The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, January 04, 1894, Image 3
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CHAPTER a
At this unexpected sound the amazed
savages yelled in chorus and attempted
to oharg*. Too late!
While the drat wild note* of the war-
whoop still gurgled in their throats and
ere they had made a second step the
blended reports of 19 rifles rang out npon
the night, and at least half that number
of warriors fell.
The others, including several bleeding
from wonnds. turned at once arid with
howls of baffled rage fled toward the
canyon. '“Now pitch to, boysl Don’t
let one of the ml devils escape!” shouted
Carson.
Our fellows responded ’ by a hearty
cheer, and' creeping out under the wag
ons dash^l Away to pursuit, ail heedless
of the outcry set up by the suddenly
awakened women.
The Apaches had already gained a
start of &0 yards or more, and if they had
not been somewhat retarded by their
wounded we should hardly have come
within sure pistol shot. Even so, being
unencumbered by clothing, they ran
with astonishing swiftness, and thongh
three dropped to onr distant fire it was
not until they were within 100 yards of
cover that Carson and young Austin,
running side By side in advance, came to
close quarters with them. The rest of
us were in a ruck some way behind and
had now to cease- firing lest we might hit
our lead) re
In the rear rank of the flying Indians
were two tall warriors, and between
them another, whose right arm, broken
by a bullet, bung limply by his side.
Carson and his comrade were on the
point of d.ertaking these three when
all turned suddenly, and the two un
wounded braves hurled their tomahawks
. with so true an aim that only a Hght-
ninglike movement of their heads saved
onr friends from instant death. The
desperate savages then rushed forward
with uplifted clubs, but beftire they
came near enough to strike both were
shot down by Kit.
Meantime Prank Austin had closed
with the third warrior, and foolishly re
serving his fire felled him to the ground
by a single blow of his fist—a well
nigh fatal mistake, for the savage re
bounded from the earth like a rubber
ball, and holding his knife to his deft
hand made a furious stroke at his assail
ant’s throat. But Frank, keen °f e f e
and supple as a leopard, caught the
tawny wrist half way, jerked the knife
from its owner's grasp and drove it np
to the hilt in fils h^art. .
The main body of Indians now wheeled
about and came back on their tracks,
hoping to wipe out the two foremost
pursuers before the others could come
up. Once again they were too late! We,
though nearly breathless from running,
reached onr own men as soon as they
and a fierce but short lived conflict en
sued.
Several of us received ugly wona de
my own cheek was ent open and bears
the scar to this day—but none of as was
disabled, and when the Indians finally
plunged into the canyon they numbered
only 14—28 being left- dead npon’ the
plain.
‘•Right smart of a scrimmage, warnt
it, cap?’ said John Wells, a big Ken
tuckian who bad fought like a hero, as
we turaed-bowaid eaihp.
“I shonld say sd, John, and I never
saw green hands make such a good”—
He stopped to the middle of Ida sentehce,
for" at that moment, floating down the
soft breeze, there resounded a scream of
terror, then another and another—the
last snddenly muffled, then silence!
“My God, men, the women! The w6m-
en!" shouted Secord, darting away like a
madman, the whole horrified party fol
lowing. As we ran straight in a line
and at top speed, we could see nothing
bnt the canvas roofs of the corralled
wagons glistening in the moonlight. Bnt
what was beyond? .
It took the slowest of ns perhaps a
minute to cover those 800 yards, but
Carson and Austin again outran the
crowd, even the half frantic Secord not
being able to keep up with them. When
these two got far enough around the cor
ral to see what lay on the other side,
both uttered cries of rage, and we, on
hurrying np, at once saw the cause. Out
on the plain, already half a mile away
and pressing their posies to the utmost,
rode a small hand, of Indians, seemingly
\ 10 or-12 to number—and, the two young
i women were gone!
- . Carson was thunderstruck. , “Outwit-
\pd by these miserable skunks at, last,”
he bitterly moaned.' -• .
