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m tmi largest CIRCULATION of Any Nowopopor In tho Fifth ConflrooolonPl . JV Dfotrlet of t. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE r lhe Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WC •UARANTCB TMI IILlAllLlTV •f Ivpiv AEvrtl— r Who Uooo tho Columns of This Popor. MIT ADVCRTIEINQ MIDIUM. A HimuMf hi AN NmI Mm Word Implloo ppi Dovotop to tho N«ot Intoroot of th« Pooplo of Chorokoo County. CETABLI8HED FEB. 1«. ItfA IAPPNIY, t. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1907. tUN A YEAR. WARM IN AMERICA; COOL IN SCOTLANO, GREAT DIFFERENCE IN TEMPE RATURE TWO COUNTRIES. \ L Rev. Mr. Crocker, in Woolen Clothet and by » Good F' re * Writes of Conditions in Scotland. Crail, Flfeshire, Scot,. July 19.— Would you believe, you who are mop ping your brows with your handker- chiefe, and hunting the shade when yon can. and wondering how that fellow going along the road on top of that wagon in the shimmering heat of the sun can stand such weather. 1 say. would you believe that your humble servant is sitting in a room •with a fire in the grate, and wearing fulh- as heavy /clothes as 'm winter, a woolen sweater, in fact? The fact of the great difference of temperature here and in our native land has got me to thinking along the line of the contrasts betw’een this land of Scot land and our own, not only in this particular, but in many others. Let me enumerate some of the differences: The land here is a great grass growing land, and all the va cant places, even down to the water’s edge are green in summer with beau tiful grass. Grass makes a lot of dif ference. It means cows and sheep and plenty of good milk and beef and mutton and wool, and it means strong horsee. It means beauty too, for the country all covered with green looks fine, and is restful to the eyes. This is a land of stone houses, and stone road i, and stone fences. Tne houses are not covered with shingles, but with tiles, or flat burnt bsick, mostly of a redlf.h color. There are hardly any piazzas any wnere. If they were to have verandai; at thi* latitude, they would only be able to sit in them two or three days, perhaps, in the year. The houses look bare and strong as castles, and there is not a great deal of variety In the archi tecture, especially in a small town. In most of the towns and villages the houses are packed up close together. How often was it a subject of remark when we walked along the more beautiful residence streets of Gaff ney, how well the houses looked, and how comfortable the verandas and wide green lawns seemed. Aye, but they beat us on the roads. What magnificient roads they have everywhere. Of course when Chero kee is as old as Scotland we will beat them in roads as well as every thing else, but we are behind Just now in the road business. There is nothing of a meterial kind that I know of that gives more comfort to all the people than good roads, a man i Q Cherokee county once told me that when he went to town, he always had to load for a certain hill ' which he had to pass on his way home. I noticed that in some parts of the country, as I travelled over the roads, that some of them are sandy and are not affect ed very much by rains, while other parts are red clay, which In rain be comes very sticky. Why could not the Fathers of Cherokee county con sider the advisability of averaging the roads, so that the bad places might be brought up to the level of the good places, and like the “one boss shay,” be as strong in one part as another. I hope, if we are spared to come back to Gaffney in future years, we may find the country full of such roads as are to be found in the most progressive countries of the world. I might say another contrast is tur nips. Some one said, “why, what do you feed your cows on in the Win ter?" Well, I said, “Gotten seed, fodder, bar, com, etc.” They plant whole fields of turnips here and work them like corn. Ah, we have in South Carolina the land of plenty, for we can grow anything on earth. 1 be lieve, even to a man. I think they grow men and women too dow n there. W)e are not a sea people, bnt al most every other family in this land We are not a sea people, but al- sea. An old man came In yesterday —an old light house keeper—and said he had two sons in America, one in Australia, and his oldest son waif lost in a ship off Cape Horn, when all hands went down. I played a game of golf today with two sea captains. I was thinking this afternoon as we came along the cliffs by the sea, and I saw the bine water away to the ho- rison, and the line of foam as the waves washed themselves against the black rocks, that after all, this is but a small island in the midst of great waters. l^t me tell you another contrast which has struck me since coming here this time. We have a delight ful social way In Gaffney of speaking to every one