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/ * 4 ....... vii * f-> r WjT- i 'I W 1 /® THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of S. C. *EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The ledger. SEMI-WFV iy ..PTI’lUHEr TUESDAY AND FBIDAY. >—o - %NTEE RELIABILITY try Advertiser Who et> 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, S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1904. MIGHOUT THE ' PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. The State board of directors of the dispensary Thursday made their monthly purchases. They bought 2.200 barrels of liquor and 15,050 cases of liquors, two cars of beer and 100 cases of glass bottles and glassware. Deputy Sheriff Ballinger, of Green ville, returned to that city Thursday night from Seneca bringing with him Alon/.o Smith, the negro wanted there for an attempted assault upon a negro woman some weeks ago. Smith was captured in Seneca on Wednesday and held until Deputy Ballinger reach ed there. . Robert Piehoff, an aged resident of Spartanburg county, died at an enarly hour Thursday morning as the result of injuries sustained by being struck by a trolley car on Magnolia street in Spartanburg. He suffered concussion of the brain and died without having regained consciou nes^. T’ * coroner he -1 an inque t and the ju r y returned a verdict in accordance wi;’i the f; - c but did not place the responsibility. Jis. W. Snider was found dead in his bed at his home in Yor v ille Wed nesday morning. He was the local dispenser and had been in charge of the business from the time it was es tablished in May, 1!»H2, up to Tuesday evening, when he closed up for the last time. He was a man of h'gh moral character, honorable and j’.st in all of of his dealings and relations to his fellow men. He practiced total abstinence all his life so far as the use of spirituous liquors was concerned. There is a possibility of Winthrop College at Rock Hill obtaining $10,- 000 more from Andrew Carnegie. It will he remembered that some time ago President Johnson received from that source a check for $20,000 for a library. The plans were all completed and Mr. Carnegie was so pleased with thm^esult that he offered the college $10^00 more provided that institu tion raised $1,000, which is the usual amount required. Plans are now on foot for raising the necessary money. The state hoard of dispensary di rectors has voted to close the dispen sary at Elloree. Orangeburg, county. There was a counter petition with as many names; but they lived further away. Directors Boykin and Towill voted for removal and Director Evans voted to return the dispensary. There is nothing in the law to authorize the removal of a dispensary even on the petition of a majority of the people interested; and the action of the hoard indicates that it is being affect ed by growing public sentiment on the subject throughout the State. Extensive preparations were made for the opening of ihe Kirkwood Ho tel at Camden Thursday. While the hotel has und( rgone a thorough straightening up, with here and there an application of the paint brush needed, special attention lias been given to th<- beautifying of the grounds. A considerable force of hands have been at work for several weeks past, building the walks through the beautiful flower garden immediately in front of the hotels There Is every indication of a success ful session. Miss Helen M. Pi 1 ton, of Springfield. Mass., will have a very nice Christ mas present with the compliments of the State of South Carolina. Several days ago she wrote that in looking over some old family papers she found /wo old bonds which she did not think were worth anything, but to he on the safe side she sent them here to inquire if they had any money value. She has been ail vised that they are worth $2.22<t, and a warrant for that amount will lie sent her. Very many women would have thrown the old papers into the fire, hut this Springfield woman evidently does not believe in burning old papers in that way, and as a result she will get a Christmas present from a most unex pected source. Charged with highway robbery, holding up Miss Bessie Maxwell on Main street, near the First Baptist church in Spartanburg last Monday night, and forcibly taking her hand bag. Jim White, colored, was arrested by Policemen West and Bates early Thursday night. He was sent to po lice headquarters and placed in a cell. Friday morning Miss Maxwell, accom panied by her friend, Miss Fawcett, who was with her at the time of the hold-up, called at police headquarters and identified him as the negro who committed the deed. The young la dies were positive that the police had arrested the right party, declaring that White corresponded in size and color to the negro who confronted them on Main street and wrested Miss Maxwell’s purse from her grasp. As another evidence of Identification, tt/y said that the negro who com mitted the deed wore a pair of stri ped trousers and they called the atten tion to the police officers to the stri ped trousers worn by White. —Ask for “Eg Nog” anywhere In town. Dealers have all got it. MR. GETTYS’ ACRE. How He Cultivated It for The Led ger’s Ton of Guano. Editor Gaffney Ledger.