The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 09, 1890, Image 4
f^e Mimait m? S?i?jnm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9.
By Capt. CHASLES KTJ?G, U. S. A.
Jk.vthor of "Dunravea Ranch," "The Colo
nels Daughteryn ' ' Marion's
Faith? Etc., Etc
piopyrt?ht, by J. . Lippincott Company, Phila
delphia, and published by special arrangeiaeat
with them.]
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CHAPTER XIIL
uWeH, sir, I should say it teas a young
iceman.1*
Two nights after this, as Capt. Buxton
was sulkily going the rounds of the sen
tries, he made a discovery which greatly
enlivened an otherwise uneventful tour
as officer of the day. It had been his
general custom on such occasions to take
the shortest way across the parade to the
guard house, make brief and perfunctory
inspection there, then go on down the
Mil to the creek valley and successively
visit the sentries around the stables. If
the night were wet or cold, he went back
the same way, ignoring the sentries at
the coal and store sheds along Prairie
avenue. This was a sharply cold night
and very dark, but equally still. It was
between 13 and 1 o'clock?nearer 1 than
12?as he climbed the hill on his home
ward way, and, instead of taking the
short cut, turned northward and struck
for the gloomy mass of sheds dimly dis
cernible some forty yards from the crest
He had heard other officers speak of the
fact that Mr. Eayne's lights were burn
ing until long after midnight, and that
dropping in there, they had found him
seated at his desk with a green shade
over his eyes, studying by the ak? of two
student lumps: "boning to be a general,
probably," was the comment of captains
of Buxton's caliber, who, having grown
old in the service and in their own igno
rance, were fiercely intolerant of lieu
tenants who strove to improve in pro
fessional reading instead of spending
their time making out the company mus
ter rolls and cloi&ing accounts, as they.
should da
Buxton wanted to see for himself what
the night lights meant, and was plunging
heavily ahead through the darkness,
when suddenly brought to a stand by
the sharp challenge of the sentry at the
coal shed. He whispered the mystic
countersign over the leveled bayonet of ?
the infantryman,- sv* earing to himself at
the regulation which puts an officer in
each a "stand-and-deliver" attitude for
the time, being, and then, by way of get
ting square with the soklier for the
sharply military way in which bis duty
as sentry had been performed, the cap
tain proceeded to catechise him as to his
orders. The soldier had been well
taught, and knew all his "responses" by
rote?far better than Buxton, for that
matter, as the latter was anything but an
exemplar of perfection in tactics or sen
try duty; but this did not prevent Bux
ton'8 snappishly telling him he was
wrong in several points and contemptu
ously inquiring where he had learned
such trash. The soldier promptly but
respectfully responded that those were
the exact instructions he had received at
the adjutant's school, and Buxton knew
from experience that be was getting on
dangerous ground. He would have stuck
to his point, however, in default of some
thing else to find fault with, but that the
crack of a whip, the crunching of hoofs
and a rattieof wheels out in the darkness
quickly diverted his attention.
"What's tliat, sentry?" he sharply in
quired.
**A carriage, sir. Leastwise, I think
it-must be."
Why don*t you know, sir? It must
have been on your post."
**No, sir; it was 'way off my post. It
drove up to Lieut. Hayne's about half an
hour aga"
"Wbere'd it come from from?" asked
captain, eagerly.
**From town, sir, I supposa" And.
leaving the sentry to his own reflections,
which, on the whole, were not compli
mentary to his superior officer, Capt
Buxton strode rapidly through the dark
ness to Lieut. Hayne's quarters. Bright
lights were still burning within, both on
the ground floor and in a room above.
The sentries were just beginning the call
of 1 o'clock when he reached the gate
and halted, gazing inquisitively at tht
house front. Then he turned and listened
to the rattle of wheels growing faint in
the distance as the team drove away
towards the prairie town. If Hayne had
gone to town at that hour of the night it
was a most unusual proceeding, and he
had not the colonel's permission to ab
sent himself from the pose, of that the
officer of the day was certain. Then,
again, he would not have gone and left
all his lights burning. No; that vehicle !
whatever it was, had brought somebody j
out to see him?somebody who proposed j
to remai a several hours; otherwise the
carriage would not have driven away. |
In confirmation of this theory lie heard j
voices, cheery voices, in laughing talk j
and one of them made him prick up his j
ears. He heard the piano crisply trilling
a response to light, skillful lingers. He
longed for a peep within, and regretted
that he had dropped Mr. Hayne from the
list of his acquaintance. He recognized
Hayne's shadow presently thrown by
the lamp upon the curtained window,
and wished that his visitor would come
similarly into view. He heard the clink
of glasses and saw the shadow raise a j
wine glass to the lips, and Sam's Mon- I
golia? shape flitted across the screen, j
bearing a "tray with similar suggestive j
objects. What meant this unheard of j
conviviality on the part of the ascetic, |
the hermit, the midnight oil burner, the j
scholarly recluse of the garrison? Iiux- j
ton starei with all his eyes and listened |
with all his ears, starting guiltily when !
he heard a martial footstep coming j
quickly up the path, and faced the in- j
trader rather unsteadily. It was only j
the corporal of the guard, and he glanced j
at his superior, brought his fur gauntiet
ed hand in salute to the rifle on his shoul
der and passed on.
