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$ 500*0 OOOOOC WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col- utwr.s of This Paper. The Ledger. 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. 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THUKSDAY, MAY 5, 1898. ETCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE BY THE SAGE OK LOWER CHER- OKEE. A “Practical” Joker is Liable to Get Himself in Troub’.j for Playing His Pranks on the Militia. (Correspondence of The Ledjjer.) Etta J ane, May 2.— The Ladies' Memorial Association met at Elbethel last Saturday according to appoint ment, and all the duties v.ore per formed as mapped out l.y the com mittee. Col. T. 11. llutler delivered the oration. It was my misfortune to arrive too late to take notes of the occasion, but hope some brother of the quill will give our readers a full account of It. The fishing party on the York side last Saturday was (). K., except for > the same old cause that always de stroys the pleasure that our young ought to have. I haven’t found out who got up that party. It has been said that woman has invaded every occupation followed by man except*climbing telegraph poles. It won’t he long tilt that occupation too will have to succumb, since they have now gone to smoking cigaretts. Mr. and.Mrs. H. II. McDaniel and , children, of Hickory Grove, visited friends and relatives on this side of the river last Saturday. T. J. Estes had a very sick mule last Saturday. Rev. Geo. A. Hough, of Ruther- fordton, N. C., preached at Salem yesterday. IIis text was Matthew 19:27. The C. E. Society met at R. A. Foster’s yesterday evening. The house and piazza were full to over flowing. Thes" meetings, I urn glad to note, are well attended and good order prevails. The Messopotamia Sunday school is making preparations for a Chiid- ijpi’s Day the 22nd inst. /There are a good many chills along Thickety and Gilkey creeks. The drainage law should be enforced so as to remove the causes that work a hardship on those good people who are powerless to help themselves. There will he preaching at Messo potamia next Sabbath night. Sun day school in the morning. On Saturday of week before last some one thought they would have a little fur. at the expense of the Hick ory Grove military, and issued a bogus telegram ordering the com pany to report at Columbia on last Modnay. Couriers were sent out in every direction to notify the men to be in readiness to take the train on Monday morning, and us a result every member of the company was there except one, and he was sick. The j“ke was carried too far and some body will perhaps pay dear for the fun they got out of it before the mutter ends. One man, a farmer, got the word on the Sabbath day, and like the true man he is, both to family and country, went and got some one to work out his crop and then sat down and half soled his shoes in order to he in readiness to go with his command. Another re ceiving the order left home at nine o’clock Sabbath night and went ten or twelve miles for Ids mother who was visiting a relative and brought her home at two or three o’clock a. m. to get his clothes in readiness for him to join his command and go with it. Great indignation prevails in conse quence of this so-called “April fool.” it is rumored (hut names are not given) that some of the commissioned officers of the company are implicated in this little joke. If it be true we predict for them a court martial— dismissal from service, or reduction to ranks and besides an action in court for damages. IVople must learn (and they can’t do it too soon) that the army regulations do not provide for past times and jocular pleasantness in times of war. To put the whole transaction in the most mild and pleasant terms, it isn’t anything else hut a low down piece of civility that gentlemen are incapable of performing. I learn that some good ladies are now prostrate on account of the ex citement to which they have been so unnecessarily subjected. Of one thing, however, I nm proud, and that is, that the hoys turned out to a man, and.the would-be-jokers now find out whether the Hickory Grove hoys will fight or not. ‘Tiully for you boys.” Your victory is as complete and honorable us though you had routed a whole regiment of Spaniards or taken a fort. Whenever this war is over there will doubtless he many old scares to •ettlo off. I had a pleasant trip to York