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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper A in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FBILAY WE CUARANTh T^e Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns o This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee Countv ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 ♦4AFFNKY. s. O., TUESDAY, DECtMBEK l, 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. MR. AIKEN'S BILL TO DIVIDE STATE Two Judicial Districts in ' South Carolina CROFT ALSO HAS A BILL CroagretifiKneii Aiken and Croft Introduce Hill* Provieing for the DiviHlon of South Cttroliua Into Two Judicial Ulntrlct* with Official* fi>r Kach—Mr. Croft** Hill. A Washington special of Wednes day to The SpHrianburg Herald says; R- presentative W yatt Aiken, of the Third South Carolina district has in troduced a bill providing for dividing South Carolina into two judicial dis tricts similar to the measures already introduced by Representatives .John son and Holt Mr. Aiken’s bill leaves Spartanburg out 'f the western dis trict and substitutes Fu recce He says Spartanburg is but forty miles from Greenville md therefore can be left out in the interest of prospective favorable aefinn on the general proposition. Representative Johnson, who is the father of the proposition to create two districts in the State, differs emphatically with bis colleague Mr. Johnson says no good result can bo obtained by the delegation dividing in the question. The Holt and Aiken bills only con fuse the situation, and furnish a pre text for the opponents of the bill to defeat favorable action. The Johnson bill, which includes Spartanburg, Greenwood and Rock Hill, passed both bouses at the last congress and only filled to receive the president’s signature because no provision was made for paying the judge who was to hold court If there is a three- cornered contest over the division of the western district, as seemt possi ble, the desired legislation will fail. Senate confirmed the nomination of Postmaster Harris of Charleston. Senator Tillman having withdrawn further opposition at the urgent re quest of the citizens of Charleston. The following Washington special is from the Greenville News; Washington, Nov 25.—Represen tative Crott’s bill relative to two ju dical districts for United States courts in South Carolina completes what is lacking in the bill of R-pre- gentative Johnson. Mr. Johnson’s bill merely provides for a creation of A western judicial district and the ap pointment of a judge, while Mr. Croft’s provides for two distinct sets ot officers and a district judge for each of the two districts and fixes the counties that are to belong to each distrit^, at the same time naming the places for bolding of courts. Mr Johnson's bill imposes upon the dis trict attorney and marshall now in office the work of both districts, while Mr. Croft’s bill proposes to divide this up. It is generally believed that tbe Job nson bill ought to have con tained the provisions of theCroH bill as there is little use of biting off pan Of a cherry at a time or getting none at all. Congress is as likely to pass a bill with all the provisions of both these measures as one bill like that of Mr. Johnson’s. In fact, it is re garded as likely that congress, if the matter is pushed, would prefer ta es tablish all machinery for two dis tricts at one time to bothering with tbe same matter at some other time. Besides, this is the difficulty of get* tiog one bill through after theothtr has become law. The two bills should be blended into one and introduced and pushed that way by both of the representatives. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Croft have different objects in ▼iew, but there is no reason why they could not agree upon a sigie measure. Mr. Johnson’s bill should certainly contain provisions for a comp'ete set Of offi dais for the western district in stead of merely a judge. Division of understanding and efforts may mean no bill at ail. Mr. Croft’s bill is as follows: •That hereafter there shall be for each of tbe two judicial districts in the State of South Carolina a judge, district attorney, marshall, and cleik, to be appointed, commissioned and removed as provided bj' law for other such officers; but the officers now acting in said places in both of said districts shall be assigned to the east ero district in said State, and shall continue to discharge tbe duties of their respective offices until