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GAFFNEY, 8. FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1905.
•1.00 A YEAR.
i NEGRO HOGGED
BY ENRAGED PEOPIE
SAM HUDSON WHIPPED FOR AS
SAULTING WHITE MAN.
Mr. David Ballenger Brutally Beaten
By a Negro, Who is Captured and
Given a Terrible Thrashing.
Greenville, June 26.—Bound to a
tree with an inch rope, with 100 an-
gry citizens crowding about crying
"Lynch, him, lynch him,” Sam Hudson,
a ta”. lean negro man about 25 years
of age, was given 150 lashes with bug
gy whips at the hands of half a dozen
of the 'x? 1 --* men in the crowd yester
day morning at 11 o’clock, one mile
south of Greers on the Pelham'•road,
for an assault made upon Mr. David
Ballenger early yesterday monjing, at
which time Mr. Ballenger was badly
injured and robbed in his own home.
Mr. Ballenger lives a mile from
Greers, on the Pelham road. Saturday
night Mrs. Ballenger and the only son
living with his parents spent the night
with relatives at Travelers Rest. Yes
terday morning at the usual hour Mr.
Ballenger arose and went in his kitcli
en to prepare his breakfast.
While building a fire in the cook
stove a strange negro appeared at Uie
door and wanted to hi.e. When told
by Mr Ballenger he did not need any
more hands at present, he asked for
some breakfast.
This was refused, and the negro be
came angry and insulting in his man
ner. He mounted the door sten and
advanced into the room where Mr.
Ballenger was standing. The negro
suddenly sprang upon him, felling him
to the floor. In the 1 scuffle that took
place Mr. Ballenger was hurled head
long down the step into the yard, the
negro on top. Ballenger held his own
with the negro for some time, but on
accotmt of his advanced age his
strength finally gave out and after
beating Ballenger into semi-conscious
ness, the negro pilfered his pockets,
taking everything he found, including
a pocketbook containing $8 and valu
able papers. As soon as the pocket-
book was obtained, the negro ran,
leaving Mr. Ballenger in a serious
condition .
After he had recovered from the
shock, Mr. Ballenger went to the home
of Magistrate J. H. James, near by,
and told him of the occurrence. «
Magistrate James at once informed
several of the neighbors, and with
them a search for the negro was insti
tuted. He was trailed for several
miles in the direction of Pelham, first
his shoes on. then with them off; in
some places the fleeing negro would
, go one road a short distance, tjirn
around and go back towards Greers,
take another road, travel that road for
some distance, then go through fields
and swamps, but the pursuing party
kept steadily on the track like so
many bloodhounds, and the negro was
finally discovered in a swamp near
Pelham cotton mills. He denied any
knowledge of the affair whatever.
The crowd was hecoming so enraged
at this point that Magistrate Jaules
suspected trouble. While the crowd
Was composed of men who were his
neighbors and friends, the host men in
the community, he realized that it
would take hard work to keep the
negro from being lynched on the spot.
The crowd numbered 50 people and
the Magistrate knew he woul'’ Te pow
erless to prevent a lynching x -ept by
persuading the enraged cit e. i to al
low' the law to take its c<i ■ ■, The
negro denied his guilt an seemed
very impudent. It was suggested by
one of the crowd to horsew'hip him on
the spot.
The Negro Whipped,
Cooler heads suggested carrying him
back to the Ballenger home for identi
fication, which was agreed unon. The
negro was tied in a buggy and despite
the protestations of the magistrate,
who foresaw trouble, he w r as driven
quickly to the scene of his crime. Mr.
Ballenger identified the negro and the
pocket-book was found on the negro’s
person. Tins was enough for the
crowd, and despite all efforts and the
protestations of Mr. Balenger, ‘who did
not want harm to come to the negro,
he was hound to an oa’ tree in the
yard, and in turn half a dozen of the
men used buggy whips with telling ef
fect. The negro confessed his crime
very quickly and begged for mercy.
Sunday morning at it was, the neigh
borhood rang with the yells of the
negro as the lash was applied with
vigor, and the marks he will carry to
his grave will always remind him of
the fiendish act he committed on a
Sunday morning in June.
