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-*J. C. JEFFERIES,*- GAFFNEY, S. C. Attornty »nd Counsellor at Law. Practices in ktl thj Courts. Collections a Specialty 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. 4#. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 , 18J>7. §1.00 A YEAIw THE SAGE OF ETTA JANE.!l:^;, tl ’ , "" ny '“ , ' M ' rc “" the ghtulow of u claim. Iti preaching from the text, “no AN INTERESTING TION. CONTR1BU- Clemson College Furnishes Few Prac tical Farrmrs but Turns Out its Full Share of Dudes. ; News Items. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Nov. l.T—Tlev. James Russell, the evangelist of Eethel Presbytery, will begin a series of meetings in the A. R. Presbyterian church, at Hickory Grove, next Fri day. Rev. Mr. Isom preached at Messo- potamia yesterday. Miss Dussie Go forth was awarded the prize of a fine bible for having made the largest Missionary collection. The amount she raised was $7 510. The C. E. Society met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kirby last night. A full attendance was pres ent. M iss Mamie Crosby, of Sharon, began her school this morning. I was a-ked the other day if I knew any good that Cletnson College had ever done toward benefiting the masses by turning out practical farm ers or mechanics. I don’t know that I can, but I suppose it turns out it’s share of dudes. I understand that Mr. Willie How ell will take charge of Howell’s ier- ry next year; Sam Le r will re!urn tc his farm. Mrs. W. Coleman Kirby and her two daughters, Misses Moliie and Minnie, have chills. Mr. Noble Blackwell spent the night with his friend S in Strain lust night. To Mr. G. Andrew Byars, we, us and family, are indebted for some of his mammoth turnips—a sample of his crop. They are of the purple too variety, and are both large in size and delicious in flavor—one weighed 8 lbs., but he lias many that will r eigh more t han that. Tne Fowler Brothers are ginning ‘cotton for us at this time. They have ginned upwards of 2od bales this season. I received a letter from my old friend and army comrade R. H. Rich ardson, of Hampton, Va. Dick is one of the men who followed Fitz- hugh Lee through all his FLAW ON THE SITUATION. 6 .. ...o campaigns. During the war I had the pleasure of forming an acquaintance with the noble woman he married some years later—Miss Lizzie Hankins. For their kind invitation to visit thorn in their home they have my thinks, in our history of the South Caro'ina troops, the name of Miss Lizzie Han kins occupies a conspicuous place, Mr. T. L. Robbs, of Spartanburg, was in this section lust week, looking after his farming matters. Cotton picking is pretty well diver with for this season, and fanners are^great getting ready to sow wheat. To Col. John L. Young, of Union, I am greatly indebted for some val uable reading matter which he has kindly sent me. We had our first killing frost last Friday morning. Since then the weather has been wintry, somewhat. Our sweet potato crop is very good, most people took them up last Fri day and Saturday. In our debate the other night our young Demosthenes, in advocating the side of the women, said: “My business is to defend the ladies. I adi lit the ability of my competitor, who has preceded me, but I dispute his argument, and utterly deny ids conclusions. I will deal vith my op ponent who opened this discussion, and leave the rest of his supporters to the tender mercies of my colleagues. Our friend referred us to history. He spoke of Rulers and asked where is the female Caisar? where the fe male Alexander? 1 am proud to say, nowhere. No, gentlemen, the fair sex can claim no such murderers, no such tyrants, no such usurpers, no such enemies to mankind. Thank God, they cannot boast of having car ried fire and sword against diilence- less nations for the sake of conquest and plunder; of having trodden down with remorseless foot the sweet flow er of peace and national prosperity,or of having spread desolation and death in the wake of their armies. It is perhaps as heroes t^at our friend would have Caisar, Alexander, Bonaparte, and even Sherman view ed I Then on the other hand the fair sex has its heroes too! Turn ^your eyes to the martyrs—you will fuhdthem there. Among the dauntless detnlhuders of right—you will find themtfiN!^- Among the patient en- durers of o^luuiny and sorrow, you will find thVm there! They have no Cai?ttrs, Napwleons, nor Alexanders, whose umbitiVn it was to pour out libations of human blood that their liar? ’ Lines might utf inscribed In history onquerers. (But they have a greut- mrugu and ^bravery than the best he warriors< and greater virtues ! drunkard shall inherit the Kingdom of God,” Dr. Duncan is quoted as saying:—“Heredity produces many drunkards. Defective bodies, nerves and loins, are transmitted to children by parents. Acquired characteris tics may even be inherited, so that a full found appetite for intoxicant— may even be in a child. No drunk ard should bo allowed to marry, and no woman must ever give her heart and hand to any man who tipples. The children who come into this world must come with a clear bill of health.’’ The essence of selfishness consists in the determination to have your own way in spite of others. Nothing but the impenetrable skull of an ass can shut out the knowledge of the fact that the boy who curses his father or mother will come to a disgraceful end, even in this life. Wo need Captain Simon Suggs in tins county for a few days to cope with the “blind tigers” and bring “’em to taw\” There is an average crop of corn being made in this county this year. The low price of cotton has put a check on all business enterprises, and duil times are the talk every where. I hear of a few chills every now and then. My friend, W. La Fayette Little john, of Jonesville, I am glad to learn, ii doing a thriving business in the general mercantile line. Fayette is one of our best young men, and we wish him success. The Lemaster Brothers whose mis fortune it was my painfu 1 duty to announce a few weeks ago, have rj- built and aro ginning right ahead. Rev. Mr. Thomason will preach at Abingdon creek next Sabbath, 21st instant. I quote the following from a pri vate letter from a friend who is well versed in state and national politics. It speaks for itself: “la reference to Prohibition I would say that this subject is being agitated by well meaning, but im practicable men. Prohibition has not and cannot he enforced in any State in the Union, and wherever it has been tried has proved a failure. Any political party that has ever adopted prohibition as a part of its platform lias met with defeat. If our population was made up of strict ly moral and religious people it would be practicable to enforce prohibition. But you must legislate for people us you actually find them. The present provisions of the dispensary law with high license and local option is the remedy. Some in my last week’s letter in conse quence of a misprint. Speaking of Southern histories I am made to say “commit” rather than “correct" er rors. In asserting a scripture truth not long since a friend la quoted assay ing, “my reason for vouching for its truthfulness is on account of my per sonal acquaintance with its author.” A professor in one of our leading colleges asks this pertinent question : “Where do you get your rule for the array of numbers you flaunt efore The Ledger readers; and how Ip you possibly get their sum? To first question I will say that I get tlem from my old friend and percep- tofjjtt Pike—under the heading “per- mirbAMon,” and as multiplication is a short method of addition so I get their sum. The people of Cherokee County can’t afford to let the history of their county be buried in oblivion. Had the stirring event which took place in South Carolina have taken place n New England there would have be n no end to the histories that would have been published. If one eat in six hours can catch six ruts, in what time will 100 cats catch 100 rats? I f we were to ask some people “what is the chief end of man?” The an swer would no doubt be—“To k*-ep up appearances.” I hear The Ledger complimented on all h^nds. This is not only grati fying to the editor and management hut to the county of Cherokee as well. To pay their debts with cotton at present prices is putting the farmers to a test this season. Miss Sallie McKown, oi Smith’s Ford. Mho has been visiting friends and relatives at Union, returned home yesterday. Mr. Ellis Darwin, of King’s Creek, Visited friends at Union last week. Wv have the material for forming a large club of bachelors in this com munity. When a man comes home late at night a little tipsy, the best thing he can do to preserve domestic tranquil ity is to lie out or else “lie out.” Rev. O. R. Roberts, colored, is at tending conference at Hpurtanburg-- so I am told. Mr. Smith Wood, ''f Kpartnnhnrg, was at our debate Saturday night. Our next subject is, “Which is the worst enemy to society, a rogue or a HE egregious blunders are made o ^ TELLS HOMELY TRUTHS ABOUT FARMING. JOHN FREEMAN GARRETT. A DISPENSARY KILLING. He Has No Patience With the Farmer Who Will Raise 5c Cotton and Buy Onions and Manu* factored Tobacco. ONE OF GAFFNEY’S PROGRES SIVE ALDERMAN. A Native of North Carolina, Who, by His Manly Character, Has Won Distinction in His Adop ted Home. Uim-er Coalin’ Ground, Nov. lo.— A farmer come to me tother day an’ he says, says he. “Flaw, us farmers is busted an’ mint forever owin’ to 5c cotton, an’ what on earth will we git at next in orderment to make a livin’ do you reckon? Now I ain’t a goin’ to go into a big fijtiousment an’ tell you that anybody 1 It a big meetin’ over at Burk Log church to pray fer a rise in cotton, as Rufe Sanders would be wont to say. I says, says I, “My dear brother, when it comes to the pint wiiere you can’t make nothin’ a raisin’ of cotton, then its as plain as day to me that you must raise somethin’ else, fer, you know everybody is got to live.” People will go around howlin’ about 5c cotton an’ the the next year they’ll put in a blasted sight more of it, wherein ef they would put in half the amount in Irish ’taters they could make a thousand bushels (more or less) an' I paid at the rates of one dollar a bushel for the last peck I got. Tutors at a dollar a bushel, flower at three dollars a