The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 13, 1897, Image 1
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VOL. IV, SO 13.
GAFFXEV CITY, S. THURSDAY, MAI.
189'
81.00 A YEAIi
WRITTEN IN WASHINGTON.
THE DINGLEY TARIFF DILL THE
ABSORBING TOPIC.
Senators Gorrr.an and i oreacre Have
a Talking Scrap—Th.: District
Attorney tc Push the
Sutrar Trust.
Dingley
re-
(Corresi’or.dence of The
Wasiiixgi'on, May 7.—The
tarill bill, which was this week
purleil to ti.e Senate ami which will
be taken tip by the Senate on the
18th last., is the most absorbing top
ic of conversation in Congressional
and administration circles. The
Senators who amended the bill kept
their secrets well and the amended
bill contained many absolute sur
prises, not only for the public but
for Senators and Representatives.
One who had never been in Washing
ton when an amended tariff bill was
reported to the Senate might suppose
from the cyclone of disapproval that
hasunet the bill from republicans
that it was in danger of an early
death. But the old stagers know
that these shouts of disapproval from
members of tin* majority party arc
tegular accompaniments of every
amended t. rilf bili reported to the
Senate. It is only when a tarill bill
has been reported to the Senate that
tne hardest tariff lighting begins, and
the hardest fighters are always as a
rule members of the party that will
have to be responsible for tire tariff.
The gentlemen who are now talking
most against the Dingley bill do not
expect to vote against it; only to get
certain schedules changed in t be inter
est of their constituents. The New
iff.gland Senators wiio are talking
about staying in Washington until
October in order to get the duty of
1.1 cents a pound or hides struck out,
will wind up with compromising on
u little lower rate of duty, and the
^.iume thing will bold good with nearly
all lie other objectors. The retroac
tive clause of the bill has been drop
ped and one inserted making the new
duties take effect dulv 1. The duty
of 10 cents a pound on tea and the
internal revenue tax of 11 cents a
barrel on beer, ale, porter, etc., in ad
dition to the existing tax of ij'i a bar
rel, uri‘ to be only imposed from the
date the I' ll becomes a law until
January 1, ITK). Senator Allison
says these two items were put in to
raise revenue to offset the loss of rev
enue* caused by the large importa
tions known to have already been
made of goods upon which the duties
will be increased] No statement has
yet been prepared showing the esti
mated revenue that the bill as it now
stands will produce, but Senator Al
drich has promised to make one the
day the bill is taken up.
frenators Gorman and Forsake* bad
a iSittle talking scrap this week that
served to show how much alive the
oldl idea still is, in the heads of veter
an Senators, that new Senators must
be iseen and not heard. Mr. For-
Ir offered an amendment to the
|over Sundry Civil Appropriation
■hich v. as undci conoid oration
in itit* Senate, »ppropriutiiig
OOO lor the impro/emunt of the Ten
nessee River '/(low Chattanooga.
Whetlier it was (he appropriation it
self <nf because it. was (dieted by a
new SeViator, is immaterial, but Sena
tor Gunman proceeded to lecture
Senator norsaker s party for its reck
less extravagance and other things,
including! the newly reported tariff
bill. Sen ad or Forsuker promptly ac
cepted the (^alluige and proceeded to
defend his piurty in a vigorous five-
minute speeqrli. Then Mr. Gorman
got in a few siiVering remarks about
,\lr. Forsuker biting new to the Senate,
but tbe latte r went buck ul him by
assuring him turcastically that the
newcomers would look to him for
their guidance. At this point Sena
tor Allison u> ked Mr. Forsuker to
withdraw bis amendment and lie did
so.
The 1'. S. District Attorney lias
notified the coujnsel for the other par
ties indicted utt tire same time that
broker Chupniu)n was for contempt in
in refusing to answer questions asked
by members of'the Senate committee
that was investigating the Senate su
gar scandal, >vhich originated while
the Wilson tariff was being consid
ered by tire Senate, that be will call
their eases up for trial on May 17.
and Chapman's counsel has been
notified to bring him to Washington
to serve thirty days in jail, in accor
dance with his sentence. Efforts are
still being made to get President Mc
Kinley to pardon Chapman. The
other parties under indictment are
Henry O Havemeyer and John K.
Searies. of the sugar trust; John O.
Sehriver and E. J. Edwards, news
paper correspondents, and A. L. Sey
mour and J. W. McCartney, brokers.
President McKinley’s tiiree spe-
envoys, Senior Wolcott. Hon.
