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GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THUItSDAY, JULY JO, 1800.
$1.00 A YEAH.
BRYAN TALKING TOO MUCH.
SO SAYS DEMOCRATIC CHAIR
MAN FAULKNER.
Lots of Politics in the Action of the
New York Bankers in Coming
to the Rescue of the
Gold Reserve.
(Oorrospcntlpnce of 'Die Letltfer.)
Washinotox, I). 0.. .1 uly 24.—The
national political conrentiona seem
to he all alike this year, in afc leas
one respect—their failure to natlafy
the members of the party Hiey were
supposed to represent. Owing to.
the limited number of populists
In Washington, it is not easy lo say
bow the action of the populist nat
ional convention at St. IxiuIb has
been received by the party at large,
but supposing those who ‘ are here
to be fairly representative of the
party, it is clear that proportion,
ntely there is as much dissatisfaction
over the action of the convention as
there is among republicans and dem
ocrats over tlic work of their con
ventions; and some talk is being
indulged in that it would not do to
put in print, unless it was backed
up with the strongest proof. At
any rate, the populists are going
to he in the fashion so far as bolting
Is concerned.
Both republicans and democrats
qf orominenco are a little »by about
displaying their respective elation
ftp I dejection over the work qf tfoe
sr‘. \ voqjs convention, bqt tbpy ei|n*
pot altogether hjdc jt. Tliejr wish
to Iijivp <»n oportunity to Jeftrn 4q 4
whfttextent the convention Fepre?
dented the mnk »nd file of the pop^
ulisU heforp e^ppe^sing their opin*
Iona, and only tinio will give them
that opportunity.
Conservative paople • are some
what shocked at the disposition in
some quarters to discuss a reorgan
ization of the U. S. Supreme Court
as one of the issues of the I’residen-i
tiui campaign. This discasion was
precipitated by the announcement
that the health of Justice held, who
jins been eligible for some years,
wjts rapi^y Tailing, jt js stated
Iji’ut jn ci}se Justice £ieid retires
«nd Aryan should be eipctpd *h«t
the silver men, who control t|ie Sejj-
nlc, will not ftllow »ny nomlPittion
to the vacancy made hy President
Cleveland to be confirmed, but w|H
wait for Brvan to nominate a man
who could bo depended upon should
therebca rehearing on the consti
tutionality of the income ta* to vote
In favor of the tax.
Considerable talk has been made
among the politicans hy an inter
view in which Senator Faulkner,
chairman of the Democratic Con
gressional Campaign Committee,
criticizes Bryan for talking too
much, and the Bryan managers for
their failure to take advantage of
the existing enthusiasm to push the
campaign work. It indicates a lack
of harmony that will do the dem
ocrats much more harm than Sen
ator Faulkner’s expression of his
oj Bryan will
cago convention, this one includes
a war with Spain, which is to he
brought about by tlio recognition
of the Independence of Cuba hy the
President, and which is depended
upon to arouse the patriotism of
the country to such a high pitch
that oil other issues are to he for
gotten and .Mr. Cleveland reelected
solely to prevent a change of ad
ministration in the midst of a for
eign war.’ Tf the gold democrats
are to put tio a candidate it would
not he surprising if their choice
should he Mr. Cleveland, but as to the
rest of the story—the American peo
ple are not idiots.
belief in the election
do them good. Wbil
'hile many dem
ocrats agree will) Senator j<'aulk-
per’s critjcisu], most of (hem tjpnk
they should not have been publicly
made.
There’s a lot of politics in the ac
tion of the New York banks in com
ing to tho resouo of the gold reserve
fund of the Tresury. Another bond
issue between now and election day
would make many silver voters,
so these banks, which have plenty
of gold in their vaults, and which
have, what is more important, in
fluence enough to stop the spec
ulation on a large scale in gold,
have determined that the necessity
shall not orrive. They have shown
before that they could keep the gold
reserve to the Treasury intact.
They did it then for profit, but they
are going to do it now in the inter
est of the gold standard, and in-
cidontly to help McKinley and Hob-
ert. The talk about the a<jminis-
frgUqii bejng afraid another
ppiid issue cou)d not bp fjqated
at a price that would be enquivalent
to par for a 3 per cent bond is all
tommyrot. The credit of the United
Htales la a- good as that of any na
tion in the world, |f anything a
jittle better, and It is so far above
the strife of partisan politics tbat
should there be any necessity for
such action there would not be the
slightest dilTiculty In floating an
unlimited amount of 3 per cent
bonds at par within ten days after
the Presidential election, no matter
whether tho gold or the silver ticket
he triumphant. The credit of the
United Htates is all right, and will
continue to be all right.
