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k I / 6 THIS LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., APRIL 8, 1897. 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. [^outlioru and Western Textile Excelsior.1 Night work was discontinued with the last day of March at the Oneida Cotton Mills, Graham, N. C. Walter W. Crocker has accepted a position in the office of the superin tendent at Clifton Mill No. 1 S. C. Jos. W. Morgan, of Salisbury, N. C., has accepted a position with the Patterson Mfg. Co., China Grove, N. C. D. C. Correll will take charge of the Southern Loom Harness Co., Spartanburg, S. C., which has been re-organized. The Goldsboro (N. C.) Cotton Mills are now shipping cloth by the car load to Fall River, Mass., New York and Philadelph>a. The oO new looms being put in by the Highland Park Mfg. Co., of Char lotte, are from the Mason Machine Works, Taunton, Mass. The people of Greers, S. C., having now a cotton seed oil mill and a cot ton mill in operation, are talking of organizing a knitting mill company. J. T. Felmet, loom fixer at Pacolet, (S. C.) Cotton Mills, thinks of retir ing from the mill business and lo cating near Shelby, Cleveland county, N. C. F. S. Mosher, the well known Supt. of the Henrietta (N. C.) Cotton Mills, will soon sever his connection with said company, with the view of build ing a cotton mill in Georgia. The case against 1). G. Sunderland, an officer in the Pelham (S. C.) Cot ton Mills, who was convicted before a magistrate for slapping a child in the face, was dismissed in the cir cuit court. At McColl, S. C., they are anxious to learn the address of G. I). Harlow, who was overseer of spinning for 1 years with the McColl Mfg. Co. Six weeks ago he shot C. C. Earnhardt there, and skipped. John W. Manly now has charge of the weaving departments of both No. 1 and No. 2 Mills of the Henrietty (N. C.) Cotton Mills. Mr. Mania commenced as a barefoot dofTer boy and worked himself up. J. H. Ruffin, Secretary and Super intendent of Rocky Mt. (N. C.) Cot ton Mills has been suffering for some time ftom an attack of malaria, and has gone on a Northern trip in the hope of being benefitted. We understand that E. J. Gossett, who we announced last week as re signing as overseer of spinning at Clifton (S. C.) No. 2 Mill, will take charge of carding and spinning at the Cowpens (S. C.) Cotton Mills. Thomas Cox, representative for the Mason Machine Works, Taunton, Mass,, visited Charlotte this week. He is going North after a four week’s trip South. Mr. Cox reports that the Mason Machine Works are com mencing to push things. J. 15. Meacham, who was formerly boss weaver of the Edna Cotton Mills, Reidsville, N. C., has now succeeded E. M. Wade as overseer of the weave room at the Chester (S. C.) Gingham Mills. Mr. Wade remains at the mill, having taken charge of the slashing and beaming. When the Roanoke Mills Co. erec ted their factories at Roanoke Rapids, near Weldon, N. C.. they planned for a 20,000 to 30.000 spindle plant. The amount put in to start with was 12,172 spindles with 375 looms. The company are now figuring on bring ing it up to a 20,000 spindle plant. Two young men from Lockhart 1,3. C.) named Wilkins, came to Jonesville, 3. C., last week, and President Jno. C. Carey, of the Lock hart Cotton Mills, telephoned to have them arrested. They resisted, but were lodged in the calaboose, but made a break, knocked the marshal down and escaped. W. R. Kindley’s cotton mill, at Mount Pleasant, located 9 miles from Concord, N. C,,haR all their machin ery fully employed, and it is reported that a night force will soon be en gaged to meet demands for their goods. A. N. James, formerly over seer of the carding in the Atherton Cotton Mill, Charlotte, is Superin tendent. Many South Carolina cotton mills have for years been offering induce ments to their operatives to save money from their wages, find pay them interest on it just as the sav ings banks do, and it is suprising to not how many of the operatives have such accounts with their companies. Not long since one cotton mill had in hand $20,000 of money deposited by their operatives. At the Henrietta (N. C.) Cotton Mills the cloth room fixtures have re turned from No. 2 to their original places. Business so increased that the room at No. 2 was to small for both, hence the seperation. D. D. Fortune now has charge of cloth room at No. 1. No. 2 has what work it can do with two folders and one press, but as the machinery is added it will take more. The region ef Flat Rock. N. C., on the Spartanburg and Asheville rail road, seems to be a successful one for manufacturing hoisery. The knitting mill at Flat Rock has been very successful, and the citizens of Tryon, about 10 miles South of there, near the South Carolina line, also de sire a knitting mill. L. N. Wilcox Sc Son are the projectors, and they will use a water power there. They hope to get started about May 1, and manufacture 300 dozen pairs of hose daily. Miss Emma Williams, of the draw ing in room in Clifton No. 1 Mill, S. C., has been voted the most popular factory girl in the Spartanburg region, and received from the Piedmont Headlight as a prize a $15spring hat. On Wednesday morning, after the