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THE LARGEST 'Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger. SEMI-WEI ILY—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. jfiSTABLIS&ED FEB. 1«. 1894 GAFFNEY. 8. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 190S. f 1.00 A YEAR. THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Erents. ALL OYER THE STATE. ifev.nUi (bat Have Taken Place £rom One Snd of the State to the Other Called from .Kxohangea dor Quick Heading bf Score, ■of Hnay Pe«u>le. The American Cotton Oil Company has completed its ginnery and ware house at Batesburg. The plant is the largest in'the state. The governor has offered a reward of $50 for the capture and conviction of Will Sullivan, who killed Frank JBeeks in Laurens County last month. The new Florence Oil Mill, which <was built recently to replace the plant destroyed by fire some time ago, has been completed and has be gun operations. Elias Hunter, tke oldest citizen of Batesburg, aged 8€ years, died at his home there Sunday. He was an old Confederate soldier and had fought in the Seminole war. Abner Michael, colored, of Pocat- aligo, Beaufort county, has been committed (<o jail on the charge of having falsely received a pension under the name of Abner Nichols. Mr. Wm. Choate, as aged citizen of Ebenezer, York (county, jumped off a w jig on loaded with fodder last Wednesday while the team of mules he was driving were running away. He struck the ground head foremost, dislocating his left shoulder and bruising hia back painfully. His condition is serious. Clemson College opened Wednes day with a full faculty present and 500 students oo band. The Rev. Mr. Finlay, rector of the Episcopal church, conducted the devotional exercises. Col. M. B. Hardin then introduced Dr. P. H. Mell, the new president, who received a most hear ty and flattering reception. Mr. 8. J. Davis, Anderson county's jailer, has growing in the jail yard a tomato vine which is a curiosity. There are now on it 18 tomatoes, near ly ripe, and any one of which will weigh more than a pound. Several have already been pulled from it, so that this vine has produced more than 25 pounds of tomatoes this year. In the month just ended, Chief Constable Bateman and his squad have broken the record for seizures in Columbia. The blind tigers have not been broken up, but the consta bles have in that time seized over $1,000 worth of liquor and have con victed cases in the recorder’s court iu which the flues amounted to $250. The Florence Ice Co. have started their plant with a capacity of 15 tons a day. The first lot of ice was started Monday and from all accounts the ex periment will prove very much of a success. This is something that that enterprising little city has been long in need of, and if ther ealitj is as pop ular as the idea and hopes have been, it will be a very successful enterprise. The work on the Brogon mill at Anderson has been under way for some time now and fine progress is being made, but It will be about a year before the machinery will start. The mill will be a pioneer of its kind in the South. It will be built on a different style of architecture from any other mill in this country and will manufacture, exclusively flue colored goods. Sarah Leech, colored, who was •hot near Yorkville a few days ago by Tom Johnson, died Tuesday morn ing. Magistrate G. C. Leech of York- vllle held an inquest Tuesday even ing. The jury found a verdict in ac cordance with the facts already re ported. Asbury Falls, who was con nected with the shooting, was arrest ed Tuesday evening and placed in jail. Mr. G. T. Setzer, of Rock HM1, made a fine success of watermelon culture this|season. Off an (acre and three fourths he sold twenty two wagon loads, realizing therefrom about a hundred dollars, all the cash expenses of his farm for the past two months, including horse feed, being paid out of the (proceeds. He has a half acre yet to sell, and this crop <• very fine. Saturday near Verdery, Lem Bishop in an altercation with John Heard killed the latter by hitting him in the head with a rock. The two negroes were both drunk, It is said, and got into the fight in the public road. According to Lem’s tale John first threw the rock at him and he then picked up the same rock and burled It back at lohu. The rock en tered his head, causing death. A large blockade distillery outfit was destroyed Monday morulng about of Greenville county by Revenue Col lector E. A. Aiken and Constables Cooley and Altom. The entire outfit consisted of a 65-gallon copper still, 1,200 gallons of beer and 12 fermen- 1 o'clock in the Dark Corner section ters. The officers destroyed every thing. No one was found near the still and consequently no arrest was made. A colored man, of Rock Hill, hired a