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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Ni-vipape in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. 1 HE LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. 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, 181)4. GAFFNE1 . S. C. TUESDa\ OCTOBEB 1901. $1.50 A YEA It. m m —^ 0m h m — m m PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Events that ll»ve Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Culled from Exchanges for Quick Heading by Scores of Busy People. The police of Charleston are mak ing the blind tigers very uneasy. A colored boy had his leg crashed at Winnsboro while stealing a ride. Chas. G. Dantzler, of Orangeburg, will he a candidate for judge, to suc ceed Judge Benet. The State Baptist Convention will hold its annual session at Florence this year early in December. The Richland distillery has been completed and is now making corn liquor by the thousand gallons. Spartanburg County will have a building for its own exhibition on the exposition grounds in Charleston. The government has sent a horti- culturalist to Charleston to arrange a grass and forage plant display for th - exposition. The front part of tha State House improvements is expected to be fin ished prior to the session of the Gen eral Assembly. A commission for a charter has been issued to tbe Palmetto Club of Newberry. The club is organized for social purposes. The corporators named are L W. Floyd, J. E. Nor wood and 0. L. Schumpert. Citizens of Greenwood want a un ion passenger station, and the com mission has appointed the 19th of next month for a hearing of all inter ests, and the citizens and railroads will all be asked to present their case at that meeting. A commission for a charter has been issued to the Mutual Dry Goods Company, of Union. The caoital stock of the company is to be.f30,000. The corporators named are A. H. Foster, Thus. C Duncan, R. P. Rip ley and E. Nicholson. The City Fair Association at its meeting Tuesday afternoon decided to erect a band stand on tbe State House grounds, so that the Artillery Band ci.uld give its evening concerts on the stand, which is to be brilliant ly illuminated. The city committee will have Main street -brilliantly il luminated, and will have h^re for the fair tbe finest military band in the South. Letters are being received in Charleston every day from ticket scalpers in Buffalo and elsewhere who are anxious to open in Charleston during the Exposition. From the number of inquiries received it looks as if the field will be overrun with wandering scalpers unless the city authorities provide ample protection for tbe transportation companies and tbe public. Theodore Baker Jervey, eon fo Capt. Jervey of Charleston, was killed Saturday while getting out of a boat at the foot of the street on which he lives. He and bis father were going hunting and as he stepped out of’the boat bis foot slipped and pulled the trig ger of the gun which emptied a load of shot in his neck. Death was in stantaneous. C. H. Mapus, a german, was mur dered Wednesday night at his store, seven miles from Charleston and near several negro villages. Clad in night clothes the body of the dead man was found Thursday lying across the bed, his skull crushed and the bed clothes washed in blood. On the floor near the bed was a box of chewing tobac co all stained with blood, showing clearly that it was the weapon used iu taking his life. Gov. Mc8weeney being advised that the gold b-ick swindlers who are wanted in Newberry county, in this fState, stood some chance of being re leased by the North Carolina courts recently wrote the governor of that Htate asking that the men be held, if they gave bond, subject to his requisi tion. The governor.has been informed- that if they succeed in giving bond in North Carolina they will \en be held for the South Carolin. Vithori- ties. V Mr. H T. Kskew of Sanoma, had remarkable success this year with a piece of upland corn, which he culti vated on the intensive plan with sta ble manure and commercial fertili zers and had a yield of 4. r ) bushels to the acre in spite of damage done tty several storms while the ornd was growing A severe storm on the 5th of August destroyed not less than one fourth the growing corn, and his neighbors estimated the crop from 60 to 75 bushels per acre a few days be fore. About 11 o’clock Friday night, Jesse Witherspoon went to the house of Burton Brown, an old negro living near Drake, ten miles south of Ben- nettsville, and asked Brown to let him warm. They both sat down by tbe fire. Brown went to sleep and was awakened by Witherspoon cutting his throat wich a razor. He ran and Witherspoon pursued, cutting him iu several places. Brown’s wife got out of bed and Witherspoon struck her with an axe, fracturing her skull. He then made bis estape. Friday night a negro named Bill Jackson was drowned in the canal at Columbia. He and another negro were bringing a flat-boat from the locks toward the city. About 150 yards below the locks the Broad Riv er bridge crosses the river and the canal. The current is very swift there and Jackson thought tbe boat would be dashed against the