-*J. C. JEFFERIES,*- GAFFNEY, S. C. A*tVprney and Counsellor at Law. Practices in All the Courts. Collections a Specialty VOL. IV, NO, 47. TCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE. E NEWS FROM LOWER CHEROKEE. The “Kernal” Talks About the People of His Neighborhood and Tells All About What They are Doing. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1897. I .Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Jan. 5{.—We take off our hats this morning and make our obeisance to The Ledger readers and congratulate them upon their new resolves for the new year, and con gratulate them upon any successes that have attended them during the past. The communion of the Lord’s supper was administered at Salem yesterday, Rev. W. R. Owings, pas tor, officiating. Notwithstanding the coid, bleak day a good congregation assembled. The subject of the ser mon was the choice between God and Baal—I Kings 18:21-30. We are now in the midst of the coldest spell of weather we have had this winter, and many people have had their potatoes hurt by the freeze 1 Giles M. Hill was at Salem yester day. He is beginning to use his crutches a little, but ho is awkward yet. Butler Goforth, Sam Foster, John Estes and Sam Strain all visited the Sharon section lust week. What’s up boys? 1 judge they put on some big airs. “Uncle Syl” went to Gaffney last week to pay taxes. He let on that he didn’t want to take the trip, but we have heard him talk before. Rev. Charles Roberts has moved to the Miss Mary Davis place wiiere he will farm this year. In my letter of two weeks ago I should have mentioned the fact that C. F. Inman killed eight hogs averag ing 290lbs, instead of ono weighing 275. Mr. Inman is one of our fore most farmers and has a full year’s supply of provision ahead. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Fowler and children paid us a visit last Tuesday. ’Mrs. W.C. Blackwood spent the day with us Monday of last week. H*. B. McDaniel and family re turned homo last Wednesday after spending a few days in this section among friends and relatives. The frolics are going on and the young people are full of gayety and' pastime. >■ We have some young men ir. this community who are desperately in earnest wanting to marry. That is what 'heir intimate friends tell on them, t. yw*y. H some girls ex tremely anxious to get rid of them selves will let me know it I will see if I can’t get these boys to go around and see how matters stand. Mrs. G. F. Inman and her children spent a few days in the city last week visiting. The roads for tho past ten days or two weeks have been almost impass able, and there is still difficulty in many places^. They are much better now. P. Y. Poole has rented the Thomp son mill property and proposes to run it this year, 1898, so I under stand. Jeff Blackwell came around fast Wednesday and gave us some music on the banjo. Ik will not move out of this neighborhood as I have an nounced he would do. Wo can’t get along without Jeff. William Fowler gave the young people a party last Wednesday night. The rabbit hunters had a line time last week catching rabbits. They caught a weasel in the time of it that seemed to dostroy the smell and taste of the dogs for any other game. There is considerable interest cen tered the meeting of the legislature. What will bo done or attempted to be done remains yet to be seen. The public will not long be held in sus pense. * A ghost visited W. 0. Blackwell last Tuesday night and gave him some music. He said it made a fuss just liko a saw in a dry board, or more like a dirt dauber. A dairyman bdys milk at Gets per quart, dilutes it witli water and sells it for 0 cts. per quart and gains 00 per cent, upon his outlay. How much water does he mix with each I quart of milk? Somebody please [give the answer. Running a reel one of these nights [until 12 or 1 o’clock gives the per- |foruier a good appetite and is fatal to the cold pies stured away in the cup- joard. The creftlo jar is by no means safe In such a crisis, "n In these “piping’’ times of peace Its hard to find out what’s in the nind. They have a way of getting tp “select parties’’ by going round )nd telling everybody to say nothing ibout it, but to be sure and come, Ind in this way mongrel crowds are |stbered up on short notice. Dr. Jeff Blackwell has made up an jntmeut that he calls “quick relief.” |e says that it will cure pains that other remedy will ease. When we look around and see so many connubial failures we are re minded of the mythical Persian bird Juftak, which has only one wing. On the wingless side the male bird has a hook and the female a ring. When thus fastened together, and only when fastened together, can they fly. Marriage is a failure with out mutual help grows out of the union. “Corncracker” desires the “Ker nal” to tell him what the compound interest on |24 will amount to in 271 years. It is $25,388,820,037.1)9. Will “Corncracker” please tell The Ledger readers how much corn must be taken to the mill to get one bush el of meal, allowing 1-16 to go for toll and 2$ per cent, of the remainder for waste, allowing a bushel of corn to make a bushel of