The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 15, 1897, Image 8
iEattjnnan w? ?k$m.
W EDN?SL A Y, SEPT. 15. 1887
f. ? ? 'AtftMOR ?)"*AJ* ARTIST tl# CRIME ET?.
jg[Copyright, 1S9T, by G- P. Putnam's Sons.]
CHAPTER I
TET?. di?ilE.
"Ifs my opinion they won't catch
Marvel's no fool if he is hot head
?Ped, and he knows enongh to keep under
? Dover now tjiat they are after him."
"That's ' all right, Everly, and, as
[roon say, I guess Marvel can hide away
i': "*ell enoagh. But what I \tfaut to know
Hps, what s he got to hide for,? He ain't
; -Sane not hing as I can see 'cept to fire off
???Ms pistol when he was mad as thunder. ''
'-'7 ; "And right he was, too," said anoth
JKT? ?oungerMii the saloon where this eon
"Versation occurred. ' 'I say any man of
p.vjg?t worJd have done the same. Why,
?K?idn't the o-ld man try to disgrace him
?^?ght before his sweetheart and a lot of
||^^"Well, anyway," said the storekeep
/ ^^remor?rjg his pipe to speak, "smart
[Bpr fool, I guess they'll get him. I hear
|??S*?"how the squire js terrible- cut up
^fea?out^liis thing, and he's sent down to
si-,:'?oafor a regular detective."
"The, squire's sent to Boston for a
^V?dtecirve?" said Everly. "I wouldn't
^bavei>elieved that the squire would do
v-'pack a thing. To set a spy on the track
?j???ne .cf bisneighbors! Why, it's dis
^^cefnL>y_, ? v
f--x. " Over m the corner, on chairs dzuwn
B&xp'-cicse tb the stove, sat two stringers.
-They had arrived in. Lee that morning,
and after taking drinks at this the only
^ij&S?ca in. the town had apparently set
>^^?5ou.^ getting warm. The elder of the
fe$W?here ventured, a remark.
J^atleken,*" said he, "if you'll
i^gr?cn ;t&e curiosity cf a stranger, I'd
r. i&e to ask you what crime this young
?^Sa?? has.comrait?ed?*'
A passe followed, while the strangers
if "became the object of a close scrutiny by
. all present KnaBy Will Everly stepped
iarward, and, looking his interrogator
steadily in the face, said:
- "I am Win Everly, Walter Marvel's
irii^L Before I answer any~ of your
^giolifi?c?as-I must know who you are and
?rad??>5EOtt wish to know this story. "
- "Year talk aroused my curiosity,1'
said the stranger.
"Will you deny that you are a detect
f?xie?*' Everly eyed his man closely, but
^ not a sigrt indicated that the question
had caused surprise. He was disap
. pointed,, for he. had expected him to be
disconcerted. The reply was simple,
. "I shall not deny ^t, for I never lie."
? He handed Everly a card upon which
was neatly engraved, "John Barnes,
... Detective,. Boston. "
After reading it, conciliated lythe
detective's honesty, Everly said:
**I thank you for your candor. Isus
? pected you, for we seldom have strangers
in Lee. As I am Marvel's friend, and as
you have come here to ma?e trouble for
him, you will pardon me if I give you
no information which will be of use to
von."
"No need, young man. We'll get
along well enough without you." Ever?
ly recognized the voice of Squire Olney,
who had just entered, ?and he turned
away. The squire shook Mr. Barnes
' .f. cordially by the hand, saying:
"You are Mr. Barnes, the man sent
down by the Pilkingtons, I presume? I
am glad you are so punctual. I expected
\_ to find you here, as I received a dis?
patch from your chief last night As
soon as you are ready I shall take you
up to Mr. Lewis' house, for it is in con?
nection with his affair that I sat for
you.
"I am ready togo with you at once, "
said Mr. Barnes in an undertone, "but
first let me introduce to you my friend
Mr. Borrows. He is a young man in
whom the. chief is interested, and he
works wit? the older men that he may
acquire experience. He is a beginner,
but he is shrewd and promises to be?
come a firsfrclass detective. "
. Burrows arose, and the squire shook
hands with him, ?whereupon the three
men exchanged a few words in an un?
dertone. Meanwhile another stranger
appeared upon the scene. This was a
man dressed in the garb of a sailor. He
ordered a hot drink, for which he paid
in advance. Then he asked one or two
. questions, whereupon the storekeeper
called out:
"I say, squire! Here's a manyon
~ may as well see. "
Thus summoned, the squire left the
detectives and approached the new?
comer.
