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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- *E 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. GAFNEY, S. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1906. 91.00 A YtAA. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DEATH OF WM. L. YOUNG. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Lem Lowe, a white man, was taken from Union to Spartanburg Friday and lodged in the county jail by Depu ty Sheriff White charged with obtain ing money under false pretenses. It appears that Lowe recently went to the officials of the Woodruff cotton mills and had them to advance $15 for him to pay some indebtedness by which his effects were attached, so that he and his family could move to Woodruff and work in the cotton mill there. After securing the money, how ever, he went to Union, and the war rant was sworn out by the Woodruff mill officials. Barton Young, a lineman for the Western Union Telegraph Company, fell from a moving freight train at Paris Friday and was badly injured. He was on one of the company’s re pair cars attached to the train and lost his hold, falling under the wheels, which smashed his foot and badly la cerated his right leg. He was picked, up and taken into Greenville for treat ment at the Earle sanitarium. Young is a trusted lineman, about twenty- flver years old. His injuries are seri- oius and may result in permanent lame ness. but his life is not in any imme diate danger. To the surprise of the people gen erally. the new jail in Marlon was broken Tuesday morning and two prisoners. General Streeter, charged with shooting another man. and also with breaking into the postoffice at Mallory, and Ed. Thomas, charged with highway robbery, ebcaped through a window after prizing the bars with a piece of iron, which they secured from the door of the steel cages. Commander Johnson, who was brought to Marion sometime ago from Horry county for safe keeping but whose cell door was not locked, walked out of the cage, and also came near escaping, but was prevented by Policeman Smith, who happened to be passing. Bamberg is to have another bank in the near future. Monday afternoon the People’s Bank was organized by elect ing as directors: G. F. Bamberg, N. P. Smoak, James A. Williams, J. J. Simmons, J. F. Folk, G. M. Dickinson and H. C. Folk. It was decided to Im mediately begin the erection and equipment of a suitable bank build ing, and for this purpose a splendid location near the Johnson Hotel, on Main street, has been secured. All the capital stock has been subscribed and 20 per cent paid in, but actual business will not begin until the build ing is erected and well equipped. Some who wished to subscribe to the capital stock were unable to secure any and several had to take less than they wished. The bank has only a capital of $25,000, but the directors give it a strong flnanical backing, and a brilliant success is predicted. While making a raid in the “Dark Corner” in Spartanburg county near the North Carolina state line Tues day afternoon Constables Hayes, Mul ligan and Miller were fired upon from ambush and came very near being struck with rifle bullets which went speeding by the heads of the officers at a deadly rate of speed. The three offioers were out in the bad weather of Thursday and the wight before and were coming back home after success fully raiding two big stills for which they had been on the lookout some time, when they were shot at by un known men concealed in the forests and hushes along the roads, in the mountain section. On the raid the three men destroyed a steam and a copper still. The copper still was broken up and In all a total of 1,500 gallons of still beer destroyed, with the appurtenaiv^es of the two stills and several gallons of liquor was con fiscated. The officers saw four men running in the section where the shots were fired, but it was impossible to catch up with them, and they made pood their escape in the surrounding forests and mountain covers. Ed. Fowler, a trusted driver of the Batesville Manufacturing company, of Greenville, was heli up and robbed of $26.20 by two unknown white men In Court street near the cornier of Court and Falls streets Friday after noon about 2 o’clock. Fowler had just received a quantity of goods at the Laurens depot, and was on his way with his four-horse team to the Southern freight depot, where he was to get. other merchandise to complete his load, when he was approached by two unknown white men, about 25 years of age, who engaged him In con versation for a moment after which they seized him and beneath the white canvas cover of the wagon took from his pockets the amount of money named, all he carried, which belonged to the Batesville mill. The robbery was one of the boldest in the history of Greenville. The negro driver was perfectly sober and he is a trusted emploee. He made a brave effort A o save the money