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. . ,. . -+J. C. JEFFERIES,+- | GAFFNEY, S. C. Attorn(«>nd Coumellor at Law. Practice! ia All ^tie Courts. Collections a Specialty n Ledger Ledger Readers Patronize Ledger Advertisers. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. YOL. IV, NO. 3t. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER ”1, 1897. $1.00 A YEAR. ETCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE I AS FURNISHED BY THE SAGE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Friends in the West Write that they Highly Appreciate “The Led ger”—Bits of Neigh borhood Gossip. ^Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jake, Oct. 18.—J. Austin Taylor, familiarly known as “Aus Taylor” died a few days ago at his home in North Carolina. James Raines, the veteran typo grapher of The Ledger office, paid us a very pleasant visit last week. He is a full blooded Virginian, born and reared in the town of Fredericksburg. Hope he will come again. A. J. Sanders, of Pacolet, gave us a call last Saturday and, by the way, sent up his name as a Ledger sub scriber. Hon. D. E. Finley, of the York- rille bar, was at Hickory Grove last Saturday on professional business. He give ns a call too. Rev. Mr. Thomasson preached at Abingdon creek yesterday. His sub ject was -‘Unbelief.” He adminis tered the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The weather this morning is cool and fires and thick clothing feel com fortable. Our friends in the West write that they highly appreciate copies of The Ledger sent them from time to time. The chickens still continue to have cholera and acre head. No fully ef fective remedy has yet been discov ered for either of these maladies that we know of, Capt. J. T. Thackston, with his force , is working the public road be tween Wilkinsville and Howell's ferry. He seems to have made road working a specialty if the quality of the work he is doing is taken as a He has made wonderful Movements in this section. He be impossible to do more the worst places just now, and the rest will receive attention just as scon as possible. The rain last week washed the lands badly in places and did serious damage to cotton in the field. Meek C. Parker, our faithful and trustworthy mail rider from Gaffney, has quit the route and Charlie Cansler, colored, has taken his place. All the sick in this section are im proving, so far as I know—if not en tirely well. The tragic death of Doctor Theo dore Munro last week was a surprise to the people of this section. I can’t understand how it is that a firm in Union is selling shoes to par ties in Blacksburg. There must be some miptake. We know that ♦ Blacksburg merchants can compete with the world in prices if transpor tation facilities count for anything. The huntsman's horn keeps us » awake some nights until a late hour and ft few fine 'possums have been caught. Since the rains set in turnip and potato patches have been greatly improved. One day last week Love Garrett, colored, came up with a bruised up arm. A woman was, of course, mixed up in the affair. Dr. J. F. McCleuney gave us a pleasant cad last week and spent a few hours. , Jimmie Strain finished making molasses last week. The tramway built at Howell’s ferry for the benefit of pedestrians, was washed away by liit> higu water last Tuesday. Sam Leo’s arm is getting all right again. He was not as badly hurt as was first thought he was. A teacher in our common school asks this question : What important branch of study is often neglected in our schools? My answer is ‘‘spelling’' Spelling, reading, mental arithmetic and writing should always receive special attention in our common schools. They are the four great pillars upon which the whole structure of an education rests. The colored people about Kelton, I am informed, refused to bury, or have anything to do with the negro Henderson who was killed there in a gambling hell a few Sabbaths ago, on account of his being a cunjurer. A white man had to bury him. In asking the time of day I was told that it was between 9 and 10 o’clock and that the hour and minute hands of the clock were pointing in exactly opposite directions. What ~ <«-<> IslllXV tlttO 10 i I am satisfied that Oakwood ceme tery, Richmond, Va., has more natu ral and artificial beauties connected with it to render it attractive as a burying ground than any place with in the bounds of the Confederacy. Besides, it is hallowed with the dust of mo^e than 1800 confederate sol diers. (To this may be added the cit izens section with its modest monu ments and tombstones, together witn a dense forest of evergreens and flowers. The soldier’s section has been nicely sodded. The grounds leveled and walks laid off and grav eled. Several acres of soldiers’ graves are thus embodied in one plot with nothing to mark their presence but the carefully trimmed grass that covers them. In many of these graves there are too bodies buried— one coffin on top of the other. Dur ing several of the battles around the city many of our killed were taken there for burial in trenches when it was impossible to furnish coffins and separate graves for each. To the woman who has married a drunkard, the minister needn’t trouble himself trying to make her believe there is a hell—she already knows it. The farmers ought soon