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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-11

Things melt IN tlnt white neat OF anCllshed
jcaluusy--hoHor, duty, conscience, and the
restraint Of rcii ;ion, and of these Belle Quest
was one.
But Of this he was not aware and though
he zcd a risk, he saw in it no sufficient
reason to mako him stay his hand Tor day
b. d1v the strong desire to make Ida his vito
had grown upon him, till at last it possessed
him body and soul. For a long while tie
intent had been smodcrin@ in his breast, and
the tale that he now heard to the effect that
Col Quartch had been beforehand with
hun, had blown it to fame Ida was ever
present in his thoughts, even at night he
could not I've rid Of her, for, when he slept,
her vision, dark eyed and beautiful, came
stealing down his dreams. Slo was his
heaven, and if by any laidcr known to man
b. might climb thereto, thithcr he would
climb And 50 he set his teeth and vowed
that, Mrs, Quest or no Mrs. Quest, he would
Set his fortune upon the hazard of the die, ay,
ard win it, even if he loaded the dice
While he was still thinking thus, standing
at his window and gazing ont on to the
market rlaca OF the quiet little town, lie sud
denly saw Ida herself driving up in her pony
carriage. L was a wet and windy day, and
the rain was on her check; and the wind
tossed little lock Of her brown hair. The
cob was pulling, and her proud face was set,
as she concentrated her energies upon hold
ing him. Never to Edward Cossey had she
looked more beautiful. His heart beat fast
at the sight Of her ami whatever doubts
might have fingered in his mind vanished.
Yes, he would claim her promise and marry
her.
Presently the pony carriage pulled up at
his door, and the boy who Was sitting be.
hind got down and rang the bell. He stepped
back from the window, wondering what it
could be
"Will you please give that note to Mr..
Cossey," said Ida, as the door opened, land
nsl; him to send an answerl' and she was
gone
The note was from the squire, sealed with
his big seal tthe squire always sealed his let
tiers in the Old fashioned way, and contained
Ill invitation to himself to shoot on the NOR
row. George wants me to do a. little par
fridge driving" it ended, land to brush
through one or two Of the small covers.
There will only be Col. Quaritch beside your
self and George but l hope that you will
have "a fair rough day. If don't hear from
you, shall suppose that you are coming, 60
don't trouble 10 write"
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CHAPTER XXI.
THE END OF THE MATCH.

They began she afternoon with several
small drives, but on the whole the birds did
very badly. L ley broke back, went OF to
one side or the other, and generally msbe-
haved themselves In the first drive thd
colonel and Edward Cossey got bird each.
In the second drive the latter got three birds,
firing five shots, and his antagonist only got
a hare and "a 9asant that jumped out of a
ditch, neither cf which, of course, counted
anything. Only one brace of birds came his
way at all, but if the truth must be told, ho
was talking to Ida at the moment, and did
not see them till too late.
Then came a longer drive when the birds
were pretty plentiful. The colonel got one,
a low flying Frcnchman, which he killed as
he topped the fence ana after that for the
life of him he could not touch a feather.
Every sportsman knows what a fatal thing
it is to begin to miss and then get n-cvouS,
and that was hat happened to the colonel.
Continually there became distant cries Of
mark mark! ovcr!' followed by the ap-
partition Of half dozen brown balls showing
clear against the gray autumn sky, and
sweeping down toward him light lightning
Wmlz in front, overhead, and behind, bang,
bang; bang-again with the second gun, and
they were away-vanishcd, gone leaving
nothing but a memory behind them.
The colonel sYore beneath his breath, and
Ida, kueeling at his side, sighed audibly, but
it was 10 Use, and presently the drive was
DONE and there lie was with one wlotched
Trench partridge to show for it.
Ida said nothing, but she looked volumes,
and if ever a man felt Inundated Harold
Quartch was that man. She had set her
heart upon his winning the match, and he
was making an exhibition of himself that
might have caused a school boy to blush.
Only Edward Cossey smiled grimly as be
told his bearer to give the two and a half
brace which he had shot to George.
Last drive this next, gentlemen said
that universal functionary as he surveyed
the colonel's one Frenchman, and then,
CHANGING sadly at the tell tale pile OF empty
cartridge cases, added; You'll have TO
shoot up, colonel, this time, if you are going
to win them gloves for Miss Ida. Mr.. Cos
sey has knocked up four brace and a half,
and you have only got brace, Look you
here, sir he went on in a portentous whisper,
keep folTard Of them, well forrarl, fire
ahead and down thoyH come. You're a
better shot than he is, n long way. You
could give him birds, sir, that you could,
and beat him.
Harold said nothing. He was sorcly
tempted 10 mako excuses, rs any man would
have been, and he might with truth have
urged that he was not accustomed to part
ridge driving, and that one Of the guns was
now TO him. But he resisted mapiully, and
said never n word
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CHAPTER Xxx.

