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/HE LARGEST CIRCULATION of f ny Newoi—per In th« Fifth CongreMlonal District, of 8. C. LVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE THE LEDGER. SEMI*WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FHIDAY THE RATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY Gaffney, 8. C n State, County and City Depository, With resources March 31,1905 of over $300,000.00, respectfully solicits your banking business. \ A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies end Devoted to tho Boot Into roots of tho Pooplo of Chorokoo County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1$, IBM. GAFFNEY, 8. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1905. BlJOO a year. THE BLOCK SYSTEM ON THE SOUTHERN NOW IN USE BETWEEN SPENCER AND GREENVILLE. A Safer Method of Operating Trains— Old System Still in Use, Thus Doub ling the Precautions. The Southern Railway has adopted the block system for the movement of trains on the Atlanta and Char lotte division. The system is in effect between Spencer, N. C., and Green ville. The adoption of this system has become necessary on account of the large number of trains that are in operation over this division and it is believed that by using such a system it will prevent many accidents. The block system of handling trains is not a new one. for it has been in use on many roads in the United States for a number of years, and has given satisfaction to the rail way systems that have adopted it. It is probable that the block system will become general over the various di visions of the Southern system of railways. The block system is most simple. The blocks are from five to eight miles, or from station to station, and while a train is on a block no train will be allowed to enter the block un til the train has pulled out. The blocks w'il be cc'Ttroiled by the op erators. For instance, say 'hat a block is between Gaffney and Blacks burg and a train has just pulled out from the station, followed by another train. The second train will be held until the first train has passed Blacks burg. Another block is between Blacks burg and Grover. Before the first train arrives at Grover the second train will have probably reached Blacksburg, though it will not be given its release until the first train leaves Grover. The officials of the Southern have given the block system a thorough test for some time between Spencer, N. C.. and Blacksburg and its opera tion has been most satisfactory. In fact the officials of the road are so well pleased that they have decided to adopt the system on the line of road between Charlotte and Atlanta. As a means of insuring the safety of the traveling public the block sys tem on the Southern cannot be over estimated. The old train order plan is to remain just as it has heretofore. It Is not to be removed to give place to the more modem system, hut is to he given renewed efficiency and reli ability with the help *>f the blocks. More than a year hgo It w-- real ized that something had to he done on the Southern’s trunk line. The traffic had outgrown the road under normal conditions and collisions were shock ing the public and the officials. The double tracking was begun, but that takes time. When it was seen that the company could not finish it in time to keep pace with the rapidly in creasing traffic on the line, which daily made the possibility of disastrous ac cidents greater, the block system was decided upon. The work was begun several months ago and is now com pleted. FURTHER EXTENSION. Catawba Power Company Looking for Available Site for New Plant. (Charlotte Chronicle.) The present plant of the Oatawba Power Company, on the Catawb^ river, near Rock Hill, S. C.. will soon be taxed to the limit, and that corporation is now on a hunt for another site whereon to build a second plant, equal to or larger than the present one. Nearly all of the TO.OOO horse-power which the Rock Hill plant Is capable of furnishing is now driving wheels and furnishing light in four towns—Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Pineville and Char lotte—and what remains will be used in Clover and Yorkville. Dr. Gil Wylie, the president, has two places under advisement. The first is on the Wateree river, fourteen miles below Camden, S. C„ and the other Is what is known as the Great Falls, lo cated about thirty miles below the present plant, on the Catawba. At the former site a corps of engin eers, under Mr. W. A. Belaud, are now making a comprehensive survey. They have been at the task for a couple of weeks and It will he as much longer before It is completed. The survey will run two miles with the river and will stretch about one mile each way from the hanks. The site is already considered entire ly suitable for a big plant. There is a fall of twenty feet in a mile. For several years engineers have had their eyes on the Great Falls of the Catawba. It is estimated tbf t It Is capable of furnishing fiO.OOO horse power. perhaps a larger amount, than could he developed at any other point In this section. One drawbatf: Is the- great cost that would be entailed in building