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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. 1 HE LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. \ / WE Cwi.rfANTfc, 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. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. FHROUGHOUT THE PUMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. LIBRARY LYCEUM BOURSE. | ^ Qf J|| E ^ IN LOWER CHEROKEE ALL OVER THE STATE. J KvoutA thut Have Taken Place from One Knd of ttie State to the Other Culled from KxchangoM for Quick Heading by Score, of Busy People. Mrs Jana ‘Barnett, wife of the late Joel Barnett, died at her home in Ebenezer townshin, York conotv. on Friday of last week, of the infirmi ties of old age,having passed her 92nd birthday lust August. Hoyt Ha/es was sentenced at Sen eca Wednesday by Judge Dnntzler to be bat god on January 15 at the usual hour. Hayes’ attorney s failed to get a new trial Hayes received the sen tence witbei t being visibly effected. Some daring thief broke into the branch drug store of Maddox A Cc , near the Southern depot, in Snartan- burg, Wednesday morning, but did not secure what he evidently went in quest of—money. There is no clue as to the burglar. The effort to secure an army post for Columbia has taken definite shape and the dicision will now rest with President Roosevelt and the war de partment. Governor Heyward and Major Micah Jenkins, collector of in ternal revenue, left Wednesday after noon for “Washington for a peisoiial interview with the president on the matter. This is in accordance with the resolutions adopted sometime ago by the chamber of commerce and every effort will be made to secure a definite assurance that the pest will be established. Friday night some miscreant went to the home of Mrs. Alex A. Barron in Ebenezer. York county, after the family had all retired and were fast asleep, daubed the back piazza floor, the ceiling and posts, the milk churn and buckets on the shelf,and even the well bucket, with some sort of a black substances, resembling the mixture used in oiling car axles The scoun drel even went so far as to pour a lot of the substance in the well, render ing the water unfit for use and oc casioning the family a great deal of uneasiness and inconvenience. Fred Glover, the 15-year-old son of Mr. J. 8 Glover, of Spartanburg, ^ left the parental roof Monday, and > his relatives are much concerned as to his whereabouts. There is nothing in the affair to suggest more than a boyish escapade,bnt Mr. Glover is nat urally exercised about his son’s dis appearance. The lost youth, who is well known in Spartanburg, is rather Blender, has blue eyes and two front teeth are missing. A personal de scription has been sent to several out- of-town newspapers and the police authorities of adjacent towns notified to hold the truant youngster. The three-year-old daughter of Rev. J. D. Frierson, of Pacoiet, was severe ly burned one day last week, and is still in a precarious condition. The child was left alone by her parents in a rcom in, which there had been afire. The parents thought all the fire wis out, but a few smouldering coals were in the fire place and the little one went to the hearth and be gan playing in the fire. Presently her clotht s caught and her mother heard screams of pain. When she arrived she extinguished the blaze, but the child’s body was severely burned on the right side from head to foot. * A negro named Oscar Miller, orig inally from Spartanburg was killed at Union Monday evt-niog by the fly wheel of a so-called small engine in Union Ootton Mills No. 2 He was a night fireman and went to the engine room at 7 25 o’clock in the evening to begin bis night’s work. In attempt ing to pass between the wall of the room and the flying wheel, the unfor- tnnate negro was caught, or inadver tently stepped into the wheel. His body was drawn thr tugh the aper ture cut in the floor ^or the wheel to pass, and was crushed together like a wet rag before get^ig through, U the opening was err ir®y too small to allow its passage. Hu floor was torn to pieces where the body passed. ^ Col. E. Miller Boykin, president of ^the Farmers and Merchants Bank, of Gamdeo, shortly after going home Monday evening, shot himself, and this tragedy whether accidental or intentional was soon followed by the snicide of Mr. E. C Zemp, the cash ier of the bank. Financial trouble is attributed as the cause of these tragedies, whether connected with the back