result of the contest was known. Miss Williams, on returning to work, found her drawing-in frame of the weav ing department beautifully decorated with flowers and bunting. Miss Williams received 5,718 votes. Miss Donie Griffin, of the weave room, Spartan Mills, received 1,828 votes, ranking a close second. The Greenwood(S. C.) Cotton Mills were started in 1891. with 5,000 spin dles. In 1890 an addition was built and the capacity doubled to 10,000 spindles. The building is 350 by 7.) feet. There are 300 looms at work. The capital stock of the company is $175,000 with the following board of directors: J.C. Maxwell, J. T. Sem- mons, J. R. Abney, 1). E. DuPre and W. L. Durst, residents of Greenwood; S. P. Matthews, of Kirksy; H. P. McGee, Due West; D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte; and E. P. Smith, of New York City. W. L. Durst is president, and at present acting as his own Supt. The O. A. Robbins Co., of Char lotte. N. C., have decided to install one of their machines for making braided clothes lines in the Woman’s Exposition to be held in Charlotte in the latter part of April and during May. They will have the machine steadily in operation, showing South ern people the best article made for clothes lines. The Robbins Co. make a great quantity of this product and sell it all Northland West. Brai ded clothes lines have not yet come into use in tne South. Seeing it manufactured at the Exposition may cause our people to widely adopt it. Supt. J. F. Kersey, of the Efird Cotton Mills, Albemarle, N. C., writes that they have everything ready to start, the frames all fitted up with roving, but were then (March 27) waiting on spinning bobbins which they hoped to receive in a few days. They have 1872 spinning spin dle, with all the latest improved card ing machinery, and to be increased shortly to 2500 spindles. Supt. T. L. Ross of the Patterson Mills, China Grove, N. C., who we reported as making a trip to Albemarle, did not go there to help start up the new mill; he was only a welcome visitor. Algood News. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) Algood, April G.—Would it not be well for us to cultivate the grace of saying agreeable things, even to the extent of hunting them up and drag ging them to the light, when they happen to be obscure? This power to say pleasant things—true ones—is an accomplishment which is general ly overlooked, or left as a mere world ly matter to light-minded people. But why it should be counted more Christian like to utter unpleasant truths than pleasant ones, is a some what puzzling question. In this advanced age a girl of six teen knows as much as her mother, and enjoys her knowledge seven-fold more. Before going to war say a prayer— before going to sea. say two prayers— before going to marry say three prayers. A man may be better than his rep utation or his conduct, but never better than his principle. The fruit crop, especially peaches, were much damaged by the recent cold spell. Some miscreant entered J. L. Cla ry’s kitchen last Monday night, and relieved him of a quantity of corn, meal, etc. There was an old-time log-rolling at D. C. Brice’s last Friday, and there was also one at W. D. Byars’ last Wednesday. J. L. Clary went to the county-seat last Thursday on business. D. C. Brice went to Cherokee’s capitol last Wednesday on business. E. B. Richards went to Gaffney last Saturday, on business. ■J. M. Richards went over to Cow- pens last Thursday, on business. Richmond Stacy has moved to the Water’s mill. Wm. Gardner and family visited N. N. Gardner, of Martinsville, Sat urday and Sunday. Mrs. N. M. Wood, of Maud, and her son Charles, visited] J. L. Clary and family Sunday. R. A. Ford and family of Hicks- vllle. N. C., visited relatives here re cently. Corn Cracker. A Valuable Prescription. Editor Morrison of Worthington, Ind., “Sun” writes: “You have a val uable prescription in Eletric Bitters, and I can cheerfully recommend it for Constipation and Sick Headache, and as a general system tonic it has no equal.” Mrs. Annie Stchlc, 2625 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, was all run down, could not eat nor digeet food, had a backache which nevtr left her and felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength. Prices 50 cents and $1.00. Getabot- | tie at store of DuPre Drug Co. Written from Willie. (Corrospondenco of The Ledger.) Wii.me, April 3.—Harrison, the four year old son of W. W. Whelchell, while playing around the wash pot where his mother was washing last Monday, tripped and fell with his arm in the pot full of boiling water, very seriously scalding him from his hand to his shoulder. Mrs. G. W. Williams and Mrs. Ed. Campbell are on the sick list this week. Mrs. Williams with an affec tion of the heart and Mrs. Campbell parturiemnt. There is the best prospects in this section for wheat and oat crops that I have ever seen. The prospect for an abundant harvest is very promis ing. The successful candidates in the election in Cherokee will please ac cept my congratulations and I would request that the defeated ones call a convention to meet at Gaffney some time in the near future to be known as the convention of defeated aspir ants for office of Cherokee