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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE -o—<> -<>—o The Ledger SEMI-WEEB.L? — PUBLHHED TUESDAY AND FBIDA'S 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. MMOUT THE PALMETTO STATE GAFFNEY, 3. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1904. $1.00 A YEAR. TO BOOKS. A NEWSY LETTER FROM ETTA JANE. "^TEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. The Pacolet Mamifacttiring Co’s No. 3 mill, at Pacolet, destroyed by flood last year, is again in condition for operation and will at onoe begin manufacturing. Bob Martin, colored, was shot and killed by Jim Gliliam, also colored, near Bush River church. Newberry county, Friday, at noon. The shoot- front of Mr. Will Bu- Graded Schools Opened Yesterday With Large Attendance. The graded schools of the city all opened the fall session yesterday. The teachers were all present, and there was a large attendance of pu pils for the first day of the session. When the children entered the school buildings yesterday they found p erS onal Paragraphs Concerning Pop- the whole of the buildings had been MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. ing occurred ford's store. in The body of Mr. W. .1. Fleming, nephew ot Rev. Bernard Fleming, formerly of Columbia, who was drowned while in surf bathing Friday night on Sullivan’s Island, was not recovered Saturday and the indica tions are that it will never he found. Under the auspices of American Lodge, A. F. M., of which Mr. Thomas Harris is the Worshipful Master, the Masons of the 2d district had their annual rally at Ridgeland last Wed nesday night. Some fifty or sixty delegates and visitors were present and participated. freshly painted and whitewashed and that every arrangement had been made for their convenience and com fort. Gaffney has provided well for the education of her children, and pa rents should see to it that the child ren are kept in school so they can utilize the chances of an education that the city has placed at their dis posal. If the children are required to at tend school regularly they v. ill soon begin to realize the advantages that are offered them. They will real’ze the great importance of these advant ages and learn to love to go to school and study. We were unable yesterday after noon to ascertain the whole number of children in attendance yesterday, or the number at. the respective schools, but In our next issue we will furnish the whole number of pupils, also attending each school, and such other information relative to them as will he of interest to the public. ular People and General Interest. Short Items of CARPET MILL SOLD. It Cost of Spartanburg, driver for their Fielder & Brown, had an enterprising wholesale house. ills name Mitchell Thomson, colored. H<> was caught taking tobacco and other sal able goods, a little at a time, and it Is believed that he had been doing this for months. The case will he fully investigated. On the Southern’s Columbia and Ureonville division Saturday after noon freight train No. 78 was wreck ed by rails spreading. The engine went 210 feet after leaving the track. Six cars were completely wrecked. No one was hurt. The wreck block ed traffic several hours. Passengers were transferred and taken to Green- Tllle on the relief train. The work of bringing colonists to South Carolina has been launched. Last Monday payers were signed and delivered to an agent who will pro ceed at once to populate and to build up 10.0(10 acres of land in Lexington county which has never been under cultivation. The amount involved In the transaction is something like $125,000. It Brings About Half What the Projectors. The Gaffney Carpet mill, which was organized in this city some years ago with home and foreign capital and apparently successfully ran for some time with Mr. Bierck, of Philadel- was i jihia, as president, collapsed some time ago and was placed in the hands of a receiver. Mr. H. D. Wheat was appointed receiver by the court, and the mill was operated for several months under his supervision. It was, however, again shut down, and under a decree of court it was sold yesterday by the receiver to the high est bidder. The real estate, containing thirty acres of land, the mill building, boil ers, engines and electric plant, was bid in by J. A. Carroll, of this city, for $14,625. The machinery, all stock on hand and wood was sold to Mr. W. Sykes, of Philadelphia, for $19,651, the whole amounting to $31,276. We can get no information as to what will be done with the property, hut have no idea that it will he idle long. WHO CAN TELL US? Was Not? The Spartanburg chamber of com merce believes in asking for things they want. They have requested the Southern Railway to give them a di vision terminal at