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/ ) . ' • J4JI r -+J. C. JEFFHRIES,*- OREENVILI.E. S. C. Attorney tnd Counsellor at Law. Practices in All the Courts. Collections a Specialty Will Be in Gaffney on Saturdays and Monday*. The ledger. r To Reach Consumers in this Section Adver tise in The Ledger. * A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. VOL. IV, NO. 6. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH ^3, 1897. $1.00 A YEAIi. SPEAKER REED RE-ELECTED NOTHING STARTLING IN THE EXTRA SESSION. Patent Lawyers Waging a War on Each Other-»Six Hundred Bills to be Introduced at the Present Session. Washington', March, 19.—Nothing startling has •narked the first week of the extra session. So far every thing has gone in accordance with the previously announced programe. Speaker Reed and the other officers of the House were re-elected and the Dingley tariff bill made public, and next week the House will begin con sideration of that measure, which w : ll probably reach the Senate some time during the first week in April, without amendment. But it will certainly be numerously amended in the Senate. The new bill is in many respects more of a protective meas ure than the McKinley bill was, and it is expected that it will be a much greater revenue raiser, but that will not be apparent during its first year if the Senate spends two or three months in debating it, as that will allow the importers ample time to load up with a year’s supply of everything that duties are raised upon. It was supposed that this could have been been avoided by in serting a clause in the new bill mak ing the increased duties .payable from the date the bill was intro duced, but the ablest Constitutional layers of Congress knocked that idea out by showing that no law can be made retroactive. A number of Washington’s most .prominent and reputable patent iuw- {vers have takon stops looking to- \nurds suppressing ami prosecuting some of the concerns which have been using questionable, if not criminal, methods in the conduct of the patent soliciting business, by retaining Mr. William Small, Attor- ney-at-Law McGill Building, Wash ington D. C., to procure legal evi dence against thor.i. and that gentle man invites correspondence from inventors, newspaper publishers and others who have been deceived and defrauded by and through false and fraudulent representations, specious divices, including offers and awards of prizes, medals of honor, certifi cates of stock, etc., of alleged pro curers and sellers of patents. This action lias been taken because of numerous complaints which have reached the honest patent attorneys of Washington, to protect the honor of the profession us a whole as well as to try to benefit the victims of un scrupulous schemers. If the introduction of about six hundred bills in the Senate is not very deceptive, the Senate lias no idea of confining its attention ex clusively to the tariff bill during the present session, no matter whether Speaker Reed and the administration succeed in making the House do so, or fail. Perhaps just as u hint, the Senate even passed bills, none of great importance, but still bills. The meat of the bills introduced art- old acquaintances which failed to get disposed of by the last Congress. The idea of putting the appropria tion bills that failed at tue last ses sion through the House just as they are, without any refer*-nce to com mittees, is bitterly upoosed, but un less present plans are changed they must be put through that way cr not at all, as .Speaker Reed has no present intention of appointing any more committees before the oponing of the regular session, next Decem ber, than the three named his w*-ek— Rub *. Ways and Means and Mileage. While nothing is positively known, there are good reasons for the belief that Secretary Sherman has taken the preliminary steps towards nego tiating a treaty that will give this government the right to build the Nicaragua Ship Canal, notwithstand ing the opinion in some quarters that the Cluyton-Bulver treaty between the 1’nlted States and Great Britain would tnereby be violated. It will be remembered that Secretary Frelinghuysen negotiated a similar Deity with Nicaragua during the Arthur administration, which was withdrawn from the Senate by Presi dent Cleveland early in his tirst ad ministration. Those connected with the Nicaragua Canal company will oppose such a treaty in every way they can, us it would leave them out in the cold. Senator Morgan this week