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6 THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., NOVEMBER C8, 1895. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. PUBLISHED EVERY' FRIDAY HY The Limestone Printing and Publishing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Year. R. O. SAMS, - ♦ri il ti grer ‘ ilwark that wo had h r ma'ntHir. Inert as t!i cfhoiency of magis trates. h-nd a t! fough supervision over tin ir woik and tliare will bo loss work for tin; ci roll it courts. After nil it i.-' dilatory measures that keeps ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and ti,,. doeket loaded, and clogs the Local Editor. i wheels of progress. Editor. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1895. FREE OF CHARGE. We offer absolutely free of charge a full course in Hudson’s Business University, of Charlotte, N. C., to the man or woman, boy or girl, who will send us the largest number of paid in advance subscribers by De cember 25th, 1895. This-s is no catch penny device, but an absolute bona- fide offer. If we receive but one sub scriber between now and that time we will give the tuition to the person sending it. In order that there may be an in centive for you to work for us we will offer a commission of 10 per cent, on all subscriptions sent in so that even if you do not get the business course you will be paid for your work, but the person who receives the business course will get no commission. Now is the time to get to work. The course embraces book keeping, bun ing, penmanship, commercia^j government, business forms, spelling, correspondence, arithmetic, etc. THE CONVENTION. With dimenished forces the con vention is doing increased work. In fact, it is a little too rapid. During the early days of the session long speeches were in order day anti night; now they are not thought of, nor would they be tolerated. When 1 lie convention decided to commit its fate to a “Steering Committee,” hope brightened at a fairer outlook. The steering committee took ready and firm hold of the rudder, and t In- old ship that had been tossed about by adverse winds soon righted her self, and, obedient to the helm, is gliding into port. ’Tis natural that a protest was made against this dele gated power, but even they must now appreciate that it was a move in the right direction. Nearly every question had been fully discussed, and the minds of the constitution builders already made up. Under a ten minutes rule for speeches and a two hours session, the committee on style and revision will soon have the monopoly, and no one will be sorry. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur bish their name, not for publication, Out for identification. Write short letters and to the point bo insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamn, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will bo published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at five cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper are five cents each. LYNCHING. The convention is occupying high ground in the bold stand it has taken against lynching. There is no doubt hut that here she stands in the front rank. The officers of the law are its cu-todians. t he sheriff must pro tect his prisoner at any cost and be responsible for him. That side of the case has been well guarded. The fact that the county, where a lynching is held is responsible to the lawful heirs of the person lynched in tlu- full sum of !|!2,000 might be a re- stuiint over the would be lynchers, hut inall probability momy consider ation will not lie thought of when passions are aroused. Mr. Bellinger, of Barnwell, deserves well of his countrymen for his earnest effort to bring this practice to an end. But what punishment is there for the lyncher? The convention stopped short in its work of reform. DIVORCE. All thought that this subject had been decided for good, and Luny have been the congratulation! jj )e grand old .State had naile/i i, u _ not dead yet. A patheL^, „pp ea ] from a widow with an infa^ char{ , e , w hen read by Senator pj]i man stops the winds of progress,! even makes them turn backward. nd South Carolina most frequently believe the gone A CAUSTIC GENERAL. Has General Schofield lost his bal ance as soon as he is placed on the retired list? He speaks disparagingly of South Carolina. What does he know of her past or her present that he speaks so knowingly of her future? She is not ashamed of her action in 1860. nor of the four and a half years struggle that she made for what she conceived to be her right. This, to General Schofield, is her unpardon able sin. She has had other problems to solve since Appomattox, and has solved them without the help of her detractors. South Carolina has made decided progress notwithstanding the heavy odds against her. In years gone by many of her sons helped to build up Other states, but now her young men are content to stay at home and cher ish the mother that nourished them. General Schofield is either