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THE T EDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., SEPTEMBER 10, 1896. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Limestone Printing and Publishing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Year. R. O. SAMS, - - Editor. ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. i’he Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur- ~'ish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication ; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. Ml correspondence should be ad- iressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will bo published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at ten cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper are five cents each. ON THE EVE OF BATTLE. Senator Tillman shows bis hand at a late hour. He would make it ap pear that his ever faithful and un doubted supporters constrained him against his will to write letter No. 1, when even Governor Evans says that Tillman signed Congressman Lati mer’s name to the written request, and Latimer says it was unauthor ized. How many more signatures were unauthorized? we will perhaps never know. One false step calls for another, and so the eve of battle is the eve of developments that make the ear tingle, and puts expectancy at a premium. Evans, Mixson, Tompkins, Duncan. Earle and Tillman are all out in their last “say” before the second primary, but we have promises of further rev elations, and we believe they will come. Perhaps the half has not jet been told. It comes with bad grace from Sen ator Tillman to put the weight of his influence on the side of his lieuten ant, when none more than be con demned like interference on previous occasions. l>ut the case was desper- at(—Evans was sinking and held out imploring hands to his chief. 1 o- morrow’s battle will show whether the help proffered will save or sink him out of sight, 'lillman has j’et the confidence of his old-time follow ers whom he has so often whooped i ito line, and if h.e asked the votes of Reformers for himself he would un doubtedly secure them, but when he asked them for Evans, over whom is a taint of suspicion, we believe his very effort will help to defeat him. H’g.'e his record clean and dear,Evans would have received the nomination at the first primary. going on in fitting up one of our best war ships for Turkish waters! .she carries but four guns—no ship can carry more and be admitted to the Bosphorus—yet they are the best of their kind and will be manned by picked men. t^uecn Victoria is using her personal influence over the crowned heads of Europe to stay the hand of the Sultan and manage for him in his superlative weakness. May this be the beginning of the downfall of Turkey! MEN AND MEASURES. PALMER AND BUCKNER. The sound money men have fin ished their work and gone home. Two old men have been placed in nomination—Palmer, of Illinois, and Buckner, of Kentucky. A I’nion general for President, an Ex-Confed- erate general for Vice-President. We would rather have seen younger and more aggressive men nominated, but perhaps a sentiment aided in the coalition, and North and South are asked to join hands over the bloody chasm against the white metal, and in aid of the single gold standard. W’e believe that this step on the part of the gold single-standard men will, by taking votes from McKinley, aid In Bryan’s election. The latter is getting the ear of the people, and is making friends wherever he gets an audience—and thej T are many. W’e now have a triangular fight, with the lines clearly drawn. The issue is yet doubtful, and the battle is waxing warmer daj* by day. Per haps when these generals speak, the atmosphere will be clearer and we be able to see nearer the end. Things Said and Done About Politics and Politicians. The Washington Post thinks that Mr. Harrison may consent to accept that challenge, if Mr. Tillman will promise to leave his galls at home.— News and Courier. * * * A mother’s love is the most far reaching thing in the world. It has followed many a wayward son to the verge of hell, only to be trampled upon.—The Kicker. ♦ * 4c W r e hear very little of McKinley and Hobart these days, but Mark Hanna, the power behind the throne is scat tering funds around with a full hand. —Honea Path Chronicle. * + 4c It is true that in the late election most of the candidates were Reform ers, but notwithstanding this there were slated names in every county. And in most cases the slates were smashed.—Exchange. * * If is a mistaken opinion that a I'nited States Senator finds it hard to live decently on the meagre salary of a year. Senator Sherman has done it and is supposed to have saved several million dollars.—Charlotte News. * * 4c The “lily white” and “black and tan” wings of the Republican party will hold state Conventions in Co lumbia bn September 17th. They will probably bury their differences and get together again.