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GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY,J DECEMBER 2, 1904.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING
EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Happenings All Over the State Taken
from Our Exchanges and Tersely
Told to Ledger Readers.
Mr. Walter Burgess, son of Mr. Sam
Burgess, of the Pudding Swamp sec
tion of Williamsburg, met with a
serious accident on the 24th instant,
being shot at close range with bird
shot, the load taking effect in the calf
of the leg, almost tearing it away, but
missing the bone. Mr. Burgess is
quite a young man and he may be per
manently lamed by vko accident.
The principal work accomplished in
sessions court in Spartanburg Tuesday
was the trial of Jim Love for the mur
der of his wife. The case was given
to the jury Tuesday afternoon about
5 o’clock. An hour and a half after
wards a. verdict of guilty with recom
mendation to mercy was returned.
Some months ago near Pacolet Jim
Love, entering his house, discovered
his wife and a negro man in a com
promising position. Having a pistol,
he produced the weapon and fired.
The bullet struck his wife in the head
inflicting a wound from which she died
a short while afterwards.
News reached Seneca Monday Thai
Elias Hammond, a negro, was struck
in the head with an axe and killed by
Btib Wright, also colored, Sunday night
on the platation of J. C. Harris, near
Townville. The blow which ended
Hammond’s life was so violent that
the skull was crushed. He lived un
til next morning about 11 o’clock. The
difficulty occurred at 2 o’clock Sunday
afternoon. A phone message from
Townville at 3:30 p. m. was that
Wright was there and was not making
any effort to escape, neither had he
been arrested. The cause of the diffi
culty, it is said, was an old grudge be
tween the two. It is also said, though
not through a reliable source, that the
negro was justified in killing the other.
Mr. Foster Slawson, of Prosperity,
who accidently shot himself while
hunting on Thanksgiving day with
three other gentlemen, died from the
effect of his wound, at about nine
o’clock on Saturday night. Mr. Slaw
son was hunting in a party with WPSST
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
People Going and Coming Beyond the
Broad.
Blacksburg, Nov. 30.—Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Bridges, after spending several
days in town with relatives, left Tues-
‘day morning for Macon, Ga., where
they will stay a few days before their
return to their home in Salisbury,
N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Weir, of King’s Moun
tain, spent Tuesday with Mrs. A.
Whisonant.
Mrs. A. A. McFadden went over to
Gaffney today where she will spend
some time with her sister, Mrs. A. C.
Moore.
Mr. A. M. Bridges attended court
in Gaffney Wednesday.
Mr. A. C. Moore, of Gaffney, was in
town Wednesday.
Mr. Ernest Guntharp moved from
this place to Rock Hill last week. Mr.
Guntharp is conductor on the railroad
and the recent change in the schedule
was the cause of his moving.
Mr. Frank Blalock died at his home
on Pine street Tuesday afternoon at
about six o’clock. He was the son of
Mrs. M. E. Blalock, deceased, and the
brother of Messrs. Jno.; Joe and Wm.
Blalock and Mrs. A. M. Bridges, who
have the sympathy of their friends in
and around Blacksburg. He was sick
only a few days and died at the age
of forty-two years. These forty-two
years he had lived in darkness to this
world, as he was blind all his life. We
j hope all is bright with him now.
Mrs. Jno. Goode and Mrs. Penning-
i tofi went over to Gaffney Wednesday.
Mrs. Josie Poston, of North Carolina,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. J. B. Bla
lock, in this place.
Mr. J. R. Healen made a business
trip to Gaffney Wedmftday.
Miss May Shiver has accepted a po
sition with Blacksburg Drug Co. until
after the holidays.
Mr. Mike Roberts, of Patterson
j Springs, attended the funeral of his
uncle. Mr. F. Blalock, here Wednesday.
Mrs. Jennie Roberts went over to
Gaffney Wednesday on business.
Gaines’ Plymouth Rocks.
