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CHAPTER VflL '
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THE INQUEST.
It was decided that the inquest should
, be continued that same afternoon. Th?
squire had notified the district attorney
at Dover to be present and assist, and
he arrived during the morning. All of
the jurymen and witnesses were th*
fore notified to be present at the squire's
IwQse at 2 o'clock. This was at the sug?
gestion cf Mr. Barnes, who bad a spe?
cial reason for not going back to the
-farm. He did not wish Virginia to
?faww that Marvel had been captured
imtil after she had testified To further
this end Marvel was instructed tore
main in one-of the upper rooms, and
though he was not actually under ar?
rest he feit constrained to obey.
Mr. Barnes learned from Burrowa or
the strange noises that he had heard on
his first night at the farm, but told his
young assistant that he had probably
been dreaming. When informed of the
singular behavior of Sarah Carpenter,
he thought that of sufficient importance
to nave her name added to the list of
witnesses. Burrows told nothing of th e
> infermaaon imparted by Josiah Skene.
< Mr. Barnes then sought the district
attorney and was closeted with him for
an hour, during which they arranged
their plans for -conducting the examina
tica, *
Theinquest was to be held in a large
room on the ground floor. It was well
adapted for the purpose because of the
fact that the squire had allowed it to he
used as ? schoolroom wuile the selec t?
men were, having the regular school
bouse enlarged and remodeled. Thus
there waa a raised platform at one end,
upon which the squire and the witness?
es could, sit, while the rows of benches
readily afforded seats for the jurymen
and the spectators.
News cf any importance travels rap?
idly in a small town like Lee, and be?
fore the time set for tho inquest quite a J
motley crowd of people had congregated
"? about the squire's grounds. There were; [
men and women, farmers, workmen a ad
idlers; all more or less interested in the
jproceedings which were about to com?
mence, and each bad some theory, all
bis own; as to the identity of the guilty
one; One man remembered a farm hand
jwbo had beeii discharged by Lewis and*
who bad left the town, breathing* venge?
ance. Another bael met a suspicious
looking tramp prowling about Riverside
on the very day of the crime. Being-re?
minded by a neighbor that he had spent
alf of Saturday and Sunday over , in
vDover? -be was forced to admit that it:
might have been on Friday when he
-bad met tho tramp; but, iwthing d.isj J
concerted, ho continued to urge his
opinion that that individual would 'yet
be proved to have a guilty connection
with the affair. This proposition was
ridiculed by another, for the simple fact
that , nothing bad been stolen would
?fend to : exonerate atramp, wno could
, not possibly baye any other motive but
theft, and then be drew attention to the
suspiciously close arrival of the man
who claimed to be the son and who
would ?aofv come in for a share in the
' property. But yet another bad only that.
morning beard that the entire property
would go to the daughter, and so settled
.that theory.
An old lady at this juncture mysteri?
ously announced that the whole truth of
tbe matter bad been revealed to her in
a vision, but just what it was she de?
clined to state "till the proper time
comes. " So they argued abd talked over
' the situation, till at length Mr. Tupper,
the district attorney, appeared, walking
with Mr. Barnes. All then knew that
the. investigation would at once begin
anoVfcrtbwith pushed their way into the
room which was to be the scene of the
-mquiry. .
The proceedings began promptly. ? The
squire entered, followed by ME. Tupper
and the two detectives, and took a seat
in a leather covered chair, which had
been brought from bis library and placed
upon the stand, a similar one awaiting
the witnesses. Mr. Tupper and Mr.
Barnes took chairs at a small wooden
table in front of tba squire, and Bur?
rows went to a seat among the crowd.
The jurymen were called, and, as. they
responded to their names, were directed
to places on benches placed laterally
beside the stand at the end nearest v
the witness chair. It is worthy of re?
mark that, though this was iii a small,
isolated country town, the composition
of thi# jury was far above th? average
to bc rcet with in large cities. Here all
were men ; of families and identified
with the in terests of the community in
which they lived. Bach, as he sat, was
the embodiment of earnestness and sin?
cerity. Rough garbed though they were,
they possessed shrewd minds and good
common sense and therefore would
make admirable jurors.