that place with a i ticket office up town. They also ap pointed a committee to wait on the | Shott Shot by Nott or What is Your Opinion? An Rnglish paper quotes the fol lowing from an American journal, says an exchange: “A duel was fought, in Texas re cently by Alexander Shott and John S. Nott. Nott was shot and Shott was not. In this case it is better to be Shott than Nott. “There was a rumor that Nott was mill men of the county them to place a buyer of cotton in the city in order that farmers might be induced to st-U there. Jerry Rook was committed to jail | Friday in Charleston for trial at the] next term of the court. of general ses-j sions for throwing Jacob Jenkins out . of a window in Elliott street, causing the breaking of the man’s leg. Rook ; found Jenkins in the room with Mary Anderson, and he lost no time In j shoving the man to an open window j and then picking him up and drop ] ping him out of the window, tance of twenty-five feet. and request ] shot, and that Shott avows that he shot Nott, which proves either that the shot shot at Nott was not shot, or thm Nott was shot nothwithstand- ing. Circumstantial evidence is not always good. “It may be made to appear on tnal that the shrd Shott shot shot Nott. or, as accidents with firearms are fre quent, it may be possible that the ■ hot Shott shot shot Shott. when the "■hole affair would resolve itself into its original elements, and Shott would be shot and Nott. would be not. We think, however, that the shot a dis- 1 Tom Cheek and Will Brown, farm ers of the Enoree section of Spartan burg county, had a quarrel Thursday afternoon while returning from Lau ren" in a wagon. Later, while Brown and his wife were unloading the wag on in their yard, Cheek fired on them with a shot gun. Brown escaped with a slight wound, but several shots struck Mrs Brown, one penetrating her right eve, causin'-- its extraction. Her condition is regarded as critical. Walter J. Moore, about 45 years of age, was struck and instantly killed about 6 o’clock Thursday evening by Southern passenger train No. 28, southbound. Mr. Moore was going home from Rock Hill, walking along the track and when about three miles from that city was struck by the train. The unfortunate matt appar ently heard the train, but did not at tempt to step aside in time. The body was badly mangled. Mr. Moore, who was a farmer, was the only son of Capt. W. S. Moore, of Rock Hill, and was a popular citizen. He was a widower and leaves no children. A warrant has been issued by Mag istrate McMaster, of Columbia, for two voters on the charge of repeating their vote. Thursday afternoon J. C. Brazzell, of Garners, made complaint that Isom and Matthew Drawdy, two voters at Garners, had registered for the primary both at Garners and Da vis precincts, which are not very far apart, and had voted at both these places. A warrant was at once issued and placed in the hands of the sheriff for the arrest, charging them with violating section 278 of the criminal code, which provides a penalty of $50 for perjury or repeating at elec tions. This Is perhaps the first case of this kind in the county in years. When a case is known it is seldom that anyone enn be found who will start the prosecution. Two of the election managers at the different precincts have been secured as wit nesses. Shott shot shot nol Shott 'nyway, it is hard to tell -'hoi and who was not.” but Nott. who was Gaffney vs. Lockhart. La«t Saturday tin* Gaffney ball team visited Lockhart and crossed bats with the Lockhart team. Nine innings were played, resulting in a core of 15 to 3 in favor <>l the Gaff ney team. Hopper and Mabn- formed the battery for Gaffney, while Hoff man and Farr held the points for Lockhart. The Gaffney hoys in their praises of shown them by the \ftor the game they, light refreshments and a very enjoy able dam*'. In short, they were given a royal time and look forward to fu ture vi-dts to Lockhart with pleasant anticipation. are enthusiastic the courtesies Lockhart team, were treated to Trustees for the Orphanage. Rev. R. L. Gaines is prosecuting the establishment <d the Cherokee Inter denominational Orphanage, and is meeting with a good deal of encour agement. The following gentlemen have been appointed end signified their willingness to act as trustees: C. W. Whlsonant. J. A. Humes and R. M Gaffney.. Mr. J. A. Carroll will act as treasurer. The selection of the trustees and treasurer is very left, with either of will lie receipted properly applied, unselfish work and Etta Jane, Sep. 3.