The negro was brought to the coun
ty jail hero for safe keeping.
Ten Times Easier.
It is ten times easier to cure coughs,
croup, whooping-cough and all lung
and bronchial affections when the
bowels are open. Kennedy’s Laxative
Honey and Tar is the original Laxa
tive Cough Syrup. Gently moves the
bowels, and expels all cold from the
system. Bust for Coughs, Colds,
Croup, Whooping Cough, etc. Re
member the name, “Kennedy’s,” and
see that the red clover blossom and
the honey bee Is on the bottle. Sold
by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L.
D. Allison, Coy,'pens.
MEEETING AT MACEDONIA.
Good Attendance and a Profitable
Session.
The meeting of the Sunday school
convention of the Broad River Associa
tion. Tuesday and Wednesday last,
proved to be a very delightful and
profitable one. The attendance was
very good; more than most people ex
pected to see there in the midst of
such a busy season. A number of
churches had messengers present, w'ho
entered heartily into the spirit of the
meeting.
Prof. R. O. Sams was chosen as per
manent president of the meeting, and
Mr. Chalk was made clerk. Rev. W.
T. Thompson was made treasurer.
Rev. B. W. Spillman was present
and gave a number of very helpful
talks about Sunday school work. His
talk on “The Boy Problem” was es
pecially helpful and no thoughtful per
son who heard it can hereafter have
an indifferent attitude towards the
Sunday school.
The opening address was made by
Dr. Simms, on “The Aim of the Sun
day School.” In some respects the
address sounded the keynote for the
convention anti gave to some persons,
we are sure, a new idea of the dignity
and importance of Sunday school work -
The reports by superintendents
brought out some interesting facts
and some very encouraging ones.
The talks by the pastors on “What
1 Do for My Schools,” revealed clearly
the different conceptions that pastors
have of this work.
Rev. F. C. Hickson made several in
teresting talks on different features of
the work.
The convention made arrangements
through the enlargement of its work
to look after the “Home Department,”
"Infant Class Work.” “Normal Work,”
and “Music.”
Mr. Campbell, of Midway, was
chosen vice-president, and Mr. Ray
will look after the singing next year.
The next meeting will he held at
Ooucher the fifth Sabbat’- mi April.
1006, and, from present prosphets, will
he the largest and best planned meet
ing ever bed by Sunday school work
ers in this section of the State.
The Macedonia peope won all hearts
by their kindness and by their at
tendance in such numbers, as well as
by the deep interest they took in the
work. The attendance from Gaffney
was very gof»;l and all enjoyed them
selves.
NEW PROSPECT NEWS.
Crops Well Worked Out and Looking
Well.
New Prospect, June 27.—The weath
er continues dry and hot in this sec
tion. There have been good showers
all around us.
Our farmers have worked out their
crops and have them In fine condition,
so far as they have power to control;
but crops can do very little growing
now until it rains. Corn, especially, is
suffering because of the dry weather.
Vegetables are also suffering greatly.
Mrs. J. C. Jones says that her cucum
ber vines have quit bearing on ac
count of the dry weather, and the
pickles are missed very much at the
du ner table.
Mr. R. V. McMillin started his
threshing machine out this morning.
We think that the ones who measure
wheat with the thresher this time will
not have very much to do, as the wheat
is so poorly filled, having only one and
two small grains to the mesh. We
hope that the farmers will not get out
with the wheat crop just because it
is not good this time. Sow just as
much next fall, if not increase your
acreage, as usual. You may make a
good crop next year.
Mr. Mat Young, who has been sick
for some time, is now lying just at the
point of death.
The writer had the pleasure of at
tending the picnic at Gaston Shoals,
on Broad river, last Saturday. When
I arrived at the place a small crowd
of humanity had already congregated.
In a short while dinner was served.
The table was a nice one, furnished
with plenty of “good rations.” The
afternoon was spent in pleasant con
versation. there being neither speak
ing nor games of any kind. The be
haviour was excellent and it seemed
that all present enjoyed the occasion
very much.