Mr. E. H. Gaines, proprietor of the
Gaines Poultry Yards in this city, was
j in Charleston last week attending the
poultry show, where he had some of
his fine Plymouth Rock fowls on ex
hibition.
The following paragraph is taken
from an account of the show which
appeared in the Charleston Evening
Post of November 25th:
“The three birds that are attracting
the most attention in the exhibit are
the white Plymouth Rock hen of E.
H. Gaines, of Gaffney, the white Ply-
♦’naowth. Rock' cock of the J. M. Con-
Hands, Alewine and Banks, of Pros
qgjfity, when the unfortunate affair oc
curred. The hunters were progress
ing through a thick undergrowth of
brush and vines, Mr. Slawson’s shot
gun became entangled among the
vines, and was discharged. The en
tire load entered Mr. Slawson’s right
shoulder, at the height of the should
er blade, breaking one rib and scat
tering around the spine.
Secretary of State Tuesday commis
sioned the Parr Shoals Power Co., of
Newberry county. The capital stock
is placed at $50,000 with power to in
crease to $1,000,000, but the latter has
no significance with the Secretary of
State. The company proposes to do a
general power business, and the peti
tioners are M. G. Houseal, C. H. Can
non and K. W. Sligh, all of Newberry,
and C. L. Scott, of Greenville. A com
mission was also issued the Halsey
Lumber Company of Charleston, with
$32,^00 capital, and a commission was
issued the Piedmont Electric Com
pany, of Anderson, a general electric
and power concern with $25,000 capi
tal. E. S. Moore, is president and
treasurer of the latter concern.
At 5 o’clock Tuesday morning the
dwelling occupied by T. C. Lucas, at
Laurens, brother of President Lucas
of the Laurens Cotton Mills, was dis
covered to be on fire. It seemed to
have caught in the upper portion of
the building, which was only one story,
and when discovered the flames bad
made such headway that it was im
possible to save the building or any
part of the contents. Mr. Lucas’ fami
ly was away and he was alone in the
building, and at the time of the alarm
was asleep. He was aroused barely
in time to make his escape from the
burning structure. The building was
located on East Main street and was
the property of the Laurens Cotton
Mills. It is understood that the build
ing was insured in some of the fire in
surance companies. Mr. Lucas esti
mates his own loss at $2,000. He
had $1,000 insurance. The origin of
the fire cannot be accounted for, unless
it was caused by rats.
Saturday Governor Heyward receiv
ed a telegram from Lancaster signed
by Sheriff J. P. Hunter, asking if there
was a reward out for Peter Bynes,
wanted in Lee county for murder. A
letter received Monday from Sheriff
Hunter, clears up the situation, and
also gives an idea as to the trouble
the Governor contends with in the
matter of rewards. The sheriff wrote
as follows: Dear Governor: I have
been in the country for several days
and returned home today. I was much
annoyed to learn that my deputy wired
you in my name to ascertain if there
was a reward offered for one Peter
Bynes, colored, charged with murder
in Lee county, to wit: killing his wife.
1 remember too well my oath of
office to expect any reward for taking
violators of the law. I therefore
F kh to state that I was perfectly Ig-
jrant of the fact that this information
been asked of you. I assure you I
regret the occurrence very much.
—Holiday Goods of all kinds at Car-
roll, Carpenter t Byers.
nelly Company, and the barred Ply
mouth rock cock of H. M. Collins. All
of these birds are blue ribbon winners,
and the pullet of Mr. Gaines has scor
ed 97 1-2 points, which is one-quarter
of a point higher than the world’s re
cord for a hen in this class. The
handsome biddie, like Harold Bushea’s
loop the loop and fly the flume attrac
tion feature, if seen once must be seen
again. The feathers of this high born
! fowl are spotlessly white, her carriage
is perfect, and as she struts and poses
on her straw carpet, she makes a pic-
| ture of rare fowl beauty. The big
1 white cock of the J. M. Connelly Com
pany, which as his owner says, like
j Roosevelt swept the field, is a speci
men of beauty as far as his sex will
allow the term. “Roosevelt” has a
deal of dignity, but does not object to
being petted just a little by a pretty
feminine admirer. The Collins cock
! commands the instant attention of the
visitor by his curiously patterned col
ors, that are so regularly laid on to his
symmetrical form as to make a steel
gray cloak of remarkable figures.’’