pier and he jumped The other ne gro threw him a rope, and Jackson is said to have been a good swimmer anyway, yet he went down, and dis appeared about 10 feet from the bridge. He was evidently struck with cramps. Mr. Calvin M. Smith, who lived in the northwestern section of Pickens county, was shot from ambush ou Wednesday night, as he was return ing to his home from a mill only a few miles from his residence. His dead body was found in the road by Mr Luther Hendrix, who gave tbe alarm and aroused tbe community to the fact that a brutal murder bad been committed. Tbe weapon used was a shot gun, tbe load entering his left side and producing instant death. Mr. Smith was highly regarded by his neighbors generally, but there were reasons for others not liking him so well. He was an unmarried man, and for fourteen years be had managed tbe faim of an aged lady, Mrs Alfred Barton, who agreed to give him the farm and other property at her death, in consideration of his care and management until that event took place. Mrs. Barton exe cuted a mortuary deed of her proper ty in favor of Smith, and when she died two years ago some of the heirs brought suit to recover the lana, which included 425 acres. The court decided in favor of Smith, but this did not lessen the desire of others to oust him from the property. A UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT. A Handkerchief Nhower Party (jlven at lllackrtburg. (Correspondence of The Redder.) Blacksburg, Oct 18—A delight ful congratulatory party was given by Mrs. Morris M. Freeman, on last Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Elsie Gadeo, whose engagement to Col. Herbert A. Tripp, has been announced. The guests assembled in the parlor and on the piazzas, and just before entering tbe dining room tbe hostess requested the ladies, as tbe tea was to be served “in a foreign fashion”—to kindly lay aside their dignity. The dining room had been trans formed to a veritable Japanese tea room, ail tbe furniture being removed, the floor covered with heavy Oriental rugs and piles of bright cushions, the corners filled wi f b Japanese screens and masses of bright foliage. From the ceiling were suspended Japanese lanterns and over the center of the room, a hugh inverted Japanese um brella. Two young ladies dressed in costume served refreshments to the guests, who sat around the room in Oriental style, leaving Miss Gaden the seat under the umbrella—tbe place of honor. All the spinsters present were re quested to tell the reason why they had not married, and to show the photograph of their “one true love.” 8uch a collection of impossible beaux were never seen, and the confessions of tbe maids caused much merriment. When it came Miss Gaden’s turn to explain, it was tbe signal for tbe shower of handkerchiefs which had been provided by the guests, and placed in the umbrella. By a clever arrangement the umbrella was turned instantly over, literally showering her The handketcbiefs were as dainty as possible and Miss Gaden received them, and the congratulations which followed, with sweet graciousness. The entire party was a marked suc cess, as the secret had been carefully guarded by the ’‘Maids and Matrons,” and was a complete surprise to the bride-elect. Every one present enjoyed every detail of the afternoon, and praised the artistic decorations and arrange ments which were so perfectly car ried out. T ho in p*on-(j roct*. Mr. .1 H I'hompHoij, of Glendale, and Miss Mary Groce, of Dexter, were married iu Brttu ada church lust Sun day by the pastor, Rev. W. T. Thompson. ETTA JANE ETCHINGS. Local Notch Concerning the People of Lower Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, October 18.—As yet we haven’t haJ any killing frosts. The nights are cool and the days warm. Just such weather as will favor the cotton in opening. In many places where the weed is so rank the bolls are not opening so well. A good healthy frost will start them. A large amount of pea vine hay has been saved—much more than Id many years heretofore. Several bales of cotton has been sold. .The price of the staple will have to increase considerably be yond the present figure if tbe farm ers get anything like pay for their labor It seems, so far, that Gaff ney is much the best market for cot ton we have. We hope it will keep iu the lead for the entire season. A good cotton market insures large sales of goods and we know that if our Gaffney friends can compete with any market in the Piedmont section both in buying cotton and selling gooods. Miss Oregon Estes, whose illness was reported in our last letter, we are glad, to say is much better. We hope for her a speedy recovery. When you see a school offering to teach several systems of Stenographic Short-hand with only one instructor, you may be pretty sure that very poor teaching wili be done. The de cree of proficiency necessary to teach one system successfully can rarely be acquired and employed for teach ing more methods than one. The largest parenthesis in the Bi ble is found in Romans 5th chapter 13 to 17 verses, inclusive—Miss Liz zie Hoyt. Enoree, 8. C. Right. Go up bead Miss Lizzie. The appointment of Mr. John F. Jones, of Blacksburg to the