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* 6 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. 0^ NOVEMBER 4, 1897. LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX TILE WORKERS Worth and South Carolina Mills, Their Improvements and Their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. •Southern and Western Textile Excelsior. VV. G. Trice has gone to Lincolnton, C., to run the spinning In tlie Long sjftouls cotton tmills. The Linden Mfg. Co., Davidson, N. 17., may soon add 1,000 spindles and isome other machinery. p. C. Poag. secretary of the Globe mills, Rock Hill, S. C., is out after a severe attack of measles. J. H. Gault, Treas., of the Excel sior Knitting mills, Union, 8. C., is advertising for 40 more operatives. One of the nine sections of cotton warehouse of the Spartan mills, Spar tanburg, 8. C., was consumed by tire Oct. *28. 8. C. Thomas, formerly boss weav er at Edna Cotton mills, Reidsville, ?}'. C., has located at Clifton, 8. C. mill No. 2. \V. C. Terry has been for the past three months making $1.55 per day on epeeders in the Camden mills. He is & hustler. The Vance cotton mills, Salisbury, X. <7., has given a contract for the ■erection of a brick warehouse to store their cotton. J. E. Yow, formerly of the Rich- laad mills, Columbia, has been en gaged as card grinder and second hand at Camden. H. L. Griffin has resigned his posi tion in the Cowpens, 8. C., cotton - mills and taken charge of the barber tsbop at that place. The Buffalo cotton mills Stubbs, 2f. C., near Cherryville, contemplates adding 2,000 spindles in the spring. O. C. Dixon is Treas. Edw. McKown writes that he lias not taken charge of the carding -at the Charleston 8. 0. cotton mills, but is at Newberry, 8. C. Lafoy McCombs, ol the Richland mills, Columbia, and Miss Carter, of the Camden mills, were to be married diuaday, Oct. 24, at the bride’s home. The Saiisbury N. C., Knitting mills received an order Monday from Balti more for 1200 dozen pairs of men’s half hoso to be shipped to Cincinnati. VV. T. Landman has resigned us carder and spinner with the Clinton, C., cotton mills, and become 2nd apinner with the Union, 8. C., mill Xo. 2. A man with 12 children moved to •Che Monroe, N. C., cotton mills last meek to place them at work. He is -evidently one of the ‘‘cotton mill •dcoaes." The Hadley-Peoples Mfg. Co., Siler ■City. N. C., are adding a Moflatt 4*team pump to their spinning mill, and will probably add 2,000 more ^spindles. Chas. J. Trippe, who for the past few months has been spinner for the Cherokee Falls Mfg. Co., Blacksburg, S. C., is now overseer of both card- cog and spinning. R. R. Brown, the president of the Cowpens, 8. C. cotton mills, also operates a gin there. He has atoned this season 350 bales and bought every bale of it. The Rock Hill 8. C., cotton Factory Co., are making a good run now on ■cheetings, and drills, and contem plate enlarging their plant by some 2,000 spindles, 50 looms, etc. As already intimated in these col- umns, the new Steele mills, Rock ingham, N. C., may soon buy more machinery, possibly as much as 5,- 4)00 spindles and 150 Draper looms. M. B. Hunter, late M. M. of the mills cotton mills, Greenville, 8. C., contemplates in the near future go- ic*? to Philadelphia to take a course of study in the textile school in that city. E. C. Hendrick has resigned as 2nd baud in day carding with the High land Para Mfg. Co., Charlotte. He has gone to Beam’s mills, Cleveland county, N. C., to live on the farm with his parents. J. H. M. Beatty, superintendent of the Catawba Spinning mills, Chester, ti. C., for two years, has resigned, and engaged as superintendent with the Norris cotton mills, (Catteechee P-O.) Central. 8. C. All of the machinery at the Ark wright cotton mills, Spartanburg, 8. will soon be in operation. The carding and part of the spinning have been started, and the looms will be running in a short time. A good many of the looms at the Huguenot cotton mills, Greenville, 8. O-, are toweling. The crash they ace making is very pretty designs and '•scellent quality. These mills also make plaids and cottonades. J. P. Turner, roller coverer at the TIuguenot cotton mills, Greenville, :S. O., has been quite successful. Alwut one year ago he had 51.000, Afrindles, and now covers 90,000, and gives perfect satisfaction. J. J. Rodgars writes that he has (uic resigned as superintendent of the Ainmee.S. C., cotton mills. They have haeu bothered on account of low water and shortness of help in the ‘pinning room, outside of that every thing is going well. Caj't. Dilling and Superintendent Williams of the Dilling cotton mills, Kings Mountain, N. C., have agreed to furnish the Southern Railway all the water they need in case they make that town the local freight ter- muial. In every department of the Samp son cotton mills, Greenville, 8. C., the order of things indicates the effi ciency of the men in charge. J. W. Quinn is overseer of the carding and John Buff of the spinning. J. 8. Knight is engineer. The hosiery factory of Capt. J. M. Graham, at Hopkins, 8. C., which failed of success on account of scar city of help, used only negro labor. The experiments will be retried at Columbia, S. C., where a building is being prepared for the machinery. We desire to make a correction re garding the overseers of the Edna cotton mills, Reidsville, N. C. 8. F. Greene, the carder and spinner has not resigned, nor has T. M. Jennings, the boss carder at night. W. G. Tice, who did leave was boss spinner at night. Rufus Burns has changed from Concord, N. O., to Rock Hill, 8. C.; W. H. Langford from Clifton No. 2. 