a dam there, owing to the breadth and swiftness of the river. A Bad Scare. Some day you will get a bad scare, when you feel a pain in your bowels, and fear appendicitis. Safety lies in Dr. King’s New Life PiUs, a sure cure, for all bowel and stomach dis* eases, such as headache, biliousness; costlvcness, etc. Guaranteed at Cherokee Drug C,.o only 25c. Try them. —Men's Garters, Suspenders and Handkerchiefs at R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Store. —Are you going away? If so you will need a Straw Hat. Buy it at cost at Carroll & Byers’. FIRE AT BLACKSBURG. Freight Depot and Some Cars Destroy ed by the Flames. The freight depot at Blacksburg was burned Tuesday morning about 3 o’clock. The building, which was well filled with freight, was completely de stroyed, together with the contents and all the records of the office. Two box cars and three flat cars standing on the track near by, were also con sumed. The fire was discovered by Mr. Clarence Stuart, the night opera tor at the passenger depot, which is just across the railroad from the freight building; but the fire had made such headway that nothing could be done to save the property. The pas senger depot was considerably blister ed and scorched, and it was only by hard work that It was saved from de struction. There is no idea how the fire originated, as the office was closed about nine o’clock the night be fore. and no one had been in it after that hour. The depot was built in 1874, by the citizens of the place, but has been ad ded to and recovered several times by the railroad authorities until it had been made quite a commodious struc ture ami was used as a transfer de pot for the old Three C’s road, as well as the main line of the Southern. The Merchants’ Hotel, owned and run by Mrs. B. E. Thompson, caught fire, but the flames were extinguished before any material damage was done. ELI PITTMAN EXONERATED. Coroner’s Jury Declares He Killed Burns in Course of Duty. Greenville, June 12.—The jury em paneled by Coroner Wooten In the case of the State vs. Eli Pittman, returned the following verdict; ‘‘We, the jury of inquest over the dead body of P. N. Burns, find that he came to his death at the hands of Eli Pittman while said Pittman was acting in the discharge of his duty as peace officer of the American Spinning company’s village (signed! Charles F. McCall, foreman " Yesterday Coroner Wooten held an inquest over the body of P. Newton Burns, the young mill operative who was killed Saturday night by Officer Pittman, and the evidence introduced caused the jury to render the verdict above given. The facts brought out at the inquest show very plainly that Officer Pittman was not only performing his duty in attempting to arrest Burns and Rig- don. but in shooting Burns he was act : ing solely in self defense. When the common pleas court con vened this morning. Mr. Alvin H. Dean, counsel for Officer Pittman, appeared before Judge Prince asking for bail for his client, which was granted In the sum of $1,000. The officer was at once released from custody. The of ficer regrets the unfortunate occur rence very much, but he said he was forced to kill Burns to save his life. Miss Duncan the Queen. Union. June 12.—Miss Medora Dun can. the oldest daughter of Col. T. (’. Duncan, was tonight elected queen of the floral festival to be held here June 15-16, receiving 14,905 votes. The hours before the polls were closed were marked by much excitement, 15,386 votes being cast. Think They Have Jim Lowry. (Gastonia Gazette.) The Gazette learns that proceedings are on foot which indicate that Jim Lowry, -the negro who killed Shelby’s chief of police, R. S. Jones, five years ago, has been located. An attorney in Tarboro wired Shelby a few days ago inquiring if the reward for Low ry’s capture was still in force. Shelby answered immediately that, the reward was still in force—$700. In a day or two Governor Glenn wired Shelby ask ing for the bill of indictment against Lowry, which was promptly sent to the governor. This action is taken to indicate that the parties interested the reward are sure of their man and have asked Governor Glenn to issue requisition papers to bring him back from some other State. NOW IS 1HE1IME FOR Far Easier to Cure Catarrh Now Than at Any Other Season. Now Is the time to use Hyomei. when the early summer days make it so easy to cure catarrhal troubles. The Hyomei treatment, breathed for a few minutes three or four times a day in May or June, will do good twice as quickly as it did in January, and nearly everyone knows that used faithfully then, it completely rids the system of catarrh. Hyomei is a purely vegetable pre paration whose active curative pro perties are given off when it is breath ed by the aid of the pocket Inhaler that comes with every outfit. It de stroys all germ life In the air passages, purifies the blood by supplying ad ditional ozone, and its healing, vola tile, antiseptic fragrance reaches every corner of the respiratory tract as no medicine taken through stomach can possibly do. The complete Hyomei outfit costs hut one dollar, and consists of a neat inhaler that can be carried in the