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i&airvl /HE LARviEST CIRCULATION of A’iy Newspaper In the Fifth Congressional District, of S. C. r ' IPY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE Fhe Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY •—i'CBLISHED TUESDAY AHD FKIDAY THE NATIONAL BANK OF 6AFFNEY Gaffney, 8. C., State, County and City Depository, With resources March 31, 1905 of over $300,000.00, respectfully solicits your banking business. A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Boat Interests of tho People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1$, ISM. GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1905. •1.00 A YEAR. ESCAPING POLICE JIM LONG IS KILLED. NEGRO MORTALLY SHOT WHILE ESCAPING POLICE. TROUBLE BETWEEN THE RACES. In Striking at the Fleeing Man the Officer’s Pistol is Unintentionally Discharged. One White Man and a Negro Killed and Several are Wounded. Aiken, June 6.—A race riot at Tur ner. this county, has resulted In the death of Burrel McLane, a white man, the serious wounding of his son, the death of one negro, and the wounding of three others. It is said the white population of the community is in arms and Sheriff Itaiborne and Coro ner Owens, of Aiken county, at once went to the scene of the trouble. McLane and his son yesterdav after- noon went to a house on the former’s place and ordered Dave Garden Heigh to return a child, which, it is claimed, A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest. had been stolen from a negro woman. Columbia, June G.—Jim Long, color- \ number of negroes at the house at- ed, was shot and almost instantly kill- tacked the McLanes and several shots ed by State Constable Julius R. Eison W ere exchanged,the elder McLane be- about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, j nR a ] lot to death. Several members while attempting to escape from the Q f the party of negroes are being pur- police near the corner o' Cervais and ^,,.,1 i jy a hundred armed white men Gates streets. Eison declared that who threaten lynching, the shooting was unintentional, as he was attempting to stop the runaway by knocking him down with his pistol and that the weapon was discharged by the blow. The evidence of all the witnesses but one seems to corrobo rate this statement. ! my brother farmers, let this not dis-i " The shot took effect in the hack tin- hearten us. • a ' s ’ * 3 im Pr°'i n K some der the right shoulder blade and ! The government report has reached! Wllkiusville, June G.—Today is the second anniversary of the great Pac- olet flood. Farmers are doing all they can to get rid of the grass and to put their crops in shape to receive another rain. The ground is getting hard in many places. There is some land to break Phrnnlrl#.# U 1 J 80(1 P,ant y eL r. t Corinth C h r c.e. Mrs. John H. Fowler is getting het- Corinth. June . .-Harvesting dime is ter Mrs Aman(la Poole is also on again upon us and from he reports! , he sick list but she , s settin * alon g that we are able to gather the harvest, , bl weH M j. a. M. Estes, w»l ,IC *<> ^ry „ fu L. "Zb! who has been right bad off for some miles. The veterans marched in the t order that the States seceeded. The column was headed by the school children and cadets of Virginia, with a van-guard from the Stonewall Bri gade. Then came the South Carolina division, headed by Its sponsors rid ing in nicely decorated carriages drawn by richly caparisoned horses profusely decorated with palmetto. This was a signal for applause. As the ladies, men and children crowded to the sidewalk to get a sprig of the palmetto leaf (of which each old sol dier had a wisp which he was giving out right and left) all manner of con gratulations were going on between the veterans and their enthusiastic admirers. A bevy of beautiful young ladies pressed their way Into the FIDE IT PACOLET DIO MUCH DAMAGE. NUMEBR OF BALES OF COTTON CONSUMED BY FLAMES. BLACKSBURG BREVITIES.’ passed almost entirely through ling’s us> South Carolina reports a reduct- body, perforating the right lung and j j on 0 f n j )e r cent. This is far more lodging near the surface on the left side of his chest. Coroner Walker was notified and quickly arrived on the scene. He call ed in Dr. L. A. Griffith and together they viewed ti e holy and the coroner had it remove ? to the ome of one of Long’s broth* s on L icoin street. The inquest was held in (he county court house 1’st night and the jury rendered the r dlowing verdict: “Af ter hearing the ev donee v.e. the cor- oner’s jury, have reached the conclu sion that Jim Long came to his death by a bullet accidently discharged from a pistol in the hands of Julius R. Ei son.” Eison was released from jail on an order from the coroner. Eison surrendered himself to Police Officer Keith immediately after the shooting and was. held at police head quarters until the arrival of Deputy than we expected of this State; at any rate we feel like tipping our hat to the good farmers who so faithfully pledged themselves for a reduction of 2f> per cent. However, those who at tended the call metings at the court house at Gaffney and pledged them selves to a reduction of twenty-five per cent., and then increased ihe acre age instead of decreasing, may be be well sized up at present. In all probability more immigrants would be a more plesant taste to them just now | than a southern cotton growers’ asso-I elation. Company’s Firemen Valiantly Fight for Half an Hour Before Subduing the Flames.. Loss Fully Covered. Pacolet, June 5.—Five persons in street and taking the old veterans by i jured and a large number of bales of lave "the 1 Soml! a Carollntanf'Maj™ j ™ ,to “ b "™* la the rs ' !,ult <■* “ » re « Tom Woodward, of Fairfield, and a ! * ac °l e t Mills yesterday attornoon. member of the old Sixth regiment, j Fotunately none of the injuries of who was your correspondent’s file those hurt are of a serious nature and leader, said to them. “I’m going to the loss by fire to the Pacolet Manu- make you prove it.” and with that he; facturing Company is nominal, for all throw his arms around one of them ! of the cotton consumed and damaged and planted a kiss on her rosy cheek, i was fully covered by insurance. The whil<r the entire audience joined in fire looked serious for a time, but by shoufs of applause. In such crowds! hard and persistent work the Jlame's and on such occasions there is always were nheoked before they spread to as of necessity, som* Smart Aleck adjoining property, who must lie taken down, and he was The fire originated in warehouse there looking on. At last he called i No. 1. which was stored with JoS bales out. “What do you raise in South *,f ootton. which was placed in the Carolina besides Palmetto?'' “Ladies various compartments of the ware- Hickorv ^c/mve^ bad a'sunstroke' last' an ? K ent ^ emen and soldiers.” came in house last Nove nber. The fire when • TJ _ , quick response from one; “Anyth! The weather is getting very warm and the ground dry for farm work, and those who have much grass will have a time getting rid of it. We learn that Mr. John Foster, of j Hg is better now i * * - j —. •»-•*«**£) \_i Rev. W. H. White prekehed at Sa-i but f .^! 8 an . d jackasses '' said anoth-j eompartments and evidently am Iasi Sabbath. Good congrega- ! er ' ralse hel1 • a . n,i a u ' a " b 1 ">; n.ng for sometime, for ; ions attended each service. He ex-! ^ Pn 5t 3 necessary, cried another of bales were destroyed b thing j discovered was burning in one of the had been a number before the noets to beein the revival meeting These things went on from one end firemen arrived. Much of the cotton here on Tio rsdav nigi,' before he 1 of th< * line to th «* 0, her and ail in the * was damaged by water and smoke, firth SaM.aVli in ni'sc ionth—jilly. '**»«•' , A observe,- The lira wa- discovert by Miss Rev. J. I*. Swann ami Rev. Mr. Hoff-1 wou,,, 1,ave 38,11 that everybody was Emma Myers about 5 o’clock, who nor are * • peeled to help in the meet-' drwnk; but. not a word of it was true, aw the names trom tier residencean*i i, 1K j Mr. T. Jeff Hughes passed here this- she ran to the mill, a considerable Mr. ami Mrs. .1. Shoals, attended the Mr. T. Jeff Hughes passed here this I she ran ro the Kendrick of Skull m ' )rnin R with a load of chickens and! distance, to ring in an alarm. The e meeting at Sa- “ggs for the Union market. Uncle, listance was so great that the young Miss Etfie Bird and two brothers', ^ b ln * ast Sabbath. Masters Grady and Darwin, of the! Antioch section, were the welcome guests of Air. and Mrs. E. J. Clary and family on last Saturday and Sunday. Alisa Bird was a former teacher at this place, and her many pupils who Sheriff Cathcai t. He was take n to the loV0ll j 1( , r so ,|, Jar ]y were rejoiced to office of tho