Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ledger Readers ihould Patronize .edger Advertisers. IE H R To Reach Consumers in this Section Adver tise in The Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. nr, NO. 19. NO ONE WAS INTERESTED GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 189G. 81.00 A YEAR. IN THE CLOSING OF THE DO- NOTHING CONGRESS. While Interest in the Financial Plank of the St. Louis Convention was Quite the Reverse— 'Capital News. (CorrertpomU nee of The Ledger.) Washington, I). C., June 12.— Never was there less interest shown In Washington in the closing hours of ft session of Congress. Usually the galleries "re crowded, but in this in stance there were only the every day attendance of tourists and idlers who Uiny almost always be found in the Capitol when Congress is In session, towing to the anxiety of Republican Senator* and Representatives to get to Sfc, J.otilfl ami take part in the untji^eettvchtion roanoevers there was tl/e greatest diflculty in keeping quorum oi n ha^l during the last Ewo days of 1 the s§sl6n. 'rffe flcTOiff revoked all Luvi of absence and tel- jhafl.tlA--^anteoB to come back, but not only did none of those who .had gone como hack, but others kept going all the time. They knew that the only business that Congress would attend to was the reconciling of-dif ferences between the House ami Sen ate on appropriation bills, and they were more strongly attracted to wards St. Louis. The interest in the financial plank of the platform to be adopted by the St. Louis convention has been in tense all the week and will continue until the convention removes nil doubts. All sorts of rumors have been flying around as to deals that were being made which would effect that plank. It was positively stated that President Cleveland bad offered to throw the influence of the admin istration to the ticket nominated at §t. Louis, if the convention would ftdopt a'single standard gold plank. The fuo* that Senator Teller, who is "prominently spoken of as the probable silver candidate for Presi dent. was ignored In the numerous conferences which were hold during the week by republicans in both branches of Cbngress who are dele gates to the convention caused much gossip. It is regarded in Washing ton as certain that the St. Louis con vention will not declare for gold alone, although many gold men are delegates. It is equally certain that it will not declare for silver. Its financial pltnk is likely to mean old, but to bo so worded that it will ot drive off the conservative silver ihen of thtfjartv. 1'he na^Bappropriation bill which |nly rcaoB^ the President the day )efbre atf'jouijnment was in its most inportait features a compromise be* iween tie House and Senate, The House vanted four battleships, the Senate two; the bill provides for throe. There was a red hot fight over t)» clause authorizing the Sec- rehry of the Navy to contract for jvmor plate at a given price. It be ing i'ound impossible to reach an agre/inent, the whole clause was strw n out of the bill and a clause in- st«4 l ' a ng the Secretary to make no more armor contracts until further lion by Congress inserted. Mem- Irs of the House do not consider fat the Senate Naval Committee got 'the bottom of the armor plate ixness and they propose to do some , JStigating ou their own hook next Aer. Ve long and at times the bitter C ist between the Senate and Roale ov^r that portion of the In dian appropriation bill which deals with schools was finally settled by a rather clumsy compromise, which de clared the government policy towards phurch schools to embrace education in genera! instead of the education of the Indians only. It would take a smart jm&n to tell Just what was that declaration. The sub- fot the compromise is con- in the clause which provides ^continuance for one year more Eminent aid to the sectarian schools, to which was added fti4r meaningless provision—that /scfipol funds shall he as nearly as 5ible equally apportioned among ho schools of the various denomina- lons. 11',<v meaningless this is may t e judged from the fact that there is racthu)ly hut one denomination iterated. Disinterested people think the Sen- acted wisely in deciding not to I ter fere in the sculptors quarrel lich has followed the awarding of e contract for the Sherman *eques- [ ian statue to Carl Rhol-Smith, of hicago. The right of the Senate to eddlo with the matter was at best a aestior.nble one. Senator Stewart insist* that Sena- |or Tel h r of Colo., will be the next ’resident of the Lnited States, and E ’hen ftfked to explain the founda- ion upon which lie buses the asser- in he put on his most owlish look said: “Wait and see; I don't filter into particulars wliila I Oft 1 the botching process is going-on. It might have a had effect.’’ Secretary Carlisle's statement of the bond issues under the present administration, prepared for the Sen ate committee charged with making an investigation, was this week made public. It contained nothing that can ho called either new or starting, and, of course, claims that the ad ministration did the best it could un der the circumstances. The commit tee will begin the investigation in a few days—probably next week—and it will ho public. The condemnation of the idea of making it secret was too general for even its originator, Senator Harris, the chairman of the committee. — • -*•*- • Cowpen Happenings. •(Correppcn'lcncc of The Ledsci.) Cowpicns, S. C., June 1J—The old maid comes again. You know how absent minded some old people are. Well, if me and my mate didn’t get into the worst scrape the other Sunday. We had just finished din ner when we heard the rumbling of buggy wheels and on looking out we saw two good looking middle-aged men driving up to the house, and away we flew, like old maids wijl 3s-,' and put on a clean one, and in a flut ter of delight we jerked ' und and put on our clean ones and went to receive our guests. Wo spent a most delightful afternoon, hut we detected a twinkle in their eyes, and after they took their leave we went up before the looking-glass to take a survey of ourselves. Lo! and be hold! there hung our old cook aprons behind and our nice white ones be fore. Imagine our shame and cha grin. We were so mortified that we thought the next time wo saw them we would explain the matter. We have a flourishing little Sunday school about two miles above Cow- pens in a brush pile. Wo have about sixty members. Come around people, but let me tell you there are chiggers by the bushel. Messrs. Johnie and Crooks Cov- eney, of Henrietta, N. C., visited Mr. J. O. Coveney, of Cowpens, last Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kd Tindall, of Thicks ety, visited relatives in these digging Sunday, Mr, and Mrs. Sellars’ baby died last Friday. The remains were in terred In the burying ground at Mac edonia last Saturday. Patty Pack. — Commencement at Converse. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Spartanburg, June 10.—Converse College has just closed its sixth year. The commencement exercises were of a very simple and high order. This college since its foundation, has stood for high scholarship and a deep Christian influence. Dr. John A. Preston’s baccalau reate sermon on last Sunday morn ing, in the elegant college chapel, was very tine and appropriate. He is a scholarly man und a graceful speaker, and his words will not soon be forgotten by the large audience of students and friends. The joint meeting of the Carlisle and Philosophian Literary Societies on Monday evening in the College chapel was very successful and en tertained thoroughly the large crowd. Tlio exercises evinced good work. The literary address on Tuesday morning by Rev. Dr. C. C. Drown was full of wit and good sense. It was a tine address by a tine man whose head and heart were in touch with liis audience. The address was greatly appreciated und Dr. Brown will always receive a warm welcome hero. President Wilson delivered diplo mas to thirty-four graduates—six teen with B. A. degree, three with B. L. degree, three with A. Mus. degree, two with M. E. degree and ten in Commercial course. During the year 377 students have been enrolled from thirteen state and Canada. The success of the college has been wonderful. Over $100,000 have been donated to the College this year. — •- Value of Newspaper Friendship. Germantown (IVim.) Indepcadviit. Every newspaper treasures up in its memory the names of its friends and, likewise, its enemies. It seldom if ever, overlooks an opportunity to assist the former, but never goes out of its way to boast the latter. Human nature is pretty much the same everywhere. People who show the newspaper man kindness never made a better investment or one that more surely pays them a hundred fold, sooner or later. As has been truly said, there comes a time in the life of every man when a word said by a newspaper either makes or un makes the Individual mentioned. — -A,.. . •— - ■ — J. B. Lancaster, chairman of tho board of supervisors of Union county, announces that tieywill open the books for the registration of voters at tho following precincts on the days named: Horratt’s Store July 23; Wllklnsvillo July 21 Dray ton- villoJuly25; Timborridge July 27. Boar tnis in mind und be on hand uud get your registration tickets. SICK AND TIRED- OF IT. THE KERNAL IS DiSGJSTED WITH FLAW But Will try to Endure it—A New Boat to be Placed on the River—The Ladies Memorial Asso ciation Met. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta .Tank, June 15—The present cool snap has cuus3d the cotton to crimp its leaves and look sickly. Copious showers passed around at different times last week, and the seasons have been general throughout the county. A good lady usk<fcl me tho other day how Mrs. J. L. S.’s selected eggs hatched out—whether roosters or pullets. The chickens are too small yet to tell, but as soon as I find out will report through these columns. Crops are about three weeks ahead oj^whrifr "liiPy wofe this time last year. * * Jimmie Strain expects to have plenty of watermelons at Gaffney July 4th. Henry \Y. Thomson, of Hickory Grove, is selling the Farmer’s Regis ter in this section. Everybody ought lo keep one. Ross Bratton showed mo a cotton bloom which he plucked from his farm on the 