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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. HL iV0, GAFFNEY CITY, S. THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1890. §1.00 A YEAR. njjG’S IIP WITH SILVER” ^apaS THE republicans SO far A* akE concerned. . Rcnublica.i-' Endorse Mc- Vtttno'.t Kcpu —Eulogies in the Sen- Gormm At- Kinlt. • —■ tr »cls A 'L'*'.ion. done oi Tho 1 ..vigor.) I). C., May 1.— with silvor,” Haiti a gardle 85 adop ( Corrf*ro r " uThe ji? ^ oent si * ver Inftn > ,lso ^ ir 118 ^ r ° B11 ablio® 11 national convention r ^coocerDf' 1 That has been np- entf orSOnlt tiinc ’ 11114 , * 1C rc * P* plication of Senator Wolcott’s ^ u r dec' u f in B His intention to letter j standby‘ bo i re I )ul>lican P art >' rc * of Ihe financial platform It. Louis, and the de- tho same cITect made pct’onnell.of Idaho, iire j U’oof that the silver Te nure fully aware of the dor Teller openly r lice lip n the republicans would not support a pold platform. At this time almost certain that the fic nat ;ona! convention will iajority of silver men, but the silver democrats admit is very doubtful whether louneed silver nun will be Led or a free silver platform Id, owin" to inlluetices which I lin" exertid to prevent. The 1sts would prefer that neither old parties declare fver, as they committee. Col. Ludlow says the construction of the canal is feasible, but not upon the present plans, which he thinks are based largely upon guesswork, instead of trust worthy date. The silver question is said tc have been one of the causes of the enfor ced resignation of I*. B. Lyles, who has been chief clerk of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Agricul tural Department for several years and who is now making silver speeches in Mo. He was appointed at the request of Senators Vest and Cockrell. DEMOCRATS DOMINATE. in favor think that would le them to draw silver men from Maud Matters. (Corrospondence of Tho Ledger.) Mati), May 4.—Rev. A. J. Bornner filled his appointment at Cherokee Saturday and Sunday and delivered an able sermon both days. We are having an abundance of rain. Tho ground is too wot for work at present. Cotton is coming up nicely and corn is looking very well. .1. I). Ruppe and Lewis Scruggs went to Spartanburg last week on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. <’. Painter have a lino baby girl at their house of which they are very proud. There has been Homo (isb caught at the Furnace Pond during the pres ent wot weather. A. C. Hobbs had a runaway scrape | with bis young lilly the other day, but no serious damage vva-* done. Misses S. J. and Ida Ruppe visited ! their brother, W. W. Ruppe, Sutur- ' day night. L. B. Humphries and Misses If. M. j Hammett and Margaret Ellis were | also visiting at this place Saturday ! night. Misses J. K. Hammett and Ella I Lynch went to Polk county, X. (’., > last week to attend an enteriiiniment given by the Columbus school. They will return the lirst of tin* week when Miss Ella will take charge of the school at Ashworth. w. u. slightest |eaker Reed got a black eye when Vermont republicans endorsed .McKinley us their first choice the Presidential nomination, and Iwas entirely unexpentod, too. [has, of course, resulted in muk- thc McKinley men more judilant in ever. [The Senate this week listened to Logics of Father Marquette from »nators \ ilus and Miichell, of \\ is., Ind Kyle, of South Dakota, and ad apted a resolution ofTerql by Senator Palmer, of 111., accepting the statue Farther Marquette and returning the thanks of Congress to the State [of Wisconsin for the sane. The *A. IP. A. will probably make i. light on this resolution when it gets in the House. j No speech made at tb s session of Congress hds attracted more at tention than that of Senator Gorman attacking the large naval appropri- tions, not because of his ooposition to the navy, but because* of the fact that more money by iflol.UOU,- 000 is being appropriated than it is estimated that tho government will receive from all sources during the fiscal year beginning duly 1, next. Ho said that one of three things must be done, increase taxation or issue more bonds. He called tho $162,000,000 received frem the sale of bonds by the the present admin istration “blood money’ , but gave notice that if the navel appropria tion bill was