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liful 1 Mat'll li’' iiiiiiiiii C. JEFFERIES,4- GREENVILLE, S. C. O AUorr.fv^ncl Counkellor at Low. Practices la Ail tftv Courts. Collections a Specialty Till Be in Gailney on Saturdays -and Mondays. 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. NO. lO. GAFFNEY CITY, 8. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1897. 81.00 A Y r EATi. J. L.-STRIN TALKS OF HER PEO- j PLE AND PRODUCTS. Cherokee Township, Including Kings Creek and Antioch, as Well as Grassy Pond and GaH- ney Share Praises. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) Etta J ask, April -0.—Before pro ceeding with my narrative I want to go back to the meeting at Gaffney and thank Esq. I. G. Sarratt, the genial and good natured chairman of the meet ings, for the gentlemanly manner in which, as master of ceremonies, he presided over the meeting at that place, and in behalf of the majority of the candidates (if not all of them.) thank the people for the kind atten tion we had there, notwithstanding the “drizly, drowzily’’ day it was. Von can always bet on a Gaffney City audience doing its duty and showing its sense of propriety. Before leav ing the city on my trip to Blacks burg I took dinner with my friend, , whose excellent wife wanted to apologize for not having a better dinner prepared. I told her that it was not the duty of the good ladies to put themselves to extra trouble in matters of this kind, and that so far as I was concerned, I was at home anywhere. Candidate are noth'ng more than professional tramps in many instances. Well, I promised the reader that I would begin my narrative where I left off—at tht pleasant and hospita ble home of my old soldier’ friend, Mr. H. K. Neal, two and one-half miles South-east af Blacksburg. Mr. Neal has only been living there for a short time. But he is well fixed. The plantation on which he lives was formerly the property and home of our lamented friend, the late Col. W. W. (JutYney. The lands in this sec- tioonare good, and apparently in a high state of cultivation. In fact after I turned over the hill at the Jacob B. Moore place, going in the direction of Blacksburg, I found a great difference in the nature and adaptability of the soil for farm ing purposes, to what it is west of that, and between them and the Cherokee Falls. All the lands so far as I went in the direction of Antioch, along King’s Creek and the Three C’e Railroad are excellent farming lands, splendid houses and plenty around them, with an abundance of first-rate freestone water, either in springs or wells. Plenty of wheat is sown in this section. This section has always been noted for its adaptability to wheat raising—and I am safe in say ing that as far buck as I can remem ber, no section in York county has a more thrifty sort of people in it than did this. The White’s, the MoGill’s, the Whisonunts. the Mannings, the Moore’s the McEhvee’s, and quite a number of others, if I bad the space to name them here. They nre mostly, if not all of them descendants, of Revolutionary heroes, and many of itbem, (the dear ones,) hud some tru- 'ditional story of the old war handed down by their ancestors. I made up my acquaintance with many of these good people whom I have never hud the pleasure of meeting before. I went back to Blacksburg the 20th instant, the day of the Primary elec tion for Auditor and Treasurer of ^Cherokee county, I found somewhat to my regret that the country people iid not turn out to vote that day. For this various reasons were assign ed. The principal one I heard was that two of their Cherokee men—Col. Camp and Mr. Alfred Whisonant— were running for the same office, and they couldn't vote for both of them. However, I saw a good many I had not had the pleasure of meeting the day before. Among them Rev. Thos. Mullinux, and quite a number from the Antioch section who did not at tend the public meeting but expect ed to do their part of the voting at the proper time. The bad weath er and muddy roads accounted large ly for the small turn out from the country both days. After I had satisfied myself that I had done all 1 could do there. I made my way into the Buffalo sec tion thinking I might find quite a number of voters at that precinct I hadn’t seen. So 1 turned “Mollie’s" head in that direction aud we started. The mud most of the way was hulf- ’* leg deep, and part of it knee deep. At Buffalo precinct I found only a few voters, among them our Brother ‘“Batchelor,” whom we know of through Tiik Lkdgkr correspondence. I promised him to try to help him get rid of himself in the matrimonial market. He is no doubt a clever fel low, and some good lady would do well t^get him. He is not old to hurt, not ugly to