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■ ' • \ . ? . -J- l I J. C. JEFFERIES,4- GREENVILLE, S. C. o ..... - icy and Coumetlor at Law. Practices in '•jthe Courts. Collections a Specialty IWill Be in Gaffney on Saturdays I and Mondays. JLL Ledger 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 of Cherokee County. VOL. IV, no. i. OAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18,1897. $1.00 A YEAR. FLAW WIT1CISM. SOME THOUGHTS WOTHY OF MENTION. Col. Martin Tells Flaw of a Singular Dream—Kanse Spencer Will Put Up a$io“Forkagc” on his Maudy. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Upi’KR Com.inc Guorvi), Feb. 15.— Mon never appreciates bealtli until he gets sick, then in; has none to appre* date I had the pleasure of meeting Bach elor over at Blaxburg lust Saturday. It would by a good idea if some good friend would (urn the big roads up on their edges and let them dry off. Secret societies have pass words, lovers sweet words, but one’s wife will always have the last word or break a trace. Fussing generally follows drinking. When a man goes homo drunk he either raises a fuss or gets one raised. When a mule changes ends he can drive a man. Dogs bark and trees bark, but it takes a baby with the colic to howl. Blisters are very annoying to some folks at times. Which feather does the crow out fly? T he one it has shed. poons are noted for raising chickens- when the liens and all become roost- pta. \ yicli man gets all he needs, a tfiipsgressor what ho deserves, but a man’s wife is never without a want. J saw Col. Martin over at the Iron City last Saturday and he told me of a singular dream he had a few nights bock. His dream runs thus: “Flaw, I dreamed t’other night that I died and went to heaven. Thought I knocked at the door and the door keeper asked who was there. I told him it was Col. Martin. He then asked mo what I wanted. I told him I wanted to get into heaven. He asked then if I was a-foot or mounted. I told him 1 was a-foot. He t<)ULme no man ever entered unle^Tio was ounted. 1 turned and started back wn the long muddy-mill I had just elided. 1 hadn’t got a very far ays down the hill when I met Mon roe Mize walking to set old Miss Mitch. I told him he couldn’t get in unless he v as mounted. He proposed that I get on my hands and knees and let him ride mo in, horse fashion you understand—that way we both could get In. I accepted the proposition and went crawling up the muddy hill with old Mon. on my hack. He knocked and the same question was asked him: ‘Are you mounted or a-foot?’ M ‘Mounted.’ was Monroe’s reply. ** 'Just hitch up and come in,' said the door-keeper, so Mon. went on in and left me outside tired and as muddy as a hog.” I heard Banse Spencer tell a fellow t'other day that he would “forkage” ten dollars to any man who would fetch up a mule that would pull more pounds, to its size and weight than his mare Maudy. “This beats hell,” said Daniel when he used the lion’s mein for a pillow. You see, if he had worshiped the king there’s where he would have went. But the fly said he couldn’t tell much difference, when he lit on the red-hot stove. We are getting some very popular men in our country nowadays. They •re church members because it is pop ular, and drink liquor because it is popular, and let their tongues run where it has no business just merely because it is popular. Monroe Mize says old Mr. ‘‘They Say” is a powerful man secrecy, that H is very seldom you ever run on him. Ketnel, it would afford me great { •leasure to go with you to call on he lady who has redeemed her anger for ole Flaw, for I like good cooks, middlin' cooks, bad cooks—any kind of cook that wears the calico. God made ’em and loved 'em, Adam loved 'em, Solomon loved ’em, an I jist be dogon ef I don’t believe nature has got a heap to do with it; but, say, don’t you believe it would be a good idea to call on that Mr. Estes who Sambo said had so powerful much hog and hominy in his smoke house, too? If old Daniel Webster had said, in his old bine back, ‘‘Some women are very naughty,” instead of “Some fish are very bony,” he would have come nearer speaking ole Flaw’s sent iment. One’s wife gels mighty sweet or K werful troublesome about a week fore she wants an expensive hat, dress or pair of shoes, and there's no let up until her wants are gratified. ^ They have about stopped raising Cain (cane) in Cuba, so I am told. “The devil is a roViiig Bon seeking horn he may de' our,” it is said of He would come nearer appear- i in the image of a blind tiger now- ^>n’t like to cut roping witli a life,” said the clerk. ‘T don’t ^2ut it with anything,” said piff who was buying u piece business. Flaw Bicker. CANNOT MARRY PROTESTANTS Archbishop Kane has Issued an Order to that effect. Sr. Lons, Mo., Feb. 12.