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- K ' ^ T v' ^ 7 ^^W r THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Fhe Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Wt 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., FhlDAY, JULY ‘J5, 1902. f 1.00 A YEAB. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. fcvent* that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Called from Exclmngeii for U ui(> k Heading: hy Score* of Buiiy People. A charter was issued Tuesday to the Blue Ridee Back of Greenville, capital $3UO.UOO. Maj. Micah Jenkins took charge of the office of collector of internal rev enue at Columbia Monday. The Postoffice Department has es tablished free delivery service, effec tive September 1, at Sumpter, S. 0., and Hampton, Va. A whole family of colored people at Society Hill were poisoned last week Two have died and the others are not.expected to live. Andrew, the fifteen year-old son of Isaac Cook, was drowned last Friday while bathing in the Little Pee Dee river near Jordanville, Horry county. A glass factory is to be established in Churlesfon. The company is to have a capital stock of #250,000 The factory will give employment to about 8<K) operatives. Alfred Huger, under death sen tence, will serve a life sentence. The death penalty has been reduced to imprisonment for life. He is a Berkley county negro. Sunday afternoon between 3 and 4 o’clock the barn and its contents of Mr. J. W. Jones were destroyed by fire. It was a modern structure and cost $400 and was partially insured. A commission was also issued Mon day to the Home Fund Life Insurance company, of Greenville, which will have a capi al stock of $1,000. The corporators are G. H. Mahon and S. S. Crittenden. Thi governor has pardoned John Leathers, of Greenville, convicted of high and aggravated assault and sen tenced to two years. He has served 17 months. Ill health is the cause for the pardon. The secretary of state Monday is sued a commission to the Emerson Lumber company, of Georgetown. The capital stock is to be $10,000 The corporators are (). E. Emerson, Patrick Matthew and A. Jewett. The governor has offered a reward of $100 for the capture and convic tion of Daniel Hall, the negro who recently fired upon two well known white gentlemen on the South Caro lina side of the Savannah river near Augusta. The summer institutes for farmers are now being held in the several counties in the State. These insti tutes are held io counties which in vite the corps of instructors—who are seut out by Clemson college. There are two sections of these teachers, one working in the upper and the other in the lower part of the State. A fourth concern commissioned Monday was the Lamar Tobacco Warehouse company. of Lamar. The apitalo stock is to be $2,500. The corporators are T. F. Wilson, K A. Windham, J. K. Windham, E. D. Fields, L. C. Munn, G. W. Mims, C. M. Spears, Henry Spears, J. G. Watson, A. 0. Turner, A. J. A. Parrett. A fire broke out in Camden Tues day night about 10:30 o'clock from the explosion of a kerosene lamp and destroyed all the principal places of business in the heart of the city. The city was absolutely at tho mercy of the flames, as the power house had been burned some time ago, and there was not a drop of water to be had. The loss is estimated at $100 • 000. It will be remembered that about two months ago, when the naval ap propriation bill was being debated In the United States bouse of represen- tatives. It wae discovered by Congress man Elliott that no appropriation was made for the Port Royal naval station, and that he euceeded in hav ing inserted in the bill almost st the last‘moment an amount of over $6,- 000—the same anaount as appropria ted last year—to keep up the ma chinery department at the station. But for bis vigilance the station would thus have been entirely unpro- Tided for. A severe thunder storm, preceded by a heavy wind squall, passed over Camden Monday afternoon and blew down the west wing of the new hotel In the courts of erection in Kirkwood. The framework of tbie wing bad just been completed. The storm board had been oalled on in parte, and the whole was put up In as substantial a manner as possible. The w4nd seems to have settled in the structure, which was four stories high and 120 feet long, and collapsed like a card house, while the old part of the house and the new east wing were not dam aged. It will take about a month to rebuild the collapsed portion of the hotel. The secretary of state issued a commission to the WhaU., Aid so ciety, of the city of Columbia, the principal place of business of which will be in the city or suberbs. The purpose of the company is thus et forth: “The general nature of ihe business it proposes to do is to i ceive fortnightly dues from members and to pay to such members an in demnity in case of sickness or other disability, and a gross sum in case of death, out of the net fund realized from fortnightly dues, after payment of expenses, according to a scale to be adopted by the company and made a part of its contract with members.” | The corporators are J. ti. Moore, B. F. Barnes and John W. Anderson. The Reedy Fork Baptist church, colored, was the scene of a killing Sunday in which Jos. Burton was fatally wounded by a pistol shot at the hands cf Joe Thompson, both colored. The church is located on the Fork Shoals road, about 12 miles south of Greenville, and it is said that the religious services are always