office of coilecter of Internal Revenue Col lector for the District of South Caro lina would be highly aopreciated bv his many frieudsof all political par'll , and in him the Government won bind a faithful and trustworthy offi ciai. J L s. At The ChurcheM At the Presbyterian cnurch Sunday morning Rev. W R. Potter preached a fine sermon on “Cross Bearing.” Mrs. Westrope sang “A Song from Heaven.” in her usual good style In the evening Mr Potter continued his series of sermons on characters of the Bible, taking for his theme Able. He preached a most impressive ser mon. At the evening service Mrs. H D. Wheat and Mr. DuPre sang as a duet “Jesus Lover of My Soul,” as sisted by the full choir. The sing ing was a fitting climax to an excel lent sermon. Rev. F C. Hickson filled Rev. Mr Cree’s appoint met at the First Bap tist church Sunday evening Rev. W. T. Thompson filled his appointment at B-thesda Sunday morning and preached in the Chero kee Avenue Baptist church Sunday evening. Rev. Mr. Boseman who has accep ted the pastorate of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church, will be in the city by the first of November, wh-n he will be formally installed as pas tor. Uoucher Gossip. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Gouchek Oct. 19 —Farmers are hustling their cotton to the gin and then to market. Cotton is shorter than we once thought it would be. There is but little top crop ou the stalks. I think there will be about two thirds of a full crop. The Baptist congregation are build ing a new church at Goucher, and they will have a fine house to wor ship in when it is completed, and it will be an honor to the neighborhood. Mr. C. E Smith has bought a fine twelve-horse power Tozier engine and two seventy-saw gins and is doing a good work and making a fine sample of cotton, and is doing all in his pow er to please his customers. He can gin from twenty to twenty-five bales per day. The Ledger is a welcome visitor to this neighborhood, we are always glad to receive it. Goucher. GafTnev The Place Recently a worthy and observant citizen of Rich Hill enquired of a citizen of Gaffney about Gaffney’s progress Of course our Gaffney man gave a good account of Gaffney, when the R ch Hill man said, “I used to think that Spartanburg was going to be something, hut find she is too dose to Rich Hill, so I sup pose Gaffney is to be the big Peid- uiont.” This shows the trend of things in the 1’iedmont and that our Rich Hill friend has a level head on him. THE TAHJEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Items Concerning Our Neigh bors Heyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers. A cat residing in Maxton, a pet for nine years, ran mad Friday, bit three peopff, and attacked its owner, who kiiledjt with a stick. ' !•' ■ The Governor pardons Charles Smith, colored, who was serving a ten months sentence on the public roads iu Union county for larceny. It is stated that Smith has consump tion. Insurance Commissioner Young, says he will offer $50 reward for J. Reswick, the Maxton merchant charg ed with setting fire to his store and who has fled. Reswick has forfeited a $1 500 bond by his flight. At tbe penitentiary this year about three million brick has been made. Work has been stopped until spring, Next year new machines will be put in and take the place of the absoltte method of making brick by band. Sheriff Burns, general track man ager; Mr. J. F. Williams, assistant manager, and Mr E. E. Gorham, secretary and treasurer of tbe Race Association, offer $1 400 in purses for trotting, running and pacing at the Cumberland Fajr ou the 5th, 6th and 7th of November. Messrs. W. E. Walton and F. P. Tate have completed the survey of the proposed railroad line between Morganton and Lincolnton, wnich is found a wo .derfully cheap and short Hue. It is a link iu the Trans-Ap- palachian Railroad, all of the surveys of which from Lincolotou to Butler, Teuu., are now complete. William Haywood, a negro, on Wednesday stole a mule belonging to Mr. Altx. McNeill, ex-register of deeds, from the hitching-post in rear of St-dberry's drug store, ou South Market Square, in Faytteville. In One hour Cnief of Police Flowers had tracked him down, captured him, carried him before the mayor, and, in default of bail, had him lodged iu jail. Governor Aycock has pardoned Thomas Rollins, white, who while a prisoner in the station house in the city hall at NewOern set fire to the huildiug, was convicted of arson and sentenced to five years in the peni tentiary. His pardon was recom mended by the judge and solicitor and the penitentiary physician says he has consumption and can live but n few months. Wat. Ingram, a white man, of Richmond county, tried for murder iu the first degree, but convicted of murder in the second degree, and un der a 15 year sentence, is in jail at Raleigh to save him from imminent lynching. His being here was kept a secret by the sheriff, who said ne had reasons for that course. Ingram appealed and this stilt further inten sities the feeling against him. Judge Thomas C. Fuller, aged 70. a native of North Carolina, and Asso ciate Justice of tbe United States Court of Private Laud Claims, to