or some of the other /^terprises with which these officials were connected. The condition of the bank is cot yet known. A thor ough Investigation will be made and the condition of affairs will be made known as early as possible. It will be several days before business will be resumed^ It Is easier to keep out of the mat rimonial harness than is is to get out. Many Citizens Have Subscribed—Saxophone Concert Co. Nov. 2?tb. The committee of the public library i which has been working on the lyceum course of entertainments for some time, has completed all arrarge- j meets. „ Tnis series of high class entertain ments will be held in the court house | » * under the auspisces of the library. | The artists secured for this course | are ail masturs in their respective | dues of work, and come highly re- : commended. All the profits over actual expenses go into the treas-1 ury of the library. Season tickets for the entire course are on sale ut ti-J (Jdtrokee Drug Co SeeDr. Humphries. A season ticket for the entire course entitling the holder to two seats at each entertainrnentjeosts $2 50, and a st-ason ticket entitling holder to one seat costs $1 50 Over one hundred season tickets already sold. Promi nent cinz ns. Limestone College and the graded schools have co-operated to make the course a success. Let one and all como. After November 27th no season tickets will be sold. Admission at the door will be fifty cents a seat. Secure your tickets at once. The Saxophone Concert Co. will give its concert Friday night, Nov. 27th. This is one* of the best com panies on the road, consisting of six eminent musical artists. Messrs. Scheusley, Schaich, Paul and Becher comprise the Saxophone quartette; Sig. Francesco Curtese, the harpist, and Miss Helen Winslow, the soprano soloist. The Advertiser, Elmira, N. Y., says of them: “The entertainers were the American Saxophone quar tette. and Signor Francesco Cortese, harpist. The latter is certainly a player of wonderful ability, and both the others were accorded many encores. The saxophone musk fur nished delightful entertainment. The ; ‘Pilgrim’s Chorus’ from ‘Fannbauser’ | imitating the Westminister pipe ; organ, was a beautiful number which ! was vigorously eucored.” i Of Miss Winslow, the New York Art Journal speaks as follows: “Helen Winslow is a thorough artist of great versatility, uses her fine voice with excellent effect in both operatic and oratorio selections, nor would it be an easy matter to find a more dainty and effective ballad sing er. Her voice is of great flexibility, of most pleasing quality and ad mirably responsive to all demands made upon it. In her broad styles i Mr of singing she evinces fine dramatic! instinct and is a capable and con- | scientious artist.” From Our Correspondent Etta Jane. at PERSONALS AND LOCALS. IntereHtiug Paragi-nplm aud Kecent Hap- penliigg In Lower Section of the Comity Hattiered Up by Our Kegular Correspon dent for Kenelit of l.edgcr Headers. ♦Correspondence of The Ledger.t Etta Jane, Nov. 17.—It’s slow work picking cracked cotton. Eighty to oue hundred per day is extra good picking for th3 fastest hands. From the number of extra courts being held in different counties, we don’t know whether it’s a sign of pros perity or not. Certainly it is for the lawyers and court officers. Formerly it was a very common thing for merchants at this season of the ye^r to have tneir agents out col lecting for them. Now you scarcely ever hear of such a thing. In this our country has made great advance ment and we have come to the con clusion that the Hen Jaw has out lived its usefulness—in that it teach es men that their honor is no longer at stake. The lienee trusts to the strong arm of the law more than the honor of his customer. We have in mind a man with a sickly wife wno gave a lien for his supplies this year. Before he finished his crop the mer chant told him he bad taken up his lien and he must have more papr-rs before he could make other advanct-- The man could do nothing more. He nud given a lien and mortgage on all he had. Finally he went to a friend and told him of his condition. His irieud said to him, “I’ll stand by you,” and did so, and thus be was enabled to finish and gather his crop, and the very first money he got went to satisfy “his friend indeed.” Afterwards he paid off his lien and is once more a free man, owing nothing but a debt of gratitude to the man wno befriended him when he needed a friend. We heard one of the wealthiest men in Cherokee county say many years ago, ‘ I would rather have a man’s honor than any paper he can give me.” We regret to hear of the death ol Win. Whisonant, which took place at Blacksburg last week. Fir a long time we have known Mr. Whisonant as a modest, unassuming Two Quiet Marriages. Mr. Derbin Jones and Miss Willie Morgan were quietly married at the Methodist parsonage on Buford street Wednesday evening by Rev. J. M^ Steadman. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are of Gaffney’s most worthy pop- uler people. Mr. Jones is an energet ic young business man, and Mrs. Jones is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Morgan, and is noted for her modesty, grace and culture. While the marriage was a surprise to most of their friend, all join in one accord in wishing for them the full est measure of happiness and prosper ity in their journey through life. Mr. Joseph Faust, of New York, and Miss Rose Williams, of Carrai, III,, were married on the evening of the 18th inst., in Gaffoey, at the res idence of Mr. J A. Carroll, by Rev, A. C. Cree. Mr. Faust and Miss Williams are traveling in the south this winter and met in Gaffney by appointment to be married. Their coming to Gaffney to be mar ried shows their good taste and all our people wish them health, happi ness and prosperity through a loog life. DlsantrouH Wrecks. Carelessness is responsible for many a railway wreck and the same causes are making human wrecks of sufferers from Throat and Lung trou bles. But since the advent of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consamp- tlon, Coughs and Colds, even the worst cases can be cured, and hope less resignation is no longer necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg. of Dorchester, Mass., is one of many whose life was saved by Dr. King’s New Discovery. This great remedy is guaranteed for all Throat and Lung diseases by Chero kee Drug Co., Druggists. Price 50c, and $100. Trial bottles free. “Matrimony happened to Mr. and Miss ,” is the way a Maine correspondent starts his report of a nuptial ceremony. Safeguard Against Accident. The best safeguard against accident is to use good judgment in directing every act. But, accidents will often occur in spite of every effort to pre vent them. The best safeguard against injury resulting from acci dents is Elliott’s Emulsified Oil Lini ment. It is the most serviceable accident and Emergency Liniment ever made and is the most satisfao tory Liniment for use in the family and on animals ever offered. Large bottle 25ots. Gaffoey Drug Co. man, who in his day was one of the best farmers on Broad river. He al ways raised corn, wheat and oats to sell—never having much to do with cotton. He was a Irieud to public education and with his hand and purse was ever ready to do his pari in anything that was upliiting co the cause of humanity. Rev. Mr. Ross, of Gaffney, filled the pulpit at Abingdou Greek Iasi Sabbath in place of Rev. Mr. Ham mete, who was unavoidably detained in a meeting he was conductitg at another point. A fair congregation turned out to bear Mr. Ross on this his first professional visit to our sec lion. Messrs. H. B McDaniel and T. J. Estes went over to Sharon last Friday evening to join some of their friends in a 'possum bunt. They were joined by Messrs. Hemphill, Bigham and one or two of the Love boys with some of the Whitesides boys, and had a good time. They caught two fine ’possums though the leaves were too dry for the dogs to trail well. In our young days (though we are by no means old now) that section was called ‘Possum Town.” Mr. Rufus Estes is attending York court this week as a witness. There are people we are satisfied merchant!', dread to see come into their stores. They have such a pen chant for “Jewing.” A lady enter ing a store asked the price of collars. “Two for a quarter,” said the clerk. “How much would that make this one worth?” queried the lady, “Thir teen cents, mum,” replied the clerk, “Then of course the other would cost only twelve cents,” she continued, “Yes, mum,” he answered. “Well, then, I’ll take the one worth twelve cents,” she said,and handing him the money she walked out. He didn’t know whether to laugh or not. In view of the testimony given by expert statisticians of the ruinous t fleet of alcoholic liquors it’s hard to hold nur patience when we read of a resolution offered at the last meeting in Washington of (what claims to be) the American Public Health Asso ciation, recommending