The next moment Buxton fairly gasped j
with amaze; he stared an instant at the
window as though transfixed, then ran
after the corporal, called to him in low, }
stealthy tone to come back noiselessly,
drew him by the sleeve to the front Df
Hayne's quarters, and pointed to the
parlor window. Two shadows were
there now?one easily recognizable as
that of the young officer in his snugly
fitting undress uniform, the other slen
der, graceful, feminine.
"What do you make that other shadow
to be, corporal?" he whispered, hoarsely
and hurriedly. "Look!" And with that
exclamation a shadowed arm seemed to
encircle the slender form, the mustached
image to bend low and mingle with the
outlined luxuriance, of tress that decked
the other's head, and then, together, with
clasping arms, the shadows moved from
view.
"What was the other, corporal?" he
repeated.
"Well, sir, I should say it was a young
woman."
Buxton could hardly wait until morn
ing to see Kayner. When ha passed the
latter's quarters half an hour later all
was darkness, though, had he but known
it, Rayner was not asleep. . He was at
the house before guard mounting and
had a conlidential and evidently exciting
talk with the captain; and when lie went,
just as the trumpets were sounding,
these words were heard at the frontdoor:
"She never left until after daylight,
when the same rig drove her back to
town. There was a stranger with her
then."
Tliat morning both Rayner and Buxton
looked hard &z Sir. Hayne when ho came
in to the matinee; but he was just as
calm and quiet as ever, and having sa
luted the commanding officer took a seat
by Capt. Gregg and was soon occupied
in conversation with him. Not a word
was said by the officer of the day about
the mysterious visitor to the garrison the
previous night. With Capt. Hayner,
however, he was again in conversation
much of the day, and to him, not to his
successor as officer of the day, did he .
communicate ail the details of the pre
vious night's adventure and his theories
thereanent
Late tliat night, having occasion to
step to his front door, convinced that he
heard stealthy footsteps on his piazza,
Mr. Hayne could see nobody in the dark
ness, but found his front rate open. He
walked around his little house, but not
a man was visible. His r^art was full
of a new and strange excitement that
night, and, as before, he threw on his
overcoat and furs and took a rapid walk
around the garrison, gazing up into the
starry heavens and drinking in great
draughts of the pare, bracing air. Re
turning, he camev down along the front
of officers' row, and as he approached
Rayners quarters his eyes rested long
ingly upon the window he knew to be
hers now; but all was darkness. As he
rapidly neared the house, however, he
became aware of two bulky figures at
the gate, and, as he walked briskly past,
recognized the overcoats as those of offi
cers. One man was doubtless Rayner,
the other he could not teli; for both, the
instant they recognized his step, seemed
to avert their heads. Once home again,
he soon sought his room and pillow;
but, long before he could sleep, again
and again a sweet vision seemed to
come to him: he could not shut out the
thought of Nellie Travers?of how she
looked and what she said that very after
noon.
He had gone to call at Mrs. Waldron's
soon after dark. He was at the piano,
playing for her, when he became con
scious that another lady had entered the
room, and, turning, saw Nellie Travers.
He rose and bowed to her. extending his
hand as he did so, and knowing that his
heart was thumping and his color rising
as he felt the soft, warm touch of her
slender fingers in his grasp.' She, too,
had flushed?any one could see it, though
the lamps were not turned high, nor was
the firelight strong.
"Miss Travers has come to take tea
very quietly with me, Mr Hayne?she is
so soon to return to the east?and now
I want you to stay and join us. No one
will be here but the major; and we will ?
have a lovely time with our music. You
will, won't you?"
"So soon to return to the east!" How
harsh, how strange and unwelcome the
words sounded! How they seemed to op
press him and prevent his reply! He
stood a moment dazed and vaguely wor
ried: he could not explain it He looked
from Mrs. Waldron's kind face to the
sweet flushed, lovely features there so
near him. and something told him that
he could never let them go and find even
hope or content in life again. Eow, why
had she so strangely come into his lonely
life, radiant, beautiful, bewildering as
some suddenly blazing star in the darkest
corner of the heavens? Whence had
come this strange power that enthralled
him? He gazed into her sweet face, with
its downcast, troubled eyes, and then, in
bewilderment, turned to Mrs. Waldron:
"I?I had no idea Miss Travers was go
ing east again just now It seems only a
few days since she came."
