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THE LARGEST 'Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. A SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. \ Vvt GUARANTE The Reliability of Every Adv 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. 8. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1*, 1902. .OO A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STRTE. items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. l£v*<ntM that Have Taken Place from One fiml of the Stat^to the Other Called from KichaiigcH for {inlck Beading by Scores of Busy People. The Abbeville furniture factory is to be enlarged. It is doing a fine business. Rev. L. C. Loyal, a retired Method ist minister, di°fl at bis home in Georgetown on Friday, aged 80 years. Col. William Wallace, a brave Con federate soldier, died at bis home in Columbia on Wednesday, aged 72 years. The safe of Taylor »fc Bull at Cam eron, Orangeburg county, was blown open a few nights ago and $800 stolen from it. The Catholics in Columbia are going to rebuild their church—St. Peter’s. The new church will cost $40,000. • It is probable that the Columbia and Georgetown Boat Company will have at least two steamers in opera tion by Jan. I. The governor has appointed Jas. P. Carey of the Pickens bar to preside at a special term of court to be held in Laurens from Dec. 1 to 20. Fine kaolin beds have been found in Richland county, just 14 miles south of Columbia, ana a joint stock company is forming for working the beds. Another runaway marriage took place in Bennettsville on Monday, Sydney Hubbard, a livery stable man, and Miss Ella Moore, a graded school girl, were the happy couple. The State has looked over the re cords of charters and finds that the new mills projected so far during the year about to close are to have a com bined capital of $2,9o0,000. After a wait of several months the Southern authorities have begun to rebuild the depot at St. Matthews and the contractor is making satisfactory headway. In the meantime a long- shflering public will continue to suf fer. There is talk in Chester of a through passenger train being put on at an early date between Charlotte and Lancaster, over the trucks of the Southern Railway and the Lancaster and Chester. This will be a great convenience to the traveling public. The Columbia correspondent of thu News and Courier says there are 10 or 12 prominent lawyers in the state electioneering among the legislators for a place on the supreme bench. Chief Justice Melver expects to re sign, and Justice I’opo expected to be elected in his place. J. Hampton Earle, a well-known citizen of the Savannah side of Ander son county, met with a peculiar acci dent recently. He was at tbe wood pile cutting some kindling when the axe handle struck his pistol, which was in bis pocket, and tbe weapon was discharged. The ball lodged in his thigh, making a painful though oot a serious wound. There was quite a row in the lower part of Yorkvilie, near the Tavora Cotton mill Friday night. It seems that several of the male operatives of that mill and some negroes were dis cussing about the color of a dog that Chief of Police Love had taken up a few days previously. One party claimed it was a certain color and the other party said it was a different col or. The lie was passed, then hostili ties began. Edward Rector, a mill man, was severely cut in the side with a knife, the intestines protruding. A negro named Burt was thought to have done the cutting. Then a rock battle ensued. Chief Love went down to arrest Burt but he could not be found. Dr. J. D. McDowell attended Rector and says there is no immediate danger unless peritonitis sets in. Last Saturday afternoon In the su burbs of Greenville Samuel Willimon, a white man, was fatally shot by a negro whose name is unknown. Tbe negro was a stranger in the neighbor hood, and broke into a dwelling house. He was pursued by a party of white men, including'Willimon.who arrested him and was bringing him to the city. Accounts differ as to what took place on the road, and as there were no eye witnesses the facts may never Be known with certainty. However, the negro either had or ^ot Willlmon's pis tol from him and'sbot Wiliimon who died Instantly. Sheriff Gilreath re ceived the information by ’phone from the vicinity of tbe killing and started at once with a posse to catch the negro. Tbe last information was' that they had the negro surrounded in a swamp. A tragic shooting affair took place Saturday morning at the Air Line station in Greenville,which has created a sensation on account of the circum stances preceding it. Mr B. F. Rush, a merchant of that city, who was elected an alderman last year, mortal ly wounded JohnT. Stevens, a freight conductor on the Southern railway, at 8 o’clock Saturday morning shooting him at close range r through the head and also through the neck. The an tecedent facts are that Stevens was attentive to Rush’s wife, and a couple of months ago Rush found him one night at his residence when it was thought Rush was out of town. He ordered Stevens out of the house, and also left his home the next day, placed his brother in charge of the store and went to California, where he remained several weeks, and returned there a week or two ago. Rush was about to take the trolley car when Stevens ac costed him. Rush told him that he did