The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 30, 1900, Image 8
vThe Ring of
Matterhorn
By John J. a'Bocket
CHAPTER I.
i mqctkt or m ammmm
Mi pretty stormy In the
asoruing. There bad been ?
? the night before. Uncle
id boon unpleasant enongh
Hi always mode it a point
expatiate on the extravagance of
or the girls, oe the cote
k when bo woo drown on for
Mr. Joelen Gardner- bad made
and bad rainexl bis temper
ft He had bad to pat hie nose to
findetoni for years, ond now that
era* relieved of that humiliating
be tried to even up things
ting others to a like harrow
:tion.
I all thoroughly tired of it.
ore so, however, than Florence
8be was a lithe, pretty girl of
grndnate of Vesser and thorough
to onto tat o this tics. It was a
to her to reflect that she lived
Ofe when women rode, swam,
wheeled, and coold make a fair
with men at tennis, golf and
physioal diversions,
at Rodney wee en admirable ex
Off the benefit of air. exercise
estate for her oex. Her walk wee
m and gracefnl. and ehe carried
I an straight aa a soldier. It woo
off lasTaonea solace to her in all
i off her physics well being to
rery mnecle firm and strong
rw that her flesh, hsr heart
asm wore in the best possible
was a widow wl?h little
two daughters to marry off and
fron to the things of this
her husband had left her
the sense of Mood Moo
duty bad Induced her broth
Gardner, to take cbsrge of
Issr dsogbters. But he iad thie
it fashion of complaining
saey matters. Mrs. Sedney's
it in dtfsnee of their ex
she need of getting J>e girls
'This meent tusrryibg
to seen of means and good soclsl
?rich men. anyhow, for Mrs
isy wee coavlneed that i^ooey was
of en "cpen eeearje" for New
society at all event*. II a man
st the blood or mannen of a thor
gentlernen, a skillful wife who
lady coold pilot him through the
ell right. Moat American hua
exoept the few who aro yoong
do not figure very promt
In the social phaeea of tfc eir fam
JTeey generally have tbo air of
ensnsl and bored aseii tents st
of this kind, snd not much is
i of them except to psy .he bills.
Rodney wos istber a restive filly
lejave her worthy mother many an
Ion for fretful dissatisfaction. She
a will of her own, and her tastes,
has been said, were for athletic pas
and not (or society, theogh che
fond cf dsncing end handsome
rna She did not show that keen de
for tagging some eligible man
iich her mother woold hare liked.
PS. Rodney bad not infrequently corn
lined of this in her eldest daughter.
??I shculd think yon wonld want to
married and settled and not have
feel that your ancle ie breaking his
over every penny be pats oat for
ho thinks is oar extravngant liv
You know. I am doing a 1 I can."
Miss Rodney would try to keep her
Onnver over maternal nagging of this
Mod and generally succeed* 1 by de
ottning to srgue the point She wat
es?tent to go ber way, and go her way
'Ae did. Iu justice to Mrs. Rodney it
sonst be admitted that the gave only
it rntertttlnm^nta she felt she could
escape and keep in the swim at all.
had to keep there, for the sort of
whom she wished th? girls to
were there, and there must be
[unity for them to meet nnch men.
s)e Gardner wae not quite ae mean
aa he appeared to be. They generally
?jot wbst they wanted. He simply made
one metier more plessant for himeelf
Oy growling over things snd rendering
the women nnhsppy
He bsd gone swsy for the night of
the dance and bad not been expected
to return nntil the second dey after it.
no aa to allow the house and th*s in
mates time to get back to the normal
Bat he bad got diegnsted with some?
thing st the hotel snd came home the
next day. full of a fault finding disposi?
tion The women groaned in epirit at
thie unexpected advent of toe head of
the fsmily Rose, the younger daugh?
