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Weekly Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. 'll. NO. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1890. $1.00 A YEAR. AWATERi-OCC-ASiN SCRAPE. A SNAK! WRAPS ■ i. L L E R b AROUND MIKE FEET While He Is Ditching-—A Party Go Fishing and a Young Man Falls Into the River—Other News Items. (Corns;>wm!( Etta Jam: still contiuut s dry ■re needing rain, field crops. The of The IjodRcr.) Anril 'll.—The weather . Wheat and oats >'o are gardens and latter mostly to bring up the potatoes, corn and cot ton. From what I can hear regular lias been going if t he old soldiers at was a most urge number of the State, are doing much to and obliberate the rejudico that have parts “blind tiger - ’ business on in this country for the past few days. The itnev tint Charleston last week pleasant affair for the gathered from a These met clings unify our people lines of factional go long existed. Mike Sellers got into a scrape with * water moccasin one day last week. He was working in a ditch when the gnake got wrapped around his feet. With a big “whoopee” Mike landed on the hank of the ditch and sent his gpade whirling hack at his enemy and cut it into. .Mike says ne don’t care for the bite of a pizen snake any more than he would for a brier scratch. J. Riley Wanton was at Union last Monday. He said that if (len. Lee had had us many determined men With him as were there working for pensions he would have whipped the ynnkees with all ease. The candidates are coming out as thick as hops in this opunty. W. G. Fowler lias been sick for about three weeks. Most of the old soldiers who can do so will go to Richmond this summer. This will be the last chance many of them will ever have to visit the capi- lol of the confederacy, and 1 think it Is eminently proper that they should go. Rev. J. G. Farr p-eached at Meso potamia yesterday. His text was Mark 10:49, ‘Tie calleth .thee.” Dr. Sidney Karratt is spending a few days in this section among his friends and relatives. Rev. W. R. Owings will preach at Salem next Sabbat h, Nay 3rd. There w'H be two sermons on tha day. Our boys have two debaring so cieties in this section. On at the Etta Jane school house the other at Sunny Side school hoi sc. • A number of men, boys and girls met at Good’s mill on Rullocks creek last Saturday, where they had a de lightful fishing party. Our crowd went down there in u bateau and in coming back pushing through the shoals one fellow's pole broke and ho pitched out head foremost Into the river. The rest of tie party caught h'm by the heels and pulled him back into the bateau. The Christian endcaver society met at Mrs. Amanda Leo’s last night. The attendance was good us usual. We have a young man who is look ing with longing eyes to the South side of Thickety creek. Rerhaps there is a girl on that side, he* feels an interest in. Miss I’earle* •Whisonant has the thanks of our household for the beau tiful liowers we received last week. She is a flower herself. There is a young man in this com munity who hits a great deal of busi ness In the Sharon neighborhood. What’s up “Curt?” There arc a great many carp in Thickety creek. I am told. Some years ago 1’. S. Wilber’s fish pond brbke and his fish were scattered. This is the way, I suppose, they got started. Some have been caught that weighed five and one-half pounds. Some time ago I received the fol lowing problem from a colored school teacher who is an ardent admirer of ThwLkdgkk. How many of our white teachers can solve it by arithmetical rules? “In a mile race, A gives R a start of 20 yards and beats him 30 seconds. At the second trial, A gives R a start of 32 seconds and beats him 9 6-11 yards. Find the number of yards each yuns per second.” Charlie Lancaster, of Cowpens, has moved his family into this neighbor hood. He is engaged in shipping lumber to the Lockhart Mills. Last Saturday our fishing party seen a largo size sturgeon In Rroad River just above the mouth of Thick ety creek. The county and township super visors appointed road overseers for this (Gowdcysville) township last week. A great deal cf dissatisfaction bus been caused by thy enactment of the present road law, and some of our people are lighting mud over it. Would not our hoard of equaliza tion in . this statu do justice to and protect the majority of taxpayers by putting an assessment upon the unu tilized water powers along the rivers