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/ The Weekly Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. YOL. II. NO. 43. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1895. $1.00 A YEAS. IIS NATURE NOT NOTHING EXCITING IN THE OPENING OF CONGRESS. The Senate Remains in Session Long Enough to Swear in Thirty New Senators. McKinley'* Chances. ( [Correspondence of Thk Ledukk.] Washington. D. C., Dec. 2— Barring the tumultuous applause which greeted Speaker Reed Jrorn the floor and galleries of the house when he took his seat in the speak* •r’s chair, and some more dignified applause from the galleries of the senate when several of the new sena tors were sworn in, there was noth ing exciting connected with the opening day of the congressional session, and absolutely nothing to indicate what the nature of the ses sion is to be. There were the usual crowds in galleries, corridors and even on the floor of the house and senate—all the ex’s and others who have the privilege of the floors seemed to make it a point to show themselves there on the first day of the session. There was also the usual floral display upon the desks of those who have expectant or grate ful constituents or a pull upon the government conservatories; and the tenderfoot or green members made themselves conspicuous because of their anxiety to appear at ease. The Vresident’s message will not go in until Tuesday, as the time of the house today was taker, up in electing officers and by the old grab bag game of drawing for seats. Other officers elected by the house were: Alexan der McDowell, of Penn., clerk; B. Bussell, of Mo., sergeant-at-arms; W. J. Glenn, of N. Y., doorkeeper; J. C. McElroy, of 0., postmaster, and Bev. H. N. Conden, of Mich., chaplain. The lust named is a blind man. The senate only remained in ses sion long enough to swear in the thirty new senators, fourteen of them re-elections, and then adjourned to allow the republican senators to hold a caucus to consider the ques tion of reorganization. What proba bly struck old-timers me bout the short session of the senate was the absence of the venerable figure and silver beard of Capt. Isaac Bassett from its accustomed place in the big arm chair to the left of the vice- Presideut. Capt. Bassett, who has been an employe of the senate for more than fifty years, is very ill. This is the first opening session of the senate that ho has ever missed since he entered its service. He is the only living man who knows which of the desks in the senate chamber was used by Daniel Web ster. The talked of fight against the nomination of ex-Speaker Crisp for speaker of the house by the demo crats did not materialize owing, it is said to the discovery by the adminis tration democrats that a majority of of the democratic members of the biuse agree with Mr. Crisp on silver. According to those who claim to know,£it was luck of votes and not of will that prevented the fight being made. Shrewd observers express the opin ion that Gov. McKinley’s chances for becoming the presidential candi date of his party have been mate rially lessened of late. First, by the bitter feelings aroused over the pub lication of Senator Sherman’s book, which made uneccessary enemies for McKinley, and lastly by the action of the Ohio congressional delegation in gobbling up the postmastership of the house jwhich was specially wanted by the South. None of the new senators sworn In today attracted more attention than did Marion Butler, the populist leader of North Carolina. He is the young est man in the senate and one of the handsomest, and those who are fa miliar with his home career are pre dicting that he will make his mark in the senate. He is a man of forceful opinions and he expresses them in a way to convince his hearers of his earnestness. Senator Tillman, of South Caro lina, also attracted much attention. He would not be a handsome man if he had both of his eves, but he had the misfortune to lose one of them some j "trs ago. But it is easy to see that he doesn’t care anything for looks, and some of the ultra-con servative senators are afraid he will care less for senatorial dignity. He is a representative of the element which was known in the South in ante-war times as ‘‘poor white trash” and which in his own State has more lately been called ‘‘the wool hats,” and he is proud of It. Although elected as democrat ho is probably the bitterest enemy President Cleve land and his administration has in the senate. Maud Matters. (Correspondence of The Lbdukr.