colonel
and Berrien and Hazlett and Thorpe
and Brewster, too, sura all salMlng, And
then Mrs. Thorpe’s voice was heard
wailing ont upon the night air:
"Oh, Mrs. Berrien! Mrs. Berrien! 1
know what it means. I saw the tele
graph operator coming np the steps. It's
orders—orders for the field.”
And then indeed—
There was harrying to sod fro
And gathering lean, and trembling* of dls-
tr«M,
And cheeks all pale which bat an hoar ago
Blushed at ths pralas of their own lorsUness.
And the dance WM forgotten, aqd the
’
he muttered under his breath. “Of
course it’s exasperating to think of the
Twelfth being sent so far away at such
a time, but better now, believe me, than
later, after those misguided wretches
had had a chance to jump."
But Mrs. Berrien had lived, heaven
only knows how, through many a sim
ilar experience. She had seen time and
again her husband’s command hurried
forth on the trail or aoross the path of
savage foe. Never yet had they returned
unscathed, never yet without serious
los&of officem and men. She could only
how her head the lower while her Iqis
moved in silent prayer. Just as they
reached the gate a tall form came spring
ing after them through the darkness,
and Brewster’* voice was heard:
“I hurried back to the hoproem, Miss
Winifred, only to find you gone. 1 had
expected to escort you hums. You have
heard the news? You know our orders
have come?" He glared at Ridgeway,
as much as to say, “Leave, man; you !
are one too many, as you ought to see."
But the junior lieutenant stoutly held ;
his ground, nor did Winifred withdraw
her hand from his arm.
“1 have heard; yes, it seems very sud
den,” was all she could on would say,
and the dark eyes were shrouded from
his longing gaze.
“We’ll be off by daybreak, 1 fear. 1
cannot hope to sec you again before we
have to go,” he went^n desperately.
“Won’t yeu come in, Mr. Brewster?”
called Mrs. Berrien froct the steps.
“Yon and Mr. Ridgeway can sjiare a
moment, can yon not? Oh, Dick, here
you are!" she cried, as with iprick, ener
getic step the major sprang across the
road and appeared tinder the dim light
of the garrison lamp, ami Imck to tlie
gate she sjied to meet him and to twine
her arm in his.
“I’ll say good night, ladies,” said Ken
yon. “I’ll call in in the morning to see
if I can tie of any Service. Now 1 must
trot over aud help Holden to pack."
And, unrestrained, he went.
“Brewster, Ridgeway, I won’t ask you
in now. You have much to attend to
and but little time. Run in, Winifred,”
said the major. "I'll be with yon at the
barracks in a few moments, gentlemen.''
Slowly bnt obediently Winifred ste p
ped forward.
“Good night, Mr. Ridgeway," she
murmured, holding out her little hand.
“Thank you very much."
Berrien stood impatiently at the gate,
as though to see her safely through.
With trembling lips Brewster B)K:ke as
he sprang to her side.
“Goodhy. Don’t forget," was all he
could murmur as he seized her hand,
clinging to it one miserable moment
with both his own.
“Goodby," she said, in low, tremu
lous tone, bnt withdrawing her hand,
withholding her glance. The major
threw his arm about her and almost
thrust her through the gate.
“It is good night only, not goodby,
Mr. Brewster,” said Mrs. Berrien, kind
ly forgetting her own misery for the
moment m the contemplation of the woe
in his face. Then they hurried within
doors, Winifred drooping before them,
and than the door closed and Brewster
and Ridgeway stood tUeraflbonfronting
each other unde* the light. For a mo
ment neither sjioke.
"Have yon lost yonr crossed sabers?’
said Brewster finally, noting that the
handsome cap Imdge of solid gold which
Ridgeway ordittorily wore hjion tlie
front of his forage cap was now missing.
“Np; I took it off to pin Miss Berrien’s
wrap about her threat.”
A moment more Brewster stood as
though he would ask another question,
then abruptly turned and plunged into
the darkness.
Meantime Major Kenyon had trudged
ttp the row toward Holden's quarters.
Already the lights were beginning to
gleam from the various houses around
the big quadrangle of the parade, where
a dozen of the cavalry official were now
busily engaged in preparation for the
sudden move. Over at the hospital, too,
the lamps were being lighted in the
steward's room and the dispensary.
