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6 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, 8. 0., OCTOBER 13. 1898 LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. TEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX- TILE WORKERS Norm a .1 South Carolina Mills, Their T mprovements and Their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. (Southern and Western Textile Excelsior.! The Newton, X.C., Cotton Mills are building a new warehouse. J. B. Smith has the contract for re building the Manetta Mills, Lando, S. C. J. A. Norris has left Enoree, S. C. to become second hand in spinning at Anderson, S. 0., Cotton Mills. L. A. Fain lias changed from the Charlotte, X. C..'Cotton Mill to the Dilling Mill weave room, Kimrs Mtn, X. C. J. F. hockey has moved fromChro- leen, X. C., to McColl, S. C., to take the position of second hand in spin ning. The Grendel Mills, Greenwood, S. C., have added 400 more spindles. They now have 10,752 and 330 looms in operation. G. W. McKinney hes gone from Fort Mill, S. C., to Rock Hill, S. C., to take a position in the Highland Park Mill No.2. E. T. Garsod. treasurers Hucomuga Cotton Mills. Greensboro, X. C., visi ted S. Bryant of the Naomi Cotton Mills, Randleman, X. C. J. L. Luck’s address is desired by C. M. Suther of the Odell Mills, Con cord, X. 0. Mr. Luck was last at Hillboro, X. C., Cotton Mills. F S. Kale has left an overseeship at Dover Yarn Mill. Pineville, X. C., to become second hand in spinning at Richland Mill, Columbia, S. C. J. T. Brown, for 2.V years boss car der at the Laurens, fc>. C., Cotton Mills, has quit tl»e mill business for good. He is now in Andrson county. S. C. W. P. James, day spinner in the Kindley Cotton Mills, Mt. Pleasant, X. 0.. was married on Sunday, Sep tember. 24, to Miss Eorsie Leilier, at that place. E. W. Graddick, an employe of the Poe Cotton Mills, Greenville, S. C., died on Oct. 1, age 38. He was buri ed at Newberry. S. C., his old home. A widow survives him. S. B. Shipp, the new superintendent of Norris Cotton Mills, Cateechee, S, 0., was with his wife, visiting his brother T. A. Shipp and family, Augusta, Ga., last week. President J. W. Cannon, of the Wiscasset Mills, Albemarle, X. C., has engaged as night carder and spin ner Calvin Moore, from Salem, X. C., but formerly of Concord, X. 0. T. L. Saunders, Jr., has resigned the carding and spinning with the G. W. Pattersou maufacturing Co., and accepted a similar position at Cannon Mill Xo. 2, Concord, X. 0., at night. The address of W. A. Toney is de sired by C. C. Randleman, assistant superintendent of the Randleman, N. 0., manufacturing Co. The last heard of him he was at Pacolet, S. C. Jas. R. Pearce, late superintendent of Edna Mills, Reidsville, X. €., was in Charlotte this week. He is going to make several weeks’ visit to New England friends now before rc-on- gaing. T. M. Holman, who recently resig ned at Mtn. Island, X. C., Cotton Mills as overseer of spinning, has ta ken a similar position at Anchor Mills, Huntersville, X. C.. succeeding P. W. Goodruin. The wife of X. M. Holmes, super intendent. Beaver Creek it Bluff Mills, Fayetteville. X. C., died a few days ago. W. I. Phillips, a loom fixer in Erwin Mills, Durham, X. 0., a bro ther-in-law of the deceased, went over to attend the furneral. Robert Nuttull. of Worcester, Mass., father of Ben. Xuttall, super intendent Rodman-Heath Cotton Mills, Waxhaw, X. C., has come* riouth to make his home with his oldest son, Ben. Robert Xuttall is an old cotton mill man, but now out of the business. The managing force now assisting W. G. Smith, president and treasurer of the Bamberg, S. C., Cotton Mills, is as follows; T. J. McXeely, general overseer carding, spinning and weav ing; T. M. Laird, boss carder; W. R. Coggins, boss spinner; and Sam Win fred, boss weaver. A. G. James has left the Ashby Cotton Mills, Marion, 8. C.. where he was second hand in spinning, to take a position in the Kindley Cotton Mills, Mt. Pleasant, X. 0., where his brother, A. M. James, is superinten dent while C. E. James, another bro ther. is night superintendent. Still another brother, W. P. James, is day carder. Huperintendent R. F. Coble, of the Ddell Mills, Concord, N.C., has made the following promotions, caused by his taking the superintendency: Huy- wood Dennis, Xo. 1 weave room; A. R. Shinn, No. 5 weave room; Wm. Cochrane, slasher room; J.. 1). Moore, cloth room. All of these men were second bauds before, and are now the overseers of departments named. J. W. Culp has changed from Gra ham, N. C., to Salisbury. X. 0.; W. T. Landmon from Toceoa, Ga., to Mill No. 2. I’nion, 8. C.; T. B Far- oner from Victor Mill*, Greers, S. G. f to Sampson Mills, Greenville, S. C.; Y. M. Johnson from Greenville, S. C., to Lockhart, S. C.; W. H. Gibbs from Henderson, X. C., Cotton Mills, to FrankLnton, X. C., Cotton Mills. It is reported that Joseph D. Bacon, of Pearl Mills, Durham, X. C., will have charge of the day carding and probably the spinning in the new Wiscasset Mills, Albemarle, X. C. He was formerly carder in Cannon Mill X. 1, Concord, X. C. It is also reported that Davie Joyner will he engineer at the Wiscasset, formerly at ttie Cannon Mills for C or 7 years, but who has been farming for past 2 years. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in office uncalled for to date: Hammie Bonner. Mrs. Columbus Ellis, col. Miss Qioler Gaffney. Celia Goudelock. Mrs. M. E. Grubb. Mrs. Julie Hopper. Miss Ida Lemmons. MissAmandia Osbon. Miss Francis Osbon. Miss Anna Peeler. Mrs. Eliza Snowden. Mrs. Gorgia Whisonant. Mr. Gill Allen. F. G. Bobo. Bob Carabel. Rev. W. B. Castle. Mr. Thos. S. Dorman. Charley Epps. William Gafiney. Luroy Giryy. Berry Hardin, col. Geo. Jefferies, col. Wm. Jefferies. C. Perry Jones. M. Kenfer. H. V. Lipscomb. Victor Littlejohn. Wm. McCollum, col. J. R. McFadden. J. D Neal. H. I. Painter. Stephen Palmer. Mat Pennington. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ray. W. B. Robertson. F. J. Robinson. Bill Simpp. Enil H. Smith, “Agent.” Wallis W. Thompson. W. A. Toney. Jno. Wadkins. X. B.—Persons calling for these letters will please say advertised in Thk Lkdgek. T. H. Littlejohn*, P. M. October 13, 1898. The Negro race embraces about one-tenth of the world’s population, 150,000,000 persons. The Cuban question and political issues sink into insignificance with the man who suffers from piles. What lie most desires, is relief. DeVVitts Witch Hazel Salve cures piles. Cherokee Drug Co.. Gaffney. R. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. As fire is discovered by its own light, so is virtue by its excellence. The human machine starts but once and stops but once. You can keep it going longest and most regularly by using DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for constipa tion and all stomach and liver troub les. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney. R. S. Withers & Co., Blacksburg. The man who waits for appreci ation generally gets it in the shape of an epitaph. S. E. Parker, Sharon, Wis., writes: “I have tried DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for itching piles and it always stops them in two minutes. I consider DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve the greatest pile cure on the market.” Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney. R. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. A theological writer thinks two things were made to be lost—sinners and umbrellas. S. M. Geary, Pierson, Mich., writes : DeWitt’s Witcn Hazel Salve is curing more piles here to-day than all other remedies combined. It cures eczema and all other skin diseases.” Chero kee Drug Co., Gaffney. R. S. \\ ith- ers <te Co., Blacksburg. He is more truly a hero who having fallen gets up again, then he who never falls. Ono Minute is not long, yet relief is obtained in half that time by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. It prevents consumption and quickly cures colds, croup, bronchitis, pneu monia, la grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney. R. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. The laziest man always has energy epough to meddle with other people's affairs. Late to bed and early to rise pre pares a man for his home in the skies Early to bed and a Little Early Riser, the pill that makes life longer and better and wiser. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney. R. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. In Norway the average length of life is greater than in any other coun try on the globe. 