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~. l THE LARGEST CIRCULATION •f Any N«w«oap«r In th« Fifth CongreMlonal District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The ledger SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY v#E GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY •f Evary Advartlaar 'Nh© Uaaa tha Column© of Thl© Paper. BEET ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All tRat tha Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest of the Popple of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C* FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1907. $1.00 A YEAR. A NEWSY LETTER FROM WIIKINSVILIE, MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concernlnq Pop ular People anrf Short Items of •hat Section. Wllkinsvllle. April t.—Now that „ D v.«, uc , cu Tpai Harris hag been hanged and ment among the superstitiously in- and it may be the writer or the tyoes have got the names confused. Dr. Gunter should be Dr. Hunter, B thesda church should be Beersheba church, and Uncle Billy Gilkerson should be Uncle Billy Wilkerson. About the fnte of Dr. Hunter’s rid ing mare Nellie we can’t recall but the other facts in the case are iden tical with the reports we heard in our childhood from men living in that community when it happened. All the tale Is too much to be couch ed in so short a letter as this and we must necessarily omit It for the present and will perhaps give It later. Dr. Hunter was a brave man and his becoming frightened by a ghost created a sensation which old people told us caused much exclte- MR. W. D. BARRINGER DEAD. 1h© law has triumphed in Cherokee •©nnty the next matter of public in terest is what were the amount of ■al©a and how much money did the •rewd that assembled in Gaffney last Friday spend there. We presume that if any blind tigers were In oper ation they did a lively business. But w* have heard nothing of the sort •e yet _ ^e passed the farm of the Messrs. ®e©rge boys last Monday and found Mem putting in guano. Mr. James ®*°rge. a one-armed young man, was plowing—making a full hand. is one of the most enterprising TMne men in Cherokee county and fne loss of an arm will never inter- ■ere with his making an honest liv- admire the pluck of such ciined living in that cummunity at that time. Miss Bonnie McCluney will have an entertainment at her school house sometime in the not far dis tant future. Miss Blakely, who Is teaching the Hopewell school will al so have an entertainment at her school too. Of both these entertain ments we hone to give our readers a full "write up.” Th« Ledger's report of the hang ing of Tom Harris and the attend ing circumstances was a very clever piece of journalism appearing as it did in such a short time after (he execution took place. We are told that the publication of Talmage’s sermon cost the paper about $200 a*vear, and we must say — v. i V4V. rv ft ULII - T " ~ .*.**«*, A man with one arm or one that it is worth more to those who read lesr. who has good health and can’t |‘t carefully and InteiMr-entiy than a sake a living is of no account. We i v, ’l 10 !e cart load of cheap stuff too kaow plenty of men who the loss of ! oft, ’ n f °und in secular papers, a limb has inad-* a man of. The old fros t this morning has stirred Mffang that "Providence provides for ur) Gardners and fears are entertain- 8k© Lome and the lazy,” is literally ■me in many respects. The bright newsy letter of the in- ■eingent, accomplished and beautl- *** Annie Laurie” which grace the Sr 0111 ?? an< * °ther papers •or which sh~ writes, are both inter esting and instructive and our mak- ed that the fruit is badlv damaged. Several people have bedded their sweet potatoes. One of Mr. Jeff Blackwell’s boys who was very sick a few days ago is much better. We r-gret. to learn that Dr. T. B. Whitesides, of Blacksburg, is danger- assertion is by no means a 1 ol,s 'y Whitesides Is one of raneetlon 0n our 0 t{j er correspond-1 OUr 0 ' r l school and playmates and ***• I we hope for him a speedy recovery. Corn planting began last Friday Mrs. S. F. Estes has got up again jag continued through "rotten Saturday." Mr. W. T. Osment says •©eo planted on Saturday following Qo°d Friday (which is rotten Satur day) will do no good. But if the saasons. ground and worb it gets are what it needs the result will be otherwise. w e are satisfied. «ood Friday as a planting dav in and Is able to look after her domes tic affairs though she is very weak vet. Owing to the cold wind last Sab bath the Salem Sunday school was not in session. The session of Salem church will meet next Sabbath at 2 o’clock p. m. to elect a delegate to Enoree Pres- k‘Mii 1111^, uajr in •* i i tjft- kurdens has largely played out ex- 1 hvtor y which meets at Clifton on the nv -i .