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“MISS” PROVES TO EE A “MRS.' rov PLANS HORRIBLE CRIME. NATIVE FILIPINO IS CaOCiFB TO TEEE NOTED BANDITS TAKEN. Surprising Ccnorenont to a School Schcc! Girl Courtship. Karine Corps Ofliaials to Be Tried Fer Cruelty. i SPANISH INQUISITION OUTDONE Major Littleton, VJ. T. Waller and Lieutenant Day to be Tried for Ex ecuting Natives of the Island of Sa mar Without Trial. Manila, March 6.—A courtmartial will try Major Littleton, W. T. Waller and Lieutenant John. IL A. l ay, of the marine corps, on March 17 next on the charge of executing natives of the is land of Samar without trial. Some of the circumstances of the case are par ticularly atrocious. One native was tied to a tree and publicly shot in the thigh. The next day the man was shot in the arms. The third day he was shot in the body and th< fourth day the native was killed. Fn ads of the two officers attribute their actions to loss of mind, due to the privations which they suffered in the island of Samar. Columbia, S. C uL.rcn *>.—The au Arizona Rangers “Round Up” Band of Musgrove Outlaws. El Paso, Tex., March C.—George Musgrove, said to be the leader of a band of southwestern desperadoes and a brother of the noted Black Jack, who was hanged at Clayton, N. M., a year ago, has been captured near Ala mo Gordo, N. M., by Post office Inspec tor C. L. Doran, of Denver, aided by a sheriff and men. The man is wanted In New Mexico for murder, postoffice and train robbery. Among the other depredations committed by the gang was the robbery of the postoffice at Fort Sumter, where a half-dozen men were held up and a 12-year-old boy was killed. The robbery of the postoffice caused the federal authorities to take a hand | in the chase, and Inspector Doran af- t^r a week’s work succeeded in locat ing Musgrove, who will he brought here today. The arrest of Musgrove was followed by the capture near Clif ton, Ariz., of Wat Neil, J. Cook and Joe Roberts, supposed members of the same gang. They were rounded up by Arizona rangers on Beaver creek after a hard chase. thorities ol Ursi line convent wen surprised yesterday at the denoue ment to a “school trirl courtship.’ The young lady has changed the prefix to her name and is now no longer a ‘‘Miss.’’ Until Tuesday to her friends she was known as Miss Georgia Harvey. She came here to school from, Rome, Ga., about a year ago and upon the written consent of her parents she was permitted to pay occasional visits to a family of friends in the city. This family had a number of boarders in the house, among them being a Mr. Garrison, a representative of a Chi cago portrait concern. He paid the young lady marked attertion. When she returned to school this winter the young lady received a call from Mr. Garrison, he was denied the privilege of seeing hev. however, as he had not been given the written permission from the young lady's pa rents. The girl seemed to grow res tive under the restraint of school liL' and is said to have intimated once or twice that she would run away with Garrison, but she was dissuaded. Yesterday it was decided to let her return to her home in Georgia and she went to the station in company with a lady who is associated with the man agement of the school Before the train left, however, Mr. Garrison arrived am! claimed his bride. The announcement created astonish ment and *the surprise was increas ed very much when those interested were informed that the young people had been married since last June, at which time the lady, by special per mission from her parents, had been al lowed to make a visit to Charleston in company with the family in the city to whose home she had been a welcome visitor. On this visit to Charleston she was married to Mr Garrison by a magistrate. Until yesterday they had guarded their secret so carefully that not even their closest acquaintances ktiew of it WHITECAPS CREATE TERROR. DEATH OF GEN. HOFFMAN. Negroes of Lake County, Tenn., ( dered to Decamp. TIptonville, Teun., March 6.—Mi ters between whitecappers and ci zens of Lake county seem to he co ing to a head and serious trouble expected in the near future. For six months or more whitect pers have operated in the county, t rorizing negroes and posting notic warning them to leave. Last week a negro died and w Was In Command of Regiment at Bat tle of Gettysburg. Philadelphia. March C.