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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of 3. C- EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger SEMI*WEEKL?—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY —■——— -» WE GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. 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., WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1904. $1.00 A YEAR. MONDAY A GALA DAY IN BUSY GAFFNEY. THE FOURTH CELEBRATED IN A GRAND STYLE. Thousands of People Flock to the City to Attend the Celebration—Synopsis of the Day's Events. When the sun went down Saturday evening and business houses began to come to a close, those engaged in the preparation for the celebration of Independence Day looked back on their work and decided that they were ready for its advent. Monday morning our streets took on the appearance of Sunday. All stores were closed and all signs of business were absent. Soon, how ever, the venders of refreshments were on the move with wagon loads of the good things they were moving towards the grounds to be arranged in tempting style for the host on its arrival. The streets had hardly been cleared of these enterprising peo ple when young America in national colors began to take on celebration airs and make the city lively. By this time the fair ladies and hardy yeomanry of this and adjoining coun ties of this State and North Carolina began to come in and soon the streets were filled with patriotic people, who had come to do reverence to the day to which their ancestors at Cowpens and Kings Mountain contributed so much to make immortal. They came on foot, on horseback and in all the styles of vehicles of the county and city from the most common-place to the most stylish of the time, and the rains, both from the south and the north, were packed and poured out their hundreds in our midst. Among these were large delegations from %jartanhurg, Jonesville, Cowpens and Thickety from the south, and Kings Mountain, Gastonia, Grover and Blacksburg, and the South Caro lina and Georgia road brought a big quota from Yorkville, Sharon, Hick ory, Smyrna and Kings Creek. The Florence Mills Concert Band, of Forest City, N. C., which furnished music for the occasion, came in fine carriages and was given a hearty greeting on its arrival. At 9:30 o’clock the procession was formed on Robinson street, headed by the band in a handsomely deco rated'band wagon, followed by the Limetetone guards forty strong, un der command of Capt. J. C. Otts, and a long line of carriages, one of which contained Senator Latimer, Congress man Finley and Hon. T. Y. Williams, of Lancaster, the orators of the day, and Capt, Billing, of Kings Mountain. The procession was under command of J. C. Jefferies, Esq., chief marshal, and Hon. W. Judson Sarratt and E. C. Byars his assistants. The proces sion moved on the prearranged streets to the splendid grounds about Limestone Springs, where the pro- program arranged for the day was entered upon. A feature of the parade was the decorated automobiles, there being four in line. In the forenoon a game of ball was played between the Gaffney Manu facturing Co. baseball team and one from the Saxon Mills at Spartanburg. It was a splendidly contested game, resulting in a score of 7 to 1 in favor of Gaffney. At the Grounds. Immediately on arriving at the grounds the speaking commenced. Chief Marshal J. C. Jefferies intro duced the speakers in fitting terms. Between speeches the band dis coursed lively airs. Senator A. C. Latimer was the first speaker. His subject was one that should be, if it is not, dearest to the hearts of the American farmers— good roads. For three quarters of an hour he discussed the subject in pleasing and instructive terms, lay ing before his audience the plan sub mitted to Congress providing for Federal aid to good roads. He was given careful attention and warmly congratulated on his effort. Congressman D. E. Finley followed in a semi-patriotic and political ad dress, bringing out in strong contrast the defects of the Republican party as compared with the Democrats. He spoke for about half an hour and was given close attention Hon. T. Y. Williams, who is a can didate for the position now occupied by Mr. Finley, followed In a speech of like nature. He confined himself to manuscript, but was given close and respectful attention. All the speeches were well re ceived. At the conclusion of the speeches the lamb race took place in the arena. A potato race and a bicycle race and a pig race were to be pulled off but the man who was to furnish the pig failed to put in an appearance and the crowd became disappointed and left before the bi cycle races could be arranged. The Gun Club had a clay pigeon shoot, but we were unable to secure the score card. In the afternoon