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-f J. C. JEFFERIES,4- ( OAFFNIiY, S. C. Attorney ■ nd Counsellor at Law. Prastices in All t^c Coufts. Collections a Specialty To Reach Consumers in this Section Adver tise in The Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. VOL. IV, NO. 2f\ i GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST li), 1897. •1.00 A YEAR. % 4 4 € THE ‘KERNEL” WRITES THE NEWS. Lightning Strikes a Tree Under Whicii Some Men Are Working, But They Escape Serious Injury—Notes. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jank, August 1(».—On last Saturday evening lightning struck a tree in Mr. F. A. <inforth’s yard, while Mr. Ueorgc Weir and others were at work under it dressing plank. None of the party were severely in jured, but their escape is somewhat remarkable unde/the circumstances. Yesterday Rev. Mr. Thomason preached at Abingdon Creek. He administered the ordinance of bap tism to twelve candidates in the morning. The Lord's supper was also administered. We had a shower of rain last night which has revived wegetation some what. Mr. and Mrs. “Roth” Hughes and Willie Mabry, were at Abingdon Creek yesterday. A report lias just reached here that Dr. B. D. Bates is dead. This is a shock to the community. The Doc tor has many warm friends here who lament his untimely death. A young man full of promise, health and vig or, cut down in the midst of his use fulness. is a loss the community can’t well sustain. We hope, however, that it’s a mistake. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDaniel, of Hickory Drove, have been visiting on this side of the river. A protracted meeting will begin at Messapotama, on next Wednesday night. 18th instant. To-day Camp Giles U. C. Veterans, meets at Union to elect a sponsor to represent it at the general re-union on ttoe 25th and iihth instant, which meeting will be attended, and that the grand old city of Greenville will have an opportunity to honor the men who wore the gray. Let every one go who can, and by all means, let the veterans and their friends who attend behave themselves, keep sober, and shot? that they have some raising, and that they are no less gentlemen in peace than they were soldiers in war. The city expects to show it’s hospitality and we want the veterans to show their appreciation of it by good manners and conduct. Mr. Julius Fowler, of Tea Ridge, is visiting Messrs. J. H. and William Fowler, of this section. Misses Sallie and Nettie Kendrick, of Gaffney, paid us a pleasant call last Thursday. Come again, young ladies. Mr. George Petty was at Abingdon Creek yesterday. Mrs. Good, of Bullock’s Creek, vis ited her son-in-law. Mr. L. M. Hart ford last week. Mr. and Mrs. John A. M. Estes, with their children. Master Evins and Miss Maggie, spent the greater part of last week with relatives and friends on the York side of the river. They hud a most enjoyable time on their trip. The proudest man of his race I have seen since emancipation was Ed. Edmonds, colored, us he officiat ed as driver for Mr. and Mrs. Estes, in their splendid turnout behind two “sparking” mules. Ed was gaudily dressed from tip to toe. Our magistrate's court has been kept pretty busy since the“laying-by” season set in. It is not necessary to report these cases, as the public are not interested so much in the evil as in the good doings of the people. The had will publish itself. The good has hard work to survive, anyway. fciMrs. J. R. Millwood, of Gaffney, was at Abingdon Creek yesterday. Mrs. J. L. S. and Mr. Jimmie Strain visited friends and relatives at Hick ory Grove last week. • A protracted ineeyog went on at Skull Shoals last week. I havn’t heard the result. My colored friend, Mose Tate, who is an out and out Lkdukk man says that any man who will get out of the buggy and pull the bridle off his horse and go off to get another one, and leave his wife setting in the bug gy is only trying to get rid of her without killing her himself. He ought to be hung or put in the asy lum. The hay crop is abundant and most farmers are trying to lay up a win ter’s supply. I understand that they had a good meeting at Mt. Arrarat last week, and that my old friend Judge J. W. Guy ton, attended Hand joined the church, so did uncle Bob Peterson. 1 hope for them many days yet to meet with God’s people, and give themselves wholly to Christ, and enjoy, as well as recede the benefits to be derived from attending God's house in the proper spirit of worship. They are both in their “eighties,” I suppose. If all rumors are to In* credited as true, there is more liquor being drunk now than at any time since the dis pensary war has been - going on, or even before. A fearful responsibility rests upon some body. We will be glad to see something from Capt. Dick Jolly’s road work ing each week. Won’t the Captain take the trouble to give us a few I lines for the benefit of our readers— as all are interested in the public roads. [For the benefit of our cor respondent we state that Capt. Jolly is not now in command, as has been heretofore announced. Capt. Thack- ston now has charge of the forces.