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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Th e SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 36. 1894 GAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1903. FHROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. LITTLE GIRLS. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. We Want Two TliMUtiaud of them to TIiIm Content. Id another Column of this issue of The Ledger is an advertisement of that popular house furnishing estab lishment of Gaffney, the Acme Fur niture Co., that should prove inter esting to every little girl in Cherokee STATE .•^county. It is a contest for one of . 'itb'pse po'pular little ranges of the Events that Have Taken Place from One Buck’s Stove and Range Co. The End of the state to the other Culled from advertisement tells all about it, Scores but we wish to say this contest is open to every little girl that reads The Ledger, whether she resides in ! this county or not, and we are par ticularly desirous that the little girls Knter i People THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. T tems of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Exchanges for Quick Reading by of Busy People. Judge Gary has appointed Senator J. Quitman Marshall, of Columbia, receiver of the Alliance Exchange fond. M. A. Pean, a prominent young business man of Anderson, died in Charleston on Tuesday after an operation for appendicitis. . The 13-year-old son of Jno. VV. ' Simpson, Pendleton, was bitten by a mad dog one day last week and was taken to Atlanta for treatment. Mr. J. A Sullivan, of the re- porU>rial staff, and, in the absence of Mr. John H. Marshall, acting city editor of The News and Courier, died suddenly Monday night at 9 :301 o’clock, in the reporters’ rooms. There was a head-on collision of two freight trains Wednesday after noon at Westminster on the Southern railway. Three or more persons were seriously*hurt, but there were no fa talities. it required several hours to clear the track. Mr. Frank C. Whitner met with a runaway accident at his farm near Rock Hill Monday afternoon, and had the misfortune to have one of his arms broken. Mr. Whitner is one of the cleverest and most popular take an interest in this contest. If you do not live Gaffney simply mail your answer to the Acme Furniture j Co. as you receive each issue of The Ledger. Remember that it costs you nothing to enter this contest. It is absolutely free. All you have to do is to guess at the pictures and send ; in your guess. In addition to the prize offered by the Acme Furniture Co., The Ledger will give twelve months sMbscription to the second best answer and a six months subscription to the third best. The Ledger will be governed by the committee who has the matter in charge ana tbe paper will be sent to the little girls who come out second and third best in their own names. Revival at Duutou Chapel Closes. The revivaljwhich has been in prog ress at Dunton Chapel (colored) Meth odist Episcopal church closed last Monday night. Rev. R. C. Campbell, the faithful pastor, and a strong preacher of the gospel, was ably as sisted by the Rev. V. M. Massey, of g yn ‘ ; Charlotte, N. C. tlemen in that section and bis many friends sympatize with him. A colored section hand named eey as well as Rev. Campbell preached HailTpton was taken to Columbia " or( i pure and simple, the result Wednesday night with a fractured w ^'ch was thirteen converted, skull. Hampton had some words Yon Know and People Yon Don’t Know John P. White, a prominent cotton man of Yorkville, is in the city cir culating among his friends. Mrs. J. w. Lipscomb, who is From the Mountains to The spending the summer at Asbury, and _ Miss Julia Wood, of that place, were Sea. in the <dty shopping the iirst of the week. Ed. Belue was over from Blacks burg Wednesday looking after his business on this side of the river. P. C. Lavender, of Earls, N.C., was | in the city Tuesday and paid us an appreciated visit. Mr. Lavender is a brother to “Dock” Lavender, the efficient overseer of the lime kilns at Limestone. Mrs. Jessie Kingsley left the first of the week for a visit to relatives in j Greenville. Mrs. Nancy Forbs, of McAbee, is in the city visiting her aunt, Mrs. Parris, on “Fall” street. ‘ Dink” Machis, of Trough, was in the city yesterday. Wm. Tolbert, the “Bachelor,” of Buffalo, spent several days in the city this week. Miss Fannie Corry, who has been : teaching in Indian Territory, has re turned to Gaffney, where she is greeted by