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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE. The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. •ft GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All that tho Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1905. ff.00 A A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest. Wilkinsville, Jan. 5.—With this let ter we begin our new year’s work and hope to help make our letters wel come visitors in every homo where they come or may come during th3 present year—1906. While we can hope to add nothing to the material make-up of the newspaper work, we trust that we may contribute some thing to make our section feel that its best interest is not entirely neglected. In this fast age of “commercialism” we are drifting too far from the mov- ings of our forefathers and paying too little attention to the material and durable affairs of our communitv. The discrimination of pure literature and . healthy thought food for those who ar'e’tb come after us is our motto. We don’t' care to set. ourselves up as a model nor source from which such improvements emanate. Far from that. We onlv propose to cultivate a taste for others’ good work along this proner consent of the parents or guar dians of such contending parties is in order. These and a hundred others that come in for the protection of society and reople who are unable to protect themselves, ought to claim ,ne attention of our lawmakers. A call meeting of Enoree Presby tery will be held at the Presbyterian church at Gaffney on Wednesday, 17th inst, at 11 o’clock a. m., to ac cent Rev. R. T. Liston as a member of said Presbvterv and also to estab- w™ t in,1 P “he° r Llm« a to i nr h M| e s^l?m 1 R “' nt H»PP.nm 0 . I„ ,„d Around Presbyterian churches. The public are not only invited but will be made welcome to attend this meeting. Dr. Davis, of Greenville, will preside CHRISTMAS AT EZELL. i The Occasion Quiet and Full of En joyment. Ezell, Jan. 1.—We are having a jol ly time up here this Christmas. Every- I body seems to be enjoying life. We WHITE BOY SHOOTS A COLORED WOMAN EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER- are eating, drinking, “marrying and THE WOUND PROBABLY A FATAL ! giving in marriage.” In fact, we are OKEE as moderator of the meeting Misses Mary McCulloch and Fay Whlsonant returned to their school at Linwood. N. C., last Tuesday after spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whiso- living on the “fat of the land,” and hog fot at that. So far there has been the least whiskey drinking we have ever seen for the time of year. It was our pleasure to attend an entertainment and a Christmas tree at Arrowood on the 23rd given by the school at that place. The teachers ONE. .the City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local News Editor. There will be a recital In the Star I fester, displayed' Shooting Said to Be Result of Woman Resenting an Improper Reqeust Made by the Boy. The records of Cherokee ar^ forced Thoatra iTt-LTen. iQtni^reat tact in the selection of subjects., ^Gt^fnr th/hLnpflt of /hf’ ' whlch wer e all on Christmas holiday, to the painful necessity of showing !.Woh nf% a b oHv flt f th El> scopal Too much praise cannot be given the another probably tatal aftair within enuren oi inis cuy. Misses Hardin for their patient and her bounds. Preyor Scruggs, or R. P. Four negroes were before the ! labor of the past month. We nant, at Wilkinsville. ,! T y h e ev er ^rA Ch fi a n r S d *9 W ^ h aaoh ! c, Pl^ ne 'and skill Yn~*controiTing‘ chii-1 criminal assault upon the person of Mr. Sam J. Strain is teaching school j Jing- They were fined $2 50 each. I dren Wy think Arrowood is to be Lois Glover, a negro woman living have never seen their equals in dis- Scruggs. is in jail here chargd witii shooting and attempting to commit a at Abingdon Creek. He began last Tuesday morning. We spent last Wednesday night with Dr. T. B. Whitesides, at Blacks burg. and Thursday night Mr. R. M. Plaxico, at King’s Creek. We regret to learn that the vener able Robt. Love, of Peidmont Springs, is suffering with a sore leg which is the result of a snake bite of about fiftv years or more standing. Mr. Wm. A. Robinson is lying very