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^"7 1 > THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY-- i BLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTeE THE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Usee the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. S- C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10. 1906. $100 A YEAR. STATEC1NDIDJTES WITHCHEROKEEANS SPEECHES OF THE SEVERAL CANDIDATES. i Wharton and Summerset Make a Staitlino Wager on Railroad Rates. No Tomahawks Used. (Hy Brian Bell.) Yesteril.iy war- t!i (lav allotted to was in day Gaffm ,• as the d ite tor Hie State t‘am- paitr.i TiweiitiR and tin* various as pirants who from pnlitina) honors in South f ' oiina wnv in our midst. Tlie wo ill; r ran was siiranrlay kind and clear n ! ib-oluti'l\ elon liess weath er made t ie day an ideal one for such an 'vent. The candid tes arriv ed in t' e city form Yorkville on Ko. lilt, tlte southbound train arriving .it 9.lu. and the m -etinR was coinmenerd shortly after at the court (’ountv rhairinan, .]. B. Bell the ireetia" to order and the invoci- tion was as'e-d t<v Hev. It T. List in, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Between I'd and ta onle was in the f Yiiirt llonsc* wnf-n I. I'raser Lyon, eandidate for attorney Ceneral arose as the first sin tkem. tie* was hems called for an instant that he was allied with the wrong doors, lie was of the opinion that wrong exists In the ells- nemsarv but thinks that it can he re* mid ad. Would ask voters to st. ind sent ire for elispensary or square 1 a.' lust it. \sk that attention he turn ml to Ciinrieston and see where Chic- e'o stands, lie- stated he> was not *■ red Mir,a] enough to come te) a cotin- tv and ask that the solicitor s'and aside and allow him to conduct a pro ^ cution. He concluded his remarks by si..ing t tat as > man who is not afraid to have hi record examined when ho asks for votes. Gen. Youmans was unable to lie nta' out on account ol pressure of hu ine-s and the ehai; nan so stated. G. I.. Walker, ca'didMe for ('omyi- troll >r General, next spokr He had '>< f re anneared in Cherokee county as a candid He and had lacked^ only a few votes of election on tills *occas- sion. He only made a few re mark’s unong the number that h • was op- nosed to methods employed bv comp troller '’■eneril. Comptroller genertil could not know of tax values, etc., in the various counties. He has been told, im says, that he does not know ’ what he is talking about and thi s may 'a> true. Gave figures in regard to the ofPoo of comptroller general. He had a great deti he was desirous of Kay- Thought a sum not over $5,000 should he appropriated for an annual re union of these veterans. ShouM bu Id Favor of Brice law had said Gaffney would have a depot i tp fre.> schools. who had I ei'eal. Forty years ago said Blease the whites began to educate the ne- ■ ro and the negro li is been worthless stoeiy ver since. God intended a negro to »e a hewer of wood i id a dr 'wer of Wharton was in quoting him in re gard to the depot here. Mr. Cinzier •ailed attention to the fact that he s built hut ite had not said caused it to he built. Canzlers re narks kent the house in an unroir He ridiculed the rates on live stocl^j and said he suposed that the higher| occasioned j water. Ho declared that Cherokee i | is on trial for prohibition. If any prohibition they will declare not. Stated to id said that he the most | ''bis a political coward, but that he ndi- ha | slid that he (himself, Bletme) ! was not a political coward. Said that county dispensary would not do. lorsement of the te going one way was hy lho fact that they wer going up ' ill as the same oars and same engine i "am promimiou me could convey it over the same rails i'hat wav or they will oid same cross ties as the other iour- 'T. Ansel that he hr a car ing hut lack of time prevent'd this ineqn,ilities exist, evr ywhere, In Greenville county, his home county "nd in Cherokee county as well. With experience of ten years in won: that constitutes the duties of a comp- reeted i troller general he would he pardoned with quit > a liuie applause when he ! if he said that he thought he was ca re forward and > triag the course i amply qinlifled for tlie office, of his remarks was ini n rapte I hy | applaus*' He paid Cherokee a com pliment. saving that he was proud to be with and address eitir.ens of tlie first county to knock the dispensary out of the box. He went on to say that he would not bow down to any political god. In speaking of his re