horse and buggy Sunday from Mr. W. B. Kerr and went out for a day’s pleasure. He returned to the city that night about dark with the turn out, and upon examination Mr. Kerr discovered that bis horse had been driven almost to death. In fact the animal was in such a condition that Dr. Friedheim had bard work to save its life. Mr. Kerr immediatly gave the negro a thrashing with a buggy whip. Mrs. Mattie Marcus, wife of Henry Marcus, whose residencejformerly was in Rock Hill, was tried in Camden last week for the murder of her bus- band. The evidence justified the verdict of not guilty which the jury rendered. The testimony developed the fact that the deceased treated his wife cruelly, often beating and kick ing her and on several occasions threatening her life. On the morn ing of the homicide he tried to kill her, rushing upon her with a drawn knife, and she grabbed the pistol from under the pillow and shot him. Mr. M. L. Smith represented the de fendant. LOCAL HAPPENINGS IN LOWER CHEROKEE, News of The Week Sent From Etta Jane OF PEOPLE AND THINGS. Sickness in The Coantj—Camp Jefferies Veterans to Meet at WllklnsviUe—Preach- U>k at Salem—’Possum Hunters Abroad- Personal Items. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Sept. 10.—Mrs. C. W. Wbisonant, whose affliction has here tofore been mentioned in this corres pondence, we are glad to state is much improved in health and able to be up and going about. Miss Grace Whisouaut has accepted a position as {teacher in the graded school at Kershaw, {and will assume her duties there next week. She is one of Cherokee county’s most estimable young ladies, {and we most heartily recommend her to her pa trons and faculty as one in whom they can repose the utmost confi dence,*and we shall expect good re sults from her work with them. Miss Avelona Webber, another of Cherokee’s most exjellent young ter county, was in this neighborhood last Monday on a visit. Our people have made some choice molasses this season, though they say the cane is not of the best quality this year. Rev. W. H. White preached at Salem last Sabbath at 11 o’clock a. m., and again at night. Good con gregations, {attended.both services. On Saturday before the first Sabbath iu October be will begin a prepara tory service at 11 o’clock a. m , and hold the commanion on Sabbath at 11 o’clock a. m. Elder C. W. Whisonant was elected delegate to the meeticg|of Enoree Presbytery which convenes at Greers on the 30th inst. Elder T. J. Estes was chosen as bis alternate. The charch treasurer reported abou*: $75 00 on hand ready for re pairing the church, which worx will begin as soon as a sufficient amount can be raised to carry out the plan. At a meeting of the C. E. Society Miss Ethel Strain read an essay writ ten by Miss Lizzie Edwards, a deaf mute. The topic was “The coming of Christ.” It was an elegantly pre pared paper and was highly appre ciated by her brethren and sisters of the society and others. Mrs. J. F .Wright has gone on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. John Pon der. of Patterson Springs N. C. Miss Maude B'uckwell, who has been visiting in Chester county, re turned home last Sabbath. The ’possum hunters have started and night is made hideous with the RESET OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD LAST TOESDAT. The election is over, anxiety and excitement have disappeared from the bosoms of the candidates and voters alike, and the ’‘dear people” have settled down to another two years of rest and freedom from political environ ments. The elected officers we presume are jubilant, while the defeated candidates accept their defeat with as good grace as possible. Columbia, Sept. 11.—The State’s figures at midnight do not change the result previously reported. With one small box iu Cherokee county to bear from the figures are complete as follows: Evans 36,272 Latimer 52,472 Latimer’s majority 16,200 Heyward 50,709 Talbert 40,362 Heywards’e majority 10,347 Gary 41,609 Sloan 45,208 Sloan’s majority 3,599 Gantt 46,580 Wilson 44,223 Gantt’s majority 2,357 s Jones 45,723 Walker 44,676 Jones’ majority 1,047 Boyd 41,445 Frost 48,320 Frost’s majority 6 875 Caughman 50,716 Evans 40,556 Caughman’s majority 10,160 In the second district the man to succeed Talbert in congress is George W. Croft who received 5 969 to Bel linger’s 5,843. This is official. Aiken in the third district succeeds Latimer,getting 8,739 to Smith’s 6,940 The accompanying table shows the result of the second race in Cherokee county: 1 State Senate Clerk of Court County SupVsor Coroner U. 8. Senate Governor Lt. Gov. Secretary State Comp. General Adj. Ins. Geu. Railroad Com. Precincts a E <•* & J Butler X OJ *C fc 0> *“5 X X o Austell 12 2 £ late Vinesett Evans Latimer Heyward 4-» E a H Gary Sloan Gantt Wilson Jones Walker Boyd Frost G a a n 3 3 u Evans A’lens 12 24 32 4 11 25 26 10 14 *!