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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED 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 HAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY* JANUARY 89, 1904. $1.00 A YEAffi 1 OUR LAW MAKERS AT STATE CAPITAL, Much Work Done in the ^ Houses This Week. ily of Georgetown, which he repre sented. He wa* satisfied that if the members of the senate had been more i than imoressed by the attitude of the people so vitally affected by the pas j sage of the bill. ! Senator Walker’s words were brief ' but he made a stirring appeal for the amendment, which was granted. j. H. A NIGHT SESSION HELD. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. Debate on Bill to Provide Srholarshlps In ! Clem.on College Caused a Night Session of the Cegi.lature-Question of Biennial Sessions Concluded. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Columbia, Jan. 28—Not a little Movements of People in the City Beyond the Broad, * (Correspondence of The Ledger.* Blacksburg, Jan. 28:—We were quite surprised this morning when we awoke and found the ground covered with snow. work has been done in the legislature the first half of this week. If the members keep it up at this rate they might be able to adjouro before the forty day’s limit has expired—but they won’t. The house even held a session last nignt, and night sessions are very unusual until the latter half of the session. The question which brought about this night session wa* Mr. Herbert’s bill to provide for 124 scholarships in Clemson Colltge, a measure which has excited more debate tnan any other bill that has come up this year. It was the subject for discussion yes terday morning and the house not being ready for a vote, on motion of Mr. B A Morgan, a recess was taken j at 2 o’clock until 8 p. m., when de bate and amendment were concluded and the bill finally passed. It estab lisbes 124 beneficiary scholarships in Olemson, to be apportioned among tbe counties as the members of the bouse; each scholarship to be worth $100 per annum and to last four | years; to be awarded upon recom mendation of and after examination by the county boards of education to needy young men under fifteen years of age desiring to take the agricul tural or other course. The bouse has also concluded the seemingly interminable fight on the question of biennial sessions, which has come up every year since 1896. There have been intimations that in the past the bill was advocated fjr “home consumption,” and that the members of the bouse knew that in passing tbe bill they could rely up on the senate to kill it. But the senate had passed the bill last year, and tbe house—after its repeated kicks on account of the lack of suo- port on the part of the senate on . jbills which before bad been killed— was called upon to declare itself in favor of tbe measure without any atriugs tied to it. The number of votes required was eighty-three, and the bill received eighty-seven. Tbe bill, or resolution, simply sub mits to tbe people at tbe next general election a constitutional amendment changing tbe sessions of tbs legis lature from every year to every two years, and “biennial sessions” will therefore be an issue in next sum mer’s campaign. Tbe bouse has killed Mr. Haskell’s bill to abolish the system of special courts with special judges. No re medy for the congested condition of the courts is yet apparent and untril there is some decision for permanent relief tbe bouse does not favor the abolitiou of this emergency measure. Tbe chief difficulty about establish ing two, or four, new circuits is found in tbe conflicting ambitions of those who want to be judges or solicitors. Tbe bouse has also practically re jected Mr. Whaley’s bill to regulate tbe assessment and taxation of build ing and loan associations. Tbe ob ject of tbe measure is to relieve the companies from taxation that will hamper them to such an extent that they cannot successfully operate. Tbe bouse was somewhat confused because the building and loan associ ations in different cities are operated differently, and just where this bill would apply was what bothered the members of tbe house. Some con cerns are operated for profit, while some seek to give a poor man an op portunity to bank his pocket change and thereby build a home. THE SENATE. The senate has been devoting itself largely to consideration