we meet, and of Ufting our hats to the ladies. The town in which I am now stopping is not so large as Gaffney, but we do not speak to people in passing, unless It is some near friend, or for some special reason. People do not have you come to their homes here and take free and easy “pot luck,” but when you are invited, things have to be proper all round. The Scotch people are great for out door sports, and the national game is golf. It la the healthiest, cleanest game, I think that can be played. I cannot bo in to the question of contrasts in cha- meter of the people—books have bees writtes os that subject, and I am not writing a book just yet. But I think we could all Join the senti ment which was sung on the “Car- mania'’ at a concert one night. They had sung “God save the king,” and “My country ’Us of thee,” and then they sang “Two Empires by the sea, two peoples, great and free, one an them raise, one race of ancient fame, one tongue, one faith we claim, one God, whose glorious name, we love and praise.” WV E. Crocker. Draytonville Dots. Draytonville. July 31.—I thought I would write to your paper as I have not seen any letters from Drayton ville. The farmers are about done laying- ing by. The crops are looking line in this section but we are needing rain. The series of meetings which began here last Sunday night closed last Saturday night. We had a good meeting in which Rev. E. G. Roes was assisted by Rev. C. F. Felmet the first of the week and by Rev. W. M. White the latter part of the week. There were twenty-three added to the church, fifteen for baptism, five by letter and three restored. We hope they will serve and work for their I^ord faithfully and be better men and women in the future. Rev. Wl M. White preached to a large con gregation last Saturday. L. W. Littlejohn, of Timber Ridge, attended meeUng here last week. There will be a prayer meeting here next Saturday night. Everybody is invited to take a part In it. Messrs. W. F. Huskey, A. J. Par ker. WV M. Childers and Stanley Wil son were elected delegates to the Broad River Association which meets with Beaverdam church on Thursday before the third Sunday in August. Messrs, a. J. Parker and sons, L, J. and C. M. Parker, went to Gaffney last Saturday on business. We had the pleasure of attending the picnic at Cherokee Ford last Fri day. Mr. Claud Phillips, of Cowpens. at tended meeting here last week. Mr. D. C. Phillips is going to build him a cotton gin on his place. Cleve is a hustler and he knows a good thing when he sees it. MYs. Larkin Parker is on the sick list, but we hope for her a speedy recovery. We were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Mary White, of Cherokee Falls. Your scribe had the pleasure of visiting Cherokee Falls and going through the mill recently. They are very scarce of hands over there. Mr. W. S. Wilson went to Gaffney Monday on business. We heard a * irl say last Sunday that if the girls wouldn’t associate with boys that drank whiskey and smoked, that there would be less wickedness. We agree with her on this line and hope other girls will take the same lesson. Miss Eva Ehnore of Sunnyside, visited her brother. Mr. W. H. Hi- more, and attended meeting here last week. Mr. Gus Gilmer, of Greenville, at tended meeting here last week and returned home Sunday afternoon. Rev. E. G. Ross went from here to Skull Shoals to begin a series of meetings. We hope he will meet with success. A good many farmers are complain ing about the crows eating their corn and watermelons. One day when we were talking about poisoning TMUBHODT THE . PALMETTO STATE. ITEMS OF INTERST OF FAMING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happnings aH Over the State Takan from Our Exchange* and Tersely ..Told to Lodger Readers. Frazier Anderson, foreman in a brick yard at Rock Hill, shot and killed “Tit” Jones, a negro, Saturday afternoon. The negro was drunk and advancing on Anderson. For the first time in fifteen years, one of the cars of the street rail way company in Columbia had an axle broken Friday morning at the end of Gervals street in the river- Waverly run. The axle broke Just as the car -was stopping at the end of Gervals street. The annual picnic at Tirzah is to be held this year on Friday, August 9. It is understood that President E. D. Smith of the South Carolina Southern Cotton association has ac cepted an Invitation to speak, and ex-Governor Evans, Mayor Rhett and Cole L. Blease have been invit ed. The State board of canvassers has decided that the election held in Ker shaw, under which the dispensary was voted out in that county, was illegal. As was generally believed would be the case, an appeal will be taken to the supreme court where the matter will be threshed out for final settlement. Walter McIntyre and John Galli- more, two white men, who were ar rested in Charleston Thursday by Chief of Police