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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. ■*•%*>** - «t GUARANTEE THE RELIA1IL- •f Every Advertiser Who Uses th« Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper in All that the Word Impllee and Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Cherokee County. F.STARI.ISHFD FF.B. 1«, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1906. •T OO A THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE SAN FRANCISCO HORROR. Happenings All Over the State Taken frcm Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Tnp official count of the election held to oecidp the onestlon of the county court for Aiken County was announced Tuesday. The vote was light, but the opposition won by a good majority. Yeas 218, nays o48, total vote 700. Comptroller General Jones has Is sued a can for the final meeting of the State fcnard of pension commis sioners, to be held Wednesday, the 25th instant. He hopes to have the j pension money in pensioners fully ten than in previous years. As Reported Through Local Telegraph Offices. (Bulletins Through Courtesy of S. J. Mercer.) San Francisco, Cali. April 19, 1906.— Outside cities have been dins' fire engins to San Francisco to assiti in controlling the burning flames but it has been found useless on account of no water, and they are beginning to return to Oakland and other points. The firemen report the city doomed. The fire is now reaching Nob Hill. San Francisco, Cali. April 19, 1906.— Fire still raging and beyond controll in many sections of the city. Los Angeles, Call., April 19, 1906.— At least 2,000 lives have been lost In the San Francisco earthquake and the conflagration which followed, the pan- is strickened people who have thus far escaped Injury, are preparing to leave the city in greaf numbers. NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, GRINDAL GLEANINGS. COLONEL STRAIN ON HIS TRAVELS EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER- OKIE An Easter Egg Hunt Given by the Misses Kirby. Grindall, April 16. — Misses Irene and Pearla Kirby gav e an egg hunt at their home Saturday evening. Twenty-seven children were present.! — .. - Forty-nine eggs were hidden, and all were found except two. To add to HE WRITES OF WHAT HE HEARS the zest a purse was offered — a goose egg with the heads of three _ ^ „ , , j * „ i Presidents, and two appropriate Recent Happenings In and Around j V( , rses 8 , amped on it. Misses Mildred AND SEES. we would have more Christians Christ Tomorrow Is Easter day, and soms people are preparing their eggs for its observance In the usubl way, never for a moment thinking of Its import The thought) expressed in the following lines doubtless hss never entered their minds: "Once more my soul on Easier Gay Salutes my waking eyes; Once more my soul thy tribute pay To Him who rules the skies." the City and Other Events Gather- Foste r and Irene Kirby and Master,Mr. W. G. Austell Building New Mill ■ Horace Gault found the same num- ed by he Local News Editor. and Dam—Movements of People in Lower Cherokee. New York, N. Y., April 19, 1906. ; more, will he at t te store of Carroll Latest, news from San Francisco in-1 Ryers next week and will give free thf. hands of the M ,cates spread of fiames and increase ; art lessons to the ladies of Gaffney in the already serious loss, this with for one week, or perhaps longer La- Horace Gault found the same num- j her of eggs, which necessitated a .. . . „ , , . I draw, and Horace won. Had it not j All members of the music club are 1)een for ^ r3ln ocoag j n „ would: requested by I rof Johnson to he pre- have , )een much more en j 0 yable. Wilklnsville. April 14.—We made a imi *T*tEin't niG6tin^ fl»t t,A0 i 1j R. Grsinpc 1 flllpd liis rccr- ^ * ; „ * n , , city hall tonighi at 8 o’clock. j 11 | ar appointment Sunday and preach-1 F The Southern ‘‘Mlroad has pur-1 ed two excellent sermons. There will J K r ' ith ^ W ' chased $9,000,000 *orth of cars and >>e preaching at Rehoboth the first G - Austell, whom we are sorry to say engines to meet ‘"-e demands of its Sunday in June, in the afternoon at we found somewhat under the weath- i assist the pastor. Rev. J. lToa'tes.