As for fhe„yottng 'ho»band and .'his
friend Frank, theySyert lilfcs men bereft
of reaeoti, and the former literally tore
his hair to the extremity of grief
impotent anger
We afterward^ learned that this little
band under the’ snbehief, I^one Wolf,
and led by that warrior to person, had
been camped on the bank of a stream a
mile or so from us, and hearing our first
volley had ridden down to the wagons,
but seeing how the fight Was going hid
not dared.to take part to It nor even
waste time-in getting at oty horses, con
tenting themselves by carrying off the
women, whom theyfound standing out
side the corral listening to the sounds of
battle. «
Almost to a moment Kit Canon was
himself again, and thB-man’s sternly set,
calm face was a. per feet study aa he is
sued his clear, incisive orders:
“You fear men, Wells, Secord, Aus
tin And Wilkinson, will saAdiaup, reload
rifles and revolvers, taks water bottle*
and three pounds each '
along and start wRh me to^fve
You other U men will stay right
car two flays—u we oon t return sooner
keep the sleek alive at all ha»-
Apacfcflfc trill hardly
ou^d Uttar stick to
ip aa close aa possible. If we don’t
get back by the morning of the third day,
you’ll know We*ve gone under. Then
puah ahead to first
a new guide. All
z&jtwmM
tore us. Good by, boys"—and before the
five minutes were up Kit and his com
rades had galloped away.
The savage* were two miles ahead and
were doable the number of their punra-
en. bat we knew that the latter would
l tbe-capti ves or die to the attempt,
■on was a host in himself, and we
rdf the result. The only
, Could our eastegj bred
w tough l»
the distant r and then prepared to pass carried away, and who and whence were
the remaiujler of the night, or rather the j the victims of this one among scores of
first hours sf the morning, in obtaining similar wayside tragedies might never
much needfd rest. Feeling certain that | be known—yet. over all, in the azure
the ambnsfed Indians would not again vault of a heavenly sky, the sun shone
molest ns i
we agreed |
about, out
others sle) I
watch hat p
of vital imiturtam e »o the well being oi
the wotsu-t that their brutal captors
should not »e permitted to halt for even
half hour
We who were left watched onr five
gallant coi fade* nutil they were lost in
tidings of whom relatt.-es ana men-:*,
perhaps wives and sweethearts, would
long wait in vain—no book, paper, scrap
of writing by which the bodies might
have been identified having been found
by our men. All bad been consumed or
dess themselves ve-enforced,
keep guard turn and turn
man at a time, while the
On drawing lots the first
' to fall to me, and with
my rifle on-my lap 1 seated myself to a
position ectsmanding a clear view to the
edge of tb'i canyon.
I had not been 10 minutes on duty
when the lend snoring of my tired com
panions proved that they were already
buried in profound sluraber. and 1 smiled
to think haw easily men become famil
iarized to danger. It was now past 2
o’clock. Tie days were at their longest, I interestedly
and the sun would rise at 20 minutes
past 4. As it would be nearly daylight
at the expiiation of my watch, I deter
mined not fo disturb the fellows at all,
hut to let them sleep until they should
awake of (heir own accord. One of them
—an embrjro surgeon—had pnt a couple
of stitcher in my cut cheek, and the
wound wss painful enough, I thought,
to drive a\ ay all drowsiness.
By and Ip, as 1 sat comfortably on one
of the wa i>n poles, that peculiar dark
ness whicl precedes the dawn came over
the landsc :>e. and 1 congratulated my
self on fe< ng so alert and wide awake!
Only a i iment afterward, as it seemed
to m& 1 oked around in positive af
fright. I ould have sworn that I had
never clo d my eyes, and yet the sun
whs ilo'iv >ove the horizon!
aa brightly, wandering birds soared as
joyously as if the demoniacal passions of
men had never stained with the blood of
their fellows the rolling surface of this
vast solitude.
Wishing to economize onr dry feed os
much as possible, we led the horses
about the middle of the afternoon a lit
tle way out on the plain to graze It
was very pleasant to see how greatly the
animals enjoyed the sweet buffalo grass
after their 24 hours’ deprivation. They
had M for some minutes, and we were
watching them and the
month of the pass by turns, when we
saw a single mounted warrior ride ont
of the latter and speed away northward,
parallel to the course of the canyon.
It needed but this to convince us that,
so far from having been re-enforced, the
savages were only now dispatching an
envoy to summon help, and we instantly
realized that the salvation of our whole
party depended upon the arrest of this
messenger.