cord. he said that he went to the Leg islature from Abbeville ('ountv with a kindly feeling for the dispensary, but that anyone vho had come in con tact with the stench of it as he had come, would he compelled to loose that feeling. W.as unalterably opposed to the dispensary. As to his work in n r ‘... Canzler was accord d enthusisastic receptiofi of 1 ite so far. John C. Sellers, al-o candidate for Railroad Commissioner, spoke in very corn, 'imont.nry terms of Cherokee o 'nfv. one of th > baby counties of the State. Knew from experience the trials of a new county. Ref Tred to punning of freight trains on Sunday w’hich he refered to as a flagrant vio lation of th" law. J. M. Sullivan, candidate for tlie same office, was the next man to take the stand. At th<> outset Mr. Sulli- v"■ said that he thought thht h(> had beep put in rather a false light by '’apt. Sellers, as h • had not thought for a moment of the State being de villed into territories and these various territories being represent d op the railroad commission. Thinks that the can represent the Pee Bee section as well as h * can the Pied mont. The present railroad commis sion his disappointed the peonle. Col. Wharton as well as his collage, , working for his corrupt thing and m'd * great un of the situation in a humorous xietv for his own safety '* ‘ n s,il ting that the waters of -Viagra could not clean it. on * particle nor a thousand years under that stream people of the sec tion from which the anpointey hail 'd that he always ,ad led his endorse- uent and sent it into the postoffice l part uent. H, ; was n it consulted as to th ■ arnointinent of anv rural 'elivery carrier. 1 never appointed a nan in inv life. I have n > no.vor to 'unoint. The nplieants stand an ex-, iminatio'n tmd when t.lny suciL.ss-j fully stand th- exa i i.iation 1 have] e:nlors<ul the annlicant. He stated Ta.it there "’is no other district in t ’e 1 'fate that had so many r ui< s a.-- the Recent iftli Congressh nal Distriet. which SHCRT NEWS ITEMS OT LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER* OK E . (at Si :ie State in that | i>:m ?1T)u a mmitp tor a ihat Dr Strait's n(*nhew li.ul anolie'd io hiai for work, tile ding that he vva. an orphan and needed the motv y To (inlsli hi- e'ltu ttion and that he in this .nanner. a id, 1 rl ' i II' t '.u in a case of either county dispensary or prohibition say p: - ohibition. Joel E. Brunson, candidate for Governor, w.as now announced. Was doubly jdeasod to hail Cheroke * is the banner county o the was the first, county in South] ^'arolin:' to vote out the disnonsnr/. Referred to a sad instance, of a man vetting drunk and being imprisoned and 1 living his wife to lug the pur- cha-os mad - in town and the drive the buggy home. This had an i ffect o i the audience.a Stated that it was not. true 1 a 'hat hoys could not bu whiskey from 1 m' s to Hie State dispens ry. Harts Degrees i especially and ruins them as laborers i \'o man could iiossilily sav that it had le-st tied liquor selling. Han it k-s i sened crime or not was another ques ; tion. He wanted those ihat stooij i»e I hind the dispi'iisat y to ; ay svitv they i did so. Was impossible to rleati.-e liowed what work h > ii id (' r '’ie in thi lirection for tlu. pt'pnle Tried. Referring to tlie Dr Strip as to (he • ntdoj t Hr. Strait’s) new pi' av tb >f tin* taxpa ers of 'he-ti d iited the char."- and Happening* In and Around the City and Other Evert* Gather* of h' di.- cd quest! on by l cent of his ! 'Pi n.ak u li -t hes *r co nty he ; sous ga\ e as his euc • 11 hat the gov rnment allow* nth for a secretary; . 1 -1 e,l 111.I! isin £ to S'! ► lit} hen x lie adde 1 Unit his was V' (. >n e c 1 . ■ of mor ■ than i d( izen wh <*1V lie had 1 k Ine, d poor to vs to seen l !'f * i n e ducatii in a: id that 1(‘ V. •mild Jo it glil a as it alw ays ap- i. a! d to hi *n vs h r *i: i a bo y' e\i ’ires-ed \ lb sire To fit li inis elf foi • life by an 'dUf: ■ai ion. M r. Fin ley ch ised by giv- n v ,.n aeeo unt of i iiis st* •wan! Iship. > giving of the Oneretta “l.aila” een postuonej for virin.ti roa- !>te notice of F e tie-form- vill ite given by Prof. J >hnson. Prof .eTerie.s was iu Hn'ou a f w ’n s th's wreli. He his been on a ,ig survey in the w 'S‘ern nart of Hv county. He 1‘fi W(>'if d v for a fe v weeks visit to Gaffn y.