The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 31, 1900, Image 9
By Charles M. Sheldon.
Onn.'rio^tffl and p?MWi/?I i % l*ook form by the
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"Rachel won't coruo hero unless she
can do it and keep her pledge, at the
amxD? time," said F dicia after a pause.
"What pledge?" Mr. Sterling asked
the question and then added hastily
"Oh. I kno\. I Yef; a very pecnliar
thing that Powers naod to be a friend
cf mine. We learned telegraphy in the
same office; made a great sensation
when be resigned and handed ovt. that
evidence to the interstate commerce
commission, and he's back at hia te?
legraphy again. There have been qneer
doings in Raymond dnring the p-w
year. I wonder what Dr. Brace thi:
of it. on the whole. I most have a talu
with him sbont it"
'?He preaches tomorrow." said Feli?
cia. "Perhaps he will tell ns something
?boat it "
There was silence for a minnte. Then
Felicia said abruptly, as if she had
gone on with a spoken thought to some
invisible hearer. "And what if he
should propose the asms pledge to the
Maasreth Avenue church?"
"Who t What are you talking about t"
asked her father, a little sharply.
"About Dr. Brace. I say what if he
should projAnee to our church what Mr.
Maxwell proposed to hia and ask for
volunteers who would pledge themselves
So do everything after aaking the ques?
tion. 'What would Jesus dot' "
''There'a no danger of it,'' said Rose,
saaing suddenly from the couch aa the
Sea bell ring.
"It's s very/ impracticable movement
to my mind.' . tid Mr. Sterling sharply.
"I understand from Rachel's letter
that the church in Raymond is goinr*
to make an attempt to extend the idea
of the pledge to the other churches. If
they succeed, they will certainly^ make
great changes in the churches and in
people'a lives," said Felicia.
"Oh. well, let's have some tea first."
said Rose, walking into the dining
room. Her father and Felicia followed,
and the meal proceeded in silence. Mrs.
Sterling had her meals served in her
room. Mr. Sterling was preoccupied.
He ate very little und excused himself
early, and. although it was Saturday
night, he remarked aa he went out that
he would be down town late on some
special business.
"Don't you think father looks very
much disturbed lately?" asked Felicia
a little while after he had gone out.
"Oh. I don't knowt I hadn't noticed
anything unusual.'' replied Rose. After
a silence she said: "Are you going to
the play tonight. Felicia? Mrs. Delano
will be here at half past 7. I think you
ought to go She will feel hurt if you
refuse."
"I'll go. I don't care about it I can
see ahadoWe enough without going to
the piay."
"That'-* a doleful remark for a girl
19 years old to make." replied Rose,
"but then you're qneer in your ideas
anyhow. Felicia If you're going up co
see mother, tell her I'll run in *fter toe
play if ane is atill awake."
Felicia went up to set) her mother
and remain with her until the Delano
sarriage came. Mrs. Sterling was wor?
ried about her husband. She talked in
sssssntly and was irritated by every re?
mark Felicia made, rihe would not list
en to Felicia's attempts to read even a
part of Rachel's letter, and when Fe?
licia offered to stay with her for the
evening ehe refused the offer with a
good deal of positive sharpness.
8c. Felicia started off to the play not
happy, but she was familiar with
that feeling, only sometimes she was
Store anhappy than at other times. Her
feeling expressed itself tonight by a
withdrawal into herself When the
company was Heated in the box and the
curtain wa.? np. Felicia was hark of
She others and remained for th?* even?
ing by herself Mr*. Delano as rhap? ron
for a half dosen yonng ladies under?
