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THE hARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Fhe Ledger. SEHI*WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Co*- 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, JULY 4, 1902. tl.OO A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. fcvrnt* that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Called froui Exchange, for (Julck Reading hy Score. of Hu.y People. The Dew water works system at Florence has been completed. The Greenville police have the dis tinction of making the first arrest for violation of the new pistol law. A charter has been granted to the Standard Drug and Manufacturing Company of Rock Hill, which is capitalized at $8,000. Mr. William Haile’s barn at Cam den, was destroyed by fire Sunday night from causes unknown. The loss is partly covered by insurance. Pilot Miller shot and k’lled Wil liam Lawrence in a dispute which an-sp over a game of cards at Gadsden tsa'uruay uignt. Both were colored. The Kailroads have grunted a rate of one cent a m.Ie ea^h way on ac count of the Confederate reunion to be held in Greenville on August Gth, 7th and 8th. The representatives of the Game- well Company are installing an elec tric telegraph fire alarm system in Orangelmrg which will be completed in 10 days. T. A. .Stevenson, a farmer of Ches ter County, cultivates a field of broom corn. He has the machinery for making brooms and turns out a first- class article vVm. C. W. Wolfe, an attorney of the Orangeburg bar, has got out in neat pamphlet form a complete syn opsis of the game, fish and county government 'aws. The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Saluda River Elec tric and Construction Company of Bateshurg, which is to furnish elec tric lights power etc. The work of changing the Carolina and Northwestern Railway from a nar row to a broad gang is progressing rapidly and will be comoleted hy the • time provided in the contract, Jan. 1, 19051. Will Hedgepath shot and killed Sidney Lloyd in Chest“r Monday af ternoon, says the Enquirer. Hedge- path is a constable. Lloyd was run ning at the time he was killed. One story is that he was killed about a woman and another that he was flee ing from justice. The barn and stable of Mr. Fred W. Stackley on the Bunker Hill plantation, were destroyed fsaturday afternoon with all contents. Two fine horses were burned so severely that it is likely they will have to be shot. Mr. Stackley says his loss will amount to about $S00. He is insured for $111 Kj. John Byers, a negro aged about GO years, was killed in his bouse on Mr. Ham .Smith’s place, about three miles northwest of Yorkville, last Monday afternoon says the Yorkville Enquirer. The story is that he had a shotgun in his hand. As he turned to get a drink of water his daughter was handing him, the gun was dis charged. Death followed almost im mediately. Will Walker, a convict was killed Monday evening while trying to es cape from the chaingang in York county, says the Enquirer. The gang had been working corn on the poor house farm, and was on its return to the stockade for the night. Walker made a break for liberty. Guards Robinson and Atkins fired at him af ter ordering him to halt. Three trus ties were ordered to follow, and as soon as they could arrange to do so, Robinson and Atkins took up the pursuit. When overtaken, Walker fought with stones and continued his flight. Robinson and Atkins fired at about the same time, riddling Walk er’s body with buckshot and killing him almost instantly. The coroner is making an investigation of the matter. Walker was convicted at the spring term of the court and sen tenced to eighteen months for arson. He stole encumbered cotton from his own cotton house and burned the house to conceal the theft. Previous to this, his first attempt to escape, be has been well behaved. A serious distorbance took place at the Seaboard Air Line passenger sta tion at Camden between some white boys and negroes Sunday evening. It was started by the aggressiveness of a young negro by the name of Solomon Blebopfc), just before the 8:0Gp. m. train from Colombia ar rived. Biebopp joatled against young Victor Gifford, who is about 15 years old, and then turned and spoke to the lad in an extremely rude and ag gressive way. Young Gifford, resent ing the jostling and the accompaning language, struck the negro, a full grown man, who thereupon knocked Gifford down and proceeded to pound him and pushed him towards the railroad track, assisted by two other young darkies, Edward McRae and Charlie DuBose. Tne Seaboard pas senger train at this moment came dashing into the station and had not Mr. Dave Nettles, come up just then and jerked young Gifford’s body away, he would have had his leg cut off by the approaching train. The negroes scattered, but after the train left the darkies referred to and several others waked up and down the track, cursing young Gifford and several other young lads of his age in the most foul and abusive language. The boys incensed at the language were about to make a dash at them, but refrained and decided to send for young Gifford’s father, and be guided by his advice. By the