8. C., to Asheville, N. C.; W. W. Willfong from Newton, N. C., to Gaffney, 8. C.; J. A. McMillan from W. Durham, N. C., to Henrietta No. 2, N. C. Smith and Pinchback, of Bessemer City, N. C., who we announced were planning the erection of a spinning millvthere, have taken out incorpora tion papers as the Bessemer City cot ton mills, capital $25,000. Of this amount Smith and Pinchback each take $10,000 stock. President Eugene Verdery, of the Warren Mfg. Co., Aiken Junction, 8. C., is North placing orders for ma chinery, which we hear will be a 30,- 000 spindle outfit. Contract has been awarded for 200 operatives’ houses. The mill building is roofed in, and being finished up. The Standard cotton mills, Rock Hill, 8. C., have been placed in re ceiver’s hands by Judge Simonton on application of A. Klipstein & Co., N. Y., dyestuffs dealers. P. E. Poag is made temporary receiver, and the case will be argued on Dec. 1 as to the permanency of the receivership. At Winston-Salem, N. C., the South Side cotton mill is running night and day with a double force. The Arista mills are also putting in extra time Quite a difference be tween last year and a year ago—In disputable evidences of returning prosperity, comments a Winston pa per. Superintendent J. O. Pickard, of the Randleman. N. C., Mfg. Co., was in Salisbury, N. C., Tuesday inspect ing the dye room of the Salisbury cotton mills. The Randleman mill will shortly add a dye room to its plant and Mr. Pickard visited Salis bury to learn something about its workings. Putnam Baker, age 18, was killed this week in the Batesville Factory, near Greenville, 8. C., by a pulley. The body was horribly torn. He was a relative of the late superintendent Putnam, who it will be remembered was found dead in his buggy while making the 12 mile trip between Greenville and the factory. At the mill of the Whitney 8. C., Mfg. Co., the work is running nicely. They have 560 looms, 250 of which are Northrop-Draper, and are making some excellent goods. They have good mill men over each department. William Widdup has charge of the weaving room. D. A. Andrews is carder and E. H. Clippard spinner. Nearly all of the machinery in the Spartan cotton mills No. 2, Spartan burg, S. C., is running, and what machinery is not in operation is be ing put in order for starting. No. 2 is a beautiful mill and is splendidly equipped. It has 40.000 spindles and 1,858 Northrop-Draper looms. The product will be plaiu white sheet ings. P. M. Grimes, superintendent of Yorkville.S. C..cotton mill,who start ed up said mill 18 months ago, visit ed Charlotte this week, and who was on his way to the textile manufactu rers’ meeting in Philadelphia, but finding he was too late to reach that city for the meeting, he returned to Yorkville after seeing the sights in the Northern city South. The Ada cotton mills, Charlotte, are erecting an addition 30x75 feet, to accommodate their 1,536 new Whitin twister spindles, and which they hope to have running in six weeks. They have booked orders for yarns 20s and 26s, single and two-ply, to deliver which in time they are run ning their factory overtime about two hours every evening. An extension of 130 feet is being built to the mill of the Poe Mfg. Co., Greenville, 8. C. Sufficient ma chinery will be placed in to double the present capacity of the plant. They have now 304 Mason looms, making plain white goods of excel lent quality. D. R. Harriman is sup erintendent, J. M. Cannon is overseer of the weaving and Francis Hamilton of the carding and spinning. The following men have recently taken charge of weaving, carding and spinning rooms ut the Mil's Mfg. Co’s cotton mill. Greenville, 8. C. V. M. Johnson, who was second hand in the weaving room at the mill of the Courteney Mfg. Co., Newry, 8. C.. is weaver; J. W. Vaughn, carder, and VV. L. Smith is spinner. Mr. Smith was previously second hand in the carding room at Camden, 8. C. The Tucapau cotton mills, Well- ford, 8. C.| are splendidly equipped throughout. They have 15.616 spin dles. Whitin frames, and 468 North rop-Draper looms. The work in all of the departments is running hand somely. L. A. Abercrombie, pre viously engaged as carder at the Union, 8. O., cotton mills, has charge of the carding and spinning. E. J. Wolfe is overseer of the weaving rocm. At Spartan cotton mills No.l every thing is running nicely. This mill has 38,UU0 spindles and 1,100 looms. Jesse Jackson is overseer of weaving and assistant superintendent. He is an elegant gentleman and a practical mill man. having been with this mil! as overseer of weaving for a number of years, J. A. Summey has charge of the carding and C. R. Lockman of the spinning. M. G. Stone is super intendent of both mills. The Secretary of State has granted the increase in capita) stock of the Norris cotton mills. Central. 