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I .V 'frwl ' * *- '■.rVK * - . ' • «»" j- ■ !, ^ *«♦ . i ' / . .. . ' 1 • (.• ' 1 ’ * ^K J.Tshtu*’ ’ ’v.-ct ■ 4 : ' WB^GUARANTEE . 'he Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. V t V N OUR SUBSCRIBERS Can Secure Bargains by Patron izing Those Who Adver- , - tise in The Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 181)4. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1898. ), '$1.00 A YE Alt. THOMAS BOTHWELL BUTLER ONE OF CHEROKEE'S LEADERS IN THOUGHT AND ACTION. Native of Union County—He Came to Cherokee About Three Years ago and is Contributing to Her Prosperity. Col. &orn Thomas Bothwell Butler was near Santuc in Union county on the 11th of January, 1866, and is a sou of Dr. P. P. Butler and .Mrs. Arsinoe Jeter Butler. He received his early education from his mother, who jrratluated at the then Limestone Sp.lngs High school in 1857, and at a ' country school about five miles V •V ^ Y THOMAS BOTHWEI.I. BUTLER. rom home, working on his father’s on Saturdays and when was not in session. At the twelve he was sent to Union House to live with his uncle, Thos. ii. deter, for Farm school lage of Icourt Ex overnor Iwhork^Col. Butler was named, and who /sent him to the school of that town until his death in May, 1888. Pol. Butler remained in Union, liv- ling with his aunt, Mrs. Jeter, until [ October, 1883. when he entered South Carolina College, and remained in that institution until 18S6. Ho then returned home and taught school for one session and farmed, again work ing on the farm when school was not in session aha on Saturdays. He then begun the study of law in the office of Munro it Munro at Union and was admitted to the bar in 1SS8. He opened an office at Union and practiced his profession alone with unusual success for u young man in town noted for its many attorneys of great ability. The late Judge David Johnson, Jr., recognizing Col. Butler’s ability, took him for a part ner in the practice of their profession. Judge Johnson removing to Spartan- fcurg. Mr. Butler associated himself with Hon. 0. L. Schumput and con tinued to have his office in Union, where he did a good business and ac quired quite a reputation for one of his age. He was actively associated with the State Volunteer militia, and was elected in 18U5 Lieutenent-Colo- nel of the 3rd regiment of South Carolina infantry, which he held un til the spring of 1897, when he re signed because of bis increasing private business. Col. Butler, while at Union, was twice elected Warden of the Town. He was a careful, painstaking, work ing Warden, and gave full satisfac tion as such, and declined re-election. In February, 1896, recognizing the push, energy and thrift of the people in the section now comprising Ohero- own relative to them and presents those convictions on proper occasions with force and without fear. When the effort to create Cherokee county was determined on, Col. Butler, who had been almost indis pensable as a worker ard counselor in the incipiency of the movement, went into the fight with gloves off. Ho canvassed the whole territory of the proposed new county with the energy, persistency and ability of the Butlers before him. He worked in the sunshine and the rain, and night and long distances did not deter him. His efforts were highly spoken of by friends and opponents of the move* m >nt, and a large portion of the suc cess is justly credited to his splendid efforts. After Cherokee had been won be fore the people, the nezt fight was to get their work ratified by the General Assembly. There being still strong opposition to Cherokee county, Col. Butler went to Columbia and met the opponents and their attorneys face to face before that august body, and by his untiring efforts again won, and Cherokee county was placed on the map of the state. Before Col. Butler reached home ho was importuned to be a candidate for Senator from the new county of Chero kee. After reaching home his friends prevailed upon him tooffer himself for that high office. He, comparatively little known, entered the race op posed by three other candidates, two of whom soon withdrew and left the field to him and Hon. Wm. Jefferies. Col. Butler made a vigorous cam paign, fought it from high grounds and received a fine vote, but was de feated by Mr. Jefferies. The cam paign over, he was soon busy again in his office. He has been promi nently mentioned as a candidate for Congress from his, the Fifth, district this year, and is also spoken of for the position of Solicitor at the next election. Col. Butler was employed in the first case ever tried in Cherokee court, has been connected with nearly every case of importance tried in the court since, and stands high with the people and profession as a civil and criminal lawyer. Col. Butler’s abilities have been recognized by literary institutions. He, in response to invitations, bus delivered the literary address before several high schools on commence ment occasions, notably among them Princeton High school, of Laurens county, and CoOper Limestone Insti tute. He also delivered an address before the Ladies Memorial Associa tion and Confederate veterans in Gaffney on Memorial day in 