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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY--FUBLIS H ED TUESDAY AND 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 and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 39, 1903. 81.00 A YEAR. “ANYBODY, 0 LORD, IN ORDER TO WIN” The Seeming Sentiment of Leading Politicians. OPINION OF THE MASSES Talk About the I’reHUteutlal PuMHibilltieH Still a Popular Theme at National Capital. ConeeiiHUM of Opinion About Equally Di vided Between Three Men. (Correspondence of The Ledger.1 Washington, D. 0., D»'o 28—The talk about democratic presidential possibilities is still one of the popu lar themes of conversation and dis sussion at the national capital. Many of the politicians are giving out in terviews here to t he local papers and to their big dailies of the East, and teiling how the pet pie of their re spective states feel about the matter in their opinions. The consensus of this opinion is about equally divided between Messrs. Gorman. Hearst and Parker. The chief note running through all this interview matter from the politicians of the party is “any body, O Lord, in order to win." It is perfectly natural that a politician who is an officeholder should place the offices to be obtained by the elec tion of a democratic president above principle and everything else that democrats hold sacred. They seem to forget that there are millions of people in this country who do not hold office or seek office or want office, and that those people must be con sidered in this matter. These mil lions of nonoffice-holding people have opinions, and they are of as much oonsequence as are the opinions of the politicians and the office holders, and they are going to make those opinions known and felt before the conventions are held to send delegates to the national convention. When they do the politicians either wili olimb into the band wagon suggested by the millions of non-office-holdiug voters or they will have to walk. I had a long talk the other day with a shrewd and far-seeing politician who is not an officeholder, and who recent ly has .traveled extensively ail over the country, especially in the East and the Central West. His business oompels him to come in contact with the great mass of the common people, who are not after offices, and who look at this thing of electing a pres ident from the standpoint of principle and not office-holding graft. He is not an enthusiast, and has no particular choice for the democrat ic presidential nomination. What he said to me, therefore, impressed me with its accuracy from the standpoint of gathering a correct idea of the feel ing of these people who must bo con sulted in this matter. He says that the idea that we must win with any old thing in order to get the office does not appeal to the masses of the democracy in the country. He says there is a distinct feeling that unless the democrats nominate a man who stands for sometning that is totally against the republican idea of this government of, by and for the trusts, that they will go fishing on election day and allow the election to go by default. The feeling among them, says this gentleman, is absolutely against the nomination of any man who believes in dialing with the Wall Street gang and the trusts and the tariff in the same manner as the re publicans are now dealing with them, and that to nominate such a man he would have to go to the trust and the Wall Street gang and get his cam paign fund—and that means he would really have to make promises to them which would be a virtual sellingout. They can see no ditL-reuce between that kind of a democrat and a repub lican in the White House, except in the distribution of the offices, and they do not want any of the offices He says that this feeling is growing all over toe middle west, and especi ally in Illinois, which will he a battle ground in the next campaign. Since this is the case, he says tney are pointing out the fact that William Randolph Hearst is the only one of the possibilities who has not come before the democarts of the country with a proposition that 0,500 000 ore sumably sane men who followed the flag in the battle of 1800 spall forget they ever fought or that they ever posessed certain essential principles They dwell upon the fact that he alone of the possibilities has not come with a wiser-than-tPou air ami tuld the people tha', they would have to turn the democratic horse around and forsake the ideas that had become a part of constitutional democracy They point out, he said, that people as a rule co not like to wake up and find that they have done everything the wrong way, and tlie man who un dertakes to demonstrate such a prop osition to the masses of the people will find in any case that he is up agai.sj about the toughest proposi tlon of his life. He stared that this truism obtains wltli much force in the present situation ; that it makes pos sible the, man from New York and makes prominent the movement for his nomination. He said that he did not predict the nonm ation of Wil lism Hearst, but he did predict thar either he or some man who stands for what he does or on similar lines will be nominated, for certainly the sen timent of the people is pcsitively op posed to anj attempt at a retrograde movement fur which the other possi bilities are taken as standing. No compromise with the trusts, with the powers that be in Wall Street, and with principle, will be tolerated by the men who make the next platform. No candidate who represents either a compromise or a delusion like that of the last Cleveland administration will stand any chance of coming un der the wire a winner in the next democratic national convention And he concluded by saying that the soon er the politicians and office-hunters of the democratic party learned this fact the better for them. Charles A. Edwards. BLACK-NICKELS. Ml** l.alla Black of Hlacktiburf- Wed* Mr. W. W. Nickel*. Blacksburg, Dec. 28.