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?^t ??stomal m?t S wi jpn. TUESDAY, NaVEMBE? 30. - -> T?B CLLD HYM?f. To-day, wUh qewt heart, I beard The prayer, tte anthem and the psalm, Ase featly oo my spirit fell WS?^?i&m ot tbe Sanday calal. TiU, at the reading of the hymn, With-sudden tears my eyes were dim. That old, old hymn I It? sacred lines Had fallen oo my childish ears ; Hy life turned back, unhindered by Tacatretcb of io triming years ; Near ma my tittle daughter smiled . ;Aod yet I was again a ebild. Outside tb* winds were 6?ree aod ?vejb, ' The wiaw's calli was tn the air ; 8&t 1 could bear the bonny birds And humming insects everywhere; And feel, ia spite of frost and snow, A summer br?ete from long ago. To find the place I took the book, And bald it ia a woman's band, While all ay soul waa moved with thrills, Ko other soul could o aderstand ; And quite anteen, .with love divine, | My mother's^ngeretfolded mine. . AadJiotbetacae thematic rose > ? Rnrflin*iy theldosahread?, -Lett I should lose itt tweet delight. Upon her lipa the hath of death Far ycart bat lain and yet I beard Hy mother3* voice io every word. Pall well t know the deed are dead, Yet somet? mee at a look or tone, With ?toflrcfent?of, will tba patt Oaa sa??aoat ?iv? ?* back owr own. Ob, happy psis 1 'Too % cackly doa* At swiftly ?ed^d salegan. Write* for tit* WaUkman ?nd Southon. Rffwllwtkts #f Putter's JUM. . ?/>. parses-X? R , The fight now became general, Potter's, gunners making every effort to silence the two goos which were j doing fearful work upon their ranks. The whizzing shot, the falling branch? es from" the trees along lae. cause? way and the continuous yelling of the troops crested s confounding con? fusion. Our gunners were doing their work effectuaily, and Potter was-held at bay longer than than ; lie had ex? pected. But this condition of things' could not remain thus He had-been delayed longer at the mill dam than j he had expected and lits orders now were to extend bi* ie? and hyping into the swamp below the mill, to flank oar line of defense apon the left. This order was promptly and silently obeyed by Col. Corcoran of the 108 X. Y. Regiment of white troops. It moved off to silence the two guns and pot an end to their murderous fiie^ On they^ came through- mud and mire ami over the thick ander growth. They made a wide circuit, and approached in silence. Bat they were st once discovered by the handful of inexperienced bot deter? mined men who moved back slowly delivering a murderous fire. Bat the fact could not be disputed, dis? couraging rae. it - war, they i were flanked. On came this N. Y. regi? ment with deafening yells; and when sufficiently sut of tho woods and swamp to be in range our guns, by a weil directed volley they silenced them. Lieut. Pantperya being pierced with bullets Ml at his .gun. It wa? at this time that Dr. Thomp ' eon, a druggist of the town, wat shot, and Mr. William Reeder of the Palmetto Guards of Charleston, was mortally wounded. Sergt. J. IL Long, a little later was killed whiW^tidering assistance to* Reeder ; who "was bleeding from hts wound. Our artiik<^ts seeing now that their support was routed, both offi? cers at their guns -being killed, ceased firing and a general retreat was ordered. ? JTbe silence of our guns was at once discovered by the Union forces, sud st ouce they came in one living, yelling swarm across the dam. But while the guns wert handled not one oftkemhad been allow? ed to cross thai mill dam. - it km* been a matter of astonish? ment : to those who bave been fre? quently under fire before to witness the self-complacency and coolness with which these Tew? undisciplined troops, many of whom had never ebeyed-a miHtary ordec before, con? fronted th is host of disciplined troops. They fought like veterans and had felt in their efforts to drive Potter back from their homes all the respon? sibility which was upon them. Ia ttttir reSsesi back tn the towsOistiy found a ditch running through a neighboring field a* great protection from their pursuing foes. Col. Caldwells- cavalry s? ved many from being captured by mak? ing S Irme?y appearance. Gen. Potter did not press the re? treating soldiers. The day was uow far spent. His army had been on the march" since-early day, and the day had been very warm ; and know? ing that he would not meet with any .erioas - opposition from the town, ? ?fe wa*disposed to move ??owiy> and