—General Wil liam Hoffman died last night at his home here of congestion of the lungs, aged 79 years. In 1SC1 General Hoffman recruited company E of the Twenty-third regi ment Pennsylvania volunteers and was later appointed lieutenant colonel of the Fifty-sixth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. He assumed command of General Heath’s brigade after the lat ter had been wounded. While in command of the Fifty-sixth General Hoffman began the battle of Gettysburg. He was breveted briga dier general in August. 18(14. Women Cannot Master Chinese. New York, March fi.—That women are incapable of mastering the Chi nese language was a statement made | by Herbert A. Giles, professor of Chi nese at Cambridge university, In an j address at Columbia. It was his first lecture in this country and also the ; first to be given by the new Dean ' Lung department of Chinese at Co ' lumbia, for the establishment of which 1 an unknown person gave $200,000. : More than half the audience was com posed of women, and this proved rath er embarrassing, as some of Professor Giles' remarks wore not exactly com plimentary. He said, for examph that the Chinese symbol lor truueh •ry was woman. Little Boy Burned to Death. Abbeville, S. C., March 6.—The little ! 4-year-old son of Mr. J. IL Wilson, who lives about 4 miles south of this 1 place, was burned to death Monday af- ' ternoon. Some clearing of land was being done near Mr. Wilson's home and fire had been left In some places where brush had been burned. The lit tle boy is supposed to have been play ing in the fire when no one was near and his clothing caught. He started for his home, but when It was reach- ad and help was at hand he fell upon the floor and died In a short while. Ice Companlee to Consolidate. Chicago. March 6.—It Is learned, •ays The Tribune, that the American Ice compa^r, a New Jersey corpora tion, with a capital stock of $36,37*,- 400, will absorb the Knickerbocker Ice company of Chicago, which has a cap Ital of $7,000,000. The American com pany has a large business In New "York, Philadelphia, Washington, Bal timore, Pittsburg and other eastern cities. It never has come west of Pennsylvania to do business. Famous Will Contest Set tied. G on sales, Tea., March 0.—The cele- brated will contest of Mary Spivey et «L versus J. K. Dew has been settled by compromise. The estate of Duncan Dew, of Butaw county, Ala., J. K. Dew being the beneficiary of the will, was worth about $300,00, most of it being In land in Texas and Alabama. Thu BOO plaintiffs In the case were repre sented here by nine lawyers from Ala bama, and receive one-fifth, J. K. Dew retaining the balance. i ., buried between the graves of white people. His body was dug up and left exposed. It was cut and slashed and notices were posted and sent through the mails to negroes to leave under pain of the same penalty. To white people notices have been sent threatening violence in case they did not turn off their negroes or if they offered any hindrance to their leaving. As a consequence the whites are arming, as are also their hands, in preparation of any possible attack. Sunday six men, armed with guns, went to the place of Taylor Foster, who Is a large employer of negro la bor. They threatened to fix him in the same way they did the negroes in case he did not turn off his hands and help drive them away. To Tiles Wyatt was sent a notice to the same effect. It is feared that bloodshed will oc cur before it is finally settled. FUEL ADDED TO REBELLION. New Insurgent Organizations In the Province of Morong. Manila, March 6.—Senor Ampil, presidente of the town of Cainta, prov ince cf Morong, Luzon, who is well known as an American sympathizer and who was recently captured by the insurgents, together with some of the native constabulary who disappeared March 3 after an engagement with t! i- rebels, lias escaped from his cap tors am. returned to Cainta. Senor Ampil says that the insurgent force which took him prisoner is an entirely new organization, command ed by Colonel Simmotee, of Pasay, and was organized in the province of Rizal. It consists of 55 uninformed men, armed with rifles, all of whom wear police badges. Since the capture of Senor Ampil and the engagement of the constabu lary, March 3, the province of Mo rong has been in i. ferment. The un rest has grown with Senor Ampil’s re. turn and the spreading of his reports of new organizations. The excitement is now intense and many of the in habitants of the province who have been friendly to the United States au thorities are leaving their houses and cmrops and emigrating In the hope oi saving their Uvea. Mormon# PreoelytJng In Denmark. Copenhagen, March €.