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J \&LcsA.4 [.ST CIRCULATION Newspaper in the TTfth Congressional District, of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE —o—o—o—o—o—o —o—o— The Ledger SEMI-WtJEFLV -FUrll TTTESDAY ANP hli £ ' - (j o - -1/—O —O—U—o— WE GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. ~o—o—o —()—o—o —■ A Newspaper in ai' thai Lht Woro Implies ano Oevoted to the Best Interests of th. People f Che htsTABUSHRD PEB. 10. 1894 fEAFFNKY, S y •§ TUESDAY. APRIL 5. t!>04. ci.oo a year; TH33USH01IT THE PALMETTI) STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. T. P. McQueen, an aged veteran of Sumter, was run over by a horse and buKgy Saturday. His left leg was fractured and he suffered great pain. Being deaf he did not hear the approach of the vehicle. Mr. R. G. Hitt, of Alabama, who bought from the Pacolet and Clifton companies the privilege of recovering the cotton washed away in the Paco let flood last summer, is organizing a force to work up and down the Paco let river in searen of cotton. The body of a colored woman was discovered at the dam at Clifton mills at Clifton Saturday afternoon floating to the top of the stream. The corpse was fished out of the water. It has not been identified and had evidently been in the water for one or more weeks and was in a decomposed con dition. The unidentified body of the young man'who was killed at Central a few days ago was exhumed Saturday at the request of Mrs. Moore, of Char lotte. Mrs. Moore soon ascertained the dead boy was not her son. Sev eral other Inquiries have been made since the announcement of the young man’s death. At 2 o’clock Thursday at Carlisle, in Union county, I^oorais Gilliam, a 4 negro, shot and instantly killed one Sang Jeter. The shooting, it is said, was done accidentally. Gilliam was standing in a shop and Jeter was just on the outside, when Gilliam picked up an old pistol and pointed it at Jeter, thinking it was not loaded. Mr. W. H. Townsend, the assistant attorney general, returned Thursday from Raleigh where he went to rep resent the State of South Carolina in the habeas corpus proceedings in the case of Thos. Wakefield, wanted for murder in Spartanburg county. The case was advanced on the docket and ^will not be heard until April 12. The remains of little Ollie Grant, twelve years old, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Grant, of Ches ter, who was killed by a street car in Atlanta Wednesday afternoon, ar rived at Chester Friday night on the Seaboard Air Line railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Grant w r ere natives of Chester county and had resided in Atlanta for the last year or more. As a result of a small row near Beaufort Thursday, Sarah Brown, aged 29, threw a piece of brick at Abel Scott, aged 74, and struck him in the head, inflicting a wound from which he bled to death Thursday night. The severance of an artery is said to have caused the fatal result. Scott had given the Brown woman a heating a short while before the brick was thrown. Conductor Foyle, of the construc tion train of the Southern railway the crew of which has been working about the yards in Spartanburg for several days past, was robbed of $85 in money Thursday night. He was sleeping in the cab of the train at the Spartanburg Junction, using his pantaloons, coat and vest as a kind of pillow. The cunning thief made to his bed, and without disturbing him, secured the money. No arrest has yet been made. The State hoard of education at the meeting in May will have a rather pe culiar case to consider. Charges were preferred some time ago against Prof. L. A. McLeod, principal of the graded school at Campobello, in Spartanburg county, the specific charges being profanity and drunkenness. The charges were preferred by the board of trustees of that district, but the county board sustained Mr. McLeod. The trustees have now appealed to the State board. The Peoples Oil and Fertilizer com pany of Anderson, Thursday made a contract for what will be the largest ginnery east of the Mississippi river and one of the largest in the world. It will consist of sixteen seventy-saw % gins and four presses, and all will be under one roof. It will be driven by a 150 horse power engine, but elec tricity will doubtless eb substituted when the new dam at Hatton’s Ford is built. The plant will be in opera tion by the opening of the next cot ton season and will be one of the sights in that city of big enterprises. Clerk of Court Jo>m T. Bolt, of Lau rens, by order from the court of com mon pleas, will on Wednesday and Thursday give a hearing in the case of Annie Davis and Cally Darlington, colored, of Laurens, against the Char leston & Western Carolina railroad. The complaint alleges that the plaint iffs, who reside near the railroad, have been damaged and Injured by * reason of the recent construction of a