and larger streams? There are, to day, thousands and millions of dol lars worth of such property which the owners are only waiting for a good opportunity to sell at fancy prices, and not one cent of their supposed values enters into the returns for tax ation. Flaw, you will get yourself into a scrape if you don’t mind how you talk about people imposing on good nature. That mule was being driven by one of my fighting lieutenants who yon may have heard of jerking a clerk over the counter some years ago in Gaffney for disputing his word. Notwithstanding the dry weather, some farmers are getting fair stands of cotton. Last Tuesday evening, and then again on Thursday, we had terrifiic wind storms accompanied with thun der and with but little rain. The next Lsue of the Confederate Veteran will contain a picture of the South Carolina division of U. C. V’s. in convention in Charleston. Send $1.00 to S. A. Cunningham, editor Confederate Veteran, Nasheville, Tenn., for one years subscription to that excellent monthly magazine and you will no doubt find it a good iu- vi stment. Mrs. J. II. Wiikins is our authority forsaying that the dust from under the house scattered over garden plants will protect them from insects. Several new scholars were enrolled at the Salem Sabbath school yester day. Some day this summer the school will have its annual children’s day to which all our neighboring schools will be invited. J. L. s. Bowlinsvllle Budget. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Bowi.ixsvh.lk, Apr. 28.—Capt. 0. II. H. Clary spent the most of last week at his store in Union. He was accompanied by his little daughter Ina. Mrs. Win. Wholchcl, Sr., was in this settlement several days last week visiting relatives. Sam’l. Whelchel and wife went to Mrs. Win. Whelchel in the Midway section Saturday. Our hustling road overseer, Ed J. Clary, is soon going to putting the roads in shape. C. F. Nance was down in Union not since. Mrs. O. H. II. Clary visited rela tives in the Midway section last Tuesday. She was accompanied by her little son Bennie. It is a curious thing to us that some folks don’t know how to behave themselves. There occurred a very shameful thing on our public highway not long ago. The idea of a half dozen sensible men going up and down the road cursing and swearing like they were a gang just arrived from the lawless regions. They should be ashamed of themselves and anybody that thinks anything of themselves should’nt countenance them, though it don’t take much of the dispensary stuff to make a man a fool. We hope to hear of no more of this kind of doings. Mrs. M. E. Bridges, of Clifton, is visiting friends and relatives here. We are glad to welcome her back to the old home. Misses Bailie, Lillie, Lula and Bes sie Allen visited Misses Adlisio Ma- hulie and Nannie, Lula and Lidic Pettit last Sunday. J. B. Carter has been staying with his father in GufTncy for the last few days. He says his father is in very bad condition. Dock Pettit, of Galfney, was down to see his father Sunday. Edmon Pettit killed a hlacksnake the other day about five feet and three inches long. The dry weather is bad on gardens. We don’t think the fruit crop Is hurt and we hope to have a good fruit year. z. Y. TOM CAMP A HERO. FLAW PICKER FINDS FLAWS long Doings of the Vets. At a regular meeting of the Jake Carpenter Camp of United Confeder ate Veterans held last Saturday the 25th inst., Comrade A. S. Waters offered the following resolution which was unanimously passed: Resolved: That it is obligatory on this camp to observe Memorial day with appropriate services in hon or of those who gave their lives for the defence of their country, and to this end that this camp meet at this place on Saturday 9th, in May, at 10 o’clock. Resolved: That a committee of four veterans of this camp be now appointed, whose duty it shall be to prepare a program for the occasion, and that in this work they ask as many ladies of the town and country to co-operate with them us they may deem advisable. The commander then appointed the following comrades us said com mittee; A. S, Waters, chairman, Moses Wood, D, A. Thomas. R. M. Jolly, — - - — The autograph letters testifying to cures made by Ayer’s Harsasapa- rllla and other preprutlons are kept on file at the J. C. Ayer Co’s, office, Lowell, Muss. They are from all over the world and are cheerfully shown to anyone desirous of seeing them. He Detects Cuffy in the Act of Com mitting a Burglary. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Anderson, April 2G.—While the j church belle were pealing forth their invitations to the inhabitants of An derson to come forth and worship to day, Henry Williams was making a forcible entrance into the store room of our popular groceryman, F. A. Austin. Mr. Camp, who occupies a room in the Chiquohi hotel, happened to glance out of his window and dis covered the thief in the act of enter ing from the rear. The windows were protected by a number of cross bars of iron and Williams hud man aged to squeeze himself through when a policeman was summoned and the gentleman gathered in. He was found to he a lad about 18 years of age and right fresh from the chain- gang. having finished his sentence on last Friday. I guess when ho found himself free he felt like he was out M his element and was lonesome, so he concluded he would return home, which he will probably do tomorrow. A party will leave here tomorrow for a week’s fishing on the Bee Dee. They expect a big time and no doubt will have it. Cotton is coming up beautifully. I never saw a prettier prospect, though there is some need of rain to bring up the late planting. This is an out and out cotton country. There is generally about thirty thous and bales of the staple marketed here every season, and it brings about the best price here of any point in the state. Sen. Crossings of Cross Roads. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Cross Roads, April. 28.—A deputy marshall captured a potatoe wagon a few days ago, thinking he had ar rested a moonshiner. The deputy being somewhat green in the matter thought he had to handculf his priso ner. Ho had never seen a pair of hand culls so he went to a country store near by and bought pair of cel luloid culls and put them on his cap tured man and said, “Now 1 guess by george you will go.” The man jumped into his wagon and drove oil laughing at the deputy. “S” andC. C. Stacy went to Spart- anbhrg last Friday to attend the teachers’ examination. Joe McCraw and Landrum Wood, | of Grassy Bond, also went on the ! same business. “S” visited relatives at Limestone j Sunday. Miss Missie Wood visited Miss Ida Lemmons Saturday night and Sun- 1 day. Hattie and Willie Camp also vis ited Miss Lemmons Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Gus Daniel,* of Cowpens, 1 spent last week with her mother, 1 Mrs. Trissie Clary. C. (1. Wood’s horse ran away last I week with the plough gears on, ami lost the trace chains and back band. They haven’t been found yet. Wheat looks fine in this commun ity but oats are looking bad. Mrs. J. L. Stacy says she can head the champion chicken raiser. She has 2U0 little chickens and more hatching. Mrs. C. M. Teal, of Hicksville, N. C., spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Huskey. Mrs. Tex Williams, of Gaffney, visited relatives near State Line Sun day. Jas. V. L. McCraw, of Galfney, was in these parts Sunday. John Goudelock and children vis ited relatives near State Line Sun day. C. C. Scruggs and Miss Sullie Mercer, of your city, were in suction Sunday. s. —— -• -»**- ► |Asbury Dots. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Asiicrv, April 2<».—We have had some few showers of ruin but not enough to amount to anything. The gardens and farms are needing rain bad. Cotton planting is about over in our community. Flaw Bicker you said in your last correspondence that you felt lik?, in your travels, getting out and going to the woods and slipping the bark off of Sourwood and making whips ami whistles. I think if you would pick up your banjo and play some pretty pieces that it will be nicer than mak ing whips and whistles. Young men bo cautious when you go to church with a young lady and don’t look at her.so much until you for get to hitch your horse like a young man in our community did not long since. Mrs. Mundy Gregory accompanied by Mr.’ Handers, <5f Trough Shoals, visited the family of John M. Bently Saturday. Cricket. — — Don’t let anyone persuade you to take anything else instead of Sim mons Liver Regulator. Some mer chants will try to do this hut not for your good. They do it to make a little more profit on something which is of an inferior quality, though you must pay just as much f the bad as for the good. Be st‘ o to take Simmons Liver ReguIaD. r, and noth ing else. Look for the Red Z on every package, \ 1 \ USES HIMSELF FOR AN ILLUS TRATION. He Takes a Text From St. Mark and Comments Very Freely on the Inconaistency of Church Members et al. “And John answered him, saying. Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy Name, and ho followeth not us, and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.’ But Jesus said, ‘Forbid him not, for there is no man, which shall do a miracle in my Name, that can lightl}* speak evil of me. For he that is not against us, is on our part.’ ’’—Mark 9:38-39-40. This here is a mighty dog gone big but I’m not the clutv—flaw text fur me to tackle man to shrink from my picking. In the first place 1 find one in this man John, an so did Christ. Of course, Christ was a good feller an hated to insult John, but I—if 1 had bin Christ, or rather in his stead, an endowed with the power he had, I ex pect 1 would have taken the big head an kicked the seat of John’s britches all around thar—he needed it, but Christ wasn’t the man to do the job. But ole John turned out to be a purty good feller after all. But it was u dirty low down trick in him to stop the progress of Christianity by for- biddin’that oilier feller to cast out devils in the name of Christ—jist be cause the ot her feller didn’t d** his way, or the way he thought was right. If Christ has forgiven John, I have too, and to make my pints quick I wili come closer home an say that ministers an’ church members of to day need twice as much of what ole John needed an didn’t git—a good frailin’. Ministers an disciples git in the pulpit an run down other denomina tions because they dont believe their way. Now, I want you to understand 1 ain’t no Catholic, Jew, Mormon nor nothin’ else, (but u doggone good banjer an flaw picker) but I despise to hear a man—I don’t care who he is—git up an vilify another denomi nation. Ef I don’t like Catholics an their mode of worship I’m not goin’ to “forbid them not.” They have got as good a right to their Opinion as we have to our—we don’t know what pleases Christ best. An cf I don’t like the Mormons I’ll put up with good ole Mrs. Flaw Bicker an let the Mormons and their seven wives go their way. 1 believe in love an unity among the churches, an ef it’s not thar the devil has a prominent seat in that church. If I was a member of the church an my pastor got to vilifyin’ other denominations I’d mighty quick tell him that he was like ole John—al ways medlin’ in Christs' business. It’s not for us to say who’s right an who’s wrong and a man is a fool that undertakes it. LL. Ds., M. Ds., I). Ds., citizens, countrymen an the masses in gmneral are all gettin’ acquainted with ole Flaw more or less. From the kid coons up to the Rt. Revs., all seem to recognize him. Now. 1 tell you what’s a fuck, this sort of bisness won’t do,, because. I’m beginniu’ to notice it. I’ve nigh about got it fixed up in my head that Ben Tillman would bow as graceful to ole Flaw as he* would to a feller who he thought would vote fer him—Cleveland did. When ho went through Galfney on his way to Atlanta that time you jist ort to have seed him a bowin’ to me —well now, 1 reckon he did, I was in the crowd an—er—lie bowed any way. A man has to have a mighty cool brain an level hciul not to turn a fool when everybody gits to payin’ atten tion toj^im—that Is, ef he aint a fool already—but you can say what you please about ole* Flaw hit won’t— well, if it don’t do him no good I’m shore it can’t possibly do him no harm, you understand. Hit’s big “I” an little “r,” or most especially big “I,” in every man’s soul an nature, an ef it’s ever got out of him it will he a big job fer God only to undertake, an when he does u turn-key job on the man he’s a downright Christian ef thar ever was one. Keligin is built on love, an when u man gits so he can leave off that big “I” an little “t ” an “love thy neighbor as thy seif,” he’s got a whole dog house full of it—a iiulT to curry him to heaven at any rate—er —1 mean, so long us he keeps a lovin’. The above paragraph brings to my mind a short conversation I hud with a feller one day in Galfney, We met one of the colored knights on the street who gave us a pleasant bow an of course I said “howdy Uncle,” uu we passed on. Druckly wo passed another an the same act was re peated and after wo had passed he, (my companion)says, says he: ‘‘Flaw, you spoaK. to every d nigger you meet, what makes you do it?” “O, because, hit aint much trouble to me, and then besides, I don’t think it hurts a feller very much to speak to ’em. A man that won’t speak to humanity won’t speak to the God that put 'em here.” Flaw Picker. Pacolet Points. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Pacolet, April 25.—It is always pleasant to meet old and true friends after a long separation. We attended church at Wesley Chapel not long ago where we wor shipped eighteen years ago. We missed many once familiar faces. They have passed over the river of death and their places are row filled by the young people. We enjoyed the services in the church very much and the hand shaking with friends and acquaintances. On our return home we found an urgent request to go Clifton where we found a very interesting meeting in progress under the wise leadership of the indefatigable Rev. J. L. Harley. The pastor of the Pacolet Mills Methodist church preached for four days and nights. On Sunday and Sunday night the power of God rested upon the vast audience. I learn that the meeting was continued dur ing the next week with grand results. At Trough Shoals the Methodists began a meeting on the 2nd Sunday last.by Rev. G. M. Boyd and Rev. W. B. Baker came on Monday preaching with great power and influence till Thursday when ho was taken quite sick and the pastor took hold of the meeting and run it till Friday night. Rev. Mr. Langston preached Friday and Saturday night. His sermons and his sweet Christian spirit won their way to the hearts of many. Who could but love such a Christian gentleman? While I write he is in bed very sick. We hope he will be up and out soon. The Rev, Felmer also gave us a good sermon. Ho is the beloved pastor of Brown’s Chapel Baptist church. ‘-Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” A narrow, bigoted, selfish Christ ian (?) would feel very lonesome here. So mote it be. Amen. The Rev. M. M. Boyd, the father of Rev. G. M. Boyd, is in our city. It is wonderful how setive* he is. He is in Jiis 91st year and still preaches the gospel to deeply interested crowds. He will be here for some time. The Methodist parsonage is com pleted here and the pastor has moved in and he has one of the most delightful homes of any of the preachers in the Spartanburg dis trict. This community is certainly ahead of any I know of anywhere both as to Christian unity and liberality. Long ago the dues to the church here have been paid in full and the assessment for domestic and foreign missions have been paid in full and the pastor has nothing to do with the collections. There will be a splendid Methodist church built here soon. The Pacolet Manufacturing Company will aid greatly in its construction, in fact this Company seems to have their hearts fully set on the apirtual as well as the material upbuilding of its people. I could name many of these gent lemon who are at the head of the affair who are shaping the destiny of thin people. Long may their banners wave in full success in every laudable way. Ox the Wixg. Blue Branch Blowings. (CorrcBpoiMlcnco of The Ledger.) Blue Branch, April 2(>.—Farmers are auout done planting. Cotton and corn are looking well. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lipscomb are visiting their children at Rich Hill. J. F. Proctor and his mother-in-law have gone to Union on business. Will Anthony was in this section Sunday. Gus Parris and Frank Proctor went seining Friday and they had fisher men’s luck. Wili Higgins and whe are visiting at pacolet. Hilliard Kirby and wife were visit ing at Trough Shoals lust week. W. L. Phillips .was in this section Sunday. The base hall team met Saturday and had a nice game. Funny Bov. Howell's Ferry News. ((‘orrcttitondcncc of The 1^«1b<t.) Howell’s Ferry, April 27.—Our debating society met Just Saturday night with much success. The sub ject for the next ueetlng is, “Which is the greatest, a mechanic or a farmer?” Mrs. Mildred McDaniel is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. K. Strain. Mrs. Laura T. Estes has the finest garden that I have seen anywhere. The Christian endeavor society met at Mrs Amanda Lee’s last Sun day night. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Estes visited Mrs. Estes' parents near Sharon lust Saturday. Much success to The Ledger and its many readers. Hamdo. Maud Matters. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) .Maud, April 27.