The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 08, 1899, Image 3
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Veteran
SL a Wm Stone*
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Anita, Iowa, served his country during the
late war at the expense of his health. The
story concerning his restoration to health
Is given below in his own words:
'’When I returned from the army my
constitution was broken down. I suf
fered extreme nervousness, and indi
gestion. Physicians did not help me
until one prescribed Dr. Miles' Nerv
ine, and today I am in better health
than I have been for thirty years.”
OR. MILES’
R^stfirsdlve
$§eB 9 wm©
is sold bv all drupuists on guarantee,
first bottle benefits or money back.
Hook on heart and nerves sent free.
Dr. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind.
DR. J. F. GARRETT,
Dentist,
Gaffney, - - - S. C.
Office over J. It. Tolleson’s new .store
In office from Ist to 2tith of each
month ;
^J. C. .JEhTERIRS^
GAFfNEY, S. C.
Attorney nd Counsellor at I.rw. Piactices in
All the Courts. Collections a Specialty.
J. Cnoruii W \i.i.ai i.. .1. < oii.m musOtts.
WALLACE & OTTS,
LAWYERS.
All liu-dni- s iut rust til to us. el vin iirompt
a nil vlgoi us at I i'iil ion I Mlii'u up st :i irs, in \ t
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L. BAKER.
A. N. WOOD,
BANKER,
does ti general Bankingand Exchangt
business. Well secured with Burglar*
I’roof safe and Automatic Time Lock.
Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate
rent.
Buys and sells Stocks andBonds.
Buys County and School Claims.
Your business solicited.
I).It.DuiH'itii. G. IbSnndiTS. W.S.Hull..1 r.
DUNCAN, SANDERS b HALL,
Attorneys-at -Law.
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In riix-r i*in;r on full I mu - and t nruing out
tlrst-olus.' wm 1 .. lii-iiM-iiihi-r ns .hfii you
''want worU (Ioiik. \\T will call lor your
package. \V(- also bavc In opt rat ion
A First-Class Giist Mil!.
Wo. respect fully Kollelt your patronage
and ask the people out of town In bring
t heir eorn along w Inn liny eoiue in I o do
tlnir shopping. Will make your meal
wliiloyoii are busy here and you will lose
no time.
Corn ground Just as soon as received
every day in tin* week.
Richardson Bros., Props.
Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB,
Dentist,
•Oflicr over R. A. Jones Ac Co ’» Store.
Vlan be found at otlh'f Hlx days In the week
J. E. WEBSTER,
Al torney-A 1 - I -v • l W 9
Ofllce In Coin t House, f I’robulc .1 udut' S office
Gaffney City, S. C.
1'raeticeR in nil tbucnurtM. (iollec*
tiona a apcciulty.
OVER IN THE
HILL COUNTRY,
A Ledger Representative in
the Mountains.
SOME PRETTY SCENERY.
A Trip I p the .lolm ICIver Valley With
“Uncle Sam" and Mr. Wutson.--The Great
l.umher Industry.--A If nee lletween
Trains.
One only has to make the trip from
OulTney to Lenoir, N. C., to be im
pressed with the grandeur of the
scenery of Western North Carolina.
This will give one but a glimpse of
the magnificent scenery but it will be
enough to impress you. Last Satur
day morning a Ledger representative
boarded the Southern for (rastonia,
and on arrival there he changed to
the Carolina vfc Northwestern, alias
the Narrow (lunge, alirs the 1‘eople’s
Own Line. The tiny little engine
looked like a pigmy beside the great
throbbing, pulsating structures that
go by (latlney every few hours. The
little cars were reminders of the toys
1 we longed for when a boy that were
j displayed in shop windows along
I about Christmas tiine. But not-
! withstanding the diminutive size of
I
the engine and cars they get there
just the same.
The trip up the road was without
incident. At Newton a number of
hoys were at the depot with litlle
paper bugs lilled with peaches—six
peaches in a sack. The price was
live cents. The reporter purchased
one, thinking they were awTul cheap.
When he produced a dime to pay for
them the hoy said, ‘’Three sacks for
10 cents.'* lie bought three. At
Hickory ho learned that peaches
were selling at live cents a dozen.
Between Newton and Hickory the
tracks of the Southern and tho Caro
lina and Northwestern run parallel
with each other. Just about half
way between the two towns the great
big Soul hern overtook the little nar
row guage and for about half a mile
there was a pretty race. hut. the big
’on was too much for the little Tin,
and it was not long until we were left
in the iTur.
At Hickory quite a number board
ed the train for Lenoir and Blowing
Bock. We arrived at Lenoir about
2 ,;{0, which was about an hour and
a half behind time. At the Com
mercial Hotel we were greeted by
“ITicle Sam” and ‘‘Aunt Sallio”
Hopper, Misses Lillian and Millie
Hopper, the better half and the
bailies, b'ncle Sam is the same gen
ial soul whom we all know so well.