harm, and besides he will inuke hex a Jiving and furnish her with a good home. Around Buf falo the farmers are progressive and up-to-date. That is generally a red j suil partaking of a loamy nature, and ; from appearances were adapted to j wheat raising. Here I met some sub stantial citizens of Cherokee town ship, among them Mr. Jonathan Moore and Mr. It. E- Bor ter. The Moore family is one of the oldest i*.nd most influential in that section. They are men remarkable for their longevity, personal courage and bra very. Some good jokes, could be told here were they in accord with the nature and spirit of my narrative. I will perhaps allude to them at anoth er time belbro I close, t. The next point I reached was Buf falo church. This is said to be one of the oldest churches in this section of the Sta*e. It’s organization dates away back a century or more. The building is of modern style, and well- preserved from all outside appearan ces. It’s in a convenient place to accommodate large congregations with plenty of cool shade and hitch ing ground, and has a large well-cured for cemetery. Some very old tombs and monuments mark the resting places of some of the former settlers of this country. I might say here too,with due propriety, that tradition says, that the immortal Sergeant Wil liam Jasper, who rescued the Ameri can Hag at the battle of Sullivan’s Island in Charleston harbor, June 28, 177b. was born in the neighbor hood of Buffalo church; certainly on the waters of Buffalo Creek—and no doubt but that many of the older set tlers or the lineal descendants of i’ev- olutionary heroes. It has been claim ed that Sergeant Jasper was born and reared in ';he mountains of North Carolina, but that cannot be the case, and there is no doubt but that the spot to which he owes his notoriety is within the limits of Cherokee coun ty, South Carolina. I might say in passing, that he being a poor, obscure, and unlettered backwoodsman,though brave as a lion, is the only reason why tilt re is no marble shaft pointing heavenward, to tell that such a man ever lived. From Buffalo church I made my way into North Carolina, calling on u few voters by the way to deaden timber along the line. From there to within a half mile or throe quar ters of a mile of jolly Dick Jolly’s I made my race in the old North State, and it w’as a good one too, for jolly Dick said so, and Jie’a the best judge of good and bad roads (as well us good and bad raln*( in Cherokee coun ty^ that I know of. All along the route I found that the new county had .friends in its adjoining neigh bors. Some of them, from all appear ances, quite influential and well-to-do citizens. I carried the line - into Mr. Jolly’s farm, and it’s a model one too. His ditches are us straight as an arrow, with every obstacle remov ed that would impede the course or force of the water. The breaks were lined with levees to prevent their be ing filled with earth or sand in the event of a water-spout or deluge of ruin. His hillsides were carefully and systematically terraced, and every thing in first-class order for farm work. I spent the night with him and was kindly treated by himself and family. This was no delusion, I didn’t feel that I was merely the guest of a candidate, but of a friend, and so made myself contented and us pleasant as possible. Next morning, in company with Mr. Jolly and his family—except his better half—which by the way, is much the better half—I went to Grassy Bond church, to hear Rev. Mr. Tate. This was my first time to meet with quite a number of young folks of that section, and 1 was favorably impressed with them. But despite the bloom of youth and beauty I couldn’t get out of sight of some of the candidate I had been with so long and often. Talk about your crowds of young folks, Grassy Bond has them. There are more young men aud good looking young ladies in that commu nity. in proportion to the old people, than any section I had the pleasure of visiting. They were just out of Sabbath school when we rode up, and it appeared that all tin* young people In Cherokee county were there. I formed acquaintances with many of them. This I always do when an op portunity presents itself. When you take the children by the hand you take the parents by the heart, is an old but true saying. Rev. Mr. Tate, the pastor, preach ed a very impressive sermon, on a vital subject, and held the attention of his audience for the full timeoccn- pied by bis discourse. It was my first time to meet him, and I found that he was enthused with his work, and formed a favorable opinion of him as a minister, who was not afraid to preach the gospel of Christ in it« original|purity. That’s what I ad mire in a minister above all other qualifications. • Without it he