besides his wouuded and dead were to be seen after; - With his dead he managed thus: - Extensive {His were dug ; in these the dead were placed and buried. Then the rails from the neighboring fences were piled npon these trenches and fited, Thus he buried- and hid the place of their burial. The three miles seemed long in? deed to these retreating men who made every effort to reach the town. They hastened. They could not but expect that Potter wouTd hasten ins cavalry across the dam and overtake them in the road. They made all ' speed sud in almost every direction. th this retreat, Wm. IL Ilolleyman whom 1' have referred to as offering to save my horse and baggy and valu? ables cf my own and Col. Davis' uni? form was met making herculean ef? forts to get one of the pieces in the recent fight, into a place of safety. lie had managed to secure two males and hitching his gua to them he was moving with all haste towards the town. I have never heard how he succeeded* I know however, that after reaching the town with my horse and buggy and its contents, and plac? ing thea io charge of a friend near the Methodist Church, he hurried down to take part io the fight at Ute Hil. We now meei him in his retreat with bis piece which he mnst have abandoned at some point ; for the ne cessity ls upon bim to save the horse and buggy and the valuables commit-, ted to h!s care. Ile accomplished it ai, reaching Bishopville sometime that night in safety, and after a sea? son it was delivered to me with the valuable articles committed to his j keeping ; and if these lines should be lead by him? he'll allon me to con grat?late hm for coming off so well and to thank bira sincerely forcer** ing me so kindly. ?Tl rt I The news of the defeat of onrToTcesr | soon reached the town, and as they had exerted themselves to the utroosH to resist Potter, they quietly submit? ted to the inevitable and in calmness awaited the entrance of bis army mfco-j the town. There was but one feeling of sin? cere sorrow and sympathy through? out the town on learning the death of Lieut. W. A. McQneeo. He-was-1 of the town. It waa his home. The son of Rev. Donald McQueen, D. ,D.^ the beloved pastor of the Presbyterian: j Church, and a communicant of the same, he was loved by all. Nobie and generous, with tire advantages of a liberal education, he was a youth of great promise. His baria! services were performed in the Methodist Church by ito Pastor, Bev? DTJ| Simmons, the Presbyterian Church building theu being used as a hospi? tal. AH who could in the excite .isr^?emm-T CT Wt t??t Pan^eiya vas from New Or??ss* and I ad?n ti? fortunes of wur| been separated from his command sickness requiring bis confinement in hospital! Ile had not been long "Tikd?wlt^ti^ mttxens ofSumtei? .o?cieniljr lorqrt? comma?d the p%*dDa?i iioos aa it.waa de HmTnea and settled, that Potter was to be resisted, he -was among the first to offer his assistance in the coming struggle. An acknowledged artiller ?st, he. had an important position as? signed him. _ We. have seen bow. welt he did his part. Ilia remains were treated with great respect by' , the- many who attended hie burial at ' th? Roman Catholic graveyard. ! "Slowly and sadly they laid him down, h Fro^the fieM of bis fame fresh and gary ! i Tbey^arred not? Un?, they raised bot ?stone, But they left bim alone in ?is glory." William Reeder was borne from the >aj^e!d"io ti?e Hospital in Sumter. ? "It was said his wound was mortal. A messenger was sent to iaform hts j mother in Manning and his, ?defoted thrgngh Xhis-messenger that the^first intelligence of the fight at Dingle's MiH sand fita resulte, roached I ns.) Wffliara Reet?er Vas of the Palmetto Guards pf Charleston, and bad bad a furfd?Jgh/grant?dTiim from bis com? mand then in Virginia to see his moth? er: His time wau out and lie wau on his return by the way- of Sumter that we, find bim in this fight. We had learned to love him, the few days he spent Tn our town, and we were shocked to learn of the . dangerous^ wound he had received._Welioped that the report of his condition had j been exaggerated. Ilia devoted moth? er at once -teft-for Sumter. There a j mother's" devotion andr "love" ^ Vere shown to her darling boy. . He uar vi ved perhaps three days. All was] done for him that medical skill and the sympathies of an entire town could- do. His body was borne from tlie, hospital Jto_the "remdence_o/j Mr. J~ F. Steiumyer wijero the brrrjai services-were, performed by tho Rev. D.