Adlai E. Stevenson, and Gen, Paine,
have started for Europe upon their
bimetallic mission, ‘they carry the
good wishespf men of all shades of
opinion of Congress, but there are
few who believe that they will ac
complish anything tangible by go
ing.
The vacancies in the Senate com
mittee have all been filled, but there
is considerable dissatisfaction among
tbe new Senators over the assign
ments given them by the committees
of their respective parties. This was
unavoidable, simply because there
were more Senators than there were
desirable committee places to give*
out. Of course every Senator who
failed to get what he wanted lias an
i'lta that there was favoritism in the*
distribution, but tlier** is no doubt
that the committees which made the
assignments did the best they could,
and their work was approved by
their party caucuses.
The free homestead bill, which
passed the Senate at the "last session
ami died in the House with tho ex
piration of Congress, has again been
passed by the Senate.
The much discussed arbitration
treaty has been at last disposed of.
The Senate this week by a vote of 13
to‘iff rejected it.
All of the republicans in the House
and thirty odd democrats voted
against a resolution instructing
Speaker Reed to appoint the House
committees.
LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS,
It h
Gep. GorJon’s
not often that
Lecture,
a great
news
paper like the Louisville Courier-
Journal condescends to praise any
thing editorially but the gifted pen
of that eminent writer, Henry Wat-
terson, was moved to
mind of the great editor.
express the
in the fol
lowing language, after having listen
ed to the brilliant Gordon’s “Last
Days of the Confederacy.”
“General Gordon’s great lecture-
ought to be heard by every young
American. Jt is a masterpiece. Not
only as a gem of oratory, but as a
superb outburst of patriotism, it will
live long after we have passed away.
The vast audience that heard him
last night will, we are sure, voice this
expression.”
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX
TILE WORKERS.
North and South Carolina Mills, Their
Improvements and their Ad
vancements—Opera
tive Personals.
factory
died of
[Southern ani Wesreni Textile Excelvior.l
A. P. Rhyne, cotton yarn manufn'c-
turer of Mt. Holly. N. 0.. has been
elected mayor of his town.
Green Bridges, age 37, a
operative at Glendale, >S. C..
pneumonia Tuesday morning.
A small fire occured in the Vance
Mills, .Salisbury, N. Wednesday,
originating in the picker room.
Joe Walker has left the spinning
room at mill No.'i, I'n'ori. S.C., to be
come second hand at Enoroe, S. C.
The people of Gastonia, N. C., on
Monday elected as tiieir mayor G.
\Y. Ragan, Secretary Trenton Cotton
Mills.
P. A. McCraw has returned to Gas
tonia, N. C., from Camden, S. C..
where he went a couple weeks ago to
oversee the
the different makes of machines be
fore placing Ids order.
I
Lock Davis has gone from tlie Rob-
i bins Rope Factory, Charlotte, to ihe
| new Avon Cotton Mills, Gastonia.
N. C., to take charge of the steam
1 plant. Mr. Davis has not yet had ex
perience with the Huscu! 8team Gen-
j orator, but thinks they will be a great
| help in running a steam plant, and is
pleased that they are putting these
generators under all the boilers at the
Avon Mills.
J. V. Stone, who has had charge of
a section ot looms at ihe MigiJiand
Park Mfg. Co., Charlotte, went to
Davidson, N. C., Tuesday, to oversee
the weaving at night in the Cornelius
Mill, where there are 120 Lowell
looms on plain goods. Tiiese looms,
however, will probably change to a
stripe goods. Mr. Stone was picking
up weavers this week to make up a
night force.
T. J. McXeely, who has been start
ing up the Xorthrop-Draper looms at
Victor Cotton Mills, Greers, S. got
through there this week, and re
turned to Ids home at Salisbury, N.
C. He lias been engaged to take
charge as carder and spinner at the
new Eno Cotton Mills, Hillsboro. X.
C.. and will go tiiere j.nh of May,
when tiie machinery is expected to
arrive.
ETCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE,
Mn. Ei> II. DkCam»*. Gaffney, S. C.
Dkar Sih:—I believe it is well un
derstood that General Gordon. Com
mander-in-chief I’idted Confederate
Veterans, will lect ure at this place on
Wednesday, May 2t»th, 8 p. in.
I am reliably informed that there
are a number of veterans near here
who are extremely anxious to hear
the lecture, but are unable to pay
the small admission fee.