"It is over a month; but all the same
thi3 is a sudden decision. I knew noth
ing of it until yesterday. You said Mrs
Rayner was better today, Nellie?"
"Yes. a little: but she is far from well
I think the captain will go, too, just as
soon as he can arrange for leave of a<>
sence," was the low toned answer. He
had released, or rather she had with
drawn, her hand, and he still stood there,
fascinated. His eyes could not quit their
gaze. She going away??She? Oh, it
could not Ix;! What?what would life
become without the sight of that radiant
face, that pleader, graceful, girlish form?
"Is not this very unexpected?" he
struggled to say. "1 thought?I heard
you were to spend several months here.'' j
"It w^s so intended, Mr. Hayne; but j
my sister's health requires speedy change j
She h:is been growing worse ever since
we came, and she will not get well here.'* j
"And when do you go?" he asked
blankly.
"Just as soon as wo can pack; though '
we may wait two or three days for a?
for a telegram."
There was a com piote break in the con !
versation for a full quarter of a minute
?not surh a long time m itself, but un
cen v?ntionally lon g under such circum
stances. Then Mrs. Waldron suddenly
a^id remarkably arose:
" 1 leave you to entertain Mr. Hayne
a few moments. Neli?e. 1 am the slave j
of mv cook and che knows nothing of :
Mr. Hayne's being here to tea with us. j
so I must tell her and avert disaster." |
And with this barefaced?statement ou !
her lips and conscience, where it rested ?
with equal lightness, that exemplary lady j
quitted the room. In the sanctity of the
connubial chamber that evening, some
hours later, she thus explained her ac
tion to her silent spouse:
"Right or wrong, 1 meant that those j
two young people should have a chance
to know eacii other i have been con
vinced for three weeks that she is being
forced into tms New York match, and i
for the last week that she is wretchedly i
unhappy. You say you believe him a '
wronged and injured man. only you
can't prove it. and you have said that i
nothing could be too good for him hi this |
life as a reward for all his bravery and i
fortitude under fearful trials. Then !
Neliie Travers isn't too good for him. ;
sweet as she is, and I don't care who j
calls me a matchmaker."
But with Mrs. Waldron away the two !
appeared to have made hut halting pro- j
gross towards friendship. With ah her ;
utspoken pluck at school and at borne, i
Miss Travers vv-as strangely ill at ease i
and embarrassed now. Mr. Hayne was
the first to gain self control and to en
deavor to bring the conversation back to '
a natural channel. Tt was a struggle;
but he had grown accustomed to strug
gles. He could not imagine that a girl
whom he had met only once or twice
should have for him anything more than
the vaguest and most casual interest
j He well knew by this time how deep
and vehement was the interest she had
aroused in his heart; but it would never
do to betray himself so soon. He strove
to interest her in reference to the music
she would hear, and to learn from her
where they were going. This she an
swered. They would go no further
east than St. Louis or Chicago. They
might go south as far as Nashville until
mid-May. As for the summer it would
depend on the captain and his leave of
absence. It was all vague and unset
i tied. Mrs. Rayner was so wretched that
j her husband was convinced that she
{ ought to leave for the states as soon as '
possible, and of course "she" must go
with her. All the gladdess, brightness,
vivacity he had seen and heard of as her
marked characteristics seemed gone;
and yet she wanted to speak with him?
wanted to be with him. What could be
wrong? he asked himself. It was not
until Mrs. Waldrous step was heard re
turning that she nerved herse'f to sud
den, almost desperate effort. SLiO start
ed him with her vehemence:
"Mr. Hayne, there is something I must
tell you before I go. If no opportunity
occur, 11 write it."
And those were the words that had
been haunting him all the evening, for
they were not again alone, and he had
no chance to ask a question. What could
she mean? For years he bad been living
a life of stern self denial; but long before
his promotion the last penny of the obli
gation that, justly or otherwise, had
been laid upon his shoulders was paid
with interest. He was a man free and
self respecting, strong, resciate, and pos
sessed of an independence that never
would have been Iiis had his life run on
in the same easy, trusting, happy-go
lucky style in which he had spent the
first two years of his army career. But
in his isolation he had allowed himself
no thought of anything that could for a
moment distract him from the stern pur
pose to which he had devoted every
energy. He would win back, command,
compel, the respect of his comrades?
would bring to confusion those who had
sought to pull Mm down; and until that
stood accomplished he would know no
other claim. In the exile of the moun
tain station he saw no women but the
wives of his senior officers; and they
merely bowed when they happened to
meet him; some did not even do that.
Now at last he had met and yielded to
the first of two conquerors before whom
even the bravest and the strongest go
down infallibly?Love and Death.
