The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 17, 1897, Image 8
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 1S67.
FRANKED FOE TEEM.
A SOLDIER'S STORY OF PRESIDENT
LINCOLN AND BOYS IN BLUE.
Aa Envelope That Is More Valuable Than
the Best Stamp In Any Collection-The
. Soldier Who Wouldn't Teil -lincoln a
lie.
"Let this go. . A. LINCOLN. "
Unless it has been destroyed there is
in a home in Fond du Lac county, Wis.,
a soldier letter in an envelope bearing
the above words, signed by the great war
president.
Frank King was a Lamartine boy,
fresh from the farm, and a character
our whole company took to kindly from
the first.
When the army was camped in Vir?
ginia, near Washington, the winter of
1861-2, it was a common practice with
the soldiers, when they got a pass, to
visit the city to buy a package of en?
velopes and call at the capitol, send in
for their senator or representative and
get him to frank them.
One of our boys came back to camp
in high feather. He had two packages
of envelopes-one franked *by Senator.
James B. Doolittle, now a Chicago law?
yer, the other by the late Senator T. O.
Howe, who succeeded Captain James as
postmaster general in President Arthur's
cabinet. For 20 years senators and mem?
bers have been giving a good deal of
their time to helping the soldiers with
their pension claims. If they have done
it as willingly and pleasantly as they
used to frank envelopes for the boys,
they must be pretty nearly angels.
"Yon fellows, there, are making a
big blast over getting a couple of sena?
tors to frank your envelopes," said
Frank King. "Just you wait till you see,
me come back from Washington with
the president's name on some letter cov?
ers."
Within a few days Frank King and
Harry Dunn, who for years after the
war was a Chicago business man: went
to the city. They called at the White
House. It was easier to see the president
then than it is now. At certain hours
of the day a soldier could reach the
chief executive with fully as much ease
as a senator can in these later years. -
King was the ringleader. Approach?
ing the guard, he said: "We want to
see Mr. Lincoln. Please stand aside and
let us pass." ?
"Who are you, and what is your busi?
ness?"?
"You tell old Abe.we have charge of
a regiment over on Arlington Heights
and want to sea him on an important
matter. He'll let ns in."
"Where are your shoulder straps?"
"We came over in our everyday
clothes. Come, we are in a hurry. Let
ns go in and see Mr. Lincoln."
The parley had attracted the attention
of the president. The door swung open
and the good natured chief of the nation
smiled upon the cheeky young fellows
and bade them step right in.
"What can I do for you, my men?"
"Mr. Lincoln, I want yon to frank
these envelopes," said King.
"Better get your congressman to do
that." .
"I'd much rather have you do it, Mr.
Lincoln. The folks at homo would like
to see your name cn my letters. "
"I'll fix one of them. Take the rest
to your congressman. Who is he?"
"I don't know. "
"Where is your home?"
"Lamartine, Fond da Lac county,
Wis."
"That is my friend Scott Sloan's dis
' trier. You go to Mr. Sloan. He will fix
the rest of them."
The pr?sident shook hands with the
two privates, asked them to be brave
soldiers and wished them a safe return
to their western homes.
Frank couldn't make his tentmates
believe that the president had written :
"Let this go. A. Lincoln. " But the next
day he wrote a letter to his father. The
name of Lincoln was personally exam?
ined by all of the neighbors.
In January, 1864, our regiment was
in Washington on the wajtjboine, having
re-enlisted-"veteranized," as they
called it. In com?any with two others
I went to the Wi^ie House. The presi?
dent shook hands with us, thanked us
for swearing in for three years more and
expressed the hope that we would have
a nice visit on our veteran furlough.
"Mr. President," said Jones-Ed
Jones-"you franked a letter for one of
the boys in oarvcompany, Frank King.
I wish you would frank one for me."
"Odd as it may seem, you are the
second soldier to make such a request.
So both are of the same company? Very
welL"
On Jones' envelope he wrote "A.
Lincoln, President," and .as he handed
it back he asked what had become of
that other man who had asked him to
pass a letter.
"He was killed at Gettysburg. "
I shall never forget the look of sad?
ness in the president's face when the
answer was given, and it had not disap?
peared when we left the room.
"Jones, what did you tell him about
King for? Did you see how it pained
him?"
"What did he ask about him for? Do .
you suppose I was going to lie to a man
I would die for:" was Jones' indignant
reply.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Imported Stock.