The preliminaries over, the examina?
tion was begun. Mr. Barnes was asked
to take the stand, and he testified to the
discovery o? the crime, and the position
and condition of the corpse as first seen
by himself, when be accompanied the
squire to the house on Monday morning,
and to other facts which have been al?
ready told.
Thc next witness was Dr. Snow. The
squire interrogated him.
"Dr. Snow,'* he asked^'have you
prepared a report of the autopsy taade
by you yesterday upon thc body of the
deceased?"
"I made a thorough esaminationand
have notes of all that I discovered
^which could, in my opinion, be bf tho
least assistance. " " **
" Very well. What then do you fin
to have been the canse of death?"
"The man was shot The ball is c
large size. I am not expert enough t
give the exact caliber, but think it is
No. 32."
"Did you succeed in finding the bail?
" Yes, here it is. " He passed it to th
squire, who iii turn handed it to Mi
Tupper.
"Dr. Snow," saiS the latter, 4 * ca
you tell how long the deceased live
after the shooting?"
"I found the bullet lodged ^n th
heart; therefore death mus? have bee:
instantaneous "
"Did you find any other marks c
violence?"
"In addition to the wound whicJ
proved fatal I found another, whicJ
was only superficial "
"Did you find that ball also?"
"No; it only passed a short distano
through the body and emerged again. '
"Gan you describe the direction
which it took?"
"Prom the front toward the back."
"How was the body dressed?"
"In a nightdress, and it is a notice
able fact that though there are 'tw<
wounds there is but one hole througl
the garment."
"Did the fatal'bullet pass througl
that hole?"
"It would seem that it did, but a
the nightdress is a . loosely fitting gar
ment it is impossible to say, as the tw<
wounds are so close together. "
r Mr' Barnes whispered to Mr. Tupper,
who then continued:
"Was this last wound above or belo^
the other? What I wish tolmow is, waf
it high enough for the bullet to havt
come from a pistol fired from the lawr
and through the window?"
"Yes. I thought of that point, ano
therefore measured the height o? thc
window sill from the ground and from
the floor inside. I found by these meas?
urements that the sill is about five
feet from the lawn outside and only twe
feet above the floor within. The wound
I which we are now considering is above
the fatal one, though only slightly so,
and is so located that if the deceased
had been standing it would have been
about four feet above the floor, and so
two feet higher than the window sill. "
"Then, in your opinion, that wound
may have been made by some one on the
lawn?" ^
. "I am sure that it would have been
possible. Of course it might depend on
how near Mr. Lewis stood to the win?
dow."
As the doctor was about to withdraw
Mr. Tupper stopped him by asking:
"Will you please tell us if you found
any marks, scars, you know, or birth?
marks, by which the identity of the
corpse might be established?"
"Nothing whatever. The face and
? head have been bumed beyond all pos?
sibility of recognition."
"Were these burns of such a nature
that they may have been the cause, of
death?"
"I should say not, but of course if a
man were burned a's badly as that he
might subsequently die, though not so
quickly."
Mr. Tupper, addressing the squire,
said:
??r * *I suppose there is no doubt as to the
iclentity of the body, but in the face of
the fact that the features are so much
disfigured it,would perhaps be as well
to seek some evidence in this direction. "
- "I have no doubt," said the squire,
"that Miss Lewis may be able to help
us better than any one, though I will
say this much myself: When I first saw
the body lying by the chimney and
leaned over it, I noticed that there was
a name on the nightdress in larga let?
ters." . .
"I saw that also," said Dr. Snow.
"It is in indelible ink and done with a
stencil plate. As might be expected,
the name u Johi?Lewis. "
"That in itself seems almost conclu?
sive," observed the squire, "but we can
ask Miss Lewis about the matter when
she is called."
Dr. Snow was 'then allowed to leave
the stand.
