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terry of high and aggravated nature.
II was testified that she had stabbed
a negro mute with knife and then
attempted to strike him with an axe.
She received the same sentence as
Martha Sumter.
Cephas Toney was tried for murder,
the jury returning a verdict of not
guilty. Toney, it was alleged shot
and killed his companion eight years
ago, when the latter asked the form
en- for a shell, as they were returning
from a rabbit hunt. The defendant
stated that the shooting was entirely
unintentional. He was carrying his
gun on his shoulder and as he reached
for the shell the grl slipped and in
catching it, it was discharged, the
load taking effect i'm the other lad,
who was walking just behind HIM.
The jury evidently believed the de-
PENDANTS story. Toney ran off after
the shooting and was not captured
until two years ago, when he was
brought back to Sumter by Deputy
Sheriff Sykes from the place where
he was found in Florida.
a. c. Riley was tried i'm his absence
for obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. lie was found guilty and a
sealed sentence was left i'm his case,
as he did not appear for trial. a bench
warrant was issued for his arrest and
a rule to show cause issued against
his bondsrnen.
DuPre seymour did not appear for
trial and bench warrant was issued
for his arrest. a rule to show cause
was also issued against his bonds
men.
John Mack was found guilty Of OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses.
The case against Varney Mcleod
white, charged with seduction was
continued. bail being fixed by the
court at $500.
An appeal from the Recorder
court in the case OF Sallic Mcdonald
for selling whiskey was dismissed.
Bond was ordered paid in the case
of Palmer Cantey, charged with lar
ceny. Judge Sease fixed the settle
ment at S25, as the prosecuting wit
ness had expressed a desire to drop
the case.
The case against James Wilson,
alias Mama Wilson, murder, was con-
tinued on account of the illness Of the
defendant.
The case against Greeley Rush and
Melvin Nelson, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, was
continued on motion of the solicitor
the prosecuting witness being still
in dangerous condition and it being
uncertain whether or not the charge
might be changed to murder. Bond
was fixed at 1000 for Rush and $500
for Nelson.
The case against Mary Alice Rob
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inson, charged with murder avs con-
tinued. a motion was made by Mr.
Jennings to hear argument on the
matter of bond for the defendant,
but on objection of the solicitor, the
arguments were not heard.
The case against H. L. b. Wells and
Martha Bennett charged with adul-
terry, was continued.
The case aaginst Betsey Williams,
assault and battery with intent to kill,
continued.
Fielder Atkinson, arson, continued.
The actual session of court was
adjourned at 1 o'clock Friday after
noon, but nominally it is still in ses-
sion, Judge Sease having ordered it
ADJOURNED from day to day through
out next week. The judge left here
FRIDAY afternoon for his home in
Spartanburg, after having cleared the
docket of all cases except a few, which
were continued by. the request of the
solicitor, and hearing number of ap-
peals and equity cases.
Clerk of Court II. l.. Scarborough
this morning prepared and mailed to
Governor Blease the papers in the H.
l.. b. Wells case. 1t is possible that
the governor will suspend the mag
istrate until the case is tried by a
jury.
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SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by Ernest Field
Cotton Duyer

Sumter, S. c., Oct. 12.
Good Middling 13 IA.
Strict Middling 13 Is.
Middling 13.
Strict Low Middling ~ "a.
Low Middling IL IA.
staple cotton IA 1-2 to 16 1-2.
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CAUGAMAR SENTENCED.
TWELVE YEARS GIVEN TO Il. Ii.
CAUGHMAN, SLAYER OF A. vi.
BATEMAN-APPEAL WILL
BE MADE.

With Practically All business Done,
Court u Ready To Adjourn-Many
Cases Have Been Tried and Dis
posed of During Wcek-Nartha
sumter and Rosa Dozicr Get Six
Years Each---Other Cases and Con-
tinuances.
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SYNOPSIS.