the military com pany gave a drill. Then the event of the day took place when Gaffney, with assistance i^yhe Kings Mountain team, put it to Yorkville by a score of 15 to 0 The indications were that the contest was to be lively. The York ville boys started the ball to rolling by making two runs and shutting Gaffney out. In the second Inning Gaffney made three and shut out Yorkville, and from that time on Gaff ney continued to forge to the front. The following is the score by in nings: Gaffney .. ..03013402 2—15 Yorkville .. .20001402 2—11 As the score indicates, there was a great deal of loose playing on both sides. The day passed off most pleasantly, with the exception that there was a great deal of complaint about the athletic program. It was entirrly too short. In fact there was nothing of the old time fire and vim about it. There seemed to be an entire lack of system and management in the whole affair. The work had devolved upon one man and unfortunately he had not the aid and co-operation that should be given to a man who as sumes to undertake such an enter prise. Statement of Baseball Committee. The following is the amount of money received on fourth of July for baseball, $71.05. The following is the expenditure.: 2 water boys $ .50 For catcher, Mabry 2.00 For umpire, McGinnis, 1.50 For shortstop, Johnston .. .. 2.00 For shortstop, R. R. Farr .... 1.30 For third baseman. Smith .. 2.00 For third baseman, R. R. Farr 1.30 For second baseman, Blanton 2.00 For second baseman, R.R. Farr 1.30 For pitcher Reagans 10.00 For pitcher two meals 1.00 24 meals Yorkville team .. .. 8.40 0 meals Johnson, Blanton and Smith 2.10 Railroad fare 12 men Yorkv’ll. 10.80 4 balls, Cherokee Drug Co. .. 5.00 Paid L. S. Wood for balance due on Shelby game 0.05 Balance on hand 7.80 THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. A NEWSY LEYTER FROM ETTA JANE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Total -.. $71.05 T. L. Brown, B. G. Clary. Com. on Baseball. MRS. S. L. HOPPER Died Suddenly at Her Home Saturday Morning. Mrs. Sallie Hopper, wife of Mr. S. L. Hoper, Sr., a lady whom to know was to love, died at her home on Lo gan street Saturday morning about 5 o’clock without a struggle, evidently from heart failure, as she had been in her usual health the day and even ing before. Mrs. Hopper was about sixty years old and had been a consistent mem ber of the Baptist church since her young womanhood, when she joined Buffalo church, remaining a member of that church till the family moved to this city some twenty years ago, when she connected herself with the First Baptist church in this city. She was married to Mr. S. L. Hop per in August, 1807, and has proved to him a helpmeet indeed. No task was too great for her, if it contrib uted to the happiness of him and the children that resulted from their union. She leaves to mourn their irrepar- abel loss her devoted husband and four affectionate children, Misses Effie, Lillian and Mittie Ann, and Mr. S. L. Hopper, Jr., and a large host of friends who were glad to number her among their friends. The funeral services were con ducted at the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon by her pastor. Dr. A. M. Simms. After the services the remains were carried to Oakland cem etery and buried in the family lot, in the presence of a large gathering of sorrowing relatives and friends, which attested the high regard in which she was held. The pall bearers were: Ed H. De- Camp, A. W. Doggett, W. W. Thomas, J. N. Lipscomb, E. C. Byars, W. O. Johnson, W. H. Ross and R. M. Wilk ins. “Aunt Sallie,” as she was called by her intimate friends, was a good wo man. The boys who have made her home their home will ever remember her with grateful hearts. Hers was an unique character. A typical North Carolinian, plain, blunt and out spoken, she never hesitated to speak her mind; but be it said to her ever lasting credit, that her mind was al most invariably correct. She was a devoted friend, and nothing gave her more pleasure than to entertain her friends. Her home was noted for its hospitality and the dinners that she spread were fit for a king. A good woman is gone: a tender, loving wife and mother is absent from her accustomed place, and her relatives and friends mourn because she is no more. Clarence Hopper Dead. Clarence Hopper, a worthy young man, died at the home of his uncle, Mr. Crow, in this city on Monday the 4th inst. and was burled at Buffalo church cemetery yesterday. Mr. Hopper was about twenty years old and his sterling, manly qualities had endeared him to all who knew him well. Good Spirits. Good spirits don’t all come from Kentucky, Their main source is the liver—and all the flue spirits ever made in the Blue Grass State could not remedy a bad liver or the hun- ired-and-one ill effects it produces. You