• • > .. . . t i. a. n. _ •o»t by t ne "old forgirs” who think * the day of all others that seed rtwuld be planted. All such ideas 9th inst. at 7:30 p. m Some unknown friend has kindly sent us a marked cony of The Na- korder closelv on superstition though Uonal Tribune, Washington. D. you can t find one in a hundred who i which has some “war reminiscences” win acknowledge it. j from a fed°ra] standpoint of which an ^ J. N. Strain and ; w e know something. Such kindness cnildren went to Gaffney last Satur- i I s highly appreciated, but will be ! more so with the senders name. Dne of our neighbors narrowly es-' Camp Jefferies XT. C. veterans will ®*ped a severe case of nhumphulgious | meet at Wilkinsvlllo on Saturday from eating a raw tater a dav or X3th * n!3 t- a t 2 o’coclk p. m. to elect two ago. The timelv Tise of soda a PTionsor and delegates to the State being serious or severe, reunion and for the transaction of The action of the Unity people in ) other routine business. We hope a, ‘° win 5 « orT1 Xlarris who was ; f°r a full turnout of the members at wianged at Gaffney last Friday to be ! that meeting. ©oried in the graveyard thus re-1 J. L. S. •altft an incident in the life of the late Bob Ingersoll. Ingersoll found i Notes From Timber Ridcie. tH had Se^'lnJo 3 wv’ h L C , h Timber Ridge, April 2.-As Timber khtllolv tv, „ ' a * ^' l r ! " Ride" doesn’t boast of a corresnond- «lelltv said u Mm- G ° f lnfi ' er, t to vo, >r paper. I thought I would Join* fit ” "Kell aTe J°" i eivp yon a f,!w Jots from this section. Mild the Irishman “BiiV'! The far mers are all busily engaged you beatin" o, it nnw ar , e i in n,,tt * ns: CTia no and gettingtheir "Oi, r ver- nce - *'%''« ,w re river mce. | The weather nrnnhetc ©aid the so n of the Emerald Isle. "I Wen Known Gastonian Succumb# After Battle of Many Weeks. Mr. W. D. Barringer died at his home on West Air Line street yes terday afternoon about 4:30 o’clock after several weeks’ Hines;; from pa ralysis. For the past several days Mr. Barringer’s friends had been un easy about his condition and late Sunday afternoon it was thought that his death was only a few hours distant. Several weeks ago Mr Bar ringer was strucken with paralysis, hr’ Hg condition was not considered serious until recently. William Deems Barringer would have be^n ol years of age on the 19th day of next July. He was born T" Row’an county and was the son of the late John V. Barringer, a fa miliar figure in Rowan county. He is survived bv two brothers John V. Barringer. Jr., of California, snd R- L. Barringer, of Salisbury; four sis ters. Mrs. Louts© Linker, of Con- - -d: Mrs. W. E. Dunham, and Mrs. R. A. Bird, of Salisbury and Mrs. D P Keever. of Snencer. He is also survived by a wife who was former ly Miss Della J. Snencer. and three children. Mr. Arthur Barringer and Misses Trene and Louise Barringer. Mr. Barringer had for s°vp' , al years nast been a travelin 0 ' repre sentative for the piano house of Chas M. Stleff whose Southe--» head- ouarters is at Charlotte, and was welt known and very nonuP** among a large arauaintance of traveling men. He was a famPiar fi7ny? ’4 the business life of Gastonia. He wag both a Mason and a Hentasonh. The funeral services are being con ducted with Masonic honors this af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock- at Main Street M. E. church. South, of which he was a member, bv the nastor. Rev. Edwin L. Bain, and the remains ’’•ill he intered in Oakwood ceme tery.