—Below is about the mode of preparation and cultivation of my premium acre of corn. This land is a dark sandy loam, was in corn last year and produced about twenty-five bushels. In the fall we plowed it about fourteen inches deep with a disc plow, turning the corn stalks under without cutting them down. About the 25th of last April we broke it with a large shovel plow, pulled by two mules, and followed in same furrow with a long, keen plow pulled by one heavy mule;, then put broad cast (>00 pounds of standard guano and two tons of Lipp’s homade guano, which was cow stable manure with some chemicals in it; Mien har rowed with a disc harrow. Then, af ter every rain we harrowed with smoothing harrow, just as it was a lit tle dry on top, until about the 30th of May, when we laid it off in rows about three feet apart; strewing in these rows one ton of Lipp’s guano, same as above mentioned; mixed this up by running in same furrow with small plow, and dropped the corn in hills eighteen to twenty-four inches apart and about six grains to the hill. This we covered with a twister plow, two furrows to the row with bar side to corn. As soon as corn was up to stand, we plowed it with a one-horse cultivator; and continued to do this every ten or twelve days until about the tenth of I July, when we gave it the plowing vith a shovel plow and twenty-two j inch how. The only hoeing was thi.i- | ing to one stalk when about twelve inches high and pulling off the suc cors just before the last plowing. This acre produced seventy-six and one-half bushes of corn and about seven hundred and fifty bundles of fodder; which, counting the corn at 75 cents per bushel, and fodder at ! $1.50 per hundred, would give us a net profit of about $30. M. E. Oettys. A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSV1LLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. So Much Like a Woman. | Fairfax Enterprise. | Sister Young, of the Fairfax Enter prise, announces that she is a Demo crat. Right! And a’good one at that. If we had a few million more like her we’d lick the Republicans so badly they wouldn’t he able to ask “who struck Billy Patterson?”—provided they could vote.—Gaffney Ledger. Now that is just what we would expect of Brother Ed DeCamp—he strikes the nail on the head every time. Just let our Southern legis latures provide for their taxpaying women to vote, and we will knock the Republican party into smithereens and laugh their hills for reducing our representation in Congress to scorn. Southern white women are the most enthusiastic of patriots, and would rally to the the polls at any sacrifice and roll in the biggest sort of majority for the solid South’s Presidential no mine;*. We are ahead of Brother DeCamp in nominating Norment for Governor. We put up his name in 1902, or same as so: 11 Students’ Recital at the College. Tliis recital; as the one a week ago. showed again the fine training the students had received at the hands of t'eir respective teachers. It being I in the afternoon instead of evening j very few from down town were pres- | ent. Several on the program who were to take part did not do so, on account of illness, and absence. —Big Closing Out Sale of Clothing and OenU' Furnishings January 1st, at Wllkins-Bristow Clothing Co. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters remaining | in the postofflee at Gaffhey, S. G\, for the week ending Dec. 19th. Claud Baker. John Focto, W. M. 'Green, F. G. Johnson, Robt Jones. James Lon. Thos. Lockhart, John Long. T. C. McMakin, Bill Owens. (2), . Sam Powell, Frank Patterson, Esau Rankins, Robt. Ruff, Charlie Right, Sinday Ross, Larther Robson. L. Simpson. Lisy Thomas, Eddy Wilkins, Miss Lizzie Casy. Mrs. Mattie Coury, Mrs. Mamie Davis, Mrs. Robt. Dar kens, Mrs. Susan Gretm, Mrs. Leather Gilbert. Mrs. N. E. Harris, Miss Alice Hamhrick, Miss Sallie Hardin, Miss Edeath Harris, Miss Alice Jeater, Miss Annie Jones, Martin, Miss Mary J. C. Medlin, Miss Sallie Maison, Miss Wm. Moore, Miss Hester Rankin, Miss Elen Sned, Miss Lula Sanders, Miss Pearl Scruggs, Miss Maud Thomas. Miss Nannie Tayidr, Miss Hattie Wood, colored. Miss Simla Williams. Call for letters advertised. One cent due on each one. A. R. N. Folger, P. M. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest Wilkinsvllle i Dec. HI.