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V ; -<)—O- 'the largest circulation of Any Newspaper In the Fifth Congressional District, of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger 8EM1-WEZKL\ — rUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FBIDAY WE GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 3. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1904. $1.00 A YEAR. PRESS COMMENTS ON TOE ELECTION. \VHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THE DISPENSARY. Sentiments of Various Papers on Cherokee’s Act of Voting Out the Dispensaries from Her Borders. The more we think about it, the more impressed are we with the grit of those Crerokee county people. Wav- ins aside the little matter of $14,000 which they lose they didn’t pay the least bit of attention to Senator Till man.—Greenwood Index. . W 9 9 The Spartanburg Herald says it be lieves the people of Spartanburg coun ty would vote out the dispensary were the opportunity given them. Then ness and the actual profits' would be greater. The license.} would co-oper- ato with the local authorities in pre venting illicit selling and the cost of the constabulary would be less.—Spar tanburg Journal. In view of the foregoing we with draw our charge against the Journal of collusion with the Columbia Record to garble the Brice interview. If the foregoing expreses the views of the Journal, it is evident that there was no significance in its reproduction of the Record’s article without credit, other than a pursuance of its custom to collect news with the scissors in stead of the pencil. The views ex pressed above are all right.—Yorkville Enquirer. A Misapprehension. Editor Gaffney Ledger:—A large! number of people in Cherokee county i seem to misapprehend our status in j regard to the dispensary law—that in , voting the dispensary out of the conn-! ty we got rid of the entire system of i law governing the working of that | institution. This is a sad commentary on the intelligence of such people. All the people were asked to do was to say by their votes whether or not they wished the dispensary continued in our county. And when they said they did not they virtually assumed the re sponsibility of executing the law as it stands upon the statute books. Not one jot or tittle of the law was abro gated or in any way interfered with by the election or its result. Until changed or annulled by the legislature the dispensary law will stand upon the statute books as firm as the rock of Gibraltea. No power can change it except that which cre ated it. The people only said what they wanted and in saying that they tactily agreed to enforce the law against the whiskey traffic independent of State aid. They could not have understood it otherwise, for there was no other intelligent conclusion at which to ar rive. So far as a person bringing liq uor into the county, or transporting it from place to place in the county, he is just as indictable in offence now' as it was before the abolishment of the dis pensary. If anything, more so. The , brings | R h r eriff. deputy constable, magistrates ported give dispensary and no d ls ‘; me the question I think to be of | an( t municipal policemen are clothed pensary 1,302. Chester Lantern. more interest to the people of Chero- w |th the same authority to enforce • • • kee county now' than any other, viz: | the dispensary law in this county that The first election under the proyi- That of schools. On last Monday 1 the State constables had. and they are sions of the Brice Law was held in morning the greater part of the pub- h, s t as much bound to do so. If they Cherokee ,co\mty last week and the ]i c schools in this county began. I be-, f a ji to do their duty in this and the dispensary wa wiped away by a de- pan a school jt State Line. I didn’t. ma tter is reported to the governor, cisive vote* of 1,245 to 349. This ] ntonf ] trying to teach a school this | tf^en he will send State constables here means that the people of Cherokee ace w inter as I wanted to go to school i to look after it and the county of Cher- tired of the dispensary and will try A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. A PRETTY WEDDING. CLIFTON CHRONICLES. The Nuptials of Lieutenant Talbot and Personals and Locals from the City Miss Ethel Sarratt. on the Paco|et One of the prettiest and most in- riifton Nnv w {iXffm.Tu , , h,t '' aS ,r “, n8P ‘ red occasl,m '>» *'»« “’portion ot the Cow 2 society for many a day was battleground acttlement this the mai riage yesterday aftemoon of i morning and was agroeablv surnrised MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF ! ^ Ethel Sarratt to Lieutenant Tal-j to see such evidences of general pros Twenty-Eighth l nited i j )er jty At almost every farm house hot, of the LOWER CHEROKEE. States Infantry. The ceremony was performed in the you could see well filled barns and corn cribs and from three to fifteen More and Better Education. State Line, Nov. 17.