"Well, my ?man," he asked, "what
can I do for you?"
"My name is John Lewis, " was the
reply. "I have been at sea for several
years, but have at last reached home
again, or rather I should say my father's
home, for this is my first visit to Lee.
I was asking to be directed to my fa?
ther's house when this gentleman told
me that you were about to go there and
might be willing to take me with you."
' "I shall be delighted to do so," said
the squire, offering his hand to Lewis
in cordial recognition. "I have often
heard your father speak of you, and as
I know that he loves you and longs for
your return it wij? be a pleasure to me
io restore nilson to him."
"You can*t think how your words
gladden me,", said Lewis, apparently
* overcome by emotion. "I ran away
from home when I was a youngster,
and now that I have come back it is
gcod news to hear that a welcome
awaits me."
"Welcome? Yes, indeed. Your father
has citen said to me that he would
. cheerfully forgive your foolish escapade
if yon would but return. But come. We
must start at once X have business of
importance with your, f?ther this morn
lng, and I am taking a detective "witl
me to his bouse. "
"A detective!:' exclaimed Lewis. H(
seemed startled, and Tom Burrows
who was watching him, noted that h<
glanced hurriedly around the room, his
eyes resting finally upon Mr. Barna
and himself.
"Oh, you need not be alarmed!" saic
the squire, observing his agitation. "Ii?
is in your father's interest that I hav(
brought a detective from Boston. I wil
explain as we go along. "
" You must excuse my being startled, '
said Lewis, "but it rather astounded nu
to hear that you were taking a detectivt
to my father's house. At the instant th(
absurd but horrible idea entered mj
brain that you meant to arrest him. "
Tom Burrows thought it a significant
.fact that at the mention of the wore
"detective" Lewis' eye should have
sought tbs very men who, were detect?
ives. When he imparted this suspicion
to Mr. Barnes, the iatter suggested that
possibly Lewis had seen them before
and that their faces attracted him be?
cause he partly recognized them. Sub?
sequently he learned that Lewis had
seen themvthat same morning on the
train, but had reached Lee after them,
because he had walked from Newmar?
ket, while they had taken the stage.
Without further conversation the four
men started on their way toward the
home of *John Lewis. As they walked
the squire enlightened . them upon the
affair which had necessitated the pres?
ence of a detective.
' "This business," he began, "is par?
ticularly unpleasant because the best
people in the town are mixed up - in it
John Lewis came to Lee 15 years ago,
bringing with him a little girl, then
about 6 years of age. Virginia she is
named, thougla her intimates call her
Virgie. We knew nothing of Lewis, but
he appeared to have money, for he
bought Riverside f?rm, on which he
has lived ever since.. He made friends
rapidly as the townspeople came to
know him, and he was reckoned an ac?
quisition. The girl was not his own
child, he explained, but an adopted one,
the daughter of his sister, who had died.
He mentioned having a son"-the squire
here addressed Lewis-"but we never
saw you. How was that?" i
"When my father came to Lee, " re?
plied Lewis, "he left me at a military
academy in New York, but I chafed un?
der the restraint, and ene day very
foolishly ran away and shipped for a
voyage to China. "
"Ah? That explains matters. About
five years after Lewis settled here the
Marvels came. At first it was only for
the summer months, but finally they
bought a place and sinco then have
been permanent residents. Naturally
young Walter Marvel-an only son
met Virgie, and from boyhood he has
been attached to her. But while she
has not rejected his attentions she has
never acted so that any one, even her
most intimate* friends, could be sure
that she loved him. There are two oth?
ers connected with what I am about to
tell you-Alice Marvel, Walter's sister,
and Harry Lucas, Walter's friend, cur?
rently supposed to be in love with Al?
ice, though there are some who claim
that were it not for the" friendship be?
tween him and Walter, Lucas would*
court Miss Lewis himself. That is prob?
ably only gossip. However, these four
young people are fast friends.
