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VOL. HI. NO. 28.
GAFFNEY CITY', S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1896.
DIED SAVING HUMAN LIFE.
THE NOBLE DEED OF CHARLIE
LANCASTER.
Our Etta Jane Correspondent Contrib
utes His Usual Interesting Let-
- ter Telling the Newsot
His Section.
(CofrePi>on>lenco of The Ledger.)
Etta Jank, Aug., 17.—Miss Ethel
Strain celebrates her fifteenth birth
day today.
One of the prettiest things we see
in domestic circles these days is the
home made bonnets the ladies are
wearing in place of those nonde
script hats heretofore so universially
popular. Hut; Old Flaw will find
flault just the same with them. I’ay
no attention to him ladies.
Prof. R. A. Foster will close his
singing school at Mespotamia next
Saturday, the 22nd inst. A picnic
will be given by the patrons of the
school to .vhich the Indies are in
vited to contribute and Tiik Lkdgek
force to attend.
I bad the pleasure of attending the
Mount Tabor Sunday School yester
day. J. V. Askew is the superintend
ent and Miss Minnie Gregory, of
Cross Keys, the organist.
Jas. Garner, of Pinkney, is quite
Unwell. He is confjned to hjs ropm
iposj of the time.
Your correspondent hw* bpen c° n '
sjderahly qnder the weather fqr the
p^st week-
Bliss Sallie Powlcr, one qf KcRcm’e
beautiful young ladies, is visiting
frjends ami relatives in this neigh
borhood, Jf the boys don’t mind she
will steal some of their hearts,
The colored people had an enjoy,
able day at Wilkin’s church last
Saturday.
I have received a very kind Invita
tion to attend tho closing exercises of
Miss C. Lula Wood’s school at Beth
lehem, on the 28th inst., one of the
delightful features will he a picnic.
Berry Estes, col., has been going
around trying to truce up a report
that some of his friends and acquaint
ances don’t want him about them.
It’s like trying to find a needle in the
hay stack, or catching hold of the
rainbow. Berry, you’ll never over
take it. Whut-you-muy-call-him is a
gentlemen everybody knows by
character but with whom nobody is
personally acquainted.
The rain last Thursday caught a
fine lot of fodder down in this com
munity.
John Estes and Sam Lee went over
to Sharon last week to see some
pretty girls I suppose.
I attended the campaign meeting
at Union last Monday, 10th inst. It
was a tamo affair for Union. Our
people know how to behave them
selves as well as anybody when they
want to, and they were in a behaving
mood last Monday.
Judge J. M. Greer expects to re
move his family to Union this week.
They have* been having ctiiils all
year and can’t get rid of theltt,
I regret to hear of the ifofcth t)f Miss
Lillian Mosely which fttoit place at
Gaffney week before IhSfe. A. few
months ago she loft tlda neighbor
hood with her father’s family, the
very picture of health and strength.
Eye witnesses say that Charlie
Lancaster, whose untimely death was
announced last week, was caused
while he was trying to save the life of
a colored man, by the name of John
Little, in which he succeeded. This
wn* a commendable feature in Mr.
Lancaster's character. He was al
ways ready to do his duty where hu
manity called him. Little ought to
work for his wife and child until they
get able to work for themselves. He
owes his life to Charlie Lancaster be
yond a doubt.
} am heartily in favor of naming
our new county Gadberry when we
get it as your correspondent “New
County” suggested. His reasons are
plain enough why it should be so
called.
Nobody in this country bus a bet
ter chance to know that the devil is
still loose than tho poor woman who
has to live with a drunken brute of a
husband.
A good lady oj this county has
given me a history of tho wounding
and death of Lt. James Norris, who
was killed at Hittops Head, Nov. 7.
1801. This will be valuable material
for our Houth Carolina war history,
I hope others—both gentlemen and
ladies—will follow her example and
let justice bo done to all—both dead
and living. *-
\V. C. Kirby’s fine colt which fell
in the gully several days ago, is dead.
Wo sympathize with him in his
losses.
Tho Gowdeyville and Etta Jane
alliances (with their old members)
aie requested to meet at Sunnyside
school on Haturdiy the 22nd at 4 p.
m. to transact some important mat-
ters\
“I.^ad us not into temptation,” is
u pras'er I fear we often fail to offer
at th\fight time and in the right
spiriLm^'hen the temptation is fa
away we pray earnest'y to be kept
from temptation, hut when the temp
tation is upon us we do not pray so
earnestly for deliverance from his
influence, and offer fail before it.
