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\ THE LARGEST Circulation of Any N i v ;? x;) 2 in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. to* '-’A. ' r .j VJ> SEMI-WEEKLY—PUELXSHSD TUESDAY AlYD rTUQAY. WE GUARANTEE fhc ReKf'bi! *•/of Fvery Adver tiser Who U • he Col umns of This Piper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 18!>4. HAFFNKY. S. C., TUESI) vl, >OVEM BE . 11)01 Sl.OO A YEAR. TMlGHOliT Hit ■ PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. EventM tliat ll-\o Tak^n riae«- from One Kml of the State to the OtherCulle<l from ExehanueH for Oulek UeadiiiK hy Scores of Huhv t’eople. Tho South Carolina Conference of tlfe Methodist church will be held this year in Columbia, convening November 28th. Prof. Anderson, a well known edu cator at Fort Mill, drowned himself in a very (shallow branch near there last week. His mind was badly unbal anced which caused the sad affair. A charter has been granted the Observer Company, of Newberry, which is to publish a newspaper, etc., on a capital stock of $0 0()0. W. H Wallace is president, secretary and treasurer. The IJaptist’Stf.te Convention will meet at Florence 0.1 Monday, De cember 2 I, and will continue in ses sion until the 7th. All who attend are requested to notify Dr. Urooks Rutledge, chairman of the committee on homes. Dr. h. W. Jones and H. C. Watson, both highly respected and estimable young ujen of Edgefield, became in volved in an altercation last Tuesday night. Watson is fatally wounded, Jones using a gun, while Dr. Jones is suffering with a fracture of one of the bones of his left arm. The latest news from Thomas M. Hill, the wounded depot agent at Greers, is that his chances for re covery are excellent and that he is improving rapidly Nothing definite has been discovered as to who the murderous robber was. Three men are still held at Greenville on sus picion. December 1st, the day for the opening of the exposition at Char leston, being Sunday, it has been determined that a thanksgiving service be held at the exposition auditorium in the afternoon *of that day, which will consist of songs, prayer and a IdresseS by distinguished men of the gospel. Alex Springs, colored, for whom a reward was offer>-d, was captured in the Gold Hill section last week, by Mr S 1*. Wilson. The reward was offered by Superintendent Menden hall, of the Charlotte ifrick company, with whom Springs hud broken a labor contract. Springs willl reside for 20 days at tho camp of Superin tendent Wtiitener. The repair work on the Catawba * bridge has been completed, and Su perintendent Gordon says he thinks tho contractor has done a good job. The structure has been readjusted in perfect allignrnont, the cylindrical piers have been encased in concrete and other work has been done. In the opinion of Mr Gordon and others t who have examined the work, the bridge is now safe from all future damage from high water, and other dangers, except battering rams i^ - the shape of heavy rafts. These can not be provided against. On Saturday Frank Dennis and Alonzo Smith, charged with having burned the stores in Titntnonsville, were given a hearing before Mag istrate Garner. The town was represented by L. F. Kershaw, Esq ; Smith and Dennis by Mr. Ragsdale, of the Florence bar, and Mr. Rhame, of the Manning bar. No evidence other than that which has been printed in the papers was presented. The magistrate sent the accused to the higher court. It is thought they will secure bond at once. The evidence submitted against these men is purely circumstantial and what the result of trial before a jury will be, no one can safely fore cast. The residence of Mr. 0. C. Pursley, three miles west of Glover, was de- atroyed by fire last Wednesday morn ing at 3:80 o’clock. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr. Pursley and family were awakened by the noise of the flames, and only had a short time in which to save a por tion of their household goods, in cluding bedding, clothing, etc. The house was ^a two-story frame struc ture, worth about $500 or $000. It was insured in the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance company, for $350. Mr. Pursley was unable to give anything like an approximately correct esti mate of his loss; but he had no idea that the Insurance would cover half of it. v Mr R. Morgan, who for the past month has been boarding at the hotel at Clifton and working in the mill, seemed to covet some articles of wearing apparel, etc., belonging to his fellow hoarders, and accordingly one morning last week between the hours of 12 ami he took a watch and chain, belonging to Morris Mitchell; a nice coat and vest, be longing to Ed. Little; and a valise belonging to J E. Mayfield, contain ing shirts, collars, culls, socks and shaving outfit. Morgan claims to-be from Charlotte. He is about 22 or 23 years of age. G feet high, clean shaved, rather dark complexion, black hair and eyes, weight about 150 pounds is of a friendly disposition and very talkative and makes him self free with strangers. Sallie Brown, a colored woman, who lives in Rock Hill, went to Lan caster a few days ago and on her re turn got off the train at Lesslie and set out afoot for Rock Hill. When she was within about a mile of the city Constable J. B Thomasson hap pened along and observing that she ! was burdened with a basket on her arm that was unusually heavy and suspecting its contents, he examined and found that the basket contained just sixteen pints of dispensary “fust x,” and other grades of bug juice from the State’s booze shop that had evi dently been purchased while she was in Lancaster. She was taking her burden to Rock Hill, presumably for sale, but the constable took it in charge and Sallie came on her way a little poorer, but it is doubtful if not a wiser woman. She has not yet been arrested, but may he if the law governing the transportation of li quor covers hnr case. SHELBY AND CHESTER I'nited Ity tlu' UtM-wnt NuptinU of Two Pop ular Krprvscn tut 11 r*. Thursday evening at half past 8 o’clock was solmenized the marriage of two loving hearts, the contracting parties being Miss Augusta Pierson, of Shelby, N. C., and Mr. D. Mabury Mobly, of Chester, S. C. The church was beautifully and tastefully decorated by the friends of the fair bride and all fumred a picture of loveliness. At the appointed hour, the bridal party, to the sweet strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march skilfully rendered by Mrs. Hardin, formed arouml the chancel. The Rev. M. Winter performed the cere mony, assisted by the Rev. M Tread way of the First Baptist church. The tableau was one long to be remem bered. The organ then with all its strength was made to break the si lence, and the bridal party passed out of the church, the bride being handsomely gowned in silk tissue, elaborately trimmed m Brussels lace, and the shimmering folds of the wed ding veil and blossoms made and ideal picture. In her hand she carried the Episcopal prayer hook, from which the service was read. The groom was in full evening dress, fol lowing the bride, little Annie Mosher Pierson, of Giituey, a niece of the bride, was ring bearer, and was a fairylike tot with golden curls, gowned in white chiffon made empire, with liberty sash. The attendants were Miss Mary Crosby, of Chester, in white organdie, trimmed in chf- fon and ribbon, with Mr. John Pier son, of Birmingham, Ala; Miss Julia Brice of Shelby, in white organdie, trimmed in lace and ribbon, with Mr. W. J. Simpson, of Chester; MissOllie Scott, of Gaffoeyw hite chiffon with front pannel of satin ribbon and luce, with Mr. Ed. Blanton, Shelby; Miss Ruth Ebeltoft, of Shelby, in white organdie and ribbons, with Maj. J. H. Marion, of Chester; Miss Bessie Hall, of Winsboro, in white or gandie. elaborately trimmed in lace and ribbon, with Mr W. A. Blain, of Blackstocks;} Miss Olii* ’Hamrick, of Shelby, in white organdie, trimmed in lace and ribbon, with Mr. J. D. Mobly, of Blackstocks. The reception at the * house con sisted of the bridal party and a few intimate friends. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. A. G. Pierson, and is one o f Shelby’s most charming women. Mr. Mobly, is a rising young business man of Chester, and is to be congratulated upon marrying so fair a bride. After a short b ^al trip they will be at home to tb friends at Chester, % Now To Work. Cherokee central and sub-com mittees to collect her resources for ex hibition in Charleston have all been appointed. These committees are composed of our best %nd most pro gressive people, people who know our resources and who realize the impor- tonce of having them shown up in Charleston. It will take quick and vigorous work but Cherokeeans are up to any emergency. Now'to work committees, success will follow your efforts and all Cherokee will call you blessed! A Seizure. rtheriff Thomas and State Consta ble Scott, armed with a search war rant, seized about three gallons of whiskey, one keg, one jug and a small funnel Sunday morning at Henry Peris’ house about three miles south of the city. The goods seized will be shipped to dispensary headquarters LOWER CHEROKEE LOCAL CULLINGS. Fortunate Discovery Pre vents Loss by Fire. THE COUNTY’S EXHIBIT HoHrU'rt Ferry to !