to com* mence sowing wheat and oats. H. M. Mayner and John Spencer were acting as guards for the chain gang last week. My friend Tames Woodbright who had intended to move south of Paco let has changed his notion and may try the cotton mill at Gaffney. He can’t afford to leave our new county just yet. In speaking of the teacher’s column, last week a misprint makes me say that those who “have the means” in stead of those who “haven’t the means." Also it should be voters instead of virtues, who are called upon to decide the liquor question for themselves. That these mistakes will be readily corrected by the read er I have no doubt. But its not amiss to refer to them anyway. Rumor says a wedding is brewing in this community and, of course, we will have some mad folks when It materializes. W. T. Mosely says he has seen some fox tracks in his pasture and we hope some of the hunters will give “Reynard” a race before long. Farmers will get very mad if the dogs run through their cotton and knock it out, but they don’t stay mad long. Come up Sam Adams and let us bear from you. “Billy” Blackwell says he can upset an oxen as good as most black smiths, but he wants a whole shop to himself when he has such work to do. He can’t work when anyone is looking at or talking to him. Arthur Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff Long, of Union, is taking a course at Davidson College. We congratulate him on his selection of an institution so well calculated to make accomplished scholars and men and we wish him much success. There is an opinion based on ru mor that the burning of John Sprouce’s house will yet come out. Somote it be. There is considerable hope among our people that the Augusta Division of the O. R. A. C. will yet be finish ed. Mrs. A. J. Sanders, of Pacolet, I regret to learn, had the misfortune to get her wrist broken by the well windlass week before last. But few of our people have good turnip patches this year. The dry weather has been seriously against them. Rev. Mr. Isom will preach at Messo- potamia next Sabbath at 11 a. m. I am glad co announce this week that Mr. W. C. Kirby’s family are recovering from their sickness re ported two weeks ago. Mr. Will Foster attended the prayer meeting at Abingdon creek last night. W’ill likes to go there very well anyway, I think. If the Jews had to collect their dues in the dews these mornings they would sell only for cash. Our debating society will reorgan ize next Saturday night, at the school house. Let all who wish to join report by candle-light. Mr. James Garner has a very fine crop of corn, to do him two MAYOR ADOLPHUS N. YYOOD He will make enough years. J. L. s. Cowpens Chronicle. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Cowpens, Oct. 11.—The cotton gins of this place are being run to their full capacity. The one run by Kdwards A Martin caught a fire last Thursday night. It bid fair to be a serious matter but by heroic efforts by those present the fire was put out without serious loss or delay. Several of our people attended the Rock Spring camp meeting yesterday. J. B. Martin and wife of Hickory Grove are visiting friends and rela tives in this place. x. Fads in Medicine. There are fads in medicine as in everything else and a “new thing” frequently sells for a short time simply because it is new. But in medicine, as in nothing else, the peo ple demand and will be satisfied only with positive, absolute merit. The fact that Hood’s Sarsaparilla has stood its ground against al! competi tion, and its sales have never wavered but have remained steadily at the top. demonstrates, beyond any doubt, the intrinsic virtues of this medicine. The new things have come and gone but Hood’s Sarsaparilla rests upon the solid foundation of absolute mer it and Its power to cure, and its sales continue to be the largest in the world. A MAN OF RARE BUSINESS AT TAINMENTS. He First Saw the Light of Day in Old Spartanburg County—Ona oi Gaffney’s Foremost Citizens, Adolphus Nott Wood, was born on Pacolet river, near where is now sit uated Pacolet depot, in Spartanburg county. His parents were James and Harriet Wood, whose ancestry came to South Carolina from Virginia in the pioneer period of this country. They were people of moderate cir cumstances and with their thrift and energy have contributed much to the early development of this sec tion. Adolphus first saw the light of day on the 17th day of December 1846. He belonged to a family of fifteen children, six of whom survive. He is the third living member of the family. Mr. Wood attended the country schools of his neighborhood and labored on his father’s farm un til within nine months of the close of the war when he donned the gray uniform of the Confederacy and went forth to serve his country. At the close of the war he was a private in the 15th South Carolina Infantry. Returning home at the surrender of Johnston at Greensboro he entered ADOLPHUS NOTT WOOD. Capt. J. B. Lyles' High school, which was being conducted at Lime stone, where he remained about three years. He afterwards taught school in different sections of Spartanburg county for about three years. In 1871 he emmigrated to Alabama where he embarked in the mercan tile business, clerking for Draper. Son A Co., and W. D. Smythe. He then formed a co-partnerseip with Joshua Draper, Sr., under