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VP \ THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE. Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses ths Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. THROUGHOUT THE • PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our ^changes and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Senator B. R. Tillman has been in vited to go to Lancaster on Septem ber 8th to speak on the dispensary question. He will be in Tirzah on the 7th and it is thought that he will ac cept the invitation. Petitions for an ’election were handed in week before last and it is said that the election will be held about the first Tuesday in Oc tober. Dispenser O. F. Fortune, of Char leston, whose accounts were discov ered to be short several days ago and who left the town, with the discovery of the shortage by Inspector Floyd, re turned to Charleston Thursday morn ing. He could not be seen, but it is understood that he has arranged for the settlement of the claim against him, if in fact, he has not already paid it. Inspector Floyd was out of the city, having gone to Greenville, and the statement could not be verified. The county board of control knew nothing of the settlement. In the court of common pleas at Charleston last Thursday, Elizabeth Lyon, the administratrix of the estate of Joseph Lyon, filed a suit for $30,000 against the Southern Railway. Lyon was killed by a switch engine in the Charleston yards last May, and the suit is brought alleging the negligence of the road as the cause of the man’s death. This is the second large suit recently brought against the Southern railway for accidents in the yard, the first having been entered by Engineer Churchill recently for $35,000. Mr. John T. Roddy was elected may or of Rock Hill Thursday. He is the youngest man that ever occupied the municipal chair in that city. He had the field undisputed and the election is equivalent to the unanimous de mand of the people. Born 39 years ago he has grown up with the people of Rock Hill. Well educated, a grad uate of South Carolina University, broad and liberal in his views, he en ters the field of politics under aus- % picious circumstances. He is con nected with the business interests of the city and has himself engaged in the cotton business for 20 years. He was a member of the New York stocl> exchange for ten years. He is a mem ber of the Presbyterian church and ^ affiliated with all the social clubs of w the city. Willie Hottell, aged 18, son of Mr. J. K. Hottell, of Spartanburg, was killed and three or four negro employ- t es of the railroad were more or less injured in a wreck on the Charleston & Western Carolina railway between Cole Point and Waterloo, nine miles south of Laurens, Wednesday night shortly after 1 o’clock. The wreck was caused by the rear section of through freight No. 14, south-bound, becoming detached and running into the other portion of the train. The de tached section was composed of sev eral “shanty” cars and the caboose, and it seems that voung Hottell was \ on the foremost platform or the steps [ \ of the uncoupled section when it crashed into the other section, which was slowing down gradually, striking a box car with terrific death-dealing force. Mr. Hottell’s body was crushed and maneled in a terrible manner and the severad negroes within the same car were badly hurt. The body of Mr. Hottell was taken to Waterloo and pre pared for shipment to his family at Spartanburg, while the negroes were carried on to Greenwood. T. M. Glenn, ag«d about G5 years, and a well-known resident of the Wood’s Chapel section of Spartanburg county, was shot and killed Saturday night by P. H. Haden, a friend ^nd neighbor. The tragedy occurred about this way: Some time during the night Mrs. Smith, mother-in-law of Mr. Had den, heard a noise and awakened him. He got out of bed and went into the yard. Then he saw a figure walking away and fired his shotgun in the di rection of the place where he saw thp person. He* returned to the house and retired without ascertaining the result of his shot. Next morning while mak ing an investigation he was horrified to come upon the lifeless body of Glenn. Haden at once reported the matter to the coroner and notified the sheriff that he was ready to surrender. Deputy Sheriff White left that morning for the scene. Solicitor Sease also went to Wood’s Chapel to attend the inquest. A HOMICIDE AT PACOLET. Both Participants Colored. Slayer Has Made His Escape Good so Far. Spartanburg, Sept. 4.