—The mar riage of Mis* Lai la Black, of this place, to Mr. W. W. Nickels, of Dil lon, was celebrated at 9:80 o’clock at the home of the bride,and no prettier celebration of so important an event in the lives of two individuals nor one so unique for its simplicity, ele gance and completeness was witness ed in our town. The parlor, in which the ceremony was performed, was prettily decorated with holly and mistletoe, and suspended from an arch was a beautiful wedding bell made of evergreens. As the sweet tones of the wedding march rendered by Miss Irene VVhisonant pealed forth the bridal party entered the room through different doors, the first from the right being Miss Lucy Thompson, the maid of honor, gown ed in a handsome dress of brown cloth; then followed the bride Jean-I ing upon the arm of her father. From the opposite door came the groom with his best man, Mr. Jon Porter Holiis. The contract ing parties met under the hell, facing the officiating clergyman, Rev. W. A. Rogers, of Spartanburg, wno with the beautiful and impress ive ritual of the Methodist church and with a ring united the two loving hearts in holy matrimony,after which the bride and groom knelt before the minister and received his benediction. The bride was attired in a hand some and becoming traveling suit of grav. After congratulations from the as sembled relatives and friends the happy couple left over the Southern for Coronuca, the home of the groom, where a warm reception awaits them. The bride is the eldest daughter of Dr. John G. Black, a prominent citi zen and physician of our town, and is an accomplished and lovely ytung lady. The groom, a graduate of iVofford College and a successful teacher, is now principal of the school at Dillon. On the evening of the 22nd Miss Black gave a reception to a few of her most intimate friends and the visit ing guests. The whole house was brilliantly lighted and beautifully decorated, the parlor especially, with its wedding bell and festoons of green and candelabra with many candles, tilled with happy guests in evening j dress presented a picture not soon to [ be forgotten. The hostess, assisted by her mother, performed her duty in a gracious and graceful manner. Do- | licious and dainty refreshments were j served about 10 o’Bock, which were very much enjoyed The friends and relatives of the groom who were present were: Mr. and Mrs Robt. Nickels, of Ninety- 8ix; Mrs. J. D. Coleman and sou, Irvin, of Corouaca; Mrs. f. Stuart Nickels, of Dublin, Ga. ;Mr. J. Por ter Hollis, of Johns Hopkins, Balti more. Md., and Rev. VV. A. Rogers, of Spartanburg. itydale* Stoumcli Tablet*. Ryda'es Stomach Tablets are made for the Stomach and organs of assim ilation and are not intended for a “cure all." Tney contain concentra ted useplic, Pepsin, Pure Pancreatin and other digestive agents. Tney 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 the broken down cells and strengthening the flacid muscles of the walls of the stomach and other digestive organs. Rydale’s Stomach Tablets are a perfect stomach medi cine, t *ey relievo at once and soon cure the worst form* of stomach trouble. Price 25 aod 50ct8 a box. Gaffney Drug Co. Ohas. D. Kirby, of Stackhouse, N. 0., is in the city spending the holi days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. D Kirby, on North Limestone St. —Begin the New Year right by patronizing The Gaffney Drug Go. It will pay you. —Go to J. 0 Lipscomb «fe Go’s, and get mules, wagons and harness. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE — From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Interesting Paragraph* and Kecent Hap pening* In Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Reader*. ‘Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane,(Dec. 26—Christmas is here in full blast and everything shows the usual signs of vitality. Old and young both are enjoying it ac cording to their tastes or inclina tions. Some visiting, some talking some hunting, some frolicing and some drunk—but not a great many Dancing along denominational lines comes up to the usual standard. On this score honors are about equal— one church member can’t envy an other. But next summer the mis sion boards will be full of penitents and an avalanche of new and better resolves will slide down the hillside of inconsistency and over a multi tude of sins. A young lady who has been looking on says if some of those who take part in twistification are not judged by their intention, she is fully cer tain that their actions will not con demn them. They make such lu dricious efforts to imitate the terpsi- chorean that that graceful art ought to feel insulted and cont°nJ for dam ages. We don’t think young people, though, ought