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-+J. C. JEl-FERUiS,*- OAHFNl-V, S. C. Atjfornry >ml Counsellor at Law. Eractice* in All the Courts. 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. f GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., TIILKSDAY, SKPTEMI»EK 10, THE ‘‘KERNAL” IN GAFFNEY HE SPENDS A DELIGHTFUL WEEK WITH US. I oilieo, lots of tlu'in. “.Fhj ” has one j to u<» aloco willi his banjo. Our neighbor Hilly Hluckwell bus a 1 fine erop of corn. He can stand in i one place and touch ten p'ood ears on i one row. His farm is with Fowler Hros., on Hroad river at the mouth Meets Old Friends and New Ones and Enjoys Himself Immensely. Is Well Pleased W:th Growing Gaffney. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ktta .1 \XK, Sept. Id.—The dry weather is having its elTeets upon ganlen potato patches and late corn. Cotton is shedding its leaves and*tlie ' bolls are popping open fust. The cotton crop will fall far short of what it was estimated at less than a month ago. I spent last week in Gaffney city with my friends with whom I en of Thiekcty creek. Jeff Blackwood is going to move nearer the city of Gaffney and run a truck farm on the “Jack Byars” place next year. The people of Gaff ney may rest assured that they will get plenty of vegetables next year if Jeff undertaks to supply them. He’s a gurdner right. I tind a good deal of debating is going on as to the best place to lo cate the court house and jail at Gaff ney. While there are a number of very liberal offers made, I think, taking all in all, that the cite offered by Col. Sum’l, Jefferies near Sweeper John s old shop is the most suitable spot. Its away from the railroad and will be a quiet place. Besides it is near the center of the town corpo ration. joyed myself splendidly. One night I drove home with my brother magis trate, J. W. Alexander, of Lawn, with whom I spent the n<glit. His good old mother who lives in Birm ingham, Ala., is now visiting him. She was a member of one of the load ing families of upper Union county during ante helium days. I had many pressing invitations to visit other friends in both town and county which I hope to do later. Gaff ey is one of the rising cities of the South. Its growth is steady and permanent. Its people generally are natives and rank among the most progressive in the various industries which make and build up a county. Its educational advantages surpass any town of its size in the South. I had the pleasure of visiting the Presbyterian church during ray stay in the city. This building is an or nament to the town as well as a monu ment to those whose Christian zeal and devotion secured its erection. It is certainly a task to do what the editor and printers have to do to get out an issue of this paper each week. During my last week’s stay In the. city I called at The Ledger oilice and spent some time “reading proofs.” If anything will test a man's eyes’ patience and brain all at the same time it is “reading proofs.” I am sorry that the Goucher cor respondent is puzzled with such hard words as he finds in my letters. If he will refer to Webster’s un abridged dictionary he will find all the information he wants. From William Moore, the deaf mute, I received a long letter con taining rather a diary of his travels since he left here. It contains all his observations, ups and downs, from here to Laurens court house, and is quite interesting. He gives the names of the people he stopped with en route, and tells how he was treated by them. Our old friend Hamlet Goudelock, of Ravenna, gives this question for some Bible reader to answer: What man was born before his mother and died before his father? A new word has recently been ad ded to our vocabulary. It is “de flate” and means the opposite of intiate. While in Gaffney city recently it was my painful duty to call at the home of my good old friend Mr. James Raines, the veteran typogra pher of The Ledger ofliee, and see ids dear wife in the arms of death. Little more than two weeks ago she went with her husband to the vet eran reunion at Greenville, appar ently in good health. Truly death comes to us as a thief in the night. Mrs. Raines was a good woman—a member of one of the best families in Cherokee county, undin her death her husband and family have the heartfelt sympathies of this entire community. Uocl speeds tin* eliainits of His love. And takes us from lids world of woe; We Iona