Gaffney Young Man Weds.
Mr. J. G. Pridmore, of this city, and
Miss Alice Riggins, of Lockhart, were
married Tuesday night at 8:30 o’clock
at the Presbyterian church at Lock-
hcrt, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. J. S. Greer, pastor of Sharon
church.
After the wedding the couple went
to Pacolet, where on Wednesday, they
were tendei^d a reception by Mrs.
Joseph Byars, grandmother of the
bride. ^
Mr. Pridmore is the urbane and ac
commodating cashier at the office of
the Gaffney Manufacturing company;
and his high moral character and con
genial disposition have made him ex
ceedingly popular with Gaffney peo
ple. His fair bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Robert Wiggins, formerly of Sha
ron. but now of Lockhart, and is a
young lady of culture and refinement
whom any man might be proud to win
for his life-partner.
Mr. and Mrs. Pridmore arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon, and will
make this place their home.
The Ledger joins a host of friends
in extending congratulations to the
young couple, and all kinds of good
wishes for their future welfare.
Messrs. Robert Swofford and George
Hayes, of this city, attended the mar
riage.
To the Baracas.
Every member of the Baraca class
is urged to be present Sunday,morn
ing at ten o’clock. A business meet
ing will be held immediately after tbe
regular exercises.
It is the regular time for tbe election
of officers. Be on hand, get a good,
hearty handshake from every mem
ber and you will feel better for a week.
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM WILKINSVILLE.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
PRESS COMMENTS
ON THE ELECTION.
CLIFTON CHRONICLES.
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THE
DISPENSARY.
Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop
ular People and Short Items of
General Interest
Wilkinsville, Nov. 29:—People who
haven’t sold their cotton are greatly
disappointed to see the price getting
less. They still expected much better
prices when they could get in the
neighborhood of 10 cents a pound for
it. We are hard to please anyway.
We learn that Dr. Forest McKown
has bought the Jenkins place near
Wilkinsville and speaks of locating
there some time next year.
Mr. Robert Osment is still sick with
malarial fever. He has been down for
a long time.
The Salem Sabbath school will have
a Christmas tree on Monday, being the
2Gth of December, for the benefit of
the child who has kept the most of its
lesson cards in the cleanliest manner.
The North Pacolet Sunday School
Convention will meet ai Elbethel on
the fourth Sabbath—December 25th.
The weather is cool aiyl winery and
people are mostly making fires and
sitting by them. • *
Mrs. Mamie Strain is right sick with
cold.
It’s a pleasure to see the improve
ment the late election has made in
this county in regard to the liquor
business. Last week we visited Gaff
ney and on our return homeward we
saw men coming away from town
straight and sober—something we
were not accustomed to see heretofore.
Not a single drunk man did we see
on the street, or in town anywhere;
neither were the effects or smell of
liquor on exhibition anywhere that
we could see. If this matter is looked
after, as we trust it will be, we feel
confident that an entirely new era of
prosperity has dawned upon Cherokee
county. We do no distrust the inte
grity )f our people as some seem to do.
Nearly every man before the election
was afraid his neighbor wouldn’t do
to trust and for that reason he had to
vote for the dispensary to continue.
Poor logic. Get right yourself, broth
er, and do what your conscience dic
tates to you is right and don’t be un
easy about the outcome.
In speaking of the sui pression of
the liquor traffic in this county it
seems some people are unfair and in
discreet in their use of the term “liquor
men” and speak of those who have
had the sale if it in the past as worthy
of watching, as though they were the
only enemies of prohibition. Watch
out that the worst enemies are not
found in the prohibition camp. This
turned out to be the case when the
dispensary was instituted as a so-call
ed compromise measure that was ex
pected ultimately to bring about a re
form in the drinking business. Some
of the very men who voted and shouted
for Tillman never let an opportunity
pass to buy blind tiger liquor and
otherwise helped to nullify the law.