tbeir places shall be filled according to law. “Sec 2. That the counties ot Ai- ken, Barnwell, Bamberg, Hampton. Beaufort, Colleton, Charleston, Dor obester, Berkeley, Orangeburg, Clar andoo. Sumter. Lee, Darlington, Marlboro, Florence, Marion, Wil liamsburg, Georgetown and Horry •ha'I constitute the eastern judicial district in ssid State. Tbe residue of tbe counties in said State shall con stitute tbe western judicial district therein. “Sec. 3. That the terms of the district court for tbe eastern district of South Carolina shall be held at tbe city of Charleston on the first Mon day in May and November in each year; at the city of Aiken on th first Monday in April anc October in each year; at the city of Florence on toe first Monday iu June and Decem ber each year. ‘ Sec 4 That the term of the dis trict courts for the western district i>f South Carolina shall be held at the city of Greenville on the first Mon day of May and November in each year; at the city of Columbia on the first Monday in April and October in each year; at the city o f Chester on the first Monday in June and Decem ber in each year. • Sec. 5. That the dristrict judge now holding office for both said dis tries thall be assigned to and hereaf ter be the district judge for the east ern district in said State Sec b That the president of th United States, by and with the ad vice and consent of the senate, shall appoint for the western district in said State a district, judge who shall have all the power and perforin all of the duties held and p.rfurmed by the ot her district judges of the courts of the United States, and shall rece ve a salary of six thousand dollars a year And the president of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a district attorney and marshall for sai i western district, whose terms of ..ffice shall bo as now regulated by low an:] whose compensation shah be the same as the like officers are paid in the eastern district in said State.” Death of Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Mary L Miller, wife of Mr. W. H. Miller, and second daughter of Mr and Mrs. Harold Gibson, died at her home in this city on the 27th u'.t., at 7 o’clock p m., after an ill t ess of several weeks which she bore with uncomplaining Christian forti tude. Mrs. Miller was in her forty fifth year. The interment took place at Oakland cemetery on Saturday afternoon at four o’clock in the pres etiee of a large number of relatives and friends. Mrs. Mi ler was a consistent mem her of the First Baptist church o this city, lived a life in accord with her profession and at the end wa comforted by her faith in Him tha liveth She was a woman ol many high traits of character which en deared her to her home and a large cir cle of friends. She leaves to mourn their loss, her devoted husband and seven children, her aged father and mother and three brothers and on sister and these have the sympa hy of their many friends, including The Ledger. Mr. Sarratt at Corn Sliucklnga. I. G. Sarratt, E-q., was iu the city Saturday visiting his son, Mr. Boyc Sarratt. The 'squire reports the peo pie of Mount Paran to be in good shape. They are sowing wheat, tbe cotton and corn generally gatberec and big corn shucking, going on al most every day. lie says he has been making a tolerable hand at the shuck g*; but that the cold weather knocked him out of one a few day ago and he went borne hating to loi ter about like he was just waiting for the good supper that he knew was waiting for the shuckers. But he says he has been feeling bad ever ince for he knows what he missec He never intend, to leave another one before tbe finish HROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Ktems of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent: at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Coucerutug Our DUhes. For several issues The Ledger has been advertising a forty-two piece high-grade decorated porcelain dm ner set and 1 year’s subscription to The Ledger for $5.50. We have taken orders for a number of these sets We guarantee them to be just as represented or money refunded. We have made arrangements with Mr Walter V. Humphries to take charge of this premium su 1 scription department and if you are interested and will droo either Mr. Humohries or The Ledger a postal card Mr. Humphries will call and explain tin* proposition fully. Bow We Catch a Cold. A cold is sometimes contracted while remaining inactive for a while iu an uncomfortable room or a cold draft and