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SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY WE GUARANTh Tt'-e Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns ot 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, 8. O., TUESDAY. DEC EM HEH 8. 1903. $1.00 A YEAR, THE PALMETTO STATE. LOCKHART LOCALS. New Paator Called- New Buildlnga doing Up—Wood High. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lockhakt, Dec. 3:—Rev. L. T. Carroll, pastor of Lockhart Baptist NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE THINGS THEATRICAL. Items Ol Interest Ot Passing Qburch, has resigned to accept a call Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Kventa that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Culled from Exchange* for Quick Heading by Score* of linay People. In the Court of Common Pleas in Laurens the jury rendered a verdict of $2 000 in favor of 8. G. McDaniel against the C & W C. Ry. Co. The suit was for $10,000 damage alleged to have been sustained in the wreck ing of a crank car at Fountain Inn while McDaniel was in the employ of the company. The biiler and shaving room at the plant of the Carolina Lumber and Manufacturing company in Chester field county was destroyed Friday af terooon. By heroic effort on the part of the employes the fire was confined to that part of the plant alone. The loss will be about $1,000, and is covered by insurance. This will cause a shut down for a week or ten days. As the result of an inquest held Friday by Coroner Black over the dead body of Ansel Arnold, who was found dead in the woods near bis home in Greenville, Thursday night, the jury returned the following ver dict: “The deceased, Ansel Arnold, came to his death as the result of a gun shot wound inflicted by Perry Butler, with John Carter, Jesse Har rison and others as accessories there to.” In the Supreme Court in Colum bia the appeal of Adams, a white man of Colleton county, was argued. Adams killed another white man and was sentenced to be hanged but the sentence wut stayed by an appeal. The case poseseed unusual interest from the fact that a white man has been sentenced to death >u this State, something that has not hap pened in South Jarolinu for many a year. The case of M. M. Turner, who was committed to jail in Yorkviile some time ago because of an attempt to wreck a southbound train at Catawba river, has at last been settled so far as that county is concerned. After the commitment of Turner it develop ed that he was of unsound mind, and also that be was from another state. The authorities could do nothing with him but send him back to North Carolina. On Thursday almost the entire real estate of the late Col. John L. Young was sold at auction, in order that a proper division might be made between the children, this be ing considered by the administrators as the best and most convenient way to settle the estate. Indeed it proved a most excellent way for they realized something like $35,000 out of the sale. This is probably the biggest estate ever put upon the block there and on account of its location it brought a good price. An investigation into the books of J. B. Long, deceased, late treasurer of Horry county, reveals the fact that there is a shortage of $4,143.73. This is divided as follows: State tax $789.56; county, $1,510 22: special, $453 68. and school, $1 390.25. The bond of tbe treasurer is good for the amount and action will be instituted on it to recover. No explanation is given as to how tbe shortage oc curred, though Mr. Long is claimed to have believed at his death that the office had been roboed, and this may account for it. Mr. Frank Stewart, a young man who was raised a few miles south of Yorkviile, and who has been at Huntsville, Ala , for some time past was killed in a barroom in that town Saturday night. From such informa tion as can be gathered, Mr. Stewart was the innocent victim of a crazy drunkard. The drunkard came into the bar and began firing his pistol at everybody in sight. A bullet struck Mr. Stewart in the heart and killed bim instantly. The crazy man was shot by the barkeeper and was taken to tbe hospital seriously wounded. Tbe body of Mr. Stewart was brought home and entered in the Yorkviile cemetery on Wednesday. Application was made Saturday to Gov. Heyward for the pardon of Ja* cobJSingleton, JoejSbeppard.Jr., Wm. Holmes, July and Willie Cuyler. all colored boys, convicted of manslaugh- er and sentenced