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4 THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. only condition we attach being that he show us the rottenness of prohi bition. We beg those who would vote for prohibition, except that they fear it ' I ' The Ledger is not responsible for will not prohibit, to disabuse their the views of correspondents. minds of any such idea. Prohibition Oblturanes will be published at ;nav no ^ prohibit entirely but that it five cents a line. , p ro jjjbits to a marked degree in Chero- Correspondents who do not co itri- kee count we are he re to testify, bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. NOTES AND COMMENTS. All correspondence should be ad- ,. r , , “ _ dessed to # Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. " e acknowledge with pleasure re- ; —r I ceipt of an invitation from Hon. Clyde R. Hoey to attend “Home Coming Week” at Shelby, N. C., August 1G, 17 and 18. While we don’t belong to Cleveland we are proud to acknowl edge the Old North State as our birth place and we shall be delighted, cir cumstances permitting, to bo pres ent. * • * If the writer of the article entitled "Married to a Drunkard” will supply us with his or her name (not for pub lication. but for identification) we will cheerfully pint the same. It is the We invariably ciscontlnue sending r he Leoger when a subscription runs jut, for we have no way of knowing that a person wants it except by re ceiving his or her renewal. We ur gently solicit a prompt renewal, on the ground that the paper is worth the ir.oney. We are trying month by mouth to make it better and bet ter. GRASPING AT STRAWS. A young man was accidentally kill-. cnt;eriullJ Ult . naiIJC< lt 13 (lic ed in a pool room in Gaffney recep l^ r u]e , n aU ^ regulated priuti , There were several otner young men K 5 ’ ^ />frior»c? nckVAt* trv nnhliyh anvfliillf? of a »1 V. *» V. * ^ present at the time of the tragedy"' They had been up ail night indulging in other dissipations. Cherokee county, of which Gaffney is the conn ty seat, recently voted out the dis pensary and the loud mouth anti-dis pensarites were boisterious in then declaration that not a drop of whiskey could he obtained for love or money. After the dispensary what? Pool rooms, gambling hells and whiskey joints where our young men are led from the paths of morality and so briety.—Lexington Disnatch. The Lexington Dispatch is holding prohibition in Cherokee responsible for an accidental shooting in a poo! room in Gaffnev-r-and that after the Gaffney Ledger had fully explained the circumstances and .condemned such unlair inference. It is gratifying to note the weakness of the dispen sary advocates; they are seizing at straws and will strain many moral! plaining points t«* get them.—Columbia State. | Oh. these dispensary fellows! They are. indeed, an jncorrigble set. The Dispatch either does not get The Led ger or is not a close reader or has no confidence in what we say. One of these three things must he correct. But for the sake of argument we are going to admit that the young man is dead, (which is not true): that he was killed in a pool room; that the pool room is a blind tiger (which is not true); that they were there playing pool, < which is not true: that they were gambling, (which is not true); and then we will ask The Dispatch or any other dispensary advocate if that is offices never to publish anything of an anonymous nature, however meri torious. The Ledger observes this the writer. The Ledger observes this rule. • • • The dispensaryites and anti-dispen- saryites argue that prohibition does not prohibit. The prohibitionists pro claim that it does. If the liquor ele ment can get all the liquor it wants under prohibition and the prohibition ists are pleased with the workings of the law, why not make prohibition unanimous? Both sides getting what they want under prohibition we see no. reason to complain, while if we continue dispensaries and barrooms the prohibitionists will always be com- OBITUARY. Jefferies. The following obituary notice of the late Mrs. Wm. Jefferies is taken from the Southern Christian Advocate of July 13th: Hamath L. Jefferies, sister of the late T. L. Hames, was l»orn in Union county, S. C.. November 22, 1832, united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, when about sixteen years old. was happily married to Wil liam Jefferies, of Union county, April 3, I860, and died at her home in Chero- kee county, S. C.. April 5, 1905. Her husband ami five children sur vive her. The influence of her life is reflected in the lives of the children , . , renecieu m me n»cs m me vimui^** ty reason why the people should ■ w h 0 “j-isp up and call her blessed.” >te for the dispensary "f any other! Patient and gentle, hut firm and faith- ,rm of liquor selling? On the other! f»l. she lived to see them all members . /nu °f the church, and honored and useful md is it not a greater reason (all L thoir geve f a , 8pheres „f ,if e . She iesM things being admitted as truei wa8 a wise and safe counselor, an& a by the people should vote to put i strong