Suddenly, but irresistibly, the sweet
face and thrilling tones of that young
girl had seized and filled his heart, to
the utter exclusion of every other pas
sion; and just in proportion to the empti
ness and yearning of his life before their
meeting was the intensity of the love and
longing that possessed him now. It was
useless to try and analyze the suddenness
and subtilty of its approach; the power
of love had overmastered him. He could
only realize that it was here and he must
obey. Late into the morning hours he
lay there, his brain whirling with its
varied and bewildering emotions. Win
her he must, or the blackness and des?
lation of the past five years would be as
nothing compared with the misery of
the years to come. Woo her he would,
and not without hope, if ever woman's
eyes gave proof of sympathy and trust.
But now at last he realized that the time
had come when for her sake?not for his
?he must adopt a new course. Hitherto
he had scorned and repelled all overtures
that were not prefaced by an expression
of belief in his utter innocence in the
past. Hitherto lie had chosen to live the
life of an anchorite, and had abjured the
society of women. Hitherto he had re
fused the half extended proffers of com
rades who had sought to continue the in
vestigation of a chain of circumstances
that, complete, might have proved him a
wronged and defrauded man.
The missing links were not beyond re
covery in skillful hands; butin the shock
and horror which he felt on realizing
that it was not only possible but certain
that a jury of bis comrade officers could
deem him guilty cf a low crime, he hid
his face and turned from all. Now the
time had come to reopen the case. He
well knew that a revulsion of feeling had
set in which nothing but his own stub
bornness held in cheek. He knew that
he iiad friends and sympathizers among
officers high in rank. He had only a
few days before heard from Maj. Wal
dron's lips a strong intimation that it
was his duty to "come out of his shell"
and reassert himself. "You must re
member this, Hayne," said he, "vou had
been only two years in servie1 when tried
by court martiaL You were an utter
stranger to every member of thai court.
There was nothing but the evidence to go
upon, and that was ali against you. The
court was made up of officers from other
regiments, and was at least impartial.
The evidence was almost all from your
own, and was presumably well founded.
You would call no witnesses for defense.
You made your almost defiant statement;
refused counsel; refused advice; and
what could the court do but convict and
sentence? Had I been a member of the
court 1 would have voted just as was
done by the court; and yet 1 believe you
now an utterly innocent man."
So, apparently, did the colonel regard
him. Si), too, did several of the oflicers
of the cavalry. So. too, would most of
the youngsters of his own regiment if he
would only give them half a chance. In
uny event, the score was wiped out now;
be could afford to taire a wife if a woman
learned to love him, and what wealth of
tenderness and devotion was he not
ready to lavish on one who would! But
he wouid offer no one a tarnished name.
First and foremost he must now stand
tip aiid fight that calumny?"come out
of his shell.- as WaUroh had said, and
give people a chance ro see what manner
of man he was. God helping him, lie
would, and that without delay.
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m the world.
Cash Capital, $1,250 000.
Assets, January 1, JS90, $34,805,? 19.00.
Surplus, January 1, 1890, $5,745,091.55.
Issues policies upon all the approved plans
if life, term and endowment insurance
1rs contracts are liberal and < ives to the in
ni red full value t:ir ?11 the money paid.
Its large capital stock acts as bond for
?be proper conduct of its business, which is
?ondncted upon business principles, and has
rt?od the test of forty vars.
Having the local agency for this old and =
desirable Company I invito an examination :
ifits dei-irable features by those wanting life:
itsurauce. ?
W; ALSTON PRINGLE, Jh.,
>la? 21. Afrent, S ?ruter, s/c.
Be cklen'? Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cats, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Ef..r.ds Chilblains, Coras and all
Skia Eruptions, ana positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per
fect satisf:?ct:un, or ruonsy refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by J. F. W. De
li orme, o
One of Dr J. H. McLean's Little Liver and
Kidney P?!le :s, takcD at night before going tc
bed, will move the bowels; the effect will
astonish you. vljul
The most popular liniment, is the old
reliable, Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil
Liniment. vljul
I AM AGENT
Fcr the following
well-known and reliable
FIRE
Insurance Companies
And solicit a share of the
Our rates are as low and our
policies as liberal as any first
class Insurance Companies.
THE QUEEN, of England.
TEE NORWICH UNION,
of England.
TEE NIAGARA,
of New York.
THE CONTINENTAL,
of New York.
THE NORTH AMERICAN,
of Philadelphia.
THE GIRARD,
of Philadelphia.
THE MERCHANTS,
o? Newark, N. J.
si T?-iihiiT bs?&ec
I STILL CONT?NUE
To keep a first class stock of
mm M1GSAMS1
?THE?
IRaAfNS
are too numerous to enumerate.
I invite the attention of close
buyers who desire first class
goods.
Call special attention to our
Butter and Teas.