THE COLONEL GOES OUT SHOOTING.
The next morning was fine and still, one Of
those lovely autumn days OF which we get
four or five in the course Of season. After
breakfast Harold Quaritch strolled down his
garden, stood himself against gate to tho
right of Dead Mans Mount, and looked at
the scene. All about him, their foliage yell
lowing TO its fall, were tho giant oaks,
which were the pride Of the country side, and
So quiet was the air that not leaf upon
them stirred. The only sounds that reached
his cars were the tappings of the nut matches
as they sought their food in the rough cram
MICS of the bark and the occasional falling Of
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most expensive RGll lt'-SIbiNt even MS guns
were lust down from famous maker, and
tie best that could he had for love or money,
having cost exac.ly a hundred and forty
guineas the pair. Indeed, lie presented Il
curious contrast to his rival. The colonel
lad certainly nothing new looking about
him, al old tweed cont, an old hat, with a
piece Of gut still twined round it, sadly
Irayel bag full of brown cartridges, and, last
OF all, an old gan with all the brown worn off
the barrels, or -inal cost, Gl1 los. And yet
there was no possibility Of making any mis-
take as to which IF the two looked more Of a
gentleman, or, indeed, more of n sportsman.
Edward Cossay shook hands with Ida, but
when the colonel was advancing to give him
his hand he turned and spoke to the squire,
who lad at length finished his letter, 50 that
no greeting passed between them At the
time Harold did not know if this move was
or was not accidental
Presently they started, Edward Cossey at
tended 10y his man with the second gun.
"Haloo! Cosscy,n sung ont the squire after
him, sit isn't much use your bringing two
guns for this sort Of work. l don't preserve
much here, you know, Mt least not now You
will only get a few cocI, phrasants and a fcw
brace of partridgcs.'
"Oh, thank You" he answered, 81 always
like to have IA second gun in case l should
want it. l,'s 10 trouble, you know
"Au right" SAID tho squire, ida and
will come down with the lunch on to the
spinny. Goodbye
After crossing the moat Edward Cosscy
walked by himself followed by his man an
| a very fine retriever, and the colonel tall.et
| to GEORGE who was informing him that Mr.
| Cosscv was a "prettv shot, he was. but
rather snappv over it.n TIL they came to q
| field of white turnips.
Into the details Of the sport that FOLLOWED
| we need not enter beyond savinl, that the
colonel TO his huae DELIGHT. never shot better
| in his life. Indeed. with fine execution ot
| one rabbit and n hon pheasant that GoDpeC
| M rirht beneath his feet he scarcely missed
| thouTh he took the shots as they came
Edward Cossev also shot well. and with on,
execution missed nothing. but then he nevel
| took n dirIicult shot if he could avoid if. TIL,
execution was n wooicock which rose il
| front of Gnoroe who WAS WALKING down ~
outside balt with the heaters lie had tw,
barrels Mt II md missed if and ON il cam,
amon,r tbe FREQ tons passed where Edward
| Cossey WAS standing. about half way down
the belt. Giving him a difficult chance witt
the first barrel and a clear one with tb.
| second RANG, hang md on CANA the wool
cock, flying low, but at tremendous speed
STRAIGHT fine colonol's head. n most nr22lin,
shot. However, he fired. and to his ioy Cant
what ioy1s there like to the ioy of a sports
man who has lust killed woodcock Which
everybody has been poppinc at9. down i
came with thump almost at his feet.
This was their / st beat before lunch. which
was now to be seen apDroachinc down n lam
in n io,.l,oy cart convoyod nv Ida md I'm
| - ri. -, -, . 'l,..,...; :: -.
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"Oh, yes, will 60" said Edward, "Con-
found that Quaritch. At any rate can show
him how to shoot, and what is moro, l will
have it out with him about my aunt
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FINE HORSES.

