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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspape in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FBIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ‘48, 1902 81.00 A YEAR. THKCMOOT na PALMETTO STATE, Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. iSveutH tluit Have Tiikeu Flare from One End of the Slate to the Other Culled from Exchan^ex for <Juiok Ken,Hut; by Scores of Busy People. The governor Wednesday commu ted the sentence of John Williams, convicted in Greenville county in Sep tember, 1901. for violation of dispen sary law and sentenced to nine months on the ebaingang. A freight train met with an acci dent at the Spartanburg Junction at 11 o’clock Wednesday night and En gineer Bolling was painfully though not seriously injured, by being scald ed. The damage to the cars was not serious. William L. Durst, one of the most prominent citizens of Greenwood, died at his home there Sunday afternoon after a short illness of pneumonia. At the time of his death Mr. Durst was president of the Greenwood cot ton mil and was interested in >ulmo8t every enterprise in the to-vn. The city council of Charleston Monday night passed an ordinance au thorizing the purchase for $'25,000 of at least half of the grounds on which the Exposition is being conducted. The tract includes the colonial man sion, the oak grove and the lands bor dering on the Ashley river. The pur pose is to establish a beautiful city para on the bank of the Ashley river after the close of the Exposition. On last Wednesday morning D. II. ' Behre, a prominent attorney of St. George and a prospective candidate' for lieutenant governor in the coming primary, was seriously if not fatally burned. He fell into the fireplace, feariully burning bis face and neck. Great fear is entertained that both his eyes are so badly burned that the sight i i entirely gone. It is thought that a stroke of appop’.exy was the cause of the accident. fleers and many good citizens to earn estly recommend the full pardon. The wife number one, It seems, was utterly faithless, and the details of the case were very fully laid before the governor. Tuesday night a negro, who was trying to steal a ride, was run over by the midnight southbound train in Spartanburg. Policemen Dodd and Cooksey were stationed at the depot and when the train drew up they rhs- covered four men, two white and two colored, between the cars beating their way Three of them gave up readily and were taken in custody, but one of the negroes tried to escape and ran under the tra£l, which was moving slowly. He was caught un der the wheels and his legs and foot were badly crushed. Drs. McDowell, Orr and Harry took the wounded ne gro in charge and Wednesday ampu tated both legs. He stood the opera tion well, but it is doubtful if he will live. The railroad authorities will give him free transportation to his home in Virginia, where be will be taken. Sunday morning, a while after breakfast, Mr. Emory Jordan, a farm er living about two miles from Mul lins,was taken violently ill with symp toms of poisoning. In a short while his entire family, consisting of hie wife end five children, were suffering with the same symptoms. Dr Smith, of that place, was hastily summoned He worked with all skill known on the patient* from 10 a. m. until near midnight before he pronounced them out of danger. It was a very narrow escape for the whole family. The circumstances as yet are a mystery. Mr. Jordan’s daughter prepared the breakfast, and while at it a'uegro wo man living near by went into the kitchen and asked for a mess of pota toes from Miss Jordan, and on being refused told her she hud better let her have them. Miss Jordan left the kitchen for a ^ew moments and it is possible the woman during that time poisoned a pot of hominy on the stove. Dr. Smith has a portion of the hominy and will shortly make an examination to see what was in it. Jonesvllle .IoUIiikm. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Jonebville, Feb. 20—As bo news appears from this side, I will try to write a short letter while the earth is Ed Holland, youngest son of F. L. Holland, a well known Southern Rail way engineer, committed suicide at Columbia Sunday night. The young man, who la about 16 years of age, went to bis room and placing a pho tograph of the youug woman of whom he was enamored an# a note to bis father om his heart, he sent a bullet through them and into his body, dy ing instantly. There was no intima- Hon that he intended to end his life other than the fact that for the past two weeks he had been despondent. The bill for the further improviqg the state house in Columbia failed to get through. The bill was intro duced late in the session and passed three readings in the senate and two in the house, but failed to get a third in the latter body. It was intended to paint the interior of the building, and it was badly needed. It was al so Intended to beautify the grounds and terraces. Ail this will have to wait for another year. In the mean time. the completion of the work on the building will be rapidly pushed. A few daya ago on the farm of Mr. J. W. Roddy, at Roddy's