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r '' •' > I Notice of Election. FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS, AND AMEND MENT TO THE CONSTITU TION AND THE QUESTON OF DISPENSARY OR NO DIS PENSARY. [State Seal.] State of South Carolina, County of Cherokee Notice is hereby given that an elec tion will beheld at the several precints established by law in Cherokee County on Tuesday, Novem Der 8, 1904, for the following officers, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sec retary of State, Attorney-General, State Treasurer, Comptroller-General, Superentendent of Education, Adju dant-and-Inspeetor General, One Rail road Commissioner, County Supervisor County Superentendant of Education, Solicitor, two Representatives and Dis pensary or No Dispensary. Pursuant to the Constitution of South Carolina an election will be held at the same time and place for amendments to the Constitut on of South Carolina, persuant to the terms of joint Res-o u- tions Nos. 383, 384 and 385 (Acts^of South Carolina, pp. 874, 675, and H76), as follows: A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 9, of article 111, of the State Constitution, so as to Pro vide for Biennial Sessions of the General Assembly. Section 1. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amend ment to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representa tive', and if a majority of the electore qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment, and a majority of each branch of the General Assembly, shall after such election, and before another, ratify the Same amendment by yeas and nays, Section 9, of article 111, of the Consti tution, relating to the Legislative De partment, be amended by adding after the word “place” in line ten of said Section, the woids “until the end of the session occurring in 1986, after which the siid j-cssiou »h:il! he held at the a..mo time and place hi- unially;” so that said section as amendfd s .^il rend as f liows: '1 ne annual session of the General Assembly heretofore elected, fixed by the couslitution of the > ear eighteen hu.cM -d and sixty-eight, to convene on the fourth Tuesday of November, in the year of e ghteen hundiel and nite- t j-fi ve, is hereby iKistjHine'. ana the skm ■ shall be convened and he;d in the city of Columbia on the second Tues day of January in the year eighteen huiidnU and ninety-six. The first ses-ion of the Gene.n l As sembly elected under this Cons'i ntion shall convene in Columbia on the sec- cond Tuesday in January, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and thereafter annually at the same time and place until the end of the session occurring in 1906, after which the said session shall be held at the same time and place biennially. should the casualities of war or con tagious diseases render it unsafe to meet at the seat of government, then the Governor may by proclamat on, appoint a more secure and conven'em place of meeting. Members of the Gen eral Assembly shall not receive any compensation for more than forty days of any one session: Provided, That this limitation shall not affect the first four sessions of the General Assembly under this Constitution. Sec. 2 That the quest on of adopt ing the amendment prefaced in the foregoing Section shall be submitted to the electors as follows: Those in fa vor of the amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: “Constitu tional amendraedt to Section 9x>f Arti cle III of the State Constitution, add ing after the word ‘place* in line ten of said Section the words ‘until the end of the session occurring in 1906, af ter which the sa d sessions shall be held at the same time and place bien nially.’—Yes.” Those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written there on: “Constitutional amendment to Sec tion 9 of Article III of the State Con stitution, adding after the wjrd 'place* in line ten of said Section the words ‘until the end of the session occurring in 1906, after which the said sessioLs shall be held at the same time and place biennially.’—No.” Approved the 11th day of February, A. D., 1904. A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Constitution so as to Permit the General Assembly to Enact Local and Special Laws on the subject of Lay ing Out, Opening, Altering, and Working Roads and Highways, and as to the Age at Which Citizens Shall be Subject to Road or Other Public Duty. section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following Amende raent to the Const!tutioh be agreed to, and the twoq uestions involved in such amendment be submitted separately at the next general election to the elsctors qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives, viz.: that there shall be added to the Con stitution the following additional Ar ticle, to be numbered properlv in the consecutive order of its adoption, to be designated as “Article of Amend ments to the Constitution,” which shall read as follows: “Article of Amendments to the Constitution.” Seculon 1. The General Assembly of this State may enact local or special laws concerning the laying out, open ing altering or working roads or high ways, and concerning tne providing for tV age at which citizens shall hi- sub ject, to roa.i duty, and concerning drainage. 