"Now, " said Mr. Tupper, "if we
can we must try to discover the time of
the crime. I believe, squire, you are
the one who last saw Mr. Lewis alive.
Can you tell at what hour that was, as
near as possible?"
"I went to see Mr. Lewis on the
night of. the murder and was in the
parlor with him nearly an hour. I must
have gone about 8 o'clock, for it was
but half - past when I reached my own
home."
"Then, cf course, he was alive at
that hour. The detective, Mr. Barnes,^
has described to us the tracks which he
found in the snow and also the discov?
ery of thc two pistols. These, he thinks,
were fired.ai the time when or immedi?
ately after the snow had ceased falling
last night Whether either of these shots
caused the death of Mr. Lewis or not, at
least it is possible that one of them made
the flesh wound which Dr. Snow has
described. It will be well, therefore, to
fix the time when . the snowstorm
ceased."
Jef Harrison was then called and
swore to the facts which he had related
to Mr. Barnes, and added that he had
again questioned his daughters and
that they substantiated the opinion
which he had given.
The next person called was Sarah
Carpenter. She carno in from an ad?
joining room, as did all the witnesses,
it having been considered important
that one should not hear the testimony
of the others prior to being examined.
Miss Carpenter sat down rather stiffly,
and it was evident that she was a reluc?
tant witness.
"You are a servant at Riverside
farm?" asked Mr. Tupper.
"I assist Miss Lewis in taking care
of the house, but I do not call myself a
servant," was the reply. The lawyer
had evidently gained her ill will ai the
outset, but he took no notice of the as?
perity of her manner.
"Are tjiere any servants at all?"
"I suppose so."
"How many?"
"I don't call any of them servants.
There are four men who work on the
farm and a boy to do thc chores. "
"Do any cf these sleep in the house?"
* "No: they a|l sleep in a separate out
Duil?ing. . ?
"How far is tfact building from thc
main dwelling?"
"It is on the other side of the road al?
together. Mr. Lewis bought thc farm
opposite his own about two years ago,
and ever since ie has had the men
sleep there."
"And where do you sleep?"
"In my own house," answered thc
girl with an indignant toss of her head.
S7te fwmped of the stand and burst into
tears.
Bat her temper affected Mr. Tupper as
little as though he had been made of
stone. With perfect composure he con?
tinued :
"At what time do you leave River?
side for your own home?"
".When I feel inclined."
"Come, " said Mr. Tupper with just a
little sternness, "answer my question."
"I did answer it "
"Answer it again! What time do you
leave the farm?"
"When I get through my work," sha
answered sullenly.
"Ah! That is beater! Now, then, tell
us about what time that is usually?"
"I can't telL I have not kept track of
it"
"Well, then, at what time , did you
start for home cn Sunday evening?"
"Look here! What right have you to
ask me all these questions?" Then
quickly turning to the coroner she con?
tinued, "Squire, have I got "to answer
everything this man asks of me?"
"You must tell all that you know,"
replied the squire.
"And what if I won't?".
"You would be guilty of contempt"
"And what of that?"
"I could have you confined in jail and
kept there until you were willing to an-,
swer the questions. "
She pondered over this awhile and
then, turning to Mr. Tupper again, said
sharply:
"Tell me at once what it is you are
trying to get out of me?"
"I want to know at what time the
shot was.fired that killed Mr. Lewis."
"How should I know?"
"You would have heard the report if
you had been in the house. '*
"And how do you know I was in the
house?"
"That is what you must tell us. "
"Well, then, I was not in the house."
"If not in the house, where were you
when the shot was fired?" But she was
too shrewd to be caught in this trap and
replied:
"I did not say I heard the*shot"
"You said you were not in the house
when Ihe shooting took place. How
could you be sure of that unless you
heard it from some other point?"
"You said I would have heard it if I
had been in the house, " replied the girl
triumphantly, but Mr. Tupper quickly
went on:
"Ah ! Then you mean to say that you
did not hear the report?*
"I don't mean to say any thing of the
kind," she retorted with similar rapid?
ity. This was a trick of Mr. Tupper's
to get his witness excited and then by
rapid questioning to surprise her into
such an admission as she had just made.