by falling a-deep under like conditions. But most colds are caught while sleeping too cold at night. Deep sleep . causes sluggish circulation which renders the system susceptible to change of temperature To prevent colds, sleep under plenty of cover. To cure colds use Rydales E'ixir, it lessens the severity and shortens the duration of a cold and prevents Pneumonis, Bronchitis and Consumption. Gaffney Drug Co. Event* that, Have Taken I’lace fr m One End ot the Slate to the Other Colled from Ktchn"g;ea tor Quick Keadlug by Scores of liuay People. Much interest, is centered in the ap proaching marriage of Miss Lucy Du gas to Mr Bei j tmin R Tillman. Jr of E igefield, which will tak j place Tuesday evening, December 29 h, at ‘Edgewood,” the beautiful country borne of the bride. Monsignor 1) J. Quigley, vicar gen eral of the diocese of ('harleston, died n that city Fridav after a long end oainful illness. Fa'her Quigley was not only beloved by the Catholics of the city but by tho members of *he Protestant denominations as well. In court in Yorkville last week Samuel W. Mitchell of Hi>k r\ Grove, was awarded $1,000 damage- igainst the Woodmen of the World for alleged injuries received while be ing initiated into tbe order two or tbrne tears ago The suit was fnr $25,000. Mr. Tjiomas Hollis, of Statesville. N. C , who had been at work at the Norris cotton mill at Cateecbee. died very suddenly at u beef market at Central Friday while reading a news paper. The market man thorght he had gone to sleep in his chair, Put when h 1 * tried to rouse him, he found he was dead. His remains were sent to Statesville for burial. The chewing gum stand, the name plate and the stationery machines in tne passenger depot of the Southern Railway in Greenville were r >bbed several nights ago. The thief quietly broke the glass in the chewing gum stand and relieved ir of all the stock while the stationery was found Fridav near the river,a considerable distance from the depot. An effort was made to effect an entrance to the change box of the telephone booth, but fail ed. Two Clemson College students came near being a«ph\xiated Friday morning in room No 92 at the Man s*on house in Grvenville. About 10 o’clock the young men were found in an almost unconscious condition fall ing about the room in an effort to get ou\ When discovered by the cliam ber maid an alarm was given and in a short time there were several per- i-ons in the room and the young men were at once removed to a place where they had aceess to fresh air. and iu a short time had recovered from the overdose of gas. Little DeWit, the 12 year old son of T. R Blackwell a prominent citi zen of Donald’s community, met with a fearful accident on Wednesday af ternoon. The little fellow was let ting the stock out of the stalls to get water. When he opened the door of one stall the horse ran out and kick ed the boy just above the left eye, breaking the skull. Drs. Wideman and Bell were stimmond and removed the pieces of broken bone that were pressing on the brain The little suf ferer is standing it heroically, but tbe physiciaus have but little hopo of bis recovery. The house occupied hy Mr. R.—. West and family at Tucapau mills caught on fire and was burned to the ground on Thursday. Along with the house, all of the furniture, etc., was destroyed The house wa* covered by insurance. The origin of tbe fire is un known. Mr. West seems to have been a target for bad luck here of late. On Nov. 14th, when the cylinder head of an engine, at Tucapau mills blew out, killing' a man Darned McDaniel, he was in the engine room along with Mr. Geo. Hill, engineer, and narrow ly escaped with his life, after having been severely shaken up. Ed Gambrell, a well to-do farmer living a few miles east of Hooea Path, accidentally shot himself Thursday morning and very little hopes are en tertained for his recovery. He was out hunting with a party of his neigh hors when Clifton Lawless, a youth, accidentally shot one of the dogs This angered Gambrell, who began beating Lawless with the butt ot bis gun. In some way the weapon was discharged, the entire load of shot passing through the left bund and In -,o the left breast, about one inch above the heart. The lung was per footed and it is feared that tbe shot will prove fatal. lut«-reHtliig I’antgrajOin and Recent flap- penlnKN lu Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our KeKular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Keadent. •Correspondence of The L.edKer.1 