8. C. P. Jones, Milesburg, Pa., writes —“I have used Dewitt’s Little Early Risers ever since they were introduced here and must say I have never used any pills In my family during forty years of house-keeping that gave such satisfactory results us a laxative or cathartic.” Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney. R. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. Wingo Postoffice Burned. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Willie, Oct. 2.—Our soldier boys, Sam, George and Simeon Clayton and Columbus Watson are at home on a thirty days furlough. The boys say that they have enjoyed camp life very well, but they are perfectly willing to be mustered out of the ser vice when the time comes. Mr. Burwell Wingo met with the misfortune last Monday night, of get ting his store house, with its con tents destroyed by fire. Mr. Wingo kept the postoffice (the Wingo post- office) in his store, therefore all the paraphernalia of the postoffice was destroyed. The fire is thought to have been of an incendiary origin. The Rev. O. P. Barton, of Gowans- ville, has been called to the pastorate of the Mt. Lebanon church, which he has accepted. We congratulate the church upon being able to secure the service of Mr. Barton as their pastor. Mr. Bar ton is an able speaker and a con scientious worker. It seems that it is hard for some of our boys to learn how to behave themselves, especially when they go to church. There were five of them who attended prayer meeting at Mt. Lebanon church last Sunday evening, the conduct of whom were very much unbecoming to gentleman, for which they are to appear before magistrate Guilick next Saturday, the 8th inst., to give an account. There were some other boys who went a few miles [above here last Sunday a week ago, to a negro church and raised a rucus for which there were warrants sworn out against them, charging them with the in terruption of public worship, but it has been agreed among the parties to withhold the warrants during good behavior on the part of the boys. Mr. Eber Johnson has gone to Santuc, Union county, as superin tendent of the farm of C. P. Sims, Esq., of the Spartanburg bar. We think that the editor of The Ledger, in his enthusiasm for the prohibition cause, very much over estimates the sentiment of the peo ple in regiud to prohibition. We think that if he will look into the matter a little more closely that he will find that prohibition did not cut such a great ffgure in tne recent election as lie imagines it did, the vote that Mr. Featherstone received in the first primary is about the full, and in fact rather an excessive ap proximate of the prohibition strength. We are what the Greenville News would term neutral on the liquor question, but we know of several who voted for Featherstone, in the first primary, who were out and out local option men, hut thought that they could hit the dispensary harder by voting for him Jthan otherwise, and it is well known that a very large per cent, of the Featherstone vote in the second primary, was made up of the Tillman local option vote of the first election. My opinion is, that, two years hence, the local optionist and the prohibitionist will unite and, as they would then have the majority, do away with the dispensary law, the local optionist well knowing that once they get rid of the hated dis pensary, it would be but a small job to get rid of prohibition, and. get their coveted Iqcal option. Now while the above are my ideas. I leave the editor to think just as he pleases about the matter. CUMTUX. Colorado Tront. “Colorado will be the greatest trout statu in America,” said J. J. Stranahan recently. Mr. Stranahan is the superin tendent of the United States fish com mission station at Put-In-Bay, O., and recently attended the fish commission ers’ convention at Omaha. "Colorado,” continued the superin tendent, “is peculiarly adapted for the propagation of trout, although not for many other species of the finny tribe. Moreover, the red speckled or what you might cull the eastern trout will thrive perhaps better in Colorado than in its native streams. I fished at Bailey Sta tion, this state, in 1879, and took from the streams there 332 black speckled beauties in one day. That gave me an idea of what the streams were capable. “Possibly you do not know it, but Leadville’s trout hatchery is the largest in point of production of any in the United States. It is propagating mil lions of the species, and the fry, when turned into the creeks, multiply in a surprising manner. Aside from the big rainbow trout, Colorado is going to bo the spot ideal in America for sport of this character. When you advertise your gold mines, tell also of your trout streams.”