hundred on’ corn as high as your head, an’ yit you don’t know how to live—r\:! my! It’s an’ honest fact, the i t rchants half to send ell ’o forei,,. markets to buy ingerns * . the tew 1 people to eat. an’ you know they hardly ever sell fer less than a dollar a bushel, I seed a man who is counted one amongst the best of farmers buy a peck of ingerns to take home to eat, an’ itwern't mora’n one au’ a half or not over two months ago no wav, when he ort to have had plenty of ’em of liis own raisin’. Since then I have hearu that same man a mouth in’ about 5c co'ton an’ hard times. I i bought to myself, “Ole Chap, you ort to have hard times—bayin' in gerns with 5c cotton.” I can remember when but very few poor folks an’ no niggers at all could chaw manafac tobacker; now every body most uses it, an’ no little ol it. A patch 50 foot squaie will make as mutch as most any fumly can chaw an’ smoke. You can’t raise a null cotton oil of a 50 foot patch to buy your tobacker with to save your life, that is if you use mutch. No, a heap of people is too everlasted lazy to burn a brush pile an’ sow a tobacker bed. Some people is always a grumblin’ an’ mouthin' about havin’ to "ay such prices fer guanos an’ fertilL r an’, by gracious, the very best fertil izers in the world is Wasliiu’ down the gullies an’ into the creeks from out of the woods while the farmer is a mbit huntin’ an’ teurin’ up his clothes or gone to town to give a mortgage on whut he expects to make, or in some other devilment to kill time. This fertilizer I speak of is no more nor no less than the plain, naked ole leaves an’ saft trash from the forests. If you would rake ’em up—rotton ones an’ all—an’ hitch up an’ load up an’ haul ’em up an’ scatter 'em broad cast over the l$nd you mean to tend, you don’t imagin’ how mutch good it ud do. Then agin, you cun stand around on the streets along induiin’ the spring an’ see bale after hale of hey bein’hauled out of town for to feed the farmer’s horses, shipped from way oil somowheres here, an’ bought with a mortgage on oc cotton; jist like millet, an’ grass, an’ clover, an’ sitch devilment that horses an’ cat tle likes to eut can’t be raised here as well as anywhere else. My! my! Don’t you say hard times an’ 5c cot ton to me. If you make a hundred bushels of corn an’ git fifty dollars for it, it is worth moie to you than if you bad aold seventy-five dollars worth of cotton, because you huvfe got the shucks for your cows, fodder for your horses, tops for your mules an’ nub bins for your hogs, see? I aint seed a pumking in narry store this year for sale. A pumping custard would go nice now, an’ they Ingineraliy go pretty high too. Why don’t somebody put some on the market? They make powerful good cow an’ hog feed, too, an’ not much trouble to raise. I will wind up by sayin’ that there is still yit a livin’ in this ole round created world for everybody that worketh with hands that are guided by brains. Flaw Bicker. John Freeman Garrett was born in Edgecomb county, North Carolina, near Turboro, the county seat, His parents were R. H. and Louise Gar rett. John first saw the light of day on the 15th day of September. 1855, and is therefore a little past forty-two years of age. His parents resided upon a farm and young Garrett spent his early boyhood days working on the farm and attending school in sea son. In 1874 Mr. Garrett moved to King’s Mountain, young Garrett’s mother having died in the meantime, and it was then that the subject of our sketch entered the then famous King’s Mountain High School, of which Capt. W. T. R. Bell was the principal. Mr. Garrett finished his course at the King’s Mountain High School about 188U, afterwards teach ing iu the primary department of that school. Choosing dentistry us a pro fession Mr. Garrett went to Baltimore in 18S1 and spent two years there taking a course in the Baltimore Col lege of Dental Surgery and the Dental ONE MORE ADDED TO BLOODY LIST. JOHN FREEMAN GARRETT. A Law-Abiding Citizen Held Upon the Road and Slain by State Con stable Newbold last Wed nesday morning. estate. Dr. and Mrs. Garrett reside in a beautiful iiotne on the corner of Limestone Avenue and Beauford St. i They have two bright little girls which add much to the joy of their home I life. They are most sociable and I there are few people, however bum ble. who have not the entree to thyir home. It may not be amiss to say just here that in his business transactions Dr. Garrett is most agreeable and that he ranks high in the profession he lias chosen. Gatfney has just cause to be proud of anj r such citizen of the type of John Freeman Garrett. —- —•*- — The Bachelor of Buffalo. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Buffalo, Nov. 15.—For sometime your humble “Bachelor” has been almost “laid on the shelf” with u cold that has been very bad both by name and nature. A physician has recomended a wife to make tea for me and humor me up a little oc casionally as a first-class remedy. That might work all right and then it might not as some women are worse to get along with than the worst of colds. Flaw Bicker thinks a man ought to marry at the risk of breaking his neck. But I think a man had bet ter have his neck broken, or a “mi l stone around it and be cast into the sea” than to marry some women. It would be better for a man to get into heaven with his neck broken or without any neck at all, than to go to , . ..... , . hed with a hundred wives. What 8100 *' 1 , ri ? ^*«bold searched THE [Special to The Register.] SFartanbukg, Nov. 10.