Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r' - _____ WILD BILL'S DEADLY AIM. _?? * fell DmI With D?tt Tuft Td the Tublie Square at SprtugiirlU, ilo. "It was in the spring cf 1CC5 that Wild Eill and Dave Tutt. ex-chief cf Confederate 6couts. tried conclusions in the public square nt Springfield. MaZ'satf Dr. Hogeboow. surgeon fef the A.. T. and S. F. railroad. "The war was over, so tar as fiehting in the field was concerned, tut the peculiar vindittirencss tlir-t t' ' Charactemed all ilie v. a 1 fare en Ifcotb rides in Missouri still existed hnd shewed itself in many ways. A strong fon* cf United States trooj s occupied tfce tow n, the Kansas regiincnt to which I was attached among them. A picturesque and striking figure among those who had fought oo the Union side whk Wild Bill, Whose dering and valuable service* MO Federal scout were fresh in the minds of men. There were many ex-Confederate soldiers in tow n, and Tutt. a brave and desperate man and a dead shot, was the leader of that element. They lost no oppor trinity to show their ill will to tte Unionists, and between Tutt and Wild Bill tad feeling was strongly manifested. It came to the joint of an open quarrel one Digbt when Tutt, with his gang, came into a sr.Wm writer* WiM Rill was seated at I a game of poker. He had been win Sing, and with the pile of money before him on the table were a gold watch and chain that some cne had wagered and lost. Tutt had coroe for a quarrel. He watched the game a few minutes, then said suddenly: 44 'Bill, 1 want you to pay me the ttooey you owe me.' " 'I hare paid you once. Isn't that enough!' said Wild Bill, looking up from the band of cards he held. ; "Tutt reached over and took the gold watch and chain from Wild BUTe pile of winnings. Ie?% 1uu u? o ujo ium uiuucj , uo sail TU keep this watch to satisfy the debt' "Wild Bill looked at him with pel feet calmness. 'Better put it &- lark, Dave,' he saxL 'You'll be sorry if yoo dent* "Ttttt laughed and put the watch Is his pocket, which ended the mattar for that night Next day he sent word to Wild Bill that on the following Saturday at noon ne should >: . tarry the watch and chain across V the public square, entering it at the * northeast corner. This was a challenge which Wild Bill could not ig" TO he there,' be said when the Saeeeage was given him, and be went home and cleaned and oiled his pistola. Be did not show himself much about town until Saturday noon the northeast corner of the public "??J ?*:n *1?i ? I ~ iqwas TTIW JJtlJU WMCU lii at TO Uppft^ftchod each other, walking from the corners diagonally opposite, it was seen that a group of Ttitt's friends were gathered at the earner to the left of Wild Dili, and nobody present doubted that tb y were there to take a band in the shooting if the fight went against "The distance between the two aaan at the start was about 140 yards. They walked steadily toward each other, with pistols in the belts, until about SO pecee separated them. Thai Tutt made a motion as if to - VI- -1-A-l tC.-U tunw Oia fU). lugMuu; "Iiu Bill's pistol came up, and, holding $ts butt with both hands, without Rf&v ^fhtnf ha fired at Tutt, who I threw 19 his bands, staggered and M dead 00 his toe, shot through ft- the heart. "With the crack of his pistol Wild | BUI wheeled and faced the group of i Kf - Tutt'a friends, pistol in band. Some of them had drawn their weapons. a" hot tbey put them up in a hurry and ? declared that the duel had been a E fan- one. Wild Bill was king of the jfvl town after that, as he was chief for many a year afterward on the plains sod in the tough frontier towns."? I Hew York Sun. A UtpMiw WTlta the llatoh Receiver. "Do yon see that thing on tb* wall there! Above the clock 1 That thing with ribbons on it!" "Yea. What is it!" "That's a match receiver. It is intended to receive burned matches. Tor instance, suppose I use a match. I extinguish the match and put it on to tablet Then I go across the street and borrow a stepladder. I I' bring the stepladder into this room, * r mora the sofa away from the wall, k Jk plant my stepladder and carry that E piece of burned match up the ladder g and drop it into the receiver. Thee <v I eome down from the ladder, put Ip, the sofa back in its place, take th j y. Stepladder home, and there you are! f I tell you it's a great thing to have these handy little articles around | the bouse!"