low with pneumonia at his hon.a a' Sharon. Some New Yorkers have been down here hunting on Mr. W. R. Walker’s line and keep in touch, as much as | plantation. They started home Wed possible with the current affairs of neS( j a y i, u j. th e river was too high ‘o the time. With the facilities we have for doing so, every nook and corner of Cherokee county—in fact of the whole State— might be covered with correspondents who could give from time to time the happenings of their respective locali ties and thus bring themselves into touch with the outside world. That the newsoaper is a public educator is no longer a debatable question. That has been settled by the usage and experience of the past. Why the young people—boys and girls —who have not the advantage of the best school facilities don't devote enough time to writing letters to keep them in practice, if not to make them absolutely proficient, is a question we can’t answer satisfactorily to our self. They seem to think that in order to write for a paper they must have a first class education. This is all nonsense. The editor will rehash the matter and make their letters readable without destroying the writer’s meaning. That is his busi ness. Then, again, almost anything will help “fill out” a news letter. “Why,” said a veteran newspaper man to your correspondent many years ago “an account of a dog fight will be read with much interest when it is nut in print and sent out to the vorld.” Much of the matter used by (us) newspaper correspondents don’t amount to anything more than a fashionable dog fight, if even that much. Lately we have had the pleasure of meeting and forming the acquaintance of quite a number of bright boys and girls, who might spend their leisure hours profitably in writing letters for this or some other newspaper which would take pleasure in publishing them. And in the meantime It will train the mind for such-work until it can be done with ease. Often we meet people who say they can’t write letters, for when they stop to spell a word they forget what they want to write about and the consequence Is they leave out words or write them too often. This is all the work of training their mind and band to work in harmony with each other. We are having our quoto of rain now. Since the dry prettv fall those “I told you. so’s” come In now as weather proph'ets. Mr. Jimmie Strain is still suffering from his sore hand occasioned by the cut of a hand saw several days ago. Last Monday—New Year’s day— your correspondent, with Mr. P. S. Webber, took dinner with Hon. and Mrs. C. W. Whlsonant and family, of Wilkinsville. There is a great deal of moving about among farm laborers and some cross, and they went via Gaffney The creeks and rivers have been much swollen by the rains Tues- d^ - night and Wednesday. We learn that Mr. J. Farrow Wright and family, which moved to Patterson Springs recently, are much dissatis fied and are wanting to move back. There is no place like home after all. J. L. S. One plain drunk was fined $2.j0. congratulated in securing the services! about three miles from Gaffney. The Mr John Vassev of this pnuntv ot such excellent teachers. The peo-: alleged attempt and the shooting oc- has left the oonntv in resile, in Reiie i ,,le of Arrowo °d are beginning to | curred about three miles from Gaff- Wew FlorlL wher« h/wn\nef^^ r « allz - "><’ importance of better ami ney. The hoy, (tor such h is) *»r ; business ^ h he e n S a se m lonser schools The trustees have 1 ing his age at about nineteen years of A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Mr. E. M. Huffstetler Killed in a Well Yesterday. Mr. E. M. Huffstetler. a well known and higlily respected citizen of Cherokee county, came to his death yesterday afternoon while engaged in placing a rock wall in a well at. the house of Henrietta Murray, just on the outskirts of the town. The fall of the curbing occurred about two o’clock, and the unfortunate man was not gotten out until about six o’clock and he had probably been dead some hours when he was rescued. When found, the body was in a standing position with several feet of dirt up on top of it. The well had been dug some time, and Mr. Huff stetler was putting in a wall, when^ without, warning, he was buried