the re-estab lishment of the army canteen, be cause its abolishment has resulted in an increase of diseases among the soldiers? We would like to know who this Public Health Association is If it isn’t part of the American Brewers and Distillers Association, or somebody working in its interest’ Mr. Jim Smarr, of Hopewell, tells a funny tale about two colored boys getting frightened a few nights ago. They were members of the colored band and were going to a baud meet ing. They had to go through a pine thicket where it is said haunts and hob goblins are frequently seen. One of the boys had forgotten the mouth piece of his instrument and just as they were in the darkest part of the thicket he thought of it and stopped suddenly, and sard, “There now.” The fellow walking behind him thought he SiW a ghost and caught him. This frightened No. 1 who thought it was a ghost that had hold of him. So badly frightened were they that they both sank down with fear unable to do anything, but hollow as loud as they could squall, which alarmed the neigh borhood. When they got a lit tle over their fright, No. 1 asked No 2 what he had seen J“N'jthing,” he said. Then No. 2 asked No. 1 what he had seen. “Nothing.” was his reply. “Just as I had missed my mouth you grabbt d me and I thought it was the ghost and I couldn’t stand it.” In giving Ann's age in Tuesday’s Ledger the types made up say 24 years when it ought to have brtn 18 years. Mary is 24 years old If the mistake is ours we didn’t notice it till it appeared in print The fancy price cotton is bringing will do much to set this c mntry back next year. Nearly everybody will plant all they can possibly work. There is not 5 per cent, of the crop in the field now if every boll of it was picked out, and there is no chance for the mills to run anything like full time next year In our opinion those who are at the cotton mill with suffi cient force to run a farm, can do no better than move out aud make a crop next year. j. l. s. A Llbrarluti Elected. At a meeting of the hoard of trus- tees of the Gaffney library Associ ation on last Tuesday night, Mrs. J. D. W. Moremun was unanimously elected librarian for a period of one year. Miss Maggie Monroe was elect ed librarian emeritus. Resolutions were a’dopted expressing heartv ap predation for the service rendered by Miss Monroe to this worthy in stitution. Mrs Mor-rnun will as sume charge of the library on Decem ber the 1st, and it will be open here after each afternoon from two o’clock till five. It is the aim of the board to enlarge the work and create more live'y interest In this public benefac tion. With this end in view a committee was appointed to arrange for an en tertainment of some nature to be given in the near future in the in terest of the library. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Mlgft Hue Susoug, The dramatic reader who will be at the Star Theatre next Thursday night, under the auspices of Granard Lodge F. A. M., is meeting with great success on her tour throughout the country. She is a young lady of charming personality and much abil ity and certainly deserves all the good things that are being said of her. Miss Susong will be assisted in her program here by Mifses Eva Ross, Myrtle Gaffney, Lillian Wood and Messrs. W. B DuPre, I. Richardson, Chas. Hames, Anthony Sarratt and others of Gaffney’s musical circle. This will be an event long to be remembered by our;people the; fact that it is under the auspices and for the benefit of the Masonic lodge, should insure a crowded house. Dramatic Reading at Blacksburg. Miss Mae Susong,a dramatic reader of musical talent and ability,will give an entertainment at the Bijou The atre oo next Wednesday night. Miss Susong is one of the South’s fairt^t and most cultured daughters, a grad uate of the Boston School of Oratory, and should be greeted by a full house on this, her first visit to Blacks burg. Prof Smith, a member of the Emer son College Faculty, says: “Miss Su song is a reader of strong dramatic ability. Her reading is marked by a sympat hetic interpretation. She gives her whole heart to her work, and can not fail to please and inspire an au dience.” Doesn’t Respect Old Age. It’s shameful when youth fails to show proper respect for old age, but just the contrary in the case of Dr King's New Life Pills. They cut off maladies no matter how severe and irrespective of old age. Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Fever, Constipation all yield to this perfect Pill. 25c, at Cherokee Drug Co. If you expect to be cherished when you g'" old you must bo courteous whi/b young. Not A Sick Day Since. “I was taken severely sick with kidney trouble. I tried all sorts of medicines, none of which relieved me. One day I saw an ad. of your Electric Bitters and determined to try that. After taking a few doses I felt re lieved, and soon thereafter was en tirely cured, and have not seen a sick day since. Neighbors of mine have been cured of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney troubles and Gen eral Debility.” This is what B. F. Bass, of Fremont,N. 0., writes. Only 50o, at CherokeeDrug Co., Druggists. Interefitiiig Item** Concerning Our Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Frovt Entertaining Heading for .Hundreds of Ledger Headers An attempt was made to lynch Adam Hunt, the negro whokilled the young man Wilkins a fev days ago at Roxboro, Monday evening. This news was taken to Durham by Mr. L. J. Winstead. The Pythian fair began in Golds boro Monday night and will continue during the w^ek. Governor Aycock arrived Monday and opened the fair. The proceeds will be used to assist if) the building of a hall for the Pyth- ians. Mr. A. C. Hutch inson. secretar- and treasurerof the Southern Hard ware Company, of Charlotte, was at- "'aulted and rather badly hurt Mon day night at 10 o'clock by Mr. George W. Hunter, formerly superi: tendent of the city crematory. Mrs. Mary Thompson Howe, la , j widow of R-v. William Howe, for merly of Kenosha, Wis , and daugh ter of the late Rt. Rev. HugoThomp son, Episcopal bishop of Mississippi died at the family summer home near Horse Cove, Macon county, Sunday morning. The friends of Lawrence Pulliam of Asheville, who is under five yeat- sentence, believe tha wnen Pulliam is summoned at the Decern! er P nn of Federal court at Cnarloite, Judge Boyd will suspend sentence and allow Pulliam to go free. They give as evidence for this belief the attitude of Judge Boyd in endeavoring to se cure a pardon for Pulliam. The Yadkin Lumber : i <, > i . | Lenoir, with a capital stock of $400, 000, was incorporated in Raleigh Monday. The company will deal in timber lands, timber and lumber The leading incorporators of the 21 named are: J. Newton Peck, Phila delphia; Andrew 0. Fuller Wells- ville, N. Y.; Gertrude F. Davis, Proc tor, Vt.: D. A. Ritchie, Richmond Ya., and Edmond J. Johnson, Lenoir. News reacned Hickory that G. H. Hartley, of gCaldwell county, who passed through there a few days ago in company with E A Abernathy, of Lenoir, for Malad City, Idaho, fell or was thrown from a train near Pp- tnona, Missouri, a small town, where he was found wandering next morn ing. Hartley had considerable money on his person when he left Hickory and from the best information he has fallen in the hands of a band of rob bers. Daniel C. Champlain, former may or of Biltmore and cashier of the Biltmore estate, and Geo. R. Tennet, heretofore a time-keeper on the es tate. were indicted Monday by the grand jury of the Superior Court for the embezzlement of office funds from George W Vanderbilt. Both men have left the State, and their whereabouts are unknown. The find ing of the grand jury is the result of investigations which have been con ducted for the past two months. Tuesday morning between 2 and 3 o’clock the residence of Mr. J. W. Ashcraft, of Monroe, was burned. The origin of the fire is unknown The fire company did quick work but owing to the fact that the building was a large frame building and there being a steady breeze fromjthe South west the building aud all its contents were lost In spite of all that could be done. The building was partly in sured but the entire famishing of the house was a complete loss to Mr. Ashcraft. Jos. P. Caldwell, Jr., son of Editor J. P. Caldwell, of the Charlotte Ob server, at Charlotte, suicided Wed nesday afternoon at 6 o’clock by shooting himself in the breast. Cald well went homo in the afternoon much depressed. He met his two sis'ersatthe door and bade them farewell. They did not suspect that anything was wrong. A few minutes later they were startled by the report of a pistol. Hurrying to the young man’s room, they found him lying across the bed in the agony of death. Before a physician arrived he had breathed his last. No reason is given to cause the rash act. Editor Cald well was at his office when the news of his son’s death was broken to him. The mercury went down to twenty ! Thursday morning. The