—Another chapter must be added to the bloody history of the state dispensary con- stabuliary. This morning about 5 o’clock Mr. J. Henry Turner, who lives five or six miles above this city, was coming to Spartanburg in his buggy, accompanied by Mr. W. C. Bruce, a young man who lives with him. Mr. Turner was corning down to take the train for Columbia, to at tend the state fair. When the two men reached Steven’s Grove church, two miles above town, two men rush ed upon them and cried, “Hold up!” The buggy was stopped and, without the slightest provocation, one of the men fired two shots, striking Mr. Turner and killing him. The assas sin was Constable Newbold, and he and Constable Howie were on the lookout for whiskey. After the the bug- J. L. S. Da reason people won’t go ter church in rainy wedder is ksse dey religin ain’t waterproof. Bucklen’s Amca Salve. The Best hdve In the world for Cuts. Bruises, Ror**«, UIcmt, Kslt. Rheum, Fever 8c as, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Hkin Eruption, and poetively cures Biles or no pay required. It is gura- antccd to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Brice 25 emits per box. For sale by The DuBre Drug Co. Department of the University of Ma ryland, taking the first honors in a class of thirty-four in the latter col lege. During the summer Dr. Gar rett had come to Gaffney and prac ticed his profession and on the com pletion of his studies in the spring of 1883, he permanently located here, since which time he has devoted him self to the practice of his profession, dividing his time between King’s Mountain, Grover, Blacksburg and Gaffney, making the latter point his permanent address. 80 devoted has he been to his profession that today there is hardly a hotter known den tist in this section than he. It was in the fall of 188G that Messrs. Tolleson *fc Tolleson engaged tiie services of a charming little lady from the Monumental City to conduct their millinery department. The fair lady hud not been here many months before it was noticed that the rism, young doctor of dentistry was becom ing somewhat attentive to her and in the next year he was wedded to the winsome Mary E. Brohawn. Dr. and Mrs. Garrett at once took a position among the leaders of Gaffney society and have well sustained it up to the present time. Both aro members of the Methodist church, of which he is a steward. Dr. and Mrs. Garrett have done and are still doing much good Christian work in the city. Their home life is an ideal one and they both seem best contented when In each other's company. Dr. Garrett is a very quiet, unai- suming gentleman, one who never seeks notoriety in any manner what ever, and his election to the position of alderman of the City of Gatfney was entirely due to the efforts of his friends and not to any work on his part. It was truly a case of the of fice seeking the man and not the man seguing the office, which is so often tne case in this da)’ and time. This is the first time lie has ever served iu the capacity of a public officer and he wuselected by a most flattering vote. Dr. Garrett is a progressive citizen. There is hirdly au enterprise launch ed in the city that he does not en courage and although a man of mod erate means he is ever willing to in vest to the utmost of his ability in any enterprise. Besides being presi dent of the local building and loan association, of gy and found nothing. Mr. Bruce brought Mr. Turner on to town, not knowing he was dead until Dr. Dean examined him. Mr. Turner’s body was immedh te- lytaken home, and the Sheriff and police were at once notified of the shooting. Nothing has been heard of New- bold, except that it is reported that Mr. Smith Thomason hired a buggy for him at Dillingham’s stable at 7 o’clock this morning. At this writ ing the horse and buggy have not returned to the stable. Mr. Turner was a man of about 05 years, and honest, sober, law-abiding citizen. Bublic sentiment is bitter against Newbo'd, and a ju^t punishment will surely be meeted out to the bloody assassin. The News in Columbia. It was generally, and naturally, thought that the withdrawal by Gov ernor Eiltrbe the first of last month of the dispensary force, with the ex ception of four members, who were “to look after tlfe rural districts,” would materially inoiease the oppor tunities of the blind tigers, but it was at least expected that this step would result in the diminution, if not the end, of the slaughter of citi zens by these constables. 