to be too harshly judged. They come up simply to their standard. It's a contradiction of terms to hear of a sociable or other entertainment gotten up in honor of some young lady or ladies, when such young lady or ladies will take part in the fun We have some instances of this kind on record. Mr. Bascom Oament, son of Mr. Newt Oament, of Joneaboro, Ar kanaas, is visiting friends and rela live* in this section. We had quite a pleasant trip to Trough Shoals this week, also to Paco let depot. Rev. Mr. Creech, of the M. E church, who has been assigned to a work at Orraville, Anderson county, is very well pleased with his work. We commend him and bis better half to those good people of Anderson with whom they are to cast their lot. They make friends wherever they go Mr. Creech is a good friend of The Ledger. We called uuon the venerable Rev A. A. James while at Pacolet. Ho is one of the oldest ministers in the synod of South Carolina, having been in the Master’s service for more than fifty years, four years of which were soeiit in the Confederate army as chaplain of Gadberry’s regiment 18th S. C., to which position he did not aspire. When the regiment was formed among the rfficers elected was the chaplain. Two popular candidates were before the voters and some friend proposed Mr. James’ name. Mr James had not, at that time joined the regiment. But when the votes wore counted he had received about two-thirds of them. Mr. James was at home unconscious of what was going on When he was notified of the result and urged by Col. Gad bnrry to accept, he‘‘set his house in order" acid in three days was in camp, and there he remaned until toe dose of the sad drama. In speaking of the war Mr. James sometimes says he is one of the only officers whose commission has never been revoked. Mr. Ed. Hames, of The Ledger force, is taking Christmas with the hoys and girls (mostly girls) of this neighborhood. We hope Ed. will have a good time while down bore He certainly deserves it and if he can be made to feel at home he will not be disappointed. It was Tennyson we believe who said: “Hh who plants a tree plants a life." Now is a good time to set out shade and ornamental trees. Mr. Jas. Proctor, of ftarratts, makes a fine mail carrier. He never fails to come on time and in good condition Some people began Christmas too soon. They had their fun before the holidays came in. Rev. W H. White will preach at Salem next first Sabbath—-January 3rd, at 11 a. m. 1’here was a nice Christmas tree at Abingdon Creek church on last Thursday evening. A good crowd attended and all enjoyed themselves. The crowd was immensely well pleased and all went away happy. Our mails came regularly through out the holid .ys. J L s —A good New Year’s resolution— I will cure this cough with Nature’* Cough Remedy or get 50 cents back from The Gaffney Drug Co. THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. CHRISTMAS EVE. ALL OVER THE STATE. Event* that Have Taken Place fr ni One End of the State to the Other Called from Exchange* for Quick Reading by Score* of Busy People. Dr. T. E. Todd, a prominent physi cian of Laurens, died suddenly on the streets of that city Friday morning as he was on bis way home from the postoffice. Heart trouble was said to be the cause. News has been received in Columbia of the death of Samuel W. Rowan, formerly the sheriff of Rhichland county for eight years. He was well known there but left for the west His death was quite sudden. During Christmas day a white man named McAbee became involved in a quarrel with Mr. John Kirby at the Piedmont Cafe in Columbia As a result, McAbee was painfully but not seriously cut in the face, Mr. Kirby using a pocket knife and carving the jaw of uis antagonist. The colored people of Spartanburg are arranging for an elahorote cele bration of Emancipation Day on Jan. 1, 1904 Judson W. Lyons, of Au gusta, Ga., register of the United States treasury, will be the orator of the occasion, the programme of which includes other interesting exercises other than the address. The street car employes of Co lumbia received from the Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light and Power company the proceeds of the business done on the day l efore Christmas. The sum divided amount ed to .i>289, 12 colored employes re ceived $1 each and the rest of the sum being divided between the 58 white employes. A negro boy named Ezell Garling- ton who lived on Mr. Y. C. Hellam’s place near Laurens, was run over by a shiftingTreight train in the vicinity of the mill Wednesday afternoon, re ceiving injuries from which he died Thursday night. One of his legs was completely severed above the knee; the boy was oiherwise injured. It is said the accident was entirely due to the boy’s own carelessness. Oliver Schlosser, 30 years old, pro prietor of the Millsdale nursery and an expert landscape gardner, has mj s- teriously disappeared from his home in Greenville and all efforts to locate him have proved futile. He left there on December 15 promising to return in three days to meet his business as sociates, but nothing has been heard of him since that time. His friends are unable to solve the mystery and some of them fear that he has met with foul play. Mr. Dwight Harrington, one of Darlington county’s most deserving young farmers, who resides near HaTsville, lost