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A The Weekly Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. II, NO. 51. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1890. *1.00 A YEAR. ETTA JANE ETCHINGS. A NEWSY LETTER FROM UN- ION COUNTY. The United Confederate Veterans to Meet At Union on Salesday—« A Large Attendance Wanted. [Correspondence of Tmk Ledger.] Etta Jane, S. C., Jan. 27.—Rev. W. R. Owin^s will preach at Salem next Sabbath 2nd prox. We are having a fair sample of win ter weather just now. Mr. George Huggins is teaching the Wilkinsville school. He is a young man of fine mental and moral attain ments, and will succeed. When such young men put themselves forward they deserve the help (or, at least, the encouragement) of all good peo ple, and they will get it. Don’t stop, George, until you get upon the top most round of the ladder. Measles are thick in this neighbor hood. The latest name wo have heard given to the different varieties is the •‘shooting match’’ measles. One of the peculiarities of this variety is that the victim gets very little sym pathy from outsiders. I have heard it repeated, that dur ing a recent marriage ceremony the bride and groom did not ‘‘lock arms.’’ Of course, some folks say the mar riage is unlawful, null and void. F. a k Millwood (if he was living) would say, “unconstitutional.’’ Mr. T. D. Goudelock, of Gowdey- ville, is a great admirer of The Led ger ; so much so that, for fear he would lose a number of it, he renewed his subscription 3 months before his time was out. He is also a died-in- the-wool confederate, for he rode sev eral miles one very cold day to have his name enrolled on the list of United Confederate Veterans. I hope it will not be long before I will have the pleasure of chronicling his mar riage to some good lady, any of whom h« is well able to take good care. The birds and rabbits must all have died out last winter. There is scarcely one of either to be seen now adays. Preparations are being made for a large crop of cotton this year. Farm ers had better get their money out of what they have jn hand before mak ing another crop to loose more on. Mr. John Foster and Miss Lillie Hacker were married last Wednesday by Rev. Mr. Thacker, of Hickory (irove. There is more butter now in the country than has been for twenty years. Scarcely a family who owns a cow can use whai they make. This is one of the evidences of prosperity we can note with pride. I spent last Monday and Tuesday in the town of Union among my friends. I regret to learn of the sore afflictions of Mr. J. R. T. Scott’s fam ily. Surely the hand of Providence has been laid heavily upon them. They have the sympathies of our peo ple in their great afflictions, and the throne of mercy is daily appealed to on their behalf. The public roads are very much in need of work in some places, and sev eral gully bridges are getting danger ous. The stone pillars at Skull Shoals are substantial pieces of masonry, and when the iron bridge is placed upon them it will be there for the next generation. The Salem Sunday school was well attended yesterday ; so was the Chris tian Endeavor Society which met at Mrs. Sallie Foster’s last night. The order was of the best kind and the young people took great interest. Mr. Terry Estes has the measles. I am very sorry that brother Flaw Picker and his Spiritual adviser were unable to decide satisfactorily be- twen themselves as to to the differ ence betwen the weekly and the Chris tian Sabbaths. I don’t know who the preacher was, but I am satisfied that he don’t officiate in the “coaling ground,’’ for the church-going people of that section are too intelligent to follow the lead of any such an ignor amus as Flaw reports him to be, * Flaw, as you have elicited a great deal of sympathy from different friends who are interested in your dreams and some have even gone so far as to give the causes from which your troubles arise, suppose you try the ole woman’s remedy—sleep with the Bible under your head, and as a panacea gor those maladies which no doubt superinduce those dreams, I would suggest that in your wakeful hours you apply its meaning to your heart, and inject its methods into the practice of your daily life, and if you do not find permanent relief I would recommend that you apply to “Occasionally’’ for the antidote he uses so effectively in cases of journal istic mania. I learn that 25,000 spindles started at Lockhart tihoals last Monday. The measles having attacked