LOT OF SPLENDID BROOD MARES
n have Just been received ut our stable
which we offer to the public at reasonable
prices. Call and see them.
A. NJ. HILL & SONS.
Oct. 9Th, 1850.
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THE EIGHMIE
FITTING SHIRT

WE have received n fresh stock OF the well
w known "Eighmic Shirts" which VIC are
selling at the old popular prices. These shirts
are undoubtedly the very best value for the
money and far superior to any other make IN
fit TO those who have worn them simple
announcement of the fact that they can &c
them again is sufficient. TO Others we say try
them once and you will want no other kind.
w. JOEL SMITH & SON.
Sept. 4, 1889.
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On afternoon through Palace Sleeper for Savannah
Connections made ut Spartanbnrs with Il. q H.
at Anderson with Blue Ridge Road, Mt Augusta with
{. c. & A.. S.C.Ry, P. X. Il A.. e. l.. L. and
Georgia X. i. for all points.
Cheap round trip tickets on sale Saturday afternoons
good 10 return Monday morning.
For further information relative to schedule, tickets
rates best route etc., write TO or call upon
'"'''' W.. CRAIG,
RW. HUNT. Act. Genl Pass. Agt
T. P. Agt, Augusta, Go.
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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina.

COUNTY OF ARBEVILLE,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
w. R. Richey, as Administra tor, &c, against
H. Hart and &. w. Connor.
Foreclosure.
PY virtue of an order of sale made in the
- above stated case, l VIII offer for sale at
SALEDAY IN DECEMBER, 1889, that being
the End day OF the month, within the legal
hours Of sale, the following described proper
to wit Tract No. l, the Mill Tract, contain.
ing
Three Hundred and Fifty $500
Acres.
more or less bounded by lands of Willis Toll
Lesson, George Jones, Saluda River anu Public
Road. Upon this tract Is fine Touring, grist
and saw mills and also
Fifteen Thousand Horse Water Pow
er,
this being known rs the celebrated Wares
Shoals property, within q few hundred yards
of the Atlantic, Grecnville ana Western Rail-
way Company'S road bed.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
Also. Tract No. ., The Kinman Tract, con.
taining
Two Hundred Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of a. NJ. Ag-
new &. l.. Smith, William Ii. Moore and 9TH
ers, and lying on either side OF Turkey Creek.
This tract Will be divided and sold in four
tracts of fifty acres each. Plats exhibited on
day OF sale.
Also Tract No. ). The Puckctt Tract, con-
taiIing
One Hundred ana Seventy Acres,
more or less. bounded by lands of Martin
Williams, Il. Il. Norrcll, w. II. McGhcc and
others.
Tracts No. Q and ) will be sold for one. half
cash, balance on Il credit Of twelve months.
with interest from day of snie, secured by
bond of purchaser and mortgage of the prem
ises, with leave for the purchaser TO pay his
entire bid IN cash. Purchaser to pay for pa
perS.
Also. Tract on lot No 5, The Store House
and Lot in the Village OF Cokesbury, S. G.,
containing
One-Half Of One Acre,
more or less, bonded by lands Of q. w. Con.
nor, A. NJ. Aiken and others.
TERMS OF SAIE-CaSh. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
Nov. 6, 1880. 1t Master.
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Masters Sale.
Ihe State of South Carolina,


COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Geo. H. Walter & Co., against William q.
Smith. ct al.-Foreclosure.
DY virtue of an order Of sale made In the
ID above stated case, will offer for sale ut
public outcry at Abbeville G. T., :. e., on
SALEDAY in DECEMBER, 1889, within the
legal hours Of sale, the following described
property, situate in said State and County, 10
wit: All that tract or parcel OF land, contain
ing
EIghty-Five Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. j. f..
Bigby, ]. NJ. Dunlap, decd. and others;
on a credit OF twelve months, with interest
from day Of sale, secured by bond of purchas-
er and mortgage Of the premises, with leave
TO purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser u
pay for papers. -, ,,r,u
Nov. a 1850 Il Master.
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Augusta and ASheVille Short Lime
Port ROYAL & Western Carolina R'y
Commencing Monday, September 2nd, Passenger
trains will run as follows by 10th Meridian time
GoING NORTH. DAILY. DAILY.
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The State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.

ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
Probate Court.-Citation for Letters OF Ad-
ministration.
BY ]. FULLER LYON, ESQ, JUDGE PROBATE
COURT:
VIyHEREAS, A. E. Norris has made suit
w to me, TO grant him Letters Of Admin
istrstion come testdmento dnnero Of the Estate
and effects Of Charles Smith late OF Abbe\ille
County, deceased.
These are therefore. to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
the said Charles Smith. deceased, that they be
and appear before me, IN the Court OF Probate.
to be held at Abbeville c. H., on Tuesday
November 18th, 1889, after publication hereof,
at IL O'Clock in the forenoon, to show cause II
any they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
q Given under my hand and seal OF the Court.
this 4th day OF November In the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
nine and In the liz year of American lnde-
pendence.
Published on the 9Th day of November,
lsS9 in the Press and Banner and on the
Court House door for the time required by
law. j. FULLER LYON.
Judge Probate Court
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II you have one or several pairs OF shoes to
buy look at our stock. P. Rosenberg Co.
Lunch baskets at w. E. Bells.
Parents will find 1t to their Interest to in
spect our stock of boys clothing IN all Size
and at all prices. p. Rosenberg q Co.
The largest line of cravats can be found at
enberg Co.
DR.. Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic Is q
Southern production Of real merit and Is
prescribed by the most eminent physicians.
Try one bottle as directed for chronic mead
ache and nervousness for sale at Speeds
Drug Store.
Wolfords Sanitary Lotion will cure the
Itch. For sale only ut Speeds Drug Store.
Window glass cut to ft any sash ut Speeds
Drug Store.
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Nos. s. and so and 81 daily except Sunday. Main
Line trains Nos. 81 and IS daily between Columbia
and Aston. Daily except Sunday between Alston
and 6reenville.
d. CALDWELL Div. Pass. Agt.. Columbia, S. C.
JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agt.
SOL. HAAS, Traffic Manager.
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Masters Sale.
THE State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Elizabeth A. E Grant against William N.
Grant, ct al.-Partition.
DY virtue of an order Of sale made In the
ID above stated case, will offer for sale AT
SALEDAY IN DECEMBER, 1889. within the
legal hours OF sale, the following described
property, situate In said State and County, TO
wit: All that tract or parcel OF land, contain
ing
Two Hundred Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands OF Lewis T.
Ciinkscales, WE. Wright. and others.
TERMS OF SALE-0ne-half cash, balance
oIla credit OF twelve months, with Interest
from day of sale, secured by bond OF the pur-
chaser and mortgage Of the premises. with
leave TO purchaser 70 pay all cash. Purchaser
to pay for papers ,,o,,
Nov. 6. 1889, A. Master.
Evening journal., 1889-06-21
WHERE DID III COZ
Mysterious Disappearance ax Nashville
Mail Pouch.

Mysterious Disappearance ex Nashville
Mail Pouch.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 2i--All the mail
that left the Nashville postofice for the south
on the night OF May has disappeared. The
fact has been withheld by the postoflice oili-
cials that the investigation might not be
hnmpered. For two days a government in
spector or detective has been in this city, but
he has proceeded 50 quietly that his presence
has been known 10 only attaches of tho de-
partment. The mail for southern points as
far as New Orleans was arranged as usual,
put in pouch, locked up, and delivered at
the door Of the pastofiice 20 the driver OF the
wagon which carries mail TO the depot The
pouch was locked up In this wagon, which
drove off toward the depot, and that Is the
last heard Of II as yet.
The loss Of the pouch was detqctod In two
or three days and III this way:
On May 3 the pustmasters to whom receipts
were due from Postmaster Currey for remit
tauces Of May wrote that their vouchers
had not arrived The banks at Franklin,
Columbus and Pulaski then norfed him OF
the failure 70 get checks, drafts, otc Proof
that the entire mail from Nashville 10 the
south had disappeared rapidly accumulated,
and DIR. Currey made an investigation. He
learned, It is stated, that the mail pouch had
been delivered az the door OF the postofflce as
usual 20 the driver Of the contractors wagon.
| The mail clerks on the train which should
have received the postage stated that they
had never seen anything Of IL The pouch,
it was thus reasoned, had disappeared after
leaving the postofilca But howl To settle
thnt question DR. Currey, on May IS, notified
the department at Washington, Nothing
further was heard in this connection until, as
stated, Mr., Stubbs, special agent, came TO
! Nashville last Tuesday TO hunt the affair
down
Il is impossible now 90 learn how much
money was in the mail II was destined for
large and important territory, and the pre-
sumption is that the pouch contained much
| valuable matter.
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RHODE ISLAND WET TOO.
The Prohibition Amendment
Repealed
BY ALMOST TWENTY THOUSAND.