toreueli those Joys uhovc. And hid farewell to ail helow. The protracted meeting closed at Salem on Wednesday night of last week. Six accession to the church was the result. Rev. Mr. Rurwell made a good impression on our peo ple, and the zeal with which he ap plies himself to his ministerial work places him in the front rank of his profession. Cotton is opening fast and much of it is being picked out. From the present prospects it will all be open by the first of next month or shortly afterwards. I met quite a number of friends from different parts of the county during court last week, and from them I tind that our county is in a good condition in so far as raising our in xt year’s supply of provisions is concerned. 1 met my old schoolmate “Billy” Caldwell, of Blacksburg. I hadn’t seen him since 18(51, when we Lft the Hickory Grove Academy to join the army. I got hold of one of Banjo La’s song books. It’s a daisy and shows the ability of the author. It’s full of sorws of the latest up-to-date variety amFis abundantly worth the price— lOct*. They are at The Ledger The principal pbjection urged against the formation of the new county was that the court house would not be near enough to the cen ter of the county if built at Gaffney and now to build it at the far side of town would still increase that dis satisfaction. Personally I have no special choice us to its location, but am satisfied that the majority of our people would prefer it as near the centre of the incorporation us it is possible to get it. Tho men who have the matter in charge can, I am satisfied, be trusted to locate the court house and jail at the most suit able place, and their actions will be looked forward to with intense inter est. Mr. and Mrs. John William’s little daughter Bessie has diptheria. Robt. J. Kirby’s children have been afllcted with the same disease. Rev. C. B. Betts, ex-chaplain of the Pith S. 0. Regiment, will preach at Hickory Grove A. R. P. church on the 26th inst. at 11 a. m. It is a fact universally admitted that no man is better than the books he likes to read. One has said “give me the choos ing of the school books of a country and I care not who makes its laws or writes its songs.” The general opinion is, “whatever you would put into the life of a na tion, put it into its schools.” There are matters which Moody would say “Have no other side.” Over a non-de-p!ume written in ex cellent style this question is asked me : “What should be the greatest ac complishment of all human beings?” I answer, “To strive to control the passions; to speak like a lady cr x gentleman; to rise above the vulgar and indifferent and to be a Christian gentleman or lady in thought and purpose.” Miss Olive McKown is teaching the Wilkinsville school. She is a worthy young lady. I believe The Ledger is read every where. A few days ago a traveler said to me, “I read your ‘write up’ of Cherokee away up in the valley of Virginia about three months ago. .1. i.. s. ——- -• -*•»- Howells Ferry Items. (Correspondence of The Ledaer.) Howell’s Ferry, Sept. 13.—The dry weather has caused the cotton bolls to mature and open very fast. The meeting closed at Salem last Wednesday night with five or six ad ditions to the different churches. Hunters have began to raid the woods at night and catch every poor little old possum that marks the ground. But poor old Rut has pass ed from this stage of action. Hence he will never molest any more “Sams.” W. C. Kirby killed his dog last week. It was afflicted with some thing like hydrophobia. John and Terry Estes made some very line sorghum last week. Mrs. Jane Hughes, Miss Lillie and | Dick Hughes and wife spent a very pleasant afternoon last week with Mrs. Laura Estes. Asbury Goforth has his house near completion and will soon be ready to occupy the same. William Goforth has returned to his'school at Cumpobello where he is studying book-keeping. Success seems to await him. The firm of O. H. H. Clary it Son., of Sunnyside, have sold out their stock of merchandise to Messrs. Sprouse it Howell. I have just received one of Banjo Lus comic singing books. No musi cal library is complete without one of these books. Lu and his banjo photo, which is on every book is worth five times the price. Miss Ethel Strain has bought her a nice guitar. So she will soon gui- thar. Somho. -- A Cure for Bilious Colic. Resoirce, Screven Co., Ga.