support to her honored hus- or anv other form of selling hand, whose efforts in life have been . , ‘ . , . , „ . I signally successful. Amidst a grow- niskey out of business? Please do inp hn ’ lnes8 , m)Sp e ri t y . and the accu- d evade the question but give us a niuiation of honors bestowed upon rect answer, either yes or no. ; him by his fellowcitizens. she moved Boistrous anji-dispensarvites, in- aI( >ng in life the same humble, sympa- >ed! And where do vou find a more thotic disciple of Jesus. She was ever devoting nor time, her strength, and ang than the dispensary ], er m eans to the relief of the poor, the sick, and the sorrowing; always seeking to bring the sinner to the Mstrous iVOi .T' - ? Intoxicated with power well as with the awful stuff they -- --- - , i • ,, , Savior. Her home was alwavs open al out as chemically pure, they have , o thp ministers of the gosno f as V idol r over the gentler element in ambassadors of Christ, and it was i< is'at*' until forbearance has ceas-, her great pleasure to cheer and help to I- a virtue and those who would 1 '•'^n in th ir work. ive a iter condition of affairs are sing u.i in their might and putting he. 1 upon the serpent that will ush it t<> death. W< to give other men credit For three years she was a patient sufferer, and more and more the Chris tian graces shone in her life until she went to sleep in Jesus. A radiant glow, the reflex of her consecrated life, abides in the section where she lived, to cheer and bless the world, iom y just as we love them to 1 ^) 1( > j s sorely missed in the home, the e us credit hut the questionable church, and the community where she tiKHls to which some stoop preclude ,l Y # ed - A , tnie [ rio,hl a lov,n '- 1 wife and mother, a consecrated and faithful Christian, has gone to her re ward. May her virtues be emulated by her loved ones, and may there be i blessed reunion by and by, where there is no sickness, sorrow, pain nor death. .1. B. Wilson. e posCbility of our giving them edit. We do not know that The Dis- tch ins been guilty of purposely isrepresenting things in Cherokee id we ’’.ope such is not the case, hue r do ! now that some have greatly isreprf v ented the situation in this mnty. We do not claim the county Sunnyside. July 26, 1905. "” v '"‘V i A .YYJ " r - Editor:—I see an article in The >e immune from whiskey. a tin written by one who signs him- her hand we know it is being shin-! self “Law and Order.” It is headed d into this county, hut we do know Gowdeysville and dated July 20. 19 ••>. nd he who says to the contrary is :ui in regard to a magistrate re- , , . . . . luung to issue a warrant for a thief, liar) that, whiskey drinking in this,-j h(>ine (h(1 magisIl . ate itl c-.wdeys unty has iieen greatly decreased | ville township, have in the past, and id tha r the moral cerdition nf our "ill in the future ,do my duty faith- ople has improved. That is all wel'^b' impanially to the best of .... . , my ability, according to law. if the aim and all we ask is that we be, vvnU . r of that article alludes to m< Tedit for what Is due us. There I and will come anrl bring his author. ’ if he haf any, and say I have 1 * °en guilty of sucli acts as he charges. I will tell him, or them, that they are ars and I will prove it. Respectfully. J. Rufus Poole. >'en or p practically no blind tigers her* d he who says the county is over- n by them is either misinformed or Ifully misrepresents the facts. We had hoped when Cherokee voted t whiskey that wo would be per- itted to give the subject a rest, but long as others seek to misrepre- the condition of affairs in this Dr. Anderson Replies. Editor Gaffney Ledger:—In your issue of the 25th inst. I notice a card from N. W. Hardin in reply to one from me. Now my card of the 241th inst. contained certain statements relative to a petition that was being circulated by Hardin and his friend )• M. Allison, in the interest of thej former. To the statement so made by me Mr. Hardin takes exception. I wish to say that they were not model with a desire to provoke a newspaper! controversy, but with the sole object of correcting some misrepresentations. A newspaper controversy is very dis-i tasteful to me. yet there are‘some statements in Mr. Hardin’s letter of the 2<ith which, as a man who is re garded as truthful. I cannot permit to I go unanswered. 1st. Mr. Hardin says that wheq I stated “that signatures have been ob tained to said petition upon the rep- 1 osculation that there was no other candidate for said office,” that such a statement is untrue, “because I (Mr. Hardin) am satisfied no such state ment was Tnade.” in reply to this I will say that this statement was made upon information received from E. K. Heine. A. M. Bridges, O. A. Osborne, and Price Martin. Since mv card appeared in your issue of the 20th inst I have received additional information of the same eharacter as the above) and. knowing the character of all the liar ties in question. I repeat my for-1 mer statement. 