?Chicago Record. ? A Failure. |Kr; A.?Well, and how did you sleep PL last night t Did you follow my adi; I ' Vice and begin counting ? I &?Yes. I counted up to 18.000. EL' A.?And then you fell asleep?. gfjV B.?No; than it was time to get I ?>/ qp.?Pearson's Weekly. A ? > To 1'nrr ( mmliutlluo I urcti r. T1 tf i .miiitiN v .?ini\ v .c. 1(\' or i-c. Tt C. C. 0. I::i) 10 i-are. rcfutio iuoucv ' Even a man doesn't like ?? have 1 fie preacher rail when the lion>e is all lipsv-topsv. Eilni-.itc M.tti ( ; Cnn-iy i ii\ conrtitpiiru ii fi:o'or. j 1(X*. iV. If i' C C * - ?I. i>* ??v v - f uiiti money. Jj'jll't Ti?i.hvi? N|.it-nil SuiiAc lour UfO i??T, , f,,A * Ifiwllu .??/! |j> 111 I 1 I * v H '? " ' " nctxc. lui. <>i 1!c. iierv?? aii-J Vi^'or. UiiiC No-To U.n . ti?c wonJor u..rU< r, li..-.; j.iuV< ? v. ^n:; ix;< c s:r? \?. A ! drii^-irisis. We or {>. C ure tsuar.tnteed :u.d Mttii'.e fnc. AJdn -s bierlics itemedv C'c , Chicago or New \uik. i People gel wisdom by oxpe-I lieme. A man never wakes up Ills second baby to see it laugh. \JOHNSON'S \CHILL AND \ FEVER TONIC Cures Fever In Cne Day. Neatness, when moderate, is a I virtue; hut when carried loan ex-j t rente il narrows t!.e mind. To < Coaattimtiou lorerrr. tavo <' .M.arf ts cuikiv Cathartic. 10c crtr>3 ' ! UGCC. f.;il 10 cure, t'rut. ~'.s refund inoucV Life is a circus in which every-. ; one takes the part of a clown some , l time during his sojourn. i !?-?Lo?_ ^ j T A Nionim, M tbr-crrnt <*ho?u j und Scientist \VM ^?en :i Free lo the.-V I'.a Jcd. u UoillcHoMii< .\eitly t?i*? ooi erwl lie medics to <*ure <"ou ?inij>* lion iitxl as\2 l.une Trou bleu. Nothing could be fairer, more l philanthropic or carry more joy to the afflicted, titan the offer of T. A. ! Slocum, M. C. of 1KJ Pearl street i New York City. i i Confident that he has discovered an i absoluteVure for consumption and all pulmonary complaints, and to1 make its great merits known, he ' will send, free, three bottles of med- j iciue, to any reader of The County ! Heconl who is suffering from chest, bronchial, throat and lung troubles or consumption. Already this "new scientific course ; of medicine has permanently cured ! thousands of appearantlv hopeless! ' cases. The Doctor considers it his relig-J ! ous duty?a duty which h,* owes to humanity?to donate his infallible cure. Offered freely, i enough to omen i it. and more so is the jierfect confidence of the great chemist making j the proposition. He has proved the dreaded consumption to bee cureable disease beyond any doubt. There will be no inirtakein sending ' ?the mistake will lie in overlooking i 'thegenerous invitation. He has 011 ; file in his American and European ! laboratories testimonials of expo- j , rience from those cured in all ports ! , of the world. Don't delay rnfil it is too late, j Address T. A. Slocum. M. C., D8 Pine street, New York, and when writing j the Doctor, please give express and pistoflice address and mention reading this article in the County Record. j Or?en the dfoor of vour mind to > i jrontl thoughts and evil ones wiil j | ! be diiven out. | . _i__ j ii Worn Out? M I | 1 U < j | Do you come to the close of | [ j | theday thoroughly exhausted? j J | t Does this continue day after i> j | day, possibly week after week? | j| Perhaps you are even too ex- J ; j \ hausted to sleep* Then soux- < > | | thin ^ is wronj. All these j \ j | thing^ indicate that you are j J i > stifferin or f.*om nervous ex- < j | haustion* Your nerves need 3 < > feeding and your blood en- ? | | riching. g Scott's Emulsion | i I Xi j \ of Cod-liver Oil, with Hypo- |; J | phosphites of Lime and Soda, 3 (> contains just the remedies to # 11 meet these wants. The cod- ? j j; liver oil gives the needed J i > strength, enriches the blood, j j I feeds the nerves, and the hy- i J | pophosphhes give them tone $ i ? and vigor, Be sure you get ^ f'i ! SCOTT'S Emulsion, AH druggists; 50c. and $i-OOl ^ X SCOTT & BOWNE, Chtmists, New York. * # ^c^ccccrcccceccccocccetc^r %' A Schoolboy's Definitions. Frantic means wild; I picked sonic frantic flowers. Athletic moans strom*; the vinegar was too athletic to use. 