in York f unty, the wife of IkeDonam. color- , was burned to death. Donam and s family had moved into the house only about an hour before. Donam, however, had gone to the store at Koddey’s and when he returned be found tb« body of bis wife lifeless. The woman had fallen with ber bead in the fire; her eyes were burned out and her face horribly charred. Bhe had evidently dropped dead aod had fallen as indicated. Two young chil dren were present when their mother fell and they gave the alarm. Col. John G. Williams died at bis home at Cross Hill Monday morning after a long and painful illness. For many years Col. Williams was one of the leading men of Laurens county. He was widely known In the State. He commanded a company during thi war between the States; served uporj the staffs of Got*. Hampton an^ Simpson. He was elected to the le| lalatnre from that county in 181 making a safe, intelligent and faitl fui member. He was a man of stroi convictions, having the courage stand by them. Col. James Wllliai of Revolutionary fame, was his gn grandfather. Tuesday the governor granted a pardon to George McAlister, convict ed in Spartanburg county of bigamy and sentenced to five years on/the chain gang. The governor in Decem ber lust refused to grant this pardon. And it is the first time that a pardon has been granted by the govenior in the case of an offense against a ^voman. The circumstances in the case, how ever, was sneb as to induce Solicitor Sease, practically all the c^noty of- robed in its white mantle. I was glad' to see my old friend’s letter last week persuading the boys to stay on the farm. I don’t think there can be anything that could give more pleasure thau a nice lot of cows, fine bogs, a ywd of nice poultry, and, last of all, ro$ Bleed children. Boys, stick to the farm. Don’t decide that all the pleasure is in town. There is plenty of it on the farm if you will make it. “If you don’t at first suc ceed, try again.’’ Mr. Editor, allow me to congratu late yon on your editorial of the 18th. That’s why I like your paper so well, because it is not apolitical paper. It is a welcome visitor to my house twice a week. Mr. Henry Haraes was in your town Thursday on business. Messrs. James Eison and Arthur Mayfield were on this side yesterday. Eli Whelcbel, of the carpet mill, was at Jonesville some time back vis iting relatives If this does not find the wasts bas ket I will write again. Farmer. It l>H//.leH The World. No Discovery io 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, Henqprrhage, Pleurisy and Bron'chitis, thousands of whom it has Restored to perfect health. For Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Croup, Hay Fever, Hoarseness and Whooping Cough it is the quickest, surest cure in the world. It is sold by Cherokee Drug Co., who guarantee satisfaction or refund money. Large bottles 50o and $1.00. Trial bottles free. “Associate with men of good qual ity if you esteem your own reputa tion, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”—George Washing ton. He KecommeocU Chamberlain's Cough Memedjr, “I have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for a number of years and have no hesitancy in saying that it is the best remedy for cough, colds and croup I have ever used In my family. I have not worde to express my confidence in this remedy.— Mrs. J. A. Moore, North Star, Mich. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. It is all very well foe a man to take time, so long as it isn’t other peo ple’s time. Htops the Cough Works Off the and Cold. Laxative Bromo-t^uinine Tablets ' cure a cold in one day. No Cure, no 1 Pay. Price 25 cents. ENTERTAINING JOTS FROM ETTA JANE. Happenings of the Past Week In Lower Cherokee. • < V PERSONAL AND LOCAL Iiitttrt-MLlnK Iteinx About People mid Tiling* lu the Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our Regular •orrespond- ent and Given to Ledger Reader*. Correspondence of Tne Ledger.) Etta Jane. Feb. 24 —Nothing of interest lias taken place since my last letter, only we have bad a consider- i able change in the weather bureau. There are eeveral cases of sickness in this neighborhood; mostfly colds and lagrippe. As last week was too bad for the schools, Miss Annie Miller took ad vantage of the weather and ran down to visit her home at Newport and spent a day and night with her pa rents. She returned and resumed her work this week. - Our thanks are due Hon. T. B. But ler for a printed copy of ceremonies at the unveiling of i be South Carolina monument on the Chickamuuga bat tlefield, May 27, 1902 Our thinking people feel more or less humiliated at the unfortunate collision of our senators in the Unit ed States senate chamber at Wash ington last Saturday, lu our opinion that august body can do nothing bet ter than to allow Senator Tillman to prove hie charges against Senator Mc- Luurin, or take the responsibility that will naturally follow his failure to do so. While the senate is very jealous of its dignity, and has the right to be so, it must know that it is made up of nothing more than men of like passions as we are, and who lose their temper sometimes. It the people of the Uuited States are not tired of such proceedings it’s time they were. We are and have been for a long time. Miss Etbcl Strain has been quite sick for two or three days with the grippe. She is better this morning. L*t night we bad quite a storm of rain, with lightning and thunder. We regret to learn that Mrs. Bestez Hartford is very unwell f.om grippe at her home at Jonesville. Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell, of Hopewell, is spending a few days at the bedside of ber sick mother, Mrs. Laura T. Estes, of this place. Sam Strain spent Saturday and Sat urday night with friends and relatives at Hickory Grove. Mr. J. L. Brice, of Fairfield county, representing the Farmers’ Mutual Life Insurance Company, is now can vassing this section in the interest of bis company. He has written up several policies, so we understand. Farmers are not all satisfied with their stands of wheat. In many places it is thin or none at all on the ground. There is hope that it may come out yet. Last night near Mr. Dave Towler’s while Mr. Rufus Estes was on bis re turn from bunting Dr. Sarratt for his mother, a keen stroke of lightning stunned his horse and it fell. He fell off and lost his bat in the dark, but was otherwise uninjured. The ball struck him. Rev. W. H. White will preach at 8alem next Habbath, March 2nd, at 11 a. m. Farmers are catting wood building pasture fences and cleaning out ditches, and getting ready to plow when the ground gets in fix for it. The roads are in bad condition— mnd, mud everywhere present, and some of the gully bridges are torn up and need replacing badly. Home of our over-the-river neigh bors have just returnel from Charles ton. They were there on Washing ton’s birth day, and report a fine time, notwithstanding the bad weather. Next week is court week and we suppose that our section will he fully represented in the court house threng, though we are happy to say there are no cases from this immediate neigh borhood that we know of, before the court. Speaking for our section, we think that for law and order it will compare favorably with any other section In the State. Long may it re main so is cur wish. j. l. s. Blown to Atoma. The old idea that the body some times needs a powerful, drastic^ purgative pill has been exploded; for Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless, gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system and absolutely cure Constipation and Sick Headache. Only 25c at Chero kee Drug Go. Modesty never blushes at what im modesty pretends to. The most reliable preparation for kidney troubles on the market is Foley’s Kidney Cure. Cherokee Drug Co. thuoughoui the TARHEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. InterextliiK Item* Concerning Our Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which Mtty Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers. The Gastonia Telephone Company began to string wire at Dallas Wed nesday on their new line to Lincoln- ton. Last Friday while several men were shooting at a target with a 22- caiibre rifle, at Cherryviile, the rifle was accidentally discharged while in the hands of W. G. Stroup, and shot Wiley Hallman, the ball entering his left side, striking the second short rib and ranging to the centre of the breast-bone. The doctors say he may recover. Court week has opened at Lincoln- ton with Judge Hoke presiding. No important cases are to come up. The case of Sherrell Horshaw vs Dula will not be tried at this term as the complainant h is not sufficiently re covered from his wounds to attend court and is still thought by attend ing physicians to be in a dangerous condition. At the old mill at King’s Moun tain a few days ago Henry Carpen- t- r went lo Sam C Black's house and taking ho d of Black started to give him a good shaking up. A fight fol lowed, in which Carpenter was knocked down, No serious harm re sulted. Black submitted and wus fined $1 and cost. Carpenter has been captured. A white man claiming to be eigbty- two years oid, accompanied by his wife and six children, the youngest a baby in arms, applied at the sta tion house in Charlotte Wednesday for transportation to Raleigh. The entire baggage of the family was car ried in two small satchels. They hailed from Union. S. C., and claimed to have walked that far on their journey. Mrs. J. D. Moore, wife of an opera tive employed by the Charlotte Trouser company, made several des perate, but ineffective attempts to commit suicide at her home in Dil- worth Wednesday. The unfortunate woman stashed herself with a pen knife and a pair of scissors and was prevented from doing herself furtber barm by her husband. Her Injuries are not serious. Dudley Johnson and Ben Foster were banged in Asheville from the same trap at 12:30 o’clock Wednes day. Johnson was pronounced dead eighteen minutes after the trap bad been sprung. Foster, however, lived twenty five minutes. The remarka ble coolness of Johnson amounted to bravado. He emiled as be stepped upon the death trap, and continued so to do until the trap was sprung and be and Foster were hurled into eternity. Thomasville, Davidson county, was Tuesday night visited by a fire that destroyed half of the business por tion of the town. The