The words were scarcely uttered before
she saw their import, and she continued
savagely: "You are making me say
what I don't mean. Why don't you ask
for what you want to know without so
much beating round the'bush?
" Well, then, come to the point Did
you hear the pistol shot on Sunday
night?"
But the girl kept silent awhile and
then jumped off the stand, awi dropping
into a seat burst into tears. Mr. Tupper
and Mr. Barnes talked in low tones for
several minutes, and then the form ir
whispered to the squire, who palled to
the stand the workmen alluded* to by
the last witness. The squire himself
questioned them, while the lawyer and
detective consulted.
The witnesses appeared separately,
but their testimony shed no light cn
the matter, as the four older men had
spent the evening at the saloon, while
the younger had retired to the house
across the road and had gone to sleep at
*i o'clock-on the evening in question,
and he declare?! that he had heard noth?
ing during the night. By this time Sa?
rah Carpenter had recovered from her
emotion and was sitting quietly on the
iront bench. Will Evcrly was then call?
ed and took the stand. As he did so
Sarah seemed much agitated, and with
difficulty kept her composure. Mr.
Barnes, who was watching her, noticed
her discomfort and smiled to himself as
one conscious of being correct in some
surmise. Mr. Tupper proceeded.
"Mr. Everly," said be, "I believe
you are a friend of Mr. Walter Mar?
vel?"
"I hope so, sir."
"You are under some obligation to
him, I believe?"
"Yes, indeed. He saved my life."
"How was that?" In reply Everly
related the incident in detail. Mr. Tup?
per continued:
"You consider then that you owe
your lifo to tLis young man?"
"I do, most emphatically. I should
hesitate at nothing to do him a service. ' '
"I have heard that you have repeat?
edly said that yon would risk your life j
for him. Is that true?"
"It is. Did he not risk his life for ;
me?"
All through the above Burrows, who j
was watching Mr. Banns, was sur- ?
prised to notice that Mr. Barnes was ;
keenly scrutinizing the girl Sarah Car- ;
penter, who was in evident distress, i
and he at length suspected that this c:c- j
amination of Everly was really in some j
wnv aimed at the young woman. Mr. '
Tupper continued:
" Were you present when Marvel quar?
reled with the deceased?"
" He did not quarrel with Mr. Lewis, '1
answered Everly with some heat. "He
simply did what any man would-he
resented a gross insult."
"I thiuk he fired at Mr. Lewis, die
he not?" Everly was a little confused
as he replied:
' 'He was very much excited and took
ont his pistol. I don't think he woulc
really have fired it, but Miss Lewis
struck his arm and the weapon was dis?
charged. I think it was an accident."
"But did he not utter threats against
Mr. Lewis as he went away?"
"He only said what was natural un?
der the circumstances-that he would
get even. But I know Walter, and 1
doubt if he remembered what he had
said as long as the next day."
"Mr. Everly," said the lawyer im?
pressively, "it is very worthy of you tc
defend your friend, but be careful lest
in doing so you damage your own
cause."
And Burrows saw Sarah Carpenter
shrink closer into the corner, vainly en?
deavoring to appear unconcerned.
"Why, what do you mean?" asked
Everly.
"I will be candid with you. You
have just admitted that you would im?
peril your life to serve your friend. You
knew, after the quarrel between these
men, thai Je 1 Lewis would ever be a
barriei * . . Marvel from marrying
the vrom?u ?i his choice. Do you see
your position now?"
"Not clearly! Go on!" said the wit?
ness hoarsely.
"Unless you can prove that yo" were
not at Riverside that night, it might be
thought-I say it might be-that you
committed this crime."
Everly hung his liead as he replied,
"I was at'the farm." This statement
was followed by a suppressed cry from
the corner where Sarah Carpenter was
sitting. All those present looked grave,
for the words, as Everly spoke them,
sounded almost like a confession of
guilt. Mr. Barnes alene seemed not to
be surprised.
