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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. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1903. *1.00 A YEAR. rpnouGHOiiT the PALMETTO STiTE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER TEE STATE. KventN that Httve Taken 1'laco from One End of the State to the Other Culled from KirhungeN for yut<;k KeadluK hy Scorett of Ituny People. The stHte military board met in Columbia Thursday to divide out atnon^ the various companies the $8,- 000 approprioted by the legislature for the militia. Attorney General Gunter has ad vised Governor Heyward not to order the election for the change of a part of Williamsburg County to Eiorence until he is furnished with further evidence Commissions were issued Tuesday by the secretary of state to the Paul ine Oil company with ijilo 000 capital; to the Excelsior Granite company of Lancaster, with $25,000 capital and to the Lank of Latta with $25,000 capital. The contract for a new agricultural hall at Clemson college has been awarded to Henry C. Morris, of Au gusta, Ga., an experienced contractor, for $50 000. The hall will be con structed of granite and brick and will be two stories high and also contain a basement. Wednesday night burglars entered the store of I). L. Jennings at Beau* SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Now is the time to subscribe for The Ledger. Sheriff Thomas and Deputy Aus tell are summoning jurors for the fall term of court. This has been a fine week for gath ering crops and well have the Chero kee farmers used it. Will M. MoCraw has accepted the position as bookkeeper with tne Gaff ney Live Stock Company. The secretary of State issued a charter to the Wilkinsville Cotton Oil company Wednesday. The capital stock is $10,000. Gaffney’s many meat markets are all supp’ied with fine fat beef, pork and mutton; all of which being bought from Cherokee farmers. There will be preaching at Buford Street Methodist church Sunday morning at the usual hour. There will be no service in the evening. Roland Gaines will take charge of the power house Saturday night in place of Thos Gilmer, who will take his laundry under his own manage ment. Every tody who has keys to the red box at the R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co , should bring them in Monday. Sept. 28th, and see who gets the $20 in cash, Essell McKown, son of Mr. G. W. McKown who has been quite sick for some time, we are glad to state is much improved and is on the road to recovery. Alex. Poag is now clerk at the Commercial Hotel. “Alec” is a polite and courteous young fellow and we know that he will fill the position admirably. A force of hands under Roland NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent Etta Jane. at mont, near Spartanburg and secured a considerable quantity of shoes, pants, Gaines has been working this week knives and tobacco. Entrance was moving the telephone ano electric effected by cutting a panel from the | light poles at Limestone where the rear door. The police department has offered a reward of $10 00 for the arrest of the thieves. On Monday, while attempting to alight from a train at Greers, the > fourteen-year-old son of Mr. Ben Lit- ‘ tlefield, of Snartanburg, fell under the cars and the wheels ran over his left arm. crushing and mangling the the limb to such an extent that .amputation was necessary. The boy is getting along very well. Capt. J. P. Meehan, one of Colum bia’s most prominent citizens, died Tuesday morning after a short ill ness. Capt. Meehan was 55 years old and was horn in Cnarleston, going to Columbia when only 19 years old and quickly becoming iudeniified with the white supremacy movement. ; Until he became ill he was one of the political leaders of RiohlauU county but would never accept an iffice. The residence of Mr. S. S. Waldrop of Union was destroyed by fire about 12.30 Tuesday morning. An out house situat d some forty feet in the rear of the dwelling, was first ignited, and the flames were blown from it to the house in which Mr. Waldrop and his family were asleep. They escaped, but nearly all the furniture was con sumed. Both the residence and out house were entirely destroyed. The origi a of the tire is a matter of con jecture. The burned houses were the property of Rev. W E. G Hum phries and were insured for $600.00. It is estimated that the buildings were worth $1000, so the loss, includ ing the furniture will amount to about $1200. Mr. J. A. Shirley, a well known dairyman near Anderson, has haa several cows to die recently and has several others that are sick. He sent to Clemson college for a veterinarian, who went down and inspected the herd Sunday. This official gave as his opinion that ihe cows had been suffering from Texas fever, and that the diseasehad been caused by ticks. He says that a calf may have ticks on it without injury, but that if a cow grows to maturity without having ticks and then acquires them, they will cause what is known as Texas fever, which will nearly always prove fatal. It is said that no certain cure has yet been found for the disease. The expert advised Mr. Shirley to get some whiskey and give his cows a half pint at a time. Young James S. Scott. 