The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 07, 1892, Image 8
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IBI8Mtt:K& WATCHMAN, Established April, 18 50.
" Be Just and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's"
TES TR?iS S?UTU??*, Ketablfclied J&ne, \ *
C?asolidate Aug. 2, 1881.1
SUMTER, S. c. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1892.
Sew Series?Vol. x1l So. 1?>?
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CAiiP .
Packed in with. compas!
?n the prison train? thai
inore Sunday, ?van F
wrapped himself in his new-found ulster :
and closed his eyes. But wide-awake
thoughts peopled his brain: and fre
quently his hand crept to the indicated
pocket, feeling for the suspicions paper
barely detected under the heavy cloth.
But, through warp and woof, the little
paper actually burned the anxious boy.
Wes it aTnint to escape? he thought. ;
It ses perhaps he was losing the precious
*> lomest So; it must be news of Car
^^{ fey-^how she had managed to
^eludfe???cr careful captors. Or perhaps
'that paper was a trap, only to lure him
to detection and rougher treatment. .
No, indeed! The eyes of the girl had ?
told him he could trust the writer. And
.what eyes they were! He could see
them now, through his closed lids; and
be rambled in thought after that ro
mance, as the sun sank lower in that
west-towards which the train was
whirling him so fast. With the fading
light anxiety came back, and he felt
once more for the, paper, eagerly, but
cautiously, slipping his hand in the
pocket and breaking the threads wherr j
X? CAUTIOUSLV SLIPPED THE PENCILED !
SCRAP FBOM POCKET TO BIBLE.
tbey felt weakest Then, v?thrives j
.fastened upon the sleepy ^ajtjl he j
opened a cheap JKbl??l?Q^e?^ilS* him j
by a spinster with corkscrew curls at a !
stopping-place. His eye, aimlessly i
dropped upon the page, caught 1 j
Kings 18:21: "How long halt, ye be- j
tween two opinions?*1?and t i? thought ?
flashed into his brain: "An omen! I j
a accept it!'' But the guard looked
Sn his direction; and, hesitating, he
?gain glanced at the turnecTpage and
sead?Proverbs 23:1: "The wicked
tlee when no man pursueth; but the
. ^righteous are bold as a lion."'
Hesitant no longer, he cautiously
tsTrpped the penciled scrap from pocket
to Bible, pressing it rsmocth^ between
the leaves. Thee,, in* the dying sunset; 1
lie read:
'*Keep brave heart. Tv*e will meet
soon. You recognize ime by tbe
release, if God wills?'.
*f ^SL J?oad-seemed- to. *p"reSs oeifcjfe boy*!?
brain, making him dizzy, as he read the
last words.
Among the many dreadful prison
pens Camp Morton was^teeounted^the
very worst, and hideous tales?perhaps
exaggerated in transit even beyond the
hideous reality?had crept across the !
border as to its privations and horrors.
He was going to Camp Morton : Mem
eery recalled those wretched wreclds < f
Svhat had once been men. eicla?ged
after months, of lingering torment
there. And the clack-clack of the wheels
beneath him seemed to form into words :
of those tales told. To Camp Morten!
to misery, cold, starvation?to living '
=death?for how long? And again" bis
eye fell upon the paper, the pen cil ir g
blank in the dux med light, br.^ Just j
above the edge the words, ofr.?ohn .c.;-h3
standing clear: "'The truth shall make ?
you free.*'
??fhe natural elasticity of youth,
aided much in his case by temperament, !
changed the color of the boy's thoughts.
"One pen is bad as another, per*
Jseps, and it may not be, ?<>r long. He j
?^taay have power to ? perfoaD&aVwfclH
as promise. Well, to make cither ef
fective, here goes!"' And, bending over
the book, he caught the light phper on
his tongue, crushing out of it, between
strong teeth, all semblance of a mes
sage.
Next night saw him entered on the
roll of prisoners at Camp Morton, a Sat
-4 eqpiarecf seme twenty acres. f^rmd?^
used as cattle fair grounds: It was then
surrounded byastockad? twenty feet
high, pierced 1 y one great gate at the :
north, near which lay kcadeunriors and i
guardhouse. Outside this si' :.-/!::<de ran *'
a platform, lower than its top: and
about this paced unbroken line of sen
tinels, tvbese heads and shoulders only
showed above the fence. Within, a
huge moat, twenty feet wide and half
as deep, added security against at
tempted escape: while reflector lamped
at intervals, gave sentries, themselves
in shadow, clear view of the snow-clad
inclosurc.