I have received a note from R. W.
Davis in which he withdraws from
the race for the magistracy of this
township. He says he can’t afford
to run against an old army comrade
with whom ho has so often shared
the dangers of army life. Bob was a
good soldier. The lust act of his
military career was his capture by
federal cavalry and trial by a federal
court martial which sentenced him
to confinement in Fortress Monroe
until after the close of the war for
his belonging to the Hume Scouts, a
band of so-called gurrillias.
By a private letter from Williams
burg, Ya., I loam that the body of
Robert Gotten, of Texas, also a mem
ber of the Hume Scouts A. N. V.,
who was killed near there by federal
cavalry and buried by a few old men
and ladies of Virginia in Rev. Mr.
Sintoe’s garden has been removed to
the soldier’s section of Cellar Grove
cemetery where it awaits tho the
resurrection morn. Boor Bob fought
to the last and fell pierced by :57
bullets.
Our friend and neighbor, W. R.
Walker, of Sunnyside, is building a
princly mansion in the town of Union.
It wil soon be ready for occupancy.
Willisone of the hustling, moving
spirits of this county. Besides he is
a perfect gentleman.
Miss Florence, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kirby, is quite
unwell at present. She is a member
of my Sunday school class and is a
goocj little gir).
The protractiij meeting don’t seem
to be doing a great deal of good in
this county this year. They never
do so wel| in campaign years, The
people have too much politics and
not enough of the Holy Spirit in
them. Two perils seem to beset Hie
average pulpit of today. One is n
sort of transcendentalism that deals
in sublimated theology, that does not
bring Christ down to men’s hearts
and homes. The other is a tendency
to seculize tho pulpit. To deal ex
clusively with material conditions
and so leave out the higher motives
that comedown from heaven. Either
method by itself is a failure. Chris
tianity that isn’t applied isn’t Chris
tianity. We must continue the two.
We should preach the things below.
What we want is to hitch the earth
onto heaven if we want to lift the
earth upward.
I regret to learn that James T.
Brown’s family, of Gowdeyville, are
suffering with chills and fever. Most
of the families along Thickety creek
are similiarly distressed.
What effect the ruins will have up
on the cotton crop remains yet to be
seen. Some think it will shed most
of its fruit. A very short crop will
be made anyway.
I haven't heard how Dan Gallman’s
Morman church is getting on lately.
I think he ought to let us know and if
he wants that twelve mile capacity
bill he ought to have it.
Mitt Kennett was to see us last
Friday. He is selling a patent bed
brace. A very useful article in my
judgement and one well worth what
it sells for.
Terry Estes is still complaining.
He gains strength slowly.
From the statistical report of the
Boston Sunday School Convention I
find that South Carolina has this
year 2,417 Sunday schools; 21,17')
teachers; 217,7)00 scholars; total
211,741—a gain of 11,513 over the
last report.
The Executive Committee of the
Union County Sunday School Con
vention have appointed the 1st and
2nd days of October as the time and
Klbethel the place for its next meet
ing:
Tenclior <>f tin 1 Infant mind.
lloavt'ii presents to tlp-ea soil;
He the seeds of goodly kind
So shall hlessinus crown thy toll.
God of (grace, the sower hless,
God of Love, enrich the field:
So shall hninyn happiness
(•lory to t he (-1 ver yield.
Mortal! ne'er complain of death
Since to thee the hoon is ((Ivcn,
Seed* of truth to sow on carth
For the harvest home of heaven.
J. L. H.
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Unclaimed Letters.
List of letters remaining in office
uncalled for to date :
A. J. Bishop.
J. A. Cantrell.
W. S. Cash.
Jimmie Clary.
Joe Crews.
Miss Sallie Dixon.
Elpurt Griffin.
Mrs. Bonin Hill.
Htttnuel Kenedy.
Mias M amie Marshall.
. P. I). Wiseman.
N. B.—Persons calling for these
letters will please say advertised in
The Ledger. •
T. II. Littlejohn, P. M.
Aug. 17, ISfMi.
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Mr. Featherstone Withdraws.
C. C. Featherstone has withdrawn
from the race of solicitor. In doing
so Mr. Featherstone takes occasion
to thank those who had tendered to
him their supoort and assures them
that it will he his pleasure to await
their future command!).
Mr. Featherstone hup made many
friends by the gentacl manner in
which he conducted hij campaign.
