The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 17, 1897, Image 8
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f( : * * *TEe eduction then is self evident, "
? continued Mr. Barnes. **Dr. Snow bas
t?e?tffied tl?at death was instantaneous.
;'-- O?ojB^nari?y this writing refers to the
-v . fit^ assailant therefore, unless it can
he shown that he received a wound
prior to 3 o'clock Miss Marvel Sid not
in?iet the ' fatal wound, if her shot
reached him at all. There; is a break in
. plastered ceiling of the parlor,
C " 0k?td% tho farrow, of a bullet That
1:0 wss probably made ty Miss Marvel or
Ioy Lucas. We cannot determine which. ' '
M "Mr. Barnes, * ' said the squire, ' 'your
. : reasoning convinces me t&at whatever
: .. may have been the girPs intent when
?J,sae fired her bullet did not kill Mr.
p?OT?: Tho: worst that can be claimed
? sbe is respet?le for the lesser
|? ivound, an*V as yon say,, even that
weald be difficult to prove. If you
; ; tak? tbe same view, Mr. Topper, we }
*?will continue.'*
: ,'"I certainly agree^ with Mr. Barnes
ia all his deletions, " said Mr. Tup
--.per, **? am confident feat we do not
\ yet know who fired tho last shot It
iwon?? help us if we coula discover wh at
r^?B^'-?ras .ineiml to completo that sen?
tence, and if you will now call Miss
y Lewis, dieting upon a suggestion from
; ; Jfe. Barnes, I hope to learn it "
'. The squire then announced that the
V inkiest would be continued, and immer
NrBa?^fy all resumed their seats and
vc?ased talking.
**Gtent?esnen,". said the squire, ad
S^?cessing tho?ury, "?fe. Barnes, thede
'%^b?ve in this case, the district attor?
ney and myself are satisfied that a true
>ew?ct cannot be rendered without
p?t?tt? evidence^ Therefore, netwith
/Kt?Ttding the words uttered by the last
'' 'witiKSss, we will proceed. I willmere
3y ia?F jeor attention to the fact that,
i ; though; Miss Marvel admits that she
jy|^?-^;;?c. >-?ierw2j^;i>r.\'?^?w testified
J|ti?6 na found two wounds. Miss Mar
. vel could not inflict two wounds by fir?
ing one shot and cannot know herself
whether or not she has committed a ;
. bomieid& Call Virginia Lewis.5"
^ Vixgimsk entered anti took the stand.
ME. Tupper conducted the examination.
; ''MissLewis," he began, "I believe
^ are the only on? save the deceased
who slept at tfaefarmon the night when
gf?j?I believe that ?is true "
/'Did you hear any shot fired while
k jo? vere in the house V *
'^dxdnot"
"Theil you have no idea wno ; killed
'Any idea that I have would be no
$o*oof and therefore is not worth con
^?deraticin.'"
"Ol?, you suspect some one, do you?"
''Any suspicions which I may have
would not be evidence. "
Were you in the house dil the even?
ing?" v '
. "Ko, sir." .
"At what time did you go out, and.
Whea did you return?"
"I did not expect to be questioned
and so made no note cf the hours."
" Will you tell us where you went?"
"I will' not, as that is my private
"No one's affairs are private when
murder has occurred. However? since
ymr?fuse I will tell you where you
went First, you met a man in the
. sommer house, and thea you crossed the
xiver to mefet another man. " The law
. yer paused, waiting to note tho effect of
his words, but Virginia ^remained im?
passive
*A| will go further and tell you that
the first was Harry Lucas, and, more,'
that you invited him to the meeting.
Since 1 have shown you how much I
know, you will doubtless see the folly
of any attempt at concealment. "
"Since you seem to be so well in?
formed, I cannot see why you appeal to
me at all."
4 4We do not claim to know every -
. thing. Will you please tell us why you
asked Mr. Lucas to meet you?"
"I had a private commission to give
him"
"Do you refuse to givens any in?
formation as to the nature of this com?
mission?'
"J do."