meal. Our orchard diagram, 9 trees in 10 rows with 3 trees in each row, has been copied in the Christmas issue of Tho Rum’s Horn. When decent and respectable girls are ostracized on account of the mis conduct of their brothers, it’s time for the family government to begin a reformation. Shame, shame on the boy who thus brings embarassment on those whom ho should love, honor, respect and protect through out life. If he is half a man, noth ing, not even life, is dearer to him than the welfare of nis sisters. Bad company and conduct will lead a boy into the lowest depths of infamy, and all that is near and dear must suffer with him for his folly. Would that the young girls would stop to inquire how the young men treat their sisters. If they did they would scarcely ever make mistakes in their matrimonial adventures. Just as the brother treats his sister so will the lulsband treat his wife. This is the rule and not the excep tion. James Brown (Aunt Sallie’s Jim), who has been in Mississippi for many years, is on a visit to this section. I have not see him. He came with Mrs. Davis two weeks ago. C. F. Brown has removed to Clif ton, where his estimable wife will keep a boarding house. She is the lady who said a few years ago that she wouldn’t cook “Flaw Picker” a bite to eat if he was perishing. She is now one of The Ledger's best friends and Flaw will ever lind a cor dial welcome at her home. She has found him consistent. The Christian Endeavor Society met at Salem last Saturday and elected officers for tho next six months, viz: T. J. Estes, president; It. A. Foster, vice-president; Sam Strain, secretary and Walter Estes, tre^urer. It was agreed that the socrety celebrate its third anniver sary on Wednesday, 2nd day of Feb ruary. The poor drunkard does not chiefly support the saloons. Ho is to poor, the total abstainer does not support them. The “moderate drinker” is tho man who keeps them in prosper ity. If it was not for the support of the moderate drinkers, the traffic would soon stop. The old drunkards would soon die and it is only out of the moderate drinkers that you make a drunkard. The following petition is now being circulated throughout the state to procur^some legislation on the liquor question. It speaks for itself: “The undersigned voters of , South Carolina, believing that the continuance of the sale of alcoholic liquors as a beverage within this state, under the sanction of its laws, is the source of most of the pauper ism, misery and crime which exist, a positive hindrance to all material prosperity, and a foe to morality and religion, would respectfully petition tho General Assembly at its next ses sion to enact such legislation as will prohibit tho manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage.” Some people think that children can’t be made interested in Bible. That’s a mistake. Turn to the 16th chapter of Judges and let them read about Samson. # never saw a child in my life, especially a boy, who didn’t admire Samson’s history. Mike Sellers paid us a visit last week. Mike ploughs every day in the year when the ground is in order and he is not otherwise engaged. He always finds wont to do on bis farm, and his orchard is one of the best in the county. He says shelled corn or peas fed to milk ccmvs is worth more than the meal. Miss Ethel Strain has made herself a scarf that for uniqueness, beauty and comfort is equal to, if not superior to many costly articles of that kind sent down here from Yankeedom. Miss Mamie Crosby will resume her school this morning. She is an ex cellent young lady and well fitted for her work. Miss Bonnie McCluney is teaching the Broad River school. She is one of Cherokee's best girls and has a good school. 1 learn that J. C. Jefferies ’will open school at Abingdon Creek this morning. Its impossible for me speak of all the Christmas visiting, gossiping, etc. Suffice it to say that everybody visited everybody and talked about everybody—but of course said no harm. The young people, some of them, had a few foot shakings and Lum Mullinux increased the plethora of his pocketbook to the amount of a respective fee for his service on the violin. Young people are young peo ple, an like to enjoy themselves, and wo *e to see them do so as long as they , ' , eep within proper bounds. Our yo ing, as a general thing, do not indulg m anti-Christian pleasures in open a. ontemptious rebellion against church ordinances. We ought not to rashly condemn them after setting the example. Chanty is the greatest of Christian virtues. J. L. s. CHRISTMAS AT BUFFALO. The Old and Yeung Enjoy Themselves at the Christmas Tree. (Correspondenee of The Ledger.) Buffalo, Dec. 3.