Among our stock there was a 8-year-
old thoroughbred mare, exceedingly fleet
of foot, bnt not taken by Carson on his
presumably hard ride because of her ten-
I der age. At the moment we caught sight
i of the flying Indian Hngh Elliot wss
j holding the rein of this beautiful crea-
J ture. Quick as a flash be pnt the teir-
! porarily displaced bit in her mouth,
Strong! still, every last one of the snatched np his rifle, sprang to her back
fallen Ini ms had been carried away! 1 an< l waa M 1 ® tbe wind.
When the warrior firs! emerged from
! the pass, he was of course 800 yards
; from us, and although riding furiously
he was not mnch farther away now, as
his route lay alongside the canyon, which
j might be said to form the base of a right
angled triangle of which the line from
had slept j my post with a vengeance,
and donb ;ss nothing but the fear of a
possible i erruption in their supposed
sacred dn of securing their dead had
prevented he savages from slaughtering
every ma of us!
1 felt n -ouunonly mean and cheap at
my own gligence, but made a clean , the wagons to the pass was the perpen-
breast of it so soon as my comrades dicular and that between him and us the
i (abont the num-
warriors) could
dies in two hours,
along, you -know,
waked u None of them reproached
me, howi jr, each one generously blam
ing himsi for having slept so soundly
through i all.
Don’t on suppose, Will,” said Dick
Harding, that the Indians have been
re-enforc l? Surely fee 14 we drove into
the gulch tonld not lave got away with
28 corpse in that slJrt time.”
I don’ believe fiey have, Dick," 1
replied; • rven 10 m
her of th* unworn
easily reiiove the hi
They werl scattei
all the way from he* to the canyon. If
the reds liad been i imerous enough to
fight and Hike care i their dead, too, we
would not be alive talk of It. ITiey
got such a surprise i their first attack
that I guess they tl nght we might be
playing possum at In and were only
too glad to > get av y without another
battle. Getting t :r dead comrades
out of the hands of ly enemy is consid
ered an imperativi July among these
plains Indians. Th ’re superstitious on
this point above all hers and will risk
everything rather t! n leave their killed
and wounded behin *
'Well," said H ding reflectively,
“the devil himself not quite so black
as he’s painted. Ev i these murderous
villains posset sni i virtues, it seems.
But, Will, the ho ie must be taken to
water at once, ipy’re beginning to
suffer.”
It was quite aa The poor beasts
had passed 18 h rs without drink and
were now showi; unmistakable signs
of distress. Wh aver the possible dan
ger, an immedia trip must be made to
the river. So , or a hasty breakfast
we divided our f oe, seven fully armed
men riding off w b the horses unci the
same number r mining to gnard the
wagons.
The watering arty had little over a
mile to go and c Id not be molested by
the small band o .avages left in the can
yon unless the.te id some way of egress
other than the loath of the pass, on
emerging from v icb they must be seen
by ns. All seen 1 to be going well, as
we heard no sfco ing from the direction
of the river, b three-quarters of an
hour passed aw , and our men had not
returned. Shm y afterward, however,
they hovein g ht, riding very slowly
and appaufttyi wowing some kind of
and
burdens
three led
The H
to meet
horror
sisted of
tated
In a litl
bank, onr
found the 1
wagons am
remains ol
doubtless
grants,
which had
that which
not tell
the nufortu:
six men.
now pi
ciless Apac
tortures.
While digj
tip; pitiful
of us could
we thought]
overtiiken tl
fleeting hi
been our
we had left
Charlie B
.pped on the hacks of the
being clear, we walked ont
m, and soon, to onr infinite
hat their sad freight con-
ped, scorched and muti-
six white men.
ioIIow close to the river
es told ns, they had
>ns of two recently burned
ixed with them the charred
,t a few hours before had
|n a party of hopeful emi
tter butchered by the band
.acted the women or by
attacked ns they could
her could we be sure that
party had contained only
irs there may have been--
in the hands of the mer-
aud reserved for hellish
hypothenuse. Along this latter Hugh
Elliot was now racing at a flight of speed
so much greater than that of his enemy
that it became at once evident the chase
would not be a long one. Probably no
other horse in our outfit could have out-
run'that swift pony, but it wasno match
for the blooded mare, each one of whoso
sweeping strides lessened the distance be
tween them.