eoCjnty last week where I met quite a number of friends. Jce Eates took a trip to GulTney last, week. This is his first visit there in about three mouths. There are hut few pigs in this sec tion for sale and every family ought to keep one or more in a pen where they could he raised at but little ex pense. The war news is getting to be an old song. A few sharp fights and several thousand killed in each en gagement will break the monotony of the reports and increase interest in the war and give newspapers some thing to blow about. The chain gang is at work on the hiil at Thompson's mill. It is doing a good job. too. We are glad to hear from Mr. James Raines, the veteran typo of The Ledger, who is now in Manchester, Virginia. He is among his friends in that good old Virginia city resting up. We hope him a safe return. Mr. Joseph Estes, one of Chester county’s go-ahead farmers and busi ness men, spent a few days with friends in this section last week, lit is looting out for a location and may perhaps soon buy and locate in our blooming county. Our heartfelt sympathies go out toi Mr. ami Mrs. lllack .Scruggs and fam ily in their trouble at the death of their dear daughter, Carrie, hut— llopt* looks beyoml the bound of time. When wlisit uv now deplore. Shall rise in full immortal prime And bloom to fade no more. Our bleediiijr hearts should ne’er arraign That God w hose ways are love; Or sorely eherish anxious pain For her who rests alone. Joyful In all I lie strength we have Our <|Uivering lips should sing, "Where is thv vietory boast lag grave. Oh, death where is’tliy sting.” J. Eh. Jefferies, Esq., our efficient and gentlemanly clerk of the court, was at E!bethel last Saturday and surrounded by his friends. Rev. Mr. Tate is now supplying the Elbethel congregation. He has many friends in this community. 1 am glad to hear a good word every now and then from my good brother, Rev. J. I). Hailey, who is still in the M ister’s work. Were it not for the fact that we have one of the nearest up-to-date country papers in the south, we could Know hut little of each other. I look forward with much pleasure when Mr. Bailey will give us some historical data through The Ledger. The Ladies’ Memorial Association will meet at Salem on Saturday 28th, at 11 a. in. Speakers for the occasion are expected to he present and our lady friends will come with their filled baskets. Therj are liallowed memories con nected with, and perpetrated by these meetings and let us try to make it a season of proper joy and rejoic ing to those who greet the occasion with their presence. J. L. s. A Query tor Mr. McSv/eeney. [Greenville Mountaineer.] Editor McSweeney, of the Hamp ton Guardian, declares that he would not accept a factional nomination for reelection as Lieutenant Governor, and he is ready to go it alone if nec essary, without aligning himself with any distinct portion of the Demo cratic party. Will the Lieutenant Governor kindly inform the public where he stands on the liquor ques tion? Does lie believe the dispensary is the best possible solution to this probhm, which has given the people of Soutli Carolina more cause for strife and contention than any other within a generation 9 Or does he believe (hat high license would bo a better way of controlling the traffic. Cured of Blood Poison After Fifty-Two Doctors Failed. Hhooi) Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen;—In 1872 a small pim ple broke out on my leg. It began eating and in four months I was treated by a physician of Talladega county, Ala., where I lived eighteen years. He relieved it for a short while. In six weeks it broke out again in both legs, also on my shoul der. Two small hones were taken out. It continued until 1870. In this time I had twelve different phy sicians. They told me the only rem edy was amputation; that it could never he cured. For six months I could not wal * a step. I went to Mineral Wells, Texas, spent $300.00; came home; went to Hot Springs. Ark..stayed nine montlis—all failed to cure me. In 1887 I came back to Birmingham, Aia. I was advised to write you, which I did. You wrote me that B. B. B. would cure me, and 1 could get the medicine from Nabors & Morrow, Druggists, of our city. 1 bougiit ten bottles and before I had finished my fifth bottle my legs began to heal, and in less than two months I was sound and well. That has been nearly two years ago, and no sign of its return yet. I have spent in casli over $400 00, and B. B. B. done the work that all the rest tailed to do. You have my permission to publish this. I have traveled so much trying to get well that my cure is well known. Fifty-two doctors have treated me in the last. 17 years. All they did was to take what money l had, and done me no good. I am now a well man. Prof. C. II. Ranger, Shady Dale, Ga. For sale by Druggist. Price $1.00 per large bottle. CHEROkEE’S DEMOCRATS. _ . MILL NEWS. THEY MEET IN CONVENTION AT THE COURT HOUSE. Representatives from all Sections of the County Gather—New County Chairman and Secretary are Elected. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX TILE WORKERS North and South Carolina Mills, Their Improvements and Their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. The County Convention for Chero kee County met in the court house in this city Monday at 11:1.*> a. m. The meeting was called to order by Chair man I. G. Sarrutt, who was afterward made temporary chairman. Ed. If. Dc-Camp was made temporary secre tary. The following committee on credentials was then chosen : C. W. Wbisor.ant, Joseph Price, It. E. Porter, A. J. MeCraw, M. M. Tate, and J. B. Brown, The committee on credentials then retired to make up their report. During the absence of the committee the convention was addressed by Senator Win. Jefferies, Cupt. James B. Bell, Col. T. B. Butler, Hon. W. G. Austell, and Rev. T. J. Campbell. The committee on creden tials then reported the following dele gates : Cherokee No. 1.—E. R. Sepoch, Robert Parker, F. II. Dover, B. F. White, R. S. Moore, William Caldwell, R. E. Porter, J. D. Kennedy, D. S. Ramseur, D. L. Brown, Thos. Martin, E. A. Trescott and Henderson Martin. Cherokee No. 2.—Joseph Price, J. A. Scruggs and G. L. Martin. Draytonviile.—I). C. Painter, I). C. Phillips, James Mason, W. M. Kirby, W. E. Mabry, Win. Jefferies, II. A. Tate and M. M. Tate. Gowdeyville.—C. W. Whisonant. J. L. Moreliead, J. T. Morehead, J. L Strain, J. P. Arrowood, W. A. Jefferies and G. W. Lemaster. Limestone —A. J. MeCraw, R. M. Jolly, J. B. Huskey, L. B. Davis, W. D. Byars, C. II. Humphries, A. C. Price, R. E. Linder, I. G. Sarratt. J. B. Bell, W. N. Turner, T. Stoho Far row, W. S. Hall, T. B. Butler, S. M. Littlejohn. Moses Wood, R. A. Jones, J. B. Ross, J. N. Lipscomb, John E. Jefferies, Calvin Teal, T. J. Campbell, Soseph Welchell, T. Davenport, L. It. Ross, Ed. II. DeCamp, 1). A. Thomas, N. Lipscomb and E. P. Richards. White Plains.—J. B. Brown and Gaston Littlejohn. After the rtading of the report of committee on credentials and the acceptance of the same by the con vention the chair announced that the first business was the election of a permanent chairman. T. B. Butler was placed in nomination. Mr. Butler thanked the convention for th« nomination but declined. Cupt. James B. Bell then placed the name of Ed. H. DeCamp in nomination. On motion the nominee was elected by acclimation. James B. Beil was then made secretary and treasurer of the convention. E. A. Trescott was elected First Vice-President and I. G. Sarratt Second Vice-President. The question of the election of dele gates to the State Convention which meets in Columbia a week from next Wednesday then came up. In view of the fact that Cherokee was entitled to six delegates in that convention and that we had six townships it was deemed proper to allow the delegation from each township to name a dele gate to the State convention, subject to the approval of the county con vention. The following were named: Wm. Jefferies, E. A. Trescott, R. P. Scruggs, C. \V. Whisonant, B. F. Bonner, T. B. Butler. It was then *gn*e«i to allow the delegates to name their own alternates, and they named the following: W. E. Mabry, Dr. J. G. Black, Joseph.Price, E. P. Macomb- son, Gaston Littlejohn and Ed. H. DeCamp. The executive committee was nuthrorized to assess each candidate in order to raise funds to pay for the tickets, advertising and other expenses of the campaign. On motion Ed. H. DeCamp, T. B. Butler and R. E. Porter were ap pointed a committee to draft suitable resolutions upon the Heath of Junius W. Thompson, late chairman of the county democracy. The meeting was the acme of har mony, not aj dissenting voice being raised during the convention. It was also free from the political wire pul ling that usually attends such meetings and every man present seemed determined thaT what was done or said should he done or said to the betterment of Cherokee. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best 8>lve in the world for Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Su ^s, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and postively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guru- anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co. [Southern :uul Western Textile Kxoclsior.] The Southside Mftr. Co., Salem, N. C., have adopted the American “Vortex” humidifier. The Trenton Cotton Mills. Gastonia, N. C., have placed an order for ad ditional drawing frames. It is rumored that the East Durham Cotton Mfg. Co.. Durham, N.C., will add to their plant an additional weave shed. W. A. Mayfield has changed from the Manchester Mills, Rock Hill. S. C.. to the Fairfield Mills, Winnsboro, S. C. Charles Gray,, who resigned as overseer of weaving at Fairfield Cotton Mills. Winnsboro, S. C., is now at Rock Hill, S. C. The Wiscassett Mfg. Co. and the Kfird Mfg. Co., Albemarle, N.C., have placed an order for their structural and cast iron works. Geo. II. Peckham, formerly super intendent of Abbeville, S. C.. Cotton Mills, took charge of the Waihalla, S. C. Cotton Mills on April 23. A. S. Franklin, overseer spinning in the Pelham, S. 0., Cotton Mills, is on a visit to Charleston, 8. C.. ac companied by his wife and daughter. Sadie. Supt. J. L. Hicks, of the Union, S. C., Cotton Mills, was in Charleston, S. C.. on April 13th, attending the Grand Lodge of the noble order of Red Men. R. W. Gray, superintendent of Gastonia, N. C., Cotton Mills, has been ill for several weeks, first witli the grip, then with rheumatism, hut is now getting around. K. McGowan, Supt. Arkwright Mills, Spartanburg, S. C., and B. F. Guy, superintendent of Pelzer, S. C., Mfg. Co., visited Whitney, S. C., Cotton Mills lust week. Thos. Wright, a 12-year old lad employed in the Arcade Mil!, Rock Hill, S. 0., last week got his right foot badly mashed in the elevator with which he was “monkeying.” B. F. S. Austin, who has been over seer of weaving for 4 years at the Gastonia, N. C., Cotton Mills, is vis iting Charlotte this week, and is resting up while his looms are silent. Wm. Entwistie, superintendent of the Pee Dee Cotton Mills, Rocking ham, N. C. t paid a visit to Charlotte, ami reports business around that quarter us being in a prosperous con dition. Some of the weavers in the Spartan Mills, Spartanburg, S. C., are run ning 18 and 20 Northrop-Draper looms. It is thought that after awhile about all the weavers will manage that many. The Coleman Cotton Mills, Con cord, N. C., colored, are in the market for a 200 h. p. engine, and boilers to match. Said mill, it is reported; will contain from 7,000 to 10.000 spindles and from 150 to 250 looms. Capital $50,000. While the machinery order has not yet li(fen placed for the Rodman- Heath Mfg. Co.’s new cotton mill at Waxhaw, X. C., it is reported that they are now arranging to build a company store building, from which it would appear that the factory outfit would soon be bought. The Mill fort Mills, Ft. Mill. S. C., have adjusted the insurance loss on their card room fire, with th Mutual Insurance Co. It is probable that they will now buy new card room machinery, and overhaul their entire factory pteparatory to resuming operations. They have 5,200 spin dles and 1G0 looms. W. A. Watson is president and manager. The Modena Cotton Mills, Gasto nia, N. C., we hear are preparing to erect a spinning mill, and have moved the brick machinery to the site to make the brick for the build- in*:. Their present mill contains 4,032 spindles operated double time, while their 208 looms are largely stored in basement. Their t.ew mill would be for yarns only. The Modena company writes. “We aro waiting to see what effect the war will have on our business before we move in the enterprise.” The Pelham, S. C., cotton mills have received a new (100 h. p. engine as an auxiliary power, and erected a 120 feet smokestack of wrought iron. Their 10.000 spindles are busily en gaged, to which 1,000 new spindles with complementary machinery, are to be added. Their fifty knitting machines are producing a good line hosiery, and they are making addi tions to their paper box factory, and are employing fifteen more hands therein. These boxes are for ship ping their goods, and will all bo now made at home. The Gastonia, X. C., Mfg. Co., has shut down its weave room of 13(1 looms, and is selling the entire pro duction of their 9.300 spindles run ning night and day, yarns being made from 13s to 10s two ply. The prices on the 72 square, 4^ yds. to lb. sheet ings they were manufacturing got too ; low, and their looms will remain idle unti) the cloth market revives. The Avon Mills, Gastonia, continue to run their 250 looms on 80x84 goods, about (1 yds. to lb. The Avon have ttieir 10.000 spindles in operation night and day, half the production of which is sold on the yarn market. The Trenton and the Modena mills, Gastonia, continue night and day. Notes From Webster. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) W KBSTEit. May 1th.—The fanners of this section are up with their work. Mrs. Junius Sparks is very sick now. J. S. Littlejohn visited E. L. Tate last Saturday night. The boys have organized a debate at Timber Ridge school house. Let every one come out and hear them. Miss Blanche Tate is very sick now. J. C. Young’s school at Timber Ridge closed last Friday. Mr. Young is a first rate teacher. Mrs. J. C. Phillips is very sick. We have got a flourishing Sunday school at Timber Ridge. C. C. Kirby says that he killed three crows at one shot last week and wounded some more. Miss Bessie and- Ina Thackston visited Mr. Henry Tate’s family last Sunday. Some say they are ready to go to war but Lucky Bill has not got ready yet. Lucky Bill is not going to get ready until some one makes him go. J. A. Pearson visited E. L. Tate last Saturday night. Lucky Biil. —— Ezsll Etchings. (Correspondence of Tne Ledger.) Ezell’s, May 2.—Farmers are pro gressing rapidly at this writing. There was a goodly number at the Sunday school yesterday. The school was organized the Sunday before at Xewpleusant with M. B. Scruggs, superintendent, J. C. Jolly, assistant supeiintendent and Geo. D. Scruggs, secretary. Mr. H. E. William’s house and contents was destroyed by lira on April 28th ; also ail of his corn. Mr. Williams and family were not at home at the time of the fire, consequently nothing was saved. Mr. Williams has the sympathy of this community. We trust his neighbors and triends will contribute liberally and may they receive a great blessing for the same. Mrs. Julia Scruggs, wife of M. B. Scruggs. Esq., is on the sick list at this writing. Since the burning of Mr. Williams’ house, the people of this community have been at work, some preparing lumber, some with petitions and in various ways trying to relieve the great loss of the unfortunate family. Blue Hhwk. The Colored Odd Fellows. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Wright, May 2.—The Odd Fellows at this place celebrated what is known as their thanksgiving services on last Sunday May 1st. at the Phila delphia Baptist church. Rev. E. L. Beaty preached an able sermon on Odd Fellowship, Charley McCollum played the organ. A. W. White, from the Gaffney City Lodge No 2G4G, made an address on Odd Fellowship. Miss Era Bonner, Miss Alice Richard and Mrs. Klizbeth Thomas read verses provided on the programme representing the different links of the order. Miss Elmo Thomas read a poem repres enting the same. The crowd was large. The Odd Fellows were dressed in full regalia and all seemed to have a good time. H. H. Thomas acted us master of ccrmonies. The Rarbit. - -*• — -- He Left His Usual Path. [Kingstree County Record.) Th» Manning Times usually bases its editorials upon facts, hut when it said in its lust week’s issue that Mr. Joel E. Brunson “has been a persis tent seeker for office until the hope of gratifying his ambition was so for lorn that he was forced to give it up,” it left its usual path. The editor of the Times must to have beyn misin formed us to who Mr. Brunson is, for never but once lias he beer, a candi date for any office, and was then elected in the primary, but .vas left out by the convention which made op the ticket. Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen A Co,. Chicago, and get a fret sample box of Dr. Kings New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their mer its. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Head ache. For Malaria and Livor troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious aubstanco and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Reg ular size 25c per box. Sold by DuPre Drug Co. S1.00 A YEAR. MUNRO MIZE AND FLAW. THEY HAVE A CONFAB ON THE FEMALE QUESTION. Munro Tells How He Induced Hit “Better Half” to Prepare a Meal in the Wee Small Hours of Night. “Flaw,” said Munroe Mize to me one day whilst v.e was a havin’ of one of our famiiious chats, “you may say what you please in regards to the fe male women sex hut what I’ve got to say about it is this: God made worms with a thousand legs an’ worms with no leltsat all, which, you understand, they all could crawl; made grasshoppers; made fish; made whales; made snakes; made fowls of the air; tnade four-legged animals, two-legged animals, an’ animals with an’ without tails, but. by gatlins, the headin’est piece of flesh He ever got stuck to getlier in this round created world was that of the average female woman. “As I go on down to tell you, Flaw,” Man. went on, “I ain’t no band in pertickler to refuse a gcod swig of mountain dew when it is forced on me, as it ‘sooths my sor rows, heals my wounds, an’ drives away my fears,’ consequentially, I got out amongst the boys last Christ mas an’ when I went home, about 12 or 1 o’clock in the night. I was a feelin’ of a vacant spot away down inside somewheres an’ u.xed my ole lady to git up an’ cook me somethin’ to till up with, wherein, you under stand, to spite me for stayin’ out so late, she wouldn't move a blasted peg but tried to play possum by snoarin’ so much the louder. “Thinks 1 to myself, *oie gal. you’re a holdin’ of a purty dog gone fair hand whilst I’m so hongry but if I don’t win this game you may count ole Mmi out fer once at any rates.’ consequentially I went to work an’ set about to win the stakes or bust a tryin’. “I had no dog nor cat,” Mun went on, “hut the thought struck me to git some of my chickens off the roost an’ bring ’em in to keep me company whilst she slept. Now, Flaw, under stand me to say that my chickens are of a fine breed’ the tamest of pets, an’ the onliest flesh an’ blood I owned outside of the ole lady. I went out to the roost, a slammin’ of the door behind me, an’ got two an’ took ’em in an’ set ’em on a chair whilst I went back an’ brought in two more an’ set ’em ou another chair beside the others. I would talk to ’em an’ love ’em to spite the ole lady but finally at last they got to cackelin’—all four of ’em—in that tight bedroom, an’ Flaw, there’s only one human bein’ now livin’ on the top side of this earth that can give you the faintest idy of the fuss four hens in a tight room in the stillness of the night can make when they cackel forth with all their might, an’ that’s the ole lady. An’ Flaw, to make a long story short I’ll jist say that before that hen music hud lasted live minutes the ole gal was in the kitchen an’ hud a fire made in the stove, an’ I didn’t haf to ax her the second time to do It, either.” Flaw Picker. Dr. Hamrick is Nominated. Buki alo, g. C., May 2, 1898. Desirous that our new county should at the begining of her exist ence rank well among her nster counties, and believing at this par ticular time that the experience and wisdom of some successful business man and legislator is needed to rep resent our county in the General Assembly, we present for the Legis lature the name of \V. C. Hamrick. Citizens. # — —— The Most Favorable Season To cure catarrh is in the spring. During the winter the patient is likely to take fresh cold and have * set-hack. But if treatment is begun in the spring and continued into the summer, nothing need be feared for the succeeding winters. Of course, itall depends on the medicine. There are a great many catarrh medicines which relieve the most disagreeable symptoms temporarily. l*e-ru-na cures more slowly hut also more permanently than this class of medi- cine*. A course of Pe-ru-na during the spring will cure catarrh more quickly than at any other season. Mr. Walter H. Tucker. Concord. N. H., writes Dr. Hartman as follows: “When I began taking your medicines four years ago I was suffering with chronic catarrh. 1 had taken nearly two dozen bottles of a so-called ca tarrh cure without muik relief.' Pe- ru-na cured thn night sweats and dizziness; it cured the cough I have had from my cradle; I can say it saved my life.” Dr. Hartman has published in book form a series of lectures on va rious phases of chronic catarrh, which he calls “Winter Catarrh.” This book will be sent free to any ad dress by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manu facturing Company, Columbus, Ohio.