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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The LEDGER 8EMJ-WE —PUB!JSHED 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 P|ople of Cherokee County. tSTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1905. $1.50 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE 'EMS OF INTERI ST OF PASSING EVENT.S IN SOUTH CAROLINA. BLACKSUURG BUDGET Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Mr. S. E. Clinton, of Edsemoore, Chester county, had the misfortune a few days ago to lose by fire his barn and stables with one horse, two mules and almost his entire crop of corn. Origin of fire not known; it occurred at 4 o’clock in the morning. Oscar Massey, a well-known citizen of Chester, was found dead on the streets of that town Tuesday morn ing. He was about forty-eight years of age and a son of the late S. B. Massey, who for a number of years was a leading business man of Ches ter. He leaves a widow and six child ren. Mabel the four-year-old daughte r oi Mr.' .7. L. Sanders, a member of the Yorkville police force, died Sunday night about 10 o’clock from effects of burns received about II. ^ • and several other children v ■’O pla'- ing in a room where there was mi j ope T ' fire. No adult was present. .1 r clothing was burned entirely otf. SOUTH CAR. NS WE. | Three white n;°n, Oscar Le-\ \\a> ; ter Edwards and Butler W; .to. hav, been lodged in jail in Anderson on the charge of assaulting the conn ;■ chaingang guards near one of the cot ton mills Saturday night. Lewis was captured at the lime, but tbe other two men escaped and were caught Tues day. Judge Purdy has signed an order anting bail in the sum of $1,000 to B. Rowell, the dispensary con- table who killed Jos. C. Blount in Torence last month. Rowell was rep esented by J. W. Ragsdale and WaJ- sr H. Wells, of Florence, and Solici- 3 P Wilson resisted the motion. No ew evidence was introduced at the earing, the motion being based on Mtimony taken at the inquest. The dispensary constables seized 44 alf pints of "King’s Choice” corn 'hiskey Saturday afternoon in Char iton near Willie Sims’ negro pool xmi and store. Sims’ place has sev- ral times been raided and nearly ev- ry time blind tiger booze has been wind. It was in this pool room that Red Bill," the negro who shot at idles on the street from a P®^ sl ^ ar, claimed to be working %hen the hooting occurred. A special to The State from Rock [111 says: A horrible accident hap- ened in the Selwood section Satur- av It seems that a shooting match ad been laid. This was over and the hler folks had left their guns lying r standing promiscuously around. Vhile no one was paying particuU ttention. some boys began ‘‘playing ,mr” with the empty (?) sn ns - 1 ortunately. one in the hands of R md Lowman. about 12 years old. was ot empty until it had been discharged Sto the neck of little "Pet” Harmen. fho was still younger. The little fel jw died instantly. The former is tin on of Mr. Levi Lowman, and the lat- e- of Mr. Henry Harmen. He and is wife were away at Lexington wlien heir little boy was killed. The affair bs cast a gkxun over the whole com aun 5 ty. Suit has been seldom brought gainst the city of Cobimhia. but the ase of Baynes vs. the city of Colum da. which is now being tried a * Inited States court, is one of ^reat nearest. Mrs. Gertrude Baynes, of Trginia it is alleged received srious riiftes on April 8. Ifio", and demands ^,000 damages. It is alleged that bout dark on the day named Mrs. lavnes was returning to her hoarding dace on Plain street, m Columbia, nd soon after turning the corner at /lain street she stepped upon a loose ,rick in a drain across the sidewalk. She was thrown violently forward on ter face and sustained serious mjm lea it is alleged. The testimony of Jer Physicians. Dr. Mary R. Baker and Ir I H McIntosh, added greatly to he plaintiff’s ease. The selection of he iury Wednesday consumed much ime and the evidence continued broughout the day. George Thomas, a negro wanted in Columbia for murder, w r as arrested in javannah a few days ago. The Savan- uthorlties, knowing that Thomas ‘wanted.’’ notified Chief Daly of tibia, of tlie arrest. The chiet, | g no funds provided for such an ^e. turned the matter over to, heriff who sent to Savannah for irisoner About two years ago ia 8 and a number of his cohort indulging in a Cftr0URal ^ able resort known as Heifer s in Columbia. This place is in ■entre of the block bounded by ,1s Gadsden, Senate and Lln- streets. During the carousal inson killed another negro called ‘Savannah Kid.” He Immediately tnd Policeman Scott, pursued him eh dark alleys and over back « for several miles, hut he es- .S lias not boon hoard ot since his arrest in Savannah. People Going and Coming Beyond the Broad- Blacksburg, Jan. 26.