—I have been subject to attacks of bil ious colic for several years. Cham berlain's CoFc, Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy is the only sure relief. It acts like a charm. One dose of it gives relief when all other remedies fail.—G. D. Sharp. For sale by Da- 1’re Drug Co. ASBURI JACKSON McCRAW THE FIRST CORONER OF CHER OKEE COUNTY. A Native of North Carolina, He Mar ries a South Carolinian and Soon After Moved to this State. Asbury Jackson MeCraw, the lirst coroner of Cherokee county,was born May 12, IS ID, in Cleveland county, N. C., where he resided with Ids par ents until he attained the age of twenty-two when he moved to what was then Spartanburg but is no.v Cherokee county and is therefore forty-eight years old. His parents lived on a farm and there were ten children, of which Asbury was the fiftli. He attended the common schools of his neighborhood at such time as was possible. His boyhood days being at a period when his state was in the worst condition of its his tory, the educational advantages were limited, as was also tho labor on the farms, all of the gallant he roes of that county being engaged in the struggle of the Confederacy for her independence, consequently he was required to help make a living for those left at home anil was not permitted to attend college. In 1870 Mr. MeCraw wedded Miss Elizabeth Huskey, a South Carolinian who re sided iu the Grassy Pond neighbor- ASRUKY JACKSON M’f'RAW. bool. He took his young bride to the Tar Heel State where they resided one year. Mrs. MeCraw did not fall in love with the Old North State so prevailed upon her young lord and muster to move back to her native land and this he did the next year, settling in the neighborhood in which he now resides. At the out set Mr. MeCraw rented land on which to farm but later on purchas ed a plantation, which he conducts most successfully. In the new county campaign Mr. MeCraw was an ardent supporter of the new county and did all in his power for its success. When Chero kee became a certainty he was ap proached by friends who, after much persuasion, induced him to allow his name to be used for the position of coroner. It was truly a case of the office seeking the man in this in stance, as he had never before run lor office or thought of doing so. How well he stands in the county is attested by the fact that out of a to tal vote of 1.599, with seven candi dates in the tield, he received the magnificent vote of f'39. Mr. and Mrs. MeCraw have reared a large family of children—nine in all —five boys and four girls. Of these, three have married—two girls undone boy. His eldest son holds a position with Carroll it Carpenter of this city. He has another son who is a school teacher. Those of the family that have married have set up house keep ing for themselves while the single ones remain at home to add sunshine and happiness to the lire-side. The parents are doing all in their power to educate their children and make them citizens of which any com munity might be proud. Comor MeCraw is truly a self-made man. He inherited nothing from his parents except a pure heart and a manly purpose to make un honest success of life. This he seems to have successfully accomplished so far, as the writer has yet to hear of tho first unkind word uttered against Asbury Jackson MeCraw. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and postively cures Piles or no pay required. It is gura- anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co. KILLED ON THE RAIL. Items from the Metropolis Beyond the Broad. 'i>rr»".|nmiiIcii.- if 'lie Y' l'Uvllle f.ni|Hirer.] BLAcksnn.-G, September 1((.—The first bale of cotton sold in this mar ket. was brought in by Mr. Clayton Byars, on Tuesday, the 7th instant. It was bought by Mr. J. W. Duff at S cents a pound. Sence then quite a quanity has been brought in, and the staple is opening very fast; hut i the promise of a large crop has been dissipated by 1 he cool, dry weather which suddenly came on us about ten days ago. On Friday last, a called meeting of the directors of the Blacksburg Land and Improvement • company was held at Cherokee Inn. There wore present. Frcsident 8. Wittkows- ky, of Charlotte; Judge J. J. .Me- Lure, of Chester; Messrs. Jno. F. Jones, Colonel J. L. Black, Secretary and Treasurer M. M. Freeman, Attor ney X. W. Hardin, and W. Anderson, of Blacksburg Among other busi ness transacted, an agency for the renting and selling of that part of tho company’s valuable ownings