purse or vest-pocket and will last a lifetime, a medicine dropper, and a bo’tlo of Hyomei. Extra bottles of Hyomei can be procured. If desired, for fifty cents. At this season of the year when ca tarrhal troubles can be so qulckW and readily cured, the merits of the Hy omei treatment should ho carefully in vestigated by everyone and a com plete outfit should be in every home. The Gatjney Drug Co. give their per sonal guarantee with every Hvomei outfit they sell to refund the money if It does not give satisfaction. Thofe Is no risk whatever to the purchaser of Hyomei. —See our Straw Hats In the window —all at cost. Carroll & Byers. k NEWSY LETTER FROM WILNNSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OP LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular Psoplt and Short Items of General Interest Wilkinsville. June 13.—By unane- mous vote the Salem Sunday school decided to have its childrens’ day on Thursday, July 27th. We regret to learn that Adolphus Edwards, son of Wylie Edwards, one of our most respected colored neigh bors, was seriously, if not mortally hurt near Pacolet Mills last Thurs day by a piece of falling timber. A report reached here that he died last Saturday but was false. A good deal of hay has been cut and housed during this dry weather by the farmers of this community. We will not be able to send in any cotton blooms on schedule time this year. The plant is both late and small now. We are having some very warm weather just now and Us very dry, too. We have received copy of minutes of the 13th annual meeting and re union of U C V held in New Orleans, La.. May Iflth. 2.!th and 21st, 1903. It contains ninety pages. That Congressman. Finley is on the "que vive” for the best interest of his constituents is verified by the fol lowing clipping from the Yorkville En quirer of the 6th Inst.: The Soil Survey Messrs. Drake and Bolden of the agricultural department, who have for some weeks past been engaged in making a soil survey of York county, now have their headquarters at York ville and are working up the country immediately surrounding. The work inclules a careful survey of all the different kinds of soils in the vicinity and the collection of speci mens to be sent to Washimrron for analysis. When the survey is com pleted and duly mapped, it will be practicable for an interested person to sit in his office and read the character and quality of the soil on any given square mile of land in the county. In connection with this survey the government prepares a complete and comprehensive man. showing all the roads, streams and hills in the county, and in this particular case Congress man Finley has secured assurance to the effect that all of the hills, churches and school houses will also he shown. Aside from the benefit to come from an exact scientific knowledge of the soils of the county, the people will have no less cause for congratulation in the possession of the most perfect map that has ever been made of this county. It will be such a work as could not be secured by private enter- prise at a less cost than about $10,000, and Congressman Finley hopes to be in a position to furnish copies to such of his friends as may desire them without any charge whatever. It will he a year or more, however, before the maps are ready for distribution We have no doubt hut that just ks soon as the surveyors can do so Chero kee county will receive the same at tention as that now being given York county, and, in fact, the whole Con gressional District. This will he an onportunity for Cherokee county to show its wealth that no other means can better or even equal. Mrs. Dr. J. G. Black, of Blacksburg, is visiting her son. Dr. L. R. Black, of Wilkinsville. Rev. W. D. Hammett will preach at Abingdon Creek church next Sabbath, June 18th. Rev. J. B. Wilson preached and ad ministered the sacrement of The Lord’s Supper at Mesopotamia last Sabbath. meeting will be held at Mesopotamia embracing the second Sabbath In August and Rev. Mr. Camock. of Jonesville, will assit the pastor, Rev. J. B. Wilson, in the meeting. We have a lot of cotton planted since the rain that Is now about ready for chopping out. If one orange is worth three lem- mons, and three lemmons worth five apples, and three apples worth two cents, what is the orange worth? Catching flies is like dipping water out of the ocean—you never got done. Some cotton is now receiving its second plowing and looks well for the chanqes it has had. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes was on his round last week giving the market prices for chickoms, eggs and butter. ’’Uncle Jeff” is always on the move, and Is never out of something to talk about. He says he knows but little but no man takes more pleasure in telling it than he does. He tells a good joke on himself and another fellow whose name we had better not mention for fear of getting a fight on our hands. The fellow in question was thinking of running for an office in this county and concluded that he would try to get Mr. Hughes to feel among the peo ple as to what his prospects for elec tion would he. He told Mr. Hughes that he wanted to attend a certain meeting to be held in the western part, of the county and that he would furnish him (Mr. Hughes) with a horse to drive if he would go with him, Mr. Hughes told him he was not well enough acquaint ed in that part of the county to do him any good, but of course, would go under the circumstances If he said ^o. When the time came to start the fellow sent Mr. Hughes a horse which was by no means as stylish as Mr. Hughes was used to driving, but he concluded he would go, anyway, and off they put. When the meeting was over they separated and Mr. Hughes thought he would return home through the Cow- pens, Thlckety and White Plains sec tions of the county and in the mean time look after the interest of his friend as best he could so as to make as intelligent a report as possible when they met again. So, driving along leisurely thinking over the matter, his horse became stupid and lazy ; his ears flopping back and forth as if they would drop off his head; the sun was shining hot. Mr. Hughes looked ahead and saw a house where some ladies and gentle men were sitting on the porch appar ently enjoying themselves in conversa tion. Coming to himself he said: “This style won’t do. I must get a better move on than this.” And suiting the action to the thought, he reined up his h£rse and giving him a keen whack with|his whip said: “Get up here, sir.” I W^th that his horse started with a lazy don’t-care-whether-I-do- of-not kind of a trot down the slant until he came opposite the house, when down he came and broke both buggy shafts. the emergency. Turning to the party on the porch who were looking on with apparent amazement, Mr. Hughes sais- ed his hat politely and addressed them as follow: “Ladies and gentlemen, may it please your honors; 1 thought I would show off a little, but you see I have overdone the thing. Will you please come out and give me some as sistance so that I may get away from here just as soon as possible?” Mr. Hughes said he found that it would never do for him to show them he was whipped out. So he made the situation as pleasant as he could and found it helped him greatly. He says it will never do to show the white feather when you are in a close place. What he reported to his friend when he got home is not necessary to say just he e. But we want to say to those ladies if either or both of them are living and single (and any others whom it may concern) that if they see Mr. Hughes coming again it will he with a dif ferent turnout and looking after an en tirely different kind of vote than those which send men to the legislature. Some people, it seems, want to create the impression that because your correspondent didn't “write up” an extended account of Miss Bonnie McCluney’s school entertainment which took place last week he has not shown proper respect for or in terest in it. When the fact is he could not possibly be there at that time, and there were newspaper correspondents on the ground who could “write it up” as well or even better than he. And one of them did so. We haven’t the data from which to make a report or we would have done so with both pleasure and pride. We are proud of our school and its teacher. Miss Bonnie McCluney, who has done her work as well as anyone could have done, and she deserves the praise and thanks of this community for it. Besides she is one of the finest ladies of the land. Nobody who looks through unpre judiced glasses can see anything we have ever thought, said or done to discount her work. But when we see an article, or insinuation, coming from the pen of a bilious writer we do as did the fellow the jackass kicked—just consider the source and let it go. A good rain would he very accept able just now. Vegetation Is burning up In many places. We regret to learn that Mr. Wm. A. Robinson, of Sharon, a very aged man is suffering greatly from a sore foot that has given him trouble for several years. Out of five answers to our last prob lem, if 1-3 be 1-2 what will 1-4 be? only one is correct, that of Miss Annie Schubert, of Charleston. It is 3-8. J. L. S. Yates Snowdon Elected. Columbia, June 13.—At the meeting of the trustees of South Carolina Col lege this morning. Elbert Daniel East ern. of Orangeburg, was elected in structor of mathematics as an assist ant to Prof. Colcock. It was also de cided to transfer • Prof. Gordon B. Moore from the chair of history and political science to the chair of philos ophy and Prof Yates Snowdon was elected to the former chair. Prof. Snowdon was unanimously elected to the chair of history and political econ omy. The election of a successor to Dr. Flinn was postponed until later. It was decided to add a course of lec tures by business men next year and a committee will look after this branch. Rock Hill’s New Industry. Rock Hill, June 13.