Having seen a notice in a Georgia
paper a few days ago where a num
ber of business men of Hawkinsville,
Ga., had given tickets for same lect
ure at that place to a large number
of old soldiers, who were in a desti
tute circumstance, and unabic to pur
chase tickets, and considering the ex
ample more than worthy of emulation,
I have decided to give five of these
tickets to old soldiers who will bring
me certificates from Hon. A. X.
Wood, or Capt. Griffith stating that
they are worthy citizens and unable
to pay the price of admission to the
lecture.
I would be glad if you would let
this be known through the colums of
your paper. I hope others may see
their way (dear to give away a few
tickets. Very Truly Yours,
H. Fay. Gakkxky.
Gaki xky, 8. C., May 10, 1807.
A Pair of Pants Needed.
Staik Link, May 7.—Mr. Editor:
In your issue of March INtn the
bright young lady who writes from
this place stated in reference to one
of our bachelor residents that he had
added much to the looks of his home
by building u line bare, etc., and in
timated that ail that it needed to
make it complete was some calico.
In my mind all that it needed to com
plete the happiness of the writer from
across the creek is a pair of breeches,
as that household is us free from
those uulispensible p ec’s of woirng
uppa r.*l i s oar bachelor friend is
from calico. R- spectfully,
Wandkkinu Willik.
- .
Tripping the Light Fantastic.
Proprietor Lipscomb tendered tbe
u*e of the dining room of Lipscomb’s
Hotel Friday evening to the young
people for a social dance. The affair
was largely attended and immensely
enjoyed. The young folks anticipate
a repetition of the affair in the near
future.
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The Best RemcJy for Rheumatism.
I’roni the Pulrhiiveu (N. Y.) U«-xlxlur.
.Mr. James Rowland of this village,
states that for twenty-five years his
wife lias been a sufferer from rheuma
tism. A few nights ago she was in
such pain that she was nearly crazy.
She soul Mr. Rowland for the doctor,
but he bad read of Chaimberialn’s
Pain Balm and instead ol going for
the physician he went to the store
and secured a bottle of it. His wife
did not approve of Mr. Rowland’s
purchase at first, but nevertheless
applied the Balm thoroughly and in
an hour’s time was able to go to sleep.
She now applies it whenever she feels
an ache or pain and finds that it al
ways gives relief. Ho says that no
medicine which she had used ever did
her as much good. The 25 and 50
cents sizes for sale by Dul're Drug
Company.
J. M. Splawn, overseer spinning at i
I’nion (8. C.) Cotton Mills, has taken ,
a half interest in u grocery business j
there with W. E. Humphries.
Tlie soldiers ot the ?>Iorgan Riffes ,
at Clifton, 8. 0., say that while I heir '
Captain, G. B. Byrd, is going to Gaff
ney, he must retain command of the
company.
Ed. G. Means, who has been with
the Kesler Colton Mil). Salisbury,
X. C.. since it started, has resigned
to accept a traveling position with a
New York clothing house.
Col. W. 8. Cook, one of Hie princi
pal promoters of the new Fhoenix
Cotton Mills, Fayetteville, X. C., was
on Monday elected mayor of the town,
tor the fifth consecutive time.
G. W. McCombs lias resigned ids
position as overseer of cloth room at
the Richland Mills, Columbia, 8. C..
and will accept a similar position in
the new mill in Abbeville, 8. 0.,
In referring to the Patterson Cotto^i
Mills, of China Grove, X'. C., last
week, we used the initials “G. W.”
which belong instead to tbe mill at
Concord. X. C., vL , the G. \V. Pat
terson Mfg. Co.
At Rock Hill, 8. C., Ed. H. Emery,
an employe of the Rock Hill Factory,
started at Jus. Estridge, 8unday night
with a knife; he was met by a stick
of wood and laid out, sustaining con
siderable damages.
Arthur Whittam, formely with the
Clark Mile End Mills, of East Newark
X. J., lias accepted the position us
8upt. of carding and spinning depart
ments >f the recently reorganized
Charleston Mills, at Charleston, 8. ('.
The Pacolet (8. C.) M’f’g. Co , is
having a large number of operatives’
dwelling iiouses constructed and a
line three story frame hotel, the first
story of which is built of Pacolet
granite and is a line piece of masonry.
\V. E. Poag, who we announced
last week as going from Rock Hill,
8. C., to China Grove, X. (J.. to be
come an overseer in the G. W. Patter
son Cotton Mills, did not go alone.
He was married just before leaving to
Miss Jo Jordon.
At an executor’s sale on May at
Sp:irXanbt..-i:, 8. C., bonds and stocks
sold as follows: Pacolet Cotton Mill.