12th instant. Ross is a fanner right. The bridge at Thompson’s mill was damaged by the storm one night last week. It will have to be repaired before it will he safe to cross with teams und loaded wagons. I was sorry that I failed to see Flaw their “Children’s Day’’ exercises next Saturday, 20th inst. Young friends we will have a delegation there no doubt and hope for ail a pleasant time. Several of our good people \vi nt to Corinth yesterday. They speak well of tho people they met, and of the manner in which the children ac quitted themselves. I had the pleasure of attending the meeting of the Ladies Memorial As sociation at Elbethel last Saturday. A large congregation gathered and took part in the proceedings. We heard some good talks from Mr. T. M. Littlejohn, Rev. F. C. Hickson and C. 1’. Sanders, Esq. Your cor respondent was called upon hut ex cused himself us he was unprepared. After the speaking closed the Associ ation repaired to the graveyard fol lowed by the Sunday school under care of Supt. T. M. Littlejohn, where all the graves of the confederate sol diers were strewn with flowers. J must congratulate the Elbethel people for being the first to form an association in this North Pajolet county to honor the confederate desd TJ?£M*e. never was a more pa triotic people than they are, and I commend tho noble women for the example they have laid their sisters throughout onr southland to follow. Let/the inspiration catch from one to nnoJJier until every county in the Stale has a committee of ladies to look after it and sec that the confed erate dead are properly respected and remembered. Oar people have issued a request that all those who feel an interest to meet at Salem church, Saturday, July 11 at 2 o’clock p. in., to form a memorial association and make the necessary arrangements for decorat ing tho graves of the soldiers there on Children’s Day. My thanks are due 'JThe Lkugkr I To One and All ^as 3 .22 fgS YOU are respectfully invited to come 3 5E: to Gaffney on Saturday, July ^th, to ^ ^ take part in the festivities of the occa- 3 ^ sion. A splendid program of amuse** 3 ^ ments is being arranged and everything 3 E: will be done to make the day one of 3 mirth and merriment. Fiekerlast week on tpy trip to Gaff* pey. J understand he is going to rip me up the back for what I have said about him. Well lie will have to go ahead and I’ll do the best I can to endure it. However I am just as I heard Uncle Sill tell about an old man who figured in this section many, many years ago. It was this: “There was a great protracted meeting going on and this old man was being as sisted by another brother whose zeal was equalled to his power of endur ance. The two worked together fuitlffully for several days. When they would speak of bringing the f meeting to a close the next day, that night a great crowd of roughs would go up ‘to be prayed for’ and in this way these faithful and earnest men were induced to keep the meeting going on for many days and nights without any perceptible change in the general career of things. At last one of them got tired and dis gusted at the way things went on, so one night lie was called on by the other to preach, and his reply was, “Tim, if you want any more preaching done you may do it yourself, for I have hearn tills thing until I have got sick and tired of it.' ” J find the crops along the road in the upper part of this county much larger and earlier, too, than they gem rally are at this season of the year. Farmers, wifli few exceptions, arc well up with their work. Oats and wheat are both light. Tho Fowler brothers threshed in this sec tion last week. Since the rains set in wo have boon having very good seasons and all tho fanners complain of large crops of grass. Preparations are being made to launch a $200 boat ut the Darwin place in about six weeks or two months, This bout is built by an expert and is guaranteed to perforin its work satisfactorily. As soon as -It proves itself we are going to have an excursion to Lockhart Shoals and we want The Lkdger family to join us on that occasion. . Dan Gallman reports that some of the pensioners in his neighborhood have so far got ahead of themselves that they don’t oven recognize their former associates and ho wants tho law so amended us to disqualify ail pensioners who getVhove themselves and their poor kin. I’ll vote for that Jaw. Our many, many t hanks are duo tho Hlindy Grove Sunday Hchool ut Hood Town for their kind invitation to tho Bulem school to join them in and The Headlight for an abundant supply of stationery sent to me. success to them both. j. l. s. —» — ■ . -*«*- •— Weddings at Sticy Shoals. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Sticy Shoals, June 10.