Ledger wants more people to 1 take it. Come in and subscribe. Yesterday was clear, cold and crisp j all day, but not cold enough to stop I out door work. The cold wave came in on time Wednesday. We heard of a few per- j sons killing hogs. There will be service at the Fair- view church next Sunday night at seven o'clock. Rev W. R. Potter : will prea :h. Bring in your keys to the R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co. next Monday, Nov. 23rd, and see who gets the $20 ca-h in the red box. Tbe ladies who thought Wednesday ! evening that their flowers could stand it one more night on the piazza, had I a smaller stock Thur.iday morning to carry to the hot house. Rev. J. M. Steadman will preach the third of his series of sermons to i voting men in the Buford Street M. E church South, Sunday evening at 7:30 His subject will be ‘ Youth and Judgment.” About 5 o’clock Wednesday mor ning i ne fire alarm was sounded and ‘he force turned out promptly,to find i chimney of Cary Hall on Granurd ) s f r»ct was burning out. No damage was sustained. T!>> directors of tha- Gatinov Carpet Mill met in the National Bank Tues- luv and elected J. G. Wardlaw a di- , rector to succeed S. L. Cutting, de ceased. After the election of Mr. Vcrdtaw, the directors then elected ! J. A. Carroil president. Th" cloud came from the wtet | Tuesday afternoon and took on a stormy appearance. The town peo ple got in doors and the people in the fields took shelter in their homes. A light shower fell, which broke up out door work for the afternoon. But bright and early Wednesday morn- 'ng. the farm workers v . • d and pushing the work of r . heat, ! gathering corn and picking cotton* with a spirit that inspired confidence and showed their intelligence and the stuff they are made of. ChrUtmaH Holiday Katei*. The Southern Railway will sell Christmas Holiday excursion tickets between all points south of the o- tomac and Ohio rivers and east of the Mississippi river, including St. Lonis, Mo., for one and one-third tirst-cless standard one-way fares, plus 25 cents for the round trip, (minimum rate 50 cents). Tickets will be sold December 23- 24 25, 30-31, 1903, and January 1st, 1904, with final limit January 4tb, 1904 They will also sell upon presenta tion and surrender of certificates signed by superintendents, principals or presidents of the various institu tions, December 16 to 22, 1903, inclu sive, with final limit January 8th. 1904, to teachers and students of schools and colleges. Interline tickets will be sold at coapon stations only. Apply to any agent of the Southern Railway, or Robert W. Hunt, Divi sion Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C., or W. H. Tayloe, Asst. Gen’l. Passenger Agt., Atlanta, Ga. Hot Off Easy. Charles Harper, who was com mitted to jail here about a month ago by Magistrate Speer, charged with forgery and who admitted his guilt, was released from jail yester day and the case against him dropped by consent of the prosecution, So licitor Henry and Judge Townsend, on the condition that Harper leave the State and never return. This is getting off pretty easy for an offense so grave and for whicn the law im poses so heavy a penalty. “Tbe peo ple of Cherokee” did not petition for Harper to go unpunished. For sick headac* - try Chamber lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets; they will ward off the attack if taken in time. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co; L. D. Allison—Cowptus. —Have you seen those remnants of Dress Goods at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers. —Fourteen (14) pairs Ladies’ $3 00 shoes, small sjzes, Is to 4s, to go at tl.48. C&rmll- HurnantAr Ar Kvnra. Lyceum Connie Ticket. We are requested to state that sub scribers to tbe Library Lyceum Course can secure their tickets at the Cherokee drag store after the 24th last. Letter to State Dlapeoeary. Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: Pay more for Devoe; be glad to. It is fall-measure and honest. Paint is a watch dog. How would you like aiwatch dog that wouldn't watch from two to five o’clock in the morning? That’s short-measure. How would you like a watch-dog that had a way of wagging his tail at a burglar? That’s false paint. The burglar is rain and snow. Go by tho name: Devoe lead-and- zinc. Yours truly F W Devoe & Oo 41 New York —Our Ladies’ tine Shoe Depart ment is more complete than ever be fore. Polite salesladies to fit them. Carroll, Carpenter A Byers.