coal chute and plant in such close proximity to their respective proper ties and access to and from their houses has been hindered and ob structed. The cases will be brought separately and two sets of Jurors have been summoned to serve. Saturday night Mr. Paul W. Smoak, who runs a store at Simons Siding, on the Atlantic Coast Line, between Cope and Cordova, in Orangeburg I county, was shot by Thomas Davis, | a negro, while on his way from the store to his home, about one mile | distant. The negro was a customer ' of Mr. Smoak and met him in the road as he was driving home after | closing his store for the night. The I negro stopped Mr. Smoak and had a short conversation with him, asking him to save a certain piece of dress goods that he wished to come the next week and purchase for his wife. The negro walked for a short distance along with Mr. Smoak in the road and about the time Mr. Smoak was crossing the railroad track the negro fired into him from behind with a load of buckshot. The shot did not hit him squarely, or It would, no doubt, have killed him, but struck him sideways, several of the buckshot wounding him severely, but he had his pistol in the buggy with him and fired at the negro as he ran away. It is learned that Mr. Smoak is getting along very well. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. Movements of People in the City Be yond the Broad. Blacksburg, April 4.—Mrs. H. A. Tripp and Mrs. A. Tripp went to Gaff ney Friday shopping. Mr. Will Bird, who is attending Fur man University, is home on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Bird. Miss Mabel Ramseur, who is at tending school in Charlotte, N. C., spent several days at home with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Ramseur. She returned to her school duties Monday. Misses Anna and Mary Faulkner, of the Piedmont section, were in town Saturday shopping. Mr. Price Martin was on the streets Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ross were here on a visit to relatives and friends last week. They left yesterday for Bethune to visit their daughter. Mrs. George Young, of Shelby, is in town visiting relatives and friends. Mr. G. W. Marring went to Gaffney last week on business. Among the visitors from here to Gaffney last week were Mrs. O. A. Osborne, Mrs. E. K. Belue and Mrs. C. L. Whisnant. Mr. Scott, now of Rock Hill, is here on a visit to his eister-in-law, Mrs. John Scott. Mr. N. W. Hardin and his daughter. Miss Willie, went to Gaffney Friday. M'sses Leland, Carwile and Tehnet went to Gaffney Saturday to spend the day with Mrs. J. T. Darwin. Mr. E. K. Belue spent last Wednes day in Greenville on business. Mrs. Frank White, of Kings Creek, was in town Saturday shopping. Dr. J. T. Darwin was on the streets of our city two days last week. Miss Lillabel Holland, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting her father, L. M. Hol land. Mr. Killian, of Gastonia, N. C., was in town Friday night. Misses Betits and Sepoch, of Mt. Paran, were in town Saturday shop ping. b. B. A LANDMARK GONE. Mr. Hugh Moore Passes Away In His Eighty-Second Year. Mr. Hugh Moore, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of the county, died t»« his home about five miles west of the city Friday evening at 10 o’clock. In his eighty- second year, and was burled Sunday in the family lot in the Petty grave yard in the presence of a large gath ering of relatives and friends. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor. Rev. F. C. Hickson. Mr. Moore was horn and raised in this section and In his young manhood he was outside man for the Curtises when they had charge of Limestone college. When the war between the States began he volun teered among the first and served gallantly, and almost continuously, from start to finish as. a private and lieutenant, and wh»n he died he left his sword to go down to his descen dants as a precious relic of his ser vices and those stormy times. He had been a member of Providence Raptlst church for many years and had served in it officially and was al ways a progressive and conscientious member. He was a successful farm er. a good neighbor, a patriotic citi zen and a man above the average in tellectually. He leaves several daugh ters and grand children and many rel atives. with whom we sincerely sym pathize. Meeting of Enoree Presbytery. Representative men. college presi dents, pastors, elders—among whom are prominent manufacturers, law yers. doctors, business men and farm ers- will assemble at the Limestone Presbyterian church tonight (Tues day), and the Enoree Presbytery will be called to order by Moderator Sloan of Greenville, who will also preach the opening sermon. The public is most cordially Invited to the first service, which will he of an interesting nature. All the sessions of this body will he open to the public who are at liberty to come at any time. Hours of meeting will be: 9-30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m., 2:30 p. m. to 5 p. m. to 9. Rheumatism. Sore Muscles or painful Joints, may mean an approaching attack of rheu matism. Elliott’s Emulsified Oil Liniment, rubbed on the affected parts will relieve the pain and sore ness. and prevent rheumatism. El liott’s Emulsified Liniment for all soreness, stiffness and lameness of Joints or muscles. Gaffney Drug Co. A NEWSY LETTER FROM ETTA JANE, WHY WOMEN SIN. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest. Correspondence of Tne l.eoger.i Etta Jane, April 1.—The State reun ion of the United Confederate Veter ans will meet in Charleston May 17, 18 and 19, and we hope the Cherokee regiment will be well represented. Those wishing to attend will do well to confer with the committee of en tertainment and have their lodging places engaged before they reach the city. This will save them a great amount of annoyance, as well as money. Railroad fare will be as usu al—one cent per mile—so we under stand. The twenty-seventh annual State Sunday School Convention (Interde nominational), will be held in the Washington Street Methodist church of Columbia, May 2nd, 3rd and 4th, inclusive. The programme will be published soon. A number of dis tinguished and scholarly Sunday school experts have been invited to address the association and several of them have accepted. In order that those who haven’t caught the Inspira tion of the work may do so we repro duce what W. E. Pelham, chairman executive State committee, says about it: “This occasion promises to be one of rare pleasure and interest to all who are engaged in Sunday school work, and every wide-awake and con secrated pastor, superintendent and teacher should avail himself of this opportunity to hear discussed the best methods as they relate to the im provement of this branch of church service, and in every way get into better touch and closer fellowship with the organized Sunday school movement, which has been so great a factor in the progress of all of the Sunday schools of America. “I call upon pastors and superinten dents to extend this notice by bring ing it early to the attention of their schools, so that there may be a cred itable attendance at this convention of representative men and women who are engaged in the work. The Rev. B. W. Spilman, of North Caro lina, who is recognized everywhere as one of the brightest and ablest Sunday school experts of the country, will be with us all through the con vention. “The railroads wRl grant usual re duced fares, and the good people of the Capital City will entertain with their accustomed hospitality. “Those desiring to attend will please notify Mr. F. H. Hyatt, chair man entertainment committee.” To what Dr. L. R. Black says in today’s Ledger in regard to the R. F. D. mail service in this section of Cherokee county we say amen. There is an unusual demand for guano this year—the like we never knew before. Last fall, and, in fact, every year, we hear farmers declare in most emphatic terms they won’t use another pound of guano, but when spring and planting time comes they change their opinions. We only get a few days at a time when the ground will do to plough. There is some talk of having a cen tennial anniversary at Salem this year. The Ladies Memorial Associa tion will meet there about the 14th of May, we suppose. Our people have planted Irish pota toes and other garden vegetables. Some corn will be planted next week. Mrs. Amanda Lee, who has been sick for some time, is not much bet ter, though we are glad to say she is not seriously 111 just now. A near relative of the late Mrs. W. J. Vaughn, whose death was noticed iti this correspondence, says he re grets very much that he did not sug gest at the funeral that her five sons act as pall bearers. This would have been something new to our peo ple but it would have been none the less solemn to see those five stalwart young men—each of whom is a fine specimen of manhood—take the cas ket containing the remains of their mother and bear It tenderly from the church to its last resting place in the cemetery. Today your correspondent expects to make a trip to Lockhart Mills on business. Our loquacious friend, Mr. Tillet Hartford, was over to see us one day this week. Mr. Joe Estes, who has been suffer ing with a sore leg, is much better and now able to b** up some. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes made a business trip to Union this week. Miss Mollie Estes has fully re covered from her spell of sickness. Today is Good Friday and “All Fools’ Day.” This coincident don’t often occur. During this century the 1st of April will fall on Friday eleven times. A lady of experience and unques tioned veracity says, “The best way to get help to do your washing, scouring, etc., is to always keep a small piece of cloth, or of meat, a spool of thread, a handkerchief, or even a nickel lying around where It can be picked up easily, and then vou will always get help.” She says, “To catch fish always bait your hook.” j. l. g. A Play that Fairly Bristles With Ar- tictic Sensation. By the way, have you procured! those two little pieces of pasteboard that will enable you to -enjoy the pleasantest evening of your career when “Why Women Sin.” comes to the Star Theatre next Monday night? If not you had better hurry up, as the little lady would never forgive you if you deprived her of learning the reason for women sinning. She’s bound to go and learn, and if you are late the other fellow will be on deck with a full line and she will know a whole lot more the next time you meet her. “Why Women Sin” will teach her to he a better woman, and if you are contemplating matri mony, it will teach you to be a better husband. In fact, there Is a lesson in it for all, and an evening «.f enjoy able surprises for those who are for tunate enough to procure seats. The following is from the Boston Globe, February 17, 1903: “A large number of people went to Music Hall last evening to see the new drama, “Why Women Sin.” The title is attractive enough to interest, but there is nothing immoral. In fact, there have been many plays in the city that had situations and speeches more suggestive than in the present production. The author has simply taken a series of incidents and woven them together in a man ner that makes a connected story, not forgetting, of course, to bring in a few startling scenes and situations. The story deals with a woman who is neglected by her husband because lie is too full of business and has no liking for society. She attends a num ber of receptions and is accompanied by a handsome dashing fellow who is a scoundrel forced to flee from Paris, but is now living in New York under an assumed name. He sees a chance to get the woman in his power and cause an estrangement in the family, but he is foiled at last, and killed by a French mistress whom he had dis carded. Husband and wife are united and the lesson is learned. “The scenic effects are very good, especially one in the third act which gives a good scene of the Hudson river from Riverside drive in New York. The company is a large one and an exceptionally good one, and in it are several players familiar to this city.” THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. would find him. He then gave him his pistol and surrendered himself and was placed in jail. Crump whea put in jail said he had killed Mont gomery and his wife, too, he thought* They found Montgomery in a dying condition, but Crump’s wife had not ! been hit. CYRUS BROWNLEE NEWTON. ANNUAL MEETING Of the Jake Carpenter Camp United Confederate Veterans. Jake Carpenter Camp United Con federate Veterans held its annual meeting last Saturday at 11 o’clock a. m. There was a good attendance and the old fellows still manifested great interest in the organization and enjoyed meeting each other. The principal business transacted was the election of officers for the en suing year and delegates to the gen eral reunion at Nashville and the State reunion at Charleston. The following were elected: D. A. Thomas, Capt. and Command er: Moses Wood, 1st Lieutenant Com mander; W. G. Austell, 2nd Lieuten ant Commander; N. C. Snead, 3rd Lieutenant Commander; W. D. Camp, Adjutant; I. G. Sarratt, Quartermas ter; C. T. Bridges. Commiesary; Wm. Anderson, Surgeon; B. F. Bonner, ( haplain; C. P. Huggins, Treasurer; Thompson Eubanks, Color Sergeant; J. A. Pearson, Color Guard. The delegates elected to the Nash ville reunion are M. M. Tate and I. G. Sarratt, alternates W. C. S. Wood and W. G. Austell. The delegates to the State reunion at Charleston are Moses Wood and Thompson Eubanks, alternates A. J Parker and R. M. Jolly. On motion the commander was au thorized and instructed to appoint sponsors and maids of honor for the camp at the two meetings. Great Auction Sale. Beginning Monday, April 11th. Messrs. Shuford & LeMaster will give the people of Gaffney and Chero kee county what they call a “Dutch man’s Auction.” They will place a handsome bedroom suit, consisting of an iron bed, Princess dresser and washstand, all Grand Rapids style and strictly up to date, In their win dow. The price of the suit will be marked In large figures, and if it is not sold for that amount, the price will be reduced one dollar each day until somebody takes it. Now is your chance to get a suit at a bargain, so be ready and don’t let someone get ahead of you. Go and see the suit, and let Messrs. Shuford & LeMaster show you what a nice line of furniture and stoves they have, all of which they can save you money on. A Singular Word. Our language contains a word ending with "S” that denotes anxiety, worry, etc., add to this word another “S” and it will denote affection, Joy, etc. Find this word in the paragraph below. “Caros” bring anxiety and worry, these bring derangement of the di gestive organs, usually resulting in indigestion. Rydale’ s Stomach Tab lets cure indigestion. It matters not whether your stomach Double la caused by worry, over work, neglect, malaria or .iny other cause, Rydale’s Stomach Taolets will cure you. They Insure perfect digestion and aaalml- lation. They tone and strengthen the digestive organs, restoring them to hoaith. Use them and good health will bless you and fortune “Careaa” you. Gaffaey Drug Co. Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers Sheriff Sharp, of Wilson, Thursday afternoon returned from New York, where he went with requisition pa pers for the negro Morris Tucker, who last April murdered John Gay, also colored . Tucker has been at large ever since the crime. Cowan Bros., of Wilmington, have leased the Masonic Opera House of that city for a period of two years, with an option of three. Frank F. Matthews will be the manager. Im- provements to the extent of $20,000 will lie made and then the house will be ready for the fall opening. The first quarterly report of the Raleigh dispensary was made Friday. The total sales were $38,000, on which the profits amount to $14,700, an av erage of $4,900. The dispensary board turned over to the city $8,000, of which half goes to the county. The sales and profits are much larger than expected. G. M. Ixjre. Esq., of Concord, had a hearing Friday morning in his court of the killing of Hammet Montgomery by Jim Crump. Crump entered a plea of not guilty and was repre sented by Attorneys Hartsell and Ma- ness. Deputy Sheriff Robinson, to whom Crump surrendered, gave the only evidence. The justice fixed his bond at $300 until court, which he readily gave, and was released. The jury in the case of C. D. Clark vs. the Asheville Street Railway Com pany returned a verdict Saturday night giving Clark $8,000 damages, Clark, who was injured while a pas senger on one of the company’s cars about five years ago. was suing for $20,000 damages. At the first trial the plaintiff was given judgment for $2,000, and both sides appealed. An appeal will be taken by the defen dant. A wreck occurred on the Atlantic Coast Line yards in Wilson Thursday at noon, in which two freight cars, loaded with lumber, were badly de molished and derailed. Considerable delay was caused to traffic and all trains were delayed a couple of hours. The wreckage train at Rocky Mount was wired for, and the entire after noon was consumed in repairing the tracks and replacing cars. No casual ties. A phone message to Kingston Thursday night from Newborne’s store, about seven miles from Kings ton, stated that Jonah New borne, a colored man, was called out of his house about 9 o’clock that night and shot down by an assassin, and died in an hour. The perpetrator of the cowardly deed is not known though suspicions are entertained against some one that had been crossed by Newborne, and a full investigation will be had. A telephone message received in Newbern says a steam pipe exploded on the steamer Sarah Louise, Capt. Mark Fulcher, near Pitch Kettle, up the Neuse river, twenty-two miles from Newbern. One negro, named Washington, was scalded to death and another negro jumped overboard and was drowned. The steamer was able to travel under her own steam and went on to Newbern. She is owned by Ellis Williams, of Newbern, who is her engineer. The Highland Park Manufacturing Company of Charlotte has been sued for $15,000 by Curtis Hefner, a young boy formerly employed in the compa ny’s cotton mill in that city. Young Hefner lost his right arm In a card ing machine last July, and for this he will ask the Superior Court to award him damages to the amount named, alleging negligence in that ♦ he machine was not properly equip- ped. The plaintiff was 16 years old at the time of the accident. The Winston warehouses sold 5,538,560 pounds of leaf tobacco last month, for which the farmers re- eived 408,423.40. This is another rec ord-breaker. the sales being the larg est In the history of that market for one month. It is quite certain that Winston will sell over twenty million pounds of leaf this year. Already more than fifteen million pounds have been mi rketed there, and it is esti mated that there are about five mil lion pounds in the hands of the farm ers. Thursday evening Hammet Mont gomery, a colored man of Concord, with a had reputation, was killed in the wixxls just below that city by Zin. Crump, another negro. Crump came upon Montgomery and his (Crump’s) wife there in the w ods, and opened fire with a pistol upon both of them. Montgomery was shot through the hand and through the head. By the side of Montgomery was a shot gun, which he had taken along to protect himself with. He also had a pistol. The sheriff had warrants out for Montgomery for some misde meanor and was out hunting him