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the largest circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE. THE SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY- erE GUARANTEE THE RELlABlL*. ef Every Advertiser Who Ueee the Columne of This Papor. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All that th* Word Impil** and Devoted to th* Best Interest of the Peopl* of Cherokee County. \ ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. i* OAFNEY, 6. C. TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1906. •1.00 A YEA* SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER- OK'E one is an Institution that must be supported in order that it may thrive and fulfill its mission. For many reasons all who are not now members should lose no time in enrolling, as nowhere can so many interesting and instructive books and magazines be enjoyed at such a very small outlay. COLONEL STRAIN ON HIS TRAVELS HE WRITES OF WHAT HE SEES AND HEARS. Recent Happening*. In and Around 7 ft . .the City and Other Events Gather ed by ttje Local New* Editor. A feature of the morning service at the First Baptist church was a violin overture by Miss Pirrle, in-: atructor in the violin at Limestone College and three of her pupils. The Ruby Band of the Fir^t Ban-' list church was treated to an in-j •tructive address by Rev. B. W. N.; Simms, of Waynesville. N. C., on last. Sunday afternoon. The talk by Mr.! Simms, who is a brother of the nas- *or, was thoroughly enjoyed by the! members of the band* The Rev. F. C. Hickson has been called to the nastonate of the Antioch Baptist church, below Blacksburg,! and will take charge to preach either! •a the iourth or second Sunday, prob ably the fourth. Services are an- aouaced at. the* church for next fourth Sunday ▼ . I. Masters, of the! Baptist Press, is in the city in the interest of his pa-, per. Mr. Masters and his partner, * Mr. Louis J. Bristow, are getting out •ne of the best religious papers in ttre South. They are a pair of voung Christian gentlemen who deserve =uc- aesg. The many friends of Mr. J. W. Sar- rutt will regret very much to know lhat he has resigned his position with the Merchants and Plantetra Bank and will no longer be a resi- 1 dent of this city. His future home i will he in Morristown, Tenn., where he has accepted a position. Rev. Mr. Masters editor of the Bap tist Press of Greenwood, who was formerly connected with the Baptist; Courier, filled the pulpit at the First Baptist church last Sabbath eve-j aing. Mr. Masters is a brilliant and! learned speaker and his discourse! wag very much enjoyed by his con gregation. Mr. Rans Hawkins, who lives near the city was unfortunate to lose part of his barn by fire Saturday evening.! The coullagration came near being; •erious. It is thought to have been af incendiary origin. Blood hounds from Gaffney were taken to the scene In tan effort to find the rascal oerpe-i tratlng the deed, but ihe quest was aiiHUccoggful. I The Cherokee Commission Com- nany have moved their offices from •he building tliev formerly occupied •n Frederick street to offices in the National Bank building. This firm will no longer carry a stock, but in •he future will conduct ta brokerage business. The only stock to be car ried Is lard ami meats for which pur pose the old Alexander ice house has bee* fitted out as a store room. There is a vety freneral feeling of *ati*facti<m over une conviction of Hast-’ the murderer of the actors in •affney last December. The deed was given much prominence through^ •ut the country, and the convictioni without any delay of law, is bound to redound to the good of the reputa- Several negroes engaged In a cut ting scrape Sunday evening In Smutsville, which is just outside the city limits. The scrap when it com- 1 menced, had as the principals, Claud! A Plea*ant Social Event at Ravenna Simpson, a young negro youth, and —Good School at Asbury—A Family o* Worker#—Other Iteme. his sister, with Rufus Littlejohn act ing as referee. From ^the facts : gathered, it is presumed that the re-; feree called the fight a draw and at-j tempted to part the combatants, go condition of The Ledger’s columns ing between the two for this pjirpose! often makes it impos sible for our let- when he got what the peace-maker ters tfo appear regularly, and even AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM CHINA is trving to live right. He runs a blacksmith shop at Cowpens. We spent last Sabbath at Clifton No. 1 and attended the Baptist Sun-| day school and also met many of! our old friends and acquaintances, j Mr. John Reynolds, we are sorry; to say, is very poorly. He has some thing like dropsy and is unable to do A anything. He is confined to his home. We spent Monday night with Mr. J. Redding Hughey and family. He is complaining a good deal with a iv| r< Crocker, Missionary From This FORMER CHEROKEEAN, LEDGER READERS. TO usually receives, a lick somewhere— in this case on the head. The casual then some of the items cannot an- Place Tell* of Some of the Cus toms in th# Far East. Chinkiang, China> Feb. 8.—China, we jot down a fe w noties our last week’s travefis that may or may not Interest our readers. We left Gaffney last Wednesday and came to Cowpens and spAit the rheumatic affection, but is able to be! up and about. Mrs. Hughey, too, is In feeble health. She Is a pious good; lady and one who makes her Bible' Clifton, March 5.—The crowded j the man of her counsel. We called on our old comiaue Mr. 1 Joe Price, of the Battleground sec- being out^of sight of Gaffney, is more tlon, and he made us feel perffs-tly or less out of mind, but still some- ^t home with him. Uncle Joe was ft! thinErs havp opcmh-t-ph rm*- pear 'or want of proper space. The member of the 5th S. C. regiment and ' ' 1 here wnich ties reported from the conflict so far, j fault is not ours and the papefr is ; a brave soldier. He likes to Ulk ‘ r< ' ° CK#ie interest especially to the line up about as follows: Referee, | not to be blamed for it. However, about the war. He has a retentive numerous factories in South Caroli- memory and can tell many interest- na, and more or less directly to many in- stories connected with his army; people. 1 was down seeing a friend life, and do it in a way that would „„ . , make it interesting reading. : th * <>,he T r ni f- on a nassln K stdam - We had just entered into w\ general! er ’ 8,1,1 1 noticed that they were busy night with our old friend, Mr. M. C. | conversation when his good lady, cai rying off bales of cotton cloth. Dorman, delivering a number of C ame in with her daughter-in-law, a 1 The Chinese are great, buyers of 'ot-' books on the way. and after we got: beautiful young lady, and told him 1 ton cloth. 1 remember when a lx>v ; there. Next day w e mad© a slight ; she would be glad to gel him to help to have seen cloth marked ’•Shing-I canvass of the town and got several j them hang some hams they were fix- hal." and as the South is getting to subscribers for “Gordon’s Reminis-! h g to cure. This broke un onr con- ^ such a great manufacturing cen ! cencos and ' Horseshoe Robinson.” ; versation for the time and the last tre. they mum have markets and a and delivered some books for which saw of Uncle Joe he was going to not need the foreign missloaary. That is what we are working for. ( do everything I can to develop the spirit of independence in the native members here. We do nob want nay more than to see them paved, both in this lifdl and the next, ft (n feared that some scheming men are trying to use the church fer their anti-foreign and anti-dynastle nrepn- gation, just as they hav0 used Ihe til treatment of some of their fellnw- men by Americans to the same *1*8. W. E. Cmofcer. head cracked, two scrappers, mash ed finger in one case, in the othor we have no data. No arrests were made. The announcement that fihe cele brated Betsy Hamilton, of Atlanta Constitution fame, is to appear ia Gaffney and give one of her famous recitals in the near future, will be received with delight bv a large ma jority of our readers. Betsy Hmilton (Mrs. Moore) is too well known in the South to need any introduction at, our hands. For years her articles in the Constitution were one of the chief drawing card-; for that publics-J night with Mr. W, M. Webster, of , 1K , r we had previously obtained subscri r '- tions. We stayed all night Thursdv- .. t: >untrv with four hundred millions, tne smoke-house with a load of conn- or neon'e who dress mostly in. cotton: trv mised hams which he was fixing to c’oth by way of clothing. Is not a had $har© with the candidates this sum- mirke! Tin