The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 25, 1884, Image 1

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WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE Tfct E S?UTHBON, Established Jone, C&??A?i?atft? Aiiff. 2. 1881.1 SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1884. New Series-Yoi. IV. MT li ;: "^PtU?isJiod $?ery Tuesday, -BF THB ^?fc?W?flL.aa? Southron PuUisl?ng Company, SUMTER, S. C. 'v-.' TERMS : Two JDoll?rs per aanam-io advance. A ThY XRT r&? MK S TS . ^Sqn^. n^1mseTtionw...^M.....M...3l 00 rj sa&wpieai?nsCTtion...-... 50 |$jsiatsa^^ or longer will made at reduced raies. All coaamonisations which subserve pr?vate wHtbe charged fox as advertisements. Oi?tefies aod-r trina tes of respect, will be . ' ". :^-vr ; notices.and notices of deaths pub ;-|ob work or contracts for advertising " ' ta? and Sodtftron, or apply at tor- ~ N. G. OSTE?N, Z Business Manager. m JBAOSMAR?- - REGISTERED. rA?NEW TREATMENT Consumiion, Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh. Headache, De\*ili Ncttralgia, and all Nervous Isisorders. ?A CARD. B^???ll???eot benefit frooa the use of *lCOM " f??^jp?'OXyGEN," prepared and adminis Sgjpjt?j&f DES. STARK?*-* PAL?S, of Pbiiadel ^^p^^^Sa^betog satisfied that it is a new dis greaves; in medical science, and nit that is gj^?M^^^>r i% consider It a duty which we %y?v??i?t??b? many thousands who are suffering sl^S*?^^^'"*** *'nA so-called "incurable7' dis P^<irtti^4oall that we can to make it; virtues '^J^k^^?JUs?:taittspire the public with confi? rm.'. ?^W*W?a^eramal knowledge of Drs. Star : 4^M^rie?- "They ?re educated, intelligent, ^^^^consewntions physicians, who will not, p^'ymtscrersate,.make any statement, which they kaowor-believe to t?e true, nor pub ^^>"???My tttttmooials or reports of cases which mml&S&I'tWtgenaice. Bgp?D ' KELLY, B^^^^3fefii^^?j^fw/roj?i Philadelphia. T. S. ARTHURV ^^^^^?fctor?J?T Publisher "Arthurs Hom ht?^-:? ^J^^?u^K Phildddphxa. fife--, - . Y. L. CONRAD ^?0U^? < S?tor <if . "Lutheran Observer,1 j^B?p*S.?V-, ; Bk??deiphia. ^^p;g!Bni.tW.FfffA, FA., Jussi, 1882. ?^^|EB^rd?r^o meet a natural inquiry in re ^^pped to mr professional and personal stand ^^jlag^-and to give increased con6der.ee in our ^^^BB^9mti%?9^ tfifegenuiness of our testi ^^^mi^jsa^'Teports of' cases, we print the ^^^^S^t?trA ?tom gentlemen well and widely ^^afe?quija^rtd of the biggest personal character. W?^^yirr V-Troalisc on Compound Oxygen," con ^^^.SaiMjift- history of the- discovery of jmd *'ofaction of this remarkable curative ^^^itj^ty atn^a large record of surprising cures ?^^B^Drosamption; Catarrh, Neuralgia, Bronchi ^^^t Aathm*, ate , and a wide ran^e of Chrcn S^?^j?B?bttea;'wiU be sent free. ?^K^t??ress ?>rs- STARKEY k PALEN. ^j^^n k Uli Girard Street, PkUadelpnia., Pa ?P?H?' 'FAX RT B SWOT "WINTER KlIiLINERY. '^?^he Misses McElbose ^p^-"Wbald inform their Customers and the l?I??.-?^- "pohlic generally, that they havejnst Sgz^r. -received a large and elegant g||sS*>' assoit ment of Pp?^r- F Jr LL AND WINTER W?Z M1LINERY GOODS, --COXSISTIKG IS PART 07 |R;Sats and Bonnets? s^f^- y (Trammed and Untrimmed,) fe|?KATHERS, BIRDS, FANCY WINGS, gg? ^LOWEBS, BUCHINGS and LACE Bfe?V NECK WEAR. IN VARIETY. --ALSO, MOHAIR GOODS, CORSETS. BUSTLES, >0Z :'3 HOOP SKIRTS, ETC , ?;I??FA?f T'S CAPS, DRESSES* ??-?j|?d Ladies' Underwear always on hand. 0^^^^^S^ aiteil^on 9^ven io Country I ?i?-? I:? : ' - r ' -BUT inUHMMUKII! ! V I RESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTEN .' 6on of my friends and the public generally to my large and well selected STOCK, consist? i?* of : DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, fGEKTSr* FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, i GROCERIES, ?c., ?c. HARDWARE, 381** J solicit a call and hope you will give my STOCK a careful inspection. I will en? deavor to make it to your interest to give me ; y oar patronage. - ?mT* MB. H. W. GARDNER and Ma. L. "'W.-JOYE, will be glad to see their friends. B. J. BARNETT, I:0et 7-3_Main Street in the i>r.J. ? DESIRABLE BESiDENGE WELL SITUATED FARM of one hnn dred and ten acres, about sixty cleared, aituated one' mile from Sumter C. H., S. C. A beautiful grove of live oaks around the dwelling, with well and fine spring of water. Tarma accommodating. - Applv to ? - Jnly 15 - A. WHITE, Agent. FBESH -OP SCHOOL BOOKS. For all Schools in the County, Teachers and Parents will do well to get my prices before purchasing. SLATES, COPY BOOKS, CRAYONS, "Book: Straps and Bags, Paper, Pens, Pencils, Ink, &c* Parents will please send their children to J. A. SCH WE BJ ?-r Live Book Store, opposite Cour: i^; .je. FRUITS, CONFECTIONERY, &c, in feaaott._ Oct 7-3 FM CUSS JOB WOBR AT BOTTOM PRICES IB SWffiBOS JBBOfFICE. ?EST YO?E BAKM POWDER ?O-BAY! Brands advertised as absolutely pure COWTAIW ATVrmOJflAn THE TEST! Place a can top down on a bot stove nntil heot?d, thoa remove the cover and smell. A chemist will not be r* quired to detect the presence ot ammonia. BOES NOT COSTAR AKKOXUu OS HKALIHFCLXESS HAS NEVER BSE* Ql'E8T10SE?. In a million homes for a quarter of a century lt hat stood the consumers' reliable test, THE TEST. SF TSE G?E& PBICE BAKING POTFDEB CO., KAKESS O? Dr. Price's Special FiSTorisg E?irae?s, Tbs ??rof^Mt, most dcll?tocs ?sd natara ! Csror tn own, and Dr. Price's Lqselia Yeasi Gszss For Light, Healthy Bread; Tho Best Dry Hop Yeast in the World. FOR SALE BY GROCERS. CHICAGO. - ST. LOUIS The best dry hop yeast ia the world. Bread raised hy this yeast is light, white and whole some like our grandmothers delicious bread GROCERS SELL THEM. PREPARED Sr THE Price Baking Powder Co., MTS o? B?? Pntfs Sp?cial Piaromis Extracts, Chicago, Ul?