—The Mor mon mleelonaries’ prou^ganda here has become eo active Wht they are dletributloi literature even within the Danlah churches, urging young girls to attend Mormon meetings. Statis tics show that one out of sverjr SI Dan ish emigrants to the United States be comes a Mormon. The clergy, In con nection with the government, are con tinuing their plane to put an end to the proselyting. Will Probsbly Mset April 1. Atlanta, March 6.—It now' teems highly probable that the state execu Uve committee will meet April 1 for the purpoee of flaing the date for hold Ing the state Democratle white pri mary. ^ CLESB SKIES FOLLOW mnwsrsK But Trane and Business Is Serious.y Blocked. TRAIN IN DRIFT FOR 13 HOURS Passengers Waded Through Sr.ow 3 Feet Deep to Reach Village Where They Found Shelter—Pennsylvania Road Being Opened for Traffic. Altoona, Pa., March 6.—The city pas senger and Lehigh Valley electric rail roads are still tied up by snow. A passenger train on the Altoona di- vison oi th<# Pennsylvania railroad was caught in a snow drift at Martinsburg, near here, lust night and held 13 hours. The pasengers waded through snow 3 feet deep to reach the village where they tound shelter. The train was dug out this morning. The Pennsylvania main line is being gradually opened for freight traffic. Passenger trains are moving today nearly on schedule time. Before the end of the day the blockade will be entirely gone. SNOWFALL HAS CEASED But Business and Traffic Are at Stand still. Philadelphia, March C.—The snow fall which began yesterday in the state ceased last night and today the weath er is bright and clear. Reports from mountainous districts show that as much as 2 feet of snow fell in some districts. T olley and steam traffic is very much impaired and in some localities abandoned altogether. In the anthra cite coal regions many collieries have suspended operations. In Haxeltpn a condition amounting almost to a fam ine is reported. The country roads are impassible and the railroads are blocked, making it impossible to get produce to the markets. Confesses to Fict to Murder Fifteen- Ycar-CId Girl. New York. Feb. 27.—Revenge for reprimands given to Leonard Robin son. 14 years of age, Blue Point. L. I., incited the boy to plan to kill John F. Lanes' 15-year-old daught r, Jessie. He had dug a grave in which to bury her. 1 eor.ard told several other boys and a girl his intentions, and when the schoolteacher confronted him he con fessed. Mr. Danes, fearing for the life of his daughter, caused the arraignment of the Robinson boy before a justice and the latter issued a warrant for the lad's arrest on the charge of threaten ed murder, and the boy was held by th; sheriff. The principal of the Blue Point school testified that the boy had made a confession to him. He had said he intended to hide in the woods opposite the girl’s uncle's home, and as she passed lie meant to shoot her and bury her. He said he had the revolver with which to commit the deed. He showed the revolver to other children, who l told their parents, and it was reported j to Principal Perry for action. The Robinson boy said the plan was his own, but he intended to let another boy share in the crime. He needed help to drag the body of the girl to the railroad track in order to let a train run over it, to give the impres sion that she had been killed by the cars. Then he intended ^o bury the body in a box in the woods. Greatest Snowfall Since 1C24. Pittsburg, March 6.—Pittsburg and Allegheny are slowly recovering from the snowstorm of yesterday. Traction lines are again In operation and tele phone lines are working, but the rail roads are still suffering and the trains are all late. The storm was the great est since 1384, the snowfall In this city being 15 inches. ARRANGING FOR PRINCE’S VISIT. Chattanooga Preparing for Reception of Nation’s Guest. Chattanooga, , Feb. 27.—Hon. H. Clay Evans, commissioner of pensions, and General M. V. Boynton, o$ the Chickamauga park commission, hrriv- ed here today from Washington to ar range for the local reception of Prince Henry next Sunday and to attend the annual banquet of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce tonight. The plan for the reception of the prince, who will remain here three hours, is to take a trip to Lookout mountain if the day should he clear; if not. a ride along the crest of Mis sionary ridge. He will be presented with a costly book of views of the battlefields by citizens of Chattanoo ga. Among the other gifts that will be offered him will be a pair of gray eagles from the Cumberland mouij. ( LL i 11S • » rf •* y CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. SCHLEY AT CHARLESTON. St. Louis Selected for Annual Conven tion In 1903. St. Louis, March 6.