Old cattle pens. long, low and dis
mal, were the barracks for prisoners,
their upright plank sides so shrunken
by age and weather as to giv * far m; >re
ventilation than was saie, for with
temperature varying about /er >. Four
tiers of rough she" ves. acare e three foot
between, formed the brnks. in whi h
wretched men crouched by $mgi?.t?ana
most of the day as well??er warmth,
wedged in "spoon fashion'* and shiver
ing under such blankets as each "mess**
could scrape together.
Two cold, dreary, endless secmingdays
woreaway. The sights and sounds ab >ut
Evan, aided by the 1 ? wo g ; 3 ra w Leti talcas >i
nopcless men crou-'h.rd over scanty tri
bere, began to wear upon the boy's
bravespirit. Already his eye had '? >st its j
bright boldness, and a heavy weight
pressed upon his heart, that the h r ? t
watch upon lonely picket, the nv st
wearing lying still under fire, hadnever
? bhrted to it.
When he looked upon the thing^D at
him?famished, bloodless, hopek r> ?:.
Hants of what had once been men Like
himself?then upon that high stockade,
with eager-eyed sentinels pacing" short
interval ed posts around it, L van's spirit
^ell, and he grew r ??.. :: with h?-Ip^pssness.
Je felt that the motto of the Italian
might well be reared above that strong
and guarded gate: "I/tsciate ogmtperama,
tei <*?' entra'ef"
Then, on the third morning, all was
stir and bustle betimes. Men wore
ordered into ranks at reveille, sick or ;
well, many scarce able to stand, from
Iness and starvation, some of fhcm
>ut hali ela? and wholly shoeless, ail
f eli-nigh frozen,, as they shivered for
ioiirs in that pterciGg' air, in half a
?footoi .snow*
Grim, unshaven, with matted hair
and filthy shreds of clothing", a grew
some, hideous parade of misery they
made: for the rere exception was he
who had one decent garment, and did
not share that with nauseous vermin,
"bred of uncleanliness and want of
change.
But now the prison-inspecting' ofacer
had come; for the better manhood and .
independence of the press, iearning- the
l?dc^ facts <rf some o? the jvo^t-pris
ons," had not failed to turn the streng
est light upon their abuses. And so
grave and circumstantial had grown
t?? repetition of press demand for re
form, that Air. Lincoln himself took
note of it.
Then, as was ever the case when
: that strpng, quaint httmamiy in the
president was roused by wrong, the
war department ordered inspection,
close investigation^ and report. And
Gen. Baldwin?enmonte to this special
duty when the prisoners had halted in
Baltimore streets- the previous Sunday
?now entered the Camp Morton stock- j
T?tfe. : followed by a small staff.
The obsequiosas major in command,
gorgeous in new uniform, moved by
his side with an exaggerated deference
all the more notable from his usual
self-importance. But very grave and
stern were the veteran's set lips, as he
turned often to the aid beside him, in- .
straeting* entries in the book he bore, j
Eut out o? the grave, firm face the j
eyes gleamed pityingly and surprised
along that long and hideous line; and
more than once they lingered . long j
and painfully upon some object more |
pleading than its neighbor, in the suf
fering stamped upon ben* frame and ?
worn face. Once the veteran turned
abruptly to the aid, cutting in mid- ?
flow some unheard comment of the
prison commandant, with the quick,
impulsive speech:
"My God! captain, we have both been
somewhat in the front: I have Jieanl of |
the 'horrors of war.' but never have I
seen them until now!"'
Behind the general strode a tall, sol
dierly man, wrapped in a long cloak, ?
but wearing- neither plume nor rank
marks on his hat. As th? inspection
halted in front of Evan's squad, this
man moved nearer, and, saluting, said
loud and .clearly:
"The McHenry prisoners we saw in
Baltimore Sunday, sir."
