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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger SEMI-WErKLV-?TTBLI HEP TUESDAY AN0 FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies ana Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County, ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 185H GAFFNEY, S. < FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1903. Sl.OH A YEAR. THROUGH! THE PALMETTO STATE, Items of Interest of Passing Events. making his esoaue. McKinney wa- tik-n fo Greenville and after a pre !iminary hearing was bound over to court for trial. ALL OVER THE STATE. Kvent* that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Cnlled from Exchange)* for Quick Heading by Score, of Busy People. An application for a charter has been made by the Pryor Training School for Nurses, at Chester. It is an eleemosynary institution. Drs. S. W. Pryor and A. N. Wylie are the corporators. The Secretary of State Monday is sued a commission to Mutual Supply Company, of Carlisle ; capital stock, $5,000 C. A. Jeter and W. A. Hatch- ford, of Carlisle, are corporators. The new concern proposes to Transact a general merchandise business. The governor Thursday offered two rewards of $100 each for the arrest and conviction of the persons who set fire to the barn of D. W. Barr, in Newberry, anr for the persons who burned a school house in Bethel township, in York county. Lee Gilliken shot and killed John Miller Saturday night at ten o'clock at the home of the latter in West Greenville. Both parties are colored. Witnesses say the shooting was the result of Gilliken’s intimacy with Miller’s wife. Gilliken is now in jail. Contractor W. A. Harrison, of Charleston, while superintending the construction of a building near the Charleston navy yard, was shot Sat urday afternoon by a negro named Francis Middleton, alias “Meatskin.” and perhaps mortally wounded. The negro made his escape. Governor Heyward has been in vited to attend the meeting of the national arbitration convention to be held in Washington, January 12. It is not likely thaT he can attend. He baa also received urgent invitations to attend the banquet of the Palmetto club at Georgetown on the 31st inst It was learned in Columbia Satur day morning that there is a probabii ity of a contest arising from the re cent election for Hammond county, in which the proposition was de feated. Those who are in favor of the | movements are dissatisfied with the result, though it is not known upon what grounds the reported contest will be made. The committee having in charge the collection of funds for the Hamp ton monument has completed its re port and in it will state that $5,000 is the total contributions. The com mittees endeavored to raise the $10,000. which was the amount con ditioned in the appropriation passed at the last meeting of the general as sembly in order to receive a similar amount from the state. Charters have been issued by the Secretary of State to the Columbia Oooa Cola Bottling company, a local concern, for the bottling and selling of cocoa cola. Capital stock, $3,000. H. D Crosswell, J. K. Crossweii are the corporators; and the Laborers’ Mutual Insurance Co., at Batesburg, to do a genera! insurance business on a capital stock of $1 000. Tbe corpora tors are J. W. Quattiebaum and J. F. Neese. J. D. Batchman, flagman for tbe Seaboard Air Line railroad at the Gervais street crossing, in Columbia, was run over by a shifting engine Saturday night and instantly killed. His head was completely severed from the body and both legs crushed. It appears that he left his post a few minutes before the accident and walked down tbe track as if to cross tbe street. A negro who ‘was riding on the rear of the eegine saw Batch- man’s danger and cried out in an effort to warn him, but was too late. Kelly Good, of Greenville, was con victed and sentenced to two years for assault and battery. He has served one-half the term. The evidence against him was circumstantial and on tbe recommendation of the solici tor and the judge a pardon has been granted William Sullivan, of Lau rens, was convicted for tbe same offense and received the same sen tence. He Qas served one ytar and ou tbe recommendation of the solici- toi aod the judge a pardon was also granted him. Constables Bell and Whitmire, of Greenville, on Tuesday seized and de stroyed a large illicit distillery plant located near Highland postoffice in tbe Dark Corner section of that county. The p'ant consisted of a still of 75 gallon capacity, a cap and worm, eleven fermenters and 1 000 gallons of beer and mash. The plant was in full operation when the offi oers arrived on the premises aod li quor was flowing freely. Wade Mo Kinney, colored, and a white man were found engaged in operating the ■till. Wade McKinney was arrested but tbe white man succeeded in THINGS THEATRICAL. Or lutereHt to All AinuH«-in«nt Lover* and Play-goers lu tiatluey. On next M> iiday uignt Cusack’s fatuous company of players.will pre sent Shakespeare’s greatest and best comedy “The Merchant of Venice.” This will be an elaborate revival of this master piece, with a superb cast supporting the celebrated English Star, Miss Clara Sidney, late of the Adelphi Theatre,London, England. There will be special printing, hand some costumes and novel mechanical effects. Shakespeare stands for all that is good oo the stage, the immortal bard even now stands at the head of all play-wrights. This is an opportunity that none who admire that which is pure and elevating, interesting, in structive and entertaining should fail to see and hear. Gnffney this season is getting shows which seldom fall to the lot of town* as small as this, which goes to show that we have a discriminating public us well as a hustling theatre manager. Lawn Local*. ACorreanondence of The Ledger.! Lawn, Dec. 23.