I have been traveling the road lead
ing from Mesopotamia to Gaffney by
way of iho old Cowpens battleground
for the past ten dyears, and never
have l seen crops so small as at this
season of the year. Some crops are
right pretty, but on an average we
think that cotton is at least three
weeks late, and without a very late
fall more than evo-thirds of a crop
cannot he expected.
Mr J. C. Jones made seventy bush
els of wheat. Wheat is threshing out
A NEWSY LETTED
FROM WILMNSVILLE.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
more ‘ban it was
‘xpected it would.
Pet.
JOHN COLE ARRESTED.
Farm Overseer Who Killed a Negro
Hand Saturday.
Laurens, June 26.—Coroner Watts’
special constable. J. M. Pitts, early
this morning delivered to the sheriff
Mr. John Cole, charged with killing
Virge Caldwell, colored, at Goldville
late Saturday afternoon. He will
probably be granted hail by Judge
Klugh at Newberry today.
Mr. Cole, v/ho is overseer for Mr.
J. S. Blalock, had just returned from
this city it seems and was out about
the lot, when a rov. r started up be
tween Caldwell and another negro.
Cole commanded them to stop the
fuss. Caldwell resented the interfer
ence and started at Cole with a drawn
knife. Quick as a flash Cole drew his
pistol and shot the man three times.
Caldwell ran about 50 yards and fell
dead.
Mr. Cole is about 23 years old and
is a son of Mr. Thos. J. Cole, a good
citizen of Cross Hill, this county.
FIRST DAY OF AUGUST
Named by President as Day for Pleni
potentiaries to Meet in Washington
Washington, June 26.—The presi
dent has expressed a wish to the
Japanese and Russian governments
that the plenipotentiaries meet in the
United States on the first day of
August, and if not on that date then
at the earliest date thereafter. The
following statement regarding the
meeting of the plenipotentiaries was
made public at the White House to
day;
“The president has received from
both the Russian and Japanese gov
ernments the statement that the
plenipotentiaries of the two countries
will meet in the United States during
the first ten days of August and the
president lias expressed to both
governments the wish that the meet
ing should take place, if possible, on
the first of August and if not on that
date, then at the earliest date there
after.”
SPARTANBURG ELECTS MAYOR.
John F. Floyd Successful in the Sec
ond Primary.
Spartanburg, June 27.—John F.
Floyd was elected mayor of the city
of Spartanburg over O. L. Johnson In
the second primary election held here
today, his majority being 255. The
winning candidate received 901 votes
and his opponent 619. For aldermen
J. E. Bagwell was elected in Ward
Four, receiving 175 votes against
James Cofield’s 172. R. P. Piehoff
was a lone candidate In Ward Six. and
received all the votes for the office
in that section. The friends of the
winner are making merry tonight with
a brass hand and bonfires and the
public square and main streets are
the scenes of demonstrative enthusi
asm.
A DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.
Mr. Stanyariie Little Accidentally Shot
by Mr. Henry Smith.
A very deplorable accident happen
ed in this city Tuesday night by which
one of Gaffney’s young men is severe
ly wounded and another one tortured
by regrets. It was the accidental
shooting of Mr. Stanyarne Little by
Mr. Henry Smith while thef were to
gether in the latter’s pool room in rear
of Hamlin’s store on Limestone street
The unfortunate occurrence took
place about one o’clock in the morn
ing, just as the room was about to he
closed for the night. Mr. Smith had
secured his pistol to take with him to
Ins room and, it seems, broke it to load
it. or to see if it was loaded, when
just as he closed the breech the weap
on was discharged and the ball, a 38-
calibre. entered the body of Mr. Little,
who was sitting in a chair only a few
feet away. When it was learned that
he was wounded every attention possi
ble was given him at once. Physicians
were hurriedly summoned, and soon
Drs. Steedly. Griffith. Jefferies and
Brown were with the wounded man.