-. Then, fixing his gaze full upon Evan's,
ne-forced his attention, and. opening .
his cloak as though to readjust it. dis
played his full figure. A hot Cush rose
to the young scout's face, and t> 2 prison ;
languor, already beginning to creep into ?
his eyes, was burned out of them by the ;
glow of angry contempt that met the
other s stare. With one quick step in
iront cf his line, he folded his arms and
cried:
"So. 'tis yon cometo tanni us, Peyton
Fitzhugh! Here, boys!*' He turned to
the line, pointing straight at the tall ;
spy. "Be men once more! Give one
groan for that Virginia deserter!""
^Electrified by his voice and mien, \
catching the full force cf his taunt, i
I
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*CXVE E Cr.OAX FOI? THAT VTP.GIXIA :
nESEKTSiCl*"
those worn, listless men. ill, starved ;
and broken in body as they were, re- \
memb'.red they were soldiers still. ?
Turning1 with one impulse upon the spy, j
they gave one hearty, hissing groan of j
contempt. But the ? objet t of their |
wrath, standing cold and unmoved. ;
changed neither pose nor feature; and |
IBs v< ice rang out firm and olear as he
answered: j
"We have met before, boy!""
But prison discipline was alert, re- i
joie ing.
"Order in rcn'rs. there! Serjeant cf
the guard,'" reared the major, drawing
his sword, "seirc that rebellioustrait>r! j
Yank him ti the guurd-housa* lie shall .
save a bath for thiSi**
The mgry giow he-d cu ck frded from .
FauntlcroVs face, the wrathful light in |
his eye changed ?> a stare of wondering
d'.-ubt Ion:* before rough hands of guards
seized and burr' ;-: him away. And :
even then, carel -ss .-.f indignity and I
physical maltreatment equally as of
prospective torture of "the bath," he I
turned t > loch ever his shoulder at the j
cairn, unchanged face '>f t!:e man who '
had spoken the ;<? words. For, burne?!
into his brain on thenris >n-?ar, 1 hey had ?
stootJ"before him ever since as a sign,
as his ; ole hope of deliverance from this
living cervth.
But F?t mugh seemed t*> hnro dis
missed the feculent wholly from his
mi: id, speaking briefly to the general
and naming^ orps and history s of snea
he reebgr:izei?. On! when the inspec-i
t?on ended, and the nervous major was
bowing the party to the gate, tac spy
said. qnietlv:
"With your leave, g'-o<-rai. I would
ask the r:v nrt> let mo speak to the
pri'">T:rr who denourie?d rae/*
"As you pi vise, ^r.** f I?<* vc'ernn an
swered, coldly; but with a glance of sur
prise. "1 nderstand. you were assigned
<? me only to identify prisoners: an i
fh,. telegram received this morning said
you were needed at once in Washing
ton.**
**It is f- r that tt; reason/" Fitzhngh
:?\ liuh hi .? t ?? "This boy is a fa
rost? scout of Stuart's: information as
to tin:* re-1, ? taec of his capture may
prove useful to my general; tery soon.**
"I kno.Y nothing of your methods,
sir." the general answered, in the sarm ?
low v;>iee, with string inflection of con
tempt: "nor do I desire to know. But
I scarcely tinnii ?/t 'J boy would give//- t
urney ?:.ct^.'\
The spy smiled slightly as be an
swered, ?loud:
' perhups rbe in ?j >r wili give mo per
mi.-^^'ii To si'.* *??. * re~ 'N"n*;f.*"i:.-?'vn* is
postponed for lui ; day?*'
"Certain";", general, with i>I?*nsure."
the major answered, quickly. " Any re
quest from you or your staff ? consider
it ray duty i > graut.*'
The g. aerai was at the gate, the
guard at "present, * JB?'-,:1 T"italiugl?
asked, quietly:
"Shajl I report to you again, sir, or
take the noon express ea^t?"
'"Take the very first train, sir. The
: telegram said you were needed ir. Wash
ington at once," ike general rep?ied.
'quickly: adding to the aid, as he pissed
the gate: "I'm devilish glad they sent
for th?t fellow! I don't like Iiis stripe.
Damn me, sir, I think that young rebel
was right!"
But Fitzhugh, within the gate, said,
gravely:
"Major, please send an oiuecr with
me while I question the prisoner.''