sheriff at the court house j mee t with her again. Her many Air. Y>. G. Fowler lias a large apri cot tree growing in bis yard and it is full of fruit. The fishermen along ’he river and | creeks ate not doing ram h in the way! of getting fish now. Miss Lyl Smarr, of Hickory Grove, has added her name to The Ledger’s 1 Jeff is a hustler. j woman was completely overcome from Air. and Airs. C. F. Inman are re-! exhaustion. When the alarm was turned in the fire department and the mill opera lives responded promptly and ren do red valuable aid, for had it not been for the efficient work the fire would have probably done great damage. joicing over the arrival of a new-born baby at their home. Cotton planted since the rain is coming up finely. Some people are cutting wheat. The crop is rather light, but oats are fine, generally. . Several streams of water were turned We took dinner with our old friend on by rh* 1 firemen, while the op-wn and army comrade, Air. A'aney Porter., lives went to work removing bales of ol Kelton. last Saturday. ^ j cotton from the warehouse. By hard J. L. S. work the flames were well under served many terms on the chaingang j broUe ont a t Pacolet last Sunday in i a . ^ ^ctor to this community but Prohibition in Cherokee <- 0 ’ Cl ° Ck i .. - t,,_i ... , herokee countv will gain a good cit- rromomon in uneroKee. A chapter of accidents occurred izen. | Buffalo, June 8—Why cant South j ,},i ring the fire. J. D. Carter was knocked from the warehouse platform and later committed to jail. ! friends in this section assure her that j ls .^ <,f ,.? ea ' ; subscribers. Long was a young negro, apparently i her visits shall alwavs be looked for-1 - 7 ^ XVarfl - <>t Hickory Grove, not more than 2r> years of age. He‘ war( j w j tb pleasure. j "’ e understand, has sold out and will Yvas well known to the police, having \v e learn that a disastrous firei !nove U) Blacksburg. This will lose for gambling and petty stealing. His | the cotton warehouse. We are un- last, sentence to the gang expired not: ab le to gather the exact particulars more than two weeks ago. The trag-| :)s to damage done; but a considerable edy of yesterday was the direct result amount of cotton was destroyed. In of his habitual practices. He stole the valise of a negro woman who had just arrived on an excursion from Savan- trying to rescue some of the cotton from the flames. Air. Jud Carter, Your correspondent went to Kelton i 1 ar oUna be as tainous tor crab grass yesterday. People on “The Ridge” are I 8 " Kentucky is lor blue grass. | putting their farms in fin*' fix. They Providence in His kindness has in.m me rnmes \ir mu « arrer a . cultivate their crops by putting one' b ®® n tr y in S to » ,v e the farmers an in>m me names, mr. jiiu 1 a ,. . . Tb object lesson to teach them a little former citizen of this section, had the 1,11 u f" u< u } e ro " at 8 lime - 1 n ®- (.onarn,,-., sense nah and attempted to got away with misfortune to get a leg broken. Air.; ^ a ;' ,b ^, b<s I '' a ; v l ,0 , ,b> - 83 | js^a^s it when he was apprehended by Offl cer Keith and arrested. Olivia Schumpert is the name of the woman whose valise was stolen and she lives in Savannah, her home be ing at the corner of Robert and Hunt- Car or has 1 anv friends in this sec- in K roots on both sides of a row *s a sm hl ng musirji.on 01 laiiei nas man> iiienus in mis sec, r t . tb RaiT1 „ timo prohibition in Cherokee county: Two Don who offer their sympathy and 0 C)U) ! 01 f "'V ar tr,, 33,110 J 11110 ‘ opkR a VOUIljr man Iivin „ . vitb wish for him a sneedv recovery Tt stunts its growth for a few days. "/ • A 1 -r y g ma “ 1 ,lvJng w,,,n . sn ,or n,in a speeay reco\ery. 11 1 wbi i e wit | tboi me m 0 d it keens - Mr - L - B. rumor was bitten on the is also worthy of note that two years* u . nuo " U1 r niemiKI Keeps i la n,t hv n niim «n fl ke A rwtnr was ago Tuesday last the waters of Pacolet river were speeding away with sixty- ington streets in that city. When the eight drowned bodies and leaving Schumpert woman arrived at the Sea- ,jf. a th and destruction in their wake, board station yesterday she left her Messrs. C. T. and D. M. Clary and valise in the waiting room in the care Coll is Kirby, of Gaffney, spent last) of a friend while she went outside to Sunday with Albert Kirby. engage a hack to take her to her board ing place. During the time she was out of the waiting room Long came in and took the valise and getting in a hack with it he rode away. The Schumpert woman at once followed; him in another hack and finally found K eV- c. F. Felmet will fill his reg- him with the grip in the blacksmith; u ] ar appointment at this place on next growing al the time han, j a pJ,ot snake. A doctor was Mr. j. Farrow Wright, we are sorry! hurr,ei,, y se ! lt for but he Raid B was to *ay, is suffering from bis cancer. 