—The election is over and the “dispensary” is gone so far as Cherokee county is concern ed, whether it be for the better for us 1 or not. I, for one, voted for prohibi tion simply because I could do so with a clearer conscience than I could for the dispensary. We have heard al- thoy ought to lie given the opportu- roa( j y sonie few “ Rrum hlers,” grumb- nity as soon as possible—Newberry a ‘ bout the 8ma n am ount of money Obesrvor. * * • In Cherokee the first election un- ling that we will lose for school purposes. We are all frank to admit that we will , , . , lose a small sum, hut let it go! I was der the Brice law has resulted in an we]1 paid for niy part G f that amount, overwhelming defeat for the dispen- for the pi easiire I had of being in sary. By a vote of six to one the town ]ast Saturday, and seeing the county has voted to close the dispen- sreat d jff eronco that I saw there in the saries. Fourteen out of 24 boxes re- people So nulch f or that, as itbri \ m hnan nf thl 0 iinf I)a,es of cott on awaiting better prices, vr n "I ? f n e . f v f r<1 a V’ trcet w e were told that every farmer in the 1 fr F rel 1 ’ nanti R | eV ^h A ' S jl n ? ia ’| community had not only been able to ular People and Short Items of; ^ the First Baptist church official- meet his obligation but actually iing The church was prettily deco- a surp i us either in money or rated in nalms and ferns and the soft prodll c e , an d would be able to start Wilkinsville Nov 2 ,, • Our friend B ' ow of tl J R el c I1R , w th tlui | ou t the new year with a clean balance wiiKinsvine, inov. z*. uur menu cro wd of handsomely clothed women; nno farmer vL and neighbor, Mr. W. C. Blackwell, aiu i WP ]] dressed men ail witlt pacer , ee L One farmer informed us he ha» four fine porkers to kill that will, expectant faces, forme,] a scene that i ' e n f L a “‘tor ™ thf weigh.fully. h * m ll13 - L™” Is one, W a 8 pretly in the extreme, ami in ev-, pa y lQg bm'li^n hafiVft thr« la?ge Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop- General Interest. of our best farmers and has good example for his neighbors to fol low. Mrs. Prof. J. Thomas Moore has a few pupils studying music. She set a ery way befitting the joyful occasion j cotton, threeTundred busL Tn o xtra c CNvmii ci rol orwirnnH . * The bride was exquisitely gowned els of corn and seven hundred bun . in pure white, with a long bridal vel , dles of fodde besid tit of and the groom wore the full-dress uni-1 molagseg shucks cotton se ^ d an / form of his rank in the army, includ- teaches them at her home. Mrs. juc his sword—makinc as handsome c tt, U, ., ww Moore is-i native of Oranceburc coun- ni 'i ' l>rU makl ,7 as nanusome w ^ Allen has just returned from Moore is a nauve or urangeuurg coun a CO uple as ever stood before Hymen’s j Adioviii^ and 'TnrmQn whono ty and a member of one of the best iitar Asheulle and Inman, where he spent families in South Carolina and is well j After the ceremony a reception was f ° Ur d ^fn ? n t lmsinR ^ s - He re P9 rts edneated : • J Tu . c . e , rRmon y a cepuou was gnow gjin ] ying on the ground when enucaieq. given the bridal party at the Sarratt | h lpf) . There is talk of having a Christmas i lom e, on Limestone street, where „ nd » t-, r> nnnpr n f q nar tree for the members of the infant ij cbt refreshments were nariaknn of * , r ' an " Ir8 : A - D - \2. Rper ’ of s P ar * Class of the Salem Sunday school i re “ osnnienis parTaK n OI ’i tanburg, spent, pleasantly yesterday ciass oi me tiaiem aunuay scnooi and a sbor t time spent in extending ofo.prww.n w ith the famiiv of Mr and during the holidays. congratulations to the happy young M^ T r Smith In a recent letter the types make us J couple . A very pretty feature of the Miss ‘ Nannie Cooner of Snartan- say that Rev. W. H. White will deliver recention was a small souvenir con- i M1 S iNa ” n lf 1 00per '. t . 