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< » THIS LEDGER i GAFFNEY, S. C., APRIL 8, 1897. The i^ehoeh. $1.00 per Year. rUBU6HEI> EVERY THURSDAY BY ED. H. DcCAMP, Editor. a’he Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, cot 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. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeOamp. Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will be published it one cent a word. Reading notices will be published it ten cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper are five ents each. The Ledger was pained to learn this week that a charming young lady for whom it has always enter tained the friendlist feeling, and of whom it has said many nice things, should take it upon herself to criti- sise the paper at the entertainment last Friday night for an omission on our part that was certainly as an noying to us as it possibly could have been to anyone. In the hurry and worry incident to getting out a news paper, especially where the entire burden of gathering the news, read ing the proofs, writing the editorials, attending to the business of the of fice, and making up the forms, rests upon one person, it is indeed a mar vel that the everage country new s- paper is as complete as it is. Omis sions and errors are liable and do very often occur, but not knowingly or wil fully. In this instance the article omitted had been written, and, along with two other items which we had desired to appear, been placed on the desk and become covered up by some papers and it was only after the paper had been printed that we no ticed they had been omitted. There was no intention to mistreat our friends from Shelby. On the otner hand we had desired to be as court eous to them as we were capable of being, and the only thing we would ask of our fair critic is to attribute to us the same pure motives to do what we conceive to be the proper thing us we attribute to her—noth ing more, nothing less. ■ Mayor Archer IJ. Calvert, of Spartanburg, has called a convention of the Mayors and Intendents of the cities and towns of the State to meet in Spartanburg on May Oth. There can be no doubt but that a great deal of information could be disseminated on such an oceusion that would be helpful toward the perfecting of a better code of city and town govern ment ; but, seriously, it is a question whether or not such a meeting would not be an occasion for a lark for most of our Mayors and In tendents during which more evil than good would be accomplished. Spartanburg would keep open house and the “boys” would feel free of restraint and, oh my! what a time they could have away from home. Don’t back-bite a man because he’s got money. It is honorable to have money if you get it honestly, and don’t think every fellow that has made money has done so dishonestly. Some day you might make some and tin n you would think it a mighty mean thing for some one to attribute to you an impure acquisition of wealth that you had honestly earned. That oil mill bubble hasn’t amounted to anything yet. We have never been in the oil mill business and don’t know anything about it but from figures advanced by other folks who are in it we cannot but help believe its a good thing. Start the ball rolling again and lets have a long steady pull altogether and the result will be an oil mill. what they believe to be right—and pure, good women, and she will make of herself what a million unscrupu lous and licenscious men and women could not make of her. The country and the town is indis soluble. Don’t try to raise strife be tween the residents of town and coun try. It is useless to do so, and will profit no one. Let us all work for the good of each other. i*. Eveu keep Cherokee county upper most in your mind. Strive to do your duty by your county and town and then your county and town will have been better off for you having lived in it. Where, oh where, is our new ho tel? Cannot Gaffney’s push and en terprise create a modern tavern in which to house the stranger within her gate? Give us good roads—roads fit for a king to travel, and in a very short while we will have kings traveling them—kings of the farm we