_St. Louis, Mo. MILLINERY. Mrs. WHITE -ASTD Miss MILLER WOULD INVITE the attention of their friends and the ladies generally, to their stock of FA?.?^ AXD WINTER MILLINERY, Consisting of HATS, BONNETS, RIBBONS, Plumes and Fancy Feat&ers lu variety. ZEPHYR IN ALL SHADES AND COLORS. Give us a cali before going elsewhere. Thankful for past patronage they re? quest those who are indebted to corns up and settle as soon as possible. Sent 30 Sn S T il ? S -AND iW PRICES AT IX STORE AND ARRIVING ON EVERY TRAIN Suitable for all classes. HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES. PLANTERS' SUPPLIES. The largest and best assorted stock in town of GB0GK3EY, GLAS3WA32, LAHP3, LMTS3ES, && Elegant assortaient of Tin Ware, Wood Ware, Wi?iow Ware, &c. Ten Pieces of Tinware for ?1.00. An Endless Variety of Crackers. FBEM?H ANO PLAIN CANS?ES, PURE AXD NICE. Fine assortment of the best brands of CIGARS, CHEWING AXI) SMOKING TOBACCO, CIGARETTES, PIPES, ?c. TRY MY C HIV PED PEEP. ?-^f AH ^'0(?ds delivered free of charge to Railroad Depot or any part of Town. Sept 2?? v 1 ?imlv? BI mt u IN SUMTER, H. A. LOWRY, Proprietor, CONER SHIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS. Ev erv va riet j of G EN E H A L M E RCIIA N DISE. Nu one particular thing a specialty keeps every thing from a Hair Pin up. DRY GOODS. Lace?, Silks, Sa.tinp, Velvets, .Merino?, Mu3 ?ius, Calicoes, Sheetings, Ribbons, R Ilch? ings, Collarettes, Caffs, etc. GROCERIES. EVERYTHING IX T!:E FANCY GRO? CERY LINE. NOT fOSS. There is no nee i attempting to enumerate the Articles iu this Department. I keep everything. I also keep in Stork. CUTLERY, WOOD AND WILLOW WARE, TIN WARE, TRUNKS, etc. My Stock of HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, etc., is large and will be sold cheap. Give rne a cai!, and ray clerks will take pleasure in showing you anything you may wish to see. i H. A. LOWRY, Corner Main and Republican Streets, j Sept33 3 Grace Lilburas's Secret. A STORY OF TWO CHRISTMAS DAYS. CHAPTER "VT. WHAT GRACE SATT AT TEE BOTTOM CF THE SHAFT. The tables had been cleared away, the guests had returned to the grand old hall, and dancing had been going on for nearly a couple of hours, when the band ceased playing, and a compa? ny of conjurors and jugglers, specially engaged fer the occasion, made their appearance. "Ail the lights were lowered, and the large party bf guests seated themselves in a half circle round the performers. The host this evening was more than restless, he was nervous and excited, and as the minutes and the hours went on he seemed to find it difficult to tum his eyes from the door. "Axe you expecting anybody, papa?" Grace had asked him more tuan once as she observed Iiis singular manner. "Yes-I don't know,-' he had replied impatiently; "don't mind rae, go and amuse yourself." And lie turned away as though an? noyed at being questioned. Grace was too much troubled with her own perplexities to pay much heed toiler father, and when the jugglers commenced their tricks, and sue be? lieved all eyes were fixed upon them, she rose from her scat and quietly left the room. She had made all her preparations. The previous year she had soiled her delicate dress, and she remembered how Roland Ayre had looked at her as he pointed out the stain!" Now she was more prudent. She hast ly buttoned on a dark ulster that completely covered her pale-blue gown, and otherwise protected herself against the cold, for she recollected even now, with a shudder, kow the wind, rushing up from the dark aper? ture, had seemed to strike her with its icy breath and chill her to the very bone. There was no snow on the ground this year; it was a green Yule-tide, and old people talked of there beimr a full churchyard, while others, more nopef ul and less prone to take a gloomy view of malters, said there was frost ni the air, and before New Year's Dav there would be skating on the river and the lakes. With her nerves strung by a nameless fear to the bombie task before her, Grace Lilbume went swiftly to the chamber which, a year ago this very night, had been the scene of such a cruel tragedy. It-was not until she had lighted the lantern and fastened the door behind her, and she felt herself quite alene, with the consciousness that her victim was lying only so many feet below the spot on which she stood, that ber cour? age wavered, and fer a few seconds she felt that siie could not look upon thu face of thc dead. Her courage soon returned and sh-* knelt down on the floor and pressed the hidden spring with all her strength. Slowly the boards moved back, disclos? ing the large square aperture, from whence the wind came rushing up with a damp mouldy smell that made her fcei sick as it swept over her. She waited a