Holden’s hall door stood wide open. The
hall itself was dark, but a lamp was
alight in the sUting room, and that door,
too, was wide open. A tall form passed
acroee the illumined space as Kenyon
drew near. He stopped for a moment
«t the gate, listening to the sound of
buetle, the whisdfcg and srtglng of the
men at the barracks. “Hardship, hun
ger, privation, suffering ahead of them,
even if they don’t have hard fighting ”
he muttered to himself. “In thirty-six
hoars they’ll he freezing, poor devils,
for not« man in ths battalion has a whi
ter kit*, and jnst hear them laugh and
sing, as though the world had no joy
bke sokttenngl God guard them—and
these poor wives and sweethearts here.
Why isn’t it my lot to go instead of Ber
rien’s? Who the devil would »bed a tear
for me?’ He shook himself together and
tramped heavily into the gate and up
the steps.
“Doc!" lie called at the doorway.
“Oh, Doc!”
No answer. The house was silent.
"Oh, Holdenl Where are you?’ StiR
no reply. “Odd.” said Kenyon; “l
tSoucht I saw him to. here, Who-could
‘All right. Kathleen will get us annu
coffee after a while. Bri.^p in some o'
the others with you." Then the doeto
came bounding up the steps. “Helh.
Kenyon. You here? Well, you we:
right after all, weren’t you? I’ve jus;
been over to the hospital to see to tin
field chests.”
“Weren't you iu here just now?’ askeo
Kenyon.
“I? No! Not for ten minutes."
“Well, some one was here—up stain
and down, both. 1 called twice and got
no answer, but I saw a man and bean!
the steps. Thought it was you.”
"Rolfe, perhaps. He was in the road
just beyond onr gate as I came hack, but 1
thought he had just come from his com
pany quarters.”
“If it had been Rolfe he would have
answered, 1 should think,” said Ken
yon. “Besides, the figure and the foot-
steps were those of a much lightei
man.”
“Queer!" said Holden, his thoughts in
stantly reverting to the event of tin
week before. “Did yon see him?’
"1 saw a figure iiass across the light
streamiug from the sitting room door.
Then I heard the step up stairs while 1
stood hi your room, aud then very quick,
light steps on the stairs—some one com
ing down like a streak, now that 1 think
of it.”
“How long ago?"
“Not more than a minute before you
got here.”
“By Jove, I’m going to look into this!”
said Holden quickly. “Of course you’ve
heard of the excitement we had here.
Bring that caudle, will you? I’ll take
the lamp.” Up the stairs they went—up
to the landing where Nita ftuthrie had
her mysterious fright and fall. The
door of the room she occupied was ojien.
All was darkuess within. Holden, fol
lowed by Kenyon, entered, and they set
their lights upon & table. The side win-
dow was shut and. barred,-the south win
dows as firmly closed. Everything
looked neat and undisturbed, but cold
and deserted. NSo sign of an intruder
for a niomer* to the eyes of either man.
Then of a sudden Holden made a spring
for the toilet table, seized a small silver
frame aud stood glaring at it
“By Jtnre! look here!"
"What's the matter?" asked Kenyon.
“Don’t you see?’ was the answer, as
the doctor held the face of the frame
toward him, empty and gaping. “Nita
Guthrie’s photograph was in this fram'
and on that table just before the hop
began when 1 was up here, and when'
is it now?’
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Prompt personal
given to all business
to them.
June 9—lyr
attention
entrusted
Tax Notice.
Treasurer's Office, )
Dariaxoton C. H., Sept. 15,92.1
T HE tax books will be open at the
places ami dates named below
ior the collection of State, County,
Special County, School, Special
School and Poll taxes lor the fiscal
year commencing November 1, 1881,
and ending October 81, 1892.
All taxpayers requiring tax list
made out for their convenience must
know that the directions given on
such Ikts will be strictly adhered to
aud only such names as are entered on
lists will be written up. I will not
presume to know the desire of parties
presenting lists. Further, all lists
mutt be paid before the expiration of
time prescribed by law for the collec
tion of taxes, viz: from Octolier 15 to
December 15, 1892, or else penalties
will attach.
Take due notice. Parties desiring
lists so written up will hand in same
early and be sure to give a full list.
Stokes Bridge, Tuesday and YVed-
nesday, Oct. 18 and 19.
Cypress, Thursday, Oct. 20.
High Hill, Friday, Oct. 21.
Lamar, Tuesday and YVednesday,
Nov. 1 and 2.
Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 3.
Antioch, Friday, Nov. 4.
Swift Creek, Saturday, Nov. 5.
Leavens worth, Thursday, Nov. 10.