>e Operated ae a Free Ferry and Contracts Will Soon be Let Kepalrs Needed at (Skull (Shoals Itriduc Iron Ore and Granite Specimens. {Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Iane Nov. 9.—Little Mack Woolbright, son of Mr. James Wool- bright, is attending the school for the blind at Cedar Springs. He is a bright little boy and he will nojdoubt make a useful man some day—we hope so, however. Mr. “Gad” Wright says last spring he found a wasp nest near the water and he predicted that according to Mr. Jeff Blackwell’s theory, we were going to have a dry summer and he thought it would do to plant the low lands. “But in a few days here came the river and covered the nest, wasp, and all.” 80 the wasp nest theory is “no good” with “Gad” after this. Dr. and Mrs. Miles J. Walker, of Yorkville, were on this side yester day. Last Thursday Mr. Jesse Wright, who is running the ginnery and saw mill at Lawn postoffice, came near being burnt out ompletely. Fortu nately the fire was discovered in time f »r him to put it cut, hut not, how ever, until he got one of his hands badly burned. The people of Cherokee county are becoming more and more interested in the Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, to be held at Charleston. S. C., beginning December I. We hope they will not relax their interest and efforts until it is made a com plete success. It is really the duty of every enterprising citizm, male and female, to come to the help of the various committees with their exhibits and let everything that will show up the material resources of our county be put upon exhibition. Now is the time No county in the State (nor in the l imed Stales for that matter) can show a greater variety of Valuable minerals than Cherokee couiry, and its wonderful water powers heat the world. D tne exhibit fail, ii will he the fault of the people and not their resources. Common sense teaches us these exhibit ms will be attended with come labor and expense, but every dollar atid day’s labor properly expended will bring trom sixty to a humlred- toitl advantages to the county. There will no doubt be ‘ aickers,” hut when they find out that Chero kee county has outstripped her older sister counties in her exnibiis. they will be among the first to come up and join in the shouting. The low price of cotton is discourag ing to the farmers who have debts to pay and nearly everything to buy. Now is the time for the farming class to make new resolves that they will not depend on cotton next year. County Commissioner W. G. Fow- er, of Cbrokee, and W. S. Wilkersou, of York county, .net at Howell’s ferry yesterday and took the measure ments and otherwise formulated their plans for the operation ot a free ferry at that point, joined by the two counties. They nave advertised two contracts to be let out at that point on Tues day, 19 h inst. One is for putting up the wire and otherwise rigging up the ferry for operation, and the other to let out the control for operating the ferry for twelve months. Rians and specifications will be made known on the day of the contract letting. The ferryman will be required to give a two-hundred dollar ($200) bond for the discharge of bis duty to the public and to protect the public property. The counties assume no responsibil ity whatever for damages sustained by any one in crossing. Mrs. Eliza Foster spent the day with her parents, Mr. aod Mrs. S. F. Estes, yesterday. The Fowler Brothers are running their gin down on the Ridge. Some of our neighbors along Thick- ety creek are getting a supply of fresh fish. They get them in nets and baskets. Your correspondent went to Mount Tabor this week. Farmers along the road are generally well advanced with their cotton picking and a great many have sown wheat. The county authorities would do a good thing to have the abutment of the Cherokee end of the Skull Shoals bridge filled in with earth, rocks or other