"Certainly not, sir. Orderly, instruct
the guard to pass this otheer anywhere.
Very glad, sie; very-indeed, to oblige
Gen. Baldwin's stair."' .
The prisoners' guard house was-%.
strong pen of rough boards, r ~?ty,
cheerless, and lit by one wide window,
' iron-barred and set high in-the rear
wall. Low, filthy bunks lined the wall
below it; and on one of them Fauntle
roy sat, brooding listlessly over his own
destruction of Iiis only possible chance
for escape. Still uncertain, lie sprang
to his feet as Fitzhugh entered, staring j
at him with mien half questioning, half ?
de ant.
The visitor glanced quickly round the ]
pen. Its three other inmates were all '
strangers to hhn; and the boy caught j
. his glance resting on the windows-then j
dropping to the bunk beneath. Then ;
they were full of meaning when they ?
turned full upon Evan and he said, :
coldly: - I
"I do not come to taunt j*ou; only to
say that I have had you excused from
your bath?to-day. It is best for you to
remain here; but by to-morrow 3-011 may \
escape punishment, altogether. We ;
have rast before, boy!*1
"I understand," the scout replied, :
dropping his eyes. "Had you said that .
first, I had never spoken so." - j~ j
''"it was best," the other answered, j 1
slowly. "This guard house is just? j !
where you ovghi to be!" fie raised his
voice for the sentry to hear. "You will :
be here all night, even if you miss your i
bath to-morrow." - ? j 1
" understand perfectly," the boy ; '
again replied. "I suppose I am as well ;
orr here as elsewhere." I '
"Far better for such an active youth, j
whose tongue has more liberty than his !
body, just now. .Keep that tongue
quiet, or 3*ou may remain here longer j 1
than?I think you will."
He turned, opening the door. As th? ? !
sentry faced, for his exit, he added:
"You are such a boy, here's something 1 !
for you. It may taste better, coming : I
?r?m (len. Baldwin's breakfast table." j ?
Drawing from his pocket a crir?p, j
brown bun, h.r handed it to Evan, who I
caught his meaning look that accom
panied the next words: . j '
"Don't bolt it irhole; it might disagree ?
with you. Anyway, you will be obliged !
to divide with these other rebs, I sup- ;
pose. Good-day.*1
? was gone: the bolt shot, and Evan I
Fauntlerov, with whirling brain?full I
of hope, memory of the secret letter,
curses of his own stupidity, and flashes :
of Bessie Westehester's moaning eyes.? ;
sat once more on the bunk's edge. After :
some thought, he rose, sa ring, softry: '
"Comrades, I'd like your names and ? '
commands. I am Fauntelroy, troop, !
?th Virginia cavalry."
The trio gave the information; when ! '
the boy cried with a loud laugh:
" We'll, pards, let's divide Gen. Bald- j
win's bun." j 1
But his finger went to his lip, as he |
listane! intently for the sentrv's tramp, '
till it faded slowly from the door. Then
he carefully broke the small loaf, taking j
from it a thin, tempered file-saw, a ilat j
phial of oil, and a strong, thin twine, i
closely wrapped around a scrap of 1 :
written card. These he quickly con- :
cealed in his shirt: and when the new :
relief looked in at the door five minutes ?
laier all four men were munching the I
i-aky white bread, with innocent faces !
hut hearts beating high with hope, i
Then, as the " regular tramp again
sounded without, Evan eagerly read the
card in low whisper: j '
- "Just after the midnight relief drop :
the twine from the window. Saw the
b:-r first. -FYJl up the rope very cau
tiously-. Stockade sentry waU?s to 1 Igt :
of gun rd house just by window. Watch
hit?ccZ. 1 w?n?v below? I will fores
you into the guard house, it is the only i
hope."
Never had hours crawled with feet so ;
leaden as those between noon and j
nightfall, f:>r those liberty-hungry j
creatures, watching the creeping sun-,:
light along the prison wall Bui at last j
came tattoos then?after -a seeming age
?taps. ? ' >
The p>ison pen was still as death, the j
only sound tii??.du!l beat of feet befon; I
tao guard-lic*iise doors llie moru hollow ?
tramp of the stockade sentry almost j
overhead. For what seemed many j
hours, the waiting men heard this senti- j
nel tramp almost to their window, his j
feet dying utmost away as he turned
and walked back, up his post.