ter, waa perfectly in accord with her
snot bet's view* and helped ber in her
sense ss far ae ehe could. Her uncle ehe
Ishsnored snd cajoled ss wsll ss a pretty
Out not very clever girl wild humor
and cajole s keen, cranky old man
Mrs. Rodney felt thst it was a little
sanfortunste thst the characters of her
two daoghteve were not reversed. Miea
ought to bediepoaed first in the
ssntrimonial market, ss she wss the
ender If sue were se compliant as
asoee. this consummation would not be
so hard a one to effect But Florence
Rodney waa nice to tbe men that ehe
Mked rather then to those whom it wss
her policy to st tract Her sturdy inde
>mdent American epirit ricoiled from
deliberate effort in this direction. She
determined thst ehe wouldn't
anybody nnleee ehe both liked
end respected him. and ebe wouldn't
try to bring any man ebe too Id not feel
toward in this way to the point of pro?
posing needleeely
Uncle Gardner's fine, crnsty spirit
was in greet form this morning after
the donee.' With the pleasant sense that
he wss swsy thn household had in?
dulged in a uineli Inter breakfast hour
than they ronld when I e was* nt home
lie liked to ores blast at H, and Insisted
en bnvhu* I. i family present at thf
seen). After being nphile the ? 1/lit be
lore thie wa- o< r . tag t u.farting
|t??e^ to do for its wonirn folk.
eon at llil? tMMf til Lie ddjT. Im in
qnired iu lila dry. caustic manner
Mih Rodney understood perfectly
flint the old gentleman knew it waa
breakfast, bnt ehe Maid submissively
"Why. I thought the girla would be
tired, and eo 1 had breakfast a little
later thie morning. I did not expect
yoa would be back so soon, Josiah."
"WhatI BreakfastT At U o'clock?'
be asked, with the most exaggerated
astonishment. *'l suppose we'll bare
dinner at half past
Mrs. Rodney fell back on silence,
since her brother bsd pot this as a sup?
position and not as a question. At this
moment Miss Rodney csme in with a
bicycle costume on. Mr. Gardner, who
affected to bare a great regard for the
proprieties of women's drees, wai rasped
snew by the eight of his niece's leg?
gings snd trim brown derby. It was
certainly a mannish sort of costume,
but it was not violently so. Miss Rod?
ney looked exceedingly mull in it and
thoroughly womanly.
"Oeing ont to ride your wheel, my
dear T" he inquired venomously. "How
energetic the young women are now?
adays! Kicking up your heels till 3 or
t o'clock, breakfast about the time we
used to have dinner at home, Sally,
and then off for a ten mile whir
astraddle a wheel 1 It's a wonder bow
you old fashioned girls ever grew up
and got your natural strength, Sally."
Mrs. Rodney was an easy mark for
the old gentleman because he knew bo
well how to prick her. He felt that the
allusion to the primitive style of their
esrly life would be distasteful, and
Mrs. Rodney, who was fond c f?languid,
dignified pose. always winced when he
called her Sally. He gave such a com?
mon sound to the nsrael
"Well. I'm going up stairs until
tnings are set to rights," he continued.
"I hope there won't be a atring of bills
coming in today."
The old men ahnffled off. delaying to
look here and there for one object cr
another simply because he knew they
would feel relieved when he was gone
Finslly he went snorting up the stairs.
"What a pity you came in with your
bicycle suit on. Florence!" said Mrs.
Rodney peevishly. "Your uncle seems
to have such an objection to it"
"It might as well be an objection to
thst ss to something else, mamma,"
He has let us have the dance and now
we'll have to let him havo his growl.
He ie always feeling particularly nasty
when be calls you 'Sally' iu that v/ay.'
Miss. Rodney bad not been gono long
when the mail arrived. There waa a
stout English letter for Mrs. Rodney,
in an envelope with the name of some i
London solicitors on it. She opened it
and almost gasped as she mastered Its
contents They were enough to aston?
ish a lees impress! on sole Woman than
Mrs. Rodney. The solicitors said that
they had been instructed by the Count?
ess of Carrington to send the inclosed
letter upon her decease, Iu compliance
with this request they did so. The
countess bad died two days ago. The
contente of the letter from her bad been
imparted to them by her ladyship.