Five Thousand Four Hundred and sixty
nine More Votes Than the Three-iifths
Vote Required-An Overwhelming DE.
feat for the Prohibition FoEecs.
PROVIDENCE, June ai.-The total vote in
yesterdays election in this state was 2s, ,l49
for repeal OF the prohibitory amendment,
and 9,so3 against repeal. The amendment Is
therefore repealed by 8, 469 more tha@ the re
quired three-ffths Of the total vote.
The Vote Of 1880
\ The amendment was adopted in 1856 by q
vote Of l5, ll3 TO {, go
The Vote ne Providence
Yesterdays vote IN this city was II ,9iV for
repeal, ?, ,04O against repeal.
PaWtucket voted 2,657 foE and 40 against
repeal.
The official announcement Of the vote will
be made sometime batween July IS, when the
official count must he completed, and july 20
A salute Of Flfty Guns Fired.
This election was quiet and created no ex-
citement in the city streets At midnight a,
salute Of fifty guns was fired ia observance
Of the repeal
Every County but One for Repeal.
Every county in the state save one, Wash
ington, gave a majority in favor Of the re-
peal In this county, Providence, the vote
for repeal was four TO one The work which
was done ia the towns by Gen Brayton's
men staggered his opponents, some of the
towns rolling mp repeal votes where not more
than one or two ballots Of that nature were
expected TO be found in the box. There was
not "A dollar used by the repeal men for buy
ing votes Last week they made up their
minds that tho fight should be won or lost ON
iss merits lf the fifth amendment could not
be repealed without bribery, then it would
not be wiped out This determination and
an adherence 10 it lost many votes for the
repeal which might otherwise have been
obtained. The young fellows stood about
the polling places all day waiting TO be
'sugared up and refusing to vote until
they saw the color OF the liquor dealers
money. Failing to be bought they did not
vote at ALL This is the first time in many
years that an election has been carried on
and victory won without money influence
and direct and open bribery, and II puzzles
the Prohibitionists, who were so confident
that the state was 10 be flooded with corrup-
ton money that they made up pool Of
81, 900, which, Ia was publicly announced,
would be given 70 those who would report
and secure the conviction Of bribers Not a
dollar of the reward has been called for.
The Prohibitionists disappointed.
The Prohibitionists are 80 badly used up
that they say they viii abide by the win Of
the people as expressed in this election, and
will not agltate another crusade for prohibi-
ton. They also magnanimously say that
whatever form OF license the saloon men may
ask for-nigh or low-they will not oppose
them or tender any advice 70 the Legislators
or the managers. Of the Republican party.
] The present laws regulating the sale % intox.
icants win stand AS statutory provisions un-
til a special session OF the legislature can be
convened, when license law will be enacted
Evening journal., 1889-06-21
The Washington MARITIME Conference.

LONDON, June 21-Sir James Ferguson
under foreign secretary, replying to ques
tion in the house of commons last evening,
STATED that the government was now consider
ing the question Of a programme for the com
ing Washington maritime conference. II
was not desirable however, at this time to
make public the subjects which win be sub
mitted for the consideration of the confer
ence, as the nations which are expected 70
take part have not yet all agreed upon the
subjects 70 be discussed England, be said,
desires to narrow the issues TO be presented,
and does not favor the submission of any
question to the conference which can more
properly be regulated by municipal legisla-
ffoy1
Evening journal., 1889-06-21
Buying Options on Appomattox.

APPoMATTox Court HOUSE, Va, June 81
"A gentleman BY the name of Middleton,
from Washington, is now here buying and
taking options on all the land upon which
Gen. r. L. Lee surrendered. He has already
bought Capt Kindreds place, the old Jack
Raines tavern property and the William
Ross property, upon which Gen Lee sur
rendered. He is now trying TO buy the old
brick house in which the articles Of capitula-
tion were drawn and signed by Gems. Lee
and Grant Mr.. Middleton has bought up 70
this time about 800 acres Of land and has
options on seven other tracts What he is
going to do with this property is not known,
but it is thought lie represents northern
evndlcnfn