few seconds, and then she took the lantern and carefully ex? amined the sides of the dark mysteri? ous-looking well. Uer hean stood still as she discovered that not only were the sides o? the shaft formed cf solid masonry which had been scarcely affected by the hand of time, but that on one of the four perpendicu? lar walls iron clamps were fixed, form? ing a kind of ladder itt into the scone and clearly intended to be- a means of ascending and descending the shaft. Taking the lantern in ker hand she ex<cmined the COJCI attached U) ic, to see thai it was securely Tied, then she slow? ly lowered thc ligiit into the darkness below. . She kept he? eyes fixed upon the iron ladder, mil every har ot it was intact, ? and so intent '.vas she on noticing this, 1 that though the lantern had been sway? ed a good deal by the wind in its de- j scent, she was suddenly startled by ! finding that it was resting upon some? thing and seemed to be able to go no further. And sae saw that what she had believed to be a damp ami almost J bottomless weil, was not in reality more than some twenty or thirty feet'below the false floor that covered it Still it is deer> enough for the fall to have stunned Kate if it did not instant- j ly kill her: and now, with burning anx? iety and breathless terror, Grace leans over to look, as she hopes, upon the corpse of her sister. Can it be true? do her eyes deceive hep? or is she the victim of some cun? ning delusion-some horrible night? mare? The crashed mass of satin and lace, pearls and Howers, that-she had so often pictured to herself as lying here was not to'be seen, and she might have be? lieved that she had dreamed the events of thc last Christmas Day but for two ! things which the light of the lantern on being moved about revealed. One was a pearl necklace, the other a lace handkerchief, both of which had belonged to her ill-fated sister. The effect of this discovery upon Grace Lil? bume was to paralyse her for the time. She could not act or think; she simply sat on the floor like a ere;-ture stunned, and it was only the sound of voices in the corridor that ultimately roused her. Even now she could not move quickly, but she drew up the lantern slowly, pressed the spring that made the floor slide back into its place, then she de liberal-, ly divested herself of her ulster, extinguished the light, and walked out into lue corridor. Siie did not observe Miriam Eind man and Victor Gayherd standing only i a few paces from whence shs em! rged, ; for she was like awcinan walking in j her sleep:-and though stunned by the \ sudden discovery she hadma.de, she had i no-, :?s v- t begun to realise what it i m ant for h v. Tb re wai a strange look hi lier eves ' as s!;-; rejoined heir lather and 1??< ir ; guests, and Amy Goalburne asked if | the was iii. mid somebody 1 lye sagtest- : ed that sae was about to faint. i ?el she smiled absently o nd declared sheYwas quite weil, and she gave* the signal that the dance was to reeom- i menes, though shir herself dec lined to ! take part in lc. "lama little tired and 1 wilt look on." sae said to a gentleman who asked her to dance with hi ?a. She sat and watched them, absently 1 and-vaoantly, and she saw the looks of love that passed between them. G nice knew quite well that Victor1 would never have thought of marrying her if iee had not believed her lo bo her fathers only surviving child and solo, heiress, and" now she wondered if Mir- j iam had persuaded him that Kale wes really alive, and if ut the hist hoar hy | meant to (lese; t her foi his old love. *j She knew not what to do nor winch way to turn. When her mind became j more accustomed to Ute situation she b; ga?i to think that she was fright? ening herself unnecessarily, for now siie remembered that the bottom of tho j shal t into which Kate had fallen seem? ed as though it v.vre only a portion of a ; loom or cellar which was probably asl large as the chamber above. if this were tin: case, tie injured girl might have crawled awe;, into some dark corner, and there remained until death had mercifully ended her suffer? ings. "I wish I had possess d tho courage and the presence of mind to descend by those iron steps and see for myself what \ is hidden below, and where the place real iv leads. '.Tnere may be many secret chambers beneath the cid part of the castle, of which neither my father nor I ever heard. I must do it sooner or later; I shall never sleep in peace again until know that Kate is past troubling me. And all this time the fun never ila* ged. The band played, and the puesl danced and flirted and talked about th morrow, and whispered among then solves of the great good luck ot Victc Gay herd at having won so rich an her ess. But Mr. Lilburne was not good core pany this evening. His lost daughter was constantly i ! his mind, and every now and again ?; felt as though if hs looked round li should see her. Miriam was quick to observe his mai ner, and to divine the cause, and she i length said: *'It was about this hour last year, wa it not, that Kate was lost?"' "Very nearly," he replied, his eye wandering to a clock. Then fie and the girl both sat silent waiting for they knew not what; bu with their eyes fixed upon the clock a j