80 that the news of the killing by Consta ble Newbold of Turner yesterday morning was preeminently a disa greeable surface. The first, news of the fatality reach ed Columbia yesterday morning in a telegram to Governor Ellerbe from Spartanburg, signed by Mr. Thomas on, a lawyer of that town. Follow ing is the telegram: “Spartanburg, S. C., November 10. —To Governor Fllerbe: Newbold accidentally killed Turner near here this morning. Newbold held two pistols in his hand; shot to scare the mule; the one in the left hand ac cidentally fired, when his bondsmen arrive Newbold will surrender. “VV. S. Thomason.” Governor Ellerbe sucked his teeth regretfully upon reading the message, adding, “That’s a pity,” which it was. Newbold is the governor’s pet con- would it profit a man to gain a mil lion wives and “loo.se his own soul?” But it only requires but one woman to ruin a man unless she is an excep tionally good one. Flaw thinks it is almost worth a man’s life to marry just to study the nature of women. That is already what is ihe matter with the men and wom^n both. The less they know of each other’s nature the better off they will be both for time and eterr.Uy. It lakes rigid descipline to keep a man strait but takes the grace of God to make a woman lovely and a perpetual stream of it to kiep her so. A woman without grace is a curse to the whole human race. But one of the better kind a benedic tion to a!l mankind. The circulation of money is very feeble. It looks like “Uncle Sam” needs a free siver tonic to tone up his depleted and debilitated financial system. The cussed fool went and married himself to old Miss Eng land and now his old wife is wear ing his breeches and taking his pock et book too. Talk about the kind sympathy and the tender love of a woman’s heart but give them the power and they are 1G to 1 more op pressive than men. God deliver America from England financial pet ticoat government. Necessity is said to be the mother of invention, but) whether it is the man. ma or daddy is a matter of in difference to people just now, us five cents cotton is going to make them study and practice domestic economy us they have never done before. It will eventually beat the legislature solving this vexed whiskey question. Whiskey dealers have such little confidence in their customers that they wont sell to them on a credit. Does it look fair for an honest mer chant to have to trust a man that a mean whiskey man wont trust? But “by the way” it seems that a man has but precious little sense that cant use his money to a better purpose than buying whiskey with it. If he isn’t a fool before he drinks it he is sure to be one afterwards. Sometime during the winter I want to publish a sketch of Louisa Bridges, a woman whose name will ever be remembered by the posterity of Buf- stable, which fact probably accounts fulo. There is a sad picture in her deat h that some of our people around Buffalo ought to look at and ponder over. It might do them good. I have secured a rare treat for The Ledger readers. It is a story from the pen of Eddie Hardin a 1G year old boy who has supported a widowed mother and educated him self by studying his text books dur ing his spare moments. He bids fair to make his mark in literature. He is now preparing a short story for The Ledger. Bachelor. in part for his excellency’s touching remark. It was only the other day that ho remarked that he wouldn’t swap Newbold for all the balance of the gang. Flattery is a sort of bad money to which our vanity gives currency.— Locke. Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles. Thousands of such cases have been cured by the use of Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) If you doubt it, call or send to the Company whose adver tisement appears in this paper, and they will, for a one cent stamp, send you a book of wonderful cures, not only of the above diseases, but of all manner of ailments arising from Im pure blood. It is the standard rem edy of the age for the cure of all blood and skin diseases. $1.00 per large bottle. CURED WITH TWO BOTTLES. A. Maddox, Atlanta, Ga.. writes: “I hud great trouble in passing urine, which was filled with sediments. My dizzy spells. The most wonderful ! hack and loins gave me much pain, remedy for these women is Electric | and I lost my appetite, strength, and Bitters. Thousands of sufferers from flesh. 1 became nervous and unablo Lame Back and Weak Kidneys rise, to sle<'p. Two bottles of Botanic up and call it blessed. It is the med- Blood Balm (B. B. B.) guac tne entire icine for women. Female complsints relief.” sad Nervous troubles of all kinds are 8. M. Ellis, Atlanta, Ga., write*: soon relieved by the use Of Electric “Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.)cured Bitters. Delicate women should j me of most stubborn eczma. I had which he was one of J keep this remedy on hand to build up doctored it without success for twelve Doan look down on folks kasedey’s lesser dan what you is. De wind is so small dat you can’t see it, but it mos’ ingineraliy raises do debbil in a cyclone. Tbe Coming Woman Who goes to the club while her husband tends the baby, as well as the good old-fashioned woman who looks ufler her home, will both at times get run down in health. They will be troubled with loss of appetite, neuduche, sleeplessness, fainting or the promoters and organizers, he owns some very desirable city real the system. Only 50c. per For sale by Du 1’re Drug Co. bottle. years. For sale by druggists.