H. G. Osteen & Co. received this week a
foll assortraeot of the latest and prettiest de?
signs in Dennison's Imported Crepe and Tis
Soe^Paper for making lamp shades, flowers
and all sorts of fancy work. This is guaran?
teed to be the genuioe imported paper and
far superior to aoy aod all imitations. We
sel! at New York prices, as we buy direct
from the importers. The stationery stock is
complete aod op to date.
costs cotton planters more
than five million dollars an?
nually. This is an enormous
waste, and can be prevented.
Practical experiments at Ala?
bama Experiment Station show
conclusively that the use of
JJ
will prevent that dreaded plant
disease.
All about Potash-the results of its use by actual ex?
periment on the best farms in the United States-is
told in a little book which tve publish and viii giadly
njail free to any farmer in America who wfJ write for it.
GERMAN KALI -WORKS,
* 93 Nassau St., New York.
$500 REWARD.
We will pay the above reward for any case
of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Head?
ache Indigestion, Constipation or Costiveness
we cannot cure with West's Vegetable Liver
pills, when the directions are strictly com?
plied with. They are purely Vegetable, and
neverfail to give iatisfation. Sugar Coated.
Large boxes, 25 cents. Beware of of counter?
feits and imitations. The genuine matfu
factohed only by THE JOHN C. WEST COMPA
NY,?Ch?C8gO, 111.
For sale in Sumter by J. F. W. DeLorme.
UllRIIII'Q FOB EITHER SEX.
-PIHIffl C This remedy being in
' jected directly to the
??-j^J? seat of those diseases
H? Q a ? of the Genito-Urinary
?n JLS !? Organs, requires no
S3 Qb SOS change of diet. Cure
W-T-- W guaranteed in 1 to 3
===== days. Small plain pack?
IVTT1I by mail, si.00.
W9U AX? Sold only by
J. F. W. DELORME, Sumter, S. C.
LADIES DOYDUKSO?
DR. FELIX LE BRUN'?
Steel! Pennpyal Pills
are the original -and only
FRENCH, safe and reliable cure
? on the market. Price, $1.00; sent
! by mail. Genuine sold only by
Forsile by J F. W. DeLorme, Sumter, S. C
Hii.i,, illumining
DENTIST.
office
OVER 8T0BE CF SUMTES DRY GOODS COMPAN
-.utmuce oo Main Street,
Between Dry Goods Co. and Durant k Soo
OFFICE HOURS :
9 to 1.30 ; 2 to5 o'clock.
April 9. 2
TAI RETURNS
FOR 1896-97.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR? SUMTER
COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. C., Nov.|27, 1896.
RETURNS of all Personal Property and
Poll Taxes will be.received at this
office from January 1st, 1897, to January
12th. 1897, and at the following^titnes and
places:
Mayesville, Tuesday, JaD?ary ?12tb.
Reid's Mill, Wednesday. January 13.
Maunville, Thursday, January 14tb.
Smithville, Friday, January 15th.
Me?banicsville, Saturday. Jan. 16tb.
Kinsman's Store, Mooday, Jan. 18.
Rembert'f* Store, Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Hagood, Wednesday, Jaouary 20tb,
Stateburg, Thursday, January 21st.
Wedge?eld, Friday. January 22ud#
R. I. Manning's, Saturday, Jan. 23d
J. M. Tindal's, Mooday, Jan. 25tb.
Bisbopville, Tuesday and Wednes?
day, January 26th and 27tb.}
Magnolia, Thursday, Ji. nuary 28th.
Lynchburg, Friday, January 29th.
Concord, Saturday. Jacuary4 30tb.
Johnston's Store, Monday, Feb. 1st.
Shiloh, Tuesday, February 2nd.
And at Auditor's office in the City
of Sumter from February 3rd, to Feb?
ruary 20th inclusive.
The law reqaires that all persons owning
property or in anywise having charge of such
property, either a? agent, husband, guardian,
trustee, executor, administrator, etc , return
the same under oath to the Auditor, who re?
quests all perses to be prompt in making
their returns and save ihe 50 per cent, pen
r.lty which will be added to the property
valuation of all persons who fail to make re?
turns within the time prescribed by law.
Tax payers return what they own on the
first day of January, 1897.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter the erst
given name of the taxpayer in full, also make
a separate return for each Township where
the property 19 located and also in each ard
every case the No of the School District must
be given.