—A new industry in this place has just begun operations. The concern is known as the Acme Manufacturing Company, with C. W. Frew and Lee Diehl proprietors. It will turn out suspenders for the whole sale market and has been fitted with first-class factory appurtenances. The machines put tint two hundred dozen a day. The plant is run by electricity furnished by the Catawba Power Com pany. The proprietors will enlarge the business as soon as everything is run ning smoothly. Dying of Famine Is. In its torments, like dying of con sumption. The progress of consump tion, from the beginning to the verv end, is a long torture, both to victim rind friends. “When I had consump tion in Its first stage," writes Wm. Myers, of Coarfoss, Md., “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. Guaranteed at Cherokee Drug Co., price 50c and $1.00 a bottle. Trial bottle free. —White Canvas Poles at The Shoe Store. TOO MUCH OPIATE BRINGS ON DEATH, A DURHAM MAN THE UNFOTU- NATE. D. H. Shroyer Took An Opiate to Soft en Effects of Drinking and Died from the Dose. Durham, N. C., June 12.—Sad news comes to a Durham family from Ox ford. D. H. Shroyer. a son of A. W. Shroy er, of this city, granolithic workers, has been in Oxford for a month or more, putting down a pavement of that character. Periodically he has been given to indulging quite freely in strong drink, and in these seasons he was accustomed to take opiates to quiet his nerves, which were given him by those who understood his con dition and administered to him with caution. Recently he has been drink ing to more or less excess, and it Is not believed that he intended to com mit suicide, but being over there with out the care incident to the occasions mentioned, he took an overdose of drugs, and at 2:55 yesterday afternoon he died at the Currin House in that place, where he was stopping. There was no cause for suicide that can be given. He was 33 years of age. and was the eldest son of A. W. Shroyer. of this city, who has been a resident of Dur ham for quite two years, but who has been engaged in granolithic work in this State since 1898. The young man leaves a wife and a six-year-old son in Butler. Pa. He has been coming to Durham for about three years at stated times to supervise the work in which he was engaged. He was to himself his worst enemy. He was energetic, correct and clever in all his dealings and was highly respected, and his un- tiemly death is a sad blow to his par ents and family. His remains will reach Durham this afternoon o—tVn QooUnorvl and. will be carried to the home of his parents on Milton avenue. The funeral will probably take place at 10 o’clock to morrow morning. His wife has been telegraphed to and if she can come it is expected that it will be postponed until another hour later. At. this time this matter has not been decided. Recovered Child by Law. Statesville. N. C.. June 13.—Little Ina E. Brewer, the diminutive Alexan-j der county girl who was one of the attraction with the Pierce Carnival Company here in April, and who has since been on exhibition In places in Virginia and farther south,, passed through here yesterday, with her fath er, Mr. J. B. Brewer. They were on their way to their home at Mt. Plsgah. Mr. Brewer had a contract with one F. E. Thomas, who was to have charge of Ina. exhibit her and pay Mr. Brewer so much per week. Mr. Brewer says that Thomas got behind with his pay. gave him a check for $50 that was no good, and finally locked Ina tip and told him to go: that he should have nothing more to do with his child. Mr. Brewer swore out a writ of habeas corpus in Aleaxandra. Va.. last week, and obtained the child. He says he will probably go on the road with Ina again some time soon. FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE. Through Train Crashes Into a Local and Fireman Seriously Injured. Southern Pines, N. C.. June 13.—The Seabord through freight. No. 8. crashed into a local freight train at Fairview at 9:30 o’clock this morning, wrecking a number of cars and serious ly injuring Fireman E. C. Horton, of Raleigh. The local, in charge of Conductor Ellington and Engineer Clayton, of Raleigh, was standing on the main line loading frieght. The deep cut and curve near Fairview prevented Engin eer Brinkley, of the fast freight, from seeing the other train. When the crash was imminent Brinkley and his fire- r. Horton, jumped, saving their lives, tnough Horton was badly hurt. He was brought here for medical at tention. No one on the local train was hurt. It appearing that the entire crew was off the train at the time of the collision. Three cars anil the caboose of the local and five cars of the fast train wore smashed. Wrecking crews from Raleigh and Hamlet cleared the track before sunset and the passenger trains passed on time. New Bank at Danbury. Danbury. N. C.. June 13.—A bank has been organized here with officers as follows: Jesse H. Prather, of Mount Airy, president: W. J. Byerly, of Mount Airy, vice-president: Eugene Pepper, of Danbury, cashier. The cap ital stock Is $10,00(1, all paid in. A lot has been purchased on which the hank building will he erected. The contract calls for Its completion not later than August 15th. Huge Task. It was a huge task, to undertake the cure of such a bad case of kidney dis ease. as that of C. F. Collier, of Cher okee. la., but Electric Bitters did It. He writes: “My kidneys were so far gone. I could not sit on a chair without a cushion; and suffered from dreadful backache, headache, and de pression. In Electric Bitters, how ever I found a cure, and by them was restored to perfect health. I recom mend this great tonic medicine to all with weak kidneys, liver or stomach. Guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co., druggist; price 50c. —New Straw Hats at cost at Carroll & Byers’, BLACKSBURG BREVITIES. Personals and Local* from the Iron Ctiy Across the Broad. Blacksburg, June 15.