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VOL. Ill, NO. 47.
GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1890.
$1.00 A Y"EAH.
“WHITE-WINGED PEACE.”
IT COVERS THE WAR BOMB
ABOUT TO EXPLODE.
President Cleveland Recognizes a New
Nation—Senator Pettigrew’s
Charge Attracts Atten
tion-Notes.
(Correspondence of The Lodger.)
Washington, C., Dec. 25.—It
may bo that it is Christmas that has
caused white-winded peace to sud
denly cover the war bomb which
seemed about to explode a few days
ago, and that when Congress recon
venes we shall again hear the bugle
call to arms for a war with Spain, in
connection with the resolution for
the Independence of Cuba that was
reported to the Senate the day before
the holiday adjournment. But it is
considered more likely that the Sen
ate will put in all its spare time fight
ing the claim made by Secretary 01-
ney and endorsed by President Cleve
land, that the right to recognijo ft
new State or nation is. by the consti
tution, conferred upon tlie President
alone, This claim has raised a very
Important question. It cannot bo
considered political in a party sense,
as the ablest lawyers, regardless of
party, both in and out of Congress
are divided in opinion as to the right-
fulness of the claim. The matter is
being very carefully studied, espe
cially by the Senators who pride them
selves on their knowledge of consti
tutional lew. At first glance the
claim of Secretory Olney seems pre
posterous, but more than one lawyer
who started out to show its uncon
stitutionality has stopped in doubt
and almost realy to confess that the
precedents seem to be on Mr. Olney’s
side. It will probably sooner rr later
get before the V. S. Supreme Court,
but before then some very learned
speeches on the subject may be ex
pected in Congress. Secretary Olney
maybe right, but if he is there are a
great many people who think the
constitution is wrong and that it
should be amended.
It is not considered certain, by any
means, that the resolution for the
independence of Cuba will bo adopted
by the Senate. Senator Hale, who
will lead the opposition to it, says ho
is confident of defeating it, and gives
the following among other reasons
for that confidence : “Wo have just
gone through a campaign in which
fre have promised peace to the coun
try. Is it consistent to present the
Incoming administration with a war
OU the threshold of its existence?
True, there is an undesirable con
dition of allairs in Cuba, but I be
lieve the reports are exaggerated.
At any rate, it is true that however
yruel the conduct of the Spaniards,
it finds its counterpart in the behav
ior of the Cubans. It is their way
of fighting ; they arc different from
us. From whatever standpoint the
question is regarded, there is no ex
cuse in reason or precedent for the
United States to interfere in this
Insurrection. I believe the Senate
is rapidly coining to realize this, and
um, therefore, confident of success in
the end.” Kven should the resolu
tion bo voted upon and adopted in
the Senate it will never even beal-
lowed to get before the House.
Speaker Reed is opposed to it.
President Cleveland this week for
mally recognized a new nation, by
receiving Dr. Rodriguez as minister
plenipotentiary and envoy extra
ordinary of the greater republic of
Central America, recently formed by
a combination of Nicaragua, Hondu
ras and Salvador.
Parties interested in the tariff hear
ings which are to begin next week
before the House committee on Ways
and Means are already beginning to
arrive in Washington for the purpose
ot doing a little private talking with
the individual members of the com
mittee before the public talking be
gins.
Senator Pettigrew’s charge, made
on the Hoor of the Senate an hour or
so before adjourment for the Christ
mas recess, that the men who con
trol the Union Pacific Raiiroad have
hatched up a scheme to make that
road practically worthless, if the
government forecloses its mortgage
and takes possession, is attracting
much attention and seems to be
yojrying the railroad lobbyists, who
fhought they had plain sailing ahead
when Hie House set aside four days,
beginning January 7, for considera
tion of the Pacific Railroad funding
bill. This scheme, according to Mr.