* increased traffic, consisting of 8,750 three and in the morning. : er f r0 m the effect of an old wound in i Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Whisonantare are his breast. However, he was looking I visiting Mrs. Whisonant’s parents, after his business in his usual 1 ^ r - an( * ^ rs - R- L A. Smith, at Mrs. Captx W. D. Alexander, of Lawn, has cholera among her fowls. She lost a turkey gobbler a few days ago that weighed over fortr pounds. The communion meeting will be gin ar Salem next Saturday at 3 o’clock p. m. Also the communion at Hickorv Grove A. R. P. Church will be held, embracing the second Sabbath of May. Rev. Kennedy will freight cars and 100 new engines. Miss Patience Johnson, of Balti- Somp of the correspondents objecting to. so much visiting ing chronicled. Well, there are days sooner Five linemen of the Bell Telephone Co. at Columbia went on strike Tues day morning. Manager Blowers states t 1 at he strike will have no effect on the servic- of ihe company, as there are sufficient men at work to keen the wires in repaii ing order. / uncertainty which surounds the situa tion will probably cause further sell ing of stocks. dies are invited to attend. The handsome front of Davenport’s some of us nate enough if we don’t who nre to travel “dish up” not fortu- businesslike way. He is putting up , ^^kory Grove. a new mill on Limestone Creek, a A sentiment taut the office should c- little more than a mile below the ^ ie man - rather than the man , -. . i ‘ / e celebrated Limestone Springs. Messrs, j ^ 0 ® ce - was nev tT m °*’ e prevalent the neighbors doings, win be com-j s R Thaftkstnn nnd h , B ” nn stew-! than ir is today. The Idea prevails polled to lav aside the pen. An ! why ,. ai-r ar „ nuttintr the mill racr' and 1 ^’Rh those who do their own think* ,, tyR the countrv people are ’ ^ j Hness for the house 1and act accordingly, store has been marerlally improved doing? There are column-, devoted Krouna 1,1 1 ‘' l^lebS, IOr tlle tse , of I in appearance bv •» recent coat paint. The color is a beautiful red, estimate the result of the San Frau cisco horror. The course of yester-, and work-: days market demonstrates very cler- Iv that stocks are concentrated in strong hands, had it been otherwise personals for the town people, and the farmer is the backbone of our land. Mrs. John O. Tate has a clock that is quite ,a curiosity. It is about two inches high and an inch and a quar- . . ■ . , , , . a. I ter wide. It has been in use four- letins at intervals yesterday to their j tp( , n v(|arg an(] has otI , v b( . en New York, N. Y., April 19, 1906. At thiswritingit is impossible to ^;,“ h harmonizes the rough Iv with the rc-‘ of the store in appearance. Both the Postal and Western Union Telegraph Companies presented bul- re- The* funeral services of Mr, it. lit he effect of the earthquake news' untrons, informing them of the situa- paired once. Manning. Jr., who died in Spartan-1 would have been more pronounced , rion of the awful disaster at San' \f r w f Blanton, of Gaffney, and ori the market. rent price. Good demand for stocks in loan circules. Weather in crop country is ideal. burg Mondav. were held Tuesday af ternoon at the Church of the Advent, In the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. The floral tributes were manv and larve. and there were many of the people of the citv. both young and old. who were present at the funeral of this popular young man The summer school for the teach ers of Abbeville. Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry and Saluda counties will he held this year at Lande- College In Greenwood. A faculty of eight evnerienced instructors, under the leadership of W. H. Hand, now su perintendent of the cltv schools of Chester, and recently elected assist ant professor of pedagogy in the University of South Carolina, has been elected. The mee.ing of the South Carolina Mcdicni Society in Columbia Wednes day parsed a constitutional amend ment providing that the members of the State hoard oi examiners shall not hold office for over two terms. The members v;Vre terms expire this voar are: Fus. David Furman, af Greenville; A ).. Napier, of Blen heim: D. E Croft, of Aiken, and W. M Lester, of Columbia. The directors of the State dispen sary havo been investigating the con ditions surrounding the purchase of a iarze quantity of liquor in the lat ter p^r' of last rear, and have found building i n the business portion and Francisco. The bulletins of the Postal Telegraph Comp, ly were at-; married Sunday. Miss Mittie Kirby, of Grindall. were »rri We spent a in readiness for , . . ., and machinery. The dam is already f ar we k aVe been able built, and from its construction and to 1udge the greatest interest cen- the timbers u. d it looks as if it * ers b 1 the legislative department of would defy the floods. Just as soon 1 onr State government Here, fber® as the mill race and wheel pile are!?"? vo " d f a f cho c « ® f * Ie 5n finished they will put in the ma-; l a «ve timber is pointed out that wi» ehinery. Mr. Austell will spare would be unjust at fhiB poin» neiiher pains nor money in making ; ^tsclose ^all we havA^ neard along the entire outfit up-to-daU in every iR ne - articular. The height of the dam | t() "°- and the I give This we leave for others New York, N. Y., April 19, 1906. I tractivelv posted in the handsome wln- Bank of England rate unchange. '• 'lows of the Gaffney Drug Company. London market very weak. Losses in San Francisco may total $250,000,000. Anthricile strike now seems unavoid-1 delivery wagon suddenly evidencing able. American Steel and Wire Co. I ;i desire to run away. Nothing being ; . T s , er A vl £ e8 : takes 2,000,000 pounds copper at cur- on ^nd to keep this wild desire from * ’ GrissaI - of Asbuiy. shape of the ground will I Some time had our fortune water power—suf- j Prof. Harriss. an immense ti e celebrated a^trologpr. Besides things we Quite a general alarm was caused j Sunday^^Mrs^ Hames has , , K „"^ llsh rn.if '\v* Tuesday by a horse, used to pull ,lav ar t “" 1 ‘.Jy e ' ,e TL re Sla« for VC $£■ j >™»» •»«JW»«» *•. *»«• » was awarded t „ ^ w^doubted^ home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hames I machinery. The contract for dig- 1 pea blooms. Who can boat that? ! Boh Walker, an old-time !'^o““| 8 Xr“own (or rather a in the services Sun lay were - . „ , Arthur Moss, son of Mr. John Moss, ■oing into effect, it was no fell in Mr. L. C. Mabry’s gin lot Sun- thought of than done. The route ( ,. )V even j nK an( j i )ro i {e one 0 f j,j s chosen was down Limestone street, wr j s - s and painfully hurt the other and fortunately no one was Injured, one although the street was occupied by Messrs. Josh Kirby and Merriman man^ at. the time. Mitchell ate fifteen eggs apiece Sat- Thp announcement is made by the 111 ? av ' night, and at last accounts were students of Limestone College that s R'l a ^ ve - a Play. "Among the Breakers,’’ will * be’ presented In the college audito rium on Frida/ evening. The play iias been anticipated by the public generally for some time, and the an nouncement that it will be presented Friday evening will be a source of pleasure to the Gaffney public. Dra- inatic talenr at Limestone is of the kmm ‘ ^ UX>k “ acU,el ;!?T 0t own), which mlrtt b. siderahie amount of dynamite in clearing the rock out of the way. If Mr. Austin will permit row and considered as bordering on stubborn ness. But you are true to your friends—right or wrong." . . , ,, j , From kind friends we have re- S? .eortW.tartadiw to star wttt The following bulletins were receiv ed yesterday by Mr. E. C. Cooksey, lo cal manager of the Postal Telegraph C ompany, and are of Intense interest owing to the intelligence they contain from San Francisco, the scene of the fearful earthquake and fire disaster. We wii] handle free any messages offered by mayors of cities and regu lar organizations