to two years on tbe county ebuingang. The crime of which tbe boys were convicted cc- ourred about a year ago. At a small station on the Plant System in 0(4 leton oouty they were part of a crowd which engaged in a scuffle, in which a boy named Beach was struck in the head with an iron bolt, receiving in juries from which he died a few days later Owing to the darkness at the time ot the crime, and other facts, the application states that the jury convicted all of the defendants, not knowing which had done the deed. from some churches located in the western part of the state. The church extended a unamimous call to Rev. H. K. Ezell, of Ridgeway, S. 0., which | has been accepted, and Mr. Ezell will j enter on his duties the first Sabbath i in January. We have had considerable cold weather; the river has been iced in eddy places. Pretty cool weather for the season, yet not enough to make it unpleasant. A good many new houses are being built for the accommodation of the hands that are expected to run tbe new mill now under constru)tion. Mr. G. A. Biggers, second ma chinist, left yesterday evening for Gaffney where he has secured employ ment in the machine shop in one of the mills there. We take pleasure in commending him as a man worthy of your confidence and one who under stands his business and strictly fol lows it. VVe understand that his family will join him in a few days. Although game is scarce, some of our young men love to don their hunting clothes, take their guns and go out and shoot. ‘While writing tne above two young nimrods gave chase to a kildee. Several shots were fired but it escaped to an island and the crowd dispersed, having failed to capture any meat. Fire wood now commands a fancy price, and is not very plentiful at that. The farmers in the surround ing country have been successful in raising good crops of cotton and se- | curing a fine price for it, therefore they are not anxious to haul wood. Come to think about it. they do not get much for their trouble, anyway, yet it is a great deal to give. There is not much sickness here at this time. Only a few chronic cases to occupy the time of our two M Ds. Homo. From Our Correspondent Etta Jane. at Death of Thoiua* McGill Mr. Thomas McGill, one of the old est and most highly respected citizens of Cherokee county, died at his resi dence on King’s Creek on Nov. 29:h of heart and nerve failure caused by a fall at his fireside. Mr. McGill was born on Crowder’s Creek in York county, South Carolina, on June 24th, 1818, and moved to King’s Creek in 1882, where be (pent the remainder of bis long and useful life on bis farm. When he died he was 90 years, five months and five days old. His re mains were buried at Smyrna church in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives. The funeral services were conduct ed by his pastor, Rev. J. L. Oats. Protracted Meeting at Mount Paran. An interesting and profitable pro tracted meeting was conducted at Mount Paran church last week by tbe pastor, Rev. Mr Bostic, assisted by Rev. Mr. Newton, of Brevard, N C The meeting was well attended and much interest was manifested at tbe first services and continued throughout the entire week. Messrs. Bostic and Newton are able and earn est preachers and their work at Mount Paran is highly appreciated by the good people of that good section of Cherokee county. The meeting closed with the Sunday services. Several were added to the member ship of the church. Policy Paid. E K. Belue, tbe local agent of tbe New York Life Insurance Co., yester day paid over to Mrs. EmmaC. Cut ting, widow of tbe late Seymour L Cutting, check for $2 000,the amount of insurance Mr. Cutting carried in that company. Although Mr. Cut ting carried insurance in a number of other companies the New York Life was the first to pay its claim. This was also tbe second policy written by Mr. Belue in Gaffney, me fir *■ b* ing that of tbe late Robi. Rountree both being written the same day. How We Catch a Cold. A cold is sometimes contracted while remaining inactive for a while in an uncomfortable room or a cold draft and by falling to sleep under like conditions. But most colds are caught while sleeping too cold at night. Deep sleep causes aluggish circulation which renders the system (usceptibie to change of temperature. To prevent colda, sleep under plenty of cover. To cure colds use Rydaies Elixir, it lessens tbe severity and shortens tbe duration of a cold and prevents Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Consumption. Gaffney Drug Co. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Interefitlng Paragraph* and Keccnt Hap pening* in Lower Section of the Connty Gathered Up by Our Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Header*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Dec. 5.—Those people who are always looking for sharp sayings should consult “Don Quix- jte’s” proverbs. They are worth re membering. We have heard some complaint of cotton being stolen from the field after it was pick- d out. Mr. William Moore, the deaf mute who passes through tbisection some times, has rot oeen heard from in more than two years. He tells us Of something he sees in The Ledger when he is away in other parts of the country. If he sees this we hope he will write us a letter and we will pub lish it. Cotton went up Thursday at Hick ory Grove to 12^ cents per pound. Hickory Grove has been a good mar ket most o( this season—much hitler, it seems, than GufTuey or other neigh bor markets. Several of our neighbors have been killing wild oucks in ibickety creek lately. Next year will be leap year, and as the girls have been deprived of their rights for eight years, we hope they will begin in time and make good use of it. Girls, you have one consola lion—it will be one hundred and ninety-six years before the almanac makers can play another such a trick on you. Vernon Proctor and Archy Strain are fixing for a big rabbit hunt at Christmas time. El Edwards and wife, colored, had Rev. Cromer, of the C. M. E churoh, with them as their guest last night. By some means The Ledger failed again to come to this office yesterday We are disappointed when it is be- hiud time. We often feel like congratulating The Ledger upon tbe endorsement its- friends give it for being a veri table people’s paper. These letters we receive regularly from people who don’t talk merely for the sake of talk, but they mean it. One good lady, writing from Clifton, sayt : “I don’t feel line I can do without The Led ger.” Another in Alabama says: “It’s like a letter from dear old home twice a week.” Mrs. Avis Comer, mother of our esteemed friend and ferryman, V. C. Comer, is lying at the point of death near Keiion. She is an old lady. Mrs. T J. Estes and children spent the day with Mrs. J. L S. last Thurs day. Several of our neighbors went to Gaffney with cotton this wet k. Those who intend sowing wheat are, most of them, through, and the work has been done generally with plenty of fertilizer under it. Mis' Ora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C F. Inman, is, we are sorry to say, very sick. Prof T. J. Moore is teaching the Sunnyside school. He has had several years experience in teaching and we expect to *He some good work done by bim. He is thoroughly competent to perform all tbe duties devoioing on him in that line. Interest in matrimonial affairs thickens as wc near the Christmas holidays. Look out, Ledger readers, for some surprises. We iearn that whiskey haulers are beginning to put in their appearance “on the sly.” We have no use for any such additional nuisances. Many as noble men as ever lived have fallen victims to this monster evil—strong drink. We are glad to anow that we have a man row on the State constabulary who will do his duty, and law-break ers may look out. j. l. s The Column TIihI I* of Interest to Every body. Simville s gorgeous revival of Shak espeare’s most moving play of love and passion, “Romeo and Juliet,” will bo given in its entirety at the 8tar Theatre on next Thursday night One of tbe most brilliant minds of modern times has spoken us follows | of tbe immortal hard, J*>hak( speare : ‘ There wa* nothing withir the range ! n n j of human thought, within the horizon 1 of intellictua effort, that he did not touch. He knew the brain and heart of man, the theories, customs, super stitions, hopes, fears, hatreds, vices i and virtues of the human race ” ! Shakespeare was an intellectual prod- i igy of the first class. He lived in j times hardly bare of.tne skirts of feud alism, with all the ignorance that t hat ; implies, yet he knew, us if by intui lion, science, languages, law, midi- | cine, heraldry, war tare, and state craft. Ho employs a vocahularv of fifteen thousand woius, lime times j more than the ordinary writer, and ’ he always uses the the right word in i the right place. He has been fori three hundred years the greatest , master of the Englibii language. IPs plays have a practici! woik a-day in- i terest for us. They form an eucyoio pedia of human liiv—all that lies hidden in the human heart His most popular plav is undeuiabl) Romeo and Juliet. Ihe Srnvelie production will be magnificently staged and costumed and an a ting company of great merit will be en trusted with the various fumed roles. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. UNITY CHURCH. It* Origin and It* 1'wMtor* Up to th« Pre* out. From the Mountains to Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS Interenttug Item* Concerning Our Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which May Prov« Entertaining Heading for (Hundred* of Ledger Header* Rutherfordtou B Hayes, of Ashe ville, appeared I efore the board of agriculture in Raleigh in behalf of the Appalachian Forest Reserve, ask ing $2,000 appropriation to push the work regarding this important meas ure. The sentiment of tbe board seems favorable. The Charlotte police department has beer, advited of a safe robbery Away back in the 50’s the country where Unity church now stands waa The a dense forest where deer and turkeys abounded The neighbors would ap- ooint certain days for hunting, and what is npw Unity Spring was their meeting place. They would leave there their lunch and bottle and gather in at 12 o clo ;k, after the hunt. One day while there regaling, about the oldest man in the hunt, Mr. Abraham Smith, said to the party that ministers of differe. t de nominations passed along and would preach for them provided they had a church. He said to them, “This is my land and I will give the land and nails if you will all go to work and j cut the Jogs and make us a church.” | All agreed to the proposition ; and up it went at once, on the same side of | Smith’s ford road that the soring is on now. All denominations that that was ommitted at Lowodesville i „ „ „„ . .... t- n it came aiong u r cd the house as long as Tuescav night, when Mr. E. R. Hor- Cheater Jeweler Doming. —J. 0. Robinson, the well known jeweler of Chester, will be in Gaffney this week for three da%s, Dec, 9tb, 10th and 11th, with a superb line of Christmas goods. His assortment will be on display at the Cherokee Drug Store, and everybody is in vited to visit this store during the time stated and see tbe many pretty things his line emhraoee. Rydaies Stomach Tablets. Rydaies Btomaob Tablets are made for tbe Btomacb and organs ofgassim- ilatlon and are not intended for a “cure all.” Tney contain couceotra- ted aseplic, Pepsin, Pure Pancreatin and other digestive agents. They contain powerful tonics and mild stimulants that have a specific effect on the stomach and organs of assim- ulation and which aid nature in reconstructing tbe broken down cells and strengthening the flacid muscles of tbe walls of tbe stomach and other digestive organs. Rydale’s Stomach Tablets are a perfect stomach medi cine, t .ey relieve at once and Boon cure the worst formn of stomach trouble. Price 25 and 50cts a box. Gaffney Drug Co. —Nature’s Cough Remedy^he only cough medicine made in Gaffney that is sold on a positive guarantee that one bottle will cure a cough. The Gaffney Drug Co. / Koclal Almanac and Calender. The editor of The Ledger acknowl edges the receipt of a copy of tbe 19U4 Koaol Almanac anc 200 Year Calendar, sent tj him with the com pliments of the publishers of this most interesting, unique and useful booklet The K >doi Almanac and 200 Year Calendar, aside from other interest ing features, points our your gmdii star and tells you your most promts ing month. It also tells your lucky day, your flower and your birth stone, and the day of the week upon which you were born or the day of the week upon which any other event has occurred since the day of our National Independence, or may occur upon any given date as far in the future as the year 1996. Messrs. E. C. DeWitt & Co., o' Chicago,III., are sole owners and pub lishers of the Kodol Almanac and 200 Year Calender, and will be pleased to mail a copy of this,booklet to any one enclosing a two-cent stamp with s request for same, provided this paper is mentioned. ton’s store was entered and his safe robbed of between $500 and $00(1. Mr Horton offers a reward of $50 for tbe arrest of the robbers'. The messenger ix.y-* at the Western Union Telegraph office in Wilmington went out on a strike Thursday morn ing following the reduction in their pa v from 2 and 2A cents per message to cents flat. Within an hour, however, they were persuaded to re turn to work by Mr. W. H. Sprunt, who was called in bj Manager Sale to arbitrate the differences. During the month of November there were 24 deaths in Charlotte, 14 of these being white and 10 colored people. The causes of deaths were: Consumption. 