Upon examination it was found that
the ball had entered the abdomen and
gone through the stomach, missing the
intestines, and lodged somewhere in
the back. An operation was at once
performed, and the holes made by the
ball closed up; though the ball itself
was not found. Mr. Little stood the
operation remarkably well, and soon
rallied from the effects of the ether;
and has since been getting along nice
ly. When seen yesterday. Dr. Griffith
said that if peritonitis did not
set in the patient’s recoverv was
almost certain. Later Dr. Steedly was
consulted, and his reply was; “Since
the operation his progress lias been
very encouraging.” Of course no hu
man being can predict with certainty
as to the final result: hut Mr. Little
has a strong, vigorous constitution,
and everything now is favorable to
his recovery.
The shooting was purely an acci
dent. ami no one regrets the occur
rence more than does Mr. Smith,
whose pistol fired rhe shot.
Mr. Little's numerous friends will
watch his progress with interest and
hone for his speedy recovery.
Are you going away? If so you
11 need a Straw Hat. Buy it at cost
Carroll & Byers’.
—Men’s Garters, Suspenders and
Handkerchiefs at R. S. Lipscomb Shoe
Store •
--Children’s While Socks at the
Shoe Store.
Ten Years in Bed.
R. A. Gray, J. P„ Oakville, Ind.,
writes, “For ten years I was confined
to my bed with disease of the kidneys.
It was so severe that 1 could not move
part of the time. 1 consulted the very
best medical skill available, but could
get no relief until Foley’s Kidney Cure
was recommended to me. It has been
a Godsend to me.” Sold by Cherokee
Drug Co.
Letter to J. F. Fincken.
Gaffney, S. C.
Dear Sir; AIJ's well that ends well.
Dr L W Dean. Watervillo, N Y com
plained that his paint had gone-off
shockingly—he had been in the habit
of painting once in three years—said
it looked ten years old; and asked us
to make it good.
We referred his request to our
agent at Waterville, W .1 Bissell’s
Son.
Mr Bisscll reported: “Not your
paint" and told us whose it was.
That very day Dr Doan wrote us
“I was wrongly informed. Accept my
^regret.”
We don’t get many complaints in.
the course of a year, and . don’t al
ways get-off so easy as this time.
Yours truly
106 F W Devoe & Co
P. S — R. M. Will ins Hardware Co.
sell our paint.
—Ladles’ and Children’s White and
Tan Hose at the Shoe Store.
Subscribe for The Ledger, $1.00 a year.
—1 have just received a lot of latest
design picture and room moulding,
picture hooks, wire, etc. Come and
see them. L. R. Gaines.
—White Canvas Poles at The Shoe
Store.
Subscribe for The Ledger; $1 a year.
Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop
ular Ptopla and Short Items of
Gsnsral Interest.
Wilkinsville, June 27.—Today is the
43rd anniversary of the battle of
Gaines’ Mill, Va., which resulted In a
complete victory for the Confederates.
Last Sabbath the North Pacolet
Interdenominational Sunday School
Convention met at Salem. A large
congregation, many from the York
side of the river, was present. In the
absence of Secretary H. E. Jefferies,
Mr. Wallace Foster was requested to
act as secretary pro tern. A creditable
showing was made of the work during
the present quarter, and considerable
interest was manifested in the work
of the convention generally. Sardis
church was selected as the next place
of meeting. September 24th.
Six schools made written reports,
as follows;
Corinth—(Baptist) Superintendent.
F. J. Clary: membership 120; contri
butions $3.30: delegates, E. J. Clary
and A. B. Kirby.
Mesopotamia—(Methodist> Superin
tendent. W. C. Kirby; membership 60;
contributions $4.80; delegates, George
Goforth. Walter Kirby and Miss Belle
Vaughn.
Rehoboth—(Union) Superintendent.
J. A. Hames; membership 81: contri
butions $4.58: delegates, W. W. Fos
ter. Monroe Kirby, L. L. Fowler and
John R. Jefferies.
Salem— (Presbyterian) Sperintend-
ont. T. J. Estes; membership 50; con
tributions 51.70; delegates, the whole
school.