•) 1 35 36 0 34 0 3 33 24 12 30 Antluch 51 14 56 10 30 36 10 56 33 33 17 49 56 10 57 !) 53 13 42 24 21 45 Butler 40 37 5 6 36 4 38 39 »> 40 I 0 41 O 39 0 41 40 0 1 39 Buffiilo 11) 8 21 6 13 13 3 23 Blacksburg 126 72 92 105 123 75 80 113 19 179 76 124 90 10!) 1.32 66 46 153 114 85 78 121 Cherokee.. 1)4 44 99 39 51 87 47 91 7 118 98 32 99 30 124 5 53 124 (5 10 HI DraytouvlHe 42 36 28 25 38 34 30 19 44 19 43 49 13 44 18 8 53 30 31 19 43 Ezells' 41) 63 90 23 38 74 5 108 31 80 11(1 2 28 84 48 64 5 107 68 44 73 39 Gaffney No. 1 — 278 336 241 377 246 378 203 412 233 :i42 3!$ 193 2:to 358 397 19!) 70 518 369 214 275 307 Gaffney No. 2 ... 75 161 142 98 114 126 72 169 73 160 1* 53 56 174 161 67 41 190 131 98 05 162 Gaffney No. 15 32 21 26 29 18 17 29 21 21 ) 7 19 27 28 18 6 40 25 21 23 Grassy Pond 5t> 7 33 31 19 45 29 35 15 40) L 29 >7 24 41 21 16 46 28 34 24 37 Kings Creek 16 48 51 13 57 59 5 37 # 8 Oj 11 *>7 51 26 20 31 39 Littlejohn 36 41 60 17 21 56 74 »> 50 26 r o 55 68 8 5» 16 10 00 8 50 Maud 00 17 Os 0 17 tiO 45 43 32 41 - ’5 32 o Ou 18 30 13 50 54 44 Macedonia 33 69 61 41 56 38 64 52 •w f 48 9 17 85 OU 87 14 00 i 1 33 Oil 71 Ravenna, 32 28 31 29 28 32 42 18 19 1 59 55 4 5)1 5 6 54 21 38 37 23 Sarratts 48 26 52 22 49 26 50 25 13 OO 53 15 59 63 12 21 54 12 63 37 38 Turners 4 14 11 7 5 13 1 17 tv 11 5 4 12 9 7 1 15 11 5 10 $ Thlckety 21) »>-» :i4 17 23 28 27 24 17 32 31 19 R 42 49 1 3 47 13 37 13 37 Timber Ridge 23 23 31 15 20 28 39 8 13 34 6 40 42 4 30 17 21 26 33 14 27 20 White Plains — 38 30 51 18 26 43 46 23 61 103 66 98 127 37 118 44 38 125 38 124 47 UO Wilklnsvllle 38 127 99 65 78 87 m 39 36 30 18 48 50 10 62 5 24 42 48 IS 25 41 Woods 17 1 5 13 3 15 4 13 a 1173 1289 1454 1018 1088 1391 >1077 1384 KM) 1511 1399 977 1215 1204 16!)) 676 536 1827 1378 97* 913 1426 A I’Mnton'tt Noble Act. ‘‘I want all the world to know,” writes Rev. C. J. Budlong, of Asha way, R. I., “what a thoroughly good and reliable medicine I found in Electric Bitters. They cured me of jaundice and liver troubles that had caused me great suffering for many years. For a genuine, all-round cure they excel anything 1 ever saw.” Electric Bitters are the surprise of all for their wonderful work id Liver, Kidney and Stomach troubles. Don’t fail to try them. Only 50 cts. Sat isfaction is guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. Swiss postal officials are to be em ployed to assist in the reorganization of the Japanese postoffice. The Swiss postal system is to be taken as a mod el. T»ke Care of the Stomach. The man or woman whose digestion is perfeot and whose stomach per forms its every function is never sick. Kodol cleanses, purifies and sweetens the stomach and cures positively and permanently all stomach troubles, indigestion and dyspepsia. It is the wonderful reconstructive tonic that is making so many sick people well and weak people strong by convey ing to their bodies all of the nourish ment in the food they eat. Rev. J. H. Holladay, of Holladay, Miss., writes: “Kodol has cured me. I consider it the best remedy I ever used for dyspepsia and stomach troubles. I was given up by phyel- oiane. Kodol saved my life.” Take It after meals. Cherokee Drug Co. ladies, we are sorry to say, is still in bad health. For several months past she has been complaining and in her affliction she has the heartfelt sym pathy of this entire community. The election passed off yesterday quietly so far as we know. A good deal of activity was manifested among the friends of the respective candidates, but anything j like bitter ness, we are glad to say, was con spicuously absent. On account of the rain and high water a full vote was not polled. Your correspondent is nursing a boil under his arm which is anything but comfortable. A call has been made for the mem bers of Camp Jefferies U. C. veterans to meet at Wiikiosville Saturday to perfect and revise the roll of veterans who went from this section to the late war and to attend to other busi ness. A full turn-out of the mem bers of the camp Is most earnestly desired On account of the sickness of her mother, Mrs. C. W. Whisonant, Miss Mary McCullough could not attend the Greenville re-union as sponsor of Camp Jefferies. Miss Mary Jefferies, daughter of Hon. and Mrs. William Jefferies, was kept home from the same cause. Could these young la dies (one or both) have gone to Greenville they, with the other Cher okee girle, would not only have re flected credit upon their reepeotlve camps, but upon the Cherokee regi ment and oouuty at large. Mr. Abe Brown, of Armenia, Cbes- tooting of horns and yelping of hounds. Mrs. W C. Blackwell has been quite unwell for several days. Mr. Vaney C. Comer made his molases last Monday. He had our veteran