—Gastonia Gazette. Mr. Barringer was well known in Gaffney, he having married a daught er of Mr. Thomas Snencer. of this county, who was a sister of the late "Doe’’ Spencer, of this city. Am taiehing the doortv hoithen to *m;w that there ia a poonishment af ter death. Tou can’t turn an Irishman down. Dnole Jimmy” Roundtree said: Tou never found an Irishman hunt ing an azy job.” iAst Saturday night the weather The weather prophets who pre dicted a cold sp^ll about Easter did not miss it much, as it is very cool at this writing. Thp Timber Ridge school will pre sumably close In about three weeks. Mr. L. B. Davis, the teacher, has of fered a oriz* to the one that, spells the best on the last day. A few people from here went to turned eon! n-.n QaKKo\u. j A > PW People irom here went to : ™td wo-„ S h ,,av we h 1 last Friday to witness the » coia rain witn some apperance of • • - — H» turning to sl^et or snow and the vegetation looks sickly. Hr. W. C. Kirby is threshing out ®is rveas. He hag plenty of sweet potato seed and is one of our most energetic and progressive farmers. H© sent Mrs. j. L. S. some of his Rne potatoes to make a pie which w©, us and family enjoyed verv tn»ch. Ifr. Sam J. Strain has b°en suffer ing with toothache and a swollen jAW. The rain last Sabbath, though a cold one. wa a a gr eat help to oats a a«1 wheat. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes passed here hanging of Tom Harris. As grave ag the charges were against him there still seemed to be an und°r- current of sympathy for the unfortu nate man. Mrs. R. M. Littlejohn gave the voting neonle an Easter egg hunt and pound simper last Saturday eve ning which was much -nloved by all who attended. Those present were. Misses Keziah Belle and Bertlo Por ter. Pa and Ophelia Jamieson. May^ me. Olive and Ethel Tate, Messrs. Brooks Porter. B. F. Tate. W. B. Tate and C. V. Tate. Roland Mabry, B. F. Jamieson. J. S. Carter. Will T?te and Frank Webster. Mr. I. C. Tate and son. B F. Tate, Grindali Gossip. Grindall, April 1.—The cold wave struck us on schedule time. The birds and flowers called to each other that snring had come once more, but old Boreous shook his head, laughed and said, nay, you shall not be left in peace lust yet. Once more you shall feel the sting of my lash and cower in my pre sence. The Easter ege hunt passed off pleasantly. There were 125 eggs hidden and a*! were found exrent five. Mr. Oscar Horn won the prize, he having found the largest number —eleven. Master Wm Goudelock came next, he found eight. The eggs were equally divided as near as pos- slble. After the hunt a short enter tainment was given, the object be ing to raise some money to help build a monument a t Jonesviile to the Confederate dead. The program ,..i" ag follows: Song America—Mrs. VirgieHughes and Miss Sunie Mabry. Incidents of the Cival war. First speaker, W. E. M. Kirby. Serond sneaker. J. O. Tate. Song. “Just as the sun went down”—Mr Leslie Fowler and Mrs. Mavr°tta Kirby. Objoct of the meeting—Mrs. May- retta Kirby. Collection. Thanks. Mrs. Mayretta Kirby. Miss Mattie Jones and Mrs. Eugenia TTameg were appointed to aid Mrs. Kirby In securing funds for the monument. Mrs. Janie Bowens and dughter, of Jonesviile, visited Mesdameg Virgie and Lillie Hughes Saturday and Sun day. Miss Sunie Mahrv spent Sundliy with her little friend Irene Kirby. School will CIOS'* th's week. The scholarg are showing their love for the teacher. Mr. Thos. Chalk, by presenting him with remembrance cards and he In return wil 1 treat th“m. Annie Laurie. SHORT NEWS ITFMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. RAVENNA READING. Recent Happenings | n »nd Around the City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local New* Editor. There will be regular services at Midway Saturday and Sunday at 11 o’clock. Vic Spurgeon is building an un-to- date barn on his premises on Oak* land avenue. Col. T. B. Butler went to Columbia Tuesday to appear before the par don hoard to have the death coutoo- ce of Ed Rainey, colored, cummuted to a term in the penitentiary. The postofflee department has made a change rural route No. 8. effective April 16th, whereby the oner n tives of the Globe Mill will be supplied daily by Carrier Sarratt. It was an error on our part in an nouncing that “Enchantment” would tie n r oduced at the Star Theatre. We were a little previous, as the an- ticinated arrangements did not ma terialize. C. H. Robbins