16 years of age, left his home at 5 Race street in Charleston Thursday evening at about 8 80 o’Mock and has not been seen since. His parents are much concerned over his disappearance and cannot understand what could have happened to their son. James was said to have been a good-natured lad, who worked regularly in the Bagging Factory,-in that city, and was not in the habit of staying out late nor keeping bad company. He was last seen by his younger brother, when going out of the bouse Thursday night, and then said nothing of an ex pected trip away or any trouble. The boy Is about five feet, two inches in height, fair complexion and dark hair. Mr. and Mrs Scott will be very ^glad to receive any information as to the whereabouts of their son. street has been widened. L. W. McGuinn has ordered a one- horse-power kerosen engine to run his sausage mill an 1 fans. Later on, we learn, he will put in a small dy namo to light up his market. Mrs. C. F. McGuinn, who has baen living in Spartanburg, recently moved hack to Gaffney and will make this city her home. She favored The Ledger with an appreciated call yes terday. The Battery and Bee Hive, both | belonging to J. C. Ratliff, will have special openings Saturday when the many rare bargains secured by Mr. Ratliff for his patrons will be of- ered to them without stint. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Interesting Paragraphs and Rec ent Hap penings in Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Oar Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Readers. tCorrespondence of The Ledger.i Etta Jane, Sept. 22—Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Estes have our thanks for a samme of their home-raised cornfield beans, of which they have an abun dance. This community was thrown into a whirlpool of excitement one day last week by the report that the wife of one of our neighbors had bundled up her clothes and children and left home. The sensational news spread like wildfire, and some of the neighbors interfered and persuaded the dissatis fied wife to return to her home— which she did. We don’t like to speak of family affairs, but sometimes our friends rasp us for not giving the news, and now we have done so. The pea cron is almost a complete failure this year. Few farmers woulc get their seed back if they would gather every shape on their vines. The cholera is playing havoc with some of our neighbors’ chickens. This fata/ disease is scarcely ever out of the neighborhood for any length of time. The Howell boys have been run ning a mower in this section making hay. There will be communion at Salem on the first Sabbath in October at 11 o’clock a. m. Preaching on Satur day night before at 8 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Hammett preached at Abingdon Creek church last Sabbath, and baptized seven new converts who joined a month ago. Mr. James P. Procter, our accom modating mail carrier on the route from here to Sarratts, has a bran new mail bag and lock sent by the depart ment. Wo learn that there are some chills | along the creek, in some places. , Dr. L. B. Black is getting the lum ber ou the ground to complete his : buildings. The gully near Mr. Dave Fowler’s across the public road has been of the Bates, which oc- at Clifton Mon- an illness of only Death of Dr. B. D. Hates. We were pained to learn death of Dr. B. D. curred at his home day morning, after a few hours. Dr. Bates was about thirty three years o'age; he was a physician en joying a large and lucrative practice, and had a promising future before him. ‘ Dugar,” as he was familiarly known, once resided at this place, where he followed his profession, and he made a friend of every one with whom he came in contact. The funeral services over the re mains of Dr. Bates were held Tues day afternoon in the Baptist church at Clifton and the interment took place at Cowpens. The deceased was a member of the Knights of Pythias, and the order officiated at the fun eral. Dr. Bates left a wife and child to mourn for him, besides quite a num ber of relatives, some of whom are residents of this city. Those who attended the funeral from this city were: Mrs. W. C. Car penter, Will and Tom L. Brown, rel atives of the deceased, W. H. Ross, T. H. Lockhart, J. L Alexander and J. R. Beason. We extend our heartfelt sympathj to the bereaved wife and child and to the sad-hearted relatives who la ment the loss of a good and highly- esteemed kinsman. A Boy’* 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 meoicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. He writes: “I now sleep sound ly every night.” Like marvelous cures of Consumption, Pneumonia. Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove its matchless merit for ail Throat and Lung troubles. Guaran teed bottle? 50c $1.00. Trial hot ties free at Cherokee Drug Co. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. luterefd.iug Items Coneerning Our Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers The postoffice at University Sta tion, Orange county, was robbed Monday night of $182 in cash and Southern Railway checks, in tne tem porary absence of O. T. Craig, the postmaster. There is no cl us to the robbers. Fight In Kendrlcksvllle. A fight occurred in Keodrickviile Tuesday night between two negro boys, Olin Martin and John San ders, in which Sanders was severely cut in the chest by Martin. San ders is right painfully wounded, but at this writing his injuries are not thought to he dangerous. Martin and another boy’ named Oscar Carson, who gave him the knife to do the cuttipg with, were be fore the mayor Wednesday. He gavej Martin $15 or thirty days and Carson $5 or 20 days. They both took the days This case was clearly a case of as- j sault and battery with intent to kill, and if it had been carried to a court of adequutes jurisdiction, instead of thirty days Martin probably would have been given as many months. Happy Hooligan. If one may judge from laughter Only two votes were cast in Raleigh an( i applause the above attraction de lighted on Monday night the largest | audience that has yet assembled at the theatrical township against the hood issue in aid of the Raleigh it Pamlico Sound Railway. There was practically no opposition, the vote being almost I ^ tar riieatre to witness a unanimous in Wake, Wilson and Greene counties The statement is made that there is a plan to continue this road from Raleigh to Greensboro. William Hunter and William Led better, of Charlotte, both colored, through their attorney, Mr. T L. Kirkpatrick, Tuesday instituted a damage suit against the Seaboard Air Line Railway, The complaint was issued by Justice Maxwell. The de fendants are plasterers by trade and are suing for $75 on contract for work done in the company’s pass mger sta tion in that city several months ago. Several days ago, a young man named Liston, in soldier’s clothes, was arrested at Greensboro for beat ing trains. It developed that he was a deserter from the army The govern ment offered only $10 reward for his i return and this whs not sufficient to i production. There was nothing in ; the play, but it served as a vehicle to . pr. sen: a very clean class of vaude- v lie features The next attraction will be next Monday night week, when Mr. Geo. Ober will appear in the “Wrong Mr. Wright,” one of the clever broad- hurst comedies. Death at Earls, Mr. J. S. Hopper, of Earls, N. C., died at his home at that place Wed nesday morning ,the 23rd inst., at the advanced age of eignty-nine. Mr. Hopper was a member of the Buffalo Baptist church, and his re mains were laid to rest there Thurs day morning at 11 o’clock. Tim deceased had been a worthy and iniluential citizen and was es teemed bv all who knew him. He Too many men attempt to pass through the world on the reputation of their ancestors. get the man to Washington bound over to court in a $15 b'>' ’. in default of which he was niH'- U i j til to avail trial for beating pa&sugo on a train He was 1 wi * 1 k® greatly missed in his commu- Capt. J. D. IJrown, of Glendale, in Spartanburg county, died yesterday marning. He will he buried today at Bethesda church, of which he was a consistent member. The burial services will he conducted by his pas tor, Rev. W. T. Thompson. The Gaffney Drug store is open , . ,, with a full line of drugs and medi- Wl11 be a J oyful a8 wel1 as Prosperous A Cough Only » Symptom. A cough is not a disease but a symp tom of disease. A cough always indi cates that either the throat or lungs are affected. When the mucus lining of the throat or lungs becomes in flamed the irritation cause? coughing. The representative of the Am- riean Tobacco Co a Raleigh says that ow ing to the diversification of crops in that section the tobacco growers able to hold ther leaf, but he does not think those east of that city are so fortunate, as they depended uoon to bacco and cotton and did not grow so much trrain or other supplies. Dur- Don’t neglect a cough. It may be the ing this month about fifteen new ru- symptom of serious throat or lung ral free delivery mail routes have disease. Rydale’s Elixir kills the been put in operation in North Caro- germs that cause the trouble, soothes lina. the irritated mucus membrane, gen- Fer( , Mi]!er tt de8erter frrm the tly stimulates the nerves that control T t & tle8erter frcm the army, who was cap WilklilM-IIobbrt Miss Lillian May Wilkins aud Mr. M. L. Hobbs were married no Cow- pens Wednesday evening The bride is the accomplished daughter of Mr?. T. E. Wilkins, of * rt> Cowpens, aud the groom is agent for the Southern Railway company at that place. We extend best wishes. congratulations and vuv (JUUUU ijau JLIttB Lieu LI f i _ f ^j . i . , : UUlieil OloLtB liriXJY, WIILl WHS Ua U* ^ — . .luv/iuj bridged and made perfectly safe for I ^ tured at Charlotte, escaped from the of this city, will be assisted in the present, so we are informed. ; Hjtinns ftnH P hpH| ; hv i)f < >tin " orn [ 1 , a a{ J‘® p n y ‘ lockup at Salisbury Tuesday by feign- meeting by Revs S. T. Creech It’s some trouble to hire hands without giving more than can be realized from labor on the farm. It ditions and healthy action. Drug Co drugs cines and all kinds of goods usually found in a first-class drug store. The front has been handsomely painted and decorated by A. B.