3 , Sec. 2 That Subdivision II and Sub division IX of Section 34, Article III of the Constitution, are hereby repeal ed. A pproved the 18th day of February. A. D.. 1904. Constitution, be agreed to: Add as the end thereof the following words: Pro vided, further, That the Limitations imposed by this section and by section 5, Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded indebtedness in curred by the city of Greenville, but saia city of Greenville may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said section of said Arti cle to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely to the payment of past indebtednesss, to ex penses and liabilities incurred, or to be incurred in the improvements of streets and sidewalks, and for providing sew erage for said city, or any part thereof for purchasing, establishing, owning or operating waterworks or electric light plants. Sec 2. But the question of adopting this amendment shall be submitted at the next gen eral election to the electors as follows: Those In favor of the amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon:“Constitutional amendment of Section seven, of Article eight, of the Constitu tion, relating to munldlpul corporations and police regulations, Yes.” Those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the follow ing words plainly printed or writted thereon: “Coiistiu tional amendment of Section seven, Article eight, of the Constitution, relating to municipal corpiratlons and police regulations, No.” Approved the 18th day of February, a. d. 1901. Polls at each voting place will be opened at seven o’clock a. in., and close at 4 o’clock p. m. The following named persons have been ap pointed Managers of Election for State and County Oftlcers. Dispensary or No Dispensary and Constitutional Amendment, to wit: Blacksburg—John Davis, J. D. Kenuedey and B. M. Harold. Grassy Poud—G. W. Bonner, J. M. Swofford and E. A. Ellis. Turners—C. A. S. Campbell, J. C. Painter and B. M. Gaffney. Gaffney No. 1—T. J. Patrick, T. M. Caldwell, and W. I. Jones Gaffney No. 2—W. A. Peeler, T. R. Wilkins and J. V. L. Me Craw. Gaffney No. 3—S. M. Little john, C. J. Wall and W. T. Thom son. Draytonville—John Barnhill, E. B. Spencer and Webster Tate. • Cherokee Falls—J. W. Byars, J. F. Smith and Henderson Se- poch. Ezell—J. A. Scruggs, O. C. flames aud R. P. Scruggs. Woods—J. S Harris, W. W. Hawkins and J. P. Robbs. Butlers—W. H.‘Swofford J. A. Martin, and C. M. Selhrs Timber Ridge,—Claude Tate, J. H. Thomas and T. J. Hames. Sarrutts—J. H. Wilkins, W. J. Pridmore, and P. Y. Poole. Antioch—J. A. Whisonant, F. H. Dover and E. Hardin. Allens—J. B. Carter, H. B. Lipscomb and Prater Smith. Littlejohns—W. A. Me Whirl* er, Chas. Littlejohn and J. E. Gault Macedonia—A. S. Harris. J. L. Clary and A W. Smith. Maud—J. H. Ruppe, J. R. God frey and C. W. Moore. Wilkinsville—Sam J. Strain, Will A. George and Jesse Wright. White Plains—R. W. Lee, Ad Crocker and John Pridmore. Kings Creek—Wm. Caldwell, Hayes Mitchel aud Wm. Borders. Buffalo—R. E. Porter, W. D. Gaston and J. D. Wilson. Thicketty—I. M. Smith, John Daniels and Moses Goforth. Ravenna—M. W. Brown, M. W. Littlejohn and R. E. L. Go forth. On the day of election the Managers must or. ganlze by the election of a Chairman and a clerk If necessary. The Chairman elected Is empow ered to administer oaths. The managers have the power to fill any va cancy and If none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the quallHed voters the Managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Managers ai d Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and con tinue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result f t each office, for each amendment to the Con. stltutlon and of the Dispensary or No Dlsensary and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board; must deliver to the Commisstoners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statemetn of the result of the election. one of the above-named Managers for each precinct must call upon J. B. Bell, Clerk of Board of Commissioners, at his office not later than Saturday, November S, 1904 to receive ballot box is, poll list and instructions and to qualify. The Board of Managers at the various pre cints afe requested to furnish 6 additional boxes 4 for the various Constitutional amendment and one for the