BIZ Cannon. the bonanza king, and his
daughter, Rose. who had passed up Mrs.
Cornelius Ryan's ball at San Francisco to
accompany her father. arrive at Antelope.
pominick Ryan calls on his mother to
oeg ball Invitation for his wife, and Is
refused. The determined old lady refuses
20 recognize her daughter-in-law. DOM
imck mad been trapped into marriage
WIN Bernice !verson. a stenographer.
money they have frequent quarrels, and
ne Slips away. Cannon and his daughter
are showed In at Antelope. Dominlck
ryan ID rescued from storm In uncon.
scious condition and brought to Antelope
motel. Antelope Is cut of by storm. Rose
cannon nurses Dominick back to life.
Two weeks later Bernice discovers in a
paper where husband Is and writes letter
trying to smooth over difficulties between
them. Dominick at last is able to join
ieliow snowbound prisoners in hotel par
sn actor. After three weeks. end Of i'm
prisonment is seen. kilograms and mail
arrive. Dominick gets letter from wife.
Tells Rose he doesn't love wife, and never
did. stormbound people begin to depart.
Rose and Dominick embrace. father sees
them and demands an explanation. Rose
brother Gene Is made manager OF ranch.
ana Is to get It II he stays sober year.
cannon expresses sympathy for Doml-
nick returns home. Berry exerts herself
to please him. but he Is Indifferent. Can
non calls on Mrs. Ryan. They discuss DOM
inick's marriage difficulties. and Cannon
suggests buying off Berny. Dominick
goes TO park on Sunday with Berny and
family, sees Miss Cannon bows to her
and starts uneasiness In Berny.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Moonlight Night.


A few nights after this, there was
a full moon. Dominick. walking home
from the bank. saw 1t at the end Of
the streets vista, large, yellowish.
pink disk floating up into the twilight.
The evening was warm, like the early
summer in other climates; and Dom
mick, walking slowly and watching
the great yellow sphere deepening In
color as 1t swan majestically upward.
thought of evenings like this in the
past when he /had been full of the
Joy Of life and had gone forth in the
spirit Of love and adventure.
The determination to accept his fate
which had been with him on his re.
turn from Antelope had of late been
shaken by STRINGS Of rebellion. Up.
lifted by the thought Of his love for
a woman hopelessly removed from
him, but who would always be lode.
star to worship reverently and to
guide him up difficult paths, he had
been able to face his domestic trag.
edy with the high resolution Of the
martyr. But this exalted condition
was hard to maintain in the friction
Of daily life with Berry.
Tonight, the period Of III humor
seemed over. Berny was not only once
again her animated self, she was al
most feverishly garrulous.
Fearful Of angering her. or, still
worse. Of arousing her suspicious
Dominick bore her talk with all the
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know" and moved back from the
balustrade.
He thought she was going and
clutched the iron spikes Of the fence,
calling up to her in a voice OF urgent
feeling. curiously out Of keeping with
the words, the first remark that came
into his head:
This is very different from Ante.
lope. isn't IT."
"Yes." she said gravely. I'VE had
no moonlight there. nothing but
storms and gray clouds.
well. / must 90 in. The roses nre
all picked and papall be wondering
where I am"
1t seemed to Dominick Just then
that he could not lose her. She must
stay n moment longer Urgency that
was implorlng was In his voice as
he said:
Don't go! don't go! Stay Just one
moment longer! Can't you come
down and talk for minute?"
She listened, wavered. and was won
over. Without answer she turned
from the shadow OF the porch into the
light on the top OF the steps. and
from there slowly descended. her
skirt gathered In one hand. and the
other touching the baluster.
"I've wanted 30 TO see you. cnme
by tonight hoping that perhaps
could catch glimpse Of your shadow
on the curtain. ! didn't expect any.
thing like this"
He stopped. looking at her, aud not
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Root Of All Evil.