Tho story of President Cleveland
being renominated by the gold dem
ocrats has taken a fresh start, and
it finds believers In Washington.
JJke the original story, which was
'ifrst heard yhtn it was thought that
Mr. Cleveland was pulling wires to
get himself nominated by the Cbi-
Maud Matters.
(Correspondence of The Lodger.)
Maii>, July, 27.—Kvcrthing is
quite lively now as people are done
work and crops are line as a general
thing.
There is but little sickness in our
community at present.
Tlie school at Ashworth is progres
ing nicely. Prof. Huggins, nn accom
plished young man of Union county,
has charge of the school for the term.
Mrs. S. J. Ruppe has been confined
to her home for sometime with ery
sipelas but wc are glad to report her
up again.
Mrs. W. P. Self, who has been on
the sick list for several weeks, is im
proving slowly.
Several of our people went to Broad
river Sunday where-they witnessed
the baptism of of thirty-six converts
belonging to the Mt. Pleasant
church.
Z. V. Jolly and Miss C. A. Harris
were married Sunday by the Rev.
^jolm ftuppe.
A* jGIBs bqs returned froqi C|if-
toi) where he jias > n
the cotton mill for some lime.
p. C. Ruppe and \vife haye just re
turned home from 11 f ew days visit to
frieqds and relatives near Oowpens.
Mr*. M. H- Davis spent last week
with her brother, W, W. Ruppe.
A, C, Painter and son Pathan left
Saturday for a weeks stay in the
mountain.
(4. C. Melton and family have been
gone on a mountain trip for the past
week. Our lowlanders surejy must
believe in the high hill country.
w. K.
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BowlingsvUle Budget.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Bqw|.|XGgv/M.B, O., July 28.—
Fjne’ prospects for cfqps at present,
pruty and'watermelons are y ery nlenr
Mil*
4. J. Burgess and John Kirby was
at the coqnty seat lust woek,
Ben Anthony, of Meet, H, C., is in
these parts for u short while,
Miss Freeelove Jefferies is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. W. L. Lipscomb.
I am glad to suy Wuiton K. Lip
scomb is getting on very nieely, and
hope he will soon ho up.
Mrs. Susan Goudelo.ck and daugh
ter, of Ola, arc the guest of h. A.
Tate, Esq., of Webster, 8. C.
Misses Sallio and Lillie Allen vis
ited their sister, Mrs. H. O. Tate,
last Sunday.
Captain John Bridges and family
are on a visit down in Uqion county.
R. A. Foster expects to begin a
singing school at Corinth Friday July
31. *
Miss Hester Kirby is getting on
very nicely with her school at the
Clary school house.
Robert Hames and Wm. Stack was
in this community Tuesday on their
ijraj to CJaffney.
J. K. Rirby and family has been
visiting near Centervlew.
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remaining in
ETCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE.
office
WHAT OUR UNION FRIENDS
ARE DOING.
The Ladies’ Memorial Association Re
turns Thanks—The Colored
People Enjoy Them
selves—Notes.
Unclaimed Letters
List of letters
uncalled for to date:
Adam Cyles.
Mrs. Martha George.
Pink Goswell.
Chanc Hopper.
Williams Ltdell.
Mrs. H, H. Mitchell.
Mrs. Roland Modley.
Jim Moffitt.
John Owens.
MisaMary 8. Thornwell.
J. P. Webber.
N. B.—I ’ersons catling for these
letters will please say advertised in
Thu Lkdc.kk.
f. H. L(Ttlk.iom,n, P. M,
;|uly 27, ISSKj. ‘
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Brooks Martin Married.
A private letter to R- A. Jones from
Christie, Tenn.,bears the intelligence
that Brooks Martin, the well known
OOn Qf 8- T. Mortin, the stock trader,
has been married. Brooke’ many
Houth Carolina ffiends congratulate
him.
A yaluable Prescription.
Editor Morrison of Worthington,
Ind , “8un’' writes’: “You have a val
uable prescription in Kletric Bitters,
and I can cheerfully recommend it
for Constipation and Sick Headache,
and as a general system tonic it has
no equal." Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2025
Cettage Grove Ave., Chicago, was all
run down, could not cat nor digeet
food, had a backache which never left
her and felt tired and weary, but six
bottles of Electric Bitters restored
her health and renewed her strength.
