/ Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. vol. m, so. i GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 189«. $1.00 A YEAR. ARE ANXIOUS TO ADOTN. THE HOUSE UNDER SRAKER REED’S CONTROL The Republican Prcsidental iituation Unchanged—The AveragcSost or Employees of th House $939. (Correspondence of The L< u0 u year. And, mind you,’.he clerks to members of the House ire only paid $100 a month while Con gress is actually in session. This indicates the truth of the adage: “Demand defence and you'll get it.” Certainly the Senate invariable gets what it demands from the House. Silver democrats are charging that the National Association of dem- |ocratio Clubs, which u Virginia man culls “an association of a few dem ocratic Clubs’’, is merely the tail to the Cleveland single standard (old kite, I be executive cominiteo pf this association held a medting Uasliii 'Ion Ibis week and named • Poll S us the place, and Soptem- Jer Toil,, next, as the time for hold- pg the national convention of the asocial ion. The long string of World’s Fair jmrrela was recalled by a petition [is week sent to the Semite by c\- Senator Palmer who was president of the exposition, asking the passage of a resolution to compel Mrs. Potter Palmer, president of the Hoard of Lady Managers; Mrs. Virginia C. Mendeth, another member of that board; President Higginbotham, of the Chicago board of managers; Georgia R. Davis, Director General, and other ofliicials of the exposition, to make their reports to him, as lio claimes the law directs. Ho says Davis made bis report to Con gress, Mrs. Palmer of the President, and that the others have made no reports. It is fortunate that Presi dent Palmer is an ex-Senator; other wise his tempest in a teapot would receive little attention from Con gress. It is not certain that it will get much, anyway. — —. — HOPEWELL HAPPENINGS. SALEM SABBATH SCHOOL. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED FOR A NEW TERM. A Disappointed Would-be Bride—The Champion Chicken Raiser. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) IIoi’EWKT.L, April 14.—For some time past we have been hearing rumors of a marriage among the col ored folks. Last Sunday evening was the appointed time for the cere mony to take place and all the breth ren and sisters assembled at the homo of the would-be bride with well tilled baskets and with anticipations of a good time. The hour for the ceremony arrived and the young lady was becoming very nervous, and ere long the facts were well concecded that the groom had changed his mind. He did not arrive and at lust accounts tho colored folks were re turning home with the well filled baskets and many loud denouncu- tions of the groom. Woe be unto him if tho disappointed bride gets a pull at IPs wool. The farmers of this section are quite busy this week planting cotton. The weather is certainly tine, in fact one would think it was May instead of bleek April. Your correspondent is informed that the citizens of Hickory Grove have received some very flattering offers for the building of a cotton factory from B. K. Hardin, the pro gressive and up to date agent of the O. R. & C. Railway. Joseph Jackson, an old and bravo ex-con federate soldier, is quite ill at his home and is not expected to live. The Etta Jane correspondent will have to como again with the cham pion chicken raiser to keep up with York. Mrs. Martha Smarr has about 150 young chickens and more to hatch. Come again brother. Til'/ Lkikjeu is immensely popular in this section. In fact a sample gets a subscriber. Well such is the case with all good papers, and The Leikjek certainly deserves tho sup port of all good people. The happiest man in this section is my friend Frank Watson. It is a baby girl. You have our congratu lations. The politicians are beginning to feel around and one with two good eyes can easily see the liveliest fight before us that we have had in years. Well I suppose wo “wool hat boys’’ can stand it, but wo are going to bury the “old hatchet” and go forth with the olive branch extended to ail, therefore we shall select the best that is afforded us regardless of past differences. Myrtle. ” * •" , Bowiinsville Budget. (Correspondence of The Lodger.) Bowunkville, Apr. 21.