—Arch bishop Kane enlarged today upon an order promulgated some time ago that has shocked and started the up per circles of Catholicism here to a degree never before excited by any church order, for the reason that it touches so closely to the domestic peace of communicants. The order seems to have been pre cipitated by the controversy that lias arisen over the approaching mar riages of Miss Josephine Rowley to Dr. \Y. L. Whipple and of Miss Fran ces Holmes lo Charles Orthwein. The brides to be are devoute Catho lics, while the groomsmen are Pro testants. All arc leaders in society circles. The fiances and their influ ential friends have pleaded with the Archbishop in vain to relax his rule and permit them to be married at home by a priest, but the Archbishop is obdurate aad has sternly told the young women that both will bo in stantly excommunicated if they marry nonbelievers. The young women will forsake the church of their faith for the men they love. The climax came today when the archbishop announced that all brides maids and groomsmen of the Cath olic faith who officiated at either of these weddings would also be excom municated. Both weddings arc to be elaborate affairs, with many attendants—or, at least, that has been the- program. Now all is chaos. Several leading Catholic laymen have spoken out against the rigidity of the archbishop, ami it looks as if there would ho an exodus of prominent Catholics from their churches. — ■ - •— Cowpens Chronicle. (Correspondence cf The Lodger.) Cowi*en's,Feb.l. r >--Ttie'conlinued .vet weatiier has put Farmers behind with their work, 'Very few oats have been sown.-' They are beginning to haul gliano and getting ready for work as soon as the weather will permit. Some new dwelling are being built in town. H. B. Garrison, G. B. Addi son and S. B. Wilkins and others are putting up residences. Our merchants are well supplied with nice line of Spring goods. It. C. Wilkins and F. N. & S. D. Moore have added millinary to t heir general stock. It^ S. Cook and family of your city are visiting Mrs. Cooks father, Mr. D. S. Lipscomb. j. k. w. Cov. i ens, Feb. 15.—We were out at Cowpens yesterday to hear Rev. Lawless preach at the Methodist church. Ho preached A good ser mon, A large congregation attended to hear him. Mrs. Mag Waters and Mrs. Bill Daniel visited Mrs. Ida Biggerstaff last Sunday. Tom^ Biggerstaff has spent a week with W. W. Thompson in the inter est of a gold mine on M. C. Thomp son's place. James I’diker, of Clifton, was united in wedlock to Miss Mattie Green, of Henrietta, X. C. at the home of the bride’s parents. May their path be strewn with flowers. B. C. Thompson sold a mule last week. The mule was not satisfied witlx her new home, and she come back last night. Your correspondent and family visited D. D. Webber, of Clifton, last Wednesday. They were all well and doing well, and Drevvry is mak ing money every day. i\ L. Tiylcr, of Gaffney passed through this section yesterday on his way to Spartanburg. He is seventy two years old and is as suple as a cat. —— •- — The Proposed Negro Cotton Mill at Concord. W . C. Coleman (colored) who has been for a long time getting up stock to build a cotton factory at Concord, X'. C., to be operated entirely by ne groes, says that a meeting will be held there on the 22d inst., by the stockholders of the Coleman Mfg. Co., to organize by electing officers, etc. Coleman went to Raleigh this week for the purpose of securing a charter under which to operate. It now seems an assured fact, say the Con cord Times, that the mill will be built. It will bo erected on the Coral lands on the other side of the railroad. The building -will be 74x 100 feet, and will have 100 looms and 51,000 spindles. The capital stock will be $50,000, with the privilege of increasing to $200,000. Nearly all the stock has already been subscribed. Many Concord colored people have subscribed stock to bo paid up in work. Work will commence on the factory immediately after the organi zation, it is expected. ____ Much of life's *inisery is due to in digestion ; for who can be happy with a pain in his stomach? As a correct ive and strengthen or of the alimentary organs, Ayer’s Rills are invaluable, their use being always attended with marked benefit. »-*•»-« —» —Buy your hay from T. Davenport who will deliver it free. : is a county. ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 27TH OF MARCH. You Can Throw oft Your Hat and Yell Now For all You Are Worth- Look Out lor Candi dates. Hip, hip, hurrah! All Gaffney was made happy yes terday over the news that the Chero kee county hill had passed the Sen ate and all Cherokee county, except perhaps a very few’, will be made happy tj> day to learn through The Ledger that there will be no more trouble. The following telegram from Mr. T. B. Butler brought the glad news. % Coi.cmuia. S. C. Feb. 17. 1K!*T. El). H. DcCamp, OalTiicy S. C. BUI passed Senate; no more trouble; olcc- tloii‘27th March. T. B- Bt'Xi.KH. Now Iqok out for lively times. The election is but five weeks from next Saturday and condidatea will be hustling in great shape from now on. Let all Cherokee county give one grand hurrah that can be felt to the Atlantic and let all South Carolina and the nation rejoice with us. Great are the people of Cherokee. Maud Minutes. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Maud, Feb. 1G.—Henry Green, of Folk county, and Miss C. A. Ruppe, were united in marriage on the 7th inst., at the homo of the bride’s par ents in the presence of a few friends an relatives. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. John Ruppe. James Ruppe and Miss Sis McCraw were married on the 11 inst. at the residence of Rev. John Rupps. C. C. Wilson has been suffering with epilepsy or something of that nature. However we hope to see him out soon. Grany Peeler is very low at present, She is suffering with heart trouble. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Henderson were made happy a few days ago. Its a little gentleman this time. W. 1\ Self and W. L. Self have re cently made a rich deal in real estate, near the old battleground. A. C. Painter is going to make some additions to his dwelling. The furnace mills are undergoing some repair, but they will soon be ready for more good meal and flour. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jolly gave their young friends a party the other night. They report a good time. Pinkney Hammett is inclosing his house and yard. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McCraw’ spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. McCraw’s father, near Cowpens. R. E. Linder is laying n his spring and summer goods. Owing to rainy weather our farm ers have done but little work on the farm as yet. J. F. Queen and Babe Ray got into a little rucus with Rosmons Philips, a negro boy, not long since. Ros- mon defended bis own case, as he claims he was not in fault. J. H. . ipe and sister Ida, and J. T. Taymr were the guest of \V. W. Ruppe Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Ruppe and Miss Mima Hammett were visiting at Rev. J. L. Ellis’ Saturday night and Sun day. I think if Flaw Picker can spare a little time to come up in the Maud settlement he could get some new subscribers to The Ledger, w. r. — » •- — Prominent Colored Visitors. Laban Morgan, manager of the Pied mont Indicator, the organ of the negro race in South Carolina, was in town last week. Rev. A. E. Wright, one of Union’s prominent colored ministers, was in the city Tuesday. He has a number of friends among the white people of Gaffney and is respected by all who know him. Rev. A. Morris, of Grassy Pond, was one of the enterprising colored men of Cherokee to come In this week and renew his subscription to The Ledger. What More Would You Want to Say? [OroeuvlBo News.] The Bradley-Martin people have had their grand ball, their guests en joyed the entertainment, fortunes were lavish I y spent by New York millionaires in the get up, hundreds of helpless people reaped the benefit of the lavish outlay, ami