Prices 50 cents and $L00. Get a bot
tle at store of. DuPre Drug Co.
(Corresnpnflence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jank, July 27.—Lem K.
Brown is quite unwell and has been
so for a long time. Dr. B. I). Bates,
of Gaffney, is attending him profes
sionally.
Dr. W. J. Douglas is riding con
stantly. He has lots of chills and
fever in his practice along Thickety
and Gtlky’s creek.
In behalf of the Ladies Memorial
Association I am authorized to ac
knowledge their many thanks to
Miss Eliza A. Garner and numerous
other lady friends for the superabun
dance of flowers sent them with
w'Jiich to decorate the soldiers graves
at Salem last Thursday.
Several of our county candidates
were around last week looking after
their friends.
The colored people had a big thne
at their “Odd Fellows’ Lodge" last
Saturday. The Kelton brass bupd
was there aikj fpfnishe<l music.
They alsq Inuj a nicuip and barbecue
qpur Lawn post office 6u the same day
j aip told.
Last Tuesday. 21st inst., the citi
zens of Gowdeyville township and the
surrounding country generally, met
at Sunny Side to enjoy and partici
pate in the pleasantries of a barbecue
given by our respected neighbors,
John H, Sprouse and brother. Our
good friend and veteran barbecue
cook Ike Gault had charge of the
cooking of the meats, which was well
done and everybody was perfectly
satistied both as to the quantity and
quality of the dinner. There was an
abundance of victuals for all present
and plenty to dispose of after the
crowd began to disperse (which was
caused before the speaking closed on
account of rain.)
Utyldren’s I jay at Salem was
marked with its usual success.
J>arge cruwds were there from both
York and Union conntles. Spartan
burg and Chester count lea were rep
resented- Tho Ladies Memorial As
sociation decorated the graves of the
Confederate soldiers. Owing to the
fact that the high waters have de
stroyed the bridges and impaired the
road so as to practically cut oil com
munication with the outs'de world,
we did not iiave many of the children
from neighboring schools to take
part with us that we usually have.
Besides some of the bund being sick
we failed to get it. Taken all in all
it was a success, and we are proud of
our children and their record- they
are making. Ouite a crowd was there
and so far as I Know everybody got
plenty to eat.
The supervisor of registration
was around last week and most of
those who had failed to do so hereto-
foreregistered.
Many people along the river anij
larger Htreipqs have hud (heif mmpa
completely rujped hy the high water.
Cotton iti many places on tho up
lands Is making such a weed that it
is doubtful whether or not it will
make a full crop of lint.
A good many people from Gaffney
attended Children’s Day at Salem.
Among them was our good nature*!
and genial friend Mr. Ed. H DeCamp,
of The Lktkiek. Perhaps he will
give his version of the preaching this
week. I will say, however, for the
benefit of Mrs. DeCamp and others
that he made himsolf quite agreeable
and oilcious among the ladies, be
sides, too, he has made many staunch
friends among the men, in this com-
muuity. and The Ledger is gaining
popularity with each issue.
There seems to be a lively contest
for the magistracy of this (Gowdey-
ville) township for the next two
years. The candidates so far as
heard from' are R. W. Davis, J. R.
Poole and J. L. Strain.
Miss Jennie Sparks, of Pacolet,
and her two children visited friends
and relatives jn tips section last
week, also Misses Eliza and Aggie
Bigham, of Sharer, visited friends
and relatives in this community last
week.
H- Terry E stes, who is now at tho
Lithia Springs, is getting along very
well I am glut! to learn.
(^uitc a number of barbecues arc to
come off in this county during the
campaign.
The fruit crop is generally light in
this county, and much of what there
is, is of a very inferior quality.
The State Sunday School Conven
tion will meet at Florence, August
25, 20 and 27th. Tho delegates from
this countv are C. \V. Whisonanfc, J.
G. Gaar, J. W. Gregory and T. M.
Littlejohn. The three first are can
didates and the convention meets the
days uf the primary election near
Thompson’s mill.
One day last week my friepd Jeff
Blackwell found the barrell with flint
and steel lock of an old pistol, which
from its antiquated make up leads
one to believe that it might have be
longed some of Tarleton’s men dur
ing 1 he revolution. It bears the Im
press of the British Coat of Arms
and was found near where lie is said
to have camped.
The democratic club of tiiis town
ship enrolled 2S'J members at the
meeting at Owen’s Ford last Satur
day, 25th inst. They also decided to
elect the township supervisors and
magistrates at the primary election.