—Christmas al ways comes frought with a variety of feelings. It brings to the minds of the old that another year has quickly fled and that they are one year nearer the grave to which they are hastening. They cannot enjoy Christ mas tide as they used to, but remem bering the feelings of their youth they rejoice to see others made happy. To those of middle life who have been bearing the heat and bur den of the day, and who have striven throughout the year to garner a sup ply of the necessary things of this world for the comfort and sustainance of their families and those who are dependant upon them, to keep the wolf of hunger from the door, and protect them from the chilling blast of adversity, if they have been suc cessful it is a season of rest and re laxation. And they cun enjoy it by seeing their young friends and little ones so highly elated over the delight ful anticipations of a merry Christ inas. Tha custom of giving Christmas presents, I suppose, has been in vogue, more or less, ever since the wise men of the east were led by the star to Bethlehoin where the young child who should be the redeemer of the human race, lay in the manger. They presented him with gold, frank incense and myrrh. And Christmas is kept by us in commemoration of that event. The school at Buffalo, which is pre sided over so efficiently by Rev. G. P. Hamrick and wife in connection with the church, decided to celebrate the day by having a Christmas tree at the church. Early on Saturday morning, notwithstanding the in clemency of the weather, there be gan to gather anxious ones—com mittees who had ciiarge of affairs, donors who had gifts to offer, and tho young folk who expected to be recip ients of Christmas presents. The tree, an evergreen, was soon loaded, and every available space un der it, with toys and fruits for the children, and many useful and orna-' mental presents for the older ones. When completed it was a nice array of beautiful ornaments and delicious fruits. After the preparations had been completed the superintendent of the Sunday School announced that the exercises would be opened by singing and prayer. The choir sang an appropriate hymn. Rov. G. 1*. Hamrick led in prayer then a beauti ful Christinas carol was sung with line effect. Then Bro. Humric muds a short speech to the young folks, after which those who were appointed to distribute the presents were called out, and they performed this pleas ant tusk in a very efficient manner, Although tfce congregation was large there were few, if any, who did not receive u present of some kind. After all was over the whole thing was pronounced a grand success for the time they had to make prepara tions. Many thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hamrick for their efficient services and liberal donations. J. m. f. Anthracite Coal. For some time we have been seeing in the York papers that the Rev. Mr. Elum, a reputable Baptist minister, hud been prospecting in the Kings Mountain section and in this county for coal, and Mr. Elam was satisfied he had discovered it in large quanti ties and of good quality. We surely trust that Mr. Elam is right in his conclusions. If so, this whole sec tion will assume new life. Its im mense beds of iron will be opened and their contents in ingots of iron' will again be on the markets of the world and take the tiigh position they once had. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We .nean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acta as a stimulant to the Liver and Kidneys, is a blood pu rifier and nerve tonic. It cures Con stipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleeplessness and Melancholy, it is purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50c a bottle at the Du Fre Drpg Co. HR. HARDIN COMES AGAIN. HE DEFINES HIS POSITION ON THE QUESTION He Contends that Any Other Settle ment of the Court House Ques tion Would be a Be trayal of Confidence. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Blacksburg, S. C. Jan. 1st, ’98. Tutor Ledger : The proposition that I am discussing is whether or ni the board of count)’ commis sioners of tlie county should surren der the bond they hold as trustees of tho people for the cuinjoi $15,000, and take in satisfaction thereof the town hall at Gaffney and put on a tax levy to remodel the hall for court house purposes and to build a jail and, whether or not the trustees have au thority to consummate such a trans action. My contention is that the $15,000 should and will furnish the court house and jail, was so intended by the people and that no taxes should b« levied for this purpose. At the meeting held at Gaffney in September, 1896, the following reso lution was passed: “Resolved, That the delegates as sembled elect a committee of seven to act as trustees to pass upon the validity and value of bonds to be given by the people of Gaffney, to erect the court house and jail and to buy the site. That said bond be made and its validity passed upon at Gaffney, S. C. Sept. 15th 1896. at 12 in.” The following named persons were elected as trustees: J. D.Jef feries, J. T. Morohead, W. O. 8. Wood, J. B. Brown, R. I*. Scruggs, J. E. Mostello and N. W. Hardin, the latter of whom was elected chairman. Subsequently, the bond was made by seventy of the veulthiest people of Gaffney, to the trustees, to secure tiie erection of the court house and jail, to furnish the county offices with all necessary safes, desks, files, and other fixtures to make saic^ of fices complete; and the council of Gaffney made a lease of the town hall to said trustees for the period ol twelve years, to be used for court