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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Nfi vspape in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Ledger SE’KI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. - Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1901. 81.00 A YEAB. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. KT«ntn that Have Tak<*n I’laca from On« End of the State te the Other Culled from Exchange, for Quick Heading by Score, of 'fcu.y People. Wm. Cr»ne a well known farmer of Greenville countv, died suddenly on Sunday night in Plea*aut Hill church. He was seated in the church and died without a struggle. He was 45 years old. Tuenday a rli*'~ boy named Couch and a negro boy had a row near the Spartan Mill Couch struck the negro in the head with a rock and broke the skull. The boy will proba bly die. Couch skipped and officers are hunting him. A miserly old men in Greenville county, named John Drennan. was robbed of a part of his life’s savings in broad daylight. The old man went to a field not far from his house to look after some matters, and on his return found that ne had been rob bed. The thieves got a .fl fitH) in cold cash, but if they had looked further, they would have found over $4,000 The old man will trust a bank from now on. The barn of Mr. Thomas Hoover, who lives in Maclenburg county, just across the line from Fort Mill town ship, was destroyed by (ire last Sat urday night. The io<>» included the building six mules, 1 500 bushels of Cum, 2(10 tons of nay, other ft-ed stuff and the gears for t he work ani mals. The totai loss is in the neigh borhood of $2,000 There was mly of insurance. The (ire is sup posed to have been incendiary. The 12 prisoners iu the Florence county jail had arranged a clever scheme to kill jaiit r Anderson and secure their freedom but there was one stone in the way 'hey over looked. 8am Slater, an unu-ualiv inteligent negro, previously refused to have any thing to do with t he plans of his prison fellows, and a short while before the scheme was to be worked, warned the jailer by passing out a note under the pretense that it was a telegram he wished forwarded. Had no warning been given, the scheme would not have failed in the ext cut ion, so clever ly had the plans been laid Chief of police W A. Boyle of Charleston is waging effective warfare on the tramps and vagrants that have been infesting the town. The chief said that be had instructed his men to give this class of individuals their most watchful attention and that in consequence they were being driven out of the city in droves. “You see, these gentlemen with an aversion for honest labor have a password or dan ger signal,” said the chief, “and they are already warning their friends that Charleston is going to be an undesir able place to spend the winter.” Sheriff Logan of York, received a phone message from Rock Hill Mon day night, giving information of an attempt to assassinate Mr. Mack Crawford, on the farm of Mr. J. Ed gar Poag, about eight miles southeast of Rock Hill. There are several cases of smallpox on the farm of Mr. Craw ford, and he having been exposed, voluntarily quarantined himself in a house on the farm of Mr. Poag Somebody fired at him from the out side, with a shot gun, and he was peppered from head to foot with Nos. 6 and 7 pellets; bub was not seri ously injured. Mr. Crawford has an idea as to who did the ahooting, but is not certain. Thursday a revenue raiding force headed by Collector E A. Aiken, of Greenville, made an excursion into the Dark Corner and located a large moonshine distillery in the immedi ate vicinity of Glassy postoffice. The outfit was on an extensive scale, and the signs indicated that the moon- ehiners had been at work there for quite a while. A steam boiler and a 200 gallon still with full equipment showed that the owners were ready for business, and it was hidden away in a mountain fastness. John McKin ney. white, Will Brockman, colored, were arrested by the officers and taken to jail,Commissioner Hawthorne bind ing them over for trial. The trial committee of the 8. C. M. K. Conference in session at Col umbia, on the 29th instant, made a report to the conference on the char ges preferred against Rev. R C. Me- Roy, who was charged with gross im morality. The committee recom mended that he be expelled from the ministry and the church, and the conference endorsed the report. The committees stated that it was a most unwelcome duty to perforin, etill the church required that the character of its ministers be irreproachable, and the disagreeable duty was met with out fear or favor. A memorial was also presented, signed by several min isters not to admit preachers to the conference who used tobacco and are requesting those who are now mem bers to quit the use of the weed. Last Saturday morning three white boys aged about 18 years each, who live at Whitney, near Spartanbnrg, and whose names are Wall, Hammett and Rodine, engaged In a wanton amusement on a treatla of the South ern Railway across Lawson’s Fork. They tore down and demolished the large barrel which Is erected near ths centre, which is pat there for the purpose of extinguishing flames should the timber catoh on