1 no ,,se b)r ^ 1,ni to to see the young He doesn’t seem to improve. i nian unless he could get some whis- The .Mesopotamia congregation will j b °y- * wo doctors were seen soon have an organ in their church. ? nd tbe - v sab * the same thing, and The North Pacolet Interdenomina-j bo / ore enough whiskey could he ob- tional Sunday School convention will j tamed to have any effect on hiir. the meet at Salem on the fourth Sabbath y°nn£t man was thrown into spasms school at this place of any”other~coun-l this month. June 25th. The pro an(1 had one after another in quick scnooi at mis Place or an> orner coun gram will appear n(>xt weck ; succession for nearly twenty-four A very interesting old paper is now hours, requiring three and four strong going the rounds of the press, which we would be glad to reproduce for We do not wish to boast, but really we think we have the largest Sunday try church in the comity. On last Sunday over one hundred were pres- Sunday. K. shop of his brother on Gates street. Long claimed that she told him to take the valise and agreed to carry It back to the station for her. While on their way hack to the station the pair met Officer Keith. The woman reported the matter to him and he placed Long undtf arrest. Just as the policeman started to headquarters with his prlsO T *er, going along Gates street towani Gervais, the darkey made a dash for liberty. The officer called to him thr*d times to halt, and as he continued to ran. drew his revolver and fired twice, with the muzzle of the gun pointed to the ground. Keith stated that be did not shoot at the man, but shot downward to attract the attention of tho i>olice- man on the next beat on Gervais street in order that he might see the negro coming and catch him. That is exact ly what happened, except that Consta ble Eison was the one to see him first, instead of the police officer. Eison ran towards Long and seemed about to catch him, when the negro tried to run over him, and it. was Gaffney Drug Co. Guarantee Hyomei then that he struck him with the pis-, Will Cure if Used Now. tol, which was discharged. The early summer when the woath Written from Webster. Webster, June 6.—Death has visited Webster again. Miss Ella Littlejohn, colored, died on last Saturday night and her hody was laid to rest in the Littlejohn cemetery. She leaves a father, four sisters and three brothers to mourn their loss. The weather Is very warm now, and the people about Webster are working hard to get their crops cleared of grass. Wheat is now ready for cutting in this section. Watermelon vines are but few in number and far apart. . A. B. G. men to hold him. It took twenty-four hours to find less than three quarts the benefit of our Ledger readers, but! (> ^ "'hiskey, and most of that was bor- it’s too lengthy for our space. It’s a • rowed from sick people who were using it as medicine. There are more snakes in Buffalo this year than were ever known be fore. Prohibition is the only known cause of it. About one hundred of Mr. Jno. G. Holt’s friends gave him a surprise biographical sketch and reminiscen ces of Air. Daniel Green Stinson (or Stephenson), late of Chester county, and was written by an amanuensis for Lyman C. Draper, of Madison City, Wis., who made a tour through this State in 1871 getting up material for , . „ , his history’. The paper nas first pub-. birthday dinner last Sunday. There lished by the Yorkville Enquirer. Oc- woro Present people from Gaffney, tober 2nd, 1879. It was copied by Blacksburg. Cherokee Falls, Earls and the Chester Lantern, and then again j Grover. A fine and tempting dinner by the Sunday Nows and Courier, of "as set in the grove near the house Charleston, of June 4th. Besides its 1 and every one present went away that antiquity the paper is a compilation ^n* 11 ” better for having gone of historical incidents we don’t find'’here. by the hose, falling a distance of ten feet and one of his legs was broken. He was moved to his home