offered a joint resolution de claring theClayton-Bulver treaty to he Abrogated. < Senator Cockrell’s question: ‘•Is his a step toward abolishing the ' Civil service rules?”ivhen Senator Frye offered his resolution calling for information as to the operation of civil service rule* In connection with river and harbor work, indicstes an expectation that an attack will be made on those rules. Senator Frye replied: “It is a step towards abolishing those rules as far as they relate to laborers on engineering work of the government. It has come to pass that an engineer of ficer away up on tne Columbia River, when he wants a man to goto wont on a river or harbor improve ment. must apply to the Civil Ser vice Comnlission for a laborer. This thing is interfering with all manner of public work and it is absolutely stupid and absurd.” The Senate adopted the resolution. The appointment question has reached an acute stage among the politicians. Never during the recol lection of any of them have the ap pointments been so few for the first two weeks of an administration as under the present one. One reason for this is the failure of the Congress ional delegation of States to agree upon the men they should recom mend, owing to the demands of the Senators and old members for the pick of everything that is to go to their States. Wilkinsville News. (Conesj>on<lence of The Ledger.) Wilkinsville, March, 22.—It seems that correspondents from this place have entirely ceased. “Occa sionally” used to write from here, but he became so enthused over Cherokee that his thinking machin ery got wrong. Owing to the abundant rainfall farmers have been unable to do any work. We are said to be behind u year or so in rain but it looks like we are catching up again now. Some say a wet spring indicates a dry sum mer. The roads are in a very bad con dition now and will need the skill of our Supervisor as soon as he is elected. W. A. George, who has been in ill health for several weeks, has now about regained his health. We are glad to see “Billy” out again. 1*. S. Webb( r who has been busily engaged the past month in erecting a repair shop. Miss Olive McKown’s school was out last Friday. She has been teach ing school at the Wilkinsville Acad emy for se .era! months and proves to be an efficient and competent teacher. People in this section seem to want more public schools. Some of them say they had rather their taxes would be increased and have more public schools, than have them decreased and maintain what they have. We have been having a debating society at Wilkinsville nearly all winter but from some cause or other it has run aground—gone into sum mer quarters I suppose. People seem to take little or no interest in it at this season of the year. Ora tory is. no doubt, a valuable and profitable acquirement and every young man should attend a debating society when in reach of one. W. A. Whisonant. of Blacksburg, is over on this side looking after his arm. B. To the Voters ol Cherokee County. Owing to the lute sickness in my family and the position I occupy in the town. I find that I will not be able to canvass the county and get acquainted with the people as 1 would wish to do. 1 take this method of laying my claim for the Sheriff’s office before you. i am thoroughly ac quainted with the workings of the office, as I served as Deputy Sheriff of Spartanburg county for two years, and had charge of the office a part of the time, and 1 know that 1 am quali fied todischarge the duties of said office 1 was horn and reared in Spartan burg county, four miles above Gaff ney. I served the last two years of the iate war, doing nothing more than what I conceived to he my duty. Now if you will give me the Sher iff’s office I can hut promise to make you an officer that you will not blush to own. I will discharge the duties of the office us best I can, treating every one the same, and be the Sher iff of the whole people. I do trust that you will consider well the merits and qualifications of each candidate and make up your own minds and vote for the very best man, that our new county may start off well officer ed. and take a high rank with the other counties of the State. Hoping that you will remember me on the 27th instant, and give me your support for Sheriff. I remain your obedient servant, B. F. Cami*. Gaffney, March 251, 1897. Your Boy Won’t Live a Month So Mr. Gilman Brown, of 81 Mill St., Soulii Gardner. Mass., was told by tin doctors. His son hud lung trouble, fo'lowiiig Typhoid Malaria, and he spurn three hundred and sev enty-five dollars with doctors, who finally gave him up. saying* “Your hoy won't live a month.’' He tried Dr. King’s New Discovery and a few bottles restored him to health and enabled him to go to work u perfectly well man. He ssys he owes his pres ent good health to t he u>*e of Dr.King’s New Discovery, and knows it to be the best in the world for lung trouble. Trill buttles free at DuPre Drug Go. News From Grassy Pond. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Grassy Pond. S. C., March 22.—* Rev. Jacfcey Tate, filled his appoint ment at the Baptist church last Sat urday and Sunday. However, he preached an able sermon. Some of the Gaffney boys was car rying the day with some of our fair est bells’ Sunday. That is unright. Boys, beat thttn if you can. Mrs. Richmond Stacy and Miss Mamie Aglesby dined with Mrs J. W. Bridges, of your city lust Thurs day. Mrs. Stacy is visiting her mother, Mrs. R. A. Waters. Candidates, everybody is a caudi- ate, some for office and some for marriages. Miss Mamie Oglesby, one of Cow- pens sweet little belles, has been vis iting her grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Waters. Rev. DesChamps has been having preaching every day and night for the past week. Mr. Strain, of Etta Jane, spent the night with your humble corres pondent Saturday night, he is a fine man. Misses Alice and Minnie Blanton dined with Miss Lillie Burgess. One the girls had a runaway scrape last Sunday but never got hurt. Miss Antionctte Blanton will take charge of the Asheworth school Monday morning and teach a month. There is something the matter with the boys. There have been four left lately. It is girls or something else. Mr. and Mrs Luther Sarratt, visited Mrs. Sarratt’s mother lust Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Wat Turner is very sick. Some of our wave about farmers have improved their buildings by putting new gates to their lots. Mr. S. R. Humphries went to your town last Thursday to purchase him u lot. Mrs. M. E. Alexander and children of your city, lias been visiting her mother, Mrs. P. P. Goforth. Some of the sunshine college girls were riding horse back Sunday. What has become of Old Faw. I suppose he is dead. Mr. Bachelor come over and see our girls, 1 think you could make a match. Phalanx. - «••* • — —. News From Willie. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Willie, S. C., March 20.—Mr. J A Elliott, of Delonega. Ga., spent several da^s in our section recently, in the interest of an East Tennessee capitalist, taking options on mining property. He returned to his home Wednesday the 17th inst. A. M. Hays, of Greenville, was In this section tiiis week in the interest of his home at Greenville, I do wish that some one would kill all the mad dogs and whangdoodles for I am getting awfully tired of hearing of them and never getting to see any of them. The result of a personal encounter, Isom Smith, of Norah, and J. R. Al len, of Willie, were up before Magis trate White yesterday, each one charging the otlier with an ussaullt with an attempt to kill. Smith made an affidavit to the effect that he didn’t believe he would get justice at the hands of Judge White, asked that the case against him be re moved to the Court of Judge E. C. Clark, of Inman, which motion was granted, and the day set for trial, the 2ttrd inst. Now I rathi-r think that Smith was more afraid that lie would get justice before Judge White than he was that he would not get it. The case against Allen will come up for trial next Friday, 2<)th, inst., before Judge White. We don’t think that the case against Allen will amount to much, as Smith only made the charge against him as a bluff, to try to scare him into a compromise. There bus been very little plowing done in this section during this month. I f there bus been any one who has done more than two days plowing during the month, we have not yet heard of him. The deacons of Mt. Ohenan church just over the Greenville line, have en tered a prosecution against George and Isom Smith, tor disorderly con duct upon the church grounds, which will be investigated by Magistrate Tililotaon, of Greers, one day next week. Magistrate Westmoreland, of Greers was in this section to-day on bus iness. Our farmers have suspended haul ing guano until the roads get better, as some of our roads are almost past traveling .lAlRrs. It is. or should be. the highest aim of every merchant to please his cus tomers; and' that the