0l u * pa . a a a fine lecture at the school house on . # 7 sri iaii soinomr con burg spent s un d a y with her friend, a nne lecture at me scnooi nouse on pjstmg of a box of wedding cake, with Mi( . K Avn Aiipn on Fast Main St Saturday night before the first Sab- the i ni ti a , 8 “S. T.” and the date “No-' Wo Jla^v weJcLe back to Clifton bath in December. It should have vember 23 1904 ” in gold presented bv i ..u * S; a uiy welcome back to Llitton rno,i “froo” thoio»h ' c r ’ ’ 1,1 p , 1 y the families of Messrs. Mid Henderson n 1“ wn fi ’ thoush | the bride and groom to each of the, and M A . Ledford, of Woodruff. we expect it to he both. y myself, but as there is such a scarcity, nkee mns t foot the bill of expense prohibtion—Kingstree Weekly Mail. . „f teachers this year (especially so, That is the whole situafion in a nut- * * * ; with male teachers) I have con-; s hell. Don’t think, friends, that the The Cherokee people over in South ! descended to try it again. ) putting of the dispensary out of busi- Carolina gave a decided vote against Now I don’t want to he the first to I noss j n Cherokee county necessarily the dispensary The people down that i grumble, but the question is often ask-! nut the county outside of the State, way seem to (jink the dispensary a , ed why are teachers so hard to find? | we are still living under the same pa- corrupt institution and then the folks i think that question is very easily, rental roof, so far as the State Is con- don’t want, the dispensary anyway, j answ ered. Those that are competent | ce rned. Somewhat like the prodigal Good for Cherokee. We have always i t 0 teach can find other employment. son we have dravm out our interest thought that those, people had some good traits.—Gastonia (N. C.) News. * • * It should be remembered that it was not M ‘the people of Greenville County” but only six of them that asked for instruction, and that num ber of pretty sorry votes can be found in any county. Moreover, they probab ly thought they knew how to vote themselves but'wanted the senator to tell the other fellows how.—Chester Lantern'. * * • In voting out the dispensary, the cit izens of Cherokee county know that they would lose $14,000, but were will ing to pay this amount to remove an institution which had become obnox ious to them. The result of this, the first election under the Brice law will encourage other counties in the State to follow the example of Cherokee county.—Aiken Journal and Review. • • • When it comes to pass that any set of people laying claim to intelligence have to ask Senator Tilraan how to vote on any question as the people of Greenville county did on the Speegle- Walker contest case, their citizen ship ought to be taken from them, and let Senator Tillman do the voting for them. If the people of Chesterfield were to do such a thing we would be heartily ashamed of them.—Chester field Advertiser. • * • Cherokee county has voted out its two dispensaries and they have al ready been closed. The loss of rev enue wilPbe about $13,000 and the de crease in liquor drinking remains to he seen. From a legal standpoint the county now has absolute prohibition. From a practical standpoint the thirsty will most likely find some sort of ac commodation for wetting their whis tles. Cherokee’s experiment will at least be watched with much interest. —Orangeburg Patriot. * • * Senator Tillman advised the demo crats to vote against Walker, but Walker was elected by 800 majority. This was bad. Senator Tillman went to Gaffney to help the frlendf of the dispensary but by a majority of 1,000 the dispensary was voted out of the county. This was worse. The results show that the people of this State be lieve in home rule and will not permit an outsider to interfere in local con tests, even though the outsider hap pens to be Senator Tillman.—Aiken Journal and Review. • • • The people of Cherokee county say that they counted the cost before vo ting the dispensary out of their coun ty. How, we are unable to determine, From a standpoint of mere dollars and cents It would be quite a prob lem, but from a more liberal stand point, that of the cost to the public weal of the community and the curse to the youth of the State, It is incal culable. At any rate Cherokee coun ty has inaugurated a movement which the entire State should emulate and they can find work to do that will pay them better wages and will last all the year. They can find a place where there is a chance for promotion, they can find something to do that will not require so much education, that will not require so many late hours of study and so much money