time Mr. Gif ford arrived about seventy-five darkies, who bad been summoned by the ringleaders from the nearby "nigger town’’ had assembled, many armed with sticks and brickbats and pistols. Mr. Gifford, on hearing what had occurred, started at the crowd of negroes in quest of Solomon Bishopp. The negroes began to break away and in the confusion that fel- lowed a shot was fired hy some one which wounded Charlie DuBose in the arm, while Mr. P^nglish Vaughan was hit on the cheek by a brickbat and was severely wounded. The chief of police arrested the ringleaders. S.ive.i A Wunmii'n L,lf*- To have given up would have meant death for Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dorches ter, Mass. Fur years she had endured untold misery from a severe lung trou ble and obstinate cough. "Often,’’ she writes, "1 could scarcely breathe anu sometimes could not speak All doctors and remedies failed till I used Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption ami was com, 'eteiy cured.” Sufferers from Coughs, Colds, Throat and Lung Trouble need this great remedy, for it never disappoints. Cure is guaranteed bv Cherokee Dru* Co. J’rice 50c and $1.00. Trial bot tles free. Rome is to be electrically lighted wish power from the Marmore Falls, seventy miles away. A Cure for Summer Complaint. Summer complaint is unusually prevalent among children this season. A well developed case in the writer’s family was cured last week by the timely use of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy—one of the best patent medicines manu factured and winch is always kept on hand at the home of ye scribe. This is not intended as a free puff for the company, who do not advertise with us, but to benefit little sufferers who may not be within ea«y access of a physician. No family should be with- ut a bottle of this medicine in the house, especially in summer time.-- Lansing, Iowa. Journal. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. When we remember the angelic host revealed to Elisha's servant at D>than, we tun rust assured against danger. Mother Ke<-|»» It llamly. "My mother suffered a long time from distressing pains and general J ill health due primarily to indiges tion,” says L. W. Hpalding, Verona, Mo. "Two yea/s ago I got her to try Kodol. Hhe grew better at once and now, at the age of seventy-six, eats anything she wants, remarking tnat she fears no bad effects as she has her bottle of Kodol hand.” Don’t waste time doctoring .'symptoms. Go after the cause. If your stomach is sound your health will be good. Kodol rests the stomach and strength ens the body by digesting your food. It is nature’s own tonic. Cherokee Drug Co. Remember that the day of small things precedes that of great things. No t'Mlfte ClwIuiM. The proprietors of Foley’s Honey and Tar do not advertise this as a "sure cure for consumption.” They do not claim it will cure this dread complaint in advanced cases, but do positively assert that it will cure in the earlier stages and never fails to give comfort and relief in the worst cases. Foley’s Honey and Tar is without doubt the greatest throat and lung remedy. Refuse substi tutes. Cherokee Drug Co. Spain has an average of XVHJ hours of sunshine a year. "I am using a box of Chamberlain’* Stomach <fc Liver Tablets and find them the best thing for my stomach I ever used,” says T. W. Robinson, Justice of the Peace, Loomis, Mich. These Tablets not only correct dis orders of the stomach but regulate the liver and bowels. They are eaey to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Cherokee , Drug Co. THE DRY SEASON WASA BLESSING. The Farm Crops Were Never Better. INTEREST IN RELIGION. The People of the Stevy Section Devoting Attention to the Preaching of the Go*- pel -Captain Clayton Camp and Hit* Con vict* Doing Good Work. tCorrespondence of The I.edger.) Neau Stew, June 30—Rev. A. D. Davidson is regularly filling his ap pointment at Madedonia on the seni or d Sunday and Saturday before, and in Lis plain, earnest way, which bus always been a marked characteristic n( bis, be is preaching the gospel to nur people. Our people are giving more devoted attention to the preaching of the gos pel and to a general scriptural study than we have noticed for some time past. This is manifested plainly in the attendance upon our Sunday schools both at the church and in the school bouses in the communities round about. At the new school house near Mr. R. E. Sarratt’s a large number of the neighbors, old and young, male and female, meet at 3:30 o’clock every Sunday evening, where a large percentage of them join in teaching the scripture. All who will read are handed out num bers regularly, running from one to any number that may be drawn, and in this may no confusion arises in the reading. Messrs. L. T. Huskey, Champ Cooper and A. S Smith have also added much to the religious and so cial enjoyment of these gatherings hy training and ins ructing our young people and some of the older ones in precious vocal songs, always suitable for such occasions. These social and religious gatherings cannot fail to wield a very gratifying influence over our entire people for good and we are proud of them. The long