—Mrs. Frank Ginn, of Augusta, Ga., is visiting Mrs. Dr. Ginn. Mrs. Jifri Stevenson and her sis ter. Miss Grace Lee, left Wednesday to visit relatives and friends in Thom- asville. Miss Violet Orr left Wednesday for a few days stay in Hickory Grove. Mr. Will Borders, of King’s Creek, was in town Tuesday on business. W. C. Wilburn was in the city this week. Miss Mary Alexander, of Yorkville, is the guest of Mrs. Whiteford Dun can. Mrs. George Hammersley went to Rock Hill shopping Wednesday. W. J. Moorehead made a business trip to Hickory Grove Tuesday. John Warth, of Columbia, w r as in /own a short while Wednesday. Mr. Robert Rippy is at home again after a few weeks stay at Caroleen, N. C. Mr. Cleatis Rippy, of Shelby, has noved his family here and will make this place his home in the future. Miss Bessie Bowan, of Patterson, N. C. , is the guest of Miss Mable Ram- seur. Furman Belue, of Davidson College, •s at homo for a few days . Mr. and Mrs. Green Martin, of Tay lor ciunty, Texas, are the guests of Mrs. Wm. Blalock. Mis. M. E. Earl returned Wednesday cmm a pleasant visit to relatives in 1 '1 •enville . Mr. A. M. Bridges is in Yorkville or a few days. The bank of Blacksburg was organ- : /ed Wednesday and the following board of directors was elected; P. »L Freeman, D. F. Morrow, L .V. Mays, J. M. Porter, M. H. Morrow, after which the following officers were elected; M. H. Morrow, president; D. F. Morrow, vice-president; M. H. Morrow, cashier; H. E. Davison, assis tant cashier. Wednesday was one of the coldest days we have experienced this winter. M. S. DUG LAW MAKERS AT THE CAPITAL. THE HOUSE HARD AT WORK THIS WEEK. Advice for Bachelors. \gree with the girl’s father in pol itics and the mother in religion, says the Chicago Journal. Don’t put so much sweet stuff on paper. If you do you Will hear it in after years when your wife has some especial purpose in inflicting upon you the severest punishment known to a married man. Go home at a reasonable hour in the evening. Don’t wait until a girl has to throw her soul into a yawn that she can’t cover with both hands. A little thing like that might cause a coolness at the very beginning of the game. If, on the occasion of your first call, the girl upon whom you have set your young affections looks like an iceberg and acts like a cold wave, take your leave early and stay away. Wo man in her hour of freeze is uncer tain, coy and hard to please. In cold weather finish saying good night in the house. Don’t stretch it all the way to the front gate, and thus lay the foundation for future asthma, bronchitis, neuralgia and chronic ca tarrh to help you to worry the girl after she has married. Greer’s Depot Agent Arrested. The agent for the Southern Railway at Greers was arrested Monday at the instance of the American Surety Com pany, of New York, which concern is on his bond, charged with having em bezzled $2,pop. The prisoner was taken to Greenville Tuesday afternoon ’,y Deputy Sheriff Gilreath and ar- ’•aigned before F. B. McGee, the mag istrate issuing the warrant, who re- ’eased the defendant on bail in the mn of $2,000 until January 20. when lie will have a preliminary examina tion. This agent has hitherto enjoyed a splendid reputation on account of being an older in the Presbyterian church, and a popular Sunday schoo 1 superintendent in Greers, where his arrest caused a sensation. He ad mits that he is irregular in his ac counts. but Insists that it is the re sult of bad bookkeeping on his pa’t Several years ago the safe at Greers was robbed ami the agent was shot several times but refused to surren der. His friends claim that the shock from the wounds wrecked his health and affected his mind. Pneumonia and LaGrippe. nighs cured quickly by Foley’s ey and Tar. Refuse substitutes, by Cherokee Drug Co. What la “Eg Nog?’' Try It. A Precedent of Importance. The following sentiment regarding the action of the Virginia supreme court of appeals in overruling McCue’s request for a new trial, is from the American Press of the 23rd inst: "The decision of the supreme court of appeals of Virginia in overruling Samuel McCue’s request for a new trial on the ground that some of the jurors who heard the evidence had read newspaper accounts of the crime prior to the hearing is regarded as a precedent of the widest importance and of the most far reaching signifi cance. The lawyers for the convicted wife murderer laid 45 exceptions before the final tribunal, but placed their strongest hope in the excetplon pertaining to the reading of newspa pers by some of the men comprising the Jury. The supreme court turned down this exception along with the remaining forty-four.” Greatly in Demand. Nothing is more in demand than a medicine which meets modern require ments for a blood and system cleanser, such as Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They are just what you need to cure stomach and liver troubles. Try them. At Cherokee Drug Co. 25c, guaranteed. —Ladles Coat Suits at greatly re duced prices, at J. I. Sarratt’s. What i« “Eg Nog?" Try It. A Great Many Important Measures Have Been Favorably Considered —Well Up With Its Work. Columbia, Jan. 26.