Their London address and cable name
were indicated in the letter head, . hould
Mr*. Rodney or her daughter wish to
communicate with them.
To understand Mrs. Rodney's feel?
ings in this matter a few words of ex?
planation are necessary. The Conntess
of Carrington was Mrs. Rodney's sis?
ter She had been twice married, once
to an American who died and left her
wealth, and the second time to an Eng
liehman, the Earl of Carrington. who
bad died and left ber a title. The lady
who had quarried such treasure from
two husbands' graves employed the
money and the title to make life as en?
joyable aa poeeible to a hard, selfish
and ambitious woman. The feeling be?
tween the two sisters had become to
etrained ae to resnlt in perfect estrange?
ment. Mrs. Rodney derived no other
advantage from ber rich relative then
en occaeion allusion to "my sister, the
Conn tees of Carrington." wfcere ehe
thought such allusion was profitable.
What she read in her sister's letter was
therefore all the more astonishing
The countess, without any great
warmth, set forth that she was ill and
her doctors had advised her to attend
to any testamentary dispositions she
might wish to make as a matter of
prudence. With thongs*, of what was
due to her own position and title and
also of whst wculd l>e right toward bei
own kin. she had devised the hulk of
her fortune to her niece. Florence, on
condition that within a y?ar after the
decedent's death she should marry the
Eurl of Carrington. the eldest son of
her deceased hnshand If the year
elapsed without such marriage having
taken place, the property was to go to
the Karl of Carrington. who would add
the name of Gardner tO these which he
had If her niece. Florence, married
the ear), moneys and investments that
would yield an income of $10,1)1)0 a
year were to be set aside and Mrs.
Rodr*y wonld enjoy this income _for
her natural life. On her death they
were to go absolutely to Miss Rose Rod?
ney or her heirs. The Count rah of
Carrington hoped in this way that her
dnty toward her own family and to?
ward that of her hatband, and. inci?
dentally, to herself, would be perform?
ed in a manner suitable and advanta?
geous to all concerned.
In the event of the Earl of Carring
ten declining such union, tbe fortune
of the testatrix was to go entirely to
! ber niece. Florence Rodney
I Mrs. Rodney was in a feverish glow
by tbe time she had grasped the pur*
port of this sisterly letter It was so
evident that the Countess of Carring?
ton was striving to perpetuate her own
tough personality as far as possible for
her condition when she became a dis?
embodied lady of title that the benefit
which would accrue to the Rodneys
did not stir any very sisterly gratitude
in Mrs. Rodney But the benefit was
obvious. She would be the mother of a
countess, the would have an income of
$10,000 and Rose would have a pretty
proe >ect for a girl as attractive as her?
self. Mrs. Rodney's wild fancy set her
at once to murmuring such phrases in
her small mind as "My daughter, the
Countess of Carrington, I expect to
come over this summer." She even
went so far as to picture herself as the
grandmother of little Lord This and
little Lady That. It was intoxicating
reverie. But as the young Arabian
gentleman upset tbe splendid fortune
he had won. in his mind's eye. from
tbe sale of bis glassware by kicking the
glass to smithereens in an imperious
moment of opulent disdain, so Mrs.
Rodney's large balloon of pride was
pricked when the thought arose that all
this glory was contingent on her
daughter's consent to tbe proposed mar?
riage That she would not be too docile
in tbe matter she had a sure premoni?
tion. But since the astute old countess
had made the peace and comfort and
respectability of herself and Rose de?
pendent on tbe decision of Florence,
there was hope she might be "reason?
able. " Florence was not a sentimental
girl and was clear headed enough. Even
Mrs. Rodney could not charge her eld
eat daughter with selfishness. Here was
room for heroic self sacrifice. N
When her daughter returned from a
good spin on her wheel, Mrs. Rodney
bad had time to think it out After
luncheon she said impressively: "I
have received a letter which will sur?
prise yon all. The Countess of Carring?
ton is dead I"
The family received the news with
different degrees of calm. Rose, as the
youngest, was the most impressed.
