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/HE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newsp-per In the Fifth Congressional District, of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE \ < \ 4l?*BLI8HE.D FEB. IS, 1894. * NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. \ MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. \ Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop* ular People and Short Items of General Interest. Thf* police department of Spartan burg is to have a “hurry up” wagon. This was determined at a meeting of the city council Monday afternoon. Albert White and Kit Green, color ed. while on their way Monday morn ing from Coosaw Island to the Farm ers mines near Beaufort in search of work, were drowned by the capsizing of theiF'row boat. There are no late developments in the mystery surrounding the disap pearance of F. G. Trefzer, the jeweler of Union, except a growing belief that he has gone to his old home in Ger many. However, there seems to be no real grounds for this theory. Capt. John Adams, for 12 years keeper of the life-saving station on Sullivan’s island, near Uharle^ton, died suddenly Sunday morning from natur al causes. He was buried Monday af ternoon from the Charleston Trinity Methodist ehvch. Capt. Adams was in his 58th year. Col. John D. Cappellmann, of Char leston, has been appointed to succeed himself as a member of the board of visitors of the State school for the deaf, dumb and blind at Cedar Springs. Capt. N. A. Walker, superintendent of that institution, reports the affairs of the school to be moving along in a very satisfactory manner. The friends of W. Greenberg, the Jew who was shot last Saturday by Mrs. J. D. Bivens at Beech Hill, on account of alleged improper conduct have begun a collection for the pur pose of further investigating the shooting. Greenberg was buried Monday in the Berith Shalom ceme tery. )hd the The infant son of Mr. Floyd Hall, » lives near Saxon mills, at Spar- , i»piturg, swallowed a medium-sized Vrapety pin a few days ago, which lodged in the child’s windpipe. The cfangerous impediment to breathing and fatal obstacle was removed from the larynx of the boy’s throat, the op eration being a successful one, and the child is getting along nicely. The two hundred and more members of the South Carolina Medical associa tion will go to Greenville for a three days’ session April 12, 13 and 14. It has been decided to have a banquet after the business of the meeting is finished, and a reception will be held at which the delegates will meet the citizens of Greenville. The local com mittee is already at work preparing for the visitors. Dr. Robert Wilson, of Charleston, president of the associa tion, will preside at the session. Dr. C. B. Earle, of Greenville, is vice-pres ident. Will Brown, colored, was accident ally shot Monday morning at Travel ler’s Rest, Greenville county, by Mr. Otto Evans, a merchant. Brown was in Mr. Evans’ store and was wounded while handling a pistol. The ball en tered the stomach and inflicted a dangerous wound. Dr. Goodlett, of /' Greenville, was immediately summon ed and gave the injured man every attention, but it could not be learned whether or not the wound would prove fatal. Mr. Evans is very much dis tressed over the occurrence. By the crossing of an electric light i with telephone wires at Rock early Monday morning, a fire was Led outside of the telephone office Ih called for the fire department’s tention. The damage to the tele phone system put all telephones in the city except those on Main street out of service. Some were burned out en tirely. It is difficult to estimate the financial loss. The street lights were out and the large force of men seek ing for the crossed wires were unable to find them. This is the second blow to the telephone system within a week. Much damage was done recent ly oy the blizzard, and the company had not quite finished the work of re pairing. BLACKSBUi People Going and bH Blacksburg, FebPET—E. K. Belue wenUover to Gainey Saturday on business. Clarence Borders, of Kings Creek, was a business visitor in town Sat urday. Miss Ada McFadden, of Rock Hill, is the guest of Miss Revis Blalock. Mr. William Keller and family, of 'Spartanburg, are visiting Mrs. Wm. Blalock, of this place. Mrs. Will Finley, of Marion, N. C., is visiting relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis, of Spen cer, N. C., are the guests of Mrs. E. R. Turner. Mrs. Jim Stevenson and sister, Miss Grace Lee, have returned from a pleasant visit to relatives in Tomas ville, N. C. Ed. Blalock left Monday to attend college in Spartanburg. John Pollock has accepted a posi tion with J. W. Carter in Nashville, Tenn. Govan Cline, of Greenville, was in town Saturday “sporting.” Rev. Potter filled his appoint ment at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and night. Mr. and Mrs. Peak are at home again after a visit to relatives in Georgia. Miss Mary Whitesides is visiting the family of J. T. Darwin in Gaffney. O. K. Williams, of Rock Hill, was among the visitors in town last week J. M. Phillips went to Gaffney Fri day on business. Mr. Ed Turner and Barney Blanton spent Saturday in Shelby, N. C. Pete Shiver spent Sunday in town with relatives. The “Kings Daughters” will have a "basket party” Tuesday evening from seven to twelve at the residence of Mrs. O. A. Osborne. All the public is invited to come and bring valentines as this will be part of the evening’s en tertainment. The weather still continues to be threatening and very cold. M. S Collided with a Handcar. Wednesday afternoon, near Beaver- dam church, about three miles from Gaffney, a fast freight train on the Southern ran into a hand car with three men on it, one white and two colored. The car was entirely de molished, and all the men injured, the two colored men severely. It seems that the freight train had received orders to meet another train at this place, and the section man, who had a force at work near Thickety trestle, had started to Gaffney on his car to get out of the way of both trains. Later, however, the conductor of the freight received orders to ceed to Cowpens, and Just as the t rounded a sharp curve near Beaver- dam church it encountered tbef hand car, and was too close upon iyTor the epgineer to stop. The menj>/a the car sighted, or heard, the freia(nt before it reached them, and it is^id that they were struck while endeavoring to get the car off the track.' The Injured men^were brought to this city, and their/wounds were dress ed by Dr. S. B. Crawley, the railroad company’s surgeor}} at this place. They were then put oqi board No. 12 and carried on to their homes. The name of th; white section man was B. F. Mitche H, and the negroes were Dave and j Charlie McCordel. None of the woumfls are likely to prove fatal. IROUGHI PJ ITEMS EVEN' Happeninj from Oi Told to! A Five-Year Contract. John W. Bridges, a former citizen of Gaffney, was Jin the city the first of this week to see bis wife and children who were at Mrs. R. M. Jolly’s on ac count of her illness. Mr. Bridges ,is now the State man ager of salesmen in South Carolina and Georgia foA the J. M. Echols Com pany, of Lynchburg, Va., who are wholesale dealers i n the Echols Pied mont concent railed iron and alumn water. He ha ? a five-year contract with the company, and will make At lanta. Ga.. his nain headquarters. He subscribed for The Ledger while here to be forwarded to him at Spartan burg where hi/; wife and children will continue to reside. We wis,’/ 'for Mr. Bridges much suc cess in his new undertaking A serious rear-end collision between two local freights occurred Monday morning about 6 o’clock on the South ern railway between Greers and Tay lors. It appears that, both trains were running as extras, southbound, fend the train in front had stopped to get up strem, when the train following crashed into the train which was standing. The engineer on the front train, whose name could not be learned, sustained painful though not serious injuries. Qne - af. hl£ arms was broken and he was considerably bruised about the body. The colored fireman on tlW rear train was badly hurt and is not expected to live. Phy- slcians were summoned immediately and went to the scene of the accident. Afraid of Strong Medicines. Many people suffer for years from rheumatic pains, and prefer to do so rather than take the strong medicines usually given for rheumatism, not knowing that qujck relief from pain may be had simply by applying Cham berlain’s Pain aim and without taking any medicine internally. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. AiNew Hardware Company. Prof.j R. O. Sams returned Saturday from a business trip to Rome, 6a., and made k trip to King’s Mountain, N. C., Wednesday. He and others have ap plied for a charter for the Gaffney Hardware Company, who expect to open up in the building on Limestone street recently vacated by the Gaffney Drpg Company. They expect to be- giq to open their stock next week. Honor Roll. The following is the honor roll of thq third grade of graded school No. 1, Mifes Willis, teacher: Ered Good, 97; Roy Pennington, 90: Agnes Littlejohn, 95: Eleanor Little john, 95; Elineta Wood, 95; Marie Moore, 95; James Nesbitt, 95. Grave Trouble Foreseen. It needs but little forsight to tell, that when your stomach and liver are badly affected, grave trouble is ahead, unless you take the proper medicine for your disease, as Mrs. John A. Young, of Clay, N. Y., did. She says: “I had neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my heart was weakened, and I could not eat. I was very bad for a long time, but in Electric Bitters 1 found what I needed, for they quickly relieved and cured me.” Best medi cine for weak women. Sold under guarantee by Cherokee Drug Co., drug gists,at 50c a bottle. —Carload of new goods at Carroli & Byers’ new store, new Dress Goods, new Waist Goods, new Linens, new Silks and new Shoes. Wilkins is told of good wo: was suff lady, of and wa, do to the some anythin! his mea man, re t laughed at Very few wood cut thi time is fast ought to start! Quite a num Wilkinsville last ized a cotton By some means th about the hour of the thought it was at 2 P' the forenoon. But it’s way. Most of them w pledge, hut it is exP-eme how many will stick to it The measles is still a are glad to say been able to form. That rious trouble from it On Saturday mor^ Kirby, son of Mr. R foot with an axe wood. Dr. Chess Grove, was called wound and the very well. Owing to the £ come last Wedn our letter to T for Friday’s is Miss Bonn! observer the ton’s birthda; John F. E go-ahead-fi to have so A you taking so: watch con v,1 ]SJ5Sflaflrer _ _ st accomplished teacher in that iounty. We presume he would rather vote for an accomplished housekeeper. A terrific snowstorm pessed over this section yesterday about 12 o’clock M. The names of A. Frank Smith, 2d Lieutenant Company F, 18th South Carolina Regiment,.and P. S. Webber, private Company F, 15th South Caro lina Regiment, with their camp dues, have been added to the list of Camp Jefferies U. C. Veterans since our last report. If the pride, ignorance, bigotry and self-conceit were taken out of some people there would not be much of them left. Broad river was too high all day yes terday to ferry. Mrs. George’s family, we are glad to learn, are all better and getting along very well. This morning was the coldest one of the season so far as we have no ticed it. In one week from yesterday the time for making returns for taxes will close and a great many of our neigh bors are yet behind in this, as we are told. Mr. Jeff Hughes has been snow bound for a few days. He will start again as soon as the weather moder ates a little. The schools have been in session during th<> cold snap, though the at tendance has been somewhat below the. average. Thickety creek was too high at Thompson’s mill yesterday for grind ing. We understand a change in the R. F. D. route has been made so as to pass the residences of Messrs. Wm.G. Fowler and John H. Fowler, and come into the Howell’s ferry road at the new school house. Mr. Jimmie Strain killed a fine hog this morning. Eating, sleeping, making fires and sitting by them is about all the coun try people can do with ease this spell of weather. j. l S ies'' of the State Increase in poroprtion to our increased we* or is there something wrong? Is t a useless expenditure of the peo money? I do not believe that the State 1 , should be increased. I believe with proper regard for the people’s intc. ests there could be some reduction made in the State’s expenditures.. Who does not believe that the State has not gone beside herself in the matter of higher education? It does seem to me that this part of the State government could be greatly changed. If there is not some kin of reduction made we will soon be i a worse condition so far as the b dens of taxes are concerned than were prior to 1876. There seems to me to be changes needed in both county^ State taxes. If this is publis may give you another, as I ha touched on some things. Yours truly, R. C. Sa CURES CATARRHAL