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•> r - " r r» THE LEDGER: CAFFXEY, S. C., DECEMBER If,, 1^«8. r GALIXTO GARCIA IS DEAD. Cfcban Warrior Succumbs to iila at Wuslilfiffton. ■Washington, Dec. 12.—General Ca- lixko Garcia, the famous Cuban varrioi und head of the commission elected by the Cuban assembly to visit this country, is dead. Pneumonia caused his demise. In his dying moments, as all through bis busy and active life, his thoughts -were for bis beloved country and its people and among his last words were irrational mutterings in which he gave orders to his son, who is on his staff, for the battle which he supposed was to oc cur tomorrow and in which he under stood there were only 400 Spaniards to combat. The funeral will be held at 10 tomor- TOfr morning at St. Patriok’s church in this city. The body will be placed in a metallic casket and deposited in a vault at Arlington pending its removal to Cuba. The date of removal has not yet bedh fixed, but this government will place a warship at the disposal of the Gobans for this purpose. Cahxto Garcia was in his sixtieth year and was regarded by the Cuban insur gents ns one of their best lighters. In tho ten years’ war his skill, bravery and eiwrgy won his continued promotion natil be received a general’s star. In au action in 1874 Garcia was surrounded by Spanish troops and rather than sur render he shot himself through the chin with suicidal intent. He recovered and was sent to Spain. He was released in 1877, when the peace of Zanjou was declared. For tho last two years he had been engaged in conducting the campaign of t{ie Cubans against Spain in the prov ince of Santiago de Cuba. General Garcia left a large family, only one of whom, Jnsto, a captain of bis start', was with him when he died. His widow and Mercedes, a daughter 17 years of age, are at Thomasville, Ga., where the girl is quite ill. Mario, a son 19 years of age, is with the mother at Thomasville, and Colonel Carlos Garcia, another son, is in Cuba. A daughter, Leonora, who married an American, is now living in Paris. General Garcia’s mother is still alive and resides in Havana. BRYAN QUITS THE ARMY. Pliird Nebraska Colonel Sends His Ltos- Ignation to Alger. Washington, Dec. 12.—All doubt re specting the intentions of Colonel Wil liam J. Bryan were removed by the re ceipt at the war department today of a telegram from him stating that he had mailed his resignation of his commis sion as a colonel of volunteers and that it was approved by the division and corps commanders. The war department, of course, can not act upon the resignation until it comes formally to hand, but there can be no donbt of its acceptanoe. It is sup posed at the war department that the lieutenant colonel of Colonel Bryan’s regiment wilt succeed him in the col onelcy. The men of the Third Nebraska will hardly take kindly to the resignation of Colonel Bryan. His position as colonel has given the regiment a distinction pe culiarly its own. At the Savannah camp visitors generally do not ask for the Third Nebraska. It is “where is Bryan’s regiment.’’ With Bryan no longer the colonel, the distinction en joyed by tho regiment will disappear. Outside of this, many of the men united with the Third Nebraska mainly becanse Colonel Bryan was to be the colonel. They were personal or politi cal admirers and were willing to follow him to the field of battle. They are greatly attached to him and the interest they feel in the regiment will probably not be so intense after he drops out of the command. Speed of nn Earthquake. The conrrfu which an earthquake runs is usually very rapid. From tho instant when the fir^t shock was felt at Lisbon to the period when all was over and many thousands of people killed not more than two minutes had elapsed. Usually from 10 to 30 seconds elapse between the first and last shocks of se vere earthquake. But this lightning speed is not al ways the earthquake’s mode of travel ing. While Caracas, in Venezuela, was almost totally destroyed and 12,000 peo ple were killed in less than 20 seconds by the great shock there many years back, there are cases in which constant ly recurring shocks have lasted for weeks. No matter bow brief the span, the most frightful havoc can be wrought and the wave of destruction propagated from the most distant regions. The rumbling earth sound travels at tho rate of abont 10,000 to 11,000 feet per sec ond and the earth wave on an average about 1,200 feet in the same space of time. THE SOUTHERN’S ENTERPRISE VOORHEES AT GREENVILLE. Governor of New Jersey Inspects the Troops From His State. Gkkbkvii.le, S. C.,Dec. 12.