"What were you doing at the farm?"
asked Mr. Tupper, resuming the exam?
ination.
4 'I went there to see Miss Carpenter. "
He blushed deeply.
"Are you in love with that lady?"
!The women present thought this a
merciless question, but though the color
deepened on his cheek Everly straight?
ened himself up as he replied:
' 'Miss Carpenter has promised to be
my wife." This caused quite a sensa?
tion. It was tolerably well known that
they were fond of each other's society,
but every one had considered it a "boy
and girl" affair, as the two had grown
up together and had been schoolmates.
"How long were you at the farm that
night?" continued the lawyer.
"From 6 until half past 8."
"You went at that hour?"
"Yes."
' 'Before you did so did you meet Mr.
Lewis?"
Everly hesitated a moment, then re?
plied:
"I think I would rather not answer
that question. "
"As you choose. You need not crim?
inate yourself. When you "eft River?
side, where did you go?"
"I went"straight to the saloon."
"Do you know at what timo you
reached there?"
"At a quarter to 9. I had an appoint?
ment with a friend at that hour and
just kept it."
" Was your friend punctual also?"
"He was waiting for me. That is
how I fix the time so accurately. Ho
claimed that I was late, and we com?
pared watches. "
"Could you prove this by your
friend?"
"He lives near here. You can send
for him if you wish. It is Mr. Har?
rison's son, Joe."
Mr. Tupper requested the squire to
send for this man at once, and a mes?
senger was dispatched for him. Mr.
Tupper continued:
"Do you owu a pistol?",
"Yes, sir."
"Can you send for it?"
"I have it with me. " Taking it from
his pocket, ho handed it to the lawyer,
who examined it closely and then said:
"I see that one barrel has been fired
off. Did you discharge it?"
"I did."
"When?"
"I prefer not to say. "
. "What is the caliber of this weapon?"
"It carries a No. 32 cartridge. "
"Did you ever see tho weapon which
Mr. Marvel had on the night of the
trouble at the farm?"
"Yes, sir."
"What kind of pistol is it?"
"It is of the same pattern as this.
There are five, to my knowledge, in
Lee."
"Can you tell us who the owners of
these weapons are and how it happens
that they are all alike?"
"Besides mine there are four, owned
respectively by Walter, Harry Lucas,
Miss Marvel and Miss Lewis. Each has
the owner's name engraved on the stock.
About two years ago the ladies express?
ed a desire to learn to shoot, and Harry
Lucas bought the pistols. The four
would frequently meet and practice at
targets. As to mine, I saw Walter's,
took a fancy to it and got one. "
"I suppose you all aro fairly good
shots?"
"All aro experts."
At this moment the young man who
had been sent for arrived, and Everly
was allowed to leave the stand. The
newcomer took his place, and Mr. Tap?
per questioned him.
"What is your name?"
"Joseph Harrison, cemmen?y called
Joe."
"Do you remember where you were
last Sunday ni^ht?"
The witness hesitated and glanced
toward Everly. To reassure i:im, tho
lawyer said:
' 'It is all right. You need not hesitate
to speak. It was at Mr. Everly'3 re?
quest that you were called. " At this
he seemed much relieved.
"Oh! Very well! I met Everly by ap?
pointment at the saloon."
"At what time did he reach there?"
"At a quarter to 9 by his watch, but
10 minutes to 0 by minti. We compared
watches."
"Was there any special object in this
meeting?"
Again did Harrison let his eyes wan?
der toward Everly, but the latter held
his head bowed cn his breast and gave
no answering sign. The question was
repeated and the witness answered:
"Yes, sir. ^He wanted me to take a
letter for him."
"Did he have it-already written when
he entered the saloon?^
"No, sir. He wrote it after I met
him."
"Where did you take this letter?"
"To Epping."
"Why could he not have sent it by
mail?"
"Well, you see, I don't suppose as
how it makes any difference, now that
Mr. Lewis is dead. But at that time,
they were trying to find Walter Marvel,
and Will was afraid, if he sent a letter
by the pest, he might be putting the au?
thorities on the right track."