not wish to have any conversation with him, but Stevens persisted and Rush again declined to talk with Stev ens, who made a movement as if to draw a pistol when Rush quickly fired upon him and wounded him twice as already stated. Rush immediately left the vicinity of the station and went to another building where he was arrested soon afterward by Police man Tucker. It is said that Rush left the scene of tbe shooting for fear that Stevens’ railroad friends might do him injury, but there was no evidence of such intention. MISS TURNER LEFT HOME. Disappeared From Clifton on Thursday About Noon. {Spartanburg Herald, Friday 14.1 Miss Lola Turner, aged nineteen years, a comely featured young giri of the blonde type, and a refined, edu cated young woman, left the home of her father at Clifton on Thursday shortly before noon, coming to this city. Her parent has not since seen nor heard of her. The case is one of domestic (unhappiness and di-agree ment. Mr. C. A. Turner came to this city Thursday, aod returned to Clifton gbout noon. He soon discovered that his daughter was not at home, and began to make inquiries for her This did not result in her appearance, and the man became alarmed. Mrs. Wal ker, a lady who resides at Clifton, told Mr. Turner that she saw his daughter, Lola, board the trolley cur at Clifton, bound for Spartanburg, and that the girl said she was rot go ing to return home again Mr. Turner came at once to this city in search of the missing one. While on the street car he was told that his daugh ter alighted in front of Mr. G. E. Lad- shaw’a residence on Pine street. He went there to inquire for her. His daughter, a former Converse college student, was a friend of Miss Lucy Ladshaw, who also attended the ses sions of Converse college, Mr. Turn er was informed that his daughter had called at Mr. Ladshaw’« but* h^r visit was a brief one, and she left not stating where she was going. Mr. Turner then informed the au thorities, and a search for his daugh ter in and about the city was institu ted. This search is still in progress, with no material developments. The anxious and distressed father was in the city this morning, and is very much excited over tbe disappearance of his child. He cannot account for her strange actions, as he states that she loved him dearly, and had nursed and watch over him during spells of sickness. He also said that he had indulged her in her wants and wishes with money and other things. Miss Turner entertained an idea of going out in the world to work for her living, bat be would dissuade her from the idea, telling her that be had plenty to satisfy her. Mr. Turner en tertained the idea yesterday that his daughter might have gone to Phila delphia, and also surmised that she might have eloped with some young man. This is hardly possible. The girl did not have any large amount of money at the time of her departure, according to his statement. Mr. Turner is a middle aged man, who has lived in end about Clifton for a number of years, conducting a general merchandise business; he has made a considerable amount of money. He has been in wretched health mentally and physically at times in the past. He has bad fits or spells of mental wanderings, ana may have acted nnparental towards his daughter during these times. Certainly it most have been some thing very unnsual that would occa sion a yonng girl to leave her home. Mr. Turner has offered a liberal re ward for any assistance looking to wards tbe recovery of hie daughter. Meantime Miss Lola Turner is still missing. All In Mm» Asking. Ask for a sack of flonr and you get the flour that best suits your dealer. He may care more for bis profit than your health. Ask for M 01iftoo” and you get the best aud purest flour sold in the south. DR. LEN BROUGHTON' OF ATLANTA, GA. Great as a Preacher, as a Buil der and a Business Man. TO PREACH IN GAFFNEY. Some Interesting Farts Concerning the Noted Divine Who Is to Conduct a Tun Day’s Union Revival Service at the Star Theatre, Beginning Tomorrow Night. The Gaffney people are uo doubt interested in Dr. Len G. Broughton, of Atlanta, who is to open a ten day’s meeting at the Star Theatre tomor row night, therefore the following concerning the distinguished divine will doubtless prove interesting reading: How many ministers would refuse a salary of $8,000 a year from a great New York church to stay in an At lanta church at $2,")00 a year where he had been maligned, misrepresen ted, misunderstood and even car tooned by the papers. The people are rapidly waking to the fact that there is a g r eat man in Atlanta—great as a builder—having built out of nothing tbe largest church in the South; great as a spiritual leader—making his church the center of the unusual spiritual awakening of tbe South; great as a business man, conducting his church institutions with the methods of large modern cuiporatious ; great as a magnetic orator, having now a regular Sunday night audience of from four to five thousand; great with a Daniel bravery, fearing nothing but wrong. Such is Dr. Broughton, strong enough in any of these lines of power to reach national reputation in any one. Combined as they are in an educa tional, cultured, aggressive charac ter, and a winning personality that makes friends with all who hear him, we may safely expect Dr. Broughton to become one of the greatest minis ters of this