—We have a cold winrty snap on hand now and out door work is suspended. The ground was covered with snow night before last. The hoys went fox hunting one morning this week hut failed to get up a race. Farmers who have cotton in the field now will get the cows to pick it out. Early in the fail some people begin turning out their stock to make their wintdr living and they run at large until spring, while others keep their stock under fence the year round. The county authorities will have to provide a new fiat at Howell’s ferry, as the present one is getting quite unsafe for heavy loaded wagons and teams. We have heard of very little pre- I Durations being made for the coming holidays. We sunpose that as the tinu* approaches, we may look for the usual amount of casualties. Too many gunners in the land who have never learned the danger of fire arms. Yesterday one of our neighbor’s hoys enme near being sprinkled with shot from a gun in the hand of a earless colored gunner. Perhaps John Barley corn will get in his share of the work. We are glad to see that the Law and Order League of Columbia have undertaken the suppression of the turkey radio. Won’t the same apply to the ordinary shooting matches? What is the difference? But what is everybody’s business is nobody’s busi ness. Mrs. S. F. Estes and also Mr. John A. M. Estes, whose illness has been mentioned heretofore in this corres pondence, are improving. Mr. George B. Estes and daughter, Mary Bee, of Brookston, Texas, are expected to arrive here on a visit of thirty days the last of next week, also Bascom Osment and Clarence Horne, of Dee, Arkansas, are coming on a visit for the same length of time. Miss Ethel Strain and her aunt, Mrs. Mary E. Hill, of Alabama, ex pect to spend the holidays with friends and relatives at Blackstocks and Cornwells, Chester county. Mr. H. T. Estes and Jimmie Strain are reparing our home. We are anxious to see more in terest taken in the contest for the gold watch offered to the most popu lar lady in Cherokee county, so pro notniced by The Ledger patrons. Who ever she may he, she is to be congratu lated, for she will have some formi dable opponents, and to win over them will he a compliment of which a queen might well be proud, for our county has some of the best women the world ever produced. J. L. S. 8HROT LOCAL ITEMS. The Secret of Success. Forty million bottles of August Flower sold in the United States alone since its introduction! And the de mand for it is still growing. Isn’t that a fine showing of success? Don’t it prove that August Flower has had unfailing success in the cure of indi gestion and dyspepsia—the two great est enemies of health and happiness? Does it not afford the best evidence that August Flower Is a sure specific for all stomach and intestinal disor ders? -that It has proved itself the best of all liver regulators? August Flower has a matchless record of over thirty-five years in curing the ailing millions of these distressing com plaints—a success that Is becoming wider In its scope every day, at home and abroad, the fame of August Flower spreads. Trial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c. For sale by Chero kee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow pens. —Ask for ‘‘Eg Nog” anywhere In town. Dealers have all got It. What i« “Eg Nog?’’ Try it. Resolutions of Respect. As it was the will of our Heavenly Father to remove from our :,iI»1kl our dear sister, Dora Durham, our chap lain of Colfax Rebekah Lodge No. 27 I. O. O. F. Resolved, 1st. That the hand of death has cm down a life that was full of love and kindness to her sis ters and all humankind. 2nd. That the removal of our dear sister from our midst has a tendency to bind us as Rehekahs and sisters closer to one another that we may work more earnestly than we ever have before, by the will of God. 3rd. That we sincerely regert the death of our dear sister and we extend to the family and many friends our sympathy. 1th. That our charter he draped thirty days, and that a copy of this be presented to the family of the deeeas ed and spread upon our minute book, and also published in the county pa pers and Tri-State Odd Fellow. Committee Mrs. Sallie McClure, S. M. Scoggins, W. B. Mahan. Gaffney, S. C., Dec. 14, 1901. J. L. Alexander has opened up a stock of groceries at his stand in the old beer dispensary, on Robinson street. Quite a number of the Limestone girls left Saturday and yesterday for iheir homes to spend the Christmas holidays. There was not a, single case before the mayor yesterday morning! Every- body was quiet and orderly Saturday night and Sunday. Messrs. Ballenger & Wood have! opened a meat and produce market in the old dispensary building opposite The Ledger office. They also keep a j nice line of fruits, so la water, ginger I ale. &c. i Mary Bostic, a colored woman, was arrested last week and brought be fore the mayor on the charge of sell ing liquor. She plead guilty and was fined $1h. The fine was paid. Dr. Edwin Poteat, of Furman Uni versity, delivered