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.rtGFST TH* 5 ^uiation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. I HE jt SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTh The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in ali that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894 GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 84, 1903. 81.00 A YEAR. MUGHOUT IKE PALMETTO STATE. being held up by u robber and com pelled to open up bia sale. Fortun ately the safe did not contain any money, while the approach of R. A Lawrence gave fright to the highway man, who departed without ceremony or remuneration, Mr. Kolb has no NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE Items oi Interest of P&ssin^ idea whether the party was wrote or - From Our Correspondent, fit black, and ao stealthily did he coin- upon the agent that he paid no atten tion to the command, “Hold up your hands,until the double-barreled nhot gun was pointed at his head The pay train hod pass'd the station at about dark, and among the white laborers who work on the Santee bridge and section contiguous there to, at least .$250 were paid, and the that this outlaw was have purchased a portable I laboring under the belief that this bin or Cigo in which convicts are to money was placed in the safe over be placed when away from camp in j night, working out and improving the Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. tfventa that Have Taken Place from One Kacl of the State to the Other Culled from Kxchan.^os for Quick KcadliiK by Score# of Busy People. The cnuoby commissioners of Spar- j supposition is tanburg Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. county roads. Lewis Kohn, a paper writer who with the News and bright young news- ins been connected Columbia bureau of the Courier for some time, is critical y ill at the home oi his brother. August Kohn, in Columbia. William Little, a native of Dum fries, Scotland, who is said to have been a great, grandsoo to au Earl of Annandule, died in Greenville Friday. During the war be ween the States ‘ie was general man iger of the Chero | kee Iron Works, at Blacksburg where 190# ROSTER OF CASES. 1 Arrangstl for Cominjr Special Term of Cher okee Court. A meeting of the bar was held in the office of Butler <fe Otborne No vember 21, 1903. J. B. Bell, Esq., was called to the chair. The object of the meeting was to arrange a roster of cases for trial at the special term of the court of common pleas, beginning Novt mbor guns were made for the Southern sol diers. The Governor Saturday offered a reward of $300 for the apprehension of the murderer or murder'*™ of . B Yarn at Bamberg Thursday night. This makes a total ot $400, the citi zens of that plane offering $200. Latest news from Bamberg* sjat 'e that no clue has yet been found to the parties wanted. Hon. W A. Jones, comptroller gen eral, Wecnesday received a letter j from the county treasurer of Ker- 13. W. flhaw county, W. 0, liuigh, notify- J. C. Jefferies for plaintiff and ing the State official that the county ! & Willis for defendant. MONDAY, Nov. 30, 1903 1. McGuire vs Cline; R. K. Car- son for plaintiff and But ler it Osborne for defendant. 10 Phillips vs. Telephone Com pany; S. Wilson for plaintiff and R K. Carson for defendant. 12 J. A Willis vs. Telegraph Company; W. S. Hull, Jr., and But I ler & Osborne for plaintiff; Evans l and Finley and J C. Jefferies for de- ! fendant. TUESDAY. P. Love vs. N. J. Turner; Hall has $1,439 59 deposited in the Farm ers and Merchants Bank of which both the president and cashier came to such tragic ends Monday last. M. B. Varna, a leading merchant of Bamberg, was robbed and killed, pre sumably by two negroes, Thursday nlgnt while on the way* home from his store He was found by his fam ily lying in a pool of blood, his money gone and his skull crushed by an iron ; bar near by. Two negroes, against i whom there is strong circumstantial | vidence, have b^en arrested. A fatal affray occurod on Mr. W. Stewart’s plantation noat Fort Mill Friday night, as a result of which a negro known as “Buster ’ Mtbley lost his life. Mobley was among the attendants at a frolic, and during the coarse of the evening becnan in ▼olved in a row with Chas. Strait, who drew a revolver and shot him dead. Str.iight fled and has not been caught. Sheriff John P. H oter, of