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WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col- J^lnns of This Paper. The • J. O. WAROliAW, Vlee-I*! THE MTIOSAl MHK OP GJPPHET.- Capital $30,000.00. Wrf,i, Imy county ••lit I ms. receive dcposlta and rnukn llhctiil loana on approved imper. It. C. Kosx, Cusliler. A Nawspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 10, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1898. #1.00 A Y r EAB . SALEM HONORS VETERANS. HON. D. E. FINLEY DELIVERS THE ADDRESS. Rev. J. H. Thacker Preaches to Camp Jefferies—Deaths in the Lower Part of the County- Other News. ^Correspondence o" The Ledger.) Etta Jank, Muy 30.—The Ladies’ Memorial Association met at Salem last Saturday. The programme was carried out to the letter. Hon. I). E. Finley made an address which did honor to the occasion and was highly commended by all. The graves were decorated and every detail of the work was done in the most creditable manner. Some old soldiers from Cherokee, York and Union counties were present. The stand was taste fully decorated and over it in large letter was: “In memory of our dead.” After the exercises the ladies spread an elegant and bountiful din ner to which all present did ample justice. Yesterday Rev. J. H. Thacker preached a sermon to camp Jefferies U. C. Veterans at Salem. The largest congregation was present that lias been there in many years, except it was on a children’s day occasion. Many old soldiers were present whom we have never seen there be fore. Rev. Mr. Thacker used a Tes tament that Orderly Sergeant, G. W. McKown, of Company F. loth South Carolina Regiment, had in his breast pocket at the battle of Chickamauga. The book was pierced by a minie ball which had passed through his arm, and a few spots of blood are to be found on some of its pages. The book evidently saved his life. Mr. Mr. McKown highly prizes this relic, and well he might. It was given him by his army chaplain. We hope that Mr. McKown will conclude to v put the book, together with the balls, ■ ^ in the confederate museum where it cau be preserved for all times to come. Mr. Thacker’s text was Matt. 25 chapter, 40 and 45 verses. He preach ed an excellent sermon. We would be glad to give an extract of it were it practical. We regret to learn that Mrs “Betsy” Brown and James Arrowcod died last week. They were buried at Elbethel yesterday. Mrs. Brown was an old and highly respected lady. She was a member of one of the best families in Cherokee county. Mr. Arrowood was a hard working young man. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and friends. Is it grammatical to say: The man was killed by a bullet? If not, why not? YVe find some classical i*eaders using •‘humanitarian” for humane. Is that correct? Some one please tell us. A says to B, ‘‘give me one dollar and I shall have twice as much money as you.” B says to A, “no, you give me one dollar and I shall have us much money as you.” How much money had each? Knowing the evil effect of strong drink, why do people continue to harbor its presence, protect its sale and defend its Influence? This is a mystery which remains to be explain ed, but whatever view muy be taken in regard to this evil, the fact remains that its influence is increasing, its effects are more dangerous, and its power more grasping. It is insolent in character, selfish in desire and damning in its touch. It is a curse that follows, more blighting than fire and more terrible than disease. It breathes desolation, misery and despair. It is without love, home or friendship. Its aim is to destroy the soul of man and mock at virtue, truth and manhood. It smiles to de ceive, and its deceit is but the sting of death. It is robed iu the blood— many of all the crimes of the earth. It spares none who yield to Us em brace, and it sees* to embrace all. It is the hell of all hells, the monster of all monsters and the fire of all fires. Its curse cannot be comprehended, nor the tears of its victims measured. But, however sad may be the picture of Its pathway, man, the being It brings to the lowest depths of degre- dation, still gives its infamy license, and his pen signs the right to scatter woe, misery and destruction, he lifts his eyes and cries to his Ma*er, Ob, Lord, thy will be done I”' Such mockery! Such sacrilege to the good of all goodness! I would rather risk my life and liberty in the