house purposes, for the nominal ren tal of ten dollars a year. The bond to secure the erection of the court house and jail was for the sum of $15,000. When the aforementioned papers were executed and delivered to the board of trustees, a trust was created between them, as the repre sentatives of the people of the county and the people who signed the bonds and the scope of authority vested in said trustees is to be determined by the instruments that invested them with the trusteeship. The law ap plicable to trusts of this kind is: "The duties and powers of the trus tees are, of course, limited and out lined by the instrument creating the trust. He assurfles control of the property, subject to all of the condi tions and limitations of the trust, Mid ho may not alter nor dispense with any of them, or impose new ones. If he violates his instructions or exceeds his aurliority, he does so at his peril.” 8 Wheat. United Su premo Court 421; 2nd Dessaus. Su preme Court of South Carolina 431. What is the scope of aut hority con ferred upon the trustees* in conse quence of the execution of the bond, lease and contract? The bond secures the building of the court house and jail within twelve years, the lease secures the use of the town hall for a period of twenty years for all court and county pur poses; the other contract secures the furnishing of the county offices with all necessary safes, desks, &c., and the act establishing the county pro vides: “And said trustees are here* by authorized to sue for and collect the same, according to the trusts anq conditions thereof.” Now, the Act establishing Cherokee county, pro vides, among other things: “That any bond, contract or lease hereto fore executed by certain citizens of Gaffney City to the trustees herein above named to secure the erection of a court house and jail, or to fur nish buildings for court house and county purposes, are hereby legalized and validated; and said trustees are hereby authorized to sue for and collect 'the same according to the trusts and conditions thereof. Provtdbd. That when the county Supervisor is elected amVquali.ied and the county board of commission ers is legally organized for the county of Cherokee, the above named trus tees shall turn over to the aforesaid board of commissioners, all bonds, contracts, obligations, leases and bonds in their bands and belonging to the county of Cherokee and then their powers and duties shall cease and the board of county commission ers shall then succeed to all the rights and powers (and to no more) of said trustees. Provided, further, That said trus tees be, and they are hereby required to execute and joint and several bond to the Comptroller General In the penalty of fifteen thousand dollars with sureties, to be approved by the Comptroller-General, conditioned for the faithful performance of their du ties hereunder. Now. the county commissioners have not as yet cancelled and surren dered the bond of $15,000 and I con tend that they should not do so, be cause they would not be carrying out tho contract between the people who made the bond and the people of the county; because$15,000 will built! an elegant court house and jail; because if they do, we will have to be taxed to convert the hall into a court house and to build a jail which will amount to $600 or $700; because if they do, they will violate their trust, us trustees for the people and be without the scope of authority as trustees and because they have not qualified as trustees by giving the bond to the Comptroller-General in the sum of $15,000 as required by the act establishing the county. When the county commissioners treat with any one with reference to the bonds, they act in the capacity of trustees and their action is limited to the terms of the instrument that created the trust and they can not act with reference to these matters, as county commissioners. When the Editor of The Ledger and myself canvassed Union, Spar tanburg and York counties, with these bonds in hands, and asserted to the people that the court house and jail, if the county was establish ed. would be built by the people of Gaffney, without cost and expense to the people addressed, we then “had an axe to grind,” I was considered “wise” and we then asked the people to “agree with us.” They have done so, and upon our pledges and prom ises, which I say should be literally carried out and, until they are, I will have “an axe to grind.” N. W. Hardin. Problems and Answers. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) Blacksburg, Jan., 4.—I noticed in your last issue a diagram of the orchard puzzle which reminded me of another orchard puzzle similar to this one. which goes thus: I am constrained to plant a grove To entertain the maid i love; Tlie method that is here proposed Is nineteen trees In nine straight rows. And in each row live trees must plant. Or else I lose the girl I want. The customer who bought the $48 worth of sugar, as he supposed, and got but $12 worth, received 14ozs for a pound. Another problem: A horse In the midst of a meadow, suppose. Made fast to a stake by a line from his nose. How long must this line he, that feeding all round. Permits him to graze Just one acre of ground. You occasionally speak of some body’s big hogs, but say nothing about mine. I have killed three this season weighing as follows: One thirteen months old, 320, one four teen months old. 380, and one fifteen months old, 4081bs. Net, l,1081bs. it. Ravenna Readings. (Commpondenco of The Ledger.) Ravenna, Jan. 4.