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* HE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any NowpopT In th« Fifth Congrooolonal DUtrlot of •. C. <VERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE fhe Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. A Ntw—opor in AN Hurt tho Word Implloo and Dpvotod to tho Boot Into root 0 f tho Pooplo of Chorokoo County. .1 OUARANTCB THB RtLlABlLlTd of Evtry Advortloor ‘Tf*o UMt tho Columno of Thio Popor. NEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. LSTABLISHED FEB. K. 1SS4. GAFFNEY. S. C-, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1907. IMO A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE - PilMETTO STITE. ITEMS OF INTERST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WHITE DIAMOND LITHIA SPRINGS. Happnings AH Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely ..Told to Ledger Readers. Gov. Ansel Friday notified all sheriffs that Crescent Ale. a drink be ing sold at many places in the State, has been analyzed and found to con tain three percent alcohol, and he calls their attention to the fact that its sale is in violation of the Carey-Cothran act. He directs that it be seized wherever found. Gov. Ansel Friday appointed Wal ter H. Wells, of Florence, to be solici tor of the Third district, succeeding Hon. John S. Wilson, who was elect ed a circuit judge by the last session of the Legislature. There was a spirited contest for this position and several delegations have called upon the Governor to urge the claims of the candidates. • Col. j. W. Simpson, of Pendleton county, has resigned as president of the board of trusitees of Clemson Col lege. and Mr. Allan Johnstone, of Newberry, has been elected to suc ceed him. Col. Simpson has been president of the Clemson board ever since its organization, and doea not now leave the board bat only roUrat as the presiding officer of that body. The Piedmont Electrical company of Anderson has gone into bank ruptcy. At a meeting of the stock holders of the company held on the 19th inst., it was decided to take this step and Mr. C. H. Geiger, the refe ree in bankruptcy, has adjudged the company bankrupt and has called a meeting of the creditors of the com pany to be held in bis office in the 30th. inst. Sheriff McMillan, of Greenwood, Friday arrested J. B. Watson, a white man wanted in Vance countv. N. C., as an escaped prisonti. who was held in jail there under a sentence of twentylfive years for murder. Some time ajro Watson moved to Green wood county with his family, assum ing the name of J. E. Brooks, and since his residence there his conduct has been good and his reputation is that of an hanst citizen. Some of %e finest cotton fields in the lower portion of the State have recently deteriorated to a remarkable extent from the ravages of a plant disease with which farmers in that section are unacquainted. The mat ter was reported to Congressman Lever, who has promptly enlisted the aid of the experts employed by the bureau of plant industry, national de partment of agriculture. R. F. Peterson, of Spartanburg, president of the Photographers asso ciation of the Virginias and Carolinas, is making preparations for the annu al convention to be held at the James town exposition, October 1, z. 3 and 4. The association this year will award six handsome silver cups and the edd medals for the best photo graphic work. The prizes will be con tested for by some of the best known photographers in the south. The cups and medals were ordered through A. W. Biber, of Spartanburg. Magistrate Fowles, of Columbia, has called to the attention of Attor ney General Lyon the fact that South Carolina hat at this time no law whereunder a man not a licensed druggist, who sells poison to a minor can be prosecuted. The matter came up in connection with the inquest, conducted July 2nd by Magistrate Fowles as acting coroner, inu> the death of C. E. Herbert, the mill man from Washington, who committed suicide in Columbia July 1st. by tak ing two bottles of laudanum. p Ollie Bosch, a white man claiming to be a locomotive engineer, was ar. rested in Columbia Friday morning b - Constable Knox, upon a warrant sworn out in 1904 before Mr. J. F. Le- Grand. who was at that time a magis trate in the mill district. The charge is privily stealing from the person. S ,>sc'n was given a preliminary before agistrate Fowles, with the result that in default of bail In the sum of $200, he was sent back to jail, to await trial at the court of general sessions commencing the first Tues day in September. Wm. E. Hendrix, the railroad me chanic arrested in the Sentz jewelry establishment in Columbia Wednes day morning by Policeman Duncan, on a warrant for bigamy from Magis trate Fowles’ court, is in jail. He has not yet asked for the preliminary hearing, to which he is entitled. Mrs. Hendrix No. 1, who will be the State’s •tar witness, is still in Atlanta, but should Hendrix demand a preliminary before she'arrives, the prosecution is confident that a case strong enough to warrant holding the accused can b made out anyway. As a result of a raid roade on an alleged gambling room in Spartan burg by the police Wednesday night, I. C. Blackwood, a well known young attorney of that city, and John Kirby, appeared In the police court Friday morning, charged with gambling. Messrs. Blackwood and Kirby were arrested along with two others. John Davidson and Lawrence Lome the case^ against the last named being continued until a later date. There was no evidence given by the police to show that those in the room were gambling at the time the raiding squad entered and they wore die- Secured Many Guests by a Little Use of printer's Ink. The following special from York- ville to The Charlotte Observer will be of interest to many Ledger read ers: “The fact that ‘advertising pays’ has been demonstrated once more, and in a most forcible manner in this section during the present summer. Near King’s Creek on the Southern Railway, jn this county, is a mineral spring that for years has enjoyed quite a reputation locally by reason of the superior curative qualities of