be neath an avalanche of dirt. bus ness. ^ appointed a meeting to consider the; age, was arrsted in this city Sunday Mrs J E North who has hPPn ilv advisability of voting an extra tax to I morning by members of the local po- ingin Cleveland county left on he raake th * term lonKer ' The >- are ,icy force ' * f } er 4th tor CaUforina where she cues U» 1,ectin * Superintendent of Education of the affair reached this city, Sehriff join her husband Thev will r?si. e i Eimore ' of Spartanburg, and several W. W. Thomas left for the scene of there in the future ' s d other speakers of note to address! the shooting. Sunday afternoon a i them that day, January 10th, 1906. ; telegram was received from the sheriff Mr John W Abbott has houeht nut Aml ' now> 111 try to 16,1 you about j calling for the arrest of Preyor Scruggs the interest of his brother Mr D R i tlie entertainment and Christmas tree, who had come here. However, when Abbott in the firm of Abbott Broth The church was beautifully decorated | the telegram was received here tne ers and 1 will continue the business with greens and holly. The chil-, boy was already behind the bars so the same stand Mr D S Abbott will (lren P ert ' ormeJ their Part of the en-, r, message was dispatched to tne ensa^fn business in Greer vvin < tertainment with great, credit to them- sheriff to return at once, as the boy engage in business in Greer. selves and their teachers. While all ; was in custody. This the sheriff did, C. C. Humphries, who has heretofore ^ we ": 8 °™ ,1eS ®™: 1 e8pecia ' m f a conducted a grocery business in Gaff- m ® 0 Chr 8t ' ney, will retire from business about <rfu i. ‘ . , le , sc ??.' " as _Jf iy the fifteenth inst.. being succeeded by 7 V ' . f so s £“f n )J Misses Edna Messrs. Bramlet, of Greenville, and ! ^ M na e Grace H >cks. Gallagher, of Blacksburg. Antioch, sung by little Miss May i w eaver, was very good indeed. Little Mrs. Anna E. Tate and family have S has a re “‘ arka, ’ ly clear moved to Cleveland county. N. C. ! It* t child x J by „ scn ° o1 where Mrs. Tate has purchased a ! h . e , ^^. fi "cf; as Santa There arriving in the city about five o’clock. The circumstances of the affair, as can be gotten at by newspaper men. appear to be that Scnir'"'* was return ing to Gaffnev via Cowpens carrying a rifle which, it has developed, was a 32-calibre Winchester. He came to Thickety. attempting at that place to purchase cartridges. After passing Thickety it seems that he followed the negro woman in the case about two or three miles, after which it is al- farm. They will make that their fu-; J, a8 us a ‘ SO s ?" g '‘’ rirn l ® for ture home and to keep posted on a “ ’ n s v unR b> tbe boys ' Cherokee affairs have ordered The were 1 ^ ian y _ - , - „ . m. k * Ledger to follow them. 1 :;emember the names of. The ehil-1 followed by the shooting. . The shoo. eep posted on i were ma ny other songs that I do not i leged that he made a proposal to her. The justly celebrated Bill Dawkins dren ly. But THE TRAGEDY AT GAFFNEY. All Good South Carolfnians Deplore the Death of Hasty’s Victims. Freenmn Tilden in the Malden (Mass) Evening News. Charleston. S. C., Dec. 19,—By the time this reaches you, The News will have printed a story of the lamentable tragedy at Gaffney, S. C., in which Milan Bennett was shot and killed. I naturally feel more than a journal istic interest in the death of Milan Bennett, as I remember him as a tal ented musician, and graduate of the Malden schools. I am writing to you, however, not so much to offer my own condolences though those will be readily under stood I think; but to say for the peo ple of South Carolina how greatly th'ey deplore such an affair. The killing of Milan Bennett has a far-reaching effect that is fully appre ciated here. The belief that has wide ly circulated, and the opinions that have been published, that human life is held cheaply in South Carolina can not but receive a fresh impetus from this event. From present information which I have at hand, the killing of Milan Bennett was a cold-blooded and pre meditated (in the English law, at least) murder: the work of a villain of the lowest order, the keeper of a ho tel in Gaffney. This man of the name of Hasty, was of a type which is not