Before pursuer and pursued had gone
a half mile the former had gained qaite
150 yards and was then within possible
rifle shot
In that highly rarefied atmosphere ev
ery motion of both men was distinctly
visible to us, and as Elliot drew still
nearer we saw him raise his gun, but
while studying his aim th j quick eyed sav
age threw himself fiat along the off side
of his pony, and Hugh lowered his weap
on again. Looking on then with breath
less interest, we saw him press the little
mare to a fresh burst of si>eed, and when
within 100 yards of his quarry the piece
was once more brought to his shoulder.
This time he palled the trigger. A flash,
a puff of smoke, and hi fore the report
reached onr ears the pony fell to the
ground, rolling over and over by its own
impetus and hurling its rider 80 feet
away.
five survivors, leading one riderless
pony, made good their escape.
While we were congratulating Elliot
on his generalship some of us noticed
that he bore on his person a rather novel
ornament in the shape of an arrow pro
truding from hia left side.
Examining more closely, we found that
the missile had merely pierced the flesh
ontaide hia ribs and that its barbed head,
after plowing its way beneath six inches
of muscle, was now lodged against the
toner back of hia flannel shirt.
Carefully cutting off the feathered
end, Charlie Blake drew the shaft clear
through and ont of the wound. “That
was a pretty close call, Hugh,” said
Fred Bronson.
"Close enough,” carelessly replied the
young stoic, “and in this case a miss
isn’t quite as good as a mile, for I sup
pose that confounded hole will feel kind
of sore for a day or two.”
(ID BR CONT1NURD.I
Darlington lodge YI. WITCOYER
J
invited.
L No. 7, Knights of Pythl-
ias, meets on 1st and 8rd
(TintSDAT Evenings in
each month, at ( itstie
Hall, Florence street,
opposite Broad. Visit
ing brothers fraternally
AND
graves in order to give
lenta decent burial none
;r»in from shuddering as
the cruel fate which had
hapless travelers, and re-
ly Hiat fate might have
bitterly regretted that
j'glewTige alive.
Hii exactly voiced the gen
eral sentimeulihen lie said: "I only
hope those he onnds may pitch into
is ag ito. If tl r do, not a mother’s son
if them shall « ape this time."
; , l>t)>’S.” added Dick
innocent women are in
such scoundrels.”
boattK i." put in Hugh
Caraoi fall* to rescue
gold Ju California won’t
no, % >r Frank Austin
Identifying Lost Artlelrt.
A theatrical manager turned traitor
and told this story on his friend who had
just finished speaking:
“I went in to see Billy’s miserable
show the other night and came ont in
such a hurry that I left behind me the
gold handled umbrella which Irving,
Bernhardt and Coquelin clubbed togeth
er and bought for mo for giving them
the greatest business ever known on this
hemisphere. I missed it and next morn
ing went to the box office to get it. Billy
was at the window, unu I told him of
my loss.
“ ‘Can you identify it? he asked.
“ ‘Certainly,’ said I.
“ ‘How many' ribs has it’’ asked he.
“Of course I couldn't tell, and down
came the window. I was too paralyzed
with rage to move, and while I stood
there a yonng man came to ask for a
cane with a silver band around it.
“ ‘How many inches was the fernle
from the silver band?
“Young man couldn’t answer, and
slam went the window again.
“Up came an old lady who wanted a
pair of pearl mounted open glasses in a
pale pink plush bag, with the monogram
A. B. C. engraved on them and the mak
er’s name under the rim.
“ ‘Are the lens concave, opalesque or
convex crystalline?
“The old lady gasped, and his skinlets
said severely, ‘Madam, no articles are
given up here unless they are properly
identified.’ ”—New York World.
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we insured our lives in the Mutual
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11," wnthlently rejoined
1 -ing them back all right;
Why, I’ve read some-
single handed, once fol-
of six Indians for five
ery man of them and saved
and her tiaby.”
■aid Elliot, “but on
in when ha and his party I
Jiad wipe nt all but one of a band of
it one, the instant before be |
shot down, cut the throat of i
leaner, whom the villains j
hidden behind a bush be- '
towthe ^te* overtook them."
conversing we reverently
over the humble |
countrymen. f°r ’
The quick eyed eaiKtae threw hlmtclf fiat
alonq the off tide of hit pony.