—The National Co-Operators’ association, which has been in convention here two days, has adjourned. St. Louis was selected for the annual convention, which will be gin March 18, 1903. An intermediate meeting will be held in Cincinnati on a date to be set by the executive com mittee. The election of officers result ed as follows: Prsident M. H. Ritzwoller, Peoria. .ice presided, J. H. Keller, Kansas City. Secretary-treasurer, W. T. Wellford, Memphis, Tenn. Executive committee, Edward Hid den and George Mayer, St. Louis; M. I. Walsh, Omaha. Neb.; H. B. Carter, Texarkana, and R. J. Wymond, Auro ra, Ind. CAMERA CATCHES TILL TAPPER. Indiana Clerk Photographed In Act of Robbing Cash Drawer. Brazil, Ind., March 6—Albert Deck er, of the firm of Decker & Son, furni ture dealers and funeral directors of this city, has carried out a unique plan which caught one of his trusted clerks who, it is said, was daily tapping the firm of several dollars. Mr. Decker directed a camera in line with the money drawer and attached to the slide a string which passed through into the cellar. He procured a vantage point, and when he discov ered the clerk taking money from the drawer he pulled the slide by means of the string and photographed the clerk with his hands full of coins. The clerk was arrested. Formal Transfer Made. San Francisco, March 6.—The Sut ter street and Street railway lines have been formally transferred to the Baltimore syndicate, whose representa tive, J. M. Dnane, tendered a certi fied check for $2,376,656 in payment. The transfer of the Market street sys tem is yet to be made. About $3,000,. 000 worth of stock in the United Rail way company, which will control all these lines, has been taken by local capitalists. He and His Wife Guests of Daughters of Revolution. Charleston. S. C.. Feb. 27.—Admiral and Mrs. Schley were the guests to day of the Daughters of the Revolu tion at the Charleston Interstate and West Indian exposition. The admiral and his wife arrived this morning and were escorted later to the exposition grounds by a com mittee of the Daughters. His greet ing as he passed through the streets was very enthusiastic. The exercises at the exposition began at 2 o’clock. Among those on the stage were Mrs. C. W. Fairbanks, president general of the Daughters; former President Mrs Daniel Manning and Mrs. J. C. Bur rows. Addresses were made by Admi ral Schley and Captain Richmond P. Hobson. The beautlfnul weather brought out an enormous crowd. PRAYS FOR RECEIVER For Columbia Building and Loan Asso ciation. Atlanta, Feb. 7.—An ancillary bill was filed in the United States circuit court here today praying for a receiv er for the Columbia Building and Loan association of Richmond, V^. The hill was filed by Stephen Terry, et ah, representing minority stockholders in the concern. Similar bills were filed yesterday, it is understood, in* Alaba ma, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, West \ irginia, Louisiana and Florida. The receiver is asked for on the ground of general insolvency. The order fer a receiver was taken at Chasleston, S. C., last Monday be fore Circuit Judge Simonton. Ex-Governor Hogg Entertained. New York. Feb. 27.—Former Gov- ernor Hogg, of Texas, was entertain- ed Wednesday evening at a dinner given by Mrs. Henry Palg, of Cadogan square, says a London dispatch to The Journal and American. Those pres ent included Mrs. Ogltvia Paige, the Countess Craven, Sir Francis Knollis, Sir Nigel Kingscote, comptroller of the kings household; the Marquis of Northampton, Mis* Muriel Wilson, Lady Evelyn Cecil, the Countess of Culloden and Sir Edward Hamilton. No Trace of Loyal’s Body. Augusta, Ga., March 6.—-The body of the young man, Bert Loyal, who was knocked off a freight car at the South Carolina railroad bridge aud drowned during the high water in the river, has not been recovered. His father, E. A. Loyal, of 923 Thirteenth street, has sevoral searching parties engaged. He has published a $50 reward for the re covery of his son’s body. Trlsl sf Osman Pasha. Constantinople, March 4, Tuesday.— Osman Pasha, a son of the famous Kurdish chief, Bedrahan Pasha, whose trial on the charge of high treason began Feb. 20 behind closed doors, has been sentenced to death, but the sen tence will be commuted to perpetual Imprisonment General Naze ml Pasha, n son-in-law of the former grand vizier, AU Pasha, has been arrested. Advocate Reduction of Armaments. New York, Feb. 27.—Several leading newspapers, says • Herald dispatch from Valparaiso, Chill, are beginning to advocate a limitation or reduction of armaments as the best way of in- suring peace between Chili and Ar gentina. It is reported that the secre tary of foreign affairs, Senor Ganez, will resign his post next month for pri vate reasons. Suicided to Escape Jail. Chicago, Feb. 27.