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[CONTINUED.]
i ne stooa iooiang at Donaid ror some
seconds thoughtfully, then turned upon
his heel and strode out of the room.
Donald walked to one of the windows I
and stood there, moodily staring out.
Not knowin.; just what to say. I busied
myself in wrapping up the papers and
returning thew to the safe.
"Can this be confidential, uncle,"
said Donald--everything that hap
pens between us this afternoon? Why
bother my father with it yet? Let's
wait until we get to the bottom of it."
"I'm willing. Donald." said 1. "if you
think it important."
"It is indeed." he replied. "And now
before you lock up the safe I'll give
you this."
ie drew a great roll of money from
the side pocket of 1:is sack coat.
"Mr. Gillespie was suspicious that
the amount might be a trifle short," he
said. "It is. There's $5,000 missing
almost all the smaller bills."
I was so overpowered by surprise
that I did not at first notice this new
instance of the accuracy with which
bonald could quote remarks which
were not made in his presence. He had
repeated Gillespie's suspicion precisely.
"You have found it!" I exclaimed.
"I had to," replied Donald. . "This
man was coming to make this charge
against my father. It was absolutely
necessary that I should find that mon
ey. Put it away, please. Quick! Some t
one is coming."
Donaldson and Jim Bunn entered,
the former waving his hand. in which
there was a letter.
"The proxy from Silas Harrington!"
he cried. "The branch is safe. We can
win now by fifty shares even if Thorn
dyke votes against us."
"If Mr. Thorndyke votes against
you," said Donald gloomily, "you will f
lose by fifty shares."
We all stored at him.
"There's no possible way to figure
that out," said Donaldson.
"I don't figure it out," said Donald;
"I know it. Yet what I know is not
what will happen. It is what would
happen if I didn't know it. Is that
clear?" 1
"As clear as mud," said his father, I
laughing. 1
1
CHAPTER XV.
THE PREDICTION OF DEATH.
"S ET'S see once more how the
thing stands," said I. "Practi
Lcally every share of the whole
. 10,000 can be placed now."
I sat down by my desk and made out
a table. which I will present here some
.what abridged. It is not necessary tb 1
ficlude the names of the small stock
holders whose position was perfectly
well known to us, nor of those whose
proxies were held either by Kelvin or
myself. The event proved that we were
right about this matter to the last
share. Therefore the list may be given
in this form:
HARRINGTON.
John Harrington ............... 450
Donaldson.................---------- O
Archer......................---.-------- 100
Bunn................... .......---. 100
Silas Harrington (proxy)..........- 200
Proxies and small holders........... 375
5,025
KELVIN.
Kelvin ................-- ...------- 3,0
Thorndyke.....................--- 225
Proxies and small holders.......... 850
4.975
Harrington's majority, 50.
There was considerable discussion in
regard to the smaller holders who
would personally vote and in regard
to the proxies, for, though Donaldson
and I were perfectly agreed, Jim Bunn
differed from us very widely. He be
lieved that of the 850 shares which I
had credited to Kelvin in the above
table at least one-half would go to us,
thus making the result of the election
sure. I don't know how he could so
far deceive himself, but he was per
fectly sincere in his opinion and per
sisted in crediting us with the votes of
men who were as sure to vote the Kel
vin ticket as Kelvi was himself.
Among them were two members of the1
present directory of the company. It
was they who had objected to moving
the office, as I mentioned sonmewhere
in the early part of this narrative.
It will be remembered that Donald1
had made a startling prediction in re
gard to Bunn and that it had been ver
ied by Bunn's redemption of his stock
which had stood in my name. But I
had received Bu'nn's solemn pledge
that this stock should not pass out of
iis contrel, either by sale or proxy, and
that it should never be voted against
me. He was a stockholder of record
at the date prescribed, before the elec
tion, and I counted upon him with the
same certainty that I counted upon
Donaldson or Archer.
When my table had been made up
and sufficiently discussed, I showed it
to Donald.
"This may be all right, Uncle John,"
said he, "but I will bet a million dol
lars against a teaspoonful of east wind
that it won't come out that way. How
ever, if you win you don't care what
the vote is."
"I'd like to know what you think It's
going to be," said I.
"I'm ashamed," said Donald. "It's
silly for me to pretend to know any
thing about it."
Bunn was hitching about in his chair.