—C. C. Ma bry, our jug man, took a trip to North Carolina last week. James Petit, of Ccnterviow was down to see his father lust week. Adolphus Clary and one of our hoys went down to Mrs. Kirby’s Sun day. lloraco Lipscomb went to the Web ster settlement Sunday. J. B. Carter went to Pacolet to see his brother Saturday. Sam Whelche), Jr!, is down here hauling wood to Limestone. Our base hall met at this place last Saturday. Thov are getting in shape for playing and when old Cor inth gets started somebody is going to get left. Charles Mabry got in a serious dif ficulty with a mule last week and came out with a ciippled hand. Mrs. Sarah Boyle went to Greon- ▼illo to see her sick brother, SainT. Whelchel, last week. Wo hope she will find him bettor. Farmers will finish planting their crops in tills section this week. /.. Y A man who goes about with his head cast down and eyes on tho ground, may pick up many a nicklo, now and then a gold piece, and per haps soinu day a hank note ; lull lie ml mss tho great blue sky above, the great beauteous earth about him and tho sunlight in tho air.—Exchange. •“ *-* *- —•» “Half a span of angry steel’' will produce no more fatal results than a neglected cold or cough. For all throat and lung diseases, Ayer’s Cherry Petoral is the best remedy. It is invaluable in cases of croup, whooping cough, bronchitis, and la grippe. It is Said One Union County Farmer Will Give $400 to the Morman Church—Other Inter esting News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, April 20.—Last Satur day and yesterday I had the pleasure of attending preaching at Mespo- tamia church. The presiding elder, Rev. Mr. Cauthen, preached excel lent sermons on each day. He ad ministered the sacrament of the Lord’s supper yesterday to quite a large number of communionests. The best of order prevailed during this solemn occasion. There was such a profound silence that al most the dropping of a pin could he heard. Rev. T. J. Brock also preached at Abingdon Creek church yesterday. His text was Acts lJ:2l>. lie hud a full house too, of attentive hearers. I am proud to say that a marked im provement has been made in this section of all our churches in respect to the behavior of some of those who attend. My thanks are due the large pub lishing house of Ginn it Co., New York, for a copy of the history of our county which has been sent me through the urbanity of their gentle manly and hustling southern agent, W. R. Walker, of Sunny Side. It is a splendid school hook. Tho annual election of officers at the Sr.lem Sahbatli school took place with tho following result: T. J. Estes, superintendent, R. A. Foster, assistant, and Sam W. Strain, secre tary and treasurer. J. L. Strain, the former superintendent, asked to ho excused from reelect ion as ho had finished his tenth year in that capac ity and he wanted of her and younger men to he thoroughly drilled for the work when the mantle falls upon them. From all reports we are going to have one of the finest Morman church buildings in this country than can bo found anywhere this side of Salt Lake City. For sometime I have boon hearing of this hut have looked upon it with a good deal of allowance. 1 will give the exact words of my in formant, which 1 drew out of him in an interview one day last week, ik said: “Yes, wo are going to build the church. Tho wind work has all been done and wo arc now ready to begin moving the dirt. It will ho built four miles from Union on the Skull Shoals road. We have secured titles to the land, the subscriptions for tiie building now amounts to $'.1,000—a pretty fair start, I think, although we expect the house when completed to cost a great deal more than that. Its exact cost wo haven’t yet ascertained. But to give you an idea I will say the house will he built of brick after tho latest and most fashionable style and will he fur nished with tho best and most im proved furniture to he had. The bell we expect to order through the Ex change. It weighs 7ou pounds and is guaranteed to he heard twelve miles at least. “Tho trustees are I). G. Gallman, T. J. Harris and E. D. Sharkey. No subscription will he received for less than $100. One of our wealthiest planters agrees to subscribe $100 to the building stock upon condition that ho is to he allowed as many us six wives ii he wants them.” This, in b'ftjef, is the information I have about thV work. I do not vouch for its correct jicss in a single word. 1 iThe weather warmer than is has been for ma^y months. Lust week was like suminor time. Meek Packer, mail rider on the route from t/his place to Gaffney, hud icrapo lust Thursday and cart torn up considerably, got kicked on the knee by lie was not seriously ter. a runaway got his rout| besides lie 1 the horse, hurt, howei “Uncle just like keeps up line and isi for us to gj ill” says this spring is 'the spring of 1NI5. He itli tho times along this kind of “Ready Reeonor” b). The planters are getting on very well with Ihok planting. Wheat End oats are needing rain very inuclw—both are looking well. Berry FJtes, •an ox-stave, lias been visiting outliis