At last came the relief, the sergeant
of the guard looking in,oniy to find four
worn, sleeping men stretched in their
bunks. And their snoring punctuated
lus caution to the new sentry to keep ?
his eye-; about him aud look out for
grand rounds.
As the order came and the tramp of
the relief died away, Evan rose eau- j
tioitsly, but nimbly; and motioned to Iiis j
nearest neighbor. As though drilled a j
zouave, the man clamberea on the no- j
per bank, braclog himself against the,
wall, the boy climbing to his shoulders j
without a sound, the iile saw in his !
teeth. Oiling that and the bar freely,
the boy waited until the stockade sentry
turned: then he began to saw. The |
tempereil.steel, cooled to soundlessness ;
by constant drops of oil, cat fast into
the soft iron; but the bar Was thick, !
and each time the sentry turned, the j
worker paused to listi a. So for a I'ug
while. Then the man below? faint,vx- j
haust ed, with great beads upon Ids ;
brow, spite of the cold - v.-h h pered for :
rest. A second took place. Again I
the boy mounted his human ladder,
working on, cautions, but tireless, with '
-w??::! pouring fr<:-i him. with b?stered
lian'.Ls, *out-heart high upheld by hope, j
One s:;!e w:is sawed through. Sud- ;
denly, the trump of men approaching-?
!:?? second relief.
Again th? feet bef?se the doer were
still: again the sergeant and the new
sentry put in th'-ir heads, seeing four
m??n sleeping heavily an<I wit!i st ?rtor- :
ous breathing. Then again; with pre- j
cisi'-n as though drilled to it, thobuman
ladth r posed, and Evan went at the bar ;
a fres!,.
At last! The iron yielded,, shook: and
Evan, cautiously exerting all his
strength twisted '.t. round, hanging-'by ;
a thin shred. Then.-carefully a-> one j
A'hose life hangs up a sound, he put
forth Ids head.
The gibbons moon hung low-in mid- j
western heaven, gleaming clear and
white on the snowy plain all about the
camp; but nearer in?on ?!iis side?the
high vai! cast dense shadows. 1-l?cher ?
-by contrast, for many yards. Then, as
the wall. sentry wa i h ? ?: I '?>??< ?;. Fauni le- ?
roy unrolled the twine, passing it
thron;-h Ids mouth l > dampen out the
twist. With steady hand, but wildly- !
throbbing heart, be dropped it slowly
down. The depth to ground he could
not even ? a ess, ignorant of the slop;;
beyond ':::>: if the wall were Pitched;
br4-. after anxious space, h. felt a i
light touch, as a perch were feeling the
line. Another pause and two distinct
pulls signalled him to haul up. The
sentry turned again; and he .swiftly ?
drew ?p the tine?taut and heavy now
?hand over hand, to avoid the noise of
friction oa the silk
?t length the end of a heavy rope was
in: eager bands seized it, nimbly secur
ing it to a ring, used for refractory
captives. Then the four men listened
for the stockade sentry, scarce breath
ing as be approached the window. This
time he paused, peering mechanically
into the shadow, while Evan's heart
beat loud tattoo. Bui the soldier turned
carelessly, paced slowly away, and the
boy, forcing himself lightly through
the bars, grasped the-\rope securely.
Down he^ went, -hand over band, his
feet carefully, steering5- him from the
wall. \ .-\ %. \ ^ _
Ua?f-wa^J?^v?|fr1ie heard "sentry
MVI-S
-I
m. %\???mm? ?
"if.
M????S?m I^^Bll
' Kifli
1 :
*^.M!????L f ' : * <
V. **** ^ ?*
"quick! close to the wall! this way!"
t im, and bung still, breathless, each
second expecting" a shot.' But the
friendly shs-low shielded rope and man;
and next m?nent his feet touched the
[rround, a strong ." hand grasped his
shoulder," and whisper came through
the darkness:
' Quick! Close to the wall! This
way!"
"But the others? I promised?"