his barn, stables, four mules, three cows, several hogs wagon, nnggy, all his corn, forage, etc., by fire a few nights ago. A negro, Ed. Alston, has b».eu lodged in jail at Darlington as a suspicious character in connection with the burning, which is thought to he of incendiary origin. Mr. Harrington’s loss was about $2,000, insurance about $400. A young negro named Eugene Davenport was landed in jail in Laurens Friday t) await trial on the charge of killing another negro, Press Taylor. The homicide occurred on Mr. Will Teague’s place six miles from that city Friday morning,and a* Davenport was attempting to escape Mr. Teague captureo and took him to jail. According to Davenport’s version of the affair the shooting was purely accidental. Davenport says that he was at a teighboring house when Taylor came to the door and greeted them with “Christmas gift!" Without saying a word Daven picked up his gun, a double barrelled breech loading shot gun, and pointe 1 the weapon directly at Taylor and to his utter surprise the gun went off, Killing Taylor instantly. A queer and perplexing mystery enshrouds the disappearance last Monday afternoon out on the Gar ner’s ferry road from Columbia of voting Stephen Howell, a 16 year old hoy, whose home is at 1119 Assembly street, Columbia, and there is strong reason for the suspicion that he has been foully dealt with—perhaps brutally murdered with an hx « which tie had carried in the wagon on u trip after holly trees, and other Christ mas decorations though the motive for such a crime is strangely lacking Howell was last seen on Monday afternoon about 12 :30 or 1 o’clock by a relative who recognized him ami sa luted him Howell was g"ing out of town in a wagon with a negro, whose name nobody seems to know and whose identity seems to Oe as great a mystery as the disappearance of the boy. Bring* Many VlHltor* to Gaffney on Bu«!- ne** amt 1'lensure. Last Thursday was a good day, an ideal Christmas eve, and the people came here. Meek Smith, of Clover, York county, visited relatives in the city and had a royal good time. Aus tin Turner, of Grassy Pond, came in and took things quietly L. C. Ma bry, of Gowdeysville, was Here on business W. 8am Lipscomb, of As- oury. put in his appearance but was too busy to tase on Chri tmas airs John R. Godfrey, of Maud, was a quiet spectator of the great Christ mas rush Crate Patterson, came up oil the river and looked as quiet and serene as if he were taking fish off his nets or was on a favorite stand in the river hills waiting for big game Gad Wright, from awav down the river, got here and had on his usual cherry look, feeling just as good as if he had sold his *ho!e cotton crop for 13 cts. Keenan McCullock came in from his river h.one hut did cot appear to be trading hordes. J \1 Swofford. of Grassy Pond, ( ame in to see The Ledger and seemed bent on making the little ones at home hanpy. Lee Allen, of Bowlinsville, whs up among the throng He. too, was looking out for the little Aliens’ happinesM and be gan making piepartions for the comfort of the family in I90i by sub scribing fur The Ledger Both Hughes, of Gowdeysville, put in his appearance and to his many friends he had a joyous story to tell. But be hind his bright smiles his most inti mate friends could detect a lurking sadness. Both was hacked, a condi tion not common at Christinas time with the Hugheses—he had left u pair of bright bouncing twin uabies at home. Dick Foster was with Both trying to tell about them. A. Harris, of Aigood, had only a short time fot the town. He does a heap of fixing for Christmis at home. T. J. Hames came up from Asbury. bright and early us usual—had to talk a little about fine hugs ai d then subscribed for a copy of The Ledger and sent it to a friend in the west. That con siderate action of Mr. Hames makes one soul in the west happy. D. C Tindall was here looking after the lit tle ones at home and also made a big stn ke towards the family comfort for 1904 by subscribing for The Ledger W. H. Crocker, of Goucber, came too. and then John Allison, of Grassy Pond, was here, the first time since his misfortune a few weeks ago. He is all nghi again, much to the happi ness of his many friends. While we were feeling thankful for Mr. Allison’s speedy recovery we saw another friend hut he was not walking right straight and got so mixed up with the throng that v*e never could count him or get his name. We just gave jt up and did not try to find anybody else for it looked just liKe they were all here, lu all the business streets in the city was a seething, rushing mass of hu manity and to its credit we saw very few drunk men. But the way they bought the “chemically pure” was enough to sicken all why have the happiness of women and children and the prosj. erity and morality, of Chero kee county at heart. THROUGHOUT THE TUB HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. RtelnirdHou Injured. Capt. W. II. Richardson, one of Guffney’s best citizens, had the mis fortune Christmas eve to fall from a tree, which he hud gone up to gather some mistletoe for his little grand children, and sustain serious injury His right thigh was broken and his right hip dislocated. CapL Richardson was attended by Drs. Crawley and Nesbitt. The hip joint was put in place and the limb speedily set, but he is necessarily suffering