known as the '‘Green tract,” was created, and X. \V. Hardin, Esq., was elected to fill it. Wednesday morning. Flagman T. J. Baber, of freight train Xo. 34, of the O. R. A C. road, left his wife and home for his usual “run” to Cam den. In about two hours his man gled corpse was brought back on a special car sent by Superintendent Tripp to the place of the killing, near Hopewell church, about four miles from Blacksburg. Magistate A. M. Bridges, acting us coroner, im mediately summoned a jury and held an inquest over the body. The only witnesses were three negroes; two. who were stai ding on the bank of the cutjthrough which ihi train was passing, saw the unfortunate man falling between the caboose and a flat car just in front, and Alex Mc- Elwee, the brakeman, to whom the other two signaled, and who “slowed down” the engineer. The train was stopped, and when Conductor H. S. McLure returned with his crew to the scene of the fatal accident, they found the body lying across one of the rails, partly cut i,n two, and in a very badly mutilated condition. The brakeman, McElwee, was sent back to report the terrible calamity to Superintendent Tripp, and the train, with the rest of the crew, proceeded on its way. The Negroes, who were the only eye-witnesses to the tragedy, remaining with the body until the arrival of the special. Such were the facts developed at the inquest, and the jury, of which Mr. J. \V. Duff was foreman, found the following verdict : “That the deceased came tohisdeath by mischance by fulling between two cars, and being run over by the wheels of the car near the mile post of the O. R. A C. railroad.” Mr. Baber’s sudden taking off is a sad blow not only to his immediate family, but to our whole community. Born near here, about 30 years ago, he has with the exception of about one year that he spent in South America, lived at and near this place and was well-known by all of our people, among whom he had many friends. He was a quiet, good citi zen, an efficient and popular railroad man, an obedient son and a kind and devoted husband. He leaves a wife and many friends to mourn their loss. His body was interred in the Baptist cemetery at this ylace in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives, the Rev. H. J.Cauthen officiating. Quite a nutnder of offr citizens, friends alike of the bride and groom, went upon a special train yesterday to attend the marriage of Miss Lil lian Alexander, of Shelby, to Mr. Edward Dougherty, of this place. The happy event was celebrated in the First Baptist chuch of Shelby, in the presence of a very large num ber of friends and relatives of the bride, and wa» quite a brilliant affair. Mr. Herbert Tripp was best man, and Messrs. John Tripp and George Gir- van, ushers. The happy couple re turned to Blacksburg in time yester day afternoon to take the 7 o’clock vestibule over the Southern for an extended northern trip. * . — Gold Versus Life. Men are at present risking their lives for gold. There is a stampede of eager, willing martyrs to the inhos- pitiable country of the Klondyke. Many will perish from cold and hun ger. Not one quarter of the people who go there will ever return. Not ono-half of those who do return will return any richer than they went. They will not only endanger their health, but their lives, for the sake of gold. The thing which restores health is, therefore, more precious than gold. Pe-ru-na restores health, cures all forms of weakness, all forms and stages of catarrh, builds up brokendown constitutions, brings new life back to all those who have be come prematurely old. The latest and best book ever written on the subject of female diseases will be sent free, to women only, for a short time. Address The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus, Ohio. A WARNING TO TILLMAN. HE SHOULD PROFIT BY EVANS AND IRBY. Is He an AvoweJ Enemv of Prohibi lion Because the Law Cannot be Made a Perfect One? (Correspondence ct The Ledger.) Grover, Sept. 11.—Cotton picking is now the order in lids section and if the weather continues us dry us it is now, it will not be many weeks be fore it will all be open. Fodder pul ling is about over and it has all been saved in good condition. Miss Sadie Bird’s school at. Pine Grove closed last Friday. The at tendance the last week or two was very light, on account of fodder pulling and cotton picking. 