of measures cent over from the house, aud its ses sions have been short. In the two hours of yesterday’s ses- lioo tbe senate was able to get through quite a volume of work. The Gause bill was finally disposed of. and as a result a general air of satis faction was apparent. The bill be comes a law. Among the bills report ed by various committees were one or two of more than local interest, and several new measures were introduc ed. f Tbe Gause bill was brought up as a tepeoial order. Senator Walker, of (Georgetown, who nas beeu active in fighting this measure, which pre vents tbe shipping of shad out of the State, was on bis feet immediately •nd renewed his motion to have an amendment passed delaying the en foroement of tbe bill until February 20tb of this year. He realized that tbe bill would itaelf be passed and asked of tbe senate to grant him tbit concession lor the political fam- Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Davis went over to Greenville Saturday to visit rel atives ana friends. Mr. Davis has re turned home but Mrs. Davis will stay over in Greenville for several days. Mrs. A M. Bridges, Mrs. Wm. A Blalock and Mrs J. B. Blalock went over to Gaffney Tuesday, shopping. Mr C. A. Stewart went to Wellford Wednesday oo business, and stopped over at Spartanburg Tuesday to visit his sister, Miss Estelle, at Converse College. Mr. Will Healan was iu towu a few days this week. Mr. A. M. Bridges has been to Earls, N. C., two days this week. He nas charge of the telephone system there. Mr. J. B. Sherrer made a trip to Kingville last week to hunt, but on account of the rain he stopped over at Camden to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Mary Earl, who has been on an extended visit to Greenville, bas returned home. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McFadden are home from Spencer, N. C. They have gone to Rock Hill to spend a few days witn relatives and will re turn here the first of the week. Mr. Will Borders, of King’s Creek, was in town Tuesday on business. Mr. Ed. Blalock has gone to York ville on business. Mrs. M Galiaher has gone toSpen cer, N. C., to visit her daughter, Mrs Gwiu. Mrs. M. H. Morrow went over to Gaffney shopping Tuesday. Mrs. T B. Butler and sou, of Gaff ney, are in town. Mr. Olus Anderson was on our streets again Tuesday. Mr. Wm. Wiikey, formerly of this place, but now of Gaffney, was in town Tuesday night. Mrs. Jim Phillips was called to her" borne in North Carolina yesterday on account of the serious illness of her father, Mr. Rippy. Miss Grace Lee went up to tibelby, N. G., one day this week. B. s. The Gaffney Savings Bank. It is with pleasure we direct atten- tiou to the first published statement of the Gaffney Savings bank to be found in another column. This in stitution will be 03e year old Febru ary 2od, and this statement shows that it bas paid to depoeiters about $500 in interest, sure its organiza (ion, which demonstrates the value of such ao institution to the communi ty. It w«ll be noted that they have over $28 000 deposit, or an amonu' nearly equal to its capital stock. These deposits are made principally by email depositors. Saved From Terrible Death. The family of Mrs. M. L. Bobbitt, of Bargerton, Tenn., saw her dying and were powerless to save her. The most (killed physicians and every remedy used, failed, while consump tion was slowly but surely taking bur life. lo this terrible hour Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption turned despair into joy. The first bottle brought immediate relief and its Continued use completely cured her. It’s the most certain cure in the world for all throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed Bottles 50c and $1.00 Trial Bottles Free at Cherokee Drug Co. Killed. There is not an ache or pain (hat san be reached externally that cannot be ‘’Killed” in a few minutes by the use of E liott’s Emulsified Oil Lini ment. Rub it on the affected part and tbe pain will soon disappear. Full 1 2 pint bottle, 25 cents. Gaffoey Drug Oo. Do you patronize The Gaffney Drug Co.? If you are looking for fresh, pure drugs, polite treatment and rei- sonable prices, it will pay you to do so. Nature's Cough Remedy Is the cough medieine that you get free if it doesn’t cure. Prepared and guar aoteed by The Gaffney Drug Co. —All America Hhoes—bent on the market; worth $3 50 to $4 00 now $2 90 