—Nature seems to have taken April into its most fond embrace and has kissed our groat South land into supernal beauty and the young people are talking love'of the flowers which the God of nature is so abundantly bestowing upon us in the most flowing language. Yes our Creator is teaching us a lesson of tenderness. Oh how we ought to harmonize and in unison submit to his laws. The farmers are rejoicing over the advance in their work and the rapid manner in which the seeds are ger- manating, and the wheat fields were never so flattering. May we all look out and work to be filled with grati tude. W. Y. Elliot and wife and baby went to Gaffney Saturday and dined with W. T. Thompson. Mr. Elliottis very fond of his fine, intelligent look ing baby. He has bestowed senatorial honors on him in the name of Irby. He says his baby has displayed great oratorical powers already and he hopes to see him a great orator.some day. Willie Ruppe, the Thickety Moun tain King, is againfpersuing valuable discoveries in watermelon planting. He is also spreading out for a large crop of tobacco. He has a fine start already. Ho will grow the earliest crop of the country of a second grade. In the full he covers the old stubs with leaves and pine straw and thus gets an early crop. It looks now as if the all cotton system had been adopted here again. We.regret to chronicle the sad end of another one of our young men, the death of Hunt Turner. We are not familiar with the details which, may appear from another pen, but wo wish to say that wc extend our sym pathy to the broken hearted parents us we remember the command of Divine wisdom, “Forsake not the law of thy mother.” We regret to learn of the danger that our worthy friend A. C. Robbs, experienced last Friday evening while fording Cherokee creek at the new furnice crossing on his return from Galfney. The stream was swollen by the rain so that the water overflowed his buggy and he and his horse were almost swept down the stream. A few of his goods were washed from the buggy and floated away, but re tentive mind helped him to surmount the difficulty and get out safe. We hope however that nothing serious will follow i;i the way of cold or sick ness. We are glad to say for our Sunday school at Fairview that the opening is fine and the attendance good. Let every member try to make one round pull and strive to exc<*Il all the rest. The Furnice pond is a lovely resort for the young people, with its gentle breeze ladened with the fragrance of wild flowers. Gleaner. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Mai d, Apr. 27.—Wo had a heavy storm of wind, rain and hail Friday evening, which did considerable dnoir age to the young corn and we fear tlie fruit crops was damaged. Cot ton is making a poor out coining up, as the ground is packed very hard. The weather at present is very plefi- ant and our farmer s are quite busy with their crops. Several of our people went to Gaff ney Saturday on business. Mrs. II. M. Hammett and Miss Margarite Ellis visited their brother J. A. Ellis Sunday. w. r. —« » « — The Committee Meets. Pursuant to agreomont the com mittee appointed by Jake Carpenter Camp to meet with the ladies and arrange a program for the meeting of the camp on the 19th of May mot at 3 o’clock on Monday the 27th inst. and selected Capt. H. P. Griffith’to deliver the address before the united meeting of Jake Carpenter camp and tl»<* Ladies’ Memorial Association. The committee for the camp in vited Mrs. J. (J. Carpenter to attend the meeting of the Jake Carpenter Campon the 9th of May us its special guest. The committee also entreats all the members of Juke Carpenter Camp United Confederate Veterans to be present at the meeting of the camp on the 9th of May at 10 o'clock a. m. at the Gaffney Male and Female I nstituto and make a report of all the graves of confederate soldiers in their respective neighborhoods in order that they may be visited on the 11 of May and receive the attention they so richly deserve of us and our coworkers, the Ladies Memorial Association. A. 8. Waters. Chairman. — -• —— An Affidavit Tills is to certify that on May 11th. I walked to Mellck’s drug store on u pair of crutches and bought a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for influmatory rheumatism which had crippled mo up. After using three bottles I am completely cured. 1 can cheerfully recommend it.— Chart. II. Wetzel Hunhury, Pa. Sworn and suhserihed to before me on August 10, 1891.—Walter Khipmon, J. P. For sale at 50 cents per bottle by the DuPro Drug Com pany. 1