The real oppinent of the dispensary
never did it half the injury its so-
called friends did.
We would rather trust either the
ex-dispensers or barkeepers in Chero
kee county to observe the law than
many who took an active part in setting
aside the dispensary.
We are satisfied that Cherokee coun
ty had as straight and honorable men
for dispensers as any other county in
the State, and they have submitted as
loyally and as gracefully to the re
sult of the election as any in the
county. If the great majority who
voted for prohibition can’t hold down
the minority who voted against ot, it’s
a poor commentary on somebody’s in
tegrity.
We have received a copy of an
oration delivered at the Nashville re
union of U. C. V. by Randolph Har
rison McKim, D. D. L. L. D., on “The
motives and aims of the soldiers of the
south in the Civil war.” It’s a thirty-
four page pamphlet and is a scholarly
production.
Rev. W. H. White will preach at
Salem next Sabbath, December 4th.
J. L. S.
Sentiments of Various Papers on
Cherokee’s Act of Voting Out the
Dispensaries from Her Borders.
Brother DeCamp, of the Gaffney
Ledger realizes that the fight for so
briety in that county is not ended by
voting out the dispensary, and he is
devoting the columns of his news
paper to the cause of having the law
against shipping liquor into his town
enforced. This week he calls on the
authorities of the law to station an
officer at the depot to sieze all liquor
that is shipped in. DeCamp is a
brave, honest fellow, untiring in his
efforts when his support is enlisted.
He will find, however, that he is up
against a hard proposition in en
deavoring to create a dry town with
dispensaries in the adjoining counties.
We wish him well in the good work,
but he has the fight of his life on his
hands.—Bamberg Herald.
• * «
By voting the great moral institu
tion out of the county, the people of
Cherokee have set an example which
will probably be followed by other
bounties in the State. Even Tillman
himself cannot deny that the great
whiskey machine which has disgraced
South Carolina for a dozen years, is
permeated with rottenness and must
fall if something is not dotie to save
it. But nothing can be done to save
the disgraceful thing—it has done
its worst and must go the way of other
institutions which have debauched the
public. The News hopes that a move
ment will be made along the whole
line and that the people in the differ
ent counties will get what they want—
prohibition, high license or dispensary
und<|r county control. Tillman cer-
tainfr' ought to be willing for the peo
ple to have what they want and
whether he is willing or not they are
going to have it.—Darlington News.
• • • i I
The claim that prohibition cannot
be enforced has been repeated until
it has become nauseating. That it
has not been very well enforced in
this State we will admit; but at the
same time we submit that prohibition
laws were enforced about as well as
have been the dispensary laws, and
that is not all. If it is a fact that pro
hibition has not been enforced, is it
the fault of the law or of the people?
Prohibition is enforced up in North
Carolina all right. It is a difficult
matter to buy whiskey in Gastonia
for instance, and it is the same in all
the dry towns of the State. This goes
to prove that the trouble is with the
people rather than with the law—
Yorkville Enquirer.
It is very easy to enforce any law
in a community when the public sen
timent of that community is behind it.
When it is not it is a very difficult pro
position.—Newbery Herald and News.
NO LICENSES WERE ISSUED
A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very expen
sive. Occasionally life itself is the
price of a mistake, but you’ll never be
wrong if you take Dr. King’s New Life
Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Head
ache, Liver or Bowel troubles. They
are gentle yet thorough. 25c, at Chero
kee Drug Co.
By Revenue Department for Cherokee
County.
Columbia, Nov. 28.—Dispensary con
stables have been inspecting the books
of the internal revenue office with a
view of finding out whether licenses
have been taken out in Cherokee. It
was reported that twenty-five had been
paid for, but so far as the records show
not one has been issued.
The constables are keeping in touch
with such things and in view of Chero
kee’s action in voting away the dis
pensary a special lookout for licenses
in that county has been kept.