Quite unhurt, however, and qnick as
a cat the savage sprang np, fitted an
arrow to the string and stood defiant.
Elliot, never wavering in his career,
dropped the empty rifle, drew a revolver
from his belt and rode straight at his
enemy. At that distance we could not
see the arrows fly, bnt knew from bit
motions that the Indian had discharged
two in qnick succession, and at the
second shot we thought onr comrade
rather winced.
Another instant would have bronght
the combatants together, when the red
warrior threw down his bow. and we
saw the gleam of steel as he poised his
tomahawk in a last brave effort at de
fense—useless weapon, futile valor in
snch a fight!
One more bound of the mare, another
powder flush, and only the white man
lived to hear the pistol's report!
Answering onr exnltant thongh faint
ly heard cheers by a wave Of ~htl hand,
Elliot qnickly dismounted, gathered np
ns trophies the arms and accouterment*
of the dead man and pony, picked np his
owiiL’fle and started on his return.
BuV ..ow from ont the narrow
yelling like demons and mad with
rushed nine mounted Apaches, bent on
cutting off the conqueror’s retreat and
avenging their slain comrade. G» no
ticing this demonstration Elliot coolly
stopped and deliberately reloaded hia ri
fle and the one empty chamber of his re
volver, while we, the whole 13 of ns, sal
lied out on foot to act ar circumstances
might require. For a little way the In
dians rode to a bnnch, then took open
order and ranged themselvce directly
serosa the line which Elliot would nat
urally take to reach camp.
Matters looked rather serious for the
yonng man. bnt no experienced plains
man oould have behaved more cleverly
than he now did. Instead of dashing off
at onoe with his half blown mare, he
walked her quietly until within 209 yards
of the waiting bocks, by which time the
had recovered her wind. Then giving
her the rein he made a wide sweep on
the open plain and led the savages a
merry chase around and aronnd, playing
with them as he pleai ?d, until at last,
when frantic with baffle 1 rage, he lured
them within long range of onr riflee.
“Now, boye, shoot to kill!” yelled
Dick Harding, and we all fired together,
knock!; iv over four warriors and three
poniee, whose riders were untouched.
Before we finished reloading, however,
the three dismounted braves had caught
the ponies of their fallen friend*, a&d th*
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Colley Cibber was playing cards one
night at Tom’s coffee house in Russell
street, Covent Garden, one of the few
houses in London which were only opeu
to subscribers. As the cards were dealt
to the playful Colley, “he took np every
one in turn and expressed his disap
pointment at every indifferent one.” As
the game went on, lie did not follow
suit, whereupon the testy old general
cried ont, “What, have you not a spade,
Mr. Cibber?’ The poet laureate, noth
ing abashed, looked at his cards and an
swered, “Oh, yes, a thousand,” a reply
which drew forth a very short and peev
ish comment from the general. Colley,
who was a very cool customer and was
besides “shockingly addicted to swear
ing,” as the narrative says, retorted with
“Don’t be angry, general, for, damme, I
can play 10 times worse if I like.”—Tern-
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ON THE PLAINS OF ARIZONA
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Auditor’s Offick. i
Darlington, 8. C., Dee. 1,1893. i
T HIS office will be open for the
purpose of listing all real and
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the fiscal year commencing Nov 1,
1893, and ending Oct. 31, 1894, from
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1.4 IV C 4 It ON.
ut;
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business in your terri
tory direct with buyers.
We can thus better as
sure you of prompt at
tention, low prices, and
clear agreements not
liable to misunderstand
ing and confusion as in
past under a different
system.
To responsible and
honorable buyers we
will make it an object
to correspond with us,
and we want to deal
with no other class.
Write us for prices on
any make or kind of
machinery you want,
-and we wiil make an
honest' effort to serve
your best interests.
W. H. GIBBES, JR., & CO.,
COLUMBIA, 8. C.
Deo38 - ly
No. 1 connnecte with C. F. A Y. V.
at Bennetteville for Fayetteville, con-
necte with Seaboard Air Line at Ham
let for Wilmington, Charlotte, Shel
by, Routherfordton ; and at Charlotte
with R. & D. Veetibule Limited for
Waehington and New York. Passen
gers can take sleepers at Charlotte at
8 :15 p. m.
