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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. /V t -V ► ne Reliability of ttvrry user Who Use> the ,,L 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., FRIDAY, JANUARY s>, 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. ftYentN that Have Taken Place from One Kb<! of tbe State to the Other Called from Kachangea for Quick Reading by Score, of BuNy People. Governor McSweeney will retire from the governor’s office about the 20th inet. M. M. Harley, a white farmer, dis appeared on Friday evening from his home near Columbia and has not been heard of since. Tom Ballenger, th * negro who killed Simpson Foster, another negro, at a frolic near Welford on last Fri day night is still at large. W. H. Squier, for several years au ditor of Richland county, was found dead by the side of the railroad track in Columbia on Saturday night. He was 55 years old. The general assembly will meet Tuesday, January 18th. Already tbe new members are cutting out and shaping enough work to keep them the full forty days. The president has nominated J. Duncan Adams, of Greenville, to be marshal of the United States court for South Carolina. This is one of tbe best offices in tbe State. Frank Frye, a young white man of about 23 years of age, was arrested in Newberry Saturday night charged with having shot Will Gunter, at Ar lington, in Spartanburg county, about the middle of December. At a meeting of the standing com mittee of Newberry College held Sat urday definite action was taken look ing towards the erection of a new building for the college and President Cromer was directed to make a can vass for $25,000 to be used for this purpose. Two negro children living near Con verse, in Spartanburg county, were playing wit'i a pistol Tuesday when the weapon was discharged and the younger one was shot through the heart. The parents were away from home at the time. Go account of the youth of the other boy nothing was done with him. Dr. Augustus Corley, a young den tist of Edgefield, was doing some work recently when his patient’s pis tol, a sort of Edgrfield toy, fell from his pocket amt was discharged. The ball made for the doctor’s diaphragm but, striking a silver dollar, the ball was deflected and did no damage except to the clothing. Two colored women were arrested in Newberry Saturday for forgery. One of them had sent a telegram to a Laurens bank in the name of another woman who had a deposit there, ask ing for $10 00. The bank sent a let ter containing a check, but it was in tercepted by tbe Newberry police, and the women were sent to Laurens jail. The State constabulary is particu larly active just now. On Monday Chief Bateman and several of his as sistants captured 150 gallons of corn liquor in kegs of five gallons each at the Southern freight depot in Colum bia. As the liquor was all sent to recipients under fictitious names it was impossible to locate the owners. The whisky came from Salisbury, N. 0. January 1st the State dispensary paid into the State treasury on ac count of the amount due the general school fund $60,000. This payment is to be credited to the $600,000 due by the dispensary to the school fund and now largely represented in thb stock on hand at the State and county dispensaries. This fund is available only for the common schools of the State. '• A few nights ago the depot at Lex ington was Bred and robbed. The plunder was hidden under a nearby house. Believing tbe burglar would return, a shotgun was rigged up with a string attached to a box of goods. Late in the night the gun was beard to go off, the sound accompanied by a cry of pain, but no one could be found. Later, Tom Rowan, a negro, was arrested in Columbia with a wounded arm, a*nd he proved to be the thief. Geo. W. Williams, secretary and president of the Carolina Savings bank and widely known as one of the wealthiest men in South Carolina, died of heart failure at his Meeting street residence in Charleston at 8 o’clock Tuesday morning. Mr. Wil liams was 83 years of age and had not been in good health for some time though he wae in hie office ae usual Mouday. Tbe fortune that be leaves is variously estimated at from t*o to three million dollars. Tbe secretary of state Tuesday granted a charter to tbe Home Bank of Lexington, capitalized at $30,000. The officers are F. W. Jswald, of Barr’s, president; A. J. Fox, cashier, and G. B. Timmerman, vice-president and attorney. A charter was also granted the Fedee Hardware and Furniture company of Mullins, capi talized at $10,000. The officers are J. W. King, president; W. A. Bliz zard, vice-president, and H. M. Fel der, secretary and treasurer. A very sad and sudden death oc curred at Chester Sunday just as tbe services in the churches were begin ning. Mr. Donald McCaulay remained at home with his older son while Mrs. McCaulay and the younger son at tended church. They had hardly reached their pew before they were summoned home. Mr. McCaulay had taken a heary breakfast that morning and was seemingly in his usual good health. He was standing in front of a cheerful log fire pleasantly convers ing with his son when, without