| MaUD^IC., Dec. 3.—Thunks- quiet at this wheat, some hunting, some doing one thing and some another. But few observed the day in thanksgiving. It is good for man to stop and reflect and to question himself to see if he has not become debtor to God for his kind forbearance and abundant goodness May all The Ledger family he re- joicingon account of a glad thanks giving and may t he God of all good keep us through another bountiful harvest and help us to grander and nobles living to ids honor. Mrs. \V. J. Harton is very low. Her sickness is of a complicated na ture. \Ye hope through the able treatment of Dr. M. W. Smith for the early recovery of this worthy lady. Mr. Egeriah Reynolds and Miss An na Blackwell were married last week. Linder it I’rics’s store lias been robbed again. Last Saturday night a week ago some person bored through the wall and entered The star signs showed that the safe was consulted but it refused to yield up its treasure, so they helped them selves to such goods as they chose. Thomas Williams was arrested but escaped and fled. From what we could learn the matter has not yet fully developed. We hear of some corn being stolen from the field. D. F. Ray met with a painful ac cident a few days ago. While dis charging an old shot gun the gun burst and fearfully burned his face and e>es. His eyes are hut slightly affected but his face will long tell the story and a danger signal to others. The bridge across Ashworth creek near A. D. Rays is getting in a dan gerous condition. W. Y. Elliott is still dealing in game chickens. Jas. V. L. McCraw delighted us with his presence Sunday. He rides the wheel with grace and ease. Mr. Dock Wilson and wife of Cleveland Springs, N. C., was the guests of W. T. Thompson last week. They spent Saturday sight-seeing in the live city of Gaffney. Ho ex pressed a desire to inost in city property. It had bee i live years since Mr. Wilson was in the city. He said that the growth of Gaffney was the most rapid of any place in his knowledge. Ho said he had heard much of it but the half had not been coH. R. Y. Hicks was visiting at Maud Sunday. M. J. Hicks will move soon to Henrietta. N. 0. REV. S. P. ELWELL’S BOOK THANKSGIVING DA\ CELEBRA TED AT SALEM. Mr. Kendrick to Move to Instead ot Greenwood. J. T. Brock to go to Etta Jane. Gaffney Rev. their names on the "roll of honor” will come to Salem church by 3 p. m. Dec. 15 prepared for examination. The examination will be made by a committee selected for that purp3se and the names of those who succeed will he published in the Christmas issue of the Presbyterian giving the number of questions answered and of chapters or verses rejected by each. Also The Ledger will report them, too. J. 8. S. THE LETTER CHRIST WROTE. “HIT DON’T SOUND ANUF LIKE BIBLE TALK.’’ When You Ketch Ole Flaw a Nappin, It’ll Be When He’s, a Possum Huntin’—Can’t Fake Ole Flaw Picker. LASH OF THE LAW. M. T. Phillips talks of forming a farmers club by requiring each member to sow not less than 24 bushels of wheat. Monazite is being talked again at this place. W. S. Jolly is huiblin g a new house. T. Sarratt Pencilings. [Correspondence nf The Ledger.] SaRratt’s Mil.i., Dec. 3.—1). M. Clary of the Corinth section, is stay ing with his brother, C. T. Clary, in his store. E. B. Whelchell. of Corinth, visi ted relatives in these parts last Sat urday night. Miss Florence Kirby lias been suf fering with the sore throat for the past week. She is better. Your correspondent, F. A. Go forth and W. C. Kirby visited your city on business last week. Mandy, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kirby has gone to the Corinth section to spend the winter with her grandmother, Mrs. .lake Clary. Cotton picking is about over in this community. Rev. R. W. Spigneri of Jonesville, and Rev. F. H. Shuler, of Kelton, spent Sunday night with \V. C. Kir by’s family on their way to the an nual conference at Rock Hill. Funny Frank. • • Trough Shoals Items. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Though Shoals, Dec. 3.—Our peo ple are leaving out for tne exposi tion every day. Among those that left today were: Willis Haines, Mr. Willard. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Tate and others. The health of this place is very good. A few cases of fever also several cases of measles. The mill has been stopping on ac count of water. We haven’t enough of water, People will move. Some move out while others in, almost a constant t^ing. A lot of turkeys were killed hero on Thanksgiving day, and u lot is be ing reserved for Xmas. We are ex pecting a grand time Xmas. Every thing begins to have the appearance Of Christmas. The stores are loaded with toys and candies, guns are fir ing, etc. Anonymous. S' The wife of Mr. I). Robinson, a rominent lumhenran of Hart wick, Y.. was sick with rheumatism for five months. In speaking of it, Mr. Robinson says “Chutnherluin’s Pain Balm is the only thing that gave her any rest from pain. F<»r the relief of pain it cannot he heat,” Many very bad cases of rheumatism have been cured by it. For sale at 50c cents per bottle by W. B. Du Pro. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Etta Jane, S. C., Dec. 2.—Your correspondens is quite unwell this morning, and were it not for the fact that most of my correspondence was already prepared I would not be heard from this week Thanksgiving day was celebrated by a large congregation who met at Salem for that purpose last Thurs day. Gaffney was represented by its belles and beaux and the Misopotumia ciioir treated us to some excellent music. Our friend. R. A. Foster, Inis a just right to be proud of the show ing his class made, both in its general appearance and efficiency. The At lanta Exposition took off a few of our well wishers who were, perhaps, in duced oy the exceedingly low rates to t.ike in the exposition during that day, and we trust they were not dis appointed. 1 have just finished reading ‘‘Recol lections of War Times.” written by our worthy Chaplain General of the S. C. Div. U. 0. Veterans, Rev. S. P. H. Elweli, D.D., of Bamberg, S. C. The price of he booklet is only 25c. and it is worth ten times the money to any conscientious, intelligent Christian reader who will note the special Providences of God sent in answer to the fervent prayer of a Christian soldier offered upon the battlefield in behalf of a woundetl comrade. I advise everybody to get it who has any doubts that God will answer prayer, and if he or she is not thoroughly convinced after reading it, then I am willing to admit that 1 am a fool or that the reader is one. Dr. Elweli is a one-armed ex-Confed- erate soldier and a leading minister in the M. E. church, and the book can be relied upon. Ho has written it to preserve a history which is in- delliblv stamped on the hearts of his comrades and which heaven itself lias ratified. In my last letter I was somewhat premature in stating that our friend and neighbor, A. F. Kendrick, was going to move to Greenwood. He tells me now that he has concluded to go to Gaffney, ami will offer some of ids property for sale on the 19th inst. with that view. He has adver tised about 4<X) bushels of corn, 6,000 bundles of fodder and quite a quan tity of other property which he will sell on the 19th inst. for cash. Work on the Skull shoals bridge is progressing as fust us it cun, ami Supervisor Scott says he is going to have a bridge there for the use of the grand-babios. Quite a number of our people are attending the “creeter exchange” on the York and Spartanburg boneyards today. Most of the kicking, limping, stu»p sucking, wind broken old rips who need new owners are on exhibi tion today. The farmers are sowing a good deal ot wheat and oats this fall. I. M. Littlejohn, Esq., is going to put his Davidson place in cultivation next year. He says he is tired of working poor uplands. Thom and Poley Stroup went to North Carolina last week and bought a load of apples which they sold with very little trouble. I learn that some weddings are going to take place around here soon. Your correspondent has been invited ‘‘to stay at home.” That’s a poor way to invite a fellow, ain’t it Bro, Flaw Picker? I learn that Rev T. J. Brook, who has pastoral charge of a group of churches in this section, will make liis home in this neighborhood. We gladly welcome him and all earnest Christian workers who come among us. The people of a community, and particularly church members, can materially aid their pastor in the