—Our farmers are now rejoicing over 12^ cent cotton— especially those who nave any to sell. One of our little boys says that we are “Santa Claus,” and if he is right in his conclusion, we are sorry to have to inform our little reader that we can’t posObly get around this Christ mas; but we are inclined to think that our little one is in error, and that “Santa Claus” will be around to see them all just the same as usual on Christmas eve night. We are |glad to report that Masttr Whitley, the nine-year old son of W W. Whelchel, who was so seriously wounded some time ago by the ac cidental discharge of a gun in the hands of his older brother, has so far recovered as to be able to be up and about, and, in fact, is out of danger, so far as the wound is concerned. There is a considerable amount of moving about among tenants this year. Mr. Caleb Spencer, of Cherokee Falls, has been spending some time this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R S. Spencer, of this place. Mr. Marion Owensby, of Cherokee Falls, was oo this side of the river the first of tbe week. Mr. Owensby has decided to take up bis residence in our midst another year. Wishing for The Ledger, together with all of its readers,a merry Christ mas and a happy new year, we close our hibor for the year 1903 Reception to Pastor*. There will be a reception given in the Sunday school room of the First Baptist church Saturday evening from 8 to 10 o’clock, to the retiring pastor. Rev. A. C. Cree, the pastor-elect, Dr. A. M. Sims, and the visiting minis ters. Ail members of the church and congregation are cordially invited to attend. City Kchooln. The graded schools of the city closed Wednesday for the holidays and will resume their exercises on Monday, the 4th of January. To improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion, try a few does of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr. J. H. Seitz, of Detroit, Mich., says, “They restored my appetite when impaired, relieved me of a bloated feeling and caused a nleasant and satisfactory movement of the bowels.” There are people in this community who need just such a medicine. For aale by Cherokee Drug Co.; L. D. Allison. Cowpens. NEWS OF THE WEEl IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Intrreflting Puragntph* Recent Hap pening* lu Lower Section of the Comity Gathered Up by Our Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Reader*. ♦Corresnondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Dec. 22.—The Ledger is doubtless correct in giving the reason why so small an audience at tended General Gordon’s lecture at the Star Theatre on the 14th inst. Had the speaker not leen unavoid ably detained in getting to his ap pointment he doubtless would have had a much larger audience. Most of those living in the country couldn’t wait until night to hear him. A circular letter sent out from tl. C. Veterans headquarters, New Or leans, La., dated December 10 1903 contains the following: “A correct roll of active members in good standing in each camp shall be forwarded annually before the first day of April (the finanje committee recommends that the constitution be altered to read January lat), next preceeding the general annual meet ing, direct to general headquarters, upon which certified roll will be based the camp’s per capitar, which shall accompany it, and computed the camp’s representation at the annual and other meetings. No camp shall be permitted representation in any meeting of this federation until said camp shall have paid the annual per capitar tax due, and all other amounts due the federation by said camp.’’ At its next meeting tbe legislature will be asked to amend the pension law so as to make membership of good and regular standing in some camp of U. O Veterans prima facie evi uence of the applicants having per formed service in the Confederate army. Thus if the applicant is, or ever was a member of the U. C Veterans, it will save his widow a great deal of trouble hunting up wit nesses to prove bis service in the army. Some miscreant has sho-, a bullet through one of the glass windows of Salem church and shattered it. \ reward of ten dollars will be paid for information leading to the conviction of the one who did the deed, or to show that nothing but a Christian motive prompted this action, tbe sum of five dollars will be paid the party who did it if he will come up like a man and acknowledge it and prove either by his own or the oath of another that he did it, and the committee will guarantee him by a justified bond in the sum of $500 that he shall never be prosecuted in the courts of this State for doing so J. L s Milling Man Yt*lt Gaffney. Since the discovery by Capt. 8. 