United states is the tion. Her appearance here will be■ Cowpens. who, by the way, is one of under auspicies of the ladies of the the best kind of follows. His wife is a York late Mr. J. Methodist church and the proceeds will, of course, go to that church. A large audience will doubtless greet her as she is noted as a humorst and elocutionist. The date has not j make us feel kindly been defliuately decided will probably be either this next. The papers of Rock Hill where specied she aopeiared a few da's ago, are loud in their praises of her. You may say what you please but lady, a daughter pf the Ed. Jeffreys, one of tire! ' > u I v war Mr. Price has his hog and hominy a' i :.-. }iom^ and a plenty of both too. We C’Hnt country which has not had a wUh China, I believe, of any Tte.- have always treated thei 1 e with consideration, and are leading men of Yorkville. They treated us in a manner that will ever toward them. jvill later on say raor* of Uncle Joe responsible in a very large measure price. > The next place we turned up was/nese E noire Thev l-iy-pi inr-if ite has not, make us feel kindly toward them. ^ Mr . G . champion’s, where w e found Hons of money to '^he Chinese e ;rwe?? . 6X1 y W6 n? et Captai ? hwo Dewi nls ' good lady attending Mr sick the Bov or war. out Jf the Sim V ! berr ', a ^11-known and highly re^j mother who was in bed. Mrs. Wof- Hundreds of UnoHcan m ssiona Hill where specied one-arinetd Confederate vet- f mv , p P .„ rt „ nH w — . « An for the nresent integrity of the Chl- was/nese E npire They gave) back mil- after ford Price and her daughter °W ) J r oL with her. Mrs. Champion _ , Captain j p a ijy either in ei.ae nor Dewberry wa« wounded and lost his'gijp R p 0 i {e of beinj* so oran, to whom we sold a "Gordon’s Reminiscences.” mnltv. sionariles | were have worked (or years to helo China. 1 is no -ind Americans have dona many other brains, thlmr-t to help along, anti yet. because large of t.ie ill treatment of some Chinnse Corinth Chronicle* Corinth, March 10—This Mmt «t weather seems like spring is eomteg. The people around here) are prepar ing their land for farming. Thep having good weather for it. Wheat in this section is Bee. Messrs. Tom Clarkson, Colli* aafl Albert Kirby, of Gaffney aUneded preaching at this place Suaday. Mr. R. J. Kirby and daughter, •fisc Maude, spent Saturday uigfct eai Sunday at Shelby. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Petty gpeai Sat urday night and Sunday at Mr. aad Mrs. J. S. Littleiohns. Mr. Charlie Cambell, of Beaver- dam, attended service at this place Sunday. Miss Lucy Wilson is praetiotnp for an exehibition at her school. It is going to be on the last night of her school which is next Friday. Magcfc 10th. Miss Eva Yates spent SatarMiy, night and Sunday with Misa Hliaa Kirby. " : Miss Ina Clary spent Ratarday night and Sunday with Mis* Ifegenia and Ethel Clary. The Sunday schpol at thia place will open up on the fourth Saad&y In this month. We hope there will ba a good crowd present. Let erery- 1>ody around com© and hav* a good Sundav school. Browm street. A crowd quickly collected and stood expectant awaiting the blowing of the Sre Whistle. To add to the queerness of the situatioa th# whistle refused to blow, probably on account of its being out of flz or a scarcity of steam, - anyway It didn’t blow. When some collected. U11U lauiaiiiCTU at .juiiii.-mu » inianu not'fllng i and other Nortaem prisons for twen- o),i» mi- wto,. hd* d,, . . .. . ty months He was n member of the S ie coul J 1 see better-half she was ed a boycott, and toey proiK)se to 13th^3 C. R^rinTenL H© Sy? the f U ,?^ 89rl somewha t and when we cease to buying American goods. This nearest he ever oame to being made u 6 , gues * w bat Mrs. J. L. S. boycott has been the direct cause of l lr ”we„t of the VMU SUtel ^ Z T*” 5 ", , “ rJ tl,lnKa ■*-"* .»l,o„, virh.,, T)r Tn^vpii Tvi*r « of m nf ' Ve asked_ Mrs._ Price and her daugh-t Americans, and tens of thousands of ter to each make a guess. The first- hand bills have been soattered broad- when Dr. Taswell Tyler, a son of ex President Tyler, was cuttir- off his!