generation. In fact he is already recognized outside of the South as one of iho three or four ablest ministers in the United States An idea of his power can he gained in this way, with the spiritual power and simplicity of Moodv, th# faith of George Muller, all of the bravery and much of the wit of Sam Jones without his coarse ness, and add to that a persona 1 mag netism, an organizing ability and a power of oratory his own, one can have a conception of the most agres- ■ive aud growing mau in the South ern pulpit. He has become great because he is not ambitious or selfish; but com pletely giving bis life for tbe service of Christ in the twentieth century here, Su tbe South, rather than preaohllog of Palistine^tbrougb terms of the seventeeth century. Dr. Broughton is not like many famous preachers in luring platform work. The Alkafiest System made the advance in this, feeling that he could do great good by giving part of his time to lecturing. He only con sented to it on the condition that all money made in lecturing should go to building his Bible Institute where he will maintain a regular school for the training of Christian workers and mi•■sionaries similar to the Moody Schorl of Chicago. The success of his work in Atlanta has be. o wonderful. Three years ago some 250 members of a very poor unknown church in a section of the city composed of labor ing people, went with Dr. Broughtc ' and bo . ght a large lot near the cente. of rhe city and begun building a tahernace with a seating capacity of 3500, costing $20,000. The whole public laughed at the man for at tempting this impossible. Now, three years later there are over 1000 members. During lost summer when Dr. Broughton was away in Europe, the congregation built the tabernacle walls with brick and stone, aud now nearly all the vast debt is paid. Be sides this the church pavs annually some $12,000 for Christian work, and the average of the membership is the poorest of any church in Atlanta The following are a few of the com ments concerning Dr. Broughton: “Dr. Broughton inspires all as *» man of striking personality. He will allow neither man nor church to build a wall of conservatism around him.’’— London England Christian. “Broughton weighs 140 ibs. 135 lbs. of this is backbone and 5 Ibs. hair.’’^— Sam P. Jones. Tbe services of such a man as Dr Broughton cannot be over estimated In any communitv. His sermons are after thejorder of tbe great evangelists Chas. G. Finney and Jonathan Ed wards. He is as humble as a child and as fearless as a lion, honoring God exclusively and hating sin only. —Durham (N. C ) World; The regular church choirs of the town together with those singers who have been invited are requested to meet in the Star Theatre tomorrow afternoon at 4 o’clock, when Prof. Chas. D. Till: an of Georgia will organize the chorus.' Women And .Jewels. Jewels, candy, flowers, man—that is tiie order of a woman’s preferences. Jewels form a magnet of mighty pow er to the average woman. Even that greatest of all jewels, health, is of ten ruined in the strenuous efforts to make or save tbe money to purchase them. If a woman will risk her health to get a coveted gem, then let her fortify herself against the in- siduous consequences of coughs, colds aod bronchial affections by the regular use of Dr. Boschee’s German Syrup. It will promptly arrest con sumption in its early stages and heal the affected lungs and bronchial tubes and drive the dread disease from the system. It is not a cure-all, but it is a certain cure for cougha, colds, aod all bronchial troubles. You can get this reliable remedy at Cherokee Drug Co. Get Green’s Special Almanac. —Watch Carroll, Carpenter A By ers’ ad. next Friday if you are inter- ested lo silks or velveteens and appre ciate value*. Be lx Ourx. We take the following from the Columbia State of Sunday : “In this week’s issue of the Bap tist Courier, the Rev. Dr. C. C. Brown, of Sumter, nominates for president of Furman University Dr. Leo Davis Lodge, who at present is president of Limestone College, the Baptist school for women located at Gaffney. In the course of his article, which is a characteristic C. C. Brown production, the Baptist bishop of Sumter says: “ ‘I am inclintd to believe the com- •nittee appointed by the trustees to nominate a man are making a mis take in deferring the matter. Time heals some trouble, but it does not elect college presidents. We need a man at the head of the university as iresident, and we need him there all he time—a man who can go abroad to represent the school, a mau who can tnnke flue speeches, a man with b tsiuesH sense and religion, a man whom the boys will come to admire ard respect, a man who will run the school, and keep his hands off the board of trusters, it being understood that they are to control him, and be is not to control them, nor have any- tbii g to do wiiti their nomination and uppointmm.t. The man known to ni« v, ho cmiies nearest to filling the bill is l > r* sid'-r » Lee Davis Lodge, now Ht the bend of Limestone College, ana J nominate him for tbe position witho it being asked to do so by any see things as I do, then I hereby promise to stand by and sustain tbe man who is elected.’ "Dr. Lodge has been at Limestone only a few years but has made a fine record there for success aod progress. He was formerly a professor in Col umbian University, Washington, D. 0., and is a cultured and able educa tor, with plenty of tact and energy.’’ Every one of the fine things that Dr. Brown says of Dr. Lodge are trne, but Dr. Lodge is doing a grander work at Limestone College than can be opened to him at Furman. Lime stone College wants to keep him, Gaffney wants to keep him, Cherokee county wants to keep him. All of us appreciate his high qualities that Dr. Brown mentions and cannot part with him. His grand work at Lime stone College has jus tbegun. Winnie Davis Hall of History is nearing com pletion and the next few years will develop success and plans at Lime stone College that have scarcely been thought of In female education in South Carolina before. Towel* Without Coat. Every forty-eight pound sack in which‘ Clifton” flour le packed will make two good towels, the regular toweling goods being made in tbe manufacture of tbe sacks. Ask your grocer to send you a forty-eight pound sack. —Tbe latest things for waists and dresses in ellke and velveteena will be slaughtered at Carroll, Carpenter A Byers’ Tuesday, Nov. 25th. Both ■tores. THROUGHOUT THE TIR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Item* Concerning Our Neigh bor* Beyond the Line W'hlch May Prove Entertaining Beading for Hundreds of Ledger Reader*. The State authorizes the increase of the Leak, Wall A McRae Cotton Mill Company, of Rockingham, from $100,000 to $150,000. Adjutant General Royster says the State Guard now lacks only three companies of being full to the limits, and that there are 12 applications for entrance on file. The present strength is 1,800. Dr. L. Harrill, of Statesville, re turned Saturday evening from a visit to Cherokee, Graham and Swain coun ties, where he went to investigate the smallpox which is now so prevalent in that section. He reports a serious condition of the disease there. The State board of examiners of public institutions is hard at work on its report, which it will next week place in Governor Aycock’s hands. Its chairman says it found all the 35 institutions examined in good state, nothing crooked and the manage ment good. President Venable, of the Univer- sity In Raleigh, says that there are 5<4 students. Principal Goodwin says that at the School for Deaf Mutes tbere.are 235, which is the largest num ber ever there. He says there is not a case of sickness and that in twelvd months tho infirmary has not been opened to receive a patient. County Superintendent Clements, of Wake, said in his speech to the Superintendent’ Association recntly; ‘L nless a mild compulsory school law is adopted in North Carolina, the day is not far distant when illiteracy will increase more rapidly in cities under the shadow of magnificient schools than it will in the rural districts.” A son of Charley Long, deceased, a baroer in Greensboro for many years, is under arrest in Troy, N. Y.. charg ed with killing a man. Young Long was a student at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Greenville and when a boy was in andustrious boot- black and so far as known was a quiet and industrious fellow. His mother yet lives at Greensboro. Macon county at the recent elec tion voted out the dispensary by a majority of (523 and voted in pro hibition. Prohibition carried also in Cumberland, by a very large majority, ihe county had had the dispensary, following the license srstern These are noted a* matterr; of * umau ..vat. There seem;, tj oj a drift in North Carolina towards local pro hibition. Greensboro is moving for the estab lishment of a $50,000 public hospital to supplement the four private hos pitals and sanitariums there. At a citizens meeting Friday night, held in tbe court-house. J. A. Odell presi ding, and W. E. Allen, secretary, a committee of five previously appoint ed reported subscriptions, including donation of site, amounting in tbe egffP©gete to $18 000. A canvassing committee was appointed by the chairman. Saturday afternoon Carey, tbe lit tle son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bob- hamer, of Statesville, fell backward out of a wagon on West End avenue, the back of bis head striking tbe hard ground and be sustained injuries which for a time were considered very serious. After tbe fall he was con veyed to the cornor near bis home. He walked from the corner home where be fell unconscious a few minutes af ter bis arrival and physicians were summoned, who stated that be had suffered concussion of tbe brain. His recovery seemed to be in doubt for a time. He remained in a comatose condition until a late hour, when he revived and his condition Saturday is reported favorable. J. A. Jenkins has received notice from tbe Commissioner of Inventions that a patent has been granted for hie rotary engine, Mr. Jenkine is in partnership with hie father- in-law, J. F. Ford, in receiving tbe patent. They received notice Tues day. There are many advantages in a rotary engine over the reciprocating engine. Mr. Jenkins’ patent is the only one that has what is known as expansion in creating power. There ie no back motion, no dead motion. It takee lees steam to run it than It does the old reciprocating motion cylinder, or a turbine engine. Any engine can be made on this plan. Tbe rotary en gine is neat aod takes up very little space. There Is less danger than in a cylinder. one Ibis, too, i* religious liberty, and if th** trustees or others do not DR. LEN G. BROUGHTON