1-V.H; Fuirmounr Cotton Mill. 7.T;
Merchants vt Planters Bank, of Fnion,
LiO; Merchants A Farmers Bank of
Spartanburg, J2(>..
Ed. M. Wilson, of Union, 8. C., lias 1
gone to Columbia, 8. C.. and X. F.
Harris f r om Lynchburg Va., to Con
cord.. X C ; J W. Campbell. x)t Rock
Hill. 8. C., to Cnion 8. C.’. and H A.
Barnes from Elon College, X. C., to
West Durham, X.C.
A South Carolina cotton mill over
seer’s association is proposed, the
convention to be held at Spartanburg
for its formation. Geo. C. Lcagm*.
•mrseer of weaving with ,he 1). E.
Converse Co., Glendale, 8. C., sugges
ted that it be held May 8.
It is reported tiiat the Union (8. C.)
Cotton Mills will not put In their new
looms in No. 2 Mill llie Xorthrop-Dra
per lilling changer attachment, since
a couple of these attachments were ;
tried on their Knowles looms built to
recieve them, but would not work.
The Granby Cotton Mills. Colum
bia. 8. C. have four sample Xorthrop-
Draper looms running on 84x84 dou
ble harness goods. They have sent for
another set of these looms of Draper’s
latest pattern, an j if they prove sat
isfactory will purchase I.IXJO of them.
The Edna Cotton Mills, Reldsville,
X. C.. have placed with the Howard
it Bullougb American Machine Co.,
Pawtucket, K L, an order for finish
er pickers. John W. Arrington, the
treasurer has been in the North and
thoroughly investigated the merits of
C. E Cannon, overseer of carding
at the Victor Cotton Mills, Charlotte,
resigned and on Wednesday morning
took charge of the card room at Clif
ton (8. 0.) Mil! No. 2. Mr. Cannon
»ad some of bis first experiences at
Clifton, having been card stripper
there, and it is therefore gratify ing to
go backus overseer. L. A. MeCrick-
ard, who was second hand, succeeds
him at the Victor Mill.
The atuiual meeting of the Royal
Bag Factory, Charleston, 8. 0., was
held Wednesday. The annual re
ports showed the company to be in a
prosperous condition. The following
bond of directors was elected for the
ensuring year: C. Wulbern, George
A. Wugener. W. B., C. W. 8eignions
and F. W. Wagener. George A.
Wagener and George Luntz were re
elected the president “and secretary
and treasurer.
The new Eno Cotton Mills. Hills
boro, X. C., are built fora 12,Oil) spin
dle factory, but will start with the
following machinery’ which has been
ed: Kitson pickers, Brooks A
Doxey’s Blubbing, intermediates and
speeders, IS Wliitin cards. 5,000
Whitin spindles, Whitin twisters and
spoolers. This will lie set up as rap
idly as possible after its arrival about
May 15. and yarns turned out at an
early date. Looms will be added
later on.
The annual meeting of the Kings
Mtn. (X.C.) Mfg. Co. was held on
May 4. A dividend ofO per cent,
was declared. The balance of the
year's profits went into new machin
ery and improvements. Last year
the dividend was 10 per cent. The
capital stock was not long since in
creased from ijiXOJHio to $105,000,
paid up. All the old officers were re
elected: W. A. Muunev, Pres.; 8.
A. Mauny, Sec. and Treas.; C. E.
Xeisler, 8upt.
Ground was broken on Monday
May 3, for the erection <>f the new
mill at Ai-
A kiln of brick
the company’s
Warren Mfg. Co.’s cotton
ken J unction, 8. C.
is being bu rned on
own 50 acre mill
AS SKETCHED BY THE SAGE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
A Commend&ble Suggestion to Chero
kee’s First Interdenominational
Sunday School Conven
tion-Personals.
site, though they
posses in all 700 acres. Wise creek
runs through the property and it is
thought that it will develop 150 horse
power, but as the motive power of
tbe mill will be steam. Chns W. Dav
is tlo* manager thinks of using it for
electric lighting and pumping pur
poses. The plant will be rigiit be
tween the tracks of the Southern rail
way* and the South Carolina A Geor
gia. a spur track of the latter being
already under construction for the
new factory. Mr. Davis, us already
xttaed, is pres'dent and manager of
the Warren M’f’g. Co. (his po»toffice
being Graniteville. 8. C.) and W. W.
Simmons, Jr., of Charleston, now
with the Granby Cotton Mills, Col
umbia, will be secretary.
Very Liberal.