attended by large crowtfs, while ven ders of liquor are on the outskirts of the grounds, and the booze Hows quite freely. It is also alleged that white men are engaged in this traffic at the church, and it is so notorious tout the preacher on one occasion not long ago gave a word of caution to the liquor sellers, saying that the constables might pounce down upon them at any time. Save* A Woman'* Life- To have given up would have meant death for Mrs. Lois Oragg of Dorches ter, Mass. For years she had endured untold misery from a severe lung trou ble and obstinate cough. ‘'Often,” she writes, “I could scarcely breathe and sometimes could not speak All doctors and remedies failed till { used Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption ana was completely cured.” Sufferers from Coughs, (’olds, Throat and Lung Trouble need this great remedy, for it never disappoints. Cure is guaranteed by Cherokee Dru^ Co. 1’rice 50c and $1.00. Trial bot tles tree. J. L. S. VISITS THE COUNTYCAPITAl. Shakes Hands With Trends and Acquaintances. VISITED BY CANDIDATES Some women are such good finan ciers that they can afford to wear bet ter stockings in swimming than any other time. A Cure for Summer Comulalnt. 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 which 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 easy access of a physician. No family should be with- but a bottle of this medicine io the house, especially in summer time.-- Lansing, Iowa, Journal. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. When free from ice the Yukon river is navigable for large steamers 1,905 miles, a distance more than twice as great as that from Chicago to New Orleans. Vacallou i>ay». 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 DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for sores cuts and bruises,” says L. B. John son, Swift, Tex. “It is the best re medy on the market.” Sure cure for piles and skin diseases Beware of counterfeits. Chert kee Drug Co. My wife says a good many people who are expecting to be snatched up in a firey chariot like Elijah, would look better in a patrol wagon. T«ll Your Neighbor* That you have bought your flour from Bransford Mills and you will be assured that you could not have bought better, This is a satisfaction to you to start with. It is a comfort to know that you have the best. Long use will complete your satisfac tion. It is this satisfaction from long use experienced by housekeepers everywhere,that has established confi dence In “Clifton” flour. Good words, which you hear on every hand, spring from this confidence. In justice to your best Interests you ought to use “Clifton.” Bhansfokd Mills, Owensboro, Ky. Mr. Edward* Thank* the Friend* Who Were *o Kind to Them in their Recent Bereavement—The Crop*—Movement* of People and Other Intere*tinc Notes. 'Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, July 22—Mr. John R. Edwards, in behalf of himself and family, desires to thank the reigh- bors and friends, and especially Prof, and Mrs. Walker, of Cedar Springs, for their kindness to them in the death of his daughter, Mary, which •ook place at Cedar Springs on the 19;h ultimo. Seveial of our neighbors attended t e campaign meeting at Gaffney the 23d lost. Miss Ethel Strain is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. B. McDaniel, at Hick ory Grove. L iring our last visit to Gaffney we met Mr. Thomas Martin, of Chero kee township. He reports his sec tion and people as getting along finely. That he lives in one of the best and most prosperous sections of Cherokee county is evidenced by the thrifty farms and happy homes we find in that section. They have a noble people over there—made up largely of Dutch extraction—so much so that we might properly call it little Holland. Largely they raise their own supplies and the hospitable homes where the way-worn traveler is so kindly invited to stop, rest and be refreshed, make one feel a double interest in its good people. Mr. R. P. Scruggs, candidate for sheriff, was io this section last Sat urday looking after his friends. A good long season, a slow rain of a day or two followed by cloudy, damp weather for a few days will make most of the old corn in this section. This has been an unusually favor able season for working a crop. At no time have the plows or hoes been stopped long, either on account of rain or dry weather. The blackberry season is running out and it will be but a short while till they are all gone. “Are you the defendant?” asked the judge of an old negro. “No boss,” replied the old man, “I'se got a lawyer to do de defensing in dis case.” “Well, who are you?” asked the judge. “I’se de gentleman who stole de chicken,” replied honest Cuffy. A guest who was fl ittering the good housewife by bragging on her dinner, said: “We don’t often get such a dinner as this.” (Little Johnnie, son of the host, said before he thought): “We don’t either.” A henchman accosted the man elected with : “You told me that if I voted for you you would give me a job, and I can prove it.” The poli tician said: “I don't doubt it. my dear sir, for I told every other man the same thing.” The Fowler brothers are threshing wheat in this neighborhood today. Crops are generally small. Mr. H. B. McDaniel, whose illness was reported in a recent communica tion, we are glad to say is getting wtll. Mr. Wolkup, representing the Southern Presbyterian, gave us a call today. In speaking of candidates, he