expended for hooks, papers and magazines that the up-to-date teacher has to buy If he does his duty in the schoolroom. Twenty years ago the teacher of the country schools got twenty-five to forty dollars per month and he didn’t have to know half so much as he does now, to get his certificate to teach; and now with few exceptions, he only gets the same price. I can’t see for my life why the trus tees of our schools can’t see that they ought to pay better wages and get better prepared teachers for the schools that most need them. I’ll venture there are boys (white and colored) in Gaffney, not more than twenty-one years of age, that are laving brick that can hardly read or write and boys that have spent none of their time and money getting an education, who are getting three and four dollars per day for their labor. Not only brick layers but they are in the cotton mills, in the shops, at the carpenter’s trade and elsewhere. I think the greatest need in our county is better and larger schools. I want to see in every township a good graded school to run not less than eight months with a good male teach er as principal and a lady teacher as assistant. Keep the schools for the little pupils that we have, with a good lady teacher to instruct those to the sixth or seventh grades; let the larg er ones and more advanced ones go to the high school. They could walk or hoard, whichever they liked best. It cost a boy or girl too much to go off to a high school or to some fitting school to prepare for college. Many of our boys and girls are doing that in this county this year. We need to levy a few mills tax on the people of this county for better schools and bet ter educated teachers. Give us one good graded to every township In the county and a good military high school at the county seat in Gaffney. The people of Chreokee have been asleep long enough. I think they ought to wake up and try to do more for the bright manhood and womanhood of this, the banner county of the State, in some other respects. Now I know the peo ple of Gaffney have the best graded school in the State. I am not saying anything against that school nor its teachers, but I don’t think it is enough. There are too many children in and around Gaffney for one school I will not say any more on the sub ject for this time, but will later on. I want to hear from others Some of the readers of your paper will say I am asking too much, but I think not. If they they think a school of the kind I have mentioned in every township is too much, what , do you all think about a good high in the household and set up business for ourselves. If we succeed rightly, all well and good; but if we fail, either in ability or inclination to manage our affairs, then we must fall back on “daddy” and “mama” to take us in and provide for us. But before we get hack w'e must submit to $ legal spank ing. which we will so richly merit. One gentleman of average and or dinary discretion said to your corres pondent;—"I can order twenty-five gallons of whiskey for my own use and take it home and keep it and drink it without being troubled.” Well, that depends largely upon cir cumstances—what kind of man you are, and what your neighbors know or think they know of you. If the po lice of Gaffney and Blacksburg will only do their duty (and we have every reason to believe they will) it will be but a few weeks until every man upon whom the least suspicion rests will be spotted and it will be an easy mat ter to “tree” him if his neighbors have any sympathy for the law and wish to see H enforced. No man of common sense can rea sonably conclude that in getting rid of the dispensary he has acquired a single legal right he didn’t have be fore. He has only for the time being swapped off the State’s guardians— the dispensary constables—for the county officials. If he has gained any- things at all It Is in this respect. If he can draw them into collusion with him so as to allow his acts to go un challenged he has gained a point which will sooner or later bring its legitimate fruits—sorrow and dis grace. Respectfully. James L. Strain. Wilkinsville, S. C., Nov. 19, 1904. ; ladies present. Here the numerous Some of our colored neighbors spent handsome and costly presents re- the night at Gaffney last week. They ce ived by the couple were displayed, say they can get all the liquor there including the Talbot silver, which was they want at 50 cents a pint. We an he i r i oom n f the groom’s, don’t believe a word of it and think