—Union Times. Severs white youtlrs have been I fined" recently fo - swinging moving trains '1 his is a v* ry d ing uus nrac* tire and ’he example of these hoys win (b u Hess he a warning to others who would do likewise. A testlnoniil is to the s’ce of the SON COBB PARDONED. Mr. Caughman, is defeat. Mr. Gaughmin’s work is oc- ] easioned hy an A. W. Jones, another candidate for two years from now in cas ■ Col. '’oinntroller (>(-neral. was th > m'Xt 1 NYharton is not returned to the com- sneaker. He wtis not an orator nor ] onssion. did he "reteml to have the ready wit Arrived in Gaffnev Tuesday to Re sume Farming. Sun Cobb a rived it. Gaffney iv on Xo. and sillies of most campaign sneak ers. He was of the opinion, however, that to 1> a successful comptroller genenl no great gift as an orator was necessary. As to the duties of the of fice assessing and equalizing were among the most imnortant. Laws had been placed in the hands of the countv auditors and were to be obey ed. Mr. Jones stated that he under stood that in this especial instance the countv auditor of Cherokee had .las. A. Summersett, candidate for , Railroad Commissioner, was the last speaker for this office. He thought that when tin* different politicians fall out as to territory tint, it is tim > for the peonle to get what is coming to them. He was a resident of Rich land comity and was centrally located. Is between Pee Dee and Piedmont and ran amply care for both. Promises that if elected and he doesn’t imnorve present conditions in twelve months tios- Xo. 12, having been released Thorn th,' State penitentiary that tnorn- 'mild not lessen the dirtiness one j '"L- Dt his release a dispatch has whit. i the following to say: \V. A. Edwards only spoke a few' Columbia. Aug. S. ’Son” Cobb, the moments, touching on the non-observ- :1, li mice of law in South Cirolina. Peo- nle responded to th" call of hunger during his remarks and the house! was in a* state of tumult. ffnev Y OS* 01 rdav oo ild h; ive >y a gl an of > at any of tho the ci 1 y. Apr dioants for turned aw; iv e >rlv n tho they were ' soon filled to white man wa s irriin god court yes terd; iv morning tic young Spanish-Anierictn sol- ! (• • who was sentenced to life ini- ; nri (inment in tlie pniPt.ti ry for] : l!iug a Cherokee rowdy named Nor-I u in and was pardoned by Governor A. (’. Jones, like Edwards, had but ' He; . ar, a. ter mug five years of Thonias st >bles in room were morning as overllowing. A voting in mayor's on a charge f reckle-s driving. Ho was charged .Hth having run over a baby in the icvid. He was discharged as it was proven he was doing all he could to control his team Mrs. J. L. Martin, of Lee-ville, La., who has not been here for about thirty v ars is with her two sons, and J- L. now visit ng her ew hearers as the dinner hour had M lls '' :,s tcb'ast'd 1 brother, C;i|it. R. M. Gaffney, on iow* called the majority to eating j' ,< * ,l ' tont ' arv ls l s Limestone street. Mrs. J. F. G ffney, daces. He dw.lt on liis record as a i svas Governor Hey- ; ()f Shelby. X. C.. is also visiting with io iiumeciiaiviv resign, oiiokc m -mi. . , ' .. . ' ,, . , , • i.: der the Brice act. He took ( Wharton as hiving secured his figures , . r,-., ., from the Atlanta Journal. Mr. Whar-1!°. ^ U ^ t lf _I n, . n,an the rigiit manner by the of State and the State Treasurer. He fate in the hands of the peonle. introduced a bill to have matters in Major Lewis W\ Haskel, candidate those offices handled in such a man- for Adjutant and Inspector General, nor that to handle them oth iwise was next announced. Was of the was difficult and another bill that opinion that the voters were present made a rigid examination neceessary. to determine who were the candidates He stated emphatically that if he for them to favor with their ballots, had to buy one vote for twenty-five, He referred to the campaign as con- fifty cents, or a drink of whiskey sjsiting of twenty-seven acts with one that he would not get that vote. He act for adjutant and inspector gener- went on to say that the only issue in al. He thought that the audience was the campaign w-as the State dispen- due a little of the history and he an- sary.. He asked if the voter was one pounced it as follows: two cindi- who belr ved in getting after running dates in the field. Col. J. C. Boyd, of down the grafters. He stated that a Greenville, and himself. It was witness appeared from Newberry on purely a political position. As to its the occasion of the investigation, who importance he reminded the people stated that the Chairman of the Dis- that all laws are powerless without a pensary Committee had shown him fine militia to hack t' i em pn W^nld a roll with s-veral one thousand dol- ask that he be pardoned for wliat might lar bills. And yet the statement