—Anderson Intelligencer. ARTESIAN WATER. If Newberry and Laurens, and even Union, secure artesian wells, why imij' not we do the same? If is true that the water does not flew, but at Newberry, at least, the test lias been given on two different occasions and the supply lias been abundant with out the slightest lowering of the water level. Bused on t his, Newberry intends erecting her water works. Laurens, too, is going aheadjuid ex pects soon to have artesian water coursing through her mains and sup- plj'ing the wants of her enterprising citizens Union is nearer to us, and we would like to sec her successful on her own account us well as ours. The idea generally prevails that above Columbia artesian wells proper cannot be secured on account of our geological formation. Such is the opinion of Prof. Woodrow, but even hoard his confreres who hold the same opinion may be mistake^. Many a theory based on solid facts? have given way before investigation. Perhaps even here in Gaffney there lies beneath us reservoirs of filtered water awaiting the elevating touch of man to rise to the surface to re fresh, invigorate and blip healthful those who are enterorising enough to sink the shaft. Blacksburg Locals. iC..m-pomlence of The Ledger.) 'iiiURG, S. C., Sept. 8.—A !ur_ oping party composed of Mrs. | Di al Mrs. John Davies, Miss Cuth-| erine Deal, Miss Eva Blanton, Mr. Sam Deal, Mr. H. S. Cauthen, .Mr. (ills Deal and Master Frank Deal, re- J turned home Thursday after a de lightful three weeks spent in the j mountains in and around Asheville, N. C. They were traveling with a com plete camping outfit, riding in cov ered wagons and sleeping in tents at night. During the three weeks out they visited Rutherfordton, N. C., ChimneyJRock, Bat Cave. Asheville, Henderson, Flat Rock, Saluda, Tryon, Spartanbflrg and Gaffney, and were so well pleased with their trip, they speak of going again next summer. Saturday night about 12 o’clock Dave Gibbs, colored of Newton, N. O. . was killed by the south bound ; train at this place. He had been i drinking all night and a bottle cf whiskey was found in his pocket. It I is supposed that he tried to board ; the train for the purpose of stealing a ride and fell with his head on the track. His skull was crushed ai d body terribly mangled. The graded school opened Monday with an enrollment of about l.';U pupils. The teachers in charge me Supt. It. M. Rice, Union, S. C., Mr. Robert Murphy Union, S. C., Miss Griger, Columbia, S. C., Miss Sue The voters In the 2nd circuit de serve much credit for the re-election of Solicitor Bellinger. By Mr. Bel linger’s re-election the Colleton lynchers are shown that law and or der will triumph, and a man will bo rewarded for the faithful and fearless discharge of his official duties.— Clioraw Star. The dispensary kept by T. A. Scott in Columbia has been closed by the Board of Control. The dispenser is .$1,700 short in money or whiskey orrr. Scott is a nice man, and his fronds behove ho has done nothing wrong and that he will come out all right upon investigation.—Prosperity Press and Reporter. * * * People who would shrink from in viting a saloon keeper into their homes or church, associate with him in polities. Why should not a saloon keeper join the church when 05 per cent, of the church members vote to t him do business? Those who in tend to go to the polls in November and vote the Republican or Demo cratic ticket ought not to insult God Almighty with their prayers for the destruction of Hale Johnson. ihe liquor traffic.- Miss year as a ARMENIAN MASSACRES. Turkey keeps up her reputation. Armenians die 1 y the hundreds at the hands of the Sultan's soldiers, yet the t ultan says he cannot help, and wo believe it i* true. The weak monarch lias allowed the reins of government to drop from bis nerve less bunds. He bus the name with out the power of a reigning monarch. Wo have tlroady shown, time mid again, how this was through the jeal ousy of surrounding nations. The one great prize that each one covets ia Constantinople—the gate to the east. Only one can have it, hence it still remains in the hands of the In efficient, « ffensive Turk—the Intruder from the East and the South. WhW means the preparations now Walsh, Hagerstown, Md., Blanche May, Rock Hill, S. C. Miss May was with us last and gave perfect satisfaction teacher. The first bale of new cotton v. as sold at this place by Mr. N. C. Cooper on Tuesday August 25th. It was bought by Mr. J. F. Whisonant at 8 cents per pound. Other bales have been constantly coming in, but have been sold at a lower figure. The contract for making brick for ! the Blacksburg cotton mill has been : let to Henry Mosely, colored, of Greenville, S. C. His plant is lo- I catod on Dr. J. G. Black's land near , the Southern Railroad track. A wreck occurred about two miles j from this place on the (>. R. »fc C. railroad on Monday morning causing a blockade all day. The south bound passenger train was running at a moderate rate of speed when the tender suddenly left the track, caus ing the baggage and mail ear to fol low. Baggage Master Wellard jumped from the ear, while mail clerk Levy remained in it. Both were badlj' shaken up, but not seriously hurt. The other passenger cars were not derailed. The road is now open. s. M. 1). - — •— — In a recent letter to the Manufac turers Mr. W. F. Benjamin, Editor of the Spectator, Rushford, N. Y., says: “It may be a pleasure to you to know the high esteem in which Ghamberluin’s medicines are held by t lie people of your own state, where they must be best known. An aunt of mine, who