a large circle of acquaint ances who are glad to have her in , their midst once more. Charlie Harris, of Algood, was in town yesterday. Mrs. T. C. Pett7 returned this. week from a week's stay at White- ! stone Lithia Springs. George D. Scruggs, Esq., of Ezells, , was in the city yesterday. Hon. Judsoa Sarratt spent several days in the city this week. Jeff Vassey, of State Line, was a city visitor yesterday. W. A. Jones, of Buffalo, spent -sev eral days in the city last week. Billy | Interesting Items Concerning Oar Neigh bors Beyond the L.lne Which May Prove Entertaining Reading (or Hundreds of Ledger Readers The postoffice at Claremont was broken into Tuesday night, the burg lars securing $100 worth of stamps and $8 in money. There is no clue to the parties. i Two severe electric storms occurred at Raleigh Monday night. Light ning destroyed the home of Dr. Hay The occupants escaped, saving of the furniture. Lightning des troyed most of the roof of the house of A. E. 8. Lindsay. Three inches of rain fell. forty years old, was struck by a train near Old Fort Monday morning and ; injured so badly that the doctors say i he may die. When discovered Kelly was very bloody, his face being badly cut and his arm injured. Despite ! this he was soon able to walk and when placed on the train held fast to one of the two jugs of whiskey which he had when the accident occurred, the other jug having been broken. | Kelly’s acquaintances ridicule the idea that he may die and and cite the fact that he recently fell 50 feet off Swannanoa trestle and has been in numerous difficulties without serious results. He was taken to Old Fort. Gen. Julian 8. Carr, of Durham, has been engaged to deliver an ad dress at the Confederate veterans’ reunion and picoic to be held at Mt. Zion church, near Cornelius, 'on August Oth. In the evening Senator Lee 8. Overman, of Salisbury, will deliver an address. Mr. John Potts, a farmer living nine miles south of Charlotte, io Steele Creek, has a family worth bragging on. Mr. Potts, who is him self six feet and three and a half in ches in height, has two sons who go him a half inch better, each being six feet and seven inches high. The average height of Mr. Potts and his njoat | four sons is six feet and four inches. He has an 18-year-old daughter who is five feet and eleven inches high, an'd she is still growing. The other children have not yet attained any phenomeral height, but they will probably be heard from later. Mr. Potts is the faffier of ten children and he says they have not cost him an average of $5 each in doctors’ bills. He has not paid a doctor’s bill during i the past five years. HOW ABOUT THE FAIR? The life of a child one year old was saved at Raleigh recently by a piece of beef The child was on the point of swallowing this when it fell into a tub of water and was found there with its head and bodv in the water opposed to a county fair in the usual I The Intercut Seems to he Whether or No to Attempt It. “ A county fair properly conduc ted would be a good thing, but I am piece of from en- The congregations were large from n, ^ — - the beginning to the close. K * v Ma9 . Tolb^t .9 suthority lor the statement tfndic , | nl0 the Digh( & & that Mr. Jones has plowed but two crowd of and three accessions to with a section boss named Ross and the negro had been struck with a heavy iron pinch bar, such as is ^Ksed in track laying and rtoairing. He was in a very serious condition. While engaged in excavating for some work being done at Glendale by the mill company, workmen dug up an old etymon ball which it is believ ed was made at Glendale years ago by the old iron works plant there. The ball discovered recently is about four inches in diameter and has been con siderably disfigured by rust which has formed on the outside Monday afternoon, while bathing in Hunt’s mill pond, just below Huguenot Mills in Greenville. David Cochran, the 14 yvar old son of John Cochran, a carpenter, was drowned. The boy was unable to swim and while standing on a rock in the mid dle of the pond, lost his balance and fell into the water. l)e«pit> the efforts of his companions the youth was drowned. The county good roads convention met at Yorkville Monday. .John G. Anderson acted as chairman atd VV’. D. Grist as secretary. There was a full representation and an harmonious meeting of the body favoring the per capita tax and a special levy for improvement of highways. The meeting also recommeded the abolish ment of the State farms and the apply ing of the money thus expended