Lan caster. has offered a reward of one hundred dollars for the arrest and confinement in any prison in the United States of W liter McManus, alias Waiter Arant, charged with mur der. lie escaped fro n the Lancaster Jail on the 13bh of tl.is month The •huriff also says: “( r I will liberally rawurd any person who will give me the information wl ich will lead to the arrest of the Slid fugitive from Justice.” There was a lively shooting scrape at a negro frolic on Mr. Bishop Moore’s place in Bitbesda township, about six miles south of Yorkville, Monday night. At the result of it a negro named Ale* Garvin was in stantly killed by a bullet in the chest and Boliver Neely vas fatally wmnd- ad. They were a*t3r Neely only, and the killing of Gatvic seems to have been uninteofiont 1. Sheriff Logan •ent out some deputies Tuesday morning in sear h #f Guthrie and Carter. Chief of Police Loyle, County Treas urer Burnet and Jh&irman Weloh of Charleston county board of control, received notice FGday of the holding Ot Charleston’s ibare of tne dispen sary profits by the State board of control. The o ty and county au thorities have taken no steps as yet to show cause befoie the State board on Dec 2, why the citj’s nod county's •bare of the profits should not be held, because a German subject brought suitagtinst the constables Id the Federal o >urts. Congressman Johnson has secured from the War Jepartment a mitiga tion of the cot ditious originally im posed by the lepartment precedent to the allowance of the claims of Con federate fcoldieis for side arms, horses •od baggage, tiken from them in vio- Nation of the terms of their parole, by Federal troops There are thousands 14. Ohas. Edgens vs. Gaffney Manufacturing Company; Hart and Bell for plaintiff and J. C. Jefferies for defendant. WEDNESDAY. 15 J Q. Little ys. J. I. tfarratt; Hart and Bell for plaintiff and Butler & Osborne for defendant . 16 G. N. Morrow vs. Gaffney Manufacturing Oumpacy ;'.Ev.ans and Fjnley auji. _Bq3erKfr Osborne for plaintiff amPjVO. Jofffries for defen dant. THURSDAY. 17. R O BaLenger, et at, vs F. C. Hickson; Butler & Osborue for plain tiffs and J. C. Jefferies for defendant 18. J. R. Healan vs. R. A. West brooks; N. W. Hardin and Hall & Willis for plaintiff and Butler «fc Osborue for defendant. FRIDAY. 19. H. L Smith vs. J. A. Harris, et al; Hall & Willis for plaintiff and Butler & Osborne for defendant. Monday, Dec 7, 1903. 20. Martha Davis vs. Jno. M. Smith; J. C. Otts for plaintiff and Butler & Osborne for defendant. 21 Chas. McIntyre vs. Southern Railway Company; J. C. Otts for plaintiff and C. P. Sanders and But ler A Osborne for defendant. TUESDAY. 22. Susan E. Westmoreland, et al, vs. W. C. Carpenter; Stanyarne Wilson .and J. C. Otts for plaintiffs and Butler A Osborne^ J. B Bell and J. 0. Jefferies for defendant. 23. Smith Inman vs. J. H. Little john ; J. C. Otts for plainuff, and But ler A Osborne for defendant. 21. 0. C. Wilson vs. Southern | Railway Compay ; N. W. Hardin for plaintiff and C P. Sanders and But ler <fe Osborne for defendant. WEDNESDAY. 25. Dukes vs Telegraph Uom- 1 pany; Hall & Willis for plaintiff and J. C. Jefferies for defendant. 26. Pacolet Manufacturing Com pany vs. W. B. Nance; R K. Carson for plaintiff. 26 Sweet-Orr Company vs. D. R. : Bird; Hall A Willis for niaintiff. At Graded School No. 2. There will be appropriate Thanks giving exercises at graded school No. 2 on the evening of Thursday, the 26th inst. After the exercises. Prof. Walter O. Rudasil. of Bellwood In- stitue, N. C,, will deliver a lecture in the school room on the importance of educating the masses The public is cordially invited to attend. Kydale# Stomach Tablet#. Rydales Stomach Tablets are made for the Stomach and organs of assim ilation and are not intended for a "cure all." ThiVy contain concen trated aseptic Pepsin. Pure Pancreu tin and other digestive agents. They contain powerful tonics and mild ifThew‘cTafr.s. rang!og'loVmounts I Simulants that have a specific effect Congress has the »^^h and organs o assimi for their pay- ! which aid na*. are in recon- M 7 structing the broken down cells and from $50 to $ (00. and appropriated plOO 000 msot. This mm is insufficient, but -■ »• Tod other mu >h more si is needed to pay all the elaims allows 1 will be forthcoming Pine wood community was given a genuine semation Tuesday in the contingency of 0. B. Kolb, railroad ageotafe Binioi, Clarendon count}, digestive organs. Rydales Stomach Tablets are a perfect stomach medi cine; they relieve at once and soon cu»(* the worst forms of stomach trouble. Price 25 and 50cts a box. Gaffney Drug Co. luG-renting I’aragntpli# and Recent Hap pening;# in Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our Keg;ular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Reader#. Correspondence of The Ledger.