—The legislature has been hard at work these last few days, while not a great many impor tant measures have been favorably considered . the calendar has been kept reasonably clear and that means that the general assembly is well up with its work. In the senate the compulsory educa tion hill has been up for discussion several times and the debate has been very interesting. The bill is at tin* writing still before the senate but it will eventually pass that body. Its fate in the house is more uncertain. The author of this bill is Senator Ravsor. of Orangeburg, who has pre sented it with a good deal of force and as he is an influential member his arguments have much weight. Other senators who have support d it very strongly are Senators Manning, if Sumter, and Eugene Bloase, ol Sa luda . The bill as it is now amended provides that all parents or guardians shall be compelled to send to school for at least twelve weeks in the yeai their children between the ages of eight and twelve years. The punish ment for violations of this act is a small fine or imprisonment, and there are exceptions in favor of parents un aide to provide for their families and that the act shall not apply to more than two children in one family it is in this shape that the bill uill K° to the house. The resolution to provide for an in vestigation of the dispensary manage ment is at present hung up in confer ence. The house has inserted amend ments to the effect that the joint com mission shall not sit for more than thirty days and that the e\U\ence ad duced shall not be used against the witness in any criminal prosecution. The senate has refused to agree to these amendments and unless the committee of conference agrees either to leave them out or to put them in the resolution will he sent hack to the two houses and one or the other mus recede from its amendments or it will go into free conference. But the re solution in some shape will pass, as the sentiment is favorable to an inves tigation—whether it be a wh te-wash- ing performance or a sensational ex- ,K Another matter that has raised a dispute in each house is the proiiosi- tion to employ a clerk for the Stati historical commission. It was orW- nally proposed to fix the salary of this clerk at $1,200 and then it was point ed out in debate that there is now employed in the office of secretary of State ' a clerk at$000 who is supposed to do this work. The remarks on this line proved to be interesting and when the two houses get through with the matter it is likely that the secretary of state will have one less clerk and the commission will be given a clenc at $1,000. . „ senate has passed Senator Ravsor’s bill to increase the salaries of the supreme court justices but in stead of making the figure $.».‘>o0 R was fixed at $3,000. The justices now each receive only $2,850. The resolution introduced by Mr. DeVore. of Edgefield, to petition the .ongress to repeal the 14th and lath amendments was promptly rejected when brought up in the house yes- A^nieasure which brought out not little discussion in the house *s om\ finally passed, to make seduction crime. The s.«nate has passed a resolution fathered by Senator Christensen^ th • youthful but brainy senator from Beaufort, to have a commission inves- , ,r a t e the condition of the sh'dl fish ing industry and frame a satisfactory law which will bring the State a rev- • niie The coast people claim that ,he upcountry folks are not posted on the oyster industry and they want to ! ive them information in this way. The inaugural exercises took place • esterdav at noon, and while \e. simple they were ministration returned to office with out opposition is not likely to htir up tremendous enthusiasm. ^ ward made a brief speech full of good patriotism and renewing his pledge to serve the State. To the sur prise and disappointment of the au- dienA, Lieut. Gov. Sloan did not make a speech but after he was sworn in merely took the gavel and adjourned the joint assembly. , . Tin* elections are set for today and the results will not be a surpise. The only chance for a close contest is be tween Senator Hydrick. of Spartan- luirg. and Judge D. A. Townsend for the place on the bench now held by Judge Townsend. A COSTLY FIRE IH TOWN OF NEARLY $50,000 WORTH OF PRO PERTY BURNED. The Fire Started in a Lumber Plant and Spread to Other Buildings— Heroic Work of Firemen. News was received here over the wires Wednesday afternoon that “Union was on fire.” No details were learned at the time; but the Spartan burg Journal of the same afternoon, in an article from its Union corres pondent written while the flames were raging, estimated that the loss would reach between one and two hundred thousand dollars, and prob ably more, if the flames were not saon checked. The Spartanburg Herald of yester day gave a later detailed account of ! the loss which was no doubt as co-ect | an estimate of the damage as could | be