The Root Of All Evil.
The conversation with her old friend
had upset Mrs. Ryan. These were
grievances she did not talk Of to all
the world. and the luxury Of such
plain speaking was paid for by a re-
awakened smart. The numb ache Of
q sorrow was always with her, but her
consciousness Of II was dulled In the
diversion Of every days occupations.
Bringing II to the surface this way
gave 1t new vitality, and when the
conversation was over and the visitor
gone It refused to subside into Its old
place.
She went slowly up stairs. hearing
the low murmur Of voices from the
sitting.room where Cornelia and Jack
Duffy were still secluded. Even the
thought Of that satisfactorily.budding
romance did not cheer her as It had
done earlier In the day. A she had
told Cannon. she was not the woman
she had been. Old age was coming on
her and with It a softening Of her iron
nature. She wanted her son. her Ben.
jamin. dearly beloved with all the
forces Of her maturity as his father
hSd been with all the glow Of her
youth.
In her own room she threw aside
the lace curtains. and looking out on
the splendor Of the afternoon. deter.
mined to seek cheer In the open air.
Like all Co"fornians she had be.
lief In the healing beneflcence Of air
and sunlight. As the sun had soothed
Berny Of her sense Of care 30 now II
wooed her enemy also to seek solace
In its balm. She rang for the serv.
ant and ordered the carriage. A few
minutes later. clad In rich enshrouding
black. she slowly made her way down
slairs and ont TO the sidewalk where
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fortitude he had, but he rose from the
table with every nerve tingling. rasped
and CALLED to the limit Of endurance.
He did not come into the den I'm
medlately but roamed about, into the
parlor, down the passage. and into
his own room.
Aren't you coming into the den"
she called. al she heard him pacing
steadily along the passageway.
No." he called back. "The moon.
lights shining In at every window. 1t
makes me restless. don't feel like
sitting STILL"
She sat on the divan, a paper spread
before her face. but her eyes were
slanted sidewise, unbllnking in the alb.
sorption OF her attention. Suddenly
she heard rattling sound which she
knew TO be from the canes and um.
brellas In the hat.rack. She cast
away the paper. and, drawing herself
TO the edge OF the divan. peered down
the passage. Dominick was standing
by the hat.rack. his hat on the bnck
OF his head. his hand feeling among
the canes.
You've got your hat on" she called
In high key Of surprise. You're
not going out?"
"Yes. am" he answered, drawing
out the cane he wanted. "It's q fine
night. and I'm going for walk"
Outside, Dominick walked slowly.
keeping to tho smaller and less fre.
quented streets. 1t was a wonderful
night, a. still as thougl, the moon had
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exerted some mesmerlc influence upon

exerted some mesmeric influence upon
the earth.
He walked on, skirting the hollow.
and moving forward through streets
where old houses brooded in over
grown gardens.
That part of California Street which
crested the hill was but few blocks
beyond him. and before his< mind
would acknowledge 1t, his feet had
borne him that way. He thought only
to pass the Cannon house. to look at
Its windows, and see their lights. As
it rose before him, a huge. pale mass
checkered with shadows, the longing
to see 1.-THE outer shell that hid his
hearts desire-passed into keener.
concentrated agitation that seemed to
press out from his soul like cry to
her.
The porch yawned black behind pill
lars that in the daytime were painted
wood and now looked like temple col
umns wrought In marble. Dominick's
glance, sweeping the lines Of vel
lowed windows. finally rested on this
cavern Of shadow, and he approached
stealthily, as a robber might, his body
close to the iron fence. Almost be
fore his eyes had told him, he knew
that a woman was standing there
leaning against the balustrade that
stretched between the columns. A
climbing rose spread in nothing Of
darkness. over the wall beside her
Here and there 1t was starred with the
small white faces of blossoms. As
the young man drew near she leaned
over the balustrade, plucked one OF
the blossoms, and. slowly shreddine
the leaves from the stem, stretched
out her hand and let them fall. like q
languid shower of silver drops. to the
grass.
She bent over the balustrade to lool
at them. and in doing so. her eyet
encountered the man below.
For moment they looked at eact
other without speaking, then she said
her voice at the lowest note thai
would reach him:
what are you doing there?"
watching you"
Have you been standing there
long?"
mo. only few minutes. Why ar.
you pulling the roses to pieces"
She gave little laugh and salt
something that sounded like II dom
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staring at the now motionless portiere
strands, she saw, stretching away into
a limitless gilded distance, her nego-
tiations with her husbands family. If
their desire to rupture the marriage
took them thus far. where might 1t not
take them?
1t was not the Ryans alone who
wanted to buy her off. 1t was the
Cannons as we'll. They not only want
ed Dominick to get rid of her; they
wanted him to get rid Of her so that
he could marry Rose Cannon. The
other girl was behind 1t all, accounted
for the participation of the Bonanza
King, accounted probably for the
whole move-the pink and white girl
In the French clothes who had all her
life had everything and now wanted
Berny VERSIONS husband.
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CHAPTER xlIl.-(con.lnued.)