can’t have good spirits and a bad liver at the same time. Your liver must be in fine condition if you would feel buoyant, happy and hopeful, bright of eye, light of step, vigorous and successful In your pursuits. You can put your liver In fine condition by using Green's August Flower—the greatest of all medicines for the liver and stomach and a certain cure for dyspepsia or Indigestion. It has been a favorite household remedy for over thirty-five years. August Flower will make your liver healthy and active and thus insure you a liberal supply of "good spirits.” Trial size, 26e; reg ular bottles, 75c At Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. The internal revenue taxes paid in this State for the fiscal year ending June 1st, amounted to nearly $760,000, an increase of more than $140,000 over last year. Fred Taylor, the negro who shot a Seaboard conductor several weeks ago in Georgia and was afterwards captured in Hampton county, will be sent back to Georgia at once. Govern or Heyward honored the requisition of the governor of Georgia. The trial in Spartanburg of Harry Dean, charged with the murder of Miller McKinney, has resulted in a mistrial. The jury remained out all night on the case and failed to agree, whereupon Acting Judge W. H. Hunt ordered a mistrial to be entered. The 22-room hotel and several out buildings at the kaolin mines of the Pope Clay Products Company, tw’o miles from Aiken, were totally de stroyed by fire at 1 o’clock Friday morning. The property was valued at about $3,000 and was partially insured. Commissioner Watson w’ent to Aiken Saturday to make arrange ments for a tract of 35,000 acres of land for a colony which he has promised for this State. The land is said to be a very desirable tract, and the arrangements will probably go through. The old Central National Bank building at the northeast comer of Plain and Main streets in Columbia has been sold for $36,000 to Sylvan Brothers, the jewelers of that city. This is by far one of the biggest deals in real estate of the year in that city, and means that there will be consider able money spent in the improvement of the building which at one time was one of the handsomest in Columbia. W. H. Lowe, night watchman at the Whitney Mills near Spartanburg, committed suicide Friday afternoon by shooting himself through the heart with a 38-calibre pistol. Cor oner Foster conducted an inquest and the verdict of the jury was that the deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by his own hand. At the inquest no facts were adduced as to the cause of the rash act. Cairo Williams, a negro, was taken from a train at Scranton, Williams burg county, Friday and mudered by a mob. Williams killed Thurston Mc Gee at Lake City about three months agf), and upon trial in Kingstree Thursday, the jury failed to reach a verdict. The sheriff was taking the negro to Columbia for safety. The mob stopped the train with a red flag, took the negro from the sheriff and murdered him. Corrie Green, the negro woman charged with attempting to commit wholesale murder by firing a tene ment house of Mr. Jacob Long in the Higgins Ferry section of Saluda county, occupied by two colored wo men, one of whom is almost blind and the other the mother of an infant, was Thursday committed to jail at Saluda. The dastardly attempt was made on Tuesday morning about 3 o’clock. The house had a lot of shavings piled in front of the door, having been first well saturated with kerosene oil. Saturday night at 10 o’clock Mr. W. Foster, a well-known citizen of Greers and also policeman at that place, was found in the very centre of the town pierced by two bullet holes. He lived for only about five minutes after he was shot. The mur derer, whoever he was, made good his escape and no one was able to say who had done the deed. Under cover of darkness he had got away. There were no eye witnesses. It is suspected, however, that the killing was done by a negro. Mr. Foster was a man of family, having a wife and three children. Next day a white man was taken to Greenville from Greers and lodged in the county jail, charged with the killing. Some time ago E. Patrick, of Beaufort, a colored preacher and a man of good, industrious char acter, w'arned a root doctor named Allister Hamilton to cease visiting his wife. The warning was unheeded and Thursday night when Patrick entered his own house and found Allister there he did not like the appearance of affairs. He there upon shot Allister in the head and left arm. and severely beat his wife with a stick on the head and arm. She then ran to neighbors for protection. Allister was carried off by neighbors. Patrick then entered his house and re mained with his children till daylight, when, dreading arrest, he fled to the swampy woods. At last account he h id not been captured. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items General Interest. of Etta Jane, July 2.—For the next few days farmers will have to rush their work to keep ahead of the grass. The seasons, so far, have been favorable to farm work in that the dry weather enabled farmers to keep their grass in subjection. Early planted corn is silking and tasseling out now. Most of what we have seen has a dark, rich color in dicative of a good crop. With the exception that most cot quitted themselves to the delight of their friends. The people of Wilson’s chapel de serve great credit for the work they are doing and have done for the chil dren of that community. We would not forget to make mention of Mes- dames Martin Roberts and Dr. L. R. Black, who took such an active part in making the day’s exercises a suc cess. When such ladies take an ac tive part in any good work its success is assured. All praise to the good ladies in this and all other communi ties who are doing all they can for the betterment of mankind. J. L. S. Crops at Ezell. Ezell, June 29th.—We had the best rain yesterday that we have had since the land was broken in the spring. While there have been heavy rains near, we in this section have had only gentle showers, and the last week crops have been needing rain, gardens especially. Stubble land has been too hard to break, hence we are behind with our pea sowing, but the plows are going with a rush this I morning and we hope yet to be in time. Dock Huskey’s Cotton Bloom. Mr. R. C. Howard, who thinks R. F. D. route No. 2 lies In the best part of the county and that the people on it are the best people and farmers we have, brought us a white cotton bloom Saturday off Mr. Dock Husky’s farm. When he found Mt. Paran was ahead of him, he said: “Dock had one that had dried up so he wouldn't bring It.” ton on red land is small, there is no I The threshers have been through objection to the crops thus far. this section already and wheat is Messrs.- Fowler Bros, have had tairly good. Corn and cotton are some sick mules, but we are glad to looking fine. Crops are clean and in say they are all better. ! good condition for laying by. The consensus of opinion is that; JIr - J- Hicks had a very sick the late planted corn of last year tmil*' Monday. which did not fully mature, or was : There has been a lot of sickness THROUDHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. cribbed on the green order, is un healthy for stock to eat. To his list of war histories your correspondent has added “Four Years among horses this spring and several have died. Mr. Green Humphries lost a good mule and Mr. Frank Un derwood also lost one. Rev. John Under Marse Robert,” by Major Rob- ■ Smith lost his only horse, and Mr. ert Stiles, price $2.00. Also, “Heroes Landrum Green lost a mule. We and Spies of the Civil War,” by David don't know the cause. Some say i* Humphreys, of the original Stone- eating damaged corn, wall brigade, and late captain in Gen. . J. M. L. Ashby’s cavalry; price $1.50. Last Thursday was the end of the Lockhart Locals, fiscal year, and the mail schedules , Lockhart. July 2.—We are havl g have-changed so as to meet at Wilk- some warm weather now; and the insville. Mr. John Blackwood is farmers are busy killing grass, contractor, and Mr. W. J. Vaughn Mr. Earnest Ross, of Gaffney, is carrier from Surratts to Wilkinsville. visiting his brother, Mr. Tom Ross, The mail from Gaffney will reach this of this place. office about 2:.>0 p. in. daily, instead Miss Minnie Maness is visiting of 11 a. m.. as hetofore. Rev. Arthur friends and her brother, Mr. Jess Wright, colored, has been sub-con- Maness. at this place, tractor on this route for four years 1 Mr. Henry Wilson, of Glendale, and has discharged his duty faith- has moved to our town. Henry was fully- once a Gaffney boy. Mr. W. J. Vaughn brought us the Mr. Tom Lathan has had three first cotton bloom we have seen this i sick children, but they are improving year. It was a red one and evidently rapidly. came out on the 29th inst. * j Miss Janie Earney is visiting her Mr. T. J. Estes has a good many ! nephew, Mr. Tom Ross, at this place blooms. He has scattering stalks of | The baseball club gave an early variety called, if we mistake not, the “Little King.” We have had fine rains. They be gan to fall last Wednesday evening and continued through the night and Thursday morning. Lots of potato plants have been set out. Miss Maggie Estes, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Estes, was taken quite sick Wednesday night. The rains washed the land in some places but its effect on the growing crops has been very perceptible, even in this short time. We were much pleased to see Mrs. Morgan Millwood out attending to her duties last Thursday. She, as our readers know, has been very low with