as quickly as possible, where he received surgi- , ral attention. Shortly after this acei- striking illustration of dent. W. W. Lancaster was struck in the chest by a piece of board, which fell from the roof, knocking him un conscious for.the time being. At first .1 v»as feared that he had been killed. He was removed to his home. The at tending physician reports that the in jury Is not serious, though it will prob ably be several days before he will be able to leave his bed. Walter ' Puckett and John Floyd, while making their way through one of the compartments in the warehouse, were overcome by the heat anrl smoke and had to be carried out into the open. They rallied soon after reach ing the open, but were not in condition to assist in fighting the fiames. S. Lipscomb received a painful cut on his hand by a block of tin roofing falling upon him. The management of the Pacolet Afanufacturing Company speak in the highest praise of the valuable and iaithtul work done by the fire fight ers yesterday afternoon. There was a quick and ready response when the alarm was sounded and every resident of the mill community seemed willing to assist in fighting the fire. But for their efforts the fire would have been most serious. Personals and Locals from the Iron Ctiy Across the Broad. Blacksburg, June 8.—Miss Mary Louisa Botnar, of Spartanburg, is visiting her cousin. Miss Mabel Ram- seur, in this place. Mrs. Earnest Guntharp and chil dren. of Rock Hill are visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Whisnant. Misses Daisy and Martha Neil, who have been attending school at Win- throp College, are spending a few days in town with Miss Nellie Guyton on their way home in Spartanburg. Airs. Wm. Finley returned to her home in Marion this morning after spending a few days with her mother, Airs. E. R. Turner, in this place. Mr. M. F. Nichols, of Earle, N. C., was in town a few hours yesterday. Alisses Sadie and Edith Smith re turned to their home in Richmond, Va., after spending some time with their sister, Miss Bessie Smith. Mr. W. J. Moorehead spent Tues day in Hickory Grove. .Miss Irene Whisnant, who has been attending school at Rock Hill, is at home to spend vacation. Masters Hugh and Carlyle Moore head are visiting relatives in Hickory Grove. Aliss Sallie Smith, who has been teaching school here for the past term, left Tuesday for her home In Charlottsville, Va. Little Faye and .John Sepoch are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Airs. E. R. Sepoch. at Mt. Parau. Air. D. Keeter, of Grover, was in town Tuesday on business. Mr. B. Moss, of Earl, who is clerk ing in Mr. A. AVhisnant’s store in this place, has gone to Charlotte on a few day’s visit. Last Thursday evening Miss Lucy Knox delightfully entertained quite a number of her friends at her home on Carolina street, in honor of her friend, Aliss Sallie Boswell, of Columbia. Af ter many interesting and popular games were played, refreshments were elegantly served from' the din ing room by Alisses Kate Lou Randall and Lucy Knox. All present enjoyed the evening to the fullest extent and at 12 o’clock all went home with a hap py heart, hoping such an evening would soon be enjoyed aeain. Those present W@i’0 Misses Sallie Boswell, of Columbia; Estelle Stew art. of Prosperity; Elizabeth Lenard, of Hickory, X. C.; Mabel Ramseur, Revis Blalock. Elizabeth Bridges, Alamie Blalock and Kate Lou Ran dall: Alessrs. A. C. ATetts, of Colum bia; E. G. Byars, B. Walker, Dr. AI E. Reddick. Dr. G. C. Baber, W. F. Shephard, A. Quinn, Chas. Dunlap, T. C. Albergotti. in our modern histories, and it re- ( fleets the conduct and character of the people of this section during the Bachelor. A man has his favorite doctor and ‘ latter part of the 18th and early part a woman her favorite preacher, but the 19th centuries, notably the Rev- who ever heard of anyone having a i pint ion ary war. the war of 1812, the favorite dentist? RIGHT TIME TO CURE CATARRH nullification period,” and those lead I ing up to .md including secession—all of which are dealt with by a man of Ravenna Locals. Ravenna. June d —Farmers -ire tak ing advantage of tbe beautiful weather and are putting (heir crops in a nice The Interurban Company Organized. The stockholders of the Appalach ian Railway Company met in Hender sonville, N. C. t op June 3rd, 1905, at 2 o’clock P. M., in the court house for the pttrpose of organization