Pettigrew, is to get possession of the
branch roads which are feeders of the
Union Pacific, and upon which the
government lias no lien, so that if
the government takes possession of
the U. P. road a considerable portion
of its traffic can be diverted. It is to
be worked through the tloating debt
ofwhich Mr. Pettigrew
thinks was created for the purpose,
rhlt floating lobt is secured by bonds
of the brunch lines, and
ir thinks the best way
Went to project its own
and the interests of those who live
along the lino of the l\ P. is to pay
that debt and get those stocks and
bonds. His resolution providing
therefor was referred to the com
mittee on Pacific Railroads.
Senator Butler sees no reasons why
anyone should oppose his resolution,
for the appointment of n committee
of three Senators to enquire into the
feasibility of applying the principle
of direct legislation through the
initiative and referendum to the leg
islation of the Federal government.
The report of such a committee
would interest a great many people.
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UPPER COALING GROUND.
FLAW PICKER RISES TO MAKE
IT PLAIN.
)Ck
Willie Locals.
(Correspondence of The Lodger.)
Wiluk, S. C\, Dec. 2S.—“Jurius”
has formed the following code of New
Year resolutions, to which he intends
to strictly adhere:
That he will drink but very little
intoxicating liquors (unless some one
gives it to him); that he will not buy
anything that he can possibly do
without (unless he can buy it on
credit); and that lie will throw all of
the care of the little Jurius’upon
Mrs. Jurius, if he possibly can, for
my Lord ! they wear out the patience
of Job.
Christinas passed oil here very
quietly, therefore, we have no caus
alities to report with the exception of
two or throe “drunks,” which is not
a very unusual thing with some of
our hoys.
Mr. Rufus Jackson, one of our
bachelor housekeepers, met with the
very sad misfortune one night last
week of getl ing his liouse, together
with all tus household etlects, burned
lip. The accident occurred by ids
having struck a match to light the
lamp and throwing it down by the oil
can which was leaking. The match
ignited the oii in the can, thereby
causing it to explode.
There is a great deal of pneumonia
in our seel ion at this time. Those
who are afflicted with the disease at
present are: J. J. Johnson, Miss
Maggie Floyd, Mrs. F. M. Williams
and one of her children, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Burnett, Miss Mary Clayton and
Uncle Hiram Clayton. Uncle Hiram
is about 90 years old, and his recov
ery is very doubtful.
Henry McMacking, colored, of
Clarence, shot and seriously wounded
his wife last week. Ho claims that
the shooting was done accidentally.
We have failed to get the particulars
of the matter.
Mr. Asa Finch and Miss Bettie
Cooper, daughter of T. J. Cooper, of
our section, were married last Sun
day. We don’t know Mr. Finch’s
residence, but. think that he is from
Fair Forest. Jarius.
P. S. Of course you made the
change in the names of the constables
that killed Sims, thinking that I had
made a mistake, bii'. they gave their
names in this section as Maize and
Brison. Why they gave fictitious
names, I don’t know. l
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The Petty Graveyard,
(Correspondence ot The Ledger.)
Sixty years ago this was an old
field, only grass and a few pine trees.
A little girl died and the family
wanted her buried near, and this
being a pretty place they layed the
little baby in this field, covering the
little mound with tears and flowers.
In a little while the aged grand-
mother was placed by the little girl,
and the very afflicted grandfather
was left to mourn—but saying, “In
a little while I shall follow!” And
so it was. And one by one have been
carried there father’s and mother’s
children and relatives. All are here.
And now while I sit here I ask my
self, what are they doing? I come to
the conclusion that they are doing
now in heaven what in their best
moments they did on earth. I say
let us not be melancholy over our
departed Christain friends who in
this world were so very fond of music,
for doesn’t the Bible speak of music
in heaven? At rest, only doing the
work required in the celestial world
without the fatigues and worries of
this sinful world. Here where we
have so much sickness, so many be
reavements, digging graves and the
laying away of parents and, yes, pre
cious little children in the cold
grave. But there is no sickness, no sor
row in heaven and if some of these peo
ple could rise I think the first thing
they would say would be “Watch and
pray for yo know not the day nor the
hour.”
And now a few of the relatives of
the departed ones have gone and
nicely cleared off this gravwyard and
wired it in saying by their actions,
“In life we loved you, in death we
will not forget you.”