He wears that same broad smile and
greets you with a warm welcome,
but tl'.ero'is in Lis^every move ami
every sentence a something that we
cannot describe that tells you that
he longs for the old lire side and the
friends lie left behind in (lalfney.
Aunt Sullie does not hesitate to say
she intends to come hack as soon as
the season is over.
After dinner hud been served Uncle
.Sum conducted the scribe over a por
tion of the city of Lenoir. It is
truly a city of hills. On every hand
hills peep o’er hills and alps on alps
arise. There are quite a number of
pretty residences in the place and a
lot of very handsome business blocks.
Lenoir lias two newspapers, the
Topic, a weekly, and The News, a
Semi-Weekly. Both are good papers
and represent the best interests ot
the town.
Sunday we drove out into tho
country, got a drink of refreshing
water that flowed from the mountain
side and stole a few mountain ap
ples that tasted better than any ap
ples for which we have ever paid.
There is an air of contentment
about the whole place which seems
to permeate everything and every
body. •
By far the greatest industry of the
place is the lumber business. In the
yard of the Wilson Lumber Co.,
alone there was more than 5,000,000
feet of lumber ready for shipment.
The Caldwell Land and Lumber Co.,
11 a half million dollar, concern, of
which Mr. L. C. Watson is tho mana
ger. Mr. Watson is assisted by his
eon, Mr. W. B. Watson. These gen
tlemen are from Pennsylvania and
have hud a large experience in the
lumber business. This company
operates a private railroad of ten
miles length up the John River Val
ley. Monday The Ledger man and
‘ Uncle Sam” took a trip up this
road. It is u beautiful little valley
and on every side the mountains rise
high toward the heavens. Some
times it looked as if the road would
come to an abrupt stop hut all of a
sudden we would bend around a
sharp curve and then looking out
wo.would see another mountain that
seemed certain to obstruct our pro
gress but wo would go around it in
the same fashion we had gone around
the previous one. The valley was
one vast corn field. It seemed to us
that one four horse team could not
have hauled olf all the corn in that
valley in fifty years of constant haul
ing. Tho Caldwell Land and Lum
ber Co., own lit,DOG acres of timber
land in Caldwell and adjoining coun
ties. At the present rate at which
they are operating it would take
them fifty years to cut and saw into
lumber all tho timber now on the
land. During the spring a freshet
occurred that washed away their
booms and cribs, causing at least
$!.’) 0()<) damage. They have re
paired this damage and now their
plant is in better condition than ever.
Collett.sville is the name of a vil
lage at the end of tho Caldwell &
Northern railroad, it is at this
place that tho immense taw logs are
taken from the river by a huge der
rick and placed on the railroad and
curried to the mills at Lenoir. There
were about 1000 saw logs in the river
at Collettsville. These logs are flout
ed down by means of booms from six
teen miles up the John river. At
llie mills they are put in a pond of
water where they are allowed to soak.
This keeps tho lumber from cracking,
and besides, it is said, the logs are
more easily sawed when soaked.
On the return trip the conductor,
wiio, by the way, is also tho engineer,
came back to the ear to collect fare
from the passengers. Uncle Sam of
fered to pay, but the conductor shook
his head. The Ledger man insisting
on paying after lie found out that no
money was required, but to no pur
pose. We were the guests of the
Messrs. Watson, and wo appreciated
the compliment.
We arrived at Lenoir in time to
take a peep at the pretty Breshyteri.
an College, which stands on a mosr
commanding elevation, and a few
of the business houses before dinner.
After dinner we boarded the train for
Gaffney, feeling that the trip had
not been in vain.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
Galht'red from City mut County for l.rrt-
KLT Itt'lUl V I'M.
J. E. Crocker lias accepted a posi
tion in ‘‘The Fair”
Bennie Clary has accepted a posi
tion with O. E. Wilkins & Bro.
A. J. Taylor, of Laurens county,
has accepted a position with I. M.
Peeler.
Dave Turner is now jumping the
counter for John C. Lipscomb. Dave
is a good one.
Marvin Clarkson, of Msysville, has
an important position with O. E.
Wilkins & Bros.
Cherokee farmers an putting in
their best licks now pulling fodder
and picking cotton.
J. H. Crews, of Marion county, has
accepted the position of stenographer
in the office of the Gaffney cotton
mill.
B. K. Humphries, late of Elberton,
Ga,, has moved his family to Gaffney,
and is occupying the Littlejohn cot
tage, on Frederick street.
George Elmore, a Ledger friend
was in the city yesterday with a
full wagon loud of watermelons of
tine size and of the Bradford variety.
Cupt. Ike Smith and Mr. Jesse Pin
son and their families, of Thickety,
accompanied by Mrs. N. H. Little
john and Mrs. Odom of Gaffney, went
to Cherokee Ford, fishing, Tuesday.
J. J. Darby, a worthy young busi
ness man of Lowrysville, Chester
county, has moved to Gaffney and
will open an insurance office. Mr.
Darby knows u good town when he
sees it.
Fred, the six years old son of Mr.