Misses Ora Rnd Sallie Kendrick, of
Gaffney, are visit ing tlieir sister, Mrs.
Carrie Inman, of tills place.
Among the most pleasant and at
tractive features qf Children’s Day
at Salem was a “mock trial,” which
came off In the afternoon at the stage
in the grove. The characters were
us follows:
J tulge Curly wig—Frank MeCluney;
Lawyer Gousequill—Willie Goforth;
Lawyer Chant icier—\V. S. Wofford;
Deacon Timothy Seed—Sam Strain;
Obediah Hoot—Xohle Blackwell;
Hans Aubenbhiuben—J. F. Estes;
Sallie Muggins—Mattie Estes; Mrs.
Jerushy Seed—Oregon Estes.
. The jury were P. S. Webber, fore
man, Mrs. William Fowler, W. H.
Brown, Miss Ellen Kirby, Thomas
Wilkins and Miss Ada Reynolds.
Prof. R. A. Foster will begin his
singing school at Corith on Friday
next, 31st inst.
It is my desire to attend the reun
ion of tho “blue and the gray’’ at
Sharpshurg on the ]<ith and 17th of
Sept., and give our readers a full re
port of tho proceedings. This will
be a good chance for those who wish
to visit tho battlefields north of Rich
mond without ext ra expensn.
The protraeted meeting closed at
Pacolet No. L last Wednesday and
began at Mesopotamia yesterday.
We hope to report good results from
both.
Miss Sallio and Lillian Lee, of
Chester county, are visiting friends
and relatives in this neighborhood.
Our friends had an enjoyable day
at Bullocks Creek last Friday. It
was Children’s Day and an immense
congregation was there.
In my report of the Richmond re
union I forgot to tell about visiting
the home of General Lee, on Frank
lin street, which was In charge of
Mrs. Major Robinson, of the 24th
Virginia calvary. (Mart Gary’s bri
gade.) Several pieces of furniture
are there just us he left them. The
building is a plain brick structure
with no signs of wealth or aristocracy
save the woodbines and flowers that
decorate the building and beautify
the groiigtls in front. Maj. Dabney
says, with the exception of a coat
of paint, 'the house is just as it was
when he, with the majority of Gen.
Lee's stall, met there and bid their
illustrious comrades farewell after
the army had surrendered.
The exterior of the building was
profusely decorated with Hags and
buntings, while a beautiful little
black eyed matron of perhaps fifty
summers, was ready to show the visi
tors the inside and point out many
of the articles that was once owned
and used by one the world’s greatest
men—Robert Edward Lee.
By special arrangement wRh the
session at Ralem church U( Rs l»*t
meetjng Rev. \v. R. Qwings, pastor.,
was given a Yk^tiqn for August in
ortR* that he iqight attend a Bible
school with ftev.^L J. Holmes, and
it was there understood that a delega
tion from the session of Mount Tabor
church would attend Salem on the
first Saturday in August and conduct
devotional exercises, and that a dele
gation from Salem would do likewise
at Mount Tabor on ihe 2nd Sabbath.
Therefore there will be divine services
at Salem next Sabbath, August 2.
(I). V.)
In next week’s issue 1 expect to
TRUE WOMAN NATER, IT IS.
FLAW DON’T WANT TO APPEAR
HYPOCRITICAL.
Flaw Hates a Bad Care of Hallucina
tion—The Difference Between
“Licker” and Women
• •• is Explained.
(Coriwponilence of The Ledger.)
Dkaytonviuik, July 27.—You see,
Kernel, the kickin’ I done whitch
you so kindly reminded me of was
sorter like the girl kicked when her
feller hugged her—rtrue woman natcr.
it is—she hollered aloud, “Turn me
loose!" and Ihen whispered to the
feller to “hold me tight!” You sec,
the wo’-et a feller can say about me
the better it pleases me, fer tiiis
reason—I don’t want to appear hypo
critical. A man or a woman that
can’t see what degree of relationship
they hear to tire dev'l is in a danger
ous condition. Take t hese self-riu'h-
teous people fer uinstance*, all of ’em
is church members mostly, exceptin’
some few that say, “I cun go to
heaven as good out of the church,"
an think, “an save a pastor’s fee."