a moment’s warning and in one short, quick breata, he fell to the floor, dy ing instantly from a stroke of ap- poplexy. News reached Chester Tuesday of a most brutal murder near the home of Col. T. J. Cunningham, some nine miles from that city. The body of Jobey Williams, colored, was found within s few yards from his humble hut. His throat was cut, the jugular vein and windpipe being entirely sev ered. The spinal column was broken and tbe bead was fractured iu several places, being terribly beaten and mangled. William Sterling, a colored neighbor of Sobey, found the dead body behind a tree that Jobey had hewn down. A bloody axe lay near by. William Sterling and Carrie Williams, wife of the deceased, have been arrested for the crime. Postoffice Inspectors Gregory and Falsifier have arrested Tom Nolan, Cbas. Howard, Edward Duggan and Wm McKinley on the charge of breaking into the postoffices at Cam eron, Enoree, Rowesville, Hartsville, Hineman, Mount Morenci, Batesburg and Reno, breaking into tbe safes and robbing them of money and stamps. The arrests were made in Columbia in tbe tenderloin district. All tbe parties are white and have been living fast and recklessly in that city for some time. The arrests cre ated considerable excitement in Co lumbia. The parties have all been committed in default of $20,000 bond each. The Secret of Lonf; Life. Consists in keeping all the main or gans of the body in healthy, regular action, and iu quickly destroying deadly disease germs. Electric Bit ters regulate Stomach, Liver and Kid neys. purify the blood, and give a splendid appetite. They work wonders in curing Kidney Troubles, Female Complaints, Nervous Diseases, Con stipation, Dyspepsia, and Malaria. Vigorous health and strength always follow their use. Only 50c, guaran teed by Cherokee Drug Co. Unhappily there seems to be no fixed relation between the sum total of tragedy iu life and the number of thofe whom a look of settled sorrow really becomes. A New Remedy. The old friends of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will be pleased to know that the manufacturers of that preparation have gotten out a new remedy called Chamberlain’s Stom ach and Liver Tablets, and that it is meeting with much success in the treatment of constipation, bilious ness, sick headaches, impaired diges tion and like disorders’. The Tablets are easier to take and more pleasant in effect than pills, then they not only move the bowels, but improve the bowels and correct any disorders of tbe stomach and liver. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. If a man will only let doctors fool with him long enough he can go on being sick for the rest of bis life. UnconHclons from Croup. “During a sudden and terrible at tack of croup our little girl was un conscious from strangulation,” says A. L. Spafford, postmaster, Chester, Mich., ‘and a dose of One Minute Cough Cure was administered and re-' peated often. It reduced the swell ing and inflammation, cut the mucus and shortly the child was resting easy and speedily recovered.” It cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, and all Throat and Lung troubles. One Minute Cough Cure lingers in the throat and chest and enables the lungs to contribute pure, health-giv ing oxygen to the blood! Cherokee Drug Co. ^ He who serves well need not be afraid to ask his wages. Foyley’s Honey and Tar positively cures all throat aud lung diseases. Refuse substitutes. Cherokee Drug Co. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE ' « t From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Kxcttement In the Community Over the Subject of Spiritualism Which la Gaining a Foothold 1c the Minds of Many—Bad Roads In Lower Portion of County. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Jan. 7.—The death of General George Moorman, adjutant general U. C. veterans, which took place at New Orleans on the 15th of last month, has caused a vacancy in that organization which will be hard to fill. To his efforts more than any other one is due the successful man agement of that great organization— the United Confederate Veterans. For fourteen years he has been prac tically at its head and has made a a safe and vigilant officer. The rain raised Broad river so that there was no crossing for two days. A portion of our community is now somewhat excited over the subject of spiritualism, whi^h at last seems to have gained a foothold iu the minds and hearts of some good people whom we thought it would never have af fected. We are .sorry that such is the case on, account of the barm it will do to others who fall victims to its teachings. It finds its victims principally among the weak-minded —the very class who are less prepared to resist it. Miss Annie Miller will return to her school today after a two weeks vacation. Rev. W. H. White did not preach at Salem last Sabbath on account of the river, but that night he held ser vices at the home of Mr. S. F. Estes, where a good many of the neighbors gathered iu. Coi. W\ D. Camp, auditor, is mak ing his annual round taking assess ments of property. The Sunnyside school we learn is vacant, Prof. Vassey having