not reduced he would offer to amend it by providing for an issue of $i)0,000,000 in short term, low interest certificates, be cause of his belief that it was better to issue that form of indeptedness than tho long term high interest bonds which the Treasury will other wise have to issue. Referring to tho determined purpose to put this nation on a war footing and inaug urate on this continent the princi- dle of military control, upon which the European powers are based, Mr. Gorman said: “Ours is a stronger structure, built up by a people who have no arms in their hands and who need not standing armies to defend or protect them." He pres ented figures showing that from 1891 to 1895 the appropriations had exceeded tho receipts to the enor mous extent of $998,000,000. This excess, he said, had been met in part by the monev received from the sale of bonds, and the rest had been held back by the Secretary of the Treasury, who had been compelled to prevent improvements being made and to withold money justly due to citizens. There should not be tho doubt about the House agreeing to the Senate amendment to the Naval apropriation bill, prohibiting officers of the Navy entering tho employ of private firms who have contracts with bhe government, as it has very clearly been shown that the practice lias been abused almost to the extent of a scandal. The amendment will go into effect, if agreed to by the House, “June Jo, 1897. The Nicaragua Canal scheme w is given a further set buck by the testimony of Col. Ludlow, the army officer who was chairman of the gov ernment commission which went over tho route of tho canal to inves tigate, before the House Commerce Maud, May 5.—R. E. Linder has a now clerk. We hope Mr. Smith will enjoy his work at Maud. Boys you need loose no more time on tho mountain after the big turkey for be lias fell into the hands of tho enemy. W. T. Phillips is on the war path again with his remington dealing death t® the crows. •The boy^at a log rolling Saturday found that the old men went in tho front rank. We heard a United States Deputy say if .anybody doubted his judge ment on wagons to come round with a load of moonshine and he would convince them. Gleaxkk. Bowlinsvllle Budget. (Correspondence of The Ledger) Bowi.ixsviu.i:, May 2.—The nice rain is making everything look nourishing and farmers are looking pleasant. Some have u good stand of cotton already up. Wheat and oats are looking very well. The Demecratic Club nrtet at the Allen precinct the 2nd of May and organized and sent their delegates to Spartanburg Monday. J. E. Kirby and wife went to Kings Mountain on a visit last week. John James and wife went to Jonesville last week. J. B. Carter and J. E. Kirby went to Spartanburg Mondaj on business. S. J. Kirby writes from Florida that La Crosse, Fla., is tho best place on earth. That a man can make more than a man and his family can here. He seems to think it is the garden spot of the world. He says it is more like heaven than earth. The Corinth Sunday school have their program for Children’s Day. They expect a good time the second Sunday in June. /.. Y. FINDING FAULT WITH' FLAW Blue Branch Brevities. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Blue Branch, May 4.—We have had a nice rain. Cotton is coming up nice and people are busy planting their gardens. Will Higgins has moved from this section to Trough Shoals. Miss Sarah Proctor, of Suopy Side, is visiting her brother. J. F. 1‘roetor. Frank Blanton was in this section Saturday on business. Some of our boys got into a scrape with a little yearling and one of the boys pulled its tail off. Calvin Nance was in this section Sunday. I’oter Murph, of Rich Hill, visited his father-in-law, W. L. Lipscomb, Saturday night. Walter Lipscomb and Oscar Ballen- ger, of your city, visited Walter’s father, W. L. Lipscomb. W. L. Phillips was in this section Sunday. Will Anthony visited Cliff Lip scomb Saturday night. Tom Anthony visited Dan Anthony Saturday night. Funny Boy. -*«*- — A child was cured of croup by a dose or two of Ayer’s Cherry Pecto ral. A neighbor’s ciiild died of tho same dread disease, while the father was getting ready to call the doctor. This shows tho necessity of having Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral always at hand. They Meet and Elect Delegates to Spartanburg. The