They believe they are doin’ jist right
an shore to gitthar; think they know
It all, an hang my buttons ef you can
punch any sense er reason into ’em
with a crank shaft of a locomotive;
think that they have got all the re
ligion that’s worth a hooter—least
wise, a null to git to heaven on ; think
they know every passage in the Holy
Bible that's worthy of note, an darn
me ef some of ’em can even read a
mile-post. Some of these self-right
eous ducks that I’ve bin so faithfully
tryin' to explain to you will git to
gether an talk an argy on the Holy
Writ fer hours at a time a‘n out
couldn’t turn t’other with a pipe-
wrench—preachers can’t turn ’em.
yit. (I iiave said hereinbefore, as I
now remember, that it takes u rogue
to catch a rogue eto., you under
stand.)
Thtnv, too, another disease that I
hate above all else, of its natre, un
der the sun is hallucination—always
imaginin’ somethin’ an settlin’ down
on It as a solid fact. The women
folks—Mother Earth’s bouquet's,
mankind’s greatest joy and trouble,
life’s roses an thistles—I am sorry to
say, is most ingenneraljy the victims
of its prey. Some of ’em gits it so bad
some time that they think they are
perfectly perfect an on their way to
heaven jist because they are women
an have bin petted too mutch, an
when one gits a oad case of it she can
do some of the dog gondest prettiest
faintin’ a koduck ever got a snap at.
Some how er other the women folks
of this ginneration puts me in the
mind of—of licker. Now, ef you
watch me right close with your eyes
open along this line of thought you
will see for yourself that it aint my
intention to say anything disrespect
ful about the LViqE* qf our land.
Yes. I sqid that they put me in the
iqintj qf licker, Not that they look
like iicker, er taste like licker, er
smell like licker, hut the spells they
can put on u man has a close resemb
lance of that effected hy licker, in a
certain sense. When a man is feel-
in’ stupid an bad an alt broke up he
would walk ten miles to git a dram—
there are some exceptions—an when
he is feelin’ lonesome an tired of
livin’ by hisself he would foller a wo
man to the jumpin’-off-pluce an ef
she would jump off he would jump
too. When a man gits a nuff licker
in his head he is liable to do most
anything tho devil suggests; when a
man gits a null woman iu his head he
give an extract from an address ol : * to anything that she
Rev. B. F. Jacobs to the pages at the l,u ^ est ' r ®*din °f R
— - — —* piece in a paper t other day where a
Boston Convention. This I will
for the benefit of our young readers,
both hoys and girls. J. i> a.
- -WWW* — —
Howell Hftppenmng*.
(Correspondence of The Ledger)
Howki.Jj’k Fkkkv, July 27.—The
weather for the past week has been
very warm.
W. C.^ Kirby and H. B. McDaniel
are going to working the roads in this
section tomorrow. Each contractor
has about six miles.
Migscs Sallie and Liltio Lee, of
Chester, are visiting Mrs. Amanda
Lee, of this place.
Joe Estes visited Smyrna last Sat'»
urday.
On account of sickness it was im
possible for the Bluirsville hand to lie
at Salem on tho 23d. Everything
went on nicely. Sambo viewed the
editor in the crowd.
S. A. l-e»: lias been suffering from
a rising on iiis jaw, caused by a tqoth.
Sambo.
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Death of Mrs. Wilkins.
Mrs. Wilkins, widow of the late
Russel Wilkins, died this week near
Pacolet Mills and was hurried at
Goucher Creek church. Mr». Wil
kins was a good woman. She was
Lh4 mother of Mra. N. Lipscomb and
R. R. Wilkins, of this city, and will
lie mourned hy her large circle of
relatives and friends.
would to God it had never, never been~
made." I like licker, an— an I—I
take a drink too. once in a while, hut
seein’ the evil it is on this here grand
ole American continent of ours. 1,
too, jine in the chorns an say, “f
would to God it had never, never bin
made."
I can’t say this about the ladies.
A good, sweet, true an devoted wo
man is the master-piece of (iod’p
handiwork. She’s man’s happiness,
man’s ambition, man’s aim in life—
to git him a sweet little wife an make
an keep her happy, an expect happi
ness in return. But, my God, how
bad some of ’em gits fooled. I would
jist as live marry the devil's grand
mother as some women I have seed
in my day an time. You had jist as
well try to make a cat with a mashed
tail happy. Some of ’em would |H»ut
an growl an ffout ef ole Galm would
come down an offer ’em one of his
best horns. I don’t know which lias
sent the most men to the gallows«n-
penitentiaries, licker er mean wo
men.
I will sumn the whole thing up in
a cokernut shell an you nil ean judge
fer yourselves whitch is worse. You
can do without licker—ef you let it
alone it will let you alone, hut yon
can’t do without (lie woman right
handy, an ef you could, she wouldn’t
let you alone. Fi.aw Pickes.