"Miss Lewis," said the lawyer, "I
have intimated that we have discover?
ed the identity cf one of tho men whom
you met that night, and it is perhaps
as well to tell you that we also know
who the other was. "
"Ton appear to haye learned a great
deal," replied Virginiacqldl..
"We have found out something, but
not all that we wish to know. You met
Mr. Lucas. Your conversation was
overheard, and we therefore know that
you sent for him to ask his aid.; You
expected to meet Mr. Marvel." Mr.
Tupper spoke in his usual measured
tones, and both he and Mr. Barnes
watched Virginia closely, but even at
this name she did not flinch. Mr.
Barnes wondered how she would act
when they would produce the man him?
self. Mr. Tapper continued :
"You had been notified that he would
await yon in the woods across thc j
stream that night, anr} you were to de- j
termino whether cr not you would elope ?
with him. This you concluded not to j
do. Therefore you feared that he j
would become desperate, and yon de- !
cided to have his friend, Mr. Lncas, op- !
portunely meet him after yon left him, j
to see that he cid no harm. Now wi il j
you tell us what you feared ho wonld i
do?"
"I see that you have managed to dis- j
coyer all that Miss Marvel knew. Will |
?.gcfr.tbafeggffioe?:;. j
rife'... .
"We wish to know why yon were
fearful of leaving this young man
his own society.'* *.
"I believe such a thing as 'fear'
unknown to me, so you are far fro
the truth. No man is in an ?nyf??
frame of mind when a woman re.iec
him. Was it extraordinary, then, that
should have wished his friend to jo
him at such a time?" She spoke wi
considerable feeling.
* *No, Miss Lewis, your action und
the circumstances was very commend
blev But did you not have a deeper m
tive? Did you not think that he migJ
become desperate enough to take Hf ei
"I admit that I did. "
* * Whose-your uncle's?' *
"No, no! I thought be might comm
suicide; he is passionate and impulsiv*
I thought that - in a moment of despa
he might raise bis hand against him sel
He would never take another's life."
"He attempted to do so once befon
I believe?"
Tc this Virginia made no reply, bi
her face assumed an expression of ti
utmost contempt * i
"Miss Lewis, " continued the lawyej
"will you kindly tell us about how ion
you remained at the interview with M?
Marvel? I don't expect any exact replj
An approximate one will da "
"I cannot tell very closely, though
know about when \ reached the hoes
again. But I will not answer unless yo
explain why yon wish to know. "
Mr. Tupper had recognized at th
outset that Virginia was not to b
frightened into anything, and he de
termined to deal with her openly.
. ? 3 will do so willingly, " said he
*? We have found that you left the sum
mer house at or near 9 o'clock. Soo:
after several shots were fired, ons a
least at the deceased. We are not sure
however, shat either of these fillet
your tmcla Now, if yon can give n
tiae time when yon returned, it mayb
the means cf proving whether he wa
alive or dead at that ^br. These mat
tera of time often prove of inestimable
value."
"Very welL It was half past ?<
when I reached my room."
"Thank yon." It was his* cue tox con
ciliate her as far as possible. "Whei
yon went in, did you pass through th?
parker?"
"l?o, sir. I entered my apartment bj
the door opening into the'dining room.'
fjjfil Barnes believed that this wai
true, for he had traced her footprint*
from the steps of the piazza by the din?
ing room, and returning they reached
the same place. j Thus she must have en?
tered the house at that point, and natu?
rally passed through the dining roon
to her own chamber. Resuming the ex?
amination, Mr. Tupper asked:
During the night did yon hear your
uncle moving about?*'
"Nb, sir." . \ m
"Now let ns come to the discovery ol
the crime. Yon will recall that when
the- detectives accidentally disturbed
yon in your room, the morning after,'
you admitted that yon had already
found ont that your uncle had been
murdered. - Thus you were the first to
dosa Is that a fact?"
"I believe so. At least it is tpue that
I knew of the death of my uncle at that
time."
"Exactly. Yen had gone into the
parlor, and yon had found the body,
which yon* recognized. as that of your
uncle, or I may say stepfather, before
fee squire and the others arrived?"