Clinton Good, was severely hurt on
Wednesday by a stone falling on his
leg. Tho injury is not so severe as
was at first feared, and Fred is now
doing well.
All the young people of Gaffney
are invited to attend services at
Graded School building Sunday
morning. The pastor, Kev. B. P.
Robertson will preach special sermon
for their benefit.
Between 8 and 9 o’clock Monday
night u brilliant meteor passed over
tho city from southwest to northeast.
It was unusually largo and for an
instant produced a vivid light almost
as bright us day.
The preparations going on at Lime
stone College are encouraging to the
friends of tho institution. And the
applications that Dr. Lodge is receiv
ing by every mail, for enterance,
shows that they are not too great.
A fine shower of rain, accompanied
by some hail and considerable wind,
fell Wednesday afternoon. It will
add much to the growth of the pea-
vine crops, which will very much
increase the hay crop of the county.
The dummy trains and teams are
carrying line new furniture to Lime
stone College every day which is
being placed in its proper places
ready for the reception of the college
girls, when the session opens in a
few weeks.
Mr. John Lynch, formerly with
Carroll A Carpenter, but who has re
cently been living in Shelby lias re
turned to Gaffney and accepted a
position with John C. Lipscomb.
Mr. Lynch is u good salesman and
particularly adapted to his line—fine
dress goods.
Cal Tate, a negro of this county
who bus figured prominently, under
some charge, in nearly every court
since Cherokee county was created,
hut who has thus for managed to
escape punishment, has been arrested
arid placed in jail again, charged with
living in adultery.
The following is the programme of
ordination of W. T. Thompson, at
the Graded School building, Sunday
night, conducted by Rev. IL 1*.
Robertson: Sermon by Rev J. 1).
Bailey, prayer by Rev. J. M. Bridges,
charge to candidate, by Rev. 1). W.
Thomusson, charge to church, by
Rev. F. C. Hickson.
IIoumIIiik Without Knowleiigt 1 .
v The Spartanburg Herald of yester
day after boasting of tho liberality
of the cotton mills in Spartanburg
county in contributing 18,000 yards
of cloth to the 1’orto Rican sufferers
says:
“If this laudable example were
followed by the other cotton mills of
the State, it will go far towards re
lieving the suffering there.”
“This laudable example” was pro
ceeded by the Gaffney cotton mill
which alone gave 5,000 yards of
cloth to tho unfortunate suffers in
Porto Rico.
DUDLEY
BARRINGTON’S
LESSON.
Take a dose of I’kicki.y Ash Hittku.s at
nlKlit win-ii you uo to bed and you wilt feel
hrliOit and vigorous next morning, tt will
liiMire you a copious and healthy passage of
the Utwels, Improved appetite and digestion
and increased energy of body and brain.
It heats stimulating drinks because Its re
viving iullueuee is natural, lienee porma-
nunt. Sold hy Cberokwo Drug Go.
Vermont has in anticipation the
biggest reception ever held in that
state, when It welcomes Admiral
Dewey. The celebration will he
held in tho tho admiral's native
town, Montpelier, and will last sev
eral days.
—Gome out to the park this eve
ning and cool off. Refreshments
served, benefit the Baptist Sunday
School.
A Husband Who Spent All
His Money on Himself.
Milly Barrington was only 18 when
she came to live at Holy Lodge. Very
young to be married, said the gossips
of the neighborhood, still younger to
assume all the cares and responsibili
ties of a household. And there were
not lucking doleful prophets who de
clined with eyes rolled up and mouths
drawn down that Mrs. Barrington
never would “get on’’ with the old gen
tleman.
“He is so fastidious,” said one.
“So difficult to fruit,” said another.
‘‘His Ideal Is so impossibly high,” de
clared a third.
But to their surprise—perhaps a little
to their disappointment—Milly and her
father-in-law were the best of friends
from the very first moment lu which
they looked upon each other’s face.
Milly was anxious to learn, so eager
to comprehend the ins and outs of the
great, roomy old house, so ambitious
to excel every housekeeper in the
neighborhood, that the old gentleman
said, with a smile, to his sou:
“Don’t let your little wife undertake
too much, Dudley.”
And Dudley Barrington answered,
with a yawn:
“There’s no danger of that, sir. The
ladles of Holy Lodge have always been
first rate housekeepers, you know. And
if a woman is at work she isn’t spend
ing money foolishly or gossiping.”
Mr. Barrington’s keen blue eyes re
garded ids son sharply for a moment.
“Do you think Milly Is addicted to
either of those pernicious practices'/”
I'" asked.
"They come natural to all women,
don’t they’/” said Dudley, shrugging
his shoulders.
“Not at all!” said his father.
And In his secret soul he wondered
if Dudley was really worthy of such a
jewel as Milllcent.
So the weeks went on, and Milly
stood bravely to her helm, until one
bright October day the old gentleman,
chancing to pass the low kitchen win
dow whore the vines made a screen of
moving shadow, looked smilingly into
where his daughter-in-law was at
work. •
“Have you got a glass of cool milk
for me, little girl’/” said lie.