some families who were expecting to move soon they will necesarily he hindered several days or even weeks yet. Mrs, Wm*. Byers is teaching in this neighborhood—Miss Dora Whitaker, ofGowdeysville, Miss Mollie Little john, of Sunnyside and Miss Sailie B. Estes, of this place. The next meeting of (’amp (Files L. C. Veterans will be held at I’nion on salesday in April, at which time we hope all the survivors who wish to become members will have their names enrolled. This will be the last quarterly meeting we will have before the grand reunion at Rich- mend, Ya., which embraces June 30, July 1 and 2. IH'JO. ! understand that the railroads offer special rates Written from Willie. [Correspondence of The Ledger. I Willie. S. C., Jan.. 25.—We have talked with a good many of the voters of our section and they are unani mous in the opinion that the late con stitutional convention erred very greatly when they adopted that section of the constitution prohibit ing the issueing of township and county bonds to aid in the construc tion of railroads. We fear that it will very greatly retard the building of Railroads in our state. Now any one who will but stop and think must only to members of the I .('.Veterans know that the building of railroads is and their families and the families of the ba8ig , wl)ich a u otlier enter- deceased soldiers. 1 ransportation ar-, , .. rnl , .. rangements will he made through general headquarter^ at New Orleans, and Gen. C. 1. Walker, commanding the Houth Carolina division, desires that one hundreil camps from this state be represented on that occasion. J. L. S. • * Pacolet Echoes. As we sit in our room and look over these towering hills and view the hundreds of neat, comfortable cot tages, and as we hear the deep hum prises are Duilt. Therefore we think that the convention should have left the issueing of the bonds entirely to the voters of the townships and coun ties. We fully believe that a consid erable majority of the voters of Spar tanburg county arc* in favor of coun ties aiding in the construction of railroads. But it is a fact that should be very much deprecated, that there are a considerable number of voters who are opposed to it. The man who owns a great deal of land and never intends to dispose of it at any of machinery, wo feel the force of the p r j t . e ; the man who owns property Word: “Man hath sought out many inventions,” and with what great profit he turns it to the good of others. “Labor and Capital’’ are twin sisters, and ought to live in perfect harmony with each other. The capi talist invests his money to make money, and while he succeeds in it, he also furnishes a comfortable liv ing for the the thousands of poor peo ple. The I’acolet Manufacturing Co., can show a moving mass of happy, ! develop and build up ul! of the inter- through which there is already a rail road, or the man who don’t own any thing and never intends to own any thing might be excused for being op posed to the county aiding in build ing railroads, hut how the laboring man or the man who takes any pride in the development of the resources of our county can be opposed it ispa^t our comprehension. .Xow our idea of government is that the lirst thing for the legislature to decide is the best manner in which to prosperous people. Yesterday was a lovely Sabbath, and the churches and Sunday schools were well attended. The out look on these lines grows brighter each week. At the Methodist church there were sixteen names added to the church roll yesterday, and every! ning is mov ing on pleasantly. The Baptists are charmed with their new pador. Rev. Langston. <>ur old friend, Rev. A. A. Sames, of the Presbyterian church seems not to grow old. He holds his own with the people as in days of yore. We had the pleasuse of shaking the hand of your genial, courteous, Chris tian, Prof. Griffith on Saturday, lie had many good things to say of the city of Gaffney and of her people. Our “latchstring” always hangs out for him. The Ledger is quite in favor with the people, and a late edition was eagerly sought after, 1 did nut a.