and A. C. Moore & company, the livery men. have swap ped stands Mr. Robbins having nur- e> aced the building and lot lately occupied by Mr. Moore, while the latter has rented the one formerly occupied by Mr. Robbins. Mrs. M. J. Byars yeoterdav sent to The Ledger office the first strawber ries of the season. Anril the 4th is nretty early for strawberries, but Uncle George Byars, that’s Mrs. Byars’ husband, is a hustler when It comes to gardening. W. C. Hopper, formerly of this citv but now of Glendale. G in the city renairing the store room now orcunied by Shuford & LeMaster. He is practically placing a new found ation tinder the building and when finkhed it will he almost a« good as new. Rome neonle have been assiduous ly circulating the report that all the soats for the Clansman had - been sold. This Is an error. Up to yes terday there were something more than two hundred reserved seats yet to he sold, to say nothin? of the "'"'oral admission tickets that will he sold at the door next Wednesday night. The people of Gaffney have no reason to eomntain of the attractions eiv'n them in the Star Course. Vic tor’s Venetian Band was. as one en- thusiatsic musician said, "the best thing ever booked at the Slar Thea tre” While we will not subscribe to the utterance in full we will say it was one of the best attractions ever brought to Gaffney. Everybody was delighted. BOND ISSUE CARRIES. Two Hundred Maiorlty m Favor of Bonds. I Thp election held ypqfpr'lov n*i | Question of issuing $25,000 worth of bonds fop improving the public school buildings of Gaffney carried by a vote of 239 to 39. Many people w ho were not interested remained awav from the noils entirely. The banner voting precinct was at Limestone Mills where 96 votes were cast for bonds and against bond" The vote bv prednts was as follows: vesiorriav nn hie TTniII ilu ^ '• L- j ate ana son. B. r . rate, • load of chlckona and oS Uncle “ flyl " e tr,,> PaCO ' rt M ° , ‘' jT^o'r^nTmondJ h T”a" e r ! , h Mr /rL'rd'” ^ til he is reported dead. , this section Saturday and Sunday. Hr. and Mrs H B McDaniel and' R , ert J e P nrt «r spent Saturday rfAiUmr. of Hickory Grove, came , p d w "wlbeT* 111 over Saturday on a visit and return-i ^ Webater - Gaffney, ©a home yesterday monlng. busirift<,s trio 10 th,R section 1 Ab the sad thing had to take place ' n, r, ni , r»T,h a n « w© are ffiad to know that Cherokee . w, 1 a a, ll? Ophelia county's first hanging was a verv v s ^ Mkeej* Keziah and Belle Por- creditable affair and conducted in ; ’c un J ay ; 4 _ Btrict conformity with the law. We . ^' ,nr1ay Behool at Gefhsemane wiil don’t suppose the same witnesses— j AnrlT^Th ^Tlm^h^PidtrA all of them—will be anxious jo see A ? r ', . T h Timber Ridge Sunday another hanging—their curosity is i ^ ch0 ? ll ^ as P 0 * 8tart ^ yet > bu t hope satisfied. , 51 ' v,, l ,n tbp ne ar future. Mr. W. C. Blackwell has two curl-! vrP r .io H ’ T ? te ° , 1 T, ? u & b ‘ 8nent oslties few people ever seen th- like , n n i / r . n If b ^ bere witb bis brotber * nf O n cn fa A t V> 1 cr <r A nfl\9 n A L. 1 , O we will A Fight for Better Rates. W. A Turner of the Merchants Orororv company of this citv. and his attorney. T. B. Butler, anneared before the railroad commissioners at Golumhia Wednesday and presented facts and figures, which thev claim will substantiate their statement that Gaffney Is being discriminated against bv the railroads. In the mat- '■* freight rates from cities In Virenia. The figures ’esented to the commission ■’ 'W ;! at the rate to Gaffney and to Spartanburg, which ar> practically the same, are higher than to other towns in this imme diate territory. The commission will take the matter under consider ation at its next meeting. For Against Limestone Mills 96 0 Holt’s store 49 3 Harris’ store 81 29 Gallager’s store 13 7 Total 239 39 I Ro thp Inadequate school buildings will Improved, much to the credit of the voters. of. One Is a three legged calf and the other Is ft calf without tail. Wltk these excentions both of them are well develop'd calves but they are none the less curiosities. ^ It was ft great disappointment to chose who had treated themselves with fine Easter hats that thev didn’t Ket to- show out last Sabbath