hands of a laughing fool than in the hands of u frowning tyrant. Squire Nehemiah Biackstock, of Ivy Creek, Buncombe county, N. G\, in speaking of Governor Vance, (who lived with him when a boy) give* en couragement to the boys who read these lines, to make men of them selves. He said: “Well you may say what you will about Zeh; he was a mighty bad hoy and hard to control but he had one redeeming quality that made-up for all his faults. Zeb would tell the truth. When you missed your eggs that you wanted so much for the preacher and were so mad they were all gone, and all the boys denied everything about them, Zeb come up like a man and told that he took them, but he would not tell who helped him eat them. He would always tell the truth.” It is often the case that we uncon sciously cast our pearls before swine. Recently one of our neighbors at tended a neighboring church. He saw there a man whom he never seen at church before, ami he thought it a good time to put in some missionary work and perhaps get the fellow en couraged to change his way of doing. He went up to him and said, “good morning Mr. . His reply was: And who are you? It's . “Oh, yes, yes,” was the reply. Knowing the fellow to be nearly blind he took his hand and they exchanged saluta tions. In a few moments our would- be missionary friend found out that the partially blind man was a profes sional “blind tiger” and the report was that lie had dispensed with three gallons of “bug juice” that morning in the neighborhood of a colored church, and that the few remaining bottles were on hand to supply the white folks. Our friend deserves credit for his sincerity. He obeyed the Scriptural injunction by going to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Some rust is seen on the wheat in places and reports say it bus ruined some spots. Nearly all of last week your cor respondent was on the sick list. If you will take “Washington” and properly transpose the letters you will say, “I saw nothing” in him. This is saying a great deal for the father of his country, but it is nevertheless true. Last week the ground was so hard that some farmers quit trying to plow and began to hoe. It’s poor business to stop the plow in dry weather. John Dixon always said, “(lie dryer the weather plow the deeper.” It won’t be many days until wheat will be getting ripe. The cool wind and nights of last week made the little cotton look sickly, though it is growing some. The war news is rather an old song n^w. Should nothing happen to the blackberry crop we will have an abundance of them this year. Some farmers are plowing up their bud stands of cotcon and planting corn, others are replanting their cot ton where it needs it. Gardens are suffering badly for rain. In some places very lictle lias been done to them yet. Can’t the U. C. Veterans of Chero kee county have a reunion this sum mer? Somebody move for time and place, but don’t all speak at once. Some one has appropriately dubbed Rear Admiral George Dewey, the “Stonewall Jackson” of the American navy. In last week’s paper the composi tor tries to make me hint at a “cuss” word while speaking of Lum More- head’s well at Hickory Grove. I said he ought to sue the company for try ing to open a way through his prem ises to the Philippine Island. A dash is supplied which leaves the reader to think that I refer to a country not laid down in maps. I don’t know what is to be done with the printers anyway. At a diu- nerlately one proposed this toast, “Women”—second only to the press in disseminating news.” It has been our pleasure to speak of the resources of Cherokee county —both natural and artificial. In this section we have a sulphur spring of n high grade of medicinal water which only requires development. It is thought by some that the move to get a free ferry at Howell’s is in the interest of the Hickory Grove merchants. This is not the case. While the Hickory Grove merchants will contribute liberally to the enter prise as they do to all patriotic work. Yet they must compete with those of Gaffney and other places in prices before they can draw trade from this side of the river. On the other hand, many of the people on that side who now trade at Chester will change their trading point to Gaffney provided they get the same or better rates as the distance is much shorter. J. L. s. Remarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, 111., makes the statement, that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated fora month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hope less victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefltted from first dose. She continued its ute and after talcing six bottles, found her self strong and well; now does her own housework, and is us well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Gvaatv Discovery at DuPre Drug Co. Large bottles 50 cents and $1.00. 