stood Felicia nn?11 en .'l-^li to know that
She waa "queer, as Rose so often said,
sn 1 she matte do attempt to draw her
snt of the sjh m r. and n? Felicia really
experienced .hat ni^ht by h? r*elf one
of the feelin; a that added to t!li Mo
snentmn that was increasing the cofuing
on of her KTeat crisis
The play waa an Hellish unlodrama
full of gtartlin*-c situations, realistic
scenery and unexpected cli maxe* There
wan one scene in th" thir I act that im
pressed even R<?se Sterling
It was midnight on Blaekfnars
bridge The ThSsSSSS flowed dark and
forbidding below St Paul's rose
through the dim light, imposing, its
dome seeming to tloat above tie' build
ings surrounding it The hgure of a
ehild came ujhui the bridge and stood
there for a moment, peering about as
If looking for Borne <>ne Several persons
were crossing the hridire. but in oi ? of
the ret ??H.s?'i atHxit n.itlwav t>f the river
a woman stood, leaning out over the
parapet with a strained a :;oiiy of face
? ti I Hgnre that told plainly of hsff in
Senti?a.s .lust as sie? was etealthily
?iotinting the parapet |0 throw herself
int?? tie* river th" child caught eight of
b??r ran forward with a shrill cry more
animal than human, and, seizing the
woman s dress di igged back SpOS it
with >?ii si r Uttls strength Then Ibers
came suddenly npnn tie- scene twootheff
charaeter* who had already Bgured in
the play a tall. handsome, athletic fi b
tleman dressed in 11? #? fashion, attended
by a slim figured lad who Was n K
Sn*Hi iiidr? sH ajsd appssrspes as las lit
tie girl (liic'iiu; t<? h?'r mother WS*
moUTtifully hideous in her rat's and re
ptilsive poverly These two, the ?> ntle
niMfi sud the hiil preveuted the at
tenipied suicide, and after a tableau on
the bridge where the andienen learned
Xhdt the man und woman were brou?,?
snd sister the scene was transferred to
the interior of one of the slum tene?
ments in the ,'ast side of London. Here
the scene painter and carpenter had
done their utmost to produce an exact
copy of n famous conrt and alley well
known to the poor creatures who make
up a part of the outcast London hu?
manity The rags, the crowding, the
vileneas, the broken furniture, the hor?
rible animal existence forced upon
creatures made in God's image, were so
skillfully shown in this scene that more
than one elegant woman in the theater,
seated, like Rose Sterling, in a sump?
tuous box. surrounded with silk hang?
ings and velvet covered railing, caught
herself shrinking back a little, as if
contamination were possible from the
nearness of this piece of painted canvas.
It was almost too realistic, and yet it
bad a horrible fascination for Felicia
as she sat there alone, buried back in a
cushioned seat absorbed in thoughts that
want far beyond the dialogue on the
stage
From the tenement scene the play
shifted to the interior of a nobleman's
palace, and almost a sigh of relief went
up all over the house at the sight of the
accustomed luxury of the upper classes
The contrast was startling It was
brought about by a clever piece of stag?
ing that allowed only a few minutes to
elapse between the slum and the palace
scenes. The dialogue continued, the
actors came and went in their various
roles, but upon Felicia the play made
but one distinct -impression. In reality
the scenes on the bridge and in the
slum were only incidents in the story
of the play, but Felicia found herself
living those scenes over and over. She
had never philosophized about the
causes of human misery She was not
old enough She had not the tempera?
ment that philosophizes But she felt
intensely, und this was not the first
time she had felt the contrast thrust
into her feeling between the upper and
the lower conditions of human life. It
had been growing upon her until it had
made her what Rose called ''queer' and
the other people in her circle of wealthy
acquaintances called "very unusual.'
It was simply the human problem in
its extremes of riches and poverty, its
refinement and its vileness, which was.
I in spite of her unconscious attempts to
struggle against the facts, burning into
; her life the impression that would in
! the end transform her into either a
I woman of rare love and self sacrifice
for the world or a miserable enigma to
herself and all who knew her
"Come. Felicia! Aren't you going
homo t* said Rose The play was over,
the curtain down, and people were go?
ing noisily out. laughing and gossiping,
as if "The Shadows of London" was
simply good diversion, as it was put on
the stage so effectively
Felicia rose und went out with the
rest quietly and with the absorbed feel?
ing that had actually left her in her
eeat oblivious of the play's ending She
was never absent mi ruled, but often
thought herself into a condition that
left her alone in the midst of a crowd.