8. Ross of bis tin mine which be is work ing successfully, a number of mining men from several points of the United States have visited Gaffney with the hope, we suppose, of finding more tin ore. and we hope their efforts will be successful. But if they, and ourown people whose interests have been re newed in minerals, fait lo find more tin we >ire satisfied that their investi gation vill bring to light 8ome,of the vast store of valuable minerals that abound in Cherokee county, and that her mines will ultimately be devel oped, v bich will make her one of the most profitable mining districts on the continent. I* Beauty Only Hkln Deep? Beauty is only okin deep, but the forces that create beauty are as deep as the 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 Rydales Liver Tablets keep the Liver healthy and the Bowels regular, prevent the blood becoming ladened with bile and waste matter, make the skin clear, eyes bright and Beauty more than skin deep. Gaff ney Drug Co. For a pure Havana smoke try C. H. 8. For sale by I. VV. Richardson, Boyd Sarratt Commercial Hotel and Gaff ney Drug Co. —How about a fine Meerschaum Pipe for a Christmas present for a gentleman? We are selling ours cheap. The Gaffney Drug Co. —Yes we can show you, a package of perfumery of any style and price rhat you could wish. The Gaffney Drug Oo. —For a pu’e Havana smoke try C. H. S. For sale by I. W. Richardson, Boyd Sarratt, Commercial Hotel and Gaffney Drug Co. A Costly Mlstuke. Blunders are sometimes very ex pensive. Occasionally life itself is the price of a mistake, but you’ll never be wrong if you take Dr King’s New Life Pills for Dyspepsia, Diz ziness, Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles. They are gentle yet thorough. 25c, at Cherokee Drug Co, 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 sluggish circulation which renders the system susceptible to change of temperature. To prevtnt colds, sleep u”der plenty of cover. To cure colds use Rydales Elixir, it lessens the severity and shortens the duration of a cold and prevents Pneumonia, BroncbitD and Consumption. Gaffney Drug Co. —Don’t fail to see The Gaffney Drug Co.’s display of Nunnally’s Candy in pretty boxes and baskets. Some men wbo join tbe procession when tbe band begins to play leave it as soou as tbe music ceases. Peoi'le You Kunw and People You Don't Kuow. L^e Allen, i Ledgerite of Bowlins- ville, favored The Ledger with a call Tuesday. Miss Edith Fort attended the Dali at Clemson College Tuesday evening. Miss Nancy Thompson, and her little sister, Jeoelle, left the city Wednes day to spend tbe holidays with friends in Atlanta, Ga. J. C. Bridges, a prominent stock man of Lattimore, N C , was in the city Tuesday. G. W. Speer Esq., was at Cowpens Tuesday on legal business. John Gramlm, of Ellis Ferry, spent some time in the city yesterday. J. E. Atkinson, a sterling citizen and farmer of Maud, paid The Ledger a visit Tuesday. John H. Wilkins, of the 'ower part of the county, spent Tuesday night in the city, tbe guest of his brother, W. J. Wilkins, corner of Johnson and Jefferies streets. J Wesley Self, of Clover. York county, called to see us yesterday morning. We were glad to hear from him that he is coming back to Cher okee. bis old home. Draper Wood and Robert Johnson, students at Wofford College, are »t home in the city to spend Christmas wth their parents. Mrs. John H dler, of Rock Hill, is in the city to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs. W. T. I’oag, on Smith street. E. A Trescot, Esq., of Blacksburg, was in the city Tuesday on legal bus iness. E K. Belue, of Blacksburg, was in the city Tuesday. Junius Sparks, of Home, made a bunioess trip to the city yesterday. W. L. Goudelock, a sterling old cit izen of Gowdysville, was in the city Tuesday. P. S. Webber, of Wilkinsville, was a city visitor Tuesday. J. A. Whisonant, of Antioch, spent some time in the city Tuesday. He favored The L dger with a call. Sheriff Thomas went to Blacksburg yesterday on official business. N. VV. Hardin. E-q , of Blacksburg, was in the c:ty Tuesday on profes sional business. F A. Goforth, a successful planter of Sunny Side, paid The Ledger an appreciated visit Tuesday and re newed. J. S. Hammett, a successful mer chant and farmer of Maud, came to the city Tuesday.