Dispensary. This only refers to the Managers for State and county and not to Managers of Federal elections. The 6 extra boxes may be of any material that will safely hold the ballots, but they must be sealed after the ballots are counted. D. A. Thomas, Ch'm. W. W. Hopper, J. R. Hughes | Notice of Election. Ft'R REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS AND ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT [State Seal.J STASE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Cherokee County. NOTICE is hereby given that an election will be held at the several precincts established by law in Cherokee county, on Tuesday, November 8, A, D. 1904' for Member of congress from the Fifth Congressional District and for Presden- tlal Electors, pursuant to tuo Constitution ar the laws of the State of South Carolina. Polls at each voting place will be opened at seven o'clock a. m and close at four o'clock p. m. The following named persons have been ap pointed Managers to conduct said election, to wit; Gaffney No. 1—Earnest Peeler Joe Osborne and B. K. Humph ries. Gaffney No. 2—James Wells, John Moore and Sam Clary. Gaffney No. 3—Lawson Spake Sam Morgan and T. W. Little. Blacksburg—A. M. Bridges, J. H. Allison and A. J. Goforth. Grassy Pond—George Elmore, Johnson Vinesett rnd C. B. Tur ner. Turners—Boyce Turner, 0. P. Hill and W. A. Austell. Draytonville—R. S. Spencer, Wade Elmore, and E. fcG. Ma- combson. Cherokee Falls—C. Q. Web er, R F. McKown and Gaorge Moore. Ezells—M. B. Scruggs, J. S. Panik and H. Z. Hicks. Woods—W. C. S. Wood, Ed Robbs Butlers—R. B. Davis, M. S. Swofford and James Garner. Timber Ridge—S. R. Thacks- ton, W. W. Thompson and Benj. Jamison. Sarratts—T. B. McCullough, J. J. Kendrick and D R. Hugnes Antioch—J. R. Dickson, R. A. Westbrook, ahd R. M. Roark. Allens—Ed Clary, W. C. Lip scomb, and Clayton Phillips. Littlejohns—D. B. Hughes, R. J Foster and J. W. Sparks Macedonia—W. D. Byars, J. A. Harris and Charles Clary Maud—A. C. Price, R. H. Me Craw and Munrce McCraw. Wilkinsville—E. G. McCullo ugh, Joe Estes t.nd G. B. Wright. White Plains—M. C. Lipscomb C. C. Petit and Chas. Hammett. Kings Creek—B. F. White, Wm L >ve an J J. McGill. B .Halo—R. E. Porter, O. C. Hopper and Wm. Gaston. f j incKett ’—D. L Vassey, J. M. li'-ynolds :iml V.»ud Smith. Rewnna—Win. Brown, Luth- er Bonner and T. G. Chalk. On the diiof e etion the Managers must or ganize by U.u election of a Cuairman; a Clerk may lie nun ed if necessary. The Chairman elected is empowered to administer oaths to the other Managers and < lerk. Tne Managers have the power to fill any vu- cency. and If none of the managers attend, the citizens can appoint Managers from among the qualified voters, who, utter being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the elctlon the Managers must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adiournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result thereof and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commission ers of Federal Elections the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots, and signed statements of the result of the election. One of the above-named Managers for each precinct must call upon J. B. Bell Clerk of the Board of Commissioners, at his office on or before Saturday, November ft, 1004, to receive ballot boxes, poll lists and Instructions and to qualify. T. B. Whltlsides, Ch’m J. V. Price, J. L. Davis, Election Notice. A JOINT RESOLUTION Propoainp to J- Amend Section 7, Article Vlli, of the < onstitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of south Carolina, That the followintf amend ment of section 7, Article VIII, of the Taachert* Examination. The regular examination for teach ers in the Public Free Schools will be held at the cou'-t house oi Friday. October Zlat. Every teacher v,ill bo examined on "Hughes Mistakes in Teachers," "Civil Government,” "Si las Marner,” "Enoch Arden” and Current History in addition to re gular subjects. Teachers should se cure ftie above books and be posted— they can be had at the office of coun ty superintendent. The State board of education insists that these books bo well studied, as the marks will be the same as on other subjects. J. L. Walker, R. C. Sarratl, Jas, C. Jefferies. County board of examiners. State of South Carolina, County of Cherokee. Whereas, a petition has been filed with me, as Supervisor, containing the names of one-fourth of the qualified electors of Cherokee county, as ap pears from the certificate of the Board of Supervisors of Registration of Cherokee county, which said pe tition is on file in this office, praying nn ^lection to be ordered by me, sub mitting the question of "Dispensary" or “No Dispensary” to the qualified electors of the county, and in pursu ance of an Act of the General Assem bly of the State of South Carolina, entitled "An Act to amend Section 7 of an Act Entitled ‘An Act to provide for the election of the State Board of Control, and to further regulate the sale, use, consumption, transportation and disposition of intoxicating and alcoholic liquors or liqids in this State, and prescribe further penalties for violation of the Dispensary Laws, and to police the same,* approved March 6th, 1896," said Act being approved on the 25th day of February, 1904; an election Is hereby ordered to be held | at the various nroclrts In Cherokeo jf -,u”*y on r ‘ie .1' •, •!)