1 am pleased to note that, the Sun day School that was organized, some time ago at Pine Grove school house is still in a flourishing condition. E. Hardin was present un last Sunday and made a talk on Sunday schools, encouraging the scholars to a closer study of the lesson's. This is right, overy neighborhood should have a Sunday school, as your humble scribe knows of no better way in which children (and we are all chil dren in this respect) can be brought up in the knowledge and fear of the, Lord, than in the Sunday school. Regular services were held at An tioch on last Saturday and Sunday, conducted by Rev. J. D. Bailey, of Cowpens. Your scribe was very much inter ested in J. L. S.’s account of the Con federate reunion at Greenville, es pecially in the resolution looking to the gathering and perpetuation of u Confederate history, for in view of past and recent utterances of the G. A. R. and in view of the untold in jury that has been done the South ern youth by past partial history and in view of the further injury that may be done by present histories now being prepared to order for the G. A. R. the Confederate Veterans owe it to their posterity, to present them with a clear, concise and impartial history of the grandest people, and the grandest army that was ever mar shalled on this earth. I will give my answer to lumber man’s problem as propounded by J. L. S. as I have not yet seen any an swer to it. If I understand the ques tion right the log would contain 87-679-1000 superficial feet. This is not absolutely correct, but very near it. Now since the election for U. S. Senator is over and the smoke of bat tle has cleared away and since fac tional lines are battered down, and since the people of South Carolina stand once more one united bund of democrats, and as the echoes of the past battle dies away, interest will be turned to the future and the coming Gubernatorial campaign and the is sues on which it will be brought. It will require very little study to see that the whiskey question is the great overshadowing issue on which it must be fought, and as South Car olina has taken a step forward (and I do not believe there are many that have any desire to go baca to the old barroom) the issue will be between the dispensary and prohibition. And in view of the effect that the disposi tion of this question is liable to have on the country at large, as the present dispensary law has provoked imita tors, no doubt that as further disposi tion is made L will do the same. This being so, places a very grave respon sibility on each individual voter, and each one should study the question very closely and be very careful how they vote. As Senator Tillman has announced his purpose to make the race for Governor if necessary and as be is an avowed enemy of prohibi tion, for no other reason than that it invites a few blind tigers and causes doctors to give perscriptions to a few who are not sick, if Senator Tillman has no better argument than this to bring against prohibition and as lie values his political life he had better look well before he leaps. If he expects to raise factional lines again he would do well to profit by the experience of Evans and Irby in the last election. If he (TiBman) is opposed to a law because it is trans gressed I would like for him to point to a single one on the States books that is not broken. If they were not broken they would be of no use. If there were no murders there would be no use for a law against it. But to the violation of all laws there is a pen alty attached and by the co-operation of the best citizens with the officers of the law that penalty is executed. By this support of the citizens the violators of the law against murder, arson and theft seldom escape jus tice. Without this support no class of violators of law can be brought to justice, and with this support I see no reason why a prohibition law should not be enforced us well us any other. I don’t think South Carolina has ever had a law that provoked more transgressors than the dispen- *1.00 A YEAH’. . snry. Senator I’il'tinn should re member t hut t In .d.l Roman phrase which says vox poptili vox dci is as true now ms i* .vas in the days of tho Unman Republic. Lot it he Rub- j milted to the people. Their voice j should rule supreme. ,\. it. - . SCRIBBLER’S BIG WIFE. The Ugliest Piece of Humanity in Cherokee County. (Correspondence- ol The Ledger.) GorcilEK, Sept, 16.