Etta Jane, Nov. 28 —On Thanks giving day we had a pleasant visit from some of our little Sunday school scholars who eamo with their contri outions for the Thornwell Orphanage Those who contributed a ni-kel each were : Mamie Fowler, Mortice Fowler, Wilmer Fowler. Vera Fowl r, Carrie Fowler, R v>r Fowler, Henry Fowler, Johnnie Fowler, Elgar Biack- w-li, I ouglass Wright and Arehv Strain—o ak ng sixty ceots. Other contributions wi 1 be forwardid by tiie older scholars of tbe school, wi suppose. Last Tuesday Tbe Ledger fai.ed to come to t his offict—in fact we learn it didn’t come to any office along tne line that day and it was a great dis appointment to its readers. T is is twice it has failed within the last month or six week we can’t ac count for it. Somebody is careless, surely. Wnile in Gaffney last Wednesday we met frienos from all parts of the country who report short crops but indicate a general spirit of content ment. Most sections of the country are in a fairly prosperous condition and it seems that there wili be little urgent need for anyone to go beyond the imits of tbe country for next year’s supply of grain ai d feed. O ne of the commendable features of J'ne Ledger is.the weeklv reprodue non ot the sermons of Rev Frank Ur Witt Talmage, D. D. We know of nothing iu tbe average newspaper to equal them, though some people don't admire Mr. Talmage. We can’t see what kind of a taste sujh people have. No man, it seems to us, can read these ser—^a carefully and n felligently without being editied— they are inspiration itself. We are glad to see our efficient ano worthy cleik of the court, J. Eb. J>-f feries, up and at his post again after a spe 1 of si -knees. Mr. Smith Inman,who was stahb»r recently in an altercation with a naan by the name of McCombs, neai Mabry’s mill, died yesterday and wi. buried at t^kuM Shoals toda' each other at the table They would •all for this,that and the other. And when they counlu’t get it Je*s would have something to nay to the res tuuranteur. Jim took it up and • brew a plate at Jess which just missed his head and struck the side of tbe house and hr ke all to pieces With that Jess rose* and with him he brought the table. Jim rai-ed the other side and they gave the table a tOsh it 'd landed table, dishes and ah out in the street. The fellow struck out to hunt the police and while he was gone they concluded to get away, vnieh they did and this ended the trouble. What has become of Bnceblor, of Buffilo? It’s time we wi re hearing rom him again. He sometimes dips his pen in gall but he makes h s communications interesting neverthe less. His silence is painful to many Ledger readers Let us hear fr< m you, old ft How. Our colored friend and neighbor, Levi Wood, of tSunnyside, killed two otters this morning in Thiekt-fy cr.ek just above Thompson’s mill f h t y weighed fifteen pounds apiece. He has been offered five dollars for the hides. Levi says there were three o:ters if. the crowd buo he only got two of them. j L s THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. A FAMILY REUNION. —Nature’s Cough Remedy is not a patent medicine but a prescription that we fill with pure drugs. That is why we can afford to guarantee it TDe Gaffney Drug Co. —Tennessee hogs—Fresh carload arrived yesterday. Z A. Robertson. We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at its expiration, so watch your label and tbe date and renew before ’Ua too late. la Beauty Duly Skin Deep? Beauty is only t-km deep, but tbe forces that create beauty are as deep as the fountain from which Huy flow When the Blood is charged with Im purities Beauty disappears; when the blood is pure Beau.y blossoms in face and form. Rydales Liver Tablets keep the Liver healthy and the Bow- ela regular, prevent the blood be coming ladened with bile and waste matter, make the skin clear, eyes bright and Beauty more thau akin keep. Gaffney Drug Go. he Tbisis another sad,sad commentary on me too free use of intoxicat mg liquor In passing the sentence of death up on James and Newton Vickers, two young men, brothers, convicted of murder at Yoikville in 1854, Judge O Neale said among other things, ‘Had there been ^no grog shop at Ruck Hill there would have been no murder of Dubson there. Why don’t tbe people rise in their might and put down this evil.” By ’phone we learn that in the case of Bam’l WT. Mitchell vs. Woo tmen of the World, et al, for damage n ceived during initiation into tha order, the jury at Yorkville Tenderer a verdict