."> F'h 'la ’ 'f Novcmuer, 1904, on the question of "Dispensary” or "No Dispensary,” said election to be conducted and managed by the same managers of the General Election, and those de siring to vote to retain the Dispen sary will cast a ballot with the word "Dispensary” on their ballot, and those desiring to vote against and for j the removal of the Dispensary, will Tast a ballot with the words "No Dispensary,” on their ballot. Publish In Ledger, Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1. J. V. Whelchel, Supervisor of Cherokee County. FAR EASTERN WAR) STATUS OF AFFAIRS Said That Kuropatkin Has Not Resumed Offensive. OPINIONS OF MILITARY CRITICS. They Ar« Not Yet Satisfied that Oya- ma la Ready to Relinquish Offensive. He May Still Try to Break Through the Russian Center. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—1:45 p. m. —The flash of enthusiasm yesterday evening over the capture of Lone Tree Hill and Sh&khe, the repulse of the attacks of the Japanese left and the hard drubbing given General Yamada, with the recap; ure of 14 additional guns has given way this morning to a calmer and soberer appraisement of the partial successes. There Is no official confirmation of the report that General Kuropatkln had resumed a genuine offensive, that the rather general Japanese advance had ex hausted Itself and that the position of the armies is now a sort of deadlock, with the country rendered so sodden by the heavy rain as to compel a temporary suspension of general oper. ations. A complete veil covers the move ments east, but both Kuropatkin's and Bakharoff’s reports say there were no collisions on that portion of the bat tle ground Monday or Tuesday. Field Marshal Oyama evidently considers that Lone Tree Hill, from which Ku ropatkln could pivot a turning move ment against his left to be of vital importance as both Monday and Tues day nights the latter, during a ter rific storm, made desperate efforts to recapture it, accompanying the as saults with demonstrative attacks against other points. But all the ef forts failed. Neither Kuropatkln nor Sakharoff iq the dispatches given out this morning send details of the de feat of Yamada’s column and the cap ture of the Japanese guns. Pitiu pictures are painted by the war cor respondents of the shelterless troops bivouacked in the cold rain, the roads converted into quagmires and the streams flooded. The military critics are not yet sat isfied that Oyama Is ready to relin quish the offensive, expressing the opinion that he may still try to break through the Russian center in order to compel Kuropatkln to retire from the line of the Hun river, unless, as they believe, he has become convinced that the superiority of the Russian numbers and reserves makes his with drawal to the line of the Taitse river advisable The dispatch from a correspondent of the Associated Press at Mukden filed this morning saying that there was no fighting yesterday and no fir ing during the night, indicates that the Japanese are retiring as the light of fires was seen against the heavens, possibly showing that they were burn ing their stores. The correspondent also reports that a resumption of the battle le probable M soon as the roads permit, the Russians being everywhere in close touch with the Japanese, The Associated Press learns th. the reports representing Emperor Nicholas as being dependent and de pressed are far from the truth. Gen eral Valtchko, who saw him Monday night, declares that while the empe ror la greatly grieved at th*e terrible aacriflce of life, he Is as firmly re solved aa ever that the war must be prosecuted to a successful eonclusion, and that he ie by no means satisfied that KurOpatkln, In whom he express ed the fullest confidence, would not be able to turn the tables on Oyama before the present engagement ended. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—The empe ror has received from General Kuro- patkin, under date of Oct. 18, the fob lowing dispatch: "During the nlghC, th« Japanese attacked our advanced positions at Lone Tree Hill but they ware repulsed. No reports hsve been received of any other engagements Everything was quiet at all our pool lions up “o 10 o’clock this morning Rain feu nil right and the roads have been great.jr carnaged.” Can You Eatf J. B. Taylor, a prominent merchant of Chriesman, Tex., says: "I could not eat because of a weak stomach. I lost all strength and ran down In weight. All that money could do was done, but all hope of recovery vanish ed. Hearing of some wonderful cures effected by use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, I concluede to try it. The first bot tle benefited me, and after taking four bottles, I am fully restored to my usual strength, weight and health.” Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and cures. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. One get-up-and-git man Is better than a dozen of the wait-for-some- thing-to-turn-up brand. Acid Iron Mineral cures all diseases involving Inflammation, by purifying the blood and directly healing the Irri tated parts. Try It on an external sore and watch its magic healing. It acts In exactly the same way on all inter nal inflammation such as Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Rheumatism, Kidney Dis ease, Stomach and Bowel Troubles. It has no equal for diseases peculiar to women. Tones up the entire sys tem. Trade A-I-M- mark on every bottle. Sold by Druggists. Acid Iron Mineral Co., Columbia, S. C. Some men would have no excuse for living if their wives didn’t take in boarders. Spent More Than $1000. W. W. Baker, of Plainview, Neb., writes: "My wife suffered from lung trouble for fifteen years. She tried a number of doctors and spent over $1000 without relief. She became very low and lost all hope. A friend recommended Foley’s Honey and Tar and thanks to this great remedy it saved her life. She enjoys better health than she has known In ten years." Refuse substitute. Cherokee Drug Co. Wedding Presents. ■ The “marrying season” is on now, and of course that means “present time.” I have just received a hand some lot of Rich Cut Glass any piece of which would delight the heart of a “blushing bride.” Come and inspect my line of Wedding Presents. Thos. H. Westrope. Full Line of Jewelry. Repairlngtof all Kinds. ...STAR THEATRE. 30th SEMI-ANNUAL TOUR THE OFTEN IMITATED BUT NEVER EQUALLED LYMAN H. HOWE WILL PRESENT America’s Greatest Exhibition of The Grea 1 The Russ The i'hrV UUU ^A^ The Great Life Boat Series. B Russo-Jap War Scenes, t. Louis Exuosition. brilling Fire Scenes, i Through Italy. 30 Other Great Scenes. PRICES 25. 35 AND 50. Diagram of reserved seats at Ledger office. Villiam S. Hai.i,. I a. jam ns A. Willi r HALL & WILLIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. STAR TiTRATHE HI,DO. <" y A r-r .^j H--V > «*, c . Notary Public In office. Prompt attentloi <l»eD to all business. Dusty? WELL, RATHER! Do you know that is what is causing the annoying cough you have? Do you know that our Cough Cure is the very best on the market at any price? S.B. CRAWLEY &C0. * Drugs, Perfumes, olatioaery Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. tel I w .%%VVWV I ijk-tCaiZs * .a* * A4 mZ* WHY KEEP HONEY around your house when TEe Gaffney Sav ings Bank pays Four Per Cent*, interest on all deposits from One Dollar up. Office in THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY OPEN TILL 5 P. M. EVERY DAY M0NAZITE Bought all during the year at highest prices. Steamship Slavonia Safa. London, Oct. 19.—At the offices here of the Cunard Steamship company the rumor published in America that the steamship Slavonia has been sunk in a storm off the Spanish coast Is en tirely discredited. The Slavonia, It is pointed out, passed Gibraltar, Oct. 11, and the officials cannot see how she could be anywhere In tAe neigh borhood of the Spanish coast. The vessel Is due at New York Oct. 22. Do you want to make a contract? Come and see me. It will be to your advantage. J. V. WHELCHEL. GAFFNEY. S. C. BUYER FOR v-aj-imo CARL L. KIT MIL. OAK SPRINGS. N. C. Taft To Go to Panama. Warhlrgton, Oct. 19.—The president haj lu.iti.iCi.jd dt^rt.aiy t; Var Taft to proceed at an early date to Pana ma to confer with the president of that republic with a view to compro mising the differences that have aris en between the two countries. All kinds of Job Work done at The Led s" ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ office ceatlv and at prices commensurate with high grade work* Try us. Montgomery’s Finances. Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 19—In his report to the council Mayor Carr shows that the income of the city for the year just cloeed was $317,619, with expenditures of $335,575. RUBBER STAMPS Are my long suit. I make any kind except the bad ones. I furnish a Name Stamp and an Indelible Pad for Marking Linen for 4Q CENTS. I have some other good things. J. WIL^OrV Typewriters, Office Supplies, F.tc. * 1334 MAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, S. C.