peculiar to South Carolina, nor to any part of the country. The hotel was not of the best order, but of a Mud which the exigencies of a traveling troune would naturally force them to accept. It Is the belief of those who should know the circumstances which sur rounded the case that Milan Bennett went to his death entirely innocent of offense against any one, after being forced Into a defense of a member of his company who could not defe^ * herself. The law of South Carolina pre scribes “against pistol toting” and is di rected against just this class of per sons represented by the man Hasty. It is unfortunate that this law is not more strictly enforced. It is one of the wrongs that the good people of the State suffer at the hands of the kept perfect time and sang nice-i ing must have occurred about twelve ® n sScTud^l ll; But what we considered best of I o’clock, although the woman was no. . - . . was arraigned before Mayor Gaffney, 11,0 "™ alcal l> ar t the entertainment discovered until about two o clock. yesterday morning on the charge 0 y f ! wa® the pantomime “Jesus Lover of — w Sh ‘ selling whiskey. The evidence was 1 wV f° U rendered by Miss Edna conclusive, and Bill was given twenty-i j an, L M ! ss Anna EzP lL an d s»ng five dollars or thirty days. Bill of ^ lVIls ? ^ osie Ua-rdin. The recita- late, has had very pious convictions; Hicks - and during his enforced absence his " a “ and Otto Spake were good; flock will probably suffer sadlv 'Y hlle Ma ® te1 ' Joe Hen <terson s recita tion. The Striped Stockings.” was The Limestone Manufacturing Com- IK)r K aye<i 80 naturally we fancied we pany is now contracting for lumber cou1,1 see our childhood's stockings and other material to increase their oa f® again as they hun K from the plant to double its presnt capacity. ® h „® y ) ?®r ne , r ;, '‘Christmas Ques- The necessary brick will be made by i t*n ns hy little Miss Virginia Clement. SURPRISED THEIR FRIENDS. Dr. Heath Blake and Miss Lucy Thomson Joined in Marriage. Friends in this city were given a surprise yesterday when it was learn ed that Dr. J. Heath Blake and Miss Lucy Thomson were married on Sun day at Blacksburg, Dr. A. M. Simms, of this city, officiating. The marriage occurred at the Merchants Ho*eI. the bride’s home, and was a very quiet affair, not even the inmates of the hotel being aware of it at the time. Dr. Blake is a popslar young phar macist, and was recently with the Cherokee Drug Co., of this city, in that capacity. His bride is the daughter of Mrs. B. E. Thomson, proprietress of the Merchants Hotel at Blacksburg, and is a very handsome and accomp lished young woman. The hosts of friends of these promi nent young people wish them much happiness and prosperity in their weeded life. the company on its own grounds. Dr artistically and with such VV. C. Hamrick will go north in a few childish natvate. said, “I’ll find out when passers by found her. Sht was shot through the right lung, the bullet taking a downward course; and she is in a critical condition. The boy came to this city after the shoot ing. Gaffney seems to have been his home, his people living here. He was arrested near his home near one of the mills; and was only captured after a chase, he crawling under a house to evade capture; but was fol lowed by the officer who pulled him out. Tlie gun, too, was taken and brought into the city by the officer. The boy was seen by a Ledger man weeks to buy the machinery and work! l,out Santa c,aus myself, see if I i in his cell shortly after the ar- on the addition will begin in the oarlv ” brought down the entire house.! rest and was interviewed as follows; spring. Twelve thousand spindle’s Th ®“ ,be 1,ttle “Brownie men!” how i The boy stated that he had never and three hundred looms will be in- we ,au ^ he(1 at Tl ieir merry antics, seen the negro woman ba’ore; but as stalled in the new plant making the Tbe recitation. ”How Christmas came; he came down the path saw her sit- Limestone a 25,000-spindle and 600 to the |)oor house -” by Miss Grace ting in the path. She cursed him and loom mill. This mill has always been Hicks - brought the whole audience to | drew a pistol from her stocking, snap- a successful mill and although coni- ,ears - We silently, and we believe ping it in his face, it failing to go off. paratively young, ranks among the many oth ers did the same, resolved Ho loaded his srun, and when she best manufacturing plants of South f be \ p and ch eer the poor, especially: snapped the pistol on him again ne Carolina. NEW DEPOT BEGUN. Mr. Jones and His Workmen Are on the Spot. the old, more in the future than we had in the past. The Christmas tree, a very large one, was filled to Its utmost limits and the table and seats‘surounding it were loaded. We think everyone ihere must have received something Mr. J. A. Jones, of Charlotte. N. C.. rL mbrance .’ 