Feb 12.
m. 3 tt S
6 I <5? t? bZ= 8
Boa ?? a a
w. h. mm, n} & co.3
COLUMBIA, S. 0.
STATE AGENTS FOR
LIDDELL & CO.'S
Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, &c.
Deering Harvesting Machinery,
Thomas Rakes, Wind Mills,
Ice Plants,
Cane Mills and Evaporators,
Wood-working Machinery.
Io fact anything, from a Plow Point to
a Cotton Seed Oil Mill
AT BOTTOM PRICES.
A fair price allowed for old engines
in exchange for new outfits.
W. M. BEID,
Maycsville, S. C.
Agent for Sumter and Kersbaw Co.s
and Clarendon, F.^t of Central R. li,
Mav 7?
Summer Tours.
Palace SItzamers. Low Rates.
Pour Trips por VTccti Between
DETR05T, MAG ? ft AC ISLAND
P?tcskay. Tho Sco. Horquotte. ?-1
L?\c Eures Por?.
Every Evening 3c-tvrscn
DETROIT
SuJiJay Trips d::r>n*
CLEVELAND
n<\ Jal", Au;u3*
abet Oniy.
0(J3 ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLETS,
Hates and Excursion Tickot3 -will '?? furniahsd
by j our Ticket ?sent, or aad.css
E. B. WH1TCOMB, G. P. A., Ditroit, Mich.,
(HE DETROITS C!.F:,'R.;r:n Sir/!Y ?W. CO.
A CARD
SINCE WITHDRAWING FROM TBE
finn of A. P. Levy & Co , and at the
Solicitation of numerous friends I bave de
cided lo open a ?irsi-cla>'S saloon on Liberty
Street opposite J. Rettenberg a Sons'
grocery, end I can hereafter be found there at
nil hours, having just Opened up ;is line a
stock of Liquors und Segare us has ever been
brought to Suinter. I extend a cordial invi
tation to all of my friends and patrons to
call. Rcspectfullv,
Jan. 22. A.*P. LEVY.
?HkJL?lXi?A Cl \>A??-5 ?Od ?
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
S UM TER, S. C.
IS PREPARED TO DO ALL WORK
entrusted to his care, either in the niako
up of new work, or mending line and guaran
tees satisfaction. Terms low. Call and see
me at Shop, next door to Mois?s & Lee's law
oftVe.
D.C 4.
CHARLESTON, SDMTER ?ND
NORTHERN RAILROAD.
M.
5 10
6 47
6 56
7 14
7 19
7 31
7 41
8 0
8 24
8 GS
8 43
8 52
9 01
9 12
9 25
P. M.
IN EFFECT MAY 5,
North. MAIN LINE.
J 1
A. M.
1890.
South.
4
P. M.
6 00
7 45
8 co
8 30
8 55
9 OS
9 18
9 34
9 47
10 12
10 32
10 42
11 19
11 39
12 01
12 30
P. M.
Charleston
Pregna'Is
Ilarley ville
Pecks
Holly Bill
Connors
Eutawville
Bulls
Vanees
Morriam
St. Paul
Suramerton
Silver
Packsville
Tindal
Sumter
2
A. M.
11 03
? 30
9 18
9 00
8 55
8 45
8 35
8 20
7 56
7 44
7 37
7 28
7 19
7 08
6 55
A, M.
9 30
8 05
7 45
7 15
7 04
6 50
6 33
6 18
S 13
43
) 25
5 12
4 55
4 43
4 22
4 CO
P. M.
H AR LIN CITY BRANCH.
P. M.
8 10
8 23
8 29
8 42
North.
5
A.M.
9 50
10 05
10 20
10 35
South.
6
A. M.
S 05
7 50
7 44
7 30
8
A M:
11 32
11 19
11 13
11 00
Vanees
Snells
Parlers
Rarlin City
Trains 2, 3, 6 and 7 ruu daily ; other trains
daily except Sunday.
Trains do not stop where time is omitted.
Bulls, Merriam and Snells are flag stations.
Trains 2 and 3 have through cars between
Charleston and Sumter.
I. W. FOWLER,
General Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND
AUGUSTA R. R.
CONDE?>?ED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dat d April 20, 1390. |Xo. 23jN?>. 27|No. 15
L've Wilmington
Leave Marion.
Arrive Florence.-.
Leave Florence.
Ar've Sumter.
Leave Sumter.
Ar've Columbia. .
No. 52 runs through ircui Charleston via
Central R. R.
Leaving Lanes 9:15 A. M., Manning 9:56
A. M.
Train en C. ? D. R. R. connects at Florence
with No. 5S._
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
I No. 51 ! No. 59iNo. 53
Leave Columbia....
Ar've Sumter.
Leave Sumter.
Arrive Florence....
Len ve Flercr.ce.....
Leave Marion.
Arr. Wilmington ..
