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t h I G THU! LEDGEK: GAFFNEY, 8. C\, DECEMBER 1G, 181)7. LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX TILE WORKERS North and South Carolina Mills, Their Improvements and Their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. Sniilinrn and Wrstorn Tt'xlllt' Exrrlslor. J. ii.CIihl) Iihh moved from Newber ry. S. C., to Anderson, H. 0. M. K. Macomtion has moved from Spartanburg. 8. C., to Facolet, 8. 0. J. \V. Vaughan has left Reedy Riv er, 8. C., and gone to Greenville. 8. 0. It is reported that 8upt. G. F. Ivey ia about to sever his connection with the Bessemer City (N.C.)cotton mill. Alfred Hart, of Kansas City, Mo., selling agent for the Udeil Mfg. Co., Concord, was here Thursday on busi ness. Daniel Sides, of the Cannon Cotton Mills, Concord, has accepted a posi tion at Gibson’s drug store during the holidays. High Falls Mfg. Co., Prosperity, N. C., is now putting in their new mill carding and spinning machinery to spin cotton yarn. Geo. P. Hall, New Brooklyn, 8. C., has accepted the position of carding and spinning with the Sylvan cotton mills, Shelbyville, Tenn. \V. F. Rogers, formerly working in Enoreo, 8. C., the postmaster informs us, has moved to the Arkwright cot ton mills, Spartanburg, 8. C. J. J. Oireson, second hand in the spinning room of the Beaumont Mfg. Co., Spartanburg, 8. C., has severed his connection with said mill. Secretary and Treasurer, W. R. Odell returned to Concord from Ral eigh Mouday, where he had been at tending the North Carolina Confer ence. The addition to the new Poe mill. Greenville, 8. C., is nearly completed aud it is expected that the new ma chinery will be ready to run by the I st of Feb., 1898. Robert Butler, formerly cloth room boss at the Dwight cotton mills, Ala bama City. Ala., has accepted the po sition of boss weaver at the Rock Hill (8. C.) cotton mill. M. G. Stone, superintendent of the Spartan cotton mills, Spartanburg, 8. C., has already received the finest Christmas gift that a woman can give to a man—a fine boy. C. B. Suttle, formerly engaged at the Lincoln (N. C.) cotton mill as overseer of the spinning, is now en gaged as boss spinner at the Victor cotton mill, Charlotte, N. C. T. 8. Crayton, of Anderson, S. C., intends to engage in the manufact ure of cotton rope and twine, etc. Buildings are now ready, and plans and estimates of equipment are wanted. When the Odell Mfg. Co..Concord, get all their spindles in which are or dered they will have a total of 29,590, J,iU4 looms in operation. About one-third of the above spindles run at night. J. T. Carter has severed his conntc- tion with the spinning department in No. 8 Clifton, 8. C.. Cotton Mill, to accept the position of second hand in card room of the American Spinning Co., Greenville, 8. C. It is reported that Supt. Buffington of the Richland cotton mills, Colum bia, S. C., has resigned his position and Mr. Mosher, who was formerly superintendent of the Henribtta (N. C.) cotton mills, will take his place. J. M. McCollum, of the Odell Mills, Concord, killed a porker this week which tipped the beam at 520 pounds, which was clear ahead of h's neighbor, who also killed one, and had to buy a rabbit to finish out the meal. Miss Myrtle Moore, daughter of M. L. Moore, of the Odell Mills, Con cord, went to Rock Hill, S. C., last Tuesday, where she will visit her uncle, W. W. Moore, Superintendent of the Manchester cotton mills, of that place. The Edna Cotton Mills, Reidsville, N. C., has secured the services of G. F. Howard as boss spinner. Mr. Howard is formerly of the Fulton Bag *fc Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Ga., where bad been for the past nine years. Mr. Howard is a No. 1 spinner. The Bamberg Cotton Mfg. Co., Bamberg, S. C., it is reported, have slopped engaging bum and hobo weavers, thus, only employing the superior class of help, of which there is plenty around that locality. Bamberg’s new court house is about completed and the Bamberg people thinks it is just a daisy. If Foster Parris, late overseer of cloth room at Spartan Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, S. C.. will conmmuni- cate with me he will hear of some- fhingtohis interest. Or will some one of your many readers kindly fur nish me with his present address. E. J. Barneett, Gaffney Mills, Gaff ney, Gaffney, 8. C. 1). E. Clough, overseer of the card ing an spinning, and also assistant auperintendant at ffight, has severed bis connection with the Beaunaont Mfg., Co., Spartanburg, 8. C. ( and accepted the position as overseer of the spinning in the Pacolet. S. C., No. 1 mill. Mr. Clough leaves the Beaumont Mill with his help’s best onslies for his success. Competitive Drill by the Morgan Rifles. Clifton, Dec., 19.