-k why? I read with deep interest "Rufus Sanders’ last utterances. lie dues not disparage eiuealion. nut he does insist on parents studying tin hen of the child’s mind. e-ts and resources of the State, and then the manner in which it can he done fur the least money. “Progress” should always be the watch word. J. C. Painter and W. F. Penning ton, of GalTney, spent several days visiting in our section some time ago. .Mr Yanpatten got about 10<>0 feet of lumber destroyed by lire last week. He was kiln drying it and it caught lire from the furnace. .Mrs. Garrett, principal of the Holly Springs school, has over one hundred scholars under her care. Sin has the largest county free school that we have heard of. 1’rof. John Braggs, of Woodruff, is teaching a writing school near the residence of F. M. Williams. He is to teach a term of ten nights, teach ing two hours each night.' George Sloan was confined to his room with measles last week. .Mr. Sloan has twelve children all of whom i are yet to have the measles, and, of course, are all liable to have them at ! t he same t ime. James Sudeth. of Milchel. S. t paid the family of J. M. Floyd a visit h^t week. To illustratt — I knew a hoy who <;. W. Chapman went to Spartan- talked "Railroad when he was nine | burg last week on business, years old. Money was thrown away | Some of our farmers have started on him in the common s'diools—he their plows, preparing land for an- was sent to a school w hen telegraphy other crop. You will always find our and book-keeping were taught. He farmers in the front rank when it I comes to farming. There whs a sociable at Dennis i Goode’s last Saturday night, which terminated in a trial of strength by Sam Clayton and Ren Few. Clayton rather got the best of the light. succeeded at once, and today he i> in charge of a very important station on one of our Southern Railroads, with a good salary. Our old friend J. L. S.. talks out in the meeting. Come over old friend to see us and we will try to interest you on our growing Sunday school at the Union church and kindred sub ject!}. 1 leave tomorrow to la* present at a marriage in Laurens Co. Will think of you, Mr. Editor, and the hoys in your office, when ‘ eatin” time comes. <>n the Wing. “Mountain due ’ was the cause of the trou hie. Eber Reece, of Newberry, S. C., Mrs. Pitman and R. L. Johnson, of Weilford, S. C., were visiting the family of J. J. Johnson last Sunday and Monday. They returned to Weilford Tuesday morning. Mr. Reece is a brother of Mrs. Johnson. Jess Brittle and Irvin Sherbert got into a—well we would call it a “cur- ring” match and a foot race with T. M. Bruce the other day which re sulted in Jess and Irvin having to pay out .iC) each, and Mr. Bruce and Warner Sherbert binding each other Bowiinsville Budget. [Correspondence of Tin; Ledger.] Bowlinsvillk, S. C. Jan. 25.—Eh Whelchel has about recovered from an attack of the “maysles.” Johnson Burgess, is the proud pos- to keep the peace sessor of u fine baby—“gal” or hoy, I ‘ .M r . Greenwald and Miss Reece, of don’t know which. Polk County, N. C., were visiting Mrs, Missouri Mabry, of Asbury. friends mid aelatives in this section Union county, is now visiting rela- this week. lives in this settlement. Eber Johnson and’Dock Babb, of We regret to chronicle the death of our section, are visiting friends and Mrs. \ incerit Blanton, better known relat ives in North Carolina this week, as “Aunt Kooky,” who died reeently. Jlosea McCarter, of Clarence, acci- Our heartfelt sympathy is with the dentally shot and seriously bereft. wounded himself yesterday, the hull O. H. H. Clary is at home from his striking him in the forehead and store at this writing. ranging around to one side, where Calvin Name** visited Trough Shoals part of it was extracted. Its thought last Sunday. that part of i' entered the skull. Master Ben T. Nance is on the sick Jaihuk. list this week. It’s the “maysles,”! _ and there several other cases of the The Discovery SaVcv. Life, measles, which, it w< were to name Mr. (1. Gaillouette, Druggist, them separately, would require too ; Beaversville, 111., says; “To Dr. much space. King’s New discovery I owe my life. ( apt 0. 0. Mabry and Miss Misouri Was taken with La Grippe and tried Whelchel visited Rev. John Crocker s all the physicians for miles about, family in I nion county last Kunday. but of no avail and was given up and Klim sam. : told I could not live. Having Dr Bowlinsvillk, Jan., 2S. — Mr. and King’s New Discovery in my stor / Mrs. W. E. Whelchel visited relatives sent for a bottle and began it#' iJe THE GHOST AT MIDNIGHT. IT FRIGHTENS TWO BRVAE MEN. They Chase The Child Only to Find that Its Allusive Powers Are Supernatural—A Pretty Big Yarn. (Correspondence of The Ledger.] Maud, S. C., Jan. 27.