county. The object of which to be the discus sion of the wherefore# and “whence- nessess” of their defeat. If the rain continues throughout the year as begun and held out up- to-date we will certainly have no cause for complaint on account of dry weather. We had four heavy frosts here last week, besides two or three light ones, but I think that there is fruit enough left yet. G. W. Williams lost one of lushest cows yesterday. She died with what he reported to be “bloody murion.” “Jairus” has been terracing right sharply during the wet weather, and he pronounces terracing beautiful work provided that some other fellow has hold of the shovel. The following salve is the most effectual remedy for a burn or scald that I have ever seen tried: To one ounce of mutton tallow add one drachm of oil of turpentine thoroughly mixed. Apply on linen cloth, to ho renewed every day and a speedy cure will be the result. The school-mistress from some cause or other failed to make her appearance at Holly Springs the last day of school. The children met and romped and played until noon, but liimily had to dismiss themselves without any teacher. ThereJ is con siderable chagrin on the part of the patrons of the school on account of the action of the principal. There has been some dissatisfaction all along with the teacher on the part of a great many of the patrons of the school. One of J. J. Johnson's cows got into a tract of land that was rather too soft to sustain her weight, conse quently she had to be helped out. Flaw I want to assure you that you hare the most profound sympathy of one correspondent in your troubles with that friend of yours “Banjo Lu.” 1 rather think that instead of being a friend he is about the worst enemy you have. W. B. Bruce, the model farmer of this section and one of the most suc cessful farmers of the county, bought three car-loads of guano for his place this year. Mr. Bruce owns 400 acres of land, for all of which he paid $20 and $25 per acre, with the exception of 70 acres for which he paid $12 per acre, and more than that he has dug every dollar of the money out of the land with which he paid for it. Jairus. —» Thickety Thoughts. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Thickety Mt., April 7.—It rains, and rains, and rains, and just keeps raining. Mon- rain more rest. All fair weather is not the best. so let it rain. Our boys waited until the election was over to do their fighting. We have three on record this week, viz: Wm. Bearson and Turner Phillips, James Beeler and Jno. Blanton, James Byars and Wm. Brice. So you see our boys are of the blu hen’s chickens. It is hard to tell who said “null” hut it looks as if they all got plenty by the look of their scratched faces and red eyes. The report is that Bearson, Blanton and Byars were the Fitzsimmons. There was a little of Uncle Ben’s “tea” br.ck of it. Just keep shooting Patsy. As your shot are all gone, it is only powder and has no effect. When I hear nothing I say nothing. I will not disturb your Granny as I know how old people are. Mams Boy. Maud News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Maud, April 5.—The rain still con tinues—wheat and oats are looking fine in this section. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore are visit ing Mr. Moore Childress in Cleve land county, N. C. Preston Wood, of Algood, was in our section to-day. A. L. Ray is on the sick list. J. A. Ellis and J. N. Horton went to Spartanburg on business. W. H. Horton said it had quit rain ing water at his house, and rained a fish—looked to be about four or five inches long. Success to the Ledger. Peter Rowland. Mrs. A. Inven, residing at 720 Henry St., Alton, 111., suffered with sciatic rheumatism for over eight months. She doctored for it nearly the whole of this time, using various remedies recommended by friends, and was treated by the physicians, but received no relief. She then used one and a half bottles of Cham berlain’s Pain Balm, which affected a complete cure. This is published at her request, as she wants others similarly affiioted to knew what cured her. The 25 and 50 cents sizes for sale by DuPre Drug Company. From Wilkinsville. WiLKiNSVfi.i.E, April 5.—Wet weath er has become so common that about the only way the poor, disheartened farmers can console himself is by say ing, “more rain, more rest.” We can hope for dry weather whether it ever comes or not. Fodder and cane-seed are the scarcest tilings in this country at present. Everybody is waiting for one of the two. If farmers would only pull their shucks apart in feed ing stock they would find that they would ent them much better, and it would answer about the same pur pose as fodder. It would pay them much better than paying from $1.25 to $1.75 for fodder. A great deal has been said in our section recently about using the broad-tired wagons. Almost every body seems to be in favor of it. Peo ple have reached the conclusion that something should be done to improve the present condition of the public roads. They all seem to be taking hold of and discussing it, as to wheth er or not it should become a law, and when to take effect. Have the tires, say four or five inches wide, and com pel every man who owns a wagon to use them, giving five or six months to make the change. We would like to hear the views of our correspond ents in regard to this matter. Mrs. Mary Baines, an aged woman living near here, died last Saturday, and will be buried-at Asbury to-day. Heart disease was supposed to be the cause. M. C. Reynolds has began building a dwelling, to be occupied by him self, about two miles from here, near the negro church, known as Mt. Ta bor. Mrs. Orra Hughes,of Gowdeysville, is visiting her brother Mr. John Hughes, of Wilkinsville. Owing to the incessant rain last Sunday. Rev. J. M. DesChamps preached to only four hearers at Wilson’s Chapel. B. — -- Sunnyside Locals. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) Sunnyside, April 5.—The rain of the past week stopped the farmers from their work, and gave them the blues again. Dr. Sam W. Foster passed through our town Saturday on his way to the Pearidge settlement. There must be some fair lady over there that is at tracting Uncle Sam's attention. S. O. Walker, of Gaffney visited relatives in our city Saturday and Sunday. F. A. Goforth, one of our leading farmers, went to Kings Mountain last week on business. Messrs E. J. and A. W. Clary of Bowlinsville, was in our hustling town last week on business. There was to have been meeting at W. C. Kirby’s Sunday but on account of the rain there was none. Thickety is a man this morning. She is as high as it lias been this year. Owing to the rainfall last night our sidewalks are in bad condition. J.H. Sprouse, the mayor of our hustling town, went to Kelton on business today. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Goforth, of King’s Mountain, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gofortlv and fu'mily, of this place. “Hurrah” for Sambo. We think that Sambo got off a good one on old Flaw about the XX. I. X. Porter, went to Kelton to day. Ben McCullough went to Gaffney on business last week. Lewis Buice went up to Gaffney last week. Ben McCollough has shaved off clean. His wife wont claim him if she sees like we do. He says that it is the first time that he has shaved in four years. Uncle Joe taken dinner with W. C. Kirby and family last Sunday. Uncle Joe. Cards of Thanks. I desire to return my thanks to those who supported me in the recent election and although defeated I wish to say I bear no illwill to those who saw fit to oppose me. Trusting that nothing will ever occur to turn Cherokee county backward, I am, with best wishes to all, • J. L. Spake. I hereby tender my thanks to ray many friends who supported me in the recent election. Although not elected I can but say I wish Cherokee county and her people all manner of success. Respectfully, R. M. Jolly. • I take this method to offer my sin cere thanks for kindness tendered me in the late campaign. Though not elected I appreciate the kind treat ment I met with, and am proud of the many acquaintances I made with the good people of our new county, and it enables me to know the county better. Now 1 have heard it reported since the election that I was hired to come out in order to defeat a certain other candidate. That is false—I know nothing of it—I came out on my own merits, and never thought of such a thing as being hired until I heard it after the election; do not know where, nor how it started. I have no ill-will to any one of the can didates. I think more of them than I did before I was thrown in with them. I got beat and take it for my part, with no hard feelings to any one. A. 8. Smith. I desire to thank my friends for the liberal support given me on the 27th and for their kindness and hos pitality during the campaign. Wishing every one in Cherokee county much success. I remain Yours truly. R. P. Scruggs. The Shelby Dramatic Club in Gaffney. It was the good fortune of the writer, in company with the Shelby Dramatic Club, to visit the beautiful and entertaining little city of Gaff ney. S. C., on Friday, 2ndinst. The citizens of the county seat of the re cently formed county of Cherokee have just cause to be proud of their town, for it has the stir and push of many a town boasting a much larger population. The weather could not well have been more unfavorable than it was. Rain had fallen almost incessently for two days and was still falling when we arrived. If the weather was unkind and unpropitious it can not be said that our welcome in any way partook of the nature of the weather. From the time of our arrival until our departure every kindness, every attention, and every act of courtesy possible was shown us. Our visit was made most enjoyable dispite lowering skies, rain and mud. Where people strive to outdo one in another acts of kindness and cour tesy it is very difficult to particular ize. We feel deeply grateful to all of Gaffney’s most excellent citizens but we are under lasting obligations to ^Dss Minnie Carroll for the thoughtfulness, interest and delicate acts of courtesy and kindness which she displayed. Our enjoyment was largely due to her. She has won the lasting gartitudeof the Club. Mrs. Harry Gooding also rendered very valuable assistance and did all in her power to make it pleasant for us. To her we are grateful indeed. We are very greatly indebted to