wideawake drug firm of Meyers & Eshleman, Sterling, Id., is doing so, is proven by the following, from Mr. Eshle- tnan. “In my sixteen years’ expe rience in the drug business I have never i-een or sold or tried a medicine that gave as good satisfaction as Chamberlain' 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. tSouthern and Western Textile Excelsior.] Jas. E. Buiee, of the Whitney (S. C.) Cotton Mills, has changed to the Gaffney (S. C.) Cotton Mills. Fifteen machinists have arrived from Maine, at the Spartan Mill No. 2. Spartanburg, S. C., to Install the machinery. The new three-story brick mercan tile and office building of the Laurens (S. C.) Cotton Mills is approaching completion. The Highland Park Mfg. Co.. Char lotte. are daily expecting 135 new looms, which will entirely fill up their weave room. At a Standard Cotton Mill cottage, Rock Hill. S^C.. Mrs. Walter Hood, last week, gave birth to a child v.hich had two front and two back teeth. W. P. Hurt has given unthe posi tion of overseer carding and spinning at the Edna Cotton Mills. Reidsville. N. C. and is now at Kings Mtn- N. C. R. Bruce Beard, overseer spinning department. Bessemer City. N. C.. has accepted the superintendency of the Granite Falls Cotton Mill, Gran ite Falls. N. C. Chas. Young has changed from Cherckee Falls Mfg. Co.. Blacksburg, S. C.. to the Lancaster (S. C.) Cotton Mills to take charge of a section in the weave room. The machinery at the Enterprise Cotton Mill. Kings Mtn.. N.C.. is be ing arranged to accommodate the new looms. A few days stop were therefore necessary. The Kings Mtn. (N. O.j Mfg. Co. has the brick work of an opening room about completed, which will add another convenience. The room is about 28 by 4o feet. Claud Harper, son of Superinten dent A. B. Harper, of the Athen8(Ga.) Mfg. Co., was thrown from a horse Monday. He was severely bruised and had his arm broken. John Henderson, son of Overseer Henderson, of the Maginnis Mills, New Orleans. La., who has been con fined to his room for the past four months, is slowly improving. P. L. West, overseer spinning at the Wadesboro (N. C.) Cotton Mills has changed to Lincolnton. N. C.. we presume to take a similar posi tion >n the Elm Grove Cotton Mills. Louis I). Duval. Sunt. Cannon Cot ton Mills. Concord, X. C., wil! take the leading part two evenings next week in the production of the Story of the Reformation. He will act ns Luther. The whistle of the new Victor Cot ton Mills Greers. S. C.. is now blow ing. and the large drive wheel set in motion prenarntory to starting up. Supt Her has been waiting on some bobbins. D. F. Cannon, president of the Ca- harus Cotton Mill. Concord. N. C., has sold out his interest in the mer- eantile firm there*of Cannons it Fet- zer. thus retiring from a long mer cantile life. Baeolet. which name is given one of South Carolina’s rivers on which so many mills are located, one bear ing the name I’acolet, itself, receives its name from the French, meaning “Swift Messenger.” Frank Hamilton, who has had charge of No. 1 spinning room. Ma ginnis Mills. New Orleans. La. has resigned. He goes to Clinton. S. to take spinning for W. K. Sanborn, the superintendent. Jas. A. Price, of the Rocky Mt. (N. C.) Cotton Mills, has gone to Eliza beth City. N. C.. to take charge of the warping department at. the Eliza beth City Cotton Mills, whose wheels have just begun to turn. President W. G. Smith, of the Bam berg (S. C.) Cotton Mills, has re turned home from a Northern trip, stopping off a day or two at Clifton. S. C.. where formerly he had learned the fine points in textile manufact uring The Cannon Manufacturing Co., Concord. X. C.. after making a thorough test of the Drosophore sys tem of humidifying for one year, have placed the order for the equip ment of their mill with Drosophore humidifiers. The Durham (N. C.) Cotton Mfg. Co., have ordered to put under their boilers four steam generator* by the Huscall Steam Generator Co. of Char lotte. Economy in operation is justly the thought now filling the minds of manufacturers. A. C. Franklin, overseer of spin ning at the Glendale (S. C.) Cotton Mills, was 45 years old on Monday, March 8, About forty neighbors gathered at his residence that even ing justas he had left the mill, tak ing him by surprise. R. L. <k J. H. Holt, proprietors of the Windsor Cotton Mill, Burlington, N. C., are about to throw out their picking machinery and put in their place the Kitson pickers, and also a Kitson thread extractor, all of which are