The Clifton Mill No. 1 will be stop
ped for general repairs for three to
four weeks, beginning about May 2b.
During this stoppage our regular
operatives will be paid one half wages
free of charge, if not otherwise em
ployed. Free schooling will be pro
vided for children who may .vish to
attend, and also a seperuie free writ
ing school will be furnished.
There Is Nothing So Good.
There is nothing just as good as
Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, so de
mand it and do not permit the dealer
to sell you some substitute. He will
not claim there is anything better,
but in order to make more profit he
may claim something else to be just
as good. You want Dr. King’s New
Discovery because you know it to be
safe and reliable, and guaranteed to
do good or money refunded. For
Coughs. Cofds, Consumption and for
all affections of Throat, Chest and
Lungs, there is nothing so good !ls >s
Dr. King’s’New Discovery. Trial bot
tle free at DuPrc Drug Co’s.
(Correspondence cf The L*-dger.)
Etta Jam:. May lu.—Circumstan
ces over which I had no control pre
vented my attending the decorative
exercises at El bethel last Saturday,
and consequently am unable to re
port the proceedings this week. From
what 1 have heard it was u success,
and there was some good talks made.
It is to be hoped that this spirit of
reverence for the men who maintain
ed our country’s honor in times of
great trouble, will never grow less,
but that it will increase as time pass
es on.
Mr. John Estes. Sr., tells a most
remarkable tale about a chicken swal
lowing a pin. He says it stuck
through the chicken to the outside
and into its thigh while the head was
still in the inside of its gizzard.
1 will try* and make my lett* rs as
short as possible hereafter in order
to allow the correspondents more
room.
One correspondent has been com
plaining that his letters are not pub
lished in full. Perhaps they are like
a great many of mine, not readable.
The Editor is the best judge.
By a private letter from John 8.
Mosby, Jr., 1 learn that nis father,
Col. John S'. Mosby, 8r., is getting
better, and hopes are now entertained
that he will dually recover from his
injuries.
Next Saturday, 15th instant, is the
day to meet at Gaffney and organize
our County* Sunday School Conven
tion. and wo hope tiiat every Sunday
School in the county will be repre
sented. Let full delegations report
at 11 o’clock, a. ni. promptly, and
never allow* the work “to drag” for a
moment. We want, and must have
u live working Convention. We trust
to make Cherokee the banner county
of the State in Sunday School work
as well as in other matters.
Mrs. J. L. Strain and Miss Jessie,
visited Mrs. John Henry Fowler last
week and spent the day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Estes spent a
day with their daughter, Mrs. K. A.
Foster last week.
Jemmie and Sam Strain and W. T.
Osment and sons have turned their
Gilky Creek bottoms.
Tiiat man hath perfect blessed
ness whose wife is neither a tattler
nor a gossip, and who is allowed to
go when and where he pleases with
out asking her permission.
Last Saturday I was at I ho Court
of Magistrate J. W. Alexander. The
suit in question was u very knotty
one. and the ground hotly contested.
Col. T. B. Butler and J. B. Bell, Esq.,
of the Gaffney city bar^ represented
the different contending parties, and
I must say tiiat they are both men
in whose hands clients can well af
ford to entrust their business should
they be so unfortunate as to have any.
Cotton hasn’t come up yet, and in
many places it is being plowed over.
Mr. Giles HH1 had bis horse badly
iiurt by a wire fence one day last
week, and it is feared that he will be
unable to do any work this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Estes visited
friends and relatives at 8haron, last
Saturday.
Wheat is taking the rust, and the
1 oats arc* not doing much.
1 am glad to state that Mrs. G. 8.
| Black, of Pine Grove, is in much bet-
1 ter health than siie has been for the
1 past two years. She is the daughter
] of our esteemed friend, C. P. Hug
gins. Esq., of Lawn, and Mr. Black
| himself is one of our best citizens. We
. are glad to congratulate him upon his
wife’s recovery. Only those who
have sickness can appreciate health.
I am much pleased with the firm
ness and official backbone with which
my brother magistrate, J. W. Alex
ander makes, and maintains his rule-
ings. Firmness is the essential ele
ment of ids nature. In making ids
decree in reference* to the ownership
of certain property he said, in sub
stance, no man can hold property
under the homestead exemption law
until lie paid for it—the ownership
of property is acquirt.d by paying for
it. not before.
Messrs. R. E. Kerr and Dock Web
ber are making arrangements to have
their roads worked this week.
Mrs. 8troud who has been very
sick, I am glad to learn, is getting
better.