substance so as to make it less difficult for a team to pull a vehicle on the bridge. A few hours work there by a small force would make a great improvement. Mr S. F. Estes can furnish some fine specimens of iron ore for the exposition, and Messrs. Alike Sellers and F. A. Goforth each have an excellent species of granite that has been fully tested by competent judges W’e hope each of them will respond with samples from their respective quarries. There are others we might name, but these are a few of our nearest neighbors. Several persons from this section went to Gaffney this week to get their fruit trees. We are pained t > learn of the death of Mrs. Aramirta Jefferies, wh'cb took place in your city on yesterday. We knew her well as a noble Chris tian woman, and her long and useful life was spent in her Master’s cause. She possessed that divine attribute of Christian fidelity that lives and speaks beyond the grave—her kind ness to the poor and friendless was an amible trait of her Christian life— a monument to her memory as a city of refuge to those in need of her help. I’eace to her ashes. fine more break in a happy hand. One more home is desolate now ; One more harp in an Anjrel’s hand. One more drown on an Anifel’s hrow. One more form we loved so well. Is sleeping now beneath the sod; One more soul lias gonh to swell The chorus of praise to the lamb of God. J. L. S. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. BOWUNGSVILLE BITS. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Splendid MiiKbu; at Corinth Sunday—Per- Konal and I. eat. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Bowlixgsvili.e, Nov.8—It has been some time since anything has been written from this section. I now will write a little, although the wheel that turns out the news is turning very slowly. Gathering crops is nearing comple tion, and wheat sowing is the order of the day where the ground can be plowed, but some of it is so hard that it’s impossible to work it. ‘‘Jack Frost” made his first ap pearance Wednesday morning, enough to kill the cotton leaves and potato vines. The death angel has called at the home of Mrs Rufe Mosley, of Gaffney, and claimed for its victim one of her little children which was buried at Corinth cemetery last Tuesday. Mrs. Mosley’s husband was taken from her last year. Mr R J Kirby, of Etta Jane, ac- compunied by his daughier Miss Florence, spent last Saturday night in our section with relatives ana at tended song service at Corinth Sun day. Mrs. Horace Lipscomb spent Sat urday night and Sunday in jour city Mrs. Anne Waters, of Midway, cane down and spent last Monday with her sister, Mrs. Jane Clary. The debating society is progress ing nicely at Corinth, meeting every Saturday night. .Mrs. Mary 1’hillips. who has been confined to her bed about three weeks with fever, we tre glad to say is out again. Mrfe. Sarah Nance, of Grindaii, who lies been visiting relatives and friends in our community, returned to her home last Sunday. The Corinth Sunday school has a full attendance every Sunday. It doesn’t look as though it was lai- ble to be driven into winter quarters soon. The singing at Corinth Sunday was attended by a large crowd. Mr. R A. Foster was present as usual and by the assistance of the choir, did some good singing until his voice failed him on account of hoarse ness. For this reason the singing was brought to a close earlier tnan was at first intended. Immediately after the Sunday school was over, the snperintendent, Mr. Ed. Clary, announced that Prof. Foster would give an address on some subject of his own selection. He spoke in high terms of the Sunday school at Cor inth and how much pleasure it af forded him to be there, and the good that Sunday school work can do. Af terwards, there was more singing, and the time soon rolledj around for dinner, when all repaired to the grove, and there showed how well they ap preciated the work the ladies had done. The table certainly showed that the ladies had done their part to make the day enjoyable. Some more time was then taken up in singing, and when it was over all returned to our homes, hoping it wouldn’t be the last time we would have the pleasure of mingling our voices to gether with Mr. Foster in singing our Master’s praises. The Ladies’ Missionary Society of Corinth, is in full progress now. They have just finished getting up some money to aid Mrs. E