made at the time. fiat car, many of them without over coats while their hats were blown off. Having to side track for the passen ger train they did not reach the city until 4:45. The fire was then under control but the Union department was so worn out that their presence and assistance were very acceptable. All the people of Union heartily ap preciate their promptness in coming to the town’s aid when it seemed that the whole eastern portion was th-^at- ened. Allen Niehoison. THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. Sickening Shivering Fits of Ague and Malaria, can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. This Is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit in malaria for it exists a true curative influence on the disease, driv ing it entirely out of the system. It Is much to be preferred to Quinine, hav ing none of this drug’s had after- ef fects. E. S. Munday, of Henrietta, Tex., writes: “My brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice, till he took Electric Bitters, which saved his life. Ate Cherokee Drug Co.; price 5»'c, guaranteed. What Is “Eg Nog?" Try IL Union, Jan .25.—Union today expe rlenced its worst fire in many years, the loss of property running up to nearly $50,000, on which there is only about $21,000 insurance. The losses and insurance are about as fo’iows; People’s Supply company, three storv brifrk building and two story frame stable. T>oss $20,000; insur ance, $10,500. .. . , Masonic lodge quarters In third story of this building .valued at $8,000, insurance $1,000 . , , . Union Carriage Works, owned by L. S. Townsend, $1,000, with $080 insm- 'vncG. \y t. Hughes’ stock in the carriage works. $1,750; insurance. $500. Bailey Lumber and Manufacturing company, $3,000; insurance unknown. Miss Emma Brandon’s residence, $4,000, with $1,000 insurance Jeffries building. $2,000. with $1,400 insurance. # E. B. Bailey, undertaking, $LJ00, $1,000 insurance. W T. Tracey, $500, with no insur- , ince . W. Newell Smith, loss $100. Mrs. C. B. Robertson and Mrs. Nan- ni B. P ? te Arthu 8 r. $30 fu r nlture. damage al Jacoj^Rice. cottage. $1,000; insur- ^The fire started at 1:30 in the rear of the wood working department of the Bailey Lumber and Manufacturing company.' just back of the new two- story brick buildings of that company The. flames were discovered just as thev burst out and the alarm was given promptly hut there was quite a delay in getting a stream of water on it The flames crept towards the front of the building and the heavy gale which was blowing from the west car ried the sparks to the Union Carriage vo-ks which immediately caught and in quick succession followed the other buildings near. , ^ p™ First the frame stable of the Peo pie’s Supply company, then the three story brick structure with the hand somely furnished Masonic quarters, and it was but a short while before it was doomed. »» ’ The flames then jumped North Church street to the residence of Miss Emma Brandon, where the family f t (But. A .H. Foster, who had Hvir home destroyed by fire la st spring were living . The Jeffries bunding, which is tie old Baotist church remodeled, caught and was completely consumed. There v,ore two store rooms down stairs, oc cupied by the undertaking department < i the Bailey Furniture company, and the other by W. T. Tracy with gro ceries it being also their dwelling. !';> stairs were sleeping apartments ot Mrs Nannie Porter and Mrs. C. R. Robert son. who had thre'> rooms and tost everything except two trunks. .Mrs. Lilly Schoppaul. who is ill. had to be carried out on a mattress. There was a complete loss of furniture. R A Jones and S. H. McLean suf fered the loss of furniture, though clothing and valuables were saved. For awhile it seemed that M New ell Smith’s store, just west of this would surely go, but by hard work of tin* fire department it was,saved, the only damage being the plate Kla ss windows being broken, though the building did catch once near the Bf Although Goo. C. May’s dwelling in the rear was so hot it was nearly on fire, the firemen were able to save Everywhere sparks were flying and the whole residence portion and the new Baptist church for awhile were considered in danger. B F Arthur's residence seemed sure to catch and the furniture wa.s greatly damaged by being removed Sparks were carried to Rice s mill, where the cottage occupied by Will Brock and T. K. Kirby was complete^ ly destroyed, only about $30 worth of furniture being saved. The building belonged to Jacob Rice and was val ued at $1,000, with $380 insurance. The report that a baby was burned to death is a mistake. Several of the residences on Main street were in imminent danger, among them that of Mr. Emslie Nich olson’s, president of the Excelsior mills, and he summoned the fire de partment of the mills, which did ex cellent work in preventing the spread ing of the flames. In fact all of the cotton mills con tributed their Are fighters and hose and at the request of the mayor the Spartanburg Are company and were sent down on a soeclal. The i > men had a terribly ^old ride on a NEW DEPOT IN CHARLOTTE. Contract Has Been Awarded and Work | Will Begin in a Few Weeks. Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 25.—The con tract for the erection of the handsome new passenger station the Southern Railway will build in this city, has been awarded to Mr. H. C. Morrison, of Augusta. Ga., and \York is expected to begin within two or three weeks, or soon as the business can be trans ferred from the present station, which will be torn down to make room for the new structure. It is understood that the contract price is $49,000, Mr. Morrison having been the lowest of several bidders. Mr. J. A. Jones, of this ctiy, was among the bidders. The entire cost of the new station, including the steel sheds, the steam heating, plumbing, etc., will be in he neighborhood of $60,000. The new station will he one of the handsomest and most substantial on the line of the Southern. There will be large and conveniently arranged waiting rooms for the men and wo- ruei^of both races and all the appoint ments will lie up to date in every par ticular. The tracks in front of the station will be covered by stdel sheds. While the work of erecting the new structure is in progress, the Zimmer man residence, adjoining the depot property, which was purchased by the Southern a few months ago, will be utilized for station purposes. Robbed the Mails. It was learned in Asheville Wednes day afternoon that Rural Carrier Gil bert, who carries the pouch between Burnsville, in Yancey county, and Ivy, j in the northern part of Buncombe, was | under arrest at Burnsville charged! with stealing more than $2,000 in mon ey and checks from registered letters. Postoffice Inspector T. M. Reddy, who was in Asheville Tuesday night, left Wednesday morning for Burnsville to have a United States warrant served on Gilbert and toloke change of the case. It? is probanle that Gilbert will he given a hearing before a United States commissioner at Burnsville and bound over to Federal court. From information received the evidence against Gilbert is conclusive. It seems that on January 3, Gilbert removed from the mail pouch three registered letters and that again on January 6, he secured another. One of the letters taken by Gilbert was from the post master at Burnsville and addressed to the postmaster at Asheville. An other was addressed to the Battery Park Bank, containing about $20. an other to the bank of Marion, contain ing $2,000 in checks, a fourth letter containing $26. Gilbert was arrested last week charged with stealing the^ first batch of letters and the evidence being insufficient, he was released. He was arrested a second time, however, and Sunday night placed in the Burn-- ville jail awaiting investigation. Surveying a New Road. Capt. Mable with his corps of engin-1 eers for the Southern Railway com pany, is at Marion getting ready to begin serveying the line from that place to Johnson City, Tenn. He will start out from Marion on the old 3Cs’ 1 line up the North Fork, out to Spruce : Pine. The South A: Western people i are beginning to bestir themselves. Mr. W. L. Lambert, oj Bakersville, has I been securing rights of way for the South & Western between Marion and Spruce Pine. KILLS GERMS OF CATARRH. Hyomei Goes to the Root of the Dis ease and Makes Astonishing Cures. Catarrh cannot be cured by the use 1 of pills, liquid medicines and so-called system tonics. Under such treatment I the germs of the disease will stiU live in the air passages and increase and 1 multiply. Hyomei is the only scientific and j thorough way to cure catarrh. Kill- i ing the germs in the air passages, it ■ enters the blood with the oxygen, de-; stroys the microbes in the blood and effectually drives from the system all | traces of catarrhal poison. Thousands of testimonials have \ been given as to the astonishing cures 1 made by this remedy. Mrs. Le Rendu, 76 Western Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, writes: “I believe Hyomei saved my life. I am better now than I have been in thirty years. France, treated me for catarrh, but I was not cured until I used Hyomei.” Probably the strongest evidence that can be offered as to the powers of Hyomei to cure catarrh is the fact that The Gaffney Drug Co. will agree to refund the money if you say Hyo mei has not cured you. The complete Hyomei outfit costs but $1.00, consisting of an inhaler, dropped and sufficient Hyomei to last several weeks. This will effect a cure and deep-seated cases of catarrh, longer use may be necessary, and then extra bottles of Hyomei can he obtained for 50c. —A beautiful lot of new goods Just in today at The Battery, and more to arrive. —See us for Blankets and Quilts. J. R. Tolleson & Co. —Another lot of the wide 5c and 10c Embroidery just in today at The Battery. Items of Interest Concerning Out Neighbors in the Old North