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. [Southern :uul Western Textile Excelsior.] Geo. M. Wright, of the office of the Union S. C , Cotton Mills, is organ izing a class in stenography. Chas. J. Trippe, late overseer of spinning at Monroe N. C., Cotton .Mills, is now at Greenwood, S. C. The Maxton, X. C.. Cotton Mills have been replacing their steam plant with an up-to-date power generating system. The Statesville, X. C., Cotton Mills are stopping down 00 more looms, as the yarns can be sold so much more profitably. The Abbeville, S. C., Cotton Mills are erecting a substantial office for the use of their president and their superintendent. R. 1). Galbraith, of Spartanburg, S. C., has taken a position in the of fice of the Laurens S. C., Cotton Mills as bookkeeper. Frank A Williford is Rock Hill. S. C., having changed from the Elmira Mill, Burlington, X. C., to the Rock Hill Cotton, Fac tory. Xoah Huffstickler, who was an employe of the Tuckaseige Mill, Mt. Holly, X. C., is off as soldier with Capt. Durham’s company of Gas tonia, X. C. President M. G. Stone and Supt. C. H. Clippard of Whitney S. C., Cotton Mills have made a new rule that no drunkards or gamblers will be allowed at Whitney. The High Falls X. C., Mfg. Co. write us that they are running their new yarn factory on/ull time. They desire to purchase a gear cutter, and also a 60 saw cotton gin. k Capt. F. Dilling, Sec. and Treas. of the Dilling Mills, Kings Mtn., X. C., says that with the present prices on cotton goods, he is running his factory and simply swapping dollars. W. T. Hurley has resigned us Supt'. for the Columbia Mfg. Co., Ramseur, X. C.. after 18.J years spent in their service, the last 4 or 5 years of which ho has had charge of the factory. The side trak which is being ex tended to the Keslor Cotton Mills, Salisbury, X. C., by the Southern railway, will bo completed this week, and will give the mills a convenient shipping facility. This mill is on double time, making warps and yarns. The Hamburg Cotton Mills, Mt. Airy, X. C., have in contpmplition the addition of twisters and spoolers in order to make different kinds of yarn, the mills at present being on single yarns only. The capacity of this mill is 1,600 spindles, Whitin frames. The Ada Cotton Mills, Charlotte, are now successfully running their new 1500 twister spindles, in con junction with their 8000 producing spindles, and turning out excellent 2 and 3-ply yarns. We tested some of their 26s 2-ply and found tho breaking strength to be 78 and 82. The Arista Cotton Mills, Salem, N. C.,have stopped their sheeting looms. The reason of this is that the price of sheeting is so extremely low that the company concluded it would not justify the manufacture of this class of goods. But all of the looms on colored work will continue to run. <• The Tuckaseige Cotton Mills, Mt. Holly, N. C., continue running their 5,000 spinning spindles night and day as they have for the past 14 years. The company are about to install the two Fales & Jenks’ twister frames and an Easton & Burnham spooler recently purchased from Charlotte Machine Co. The Rutherfordton, N. C., mill building recently purchased by M. Levi of that place, will very probably soon contain 2000 spindles and com plementary machinery for manu facturing ply yarns. A cotton) mill man who will take charge of it for Mr. Levi is figuring with the machin ery dealers for the outfit. Tbe%orrts Cotton Mills, Catoechee, 8. O., are running on 72 x 70 con vertible goode 4.10 yds. to. lb., for which they are getting just now 3jc. They are running their spinning at night on soft single yarns, for which they are getting 16jc. a lb. on 30s. Ae these prices are above the market, it speaks well for the quality of pro duction. The Charlotte Machine Co. have had settera-up at the Worth Mfg. Co.’s mills, Worthvllls, N. C., in stalling a modern dyehouse outfit, consisting of a No. 3 Delahunty dye ing machine with Indestructible metal cylinder, latest patern ; drying machine with capacity of 3,000 lbs. per day. Also a Sturtevont system of conveying cotton from picker room to dyehouse, and return, The plans for building the Kins ton X. C., Cotton Mills have been received. The work of constructing the main building will commence next week. As lias already been an nounced this is to be a 5,000 spindle factory for the production of hosiery yarns. The entire equipment of ma chinery was ordered from the Howard it Bulloug American Machine Co.