manufactured in Lowell, Mass. It.is.thought that Gen. Wm. F. Draper of Hopedale. Mass., will be appointed Minister to Italy. The Massachusetts congressmen wanted to secure his appointment to Ger many, but it is said that Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania will get that. The former employees of the Charleston (S. C.) Cotton Mills are holding meetings and protesting against the proposed employment of negroes in their stead. They say they are ready and willing to return to their work as soon as the mill re starts. The news comes from Concord, N. C. , that W. C. Coleman, manager for the Coleman Mfg. Co., which is to build a negro cotton mill there, re ceives daily propositions to invest in his enterprise. One of these came from Germany bearing on its envel ope a 25 cent postage stamp. John R. Thompson, formerly of the cloth room at Riverside Mills, Danville, Ya., but who has had charge of the cloth room at Pearl Mills, Durham, X. C., as overseer and shipping clerk for some time, took charge of the new cloth room at Proximity Mills, Greensboro, N. C., Monday March 8. Walter Price, Asst. Supt. of the Ashby Cotton Mills, Marion S. C., met with a severe accident a few days ago, being caught in the shaft ing. only escaping death by the prompt aid of the operatives. His father, who is one of the proprietors of the mill, .vas telegraphed for and came from Lincolnton. N. C., at once. The cotton mills of Spartanburg county, S. C.. have offered |2UH in cash prizes to the farmers who make the best yield of cotton on five, ten and fifteen acres respectfully. The editors of the newspapers at Spartan burg have been made judges for the contest. Col. Jno. B. Cleveland. Pres.-Treas. of the Whitney Mfg. Co. originated the plan. Philp S.i Tuley, Sec.-Treas. Louis ville (Ky) Cotton Mills Co., writes us that their recent increase of machin ery “is merely for the purpose of ac commodating a new engine which we have purchased and not with a view to filling in the near future the ad ditional floor space with machinery. That will not be done this year, or at least we have no such plans now.” At the town of Aberdeen. N. C., on the Seaboard Air Line, the citi zens have organized a Manufactur ers’ Club, with J. McX. Johnson, president, and J. W. Graham, secre tary. Their object is stated to be to secure the location there of two or three factories. A committee was appointed and that divided into sub committees, each committee to get estimates on different kinds of manu factories and report. In building their cotton mill the Seneca (S. C.) Mfg. Co. have the ma terials right at hand. There is an abundance of the finest kind of gran ite for building the dam and mill foundation; and near by, on the com pany’s land, there is excellent clay for the brick. Most of the timber for lumber to be used in building will be cut on the same land. The mill site on Cherokee creek, which furnishes the motive power, has been named Watula. The Southern Card Clothing Co. of Charlotte has recently received a large order for worstead card cloth ing from the Phoenix Mills, Chester, Pa., ail the wire of which will be made out of hardened and tempered steel tin ; also an order from Baltz Bros., manufacturers of carpet yarns, Philadelphia, together with an order from the Doe River Woolen Mills, Elizabethton, Tenn., for card cloth ing, loom reeds and loom harness; all of the latter is made out of Egyp- tain cotton yarns, which are fine spun and doubled. * A correspondent writes that he visited the Beaumont Mills, Spartan burg, S. C., and found bright young men in charge, doing good work. J. D. Friday is overseer of curding; 45 years of age and been in the mill business most of his life in North and South Ca/olina, having learned at Au gusta, Gu. Mr. Friday was carder at Glendale. S. C., for several years, and at Columbia (S. 0.) Cotton Mills. His section hand at Beaumont is Thomas Crocker. Overseer of spin ning D. E. Clough has also charge of the spooling, twisting, reeling, ball and cone winding, and has occupied the position a year. He learned the business at Clifton S. C. No. 1 Mill, going thence to Victor Cotton Mills, Charlotte, X. C.. where he was sec ond hand in spinning for W. T. Floyd. Mr. Clough’s section men are J. G. Henderson (of Cowpens. S. C.). spin ning; James Crocker on twisters. The Supt. of Beaumont. George Flor ence. has filled that position six months. Woman’s Exposition of the Carohnas. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) .Chaklottk, March, 23.