fire. rtiHce lads were arrested for their sp irt and taken before Magistrate Kirby. All three waved the prelim inary |and were bound over to the n>xti*' ,, n **f s^esion’p court. Wall and Hammett were released from cus tody on giving $200 bond each. Ro dine was lodged ill jail in default of bond. During the exercises at the Expo sition Auditorium in Charleston Tuesday afternoon, H. E Wolf and J J. Johnson, two white men, be came involved in a personal alterca tion. For a few moments blows fell thick and fast and the members of the audience in the iramedloe vicin ity of the combatants were treated to some choice bits of language More or less excitement and confusion pre vailed until the arrival of Officer Hum- pel, of Cupt. Gilbert’s force. The policeman arrested Wolfe and John son and sent them to the Station House in a police patrol wagon. On their arrival at headquarters the prisoners put up ten dollars each for their appe ranee at the Recorder’s Court next morning, Wolfe is a stranger in the city. Johnson claims Charleston as his home Cures Cancer, Itlienl I’oison, Ciitiiig Sores t, leers. Coats Noting to Try. Blood poison and deadly cancer are ihe worst and most deep-seated blood diseases on earth, yet the easiest to cure when Botanic Blood Balm is used. If you have blood poison, producing ulcers, bone pains, pimples, mucous patches, fall.ng hair, itching skin, scrofula, old rheumatism or offensive form of catarrh, scabs and scales, deadly can cer, eating, bleeding, festering sores, swellings, lumps, persistent wart or sore, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) It will cure even the worst case after everything else fails. B. B. B. drains the poison out of the system and the blood, then every sore heals, making the blood pure and rich, and building up the broken-down body. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) thoroughly tested for 80 years. Drug stores, $1 per large bottle. Trial treatment free by writing Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice given until cured. B. B. B. does not contain mineral poisons or mercury (as so many advertised remedies do,) but is composed of Pure Botanic Ingre dients. Over 8,000 testimonials of cures by taking Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. BO The New Glasgow municipal tele phone service has underground wire* 10 500 miles in length. It provides for 20,000 subscribers. Saved HU Life. “I wish to say that I feel I owe my life to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.” writes H. C. Chrestenson of Hayfield, Minn., “For three years I was troubled with dyspepsia so that I could hold noth ing on my stomach. Many times I would be unable to retain a morsel of food. Finally I was confined to my bed. Doctors said I could not live. I read one of your advertisements on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and thought it fit my case and commenced its use. I began to improve from the first bot tle. Now 1 am cured and recommend it to all.” Digests your food. Cures all stomach troubles. Cherokee Drug Company. Exports of American breadstuff! increased 22 percent, during the paat ■even months over same time preced ing fiscal year. No one can reasonably hope for good health unless his bowels move once each day. When this is not at tended to, disorders of the stomach arise, billiousness, headache, dyspep sia and piles soon follow. If you wish to avoid these ailments keep your bowels regular by taking Chamber lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets when required. They are so easy to take and mild and gentle in effect. For sale by Cherokee Drug Company. Dishcloths should be washed, scal ded and dried daily.or they will bcome musty and unfit for use. If you would have an appetite like a bear and a relish for your meals take Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liv er 'Tablets. They correct disorders of the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. Price* 25 cents. Sam ples free, at Cherokee Drug Company, MARRIAGE BELLS IN Nuptials of Mr. Tripp and Miss Gaden Celebrated. PRETTY SOCIAL EVENT. The Ceremony Was Performed in the Episcopal Church in the Presence of Numerous Friends and a Handsome Array of Bridesmaids and Groomsmen. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Bi .ACKSBURC., Dec. 5.—The society event of the season for Blacksburg and one in which the entire city was interested was the marriage in this city this aPernoou at five o’clock in the Epi»C' pin enured of Mr Herbert Austin Tripp to Mis* Elsie Cora Gay- den. 'The high social standing to which their merited popularity en titled the contracting couple, caused a number of Blacksburg’s best people to assemble at the church to witness the nuptials. The bride’s maids were Misses Allie Gaston, Annie Smith, of Hen dersonville, N. C., Catherine Deal and Anna Sherer. Miss Edith Gay- den, sister of the bride was maid of honor. Miss Emmie Lumpkin presided at the ergnu in a magnificent manner. The church was beautifully and tastefully decorated with holly and palms. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal parry and their friends re tired to the borne of the bride where a reception was held and the numer ous and costly presents were viewed. 