—“Dump” Scott shot and killed Geo. McMullan at Pa- colet Saturday night. Both parties are colored. The deceased was about 70 years of age. Scott made good his escape after the killing and has not yet been seen since notwithstanding that every effort has been made to apprehend the slayer. From what can be learned of the particulars of the killing it appears that the crime was committed with out provocation. According lo the re port made to Sheriff Nicholl’s office it appears that Scott went to the home of old man McMillan on Saturday night in a drunken condition and com menced to curse and abuse the old man, who had retired for the night. McMillan remonstrated with Scott and told him to keep quiet and stop cursing in his home. Scott it is said, became incensed, dragged the old man from his bed into the yard, assault ed him and then shot him with a gun or pistol. After firing the shot he skipped out of Pacolet. A report of the killing was made to Sheriff Nicholls yesterday and everything possible is being done to apprehend Scott. Deputy Sheriff White is at work on the case today. He has sent a number of telegrams and has written several letters to of fleers of various towns and cities ask ing them to keep a sharp lookout for Scott and it is believed that he will be captured within the next few days. Another Account. Pacolet, Sept. 4.—On Saturday night between 11/and 12 o’clock, near the Keystone Rock Quarry, Geo. Mc Millan, colored, was shot by “Dump” Scott, colored, and died from the ef fects Sunday morning. At the coroner’s inquest held Sun day afternoon by Magistrate and Acting Coroner D. T. Gossett the tes timony of the witnesses sworn show ed that Scott came to the house in rather an intoxicated condition and grabbed a double-barrelled shot gun and made an attack on McMillan, af ter being ordered out of the housp* and grabbed McMillan around the neck and forced him to the ground, placing one knee on his breast and shot him in the abdomen. Scott after the shoot ing immediately fled and has not been apprehended. The jury for the inquest rendered a verdict that the said Geo. McMillan came to his death by gun shot wounds inflicted by “Dump” Scott. BROAD RIVER ASSOCIATION. A HEWSY LETTER FROM WILKIHSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OP LOWER CHEROKEE. Changed Companies. G. O. Doggett, who has for quite a while been with the Charlotte Hard ware Co., has changed his affections * to the Watkins, Cottrell Co., Rich mond. Va. Mr. Doggett still retains Charlotte as his heaquarters, where he receives his mail orders. Richmond enjoys water rates on freight anfi ,, Going is thus enabled to give his pat- # rons inside prices on hardware. f Rheumatism, gout, backache, acid poison, are results of kidney trouble. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea goes directly to the seat of the disease and cures when all else fails. 35 cents. Gaffney Drug Co. —Ask to gee our Negligee Shirts; strong line from 25c to fl.00. J. R. Tolleson & Co. Splendid Session at White Plains Recently. The Broad River 1 Baptist Associa tion convened with the White Plains Baptist church the 24th tq 26th' ultimo. Rev. J. D. Bailey was r-elected moderator, as also were S. M. Bagwell and J. L. Goudelock re-elected secretary and treasurer. The session was one of the best in the history of the association and the entertainment by the White Plains people has never been surpassed. The various reports were good, and quite encouraging. The first day the work opened with a report on home missions, which was discussed by J. D. Huggins in a mas terly way, followed by others. The report on temperance was good, whicn was discussed at length bv several brethren. Among the visitors present were J. D. Huggins, assistant secretary or home mission board, V. I. Masters, of The Baptist Press, Greenwood, Mr. McManniway, of The Baptist Courier, Greenville, and M. A. Sims, of King’s Mountain. The second and third days were full of interest. The speakers were at, their best. Dr. A. M. Sims, of Gaffney, spoke on Sunday schools. His speech was up to the highwater mark. Mr. M. A. Sims, of King’s Mountain, made one of the most touching speeches of the session, on the report of the oi- phanage. F. C. Hickson made quite an intelligent speech on State mis sions and colportage work. We would be glad to mention all the brethren who made speeches but the time is not sufficient at this writing; but it was good to be there. The work of the association was finished Saturday before the adjournment of morning session. Saturday afternoon was oc cupied by Rev. Harrison, of Clifton, who preached on “Hope,”—a good sei- raon indeed. Sunday the services were engaged in by Pastor Samples, Mr. Richard son, of Greenville, W. T. Thompson, of Gaffney. The latter preached the sermon. Large crowds of people at tended all the services. The association meets with the Blacksburg Baptist church next year. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters in Gaffney nostoffice for week ending Septemhsc 4, 1905: Mrs. H. A. Austin, Miss Lillie Byers (2), Mrs. Etty Camp, Miss Anni Cash. Miss Sallie Hardin (2), Mrs. Sargh Howell, Miss Willie B. Johnson, Miss Ida Loney, Miss Pearl I>oney, Miss Pearl Richardson, Miss Eli Spencer, Miss Sadie Smith, J. Brackett, D. H. Brown, Joe Clary, Sam Howe, Edward Johnson. Albert Moseley, W. C. Phil lips, Weldon Sherill, Vick Thompson (2). Please call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger, Postmaster. Greenwood’s Schools. (Kingstree County Record.) To those who claim that the dispen sary is the backbone of our education al system we would cite the fact that in Greenwood county the average pub lic school term is as long or longer than in Williamsburg, the teachers receive more pay and yet the taxes are no higher than ours. How are we going’ to get around these facts? Psraonal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest • Wilkinsville, Sept. 1—We are now having a most delightful spell of weather for farm and other out-door work, and people generally are takiqg advantage of it. Last Wednesday your correspon dent attended the meeting at Skull Shoals, which closed that night, with several accessions to the church. Rev. Mr. Humphries did the preaching dur ing the entire series of meetings. All the sendees were well attended, es pecially at the night services. The house was crowded. They have an ex cellent house of worship, 30 by 50 feet, and the enlargement of the bury ing ground and putting a nice wire fence around it has added much to its appearance, both in elegance and dur ability. It ha: been several years since we were at Skull Shoals before, and we found many unfamiliar faces in the congregation and missed many we used to see there. Truly does the poet express it: Friends have been scattered like roses in bloom, Some by the bridal and some by the tomb. Mrs. Hassle Osment, of Pacolet, was at Skull Shoals on Wednesday^ Mrs. G. Andrews Byers is sick. The doctor ,was to see her a few days ago. Mrs. John H. Fowler is still very un well. Doctors were in consultation yesterday and it is probable that an operation will be performed. What they did or concluded to do we can’t tell. Mrs. Fowler is and has been a great sufferer all the year. Every thing that could be done for her has been done and amid it all she has borne her affliction with that patient resig nation that becomes a child of God. She has our sympathies. There are several cases of complain ings in our community—mostly chilltf. Messrs. Terry Estes and Robt. A Foster are putting up a new barn for Mr. S. F. Estes. Your correspondent took dinner with the Misses Kendrick and their neph ews, Messrs. Banks and Horace Gar ner, at their home at Sarratts, last Wednesday. They have a very excel lent and happy home and are among the first people of the land. Last week while Hon. W. Judson Sarratt was spending a night with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kendrick at their home, he was taken violently ill and sent for his brother, Dr. G. Sarratt, of Union, who came and administered the proper medicinal treatment and he soon got better and able to return to his home. The loss of the bridge at Skull Shoals has been a great inconvenience to the people of lower Cherokee. Sev eral years ago fully one-half of the congregation at Skull Shoals church came from the other side of Pacolet river. Now very few. if any, come. We hope our supervisor will soon re pair the bridge there. The son of Randall Jones, colored, who got his leg so badly torn up a few days ago. has had it attended to by a doctor and Is doing as well as could be expected. Cotton is opening freely and pickiiyr has begun. In some places it is fine, but in many others it is not very good. There will be an average crop made in this section. Uncle Wright Good, colored, caught a large carp out of Thickety creek Wednesday. The fishing season will soon be on hand. Last night was the J9th anniversary of the great earthquake, and some people will never forget it. The fox hunters have made an ap pointment to meet at or about Dray ton ville mountain tomorrow (Satur day) morning, and have a fox race. While down in the country they caught and brought home a live fox, which the v expect to turn loose for a race now and then. Some one supposed the live fox was one they got from some one who had it as a pet and brought it home to show they had a live fox. But the boys say they got to the dogs before they killed it and so brought it home alive. Last Wednesday we ran up on a brother book agent, a Mr: Brents, who spent the night with us. He is a splen did young fellow and we enjoyed his company very much. He is traveling for a Nashville house. He lives near Frankvllle, Tenn.. and has been ’ In that noted battlefield where so many gallant South Carolinans gave jvn their lives, among them Gen’l. States Right Gist. This young man is preparing himself for the ministry and we wish for him all the success that should at tend so noble a calling. Mrs. J. H. Williams, we are sorry to learn, is unwell. The North Pacolet Sunday School Convention will meet at Sardis church September 24. A programme will ap pear next week, if nothing happen. The election of last Tuesday was a very tame affair. But four votes were cast at Wilkinsville, and-the box at Sarratt’s, we learn, wasn't opened at all. The secret wedding we spoke of sometime ago created a good deal pf curiosity in this section and many in quiries were made to find out who it was, and when it was anonunced everybody had known it long before, it seemed. But very few noticed the eclipse of the sun last Wednesday morning. It bgan before