paralysis. With the people of Gaffney and Cherokee county generally our sym pathies go out to the family and the friends of Mr. Fred Stacy. We have known Mr. Stacy ever since he went into business in Gaffney, but not in timately, yet wo always found him courteous and polite to his less fortu nate countrymen. A bank presidency did not give him the big-head or other wise make a fool of him. He wasn’t above a poor man simply because he was rich. The day that Camp Jake Carpenter U. C. V. was organized your correspondent was present and being a little behind the crowd in leaving the graded school building to go over in town, Mr. Stacy came along and insisted that we ride his horse and he would do the walking. Such little acts of kindness are bright oases in our life’s pathway that we like to remember and speak of when occasion demands it. But. like a great many do, we didn’t wait till he died before we told it. In all our ac quaintance with Mr. Stacy we never heard but one man speak evil of him, and he was a very cheap kind of a man. (That was Esq. John Alexan der’s opinion of him.) Messrs. Jack Kendrick and Clough Inman will start their thresher in a day or two. Wheat crops are fairly good in this section. Housewives are busy canning fruit of different kinds. The black berry seems to be the leading fruit so far. The people of this community speak of having a neighborhood pic nic at the new school house some time during this month. The time hasn't been set yet. Suitable speak ers will be invited for the occasion. The committee having in charge the building of a new iron fence around the graveyard at Salem met yester day to formulate plans and compare notes of prices and material. They took no definite action further than they agreed to meet s(x>n and give out the order for the material to the company or firm offering the greatest inducement. That the fence will be built there is little doubt. The only question with the committee is whose offer they will accept. They have raised about $200 for the work, but prefer to get the very best terms and material that money will secure. That is business, and not niggardli ness. We didn’t have the pleasure of at tending the children's day at Wil son’s chattel today, but from those who did (and who are competent to judge) we learn that it was a most enjoyable affair. The little folks ac an ice cream supper on the night of the 27th, for the benefit of the club. MllS Bell Dowdle has been sick for some time, but is now able to walk around some. While out riding a bicycle last Sunday, Brooks Porter fell and frac tured his arm. He is doing well at this writing. Red Man. Destructive Hail Storm. The hail storm that prevailed in some parts of the county last Satur day probably was the most destruc tive of any in a generation. In the Grassy Pond and Maud sections the crops on the farms of Messrs. Lan drum Wood, Miles Gettys, Austin Turner. Lee Allison. R. W. Allison. S .S. Ross, Joe Vinesett and others were almost destroyed beyond re covery. and several other adjacent farms in the neighborhood were more or less injured. On the east side of Broad river we learn that about Buffalo and Mt. Pa ran the destruction was almost as bad as the above. The principal suf ferers were Messrs. W. D. Gaston. James Martin. Fulton Moore, Albert Bettis and W. A. Jones. In some Instances crops wore so destroyed that replanting is nec essary. Farmers nearby who did not suffer any can render service by- sending a few plows to the aid of their unfortunate neighbors for a few days. Death of Capt. Peeler. ('apt. W. A. Peeler, brother of Mr. 1 .M. Peeler, of this city, died in Rus sellville, Ark., last Saturday morning July 2nd. He had been in bad health for several months. . , Captain Peeler was a captain in the ! complete his Job on the church Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers Ten thousand people were present at the celebration at Gastonia Satur day. The feature of the day was an address by Gov. Charles B. Aycock. Ex-Sheriff J. H. Boyer died at the hosptial in Winston at 7 o’clock Sat urday morning, after a two weeks’ illness with gastritis. His age was 60 years. The deceased has been cf .inty supervisor of public roads for several years. Mr. Gorge B. Justice, a well-known young printer of Charlotte, has been appointed assistant commissioner of labor and printing to succeed Mr. W. E. Faison, resigned. Mr. Justice, who is a native of Rutherfordton, has re sided in Charlotte for several years. The fruit growers of Southern Pines have shipped on an average of one car load of berries and peaches each day for the past three wee’ks, and an average of 225 crates by ex press per day. Commencing the first of this week shipments will in crease at a rapid rate, and the best grape in existence—the Delaware— will be added to the list. Thursday