— Kit.] Mr. J. H. Fowler went to the Rol ler mill, at Hickory Grove, last week, j with what I understand, as one of the finest flouring mills in the State, and is giving general satisfaction. In riding over the country one is thoroughly convinced that the crops are poor—much worse than was gen erally expected. Some places they are tolerably good, in many, very bad. The land, work, or season, one, either or all, are responsible for this. There is a general complaint of poor corn, and in many, many places far mers can only get tops without a sin gle shoot. Miss Ethel Strain had a chill last week. It is with extreme delicacy that 1 notice a protest from a mother, in last week’s Lkdgeu. The unpleasant circumstance of which she complains is only two well known, and too close ly kept by those in possession of the facts to allow full justice to be done in the premises. If the good lady, .whoever she is, will gives the names of witnesses who will testify to the fact, of which she complains, 1 for one, will be glad to see that the guilty parties are brought to justice. It is a remarkable fact that so few people know anything at all. Every one almost lias heard a great many things that they cannot vouch for. and this is one of the reasons noth ing has yet been done in the matter. If untiring efforts are worth any thing. or can accomplish anything the whole matter will yet be in the courts. Evidence is coming in all the time, and if needs be some of the beat ladies in the county will go upon the stand and testify us to the un- gentlemanly conduct complained of. Shame! shame! Mr. Belton Holcomb, of Kelton, came over into our section last week, on business. He is one of the lead ing farmers of Pea Ridge. There is a flourishing society of the “Sons of Rest,” in the community. The mem bership and regular attendance is much larger than that of former years, and no member has yet been reported for violation of the rules. Won’t some reader of the Tine Ledger answer ‘Lumberman’s’ ques tion that appeared in the Columbia Register a few days ago? He asks how many si'pekfutal feet in a piece of timber 12 inches by 12 inches at one end and 1 inch by 1 inch at the other, and 40 feet long. The an swer of the Rock Hill man, he says, is not correct. I say it is (or nearly so,) if I understood the question. Euclid says it is nearly correct. I will usk ‘Lumberman’ where the piece of timber should be sawed in two to divide its solid contents into equal parts, making no allowance for waste in sawing. Mr. F. A. Goforth is building a new ^welling house. So is Mr. M. C. Reynolds. The colored people of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church are putting them up a new house of worship. I am glad to see this evidence of thrift with them. Mr. Bob Kirby and some of the neighbor boys took a wagon load of fine water-melons to Gaffney last Thursday. No better melons has been raised in this section than the Bradford. It beats all the others put together. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blair, of Blairs- ville, visited Mr. 8. F. Estes lust Fri day and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bighum, of Sharon, and Miss Minerva Bigham, of Blackstock’s visited Mrs. Sallie B. Estes last week. When a man with a wife and chil dren begins to prance around the young girls as if he was single and wanted to marry them, the study old men begin to think about appealing to Judge Lyhch. A word to the wise will beat a wink to the weak at any time. Some one who is more of a philoso pher than a fool, said that an empty bottle is an eviuence of a full man. Job says that “Cin’iit men are not always wise. Neither should we small tliliiK* despite." One of the best horse doctors I know of, says that a table-spoon-full of salt saturated with spirits of tur pentine and given internally will cure the severest case of colic in a few moments. Me says pull the ani mal’s tongue as far us you can and put the mixture us far down the throat as possible and let the animal swallow it. We have seen some good speci mens of the sweet potato crop this year. Only a few more rains will be required to make an abundant yield.. Concentrated lye given in broken doses, In the feed, is a sure preven tive as well as cure, for chicken cho lera—so says one of our chicken rais ers. Capt. James T. Morehead, one of Cherokee’s lending farmers, was to see us one day last reek on business. Howell's ferry now equipped with the best (lat I have seen there since the war. The sand in the river is tne only trouble about crossing now, and that is. not any great bar rier except at such times as the wa ter is very low. Statistics show plainly that the average bar-room customer don’t last over ten years, and therefore it is ne cessary to draw from the ranks of the boys and young men to keep up the liquor trade. Our people were much distressed to hear of the serious accident to Rev. W. L. Brown which took place last Thursday, while on his way to con duct a protracted meeting at Beulah church. Hope he will soon recover. A teacher asks these questions:— Should a teacher confine himself to his text-book during his recitation? and what does the theory and prac tice of teaching embrace? My answer to the first question is: The book should only he used as a guide for conducting the recitation, but under no consideration should he depend upon it for the interest that should he given. As a general rule, a book teacher is an uninterestin' individual—a mere telephone that communicates what the sentence reads. 