'The nride was very handsomely gowned iri a brown tailor-made cloth su;t and t he brides maid’s never look d prettier than on this occasion, dressed as they w: *e in handsome street suits. The bride entered the church with her father arid the groom with his best man Mr E F. Dougherty, en tered from the vestry and met the bride at the altar, where Rev. Mr. Johns of Yorkville, and Rev. G. Croft Williams made them man and wife. Mr. and Mrs H. A. Tripp left on the evening vestibule for an extended northern trip to Mr. Tripp’s old home in Pittsburg and other points of interest. After Deo. the 24th they will be home to their many friends, at the residence of Col. A. Tripp. May the rainbow of love ever bend in supernal splendor over their path way, and “When their lives are on the wane, May the leaves of their iov<‘ still bo green, When memory bids them bloom again.’’ Mrs. R. E. Knox died at ber home in this city Wednesday, after a pro tracted illness. She was a native of Yorkville and the remains were taken to that place for interment today. The attraction at the City Haii to night was the wonderful musical genius, Blind Tom. Notwithstand ing the fact that a snow storm set in about 8 o'clock the hall was com fortably filled with an appreciative audience that bestowed liberal ap plause upon this human automaton. Several people from Gaffney and Cherokee Falls attended the per formance. The City Hall is nicely arranged for entertainments. Under the ex cellent management of Alderman O A. Osborne a neat stage with at tractive scenery has been arranged. Nice folding seats on an incline floor make tbe hall an ideal place for attractions. Mr. Osborne, who is tbe manager, deserves much credit for his efforts to provide wholesome at tractions for his people. Mrs. B.E. Thompson, the energetic proprietress of the Merchants' Hotel, richly merits the success she has achieved. She loses no opportunity to make her guests feel perfectly at home and ber house is generally crowded. Chief of Police Tom Lockhart looks as natural in an officer’s uniform in this city as he did at Gaffney. An KvangellHt'* Htorv. *T suffered for years with a bron chial or lung trouble and tried var ious remedies but did not obtain per manent relief until I commenced using One Minute Cough Cure,” writes Rev. James Kirkman, evan gelist of Belle River, III, “I have no hesitation in recommending it to all sufferers from maladies of this kind.” One Minute Cough Cure affords im mediate relief for coughs, colds and all kinds of throat and lung troubles. For croup it is unequalled. Absolute ly safe. Very pleasant to take, nev er fails and is really a favorite with the children. They like it. Chero kee Drug Company. WATCH Your label and the date, , And pay before Tis too late. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Items Concerning Our Neigh bors Hsyonq the Line Whisk Mnjr Prove Entertalnii^t Rending for Hundreds of Ledger Realders. Mr. Gattis was allowed $15 000 damage at Oxford, in the damage suit against Dr J C. Kilgo, presi dent of Trinity College. In the Superior Court in Charlotte Wednesday, Nathan Crocket and, Z -ke Mortis who were charged with the murder of “Dick” Davis, were ac quitted. The jury was only out about an hour. Mr. Walter Glenn, a carpenter, fell from a building on Cedar street in Charlotte VVednesday afternoon and was, it is thought, fatally injured. He was taken to St. Peter’s hospital His condition at that hour was con sidered critical. Rev. J. M. Bridges moved from Al- good, S. C., to Camp Call in Cleve land county, and his new neighbors in the Camp Call section gave him a royal pounding on the night of his arrival, which was as greatly appre ciated as it was generously donated. Mr. Bridges is pastor of Union, Car penter’s J Grove and Beaver Dam churches. Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock Lee Pope, night operator, and Frank Ken dall lineman for the Shelby Telephone CO npany Jwere in their office|in Shelby and Pope had an “unloaded” pistol. The pistol fired and the ball passed through Frank Kendall’s lungs and he died in ten minutes. They were both good young men and were highly respected in Shelby. The children of Mrs. W. D. H. Covington have had her remains re moved from Morganton, where she died and was buried last spring, to Shelby and re-interred in the ceme tery ^hore That town and county was always her home and the chil dren desired to have her body bur ied there. The body arrived Satur day morning and Rev. R. F. Tred- way conducted the services at the grave. Jas. Rhyne, of Long Shoals, was caught by the shafting in the mill last week and all his clothing torn from his body, even his shoes torn off. He was discovered a short dis tance from the shafting a few mo ments later in an unconscious con dition. He soon rallied and after a close examination by a physician no bones were found broken, though much shaken up. He will be out again in a few days. Miss May Dema Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jenkins, of Wake Forest, was secretly married to R C. Patterson at Durham Friday. She was a student of Durham Con servatory and wanted to continue ber studies till commencement. Although the Magistrate and Register, and all who knew of the