—Denver Post If you are good this world is good enough for you; if you are mean, then it is too good for you. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best SMve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever -os, 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 The DuPre Drug Co. When a woman is trying to write a letter on a half sheet of paper much may be said on both sides. \ — - — * "One Minute Cough Cure is the best preparation I have ever sold or used and I can’t say too much in Its praise.”—L. M. Kennon, Merchant, Odell, Ga. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaff ney. It. 8. Withers A Co , Blacks burg. THE POWER OF SHADOWS. A Gloomy View of the Power of Certain Popular Superstitions. As antique runners passed from hand to baud the sacred torch, so the genera tions transmit to the generations which succeed them all that they have of light and knowledge, leaving them as a heritage the care of continuing the di vine work of enfranchisement and of helping to dissipate the shadows of ig norance. Little by little these clouds are van quished and disappear, and the touch of intelligence flames the more radiantly in the midst of the travailing masses. But all of a sudden a veil covers the torch—something surges up which seems like the darkness of another age. One feels that in a corner of this civi lization monstrous things have place. Here they burn a woman accused of sorcery; there in Suabia a tribunal con demns to four days of imprisonment a laborer who had disinterred the corpse of an infant. He wanted to make brace lets of its finger nails, which, according to a belief held in that country, consti tute a sovereign remedy against colic. And all the stories of vampires, of elfs, return to the mind with all the victims they have made and are making still. It seems in reading such things that the “power of shadows” is still impen etrable to all that science has done and that, as I have said, the effort is vain.— Figaro. , the Red Tape. Major General Kitchener, the sirdar of the Egyptian army, is opening Eng land’s eyes to what can be done with few materials when common sense and enterprise are used and the war office red tape is dispensed with. The latest manifestation i: the arming of his field artillery for Uio Sudan campaign with quick firing Maxim-Nordonfeldt guns, while the war department is as far as ever from coming to a decision as to what type of guns the British army shall have. Why let your neighbors know it? And why give them a chance to guess you are even five or ten years more? Better give them good reasons for guessing the other way. It is ve^y easy; for nothing tells of age so quickly as gray hair. Ayers is a youth-renewer. It hides the age under a luxuriant growth of hair the color of youth. It never fails to restore color to gray hair. It will stop the hair from coming out also. It feeds the hair bulbs. Thin hair becomes thick hair, and short hair becomes long hair. It cleanses the scalp; re moves all dandruff, and prevents its formation. We have a book on the Hair which we will gladly send you. If you do not obtain all tho bono. flta you expected from tho u*e of tho Vigor, write the doctor about It. Probably thero U §omo difficult/ with your geueral ayiteni which may bo easily removed. Address, Dr. J. C. Ayer, Lowell, Mass. "HOBSON'S CHOICE.” Hobson was a crusty old grocer years ago, who in his old age, didn't much care whether his customers were pleased or not. If he didn’t happen to have in stock what a customer called for, he would hand out something else, saying; “Take this or nothing.” There wasn’t any other groeor in his town then, so the people had to take “Hobson's Choice” or do without and that is how the expression originated. It s different with me. I haven’t a single dissatisfied customer. I serve everybody whether buying little or much with equal