at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers. —Duncan Clark’s is the Lest and largest burlesque and vaudeville com pany traveling. —All the latest styles in Men’s and Women’s Shoes at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers. —Big line Rubbers at from lOo to $1.00 at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers. rHROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Event* that Have Taken Place fr'<m One End of the State to the Other Culled from Kichange* for Quick Heading by Score* of Busy People. Mr. James P. Walters, a prosperous farmer of the Georgetown section, sold at Georgetown one bale of cot ton, weighing 640 pounds, and tbe seed of the same, for $105. The British ship Manbattau, loaded with 30 000 bales of cotton and 40.- 000 sacks of grain, on fire, went into port in Charleston Wednesday morn ing. She left New Orleans January 16th, for Bremen. Fire boats are at work trying to save the cargo. The loss will be heavy. A registered distillery operated by T F. Trammell at Marydell, six f een miles north of Greenville, was seiz-d Tuesday by Deputy Collector J P Scruggs of Greenville, in compliance with an order received from Collec tor Micah Jenkins of Columbia. In addition to the olant which is valued at about $2 t00 there were thirty- nine barrels or 1 800 gallons of corn liquor confiscated and shipped to Columbia. Lena Pratt, colored, who lives with her cousin, R-v. C. M. Young, at 157 Pond street, at Rock Hill, hud a nar row escape Monday morning from burning. While sitting by a stove her clothihg caught fire and io an in stant she was completely enveloped in flames. The alarm was given and R-v. Young and John Jordon were upon the scone at once and extin guished the flames, but not until the girl’s clothing was completely charred and burned She escaped, however, without injury. Young and Jordon had their hands very painfully, but not seriously burned in rescuing the girl. Carrie Willis ms,colored, of Charles ton, aged 9 years, was run over by a shifting engine of the Southern Rail way Monday afternoon at 3 :30 o’clock and seriously if not fatally injured. The accident occurred on Sheppard street in that city. The injured girl was sect to city hospital. Monday af ternoon tbe girl was playing about the tracks of tbe Southern Railway In tbe vicinity of Sheppard street. A shifting engine was moving up and down the track getting out freight cars, and just as the girl attempted to run across tbe track she was caught by tbe engine. One leg was cutoff and the other horribly man gled. Joe Humbert and Jesse Brown,col ored, are oo trial in tbe court of Gen eral Session at Greenville for tbe mur der of Mark Sexton, who was killed between Grove Station and Piedmont. Greenville county, about two weeks ago. Humbert was put on the stand Wednesday. The first words uttered by Humbert after he had taken tbe regulation oath were,“I shot him and did it accidentally ” The frank ao koowledgement of the deed oo the part of tbe accused caused an intense silence throughout the court room, everyone was listening with eager ness, anxious to hear every word spoken by the negro who bad con fessed that be took the life of an other. While being taken from Green’s tenement, near the city boundaries, at Charleston, to tbe hospital in that city late Friday night, Anna Brown, colored, died from a wound in the stomach, inflicted by Thomas Brown, her husband, who at 1 o’clock that morning had not been captured. On ly the most meagre details of the crime could be learned Friday night aud the last name Qf the woman is not positively known, but it is thought that the surname is Brown The woman was shot shortly before midnight and the police patrol was at once summoned. She died before the hospital had been reached. Detectives and policemen have scoured the neigt - borhood for the criminal, but at last account he bad uot been arrested. Sunday nigbt burglars entered the drug store of the S. P. Searson Drug Company at Allendale aud attempted to blow open the postoffine safe, »hicb is in the same building. Three attempts were made to drill the safe, but after getting tbe first or outer plate of the safe the burglars evident ly were frightened away by sounds on the outside. Before entering the post- office the burglars broke Into tbe stables of Jos Brown and took two buirgy robes and one horse blai ket which they left in the postoffloe. With