"I think it would be very interest
ing," said he. "I'd like to know wheth
er you think the same way that I do
about it."
"Your opinion is far the worst of the
lot, Mr. Bunn," responded Donald jok
ingly. "You're not right, even about
"If lou havc anmythinzg to say upon this
mautter', speak now."
the grand total, without regard to the
Iway the votes rall upon one side or the
Iother."
"No, no. Donald," said 1. "Mr. Bunn
Ifigures as we do, that every share will
be voted."
The ioy looked surprised.
"I thought he estimated them a hun
ired short," said he.
Bunn slowly raised himself from hi,
hair.
"I must get back to my work," saie
ie.
Donald meanwhile was writing on z
;lip of paper.
"This Is my prediction," he an
lounced, "and If you won't look at i1
ill afterward I'll give It to you, uncle.'
"All right, my boy," I replied. Anc
vhen lie had sealed up the predictior
n a very small envelope I put It intc
ny waistcoat pocket.
In the course of the next day or twc
had several opportunities for exerting
ny powers of persuasion upon Mr
saac Thorndyke. He was evasive, bul
lis intent was clear. The man coul
e counted absolutely with the Kelvir
arty. What inducements Kelvin of
ered him I have never learned, but I
ave suspected that they consisted ir
)ronilses to Invest money in a crazy in
7ention which Thorndyke controlled
Lnd in which he had just sense enougi
iot to sink all his own money.
No change occurred in the situatior
:p to the day before the election. Or
he afternoon of that day Donald and I
ere walking along the business streel
>f Tunbridge, where most of the storeE
re and the principal hotel, a sorry
)lace of entertainment, I regret to say.
is we approached it I saw Detective
3illespie come out. He paused upor
he edge of the upper step. and I no
iced that he was a trifle unsteady, as
f under the influence of drink.
I had had no interview with this mar
;ince the day when he had made his
!traordinary and baseless charge
Lgainst Donaldson. I knew that he
iad remained in town, and I had tak
n some pains to make sure that he
cas not repeating his accusation. Had
e done so I should have made trouble
or him. But so far as I could judge
is main business was to drive about
he town in a light top buggy and look
nysterious.
The vehicle in question was standing
)efore the door of the hotel, and the
iorse was fastened to an iron hitching
>ost. As we approached the spot from
>ne side Kelvin and Thorndyke came
ip from the other, so that it seemed
ikely that there would be a rather in
eresting encounter before the door of
he hotel.
Gillespie remained poised upon the
tep, and as we came near Donald
)owed to him.
"Aha, the wonder-boy!" said Gilles
>e. "What sort of weather are we
;oing to have next Christmas?"
"The weather is fine today," replied
)onald, pausing. "Be content with
hat."
Gillespie turned to me.
"I've got some Interesting facts for
rou, Mr. Harrington," said he. "They
von't please your young friend there
-ery much."
"I would suggest that this is hardly
be place to disclose them," said I.
"No," he answered, "and I'm not quite
eady yet."
"That was the trouble with you the
ther day," said I Injudiciously. "Yox
ired off the gun before It was loaded.'
It is a fault of mine that I am al
ays impatient with a drunken man,
othing else makes me so angry as
~oolishness, and at the bead of all fol
es stands inebriation. On this occa
ion Gillespie was seized with the sud
len and absurd anger which ofter
narks a certain stage of intoxication.
"If you want me to talk right here,'
aid he, "I'll show the whole business
up. I'm dead on to this boy. I car
:eli you the whole game from A to Z.'
A crowd was collecting. Kelvin and
[horndyke had stopped and were in
erested spectators. I caught a glimpse
>f Donald out of the corner of my eye
nd saw that he was pale with some
drong emotion, which I judged to be
vrath, though It was really mere mis
sy, as I afterward learned.
"Why don't you go on?" said he te
illespe. "Tell what you know here
mnd now."
"Tomorrow will do," said the detec.
ie, beginning to descend the steps,
'Tomorrow I'll come to see you al
rour office, Mr. Harrington."
"I shan't be there," said I.
"Then I'll find you over to the June
ion,'' e rejoined. "Oh, I shan't have
tny .:ouble in keeping track of yot
omorrOw."
Donald stepped forward Into the
nan's path. I saw that some unusual
mpulse was upon the boy, and it af
'ected me with a peculiar thrill.1
ad often seen him show the same
uspect, but never with such intensity.