entrusted to his care, but was simply powerless in the hands of the highwaymen, who were doubt less cutthroats. The scene of the rob bery is only one block from the county courthouse, on the street leading to the C. and W. C. depot. —Shoes for everybody at slaughter prices at J. I- Sarratt’s. Cherokee Loses One of Her Substan tial Citizens. Cherokee county loses one of her most popular, substantial and up right citizens In the death of Wil liam L. Young, which occured at his home near Thickety last Friday even ing, January 5th, 1906, after a brief illness of pneumonia. He was sick only 8 days. Truly an honest man has been taken from our midst and we will miss him as a member of the church, whose welfare he had con stantly at heart, as the loving and be loved father and husband at home. In all things he was loyal to Juty. The va'it concourse of friends and rel atives who gathered at the Smith cemetery to do him honor, showed how universally he was beloved. Willie was noted for his jolly good humor at all times and for hha sunnv (lisoosition, having a kind word at all times for every one. William L .Young was born March 25th, 1856, and was forty-nine years, nine months and ten days old at his death. • September 4th, 1874, he and Talula Harris, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Harris, were united in marriage. Eight children have bless ed their union. Five girls and three boys, of which all survive him except one. In August 1882, during a revival at Macedonia church, Mr. and Mrs. Young both united with the church and were baptized at the same time. He leaves only one sister. Mrs. Tom McCraw, and two brothers, Messrs. Thomas atul Pinkney Young. Sunday afternoon a very large crowd assembled at he family burying ground to witness the last sad ntes administered to the deceased. Rev. C. M. Teal conducted the funeral service. After reading tihe first eight verses 'of the 5th chapter of 2nd Corinthians, he spoko a short while in comforting words to the bq^ loved ones. Some soft, sweet music was render ed by the choir which was appreciated very much by Hie entire connection. May God abundantly bless this en tire family In their sad bereavement. So sorrow and trouble with blackened wing. And death has come with his cruel sting. Hearts are bleeding, bleeding and crushed While rooms are darkened and voices hushed. And father sleeps free from all trouble now. All sorrow has passed from his noble brow. Vainly we call and cry and weep. We cannot wake him from that sleep. And none can tell of that dear wife’s lose But those who have borne that heav- cross. Tendered by B. SOUTH CAROLINA SOLONS IN SESSION. WHAT OUR LAWMAKERS ARE DOING. A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. DEATH OF MRS. PAYNE. Former Resident of Gaffney Dies in Greenville. Gaffncjy was saddened yesterday when It was learned of the death of Mrs. James Payne In Greenville. Mrs. Payne was formerly a resident of Gaffney and has many friends here. She was Miss Avie Spake before her marriage, which occurred in this city only about two years ago. At the time of her death her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Landrum Spake, and brother, Mr. Floyd Spake, were present at her bed side, having hurried to Greenville Sun- da-"- when it was learned of Mrs. Payne’s serious illness. The body was brought to Gaffney yesterday and funeral services will probably be con ducted today. CUTTING AFFRAY AT CHEROKEE William Harris Cut by John Owing* in a Difficulty. William Harris, an aged employee of the Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Company, was cut Thursday by John Owings, a young man employed In the same mill. Mr. Harris was cut about the face and head. His injuries will not prove serious. The affair was the result of some slight difflcnltty be tween the two men. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaime letters In Gaffney postofflee for week ending January 15th, 1906r Miss Nilil Brown, Miss Minnie A. Dame, Miss Lille Bell Darier, Mrs. Mary H. Evans, Mrs. Mary Green, Miss Lena Glenn, Miss Lindie Jeffers, Miss Janie Johnson, Miss Sannie Long, Miss Roberta Leach, Mrs. Anna Lip scomb, Mrs. Mary Nichel, Mrs. Pearl McCombs, Mrs. Lela Petty (2). Tom Curry, S. P. Earl, Joe Johnson (2), Andrew Moore. Mrs. Laura Price, Miss Ruther Pettet. Mattie Roberts. Miss Mary Ross, Mrs. Knoxie Smith, Jim Watkins. Lee Williams, Alma Webber. Please call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger, Postmaster. To Be Here Next Tuesday. About two years ago Cyrus Brown lee Newton appeared in Gaffney and delighted a large and appreciative au dience bv his humorous lecture. Ar rangements have been completed whereby Mr. Newton is to appear here again next Tuesday evenin' and It is to be honed that he will again be erected by a large audience. Of Mr. Newton the New Orleans Picayune says: “Cyrus Brojvnlee Newton gave a few numbers of his own humorous nroductions last evening