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THIS LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., NOVEMBER 12, 1890 *> THE OLD SOUTHERN IDEA, SMALLER COUNTIES ARE MADE NECESSARY. When We Get Smaller Ccrtinties Court House Rings Will Be a Thing of the Past in Our Po litical History. (Correspoiulencu of The Ledger.) Tho old southern idea with refer ence to everything was extensive, the new southern idea is intensive, The ante helium farmer was ambitious to have as many acres and slaves as pos sible whether they paid or not. Often they would hold on to them till the plantations were worn out and the slaves ate their heads olf. The reason for this was that a man was respected according to tho number of them ho possessed. Kverything took shape from this idea of extensiveness. Our houses were large with rooms of great dimensions; our yards and lots were small plantations, ourcarriages were palaces on wheels, etc. A county of 1*25 square miles then would have been a disgrace to any people. If the boundaries of South Carolina had not been fixed before this idea prevailed there would have been no North Carolina nor Georgia. The idea of convenience never en tered our fathers' heads; tiieir kitch ens were out of hearing and their horse lots were nearly out of sight. Fifty miles to market or court was nothing to them. Ten miles to the postoRico was a small matter. Now every thing is changed. We have to work ourselves, and so wo build the kitchen and barn close to the dwell ing and dig the well in the yard if not in the house. After a while we will have our post otlices at our front gates, and we will want to live at least within ten or fifteen miles of the court house. Our grandchildren will eat breakfast at home, serve as jurors and return at night to their own homes, and thus attend to their business and the state's business at the same time and save board to boot. Our fathers hud plenty of time and plenty of money. With us time is short and money scarce. Wo must save time and money. To go twenty- five or thirty miles to court and pay board a week is out of the question. There is no use in it anyhow and we don’t mean to do it. Give us counties so email that any man in it cun go to court and return in a day. When this is the case we won’t have any court house rings nor North I’ac- olet, nor any other sectional clique in politics. We will see each oilier often, become acquainted, realize a common interest and so be united. Then it will be possible to vote intel ligently for county offices, because we Will know each other all over the county. I have lived in York county seven years and hud interests here ten years, and yet I have had to vote at every election^for men I never saw. and that notwithstanding I know auore men in the county than three- foarths of our people do. Of course, 1 could have seen them by attending the campaign meetings, but I never thought such acquaintances worth forming. He would tell me one thing about himself and some one else an other and I wouldn’t know which to believe. Give me a county so small that 1 can know every man in it, then i will select my own man to vote for, and save him the trouble of selecting Idmself and going away oil where lie is not known to tell the peo ple he knows their business better than they do themselves. J am satisfied that with small counties the elficiency of our county governments will increase a hundred fold. Surely, no one will deny that there is great room for improvement, especially in so.fur as it elfects the outer edges of large counties. My work as preacher lor several years has been in the corners of York and Union counties, remote from the court .house, and I con/.ss it has added greatly to thedilliculties of my living u Christian life. The roads are a disgrace to civilization; for live miles out of Yorkville 1 can drive in a trot; from there an it is distressing audit will always be so under the '•ounty government of York and Union while they are as large as at present. The money that has been wasted on bridges and roads north of I’ucolet in Union county is simply provoking. If the new county is formed 1 predict good roads in five years and that at a great deal less cost. 1 haven’t time to argue this point now, but it is one of great im- pormhee, not only ns it relates to the proper discharge of public duties both by county offiicials and by pri vate citizens. It is worth a great deal to any man to go to court occasionally, lie will learn many a tiling he ought to know. If lie lives close he might attend. Hut, someone says, the expense of all this will greatly increase our taxes. When this objection was first raised I said: “Let it increase.” I don't mind paying for a thing that is some account tome. The only objection I have ever had to paying taxes is that taxes don’t pay me. 1 would rather pay $ll) for a thing that is worth $10 