—Some time ago Maj. C. T. Lipscomb presented to the Morgan Rifles a bountiful gold budge to lie awarded to the best drilled man, the contest to take place every throe months. Last Saturday night a pub lic competitive drill was given at the armory for this purpose in the pres ence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen. The Company, com manded by Captain (). G. Falls and Lieutenants K. C. Griffin and A. M. 8a rid ley, gave a very fine exhibition of drilling in (lie manual of arms. Private Will Tinsley was the success ful contestant, the modal bring nrt- seiited by K JO. Elmore. The judges were Capt. G. Baxter Byrd, of Gaff ney, Capt. M. 8. Mitchell, of Clifton, and Maj. C. T. Lipscomb. After the drill the boys gave three cheers for Capt. G. Baxter Byrd, who was ut one time commander of the company. Oysters and other refreshments were served during the evening. Delight ful music was rendered by the Bran non band of Ciifton. -• Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in office uncalled for to date : W. A. Blackwell. (2) Miss Ella Barnes. Miss Anner Coyle. L. D. Doby. Miss Julia Fisher. Rev. Gondy. Miss Hester Littlejohn. Roland Medley. J. A. Wilson. J. W. Wood. N. B.—Persons calling for these letters will please say advertised in The Ledger. T. H. Littlejohn, P. M. December 10, 1897. — ■ i Miss Allie Huffhes, Norfolk, Va., was frightfully burned on the face and nech. Pain was instantly re lieved by D« Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the injury without leaving a scar. It is the fa mous pile remedy. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton’s Pharmacy. Blacksburg. The best readers of signs are surely the deaf and dumb. Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa., says: “My child is worth millions to me; yet I would have lost her by croup had I not invested twenty-five cents in a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure.” It cures coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton’s Pharmacy, Blacksburg. It is stated that there are nearly 1,000 theological students in the five seminaries in or near Chicago. It is easy to catch a cold and just as easy to get rid of it if you com mence early to use One Minute Cough Cure. It cures, coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia and all throat and lung troubles. It is pleasant to take, safe to use and sure to cure. Cherokee Drug Company. Gaffney, and Macon Thornton’s Pharmacy, Blacksburg. Western roads are handling an un usual traffic in hogs, 40,000 to 50,000 a day arriving in Chicago. Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver is in good condition. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are fa mous little pills for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stom ach and liver troubles. Cherokee Drug Company, and Macon Thorn ton’s Pharmacy, Blacksburg. In the opinion of Sam Small civili zation is a failure. But perhaps what he calls civilization is simply the lack of it. One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly. That’s what you want! Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton’s Pharmacy, Blacksburg; A Georgia jury recently brought in the following extraordinary verdict: “We, the jury, find the defendant al most guilty.” Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says, “After two doctors gave up my boy to die. I saved him from croup, by using One Minute Cough Cure.” It is the quickest and most certain remedy for coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton’s Pharmacy, Blacksburg. Five thousand horses have been shipped from Seattle to Alaska, Per haps the miners will prefer horse beef to starvation. J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, 0., was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by using I)e Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve Jthe fa mous healing salve for piles and skin diseases. Cherokee Drug Com pany, Gaffney, and Macon Thornton’s Pharmacy, Blacksburg. Don’t give so many presents Christ mas that you won’t be able to pay the bills that will be presented to you January 1. Mrs. M. B. Ford, Raddell’s 111., suffered for eight years from dyspep sia and chronic constipation and was finally cured by using De Witt’s Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for all stomach and liver troubles. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney, and Macon Thoroton’s Pharmacy, Blacksburg. To Cura Con* 11 pat Ion Forever. T. 1 !? 14 ! ( £“ c ‘ kreu cenfly Cathartic. 10c ortfic. Xi C. C. C. tall to cure, druggiata reluml money. A Scrman by a Lay Member. ‘•For hero wo liwvo no ooiitlnuliiK rity but wo scoU 0110 to ooino.” Utli verso. Litli chap ter of Hebrew*. We that have never seen New York or our dear old city by the sea, know they are a reality, though our eyes have never beheld them. We have heard others talk of them and our faith has a strong foundation to rest on. Can we not believe God's word about that glorious city, not made with hands,” eternal in the heavens, that He has prepared for t he faithful ? Our faith can be on a firm foundation if we would trust our dear Master’s loving hand to lead us through the dark dreary ways of life. But alas! the faith of the human heart is too weak.itistoo much like Peter’s,whose heart failed when the waves were about to engulf his trembling form. Our thoughts dwell too much on the fading beauties of earth, more than that continuing city; men build large cities and lay up treasures in them, and above all set their hearts on t hem, but their foundation is of sand ; they will perish with the using, but the city to come lias a firm founda tion whose builder and maker is God. “The way leading to that happy place is the straight and narrow way.” i Why do the noble Missionaries dare the storm of the ocean and endure ; the hardships and trials of a mission- j aries life? Only to point those who ' have never heard of Jesus to t he I “New Jerusalem.” Ought we not to | uphold aud support such a noble cause? f-fod lov^s a cheerful crix-pr i o If we have the love of Jesus in our | hearts we want some one else to | knov of Him and love Him. Oh! j that our women, our noble women would sacrifice their proneness to folly and fashion, and give more to the Lord’s cause to bring others into the glorious light of the gospel. My friends, we are not walking in the “straight and narrow way,” when we lay on the altar of mammon that which belongs to God. That city is worth striving for; it has beauties that eye hath not seen. No earthly city can compare with its purity. You may visit any large town and lie enchanted for awhile, but its impuri ties will soon be discovered. What is the cause? I can tell you, it is sin. But nothing impure can enter there, I mean the New Jerusalem. Let us, my friends, lose not a single opportunity to point some one to the dear Saviour who taketh away the sins of the world ; our opportunities are more precious than diamonds or rubies or all the precious stones of earth; so precious that we cannot find words to express our thoughts on the subject. One soul is more prec ious in the sight of God than all this world, oh, than ten thousand world’s. There is a great awakening going on in many cities of the country for the elevation of those who have sunk so low in vice and sin. Is it not a start in the right direction to point some one. oh, many of those poor creatures to the New Jerusalem? Let us dig deep and fathom somebody’s nature and with the help of God plant the love of Jesus there. It is so sweet to tell of Jesus. One lost opportunity will never come again. It is like a ripple on the water whose surface is stirred for a few moments and is soon gone forever. “The soul uneasy and confined from home rests and expati ates in the life to come. Sin is abroad in our beautiful world, that our maker intended otherwise, and let us put on the whole armor of God and try to get others to join our band to the celestial city. My sinner friend, let me warn you as one that loves your precious immortal soul, to come to Jesus. Come now and make no delay, for delay is dangerous. Too late!