when he met Crump returning from the scene of the tragedy and he told the sheriff to go down there and he Celebrated Humorist and Comedian Soon to be Seen Here. C. B. Newton, who is well and fa vorably known throughout the world, as an entertainer of the highest class, will be heard at the Star The atre on April 13th, under auspices of the Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges. The following is from the Sydney, Australia, Bulletin: “During the past dozen years Amer ica has sent us many entertainers. But the two best were Nat Goodwin and Cyrus Brownlee Newton. Of Newton we must say he is a typical “Yankee." He possesses the dash, brilliancy and rich droll humor com mon in his countrymen. He is fresh, refined, original. He keeps his audi ence in a continuous roar of laughter. He has made a deep impression here as an entertainer of the first rank. Such able men, no matter from what part of the globe, are always welcome visitors to our shores.” EASTER AT THE CHURCHES. The services at Buford St. M. E. church, South, Sunday were in keep ing with the Easter occasion. The chancel was beautifully decorated with flowers. The music was spec ially fine. In adition to the organ un der the direction of Mr. Warth, the cornet was played by Mr. Boyd, Jr. r and the violin by Mr. J. A. Sarratt* Several beautiful anthems were ren dered by the choir and a solo by Mr* C. W. Hames. The pastor preached from I John III, 1-3, and Psalms XVII, 15. The line of thought was, First, The Christian’s Present Inheritance; Second, The True Christian’s Ideal; Third, The Christian’s Future Hope. There was a full house. The services at the Limestone Presbyterian church on Sunday were of an especially interesting nature. The pastor preached on the immortal ity of the soul at the morning service, and in the afternoon on Thomas, the skeptic. He was given fine attention. The music was of a high order. Prof. Johnson presided at the organ and handled it with great skill. The regular choir was ably assisted by Miss Johnson and Mr. Oscar Lip scomb. Mrs. Westrope sang beautifully and with great effect. Altogether the services were effective and profitable. Millionaire’s Poor Stomach. The worn-out stomach of the over fed millionaire is oft i paraded in the public prints as a horrible exam ple of the evils attendant on the pos session of great wealth. But million aires are not the only ones who are afflicted with bad stomachs. The pro portion is far greater among the toil ers. Dyspepsia and indigestion are rampant among these people, and they suffer far worse tortures than the millionaire unless they avail them selves of a standard medicine like Green’s August Flower, which has been a favorite for all stomach troubles for over thirty-five years. August Flower rouses the torpid liver, thus creating appetite and insuring perfect digestion. It tones and vital izes the entire system and makes life worth living, no matter what your station. Trial bottles, 25c; regular size. 75c. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaff ney; L. D. Allison. Cowpens. To Have and to Hold. To have and to hold a beautiful complexion is desired by every wo man, young or old. Few women are blessed with nature's most desired gift—a good complexion; but every woman can improve her complexion by the Judicious use of Rydale’s Liv er Tablets. These Tablets prevent the blood becoming ladened with bll* which deposits in the skin layers, causing that muddy appearance call ed a bad complexion. They make the skin clear and white, the eyes bright, the step bouyant. They are pleasant to take, pleasart In effeeta. Fifty Chocolate Coated Tablets In each box. Price, 26 cents per box. Gaffney Drug Co. Appropriate Services Attended by Good Congregations. It was a good day all around at the First Baptist church last Sabbath. The Sunday school, which Is growing nicely, had 224 present and one new teacher was added to the force. There were thirty-two present in the Ba-- raca class. The congregation at 11 o’clock fill ed the house, and gave fine attention to Dr. Simms’ sermon. Several pieces of special music were rendered by the choir. Mr. Isham Richardson was back in his old place and the help of Misses Fort and Nannie Cora Rich ardson was appreciated. The treasurer’s report read at the service showed all bills paid to date. It was a fine report, reflecting great credit upon the congregation. At 4 p. m. the church held its quarterly memorial of the Lord’s death and coming. At night the serY:~ > was arranged for a song service by the choir. A number of pieces were rendered—an thems and solos—and were well exe cuted. Misses Fort and Richardson assisted in this service also. The large audience that gathered in spite of the cold wind, showed its apprecia tion. Dr. Simms announced there would be no prayer meeting this week on acount of the sesion of the Pres bytery at that time.