which he was appointed by President Harrison, in 1890. died at Raleigh Tuesday. He was a member of the Confederate Congress and was elected to the United States House of Rep resentatives immediately after tbe civil war. but w is uot seated. Wednesday night Luther Powles and Mrs. Mary Cole were united in marriage in Fayetteville. This is a love affair entirely out of the ordi nary. Last week young Bowles secured license to marry Miss Minnie Cole, daughter of his present wife. There were objections on the part of relatives of the,bride and groom. So strong was this objection that the license was returned to the register of deeds the next day. Tuesday afternoon late he secured license to marry his girl’s mother and the event was solemnized about 10 o’clock Wednesday night. William Powell, postmaster at Par- male, wa* arrested on a train Friday night on his way home from Tarborn by Posc -ffioe Inspector Davis and taken to vV'iliiaiuston to appear be fore a United Stages commissioner. Powell is held for the Federal Court at Raleigh in $1,000 bond. The of fense charged is making false return of stamp* cancelled and illegally sell ing stamps. The discrepancy is un derstood to be very large Inspector DavD Saturday turned the Partnele postoffice over to Powell’s surities and it was placed in the hands of an acting postmaster. Mr. and Mrs Oliver McMath, of Chatham county, have been married longer, probably, than any other couple now living in North Carolina. They were married on the 6th of Nov ember. 1836—65 years ago next month. Mr. McMath was born on the 4th of D-cember, 1815, so that he will be 86 years old next December, and his wife was born on the 30th of Septem ber 1818. so that she was 83 years old last month. They are both remarkably well preserved both in body and mind. Mr. McMath, notwithstanding his extreme age, is the greatest fox hunter in the county, and rides with the hounds as actively as any young man. The Danville & Western broad gauge track has been laid to within eight miles of Martinsville, the pre sent terminus of tbe broad guage road. The narrow guage will ply between Martinsville and Stuart as usual. The work of completing tbe broad guage line has been suspended for tbe time owing to tbe necessity of procuring more rails. Tbe steel has been ordered. The company does not contemplate continuing to Stuart as yet, but that is tbe ultimate ob jective point. The new line wili operate to Martinsville at first. Three new standard guage coaches and an engine were received over the Southern’s line and are standing in the yards waiting tor the completion. MANCHESTER MATTERS. “Uncle tllnimie*' Write* Entertainingly of Event* In the Old Dominion. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Manchester, Va., Oct. 16,—-The great carnival so *much talked of for tbe past month or two, took place last week in Ricbmoud. There were people here from all parts of the country. There has not been such a crowd gathered together iu the city since tbe great re-union of the Confederate Veterans a few years ago. Every available nook and corner of the City was occupied by visitors from abroad, and as far as I have learned everything passed off pleasantly, and no accident occurred to mar tbe pleasure of tbe occasion. Bostic was here with his shows, con sisting of persons from all nations to gether with concerts of all kinds Among tbe most noticeable events was a panorama of the killing of President McKinley. It looked as natural as life, showing tbe movable figures just as the tragedy occurred, ana was witnessed by thousands of persons, who pronounced it a grand thing. Another interesting specta cle was a wild girl, who was cap’ured on a lonely island, by tbe gentlemen who had her on exhibition. It was very pathetic to see tbe affection ex isting between tde two. He said no amount of money could induce him to part with her, and that nothing but death could ever part them. The cost of the carnival was very great to the city, but a large amount of money was spent by those who at tended. Richmond continues to improve, and almost every week some new in dustry is springing up Tbe Twigg company is daily adding to the al ready large .number of employees engaged They now employ some where near three thousand persons, and there is scarcely a bouse in Rich mond and Manchester that can be ODtained for tbe use of families who are constantly coming in, notwith standing bouses are constantly be ing built. Carpeuters, bricklayers, plasterers and painters are kept busy A sad accident occurred in Rich mond one day last week at the Loco motive works. Mr. John O. Bryan, one of the bosses at the works was standing in bis office, when a stray bullet came from some point un known and struck him iu the heart, killing him instantly. He was high ly esteemed, and his loss will be greatly felt by that institution, as well others. Three colored persons were fished up out of the James river last week, having accidentally fallen in aome time. I am glad to see that the increase of your advertising patronage necess itates the doubling of The Ledger. This shows that your merchanrs are finding out the necessity of advertis ing. It is with pleasure that I