Now while I am here I look around
on the tombstones and read: “Died,
May Uth, 1860, Oct JO, 1862, July
27, 1859,” and so on of every month
in the year, 1 imagine I hear the
tolling of a hell. I listen, yes I see
a procession; now the strain of a
lonely hymn I hear. Now the slow
solemn tones of the preacher offer
ing up the last prayer and then all
is over.
Now the carriages drive slowly
from this graveyard with aching, yes
bleeding hearts and the dead are
left. And now as I go home ward I
am thinking “Home day my time will
ouroe.”
Mrs. R. Ann Waters.
Another Muss in White Plains Causes
the Sage of the Coalin’ Ground
to Express Himseli on
the Subject.
GAFFNEY GROWING GREAT.
A NATIONAL BANK TO BE OR-
GANIZED.
Enterprise Begets Enterprise and Each
Day Brings Something New
For this Progressive
Little City.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Uppkr Coaling Ground, Dec. 28.—
Another muss in White Plains
prompts me to write this paragraph.
You see, I happened to meet Monroe
Mize yesterday on this side of
Thickety creek (Monroe is from Ra
venna in White plains, you under
stand,) and lie says, says he, “Flaw.
I didn’t actually know that we had
so many new county people in our
settlement till they got to talking of
cutting off a part of White Plains
from the new county and putting it
back to Spartanburg. Now, I be
lieve that the majority will fight tiie
move. Our people kicked because
flic new county line run up Brown’s
branch and was a little crooked and
now sir, don’t you believe, some of
’em wants to run off a new line in
perfect hog-pen fashion—leave out
some farms and run back and take
in some, and so on. This inconsist
ency is only among a few of onr
chronic kickers and I believe the
biggest majority of our good people
are going to kick against any such a
line.”
“Monroe,” I said, “that is the
first time I have heard anything of
this and I believe it will amount to
about as much as the rest of the
musses they have gotten up down
there,, like that name forgery busi
ness and all such as that. I don’t
believe it will amount to a hill in the
beans. I’ll tell you howj that name
forgery business came about. They
wrote to the Attorney General for a
list of names that was sent him and
he sent back the list of qualified
voters instead of the list of the par
ties petitioning the Governor to or
der the election. No wonder they got
all the names whether for or against.
Why, they even wont so far as tq say
that Luther Bonner or some Gaffney
people forged their names when it’s
as plain as the nose on a man’s face
how it came qbout. They haye to
wait til| Legislature grants qs the qew
county before they can cufc any off
and by that time J’in satisfied that
they will see or hear tel! of the new
counties’ plans of government and
decide to stay with us.”’
Ole Banjer Lu has given me but
very little trouble this Christmas.
I must brag on him—he obeyed me
like a good fellow and didn’t drink a
drap and was generous to all, but he
would go to a frolick Saturday night
in spite of all that I could do, and of
course I went with him to keep him
out of trouble. Well, sir, he was the
banjerpickenist.feller Saturday night
I ever seen. Actually it seemed to
me like every time he would hit a
string volumes of music would roll
up that kept the calico and red
neckties in a whirl, and they kept it
up until jam up midnight, too.
Flaw Picker.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of letters remaining in office
uncalled for to date:
J. L. Anderson.
Rev. T. J. Brock.
Will Clark.
J. C. Castles.
W. T. Dearing.
R. M. Dalton.
Laura Easter.
Joe Humphries.
J. H. Hinas.
Asa Painter.
11. T. Randal.
Billy Sacks.
Martin Sprouse.
Mrs. L. White.
Henry White.
Guss Wheeler.
N. B.—Persons calling for these
letters will please say advertised in
The Ledger.
T. H. Littlejohn,
Dec. SI, 1896. P. M.
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La-Grippe.
Mayor A. N. Wood has been con
fined to his home several days the
past week with an attack of la-grippe.
Representative “Billy” Austell has
also been confined to his home the
past week with the same complaint.
Miss Mary McKnight has been con
fined to her room at Mrs. R. S. Lip
scomb’s sinoo Saturday with the grip.
There seems to be an enlderdc of
the disease in this section just now,
but we hope it will soon subside.