Milly brought the milk promptly.
“See, papa,” she said, triumphantly
pointing to the table, “what a baking
1 have done today! Three apple pies,
three loaves of bread, a pan of biscuit,
a cake and a dozen plum tarts!”
“Bravo!” said Mr. Barrington. “But,
Milly, why are you baking’/ Where Is
Hannah'/”
“Hannah wauled her wages raised,”
said Milly rather soberly, “and Dudley
said it was all nonsense keeping a girl
when l was so fond of housework. So
she lias gone.”
"But are you fond of housework?”
he asked, "lu itself, as an abstract
tiling, I mean’/”
"Yes, papa,” Milly answered with
some hesitation. “But I'm a little tired
this morning. I rose and swept tho
house through before breakfast so as
to have time for the baking.”
"You are a good little girl,” said the
father-in-law. “But we mustn’t let
you work too hard.”
“Bapa,” said Milly, with downcast
lashes and a deep pink shadow creep
ing over her cheek, “I’ve been thinking
for some time that—that”—
"Well?” said Mr. Barrington encour
agingly.
“That I should like to ask you for a
little money," faltered Milly.
“Money!” he echoed in surprise.
“Doesn't Dudley give you all you
want?”
Once more Milly hesitated.
“He wants to know what everything
Is for,” said she. "He thinks two shill
ings is too much for ribbon, and he
says hats ought to be had cheaper
than three shillings each, and he de
clares It's all nonsense to buy kid
gloves when cotton will do as well.
And I do need another hat since tho
rain spoiled my best one, but I don’t
like to ask him for It.”
“Do you mean to say,” said Mr. Bar
rington, loaning ids elbows on the sill,
"that you don’t have a regular allow
ance every week?"
“No, papa,” said Milly, lifting her
prettily arched brows. “Dudley says
women don’t know how to use money
and that a wife should always receive
every halfpenny she spends from her
husband. And I can tell you, papa,
because you are so kind to me—1 am so
ashamed to have him tliink me extrav
agant, and 1 really need so many little
tilings that men haven’t any Idea of.
It's a little hard sometimes.”
Mr. Barrington took his purse out of
his pocket and laid it on the window
sill.
“Here, little girl,” lie said, "you have
onmed the contents of that a dozen
times over.”
Milly reached up to kiss him through
tho vine leaves.
“Oh, papa, you aro such a darling,"
site said.
He only patted her cheek in reply.
"Dudley don’t know what a treasure
he lias got,” he pondered as he kept on
his walk up to the front veranda,
where a great chestnut tree was show
ering its blooms over the steps and tho
balmy sunshine slept on the painted
floor. "He Is making a Circassian slave
out of that dear little woman.”
And lie took his book and stretched
himself comfortably out In the ham
mock for his evening’s reveries.
It was the next dav that his son
came to him in the library, where a tit
tle tire of logs had l>eeu kindled, for a
••hilly northwest rain had blown all
the yellow maple leaves away, and the
sunshine was obscured lu driving
clouds.
“Well, my boy,” said his father kind
ly, "you are off to the city, I suppose?”
"Vos, sir,” said Mr. Barrington, Jr., a
tall, straight, handsome young mail,
witli a brown complexion and spar
kling eyes. "And before 1 gj perhaps
you hud better give me a check if it's
convenient.”
"A check?” said his father. “For
what?”
‘Tin about out of ready cAub," said
Dudley carelessly, "and a little spend
ing money would come very handy for
current expenses.”
“Ah! And what arc you going to
buy?”
Dudley looked at his fatiier iu
amazement.
"1 need a summer suit, sir,” said he,
“and”—
“Yes, yes,” nodded the old gentle
man. “And how much do you pay for
n Hummer suit now?”
“Oh, six or seven pounds,” answered
Dudley.
“Six or seven pounds!” echoed Mr.
Barrington. “Isn’t that rather vague?”
“A fellow never knows exactly,” ex
plained Dudley.
“Ah, hut you ought to know,” inter
rupted the old gentleman. “And now
I am on the subject, you buy your
clothes of Boole, don’t you? Aren’t
there cheaper places?”
Dudley iguored the question and
said:
“I’ve a little hill at the cigar shop to
settle, and there are some new hooks I
should like to read.”
“Just scud in the bills to me." said
the old gentleman. “I’ll pay them.”
“The bootmaker, sir.”
"You must try and not be too extrav
agant with your boots. Young men
have so many fictitious wants nowa
days. But, as I said before, let nil tho
bills be sent to me. And as for spend
ing money, here is enough for the pres
ent.”
He drew out half a sovereign and
handed it to ids son. Dudley stared at
it iu amazement.
“I expected a check, sir,” said he,
somewhat discomfited.
“Did you?”
“It isn’t agreeable to be put on such
an allowance,” went on Dudley sharp
ly. “Bin not accustomed to it.”
