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♦ THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In the Fifth Congressional District, of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FBIDAY. WE GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. )—o—o A Newspaper In All that tha Word Implies and Devoted to the Beet Interests of the Peop'e of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1905. $150 A YEAR. nUGHOUT 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. Mr. E. O. Frierson, a well-known and popular merchant of Spartanburg, was operated on Thursday for appen dicitis, by Dr. F. L. Potts, assisted by Drs. L. J. RIake and O. W. Leon ard, of that city. He stood the opera tion very well and at last reports was getting along nicely. Stanyarn Wilson applied for bail for Arthur Leister before Judge T. Watts at chambers at Union Thurs day. The motion was granted and the bail fixed at $2,000. When this is given the prisoner will be released from the jail, where he has been con fined. Leister shot and killed George McAlister near the Appalache miils nears Greers several weeks ago Mary Grambling, a negress, has been sent up to the county chaingang for thirty days by Magistrae Dean, of Duncans, on charge of c’tielty to animals. The woman hired a turnout from a liveryman of Duncans and beat and drove the horse unmerci fully. This occasioned her arrest, trial and conviction. Wm. A. Law, of Spartanburg, was Friday elected cashier of the Mer chants’ National Hank, of Philadel- ' phia, succeeding Cashier Baker, who w'as advanced to the vice-presidency of that institute. Mr. Law left Spar tanburg nearly two years ago to ac cept the postition of assistant cashier of this bank. The Merchants’ National has a capital and surplus of over $1,000,000, and carries $15,000,000 on deposits. David N. Carvalho, the “handwrit ing expert.” to whose opinion Hoyt Hayes, of Pickens, owes his commu tation of his death sentence by Gov. Heyward, is one of the leading wit nesses for the prosecution in the case of young Tucker, now on trial in Cam bridge, Mass., for the murder of Ma bel Page. A note, which the govern ment thinks was written by Mr. Tucker now figures in the case, and Carvalho’s testimony relates to that point. a joint meeting of the executive and legislative committees of the South Carolina Bankers’ Association held in Columbia Thursday, it was resolved as the sense of these com mittees: First: That the best inter ests of the people of this State re quire that there should be appointed a State bank examiner. Second: That these committees recommend to the State Bankers’ Association at its next meeting, in Anderson, thi« year, that action be taken looking to the adoption of suitable legislation bv the next meeting of the State eeneral as sembly to carry this recommendation into effect. Th rt State board of control has submitted its annual reixtrt lu Gov. Hevwarti. It is brief, but a most in teresting presentation of figures is made. The total cost of liquors, wi”es, etc., pnrchared during t''" year amount*’ to 310,242.07. and th<« to tal sales (exclusive of “fresh oeer”) amounts to $3,374,120. «2. The net earninrs for account of *h^ fund for fiscal year, which have been placed lo Its credit, amount to $171,- 377 73. The net pioflts ttu ac crued to, and enuallv divided boi.veen the counties and towns amount to $G0“.,99P 33. making the to*"! e»r n,T ’gs for the y"ar for the 'chool fun'’, coun ties and towns, $775,275.95, which is an increase over earnings of last year. $120,893.00. Mayor Mahon, of Greenville received a .telegram Thursday from the coroner of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, telling him of the death of a man named James T. Jones, upon whose body pa pers were found indicating that he w*as at one time a resident of Green ville. The mayor does not know of such a man but he would be glad to receive any Information, if obtainable, of the man’s relatives, should he chance to have any. in Greenville county. The telegram to Mayor Mahon was dated January 11. at Oklahoma City, and was as follows: “James T. Jones is dead.. Armry papers indi cate he was born in your city. Can you tell if be was married, when and where; if he leaves any parents? J. F. Messienbaum, coroner.” The South Carolina Good Roads As sociation will hold its annual meeting in Columhia on Thursday, the 19th instant, and will he in session for two or more days. This meeting will have the largest attendance in all the history of the Association. The rail roads have issued special rates to all i> delegates to this convention. Presi dent Hyatt has sent out announce ments of the meeting to all the super visors of the State and also to the mayors of the towns and cities, and has received a great many responses. He is now getting in reports from the supervisors, giving in detail the num ber of convicts, the amount of free la bor, cost of feeding and clothing con victs, cost of free labor, kind of ma chinery used, etc. / - — I—gee us for Blankets and Quilts. J. R. Tolleson & Co. What l« “Eg Nog?