to working the roads. State Constable Holmes, of Charles ton, was in Columbia Monday night in conference with the governor, at torney general and Chief Hammett and the situation in Charleston was discussed. Chief Holmes reported that the illicit sale of whiskey had de creased in Charleston. It was de cided to make war upon the so-called social clubs in that city who operate blind tigers under the pretense of being social organizations.' Daring a violent thunder storm at Spartanbur^ Tuesday evening about 8:30 o’clock, Mr. Tillman Duncan was instantly killed by a stroke of lightning. Mr. Duncan was at his home in the western part of that city. He had just finished eating supper, and had started to rise from the table, when the lightning struck the win dow and he was burled to the floor He was dead when he was reached by Drs. Leonard and Cudd. Mr. Dun can’s mother, who was at the table with him, was terribly shocked, but escaped without serious injury. A young man named Cleveland Wood, from this 8tate, lies in the jail hospital in Atlanta dangerously wounded as a result of au attempt to rob a drug store a day or so ago. Wood and a professional crook named Sobmidt were seen to enter the store and the proprietor fired upon them, wounding Wood severely. Shmidt and Wood were both taken to jail and the latter’s father, who lives in Edge- field, read of the affair in the papers. Mr. Wood is a poor man, having eleven children, and has a hard time In making ends meet, but the ladies of Atlanta, bearing of bis condition, and feeling sorry for the boy who has been led aitray, have interested themselves and will endeavor to keep the boy out of the penitentiary. there were fifty the church Dunton Chapel has the reputation of being the leading cofored Methodist church in Cherokee county. The pastor. Rev. R. C. Campbell, is clos ing out his seventh year. He is be loved by the members of his church and is held in high esteem by the other denominations and the white people of Gaffney. Mr. Moore In Tennessee. In a private letter to the editor of The Ledger Mr. I. W. Moore, form erly of Lancaster, but now of Le banon, Tenn., says: “Dear Sir avd Brother:—Will you kindly change the address of my valuable little Ledger from Lancas ter, S. C., to Lebanon, Tenn., as I think that I will make this my future home. My health seems to be improving and I am well pleased with the country. I have recently been promoted to the position of assistant road master for the Tennessee Cen tral railroad. I think that I will drop the Led ger a few lines occasionally. Wishing you and The Ledger a prosperous future. By all means, Mr. Moore hear from you occasionally. The Ledger is always delighted to hear of the prosperity of its friends and al ways relishes a letter from them.” A Ntvt’et SololMt. The following from a Raleigh paper will be read with much interest by all Gaffney people : “A most enjoyable feature of the service at the Edeuton Street Metho dist church Sunday morning was the music, and in this the solo of Miss Eva Ross, of Gaffney, 8. 'C , was charmingly rendered.,Mimi Ross, who is here at the summer school, has a very sweet voice, and in her rendition of “The Good Shepherd,” by Van de Water, she captivated the congr na tion.” Miss Ross is one of Gaffney’s sweet est singers, as well as one of our most popular young ladies; a^d we are pleased to learn of her triumphs in other cities. I’reachliiK at \VttHl«yaii Hall. On account of illness Rev. D. <>. Powers was unable to come to Gaff ney to preach, as was announced In last issue of The Ledger. He will probably be here Saturday and will preach In the W’esleyan hall Satur day night, Sunday morning at 11 o’clock and Sunday nignt at 8 o’ciock. Meeting at AMlmry Ctiapel. Rev. Jas. W. Kilgo will hold the third Quarterly Conference lor Paco- let Circuit at Asbury Chapel, Aug. 18th. Preaching Saturday morning, Saturday night and Sunday. The public are cordially invited to attend. Slight injuries often disable a man and cause several days’ loss of time and when blood poison develops, sometimes result In the loss of a hand or limb. Chamberlain’s Palo Balm Is an antiseptic liniment. When ap plied to outs, bruises and burns It causes them to heal quickly and with out maturation, and preventa any danger of blood poison. For aale by Cherokee Drug Co. days this year. He says Mr. Jones is not Uzy but that he has a dislike for work Lee Patrick, of VVilkinsville, was among the comers to the city yester day. Postmaster Oliver Hames, of State Line, spent