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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
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—Just received a shipment of sin
gle-barrel breech-loading shot gum
to go at $4.00 each. J. I. Sarratt
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