THE NEGRO FESTIVAL
And the
feller of good birth au railrin , got
tangled up with a woman In Char
lotte an left his wife an children jist
to foller her to New York to see the
Pinkerton detective force. Ef you
take too mutch stock in the licker
bisness you are liable to git into
somethin’ that is hard to git out of—
I did the night I went a possum hunt
in’, ef you remember it yit ; ef you
take too mutch stock in the woman
business, likewise, yon are liable to
git hung in with a lifetime job.
“Licker is a mighty good thing in
Its plaee," so they say, but you will
have to go to some of these here good
ole gray headed religious men, who
have grown up sons who are de
bauched an their future lives an hap
piness blighted, an ax them where
its place is, fer to be candid with you,
I can’t tell you. Go to any mother
who has been so unfortunate as toi
have a son who has tried the realities
of the gallows or a lifetime sentence
to hard labor in the state house ef
correction, ax her where you must
keep licker fer it to become “a mighty
good thing." Go to a wife who has
to toil from day in till day out an
from week in till week out to support
a number of little ragged forms which
are nearest and dearest to her heart,
whose husband is a drunkard; ax her
where is the right an proper place fer
licker to make It “a tnightjr good
thing," au behold the answer; “1
Usual Consequences Attend
ing It.
Last Saturday night the scene of
the colored “festible" was trans
ferred to Philadelphia church, about
three miles south of Gaffney on the
Trough Shoals ■ road. This time it
was held under the auspices of a eol-
oredlodge of Odd Fellows that has a
lodgeon the church grounds.
In order to preserve the peace and
to have every part of the program
carried out in an orderly manner the
Lodge took the precaution to have
marshals appointed. One of these
marshals appointed was Amos Ashe,
a colored man noted in this section
for his industry and general good
character.
The proceedings had not been long
under way when Harry Ross, who
lives near here, appeared in the hall
drunk and at once commenced de
meaning himself in a manner unbe
coming the occasion. Ashe went Uk
him and tried to quiet him but with
out avail. Ross becoming more
boistrous Ashe tried to put him oul
of the hail. Ross resisted and with
his ready pistol shot Ashe in the
body in the region of the liver, which
is considered very dangerous.
During Ross’s resistance one Pink
Estes went in and shot Ashe in the
shoulder inflicting a severe wound.
Officer Edwards soon appeared on
the scene and arrested Ross and
Estes and confined them in the Gaff
ney city jail until Monday inorfiiBg
when he carried them before Magis
trate Phillips who committed them
to the county jail.
The officers carried them down
Monday afternoon where they will
remain till court in October.
Ashe is in a very critical condition
and we learn that there is very little
hope of his recovery.
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Heaven’s Artillery.
The electric storm on Monday af
ternoon was very severe for a season^
The oppressive heat, prolong and in
tense, was the sure precursor of the
thunder’s muttered growl, and then
the vivid flash, and t hen the artillery
of heaven in grand discharge, all
spoke of Nature’s God. A holt fell
on the dummy track in front of Prof.
Sams’ residence. A delightful lady
whose charming descriptive poweia
are unequalled, speaking of the oc
currence, said: “Appalled we saw
it like a mightv blazing serpent all
on fire and with awful speed for death
and destruction. The ground as a
conductor saved us, but with ashen
lips and trembling hearts wc rushed
to hear tragic reports of dire evil—
the God of storms hod protected us."
A young man in tho near neighbor
hood felt the shock very perceptibly
causing him to be deaf for a short
time. %
Clean Your Wella.
A well known physician said to a
Lkimikk representative the other day:
“Every well in this town should be
cleaned out. It is essential to our
health. The recent Heavy raindhnake
it necessary. Much sickness could
be averted by the cleaning of our
wells." A .physician should know
more about this matter than anyone
else, and it seoins to us that it would
be hut proper to look after this mat
ter.
An Old Man’s Counsel.
Mr. Monroe Davidson*, of Green
ville, Ga., says, May 21st, JHH5; “I
have used Royal Gennetuer for Kid
ney Troubles from which I have suf
fered from boyhood. It gave me re
lief in a few days, and is the only
medicine that has ever given me any
permanent relief. 1 take pleasure in
recommending It to any one suffering
from any kind of Kidney trouble. I
believe it is tho best thing that old
people can use for debility and nerv
ousness. ’ ’ N ew package, large bottle,
108 doses, $1. For sale by W. B.
Dupre,