"Yes, sir."
**Bid yon take anything from the
room?"
' 'Yes, sir; I took a pistol. "
''Where did yon find this pistol?"
"On the floor."
?'Why did you take it?"
* "Because it is mine and x<ha3 my
name on the stock; and because sf found
by any one else it might have tteen un?
pleasantly suggestivei "
MI believe it showed evidence of hav?
ing teen fired.eff, did it not?"
"That was another reason why I was
anxious to have it. " ?
Virginia was causing profound aston?
ishment by her admissions. Even Mr.
Barnes himself was puzzled to under-:
stand why she should acknowledge that
she had purloined the weapon to avoid
suspicion, when that very confession
would undoubtedly attract a closer in?
vestigation into her connection with
the crime.
"Miss Lewis," said Mr. Tupper,
"how came your pistol to be dis?
charged?"
"I use it constantly, and therefore it
is quite possible that I fired at some?
thing ou Saturday." .
"That is, the day before the murder?"
"Yes, sir."
"How did it happen to be out of your
possession on Sunday night?"
"I had it when I started ont, but
changed my mind about taking it with
me, and as ? passed through the parler
I laid it on the mantel."
This answer suggested the possibility^
that this was the pistol used by Mr.
Lewis when he fired at$ Lucas, as had
been testified by Miss Marvel The next
question was:
"Now, if yon please, will you explain
why, if you were so anxious to avoid
suspicion by hiding the pistol, you
should now be so ready to tell the whole
story?"
"I never intended to conceal the fact
that the weapon was found by me where
it was, but I thought that if I offered it
in evidence myself I would avoid the
suspicion which might naturally enough
have been aroused had any other person
made the discovery. " ?
Mr. Barnes knew this was not true
and that her first intention had been to
destroy all trace of the use of the pis?
tol, as was plainly proved by her hav
ing cleaned . the barrel. He knew also
that she was at present following out
the plan which she had formed after sho
had seen him pick up the cartridge cap
in her room, the first step in which had
been to replace the empty shell by
another. Her examination was con?
tinued.
"Die1 you remove anything else from
the room where tho corpse lay?"
"I did."
This reply was a complete surprise to
Mr. Barnes. He knew that Mr. Tupper
was alluding to the paper upon which,
tkey_thoujiht^\\;.a?^r^ oi j
tfi? murcierer, and* be was astonished to
find that she appeared abont to admit
its possession. The next question was:
"Will yon kindly state what that
was and why you took it?"
' 'It was a medallion locket I took
that also because it is mine.",
Mr. Barnes now understood why she
had admitted taking something, since
it was not the paper. He was never?
theless curious about this new point.
"Where did you find this locket?"
asked Mr. Tupper.
"I noticed that my uncle had his fist
tightly closed, as though holding some?
thing, and, forcing it open, I removed
the locket"
"Have you it with you?"
"Yes, sir. " Taking it from her bosom,
she handed it to him. Mr. Tupper ex?
amined it closely and opened it. Look?
ing at the portrait which it contained,
he asked:
"Do you know whose likeness this
'It is mine. It waa taken when I
was quite a child. "
Mr. Tupper was abont to pass the
trinket to the squire, when? as he closed
Virginia teas thrown off her guard.
it, something attracted his attention,
and scrutinizing it more carefully he
dropped it into his pocket and asked:
"Miss Lewis, I think you said that
this belongs to you?"
"Yes, sir, though I have not had it
for some time."
"Ahl How was that?"
"I had concluded that it was lost,
but now I see that my uncle must have
had it"
"How can yon be sure that this is
yours? Has it your name or any other
mark by which you would know it?"
"No; there is no name on it, but I
know that it i's mine, for, as yon see, it
is of a peculiar pattern. I have been
told that my mother had it made spe?
cially for my picture, and it has been
in my possession, except lately, for as
long as I can remember.5 '
M? Tupper pondered a second, but
said no more on this subject at that
time,, Ker did he pursue the point
about the piece of paper directly, but
determined to approach that by another
method.