—This has been New Jersey day at Camp Wetherill and a prettier day has not been recorded this winter. Governor Voorhees of New Jersey arrived at noon and was met at the station by the Fourth New Jersey regiment, whose march through town called ont loud praise. Governor Voor- bees and party were escorted to the camp by the regiment. The governor was given a dinner by the officers and this afternoon he spoke to the men at a concert given by tho band. Later the regiment was reviewed by Governor Voorhees and their appear ance was most creditable. Several thonsaud citizens witnessed the dress parade and review, the day be ing ideal. Governor Voorbees goes from Greenville to Atlanta for the jubilee. Work lir-giin on a New Mill. Bikminuham, Ala., Dec. 12—Work began today cn the actual construction of the main building of the wire and rod mill to be built adjacent to the big •teel plant being constructed at Ensley City, near here. The Minor Engineer ing company has the contract for build ing the main building, and 1,000,000 brick will be used in the walls of the new building. There will be again that many brick used in the foundations for the heavy machinery and other work to be done on the plant. The company building the plant is capitalized at $2,000,000. _ Fought From a Mule's Back. Mt. Vernon, Ga., Deo. 12.—Charlet Darley and Thomas Jennings met and commenced gnying each other. The anger of both was aroused and draw ing their knives they fought. Dar ley was on a male. The animal became unmanageable, and while Darley was trying to control it, Jennings stabbed hup several times in the breast and limbs, finally pulling him from his steed Darley. in a dying condition, turned to Am, when Jennings dealt him a last blow in the t>ack, felling him to the ground. Darley died in a few moments. Two Huntsville Men Killed. Chattanooga, Dec. 12. —Freight train Mo. ft from this city to Memphis, on the Memphis and Charleston, was wrecked at Btevcnson after midnight. The en gine left tho track and rolled down the embankment. Engineer Kiusulla and Kirettisn Drake, both of Huntsville, wetc killed. North Pacolet S. S. Convention, The North Pacolet Interdenomi national Sunday School Convention will meet at Wilson’s Chapel on the 25th inst., at 11 o’clock a. m. The following is the programe: 1. Song and praise service, con ducted by Chaplain Simpson Blan ton. 2. Enrollment of schools and del egates and election of officers for en suing yeer. 3. Report of township dents and teachers. 4. (^uery:—Have we done any thing for the cause of Christianity this year? If not why not? This question will be open for general discussion. 5. What are the advantages of in terdenominational Sudnay School work? Discussed by M. M. late, Robt. C. Patrich, T. M. Littlejohn und C. W. Whisonant. Each school will be entitled to four delegates and all persons friendly to the work are invited to attend. There will be a short intermission during the day for recreation. By order of the committee. Resolutions for the Business Men. The following very appreciative letter has been received and duly ac knowledged by Secretary Baker, of the Business Men’s Association : Wei.lford, S. C. Dec. 7.18118. Mu. L. Bakeu, Sec. Business 5Ien’s Assn., GalTnty, S. C. Dear sir:—The S. C. Baptist Con vention passed the following resolu tion in answer to your telegram of Dec. 1st. As you no doubt have learned already it decided to accept the invitation so kindly extended. Yours very truly. C. P. Ekvin, Secretary. Resolved, that we tender our hearty thanks to the business men of Gaffney for their cordial invitation, and that their kind invitation be respectfully referred to our committee on time and place for consideration in connect ion with their invitation. Talk at Thompson. Thompson’s Mill Dec. 13 —Mr. W. T. (lament has moved his family to the Pacolet cotton mills. He says he has been cultivating cotton long enough and now wants to see if the manufacturing don’t beat raising it.” Farmers are sowing a large acreage of grain th.s year. This is a step in the right direction. W. R. Walker is at his plantation now buying cotton seed for pulveri- zers* W. C. Blackwell is one of The Led ger’s warmest friends. He goes to the post office every Thursday night for his “Ledg” as he calls it. Sam Foster was on the Gaffney stock trading yard the first Monday. Mr. Conner, from Kelton. has moved near this place to reside the coming year. Nightinoalk. The Southern Railway Company’s Ex hibit in Chicago. The Southern Railway is ever ac tive in its efforts to call attention to the unbounded resources of the States traversed by its great length of mileage. The Land und Industrial Department of that great system has just opened in Chicago a splendid ex hibit at F.U South Clark Street. It is located in a spacious store room on one of the principal business streets. The display covers every kind of in dustry, including the cotton, tobacco, furniture, iron and steel manufact ure; coal, gold, copper, kaolin and clays and other lines of mining; mar ble, building stones and slate quar rying and general manufacturing in dustries. There is a splendid exhibit of general farming, dairy farming, truck farming and horticultural farm ing. There are displayed the grasses and grains tastefully arranged in sheaves, fruits in large glass vessels, all kinds of vegatables, Southern herbs and medicinal plants, cotton bolls and plants, and a most excellent collection of tobaccos from Virginia. North Carolina, Tennessee and Ken tucky. A sample of tea grown in North Carolina is shown. The pro ducts of the cotton mills are there, so that the visitor can form an idea of the phenomenal development in that line in the South. The timber superin- j exhibit cannot be surpassed. The forest wealth of the South is displayed in large classic columns in natural grain, and in cabinets on which rest slabs of more than a hundred speci mens of Southern woods. These are beautifully polished and are very attractive. Among the woods are A Brisk, Growing Little City. [Baptist Courierl The next session of the Convention wi! 1 meet with the First Baptist church at Gaffney, on Wednesday before the first Sunday in December, 1899. Ine Convention sermon is to be preached by H. C. Buchholz ; altermate, W. T. Tate. Gaffney is a brisk, growing little city, and its citizens are of Baptist complexion. It is a pretty town on a ridge between the Tacolet and Broad rivers, ’way up high. From its streets, when winter frost has denuded the forests on the hills around about, one can see several Baptist churches. It is Baptist ter ritory; the facilities for reaching Gaffney are good; and the Convention will not regret its decision. We con gratulate Fastor B. P. Robertson, his people and all the Gaffney Baptists. —- - » *--• 1 Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best SMve in the world for Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcer. Salt Rheum, Fever St. ^s, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and poetively cures Piles or no pay required. It is gura- anteed to give perfect satisfaction or montv refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co. —- • •- — There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate; when he can’t afford it, and when he can.—Matk Twain. Late to bed and early to rise, pre pares a man for his home In the skies. Hut early to bed and a Little Early Riser, the pill that makes life longer und better and wiser. Cherokee Drug i Company, Gaffney. R. H. NYIthers A I C0| Blacksburg. black cherry, long-leaf pine, black and white walnut, short-leaf pine, cow oak, red oak, white oak, hickory, curly poplar, curly pine, beech maple red birch, ash, black gum, sycamore and many other woods. Southern art is not forgotten for there are sev enteen large colored photographs of Southern scenes displayed on easels, while revolving cases are filled with photographs illustrating the pictur esque Southland and its educational, domestic, manufacturing and agricul tural and horticultural features. — - Powell Dots. (Correspondence of The Ledger ) Powell, Dec. 12.—Rev. F. C. Hickson filled his appointment at Macedonia Saturday and Sunday. He has accepted a call to the pastor ate of the Macedonia church for the year 1899. J. L. Clary went to Gaffney yes terday on business. Messrs. J. R. Moore and J. Gurder went to Gaffney Saturday on busi ness. R. B. Powell went to Cowpens Fri day on business. Prof. Mack, of Limestone, was at Macedonia Monday. What is it that is taken from you before you possess it? WiU some one answer. Our public schools have opened, but the attendance is not what it should be. Mrs. M. E. B. Harris is teaching the Algood school; R. Stacy the Thickety Mountain school and J. Gurder the New Pleasant school. Ed. and J. S. Garder, of Martins ville, visited relatives here Sunday. COKNOKACKER. They Appreciate Gaffney’s Help. Mr. Editor:—Please allow me space in your paper to thank some unknown friends in Gaffney who gave Mrs. B. F. White such nice contributions for the Orphanage. She canvassed only a part of the town and received $14 00. She asked me to make special men tion of Messrs. Lipscomb, Butler and Bell. And now dear friends I wish to thank you all personally, and in the name of the fatherless ones. We want to say well done for Gaffney, and pray God’s blessings on each one of those who gave to to the cause. Brethren, may none of your children be orphans. Yours respectfully, J. C. Knox. Hickory Grove, S. C. Pactolus Paragraphs. (Corresiiondence of The Ledger.) pAcTOi-rs, Benton Co., Ark. Dec. 5.—Monday morning after breakfast. A fine morning it is. The snow is now eight inches deep, this morning. This month came in fine the first day was fine and warm the second day was a fine day, that night it gave us a fine ruin and the next morning, being the third day, it com menced snowing from the North, and we had a considerable blizzard all day. Saturday night it cleared off and Sunday and this morning is still and warm. We have had considerable cold weather this fall. Our corn crop was injured this season by having too much rain. Corn is selling for 30ct8, wheat 00, pork, net, 4cts, cattle is high, and horses and mules are low. You can buy a good horse for from $10 to $15 and $25 will buy the best. Land is not selling very brisk now. We are all well at present. Geo. McGhee and wife lost their third lit tle boy the 21st, of November, lie was a lovely little child. His two older brothers and he were out in the yard feeding the chichens with corn and little Claud was eating the corn and one grain went down his wind pipe. This was in the evening about one hour by sun. His father and mother did all they could to get it out, but failed. They carried him to the physicians and they worked with him all night and failed to get the grain of corn. They then brought him back home. The child was wheasing all the time and smoth ering until you would think he was dead, then the grain of corn would go back down his wind pipe. After several days they called in two phy sicians and they cut into the wind pipe three inches below the chin and made an opening three inches long at d then they let him wake up. They then inserted dry feathers down the pipe to see if he would not throw the 'rain up but all efforts failed. They then tied the gash open by taking a stitch in each side and tieing it be hind his neck until the next day when they came buck. This method failed to get the corn. They closed up the place und it got well but he continued to smother, from time to time until the 4th of November when he passed away in his father’s armes and his weeping mother looking on and seeing the last enemj — leuth — conquer. May the good Lord help them to raise the other three up in the ad monition of the Lord. j. m. m’ e. -*•*- —" • - Simmons Squaw Vine Wine oa Tab lets Prevent und cure Palpitation of Heart, Dizziness, Sick Headache, Chilly Sensations. “I keep a girl for awhile to rest ray body then I do without awhile to rest my mind,” said a city house keeper. Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine searches out aU impurities in the System, and expels them harmlessly by the natural channels. DYSPEPSIA “ For six years 1 was a victim ol dy»- pettela in Us worst form. I could eat nothmc but milk toast, and at limes my stomach would not retain and digest even that Last March I began taking CASCAKETS and since tlitii 1 have steadily Improved, until I am as well as I ever was in my life.'' David II. Muhphv. Newark. O CANDY CATHARTIC Hunt and destroy the buffalo bugs or they will destroy your winter gar ments. — No riiun can work well with u torpid liver or constipated Iniwels. A few doses of 1‘kicki.y Ash lirrmts will <|Utekly remove this condition and make work a pleasure. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Mfe Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To* Dac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All drugglsta, SOc or tl. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co , Chicago or New York. A. K. HAWKES hzceived MEDAL THAO* MANN Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taate Good. Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c. S&c.SOc. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... SWriiac Hn'd; CMiptat, (klMf*. MmIi-mI. Kvw T«rt. Ill NO-TO-BAC isarw narnutoed by all drug- 1C Tobacco Habit. W' DIpicina af Honor :c nn.! Mxcellency in • r- | i n ':.’l.i ... , ,. , i s < | ii ■ • and T v u t»<' l . und I VJ' < IIb-om-i. .ii ihi- l/. 8. Moat 1870. 11 'ill A Gl.AftBES Pruui.Kit. “Theae fttinnuh g lassos for salt* hy S. II. Crawley A Co. PETERS LOADED SHELLS STRONGEST, CLEANEST, QUICKEST. sec a Snow stern in Sumner? We never did; but we btYe seen the clothing at this ime of the year so covered with dandruff that it looked as if it had been out in a regular snow storm. No’noed of this snowstorm. As the summer sun would melt the falling snow so will Auer’s melt these flakes of dandruff in the scalp. It goes further than this: it prevents their formation. It has still other properties: it will restore color to gray hair in just ten times out of every ten cases. And it does even more: it feeds and nourishes the roots of the hair. Thin hair becomes thick hair; and short hair be comes long hair. We have a book on the Hair and Scalp. It is yours, for the asking. If yon do not obtain all the bencflVs you expected from tbe u»c of tbe Vigor, write the doctor about It. Probably there U some difficulty with your gen era i system which may bo easily re moved. Address, DK. J. C. AYER, Lowell, Mass. PETERS METALLIC CARTRIDGES ■WON WORLD'S RECORD. A.»hfor Sportsman’* Handy Hook, FREE. THE PETERS CARTRIDGE CO., 248, 248, 250 MAIM ST., CINCINNATI, O. TAX NOTICE. The tax levy for Cherokee County for fiscal year. Wis. is its follows: ' or State purposes .. f» mills. Constitutional School Tax. .... Ordinary County Tax ;{ Poor House and Jail i County Hoads i For the townships of Limestone. White Plains. Cherokee Nos. land 2. Draytonville and Gowdey ville, for Past Indebtedness 1 “ Interest on Railroad Honds. Dray ton ville and Gnwdeysville e «. For Sin king Fund. Draytonville and Oowdeysville . tq “ Interest on Railroad Ronds. I.ine-- stone. White Plains and <'lierokec No. 2 Townships i •* Interest on Railroad bonds, Chero kee No ! Township. For Spartanburg .lull. Limestone. White Plains and Cherokee \o :: 1 [ For Blacksburg Graded School Dis trict :> 1 will be at the following places for the purpose of collect ing- ta xes: At my office in GalTney from Oct. l.'> to Nov. 14. Ezells. Tuesday, Nov. lath. Maud. Wednesday. Nov. liith. S to 12. a. in. Grassy Pond. Wednesday. Nov. hi. 1 to a, p.m. Macedonia. Thursday. N’ov . IT. s to 12. a. in. Thickety. Thursday. Nov. IT. I to t. p. in. Hufi'alo.'Tuesday. Nov. 22, a. m. Rlacksburg. Tuesday. Nov. 22. p. tu. Blacksburg, Wednesday. Nov. 22. Grover. Thursday. Nov. 24. Kings Creek. Friday. Nov. 2a. Cherokee Falls. Saturday. Nov. 2ti. White Plains. Tm sday. Nov. 2:k Brown’s Store. Wednesday. Nov. :;o. Timber Ridgv. Thursday. Dec. I. T. D. Littlejohn's. Friday. Dec. 2. Sarrntt's. Tuesday, Dec. ti. Wilkinsville, Wednesday. Dec. 7. Allen’s. Thursday. Dec. s. a. in. Draytonville. Thursday. Dee. tk p. in. At office Dec. Itto.il. Also commutation road lax for Db'.k due and payable from October lath to December 21st, bins. J. B. lONKS, Co. Treasurer. Gaffney, S. (’., Sept. 14. IS'.ts. For Sale Notice of Final Discharge, By permission of Mon. J. E. Webster. Pro bate Judge for Chcroktic county. I will, on the Sftth day of December next at 11 o’clock a. in., make my final return asadministra tionof George Lavender, deceased, at his otfiee in Gaffney city, S. C„ and apply for letters disrnissary. All persons having claims against saiil estate are notified to present them properly attested on or before that date, or they will he forever barred. I>. If. Lavkndek. Adnir. Geo. Lavender dec’d. Nov. SH-SP-tt. 125,000 SHINGLES Finest shingles in town; all heart, and as smooth as if dressed. All full length. Call anil examine them. Also full line of FLOORING. CEILING, SASH. BOOKS. Ac. L. BAKER. Ad Ordinance Proxidlng for the Issue of bunds for water works. WtiKHKAS, a uctitinn of a majority of f he freeholders and freehold voters of the town of Gaffney City was signed praying for an election to l»- held, asking for the Issuance of fls.ltD.nO. not. more than six per c««nt. in terest hearing Isinds. to l>c used in the const ruction of a system of water works in Gaffney City. S. and WHEliKAS. In obedlance to the said peti tion tiie Town Council of Gaffney City. S. C.. ordered au election after left da vs nojlee to lie held on the 7th dav of July. lb*;, and Whkukas. at the said election there were 7!) votes for and none against the Issuance of said Isinds. which election was duly certified to by the Managers thereof. Now therefore. lie IT OHPAlMt, by t lie Town Council of Gaffney City In council assembled and by authority of. the same: bKCTtos 1. That the Town Connell of Gaffney City do Issue coupon gold Isinds to the amount of flb,»»in.00 ls-aring j per cent. Interest per annum and running forty years, optional with twenty years. Said Isinds to Is- of the denomination of Five Hundred Dollars each. Is-arlug date of Jan.. :t, ts<i'i the Interest 011 which shall he paid semi-an nually. In July ami January of each year. The proceeds of which shall Is- used in the const met inn of water works, and should any of the pris'ceds of the sale of «ahl Isinds lie left after the wa'cr works system hits (men satisfactorily erected and paid for. such re maining amount shull Is-used In supplying an electric plant to 1,0 owned und used hy the tow n of Gaffney City, I tone und rut Bleu In Town Connell assem bled tins the 2d day of December. |s«s. N. II. I.ITTKKjnilX. E. llAKt'Jt. Intcndant. Tow u t Jerk. Money To Loan. > , - -4s > M ONFY to limn 011 kmmm) |;< i»l fcfttutn l»y it y the ycuror longer. ply to For Information up- M. G. MoNTOOMKHY. i WINTER SEASON is now upon us and you and your children should have comfortable wearing apparel and footwear. We say it without fear of contradiction that there is no establish ment in Cherokee county that is more able to supply your wants in this direction than we are. Our stock of Winter Ming is unsurpassed and embraces anything you may need, from the very cheapest to a high grade quality, and we have maikcd the prices down in order to to make room for our spring and summer stock. Now is the time and our store the place to get winter clothing at the lowest possible price. It is sometimes difficult to express what one means to say on paper, so in regard our Winter Shoes we will content ourselves with saying we have a large and well selected stock embracing everything in the shoe line from the every-day plough shoes, which will stand the roughest use, to the linest Sunday shoe, all at prices that will astonish you. We have shoes for men, shoes for ladies, shoes for boys and girls and shoes for babies. Don’t fail to remember us when in need of shoes as our stock must be sold. That is what we bought them for and we do not intend to keep them. Ovr Dry Goods and Grocery ‘ ' are complete in every respect, so when making your preparations for your holiday festivities keep us iu mind. We have many useful novelties that will suit for Christmas presents. You are always welcome at our -tore whether you buy or not and ii is the business of our clerks to show goods. W. 0. LIPSCOMB & BR0„ 'TIIIC IIUtSTJUEl* V $