Limestone Democratic Club met last Saturday in this city. President I. G. Sarrattjwas re-elected President; C. C. Petty, Vice Presi dent; Ed. H. DeCamp, Secretary; J. G. Blanton, Treasurer. Tho follow ing gentlemen were elected as dele gates to attend the county conven tion which met at Spartanburg last Monday: Win. Austell, I. G. Sarratfc, Ed. H. DeCmap, Jos. Blanton, C. C. Petty, J. C. Daniel, T. Davenport, Moses Wood, F. G. Stacy. N. S. Ellison, J. M. Phillips, S. (). Walker, R. A. Jones, J. N. Lipscomb, Jas. A. Car- roll and A. N. Wood. 1. G. Sarratt was elected a member of tho county executive committee. ■d. H. DeCamp, W. O. Lipscomb and I). L. Ellison were chosen to serve on the registration committee. The meeting was harmonious in every sense of the word. After de liberating on matters of minor im portance the meeting adjourned. The next meeting of tho club takes place on Saturday, May 16, at The Lkdcek office. All democrats are invited to he present and take part. —.— -• -*»► •- • ——- Happy Home. (Correapondencc of Tho Ledger.) Home, May 4.—Farmers are greatly revived by the nice rain that has recently fallen. I’lunling is about over and plowing corn will take the day now. Cotton is coining up nice in grayland hut in •redland it is making a had out getting through. R. L. Boyle killed a wild turkey last week that weighed twenty pounds. He said if it had been fat it would have weighed forty pounds. Its heard was ten inches long. The Corinth baseball team met Saturday and had a niee game. Drayton Clary, the young mer chant of Thompson’s Mill, was up visiting his parents Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Mr. Folmcr, of Trough Shoals, will preach in Rev. A. 1). Davidson’s place at Corinth next Saturday and Sunday. ^ The Christian people of this section have a prayer-meeting every Sunday evening. Tho meeting was held at W. J. Blanton’s last Sunday. B. G. Clary, of your city, passed through this community not long since on business. Misses Adalisn, Maliala and Nannie Petit visited Miss Vida and Blanch Tate last Sunday. We are glad to report that Miss Vida Tate, who has been sick for some time, is improving. 1. C. Tate visited his brother, E. 0. Tate, Sunday. i. x. L. — - -• •- •*' — Held Up by Highwaymen. Genial Sam Sarratt went fishing last week. On the way home ho stopped at a well on the wayside. Two “highwaymen’’ approached and demanded his money. Sam gave up about $9u, all lie had with him and went on home, so our informant states, only to find his friends, the “highwaymen" there to return tiio money. It was a practical joke, hut Sam says lie would rather give up any time than to have a rucus—es pecially with highway nr in the dark. Can It Be So? The Spartanburg Herald in quite a a lengthy article censures the manner in which the contract for building the county jail is being let out. The editor asserts that there “is some thing rotten in the Stale of Den mark." - -«•*- •- “Courtship and Marriage” at the Hall. C. C. Brown was greeted by a good sized audience last Friday night at Wood’s Hall where lie delivered his lecture “Courtship and Marriage.’’ Some of the passages of the lecture were new, while a great many had been heard before. Theory of courtship and marriage is all very nice hut the genuine ar ticle is the thing that comes homo with force to the human race. The lecture was very much enjoyed by those present. - — Old Soldiers. Every one of you must turn ont next Saturday to tho meeting of the Juke Carpenter Camp United Confed erate Veterans. Bo sure to bring your wives and children with you. Let the meeting he a sort of u reun ion. Your Boy Won’t Live a Month. So Mr. Gilman Brown, of 91 Mill St., South Garden, Mass,, was told by the doctors. His son had Lung trouble, following Typhoid Malaria, and ho spent three hundred and seventy-five dollars with doctors who, finally gave him up, saying: “Your hoy won’t live a month." Ho tried Dr. King’s New Discovery and u few bottles restored him to health and enabled him logo to work u perfectly well man. Ho says ho owes his present good health to the use of Dr. King’s Now Discovery, and knows it to he tho world /or Lung trouble. Trial Bottles Frep at DuPru Drug Co.’s Drug Store. ' THE “KERNAL” RIGHTLY CALLS , A HALT. The Work of Writing the History of the Late War Now Going On and Veterans Should Furnish Data. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, May 4.—Rev. W. R. Owings preached at Salem yesterday. His forenoon text was, I Cor., 12:27, “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.” In the afternoon ho chose as his text, II Cor. 6:12 in connection with the the 5th chapter and 10th verse. “Behold, now is the accepted time ; behold now* is the day of salvation, for we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that everyone may receive the things done in his body, accord- ng to that ho hath done, whether it be good or had." Our people began plowing their corn last week. Generally we have good stai ds. As the work of writing the history of our State troops in the late war is now going on, it is very essential that each survivor sees to it that full and impartial accounts are given, and we do earnestly insist that each veteran take the interest and trouble to write up a personal report of each engagement and the casualties as he remembers it. He need not fear hut that his manuscript will he over hauled and put in proper shape for tlifj printer. All we want to do is to gather the facts as they are. Many a boy and girl can make themselves useful by getting some old soldier to tell his war tales and then reduce them to writing, giving the dates, circumstances, places, names and number of troops engaged, names of officers and in fact all the particular, so far as they can, and then read it over and get the veteran’s correction if he has any, and this will he his tory itself. In after years the one who puts himself to this trouble can look back with pride and say these are facts which 1 snatched irom the grave of oblivion. Those who make themselves useful in this work will he amply rewarded. The writing will consist largely of biographical sketches, accounts of individual courage, etc., forming an immense store ol truth from which the future historian can draw the material for his work. Let the work begin at once. Flaw you must quit your way of delving into scripture, and making such a mockery of Holy writ in or der to tickle the morbid fancy of a few weak minded admirers who like to see that sacred book dishonored and fly blown. I tell you it won’t do, Flaw. Fun is fun. You have enough of erring humanity within easy roach to pick Haws with without taking up that most sacred volume and dishonoring Christ by calling him a “feller" in regular “coaling ground" parlance. We ought to be satisfied with the indignity Christ lias been subject to by being called “the sinner’s friend" even when that is done in tho proper spirit , and with reverential awe. Then, loo, you have no business using such slang about the sainted John who was the fore runner of (lie world's Redeemer. You have no doubt, read the scriptures enough to know its meaning. “Lot every one that iiametli the name of Christ depart from iniqu'ty." II Timothy 2:19. “Them that honor me I will honor, and they that des pise me shall he lightly esteemed." I Samuel 2 90, and so on with other warnings of the same kind. I heard a beautiful young lady, and a very intelligent one, too, say last Friday that Flaw Bicker was going to ruin Tint I.kdoek if he didn’t quit dabbling In scripture. Her mother stood by and endorsed every word of It. Well, mudnin, Flaw is going to do no such thing. We won’t allow him. Ho has a trick up to catch some enthusiastic ad mirer who is saying, “Hurrah Flaw, you knock the Bible out and then we can have our way In this old world so far as religion is concerned. These ministers and religious cranks who find fault with you and your way of writing are wrong them selves." Just us soon as ho gets enough guiuo in ids net he is going to turn Ids Haw picking machine on the crowd and cull them fools, devils, traitors and every other low down name ho cun think of, and that's a good deal. Mr. Flaw you stop your style of preaching, for like Arch Cooney said afiout Mike Hooter’s In Major Jones’ Georgia scenes, “It’s nuthlii inore’n loud hollerin, nohow." I had a pleasant trip to Spartan burg last week and railed upon the gonial editor of the Headlight and enjoyed a half hour’s conversations with him. He kindly invited me to spend tlie night with him in his home hut my arrangements were such as to make it impossible for me to do so. Col. Gantt is an entertaining talker as well