and his pretended crook is an ignoble fail ure. From the church I went home with Mr. W. J. Jones, where I spent the afternoon and night very pleasantly. Mrs. Jones in youth, was one of my pupils, and now that she is the wife and mother in u happy and prosper ous home, I am proud to think that perhaps I hud sojuething to do with forming her life and character for | usefulness. Bhe and her husband arc doing their fi:l! duty in training their family. The children are mtel- gent and well behaved. Mr. Jones Jives at the old Bonner place, where Rev. Mr. Bonner lived and raistrd his family. This farm too like oibesn iu | that section, lies wtii and is gcaefai- ly productive. In Mr. Jones’ yard there are quite a number of q*!vsr- ing ash trees, all of which Issn She same way. I don’t know how it is, hut there must be some cause for it. Somebody please explain it! I forgot to say in week before last's narrative that 1 spent my first mglit north of the railroad, with Bid friend and neighbor James Borwess, who I found near Grassy Bona. I rode up in the rain and “helloed.” Mrs. B. looked out and having recog nized me. asked me to “light and come in out of the rain.” I needed no particular urging to accept her kind invitation, and soon I was com fortably seated by a rousing lull ing and hearing of the “ups and downs” we had experienced striae we had seen each other. Mrs. Burgess is a great talker, but don’t try to mo nopolize the business when she wants to hear from other people. For nearly twenty years 1 had been pio.nising to pay them a visit aud the time had fortunately arrived to redeem ray promise. Mr. B. has done a good deal of repairing and building since lie has gone into that section* His farm is level, and when compared with the lands he worked on GiJaey’s creek in this union “cutoff” presents a striking contrast. Mr. Burgess is a first-rate farmer as well as citUou, and his neighbors, when they get ac quainted with him and his ftnariiy, will bear me out in this assertion. 1 couldn’t find out whether or not, his daughter, Miss Lillie, had got any other string to her beaux, but I will say to the Grassy Bond boys that they may look out for some of our neighbor boys in that section from time to time. Leaving Mr. \\\ J. Jones’ I made a trip through his neighborhood, and found most of the farmers haad at work, trying to make up lost tin.e from the rains and bud weather. It was seldom that a laboring man couid be found at the house except ut meal time. I went to sec the families of Messrs. William and W. 11. Venoy, who Jive near Beulah church. These are some of our old neighbors who had gone into that section to find bette* &ad easier land to work, and I aw ears they have found it. 1 found but few colored people in that section. The Messrs. Venoy have one of the choicest farms is the Grassy Bond section, and with good health and seasons, with their knowl edge of farming, they will make good crops every time. Mrs. Venoy, how ever, tells me that she is rather lone some—not having formed many ac quaintances in their new home. The meeting at Grassy Bond was not so generally attended as at some other places, most of the voters being at Gaffney. Hon. G. W. Chu'k, can didate for Brobate Judge, joinaAKie band wagon and turned loose a broad side on the management of that of fice and other matters along the line of political economy. Col. B. if. Jolly was chairman of the meeting. The speakers entertained the audi ence for more than three hours. Col. Jolly said he was at home and would yield his time to his brother candi dates. Her people knew him us wall as his plans for working the (Supervi sor's office. The meeting through out was very pleasant. The Pal metto bottle was evidently on hand, but no special evidences of its work cropped out. One fellow (I don’t know who he was, Unless he was a disciple of Bachus,) stood in front of the speakers, ami at times tried to join the chin music, until chairman Jolly called him down. He might just have been playing off, but if he was. lie played it well at times', the antics of his lower extremities re minded me more of the girutions of a pair of old-fashioned winding blades, rather than the the elastic &|ep gf ft French dancing muster. The meeting closed with the an nouncement made by the chairman that the candidates would meet m* Ezell’s the next day. at 11 o’clock. G. W. Chalk. G. W. McKown, B. F. Bonner, and myself, accompanied our friend J. Tuck McCfaw to his home, where we enjoyed his hospital ity and spent the night of March 22d. J. L. s. (To be continued.) Stands at the Head. Aug. J. Bogel, the leading giat of Shreveport, La., says: “Hr. King’s New Discovery is tfie (Mfcr thing that cures my cough, and it Is the best seller I have.” J. 9. CwMfr bell, merchant of Kafford, writes: “Dr.. King’s New Dtocuftpry is all that is claimed for it; ft never fails, and Is a sure cure for Consump tion, Coughs and Colds. I cannot say enough for its merits.” Dr. King’s New Discovery for Couasump- tion, Coughs and Colds is not an ex periment. It has been tried fora quarter of a century, and to-day stands at the head. It never disap- p >ints. Free trial bottles at DuPre Drug Co’s. TEST VOTE ON THE TARIFF UNEXPECTEDLY brought on IN THE SENATE. Representative Jerry Simpson Opposes 1 the Semi-Weekly Adjournment of the House-—Other News Notes. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Washington*, April iff.—What was virtually a tot vote on the tariff bill was quite unexpectedly brought about in the Senate this week, and the re- publibcans won by a majority of one. The vote was on a motion made by Senator Morrill, who is chairman of the Finance Committee, to refer the resolution offered by Senator Vest, declaring the orders issued by Secre tary Gage for carrying out the clause of the tariff bill which makes the du ties therein go into effect April I, to be illegal, to tiiat committee. To the surprise of many, one republican, Senator Chandler, voted against Mr. Morrill’s motion. All tiie populists present, Butler, Harris, of Kansas, Heitfeld and turner, voted against the motion, as did all the silver re publicans. except Mantel, who were present—Cannon and Bettigrew. Representative Jerry Simpson was promptly on hand to oppose the semi-weekly adjournment of the House for three days, but as there was a quorum present and only JiS members voted against Mr. Dinirley’s motion to adjourn his opposition was no more effective then his previous efforts in that line. There is consid erable trouble in the democratic ranks over this question of three-day adjournments, hut the majority fol lowing the lead of Representative Bailey, of Texas, have adopted the policy of not opposing the republican programme. Cuba, tho bankruptcy bill, and the Indian appropriation bill which failed to become a Jaw at the last ses sion, are the principal matters which have occupied the attention of the (senate this week. It is still a mat ter of doubt when the tariff bill will be reported to the .Senate, with lit tle probability tiiat it will be earlier than the first week in May. Senator Nelson, of Minn., is one of those who think tiiat the tariff bill offers an excellent opportunity to curb the greed of some of the trusts, and he lias given notice of ids inten tion to offer several amendments hav ing that end in view, when the bill gets before the Senate. One of these amendments declares trusts or com binations for the restraint of trade or to enchance the market price of im ports or manufactures to be against public policy and illegal and void, and provides punishment by both fine and imprisonment for its viol a* lation, and another authorizes the Bresident to suspend tiie collection of duties levied upon any imported ar ticle, tiie home product of which is shown to be controlled by a trust. Whatever others may think, it is certain tiiat Senator Wolcott, of Colo., does not regard the coming visit of the special diplomatic com mission, composed of himself, Gen. Baine, of Mass., and ex-Vtce Bresi dent Stevenson, of 111., to Europe in the interest of international bimetal lism, us u wild goose chase. On the contrary, he thinks the commission has a hopeful field to work fn, and Bresident McKinley has the same idea. Few politicians sincerely be lieve in the possibility f t interna tional bimetallism, and the number of politicians who would really rejoice in the success of international bime tal lisin would bo still fewer. The professional politician is always sor ry to see any question tiiat has promi nently figured in tiie political arena permuntly settled, because a settle ment deprives him of bis stock in trade. The populists in Congress have is sued an address to flie party tlirough- out the country, the keynote of i which is to refrain from doing much talking about their future intentions, and to quietly watch and wait, while standing staunchly by their princi ples and making converts wherever possible. The (iddress especially ap peals to populist editors to cease wasting their ammunition by lighting each other. While tho opinion is general in both branches of Congress that the Carnegie and Bethlehem steel com panies are refusing to make armor plate for naval vessels at a reasona ble price, because of their belief that the nature of the contracts made for the construction of the three battle ships now being built and the ab sence of other armor making planta will compel the government to pay their prices, it is not at all probable that (Senator Chandler’s bills for the seizure of the armor plants of those companies by the government will be come laws. The remedy would be worse than the disease, and the pre cedent entirely too dangerour to up. There is no doubt that Hon. W. J. Bryan is still a drawing attraction. While he was in Washington this week he Jbad us many callers as Bresident McKinley had on life same days. What it is tlia 1 . attracts men to Mr. Bryan is a matter of opinion, but that they an* attracted to him in large numbers is a fact. Whether this attraction will continue for four years is, of course, more than any body can say at this time, hut if it does there is little doubt that Mr Bryan will be a candidate for Brc.