1 ™ Auat ■hn th Q f,,. ,h.. . ..' Caro,ina ,a » <»1<1 colored woman) who has the contract for the building, of the new depot to be erected here by the Southren Railway Company,! whose delight knew no bounds when her name was called. And last, but not least, Mr. D. P. L. Martin, of Spar- Austell-Petty. Mr. Bunyan Austell and Miss Bertha Petty, both of whom live near the city, were joined in marriage Sunday morning by Rev. C. M. Teal, the cere mony being performed at his resi dence in the presence of a large num- I?\"l : Impersonated old Santa that & w^m a be emnmen’eej the audience, especial.-- bv workmen on the site. Some ex L h ® children in roars of laughter at cavating must be done before actual b, £ C T‘ C looks f am1 wltty t sayi ? S8 ' wnrth ™ th l Aft er the presents were distributed worth can be started on th erection of the building. Mr. Jones stated that, the station, what a time we had shaking hands and renewing our old acquaintances. u, be built in Gaffny will be a splendl.j ^° mi,ari ? g 1ay,n 7 ,,,ail t one. and one that will be a credit to!' 0 S,Jen,, th holIday8 ’ etc “ unt how until we the city. It will extend from Robir. must have spent an hour or more be- son street^ to Frederick street, includ-j f®^® ^ and ® ven then w ® WGre ing cement sidewalks and other neces sary buildings. Mr. Jones was of the fired on her. He stated that he had only one bullet, and that he had never seen the woman before. He also de nied speaking to her, with the excep tion that he admonished her to look out after she snapped the pistol on him tho first time. Scruggs was taken to the scene Sunday afternoon and was identified by the woman as being her assailan’. The sequel to the affair, came when Charles Martin arrived in Gaffney with the intelligence that the shoot- irig had been done with his rifle, the boy having taken it from him. agree ing to pay for it; hut not having done so. Mr. Roberts took the view that the rifle had been stolen and he was In the city to investigate the disappear ance of his weapon. It has also de veloped that the pants he wore had been stolen, a Mr. Lamb having arriv ed in town yesterday morning in search of a stolen pair of oants with Mr. and Mrs. H. Z. Hicks gave a ’ ten cents in one of the itockets. He oninion that the new lenot win he most delightful entertainment Wed- 1 repaired to the jail "here he relieved I!!!” " IT hr Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Vas-1 ihe accused hoy of the pants which soy one on Friday eve, and both were; he indentified as his, the boy having Mr. Lamb took her of friends. Mr. Austell and bis fair bride are j on e of the best possible' things for from prominent Cherokee families - the city, enthusing new life in its! ^ t ^ and The Ledger joins many admirers: 1)Usiness mn aned others, and probkblv gr ® a ly nJoy ®1 by a11 7 ho vv ® r( ‘ ^'Hf^ent tbe ten i ent8 ' in wishing them a long life of marital! Mavin? the wav for more buildings 1 na ^ ®"° ngh * 0 l att ® nd ' , , n b ® I>an J t<! ' as / b ® ?° V , • ' ' and industries within the corporaled r Mr ;Klmbrelle and Miss Li-| pair underneath this pair. 1 lian Moot were married at the resi who are not farm hands. That farm products, especially cot- happiness^ ton. can never be low again in price, ' is evidenced by the scarcity of labor Unclaimed Letters, to raise it. Farmers can’t get labor Llst of unc i aime letters In Gaffney without paying twice what it is worth 1K>s toffice for week ending January them or what they can make out of jgog. 4t - , Sowing grain and raising stock ^ w ^e,. Ton . B . Caldwell. Jim will be the future work of the land BrigKier j j Cooki Jo . s . C ook. John owners when they look upon the situ- H arrison. .7. G. Jones. John H. Leazer, ation in all Its seriousness. EmIgra, | ( , } j B Llnal> John mon ^umery, tlon can never settle the abor prob- , McCraw 0 . w . McSwain. Hen- lem or change the result is the con- 0 Petersoni Mims p ra( , 0 . Bill oensus of opinion with the best inform- R obertSt L B Smith , Charlle Wat, ed people. «_ kins, Miss Maggie Chlidars. Mias By the time thi. appear, in prim, oanking. Miss Pearl Getec. Miss or very shortly afterwards our law- Lurl(J Lilllejohn> Miss Ellar Mill, makers will have met in Columbia. J J - — - calities that the more aggressive clues should be in the ascendant, especially where they are of the stamp of tbe ruffian Hasty. This is a matter whicli only time, and the slowly acquired ascendency of the good people can ad just. But I wish to say for the people of this State that the death of Milen Bennett Is as much a wrong done them as to his family, himself, and his own State. The sentiment of South Carolina is against violence. They will make the same effort to mete out punishment in this case as they would in the case of one of their own citizens. A Moving Fire. The strange sight of a moving fire was the novel apparition that greet ed the view of many pedestrians «n the streets Saturday evening. Inves tigation showed the moving flames to be a peanut roaster belonging to Mr. A. W. Doggett. the groceryman, which had caught fire from the gaso line and was being trundled away from the building by the clerks in an effort to extinguish the flames. After a short time they were successful, the sacked peanuts on the machine at tbe time being slightlv damaged, although not destroyed. The wood work on the roaster was not consumed. The unusual sight proved a source of amusement to ouite a number on the streets at the time. Office Days. The Pension Commissioner will be in his (county auditor’s) office at the courthouse each and every Saturday in this month. Mrs. lure MackcoMy, Mrs. Cindy MITE ” r .r‘Wi Georgit R„b.rt, Mrs. juiw—unknown until pvblished. With many of them doubtleso the first question will be: "How can we manage to get back here again?” And to that end they will work with might and main. The biennial session matter will probably be held up on some technicality In order to furnish Lucy Smith. Please call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger, Postmaster. A Buggy Rac«. .w.... , ... Two HeKro drivers, of the city, with campaign thunder next summer. We J 1! ° re sporting blood than their fei- are anxious to see who will he the "VT?’ ^ n | Rr,v d into a red boA rac^ Hast to take ttie liquor bull by the while driving down Limestone street herns and lead him up to the slaugh- r,,e8day e fl ve " ln f- ™ ls street ter pen. We need an oil inspector to a flra t class race course, their look after and analyze the stuff sold f* 1 ™ 3 *<*>« came to grief and a col- nnder the name keroslne oil. Also llso « ^as the Jesuit Both spor Urn en one to see that the flour shinned here we *i e thrown out, but neither was f -r our neople to eat comes un to the 3eT *°i»ily hurt. Tho buggies. h«w- standard. both in quality and weight. evPi: - wprR considerably damage*. A marriage lUense law to prohibit . 1 ,„. ~ „ , . children from maming without the Shoes for ®v*rybod y at slaughter cansent of their parents and to nunlsh , ' ,r,res a t 1 Sjfrnitt *. the minister or other official who 1 performs the ceremony without the —See my window display. Nelson All the the citizens of Gaffney hail denc ® of vv tb ® brlde ’ s r fa,h ® r ’ „ Mr ’I A R0YAL H0ST ' j ,, , „ , , .. - T Drewry Wood, by Rev. Geo. Ezell, on ith delight the advent of Mr. Jones. 9uo(lay December 24th. We wish Dr. W. C. Hamrick Entertains Friends them a long, happy and useful life, j at S'x-O’Clock Dinner. and his workmen in such a good cause. Mr. Jones is well and favor- At the residence of the groom. I Dr. W. C. Hamrick informally en s r ss ^ = ,r ^ V\ alker were married Sunday, Decern tional Bank building or street last year. Limestone CHEROKEE MAN KILLED. Frank Wright Said to Have Been Ki ed at Spartanbarg. Late last evening her 31st. by H. Z. Hicks, N. P. We are glad. Indeed, to welcome Mr. Geo. Bonner and family, of Gras sy Pond, to our community and hop® they will never regret coming among us. The Sunday school union met with friends of the city at six o’clock din nor Thursday and Friday evenings, at his elegant and hospitable home on Limestone street. The Doctor en tertained his guests in royal style en both occasions, and the evenings were most pleasantly spent by every one of the gentlemen who partook of this oc <•„ Arrowood church on Friday before the genial host’s warm-hearted hospital!