0 id. Mr. Hardin quotes me as say ing ‘petition Is in circulation asking! the executive committee of the Dom- ocrai party of this county to nomi nate ..r. N. W. Hardin for the legisla ture." To this Mr. Hardin says, “I will state that this Is untrue: 1st be- eause the petition does not so state—.” Now-, Mr. Hardin’s petition reads as follow/: “We, the undersigned, endrose N. W. Hardin as a candidate for the legislature to succeed Hon. W. D. Kirby, and request that he be nomi nated in convention.” It apj ears to me as useless to say anything more, because the people of I rherokee county are too intelligent not to see from the foregoing that Mr Hardin’s own statement in the netition confirms the truthfulness of my as sertion and contradicts the statement made by him in his letter (Compare fiist para? raph of his letter with Iasi sentence of his petition). And now .lust a wo-d more. The bit of dema-1 goguism displayed in the closing part of his card, in which he evidently at tempts to arouse the prejudice of the people agai st me, r cannot afford to I notice, as I am entering this campaign upon a high plane—conscious of the) sense of justice which pervades the homes of the people of Cherokee coun ty. This reply would have appeared earlier but for the fact that my time has been almost wholly occupied with professional duties. Very respectfully. Wm. Anderson M D Blacksburg. S. C., July 31st, 1905. V —■ 1 . - Wm. Lipscomb, Sr. The following correspondence will prove interesting to the numerous friends and descendants in this sec tion of Wm. Lipscomb: York ville, S. C., July 24, 1905. Mr. T. M. Littlejohn, Gaffney, S. C. Mj Dear Sir: The enclosed letter from the War Department explains itself. Hoping to hear from you at unj time that I can bo of service I am. Yours sincerely, D. E. Finley. Washington, D. C., July 17, 1905. Hon. D. E. Finley, M. C., Yorkvillo, S. C. Sir: Referring to your letter of the I 'tli instant, received today, in which you request to be furnished with the military record of William Lipscomb, I a Revolutionary w ir soldier, who. it enlisted from Virginia. South uio.uia or North Carolina. I have the honor to Inform you as follows: 1 is shown by (he official records -hat one William Lipscomb served as a fife major in the 8th Virginia Regi ment commanded by Colonel Abra- h .m Bowman, Revolutionary' war He wns appointed December 27th 1777- p' as . rra " sf, rre ‘1 to the 4th Virginia i.^iment commanded by Colonel •<>.in Nevill, in September. 177'8. and ms name last appears on a roll of the ee n- 3 In o’ r A,,riI - 1770 - at camp tu n Middle Brook. May 5th 177't wit t' 1 * * * *’ remark: “Furlow’d ” on ! uum 0 sl T' n ,,y th< * coords that n< William Lipscomb served as a sergeant in Cap:-,in George Wall’s ‘VI s,n f ,a Regiment im Ipi’ . . •' 1 u '! r ,saaf> Keall. Revo- •'tnrv a t 1 i"*'!--o Ht was drafted Feb- ‘ „ . h -. V 8 ’ ,f ’ s, ‘ rvo one year,, I77*i ' ,S 'll'-ehargotl February IGthJ \ <*rv rexpeetfully. ■'he .Military Secretary. 1 Billy Blue shirt Captured. 1 > I . oma« received a telegram vir"-SJ r0r ' V R i:.lso a a, S,x. V., r ; wm nine ! . v.!u murdered Cora Rice o„ A.ri l,t. 1 *1)2, In Kendricksville had ,r n I ? n '“ 4 m'" Rh0, ‘ ,ff Thomas wired Gw Kmuvine officials to i.ofii , { , 1U ! " ,t!l co,lltl send a.u officer for ANNOUNCEMENTS. The friends of N. W. Hardin hereby announce him as a candidate for the legislature to fill out the unexpired term of Hon. W. D. Kirby, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. MEETING OF MASONIC LODGE. There will be a regular communica tion of Grenard Lodge tonight, August 1st. W’ork in .the first and second de grees. All members are urged to at tend. J. Eh Jefferies, Secretary. *Hair Wanted NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Pursuant to an order of the court in the case of E. Earle Holland, etc., against Lilabel Holland and others, creditors of L. M. Holland, deceased, late of Blacksburg. S. C.. are notified to establish their claims before me in the court room for Cherokee county on Tuesday. Sept. 5th. at 10 A. M., or lie debarred of participation in the estate of the said deceased. H. B. Carlisle, Referee. Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22. 29. THE PIEDMONT INN GAFFNEY, S. C. Is the place to board. Plenty to eat. Nice Rooms. Hot and Cold Baths Free. Rates, #15.00 per month, fi.oo per day. 7 25-tf WANTED! AU youi clothes that need brightening up bring them to us. We will make them loot fresh and new. All work done by expert tailors, bee us and Join our pressing club. W. H. ROBIKSON, Tailor Over W. D. Telegraph Office. Phone No. 4U. NOTICE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee at the court house, Gaffney, S. C.. on Saturday, July 29th, 1905, for the purpose of ordering a primary election to fill the vacancy in the legislature caused by the resignation of Hon. W. D. Kirby and make arrangements for same. A full attendance is desired. J. B. Bell. Chairman. G. W. Speer, Clerk. COTTON. We will contract with responsible parties for a limited amount of good middling cotton delivered during October and No vember at 1 O cents. \ LIMESTONE MILLS. 