^Sj?m?^ he wau^Jniri?^ at the Cemetery, near Mr. Steinmyer'sX daughter's grave. He bad a tree planted at the head of the grave. He was just 21 years of age. (I have received from his mother's brother, Mr. & Sk Mnckenfnas, of Charleston, S.fe|tlieaefcct4)\i ? fl Serfct/ J. H.-Long recurved his death wound while rendering assist? ance to Reeder. Wade Newman, Potts Davis, Wm. Wingate and Charles McCoy were wounded, but not seriously. The array now took np their line of march for the town in deafeningly el ls, followed by a multitude, a vast mul? titude, which bad accumulated along their march from the vari? ous plantations One of their first acts was one of terrible unpro? voked cruelty in murdering m cold blood. Mr. Ree. Washington's Birthplace* . There is acaree a sign now of the house in which Washington was born, on the lower Rappahannock, nor any more of the other bouse wh?re he passed his boyhood, over against Fredericksburg, and Fn landscape which must have been known to our soldiers who fought at Chancellors? ville. Both these booses were of the old Virginia stamp-big, roomy piles of lumber, with long, sloping pent roof JU the- rear; and two b?ge chim? neys' slapped against the exterior walls at either end. It was at thc home in Stafford County must have happened-if it ever happened-that episode of the cherry tree ; and it was there, too, happened (after his fath? er's death) that other better authenti? cated incident of thc boy's subjuga? tion of a young thoroughbred colt whick-nobody could master ; and yet this' inlrepfd lad, known as George Washington, and known for many athletic feats even as a boy, did mas? ter the brate, and so curage him by the mastership that the poor animar, in a frenzy of protesting plunges died under the very scat of the boy mas? ter/ This martyr to young Washing ton's iron resolve was a great pet or his mother's, under whose special guidance the fatherless lad -had now come": and there may have been a borre to pick between them regarding the colt ; but never, then or there? after, any real breach in their mu? tual regard or love. From his mother, who was a mo? del countiy woman and housewife for that day-and for all days Washington derived doubtless in a laige degree, his strong rural tastes, his system, his aptitude for order, and that* inexorable method, which, if he had been ? lesser man, would have made a terrible martinet of him. Thc mother was full, of it; and I cannot but think that Sharples, in his charming picture (the only authentic painting we have of her,) has refined away somewhat of her august severities and serenities of character. She was always queen there, in that Staffordshire home with son, with bailiff, with depend? ents all. If things went wrong, she came to quick knowledge of the why. Throughout her long widow? hood she clung to all the simplici? ties, severities, homeliness, and' out of-?onr avc?ationec<of-eotintry life as if they had been royal inheritances. And are they not ? When, in her later days, Lafayette came to see her and pay' obeisance to th - moth? er of his great friend, he found .her io aun-bonuet working in her gar? den ; and she was not caught at dis? advantage by this chance, but wore, with au unshrinking and royal mod* es^p^I^eatokens of her out-of-door reign, i When?"^Washington, in a spirit of adventure, would bave gone seafaring ^?the-British ttavy-wiled thereto by the preferences of an elder half-broth? er-the mother put her quick veto upon it; but she never vetoed his hunting^, hie ^ dare-devil rides, his wrestlings, -h>is fencing, his leaping bouts so he grew up sinewy, firm and daring, and. with elements of msTrly leadership marked all over him.-Donald G. Mitchell, in imm ,csn Afnicvdlwk, far December. *?4--*jr--?Masa?* *K* Hr?iliijtecL A conniry editor was made to writhe in keenest humiliation of spirit on re? ceipt of the following eeathiog criticism on thc conduct of his paper by a sub ?scriber^ .ftearSur-I hereby offer roy resig na8hun as a subscriber to your paper, it beiug a pamphlet of such small koo aekence a.* not 4o Benefit my family ta?cw^ni$it.