resides at Dexter, Iowa, was about to visit mo a few years since, and before leaving home wrote me, asking if they were sold here, stating if they were not she would bring a quanity with her. as she di I not like to be without them.” The medicines referred to are Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy, famous for its cures of colds and croup; Clinmbcr- biln’s Fain UiFn for rheumatism, lame hack, pains in the side and chest, and Cluiuiberlairi’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. These medicines have been In con.dant use in Iowa for almost a quarter of a century. The people have learned that they are articles of great worth and merit, a ‘ ‘ by any other. They are for sale here by Du I’re Drug Co. V J t Bowiingsville Budget. (CorrosiionUonce of Tne Ledger.) Bowi.ingsvii.i.k, !S. C., Sep. 1.—Dry ■ windy weather and cotton opening fast. It will all be open in Septem- : her t his j'car. Mrs. Poly Wolf, of I’acolet, is in , this part visiting relatives. Miss Hester Kirby has closed her ; school. The Misses Allens visited It. II. I Kirby’s family, of Limestone, Sun- i day. ; Rev. Amos Clary attended the un ion at Bethel Saturday. He rode in a buggy this time, but ho will ride a wlieol next time. We do not object to our preachers riding wheels, but we rather our girls would ride mules. Mrs. Fannie Murph, of Rich Hill, is at her father’s, W. L. Lipscomb’s, I t iiis week. D. M. Clary and B. Goforth, of ! Sunny Side, was in this part Sunday. Siim Sam carried his daughter to : see her Uncle Saturday. z. v. Policeman Shot by a Constable. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Si'ARTANiiUKO, S. C., Sep. 7.—This evening about I o’clock in front of the dispensary. State Constable Jen kins and Policeman McAbec got into a dispute over a political matter. Jenkins took pains to denounce Mc- Abee for something he had said in regard to one of the candidates and told him that it was none of his bus iness as an officer to say anything about it,•’an i that ho bad not per formed the duties of his office; where upon McAbee informed' him that it was none of his business and tha' if he didn’t like it help himself. About that Hme blood-thirsty To- lund walked u, and cursed McAbee. The first word \e used was three long, black anu dirty oaths “that might have c lUaed‘the lowest and vilest charac r o look up in aston ishment anu iori«jr, let alone the quiet and peace-loving citizens here on the streets of Spartanburg.” Before he could say anything else, McAbec had him in the collar and said, “don’t you curse me.” They both drew pistols at about the same in stance and instead of shooting, used them as clubs until some parties parted them and carried Toland in the dispensary. Just as they got in side the door with him he seemed to realize that he was out of the reach of McAbee’s pistol, and his thirst for blood continued to increase and he was determined that it should be quenched; so he turned and fired at McAbee, the bullet passing through the llesby part of bis right arm. Al though the wound is painful, it is not dangerous. There was only one shot fired. McAbee was carried to the station house and Dr. Rigby dressed the wound. -• • Howell’s Ferry Happenings. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Howell’s Ferry, Sept., 7.—J. L. Strain and S. A. Lee paid a flying visit to Spartanburg last week. Capt. J. N. King spent last Sun day night with J. L. Strain. The steamboat lias made one trip to Lockhart Shoals. Miss Stella Stokes, of Tirzah, York Co., is is visiting Miss Bessie Howe of this place. A series of meetings were begun at Salem yesterday by W. R. Owings. Mrs. Sallie B. Estes is in a low state of health but we hope her ill ness will be short. Flaw I heartily agree with every word in your last week’s piece. That young man should read the fifth commandment: “Honor thy father and thy mother in the daj's of thy youth that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.'' M. C. Reynolds is preparing to erect him a new dwelling house on the Petty place. Flaw we want yon come down soon and bring Rattler and we will go 'pof? sum hunting. Joe Hood, of lloodtown, was at Salem yesterday in the intoe;t of tl.e fair sex. The subject before the debating society for next Saturday is, “Weie our forefathers justifiable in driving the Indians back?” \Y. C. Black- well has the affirmative and R. J. Kirby the negative. Sambo. J. E. WEBSTER, JYl 1 w, Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec tions a soecialtv. ENTERPRISE STASBLE M. ^MONTGOMERY, Prop/ $100 Reward,$100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at last j one dreaded disease that science, has ! been able lo cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure I is the onlj' positive cure known to (lie medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires:! con stitutional treatment. Hall’s (’atari’ll j Cure is taken internally, acting di rectly on the blood andjmicoug sur faces of the system, thereby destroj'- ing the foundation of t lie disease, and giving the patient strength by build ing up the consititution and assisting nat lire in doing its work. The pro prietors have.so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testi monials. Address. F. J. CHENNEY k CO., Props, Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, price 75c. First-Class Livery urnl Food S tallies. Nice Turnouts Hearse, Ac. Horses Fed by Month. Your P First-Class the Day or 'atronajjje Solicited. M. (i. MONTGOMERY. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U.S. Gov’t Report Royal & AB&OO.D'Sm'Y PURE Lay Aside Something I FOR YOUR FAMILY l»y ! huying a policy in the Mas sachusetts "'nelit Life As- | sociation, from R. S. LIPSCOMB, Agt.; Also Firo Insurance Agt. j i JU . .1 GENERAL AGENT, COLUMRIA, - - ¥ i s. c. Allgood Items. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Algood, Sept. 8.—Your correspond ent, J. L. Clary, and \V. T. Horton were in Gaffney last Tuesday on bus iness of paramount importance. \V. N. Turner and Robt. B. Powell went to Charlotte last Thursday on important business. Mrs. P. H. Byars has been quite sick for some time, but is now im proving. Last Friday week the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Gardner, died and was interred at Macedonia grave yard on Saturday following. Last Thursday Robert, their two year old son, also died and was interred at the same p. last Saturday morning. E. C. Price, who accidentally shot his foot, c' whiuh wo made mention of in our st weeks letter, is improv ing, R. A. Ford and wife, of Hicksville, N. C., visT d J. L. Clary and family Saturday and Sunday. Miss Currie Clarj* visited Mrs. L. A. Turner Sunday. \Ye had good ruins last week which will greatly help turnip patches. Early planted cotton will make about u half crop, while that which was planted late is not in the fight by any means. Early planted corn will make a fair crop, but the lute planted is an entire failure. CORNORACKER. — f ► — Sent It To His Mother In Germany. Mr. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the employ of the Chicago Lumber Co., at Des Moines, Iowa, says: “I have just sent some medicine back to my mother in the old country, that I know from personal use to be the best medicine in the world for rheu matism, having used it in mj’ family for several years. It is called Cham berlain’s Pain Balm. It always does the work.” 50 cent bottles for sale by DuPre Drug Co. Waverly Dots. (Com-sponilrnoo of The Ledger.) Waverly, N. C., Sep. 7.—Miss Bet Champion is visiting relatives in Mooresboro. Joe Ruppe sold the first bale of cotton in this settlement. He car- it to Henrietta and received some thing over 7cts. Making up the golden syrup is the order of the day with a great many of our farmers, and right here the fun begins. Each family will give a candy pulling. We not only enjoy the pulling—we dearly love it. Sister (Pol) and I bud a runaway scrape last week, but we were not conscious of it at the lime. Sal Joe. From all accounts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is a Godsend to the uillicted. There is no advertisement about this; we feel just like saying it.—The Democrat, Carrollton, Ky. For sale by DuPre Drug Co. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office ovor J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st to 2ith of each month : Monumental Works. Granite Monuments a specialty. Agent for FOR ■■E333H Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. IRON FENCES. Trade St., C. V •-/ ') T A "XL rv <;A .-j, - </• lx ' .1 - :; : X ? A •i' 5 r 4 - ~\ - J // A/^ : AvK!.y i (i IMF. fi/S jy Say the main tiling lo do is to keep li:c stem: ct* order if you want to live lon;^ and keep well, the same "thing, too. The remedy called liver r. id l ow . is in Good physicians say COMPLETE GINNING SYSTEMS CONTRACTED FOR WITH Thomas Elevator. Lint Flue, Cotton, Condenser, Self-Packing Revolving Box, Steam Cylinder Presses and all improvements for an up-to- date 18% ginnery. Buy no other system until you Get Prices on the "Thomas.” iCnjiriiiOH, I Soilorn, i’Sii \v JVlillH, Oime Xlilln, liCioe XI i 11k., Crital XIi 11k. WRITE FOR PRICES V. C. BADHAM, RIPANS TABIiLES 9 while not mysterious or miraculous in its ruiativ o :J!iV. i; a sin pie formula prescribed by the best physicians for di <;:i.er-. t d.e tligt: live organs. Just little tablets, easy to take, <asy tn I m : ■ d n < k toac*. If vour trouble is 1 lyspepsia, Biliousness, I •iz/iutss. 11<; d.a! >, ( . nstipalinti. Heartburn, and the like, no need of falling a plnsicinn. Kipans 1 aLuh s contain exactly what he would tell you to Like. ONE TABiUEE GIVES RCUEf. PERMANENT CURE FOLLOWS A FAlIl TRIAL :UNCERTAINTY ABOUT IT. The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company, | Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town, OITY. Also Farms near by and in roach of the* schools of Limestone Springs and of this place in lots of from 30 to iOO acres on liberal time rates. Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes, For f~ll particulars af;ly ti MOSES WOOD, Agent. X. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and removing j timber, fishing or hunting are forbidden under penalty of law. ME J i-::::: : : * lie * works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Manufacturers of BUILDING, * _* AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, And Dealers In Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hai Dymamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps.