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F. O. STAoy, FrtMidvnt. J. O. WAHWiAW. Vico I’rosiiU'Ut THE HATOMl BANK OF CAFFHEY. Capital $50,000.00. WimAu* f'nunly clahnA, rec«lv« deposit soil inaKoJIlx ral loans on approved paper l>. f. t'mtliler. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver- tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. SAlimDAY. FE it WONDERFULLY BRIGHT INTELLECT. Miss Ella Stirling’s Remark able Memory. 18./1899. $ i .00 A YEAR. ETTA JANE NEWS NOTES. A Chllit Mtumprt the Learned HUhop With a <»ii« ntloii--l’ati'U k Found the 1’rleat Kqual - to the Kiner({enoy—I’ersonal Mention of > Many I’eople. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Feb., 18.—Three nota ble anniversaries occurred this week, but neither of them attracted atten tion—the birth of President Lincoln, Si. Valentine’s day and the blowing up of the Maine. During the sno;/ the rabbits fared badly. Hundreds of them were caught and killed by sportsmen. Aaron Askew, an industrious'and respectable colored man, died on Mr. W. R. Walker’s place at Sunnyside day before yesterday. He* had grip. Miss Ella Stirling, of New Hope congregation, Fairfield County, has has demonstrated the power of the human mind under proper applica tion. She recited the shorter cate chism in five different ways:—First, asked and answered all the questions; second, gave all the questions with out answers; third, gave all answers without questions; fourth, began in the middle asking and answering to the beginning, and not missing a word. Go up head, Miss Ella, and stay there till some one is ready to take your place. The cold weather last Monday night X broke up the pound party, f/ Mr. Landrum Kirby, of Star Farm, gave us a call yesterday. We learn that a great many birds, Chickens, etc., froze to death during $he cold snow. It said that Gov. Roosevelt, of New York, will not pardon any man ooovicted of murdering or abusing tiis wife. We need some such check on the wife beaters in this countrv. The recent cold snap was fatal to the rats in this community. Thirty- six were found dead in the meal box at Thomson’s mill to which Terry Estes added four more. Our people were not disturbed by the earthquake on the morning of the Idth inst. Miss Mary Walker, of Su'nnyside, is still sick but she is some better, though she is quite weak yetr- The weather last week was unusu ally cold. The thermometer rallied around zero a good part of the time, t went three degrees below on Fri day morning. We have thought that any man or woman who could satisfactorily an swer all of a child’s qustions need not fear passing a first class exami nation before any board. One of the Atlanta bishops addressed a large assembly of Sunday School children, and in closing asked in a parental way if any little boy or girl would like to ask him a question. A little shrill voice called out: “Please, sir, why did the angels walk up and down Jacob’s ladder when they had wings?” “Oh, ah, yes, I see,” said the bishop, “and now is there any little girl who who would like to an swer littlo Mary’s question?” *‘I tell you Michael.” said the priest, “whiskey is your worst enemy, and you should keep as far away f from it as you can.” “My inimy, is It, fatbor?” replied Mike, “It was your rivorence’s self that towld us from the poolpit last Sunday to dove our inimies.’” “Sol did Michael,” said the priest, “hut I never told you to swallow them.” Ihere is no use In trying to down an Irishman. It is very common for people to say they are “going to turn a new leaf.” That is not enough; there should be a new life to make the record. The safety vaults of our heavenly tret 0 is often in the Lands of the poor ^nd needy. * Ed Edwards has a poo opinion of a church member's religion who goes to bod without saying his prayers. A lady friend has been making fun of our shoe mending this week. She said we ought to tell the Ledger read ers of our new business. Well for comfort and beauty it is a success .and our understanding is greatly im proved. Miss Betlie Blair has a fall school -Kami the patrons are well pleased with f her as teacher. We have heard from two teachers who are in favor of a teacher’s col umn in The Ledger. How many more? Sam Strain has given the answer to our question of last week. Seven persons can place themselves in 5,040 different positions around a table. Here is the solution : Ix2x3x4x5x(ix7 equals to 5,040. Circumstances may make us poor in pocket but we alone are responsi ble if we are not rich in thought. Competition is the life of business but it kills the church. We were glad to meet our young friend Hall Martin, of the Mt. Paron section, at Gaffney last week. He is one of Cherokee’s brightest young I n and we predict for him a success- and useful life. We hope he will or The I edger witli a letter every tk. Hall is not the only young n in the county we know who is pg to make something of himself, te courage, young men, and press ward and success will be your re- rd. dlisMury Service has answered ’it our problem In Wednesday’s issue. The answer is nine days. Well done Miss Mary. We received a letter this week from our young friend A. L. Hammett, who is now in Cuba with his regi ment, the 2nd 8. C. V. Infantry. He speaks in high terms of that country and thinks ho will remtin there a while after his regiment is disbanded. A laborer agreed to work a year for $215 and a watch; at the end of five months there was due him $75 and and the watch. How much was the watch worth? We regret to learn that Mrs. Ma- hala Robinson died at her home at Pacolet Mills Saturday. She was the daughter of our esteemed friends Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pridmore, to whom, with her husband and family, we ex tend our heartfelt sympathies. Mr. Thomas Montgomery died sud denly at his home near Hopewell last Thursday morning. Ho was an old schoolmate of ours. “Doiith rides on every passing’ breeze, It lurks In every flower; Kach moment has Its own disease. Its perils every hour.” We also learn that Capt. Secrest was stricken with paralysis at Mrs. Isabella Smith’s last Thursday and is in a critical condition. Mr. James M. Smarr has been ap pointed postmaster at Hopewell vice Mrs. M. E. Smarr resigned. Mr. Lem Garner, of Pea Ridge, was in this section last Thursday on busi ness. The ice on Thompson’s mill pond this week was thick enough to hold up the weight of a man. The road bridge just this side of Howell’s ferry was wrecked by the freshet of last week and is in need of repairs. Mr. James Garner, the miller at Thomson's mill, has been at his post most of the time during the recent cold weather. He keeps a fire under the mill for the comfort of his custo mers. Messrs. J. II. and William Fowler went to Gaffney lust Thursday on business. Miss Maggie Estes spent the night with Miss Jessie Strain last Thursday night. Our people have failed to get their quota of cord wood cut on account of the bad weather. The mail from Hickory Grove did not reach this office last Tuesday on' 1 account of the inush ice in Broad river. Several of the giaves in Salem graveyard have sunk since the wet weather set in, Friends should look after them at once. Farmers will be late getting their oats sown this spring. Some of our neighbors have cotton to haul off to market as soon as the roads get better. We hope the new venture of The Ledger will meet with the approval of and prove a convenience to all its patrons. Every family in the county, at least, should take it and we hope they will. It’s a people’s paper in every sense of the word. J. L. s. SHORT ON FUEL. take charge Mills re- The Operators of the Union Cotton Without Wood. (Correspondenca of The Ledger.) Union, S. 0., Feb. 10.—The cent cold weather was very severe at thig’ place. The operatives were all short of wood and the roads were in such a condition the country people could not haul it in at three to five dollars a cord. You could not get it for love or money. On Monday morning the operators complained to President Duncan that they were needing fuel and could not buy it. - President Duncan stopped mill No. 2 at once and sent his own teams to hauling coal to his operatives. ;I saw one man pay $1.00 for nine sticks of wood. It was a one horse load. He could have bought three hundred pounds of coal for one dollar and it would have lusted twice as long as the wood. That aroused the indigna tion of President Duncan and Super- intendeut Hicks who have determined not to let their help suffer for any thing in their power. Coal $4.50 per ton is cheaper than wood at two dollars per cord. I would like to say to “Farmers Friend” that I enjoy his letters very much. I would like to know at what stage he cuts his pea vines to keep them from shedding their leaves. I have cut them at different iim?s but I never could hold the leaves. Your correspondent left Union January 30th for Cleveland county. N. C. I joined Mr. Thos. Hames at Asbury postoffice, Cherokee county, who accompanied me on the trip. The night of the 30th of January I spent with Mr. Hames and his wife. Mrs. Hames prepared us o fine opos sum for supper. Mr. Editor I wish you could have been present for I know you love possum. We returned to Mr. Hames Feb. 2nd. If it was not for asking two much space I would tell you all about the trip, the wheat fields, etc. Sanco. IluckliMi'x Arnica Salvo. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer Salt Rheum, Faver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and ail Skin Eruption, and poetively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents p-. r box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co. „ m,m> -■—«» ■ .I..— mm., m , f. The more of a nobody a man is, the more importanrho thinks he is. J. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo., conductor on electric street car line, writes that his little daughter was very low with croup, and her life saved after all physicians had failed, only by using Une Minute Cough Cure. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney, S. G., and K. 8. Withers, Blacksburg, S. 0. THE UTEST COT- TON NULL NEWS. Items of Interest to Textile Workers. OPERATIVE PERSONALS. The Iiiiprovcinvwtx anil AilvancementH of the I’ant Week In North unit South Caro lina Cotton MUM anil llottiery Facto ries, Etc. ISouthcrn niid Western Textile Excelsior.] J. D. Lokey, we hear, has resigned as Superintendent Mountain Island N. C., Cotton Mills. Mr. Lashley, of Burlington, N. C., has located at Albemarle, N. C., where he is to run the spinning in tho Wiscasset Mills. J. C. Hill has given up the weave room at Mills Mill, Greenville, S. C., a id accepted a loom fixer’s position at Pelzer, S. C., Mill No. 4. The Piedmont, S. C., Cotton Mill boys still stick to their hobby of base ball, playing every Saturday after noon the weather permits. Victoria Cotton Mills, Rock Hill, S. C., have placed a repeat order for Saco it Pettee Machine Shops revol ving top cards and drawing. The Greenville, S. C., Manufac turing Company are now placing the 56 new Northrop Draper looms they purchased in their Vaucluse mill. Dick Cannon, a section boss of Poe Mills, Greenville, 8. C., was married at Greenville on Feb. 5 to Miss Rachel Parker, who formerly worked in the Piedmont mill. W. E.Poag, late carder and spinner at Victoria Cotton Mills, Rock Hill, 8. C., has gone to Bynum, N. C., to of the carding in theJ. )dell Mills. • 8. E. Erwin has changed from the Gastonia, N. C., Cotton Mills to the American Spinning Mill, Greenville, S. C., to take second hand’s position in spinning room. Capt. H. Dilling, Secretary and Treasurer Dilling Mills, Kings Moun tain, ¥. C., wired from New York this week that he was snow hound. The snow was 2| feet deep. The Excelsior Knitting Mills, Union, S. C., have ordered.acornpiete dye plant for fast black, scarlet and tan dyeing with Delahunto piece goods dyer, hydro-extractor, etc. James Ezell, recently boss spinner at Juanita Cotton Mills, Burlington, N. C., now has charge of the night spinning at the Oneida Cotton Mills, Graham, N. C., where he formerly was. The additional machinery for the Whitney Manufacturing Company Spartanburg, 8. C,, mentioned last week, has been ordered consisting of 2,000 spindles and 8 cards, all Saco- Pettee. J. 8. Terry, a former boss spinner at Brookside Mills, Knoxville, Ten nessee, but more recently ^carder and spinner at Mammoth Springs, Ark., has gone to the Gaffney, 8. C., Cotton Mills to tako chargo of spinning. The Tucapau, 8. C., Cotton Mills which are starting on double turn produces 2t inch print cloths, while their neighbor, the Victor Manufac turing Co., Greers, 8. C., are also soon to run day and night, produce 38£. 64x64, 5.15 yd. goods. About 100 cotton mill hands left Spartanburg, S. C., last week, mainly from the Spartan Mill, to work at night in the Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Ga. Spartanburg citizens feel badly about it, saying they were lured away|by an agent and will regret it. W. D. McGulnn, formerly overseer weaving for the Meridian, Mississppi Cotton Mills, but at present overseer weaving for the Huguenot Mills, Greenville, 8. C.,;will, on Feb. 22, ’99, he married to Miss Annie Henderson, daughter of ex- Judge W. E. Hender son of Greenville. The deed of John H. Lattimer con veying the Oak Lawn Cotton Mills, Fork Shoals, S. C., to C. D. Nesbitt it Son was recorded a few days ago at Greenville, the price paid being $10,- OUO. The dobw^jent was liberally plastered withl ' v j, ••^yenue $10 worth bein$ stamps, C. L. Oates who has been setting up Suco-Pettee cards at the Granby Mills, Columbia, S. C., is now setting up the )iew cards of that make in the L< /se Mills, Char \tte, b it will probably return nex/we.> to the Granby. Charlotte is Mr. Oates’ oid home, he having formerly Hen boss weaver in the Charlotte Cotton Mills. C. D. Nesbitt & Son, new owners of the Oak Lawn Cotton Mills, Fork Shoals, S. C., had an expert go through the mill this week to ,ascer tain what new machinery is needed to make operation profitable, and to put it in first-class w&king, order. It is likely that the mill will be operated as it now stands for awhile as an experiment. Mr. Rogers of Columbia, S. C., is now in charge of nigh f jpinnii)^, at Victoria Cotton Mills, Roo. Hill S. C., while L. W. King is night carder, formerly 2d hand in day time. J. Collier, lately employed in the C* lotto Supply Co.’s belt factory!, cecded Mr. King in daytime, while Chas. Green continues to run the day spinning. All are under H. H. Seawall, general overseer of carding and spinning. GAFFN5Y CONGRATULATED. C’ol. I’unroe, of Columbia Think* VYw'tw L>u»i« The rro|>cr Thing;- We take pleasure in placing before our readers the following compli mentary letter from Col. S. A. Pearce, of Columbia. Col. Pearce has always taken a keen interest in everything that tends to advance the material interests of South Caro lina. His opinions are entitled to, and have always received marked consideration: Columbia, S. C., Feb. 18. 1899. Edwaku H. DeCami*, Esq., Gaffney S. C. Dear Sir:—I have read with inter est in this mornings “State,” an ac count of the action taken by the voters of your progressive city, ex empting one of your important in dustries from municipal taxation tor five years. It is indeed a manifesta tion of the liberal and enterprising spirit of your town. Many years ago I urged the State authorities of South Carolina to secure an exemp tion from State and municipal taxa tion of all new cotton mills, and a law granting such an exemption for 10 years was passed. I was led to this action by the promise of north ern capitalists to put in operation the cotton mill atKelroer, 8. C., and this mill I believe was the first to be started up in this State after the civil war. South Carolina has now more cotton spindles .unning than any other Southern state, and it may be that some people think there is no further need of encouraging man ufactures. I believe that the citizens of Gaff ney will have no cause to regret the cause she has taken. It is the best advertisement of her town that she could make and will bring her greater benefits than all the taxes she could gather from the mill company in the next five years. I would like to have a complete description of the Carpet mill and the horse power required to run it. and also would like to know about the goods manufactured by the com pany. Does the company employ native labor? Where does it got its supplies of the new material. Yours very truly, 6. A. PkabOk. .Hotly drove Happening^. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Holly G^rove, Feb. 18.—The chang ing of The Ledger from a weekly to a semi-weekly will bo a great help, es pecially to people near a postoffice. The time is coming close when the farmer will have to decide whether he will plant so much cotton this year or not. We will see if so much talk about decreasing the area of cotton will amount to anything or not. Prof. J. H. Quinn has charge of a school at this place which is progress ing nicely, owing to his efficiency in teaching school. The men and boys of this commu nity have organized a debating soci ety which, no doubt, will prove a ben efit to them. Berry Martin and wife, from over the Broad, are visiting friends and relatives in this community, Elam Puett, of Burke county, N. C., who has been visiting in this sec tion, has returned home. Mrs. Maggie Gibson, of this section, while standing near the fire last Mon day had the misfortune to have her clothes ignited. She doubtless would have been burned to death had it not been for her bright ten-year-old boy who ran to get a bucket of water. Finding only ice in the bucket he ran back to his mother and taking hold of her he dragged her out into the snow and rolled her over in it till the flames were extinguished. Her burns, though painful, perhaps are not fatal. Robert burned his hanus while en gaged in this brave act. Mrs. Sallie Martin has beer, sick hut is well now. Gamette Martin accidentally shot his hand some time ago. It is im proving fast. Green Roark’s little child died last Wednesday night and was buried at Antioch church Friday. When the family retired ot night it was appear- antly well but when they awoke Hiursday morning they found it dead. They have a host of friends to mourn their sudden loss. If we could see our own faults as others see them and mend them with better material, we would improve rapidly. , s/ l ^m will not allLW any other 'vNke possession of anything 1 ^ir? jjnd when he favors naty belc expa as he As the season of the year when pneumonia, Ja grippe, / sore throat, coughs, colds, catarrh / pncbitis and lung troubles aro be guardtc against, nol'iing “is a fi'5e substitute,’ will “answer the purpose,” or I “just as good” as One Minut COug lure. That is the one infallibl remedy lor all lung, throat oxj chial t/ouhles, Insist vigorousl], having it if “something elsf offered you. Cherokee DrugCo.,1 ? ney, 8. G., andR. 8. Withers, Bi burg, S. C. M. LOUBET SUCCEEDS FAURE AS PRESIDENT He Is Chosen by the National Assembly at Versailles. NO DISTURBANCES OCCUR Ntwljr Elected Chief Executive li Over Sixty Years of Age and Hus Served In the French Cabinet as Minister of the Interior. Paris, Feb. 18.—M. Lonbet, was to day elected president of the French re public, receiving 483 votes, against 270 cast for M. Meline. From an early hour stations of the railroad lines leading to Versailles wore crowded with people gathered to wit ness the departure of the deputies and senators. M. E»e Roulde arrived here by the Lyons railroad and was met by members of the Patriotic league. Order prevailed at the stations where, to all appearances, there wore no special police precautions taken. The first train took an army of tel egraphers and telephonists to Versailles, where the town ball was decorated with flags and draped with crepe. The lamps were lighted and veiled with crepe. The members of the national assem bly. namely the senators and deputies, began .o assemble at 10 o’clock and to select their seata M. Lou bed, president of the senate, arrived In a carriage at 10 o’clock. Friends surrounded him as he entered the gallery of busts and he said: “if you love me, I hope yon wont vote for me.” Soon the scene became 'animated. Crowds of people snrronuded the doors watching the arrival of tlus members. The palace was closed to the public. Various political groaps held meetings at noon, and M. Oochery announced that M. Meline had definitely with drawn bis candidacy. The Nationalists and anti-Semites decided not to vote for M. Lou bet. National Assembly Maets. The assembly met at 1 o’clock. M. Loubet declared the session opeu amid the applause of the Leftjets, daring clause of the Lou bet peoeeeded to draw for l n<j todoing unto others hem do unto him. )nv .V-jar with Spain he or ^^mnitios’ sake and yiJ^like it now with 'el urcre at the Philip pi^/Is) >ob fighting those ignorant natives to ta r e possession of them. He as gotten vito a scrape that will not prove a creoit to him. School Boy. But few people are satisfied with their fortune or dissatrfied with their own wit. tue apple which &. tollers. The voting began with tin letter “D” and M. Dausctte, moderate Republican, representing tke chamber of deputies the fourth dutriet of Lille, in tk» de partment of North, cast the first ballot. When Paul De Roulde, organiser of the League of Patriots,, anA depu ty-rep resenting the Second district of An- gonleme, voted, he attempted to speak from the tribane where the uras were pjaced, bat M. Lonbet forbade him to do so, which called forth prptests from the Rigfcttots and applause from the Leftists. M. De Roolde, however, per sisted ip speaking, and repulsed the nsh- ers and others who rasned op to expel him from the tribune, which he dually left. M. Dromont, anti-Semite, represent ing in the chamber the Firet division of Algiers, also attempted to speak and a great commotion followed, during which cries of “down with, anarchy” were raised. In the meantime the vot ing continued and at 1:40 p. m. the bal lot was completed. While the checking was iu prograss the members of the as sembly left the hall knd assembled in the galleries and corridors, where they discussed the chances of the election. M. Meline loudly announced that he had voted for M. Lonbet. An Excltiug Incident. While in the tribane M. De Roulde shouted: “The president of the republic ought to be elected by the people. I will not tote hero.” Then turning to M. Lonbet, M. Do Ron Me cried: *T)o yop deny what M. Beauropaire has written f” To this M. Lonbet replied i “I am hot galled on to answer yon.” M. De Ronlede retorted-: “I know wfist yon are*” Apart from the De Ronlede incident the Voting passed off quietly, the mem- hers.retnrtiiug to their seatB after voting and chatting on the events of the day. The Progressists Insisted on voting for M. Meline, althongh he bad with drawn his candidature in favor of M. Lonbet, which explains Hie vote cast for him. The votes not given to M. Lonbet or M. Meline were divided between M. Cavolgnac, General Jamont, General Sansster and others. M. Meline received an ovation when he votod. The Duke of Orleans seems to be go ing away from France'rather than com ing to this country. He arrived last night at Turin from San Remem. ITaw President’s Career. Emile Lonbet, who until his election to the presidency today, was president of the French senate, was born at Mar- sanne en Deo. »1, 1838, was sdnoated for the bar and began his practice at Mon- telim&r. He entered political life in the general election of 1876, when he professed himself a Republican and opposed to general and complete am nesty. He was elected by a great ma jority and at once associated himself in tb assembly with the Republican left. He was one of the deputies who refused a vote of confidence to the De Broglie ministry In 1877. After having been twice eleeted to the assembly he became a candidate Ipr the senate in bis old department and was elected in 1865. He necame a member of the first Tjrard ministry, which only survived for three months, holding the position of minlstar of public wdrks. When M. De Frey duet declined to undertake the presidency of the coun cil, he was en misted wito the recon- Itroction of the ministry, and took the position of minister of the interior, frpm which M. CPnntans had retired in 1892. Asphyxiated lu New Orleans. Orleans, Feb. 18.—John W. a native of Champagne, Ills., G. Greene, a native of Be- , **.. were asphyxiated in their .422 Harmony street, last night, meter had frosen daring > the norther and, thawing oat, per- the gas to escape through the / ip homers, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You Kuoiv and I’eople Y'ou Don't Know. W. O. Lipscomb is in the city from his railroad camp at Dunbarton spending soL.e time with hia family.| R. A. Westbrook a prominent far mer of Cherokee township spent some time in the city Monday. E. P. Richards, one of the newly appointed commissioners of Morgan township, paid The Ledger a visit Saturday while in the city. General Champion and Jonas Vas- sey, botli of whom are of our good battle-ground people, came in to see us Saturday. C. E. Lipscomb, of Asbury, who will soon go into busines ut Unfbn, was in to see us Monday. M. B. Scruggs, Pate Price and Scrap Lamb, three of the battle ground hoys, were among The Led ger visitors Saturday. Willie McCraw, one of Gaffney’s bright young men who is taking a course at Converse Business College, came home Friday on a visit to his parents. Dr. B. I). Bates went to Clifton Sunday to visit his mother. Mr. R. C. Allien has returned to the city after an absence of a week and is at his stand at O. E. Wilkins & Bro. J. T. Williams, of the Battle Ground, called Monday to see us. J. R. McCullough, of Wilkinsville, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Mc Cullough joined The Ledger’s list while in the city. Misses Fannie and Mabel Fort, who have been visiting in Chester and Lancaster for the past several weeks, have returned to the city. W. L. J. McAbee, of Grindal, was in the city Monday. He says the bad weather has kept all farm work back. But many oats will yet he sowed. Col. T.. B. Butler, left the city Monday afternoon for Dallace, N. C., where he goes to assist in the prose cution of Williams for the killing of Roland Tate about a year ago. Ro land was a native of Gaffney and was a most excellent and manly young man. Capt. J. J. Magness lias moved from Spartanburg hack to Grassy Pond, much to the delight of his old neighbors and friends, and while in the city Monday paid The Ledger an appreciated cell. Frank Brown, of Grindal, paid a visit to The Ledger Saturday. A. J. Cobb, assistant superintend ent of the Gaffney Cotton Mill spent Friday in Spartanborg. Dr. J. N. Nesbitt, spent some time in Greenville last week. J. F. Estes, a young farmer of Etta Jane, paid us a pleasant cull Saturday. — J. J. Brown, of Gowdeysville, one of Cherokees old rejiables, was among his friends in the city Saturday. M. T. Phillips, of Maud, came in to see The Ledger Monday. E. B. Pinson, a bright and ener getic young man of Thi( i(Vto see J. E. S! on us yesterday? A. W. Smith, of Algooi to the city Monday. M. Poliakoff left Monday for the eastern cities where he goes to buy his spring stock of goods for his store on Limestone St. W. M. Brown, an energetic young merchant of Ravenna, came to the city Monday on business. Magistrate Dick Lee, of White Plains, was among his friends in the city Monday. B. F. Bonner, a leading citizen of White Plains, was in the city Mon day on business. E. A. Trescot, Esq., of Blacksburg, was in the city Monday on profes sional business. Unclaimed Letter*. List of.letters remaining in office uncalled for to date: W. M Allison. W’alter Blackwell. Mrs. L. M. Bridges. Julins Bridges. Harriet Bradford. Mrs. J. D. Brown. Miss Molie Brown. Brooks D. Coveney. Mrs. Mattie Chambers. Mrs. N. R. Chambers. Charley Dowdle. J. C. Dodd. T. P. Dryman. Charley Epps. R. F. Etters. Mrs. N. M. Geddes. Miss Annie Garrette. Mrs. Josie Gist. Miss Warth Grath. A. Hardin. W. A. Hardin. James Hallford. Benjamin Hiffs, care M. M. Sane. Dave Hawkins. Marida Hart. Will Hilton. Miss Mary Hogo. Miss Emma Loving (col.) F. M. Lewis. Au„ ' T 'pscomb. Sam’l McKinney. I. McCraw. Jackson McGill. Win. McCollum. Mrs. A. L. Moore. Eliza Montgomery. J. F. Mitchell. Sarah Page. Miss L. J. Richard. J. A. Ray. Ida Seaborn. Mis. Cara White (col.) Milton Walker. Mrs. Arrainda Wright. N. B.—Persons calling for the above letters please state that they were advertised in The Ledger of Feb. 22. One cent due on all fetteri after having been advertised. T. H. Littlejohn, P. M, FAVORIDLE REPORT I ON BILL TO PAY SPAIN i Appropriations Committee of the House Takes Action. TWENTY MILLION! Estes, of Etta Jane, one of Chero kee's most worthy and reliable young men inform us that Broad river at Howell’s Ferry did not freeze over, and further that seven or eight years ago the river did freeze over at that point, and to such an extent that a young man named William Garden walked across the river on the ice. i ciw.ri *.> xj'VN.fc.a.ixfcAuiicf ui VII2I.4 «• > ,, w mnfgfn * • .* 01 V4 t’M HU \ ■