Statu Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers A bill was introduced in the general assembly Tuesday to forbid liquor distillers in towns of less than 1,500 population, and sale of liquor in towns having less than two policemen with a full town government. A bill to abolish “bucket shops” in the State has also been introduced in the general assembly, also a bill to make passen ger fares three cents a mile and abol ish second-class fares. Col. Allen T. Davidson died Wednes day morning at 11 o’clock at his home in Asheville, after an illness of sever al months. Colonel Davidson was one of the most prominent men in that section of the State. He was one of the few surviving members of the Confederate congress, having been elected from the western district of North Carolina during the civil war. Colonel Davidson was a native of Ha>- wood county, and at the time of his death was in his 84th year. He served in the Confederate congress until the spring of 1864, and in the fall of 1865 located in Macon county, and in 1869 moved to Asheville. In 1864-65 he served as a member of the council of Governor Vance and acted as commis sary agent of the State. The latter duty was to distribute provisions to widows and families of Confederate soldiers in western North Carolina- Three sons survive him. The negro shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in Greensboro by Police man H. B. Donnell, of that city, was* buried Wednesday without being idon- tifiod, although at least 2,000 people viewed the remains at police head quarters. A deputy sheriff from Rock ingham county was almost sure he was Dolph Moore, who served a term in the penitentiary for killing has sifl- ter, but Moore’s father, who lives’ at Pomona, looked at the dead man and' said he was not his son; that Dolpb was serving a term on the county roads of Guilford, and an investVsa-- tion proved the truth of this state ment. Chief of Police Scott, of Greensboro, received a letter from the sheriff of Stanley county asking him to look out for and arrest a negro whose description fits the dead man fairly well, but it was not deemed ad- ‘ visable to send for Stanley’s sheriff, and the body was buried at the city’s expense. It is thought that he came from Charlotte, and that he may have been Will Harris, the desperado from Mecklenburg. A passenger train on the Biscoe and Mt. Gilead branch of the Aberdeen & Asheboro railroad, jumped the track at Troy Wednesday morning. Two coaches plunged from a ten-foot em bankment and were completely wrecked. Nearly every passenger on. the train was hurt, one fatally The injured are: Rev. G. A. Ogleshy. pas tor of Aberdeen Methodist church, received internal injuries; David Cook, of Mt. Gilead, serious injuries; W. S. Imrram, of Mt. Gilead, seriously hurt; I). Berry, of Wadesville, serious; Clarke Ballard, of Mt. Gilead, and Wil liam Dunn, of Mr. Gilead, injure!, but not seriously. The injured passengers were taken to the hotel at Troy and given medical attention. The wreck was caused by spreading rails. L.ater: Rev. O. A. Oglesby died Wed nesday afternoon of his Injuries. He was one of the rnos' nrorrinent minis ters in the North Carolina conference and came into considerable oronii- nenfe during the Kilgo-Gattis trial as prosecutor.- He leaves a wife and fam ily. t Considerable excitement reigned at Lexington Wednesday when Nat Cnrnp and another negt-o of desperate character resisted arrest when caught retailing from a buggy in the open - street, in the centev of town. Officers R. F. Heltraan and Thomas Shouf, bo ing informed of the open violation of the law by the neeroes, approaebod them and ordered them to halt. In stead of submitting, the retailors whip- ped the horse to a run and were mak ing good their escape when ten shots were fired by the officers in their di rection to stop them. But the fugi tives stopped not at all. driving ranidly up the Winston road. They were im mediately pursued by the officers on horseback. The race was continued for eight miles when the negroes turn ed from the main road and entered a large body of woods. Chief Heitmnn and Officer Shoaf received a painful wound in the face, car -d by a heavy discharge 1 of buckshot fired by one of the desperadoes concealed In the woods. Only one shot enterd Shoaf's face, but It caused a stream of blood. 1 he officers gave tip the chase, and returned to town. Warrants were im mediately sworn out and there wa*s talk of a posse organizing to run down the desperate characters. Spoiled Her Beauty. Harriet Howard, of 209 W. 34th St- New York, at one time had her heauty spoiled with skin trouble. She writes: “I had Salt Rheum or Eczema for years, but nothing would cure it, un til I used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve." A quick and sure healer for cut*, bunur and sores. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co. —A beautiful lot of new good* just in today at The Battery, and more to arrive.