six o’clock. Immediately after sunrise the moon began to cross the face of the sun and at about six o’clock the shadow was at its deepest. It was only partial. The people of Canada and Labrador had a complete view of it, we Suppose. The people of Spain saw it in its completeness. The settlement of the great war troubles in the East is hailed with great joy by all people who have taken interest in it. Our symptahies from the very first have been with Japan and we are proud that our confidence in the ultimate success of their cause has not been misplaced. Its a proof that foreign missions has done and is doing its work in the orient. Let the work go on. We can furnish a limited number of copies of Kennedy’s “Horseshoe Rob inson” postpaid for $1.50. This book is hard to get; only a very few copies can be had and no more will likely be printed soon. Mrs. Laura-T. Estes, who has been sick for a long time, is able to walk about some now. J. L. S. THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. KNITTING MILL PROJECT. Rumor That One Will be Built in Lower Cherokee. Thompson Mill, Sept. 1.—We un derstand that there is a rumor go>ing abroad now that there is a proability (at least talk to that effect) that a move is on foot by some very prom inent knitting mill men to erect a mill at this place at some future day. As to the truth of this rumor we can not vouch, but we hope that tne ru mor is so and that ere long we will see steps takeq to the establishment of the knitting mill. Certainly no lo cality offers a more inviting situation. While we admit there is no railroad here, the road can be reached by six miles of travel, and another road is only ten miles off. Both roads are well kept up and no doubt would offer special inducements to get the mill here. So we think that the fact of not having any railroad should not be any drawback to the project. If cotton mills can be run without* rail road facilities and run successfully, why can’t a knitting mill do the same? One of the most successful cotton mills the writer ever knew or was run for several years without a railroad nearer than eight or ten miles. It then paid the corporation as well as it does now with a rail road. Now, let’s look at a few of the ad vantages this place would suggest. First, its waterpower would be un equalled if it was only utilized in the right manner. With a proper wheei the mill would never have to stop on account of low water and it would take very high water to paralyze the work. Second, thq cost of living here in the country would be reduced to at least one-half the expenses of living in other mill towns at the pres ent day. This would be true in the sense of wood and all other country produce. So you see, this would be inviting a good class of operatives who claim that the expense of living is too great in other places. These are only a few of the suggestions that come up in the writer’s mind, and we hope that some wide awake business man will inquire into the matter and put the move on foot. This property belongs to the Messrs. Sarratt, of Gaffney, and we would like to see these men step out and organize a company and take a for ward move in the project. Though our part of the county is made up o hard-working men yet we believe sev eral hundred dollars could be raised here to put up the plant. Our only need is for some business man to make the move and let the people see that he Is in earnest and means to do business right and then we be lieve (yes, almost know) our farmers would step up and subscribe as lib erally as their circumstances would allow. Now, friends, let all who are interested agitate it to the fullest. Who could not be a friend to the move? Think how it would enhance the property of all landowners in the whole section. It offers advant ages to the laborer, it makes a mark et for the produce, and in wavs too numerous to mention it would revo lutionize our whole section for miles around. We certainly hope that this article, though feebly gotten Tip, may fall be neath the eye of some man who win give us our desires. We long to see our section awakned by some good live enterprise, such as we believe this would prove to be. We would be triad to hear through these columns from any one who might say some thing to encourage the move. Ardent Advocate. A Card of Thatiks. Editor Ledger:—Allow me space in your paper to thank the voters of Cherokee county for the handsome vote they gave me in the primary election for the legislature. I made the race for that place thinking that the people ought to say who should be elected and not the few. Now .as they have said so, I have nothing but the very best of wishes for Dr. Anderson, and extend to him my heartiest con gratulations. I want to say to the voters of Cher okee county that I am still a candi date for the legislature. "There is no impossibility to him who stands ready to conquer everything, The fearful are the failing.” Kimsey Huskey. Draytonville Meeting Closed. Lawn, Sept. 4.