though they had been watching the ol { year but, and were anxious to welcom in the new. Grace and Victor had been dancing but the band had stopped suddenly, an they had paused very close to wher Mr.Lilburne and Miriam vere seatec "What do they mean by breaking ol like this?" asked Grace in a tone of an I noyance. lier question was never answered. At that moment, the house-steward ?who rarely showed himself except t announce distinguished guests, noT came to the open doorway, and an nounced: "Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ayre!" Mr. Lilburne sprang to his feet am started forward with a cry of welcome and Grace likewise tock a" step toward the new comers. But no sound escaped her lips. Fo a moment she swayed like a sapling shaken by a tempest", then she fell foi ward on her face, and when they pick ed her up they thought that she * wa dead. _ CHAPTER VII. THROUGH THE SNOW. We must go. back to the night whei Kate Lilburne so mysteriously disap peared. It will be remembered tha the sn rv began to fall only a very shot time before she was persuaded" to g< with her sister and hide. The snow might be a very seasonabli visitor on Christmas night, but the sol? vants at Silverton Castle took very goo( care to close every door carefully agains it, and there was consequently no dan ger of any solitary watcher outside tin mansion being observed. ? Indeed, with so much free-hande< hospitality inside the mansion, ant such a warm welcome extended alike to rich and poor, it would naturally bc supposed that no man in his senses would have wandered like an unquie' spirit round the building when he conk take shelter from the cold white fluke; of snow, and from the biting blast bj the side of a glowing fire, and solace ! his inner man with an abundance oi Christanas cheer. l>esnite the folly of such a proceed I ir;?r, however, a man, wearing a thick i ulster, and judging from his appearance ? well-to-do in the world, certainly wai I loitering outside the castle? on this I eventful night. ! If you could have looked well at his j face, you would have seen that he wai : young and handsome, and you would ! probably also have observed that hu was nervous and ill at ease, as though he knew he was doing something oi which he wrasmore than half ashamed, j lie seems doubtful now as to whether bc will carrv out tho purpose that I brought lilia here, or go away without ! accompli sh i 2 eg it. I And yet his object In coming is not j to wrong anyone, even though it may : increase his own pain by feeding the ! flame cf a perfectly hopeless love. ' j Yes, it was love that ha I brought I Frank Fairfield to tins cheerlc-ss spot. I He felt all the keen sorrow of hopeless j love as lie wandered outside the house I that held the jewel he adored, yet dared I not seek to win. i Ail through t?ris day the demon cl unrest has been upon him, and at length, unable to control his actions, he had j left his mother's house, and harnessing ! the cob lo a phaeton, which he had bor? row ed for a week from a neighbor, he drove the old vehicle in the direction ci Silverton Castle. Arrived at the outskirts of the vii? l?ge, ho left the- horse and carriage in a shed, and set off to perform the rest of his journey on foot lie soon got tired of walking, how? ever, and as he came near the deep narrow river, he bethought himself that he could approach the castle in a boat witii very much less chance of be? ing recognised. So, in spite of the cold, he took a dingy, and then, though tue darkness of night was setting in, he began to row towards the castle, for he knew every winding of the stream that flowed be? neath its walls. It was quite dark when he moored his boat under the Castle walls, and : went cautiously round the mansion, to ! Inspect it, and to try to catch one I glimpse of Kate. Tue dogs did not bark athis approach, ! for they knew him, and he had s.une difficulty in quietly getting away from i their too demonstrative affection. But the object of his fatiguing jour ! ney was not attained. He could not get into any position where he could see Kate without being observed and recognised. Ho did not wish to speak to her. Ile only wanted to look upon her face, and to know that she was hapuv. The hours went by. and "he was be? coming sick and numbed, and his heart was heavy, for the sounds ol' mirth and joy, of music and laughter, were in painfully strange contrast to his own desolate" condition. i The failing snow warned him that he must soon retrace his steps and make for his mother's cottage, for his practis? ed eye told him that thc snow-storm would be both a long and a heavy one. c*i will s;^- her. come what may," he muttered with sudden resolution, when midnight was approaching, and the sound of music norn the hail had ceased. He approached the disused tower, very close to which his bo it was moor- j ed. and pulling aside some low bushes, j lie fell about ?h the darkness for some time with Shs hands. At length he seemed to find what he 1 wanted, for his hand came in contact ! with ? small grating, and hak' lifting j tiiis he was able totakeholdof abandle which, on being turned, enabled him to pus!: inward a portion bf the masonry at the foot of the tower as though