pertaining to San I* rancisco aid and relief matters. Please try to get this in your daily papers. Latest report from ou r manager at I hi « hes t order, as has been demon- Oakland at* 10:30 A. M., is that the! ,)v n,anv Phasing amateur hre is still raging in San Francisco I l ,ertor i" an ees in the east. The dum- u e Morrow, has gone to Vircinia and the entire city is doomed. They I n ! v w , run }° r , lhc conv ®uience of. Miss Morrow is a well accornnHshed have no water except along the bay I Datrons desIrIn < to attend. The young ladv, and her patrons like her Hborc. They are dynamltl^ t |'; wrtonMtM wM, Ofa VtoM M *il«, aplkndldlv ak a teMbw New Prospect News. New Prospect. April 18.—The gen tle breezes from the South and the warm rays of the sun have stirred the forces of nature, and as a result mother earth” will soon be arrayed in her robe of green, which is so charmingly becoming to her in the springtime. The school at Victor closed some lays ago. and the teacher. Miss Wil- huildings in an effort to check the fire The power supply is nearly exhaust ed, even the government arsenals have been emptied. The fire cannot he checked until It burns out every admission being l'* cents. A large crowd win doubtless he in J ance. them during the reunion in Columbia next, month. Columbians, like all other loyal people, speak well of their city, and what they say can’t be denied by those who hav P enjoyed its hospital ity. L. S. 8. A “STOCKING SHOWER.” that there were some questionable business methods. The conclusion to that effoc* was reached after the ex amination of G. H. Charles on the witness stand recently. Several houses asked to get their liquors shipped hack, which was agreed to 1 nearly half the residence sections de stroyed and not a large building left. General Funston telegraphs from Sap Francisco to war department that th< cannot send too many tents, fully 200,000 families being homeless, i All government buildings destroyed, Eugene Hogan. Jr. who left the ; hie still raging. Sumter court house Saturday during! the progress of his trial for assault First Baptist Church Note*, and battery with intent -o kill and The Sunday school voted $50 for for carrying concealed weapons, has | foreign missions last Sabbath, not vet been found, and no news of At the 11 o’clock sendee one was his whereabouts has reached those I received for membership. Interested in the case. On motion of | The Ruby Band elected officers in Solicitor Wilson. Judge Gary Tues-, die afternoon. day issued an order estrating the On Mondav night the Young Li- bond of Hoean. which was in the, dies’ Mission Club finished up their sum of $1,000. with Ills father, Eu-: offering arid elected new officers for gep« Hogan, Sr., and W. B. Boyle | the quarter. .. , school at this place is under attend- the control of Miss Virginia Rober- , w ho is doing excellent service. Mr« m isj n; □ , r - R° la nd Ramsey, a young man Ravenna' A^ri l? V™ R " ven " a ’* ^es here. Is seriously ill. p, 1 '?, e “ na ; Ap , rl1 I 8 - -M fs- M. N. i have never known so many young ( , h dIe< at )ier „ l1 "" 1 ® hf ‘ re yester-i mules and young horses bought, in **’ r ,rnl " s »- ;. :M ocl °<** She lhIs section in one a“ haJ° ' ,e . Gn an invalid a number of; been bought this year. It seems that hu, :_ r)er i a P s P? ra !ysi« was the our farmers are tired of old and Next Sabbath at 11 a. m. Dr. Simms will speak on “Christ’s Love for the Church.” and at night his subject will be. “Man vs. Man. Plus God.” All as Kurefies. In the United States districti court Tuesday. Robert H. Nofffz, of Cross Hill, Newberry County, was sen tenced to two years’ imprisonment in are l nv >ted to the worship. The mcm- t>- government reformatory at W^sh* ;1 r ' 1 rniuiied of the foreign mis- ington Noff is aboiir eighteen years , s *°^ offering. of ?