1897, and acquitted himself most credit ably. Col. Butler’s father and mother are both living. His brothers are all farmers, and he is interested in u large farm near Lockhart, in Union county. He says with pride that if he has accomplished anything in life, it is largely due to the early training given him by his father and mother, who, with the solicitude of fond par ents, required him to, and told him he must “work,” and to his aunt, Mrs. Ann H. Jeter, for her careful and affectionate advice and the great FLAW BECOMES . \ ... HE DISLIKES BILLY McKINLEY’S CRAWFISH ACT. Let the Honor’of Uncle Sam be Main tained, Even if We Get Licked in Our Efforts to Main tain It. aid she furnished education. him in securing an Pleasant Grove Paragraphs. .Correspondence o! The Ledger.) Pleasant Ggovk. March 28.—The farmers of this section are moving right along with their farm work. We are having a good deal of sick ness in this section now. Mr. J. G. Huskey, of this place, got his arm badly hurt with a lath- saw last Saturday evening. We hope it is not seriously hurt. While coming from Gaffney last Saturday evening, Mr. Pink Blanton’s mule ran away with him and he was thrown oot of his wagon and badly hurt. Some of the people in this section think Flaw Picker’s plan of lighting would suit them very well. Come again Flaw, we like to hear from you. X- (Correipondenc® of The Ledger.) Boys, fun is fun when it comes to fun, an’ nobody on the shinin' side of God’s creation likes fun any better than ole Flaw when it is well meant, but to lay aside ole Daytonville mountain, an’ the tunnel, an’ all like that, an’ look on the serious side of tlie war conflabulations, hit makes the devil git in me as big as two sides of a barn—inside an’ outside respect ively. If Bill McKinley an’ his present force of operatives backs down an’ crawfishes back’ards an’ allows Uncle Sam’s name to be dis honored after our forefathers fit hard an’ so brave, bled an’ died on the fields of battle to establish for him honor, rank an’ reputation among other nations, the whole darngone shootin’ match ought to be extin guished from the face of patriotism, honor an’ loyalty, together with Bill’s whole posterity. Ef 1 had my say-so about the matter an’ knowd it was to fight an’ git whipped or have Uncle Sam’s name weakened. I’d say, “Boys, in the name of your fore fathers, tight an’ take the lickin’ like men an’ maintain the reputation they established for you an’ your happiness.” Sister Johnson Aunt SulTe, as the' little Pickers are wont to call her’ was up to s.^o us Monday from Blue Branch an’ I was so blasted tore up about Bill McKinley a tryin’ to craw fish out of the mens till, hk^s gra cious. I didn’t git to jot down none of the news from that section to sptak ef. J believe, too, that I beam her a tellin’ of Mrs. Picker about a weddin’ or two an’ about the chil dren (her grandchildren) a savin' of some Easter eggs. The onliest chat I had with her was while we was at dinner, wherein she said, “Flaw, all the talk on Blue Branch is about war, rumors of wars an' pestlements. Parson Gardner gits his blble down an’ preaches that the end of time is at hand when you hear of wars, ru mors of wars an’ pestlements, whilst John Sigmore is a savin’ eggs an’ butter to buy a new pair of shoes tin’ some other devilment to take with him to Cuby in case the war does break out for good. An’ Flaw, you know Leroy Blackwelder, he has bin seen for the last four tnornin’s, early, a goin’ into the big Chestnut woods with a pick an’ spade on his shoulder. John Sigmon axed him t’other mornin’ where he was a goin’. an’ he tole him he was a goin’ to clean up. but most people bieeve he '8 a makin of him a hidin’ place. Grandpa Johnson (Aunt Sallie’s old man) says Spain an’ the United States an’ Cuby puts him in mind of two men an’ a child—one man a standin’ a lookin’ on whilst the other man is a heatin’ of th6 child to death.” Aunt Sallie is a we don’t git to see six months or so. Star Farm Statements. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Star Farm, March 28.—We had a very nice convention at Elbethel yes terday. The good ladies attended with well filled baskets. The speeches at the convention were very good. Mr. Wilks Thomas, Russ Sparks, James Coyle and Arthur Peeler were all in attendance.. Hon. Manassah Tate, of Timber Ridge, was also present. We were , delighted to see so many young people from the neighboring schools, especially the ladies. Prof. A. G. Davis and his trained choir of singers from Sardis furnished splendid music for the occasion. This is not the first time Prof. Davis and his choir have visited Elbethel, and we are always glad to have them with \is. The convention will meet again at the Sardis school on the fourth Sun day of next June. Quite a number of subjects were discussed at the past meeting, the most important of which was the one of practical prohi bition and its blessings. This sub ject was generally discussed by a number of brethren present and a lot of valuable Information derived there from. We understand that this question of prohibition will be one of the most important issues in the coming state campaign. The politi cal pot has already begun to “bile.” Will Davis, a reputable colored citizen of Star Farm, and Laura Tate, also of Star Farm, were married on the 23rd inst. by L. K. Littlejohn, notary public. A. E. Susong, who has been here looking after his numerous farming and stock interests, has returned to Allens Bridge, Tenn. He will visit this section again about the first of June. Joe Chambers was in our section last Saturday. The farmers are beginning to plant corn. I believe we are going to have war. J. Eh. Jefferies, clerk of court, has been at home for several days. He returned to his post of duty today. The Hustler. Hickory Grove Notes. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) Hk korv Grove, S. C.. March 23.— People are beginning to put in guano rapidly in this section, and some corn is planted. There is still talk of war ringing, and I think that if war does come we will have several John Starnes in this section. Mr. Editor, we have several homes this section that are not supplied LOWER CHEROKEE CHAT. NEWS NOTES BY THE SAGE OF ETTA JANE. The Sunday School Convention at bethel Church and Other In teresting Neighborhood * . . . . News and Gossip. El- good ole soul an’ her more’n every Ikee county, and the growing impor tance of Gaffney as a mercantile and Cures to Stay Cured [manufacturing centre, Butler Sr Thousands of voluntary certificates Jchumpert associated Mr. Win. Me- received during the past fifteen years, (Gowan, of Union, with them, and certify with no uncertain sound, that Col. Butler opened an office in Gaff-. Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) will Iney, advertising “Fridays and Satur- cure to stay cured. Rheumatism, Ca- |days” as office days. Hoon his busi- tarrh, Ulcers, Sores, Blotches, and Less in Gaffney so increased that it the most malignant blood and skin [required his whole time. He then diseases. Botanic Blood Balm is the [moved here and worked hard and result of forty years experience of an [with marvelous zeal for his clients, eminent, scientific and conscientious [which, with his ability and attain- physician. Send stamp for book of [meats, soon made him a prominent wonderful cures, and learn which is Ifigure in this county. the best remedy. Beware of substi- In March after opening his office in tutes said to be “just as good” and Gaffney, Ool. Butler was elected City buy the long-tested old reliable Bo- lAttorney and was instrumental in tunic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) Price [floating the city bonds for building only !)1.00 per large bottle. [the city hall. Having been elected kkfeutko an entire cure. bounty Attorney, he declined re-elec- For over two years l have been a Ition by the council the present year, great sufferer from Rheumatism, af- Fearing the duties of the two posi- fecting both shoulders to such an ex- Itions w-ould conflict, he chose to serve I tent that I could not pnt my coat [the county. He was elected the first! on without help. The use of six bot- Iclerk of t ie first board of County ties of Botanic Blood Balm. B. B. B., «)inniissionors of Cherokee county. )ut sooutresignod, the duties taking too much of his time from his pro fession. j Col. l^fler, like all his name have Mono, takes u deep interest in public j [affairs, husukeided convictions of his . effected an entire cure. I reter to Rev. W. W. Wadsworth, proprietor Coweta Advertiser, and to all mer chants of Newnan. Jacoh K. Ruontlek. Newnan, Ga, For sale by Druggists. Flaw Picker. Grover Gossip. (Com spondence of The Ledger.) Grover, March 29.—Some of our farmers have commenced planting corn. The farmers will use a large amount of fertilizer on corn this year. Mrs. N. A. Camp died on the 26th and was buried at New Hope church on the following Sunday. The fu neral was witnessed by a large host of friends and relatives. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn her loss. There are quite a number of wel come visitors coming. Mr. Price Martj.i received one on the 25th. It was a boy. Mr. H. A. Turney re ceived another on the 26th, also a boy. Messrs. Bell, Turney A'Doves will move their shingle machine this week to Mr. M. Border’s, two miles north west of Grover. They have bought some very fine heart timber from Mr. Border. Ramiiler. A Clever Trick. It eertainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, "^^alaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stimulant to the Liver and Kidneys, is a blood pu rifier and nerve tonic. It cures Con stipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleeplessness and Melancholy, it is purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50c a bottle at the Du Pre Drug Co. in with The Ledukk and they are always glad to see the paper. I think that if you would send Flaw around with a bundle of sample copies he could take some names back to the office with him. Mr. J. L. S. and wife have been in this section and left this morning for home. H. B. McDaniel went to Mr. J. H. Fowler’s, in Cherokee county, for some of the vineless potato seed. I understand that Rev. Mr. A. A. James will preach at Salem church on the 5th Sabbath in May. 1 think the horrible cowardice of Lake City will cause the people of South Carolina to enforce the law a little stronger, and that is exactly what ought to be done. If people were punished more for their mean ness they would stop doing so much of it. It is down hill business for us to send men to Congress to make laws and then let them die away and never enforce them, and live like heathens. Dr. D. T. Teal has bought the drug store of J. M. Allison at Hickory Grove. The editor of the Western Yorks News makes some addition to the Yorkvitle Yoeman. Cow Boy. — -*•*- - - State Line Locals. (Correanomlcnee ot The Ledger.) State Link, March 28.