"Now, then. Miss Lewis, we will go
back to the meeting across the river, if
you please. Bid you meet Mr. Marvel?
But stop-you have already admitted as
much. Tell us whether you left him on
the other side or whether he crossed
over with you."
" We separated before I rowed back to
the farm."
"Then you left him across the liver?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did he say where he meant to go?"
"To Epping."
This seemed doubtful to Mr. Barnes
in the face of the fact that he had found
Marvel at Portsmouth, but then he re?
membered that Joseph Harrison had tes?
tified to meeting Marvel at Epping on
:the morning after the murder. Mr.
Tupper .continued:
"Did he say where he wculd go after
that?" ' . ?
"He did not lay out a route- and fur?
nish me with a complete plan of his
movements for the future. He did,
however, mention that he would return
to Epping, from which place he had
come that night "
"Do you think that he proceeded to
that place immediately airer leaving
you?"
Virginia was very cautious, now that
the subject involved information about
her lover.
*"How shcnld I be able to reply defi?
nitely?" said she.
"Do you know, then, whether he
crossed the river and visited the 1 house
after parting with you?"
"I should say not, as I took the boat. "
"Do you mean to say that you did
not Eee him after you left him at the
maple tree?"
"I mean to say that I have not seen
him since then."
"?hen, why should ho have crossed
the river?"
"What makes you think that he did
so?"
"I do not think; I know. "
"You cannot know unless you saw
him, and that is impossible. "
'"Miss Lewis, there was snow on the
ground, and not only do I know from
his footprints that he visited the farm,
but that he actually went to the very
door by which you had re-entered. Of
course I cannot know that he went in,
for unfortunately there is no snow with?
in, as without"
Virginia was silent, and despite her
strong control of her features it was
evident that she was troubled.
"Now, then," said the lawyer, con?
tinuing, "the question arises, Why did
I Mr. Marvel visit your house at that
late hour? Yon say he did not see you.
I Could it be that he sought your uncle,
j hoping to effect a reconciliation? I un
I derstand that the only obstacle to your
j union was his opposition, was it not?"
I "That Mr. Marvel should have sought
my uncle at that hour is preposterous.
You say that he did come to thc house, I
which I doubt, but even though he did
not succeed in seeing1 me, is it not mero j
probable that it was his object to do I
so?"
"if so, hew is it that he did not sue- ;
ceeel?"
"I retired as scon as I reached home j
and did not hear any cue enter after \
me. That is why I doubt your theory. ?
for lam a lightsleeper.
Mr. Tupper nov.* executed a belo
move. Taking the papjr which Mr.
Barnes had found Ju the parlor of the
farmboose^he folded it PO that only the
irsb hai? of the sentence could be read.'
Approaching Virginia, he suddenly
jeld it np before her eyes and said:
"Did you ever see this before?"
This was so unexpected that Virginia
vas thrown off her guard. At the first
;lance she smothered au exclamation
nd hurriedly put her hand to her
ireast. Instantly, however, her agita
ion passed, and she replied quite calra
7
"No. Never."
' 'I believe you, for had you done so I
t would never' have reached my hands.
Sow please take it and examine it
iosely. "
She did so, and then said, - 'It looks
ike my uncle's writing, and it would
eem tjhat he tried to communicate to
is the name of his assailant."
"Precisely, acd, more, he made an?
ther attempt and-succeeded. Miss
jewis, the second paper is in your pes
ession."
"You are mistaken," she replied
oldly.
"I am not. I say not only did you
ake that paper, but you have it secret
id about your person at this very min?
ite." . ..
Virginia answered by a half scornful
mile. Mr. Barnes showed some little
ixcitement. He was accustomed to deal
vith wary criminals, but had never
net a woman so provokingly self pes
essed as this one.
"Come, Miss Lewis," said Mr. Tup
>er, "it is useless to deny what I say.
set a trap for you deliberately, and
'on were caught, in spite of all your
trength of will. When I showed you
hat paper, I well knew you had no idea
hat it existed, and therefore my object
vas to see what you would do, believ
ng that your first glance would make
rou think it was the other paper. As I
xpected, you at once feared that you
lad lost it and instinctively felt for ' it
n the bosom of your-dress."