"They are constantly together and
are^partners in many enterprises of a
social or charitable nature. Another
fact which has a not unimportant bear?
ing upon the subsequent events is. that
all four of jthese young people are expert
shots with a pistol. Some two or three
years ago a circus appeared in this
neighborhood, the star attraction of
which was a young girl who was won?
derfully clever with a pistol. Virgie de?
clared that she, too, could learn to
shoot, and the result was that pistols
were bought, and, I may say, a sort of
shooting club was formed, though only
these four were members.
.'Recently Virgie attained her major?
ity and arranged to celebrate it with a
festival for all of her friends. As it
was during the nutting season the guests
were invited to come for the day, the
marry nut trees near the river banks
promising occupation to those who cared
for that sort of amusement, while ten?
nis nets .and croquet were set upon the
lawn. In addition it was announced
that there would be a shooting match
in which all could take part.
' "All went merrily during the morn?
ing, and a sumptuous dinner, served
upon tables in the open air, had been
enjoyed by all, after which the party dis?
persed about the farm in small groups.
1 was sitting on a bench chatting with
Lewis when Virgie and Walter Marvel
approached. The latter asked permis?
sion to speak to Lewis privately, and I
therefore walked a little way from them
with Virgie. At the time I had no idea
of Marvel's object in seeking the inter?
view with Lewis and was startled a few
moments later to hear their, talking iii
angry tones; but that you may better
understand the affair I will relate just !
what occurred, as it was told to mo aft- j
erward by Lewis himself.
"It appears that the shooting match j
that day had a greater prize at stake
than the trophy which had been offered.
Marvel had asked Virgie to be his wife
and begged permission to speak to her
adopted father. With a smile and wom?
anlike, desiriDg to keep him in suspense
ES long as possible, her leply had been,
'Beat me at the target, and you may
speak to father. ' This he had accom?
plished, though by only a single, point,
and it was to ask for the hand of Virgie
that he had impatiently sought the pri?
vate conversaron with Lewis. Lewis
confessed to me that he had not sus?
pected that there was any attachment
between them, and he was therefore j
surprised by Marvel's request. He asked j
Whether Virgie had given lier consent, I
End, receiving the affirmative reply, !
after a moment's hesitation he in- ;
formed Marvel that he would not sanc?
tion his suit. Marvel of course urged his j
cause, and Lewis inado some angry re?
marks, which at lastVere loud enough
to attract my attention. Virgie ancl^I ;
then went quickly toward the twjp j
men- and.others did the same, so that j
when the finale came there was quite
crowd of people about us. As we ap
proached Marvel said hotly:
" 'Virgie, Mr. Lewis refuses his con?
sent and will not give hiffreasons. '
' *4 ^hy do yon object, uncle?' asked
Virgie. She strongly emphasized the
word 'uncle,' a title by which she had
never addressed him before. This inci?
dent will give you an insight into that
girl's character-cool, self possessed and
withal willful and determined, though
by willful I do not mean that she is un?
restrained by reason, .but rather that
once having formed a project she will
carry it into effect at any cost. For a
moment Lewis seemed staggered by her
words, but he quickly recovered himself
and replied:
" 'Because I will not allow my
daughter to marry into a family of jail?
birds. '
*' 'What do you mean by that?' fairly
screamed Walter, trembling with bare?
ly suppressed anger.
*' 'What do I mean?' retorted Lewis,
speaking rapidly and as though actuated
by intense hatred. ' 'I mean that your
uncle, the man whose vile name you
bear, is a convict and that he caused
the death of an innocent girl. '
? ' 'With a wild cry of rage Marvel drew
his pistol, which he had reloaded after
the shooting match, and fired at Lewis.
The sequence of events had been so
startling and so rapid that none of us
made a move to save Lewis except Vir?
gie, who exhibited her usual presence
of mind. With a quick upward motion
of her hand she diverted her lover's
aim so that the ball went into the air.
Having thus saved the life of her adopt?
ed father, she turned to Marvel and said
the single,word 'Go.' Walter looked at
her a moment with despair upon his
face; then, as she made no answer to
his mute appeal, he threw his weapon
from -him and rushed from the place,
threatening Lewis with his vengeance.