mean. CHEROKEE’S NATIONAL PARK. Let our farmers take an interest in the first Farmec’s.Institute to be held in Cherokee county. No one knows better than we do that theo retical farming is an air castle as compared to practical farming, but then these learned professors may be able to give the practical farmer a few points that might help him on ward in bis endeavors. Work on the O. R, & C. R. R. branch from Gaffney to Blacksburg is to begin at once. We always did believe Col. Black was in earnest about this business and now we know it. Strange, indeed, how it is that some people are everlastingly attributing unjust motives to other people who work for the upbuilding of their country. Give Cherokee county good, honest men—men who are not afraid to do A Movement on Foot to Have Congress Establish One at Cowpens. Etta Jane, April 5.—The attention of Congress has already been called to the matter of establishing a na tional park on the Cowpens battle ground, and so far the move has prov ed a popular one. What will become of it cannot yet be told ; but we trust that our people will do all they can to have the project carried out. Let us try to induce the U. S. Govern ment to take the matter in hand and thus preserve in tangible form to unborn generations, the ground on which the seed corn of American in depence was first planted and water ed by thj blood of patriots. Let the patriotism of our people rise above party prejudice (if such should exist, but I feel certain it don’t,) and let Cherokee county go forward in a work that has been neglected for more than a century. The rains are holding the farmers back with their work, very little plowing having yet been done. The communion meeting at Halem has been deferred until the first Kab- bath of May. in consequence of the rain yesterday. On all hands I hear allusions to the recent election, which are quite dis tasteful to our county pride. Poli tics are strange bed-fellows. The kettle calling the pot black, is one of the popular portions of the day. If reports be true, fully half the candi dates used liquor for electioneering purposes. But let things be as they may,your correspondent has not taken the sore-head. But on the other hand will redouble his energies to make Cherokee the banner county of the State, in any and all respects. .Several old soldiers took dinner last Saturday with our young an effi cient Clerk of Court. J. Ebb. Jeffe ries,^Esq., at the home of his mother, Mrs. Capt. J. R. Jefferies. The Gowdeysville Pension hoard will meet at T. M. Littlejohn’s store, at 10 a. m., Saturday 17lh instant. All interested will govern them selves accordingly. Thanking my many friends for their support and confidence reposed in me, in the last election, and with no ill-will to those who opposed me, from true motive and from dint of pure manhood. I am yours as ever, J. L. Strain. — Howell’s Ferry Happenings. (Corrcspondenee of The Ledger.) Howell’s Ferry, April 5.—Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDaniel is visiting the family of J. L. Strain. It rains nearly all the time—it cer tainly would make one feel more cheerful to have a few days of shine. It looks as if old Broad been mad for a month or more, at this writing she has on her paint, and looks as if though would sweep off even the rocks chance to be in her way. James L. Strain, though defeated, is as cheerful as a bird in the spring time—he is one of these kind of men who look on the bright side of the picture, and it don’t matter what it is. and hopes for better and brighter times. Gilky and Thickety creeks are higher this morning than they have been for tv.elve months, and still rising. If we did not have good reasons for it a great many would pre dict tnat we are going to have anoth er flood, but the rainbow is a sign that the world will never more be de stroyed by water. Our sick list is not a great big one, yet only one. Sambo was In the city last week and gave the Ledger a call. We have no news around Howell's Ferry of importance this week; every thing is quiet and moving on smooth ly. More anon. Sambo. $ioo Reward $ioo. The readers of thl8 paper will Ije pleased to learn that there 1m at leant one dreaded dis ease that science has been able to cure In all Its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is the only positive rure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitu tional treatment. HalVa Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of th thereby destro disease, and ' building uj nature to so much faith In Its curaMVa powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any that It falls to cure. Kend for list of t montals. Address, F. J. CHENEY * 00.. Toledo, O. fWTfrAd by Druggists. 