"This letter, then, was addressed to
falter Marvel?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did you deliver it /to him that
night?"
"No, not till nest morning. I put up
at the hotel, and then hunted him up in
the morning. "
"Where did you find him?"
"His mother owns an old house down
?there. It is out of repair and ain't been
used for years. But Walter keeps one
room fixed up, so's when he goes hunting
he can stop overnight, and it "was there
I found him."
"Did Mr. Marvel read the letter be?
fore you, and did he make any remark?' '
'4Yes, and he said, 4 Will is a good
friend and has done more for me than
many would.'"
At this point Sarah Carpenter caused
considerable excitement by jumping up
and exclaiming:
4 4You are all going on the wrong
track. Let me go on the stand again,
and I will prove it. " Mr. Barnes smiled
quietly, and Burrows knew from the
expression of his-face that this was just
what he had been counting upon. Her
request being granted, the girl-did not
wait for the formality of questions, but
spoke rapidly ;
441 am sorry now that I did not tell^
all I knew awhile ago. I did hear the"
report of a pistol-yes, and more than
one. I did not tell before, because I was
afraid it was Will who had done the
shooting. But now I know it was not
He left me at half past 8 o'clock to keep
his appointment, and I went into the
house' to get my things on. We had been
up at the barn. When I was ready to
start for home, I found that I had lost
my key. Thinking I must have dropped
it in the barn, I went there to look for
it While there and fully half an hour
after Will had left me I suddenly heard
the reportVrfJ* pistol, and then another,
and I think a third, though I can't be
sure. I know, though, that I ran to the
door of the barn, and saw a man run
acrosa the lawn and down the roa?r I
don't know why, but it struck me it
was Will at the time, and that is why I
have been so troubled ever since. But
now I know differently, for, thank God,
he has proved that he went.straight to
the saloon. Yen suggested to him that
he might have committed this crime to
serve his friend, but none of you see
that, though he is innocent cf having
risked his life in that way, he is ready
to risk it now by letting it seem that he
is guilty, that no suspicion may attach
to Waiter Marvel. My God, are you
all blind?"
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'.8 18 a m
[S 30 a m
9 00 a m
9 15 a m
9 28 a u.
9 48 a rn
10 00 a m
10 10 a m
10 55 am
?7 00 a m
7 40 a m
7 51 a m
8 02 a m
8 24 a m
8 38 a m
8 55 a m
9 35 a m
9 48 ? m
10 22 a m
11*00 a m
DAILY
5 30 D m
6 10pm
6 50 p m
7 04 p m
7 50 p m
8 07 p m
8 24 p m
8 48 p m
9 03 pm
9 20 p m
10 10 p m
4 00 p m
4 44 p m
4 55 pm
5 09 p m
6 27 p m
5 42 p m
5 55 p m
6 37 p m
6 50 pm
7 22 p m
8 00 Dm
Lv Charleston
44 Branchville
'* Bamberg
" Denmark
" Blackville
W:':iieton
,c Aiken
Ar Angosta
Lv Augusta
" Aiken
" Williston
" Blackville
" Denmark
11 Bamberg
" Branchville
Ar Charleston
7 10 a m
9 15 a m
9 41 a ai
9 52 a m
10 10 a m
10 27 a m
11 09 s. m
ll 51&m
6 20 a m
7 08 a m
7 49 a m
8 08 a m
8 20 a m
8 33 a m
9 10 a ca
ll 00 a m
5 30 p m
7 50 p m
819 p m
8 31 p m
9 50 p m
9 10 p m
9 57 p n?
10 45 p m
3 20 pm
4 07 p ra
4 44 p m
5 03 pm
5 17 pm
5 29 pm
5 55 pm
8 00 pm
Fast Empress, Augusta and Washington, with
Through Sleepers to New York.
Lv Augusta 3 05 p m
Ar Aiken 3 44 p m
4< Denmark , 4 59 p m
Lv Denmark 6 25 a m
44 Aiken 7 28 a TI
Ar Augusta 8-10a m
Daily Except Sunday.