Rev. Thomason will preach at
Abingdon Greek, next Sublmlh at 11
o’clock a. in.
The Abingdon 8unday School ap
pointed P. 8. Webber, J. G. Jefferies,
and Frank McOluny, to represent it
at Gaffney, next Saturday, 15th Inst.
Terry Estes captured a sWarm of
bees last week, that bad settled on a
large oak a considerable distance
from the ground. He cut the tree
down and got them into the gum
where they are working very well.
Our neighbors generally arc getting
plenty of milk and butter. They have
plenty of pasturing . for cattle and
other stock, and no doubt our city
friends can buy country produce
much cheaper than formerly. Al
though I am a country man. and want
tc* see my neighbors prosper, yet I
want to see the necessaries of life
brought down in prices so that our
city triends can afford to buy them.
When living is cheap there is nothing
to hinder a country from prospering.
The wail that comes to us from
the pining millions across Hie ocean,
is heart-rendering, and it is the du‘y
of every man, woman and child, to
do something for tiieir relief. Let
our Sunday School Convention organ
ize a relief society, and go to work at
once in their behalf, remembering
that “he who giveth to the poor and
suffering lendeth to the Lord.” Let
this committee, if possible, be com
posed of ladies, and let it be part and
parcel of the County Sunday School
organization whose duty it will be to
respond to such emergencies as may
urNe, by stating the object and needs
and calling for help. Let them keep
a book in which to enter Hie amounts
given by the various organizations or
individuals, us the case may be, and
make tiieir reports regularly to the
Convention. By some method of this
kind the Sunday school will be in
readiness at all times to meet any le
gitimate demand made upon it. [
will guarantee that the Editor of this
paper (than whom no one will do
more than he.) will give the use of
his columns to further this cause,
and will call attention to anything
that pertains to its work.
Jt will not be right to expect or re
quire the members of this committee
to make a form u ean"ass for the dif-
ferenf causes they represent, but
merely to receive and torward such
amounts as may be given them, and
make reports of tbe same.
This committee shall be composed
of three or five, or more, ladies in
each township, so situated that those
who wish to contribute can easily do
so. 1 throw tins out as a suggestion,
which I hope our Sunday School Con
vention will be fully prepared to dis
cuss or act upon next Saturday, 15th
instant. j. l. s.
» From Wiikinsville.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Wii.kixsyii.le, May 3.—The friends
of little Jesse Kerr will be glad to
hear of her complete recovery from
her recent illness.
The rain last week set what little
cotton and corn the farmers have
planted to growing rapidly. #
At Arlington Creek Church Sun
day School yesterday, Superintend
ent Kerr appointed as delegates to
the Sunday School Convention, to be
held in Gaffney the 15th of May:
Messrs. James Jefferies, Frank Me-
Cluny, “Jerry” and himself. This
is a nourishing Sunday Softool.
On Sunday before last year corres
pondent attended the Sunday School
of Wilson’s Chapel. All the schol
ars from the seniors down to the
infant class seem to show much in
terest in the exercises. The singing
was cxceptionably good. Miss IVarl
Whisonant is the organist; Mr. C. W.
Winsonaiit is superintendent.
Rev. W. R. Owing preached an able
sermon at Salem yesterday. After
preaching the Lord’s supper was ad
ministered. Your correspondent sug
gests to the good people of Salem
tiiat they teach their dogs betUr
church manners or leave them at
home next time. One little hound
“purp” liked the singing so much
that he attempted to raise a hymn
several times during the service.
After Hie services a conversation
among the young men was overheard,
in which several enquiries were
made as to what had become of “Jer
ry,” after bis brave letter to Tub
Leikjkk. One suggested that he was
dead—another that he was aHet-p—
and another that he didn’t lik: his
“name.” Then one individual who
is known to the Lkdckk readers as
“Sa.nbo,” to liis intimate friends and
relatives, as just plain “Sambo”
spoke up and said, he would give the
mysterious “Jerry” u call in the next
issue of Tub Lkdckk.
Well, if 1 am dead I must have
died while I was aslee.p and'don’t
know anything about it. Secondly,
if some of these boys would come up
and see me “pulling the bell-cord
over a mule, they wouldn't take me
for a man doing the Rip Van Winkle
act. and Thirdly, if there is anything
in the world I am p^oud of, it is my
name. And “Sa.nbo,” old boy, al
low me to suggest, that when you
I “call me,” use a dinner horn, I think
1 I fwould respond to that question
i quicker than anything else. Jehky.
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