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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In the Fifth Congressional District, of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AMD FBIDAY A Newspaper In All tlist the Word Impure and Devoted to the Beet Intereete of the People of Cherokee County. —< — o- -o rVL GUARANTEE RELIABlLl . > of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEOIU*i ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1904. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING f EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Sunday morning a negro boy whose name is not known, was found dead several miles from Society Hill. It is thought the negro had been drinking and died from the effects of exposure. Twetny-one bales of cotton w»ere burned at Cross Hill, Laurens county, Wednesday night. The cotton was on the depot platform and is supposed to have caught on fire from a locomotive. It is understood that J. W. Simmons, cotton buyer, has a bill of lading for the cotton. The turpentine still with about $300 worth of turpentine and rosin belong ing to Mr. Hampton, who lives at Ja cobs’ Station, about 15 miles east of Columbia, was destroyed by fire sev eral nights ago. The loss was com plete and amounts to about $400. Mr. Jacobs thinks the fire was of incen diary origin and has offered a reward for the arrest of the guilty parties. Walter Hough, of the town of Ker shaw, and Will Sowell, of Lancaster county, had a difficulty near the South ern depot at Lancaster Wednesday, in which Hough was seriously shot with a pistol by Sowell. Sowell was cut se riously with a knife by Hough. It was an unfortunate affair, especially as the young men were first cousins. Hough is shot through both lungs and the doc tors think he will die. O. R. Creamer, a farmer of Pied mont, was run over by a Southern railway train near that place and re ceived injuries from which he died an hour afterwards. Creamer was driving a wagon load of fertilizer drawn by two mules. The wagon was smashed to splinters and one of the mules killed. T. L. McCal, who was on the wagon, escaped uninjured. The dead man leaves a wife and several children. The Piedmont Electric Company of Andersen, a concern recently Incor porat'd by the secretary of state with a capitilization of $25,000, was formal ly organized last week by electing the following officers: E. S. Moorer, pres ident and treasurer; G. W. Evans, vice prudent, E. F. Brown, secretary. The company has been doing a general elec trical upply and construction business for some time, and its great success has necessitated an increase in its cap ital stock. Former Cashier S. P. Harvey, of the Atlantic Coast Line, was indicted in Charleston Thursday afternoon in the court of general sessions on five cases, involving defalcations extending over a period of two years. The indict ments specify amounts ranging from $322.92 to a total of $35,000. It is likely that the trial will be deferred to a later term, as the cases already set for trial occupied all of last week. Harvey is a pretty well known man and his arrest last summer caused a big sen sation in Charleston. He was in the employ of the railroad for 18 years. The ever ready pistol got in its work near Chester one morning last week This was a shooting match in which negroes were the participants. Sev eral of them were returning from an all night “festerbul” or marriage sup per about the hour of 4 A. M., when Lindsay McLure and Hampton West brook got Into a scrap, the result ot which was a pistol wound in and upon the person of the aforesaid Hampton Westbrook at the hand of the afore said Lindsay McClure, and so he stands charged. The shooter made good his escape and has not since been heard of. George W. Blackwell, aged 56 years, was killed Thursday afternoon near Maple trestle, near Dillon, by north bound freight train No. 210. The man. with a family, consisting of a wife and six children, moved to Dillon from Jonesboro, N. C., last Monday to work in the Maple cotton mill. Since that day he has spent most of his time in and around the dispensary, leaving about an hour before he was killed in an intoxicated condition. It Is supposed he took his seat on the roadside when overcome with the stupor resulting from excessive drink. The train struck him, crushing his skull, death resulting in an hour. •1-00 A YEAR. COURT PROCEEDINGS. Several Cases Disposed of Since Fri day Morning. Friday the court was engaged upon the case of O. F. Willis against the Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Com pany. A verdict was rendered in fa vor of the plaintiff for $1,750.00. Saturday the case of B. O. Jenkins against O. A. Osborne came up for a hearing. This resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,104.