Miss Rodney was not impressed at all
and Uncle Joaiah only gave a grnnt
"Awfnl blow to lose oar titled rela?
tive!" he sneered. "Sosnddenand such
a warm hearted woman I"
"Joaiah. we must not forget that she
was onr sister," said Mrs. Rodney, with
an air of propriety.
"It's only due to good memories that
we know it." observed the old man
brusquely
"hihe may have been a little worldly
and certainly did not show much
thought of us." assented Mrs. Rodney.
"But she has done very well by us in
her will."
Uncle Josiah looked up incredulously.
It irritated the old man to see Mrs.
Rodney swelling with the importance
of something to communicate, especially
when he was keen to know it.
"Umpbl What has ehe done?'
'?She has left her money to Florence,
and an income for life to me." replied
his sister.
Miss Rodney did look somewhat
moved at this. It meant freedom and
living her own life. Despite herself,
she beamed joyously.
"Rose and I are disinherited, are
we?" chuckled Uncle Josiah sarcas?
tically.
"I suppose she knew 1 would look
after Rose, and probably she felt that
her sister would be in a position to be
of great help to her." said Mrs, Rodney
diplomatically
"When do we get it. mamma?" ask?
ed Mies Rodney, with flat directness.
Poor Mrs. Rodney's heart failed her
at what she had to say. But i+ must
be said and now wan as good a time as
any, when her daughter seemed pleased
at tho prospect of such independent
means. Josiah Gardner looked at her
with his sharp, twinkling brown eyes
He was a well preserved man for his
years and took the most active interest
in things
"The countess." Mrs Rodney began,
with u sigh
"Oh. bother!' ejaculated Uncle
Josiuh.
"Josiah I' exclaimed Mrs Rodney
with a weak quern lousn cm of .?!'?'?
turning a little, like the goaded worn
"Have some respect for your sisterf'
Which sister was not specified Th
old man stuck out bis chin and Inn r
impatient. He refrained from s:i\ i'l*:
anything, as he really wanted t" I. ? v
quickly what had hern done Mm sn?
pected that "the connte-s" would hav*
some string tied to bar generon* di?p ?
sition of her wealth
"She mulct's thin conditional irti i ! >
ence's marrying the present Carl i
Carrington within a year.' t'i. |? ??>;
lady said with as little faltering |?o?
si hie
Uncle Josiah leaned bacli an ! i r ? t
a dry. cackling laugh 'lli r? v ?- n
donM about the real inrru u u: ? ? il
however
"Is that all?" be Inquired "\, t nr
see th?? letter That's the ?|i?ic::< v.;,.
of understanding the thing
Mrs. Rodney reluctantly i h* ? i ii
over to him Slit* Kto!e a > I i* i ;.' Ir i
daughter's f;ir<- Miss i:...:
breathing quickly and did n i u v m
very good ituitatioti of n v >i nj l .?
tickled at a prospective et i'.u!
Mr Gardner read the ?- - >; ? i ?;?>
perfectly lucid letter w Inch hid I
his mind the pnr|k??<' aud aim ?<!
defunct Count ss id <'..iI ?: :1 .
battened coeerlnlly t< lui ? ' i.
port to his niece, ival hiu t Im I lli
tiin?' with malicious p] a* ..-'
"Matilda ban dune u lit; ? r! ? ; ?
you." ho said volubly "Von i
her mcntTj and ull yo \ bavj : ??i?? ..?
SB?
marry an'Engliab lord. That isn't hard.
The man Matilda married died in a few
years, used up in half a dozen miscel?
laneous ways. This young fellow, I un?
derstand, is a far more brilliant black?
guard than bis father and ia a first
"All 1/011 have to do is to marry an Eng?
lish lord."
rate candidate for u hospital already.
He is up t:? bis neck in debt. Sc, if you
can pnt up with a job lot of diseased
humanity for a few years, he'll go un?
der the sod and you'll be Countess of
Carrington forever after. I should think
you woUld jump at it," sneered Uncle
Josiah. *4Tbese lawyer chaps were con?
siderate enough to send their cable ad?
dress. Shall I run out and simply fire a
'Terms accepted' at them, Florence?"