it were a door. t This indeed it was.an iron door,with stool- s.? carefully :;?;i cunningly fitted upon it tualo.uiya person who knew the secret con lil < v r detect the s pot, 01 suspect the existence of any means of lng:", ss. Frank passed tliroush this door, but ho ?Lu? ue?t close il. lor Sic lind no fear of anyone uistui hinirhim. and he mean!, to enter the castle without observation and hide himself in some dark corner, : so that he might have one view of the gay scene iii the ball-room, wa.'ie the j lady he loved was sui:-to be ?ite belle, : and then ho intended to r< tain to tin; grounds as lie came, leaving no trace of his stolen \ ?sit behind him. lie had not been in tins place for many years and he advanced carefully and cautiously, more than once tempted to strikt: a light, yet fearful of betray? ing himself by doing so. This fear was increased by two or tinco strange circumstances. In the first place tiie wind seemed to rush through tue vaulted passage in a perfect blast, and he fancied-though of course he couid not be sure, as there was no light to guide him-that tho false floor of the chamber above .-nust be out of its place. Fear of detection, and of coming sud denly upon somebody he knew, mac him stand and eagerly listen for evei sound. He had just come to the conclusio that whatever might be the conditio of the iloor above, the coast for himse was clear, and he was about to take few steps forward and mount the iro ladder which he had often used befor< when the rush of wind increased an the sound of voices overhead beean distinct. There seemed to be words of exposti lation and of encouragement, then thei was a despairing gasp of terror as sonn thing appeared to fall. Whatever it was its descent was ai rested for a moment, but only for ami rnent, then with a heavy thud the somi thing fell close to his very feet. He looked up, but there was no ligh Whatever it might be that was lyin so close to him it uttered no sound, an he was standing bewildered, not knov ing what to do, hesitating whether t go away at once, or strike a light an ascertain what had happened, when, z he was hesitating and doubting, ? heard indistinctly a voice overhead, an then, more plainly, the grating soun ot' tiie iloor above being forced back ii to its proper place. It was only at this moment that tr. conviction dawned upon Iiis mind thi some fearful crime had been committe of which he had been the unintention; and unsuspected witness. A low groan close beside him rouse him to immediate action, and he took ?jox of wax-matches from his pock? and struck a light. (TO BE CONTINUED.) OF THE County Commissioner! of S ts inier County, For the Fiscal Year, Ending Ocle ber, Zlst, 1884. APPROVED ACCOUNTS. The following Accounts have beei Approved and Audited, since Oe Jober 31st, 1883 : 1883. Hoads and Bridges. Nov. 1-0. E. Hodge, bridge work, $20 0 Nov. 2-J. Edwin Rom bert, bridge work, 8 0 Nov. 5-J. J Rowland & Bro. bridge lum Oer, l-l 2 Nov. 12-A F Stuckey, bridge work. 10 0 Nov. 12-B R Gordon, bridge work, ll 1 Nov. 13-B R Ys'eeks, bridge work, 6 0 Nov. 15-Chas. H. Green, Jr. bridge work, 4 0 Nov. 22-J Ey?tenberg& S'ns 2 S Dec. l-E H Holman, bridge work, 9 C> Dec. 1-VF A Piirton, bridge work, 75 0j Dec. ?- John Eingman, br'e work, 8 c: Dec. 14-R A Green, bridge work, 20 CH Doe. 17-Gen. E W Moise, bridge work, 50 O Dec. 17-J no Kingman, br'ge work, IG 0i Dec. IS-S M English, bri'ge work, 10 (X Dec. o') - VT. J. Anderson- Jr. bridge work, G5 (X ISSI. Jan. 3-BEMuldrow, lumb'r for bridges, &c. * 15 Ol Jan. 3 - W A Cooper, lumber, hauling; &e. 15 0* Jan. 4 - Jas. R Avin, bridge work, 105 G( Jan. 5-DE Boy kin, bridge wei k, 10 0? Jan. 7-Jr.o C Singleion, fr't on In m ocr, 1 Si Jan. 12-H G Shaw, bridge work, 3 CK Jan. 15 -W J Graham, bridge work, 9 0{ Jaiulo-T A Lemon, bridge work, G O? Jan. 15-G W. Brown, bridge work, 9 CK Jan, ly -A F Stuckey, bridge work, G O? Jan. 19-J E English, bridge work, 12 OC Jan. 2G-W W Ramsey, bri'ge work, 9 0C Jan. 31-RE. Mr.?drow, lum? ber, hauling, &c. 7 U Feb. 2-E A Green, bridge work, S 0C Feb. 2- James L. Epperson, lumber for bridges, 15 8^ Feb 5-W. Ervin Brimson, work on DeSchamp's mill Crossing, 9 Ot Feb. 13-Simon Watts, bri'ge work, 12 0C Feb. 15-Philip Dunn, bri'ge work, 9 00 Feb. 38 - W H Gordon, bri'ge work, 30 00 F<*b. 18-0 E Hodge, work on Pocotaligo bridges; 30 00 Feb. 27-B R Gordon, bridge work, 10 00 Jan. 28 -S M. Graham, lum? ber for bridges, 15 ll Jan. 29-N Shipp McLeod, bridge work, 30 00 Jan. 29-John W Buckner, work on Beech Creek, 105 50 Jan. 29-Thos J Baker, br'ge and Road work. 8 50 Mch. G - Dr R S Mcllett, br'ge work, G 00 Mch. 21-A K Sanders, bri'ge work, 85 00 Mch. 26-J M Ross, bridge work, 45 00 Mch. 31-John W Buckner, bridge work. 15 00 April i -W S Chandler, br'ge work, 14 00 April 4-W M Reid, lumber for bridges, 2 55 April 9-J E Atkins, lumber for bridges, 8 00 April 15 - M A Epperson lum? ber for bridges, 2 2S Avril 25 Wallace Sanders, bridge work, 7 00 May io-Grandeson Heriot, bridge work, 5 00 May 28-Robert 31 Cooper, lumber for bridges^ G3 10 May 3D- McKenzie & Wood ham, work Stokes' bridge, 20 00 June 9-W M Keels, bridge work, &c. 24 00 June U -W H Gordon, bri'ge work, 8 00 Jun?' il Saml. AMcCutchen bridge work, 3 00 June i i T. F. Cole, bridge wv nie, 25 00 June IG WG Wells, bridge work, S 00 June-j:; SamL M Jenkins, bridge work, 17 cu July 1 W ( J Wells, lumber and bridge work, ll 10 July l Wallace Sanders, bridge work, -1 50 Julv l -J 1 tyttenberg ..v. Sons, road tools, -N.:-. 