afternoon while Mr. L. C. Isley. of Greensboro, was using a circular saw, repairing or changing a window sill at his residence, the sill in some way was thrown to one side and struck Mr. Isley in the abdo men. At first his injury was not con sidered very serious, but Friday morning he became delirious, suffer ing great pain until 7 o’clock at night when death came. Late Friday afternoon Scot Ian J county was visited by another sever*? hail storm, and from what can be learned equally as much damage was done by this as by the storm of some two weeks ago. This storm went through the neighborhood around and below Gibson and the area covered embraces some of the choicest farm ing lands in the county. Where the cotton was knee high before the hail there are only stems from two to three inches high. Pine trees are completely peeled on the sides ex posed to the hail. The “red light” district of Ashe ville was the scene of another murder shortly before 12 o’clock Saturday night when John Neely, colored, shot and killed Jake Corpening, also col ored. The shooting occurred at the corner of Mountain and Pine streets, and at exactly the same spot where a year ago Avery Rowe was killed by Jule Collins, and where less than 10 months ago Bob Lee stood when he shot and seriously wounded “Bunk” Finley, of Marion, and a woman re siding in a house on Mountain street. The trouble resulting in the killing of Corpening is alleged to have started over two women. Effie Ray and Gra de Baird. While painting the Baptist church steeple at Forest City Friday after noon, Robt. Griffin, a well-known painter of Rutherfordton county, fell a distance of about sixty feet, first from the steeple to the roof and then from the roof to the ground. He was taken to his home where three or four doctors pronounced his fall fatal, and said he would not live but a few hours. He did not speak until 12 o’clock Friday night, when he was re ported some better Saturday morning he rose from his bed. bathed his face and said he was feeling all right with the exception of a little soreness. He is as live as the next man and will Confederate army and served his country faithfully as a soldier for four years. He was loved and honored by the people of Russellville and Pope county. He served the county for two terms as auditor and one or tw > terms as county treasurer. One of his friends writes from Russellville that there was not a man in Russellville more highly esteemed and loved than Captain Peeler. He was a faithful member of the Baptist church for forty-five years. Captain Peeler was a native of the Union part of this county but had been a citizen of Arkansas for many years. He is well remembered here and his relatives and friends here join those in his western home in their sorrow. NATURE'S J)WM REMEDY. Mi-o-na No Ordinary Remedy. Gu aranteed Bond With Every Box. The unusual way in which Gaffney Drug Co., one of Gaffney’s most re liable drug stores, sell Mi-o-na. em phasizes the fact that this remedy possesses unusual merits. The guarantee that they give with every package is plain and positive—“If Ml-o-na does not euro you of dyspep sia. we will return your money.” Mi-o-na contains remedies that soothe and heal the inflamed lining of the stomach. It helps digestion and thus relieves the digestive system of work and strain. It gives pure, rich blood and strengthens the nerves, so that the whole system is built up and vitalized while the dyspepsia Is being cured. Friday evening while Mr. Edward Kizer. who lives a few miles south of Pilot Mountain, was working in his tobacco field, he was approached by a negro, who asked Mr. Kizer to lend him his knife. The request being granted, Mr. Kizer returned to his work, when the negro made a suc cessful attempt to cut Mr. Kizer’s throat. The wound etxends almost from ear to ear. Physicians say he cannot recover. When Mr. Kizer was found he was able to give the name of his assailant, and the object of the assault, which was robbery, as the negro after the assault went through Mr. Kiezr’s pockets and took what money he had. about $12. Mr. Kizer was supposed to have had more money on his person by the negro. The negro was at large at last ac counts from the neighborhood, and if caught in all probability will fare badly at the hands of the infuriated neighbors of Mr. Kizer. who is a prosperous farmer and a popular cit izen. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters in the Gaffney postofflee for the week end ing July 4th, 1904: Mrs. Lindy Estes. Mrs. Erlean Fowl er. Miss Hanith Littlejohn. Miss M. Macomson, Miss Mamie McAll, Miss Sissy Richards, Madam Shipton. Miss Bessie Wilson. Miss Mary Whitesides, Mallal Fouley, W. A. Fuller, P. F. Humble, H. Moore, C. A. Vaughn. Call for “Advertised Letters." One cent due on each one. A. R. N. Folger, P. M.