for plaintiff for one thous and dollars. This case has gained considerable notoriety—havingresui'* ed iu two mistrials heretofore. The weather has been wintry all week and people can do little besides keeping fires and setting by them. Tne ground is iu fine fix in most places for sowing wheat. ..We regret to learn that Mr. Will Whelehel’s son was dangerously wounded on Tuesday last. Sporting with guns and piatols is a verv dan gerous pastime. Children and even a great many grown people have no business handling them Criminal carelessness is so common in thiscoun- try that it ought to be rightly deuG with. What’s everybody’s business is nobody’s business. Carelessness is criminal. If the compositor who sets up our couimunica'ions don’t mind we will send our fighting lieutenant on him for making us such a miserably poor speller. Hardly a letter comes out in The Ledger in which we are not misrepresented in tbe spelling in which we know we are reasonably correct, even if the writiog is bad— which we km w it is. If Mr. Jim Procter does call on him he will “do him up” as bad or wor*e than he and a crowd did a restaurant in Spartanburg some time ago. Mr Procter and a crowd called at. the restaurant for meala occasionally. He says the fellow would promise to give them anything and everything they wanted to eat. But when ii came to the test he wouldn’t have it. and so they got tired of it and made it up to get even with him. They were to raise a row and smash things up generally. Jim and a great long tall fellov by the name of Jess Some body, was to raise the rucus and th» others were to fall in and help fight it out. Jim and his mao sat opposite Ilapiiy Gath’rim; »i Home of Mr. Jmueti Wotxl During Tlianki«j{lviii|{. One of the happy events of thanks giving time in which several of our p-mple took part was the family re union of Mr. James vVood at bis home at Pacolet. Tae gathering wa* in the nature of a celebration of tbe old gentleman’s ninety-fKst birthday, which happily citme on i he 20 !i, and wan a fitting time for bis loved ones to return thunks to the Great Fath er for His loving care of tbeir « e i father and His kindness in perm-t ting them to gather on/e more » r und the familv hearth to do him honor. All of Mr Wood’s children wo re present at the reunion—Mr. A N Wood Mr. M OSes Wood and Mrs Sa! lie Lipscomb, of this cm ; ''r hi d VI r- li Li Bro vo of t' • ' ; . T. E VVood and Mrs. V\. F Bryant, | of Pacolet. Oo Sunday Mr.jind Mrs. W F Brv ant entertained The family at their lovely home in Pacolet. A splendid dinner was a feature of the dav, and the hours were freighted with happi ness fore7ery one of the joyous as sembly—so much so that hearts were heavy at parting, jthough manyjfond memories of the occasion were brought away to cherish during tn< years to come Mr. Wood is hale and hearty for a man of his age. Ha has been blessed with a good constitution aid area sonable health. He has led ana}- tive out-of-door life and still enjoys working in the garden. His life has been upright and he has the friendship and esteem of all who know him He is blessed with all his faculties and it is possible for him to live to celebrate the annual birthdays for several years vet ThuiikMKlvinir lu Gaffney. Thanksgiving day was generally observed in Gaffney. The postoffice banks, and most of the other places of business were closed for the day, and a “Sunday air” prevailed throughout the city. Union services were held at the First Baptist church, conducted by R-v. J. M Steadman, of the Buford Street Methodist church, and Rev W. R Potter, of the Presbyterian church At this seivioe a collection was taken up for orphans and the amount so raised was divided be tween the different orphanages of the State. Some of the boys went hunting, with more or less success, and quite a number went to other towns to • pend tbe day with relatives or friends. The tima passed away quietly in our city,and nothing of an unpleas ant nature occurred to mar the pleasure! of those who rightfully observed tbe 'lay. Ezell Etchings. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) Ezell, Nov. 24 —Farm work Is progressing finely. The entire cotton crop is almost gathered and sold, and most all the corn is gathered and cribbed. Some of the farmers have killed their hogs. Mr C A. McCraw killed two fine ones last week Mr Will Matheney and Miss Re becca Godfrey, both of Forest City, N C., were married Sunday evening 22nd by Geo D. Scruggs, magistrate. Mrs Caroline Martin, wife of Wil Ms Martin, is quite sick at this writ ing Mr. G. L Martin Is grinding corn with his steam mill at- the Battle ground. r. J. F. Martin has captured forty-two ’possums this season and said he was going again to night Blue Hawk. —Do you want to stop coughing? If so, get a bottle of Nature’s Cough Remedy from The Gaffney Drug Co and it, will cure you or they will re fund your money. Interetttlng Iteinx Concerning Oar Neigh- born Beyond the Line Which May Hrov* Entertaining Reading for > HuiidredM ot Ledger Readeri* Insurance Commissioner Y ung has licensed the Ca-ualty Company of America to do accident, health and surety business in North Caro lina. State Entomologist Sherman says the loss by damage by fruit pests this year is greater than u*ual The San Jose scale is now in 3G counties and -n at least 200 premises He s-has it'* re is no cotton boll weevil in North Carolina and will hardly reach there in Ie*s than 10 or 15 years in tne natural course of events. Mr*. Mary A. Craig, mother of Mr. \V D Martin, formerly of Charlotte, now of New Ynrk eitv, was found lead in b-d Friday morning at the home of her son. Mr Sam Craig of South Point, Gaston county The • urviving members of the family are Mrs. Graham, Mrs William McLean and Mrs Hope Wilson. Mr. Joseph St, phenson, a well- known citiz-m of Star- sville, and an ex-Confederate soldier, died suddenly of heart failure ubon 7 o’clock Satur day morning, aged 65 years He was on the streets Friday, got up next morning, complained of feeling bad, and it) a few minutes fell from a chair dead. A wife and three sons undone daughter survive him. Tbe Atlantic Railroad Company was incorporated a* Raleigh Friday. The author /-“d capital stock is a quarter of a million dollars, and the company is mifhorzed to b^gm busi- ness with $50,000 p. i ! he pro posed road is x > i iniles in ! length, from Goldsboro to Raleigh, j Phe directors are: T A Green, of | Newbern ; Lovitt Hmea, of Kmston; Nathan O Berry and G. A Norwood, Jr., of Goldsboro; John A Mills and VV, W. Mills, of Raleigh. The stock holders are all prominent North Car olinians, living in tne eastern section of the State. The populous Charlotte suburb of Dilworth was visited by bad fires Fri day night arid early Saturday morn ing The home of Mr. Harold P. Bar- slow. on the Boult vard and Cleveland avenue, was burned to the ground shortly after 8 o’clock Friday niirht, and about 5 o’clock Saturday morn ing tbe residence of Mr E V Finlay- son, next door to the Barslow home, was destroyed. The third fire occur red about 7:80 Saturday morning, when the home of Mr Edwin Howard, the second house above Mr. Finlay- son’s place caught fire, but the flames were extinguished before any s rious damage resulted One of the porters of Clegg’s Hotel, in Greensboro, had oeca*ion to go up •tairs in ths gut-sts’ room late Friday afternoon, and noticed that two white men who bad taken dinner at the hotel were moving amund rat her sus piciously. Unknown to them he watched, and found that they were robbing the rooms right and left tak ing from tbe dressers any portable article of value they could do away with. Before he could five the alarm the met had completed their robber ies, and waikt-d down stairs. One of the men was arrested at the hotel be fore any of the stolen ar'icles could be disposed of; the other was arrested an hour afterwards with stolen goods on his person. Both men refused to give their names. Revenue Officers J \I. Davis and G. VV. Bamuel, of Asheville, “got busy” in Iredell county recently and captured four illicit c istilleries, all of whicn were in the vicinity of Jen- rings At the first still the offi ’ers poured on the ground 1,000 gallons of heir that the moonshiners had failed to stamp and destroyed the appa ratus The makers of the illicit “stuff,” however, had taken to the Tall timber, and no arrests were made. After having broken up the first still, the revenuers ran on another outfit and destroyed 200 gallona of beer, to gether with |the apparatus At the third raid 900 gallons of beer and the apparatus were destroyed, while the Louth raid rewarded the officers with 100 gallons of beer, making the total amonnt destroyed over 2 000 gallons of beer and four moonshine outfits. SitfeguMid Aaalnat 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 ii jury 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 satisfac tory Liniment for use In the family and on animals ever off-red. Large bottle 25ots. Gaffney Drug Co.