resigned »s teacher. Those people are desir ous of getting another teacher to carry on the school at that place. Mr. L. M. Hartford came over to see us on yesterday. “Tillet” is one of our best neighbors. He is kind to his invalid old mother. This is the very best type of a man. Give us a man who will t»ke care of his mother and sisters (if he has any) and we will vouch for him anywhere. The man or boy who is unkind to, or neglect ful of t.is parents can afford to do anything else that is mean and low down. Mrs. Hartford has been a helpless invalid for several years. Mr. Sam W. Mitchell, of Hickory Grove, is on this side of the river de livering books he has sold. His many friends will regret to learn,'that our old friend and army comrade, Dr A. E. Fant, of Meador, Union county, is an helpless invalid. He lost his hearing several years ago as the result of a bomb shell burst ing near his head at Fcrt Harrison, Va., during the war and his infirmi ties have been increasing somewhat ever since Yintil now he is nearly helpless. He was a good soldier and has served his country faithfully and] efficiently as a physician and surgeon too since the eventful days of the sixties. At one time we <lare say their wasn't a finer specimen of manhood in Gary’s brigade than Dolph Fant. Tbe roads are in a very bad condi tion since the rains set in. In many places they are wellnigh impassable. By a private letter we learn that Mr. J. Wesley Smith, brother of Dr. M. W. Smith, of Gaffney, is now living in Atlanta, Ga., and has gen eral supervision of a large manufac turing establishment. Uutil tbe present cold snap set in wheat was looking fine—generally good stands were reported from our neighbors. The rabbit hunters have been making things lively for tbe past few days—during which time they have caught and killed quite a number of them. We think the sentiment iu favor of a general marriage licence law is popular and still growing in public favor. We heard a p.eminent min ister of the gospel give it a cordial endorsement not long ago. Should the press and pulpit move forward in this matter public sentiment would follow. We ‘bad tbe pleasure of meeting quite a number of our friends and acquaintances at Gaffney last Mon day. All parts of the county were fairly represented and the merchants aud clerks were generally busy. The Ledger office, as usual, was a scene of activity—each attache was at his post and making the types rattle, but tbe boys were not too busy to give a cordial baudsbake and make their visitors feel quite a r home when they went in. For the size of the crowd we never saw less drinking. Every body seem ed to have some otht-r business and was attending to it The horse swap pers were on the ground in full force and all seemed to be going merry as a marriage bell j. l. S. Head» should Never Ache. Never endure this trouble. Use at once the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. N A. Webster, of Winnie, Va., she writes “Dr. King’s New Life Pills wholly cured me of sick headaches I had suffered from for two years ” Cure Headache, Constipation, Bil iousness, 25c at Cherokee Drug Co. Some women grow weary trying to lock young, but they do not tire themselves half as much as they tire others. WALDKN’S HUSINKsS COLLKUK. A School of Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, Typewriting, Etc, Prof. R. E. Walden, of Austin, Texas, an experienced Business Col lege man is in Gaffney to organize classes in above branches. He offers to our young men and women a high grade course in book keeping, penmanship, shorthand, typewriting, etc. By taking this course at home you save board bills, railroad fare, inci dental expenses and hold your posi tion. There will be a day and night session. The professor brings endorsements of tbe highest character and all who are interested in these important branches shou'd see him at once, as the class will he limited. Some convenient location will be secured in the business center of the city. The location will be announced as soon as suitable quarters can be secured. Anyone who desires further infor mation can call at the Commercial Hotel or telephone Prof Walden and he will call in person and see them. This is an opportunity to prepare for business which is not offered to the young men and ladies of Gaffney every day. Give most men a good listener and most women enough note paper and the/ tell all they know. Currs Blood and skin DlftraMeH, Itching Humors. Eczema, Scrofula, Etc. Send no money—simply write and try Botanic Blood Balm at our ex pense. A personal trial of Blood Balm is better than a thousand print ed testimonials, so don’t hesitate to write for a free sample. If you suffer from ulcers, ezema, scrofula, blood poisou, cancer, eating sores, itching skin, pimples, noils, bone pains, swellings, rheumatism, catarrh, or any blood or skin disease, we advise you to take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B ). Especially fecom- mended for Cid, obstinate, deep-seat ed cases of malignant blood or skin diseases, because Botanic Blood Balm (B. B B.) kille the poison in the blood, cures where all others fails, heals every sore, makes