- 64. Yesterday the case of Jos. L. Ram sey against the Gaffney Manufacturing Company was taken up. A motion was made for a non-suit, but the motion was overruled and the case given to the jury. A verdict had not been reach ed when The Ledge’s forms closed. Court will adjourn Wednesday for Thanksgiving; and al the offices at the court house wil bee losed on that day. That Was Enough. “It was on a train going from New York to Washington,” said Albert Barnes, of Toledo, according to the Boston Advertiser. “Among the passengers was a new ly married couple, who made them selves known as such to so great an extent that the occupants of the car began to make sarcastic remarks about them. “The bride and groom stood the re marks for some time, but finally the latter, who was of tremenduous size, broke in in the following language at his tormentors: “‘Yes, we are married-Just mar ried. We are going 100 miles further and we are going to spoon all the way. If you don’t like it you can get out and walk. She’s my violet and I’m her sheltering oak.’ “During the remainder of the jour ney this couple was left in peace.*’ A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OP LOWER CHEROKEE. EX-GOVERNOR THOMPSON DEAD. Former South Carolina Executive Paw* e» Away. New York, Nov. 20.—Hugh S. Thomp son, former governor of South Caro lina, died at his residence here tonight. Ho was bom in Charleston, S. C., in 1836. In recent years he was comp troller of the Now York Life Insur ance Company. No funeral services over the body of Mr. Thompson will be held In this city. The body will be taken South from here at 3:25 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. No arrangements for ser vices in Columbia have yet been made, except that the Interment will take place on Wednesday afternoon VANTED -300 lady customers to buy 300 Jacekts from $1.00 to $8.00 each. J. !. Barratt. —Don’t forget I have men's Suits from $2.00 to $18.00. J. I. Sarratt. An Athletic Exhibition. On next Thursday evening at Lime stone auditorium the Wofford College gymnasium team will give an enter tainment to the public. This team has been under the special training of Prof. A. C. Danief, Jr., director of Wof ford College gymnasium, assisted by Prof. H. T. Shockley, director of the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, assited by burg, and originator of the psycho- pneumonic system of physical culture. This team has given entertainments in neighboring cities and towns with marked success. It has won by its clever feats a reputation for fine work that does not fall below that of pro- fesionals. The apparatus of the gym nasium is going to be brought over, and the people of our city are prom ised an evening of enjoyment and re creation. There will be a small admision fee. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postofflee at Gaffney, S. C., for week ending Nov. 21, 1904.: Calvin Camp, Calvin Chambers, Ben Dobson, Joe Edwards, W. W. Harris, E. M. Mullim, J. H. McManus, John Pennington, Bandy Ruel, Jesey Stea- sison, Samhel Smith, J. S. Smith, H. H. White, Mrs. Mary Dont, Mrs. Cleg- geon Gray, Mrs. Anna Foster, Mrs. N. E. Harris,, Mrs. Hester Homes, Mrs. Lizzie Jones, Mrs. Beadle Nuckles, Mrs. Mary Petty, Mrs. Paran or Far rell, Mrs. Betsie Ross, Mrs. L. M. Jmith, Mrs. Ziscle Wagot. Please call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger, P. M. Resolutions of Respect. Whereas, the Grand Master of the Supreme Lodge of the Universe has, in His all-wise Providence, removed from our lodge our worthy brother, J. C. Hughes, therefore, be it resolved: First, That in the death of our broth er Hughes Granard Lodge N. 186, A. F M., has lost a good member, and we a worthy brother. Second, That the Secretary be in structed to record these resolutions op the minutes of the Lodge, furnish the family of the deceased with a copy, and publish in the County papers. R. M. Munro, J. Eb. Jeffries, D. P. Sides. Committee. Meanness Personified. Some mischievous person, or per sons, went to the home of Mr. John Vlnesett, at Grasy Pond, Saturday night and scatered his cotton, cut his shop bellows, and threw his tools out, cut his well rope and turned ris coy loose. Mr. Vlnesett has an idea who did this mischief, but no arrests have yet been made. Such miscreants should be cought and punished severely. A Small Blaze at Clemaon. Clem son College, Nov. 20.—Fire broke out In the main building of Clemson College at 5:30 o’clock this af ternoon on the north stairway, but ef fective work by the corps on exting uished it. Only slight damage was done to the stairway and ceiling. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is supposed to have been caused by rats cutting at match. A Landslide. There was a landslide on the Scuth- oarn railroad near ing’s Mountain Fri day morning. As a consequence, No. 11, the afternoon Southbound passen- get, did not reach Ga:ney till after 10 o’clock, and No. 97, the fast mail, was delayed several hours. The damage was speedily repaired and Saturday, the trains were running as usual. WANTED—100 customers to buy 100 Overcoats from $2.00 to $10.00 each. J. I. Sarratt. —100 Petticoats $1.00 to $3.50 each J. I. Sarratt. Subacrlbt for Th« Ledger fl a year. Peraonal Paragrapha Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest Wilkinsville, Nov. 18.