>g<‘ and is an American, of Ger- Sunday school at/9:45, to which all man narentage. He pleaded guilty to ar e invited an indictment of having robbed the postoffice at Cross Hill, and of hav-) St irks from the Wire, ing forged the postmaster’s name to 1 Thomasville. Ga., has been visited blank monev orders which he used i bv a disastrous fire, which destroyed to obtain a large amount of goods | the famous Pinev Woods Hotel and from a mail order house. 1 three blocks of small stores. A negro by the name of Gram was j James ( Ines. a young farmer, was killed Tuesday night at a hot supper j ,,an ked at Danville. Ark., on Wednes- at Remley’s Point. A large crowd of dav ^ or bhe murder of his wife and negroes were having a gav time when j 'hree children a year ago. a dispute arose between two of the Fire has destroyed the Cass Conn- attendants. and r-e of them was kill- - v Orphans’ Home near Loganaport, ed. A report was received in Charles ind. The loss is estimated at $25,000, ton Tuesday that the body of a ne- fully covered by Insurance. The cbil- gr-> woman was found on the hack ; a jj escaped. beach of Sullivan’s Island, but noth-j - ’ Ing very definite could be gotten. It Devil’s Island Torture may he the remains of an insane col- j s .| 0 wo rsc than the terible case of ored woman, who recently fell out of piles that afflicted me ’0 years. Then boat in that vicinity. t was advised to apnly Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, and less than a box per i n, 'Tient!v cu:-e4 me, writes L. R. Ne nler. of Rugles, Ky. Heals all ounds. Burns and Sores like magic 25c at Cherokee Drug Co The more a man rests he rusts. the more A non of Mrs. S. P. Gardner, with his sister and a daughter of Mr. J. W. Garlner. were driving Into Blsli- opville Tuesday morning, when, on attempting to descend a steep hill, Just within ;he limits of the town, tn-x horses made a dash down the hill a* a terrific rate. When nesr the bottom the team collided wi:h the “ bu-gy of Mr. E. A. Andrews, who,' A Lucky Postmistress having his horse well in hand, was 1^ Mr"* Alexander of Carv. Me., whe "■ -ceding at an ordinary rate. Mr. has found Dr. King’s New Life Pill 4 Andrews being slightly deaf, failed 'o he the hesi remedy she ever trle-t to hear the rapid approach of the for keplng the Stomach. Liver am’ other team un-ll his buggy was struck Bowels in perfect order. You’ll agrm and practically demolished, and the with her if yon try these painless Gardner buggy also knocked Into mass of ruins. purifiers that infuse ne-.v life, anteed by Cherokee Drug Co. Guar direct cause of her death. She was l • her eighty-firsti year. She will be buried .at Goucher at noon Tuesday. The funeral services over the re mains of Mrs. M. N. Chalk took place •t Goucher last Tuesday evening. Mr. T. C. Green conducted the exer cises in beautiful style, and the singiii" of "How Finn a Foundation" and “Nearer, My God to Thee’’ by the choir was beautifully played by j Miss Ella Brown in such low aud i rweet tones tliui caused main tears to be shed. The pallbearers were: M. W. Brown. J. M. Greene. M. W. Littlejohn. R. W. Shake. B G. L. Pettit and J. B. Brown. - - - * j Is the Moon Inhabited. Science lias proven that the moon has an atmosphere, which makes life in som,* form possible on that satel lite: but not for human beings, who] have a hard enough time on this ‘•arth of ours: especially those who lon’r know that Electric Bitters cure Headache, Biiliousness. Malaria, '“hills and Fever. Jaundice, Dyspep sia. Dizziness, Torpid Liver, Kidney -omplaints. General Debility and Fe male weaknesses. Unequalled as a general Tonic and Appetizer for weak Persons and especially for the aged, ’t induces sound sleeu Fully guaran- Chr rokee Drug Co. Price only 50c. Money mar make the mare go, btft it isn’t always capable of starting a nule or an automobile. Human Blood Marks. A tale of honor was told by marks [ human blood in the home of J. W. Yilliams, a well known merchant of ’ tc, Kv He writes: “Twenty years -o I had severe hemorrhages of the ■’ng and was near death when I began taking Dr. King’s New Dis covery. It completely cured me and ! have remained well over since.” 