now New York will settle down to considera tion of divorce suits, and the world will wag on. That is about all that cuu be said of the ball. LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX TILE WORKERS. North and South Carolina Mills, Their Improvements and their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. The Alpha Cotton Mill directors met in Charlotte, Thursday. The North Carolina legislature lias permently tabled the 10-hour law for factories. The Gibsonville (N. C.) Cotton Mill is shut down on account of the engine breaking down. The Randolph Mfg. Co., Franklin- ville, N. 0., have another large order for sheeting to be exported to China. The Odell Mfg. Co., Concord, N.C., are to build a brick mercantile store house, 75x120 feet and three stories high. Jno, W. Pierson has left Henrietta, N. C., to become overseer of the cloth room at the Riohlands Mill, Columbia 8. C. H. T. Pettit, a clerk with the Clif ton (S. C.) Mfg. Co., was married re cently to Miss Ola Stewart, of Gains- ville, Ga. The wife of Supt. Louis D. Duval, of the Cannon Mfg. Co., Concord, N. C., is now recovering from a long and severe illness. J. W. Byerly has resigned his po sition with the Franklinville (N. C.J Mfg. Co., and has gone to Durham, N. C., to work. T. J. Cummings has been engaged to cover rolls with Mrs. Dow Chase, Shelby, N. C. Well finished rolls are produced there. A Northrop Draper loom at Tucapau Mills, Wellford, S. C., ran for 22 hours on a stretch without stopping or a thread breaking. T. H. Battle President ol the Rocky Mt. (N. C.) Cotton Mills helped to defeat the 10-hour factory law in the Legislature. President J. R. Barron is making arrangements for the erection of 15 new operatives’ cottages at the Man chester Mill, Rock Hill. S. C. The Mtn. Island (N. C.) Mfg. Co. is putting in a new boiler, this being the third one for heating purposes and to furnish steam for the dyehouse. The Franklinville (N. C.) Mfg. Co. are shipping bags all over the state of Michigan. They have shipped more bags this winter than usual. President J. M. Odell of the Cannon Mfg. Co., Concord, N. C., has re signed that position, and D. F. Can non has been elected no succeed him. R. C. Moore, secretary and treas urer. of the Ft. Mill (S. C.) Mfg. Co., has resigned that position to become teller of the new Charlotte National Bank S. W. Oliver left Mtn. Island, N. C., on Tuesday for McColl, S. C., where he will take charge of the carding and spinning for the McColl Mfg. Co. M. O. Alexander, late overseer of carding at Union Cotton Mills, La- Fayette, Ga., has located at Ander son, S. C. He went down to Georgia a couple years ago from Concord, N. C, The Henrietta (N. C.) Cotton Mfg. Co. reports that business is improv ing a little, and that from this time on business in the textile line is likely to gain in volume. So mite it be. Peter E. Linnoll, the former pro prietor of the Charlotte Roller Cover ing Shop, but since of Durham, N. C., has purchased a steam laundry out fit in Wilmington and is moving it to Durham. Judge L. R. Hill, Spartanburg, S. C., wto has been interested in textile properties in that county, has re moved with his family to Los An geles,Cal., where he will continnetho practice of law. The following textile men of Con cord, N. C., W. R. Odell, W. L. Rob bins, W. A. Wood, C. E. Stratford and Jacob Carter were in attendance at Statesville, N. C., court this week which is to finally dispose of a textile case. C. Smithers hrs been putting up the new Kitson preparation machin ery at Whitney (S. C.) Cotton Mills, and A. Brazer of the C. & G. Cooper Co., the engine and boilers. This machinery was all purohased from Stuart W. Cramer, of Charlotte. H. N. Randall, a cotton manufact urer of South Woodstock, Conn., writes that he wants to move his plant to Cbncord, N. C. He manu- faclureres hoisery, yarn, warp and twine. He will be at Concord on the 22d to see further about the matter. H.G. Hall, of Shelby, N.C., the inventor and manufacturer of that excellent hand machine, has also in vented a very convenient bicycle lock that can be attached to any wheel. He has applied for a patent which he expects to get in a few weeks. James Ezell, who has been a faith ful employe in the spinning room of the Oneida Cotton