DEAFNESS Sent to Jail. H. E. Swain, alias Bigger, a young white man, who was arrested several days ago at the instigation of Post- office Inspector Pulsifer, was commit ted to jail Tuesday morning by United States Commissioner McGowan, of Spartanburg, to await trial at the next term of court in Greenville. Swain, it will be remembered, disposed of a lot of two-cent postage stamps at one- half their value. The fact that he had such a large number of stamps in his possession and was offering them for sale at half price, immediately upon the heels of the robbery of the post- office at Stone Station, near Roebuck, aroused suspicion and he was arrest ed. At the examination he failed to satisfy Commissioner McGowan that he came into possession by lawful means and he was bound over to the federal court. Washington's Birthday. Wednesday, the 22nd Inst., being Washington’s birthday, both banks of the city and the postoffice will be clos ed in observance of the day. One Week’s Use of Hyomei Did More Than Six Months Treatment by Specialists. In the treatment of deafness which is often a result of catarrh Hyomei Sets almost immediately upon the in flamed membrane and the hearing begins to return at once. A few days treatment will bring relief, and in three or four weeks, according to the severity of the case, a cure will be accomplished. Miss Meeks, of Mattewan, N. Y., says: “Hyomei is truly wonderful. I have used it but a short time and see a great change in my condition. My hearing is improving rapidly, and I had no idea I would improve so rapidly in so short a time. My breath which was so offensive to myself and others, has lost its bad odor entirely I have spent a great deal of money with catarrh specialists and can truly say that six months of their treat ment is not equal to one month of Hyomei.” The Gaffney Drug Co. are selling Hyomei upon the unsual plan of agreeing to return the money if the medicine docs not cure. A complete outfit costs only $1.00 and consists of*an inhaler that can be carried in the vest pocket, a medicine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. The inhaler will last a lifetime and there is enough Hyomei for several week’s treatment. Additional bottles of Hy omei can be procured for 50 cents. Compare this small expense with the fees charged by specialists and then remember if Hyomei does not cure The Gaffney Drug Co. will return your money. Mar! Ella] O Curry7 c. Muner7 __ Goudlock (2), —^ Jefferson, Henry D; —— gum, Ha/vey Martin. Moi W. M. McMillian, B. G. Peller. Pompey Richarl Sugcs. M T. Williams. W] Ed Waters, Janie Wray, Call for “Advertised L One cent due on each. A. R. N. Fc —Carroll & Byers keep groceries, staple and fancy, at their new store and the old National Bank building. —Schloss Bros.’ expert cutter and fitter will be at Carroll & Byers’ new store on Feby. 20th and 21st with a full line of samples of the newest things in Gents’ Clothing. —Don’t fail to see the beautiful window at Carroll & Byers’ new store. 1 Marriage in the Cou. On Sunday, the 5th inst Patrick, of Wilkinsville, and nie Blanton were joined in by E. P. Macomson, Esq. T„», w mony was performed at the residen of Mr. I. F. Swofford, in the present of relatives and friends who had gath ered to wish the happy couple God speed on their journey through mar ried life. Mr. Patrick is one of the best citi zens and most successful planters in lower Cherokee, and his bride is one of the county’s fairest and loveliest young women. The Ledger joins a host of friends in extending congratulations. Agonizing Burns are instantly relieved, and perfects healed, by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. C Rivenbark. Jr., of Norfolk, Va., writes: "I burnt my knee dreadfully; that it blistered all over. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve stopped the pain, and healed it without a scar.” Also heals all wounds and sores. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co., druggists. —Special prices on Quilts and Blan kets, at J. I. Sarratt’s. —See us for Blankets and Quilts. J. R. Tollcson & Co. —Remember the dates of the Grand Opening of up-to-date spring and sum mer Clothing at Carroll & Byers’ new store—Feby. 20th and 21st. Dui ing city the voree such says t look a spend! his fa: Bramh be pre Perha pain po but son of dysp Dr. Klni teed to ons of back. 2 store. 5 . k J;;, jVrjYL