"Well, what did you think of it?'
asked Rose when the sisters had reached
home and were in the drawing room.
Rose really had considerable respect for
Felicia's judgment of a play
"I thought it was a pretty picture of
real Ufa "
"I mean the acting." said Rose, an?
noyed
"The bridge scene was well acted,
especially the woman's part. 1 thought
the man overdid the sentiment a little.'
"Did you? 1 enjoyed that And
wosn t the scene between the two cous?
ins funny when they first learned that
they were related ? But the slum scene
was horrible 1 think they ought not to
show such things in a play They are
too painful '
"They must be painful in real life,
too. '' replied Felicia.
"Yes. but we don't have to look at
the real thing It's bad enough ut t?e
theater, where we puy for it"
Rose went into the drawing room
and l>egun to eat from a plate of fruit
and cakes on the aidel>oard.
"Are you going up to see mother?'
asked Felic;a after awhile. Sim hud re?
mained in front of the drawing room
tire.
"No," replied Rose from tho other
room ; "I won't trouble her tonight. If
you go in. tell her I urn too tired to be
agreeable. "
Bo Felicia turned into her mother's
room As she went up the great stair?
case and down the upper hall tho light
was burning there, and tho servant who
always waited on Mrs. Sterling was
beckoning Felicia to count in.
"Tell Clara to go out." exclaimed
Mrs Sterling as Felicia caino up to the
bed and Uneehd by it.
Feiieiu was surprised, J ut she did as
her mother bade her and Iben inquired
how she was feeling.
"Felicia," said her mother, "can
yon pray f
The q neat ion was sonnlike any hot
mot h? r had ever asked before that Fe
Ucia was startled, bnt she answered
"Why. yea mother What makes
vom ask sncli a qn< t ion
"Felicia, I am frightened Your fa
ther I have had snt'h strange ft nrs
about him all day s?,ini thing is wrong
with him I want Toil to pray. "
"Now? Here, mother?
MY?S Fray Felii la "
Feiieia reached out her hand and took
her mother's it au trembling Mrs
Sterling had never shown much tender
neaa for her younger daughter, and her
strange demand now was tho first rt-ai
?ign of any confidence in Felicia's
character.
The girl still kneeled, holding her
mother's trembling hand, and prayed.
It was donbtfnl if she had ever prayed
alond before. She must have said in
her prayer tho words that her mother
needed, for when it was silent in the
room the invalid was weeping softly,
and her nervous tension was over.
Felicia itaid tome time. When she
was assured that her mother would not
j need her any longer, she rose to go.
"Good night, mother. Yon must let
Clara call me if you feel bad in the
night."
"I feel better now." Then as Felicia
was moving away Mrs. Sterling said.
"Won't you kiss me, Felicia Y"
Felicia went back and bent over her
mother. The kiss was almost as strange
to her as the prayer had been. When
Felicia went out of the room, her cheeks
were wet with tears. She had not cried
since she was a little girl.
Sunday morning at the Sterling man- j
?ion was generally very quiet. The girls
usually went to church at 11 o'clock |
service. Mr. Sterling was not a mem- j
ber, but a heavy contributor, and he
generally went to chcrch in the morn?
ing. This time he did not come down
to breakfast and finally sent word by a
servant that he did not feel well enough
to go out. So Rose and Felicia drove
up to the door of the Nazareth Avenue
church and entered the family pew
alone.
When Dr. Bnice walked out of the
room at the rear of tho platform and
went up to the pulpit to open the Bible,
as his custom was, those who knew
him best did not detect anything un?
usual in his manner or his expression.
He proceeded with the service as usual.