Society Hill, Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 11 and 12.
Jasper, Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Hartsville. YVednesday and Thurs
day, Nov. 16 and 17.
f,ydia, Friday, Nov. 18.
Mechanicsville, Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Darlington. Oct. 15, 17, 22, 24, 25, 20,
27, 28, 29 and 31, Nov. 7, 9, 12, 14, 19,
21, 23, 25, and to Dee. 15.
Books will close at 2 p. m. on Sat
urdays and on the last day at prfc-
oincts where two days are given. Gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
Levy for State purposes, 4j mills.
Levy for County purposes, 3[ mills.
Levy for special County purposes, j
mill.
Levy for Const. School, 2 mills.
Levy for special School, 3[mills.
Levy for interest on Scnool Bonds,
i mill.
Total levy for Graded School, 14
mills.
Total levy for balance of County,
101 mills.
Poll tax, $1.
J. E. BASS,
Treasurer Darlington County.
Lumber! Lumber!!
J UST arrived and for sale cheap
for cash, six car toads of rough
I am HOW prepared to do I hid dressed lumber, such as Fram-
T* * tktkv, * * . I |"8. Flooring, Ceiling and YVeather
PAPER HANGING, etc. Voardug, at
W He eollqito
PtMllngtOrt.
the patronage of
Mch 24—tf.
EARLY’S LUMBER YARD,
on line C. S. & N. R. R.
STATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I
County of Darlington.
Court of Commou P'eas.
Summons for Relief. (Complaint not
served )
J. P. Mozingo, Jr., Nancy A. Mozingo,
Sarah A. Smith, Julia A. McKenzie,
Hilly A. Beasley aud N. !)• Marshall,
F laintiffs. against Julia Y r . Hendrix,
lozier Hendrix, Oliver Hendrix,
Fannie Hendrix, Cleveland Hen
drix, Calvin Y’. Marshall and YV. K.
Hendrix and YY'. K Hendrix, father
of infant defendants under 14 years
of age with whom infant defendants
reside, defendants.
To the defendants Julia V. Hendrix,
Dozier Hendrix. Oliver Hendrix, Fan
nie Hendrix, Cleveland Hendrix, t’al-
vin V. Marshall and YY T . K. Hendrix
aud YV. K. Hendrix, father of Oliver,
Fannie and Cleveland Hendrix, in
fants under 14 years of age and with
whom said infants reside :
You are hereby summoned aud re
quired to answer the complaint in this
action which is ir.ed in the office of
the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, for the said Couuty, and to
serve a copy of your answer to the
said eoiupUiat on the subscriber at
his office at Darlington Court House
within twenty days after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to answer the
complaint within tlie time aforesaid,
the plaintiff in this action will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Dated Aug. 24, A. D. 1892.
T. H. SPAIN,
Plaintiffs’ Attorney.
LAW CARDS.
W* F. DARGAN.
Attorney at Law,
\ Darlington, ~ • • S. C- \
Office over Welling & Bonoit’8
, *Ti •
TTARTSVILLE RAILROAD.
In effect May 31, 1893.
DAILY MIXED TRAIN
R. W. BOYII.
«KO. W BROWN
BOYD & BROWN*
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Office in brick building south of
the Bank of Darlington.
DARLINGTON C. H , & O.
PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO
ALL BUSINESS.
a. W. DAROAX.
H. T. THOMPSON.
To the Defendant Calvin V. Marshall:
Take notice that the complaint m
this action was filed in the office of
the Clera of the Court of Common
Pleas for said county of Darlington
on the 26th day of August, A. D. 1892.
T. H. SPAIN,
Plaintiffs’ Attorney.
DARGAN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys at Law,
Office, Hewitt building (up
stairs) north side of the Public
Square.
Darlington. S. C‘
T. H. SPAIN.
Attorney at I aw.
DARLINGTON, C.H., S. 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.
6. i HMMR &
Mamitacturers
—OK—
Doors, Sash, Elinas,
IS^OXJILIDXJSrOS
—AND -
Euiiding Material.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
April, 20 1889—1
ALL GOODS GUARANTEED.
QCO.C.TOALC HENRY OLIVER
Geo. E. Toale & Co,
WHITE EIISTE
DOORS, SASH,
BLIHDS,
AND
Gtieral Uiig Matsriil.
OFFICE AND SALESROOMS
10 and 12 (layne Street,
CRAB LEYTON. - • 8. U
I9*8peciul Prices Cheerfully Fur
nished.