dry season of weather, at which some of our ceople were un- thoughtful ennugh to murmur, has passed away, at least for the present, and now as we look back we see, un mistakably, that it was a great bless ing indeed Farm crops of almost every variety Were never better than at this writ ing. Corn is good, cotton good and a large pea crop is seen everywhere. Not only is this true with the upland farmer, but the planters on bottom land farms have had a golden oppor tunity to prepare and plant their land as well. Not only in this way was tne dry weathir of the past a blessing, but in a financial way it has been a blessing to both farmer and merchant, because farmers were able to keep up farm work and haul a great deal of wood to our markets as well, which was always turned in to cash and came into the country for circulation among woodeboppers or other day laborers, or was paid in to some merchant’s hand for supplies, cutting down time prices and enab ling the merchant as well to pay cash in replenishing stocks sold out, so we conclude that the past season brought abundant reasons for thankfulness to our creator. Just now we have Capt. Clayton Camp with his road gang in our com munity. He is doing some fine work for us and soon we will have good roads for our fall market work. We are certainly proud of the stand our worthy county paper has taken on the subject. \Ve notice that I’rofs. McArthur and Blake began the work of the summer school for teachers the 25th iust. We are very sorry were not able to attend. We personally know that the school meets a long-felt want among a class of teacher* that do not find regular work as teachers We believe every teacher who attends will be well paid. We had the pleasure of attending the union meeting of the Northern Section of the Broad River Associa tion last Saturday. oc Th Inst. It met with the Beaver Dam church, a few miles west of Gaffney. The union was well attended both by visitors and delegates from churches and Sun day schools. After the enrollment of delegates and other formal matters, Mr. K. D. Edwards, of Piedmont church, and Mr. M. B. Vassey, of Beaver Dam church, were made per manent officers for the session. Here the regular work of the union began and a warm religious feeling was manifested in its work from the be ginning. Some important subjects bearing upon church progress and Christian unity were earnestly and warmly discussed. This ended Sat- orday’s work. Sunday’s program consiated ofja mass meeting of Sun day school workers and the reading of essays by Misses Ailie Petty and Bessie Davidson on subjects of their own choice. These essays were well gotten up and did credit to each of the young ladies. This ended the morning exercises. At 11 o'clock Rev. F. C Hickson preached the ser mon on charity, bis theme being ‘ Man’s Mission on Earth Giving the Gospel to the World.” He convinced his bearers of a deep, heartfelt earn estness of soul conviction to his ti em and was attentively heard uy a I large audience. Thus a most pleas- j ant and enjoyable union was passed among the good people of Beaver Dam church. These peole did all "hat could be done to entertain dele gates and visitors, all of whom went home with a warm brotherly feeling for them. We are pleased with your efforts for an enjoyable occasion on the fourth and we expect to see you all then. l b d. THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Intn-Fftting Ite'iiiH Conrernlni; Our XcIbIi- t>or* Beyond the Line Which M»y Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundred* of Ledger Reader*. Durham is to organize a chamber of commerce. Five negroes broke jail at Lexing ton last week. Don’t Fall To Try Thl*. Whenever an honest trial is given to Electric Bitters for any trouble it is recommended for a permanent cure will surely be effected. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the kidney and bowels, stimu'ate the liver, invigorate the nerves aid puri fy the blood. It’s a wonderful tonic for run-down systems. Electric Bit ters positively cures Kidney and Liver Troubles, Stomach Disorders Ner vousness, Sleeplessness, Rheuma tism, Neuralgia, and expels Malaria. Satisfaction guaranteed by Chen kee Drug Co. Only 50 cents. A mob attacked the Hattiesburg, Miss , jail, attempting to lynch a ne gro, but was repulsed by military. The Best Liniment for strum*. Mr. F. H. Wells, the merchant at Deer Park. Long Island, N. Y., says: "I always recommend Chamberlain’s Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. I used it last wider for a severe lameness in the side, resulting from a strain, and was greatly pleased with the quick relief and cure it af fected. For sale bv Cherokee Co. Drug One of the forcible ways of express ing opposition to the church of God is , ‘‘Fighting agninat God.” Cure* Illood I’oirton, i'aiirer, l’leer*, Kc xeviiH* Carbunele*, tAc. Medic ine Free. If you have offensive pimples or eruptions, ulcers on any part of the i body, aching bones or joints, falling hair, mucous patches, swollen glands, skin itches and burns, sore lips or gums, eating, festering sores, sharp, gnawing pains, then you sufft-r from serious blood poison or the beginnings of deadly