M
*I0 35
11 ?8
11 5S
1 15
A M
So. 78
4 35
5 20
8 35
M
6 37
7 50
M
* 5 20
6 32
No 14
* S 15
8 55
11 45
*L>:u!y. f Daily except Sunday.
No. 53 runs through to Charleston. S C, via
Central R R . arriving Manning 7:04 P. M.,
Lanes 7:42 P. M., Charleston 9:30 P. M.
No. 59 connects at Florence Tith C. and D,
train for Cheraw and Wadesboro.
Nor.. 7S and 14 make close connection at
Wilmington with W. & W. R. R. for all points
North.
Train on Florence It. R. haves Pee Dee rni?y
exrept Sunday 4.40 p. M.,?rrive Rowland
P. M. Returning le.iv* Rowland 6 30 A. M.,
arrive Pee Dee s.50 A.M. ?
1 rain on Manchester <t Augusta R. R. leaves
Sumter daiiy except So day, 10:50 A M. ar
rive Rimini 12.01. Returning ic:ve Rimini
12:15, P. M., arrive Sumter 1:30 P. M.
JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup't.
J. R. EKNLY, Assistant ?.?en'l Manager.
T. M. EMERSON, Gen. Passenger Ag't.
Atlantic Coast Line.
NORTH-EASTERN R. R. of
CONDENSED SCHEDULE,
TRAINS COING SOUTH.
S. C.
Dated April 20, 1830
Le Florence.
" Kingstree.
Ar. Lanes.
Le. Lanes.
Ar. Cha's'n..
Train on C. & D. R. R. connects at
enee with No. 23 Train.
Flor
T RAINS GOING NORTH.
|No. 78|No. 14jNo. 52
Le. Cha's'n ...
Ar. Lanes.
Le Lane?.
" Kingstree...
Ar Florence...
A. M.
? 1 20
3 00
3 00
3 17
4 20
A. M.
P. M.
*4 30
G 29
G 29
6 4g:
7 55:
P. M
A.M.
*7 00
8 27
A. M.
* Daiiy. t Daily except Sunday.
No. 52 runs through to Columbia
via Central R R. of S. C
Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilmington,
N. C, making close connection with W. ? W.
R. R. for all points north.
J. R. KENLY, J. F. DIVINE,
Ass't Gen'l Manager. Gen'! Sup't.
T. M. EMERSON, Gen'! Pass. Agent.
South Carolina Railway Co,
D. H. CHAMBERLAIN. Receiver.
Commencing April 30th. l?&O, at 1 30 p.
m.j Eastern Time, trains will run as follows:
MAIN LINE TO AUGUSTA.
VEST?DAILY.
A.M. P.M.
Leave Charleston, 6.UU 6 00
u Summemiie, 6 53 6.40
" Pregnall's 7.40 7.16
" Branchville, 8 55 8.25
Arrive Augusta, 12 01 11.25
MAIN LINE AUGUSTA TO CHARLESTON.
east?daily.
A. M.
Leave Augusta,
" Branchville,
" Pregnall's,
" Summerville,
8.05
1C 50
11.44
12.32
P. M.
1.15
P. M.
4.40
7 58
8 39
9.15
10 00
Arrive Charleston,
MAIN LINE AND COLUMBIA DIVISION.
DAILY.
Leave Charleston,
" Pregnall's,
" Branchville,
Arrive Columbia,
" Camden,
A. M.
7 00
8 05
8 35
10.43
il.30
P. M.
5 10
t? 44
7 45
10 (?5
* 10 50
COLUMBIA DIVISION AND MAIN LINE
east?daily.
A. M. P. M.
Lenve Camden, * 5.5o 4 45
? Cola, C i.'? 5 25
" Branchville, 8 55 7.45
" ProgQAlUs, 9 37 8.21
Arrive Charleston. 11 03 9.30
* D;iily except Sunday.
Connections at Pregnall's to an : horn C.
S & . R. R , with through coach between
Charleston and Harlin City. Connections on
train leaving Pregnall's for Charleston at
9.37 a. m., and k-uvi:;g Charleston for Preg
nall's at 5.10 P. M. Connections at Augusta
fur all points in Georgia and the West and at
Columbia for North and West.
tl?lO? GB TRAIN SEu\ iCE.
Angusta Division?Through Trains be
twceo Charleston and Angusta, both direc
tions, Through Sleepers between Charleston
and Atlanta, leaving Charleston at 6 P. M.?
arriving !:: Atlanta at 30 A. M., and leav
ing Atlanta at 11.15 P. M.?arriving in
Charleston 1 15 P. M. Sleepers between Au
gusta and Macon connecting with same trains
daily.
Columbia Division?Through Trains be
tween Charleston and Columbia, both direc
tions.