2nd. It embraces the whole science of education. It tones the mind, develops thought, induces ac tivity and builds up strength and harmony. j. l. s. State Line Dots. (Correspondence of The Ledger ) State Line, Aug. 10.—Ed Scruggs has accepted a position as clerk at Hampton. He will be greatly miss ed in this settlement as he is a good boy. Lafe Horton, of Maud, has erected tombstones to the memory of his father and mother. Jim Ruppe’s oldest daughter, “Sissie,” died the 10th, and was laid to rest at Mt.Pleasant cemetery, where her mother was buried a few weeks ago. The remainder of the family are still very low’. Mrs. John McCraw is sick. We hope she will soon be herself again. Joe Watkins, of Gaffney City, and brother, Jonas Watkins, of Miss., visited in and around their old home last week. Miss Yador Scruggs is visiting Mr. Tom Stacy’s and other connections this W’eek. Green Blanton, of Boiling Springs, and Miss Mary Blanton, of Maud, were solemnized the 10th of this month. We wish them a long and happy life. Johnnie Watkins, of Hicksville, after spending some time at home, has returned to Beilcwood. Mr. and Mrs. James Hambrick are visiting Mrs. Hambrick’s sister, Mrs. I*. Vassy. Sal Joe. —— — — Pool Pencilmgs. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Pools, Aug. 15.—We are having plenty of ruin and crops are looking line, especially cotton. Melons are getting scarce. Rev. B. J. Davis has just closed a series of meetings at the Holiness church. It was as good a meeting as I ever attended. Rev. W. G. Ezell preached at Zion Hill yesterday on Sanctification. Our protracted meeting at Cannon’s will begin next Sabbath. It will be conducted by our pastor. Rev. I. M. Friday. We hope to have a good meeting. Thos. Cannon is having the roads worked out. .They certainly needed it. Miss Imerg'.ne Fowler, of Jones- ville, is visiting relatives at this place. Our Sunday school at Cannons has been very small for the past month on account of the numerous meetings going on in this neighborhood. Rev. Jack Cowan has returned to Clifton No. 3 and is conducting u tent meqtiug. He is drawing large crowds. Pi i:k. Muskmclon and Lizz%rds. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Gaffney, Aug. DJ.—We are indebt ed to Mrs. Hettie Brown for a fine muskinelon sent us last week. John Koyle killed a li/osard which possessed two tails, several days ago. That beats the egg question, o. w. n. — • — 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 u general system tonic it has no equal.” Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2025 Cettuge Grove Ave., Chicago, was all run down, could not eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength. Prices 60 cents and 41.00. Get a bot tle at store of DuPre Drug Co. WILLIAM (KLKEY AUSTELL.! CHEROKEE'S SENIOR REPRE SENTATIVE. A Brief Sketch of His Career as a Farmer, Tanner, Soldier and Statesman—His F a m - ily Circle, Etc. William Gilkoy Austell, was horn near Limestone Springs, Jan 14,1841, and is therefore a little more than fifty-six years of age. His parents were William and Catharine Austell, hardworking and industrious descend ants of the French colonies that had settled in this section from Pennsyl vania and Virginia, before the revo lutionary war. In early boyhood he la bored on the farm in the summer and attended the neighborhood schools in winter, sometimes working a year, and then attending school a year receiving as liberal an English education ns the schools of the vicinity afforded. This he has used to the best possible advantage. As he approached manhood’s estate he began to learn the trade of a tanner, serving in his father’s tannery. When the war broke out between the States he volunteered in Company I, Cth South Carolina Volunteer Infan try, Capt. Camp commanding. This company was attached to the Army of Northern Virginia. Mr. Austell served with that company until the reorganization at Yorktown, Ya., at which time he joined in the forming of Company C., 5th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. Capt. Thos. Dunn, commanding (afterward Capt. J. B. Lyle’s company), and served until the seven day’s buttle around Richmond, at which battle he receiv ed a wound from a piece of shell on June 30th which necesitated the am putation of the right foot, after which he came home and remained during the remainder of hostilities, aiding those whom he could while their relatives and friends were in the service. At the close of the war he engaged in the tannery business and also tried farming. In these pursuit he was moderately successful. He made his debut in politics in 1870, when bis friends put his name before the county nominating convention for county commissioner. He received the nomination and was elected by a