—Rev. C. M. Teal, as sisted by Rev. Earnest Ross, held a very interesting series of meetings at Draytonville last week, the result of which was eighteen members added to the church, twelve by baptism anj six restored. Farmers have had a bad time for saving their fodder owing to rain, and as a result there has been but little first-clas^ fodder saved In this section. Newsboy. Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers. The strike of the messenger boys employed by the local branch of the Western Union Telegraph company in Charlotte came to an end Friday morning, the management compromis ing by an offer of two cents for calls and deliveries, which was accepted. The boys have been receiving a cent and a half and demanded two and a half cents, the old rate. The compro mise is temporary, pending a decision from the main office. Fifteen boys were affected by the strike. Mr. A. L .DeRosset, William L. De- Rossett, Jr., and Benjamin Motte, composing the. Independent company, of Wilmington, announce that they will begin the publication of a fourth daily newspaper in Wilmington about October 1. It is the present purpose of the projectors to issue the paper as an afternoon publication from the job office of W. L. DeRossett, Jr. The new paper will be independent in poi itics. Capt. A. DeRosset, it is said will be editor of the paper. It will be four pages, of six columns, in size. Fur*her reports received from Gold Hill Friday state that the stamp mill house, the bolster house, the boiler and engine room and the puppet heaf of the Gold Hill Mining company’s mine were totally des’royed by fire Thursday afternoon. Besides the loss of the different buildings, machinery was damaged to the extent of $3,000 The fire started by sparks from the smokestack. The ‘imber in the main shaft of the mine was still burning at 11 o’clock. The mine is owned by Walter George Newman. A telephone message from German- ton tells of a sad and fatal accident that occurred near Walnut Cove Fri day af’ernoon. Two sons of Mr. Lace Knight, a Stokes county farmer, started to Walnut Cove with a load of wood. They were driving a mule. The animal became frightened at a dog that ran out from a yard. The mule dashed off, throwing bo‘h boys off. The youngest, seven years old. fell under the wagon, one wheel passing over his neck, breaking it and causing in stant death. The older brother sus tained only slight injuries. The wag on was badly damaged. The board of aldermen Friday night passed on first reading a fran chise granting W. A. Wynne, of Ra leigh, the privilege of installing and operating an independent underground telephone system in Asheville. The franchise provides that the indepen dent company will pay to the city of Asheville semi-annually one per cent of its gross receipts if the franchise is granted. It is expected that the Asheville Telephone and Telegraph company, or the Bell company, will put up a hard fight to ke^p the inde pendent company out of Asheville. The Bell company’s service is now de clared to be very poor and the special telephone committee of the board of aldermen Friday afternoon met in conference with Assistant General Manager Crows and made certain de mands of the company for improved service. Friday Mrs. Alfred Leonard, aged twenty-eight years, met a horrible death from burning at her home five miles east of Salisbury after four hours of intense suffering. Added to the horror, the house and household effects were destroyed by the furious flames started by the explosion. Only the outbuildings on the premises were saved by the neighbors. Mrs. Leon ard attempted to rekindle a fire in the kitchen by pouring oil from a can. The oil ignited instantly and the can exploded, enveloping the woman in the dispensaries from our county. If burned from her body, and she rushed into the yard, where she was found unconscious. She revived under the influence of stimulants, but her pain was intense and she begged the phy sicians to end her life. Six children and her husband survive. Letter to R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co. Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sirs: You know all about shoes. How many customers have you who know anything about ’em? You have bought and sold shoes for years, and have learned what you know by your customers, liking one sort, and not liking another. They find out by wearing ’em. So with paint; but we go deeper. We are 150 years old in the business: and we make, not buy—we make a good deal of paint. We paint a good share of the rail road and steamer property in the United States, and may as well paint the private property. Yours as well as anybody else’s. Devoe lead-and-zinc Is your paint. Costs half as much as mixed paint or lead-and-oil because it takes fewer gallons and wears twice as long. Mr Ezra Rathmaell, Williamsport, Pa, used 11 gallons of a well-knowm mixed paint for his house: he repaint ed It with Devoe; bought 11 gallons and had 5 left. Yours trnlv 117 F W Devoe & Co P. S.—R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. sell our paint. BLACKSBURG BREVITIES. Personals and Locals from the Iron City Across the Broad. ^ Blacksburg, Sept. 4.