discharge of his duties by promptly reporting any cases of sickness or destitution among his people. Min isters are only men and can know of these cases when told of them. It’s the duties of neighbors and families to call liis attention to such and they will do so if they are Interested in his work, as they ought to be. Some people fall out with a minister if he don’t visit them when they are sick. They have as good right to fall out and dismiss the doctor for not coining as they have a minister. Send some responsible party for him, or send him a note and tell him what you want and then if he don’t come or give sufficiei t excuse for not coming, then fell out with him and dismiss him, too. us your pastor. The minis ter who does his duty to his flock lias no better opportunity to iiud out how his people are getting along than anybody else. Ills studies keep him confined most of his time if he does his duty. All candidates who desire to have The Club Raiders Made to Feel its Sting. Special to the Columbia State. Charleston, Dec. 2.—Judge Si- monton has rendered his decision in the much-talked of Columbia club case, being the contempt proceedings brought by the Messrs. Gonzales and other members of the club against the constables and the Columbia po lice officers, for raiding the cluhrooms and seizing liquors brought from without the State for private use. in violation of Judge Simonton’s order of injunction in the case of James Donald vs. J. M. Scott. The raid was made lust August and the hearing, took place in Columbia last week. Clubmen throughout the State are deeply interested in the case. The decision is a complete victory for the club, and club members all over the State will feel an interest in the mat ter. The decision is rendered after a special referee had taken all the tes timony. It is a fine victory for H. Cowper Fulton. Esq., the Columbia attorney who represented the com plainants. The decision was filed this morn ing and covers nine typewritten pages. Bri* flly stated, JudgeSimonton holds that the police officers were merely present as officers to preserve the peace and he orders their discharge. He furtlier orders State Liquor Com missioner Mixon to return to the members of the club the liquor seized by the constables, and orders that the United States Marshals take Con stable Speed, Davis and Lafar into custody and hold them until they have paid the entire costs of the pro ceedings. The papers in the case are to be served immediately. — - — Personal E. I\ Macomson. Esq., the efficient postmaster of Mereer, was in the city Saturday and joined The Ledg er’s host. Bob Moore, of Blacksburg, was in the city last Saturday. J. P. Dellinger, of Dellinger, N. C., was in the city Tuesday on business. Gaffney would like to have Pink move down. Oscar Wood, of Asbury, was among the crowd in the city Tuesday. Dave Littlejohn, of Wofford Col lege. was in the city last week on a visit to the family of Dr. C. M. Lit tlejohn. Miss Agnes Littlejohn spent Fri day ami Saturday in the city of Pac- olet. Park Thompson and Anthony Sar ratt returned from the exposition last Saturday. M.ss Mary Brown is spending some tiepin Spartanburg with her sister, Mrs. J. N. Oudd, Hon. Stanyarne Wilson accompa nied by Barney Bishop, left Spartan burg for Washington last Sunday. Judge J. J. McClure, of Chester, was in the city yesterday. Come and stay with us Judge. Col. J. L. Black was in the city this week. Gaffney is always glad to have the Colonel and we can’t see why he don’t come and live here on the stamping ground of his youth. Mr. Sams, of Giorgia, is in the city on a visit to his mother, Mrs. M. B. Sams. Jesse J. Mabry, one of Union Coun ty’s oldest and most worthy citizens was in the city this week. M. N. Tate, of Webster, was in the city Tuesday on business. S, E. Black, the efficient postmas ter at Pine Grove, paid us a visit yes terday. Skull Shoals Statements. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Skull Shoals. 8. C., Dec., 2.