* Etta Jane, |Nov. 21—Mrs. Betsy Hartford, who has been an invalid for several years, we are glad to say is able to set up now. She is a very old lady—she was a Brown—a sister of the late Lem K Brown. She lives with her son, Tillet, who has done and is still doingSfor her all a faithful child can do. He is literally (.baying the Fifth Commandment. If there were more such children in this and other sections than there are, there would be fewer broken hearted parents. Miss Lillie Hughes, of Gowdeys- ville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. R. Hughes, was married last Thurs day to Mr. G’Shields, of Union We wish them a long, happy and pros ptrous life. We understand they will make their home at Union for tbe present at least. Miss Lillie D.xnr. daughter of Mr. ! John Dixon, of Gowdeysville, has been suffering vitn a throat trouble for a good while. Dr. L R Black has been treating her case and we are glad to learn that she is getting along very well. The North Pacol t 8. 8. Conven tion will meet at Wilson’s Chapel on the fourth Sabbath in December, when new officers will be elected for another year. From what we read in the papers, the Anderson city police deserve the thanks of tbe public, and especially of some wives, mothers and children lor ridding their premises of loafers, vagrants and dead boats. It’s a move towards correcting a growing evil in this country, Other cities might do well to follow the example of Ander son. Last Thursday a most beautiful sight was seen passing here—sixty head of jet black young cattle that Mr. Will R. Walker shipped from the west for stocking his farm in the lower part of this county. They were what we call “muleys.” Mr. Walker will spare no amount of money to make his the model stock farm in the South. We admire his euterprising spirit. They are raised for tbe beef rather than milking. We had something to say lately on tbe subject of public education, and wish that the matter could be kept prominently before our people until it is better understood and more fully appreciated. If any doubting Thomas will read Thomas Jefferson on public education, he will be ready to fall in line. He says: “If a nation expects to be ignorant anc free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. Ignoiance and bigotry, like other insanities, are incapable of self government.” To Thomas Jcffersen, more than any other man, the world owes a debt that has never been paid nor properlv appreciated. His views were adopted by the leading educators in both Europe and America. Karl Wiihelm Humboldt, the first minister of pub lic instruction of Prussia, after the disastrous battle of Jena—a battle wuich one might have supposed would prove the utter rail of Ger many, was called by Fredrick Wil liam III to help in regenerating al most ruined Prussia, by establish ing a good school system. This is to day kept up to a good extent in Ger many. He adoptediJefferson’s views. Whoever will read the conclusions of Jefferson on public education as express d in bis “Notes on Virginia,” and compare the public school sys tem he suggested in his justly cele brated “Bill for the Better Diffus on of Knowledge,” and well compare them with the educational system wnich Humboldt helped to give to Prussia, may feel assured that American statesmanship has exerted a really weightier influence on Ger many’s history than is generally known. Two days after retiring from the presidency, Jefferson wrote a letter to Alexander Von Humboldt, the fol lowing: “You have wiseiy located yourself in the focus of the science of Europe. I am held by the cords of love to my family and country, or 1 should certainly join you. Within a few days I shall now bury myself in the groves of Monticeilo, and become a mere spectator of patsing events. On politics I will say nothing, be cause I would not implicate you by addressing to you the republican ideas of America, deemed