the blood pure and rich, gives the skin the rich glow of health. B. B. B., the most perfect blood purifier made. Thnrugh- ly tested for 80 years. Costs $1 per large bottle at drugstores. To prove it cures, samples of Blood Balm sent free by writing Blood Balm Co., At lanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice sent in sealed letter. ^^"Tbis is an honest offer—medi cine sent at once, prepaid. When a bachelor speaks concern ing woman, the world naturally stops and listens. His being a bach elor is certainly an earnest that he knows what he is talking about. One Hundred Dollant a Box Is the value H. A. Tisdale, Bummer- ton, B. C., places on DeWitt’s Witch Balve. He says: “I Had the piles for twenty years. I tried many doc tors and medicines, but all failed ex cept DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Balve. It cured me.” It is a combination of the healing properties of Witch Hazel with antiseptics and emollients; re lieves and permanently cures blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles, sores, cuts, bruises, exzema, salt rheum and all skin diseases. Cherokee Drug Co. It is a brave man who would get ouj; of bed with the mercury below zero to see if there were burglars down stairs. If you have catarrh, rheumatism, kidney troubh, or any disease caused by impurities in the blood, take Rheu- macide. This wonderful remedy de stroys the root of the disease. At Druggists. Hard words breaks no bones, but they do break hearts. Dickey’s Blood Cure eradicates all poison and impurities from the blood. It cures scrofula, rheumatism, sypb- lllis, old sores, tetter pimples, and all diseases arising from impure blood. S. B. Crawley <&Co. THROUGHOUT THE TUB HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. IntereKtlng Items Concerning Oar Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers. Gastonia’s small-pox expenses for 1902 amounted to $638.86. Grigg Manufacturing Company of Lincolnton was incorporated Tuesday with $10,000 capital and the right to increase to $30 000. The object of the company is the manuf^ci urer of lumber, bobbins, loom leavers and other mill articles The incorporators are A. B Denevan, J C. Marsh, W. E. Grigg and B F. Grigg. Miss Zintka Lanuni, an Indian girl, aged 12 years, arrived in Winston Tuesday morning from the home of General and Mrs Colby, of Nebraska with whom she had lived for nearly 12 years. Miss Zintka comes to enter the Salem Academy as a pupil. She will probably remain at the institu tion until she graduates. The strike of the electrical workers against the Asheville Telephone Com pany, which has been in progress since January 1st, ended Tuesday in a victory for the strikers. The men demanded increased pay and recogni tion of their union, which the tele phone company conc-i'i -- The onk- ers returned to wotk A *il!o--a;iy. Burglars visited five business houses in Charlotte Tuesday night, and got away with a net profit of $8 One safe was battered to pieces, another was badly broken up as a result of an un successful effort to get inside. The key of another was carried away. From a fourth, which was unlocked, tbe burglars got tbe only money they were lucky enough to find. News reached Greensboro Tuesday afternoon that Haw River was visited by a gang of burglars the night before and several safes were cracked in the same manner as those broken open Saturday night in Greensboro. No particulars were obtained and the police of Greensborouthink the robbers are the ones who made such a bold- series of visitations in that city. A most remarkable story comes from Fayetteville that the insurance company with which Utley has a policy has compromised by paying him $500 on the $10 000. Utley is on trial for his life for the murder of Hotel clerk Hollingsworth, iu Fay etteville. The trial was continued at the last term of court. Utley’s piea will be insanity and he has able counsel. “Bud” Brower and his brother, Walter, bad an altercation Monday night at Ledbetter’s sawmill, about six miles from Troy, Montgomery county, Walter using a knife and Bud a pistol. vValter was shot dead, a pistol ball going through his brain. Bud went to town next morning and surrendered o the sheriff claiming the shooting was done in self-defense, and is now in jaii awaiting an investi gation. Monday night Bam Walters, who lives in Person county, was returning home from Durham, when his team was struck by the passenger train on tbe Norfolk «fc Western road One horse was killed and the wagon demol ished. The accident occurred some three or four miles from Durham. Walters was not hurt, althongh he was knocked off the track and lay all night in his wagon bed. One horse broke loose aud went back to town. Art Carrier, an old time slave negro, well-known throughout the country and well treated by the white people, died at his home ia Rutherfordton last week. He was a remarkable old negro and his death was of a strange nature. He had often said he was past the ninety mark; had been mar ried four timtfs and was the father of thirty-eight children, all of whom were living a short time ago. It is said three of his wives are still living. Clifford