Hunter on a telegram from the authorities in Norwood, N. C., were released Friday, the case against them in North Carolina having been “made up.” The men were charged with carrying conceal ed weapons and threatening to kill a woman. Sheriff J. H. Parker, of Taylor county, Florida arrived in Florence Thursday night and next morning took back to Florida Henry Smalls, the negro arrested by Sheriff. T. S. Burch, of Florence, who is* wanted in Florida on a charge of murder. The negro admits having killed a man at Wlllacoochee, Ga., but claims to know nothing of the Taylor coun ty killing. The negro was arrested at Wilmington, N. C., some days ago, and has been held at Florence in the county prison, awaiting indentiflea- tion, which has been made by several parties from Florida. !Mr. James Henry Rice, represent ing the Audubon society in South Carolina, requests that it be stated that he intends to prosecute any and all dealers who sell dynamite with out written orders from the pur chasers, and who fail to make a sworn report of their sales to the county auditor every ninety days. The penalty for disobedience of this law of the State is $100 fine or thirty days’ Imprisonment, either or both in the discretion of the court. The reason is that there are too many fish being killed in all parts of the State by the unlawful use of dynamite. A special to the Savannah News crows, an old Confederate soldier from Baxley Friday said: said anybody could poison them that' •‘‘Last night, seven miles south of wanted to, but if the Lord would for- here, N. A. Burnside was instantly give him for poisoning two crows h4 'killed by Clarence Gilmore, his life would never poison any more. Rtong friend, schoolmate and boarder The Sunday school is i n a floprish-lfor many months. Both moved here Ing condition. There is somethingTirom Columbia, S. C.. a few months like seventy-five on roll with Mr.' ago and had been engaged In the Wm. F. Huskey as superintendent, steam saw mill business. Gilmore They have got their organ and : came in last night and surrendered have improved very much in singing, j to the sheriff. He stated that after Mr. a. W. Phillips went to Charles- retiring last night his wife informed ton Tuesday. ' him that during the day Burnside had It looks like it is going to be a wet made improper proposals to her. August Gilmore got out of bed and upon 'Mr. o. H. Wbelchel spent Monday entering the room of Burnside kill- night with his sister. Mrs. Henry ed him, using a shotgun.” Pettit, of Midway. /Wo are sorry to learn that Mr. George MicWh liter, of Cherokee Falls, is lying low with pneumonia. M*s. Q. C. Spencer and Mrs, V. G. The police of Spartanburg arrest ed nineteen Gypsies Thursday morn ing who were encamped in the su burbs of the city. The charge was made against the Gypsies that they flim-flamming outof at Cherokee Falls Sunday and return ed home Monday money. The entire camp, men, wo- , t _ i men and children, bag and baggage, Mr. Ttoomas Benton and family, of wa g ong and' mules, were taken to Gaffney, attended services here Sun-, IK) ii Ce day. headquarters. School Boy. Dot* from Smyrna, Smyrna Route 2, August 1.—Mrs. S&Hie Childers, of Blacksburg R. F. D. 2, is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. p. M. Stewart. __ _ Mr. F. M. Stewart spent last Mon- j were held for trial, day night at the home of The Gypsy maidens and children caused great excitement by their screams and yells. Hundreds of people were at tracted to the station house, and the sreet was soon blocked with people. Finally all the men and children were released, but four of the wo men, who are the fortune tellers. Blanton Moore near Cherokee. Master Mofett McNight is very eick at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Martin, near King’s Creek. Mr. Quag Burns, who has been sick Is improving. Crops of this section have greatly Improved since the rains set In though there are some parts still waiting for a share. Success to Ledger friends. C. E. S. i—Wanted 100 reliable men that can appreciate a good razor to call at our place and get a Carbo-Mag- netic Razor and shave with it for one month. At expiration of the month return tile razor and tell us "fc»t you think of the Garbo-Magnetic. No money, no obligation. Gaffney Drug Go. 5-at Ten negroes, six men and four women, were taken to Orangeburg Wednesday night from the neighbor hood of Cope and Norway charged with being implicated in the killing of Constable Valentine and the wounding of Mr. Carter, who was assisting him. One of these women was at the bouse at the time of the shooting and made on assault upon Mr. Valentine, after he was shot and had fallen, with an axe or hoe, bruis ing his head and breaking one or two of his ribs. The other negroes were not directly implicated in the crime, but are charged with being accessories after the fact for at tempting to