read every week a communication from vour faithful old correfpondent from Etta Jane. From him I gather a great deal of information from those with whom I have a most intimate acquaintance. Although South Car olina is not my native State, 1 feel a great attachment for its interests, and will always entertain the moat kindly feelings for many of Its citizen* ms well ms my best wishes for the suc cess of “The Ledger.” having once AT LIMESTONE. A [lelifehtful Evening With Delightrol Musicians. Limestone College School of Mu sic. noted in tbe past for excellent courses of study and superior meth ods of instruction in all departments ol its activity, has made a decided advance in standard and general ef- ficency by introducing this year a series of faculty recitals. It is in tended, we believe, to have the pro grams of these recitals comprise tha master-pieces of piano and vocal ’lit erature, and also other lees artistic works as they may point a moral la the broad educational scheme wbicb- will pervade the whole series. Tbe first recital was given by the Director at the opening of tbe session. In the issue of Tbe Ledger which immediate ly followed the recital, we gave it- unstinted praise. The second recital was given by Miss Mary E. Williams, the new and competent instructor in voice, last Friday evening, and it proved to be an admirable foil to the first. The first was devoted exclu sively to piano music of a decided classical cast; tbe second to vocal music, and was unmistakably mod ern throughout. Friday uvening’s recital was pre ceded by a brief introductory talk by Mrs. Geo. Pratt Maxim, which en abled us to render a more or less dis criminating criticism, although we were not familiar with the complexi ties of high class music. Mrs. im's remarks were to the effect that wb?u the music that was written during the concluding yt&rs of the last century comes up for final re view the music of our native Ameri can composers will hold a very hon orable position indeed. We expected much of Miss Wil liams, and it can be frankly said that we were in no sense disappointed. She has a sweet, melodious mezzo- soprano voice of unusual range which she uses with notable discretion. In her interpretations as a rule there was no undue striving after sensation al effect. We lost sight of the singer in the song, than which no higher compliment cen be paid. Mr Maxim accompanied in a thoroughlv musical sympathetic manner, and he performed his solos with authority. His technical ar well as his purely musical equipment is o f a high degree of proficiency. The following is the program: HerhstKefuhl .Xevtn Wletrenilud Brahma Sapphic Ode Brahma. As the Dawn Cantor Miss Williams. Andante flnale, Irom “Lucia dl Lumint-nu or,” (Transcription). On. It Leadhetlxky Love’s Dream, No. a Lise* Mr. Maxim Mattinata .. Tostt I'm Wearing A wa’ Foote- Celia (old French) A. L. Most Wonderous It Must Be Idea Miss Williams Scherzo, E Hat minor. Op. 4 Brahmsr Mk. Maxim Madrigal \ Chuminade Silent Woe von Kiel it* To My Turtle Dove HenclieL O Let Night Speak of Me Chadwick Sweetheart 1'hy Lips Are Touched With Flame Chadwick Miss Williams Street Improvement. At last our street forces have turned their attention to Victoria avenue, and what they have done for it is ar credit to the whole town and a source of pride and pleasure to all who drive or walk over this much frequented thoroughfare. Capt. Thacksfon’s force have graded the long hill leading down to the college, leveled up the side walks, toro away the old bridge and pul a strong neat culvert in its place. So that now those who drive or walk out that way for pleasure can have what they are seeking. In addition to all this the side walks around the campus have been leveled and smoothed off. so that tbe young ladies of tbe college now have delightful walks all around their beautiful ten-acre campus, which they are using and appreciating. Not satisfied to stop here our enter prising municipal authorities kindly provided arc lights for the whole length of the street, and Dr DuPre who is at the bead of tbe light at d water works, got a move on him task Monday and by Wednesday night had the whole street brilliantly lighted from the graded school build ing to the college, a distance of about- a mile. The college is grateful for these splendid improvements, which furnish it so much comfort and- pleasure and which strengthen the bond of union between it and the town, while all wh" feel a true interest in either are pleased at thene eviden ces of progress. An Oht Hutton. W«j were shown Saturday an old button which was recently picked up on tiie Cowpen Battle ground by Mr. .1 R Ellison. Tiie button is cons d- erably worn by erasion but it seems to have been well made of pewter, with a flat front and the letters U. 8. A are still plainly visible nnjit. Wh) iiut s oiie of Morgan’s men dropped It on tliai hard contesteii field the 18 h day of January 1780. Mr EDiSoii presented the button to Limestone College Museum. been a cat rer of the news of that i section in a small way myself My i knows kindest regards for yourself and a 1 ! J the employees of ‘The Ledger. ” ‘ May you all Jive long ami prueper.” Uncle Jimmv.