—The committee of entertainment appointed to look after homes for the delegates who attend the meeting of Enoree Presby tery at Salem October 4th, are ac tively at work. They have asked the church clerks within the bounds of the Presbytery to furnish the names of members and delegates who expect to attend, in order that they may be assigned to and notified of their homes before the meeting of the Presbytery. Not only have the people of Salem entered into this work, but those of other denominations have thrown open their hearts and doors and extended a cordial welcome to the Presbyters. If there is one thing more than another for which the peo ple of our community are noted it is their unanimity in church wo^k. Those of our Methodist and Baptist brethren and sisters who take part in the entertainment of delegates are equally in earnest to make the meet ing of Enoree Presbytery a success that will mark an epoch in our his tory which will he long and pleasant ly remembered. ^ For the first time in life we ever saw such a thing, Mrs. J. L. S. found a snake in her cabbage this morning which she was preparing for dinner. It was about the size of a common sewing needle. The wet weather has done much damage to the crops. Cotton and fod der especially have suffered by the continued dampness and rainy weather. Mrs. Amanda Lee and daughter, Miss Mattie, Mrs. \V. C. Blackwood and her sons, Willie and Edgar, are all visiting friends and relatives in the Armenia section of Chester coun ty. Mr. W. C. Blackwood and daugh ter. Miss Maude, attended the Broad River Association at Antioch church last week. Mr. James T. Moorehead also attended the Association. They all speak in highest terms of the An tioch people, ami well truthfully they may, for no better people live than they are, is our judgment. The election passed off without a single incident worth mentioning that we know of. The little breezes which set in at odd times during the campaign wore quickly and quietly calmed by the voters, and the candidates and their friends are now smoking the pipe of peace so far as we know. We know the constitution of the human mind and passion too well to be surprised at the effect of success or defeat upon our sensibilities. Thi- likes and dislikes of men have much to do with the formation of their characters. We don’t suppose there is a single man in the county, or State for that matter, who hasn't a certain amount of joy mixed with sorrow and disap pointment at the result of the elec tion. If there is one he is an oddity. Happy only is the man above all others whose conscience is free from the sting of having done or attempted to do some unfair act by which he could gain his selfish purpose by crippling the prospects of his neigh hor. We have yet to ’ see for the first Mmo a single case In which “paying off old scores” hasn’t, in some way, rebounded and hurt the one who put the ball in motion. It will always do it. The boomerang comes back to the starting point. We believe we have (or will have) as good officers as it is possible to ■ r ef out of those running, though our own choices may not have been fully gratified in each case by a good deal A resolution to make the best out of the situation is a panacea for a lot of the discomfitures incident to life. All should adopt it. Farmers are rather blue over the crop outlook, especially the cotton, which does not come up to the expec ration of one month ago. It is open ing last. The rust has stripped a lot »f tin 1 leaves from the stalks. The fields in many places present a mid- wint-T appearance. The meeting at Abingdon Creek church closed last Tuesday night with four accessions to the church. Mr. Morgan Millwood, our veteran watermelon raiser, says he wont’ raise any more melons in South Car olina. He thinks he will go to Texas. But “Morg’ Is only joking. We can’t do without him. J. L. S. fitting. Funds these gentlemen for and will ho This is a noble, should be encouraged by all. Latimer Speaking in N jw York. New York. Sept. 1.—Senator Lati mer. of South Carolina, who spoke at the opening of the campaign at Bridgewater, Conn., last, night, ad dressed a noonday meeting in Broad way today. He has gone to South Carolina for a few days, but will re turn soon to speak in New York, an appointment, having been made for him at Fredonia. One does not have to wait to he fleeced to prove that he is not a wolf. A Continual Strain. Many men and women are constant ly subjected to what they commonly term “a continual strain” because of some financial or family trouble. It wears and distresses them both men tally and physically, affecting their nerves badly and bringing on liver and kidney ailments, with the atten dant evils of constipation, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, low vitality and despondency. They cannot, as a rule, get rid of this '‘continual strain,” but they can remedy Its health- destroying effects by taking frequent doses of Green’s August Flower. It tones up the liver, stimulates the kid neys, Insures healthy bodily functions, gives vim and spirit to one’s whole being, and eventually dispels the physical or mental distress caused by that “continual strain." Trial but tle of August Flower, 25c; regular size, 75c. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpena. NEWS FROM BE- iYOND THE BROAD. RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THRIV ING BLACKSBURG., Names of Visitors Who Have Been “Going and Coming” for the Past Week. Blacksburg, Sep. 5.—Mr. Sam Jef feries and son, Mr. J. C. Jefferies, of Gaffney, were on our streets for a while yesterday. Miss Laura Duff came up from Rock Hill Saturday and spent Sun day with Miss Ethel Maxwell and re turned to her home in Gaffney today. Miss May Albergotti, who has been visiting the family of her brother, Capt. Albergotti, returned to her home in Orangeburg Sunday. Masters Boyd and Lee Blalock spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Brice Martin’s family at Mt. Paran. Mr. M. H. Morrow spent Sunday with his parents atrRutherfordton, N. C. Mrs. \Y. E. Anderson and little daughter, Ruth, returned home Satur day from to visit to Mrs. Hardin at Lowreysville. Mrs. A. H. Pollock and daughter, Mrs. M. H. Morrow, are visiting the former’s father. Dr. T. \V. Redwine, at Wolfsville, N. C. Dr. Montgomery has gone to his home at Kings Mountain for a few days’ vacation. Mrs. Cora Camp spent several days last week with her sister. Mrs. W. A Blalock and returned to her home in Gaffney Sunday. Mr. J. B. Shiver went up to Spen cer, N. C.. Saturday night to visit friends and to attend Labor Day cele bration at Salisbury. N. C., today. Mrs. M. E. Earle is in Gaffney vi«- iting her brother, Mr. Lee Little, and • family. Mr. F. G. Lavender went up to Charlotte, N. C.. Friday on business. Mrs. Ferrell Smith has been on a visit to Cherokee Falls. Miss Hattie Leech after spending some time with her brother in Rich mond. Va., stopped over here with her sister. Mrs. Bomar Whisnant, Thurs day on her way to her home in Green V’lle. >'rr. Cure on. fon;vorly of Kc's'nw. but now of Greers, is here vis'*!” ■ her parents, Mi. and Mrs. Ferrell Smith. Mrs. J. B. Shiver went up to Spen cer. N. C., Friday to visit Mrs. Joe Cox and other friends. Mr. Wm. Borders, of Kings Creek, is in town today. Rev. N. B. Clarkson and wife re turned home Thursday from Red Springs, N. C., where they have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. .1. A. Huggins. Mrs. (’has Baber is in Shelby, N. C., visiting her mother, Mrs. Riviere. She expects to spend several days at Patterson Springs before return Lug home. Mr. Tom Clarkson, of Gaffney, spent several days in town last week. Mr. Finley, express messenger on the Southern Railway, Charleston Di vision, is in town for a few days. Rev. and Mrs. D. M. McLeod left Friday for their home in Union, after spending some time here with the lat ter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guyton. Miss Halli^ Thomson, after spend ing some tim<' with her sister, Mrs. | R. S. Cooksey, leaves today for her home at Pacolet. Mr. Tom Weeks, express messen ger on the Southern Railway. Charles ton Division, was in town Sunday. Misses Anna and Mary Faulkner, of the Piedmont Springs section, were in town a few hours Saturday on their way to Gaffney. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Phillips spent Sunday at Earles. N. C., with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Sepoch. The many friends of Mr. Albert P.ettis and family, of Mt. Paran, ve e pained to learn of the death of their son, Darwin, on Saturday after an ill ness of about three weeks, of ty- nhoid fever. They have the sympa thy of the entire community in their bereavement. Mr. Adam Metz went to Spencer, N. C„ yesterday to visit friends. Miss Marie Goforth is in Gaffney visiting Mrs. Phifer. Mr. Charles Baber spent Sunday in Shelby, N. C. The graded school opened this morning with a very good attendance. The teachers for this season an'. Prof. Fifer. of Maryland, Mr. Lane, of South Carolina. Miss Smith, of Virginia, and Miss Edna Healan, of this place. Misses Mary and Lucy Polock went over to Gaffney today shopping. Capt. W. B. Moore and his pany of soldiers, of Yorkville, in town Saturday and left that for Manassas. Va. Mr. Ed Blalock went over to ney yesterday. Mr. George Marring returned home last night from Indiana, where he has been for some time. Davidson College, N. C., where he will attend school the coming season. Messrs. Allie and Roy Osborne left Tuesday for St. Louis, where they will visit the fair. Mr. Allie will re turn in about three weeks, but Roy will accept a position there and will not return soon. Mr. Furman Belue left this morn ing for Davidson. N. C., where he ea ters college this year. Mr. D. A. Gold went over to Gaffney Wednesday on business. Miss