1; typhoid fev^r, 1; la grippe, 1; bronchirJs 1; ptomaine poisoning, !; pneumonia, 5; old age, 1; inanition, 1; coiisestion of brain, 1; paralysis, 1; nephritis, 1; tumor, I; malarial fev. r other causes, t>. 1; tonsilitis, 1 Friday morning ers of Mo..- ’ O i • , h ! uias’o-r Dob*on, I Go u postoffice at Mount Olive Postmaster Flow- e looed Post o, that the had been the R. A to Public Sale* Yesterday. Yesterday was salesday and following property was soid : sheriff's sale: R. Scott lot in Gaffney to J. Eh. Jefferies for $222 50. clerk’s sale: Dowdle lot in Gaffney to Jones for $150. Oliver Macomson lot in Gaffney W. W. Gaffney for $135. Lots of T. W. Gaffney’s estate : No. 19 to R. W. McCraw for $43; No 20 to R W. McCraw fir $85; No. 64 to J Eh. Jefferies for $39; No. 65 to J W. Nance for $40; No. 75 and 76 to W. N. Turntr for $34. Scruggs land, Ann Scrugg’s est in 90 acres to T B. Butler, for $25 Humphries laud, 128 acres, to W. T. Humphries and C. J. Daniel for $1,250. McCraw land, 242 acres, to R E McCraw for $3 620. inter- Attv. A Clearing bale. You are invited to attend the Clear ing Sale at Tbe Dixie Clothing and Shoe Store on Dec. 10th, 11th and 12th. Besides the regular stock, there will also be $2,500 worth of Clothing, Hats and Shoos from Greenville, S. C., co go in this sale The Dixie means to make this one of tbe largest sales ever held in Gaffney. A pair of shoes will be given free of charge to tbe first man, woman or child who trades Five Dollars ($5 00) worth on tbe morning tbe sale be gins. Don’t forget the dates Tbe sale will commence on tbe morning of Deo 10th and eod Dec. 12th. A full line of toys and Christmas goods has been added to the stock which will go in this sale. Go to The Dixie for bargains; and don’t miss the great clearing sale of Dec. 10th, Uth and 12tb. U Beauty Only Skin Deep? Beauty is only jkin deep, but tbe forces that create beauty are as deep as tbe fountain from which they flow. When the Blood is charged with im purities Beauty disappears, when the blood Is pure Beauty blossoms in face and form Rydaies Liver Tablets keep the Liver healthy and the Bowels regular, prevent tbe blood becoming ladened with bile and waste matter, make the skin clear, eyes bright and Beauty more than skin deep. Gaff ney Drug Co. entered by unknown persons some time during Thursday night. The safe was blown open and robbed of ali the stamps, paoer and of $200 in cash. This is the second time that the Mount Olive office has been robbed within tbe last six months. A colored fireman on the Southern was mysteriously shot in East Spen cer Friday night. The negro, whose name could not be learned, claims that be was shot from ambush and that be has no idea of who did it, while others are of tbe opinion that he did it himself, as the ball ranged through his thigh from an upward position. His wounds were dressed by Dr. J. W. Young and it is thought that, be will soon recover. Judge Moore appoints W. B. Blades trustee of the wrecked Farmers & Mer chants Bank, at Newbern. The direc tors and stockholders agree to pay nff all uncontested claims in 30 day* from date and all contested claims 30 da\s after their legality is proved Cashier Dewey’s stealings are found to amount to $110,690. The liabili ties exceed the assets by $20,000 Stockholders and directors will have to pay out considerable of their own money. To secure alleged damages for the death of a negro last March on the railroad, three box cars of the Chesa peake and Ohio railroad have been at tached by attorneys for the plaintiff in Charlotte, and tbe case will be argued this week. The case is the first of its kind that has ever come up under the “attachment amend ment” to section 847 of the State Code in which it is allowed that an attachment may be made for personal injuries. A telegram to a friend in Charlotte Saturday announced tbe death of Mr. John R. Morris, at the University of Maryland Hospital, in Baltimore, that morning at 7 o’clock. Death was caused by diabetes, from which Mr. Morris bad been a sufferer for some time. He went to Baltimore a few weeks ago for tbe purpose of under going an operation. The friends of