most flattering vote, serving two years as commissioner. He was again elected commissioner about 1882. In 188(5 he was elected a mem ber of the legislature by a most flatter ing vote. In 1888 he was again elected to the legislature receiving the high est vote ever given a candidate for that position from his (then Spar tanburg) county. After serving for two successive terms, answering to the roll cull every morning during the entire four sessions, * his name was again before the people, but fac tional lines were drawn so tight and strife was no strong that ho was de feated. He could have been elected had ho pandered to the clamor of the multitude but lie choose defeat rather than sacrifice his principles (which was conservative reformor) for tiflice. In 18UG. being solicited by friends, he again permitted his name to go before the people and was elected in spite of a bitter light being made against him on account of the fact that he lived in the pro posed new county of Cherokee. He was one of the most willing workers for and in behalf of Cherokee and did valiant service In the legislature in behalf of the county, alwaya being alert and energetic for the consum mation of the wiahes of the people, allowing no opportunity to be lost wii.-n he could work in the interest of Cherokee. Mr. Austell resides on the extreme southern corporate limit line <>f tlie cily and conducts one of the hist farms in the county. In his home life he is in most happy circumstan ces. His genial wife and two sons assist in making his home life happy ami bright. He bus three hoys, tin* two youngest, who reside with him. the other. Mr. \V. X. Austell, being employed by Mr. H. S. Lipscomb, who conducts a general merchandise business at I’acolet. In his five sessions in the legisla ture Mr. Austell has always been on hand and it lias been remarked that he always voted right, never once losing sight of the fact that he was tlie servant of the people. He is a man cf most temperate habits and withal a genial wholesouled fellow and one worthy to represent the peo ple of the whole county, knowing no faction and always having in mind the good of the people not only of his county but of the entire State. Cherokee is fortunate in having such a senior representative us William Gilkey Austell. — -- - * — Howell’s Kerry Happenings. (Correspondence of The LeUaer.) Howells Ferry August 7.—Mr. Carter, of Fort Mill, is repairing T. J. Estes mill at this time. Henry McDaniel and family was in our section yc sterday. What has become of Cricket? I heard a fellow say the other day lie would like to hear you holler. Crickets generally holler through the summer. But perhaps you prefer to let your joys be made known in se cret. What you do in secret we know not now but we will know here after. The steam shovel that is at work near Sharon is the great cynosure of the day. Madam rumor says that work will soon be resumed on the old Three C’s road. It will take hut little work to complete this road as the most of the work was done six years ago. I am told that a goat is a preventa tive of disease, if kept with a herd of cattle, but it looks to me as if a billy goat would be the very germs of disease itself. W. T. Osment and Joe Estes es corted K. Gilmore to jail last week from J. L. Strain’s office. A great many chickens are dying with what has been pronounced by our chicken doctors as loose feathered cholera. The fowl gets into a state that the feather cun be picked as if they had been scalded before death. Sam Lee and Joe Estes took ad vantage of the low rates and went to Asheville this week. Mr. and Mrs. Coot Blair spent sev eral days last week with S. T. Estes and family. The river is so low that it is diffi cult to get the flat to run. It would be a great convenience to the public if Cherokee and York counties would bridge the river at this place. The boy who leaves home with the intentions to get rich sure comes back in a worse fix than when he left. Sa m no. ► Perfection* in Cake-Making. Housekepers frequently wonder why it is that they cannot make biscuit and cake that are light and palatable and that taste as delicious us the biscuit and cake made by their mothers and grandmothers, the delightful memory of which even to this day creates a sensation of pleasure to the palate. The trouble arses from the highly adulterated state of materials they have to work with, particularly the cream-of tartar and soda that are now procurable for do mestic purposes which contain large quantitiesoflime,earth,alum and oth er adulterants,frequently from live to twenty-five per cent., and conseqent- ly vary so much in strength that no person can tell tho exact quantity to use, or properly combine them, to insure perfect results. From using too much or too little, or because of the adulterants in them, bitter, salt, yellow, or heavy biscuits or cakes are frequently'made. These adulterants are also injurious to health. All this trouble may he avoided by the use of the popular Royal Baking Powder. Where this preparation is employd in the place of cream-of-tar- tar and soda its perfect leavening power always insures light, flaky