an address before the Cooper Literary Society at Lime stone College Friday night. Quite a number from the city attended the lecture. The clouds disappeared Saturday afternoon about 5 o’clock and the sun set clear. Sunday was an ideal day overhead, hut the ground was very j sloppy in the forenoon. Nearly all of! the snow melted under the warm i THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE NORTH CAROLINA. IN rays of the tun and by night any ot it could be seen on the tops or southern slopes. hardly house- Addressed the Fraternal Union. Ed. Ledger:—The Supreme Stew ard. Mr. Newman Laser, of The Su preme Lodge of The Fraternal Union of America, arrived in Gaffney la-d Friday night, and was met at the de pot by Mr. W. H. Sniitli, Fraternal Master, and Mr. J. T. Rogers, Secre tary. Mr. Laser came here for the purpose of holding a public increase meeting, and delivered an address at the hall on Fraternity, its objects and mean ing, and the plans, features, etc., of the Fraternal Union of America—an organization which lias for its ob ject the protection of its members and dependent ones after the bread winner has crossed the dark river from which journey no one ever re turns. Mr. Laser is no stranger in Gaffney; he has visited the city before. The local lodge has a membership of more than fifty and was considerably strengthened by Mr. Laser’s visit, who, by his personal efforts, secured seven of our leading citizens as mem bers. Mr. Laser has always prefer red quality instead of quality, and ho strictly adheres to this rule, which should be an object lesson to many other organizations. We hope to have the pleasure of a visit from Mr. Laser again and assure him of a cordial welcome. J. T. Rogers, Secy. Gaffney, S. C., Dec. 12, 1904. Run Over by a Street Car. Alexander Jetton, a negro laborer, 35 years of age, was run over by a west-bound street car in SeversvIUe, Charlotte, at 12:15 o’clock Friday af ternoon, and was instantly killed The accident occurred near the end of the Seversville line, in front of the store of W. J. Fite. A side street enters into the Seversville road in the form of a deep cut, and the trucks are only a few feet from the cut. Jet ton came out of this street, unobserv ed by the motorman, and stopped on the track just as the car came by. run ning at fast speed, on account of the steep grade. The car struck the man squarely and knocked him down. The fender caught him, and, not strong enough to hear the weight, bent back ward under the platform, allowing the car to pass over the body till It was caught, by the brakes near the middle of the trucks. The body was dragged for 20 feet from where It was struck. The car was derailed. The Voting Contest. The votes cast, so far, in The Ledg er’s gold watch contest are as follows; Mrs. John Murry 1 •Miss Mamie Blalock 91 —Study the ad. of the Shoe Store. It Is money in your pocket if you take advantage. Officers Installed. At the regular communication of the Granard Lodge No. ISO, A. F. M. held in tin* lodge room Saturday even ing, 17th insf., the following named officers were elected and duiy in stalled by R. W. Brother R. M. Gaff ney. D. I). G. M., assisted by \V. Broth er J. T. Darwin: R. M. Munro, W. M.; I). P. Sides, S W.; Paul V. Gaffney, J. W.; it. M j Gaffn y. Treasurer; J. Eh. J< fferies, ■ Secretary; B. Smith, S. D ; J. A. j Lavender, J. D.; W. C. \Yi! on, Gus ! Abernathy, Stewards; J. E. Austell. , Tile,*. The time of meeting was changed from Saturday on or before the full moon, to first Tuesday in each month, at. S o’clock P. M. Brother R. M. Gaffney was appoint ed by the Grand Master, at the recent meeting of the Granard Lodge in Uharleston, S. r., District Deputy Grand Master for the Eleventh Dis trict, comprising the counties of Cherokee, Union, Newberry and Lex ington. —Ask for "Eg Nog” anywhere in town. Dealers have all got it. —You can buy many things at. thf Shoe Store suitable for Christmas presents. Well Worth The Money. [Southern Publisher.] The Gaffney Ledger announces that with the new year its subscription price will be increased from $1.00 to $1.50. The Ldeger is well worth the money at tho latter figure. We Plucked it for Thanksgiving. [Charleston Review.] A number of the newspapers of the State would like to pluck the dispen sary goose for, Christmas. The Spar tanburg Journal, Gaffney Ledger and Columbia State are having It among themselves. One seems to be vieing with the other as to which Is plucking the most feathers. The Law and Order League. [Aiken Journal and Review.] The citizens of Cherokee county met yesterday and organized a loiw and Order League. We believe the League will materially aid the good people of Cherokee in their efforts to create such a respect for the law as will make the State refund to the county the tax es required of them by the amendment to the Brice