3~> 20 July 3-D E Keels, bridge wol le, 9 00 July 3-J P Richardson, buil? ding [cotway, 15 00 July ']?' W ,1" Anderson. Jr. bridge work, 17 50 July 17 W W D Chandler, bridge work, 3 50 July 25 KW Jenkins, work on DeSemunjvs Mil! road, 5 00 July 28 W A Cooper, lum? ber, work, ?Sv.. on bridges, 15 00 Jnlv :*.: Sydney Morris, bridge work, 20 00 Julv 31 J E Atkins, lumber for bridges, 21 so Aug, 14-Dr. R. S. Mcllett, bridge work, 30 00 Aug. 19-Jno. J. Mnldrow, ? bridge work. 5 CO Aug. 20- Isaac Keels, bridge work. 18 00 Aug. 21 - LW Jenkins, bridge work... W 00 Aug. 22-Jas S Corbett bridge work, (Julv) Aug. 27-E B Shaw, bridge work, Aug. 27-F L Zemp, work on highway, Sept, l-Nelson Williams, bridge work. Sept. 2-L W jenkins, bridge work, Sent. 6-Tv rn J McLeod, road tools, Sept. 1 G-Robert Jackson, bridge work, Sept. 25-A A Solomons, road tools, Oct. 1-Oliver E. Hodge, bridge work, Oct. y- Geo Gamble, bridge work. Oct. 14-H. G Shaw, bridge work, Oct. 25-J B Carr, lumber bridges, Oct. 27-w W Jenkins, bri'ge work, Total, . ?1604 72 1883. Trial Justices Accounts. Nov. 30-L L Carroll, Nov. $ 8 33 Nov. 30-M Sanders, Nov. 25 Ort Dec. 31-M Sanders. Dec. 25 CO Dec. 31-G H Reid, Nov. and December. Dec. 3I-F M Mellett, Nov. and December, Dec. 31-Jas H McLeod, Nov. and December, Dec. 31-Isaac N Lenoir, November and December, Dec. 31-W S Dinkins, Nov. and December, Dec. 31-L L Carroll, Dec. 1884. Jan. 31-L L Carroll, Jan., 1884. Jan. 31-M Sanders, Jan., 1S84, Jan. 31-Daniel Keels. Nov., December and January, Feb. 29-M Sanders, Feb., Feb. 20-G H Reid, Janu? ary and February, March 31-F M Melle?, Jan, February and March, March 31-Marion Sanders, March, March 31-Isaac N Lenoir, Jan., Feb. and March, March 31-W S Dinkins, Jan., Feb. and March, March 31 -L L Carroll, Feb. and Mardi, March 31-Jas. H McLeod, Jan., Feb. and March, April 30-Marion Sanders, April ISSI, April 30-M E McDonald, Nov. 1SS3 to April 30,1884, April 30-JJ L Carroll, April, April 30-Daniel Keels, ?p'l. Mav 31-M. Sanders, May j May 31-G H Reid, March, j April and May, I May 31-L L Carroll, May, j June 30-M Sanders, June, June30-1 2ff Lenoir, April, i Mav and Juno, ! June 30-E M Mellett, April, May and June, June 30-T7 S Dinkins, April, May and June. June 30-Jair.es H McLeod, April, May and June. June 30-L L Carroll. June, July 31-M. E. McDonald, M"ay, June and July. July 31 -M Sanders, July, Julv 31-L L Carroll, July, July 31-Geo H Reid, June and July, July 31-Daniel Keels, May, -Tune an*l July, Aug. 31-M Sanders, August i Aug. 31-L L Carroll, Aus:. Sept. 30-Geo H Reid, Aug. and September, Sept. 30-F M Mellett, July, Aug. and September, Sept. 30-I N Lenoir, July, August and September, Sept; 30-James H McLeod, Jiily, Aug. and September, Sept. 30--L L Carroll, Sept. Sept. 30-M Sanders, Sept. Oct.-H E McDonald, Aug. September and October, Total, 1883. Constable Accounts. Nov. 3-E H Bateman, speci I al cons cable, ! Nov. 24- R N Owen, specia1 j constable, I Nov. 3o-E J Goodman, Jr., November, Dec. 3i-AV W Ramsey, Nov. and December, Dec. 31-J B Tallon, Nov. and December. Dec. 31-D E Durant, Nov. and December, i Dec. 31-J H Anderson, Nov. and December. Dec. 31-E B Mcllett, Nov. and December. Dec. 31-E G Brown, Nov. and December, Dec. 31-R AV Durant, (Sh'ff.) November and December, Dec. 31-P A James, Novem? ber and December, Dec. 31-E J Goodman, Dec. 1884. Feb. 20-E G Brown, Febru? ary, March 31-R W Durant, (sherill) Januar}', Feb. and March, I March 31 - S Mellc? r. ^ Jami ? ar}', February ano March, ! March 31-J B Tallon, Jami 1 ary, February and March, March 31-W P Singleton, I special, March, March 31-E G Brown. Meli, j March 31-J li Anderson, Jan., Feb. and March, March 31-E B Mellett, Jan., February and March, March 31-F A James. Janu? ary, February and March, March 31 - Andrew Moffett, special. March, May 13 -W P Singleton, spe? cial constable. May 31 P A James, April and Mav. May 31-?t W Carnes, Janu? ary to May 31st, -May:'. J B Lemon, Janu? ary to May 3lst, June 30-P A James, June. June 30-J H Anderson, Ap'I. Mav and June, June 30-E B Mellett, April, Mav and June, 7 . S Mellett, April, Mav and June, June 3?> R W Durant, (sh'if.) April, May and .?uric, June30 -EG Brown, April, May and June, June 30 - J B Tallon, April, May and Jane, June 30 FI W Carnes, June, July 31 .1 il Anderson, July, July 31 H W Carnes. Julv, Julv 31 -Prince A James. July, Aug. 31 J ll Anderson. Aug. Aug 31-r B Lemon, August, * . ;. -Prineo A James. Aug. g. ->i E (J Brown. August, .St'j't. :'>.) Soule Mellett, July, August and September. Sc,>t. 30 Prince A James, September. Sept. 30 R W DuRant,She?L Julv. August and Sept. Sept."30 E B Mellett, July, Aucrust and Sept* tuber. Seel.' 30 J. li. Tallon, July, August and September. Total, 1S$3. Poor House and Poor, Nov. 3 A A Solomons. $11 50 Nov. 8-Dr. Jno S Huirhson, 2 00 Nov. 28- J F Vv Deforme, A<'t ? O?) No" 30 - J K Buskins, 3 00 Nov. 30-Mrs A J Hussey, feeding ?cc poor at Poor House, Nov. 30~ Dixon, Scarborough & Co, Dec. 6-0 C & W D Scarbo? rough, 8 00 Dec. 31-Dr JnoS Hughson, 16 67 Dec. 31-Mrs A J Hussey, Feeding &c poor at Poor House. 