- will lornis actu were about to close a rumor reached b f Su ? 1 day ’ Owing to sickness in Gaffney stating that Frank Wright, j l ,Ur . ^ am y we were to at- a resident of Cherokee county, had | enrt ' been killed by train No 40 at Spar-, tanburg. No details of the affair could be attained except tfiiat be had been A Card of Thank*. I take this method of extending to either killed or seriously hurt. Ho Is a , the voters who so loyally sui)p<>r - well known in Oaffaey and if this m ® d , n ?, e n® 1 . I if C ® I nt P r * ,na *' y e, ® ct,on - mor should nrove cor,-ect. it will n !' heartfelt thanks. It shall he my cause general regret In the city Mr i ° requ by (,olng rn. v Bill Wright is a s. n of Mr. Gad Wright a I duty as mayor of the town of Gaffney nrominent resident of Cherokee coun-! du " ,ng administration and n tv who lives at Flint Hill. ! endeavoring to do so, I ask the hearty co-operation of each and every qood High finance is staying out of jail for doing what lands the low fellow there every tlmo, It takes a girl a long time to learn to skate when you have to put your 'irm around her to keep her from fall ing on the Ice. ubscrlbe for The Ledger; 81 * year. citizen of the town. J. Q. Little. —You have been calling constam ly for “Aunt Dina’s” Sarsaprllla. We have It now. 50 cents per bottle three bottles of $1.25. Gaffney Dm* Company. —Big lot of Quilts from 85c to $2. •B.ttWJBS I T 1* The guests Thursday evening were: J. C. Jefferies, N. H. Littlejohn. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge. Prof. H. P. Griffith, Ed. H. DeCamp. A. N. Wood. G. G. Bvers, Dr. A. M. Simms, J. C. Otts, W. C. Carpenter. Col. T. B. Butler. Friday evening: Capt. J. B. Bell, Ed. H. Gaines. Jack Tolleson. J. D. Jones. Dr. J. N. Nes bitt. L. G. Potter. W. M. WebsJer. Dr J. F. Garrett. Wm. Phillips. R. S. Lipscomb, J. Eb. Jefferies. It invigorates, strengthen* awl builds up. It keeps you in condition nhyslcally, mentally and morally. That’s what Hollister’s Rocky Moun tain Tea does. It is a wonderful tonic and beautifler. 35 cents Tea or Tab let«. Gaffney Drug Co. —See my line of Scotch mixtures If tn need of Dress Goods. .7. I. Sar ratt. Four Simple ‘ ‘ , Fellow Them and Health, Happiness and Prosperity Will be Yours. If one would bo healthy, happy and prosperous, fellow these four simple rules (1) Keep lire bowels open every day. (2) Chew your food slow ly and thoroughly. (3) Avoid indi gestible foods. (41 If there are any symptoms of stomach troubles, take Mi-o-na before each meal until cured No matter how many years you may have suffered with stomach trou bles or how worried by sleeples-ness, nervousness, loss of appetite, furred tongue, specks before the eyes, head aches, backaches, weakness and de bility. indigestion or other ills that are caused by a*weak stomach, you can he cured by the faithful use of Mi-o-aa. Take one of the little tablets be fore each meal with the fixed d*4er- mination to get the most benefit out of it Mi-o-na is not a fanciful experi ment. it is not a pateat medicine, it is not a cure all. It is a scientific re medy recommended but for oae trouble,—weakness of the digestive organs. It is a permanent cure, aad is sold by The Gaffney Drug Co un-' der a guarantee that it costs nothing unless it does all that is claimed for it When Mi-o-na has been used for a few days, the digestive system will be so greatly improved that all the food eaten isconverted Into nutri tion. so that nourishment and heaHb are given to the whole system aad there is a rapid increase in weight, strength and spirits. —Hats for Men, Youths and Chil dren at bargain prices at J. 1. Sar- ratt’s. —Dr. J. M. Hunter, the c-ineer spe- cialis* of Rock Hill, will he at the Corfi- mercial Hotel on Wednesday, Jan uary 17th.