< J. F. Taylor is Treas. of the KLfteton Cotton Mills. Ho is also Trtis. of the Orion Knitting Mills of Kinston. The Enterprise Cotton Mills, Orangeburg, 8. C., are now begin ning t he equipment of their factory. They have placed order for sprinkler system with 575 heads with General Fire Extinguisher Co. Their hydrant system is to be installed by Thorn- well McMaster of Columbia, S. C., while the fire pump will be a Smith- Yuile from Dayton, O. The plumb ing of the Enterprise factory will be executed by an Orangeburg plumb er. They expect to order their tex tile machinery and have it installed in time to spin and weave the new crop of cotton. —^ -«•»- •- Martinsville Minutes. (Correspondence of The Ledger-) Martixstili.e. Muy 30.—The Sun day School Union convened at the Buck Creek church Saturday and Sunday and proved to be a success. A large and well behaved crowd of people attended the Union Sunday. The next Union meets with the Mac edonia church in July. Farmers are progressing very well with their work. Wheat and oats will be cut short if it doesn’t rain soon. Mr. W. R. Cudd drew off his mill pond last Wednesday to fix a leak in the dam. A good many nice carp were caught. The writer was per mitted to relish some of the fish with great delight. Mrs. John Champion died about two weeks ago and her remains were buried at tho church. Uncle Ben Cash died last Tuesday. He was about ninety years old. Miss Emily Jarrett and Mrs. New ton Brock are on the sick list. The neighbors assembled at the home of of Mrs. Margaret Jarrett in a prayer-meeting service last Thurs day ni|ht. Mr. J. D. Jones fits placed an en gine at the cotton mill. An effort is being made to get an organ at the church. I think J. L. 8. letters are real in teresting. I can gather much infor mation from them. The writer took a tr to Clemson College the 14th inst., -nd enjoyed it splendidly. The war talk has somewhat sub sided. Miss Tena Hines is visiting rela tives at Cowpens. x. y. z. Ezell Etchings. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ezell, May 30.—Farm work is go ing on nicely only where the ground is too hard to plow. We are needing rain in this section badly, it has been about live weeks since we have had any rain of any consequence. The Sunday School at Newpleas- ant is progressing fine. There was a large attendance yesterday. The wheat crop is fine in this se«- tion but oats are needing rain. Mr. S. A. Turner and family were in this section visiting yesterday. Some of the boys of this section went to the S. S. Union at Buck Creek Sunday. Mr. J. F. Martin and family was in this section visiting Sunday. Mr. H. C. Williams has moved to Mr. J. M. Lambs house until ho gets his house rebuilt which was burned April 28. Mr. J. M. Lamb and family went to J. M. Jolly’s Sunday. Blue Hawk. — —. •- - Blood Poison Cured. There is no doubt, according to the many remarkable cures performed by Botanic Blood Balm (“B. B. B.”) that it is far the best Tonic and Blood Purifier ever naanufactured. All others pale into insignificance, when compared with it. It cures pimples, ulcers, skin diseases, and all manner of blood and skin ailments. Buy the best, and don’t throw your money away on substitutes. Try the long tested and old reliable B. B. B. $1.00 per large bottle. For sale by Druggists. A BAD CASK CURED. Three years ago I contracted blood poison. I applied to a physician at once, and his treatment came near killing me. I employed an old phy sician and then went to Kentucky. I then went to Hot Springs and re mained two months. Nothing seem ed to cure me permanently, although temporary relief was given me. I returned home a ruined man physi cally, with but little prospect of ever getting well. I was persuaded to try Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.,) and to my utter astonishment it quickly healed every