Eloise Brown returned home Tuesday from a visit to relatives at Statesville, N. C. Mrs. Quinn, of Smyrna, and Mrs. Miller, of Bethel, were guests of Mrs. A. Whisnant Tuesday. Mrs. Hawkins, of Newberry, is in town visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. W. White. M , 's. Abrams, of Newberry, is here vl«lting he’ - sister. Mrs. J. W. White. Mr. R. S. Cooksey, who has been express agent here for some time, has beon promoted to the agency at Kings Mountain, and while we are glad of his prqmotion we a r e sorry to give him up. Mr. Whiteford Dun can succeeds him as express agent. Mrs. T. L. Black and daughte-, Allene, of Charlotte, N. C., are visit ing relatives a"d friends here. Mr. C. L. Whisnant had the mis fortune to get his hand and arm mashed right badly Tuesday, and while it is nothing serious, it will be time before he can resume his THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. some work. A Noted Temperence Lecturer As stated before in The Ledger. Dr. N. W. Tracey, the noted temper ance lecturer, will begin a two week’s course of lectures in Gaffney on Thursday the 15th inst. He is an able lecturer, thoroughly wrapped up in the temperance cause, and com ing t Gaffney as he does, when the county is moving for temperance, and the city is following hor lead. results from the •> - .-y strong Tracy’s work fi we expect goot (.(Mi-ur. of The following is florsom ent of Dr. Pennsylvania: Carlisle, Pa. Whoreas, Dr. N. W. Tracy’s Mission of twelve days just closed has been the n'o«t suec''-isfnl ent^rn-ise ev^r conducted in. our city; therefore, be it Resolved, that the thanks of the Carlisle W. C. T. U. are hereby grate fully tendered our brother for his tireless efforts in arousing and edu- ■u • 'fa t^e O'tlnp' the nohH 1 r- n ' q ' I it ] 1 oportm-'e (1 < • iar the imueius rocem.-d \ Chrh- tisn people to cry alou 1 'vd fear not; for the 1,500 persons pledged to total abstinence, and for tbe fifty-seven in crease of membership to the local W. C. T. U. Resolved. That we take pleasure in recommending Dr. Tracy to any other locality where such work is needed as being a gifted orator, an able and ] fearless champion of truth, an ear- i nest Christian evangelist, and withal ! one of those subtile humorists that I is sure to catch and hold the attention ) of even an unfriendly public. Mrs. J. A. Means, President. Miss M. E. AshenfoRer, Secretary. Ruth Shaffner, Evangelistic Sunt. Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers Mrs. George Packer, of Clarkton, was murdered there Saturday about noon. Her body was found in the woods, her throat having been cut. One negro has been arrested and an other is under suspicion. Two prisoners in the Wadeshoro county jail made good their escape Thursday. They were Alex Short and a man named Braswell. It Is not known what time they left and there is no clue as to their whereabouts. I The stockholders of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad, In session at Morehead City. Thursday after- ] noori, voted—893 to 97—to lease the road to R. S. Howland, of Asheville. The State vote was cast for the lease. Contractor J. A. Jones, of Char lotte, has gone with a large force of hands, bricklayers, etc., to Asheville to begin work in the new $40,000 pas senger station for the Southern there. Contractor Jones has secured a Gaffney man, Clay Myers, to super- i intend the job in Asheville. The store of J. O. Fitzgerald, at Pelham, was entered by burglars some time Friday night or early Sat urday morning. The robbers suc ceeded in getting about $150 in cash and also all the stamps in the post- office, which is located in the Fitz- ; gerald building, There is no clue. No. 97. the Southern Railway fast mail, going south, ran into a wagon at a street crossing at Grensboro' Thursday evening, completely de molishing it 2nd killing one of the mules. The negro driver had one arm and both legs broken, and the little son of C. W. Jennings, a prominent merchant, who was in the wagon, had a leg broken. Picnic Committee. The following is the committee for ] the picnic at, Providence church next Friday: Dr. Sam Gtittfe- and Mr. Henry | Drummond, of Clifton. Preston Bailey. Will Wilkins and Clint Smith, of Cowpens: Logan Warmoth, Dr. W. K. Gunter. Tom Lockhart, Robert John son. Loyd Austell. Edwin Stacy, Floyd Snake, Monroe Webster. M^t Hum phries, Roland Starv. Minnie W phries. May me MeCraw, FannP' Hoo per, Liza Little. Cleo Gnffnev. M ay me and Daisy Stae'-, Ara and Ola Staov. Quilla Stacy, Bell Humphries. Stella ^arratt. Ola Byers, Eloise Wilkins, Cora Wilkins, Kate Hattie Cant]), of Caffm Magness y. and t’e P-esbyterian ChuTh Notes. Wednesday evening service fit Presbyterian church at 8 o’clock'. The pastor will preach at Blacks burg next Sabbath. GET THE SIGNED GUARANTEE Gaffney Drug Cc. Agree to Return Money if Mi-o-na F.ti : s to Make You Well. Have Gaffney Drug Co. sign the fol lowing guarantee when you buy a box of Mi-o-na, nature's cure for dysp >p- sia. cotn- wert* night Gaff- Blacksburg, Sep. T.