J. H. BLASSINGAME KILLED.
FROM THE COALING'GROUND.
He is Murderously Assaulted by A
Negro Burglar.
Capt. John II. Blassingame was
killed last Sunday afternoon in the
house of his brother-in-law, Maj. J.
M. Elford, at Spartanburg, by a
negro burglar named Chris Cannon.
Maj. Elford’s house had been entered
and robbed several times just pre
vious, and Captain Blassingame was
in the house to guard it while Maj.
and Mrs. Elford went to dinner.
The burglar soon entered and Capt.
Blassingame met him in Mrs. Elford’s
room. Firing seemed to have com
menced at once, and those attracted
by it saw a negro man escape from
one of the windows. On entering the
house they found Capt. Blassingame
lying dead on the carpet in his sister’s
room, shot through the heart. The
tracks of the escaping burglar were
followed by citizens and officers to
the house of Chris Cannon, a negro
about twenty years old, where he was
found severely wounded by a shot
in the side just above the heart.
The negro was arrested and turned
over to Sheriff Dean, who has him in
jail. The negro denies shooting Capt.
Blassingame, but admits his presence
and tries to implicate others, but, so
far. without effect.
There was some talk of lynching
the murderer, but the will of the bet
ter disposed prevailed and the law
will take its epurse.
Many ii.deed were the lamentations
of the many friends and old war com
rades of Capt. John II. Blassingame
when it was announced in this city
that ho was dead. That his taking
off was the act of a burglarious assas
sin. Morrow was detected in every
face, ns it seemed to realize that
nature’s nobleman, the model citizen,
the pure patriot, the daring soldier,
tho Christian gentleman, John II.
Blassingume was no more.
Trough Shoals Newr.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Troi'gh Shoals, S. C., Aug. 17.—
Young America “cut up much” the
night the county candidates came to
enlighten the voters of this section on
their peculiar merits and the demer
its of their political antagonists. \.ho
have aspired for the same official
honors. Homo armed himself with
paper and pencil to take some word
snap shots of what they might say
fut the readers of The Ledger, hut
Young America had already taken
posession and scarcely a word could
be heard. Their voices rose much
higher than the speakers in their lu-
dicious remarks and all kinds of
questions not suited for the occasion.
Even those who had served their
country and were short an arm or leg
were not at all exempt from their
loud, ill-mannered remarks. Your
scribe has served as a pedagogue for
one-fourth of a cci.lury and has seen
seven years of Sundays with one hun
dred to spare, but has never seen any
thing that anyway resembled the
conduct of the boys of this place on
the night of the county campaign
(attempted) speaking at this place.
His Honor Hamlet Murph had Obe
Turker up before his court on charge
of “assault and battery (principally
the battery part) on one of his wives.
Tho session lasted all night and the
preliminary is not at an end yet.
Obe is not very proposessing and is
a German of much color and mrny
wives, (i to 1 is the ratio, and with
his present headway, if let alone, it
would soon have been Iff to 1. Pos
sibly that was what Obe; was aiming
at. Three were present who wran
gled some about whose lawful lord he
was. One who aspired to that honor,
whose arguments were refuted by
Obe that they were m t “regally”
married, said, “I don’t know nutfln
bout your regal, hut I’m the gal that
stood up afore u man wid you who
nounccd us as man and wife, and wo
done like married folks does and 1
don’t no what else to call urn.”
Uncle Ligo. who has a dialect of
his own, thus accused him: “You
no Obe, you dun went and stole my
wash pot and my axe and sold them,
and that didn’t satisfy you and den
you cum ft d stole my wife. Yes
Obe, you no you did and you needn’t
ny it.”
Magistrate Murph committed him
to jail on the charge of assault and
battery and bigamy to await another
preliminary when ho can get up all
his wives. Uncle Lige, we would pre
sume, can rest easy about his earthly
possessions, also his wifely for some
time, as far us Obe is concerned.
Homo.
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Called Home.
Miss Eliza Byars, daughter of A. J.
Byars, died last Friday ttt the resi
dence of her father in this city. Miss
Byars was in the bloom of young
womanhood and had many friends
bore. She was buried last Saturday
at Draytonvillo c mrch surrounded by
a large number of sorrowing friends.
The family has the sympathy of The
Ledger,
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The tmir, when not properly cared
for, loses its lustre, becomes crisp,
harsh, and dry, and falls out freely
with every combing. To prevent this,
the best dressing in the market is
Arer’a Tlair Vigor. It Imparts that
silky gloss so essential to perfect
beauty.