't cures Hemorrh-ges, Chronic “oughs, settled Colds and Bron- His. and is the only known •irr, for Weak Lungs. Every bottle uaranteed bv Cherokee Drug Co. 50c •ud $1.00, Trial .bottle free. This is the season of listl-g'-nesf; eedacbes and soring disorders. Hoi ster’s Rocky Mountain Tea is a sim -eventative. Makes you stron" am ogorous. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets laffney Drug Co. worthless stock. Quite a great deal of guano has been hauled out this spring, hut -he cry is mory pounds of cotton per acre, rather than an increased acre age. Our people have become dissatis fied with their church music, think ing that it is not as "ood as it should he, and we now have singing prac tices at the church every Friday night. We hopt, to he able to make ! et‘-» r music in the near future. The deacons of the North Pacolet church are having the church re- floored and re-celled, arching the ceiling also building a recess chang ing the stand, which is quite an addi tion to the house. JUST BRE»TH[ IT. Hyomei Cures Catarrh in Natural and Rational Way. No dangerous drugs or alcoholic concoctions are tak* n into the sys tem when Hyomei is used In the treatment of caurrh. Breathed through the neat pocket nhaler that comes with every outfit, t.ie balsamic healing of Hyomei penotrares to the most remote cells of h<- nn;e. throat and lungs, killing a 1 ’ ca arrhai germs and effecting a complete and perma nent cure. In a natural and rational way, by medicating the air you breathe with Hvomei. every breath win he healing and antiseptic, like the air found on file mountains where t.hf. pine forests frive off their fragrant and healing balsams. No medicine taken into the stom ach can possibly reach the remote cells of thp air passages, or give the immediate relief that follows the use of Hvomei. A few days’ treatment Is usually pii that is necessary to show how quickly this twined-/ will cure catarrh. So successful has Hyomei been in the cure of catarrh among our cus tomers that we sell it under a pos itive guarantee that it eost-s nothing unless it gives satisfaction. The com- r’^te outfit sells for one dollar, while eYtra bottles cm be obtained for 50 cents. Gaffnev Drug Co. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILE? Bcnlng, Blind. Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to re fund money if FAZO OINTMENT tails to cure la 6 to 14 days. 50c. nle of Gaffney will have much pleas ure, but the coroner will doubtless have some work 1o do. The water will be over twenty feet deep in the dam. Mr. Austin will stock his mill pond with fish. Today is Rotten Saturday. The streets of Gaffney are not congested with loafers and Idlers, as we have seen them In bygone days. The mandate from the Mayor’s cou rt: A Entertainment in Honor of a Bride- that idlers, loafers and vagrants | Elect. must hunt some other business has! _ , ... . , had a salutary effect upon that class On last Wednesday afternoon Mlss of persons. ’This of Itself Is a com- ™ th Fort entertained most deitem, mendable feature of the citv govern- 1 fllllv a t a a V? cki «f ment and one that evokes a hearty P iment U, Sarratt ' on ® amen from all industrial classes. of Ap ^. 1 b i. dee ® ct ^ The chain gang is at work on the occasion Miss Fort jore a very bO; public road between We and Wilk- * ow “ ° f , ® insville, filling up the ruts and ,) ]?" 8 * lk * wIth real ,a £ e tld vnmritMn" th* rough nlaces • Miss Sarratt assisted her in receiv- Messrs” J D. Hughes and R. B. ln " and wa *. exquisitely gowned in a Lemaster have hauled rocks and fill- lov «lv creafion of raspberry eoline. ed some of the worst mud holes on their premises. Gomrade P- S Webber, who was not nresent at the veteran meeting at Wilklnsville on March 10th has paid his annual dues and been re enrolled as a member of Camp Jef feries. with baby Irish trimmings and a swell picture hat, gloves and shoes blending with the shade of her gown. Delicious punch was served by Mrs. Arthur Peeler, who wore a daintv lit tle batiste frock with val. trimmings. Mrs. Rosa Rountree and Mrs. Harry We hone an wore^ 'ame^I'nM .JX’Tl.r