* J. J. Darby will leave today for Chester county to spend the holidays with his parents, Hon. aod Mrs. John O Darby. Pink Hammett, a young farmer of VInud, was a Ledger visitor Tuesday. M. J. Hicks, a prominent farmer of State Line, was in the city Tuesday. John Estes, of Etta Jane, made a business trip to the city Tuesday. Prof. W. C. McArthur, who is tak ing a special course in the Virginia University, came htme yesterday for the holidays. L. C. Lemmons.of Byarsville.N. C.. spent some time in the city Tuesday. A. C. Price, a successful farmer of Maud, came to the city Tuesday on business. Lewis Taylor, of Cowpens, with many friends in Gaffney, spent some time in the city Tuesday. John V. Price came to the city yes terday. Oliver Haines, a promineut farmer and citizen of State Line, was in tbe city on business Tuesday Wm. Nance, a successful farmer aud merchant of Griudal, came to the city Tuesday on business. M F Duncan, a prominent citizen of Blacksburg, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. Vernon Baker, Lawrence Wood, LaFarr Lipscomb, Vernon Phillips, Vanderbilt Kendrick, Summie Turner and M. B. Sams, of Clemson College, came to the city Tuesday to| spend tbe holidays with their parents. Calvin Moore, of State Line, was a visitor in tbe city Tuesday. Sam Fort arrived in the city Wed nesday from Clemson to spend the holidays with his parents Mr W. A. Poole, of Columbia, is spending tbe holidays with Mrs. Pool, who is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Fort. John Daniel, a Thickety farmer, spent some time in the city vester day. A. G Davis, a prominent farmer of Mercer, was in the city Wednesday. Z. McCraw, who recently returned frnm Union where be had been en gaged in tbe foundry business paid The Ledger an appreciated call Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Love, of Love Springs, were shopping in tbe city Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Chadwick are visiting Mrs. Chadwick’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Fort, ou Robinson street. J. Frank Beam, of Grindal, was an early Ledger visitor Tuesday moroing W. T. Poag of the Gaffuey Live Stock Company, spent some time the fir*t of the week In Yorkville. Rev. J. D. Bailey, of Cowpens, was in the city Tuesday. He favored Tbe Ledger with an appreciated call. Mrs. Dr. Griffith, accompanied by her two boys, H P. and Tommy, has gone to Heath Spring to attend tbe marriage of her brother, Mr. W. B. Fwitty, and to spend several day* with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. T. T* itfy J Emile Harley left Tuesday for VVilliston to spend tbe holidays with h's parents. P C. Garvin of Bolinsville, was in the city Tuesday. J. A. McCulloch and J. J. McSwain, two prominent attorneys of tbe Green ville bar, were in the city Tuesday on let;al business. S. R. Humphries, of Byarsville, N C.. was in the city Tuesday. H. D Wheat and F G. Stacy spent Tuesday in Charlotte, N C. J. C. Painter paid The Ledger a visit Wednesday. J. P. Robbs was an tppreciated Ledger visitor yesterday W. S. Wilson, of Draytonville, favored Tbe Ledger with a call Wed nesday. G. W. Bonner,|a goodjoitizen,was io tbe city yesterday. Robt. Clark a Grassy Pond farmer, spent some time in the city yester day. - James Davis, a prominent citizen of Henrietta, N. C., was in the city \esterday. M iss Catherine Richardson left the city yesterday f jr Sumter.to'spend tbe rmlUlayb aith her parents. S S Litthjohn and his sister, Miss Hattie, of Gouoher, were shipping in the city We Inesday. Sumter Littlejohn spent a day in Spartanburg this week. R iy Uil-ster. a student, at Wofford ('cllege, arrived in the city Wednes day evening to spend the holidays with his father, Judge J E Webster. Mrs. Meek Smith, of Clover, York county, ie in the city to spend the holidays witn her parents, Capt and Mrs. S. S. Ross on corner of Frederick and Logan street*. Will McAbee. of Grinda 1 . was a Ledger visitor Wedr.t s lay. W. J Vaughan, of Gowdysville, was in the city Wednesday, Mr Plaxico, of King’s Creek, spent some time in the city Wednesday. James Service, of Mercer, came to the city Wednesday C E. Smith, merchant and farmer of Goucher. was in the city yesterday. County Commissioner W. C. S Wood spent some time in the city Wednesday. Mayor Little spent Tuesday io Spartanburg. Charles Legg, Esq., was a business visitor in the city 'I uesday Mrs. Charles K. Gould, of Spartan burg, has come up to spend the holi days with her sister, Mrs. Pratt Pier son, on Race street. Mr. S. A. Porter, of the American MoisteningJCompany, has come in from the road to spend tbe holidays with his wife and children on Vic toria avenue. THROUGHOUT THE TAB HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. It Fay* to Advertise. (Indianapolis Journal.I This is the nay of the prees agent. The services of this functionary, formerly confined to theatrical syndi cates and corporations, are now in demand in every enterprise. The latest field for the press agent is found in the advertising of the cities. Philadelphia is about to spend $100,- 000 in calling tbe attertion of tbe country to herself, and Atlanta, Ga., has already spent immense amounts for space in well known publications. No matter what you have to sell—a dog, a canal, or a city, it pays to ad vertise. Fielit Will be Bitter. Those who will persist in closing their ears against the continual re commendation of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal Interesting Item* Concerning Our Neigh bor* Heyond tbe Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for .Hundred* of Ledger Reader* Governor Aycock orders a special | civil term of Forsyth Superior Court, January 25rh, for two weeks, Junge Hoke to