yesterday in the city. Mrs. Rosa Roundtree and little niece. Daisy Wilkins, left Wednesday morning for a few days visit to Blacksburg and Cleveland Springs. J. Palmer Lockwood, the irresisti ble, was in the city yesterday. He brought with him a new stock of ; “yarns” and Jim Bell was a heavy | purchaser. i Alex Smith, of the Cowpens section of this county, was a city visitor yes terday. Hon. C. W. Whisonant, of Wilkins- ville, was in the city yesterday on business, J. IWBlackwell, a quiet and unas suming citizen of Buffalo, was among the visitors to the capital this week. Dr. Sid Sarratt came up from Union to vi it his brothers and sisters t this week. J. R. Matheny, of Mooresville, N. : C., wt s here this week, the guest of S. M, Scoggins. Df. Arthur Lynn, of Rock Hill, spent several days in the city this week visiting relatives and friends. OV^H Norman, a prominent Union- e lt Q' v ^ La 5,1 tbe cit - y Sunday and Mon day, >he guest of his sister, Mrs. J. D. Jones.* M.iss M. Emilie Sharkey, of Char lotte, is the guest of the Misses Hop per, on Logan street. Miss Sharkey was formerly a resident of Union, but for the past six or eight years sht^has been studying in the hospitals ofBai- timore, Philadelphia and New York for ajprofessional nurse, and having graduated is now located at Charlotte. Hon. T. B. Butler returned to the city Wednesday. Mrs. Butler and little son will remain with Mr. But ler’s parents in Union county for a couple of weeks. During their ab sence Tom will “bach.” VV. B. Blackwood, of Sarratts, was a city visitor Wednesday. Will McAbee, of Grindall, was in the city Wednesday. He was accom panied by his little daughter, Mittie, a bright little miss of seven. B M. Evans, R. P. Gladen find T. E. Blanton, of Blacksburg, were over yesterday. A. G. Susong, of Star Farm, was in town Tuesday. Hon. Wm. Jefferies, of Home, was in the city yesterday. J. B. Wilkins, of Cowpens, spent Wednesday in the city. E. G. McCullough, of Star Farm, came up to town Tuesday. Dr. John T. Darwin, of Blacksburg, spent a few hours in our midst Wed nesday. D. A. Allison, of Cowpens, called In yesterday and joined The Ledger ranks. Miss Marie Montgomery, of Spar tanburg, who has been visiting Prof. Griffith’s family at Limestone, re turned to her home Tuesr ay. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Eisou have re turn d from a visit to relatives at Jonosville. T. C. Petty will leave tomorrow for Waynesvllle, N. C., on a several days’ trip of business and pleasure com bined. and was pulled out. The beef prevented any water tering its throat. All day long Wednesday and ex- a medium negroes, led by an elder, has been in the county court house at Washington praying and singing and passing a petition to Congress to pass the Hanna bill in troduced into the last Congress for the purpose of pensioning the ex slaves. They have been loud in their lamentations and are led by an eider who is duping them. Tuesday night, between 10 and 11 o’clock, during a violent thunder i storm, the Linden Cotton Mills were struck by lightning and a lot of loose cotton in the carding room was ignited. The fire discovered by called for help, and although it burned fiercely lor a few minutes, was soon extinguished. About four bales of cotton were lost. The total loss amounts to about $300. The Lily Mill and Power Company was organized in Shelby last Wed nesday under the charter granted by the Legislature. The principal stockholders are: Messrs. John F Schenck, Chas. C. Blanton, H. F. Schenek and Robt. L. Ryburn. This company owns the famous Stico’s way. Such a thing should be made beneficial for the entire people and of especial interest to the farmers, and Frulted'and^tiM growing and uot a Cheap John advertising scheme.” The above is what a leading busi ness man of Gaffney said to a Ledger representative yesterday when in terrogated about the county fair proposition. The Ledger wants a county fair, but it wants a fair that will be of benefit to the people; a fair that will encourage the farmers to strive for better results on the farm and a fair that will encourage the manufactuer to go on with his industry. We do not want a mere makeshift simply to get the people together to have a good time, but we want cue that will in reality show i the diversified industries of our coun- was immediately jy anc j possibilities of our ag- the watchman, who ricultural and mechanical industries. There is no good reason why we should not have such a fair. Read the communication in another column concerning a fair and then let us have your views on the matter. County Superintendent of Educa tion Walker said to a Ledger man yesterday: “IJ see youjkeep referring to the county fair project. I trust you will succeed. It is one of the best things yet proposed for the farmers of Chero kee county. There is no reason why $1.00 A YEAR. CROP BULLETIN. Report of Condition of Different Crops Throughout the State. Columbia S. C., July 28.