He was calm, and his voice was steady
and firm. His prayer was the first inti?
mation the people had of anything new
or strange in the service. It is safe to
say that the Nazareth Avenue church
had not heard Dr. Brace offer such a
prayer during the 12 years he had been
pastor there. How would a minister bo
likely to pray who had ccme out of a
revolution in Christian feeling that had
completely changed his definition of |
what was meant by following Jesus?
No one in Nazareth Avenue church had
? any idea that tho Rev. Calvin Brace,
D. D., tho dignified, cultured, refined
doctor of divinity, had within a few
days been crying like a little child, on
his knees, asking for strength and cour?
age and Christlikeness to speak his Sun?
day message, and yet the prayer was an
unconscious, involuntary disclosure of
the soul's experience such as Nazareth
Avenue people seldom heard and never
before from that pulpit.
In the hush that succeeded the prayer
I a distinct wave of spiritual power
moved over tho congregation The most
careless persons in the church felt it
Felicia, whose sensitive religious nature ,
responded swiftly to every touch of
emotion, quivered under the passing of
that supernatural power, and when she
lifted her head and looked up at the
minister there was a look in her eyes
that announced her intense, eager an?
ticipation of the sceno that was to fol?
low
And she was not alone in her atti?
tude There was something in the
prayer and the reraJt of it that stirred
many and rraDy a disciple in Nazareth
Avenue church. All over tho house men
and women leaned forward, and when
Dr. Brace began to speak of his visit to
Raymond in the opening sentences of
his address, which this morning pre?
ceded his sermon, thero was an answer?
ing response in the church that came
back to him as he spoke and thrilled
him with the hope of a spiritual bap?
tism suc h as he had never during all
his ministry experienced.
??I am just back from a visit to Ray?
mond," Dr Brace began, "and I want
to tell you something of my impressions
Of the movement there."
He paused, and his look went over
his people with yearning for them und
at the same time with a great uncer?
tainty at his heart. How many of his
rich, fashionable, refined, luxury loving
members would understand the nature
of the appeal he was soon to make to
them ? He was altogether in the dark
as to that Nevertheless he had been
through his desert and had come out of
It ready to suffer. He went on now aft?
er that brief pause and told the story
of his stay in Raymond. The people al?
ready knew something of that experi?
ment in the First church. Tho whole
country had watched the progress of
the pledge us it had become history in
?0 many lives. Henry Maxwell had at
last decided that the time had come to
seek the fellowship of other churches
throughout the country. The new djs
cipleship in Raymond had proved to be
bo valuable in its results that ITenry
Maxwell wished the church in general
to share with the disciples in Ray?
mond. Already there had begun a vol?
unteer movement in many of the
churches throughout the country, act?
ing on their own desire to walle closer
in the steps of Jesus. The Christian
Endeavor societies had with ei thnsiusm
in many churches taken the pledge to
do as Jesus would do, and the result
was already marked in a de 'per sj>ir
itual life and a power in church influ?
ence that was like a new birth for the
members.
All this Dr Draco t Id hi* people
simply and witlt 11 personal int Test t ..at
evidently led the way to his announce
m?*nt, which now t Mowed Felicia had
listened to every word with strained
attention She sat there by the side of
Rose, in contrast like tire beside snow-,
I although even Rose was as alert and
exclti d as she could be
"Dear friellds," ho said, and for the
first ti 1110 since his prayer the emotion
of the occasion was revealed in his
Voice find | lure. "lam going to ask
that Nazareth Avenue church take tho
name pledge that Rnynioud cl nrch has
taken I know what this will mean to
you and mo It will mean the eompl ite
change of very many habits. It will
mean po -iblv social loss It will mean
very probably in many cases loss of
money H will mean Buffering It will
mann what following .Jesus meant in
tho first century, and then it meant
?uttering, loss, hardship, separation
from every tiling un-Christian But
what does following Jesus mean? The
test of discipleship is the Fame now as
then. Those of yon who volunteer in
the Nazareth Avenue church to do as
Jeane would do simply promise to walk
in his steps, as he gave us command?
ment. "
Again Rev. Calvin Bruce, pastor of
Nazareth Avenue chnrch. paused, and
now the result of his announcement
was plainly visible in the stir that went
over the congregation. He added in a
quiet voice that all who volunteered to
make the pledge to do as Jesus would
do were asked to remain after the
morning service.