"Did I?" with a shrug of the shoul
lers.
Mr. Tupper looked at her a moment
ind then, with his eyes still intently
rpon her, he said, "Call Walter Mar?
re!. "
CHAPTER XL
THE VERDICT.
There are somo individuals whose
lerves are so well trained that they can
)e made to sustain almost any strain
without giving evidence of the tension
0 which they have been exposed. Vir?
ginia Lewis was of this kind. There is,
?owever, in all probability, no force in
lature that has not a breaking point,
?yond which it is impossible for integ
ity to endure, and so it was in the case
if this most remarkably strong willed
jirL She had passed through a fiery or
ieal bravely, and 1 might say success
ully, until at last the unexpected had
?orne to destroy all her powers of con?
loi.
Nevertheless she was not one to give
vay, like her friend Alice Marvel, and
hough she certainly started very per
jeptibly when her lover's name was
railed she looked like a frightened ani
nal who, though awaiting a. death?
blow, was yet prepared to die hard. As
?he stood expectant and defiant she
von the admiration of all the men in
?he room, a thing of no small conse
rnence when it is remembered that 12
)f these composed the jury. There was
1 painful silente until the entrance of
?he next witnirss. At last he came, and
when Virginia saw him and knew that
this was no trick that was being played
to frighten her into revealing that
which she had determined to conceal
she could not repress a slight cry as she
stepped from the stand and dropped into
the nearest seat. Then she assumed a
stolid expression, which defied the scru?
tiny of Mr. Barnes or any of the others.
Marvel cast one hasty glance in her
?irection, and 'with his lips a little
firmly compressed he took his place on
the witness stand. Mr. Tupper at once
began:
"Mr. Marvel, do you remember the
day of the fete given by Miss Lewis at
Riverside?"
"Most distinctly."
"I believe you attempted to kill Mr.
Lewis on that occasion?"
''Id1 w out my pistol under great
t- ^n and in anger. Miss Lewis
stru- jjy arm, and my weapon was dis?
charged. "
"Do you mean that when you tock
out your pistol it was not your intention
fco fire it?"
"I cannot tell what my intention
was. As I said, I acted under excite?
ment. It is impossible to say what may
or what may not have happened. "
"But did you not threaten Mr. Lewis
as you left the lawn?' '
"Perhaps. It would have been but
natural."
" Where d*d you go when yon left the
farm that night?"
"Home, of course. "
"But why is it, then, that you were
not there when search was made fer
you the next day?"
"I was disheartened and disgusted at
the turn of events, and in sheer des?
peration I arose early and went off gun?
ning."
"Did you return?"
"After a day's shooting I went on to
Epping, where I have a hepse. "
"That place was searched a few clays
later, and no trace of you was to bc
found."
"I only staid there one day and then
went to Worcester."
"Why did you do that?"
"Because I knew of thc plot which
Mr. Lewis was forming against mc."
"How couid you know that, since
you left Lee before any steps had been
inaugurated?"
"A friend warned me by letter."
"Who was this obliging mend, and
how did he know wiiere a letter would
reach you?"
"Before I left I told bim where I
meant to go. it is immaterial who he
is."
"I presume this was Mr. Everly, was
it net?"
Marvel remained silent, and Mr.
Tupper did not press thc point, bat con?
tinued:
"Where were you cn thc night upon
which Mr. Lewis was murdered?"
"1 was. at the farm. !'_.. i
The lawyer was pleased at this
straightforward reply.
"What were you doing there?"
"Is it essential to go into that?*'
"It is very essential."
"Well, then, I went thereto meet
Miss Lewis, having asked her for an in?
terview. "
"Did yon see her? If so, where?"
"She met me across the river."
"How long did this interview last?"