before a se lect audience. He is equally as good In nathos as In humor, and can keen an audience in tears or convulsed with laughter at will.” Child Burned to Death. A little negro girl was the victim of a horrible accident Sunday morning on Robinson street in this city. ue mother of thd girl, who Is a wo^an named Bradshaw, had left the bouse to go to the home of Mr. R. A. Jones, where she is employed as cook, when her three-year-old child stepped too near the fire and was soon in flames. The screams of the burning girl at tracted the attention of those In the neighborhood, and Mr. A. B. Smith extinguished the fire with water. The child died of its burns on Sunday night. —Dr. J. M. Hunter, the cancer spe- cialis* of Reck Hill, will be at the Com mercial Hotel on Wednesday, Jan uary 17th. —See my window display. Nelson. Mr. Williams Entertains. Mr. W. S. Williams, familiarly known as Smith Williams, the new proprietor of the Palmetto House, gave a house warming last Saturday night. He invited about forty people to partake of an oyster supper and from 7 to 8 o’clock the hotel presented an animated appearance. The supper was all that could desired. Mr. Wil liams was assisted by his very amiable wife and charming little daughter. The new hotel started off under aus- nicious circumstances and all who know “Smith” wish him success and believe he will attain it. for he is conscientious and a hard worker— two elements that eo to make up a successful man. You will not find beauty in rouge not or complexion whitewash. True beauty comes to them only that take Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. It i<» a wonderful tonic and beautifler. 25 cents ■ Tea pr Tablets. Gaffney Drug Co. —Don’t fall to call today and see the swell line of Merchant Tailoring Sam ples on display in my store, for spring and summer. W. C. Carpenter. —See my line of Scotch mixtures if in nded of Dress Goods. J. 1. Sar- ra,tt Bi-ennial Sessions Must be Voted on Again—Bucket Shops Put Out of Business—Other Matters. Columbia, Jan. 11.—Biennial ses sions was knocked out today by re port of the legislative joint commit tees, which states that the constitu tional amendment passed two years ago by the General Assembly and voted on by the people, is void, as the amendment was not properly en grossed. The people will again vote on the proposition this summer. There were half a dozen bills in troduced in the House today to abol ish the State dispensary. A caucus | was held here by Senator Tillman and the dispensary leaders to save the dispensary, but they will be un able to do it. Several dispensary loaders are taking to local option in self defense. Local option will prevail hut prohibi tion is strong. Columbia, Jan. 12.—In the Senate today Talbert introduced three dispen sary hills. Ong is to close up the business of the dispensary entirely, to sell all it has in property of what ever character, and to give the pro ceeds to the public schools. The gov ernor, attorney general, secretary of State, comptroller general and liquor commissioners are apnointed a com mission to carry out the provision of the bill. The second bill institutes nrohibitiion throughout the State, be ing a duplicate for the Child’s bill "f 1892. The third is amending the con stitution wherein the dispensary is recognized as a fundamental part of the laws of the State A concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Carlisle was adopted me morializing Congress to pass the pro posed new judicial circuit hill. The joint committees to investigate and report on the biennial session bill reported that the amendment he not ratified. No action was taken on the report, but it will be printed and disposed of later. A similar report was made to the House. In the House today Mr. Josh Ashley introduced a bill to abolish the de partment of agriculture and immi gration and to devolve the duties of that office on the secretary of State and clerk of the historical commis sion. Mr. LaFitte’s hill to give the gov ernor power of removal in case of neglect of duty on nart of sheriffs was killed after a brief debate. The author made a strong sneech In favor of the bill. The main objection to the hill seems to have been voiced by Mr. Herbert, who said suspension eave in fact the right of trial. The vote was 8ft to 32. One of the surprises of the dav was the passage of Mr. Sanders’ bill pro- hibltinf” so-called bucket shops. The Mil passed its third reading and went to the Senate without a word of de bate. All such shops are declared gambling places. Quite a number of hills on the cal endar were withdrawn, none, how ever. being of pe-eat public interest. \ number of hills were introduced, among them being one by Mr. Ardrey •o regulate life insurance comnamies bv nrohibiting deferred navments and another by Mr. Nash to establish an insurance denartment. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest. holding it get 15 cents the commprcia] world would have lost but little by the prices paid. In a recent letter we called atten tion to the condition of many of the graves in the Salem graveyard as hav ing sunk and tombstones toppled over. We trust that those interested will see that* the same are properly attended to. The wet weather is the cause of this. We heard a lively discussion a short time ago from which we learned an important lesson. It was about this way: A party had bought an article at about one-tenth of what the seller s'jid it was worth. He afterwards found out it was really worth only „ tt « i ‘ abou t one-fourth of what he paid for Utlkmsville. Jan 1 Mr H. Frank; ; t an(1 he denounced the seller as a Wright, who was killed at Spartan-! fravul . a rascal , etc . T o this the other burg on Monday night last was bur-, replied .. Woll my friend th ht led at Sardis church on Wednesday, von were getting something for notih- A very large concourse of peenle, ing; and if that be so , rou ht to were present at he ftmeral Rev. | be wUbng to give seniething for s noth . J. B W ilson of the M. E church, ; ng i t - s a poor ru ] e tba{ . doesn’t work preached the funeral sermon from the, lx)th ways - To thlg we add amen! f vT • “'T'nrir*orl»/% xrrx o 1 cr\ cl \r 1 . . _ ’ _- THRUUGHUUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. text: “Therefore be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.”—Matt 24:44. His remarks were very appropriate and the discourse was a solemn appeal to his hearers to “be ready when death comes, which it surely will to all of us.” It is only when such a sad oc currence takes place in our immedi- To be beat by the other fellow’s trick is had enough: but to be beat j by our own is much worse. Hon. D. E. Finley. M. C., has our i thanks for daily Congressional Ree- I ords sent us. I The rock wall put in by the chain ; gang at the Dave Fowler place last spring has fallen down, and the em ate community that we properly an- j bankment of earth is g lving wav un _ preciate its solemnity. The number of sympathizing friends who attended the funeral is an evidence of the high esteem in which Mr. and Mrs. Wright and their family are held by the com munity in which they live. By their presence and sympathy some of the best people of the land showed that they would gladly have taken the bur den of grief from the hearts of the sorrow stricken family. The scene at tho graveyard was truly heartrend ing, and over it we would be glad to draw the mantle of forgetfulness, if it were possible. Miss Ethel Strain returned yester day from a visit to Clifton, where she spent a few davs pleasantly with relatives and friends. The rain has well nigh made the roads impassable. der the pressure of the travel. It ou^ht to be looked after bqfore it gets any worse. We understand that Mr. V. C. Co mer’s dog-tax is $l.oft. Vance says he will stand the county a lawsuit before he will pay it. J. L. S. Forest City. N. C., Jan. 8.—Back among the foothills of the Blue Ridge in Rutherford county, N. C.. six miles east of Rutherfordton, is situated the hustling little town of Forest City one of the most progressive little citi es in Western Nortn Carolina. If* was only a few years ago when the town sprang into existence and today we find the wheels of industry whirl ing in cotton mills, wood factories and numerous other smaller indus- xxr „ nr i , , i tries, with a population of more than We spent Wednes'lay night with our tWo thousand souls happy, contented " ® n< ' Mr ’ E . < - J?- decamp. Gaff ' and- prosperous, busy plying their ney. Mr. and Mrs. DeCamp have an. various vocations, interesting family of children—three 1 little girls, the oldest of whom is Miss Willie, aged ten years. To the credit of this voung lady and her We have a graded senool building second to none in this part of the State, hotels and boarding houses, churches—Baptist, Methodist: and teacher we will say that she is the j p resb y ter j an and teachers of holiness best posted child of her age on Amer- Iand sanet ification. lean history we have yet found. In her arithmetical studying she is now wrestling with “least common multi- nles,” “greatest tsimmon divisor.” etc., in which she shows a wonderful de gree of proficiency for one of her age. What Miss Will has done is possible for many other children to do if they will only put forward the prope? effort. In the old blue-back spellingbook Webster taught us that “If a boy does not study he will not learn.” The same anplies to girls also. We regret to learn that Mr. John L. Strain, of Clifton, is in very bad health just at this time. Also that little Clyde, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sparks, is not well. Mr. Breman. a German Jew and op tician. is selling eye glasses *•' this neighborhood. If he can supply all the cases of weak eyes and pride with spectacles he will do a good business in this and most other communities. Auditor W. D. Camp