cancer. You may be per manently cured by taking Botanic Blood Balm (B B. B ) made especial ly to cure the worst blood and skin diseases. It kills the poison in the blood thereby giving a healthy blood supply to the affected parts, heals every sore or ulcer, even deadly can cer, stops all aches and pains and re duces all swellings. Botanic Blood Balm cures all malignant blood trou bles, such as eczema, scabs and scales, pimples, running sores, car buncles, scrofula, etc Especially advised for all obstinate cases that have reached the second or third stage. Druggists, $1. To prove it cures, sample of Blood Balm sent free and prepaid by writing Biood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical a&vice sent iu sealed letter. The Swine Old Story. J. A. Kelly, relates an experience similar to that which has happened in almost every neighborhood in the United States and has been told and retold by thousands of others. He says: "Last summer I had an at tack of dysentery and purchased a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which I used according to directions and with en tirely satisfactory results. The trou ble was controlled much quicker than former attacks when I used other remedies.” Mr. Kelly is a well known citizen of Henderson, N. C. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Greensboro has a new hospital with fourteen rooms. Elizabeth City has broken ground for an electric street railway. There is talk of building a railroad from Newbern to Bayboro. The blackberry crop in the eastern part of this State is the largest in many years. The State charters the Farmer« Oil Company, of Nashville, capital $lUU,- 000. Wilson has recently appropriated $25,000 for the improvement of the streets of that city. The electric car line from Wilming ton to Wrightsville will be completed by the 15th of this month. Very large shipments of lumber are being made by the different lumber companies at Newbern, says the Jour nal. Robert Smalls has been confirmed by the United States Senate as col lector of '’ustoms for the district of Beaufort, this State. Work is to be commenced on Greensboro’s pubUc building shortly. Something over $G0 OX) will be ex- ! pended on the building. I Citizens of Scotland Neck and Eliza- ; both City both have organized anti- saloon leagues, and the war is on to ! rid these towns of rum mills. | Senator Simmons and Representa tive Pou have secured two cannon for Raleigh Post, G A. R., which will be placed at the Soldiers Home. During the months of May and June no fewer than 1,000 copies of the North Carolina "Regimental His tories” have been sold by State Li brarian Sherrill. Arrangements for the next State Fair, iu October, are thus earlv very active. There will be new feat ures. Many improvment of buildings are being made. The W adesboro Messenger says J. G. Neilly. of Yorkville, S. C., was ar rested iu Polkton last week on the charge of forging an insurance policy for $2,000 in York county. The last of the money to aid public schools in keeping open four months in the year, was out last week. The total appropriation was $100,000, but only about $80,000 was required. Depredations on the rural route boxes in Buncombe county are be coming quite frequent, says the Citi zen. A special inspector is now mak ing a thorough search for the guilty parties. Two agents of the Japanese govern ment are in North Carolina, making a study of tobacco growing. They are now in the eastern counties. They visited the Htate museum and saw the display of tobacco there. A special from Washington says that Representative Kitchen scored quite u victory on last Saturday by having the Naval Appropriation bill on buildirg war ships in the govern ment navy yards sent back to con ference. It is a great mistake to set up our own standard of right and wrong and judge everybody accordingly. Y»«-Mtlou Day*. Vacation time is here and the children are fairly living out of doors. There could be no healthier place for them. You need only to guard against the accidents incidental to most open air sports. No remedy equals DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for quickly stopping pain or removing danger of serious consequences. For cuts, scalds and wounds. "I used DeWltt’s Witch Hazel Salve for sores cuts and bruises,” says L. B. John son, Swift, Tex "It is the best re medy on the inurket.” Sure cure for piles and skin diseases Beware of counterfeits. Chert kee Drug Co. In this life even the cup of thanks giving is mingled with bitter tears. Cut this out and take it to Chero kee's Drug Store and get a box of Chamberlain’s Stomach A Liver Tab lets. The best physic. They also correct disorders of the stomach. Price 25 cents. The High Point Street Railway and Electric Company, chartered by the laws of North Carolina to build and equip a line of electric railway from High Point in Winston-Salem and to Greensboro, and intermediate stations is capitalized at $500,000. The Danbury Reporter says: The Irish pototo crop in this section is ex ceedingly short. The blackberry crop is said to be a kind of failure. Rattlesnakes are quite plentiful. The tobacco crop in most sections of the county will be