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G THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., NOVEMBER 24, 1898, CONGLOMERATED CHEROKEE 1 ITEMS OF INTEREST TERSELY TOLD. The News from Town and Country Boiled Down for the Special Benefit of Busy Led ger Readers. Gaffneys cotton weighers was kept busy Monday. Farmers sold freely. Arbor day will be appropriately ob served by the Graded schools tomor row. Gaffney now. like other up-country county seats, is a great horse swapping town. County commissioner M. M. Tate, of Webster, was among his many friends in the city Monday. HiLi A. X. Wood has built a hard brick pavement in front of one of h.s brick blocks on Limestone street col. T. B. Butler being detained in Columbia on business, did not return from the fair until Monday night. Alphonzo Ithyne, the negro who killed Mr. Falls near Gastonia, was captured Monday at Forest City X* 0., and carried back to Gastonia. President John It. Mack, of Lime stone College, has been spending some time in the lower part of the State on business connected with the college. The wet weather last week caused » suspension of work on the big brick buildings being built in the city, and plainly effected other business in the city and county. Judging from the irregular burning of Gaffney’s electric street lights it is reasonable to conclude that light ing machinery is imperfect or that those in charge do not know their business. A. R. Eskridge, of Grover, spent some time in the city last Thursday. Mr. Eskridge is operating a large brick making plant at Grover, and will probably move it to Gaffney in a short time. Hon. J. C. Otts has moved his family to the city and has opened an office for the practice of his profession. We cordially welcome Mr. Otts to the city, and predict for him a suc cessful career. Sheriff Elect W. W. Thomas took several of his friends out to his farm Friday for a big rabbit hunt. The day was rather bad but they killed seventeen rabbits and though it a good days hunt. Clerk of Court Jefferies, requests ns to state that, the pension money for all the old widows, who were accidentally left off of the roll this year, has been received by him and is ready to be paid out. The State board of control has revoked A. J. Settlemeyer’s beer privilege in Gaffney and returoed to him $27 royalty which he had paid, and paid to him something over one hundred dollars for the stock seized by the constable. There will be thanksgiving services at the Presbyterian church this eve ning at 7 o’clock. Th« pastor Rev. C. E. Robertson extends a cordial invita tion to all the ministers and congre gations of other churches and to the public generally to attend. Rev. S. T. Creech will meet his regular appointments on next Sab bath—Beuulah, 11 a. m., and Gaff ney Chapel, at 7 dlO p. m. All mem bers at Gaffney are requested to be present at this service, as there will be special business to attend to. Fred Foster, one of the gallant young men of Gaffney, who enlisted in the 1st. S. C. V. Infantry is back, and is again with J. X. Lipscomb, where he was employed when he en listed. Mr. Foster is a close observer and takes sensible views of army life. II. S. Sellers was In to see The Ledger Saturday. Mr. Sellers is a son of Henry Sellers who belonged to the Palmetto Sharp shooters, and who was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness and died of his wounds. He is a worthy son of a worthy sire. Mr. C. C. Scruggs, of this city and Miss Rachel Phillips of Boiling Springs. N. C., were married on the Kith inst. by Rev. John Ruppe. Wo congratulate Charley on the capture of his fair Xorth Carolina bride and are glad that Gaffney will be their future home. ness, sentinel; E. J. Barnett. Walter Baker and J. C. Hollis trustees. The Standard Oil Company recog nizing the growing importance of Gaffney have placed one of their up- to-date tank wagons on duty in the city, and is now delivering their oil to merchants. James 1). Templeton having charge of the business as sures good service. The inimitable Will Petty graces the high canopied drivers seat us the driver, as Hill only ':an do. Supervisor Lipscomb brought the county chain gang to the city Mon day afternoon, and they are now camped on the Court house grounds. The gang has been working in the buttle ground section of the county lately aad we learn