-only two words, but what a terrible significance is contained in them. We have no to-morrow, but come while it is to-day. How can you resist such a loving Saviour, who is both able and willing to save you. When your heart responds to the loving call Jesus enters in and claims you for his own dear children. Lovingly, tenderly the Great Shep herd is calling you home to the New Jerusalem. And the spirit and the bride say come, and let him that heareth say come, and let him that is athirst come, and whosoever will let him take the water of life freely. Yes, sinner, they all want you to come and drink of the fountain of everlasting iife. It ia the same Jesus that wants you to come and the same water that He spoke of to the woman of Samaria. He is the only door by which you can enter in to the celes tial city. We have so many promises left of entering into His rest. Let us not come short of it but strive to enter in. The gates w : !i- be opened wide if we iz ire part. Prayer is one of the gates wo can enter there and faith the golden key that fits the lock. Press the key firmly and the door will open wide to you. Who will be faithful and true? Oh! that there were more prayer meetings in our land; what good might result from the united prayers of a Christian people. Let us up and be doing and drive satan from his stronghold, and destroyfthe mighty works of darkness. Our captain is leading on ; the victory will be ours, blessed be God. He will lead His children home to that beautiful city, whose streets are of pure gold and will never fade away. But above all the beauties of that glorious rest, our eyes will behold our blessed Master and love and adore and praise Him forever. Amen. Me mon. Rico's tinoso Grease Linament, cures all aches and pains. Sold and Kunruiuced hy Chkkokcc DhuuCo. If Rice Goose Grease don’t cure your aches and pains, burns, bruises and sprains, we pay you money back. DuJPhh Dana Co. J Of the Face. Mrs. LauraE. Mims.of Smithville.Ga., says: "A small pimple of a strawberry color appeared on my cheek; it soon began to grow rapidly, notwithstand ing all efforts to check it. My eye became terribly inflamed, and was 30 swollen that for quite a while I could not see. The doctors said I had Cancer ot the most malignant, type, and after ex hausting their efforts without doing me any good, they gave up the case as hopeless. When in formed that my father had died from the same disease, they said I must die, as hereditary Caucer was incurable. “At this crisis, I was advised to try S.S.S., and in a short while the Cancer h»*gan to discharge and continued to do so for three months, then it began to heal. I continued the medicine a while longer until the Cancer disappeared en tirely. This was several years ago and there has been no return of the disease.” A Real Blood Remedy. Cancer is a blood disease, and only a blood remedy will cure it. S. S. S. (jruuraniccd purely vegetable') is a real blood remedy, and never fails to per manently cure Cancer, Scrofula, Eczema, Rheumatism or any other disease of the blood. Send for our books on Cancer and Blood Diseases, mailed free to any address. Swift Specific Co. Atlanta, Ga. ta W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE the e Worfd. For U years this shoe, by merit alone, has distanced all competitors. W. L. Douglas 8S.&0, 84.00 and 85.00 shoes are the productions of skilled workmen, from the best material possible at these prices. Also 88.50 and 8S-00 shoes for men. 88.50, S&.OO and 81-V5 for boys and youths. W. L. Douglas shoes arc Indorsed by over l.l>*>,i«») wearers as the best In style, fit and durability of any shoe ever offered at the prices. They are made In all the latest shapes and styles, and of every vari ety of leather. If dealer cannot supply you. write for cata logue to W. L. Douglas, UroclUon, Mass. Sold by O. E. WILKINS & BRO., GAFFNEY, S. C. THE GAFFM*SEMINARY ■ KtlncMe Tour ItowaM With Caaeareta. , Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10 ,55c. II C. C- C, fail, druggist* refund money. A High-Grade School for Boys and Girls, will open its ses sion on Wednesday, Aug. 25th. For terms and particulars address W. F. McARTHUR, Principal. Gaffney, S. C. 7-S>-tf Notice of Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I County or Cherokee. >- In the Common Pleas. I Thomas F. McDow, Plaintiff, against M. R. Reese, et al., Defendants. By virtue of the Decree of Foreclosure In the above cause, made November 20th, IsiiT, 1 shall expose to public sale, at Gaffney. Cherokee Court House, on the first Monday In January. 