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Never let a cough run on from day
to day. It Indicates either Inflam
mation or Irritation, which, if allowed
to continue, may result In serious in
jury to the lungs. A few doses of
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral cures any
pulmonary complaint not entirely
beyond the reach of medicine.
Gaffney continues to move forward
with a rapid stride.
Each progressive step brings an
other in its wake which is as progress
ive as the one which proceeded it.
Enterprise begets enterpiise. Fol
lowing the success of the new county
comes other improvements.
Whije the banking facilities of the
town have heretofore been ample in
the two private banking institutions
of Messrs. Carroll A Stacy and Mr. A.
N. Wood, the rapid growtli of the
town now make it necessary that the
banking business be made more ex
tensive in order to keep pace with
the rapid progress we are making.
At least this seems to be the senti
ment of our wide-awake business
men. With that end in view a move
was put on foot recently to organize
a national bank and the response
was so pronounced that nowit is a
settled fact that early in the new
year a national bank will fyc organized
and at work with a capital of from
$50,000 to $100,000. Mr. F. G. Stacy
has been the prime mover in this en
terprise and it is needless to add that
the institution will start off in the
right direction. As yet there has
been no organization but The Ledger
learns, incidentally, that more than
half the stock is already in sight and
that the remainder is being eagerly
sought after by outside capitalists,
but us the stock already taken has
been subscribed for by local cupitil-
ists it ia tlie desire of the promoters
of this enterprise that every business
man in the city identify himself with
the institution in order that it be
mads a purely local enterprise. In
othet words the stock cqn easily be
placed with capitalists outside the
city bqt it is ffesired that all the
stock be taken at home in order to
keep the profits here.
By this organization Messrs. Car-
roll it Stacy will retire from the
banking business as private bankers
and their business will be merged into
the National bank.
This js aqqtber step forward and
we predict for the national bank a
brilliant future Let the good work go
on. Gaffney proposes to bo up-to-
date. Her merchants and business
men are young, active, ambitious and
progressive, and no power can keep
her behind.
Lockhart Locals.
* (Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Lockhart, Dec., 28.—To begin with
let you humble correspondent compli
ment The Ledger on the get up of
the Christmas number. Its general
makeup was quite an honor to its
well merited reputation and take it
all in all it was a regular “James (j
Dandy.”
Among the many noted visitors to
this place during the week were Mrs.
Sxllie Livingston, of Seneca, and
Miss Clara Livingston, of the State
Normal College, of Rock Hill, who are
visiting at John C. Cary’s.
Mrs. Whitney, of New York, is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Edward
C. Beach.
In order that your readers may be
come better acquainted with Lock
hart permit me to give it an intro
duction. It is a cotton mill town
containing something like a thousand
inhabitants who are well housed in
extra good comfortably houses many
of which are brick for the use of
which they pay no rent. All of
this is under the supervision of Treas.
John 0. Cary and Supt. Edward C.
Beach who are gentlemen that hon
or the position they occupy.
They are easily approached by the
humblest employee proyideq Re
could possibly have qqy coiqplaintto
make. Fern,lit me to add just hero
that they have always taken a decided
stand against the use of whiskey by
the employees as an intoxicant, con
sequently we have quite a sober
town.
The Christmas tree on Christmas
night was a decided success. The
hall was filled to suffocation in hon
or of the event. 258 presents were
to be distributed, that being the num
ber of children on the place. The
tree was of huge proportion and on
a largo curtain were emblazoned in
largo letters “A Merry Christmas to
All.” Capt. Bacon, the genial book
keeper, managed the affair. The ex
orcises wore opened by the “Shep
herd’s Anthem,” sung by Miss Tilla
Bacon and Messrs. E. R. Bacon and
C. F. Glover, Capt. Bacon officiating
at the organ. Messrs. C. F. Glover
and J. O. Stone personified Santa
Clause. They dressed in manner
suitable to that time honored gentle
man. The robo of Mr. Stone caught
fire but was extinguished without
much damage. In addition to other
things each boy was given a toy horn.