*’ Try It. BURNING COTTON. Senator Tillman Expresses His Senti ments on the Subject. The Atlanta Journal prints the fol lowing letter from Senator Tillman upon the matter of burning cotton: The news from the South that there is serious talk among the cotton plant ers of burning a part of the last cot ton crop, is startling. In answer to your letter, asking me to comment on the situation, I will say that I see no necessity to burn, and 1 will briefly give my reasons. The law of supply and demand is not at work now in regard to this staple. During the last twelve months there has been the most startling rise in price of cotton, followed by the most unexampled fall in the history of the commodity. From 17V^ cents in Feb ruary to 6% in December, breaks the record in the cotton market. Speculation is at the bottom of the fall, just as it was behind the phenom enal rise. There was no good reason for cotton ever going to 17’£ cents, and there is absolutely no reason now for cotton to be selling at 0% cents. That there is a large crop, probably the largest in the history of the staple, is no longer disputed, hut the world needs every bit of it. A short while ago the papers were filled with dark forebodings of the dis asters threatened to commerce and the manufacturing industries from the German and French spinners were looking about throughout the colonial possessions to those countries for suitable land to grow cotton to supply t e shortage in the American crop. Now the price of American cotton has run below the cost of production and many silly people in the South are talking about burning it. The world needs all of the cotton that has been grown this year and needs it at a fair price to the producer, say 8% cents --which leaves a small margin of profit. A 10,000,000 bale crop, such as we grew last year, ought to bring 12 cents, and most of that crop sold for that or above. Twelve million or $12,500,000, v hieh I consider to be the maximum yield this season, ought not to sell below 8 cents. Sensible farmers in the South are holding their cotton. It costs too much to burn it. There is no guarantee that there will be a large crop in 1905, and the cot ton world was never so bare of cot ton in its history as it was the first of last September. I predict that cotton will go back to 8V<i cents inside of 90 days, and there will he a million bales that will not come to the market even at that price. There is absoltuely no need for pan ic anywhere, and none but idiots will burn cotton. The Southern planters are in a bet ter condition financially than they have ever been within my recollection. We have had a good price for cotton the last two crops. »Most men are out of debt and have money in the bank. At least half of the cotton which has not yet gone to market is held by men who are absolutely independent and need not sell at all if they do not wish H> do so. Deduct, then, 1,500.00ft of 2,000,000 >ales from the last crop to he carried tver unless the price suits and it will >e seen that the day of “supply and lemand” will go into force between low and n<’xt summer. The cotton vill not go into sight at the present rice, and I know of no means to make nen sell who do not want to and who re not obliged to. I will say in conclusion that there ill be very little burned, and unless he price rises between now and April, here will be a large falling off in the creage of the next crop. There is nothing to he alarmed bout, and the country will jog along i the ordinary way after the present nrry passes off. The Perry Piano Lecture-Recital. Edward Baxter Perry, the celebrated ! Toston pianist, will give one of his i >cture recitals at Limestone College Friday night. February 3rd. Mr. Perry is an American and one of the greatest pianists America has ever produced. He has played over the length and | breadth of this country for over fifteen vears, and has made several European tours, something no other American pianist has succeeded in doing. It is hoped that his recital will be well patronized, as the College must guarantee him a stated sum. The dummy will leave down town at 7.30 o’clock P. M. The following clippings about Mr. Perry will be interesting: “The present remarkable interest in piano recitals is due to the lecture- -ecital idea, as originated and so beau tifully carried out by Edward Perry, and now adopted by nearly all Ameri can pianists.—Philadelphia Etude.” "It Is not often that the musician and lecturer are combined in so happy a manner as In the person of Mr. Per ry. His concert last night proved him to he not only successful in these two capacities, hut poet and composer as well.—Boston Advertiser.” “Edward Baxter Perry, of Boston, is certainly one of the few pianists of whom America can he justly proud.— New York Philharmonic Journal.” "Mr. Perry Is warmly welcomed by the elite of Cincinnati whenever he comes, and that with cordial apprecia tion.