‘Vi ‘oi’ri arm at the field hospital at Gettys- In J i r ' H ^ r ; cast anionK the ignorant populace burg The Captain Is in well-to-do : ,K . und9 ' T h , j Y , a burpnsed. who believe the horrible stories and sufficient, nerve to venture in and see circumstances. ^He* ha's a bTau'tdfu!! 1 ^7* told them lt was oq1y 91 1 iif 3 told in them, with never a'word if Suber was tuning up soul and I j ntelllg€#lt ari(1 indust rious voung, n °w ds - . „ of * 00( i f or the American, but only x.__ -x x._x x mu umu. t u We were the home of Mr j leaving the imprceslon of cruelty Br and wrong. The outcome of body, they found out that not Suber , wife who i9 seveml /ears hie junior ^ ^ who tl?h Ms 1 • 7 P but worse, was rapidly being con- aD ,j who no doubt thinks It’s better ^ sumed by fire, a lot of bis precious tfl hA , in nian . s ( , ar ;i ne than a f ood ^ wi ^ a ,? rand daughter of bQO.it has to be an old man’s darling than a young man’s slave. , . ri „ , tb ,1 „ 1— — been to make the work of late Capt. Ezell—came out and bid us, missions much more difficult, and is Next day, Friday, we went to thel ,® P ^ d ^ 1 „ e J nIgb ! ; ^ I ^x t x 1 e i n Ji arousi ? g a stro, g anti-foreign ele bananas. The fire was soon extin blowing of tht; fire whistle. The real cans- of the fire was the stove which battleground section and "sTay*T all' ^ did flnd had a Peasant time! ment here, which has as its motto:! set fire to tne house in which a iuight with our old friend and com-! 1 George 1# one of Cherokee s, China for the Chinese,” and “Awav lar r quanity of tto- fruit that Ur-.K Mr. Drorr M, “““U*"® <?«««*• He live, at; with th. foreign." li'AmWIoa wo Suber keeps in stock is stored. ny. 0 ii our way up there we took,^ e E f e,, ^omestead and has tfre nav* negroes, Indians ami in the Misses May Bishdp and Vomi* dinner with the famiI y of Mr - JGS"se! a f ,,,f"J n0 f th e, P^ ia!1 r- much of thaj lower Sheridan, the two young actresses Sheridan the two vniint? anirnsup-n "' arrett - where we were most kindly 1 das a ^ u11 3tore goods and a orders of Europe to deal with, be- who came fron/ rheir resnecthrL^cfues' wttt e U*ained and where we were fur-| Patronage in the commercial sll jes our own people. If the Chinese wjio came rrom rheir respective cities . . , ^ j.- Titr:,.. line. met several of the citizens coolie were *.v to testify at the recent Hasty trial in this city, have returned to the nishe l with a splendid dinner. Miss!' 1 "^" soveral of the citizens Marie, Mr. Scruggs’ beautiful daugh-| an d took some orders for our Gordon 'and other books. coolie were allowed to flood the coun try, as he would do, in a few years we would have a problem eclipsing There are now north Miss Bishon iroine- tn Chirit?» ; ter - can stir around and get a dinner wJ** T j . w j- ' We wouUl nave a and Miss SheridanNew^York^^S? a ® Qnick as most girls of her age.! Ne *t daY - Wednesday, w e took din-jthe negro problem ..... ter all that has been sail concern ^ anCl tne m,an ' who is so for t i mate as; 1 . itd 0111 e, ! d ' Mr - Scott Jolly, j n America nearly one hundred times ing the memorable trial, it will uot! *>,f et f her 1,anJ an(1 d f r . t under f tlre ticM fame rs of^erekSe ZunU™' ‘ can" 77 ChtoT^I^h there f"? An ] erl ; be appropriate to close without a few; 9Uit of matrimony will have a for-| ca arr ‘ .rs 01 oneroKee county.^ | cans in China. I have not near,! of words on the most pleasant impres-! tune. She is a great admirer of The- J. L. S. sion these young ladies have earned '’® d £P r J^ ad ,ra _f’ s ?n ^s^editor for themselves in Gaffnev. Their stay in the city was made more pleas- We met our ol 1 comrade. Mr. Price, wlio took one of the Gordon books. Uncle Joe went through the been by the many little attention^ {Uld liva9 alwa >' s m <>r n pa i‘ ‘-all these going to Ametrica to benefit j-America, but they are a source of Mre. Jefferies Entertains. ; weakness to us, and carry away all Last Saturday- Mrs. J. C. Jefferies; tae y can of America’s wealth to their entertained the teachers of the first, own country. On the contrary second, third and fourth grades of; America sends. I should stay, about, million dollars That Remarkable V*rdiet. > (Rock Hill Record.) Why not strike capital punishment off the statute books of South Caro lina? It is certainly practically a Head letter as It now stands, tills con dition being wain illustrated by the verdict in the Hnsty murder triM «t Gaffney. Here was a case of doable murder—as cold-blooded a crime am was ever perpetrated In th* Socth— and the convicted prisoner get* * lif* sentence, with a recommendati** for mercy front the jury! 