them they evidently intended to muffle the sound of the explosion The burglars did not seem to want anything but money,as nothing in the postoflio* or drug store was distrrbed at all. They did not even try the money drawers for loose change There is no clue at all •) far to tbe perpetrators of this daring deed. A Slinkettpeure Party. Mrs. Dr. Griffith entertained a number of her lady friends Wednes day afternoon with a “Shakespeare party.” The scheme was a test of the literary attainments of her guests, especially in regard to tbe writings of Shakespeare. Each guest was furnished with a card, prettily printed in blue and gold, ccntaining a story of the travels of two pilgrims ’way back in ancient times, tbe dis connected sentences to be completed by filling in w’tb the titles of some of Shakespeare’s pieces. The attend ants proved themselves equal to tbe occasion and demonstrated their familiarity with the works of tbe im mortal board by supplying quite a number of the requisite titles. Ligh< refreshments were served to th* guests, and the “party” proved a source of enjoyment to everyone pres ent. The invited ladies were: Mesdames Park Thompson, El Eison, J. N. Lipscomb, R 8. Lip soomb, S. S Ross, B. R. Brown, B L Hames, A C Cree, G G. Byers, N. H Littlejohn, W. C, Carpenter It M. Gaffnev J. F. Garrett, W. C Hamrick, J. D Jones, W B. DuPre. 4. N. Wood, M H. Jefferies, Wit Doggett, J. N Nesbitt. J. G. Ward law, A M. rtims. Eina Harris, Harr> Gooding, Jame* Carroll, Rober R ‘Undtree, B. B Sceedley, B. K Humphries Sallie Lipscomb, H P Gnffi-h, J. Q Little. Misses Inez ''arratt and Blanche Wilson. 1 First Baptist Church Notes. Sabbath morning Dr. Simms will speak on “Some Lessons for all tbe People,” and at night. “The Third Tempta’ion” will be his subject. Come and bring your friends and your children. Visitors and strangerc are cordially invited to worship with the congregation. The Sunday school meets at 9 :45 Be on hand. Midweek meeting Wed nesday at 7 :30 n m. A Car Coat! of Mute*. Messrs. Pless & Harrill have a car loac of nice Tennessee mules at Cline’s stable, on Frederick street, which they are disposing of at reason able prices, either for cash or on time. If *r. need of a mule it might be well for you to call on them. Local Cotton Marxet. The following prices prevail on the Gaffney market today: Good middling 15.00 Middling.. 14.87$ MOTHERSOFGAFFNEY, Are Your Children Thin, Puny And Ailing? Vlnol Will Make Them Strong, Robust and Rosy or We Return Your Money. Is there a mother in Gaffoey who wilt ignore such a generous offer as this? You risk not one cent. We pay for all the Vmol your child takes if it does not give satisfactory re suits. There ara plenty of children all around us who are tbio, puny, ailing and tired all tbe time. Don’t want to do this, and don’t want to do that. Do not blame tbe children; they have no strength, no blood, no vitali ty ; rapid growth takes the strength Vinol is just what your child needs. It is a delicious cod liver oil prepara tion, and children love it. It creates strength, makes rich, red blood and vitality as nothing else can, and after a severe sickness there is nothing that will build your child up like Vtool. Tne following letter is only one which we have received from hun dreds of mothers in regard to what Vmol bas done tor children. Mrs. E. M. Oswalt, of Mansfield, Ohio, writes: “My little daughter became so poorly that I was obliged to take her from school. She was thin, no appetite, tired all the time and weak. We bad tnedjseveral med dicine without benefit, and I noticed your recommendation of Vinol and decided to try it. She commenced to gain at once, and, aher taking turee bottles, she is as well as ever; she has gained in flesh, rosy cheeks and good appetite, aud is going tj school every day.” We want to say to every mother in Gaffney that Vinol will build your children up into strong, robust, healthy children. We have never sold anything equal to it in our store for this purpose, and we will return vour money if it fails. Cherokee Drug Co. Cre-mo la is an Ideal remedy for chapped faces, hands and lips. Ex cellent for shaving. 10c for a large box. The Gaffney Drug Co. —The press everywhere speak In praise of Duncan Clark’s Company. The specialties are all first class. —The high price of cotton does not affect the prices oo Shoes at Car- roll, Carpenter A Byers. The Gaffney Drug Co. guarantees Nature’s Cough Remedy. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Item* Concerning Onr Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which May Frov, Entertaining Reading; for Hundred* ol Ledger Reader* The State charters the Bank of ChadbTurn, with $25,000 capital. J. A Brown being the principal stock holder. Melvin King, white, aged 21, last seen drunk Tuesday afternoon, was found dead Wednesday morning near the track of the Raleigh and Cape F<-ar Railway, half a mile from Ral eigh. He and a companion were s^-en in a few yards of tbe place where he whi killed. The body was frozen. The skull was split. He was a bard drinker. . Mr. J. F Wilhelms, former propri etor of a hotel at Monroe, was shot and killed Wednesday morning by Mr. H M Eubarks, fii the store of the Heath Lee Hardware Company, at Mooroe, where Eubanks was em ployed. This was a sad culmination of a previous trouble Embanks was married on last Sunday. Wilhelms leaves a wife and three children. Bud BeU, a white-man, was found dtad in Maccle’s field near Tarboro, Sunday morning at 9 o’clock. He was killed the night before. His head was bloody, showing signs of a blow just above the right ear. The coroner’s verdict was to the effect that he came to his death at the bands of parties unknown. No clue as to who committed the crime has yet been found. Tbe survey for the Durham & Southern Railway has begun. This is the road which Mr B N Duke and others of Durham will build from that place to Apex, wnich is the present northwestern terminus of the Cape Fear & Northern Railway, which ex tends from Apex to Dunn, on tho At lantic Coast Line. The (Jape Fear & Northern and tbe Durham A South era will all be one road. News reached Wilmington Monday of an attempt by Jabel Register to escape from jail at Whitevilie during Friday night’s storm. The prisoner bad sawed nearly through one of tbe burs of bis cell with pieces of steel, which he bad secreted between tbe lining of a satchel to which be bad access, and in the sole of one shoe, when the jailer was awakened about midnight by tbe knocking of another prisoner, who desired to inform tbe authorities of the attempt. Charles Holcombe, a nice-year-old lad of Asheville, died Saturday night as the result of au injury received while out skating two weeks ago. Young Holcombe, ic company with numerous others, went to tbe ponds and lakes about Asheville duriog the extreme cold weather the first of Jan uary aud, while skating, he fell, strik ing his bead on tbe ice. The boy was rendered unconscious by the fall, aud was taken to his home, where he has lain in an unconscious conditioo un til last Saturday, when death ensued. Tbe largest and most valuable car go of cotton ever shipped out of Wil mington for a foreign export was cleared at tbe custom house there Monday evening aboard the British steamship, “Oceano.” which sailed Tuesday for Liverpool with 17,088 Dales valued at a million and a quar ter dollars. The loading of the cargo iu the face of apparently iosurmount able difficulties, the great scarcity of cotton, with an excited and irregular market, is regarded as one of the most remarkable commercial incident of that port. Proof of the guilt of William Allen, the negro in jail in Raleigh charged with murdering the wife of Bob Bridgers, and one of her children, is now complete. One child escaped Ai ten and will live, and this chile says: "He killed mama; he struck her iu the house; she ran; he rao after her and killed her iu the cottoo patch, then he killed sister in the bouse and struck me.” It is found that of the eight negroes who went with D. puiy Sheriff Daniels to canture Allen, only two stayed by him. tbe others leaving when the murderer was found barri caded in a house. Allen swore h< would kill all who entered. Daniels kicked the door open and Allen struck at him. Volleys were then fired through tbe door, and Daniels forced the window open with a pole aud got a view of the murderer, who then said he would surreuder if they would spare his life. IJuuit-aUu Trouble*. It is exceptional to find a family where there are no doroi sue ruptures occasignally, but these can be ic* sened by having Dr. King’s New Life Pi.Is around. Much trouble they save by their great work in Stomach and Liver troubles. They not only relieve you, but cure. 25j, at Cherokee Drug Co. LOWER CHEROKEE LOCALS. Blind