the firm name of Draper A Wood, and con ducted a general merchandise busi ness. He remained in buziuess in Alabama about four years. Mr. Wood returned to this section in August, 1875, and formed a co partnership with N. Lipscomb, the present county supervisor, under the firm name of Lipseorab A Wood. Their place of business was in a store house on the lot where Sheriff Ross now resides, the store room forming a portion of the dwelling. At the end of one year the partner ship was dissolved and Mr. Wood opened a business by himself in a store room on the lot where Mr. Lip scomb now resides. The old store house now stands in the rear of J. N. Lipscomb’s store. He then built the house that H. L. Barks A Co., now occupy, it being on the site of the present stand of O. E. Wilkins A Bro. He did business in that building un til 1881 when he built the brick store house now occupied by (). E. Wilk ins A Bro. He afterwards associa ted with him J. W. Tolloson and R. 8. Lipscomb, the firm being Wood, Lipscomb A Tolleson. This business was conducted for two years when J. W. Tolleson withdrew, the firm be coming Wood A Lipjoomb. The business was continued until Mr. Wood disposed of his interest to R. 8. Lipscomb in order that he might en gage in the banking business, the bank being in the building now occupied by The DuPre Drug Co. In 1892 Mr. Wood, desiring a more convenient building erected the pretty banking house he now occupies. Mr. Wood has served three terms as mayor of Gaffney and at the pres ent time holds that position, having been elected by a most flattering vote in March, 1896. His term will expire in next March. He has also served as alderman a number of times. Mayor Wood labored almost inces santly for the establishment of Cher okee county and to the efforts of he and his board of aldermen much credit is due for the success of the county. He was also a prime factor in bringing the Gaffney branch of the O. R. A C. to this city, giving much time and attention to the promulga tion of the enterprise. Mr. Wood is a stockholder in near ly every enterprise of note in the city. Ho is president of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company and the Gaffndy Land and Improvement Com pany. He is largely responsible for tho establishment of The Ledger and it was he who conducted the cor respondence which resulted in bring ing to Gaffney the present manager and editor of this paper. No man in Gaffney has done more to advance the material interests of the city than has A. N. Wood. Ho is at present one of the largest in dividual tax payers in Cherokee county. All over Gaffney to-day- stand substantial buildings that will stand for years to come as a monu ment to his industry and thrift, In business he is the personification of promptness and honesty being at all time, as ready to pay as to collect. Individually he is a most pleasant gentleman and a few minutes conver sation with him is sufficient to insure his auditor that he is a man of rare business traits. Gaffney City and Cherokee county can well be proud of such a citizen as Adolphus Nott Wood. While a resident of Alabama Mr. Wood wooed and won the hand and heart of one of Alabama’s fairest daughters—Miss Millie C. Draper. They vere wedded in 1874. The un ion proved an ideal one. Seven chil dren—four boys and three girls—were sent to add happiness and content ment to the couple. All of the chil dren are living. Mrs. Wood died in Spartanburg, where she had gone to receive medical attention, in 1894. Her death was universally mourned by all who had the good fortune to know her. — -44*. — Henrietta No. a, Caroleen, N. C. Supt. Manly is building several rooms to, and otherwise improving the appearance of his residence. Tho mills have just put in a new 600 horse power engine, so no more rest on account of low water. Throe hundred new Whitin looms have just been received by the mills and are being started us rapidly as possible, also a carload of carding- room machinery and another on the road. G. B. Osgood, of the Lowell Shops, is here erecting the new carding room machinery. B. B. Tanner, Sec. and Treas., will shortly move from No. 1 Mill to this place. He will occupy -the house formerly occupied by Mr. Moshir. He now has the plumbers there equipping his house with the modern conveniences. G. W. Maurice, our railroad agent, has moved into bis new house near the depot, which has recently been erected for him by the mills. T. R. Brinkley, overseer weaving department, informs us that every thing is running smoothly in his room. W. W. Pool, of Charlotte, bis ac cepted. a position as bookkeeper for the mifls. Mr. Fowler, who tilled a position as bookkeeper for tne mills bus returned to Charlotte. Heart Beats. No slave ever labored so faithfully in the service of his master as does the human heart; and no other part of the body performs one-tenth the amount of hard work. Beginning with the first breath, this marvelous little worker continues without inter ruption, night or day through life until the end comes, and death re lieves it of its task. There are few persons who have any conception of the amount of power exerted by this engine of life. Physiologists tell us that with each pulsation or contraction of the heart, it exerts 50 pounds of force; which amounts to 9,600 per minute, 