Th p pride’s attendants were: Miss it is a thrust at the prohibition move-; Fan nie Lewis, Richmond, Va.; Miss ment. The vigilant police and wide Mary Emma Foster. Union; Miss Min- awake citizens who favor law and nie Hayne, Greenville; Misses Eva r b ~ b * hj rds that it is possible on to toe " t0 ^! Ross aml Lillian Wood. Gaffney. The IX obtained, and as a result he in- Z amf Jimmie Strain and M^ri^ 1 •» •»* ■<* a “» Master Archie, visited relatives at f) f Richmond Hickory Grove Saturday and return- T h e wedding march was superbly ed J* 0I1<lay - „ „ played by Miss Georgie Steedly, of The sermons of Rev. Frank De Witt 1 Rimpstone College. Talmage which appear each week in Miss Sarratt was one of Gaffney’s ; j' tor t " *he home of Mr. and Mrs. W The Ledger are especially fine fully prettiest ami most estimable young p Allen Sundav Sr^enio/ Smace ^ Thos^ sermons womon ’ her charming manner and her Dr s M> Gunter and Miss Mattie tm senior ialmage. Those sermons niany am i a i,i e qu a ijties making her a Allen snent Tuesday night with Mr. alone are worth ten times the price favorite wherever known. Lieuten- tamoa Mniufioiii inf thp Pierlmont sec- Woodruff was a good town but they liked Clifton better. So says almost every one who has lived here. It is not generally known, but it is nevertheless true, that Mr. H. M. Smith, our popular card-room boss, is making a success of the poultry busi ness. He has his farm stocked with to fill all his mail orders. There Is money in the poultry business if prop erly conducted. Dr. W. K. Gunter, a popular young dentist of Gaffney, was a welcome vis- of the paper to any one who wants something of the kind to read. Very little cotton now remains in the field to be picked out. So far as this neighborhood is con James Hollifield. of the Piedmont sec ant Talbot is a popular young officer tion They report a pleasant trip, of the United States regular army, en- Rev F H Harrison, pastor of the joying to a high degree the love and First Baptist church, announced tosf esteem of his comrades and brother Sunday morning that he wou... corned, fine crops of both corn and 0fl Thp S I edeer inins a nprfoot host of a 0l l- To 6 p au f^’f cotton were made this voar and the • , Ledger joins a pertect host ol q Uake ” the third Sunday in Decewuei. lnn,i nril J fhp rntf J ifo. "!„ !! friend8 an(1 . ^mirers in wishing them No doubt this wlll be a great literary every happiness in life. treat for those who are so fortunate as to hear him. Everybody is cordi- good price of the latter has been a great blessing to the farmers. The j ^j r and T a ] bo t ] e ft on the late farmer as a general thing will “pay northbound train last bight for Rich- out and have enough to run them Death of a Colored Woman. Webster, Nov. 1C.—Maggie Little john. wife of Charlie Littlejohn, of White Plains, departed this life No vember 11th. She leaves two little children and a husband to mourn their loss. She was a member of White Plains Baptist church. The Inter school m ent took place at White Plains ce metery. Rev. G. W. Young, of Jones- ville, conducted the funeral Saturday at 4 o’clock. A. B. G. the action of her people should be school in Gaffney to be run by the commended by all who love their State and wish to see law and order prevail within her borders.—Conway Field • • • The State should get one of the whiskey business and the sale of liquor should be carried on, if at all, by prl- people of Cherokee county and a good military school? Mr. Editor. I would like to hear from you on this question. Yours very truly, K. O. Huskey. heads in Some people lose their vate parties under heavy license in; spite of their locks. the same manner as the dispensary gels It, oLt every county have the Wears and Covers Like Gold, privilege of local option. Thl^ would That L. & M. Paint, and It only re- eliminate all the scandal and corrup- quires 4 gallons of L. & M. and 3 gal- tlon of the purchasing board, preserve Ions linseed oil to paint a moderate t! e temperance feature my preventing sized house. <Mnvivial drinking and promote local Its lead with zinc. Non-chalkahlo. self-government by the local option Liberal quantity given to churches feature. At the same time the State when bought from Smith Hardware would have no Investment In the biial- Co. agents. First Baptist Church Notes. Next Sabbath at 11 o’clock Dr. Simms will begin a short series of sermons on “Crises In Human Life.” The morning sermon will be on “Mar riage, a Crisis In Life.” This