ulcer. Z. T. Hai.lkktoa, Macon, Ga. For sale by Druggist. FLAW TALKS ABOUT A CALF HE THINKS HE WOULD HAVE HAD ONE ON RUFE. He Also Gives a Few General Re marks on the Question of Pro hibition for the Benefit of Ledger Readers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Rufe Sanders may talk about razor backed horses an’ all like lhat but if he’d bin a livin’ today I'd of hud one on him at least in regards to the poor animal dumbrute. The animal wherein I make men tion of, you understand, is a cow’s calf, judgin’ from difficult obstacles, of about three or four Sundays old, an’, gentle folkses, I’m not mutch to bleeve in ghostes but for a long time I shore Mike thought that that blast ed thing was a shore null ghost in broad open daylight wherein, you understand, it was a long time before I could git into the general surround- in’s an’ surcumferences of the situa tion. You see, that blasted thing was in a broad open pasture with about nine sprigs of grass to the square yard an’, by gatlin’s. you could be a stand- in’ a lookin’ right straight at it an’ all at once it would disappear same as it had turned to nothin’, then again you could see the natural thing same us first, then agin if you would watch it right dost hit would appear to be a calf with no more head than a headless calf. After a careful study of the situa tion I found out that that calf was as thin as a plank an’ that when its head or tail was towards you you couldn’t recognize it as anything like a calf but when hits broadsides was towards you-y a couldn’t make nothin’ else out it but a shore null calf, au’ when the thing would bo a standin’ broadsided to you an’ turn its head to Iook at you then hit would look like a calf with no head. In most every paper you pick up these days of war an’ politics you can see plenty of war talk—such as it is— an’ the next thing you are likely to find in it is where it is onto the pro hibition party with both feet. That’s why we have drunkards, riotin’, murder, loud cussin’ on tho streets an’ along the public highways, wife- beatin’, and debauched sons an’ ruint daughters, an’ many other cuss es too numersom to mention, is be cause these short tailed, featherfooted groglovin’ newspaper pencil-pushers have stomped an’ stomped the Pro hibition party till, by gracious, the’ve got the feathers stomped so near all off till the party is most nigh ashamed of itself an’ out of heart, but, by gatlin’s, if hit’s the same ole Prohibition stock I’ve bin a slickin’ to eversince I’ve bin old anuff the meat is jist every bit in grain as sweet now as hit was before a single feather was ruffled. Hit’s dead-game stuff fer it fights when it don’t see no possible way of Winnin’, an’ it fights as long us it has one drop of lifeblood (one cent) an’ what it fights for is the cause of civilization, Christianity, happy homes an’ all that is good an’— Here some ole pot-stomached, beer gloatin’ editor will finish out my sentence by sayin’, “an’ the money there is in it,” same as if no other party officers ever drawed a cent fer their labor. If I was a confirmed bachelor for life an’ didn’t expect no offspring myself an’ didn’t care a continential fer nobody elses, or didn’t care how the world went no way, whether heavenward or hellward, then I might maby be induced to support a political party other than the Pro hibition but so long as Iv’e got chil dren—boys at that—a growin’ up I swear by all that is good an’ bad that every opportunity I have I will do one free American citizen’s part in removin’ the curse from my children and my neighbor’s children, or from the Sunny South, yea, even from the United States; an’ how a man can have cheek enough to stand up an’ ax a gentleman to vote fer him when he belongs to a political party that advocates such a rotten curse is more than I can understand. Yes, I imagine what you are a thinkin’ about right now, well, I’ll explain that next time ef you insist. Flaw Picker. Death of Mra. A. B. Brown. Mrs. A. B. Brown, wifeofMr. A. B. Brown, died at her home in this city Monday after an illness of two weeks. The cause of death was a complication of diseases, she having not been in robust health for some time. The remains were carried to Taylor’s Station Monday for Inter ment. Mra. Brown leaves a husband and two children to mourn their lots. Mr. and Mrs. Brown moved from Taylors to Gaffney about the first of the year and have made many friends here. The deepest sympathy of the community goes out to the be reaved ones In their hour of trouble. Lockhart Locals. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lcm kmakt, May 30.—Among the many visitors to Lockhart we note some of those from your neighbor ing county: R. H. Shearer. J. N. Russell, \\ illie Biuir, Misses Bettie anti Kittic Blair and Miss Florence Cranford, from Blairsville, andJ.T. Blair and daughter, Miss Lynn, from Hoodtown. A merry party of our young* people worshipped at Wesley Chapel yester- tlny. They report quite an enjoyable time. Dr. D. H. Montgomery is among us again after u protracted absence attending a post graduate course in New York. Mrs. Julia Jeter, who lived so many years at Pacolet, has gone to visit her daughter at Columbia, Mrs. Wilson, who is reported quite ill. Joe Bailey hat! a very line mule to die one day last week. J. C. Finley, second hand in the weave room, is visiting friends in Spartanburg. Ibis place is noted for its fine cat tle and fine pastureuge. Most of the employes have plenty of milk and butter of their own which materially cuts down the cost of living. ihe health of our town is good, in fact 1 do not know of a single per son that is confined to the bed. Lev. M. M. Ross was on a visit last week to his brother, W. Ross, of this place. He is a son of the Rev. R. A. Ross, D. D., of York county. He has recently completed his theologi cal course anil accepted a call to a church at Oxford, Pa. We under stand that next Wednesday he is to be married to Miss Lilia B. Ketchens, of VVinnsboro. S. C. Miss Belle Bailey, of York county, known favorably in different sections as a teacher, is visiting friends at this place. 1 me Ledger is the most readable weekly of the up country. It is a first class weekly but by no means weakly- Homo. —— -• •——-- Grover Gossip. Correspondence of Trie Ledger.) Guover, X. C., May 31.—YVe have been having very hot and dry weather, but since we had a nice little shower last evening. Every thing seems refreshed. There has been a good deal of grumbling in this section about dry weather. Some of our farmers have failed to get a good stand of cotton. Corn, wheat, and oats are looking very well. Our little place looked like it was on a boom on the 20th of this month. About seventy five of our people boarded the train for Charlotte to attend the Mecklenburg celebration. It was a grand trip for those who had never been there before. Among the ladies who went from this place were: Miss Dicey Roark our amiable and accommodating postmistress, her sister Miss Florence, Misses Lizzie and Iva Hambright, Mrs. J. F. Jen kins, Miss Effie Borders, Miss Ida McBrayer, Miss Jennie Hardin and a number of others. All repoted a good time, but they have never looked well since. The wedding bejls are ringing in this section. Some of our young folks will change their names the first day of June. Chas Mullenax has recently pur chased a new buggy. He says he wants but one girl to ride in it, but I suppose he means one at a time. Tho school which has been in ses sion hero for ten months, will close Thursday. The school will have a picnic at Patterson spring Ffiday. Every body is invited to come apd bring their baskets well filled. A Reader. A Tribute From a Colored Friend. Trough, May 30.—I want to say a word about the sad and shocking death of Mr. J. G. Spencer. He and I have played together when wo were boys, and grew up together and have had a great deal of dealings since we become grown, and the last settle ment we had he gave me a present worth two dollars. I think that he was one of the most business men of the Piedmont region of the State, and the reason is plain, he did not only work with his head and money, but with his hands He laid a good ex ample for his race. So I am trying to do for mine. I want to say a word in regards to the query of the Plow Boy, of Asbury, published in Ihe Ledger of the 13th inst., as there are tramps of both races. We tolerate their idleness too much. When one comes to our house well dressed, we welcome him in, cook the best we have and go back to our work and tell him to make himself at home. One of the first things we ihould ask is, “what are you doing for a living and tell him that no man can afford to be Idle.” w. o. p. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. 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