—W. Y. El liott went to GalTney on business Sat urday. We are glad to learn that Mrs. W. J. Horton, through the able treat ment rendered by Dr. M. W. Smith, is rapidly gaining strenght and is nearly herself again. We regret the sudden illnese of M. T. Phillips. We hope that good health awaits him in the future. Measles are in several families at this place. We hope that they may be of a mild nature and short dura tion and that the victims may soon be admitted to outdoor freedom again. A. C. Robbs extends his love to another line daughter. The crop of cord wood at this place for the summer marketing promises favorable. The lumber prospect is good, Huppe Bros., near this place are doing a live ly business, also Acor it Scruggs, near Ktateline. Also we would have you remember the Godfrey Bros., at this place; tell John and James what you want audit will be forthcomining. Some of our farmers have been im proving the hours of sunshine turning stubble with plows obtained of GalTney merchants. They say Gaff ney merchants can fit you up complete if you tell them what you want. J. S. Black expects to run his farm on a thorough system this year. W. T. Harlon thinks now is a good time to do your terrasing while the earth is open and loose by the freez ing and give them time to settle and be tested by the spring rains before the crop is planted. You then will have ample time to make any changes you may wish. Also prune your grape vines and train them on good frames this month. A number of our citizens went to the attractive city of Gaffney .Satur day. Among the numner were A. I). Ray, Tucker McCraw, L. H. Hender son, P. H. Peeler and R. Stacy. flaunts, haunts! Do you believe in such things? spirits that are not to others.? A story has been reported to me that much excitement prevails at the home of Logan Phillips, (col.) on the Buck Shoal road, known as the Mrs. Arreany Wood place. Logan says that lie is not afraid of “nigger nor a scared nigger,” but he would feed any man and his horse as long as he would stay. If any doubt his state ment, come and be convinced. His story is: A few nights ago, when all were quiet and in bed, a child began to cry upstairs; the voice being strange, he thought one of his children was sick. He ascended the stairway in haste—there met his gaze an object about the size of a three year old child as white us snow. He turned and ran down the stairs, call ing Bill Phillips, but before he reach ed the bottom the intruder was stand ing at the foot of the steps, still crying. A short consultation was held and Logan and Bill armed them selves with sticks to drive the ghost away. They rushed upon it—hut it was gone ! Turning around they saw it standing near the fireplace knock ing and motioning. They made anoth er rush for it—and it was at the door; when they reached the door, it was not there but outside on the steps crying distressingly. When they open ed the door and went out, it went under the house and amused itself with u set of quilting frames by tak ing them in its arms and revolving them rapidly with a fearful noise. They followed it under the house and it came out on the other side; when they got out it had disappeared, but when they opened the door to enter the house it stood on the inside. It remained several hours but could not be approached. It makes regular nightly visits. We await the return of a party that has gone to investigate. Is tliis story true? The Gleaner. Are there wandering visible to some and near Law recently. Misses Lula and Lillie Allen visited their sister, Mrs. Hamlet Tate re cently. Rufus Nance’s face • eld in his old haunts Friday ciated. John was accompanied from Gaffney by Dr. Bates. Wilkes Thomas, John Tindall, Eva Parker and Maud Thomas. The country friends that gathered in to see the ceremonies per formed are too numerous to mention. Mr. and Mrs. Jolly seemed to bemoan the loss of their daughter very much, but I don’t think they ought to care. They must recollect that they were married too. We have the largest school that has ever been taught at Center Yiew under the charge of I'rof. Richmond Stacy. His average for the last month was seventy-five. Richmond is a good teacher and I wish him suc cess with the little ones. Alice Blanton has been very ill with pneumonia but now she is improving very fust. The measles and whoop ing cough are raging in this vicinity. Seven of Thomas Whelchel’s family was down at one time with the meas les, and four of L. J. Huskey’s chil dren have been down with the whoop ing cough. J. C. Camp’s little boy, Saul, is improving from a severe at tack of croup, M. N. Wood has gone to Boiling Springs to see her grand children that an* lying low with the measles. Much success to The Ledger and its readers. w. —* —» Our Spartanburg Letter. [Correspondence of The Ledger. | Srartaniu rg, S. C., Jan., 27.