"They must risk it. Come! Two lives
?one halter?depend on seconds now! j
Come!*'
Yielding, half reluctant, to the
stronger will and his own sense of right
to his rescuer, the boy followed his
guide, with noiseless feet, but ej*cs
glued to a new sentry, silhouetted sharp
du another angle against the clear moon
light As he turned on his beat, the
guide whispered:
"Now! Quick across that moonlight!
To that ditch!"'
Both men sped across the broad moon
lit space, unobserved, and gained the
friendly shadow of the- ditch. . And at
the instant a shot rang out, and simul
ta eo a sly t he call:
Turn out th' ga-ad! rris"ner
'scaped!"
Throwing themselves fiat on their
faces, with one impulse, both men
turned their eyes to the guard house
window, as the sentry's lantern swung
out over the parapet with dull gleam.
Six feet below the sill a form clung
to the rope desperately, seeming in the
dim light to writhe and kick spasmodi
cal^. And. as the}- looked, it relaxed
its hold, falling to the ground with dull,
ominous thud.
Then over the night came quick or
ders, flashing lights, the dismal long-:
roll of the drum, and the thud-of many
rnnu.:;g feet
"Quick; follow the ditch! Your lif?
is on your ??-peed!" the guide whispered;
and they rushed along the smooth
washed bottom of the deep gully at top
speed.
A hundred yards, and a tall fence
skirted the ditch: Over this they clam
bered, running over root and hH
Iock, aided by the kindly moon; over
the opposite fence, racing straight for
the city, its lights not half a mile
ahead. Soon they reached the suburbs,
the guide dropping into a brisk walk,
finally pausing before a lonely house
in the thinly-settled quarter. Entering,
lie lifted a dim lamp, screened behind
the door, and motioned Evan to a large,
: f ; \ : i s h e d a ri o r.
"Safe, thank God! How can I ever?'*
he began, warmly; but the other inter
rupted:
"Don't talk. The Eastern express
leaves rn twenty minutes. Put on those
clothes quickly."
Without another word, Evan rapidly
dressed himself in the wide-checked,
foppish citizens suit, drew on a long
ulster of loudest stripe, and stuffed his
l??jlilll if
?m
"xo fiuexi> of >; :?:," e spy .e
joined.
own in the empty valise at hand. Then, !
Fitzhugh loc king the door and throw
mg away the key. they walked rapidly
to the suburban station near.
A line of soldiers was drawn up I
across the platform; and the traitor j
Virginian's quick eye took in the situ
"Usc tlii--; you are a Pinkerton's
man,*' he whispered: and us Evan thrust
the proffered paper Into his vest-pocket,
he fell coin and erispTiotes thoughtfully
stuft ed into it And with no break the !
paira Ivanced until the sharp command
came: "Halt!*'
"What is the matter, lieutenant?" j
Fitzhugh asked, surprised, "lias gov- \
ernmenl impresseti this train?"
"No, (sir; but we stop all? Ah! cap- i
tain. 1 b??1 .? ? saw you at the camp ;
to-day? You arc on Gen. Baldwin's j
starr?"
"Ves. and on hasty orders east,"
"And year fr?en ! there?"
"No friend of mine.*' the spy r-ej'>ined, I
in contemplons whisper. "Better ex- j
amine his papers carefully. lie is one
of those det< ctivo follows."
To \\r. CoXTISVKD.
.- .i; ?i!
w ?? for ?rt I e Hi HugtlSOQ & ?
urn quHOtitv wauled.
.V or Malaria,, Liver Trou*
ble, or Indigestion,use
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
v.';i -:i Baby was ??-:, .??? ctv" her Castorio.
v. ? s.k? way. a chfl i, s\<<* cried Cor-Castorio.
...'?> <\
V, h.'n she become Miss, she clung to Castorio.
V-'i."-i! sitfe had Children, she gave them Castorio,
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Shoes,
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House Furnishing
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in every department. In our
Dry Goods and No
tion Stock
We have desirable bargains
for close buyers. Particularly
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One Lot Undressed
Kid Gloves at 50c.
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IN OU II
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Will he found a great many novelties
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Children's Clothing,
tiYEHY GARMENT OF WHICH
IX GUARANTEED SOTTO RJ>
Under an obligation that we will re
fund the money for each garment
failing to carry out our guarantee.