—The Charles ton News and Courier proposes at an early day to publish a memorial edition commemorative of the deeds and sufferings of the Southern wo men in the civil war that will be (in a measure, at least) creditable to those whom it represents and we, as a people, ought to see that our sec tion is properly represented in it. There are thousands upon thousands of important incidents that ought to be preserved and this opportunity to present them upon record ought not to be allowed to pass without discharging tnat duty. As an historical compilation it will be a most invaluable volume, and the survivors of that struggle ought to see that full justice is done our noble women who suffered much to make independence possible. A committee of the most competent men to be had has been selected to pass upon the merits of the various sketch es to be presented and we may rea sonably expect a work of which every veteran, sons and daughters of veter ans will be proud. As the News and Courier reaches such a comparatively small number of the people of the rural districts, The Ledger and other papers throughout the State can and will do an amount of good by calling attention to this laudable undertaking and urging an in terest in it. Its work fulfills a long- neglected duty, acknowledging the service rendered by the noble women who stood behind the guns in the dark est hour of our country’s history. Your correspondent intends to take part in getting up that memorial vol ume. The farmers have about finished gathering cotton in this neighborhood. Some of them have made fair crops after all. But more can be attributed to the favorable state of the weath er, allowing it to fully mature with out stain or damage that it at one time promised. Misses Ethel and Jessie Strain and Mattie Estes visited their cousin, Rufe Estes, yesterday, who has been very sick. Several wagon-loads of cotton went from this section to the Gaffney mar ket yesterday. Wheat sowing has commenced and people are making preparation to plow It in good order. We regret to report that Mr. Will Thomas who has been so critically ill for two weeks is very little, if any better. One day this week Dr. Miles J. Walker of Yorkville, met Dr. Hood in consultation upon his case. Much sympathy is due him and his family in his affliction. He came from Ches ter County and has been living in the Hopewell neighborhood several years. He is a poor, but respectable mpn and a good kind neighbor and friend. To Mrs. S. F. Estes our thanks are due for a specimen of her turnips. They are of what is known as the white-egg variety hnd are specially fine and well tasting. During the election at Wilkinsville on general election day, as various parties were "cussing” and discussing the merits and demerits of the sever al constitutional amendments togeth er with that of dispensary or no dis pensary, Tom Dorman said that there were too many lawyers there for him to know what to do for the best. We live in a community where any one can learn anything he wants to know from the age of the moon to the weight of the Rocky Mountains. Syd Miller told us the other day how the notes or impressions were made on rraphaphone records which produced the sounds from the instrument. The boys went fox hunting on the York side of the river yesterday, but didn’t get up a chase. Mr. Robert Foster’s mule which got kicked by another mule one day this week Is getting on very well. Mr. R. J. Kirby and his son-in- law, Mr. Banks Jones, of Hickory Grove went to Henrietta Cotton Mills this week on a visit to relatives and friends. Farm hands are scarce in this com munity. Mr. H. Terry Estes has been unwell for a few days with neuralgia in his head. Mrs. Bob Poole, of Wilkinsville, Is right sick. Dr. C. C. Leech was called to see her yesterday. Mr. G. B. Estes and family of Tex as, some of The Ledger’s patrons are expected to visit friends and relatives in this Stale this season. Mr. Thos. J. Estes has been right sick for several dayr. J. L. S. “i The Carnival. The carnival has come and gone, and It carried away several thousand dollars of the people’s money, and no one will know the difference in a hun dred years. So far as we know, no thing of an obscene or improper nature was exhibited and the great crowds who attended it day and night were generally good-natured and orderly, and everybody seemed to have a good time. The city received $225.00 as Its share of the proceeds. The Experiment in Cherokee. [Greenville News.j The experiment in Cherokee county of taking prohibition as a substitute for the dispensary will be watched with keen interest by the people of the State, but we doubt if the new plan will prove a success. In the first place the county will lose its share of the