Hoy/ard Fleming,
27G East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
IMPORTEROF
English Portland Cement
AND DEALER IN
LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER,
HAIR, &C., and all BUILD*
ING MA TERIAL.
Lowest Prices.
Best Satisfaction.
CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY.
Oct. 29—lyr
Desirable Lot For Sale.
YVK otT.-r for sale the lot of the late
Mrs. A. A. Baker in the Town of Dar
lington.
Ap 21—tf
PAUL WHIPPLE,
J. GREGG McCALL,
J. E. NETTLES,
Executors.
1. J. WARD.
K. O. WOODS.
WARD & WOODS.
Attorneys A Counselors at Law,
DARLINGTON, S. C.
Will practice in theStateand Federal
Courts
Special attention paid to all matters
pertaining to the buying, selling,
rentingor leasing of real estate. Any
party having business in this line
would do well to call on the firm, who
have control of some of the most de
sirable property iu the town and
county.
1. K. NKTTLKS. C. S. NKTTLKS
Nettles & Nettles,
Attornoys A Counselors at Law,
UitrliiiKloft C. II., N. <!.
Will practice in all the State and Fed
eral Courts. Prompt personal at
tention given to the collection of
Claiuis.
P. Bishop Parrott,
Stenographer and Typewriter,
tarOfflce with YVard A Woods Ml
LEGAL AND OTHER COPYING
SOLICITED.
Testimony reported in short-hand
and type-written transcript of same
furnished at reasonable rates.
Good Spelling, Correct Punctuation
and Neat Work Guaranteed.
Jan. 8-lvr.
Cheap Wrapping Paper.
Old newspapers, answering exceed
ingly well for the pnrposeof wrapping
^laper, for sale at
rrtSA di
lly to Erl the bent ▼»lii ..
ronomixe Iu your footwear by purchasing
""lors, which represent the
ed, as thousands
FTTS A DIT'
lly to net tht
Economize iu
W. lx. Dougins Shi
best value for pii<
will testily.
*500
*4.00
*3.50
*2.50
*2.25
*2.00
Leave Hartsville
5.55 a'm
Jovanu
Darlington
Palmetto
Arrive Florence
9,50 a m
Leave Florence
Palmetto
2.15 > m
Darlington
Floyd’*
3.25 p m
Jovanu
3.45 it m
Arrrive Hartsville
4.05 p m
J F. DIVINE,
Gen. Supt.
CHARLESTON, SUMTER AND
v NORTHERN RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver.
In Effect March 2, 1892.
NORTH.
SOUTH.
1
2
P. M.
A. M.
5.30 Charleston
11.05
7.05 Pregnall’B
9.50
9 20 Sumter
7.35
10.15 Lunar
0.35
10.30 •Syracuse
0.20
10.45 Darlington
0.05
D 01 Mont Clare
5.50
11.11 Robiu’sNeck 5.39
11.20 Mandeville
5.24
11.40 BenuetUville 5.10
P. M.
A. M.
J. H. AY'ERILL, General Manager.
c
& 1). Aud C. & S. RAILROADS.
for sale at Thk DarlIXOTOV
k ws office at 20 cents a hundred.
TY yon owe yourself nnd fam-
' _ *ue for your moneye
ices asked, as thousand
*3.00
*2.50
♦2.00
nil LADIES
♦ 2.00
♦ 1.75
FOR BOY*
♦ 1.75
■jRstS
DOUGLAS
83 SHOE cen-FAIWn,
m BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY.
OTHER HPEC1 AI.TIEH In footwesr are of
the some high grurie, and represent a money vsluo
far beyond the prices charged. See that nams and
price er# stamped on bottom of each shoe.
TAKE NO MI HMTITI TK.
W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Muss. Sold btr
For Sale by A. J. Broom,
Darlington 8. C,
Leave YY’adeNboro
4.40 a m
Bennett’*
5.01 a m
Morveu’a
. 5.14 a in
McFarland
. 5 27 a m
Cheraw
(>.05 a in
Cush's
Society Hill
ti.32 a m
Dove*
tt.50 a m
Floyd’s
0.58 a in
Darlington
7.12 a m
Palmetto
. 7.22 a m
Arrive Florence
.. 7.87 a m
I,eave Florence
9.00 p m
Palmetto
Darlington
Floyd’s
Dove’s
9.23 p m
9.33 p m
9 40 p in
Society Hill
Cash'*
10 00 p m
10.15 p m
Cheraw
10.27 p in
Me Farland
11.04 p m
Morven’*
11,10 p in
11.84 p m
Arrive YVadesboro
Freight Train.