Mills, Graham, N. C., for 12 or 11 years, left Monday for Glencoe Cotton Mills, Burlington, N. C., whore he will have charge of the spinning department. Louis Matthews, an employe of the Sumter (S. C.) Cotton Mills, raised a disturbance in the factory village Sunday night, and the next morning he was brought before the Mayor of Sumter, who fined him ten dollars, or work on the chaingang2o days. The Camden (S. C.) Cotton Mills have finished a fine residence for Supt. R. W. Mitcham, and have com menced two houses for overseers H. A. Bell and 8. C. Thomas. The wife of the latter is paying a visit to her home in Spartanburg. Harry F. Daughtery, formerly Supt. of the Globe Cotton Mill, Rock Hill, S. C., has been engaged by A. M. Price, proprietor of the Ashby Cotton Mill, Marion, S. C., to look after the improvements that are now in course of being adjusted to the Ashby Mill. The idle plant of the Kennon Cot ton Mills, Brunswick, Ga., was sold on Feb. 2d for $25,U00. This is a 3,000 spindle factory. It was bought iu by Mrs. Martha Mitcbel, of Jacksonville, Fla. It is thought some improve ments will be made and the mill started up. Our Southern factory men are not in the combine. In fact, the mills in Athens are not overstocked, and the same condition exists with other mills in this and other Southern states. It is the Yankee who has overdone the thing this time.—Ath ens Banner. The Virgin Cotton Weave Mill at Huntersville, N. 0., was sold on the 8th inst. by J. A. Bell, of Charlotte, N. C., which was bought by Heriot Clarkson for $4,500. The mill con tained somewhere about 100 out of date looms, and the brick building is one story high, and by no means im posing. The Charlotte house of the Hascall Steam Generator Co. has received the following contracts since the seven put in for Odell at Concord: Ashe ville Cotton Mills 5; Pilot Cotton Mills, Raleigh, 2; Kings Mountain Mfg. Co. 2; Gastonia Cotton Mfg. Co. 1; Lakeside Mills, Burlington, N. C. 1; Jonesboro Cotton Mills 1. The smoke stack at the New York Cotton Mills, says the Yorkville, S. C., Yeoman, will be something ex traordinary. It will be a stack of brick for a truth. The concrete foundation has been finished and soon the tower will begin to rise. It is twelve or fifteen feet in diameter at the base and will be circular in shape. At a meeting of the bondholders of the Charleston (S. C.) Cotton Mill an agreement for mutual protection was adopted. The sale of the property will come off on the 18th inst, accord ing to Judge Benet’s decree. The bondliolders have agreed that the property is worth the amount it is bonded for, viz: $250,000, and if the amount then they will buy it in themselves. The Salisbury. N. C., World says: J. L. Cress and family, Ephraim Casey and Jake Ubrey, all cotton mill operatives here, went to Concord Tuesday morning, and will work in the Buffalo Mills at that place. One of the gentlemen named tells us that a party came up from the Buffalo last week and induced them to come there under promise of higher wages. He also pron.is.d them their railroad fare for themselves and children in case they wonld go. The Ashby Cotton Mills, Marion, fc. C.. was purchased by A. M. Price for $:J0,(HK), which contains 18 cards and _2,000 spindles. The mill is 300 feet long, 50 feet wide and one story high. Since A. M. Price purchased the property he has expended for machinery and other improvements from $7,000 to $10,000, and in all probabitty will add to the dimenalooa of the mill 150 feet in length and 50 feet broad. To that end all com munications must be addressed to the Ashby Cotton Mills, Marlon, S. C. The Cherryville (N. C.) Mfg. Co. held their annual stockholders’ meet ing Tuesday. J. A. Black, S. S. Mau- ney, J. H. Hull and C. P. Stroup were elected directors. President David Mauney and Sec.