No. 2 passengers by this train have
through Sleepers. New York to Char
lotte, connecte with S. A. L. at Ham-
Tax Notice.
EAGLE BRAND
THE BEST
ROOFING
Is unequalled for bouse, barn, fact
ory or out-buildlngs, and costs half
the price of shingles, tin or iron. It
is ready for use and easily applied by
anyone. RUBBER PAINT costs on
ly (SO cents per gallon in barrel lots, or
$1 50 for 5 gallon tubs. Color dark
red. Will stop leaks in tin or Iron
roofs that will last for years. Try it.
Send stamp for samples and particu
lars.
Excelsior Paint aiui Roofing Co.,
1M DUANE ST., NEW YORK, N. Y.
Dec 28—2m.
Trkasuri r’s Offick, )
Darlington, 0. H., Sept. 15’93.)
T HE Treasurer's office will be
opened ft r the collect'on of
State, county, s leoial county, school,
special school a id poll taxes for the
fiscal year 1892 3 from October 15 to
December 31, 893, in compliance
with law, except ugon Thanksgivings
Day and Decern ier 25th.
I will attend i i person or bj deputy
the following p ices on days named
and on said pn cinot days the office
at Darlington (’. H. will be closed.
Hartsville, Ti csday and Wednes
day, Oct. 17 and 18.
jasper, Thurs’ ay, Oct. 19.
Leavensworth Friday, Oct. 20.
Lydia, Tuesdnv, Oct. 31.
Society Hill, V ednesday and Thurs
day, Nov. 1 and :.
Swift Creek, 1 riday, Nov. 3
Mechanicsvilli Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Antioch, Thuisday. Nov. 9.
High Hill, Fri .ay, Nov. 10.
Lamar, Tuesi ay and Wednesday,
Nov. 14 and 15.
Cypress, Thur day, Nov. 16.
Stokes Bridge Tuesday and Wed
nesday, Nov. 21 ind 22.
Darlington C. H., October 16, 21, 28,
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, (0, November 6, 7, 11,
13, 17, 18, 20, 23 to December 31 in
clusive.
Books will clo e at.2 p. m. on Satur
days and on U st (lays at precincts
where two day: are given. Taxpay
ers take notice.
Levy for Stab purposes, 5j mills.
Levy for Com cy purposes, 3 mills.
Levy for Jail j >ebt, 4 mill.
Levy for Darlii igton Graded Schools,
4 mills.
Levy for Interest on Graded School
bonds, 4 mill.
Jve.y for Constitutional Schools, 2
mills.
Poll tax, $1.00.
Total levy for all purposes county,
U mills.
Total levy foi all county purposes
and Graded Schools, 154 mills.
J. E. BASS,
Treasurer D. C.
Sept 21—4t.
(i. S, HACKER i SON,
Manutacturers
--OF—
Doors, Sash, Blinds,
ItZtOTJj-iTDIISrOS
— 4ND-
Building Material.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
GHARLDSTON, 8. 0.
April, 2q 18P3 —1
let from Charlotte and North, and
from Wilmington, connects with S.
C. Ry. at Pregnalls for Charleston.
Dinner at Hamlet.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
g'N A D. and C. 4 S. RAILROADS.
• In effect Dec 3,
1893.
Through Passenger Train.
Leave Wadf»8boro
4.30 a m
Bennett’s
4.51 a m
Morven’s
5.04 a m
McFarland
5 17 a m
Cheraw
6.00 a m
Cash's
6.12 a m
Society Hill
Dove’s
6.26 a m
6.44 a in
Floyd’s
6.49 a m
Darlington
7.00 a m
Palmetto
7.11 a m
Arrive Florence
. 7.25 a m
Leave Florence
7.15 p m
Palmetto
7.28 p m
Darlington —
Floyd’s
7.38 p m
7.50 p m
Dove’s
7 55 p m
Society Hill
8 13 p in
Cash’s
8 27 p m
Cheraw
8.50 p m
McFarland
9.13 p m
Morven’s
9.39 p m
Bennett’s
9.54 p m
Arrive Wadesboro
10.15 p m
Freight Train.