Revolution Imminent.
A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system is
nervousness, sleeplessness, or stom
ach upsets. Electric Bitters will
quickly dismember the troublesome
causes. It never falls to tone the
stomach, regulate the Kidneys and
Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and clari
fy the blood. Run down systems ben
efit particularly and all the usual
attending aches vanish under its
searching and thorough effectiveness.
Electric Bitters is only 50c, and that
is returned if it don’t give perfect
satisfaction. Guaranteed by Cherokee
Drug Co. Druggists
Moving Pictures Tonight.
The Louis Salisbury Moving Pic
tures will be presented at Star Thea
tre tonight.
This exhibition of moving pictures
is recognized as the world’s most fa
mous exhibition.
Their staff of artists encircle the
world, ready at a moment’s notice to se
cure for Louis Salisbury new subjects,
such as famous accidents, balloon as
censions, races, explosions and impor
tant happenings the world over.
One of his most experienced artists
in now making an extended tour of
Africa and it is expected that he will
soon return with a colossal collection
that eventually will make Louis Salis
bury more than ever famous.
One of the very best attractions here
this season was Howe’s moving pic
tures. It was enjoyed by all who at
tended, and we are assured that this
exhibition is equal if not superior to
Howe’s. There should be a crowded
house tonight.
At the Theatre Tonight.
Par excellence fitly describes the
performance given by Louis Salis
bury’s World’s Greatest Moving Pic
ture oybiMtlnn w’-icb will V' nresent-
ed at the Star Theatre tonight.
Everywhere the company has been
grteted by large houses and received
the unqualified endorsement of both
press and public. ‘
The program Is of the right length,
but leaves in the he\rt of each person
in the audience a yearning for more.
The many comical scenes afford special
delight, and often some are repeated
by special request
Do not forget t< purchase your seats
in advance for tMs high class attrac
tion.
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Take a double dose of Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
as soon as the first indication of the
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people use the remdy in this way with
perfect success. For sale by Cherokee
Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow-
pens.
4°'Frightened Horse,
R’inning like mad down the street
damping the occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences. It behooves everybody to have
a reliable Salve handy and there’s
none as good as Bucklen’s Arnica
Salvo. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema
and Piles, disappear quickly under its
soothing effect. 25c, at Cherokee Drug
Personals and Locals from the City
on the Pacolet.
Clifton, Nov. 28.—Clifton No. 1 mill
is under a stop at present for the pur
pose of giving the race, which was be
coming filled with sand, a cleaning
out. A week’s time may be required
for the completion of the work .
Yesterday was the dedication of the
new First Baptist church at Spartan
burg, and it was the grandest occasion
of the kind that we have ever witness
ed. Notwithstanding the cold day, the
denomination was fully represented
from almost all parts of the country.
The church building which has a seat
ing capacity of 1,000 or 1,200, was
about filled to its utmost capacity.
The dedication sermon was preach
ed by Rev. W. H. Felix, D. D., of Lex
ington, Ky., from Col. 1:28; in which
he consumed one hour and five minutes
time. The dedicatory prayer was of
fered by Rev. Lewis M. Roper, the pas
tor, which was equal in power, and al
most in length, with Dr. Felix’s ser
mon. Then followed a “Free will
offering” by the congregation, the
amount of which we have never learn
ed, but from the jingling of coins and
the number of Subscription tickets con
tained in the receptacles, we infer
that a liberal contribution resulted.
Mr. Luther Thomas and Miss Hattie
Etters were married yesterday at the
bride’s residence by Rev. J. W. Elkin,
of the Methodist church.
We highly appreciate the kindness
of our esteemed friend, “W. C. A.,” in
correcting the mistakes made in our
giving the account of the death,
funeral, etc., of Mrs. Leolia Kirby, in
the issue of The Ledger of the date of
the 11th inst. That’s right, Brother
A—, watch all points, and don’t let us
palm off upon the minds of readers,
incorrect statements of things, especi
ally those as serious as death.