which re sulted as follows: Mr. W. A. Smith, of Hendersonville. IN. C was elected president: Mr. Long fell face forward on the pave ment. a few feet away from the corner and in front of the store of T. B. Roach. He lay where he fell, with the blood gushing from his mouth and j nostrils, until he breathed his Inst, in about 10 minutes. A large crowd con sumed with morbid curiosity soon gathered and grew larger until the body was removed. As soon as the policeman came up Eison handed, him his pistol and sur rendered himself, saying that he was very sorry it had happened, but. that he did not intend to shoot, and was ready to go anywhere with tha police man. He was turned over to State Constable Nettles and taken at once to police headquarters. His wife was notified of the tragedy and immediate ly went to headquarters and remained with her husband until he went to the sheriff’s office. er becomes warm and settled, Is the best time of the whole year to treat catarrhal troubles with the expecta tion of complete and lasting relief. Everyone who has catarrh of the head and throat should know how foolish it Is to try and cure it by drugging the stomach. Until recently your physician would have said that the only way to cure catarrh would be by a change of cli mate, but now with Hyomei you can carry a health-giving climate In your purse or vest pocket, and by breathing It a few minutes four times a day soon cure yourself. Everyone who has catarrh, or even a tendency to catarrh, should use Hyomei now, for the benefit will be gained twice as quickly and the dis ease thoroughly eradicated from the system. The complete Hyomei outfit costs hut one dollar, and Includes a neat pocket inhaler, a medicine dropper. ! and sufficient Hyomei for several Found a Cure for Dyspepsia. Airs. S. Lindsay, of Fort William, Ontario. Canada, who has suffered I weeks’ treatment. Tho Inhaler lasts quite a number of years from dys-|a lifetime, and if more Hyomei Is pepsla and great pains in the stomach, 1 needed, extra bottles can he obtained was advised hv her druggist to take for 50 cents. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver In Gaffney there are scores of well Tablets. She did so and says, “I find 1 known people who have been cured that they have done me a great deal by Hyomei. If It does not cure you, of good. I have never had any suffer- Gaffney Drug Co. will return your ing since I began using them.” Ifi money. This is the strongest evidence troubled with dyspepsia or indigestion they can offer as to their faith In the why not take these Tablets, get well remedy. and stav well? For sale hv ^»ierokee Drug Co. I Subscribe for The Ledger; $1 a year. condition. Misses Ixma and Noonie Green gave j Frank AI. Stearns' of Polk eountv N ... , . , a singing last Sunday afternoon, and | f*^ vvas elected vice-president- Capt b arnlng. honor, intelligence and char-! s <> r »V beautiful music was played. j. w. Wofford, of Hendersonville, X. acter, and one who lived through each 1 Miss Edna Brown, who attended j c secretary; Air. J. Williams, of of these except the Revolutionary war. Limestone College, has returned home. Hendersonville, N. C.. treasurer. It shows also the connection of some, Messrs. L. G. Goforth and .B. F. j The hoard of directors is a body of From accounts from the rural dis- of the best blood of the land "’Bh | Bnwn. ^ho attendeid the \\ ek-h Neck stmng influential men. well qualified | triets. farmers and grass are having a l ard struggle, hut by the help of CLIFTON CHRONICLES. People and Conditions Around the Big Mills. Clifton, June 6.—What a mighty contrast intervenes between tbe con ditions of things along Pacolet river this morning, and that of this date two years ago. Now, everything, it seems, presents an appearance for the promotion of happiness. The heavens smile with serenity, the sun shines brightly ‘‘o’er the hill tops.” and the river sparkles on its way to the sea. The hum of spindles, the crashing of cards, the clang of looms, the whistle of the locomotive and the rumbling of cars, the singing of birds and the voice of the plowman, fill the air with harmonious sounds, instead of those of the roaring of turbulent wat ers and the wailing cries of those who witnessed the destruction of their homes, property and—worst of all—their dearest ties swept away by the disastrous “flood” of 1903. Air. W. D. McPherson, one of -the oldest