digestible biscuit, cakes and pastry, that are perfectly wholesome and free from tho impurities invariably present whtn the old raising prepa rations are employed. The Royal Baking Powder, we are informed by the most reliable scientists, is per fectly pure, bein^mude from highly refined ingredients, carefully tested, and so exactly proportioned and combined that it never fails to produce tho best and uniform results. An additional advantage in its employment comes from the fact that bread or other food made with it may be eaten while hot without fear of indigestion or any unpleasant re sults, while being equally sweet, moist, and grateful to the palate when cold. f WRITTEN FROM WILLIE. and / Ja:rus Contemns Spartanburg Cherckee County Roaus. (Con*'HjK>n<lcncu of T l.c Ledger.) Wn.i.iK, Aug. 17.—The picnic came off at Holly Springs Saturday, the 11th, us per advertisement and owing to the North Gnenvi^e Baptist As- sociotion being in ses ion near by. the attendance was rather small, therefore, us a picnic, it was almost a failure. In fact e«cli one, pretty much, picked his own nick. The Hon. Stanyarne Wilson was present and gave us a speech of about 45 minutes, taking for his subject tho “Tariff and lf> to 1 silver.” Judge Gentry gave a short talk, as well as the following candidates: T. E. Farley, D. E. Hydrick and B. R. Pol lard, Mr. Pollard making the most humorist and Mr. Fariey the most sensible speeches of the day. In fact Mr. Earley made tho most sen sible talk on the tariff that 1 have yet heard. We are needing rain very bad in this section now. Miss Daisy Caldwell, of Govn n*> viile, was visiting relatives in this section, Saturday and Sunday, Miss Daisy is one of the most a complish- etl young ladies of Greenville county. Jairus spent several days very pleasantly last week among friends and relatives in and around Gaffney. In traveling from here to Gaffney lastjweek 1 went via. Spartanburg and White Plains, crossing Pacolet at Thompson's Ford and Thickcty at Blue Branch, and from my observa tion in going across the county I don’tthiok that Spartanburg county cun possibly make more than two thirds of a cotton crop, and tho corn crop in the lower part of the county is almost a complete failure, that is, from Spartanburg to White Plains. Tiie crops North and West of Spar tanburg, will perhaps average from 70 to 80 per cent, of average crop, hut from Spartanburg to White Plains I saw many fields of cotton that will not make enough to pay for the guana that was put on them. And, it has been claimed that Polk county, N. C., supercedes any county in the country when it comes to bad roads, but I would be willing to put half my interest in the Klondyke gold fields, that either Spartanburg or Cherokee could very easily take the “rag off the bush” for bad roads, and retain several of their roads to fall back on in case of an < mtrgency at that. Flaw Picker I will consider it a special favor if you will use your influence to induce the tov isbip Commissioner of White Plains town ship to work out the road from White Plains to Thickety, because it is al most dangerous to travel the road. There are gulleys in the road deep enough to bury a mule in, and, as some of the commissiouers are close ly related to me, I wish them to avoid any possible trouble, for of course, people would hold them re sponsible for any damages, sustained by reason of the bad roads, either to themselves, wagons or teams, and you know they would be morally responsible if not legally. In my next communication, I will discuss the training of children and the protection of women. James Atkin’s baby died last Fri day and was buried yesterday (Sun day) at Mt. Lebanon. It died of some scurby disease. Jairus. Thickety News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Thickety, Aug. 17.—Crops are looking some better since the rain but was damaged very bad by dry weather. MissO. E. Hottal. of Glendale, is teaching school at this place she has from 25 to scholars. Miss Anamarie Daniel, of Walnut. Grove, is visiting Mrs. Daniel at this place. We will soon have a good church at Beverdam. I think it will be fin ished sxhi, as the people have been putting in good time on the building. J. M. Duly. ——— —• -#••• •- A Big Time At Blacksburg. (Con enpondence of The ledger.) Blacksbcuu, S. C., August 18.— On Saturday the 21st there will be held at this place a reunion and pic nic. The day is looked forward to with many pleasant anticipations. We expect to have, ui.ocfng orher prominent citizens of the state, At- tourney General Will Barber ami Col. McMaster. Everybody is invi ted to come and bring a well filled baskets. We anticipate a great time us well as good speeches. k. s. w. — ■ - - * • He Wants Work. Mr. A. A. Porter wishes tho public, to know, and especially the people of Cherokee county, that kc is still able to put in chair bottoms, and us good chair bottoms us any man. The re port that he is unable to work is un true, end he only wants a chance to work in order to make a living. He is thankful for what worn has been given him but wants more. 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