"Frank Gillespie," said he, "if yox
ive anything to say upon this mat
:er speak now. Tomorrow will be toc
ate. If you wait till then, I warn yot
hat you will not speak at all. Now is
tour time, and there Is no other."
He extended his right hand and
ouched Gillespie upon the breast over
:he heart. He has declared since thex
:hat the gesture was entirely acciden
n, that he was wholly unaware of- it
and I think that is one of the strongesi
>oints n the case.
As to the immediate effect of his
rvords and mamner, I never saw the
ike. There was such a silence thai
t seemed as if the whole town of Tun
)ridge had stopped to take its breath.
n certain moments Donald undoubt
adly exercises an influence upon thosE
hbout him which has no rational ex
>lanation.
Gillespie put up his hand and coy
red the spot which Donald had
:ouched.
"Hocus pocus!" he cried somewhai
oarsely. "I'll attend to your case to
norrow."
~e brushed past Donald and unhitch
ad the horse with so mnuch nervous bus
ble that thhe animal was Irritated and
started just as Gillespie had a foot up
an the step of the buggy. The max
Jerked the reins with his right hand
slippcd upon the step and turned abou1
xo that he was thrown against th(
bitching post, the iron ball upon the
top of It striking him with considerabli
l'orce upon the breast. The horse stop
ped, and Gillespie tottered back agains
a wheel of the buggy. His face wat
erey white and somewhat contorted.
Such was my state of nervous anc
uperstitious apprehension that I ex
pected to see the man fall dead, thougi
In ordinary circumstances I should no
bve feared a serious result from th<
accident. Evidently I was not alone ix
my alarm, for a strangely suppresse
and Inarticulate cry went up from the
group upon the sidewalk, and severa
men stepped forward to assist Gilles
pie. He recovered himself, however
without help, climbed into his carriage
this time with sufficient care, and drovy
"Donald," said I in his ear. "wha
did you mean?"
"Mean?" he repeated as if dazed
"Nothing at all except that I wante'
him to speak. I wish to heaven h<
could have exposed me right there i:
the public street."
"Well, my boy," said I, "if anythin,
hapen to Mr. Gillespie nate wha
posea by the recording angel, and
will have no effect in Tunbridge."
CHAPTER XVI.
THE FATE OF A TRAITOn.
PW HE next morning Donaldsc
and I went over to the Jun,
A5 tion on the early train. Thei
were three or four stockhol'
ers over there to whom we wished i
say a final word, though, in our opih
ion, the election was as good as over.
experienced a great relief and,
sometimes happens, was the bett<
able to realize how great would haN
been my bitterness of spirit if Kelvi
had won the fight.
I I had various errands here and thex
in the Junction and was separate
from Donaldson for some hours. W
met about noon in front of the bus
ness block in which the office of tb
branch is located. My first glimps
of Donaldson showed me that somi
thing was wrong.
"I've just had a telephone messag
from Archer," he said. "He tells m
that he can't find Bunn."
"Can't find him?" I echoed. "Hasn
he been at the office?"
"No. And that isn't the worst c
it," he replied. "Archer has sent u
to Mrs. Stewart's," Bunn's boardin
place, "and it seems that he wasn
there last night."
"Good heavens!" I exclaimed. "Ca
he have gone out on one of those Ion
evening walks of his and fallen dea
in an out of the way place? I don
mean to be heartless, Donaldson, bt
you know what this means to us."
"It means destruction," said hi
"That's the name of it."
"Do you remember," said I, "the
when Don was talking to Jim Bun
the other day he seemed to get an in
pression that this vote would be
hundred shares short? Can that hav
been a vague hint that something wa
going to happen to Bunn?"
"I tried to get the boy by telephone,
answered Donaldson. "Dorothy doesn
know where he is. Nobody knows."
"I wish we had him here," said I.
Upon a chance I went to a publi
telephone and called up the office, bu
I got no word of any one, Archer, Bun
nor Donald. I had a curious exper
ence with crossed wires, however, i
the course of which I heard Kelvin'
voice for a few minutes and made ou
that he was trying to get communice
tion with Gillespie. It came to m
then to wonder whether that rasca
had spirited Bunn away. It was ;
trick that I did not believe Kelvi
would stick at.