WIFE-BEATING IS THE ORDER
OF THE DAY.
Flaw Picker is Hot Because the Parson
Got Disorderly and “Beat His
Wife an Raised a Great
Scandalization."
(Correspondence of The Ledger )
Draytonville, Aug., 17.—The gen
eral appearance of things in this, the
coalin’ ground, at this pencilin’ is a
gittin’ ruff. It’s wife-heatin’ that’s
the order of t he day. Now, I’m not
the best feller that was ever set up as
an ornament to a community, but I’ll
jist be doggoned ef I hadn’t druther
he shot with assafidity an then killed
fer bein’ offensive than to bear the
name of beat in my wife. Man, you
may think that you can go on an
beat your wife an nobody will ever
know anything about it but it’s a sad
mistake, the reason you never hoar of
it a bein’ circulated around is because
your nabers is actually ashamed for
you. Honestly I’d rulher bear the
na no of heatin’ a pnor widder woman
out of a board bill orstealin’ from an
orphan than to have the name “wite-
beater” stamped upon my forehead.
Hit raises the very devil himself
within meat the idea of siteh an un-
principaled, inhuman, cowardly
scamp. ,
Ef I couldn’t live with a woman in
peace, harmony and happiness I’d
pull up stakes an git. There’s so
many women in llie world that you
can’t help but find one somewheres
that will do you right.
Ef u man can’t get along smoothe
with his wife, I say flat-footed that
he’s to blame—unless she forces him
to marry her, then, on in that case It
wouldn’t he mutch odds ef he whaled
her every day—until she got ready to
rue buck anyway. The reason a man
is to he blamed in the first place is
this: You see an know a girl before
you marry her—ef you don’t you
ought, to—an ef you marry her and
git a bud bargain its your fault.
But this is erawlishin’ from the
suj“ct. Bright an early t’other
moridn’ a news carrier (plenty of ’em
in this settlement) come over to my
house an told me how the parson
had got disorderly an heat his wife
an raised a great scandalization, an
it made me as hot as they say it is
way down in the bottomless pits of
—south. I’m jist what I am, an
what I ain’t, I don’t propose to be,
an hit makes me so infernal ma 1
when I see a feller actin’the hypocrit
till I feel like I could throw a dyn
amite through him before it exploded.
Instid of us a jinin’ hand in hand an
mukin' this ole world better, hits a
a ill in’ worse an worse every day in
the week. Hits a confounded shame,
so it is. The very idea of the parson
heatin’ his wife—but its strait goods
fer Mr. Busy Body tole me that he
heard the pitiful cries of the parson-
ess an said hit alarmed the whole of
the nabers, too. Honestly, before
God, beljre I would striae Mrs.
Bicker a lick I would bid her good
bye and kiss the little Peckers an
pull up my stakes and pull out. Hits
bud enough for a drunkard to come
home an beat his wife, much less a
preacher. 1'd rather git on my knees,
take off my hat and show my hum
bleness to a drunkard rather than
give a preacher that heats bis wife a
pleasant look—-but 1 ain’t goiu’ to do
nurry one ef 1 know it.
Flaw Picker.
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A Few Short Items-
If you want to vote eomo in and
join the club today. Its your last
chance.
The home of Mrs. Sallie Lipscomb
is completed. It is a handsome
building. The architect and painter
have both displayed good taste.
Remember you can’t vote in the
primary unless you join a Democratic
club at least live days before the elec
tion. This is your last day so come
in and place your name on the list at
once.
The Ledger force returns thanks
to Miss Ethel Strain for kindly re
membering them on the occasion of
her fifteenth birthday. May hers he
tho pleasure of many happy returns
of the day.
Ed Edwards, a deaf colored man
who lives on tho farm of J. L. Strain,
Esq., paid visa visit lust Tuesday.
Ed came to town to get some medi
cine that hud been shipped to him to
cure his deafness. He says if the
medicine man fools him he will tell
him of it sure.
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Married.
(in Sunday Mr. K. II. Humphries
and Miss Vumie Burgess were united
in marriage at the home of ^r. \V.
' T. Thompson, notary public, by that
official.
If mitrrhurv I* a failure ull tin- ^ann*. they
have taken stuck,
Hut if a success, may these at I he dis»r of
fort unu knock.