216,- 000 per hour, or tho remarkable sum of 5,184,000 pounds per day. This vast force, if converted into foot pounds, is equal to 157 horse-power per day, and in a lifetime of 84 years would aggregate 4,813,620 horse power, which is equivalent to the lift ing of 70,424,830 tons one foot in one minute. To illustrate what such an enormous weight means, suppose it to bo in coal loaded in cars 30 feet long, each car containing 20 tons. It would requre 3,971.237 cars, and if coupled together would make a train 22,563 miles long—long enough to reach around the earth, or seven times across the continent. Considering the wonderful amount of work necessary for the heart to perform, and the amount of neglect and abuse it receives in an ordinary lifetime, it is not strange tiiat it should occasionally get cut of order and demand attention. Dr. Franklin Miles, LL. B., an eminent authority on diseases of the heart and nerves, in a recent work published by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind., says that one- fourth of our entire people are af flicted with heart disease. About one-half tiiese result from inherited tendencies, and the other half from exciting causes, such as grief, pain, fright, debilitating diseases and ner vous exiiaustion. If it is remember ed that nearly every sudden death may be attributed to heart disease, the prevalence of this affliction will he apparent. Tho pamphlet mentioned above can be had free by addressing the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. PICKER MADE TO EXPLAIN. HE HAS A HARD TIME CONVINC- ING MRS. PICKER. Unlike the Bachelor of Buffalo He Be- • heves in Marrying, Especially When One Gets Old Enough to do So. Upper Coalin’ Ground, Oct., 8.— “It’s more blessed to give than to re ceive,” or leastways that’s what I thought ’tother day when I received a lecture from Mrs. Picker after she had read The Ledger. I had the hardest time of explainin’ to her that she was a bunch of goodness and the best wifie I ever had that you ever saw. I told her that what I was drivin’ at was to explain how I could have divided up my married an' single days more equal ef I hadn’t of married so soon. I am unlike Bachelor. He don’t bleeve in marryin’ at all an I bleeve in marryin' at the risk of your neck when you git old enough, but fer the Lord's sake stay single until you become a well developed man, with whiskers an mustash, or wait till tho down gives way to feathers anyway. A feller of about 20 summers come to me ’tother day an said he was a goin’ to steal a gal an git married, an 1 said, “Son you are a bigger fool than I give you credit for.” “l>h, Flaw, it’s no use to say a word, I'm shore goin’ to marry that gal fer she’s the QQliest gal I ever loved that way, an she’s f.s good a gal as ever lived an I’m goin to take 'er in.” I sea, “Son. that is one of love’s traits. Hit tears down mountains an levels up the low places—hides all her imperfections—an ef you let her slip now an wait until you be come a man you will find plenty more an ef you lore forty, each one you love will seem as perfect as an angel almost, even ef she is an off spring from the devil’s grand-mother, an son, you shouldn’t let love dictate as to the goodness of the gal you marry but use a little common sense as you go 'long. Wait till you git some whiskers an mustash an I bet you 10 to 1 that your girl will love you twist as good, fer they are orful querious critters. They would rather pull a man’s mustash an whiskers an bite him on the lips an cheeks as *' have a new dress, but son, you haf to supply her with both ef you want to live long, look well an be happy. Wait till you git the whis kers fer her to pull an then yuu’ll be able to manage somehow to git the dresses.” Bachelor asks Mrs. W'aters a few questions an I'm afraid she won’t answer 'em ezactiy right so the poor ole feller can understand them so I’m ugoin’ to put hit so plain till a mum my will know what I’m a drivin’ at: Bachelor asks, “What do you think of these double faced ladies one so often meets, who always meet people with a pleasant smile, and yet they will pour out all the venom of their nature upon their best friends when out of their presence?” Bachelor, ef you can git one of these women you speak of to lovin’ you right good tie up with her by all means. Hit’s about the only kind of woman you’ll find on earth, an ef she loves you right good she’ll stick to you through thick an thin an foller you to the jumpin off place an ef you jump off she’ll foller suit. The two faces won’t hurt you fer most all women has em\ Ef you love her an she loves you, as long as you both keep in the faith, so to speak, you won't see but one face an that one face will be the sweetest face on earth to you, though it may cost you many a new dress, hat or pair of shoes to keep that faith. Bachelor asks again: “To take the general nature of a large majority of women under careful consideration is there much encouragement for a man to enter the realms of matri monial bliss or is there really any bliss in matrimony at all?” The happiest man on earth today is u married man, an the most mis- erablest man on eartli today is a married man. The happiest man on earth today is the man who loves his wife and whose wife loves him, with a love that may be termed the gift of God. No powers