Jaw. —Our entire stock of Clothing and Gents’ Furnishings to go at Clos'ng- Out Sale January 1st. Wilkins-Bris tow Clothing Co. —Just received a big lot of Fresh Fruit Cakes. C. C. Humphries. What it “Eg Nog?” Try it. Items of Interest Concerning Oui Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Reader* V. E. McBee, of New York, lias been appointed by Judge Purnell coreceiver with W. J. Edwards, of tho Carolina Northern Railroad Company, of North r amlina. The appointment was made on tho petition of the Guaranty Trust Company, of Philadelphia, trustee for the bondholders. The negro. Will Allison, who was arrested in Statesville Tuesday for criminal assault upon Maggie Bran don. colored. Monday evening, was given a preliminary trial before ’Squire J. p. Burke Thursday. He was bound over to court in the sum nt $25o, but as he could not give bond he will await trial in the February term of Superior Court in jail. Mag gie Brandon i-} about nine years old! and is the daughter of Will Brandon, who lives in the Belmont section, about two miles east of Statesville, The two-year old child of Burt Ran- dell, a resident of Chunn’s Cove, two miles from Asheville, fell into an open fire-plco Thursday and was serious ly though not fatally burned. The child had been left alone in the room hut a few moments, while its mother was in an adjoining room, when the accident occurred. Tho burning cloth ing was quickly extinguished and Dr. Joseph Sevier summoned. It was found that the child had been burned about the face and legs and that while the burns were painful they were not serious. Will H. Jones, conductor of a log train on the Atlantic & North Caro lina Railway, was killed by his train while near Thurman Thursday. He was on the ground and was in the act of throwing a block of wood on the .car when he slipped on the frosty ground and fell across the track, the wheel of the car passing over his body. The train was moving slowlv. Jones expecting to jumo aboard at the caboose. One wheel of th • car passed over his body crushing it. Five ribs were broken and the bones of the arm broken. His skull also was fractured. Numerous bruises and contusions were on his body. He was taken up unconscious and lived but eight min utes. The hearing in the removal proceed ing in the case of Receiver Edwards before Special Magistrate Sewell at Lumberton was concluded Thursday afternoon. The special master will hear argument of counsel at Carthage upon the finding of facts this week, after which he will report his finding of facts to Judge J. C. Pritchard, of Asheville. This has been a hard fought case. The attorneys appearing for th<* complainants being R. E. Lee. Esq., and Iredell Mearos, Esq., and the defendants being represented by Messrs. McLean. McLean He McCor mick. I). E. Mclver and McIntyre & Lawrence. T he case will be heard in Asheville at a near dat<*. Tho case has been one in which that commu nity at large ha« considerable interest as tf) ilie outcome. The Southern Anthracite Company, of West Virginia, which lias been in vestigating the lands near Walnut Cove for several weeks with the hope of finding a valuable coal mine, struck au eight foot vein Wednesday mo n ing about one-half of a mile from the < ove. A gentleman who arrived in Winston from Walnut Cove carried a sample of the anthracite coal dis covered. He reports that men dug our six tors by 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. The parties making the in vestigation discovered the vein on ton of tiie ground and the deeper they went the larger it grew. When a depth of eight feet was reached the six tons were unearthed in a short time. It has been believed for several years that the lands in and around Walnut Cove contained valuable coal mines. Mr. Frank G. Johnston, whose splen did farming property is located a slight distance from Charlotte, on the Derita road, suffered a serious loss by fire, Friday morning at 2 o’clock. A large barn, 38 by 50 feet, well stored with fodder and hay, was utterly de stroyed, as were five mules and three horses, a buggy and a quantity of harness. The amount of Mr. John ston’s loss will be something more than $3,000. A colored farm hand al so lost 25 bushels of corn that he had stored in the barn. There is no in surance on any of the property. The fire was undoubtedly of incendiary origin, though Mr. Johnston said he had no clew, and knew of no one who could have been actuated by any ma lice against him to occasion such a vengeful and destructive an act. 11.00 A YEAR. that FLOURISHING GROVER. What is Going on in and Around Busy Little Town. Grover, N. C., Dee. 17. We had a small snow last Wednesday night, fol lowed by another one Thursday eve ning, and are having some more to day. it is about six inches deep and looks as if it may be a large one be fore it stops falling. Mr. Charlie Turner