Willie Locals.
(Correspondence of Tne Ledger.)
Wille, Aug,, 17.—Miss Janie Su-
deth died the . r )th inst. and was
buried at Pleasant Hill the (5th.
Miss Sudetli had suffered extremely
for several months with some affec
tion of the muscles of the leg, an
affection, it seems, that her physician
did not understand. Drs. Black, of
Greenville, and Walker of Greers,
were called in on the 4th inst., to
consult in regard to the propriety of
the amputation her leg, but decided
that the disease was too far advanced
for the process of amputation to be
of any benefit to her. Miss Sudeth
was one of the most beautiful us well
one of the most accomplished ladies of
this section. The Mayor of Phila
delphia as he passed through Green
ville with the Liberty Bell presented
to her a beautiful budge us a prize
for her beauty, not only among the
Greenville girls but of all the girls
with whom lie had met in the Mouth.
Weure very sorry to have to chron
icle the very sad and extraordinary
death of our friend Tandy Bruce’s
baby. Tuesday the lith inst., while
Mrs. Bruce was dressing the other
children preparatory to going to
church the baby, which was only
thirteen months old, fell into a tub
of water and was drowned. Mrs.
Bruce had a jar of milk setting in the
tub of water which perhaps was what
induced the child to climb upon the
tub. It was hurried at Holly Springs
on the 12th, the funeral services be
ing conducted by Rev. L. C. Ezell.
Rev. L. C. Ezell held a series of
meetings at Holly Springs last week,
us a result of which there were
twenty members added to the church.
He was assisted in the meeting by
Rev. Amos Clary, of Gaffney.
Tho lirst of July we had the best
prospects for a crop that wo ever
had but now we have about the poor
est prospect that we have ever had.
The dry weather, together with the
extreme hot weathor, have ruined
the cotton crop to such an extent
that we can’t possibly realize more
than a half crop.
It is reported that while one of our
U. S. Deputy Marshals was cutting
up u moonshine still one night lust
week a few miles above here that a
stray bullet passed very close to his
head, in fact it passed through his
hat, and that lie very suddenly
changed his mind in regard to cut
ting up of that particular still. Now
1 will leave my readers to imagine the
tiling Hint ne actually did do.
Mrs. John Caldwell and son Mel
vin, of Gowensville, were visiting
relatives in our section last Saturday.
James Lavan and family, of Tryon,
X. 0., were visiting the family of \V.
\V. Whelchel last week. Jairi's.
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An Enjoyable Occasion.
(Corresponui nco of The Leiiser.)
Kki.tox, August 1(5.—Last Satur
day it was our pleasure to visit the
McGowan school house for the pur
pose of attending a picnic. The
school gave a free barbecue and bas
ket picnic which proved a grand suc
cess. Everything was beautifully ar
ranged and the best of order prevailed.
E. N. Gault did the cooking and he
did it well. The following committee
served: \V. II. Sims, S. (). I’almer,
J. M. Wright, J. Z. Gault, D. J. Farr,
Charley Fowler, G. T. Gault, \V. E.
Sims, Mrs. 11. B. McKissiek. Mrs. J.
Y. Young, Mrs. J. F. Wright and
Sallie Fowler. When tho dinner had
been spread Miss Sallie Greer, the
teacher, marched her school up on
one side of the table and then the
ladies and gentlemen were arranged
and divine blessing invoked by Mr.
G. T. Gault. Everybody had plenty
to eat and a fine time. After dinner
was over Mr. Wm. McKown and Dr.
M. W. Culp addressed the crowd with
short but excellent speeches. Every
body, both old and young, seemed to
enjoy themselves. Jt was certainly
an honor to the school and commu
nity. Wo are told that W. E. Sims
was due the greatest honor for the
dinner, as he taken hold and pushed
forward in making it up. Will is a
boy who likes to see everybody enjoy
themselves, and I am sure, would do
all he could to make such a thing a
success. Wo hope to be able to visit
that school again on such an occa
sion.
The 21st of August is campaign
day at Kelton. There is to bo two
barbecues there that day, one by J.
N. Borter and one by J. 11. Sprouse.
Come on, hoys, you can get your din
ner cheap that day.
Last Friday a terrible storm passed
through this section which done much
damage to corn and cotton. The dry
weather up to that time had cut the
crops off considerably, but we hope to
get more for our cotton by not mak
ing so much.
The Ledger is gaining ground very
fast in this section and wo predict it
u crowning success. A. Bov.