1-8-tf. Girls and Boys Wanted To Make Money. Call at the Shoe Store any afternoon between four and live o’clock. Any boy can make from $1.00 to $3.00 a week. The R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Go. Owing to a big order for hair I will put the price of hair cutting down to 15c. Hair cut and shave for only 25c;shampooing, 15c; massage, 15c; bath 1 5c. First class work guaranteed. 1 have as good workmen as you will find in any town. Give me a trial and be convinced. Yours for patronage, 4 The Exchange Barber Shop jt Boyd Sarratt, Prop. F ^ In Centra] Hotel Building. ^ The Builders Supply Co. Successors to L. Baker. Will furnish your Building Material of the best that the markets afford and at the lowest living prices. No. 1 heart pine Shingles and Laths, Guar anteed Pure White Lead and Zinc, and Pure Linseed Oil. Nothing better to paint your house with and costs less than mixed paints. When in need of anything in the building line, call and see us; we’ll treat you cour teously and make your estimates for nothing. B a k e- r. MANAGER. Dr. 3. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. A Card of Thanks. 1 desire to tender my sincere thanks to the many friends who were so kind ... __ to me. and who rendered me such val- mtv just so long will we raise our " a, >^ assistance during my recent , • tn rnrrpr , this misrenresenta- trreat * orr,,w and bereavement. I ns ec to correct this mtsiepresenta 8ure t h Pn i. one and all. that I heartily 1. There are no doubt those who appreciated thoir kindness and their aid cheerfully flood this county many expressions of sympathy. h whiskey and there are those who) Clarence Jones. aid applaud them In their accursed Unclaimed Letters •k instead of attempting to stop; L1<Jt of unclalmed lotters ln Gaffney . — A. _ rn f A % • . • - is to Here’s paint load-arid- Min Bolt. Mr: i. Chi Bices. G. O. f ')ary. Ed Estes , Miss Mary B. Giles. Jerry Gaffney. Miss A nnie Gr< on. S. R. Jones. Mrs. Marj Ligorfell . Mrs. Mattie M. Smith . Mrs. Margaret Tupe- "coward, are afral.! ,oj it. They know fall well it would'm-t hioa- ’ he good for them to do so. We re a set of officials who are in sym- hy with the law and who will carry out. and those who would do vio- ce to :he law are aware of the fact. Ve invite anv man to visit anv town county where whiskey is being sold i then come to Gaffney (and if he a gentleman we will entertain him bout price while here) and if he ps not Kay that Gaffney is compara bly free from whiskey we will prom- to advocate the dispensary, the 1 j x 1 • Please call for advertised letters. One cent duo on each. A. R. N. Folger, Postmaster. A man with a pull is apt to work it on the legs of other men. —Umbrellas from 45c to $2.25 at J. I. Sarratt. Letter to A N Wood, Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: A banker’s business know pretty much everything. Pieros a part of it. well worth anyone’s know ing. Devoe lead and-zine is the paint that takes fewer gallons than mixed and wears twice as long as oil. Our agent, sells it under w- guarantee: “If you have any fault to find with this paint, either now in putting it on or hereafter in the wear, tell your p O R dealer about it. We authorize him to do wjiat is right at our expense.” If you get your house painted with it. and it wears no better than most lead-ail.'-oil, you will have good cause of comtdainl; and we must pqy dam ages. Tills is the paint that looks as good, and wears twice as long, as lead-and- oll. Yours truly, 115 F W Devoe & Co p s It. M. W'lkins Hardware Co / sell our paint. Fortner pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, oi Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course m the P!ye, P!ar, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Given Away 5 * 1 To STATE ORPHANAGES Th ursday, Friday and Saturday, August 3rd-4th-5th. It’s up to the people of Gatfney and Cherokee county to help in this good cause. I will j»ive 5 per cent of everything sold at price which means about 50 per cent less than you have been paying for the same goods before. Come and make a purchase, for every little helps and we want to help the Orphans as much as is in our pow er. Don't forget the dates \ Thursday, Friday and Satnrday. August 3rd. 4th and 5th. GET THE HABIT-GO TO Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. J* J* J* Office in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldg. 'T'l-ie fcStcar* CJMot Li ic^r. Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris, Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse, and Dynamite Caps, call on —.Rare bargains in Embroideries and Insertions, 2 to 18c per yard, at J. I. Sarratt’s. LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS. CARROLL A CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. For Strictly “A” Grade Buggies Go to Smith Hardware Co- and buy the famous “Tyson & Jones.” The Smith Hardware Co. now have the exclusive agency for our fine line of Buggies, Runabouts, Phaetons, Surries, Car riages, &c., in this immediate territory, and will make the prices right. Call on them. You can get no better work on any market. :: :: » :: :: TYSON & JONES BUGGY CO., Carthage, N. C.