l. Jamison and her little children. Mrs. Jami son had the misfortune to lose her husband last year. Several of the Gaffney people were down to Corinth Sunday. Mr. Riley Parks had the pleasure of chatting with three of his brothers who came to visit him Saturday night. J. k. InterttHtlng Items Coiicernliic Our Nelj-li- l>ors Beyond the Line Which May Prove Kntertain'iig KeudiiiK Tor Hundreds of LedKer Readers. The Laura Knitting mill, at Shelby, was burned last Tuesday night It was the property of Messrs. Lattimore and Orlando Elam. The loss was $10 - 000 and the insurance $0,500 The origin of the fire is unknown. Tom Hogue, the negro who was with Jim Lowry, on th* appearance of the latter at Shelby on the night of September 30 and who tired one or more shots at Chief of Police H un- rick, has been sentenced to 15 months in the Cleveland county jail. A sad shock came to Mr and Mrs. J O Williams, of ,Hendersonville. Friday morning in the loss of their infant child, who was found dead in bed. The child nad apparently been in good health the night before, and the cause ol the death is not known. The cash drawer in the Southern Exnress office at Morganton was rob bed of $37 in cash last Tuesday while the agent was delivering some pack ages to the train. Lucius Johnson a colored man, was arrested, charged with the theft, hut was discharged by the mayor for lack of evidence. Sheriff T. B. Higdon closed the doors of Mr. J. L. Barnard’s store in Franklin, and took charge of his ef fects Monday morning. Mr. Bar nard has been dealing largely in lum ber and cattle lately, and has failed to meet his obligations. The exact amount of his liabilities has not yet been ascertained, but it is said they will reach over $20,000. A T. Ellington, a photographer claiming to be from Gastonia, turned up in the ^recorder's court in Char lotte Friday morning in rather a bad plight He claimed that during the previous night he had been given knock-out drops by a stranger and had been rubbed of about $lu and a gold watch. He hud been picked up helplessly drunk the previous night, and could no give information what ever of the circumstances t hat led to his knockout. There was nnti ip/ f >r th“ recorder to do but to impose the costs and let him go. Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Miss Julia Alexander, of ('har.oLte, was badly frightened by finding a ne gro boy in the room occupied by Mr. T. W. Alexander, her brother, on West Trade street. Miss Alexander hud occasion to go in the room for something and as she opened the door the boy was standing in front of the dresser. He had opened several drawers and was, at that time, going through one. Miss Alexander gave the alarm but before she could get any one to the scene, the boy 11 -d from the house and ran out the buck way and made his escape. Rev. Dr. Jekins, a colored minis ter. of Raleigh, was recently assaulted and beaten by two men near the rock quarry in that city, while returning from an association. The cause of the outrage seems to have been Jen kins’ hesitency in swapping horses. The defendants arraigned before ’Squire Barbee were Sidney Williams white, and John Burroughs, Sr and Jr., both colored. There was no evi dence against Burroughs, hut Sidney Williams used a stick on the preacher and Burroughs Junior applied a knife, so they were both sent on to court under a $50 bond. A colored sport named John Reed, claiming to hail from Gastonia, blew into Charlotte Wednesday, and suc ceeded hi getting himself, Jerry Gaff ney it-id John Smith in trouble. Gaffney runs a billard room on Col lege street, which is patronized by the colored Slossons of Charlotte. Reed caromed around awhile on Gaff ney’s tables, and then, he says, Gaff ney assaulted him with a billiard cue He at once proceeded to have the law on Gaffney. He charged Gaffney with the assault and made a second charge against Gaffney and John Smith for gambling. Gaffney made a counter charge against Reed for drunk and disorderly conduct. The whole affair is to be straightened out by the recorder this morning W. J. Rountree, a negro who lives out in the country a few miles from New Bern, sometime ago purchased a horse Irom 8. H. Scott A Co , of that place. Being unable to collect anything as payment of the debt Mr. Scott took the horse last Saturday. At the time Mr. Scott took the horse he seemed to be all right at d ate