41 85 1884. Jan. 17-Dr L G Corbett, 2 00 Jan. 31-J Evttenbiirg & Sons 29 25 Jan. 31-Mrs A J Hussey, Feeding &c poor at Poor House, 66 45 Jan. 31- W S Scarborough, 5 00 Jan. 31-Dr A Louis Bland? ina 12 50 Feb'. 2-E E & J Pt Keels, sup? plies poor, 20 00 Feb. 5-Dr. J A Mood, 5 00 Feb. 5-J Ryttenberg & Sons, supplies poor, 37 50 Feb. 20-Jas. E Mayes, sup? plies poor, 12 50 Feb. 25-W S Scarborough, supplies poor, 5 00 Feb. 26-A A Solomons, sup? plies poor, 8 15 Feb. 29-0 C & W D Scar? borough, supples poor, 28 00 Feb. 29-Dixon, Scarborough &Co., supplies poor 15 00 Fab. 29-Mrs A J Hussey, feeding, etc., poor at Poor House, 56 55 March 1-L A Burke, sup? plies poor, 5 00 March 26-O'Donnell & Co., supplies poor, 22 00 March 2S-Dr. LG Corbett, medicalattendancepauper, 2 00 March 31-J Ryttenberg & Sons, supplies poor, 25 00 March 31-W S Scarborough, supplies poor, 5 00 March 31-Dr. J S Hughson, physician Poor House and Jail, 25 00 March 31-Mrs A J Hussey, feeding, etc., poor at Poor House, 60 45 March 31-J E Wilson, sup? plies poor, 2 50 April 1- L M Crosswell, sup? plies poor, 13 00 April 1-J Ryttenberg & Sons, supplies poor, 35 00 April 3-T C Scafte, supplies Poor House, 4 50 April 7-A Moses, supplies poor, 9 00 April 8-G W Brooch, con? veying pauper to Poor House, ~ 2 25 April 15-Peter L Holladay, coffin for pauper, 5 00 April 21-J D Craig, Coffins, &C, for paupers, 25 00 April 21-A A Solomons, 1 61 April 30-Dixon, Scarbo? rough & Co., supplies poor, 64 00 April 30-Mrs A J Hussey, feeding, etc., poor at Poor House, 54 90 April 30-W S Scarborough, supplies poor, 5 00 April 30-E E?JS Keels, supplies poor. 8 uO April 30-Jas. E Mayes, sup? plies poor. 5 00 May 3-A A Solomons, sup? plies poor, 13 00 May 3-J Ryttenberg & Sons supplies poor, - 10 00 May 3-A ?loses, supplies poor, ll 00 May 10-Ducker & Bultman, supplies poor, 5 00 May 28-F H McEachern, supplies poor, 24 00 Mav 30- A A Solomons, sup? plies poor, 40 May 31-W S Scarborough, supplies poor. 5 00 Mav 31-Mrs A J Hussey feed? ing, &e. poor at Poor-house 46 50 May 31-Jas E Mayes, sup? plies poor, 5 00 May 31-L A Eurko, supplies poor, 7 50 May 31-H Holleman. sup? plies poor, 15 00 June 1-Dr. M C Wallace, medical attendance to pau- _ . per, , 15 00 June'l-K Mccaskill, sup? plies poor, 15 o0 June 2-J S & R E Carnes, supplies poor, 34 50 June 2- J S & BE Carnes, supplies poor, 12 50 June 3-W B Troublefield, supplies poor, 3 50 June 3-A A Solomons, sup? plies poor. 7 00 June 9-A Moses, . supplies . poor, ? 00 June 15-E E & J R Keels, supplies poor, 8 00 Juno 17-L"M Cresswell, sup? plies poor, 6 00 June 26-O'Donnell & Co. supplies poor, 31 00 June 27-A A Solomons, sup? plies poor, 1 05 June 30-Jas E Mayes, sup? plies poor. 5 00 June 30-J Ryttenberg & S'ns supplies poor, 2S 00 June 30-Dixon, Scarborough & Co., supplies poor, 62 10 June 30-W S Scarborough, supplies poor. 5 00 June 30 -Dr. John S Hugh son, Physician Poor-house and Jail, 25 00 June 30-Mrs A J Hussey, feeding, &c. poor at Poor Hou.se. 46 20 July 1-E E & J R Keels, sup I>iies poor, 4 CO July I-W M Keels, .supplies poor, , 6 00 July 7- Harvey Scarborough, supplies poor, 6 00 July 12-Dixon, Scarborough &Co supplies poor, 30 00 July 17-- J D Craig, coffins for paupers, 15 00 Ju 1 y 21 -J N and R E Carnes, ^ supplies poor, 8 00 July 22-J D Craig, coffin for pau]-er. . 5 00 July 31-W S Scarborough, supplies poor, 5 00 Julv 31-A Moses, supplies poor, 38 00 July 31 J Ryt tenburg & Sons supplies poor. IS $5 Julv 31 - E li Holman, sup? plies poor. 8 00 July 31 -Mrs A J Hussey, Feeding poer at Poor House, 47 ^ Julv22 F J Slaves, medi? ci nos Cor paupers, 2 6o Aug. 1 OD- m neil & Co. sup? plies poor. 14 00 Aug. l-R Mccaskill, sup? plies poor, 13 00 Aug. 1.- J Ryttenberg & Sons, supplies poor; i 6 20 Aug. 2-? B Johnston, sup? plies poor, 1*1 00 lug. .": -W M Keels, supplies poor. 2 00 Aug. 3 EE & J R Keels, sup? plies poor, 4 00 Aug. 4 J F W DeLonne, agi. medicines &c poor, 15 85 Aug. <> A A Solomons, sup? plies poor. 10 00 Aug. 6 ' Ducker and Bultman supplies noor, ^ 00 AUK- 13-Dr A L lila nd inti. medical attendance pau? pers 12 50 Aug. ti -J D Craig, 6 00 Aug. l i JJ M Cresswell, sup? plies poor. G oj Aug. l l Dr A J Cl?na, 4 10 Aug. 17 A A ?Solomons, sup plies poor. j \2 Aug. IS D.l Auld, 4 25 Aug. 23-3?r L G Corbett, medical attendance pau? pers, ,. 5 25 lug 23 -A White, supplies poor, * 00 Vug 25 J;is. W Lowrv, sup? plies poor, 12 00 Aug. 30 W S Scarborough, supplies poor; 5 00 Aug! 30 -A Moses, supplies poor, 15 00 Aug. 30 -L A Burke, supplies poor, 7 50 Aug. 31 - Dixon, Scarborough & Co., supplies poor, 25 00 Aug. 3i-Washi?g?ot? Allen , ,v, supplies poor, , w TO Aug 31-Mr's A J??B^y. feeding, &c; pd?r at Poor ..- * House, 49 35 Sept. l-A Moses, stipp?f?s' 0 P?or? . . 