side of the river for a few days.I Ho is an old-time darkey, and bus aVeputution for honesty that many othils have not. Tho irreWessihle Flaw Picker came round last week and plied his voca tion in this leighhorhood. What he ’ fault with perhaps ho know tliis week. Ho properly ho called tho for ho never tells poo- iiinks until lie gets it in lilt In church at Mo- >- lay and behaved like a f him and gave us some good music. Ho has given his consent to attend the picnic at Skull Shoals on tho 2nd of May, when tho young people ex pect to hr’ c a good time among themselves. I bespeak for him and The Ledc.kk a fair showing. H. T. Estes is in bad health. He has never fully i covered from the effects of tho measi s. I regret to learn t. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Edwards, c. Gaffney, lost their little boy last week by death. He was buried at the family burying ground near Wilkinsville last Friday. Rev. J. D. (’rout, of the Methodist Church, conducted tin funeral ser vices. The bereaved mrents Lave our heartfelt sympathies in this try- ine ordeal. Tho banks of tho creek wore lined with fishermen and women last Sat urday. Love making isn’t out cf order. j. l. s. • Midway Messages (CoiTc.^iieiKlcnco of The Ledger.) Midway, April 20.—Planting i cotton is the order of the day, hut 1 the ground is getting very dry. Now l is a good time to plant cane ft stock. I It beats most any kind of forage you can plant, as it can he cut every week or so. It is an excellent feed for cows. Mr . C. P. Teal is still on the sick list. Dr. S. R. Crawley, assisted by Drs. Hointisch and Rates, performed a surgical operation 0:1 tho 12th and she bus been improving some since. Rev. J. L. Ellis filled his appoint ment at Ccnterviow Sunday at 11 o’clock anrl preached an able sermon. He will preach there again on the third Sunday in May. There will he preaching at Midway i next Sunday at 1! o’clock. Martin Sprouse and Mrs. F. J. Medlin were married this week. Tho ceremony was performed by J. T. Campbell. T. C. Petty and wife visited C. P. Teal Sunday. Eis. Midway, April 20.—Mr. J. C. Fainter visited his brother at Trough Shoals Saturday night. Mrs. M. A. Gardner visited her pa rents last week. Mr. and Mrs. \V. M. Turner visited Clarence Turner, Sunday. John Hill is very sick of the mumps. 1). F. L. Turner visited C. C. Petty | Sunday. Walter Huskey was the guest of C. A. S. Campbell Sunday, as was also ! J. C. Rlanton. Misses Antoinette and Minnie Rlanton were guests at the home of R. M. Jolly Saturn ay night. There was a wedding hero last Sun day. “S,” of Cross Roads was in this section Sunday. t. x. x. - •- — BLACKSBURG BUDGET. A Number of Pleasant Social Events Which Make Life Happy. (Corn siiomli nco of The Ledger.) Rlai ksim’uo, April 18.—A gold bar weighing nearly four pounds and valued at about $1500 was shipped to tho United States Assay olfiee iu Charlotte, N. C., by the Calorie Reduction Works of this city last week. This is the first gold bar that has been shipped. Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist gave an “Easter egg competition party” at their residence Wednesday evening which proved a source of much en tertainment and amusement to tho young people. W. A. Gillun won tho prize while Miss Rertie Guyton won the boobio prize. The Indies of tho Presbyterian and Methodist church gave a “birthday party” at the Cherokee Inn ball room on Friday evening for tho bene fit of the church. It was a success financially. Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Darwin gave a “competition quotation party” at home on Carolina tSt., Tuesday even ing. James H. Allison won tlio gen tleman’s prize, Miss Luna Healan the ladies’ and Ed Dutf the boobio. If was a source of groat amusement for those present. Ham Deal is making a beautiful tennis court on the vacant lot ad joining his homo, and several days ago ordered a large bill of tennis goods for the young people. When the goods come they expect to play every afternoon. Rlaekshurg has several line tennis players among tho young ladies. s. m. d. HOW THE BEAUTIFUL SPRING BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF BOYHOOD DAYS. found to fii« will let mi might veryl “Silent Man] plo what ho print. He \\1 potamia Hatul Flaw Goes to Preachin’ With the Ker nel and Takes Dinner on the Ground—Tells a Joke on the Kernel. good boy. il] seat in the c Flaw brou J didn’t take a hack troh. 4 tt liis banjo down vujth Cure (or Headache. As a remedy for all forms of llend- uehe Fleet rie Ritters lias proved to he the very best. It. effects a permanent cure anil the most dreaded habitual heailuehis yield to ils influence. We urge all who are afflicted to procure a bottle, and give this remedy a fulf trial. In eases of habitual ennstipn- I ion Fleet rlc Hitters cures by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few eases long resist tlie use of t his medieino. 