—The week ending 8 a. m., Monday, July 27th, had a mean temperature of 81.5 degrees, which is practically normal. There were no very cool nights, nor very hot days, making the temper ature conditions quite favorable. The winds were generally light, variable and very dry. There was more than the usual amount of bright sunshine. The relative humidity was unusually low throughout the week, that caused vegetation to wilt con siderably in the day time, hot it gen erally freshened during the nights, but this condition was favorable for ridding fields of grass by cultivaton. The week’s rainfall was very light, averaging only 0 14 inch for the State, ar.d consisted of widely scattered showers. These showers were benefi cial where they occurred. There is a need of rain indicated for all parts of the State, although early corn is the only crop that has as yet suffered to any material extent. The rain is needed to counteract the severe work ing that crops received in ridding them of grass. Laying by is either finished or well underway, and but few fields remain grassy. The drought is most severe in York and adjacent counties. Corn is firing 5 i the eastern coun ties. In places dd corn is safe, in other places it ir in a critical condi tion for want of rain. Young corn is generally prom.sing, but needs rain to maintain t iis condition. Some fodder has bee pulled. The conditio of cotton is variable to an unusual xtent. A number of reports indicate steady improvement and a now promising concition, well bloom ing; in places there is considerable shedding, with unsatisfactory bloom ing, fruiting and growth, indicating no improvement, and even deteriora tion. A general summary of condi tion shows that on clayey lands, and over the western counties, the crop ban improved, hut that on sandy lands, and over tne e -rn counties, except parts of Hampton, BarnwelL Orangeburg, Sumter, Marion and Marlboro, the conditions are less promising. The cotton crop would be beoeficted by a general rain. Sea- island cot on is in excellent condi tion. Tobacco curing is making rapid progress, and in places is nearly fin ished, the crop is abouthalf gathered. Some is ‘ burning” in the fields. Marketing is underway, ard prices arc unsatisfactory. Early and late planted rice are doing well, while intermediate nlant- ings are poor and grassy in the Colle ton district; the Georgetown and coast districts report an improved condi tion. Minor crops, pastures and gardens need rain. Planting fall truck crops continues. Peas are not doing so well. Who la HoT Who la It that makes the Fewer- gallons; wetrs-longer paint? Shoal property and will begin at once developing this power. Electric pow er will be transmitted to Shelby and all the cotton mills in this section may be furnished power. Later on the company will also build a cotton mill. A report on the convicts, made by a State prison official, shows that there are now at work on the rail way in Mitchell county 108, at Dover 54, on the Raleigh & Cape Fear Rail way 50, at the railway stone quarry at Hillsboro 82, on the Wilksboro turnpike 50, at the State farm on th .* Roinoke 400 and in the penitentiary 100, making a total of 844, which is about 500 less than the total number of convicts 25 years ago. The great decrease in the number of State^con- victs is of course due to the sentenc ing of prisoners to work on county roads. R. L Nichols, ex-sheriff of McDow ell county, an abscouder, has been captured at Mangum, Oklahoma Territory. vVhile in office Nichols misappropriated several thousand dol lars, which amount had to be made good by his bondtraen. He left Ma rion some six months ago, and since then his whereabouts have been a mystery. A detective was put on the case, however, and he succeeded in tracking his man to Mangum, where he arrested him a day or two ago. Requisition papers have been forwarded to the Governor of Oklaho ma and Nichols will be brought here to stand trial for embezzlement. Bntler Christopher, who was re cently tried for and convicted of keeping a disorderly house, and sen tenced to four months imprisonment, to be worked