and Miss Kate Turner, of this place, were married tonight four weeks ago, about twelve o’clock at night. The fact was not known until a few days ago. They are now away on an extended trip A revival meeting started at Anti- oeh last Friday and is going on yet. We are having a glorious revival, al- tho’ there have not boon many con versions. The church has been greatly revived, more so than it. has been for many years. Rev. Mr. Smith, of Charlotte, has been conducting the meeting. He is an excellent preacher and has gained the friendship of many people here. The weather has been quite cold and rough, but ail who once attended have become so much interested that they have not failed to weather, close lo go hack, regardless of the Tiie meeting is expected to morrow (Sunday). Antioch church and Sunday school are going to have a Christmas tree. They are anticipating a nice and fine one. also a grand time. There will also be one at Grover Baptist church. Last Wednesday at 2:30 p. in., Mr. Lloyd McSwain, son of Rev. E. B. Mc- Swain, was married to Miss Minnie McDaniel, daughter of Mr. John Mc Daniel, at the home of the bride’s father. The ceremony was perfomed by Rev. A. H. Simms in the presence of a large crowd. After the marriage the couple, together with quite a num ber of their friends and relatives, went to the home of the groom’s fa ther where they enjoyed a fine supper. They had a grand time that night, vith some excellent music by the grapb- ophone and other instruments. Many enjoyable hours were spent in •‘teasing’’ the newly married pair and talking to friends and loved ones. The bride and groom are still at the home of the latter’s father. We hop*: they may continue to be as lovely and as devoted to each other as they are now and that they may have a long and happy life. The people of this neighborhood have made it quite rough for the rah bits during the snow. We heard one man say he killed fit een yesterday morning. While the snow is here some of the youngsters have been taking “Christ mas” out in snowballing, which is excellent exercise and pleasure for them. Mr. Mun Hardin was also married to Miss Dunaway last Thursday. We wish them all much happiness in life. “One Who Enjoys Life.” BLACKSBURG BUDGET. People Going and Coming Beyond the Broad- Blacksburg, Dec. 19.—Miss Mamie Blalock returned Saturday from a pleasant visit to relatives in Gaffney. Mrs. M. E. Deal is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Scott, in Atlanta Ga. Dr. W. E. Montgomery spent. Sun day in Gaffney with R. C. Garland. Mrs. Ed. Slums, after a pleasant visit to relatives in town, returned to her home at Fairforest last week. Miss Lucy Thompson spent *‘ veral days last week in Charlotte, N. C. Miss Mary Stacy, of Gaffney, i- guest of Mrs. B. E. Thompson. Capt. Will Graham was in t Wednesday night and attended show. Gerard Shorn - spent Sunaj town with relatives. tin m Mill Notes. W. B. Brutton. of Lando, is tho new superintendent of ih<* Gaffney Mfg. Co. -He succeeds Vr. .1. B. Boyd, who intend'm of the Caroieen allory has charge : s nol^iupf Mills. Mr. nd all of the oat en fit lei all over finishing pro —Go to tlje Shore Store and you will save money. next week Over twenty barrels of Apples and twenty-seven boxes of Oranges that must be sold Humphries. at some price. C. C. What is “Eg Nog?” Try it. —Don’t fail Xmas Fruits Humphries. to % see me for and Candies. your C. c What ia “Eg Nog?” Try it. of tiie machine si 1“ work. Tho old cloth room has h with looms. Taking a look both the cotton mill and the mill v found tin machinery all in operation and the appearance of the mills ioo!,t d progressive ami porous. J. S. Wells, form* r second hand in room No. 2. has resigned and will en ter school at Mars Hill. N. C. T. ri. Hightower, ot room No. 4, succeeds Mr. Wells. The Denn warper room In the fin ishing plant is in operation again, with W: A. Turner in charge. This plant is shipping one hundred cases daily, now, and the tender frames are running twice as much goods as heretofore. The cloth room of the mill is now in the front room of the second story of the finishing plant, with J. B. Hol land as overseer. Sidney Spencer, of Pawtuckett. R. I., has charge of the engraving depart ment of this plant, which is a new fea ture in the mill, anti the only one in the south. Both tho mill and finishing plant will suspend operations Saturday at noon, until Tuesday morning, for the Christmas holidays. The Limestone Mills will also close down at noon Friday, and "take Christmas" until Monday morning. —$12.00*1 worth of Shoes at that will move them, is what lU Store is offering. prices Shoe What is “Eg Nog?” Try it. —Clothing and Gents’ FurnishiDg Out Sale January 1st, at Wilkln'-Brlt* Goods at the Closing Out Sa'e Janu ary 1st, at Wilkins Bristow Clothing Co. What is “Eg Nog?” Try it. jj&f. 'AJaM. '&j|