7V. sun- has and war she that Confcd—ate Veterans. Pursuant to previous notice Camp Jefferies U. C. Veterans met at El be thel church to-day, (April 3rd.) when the following members wore added to the roll: A. Orr, private Co. H, oth S. C. Regiment. Wm Harris, private, Co. K, 18th 8. C. Regiment. W. E. Kirby, private, Co. B, Hol combe Legion. J. W. Downey, private, Co. F, 17th S. C. Regiment. W. L. Goudelock, 1st Lieut. Co. F, 18th S. C. Regiment. Charles Blanton, private, Co. I, ith S. C. Reg. T. D. Goudelock, private, Co. F, 15th S. C. Reg. T. M. Littlejohn, private, Co. I, 13th 8. C. Reg. G. W. McKown, Commander, acted as Chairman, and James L. Strain, Secretary. T. M. Littlejohn moved that a com mittee of five be appointed by the Chair to nominate six members of the company from which to elect a TownshipJPension Board for Gowdeys- ville township. Adopted. J. L. Strain moved that the three nominees receiving the highest num ber of votes on first battle, be de clared elected. Adopted. Same com mittee were: P. S. Webber, A. Orr, J. R. Peeler, J. G. Patrick and J. J. Brown. Committee retired and reported the following ticket: T. L. Luth- john, John Estes, J. F. Wofford, Jos. T. Morehdud, P. S. Webber, and W. L. Goudelock. On motion the elec tion by ballot took place, and T. M. Littlejohn, P. S. Webber and W. L. Goudelock were declared duly elected as the Pension Board of.Gowdeysville township. Notice was then given that the La dies’ Memorial Association would meet at Elbethc-1, May the Sth, for the purpose of decorating the graves of the Confederate soldiers, and all persons interested were cordially in vited to attend. J. L. Strain, J. T. Morehead. and P. S. Webber, were appointed a com mittee to, invite.Rev. A. A. James, ex-Chaplain. 18th S. C. Regiment, to preach a special sermon to the ex- Con federate soldiers at Elbethel church, the 5th Sabbath in May. Ev ery body is invited to come. The following delegates to the Xa- tional|Federation l nited Confederate, Veterans which meets at Nashville, Teun., June 22d. 23rd and 21th. were elected T. M. Littlejohn,G. W. McKown. J. T. Morehead: Al ternates, J. L. Strain, P. S. Webber, and T. D. Goudelock. To State Convention at Greenville, S. C.: W. L. Goudelock. J. G. Pa trick, J. A. M. Estes; alternates, C. F. Brown, Monroe Kirby, and J. F. Wofford. Committee appointed to represent Camp Jefferies, on Decoiaticn day: J. T. Morehead, G. W. McKown, A. Orr, John Dixon, P. 8. Webber, W. L. Goudelock. T. M. Littlejohn moved that each member of the Camp be requested to prepare a talk or written account of some of the leading incidents of his war experience, to be given at the next meeting of the Camp. J. L. Strain was requested to read an es say on the civil war-its effect upon the educational, social and industrial in terests of our country. Adopted. The Camp then adjourned to meet at Elbethel the first Saturday in July, at 11 o’clock, a. m. G. W. McKown, Ch n. J. L. Strain, Sec’ry. Webster News. Webster, April 5.—As we haven’t heard from this section in a long time, I thought 1 would try and give a few dots. We certainly have had a heap of rain for the last weeK. ()uite a storm passed through this section this evening, the wind was the worst part, but didn't do much damage. It has cleared off now, and we hope it will stay a while, for the farmers are badly behind. The great rain that fell last night, has caused Thickety to be a man to day. The Webster P. O. has been moved from M. M. Tate’s down to Mr. I. G. Phillip’s who has charge of it now. Mr. I. G. Phillips has been having chills. I never knew people to chills through the winter and spring be fore. Mrs. M. M. Tate, who