Donaldson and I were entirely hell
less. We had to rely upon Archer, fc
we could not get to Tunbridge an
back before the time set for the mee
ing, and so, as there was nothing be
ter to do, we had a morsel of dinner.
Shortly before 2 o'clock Archer ai
rived in a pitiable state of excitement
oWhat shall we do?" he cried as soo
as he was within speaking distanc
"Without Bunn we're lost, and I ca
get no trace of the man. I've got a
Tunbridge hunting for him. We mu.
hold up the meeting as long as W
can."
There were about a dozen of t1
stockholders in the room when iv
three entered. Thorndyke was ther'
and I immediately perceived that b
was very restless. I could not get hiu
into conversation. I~e sat in a corn(
of a window seat in the attitude of
man with the stomach ache and drn
med upon the floor with one fo't,
habit that especially distresses me.
Presently the meeting was called I
order by a little dummy who acts e
president of the company because mor
important men do not want the offici
Some reports were read, and then, in
der the rules, it became necessary I
proceed to the election of a boardC
directors. I had a little scheme f<
holding back the vote, but it wfis in
necessary to spring it immediatel:
Meanwhile the proxies were passe
upon in the usual way, and tellers wer
appointed, one from each party. The
were Donaldson and a man named A
in Green, a small stockholder who ha
gone entirely over to the Kelvin part:
although he owed has stock and ever:
thing else which he had in the worn
to me.
There were two tickets-that is, tiv
lists of men named for directors. Tt
'ists were printed* and were entitle
Ticket No. 1 and Ticket 1go. 2. Oum
was No. 1.
I was about to begin my tactics ft
delay when there was a loud knockfr
at the door, which was locked. We a
jumped up from our places around tI
long table except Thorndyke, who ha
maintained his seat in the windo
throughout the proceedings and did n<
stir at the noise.
The door was opened, and Jim Bun
stalked into the room, with the air(
a crazy man. I cast one look at hil
and then turned ,toward Kelvin. M~
enemy had seized upon Archer, wi
happened to be nearest to him, and ha
dragged him Into a corner. I judge
that Kelvin .was protesting upon or
ground or another against the admi
sion of Bunn's vote, but I could n<
hear what was said. So I turned i
Bunn.
"Well, Jim?' said-I. "where have yc
been?"
"Wait," said he, speaking like a ma
in a trance. "Wait. I'm here to vote.'
"That's what we're all here for,"
responded, "and the sooner the better
Quiet was restored, and the votir
began, the ballots being dropped into
hat. When all had been collected, tl
tellers took them to a little table in ti
corner and proceeded to make tl
count. I glanced across at Donaldsc
-and saw instantly that he had encou.
tered a most unpleasant surprise.
great uneasiness I turned to Carl. E
was gnawing his fingers. Bunn se
rigid In a chair, his head thrust fo
ward, his eyes staring.
I hegan to feel a dire isolation. The!
men seemed to know something<
which I was ignorant. The perspir:
ion started from my face. I woul
have given much for a gift of prophet
to anticipate the events of the ne:
few minutes, and this wish natural:
suggested Donald. I took from n
pocket the envelope which contain(
his prediction and turned it nervous:
in my fingers. Curiosity overcame m
I broke the seal and read, with grel
surprise, this line:
"The Harrington ticket will win t
300 majority."
While I was vainly trying to mal
this result fit the mathematical poss
bilities, I heard the tellers rise fro!
their table. Donaldson handed a sI:
Iof paper to the secretary of the con
-pany, who read as follows:
"All ballots are straight. No. 1 tick<
has received the preferences of tl
''holders of 5,150 shares. No. 2 lick'
has received the preferences of tI
holders of 4,850 shares. No. 1 ticket:
therefore elected."
"Here!" cried Kelvin. "There's son
mistake about Aiis. We'll verify thos
ballots."
I expected a reply from Donaldso1
but he had crossed to the end of ti
table where Carl was sitting. I fo
J lowe -a touche him on the shou
t "How the dickens did we get such
a result as that?" I asked. "Thorn
dyke, must -have voted for us and Bunn
against us."
"Thorndyke voted for us," said Don
aldson, "and Bunn voted for us. This
man voted against us."
"Carl!" I exclaimed. "Impossible!"
e "My son tried to warn me of this
long ago," said Donaldson, "and I
0 would not hear him."