on ac count of the rain. Hold on “Sissies.” ■aster will come again next year. In th© Weekly News and Courier (Charleston) of last Saturday we tnd a “ghost story” which we are ©oocelred la one we heard nearly a© far back a© we can remember. If thk appears In print trv to write a longer one next time. Suppess to The Ledger and all Its readers. Blue Eyes. Best thing on earth for colds and grin. Nature’* Cough Remedy and Grip Tablets. If a 50c bottle of Na ture’s Cough Remedy and a 23c box of Grip Tablets don’t kuock that cold we waII refund that 7Ec as cheerfully as w© took It. Gaffney Drug Co. Subacrtb© for Tha Ledger; $1 g year. Death of Mrs. Vassey. Mrs. William Vacsev, an aged and highly respected ladv. died Sundav morning March 31st, at her h<jme n-'ar Goforth, and was burled at Corinth Bantist church Monday. Dr. A. M. Simms conducted the funeral services. Mrs. Vassey leaves her aged husband and several grown children to mourn their loss to whom The Ledger extends* sympathy,. Doing Busines* Again. “When my friend- thought I was about to take leave of this world, on account of Indigestion nervousness and general debility.” writes A. A. ^hlsholm. Treadwell. N. Y., “and when it looke-t as if the-e was no hone left. I was persuaded to try Electric Bitters, and I r°Jolce to sav that they are curing me. I am now doing business again as of old. and am still gaining daily.” Best tonic medicine on earth. Guaranteed by Cherokee Drue Co. 30c. W© g© not do an kind© ©f printing -w© d© th© GOOD kind. First Baptist Church Notea. Regular service next Sabbath at 11 a. m. by the pastor. At 3 p. m. there win be a conference of the church for business and all members are requested to be present. At night the song servlc® which wag arranged for last Sabbath night will be held. The rain last Sabbath revented the service. The Sabbath school meets at 9:45 a. m. and the new literaturp for the quarter Is on hand for all classes. Death of An Infant. The four*w«eks-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. McClure died last Thursday afternoon. The bodv was taken to Grassy Pond Friday for In terment. There was no funeral service. A strike of trainmen on 40 West ern railroads seems more Imminent than before. “Pneumonia’® Deadly Work had seriously affected my right lung.” writes Mrs. Fannie Conner, of Rural Route 1, Georgetown. Tenn.. “tJhat T coughed continuously night and dav and t’ie neighbors’ prediction— ennsumotlon—seemed Inevitable, un- Ml my husband brought home a bot- Me of Dr. King’s New Discovery, which In my case proved t" be the only REAL cough cure and restorer of weak sore, lungs” When all other remedies utterly fall, you may still win In the battle against lung and throat troubles with New Discovery, the REAL cure. Guar anteed by Cherokee Drug Co. 80c and $1.00. Trial bottel free. Local Items and Personal® of Gen eral Interest. Ravenna. April 3.—Mr. J. B. Brown, one of our best farmers, was a Gaff ney visitor last Friday. Mr. H. D. Mathis, a well known Pacolet river farmer, attended the Harris hanging last Friday. Cant. J. B. Brown and daughter. Miss Ella, spent Monday in Gaffney visiting Masses Edna and Minnie Brown. Misses Bessie and Nannie Mathis attended the Sundav school conven tion at Cowpens last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Bessie was a delegate from our Sunday school. Mr. J. M. Green, our bustling mer chant of the Dixie store, attended the Cowpens convention last Satur day and Sunday, being a delegate from here. Misses Eva and Pearl Burgess shopping at Gaffney Monday. Misses Leila and Ila Mathis were Pacolet shoppers last Saturday. Misses Maggie and Carrie Goforth, accompanied by Miss Eunice Smith, of Goueher. were Pacolet visitors last Saturday and Sunday. Master Smith Kitchens, of Paco- 1 visited his grandmother. Mrs. C. E. Kitchens, a few days la°* week. Mr. M. W. Brown, our merchant, was a business visitor to Oaffney Monday. Mr. Charles E. Pettit, of Furman University. Greenville, spent Easter " ith his parents. Mr. and Mrs B. L. Pettit. MY. and Mrs. R. B. Chalk, of Gre°r, spent Easter here with their parents. Prof, and Mrs. T. G. Chalk. They went down to Jonesviile v«ster.iay where thev spent the day with their sister. Mrs. Geo. Brown. v