as writer. In his fight for the old soldiers ho has made himself quite popular with them. He has been the means of driving the wolf from the door of many an old help less veteran, or still less fortunate widow. Besides, lie has not gone out of Ills way to dodge vindicting the honor and manhood of those who sacrificed their lives, limbs and health upon their country’s alter. Bully for Larry Gantt. Early last Saturday morning the clouds began to roll up from the Southeast and the thunder indicated that the dry spell was at an end. The gentle rain began falling and the plants again showed signs of life while all nature in its several tongues joined the grand anthem of praise for “His wonderful goodness to children of men." Some Mormon elders came into this neighborhood last week. They were waited upon by a body of citi zens who respectfully requested them not to hold any meetings as they might he subject to some harsh treat ment, or otherwise cause unneces sary trouble in the neighborhood. They agreed to desist and promised to leave the next day. Our citizens generally are not outlaws. The best people hold the Christian religion above everything else, and will never tamely submit to false and pernicious doctrines that tend to undermind it. We haven’t got a church in this country whose doors are not open wide to Miy who desire to attend, and in nearly every one we have a live Sabbath school thatiwiil welcome with open arms and hearts every one who wishes to learn the truths of the Bible. The rain last Saturday was a sore disappointment to the young people who expected to attend the picnic at Skull Shoals. As the rain was so much needed to hrimr up the crops they were perfectly satisfied to stay at homo and forego the pleasure in store for them. However, a great number of both sexes met, I am told, and had a de lightful time. This is as it should be. We like for them to have all the innocent pleasure they can. Tho township democratic club met at Owen’s Ford last Saturday and elected eleven delegates to represent it in the county convention to be held at Union today. COUNTY CONVENTION. Wheat and oats are looking much better since the rain ; so is other veg etation. Mrs. J. T. Moorehead is the cham pion chicken raiser. She has up wards of 300. Our debating society has this ques tion before it last Saturday night: “Which is the most useful in this country, the farmer or the me chanic?" The judges decided in fa vor of the mechanic. A. G. Davis, I am glad to say, is getting ready to rebuild. I am sorry that he got so little help. He has an alllctcd wife and is a worthy man. J. l. s. same ran a Walls away It Was For Free Silver at the Ratio of 16 to i. Anyone who attended tho county Democratic convention at Spartan- hnrg Monday could not fail to have been impressed with the fact that those elected to the State convention wore silverites at the rate of 16 to 1. The mooting was presided over by Congressman Stanyarn Wilson and ho did it very creditably. All tho del egates elected expressed themselves unquestionably in favor of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The speeches made were in the main moderate and temperate but one or two went so far as to be un kind in their remarks toward the gold-bugs, but while the convention was solid for silver it was plain that its heart did not approve of abusive allusions to those who held opposite views, and that was as it should have been. If you happen to he a sih’erite you should not abuse the gold-bug; if you believe in a single gold stand ard you should not abuse the silver* ite, for this is a free country and a man has a perfect right to think and act as he chooses. It’s our firm be lief, however, that neither gold or sil ver or greenbacks have anything to do with the regulation of prices hut the unalterable law of supply and de mand is the only factor. R. M. Jolly was elected as one of the delegates. Among those who attended from this section as delegates from their respective clubs were: Wright Jolly, L. B. Sarratt and R. M. Jolly, Grassy Fond; L. B. Davis, W. D. Byars and Ed Richards, Macedonia; T. Daven port, R. A. Jones, J. C. Blanton and Ed. II. DeCamp, Limestone. — «♦» What They Think of Us. Wo believe it is generally con- ceetled that the whole world is more or less susceptable to flattery and we arc no exception to the rule. As a consequence it gives us pleasure to note some of the many compliments pessed on The Ledger: “I like The Ledger splendid."