postoffice, two drug stores, a hardware store, dry goods stores and a general mer chandise store were burned. For a while it was thought the entire town was doomed to destruction. The BiptisA orphanage was savsd from damage by the heroic efforts of the firemen. The loss is heavy. ifeid Abernetby, the negro who was at the last term of the court in Char lotte sentenced to nine years on the chain gang for attempting the life of an old negro, has escaped. At the same time Abernetby gained his freedom. Rufus Adams and Will Wil liams also took French leave. This all happened Wednesday night at the detention camp near the pest houee in Charlotte. Abernetby and the two other negroes were taken from jail several days ago on account of the smallpox scare. They were placed in the house of detention, there to wait the result, if any, of their association with the negro in the county jail that developed the disease. One day last week Mrs. J. D. Moore, of Gastonia, was attractsd by a bird flying several times against the sitting room window. She looked out and saw it was a mocking bird being pursued by English sparrows. After it Jlew against the window several times she opened the window and the bird flew Into the room. 8he shut the window, covered the flre- . ’ice and captured the bird, and now fine specimen of a Mocker in a cag v dd it is doing well, though a littl*^ 4. Mrs. Moore’s pet Mock ing bird was In its cage on the porch at the time the wild bird flew against | the window, andjit mav have thought that the tame bird could help to fight the enemies. In the presence of fifty witnesses, including the physicians and guards, John Henry Rose was hanged at Wilson Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock foa the murder of Thomas Farmer, July 31, 1901. Tt|) demeanor of Rose as he faced bta doom was steady, and ho ascended the gallows with a firm tread. \\ hen asked if he had anything to say for himself he had nothing, but thgt R*v. A P. Ty ler. the MethodisV preachsv there, would speak for him. Rev. Tyler, who had ascended the gallows with Rose then spoke, stating that Rose wished him to say that he should die with no ill will toward anyone and prepared to meet his Maker. Rev. Tyler then prayed for the repose of Rose’s sou'., THE RURAL DELIVERY. The People ,111 the Paris Section Are Gen erally Pleased With It. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Pakkis, Feb. 21.—I see a commu nication In your paper from State Line condemning rural free delivery. We would to say, it is a new ex periment in this ft«.£tion of the coun try, but must say tfii*.t we, as a peo ple, are very much plea^d with the free delivery. Why, wu get* The Led ger all right now, and some o^f the ladies are so much pleased that they have a hot cup of coffee ready for the' mail carrier these cold days, also hot rocks to place to his feet. We know of some who already have subscribed, and a lot more going to subscribe, for The Ledger. In fact, we havs traveled most cf the routes of which Mr. G. C. H. writes, and find no one complaining, only the postmasters and their friends. As it now stanffs, almost every man has a postoffioe at his door, and his neighbor off the road only has to come to the road to get his mail, when before, he had to go to a postoffice, a lot of them a distance of from two to three miles. You can pass along the road now just before the mail comes and see men waiting for their papers who had to go several miles the old way and lose much valuble time besides. We say, With sill our heart, thanks to our good congress men and all who worked so hard to establish the rural free delivery up here In the back woods We can’t see why everybody is not pleased unless the postmasters just want that little cancellation. It makes me think of a boy who wrote to yoar paper that be killed a very large owl. But behold! bis neighbors say one of them ffillei the bird and gave it to bim. Moral: Boys, always tell the plain truth. Subscriber. Strikes » Kich Kind. “I was troubled for several years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility,” writes F. J. Green, of Lancaster, N. K., “No remedy helped me until I began using Electric Bit ters, which diB me more good than all the medicines I ever used. They have also kept my wife in excellent health for years. She says Electric Bitters are just splendid for female troubles, that they are a grand tonic and invigorator for weak, run down women. No other medicine can take its place in our family.” Try them. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. “It sometimes happens that a man talks well,” says the Manayuuk I’hilaBopher, “because he doesn’t know enough about his subject So get kis ideas confused.’’ This Will Interest. Muny. To quickly introduce B. B. B. (Bo tanic Jllood Balm), the famous Houth- ern blood cure, into n«w homes, we will send, absolutely free, 10.000 trial treatments. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B ) quickly cures old ulcers, scrofula, eczema, itching skin and blood humors, cancer, eating, festering sores, boils, carbuncles, pimples or offensive eruptions, pains in bones or joints, rheumatism, ca tarrh, or any blood or skin trouble. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) heals •very sore or pimple, makes the blood pure and rich and stops all aches and pains. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) thoroughly tested for 30 years in hospital and private prac tice, and has cured thoasands of cases given up as hopeless. Sold at drug stores, $1 per large bottle. For free treatment write to Biood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Medicine sunt atoned, prepaid. Deecribe trouble and free medical advice given. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) gives life, vigor and strength to the blood. The finest Blood Purifier made. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) gives a healthy Blood supply to the skin and entire system. It takes a father to point an ex ample but a mother to be one. Foley’s Honey and Tar cures the cough caused by attack of la-grippe. It heals the lungs. Cherokee Drug Co. MAGEDOtllA LOSES TWO MEMBERS. St#yy Mourns De^th of Two Good Citizens. A SMALLPOX FRI NT. Mrs. Thouias Ymiug •ml Kdwar *rtcv Names of the Head Oii*h—Only One Case of Smallpox—Schools 1'reparlni' to Open Up After Aid Weather—Other Items. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Near Stkvy, Feb. 22 —We it tend ed writing you earlier, but coming home the 14th inst., through the rrreat storm of snow then raging we canght a severe cold which so much troubled us that we found it difficult to keep reasonably comfortable by sitting .dly by a good fire. Many of our friends say that this has been the deepest snow that has fallen in fifty years. One thing is certain, everything nas completely snowed in and under. Hogs could not come to their feeding ground, cattle refused to leave their place of shelter for water and we had to carry it to them. At this writing however, it is melting rapidly. Please let us here say to our patrons in seijool at the Parris school house, that we will reopen there on the 24th inst. We have had two very sad deaths in ihe Macedonia congregation since the snow fell. Mrs. Thomas Youn’g, a loi/g sufferer from that dreadful dis ease. consumption, died on tie eve ning of the 14th inst. and was buried at MacedoLia the next day—with great difficulty in consequence of so much snow. She was a noble Chris tian lady. Mr. Edward Price,, a young Chris tian gentleman of Mr. Thomas Price's family, died on the evening of the 20th inst. and is today being also buried at Macedonia. He was a mem ber with us and was always found in bis class on each Sabbath. He was unmarried. Mrs. Young left no children, but she left a most patient and devoted husband. The long affliction of his wife has left bim about broken up. He is a sober and indv^triopg mAh; We very muefi regret to learn tfoit there is a great smallpox scare only a little way east of Stevy. It seems that one of the nonazite overseers (unknown to us) has been unwell for some time at or near Mr. Willie Aus tell’s, and physicians who recently visited bim pronounced his case smallpox. We Jiope it will easily yield to the progressive treatment of our preaent day physicians. Most of our public schools up here have just closed or are preparing to close. They, however, generally fail to get the chunks covered up behind them before our vigilant superintend ent of Cherokee schools is around among them. He succeeded in being present at the closing of two the eve ning the great snow fell. Before we leave the subject of the closing schools up here let us drop a word of encouragement to some of our young friends who have let some of the home-going ydung ladies carry 1 their hearts away with them. Ob boys! lookup; be brave men! No one knows so well how to care for so precious a jewel as a kind-hearted and generous young lady. 8uch, I believe, were ail those who have taught up here and whom we have had the pleasure of knowing. We venture the opinion that some one, ar more, of them will cone again. A brother has jusf corns in and brings the sad news that an aunt to Mr. Edward Price, whom we have just put away, has just died from the ef fects of the same disease, pneumonia. 8he was a consecrated woman and leaves a house full of little children and a crippled husband to mourn their heavy ai. 1 irreparable loss. This lady was the stake in the family, being a very industrious lady. Mr. John Blanton, also one of our neighbors, lost a small child this week, which was also burled at Mace donia, making four burials here since the snow fell. l. b. d. It Girdle* The Globe. The fame of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, as the best In the world, extends round the earth. It’s the one perfect heeler of Gate, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers Felons, Aches, Pains and all Skin Eruptions. Only infallible Pile cure. 25c a box at Cherokee Drug Co. Hook—“I’m not satisfied that I have just been beaten out of a dol lar.” Nye—“That’s a funny thing to find satisfaction In.” When you lack energy, do not re lish your food, feel dull and stupid, after eating, all you need is a dose of Chamberlain’s Stomach & Liver Tablets. They will mane yon feel like a new man and give you an appe tite lihe a bear. For sale by Cbero- ' kee Drug Co.