Sardin— (Methodist) Superinten
dent, Simpson Blanton: membership j
37; contributions $2.20: delegates,
J. W. McAbee, J. G. Wright. A. G. Da
vis and W. M. Stroup.
Wilson’s Chapel—(Methodist) Su
perintendent, C. W. Whisonant: mem
bership 19; contributions $4.00; dele
gates. J. \V. George and Boyce Whiso
nant.
Abingdon (’reek (Baptist) made a
verbal report through P. S. Webber,
and Mr. and Mrs. I*. S. Webber were
enrolled as members of the conven
tion.
The Hickory Grove Baptist. Mt. Ver
non Methodist, Bullock’s Creek Pres
byterian. Shady Grove Methodist, and
Shiloh Baptist, of York county, were
represented.
While there were no “big guns,” so
to speak, on hand, yet the musketry
was there in full force and poured a
well directed fire into the liquor traf
fic and its concomitant evils.
While the various subjects were
freely discussed, yet the conventional
work done did not reach the high-
water mark of enthusiasm until the
query. "Is the cause of temperance a
! subject for the home, the church or
| the State to deal with?” was announc-
| ed. Bro. E. J. Clary led off in a tell-
| ing speech. He was followed by others
I along the same line, and the result
was we never heard the whiskey busi-
i ness get. such a pummelling at the
■ hand of this community. If anyone
! doubts that the doom of the liquor
' traffic in legalized form isn’t sealed
j he hasn’t caught the sentiment of the
; North Pacolet Sunday school conven-
1 tion.
One speaker went so far as to say
in substance: “Senator Ben Tillman,
| 1 believe, claims to be ’the father of
, the dispensary;” but that is a mistake
! —the devil is the author of it from
beginning to end. He, perhaps, may
have used Senator Tillman to help
him carry out his purpose, but Sena
tor Tillman would (he believed) ad
mit as readily as any of us the ruin
; it lias worked and is working upon
, our people and country.
"The devil,” he said, “saw under the
old auti-despensary disuensatlon that
ho was losing ground; that he was
only holding a class of men he already
had fully under his control and that
he must do something to remove the
opprohium of the old barroom system 1
and get a better class of people in bis j
employ. So he brought about the dis
pensary as a measure by which he
could make his work appear respecta
ble and lead a better class of men to
ruin. The working of the law itself
made it impossible for a certain class
et pi ople to run the business for him
and so he made application to the
church to help him and he got church
members, and even officers of the
church, to come to his assistance, and j
some of them are assisting him yet.
My God! for a church member to on-1
gage in a business that is so ruinous
to both soul and body and try to make
it respectable is too much to think
about, much less speak of.”
We are glad to note the good be-;
havior we had and interest manifested j
in the convention and are more than
ever convinced that its work, though j
on an humble and unpretentious scale,!
is doing something to bring about a
better state of affairs. Those 1-told-j
you-so kind of people who predicted!
that this convention would "die out”I
in a few months after It was organ
ized sixteen years ago have had their i
prospects shattered and find it strong-j
or today and more determined than!
ever to do solnothing. Though we
must confess it has had many dis
couragements, it has been the means
of bringing our people of different de
nominations Into closer fellowship
with each other. Yet there have been
(we are sorry to learn) strenuous ef
forts to break It down by some who
dislike the interdenominational fea
ture of it.
Mr. Editor, we congratulate you on
some of your editorial views as well
as that of your distinguished neighbor,
The News, in regard to the present
and future outlook for Cherokee coun
ty and the State in reference to the
suppression of the liquor traffic. The
labor of love in which you have been
so earnestly engaged and the cause
for which you have so harmoniously
and persistently fought ought to com
mend your paper to every lover of
good society and those who wish to
see a sober, intelligent and virtuous
generation succeed the present. It is
manifestly true that the various roads
to office are being lined up on both
sides by men who are waiting for the
prohibition hand wagon to come
along, when they will jump in and
have a general scramble for the lines
and whip which the people hold with
such firm grasp. It’s an old saying,
and true saying, that “a wise man
changes his opinion some time but a
fool never does.”