than to have a worthless thing for nothing. Thus I argued when we first mooted the question of n graded school in Yorkville and thus I’ll vote on the question of streets and street lights; so I v» tod on waterworks, and so 1 am going to vote on all questions. Give me “value re ceived” for my money and you can have it, is my motto. The people of Houth Carolina have wasted money on Cheap John schools, roads and officers, till it is sickening to think of. I fail, however, to see where the additional expense will come in. Our county ollicers all get fees except school commissioner and supervisor. The salaries of the latter two arc reg ulated in the different counties ac cording to tho work required Those who get fees will, of course, got pay : only for what they do. The offices | may not pay so well, but the people will only pny-for what they get. “If tho income is smaller wo can’t get efficient officers.” Well, wait I and see about that. I suspect all those people who love the “dear peo ple” so well that they want to serve them will not be left in the old counties. “It will just build up Gaffney.” Well, that won’t kill you. An old friend of mine used to say : “I don’t mind doing a man a favor when it doesn’t cost me anything,” and I used to add: “But don’t you love to do a man a favor when it pays jou something?” Any one must sec lhat a live, growing town near one’s farm adds to its value. The towns that have drained and damaged the country are stiil one- horse, dead towns. Some of them stagnate the air for miles around. They need to be buried. Spartan burg and Greenville have been great blessings to the farms near by. Clif ton and Trough Shoals have added at least 100 per cent, to the value of lands in those vicinities. Of all the fools in the world he is the biggest and the meanest who thinks it injures him for his neighbor to prosper. I advise my friends to go into the new county because it is to their in terest to do so. As to north of Paco- let in Union county, it surprises me that anyone can see other than that it is to their own interest to go into the proposed county. I always thought if ever the opportunity pre sented itself they would seize it. My excuse, Mr. Kditor, for writing this is that my people live in the pro posed new county, and whatever I consider their interest I consider mine. My opinion is that they will miss a golden opportunity if they miss this. F. C. Hickson. The Broad River S. S. Association. The Broad Itiver Baptist Sunday School Union of the middle section will convene at Abingdon Creek Church on Saturday at 10 a. in., be fore the olli Sunday in November. The program for the conventional work is as follows to-wit: 1st. At 10 a. in.. Brother Simpson Blanton will lead in devotional exer cises for thirty minutes. After which names of delegates and reports from schools to be handed in. 2nd. “What is woman’s true rela tion to tho Master’s work?” Speak ers—Rev. Simpson Blanton, T. J. Chalk and Z. R. Phillips. :id. “Are Not Church Members to Blame for the Winter Closing of Our Sunday Schools?” T. M. Littlejohn, John Humes, Nathaniel Jeffries and C. L. N. Legg. After the discussion of this question tho convention will adjourn naif an hour for dinner. 1th. “How to Teach a Sunday School,” Sum’l Lipscomb, G. W. McKown anl Thomas Green. “The township Superintendent and His work.” J. C. Thompson, J. 10. Jeffries and J. C. Crocke. “Interdenominational Denomina tional Work and its advantages.” Rev. J. P. Welchcl, J. J. Kendrick and Frank McCluney. Miscellaneous business and open ing question box. Sunday morning at 10 o’clock there will bo a Sunday School mass meeting led by president of conven tion and at II o’clock a missionary sermon by Rev. J. P. Whelchel. P. 8. Webdkr, For Committee. Nov., 9th, 1890. -• Mm*- — —— Cowpms Chronicles. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Coutkns, S. C., Nov. 7, 1890.—The election has passed off and our people are moving along in their usual quiet way. The year’s crops are pretty much all gathered and the farmers are en gaged in sowing wheat and oats and hauling wood to the cotton mills. Tho saw mills appear to he doing a flourishing business as there is a large amount of lumber hauled to this place and the Cliftons. Mr. Kd Waters is having his ele gant residence plastered by that old veteran in the business T. B. Ward, who is no stranger in your city. B. E. Wilkins has his new store covered and will occupy it by the first of December. Our school is moving along satis factory with Mr. Gunn Martin prin- ciprl and Miss Addie Brown assist ant. There is quite an Interesting meet ing in progress at the Baptist Church conducted by the pastor J. I). Bailey, assisted by Rev. Shinn, of Clifton. Having noticed several suggestions as to the name for tho new county, I have, us an outsider, given it some thought. Having served part of the warinTOol. Gadburry’s command 1 think Ins name worthy of any honor that the survivors of the cause that he gave his life for could bestow on him, yet I think Limestone the most suitable name for the county. Wish ing it success with what ever name may be chosen, I remain, X. THESE OPPOSE NEW COUNTY BUT IN THEIR ZEAL THEY MAKE MISTAKES. Prof. R. O. Sams, Who Made the Sur vey, Makes Affidavit that No Change Has Been Made. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ravknva, S. C., Nov. 9. 1890.— A large and enthuiustic meeting was held at the academy Saturday evening to discuss the new county movement. Union county was well represented by Mr.W. Sam Lipscomb, a former new county advocate, but now a firm opponent of the new county project. Mr. Lipscomb with many others of this section signed the petition for a new county since which time the division line has been ser iously changed and no one from this section has signed any call for an elec tion or petition for a new county since. The citizens generally[look upon the ; new survey running in and out from ; 1’acolct river to suit the convenience j of a few individual property and cor poration men who desired to be left out of the new county as on outrage, besides a majority of our citizens vote at Trough precinct which is on the east side of I’acolet river at Pacolet Mills, 18 miles from Spartanburg. This precinct was recently c-s- tablished by an act of legislature. The meeting was composed of mer- chants, mechanics tind farmers. UE80I.UTI0X8. •'Whereas, That the new county movement had its origin in Gaffney, Blacksburg and the Cherokee Land Company where a few men are seek ing to work up a boom in real estate in that section. “Whereas, Tho centralizing of power in the hands of a few is danger- sus to the liberties of the common masses and will wrought financial in- jury to those who have no interest in Gaffney, Cherokee or Blacksburg real estate. Therefore be it Resolved 1st, That we are opposed to any new county and appeal to the people to he cut off to tak immediate action by holding similar meetings in every neighborhood and make arrangements for a general meeting to take place as soon as con venient at or near Corinth Church, on the line of Spartanburg and Union, and near the centre of the pro posed new county. 2nd. That wo endorse in full all the resolutions adopted by the White Plains meeting held at Goucher. Resolved 3rd, That we love the Gaffney people but will use every honest effort to defeat the new county, which will be detrimental to our interests. Resolved 4th, We denounce the re cent survey made up the Pacolet rivc-r after the citizens had signed the petition as a disgrace to civilized people, that is leaving off entirely all of Pacolet Mills, Clifton and Cow- pens, Resolved oth, We believe that the assessments of our property which is ilow reasonable will be doubled and that the public schools will be ruined. Resolved Gtb, We believe that our public highways will be neglected by the new courtly and that our road and commutation tax will be doubled. Resolved 7th, We fully endorse the call gf the meeting to be held at White Plains Saturday, the 14tn inst.. and respectfully invite Hon. S. Wilson, T. S. Simpson, Larry Gantt and other speakers to meet with us on that occasion. Resolved Stir, As the petition now stands for a new court-house Gaff ney will he the site. Do not let voters be deeeided. Resolved 9th, If we have to submit to a new county we demand that it be centrally and conveniently lo cated, as Gaffney is too near the North Carolina line and too fur from the center. Resolved 10th, We respectfully ask our honored Senator Tillman and Gov. Kvans not to interfere in tire new county movement us it is known that Gaffney people howled them down at a public meeting in Spar* at county seats. This new county question had its origin forty years ago. “Centralizing of power in tho hand of a few is dangerous.” Power would bo no more central ized nor more dangerous itt a now than in an old county. “Love the Gaffney people.” Love! you look like you love them. When you go to “believing” about “double” taxes and “neglect” of public highv.ays don’t go off to vinit the occasion but get data. “The cut off,” Mr. Robt. Ganttsays, “pays $2(ki more commutation to the county treasurer Hum is spent on the cut off’ highways.” Tho voters will vote on the location of Hie countv seat and it can only be where they say. You say, “do not let voters be deceived.” Wo reiterate it and add that they are too intelli gent to have deception practiced on them. So don’t try that again. Culling on Senator Tillman “not to interfere in the now county move ment” comes with poor grace over the signature of a man who went over a good portion of this State two years ago courting negro votes and denouncing Senator Tillman for building Clemson and Winthrop colleges for “rich men’s children and letting poor children sit on slabs in log huts and learn as they could.” State ok Sonru Cakolixa, ) County ok Si’ARTANnrito, [• Gafkxey, S. C., Nov., 11, 18%, ) I hereby certify that the survey changing lines of the proposed new county in the neighborhood of Trough Shoais. was made previous to the cir culating of the petitions requesting signatures of the petitioners. R. O. Sams. Personally appeared before me Prof. R. (). Sums who makes oath that the above statement is correct. J. N. Likscomit, Notary Public, Nov., 11, 1896. — -• -«•*- — — — BEHEADEDBYHIS BROTHER. Ed i’cgritm Decnpitntod In XVntftnn County, North Carolina—The Slayer Jailed. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. G.—In Wat son, a county adjoining this one, two negroes, half brothers, James Alexan der and Ed Pcgratn, wore cutting cord- wood when they quarreled about which should go after a jug of Water. Each had his ax on ins shoulder and suddenly Alexander swung his around with mighty force, cutting Pogram’s head otf his shoulders. The head fell to one side and tho body to tho other. Alexander at once sur rendered and told the above story. He claims that if he hud not killed Pegrani, the latter would have idled him. The slayer is in jail. Negro Killed Wlilln ItcsNUng Arroftt. Charlotte, N. O., Nov. 10.—At Bes semer City, a statiion on tho Air Lino division of tho Southern railway, a few miles south of Charlotte, a white man named Crenshaw, in passing through a negro settlement, was assaulted by a negro named Ephraim Banks. Police man Manuel Jenkins attempted to ar rest Banks, who resisted. In the fight that ensued Crenshaw shot and killed t o negro. Much excitement*ensued and later tho policeman shot a negro named Sam Moore, painfully but not seriously, Moore having first tired at him. All is quiet. Sllrer .Veil For North C.irollmi. Detroit, Nov. 9.—R. J. Hoffman, William Hoffman and brothers, active Bryan men during the recent campaign have organized a company of free silver men to form a co-operative colony in western North Carolina. There aro about 400 men in the scheme. A thous and acres of land aro to bo purchased and the colony is to establish itself this winter if possible. Cougreasiuaii Srltlo Will Contest. Winston, N. C., Nov. 9.—It is stated that Congressman Settle, Republican of the Fifth district, has decided to con test tho election of W. W. Kitchen, Democrat. Tho returns give tho latter a majority of over 400. Settle claims that there wore irregularities in Rock ingham county. NEW COUNTY BRIEFS. tanbuij. We earnestly request that the foregoing resolutions be published in all tho Yorkville, Spartanburg, I'nion and Gaffney papers. W. Sam Lii'8< omii, Chairman. G. W. Chalk, Sect. G. O. Wn.kins, Act’., Sect. It is amusing to see people writing about high taxes in case the no v county is created. That is mi i exploded fad. The people in tho proposed new county are people of good sense and can attend to their own buaineasns well as other people that have been doing it for them. “W. Sam Lipscomb, of Union, a former new county advocate but now a linn opponent of the new county movement.” Yes, like bis father— j a new county advocate while the lat ter was a candidate for legislature, j Signed petition for new county before I last survey was made, did you? Read affidavit of 1’rof. R. 0. Sams, see your error and take another tact. The new survey “an outrage.” We could not rurt lines to suit everybody, be sides. we had plenty of territory with out that which you want in. “Now county movements had its irlgin in Gaffney, Blacksburg and Chi rokec Land Company, a few men seeking to work up a boom in real es tate in that section.” A few men in this section of the new county can’t sway u mass of patriots, und no one expects a boom in real estate. Real estate in Gaffney now sells as high us Items that will Interest New County People. “My countrymen” comes plaint ively from “Enterprise” in the I'nion Times, but anyone can see that it is for the cinch that he has and wants i to keep more than it is for “my coun trymen.” Enterprise in the Union Times as serts that “our public schools will be a failure” on the advent of a new county. There is no reason in him. All the sense will not be left in the old counties. Martin Williams, of York, is more of a now county man now than ever before. lie had to spend two or three days attending court at York ville. Mr. Williams lives near Buf falo—about thirty miles from his court house. Outsiders are very fearful that taxes will be high in our new county. It is strange high taxes are not ex pected in any of the other new coun ties that will bo created. It is numerous, their fears are for them selves and not for us. A prominent lawyer at Spartan burg said last Tuesday, that our new county movement would succeed und that it would be good for our section but bard on Spartanburg; would lower taxes In the new county and Increase them in the old. Enter prist in the Union Times says: “Our property assessments arc very reasonable now, hut will be doubled at once on the advent of a new county.” Enterprise knows to tbc contrary. If he does not beds too ignorant to instruct intelligent peo ple. A Week’s Happenings Gathered From All Parts of the State. MANY ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE ; Tlio Trial of I.tioUlc »ml Mr*. An- (lenoii, '•! Willi t)i!; Alurtlcr of Chsirlo* T. Wllliain*, Keglnti at York ville—\Vluit Senator Tillman Think* of tlio Ue*utt of tho Election. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 0.—During ids trip north, Governor Evans looked care fully into tlio matter of tlio recent pur chase of t lie Port Royal and Angnsta road by Thomas and Ryan. In counco- tion with Attorney General Barber, ho took consldomblo evidence concerning tho transaction and in con versa lion Governor Evans expresses tho views that tho newporchasers aro really going to ran tho road in the interest of the state and that in its purchase none of tlio laws of tho state have been violat d. From this it would appear that the state will take no stops to prevent Thomas and Ryan securing control of the road and operating it as their prop erty ami not as a part of tho Southern system. No doubt investigation has been made in reference to tho roportod • puichao; of tho Seaboard Air Line by the same perries, but the indications aro that the same condition of facts pertain to it as to tho Port Royal road. ON TRIAL FOR THEIR LIVES. llecxe, Luckie amt M rs. Amici sou Ar. ralgucd, Chai~c<t With Murder. Yorkville, S. U, Nov. 7.—The ca^o of the stato against M. R. Rccso, Daniel F. Luckiu and Mrs. Ellen Anderson, charged with tlio murder of Charles T. Williams, of Tunnel Hill, Go., nr Blacksburg, S. O., on tho night of Feb. G, last, was called hero. Every scat in tho courthouse was oc cupied and the aisles were packed with interested spectators. The throe de fendants were arraigned together, with Rcoso in the prison dock, Luckie on Iris right and Mrs. Anderson on his left. Reese and Luckie appeared calm and collected, but the condition of Mrs An derson verged on physical collapse. She was dressed In solid black and wore a thick black veil, that concealed her face. Her sister, Mrs. W. Calloway of Dalton, Gu., stood beside her and help -d sustain her through the ordeal All three pleaded not guilty, and the work of impaneling a jury was entered upon. The first day was taken up in examining witnesses. oman ork I* m v r done, and it is >;.-]M>cially wearing and wearisome to thoae whoso Hood Is impurv and unfit properly to tone, su 1 - tam, und nm\v (lip wusting o( nerve, nuseloand ii--i ir. q, more because of tins condition of the blood that women are run down, Tired, Weak, Nervous, i ban because of the ifork itutlf. Every physician says so, und that the only rem- *■ ly is in building up by taking a good nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer like Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Fort he troubles I' r:tliar to H’omen at change of season, climate or life, or resulting from hard work, nervousness, and impure Mood, thousands have found relief and cure in o Sarsaparilla I.. O.i,- Tnil' Mood Purifier $1; six for !».’) 1 • -o.ired only by (' 1 Hood & Co.. I.o\vell, Mass. Hr.n/U - 13*11 - !,r ‘’ ,h '' I’ 1 * 1 * t'» take l lOGvl S I HIS with Hood'sSarsauarilU A REFORM MOVEMENT. Co!. R M. Jolly Says it is a Progres sive Move. GitA.ssv I’oN'ii, Nov. 2. —1 have hoard so much talk of the new county J thought I would give your readers my views on the subject. i irst, i will give an approved bond that the court house and jail will lx* built in accordance with the terms f tho bond already given for that purpose by citizens of Gaffney- 1 know the men on that bond. They aro men of property and men who know what business is. 1 say it is a good bond and voters may rest easy on that score. Some of our voters aro afraid that tuxes will be higher. 1 have given this question a close study and I can’t sec how our taxes will be increased. Take for instance the new counties that have been cre- e.t', i. their taxes are lower than the oi-i counties. Saluda, the newest - mnty. pays only 12} mills, and I think that it has no cotton mills to help pay that with. Our proposed new county already has three fine A South Cnt-itliulan A*saa*lnatoil. Aerevill”, S. O., Nov. G. — Near Bradley, in this county, while Thomas Perrin, a young man. was alone in his house, reading, some one slipped up be hind him and dealt him a fearful Mow' on the back of the head with an ax. ! Young Perrin was found a few minutes j later in a pool of blood, and was uncon- ( scions. Robbery was evidently tho mo tive, as he had sold cotton a few days before, and was known to have a good ; deal of money. A negro, Wade Ad kins, has been arrested ou suspicion. There is considerable excitement. mil la that pay s on thousands of dol- huv. on top of thousands. Spurt an bur g county pays 14 mi ils. I'nion pay s 1V. We can pay our p; irt of these old county debts and then not ex ci eed 12 mi 11s. We can i t bo hurt by the new county, bu! will be Senator Tillman on the Kleotlon. Atlanta, Nov. 7.