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the largest CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In th« RWth CensrawionTl Oiatrlct of A- C- IVERY ONf f'A!D IN ALVsf C ; Ledger se:i:-veje .y-published Tuesday and feiday. vC GUARANTEE THE RELlAgltm of Evary Atfvorlisor Who U»«a tha Column* of Thla Papar. &EST AL’VERTItINQ MEOIUM. A Nawapapar In AN Hut tfca Wari Impllaa ani Dayota^ ta tha Boat Intoraat of tha Pajpla of Chart)kaa County. ESTABLISHED FEB. It. ISM. BAPPNEY, «L O, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1907. flOO A VfAfL « NEW'V I.ETTER FROM 'IKINSVIU. MOVEMENTS OF ”HE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Persona) Paragraph* Concerning Pop ular People and Short Item* ef that Section. Wllklnsville, July 13.—Th e prob abilities at present are that The Ledger readers will get a quase re spite from the tortuous letters from Wilkinsville for a short while at least, on account of the correspond ent finding something else to do' This will be gratifying to many of them no doubt. Usually it takes from one to one and half hours to get one of these letters In shape for the printer. Reading and transcrib ing short hand notes and getting data is no little item in a business point of view. But with us its only a labor of love while with others it may be something else. We can’t tell. The Elbethel section was visited with a hail storm last Tuesday night which did considerable damage to crops. Mr. W. C. Sparks was one of the principal sufferers. |Mt. James T. Moorehead, one of our oldest and most highly respected citizens, has made a full hand in the crop this year. This he always does, for he is a man who is never Idle. He is now getting too far advanced In life for such service. But, like a great many others he has not suffi cient help to run his farm work as he would like to do, and, besides, he is not afraid of work as many others sir©. There is a good deal of compfain- ing among our neighbors—many of whom have taken their beds and are going through with a course of me dicine. it is mostly attributed to the Intense heat and exposure to which they have been exposed during the present hot spell of weather. Tuesday night rain did consider able damage to the road between the bridge on Gllkey and the Littlejohn •cross roads. Great gullies are wash ed out and travel, especially on •wheels, Is made difficult. In most places along the creeks especially on the lowest land, crops have been drowned out. But farmers are working at them patiently and diligently and there Is some little chance for an outcome with some of them. , We found our friend, MY. Lee Pat- ricl:, working out his corn on Abing don creek last Wednesday. Lee is one of our most progressive farmers and by the desertion of one of his laborers, he has had two men’s work to do. If all these spurious, unre liable laborers would leave the coun try to that nobody would depend on them, farming would take on a new impetus and the result would be grati fying and beneficial in the end. Some folks say Its “bad luck" ta meet a corpse on its way to the graveyard. Your correspondent bad the mishap to meet one twice last Wednesday. Mr. Jeff D. Hughes’ ne w house is nearing completion and will In au probability soon he ready for occu pancy. ’ Mr. Willie Kirby, of Winnsboro, spent the 4th with his parents, Mr. and Mb’s. W. C. Kirby. Walter Kirby, who has been taking a business course at Raleigh, N. C.. is now en gaged In business in that city. Wil lie and Walter Kirby are two of our neighbor boys who bid fair to amount to something and this is saying noth ing against the others who are try- ing. Mrs. Martha Sanders, widow of the late Mir Andrew Sanders, of Paoolet, was at Abingdon Creek church last Sabbath. She is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. John R- H Sr Mary Greer, of Union, is spending a few days with the fami y of MY Henry Proctor at her old home She Is the daughter of Judge and Mrs. J. M. Greer, of Union, and one of North Pacolet’s charming young ladies. ... The picnic spoken of in our letter some time ago that would come off at Wllklnsville on the second Satur- dav of this month® (the day of the meeting of the oil mill directors and stockholders) has been postponed un til the fourth Saturday- 27th neL.M Mr Wthisonant, president of the mill couldn’t get everything In readlneas for it He wishes to dean off the grounds and otherwise prepare for the occasion which he has not had that Calvin can do to I “ alie body enjoy themselves It will be - an d we bespeak for the occasion re body of the subatan- ^ Ip of Cherokee and „ counties. . J~L. B. bad a late roasting- on’t know about the culinary meat of the houae the moat ad- 1 scientist# have yet to learn, oor creature, «be has such a excuse for a husband—-not her by any means. wide awake county supervisor, eMx