horrible heresies in Europe.” Hon. D. E. Finley, M. C., has our thanks for a file of congressional documents sent us, covering tbe work of this extra session. The Ea Tennessee Nursery Com pany have been delivering fruit trees in this section. The shipments were made to Hickory Grove. A few people ere sowing wheat. There will be a good deal sown this fall in some places. The price of cot ton lias no doubt had its effect on the next years crop in so far as the plant ing is concerned. But Ben McUullocb says he don’t think it will, for they plant ail they can work anyway, and a good many plant more. We have been reading a story of 1 the war entitled, “As We went March- ] j mg On.” It was written by G. W. ; inter W tt„ K Items Concern!,,* Our Nelph- Hosuier, M. D.. of the Federal army, , » or * B ®y on ‘ l Line Which May JUrov* and ij an interesting volume. It I Entertaining; Reading for ^Hundred# of gives many Ot the Vicissitudes OI i Ledger Reader# army life in all its phases. It is not j North Carolina Day will be ob- writteu in that braggotlacior styie so | served in the county schools of .Meek- many such books are written. 8o | lenburg this year on December 18. far as wo can judge it's a fair treatise ; This day will be celebrated through on the subject from the standpoint ot THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS a Union soldier. He tells of the skeleton of a man being found several years after the war closed iu a large chestnut tree in the valley of Vir giuia; with the bones were found scraps of gray cloth and Uoulederate buttons. He goes ou to tell tsboui j the capture of a young Virginian— Arthur Willoughby, who was one of Gen.„Lee’s soldiers. He was wounced at the battle of 8even Pines, anct ufeer being prostrated the whole of June and July following, he got on foot again but was unfit for duty. As Richmond was crowded with wounded men in tne later batiles, he was given leave of absence and started for his home, then within the Federal lines. He was engaged to a young lady and the time was set for ihem to marry. He was captured but finally mads his escape, and :t is supposed he took r.efuge in tbe hollow of that tree when he was overcome by fatigue and died—never reaching the object of his love and never being heard tell of again. The writer tells in graphic style the whole story of “On to Richmond” from beginning to end and in spite of any prejudice he mignt have towards him (and we don’t,beliuve he ha?) payf? the Uot federate soldier a compliment t hat spreads his fame to the utt r most parts f the eartn and builds a raonumcoi. to nis loyalty and devo tion to the Southland more durable than that of marble or brass, ‘ J. L. S. j This day will be celebrated out the State generally. The handsome rtsidence of Mr. E. L. 8h ..ford, ot Hickory, was burned P’riday morning It is supposed that i the fire originated from a defective 1 flue. The loss will amount to several thousand dollars. Died in Greenville. Mr. Win. Little died in Greenville at tbe home of his daughters last Thursday.iu his ninetieth year, and was buried at Blacksburg Sunday. Rev. G. P. Hamrick conducted the funeral services, assisted by Rev. J. D. Bailey. Mr. Little was a native of Dumfries, Scotland, and was brought to this State by his parents in his early childhood. He was a man of unusual physical and mental ability and was of strictest integrity. He was one of the pioneer iron workers iu this coun try and continued at the iron works on Broad river as long as they were operated. He was a member of the Baptist church, and by his strict in tegrity and high character, made friends of all who knew him. Peace to his ashes and sympathy for his bereaved ones. We are promised a sketch of Mr Little’s life, which we hope to give to Ledger readers in an early issue. A Ylnlt to the Country. Editor DkOamp:—If you will give me a small space in your valuable paper I would like to give you an ac count of my brief visit to tbe country. Last Saturday I went to Bro. Gas ton Littlejohn’s. I had quite an en joyable time, but who could help it vitb such a nice family as he has? He has two beautiful Misses Vinnie and Cora, Thursday night, about 12 o’clock Mr. A. M. Rig.