181)8, the interest pf the defend ant M. K. Reese, (one undivided third), in the Real Estate described In said Decree as follows: Allot that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, (the same being one-third Interest), lying and situated in the town of Blackburg, in the county of York, and State of South Carolina, known as the Iron City Hotel Prop erty, and bounded on the Southwest by Shelby Street; on the Northwest by lands of O. C. Surratt; Northeast by lands of Whlso- naut & Brown; on the Southeast by lands of Florence North; beginning at a stake on Shelby Street, Florence North’s line, and running w Ith said street N. 30, W. 101 feet, to (). C. Surratt’s line, thence with said O. C. Surratt’s line N. HO, E. 75 feet, thence S. 30, E. 25 feet, thence N. HO. E. 51 feet, to Whlso- nant A Brown's line, thence with said Whls- onunt & Brown's line S. 30, K. 7fl find, thence S. HO, \V. 12H feet with Florence North’s line to the begluuing. TERMS Of SAM. One-half cash and the remaiuder in one year, with Intercut from the day of sale, se cured by purchaser's bond and a mortgage of the premises, with leave to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. En Jefferies, Clerk of Cherokee County. December 8th, 18117. Piedmont Savings and Investment Company, GREENVILLE. 8. C. This company bus money to lend on Gaff ney real estate. Our loan plan Is cheaper and more satisfactory than t%e plans of any building and loan association offered in the Biuto. For our loan circulars, which tell alt about our loan plan, call on J. O. Jefferies. E»‘i i our local attorney. 8-19-tf In order to close them out we will give you a bargain. 1 No. 7 Cook Stove - No. 7 No. 7 No. 8 Coal Stove $ if fifi fit (C fit fifi 8.00 8.50 9.00 1 1.00 3.00 2 doz Coal Buckets 20c each. 1 doz Pans and Lids cheap. IVIens’s Shoes 50c and up. Remember the Galloway stock must be closed out by Christmas day. Goods well bought are half sold. We cut prices half in two in buying, hence can sell you goods away under what others pay for them. A lot of brand new clothing go ing at cost. If you need a suit now is the time to buy it cheap. GROCERIES. I81bs Granulated Sugar $1. 91bs Arbuckles Coffee $!. Soda 5c per lb. Good Tea 30c lb. Starch 5c lb. Salmons, tall can, 10c. Meat5 I-2cts. HARDWARE. Nails, Breast Chains and Trace Chains at cost. For bargains go to J.A. ELLIS* O-allo'way’s Stand A Man Murdered himself by smoking poor cigars. He would have been alive new if he had traded with me. I keep the best 5c cigars in town. Ladies if you are looking for an Xmas present for your husband come down and see my holiday package of fine cigars. They will please him. Yours truly, W. BAKER. Opposite new Postoffice. fcfc T3alcer‘’js 50 Straiulit. 9 * Save Your Money by trading where you can buy your goods the cheapest! You will find my store the place you are looking for if you want to make your dollars, quarters and dimes reach the full limit of their purchasing power. Yours truly, J. I. Sarratt. You will find a full line of Christmas Goods -AT- T I3A.V€;:ST01<T 9 S Cheap ©tore, also a large stock ot Groceries, Hay, Corn and Oats at prices to suit you. Respectfully, T. I von port. N. B.—Buy your fruits, &c., for Xmas caki from me and save money. The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Gompi Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town, G-10 Y o I r Also Farms near by and in reach of the schools of Limestonej and of this place in lots of from JO to 100 acres on liberal time rat Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes. For full particulars apply to MOSES WOOD, Ag| N.B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and | timber, fishing pr hunting are forbidden under penalty of law.