—The peo ple in this section are in a stir sure enough. The wheat is all cut and the hoys will soon he blowing the whistle ns they drive up to thrash.. Corn and cotton are looking fine, spring oats have come out beyond ex pectation. Apples and peaches will be scarce hut blackberries are plenti ful. E. It. Turner, of Blacksburg, was ] the guest W. B. Turner last Sunday, j Dr. C. O. Champion and family, uf Mooresborough, visited Mrs. Cham pion’s mother, Mrs. A. P. Austell, two or three days last week. Miss Addic Gibson, of Blacksburg, was tho guest of Miss Tula Turner several days. There was a singing at Broad River Academy on the (Ph jnst. While there Clnciun Ellis and Miss Edith Thompson eloped to get married. A posse were after them hqt had no warrant for tiu-jr arrest. Tho couple succedcd in reaching a designated place where an old confederate vet eran made them one in the eyes of tho law. Mr. Webber, the ferryman, and Floyd Ellis’ oldest daughter were married yesterday. Coopkr. • — ^ .. Well Served for $i a Year. The Gakkney (8. C.) Weekly Lkd- GKr is a six-column quarto that de lights in tho motto, “A newspaper in all that the word implieH, and de voted to the best interests of tlie peo ple it subserves.” In the matter of nows, the people of Gaffney are cer tainly well served in The Ledger for $1 a year.—Newspaperdom. A WONDERFUL PREDICTION. Tried For Years. Mr. John R. Turver, Dalton, Ga., says: “Juno uth, ’#5. This is to certify that I have used Royal Ger- motuer in my family for the last five years for various complaints, viz: Indigestion, bowel troubles and gen eral debility, and find it nil that it claims to bo. In fact, I would not he without It in my house.” If you would know the value of this great remedy in the family* send to the Atlanta Chemical Co., Atlanta Ga., for 48 page book, free. New oael^KO, largo bottR>, 108 doses, $1. For Aule by W. B. DuPro. THE SEVENTH SISTER FORE- SEES A CASE OF MUMPS. She Must be Possessed with Some Hal lucination Brought on by the Horronzin’ Dread of Flaw Picker. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Drayton villk, June 15.—Down here in this olo coalin’ ground pre cinct ole Flaw is havin’ all his troub les to hear. Ef the Seventh Sister was down here sue could realize her hallucination as real, or partially so at least. But for God’s sake, woman, the next time you go off in a trance please predict somethin’ fer olo Flaw that’s more agreeable than the mumps. I’ve only got 'em in one jaw, hut I believe I’d he better bal anced ef I had ’em in both. I ainfc goC iw..lookin’ glass, like most of my nabers, but I Cttfi-Jmngin how I look jist the same—like a' feather bed stuck to a brick-bat. Ef this prediction hadn’t comt true, I’d a done you up brown, ole gal, but I aint never the man to crawfish from the truth. But how on earth did you know it would come to pass? That’s what I want to know. Yea! swillpails, slopbuckets. soap- gourds, soapgrease jars, and sich like is only a slight comparison us to how I feel an’ look. The women in this precinct all love ole Flaw. I know they do; their ac tions prove it. Yesterday all day, while olo Flaw was half crazy an’ half insane, sprawled out on u pallet between two dqjjjjithey would baMie my jaw with t^^iFsy fljshrag un’ grease it with hogjnw ninrro«‘>a.v’ express utterances that was heart- renkin’ enough to scare ole Flaw into chills an’ fever, then they would go over the same ole program by ap- plyin’ tho dishrag. Ef ole Flaw didn't have so doggone much com mon hard boss sense they would have scared him into his grave. Hopin’ you will excuse these scat terin’ remarks from a half dead man, I am yours to pick, Flaw Picker- - - -*••» •— EDITOR GANTT ANSWERED. Will He Answer as Well as Ask Questions. ‘'We clip the following from Hu- last issue of The Gakkney Ledger:” “The county odlcials are treating us rather shabby about this registra tion business. We note that other counties have had the registrors visit the different townships, hut as yet none have visited litis township or any other township that wo know of in this county. Rest assured that tlie officials of this county will not give this township and those other townships In this county who wish a county any advantage. Shame rest upon a lot of officials who dare not let the express will of the people pre vail because they have an idea that it will injure them.” “Now, we would like to ask The Ledger editor to explain what have our “county officers” to do with reg istering votes. The supervisors are appointed by the Governor, und are therefore state official*. The reason oqr supervisors have not started on their rounds is that fanners are now busy with their crops, and it would he an injustice to them, when many could not meet the appointments. There is plenty of time and every sec tion of our county will be visited. The supervisors are determined that not only the residents of our towns ghall ho given an opportunity to reg ister, but tho country people will have a fair und equal showing. If every legal voter in Spartanburg county does not register it will be his own fault. But we would ask The Ledger editor how can the postpone ment of the visit of suoervisors possi bly effect Gaffney’s aspiration for a new county, when the same rule ap plies to every township in our county? For tho supervisors to make out a list of appointments at a time wlien tlio country people can not leave their crops, would he u great injustice to farmers, and give the residents of our towns more power than they are fairly entitled to.”