Mrs. Rodney made a weak, hopeless
movement of despair. It would be a
hard fight for her all alone and her
brother so rudely against her. . .
IBs)
iTO HE CONTINUED.]
Meat Bill Adopted.
Berlin, May 24.?The reichstag vot?
ing by rollcall has adopted the meat bill
by MM to 123.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Condense d Schedule In Effect May 0, IfOO.
Ro.ll No. a,
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6 20p 7O0a4Lv~
658p 7 41a '? .
7 25p 8 65a " .
7 6Kp 9 23a " .
8 4?p 10 15a " .
EASTERN TIME.
11 45a
11 40u
. Charleston .
Suinmerville
Brunchvillo.
. Orangeburtr.
.. Kingville ..
Ar
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.Camden.Lv
? 80p 11 00a! Ar... Columbia.. Lv
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If UTA: lii luidition to the above servioe
trains Nos. 15 and 10 nui daily between Charles?
ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman
Sleeping OSjfS. Jso. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p.
in.; arrive Columbia 5:55 a. in. "No. 10 leave Co?
lumbia 1 :35 a. m.; arrive Charleston 7:00 a. m.
Sleeping earn ready for occupancy at 9:00p. m.
both at Charleston and Columbia. These trains
make close conneciions at Columbia with
through trains between Florida poin's and
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Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at
Atlanta for all points North and West.
Solid Trains between Charleston and A she
Ville
Connections at Columbia with through train?
for Washington and the East; als*? for Jackson?
ville nn<i all Plorlda Points.
PBANK s. OANMOM. .T. M gulp,
Third V P. A Oen. Mgr.. Traffic Manager,
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C
GISjOBGI b allvn,
Div. Pass, Agt.,
Charleston, s. c.
W. A. TV'HK S. 11. HAHDWICK,
Gen. Pass. Agt., Asst. i4en. Pass Agt.,
Washington. D. a Atlanta, (ia.
LABOR UNIONS ARE AT WAR.
Organized Coal Miners at Variance
In Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., May 26.?The old
fight between ths United Miners of
America and those miners who are mem?
bers of the Knights of Labor has again
broken out at the Brookwood mines of
the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
company. The Knights of .Labor re?
cently formed a local union at Brook
wood and are said to hare been accorded
recognition by the company. It is fur?
ther stated that daring the past two
months nearly 75 members of the United
Mine Workers have been discharged at
these mines.
William Kirkpat-ick, member of the
executive board of the United Mine
Workers for Alabama, has been ordered
by President Young to go to Brookwood
and endeavor to straighten out the diffi?
culty. President Young is unable to
give any reason for the alleged whole?
sale discharge of members of his organi?
zation.
The Alabama Consolidated Coal and
Iron company has been having wage
troubles with the United Mine Workers
and it is surmised that this haa caused
the company to determine to rid itself of
members of this union.
WILL NOT PRESS DEMAND.
Loom Fixers' and Weavers' Union
Will Not Strike.
Philadelphia, May 26.?The Ingrain
Carpet, Loom Fixers' and Weavers'
union have decided not to insist upon
the demand recently made on the manu?
facturers for an increase of 7 per cent in
wages to go into effect Jane 1. By this
decision a strike of about 8,000 men is
averted.
After the new scale had been pre?
sented committees representing the
union and employers held conferences,
at which the manufacturers pointed out
that they are paying at present higher
wages than are paid in other cities for
the same line of work and they are com?
pelled to compete with these other
places. Under such conditions they
could not pay the advance. In conse?
quence of these conferences the commit?
tee representing the employes advised
against pressing the demand and their
report wa** 1hv??p*?Mv reoeiv??d.
Atlantic Coast Line
WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND A t
OUSTA RAILROAD.
Condensed Schedule.
Dated January 14. 1900
TRAINS GOING 80?TB.
No. 65 No. 36
* P na.