-i- CAMPOEELLA COMPLIMENTS. dent again, although lie says his party will have no chance to win if tiie republicans give the country prosperity. Buffalo Briefs. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Bcffalo, April 11).—Easter always creates a lively demand for eggs. There were several little egg parties scattered around in tiie country Sat urday night. Four of the Gaffney mill boys came over to spend Easter with their friends. They had tiie pleasure of cooking some eggs out in the wood#, where some of their chum- raey’s had bidden them. James Moss and his daughter Miss Della, are very sick with cliills. These are the first cases of cliills that have been known in Buffalo section in years—perhaps since tho war. Lizzie, the little seven year old daughter of Rufus Moss, one of our progressive farmers, is suffering in tensely with a swelling in one of her arms. She has been under treatment of a physician for some time. A six-year old son of Quince Web ber had the misfortune to get his thigh broken about ten days ago. He is getting along as well as could be expected. Auditor Camp paid your humble scribe a pleasant visit a few days ago. To my soul’s delight he enjoy ed my hoe-cakes immensely. The genial Colonel is too well known to need enjCculogium from me, but my hoe-cakes are not. The very fact that I have them to bake is what I wish to impress most emphatically upon the minds of tiie people, espe cially some young lady. I feel like I need pity or a wife. I would pre fer the latter,(but can’t get either. I want a poor girl with plenty of good sense. I am very poor myself, and could not afford to sacrifice my self- respect to marry property—I should feel like people would think me too lazy to work, and wanted somebody else to support me in a more respec table manner than sending me to the poor house. Dr. John G. Black, of Blacksburg, is the owner of the prettiest, most fertile, and the best cultivated farm in Cherokee township. He is also a breeder of ponies, and a Very line strain of Jersiy cattlo. E. H. Bridges, a prosperous farmer, living midway between Buffalo creek aud Blacksburg, is perhaps, the most successful dairy-man in Cherokee county. He realizes several hundred dollars & year from miik and butter. Owing to the incessant ruins and the flood of candidates in early spring, our farmers have been greatly retard ed with their work, but made rapid strides last week in preparing to plant cotton. They did some genuine hustling. Were the Lord himself to make a feast this week and invite every man, woman and cnild in this country, he would no doubt receive many prayers from the farmers im ploring to be excused on account of having to put in guano and plant cotton seed. Belon Bridges, Asbury Duncan, Govan Cline, and Bill Toi- btrt, would not. by any means, try to be excused on account of having married wives, for they have not. I have been censured for the joke I punched ut our prophetic dreamer some time ago. Since reliecting over it aeriously, I am frank to say that it was more of a savage blow tiian a practical joko, and I’m sorry of it ,and for the poor man I hit, but it was Ids own fault tiiat it was ever told. I was giving him a practical object lesson. Some time ago a certain young publican in this community imbibed too freely of the “chemically pure,” and sang, “O ,land of rest for thee, I sigh.” What a contrast in his ac tions. sighing for a land of rest, and traveling to a land of trouble. BiCHULOK. . -- • Spring Requires That the impurities which have ac cumulated iu your blood during the Vinter •hall be promptly and thor oughly expelied if good health is ex pected. When the warmer weather conies these impurities are liable to manifest themselves in various ways and often lead to serious illness. Un less the blood is rich and pure that tired feeling wilt afflict you, your ap petite will fail and you will find your self “all run down.” Hood’s Karsa- parrilla tones and strengbthens the system, drives out all impurities and makes pure, rich healthy blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the one true blood purifier and the best spring medicine. Be sure to get only Hood’s. A Batch of Newsy Items From the Mountain City. (Con esponJence ot The Ledger.) CAMPomci-LO, April !