said he was a candidate for heaven. Brother, if that’s so. we are satisfied that you will not have many strong opponents in the race. Mr. JimSmarr has gone to Spar tanburg for a monument to bis father and mother, who are buried at Salem church. Id making mention of the death of Miss Ola Hames, which took place in Texas recently, we inadvertently said Bonham instead of Brookston, where it took place. A few of our neighbors have water melons plenty, though the crows are working on them badly in many places. Some of oor neigbors took wheat to the Dawkins mill at Thickety and are well pleased with the turnout of flour, both in quality and quantity. We understand there are some de serving widows of Confederate veter an* in thla county who have never been placed upon the pension rolls of the State. This la no fault of the pension board—ita an oversight of the parties themselves and their friends, and we trust they will not allow another opportunity to pass without putting in their application. It’s the object of the state to do right by all, and if we fall to take advant age of ita generosity no blame can at tach to those whose duty it is to dis burse the pension funda. It seems that fewer names are add ed each year to the pension rolls than are taken from it by deaths. Hon. W. B. Wilson, candidate tor congress, and W. Ernest Peeler, can didate for county treasurer, gave us a call today. Mr. Wilson was on his way to Armenia, Chester county. J. L s. Don’t Fall To Try Tlito. W henever an honest trial is given to Electric Bitters for any trouble it is reepmmended fur a permanent cure will surely be effected. It never fails to tone the etomach, regulate the kidney and bowels, stimulate the liver, Invigorate the nerves and 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 Cherokee Drug Co. Only 50 cents. The Maine 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 say*: “Last summer I had an at tack of dysentery and purchased a bottle ofChamberlain’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. The sanitation of the city of Ahan- adabad, India, is so bad that the mortality is 70 per 1.000 with no epidemic to account for it. Mother Aln-tty* Keep* It Handy. “My mother suffered a long time from .distressing pains and general ill health due primarily to indiges tion,” says L. W. Spalding, Verona, Mo. “Two years ago I got her to try Kodol. She grew better at once and now, at the age of seventy-six, eats anything she wants, remarking that she foare 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. Cherokae Drug Co. Between railroad collisions and big strikes, there is not much room in the newspaper for other news. Bow It 1* Bone. 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) hy 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 kuowif 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. A fellow who’s intoxicated with Jove doesn’t take long to sober up after marriage. The Beat Liniment for Strain*. Mr. K. 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 winter 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 by Cherokee Drug Co. Summer institutes for farmers are now being conducted in several coun ties in the state. “I am using a box of Chamberlain’s Stomach & 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 easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Cherokee Drag Co. Aguinaldo may not draw on the lecture platform. It’s a long walk to Manila. Cut this out and take it to Chero kee's Drug Store and get a box of Chamberlain’s Stomach Si Liver Tab lets. The best physic. They also correct disorders of the atomacb. Price 25 cents. THROUGHOUT THE TAB HEEl ST1TE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Many a woman only becomes an angel when she has been caught in the snares of the devil. Stop* (lie Cough wnd Work* Off tho Cold Laxative Bromo-Cjulnine Tablet* cure a cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay. Price 25 omta. Iiiteroatlng Iterra* Concerning Our Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which Mtty Provt Entertaining Reading for Hundred* of Ledger Header*. The C. A N. VV. Railroad now has its standard gauge ties laid to Gas tonia. The force reached there Sat- turday. A charter was granted tn the El liott Chair Company, of Lexington, capital $25,000. J. A. Elliott, of Thomasville, is a large stockholder. The next annual meeting of the Firemen's Association wi;h tourna ment, will be held at Durham. Salis bury made a .good fight to be chosen as the place. The State charters the Zachary . Mantel Company, of Raleigh, capital $25,000: A. I) Zachary and others stockholders. It will manufacture and deal in mantels. Revenue Agent Patterson has been allowed an additional clerk, with a salary of $1,200. He has not yet de cided whom to appoint. He reports the seizure of a big distillery near Durham Saturday. It had a capa city of 30 gallons per day. The executors of Matt Clark, who was killed by a Southern Railway engine, at the Second street crossing in Charlotte, a few wetks ago, have brought suit against the Southern Railway Company for $20,000 They have retained Messrs. Burweil, Walker Cansler and Mr. Stewart Plummer, as counsel. Julian 8. Carr, the Commander of the North Carolina division United Confederate Veterans, says that all the arrangements are complete for the reunion of veterans at Greens boro August 19, 20 and 21. He says he expects from 1,500 to 2,000 to be present. The State tents have