—Cot ton picking is about over in this com munity. The people have gathered their crops and turned out their stock. Your correspondent has just re turned from the exposition where he had a fine time. Everybody that could should go. Big Ike. A Prominent Minister. Rev. T. R. Kendall, pastor Grace M. K. Church, Atlanta Ga., says: ‘‘I take pleasure In testifying to the great virtue of King’s Royal Germe- tucr in relieving night sweats result ing from the debilitating influence of malaria. In a severe ordeal through which my family passed from this oppressive affliction, I found Germe- tuer to ho an iitftncdiato specific. Have also found it a speedy tonic to tho digestion, and a most grateful and refreshing remedy in the heated season when suffering from relaxation and general debility.” New package, large bottle. 108 doses. $1. For sale by W. B. Dupre. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Draytonille, S. C.. Dec. 3.—Some one was tellin’ me tothcr day that they heard a lady say, in a conversa tion about Ole Flaw, ‘T don’t like Flaw Picker because he put some thin’ in the paper about my grand ma; but I do believe lie’s a good man, because lie quotes so much Scripture.” Now. let me tell you, ole gal, you can’t judge a man by the Scripture he quotes. No, siree. Jif-t look at ole Boh Ingersol. I hokies, he can take the Bible an’ make us i common fokes think they ain’t no Bible a tall, while Sam Jones can take it an’ make us think it’s per fectly good an’ right an’ no harm fer him to stun’ in his “pull-pit” an’ call his congregation “low down lowzy hounds of hell” an’ all sitch agonizin’ names as that is, but you can’t git mad at the o!e cuss to save your life. Let me tell you whatt’s so; if I’d call even one man of my inches an’ weight that I’d be goin‘ roun’ here with my head an’ face lapidated with court plasterer takuV a free ride feet foremost to the bone- yurd one—ole Flaw’s got sense enough to know it, too—hut ole Mini says he preaches nothin’ but the gospel, an’ I reckon he gits it out of the Bible. This kind of talk leades me to think of that letter whitch came out in The Ledger last week—that letter that Christ wrote an’ composed. He didn’t no more write that thar letter ’an I did. I could heat that myself, as big a fool as I am. Hit don’t souml anuf like Bible talk to suit me. In Christ’s day an’ time on this ole earth tho days of the week was not named they went by first, second, third, etc., all but the seventh an’ it was culled the Sabbath. The-first day of the week was not called Sun day in that day a’ time, ner the sixth was not nulled Friday nother. You can’t stuff ole Flaw on nothin’ like that. It’s a big job to believe all the Bible says much less that. You’ll be seein’ every blind nigger in the country out Hellin’ them thar letters for “good-luck” papers before long, hut t hey can’t fake me. When you ketch oie Flaw a nappin’ it’ll be when his a ’possum limit mi’ with on[£ to give him tiie skeleton of a light. lantern Flaw Picker. CONVENTION CLOSING UP. Good Work of the Committee on Order Style and Revision. Special to the Daily News. Columbia. S. C., Dec. 3.—The con stitutional convention reassembled tonight to ratify the constitution. There was a surprisingly largo at tendance of the delegates. The committee on order, style and revision, which has been at work, during the recess, has done its work well and its report was presented in a most comprehensive shape. The convention first decided to adjourn sine die tomorrow, and then ratify several of the ordinances which had been left over on clearing that docket. Then it took up the consti tution proper and began work on it. The committee proposed a great many amendments, most of them being of a purely verbal character. The convention before adjourn ment completed tho consideration of more than one-half of the constitu tion, adopting all amendments pro- proposed by the committee with two exceptions < ti ^*»of any conse quent; When it meets at 11 o’clock to morrow the work will be completed in about an hour, it is thought. Then the document will he signed and an adjournment will be taken sine die. South Carolina will look to John L. McLuurin, W. J. Talbert and Stan- yarne Wilson to represent South Car olina’s dignity and honor in Wash ington. We do not believe that either ol these men will do or say anything to bring shame or ridicule on the Palmetto State.—Carolina Spartan. It is rumored that President Cleve land has dowhled the detective force which guards his sacred person since South Carolina’s agricultural Moses, with his many pronged pitchfork, made his appearance at the national capital.