marriage kept quiet, it leaked out and at the request of her mother, the young couple were marrie 1 again by a minister Satur day. Sheriff D R. Jullian and Deputy Sheriff F. M. Thompson, of Rowan county, passed through Greensboro Wednesday morning en route to Ral eigh in charge of four prisoners, con victed in Rowan county Superior Court last week at Salisbury and sen tenced by Judge Boble to terms in the State penitentiary. Two of the pris oners were white. Their names are Vincen and Cahill and they get three years each for highway robbery. A negro named Hearn was sent up for five years for murder in the second degree. He killed his brother. At Cedar Island, forty miles east of Beaufort, Saturday|night, Mr James Daniels, who was sleeping up stairs in his house, was aroused by stifling fumes of smoke. He rushed down stairs, aroused his wife, and carried her and one child from the burning dwelling. He returned for another child, and his wife realizing that there were two children asleep in the houne iu her frenzy rushed back Into the burning building, and when neigh bors arnved on the scene they found Mrs. Daniels and one child burned to a crisp, another child expected to die momentarily, and Mr. Daniels in jured and his mental condition such that it ia impossible to get particu lars from him. His condition is con- side’-ed very serious. The cause of the fire is unknown. Another murder in Cleveland county. This time one negro shoots another without the slightest, provo cation. The scene was in No. 3 town ship on Mr W\ L. Patterson’s plan tation at the home of Jim Logan, where the colored people were having a frolic. The murderer, Ed. McKin ney, came up to tbe house in a drunk en condition and began to shoot recklessly into the house, the first ball taking effect in the body of Ike Lockhart and killing him instantly and the others striking Sid Patterson and another negro, and inflicting flesh wounds. The shooting occurred between 9 and 10 o’clock and the murderer managed to make his es cape. Lockhart wno was muruered, was 18 years old and single. All the crowd seemed to be on good terms and there was no apparent cause for the shooting. Joe A. Pasour was placed in jail in Gastonia Thanksgiving day friend less and penniless. He is charged with piling fodder under Joe Mayes’ distillery near Cherryville and with pistol in hand forcing his wife to set fire to tbe kindling. Pasour is a noted distiller and well known character in that section. He began life iu poverty, but by distilling and by thrift he accumulated a large amount of property. He was known i-ever-il years ago to have as much as $7 000 in cash in his safe at a time of his own money. He built a large brick residence two miles south of Cherry ville and furnished it with fine car pets, furniture, silverware etc. But now his property is all gone except some that is in the hands of his wife, and she is not disposed to help him His bond is fixed at $,j()0 and it is not probable that he will be able to give it. It i>u/.zieK The World. No Discovery in medicine has ever created one quarter of the excitement that has been caused by Dr. King s New Discovery for Consumption. It’s severest tests have been on hope less victims of Consumption, pneu monia, Hemorrhage. Pleurisy a-d Bronchitis, thousands of whom it has restored to perfect health For Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Croup lii\ Fever, Hoarseness and Wnoopmg Cough it is the quickest, surest cure in the world. It is sold by Ch<-rnkee Drug Co., who guarantee satisfaction or refund money. Large bottles f>0c and $1 00. Trial bottles free. After a woman succeeds In getting the wedding ring where she «*>in*-* it she begins to say what she mean- COLDS IN CHILDREN. ReeomiiieiKiation of it Well Known rliica- go rii.vsli'iitn. I use and prescribe Chambenain’s Cough Remedy for almost all obsn nate, constricted coughs, with direct results. I prescribe it to children of all ages. Am glad to recomnrumri i to all in need and seeking relief irom colds and coughs and broochm' af flictions. It is non-narcotic, and sab- in tbe hands of the most unprof. -■ sional. A universal panaeca for all mankind.—Mrs. Mary R. Mtlendy M. D., Ph. D. Chicago. III. This remedy is for sale by Cht-r^kee Drug Company. Mortor cars of a designedly heavy build are to replaoe a railway pro jected in tbe Congo Free State Health wnri Beauty. A poor complexion is usually the result of a torpid liver or irregular action of the bowels. Unless nature’s refuse has been carried off it will sure ly cause impure blood. Pimples, noils, and other eruptions follow This is nature’s method of throwing off tbe poisons which the bowels fail ed to remove. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are world famous for remedy ing this condition. They stimulate the liver and promote regular and healthy action of the bowels but never cause griping, crumps or dis tress. Safe pills. Cherokee Drug Company. Last year’s fire losses in the United States were $1(11 (XKl 000 The great est loss was in 1893 $1(17 544,317. A Good (JoukIi Medlclue [From the Gazette, Toowoonitm, Australia. I find Chamberlain’s Cough Rem edy is an excellent medicine 1 have been suffering from a severe cough for tbe last two months, and It ha! effected a cure. 1 have great pleas ure In recommending it.