unjust or ignorant of his subject. COUNTY COURTS. A compromise measure had, at last to be adopted by the convention in regard to county courts. The report of the committee inclined de cidedly that way, but the opposition was strong and determined. As the law now stands, those counties can have them that apply for them through their voters. We certaiqjy need a more speedy settlement, of criminal Cases, especially. But if to if to recognize djl vorces g ran ted by ot.ier Stales, undoL oer t a j n stipulated conditions. ^ l ‘ n, ^ment is good, but t is superficial. We sense of the conven- hc retrograde move ment. ’V The charmed circle Is broken. \ou say it is a little thing. That ilnot lit11(5 that opens a gateway to pollute society. The marriage bond is t\> sacred for man to trifle with it. “Till death do us part.” JAPAN. The Japanese like their Chinese cousins arc frugal livers. Labor is cheap and hands are skilful. Rap idly did she come to the front as a naval power in her recent struggle with China In diplomacy she has shown herself quite expert. But she shows her many sidedness and her progressive spirit in crossing the i’acili • with her wares, and establish- ng agencies in our trade centres, and underselling us at home. This she boldly d eel an - she can do. If she can, we for one say let her do it. Bui soon we will ask for protection and our neighbor will be told to pay a higher duty or take her wares to other markets. PRESS OPINION, I’he school trustees arejauthomed to open the free schools of the county on December 1st.—Spartanburg Her ald. * * * “The trebles between Rev. N. Cleveland, brother of the President, and his congregation have been ad justed.”—Savannah Press. Not 30 with the troubles between the Presi- dent brother of Rev. N. Cleveland and his congregation.— Columbia State. * * * It is said of Hugh S. Legare, one of the finest scholars and purest and most eminent men that South Caro lina ever produced, that at eight years of age lie could read and give a correct translation of good classical Latin. He died Jane 16th, 1843.— Keowee Courier. * * * If you are not tired of The State’s “told you sos” allow us to recall the fact that at the time Tillman, Evans tfc Co., were assuring the people that the constitutional convention would do its work within a month at a cost of $30 000. we insisted that the con vention would sit for two months and cost $50,000 or $60,000. The conven tion has already been in|session more than two months, and it is admitted that it will cost upwards of $50,000. Who was it that fooled the people, The Slate or the “Reform” leaders? —Columbia State. Thorough Newspaer Men. Two papers that have thorough newspaper men at their helms are the Yorkville Yeoman and the Gaffney Ledger,—Aiken Journal and Review. - The wife of Mr. Leonard Wells, of East Brim field, Mass., had been suf fering from neuralgia for two days, not being able to sleep or hardly keep still, when Mr. Holden, the merchant there sent her a bottle of Chambei Iain's Pain Bulm, and asked that she give it a thorough tiial. On meeliiig Mr. Wells the acquire speed we are to sacrifice thor- ; next day he was told that she was all oughness and efficiency, better keep i •’‘K* 1 ’’P' , ' n 1 * IU< * * ,e . r within . . . two hours, and that the bottle of longer to the system now in vogue. a,,,,, WOPth $5 if i t could Having a grand jury first to pass on „>,[ i„. | ia d f..r less. For sale at 50 a case whether or not it should go to cent* per bottle by W. D. DuPre. Pleasant Grove Paragraphs. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Pleasant Grove. Nov.,- 25.—Cot ton picking is about done in this community. Jack Frost has killed nearly all vegetation. We had a Tittle fight the other day. The trouble arose between Mrs. Rob inson and a colored woman. Mrs. Robinson received a slight wound on her head. It is painful but not dan gerous, ’i le wood wagons are running aga n with a rush. Messrs. C. J. and P. V. J. Daniel have bought a sulkey cultivator and can put in wheat and oats in a hurry. The plow cost $45. That looks like bfg money to pay for a plow but it is much easier than plowing with a drag plow, because you are riding in stead of walking. Hurrah for Mr. Picker! Come again and give us some more good advice on raising children. Don’t let them down you on anything. Farmer. IN MEMOR1AN. After a long, lingering and ptMfnful illness, finally developing itsayf j n t 0 ' that dreaded monster, consumption, Susan F. Webster, wife j 0 i lfl r’ Webster, of Cowpens, died on the 10th of November^g95 f The lu- neral services were/h e id'i n the Bap tist church by heiT pastor, the Rev. Mr. Bailey, on £ he 12th and her re-, mains wereJIa/jj to rest by loving hands in V*.