-Manager J. M. Rhodes were re-elected. The lat ter’s report was very satisfactory and shows the affairs of the company to be in a healthy and prosperous con dition. Immediately after the ad- jounment of this meeting the Gaston Mfg. Co., a second mill for Cherry ville, held their meeting. This mill is soon to start up. LUCKIE'S UNLUCKY ESCAPE. THIRTEEN JAIL BIRDS FLEE THEIR CAGE. M. R. Reese, Convicted of Murder, was Among the Number—Holes Cut in the Ceiling and Ropes Made of Blankets. —Buy your cotton seed hulls and meal from T. Davenport. —Onion sets at T. Davedports at 10 cents a quart. The city was all agog Sunday on the receipt of a telegram by Chief of Police Camp stating thatM. R. Reese and D. F. Luckie had escaped from the York county jail. The crime of which Reese and Luckie were con victed is till fresh in the memory of The Ledger readers. The following special dispatch to the Columbia State gives the details of the escape: Yorkville, Feb. 14.—There was a wholesale delivery of prisoners at the county jail this morning about 3 o’clock. Among the prisoners that escaped are M. R. Reese and Dave F. Luckie, convicted of the murder of Chas. F. Williams of Tunnel Hill, Ga., and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, but waiting the result of au appeal to the supremo court. These were the only two white prisoners that escaped, but in addition to these were 11 negroes, who effected their escape also. These negroes are charged with various misdemeanors, but none of the crimes are serious. All day long posses have been scouring the country searching for the escapes, but as yet without any success. The escape of the prisoners was not discovered until about 7 o’clock this morning, but Sheriff Logan promptly gave the alarm and summoned his posses. The manner in which the delivery was effected shows a great deal of in genuity and is undoubtedly due to the fertile brain of M. R. Reese. \Y hen the jail was searched this morn ing it was found that a hole large enough to admit the body of a man had been bored from the cell of Reese through the ceiling. Through this hole the prisoners crawled to a point directly over the stairway. Here another hole was cut in tho ceiling and by means of blankets the pris oners let themselves down to the floor, and from there to the ground by means of the stairway was a very simple thing. For four successive years the grand jury has recommended that cages be put in the jail in place of the present insecure arrangement, but the county commissioners have been deaf to such appeals. No blame can bo at tached to Sheriff Logan, nor were the people of this town surprised at the delivery, for the condition of the jail was well known. Blood hounds have been secured and are now out fol lowing tracks supposed to have been made by some of the prisoners. It is the common supposition that Reese drove to Rock Hill in convey ances provided for him by hie friends and there took the train for the north. He was known to have had about $2,000 on his person. There is a great deal of excite ment over the delivery and rewards will undoubtedly be offered. On a Bible of Luckie’s left in his cell was found these words: “M. R. Reese. David F. Luckie, iu remembrance of us.” At last accounts none of the es capes had been captured. Waverly Dots. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Waverly, N. C., Feb. 1G.—The genial Tom Petty visited these un known parts last week. He is all life and full of fun. We insisted that he would visit us again, and he left with the blessed assurance ho would come again, sometime in the near future. Mrs. Leaker Wood unfortunately lost one of her tenant houses on the 5th inst. It is thought tiiat it was robbed of some of its contents and then set on fire. Edmond Hames has been sick, but I am glad to say he is improving. Banck Scruggs has moved to Mrs. Davis'. He is a hustler. Qnita a large crowd taken dinner at- Samp Scrogga’on the 6tb Inst. It was kind of a least with ua all. The matrimonial sea has been vav- ing in this direction. Broad us Wat kins and Miss Ida Cregg was made one on the 7th inst. He is of Hicks- ville, N. C., and she of Henrietta No. 2. Also Henry Williams and Miss Artimissie Martin, both of Ezells, N. C., and Henry Green, of Basin Springs, N. C., to Miss Syntba Ruppe, of Maud, S. C., were all sol emnized on the 7th inst.; and lastly Jim Ruppe, of Maud, and Miss “Sis” McCraw, of Waverly, N. C. They en tered the state of No. 2 the 11th of this month. Sal Joe. “Bacteria do not occur in the blood or in the tissues of a healthy living body, either of man or the lower ani mals.” So says the celebrated Dr. Koch. Other doctors say that the best medicine to render the blood perfectly pure and healthy is Ayer’* Sarsaparilla. V