S. B. PICKENS,
C. M. Ward, Gcn'l Pass. Agent.
Gen'l Maugcr.
Si MM m WORK
at bottom prices^
WATCHM* INO Sd??HROS ?8 OFFICE.
IT ?Ve, (?ilMV
i* ?. Ys > bEhUi?ffl?u.
?
?OiLET SOAPS, E ?
AND ALL KINDS CF
Druggist's Sundries
USUALLY KEPT IN FIRST-CLASS DRUG
STORE.
FoMccOs Snuff und Segars,
? ??\ O-E^D?IQ Crii
-ALSO
Paints, Oils, Tarnishes,
?Ji?SS, PUTTY, &c.
DYE STUFFS.
-o
Physician's Prescriptions carefully
soiopocnded, and orders answered
with carp and dispatch.
The public will find ray stock of
Medicines complete, warranted genu
ine, and of the best quality;
Call and see for yourselves.
9
Wheelwright and Blacksmith
SUMTER, s. c.
AM PREPARED TO REPAIR AND
Rebuild, :?.s well as to build outright, all
kinds of Vehicles. *
HORSE-SHOSING A SPECIALTY.
Also repair all parts of broken Machinery.
Keep on baud a stock of Check and Globe
Valves and Fittings. Aleo keep Pumps on
band and put them down. I handle the
SMITH'S SONS 131 PROVED GIN,
which is as <rood as any on the murket, and
gives entire satisfaction.
Aug 21_
Second-Hand Gins and ffla
eninery,
OS SALE AT A BASBAIN.
One SIXTY-SAW WINSHIP GIN ?Latest
improved.
One SIXTY-SAW and one FORTY-SAW
PRATT GIN.
One CENTENNIAL COTTON PRESS.
One WINSHIP COTTON PRESS.
One EIGHT-HORSE ECLIPSE ENGINE.
A lot of SHAFTING, PULLEYS, Ac.
The above will be sold separately or in lots
to suit, and on favorable terms to approved
purchasers.
Can be seen at my place at Elliott's, Sum
ter County, ou Bishopville, R. R.
A. F. BYRD,
April 9 Elliott's, S. C.
O?iD KEJL??BI-E.
m
ifim
HONEST WORKMANSHIP.
NO PINCHING.
All werk executed in accordance with
desiar g selected.
No blow-bard agents is the field.
ALL STYLS? CS2?ST2BY 05 ,
As cheap as the cheapest, and as
coed as the best. Also
?11 Stylos Sroa Fsaciag.
tea sa 5 5 ? S
g|? 3 $? | t f.M
Oct. 2 SUMTER, S. C.
WILLI ? EE & .
Fashionable Barber.
MAIN STREET.
Next door io Earle ? Pardy's Law Office.
S V .'-i Ti'-i.i, S. C.
IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of
Siimfer and vicinity that I have opened
business on n:v own account at the above ol?
stand, and that with competent and po?ite
assistants, I will be pleased to serve them ic
any branch of my bu3ines3 in the best style
cf 'he art.
Give me a call.
Wli. KENNEDY.
Oct. 19._
^^? ^^^^^ WatrhS BSfingni
'V*M?*$?*U ^BS?S^?watchin the world. Perfect
'&!&^?&S/ ?s7?'P? timekeeper. Warramcdaeavjr.
?iKAxted'^SSS^, . .ir? frce, All :!.?' wo* von
need d > i> to show what ? '.,? send you t-> those wIk> call?yoci
friend* r.ixl neurhbors and those about ycu?tlia' always resulti
in valuable trad* fur ws.which h.jlde?oryeeiswheaonccstan? J,
and thus we ari- repaid. We oav all express, ?rtk'ht, etc After ?
a know nil, i: v'oa w.wil1 ?k? to CO to wo* for US, you can
earn :'rur.i $?0* to iv/.O per week and upwards. AJdrwa, !
?titl*o:i -~ Co.. ?ox. i*ert?ivaii, SxUiu*.
f ti
? ?
m m
Eppccia??y aged inedictna! uro.
M EDUCATED
BLACK B?RBY BSAHST.
Imported Pert Wins,
a preventative for Sprin* asd Sommer
complaints. Call early, secura a ?o?
tle ri ti ti convince yourself.
Try Strauss' Electric, the host 5 cent.
Segar in the Siate.
Very respectful y,
L STRAUSS. Prcprietcr,
AL ACE SALOON,
M".:?..;/'" r , ? ? t??S ?.' ?"??