“Not agreeable, eh?” said Ids father,
comfortably adjusting his feet on an
embrolderuV rest. “Then why do you
practice the system with your wife?”
“I give her all that she needs to
spend,” said Dudley, coloring up.
“And I have given you all that you
need.”
“I am a man!” said Dudley.
“And she is a woman!” retorted his
father.
“I am the manager of your ware
house, and I claim my honest remu
neration as such,” cried Dudley. “I
um no beggar. There is not a penny
that 1 ask for that 1 do not earn.”
“That is Milliccnt’s case exactly,”
said the wise old advocate. “She does
Die work of the house and does it well.
She is an economist iu every sense of
the word. Is it right that she should
receive merely her board and clothes?
Is she not entitled to a regular allow
ance to spend ns she pleases? Do not
think me a meddlesome old fogy, my
sou,” he added, rising and placing his
hand kindly on ins son’s shoulder.
“But I have been observing all these
things, and I merely wanted to give
you a personal application of this les
son iu economy. You see how it hu
miliates one to have to bog humbly for
the money that one lias honestly earn
ed to he called upon for an account of
every penny one wishes to spend.
Don’t put your wife into such a false
position as tills. Treat her as one of
the firm of Barrington & Co.”
Dudley stood still a moment, ponder
ing, and then said, earnestly.
“I will, sir. You are right!”
And Milly was delighted tli.it very
day to receive a check for an ample
sum of money from her husband.
“Is it all for me?” she cried, with
glittering eyes.
“Yes; all,” Dudley answered, laugh
ing
“But what am l to do with so much
money?”
“Lock it up In your desk, dear,” he
answered, “and spend it for your needs
as they occur.”
“But I never had so much before all
at one time!” exclaimed the amazed
Milly.
"No, you never had, more shame to
me,” acknowledged Dudley. “But I
have come to the conclusion, Milly,
that you are no child to be given a few
shillings at a time. You are my house
keeper and deserve your regular sal
ary. 1 shall give you £5 for your own
personal expenses at the beginning of
every month, and you shall use and
economize it as you choose. The house
hold expenses, of course, will be paid
out of the commou stock.”
“Oh, Dudley, I never felt so rich in
my life!” said she. “Now I can dress
like other women and give a little mon
ey to the church and help the poor and
feel independent! And I can lay by a
little, too, Dudley, every mouth! Oh,
you shall see what an excellent man
ager I can be.”
Dudley Barrington looked at his
young wife, with*a sharp prick of con
science at his heart. Why had he never
made her so Innocently happy before?
61 mply because it had never occurred
to him.
And Milly ran eagerly to her father-
in-law.
“Papa,” she cried, “I am to have £5
a mouth all for my own self and never
to give an account of a penny of it un
less I please! It is Dudley’s own offer.
Isn’t he kind?”
And Colonel Barrington smiled and
patted her head and answered with u
touch of sarcasm:
“Very kind Indeed!”—Chicago Tirnes-
Hcruld.
The experiment of enlisting na
tives of the \Ve$t Indies into the
American army has proved quite
successful in the case of tho Borto
Rican battalion.
The war department orders that
each regiment of artillery will here
after consist of 12 butteries of heavy
of 1 Id men each and two butteries
ot 102 men each.
One of the strangest occupations
in the world is extensively practiced
In Egypt, where women are hired to
weep and lament over a corpse, being
paid a regular fee for so doing.
Hot days followed by cool nights will breed
malaria in the body that is billions or cost
ive. I’nn ki.y ash IIittkks Is very valuable
at (tils time for keeping l be stomaeb. liver
and bowels well regulated. Sold by Chero
kee llrug Go.
In Switzerland girls on arriving at
the ago of 11 are regularly employed
ss porters, uni during the season in
that country may be seen daily
currying the baggage of travelers up
and down tho steep mountain paths.
—Ice cream and Jots of good
things served at the park near court
house this evening, benefit the Bap
tist Sunday School.
WHEN FASTING IS FATAL.
f.oiia of Write lit Hi-low tt Certain
I'olnt llrlii^it Ornth.
During a long fast the dally loss of
weight becomes gradually less and
less. Death comes when the total loss
lias reached a certain percentage,
which percentage varies with the orig
inal weight. Fat animals may lose
iiaIf their weight, thinner ones per
haps two-fifths.
A man or woman of rather spare
habit, weighing 113 pounds, could,
therefore, lose about 55 pounds before
succumbing. Heart action, respiration
and blood pressure remain unaltered
during starvation, but the tempera
ture of the body fails nearly a degree
in most cases. The secretion of gastric
Juice ceases, but saliva and bile are
still formed. The duration of life de
pends upon the extent and activity of
the physiological processes.
Children die after a fast of from
three to five days, during which they
have lost a quarter of their weight
Healthy adults, however, have fasted
00 days when water has been taken.
Dr. Schaeffer, a German physician,
notes the case of a woman, aged 17,
who died after a fast of 43 days, dur
ing which she drank water freely.