from people in that section has done some line work on the roads. It will now for a short time he employed on the roads near the city. The addition of the com modious tent for the mules gives the camp a rather imposing appearance. M. R. Sams, having raised the largest sweet potato—a twelve and a half pounder—comes to the front this week as a raiser of mammoth turnips. He left in The Ledger office Saturday specimens of the white dutch, white globe and purple top varieties which far surpasses any wo have seen this season. Mr. Sams’ potatoes and turnips demonstrate the possibilities in Cherokee and should encourage renewed efforts by those who till the soil. Chief of Police Duncan, of Blacks burg, in catching the stray negro who broke into Mr. Bird's store last week, has again displayed his fine official qualities. Chief Duncan is apparently always on the alert, at the right place in the right time, for seldom it is when a wrong done escapes his official clutches. The burglar, who calls himself Jim Rice, and says he is from Danville, Yu., is now safely in Cherokee jail and is likely to devote several of the succeeding years of his life to enforced work for the State. There will he Thanksgiving servi ces to-day at the First Baptist church at 11. a. m. There will also be chil dren’s Thanksgiving services in Bible day exerciser at 7. p. m. Sunday ! morning at 11. a. m. special services and an important conference will be held. Sunday evening at the usual hour, the series of sermons on •‘Christ our example” will be continued. Subject, “Christ us a citizen.” The sermon, being on citizenship, should be heard by men. The pastor, Rev. B. P. Robertson, extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend all these services. A Good Wheat Grower. C. P. Huggins, Esq., one of Chero kee’s most successful farmers, and one who makes a specialty of wheat, says our one horse farmers need not be discouraged if they cannot prepare their lands with a two horse plow for he has found from experences that land cultivated in cotton forms a good seed bed for wheat. He says sow wheat on cotton land, manure it well. He insists on the manure and says plow it in nicely with small plows and you will be apt to reap a satisfactory crop. Mr. Huggins experience and suc cess as a wheat grower, should com mand his advice to the Cherokee farmers. He raises enough corn, wheat, oats and all minor crops for home use, and to spare. Raises his own meat and a fair crop of cotton, which, bring a surplus crop, enables him to pay cash for all necessary purchases at the lowest price possible. Cotton Sold. The number of bales of cotton sold the past week were 023 bales. The prevailing paice was i> :05. — ■— • ► — SIxty-two Children. A remarkable tale of human fecundi ty is told by the London Daily News. An Italian peasant woman named Gra- nata, married at 28 years, has borne 62 children. She began with a single daughter, followed by six boys at a birth, then by five more, and those by triplets twice and four at a birth. After this she limited herself, like ordinary women, to single babies and twins, but wound up with another batch of four. Boothing, healing, cleaning, De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the im placable enemy of sores, burns and wounds. It never fails to cure Piles. You may rely upon it. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. S. Withers & Co., Blacksburg. The Kaiser has visited the British warships at Malta. W. O. Lipscomb & Bro., have taken a contract to grade a portion of the new railroad from Denmark to Robins in rhis State, for the Atlantic Coast Line. The Messrs. Lipscomb are ex perienced contractors and are thor oughgoing and reliable business men. They left Gaffney with their grading outfit for their work yesterday. An attempt was made by a crook in Columbia, to steal Mr. J. (j. Little’s big diamond stud. But Mr. Little was too quick for the would-be thief and handed him over to the officers. A similar attempt was made in Char lotte last May when Mr. Little also caught the rogue and turned him over to the officers. These crooks are good judges of diamonds but don’t know Mr. Little. Gaffney Council Xo. 1L> Family Protective Union was instituted by Deputy J. E. Hollis on Monday night lust, with the following officers: H. L. Spears, president. L. W. Mc- (iwinn, vice president, H. Fay Gaff ney, treasurer, A. R. X. Folger, secre tary, Dr. J. F. Garrett, chaplain, J. E. Ewbanks, Hergt. at arms, W.J. Ma- — • • • Constipation prevents the body from ridding itself of waste matter, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers will re move the trouble and cure Sick Head ache, Billiousness, Inactive Liver and clear the Complexion. Small, sugar coated, don’t gripe or cause nausea. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. S. Withers & Co., Blacksburg. — —— Married for 52 years, Joshua Bragg and his wife, Sarah, died twenty-two hours apart in Xew York. Overcome evil with good. Over- ! come your coughs and colds with One I Minute Cough Cure. It is so good ! children cry for it. It cures croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. Chero-j kee Drug Company, Gaffney. K. S. Withers A Co.. Blacksburg. 1 *~" -+J. C. JEFFERIES,+- OAFPNEV, S. C. Attorney >nd Counsellor at Law. Practical I 1 All the Court*. Collections a Specialty ConsurcjM Do not think for a single moment that consumption will ever strike you a sudden blow. It does not come that way. It creeps its way along. First, you think it is a little cold; nothing but a little hack ing cough; then a little loss in weight: then a harder cough; then tne fever and the night sweats. The suddenness comes when you have a hemorrhage. Better stop the disease while it is yet creeping. You can do it with You first notice that you cough less. The pressure on the chest is lifted. That feeling of suffocation is removed. A cure is hastened byplacingone of Dr. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Plaster over the Chest. A Book Free. It is on the Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. WrHo U9 Froaly. If you have any complaint whatever and deslro the best medical ndviro you can possibly receive, write the doctor I freely. You will receive a prompt reply,! without cost. Address, DR. J. C. AYER. Lowell, Mass. Union Uttterances. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Union, Xov. 22.—Saturday is the busy day in Union. Cotton at 4.55 turns the attention to objects of all varieties animate and inanimate us a means to obtain the little necessi ties of life. On the market may be seen every salable object. People are more active, more thoughtful, more industrious and more ecouomic than formerly, being compelled to sub mit to the prevailing circumstances. Buying and selling appear to be operated on similar scales as when cotton sold for ten cents per pound. All seem to get those articles in most demand and are being taught to govern their wants on a strictly busi ness principle. The movement gen erally indicates that wherever there is a will there is a way. Union was largely represented at the State Fair. Improvements continue. Several houses are being repaired while a few are being built. The scarcity of money may be felt more by the average farmer than by any other class of citizens. A negro brought an opossum to our town last week and sold it to one of our citizens. The opossum proved to be unwholesome, which resulted in the arrest of the seller, who spent one night in jail, plus $5.90. A few simi lar lessons would teach people to be more careful as to the condition of the game which they so readily place upon the market. The general complaint is chills. Chill-tonic is in demand. If more attention was given to the preserva tion of health the amount of medi cine required would be reduced. So.v wheat, has been the watch word of the season. The time for action is at hand. Xotice the quan tity of grain that will be sown and by whom, then calculate on the cotton acreage for '99. “Actions speak louder than words.” Ledger Reader. Hog Killing Time • - lias arrived and wo are now making* most delicious sau sage. We also handle tho very best Beef, Pork and Country Produce - - on the market. The price is a consideration and our prices are as low as the lowest. If you want a Tennessee hog call on us. We have just received a drove of fine ones, ^^(lash paid for hides. Clary & Kendrick. Notice of Sale. state of Socth Carolina. « Court of Com- County of Union. ( won Picas. Isaac M. Phillips, et at.. 1 vs. ^ Kurus Phillips.ot al. ) In obedience to an order made In almve stated ease I will sell at (Jaffney. Ix tore tin 1 e >art house door durliia the Icjral hours of sale on