Leave Florence
7.30 a m
Darlington
8.40 a m
Arrive Cheiaw
11.20 a m
Leave Cheraw
1.00 p m
Darlington
4.00 p in
Arrive Florence
5.00 p m
A. F. RAVENEL, President.
WTORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
J.H In effect Dec. 3, 1893.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 61
Leave Florence
7.45 a m
Kingstree
Lanes
9.20 a m
Arrive Charleston
11.20 a m
No. 35.
Leave Florence
3.37 a m
Kingstree
4.35 a m
Lanes
4.52 a m
Arrive Charleston
6.50 a m
No. 28.
Leave Florence
7.25 p m
Kingstree
8.44 p m
I*nes
9.06 p m
Arrive Charleston
.11.00 p m
No. 63.
Leave Lanes
7.05 p m
Arrive Charleston
8.45 p m
Train on C. A D. R. R. connects at
Florence with No. 61 Train.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 78.
Leave Charleston
. 3.35 a m
Lanes
5.30 a m
Kingstree
5 52 a m
Arrive Florenee
7.10 a m
No. 60
Leave Charleston
. 5.00 p m
Lanes
. 7.05 p m
Kingstree
7.27 p m
Arrive Florence
No. 14.
Leave Charieston
3.30 p m
Lanes
5.29 p m
Kingstree
5.45 p m
Arrive Florenee
6.45 p m
No. 52.
Leave Charleston
7.15 a m
Arrive Lanes..
. 8.40 am
Can
You Read
The Future?
Do you know what your con
dition will be ao years hence?
Will your earning capacity
be equal to the support of
yourself and family? This is
a serious question, yet, yon
could co ifidently answer
‘^yes” if you had a twenty*
years Tontine Policy in the
Equitable Life
A method which guarantees
all the piotection furnished
by any kn d of life insurance,
and in addition the largest
cash returns to those policy
holders whose lives are pro
longed, and who then need
money rather than assurance.
For facts and figures, address
W. J. RODDEY, Managers
For the CtroUn**,
ROCK HILL, 8. C.
MIS* JP3S©
TTARTSVILLK RAILROAD.
** Jo effect Dee 8, IMS.
DAILY M . XED TRAIN
Leave Hartevilb 6.00 a m
Jovann ..6.90 a m
Floyd’s 6.88 am
ArriveDariingto 7.90 a m
Leave Darlingto j...., 6.80 p m
Floyd’* ..8.00 pm
Jovann 8.90 pm
AittIt* Hartsvll ... 8.40
J. t, DiYia
No. 52 runs through to Colombia
via Central R. R. of S. C.
No. 78 runs eolid to Wilming
ton, N. C., making close connection
with W. A W. R. R. for all point*
North.
Train No. 14
aye
make* cloi
North.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
Wilson
ne—and
dose connection for all points
'ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA *
In effect Dec. 8,1898.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 55.
Leave Wilmington 3.20 p m
Marion 6.11 p m
Arrive Florence 6.50 p m
No. 60.
Leave Florence 7.10 p m
Sumter 8.28 p m
Arrive Columbia 10.00 p m
No. 58.
Leave Florence 7.45 a m
Arrive Sumter 9 20 a m
No. 59.
Leave Sumter 9.58 a m
Arrive Columbia 11.05 a m
Mb !
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 8-44 a m, Manning 9 90 a m.
NORTH BOUND.
Leave Columbia
Sumter
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence.
Marion
Arrive Wilmington
Leave Columbia
Arrive Sumter
Leave Columbia..
Sumter
Arrive Florence....
M* 89 runs thiouuu so diaries ton
via central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 6.15 p m. Lanes 7.00 p
charleston8.45 pm.
Trains on Manchester and Augusta
B. R-, leave Sumter daily except Sun
day, 10.50 a. m., arrive Rimini 11:59 a.
m. Retnrning leave Rimini
m.. arrive Sumter 9:10 p. m.
Train* on Wilmington,
and Conway Railroad leave
bourn at 10.10 a m, arrive
19.80 p m, returning leave <
8:00 p. m.. arrive
m. Leave Chadb
5.15 p m, arrive
6.00 p m. Retur
and!
9.00a mi
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