Mr. Morris in Charlotte did not know of his critical illness until Saturday morning. The remains were brought to Goldsboro, tbe home of the de ceased, for interment. The condition of A. L. Finley, who was shot in Asheville last Sunday, wae much worse at last account, and there was little hope for the man’s recovery. Early Friday morning Mr. Finley became delirious and the com bined strength of three persone was necessary to hold tbe man in bed. It was not thought that the man could long survive. Ida Smatbers, who at the time Bob Lee shot Finley was watching the fight and who was shot in the right lung, is also worse, and it is thought that the chances for re covery are against her Pneumonia has set in and this was what tbe physicians most feared. they would stay and preach In a few years they moved the church on the opposite side of the road to a more elevated place The Methodists preached there often and a- they grew stronger Mr. Chess Mc Kinney proposed to give them land to build a church on. They built a half mile from Unity, anc named the church Mount Vernon. It is a nice frame building. The Baptists, intend ing to not be outdone, sold their old log church to Mr Billy McKuv.u,and he moved it home, one mile away, and converted it into a barn and stabies. The Bap f ist, then erected a frame church that still stands there, with over one hundred members. The first preacher I remember preaching at Unity was Rev. Jack Kendrick from Union; the rm-it one was Rev. John Ezell, of Spartanburg county. He supplied the church for one year Then came Rev. Wattie Moorebead. of Union; and he was followed by Rev. John Tolieson, of Union. After him was Rev Tbos. Mutlioax '••••ver. N. O., who preaclini ' ' v rai years. At present is, v. V an Moss is pastor of the church. Seeing tbe remains of the old log church the other day, with its old logs tumbled down, rotten and de cayed a flood of fond memories and nleasant associations swept over my mind, and under the inspiration ol the moment I wrote the following lines: Ah, here’s the church that used to stand Amid the forest tfrem; But where’s the crowd that worshipped there That we older ones have seen? The preacher with his pallid face, And meek and tC irful eye, Who tauaht that we were saved by grace-1 ’Twas faith that brought u-, nigh. The farmers then in iiomespun clad, Looked on with honest brow: And asked the crowd iodine with them— IlWhere are the farmers now? The mothers fanned with turkey wings, Perhaps some friend had given; And sang and urayed. and prayed again, □ That we might go to heaven. Ran. Cases In Court. Court convened Friday morning at the usual hour and resumed the hear ing of the case ot Morrow vs. the Gaffney Manufacturing Company for $15,000 damages. The day was con sumed >n taking testimony. Friday in the afternoon all the jurors for the first week were dis charged, except those trying the the Morrow case. Satuiday morning court convened at 9:30 and the Morrow case proceed ed with. The forenoon was commen ced by the attorneys in their argu ment. After dinner J_.dge Carey charged the jury, which then retired to its room, and at 7 p. m. returned to the court room with a verd.ot for the plaintiff for $1 000. Court then adjourned till 10 o’clock yesterday morning Court convened yesterday at 10 o’clock a. m Tbe first case taken op was Healan ve. Westbrook. N. W. Hurdm and Hall & Willis for defen- dan* and Butler & Osborne fer nlain- tiff. This case occupied most of the day. It was given to the jury {between three and four o’clock p m , vbioh in a short time returned with a ver dict for the defendant. The next case taken up was H. L. Smith vs. Alfred Harris Hall A Willis for the plaintiff and Butler A Osborne for the defendant. ttwfegaiirrt Against Accident. The beet 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. Tbe best safegnard against injury resulting from acci dents is Elliott’s Emulsified Oil Lini ment. It is the most serviceable ac cident and Emergency Liniment ever made and is the most satisfactory Lit indent for use in the family and on animals ever offered. Large bottle 25ote. Gaffney Drug Co. —Laxative Cough Tablets swift and sure cure for colds, box. The Gaffney Drug Co. are 25 c —A pair of Military Hair Brushes makes a useful present for gentle men We have just a few pairs. The Gaffney Drug Co. Wc discontinue each subscription prompt ly at its expiration. So watch your label and the date and renew before 'tU too late.