..?..*,.*.'' - . > ?I ; f .? .?; ??. i:v ::i.i.u..v.'re
*< I'':?.?*; . . >' . '; J ;. .' ?? :..-r. .??.!??.?,??
f jS :~ v.- : J ?..., ... : ?0* tve will mnlFCSS
^ - ! , 5?as?SS
v, <- . . ; - . - m ;c S'jr* ot
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k. ' .??.? ?- .'.? '-.? .?::?! ??:' t?:r t? !e
.. ?: .. .,.-?-? . : pgggpl^
' ~ i-ViSTi^
.?,.,... t?... f.Aj, .j, ,.f 1 : ^. !: i.. :i ?.-: I! '.. ' ubl? ?SC t?-j?
..?.?,?"...'?.?..' ea*i*ta>ytoc?rry.V.- ??::?:-.? how you how ycu
.-an mil ? fro i ?K5 * ? d?y ??< ????"'? ir.-::; Ine >:?'.?.??.
oc.,- ... ;.: ?? .?:;??? ivr?reatoitce \V*p?yitUe*prc*schjiry*?.
. '.?-.?. !...-..t.. ? v.?v.. A.m. oot?. i u.i.*:.i'. v:.n?.
BSET ASB CHEAPEST.
ALL GOODS GUARANTEED.
Estimates furnished by return Mail.
LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS.
(ill). I, TOALE & CO,
MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE
SALE DEALERS IN
DOORS, Ml, lilS,
MOULDING,
?AND?
GENERAL BUILDING MATERIAL.
Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Hajne St.,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Jan 25 c
COLUMBIA, S. C.
mn & BLINDS,
LATHS, LIME,
CEMENT, PLASTER,
AND HAIR.
Frenoli an? Amsricaii Window Glass,
PAINTS, OILS
AND VARNISHES.
CARTER WHITE LEAD,
The Best in the Market.
Special Attention Given to Orders
hy Mail.
C. 0. BROWN & BRO.,
Opposite Post Office,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Oct 5-0
C. WULBSEI ? CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
AND DEALERS IN
Pro , Liburs, lacco, k
167 and 169 East-Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Dec. 2 6
TEBS,
WHOLESALE
Bit ^5 slS
id Liqiior De
OFFICE AND SALESROOM:
133 East Ba?, Charleston, S? C,
Nov. 7 o
\xm? ?. ? Iii? jji'.ij Gc Luii,
Established 1S47.
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Auction and Commission Merchants
and Liquor Poalers.
AGENTS FOS
The Phi?p Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee
Beer, and the "Best" Torre, a concentrated
isquid extract of M ilt ar.d K<?ps.
The Pulest Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer.
197 EAST BAY and and 52 STATE Sts.,
(Auction Room State Street,)
CHARLESTON, S. G.
Consignments Solicited.
Jan. 23._o
OHAS. C. LESLIE,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FISH, GAMS, OYSTERS,
TURTLES, TERRAPINS,
POULTRY, EGGS, &c.
Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market.
Office and Fish House. !S and 20 Market St.
East of East Baj,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
All orders promptly attended to.
Terms cash or city acceptance.
Oct. 3_
GEO. L COOK,
PHOTOGRAPHER,.
265 KING STREET,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Aug 10_o
WAVERLYI??Sl,
IN T:IE BEND OF KING STREET,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Rates, $2 and ?2.50 per day.
G. T. ALFORD,
Mar 2-0_PROPRIETOR^
WRIGKET'S
COLUMBIA, S. C.
-o
TT^HIS NEW AND ELEGANT P.OCSE
jg_ with all modern improvements, is now
ov-enfor the reception ofgnests.
S. L. WRIGHT & SON,
Proprietors.
t i l?mM?&?\ ?ff
Obtained and sii .'?.;. /-. 0??>/AAfiS at
tended :<> fo: MODERATE FEES Oui <.:??ce is
opposite the t'-S. intent office, and we can ob
tain i':i:.-?r< :n toss time than lh?s remote from
??ASHlSt?TOS. Send 3K'!>EL. / .V : ! / ; or
VUOTO ->f invention. V.'e sdvbe a^ !<> patent
ability mv of charge a:id we mak? <> iliAliGE
t'.v;./?" FATEST IS SE<:i lliliK
For circular. advice. u-r;::s. and references to
actual clients U: yom own State. ? Sonmv ? ?\\ or
?* <?? W^MSESMEi
Opposite Paient Office, Washington,!) C
Rull ? S u tili ?mut t
I? We ':ave CHEAPEST and Ses!
S3 ^ WOV?Si W?SE FSSCINC
s ?^V-?*^ 5 Wire Kepe So; vage.
50 INCHES HIGH AT 60 CE?iTS FES EOD.
Lawn. Garden. Poultry and Stoc?e Feccinjr. al!
sizes and widths. Gates tomatch. Prices lew. Sold
?v dealer?. Frctsrht 5*a!d. :" ;nd for circulars.
rUS XeXCXLEX WOVEN WIRE FKSCK CO., CHICA60. Ill*
I?. S.-All-Stci ? LAWN a-d CEMSTE8Y ?":uco