'Try It once. Large bot tles only Fifty cents at W. JL Du pre’s Drug Store. (Correspondence of The Lodger.) Somehow or other I wanted to git out of the buggy in my rounds an go to the woods an make whistles out of hark slipped oil of sowerwood an chestnut sticks, an make whips out of hickorywiths by slippin the bark back for enough only to leave a stock an cut out the wood an twist the bark sorter rope fashion, you understand. Beautiful spring, an in the country at that, brought the memories of my boyhood days afresh in my mind— how I used to make whistles an whips, climb trees an tear my clothes, hunt bird’s nests an wade in the branches an he in a general state of innocent good-for-notliin’ness—hut the laws of nature bids me not to tarry, so ole Flaw dotTs his cap to her pleasures an glides on down tho line. The wheat is in its boots an the harvest is next with ole Flaw. Will some unkind bein’ cut him ol! before his fruit matures, or will some unfriendly wind blow him ill an crush him to the soil from which he earnest? Verily, thousands are the insects that ob struct tiie maturity. Will I escape? Ole Flaw hesitated, taken a sip of the fragrance of spring by coverin’ up Bob’s (formerly known as Charley) head an the buggy with dogwood Mowers, an moved on in the direction of h.tta Jane. The sun was scorchin’ hot but that didn’t hinder Flaw’s progressive resolutions. His heart was light with refreshing spring, hut do you know one thing? With every spring tide there are roses an thorns, butterflies an snakes, hutnmin’ birds an sharpenutd bumblebees, an siteh like. Flaw’s heart was light with lovely spring an blossoms greetin’ him on every side till Friday about 10 o’clock when he found himself in the Wil kins Chapel settlement. A tender stalk had bin nipped in the hud be fore maturity—a funeral at 11 o’clock was the talk of the community. The busy farmers laid aside their plows an hoes or what ever they was work- in’ with and repaired to the church to pay reverence to the mysterious work of God’s own hand. Ole Flaw, too, drove up, hitched an covered up his banjer on the occasion an went in an divided sympathy an shared sor row with the bereaved parents, Mr. an Mrs. Edwards. “Occasionally” was there hut he had lost all memory of ole Flaw an “didn’t know mo,” or, was so much impressed over tho oc casion that ho wouldn’t notice the “irrepressible” scamp, as tiie Kernel would have it. I ate two boxes of sardines and four hiskits for a noonday lunch at Mr. Whisonant’s store an amused them with my banjer while 1 was a waitin’ on Boh to devour a square meal. I went from there to Etta June an made friends with the Kernel. 1 tried to git the hoys to find another jug hut, law me. they wouldn’t be tray the Kernel for nothin’. On his promise to go to church with mo next ihornin’ (Saturday) an also around to some neighborin’ houses I agreed to “put tip” with him fer the night. On one occasion ho axed mo if every body seemed to he a stirrin’ along tho lino an hit so hot an dry. I said, ”yes, with the exception of some old lazy dusters that don’t intend to work—I kotched him a sottin’ in the house a noddin’ when I driv up, you understand. But tho funpi,eat thing of it all was the next uxornin* after we started, when ole Rob got scared at a hamper baskit on tho side of the road. When he got to snortin’ an ratin’ an wo seed it necessary to git out, I made the break fust but the Kernel skooted out over a hind wheel an was on the ground before I got cleverly stretched out into the air, an ho only had ony laig to gU out on, too. .list to stun oil an look at him you wouldn’t think it was in ’im, but my, my, lie keeps cocked an primed for such eases of irnergeney. But with all in all, tho Kernel is u good feller. Wo got to tho church <>. K. and many were tho bright faces of Spring I seed at that church (Mesopotamia.) I can begin to understand how it is that tho Kernel always takes up for the women of that place. They are kind, good lookin’, intelligent—hut this is goiu’ too fer with the t ruth. It might [.spile ’em if Flaw Picker brags on ’em. Liiylu’all jokes aside, they did treat ole Flaw a dog gone site better than he (Jesarved—hut as L was gojn’ to toll you, when me an’ tho Kernel drive up to the church there wern’t many thar, so 1 amused myself by lookin’ at a mule a pullin’ of two plows at one time—a plow to each chain. This was quite a curi osity to me as 1 had never seed the like