—Mrs. Mary Earl is visiting her sister. Mrs. Gunn, at Statesville, N. C. Mr. Lee Smith spent Sunday in Gas tonia, N. C., with his mother. Miss Revis Blalock is visiting rela tives and friends in Salisbury N. C. Mr. P. C. Shiver spent Friday and Saturday in Marion, N. C. Mr. S. Ratteree, of Kings Mountain. N. C.. is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. Whisnant. Miss Elizabeth Bridges is visiting her cousin, Mrs. A. E. Woody, at Sparjun. Mrs. Robert Long is visiting friends and relatives in Rock Hill. Mrs. M. Holmes is visiting friends in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Blalock spent Sunday in Gaffney. Mr. and Mrs Edgar Guntharp, of Shelby, N. C., are visiting friends and relatives in town. Mr. I. T. Newton left Saturday for Mt. Holly, where he will spend a few days with friends. Mrs. Wm. Finley, of Marion, N. C., is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. Tur ner. Mrs. Wm. Duncan, who has been vis iting friends and relatives in town, returned to her home in Atlanta, Ga., Sunday. Mrs. J. M. Allison, who has been vis iting relatives in town, returned to her home in Birmingham, Ala., last week. Miss Lowery, of Patterson Springs, N. C., who has been visiting her ter, Mrs. M. Roberts, returned home last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Pridmore, who have been visiting relatives in town, returned to their home in Spartanburg Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blalock spent Sunday in Gaffney with relatives. Miss Nellie McGuire, of Charleston, is visiting Mrs. John Barxtell. Mrs. Reviere, of Shelby, N. C., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Baber. Mr. John Gibbons is visitirg his father at Grover. Mr. and Mrs. C. S, MoorebSJIu, of Hickory, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. W. J. Moorehead. Mrs. G. Tolleson and son, of Spar~ tanburg, returned home Saturday, af ter spending a few days in town' with friends. Mr. Richard Bridges, who has beetf visiting his sister in Rock Hill, re turned home Monday. A COTTON WAREHOUSE. Subject Discussed at Meeting of.Cot ton Grower’s Association. The Cherokee County Cotton Grow ers’ Association met in the court house yesterday morning at 11 o’clock. Pres ident R. C. Sarratt in the chair. The meeting was largely attended and was most enthusiastic. The enrollment was increased considerably. The subject of a warehouse was dis cussed at length. It was the opinion that a warehouse was a necessity. The committee appointed to look into the advisability of a warehouse read a proposition from Mr. A. N. Wood, who offered to store the cotton, insure it and protect it in every way for 25 cents the first month and 20 cf*nts for every subsequent month, or he would rent the warehouse to the association for $360 a year. The association thought it best to own its own ware house so. by resolution. Messrs. W. Sam Lipstomb, R. C. Sarratt, J. —. Sarratt, G. W. Bonner and E. J. Clary were appointed corporators with au thority to secure from the secretary vt State a commission authorizing the erection of a warehouse capitalized at $5,000. This committee was authorized to make a trade with Mr. Wood, if suitable terms could be secured, for protecting the distressed cotton at once. By a unanimous vote Mr. W. Sam Lipscomb, a member of the ^xecuti^e committee, which meets at Asheville, N. C., tomorrow for the purpose oj" fixing a minimum price for cotton, was authorized to recommend that 12^. cents be set upon as the minimum nfice at which the staple is to be sold. The association felt that the present crop conditions are such that the price may be reasonably expected. Letters from Messrs. Smith and Jor dan stating that they could not come here at once. Mr. Lipscomb was au thorized to consult with these gentle men at Asheville and arrange a date. This was by odds the most enthusi astic meeting of the farmers hejd here this year. It will be conducive of good. Wants a Million New Bates. * New York, Sept. 1.—Miller & Co. in their cotton letter today state that « the sensation of the day in cotton cir cles is the announcement that the Hadley syndicate, which is backed by unlimited capital, has proposed to tfce Southern Cotton Growers’ Associatqn to take a million bales of cotton at minimum price, which may be flxedP at the meeting in Ashevllie Septem ber 6. The offer is undoubtedly in good faith, is backed by strong parties and cannot fail to strengthen the hand of the producers and cause them to fix a higher price for this year’s crop. Are you lacking in strength and vigor? Are you weak? Are you in pain? Do you feel all run down? The blessing of health and strength comes to all who use Hollister’s Rockv Moun tain Tea. 35 cents. Gaffnev Drug —Don’t fail to see our new line of fancy tailor-made Vests for men and boys. 98c to $2.00. J. R. Tolleson ft Co. Keep your eye on Tuesdav’s pa per for A. L. Peeler & Co.’s 5. 10 and 25c store opening ad. Thev will have some special bargains to offer. • ,■ “Get the Habit," go to NELSON’S.