Her weight, which was 143 pounds a
year before her death, was reduced
to 99 pounds. It was a case of sui
cidal melancholia, and tho woman pa
tiently carried out her horrible under
taking so quietly as to scarcely at
tract the notice of her family and died
at last calmly and peacefully without
complaint or apparent evidence of suf
fering.—t-'an Francisco Examiner.
N ervous troubles arc cured by
Hood's Sarsaparilla, which en
riches and purifies the blood. It is tbe
bi>t medicine for nervous PEOPLE.
FOR
Up-to-Date Job Print
ing, call at the
LEDGER Office.
Gaffney, S. C.
Letters of Administration.
Statu or South garoi.ian, i
County or CiiEitoKice.
Orriur or Probate.' 1
Ity .J. K. Wcbsie -. Esquire, Probate Judge.
\\ lierea‘ , J. J. C. Ezell has made suit to me.
to grant him Letters of Administration of
the Estate of and effects of Thomas J.
H iv is. deceased.
These uro therefore to cllo and admonish
all iimi sinKuhtr the kindred und eredito s
ol the said Thomas .1. Davis, d< ce iscd, that
they be and apae.tr before me. in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Gaffney City. S.C.,011
Saturday. Sept.,-rid. jsiiu, after publication
thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if tiny they have, why the said
administration should not in' granted.
Civen under my Hand, this 7th day of
September. Anno Domini, DW.
.1. E. Webster.
U-Hth-lath. Probate Judge.
Perry’s nij* Gnus.
Commodore Berry had not yet elec
trified a grateful nation with hi.s im
mortal message, “We have met the en
emy, and they are* ours.” While the
battle was lu progress the sound of
the guns was heard at Cleveland,
about GO miles away lu a direct line
over the water. The few settlers there
were expecting the battle and listened
with intense interest. Finally the
sounds ceased. They waited for a re
newal. None came; the lull was pain
ful. Then they knew tho battle was
over; but the result, ah! that was the
point. One old fellow, who had been
lyiiflat with his ear to the ground,
soon settled that point. Springing up
he clapped his hands and shouted:
“Thank God! They aro whipped!
They are whipped!”
“How do you Jinow?” the others
inquired.
“Heard the big guns last!”
Berry's guns were the heaviest.—
Buckeye.
The Fifth Feminine A.-je.
Until a few days ago I had always
supposed that there were but four
ages In a woman’s life—tho young, the
still young, the well preserved and
the elderly—but a man I know has
added to my knowledge a fifth age. It
comes iu somewhere between the still
young and the well preserved, 1 im
agine. 1 said to him maliciously:
“How old is Mrs. Blank? Is she a
young woman?”
“Not exactly,” he made answer.
“She's—wed. she’s at the age when a
woman always tells you, when she in
troduces her eldest son to you, that
she was married ridiculously young.”
—Washington Bost.
« You should
keep posted on the issues
of the day. Don’t worry
your neighbor by borrow
ing his paper when you
can get The Ledger for
$1 a year, 50c for sii
months, or 25c for three
months. It will keep yoi
posted, so order it at
once. Don’t delay.
S OUTH CAROLINA AND 8E0R6IA
EXTENSION R. R, COMPANY.
Schedule No. 2.
In Effect i::o: A. M., Sunday, June 18th, 1899
Between Camden, S. C., and Shelby, N. C.
ss.
1st Glass.
Passctiitfl
KASTFKN TIME.
i: 11 ht. :ui.
. I.sl ( lass.
Passenger
(Lying to the dry, cold atmosphere,
uol a single infectious disease is
known in Greenland.
, SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Condensed Schedule of PiMsengitr Trains.
In Effect June 11th, 1SW.
Northbound.
No. 13
Daily
Ve»<
No. 38
Daily*
No. 18
Ex.
Sun.
Eat. Ml
No. 38
Daily.
Lv. Atlanta, O. T.
7 50 a
12 00 m
4 85 p
11 A) p
“ Atlanta, K.T.
8 50 a
1 00 p
5 35p
12 50 a
“ Nor cross
9 30 a
6 28 p
1 80 •
“ Buford
10 05 u
7 U8 p
2 25 a
•* Gainesville...
10 33 u
2 22 p
7 43 p
** Lula
10 5» a
2 42 p
8 lop
2 5u a
“ Cornelia
11 25 a
800 p
8 35p
■ • « • • • • •
Ar. Mt. Airy
1180 a
8 40 p
3 if a
Lv. Toccoa
11 53 a
8 80 p
0 06 p
“ Westminster
1231m
4 20 a
“ Seneca
12 52 p
4 15 p
4 87 a
“ Central
“ Greenville...
1 46 p
2 34 p
5 23 p
0 02 a
5 50 a
“ Spartanburg.
3 37 p
6 13 p
6 45 a
“ Gaffneys. ...
4 20 t>
6 46 i.
7 25 n
M Biacksbit rg ..
4 83 p| 7 02 p
>••••••
7 42 a
” King’s Mt....
Gastonia
5 03 p!