courtesy— and my line of groceries be ing complete in every respect, I do it good business. Call on me for fresh groceries at right prices. Yours, &c., W. BAKER. A Bis Difference. Tbe only difference existing between onrselves and the Americans is that they occupy themselvffj with material interests and the organization of pnblio wealth while we write verses on liberty and sonnets to the noon as a solntion to our very terrestrial problem. We are supporters and followers of ide; Is and the muses, while they are stanch de pended upon reality and earthly things. We are of heaven, and they are of the eartb. Victory therefore cannot be doubtful ‘unless we change onr tastes and ambitions and temperament.—Ha vana La Lucna. Can't Hold America Down. “Why, sir,” said tho geologist, “the ground you walk on was once under water." “Well,” replied the friend, who is nothing if not patriotio, “it simply goes to show you can’t hold America down. ” —Washington Star. A southern man says that the differ ence between yellow fever and dengue fever is that when one has the former he is afraid he will die and when the latter attacks him he is fearfnl that ho will not According to tho latest statistics, the population of Greece is increasing more rapidly than that of any other country —namely, at tho rate of 1.87 percent per annum. Cleanse the liver and bowels and regulate the system by usin': PitiCKLY Asn Hi, thus. It creates and sustains energy. Sold by Cherokee Drop-Co. , *• -“liners ure Bather,ng up thrlr crop, very (a„ through this section. The sorghum mills are running on full time- There are not enough mills inthis section to do justice to the \Z mense cane crop. We hear that Mr. James Phillipps, of State Line, is very low. i M m'« " ‘ Cham Pioo is erecting a dwelling house at the Cowpens bat tle ground. George D. Scruggs has the contract of building. Mr. 8. A. Turner and family, of Martinsville, was in this section Sun day visiting relatives and friends. E. Martin, of Cowpens, passed through this section yesterday. Messrs. J. J. Scruggs and O. L. Fainter, who has been in Georgia several weeks, returned home last week. Blue Hawk. . . Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup is a remarkable med icine. A dry. ticklinj;. hackitiK coupli, tin wiirninp that consumpt ion lurks near, need- no other doctor but Ur. Hull's Cough Syrup It positivrly cures throat and lun^r troubles, Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB. Dentist, Oliice over R. A. Jones & Co ’s Stcre C'.'n be found at office six days in the week. I have the best line of Suits, Rockers, Chiffioniers, China Closets, Combination Cases, Ladies Dressing Tables, and the Nicest Line of Furniture Novelties ever shown in Cherokee County. The most ar tistic selection of Pictures on the market, and all at the lowest possible prices. Come and inspect my stock. My Undertaking Department Is more* ’ b than ever before embracing sonic of the latest conceptions in Robes, Caskets, etc. I still keep a nice Hearse and teams for funeral occa sions, and solicit your business. Very respectfully, wi * The Galey City Land and Improvement Company offers for sale Building Lots in this flourishing town. Gaffney < ’Ify; Also Fftfms near by and In r«*aeh of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots of froir. .in to Inn acres on nlierai time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. Fair full particulars apply to XIOSK© WOOJ>, A^ent. N. B.—All tPPsspusHlngon huidsof this ronipimy. cutting and removing tlmbi-r, fishing or hunting, art; I'urbiddfii under ix'iinlly of law. Money to Loan. The Citizens Building and Loan Association of Gaffney lias money on hand to loan and can meet any demand. The rate of interest is H per cent, per annum. For further information apply to N. H. LITTLEJOHN Secretary and Treasurer. iTor-^ Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS, Telephone 57. CARROLL & CO., Lessees Guano and Acid Phosphate. 1 have just received a large lot of Guano and Acid Phosphate for grain. Remember, my line of Groceries, Dry Goods, etc., is complete. My stores at Gaffney and the Goforth place are well supplied with all the necessities you need and the prices are just right. Get your bagging and ties of me and you will not be disappointed. J. I. SARRATT.