"Of course I cannot be accurate, but
I should say about an hour. The sub?
ject which we discussed was one of vi?
tal importance to me, and I was not
anxious to bring the meeting to a close
before exhausting ali the arguments at
my command."
Mr. Barnes reflected a moment and
calculated that if Miss Lewis left the
summer house at 9 o'clock, granting
her 15 minnies to cross the river and as
many more in returning, this statement
of Marvel's, that she talked with him
an hour, would just fit the one which
she had made to the effect th-t she
reached the house at half past 10. This,
therefore, satisfied him that he had the
matter of time correct
"Now, then, Mr. Marvel," said the
lawyer, "please tell us what you did
after Miss Lewis left you "
"I started to walk to the Epping road,
but before I reached it I retraced my
steps."
"Exactly. You crossed the river, did
you not?"
"Yes. How did you know?'-'
"Never mind. Tell us how you
crossed.''
"I meant to wade the stream and
looked for a shallow place, but I stepped
into a hole and was obliged to swim."
"Very geed. Now tell us why you
were so anxious to cross the river so
late at night"
"It is a delicate matter, but as this
seems to be of importance I will be
frank and tell you the whole story. My
first object in visiting the farm was to
persuade Miss Lewis to marry me with?
out her uncle's consent since he had re?
fused to grant it At the meeting be?
tween us she would not do more than
promise to send me a definite reply the
next day by metter. After she had left
me I could notdielp thinking that she
meant to-refuse and was only delaying
the ill tidings, especially as she insisted
that I should go on to Portsmouth to
wait for her letter. I thought of some
arguments which I had not used and re?
turned, hoping to find her still up and
so make one more attempt to win her.
That, sir, is the full truth."
"Did you see her when you reached
the house?"
"No, sir.-"
"Did yon enter the house?"
"I did. 1 went into the dining room
and as far as the door of Miss Lewis'
room, but as there was no light in her
apartment I concluded that she had re?
tired, and I left the house as I had en?
tered it"
"While in the house did you see Mr.
Lewis?"
' 'Before I answer that may I ask you
a question?"
"Proceed."
"When yon ask me if I saw Mr. Lew?
is, are you not trying to get me to
make some admission which might con?
nect me with this murder?"
Mr. Tupper was a little confused at
this direct question and hesitated a mo?
ment befoie he replied:
"Mr. Lewis has been murdered, and
there are suspicions circumstances
which seem to implicate you. I am on?
ly giving yon an opportunity to vindi?
cate yourself."
"You are very kind," said Marvel,
with a smile, "but it seems to me that
it is the other way, and that you are
simply hunting for the criminal. Now,
if I admit that I saw Mr. Lewis that
night, whether I killed him or not-, I
might be acknowledging myself to be
the last person who saw him alive, and
that might be construed into an evi?
dence of guilt I believe I have the
privilege of refusing to criminate my*
self, and I will not reply to the ques?
tion."
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*8 00
9 12
P.M.
9 15
10 35
No.35.
A.M.
?3 35
4 40
No.52.
A.M.
?9 35
10 55
No. 52 rans through from Charleston na
Central R. R.} leaving Charleston 7 a. m.,
Lan** 8 26 a. m.. Mooning 9 05 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH. -
No.54
Leave Columbia
Arriva 8omt< r
Leav? Sumter
Arrive Florene*
Leave Floren?
Leave Marion
Arrive Wilmington
A. M
?5 50
712
A. M
7 15
8 25
c*5
9 34
12 15
No.53.
P.M.
*J515
635
No. 50
P.M.
?6 4*
7 55
?Dany. TDaily except Sunday.
No. 53 rons through to Charleston, S. C.,
via Central R. R., arriving Manning 7 10 p.
m., Lanes 7 48 p m., Charleston 9 25 p. m.
Trains on Conway Branch Isa ve Cfcad
beere, 10 40 a. m., arrive at Conway
way I. 00 p.m., re tn min? leave Con wey at
245 p. m., u-ive Chadbourn 5 15 p. nr.
jeare Cbadhcarn 5 45 p m., arrive at Hub at
6 25 p, LI., retnrni.:? leave Hab 8 30 a. ia.
arrive at Cbadbonrn 9.15 a. m. Daiiy ex?
cept Sundnv.
JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Snpt.
J. R. KJSNLY, Gen'l Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Treffe Manager?
Atlantic Coast Line.
North-Eastern R. R* o? S. C.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated Aog
1, 1897.
Le. Florence
" Eingstree
Ar. Lanes
Le. Lanes
Ar.Oharl't'n
no.35
A. M.
3 35
4 48
4 4 S
6 20
A. M.
so.23
P. Ti.
8 00
8 59
9 15
9 15
10 50
P. M.
50.53
.
P. st.
7 52
9 25
P. H.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
HO. 78
I.
Le. Cbarrt'n
Ar. Lanes j
Le. Lanes
" Kingtree
Ar. Florence
A u.
5 30
7 05
7 05
7 23
8 25
A M.
P0.32
M.
00
36
36
65
K.
NO.52
A. M.
7 00
8 26
P. K.
*iMi;y. *L>fcii v except ?Suuaav
Ne. 52 runs thrcnjrb to Columbia via Cen
tra? B. R. of S. C.
Trains Nos. 7S and 33 ruc vis. ^T?IECD sad
Ffcvsttevi?-e- Short Lin?- a*?d make c?c-Ee
connection for all potnts No-rib.
Trains cn C. ? "D R R. leave Florence
8 55 am, arrive Dareton 9 28 a m, Cbe
raw 10 40 n tn, Wadeshoro 2 25 pin. Leave
Florence, daily except Sunday, 8 10 p m, ar?
rive Darlington S 40 p CB, Hurtsville 9 35 p
rn, Bennettsville 9 36 p a, Gibson 10 00 p m.
Leave Florence, Sunday bair 9 00 p ra, ar?
rive Darlington 9 27 a m, Beltsville 10 IO
a m j .
Leave Git'Son daiiy except Sunday 6 15 &
m, Bennetterille 6 41 a m, arrive Darlington
7 40a m. Leave Hartsville daily except Sun?
day 6 30 a m, arrive Darlington 7 15 a rn,
leave Darlir.eton 7 45 am, arrive Florence
8 15a m. Leave Wadesboro, daily except
Sunday 3 00 pm., Cheraw 5 15 pm, Dar?
lington 6 29 "p a., Florence 7 00 p na Leave
Hartsville, Sunday oolv 7 00 a m , Darling?
ton 7 45 a m., arrive Florence 8 10 a ra.
J R. KEN LY, ; JNO. F. DIVINS
Gen'l Manager, Gen I Sap'i
T. M.JRMBRSON, Traffic Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line.
MANCHESTER AND AUGUSTA R. R.
Condensed schedule-In effect May 16, 1S97.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Lv Darlington,
Lv Elliott,
Ar Su ai ter,
Lv Suoner,
Ar Creator,
Lv Creston,
Ar Pregnalls,
Ar Orangeborg,
Ar Denmark,
No. *35 No. f57
a. m. a. m.
7 ?3
S 40
9 25
4 40
5 32
5 57
6.30
5 45
9 15
TRAINS GOING* NORTB.
No. t56 >o. ?32
am. pm.
Lv Denmark, 4 55
Lr Orangebur?. 5 25
Dv Precr alie, 10 CO
Ar Custon, 3 50
Lv Cres;on, 5 47
Ar Sumter. 6 40
Lv SnsHer, 6 55
Ar Elliott, 7 40
Ar Darlington, 8 30
p. m. p.m
?Daily, fDaily except Sunday.
Trains 32 at,d 35 carry through Pallman
Palace B:;ffet Sleeping C*rs between New
York and Macon via Augura
T M Emerson, B M. Emerson,
Traffic Manaor, Ass't Gen. Pas?. Agt.
J. R Kenley, G'-nM M?nacer.
L Mil I Si,
Fire Insurance Agency
ESTABLISHED 1866. *
Represent, amone: other Companies :
LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y.
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
Capital representa $75,000,000.
Feb 28.