On the next day they organized and
seranuded each house including
the Treasurer and Superintendant
who received them in a becoming
manner. Christmas of 1896 will long
be remembered by Lockhart as a red
letter day in her existence.
Homo.
A CONVICT COTTON MILL.
Scheme of the Superintendent of the
South Carolina Penitentiary.
“To sell or not to sell, that is the
question” that agitating the mind of
Superintendent Neal. He has on
hand eight hundred bales of cotton
and does not know whether the mar
ket is going to drop any lower;
whether lie had better sell at once or
hold the cotton in the hope of abet
ter market. It is a serious and im
portant matter, and one which means
dollars and cents to the State peni
tentiary. Col. Neal will do the
best that can be done, and some one
who wants to buy eight hundred
bales of cotton in a lump can get a
good run of cotton. The penitentiary
authorities, however, do not propose
hereafter being worried by the fluc
tuations to the market. If cotton
goes up or down it will make no ma
terial difference to the authorities if
the penitentiary uses all of its cot
ton.
For some time past the idea has
been growing that the best way to
keep convicts is to give them employ
ment within the prison walls, and
with this end in view Superintendent
Neal has been making inquiry into
the best and most remunerative
employment for them. He is of the
opinion that the best use for about
200 v. ill be to operate a cotton mill;
which will consume the product of
the State farms, worked by convicts,
and such other cotton as may be
needed.
There is now in the penitentiary
enclosure a large tliree-story building
that was at one time used for the
manufacture of shoes, and the inten
tion of the managers is to convert
this into a cotton mill for the use of
tiie State cotton and the employment
of convict labor. Col. Neal has had
experts from the office of the 1). A.
Turnpkins Company, of Charlotte, to
make a careful inquiry into the adapt
ability of the building in question,
and to report as to the capacity and
prospects of such a mill as proposed.
It was found that the building, which
is three stories high and of brick,
was 175 feet lorg and 65 foot wide,
and with about $^,000 worth of im
provement, such as letting in more
light and inserting pillars, the build
ing could be well-adapted for a 5,000
spindle cotton factory. As most of the
convicts now sent to the peniten
tiary are for long terms, it will be
seen that they can be kept steadily
at work for years and ought to grow
expert in tiie cotton mill work, and
Superintendent Neal thinks that
such labor as lie can provide ought
to be well adapted for the proposed
mill. The penitentiary now has a
considerable amount of unused elec
tric power that could be used for the
operation of the mill.
The intention is to have the mill
make stripes and other heavy grades
of goods. It is tho hope of the peni
tentiary authorities to have the
plant ready for the use of the next
crop that is made on the State
farms.—Columbia Correspondence of
Charleston News and Courier.
Delegates Elected.
According to the call of Chairman
Harding a mass-meeting was held in
tiie Mayor’s court room yesterday at
11 o’clock to elect delegates to the
convention which meets tomorrow at
noon to draft the bill which is to be
presented to the legislature to incor
porate the new county of Cherokee.
Frof. R. O. Hams wqs elected chair
man and Ed- H. DeCump secretary.
D,r. W. C, Hamrick stated the ob
ject of the irtecting.
A motion to nominate delegates
prevailed. After a little friendly
discussion as to the mannei* of select
ing the delegates a motion to elect
by ballot prevailed and the following
wepe elected:
T- B. Butler,
J. E. Webster,
W. C. Hamrick.
W. F. McArthur,
R. C. Sarratt,
Ed. H. DeCamp,
H. P. Griffith,
A. N. Wood.
W. Q. (Vustel),
J. W. Ross, Sr.,
N. Lipscomb.
The following were chosen as al
ternates :
J. C, Daniel,
J. A. Carroll.
T. Davenport,
J. J. Gaffney.
It was agreed that in the event of a
delagate being unable to attend that
he bo allowed to select his own alter
nate from the above list of alternates.
—Dr. W. 11. Wakefield, the eye.
ear, nose and throat specialist, of
Charlotte, is off on his yearly visit to
the hospitals and schools of medicine
in New York. Thqdoctor will return
about Jan., loth, and during ’97 can
be found in his Charlotte office except
od Wednesday.
LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX
TILE WORKERS.
North and South Carolina Mills, Their
Improvements and their Ad
vancements—Opera
tive Personals.
(.Southern and Western Textile Excelsior.)
Robert. L. Steele, manager of
Hteele’s Cotton Mills, Rockingham,
N. C., visited Charlotte this week.
Miss Etta Cathcart, of Chariestoa,
has accepted the position of steno
grapher in the Laurens (H. C.) Cotton
Mill.
Supt. Chas. Iceman of tho McColl
8. C. Mfg. Co. presented 50 turkeys
to his operatives for Christmas, one
to each family.
G. D. Barlow, overseer of spinning
at the McColl (8. C. ) Cotton Mills,
is spending the Christmas holidays
at his old homo Lenoir, N. C.
Robert David is successor to Thos.
Brown, 2nd hand at No. 2 weaving
room, Columbia (S. C. ) Cotton Mills./
A few more weavers are needed there.
An item from Rock Hill, S. 0.
says: The Manchester Mills have
shipped, since they began running,
over 100 hales of sheeting and has a
large number of orders ahead.
A. M. Crowder, the veteran Char
lotte mill man, will next week go to
Jonesboro, Tenn., to remain a month
or two getting the Jonesboro Cotton
Mills started up.
The project for a sixth cotton mill
at Rock Hill, 8. C., has not assumed
definHe shape yet, though we hear
the rumor that T. L. Johnson, a
prominent citizen of that place, is
one of the main interested parties.
It is reported that Green & Son,
operating a small knitting factory at
Williston, S. C. will add cards and
spinning frames sufficient to supply
their yarns. The Textile Excelsior
would advise them to put in a mule
frame instead of ring.
One of the most quickly built mills
on record is the W. R. Kindly Cotton
Mill, Mt. Pleasant, N. C. Ground
was broken for the foundation in
July, and the machinery will be sit
in motion by Jan. 15. Six months
is quick time in establishing a com
plete factory.
The proposed big cotton mill for
Charlotte is still the subject of con
versation. Tho Textile Excelsior Is
told that its erection is a certainty
and fixure. Further, that $120,000
toward its capital stock was subscri
bed before the National election, the
validity of tho subscriptions conten-
gent upon McKiney’s election.
All mill men arc advised to walk
erect, showing that they are proud
of their culling, and also for the
benefit of their lungs. An example
to imitate is J. M. Gaston, late
engineer at the Atherton Cotton
Mill, Charlotte, but since October
engineer at the Dover Yarn . Mill,
Pineville, X. C. Mr. Gaston was at a
military college for several years.
Some military training should be a
part of every school and college iu
America.
The Cumberland Cotton Milts,
near Fayetteville. N. C., were sold
under mortgage last Monday by Col.
J. W. Hinsdale, of Raleigh, N. C.
The property was bid in by Townsend
A. Taylor, of Now York, for $6,000.
In Fayetteville they were estimated
to be worth at least $30,000. The
old company had a capital stock of
$40,000. The factory contains 311
cards, 3,200 spindles and 90 plaid
looms. It would seem from tho low
. price which it brought that it was bid
'in by Mr. Taylor for tho old firm.
If Mr. Taylor bought the property
outright for $6,000 he has a bargain.
t8gg>;
Tomorrow will be the first day of
January 1897. It begins the new
year and leaves the old one behind.
There will be great possibilities in
1897 and Cherokee county will be ox-'
pocted to work them all for all that
they are worth. Everybody put their
shoulder to the wheel and show to
the world what the oldest of the
baby counties can do. “A long pull,
a strong pull, and a pull all together”
will make the “fur fly.”
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A Fire.
Henry Parris, who lives near
Cherokee Ford, had the misfortune
to have his house together with the
contents burned Tuesday. The origin
of the fire is not known and no partic
ulars could be learned at this writ
ing.
Eating is a necessity. To the
healthy, it is a pleasure; to the dys
peptic, a torture. By the use of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla, tho weakest and
most disordered stomach is restored
to its natural condition, and food is
once more partaken of with youthful
relish and satisfaction.