—To avoid going to Jail Ernest W. Wediklnd, a lawyer. Indicted on a charge of embezzlement of $4,700, shot and mortally wounded himself soon after court. He was taken to the Alexau Brothers’ hospital, where he died without regaining con sciousness. Widlkind was under ar rest, and while the officers were at lunch he st^^ed into a side room and •hot hlmsel.T ■4k SLE SAM tg HOLD Will Demand Reimbursement of Ransom Money. SOON TO TAKE DECISIVE-ACTION Question of Responsibility May Have Serious Developments, as Turkey Disclaims Such and Lays Blame on Bulgaria. Constantinople, Feb. 27.—It Is un derstood that the United Spates will soon take steps for the reimbursement of the sum of $72,500 paid to the bri gands as a ransom for Miss Ellen M. Stone and Mine. Tsilka, holding Tur key responsible, inasmuch as the cap ture of the missionaries was effect ed on Turkish soil. The question of responsibility may have serious developments since Tur key emphatically disclaims responsi bility and lays the blame on Bulgaria. SUFFERINGS OF SHIP’S CREW. Floated for Days V/ithout Food or Water. Port Angeles. Wash., Feb. 27.—The French bark Los Adelphes, 162 days from Madagascar, bound for Portland, Or., against which there is reinsurance of 20 per cent, has arrived here with almosf every man of the crew down with scurvy. For the last 25 days they had been subsisting on one biscuit per day to each man, and were for some time without fresh water, except rain wa ter. The cook, F. L. Flech, died of ague and exposure and was buried at sea. The conditon of the crew is pitiful. Captain F. Coffin is himself obliged to wear a bandage covering his nose and face to hide the disease. A supply of food and all other things necessary to make the men comfortable was hur riedly put aboard. The vessel weath ered the storm without damage. ROLLINS BINGHAM IS LUCKY. Secured $20,000 by Forgery, but M*^, - ' Go Free. Kansas City, Feb; 27.—irollins I3ing- % bam, fOfmfer society man. charged with forging deeds to property owned by his mother and securing $20,000, may go free for lack of evidence. Bingham, who fled after he was in dicted here 13 years ago, surrendered voluntarily at Beaumont, Tex., last mouth. When his case came up today Prosecutor Hadley stated that two of the principal witnesses were dead and that the others had forgotten the facts to which they testified at the time of the indictment. The case was post poned until the April term. COLOR LINE IN WOMEN CLUBS. Matter Will Be Left to Decision of Each State. Boston, Feb. 27.—By an informal vote, the women’s club presidents of Massachusetts have declared them selves in favor of a compromise on the question of the admission of colored organizaMons to the general federation of women’s clubs. The compromise leaves the matter to the decision of each state. The executive board of state federa tion has rejected the compromise, but the presidents have asked the execu tive hoard to reconsider the decision. Immense Cargo of Cotton. Savannah, Feb. 27.—The German steamship Drachenfelz, Captain Lin- tiz, has sailed for Bremen and Ham burg with the largest cargo of cotton ever cleared from a south Atlantic port. She carried, according to the official way of estimating the total by counting round bales two for one, 19,- 332 bales, valued at $804,397. In addi tion to the cotton the Drachenfelz al so took 2,100 barrels of rosin, 3,404 sacks of cotton seed meal and 2,491 tons of phosphate rock. Last of Booth Sons Dies. New York, Feb. 27—In the death of Dr. Joseph A. Booth at his residence In this city, the last of the four sons of Junius Brutus Booth, the elder, passed away. Dr. Booth was a younger broth er of Edwin, Junius Brutus, Jr., and John Wilkes Booth. He lived a quiet life compared with that of his broth ers, and members of the theatrical profession who knew Edwin Booth well were unacquainted with Dr. Booth. Usee Fire To Destroy Germs. New York, Feb. 27.—The postmaster at Colonla, N. J., a suburb of Meau- chen, has made an affidavit before Re corder Moss, of that city, that he has destroyed by fire oncanceled United States postage stamps worth $600 and other articles In the Colonla postoffice valued at $2,000. The postmaster was ordered by the health board to burn everything In the building owing to smallpox in the postmaster*! family. Steamer Hard and Faat. Savannah. Feb. 27.—The Brltlah steamer Nyassa, which went ashore Monday off Ossabaw. is still hard and faat on the beach. Three tuga are working on her. Fire At Union City, Tenn. Union City, Tenn., Feb. 27.