conceal the whereabouts of the murderer and aiding him in making his escape. While these ne groes were being brought in by a few white men they were met by * crowd of about thirty negroes, who made an unsuccessful attempt to rescue them. A NEWSY LETTED EDOM WILMNSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF “HE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Persons) Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of that Section. our whole family. When we receive such acts of kindness from friends we are careful not to let Mrs. J. L. S. and the family know who it is— only a friend—and this gives them a good chance to love all their friends and neighbors. It makes the old ’oman dot much better, look sweeter and much more contented than other wise—though she’s no hand to talk 'about her neighbors unless she can j speak well of them. ; Messrs. Tom Sanders and W* C. Sparks, road overseers, are working out their respective sections of the public roads. Mt. John Foster is visiting his cousin, Charley Foster. Mr. and Mrs Wilkinsville, July 31.—Last Friday i -Mr. and Mrs. H. B, McDaniel and some of the Gowdeysville and As-1 of Hicfkory Grove, spen#. „ . I ^ atur< * ay w fih us and attended . . . . „ . . nignt with us and atten bury people had a fls V ry at T™”' 1 Preaching a t. Salem last Sabbath, son’s mill. We came by in the time Mrs E]iza Po8ter ig about weU of it and Mr. H. E. Jefferies was again Her broken Ilmb , has been cooking and several were in the, ntcel treated and wl „ t cause her cr^k seining. “Hal" looked like he to m „ ch walkl 01 causel,er understood his business very well.; (Mr Joe L Estes and his yal they made a lively catch and we sup- j ohn wood, have gone to Charles- pose the boys enjoyed the fun. But, ton Sev e ra i others went on the ex we always thought- that to make , cursibn to th(4 (;1 . the gea WreR an occasion more enjoyable would | Joe gets back we Px have the be to have a good deal of calico pre sent to enjoy the dietetiral part of It though women, as a general rule, don’t Hke to eat men’s cooking. The first rain we have had in some i to DeKalb time to do any good, came last Fri-1 day, though it fell in partial show-, ers. Corn and cotton had begun to ! wilt and was suffering greatly. Most of the farms have been highly ma nured, and, besides, we have been having plenty of rain all year. city blown up by some of his big tales of what lie saw and heard on his trip. Sam Lee has gone on a fox hunt Kershaw county. J. L. S. THR0U6H0UT TNE TARHEEL STATE. RECENT EVENTS OP NOTE NORTH CAROLINA. IN Our Wilkinsville, August 2.—Quite a number of our people went to Gaff ney Wednesday to attend the meet- D r , „ in K of the farmers and hear Messrs. Last Friday the people of Elbethel ; Jordan, Smith and others discuss the had their graveyard nicely cleaned cotton problem. ThesS meetings off. Mr. Tom Sanders had the con- 1 01 , g; , t to be attended by all who can tract. They pay for the work rather ( ] 0 so a n,j the cotton market should than make R a general neighborhood be encouraged as every industry in affair. The people 6f Elbethel never this country depends more or less allow their cemetry to present an i on the success of the farmer and the unsightly appearance. Go there j price he gets for his produce. When when you will and you will find it . the farmer fails either In production in decent, respectable order. This j or prices or both, every other indus- speaks well for the community and especially for those who are interest ed. iMr. Leslie Blackwell went to Gaff ney last Friday and brought Rev. MY. Matheson down to preach at Salem list Sabbath. He also took in the picnic at Wilkinsville on Satur day. “Old Sol” has been warming up things for the last few days. We have had some very warm weather. So much so that It’s a wonder we haven’t heard of sunstrokes. One day last week Mr. P. S. Web ber was almost prostrated with heat but he is up and at business again. The picnio at Wilkinsville last Sat urday was a splendid success. Quite a large crowd was present and good order prevailed. Hon. W. F. Mc Arthur made an address touching on the leading issues of the day. Plenty of dinner was on the ground and all were Invited to eat The weather was pleasant and everything went to make it a day of general enjoyment for both old and young and we are proud to say that nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of the occasion. Those (If any) who expected rough crowds to come In and run things their way to the terror of the better class of people will now rejoice to know that their fears were unfound ed. It is a fact that so much miscon duct and drinking whiskey has been carried on at such gatherings that the more timid and self-respeoting people are afraid to attend them. Rev. Mr. Matheson preached at Salem last Sabbath and Sabbath night Both of his sermons were interesting