Cotton blooms are no scarcitv now.
Plenty of them almost everywhere
where the cotton lias had timely work.
Mr. J. N. Strain was the first to pre
sent one to your correspondent. He
found two which opened on the 22nd
inst.
\Ye are needing rain badly now.
Most of the crops have been worked
over twice since the last rain.
Miss Maude Davidson is sick. She
has bilious fever. All the other cases
CORINTH CHRONICLES.
Crop Prospects very Poor—Personal
Mention.
Corinth, June 27—A red rag flaunt
ed in the face of a surly male bovine
could not produce more exciting re
sults than those existing among the
farmers today. At this writing we
venture to say that we have never wit
nessed such a poor prospect for a
crop. To begin with, we were visited
by an exceptionally dry spring. The
farmers, many of them, could not
plant their corn and cotton owing to
their ground getting so hard. After
this, a continual rain was with us for
about three weeks; in fact, all the
month of May. The result of his
rain was disastrous. About the first
of June the rain ceased. By this time
crab grass had so completely captured
the cotton that it was difficult to get
the grass out of the cotton without
cutting out too much cotton. Conse
quently many missed a stand. So we
herewith produce our figures relating
to the reduction, condition, etc.: The
reduction of acreage, eleven per cent.;
missing stands, about seven per cent.
Owing to scarcity of labor many fields
,were thrown away and will not be
worked out, and we would figure this
at about seven per cent. These figures,
according to our estimation, would not
vary to any great extent.
... - However,
in this community, so far as we know jp'n.'.n Ilqii'of re “
Of are better auction will at least reach the figures
the latter proposition he agreed.
Did he make or lose by his agreement?
And how much, counting thirty days
to the month?
that the farmers first pledged them
selves to. As to condition we actu
ally do not believe that the condition
of tlie crops in this county would ex
ceed fifty-five per cent, at present.
And judging from all reports, the
other counties and States of the cot
ton licit are equally as bad.
Miss Emma Garvin, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Gaff
ney for a few days, has returned to
C. Spencer were
of, are better.
Two weeks ago we gave out a prob
lem to determine the price of an
orange. A correct‘answer has been
given by J. (’. Long, of Pacolet. The
orange is worth 5 cents. Here is an
other: Six girls agreed to nay the
proprietor of a boarding house $1.00
each for a school term of eight
months; or they would pay him the
same amount for as many days as they u jur a
could place themselves in a different; ( 10 J. j lonio
position around the dinner table. Toi ^ r an j ^| rs ^
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eh Whel
chel on last Sunday.
Claude Kirby paid a visit to some
.... ... . . . i of his young friends in the Timber
Adolphus R-Jwards, colored who Ri(lge 8ectiou last Saturday and Sun-
was recently so badly hurt at Pacolet
Mills and reported dead, has so far, Miss Virginia Clary pleasantly ea
rn ,1b Vl , T' 1 ertained a few of her young friends
though he is still quite weaa. His,, Sunday. Some good music was
jaw *as broken m several places. rendered. Miss Clary Kirby perform-
n s ' 1 . A ' ' am ‘l^lfi'en ami Miss, j at lilR organ . Refreshments were
Dondha Lee spent today with Mrs. J- j served and all had an enjoyable time.
" , , . i Our fellow-countryman. Mr. C. A.
J, h „t ) ! m ''; Spencer, was the lira to show a cotton
* fn?, i r i ns o .??!.. 0n ._ S “ , . l ,'. r ' "oil. Mr. Spencer in one of our moat
paring
day before the fourth Sabbath in July.
Everybody kindly disposed toward this
work is cordially invited to attend.
J. L. S.
THE ROAD TO RUTHERFORDTON.
Spartanburg Wants to Revive a Plan
to Cross Mountains.