' 'He had scarcely departed when Lu?
cas pushed through the . surrounding
circle and upbraided Lewis for what
had occurred. Lewis, by this time be?
side himself with rage, ordered . Lucas
to leave the premises, and threatened to !
set his dog upon him if he would ncc !
do so, or if he ever should return. Lu?
cas muttered some threatening words,
but prepared to leave, whereupon Alice
Marvel pressed forward and said:
" 'You are a coward to have insulted
two gentlemen while ?they were your
guests. I almost feel that I could kill
you myself. '
"Alice is usually a quiet girl, but she
is somewhat hysterical, and as the two
men were the one her brother and the
other her sweetheart she was much
overwrought. She and Lucas left simul?
taneously. Then Virgie, still maintain?
ing her dignity, said:
'"Since my uncle has acted so churl?
ishly to three of my guests, I advise the
rest of my friends to retire lest he
should humiliate us further. '
"That she spoke of him as uncle mad?
dened Lewis, and he retorted angrily:
" 'Go, all of you, but'-picking up
Marvel's pistol-'I call you all to wit?
ness that this is Walter Marvel's weap?
on and that with it he attempted to
take my life.'"
The squire paused a moment and then
resumed:
"I was an eyewitness of ' this scene,
and I assure you that I have not exag-.
gerated it in tbe least. On the follow?
ing day Lewis applied to me to procure
"A detective?' exclaimed Lewis.
a warrant for him. As I was once a jus?
tice of the peace he knew that I under?
stand such matters. I tried to dissuade
him from his purpose, but he was de-'
termined to have Marvel arrested for
assault with intent to kill. He procured
the warrant, but thus far Marvel has
kept out of the way. After several more
unsuccessful attempts to persuade Lewis
to abandon his object I was obliged to
give up the task. Then the continued j
absence of young Marvel began to worry j
me, and I feared that he might return ?
and kill Lewis. Therefore I have decid- ?
ed that it will be best to find him be- |
fore any such calamity can occur, this j
as much for bis sake as for the safety of
Lewis. So I have sent for you, Mr.
Barnes, taking a step of which Lewis is
ignorant. And now may I ask ?you j
what in your judgment will be thc
chance of apprehending Marvel?"
"Oh," said Mr. Baines, "there will
be no difficulty in finding him. I do
not think he is hiding from the law. If ?
at all, it is from thc disgrace which he
fancies that Mr. Lewis has east upon j
him. But if he really loves Miss Lewis ;
the thing is simple. We have but to ?
watch her. He is sure to seek an inter- !
view sooner or later. ''
"There," said the squire admiringly; [
"see how quickly you get at it. I should !
never have thought of such a mode of !
proceeding. You are right, too, as to :
your first conjecture; Marvel is high j
spirited, and I should nor be surprised
if he surrenders as soou as he learns
that he is wained. That is why I have ,
been worried by his disappearance. Bur [
hero we are at the farm. "
The house was an elegant frame
building of the Queen Anne style o?
architecture. The grounds were on the
south side of the road, so that the dwell?
ing faced the north. It was recessed
about 50 feet from a picket f< ncc and
the party entered through a neat, paint?
ed gate, a t.rick paved walk leading
them up to the main door. This was
standing invitingly open. Squire Olney
seemed entirely at home, for he led the
way straight in without the formality ;
J o? using tue great brass lion's - p?
i which served as a knocker. This bc
! entry was not destined to go imresei
' ed, however, fer a huge mastiff appe*
. ed, coming from an inner room, a:
growled ominously. At a word frc
the squire the dog assumed a less he
tile demeanor and prowled about t
party, sniffing at their persons
though to make their acquaintanc
When he reached Lewis, who was t
last to enter, he raised himself up <
his hind legs, and, planting his fe
paws cn his breast, tried to lick him <
the face. Lewis resented the anima]
j familiarity and seemed much annoyi
! as he brusquely pushed him down wi
i an exclamation of impatience.
"Why, Mr. Lewis," said the squir
' 'the dca acts as though he knows yo
Can it be possible that he remembe
you? I know that your father broug!
him here when he first came, but th
is years ago, and he was a mere pupj
then."