Leave WilmU-gtoa " ?3 46
Leave Marion 6 34
IrrfVS Florence 7 16
p. m. a. to
Leave Florence ?7 45 ?2 34
Arrive Sumter 8 57 3 66
' No. 63
Leave Snmttr 8 67 *3 40
Arrive C::..mbia 10 20 11 CO
No. 62 ruos through from Charleston vis
Centrnl R. R, leaving Charleston 7 a.m..
lanes 8 34 a iu, Manning 'j 09 a cj
TRAIN8 GOING NORTH
No. 64 No. 63
S. 03. p. Ol.
<eive Columbia ?6 40 *4 15
Arrive Sumter 8 C5 5 25
No. 32
a. m. p rr.
.ate ?umtcr 8 05 ?6 06
J rnve Florence 9 20 7 2?
a. m.
r.dve Florence 9 50
'.rave Marion 10 34
Arrive Wilmington I 16
?Daily tUsily except Sunday. ?
No 63 root through to Charleston, 8. C.
?ia Central R. R., arriving Mann.ng 5 41 j
, tLanes 6-17 p or, Charleston 8 00 p m.
Trains on Con way Branch leave Chad boon
5 36 pm, arrive Con way 7 40 p m, return?
ing leave Ccnway 8 30 a m, arrive Chad
boom 11 60 am, leave Chadbourn 11 60 a m.
arrive Hub 12 25 p m, returning leave, Hal
3.00 pm, arrive Chadbourn 3 35 am, Daily
except Sunday.
R ONLY, Gen'I Manager
T. M. KMKR."ON, Traffic Maneger.
3 W KM RR SON Gen'l Paee Aflten
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
North-Eastern R. R. of S. C
CONDENSED SCHEDULE
TRAINS GOING SOUTH
Dated No. No. No No.
Jao 14, 1900. 36? 23? 53? 61?
I m p m am
Le Florence 2 34 7 46 9 40
Le Kings tree 8 46
Ar Lanes 3 38 9 64 pro 1120
Le Lanes 3 38 9 3u 6 45 11 20
Ar Charleston 5 04 10 66 8 30 I CO
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. No. No. No
_T8? 32? 62? 60?
am p ed am pm
Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00 4 00
Ar Lanee 8 16 6 15 8 33 6 39
Le Lanee 8 16 6 16 6 38
Le Kiogttree 8 32
Ar Florence 9 3) 7 25 7 06
am pm am p m
?Daily. fDally except 8onC*y.
No 62 runs through to Conmbia via Cen
ral R. R. of 8. C.
Trains Not. 78 and 32 run vi? Wilson anc
.?nyeuevnle?Short Lint?and mi ke clos.
connection for all points North.
Trains on C. k D R. R. leave Floreoc
daily except Sunday 9 60 a no, arr've Darling
on 10 15 a i. , Hartsville 9 loam, Cher**
11 30 a m, Wadesboro 2 25 p m. Lcavt
Florence daily except Sunday 7 66 p m, ar
rive Darlington 8 20 p m, Benoettsville 9 1?
p m, Gibson 9 46 |> m. Leave Floreuct
Sundity only 9 30 am. arrive Darlingtot
10 05 a m
Leave Gibeon daily except Sunday 6 0C
. m, Benoettsville 7 00 a tn, arrive Darling
cut 8 00 a m, leave Darlington 8 60 a m, ar
,-ivc Florence 9 15 a cj. Leave Wadeeborc
Istly eicept Sunday 3 00 p m, Cberaw 4 4'
j m, Hartsville 7 00 a ci, Darliupton 6 21
I m, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Dar
lugtOd Sunday only 8 60 a m, arrive Flot
?m-c 9 15 a m
I. R K KM LEY, JNO F. DIVINE,
GonM Manager. Gen'l Bftp't
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager,
b. M . EMERSON. Gen'l Past. Agent
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Branch OfBoe. ?KBt, Washtnston. D. C
South Carolina and Georgia Ex?
tension R. B. Company.
Schedule No 4?In effect 12 01 a. m., Son
day, December 24, 1899.
Between
Camden S. C , and Blacksborg, S. 0.
W EST. EAST.
2d cl 1st cl 1st ci 2d cl
?35 ?33 Eastern time. ?32 ?34
p m p m STATIONS. p m p m
5 20 12 50 Camden 12 26 6 30
8 60 1 15 Dekalb 11 02 4 bO
9 20 1 27 Weatville 11 to 4 30
10 60 1 40 Kerebaw 11 35 4 10
11 20 2 10 H?aib bpriogt 11 20 3 16
1135 2 16 Plessant Hill 11 15 3 00
12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 65 2 35
1 CO 2(0 Riverside 10 40 1 00
1 20 3 00 SpringdeW 10 30 12 40
2 30 3 10 Oatawba Joiction 10 20 12 20
2 tO 3 ;o Leslie 10 10 11 00
3 10 3 40 Rock Bill 10 00 10 40
4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20
4 45 4(2 Tircab 9 30 8 CO
6 30 4 20 Yorkville 9 15 7 30
6 00 4 36 Sharon 9 00 6 tO
6 25 4 L.0 Hiikorj Grcve 8 46 6 20
6 35 5 CO Smyrna 8 35 6 00
7 00 5 20 ?lathsburg 8 15 6 30
p rr. p m amam
Between
Biacketurg, 8. C , aed Marien N 0
WEST. EAST
2d cl 1st cl let cl 2dcl
?11 *33 Eastern lime. ?52 ?12
am v m STATIONS. am p m
8 10 6 30 Blacki-burg 7 43 6 40
8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20
8 40 5 50 Patterson Springs 7 25 b 12
9 20 6 CO Shelby 7 15 6 10
lOOO *5 20 Lattitnore 6 65 4 60
10 10 6 28 Mooreeboro 6 48 4 40
10 25 6 38 Hecrieti* 6 38 4 20
10 60 6 66 Forest City 6 20 3 50
1116 7 10 Rutberfordtoo 6 05 3 26
11 35 7 22 Millwood 6 (5 3 05
11 46 7 35 Golden Valley 6 40 2 60
12 06 7 40 Thermal Cily 6 37 2 45
12 25 7 68 Glenwood 6 17 2 20
12 60 8 16 Marion 6 00 2 00
pmpm smpD
West. Gaffoev Difieioo. Etat
lit Clss*. I EASTERN TIME. 1st Clues
15 I 13 I STATION8. | 14 | 16
pro h cd am p m
1 00 6 00 Blackebarg 7 60 3 06
I 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40
1 40 6 40 {.Oaffney 7 10 2 20
pmam am p m
?Daily except Sunday.
Train Nu 32 leaving Marion, N. C, si 5
a in. making close conncMion at Blsrksbarg, S
C, with the Southern's train No 36 for Char?
lotte, N C, snd all point* East and connecting
with the Southern'* vestibule going to Atlanta,
Ga, und all points West, and will receive pas
F?ngers going East fr?m train No 10, on the C A
N W K R, at Yorkville, 6 C, at 8 45 a m and
connects at Camden, S O, with the Southern's
train No 78, arriving in Charleston, 8 17 pm,
Train No S4 with passenger coach attached
leaving Blacksburg at & SO a m. and connecting
at Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida train
for all points South,
Trsin No S3 leaving Camden, S C, at 12.51
p m, alter the srrivsl of the Southern's Char
leston train connects at Lancaster, S C, with
tbe LA C R K, at Catawba Junction with
the PAL. going Kart, at Rock Hill. 6 C, with
the Southern's train, No 34. for Charlotte, N
<\ and all points Karl. Ccnnects at York?
ville. S C, with train No 9 on the C * N W R
R. tor Chester, SC. At Blacktburg with the
Southern's vestibule going Esst, and tbe South?
ern's train No 32 going West, and ronnecting
at Marion N C v*itb ihe Southern both Kast atd
West.
SAMUEL HUNT, President.
A. TRIPP. Fuierintendent.
S.B. LUMPK1N. Qen'i Paseencr Ag-nt.
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Ridge Spring, S. C.
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