—The great event of last week here was .Miss Francis E. Williard’s talk last Sunday at Wofford College chappel, which was crowded to overflowing. She spoke for the W. C. T. U. and was talking for them. She said many rich things to them. It would have been a pleasure to have taken some notes, but the inexperience of the college management in courteously treating humble unknown news pa per men to a seat gallery excluded that the city recognition. editor of CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. and from the first dose began to get better, and after using three bottles was up and about again. It is worth its weight in gold. We won't keep store or house without it.” Get u free trial bottles at W. B. DuPre’s Drug Store. Mai d, S. C., Jan. 2t>.—The hustling farmers of this vicinity have sown a few spring oats and turned some stoublc. The woodhaulers have got the roads between this place and Gaff ney in a bad condition. I think the co iTiissioners should look after the atler more closely. , C. <^. Wood is building u new ten ant house on his mother’s place. He is a hustling young man. There was a quiet marriage took place at the residence of R. M. Jolly last Kunday at 2 o’clock. John W. Bridges, a successful merchant of Gaffney, and Ella Jolly, of Grassy Pond, were united in the holy bonds I of matrimony. Rev. C. M. Teal offi in the reporters your scribe from I was told that the Daily Herald was shoved ‘ip into the gallery and given a tip-top stand and he slid out. The result is that Miss Williurd and the college didn’t get much of a no tice. The poor reporter has a poor show anyhow among a lot of swell- headed classical professors and a lot of swell-headed, soft-pated students who imagine what they don’t know wouldn’t make a primary spelling book. Spartanburg city has received a big street roller that runs by steam power. It weighs about twenty tons. It is said that the streets will he substantially improved this spring and that Magnolia .Street will be widened like unto the mariner Main Street was widened last Summer. Ex-Captain of the penintentiary guard. Allen, is becoming notorious, and judging from bis interview in the Herald last week, lias whole chunks of valuable information against Su perintendent Neal. But those who know Gapt. Allen well haven’t much confidence that he is making any thing, or will occomplish anything. Neal’s frieends here claim that Allen lost his place because of incompe- ttney, and he isn’t smart enough to understand it himself. Next Wednesday night “The Schu bert Symphony Club and Lady (Quar tette” will give nr; entertainment at the opera under the auspices of the Knights of Phythias here. The com pany visited this city last year and made a favorable impression. President J. C. Kilgo will deliver a lecture here the first Friday night in February. The engineer corps of the Henrietta railroad came into town last Tuesday afternoon having completed the sur vey and Chief LugofT is busy making estimates. It is thought work will commence in sixty days. The Henrietta gold mine on Paco let is to be worked soon by a Connec ticut company. It is Solicitor Schumpert’s inten tion to clean the docket of all old criminal cases this week and he caused writs issued for ail parties interested. H. ■ —* ■«•». He Was a Faker. A young white man giving his name as Blanton was arrested by Officer Lipscomb Tuesday afternoon for ped dling spectacles without license. The fellow would go from house to house telling the people he was a sew ing machine inspector, and while there, would display u pair of specta cles, saying lie had found them on the train. They were brass-rimmed or gold-plated and he would say that they wore gold mid that some fine gentleman or lady had left them and as he had no use for them he would sell them for a trifle. He usually got as much as a dollar for his hrass- rimmed spectacles. Several of our citizens were victimized by the sharper. Many merchants are well aware that their customers are their best friends and take pleasure in supply ing them with the host goods obtain able. As an instance we mention Perry & Cameron, prominent drug gist of Flushing, Michigan. They say: “We have no hesitation in rec ommending Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to