8.0., to $150,000. Col. D. K. Norris, its president, went to Atlanta last week and visited the Jackson cotton. He repudiates the charge that this cot ton is not a perfectly new and dis tinct variety. He has a sample stalk which he will exhibit at the State Fair, and also secured a pound of the seed which he will plant for experi ment next year. The Piedmont 8. C.. Co., have in course of construction a three-story building 70x90 feet, which will be used as a repair shop and slasher room. The company have just had the water wheels changed from a vertical to a horizontal. The new whocla were made by the Holyoke Mass. Machine Works. The men in charge of the mills and the different departments are well qualified for their positions. Great interest is taken in the Textile Club, which is getting along nicely. W. F. Walker is superintendent. The overseers of the different departments at No. 1, 2 and 3 are: Weaving, F. M. Osteen ; carding, J. A. Bates; spinning, J. E. Tice. The weaving at No. 4 is under the charge of VV. H. Cobb. G. M. McAfree is carder, and R. B. Brown spinner; C. B. Her is master me- chun'c. A. 8. Rowell is overseer of the cloth room. —Dr. A. M. Stafford, of Spartan burg, will be at the Hotel Lipscomb- on Nov. 8th and 9th. The* doctor makes a specialty of the Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat and of fitting glasses. JWhen you is uncertain which way ter go at de forka er de rqad de best way ter do is ter go de right way. J. M.Thirswend, of Grosbeck. Tex., says that when he has a spell of in digestion, and feels bad and sluggish, he takes two of DoWitt’s Little Ear ly Risers at night, and be is all right the next morning. Many thousands of others do the same thing. Do you? Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton, Blacksburg. The financier is the man who spends less than he earns. J. C. Berry, one of the best known citizens of Spencer, Mo., testifies that be cured himself of the worst kind of piles by using a few boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. He bad been troubled with piles for over thirty years and had used many dif ferent kinds of so-called cures; but DeWitt’s was the one that did the work and be will verify this state ment if any one wishes to write him. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton, Blacksburg. The best safe for your money is a prudent wife. ft iMaiiL;. 1 ■ 11 ga Disfigurement for life by burns or scalds may be avoided by using De Witt’s Witch Hazel 8alve, the great remedy for piles and for all kinds of sores and skin troubles. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton, Blacksburg. The dog is mentioned thirty-three times in the Bible. You can’t afford to risk your life b? allowing a cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and a certain cure afforded by One Minute Cough Cure. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton, Blacksburg. No matter how big de fish is, folks won’t be happy long ez dey thinks dar’s bigger fish unkotched. There is no need of little children being torturned by scald head, eczema and skin eruptions. De Witt’s W’itch Hazel Salve gives in stant relief and cures permanently. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton, Blacksburg. An unjust acquisition is like a barb ed arrow, which must be drawn back ward with horrible anguish or else will be jour destruction.—Taylor. m. Warning :—Persons who suffer from coughs and colds should heed the warning of danger and save themselves suffering and fatal results by using One Minute Cough Cure. It is an infallible remedy for coughs, colds, croup and all throat and lung troubles. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton, Blacksburg. Tn I’nru CanalIpatlon t orev^r. TaUe Cuscarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or’Ac. If C. C. C. (all to euro, drugamU refund money. Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.—Swift. Ililnrwta Voar XTII'i Cnacareta. Candy Cathartic, euro conm I pa lion forever. 10c, Ac. If C. C. C. fall, druggist* i ufund money. SETTING REIDV Every expectant mother has a trying ordeal to taco. If she does not It, telling what may happen. Child-birth is full of uncertainties if Nature Is not given proper assistance. Mother’s Friend b the beet help you can use at this time. It is a liniment, and when regularly ap plied several months before baby comes, It makes the advent easy and nearly pain less. It relieves and prevents “ morning sickness,” relaxes the overstrained mus cles, relieves the distended feeling, short ens labor, mokes recovery rapid and cer tain without any dangerous after-effects. Mother’s Friend is good for only one purpose, via.: to relieve motherhood of danger and pain. One dollar per bottle at all drug stores, or sent bv exnretw on receipt of rice. Fkeb Books, containing valuable Informa tion for women, will tfe sent to any address Upon application to THE BRADPIELD REGULATOR C0„ Atlanta. Go. Algood News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Algood, Nov. 2.