Now, while the water in the river is
shut off at the reservoir dam at No. 3,
the boys are catching great numbers
of fish in the shoals, and some of them
are very fine.
A few days ago as Paul Seay and a
young man (whose name we have
never learned) were going to take
down a “warp wagon” with two warps
to the weave room, just as the elevator
started from the spinning room, the
rope by which the elevator was raised
and lowered broke, and the elevator
fell carrying all with it to the weave
room floor, a height of about twenty-
five feet. Fortunately, neither of the
men was seriously hurt. But
THROUGHOUT THE
TIRHEEL STHTE
RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Items of Interest Concerning Out
Neighbors in the Old North Stata
Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers
The friends of Tom Love, the negro
who was sentenced to hang for entring
the home of Mr4. Rogers, of Waynes-
ville, are circulating a petition in his
behalf. They hope to have the gover-
who was sentenced to hang for entering
imprisonment. Many of the best peo
ple believe if he escapes the gallows
a lynching is likely.
The residence of W. E. Behnkin, of
Skyland, 10 miles from Asheville, was
totally destroyed by fire Monday morn
ing about 2 o’clock, and the contents
burned. A lighted larfnp left in the
hallway was responsible for the con-
fiagratior The family was aroused
by the crackling flames, and had time
only to effect their escape, after se
curing the silverware. The loss is
about $2,000.
Henry Duncan, colored, of Ruther-
fordton, was captured at Lumberton
early Monday morning while burglar
izing the store of L. H. Caldwell, and
three pistols, several watches, rings
and other articles were found on hist
person. He made a desperate flajht,
firing five shots at the officers, one of
which passed through the coat of El
mer McNeill, the others giving Police
man Reynolds a close call. He was
tried before Justice Skipner and bound
over to court on a $1,200 bond. His
accomplice, named Williams, escaped.
Jack Sweeney, colored, was arrested
in Durham Tuesday morning on the
charge of selling whiskey without
license. Pending a hearing before the*
mayor his bond was made $200, which
he could not give and was locked up.
Sweeney, it is stated, was a “walking
blind tiger,” having no special place
for conducting his business, hut ac
commodating his patrons wherever he
could find them, and he has given the
tp P ; police much trouble in bringing about
greatest mystery was, Paul declares, Mf> arrest,
and others affirm, that he (Paul) ’ _
jumped off at the card room floor, but; knn „. n K nc \- ‘ l , ey ’ 0I | 0 A °^ th .1. bes i
when the elevator stopped at the 1 " i 1 .? 8 n Asheville and
weave room, Paul was there, lying out h e i 8t ^ apt * st c ^ urc * 1 '
four or five feet in the floor from the , . Monday moning at 2
elevator. Mike Marooney. C OC V a ^ te, L a . n Alness of Jess than
three days. Friday night Mr. Stradley
A Letter to Santa Claus. suffered an attack of pneumonia, and
Dear Santie:—We think you are the ^ a P|*^y ffrew worse until the end. The
dearest old fellow we ever saw'. We , e .f f \ mari . i 8 X bomaR Strad-
would like so much to have a nice doll
bed. Please go to mama and ask her
how many inches our doll is and tell
her to please tell you, for we would
like so much to have a nice doll bed,
if we don’t get any fruit or our stock
ings filled. We are not so hard to
please and we’re not going to ask for
ley. is critically ill with blood poision-
ing. while a brother. .C. D. Stradlev,
is also ill at Greenville. S. C. W. C.
Stradley was 48 years of age, and had
been associated with the business life
of Asheville for the past 15 or 20 years.
Registrar frank summer, of Lime-
... , . . „ stone township, Buncombe county, was
anything, and we wiU leave our dolis tried and acquitted on a charge of
on the chair b> the chimney and you refusing to allow' Robert Johnson to
^ 1 vote on election day. The warrant was
put our dolls in it, and then fly away
on your sled and make the bells jingle,
and away the reindeers will fly. We
are so glad that our Santie is so good
and kind to bring us so many things
every Christmas. We’ll be good to
mama, now, and kind to all. So with
our hearts content we’ll have to go,
and as we want to see you and can’t,
we would like for you to write. With
a merry good night, we will jingle out
of sight. So good night.