very much, and his age makes his many friends anxious for him. We are glad to say his condi tion is as good as could he expected aod gives his many friends he pe for his recovery. Bank* Clu*e Friday. The Merchants and Planters Banjc and the National Bank of Gaffney will both be closed next Friday, Jan. 1, 1904, that being a legal holiday. How We Caleti 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. D-ep sleep causes sluggish circulation which renders the system msceptible to change of temperature. To prevtnt colds, sleep u r 'iler plenty of cover. To cure colds use Rydales Elixir, it lessens the severity and shortens the duration of a cold and prevents Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Consumption Gaffney Drug Co. —Nature’s Cough Remedy is Guff ney’s leading Cough medicine. The Gaffney Drug Co. makes it and sells it on a positive guarantee. —Nature’s Cough Remedy cures. Sold by The Gaffney Drug Co. Iutere*ttng Item* Concerning Oar Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which May Frovc Entertaining Reading for Hundred* »f Ledger Reader* Air. J. W. Connell, an employe of the Seaboard Air Line in Monroe, was walking up the track Friday morning, when he was struck by a locomotive, wnich cut his leg off aouve the ankie. His foot caught in a frog, preventing his escape. News reached North Wilkesboro Saturday of a shooting affair which occurred Friday utar the Ashe coun ty line. Jamee Hardin shot Richard Miller, with a double-harreiiea shot gun, the charges taking effect in the ahUouieu. Miller will probably die iroin the wound. Hardin has so far eluatd arrest. 1 he Elk’s Christmas tree to the poor children of Aaneville .Saturday alitrnuun was the event of the hoii- Uaya in Asiievine. It is estimated ! mat 1500 cnildren attended the en- ! ieilau.uieui, each of whom was given a package coutaing articles of cloth ing, candies, oranges, and other da'ii* t es. During the uiatrihutiou of the presents to tue children an orchestra composed of several pieces rendered music. While out rabbit shooting Lee White, the 15 year-old sou of Mr. J. 8 W. Wnue, of Concord, was struck in tue eye hy shot fired frum a guu in the nanus of his companion, aod the signt of the eye was completely de stroyed. The hoy is in the Presby terian Hospital in Charlotte for spec ial treatment from au oculist, who ueclared that the vision in one eye is gone forever, though in other respects the hoy’s injuries .... .. ,t considered seriuus. Brown Lippard, Floyd Lippard, Lou Ihumpsou and Frank Rtavis, lour white hoys of 8iaiesville, were victims of a powder explosion while engaged in tneir CUnstmas celebra tion bnday evening It seems tney were assembled around an open-air hre shooting fire-crackers. Cue of me hoys buu consiuerahie powder in a paper wnich was accidentally Knocked from ms hand. It fell into the hre, causing the explosion. Tfieir laces and fiair were badly burned. 4 red Proctor, colored, employed at the Statesville CM Mill, at Statesville, about lU o elm k Friday night was picked up off the railroad track just east ol me depot, at that place in an uucuDticiouh cuudiiioD. Idt) hud b6uo struck back of his ear with a rock and his po;keis were turned wrong side out. It is supposed that au at tempt was made to rob him, and he was knocked senseless and left on the railroad track to be killed hy the train. He tnissed no money, how ever, having had it in a pocket which the robbers didn’t find. The remains of Mr. Joe Beck, who was accidentally killed while out hunting Wednesday morning near the luiu gold mines, in Montgomery County, and which were taken to High Point by Undertaker, J. W. te eniest, of that place, embalmed and prepared for burial, were interred in the cemetery there Saturiay. It wae thought at first that the remains wouiu be sent to his relatives in Ger many as soon as word was received Irom them, but a telegram from friends in New York conveyed the in- formation thit it is not known whether Mr. Beck’s people live in Germany or Australia. Mrs. Julia Mitchell, a lady about 80 years old, in Marion, was burned to death at her home Saturday morn ing It seems she had gotteu up to start a fire and it is thought that her clothing ignited that way and burned so rapidly that she couid not put it out. As she was alone it appears she got the water pail and poured water over herself in au effort to extinguish the flames, as when she wae found by some frieuus soon after the accident she was lying in the Boor with the water pail by her side and the Hoor vet around her She was rather ec centric and insisted in living in her own cottage by herself rather thun stay with friends. Game Warden Weatherly returned to Greensboro Friday night from Winston, where he hud been to pros ecute a wa rant sworn out against Henry 1). Shutt, a junk dealer there, tor violating the game laws hy ship ping partridges out of the state. The Tne trial resulted in the bindiug over to the C"Urt of the defendant in a bond of $1(10 W hutever may be said about the enforcement of the game laws, the sportsmen in Guilford county, both resident and non-resi dent, are well pleased over the suc cessful operations of the law and its enforcement hy the Audubon Society. Seven seizures of partridges being shipped out of the State have been made and the prosecution of tbs shippers followed.