Btewart, the 14-year-old son of Mr. John Stewart, of Matthews, Mecklenburg county, was accident ally shot in the left hand Tuesday, while out hunting. The entire load ei.tered the hand just below the wrist and the member was so badly lacerat ed that amputation was found neces sary. Young Btewart shot at a covey of partridges, and tbe barrel of the gun burst at the spot where he gripped it, causing the entire load to go through his hand. The two-story brick building cor ner Fourth and Elm streets in Lum- berton was almost gutted Tuesday night by fire and water. Tbe build ing was tbe property of Mr. B God win and was occupied as a store by Mr. W. J. Prevatt. The loss on build ing is several thousand dotlars. Mr. Prevatt’s stock of goods was valo*4 at $12 000 with $6,500 insuranc*. Only by the efficient work of the fir® department did the town et-cape a destructive fire Tbe fire was discow* ered at 12 ©’'dock and was supposed to be of incendiary origin Lee Sol, a demented boy. aged 14 years, of Caswell county, was missed Friday evening from his home and fearing that be might have wandered off and become lost a searching party was at once organized and started. The search was fruitless until Sunday morning, when the boy was found nearly frozen and his lower lim bB black, as if ha had been beaten Th® affair created a great excitement, buk it is not thought there was foul play. The last reports were to the eff-ct that although not dead, the boy could not possibly live. A bloody battle took place between two negro men near the old freight depot in Salisbury, Tuesday afternoon at 4 80 o’clock The combaiants wer® Frank Harris and Henrv Low and Harris got in the knockout blow with a brick. He struck Low with such terrific force that his head was cut and a large artery was severed. Th® wounded negro came near bleeding t£> death before medical aid could be se cured. His condition is still serious. Harris was arrested by officers and taken to the lockup, but was later re manded to jail to await the oesult of Low’s wounds Find* Way to Live Long. The startling announcement of ® Discovery that will surely lengthen life is made by O. H Downey ofChu- rubusco Ind. ‘I wish to state,” h® writes, ‘ that Dr. King’s New Discov- I ery for Consumption is the most in- fallible remedy that 1 have evet known for Coughs, Colds and Grip. It’s invaluable to people with weak lungs Having this wonderful medi cine no one need dread Pneumonia or Consumption. Its relief is instant and cure certain.” Cherokee Drug Co., guarantee every 50c and $1 05 bottle, and give trial bottles free. Naturally, the people of the tem perate zone are tbe most active, their climate being of such a nature as to keep them hustling back and forth between the summer resorts and th® winter resorts. Wanted. We would like to ask, through th® columns of your paper. U there is any person who has used Green’s A gusl Fiower for the cure of Indigestion, Dyspeplfa, and Liver Trouble that has not been cured—and we also menQ their results such as sour stomach, fermentation of food, habitual cot- tivenes*, nervous dyspepsia, head aches. despondent feelings, sleepless ness—in fact, any trouble connected with the stomach or liver? Thig medicine has been sold for many years in all civilized countries, and we wish to correspond with you and send you one of our books free of cost. If you never tried Augusft Flower, try a 25 cent bottle first. W® have never known of its failing. If so, something more serious is th® matter with you. The 25 cent sizg has just been intrnducen this yfaf. Regular size 75 cents. At all drug gist. G. G. Green, Woodbury N J. Beginning before you know whaft to say and keeping on after you hav® said it lands a merchant in a lawsuit or the poorhnuse, and one’s a short cut to the other A J. Snell wanted to attend ® party, but was afraid to do s > on a®- count of pains in his stomach, which he feared would grow worse hf® says, ‘I was telling my troubles to ® lady friend, who said: (’hsmbegt Iain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea® R-medy will put you in condition for the party.’ I bought a bottle and take pleasure in mating that twO doses cured me and enabled me to have a good time at the party.” M*. Snell is a>esident of Bummer Hill, N. Y. This remedy is for sale hy Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. ” Borne are sanguine enough to be lieve that the lion and the lamb will not only lie down together, but will even use the same brand of bre ikfkst food. t Tbe crowned heads of every nation. The rich men, poor men and miser* All join In paying tribute &o DeWitt’s Little Eirly Risers H. Williams, Ban Antonin. Tex., writes: "Little Kirly Riser pills are ihe best i ever ti*od in my family. I unhesitatingly recommend them to everybody ’’ They curAC<>nst’pa*ion, Biliousness, Sick Headache. Torpid Liver. Jaundice, Malaria and all other liver troubles. Cheru'iee Drug Co It is difficuits to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with worst Intentloas or friends with tbe best.—Bui we/ Don’t be imposed upon by taking substitute* offered forFdey’s Honey and Tar. For sale by Cheroke Drug Co. t