Instantly he proceeded with his por
mon. His text was from Matthew viii,
19, "Master, I will follow thee whither?
soever thou goest."
It was a sermon that touched the
deep springs of conduct. It was a rev?
elation to the people of the definition
their pastor had been learning. It took
them back to the first century of Chris?
tianity. Above all, it stirred them be?
low the conventional thought of years
as to the meaning and purpose of church
membership. It was such a sermon as a
man can preach once in a lifetime and
with enough in it for people to live on
all through a lifetime.
The service closed in a hush that was
slowly broken. People rose here and
there a few at a time. There was a re?
luctance in the movements of the peo?
ple that wras very striking.
Rose, however, walked straight out
the pew, and as she reached the aisle
she turned her head and beckoned to
Felicia. By that time the congregation
was rising all over the church.
Felicia instantly answered her sis?
ter's look.
"I'm going to stay," she said, and
Rose had heard her speak in the same
manner on other occasions and knew
that Felicia's resolve could not be
changed. Nevertheless she went back
into the pew two or three steps and
faced her.
"Felicia," she whispered, and there
was a flush of anger on her cheeks,
"this is folly. What can you do? You
will bring disgrace upon the family
What will father say? Come. "
Felicia looked at her, but did not an?
swer at once. Her lips were moving
wTith a petition that came from a depth
of feeling that measured a new life for
her. She shook her head.
"No; I urn going to stay I shall
take the pledge. I am ready to obey it
Ycu do not know why I am doing
this."
Rose gave her one look and then
turned and went ont of tho pew and
down the aisle. She did not even stop
to talk with her acquaintances. Mrs.
Delano was going out of the church
just as Rose stepped into the vestibule.
"So you are not going to join the
doctor's volunteer company?" Mrs. De?
lano asked in a queer tone that made
Rose redden.
"No. Are you? It is simply asburd.
I have always regarded the Raymond
movement as fanatical. You know
Cousin Rachel keeps us posted about it"
"Yes; I understand it is resulting in
a great deal of hardship in many coses.
For my part, I believe Dr. Bruce has
simply provoked a disturbance here. It
will result in splitting Nazareth Avenue
church. You see if that isn't so. There
are scores of people in the church who
are so situated that they can't take such
a pledge and keep it. I am one of
them.'' added Mrs. Delano as she went
out with Rose.
When Rose reached home, her father
was standing in his nsucl attitude bo- j
fore the open fireplace, smok g a cigar
"Where is Felicia ?'' he ask \ as Rose
came in alone.
"She staid to an after meet' M re?
plied Rose shortly She thi\?w * her
wraps and was going up stairs 'en
Mr. Sterling called after her
"An after meeting? What do yon
I mean?"
"Dr. Bruce asked the church to take
the Raymond pledge."
Mr. Sterling took his cigar out of his
! month and twirled it nervously be?
tween his fingers.
"I didn't expect that of Dr Bruce
Did any of the members stay?"
J "I don't know I didn't." replied
Rose, and she went up stairs, leaving
her father standing in the drawing
loom.
After a few minutes he went to the
window and stood there looking out at
the people driving on the boulevard.
His cigar had gone out. but he still fin?
gered it nervously. Then he turned
from tho window and walked up and
down tho room. A servant stepped
I across tho hall and announced dinner,
and ho told her to wait for Felicia
Rose came down stairs and went into
the library, and still Mr. Sterling paced
the drawing room restlessly.