is appear to be egotism. He was ( t-ra- made said Mr. Lyon that no man in duate of the Citadel where he finished the State Dispensary has suspicion seventeen years ago. Could discharge upon him. Yet a dispensaryman duties of the office well. For the last from Walterboro says that a member four years has been serving in the of that dispensary committee gave a legislature. He was the author of a member of the Legislature a suit of bill furnishing the State with an clothes. Referring to the fact that armory and his served on many mat- claim is made that this whiskey is ters of'military importance. In con- chemically pure he said that it had elusion asked them to pick the best been proven by a chemist of Georgia, man for the position and let merit who bad made an analysis that the and merit alone decide the matter, amount of red dye secured from It Col. J. C. Boyd, candidate foi the was sufficient to dye a piece of pure same position was the next sneaker, white flannel Mr. Lyon said that it He had appeared in Gaffney and Cher- was chemically pure but pare chemi- okee four years ago and received cally. It has been proven he said four hundred majority over his op* that Budweiser beer was purchased ^onent for which he was profoundly at a price $2 too high, and in the same grateful. H e does not care to claim connection that a Chattanooga whls- distinction o n account of his record kev firm charges too much for liquor nor the several offices he has filled, sold. His concluding remark’s were Lon" experience fits him for the po- that each and every voter would sltlon. Would like to finish four please ask himself at the polls, “How years In the Confederate service and manv grafters will cast their votes f hirtv in the service of the State mill- for J. Fraser Lyon.” He was accord- U&. Could refer to members of these ed liberal applause when he took his 'odleg as to whether or not he was 8ea t. competent. Had been made colonel J. W. Ragsdale, candidate for At- <,f Die first regiment. He agrees with tome-/ General also followed Mr. Ly* opponent. Maj. Hnskel. that merit on. He was temprarily hoarse but should decide the election, his voice grew better as he proceed- J- D. Wharton, candidate for Rail ed with his remarks. Mr. Ragsdale rr ''id Commissioner, now addresse at the outset ridiculed Lyon’s plat- f 9e audience. He had promised the form and asked what It was. He fi^st service of his life and could stated that if anyone would get at it and discover what it was or where he stood he, (Ragsdale) would set ’em un. He said that Lyon had voted against prohibition yet com^s ' to Cherokee and congratulated the peo ple of this county for voting for it. now i • rohibitionists. Commended Chero kee for responding to his .appeal un occasion (lie right I to give the rebates on whiskey to ward and thank him for his clemency, j rs ^j art j n and he call d at the executive offices ; bf>for in company with Attorney Jos. Iv Leech, but Governor Heyward was busy with preparations for his depar- did to immediately resign. Spoke of Mr. * I the house he slated that about two been unjustly criticised for simplv do- years ago, while he was in the Leg- jug ],} s duty. Mr. Jones said to nise islature, current rumor stated that more taxes than was necessary is j ,0 n nan rose irom ms cnair wnen inis uy^jMi then fither^s riiVirht hnv^ tbP ■ Dire for Chick,imauga and did hot fees, were not being kept in exact'y robbery. He quoted a number of assertion was made hut reseated him- privilege Spoke of Ansel ns a i reach the State house until after Cobb Secretary statistics in regUrd’fo this office. Left * l £ * s l ,rte no comment whatever • . J Brunson as a loud nmb? on this. He spoke of the railroads , a 1 mo,u - having made jackasses of Wharton i / 1 ' M ' s ' ’ a , d t * iat t * le newspapers ami the commission In regard to mn-; d ni ; h | ni and tu-at it the Co ning trains. A little excitement was . l/, Q a u '1, a ^ e r , iad 8to , od to ^ t ’ r t? uns created at the conclusion of Mr. Sum- : ea heeshaile would have mersett’s speech hy Mr. Wharton j hee " elected .governor. Said that the They will vi it many s ueiore leaving for Spartan* un* where they go Iro n her 1 . PAID DEAR FOR THEIR-WHISTLE. prove that he had delivered the goods. 