series of sermons will be of helpfulness to young men and young women, and they are especially Invited to come and bring their friends. At 7:30 at night the “Old Testament Series of Talks” will be continued. The finance committee for next year may be announced next Sabbath, and all members are asked to he present. The Beet Liniment. “Chamberlain’s Pain Balm Is con sidered the best liniment on the market,” write Post & Bliss, of Geor gia, Vt. No other liniment will heal a cut or bruise so promptly. No other affords such quick relief from rheu matic pains. No other Is so valuable for deep seated pains like lame hack and pains In the chest. Give this lini ment a trial and you will never wish to he without It. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. another year without going in debt very far. For a long time the farmer has been the bottom dog in the fight. But things are changing and he is becom ing more and more self-sustaining. Many farmers have money on hand and in the banks, and with them cred it is neither asked for nor needed. Instead, they are money lenders. We understand that the DeLoach lands on Pacolet will soon go to sale. This will be a good opportunity for investment in real estate. The health of our county is unpre cedentedly good just now. We understand that Willie Kirby is going off to school at Columbia soon. More attention is being paid now to education than heretofore. We did not have the pleasure of at tending “Bible day” at Abingdon Creek church last Sahabth. We un derstand that the services were very well attended and that Revs, Owings and Hammett made them very Inter esting. Mr. Rufus Estes, who has been sick for some time, is getting better. Mr. V. C. Comer has taken the con tract to run the ferry at Howells for another year. The ferry boat is need ing repairs and a new one will be needed before long. The fall in the price of cotton seed has stopped the sale of it. Farmers who are not compelled to sell will hold for better prices. Mr. Sam W. Foster, of Union, is to this section looking after his farming interests and buying cattle. Mr. Jimmie Strain is suffering with rheumatism. Thanksgiving day will be observed by the Salem people as usual next Thursday. Seed wheat Is scarce this year. But people will not be compelled to lay out much money to it, as they usually sow small areas, having found out that one acre well prepared and ma nured is worth five acres put in in a slovenly way. Mr. R. A. Foster's mule reported In our last letter as being kicked, was not much hurt after all. Messrs. V, C. Comer and Asa Black- well attended the carnival at Gaffney last week and took a ride in the “fly- ing Jinny.” Asa also took a ride on the Ferris wheel. “V. C." saw many things that interested him. He says 4t was a splendid show. Tomorrow Miss Lizzie Edwards and a Mr. Craven (both mutes) will be married at the homo of the bride, just across the river on the York side, by Rev. P. B. Ingrain. They will go immediately to the home of the groom in Richland county, so we understand. It will he a quiet wedding. J. L. 8. ally invited to turn out on that day. mond, the groom’s home. The Recital at Limestone. Wall-Blanton. The music lovers of Gaffney and Mr. C. J. Wall and Miss Isabella Limestone College were afforded a Blanton, both of this city, were mar- rare treat Friday evening when the ried Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock first faculty recital was given In the at the residence of Mrs. J. H. Lip-1 college auditorium, scomb, on Rutledge avenue, by Rev. i An artistic and elaborate program A. M. Simms. had been arranged by the heads of Mr. Wall Is one of Gaffney’s best j the music department, and th-is pro citizens, a good business man and a ! gram was beautifully rendered by Prof, clever gentleman. Miss Blanton has Scherubel, director of music at the for some time been a saleslady in The college, Mrs. Scherubel, dramatic so- Battery. She is a daughter of the prano, and instructor of voice culture, late James Riley Blanton, and has won and Miss Georgia Steedly, assistant many friends since she came to Gaff- in piano. ney by her genial manner and exceed- The evening was a most enjoyable ing cleverness. ohe to the audience, and the coming The Ledger extends congratula- recitals of a like nature are looked tions to the happy pair. ] forward to with great pleasure by the i lovers of good music in this city. Mrs. Sarratt Entertains. Thursday afternoon, November 17, j Death of a Young