‘J.—iwriiaos now that the new county agitation belongs to historical data and the new county is an actual reality and that tiie final election of county of ficers is over, everybody back at home and feeling good over the re sults and on account of this beauti ful spring weather, it will not be pre- .ming loo much to ask for space in your clean, clear cut paper which is recognized as such not only in its own rtt le, hut also in others, as fur away a Oonuetticut, ami to ask tiie indulgence of the Oherokeean readers while w give a few items from our progress!\e littie place. Campobello is a flourishing little town located about eighteen miles above Spartanburgcity near the moun tains on tiie C. A W. C. R. R. and in the cente. o of a very fertile region watered by the South Bacolet. This is one of the sections that lias helped to make (■parlanburg county what she nas alwi ys been—une of the ban ner counties. Our section boasts of such histori cal and phil inihropicai men us Rev. John G. Landrum, Rev. Thomas Earle. Maj. Davis, etc. And because we are up lure where we revel in pure mountain breeze, you nee d not infer that we curouse in “mountain dew.” The very fact tiiat our charter provides thutCam- pobelio shall be a dry town ninety nine years from Gie time the charter was granted, pi ives that we are not a set of drunkards and “moonshin ers,” but that we are a study, sober pop e, having from the very begin ning un nye single r:o our highest in terest. ()f course there are some ex ceptions to the above statement. We have some rum rascals—hoggish boys—some blind-tiger bandits, just as you and every other town, city, dud r.qnmudBy have. M»y thv thy speedily come tv hen this can be scid of no place. They used to say that we were a dead town. That many have been true way back in ante-Campobellum times, but is not now. A new era has dawned upon our town. The com mand was given, “Smite the rocks.” It was obeyed. Refreshing clear, crystal water gushed forth, giving vivacity, growth, and activity to our whole community. We refer to the Campobello High School founded by the energetic, untireing worker, Rev. J. W. Wingo. This School lias done more to invigorate our town than everything else in it put together. In its short history of three years our school has attained unto a re markable degree of success, register ing this year more than one huuired and lifty pupils, who represent six or more counties in the state. To show the progressiveness—the get up and get-up of our town, I men tion the to Inving facts. Within the last twelve months, a nice, conven ient, four story brick school building has been almost completed. The recitation rooms are finished up. Ten or twelve new dwellings have been built. An elegant brick church is being built, one that the Methodist congregation may well be proud of. when it is completed. Quite a num ber of new families moved in. Breaching from once a month to twice a month bv both Baptist and Methodist. Freight shipped and re ceived more than doubled that of previous year. Basse nger travel nearly doubled. Bostal service amounted to almost as rnuuh per month as it did per quarter u year or two ago. The movements of our people me r be chronicled ug follows. Rev. J. W. Wingo lias resigned his pastoral work, and will new give his whole time to his school room work. 1). (). McClain and daughter recently visi ted Mrs. McClain’s brother in North Carolina. Oapt. R. B. M unk, of Carnp- ton, was in our town last week. Mr. Fuller who is now at Greensboro, N. C., representing a dashing business —selling a churn—recently visited his family, here. He has returned to his post of duty. Wingo, Cul- breath. and Bisiiop will soon be able to furnish any quantity of bricks. They are putting down machinery near the (Southern Depot and will soon be grinding them out by the thousands. The social event of the season was n sociable given by Misses (Surah and Eva Goodlctt out at their pleasant suburban home last Friday evening. Quite a number of the young people were present and seem ed to happily enjoyed themselves. Our farmers now, like beautiful na ture, are all smiles—they are plow ing. Arguments are being made whereby | our town Is soon to enjoy some rich, rare lectures. a. r. Bucklen’s Arnica Salva. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, LTcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Biles, or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Brice 2o cent# per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co.