on earth can banish such a love and it’s tho origin of bliss itself. The most miserablest man on earth today is the man who is tied to b wohnan by the bonds of matrimony and in which union there exists no such love as is above spoken of, but instead, jealously, hatred, envy and strife. Honestly to God, I’d rather live in that country where they don’t keep powder an matches to sell as to be tied up in such a union. j Bachelor's next question : “Is there , not a good many ups and downs, trials and tribulations for every un fortunate man that enters into mat- ! rimony ?” Yes, there is almost a hell itself for every “unfortunate” man that enter* into matrimony, but there is a world of untold happiness for every -‘fortu nate” man that enters into matri mony. The unfortunate man is the one in whose union there is no love. The fortunate man is the one in whose union there is an abiding love forever. Bachelor, you see, the whole thing lies in love. Show me a family where there is no discord and I'll show you a happy, united couple. Show me a family where there is discord and I'll show you a family where there is but very little love if any. Bachelor, ole boy, you must do about. You are losin’half a livin’. Ef you have got the whiskers there’s a gal fer you. You can’t tell mutch difference in women till you get to lovin’ one right good, an she gits to lovin you, then it is that you can tell the difference. She’ll be the onliest ’ gal in this world to you that’s only got one face. I knowed a woman to send fer an officer to arrest her drunken husband an after the officer come to do her biddin’ she wanted to thrash him out. You see, women are querious critters. It’s worth a man's life to live with one just to study her nature, ef nothin’ else. A man can’t be truly happy unless he has a sweet little woman to share his fortunes an misfortunes, an the way to make her sweet is to love her —you haf to let her know that you love her too, I’ll state. Tell me that marriage is a failure? Nary time. Look at the number of people who are married. Do you think they are all a set of disappointed fools? Nary time! Don’t you tell me a thing, as Jim Burnett is won’t to say. Flaw Picker. Skull Shoals Statements. (Correspondence of The Ledgrer.) Skull Shoals, Oct. 16.—While ruminating through the country during my vacation, I have met up with a good many of my old friends whom I knew several years ago. Last Thursday we had a very pleas ant visit from Rev. VV. L. Brown and his most excellent lady, at the resi dence of Mr. Jno. J. Kendrick. Mrs. Brown was formerly a resident of Omaha, Neb., and it was quite inter esting to hear her tell about the many cyclones and tornadoes that «> frequently occur in that part of the country. She is a very intelligent and refined lady, and the time v a* very pleasantly spent in their com pany. In the accident that so re- oenkiy befell Mr. Brown, he experi enced a very near approach of death, being perfectly oblivious to every thing around him for 12 days. He is now as well as ever. Rev. Mr. Brown was the pastor of the Baptist church at Gaffney several years ago. The Ledger seems to be gaining ground in this section, and I have seen but few who are not already subscribers, and those who are not, say tiiey will enlist after they secure their cotton crop, provided they don’t have to give it away. They are very much dissatisfied with the present prices. I had the pleasure of spending » part of Friday and Saturday with my old friend, Col. J. L. Strain and fam ily and by whom I was very hospita bly entertained. Saturday was mo lasses making day with them. The colonel did the grinding and his fam ily did the skimming. They turned out a most excellent article. I en joyed myself very much talking over our war records. They live at home and board at the same place. With a pen of 7 or 8 hogs, and all of the other comforts of life, they seem to be well provided for. They will make over a hundred gallons of mo lasses this year. The colonel is very comfortably domiciled at his place where he has lived for the last 25 years. I will not attempt to give your readers the local news of this section, as that is always faithfully attended to by your worthy correspondent from Etta Jane. The health of this section is fairly good. J. K. Rheumatism Cured. After eminent physicians and ail other known remedies fail, Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) will quickly cure. Thousands of testimonials at test this fact. No case of Rheuma tism can stand before its magic heal- ing power. Send stamp for book of particulars. It contains evidence that will convince you that B. B. B. is the best cure for all Blood and Skin Diseases ever discovered. Be ware of substitutes said to be “just as good.” 11.00 per bottle. A NOTED JOURNALIST CURED AND TESTI FIES. I was afflicted for three years with rheumatism of the ankle and joints to such an extent that locomotion was difficult, and I suffered great pain. 1 was induced to try a bottle of B. B. B. and before I had com pleted the second bottle I experi enced relief, and four bottles effected an entire cure. Six months have passed since the swelling and pain disappeared, and I will state that B. B. B., has effected a permanent cure, for which I am very grateful. W. G. Whidby, Atlanta, Ga. For sale by druggests.