Prof. McArthur for the use of bis beautiful hall, and school building. The Prof, made us feel at home and extended to us ever possible kind ness. Not content with giving us the hall he gave personal supervision to every arrangement that tended to our comlort and convenience. To Prof. Johnson we are indepted for the use of his splinded piano which added so much to the musical feat ure of the evening. Had it not been for the generosity and public spirit manifested by the manager of the dummy car line very few people could have attended the play on account of the inclement weather and the condition of the streets. The fact that only one fare was charged for the trip both ways is evidence that the ear was not run so much for profit as far accommoda tion. The Gaffney Ledger did everything possible for us and extended many favors. We are especially grateful to Mr. Paul Gaffney/or his kindness. We have always found newspaper men to be among our best friends and and the Ledger man proved no excep tion to the rules. May his shadow never grow'less or his face longer. Mine host Lipscomb of the Lip scomb House knows how to make his guests feel at home. Every kindness and attention possible was shown. The accommodations were good and the fare excellent. To the Intendent and Board of Council we are under many obliga tions, but especially for one of the most delicate and complimentary acts of courtesy we have ever re ceived. If ever Gaffney shall honor Shelby with the presence of her citizens she may rest assur d o. the warm wel come she deserves. We trust that it .will be the privil ege of the Club to revisit Gaffney at some time when the weather is as charming as the people of the bust ling little city. More could not be asked or desired. A Visitor. W. H. RAMMER, WATERLOO, IO\Va. 'Saved From the Horrors of Ncrvou* Pros tration" by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Blood Poison. Contagious B'ood Poison has been ap propriately called the curse of mankind. It is the one disease that physicians can not cure; their mercurial aud prtash remedies only bottle up the poison in the system, to surely break forth in a more virulent form, resulting in a total wreck of the system. Mr. Frank B. Martin, a prominent jeweler at 926 Pensylvania Ave., Wash ington,D.C.,says: I was for a long time under treat ment of two of the best physi cians of this city, for a severe case of blood poison, but my condition grew worse all the while, not withstanding the fact that they ~ charged me three ,■£ J hundred dollars. My mouth was filled with eating sores; my tongue was almost eaten away, so that for three months I was unable to taste any solid food. My hair was coming out rapidly, and I was in a horrible fix. I bad tried various treatments, and was nearly dis- conraged, when a friend recommended S.S.S. After T had taken four bottles, I began to get better, and when I had finished eighteen bottles, I was cured sound and well, my skin was without a blemish, and I have had no return of the disease. S.S.S.saved me from a life of misery.” S.S.S. (guaranteed purely vegetable) will cure any case of blood poison. Books on thedisease and its treat ment. mailed free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. w 4 *7m 'i 1 COUGH docs lot always Indicate Aw consumption. Mr. W. H. Palmer, of Waterloo, Iowa, writes: “I was taken with a nervous strict are of the bronchia! tubes, which develop* .1 into nervous pros tration, I was so wea' I could not sit up. I got no sleep for days« \ecpt when under the influence of opiates. For four months I suf fered agonies and prayed that I might die and be at rest. One physician said I had consumption, for I bad a cough that gave me no rest. Rut a good old physician whose medicine had failed, advised me to use Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine and T thank God that it has bright ened my days, lengthened my life and saved me from the horrors of nervous prostration." Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart and Nerves sent free to all applicants. DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. Or. Mlloa^ Nervine Restores ^Health An Important Meeting. By request of some of our members we will call our body together, on Saturday next, for the purpose of or ganizing the Defeated Candidate As sociation. As we have no Lodge for Cherokee it is important that every member of that body be present as there will be important business to attend to—we will have all officers to elect from our body. Let every one attend and have a good time. Don’t be careless about the matter, for it is necessary forevery member to attend. J. E. Foster. T*HE ONLY True Blood Purifier ■ prominently in the public eve to day is Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Therefore get Hood’s and ONLY HOOD’S. GO TO D R DRUG CO. G ks on thedisease sss For Pore Drugs and Medicines, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, Stationery and Toilet Articles. You Throw -f $65 Away When You Pay $100 for a Typewriter. V' -THK BLICKENSDERFER TYPEWRITER Weighs but Six Pounds and costs but IX.QO, Duplicating the Work of any of the Standard 2100 Machines on the market. 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