3 05 a
5 25 p
S 2?i a
Lv. Charlotte —
6 30 pi 8 18 ],
9 35 a
Ar. Greensboro
0 52 p 10 4,” p
12 96 p
Lv .Greensboro.
11 43 p
Ar. Norfolk
8 20 a
.......
V. .
Ar. Danville .
11 25 pill 56 pi. •
1 22 p
Ar. Richmond ...
6 00 a
6 oO aj
6 25 p
Ar. Washington.
•• Baltm’ePKR.
6 42 a!
8 00 a
11 2o p
“ Philadelphia.
" New York...
.......
10 15 a!
2 56 a
12 43 m
6 23 a
Da
Ex
11V 1
■tq,t j STATIONS.
Daily.
Kxeept
Simday. |
Sunday.
1*. M.
A. M.
1.2 (•:,
CAMDEN
11 45
13 35
DEKALB
11 12
13 37
W ESTVILLE
11 1X1
13 50
lv EliSHAW
10 45
1 15
II EATII Sl’KINGS
10 30
1 20
PLEASANT MILL
10 25
1 40
LANCASTER
10 05
1
RIVERSIDE
9 50
2 0.’,
SPRINGDELL
!( 40
” :’n
CATAWBA JUNCTION
9 ;«)
•J :n»
LESLIE
9 20
2 .Ml
ROCK MILL
9 10
3 05
NEW PORT
8 38
8 13
TI R/.A II
3 25
YORK V|J.LE
S 20
40
SHARON
8 (4)
3 5.3
HICKORY GROVE
7 45
4 03
SM Y RN A
7 30
4 25
BLACKSBURG
7 10
5 on
KARLS
6 50
5 (Mi
PATTERSON SPRINGS
ti 40
5 15
SHELBY
6 ill)
1*. M.
A.M.
Between Blacksbur^S.C., and Marion,N.C.
West. II
Glass.
Mixed,
Daily.
Except
Sunday.
A..M.I
8 ml
8 Ike
8 4t'l
» a; |
10 00!
10 llli
10 ',’5
10 50
11 15
11 ;s5|
11 45
1^ or,
1:> i'i|
I:.’ 50
I*. M.i
WI .ST.
EASTERN TIME.
STATIONS.
East, l x.
jhicTussT
Mixed.
Dally.
Except
Stind.'tv.
BLACKSBURG
EARLS
PATTERSON SPRINGS
SHELBY
LATTJMORE
MCKlRESBORO
II EMM ETTA
FoHEST CITY
RUTHERKORDTON
MILLWOOD
GOLDEN VALLEY
THEKMAL CITY
GLENWOOD
MARION
Gaffney Division.
EASY.
Bontlibouud.
Lv.N. Y .P.R.H'.
“ Philadelphia.
M Baltimore....
M Washington.
Lv. Richmond ...
Lv. Danville. ...
Lv. Norfolk .
Ar Greensboro .
Est.Mlj Vos.
No. 3.1 No. 37
Dally. Dnlly
rrm
»8 50 a
r 0 2Z a
H 13 a
12 Oinn
6 02 p
No.it |
Dally
T5Tp
633 p
0 20 p
10 45 j,
11 00
pllOO p
5 50 _u
» 35 p
5 15 a
610 a
Lv Ureenslwro 7 24 p 7 05
AT. Charlotte 10 00 p « 25
Lr. Gastonia 10 40 t> 10 07
“ King's alt.
“ Blmdtsburu .. 11 31 p 10 45
" Gaffneys 1146 p'loWJ
“ Spartanburi;. 12 20 a 11 34
“ Greenville... 125 a'12 30
“ Central 1 ...
“ Seneca | 2 28
“ Westminster ...
“ Toeooa i 8 17 a 2 18
“ Ml. Airy
“ Cornelia
“ Lula ...., | 4 08 a
“ Gainesville... 4 80 a
" Buford 4 56 a
“ Noreross I 3 23 a
Ar. Atlanta, R. T. 0 10 at
7 87 *
12 05m .. ...
112 p
1 38 p
2 06 p
2 24 p
8 15 p|. . ...
4 30 psstr
5 32 pi El .
a 1 J3 j,! 5 46 i,l
6 M0 p|
3 00
8 18
3 ot
9 flu
0 30 pi ft hi a
' I 7 12 pi 6 30 s
pi 7 16 j» 6 35 »
p 7 84 p 0 57 s
j) 1 tt p T Jo #
I 8 40 p: 7 48 s
' » 15 p 827 s
_ 4 55 p 1UOO )• f 80 s
Ar. Atlanta,C.T.i 5 Hi al S 55 jh 900 j> 8C0 s
"A ' a. ill "P’’!> ill. “M" noon. "N" uin)it.
Che apeake Line Steamers in daily servies
between Norfolk and Baltimore.