—Farm work in this section is progressing rapidly. There will be more cotton planted this year than last. Mr. Wilson, of this place, is u hustler when it comes to plowing. The other morning he got up so soon that he had to build a brush fire to see how to plow by. After plowing for about an hour he awoke Mr. Haines, who Jives near by, and you should have seen Mr. Hames hustling around. Mr. Hames thought he could get up soon, but if he beats Wilson he sure will have to hustle. Scholar. ♦ Rain. Sunday was threatening, with a little rain. So was Monday. Tues day it rained most of the day, with a heavy fall in the afternoon and at night. Wednesday opened with a steady rain, which continued at in tervals throughout the day. Farm work is now at a standstill and there will be no plowing for some days. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best SMve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sc ss, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and postively cures Piles or no pay required. It is gura- anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Tho DuPre Drug Co. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, March 28.—The North Pacolefc Sunday school convention met at Elbethel yesterday. A large and enthusiastic number of Sunday school workers were present, and the interest manifested was second to none we have ever seen on such an occasion. The people of Elbethel know how to appreciate a good work and make it succeed. It was my good fortune to enter the church while the Sunday school was in ses sion and teacher T. M. Littlejohn was drilling the infant class in the black board exercises. It was to me r markable with what ease they could repeat almost any question connected with the last quarter’s lesson: so much so that I felt ashamed of my self that I remembered so little of it. Mr. Littlejohn is beyond doubt one of the best Sabbath school teachers in the county, both as regards inter est and preparation of the lesson He has a knack of holding the atten tion of the little fellows that is re markable in itself, and which is the wonderful secret of his success as teacher. His corps o! teachers are up to their work and they divide with him the honors of im pressing upon the minds of the scholars such inestimable blessings as make up the reward of the faithful Sabbath school teacher. The Ladies’ Memorial Association will hold its meeting at Elbethel on Saturday the 7th day of May. An orator for the oscasion ill be se lected and due notice given. The Christian Endeavor Society met at S. W. Fosters last night. It meets at Mrs. Amanda Lee’s next Sabbath night. I have distributed a few papers o W. M.-Girardner’s Florida watermelon seed over this and York counties, among such farmers as I think are likely to give them a fair trial anc report results. We are sorry our sup ply was so limited that we could not send a paper to every farmer. A1 we charge you, gentlemen, is to give them a fair trial and let your neigh bors and friends help you sample them next Summer. The equinoctial gale came last week in its mildest and gentlest form The farmers are pushing their work with unusual vigor this spring Much of the fertilizer purchased this spring will be put under corn where our experience teaches us it does the most good. Early Jefferies was before our mag istrates court last week for assault and battery. He went to help Capt. Thackston on the public road for twenty days. While we appreciate his motive in preserving law and or der in the family, we dislike his plans for carrying it out. Aristotle considers friendship of three kinds—one arising from virtue, another from pleasure, and another from interest. Yet there can be no true friendship except it is founded on virtue. Charcoal mixed with dough and fed to chickens twice a week is re ported as a good preventative of dis ease. Henry Ward Beecher said : Polite ness is a religious duty, and should be part of our religious training.” The following lines are significant and ought to be remembered.: Nobody knows of tin- work it makes. To keep llie home toyelher: Nubodv Knows of the steps it takes, Nolmdy knows but mot her. Nobody listens to childish wnys. Which kisses only smother: Nobody's pained by miu^hty blows. Nolxidy -only mother. Nobody knows of the sleepless cure Bestowed on baby brother: Nobody knows of tin* t ender pruyer. Nolsiily -only mother. Nobody knows of the lessons tuuirht Of lovim.' one iinother: Noltody knows of the patience sought. Nolsidy only mother. Nobody knows of the anxious fi ats Lest durlinps may not went her The storm ot life in utter years. Nobody knows tint mot tier. Nolsidy kneels at the throne above To thunk the Heavenly