"I remember him weil enough nox
but I doubt if his recollection spans tl
interval between now and the tin
when I gave him bread and milk in h
puppy days. I receive that kind of a
tention from nearly all dogs. Some <
the fiercest have favored me at sigh
Once at a bench show in London I b<
that I could pat the head of any dc
there. I won the wager, though ti
animal selected was a ferocious lookirj
bulldog, over whose kennel was coi
spicuously displayed the warning ph
card: 'Dangerous. Do not handle,
They gay that a dog knows a friend ii
stinctively, and I am certainly a frien
of the canine species, ranking dogs nea
to human beings. But let us seek m
father. I am anxious to meet him. "
"Well", come in here," said th
squire, leading the way into a room o
the left of the hali. "This is the parloi
Eemain here while I hunt up Lewis."
The squire had barely passed th
doorway when he uttered a cry of alan
and hurried across the room. His com
panions hastened after him and behel
the prostrate form of a man lying upo:
the rug in front of the fireplace. Th
squire leaned over the body for a mc
ment and then jumped up, with hone
depicted on every feature.
"There has been a terrible accident,'
said he. "Mv friend Lewis is here
dead!"
The others pressed forward. They sav
the motionless body cf a man. He la?
on his side, with his head near the fire
place, in which were the remains of J
log fire. This fire nast have been a ho
one. as the face of the dead man, whicl
had been covered in life with a heav]
beard, was now scarcely more than ?
mass of charred flesh and therefore en
tirely unrecognizable. In spots there re
mained the burned stubs of the hair oz
the face and more on the head, but ii
many places' it was burned entirely
away, exposing the flesh, a blackened
human charcoal.
Lewis gazed in a dazed and semi?
conscious way at the awful sight anc
in a low, hoarse whisper asked:
"Is this my father?"
The squire started at the question,
and at once realized all the horror oi
the situation. He did not reply, bul
beckoned to the two detectives to follow
him and quietly left the room. Accom?
panied by them, he led the way across
the hall into the library, and then re?
peated what he had exclaimed at first
sight of the body-that it was that of
John Lewis, in whose interest they had
come to the house.
"But," continued he, "I cannot un?
derstand how it is that we find him
dead and in such a position. It looks
at first sight like heart disease cr apo?
plexy. How terrible that he should have
fallen into the fire and have been so
dreadfully disfigured!"
"Did you ever fancy that your friend
had any physical ailment of the kind?"
asked Mr. Barnes. ?
"Why, no. I always considered him
the stoutest, heartiest man of my ac?
quaintance.''
"Is it not singular, then, that he
should be taken away so suddenly as
this?"
"New that you suggest the idea, it
does seem so. The whole thing has been
so startling and so unexpected that I
have not collected my thoughts suffi?
ciently to analyze the situation. I find
my friend dead on the floor of his own
house after having seen him alive and
well only last evening, and I suppose I
have adopted the first theory which pre?
sented itself."
"You say you saw your friend last
evening?' ' asked Mr. Barnes in a quiet
voice, keeping his eyes steadily fixed on
the squire.
Something in his tone or in his man?
ner of askin the question attracted the
squire, and he turned and faced his in?
terrogator as he replied: "
"Yes." .
"Where?"
"There-in the very room where we
now find his corpse. I came to talk
about this business once more and to
try to dissuade him from pursuing it
further. ' '
"Can you tell at what time yon left
him? Is there any circumstance by
which yon can fix the time accurately?
Think well. It may be important"
"Important?" echoed the squire.
"Why, man, what are you getting at:
Surely you cannot think that- Merci- !
ful heaven! Do you suppose that my j
friend has been murdered?"
"Squire Olney, J. cannot; say that I ;
have really formed such an opinion, bur j
a man in ray profession sees such things !
only too often, and therefore when he [
finds a dead body under anything like ;
peculiar circumstances, such as these, j
for example, his suspicions are aroused j
more quickly perhaps than might be j
the case with other men. But if yen
think your young friend, the sou, may
now have sufficiently recovered from
his sheck we will go into the room
again. An examination of the body ;
may rcnivA ? any doubts on this subject. " >
Mr. Barnes then started toward thc
next rudie, and the squire followed,
hardly daring to think of what they
might be about to discove r.