and showed that his head and heart were m his work. His morning taxt was; Hosea 6:3, “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.” In the evening he chose as the basis of his remarks, “The night cometh,” John 9:4. This was Mr. Matheson’s first visit to Salem, and so far as we could see or hear he made a good impression on the peo ple and the prospects are favorable for him to do a good and much need ed work in our midst. Rev. C. M. Teal is conducting a protracted meeting at Abingdon Creek. It began last Monday. The meeting will run on this week and until next Sabbath. On Monday evening this section was visited with one of the heaviest rains that has fallen here yet. The land was washed in many places and roads are badly washed, too. Rev. Yosef Benjamin, the Persian, the theological student, lectured at Salem last night on the manners, customs and habits of the people of his native land—Persia. Ha hasn’t been In this country long enough to speak our language plainly yet. But with close attention one can’ gather from the context his meaning. He has been through the instrumentality of our foreign mission work convert ed to the Christian religion and is preparing himself to go back and preach to his people. Although the weathei* conditions were threatening there was a fair turnout to hear him. He has every appearance of a man who is in earnest and we trust that wherever he goes in this country our people will give him all the en couragement and support bis most worthy cause entitles him to. There wouldn’t be a bad woman In this whole country of ours If they would recognize what the religion of Jesus Christ has done for them in elevating them to the highest honors mankind can bestow on them; and one who disregards this is a devil in human form. To Mrs. j. c. Brewlngton we are Indebted for some nice, delicious melons she so kindly gave us. This Is very kind in her and we assure her they were highly appreciated by try or avocation suffers with him. If be succeeds j n one or both the effect is felt by all. We have heard one of the monied men of Gaffney say repeatedly that he would be glad for the price of cotton never to be below 12 cents. It made business brisk and every body got along better and easier. We are fully aware that there is a great deal of “bumcomb” thrown out for the farmers to catch hold of and some of them go crazy, but they mean to protect themselves as far as possible against impositions of any and all kinds. Prices of living and labor have advanced along certain lines and if the fanner don’t get In “the swim” he is amply out of it There never has been a time in thjs country when farm labor commanded such enormous prices as it does to day, and taking into consideration the quality of It the result !s that it costs twice as much to produce a bale of cotton now as It did when the staple sold for six and eight cents and the farmer must get more for his product or go to the wall. We understand that an Immense number of people attended the meet ing at Sharon last Tuesday and that John Barleycorn got In some effective work. This It always does. If some people can’t get a chance to get drunb and show off they are not in it. they think. It’s a shame, too. But as Ephraim is Joined to his idols, let him alone. Mr. j. n. strain spent Wednesday night with Mr. Sam W. Foster at Gaffney. Mr. Sam J. Strain, who has been unwell for several days, was able to go with his mail Thursday. Mr. Fred Sparks has our thanks for a fine cantaloupe he gave us last Wednesday. Capt. J. S. Harmon, road overseer, Is blasting out some rocks in the Union road near the bridge on Gil- ky creek. This is a very rough place and the removal of the rocks will greatly benefit It Capt. W. C. Sparks has put his road in good fix on the west side of Gllky creek. It was terribly washed by the late heavy rains and was almost Impas sable in many places. Prof. Stowe is teaching a singing school at Mount Vernon church near Hickory Grove. Mr. V. c. Comer, of Jonesville, was in this section this week visiting rel atives and friends. Vaney don’t Hke mill work. Wylie Edwards has a new organ and plenty of music. We have a friend In the person of a king snake that we found in our potato patch one day this week. This species of reptiles we never hurt or kill If we can help it They kill poisonous snakes and will clean out a colony of rats quicker than a half dozen cats. “We “po folks and niggers” are having a good time eating water melon* these hot days. Rev. John F. Matheson administer ed the sacrament of baptism to Ruth Isabelle, the child of Mr. and Mirs. 9am J. Strain, at Salem last Sabbath. Our friend James Proctor usually has a large crowd with him these hot days enjoying the shade, drinking cool water and listening to him tell ing big tales. He i* headquarters for the Gowdysville section of our township. He is a little man hat a