Hats.
Our reputation in this line-is
too well established, to require
much comment. We will say,
however, that we have about
our usual stock
1,0<M> Salaires
in prices ranging from 50c. to
?1:50 Call early and make
your selection before they are
picked over.
SHOES.
In addition to a complete
stock in this department, we
are still the sole Agents of
E. P. REED & CO'S.
Fine Shoes for Ladies.
W'e cannot impress too forci
bly upon our Iemale friends the
merits of these goods. We
sell them under a guarantee,
and any pair failing to give sat
isfaction will be taken back
and the money refunded. Bear
in mind the price is
Only $2.50 per pair.
!X OUR
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Will be found a complete
stock embracing all the neces
sities from table delicacies to
the necessities of the cotton
patch and at prices at which
we will not be undersold.
?s ^ % !
?2?^^ S
SHOES arc articles of apparel which one must have.
S?CCESS is what we "all strive to obtain.
r^p mm
Have kept Shoes to suit everybody and at prices to suit their
"pocketbooks," hence success has crowned their efforts. Com
mencing in ?91" which everyone said was a "bad year7' we sold
more shoes than we might have expected even in a good year,
and now in t,:92.;; which, every one says is a worse year, we are
selling more than in ;91.
3*
t
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We opened with the confidence of the public, we have returned
that confidence by giving
GOO
?HOSS,
At reasonable prices .Our customers of '91 were satisfied, have
come again and recommended us to their friends. We pride
ourselves on the style and rit of our Ladies' and Gentb' shoes,
and we are in a position to meet any competition.
Ladies' Shoes at $2 and Gents' at $3 will
surprise you. Come and see.
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MOXAGHAX BLOCK,
STJMTER, S. C.
We beg to say to the trade that, as heretofore,
1er
Will remain open in charge of Mr. H. B.
Bloom.
The saving of money is moro of an object than ever iu hard years, and
to those contemplating the pinchase of machinery we offer the opportunity
of saving money by wealing direct with manufacturers With men of ex
perieiice and ability in all departments, and a thoroughly equipped shop at
your doors we are able to offer High grades at Low Prices. We furnish
competent machinists free of charge to erect all machinery we sell. Call on
or address
CHE RAW MACHINE WORKS,
Engineers, Founders and Machinists,
Sumter, S. 0., and Cheraw, S. C.
SUMTER
W, E, & J, I. BR?NS0N,
PROPRIETORS.
I EllginCS, SO??OrS ant* niacbrncry of Jail kinds aud descriptions
repaired. C?FCX?Iar S?WS hammered and gummed.
[RON AND BRASS CASTINGS made to order: rind an v. work usually done
in a first class marnine shop r,r foundry executed in a workmanlike manner.
PRICES REASONABLE and satisfaction guaranteed by good work.
Estimates will be fojnished nn application
Sumter Iron Works,
W. K. & J. I. Brunson, Proprietors, Sumter, S. C.
t?kS*North Main ?treef.
j Au?3
SELL HARDWARE OF ALL KINDS.
Machinery Supplies,
Buggy and Wagon Matej-ial,
Cooking and Keating Stoves,
Po* ware, Wooden ware,
Crockery and Glassware,
Tinware,
Hardware and Sadiery,
Cutlery?Pocket and Table,
Scissors,
GUNS. PISTOLS aud CARTRIDGES,
powder and Shot,
Shells?Loaded and Empty,
Ii dring, Lacing,
Packing. Bristles,
Whips, Kobes, &c, &c.
Prices to suit the times.
Sept 14?X _
irTTm~Ttfr-T"" '-* "1 TI-MBfflMB 1 ?~ * *"?~ ^~?
-DEALER IN
s
Agent.
Toilet Soaps. Perfumery and fall Kinds of Druggist's
Sundries Usually Kep?in a
klarst Class ID:ru.g Store.
Tobacco, Snuh' and Cigars, Garden Seeds, also Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass Putty, &c, Dye Stuffs.
Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care
aud dispatch. The puh?c will fiud my stock of Medicines complete, warranted
genuine, and of best quality. Call and see for yourselves.
IViglit Calls Promptly Attended To.
O Xjs ?3 O
ESTABLISHED 1S6S.