Every male citizen between the age of
twenty-one and sixty years on the first day
of January 1897, except those incapable of
earning a support from being maimed or
from other causes, shall be deemed taxable
Polls, and except Confederate Soldiers 50
years of ace, on Jan. 1st, 1897
All returns roost be mude on or before the
20th day of February next. I cannot take
returns after that date and all returns made
after the 20th d*y of February are subject to
a penalty of 50 per cent.
:A. B. STUCKEY,
Auditor Sumter Couuty.
50 DEARS'
f^j&S?* S X ? E P. ! F. WO*.
TRADE MARKS
DESICNS,
COPYRSCHTS &c.
Anyone sending a Fkot'-h and description n:av
quickly ascertain, free, whether en invention is
probably patentable Communications strictly
confidential. Oldest agency for securing patents
in Anjerica. We have a Washington office.
Patents takeu through Mu;;:: <? Co. receive
special notice in the
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
beautifully illustrated, largest circulation of
any scientific journal, weekly, terms ?.3.(;<i a year;
fLoOsix months. ?pecit.:f'n copies and HAND
BOOK ON PATENTS sent free. Address
MUNN & CO.,
361 Broadway, New York.
Gold and Silver Papers for sale by H. ?
Osteeo & Co.
Atlantic Coast Line.
North-Eastern R. il. o? S. C.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated F^b. INO 3c
7 1896. ! *
?HO
Le. Florence
%i K;Dcstree
Ar. Lat:e3
Le. Lane*
Ar.Charl't'o
M
25
4
4
6
A . M.
02
10 20
?. H.
A.
I 9
MO
H. ?10
52 IO
26 12
M P.
K I
io
20 i
41?
41?
13.1
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Le. Cbarl't'n
Ar. Lanes
Le. Laoe9
" Kingstree
Ar. Florence
I
NO.78 Ko.32
* I *
8 25
A. M.
P. M.
NO.
8 26
A. M.
NO.50?
* I
P. M.
4 CO
5 45)
5 45
6 05
7 15
P. M.
?Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
Ne. 52 runs through to Columbia via Cen
tral R. R. of S. C.
Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wiisoo and
Fayetteville-Short Lioe-and make close
coooectioo for all points North.
Trains on C. & D. R. R. leave Florence
8 55 am, arrive Darliogton 9 28 a m, Che
raw 10 40 a m, Wadesboro 2 25 p m. Leave
Florence, daily except Sunday, 8 10 pm, ar?
rive Darlingioo 8 40 p ra, Hartsville 9 35 p
m, Benoettsville 9 36 p m, Gibson 10 00 p tn.
Leave Florence, Sundi, y only 9 00 p ra, ar?
rive Darlington 9 27 a m, Hartsville 10 10
a m.
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 15 a
m, Bennettsviile 6 41am, arrive Darlington
7 10 a m. Leave Hartsville daily except.Sun
day 6 30 am, arrive Darlington 7 15 am,
leave Darliogtoo 7 45 am, arrive. Florence
8 15 am. Leave Wadesboro, daily except
Sunday 3 00 p m., Cheraw 5 15 pm, Dar
lingion 6 27 p m, Florence 6 55 p m Leave
Harisville, Sunday only 7 CO a m , Darling?
ton 7 45 a m., arrive Florence 8 10 a m.
J R. KENLY, JNO. F. DIVINE,
GeoM Manager, Geo 1 Sup't
T. M.J EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line.
Manchester "* Augusta Railroad
CONDI.. .ED SCHEDULE.
Io effect January 19, 18&6.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. *35. No. t57.
A. ii.
Lv Darliogton,
Lv Elliott,
Ar Sumter,
Lv Sumter,
Ar Creston,
Lv Creston.
Ar Pregnalla,
Ar Orangeburg,
Ar Denmark,
30
22
P. M.
5 47
6 20
A. M.
?A. H
7 53
8 40
9 25
5 45
9 15
A, H.
TRAINS GOING.NORTH.
No. T56
A. H.
Lv Denmark,
Lv Oraogebnrg,
Lv Pregu?is, 10 00
Ar Creston, 3 50
LT Cre8too,
Ar Sumter,
Lv Sumter, . 6 55
Ar Elliott, 7 40
Ar DarliogtOD^ 8 30
P. M.
;No. *32
P. M.
4 55
5 25
5 47
6 40
P. M.
?Daily.
fDaily except Sunday.