'YmM not k'cl: on the result of the election. Said that Gaffney would have a depot In a short while. He re marked that an opponent says freight is carried on Sunday. In reply to t M .: he said that the railroad cora- Tn 'neaklng of his record he s?.id that I mission is not a court and canrot im- Florence had sent, him to both the lower house and to the senate. He wished to stale that he had no de sire to take the rights of the neonle away from them. That while he dis agreed with th^* people of Cherokee j as to the dispensary question and was | of the opinion that it was the very best solution of the liquor question, that he honored Cherokee for taking the fearless stand that they had taken, which stand they had a nerfect right to take. He stated thH he had never loaned toward (he grafters and that he had never been influenced and that any statement to that, effect was a knowing and willful lie. He aesurred the voters that the grafters had absolutely nothing to fear for their safety as the investigating com mittee had not prosecuted a man that they had no cause to he afraid and would not be afraid. He implored the assembled voters to be men and let no partlsin newspaper influence their votes when they came to cast them. He desired no man’s vote who thought 1 prisen anyone or impose a fine. That since he went on (be commission rates on guano, cotton mill products, ! (•♦'*. have been materially lessened. Will leave it to the people as to wh^th r or not he will have to walk ’'lank after six years of service. He explained that the freight com mission em’t interfere with freight ••'lies originating in another State, for instance North Carolina or Georgia. As fitted for this important position as any man in the South. Held many important positions. Canzler. of TIrzah, was the next speaker and he had the crowd with him from the start. He had only to make any remark to evoke enthusias tic applause. He told how well known he was here and proceeded at once to poke fun at Col. Wharton. He spoke of him (Wharton) as having been In office six years and accomplished nothing and wanted to know that if it tool: his six years to accomplish nothin" how long would it take him to do something? Another dig at Col. springing to his feet and called out that h' would accept a challange made by Mr. Summersett, viz. (hat Wharton err''- 1 in siying that freight rates were lower in South Carolina than in Georgia. Mr. Summersett had offered to pay Mr. Wharton’s expenses if he (Wharton) was right and vica versa. When the challenge was accented by Wharton, Summorsett signified his pleasure in the turn nntters had been taken by a grand wave of both arms as he ascended the steps to one side of the Platform. This brought forth applause. The first candidate for Governor to sp -ak was M. F. Ansel. Mr. Ansel said that It was an honor for any man to he elected governor of a State like South Carolina. Was pleased to see Improvements existing everywhera in cities and in the rural districts. Wished that ho had more time to dis cuss his hobby. His good roads hob by was a subject dear to his heart. The report comes from North Ciro lina that the four most prosperous counties In North Carolina, had the best roads of the State. Refered to the fact that in Chester with her splendid roads, the question was not how much could be hauled over the roads but how much the wagon could hold. In portions of North Carolina the roads never differ In winter or summer. Position on dispensary was opposed to StUe dispensary. In favor of local county option. Let the people decide for themselves. If a county wanted prohibition they should have It. If they wanted liquor let them have it as a county dispensary with a board of control appointed bv the governor, said board to make a report three times a year to the judge sit ting in the Cherok'ee county coi>4 house. No county should say any thin" as to what any other county should (.o. hut should govern them selves and allow other counties the same i .dvileges. Stands for education of th : youth of the land. Bids God speed to the institutions of learning and prays that they may be before 'he youth of toda w and not behind them as has been the case in many Instances. Wanted them to have the bets equipment possible. Was in fa vor of caring for needy Confederate soldiers. Did not think that the young r South Carolinians would al low a gray and grand old Confederate soldier to go fo a poor house or to suffer. Earnestly hoped that the old soldier:; could report good tidings to their giand old rommanders who have already passed into the deep beyond. Believed always In upbuilding and not in pulling down. Cole L. Blease, eandidate for Gover nor commenced his remarks by a vlgerous tired a'^ainst the educa- newspapers had maligned him. Mr. Manning said that he repre sented the whole people. The