Lipscomb, was at the Jim m ford oo Gllkey yea'erday g after the bridge and roads la rtclnlty. The rata of Tuesday did them considerable damage plowed lands la that sectloa badly washed, aad crops dam- by the hall. While the rains have been passing around, generally, the f° r k country has not been visited with any great amonnt as yet, and their crops are fine. Mr. M/organ Millwood don’t want us to say much about his water melons as they are (he says) not much account. If “Morg” hasn’t melons as large as nail kegs he don’t think they are much. In driving over the hills and hol lows, highways and by-ways through wire fences and pastures, of the Abingdon creek country, your corres- I>ondent got lost last Wednesday and took the wrong end of a public road over which he has traveled a thous and times. Had this been somebody Vise he would have been among the first to cry out, “Drunk again and still drinking.” J. L. S. NEW TRIAL REFUSED. Counsel Made Eloquent plea. But Motion Refused. The following from the Spartan burg Herald of Sunday deals with the Wboten cas e which is of local In terest: “Criminal court cleared the dock et and wound up all business yes terday afternoon. Jessie Wooten was sentenced to two years In the county jail for the killing of Nathan Harvey, the jury having rendered a verdict of manslaughter. Messrs. Sanders and DePass, counsel for de fense, made a motion for an appeal for a new trial, but Judge Purdy said that It was such a clear case of man slaughter that he could not consider it and that the sentence would have to stand as it was. Notice was filed that they would appeal to the supreme court. Motion Denied. “In his appeal for a new trial for Jessie Wooten, Mr. C. P. Sanders, counsel for the defense, based his argument tm a changed life by his client, saying that the past charac ter of th e house or the woman should not play so large a part in the de cision of the jury; also on the right of persons to defend themselves In their own home; and, further he claimed that Button’s testimony on the stand Friday differed very material ly from that whch he gave at the coroner’s inquest at the time of the tragedy. Solicitor Sease showed that the very difference In Sutton’s testimony at the two dates made it all the stronger. He held that if they had tallied varbatim nobody would have believed either, thinking that he had learned his “say” Ly heart. Judge Purdy said that it was so plain a case erf manslaughter that the verdict must stand. He said that there was no evidence to show that U was self-defense.’’ Colored g. 3. Convention. Gaffney, July 13.—Pieas e allow me to speak to the Sunday school super intendents and Sunday school wo ris ers of the Thickety Mountain Mis sionary Baptist Sunday School Con vention of this county. The time for the convention is drawing near and we are expecting to have a grand time at Mt Sinai and will ask you to remember that we only have two days to do busi ness In, so I hope that all delegates and preachers will meet on time at 11 o’clock. We ar e expecting to have two visitors and would like to give (-hem a chance to speak. We are expecting the educational work ers to bring up a good financial re port this session, for you know that your school board can sot carry on the school work unless you help them. The building that we have up needs painting and we need about a $700 building for girls. We mean to have a school at Gaffney IX^all will just stand together a little longer. On the 2lst of August we will have our second anniverslty. The Rev. Richard Carroll has promised to be with us and speak on that occasion. I hope that every negro of Cherokee county will come out on that day and hear Mr. Carroll, for he is one of the greatest negroes that there Is in this State. Ala© we expect to have some other men of fame on that day. We hope to get the court house at night. Stack Wilson, who was released from jail on account of his health, was buried at Concord cemeteiy on the 11th Inst. I will say Just here, I believe we read In the Good Book where it says that the wicked shall not Hye out half their days. That Scripture Is fulfilled In the cas e of Wilson. If Stack and Nerlie Wilson and Allen Morris had gone to church on the 29th day of last November no doubt but that Stack Wilson and Al len Morris would have been living today and Nerlie could be at home with his family. But their sins have found them out. The court and county will not have any more trouble with Stack Wilson. 8. J. Lipscomb. The Board of Trade Msstlng. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade was held in the city hall Friday niffht There was a fairly good attendance. The pro ceedings of the last meeting were read and ordered approved. Several of the committees made encouraging reporta. Three new membra were added to the roll. On account of Dr. W. F. Humphries being away from the city for the summer Heaers. J. A. Carroll and C. ML Smith were added to the committee on public Improvement Secretary Otta brought to the attention of the board several propoaitlona from different people to locate enterprise* in Gaffney. The board of trade was delighted to lean officially of the oooaiag of the State Preas Association nest year and it ia aafe to say that tkegr will ae e to It that the pencil puahera have a royal time. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER. Jessie Wooten, the Slayer of “Lit” Harvey Gets Life Sentence. The following from the Spartan burg Herald of Saturday is of local interest: “The jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the case of Jessie Wboten. charg'd with killing Nathan Harvey on the 3rd of last March. The verdict was rendered late last night. Messrs. Sanders and DePass, attorneys foir the defense, filed notice immediately of a motion for a new trial. Crowd in Court Room “This case against Jessie Wooten for the murder of Nathan "Harvey on the 3rd day of last March created a deal of interest in the court of gen eral sessions yesterday afternoon. The court room was crowded to Its utmost during the examination of witnesses. There have been so many murders in and around this house that the trial of a murder case that happened within its walls was like the latest edition to some well-known novel, and the curious were not slow to grasp the situation and come out in full force to have their curiosity gratified. The case went to the jury at 6:45 yesterday evening. The judge waited for a while to see If the verdict would be forthcoming within an hour or so, but as it was not court adjourned until 9 o’clock this morning. Later the judge was recalled to hear the verdict. The charge against Jessie Wooten was manslaughter. The sentence can not be less than two years or more than thirty years imprisonment. Review of Crime. “As this case is one of wide in terest a rehearsal of the facts will not be amiss just here. Nathan Har vey, a young white man of Gaffney, came over to Spartanburg with his brother-in-law. J, M. Sutton, on the 3rd of March to buy a horse. They bought a horse on the ‘Boneyard.’ and then Nathan Harvey began to drink. After taking supper in a restaurant, Nathan suggested that they go down on ‘the ring’ and have some fun. His brother-in-law tried to persuade him to go elsewhere. But as Harvey was strong in his purpose, he followed him to take care of him, knowing that he was drunk. Harvey called at the Wooten house. He was told by Jes sie Wooten that he could not come in. After some parleying Harvey walked in and entered a room with Jessie Wboten. In about four min utes they came out of the room fuss ing. Harvey struck the Wooten wo man, and she, giving a cry, all the womien In the house poured out Into the passage and began fighting with Harvey. Jessie Wooten disappeared through a side door. In a moment more she stepped to the door with a pistol and fired at Har vey. The ball entered the right breast and caused almost instant death. Harvey, as he was falling was caught by his brothr-in-law and laid down on the front porch of the Wooten house. “The defense tried to prove that Harvey had one of the women down on the floor beating her when he was shot A dress was produced in court with blood stains to prove the truth of this assertion, hot the State ar gued that the blood stain was caused by some bruise on some of the wo men where Harvey had struck her— possibly In the nose. “J. M. Sutton, the main witness, told a straight forward story, and it is on his testimony that the State re lied mostly for the prosecution of the case.” HEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHE*» OKEE. The Lipscomb Family. Er. Editor.—Many young ladies of your town wish to Join Chapter Daughters of Revolution, one which I hear is to he organized in your city soon a®*! there being so many of the Lipscomb family I will give you a short account of his ser vice in that war, which wll be wel comed by them. With best wishes for your continu ed success, i am, Yours truly, T. M. Littlejohn. For the information of the descend ants of Wm. Lipscomb, Sr., who set tled on Limestone creek near its mouth during the latter part of the 18th century. We find by the record on the war department at Washing ton, D. C.. that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; was a mem ber of the 8th Virginia regiment commanded by Col. Boconan; was transfered In Septmber, 1778, to the 4th Virginia regiment. The last appearance of his name is on the roll of field and staff for April, 1779, with remarks ‘‘furiowod.’’ Yours truly. T. M. Littlejohn. Hamrlck-Stowe. Mr. Robert Stowe and Miss Dolly Mae Hamrick were married Sunday morning at the home of the bride, Rev. E. G. Rosa performing the cere mony, only a few friends witnessing the ceremony. Their many friends are congratulating the happy couple. You Can’t Down Brunson. (Greenville News.) “The Greenvlle News says it is comparatively cool in that burg. Wonder how high the mercury has to climb in Greenville before it i* warmT”—Gaffney Ledger. It depends upon the temprature in Gaffney aad elsewhere. Everything goes by com parison, aad Greenville being the coolest town ia the State the register of the mercury elsewhere bean out the original ssserttow of The News that "H i« comparatively cool in Greenville.” Recent Happenings in »nd Srejns th* City and Other Events Gather ed by the Locai N*w* Editor. A force of carpenters are repairing the Sam Littlejohn building occupied by J. T. Rogers. A white man who was funny Satur day night put up a bond and prompt ly forfeited it on Monday morning. The county chaingang moves to day from Gouchfer to Ninety-Nine Islands where they will be engaged in locating the new ferry. Spurgeon & Curry have completed ther work at limestone springs and turned the job over to the Board of Public Wbrks. The work has been done in a way to reflect great credit upon these enterprising men. The gigantic sal© launched at the W. C. Carpenter Company’s on last Saturday goes o n apace. The affable representative of h. L. Gilmore & Company, who is in charge of the great sale, i 8 very much pleased with the success. Mr. B. G. Clary and family and Mr. Collis Kirby and wife, of this city, spent Sunday at Ravenna at the home of MY. B. G. L. Pettit,’ the occasion being a reunion of the children and grandchildren of Mr. Pettit. Although ®pt yet an old man, thirty address him as father or grandfather. Felix Quinn and J. s. Pridmore were ordained deacons at Bethesda church on last Sabbath. Rev. Wm White, of Cowpens, Wm. Thomas and AU t !!2’ of Glendale, 8. Bf. Bagwell and Johnnie Jennings, of Cedar Springs, Wm. Collman, of Paoolet took part in the ordination. •I^®- A- McCullough, of Green ville, will deliver an address at Oak land cemetery next Sunday afternoon at the unveiling of a monument to John h. Noblett at 5 o’clock: The unveiJing wiH be under the auspices of the Woodmen of the Wbrld, of which order Mr. Noblett was a mem- □er. Capt Ross was engaged Saturday in loading the car of tin ore which he has ready for shipment. The or e is placed in double sacks, and is han dled as carefully as If It was meal or flour. Every Back contains from 125 to 160 pounds. Capt Ross has so far shipped about 55,000 pounds of this ore. The owners of The Ledger build ing have decided to add another story to their building and to con struct two large halls on the top floor for lodges. They have con tracted to have the very best up-to- date roof put on the building and when completed will add much to Its appearance. Rev. John Matheson, pastor of the Limestone street Presbyterian church, filled his pulpit at the usual services morning and evening on last Sabbath. MY. Mathison delivered two excellent sermons. A feature of the evening service was a beautifully rendered duet by Mrs. t. H. Wtestrope and Mrs. h. D. Wheat. A religious meeting that from every indication will be productive of much good In Gaffney, was started on Saturday evening. The meetings are held in a tent at Jefferies’ base ball- park. Rev. Harry E. Sallen- berger Is doing the preaching and the excellent music furnished is un der the supervision of Mr. McDade. A party of Jolly good fellows left the city yesterday afternoon for the mountains of North Carolina where they will camp for several days. They will visit Hendersonville, Chimney Rock and other points in the North Carolina mountains. The following compose the party; Messrs. B. G. Clary, A. M. Pettit, j. B. PettR, J. W. Brown. There will beTpreachlng at 8:30 P. M-, Saturday and Sunday and at 11 A. M. Sunday In the Fairvlew Chapel. R. e. Johnson will preach on “Jufftiflca$on, Regeneration and Scriptual Sanctification.” All Christ iana and all who wish to be or are willing to be Christians are espec ially Invited. There will be no money asked and a welcome for ail except the devil. A one-sided though interesting game of baseball was played at Jef feries’ park Saturday afternoon, the contracting teams being the Gaffney Manufacturing Company’s team and Cherokee Falls. The final score was 12 to 3 in favor of the Gaffney team. The feature of the game was the pitching of Snead who allowed the visitors to hit one low hit. Sparks’ base running and catching was also good. Wlest Gaffney was a scene of ex citement Saturday night when police officers raided * house where a num ber of negroes were engaged In the national game of “stale.” They were rounded up end lodged in the city prison. Oo yesterday morning they were fined, two of them fifteen dol lars each, and tw > five dollars e*ch. One Babe Leech, noted