Father. For that sweetest gift u mother’s love; Nobody cun—hut mother. • _ . • -i Mr. H. B. McDaniel is one of the proudest men I know of—it’s a bouncing boy baby. In accepting the invitation of Camp Jefferies U. C. Veterans to preach the annual sermon. Rev. Mr. James concludes his letter thus: “Having such a large field to culti vate, I have to make my engagements for some time ahead, and 1 hud about arranged for appointments up to June But how can I resist such a Matter ing invitation coming from those I so dearly love? You may expect me at Salem fifth Sabbath in May. Let everybody, ministers included, lay aside their work on that day and let tho venerable soldiers and divine have a crowded house, and a respect ful audience. The young men, in particular, should give him their at tention. I made a flying trip to York county ast Friday and Saturday. The peo ple of Hickory Grove are going to mild an ornamental and commodi ous school house in their town. No >eople on earth know better now to appreciate an education than those of Hickory Grove. The Young Men’s Business League, of Charleston, proposes to get up and publish a new list of boarding houses In the city, for the accommodation of the veterans and their friends. Those wishing copies of the list I will gladly furnish on receipt of an addressed envelop. Speaking of the reunion, Maj. General C. Irvine Walker says: “I think we are going to have the largest ex-confederate gathering lhat hasi ever taken place in South Carolina. Our people planted some sugar cane last week. Some people have planted corn. Wheat and oats are looking fine. Both are needing rain. We hear some men say that putting down the liquor traffic is an infringe ment on their liberties. If a man’s freedom doesn’t rise higher than the barroom he is a slave indeed. The war news has a tendency to unnerve some of our people. But there is one particularly healthy sign which I note with great pleas- uee and pride and that is the manner in which the young men of our coun try usually treat the matter. It is so distinctly opposite to the condition of affairs in the early sixties, that we are forcibly struck with the situation. In those days almost all the young men and boys were anxious to get off to the war for fear it would end be fore they got a chance to do anything. Many of them got deathly sick of it before they tasted its bitter days. This idea is conspicuously absent in the present generation. When you meet one of our well informed young men and speak to him of the \v»r he will tell you that he has no desire to go, but that if it is neces-. stry he will go. That is about all he w !l say, and that is enough, too. .My word, as well as past history for it: Whenever the young men, who are brought up under the intellectual, moral and religious institutions of our southland, find it necessary to quit their farms, factories or other work and go to defend their homes, as well as their national honor, somebody is going to be hurt, mark that. They are the descendants of a people whose courage and devotion to duty history has made indisputable, and they will reflect immortal honors upon the American flag unknown to its past history. As proof of this assertion I will quote an incident connected with Maj. Jas. F. Hart’s famous battery during the late war. A few men from the upper part of this county by the name of Blackwell came under the nations conscript law and were taken into the service and assigned to duty with Hart’s battery, army of Northern Virginia. This unfortunate class of recruits were generally ridiculed as cowards, renegades, etc., but at the battle of Gettysburg, Hart’s battery became desperately engaged with the enemy and while the men were at their guns fighting with Spartan courage, poor Blackwell was severely wounded in three places, yet he stood at his post us did Leondas at the post of Ther mopylae, until his commander, see ing him stagger from weakness and waste of blood, told him to go to the rear where he could get some atten tion. “No.” he replied, “they say that I am a coward and I intend to show them I am not,” and so he stood by his gun until his command retired and lie was born from the field in the arms of his comrades completely exhausted and insensible. God bless that man; I want to meet him if he is living and shake his hand and invoke Heaven’s benediction upon him and all men like him. Right here this verse comes in properly: “K 1 was the Queen of England. I would raise my men aright; And let tlie men who make the war* He the very men to light.” J. L. J. Spark’s Show. Spark’s show arrived in the city on time Tuesday, but owing to bad weather and high license, declined to give a tent exhibition, but instead gave a good performance to a fair audience, in the opera house that evening. Ib Millions Given Away, is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be gener ous to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it 1ms absolutely cure i thousands of hopeless cases. Asth ma. Bronchitis. Hoarseness and art diseases of the Throat. Chest and Lungs are surel*, cured by it. Call on Dul’re. Druggist, and get a trial bottle free. Regular size 50c. and $1. Every bottle guaranteed or price re funded.