exceedingly short. This is owing to the (treat scarcity of plants, on account of tbedry weather. Greensboro correspondent of the Raleigh News and Observer says: A well to do farmer from Summerfield township, this county, visited the city and had to inquire the way to the court house. He is 40 years old, in- tellegent and had never seen the court house before in his life, though bora and reared within twelve miles of it. The Monroe Enquirer says: Mr. A. L Parker, who served on the jury in the Federal court in Charlotte week before last, tells us that it took but very little time for that jury to say "guilty” as to the Amos Owen cherry tree swindlers. The cherry tree swindlers got a lot of money from the people of this county. The strike in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia coal fields has greatly increased the demand for the product of the Comnock mines. Orders are coming in very much more rapidly than they can be filled and at a con siderably increased price. A large force of bands is being worked and the output has been greatly increased. A special from Knoxville, Tenn., says: The Ohio River and Charles ton railroad, extending from Johnson City, Tenn., to Hunt Dale. N. C., has been sold to the South and Western railroad. The purchasing company has authorized the issue of $60U,000 bonds, with which to complete the construction, already begun. It is understood to be the plan of the road to connect the Virginia coal fields with North Carolina points. Three vacant scholarships are to be filled from the State to the Peabody College for teachers at Nashville, Tenn. The competitive examination for this jear will be held in the State on the 17th and 18th of this month. As the name indicates, the purpose of the institution is to train teachers and successful competitors for the scholarships receive one hun dred dollars, $12 50 each month for eight months, and also traveling ex penses to and from Nashville. While the Wilmington feeacoast railroad is being constructed into a trolley line, the work train has been on the road nearly evpry night de livering poles, and cro -sues and other material, says the Wilmington iifes- senger. One morning recently about 5} o’clock the train was delivering crossties on the stretch of road along the swamp between Masonboro cross ing the Bradley’s creek, running very slow and stopping every few yards. While the train was standing still near the swamp, the irain crew caught sight ol an unwelcome visitor that was no doubt attracted by the locomotive headlight. It was u pan ther of large size and it came up close to the train with its eyes look ing like two balls of fire. The darkies on that train stuck close to the flat cars and watched the animal as it slunk around, sometimes, approach ing us if to jump aboard the cars. The train worked in the vicinity some time and the panther followed it up and crossed the track several time£ ahead of the locomotive. He could be seen plainly, and those who saw him say be was an uglv specimen. If A Man Lie To You And say some other salve,ointment, lotion, oil or alleged heeler is as good as Bucklen’s Arnica Halve, tell him thirty years of marvelous cures of Piles, Burns, Boils, Corns, Felons, I leers, Cuts, Scalds, Bruises and Skin Eruptions prove it's the best and cheapest. 25c at Cherokee Drue store. Women do not marry for money, but they find it easier to love a rich man than a poor one. How It I* Done. The first object in life with the American people is to ‘‘get rich the second, how to regain good health. The first can be obtained by honesty, energy and saving; the second, (good health) by using Green’s August Flower. Should you be a despondent sufferer from any of the effects of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Appen dicitis. Indigestion, etc., such as Sick Headache, Palpitation of the Heart, Sour Stomach. Habitual Costiveness, Dizziness of the Head, Nervous Pros tration, Low Spirits, etc., you need not suffer another day. Two doses of the well known August Flower will relieve you at once. Go to Cherokee Drug Co. and get a sample bottle free. Regular size. 75 cts. Get Green’s Special Almanac. Differences of opinions should be reconciled by calm and prayerful dis cussion. FoiMonlng th«S>»te(u. It is through the bowels that the body is cleansed of impurities. Con stipation keeps these poisons in the system, causing headache, dullness and melancholia at first, then un sightly eruptions and finally serious illness unless a remedy is applied. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers prevent this trouble by stimulating the liver and promote easy, health action of the bowels. These little pills do not act violently but by strengthening the bowels enable them to perform their own work. Never gripe or dis tress. Cherokse Drug Co. Physical culture doesn’t necessarily make a girl strong-minded. Art* IiuiiMMlIwtrljr. Colds are sometimes more trouble some in summer than in winter, it’s so bard to keep from adding to them while coollog off after exercise Co# Minute Cough Cure cures at ones. Absolutely safe. Acts immediately. Sure cure for coughs, colda, croup, throat and lung troubles. Cherokee Drug Co.