for his speed, j is said to have chassed through the I window at the appearance of the of- ' fleers taking the sash with him. | A s“nsation was sprung in Gaffney ! Friday when W. H. Dempsey, pro prietor of the Palmetto Hotel, was arrested for selling jvhiskey in viola tion of the town ordinances. Upon being arrested Dempesy deposited $50.00 for his appearance Saturday ■ morning before Mayor Little; but | when bis honor and the cait* of the town vs. Dempsey it appeared that the defendant did not answer and was non ”st inventus. Of course un der the circumstances his bond was forfeited and his case continued. Dr. W. K. Gunter, who recently re- i turned from the Buck Creek settle- iment, where he was on professional business, states that the crops in that section are fine. He says that be tween Buck Creek and Pingerville the crops are in the best conditon of ; any that he has noticed this year. I The people of that neighborhood are hard working, industrious people, who are always ready and willing to lend a helping hand to the needy. Mr. P. M. Gowan. who has two sick children and who has himself been sick since the first of May, has one of the best crops in that section, which is due to the kindness of his friends and neighbors. While b e was unable to do any work, his friends, realizing his need came to his assistance and this he greatly appreciates and extends -ir.ny thanks for bindnesses shown him. PERSONAL, paragraphs. Mr. and Mrs. Davis Jefferies are visiting in the city after a visit In the county. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Burbage, of Charlotte, N. C., spent Sunday in the city with Mrs. M. H. Jefferies. Mr. Burbage returned to Charlotte yesterday but Mrs. Burbage will spend some time in the city. Chance Wilson, of Spartanburg, spent Sunday in the city with friends. C. A. Mays, of Edgefield, who is traveling in the interest -of Charles ton College was in the city Saturday. J. G. Bramlett wag a visitor to Blacksburg Sunday. E. C. Cooksey, formerly of this city but now a resident of Spartanburg, was In the city Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Osborne, who have bee n on an extended trip to the West, returned home Saturday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hames and Miss Ethel Roes left Sunday evening for a ten-days trip to New York and Atlantic City. Junius Parrott, editor of the Blacks burg Chronicle, who has been visiting relatives in Sumter, returned to the city Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Littlejohn, of Btarr, are visiting in the city, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Little john. V. I. Spurgeon was a Spartanburg visitor Saturday. Wells Littlejohn was a visitor to Spartanburg yesterday. W. C. Cook, of Gastonia, N. C., was a visitor to the city yesterday. Mrs. s. F. Torrence, of Charlotte, N. C., is visiting Mr. s. L. Hopper’s family on Logan street. Mr. and MYs. Worth Duncan and Miss Rosa Duncan, of Paris Texas, ar e visiting relat’ve* in the city. Mlsg Julia McArthur leaves tomor row for Anderson where she will visit friends. A. W. Folger was a visitor to Eas ley Saturday. Miss Dot Urquhart, of Blacksburg, is the charming guest of Miss Laura Dnff. Mlsg Bell e Littlejohn has returned to her home at Converse after a visit to the family of Mr. H. L. Spears. M5rs. A. R. N. Polger returned yes terday from a visit to Pickens. Mrs. L. P. Epton, of Spartanburg, is visiting her brother, j. C. Pryor, in this city. Miss Marie Alvison, of Spartan burg, is the guest of Miss Mabel Lip scomb. Grinds! Gossip. Grindal, July 8 —Rev. Mr. Thomp- ' sen, of Gaffney, discoursed at Reho- both Sunday from the text, “For God so loved the world,” etc. It was a sermon brim full of ’ove and as he half preached and half pleaded with the congregation, it could be plainly seen that his words were taking ef fect. He said, “Oh, my friends, don’t turn your back on a m«tn because he is a drunkard or because has been in prison or the chaingang. for he is your brother.” And he might have' added, “Oh, my friends, don’t tarn your back on a woman because she has fallen, for she is your sister. The sooner the ministers begin preaching love to their congregations instead of hurling better denudations at them the sooner will their fold come to Christ. •Mrs. Maggie Lanchester. of Spar tanburg and ihpither, Mrs. Sallie Hames, of Trough, visited relatives here Saturday. W>e attended a picnic at Pscolet the Fourth which we enjoyed very much. Our host and hostess and hostes Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Little john, did all they could to make us feel at home. In fact we were at home as we have more relatives around Pacolet than we could stir with a stick, and we formed several new acquaintances who wer® very gracious. We never saw so much dinner at a gathering. After every one