-bee, one of DarhamM oldest citizens, was --iricken with paralysis. His right ann and right leg seems to be pretty we!! paralyz d and he cannoc use either of the limbs on that side. Sheriff M. E. Estes, of Caldwell county, died at Lenoir Friday morn ing at eleven o’clock after an illness of five weeks with typhoid fever. He was serving his first term. He was elected on the Republican ticket at the last election. The four divisions of the interna tional Harvesting Machinery Com pauy. which have their headquarters, for North and South Carolina in Charlotte, have decided to consolidate their branch office in that city. Mr. R B. Fox, the agent foe ; b- McCor mick division, will be retuin.-d as general agent for the consolidated companies. The case of Adam Hunt, charged j with the murder of Fleet Wilkin#, who has boen on tr : i “ was given to the jury i afternoon. Friday morning the jury brought in a verdict of murder in first degree. Sentence was pass'd upor Hunt Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, by Judge Allen, to be hanged Tuesday, December 29, between the hours'of 10 and 4 o’clock. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Subscribe for The Ledger and keep up with the procession. Rev. L. C. Ezell filled his appoint ment in Limestone Baptist church Sunday. The delay in shipment of building j material and the scarcity thereof, is j delaying much work iu the city. W. Sam Lipscomb is storing his | cotton. He raises as much cotton as j any planter in the county and says ' the prices will go higher. Remember the services at the First i Baptist church at eleven o’clock on Thanksgiving day. Bring or send in your contribution for the orphans and needy poor. The first entertainment of the Li brary Lyceum course will be given at the Court House on Friday night at 8 o’clock by the American Saxophone .Quartette Concert Co, ! Witi 1 e out hunting last Thursday, Mr. Wm. T. Self was accidentally shot in his right thigh, with a load of bird she’: by a ccmr.ule. We are glad *o state 'hat Mr. Self is not seriously hurt. He is able to walk about. Mr. John McGinnis, a worthy cifci- zen of No. 1 township of Cleveland oou ty. N O., died at his home Sat- unity the 21st inst., and was buried at Lavonia church Sunday. Rr\\ A. J. Bonner conducted the funrral ser vices. Th jury for tin* second week tf the extra term of the court of com mon pleas which will begin on the 30'h inst., was drawn Friday, and Sheriff Thomas and Deputy Sheriff Austell are bnisiy engaged in sum moning the members. Appreciated tu !Ufg#iM#ipp|, Mashui.avillk, Miss., Nov. 19,’03. Mr. Ed. DkCamp, Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir:—Enclosed you wili find I a $2 postoffice money order for which you may send >• T 1 rer. I have not hud t! . . • voral months and have lorgoueu ue price, j so wili send $2’and wheu the time runs > out will renew. I fully intended to I renew at once, but was so v*ry busy on my farm that I neglected it at Judge E. B. Jones, of the Superior Court, has decided that Madison county must issue $70,000 worth of bonds with which to pay its indebted ness. The county will appeal from the decision of Judge Jones and the case will be heard in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, und unless the decision of the lower court is re versed the opiniou of the Supreme Court will mark the close of a war that has been for years waged be tween the creditors of the county and the commissioners of Madison. O.wen Hansiey, a young farmer liv ing near Castle Haynes, New Hanover county, was crushed to death under train No. 42 of the Atlantic Coast Line, as it was passing out of the yards in Wilmington Thursday night. Hansiey was late in reaching tbe sta tion ou his return home and went down an embankment, and ran up in front of the train as it was leaving the station. He attempted to board one of the cars, but in doing had miscalculated the speed lirst, and you know bow things are when not attended to at once, but I do so much miss The Ledger,for I get news all around from all parts of tbe country and look anxiously each mail day for The Ledger, and I hear from my old friends through the columns of your valuable paper. If not for the paper i never would hear of so many occurrences, so you can see that I feel au interest in and around my old home. This ha# been a prosperous year for Mississippi. A fair cotton crop, corn in abundance, und other farm produce fine. We farmers of Miss issippi feel proud of our prosperity, and thunk God for His many bless