"It is a matter of business," said
Carl harshly. "I am a stockholder of
- this company. I vote as my interest
r dictates."
e "Thorndyk," cried Donaldson, seiz
n ing the man's arm as he was passing,
"did my son know how you were going
e to vote?"
"Well, to be frank with you," replied
e Thorndyke, "your son is responsible
for it. I had thought that I saw my
e interest clear to vote with the other
e party, but at a late hour last even
ing your son came to my house with
Mr. Bunn, and I then learned what an
e Infernally crooked game this man Kel
e vin has been playing. Between us,
gentlemen, and to use the slang of the
day, I couldn't stand for It."
"Why didn't you lift the weight
from our minds by telling us this?"
P I demanded.
r "Youn- Mr. Donaldson desired that
I should say nothing," was the reply,
"and I seemed to see his point."
9 For the first time in; s :fe Thorn
dyke had kei,t a secret.
t . "Don't you understand-!" said Don
t aldson. "Archer, Archer! He's the
man whom my son was fighting
against. If Bunn had stayed away,
Archer would have votGd with us, and
t we'd have lost the election just the
same, supposing that Thorndyke had
not changed his mind. But with Bunn~
here to vote for us and Thorndyke
e supposedly safe for the Kelvin party,
Archer's vote would turn the scale,
and it could be turned in no other way.
Kelvin would force him to cast it.
t Donald has foreseen this a long time.
It was the only way to unmask this
man completely."
e "Unmask, eh?" cried Carl. "Well, I'll
t do a little unmasking. Kelvin, where's
a that man Gillespie?"
"Come away!" growled Kelvin.
"You're making a fool of yourself. It's
e all over."
t "No; not quite," said Car!. "Jim
Bunn, answer me this: Who stole that
a money? Who got the $40,000? You
1 know. Is this the man?"
i He struck Donaldson roughly on the
2 shoulder.
"No,"-answered Bunn almost in a
- whisper. "You'll get no lies from me. I
r am the man."
3 Carl's hands dropped to his sides.
"Are you-are you such a d--d fool
as that? Go to state's prison, then, If
you want to and die in a cage like a
.. rat."
Bunn shrank away as If he had re
a ceived a blow in the face, while Archer
i turned on his heel and walked out of
a the room, followed by Kelvin.
[I "He has played the game too hard,"
t said Donaldson. "The strain has smash-,
e ed his wits."
"Upon my word." said I, "I don't
e quite see what his game was.".
e "Power!" answered Bunn. "Kelvin's
, control of this road would have forced
your business Into the trust. You
n would have made the best terms. you
r could and would have retired from ac
a tive management. Kelvin promised
i Archer that he should have the whip
a hand of everything here, and you can
see what that would have meant for
o Donaldson. .As for me, they had me in
s a trap."
- -r BIE CONTrNUED.]
~Tax Returns,
e Office County Auditor Clarendon Co.,?)
Y Manning, S. C., Dec. 24, 1902.
'The Auditor's o08ice will be open from
d the first day of January, 1903, to the
twentieth day of February, 1903, to re
-ceive returns of real estate and per
d sonal property in Clarendon County for
the year 1903:
The Auditor will be at the following
places in person on the dates mentioned
d tPinewod-Monday. Jan. 12, 1903.
* Paxville-Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1903.
Panola-Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1903..
Ir David Levi's Store-Thursday, Jan.
g 15, 1903.
1 Summerton-Friday. Jan. 16, 1903.
e Davis' X Roads--Saturday, Jan. 17,
1903.
dordan-Monday, Jan. 19, 1903.
SJohnston's Store, St. Mark's-Tues
> day, Jan. 20, 1903.
Foreston-Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1903.
ni Wilson's-Thursday, Jan. 22, 1903.
if Alcolu-Friday, Jan. 23, 1903.
n W. M. Youmans'-Saturday, Jan. 24,
y1903.
I DuBose's Store-Monday, Jan. 26,
d1903.
dNew Zion-Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1903.
d S. C. Turbeville's Store-Wednesday,
.e Jan. 28, 1903.
- S. W. Gowdy's Store-Thursday, Jan.
>t 29, 1903.
:o McIntosh's, Store-Friday, Jan. 30,
1903.