Nos. 37 and38—Daily. Washington nml South
western Vestibule Limited. Through Pullman
sleeping cars between New York and New Or
leans, via Washington, Atlanta and Mont gum
try. and also Is-tween New York and Memphis,
vinWushingioii,Atlanta and Birminifhnm. Also
elejfaut PULLMAN LIBRARY OBSERVA
TION GARS lietwoeu Atlanta and New York.
First class thoroughfare coaches between Wash-
iiiKtun and Atlanta. iJtulng oar* serve all meall
eu route. Pullman drawing room sleeping carl
between Grcmslioro and Norfolk. Close <*on
neetion at Norfolk for OLD POLNTCOMFORT.
Nos. 35 and 86—United States Fast 51 at)
runs solid Is,'ween Washington and New Or
leans, via Souihern Railway, A. Si W. P. K. R.
and L. A- N. R. U., Is-ing comoosed of 1>atp:uK<
ear and i-oaehcH, through without change for
passengers of all classes. Ihillmuu drawing
risnn Klceping cars between New York <uiu
New Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery and
Js-twecu Charlotte and Birmingham Alsa
Pullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping C'ari
Is-tween Atlanta and Asheville, N. C. Leaving
Washington each Tuesday and Friday, i
tourist sh eiilng car will run through bet wees
Washington and Sail Francisco without ohauga.
Dining cars serve all meals caroute
Nos. 11,83, 34 and 12—Pullman sloentng can
between Richmond and Charlotte, vtv Danville,
southbound Nos. 11 and 33, northbound Nos,
84 and 12
FRA N K K (4 ANNON. J M GULP,
Third V P. 4k Gen- Mgr., Traffic M'tf’r.
Washington, D. U. Washington, D- G
W. A TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK.
(iciiT Pass. Ag't , Ass't Uvu'l Pass. Ag't.,
V,'ssUiugtvm U. U> ▲UyitOite
1st C
lass.
; 1st< •
lass.
*hajj
15.
-
13.
Mu
ASTBRN TIME.
14. !
. '
16.
>» -
—
L^!
rT*
STATIONS.
“«-7
I» M
A M |
A M
1* M
4 m
5 OO
BLACKSBURG
7 00
6 30
4 fa)
5 20 Cl!
lEKOK EE E ALLs
6 40
6 10
5 50
5 10
5 40
GAFFNEY
6 20
P M
A M j
I A M
P M]
,Trams Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gaffney Division.
Train No. 32 leaving Shelby at 6:30 a. rn.,
connects at Blacksburg with train No. 36 on
the Southern Ky.. going North, with twenty
minutes margin for transferring, etc. Pas
sengers leaving any points on tills line t>e-
twcon Shell,y and Blacksburg can go to
Charlotte, N. C.. and return the same day.
having three hours and t wenty-live minutes
for the transaction of business In Charlotte,
N.C. M connects also with the V’estibule on
tin- Southern going South, and connects at
Vorkville. S. C.. with tin- North IhiuiiiI train
on tln-C. & N. W. R. R with thirty minutes
margin for triinsfcM-Ing. and connects at
Rock Hill with train No. 33 on tin-Southern
Ky.. going South, with ample margin of
time for transferring, etc. The Is-st connec
tion 1 Ids * rain makes at C.uawha Junction
with tin* S. JK L.. going North gives eleven
hours lay over: going South, twelve hours
ami forty-three minutes, but nearly all Ma
lay-over Is iu daylight Connects at Lan
caster. S. ('.. with trains on the L. A C.
R. U.. for Chester, with a lay-over of a Mtt le
over three hours, and connects at Carirlcii,
S. c.. with tin- Charleston Division of the
Southern Ry.. for all points South.
Trains No. 33 leaving Camden at 12:05 p. m.
going North makes ,-lose connection at Lan
caster, S. ('.. wit h the L. A C. It. K., for Ches
ter. S. C. Connects with the S. A. L.. at
Catawba .luetlou. both North and South,
with it lay over of alstut six hours. Con
nects at Ititck Hill with train No. 34 on the
Soutiu-rii Ky.. going North. This gives a lav
over id five hours in daylight at Rock Hill,
which will prove u(pleasure to pasaetigers.
Makes connection at Yorkvllle with train on
tbeC. A N. W. K K.. going South, and makes
Hose connection at Blacksburg will, train
No 12 oil the Southern Ky , going North.'
Also with the Vestibule truln on the South
ern Uy.. -going North.
Tram No. II. leaving Blackshitrg at 8:Id
a. in., will gvt passengers front the South
from I rain No. 36 on the Soilthcni Railw ay
for all points between Blacksburg and Mar
lon. N. and will connect at Marion, VC.,
with tbe Southern Railway. tMith East ami
West. Train No. 12. leaving Marion at 4:43.
afterthe arrival of the Southern Ky.. train
from the West, makes good connection at
Blacksburg with tbe Soiithnru Ky.. lu Isuli
directions.
HA Ml’EL MI NT,
I'rMklent.
A. TRIPP.
NujM-rliiteiideiit.
H. II l.l MPk'N,
UvuT. Pasneufrr Agent.