'That ike mhr- deror will be pardoned at som* Urn* by * soft-hearted governor, or th* newly created board of pardoM, I* a foregone) conclusion. What a travea- t’ on justice! Will South Carolina always hold human life cheaper thaa that of cattle? Referring to this verdict, thd Www* and Courier remarks: “We do rtut know why such a vor- lict "should have bettn found, bat w# aro told bv our correspondent that the feeling in Gaffnev is tk*t th* jury has done its. duty, and th* «r)«n- ry, the State and the South hav* boon vindicated. If that ba tr*a then God help the county «a , l th# State and the South from such a vin dication. There was mercy for th# murderer, but th.Hre was litt’# #on- si.lerati-in. It. se<ms to us, for th# peace and dignity of the Stnt4 ftw society, for fair dealing l>et.we«a Hi# living and the dead.” naid them by the ladies of the city. where men were most the -raded school and a few of her!one million dollars each year to needed. | l ady friends. j utnna. and not- of weakness. Now were 1 : Missy* tlie Chinese are crying out that the Kendrick and! Americans are desperately mean, and None hut pleasant things have been said of the two ladies and they were urged time and time again during H’e got. hack to Cliftoa Saturday Those present ning. where we remained until, Richardson. Bessie alas, in such matters is none too good.—Sumter Evening News. this morning. Augusta Brohawn, Mesdames Humph- ,l0 n °t want them. Let me say, A Cruel Suggestion. ( (Manning Times.) Friend DeCamo. of The l.e»le#r, af Gaffnev. thinks Tillman’s only ekMC# for justice is where water work* nr* useless. How cr*el, Edward: Sow cruel. That place is said to b# bol be|/ond endurance now, why vmR f% reenforced ? Bo* of the State, which reputation,! tr.elr short stay to make it longe: rru ^ , xw 1, x . ^ -—* - , ,, _ — and visit in the city This however The P^P 1 ® throughout our travels, ricts. W. C. Hamrick, Pratt Pierson, bowever that this anti-fore|gn erv, wag impossible, but both expressed ,ire niaking preparations for another and Baxter Brown. 1 an d this base ingratitude, is only a desire to visit, mir citv again and cr ? p ' I A delightful menu of five courses f ' om a Portion of China. But the win nrohahlv do so as invitations to * ariii hands are scarce and the cot-, was served, consisting of meats, sai-i c ‘ 0 ‘ ueu t that is making the cry is ton acreage will necessarily be re- ads, fruits, oakes and wine. The de-; liaving influence, and may work on duced to a very small area. ; corations were violets. Each guest tk< ‘ Populace to the hurt of foreigners; We will write more later on and; was presented with a bouquet as a living ln China and the downfall of Don>t 8tarve 0P D j et but use Mi-*-n« The many friends of Rev. W. R. Potter, former pastor of the Lime stone Presbyterian church in this •ity, will regret to learn that he will leave South Carolina in the near fu ture for other fields. Mr. Potter has accepted a call to a Presbyterian ehurch in Covington, Tenn., and will leave soon for that noint. M' - . Pot- ler is a brillant and able divine and made many friends while in Gaffney who will regret very much to learn •hat he is to leave the State. Mayor’s court yesterday morning was a very tame affair. It would be exaggerating m sav it * u dull—It was worse. It was almost the same old “Nothing doing sir.” when his honor, the mayor, pops the question as to th- amount of business on docket for the morning. Yeste day three cases graced the docket but the three who honored the charges concluded not to grace the court with tlmir pre sence hence their bonds .accounted very nicely for their absence. The chare s all read disordely conduct. Joe Bradley and Son Johnson, two bo’s convicted at the last term of court in this county and sentenced to the State reformator- at Colum bia for a term, were taken to Colum bia last week by an official of the reformatory who came to the city for that purpose.. Bradley is a young white boy .about twelve years of age ‘who plead guilty to larceny, viz. stealing thi'tv-one dollars from a store near Grover. Johnson is a ne gro boy about sixteen years of age who cut a negro girl on