-ir:What you need in your s h ste is braDej an? someone to. russell up aews aa'^te^eda^aryam^B live topicks. No m ens b ion bas been made in your ?bete of me batcheriu' a poland, ohiovjpi^ weigbin' 369^.p<>und8i or of " r^oithe ohickena out tbis ?raj. ly ignore the fact ibat tfe tator bogans eatiu' thiirgs np out Ben?, uur say ? ooihin' 'bot Hi Simpson's dor ham tull calf break tn' its legg falli?' down a well, or of grandma Sipes bario' the sore leges. Two important weddtn's h?re'has been utterly iggoor ed by your columns an' a two-koluimn obitchuary, writ by me on the detb of grandpa Henry, was left out of your sbete, to say notbtV of a alfab?tica! poem beginnm' with *A is for Andy sud also for Ark,' writ by roy darter. This is why your sbete is unpoplar here. If you don't want eddy tory als from this place and ain't goin' to put no,newsin. your sbete, we, don!t_want ?aid sbete. Yours in disgust. _ - - HIRAM DOAKS. -'P/fT-if you print that obitchuary in your next isoo I may sign again for yoor*betel " . H..IX Something You Weed-Shorthand. t"Whyr: i .V f | : Because it will aid yon more than .anything else in acquiring knowledge. Because it will serre voa in case of misfortune. : "How can it be learned V By the aid of* book studied at borne and lessons by mail from an accomplished teacher. "At what expense ?" TbeTruTTnglTum of~$6 00, including book. "Why so cheap w bea Colleges advertise the same coarse of instruction for $25? 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PHILLIPS, Fonr miles East Proridence Church. Sept.28r ' FOR SALE. AFINE PAJR OF LAUGE WELL match ed .and well broken. oxen and a tog cart. , * H. R. THOMAS. C if Tl ? S DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, WEAKNESS, CHittS AND FEVERS, MALARIA, LIVER COMPLAflNT, - WDNEY TROVBt?S. NEURALGIA AND -RHEUMATISM. TT ia Imrlgora*. ? ' TT give? NEW fag ?sd De- LIPS to the Hgfctftrf to take, fln W vrhol s SYSTEM and~?rgreat value W IRI by Strengthening as a Medrase for aAJ?\I the Muscles, Ten weak and Ailing JfgHf J ing thc NERVES, Wemen and Chil- mw&E I and compIctclyDi dren. H??s* J getting the food. / Pf ifftem mm w CONTAINS? t?Sm A Book, 'VoHna,' no hurtful ? ftfi ^ by 1 e a d i n g Minerals, ia com- Jr iM M physirfana,telling posed of carefully II new lo treat dis selected . Vegeta- tVjKVl esses at HOME, ble Medicines, 1 f^UH mailed, together combined skill- lW ? withasetot hand fully, making a ^\^^^ some cards by new Safe and Pleasant VJ H el io ty pe process, Remedy. on receipt of io c. 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This deserving charity alone should be sufficient to win for it the hearty support of every patrio:ic heart. It is carefully prepar? ed by his friends, it recounts his tvhole d<*eds. . lt contains bis qw.n words, it con? tributes to a noble charity. It is cordially approved by Gen. dist is I<ee ns the represen? tative of his family. A comprehensive, ac? curate and staadard Memoir of the Illus? trious Soldier. Complete in one Volume, 7?0 pages, fully Illustrated by Portrait.*, Maps, ?c. Sold hy subscription only. Agents wanted. For terms, &c, address. M. A. McKAIR, Sole Agot for State, Columbia, S. C. R. E.. BA UGH XI AN, Local Agent for Sumter County. oct 27. THE HOTEL WINDSOR, 211 KING STKEKT. Four Doors Sott?? Academy of Music. CHARLESTON, S. C. THIS well appointed Hotel was opened for the reception of Guests, March ist, 1685, by G. T. ALFORD, recently proprietor of tne"New Brighton Hotel," Sullivan'3 Island. The "WINDSOR" is newly furnished throughout, having Woven Wire Spring and Hair Matressee on all bed s Fronting on King Street, with extensive Southern expos? ure, making All the Rooms Dry, Airy and Pleasant. To make tbs "HOTEL WINDSOR," what has long been wanted, a STRICTLY FAMI? LY HOTEL, No Liquors will be sold on the premises Rafe?, $1.50 to $2.00 per day-Liberal terms made by the week or month. G. T. ALFORD, Manager. 18361 i ! SWIFT'S SPECIFIC. ! 111886 S s s s s s s A BSMEDT HOT POE A DAY, BUT POS CST HALP A CENTURY "?a SELIEYU?G SUITEBIHG HUMANITY] S* S* S* s s s s s s s AN INTERESTING TREATISE ON BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES SENT niCS TO ALL APPLICANTS. IT SHOULD BE READ BY EVERYBODY. ADDRESS THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, OA. 1886. i' ll], MD WM. 1886 THE OLD RELIABLE SHOE HOUSE -OF B?LTMAN & BRO. STILL LEADING IN STYLES, QUALITY AND LOW PRICES -rOF WB SAY NOTHING IN PRAISE OF OURSELVES, BUT LET OUR SHOES SPEAK for us. Haring lived and labored among the people of this community for fifteen yean, we have acquired a thorough knowledge of their wants in the line of Boots and Shoes, and are prepared this year to give them even better bargains thru heretofore. BULTMAN'S $3 SHOE, we say without hesitafion, is THE BEST Shoe made for three dollars, and a trial will convince you. IN GENTS' SHOES, WE.HAVE A Real French Calf Hand-sewed Shoe for - . - - - $6 50. A Genuine German Cordovan Hand-sew?d Shoe for - - ?