our customers, us it is the best cough medicine we have ever sold, and always gives satifuction.” For sale at 25 and 5<» cents a bottle by W. B. DuPrc. A Circular Letter Regarding the State Convention of the Society. Mr. F. F. whilden of the Charles ton Society of Christain Endeavor, has issued the following circular letter in regard to the State Conven tion to be held here in March : “The South Carolina State Con vention of Christain endeavores will be held, this year from the 10th to the 12 of March at the Congregational (Circular; church, in Charleston. A large and enthusiastic attendance is expected and desired. Keep a good lookout ahead for special attractions and reduced railroad rates. Choose full delegations early. Entertain ment will be provided tor delegates to the convention. "The first Christain Endeavor Society, designed to train young people in Christian activities, was or ganized less than twelve years ago, in the Williston Church, Portland] Maine, by its zealous young pastor, Rev I . L. Clark. He is now known the word over as ‘Father Endeavor Clark.’ The growth of the move ment has been unequaPed. The Christian Endeavor Societies of the world now number 12,174 including 9,449 junior societies, with a total membershp of 2,531,440. As com pared with reports of last year the gain in the total membership of 500,- 000. Organizations exist in every English-peaking and in nearly every foreign country throughout the world and they embrace societies for young people, mothers, parents and sailors besides junior, intermediate and senior societies. “The formation of a world’s Chris tian Endeavor l nion, this year, aims at closer fellowship of Christian En- deavorers everywhere, and its two classes of membership, general and certificate, embrace past and present Christian Endeavorers, and young or old members of any evangelical church who desire to be enrolled. Triennial conventions will be held in connection with the annual national connentiors, the first being in 1896 in Washington, D. C.—Charleston News and Courier. Algood News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.] Algood, S. C.. Jan., 28.—The rela tives of P. H. Byars celebrated his eighthieth birthday last Monday in a most appropriate manner. Gaffney uas represented by J.. G. Byars and wife. Many of the relatives were present and spent a most enjoyable day. Mrs. Z. B. Nance, of Landrum, S. C., is visiting friends and relatives here this week. Calvin Phillips, of Mill Springs, X. C., is visiting friends and relatives here. He was here not long since. He must be “stuck on some man’s girl.” K. A. Ford and family, of Hicks- ville, N. C., visited J. L. Clary and family Saturday and Sunday. R. A. Husky is the happiest man we have seen “in a coon’s age.” It’s a boy this time. Mrs C. B. HoJlifield, of Martins ville, gave birth to triplets a few days ago. “The Old Iron District” is hard to down in anything she under takes. R. B. Powell was in Spartanburg last week attending court. They are keeping Bob quite busy now-a-days. Wm. Gardner went to the county seat last Tuesday on business. J. Gardner went to Cowpeus last Saturday on business. Sam Davis, a traveling artist, is here taking pictures. SUBSCBIRER. An Infant Queen’s Precocious Prank. Juvenile sovereigns can be very trying to their elders. Notions of their own importance are apt to crop up rather rapidly in their young I heads. Wilhelmlnal, of Holland is I not an exception. She had held her ! Queenly title for scarcely six months when one morning, at an unconscion able early hour, she left her room and knocked at the door of the Queen Regent’s chamber. “Who is there?” asked her mother. “The Queen of the Netherlands, was the grandiloquent reply. “Oh!” said the Queen Regent, “I am afraid it is too early to receive the (Queen of the Netherlands, but if my little daughter Wilhelmina is there she may come in.—Arthur Warren in February Ladies’ Home Journal. * . Not a few who read what Mr. Rob ert Rowis, of Hollands, Ya., has to say below, will remember their own experience under like circumstances: Last winter I had la grippe which left me in a low state of health. I tried numerous remedies, none of which did me any good, until I was induced to try a bottle of Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy. The first bot tle of it so fur relieved me that 1 was enabled to attend to my work, and the second bottle effected a cu^e. ,, I’or sale at 25 and 50 cents a bottle I W. B DuPre.