—Miss Janie Culbertson returned to her home in Greenwood Tuesday after spending some time in town with Miss Mary Pollock. Rev. W. A. Ariel and son, Mr. Marion, of Hickory Grove, were in town a while Tuesday. Mr. C. M. Easterday, of Forest City, is visiting her mc^her, Mrs. D. D. Gas ton. Miss Mary' Anderson is visiting friends and relatives in Union. Mr. W. J. Moorehead went to Hick ory Grove on business. Miss Annie Davis, of Atlanta. Ga., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. E. Deal, •in this place. Mrs J. R. Barxtell went to Rock Hill Wednesday shopping. Mr. Will Borders, of King's Creek, was in town Monday on business. Mr. W. W. Little, of Crockers, was in town Tuesday. Col. T. B. Butler, of Gaffney, spent Wednesday in this place. Walter Belue spent Monday in Gaff ney. Miss Stone has returned to her home •in Saluda after spending a few days in town with Miss Bessie Greenslade. Miss Mayme kittle, of Gaffney, was in town Tuesday. Mr. Alonzo Brown, of Sharon, spent Tuesday in town with his sister. Mrs. M. E. Deal, on his way home from At lanta. Mrs. Will Smith, of Patterson Springs, is visiting relatives and friends in town. , ORDERS DISPENSARY CLOSED. Chairman of County Board Notified to Close Pickens Dispensary. Columbia, June 13.—Governor Hey ward today notified the chairman of the county board of control of Pickens to close the dispensary in that county. This action was taken after the State board of dispensary directors had officially ordered that no more supplies be shipped that county and after a conference at the attorney general’s office. The letter by the governor is as fol lows; “Janies E. Cox, Chairman County Board of Control. Pickens, S. C. “It has been called to my attention that the dispensaries in the county of Pickens are still open and in operation, though an election has been held In which a majority of the qualified elec tors voted against the dispensaries. I am further informed that ^he State board of directors has ordered that no more supplies be shipped from the State dispensary to your county dis pensary. After a conference with the attorney general’s office, l am advised that, under the law it comes within the province of the county board of control to close dispensaries, when the people have decided to close them, and I call this matter to your attention in order that you may be properly in formed as to the law, and I trust you will give it your prompt attention. “Very truly yours, “D. C. Heyward. “Governor.” MAN KILLED NEAR MAULDIN. Frank Toney Jumped Off Train in Mo tion and Crushed His Skull. Mauldin, June 13.—This evening about 6:30 o’clock Frank Toney, a white man living here, was found dead lying beside the railroad track about eight hundred yards south of the sta tion. Judging fr n appearances Toney was making an attempt to get off mixed train No. 86, which leaves here at 5:(*7 P. M„ and fell, his head strik- imr a cross-tie, crushing his skull. John “Bud" Bramlett came down on the same train, and started to get off while it was standing at the water tank, and Mr. Toney told him not to get off yet. that the train was not at the station. Mr. Bramlet did not get off then, but waited till the train pulled up to the depot, then he got off, the train standing here several minutes, Mr. Bramlett says he thought that Mr, Toney had gotten off, too, but did not know otherwise until he was on his way home, down the track, when he found Mr. Toney dead by the rails. Mr. Toney came here last winter as a helper in the blacksmith shop with John Adams, but for several weeks past he has been nursing Mrs. Mary Robertson during her late Illness. Mrs. Robertson having been buried a week ago today. Lexington Lad. Breaks Arm. Lexington. X. C., Jure 13—Reuben Huggins, the 12-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Huggins, fell from a tree a distance of thirty feet today, breaking his right arm near the shoulder. The broken arm was set and will heal, but it will be some time before the little fellow can he out again. Found a Cure for Dyspepsia. Mrs S. Lindsay, of Fort William, Ontario. Canada, who has suffered quite a number of years from dys pepsia and great pains In the stomach, was advised by her druggist to take Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, She did so and says, "I find that they have done me a great deal of good. I have never had any suffer ing since I began using them." If troubled with dyspepsia or Indigestion why not take these Tablets, get well and stay well? For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. —Get you a new Straw Hat while you need it, at cost at Carroll & Byers’. —Clean new style Straw Hats at cost at Carroll A- Byers*. —Ladles’ and Children’s White and Tnn Hose at the Shoe Store. -Children’s White Socks at the Shoe Store.