'i .t>?t ,?i?n iiu(mi\<1 on . I tIll<JC?ll uiic ucaaiiiu imothenthe ! .?vs sif tandem at school. Du?t is mm) with the wet squeezed out: tins are ti-he>' winy:.-: eiren inference is the distance around the middle of the outsideJohnson's Chill and Fever Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever In 24 Hours. Little minds rejoice over ilie errors of men of senilis as the owl rejoices at an eclipse. t ore, .\o ParThat is the wav all drnstrisls <eil (irove's fadeless Chill. Ionic for Chills and 'Malaria. It is situ plv Iron and Qu'nine in a taste less form. Children Jove it. Adults prefer it to hitter, nauseating Tonics. I'rice, 50o. Children cry for the moon and .when they grow up tiioy want the earth Are You Weak T Weakness manifests itselfln the loss of ambition mid aching bones. The blood is watery; the tissues are wasting?the door is h.: ir?4:?A A inria*^' upr u- 'l IUI uiotom-. Wiurui mumis Iron Hitters takeu in time will restore your strength. **>tlie your nerves, make your HIo-hI rich ami red. Do you more good than an expensive special course of medicine. Browns' Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers. Thomas k Bradltatn will he f'oijml hI their rid stand in Kin;:s tree from On. 1st with a nice lot | of horses ready to fill the wants ol their trien s and patrons. We will al-o he ready to collect for stork sold iasl season. We ex pert to do some business here and ; will sell .at a pri'-e to insure satis-; taction. Thanking our friends for past favors and assuring them; that we can do better by them than ever before, we sdicit an early call. '! NOMAS & BKADOAM. Why take Johnson's Clill 6t Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DA Y. "Don't waste vonr time in clip? - ? ?- /vrt' l..v Krn " co i/^ I Kd IflF I lie Uinill IK.^ iTdni HIV woodsman lo his son, "but lay your ax et the root of the tree." And llieyomijr man went out and laid his ax at the foot of ihe tree, like a srood and dutiful boy, ai.d then he went fishinjr. Truly there j is nothing so beau!iful as filial1 obeuienoe. Why take Johnson9s Chill <? Fever Tonic? Because it cares the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DAY. \ i Great ? nthusiasm is manifested j by many persons whose hair has been res'ored to its natural color by using Hall's Hair Renewer, a preperation ol unsurpassed merit. Notice. The county Commissioners and' *')\vnship commissioners through-' out th<- county are hereby instruct-; (>d to compel their road overseers i t.? have the full compliment of daysj (0) worked upon the roads by the; itith day of December. The law r? quires six days work on the roads i and I am satisfied that every road | in the county need more than this, j i>. B.riI \Nrl>LER.' County Sii|i*rvisor. Notice. | All person--having claims against ( the e-tateof the late John Brown | Sr., are her' by notified to present the same duly attested, and all persons indebted to the said estate are hereby notified to make payment to. t Robert F Brown, Executr. [JOHNSON'S CHiLL AND Fb\ER TONIC Cures Fevei I In One Day. A Georgia colored minister! preached this good doctrine <o Ids' people: "But 'tain'i u>e to trabble alon<rdat narrer path 'less yer , can carry, folded up in ver creed.' a i:ood lec'mendation from yer! cr?ditor>. Hebben ain't no place' 1 % < fur in- 11 wl.o lias lo ??? ?l*re rouir a : corner Iur fear of meeting some-{ , one who'll ask for da' li'lle hill 1 (dat nebber was paid." Sheriff s Bales. j ' STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA OrXTY W ILLIAMSBl'lift. In The Court Of Common Pleas. \V. M. Kinder, plantitf, vs. Ilarry Press ley, defendent. Judgment for foreclosure. ! Pursuant to an order t'? me di-l : reetod I will sell ut public outcry, to the highest bidder, for cash. l>e-1 f re the court house door, on the first Monday in December next.! j during the legal hours of sale, the j j following real estate, to wit: all: i that yertuin piece parcel or tract j : oi land, lying, being and situate in j | the county of Williamsburg, Mtatej of uth Carolina containing thirty ' (fi l) acres more or less and Imunded : as follows: North by the Kingstree road, south by lands of .1 P] Mouzon, east by lands of J P Mou- j z >11 and west by lands of Clare ; Mouzon. J D DANIEL, 8. \\ . C. ! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of wil i/.3i8buro, In The Court Of Common P. eas. James Salters v<. Ben Kikklin. Judgment for Foreclosure. In obedience to the*order of the court in the a hove stated case I will sell on the first Monday in Dec 1H07 before the court house door in Kingstree within the legal hours for making public sale, to the high; est bidder for cash the following discribed property, to wit: All that I certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, Mnp and situate in the county of Williamsburg state of i South Carolina containing twentyfive (io) acres more or less and It i?.i rnlln...o. V?.tk v... ; ixmixueu us iuuuns? .iuuu ?/? | lan is of Lau rence Drown and Tom j Scott on the east by lands of An trum McClary, and on the south and west l?v lands of Mrs. Mary Morris. Purchaser to pay for ail j papers. J I) DANIEL, 8. W. C. | | STATE OF SOI' i ll CAROLINA, countv 07 wrluamsbuho. In The Conrt Of Common Pleas.' M. J. Salter*. v8, James McGu.L,et. al. Judgement for Foreclosure. I In obedience to the order of the court in the above stated case I; will sell on the first Monday in Dec. | !807 before (be court house door in | Kingst'ee within the legal hours) for making such sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following de-! scribed property, to wit: All of! i those two certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land lying being and sit- j n.te in the county of Williamsburg I State of South Carolina and containing together one hundred and seventy-five (JTo) acres more or less and bounded as follows. One' tract hounded on the north and j west bv lands of the late Jack; Montgomery and on the south and; east by lands of Albert Tisdale., The other tract on the north and' east by lands of Benjamin and the; public road, on the south by lands! of 8 A Scott, on t lie west by lands I of Albert Tisdale. Said tracts l?e- i ingtiie same conveyed to Sidney Mctiill by l)erry Shaw. Hamlet MKrill and and Albert Tisdale by! deed dated April lltli, 188T>. Purcha.-er to pav for patters. J i> DANIEL. S. . C. ????^ ! ___ _ CITATIOn. . STATE OF SOUTH CAROTIN A. j County of Williamsburg. By E. M.. Smith Esqiibk, Probate Judge. WHEREAS Saml. A Brown lias made j suit to in**, to grant him letters of administration of the Estate of and effects of Y. Deadly Brown, these arc tlierefore to < ire ami ndm<?,ish all and singular ; the kindred the creditors of the said ! Y.Deadly Brown deceased, that they Ik* i and upi?ear liefnrt* me. in the Court of Probate, to he held at CiriMree S. on Nov. '22th after publication liereof ' at 11 o eh* k in Die forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said ] administration should not !> * grouted. Given under n y liand. this Nth day i of Nov Am o Domini, 1S07. Published on the I Hi day of Nov. j 1897 in the County Reconi. h. M. Smith, 2t. P. J. W.C. * \ 15 J vnr~ ; v Mill Headquarters I?or Vegatables Ami all kin's of Fruit and Ca;.'ies and also keep FRESH: M OJi IIS Comes three limes a week from Charleston. At What Place is Headquarters ? ' Why, No. 12 Wall St. next door; to post office at L . UTS, Fruit Store,' i I KINGSTREE, S. C. I 3 rr?. ior HOW TTTDF.S. I WW w w Miv ^ WANTED. i CASH prices paid at your door. Apoly to . FJ.ITTW, Church, S. C. I THE COLUMBIAN; ENCYCLPiEDIA, 35 Volumes, 2S,fi00 pages, 7500 Illustrations. Contains an Unabridged Dictionary, gives pron nidation ?.?f every word. the volumes are of hand v.size. has the largest and latest maps?is l>etter adapted to popular use than any Cyclopedia ever published? IT CONTAINS LATER INFORMATION Than any other, and more ot it; is the only Cyclopedia which is, or can be, really up#to date It is. THE BEST FAinlLY LIBRARY. Because it is clear and simple in language, can Is* understood by a by a child?absolutely impartial and reliable and thoroughly American. For terms and description write [ "n mil Ma 31 Whitehall St.. Atlanta, Ga. W.T.Williams, i Manufacturer cf SHINGLES, | UIXGSTREE. S. ('. Sss The:s Fries:: i Xo 1 Heart Shingles, per 1,000 ^4.">0 2nd Hand Hoar's, .. .. 