— John 1*. Fowler, Mauldin, S. C. “I am too well pleased with The Ledger to give it up."—J. F. Stacy, Sturgiss, Miss. “You get out a splendid paper."— Editor N. G. Gonzales, Columbia State. “One of the best papers in the State."—Editor M. B. McSweeny, Hampton Guardian. “We cannot do without The Lei>- G3R. It is like a warm cup of coffee. It stimulates mo all over when I get it."—Rev. J. M. McCraw, Pactolus,. Benton Co., Ark. Lines trom Line. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Line, N. C., May 4.—The farmers through tliis section are generally through planting. On account of the heavy rain of last Thursday the plows have been stopped several days. It seems that Bill Tanner’s child ren are having a serious time. Yes terday his little girl, Miss Nannie, fell off a mule and broke one of her clavicle bones. About the time her little brother George splinter through his foot. Dr. was the attending physician. M.O. Westbrook’s wife ran some time ago and went to Clifton. There was some excitement until she was found. Miss Lilia McKinney, one of our charming hells, is on the sick list. Our Sunday School is progressing nicely under our expedient superin tendent, John Smith. Tho marriages in this neighborhood are too numerous to mention. B. o. —— -• — Some of Us Haven’t Been Caught. A printing office is usually consid ered a rather tough place, and the newspaper worker a mighty bad man. Statistics, however, do not hear out that idea. Of 3,890 convicts in the State penitentiary of Texas, there is not a printer or newspaperman, while there are ministers, doctors, bankers, barbers, photographers, barkeepers, cooks and members of all professions and callings. The printer gets a bad name because the nature of his busi ness teaches him to detest shams and lie scorns the hypocrite—Southern Publisher. • -*•*■ — An Old Man’s Counsel. Mr. Monroe Davidson, of Green ville, S. (’., says, May 21st, 1895: “I have used Royal Germctucr for Kid ney Troubles from which l have suf fered from boyhood. It gave me re lief in a few days, and is the only medicine Hint has ever given mo any permanunt relief. I take pleasure in recommending it to any one suffering from any kind of Kidney trouble. 1 believe it is the beat thing that old people can use for debility and nervousness." Now package, large bottle, InS doses, $1. For sale by W. B. DuPru. office Unclaimed Letters. List of letters renaming in uncalled for to date : Miss Mandid Aushon. H. H. Byars. J. S. Chomenss. O. D. Dixon. Jim Elesant. Sam Leech. Aabt. McCurry. Mrs. Mary Jane Morgan. Miss Florida Osburn. A. P. Painter. Mrs. E. L. Walker. N. B.—Persons calling for these* letters will please say advertised in The Ledger. T. H. Littlejohn, F. M. May 4, 1896. Does This Hit You ? No town ever grew without the as sistance of its newspaper. Nor can a paper grow and build up its locality without the assistance of the town. Business men should realize this and remember that in giving support to a newspaper they are not only building up their own business, but are help ing to support that which is steadily working for the benefit of the whole community.—Southern Publisher^ A Nearsighted Woman* A woman kissed Senator Tiffman on the stage in Denver just after his speech. We did n"*t know before that the blind asylum was located at Denver.—Piedmont Headlight. Wo were under the impression that she kissed the Senator on the cheek* Strow Flowers on All the Graves. Let such arrangements be pleted next Saturday that no con»- Con- federate soldier’s grave in any grave yard near a living veteran will fail to he also the resting place of garlands- and roses placed there by heart- moved, loving and lovely hands. All Be There. Everybody be at the Gaffney Male* and Female Institute next Saturday morning at 10 o’clock a. m. Then our patriotic business men can join tho throng that their hearts will be with if necessity keeps them away. - When fevers and other epidemics are around safety lies in fortifying the system with Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. A person having thin and impure blood, is in the most favorable condi tion to “catch" whatever disease may he floating in the air. Be wise in time.