Please write.
Tw f o Little Sisters.
Gaffney, S. C., Nov. 30, 1904.
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with the patent medicines that are ad
vertised to cure catarrh. It is as far
superior to them all as the diamond is
more valuable than cheap glass.
Their composition is secret, but Hyo
mei gives its formula to all reputable
physicians and is prescribed by them
generally.
Its base is valuable eucalyptus
oil, famous for its antiseptic qualities.
This is combined with aromatic and
healing gums and balsams, making
a pure liquid which, when used in the
Hyomei pocket inhaler, fills the air
you breathe with germ-killing, dis
ease destroying and healing powers
that restore health to every part of
the nose, throat and lungs.
The only way to cure catarrh and
all other diseases of the respiratory
organs is to breathe Hyomei.
This treatment has been so suc
cessful In curing 99 per cent, of all
who have used It, that Hyomei is now
sold by Gaffney Drug Co. under an
absolute guarantee to refund the
money in case it does not benefit.
You run no risk whatever in buying
Hyomei. If it did not possess unusual
powers to cure, it could not be sold
upon this plan.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs
$1.00 and comprises an inhaler, a bot
tle of Hyomei and a dropper. The
inhaler will last a lifetime; and ad
ditional bottles of Hyomei can be ob
tained for 50c.
—Clothing, Cloaks and Dress Good
at “way down" prtces at big Decem
ber Reduction Sale at Carroll, Carpen
ter & Byers.
—Big December Sweeping Reduc
tion Sale of Clothing, Cloaks and Dress
Goods at Carroll, Carpenter ft Byers.
sworn out by Mr. Johnson charging
that the registrar had unlawfully de
nied him the right of suffrage. He
claimed that he was over 50 years of
age and therefore exempt from poll
tax liability. The defendant registrar
contended that Johnson had not oaid
his poll tax: that he was still liable
and that under the laws of the State
he was not entitled to vote. Aft«r
hearing the evidence the magistrate
decided that the charges against the
registrar were groundless and dismiss
ed the case.
The failure of Jacob Berry & Com
pany. stock and bond dealers of New
York, caught Durham dealers in
stocks, bonds and futures for ne^t
sums of money. It is thought that all
or nearly all of the losses will be made
good. Some of those who were
patrons of the office at Durham had
la’-ge accounts with the firm. One
man, it is said, is loser to the extent
of $5,000. Therp are other large loss
es, the total footing up $20,000 or $25,-
000. J. T. Pope was manager of the
office there and he did not have an in
timation of the crash until it was an
nounced in New York. He thinks that
all losses will be made good by his
firm. He has had a meeting of the
creditors and will leave in a day or
so for New York to see what can be
done. The office it Du»-ham was the
only office with a salaried manager in
the South. The fl •m has done a tre
mendous business in Durham since it
was opened there.
In a fit of delirious melancholia, Mr.
Harry G. Carver, 39 years old, of Char
lotte, cut several gashes In his throat
with a razor earlv Monday morning,
and he was in a verV serious condition
until a physician’s services placed him
beyond danger. U an early hour
Tuesday morning he was resting well,
and it was said that he was safe. Mr.
Carver lives with h’s sister, Mrs. Ida
G. Gurrant. at No. Rr»st avenn'*.
and has been a clerk In W. P. Knox’s
store. For some dnys he had been ill
and had taken a qnrotlty of medicine
Monday morning, there were sounds
in t^o room where h P was. which in
duced an investigation. Blocd was
freely flowing from the self-inflicted
wounds in the throat. Hi' condition
was preca’lou.s for somo time. When
i.e was able to th" mfortunat'J
mi.n said fiat he did not kno»' what
ic had be u; doing, it ws -ai l thrt
he is a frequent sufferer f-''m melan
cholia Mitt had made h 1 • i^sp. rate
W loro.
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