Trains 50 and 51 carry, through Pullman
Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New
York and Atlanta via Augusta.
T. M. EMERSON, 3. M. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager. AssM Gen. Pas3. Agt
J. R. KEN LY, GenM Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line.
WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND A?GU3
TA RAILROAD.}
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated Feb. 7, 1896.
Leave Wilmington
Lea/e Marion
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumter*
Arrive Columbia
No. 55.
P. M.
*3 25
6 05
6 45
P.M.
*7 15
8 42
P.M.
8 45
10 05
No.51.
A.M.;
*3 25
4 30
No.52.
A.M.
*9 35
10 55
No. 52 runs through from Charleston ia
Ceutral R. R., leaving Lanes 8 26 a. m., Man
oing 9 05 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Columbia
Arrive Sumte*
Leave Sumter ?
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence
Leave Marion
Arrive Wilmington?
No.54
A.M.
*5 50
7 12
A. M.
7 15
8 25
A. M.
8 55
9 34
12 15
No.53.
P.M.
*5 15
.6 35
No.50.
P.M.
*6 40
: 55
?Daily. TDaily except Sunday.
No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C.,
*ia Central R. R., arriving Manning 7 10 p.
m., Lanes 7 48 pm., Charleston 9 30 p.m.
Trains on Conway Branch bave Chad
bourn 10 40 a. m., arrive at Conway
way 1 00 p. m., returning leave Conway at
2 25 p. m., ir rive Chadbocru 4 55 p. nr.
leave Cbadbourn 5 20 p. m., arrive at Hub at
6 00 p. m., returci. g leave Hub 8 30 a. m.,
arrive at Chadbourn 9.15 a.m. Daily ex?
cept Sundav.
JOHN F. DIVINE, GenM Supt.
J. R. KENLY, GenM Manaeer.'
T. M. EMERSON, TrafPc Mnnager
Choice Extracted Honey, b)
the gallon or less quantity.
For sale at my residence, or
orders may be left office of the
Watchman and Southron.
N. G. Osteen.
CABINET Jil AKIN G
UPHOLSTERING.
MATTRESSES MADE ANO REPAIRED.
;GINS AND GUNS REPAIRED.
Wor? Promptly AttsacLod to.
W. F, JONES.
One do.^r North of J. D. Craig's.
Dec 31.
"THE CHARLESTON LINE."
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
RAILROAD.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
Corrected to April 79th, 1896.
Lv Charleston
Ar Summerville
'? Pregnall3
l< Georges
" Branchville
" Rowesville
. " Orangeburg
" St Matthews
" Fort Moite
'* Ringville
*' Columuia
Lv Colombia
Ar Kingville
" Fort Motte
*. St Matthews
11 Orangebnrg
" Roweeville
" Branchville
" Georges
Pregnalls
" Summerville
" Charleston
DAILY.
|7 10 A ra
7 46 am
8 18 a m
8 30 a m
9 00 a m
.9 15 am
9 28 a m
9 48 a m
10 00 a m
10 10 am
10 55 a ra
DAILY
5 30 p m
6 10pm
'6 50
7 04
7 50
8 07
8 24
8 48
9 03
9 20
10 10
7 CO
7 40
7 51
8 02
8 24
8 38
8 55
9S5
9 48
10 22
10 00
a m
a m
a m
a m
a m
a m
a m
a m
a m
a m
a m
4 00 p m
4 44 o m
4 55pm
5 09 p m
5 27 p m
5 42 p m
5 55 p m
6 37 p m
6.50 p m
7 22 p m
8 00 p m
Lv Charleston
" Branchville
" Bamberg
" Denmark
" Blackville
*? Willi3too
" Aiken
Ar Augusta
Lv Angosta
" Atk^n
" W-.lliston
" Blackville
11 Denmark
" Bamberg
u Branchville
Ar Charleston
7 10 a m
9 15 a m
?9 41 am
9 52 a m
10 10 a m
10 27 a m
11 09 a m
ll 51 a m
6 20 a ra
7 08 a m
7 49 a m
8 08 a m
8 20 a m
8 33 a m
9 10 a m
ll 00 a m
5 30 p m
7 50 p m
8 19 p rn
8 31 p m
9 50 p m
9 10pm
9 57 p m
10 45 pm
3 20 p m
4 07 p'm
444 p m
5 03 p m
5 17 p m
5 29 p m
5 55 p m
8 00 pm
Fast Express, Augusta and Washington, with
Through Sleepers to New York,
Lv Augusta 2 35 p ra
Ar Aiken 2 15pm
Denmark |4 19 p m
Lv Denmark \? 25 a m
" Aiken 7 28 a m
Ar Augusta 8 10am
Daily Except Sunday.