great talker. Jim tm all right Next Thursday will be Children’a Day at Salem. In addition to the children’s exercises Rev. S. C. Byd, D. D.. president of Ohlcora College at Greenville, will deliver an addreto on Christian education. To those of our friends at a dis tance who read our letters in The Item* of Interest Concerning Neighbors in the Old North State Clipped from Qur Exchange*. John Wilkins, a bricklayer, of Dur ham, was instantly killed there Sat urday by a locomotive while on him way to work. Judge Biggs In Wilmington Satur day rendered his decision in the teat case made up some weeks ago In Justice Furlongs’ court to determine the constitutionality of the pilotage law. The decision was in favor of the pilots. The case now goes to the' Supreme Court. A one-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Britt, of Spencer, died there Friday afternoon after swal lowing a piece of broken glass two weeks ago . The child’s condition had been desperate and its suffering intense for ten days. The glass was swallowed by accident while at play. While clearing away the under growth at Glen wood cemetery In Greensboro recently two men ruined two axes by striking an iron spike which was embedded upright in a tree eighteen inches in diameter. Tho t-ree was not hollow, nor was there any indications that it had ever been. How the spike came to be there is a mystery. For refusing to return an umbrella that he had borrowed from Miss Mat- tie Fowler, a waitress in the Hotel McAdoo. in Greensboro, Clarence Smith, formerly of Wilmington, is in the city prison there charged with embezzlement. Smith was arrested by Policeman McCulston. The war rant was sworn out by the waitress, who says he took her parasol while out walking and refused to return It. It is believed that the man will short ly be released. Ira Cook, the young adopted son of Mr. T. L. Cook, of Waughtown, is languishing behind the city prison bars, charged with twice entering Hurleyg saloon, on Third street in Winston, and stealing money from the cash drawer. He was arrested about midnight Friday night by De puty Sheriff Cofer, who caught the lad soon after he turned out of the alley leading to the rear of the sa loon. He made no attempt to deny the fact that he entered the saloon. The painters’ strike in Salisbury two weeks ago is settled and the Southern’s men at the shops return ed to work Saturday morning. The local union sent out this statement Friday: “Arrangements have been made to the satisfaction of ail par ties concerned in the strike of local union No. 365 Brotherhood of Paint ers, Decorators and Paper Hangers of America. The strike has been called off and the men will return to work tomorrow morning.” The paint ers were made some concessions. The following charters were issued by the Secretary of State Saturday: Bank of Wilkes, Wilkesboro. Initial capital $115,000, authorized $125,000; R. A. Spainhour, C. F. Morrison, C. M. Sheets, p. o. Hoimen and others, incorporators. Edgefield Hosiery Mills; capital $50,000, of which $16,- 000 is now subscribed; Geo. T. An drews and R. e. Shewette, incorpo rators. Asheville Development Com- P£? y : capital $100,000; begin with $30,000; T. T. Merriweather, W. Har ris. and E. L. Ray, Incorporators. Hill Car Ventilating Company, Wasbing- ton; capital $500,000. authorized; David Hill, J. s. Hill, W. T. Hudnell and others, incorporators. Cleo Tele phone Company, Iredell county; H. S. King and others, incorporators The officers have not been able to find * trace of the unknown white tramp who murdered Robert Owens Wednesday evening at the pesthouse m Rowan county, two miles from Salisbury. He is described as about 35 years old and of swarthy complex ion. The funeral over the remains of Owens was held Saturday morn ing from Franklin Presbyterian church i n the country. Owens was not well known, the nature of his ife being such as to bring him very infrequently i n contact with the peo ple of the town. The murder seems to have-resulted purely from unpro voked causes and the tramp was guilty of the grossest wrongs for which he was ordered away, when Owens had to resort to a gun to en force bis order. Continued on page two. A Daplroable Tragedy. Clifton, August 3.—Fred Ogle boy sixteen years of age, *was g* here and died a few minutes later, th afternoon. The shooting was aoc dental. The pistol was in the banc Wylle Johnson, another boy < little more than the same age, wl was examining it when it fired, tl bail entering Fred’s right side und< the arm and ranging towards tl neart. He only spoke once, exclain ing, “Mother. I am shot,” and feelc the porch. The family wish his body take to their home in Mitchell county, 1 C., for burial. The inquest will t held tomorrow morning as soon as tl coroner can arrive from Spartanburi The distressed family have oi heartfelt sympathy in this *ad hot of bereavement. g.