{Gaines, which is a guarantee of its beauty. H. P. Sourbeck. of Cleveland, ()., representing The Jones Carnival Co , has been in the city several days working up a street carnival. Mr. Sourbeck met with success, and the carnival will take place in the early part of October, beginning on the 5th. Supervisor Whelchel has had the court house grounds plowed. We trust that this is a move in the direc tion of beautifying the grounds. To have those grounds in keeping with the court house, they should be seed ed in lawn grass and a substantial iron fence built around them. G. M. Phifer and family, late of Pecolet Mills, have moved into the Joe Littlejohn cottage on Victoria avenue. Mr. Phifer and family are valuable additions to Gaffney and we extend to them a hearty welcome. Mr. Phifer has large interestes here and will now give them his personal attention. day to this country when people learn to do their own work, and do it. Miss Grace Whisonant, of Wilkins ville, has been chosen ore of the teachers of the Yorkville graded school. This is a good selection, and ing illness. Dr. Montgomery decided to give the man a hypodermic injec- Words of wisdom seldom fall from M° Q morphine, and stepped into the lips of the person who smokes 1 his offioe room to malte his prepara- cigarettes. Letter to II. R. Brown. Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir : If it took 10 gallons to paint your house last time with some- we fee : quiet sure that her patrons i body else’s paint, and takes 8 with will find that they have made no mis-; Devoe, we save you $8 to $10; for ] take in selecting her. painting costs two or three times as Salem church has a new supply of much as paint, hymn hooks, that were paid for by the , Mr. Ezra Rathmell, Williamsport, young people of the congregation. Pa. always used 11 gallons of mixed Their next move will be to get a new pulpit Bible. The church will celebrate its 100th anniversy next year, and they expect ! Enoree Presbytery to meet there next : fall. j “To have our time profitably em ployed U to be armed against many temptations,” is the logic of one of the greatest men of this day. That’s rignt brethren, let’s hear from all on the good roads question To a friend we are indebted for a copy of an obituary notice of Mrs. Mary A., wife of Rev. R. Y. Russell, vho died in York district, Marco 26, 1843. in the 35th year of her age. J. L. s. The Wilkinsville Cotton Seed Oil Co. unloaded one 40-horse-power. one The Gaffney Drug Co. have opened up where the “Outlet” used to be— everything up to date—drop In to see them. Fearful OddH AKalnftt Him. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such, in brief was the condition of an rn u • j i old soldier by name of J. J. Havens 50 horse-power engine and one sod 1001 Versailles, O. For jears ho wai horse-power hoi er for the r p ant v j J j- , vostrrSay (Thararta,). all marto by ^ “ y a'?“ 9B ‘ nd Brownoll & Co. They will get, every^ ’ a! . Dor Dledlcl . n “ 8 al r. ... f him relief. At length he tried Elec- thing? down &nd stnrt th© mill in trio Rittpra ri rvnf* » u* < about two weeks. 1 fn P Qt hlnQ 0° ^ in short order and now he testfies. The fall term of court will convene 1 “I’m on the road to comnlete recov here on the first Monday,* the 5th of October. Judge Townsend will pre- paint for his house; Devoe took 6. But that isn’t all; that’s only first cost; how iong will it wear? The paint, that goes furthest in covering, wears best too. All paint, true paint, and full- measure, are on one side; part paint, false paint, and short-measure are on the other. What can you expect? Yours truly F W Devoe & Co : 22 It isn’ what a man is, but rather what he pretends to be, that makes him ridiculous. Ityriale'N Liver Tablet*. Rydale’s Liver Tablets cure all liver troubles. They act specifically on the over, the bile, bladder, the bile duct, the intestines and bowels. They stim ulate the liver and cause a perfect flow of bile into the bowels, keep the bile duct healthy, increase the peri staltic movement of the intestines, and thus restore a healthy action of all these organs. Rydale’s Liver Tab lets are easy to take, being small chocolate covered tablets. They act side. There are two cases for mur der on the docket. Aside from these the criminal docket is light. There is a large civil docket and it will yry.” Be»to D y.rlh f»r Liyyr and p I omp,lj '‘J 1 ! b 8 depend- Kidney troublee and (u ™. ^ne^^g 0. 6 ° oTrLllV"" " PCk8 d,8P °-” »» ho knowe howto take a bint. Htomach and Bowel Complaints. Only 50c. Guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. There is some hope for a man as long The average man wants others see him as he sees himself. to Flour Higher. The late government report makes Good nroizress is heme hv Foley's Kidney Cure makes the dis-, f he Crop thirt y- f i'e million eased kidneys sound so they will eii- bushels less than last year. This builders on the Cherokee Drug store, the Webster ifc Jefferies hotel and store buildings on Robinson street, the Bam Littlejohn building on corner of Limestone and Birnie streets and the W. Bam Lipscomb block of stores on Limestone street. Plans for the Aroid serious results of kidney or National bank building, corner of bladder disorder by taking Foley’s Limestone and Frederick streets, ' ' J- were received yesterday