^/ zw? Watches, Diamonds,
^???^ Sterling Silver, Clocks,
Optica Goods. Fine Knives, Scissors and
Razors. Machine Needles. &c.
FOLSOM.
Sh i OF THE BIG WATCIi.
HEADQUARTERS FOU WATCHES.
EES AlJLAW & CO.
Diamonds, Jeweiry, Silverware, Specta
cles. Drawing Instruments
THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT
REASONABLE PRICES.
Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief inspectors of Watches for South Caro
gna Railway, Atlantic Coast Lino and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road.
JAMES ALLAN & CO.s
jVb. g 285 King St., Sign of P-um Clock. Charleston, S. 0. 1
BEST AND CHEAPEST.
ALL GOODS GUARANTEES
Estimates furnished by return Mail.
LARGE S?0CK, PROMPT SHlPMfN?S. ?
MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE
SALE DEALERS EN
DORS, SASH, BHDS,
MOULDING,
?akd?
GENEBAL BUILDING MATBEIAL
Office and Salesrooms, 10 aad 12 Hay ne St.
C II A LESI ON, S. .
Jan 25 o !
into,
COLUMBIA, S. a
mu & BLINDS,
LATHS, LIME,
CEMENT, PLASTER,
AND HAIR.
PAINTS, OILS
AND VARNISHES.
CARTER WHITE LEAD,
The Best io the Market.
Special Attention Given to Order $
by Mail.
C. 0. BROWN & BRO.,
Opposite Post Of?'i,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
If??HITE & SON,
Fire Insurance Agency
ESTABLISHED 1866.
Represen;, among other Companies:
LIVERPOOL & LONDON k GLOBE
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE.
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, ?. Y.
LANCASTER INSURANCE-CO.
Canital represented, $75,000,000-.? ?'
Feb. 12
OTTO F. WEITERS,
WHOLESALE
GROCER
Ami Liqnor Dealer.
OFFICE AND SALESROOM:
1S3 East Bay, Charleston, S O,
Nov. 7 o
Mi e y ele?!
COLUMBIA, HARTFORD &
WESTERN WHEELS.
All hall bearing aod guaranteed/ ?
Cushion Tires and Pneumatics:
Also a few second band wheels. For
prices apply to*
W. S. ALLAN,
285 King St. CHARLESTON, S.
Not 9?x _ ? - ?
FERTILIZEBS?
FERTILIZERS! FERTILIZERS!
Having bought largely, for cash, a foil at*
sortment ?f, -
Fertilizers, Ag? ai ote Glans.
We are prepared to fill orders for
such at low figures and on reasonable
terms.
C. W?LBERN & CO.,
Whok-s*l?- GroeerJ,*"*^
1 ami m East Baj,^
Nov. 19. Charlet??, S. C;
william kennedy
Fashionable Barber.
MAIN STREET,
Nest door to Karle & Purdy's Law Office.
SUM TER, S. C.
IDESIRS TO ?S FC T? M tbe citisene of
Scmier and vicinity that I bave opened
business on tcy own account at the above old
stand, and that wiib comptent and polite
assistants, I will be pleased to serve them in.
any branch of my busiaess ia the beet Style
of the art.
Give me a call.
WM. KENNEDY.
Oct. 19.
Obtained, ami ail PA'jTf?t & * at
tended to for M<>!>FX.i Th: /??>' <>nr office is
opposite the !'.s l*ai?-nt ?Ssw. nnd wo cm ob
tain Patentini ':??*?> tiow than !n??tc from
m .isa?seros. yf???KK. /?*? wise <*
}*IfOTO of i!>v.-n?i.iit. ' We ???vtsr ? ? 7>nteirt
avM?;? freeofchnrsc and \w-rnuke < liAHtiB
unless patent nt >; ' </.?/?:/>.
For circular, ???vioe.. terms an.I n-frronces ra
actual rlients i:> your wn Stato, ('..muy. <1tv or
Town, write to
GiArSNOWSCO;
Opi>o$ite Fatcnt O?ce, Wasktngfa^Jf.Q
SPECIAL ATTENTION
G ?ven to Compounding Preeoripiioee?
FIHST CLASS JOB WOBi
AT BOTTOM PRICES*