has been suf fering with a burnt hand, we are glad i to report, is better. G. W. Webster, is having a well dug on his place at Webster. The remains of Mrs. Sarah Bains were laid to rest at Asbury church to day. Mrs. Bains was an aged lady. She was the mother of several chil dren. who survive her, and also leaves a number of grand children to mourn her loss. B. G. Clary, one of your city’s floufiehing young men, passed through this section last Wednesday. Mr. Mason Millwood and Miss Y’ir- gie Sparks, of Home, S. C. were mar ried March 28th at the home of the bride’s father. The groom is a pros perous young man of your city, while the bride is a charming young girl of this settlement. I don’t think Uncle Joe has got any room to go back on the old “bach’s” for we all very well know that he was played out and had to leave Gaffney some time ago. Uncle Joe. — • . A Charge Denounced. Mr. Editor: Will you please allow me space in your columns to refute a charge brought against me on the day of election and which contributed largely, if not solely to my defeat? I was charged with having said that if elected I would employ no one to teach in the public schools except those holding diplomas from some college or university in this State. I said nothing of the kind. But on the contrary did say, and still re peat it: That some of the best teach ers we have are the country raised boys and girls who never seen a col lege, and who are trying to work themselves up to positions of influ ence and that so far as the college graduates are concerned, some of them, are the poorest teachers in the world—they have a knowledge of books only, without any skill or tact whatever, of imparting to others what they have learned for themselves, and that I expected, if elected, to scruti nize their work, and if it did not show up in the minds and characters of their pupils I would urge that their salaries be cut accordingly. I went before the people with a de termination to fairly represent my cause as well as that of my oppo nents. This I have done, or attempt ed to do. I do not charge either of my opponents with breach of courte sy. But I do assert that the man who thus misrepresented me in order to secure my defeat is a knave, a liar, and a coward. Respectfully yours ; James L. Strain, Etta Jane, April 1st, 18'J7. Why will you Luy Litter, naufceatin?tonics when Grove’* Tasteless Chill Tonic is a-, pleas- ] ant as Lemon ^yrupV Your <lru)fzist isau- I tlioii/,e<l to refund the money in every case where It fails to cure. That's the whole secret In word. We can cure no disease unless we can keep up the pa tient's strength* And there's only one way to do that—feed him. But if the system refuses food? Then use SCOTT'S EMULSION of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphitcs*^ It goes STRAIGHT TO THE BLOOD, stops the wasting, rekindles the vital fire, makes new flesh and so renders a hopeful fight possible against ANY disease. Especially is this so in bron chial and lung troubles, in the relief and cure of which Scott's Emulsion has won its reputa tion. Book about it free. Scott's Emulsion is no mysterious mixture- It is paistxhle. non-nxusext- ing and infinitely preferable to the plain oiL The genuine has our trade mark on salmon^olosed wrapper. Get the genuine. For sale at 50 ctb and $140 by all {fats. SCOTT a BOWNE, New York. O L. !>*chcmi*kkt. Thus. H. Bcti.kk. col. Till .Judifhil Circuit. U. 8. Com, Wii. McGowan. SCHUMPERT, * BUTLER MCGOWAN, AX'roieiM u y mv-at-x-aw . Union and Gaffney, 5. C. Office days at Gaffney. Friday and Satur day of each week. Very careful and prompt attention given to all buslne** entrusted to us. {38 r ‘T > ractice In all the courts. HYDRICK, WILSON & GANTT, Attorney s-at-Law, Gaffney, - - - S. C. PB^Offlce over R. A. Jones’ store. ie system, troy Ink the foundation of the Klvluir the patient strength hy up the conaUtuUon and aa»i»liue i do IU work. The proprietors have faith In Its curaUve powers, that teatl- , Sand model, drawiog «r photo., with dooerip- tloo. Wo advioo, if pateoubte or pot. Ire* of charm. Our loo not dua till patent iooomrad. , C.A.8NOW&CO. •re. narsMT Oerter, wanMineroM. 