citizens of this place, and well known to many of the people of Cher okee county, (having long resided in the neighborhood of Allens), has been quite sick for the past week from an attack of some disease the nature of which it seems difficult for the doctors to pronounce. But at this writing tertalned. “Uncle Mack” is a great favorite with all who know him. and all are greatly desirous qf seeing him well and out again. Rev. T. H. Harrison, assiti-d by Rev. J. I). Bailey of Cowpens, has been conducting a series of meetings at the Baptist church a: Glendale for nearly the period of two weeks. The meetings are now closed but we are unable to state the result. each of those several events and ! high school, have returned home, hands down to the Inheritors the rich Cutting wheat has just begun around legacy of an illustrious parentage. It reflects duo credit upon the Rock creek Irish and the surrounding country. be very here, and wheat seems to sorry. Alisses Rossie and Irene Foster, of Asbury, were visitors at the Ravenna The order from general headquar-1 Sunday school Sunday afternoon, tors dispensing with a large number Mr. C. E. Pettit, who has had a very of the sponsors at the forthcoming re- hand for some time, is again union at Louisville, Ky., doesn’t set able to use It. well with a great number of the Mr. R ; B. Ghalk is quite sick. United Confederate veterans, who! Mr. K. R. Goforth spent several would like to have them there. While!'lays in Spartanburg last week, ihe old veterans will represent them-' Mr. E. M. Green conducted the ex selves thev want to know who Is toj ,,rr i se s at Ravenna Sunday. The Ravenna baseball club is hav for their duties. Much enthusiasm was displayed in ibis meeting and work on this new road will begin at an early date. J. M. Waldrofe. Sec. Board of Trade. In this connection the following cor respondence to the Charlotte Observ er will prove interesting: Columbus. N. C., June Mr. F. M. Stearns returned today from Hen dersonville, where he has been at tending a meeting of the projectors of the new electric railway, known as the Appalachian Inter-urban Railroad, to begin at Asheville and go via men. It’s true that If the I-oiiisvllle people provide conveyances (which they propose to do) for the old. de crepit veterans to ride in at tho re union It will ho asking too much of them to provide conveyances also for the sponsors. We trust this will not be tho case at the State reunion when Success to The Ledger. C. T. C. represent the women who stood by!, . them in the days that tried men’s 1 't*K a time finding a ground on which | Hendersonville, Chimney Rock. Alill souls unless It be the daughters and to practice. The Ravenna second spring. Columbus and Tryon. thence granddaughters of these noble wo- n ’JJ i e "’lU P ' a -L. bab summer - at Gaffney, S. C. .Mr. Stearns reports . an enthusiastic meeting. Officers ! were elected as follows: W. A. Smith, president: F. M. Stearns, vice-presi dent: J. W. Wofford, secretary: J. M. Williams, treasurer. The required amount of stock was subscribed. $5,000, and 19 per cent, of the stock was paid In. This seems to insure the beginning of the enterprise, and if the road is built on the proposed rente. It will pass through five of th° six townships of Polk county, and skirt the borders of the sixth. The Ttower house Is to %he located near Chimney Rock, on Broad river. Dying of Famine is. in its torments, like dying of con sumption. The progress of consump tion, from the beginning to the very end, is a long torture, both to victim It comes off. Let the sponsors have and friends. “When I had oonsump- a place in the line. They are not. merely a crowd of little contemptible, giddy flirts who like to make a show of their beauty and gaudy dresses without any care or desire to honor the “old vets.” AVe remember at the Richmond reunion (the first we ever attended) Yvhat enthusiasm the spon sors put Into R. The streets of the city were Used from the curb to the highest windows and balconies for Hon In its first stag'.” writes Wm. Alyers, of Cearfoss, Aid., “after trying different medicines and a good doctor, in vain. I at last took Dr. King’s New Discovery, which quickly and perfect ly cured me.” Prompt relief and sure cure for coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis etc. Positively prevents pneumonia. 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