profits, while the tax levy must be increased in order to enforce the law. Prohibition is a dream. Just as long as men have the desire they will drink liquor, and knowing that to be the case, enterprising law break ers will supply the source and the supply. It will be left then for the tigers, and when there is no legitimate establishments in which in toxicants are sold, the stuff will either be shipped in or retailed by those who believe they are able to evade the law. The dispensary has such a firm grip on the State that it is forced on every county, and where the peo ple show that they do not want it they are required to suffer from ex tra taxation. That indeed is a beauti ful condition of affairs. In so many words, we are told by this great mo nopoly-machine that we have either got to drink the liquor or pay the bills, which shows that Senator Till man and his friends cannot claim that the dispensary is a temperance meas ure. It is anything else. Its fangs have been driven into the body po litic of the State, and while the fact is proved that it is a rotten institu tion, we must submit to its iniquites or be fleeced by the commonwealth. No matter which way the wheel may turn we lose. High license is the only proper means of regulating the liquor traf fic. Where the authority is given to each city or town to surround the business with such law as will mil itate to the public good, and there will be less crime and disorder and the blind tiger will cease to exist. If men will drink they should have liq uor which is not concocted with poi son and then sent out under the seal of the State. Even if the dispensary has some good features they are lost sight of when we know that the other features are obnoxious and outrage ous to a dergee. The system is the greatest blot on South Carolina today, controling people and politics, mak ing the citizens the slaves and tools of liquor and its evil nfluence. But between the dispensary and prohibi tion we would prefer the latter. Cherokee Chronicles. Cherokee R. F. D. No. 6., Nov. 18. — We have had an ideal fall for gather ing, but still a few of us lazy-bones are not done yet. Cotton that was planted late or on fresh land has a lot of bolls yet to open; if they open at all. Cotton has been cut off by the frost more I believe than by the drouth and there is a good deal of cotton in this section yet unsold. Farmers hare about paid up and decided not to s611 any more until prices are better. There has been the largest crop of peas made here that has been made in many years. Corn is only fairly good. Farmers are very busy now pre- paring their land for wheat. I think if the weather continues good, there will be a large acreage sown. The present high price of flour is teach- ing a lesson to our farmers that they will not soon forget. Game is more plentiful than usual— especially squirrels. Mr. Jones Vas- sey reports killing six squirrels in one ai ^ catching four opossums that night. We intend keeping an eye on him, when next he goes hunting. Our farmers nearly all have fine hogs for Christmas, but Mrs. Alfred Burk has the finest hog of its age, 12 months in this section. It is so fat that it cannot see. Guesses as to its weight range all the way from 500 pounds to 800 pounds. Any one wish ing exact information can’ apply to Prof Sams who, (as we understand) surveyed around it, and will give the course and distance, whether he will make a comer on pork or not. Our people seem prosperous and contented with very little moving, even among the tenants. j. South Carolina Temperance and Or der League. , Kershaw, S. C., Nov. 15, 1904. Mr. E. H. DeCamp, Editor of the Ledg er, Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir:—I want to congratulate you, and through you the people of your county, on the glorious victory obtained by the splendid efforts to rid your county of the curse of whiskey. Now, let the same forces which com bined to rid your county of the legal ized traffic be employed to sup press the illegal sale and you will achieve a more glorious victory still and have greater cause to congratulate yourselves. You have fought valiantly and won nobly. You have given evidence to the fact that you can neither be bought by questionable profits or co- f reed by inqultous legislation, and hat you had rather contribute your maintenance directly from your pock ets than to endorse the evils of the whiskey traffic and operate your coun ty on money derived through an agen cy which absolutely robs many needy and helpless ones of the necessities of life. Your county has set a worthy ex ample to the other counties, which I trust in due season they also will fol low. Yours very truly, J. W. Hamel. Chairman South Carolina Temperance Law and Order League. Marriage at Baptist Church. On account of the pipe organ the marriage of Miss Ethel Sarratt and Mr. 8. O. Talbot will take place in the Baptist Church Wednesday after noon at 5 