on the roads M Gaston county, escaped from the county jail Tuesday afternoon, not more than one hour before an officer from Gas ton county came to remove him and other prisoners to the roads. Chris topher is an old man, and being ap-! parently simple-minded, he was not kept in the cells with the other prisoners. A couple of hundred yards from the jail, going at a brisk gait, he yelled to some one passing :“I am going home; I will be back to-mor row. Bud Kelly, a white man about we should uot be able to hold a most successful county fair here each year. It would encourage the agricultural interests of the county as nothingelee would do. Besides, it is a source of pleasure as well as profits and will serve to make our people better ac quainted and more sociable. Every farmer, business man and citizen, no matter what his calling, should en courage the county fair.” Matter of Concern to Executors, Etc. As a matter of information to the public, sections 2555 and 2G72, stat ute law 1902, Vol. 1, of this State, re quire that all executors, administra tors and guardians shall make and file in the office of the Probate Judge of the county their annual return (showing fully the receipts and ex penditures in behalf of the estate represented) before the 1st day of July of each year. Failing to make such return, said executors, adminis trators and guardians, under the terms of said section of the law. shall forfeit their commissions as such, be sides putting themselves in such posi tion that their letters testamentary of administration or guardianship, as the case may be, may be revoked. Died at Hanley. Mr. H. Jackson Sarratt, a former resident of Gaffney, died at Easley Wednesday morning of fever. Mr. Sarratt was about twenty-seven years of age. He was a son of Mr. Henry Sarratt, of this county. Deceased leaves a wife and two small children to mourn for him. The remains were brought to Gaffney Wednesday afternoon and carried to the country. The interment took place yesterday at Macedonia burying-ground. Mr Sarratt left Gaffney about ten months ago and went to Easley,where he has since been residing. He had a large circle of friends here who re gret to learn of bis death. Working Night And Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King’s New Life Pills. These pills change weakness into strength, list- lessness Into energy, brain-fag into mental power. They’re wonderful in building up tjjie health. Only 25o per box. Sold bf'Cherokee Drug Co. FREAK OF FLOOD. Valuable Iron Mine Unearthed Near Spar tanburg. Spartanburg, July 28 — The strange freaks wrought by the recent flood seem to be inexhaustibe in num ber and in peculiarity. The latest development in this line, says the Journal, is the uncovering by the waters of what appears to be a valua ble vein of iron ore on the lands owned by the Tucapau cotton mills about eight miles from the city. Recently Col. T. E Moore, who is interested in the mill, was out look ing over the property, when in a sec tion of the land where numerous gul lies abounded, he noticed a large vein of iron ore. The ore had been un covered by the recent high waters which washed away the earth that concealed the iron, leaving the latter exposed to be a rich and valuable one. A gentleman who has investigated the find says that the vein is at least four feet thick and is cc mposed of al most pure ore. Strange to say, it is known that an old iron mine existed in the same locality a hundred years ago and was i operated by citizens of this county. The newly discovered ore is believed to be an outcropping of the old mine. The owner of the property where the vein of iron ore has been dis covered will have a full investigation made and if it appears profitable to work the mine extensive develop ment will follow. Iron mining is generally carried on in the vicinity of coal mines and limestone deposits, as both coal and limestone are required to serve the iron in shape for com mercial use. However, the richness of the veins discovered may make the running of the working of the ore very profitable. KniphuHlzen ltn Supenorltv. The best test of an article is the way it sells. Bransford Mills, at | Owensboro, Ky., where “Clifton” flour is made, run night and day, and yet they cannot supply the de mand for “Clifton.” In tils city, as elsewhere, It is the standard by wbicb other flours are guaged, and the ‘ statement that “it Is just as good as Clifton” only makes its superiority the more pronounced. W. J. Wilkins & Co. s -liiil •'.iaitfe nii'yiili r’lfafili i ft