Mjsg Pauline Pettit, who has so instructed the scholars of the Gowdeysviile school, spent Easter here with her many relatives and friends. Mr. 1^. D. Goforth was a Pacolet v’rttor Monday. Misses Addle Brown and Mary Louise Chalk, after successfully t"3c v *n w out thier school at Goueher, closed yesterday. We learn the pu pils have learned verv nicelv which "mk c the teachers’ hearts rejoice. Mr. Saul Goforth carried off the prize on attendance, not missing a sinr r, o dav during the school term— four months. The next best attend ance was Master Charles Brown, who missed only half a Jay. Mr. Calvin Bonner, of Pacolet, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bonner. There wag a considerable frost yetserday morning, with a thin skate of ice and a light freeze which has damaged fruit and vegetables con siderably. Easter here was very quiet, and h'ing a rainy day, most everybody was housed in causing sad hearts, as nearly every one had a new suit or new dress to sport on that dav. hut such is life—full of sad disappoint ments. Mr. John R. Wilkins has about completed his new cottage. There was a business meeting of the Goueher church last Friday eve ning and your correspondent being a member of that body, attended the meeting which was a warm one. Prof. Woodruff of Pacolet. was elect ed chairman and Mr. M. W. Brown made secretary. Cant. J. B. Brown wa-- asked by the chairman to state to the church the cause of the meeting and he did so very ably, and in our opinion, made the best speech of the meeting, although Prof. Woodruff and Mr. Tom Green also made good speeches Rev. Mr. Guy. of Lynchburg. Va. was nomi nated and elected pastor of the Goueher church, taking effect June 1st. or sooner if possible. There was some lively talk about the salary but $300 was pledged for that pur^ pose. Mr. Guy now has three churches. Goueher, Pacolet Station and Paco- let Mills. Mr. Carvlll Chalk was an early visitor to Pacolet vetserday. Prof. Chalk’s scholars of the Homes school have presented him with many beautiful cards and other lit tle tokens which he most heartily envoys and he says he has a school made un of a class of peoplo whom he loves. The Ledger was the first paner ar riving here with a complete account of the Harris hanging. We congra tulate the editor and printers for such a nice, clean account of the hanging and more especially pictures of Harris before and after th** trial. Our county naner covered the execu tion equal to a daily, even giving a minutely account of the days pre ceding. But when they are ahead of Tho Ledger. If It is a semi-weekly, they must get up and more than hustle. Mr. “Chris” Tate and eon. Mr. Ben. of lower Cherokee, were in town Monday. Mrs. C. E Kitchens spent 8atnr- day and Sunday in Spartanburg with her children. Mr. and Mrs J. T. Kitchens. Mr. W. A. Kitchens has Joined the United States army and left last Fri day for New York City. Mr J. A. Goforth, a BarracA was a Gaffney visitor yesterday. Messrs. M. W. Brown and R- D. Kitchens were JoneFiville vllstors yesterday afternoon. “S. ” of Clifton, keena poking fun at us through The Ledg«- b*»t what do we care, as the young ladies are backing us up. “S.,” give us “another round.” since we are surrounded by so many beautiful ladles, who are a blessing to any community. We hone “8.” will not get mad as we like to tease as well as be teased. Mr. “State” Brown, who lives two miles southwest of here, bad the misfortune to lose his house by fire yesterday morning. Th© flr© started from a fin© and only • few things were saved, as the wind was fnrloa©- ly blowing, adding onlv fuel to the flames. Mr. Brown’s store Almost joins his house, but it seema, from re ’•♦s. he saved his store only by heroic work. We cannot 1 *‘in whether his house was insured Of not. but, after all. is made homeless bv the blaze. Mr. Brown is a brother of out neighbor. Capt. J. B. Brown, and Is well known here. We extend ou» sympathies to our neighbors accost the way by their loss in yesterday’s fire. Ql BOOKED FOR JAMESTOWN. “The Clansman” Goes to Norf©Ht Soon After Its Vi«jt Here. The la^t onportunity to s^e “Th© Clansman” In this vicinity for some time to come will be at the StAf Theatre next Wednesday evening, Anrll 