Taxpayers return what they own on
uthe first day of January, 1903.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter
n the first given name of the taxpayer in
full, also make a separate return for
I each party for the township the prop
" erty is in, and where the- taxpapers
e owns realty, to insert the postoffice as
" their place of residence, and those who
aonly own personal property, to give the
e rysname who owns the land they
e ie -nas their residence, which aids
e the taxpayer as well as the County
n Treasurer in making the collections
1.and preventing errors.
n Every male citizen between the ages
a of twenty-one and sixty years on the
Lt first clay of January, 1903, except those
~.incapable of earning a support from
being maimed, or from other causes,
shall be deemed taxable polis. This
e does not apply to Confederate soldiers
over fifty years of age, who are exempt.
~All the'returns that are made after
d the twentieth day of February will have
y a penalty of 50 per cent. added thereto,
tt unless out of the county during .the
y time of listing. Not knowing the time
of listing is no excuse.
sThe assessing and collecting of taxes
sall done now in the same year, and
y we :hav 3 to aggregate the number and
a' value of all the horses. cattle, mules,
tt etc., and their value that there is in
the county, and have same on file in the
y Comptroller General's office by the
thirtieth day of June each year. And
'afrom that time to the flu-st day of Octo
ber each year the Auditor and Treas
Surers duplicate has to be completed
and an abstract of the work in the
p Comptroller's office by that time, which
1will show at a glance that the Auditor
has no time to take in returns or do
t anything else much, betwveen the first
ee day of March and the first day of Octo
t be each year but work on the books
Sand blanks. Therefore I hope that all
:staxpayers will do me .the favor of mak
ing their returns in time.
E. C. DICKSON.
e Auditor Ciarendon County.
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Digests what you oat.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
county of Clarendon.
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Samuel M. Nexsen, Plaintiff,
azainst
Elizabeth Mack, Joe Mack. Jr., Ag
nes McBride, Edmund Mack and
Lizzie Ragin, Defendants.
Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Judgment Order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated ac
tion, to me directed, bearing date
November 22,1902, I will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, at Clarendon Court House, at
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon
day, the 5th day of January, 1903, be
ing salesday, the following described
real estate:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land situate, lying and being in the
county of Clarendon and State afore
said,containing ninety- five (95) acres,
more or less, and bounded as follows,
to wit: On the north, east and south
by lands of S. M. Nexsen, and on the
west by lands now or formerly of C.
H. Pack and R. R. Dingle, it being
same tract of land conveyed by deed
of S. M. Nexsen to Madison Mack and
Joe Mack and the interest of Joe
Mack, conveyed by deed to Madison
Mnck, dated February 7th, 1890.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
J. ELBERTDAVIS,
. Sheriff Clarendon County.
Manning, S. C., December 10, 1902.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Clarendon.
COURT OF COMMON PLEA-S.
Samuel M. Nexsen, Plaintiff,
against
Hannah Revine, Minnie Bennett,
Amanda Sinmons, Ephraim Fel
der, Stephen Felder, Cleveland
Felder, Leonard Felder, David
Felder and Sevilla James, De
fendants.
Judgment for Foreclosure and 1ale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Judgment Order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated ac
tion, to me directed, bearing date of
November 24, 1902, 1 will sell at pub
lic auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, at Clarendon Court House, at
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon
day, the 5th day of January, 1903, be
ing salesday, the following described
real estate:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land situate and being in the county
of Clarendon and State aforesaid, on
waters- of Santee river, containing
forty-two acres as pe'- plat of Jos. C
Burgess, D. S., made January 27th,
1877, and bounded as follows, to wit:
On the north by lands formerly Din -
gle,now L Lyons; on the east by lands
of estate of Felder; on the south by
lands of J. J. Frierson, and on the
west by lands of Dublin Felder, Isaae
Felder and Daniel Felder.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
J. ELBERT DAVIS,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
Manning, S. C., December 10, 1902.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Clarendon.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Marion Moise, Plaintiff,
against
Catherine B. DuBose, V. C. Badhamn
and John H. Claussen and J. D.
-S. Claussen, copartners as J. C.
H. Claussien & Co. and M. G.
Ryttenberg and A be Ryttenberg,
as survivors of the tirmof J. Ryt
tenberg & Sons, Defendants.
Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Judgment Order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated ac
tion, to me directed, 'bearing date of
November 22, 1902, I will sell at pub
lic auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, at Clarendon Court House, at
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon
day, the 5th day of January, 1903,
being salesday, the following de
scribed real estate:
"All of that lot of land in Claren
don county and State aforesaid, in
the village of Rimiini, being one-half
of lot No. 5 on a plat of building lots
recorded in the Registcr's offle for
said county in Book WV. W., at page
424 and bounded north by lot of Wil
lam McKnight, (being the other half
of said lot); east, by lot of Alexander
DuBose; south. by Antioch church
lot, and west by the Camuden and
Charleston publi'. road, said lot
measuring fifty-six and one-half feet
on its northern and eastern bound
aries, and one hundred feet on its
southern boundary and twenty feet
on its western boundary."
Purchaser to pay for papers.
J. ELBERT DAVIS,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
Manning, S. C., December 10, 1902.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Couty of Clamenn
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Mamie J. Graham, Annie E. Rich
bourg,Harriet L. Brunson, Henry
Brunson, Mathew E. Brunson,
Jane T. Richbourg, Lula Brun
son, William J. Brunson, David
0. Brunson, Jr., Laura L. Brow
der, Alice Brunson and Ellen
Brunson, John P. Brunson, Lin
wood Lee Brunson2, Alice Brun
Ison and Letitia Lowder Brunson,
infants, by their guardian ad
litem Joseph Sprott, Plaintiffs,
against
Nettie Brunson, .Nexsen Brunson,
Harvey Brunson, Carrie L. Man
deville and William F. B. H aynes
worth, executor of the last will
anid testament of S. C. C. Rich
ardson, deceased, Defendants.
Decree for Partition.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Judgment Order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, ini the above stated ac
tion, to me directed, bearing date
November 24, 1902, I will sell at pub
li auction, for cash, to the highest
bidder, at Clarendon Court .House, at
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon
day, the 5th day of January, 1903,
being salesday, the following de
scribed real estate:
All that tract or parcel of land ly
Iing, being and situate in Santee
swamp, in Clai-endon county and
State aforesaid, containing twenty
six hundred and twenty-three (2,623)
acres, and bounded on the north by
lands of Carrie L. Maadeville; east,
o lands now or formerly of estate of
John C. P- ~is; south, on Santee
river, and west on lands now or for
mierly of estate of John A. Colclough.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
J. ELBERT DAVIS,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
Manning, S. C., December 10, 1902
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Sheriff Tax Sales.
BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXE
cutions issued by S. J. Bowman,
County Treasurer Clarendon county,
State of South Carolina, and to me
directed, I will sell at the court
house in Manning on Monday, 5th
day of January next, it being sales
day, the following real estate for de
linquent taxes:
Fulton Township-Taxes 1901, lev
ied upon as the property of Alex. Du
Bose-four lots; bounded, north, by
right of way of M. and A. railroad;
east, by Santee Cypress Lumber Co.;
west, by Mrs. C. B. DuBose and Wil
liam McKnight; south, by Antioch
colored Methodist church.
St. James Township-Taxes 1901,
levied upon as the property of Mid
dleton & Ravenel-sixty four and
one-fourth acres; bounded on the
north by A. C. Cobia and R. R. Din
gle, agent; east, by estate of J. M.
Sprott; south, by S. A. Brunson;
west, by A. C. Bochette.
Terms-Cash.
Purchaser to pay for papers. -
J. ELBERT DAVIS,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
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casesmodn Four, Six and
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poses, b e in puTre and of the.
best quality. on are at lib
erty to have yur family
physician test T.~,.c to and It120So
atisfactory re turn it at
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your ey No family
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order must call for less
than four qts. 'by express pre
paid.
it interested in whiskies write fqr fullprc
list. In ordering remember whiskey cannot be
shipped C'0. D., and all r sbe accom
pnidb cash.
Addr al communications to
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Money to Lend.
Loans made on Improved Real Es
tate. Interest at 7 per cent.
Time as long as wanted.
Apply to J. A. WEINBERG,
Attorney at-Law.
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REPAIRE3D
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I repair Stoves, Pumps and run water
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If you need any soldering done, give,
met a call.
LAME.
My horse is lame. Why? Because I
did not have it shod by R. A. White,
the man that puts- on such neat shoes
and makes horses travel with so much -
ease.
We Make Them Look New.
We are making a specialty of re
painting old Buggies, Carriages, Road
Carts and Wagons cheap.
Come and see me. My prices will
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work.
Shop on corner below R. M. Dean's.
R. A. WHITE,
MANNING, S.C.
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