before in my life, an’ really it looked to me like imposin’ on good nature. Directly the crowd gethered an’ the services begun. Tho preacher man give a very forcible talk in my estimation. But what was more forcible to me was when preachin’ was over an I went out to arraigne my banjer so hit wouldn’t bo so dog gone conspicious at sitch a gatherin’ an’ on sitch an occasion. When I went back up in the crowd the whole ground was literally kivered with chicken, fish, bread, cakes, pies, cus tards, an’ God only knows what else. Home would say “Flaw, I want you to‘pick’some fish bones with me,” an’ another would say “Yes, an' I’ve got some chicken bones I want you to ‘pick’ with me.” an’ they kep on handin’ around till I thought I would bust. I’m goin’ buck some time soon, too. Flaw Pickek. Ivy Clift News. (Correspondence of Tho Ecdgor.J Ivy Clikf, April 20.—A shower of rain would delight the farmers very much just now. I ho farmers in this section are get ting along fine with their planting. A few are almost done. W. H. GuHney and W. A. Hass went to Hhelby Saturday afternoon to hour Rev. Clarence Dixon preach. Mrs. Tom Gaffney, who has been visiting relatives in your city, re turned home yeaterday. If those who are bothered with hawks catching their little chickens will give them nuxiomica in dough about three times a week it will bo sure death to hawks. Care should be taken not to give it to the chick ens which you might wish to kill as it is a poison. It wiil not hurt the chickens in the least. It can bo procured from any druggist. I’ll bet a nickel against a brownie there are more snakes around here than anywhere this side of the jun gles of Africa. I don’t wish The Lkouek readers to think that this is the wilderness or the backwoods for it is not, although a hobgoblin did get after a young man the other Sun day afternoon (it was after sun down) as he “wuz on his return hack hum” to your city and it “skairt” the lifo nerrly out of him. Ho hasn’t been hack to—well I won 1 * say whore. If wo could all write as interesting* letters as J. L, S. you wouldn’t hefeii' a waste basket. Beaty. 1 Memorial Day. Will tho citizens of Gaffney recog nize Memorial Day? They are not below the citizens of other towns in patriotism and in admiration for tho heroes of the “lost cause,” and the\ bones of us true and brave soldiers as ever fought in any cause are rest-, ing in their midst. Wo hope that steps will ho taken at once to observe* Memorial Day. Will not tho ladies who always honor tho brave, take tho matter in hand and pusli it? One of the most favorable signs of the times is tho movement of con federate veterans now being made nil over the Sout h with a view to honoring the memory of those who fell and of vindicating those who sur vive by putting a fair and impartial record of the war before the world. Let their children and grand children turn out for one du^r- anrl honor tho spirit of devotion and heroism that characterized their ancestors. 11 will do the men and women of this day great good to catch a portion of the, spirit of thirty-five years ago. ««•»» » - ■ — Will We Issue Bonds? In another column will ho fbtrudl an advertisement for tin election to« authorize tho city council to issue bonds to tho amount of $12,000 for city improvement. Every widc-a- awake, up-to-date citizen will at once- see that it will help the town. To tho property holder it means tho en hancement of tho value of his prop erty. To tho laboring man it means: more work. If a man argues that it will increase taxation you can pot it J down that it will not effect hi* pocket-book to any groat extent, be cause the interest is merely nominal'.. Let’s give the city fathers our con sent to issue tho bonds and thereby improve and make our city more at tractive, thus inducing homoscckera tu come and he one of us. —— - ■ — About Papers. We are in receipt of No. ‘inf Vol. 3 of The Lyceum. Tillman R. Gaines’ monthly. Tiie Lyceum contains in thb issue twirty-two pages and is ex cell *ntly printed from the presses of tho Yorkvillo Inquirer. We are in receipt of No. 1, Vol. 1, of Evening Hours, published by A. L. Ilci.no, of Cldengo, 111., in tho in terest of araatuor journalism. It is nostly printed in pamphlet form ando contains 1(1 pages of interesting read ing matter. • — — I R»* sure to get Himmons Liver Reg ulator for your Spring Medicine. It’s the old reliable that did tho old folks so much good. Don't let any one porsudo you to take anything else instead. Ynu can always tell Himmons Liver Regulator by the Red: Z on tin* package. Don't forgot tho word Regulator—Himmons Liver Regulator—hotter than anything else, and sure to do you good.