—The work of the Women’s Exposition of the Car- olinasis progressing rapidly, and it is hoped all will be in readiness at the opening. The large two story buildings are in course of erection, and the exhib its are fast being booked for the opening, May 1st. The collection of portraits in the art department will be notable. Charles Broadway Rouss, the doner of the Confederate Battle Abbey, has loaned his famous war time portraits of Gens. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, painted by Kouco. The noted port raits of James K. Polk, Dobbins, once secretary of the navy, and others at the State University will be seen. Details of an Art Photograph: Sa loon and Exhibition have been com pleted’ in conjunction with the fine art department. This will open May 10th. All photographic artists are invited to exhibit. The Colonial and Confederate de partment will contain many valua ble relics, exhibits for this depart ment are solicited. Requests have come from owners of fine kennels, and a Bench Show, Kite first ever held in the State, will probably be arranged for. Applications for the various con cessions, which will soon be let, should be addressed to Mrs. Minnie Hobb Kellogg, Gen. Manager. Char lotte, N. C. Mr. Frank Mahan is now north visiting various artists and exhibitors in Baltimore, Washington, Philadel phia and New York in the interest of the exposition. Ladies are invited to exhibit artis tic needlework and embroidery, de corated china, and other specimens of woman’s handwork. South Carolina, as well as North Carolina, will be reoresented. as many letter from that State testify. From Cowpens. (Correspondence of The ledger.) Cowi'KSft, March 22.—It has clear ed up now. I think we will have some nice weather, so we can begin farm work. The roads will get better now, I hope. Pink Garner of this sectien. and W. W. Thompson, of Union county, are candidafes for matrimony. I think Mr. Garner has done well. Two girls went to see him last week, and he left home, I think he was getting there. W. W. Thompson must get round or he will get left. Shorty or Raggedy Bill, I think has got left, or something is wrong. He went up the country last Sunday night to see the girls. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hill, Mrs. Joe Medlin and family, of Gaffney, visi ted T. M. Phillips, of this section. Also Mrs. Petty and two little daugh ters, of Clifton No. 3, was visiting Mr. Green Brown and family last Saturday night and Sunday. * Being an old acquaintance of Grassy Pond settlement your correspondent at that place would like to hear from there often—come again please. Miss Ella Bell, of Baltimore, has arrived at Cowpens. to take a place in B. E. Wilkins’s store. She is a line milliner. We are sorry to know that Mrs. Drewry Webber, of Clifton No. 3, is on the sick list this week. We hope she may recover soon. R. 0. Thompson, one of our git-up- and git-there farmers, have just com pleted a large wire pasture on his tine plantation, and has also finished his blacksmith shop, and is now ready for farming. T. M. Phillips has built him a ik*w blacksmith shop on his farm. Wheat and oats are looking prom ising in this section. Gil Fkti het. Card of Thanks. I take this method of returning my siocere and heartfelt thanks to my friends for the united support that you gave me on the 2()th instant, showing that the old love and confi dence still exist from youjto me; and it is duly appreciated on my part. I assure you. I also return my thanks to my honorable competitors for their kindness, and for the high plam that they hare conducted the canvass, hoping that I have acted during the whole canvass, so as not to rankle any thing in their bosom but the kinder feeling and respect. My kindest re gards are most earnestly extended to all, both to those that supported me, and my opponents, believing that those who voted for me did not love my opponent less but loved me more. Your humble servant, W. D. Cash . I desire to attest to the merits of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as one of the most valuable and efficient preparations on the market. It broke so exceedingly dangerous cough for me in 24 hours, and in gratituae therefor, I desire to inform you that I will never be without it. and you should feel proud of the high esteem in which your Remedies are held by people in general. It is the one remedy among ten thousand. Success to it.—O. R. Downey, Editor Democrat. Albion, Ind. For sale by DuPre Drug Co.