con- ’’tions he advocited are the best so lutions as he sees them. He trusted the peqffie and If they could not Ulist him, he did not expect their vdtqs. Bald that propositions of drunks ngw in Sumter to former systems was Hke one to twenty-five. No man could bin would remedy the defect. Mr. McMahan, was the next candi date for Governor to speak. He was in favor of the disnensarv as a step in the direction of prohibition He thought that it had had this effect In Columbia. If elected governor would miforce prohibition in any county where such might be the will of the peonle. Objected to Raysor-Manning hill. Thought the State might suc cessfully manufacture its own liquor. Lieut. Gov. Sloan said that Ansel was an Indian flourishing a prohibi tion tomahawk but wearing disnen- sar naint. If elected governor would do all In his heart to strictly enforce the law in all counties. The meeting then took a recess un til 3; 30, when the candidates for con gress from this district addressed the voters. When the meeting was re sumed after the recess It was called to order by Acting Chairman Ed. H. DeCamp. Chairman J. B. Bell hiving been called away during the dinner recess. Ex-Congressman T. J. Strait who is a candidate for Congress, was the first speaker after recess. Among other things he said: “k is the du ty of men seeking office to go before the people. It is the duty of the peo- had left to catch his train for Gaff- I ney. Columbians, who were members of 1 the Second South Carolina vol inteer infantry during the Spanish-Amerlcan war remember Gobi) as a member of Comnany B, under Capt. Wm. G. Sir- rine, of Greenville, and Lieutenants Stone, of Greenville, and Sparkman, of Columbia.* »He was a good soldier with much quiet courage and a dispo sition to avoid trouble. It will be re membered that he killed Norman during a general fusillade, after Nor man and his crowd had soarched for him, guns In hand, all over Cherokee county. Cobb left this morning for Gaffney. He says that he will eo hack to farm ing at his old home nmr Cherokee Falls, and apprehends no further trouble from the Normans. Insane Man Stabs Another. Columbia. Aug. 0.—James Raborn and John Barksdale, negroes, two violent insane patients at the State Hospital for the insane, became en waged in a frightful encounter in a i ers finally winning the conte ** t • •. • a. i ... — * i • 1 —1. I r*i i » » ... Sullivan Townshijr Will Pay $34,000 for R. R- That Was Never Built. Laurens, Aug 7 —A meeting of tho taxpay rs of Sullivan townshin was held at Tumbling Shoals yesterday for the purpose of considering a prop osition made by Susong and others who held the bonds voted by SniHvaH townshin twenty years ago to build the Carolina, Knoxville and Western railroirl. The proposition made through attorneys of the bond hold ers was a compromise of sixty-five ner cent of the total indebtedness, which, including interest, /imounts to about $34,000. The proposition was accepted and Mr. C. C. F'utherstone of this city, who attended the meeting and who together with other attorneys representing the taxpayers, will en deavor to float thirty year five and a half per cent, bonds to liquidate the debt of $19,000 now. As will be recalled this has been quite a celebrated suit, involving sev eral townships in Laurens. Green ville, Greenwood and Edgefield coun ties. The case has been in the courts for a number of years, the bond hold- sinede cell where they had been’lock ed on account of scarcity of room, and Barksdale was killed at an early hour yesterday morning. The matter wis not reported till tonight. Barksdale was literally stabbed to death by the other negro and his body was terribly lacerated when found by the atten dants. The place has been overcrowd ed for some time. There are now 375 more patients than there are ac commodations for. Sullivan township voted bonds fea the amount of $13,300 to id .a uti.l<£ ing the road through that township. The road was graded in 188G but was never completed. The bonds were bought up by various moatali-ts and some years ago suit was brought to compel payment of the n. It was a hard fought legil battle, one of the celebrated suits of the State in many years. Some of the coupons have expired and of course payment on them Is not considered in the adjustment of the matter. Mr. Gold a Candidate. Blacksburg. S. C.. Aug. 6, 1906. Gaffney Ledger.