—Piedmont Headlight. It certainly appears to us if officers are selected by tho Governor to serve u particular county and not Hie State at large that they then become county officers. But that is a matter of little concern. They are certainly State officers selected to perform county work and for that reason alone they. should be less partial. W’e have no apology to make until j those in charge show a tendency to | act fair. Act 22, of tho Statutes at Large of Soutii Carolina, section 7 reads in part: “Before the first day of Au gust, eighteen hundred and ninety- six, tho registration books shall bo opened in each polling precinct for not less than one or more than three days, after three weeks’ notic5 from the Board of registration of times and places of registration, by advertising in one or more County papers, or by posting in a public place in eae. t jo]l- ing precint where no paper is pub lished in (lie county.” Now will editor Gantt tell m v ay steps have not been taken to c mp!y with this law? Will he also ell ”s why Mr. Bishop did not make his ap pointments until after The Ledger had called attention to the neligence of the officials? And will lie explain to us why it is that the registrars uro not advertised to open books at EACH polling precinct ? And will he also inform us if they have a sufficient length of time to comply with the full letter of tlio law? And if he is so intensely interested in the welfare of the “poor” farmers will he explain why it is he makes the county pay for a nine und n half inch leaded Lre v ier notice when a six or seven ineli notice would answer the same purpose‘4 Editor Gantt’s argument concern ing the “poor, down-trodden farmer* is too thin. He has been running that gag quite long enough for the farmers to know that his only inter est in them is to get their votes for his candidate and their money for his paper, and if they don’t know it yet they will soon learn the lesson. - We don’t blame the Headlight for fighting agarrtsfc anew county. It’s salvation depends upOD, its gulling somebody and the only way Ao do that is to cater lo the gullabie. As’ for us we have faith enough in tho intelligence and common sense of our farmers to believe they can take euro of number one and they do not need any of our advice. In this matter wo represent the sentiment of this community entire and not Gaffney alone. Of course there is some oppo sition to this movement, but the op ponents to this new county business in the proposed sections are very scarce and all unbiased men admit it. The farmers of this section, like most otlier agricultural people oft.e Jind a day in the busy season to gn to tow?}-.-- V ]Mr. Gantt should try a new tact. Interdenominational sT^^JConvention. The North Pacolet Intir(t&i<Hnina tional Sunday School Convention' 1 meet at Ararat June 2S. 1896. The following program has been adopted: MORNING. 10:30. Devotional Exercises, by Rev. Simpson Blanton, Chaplain. 10:4.). Enrollment of schools and delegates, and report of same. 11:00. Sermon, by Rev. T. J. Brock, pastor. Intermission. EVENING. 2 :00. Report of Township—Super intendents T. M. Littlejohn and J. O. Thomson. 2:30. What is the use of the Pri mary class in the Sunday school? To be discussed by different, brethren. 8:00. How can the Sunday school advance the spiritual interest of those children whose parents live ungodly lives? General discussion. 3:30. What are some of t lie best evidences of spiritual weakness in the average church member? For gen eral discussion. 4.00. Miscellaneous. Adjournment. The work of the convention will he left entirely to those who feel dis posed to speak upon any or all of the subjects before it, and we hope tiiat all will prepare themselves and take part. Each mam teacher is expected to give a talk, and tho chairman is ut liberty to call upon any one b*' chooses. The different singing choirs are in vited to ho present, und tho ladies •will please bring their baskets. Everybody friendly to the Sunday school cause are invited to come and take part in the work. J. M. Greer, J. L. Strain, Secretary. For Ex. Com. —• -««► — Who Got Them ? When The Ledger finished print ing the minutes of tho Broad River Baptist Association last fall some one called at tho office and got tho copies of the minutes for Abingdon Creek church. They evidently laid them aside and forgot to turn them over to the church as we are told that they have never been delivered. Will the party who got them kindly report at this office and if he lost them we will maso an effort to get together a few copies for the church. -• •*- —- I. G. Sarrait for Auditor. Our follow townsman, I. G. Surratt, announces himself in this issue of The Ledger us a candidate for the position of auditor for Spartanburg county. Mr. Sarratt is entirely too well known to the people of this sec tion of the county to need any com mendation at our hands. Ho as sure* us, however, if elected, he will fulfill tho office impartially and make an earnest effort that will re flect credit upon both the county and^, himself. ^ Some people are troubled with pimples, pedal ly about tl The best remei of Ayer’s all but nel !' -I