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Six weeks ago I suffered with a very
severe cold; was almost unable to
speak. My friends all advised me to
consult a physician. Noticing Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy advertised in
the St. Baul Yolks Zoitung, I pro
cured a bottle, and after taking it a
short while was entirely well. 1 now
most heartily recommend this rem
edy to anyone suffering with a cold.—
Win. Kell, (578 Selby Avo., St. Baul,
Minn. For sale bv the Dul’re Drug
Co.
$1.00 A YEA It.
THE S. C. S. S. CONVENTION.
Time of Meeting Changed From Au
gust 25-27 to September 2-4.
Several of the State Sunday School
Conventions arranged Jo hold their
meetings this year the last week in
August. This made it impossible for
Brof. Hamill, the ropresuntative of
the International Convenvention, to
meet with them all.
Mr. Jacobs, Chairman of the In
ternational Executive Committee, re
quests us, if possible v to change the
time of meeting so that Brof. Hamill
could be with us.
Upon investigation it seemed prac
ticable and convenient for us to do
so, and the date for our meeting has
now been changed to September 21,
3d and 4th, instead of August 25th,
2(>th and 27th, and Brof, Hamill, of
Illinois, one of the leading Sunday
School teachers of America, and
author of the “Legion of Honor Nor
mal Bible and Training Lesson,” will
be present.
He is already well known to a great
many of the Sunday School people of
the state, and his presence is suffi
cient guarantee that the meeting will
he one of great interest and profit.
Let no pastor or Sunday School
worker, who can attend, miss tho
treat in store for us at Florence, S.
C., Septemh r 3J, fli and 4th.
S. B. Ezell,
Ch. Ex. Com.
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Tl e Queen of Home.
(Corret oondence of The Leilger.)
Cross I oads. Aug., 18.—It is un-
questiona de that the highest quali
ties of woman are displayed in her
relationship to others, through the
medium of her affections. She is tho
nurse whom nature has given to all
humankind. She takes charge of the
helpless and nourishes and cherishes
those we love. She is the presiding
genius of the fireside, where she cre
ates an atmosphere of serenity and
contentment suitable for the nature
and growth of character in its best
forms. She is by her very constitu
tion compassionate, gentle, patient
and self-denying. Loving, hopeful,
trustful, her eyes shed brightness
everywhere. It shines upon coldness
and warms it, upon suffering and re
lieves it, upon sorrow and cheers it.
Her silver flow
Of siil)tlc-f;i('<>(l coniivcl in (lUlrivis.
Rlglit to heart mid hratu. though un lc-
scrlhcil.
Winning its way with extremegeiitlciics.s
Through all the outworks of suspicion's
pride.
It was characteristic of woman that
she should have been the first to
build and endow a hospital. Good
women are better than riches. How
happy a man must feel when he can
say when he enters his home “Every
care vanishes the moment I enter
under my own roof.” And Luther, a
man full of human affection, speak
ing of his wife, said, “I would rather
not Exchange my poverty with her
for all the riches of Croesus without
her.” 1 had better slop this subject
us I am not married and old Flaw
might give “S” another blow.
The weather is hot and dry. The
cotton has dropped off half its fruit.
If cotton should happetyto open 16
lbs. to $1. we poor little farmers will
have 1(5 debts to .tl to pay with.
Fodder pulling and cutting hay is
the order of the day.
Cotton is opening pretty through
this part.
Effie Harris, of Morcsborough, N.
C., spent last week with her friends
and relatives In this section.
Mrs. X. M. Wood spent last week
with her daughters at Boilings, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Elliott, of
Blacksburg, are enjoying the fresh
air around the old Gowpens Furnace,
at their son’s, W. Y. Elliott.
Mrs. W. T. Thompson, of Gaffney,
was in these parts today.
Mrs. Bolly Ann Clary has been
very sick for tho last two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moore, of Lan
caster, are visiting Mrs. Moore’s
parents Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Waters.
Mrs. Counts, of Clyde, is also visit
ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. 8.
Waters. n
Mrs. R. Ann Waters had belter
put on her best pair of spectacles
and look through them with a sharp
eye, for I heard that somebody was
going to reply to “Tell your wife,”
with “Tell vour husband.” I guess
they had better*lot her alone if they
want to live and do well.
The good peoplo around Piedmont
had better look out for rations, for I
think most all the people around
here are going to attoud the associ
ation up there the last of this week.
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