o'clock. THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. —25 men’s Suits $2.00 each. J. I. Sarratt. Items of Interest Concerning Out Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Reader* Mr. Joseph E. Newson, an aged printer, was found dead in his room at the Queen City Hotel in Charlotte Fri day afternoon. He had been in feeble health for some time, but the last sum mons came suddenly, for Mr. Newsom had been at work the day before and there was no intimation of his fatal illness. There was no inquest neces sary, so the body was turned over to J. M. Harry & Co., the undertakers, for burial. Typographical Union No. 338 took charge of all arrangements for the last rites. C. E. Hayes, white, was Saturday convicted of criminal assault on the person of Miss Mary Inman, a highly respected 18-year-old girl of Ashpole, and sentenced by Judge Ward to hang in Lumberton January 18. The ver dict is generally approved. The as sault was committed June 30. Seven prisoners escaped from the Lumberton jail early Saturday morning by cutting the bars of the cage in which they were confined, and the bars of the out er window with a saw. They then tore up a blanket and let themselves down to the ground. Six were negroes, one a white boy. Three have been cap tured and a diligent search is being made for the others. Mr. Howard McLarty was accident ly shot in the store of the Allen Hard ware Company in Charlotte Friday morning by a pistol in the hands of Mr. W. H. Cathey, a salesman. Mr. McLarty went in the store for the pur pose of buying a shovel and coal scut tle, and was standing in the back part of the store about 40 feet away from Mr. Cathey who was showing a pis tol to a railroad man. Mr. Mathey was snapping the pistol, which was of 38- calibre. to show its action, when it discharged the bullet entering Mr. McLarty’s arm between the elbow and the shoulder. The flesh of the arm was penetrated, and though the wound gave considerable nain, it was found not to be dangerous. The trial of John Turner for the murder of his brother, Ben Turner, was heard in superior court at Reids- ville last week. The case consumec the time of the court for two or three days. The case was given to the Jury Thursday, and Thursday evening the foreman notified the court that the jury could not agree—resulting, there fore, in,a mistrial. Last February Ben Turner and his brother, John, went to Madison to have a settlement and after attending to their business, during which time considerable feel ing was shown, they proceeded to tank up on whiskey. When they start ed for home they had a full supply of beer and liquor. The next morning the body of Ben Turner was found by the roadside, and later John Turner was arrested, charged with his death, and confined in the county jail at Reidsville. A colored man named Grandy was burned to death at the J. J. Watson lumbe: camp, about five miles from Elizabeth City, Friday night, or early Saturday morning. A party of col ored men occupied a shack at the mill, and Grandy had left camp in the night to go hunting for ’possums. It is not known what time he returned, but the men say that he evidently came in very cold and built a large fire. He went to sleep and left the fire burn ing very brightly, and it is supposed that the shack caught from this. When discovered by the other men. the interior was on fire, and they had barely time to get out when the roof fell in. It was not noticed until the building was almost entirely con sumed that Granby was missing, and when the flames had subsided, his charred remains wer found. It Is sup posed that he never awoke, and was suffocated by the smoke and flames. He is said to have been a most highly respected colored man, and his horri ble death is deplored. The safe in the ticket wagon of Forepaugh & Sells Bros.’ circus was robbed at Tarboro of over $30,000 early Saturday morning. This money had been reserved to pay off employ ees after disbanding Saturday night. A guard had been placed over the safe, but is said to have left his post after the circus train arrived at Tarboro, when if is thought the safe was rifled. Warrants were im mediately served, and about twenty employees arrested but all except the guard were discharged, because of in sufficient evidence. Detectives have been put on the case. The manage ment has decided to postpone the sale of the circus until after they have gone into winter quarters. All the animals, paraphernalia, etc., will be shipped to Columbus, Ohio, and the hundreds of employees wil scat ter In various directions. On account of the robbery, the show will not dis band before probaly next week. The manager believes the guilty party will bo tipprchei.d >d before moving from Tarboro. A reward of $2,500 has iMsm offered for the apprehension and con viction of the person or persons who robbed the safe. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. —150 ladies' Skirts to go at 75c to $3.50 each. J. I. Barratt. Subscribe for The Ledger $1 a year. People Going and Coming Beyond the Broad, Blacksburg, Nov. 19—Mrs. Will Fin ley, after spending a few days in town with relatives, returned to-her home in Marion Tuesday. Mr. Robt. Davis was in town Mon day. He has accepted a position at Spencer, N. C., and will make that his home in the future. Mrs. C. A. Stuart, spent Tuesday in Rock Hill, the guest of Mrs. W. A. Graham. “Capt.” J. A. Maxwell, was in town Friday after spending some time in Charleston on business. Mrs. John Boyce is the guest of Mrs. Frank Moore for a few days. Mr. Allie Osborne went over to Gaff ney Wednesday on business. Miss Logan, after spending a few days with her cousin, Mabel Ramseur, returned to her home at Patterson Springs last week. Dr. J. T. Darwin was in town Tues day on business. Mr. Ira Hardin wentVlown to Smyr na Wednesday. Miss Irene Whisnant, after spend ing a few days in town with her par ents, returned to Rock Hill Wednes day. where she is attending school. Dr. Cole was in town Monday on Business. Mrs. Chas. Baber returned from Shel by Wednesday after spending a few days with relatives. On Friday the 18th, Arbor day, was observed by the school children. Talks were given by several of our best citizens. A very appropriate pro gram was carried out and enjoyed by all present. Mr. Roy Osborne of St. Louis, is in town visiting his parents. Mrs. John Graham left last week for Pock Hill, where she will be the guest of Mrs. W. A. Graham for awhile. Miss Mary Deal of Sharon Is visit ing Mrs. M. C. Deal of this place. Messrs. John and Joe Blalock made a business try) to Gaffney Saturday af ternoon. Rev. J. D. Bailey Is cond cting a revival meeting at Cherokee Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Cooksey wer.e seen in town Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. William Blalock spent Sunday in Gaffney, the guests of Mrs. Cora Camp. Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty were in town Saturday night. Mr. Luther Hoard and sister, Mrs. J. B. Blalock spent Sunday with their brot 1 'T f* ^ • V.i .. - spent Sunday in t wn ... Mrs. J. R. Hea- lan. Dr. Bratton of Rock Hill, was in town Friday night. He was called here to see Dr. Caldwell’s little daugh ter, Isabelle, who is quite sick. Mrs. J. M. Caldwell’s mother is visiting her for a few days. Mr. O. A. Osborne attended court in Gaffney last week. Pete Shiver spent Saturday in town with ihs mother. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Rippy of Earle, N. C., spent Saturday night and Sunday with their daughters, Mrs. Dock Bridges. Mr. and Mrs. Dock Keeler of Grov er, visted Mrs. William Baber Sunday. Mrs. A. R. Holmes left last Friday for a visit to relatives at Cottageville. Miss Luna Younge of Spencer, N. C., is visiting Miss Mamie Gaston of this place. Mr. F. H. Young, of Cherokee Falls, was in town Friday night. Mrs. J. M. Phillips and daughter, Miss Lizie, went to Shelby Monday for the day. MRS. CARLTON’S WONDERFUL STORY. Maine Woman’s Thrilling Experience Duplicated in Gaffney. There are scores of families in Gaff ney and near-by towns who will read with interest the wonderful experience of Mrs. A. L. Carlton, one of the best known women in Rockland, Me. Her statements are confirmed by the phy sicians who treated her and by C. H. Pendleton, the druggist who sold her Mi-o-na, nature’s cure for dyspepsia. Mrs. Carlton says: “I suffered with stomach trouble for eight years, grow ing worse all the time. Three of the best doctors in Maine diagnosed my case as cancer of the stomach and de clared I could not live two months. Ut terly discouraged with their treatment, I began using Mi-o-na and commenced to gain at once. At this time, I was re duced to almost skin and bones, as I had lost nearly 100 pounds during mi sickness, but when I began to take Mi- o-na. my flesh was built up and I gain ed 22 1-2 lbs. the first month. Wnen I discharged my physicians. I was suf fering great pain and distress, vom iting from two to six times a day, but after the first week’s use of Mi-o-na the pain ceased and the vomiting stopped entirely. I have taken only six packages of these woaderful tablets but my health is about restored and firm ly believe that Mi-o-na saved my life.” The Gaffney Drug Company are lor 1 agents for Mi-o-na which sells for 0 cents a box, and offer It under per<? ri al guarantee that if it does not ' :*e the worst form of stomach trouble ud resulting disorders, the money wl’ b« refunded. While standing in a canoe en in assisting the removal of a ft logs from Bell’s bridge, over 1 r er. about five miles from 7 rb William Young, colored, of I’ rt' sentenced to the Edgecomb. eo roads for 12 months, fell o erl and was drowned Friday moridnr body has not yet been recovered, prisoner was freed of handcuffs ... shackles at tho time of the accideni ig rd it> an H anr —Just received a shipment of sin gle-barrel breech-loading shot gum to go at $4.00 each. J. I. Sarratt •i J-' AL?* * ’‘Dl