Lv Camden r8 45 a m 2 25 p m
" Camden Junction^ 9 35 a m 3 55 p m
Ar Kingville 10 05 a ra 4 35 p m
Lv Ringville 10 25 a ra 6 00 a ra
" Camdeo Junction ll 00 a m 6 40 a m
Ar Camden 1155am 8 15am
E. S.BOWEN, L. A. EMERSON,:
Gen'l Man'g'r Traffic Man'g'r.
Genera] of?ices-Charleston, S C.]
OMoBiTer& Charleston Mvay Co
.SAMUEL HUNT, Agent tor Purchaser.j
Ia ecect; Jumar?' 4, 189o
CAROLINAS DIVISION.
NORTHBOUND.-(Daily excc-pt Sunday.)
No
N o i 1
Lv Camden.
Lv Kershaw.
Lv Lancaster .
Lv Catawba Junction
Ar Rock Hill.
Lv Rock Hill.
Lv Yorkville.
Ar Blacksbnrg.
Lv Blacksburg .
Lv Patterson Springs.
Lv Shelby .
Lv Rutberfordton.
Ar Marion.
2 30
3 15
3.55
3 49
449
4 54
5.?0
6 33
P
P
P
P
P
p ra
p m
p m
ll
8.00
'8.30
9 10
JO 50
12.20
a CL
a m
a m
a m
p m
SOUTH BOUND.-(Daily except Sunday, j
No. 3?. No. 10.
Lv Marioo.
Lv Rutberfordton.
Lv Shelby.
Lv Patterson Springs
Ar Black3burg.
Lv Blacksborg.
Lv Yorkville.
Ar Rock Hill.
Lv Rock Hill.
Lv Catawba junction.
Lv Lancaster.
Ar Kershaw.,.
Lv Kershaw.
Ar Camden .
8 30 a ra
9.35 a m
10.10 a m
11.00 a m
11.30 a m
12.05 p ra
12.45 a m
12 45 pm
1.30 P m
1.30
305
5.30
5 45
6.10
p ra
m
m
r- m
p m
Dinner at Kershaw.
CONNECTIONS1
No 32 has connection with the Chester &
Lenoir Railroad at Yorkville, S. C., wirb the
Southern Railway at Rock Hill, S. C , with
the Seaboard Air Line at Catawba Junction,
S. C., with the Lancaster & Chester Railroad
at Lancaster, S. C., and with the South Car?
olina and Georgia Railway at Camden, S. C.
No. 33 North bound train bas same connec?
tions as No. 33.!
B3AMUEL HUNT, Presideut.
S. B. LUMPKIN. Gen. Pass Aet
Fast Freight Line
BETWEEN
Sumter, S. C.,
The North, Northwest, South and
Southwest,
?VIA -
AUGUSTA :& GEORGIA R. R<
Rates and information furnished by
H. R.^JACKSON, T. F. A.,
Columbi*, S. C.
A G. JACKSON, G. P. A., Augosta, Ga.
Dec 8
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ir ni Leather Beltii Paints ai Oils are Specialties.
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232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C.
STATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF
House
lurnisbing
Goods,
Tin Plate,
Sheet Iroo,
Tinners'
? Supplies,
Galvanized
Getter
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ana
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Oct 27,
i vim ? sm,
1
Fire Insurance Agency
ESTABLISHED 1866
Represent, among other Companies :
LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE'
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y.
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
Capital represented 575,000,000.
Feh.2H
ORDER FRUIT
-FROM
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money.
Orders carefully and prompt?
ly filled.
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Manager.
Sept, 30.
HARB Y # CO.,
WHOLESALE BROKERS,
AND
Cotton Storage Warehouse
PROPRIETORS.
?P-TOWS [OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
1,000 Tons High Grade Am
m?niated Fertilizer,
1,000 Tons Acid with Potasa,
500 Tons Dissolved Bone.
500 Tons German Kainit,
400 Tons C. S. Meal,
For Sale.
We ure prepared to meet
any and all prices for STAND?
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before purchasing.
Respectfully.
HARBY & co.
Dec. 16.