10th. Immediately after this engagement the company g—■ north to prepare for an extended ran ol “The Clansman” at Norfolk In com nection with the Jamestown Ter-Cen- tennia] exposition beginning April 29th. Following this all sununeT run the plav Is booked for an entire season In the far we*-* and on th© Pacific coast “The Clansman” company win Ar rive in Gaffney and depart therefrom bv its own special train, consisting of day and Pullman coaches baggage cars and accommodations f^r Its troop of Ku Klux cavalry horse*. The company is traveling two hun dred miles a day on its northward journey and Is forced to have Its own eouipment and special trslft service *o as not to lose any towns.. Th^v come direct from Atlanta. Ga. and go hence to Wilmington. If. C. Thomas Dixon. Jr., author of “Tha , Clansman.” writer to his r^oresenr tative in Gaffnev th*'* he is Immense ly ^leased with the success of the I nlay in its home territory. In Char- j iotte, Spartanburg and Greenville, : where It showed three weeks ago. th© ■ theatres were by far too small to I hold th'- crowds that wished to at tend. A large party of Mr. Dixon’s ; “home folks” from Shelby. N. C.. 1 will come down to Gaffney next Wed- mesday to see the play. Thera win also be parties from King’s Mourn (where the scene of the play Is supnos°d to be located). Blacksburg. Cowpens and Yorklvlle. The Broad River S. 3. Convention. The fourth annual session which wag held with tho Cownens church last Saturday and Sunday was a fine meeting. The attendance was good, the reports were good, the brethren who snoke were generally prepared and tho spirit, of the meeting was excellent. Thera is no mistake about the Sunday school woix: of the convention being on the up grade. The day was a bad one so far as the weather was concerned but the P'-onle filled the house and the exer cises were verv helpful. The exhibition of primary work as done by Mj«s Mae Green and her sirtor wa^s vow much on loved bv the congregation and the classes showed good training. Rev. Mr. Crocker spoke at 11 o’clock on “The Scriptures as a source of Inspiration for life” and made an excellent address which was followed by a good offering for the Sundav =choo] convention Th- 1 writer left before Dr. Lodge snoke In the afternoon hut he hears that he made as good address ag usual and that he had a good house In suite of the heavy roin fall at the time. The pastors conference which met on Saturday night was the best yet held. Eight ministers were Pre sent and the meeting was a spiritual help to the people present as well as to the pastors. * B. L. Hoke, of Blacksburg, ict°d chairman of the pastors ace for the ensuing year and . T. Thompson was made aea- Sundav school convention re elected Prof R. O. Sams as presi dent. Mr. W. H. Wilkerson. as aee- retary and a Mr. Bridges as assist ant. while W. T. Thompson waa een- tinued as treasure. The next session of the convention will he with the State Line church m-"* spring. The Cowpens choir furnished some rrood singing and the hospitality ol the neonle was cordial and excellent s'* that all who attended fe’t sorry they could not go back to CowDsns next year. The nan rt r by Miss Ellis on organiz ed class work and that bv Miss Mas Green Op primary work will be nrlnh- • v '' In the minutes of the convention The Price of Health. “The price of health In A malAr rious district Is lust 25 cents; the cost of a box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills,” writes Ella Slayton, of No land. Ark. New Life Pills cleanse gently and Impart new life and vigor to the sj'stem. 25c. Satisfaetioa guaranteed at Cherokee Drug O® The Alaska Packers Assoelatkm are about to introdnc" the Argo Red Salmon in this market. T.iey are the largest Salmon canners In the world, employing an army of 7,500 men. with a fleet of over sixty v©*- r o 1s. and the Argo is the choicest Red Salmon packed. It is caught m the Icy waters of Bering Sea. Tha flesh Is verv firm: of a beautiful rad color and delicious flavor. April 1-5. There *re many tonics In the tea As by the papers you can se But none of them can equal Hollister’s Rocky Mountain T< —Try the Williamson Plan ouf Dixie Dent Corn—It’e a li ylelder. Gaffney Dr-- Co. •ubaerlb© for Th* r: $1 a