and Mr. S. R. Thackston passed here last Tuesdav on their assessment tour. Mrs. Amanda Lee is visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. L. Wright, at/ Shel by. N. C. Mr. Will Comer has spent two nights this week nlaying the fiddle at parties. When asked whether or not the proceedings were opened with de votional exercises, Will said he didn’t know as he was not there at the be ginning. We hope that Congressman Finley will be able to get his bill through Congress asking for an appropriation of $150,000 to erect a monument at Cowpens battleground. That he will leave nothing undone that he can do to accomplish this much desired pro ject his constituents fullv believe. We misunderstood the hour that the call meeting of Presbytery would con vene at the Presbyterian church at Gaffnev next, Wednesday, the 17th inst. It is 7 o’clock P. .M Instead of 11 o’clock A. M. The public will please govern themselves accordingly. We heard a business man say the other day that the more people got for their cotton the less they spent for goods and other merchandise. This rather makes the farmers appear as a selfish set of fellows. One of our neighbors disagrees with us in the assertion that we had less drinking and drunkenness last Christ mas than usual. What he says may apply to his neighborhood but It won’t apply to ours, we hardly think. But little of it is too much anyway. If wp are to be the judge. Last Wednesday while in The Led ger office the compositor called upon us to read some of our copy and we had to go back to the beginning of the paragraph to see what we had written about, and from the context we could easily read what he couldn’t decipher. “Will, we aton’t censure vou any more for typographical errors. When we get our typewriter in opera tion we will look for better results. That the fault is ours and yours we frankly admit. And that apology enough, we think.” Superintendent of Education J. L. Walker visited the schools In this sec tion this week. He expressed himself as generally well pleased with the plans on which they are beihg con ducted. This is. or should be, en couraging to teachers as.well as pa trons. Mr. Walker has spent much of his time teaching. The cotton ginning season is about over with, and a comparatively small remnant of the crop remains to he sold. Should the farmers who are We have eleven stores, two livery, feed and sales stables, blacksmith shops, cotton gins, saw and plaining machine shops. Many new buildings are in course of construction, among which the most important being a new hotel situated on east corner of pub lic square. This building, when com pleted, will be quite an ornament to the town, adding much .to its appear ance in a business way. It is being built by that veteran builder of hand some houses, Dr. T. C. McBrayer, is of brick and two-stories high, to be equipped with all modern paraphe- nalia necessary to the successful operation of s first class hotel. The hungry traveler who should perchance pass through our midst, cannot fail to be attracted by the sign, “Meals at all Hours.” which extends far out over the sidewalk on Mill street over the door of our only res taurant. Aunt Hulda Gaffney, a bronze color ed descendent of “Ham” and an ex- Gaffneyite here, caters to the wants of the hungry. Aunt Hulda is an ex pert cook and stands far above the average “Cuffie” in social excellence. TripleA. “Brown’s in Town” Tonight. “Brown’s in Town” will be the at traction at the Star Theatre tonight. It has for its story a theme that is en tirely new. It is woven around eleven characters, each one of whom has a distinct reason for being there. Abel Preston and his son Dick are not of the same opinion concerninf r the sub ject of marriage. Abel contends that a man is infinitely better off in a state of single blessedness, while his son demonstrates his position by marry ing. This action on the narti of Dick means disinheritance and the situa tions and complications that arise from the older Preston are too farci cal for explanation. Brown is an assumed name and there are no less than three women fleurlng as Mrs Brown . These confplications aris- 1 from a call of the elder Preston upon the scene of his son’s honeymoon. Humorous situations aro brought about by the son’s anxiety to hide his marriage from his father. Its ingenious construction and witty dialogue together with the swiftness of its act4on bring many surprises. The music and songs incidental to the farce are all original and do not mar th*' action of the play. Seats on sale at Ledger office. Whelchei-Pryor. Last Sunday at the residence of Rev. A. D. Davidson. Mr. Frank Whel- chel and Miss Sallie Pryor were united in wedlock. Mr. Davidson performing the ceremony in the presence of a few of the frjends of the contracting parties. This young couple are of the sub stantial people of the county and The Ledger joins their man- friends in extending best wishes for a prosper ous voyage on the sea of matrimony. For Spring and Summer. Big Tailoring onening at W. C. Car penter’s store today. Columbia Tail oring Co., of Baltimore. —Hats for Men. Youths and Chil dren at bargain prices at J. T. Par- ratt’s. —Big lot of Quilts from 8oc to $2 at J. I. Surratt's. Subscribe for Th# Ledger; SI a yes**. Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors in the Old North State Mr. P. H. Thompson is on the streets of Salisbury again after a severo bruising received in a folding bed sometime ago. Tho latch on the bed allowed it to fold and he was caught in it. Mrs. Thompson’s pres ence of mind saved him from sesious injuiy, though his right arm suffered severely. Wednesday morning Deputy Col- lector J. D. Albright seized 19 kegs of whiskey that had been shipped to par ties near Wadesboro from Salisbury. The whiskey is still in the Southern Express office in Wadesboro. Mr. Crowson,, the agent, has been instruet- | ed not to deliver the goods. No reas on is yet/ known for the seizure of the 1 whiskey. Lexington is having a mad dog craze. Seventeen dogs have been killed recently, and the police force is still armed with shot guns for the purpose of canine destruction. Last Sunday a dog manifested madness near the cotton mills in West Lexing ton and on his way through town is said to have bitten 27 dogs in all, and was finally killed. Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, has been invited and has accepted an invitation to deliver an address to the people of Lexington on the subject of building and loan assocations. The address will be delivered on January 20th at the court house, and a large at tendance is expected. Lexington has only one building and loan associa tion, which has issued one series of stock, and now plans are on foot to increase the number of series and if best organize other associations. W. A, Esson & Company, a large engineering and contracting firm of Chicago, has opened Southern head quarters in the Benbow Arcade in Greensboro, with Mr. J. S. Adams, of Chicago, in charge. This firm has recently closed a contract for the hal- lasttno' of the main line track of the Southern Railway in its double track ing operations for the next five years. The firm owns large quarries near Concord and Statesville and big souads of laborers are at work there getting out rock. The legal aspect of ihe sensational shooting of John C. Dockery by Police man Isaac W. Rogers in Raleigh last June came to an end Thursday after noon in Wake county Superior Court. Judge George D. Ward pronounced judgment against the defendant for $5ft and costs. The original bill of in dictment was so amended as to charge secret assault at a hearing in July be fore a magistrate. Rogers was re leased on $5,000 bail. The case was called Thursday morning but was de- defered till Thursday afternoon. At the coming term of February court in Salisbury there is to be an interesting divorce suit in which col- i ored people figure. Mr. Walter H. Woodson, attorney, has brought for Amanda Turner McLees. action for separation on the ground of faithless ness to her. This well-known anu much respected colored woman is ihe wife of Rev. Aaron McLees, “Black Sam Jones,” the colored tornado evan gelist, second onlv to Charlotte’s Swamp Angel. The suit was instituted Wednesday apd will be fought hard in Salisbury. While burning broom straw around her home. Mrs. Rebecca Louney, of Buford, was burned to death Wednes- i /lay evening. She lived alone and was i about 60 years of age. Miss Grace | Belk, her neice, was the first one to ; discover the accident. She went to her home and missed Mrs. Louney. She began to search and found her aunt’s clothing scattered over the yard and her body in the corner of the fence. Dogs had mutilated her body. Mrs. Louney was a good eld lady and had many friends in her neighborhood who regret to hear of her sad death. The postofflee contest in Salisbury is lively and withal friendly. The present incumbent, Mr. James H. Ramsay, has presented his petition to all Salisbury and has secured well nigh universal endorsement. Mr. W. R. Bean, chief clerk In the office. Is also anf active candidate, relying neither unon the Lord or his country, but the Republican executive commit- ! tee. Their action sometime ago giv- ( ing their endorsement, was forwarded , to Representative Blackburn a few , days since. The Congressman is cer- I tainly not unfriendly to Mr. Bean, who i has been ae true to him as the stars to their appointed course. Cant. Jno. A. Ramsay is an aspirant: he is work- ing away and aatiisfled. Death of Mrs. Gunter. Dr. W. K. Gunter was called from the city yesterday by a message an nouncing the death of his mother. Re will be absent several days. It invigorates, strengthens and builds up. It keeps you In condition nhysically. 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 lets. Gaffney Drug Co. Subscribe for The Ledger, Si.00 a year. '