Yet, to Berry. this hectic prospect
looked gray: all color seemed sucked
from 1t. 1t appeared pale and alien,
Its comfortable intimacy gone. She
was like stranger walking In a
strange place, a forlorn. remote land,
where she felt miserable and home
sick. The sense Of being dazed was
passing from her. Walking forward
with short, careful steps, she was
slowly coming to the meaning Of her
discovery-adjusting herself to It,
realizing its significance. She had an
uncomfortable sensation Of not being
able to control the muscles round her
mouth, so that II spoken to she would
have had difficulty In answering. and
would have been quite unable to
smile.
An open carriage passed her. and
she drew aside. then mechanically
looked after 1t as 1t rolled forward.
There was a single figure in it-a
woman. Berry could see her head over
the lowered hood, and the little para.
sol she held. white with black lace
cover and having joint In the handle.
Her eyes followed this receding head.
moving 80 evenly against the back.
ground Of trees. 1t scared along with.
out sinking or rising. with the even.
forward flight Of a bird. passed Han.
nah and Josh and Hazel. turning to
drop on them quick looks. which
seemed, from Its elevated position and
the shortness of the inspection. to
have something Of disdain In them.
AS the carriage drew near Dominick,
who walked at the head Of the line
with Pearl by the hand. Berny saw the
head move. lean forward, and then, as
the vehicle overhauled and passed
the young man. turn at right angles
and bow to him. The wheel almost
brushed his shoulder. He drew back
from 1t with start and lifted his hat.
Hazel, who was walking Just in front
OF Bernr. turned and projecting her
lips so that they stood out from her
face in a red circle. hissed through
them:
"old Lady Ryan," and then in a
slightly louder key:
"You take Ratchet and I'll take a
saw,
And we'll cut of the head of my
mother.in.law."
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the brow marked by a frown, the
child's gay prattle causing no respon.
sive smile to break the broodlng gray.
ity that held his features.
As he felt the vibration Of the wheel
at his shoulder he started aside and
looked up. When he recognized his
mother his face redeemed, and, with a
quick smile. he lifted his hat. Her
returning salute was serious, almost
tragically somber. Then the victoria
swept on. and he and the child. neither
for moment speaking. looked after
the bonneted head that scared away
before them with level. forward vi.
bration. like q floating bird, the little
parasol held stifly erect On Its toIn,ed
handle. J
As Mrs. Ryan passed down the long
park entrance she thought no more Of
TIE past The sight Of her son, head.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-22
Two Killed by Electricity.

North Troy, Aug. To- Bradford N.
Chase, aged about 20 years, and Will
liam l.. Titus, aged 40, foremao at the
Blair veneer mill here, We're electro
cuted last evening at 80 when they
came in contact with charged barbed
wire while hiving bees in Mr.. Chase S
garden. Mr.. Chase screamed when he
came in contact with the wire and
Titus jumped to his assistance and re-
ceived the shock.
The cause of the charging of the wire
has not been definitely determined. A
coil of telephone wire hung upon posi-
of the barbed wire fence, part of the
coil touching, it is said, electric light
wires, and also the wire of the fence
making a circuit.
Mr.. Chase leaves a wife and two
children, and Mr.. Titus wife and one
child.
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Estate of Solomon AshIine
Order of Notice-Proof of WIN.