preside. Marvin Williams, an operative in one of Hutton & Burbonnais’ eaw mills, near Table Rock. Burke conn- tv, waa the victim of an accident Fri day afternoon in which he lost one of his hands. There is a Confederate pensioner in both Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties each of 8G years of age. Mr. Hiram Helms is the Cabarrus veteran and Henry Parmenter the one from M ecklenburg. The State authorizes the Elm City Lumber Company, of Wilson county, to increase its capital stock from $50 - 000 to $100 000 and charters the "'harnsbnrg Supply Company, with $25,000 authorized capital stock. Manager Bachelor, of the Raleigh dispensary, says over $3 000 worth of whiskey has already arrived, and in addition to this in a few days he will receive $7 000 worth more. He thinks the dispensary will be ready for busi ness Januaty 29th. A mail pouch whs found about one mile below the depot at Concord Tuesday by some boys. It had been cut open but some mail was still in it. It had been lost about one week. The boys took it to agent Kimball, of the Southern. At a meeting Monday night of tbe siockholders of u.e draig Flanigan Harness Company, of Statesville, which w’aa recently capitalized at $100 900, Mr. James P. Flanigan was electel President; J. F. Armfield, Vice-President, and J R. Craig, of Gastonia, Secretary and Treasurer. Two brothers, Galloway and John Blue, negroes, iiving in Cumberland county, were shot and killed at Huff man, Richmond county, by Town Marshall Thompson and a deputy Saturday night while resisting arrest for disorderly conduct. Tbe officers were fired on, but fortunately escaped injury. Little Marion Reams, son of Mr. and Mrs. S H. Reams, of Durham, aged about 8 years, in carrying a bucket of boiling water up stairs Sunday morning, fell down and was badly scalded on bis right side. He suffered very much at the time, but is now getting ou very nicely. He has tbe Reams pluck, and insisted on going to school Monday, where he re mained and attended to his studies. W. T. Sutherland was locked up in tbe county jail in Charlotte Tuesday under a bond of $200, and Mrs. Annie Jordan, a South Carolina woman with whom he eloped, is also in jail under a $100 bond. It is said that Suther land has a wife and 14 year old child. Mrs. Jordan’s husband is also there, having been notified of bis wife’s pres ence in the city and having appeared as a witness in a preliminary bearing of the case. The Secretary of State last Satur day chartered the Concord Cotton and termination. Read what T. R of Beall, Mass., has to say: “Last fall my wife bad every symptom of consumption She took Dr. King’s New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improvement came at once aud four bottles entirely cured her.” Guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. Price 50c, 4nd $1 00. Trial bottles free. Beall, Cotton Gjods Warehouse company, A wasted opportunity seldom comes buck for a second trial. Revolnttou Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble In your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stom ach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate tbe Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and clarify the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly and all the usuul attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough effectiveness Electric Bitters is only 50c, and that is returned if it don’t give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by Chero kee Drug Co —Now is the time to take Nature’s Cough Remedy. You don’t want to he worried Xmas by a bad cough. The Gaffnty Diug Co. —Fine lot of mules just arrived. J. C. Lipscomb & Co. The big turkey struts proudly bj, his coat is slick and trim; today he gobbles as we pasb—tomorrow we’il gobble him. of Concord, with J. W. Cannon, J. D Hatchet. C. W. Swkk and H I. Woodhouse us incorporators. The capital stock is $5,000 subscribed A-ith the piivilege of increasing to $15,000. Their object is to do a ware- nonet* and coriding business in cotton aod.cotton goods. This will supply a long left want there. Saturday at noon, the Sen La Wood Working Plant and business, of Dur ham, which was put in the bauds of Mr. P. C. Graham, as receiver, some time ago, was put up and sold at pub lic auction. Tbe property was pur chased by Jesse Johnson, and tbe price paid was $5,400. This price may be refused or it may be increas ed within twenty days, otherwise tbe sale will be confirmed. Tbe Sen La Company has not paid more than 50 percent, on its indebtedness. Governor Aycock commutes to life imprisonment tbe sentence of Henry Holloway, to be hanged in Greene county. December 23rd, for burglary in the first degree. This clemency is shown after careful investigation by J udge Fred Moore, who tried the case, wbo informs tbe Governor that while he fully believes Holloway guilty, there is some room for doubt, and that justice does not demand the death sentence. Holloway’s identifi cation depended entirely upon his voice. Tlie jury and a great number of Itading oitizeus urged the comma- tation. —Go to J. C Lipscomb Co’s, and get mulejs, wagons and harness.