Appreciating the fact that the busi?
ness before them was very serious, tho I
three men entered the parlor quite
gravely. As they did so Lewis, who was [
tending over the body, rose and said iii
a low voice:
?'Gentlemen, my father has been
murdered. " The squire sank into the
nearest chair. His last hope was gone.
Lewis continued: "I repeat he has been
murdered. There is a bullet hole in his
left side, where it is almost impossible
for him to have shot himself; therefore
suicide is out cf the question. "
At the words "bullet hole" Mr.
Barnes became all attention. Here was
something tangible. Here was real evi?
dence. The position of the wound, too,
that was quite important, and Lewis'
conclusion seemed logical enoegh. But
he had used the correct words when he
said "almost impossible." Mr. Barnes
was a careful man in forming opinions,
and experience had taught him that the
seemingly impossible often occurs.
Still, in thc linc of thought suggested
by Lewis' words, ho turned to Squire
Olney:
"Can you tell us whether your friend
was left handed?"
"Yes, I am sure he was not."
"Then it is probable that he was shot
by some other party than himself.
Squire, the affair is now serious. It be?
comes cur duty to try to find the guilty
party."
At the word "duty" the squire recov?
ered himself instantly and was all at?
tention. Mr. Barnes continued:
"Tho coroner should be notified at
once."
"lam the coroner cf the county,"
replied the squire. "In this town we
have not needed such an officer within
"I think that thc murderer fired from thc
outside."
the memory of man. However, in this
instance the duty devolves upon me.
Therefore I am in charge of the'case.
Mr. Barnes, as yon came down to serve
me in a matter now at rest I suppose
you can place yourself at my disposal
and assist in finding the murderer?"
"Certainly," replied Mr. Barnes. "I
will simply notify the chief of the facts,
and he will grant me more time than. I
should have asked for before. Do you
object to my having Mr. Burrows as
my assistant?"
"Of course not. I want to see you
commence your work at once. , No time
is to be lost. I may have been anxious
to hush up the other matter, but I am
alive to the seriousness of this. Who?
ever he may be and at whatever cost the
murderer must be found and brorfght to
justice."
" Very weil, sir. From this moment
we act under your orders. As you say,
no time must be lost. The murderer has
several hours' start of us now, and we
must catch up our end of the trail as
quickly as passible. The first thing to
be done is to examine the room and
premises minutely for clews. I there?
fore suggest that you and Mr. Lewis
leave us to work alone while you sum?
mon men to form your jury. "
"A very good suggestion. I will act
on it at once. Come, Mr. Lewis, a walk
in the open air will help you after the
shock which you have sustained. " Tak?
ing Lewis by the arm, the two left the
room.
r~~ [TO BE CONTINUED.]
Johnson's
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day.
Atlantic Coast Line.
Manchester k Atigssta Sailrosd
j^^y^y^T^^-a^'y 'trw_tor
la effect May 16, 189o
TRAISS GOING SOUTH.
No. *35. *No. f57
Lv Da-hrgtou.
Lv Elliott,
Ar Saarn r.
Lv Suattr,
Ar Orestoc,
Lv Creston.
Ar Preena??,
Ar Orao?eburg,
Ar Deoxark,
A. ST.
.1 4}
'S ?2
57
30
v..
L. U
7 53
S 4'
9 2."
5 45
9 15
TRA INS I?<'[;??T M > H T H.
Ly Denmark,
Lv Orani'f r>urf.
Lv Preeni?%
Ar Creston,
Lv Castor,
A r Sa ra ter.
Lv Sumter,
Ar l???ott,
Ai Darlington
.io. |56 No *32
A. it. ?. K.
4 55
5 25
10 00
3 50
6 55
7 40
8 30
P. M.
5 47
b 40
P. H.
?UKil) .
[Daily fticept Jrunop.y.
Trains 3? and 35 carr? through Pallnn?
PH!-ce Goffet Sleeping Cars between Nv?
Fork aid Macon via Augusta.
T. V,. EM fchSON, K.M. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager. Ass t Gen. Pa?s. A*"
J. R. KKK LY. Gen'I Manager
Hood's
Stimulate the stomach. ? ? ?
rouse the liver, cure bilious- vT% D I A
ness, headache, dizziness, lil ^5
sour stomach, constipation, B III
etc. Price 25 cents. Sold cv all druggists.
The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla,
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, S. C.