Limestone street a few months ago. He too plestd guilty. Mrs. M. P. Pierson has been elect ed librarian of the library and is now in charge. The hour-, -will in the fu ture be from four to six o’clock each afternoon. A number s of new maga zines and books have been ordered for the library and will soon bo in. The litrearian calls attention to the fact that a library like the Gaffney that offset were numerous. Another visit will be hailed with delight by the many friends of both Mias Bishop and Miss Sheridan. EAT WHAT YOU LIKE we have a better opportunity Delegates to Columbia. | to the fact that the month of Febru-'named grades. The following gentlemen from this ary, 18C<3, had no full moon. January; and souvenier of the occasion. 1 tlie present dvnasty. China is begin ! | more time. | The dinner was given comnlimon-• lng to ferment and change. One of! 1 An old friend calls our attention| tary to the teachers of the " above fh ? m °st important things was the: 1 doing away with the examinations.! i The whole political system was i count* have been requested to meet and March of that year each had two'White Stone Springs Hotel Burned. !ias ed on these examinations. It 1 wiih persons from other counties, in fuil moons. J. L. S. The following special "to the State ’-al-.es us ali foal more or less uncer- 1 the supreme court, room, in Colum- from Spartanburg is an account of can j'Jdge of how we live bi.i. on the 20th inst. to formulate Wilkinsville, March 10—Yesterday the burning of White Stone Springs ^ere when I teil you that are/ extra some suggestions with reference to was the fifty-first anniversy of the hotel: loud outcry on the street causes often 1 future legislation, or the enforce- wln-Jv Friday—xMarch 9, 1855. j Spartanburg, March 11.—White a nervous dread lest- on« of mqnt of present laws on the subject We spent the greater part of this Stone Springs hotel located about six those terrible mobs is gating up. It of scientific teaching in our public woi<k in Cowmens and the Battle- miles from here, a short distance ' ■ esnoclally hard on Mrs. Crocker.! schools with'reference to alcohol: ground sect-ion of Cherokee county, from the Columbia branch of the ’' v © have discussed tire question of • > v. F. C. Hickson, A. N. Wood and where we met a great many of the Southern railway, wa* totally destroy- -string a revolver, as a protection.' E. H. DeCanre ^ *00d people and sold a good many of ed by fire tonight at about 8 o’clock. T h« only protection we now have of These appointments wore made by our books and took orders for many The furnishings were saved, but the a material kind is a pocket knife. Dr. A. M. Simms in answer to a re- others. ,'.wilding was lost through the lack of av ' 11 tha blade is broken in tw’o. If quest from Columbia. in consequence of the crowded con- fi-^ fighting apparatus. Preparations ' v e could be sure there would never .. dition of Ihe Ledgers columns for were being made to open the olace le a riot, we would nor be so bad. The Barlow & Wdson Minstrel*. the luet two weeks with much more for the summer. The loss Is estimat- Evan in Shanghai, thev rose, and at- Creat interest is manifest,el in the interesting matter, some of the ma- ed at. $30,000. The hotel has been tacked women and children and men, announcement that the B.ulow & torial we have been getting up for the scene of many conversations ' J ”t no foreigner was killed, at least Wilson Minstrels are to appear at the paper, has been unavoidably! during the last- few years. It w-til no white foreigner. I am one who the Star Theatre Friday. March IGth. crowded out. We trust, however, that probably be rebuilt. thoroughly believes that) if China Organized in the "year 187.''. this com- the readers have lost nothing Ire the — were once changed to become really »\ny has been yearly before* the pub- mishap. j a New Firm. Christ!