been secured for the encampment. The grand jury has returned a true bill against Mr. N. Glenn Williams for assault and battery upon District Attorney Holton. Papers were issued and sent to Yadkin county Tuesday. Mr. Williams came to Winstoo Wednesday morning. Judge Shaw Tuesday afternoon decided to call up the case for trial at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. The State Tuesday granted char ters to the Elizabeth City Hosiery Company, capital $10 000, E. F. Adyleet and others stockholders; the Peerless Mattress Company, of Lex ington. capital $10,000, W. R Holt and others stckholders, and the Red Cross Remedy and Medicine Com pany, of Wilmington, capital $10,- 000, James M. Forsher and others stockholders. At 1 o’clock Wednesday morning a fire in Goldsboro hud just been gotten under control. It was in the heart of the city and the loss is put at between $20,000 and $25,000. Among the places destroyed are Lam’s livery stables, Southerland’s stable, Creech’s store and dwelling, H. Well *& Co.’s two warehouses, Robinson’s harness store and Robin son’s ice house. James Hariston, colored, charged with shooting Simeon Kiger with intent to kill, was arranged on Tues day. He pled guilty of assault with deadly weapon. Thursday morning Judge Shaw gave him a term of two years on the county roads. This is said to be the limit. It is probable, however, that he will be indicted in other cases by which his honor can add a few months or years to the above sentence. The trustees of the Agricultural and Mechanical College desire to separate the agricultural from the mechanical department and to this end will ask the legislature to appro priate $40 000 for agricultural build ings. these to be on a very fine site, lately bought, directly in front of the State Fair grounds. Thla site is the highest point in several milea of Ra leigh. In case such agricultural buildings are erected they will be nearer the college farm of 400 acres, and all the present buildings can be devoted to the mechanical depart ment. The next educational conference will be held at Hickory, August 13th and 14th. It is the desire to have there at this time a conference of all the county superintendents from every weetern county from Ashe to Cherokee who did not attend at Greensboro or Charlotte. The entire conference will be under the manage ment of Superintendent Joyner, Dr. Mclver and Governor Aycoclc, who constitute the Stale executive com mittee of the Southern educational board. Besides these, Dr. George T. Winston. ex-Governor Jarius and ex- Superintendent Mebane i 1 be pre sent. F. N. Davis, postoffice inspector, had the postmaster at Belgrade, Onslow county, arrested and brought before Charles B. Hill, United States commissioner Wednesday morning. Mr. Davis found the postmaster. F. C. Henderson, short in bis money order account over $1,000. This is a very small office and was only made a money order office last January. Besides being the postmaster, Hen derson is president of the Belgrade High School and Business College, president of the Belgrade Stock Com pany and editor of The Belgrade Courier. It seems that most of the money orders issued were for the postmaster himself. Commissioner Hill bound Henderson over for bis appearance for trial at the next term of the district court. He gave bond for $1,000. If A Man Lie To You And say some other salve,ointment, lotion, oil or alleged heeLr is as good as Bucklen’s Arnica ^uivc-. tell nim thirty years of marvelous cures of Files, Burns, Boils, Corns, Felons, Ulcers, Cuts, Scalds. Bruises and Skin Eruptions prove it’s the best and cheapest. 25c at Cherokee Drug store. A monster mushroom has been gathered in a field at Nortwood. It weighs 21 pounds 2 ounces, measures 39 inches in circumference and grew in three days. PoiNouing theSy»tem. 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. Cherokee Drug Co. Somehow it is discouraging how feminine instinct can distance mas culine reason in the way of doing things right. No ial*e Claim*. 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 la without doubt the greatest throat and lung remedy. Refuse substi tutes. Cherokee Drug-€o. The highest mountains in Cuba reach greater heights than any peak in the eastern ranges of the United States. Cures Blood 1'oUon, Cancer, Ulcer*, Ec zema, Carbuncle*, Etc. Medicine Free. If you have offensive pimples or eruptioos, ulcers on any part of the 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 suffer from serious blood poison or the beginnings of deadly cancer. You may be per manently cured by taking Botanio Blood Balm (B. B. B ) made especial ly to cure the worst blood and akin 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 ail 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 Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice senl in sealed letter. Many a woman’s dream that begin with a coach and four has ended with a wasbtub. Act* I mmediately. Colds are sometimee more trouble some in summer than in winter, it’s so hard to keep from adding to them while cooling off after exercise One Minute Cough Cure cures at once. Absolutely safe. Acts immediately. Sure cure for coughs, colds, croup, throat and lung troubles. Cherokee Drug Co. The wings of riches enable them to fly up and roost on the highest branobea. When Othar Madlrlne* Hava Fallad Take Foley’s Kidney Cure. It hai cured when when everything elee hae disappointed. Cherokee Drug Co. A:..-