Man. Mrs. J. I. Sarratt entertained her lady, Mr. W. A. George died Tuesday at friends. The parlors were decorated his home near Wilkinsville after an in yellow and red chrysanthemums, ! illness of several w’eeks. He was red and yellow being the color scheme, about thirty-five years old at the time except In the dining room, which was 1 of his death and was the oldest son entirely In green. The color motif was i of Mrs. J. J. George. His remains were carried out to the menu. The menu interred in the McKown cemetery cards were in green and gold with Thursday. We extend sympathy to Shakespearian quotations. The punch the bereaved family. bowl was presided over by Miss Myr-1 tie Sarratt behind a bank of palms! FROM THE ASHES and ferns and cut flowers. | The following were the invited Baltimore Family’s Experience Points guests: Mrs. I. M. Peeler, Mrs. Le-j a Moral to Residents of Gaffney. Master, Mrs. P. V. Gaffney, Mrs. Sam The visitor to Baltimore today Hopper. Mrs. Shuford, Mrs. Robt. Sar ratt, Mrs. Fort. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs scarcely realizes that less than a year ago the city was almost destroyed by —Just received a shipment of sin gle-barrel breech-loading shot guns to go at $4.00 each. J. 1. Sarratt. —25 men’s Suits $2.00 each. Sarratt. J. I. A Runaway Bicycle, Terminated with an ugly cut on the leg of J. B. Orner. Franklin Grove, 111. It developed a stubborn ulcer unyielding to doctors and remedies for four years. Then Bucklen’s Ar nica Salve cured. It’s Just as good for Burns. Scalds, Shin Eruptions and Piles. 26c, at Cherokee Drug Co. Subscribe for The Ledger, $1 a year. Subscribe for The Ledger, $1 a year. Geo. Byers, Mrs, Gray, Mrs. Smith, a memorable fire. A similar compar- Mrs. Nathan Lipscomb, Mrs. T. Lit- j {son might he made by George W. tlejohn, Mrs. Boyd Hames, Mrs, Jas. Nally, one of the leading citizens of Turner, Mrs. Dudly Jones, Mrs. Steady, Baltimore, as to the change in his Lipscomb, Mrs. A. N. Wood, Mrs. own looks. Steadman, Mrs. Simms, Mrs. Garrett, i a short time ago, Mr. Nally, writ- Mrs. Bessie Sparks, Mrs. Hamrick,! i n g from his home address, 2213 Bar- Mrs. G. F. ’ Barr, Miss Inez Sarratt,! clary St., says, “I have been troubled Mrs. Wofford Humphries, Mrs. for years with catarrh and had resort- Thomas Brown. Mrs. Charles Hum- j od to all remedies that could be phries, Mrs. Willis, Mrs. W. C. Car- thought of. My wife was also afflict- penter, Mrs. J. H. Carpenter, Mrs. R. ed with this terrible disease, but all B. Roper, Mrs. John Swygert, Mrs. the treatments we used were an ab- Arthur Peeler. solute failure until we tried Hymoei. It worked like a charm and has made Accident to Dr. Hamrick. a complete cure in both of our cases. Friday morning while helping to There is no disagreeable stomach take a piano from a wagon In front of, dosing in using Hyomei. We breath- the W. Sam Lipscomb house, on Lime- od jt, and Its frag.ance, so clean, pure stone street, the horses became and bracing, killed all the catarrhal frightened, causing the piano to fall germs to the head, throat, and lungs, to the ground. Dr. Hamrick falling' The experience Mr. Nally and his with it. The doctor got bruised up w |f e certainly points a moral to all considerably, but was not seriously readers of The Ledger who are siiffer- hurt. He is now confined to his room, j ng from catarrh. It shows how they but was doing well at last accounts. We hope the doctor will he out again soon. can he cured of this frightful disease, without dangerous stomach dosing. The Gaffney Drug Co., the local agents for Hyomei, have so much faith to the treatment that they give their person al guarantee to rufund the money in case it does not benefit. A complete outfit, cots one dollar, the extra bottles are hut fifty cents. Ask to see the strong guarantee under which Hymoei Not Sick a Day Since. “I was tf\ken severely sick with kid ney trouble. I tried all sorts of me dicines. none of which relieved me. One day I saw an ad. of your Electric Bitters and determined to try that. After taking a few doses I felt reliev- \ H 80 j d ed, «nd soon thereafter was entirely cured, and have not seen a sick day since. Neighbors of mine have been : WANTED 100 customers to Hr cured of Rheumatism. Neuralgia, mo Overr<>aU from $2.00 to $10 Liver and Kidney troubles and Gen- j each. J, I. Sarratt, oral Debility.” This Is what B. F. Bass, of Fremont, N. C., writes. Only —mo petticoats $1.00 to $3.50 each 60c, at Cherokee Drug Co. j. i. Sarratt.