- n; there would not be a bet- lire. as one of superior merit, car- rying performers who are entertain- make misleading statements e-s of ability and musicians who are stance. Mrs. Bookter Foster A fefw errors in our last letter M. L. Ross & Co., is the name of a ter nor more peace-loving neonle on For in- firm that will was a stand formerly do business at the Qarth. Plow thev stand their present occupied by E. B. 0T > ' ‘■sion and the constant eruel- gon ral ties practiced. I do not know. Just soloists of their respective instm- Mi s Jeffords, of Charleston, and she Hamlin. They will handle nrents which goes to maktouo a com- married a Butler—a relative of Gen- merchandise. Some very attrac ive the other day in Shanghai at one of n<uy didicult to "surpass. It has I ot Butler, etc. changes will be made in the store the Chinese union meetings a man While in Cowpens we spent a night and by liberal dealings the new firm pace with the times in modern min strelsy and has made such improve-; with Mr. W. M. Webster, who is one expects to build up a most' substan- ments as would enable them to pro-; of the enterprising men of that) town, tial business. Messrs, sent a .performance with 'a so m distributing red printeu c’rels to the people. On examination. B. Hamlin Tree v. re found to and Cure Your Stomach TroubU The average treatment of sfomacB troubles consist of a. rigid diet list, which often half starves the patient. Of course it would be foolish for any one who knows lhat some foodM *r* positively harmful and noisomms to continue ectirsc them, even whjl* fol lowing the Mi-o-na treatment, h*t in ordinary cases of stomach troubles it is not necessary to stare;* or diet, if Vio-na is reithfu’ly used, a tablet be fore* each meal. This scientific remedy, for th* c«r* o f stomach troubles, acts upon the whole digestive svsbcm, and strength ens the organs so that they are able to digest any food that is eat-mi with out fear of distress. If you naffor from loss of annetito, belching of gases, sour taste in the mouth, fur red tongue, severe pains (n the region of the stomach, depression of spirits, had dreams, lack of energy, a stomach cough, offen-ive breath, headarfies. back aches, loss of strength and weight, you can be assured that tlu-se troubles are all due to imperfect di gestion. Strcnghten the stomach by taking a Mi-o-na tablet before each meal, and soon vou will gain ia weight, strength will reinjm. and yore food w,!- give nourisrraent. so that the rich rod blood will carry good h'-ahh in e v *ry part 1* with a snap and ’Ms wife is a daughter of the late J. and Gus Abernathy will be associated m*al to the Chine: ? to set ur> and is plea: ing to its^Ed. Jeffreys, of Yorkville, and withal,! with the new firm. ' " :n ..;v U.ei, own cnrec eg w d not a strong ap-’of ihe system. ginger to it that patrons. Barlow & Wilson have expense in Properly equipping the company with all the necessary ad juncts and the public may feel as sured of a performance that is thoroughly up to date in every 'es* nect, free from vulgarity or anythin T that would suggest it. -Hrtts for Men. You’re htn: Uhl! dren at bargain prices at J. I. Bar ratt’B. tone of the most roflned ladies of the spared no land. Mr. and Mrs. Webster treated Sympathetic vou- correspondent with the utmost courtesy. V * met many of -eur old neighbors heart, strange while on our trip in that secidn. which arj only Chords cf Bartow & Wilson’s Minstrels There -are chords in the human carrying strings, struck by accident. .a lining them Jim Garrett, colore J, which remain mute and senseless > to who was for many years after he anneals most, passion He and earnest, moved to that section, president' of but will instantly respond to the sym- t’ e Greater Exchange Association of pathetic touch of the :weot nots-s of Spartanburg county. Jim tells us ke the singers with the Carlow £ Wil- has quit swapping horses and drink- son’s Minstrels, who will appear at have any foreigner in it. ot | The mi-i- Tbo Gaffney Drug Co. have so much confidence in the *■»-> -,-r < f vio-na *0 >arie; * most heartily agree to tb-at, 1 i!l< *>. T h it thev give but, the main difficulty in the “Trura- erv •>C cent. Ixtx 10 pot. Call v as that it left the foreign- mt i s it. cures. er in an antagonistic tminmlr. an 1 /ed no thanks or appreciation We are now bett of *. kl -f- . Xldt had been done'by the foreign- 11b -h £ rood lumber o” er. and in one Place mentioned him *'V' before. Thou as a 3 rbanm i F*'TA ry. or *Mite J- r o \V ouhl all rejoice in the day ^ r>. ■JlT _ iNC >. 1. ■n th ie Chinese church should be abl ■ to pay all its own bills and' —> owhero will y< mar \ 3 9^(? all its own affairs, and really; ba to- as at Nn! alusted to fur- ort notre* <ban