—Sprrtanburg Herald. ' • Bucklen't Arnica Salve. The heat salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe ver,sores, tetter, chaf ped hands, chil blains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to gi “** perfect satl-faction or money refun ded. Price 25 cents per box For sale by W. B. DuPre. Little Local Ledgtritea. Things begin to look lively around the City Hall now, We are glad to see a number of York County people in Gaffney theas days. The Literary Club meets Friday night at the residence of Dr. H. M. Holmes. The horse sale set for yesterday was on time. We learn that Ih# horses sold cheap. The large and increasing basineM of Gaffney is keeping tbe shifting en gine busy these days and nighta. Uncle Jacob Pridmore was in the city this week hunting a cask big enough to scald his big hogs in. It is amusing how ignorant men in high places can be. Think of Gen. Schofield’s short disquisition oa South Carolina. David DeStaffino is now pulling tbs bell cord over J. N. Lipscomb’s de livery wagon which makes “Dave” a very busy man. Lumber is the cry now. All tbs builders want more of it. Double your teams, country mills, and Southern, you hustle and just let it roll to Gaff ney. Richmond Stacy, a young man from Maud, lias purchased a lot in the city and is building a handsome cottage on it. Welcome to you Rich mond. We learn that our friend A. F. Kendrick, of Union county, will in a short time move to our flourishing city. May many others likt yoa come. A horse belonging to J. G. Spencer ran away Tuesday and turned the wagon over, catching the driver be tween the body and the earth. The negro sustained only slight bruises. People are in the city now every day investigating real estate here, many are buying, and many are tbe letters received here reHtive to home# in Gaffney, the pink of the piedmont. The stack of Gaffney’s great new mill will be two hundred and ten feet high. It is said to be the high est in the South. The South can build and maintain as high gtseka as any country. Col. Sem’l Jefferies got his hand caught in his gin about two month* ago and it is still bothering him some. But Col. Sam don’t let a little thing like that bother him and he keeps oa the go all the time. W. H. Mercer the huetling miner of Blacksburg was in the city a few hours on Tuesday. Mr. Mercer has done much to bring the mineral re sources of this section into notice and we trust that he will be richly rewarded. Jim Anderson, col., left town eev- eral days ago after appropriating to his own use some “filthy lucre” which was not his. He returned Monday and was arrested. Tne com plaint was withdrawn when Jim gave up all he had left. The Gaffney Manufacturing Com pany's store is now heated by steam. A regular upto-date apparatus Is used and now the whole of that immense store room is as warm and cosy as the most modern parlor. Gaffney gels the best and gets it first. Mr. \Ym. Wilkins is seriously ill et his home on Augusta street. Hr. Wilkins has a large number of friend# in Greenville who will unite in wish ing for his early recovery.—Green ville Mountaineer. [Mr. Wilkins has many relatives and friends in and around Gaffney who will regret to hear of his illness, hut who will heartily join in the wish of his Greenville friends.—Ed.] Index to Advertisements. The following are the changes In our ad columns this week. Ledgee readers are requested to pursue them carefully and when buying tell them where you saw their ad. Remember —Paul V. Gaffney. Cold weather is here—W. O. Lips comb A Bro. Gun*—Smith Hardware Co. Here’s the message—Store Gaffney Mfg. Co. An important fact—H. L. Parks A Co. Sabbath Reading. Headquarters— Boston Bargain Store. Dr Mile’s Medical Co,—Heart Oar* Brown Chemical Co.—Brown’s Iron Bitters. Lost—Jacob Littlejohn. Do you want—Gaffney Wagon and Furniture Co. When most needed it is not unusual for your family physician to be awty from home. Such was the experience of Mr. J Y. Hohenck, editor of tbe Caddo, I ml. Ter., Banner, when bia little girl, two years of age was threat- emd with a severe attack of croap He says: “My wife insisted that I go for the doctor, but agfour family physician was out of town I purchased a hot t le of Chiimberlalu’s Cough Rem edy, which relieved her Immediately. I will not he without it in the fu ture. ’ 25 un<i 50 cent bottles for sals by W. B. DuPre.