—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette." “Mr. Perry’s playing is of the broad, heroic, masterly style, and poetic to a large degree. He has that element which entertains and holds the atten tion of his audience from first to last. —Chicago Evening Journal.” —Special prices on Quilts and Blan kets, at J. I. Sarratt’s. What it “Eg Nog?” Try it. A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest Wilkinsville, Jan. 13.—Col. W. D. Camp, auditor, with his assistant, Mr. George D. Scruggs, passed here Wed nesday on his assessing tour. The Colonel took occasion to remind your correspondent that he ought to touch up the county officials and have the road bridges fixed. This we have fre quently tried to do, without any sue cess. A little judicial ink would ac complish in this what no amount of printer’s ink can effect. The rainy weather continues and the mud still remains the same barrier to travel. Messrs. James Garner and John Woods, of White Plains, were in this sectinon this week on business. Mr. Malcom Lowery, our efficient R. F. D. mail carrier, has made his trips regularly during the season de spite the rain, mud and cold weather. The mandate of the stock law is totally disregarded by many people allowing their stock to run at large, against the protest of their neighbors, who dislike going to law to protect themselves. The golden rule, “Do unto others as you would like them do unto you,” is often either forgotten, misunderstood or ignored among men. It depends on whose ox is gored whether we hold to it or not. Mrs. J. J. George’s family have been greatly afflicted with typhoid fever since last fall. Two of her children are still sick and one, Wm. A. George, died, Mr. John I). McCulloch, of Sarratts, was in this section this week. Mr. George B. Estes and little daugh ter, Miss Mary Beatrice, expect to start for their home in Brookston. Texas, next Tuesday. They have spent a month pleasantly with their South Carolina relatives and friends. Mr. Estes’ family are patrons and admir ers of The Ledger. We hate to see them leave. Miss Bessie Moorehead, the accomp lished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Moorehead, entertained a party of her young friends Wednesday night. Refreshments were served and all en joyed themselves. Mr. L. M. Hartford spent Tuesday night with the family of Mr. W. C. Blackwell. Mr. John Foster, of Hickory Grove, and Miss Amanda Wilkerson, of Wood ruff. wen at Salem last Sabbath. Mr. John J. Robinson went to Un ion last Wednesday to trade horses. Mr. W. R. Walker, with some of his friends, has been bird hunting on his nlantation this week. Mr. Walker is one of Cherokee county’s largest and most progressive land owners. And. besides, he is one of the most liberal men in the State. No worthy cause is presented to him that he does not sup- !>ort with his means. Mrs. Jimmie Strain and Master Ar chie are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vaney C. Comer, this week, Mr. Bascom Osment spent several days on the York side of the river this and last week. He will start for his home in Arkansas next week. Messrs. Fowler Bros, are hauling cotton seed meal and hulls from the Wilkinsville oil mill. Mr. Tillet Hartford spent some days in Union county last w’eek. We wouldn’t be surprised any time to hear of him getting a housekeeper. Mr. W. C. Blackwell killed two fine porkers this week. He has kindly invited Mr. Ben McCulloch and your correspondent to come and eat sau sage with him. Billy is a whole-sould fellow. Since the Christmas holidays chick ens, eggs and butter have gone down to starvation prices. The housewives ought to combine and stick for better prices or stop the sales. “Little Bill” Farr, of Pearidge, is spending some days with relatives and friends in this county. The pound suppers have greatly in creased the sales of candy In this com munity without increasing the price. Ben McCulloch offered to pay Wade Pridmore sixty cents for what cheese and crackers he could eat, but Wade wouldn’t take him up. Our school district is paying a spec ial tax of two and one-half mills for school purposes. Broad river at Howell’s ferry rose 10 feet last night. It’s higher than it has been since last summer. J. L. S, ODD LAW MAKERS AT THE CAPITAL. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. THERE WAS A RUSH OF BILLS THE FIRST WEEK. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Gaffney Postofflce for the week ending January 16th, 1905: Roland Bates, Van Castle (2), Will Daniie, John Ebner, Charlie Gordon, A. L. Gordon, Chas. N. Green, Wm. Kenned, J. J. Millwood. S. McKnight’ J. E. Pennington, John Wray, Miss Fon der Elmore. Mrs. S. M. Harden, Mrs. Sintha Jefferes, Miss Martha Lindsay, Mrs. Georgianna Robertson, Mrs. M. D. Ray, Mrs. Lizza White. Call for "Advertised Letters.” One cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger, P. M. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Moorehead a fine boy, on the 11th inst. —Ladies Coat Suits at greatly re duced prices, at J. I. Sarratt’s. What is “Eg Nog?” Try it. The Two Houses Have Not Done Much So Far, But Committees Have Been Appointed and are Getting to Work. Columhia, Jan. 10.—The rush of hills has marked the first week of the gen eral assembly, nearly two hundred measures having been introduced the first four days. The two houses have done little so far as appearances go, but the committees hav been named and are getting down to work. Meas ures cannot be acted on untill they have been considered by committees and in reality there is nothing much that can he done until the committees begin report. In the senate the com position of the committees is deter mined by the senate itself and in the house the speaker makes the assign ments. Nearly always the fate of a hill depends on the report which the committee having it in charge will make. The two houses met in joint session Friday to canvass the election, declar ing the State officers elected. The date of the inauguration will probably be set for the 25th, as that seems to suit best. Railroad commissioner Jno. H. Earle is the only new officer to be sworn in, and he has already taken the oath and is performing the duties of the office. Among the many hills introduced or prepared are measures of all sorts and varieties. Senator Brice has present ed the original “Brice bill,” which was amended and then passed at the last session. This bill would permit ev ery county to vote upon the estab lishment or closing of a dispensary without the special tax imposed by the law now in force and under which Cherokee voted out the dispensary last summer. In his message the gov ernor took strong ground against the original Brice bill, arguing for the jus tice of the special tax. The advocates of the hill have claimed a majority for it and Gov. Heyward’s argument and in fluence may not be sufficient to de feat it, but the strong influence of the disoensary itself is back of him in this particular matter. Senato.* Raysor has introdnuced a hill to (Lange the management of the dispensary on the lines recommended by the governor in his message, except that the hill provided for the appoint ment of the State hoard of control by the governor, the hoard nowf being elected by the legislature. In sub stance, the proposed change means that purchases would be made by the commissioner instead of by the board, as at present, and that the prices paid shall he made public; purchases are to be made on bids advertised for and the commissioner is to buy only on orders from the county dispensers, thus preventing an accumulation of stock. The county boards are to be appointed by the State hoard, two to be nominated by the county delega tion and the third by the mayor or in- tendant of the town in which the dis pensary is established. The State hoard is to have supervision over the county dispensaries and each member is to receive a salary of $1,500 a year instead of $400 as at present. The new bills range in variety from a concurrent resolution looking to the repeal of the 14th and 15th amend ments to changing the name of Bull Pond school house to Bull Pond club. There are several amendments pro posed to the constitution, most of them seeking to conform conditions to the system of biennial sessions. There are six hills on the subject of mar riage licenses; there is the bill to pro vide for oil inspection: to establish experiment station; to provide for compulsory education; eight hills al ready relating to the dispensary; sev eral relating to the lien law and the sale of cotton seed; several to change the system of drawing juries; one to regulate the speed of automobiles; one to make “cussing" a misdemeanor; several seeking to safeguard the pri mary from fraud and to punish brib ery: hills relating to the fish and oys ter industry; to have all legal execu tions within the walls of the peniten tiary. These are only a few of the products of the first week. They show the mul tiplicity of subjects with which the legislative mind concerns itself. Many of the hills are the fulfillment of campaign pledges and others are the result of personal solicitation on the part of constituents. A consider able number of them will be reported unfavorably by the committees and thus meet an early death, while oth ers will languish for want of proper advocacy and he left on the calander at the session’s end. The dispensary and compulsory education bills and measures of that sort will consume the greater portion of the time and to wards the close the appropriations will eclipse everything else in inter est. _ No date for the elections has yet been set, although there are one or two resolutions on the subject before the two houses. J. H. Mrs. M. J. Harmon has returned from a visit to her daughters, Mrs. J. S. Wilburn, at Buffalo, and Mrs. J. H. Kirby, at Pacolet. Mrs. Kirby and j children returned home with her. Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, of ML Paran, is visiting her son, J. B. Martin, on Providence street. Isaac Martin, formerly of ML Paran section but now of Tuscaloosa, Ala., who has been in the West for thirty years, is visiting relatives and friends at his old home. He spent Friday night in the city with his nephew, J. B. Martin, on Providence street. W. G. Fowler and R. J. .Kirby, two of our good farmers of the Etta Jane section, spent Friday night in the city. Mike Sellers, formerly of this county but now of Jonesville, spent Friday night in the city with his kinsman, Jno. Millwood, on North Limestone street. He says he cannot do without The Ledger. J. C. Jefferies, Esq., went to Spartan burg Friday on professional business. J. B. Brown, of Ravenna, was in the city Friday. E. T. Wilkins, who has been spend ing sometime in the city with his family, went to Tazewell, Va., last week, where he will be engaged in railroading. Mrs. M. B. Brissie, who has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. R. E. Le- Master and Miss Saliie Kendrick, went to Spartanburg Friday morning . Mr. Brissie has changed his home from Gastonia. N. C., to Spartanburg, and he preceded Mrs. Brissie several days ago. Senator T. B. Butler came home Friday afternoon on business and re turned to Columbia last night. Miss Bessie Reinhart, of Blacks burg, is visiting at Dr. Crawleys. P. G. Plonk and Edward Adams, of Cherokee Falls, were in the city Sun day. Wade Hambright, of Smyrna, was in the city Saturday. E. A. Trescot, Esq., of Blacksburg, was in the city Saturday. H. W. Thompson, of Spartanburg, spent yesterday in the city on busi ness. Mrs. Rosa Rountree and her sister. Miss Myrtle Gaffney, went to Blacks burg, Friday to visit relatives. Prof. G. H. Logan, of Grover, teach er of Oak Grove school near Blacks burg, was in the city Saturday. J. M. Roberts, of Wilkinsville, was in the city Saturday on his way to Charlotte to spend a day or two. J. M. Allison, of Blacksburg, was in the city Saturday. C. F. Inman, one of our live farri ers of the Etta Jane section, was in the city Saturday. J. G. Kendrick was in the city Sat urday. W. E. Gettys, an enterprising citi zen and planter, of the Grassy Pond section, was in the city Saturday. M. M. Boyd, of Spartanburg, was in the city Saturday. Rev. C. F Felmet, of Converse, was in the city Monday. G. C. Shepherd, the polite salesman of the Acme Furniture Co., spent Sun day in Blacksburg and Grover. H. S. Drummond, a young man of Clifton, spent Sunday in the city. United States Marshal Bert Hall man returned Sunday night from Co lumhia where he had been for several days on business. J. A. Willis has returned from a business trip to Barnwell. S. M. Jolly left Monday for Shaw nee, Oklahoma, where he will make his future home. His family preceded him about three weeks ago. Miss Mary Whitesides and Mrs. J. M. Caldwell, of Blacksburg, are vis iting at Dr. J. T. Darwin’s. WINTER ^EATING RUINS STOMACHS. Will Observe Lee’s Birthday. Next Thursday, the 19th, is Lee’s birthday. Both the Merchants and Planters bank and the National bank will he closed on that day: and the postofflce will he open only from 8:30 to 9:30 a. m., and 4:30 to 5:30 p; m. —Ladies and Misses Jackets ai cut prices, at J. I. Sarratt’s, “Now is the Time You Need Mi-o-na,” Says Gaffney Drug Co. Think for a moment of the extra strain you put upon the stomach in the winter. The hearty food, the late suppers, and the lack of exercise and out-door life all weaken and strain the stomach, laying the foundation (or poor health and suffering. Chronic stomach troubles nervous irritability, and serious bowel and kidney diseases have often dated from a week of extra “good living." Nearly everyone is bothered with more or less headaches and backaches, furred tongue, poor appetite, dry. hacking cough, heartburn, spots before the eyes, dizziness or vertigo, sleepless ness, lack of energy, loss of flesh or a genarl weak tired feeling. Now is the time when Mi-o-na is needed to repair the ravages and wastes the hearty eating of winter has caused in the stomach and digestive system. This is the only known agent that strengthens the stomach and di gestive organs, so they can and will readily digest whatever food is eaten. A Mi-o-na tablet taken before each meal will remove all Irritation, in flammation and congestion in the di gestive organs, and so strengthen them that they will extract from the food all that goes to make good rich blood, firm muscle, and a sound, healthy body. This remarkable remedy costs hut 50 cents, and If its use does not re store your full vigor, vitality, and health. Gaffney Drug Co„ one of the best known drug firms in this section, will refund your money. Unbounded faith like this deserves your confi dence. THROMIT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. . Mayor’s Court. Only one case was tried in the Mayor's court Monday morning. It was a case of petit larceny. The culprit was fined $2.50 of five days. —Rubbers for everybody at close