3.50 I 4s. All Hearts. .. .. 3.00 j 3s. All Heorts, .. .. 2.30 Sap Shingles, .. .. 2.30 Jiyis?iy j CHILL TONIC IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS. ! WARRANTED. PRICE 50cts. i Gai-atta, Ills., Not. 16,1S93. 1 i Paris Modlclne Co.. St. Louis, Mo. Geutlctncn:?Wo .?Jd last year. 1.00 bottle? of ' B ROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC oikJ have bouuht three Kru:'A already this year. In all our ex- ( pertcnr? of It year?, in the drutf business. bnv? ihitct sold un article that gave such universal Mil?- :i fUtlon as your Toole. Tours truly. An.Nkv.CAaa A 1 Bill Hi I CASH DBY-GOODS STORE Corner and Cnnaon Kta., Charleston, 8. C. We have no hesitation in saying v* that the commercial history ofthf city has never shown an instance v of greater progress than ours, in to short a ti.ne, when it is understood 'fel that tins growth lias been accomplished within a few years, in tne face of the keenest competition - -3 with the largest houses in the city Our success has shown that we have gauged tiie wants of the people of this city in our line with unerring \ ^Jl instinct and demonstrated that mir method of kwoincr reliable J'M goods only and selling at a small margin of profit is the right one. Below will be found a few of our * quotations, which speak for the accuracy of our.statements: y8 20 pieces Suwanee suitings, in plain colors and plaids, at Go?heavy 'i9 goods suitaole for bicycle suits; beautiful dress plaids at 4^, Wool >J| mix i dre.-s goods at !?e; all-wool dress flannels at 15c; beautiful - . q black satin.at 75c. 87- inches wide; ^ beautiful ali-wool plaids at 25.; - . rJ9 best oilcloth at 15c, nice patterns; loo i-;!pt-j.;ii ^ 1.50, a great bargain; r? sp ymade skirts, lined all through :>tS| at 75c; plaid black skirts at $1.00 ' Thousands of ladies' hats, straw J9H and felts, at 10,15,20,25. 40, 5U, Furniture J department, a Observe our a;>ecials this we?k- tyfl They are worthy of your attention They are solid, superb, attractive and very low: 10-piece solid oak suits, $17. 10-niece full toilet oak suits $22. 9-pieee chamber sets I2.1U. f (Moot ju?e rugs 98 cents. 5-foot ginyma rutrs <2. A nother lot window shades 10c. Japanese and Chinese matting ' '-^ajj very low. 1 Web>ters I'nabri<i;MMi, clothbound Bietionaiy, 1,-UJU pages, fuil .I'/o size, only $1.25. JOB PRINTING, "1 all Styles, Neatly Dene at ||| lit hi? Ed k\ Cice. J ATLANTIC CQAST LlhE. vjjjj ficrth-Eastern R. R. of S. C. ^ CONDENSED SCttXDULk. l>ai?V, May 16. 1807. . TRAINS ?SOlM* SOL'Til. 1 ,eav.e Florence 3:85 a. m. Leave Kin^stree Arrive Lanes !:48a. ni Leave Lanes' 4:4? a. m ' arrive Charleston j:6J a. Leave Floreifce 7:35 p. m Leave King&ree 8:f>9p. m Arrive Lanes 9:15 p. m Leave Lanes 9:15 p. ni Arrive Charleston 10:50p. m Leave Florence Leave Kingstree Arrive lames Leave Lanes 7'J'2 p. m ' "jj> Ariive Charleston 9:115 p. in TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Charleston 5:30 a.m. ft Arrive Lanes 7:05 a.m. ft Leave Lanes 7:05 a.m. , . ^ ? >' . r.,io ._ . ? Leave jvins-rree i.-o a. m. Araive Florence 8:25 a. id. Xo. 32* Leave Charleston 5:00 p. m. Arrive Lanes 6:36 p. ni. Leave Lanes _ 6:30 p. m. . -53 Leave hmsrdree ' Arrive Florence 7:55 p. m. Leave Charleston 7:00 a. m. Arrive Lanes 8:26 a. in. / j Leave Lanes. Leave Kin<zsfr?e Arrive Florence Vo. 52 run* through to Colnmbla via 'entrnl U. K. of S. C. Trains Xos. 7S and ^2 rnn via Wilson intJ F?yettevilh ?Short Line?and make Jos1 connection for all points North. Trains on ('. it; 1). K. K. h ave Flor noe ?! i!v cx< pt SuiiJay 8 55 a. m., ar ive Darlinirtoi* 9 28 a. in.. Ch"ia\v 10 40 . in.. Wadesltorn 2 25 p. m Leave Flornc dailv except Sin'day 8 10 p. in., ar ive 1 >arlinirton 8 40 p. m.. Hartsville1 15 p. in., Iiennrtrsville !) ."IG p. in... Giboii 10 it" p. n . I .caw Florence Sunday ?nly 0 00 a. in . arrive Darlington 9 32 l- in., lit rtsville 10 10 a. in. J. F. DIVINE. ^