City and County Dapo3tory
Transacts a general Bmk?cg business, aiso
A Savings Bank Department,
Depojjrsof Si ?r.d upward? received In?
terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per
<JORUO3. Payab;e co. irterly. on fiist divs of
Januarv, April, Jul? and October.
W F.B HAYNSWORTH,
W F. HHAME, Cashier. President.
Jan 13.
HARB Y # CO.,
WHOLESALE BROKERS.
-AND
Cotton Storage Warehouse
PROPRIETORS:
?P-TOWN [OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
1,000 Tons High Grade Am
nioniated Fertilizer,
1,000 Tons Acid with Fotasn.
500 Tons Dissolved Bone.
500 Tons German Kainity
400 Tons C. S. Meal,
For Sale.
We are prepared to meet
any and all nrices for STAND?
ARD GOODS. Get our prices
before purchasing.
Respectfully,
HARB I & CO.
Dec. 16.
L mm i m
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 $75,000,000.
Feb. 2*
Order Your
PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES
FROM
GEO. f. ST1?ENS & SON,
Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C
-Agents for
MOTT'S CIDES
BED SEAL CIGABS,
AND DOVE HAMS
PATENTS
? Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and
\cnt business conducted for MODERATE F
?OUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT OFFICE*
?and ive can secure patent ia less tune than taos
trem?te from Washington.
> Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip
> tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free c
J charge. Oar fee not due till patent is secured.
? A PAMPHLET, 41 How to Obtain Patents," wit!
?cost of same in the U. S. and foreign coontxic
{sent free. Address,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
OPP. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Land Surveying.
MR, H D. MOISE, will give prompt at?
tention to calls for surveying and plaiting
land Can be foond at bis office, nest door
to Office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. G.
Nov. 18
Atlantic Coast Line.
Korth-Eastern R. R. ol 5. C.
' TRAINS GOING SOUTH
Dated Aug ?O.35,'NO 23 HO.52
1, 1897. j * * * I *
Le. Florence
" Kiogstree
Ar. Lanes
Le. Lanes
Ar. Charl't'n
IA. M.
j 3 35
4 4S
4 49
6 20
A. M.
P X.
8 00
8 59
9 15
9 15
10 50
p. if '
p. u.
7 52
9 251
P. M.i
TRAINS GOING NORTH
N0.7S
NO. 32
*
XI.
Le Char!'t'n
Ar. Laces
Le. Laues
" Kingtree
Ar. Florence
A M.
j 5 30 j 5 OC
7 05 j 6 30
! 7 05 ! 6 36
j 7 23
j 8 25
I A. M
NO.52
A. M
7 00
S 23
p. Si.
?Daily. f Daily except Sunday
Ne. 52 rars through to Columbia vis Cen
irai R. R. of S. C.
Trains Nos. 78 a ni! 32 run via Wilson and
Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close
connection for ail points North.
Trains oe C. cz D R. R. ieave Florence
8 55 am, F.rrive Dariiogton 0 2S a m, Che
raw 10 40 a m. Wa?esboro 2 25 p vs Leave
Florence, daily except Sunday, 8 10 fha, ar?
rive Darlington 40 p m, Hartsvilie 9 35 p
m, Bennettsville 9 36 p m, Gibson 10 00 p m.
Leav* Florence, Sundi, y only 9 00 p m, ar?
rive Darlington 9 27 a rn. Hartsvilie 10 10
a ni
Leave Git son daily except Sunday 6 15 a
ns, BenneitsvilSe 6 41 a tn, arrive Darlington
T 40 ..? m. Leave Hartsvilie daily except Sun?
day 6 30 ft ra, arrive Darlington 7 15 a m,
l-i?vc Dsr!i--.gton 7 45 a m, nrrive Florence
8 15 a v.i. Leave Wadosboro. daily except
Sunday 3 00 pm, Cheraw 5 ;5 p in, Dar?
lington 6 29 p c, Florence 7 00 p ni Leave
Hurtsville, Sunday only 7 00 a m , Darling'
ton 7 45 a ra , arrive Florence MO am.
J R. KEN'LY, JNO. F. DIVINE
Gen'! Manager, Gen ! Sup't
f ? EMERSON. TraSc V?Aoaver