—Tbe de partment store of Shaw Bros., at Hlck- inam, Ky., was destroyed by fire early this morning. Loss about $50,000; la- •uranct $80,000. March, April, May There is a best time for doing everything—that is, a time when i thing can be done to the best ad vantage, most easily and most ef fectively. Now is the best time for purifying your blood. Whyl Because your system is now trying to purify it—you know this by the pimples and other eruptions that have come on your face and body. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Are the medicines to take—they do the work thoroughly and agreeably and never fail to do it. Hood’s are the medicines you have always heard recommended. “’.I cannot recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla too highly as a sprint: medicine. When wa take ifcin the sprint: we all feel betterthrouirh the summer.’’ Mrs. S. H Neal. McCrays. Pa. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. PERSONAL ’.PARAGRAPHS. People You Know and People You Dou’t . Know Mr. Howell Pearson, of Chicasaw Nation, is on a’visit to his old home and met quite a number of his old friends and acquaintances in town Wednesday. He went from the Union section of this country nearly thirty years ago. F. L. Paris, of Ezells, was in the City Wednesday. Capb. J. H. Moorehead, of Sarratts, made us a pleasant visit Wednesday and renewed his subscription. Misses Edith Fort and Myrtle Gaff ney have returned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. A Poole at Paco let. Rev. N. B. Clarkson was among hie many friends in the city Tuesday. He honored The Ledger with an ap preciated visit. R. H. Taylor, of Thickety. called to see us Tuesday and subscribed. D D Gaston, of Blacksburg, was in the city Tuesday. Wm. Wisher, of Kings Creek, has been spending some days in the cjty this weeli. We were phased Wednesday to have a full company of bright Mount Paron Doyfi call on us. it was com* posfdofJ. Alien Bettis, Zeb Vance Bettis, Garvin Bettis, Fred Wells. Cleveland Dover, Glenn Sapoch and Baxter Wells. They are a bright set of young fellows, one that any neigh borhood might well be proud of. J K. Ham bright was in to see us Wednesday. Hon. Wm. Graydon, of the Abbe ville bir, Mr. Shuman, of the Green ville bar, and Maj J. F. Hart and Mr. G W. Hart, of Yorkville, are attend ing couit. P R. Byers, of Blacksburg, came in to see ns Wednesday. James Martin, of Mt. Paron, came in to see us Wednesday. Jacob Sapoch, of Mt. Paron, was a city visitor Wednesday. L Martin, of Mt. Paron, came over to tbe city on business Wednesday. Fulton Moore, from over-tbe-Broad, was in tbe city Wednesday the guest of I. G. Sarrat;, Esq. Albert Bettis, of Mt. Paron, was a business visitor Wednesday. T. J. Estes. J. F. S. A. Lee, Walker Goforth and Jas. W. Strain, all hard working young farmers and good citi zens of lower Cherokee, were in town Wednesday. J. C. Ratliff returned to the city Wednesday afternoon from Spartan burg, where be had been on business. D. L Vassey, of Thickety, came to the city Wednesday on business. Dr. D 8. Ramseur, a prominent physician and slirgeon of Blacksburg, spent Wednesday in the city. The doctor called and subscribed. Mrs. Sumter Littlejohn, who has been visiting -elatives in Spartanburg has returned to the city. Miss Leila Coffey, of Charlotte, visi ted her brother, Mr. Claud Coffey, in tbe city this week. Capt. D K. Cecil, of Charlotte, is in the city the guest of J. H Curry on East Buford street. James R. Service returned yester day from service on the United States jury at Florence. Lecture at Llmeotoue College Mr. Louis C. Elson, professor of theory and lecturer on musical his tory at theNew England Conservatory of Music, Boston, and musical critic on the Boston “Advertiser,” told “The Story of German Music” to an appreciative audience at tbe college last Friday night. Mr. Elson brings to tbe platform profound knowledge of music In all its phases, and bis manner of presenta tion is peculiarly engaging. He il lustrated tbe subject by singing with bis lovely baritone voice tbe repre- nentative German songs of ancient and modern days. We hope that we may have the op portunity of listening to Mr. Elson next season. Skattns Rink- Robert Lipscomb and Tank Mc Arthur are ruuDlng • skating rink over the dispensary. These art worthy young men and they are dis pensing lots of fun to young people. A Wreck. A freight train is In tbe ditch near Mt. Zion. Passenger trains were six hours behind time today. Local Cotton Market. The following prices prevail on the Gaffney market today: Good Middiing8 SO Middling 8 60