11.59 a m
lA>ave Florence
Arrive Darlington
8.30 a m
Leave Darlington
. 4.00 p in
Arrive Florence
5.00 p m
A. F. RAVEN El,, President.
mjORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
In effect May 31, 1892.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. *7.
Leave Florence
. 1.35 a in
Kingetree
Lane*
2.50 a in
Arrive Charleston
5.00 a m
No. 23.
I^ave Florence
. 8.05 a m
Kingstree
9.30 a m
Line*
9.55 a in
Arrive Charleston
.11.59 a m
No. 53.
Leave Ijines
8.45 p m
Arrive Charleston
10.20 p m
Train on C. & D. R. R. connects at
Florence with No. 23 Train.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 78.
Leave Charleston
Lanes
3.25 a m
Kingstree
3 43 a m
Arrive Florence
4.45 a m
No. 14.
Leave Charleston
5.10 p m
I^ncs
7.05 p m
Kingstree...
7.24 p m
Arrive Florence
8.80 p m
No. 52.
Leave Charleston
0.50 a m
Arrive Lancs
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Sheriff’s Sale.
ST A TK OF SO UTH CAROLINA.
County of Darlington.
A. Sydney Smith A Son va D. A.
Gray.
Execution againat Property.
By virtue of the above atated Execu
tion 1 will aell on the firat Monday
iu October 1892, or the Tueaday
thereafter, at the plantation of the
defendant D. A. Gray, in Darling
ton County, the following deacribed
personal property:
7010 Iba. leaf tobacco; one Wtoahip
cotton preaa; two YVinahip cotton gina;
two Winahip condensers; two YVin-
ahip feeders; one lot rubber belting;
about 30 feet shafting with pulleya;
one Uddel engine and boiler; levied
on as the property of D A. Gray to
aatiafy thia aud other executions now
in my office. Teruii of sale, cash.
W. P. COLB,
Sept 13d, 1892. S, D, C.
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2. Distention of the bowels by wind.
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Cents. For sale by all Druggists.
* n narea Ttafof Pills
No. 52 runs through to Columbia
via Ceutral R. R. of 8. C.
Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilming
ton, N. C., making close connection
with W. & W. R. R. for all points
North.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
VY
TILMINGTON, COLUMBIA Si
AUGUSTA RALKOAD.
In affect March 27, 1892.
SOUTH UOU.ND.
No. 23.
Leave YVilmington
0.25 p in
Marion
Arrive Florence
10.25 p in
No. 50.
Leave Florence
Sumter
Arrive Columbia
No. 27.
Leave YVilmington
Marion
Arrive Florence
No. 52.
Leave Suiq,ter
Arrive Columbia
No. 58.
Leave Florence
Sumter
Aarrive Columbia
No. 52 run* through from Charles
ton via Ceutral Rail road; leaving
Lane* 8.32 a in, Manning 9 09 a m.
Train on C. and D. Railroad con
nect* at Florence with No. S’ 4 .
NORTH BOUND.
No. 51.
Leave Columbia 10.45 pm
Sumter 12.04 a m
Arrive Florence 1.15 a m
No. 78.
Leave Florence 5.00 a iu
Marion 5.44 a m
Arrive YVilmington 8.55 a tu
No. 59.
Leave Columbia
Sumter 7.30 p m
Arrive Florence 8.40 n m
No. 13.
Leave Columbia 0.09 p m
Arrive Sumter 7.25 p m
No. 14.
Leave Florence 8.50 p m
Marion 9.35 p m
Arrive YVi mington 12.20 a m
No. 53 run* through to charleston
via central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 8.00 n rn. T-ane* 8.40 p ui,
charleston 10.30 a m.
No. 59 connect* ai Florence with C.
& D. train from cheraw and YY’adee-
boro-
No*. 78 and 14 make close connec
tion at YVilmington with YV. Si YV.
Railroad for all points North.
Train* on Florence Railroad leave
Pee Dee daily except Sunday 8 35 a
m, arrive Rowland 11.40 a in. Return
ing leave Rowland 12. IB p in, arrive
Pee Dee 4.00 p m.
Train* on Manchester & Augusta
Railroad leave Sumter daily except
Sunday 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 59
a w. Returning leave Rimini 12 30p.
m, arrive Sumter 1.40 |>. m.
J F. DIVINE. Gen Supt-
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