\e cemetery of the same place tlmf sam e day. the the third daughter of_ Thos. Hancock Littlejohn, deceased, having been born near Pacolet, in Spartanburg county on the 8th of September, 1845. Susan F. Littlejohn and John R. Webster were married on the 21st of December 1865, and lived happily to gether for nearly thirty years. Dur ing these years there were born to them nine children, five sons and four daughters, all of whom survive her. She united herself with the Gou- cher Creek Baptist church in the summer of 1866, under the pastorate or Elder Briant Bonner. She leaves behind her husband, children, three brothers and two sisters and many relatives and friends to mourn her departure. She bore with Christian fortitude her long suffering and was fully satisfied with her religious ex perience and hope. She had no fears of death, but, as is natural to a pa rent, preferred to remain with her loved ones. She was a member of Limestone Ledge Knights end Ladies of Honor, at Gaffney City, at the time of’Her death. As the wheat, when fully ripened if ready to be garnered in by the sickle, so the subject of this writing, after being tried in the furnace, us it were, and made ripe for another life v “fell asleep” as gently as a child, to he garnered into her heaven'y home, “on the other shore” where she will be forever free from the su^erings of the life in the fiesh. May the Great Comforter that “tempers the wind to the shorn lamb” especially guard and protect her three dear little girls left behind; and may the smiles of heaven attend the husband and till the children until they all be re united in that realm beyond the sky. w. - —-• . - A Card of Thanks. To the kind friends who so gener ously took part in the donation of the highly appreciated present given myself several days ago I sincerely return my most grateful thanks on this Thanksgiving Day and wish for them, one and all, long life and pros perity. May the generous Giver of all good gifts be as kind to them as they have been to me. Faithfvlly, B. P. Robertson. Best Family Medicine. Mr. C. N. Jones, Girard, Ala., says, May 16th, 1895: ”1 was suffering from Catarrh in the head and was cured by King’s Royal Germetuer. We keep it all the time, and be lieve that it is the best family medi cine there is on the market today.” Germature suits all ages in the home. It is so pleusent to take that all like it. It is so harmless that the tenderest babe and most delicate invalids are always safe in using it. It cures when all else fails. New ackage, large bottles, 108 dozens, 1. For sale by W. B. Dupre. Ivy Cliff Items. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Ivy Cuff. R. C.. Nov. IS —We are ghid to say that ('apt. John Ro.-s.who fell some time air'* and !in>k< -rvcrnl of Ids rllis, is improving. He m ablo lo walk 11 liont again. Mrs. T. \\ . (inirnoy is slow ly re covering from a prolonged illness of several months. A good many of our farmers are busy sowing wheat. The majority of the* say it is cheaper to raise cot^gti and buy flour than it is t^fnise wheat. Everybody wants a new guilty in this section. jr" The hoys are get linj^ rea dy to go muting Thanksgiving dav. * Molly iful around here boys will have a rc Flaw Picker was he was eating hares are very pie and we guess LjfJ e fine time. ' I wonde/Vhen last yy^.'k? I guess S01,1< jdfody’s walnuts and forgot to wr j£e. I will say just here if anybody ants to know anything about wal nuts just ask Messrs. J. A. Gaffney and Champ Cooper, of your city. Success to The Ledger and the great city of Gaffney. Beaty. Delightful Art of Dinner Giving. Mrs. Garrett Webster contributes a useful and practical article upon dinner-giving to December Ladies’ Home Journal. It discusses the topic uniquely; tells how to lay and dross the table presents beautiful menu and guest cards, and outlines every detail of the delightful art of dinner-giving. One of the menus suggested for a holiday dinner is ap pended : Creamed Oyters Clear Soup Salmon. Crtain Sauce Potato Bullets Wild Duck. Jelly Sauce Potato Croquettes Turnips Celery Cold Asparagus, French Dressing Cracker Cheese Cream Meringues Cherry lee Nuts and Raisins Fruit Coffee How’s This. We oiler one hundred dollars re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY it CO., Props., To ledo, O. We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West A Truax, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo,O. Walding, Ivinuan it Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free A Sparkling Display Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Mng Powder Absolutely pure Sarratt Pencilings. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Sauratt’s Mill, Nov. 25.