heartily. Sunday It is reported Roun tree said Mr. Scott could take the burse but he w >ul I never do him any good, and Wednesday nigi the horse showed signs of being sie.A and re fused to eat. He remained in a kind of a stupor until Thursday morning when the animal died, and Mr. Scott was unabie to tell what was the cause of the sickness and death. On ac count of the expression of Rountrce- is reported to have made and the peculiar way the animal was affected - it is thought that she was poisoned. Judge Moore Thursday rendered * decision in a Rutherford county’ case that involves property valued at * very large amount. The court re fused an injunction that was asked on behalf of the Henrietta Mills against the Cliffside Mills. The plaintiffs in the case were represented by Messrs F. 1 Osborne of Charlotte and F J. Justice, of Marion. They sought to enjoin the Cliffside Mills from the erection of a dam orr Broad river in Rutherford county, about four miles and a frac tion over below the present- dam of the Hei.-netta Mills, the latter operating a large cotton factory prin cipally by water power gathered from its dam on the river. The complain ants alleged that the erection of the darn hy the Cliffside Mills four and one-sixteenth miles lower down would so back the water upon the dam of the Henrietta Mills as to destroy its power. The decision of the case wan of considerable importance because the Cliffside Mills had built part of &- brick factory building sufficient to run a large number of spindles and had erected also about <!o tenement bouses and spent $100 000 in th® work before this action was begun. In tlio Spartan City. (Correspondence of The Ledger.! Spartanhurg Nov 5—I will giv»~ the dear readers of The Ledger a few notes from the city of the Spartans. The meeting at the Green Street Baptist church closed last Thursday night Miss Ella Buff the woman evange list, is conducting a meeting at the Wesleyan Methodist church. Large crowds are attending at every service* Rev. Mr. brnton has a very sor« hand. A great many from this city went to the State Fair at Columbia last week. Mr. M. N Green spent Saturday night at his home at Fair Forest. Or. Green is one of the popular work men at the Morgan Iron Works. Mr. Orr. one of the foremen for the Morgan Iron W orks, is very ill with fever. Rev. W. A. F .irey conducted service.• at liu Du "an Sueet Metho dist church Sunday morning and evening. The mill h)is plenty of help now. 1 he mills ai this pLca do not run on the same time as they do in your city. They goto work here at 6:30 in the morning and stop at (>;40in the evening. Mr. E. V Motley, of Gaffney, is fixing looms at the Spartan mills. Mr. A ill- rt Li dunson has had a bad. cold, but is now improving. The electric light wires are being put in at Air. Montgomery’s new residence on East .Main street S PARIAN. New fast or. The Rev. J. B. B 'Zcuiao, the newly elected pastor of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church, has moved to the city, has taken up his abode at the Commercial Hotel and has en tered regularly upon bis duties. He was warmly received by his congre gation and our people generally. Mr. Bozeman is serving one of th® strongest and most loyal congrega tions in the city and has start.d on his work in a manner that shows him to be a strong preacher and a thoughtful working pastor. Our people extend to Mr. Boze* man a cordial welcome. We con sider ourselves fortunate on having him come and work among us and trust that his coming will provw pleasant to him and that his stay with us will he long. A New Cltlzeu. We had the pleasure yesterday of W pleasant call from Mr. Chas. E. Kiander, the selling agent of tin Southern Manufacturing and Mitt Supply Co , located in Gaffney. Mr. Kiander is a gentleman of pleaaMfc manner, and good address and goe* at business right from the shoulder. He expressed himself as pleased with Gaffney and our superb climate, both of which we hope he will lean* to love more. liiNtttlhitlou Servict-i*. On next Sabbath at the Presby terian church the installation of the pastor, R-v. Wm. R Potter, will taka place. Rev. Dr. T. M. McConnell, ot Greenville, and Rev. Dr. J. H. Wel kins, of Spartanburg, will offlciats. The service will he an unusually interesting one and the public is CQf» dially invited to attend. WATCH Yotir label and tl <• date, And pay before Lis too late.