ings. 1 am, Yours truly, J. B Watkins train, and was thrown under the wheels. Three damage suits against the Southern Railway in the United States Circuit court in Asheville have been compromisec and the judgments signed. The largest amount, accor- Chrlstina# Holiday Rate#. ! The Southern Railway will seli Christmas Holiday excursion tickets between all points south of the o- tomac and Ohio rivers and east of the so he | Mississippi river, including St. Louis, of the ! Mo , for one and one-third first-class three very nine sons, and one of tbe sweetest little girls, just four years old, that you ever saw ; and last, but not least, he has a lovely wife. Mr. Littlejohn has a nice farm and “lives at home and boards at the same place.” We went to White Plains Sunday and heard a good sermon preached hy Bro. Samples, from Matthew 20:17 At the church I met a nice, sociable crowd of people. After services I went back to Bro. Littlejohn’s, had dinner, and started for home, boarding the train at Thickety for dear old Gaffney. G w. B. Gaffney, S. C., Nov. 23 1903. daughters, i ding to the compromise, goes to .Mrs. Mary F. Woodbury, on account of the death of her hut-band, an engineer, who was killed near Swaunanoa tun nel. She receives $6 500 The ad- ministramr of J. F. Brown receives $5,000. Young Brown met his death while attempting to cross tbe yards in Asheville Mark J. Goodson gets $650 for injuries received in Spai tan- burg ten years ago. Notice is given that an application will be made to Governor Aycock for the pardon of Tom Carr, colored, now serving a 20 year sentence it ihe penitentiary on a conviction of tnur- standard one-way fares, plus 25 cents for the round trip, (minimum rate 50 | cents). Tickets vill be sold December 23- 21 25, 30-31, 1903, and January 1st, 1904, with final limit January 4th, 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 itciu- sive, with final limit January 8th, 1904, to teachers and students of schools and colleges. Interline ticket# will be sold at coupon stations only. Apply to any agent of the Southern Railway, or Robert W. Hunt, Divi- Mon Passenger Agent, Oharieeton, H. O . or W. H. Tayloe, Asst. Gen’I. Passenger Agt., Atlanta Ga. Safeguard Agaln*t 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 ir jur^ resulting from acci dents is Eilidtt's Emulsified Oil Lini ment. It is the most serviceaole accident and Emergency Liniment ever made and is the most satiefac tory Liniment for use in the family and on animals ever offered. Large bottle 25cts Gaffney Drug Co. —Our prescription for Nature’s Cough Remedy Is the only prescrip tion filled in Gaffney that Is sold on a positive guarantee. The Gaffney Drug Co. —Nature’s Cough Gaffney Drug Co. Remedy. Tbe I# Beauty Only Skin Deep? Beauty is only skin deep, but the deep as the fountain from which tbty flow, was : When the Blood is charged with |m- dtr iu the second degree for being a party to the killing of Policeman Will foPc ; s that weate“beau‘tV are as Kerns, of Concord, more than four years ago. Carr’s companion Will El wards, also colored, and the ; purities Beauty disappears; when the evidence at tne trial made it appear ! b | ood i8 pure Beauty blossoms in face hat the actual killing was done by ; an( j f ortn . Rydales Liver Tablets Edwards. The crime was committed > Liver healthy and the Bow- in Concord. Officer Kerns was an ex tra policeman, whose duties related to keeping order about the railroad depot at Concord. He was shot and killed while attempting to arrest Ed wards and Carr for disorderly con duct. The homicide was not without eye witnesses but as it took place at night and at some distance from a street light, the circumstances were in dispute to a large extent. —Have you seen those remnants of Dress Goods at Carroll, Carpenter A Byers. —Fourteen (14) pairs Ladies’ $3 00 shoes, small sizes, la to 4s, to go at $1.48. Oarroll, Carpenter A Byers. Gs regular, prevent the blood be coming ladened with bile and waste matter, make the skin clear, eyes bright and Beauty more than skin keep Gaffney Drug Co. —We are continually adding tooor already well selected line of station ery. Cali and Jet us show it to you. The Gaffney Drug Co. —Antiseptic Camphor Ice is au ideal remedy for chapped face, bands and lips. The Gaffney Drug Co. —Do you needs good razor? We keep tbe Joseph Roger sbrand. The Gaffney Drug Co.