—Senator Ben Till- ; man of South Carolina passed through | the city enronto homo from Chicago. ' Tho senator was in good spirits, al though lie conceded the victory of Mc Kinley He declared the fight for sil ver hail only been started and would tie continued Bryan, he said, would be j the Democratic nominee in 19JO and would certainly win. JAPANESE ARE AMBITIOUS. IIojio to Ilocomn Indcimovtcnt In Loth Military anil Cniuiuarcial Matters. San Francisco, Nov. :0. — D. P Thompson of Portland has just arrived on the steamship City of Rio do Janeiro from Japan. Thompson is an ex-United States minister to Turkey, having served there during 1S93, and has spent several weeks in observation and recre ation in the Mikado’s dominion. “The Japanese aro preparing to be- , come independent in military and com mercial matters,” said ho. “The spirit which controls them in every class is ; that of a desire for independence. They propose, first, to have a navy. To this end they have let tho contracts for cruisers in the United States and Eng land. But L.o government intends to have many of its battleships bruit at home. A drydock is in course of con struction at Nagasaki, and it will, in time, be followed by iron and sb'ol works, where crui-ers and warships may be built. Because of tlio low labor cost, they may be constructed more cheaply in Japan than here.” Fitzsimmons In Sun Francisco. San Francisco, Nov. 7.—Bob Fitz simmons arrived from the oast, accom panied by Ins wife and baby, and will at once get in condition for his meeting with Tom Sharkey, which comes off before the National Athletic club on Dec. 8, next. (•ailstlcn Will lluvo Good Water. Gadsden, Ala., Nov. G.-—Tho work of repairing und relining tho reservoir ba- been nearly completed, and with tho latest improved filtering facilities Gad sden is now promised as good water as any town iu tho south Confesses That Hi' Coiumlttpil Murder. Akron, O, Nov. (5.—William Olark has confessed that he and William Dempsey, both now under arrest hero, murdered Joseph Luponek in Cleveland, Oct. 2i, tho motive being robbery. Mis. lliiui;urfnrd l>Hiij{«roiiiily III. New York, Nov. 10.—A apodal to the World from London sayn: Mra. Hungerford ("The Duchess”) is dan gerously ill with typhoid fover at her home in Ireland. Dunk of llntnCay lacmisv* l*l*noiiut Itutu. Bombay, Nov. 10.—The Bank of Bom bay has increased its rate of discount to 7 per cent. greatly benefitted. Don’t let us lag in this day of progress, but, on tho contrary, like true reformers, keep up with the times and cast our votetf for tho new county. Why? I hear some one ask. Because it was 1-armor’s movement that started ball, and we must keep it moving in order to improve on the old way. When the Farmer’s'constitutlonal convention was in session, L was there and came in contact with the best brain of the state, and heard now counties discussed in all its different phases, and it was then and there decided that new counies were the best for the rising generation. Our counties aro too large. Courts have too much concentrated at one place. They are always behind. I’eo- pie have to stay at court till they wear themselves and their pocket books out. and the juror too. With small counties you can go to court and back home the same day and save a dollar at the same time. For every day the courts goes on you savo one u- !ur for your family, and the fam ily is what t he reformer works for. I know what I am talking about. So I want the voters on the 8th day of December, 1896, to turn out to the polls and cast “yes" votes for the new county. Throw away all pickaunishness, come together and let not our movement go backwards. ! r secth n lias good roads and our - t reams are well bridged. The new c. ui.ty lias the finest water power in the state, fine mills will go up on Broad river ;i 3 if by magic, and will never lack for water to run them. Farmers in the proposed no\| county are in good shape, plenty : and plenty to wear and they ail out of debt. Gaffney is a tine businef center, as anybody can see whe they look for themselves .. addition to what ! have said of lands are good an I our farmers km h »w to work them. Our schools, til] st anting point of all greatness, goon. Our people are well to do uj *ve gf >od eharactors. an l, li st of wi have good Christian women whl always make good men. The woiim all say give them tho new count They are always in the middle of thj .- .•nses and they nil say vote for i w county. R. M. 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