—My name did not appear In your last week’s issue as a candidate with Mr. Ligon for Magis trate for Cherokee township. I slgn- . ed the pledge and mailed it to Mr Pie to exercise their freedom In th# | j. B. Bfl. chairman, before the 1st tarrh Hyom e i Sold Under Guarantee, matter of voting for a candidate. NOW IS 1HE TIME Summer is Best Season to Cure Ca- 1 served six years In congress. Dtrt of which was the most critical period In the history of the country. During the latter part we had the war with Spain and the only thing that could be brought against me was that 1 voto-t against the war. As a result of the war we have i cancer that has eaten out the vital of the country to the extent of &.x)ut $81)0,000,000. Mr. Finley has been there for eight vears ami what has he done? For the five years he has ridden the old free day of August. Summer is the best time In the I would like for you to correct the whole year for the treatment of ca- mi.stake in your next issue. Respectfully yours. B. J. Gold. Prize Yield of Oats. Spartanburg, Aug. 6.—R. B. Pollard, a nro nin nt farmer who resides about •‘firht miles from this city. 1ms been warded Die $50 cash prize offerel by tarrhal trou’. les, and the Gaffney Drug Co. urge every re ’er of The Ledger to use Hyomei now anj be per- manettly cured. I’’'IF e th > ordinary treatment for catarrh, there is no sto n ich do ing when u in r Hyomei. The remedy Is hrea*’ed throirh a neit pocket in* h’ler that cones in every o itflt and U, Vh.;ntv Loan and "frust''company *'* ! ' ai a ^ titrates to of this city for the 1 rgest yield of ™ * remote parts of t te nose ,ats o* one acre of ground. Mr. Pol- t' 1 ™ 3 v searches out and kills t v e catarrh ger "s. in all • a ts of the resnlra’ory organs 'and soothe# and '"nls an - ’ irr'.t tfo*> the e may he In th* mucous membrane. Hyomei Is not alone the only na- t’ir l tre t eat 'or cat’rrh, hit It is the on’v one s'dl nnder an ahs'lute "tiarantee to refund the money unless it gives atisf rtion 't k llj all dls- tion of the n-gro. He spoke of being a reformer In 1890 when he | these c—ointments Wjs a candidate for the legislature from Newberry and maintained that he is a reformer yet. Declared that he maintained one platform for six teen years. Was In favo. of bi en nial Hestons of the legislature. Oi>- poscs to very small children being ’tnoloyed by the various corporations of the St He, Wa« in favor of a libera 1 appropriation for Confederate soldiers. delivery horse, which was Introduced , a ,. (| wag t v, e winner, having produc- ami made a law by Stokes. I alter ner, ,.,i no.inds on his acre. The myself and others. He then entered contest was entered bv many farmers Into a discussion of the rural route „ f ,, lis rf „ ntv anr i Mr. Polland Is very question in detail. He ch r"°d Mr. j n IIr ', pleased in carrying off the Finlev with holding up appoint nents ,, r ; Ze on the rural routes until after election in oHer that he might have those ex- ’ The End of th e World necting appointments working In his of troubles that robb d E. H. Wolfe, behalf. Mr. Finlay interrunte i an 1 ,,f Bear Grove. la., of ill usefilness. s nd rosTorei the mucou# denied that he ever promised more Pa .-e when he began liking Electric membrme of the thro t. m se and than one appointment. Mr Strait P*, Bitters. He writes: "Two years ago newed his attack on Mr. Finley’s ap- Ki Inev trouble cans *1 me great suff polntments, saving that In hi cours i ; ering. wVch I wo Hd never have sur- ■> had built up a wall around him by | v’ved had I not taken Elect-l- Bit- He couldn't un- ter . T! ey also cu-ed me of Geuer 1 derstand how it was that If Mr. ' la- He' Hit .” Sure cure for all Stum- ley had no power to appoint peonle to ,ac'i. Liver aad Kldaev co nolalnts. the postoffice service, a, h» had stated, he could endorse the aunlica- lungs to • e Tectlv heath, co idltion. ' r '' cunnlote Hyonel o’tGlc costa hut $1.00, extra bottles, 50c. Tho t.a.fn v rug io. sell Hyom 1 under an •') olnte " iara 'tea t.» ref in' the money if it does not give s iti sfactl.an. Wi am no r.sk t all in buying this Bl.'od 'll eases, in 1 Weakness IleaJa he, D.z/.in *ss g .aranteed remedy, or bodily decline. tlons of peonle who were appointed Mr. Finley in r"oly said he wis not consulted by the L’taited Slates '''vernment in regard to the appoint- ment of anv min. When a net t’.on was n-"sented to him with the en* Price 5(»c. Gu’ranteel hy C’harOAee Drug Co.’s drug store — 'll wagons »oid .at cost during month cf August. Gaffney Harwdare Co. Aug. 3-1 mo. TO CURE COLO IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE IIROMO guiO.D# TauL-ts. DrurgWU refund QiOit#y It <t falls to cure K W iHiO' K’L sig nature Is on each box. 25c.