of tiT^ate roM raaha, ,11k. tthj so they can get inin^s. and Mrs. Byars wore a smart grey dress of French mohair com bined with renaissance lace. A three- reunion next month their badges. Mr. Sam J. Strain lost about two . ^ w ._ BC> , rve >A cords of wood yesterday from a fire i h-j that broke o»t from where he was burning brush. Mr. T. L. Robbs, of Gaffney, bought a nice drove of cattle yesterday and pm them in his pasture Miss Myrtle Gaffney pulled the blue ribbons that were suspended from a blue silk bag with a paper bottom, which held the several dozen beauti ful pairs of hose Miss Sarratt/s with. w. r. in on friends had remembered her MIss Bonnn- .JcCJunv ,av ® a " Down with the shower came a yellow entertainment at her school next “ . . bl month. The time ha,n-| vet been net'“If ”? * #MW bow for each cuest. as a souvenir of the o^aslon. Another charming incident of the afternoon was. when leaving, each guest was jiresent) with a carna tion bv Miss Sarratt. In ever* detail ,, ... „... . I this was one of the most unique • Whlsonant wl ' l repre * j luncheons that has been given in sen: Salem at the meeting of Rnoree Gaffne , r for manv veftrs . Those pres- Pr<*shyterv ar Clinton next week. thai wc know of. Miss Ethel Strain is spending a few da\ s this week with her sister, Mrs. H. Fi. Metlaniel, of # Hic|:ory Grove. Hon It was Miss Aggie Bigham. instead of Miss Eliza Bigham. that we should a-f ! ent werei*. Misses Myrtle Sarratt, Edith Gaff nev, Evelyn Sarratt, Ethel Ross, Eu- bav.. renorted as 1 /ing verv low at nlc ^ Johngon Lila Sarratt, Cleo Lit- A m m - t je. Winnie Davenport, Louise Sar ratt. Lillian Hopper. Volina Hamrick, _ , Mrs. W. A. Poole. Mrs. Rosa Roun- Some few; lree Mrs Byarg Sharon In our last letter. The mi»- * ike vas ours, and not the printer’s Farmers are wishing for rain now Data are needing it badly have planted corn. iWhen a young man leaves his home on father’s farm to hunt for :i better job. he ought 'to be careful that he doesn’t* “fall into the hands of sinful men.” Usually the chances ere two to one against him. LETTER TO J. C. PLONK. Cherokee Falls, 8. C. Dear Sir: Mr. , president of a cotton mill at Union. S. C—h® don’t want to see his name in print—* Mr Morgan MinwLl is preparing bad twu offers of 5<K» gallons of paint: to plant another crop of watermelons. $1 ; 30 and * L25 : f Took the $1.25 and “Morg.” has the secret of raising mel- 1 wb ( skin " ed - H 1 ed h ? v « f 0 L f thr .? e * ops down pretty fine. quarters skinned if he d taken the From what wp see and hear in our • otb , ar ' truvels ihtre will be a good crop of ^ he $130 was lull-gallon, tne $T-2*> fruit, this year—as much as the trees ! was T8 per cent, short. The full- measure paint was adulterated 40 per. cent.; the short-measur P paint was adulterated 45 per cent., besides ben- zipp in the oil. don’t know how much. Devoe lead-and-zlnc wasn’t sold In will bear. - From all reports the woods will be full of candidates this year, and vot ers will havp no trouble in making out their tickets. While we are nob in the candidate-making business, we : the town then have heard many expressions of opin-. It. don’t pav to monkey with paint, ion that lead us to believe that there Devoe costs less than any of ’em; will he some surprises when the votes by the gallon, of course: by the are counted. No doubt, some dark j hou? and year. That’s how to reckon horses are hid out in the bushes, that: it. Go by the name. will he brought on thp track in due time to make things lively. The man who reads Tal mage’s ser mons regular!-/ and intelligently without improvement in both mind and heart is a verv weak man to begin with. His Easter-dav sermon is exceptionally fine. One gt>od lady- says: “I never fall to read Tal- mage’s sermons to my children.” If wa bad more mothers like that Your a truly. F. W. DeVOE & CO , New York. P. S.—R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. sell our paint. —Hats for Youths ar..' Cnll- dren at bargain prices at .1 I Sar- rail’s -See Nelson’s windows.