He had finally wearied of the walking
apparently and. throwing himself into
a chair, was brooding over something
daei ly when Felicia came in.
He rose and faced her Felicia was
evidently very much moved by the
meeting from which she had just come.
At the same time she did not wish to
talk too much about it. Just as she en?
tered the drawing room Rose came in
from the library
"How many staid?" she asked. Rose
was curious. At the same she was skep?
tical of the whole movement in Ray?
mond
"About a hundred." replied Felicia
gravely Mr Sterling looked surprised
Felicia was going out of the room Ho
called to her
"Do yon really mean to keep the
pledge?" ho ask< d
Felicia colored Over hor face and
neck the warm Mood (lowed as she an?
swered, "You would not ask such a
question, father, If you bad l>oen pres?
ent at the meeting." She lingered a
! moment in tin-renn?. Iben asked tobe
excused from dinier for awhile and
went up to see her mother
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There is nothing more encoorag
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Mpirit and courage of the people 01"
tire emulier towns Here is Simp
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going to work to build a $250,000
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Just a few years ago Simpsouville
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and it boldly tackles a scheme which
many places ten times as big balk at
Jh? people there are our own home
made country people and are show?
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a chance. They have made some
money and are using it to boom and
build their town VI e are told that
they have subscribed between $30,
000 and $50,000 for the mill and are
working like beavers with prospects
of a good deal more in sight before
they send their list outside
1 They have very wisely put at the
head of their enterprise one of the
safest and clearest headed men in
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and developed his own business and
managed it successfully and thereby
given the best evidence that he will
succeed with other enterprises and
who commands and deserves the full
confidence of the people of this sec?
tion of the State ?Greenville News
Gifts to the Public.
The Chicsgo Tribune has rendered
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statistics of 1899. The statistics of
donations and bequests for public
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The grand total is $79 278,000 An
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Traffic Meoager. (Jen'l I*ae6. Agt
J U KENL.Y, Uen'l Manager.
"/^OTTON
^ Culture"
is the name
of a valu?
able illustrat?
ed pamphlet
which should
^ be in the hands
of every planter who
raises Cotton. The
book is sent Free.
Send name and address to
GERMAN KALI WORKS*
93 Nassau St., New York.
South Carolina and Georgia Ex?
tension R. R. Company.
Schedule No. 4?Io effect 12 01 a. m., Sun*
dar, December 24, 1899
Between
Oamdeo S. C , aod Blacksbarg, 8. C.
WEST.
EAST.
2d el
?35
1st cl
?33
Eastern time.
1 av cl
?32
Jdcl
?34
p m p ? STATIONS. p m p m
8 20 12 50 Camden 12 25 6 30
8 50 1 15 Dekalo 11 02 4 50
9 20 1 27 Westville 11 50 4 30
10 50 1 40 Kersbaw 11 35 4 10
11 20 2 19 Htatb Sorings 11 20 3 15
11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 00
12 30 2 35 Lancaster 1<? 5". 235
1 00 2 fO Riverside 10 40 1 00
1 20 3 00 Spriogdell 10 30 12 40
2 30 3 10 Cetawba Junction 10 20 12 20
2 60 3 20 L-.slie 10 10 11 00
3 10 3 40 Rock Hill 10 00 10 40
4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20
4 45 4 ( 2 Tirzab 9 30 8 00
5 30 4 2u Yorkvtlle 9 15 7 30
6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50
6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 0 20
6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 35 6 00
7 00 5 20 Blackeburg 8 lo 5 30
pmpm am am
Between
Blaoksburg, S. C, aod Marion. N. C
WEST
EAST.