had finished eating, enough was taken up to feed the same sized crowd. Lemonade was ae free as water. Directly after dinner Rev. A. A. James made a talk which was en joyed by his hearers, then followed foot races, sack races and wheel barrow races and a few innocent games in which both old and young took part. Pacolet certainly doesn’t - do things by halves. Mrs. Thomas Gossett is on the de cline, also Mrs. W 1 . E. M. Kirby. Mrs. I. G. Hames visited her sister, Mrs. oisero Brown, of Pacolet Friday and Saturday. Mrs. s. A. Nance, of Union, spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. S. A. Hames last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kirby attended the Fourth at Limestone. Mr. and Mrs. j. R. Kirby visited relatives in Jonesvllle Sunday. MY. Arthur Gibson, of Union, visit ed relatives here Sunday and attend ed services at Rehoboth. Mrs. James Sparks is suffering considerably with her head. Mr. W. E. M. Kirby, who has been quite sick, has about recovered. A series of meetings will begin at Elbethel the first Saturday in next month. There will be two services on Sunday and dinner will be served on the ground. Mrs. Arthur Mayfield is in very bad health. Her friends fear that she is taking consumption. Rev. L. R. Gaines will fill* bis regu- : lar appointment at Rehoboth the third Sunday in this montbe. School opened at the Holmep school house last Monday, July 1st. Mr. T. R. Vassey, of Gaffney, is teacher. Miss Mac Hames, who has been on ag extended visit to Pacolet, return ed home Saturday. We heard a young girl say that a certain correspondent’s letters—never mind whose—was the beet feature of The Ledger. Mr. Tamer Wodd, who has spent most of the year at Pacolet, has re turned home, also Miss Mery Wood, who has been off teaching school. Mr. Sim Thackston attended serv ices at Rehoboth Sunday. Annie Laurie. Death of Mrs. fi. Q. Sarratt, MYs. S. Q. Sarratt, who has been in very ill health for a number of years, passed away Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Mrs. Sarratt was an earnest Christian woman and was loved by all who knew her. A large circle of friends and relatives are sad at her death yet every one knows some good action at her hands. She was a character that in leaving, leaves a world made better by her having lived in it. The funeral ser vices were held Saturday at noon Providence church. Rev. G. P. Ham rick conducted the services. Mrs. Sarratt leaves a husband, Mr. S. Q. Sarratt, and six children, Ell, Mau rice, Bob, Mrs. joe Humphries, Beadle and John. v MeCombe-Parrls. Saturday night at 9 o’cl Milford McCombs and Miss Vina Parris, both of this city, wore hap pily married in the presence of a few friends and relatives, R. F. Spen cer, N P., performing the ceremony. The Ledger wishes the couple many happy returns of the day. Attention, w. O. W. Yor are hereby called to meet at the hall next Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock preparatory to the unveiling of the monument of the late Sorer eign Noblett which will take place tm Oakland cemetery at S o’clock. AU sovereigns are invited to be present and take part in the exercises, fly order of G. W. SPOOR, U Consul Commander. ‘ Union Notes. Union, July 12.—Not peeing any news from this place 1 send this which may be of interest to many of your readers. Union is a busy little city in many respects just now. Trade is brisk re gardless of this being the summer season and work is enough to accom modate tbos e thus Inclined. Monarch Cotton Mill Company has broken the soil for the erection of a two-story company store which when oomlpleted will b© very con venient for the operatives and the public generally, of East Union. Several buildings are being erected- here and there in the city. Country produce find a ready market in the city. Chickens, eggs, butter, etc., command a good price while the ever welcome <t*mtry melon has not as yet put in its ap pearance. The farmers report that crops are as promising as could be expected. About two-thrds is the average stand for cotton. All crops are unusually late. The 4th was not celebrated. All the stores were closed and the city took on a Sunday appearance. The summer schools are to open soon. Some of them will open on the nth. With best wishes to The Ledger. Ledger Reader. Liat of Letts re. The following is the list of «*- claimed letters remaining in the Gaffney postoffice tor week mdlag July 16. 1907: R. B. Alexander, M. E. BaskH.EUer bradeshore, Cley Browden, Chas. Cal- boon, D. W. Duncan, g A Grigg. Robt Harpp. H. T. Henderson. Mger Ken- geedeo, Dock Parker, B. B. Pruitt, (2), MYs. Sue faUs, Mrs. g. M. fowl er, MYs. Mary J. Gilmore, MY» Jane Jolly. Mrs. C. C. Martin. Mrs. Lain Putnam, (8). Mr*. Lsla Wade. Mrs. Carrie White, Mrs. Bliss Wood, col- orsd. Can tor advertised letters. One A. R. N. Folger, P M.