sulesday. Dee. 5th. I^IK the following lands, to wit: All that tract of land eontalnlmr sixty acres, bounded on north by Phillips' land east and south by Steven Pearson, west by j. ]>. Ooudelock ami John Owens. All that other tract containing one hundred and six ty-three acres. Imuiided north by lands of M. V. Tate And K. Purser, east by Kujrenia Painter, south by above tract and John Owcnsby. west by Isaac Phillips and M. V. Tate. Plat can be seen at clerk's office. Terms of sale, one-third cash, balance on a credit of one and two years with interest from day of sale, secured by Ixind of pur chaser and a mortyaitc of the premises. C. II. Peake. U-17-3t Master. Notice of Sale. Statf. of South Carolina, i Court of Cow- County or Cheroke. f won Pleas. J. N. Cudd. Plaintiff. against Vr ONE HUNDRED LOTS vr of land on or near a continuation of Limestone street and within ten or fifteen minutes walk of the cotton mills Will Be Sold Salesday in December, 1898, at public auction in front of the court house These lots are the property of Mrs. W. F. as the Scott Land. door at Gaffney, S. C. McArthur and known TERMS OF SALE :—Fifty dollars or less, all cash ; one hun dred dollars, one-half cash ; larger amounts, one-third cash. J. T. White and John William Wilkips. I h'fcndauts. Hy virtue of a deere of foreclosure in the alxive cause, made on the Sth day of Sept.. 1S1IS. J slutll expose to publie sale, at Oaffney City, S. C., Cherokee court house, before the court house door, on the first Monday in Oeeemlwr next, (salesdav) ts'.is. durhij.' the lejral hours ot sale, the following described real estate, to-wit: For further particulars apply to I*. O. A o. All that lot or parcel of land In White Plains townshiu, in the county of Cherokee, couiaiuiiijr cbrhly-foui (-4) acres, n ore cr b-ss. and bounded by kinds of Apple JaeU Turner, Isaac Maeomsou. Krice lirld^es and ot hers. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for all papers. J. Eli .1 EFFF.ltIF.S. Clerk Court C. P. and ti. S. November 14. ISlis.-:it Notice of Sale. State ofSouth Carolina, i Cherokee County. f Jly virtue of authority iriven in a mortgage executed by James Hood on the lith day of February, isss, to .1, A. Corry. and in accord ance with the written consent of the said James(JihkI. that the primiscs embraced in said mortgage shall lie sold for t he payment of the mortgage debt. I will selLat public outcry before the court "house door in Half ney City, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in Decem ber, Islls. the premises described In the said mortgage as follows, to wit: All that tract of land in said county and state hounded by lands of Sam'l Whelehel. C. P Turner’s estate Didaui Paris and oth ers. containing £15 acres, more or loss. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers and for stamps. Jane c. Nott, Executrix of James A. Corry. deceased. Il-l7-:it Administrators' Notice. A I.I, persons holding claims against the estate of James Phillips, deceased, arc requested to file the same, properly proven, in the office of Probate Judge for Cherokee County, S. C., on or Isifore tho first day of January, is'.x.i, and all persons Indebted to said estate are required to make payment to the undersigbed. Thomas P. Phillips. Adm'r. F.st. .las. Philips, do llUTI.FJl .V OSIIOHNK. Att'ys. for Adm'r. November 2d, isps.-Jt Notice of Sale. State of South Carolina, j County of Cherokee. In Court of Common Pleas, f John R. Webster, its the executor of the estate of Noah Webster, deceased. Plaintiff. against M. M. Tate and William Jefferies. Defendants. Hy virtue of a decree of foreclosure in the above cause, made Sept. Mb. Isiw, I shall e pose to public sale, at Haffncy City, So. fa., t 'herokee court house. Iiefore titecourt house door on the first Monday In December next, (salesday) IMS, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate to wit: The two tracts of laud conveyed to M. M. Tate, on Dec. Htth. IStC.’. by John K. Webster as executor of the estate of Noah Webster, (leeeased. and being the lands of the late Noah Webster, deceased, lying, being and situate in Draytouvllle township. The first ot said tracts being known as the Noah Webster home place and bounded by lands of II. A. Tate, Wni. Jefferies. T. II. Lit tlejohn. estate lamisof Dr. Wiley Littlejohn, deceased. .1 no. K. Jefferies. O. W. and Nannie Webster, the Curtis or Dawkins lands and Thlckety creek, containing three hundred and fifty-three (ilXI) acres, more or less. The second of said tracks known its the Pearson place, and hounded by lands of Thomas Spencer. T. II. Littlejonn. estate lands of T. N. Dawkins, P. P. Pearson, deed . Kdmund lilauton deed., and the first tract herein described, and known as lot No. 2 of the Pearson lands, containing one hundred and sixty anti three-fourths (liWiD acres more or less. Terms of sale, one half cash, Imlaneo on a credit of twelve months, with Interest from day of sale, secured by bond of purchaser and a mortgage of tho premises sold, with leave to the purchaser to pay all cash. Pur chaser to pity for all papers. .1. Kb Jefferies, Cl'k. C. C. Pi’s. & H. S. November 14th. 1m>-:r. . j ■ ■ 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 S per cent. i>or annum. For further information apply to N. H. LITTLEJOHN. Secretary and Treasurer. Guano and Acid Phosphate. I 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 he disappointed. J. I. 5ARRATT. AI Right, OH Fellow, You are one on me now but when 1 do come down you’ll land in Z. A. ‘ ' 's Up-to-Date Meat Market where nothing but good looking fellows like you are sold for beef. I have always on hand the nicest and tenderest meats to he found in the city, cut by an experienced butcher at prices as low as the lowest. I also make the nicest sausage every day that is to be found in the city. This sauge is not “all beef” as some market men sell you, hut is the old fashioned kind your mother^used to make. My wagons are now '•mining daily, one in the country bringing in chickens, eggs and Imtur, and the other one will bring what you want in my line to your door at any and all times of the day, free of charge. I also carry a nice and select line of TAX NOTICE. Groceries at Prices The* lax levy foreherokecCounty for tlseal year. IM>. Is as follows: For State purposes 5 mills. Constitutional School Tax 3 Ordinary County Tax 3 Poor ilouse and Jail 1 County Roads I For the townships of Limestone. White Plains,Cherokee Nos. I and 2. Dniytonvllle and (Jowdey vllle, for Past Indebtedness I Interest on Railroad Ronds. Dray- tonville and Oowdeysvllle 2 For Sinking Fund, Druytonvllleand Oowdeysvllle Hi " Interest on Railroad Ronds. Lime stone, White Plains and Cherokee No. STownshtps I Interest on Railroad bonds, Chero kee No 1 Township ~ For Spartanburg Jail, Limestone. White Plains and Cherokee No. 2 ‘/i For lilaekshurg Graded Sehool DIs- trlet 3 I will he at the following pluees for the purpose of eolleetlng taxes: A) my ofliee In Gaffney from Get. 13 to Nov. 14. Kxell*. Tuesday, Nov. 13th. Maud. Wednesday. Nov. tilth, s to 12. a. m. Grassy Pond, Wednesday, Nov. Id. 1 to 3, p.m. Macedonia, Thursday, Nov. 17. H to 12. a. in. Thlckety. Thursday. Nov. 17, I to 4. p. in. Iluffnlo. Tuesday. Nov. 22. a. in. lilaekshurg. Tuesday. Nov. 2 , .\ p. in. i lilaekshurg. Wednesday. Nov. 23. Grover. Thursday, Nov. 24. King* Creek. Friday. Nov. 23. Cherokee Falls. Saturday. Nov. 2t',. White Plains. Tin sday. Nov. 211. Rrown'ii Store. Wednesday, Nov. Tllnltcr Ridge. Thursday. Dee. 1. T. D. Littlejohn's. Friday, Dee. 2. Sarratt's. Tuesday. Dee. It. Wllklnsvlllc, Wednesday, Dee. 7. Allen's. Thursday. Dee. s. a. m. Draytouvllle. Thursday. Dee. H, p. in. At office Dee. H to 31. Also eoiniuutallon road mid payable (roin (idolter 31st. IJls*. lax for iH'.m, due lltth to Deeeinlier I. II. Jones. Co. Treasurer. Gaffney, S. C., Sept. 14. IH'.H. to Meet Competition. Telephone me your orders. I guarantee satisfaction in every instance. All I want is a trial to make you a customer. Fresh fish every day at 15 cents a bunch. Yours truly, Z. A. ROBERTSON. N. B.—Ladies, I am agent for Gaffney for the celebrated Fleischman’s Oomprfessed Yeast and keep it fresh every day. Give this a trial and you will use no other. You Know Where The Postoffice Is? Well, just exactly opposite is my store, which is filled with nice eatables of every kind and all of which is sold as low as the lowest. In this store every customer is treated with po- liteness and courtesy and every one who trades here goes awa) with a satisfied smile on his face. Suppose you come in some time and let us show you our goods and make you some prices, you will be pleased too. . Yours for business, f ’Wtilter* Baker.