CTATE OF VERMONT, ! n,.c
ODIsTRICT OF ADDISON. IS. ifooa'e Noure
The Honorable Probate Court for the district %
Addison
To all persons interested in the estate of
Solomon Ashline late Of Cornwall. in said dis
trict, deceased GREETING:
At probate court. holden at Mddlebury, with
in and for said district the 18th day of August,
1913, an instrument purporting to be the last will
and testament of Solomon Ashline. late of Corn
wall. in said district, deceased was presented
to the court aforesaid, for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that the 1st day
of September, 1913. at 10 o'clock a. M. at the
probate office in said Mid6lebury be assigned for
proving said instrument; and that notice thereof
be given to all persons concerned. by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Mid
debury Register, a newspaper circulating in
that vicinity, in said district, previous to the
time appointed.
Therefore. you hereby notified to appear
before said court, at time and place aforesaid and
contest the probate of said WILL if you have cause.
Given under my hand at Middlebury, in said dis
trct this 18th day of August. 1913.
Allen r. Sturtevant. Register.
A true record, attest.
80 Allen R. Sturtevant. Register.
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The escape from serious wreck of the
New England States Limited train on
the Central Vermont railroad at West
Berlin last evening is a matter for
great congratulation, for the conditions
were such as to make a terrible castas-
trophe possible. The train was travel
ing at a rate estimated at around As
miles an hour and it was occupied by
upwards of 100 people, perhaps by as
many as $50, when it struck the switch
and was diverted to sidetrack with a
lurch which sent several cars off the
rails and shook the passengers out of
their seats, to be further Jared when
the engineer applied the brakes SO
promptly that the train was stopping on
the siding. 1t was an exhibition of
good trainmanship on the part of the
engineer and served to avert great loss
of life and untold suffering, not to speak
of considerable financial loss to the
railroad company.
However, the cause leading up TO the
wreck Off current reports are to be
credited) are as reprehensible as the
action of the engineer was praise
worthy. Those current opinions credit
the theory that the wreck was caused
by an open switch to a siding which is
utilized for the passing of trains, both
freight and passenger. An investiga-
ton is being conducted by the railroad
officials to see if there was dereliction
of duty in leaving the switch open, one
of the gravest offenses in railroading.
Meanwhile, the accident serves as an
other argument in favor of a double
track system on the Central Vermont
railroad. Barre Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-22
Greater Vermont Notes.

At the Burlington Merchants Asso.
citation luncheon held in the roof garden
of the Hotel Vermont on Thursday,
August Ia, Rev. E. G. Guthrie spoke on
"Sc ciability and Cooperation.
The Temple Brothers Marble mill at
Rutland which was recently burned is
now being rebuilt. The new factory
will have accommodation for twice the
number of men formerly employed, so
that about rs men will begin work as
soon as the new building is completed.
The course of the long trail from
Lincoln mountain to Mount Horrid has
been Spotted. A party of nine men
is now at work cutting the trail.
The Windsor House property at
Windsor has been purchased by G. o.
Gridley from members of the Simonds
family who have held title to this hotel
for over fifty years. 1t is proposed to
organize company with local capital,
remodel the building, and make it a
first class commercial house.
The Creamery Package Manufactur-
ing company of Rutland has sold more
Green Mountain silos during the last
year than ever before. The company
has done large business in New York,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio as well as in
New England. Some silos have been
shipped to Florida.
The Apple Census of Grand Isle
county recently undertaken by citizens
of the county in cooperation with the
agricultural committee of the Burling-
ton Commercial club is we'll along to-
ward completion.
The slate industry in Fair Haven, the
milled slate town of Vermont, is at
present attracting the attention of new
capital. One of the recently organized
concerns is the New Hampshire Slate
company. in which C. A. Clark of
Northampton, Mass, has become inter-
ested. The company is today operat-
ing three large and well-developed slate
quarries that are equipped with the
very best of slate-working machinery,
including electric and compressed air
motors, steam engines, self-dumping
holsters, steam drills and slate trimming
machines. These quarries were opened
about 35 years ago, but they were
abandoned because there was lack of
capital to work them properly. Other
operators are beginning to wolk the
same slate veins and the business is
being given great impetus in the
northern part of the town where these
veins are fund.
Several capitalists from Albany, N.
Y, are becoming interested in the
quarries on the Colonel Allen farm.
These gentlemen propose to put large
sum into development work just as
soon as the plans for the enterprise are
perfected.