—W. C. Wockner. Tnis is the opinion of one of our oldest and most respeced res idents, and has been voluntarily given in good faith that others may try the remedy and be benefitted as was Mr Wockner. This remedy is sold by Cherokee Drug Company. Nearly 2 IKK) farmers within30 mils* of Chicago have had their housea equipped with telephones. A. J. Snell wanted to attend a party, but was afraid to do so on ac count of pair's in his stomach, which he feared would grow worse. He says, * I was telling rny trounle to a lady friend, who said: ‘Chamhcr- laln’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrlima Remedy will put you in condition for the party.’ I bought a bottle and take pleasure in stating that two doses cured me and enabled me to havH a good time at the party.” Mr. Snell is a resident of Hummer Hill, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by Cherokee Drug Company. HARD TIMES DO NOT EXIST- Man Conquers Everything He Wills. DOMINION AND P0WEJL Grover’s “Philosopher’’ Cites Authority Prove that Mao Can Bond to HU WMBT Every Circumstance With Which Urn Comes in Contact. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Grovek, Dec. 4 —Mr. J. E. North goes off next week for a six week’a- vacation. His charming wife amt three pretty children accompaotacf him to Shurpsburg, Georgia. Mr. North lias been depot agent here for a number of years, and his courteous and accommodating manner has greatly endeared him to the public. Grover wi.-hes him his lovely wifa and pretty children, a merry Xmas. Prof Gardner’s school of vocal mu sic closed at Grover on Friday night last; at Antioch Saturday. Tb* closing exercises were very eutertaia- ing to the large audiences in attend ance. Rev. J. C. Si mms is canvassing this place in the interest of a farm er’s fertilizer, said to save the farmer 75 per cent. Ho will be in Gaffney soon. In our efforts to induce some of our people to subscribe to The Gaffney Ledger, we were met by the cry of “hard times.” The value of The Ledger, to them, its high tone and m-wsy character was cheerfully ad mitted and a desire to have it ex pressed, hut—hard times. We wer» the recipients recently of a hook.“Dominion and Power,”by the editor of Die Arena. Unfortunately, we can’t tell your readers the price, iui> suppose the publishers, The Al liance Puh. Co,, Windsor Arcade, 5th Ave. N. Y., will furnish it. We mention this work (Dominion and Power) that every reader of Tbe Ledger may urocure a copy and learn what power lies in man. And we aisn those who surreptitiously read- I he Leoger, that others pay for, and don’t subscribe because of “hard tunes,” especially to read it. The book shows the power that is in the human will; how to cultivate it; how to use it. It shows that man master of everything; not can be, hut is And times can no more mas ter man, than anything else, when man wills to master them. Reading this boos, braces one up; tevives hi» faith in himseif, and bis hope and trust iu the future. After reading it, one’s thoughts run back along the vista of time, and he beholds man steadily conquer everything that sur rounds him, and bend to his domin ating will every circumstance with which be comes in contact. He seen him mock at the rigors of the iey north, and make its snow storms, that fain would be his shroud, hi* cozy home. He sees man defy tbn waters that would engulf him, and make them afford him a highway, n- service of labor, and a sustenance. The fire that would destroy him, be makes add to bis comforts; distance be scoffs at, and obliterates time.: turns night into day, and day into night at his pleasure; and when he has developed his true manhood, as some, as many men have done, ae this book teaches all to do; he only looks at apparent adversity as some thing fresh, and by reason of its run ning counter to his comfort, some thing worth conquering. It is a book for thoughtful intelligent people; men and women who aspire to be and do something more than vegetable excrescences wu tbe face of the plane!. The man who reads it. If be ever talked hard times, other than as an excuse to a duty, will feel like tak ing himself out to a secluded spot, te administer to himself a sound and well deserved kicking, for even allow ing the craven fear to ever find ex pression from him. For the cry— hard times—is simply the terse state ment, “I’ve lost faith in my mao- hood, and am the slave of fear.” It is the wail of weakness, consciooo weakness, and youth does not feel it. In fact hard times don’t exist, as, witness this : Married at Grover by Rev. T. A. Muliinax, James H. Moss to Miss Nancy V. Carpenter^. David Brown to Miss Mary Moss. Youth knows no hard times, it has faith in seif and trust in the future. Hard times is not fact hut fancy, and as an excuse is but flimsy. THE PlMMIHOI’IIEK. It Glrtllen The Globe. The fame of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, as the best in the world, extends round the earth. It’s tha one perfect healer of Uuts, Corns, Hums, Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils. Fleers Felons, Aches, Pains and all Skin Eruptions. Only infallible Pile cure. 2.>o a box at Cherokee Drug Co.