0. C. GEO. W. JUSTICE, Attorney at Law, GAFFNEY, S. C. Will practice In all courts of Cherokee, Kpartanhurif and Greenville counties. Col lections a specialty. Real Estate houicht and sold. Examining titles and making ab stracts a specialty. DR. J. F. GARRETT. Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office ovdr J. R. Tolleson's new store In office from 1st to 24th of each month; Hugh Long. Theann L. Caudle LONG & CAUDLE, Attoracys-at-Law. GAFFNEY, - - S. C. Prompt and careful attention given to all kinds of legal business. Office over Jones' store. J. E. WEBSTER, Attorney A.t> w 9 Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec tions a iDedaltv. Another N. C. Factory. The six successful cotton mills in and around Rockingham, N. C., will naturally lead to the location there i of still more textile factories. A** | we printed recently the woolen mill that was located there many years ago and burned, may be rebuilt. But the latest enterprise at Rock ingham is the Textile Mfg. Co., just j organized and chartered with a capi tal stock of $25,000 already fully sub- 1 scribed for the purpose of manufact uring backhands, sash cord and rope, lamp wicks, etc. The company is composed of experienced textile men who have made the other Rocking ham factories a success, consisting of T. C. Leak, H. C. Wall H. S. Led better, Wm. Entwistle, J. P. Leak, W. L. Parsons, W. C. Leak, and R. S. Ledbetter. The factory of the above company will be erected near the Midway Mills at Rockingham, and will he of wood, construction to commence July 1. Steam power will he used. Brick huilings will probably he built after the new factory is well estab lished, and needs expanion. —• — ——— South Carolina Shipping Drills to Shanghai, China. A £ did train twenty cars, passed through Greenville, S. C., on March 25, twelve from Piedmont Mills and eight from Pelzer Mills, loaded with drills shipped by the two mills to Shanghai, China. The train went on to Lynchburg, Va., and thence west over the Northern Pacific railway to Tacoma for shipment. There were 2,500 bales of drills, worth a bale. This is the kind of business the mills in this section believe in. The Ideal Panacea. James L. Francis, Alderman. Chi cago, says: “I regard Dr. King's New’ Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung Com plaints, having used it in my family for the last five years, to the exclus ion of physician’s prescriptions or other preparations.” Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk. Iowa, writes: “I have been u minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 50 years or more, and have never found anything so beneficial, or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King’s New Discovery.” Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial bottles free at store of DuPre Drug Co. POWDER Absolutely Pure Celebrated for its jrreat leaveulntr strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. Royal Hakjng I'ov iie Co.. New Yoke. Plants Factory at Graham. Henry W. Scotf, son-in-law of L. Banks Holt, pro) ietor of the Oceida Cotton Mills, Graham, X. C., is pre paring to start >it Graham a pants and jacket factory. The time set to commence operations is the early part of next month. As will be seen by his advertisement in another col umn, Mr. Scott wishes to engage a competent man to superintend his proposed factory, and also wants ex perienced help. IfMONDERFUL are the cures hy ■W Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and yet they are simple and natural. Hood’s Sarsa parilla makes PURE BLOOD. A. L. HAMMETT, MERCHANDISE BROKER, GAFFNEY, S. C. Correspondence Solicited. * Office Over A. J. Settlemycr. A. N. WOOD, BANKER, I does a general Banking and Exchange ! business. Well secured with Burglar- Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and sells Stocks and Bonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. tmm ■ Farmers Look to Your interest! The uiuler^igned have secur ed a young JACK, of line form and pedigree. Will stand the coming season, the mouth of April, at Wilkinsville—after which time he will stand at Galfney. Price now reduced to $8.00. Shingles! - Shingles! DRESSED LUMBER ! Sash, Doors, Blinds, Brackets, Mouldings, and All Kinds of Building Materials, For Sale at Lowest Cash Prices. * No charge will be madejfor infor mation as to umonnt required for building. Call on L. BAKER. SOUTHERN RAO-W/ - ^, PIEDMONT AIK Z&irft. Condensed Schedule of 1’atiiooeer Train*. In Effect Jan. 18, 18»7. NoTlS 1 Ex-' a Sun. 1 Northbound. Vc*. Fst.M* No. 38 No. 30 Daily. Daily. Lv. Atlanta, C. T. 12 oo m'.n no p “ Atlanta. E.T. 100 p 12 50 a “ Norcro.su 1 2ft a “ Buford 2 25 a " Gainesville. 