2d cl
?11
1st cl
?33
Etstern time
let cl
?32
2dcl
?12
am p m STATIONS. am p m
8 10 5 30 Blacksburg 7 48 6 40
8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20
8 40 5 50 Patterson Springs 7 25 b 12
9 20 6 00 Sbelbj 7 15 6 CO
10 00 2? Lattimore 6 55 4 10
10 10 6 28 Mooresboro 6 48 4 40
,0 23 6 38 Henrietta 6 38 4 20
:0 50( 6 55 Forest City 6 20 3 50
1115 7 10 Rutberfordton 6 05 3 25
11 35 7 22 Millwood 5 55 3 05
11 45 7 35 Golden Valley 5 40 2 50
12 05 7 40 Thermal City 5 37 2 45
12 25 7 58 Glenwood 5 1". 2 20
12 50 8 15 Marion 5 00 2 00
pmpm ampm
West. Gaffoev Division. East
1st Class.; EASTERN TIME, list Class.
15 I 13 STATIONS. 14 I 16
pmam ampm
1 00 6 00 Blacksburg 7 50 3 00
1 20 6 .0 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40
1 40 6 40 Gaffoey 7 10 I 20
pmam a m p m 4
?Daily exc pt Sunday
Train No 32 leaving Marion, N. C, at 5
a id, m iking close connection at Blacksbarg, S
? ', wi h (be feouthern's train No .36 for Char?
lotte, N C, and all points East and connecting
with the Southern'* vestibule g>ing to Atlanta,
Ga, and all points West, and wi'.l receive pas?
sengers going East from train No 10, on the C ft
N W R K, at Yorkville, S C. at 8 45 a m. and
connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern's
train No 78, arming in Charleston, 8 17 pm,
'train No 34 with passenger coach attached
leaving Blacksburg at 5 30 a in, and connecting
Ht Rouk Hill with the Southern's Florida train
for ?II points South,
Train No 33 leaving Camden, S C, at 13 50
p m, alter the arrival of tbe Southern's Char?
leston train connects at Lancaster, S C, with
tbe L ft C R R, at Catawba Junction with
the SAL, going EaM, at Kock Hill. S C, with
tho Southern's traiB, No 34, for Charlotte, N
C, and nil points Kasd Connects at York
vi lie. S C, with train No 9 on the C ? N W R
Et, foi Chester, S C. At lSlatk.'butg wi-h tbe
Sootbeffw's vestibule going East, an 3 the South?
crn's train No 35 going West, and connecting
at Marioa N C with the Southern both Kasl aad
We*t.
SAMUEL HUNT, President.
A. TKIPP. Superintendent.
S. B. LUMPK1N, Uen'l P.issen?er Ag-nt.
Estate of Julius J. Myers, Dec9*]*
IWILL APPLY <o tbe Judge of Probate o
Sumter County on Fet ruary 3 1900, for
Final Discharge as Admtnistra'or of afcre*f
g?td Estate. i k A > K J. MYERS,
Jan3?4t Ai mtn tstrator.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. ?
OFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY.
Somtsr, S. C , Sept 59, 1899.
NOTICE is actvbj given that 1 will be to
my tfficein the <A uoty Court House
*t Samtrr Horn October 15th to December
tlst. 18S9, inclusive, tor the collection of
? -ix*:? 'or tue fi-cal >e*r 189.-*. Tbe levy is as
follows :
For State put poses, 5 m?if.
For Cowoty purposes, 3$ mtils.
Fot School pat poses, 3 mnls.
Total lew, 11} ro.?s.
A't;<> the following special school losses :
School District No I, 2 mt?s.
Srhool DtHtric? No 16, 2 n ilia.
School l>i-tnct No 18, 2 mills.
Sebo< I l>'.t:trtc* No 2 \ 3 mills.
I t Cito, I mills.
Concord, 2 nulls.
Privateer, I mills.
' a 5, 1 mill.
No 17. 1 mill.
Contestation Road Tm for 1900 is a!e?#
pay ab h at tbe t>*me time
H. L SCARBOROUGH,
Oct 4 Tr aeurer S jmter Co.
Paper novels, new paper aovel9 at H G.
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