and work on mlnate the poisons from the blood. Cherokee Drug Co. A badly told story boros one almost as much as a poor relation. It will be begun now as soon Bible. as pos- Kidney Cure. Cherokee Drug Co. The Gaffney Drug Co. guarantee* i nc uauney urug co. guarantee* the purity of everything that leaves their store. Give them a trial. means very much higher Hour until another harvest in 1904. Ail flour is higher now, but the advance on Bransford’s “Clifton” has not yet been as great in proportion to other flour. However, it is a mighty good time to buy a supply betore it. goes still higher. Fresh flour constantly received. W. J. Wilkins & Co. The Gaffney Drug Co. are prepared to furni*h you with anything in the drug lins—call on us. tions, leaving the hall door open. He was gone less than a minute. There was no sign of Miller when the doctor returned. His escape is puzzling the police. A suit for $5,000 damage has been brought in the superior court at Dur ham against Drs. A. M. Moore, R. M. Shepherd and Warren, on the ground that they pronounced Julia Stanfield, a colored woman, dead, and per mitted her body to be placed iu a coffin, where she died from suffoca tion several hours later. The doctors declared that they will prove that the woman was dead. The undertaker says the body was cold and stiff when placed in the casket. A few days ago much comment was occasioned in Asheville when a young man of a well knowu family married a woman easily the most notorious in the Mountain street section. Now the woman, who has a big hank ac count, has leased a residence on Mont- ford avenue, the particularly choice residence section of that city. Resi dents are, of course, up in arms, hut some are inciined to the opinion that their indignation will prove impotent, ps the objectionable couple have a lease and paid a month’s rent in ad vance. The belief of the Raleigh peniten tiary officials that Drayton Med- lin, a murderer from Gaston county, serving a life term, and A. V. Rice, a thief, from New Hanover, serving a ten-year sentence, who so mysterious ly disappeared nine days ago, were uot at large but were hidden some where in prison, proved well-founded. Tuesday afternoon they were found hidden in a loft of the building long used as a shoe shop. They were be ginning to show the effects of the short food supply. They were at chapel at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, September 13, and an hour later had absolutely disappeared. They were found by searchers. They claimed they had chosen the loft to hide in, and bad stored provisions there. Some fragments of provisions were found. Both men are white end des perate characters. The drug* used in our prescription department are the products of such manufacturers as, Squibb, Merck, Sharpe & Dohme, Nel ion, Baker & Co., Parke, Davis & Co.—The Gaffney Drug Co. Uwvivitl at Brown’* Cliapt-l. A union revival meeting will begin at Brown’s Chupei, Pacolet Mills, on Friday evening, Oct. 2nd, services to begin at 7 :30 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. W. T. Thompson, the and J. C. Lawson. Fifteen or Thirty. William (“Munse”) Smith, a color ed boy, was before Mayor Little yes terday morning charged with “inter fering with a prisoner and getting liquor for him while in jail.” Smith was “given” $15 or thirty days for the offense. Him: Life Saved hy Chamberlain'* Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy. “B. L. Byer, a well known cooper of this town, says he believes Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life last summer. He bad been sick for a month with what the doctors call bilious dysentery, and could get nothing to do him any good until he tried this remedy. It gave him im mediate relief,” says B. T. Little, merchant, Hancock, Md. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co , Gaffney and L. D. Aliison, Cowpens. It depends on what you do after you are out of bed whether early rising is beneficial or not. The world would be better off if some people never got up. Stomach Trouble CauHC* Heart Trouble, Heart trouble is almost always caused by stomach trouble. The stom ach fails to digest all the food, aud the residue ferments, forming excess of gas which distends the walls of the stomach, causing a depression on the nerves and the arteries that lead to the heart. This causei the heart to palpitate or skip a I eat occasionally, or both, which is usually very alarm ing,causing grave apprehensions. Ry- dule’s Stomach Tablets will prevent this trouble. They digest the food and prevent gas from forming in the stomach. If there is no gas in your stomach your heart will not trouble you. Gaffney Drug Co. Pride makes one man ridiculous and prevents another from appearing so. SatlHfMcttou. It is always a source of satisfaction to know of a remedy that can always be relied on in emergencies and when accidents occur; such a remedy is Elliott’s Emulsified Oil Liniment. It is the most serviceable accident and emergency liniment ever produced, and ie just as satisfactory in all cases where a liniment is required. Gaffney Drug Co. The Gaffney Drug Co. have just opened up a big stock of fresh drug*. Step In and see us whether you need anything or not.