2 29 p “ Lula 2 48 p 2 47 a Ar. Cornelia “ Toccoa I 3 35 p 3 43 a “ Westminster 7 W a 860 a 4 35 p 6 35 p Seneca Central Greenville... Spartan bn rg. Gaffneys. ... Blacksburg.. Kir.fr’s Mt Gastonia , Charlotte — , Danville 4 IS 4 45 .5 30 <i IS 7 OS p S 30 11 00 p 427 p 4 05 p 1 6 4.5 p! « 42 7 22 7 40 8 05 S 27 0 30 1 30 031 a <1 28p 1003 a 7 08j) 70 35 a 7 43p 1100 a 8 1123 a 8 35p 11 W n a 4 2s p x.Y.A a 4 47 p «(i„ a’ 5 13 pi a 535 p a; ft 40 p 11 00p p 11 25 p; 2 30 a Ar. Richmond Ar. Washington.. “ Baltmf ITtK. “ Philadelphia. “ Now York . 6 40 p! COO a 6 00 a 0 40 pj ft 42 a 0 40 p 8 Oil a 11 25 p 1« 15 a! 3 00 a 12 LI m 0 20 a 0 45 a 11 08 a 1 18p 3 53p Southbound. Lv.S'.y.F.kU. “ Philadelphia. “ Baltimore.... “ Washington.. Ve». Fet.MI So. 37 No. 3.’ Daily. Daily. 4 :w p 12 ]i a ft 55 p 3 50 a 0 20 p 0 31 a 10 43 p 11 15 a 'iNo.il Daily Lv. Richmond McCluney & George. BICYCLES! BICYCLES!! We are now getting in a nice line of Wjieels ,Bki.r> ,Lam ps , Brakes, and a good line of Repair Supplies. Our line of HARDWARE is more complete than ever. See our Garden Plows and all kinds of Implements. Repairing Wheels a speci alty. Smith Hardware Co. If You Wish^ to hold your cotton, utore It In my warehouse. No danger from dam age and ready for market at any time. Chante. are reasonable. When yoa have cotton for sale call at my office, rearof W.O. Llp- *eomh A Bro»'. HlKhext price* paid. R. S. LIPSCOMB. Fin Insurance Went. Lv. Danville 5 50 Ar. Charlotte ... « 25 Lv. Gastonia... “ Kind's Mt “ Bla'dtsburg " Gaffneys “ Spartanburg. 11 37 “ Greenville.... 12 28 •* Central “ Seneca “ Westminster. “ Toccoa “ Mt, Airy “ Cornelia - Lula ** Gainesville... “ Buford “ Norerone ... Ar. Atlanta. E. T. 4 55 Ar. Atlanta, C.T.I 3 65 2 00 a 12 55 p 10 40 a 2 18 p 3 13 3 31 ft 20 10 Ud 10 50 11 32 11 47 12 2ft 1 20 205 200 a No.SI N.Y.A Fla. I/tM 1077, i 30 p 5 OOp 0 20p p ft 15 a p 11 30 p p 110 p J 1 35 p p , 2 00 p 2 20 p 3 15 p 4 20 pi -26 n v i’.* i 1 12 a 5 05a "A” a. m. ’•P"p. m. “M” noon ’’jr rtffbf. No*. 37 and 38—Dally. Washington and Soutb- arewtera Vestibule Limited. Through Pullman sleeping cars between New York and New Or leans, via Washington, Atlanta and Montgom ery, and also between Now York and Memphis, vtaWashington, Atlanta and Birmingham. Pull man sleeping cars between New York and New Orleans, in connection with the “Sunset Lim ited” trains for San Francisco, semi-weekly, leaving Jersey City Tuesdays and Saturdays: returning, leave New Orleans Wndneadays ana Saturdays This train also carries Kichmond- Auguata sleeping care between Danville and Charlotte. First else* thoroughfare coaches between Washington and Atlanta Dlnlngcare serve all meals en route. Nos. 35 and 38-Unlted States Fast Mail runs solid between Waehlngton and New Or leans, via Southern Railway, A. 4t W. P. R. R., and L. A N. H. R., being oompoard of baggage oaches, through without change for car and coaches, of all passenger* or all Was sea Cullman drawing E n sleeping cars between Jersey City and r Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery, ring Washington each Saturday, a tourist ‘ it will run “ Wash »t change. -Haw York and Florida Llm- i between New York and sleeping ear wm run through be ington and San Franeleno without Won Mt E . Veetibaled train I Augustine, via Washington, Charlotte, Co- bta, Savannah and Jacksonvtile, consisting of Pullman drawing room sleeping ears, Pull man compartment cars, Pullman observation E i and dining earn, leaving New York and Augustine ilenulaal points) dslly except day. This train a*eo carries twelve section drawing room buffet sleeping ears between Augusta and New York. _ „ ^ los. 11 andU-PuUaaa lM0Hg A