Lv Camden rS 45 a m 2 25 p m
if Camden Junction 9 35 a m 3 55 p m
Ar Ringville 10 05 am 4 35pm
Lv Ringville 10 25 a m 6 00 a m
44 Camden Junction ll 00 a m 6 40 a m
Ar Camden ll 55 a m 8 15 a m
E. S BOWEN, L. A. EMERSON,.
Gen'l Man'g'r Traffic Mao'g'r.
General offices-Charleston, S. C.
Atlantic Coast line,
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND A CG US
TA RAILROAD.?
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated Sep ri, 1867.
Leave Wilmington
Lea/e Marion
Arrive Florence
Leave Florene?
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumter
Arrire Columbia
No.55.
P.M.
*4 00
?5 43
7 25
P.M.
?SOO
9 12
P.M.
9 15
10 35
No.35.
A.M.
?3 35
4 40
NQ.52.
A.M.
*9 35
10 55
No. 52 runs throoer. from Charleston vic
Central R. R., leaving Cbarleste-n 7 a.m.,
Lane? fi 26 ft. m.. tf.Ar-o?r.e 9 05 a. tu.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No.54
I
L?ate Colamtia
Arrive Suraer
Le? vt- Sn DJ ter
Arrive Kloren?*
Leave Flortnoe
Ler.ve Marton
Arrive Wilmington
A. v
*5 ?0
7 12
A t\
7 15
8 2f
A M
?3?
12 16
No.53.
P.M.
?ii 15
?5 35
No. 50.
P.M.
?6 4*
7 5?
?J.
.cully. TiMily except Sunday.
No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C.,.
?a Central R. R., arriving Maor.ing 7 10 p.
m., Lanes 7 48 pm., Charleston 9 25 p. m.
Trams on Conway Branch leave Cbrd
bcurn 10 40 a. m., arrive at Conway
way 1 00 p. m., retcrnicg leave Conway at
'i45 p. m., tr-ive Chadboarn 5 15 p-.nr
jeaxe Chadoc-urn 5 45 p. m., arrive at Hub at
6 25 p. m., returns r>jr leave 3ub 8 30 a. m.
arrive &: Chadboarn 9.15 a. m. Daily ex?
cept Sundav.
JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt
J. R KEN LY, Gen'l Manager, f
T t? KMTCRSON. Ttaffc Manace*.
Io efec: January 15tb, 1896.
? TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Wilaone Mil:'.
44 Jordon,
14 Davi:,
" Summerton,
44 Millard,
44 Silver,
: Packsville,
" Tindal,
" W. ? S. June,
Ar. Sumter,
No. 72.*
9 10 am
9 35 a m
9 45 a m
10 10a m
10 45 c. m
11 10 % m
11 30 p m
11 55 p m
12 27 p m
12 30 p ni
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 73.?;
Le*ve Sumter, 2 30 p m
44 W.?S.Jnnc, 2 33 pm
" Tindal; 2 50 p m
44 Pack?ville. 3 10 p m
4< Silver, 3 35 p m
44 Millard, 3 45 p ra
44 Summerton. 4 40 p m
*. Davis, 5 20 p m
;1 Jordon; 5 50 p m
Ar, Wilson Mill, 6 30 p m
Trains between Millard ?nd St. Paul leave
Millard 10 15 am and 3 45 p m., arriving
St. PAUI 10 25 a m and 3 55 p m. Returning
'.save St. Paul 10 35 a m and 4 10 p rn, and
arrive Millard 10 ??5 a m ?nd 4 20 p m .Dai?
ly except Sunday
*D?u?T except SundAV
TH J M AS WILSON*
Predsiec*.
?4*
"IT7ANTED-Perraanen; Winter Boarders.
\ y Rooms comfortao?s. Terms reason?
able. Apply to Mrs M L. Donr, Summer?
ville, S. C , Opposite Dorchester len.
Oct 8.