—Misses Rose Walshe and Lillian Wood, of Char lotte, N. C., were guests of Miss Lucy Thomson a few days last week. Mrs. D. D. Gaston is In Forest City. N. C., visiting her daughter, Mrs. Easterday. Misses Lizzie Phillips and Lillian Smith went over to Gaffney Wednes day afternoon and had a very pleas ant time. Mr. Richard Thomson returned here Sunday night from a visit to St. liOtiis. After spending a dav or two with his mother, Mrs. B. E. Thomson, ho left for Augusta, Ga. Mr. Oren Moore left yesterday for GUARANTEE Wo hereby agree to refund th r ' money paid for Mi-ona on retu-n of the empty boxes if the purchaser tells us that it has failed to cure dyspepsia or stomach troubles. This guarantee covers two 50c boxes, or a month’s treatment. (Signed) I Mi-o-na is a remarkable prepare tinn that tones up the digestive organs and quickly gives perfect health and trongth. It will cure the worst case of indigestion, or the depressed irri- tated state that afflicts nearly every one who has stomach trouble. It is not a mere digestive like the pepsin tablets, hut is a remedy that absolut •- ly and posltvely cures dyspepsia and restores perfect health to the diges tive system. Gaffney Drug Co. can tell you of many of their customers who recom mend Mi-o-na because It cured them. Better than all testimonials, though. Is the guarantee tinder which Mi-o-na is sold. It Is a plain, positive stat'* ment that if this remedy does not re lieve you of indigestion, it will cost you absolutely nothing. Mr. Georg-'' ' ~ car inspect- I or at the Sot. , .uway passen- ; gen station at r ' 1 arlmt 0 . was very painfully injured about the head Sat urday morning. He hoarded a ear and in some way struck the rachet at the foot of the brake rod on the end of the passenger coach, and the air be ing on the lever flew around, striking i him on the head. He was dazed and in a semi-conscious condition for some time. A sad accident occurred at Earle, Cleveland county, one day last week. The eight-year-old son of Mr. and j Mrs. John T. Crawford was riding a 1 mule, when the animal took fright find ran away. The child was thrown to the ground and his head struck a large rock. At first it was thought that the child was killed outright. ; Later it revived, but up to Saturday afternoon had not regained con sciousness. i Friday night George Holliday, a bright mulatto, who was sentenced to sixty days on Pie chningarg. cqm- ndtted suicide >n the Fayetteville jail, in the presence fit Offic'r Pat 0 , i He committed the deed in a fearfully I desperate way. Suddenly springing | into the air. he seized a horozontal i ®teol Inr. and swinging hack and fm- | ward, hurled himself backward, strik- ] ing bis head on a transverse I ->r be- fracturing the skull and produs- j ing paralysis. William E'irn shot and t il’ed his n-r W-tl-tin. S 't'i r 1 --* af ,L 'r- 1 -• *on at th'dr home shout tv-j uii'pa I from fn-titute. on John TT. D-rv'-on's I farm. ' di^cultv a-ose and Ex tin j , vent to th“ bureau drawp-, took out his pistol and shot Wal-tin tbron- h the che -t. The young man rushed ; into his mother’s arms for pr :t >et'on ] "•hop Exu-i placed the muzzle of the weapon against WaPtin’s ho-td and fired, blowing bis brains out. Exnm is at large. Ho and Walstin’s mother' were married about last Chrl Inns. Hon. Kerr Craige. of North Caro lina. died at the Columbian Univer sity, Washington, D. C„ o r v-.Ivular M jn as<' of the heart Thu-sdav night. Tbr.-o r on .. an ,j j wo daughters were j ’t his bedside and thev neenmnnup'd f«r to Ms late home In Snlis- ’ o—• fnt night ,r " w-'s a well 'mown lawyer and was prominent in North Carolina politics. During the Civil War he was an officer In the Confed erate army. He was Third Assistant Postmaster General during uieve- land’s second adminlst-'aMon. In Mr. Cleveland’s first term Mr. Craige was internal revenue collector for North Carolina. A case of probable Infanticide lias hi«t some to light in Polk county, and the coroner is being called upon to Inquire into tbe matte*-. The charge Is made against a netr*-o wo man. Laura Long, ami the infant was her own. Saturday afternoon search was made for the missing chill and the sister of the suspect—who herself has Joft for parts unknown after some hesitency conducted the party to the spot where the gruesome find was made The sister stall's that she accompanied the mother of the child to the spot two weeks ago and It was left under some straw. She further states that the infant was dead when left there. Prayer Is the parent of peraever- ance.