cook, H. T. Estes, to cook it off for him. The rain on Monday last caught much fodder down and cotton in the field. Yesterday it was supplemented with a heavy down-pour which caused the river and creeks to run up, but fortunately not enough to overflow their banks to any consider able extent. It will finish the mak ing of late corn. j. l. s. Not Doomed for Life. ”1 was treated for three years by good doctors,” writes W. A. Greer, McConnelsville, O., “for Piles and Fistula, but, when all failed, Buck- len’s Arnica Salve cured me in two weeks.” Cures Burns, Bruises, Cuts, Corns, Sores, Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Piles or no pay. 25c. at Cherokee Drug Co. drug store. The second battle of ballots is oo and by the time The Ledger reaches many of Its readers the battle will be over, the result will be known and people can once more settle down to home work. To Caro » Cold la Una Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s sig nature le on each box. 2&o. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Intereatlng Itermg Concerning Oar Neigh- bora Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreda of Ledger Keadera. Governor Aycock will remain at Seven Springs until next Saturday. Monroe Sogers, the mucb-talked-of negro taken to Durham from Massa chusetts, has cost the State quite a sum—$128 for the first trip after him which was fruitless, and $145 for the last one. Josephus Thigpen and J. O. Griffin, two prominent young business men of Dover, died Monday from the ef fects of a poison t«ken Sunday with suicidal intent. Unrequited love is said to have been the cause of the unfortunate affair Wake Forest College at Raleigh is full of students. The Attendance breaks all records Persons who ar rived there Wednesdav from Chapel Hill say there are 600 students now at the State University, this atten dance breaking all records An order signed by Judge Boyd Tuesday appointed H. C. Cowles of Statesville receiver for money which may be paid ie by the defunct Amos Owen Cherry tree concern. He will hold the money in trust for the court which will make proper restitution to the various and sundry plaintiffs. Joseph Hill McRee. state surveyor of public lands, was found dead Tues day at Lumberton where he was at tending Robeson court as a witness. He served several terms as city and county surveyor. He was 58 years old and leaves a wife and two daugh ters. A charter was granted the South ern Educational Company of Hilde brand, Burke county, with no capital stock. The charter says the object is the “extension of education in the rural districts of the South and in the power sections of the cities and towns.” R.M. Kilgore, of Gaysville, Tenn., and D. T. Sinclair, of Hilde brand, are among the stockholders. The arbitrators chosen to adjust the differences which led to a libel suit between Rev. Dr. J. N. Stallings and Mr. T. P. Johnson of Salisbury, are Rev. Dr. J. Rumple, the latter’s pas tor; Rev. M. E. Parrish, a brother Baptist minister with the former, and Rev. Dr. H. L. Atkins. Dr. Atkins being a Methodist, occupies the most neutral position of the three coll eagues between the contendingPresby- tenan and Baptist. Charlotte now has four locomobiles and four merry-go-rounda. The money invested in the fromer is $3- 800 and in the latter $10,400. The locomobiles do business in the city, but the go-rounds are sent out to draw cash from other towns. Dr. C. G. McManaway, who owns three of the machines, has one in Charlotte, one in Concord and one in Atlanta. The fourth, owned by McCall & Co., has not been unloaded from the car on which it went to Charlotte. Mr. McCall will soon start out with it for Florida. A sensational fist fight occurred in Asheville Monday night at the Bat tery Park Hotel, where a large num ber of meo of prominence bad assem bled to await the arrival of the Presi dent The fight began between Ed itor Merritt of The Citizen and Con gressman Blackburn, both of Ashe ville, and was caused by sime slight ing remarks the editor bad published about the Congressman’s intended bride. A peacemaker who attemp ted to separate the combatants was knocked down by one of Blackburn’s friends and Editor Merritt was led to his room with a bloody face. There are some mean people in Ral eigh. Tuesday night some of them cut the ropes of all awnings at stores and offices, and in some cases slashed the awnings with knives. It apnears to be the current opinion that some drunken and loafing white youths did this work. Where were the police? was the qusetion asked next day. Some persons stole three six-inch shells from the Confederate monu ment. People there have about given up the idea of having handsome flow- era in front yards. Hyacinth thieves get in their work in the spring. A lady told me she once