—Miss Isabel Blanton gave a singing at her father’s residence one night recently. Al though the weather was extremely cold a large crowd was present. Ed Burgedfe left Monday to attend school at Woodruff. Miss Addie Brown has returned to Cowpens to teach. Charley Wells and Miss Eva Gib son were united in marriage last Sun day morning by T. G. Chalk, N. P. Miss Bessie BuJlenger, of your city, spent the holidays here visiting rela tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. U. A. Stack and Miss Ketura Littlejohn visited Union last week. We are sorry to state that Ezell George’s family have moved to Union Co. There was a big tu.key dinner at Willie Brown's last Wednesday. School reopened at the Ravenna Academy Monday. a. b. c. BUDEGT FROM THE NEWS FROM OUR NEIGH BORS BEYOND THE BROAD. Mrs. John F. Jon-s Entertains Her Fv-.cnds—-The Roll of Honor of the Graded School and Other News Notes. Mrs. John F. Jones entertained her yon-g friends at the Cherokee Inn on New Year’s eve artd gave them a most charming surprise. When the invitations were given out all were curious as to the nature of the en tertainment, but were not prepared for an evening of such rare pleasure. Tlie programme consisted of music and theatricals. Messrs. Withers and Lumpkin gave several guitar and mandolin duets, which were received with great favor. Mr. Gilchrist, who sang Carissima, has a voice of wonderful sweetness and his singing was a treat. Miss Annie Lee Freeman sang “Af terwards,” and her beautiful voice has never been heard with better ef fect. A stage was arranged in the parlor and the farce, “A Box of Monkeys,” was presented by Mrs. M. M, Free man, as Mrs. Ondego J hones, Miss Annabel Johnson, as her niece, Sierra Bengaline. Mrs. Gilchrist as la-ly Guinivere Landpoore. Mr. Gilchrist as Chauncey Oglethorp and Mr George Girvin as Edward Ralston. To attempt a criticism of any one character would be unfair, each char acter was perfectly represented and the acting was finished and in many ways worthy of professionals. The audience was enthusiastic and appre ciative in applause. After the play delicious refresh ments were served and the evening closed with many wishes for a happy New Year and long life to their charming hostess. By request the play was repeated for the benefit of the Episcopal church on Monday evening and those participating won new laurels. Blacksburg. Jan. 4.—The follow ing is the roll of honor fox the Blacks burg Graded School. The following pupils were present every day during'' the scholastic month and averaged 90 and over, on deportment and studies pursued: . 9th grade—Miss Dot Urquehart. 8th grade—Whiteford Duncan. 6th grade—Sallie Davidson, Julia Guyton, Bessie Rose Whisonant, Ma mie Gaston. Ethel Maxwell. 5th grade—Jessie Summer. 4th grade—Belton Metz. 3rd grade—Frank Summer and Walter Betue. 2nd grade—May Anderson, John Whisonant and Maud Gieenslade. 1st grade—Majon Jones Whiso nant. Another jail has been burned. Four negroes confined therein tried to burn their way out and. but for the accidental passing of a white cit- zen, who hearing their cries, broke down the door and let them out, would all have perished in the fire they had kindled. f. j. j. A Household Remedy, And it never fails to cure Rheuma tism, Catarrh, Pimples, Blotches, and all diseases arising from impure blood, is Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) Thousands endorse it as the best remedy ever offered to mankind. The thousands of cures performed by this remedy are almost miraculous. Try it. only $1.()0 per large bottle. A PHYSICIAN’S EVIDENCE—AN HONEST DOCTOR. Although a practitioner of near twenty years, my mother influenced me to procure Botani^ Bio id Balm. U. B. B., for her. Si* had been con fined to her bed several months with Rheumatism, which had stubbornly resisted all the usual remedies. Whithin twenty-four hours after commencing B. B. B.. I observed marked relief. She has just com menced her third bottle, and is near ly us active as ever, and has been in the front yard with “rake in hand,” cleaning up. Her improvement is | truly wonderful and imn ertseiy grat ifying. C. H. Montgomery, M. D., Jacksonville, Ala. For sale by druggists. Misses Zilpah Pollock and Laura Luinkin, who have been attending the Columbia Female College, came home to spend their holidays. Miss G. M. Beatty, of King’s Mountain, is down spending a few days with friends in Blacksburg. The Nineteenth Century Club gave a banquet Friday evening at the res idence of Mrs. B. G. Gaden’s, which warf quite a success. The programme was as follows: Instrumental duet—Mrs. Gadeo and Mrs. Allie Osborne. Reading of the minutes by the sec retary, Mrs. Guyton Vocal solo—Mrs. Allie Osborne. 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