Tiger* Loafing Around Etta Jan* Other Local New*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Jan. 27 —Mr. T. Jeff Hughes spent the nigbt with us last night. He is buying up chickens and eggs. Mr. Hughes is one of that stirring go a-head kind of people who always have a remedy for blues. The cold weather is much against those who are waotitg to plow. The ground is frozen half tbe day usually. Nevertheless farmers have doue more plowing this year, so far, than they have done this early in many years before, if ever before. Mrs. Jimmie Strain, who has been quite unwell for some time is, we are giad to say, getting better. Mrs S. F. Eues is quite unwell with la grippe. The Messrs. Blackwood got the contract for covering Owens’ ford bridge for $147 50. The Wiikiusvilie oil mill is working finely now. The boys have been shooting wild ‘ ducks along tbe Thickrty creek bot toms. They come in great droves about dark or just before and settle down in the pond to roost. The gun ners secrete themselves along the banks and fire at them as they come io. Our thanks are due to Mr. Tillet Hartford for a sample of his home- raised collards. Tillet is a good gard ener and never fails to have such things to eat. All he needs is a smart little wife to cook them for him. State Constable B F. Camp was in this section last Monday in connec tion with tbe duties of his office. Tbe people along the Howell’s ferry road in the Pine Grove neighborhood are not well pleased at the prospect of having their mail line discontinued after the 1st of J uly next The new contracts omit travel on that line, thus depriving the large section of country between Lawn and Wilkins- ville of the mail advantages they now have. Mr. G. S Black is io the centre of this neg'i i t i (Mr-met and he doesn’t feel very good over it, either. Io making up lists of routes in this State tbe postoffice depart ment have made some changes that we hardly think will prove as satis factory as those now in existence. s Miss L R. Davidson bas moved back to her old home after being away for two or three years. Rev. W. H. White will preach at Salem the first Sabbath in February. Mr. Bascum Osment, of Arkansas, who has been on a visit to this coun ty lately, bas written back since be returned home that be has put bis father’s family in a notion of coming back here to ’ive, and that they ex pect to buy land in Cherokee county, and move back this fall. This shows that Cherokee county dirt hasn’t lost all its attractions yet. Fourteen ctnts cotton has about run some farmers crazy. One man said he was going to plant the woods Iu cottou this year. There is some whooping cough In this neighborhood, we are told, but nothing serious as yet. Miss Jessie Strain is right unwell with cold. Some of our people went to Hick ory Grove yesterday for chemicals to mske their guano A dangerous gully is unking en croachments on the public road just this side of Salem church. We advise our road authorities to look after and repair it before some trouble occurs. A stitch in time saves oiue. J. L. s. A Very Clu*e Call. "1 stuck to my engine, although every joint ached aod every nerve was racked with pain ” writes C. W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of Burlington, Iowa. “I was weak and pale, without tny appetite and all run down. As I was about to give up, I got a bottle of Electric Bitters, aud after taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in my life.” Weak, sickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try them Satisfaction uuarao- teed by Cherokee Drug Co Price 50 cents. Cold Wav* Comliiir. ' If you have Rvdale’s Elixir in tbe house when a cold wave is coming, you need not fear attacks of Bron chitis, Pneumonia, Coughs, Colds, etc. Rvdale’s Elixir taken when at tack begins never fails to check tbe pr gress of the disease. It is equally successful io ebronio cases of throat and lung diseases. Gaffoey Drug Co. LookUutt Wear* Comingt Be here every week Every boy and girl should read the latest act of BUSTKH BKOWN in the New York Sun day Herald. Funnier than ever. Read the Herald’s daily and Sunday Southern edition, which deals with all true political topics from an un prejudiced standpoint. For sale by Luther G Kirk. —All tbe best grades of Shoes at prices below their real value, at Car- roll, Carpenter A Byers. —Keep your feet dry by wearing Carroll, Oarpeuter A Byers’ Rubbers.