—I guess the readers of The Ledger think that Bro. Flaw Picker killed mo as dead as a door nail a few weeks ago, hut he didn’t. I’ll tell you right now he was not joking, but he was just telling some great big well I won’t say what for he might hit me again, and I don’t want him to do so any more for the place hasen’t got well where he hit me before. Bro. Picker will tell the truth sometimes, though. Butler Goforth, who we reported sick a few weeks ago is some better now. A. F. Kendrick is ginning a lot of cotton this season. Cotton gathering is about over in this section. Dr. R. J. Kirby is on our sick list this week. Jolin Foster is sellihg the native herbs now. The store of Clary and Son will be closed on Tnanksgiving day from 8:30 a. m. until 3:30 p. m. Big Bill. • «•»> - All Free. Those who have used Dr. King’s New discovery know its value, and t hose who have not, have now the opportunity to try it free. Call on the advertised Druggist and get a Trial Bottle. Free. Send your name and address to H. E. Bucklen it Co., Chicago, and got a sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills Free, as well as a copy of Guide to Healt h and House-, hold Instructor, Free. .All of which | is guaranteed to do you good and cost! you nothing \V. B. DuPre,Drug store. I Howell’s Ferry Notes. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] HowEi.r.’s Ferry, S. C., Nov., 25.— Mrs Sal lie B. Estes visited her pa rents last week near Sharon, S. C. 'Yin. Blarkwell was in this commu- nit v lost Sunday. There will be preaching at Salem next Sunday by Rev. \V. R. Owings. J. Wesley Sanders passed through this community last Saturday even ing. State Constable White was in this community hist week. Sambo. G REAT CATTLES arc contin- ually going on in the human sys tem. Hood's S iV'.iparilla drives out disease and CeslOieS Health. [Caveats, and Trnde-Marks obtained and all Pat* rent blisiiv s rond jeted b r MODERATE FEES. 1 Our Office is Opposite U. S. PatentOrriOC and we can - <: p ut in less time than UMMj remote from Washington. i Send model, dniw inj; or photo., with descrip tion. W; advise, it patentable or not, free of charge. Our fee i> c due till patent is secured. A Pamphlet. “ H 'W to Obtain Patents,” with cost of same in the U. S. aua foreign countries^ sent free. Address, O.A.8NOW&OOJ i OFP. pA+Ef.'T OFFICE: WASHINGTON, D. I ’VWWWW*/* GAFFNEY CITY RAILWAY CO. FREDRICK AUSFELD. E. C. SK1Z. I Carroll & Co., Lessee. The following schedule in effect March 6. 1S95. AUSFELD & SEIZ, I Leave Gaffney (Lipscomb’s Hotel) ARCHITECTS ^ H ‘ m ‘ im '' vil >g Cooper-Limestone ’ ’ Institute 8 :45 a. m. Atlanta, G. A. Retckning Leave Cooper-Limestone Institute Plans and Specifications for private and public buildings. m 2:15 p. m. arrive at Gaffney 2:25 p. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. 9c COTTON. Although cotton has advanced to 9c and nearly all goods has ad vanced sharply, I am still selling goods in proportion to 5cCOTTON I placed my order for goods while they were at bottom fig ures and will sell to you the same way. Jeans cloth a little lower than lust year. Hats, Shoes and Dress Goods at old prices. The best Keen Clipper Axe 5c less than lust year. Yours Respectfully, 1. XI. lr*l£l£LrlCU* \ 1^ 5 o ® m r ^ < r r ca p • (/> * p o M ^ I The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company, “Watches and Jewelry dan he seen by visiting our place of business In DnPre’s Drag Store. We will be glad to have you call. All work done by a skilled workman with years of experience. CORRELL & BRO. A. N. WOOD, BANKER, does a general Banking and Exchange business. Well secured with Burglar- Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and sells Stocks and Bonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. J. E. WEBSTER, iVttornirv-A.t- Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec lions a specialty. Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town, O F’IT'IV10 Y O I'TY. Also Farms near by and in reacli of the schools of Limestone Spring and of this place in lots of from 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates. Also" Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes. For full particulars apply to MOSES WOOD, Agent. N. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting aim removing imber, fishing or hunting are forbidden under penalty of law. LIMESTONE * SPRINGS * LIME * WORKS, CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Manufacturers of BUILDING, * PLASTERING * AND » AGRICULTURAL * LIME, And Dealers In Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair. Oymamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Caps. B AJVICI CKS-b Transact a General Banking Business IXTCSI^ejST allowed on Time Deposits by SPCDCiAI-, Arrangement. Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. Your IPatronagre Solicited. Exclusive Grocery. The fact that ours is an exclusive gro eery store enables us the more better to to keep up with the market in our particular line, iherefore our service must be better than that of our competitors. Heavy and Fancy Groceries etc. constantly on hand. Your patronage is so licited. Respectfully, O rsurer*.” Are Via Ever Downright HiagrjS' sing? Do you ever fee! that it would rest you through and through and give you new life for your daily tasks to hear some simple air be cause of its associations? Co. e to us and play the tune for yourselves, or we will play it for you. You may choose your own piano or organ. Sit down and laugh or cry. Make yourself comfortable and happy—bus iness can wait. At Johnson s mi sic parlor, Rear of Carroll «& Stacy’a Bank