prices, at J. I. Sarratt’s. What is “Eg Nog?” Try it. Items of Interest Concerning Out Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Readem On Tuesday the Guilford county highway commission sold $60,000 worth of good roads bonds. The directors of the soldiers home of North Carolina will ask the legis lature for $15,000 instead of $13,000 for maintenance. Fire at Apex, in Wake county, at 4 o’clock Saturday morning burned the postofflce, the office of The Apex News and five stores.. Two of the store buildings were new, having been occupied during the present week. Charlotte continues to hold a good reputation for healthfulness. The mor tuary report for November, 1904, just issued by the North Carolina board of of health, shows that the temporary death rate of the city during that month was 13.8. In Winston it was 38.8, and in Greensboro 33.3. It was 2d in Fayettville; 28 in Wilmington; 36 in Durham; 24.6 in Raleigh and 17.1 in Reidsville. John L. Gregory, of Wadesboro, shot and killed his wife in her bed Tues day night about half past ten o’clock. After the shooting he walked four miles to the home of his brother and shot off his pistol, waking his brother. He gave his pistol to his brother and requested him to kill him. He told his brother what he had done. The broth er took the insane man and carried him to Wadesboro, where he was placed in jail. Gregory used a breech loading single barrel shot gun and says he raised the cover and shot so that the gun would maket no noise. Grego ry’s ten-year-old son was in another bed when his mother was shot and he did not wake up when she was shot. The proposition for the establish ment of a medical dispensary iu Charlotte has met its death. The scheme was finally abandoned at ft meeting of the executive committee of the Anti-Saloon League, held late Fri day afternoon, and another method will be sought to make prohibitiotf more effective. From the very first it was plainly evident that the medical dispensary was very unpopular with a large and influential element of the local citizenship, and had the promo ters of the scheme persisted, the re sults would have been a widening of the breach that already exists among local Democrats. In all probability, the fight would have been as bitter as the discussion over the oath feature of the legalized primary, something over two years ago. Dr. A. G. Carr, of Durham, Friday morning committed suicide in the hath room of his residence. He arose ear ly. met his son William in the hall and promptly inquired of him if he was going to work that day, and was an swered in the affirmative, passed the morning salutations and went to the bath room on the second floor of the home. There was no one in the house at the time of the tragedy except. Mrs. Carr, his wife, and the cook. A few minutes after the doctor went up stairs the cook heard a muffled report and as soon as the man se rvant came in she sent him to the hath room to see what was the matter. He found Dr. Carr on his knees as if in prayer with blood flowing from a wound in his right ear. He gasped only once alter being reach* d. Ho had fired a 32 cal ibre bullet in the cavity of the right ear. Death was instantaneous. Mr. Lee Ball, who lives in the cor ner of Yadkin county near the Iredell and Wilkes line, about one mile from Claud postofflce. was shot Thursday night about 9 o'clock. Wesley Grego ry ami Jim cummlngs were arrested Friday charged with the shooting, and warrants have been issued for the ar rest of John Cummings and Francis Everidge. These four men w^nt to Mr. Ball’s house at the hour mentioned and began to batter on the door. When they had almost succeeded in batter ing it down Mr. Ball went to the door and was immediately shot twice with a shot-gun, two shot penetrating his lungs and several taking effect in his arms and other parts of his body. While his injuries are serious, it Is thought that he will recover. No cause for the deed is assigned except that the four men accused of the shooting were on a drunken spree. Mr. Ball moved recently to his present home. Because he was homesick and de spondent, Oscar A. Whitaker, of Para gon, Ind., a student of Bingham Col lege, in Asheville, Wednesday after noon left that Institution without say ing where he was going, went to Ashe ville, purchased thirty feet of half inch cotton rope, and going to a thick wooded spot in Victoria, two miles from the city, hanged himself from the limb of a tree. Before taking his life Whitaker removed his hat, collar and necktie, and placed these articles on the ground close to the base of the tree, together with the paper and twine that were wrapped around 'he rope when purchased. Whitaker then doubled the rope, made a running ncsise. which he slipped over his head, and climbing the tree to a height often feet, tied the rope securely to a small limb, and throwing the loose ends of the rope out of the way. jammed his hands deep in his trousers pockets and jumped. His neck was dlsco- lated.