Spartanburg, June 26.—Since the
positive announcement has been made
by President Spencer that the South
ern Railway would build a line from
Marion, N. C., to Johnson City. Tenn.,
a distance of 70 miles, Spartanburg
people are beginning to agitate the
Spratanburg-Rutherfordton railway,
which was formerly a movement of
great local interest, and which would
mean a great deal towards developing
this city. A number of years ago
$25,(mm in bonds was voted by the city
of Spartanburg for this railroad. The
construction of the road to Ruther-
fordton. N. C., would place Spartan
burg in line for all facilities from both
the Seaboard and the Southern. The
rich coal mines of Tennessee, West
Virginia and Kentucky could be easily
tapped, and better trade and commer
cial channels to the west opened. The
distance from this citv to Rutherford-
ton is about 50 miles. The road has
been surveyed, and the cost of con
struction would be reasonable. It is
probable that a meeting of the stock
holders of the road will he held in the
near future.
Spencer
thrifty farmers—a scientific farmer—
and is meeting with much success.
The Sunday school at Timber Ridge
is a successful one. The attendance
is increasing and much good is being
accomplished. Mr. E. L. Tate is super
intendent, and tiie school couldn’t havy
made a better selection than Mr. Tate.
Two ot our friends are entering in
to a controversy in regard to a cor
respondent not writing up a school
entertainment that took place in that
section some time ago. We regret
exceedingly that these gentlemen can
not settle their difficulty iff a more
generous manner. It appears to us
that the regular correspondent could
have secured a copy of the program
and furnished this paper with same.
However, there are two sides to this
case. We are of the opinion that the
teacher of that school would have glad
ly furnished a copy of the program
had the correspondent demanded it.
But it seems quite natural in a case
like this where competition is exist
ing that the correspondent left his
work undone. This is one of the com
plications and injustices that we are
seldom visited by. K.
THE SEASON’S FIRST BALE.
A DELIBERATE SUICIDE.
Sold at Roma, Tex., for Thirty Cents
Per Pound.
Galveston, Texas, June 26.—The
first hale of cotton of this season’s
growth was marketed on ’change to
day. It came from Roma, Starr coun
ty. Texas, and was classed good mid
dling. The bale came seven davs lat
er than last year and is the first bale
of cotton raised in Starr county in
five years. It was auctioned off. and
A. B. Martin Drowns Himself in Sev
en Inches of Water.
Spartanburg, June 27.—A. B. Mar ^ „„„ „ uv , lIwucl
tin. aged 54 years, in a despondent j sold for jld cents per pound.
moment drowned himself in seven,
inches of water in a branch which | • AN UNUSUAL OFFER
■iows between Dean and Converse b y the Gaffney Drug Co., who offer
st ieels, sogie time during last night. I their patrons an opportunity of a
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search for him when his absence trom : injure 1. This remedy has become
1 i- loom was dineoxered. popular in a remarkably short length
M.ut u was not a resident ol ties of time by its great success in curing
iu\ mt came here several weeks ago the aches, pains and hurts of millions
ftom North Caroiina to undergo treat of people. Gaffney people should
iiu nt foi illness of long duration, and know tho value and merits of Para-
he resided on Dean dreet. Ills aged i champh .and to enable them to do so
ather came here this morning to visit, without risk or loss of money, these
him and when he learned of his son’s! gentlemen have produced a plan. “Be
an he was overcome, and it is feared I ing fully convinced of the merits of
that he cannot survive.
Martin was a married man and is
survived by a widow and two children.
His rash act was quite a surprise to
Parachamph, all you have to do,” gays
Mr. Greene, “is to deposit the price ol
a bottle at our drug store, take home
a bottle of Parachamph, give it an
,, . . . v , , uniuu in raracDampn, give It an
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. _ .? i No remedy on earth compares with
A Correction. | Parachamph for the cure of Neuralgic
In the account of the proceedings; na ins. Nasal Catarrh. Sore Throat
at the mayors court Monday morning. Cold in the Head or Chest. Rheumatic
which appeared in Tuesdays Ledger. | Swellings, Dry Eczema. Sunburn In-
tV!!: ^t Stings. Mosquito Bites. Sprains
ling scrape at a colored church in the
city Sunday night, when it should have
been that the disturbance took place
at the colored people’s hall, on Satur
day night.
Bruises, Sore Feet, Cuts, Burns and
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