—Cotton picking for this season is generally a thing of the past, and the yield and price seem to bo on an equality. A few months ago when wheat rose to one dollar per bushel the gold standard organs “tooted” the Republican horn of plenty until It bureted. But when cotton fell to 5 cents per ponnd not one toot has been sounded. So now we are in the midst of McKinley’s promised prosperity, under the gold standard, in all its glory. Some of the cotton buyers say that farmers can afford to raise cotton for 5 cents per pound. Soch men ought to be made to raise a few crops of 5 cents cot ton, and then no dcubt they £would quit having such gross disrespect for ihe truth, even ff it benefited them in no other way. Organization of the farmers is now being agitated all over the country, and now let me ask the question what good will such organizations do? From better ex perience we know that it will only tighten the thumb screws of oppres sion and that every farmer who goes into any organization is committing suicidal starvation. The money power have full control and it is ut terly useless for the farmers to or ganize against that power, and, then again the farmer wout stick to an or ganization of any kind whatever. Everybody knowe that it is as natu ral for the farmer to flicker as it for the rieedle to point toward the North Pole and more so for the needle does vara little sometimes, but the farm er never was known to do so. There was a cotton picklngat JD. C. Price's lart Saturday. There was an old time corn-shuck ing at J. L. Clary’s Saturday even ing. • • Misses Sarah Byars and Carrie Clary attended the Sunday School Union at State Line church Saturday and,Sunday. Misses Rosa Linder and Exonie Gardner visited Misses Annie und Bertha Ricbarde Sunday. Win. Gardner went to Clifton one day last week on business. J. L. Clnrly has gone to Gaffney to day on business. The farmers are sowing more wheat and oats than usual. That is the way for them to organize againt the money sharks. COUNCRACKEU. No-To-U»c for Fifty Cents. OuaraatneU tobacco habit cure, makes weak men utrenc, blood pure. B0c,81. All druggists. Letters ot Administration. Office or Pbodate Jcdgk. 1 State of South Carolina, /- Cherokee County. 1 By Hon. J. E. Webster. Esquire. Probate Judge of Cherokee County. Wheiieas. \V. O. Carpenter and J. N. Cudil. petitioners, have filed a petition In my otHec praying that Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Brown, deceased, late of said county, should be grunted to them. These are therefore, Ut cite and admonish all and singular the kludred und creditors of the said deceased, to t>e and appear be fore me at my office, at Gaffney City. (Cher okee court house), on Friday. Nov., ftth. 1W. at 11 o’clock a. m.. to show cause. If auy they have, why the said administration should not be granted. J- E. Webster, 10-27-21 Probate Judge. ~\ Mortgage Sale. B y virtue of a power contalndd In a mort gage executed by Elijah T. Fowler to Franees-Davis aud Susan A. White, dated April". 1SS4. and recorded In the office of Register of Meshe Conveyance for Union county on Dth of April. IHhl, In hook G. No. 7. page 12. I will sell to the highest bidder lie- fore the court house door at' Gaffney. S. c., during the legal hours uf sale on the first Monday In December next, the following de scribed tract of land, to wit: All that i rad of land lying aud being sit uated north of Pucolct river. In the county of Cherokee, state aforesaid, bounded on the north by hinds of William Harris, east by lands of Randolph Brown, south by Pac- olet river, west, hy lands of W. K. Brown, known as the Gossett tract, containing three hundred (»10) acres, more or less. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Frances luvrs. » Susan A. White, f Mortgagees. 10-20-31 I>HLXJO CO., And you’ll always get them fresh, pure and unadulterated, and invariably at the i^owessT YOU SHOW YOOR WISDOM When you come to our store to buy your groceries, because we are the people who keep them always pure and fresh. A trial will convince you. Yours truly, BYARS & SPARKS, Exclusive Grocers. TOYS, FANCY GOODS, CONFECTIONERIES &c., are cheaper at my store than anywhere. Call and see my line. It will pay you. Yours truly, O. .A.. Blacksburg, S. C. Are Youv© looking for the best place to do your trading? If so you will find that my store is the place you are hunting. Come iny© and price my .goods and you’ll soon $ee that no one else in Gaffney will sell you or can sell you goods any cheaper than I. Yours truly, J. N. LIPSCOMB. hive m Ladies’, misses’, men’s, and children’s under wear of all kinds. FLANNELS.g Wool knitting thread, all colors. Don’t forget when you want soap that you can get a 100 yard spool of pure silk thread with every 5c cake at / \ I LIMESTONE * SPRINGS 4 LIME * WORKS, CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Manufacturers BUILDING, * PLASTERING * AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, And Deal art Ir Coal, Shingles, Lathes afod Platser HAir, O vmamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse ir.d Dynamite Capa. V