- - 7 00 A "Bang-up" American Calf Hand-sewed Shoe for - - - - 5 00 A 1 Calf for. 3 00, 3 50, 4 00 and 5 00 Cheaper Grades, for heavy wear, from - - - - - 1 25 to 2 50 IN LADIES AND MISSES', WE HAVE A Cor Kid Batt, from'2 to $4 ; A Dongola Butt, from 3 to $4; A Genuine "Kangaroo" Bott, for 4 to $4.50. In the cheaper grades our stock is complete, ranging from 1.25 to $2. In Miases', Boys' Children's and Infants' Sboes we can furnish a shoe in any style, quality and price desired.. n . EememlDor, Bultman's $3 Shoe for Men is "Our Lead." We have also a complete line of FINE TRUNKS AND VALISES. B ?ware ! the winter is approaching. U pon us soon the blast will be ;. Ii et it not come, we give you warning, T ill on your feet good sboes you see. M en caonot tread the frozen sod, A lt bough they may in wool be wrapped, y e'er till they first their feet have shod. A h ! where can we these good thees find ? ?T ow every one says hit-rare best D o Baltman's beat all other kind ? B efore you buy go there and see, R eturoing borne your cry will be ; Oh ! Stillman's are the best I find ; - B?LTMAN & BROTHER, SIGN OF THE. BIG RED BOOT, SUMTER, S. C. A WELL KNOW FACT! A Deafer who makes a S^pEii^rl)f one par? ticular line can alway! fs^pply the . 'Best"G?ods at the Lowest Prices, IT IS THEREFORE TO YOUR INTEREST TO BUY YOUR HARDWARE --FROM-^ - E. W. DURANT & SON. They keeep ia stock every known variety of SHELF H ARD WABE and would call especial attention to a very large and well selected stock of. RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING In all wid tbs, with Rivets and Burs or Lacing a? may be desired. STOVES OF EVERY VARIETY 'AT ALL PRICES. A large and superb stcok of ! Oxlxxei and Glassware^ And the finest and largest assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY", RAZORS, SCISSORS, kc, from the best fatories of Europe and America. Especial attention ' bas been paid in the selection of POTWARE, TINWARE, Ac. Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind. Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammu? nition, Shells, &c. Remember this is the ONLY HARDWARE STORE IN TOWN and will be supported by LOW PRICES. Sept 15 R. w. DURANT & SON. Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C. EVERY YOUNG MAN SHOULD AVAIL Himself of the advantages offered at the BRYANT, STRATTON k SADLER BUSI? 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October 26. - - BLANKS LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR SALK AT THIS OFFICE G. W. C. DICK, D. D. S. Office over Bogie's New Store, ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Office Ilours.-9 to 1;20 ; 2:30 to 5. Sept 8_ J?O. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at SUMTER, C. H., S. C. ^Sfr* Collection of claims a specialty. June 20. D. B. ANDERSON, Attorney at Law. SUMTER, S. C. Will practice in adjoining counties. Collecting made a specialty. ?. P. W. DKLORMK, Agent. -DEALER IN DRUGS & Midi, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C, -ALSO Faints, Oils, Varnishes, GLASS, PUTTY, kc . Awn DYE STUFFS. -o Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. E, STEHLE, Agt., Baker and Confectioner. FRESH BREAD, SWEET ROLLS, CAKES, PIES AND CREAM PUFFS every morning* SPECIALTY : PATENT BREAD, CINNAMON ROLLS AND MILK BISCUITS, every evening, between 5 and 6 o'clock. All orders promptly filled. To THE PUBLIC : BEWARE OF IMITATORS, April 13, 1886. _. HOUSE PAINTING Zn First Class Style? IAM PREPARED TO FURNISH MATE rial of the best kind and finish op jobs in workmanlike manner, and no money required until work is completed. Any kind of work ia the House-painting line, such as Walnut Graining, Oak Graining, Mapleing, Marbleiting, Wall and Fancy Painting in fiat or gloss work, Graniteing, Roogb-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing, Staining, and Varnishing in any shade. All jobs will be promptlv dealt with. Address LEMUEL' R. DAVIS, May 19 Sumter, S. C. J. B, KILL?UG-H, Manager of Lodden & Bates' Southern House has opened an office in Sumter. Leave your orders for Musical Instruments and Musical Merchandise. 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