employed a detective who discovered that the flower thieves were youths “of good families,” and that In one case a wo man was the hyacinth thief. The Belmont settlement,Charlotte, was stirred from centre to circumfer ence Sundsy by the visitation of a maddog. The dog first appeared at the home of Mr. R. L. Cruse, on East Tenth street extension. A child of Mr. Cruse was playing in the front porch when the rabid animal leaped over the fence into the yard and made for the child. Mr. Cruse had a little black bull dog -’hlch attacked the Intruder. While the dogs were fighting, Mrs. Cruse appeared ou the scene, picked up the child and ran into the house with it. The maddog made a dash at the closed door, then escaped through the back yard. Next it attacked a calf, tearing out one of its eyes and otherwise lacerat ing it. A crowd of men and boys were Sion after the dog and after an ex citing chase succeeded in killing it. Mr. John F. Gardener of Charlotte, Wednesday filed papers in a suit for $5,000 damages against J. S. Hasty, postmaster at Monroe. The case was docketed and papers were forwarded to the sheriff of Union county to eerve. Several daye ago Mr. Garden er, who is a resident of Charlotte, had occasion to go to Monroe on busi ness. While at a hotel iu that town Mr. Hasty cla'med that bis wife bad been insulted and accused Mr. Gard ener of offering the insult. Mr. Gar dener denied the charge and attemp ted to convince Mr. Hasty that be was guiltless. Nothing would ap pease the anger of Mr. Hasty, except that he confront Mrs. Hasty for her to say that he was not the guilty party. As a last resort he agreed to confront Mrs. Hasty and as soou as the lady saw Mr. Gardener she stated that he was not the man who offered her the insult. Mr. Gardener will claim that the action of Mr. Hasty thoroughly humiliated him and that be was subjected to au insult that was entirely uncalled for and one that he will claim damages to the amount of $5,000. A Boy’s Wild Ride for Life. With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life, 18 miles, to get Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, W. H Brown, of Leesville, Ind., endured death’s agonies from asthma, but this wonderful medicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. He writes: “I uow sleep soundly every night.” Like marvel ous cures of Consumption, Pneu monia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove its matchless merit for all Throat and Lung troubles. Guaran teed bottles 50c. and $1.00. Trial bot tles free at Cherokee Drug Co. drug store. It is easy, iu the world, to live af ter the world’s opinion. It is easy, in solitude, to live after your own. But the great man is he who, in the midst of the crowd, keeps with per fect sweetness the independence of solitude A Certain Cure for Dyitcntery and Diarrhoea “Some years ago I was one of a party that intended making a long bicycle trip,” says F. L. Taylor, of New Albany, Bradford couny, Pa. “I was taken suddenly with diarrhoea, and was about to give up the trip, when Editor Ward, of the Laceyville Messenger, suggested that I take a dose of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I purchased a bo tie and took two doses, one be fore starting and one on the route. I made the trip successfully and never felt any ill effect. Again last summer I was almost completely run dowu with an attack of dysentery. I bought a bottle of this same remedy and this time one bottle cured me.” Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner than when bis wife talks Greek. 8»tt*factlon. “Clifton” flour always satisfies because it is always kept right up to the standard—the highest standard of purity and excellence. “Clifton” possesses every quality essential for making bread that is white, light and sweet. The rich flavor so seldom found in the bread made from ordinary flour*—that de licious pure wheat flavor is always found in the bread made from “Clif ton,” which is no ordinary flour, as most people know. “Clifton” flour is milled from the pick of the finest wheat grown; milled scientifically, with the best of skill and machinery in every detail of its manufacture. “Clifton” is easily a leader and is standing the test of thousands of families. If you do not use “Clif ton” have your grocer send you a sack. The satisfaction experienced by our many customers is assured. Bransford Mills, Owensboro, Ky. Love without return is like a ques tion without an answer. Feat Swollen to I m mem a Size. “I had kidney trouble so bad,” says J. J. Cox, of Valley View, Ky., “that I could not work, my feet were swollen to Immense size and I was confined to my bed and physicians were unable to give me any relief. My doctor finally prescribed Foley's Kidney Cure which made a well man of me.” Cherokee Drug Co.