—Last week I told you uv my trubel with big words an’ also spoke uv my family, which so fer. is camposed uv only me an’ my wife Sal. Now, Mr. I’rinler, ef my wife wus uv ordernary dermt-nsions I woodn’t rite this letter, hut us it is I’m rt-ddy ter exclame wit h vehemunce, that in my case “Marriage is u failure!” On that buterfu! Sabbath mornin’, several years ergo, when I went inter kerportnership fer life, with Saliie, she wus only lit) pounds heavy, but now if you blevo me, she bulunces the stillyuds at 300. I like sum bevy things an’ I like sum large things, but lind there qualities cumbined in er wife like mine, an’ ef it aint an unholesum dish, I’m fooled. My wife is one uv these big old chunky squobby sort uv woman, erbout es broad as she is long, clumsy an’ awkward, but stout es er mule while she is an her feet. When I fust married Sal, es I said she wus small enuff, hut the change seemed ter suit her corporeity an’ she cummenct ter grow larger, uglier an’uglier an’ terduy, Mr. Printer. I’m the lawful husband uv the big gest an’ ugliest piece uv human flesh ter be found in the Goucher neigh borhood, ef not in Cherrykee county. Not only did she increase in pounds, but growed cross an’ quarlsum, her face an’ feet seemed ter git outen shape an’ grashus knows what all didn’t git ’rong, an’ no way ter rite it. Mr. Printer, ef eny poor farmin' man ever did try ter redoose the weight uv his wife I sho did, fer I bought her all sorts uv likquish med- isums ter take inwardly an’ all sorta uv linnyments an' plasters with holes in em ter take outwardly, hut alter allthisl foundshe wuson the in crease instid uv the redoose. Now. you may want ter know what I’m grumblin’ erbout an' why I aint content with my wife es she stands. Well, thars whar the trubel cums in er heap times, gittin’ her to stand, fer every time she falls I have er strainin' time in order ter put her on her heels ergin. Let me tell you, one uv these big old mushy women, like mine, is more botherasbun in er poor man’s home, than eny one thing uv which I know. Ef I go ter buy tr dress fer her, I needn’t ax the storekeeper fer so meny yards, but jest git the hole bolt, an’ alter she gits her new dress, purty as it may be, with its puffs an’ tucks an’ frills, why my wife is jest the same old chump. Ef she sets down on er seat made fer two persons an’ I want ter set with her, can I do it? Why, when she goes ter church an’ starts up the ile, the congrega- shun needn’t look back, fer she goes rockin’ like a duck an’ puffin like an’adder an’ everybody knows her. She puffs an’ blows so, sumtimes, that.I think she is wind broken, bel- lused as the boss swappers say. An’ as f»*r a chair, when my wife sets down, if it aint strong she goes ter the floor an’ the chair gi es ter pieces, an’ then I’ve got ter go fer my hand stick an’ pry my old partner up be fore she can go ergin. I alius keep my hand stick in reddyness. Why. Mr. Printer, durin’ uv that very hot weather, my wifes fat mel ted ersumthin’ uv that sort, an’ sho tuck an’ fainted right in the middle uv the floor, an’ thar I wus without eny help an’ 3(>0pounds uv meat in one big pile. Now. that pile uv flesh had ter be moved out doors into fresh air at onct. So I got my lever pole, placed it under my darlin’ an’ be gun ter raise her an’ roll her todes the door. Every time I rolled her she wood grunt, but I kept her rol- lin’un’ gruntin’ till she struck the steps, an’ down she went, over and over, clear out in the yard. That wus one time, by grashus, I thought she hud fallen ter rite no more, hut it wont long till she open her eyes an’ axed sum foolish questyuns erbout whar she had bin ridin’ an’ then told me kindly, very kindly, ter git my hand stick. 1 got my stick an’give her a histe an’ she wus her sweet self onct more. Scribbler. Make the Most of Yourself. It is the duty of every man to make the most of himself. What ever his capacity may be, he is sure to find some place where he can be useful to himself and to others. But he cannot reach his highest useful ness without good health and ho can not have good health without pure blood. The blood circulates to every organ and tissue and when it is purev ricli and healthy it carries health to the entire system, but if it is impure it scatters disease wherever it ttows. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the one true blood purifier. It cures salt rheum, scrofula, catarrh, dyspepsia and rheumatism because these diseases have their origin in tho blood.