1 50 Sept. 8-A A Solomons, sup- - plies Door, . i 35 Sept. 20-W S Scarborough, supplies poor, 3 00 Sept,3a-Mrs A J Hussey, feeding, &c, poor at Poor .. ... House, 63 40 Sept.30-Dr. J g f?t?gnSb'f?; physician Poor House and , Ja?, , .... " , 25 00 Sept. 30-E E & J B Keels, supplies poor, - 9 00 Sept. 30-Dr. J S Hughson, medical attendance to pau? per (outside,) . ; 4 00 Sept. 30-J E Baskiiis, sup 0 plies poor, 1 00 Oct. 1-A A Strauss, s?ppH??r pauper (10 months,/ Oct. l-r-J.D Craig, . Oct, 15-Mis A J Hussey, ?x- , tra, 20 o? Sept. 28-Dr. J S Hughson, 10 33 IS Total $1/935 67 1883. Coroner's ?n'?a?sts, Post ?br??m Ex? aminations and Lunatic Accounts'. Nov. 13-TV Walsh, Probate . Judge, lunacv proceedings; $3 00 Nov. 15-Dr L G Corbett, ex? amining lunacv, .,..... coo' Nov. 22-R W DuRant, Sh'ff, - L convey lunatic, 15 flu* Nov. 15-Dr Jas ? Mayes, ex? am inining in lunacv; , 6 60 Dec. 17-Dr R S Mell?tt, p?s? mortem examination, tnre? ,. , dead bodies, 10 00 Dec. 17-E B Mellett, sum? mons Coroner's Jury, 2 00 Dec. 17^1 Lenoir, Tri?! H ? Justice as Coroner; 8 ov 1884. - , Jan. i4-Dr,A J China, ?l? . amining.it? ? lunacy; . 5 00 Jan. 14-Dr J A Mood, ex? amining in lunacy; . ; 5 00' Jan. 14-T V Walsh, Probate Judge, proceedings in ld- d ?, nacy,- . , , jj 4? Jan. 14-M?rion Sanders, Tri Justice, lunacy proceedings 100 Jan. lo-R W DuRant/ Sirr'ff conveying lunatic, - . . 04 tS March 8-L L Carroll; Trial Justice, lunacy proceedings 1 00 March 8-Dr J A Mayes; ex? amining in lunacy,. 5 00 March 8-Dr J W Hudson* -fl examining in lunacy; . 5 o9 March 10-T V Walsh, Pro? bate Judge, lunacy pro? ceedings, 3 00 March 10-R W DuRant, Sfffl conveying lunatic, , fc SS 50 March 12-Marion Sanderd/ Trial Justice, Serviced as Coroner, 0 40 March 12-RW DuRant Sh?ft* summons Coroner's Jury &c, , k 25 o9 March 26-R W D?Ran't?h'fT , serving Coroner's warrants' 19 50 March 2G-Dr A J China, post mortem examination,, 0 09 March 26-Marlon Sanders; Trial Justice services as ,, Coroner, .... 9 13 April 8-R W Durant, (sh'fiLj services in case lunacv, 6 29 April 2-i-WS Dinkins, "Trial Justice, services as Cortf- " ner, -. . 8 50 April24-Dr. HT DuBose, post mortem examination, 10 00 April 21-E G Brown, sum- ,.. moning Coroners Jury, 2 00 May 14-J T Edwards; serti- .... ces as Coroner;. .... ll 55* May 14-Dr.. L ?eo. Corbett; post mortem ?x?m?natidn? May 14-R W Durant, (sh'ff.)' ... - summoning Coroner Jmy; 19 25 May 28-T V Walsh, Probate Judge, lunacy proceedings-, 3 00 May 28-Dr. A J China, ex? amination in lunacy, 5 00 May 28-Dr. J A Mood; ex- < a amination in lunacy; , 6* Ou May 29-1 N Lenoir, Trial , Justice, servicesasCorener; 1 00 May 29-Dr. Rich. M Moore; .. examination in lfinaxy; .. 5 00 May 29-Dr. R S Mellett, ex? amination in lunacy, 5 00 May.30-Dr. W W Fraser, . .,. post mortem examination; 10 00 May 30-R W DuRant, Sb?rift, con? veying: luoat?c, $13 15 June 2-W S Dinkins, Trial J, services as Coroner, 8 flu June 2-Thos D DuBose, special constable summons Coroner's ,. ^ jory, ... ... 2 ?b June 2-TV Walsh, Probate Judge; v ^ lunacy proceedings, 3 00 June 2-Marion Sanders, Trial J, services as Coroner, ,. ! 00 June 6-Marion Sanders, Trial J, lunacy proceedings, m t OO June 6-R" W DuRant, Sheriff, con- <.? veying lunatic, 13 15 June 7-J T Edwards, Coroner, holding inquest, &c, ll 25 jane 7_R \V DuRant, Sheriff, sum? moning Coroner's Jury, Ii Wt June 8-Dr J A Mood, post mor- > tem examination, 20 00 June S-R W DuRant, Sheriff, sum? moning Coroner's jury, ' 15 od June 10-J T Edwards, Coroner^ ,. boldir? inquest, sc, Il 00 June ll-B .. Hussey, conveying lunatic, "2 60* June ll-T V Wabh, Preb??e Judge, lunacv proceedings, 3 00 June Ii-R W "DuRant, Sheriff, y, ..; conveying lunatic, v i3 40 June 15-Dr W W B James exami? nation in lunacy, and post mor? tem examination after inter? ment, 35 00 June 15-J J McLeod, disintering ". T dead body, 2 00 Jun? IC-J T Edwards, Coroner, holding inques*, sc, ll 20 June IS-R W. DuRant, ..Sheriff, ... summoning Coroner's jury, . 22 2* jul v 7-Prince A James, Constable, "summons Coroners jnry, 7 00 July 7-Jas Fi McLeod, Trial J; services as Coroner, 8 50 July 13-M E *..." : ^aald, TrialJ, services a? :rner, B 60 July 13-J B :.. va, ?eestab??; " summons Corc.ner's jury,.. ?W July 15-Dr II Y DuBose, posTmor- ^ " tem e?an:ination, ?C, 10 60 July 16-Dr J J L Miller, pest mcS " tem examination, 10 OCT July 16-Prince A James, Consta? ble, summons Coroner's jury, 2 00' July 16-jas H McLeod, Trial J; f. * services vs Coroner, .. , . 8 50 July 2?- W S Dink?ns, Trial J, services a3 Coroner, - 8 50 August 6-J B Tallon, Constable, , summons Coroner's jury, 2 00 August 6-M E McDonald, Trial J, . services as Coroner, 9 50 August 12-Mafion Sanders, Trial . J, lunacy proceedings, I 00 August 12-Dr W W B JaQCS, ex "amination in lunacy, 5 <X$ August 12-T V Walsh, Probate Judge, lunacy proceedings, 3 00 August 13-R W DuRant, Sheriff, conveving lunatic, 12 9T August 21-Dr E J Rcmbeti, exam? ination in lunacv, 5 00 August 21-T V Walsh, Probate Judge, lunacy proceedings, 3 00 August 21-Prince A James, Con? stable, services in lunacy 4 35 August 21-Dr J J L Miller, exam- * ination in lunacy, . 5 00 August 22-R W DuRant, Sheriff, . . , conveying lunatic, 13 60 August 24-Manuel Graham, bury- . , ing dead body, ? 00 August 27-Jas H McLeod, Trial J; lunacy proceedings, 1 00 August 29-R W Du Rant, Sheriff, . summoning Coroner's jury, 14 00 August 29-Dr Jno S Hughso'n , post mortem examination, &c, 10 0? August 29-J T Edwards, Coroner, - hoiding inquest, &c, 10 tS (COSCXUDSD OS SECOKD PAS*.)