its waters; and It was the custom of people living in tho neighborhood to iro there and rent the few rough shacks that had been erected by the owners, do their own cooking and wait upon themselves in order that they might drink the health-giving water. Eventually, but by slow de grees, the fame 0 f the spring, then known as ‘Piedmont,’ spread to the neighboring towns and villages and the number of annual visitors increas ed proportionately. Finally, about four years ago, the property was bought by a party of Gaffney capita lists, who forthwith proceeded to erect a hotel building of sufficient ca pacity t 0 accommodate about 100 peo ple. as well as a number of cottages b> be rented by the week or month to thos<> who did not care to stop at the hotel. “For about, three seasons the hotel has been open during the summer season, but notwithstanding the won derful improvement in the accommo- datiou s the patronage hoped for did not materialize; and the business of the hotel was hardly sufficient to war rant keeping it open. The manage ment evidently had some vague ideas as to the advisability of newspaper advertising, and caused Inconspicuous announcements of the fact that there was such a place as Piedmont Springs to appear in the advertising columns of one or two dailies 0 f this State and Georgia; but in view of the fact that the springs were not known away from this immediate section there were n 0 results worth mentioning. “Before the opening 0 f the present season the manager arranged to have Piedmont Springs, the name of which ?. b eeD changed to White Diamond Lithia Springs, advertised on rathur an extensive scale in the local pa pers. of this and adjoining counties, and as a result it has at times been Impossible to accommodate all who desired to spend a time there. The hote] has bee n crowded since about |he first of July and It has frequently happened that the management had applications from as many as twenty or thirty persons at a time who could cot be taken care of. The cottages nave also been full during the entire season, and the bottling plant has been worked to the limit preparing water for shipment. Natnrally the hulk of the patronage has come from York. Cherokee. Lancaster and Ches ter counties, in this State, and Gaston and Cleveland counties in North Carolina; but it is safe to say that with an increase in the facilities for accommodating the public and the provision of proper means for enter taining visitors, backed by liberal ad vertising of the right kind in the right newspapers, the patronage of the present season can be increased fourfold. “There can be no reasonable doubt as to the curative qualities of White Diamond lithia water for tho troubles for which It Is recommended, and no better evidence of this fact need be wanted than the fact that the people who went there previous to the ^r^c- ( non of a hotel put up with what they did in order to get the benefit of the water. It is to be hoped now that the management ha s learned that i even «o good a thin?* as they have in thoir mineral w.ite r will not be sought for unless those who need ft are in-, formed of its existence through the advertising columns of reputable newspapers, will make the best use, possible of their experience and get busy in the matter of preparing for a larger patronage than ever next year, and then let the people know about it. You r correspondent has known all along why the patronage of the place was not what its superior merits deserved, but as the manage ment did not ask him for suggestions, none were volunteered.’’ Cowpen G Rural Notes Cowpens, Route 1, Aug. 22—Farm ers are somewhat stirred up over hearing that monazite is about to go dead. We have some very good mines. Our farmers are rushing on since they got through laying by. Some are working their monazite mines, while others are putting their cord wood on market. Rev. Wto. White is carrying on a meeting at Butler’s school hoqse thlA week in which much interest is being taken. Mr. Chas. Daniel is still hauling melons to the market. He went to Spartanburg yesterday, but did not 1 have any luck as there were too many on market. He carried a load to Henrietta, N. C.. one day last week. He had splendid luck as they are very dry over there. They were wanting vegetables as their gardens are burn ed out on account of not having any rain. Miss Mary Justice, of Fair Forest, f« visiting Mrs. Sarah McDaniel. Mr. Craton Va»sey. of Texas, visit-! ed Mr. G. M. Champion last Tuesday. Miss Camp, of Campobello. Is vlalt- ing Mesdameg Roche and Lyt Martin, this week. Mr. G. M. Champion has gone to Columbus. N. C„ on bNtlnett. Mr. “Doc” Jolly, of Ezells, who has had fever, is well enoogh to visit. We are glad to see "Doo” out C. H A NEWS. v LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF “HE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. •ubaerifee fer ’. tt • Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of tnat Section. Wilkinsville, Aug. 23.—The merit ing began at Salem last Wednesday night. A large congregation was pre sent and Rev. Mr. Matheson chose as his text “Follow me,’’ Mark 2:14. In troducing his text Mr. Matheson said it was the greatest sermon ever preached and yet there were only two words. "Fallow me.’’ Just before the preaching began Rev. Mr. Mathe son united Mr. Mason Pridmore and Miss Oregon Estes in the holy bonds of matrimony. The bride was beau tifully dressed and the groom wore the conventional black. The attend ants were Mr. Mason Smith with Miss Bettie Mitchell and Mr. Glenn Inman with Miss Maggie Estes. After the marriage ceremony was over the newly wedded couple with their at tendants, took their seats and after the preaching service was over they received the congratulations of their friends, after which they departed to the home of the groom where they spent the night. Though without any attempt at ostentation the whole was a happy affair, and they have the best wishes of your correspondent together with a host of friends. Thursday morning the congrega tion reassembled at the church for preaching service and Rev. Mr. Matheson preached from the text “They were all with one accord in one place,’’ acts 2:1. He emphasized the fact that without a unity of hearts and purposes it was impossible for us to please God or render Him an acceptable service. He quoted numer ous passages of Scripture to support his position, all of which was convinc ing and clearly defined the point he wished to make. This is Mr. Matheson’s second visit to our community and his preaching and deportment have made a good im pression on our. people. We hope later on to report good work done by his ministry in this section. The con gregations have been good so far both in size and demeanor. Mr. Matheson doesn’t preach long ser mons but they are from start to fin ish full of force. He has a magnetism about him and his preaching that draws people to him and we are glad to see this work going on so smoothly. Rev. Mr. Owens is conducting a protracted meeting at Wilson’s Chap el. Rev. J. B. Wilson Is assisting him. We are, at present, unable to report results but hope to make a good report later on. We spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Foster at Gaffney, where we were most kindly and hos pitably treated. Mr. and Mrs. Foster are some of our old neighbors and acquaintances. Mr. James G. Garner has our thanks for a lot of fine Cleckly water melons which he put in our buggy last Thursday. Mr Garner is one of our most useful and kind-hearted citi zens. Wie are sorry to say that he is not enjoying good health. He, like some of the rest of us. is getting along in life—having passed his three score years. » Mr. Vaney c. Comer, of Joneesville, night watchman at the knitting mill, is in this neighborhood on a short visit. He dislikes mill life. He says it’s a bad place to raise children. When he is absent from the mill his son. William, usually takes his place and does the watching. The remains of Mr. James Good, who died at Gaffney last Wednesday, were taken by here yesterday on their way to Woodlawn where they were buried yesterday afternoon. Miss lymifse McColIough is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Strain. If people (especially those women) who tal/e so much time and pains in “primping up’’ and putting on their good looks by dressing themselves so as to gain the applause and admira tion of men. would exert themselves even half so much to prepare their minds, hearts and souls to win the approbation of their Creator a Penta- eostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit would take the place of so much pride, and untold and unmeasured blessing would Inevitably follow as a result. To such It really seems that a week’s scouring, washing, starch ing and ironing affords more pleasure than an hour’s worship; while with some men it seems that fifteen cents cotton Is more desirable than their soul’s salvation. Much as we may hate to acknowledge it these are facts all the same. W© had a very heavy rain yester day evening and there was no service at Salem last night A few have begun to pull fodder. Corn crops are exceptionally good, especially on upland where the corn has bee n porperiy worked. While in Gaffney la#t Tuesday we had the pleasure of meeetlng Mr. W. H. Smith and hear him tell of bis western trip which he made recently. He is an intelligent man and his re* port is very interesting. He thinks that before visiting Europe to seethe beauties of the Orient. Americans should visit the places of Inters* to their own country. We were sorry we could not talk with him longer. Toe Wilkins boys have built a magnificent store room to Gaffney. We are glad to see them succeeding so well la business, k should en courage others. They wore raised poor boys on the farm: left orphans while they were very young, but by going to work and keeping at it they now rank among the leading business men of the county. Mr. Charley Foster pulled over 300 bundles of fodder last Tuesday. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes is spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Joe Estes, and family. £and in the river at Howell’s ferry makes ferrying very difficult when the water Is low. Mr. T. J. Estes is speaking of hav ing a new well bored at his home. His old well has filled up and has been useless for a good while. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDaniel and children of Hickory Grove, attended preaching service at Salem last Wed nesday night. We learn that Mr. and Mrs. Dag- nall. of Hickory Grove, have gone to Blacksburg to keep a boarding house. Mr. Ram Lee sold a load of sweet potatoes at Gaffney last Tuesday. They were of the Nincy Hall variety and fine ones. too. This cron promis es to b e an abundant one in this country this year if the seasons con tinue favorable. Mr. John Foster started to Gaffney yesterday but after meeting a corpse and seeing a rabbit cross the road he thought he had better no eo and turned back. j. l. S. THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE. W. O. W. PICNIC. Large and pleasant Gaitherina at Corinth Saturday. An immense crowd gathered ar Corinth church Saturday, at the Woodman of the World picnic. It had been heralded far and wide as a time when joy would be unconfined and a]] attending would be guaranteed a day of enjoyment; and it is safe to say none was disappointed. From all the neighboring communities, and from a distance, crowds flocked all during the morning. Probably a more congenial crowd was never gathered on a similar occasion. Good cheer flowed everywhere and no on« was seen by The Ledger man who was not enjoying himself to the utmost. Speeches were first in order, and all the orators were in fine fettle. Col. T. B. Butler wa s the first speak er, and although current report has it that the Colonel is a probable can didate, on this occasion he eschewed politics; and. as is always the case whe n he speaks, delighted his audi ence with some forceful utterances on subjects connected with and of vital interest to the many Woodmen In the audience. Capt. W. N. Clark follow ed Col. Butler, and he too spoke on Woodcraft, to the delight of his hear ers. Hon. D. E. Finley followed with a speech of an hour 0 n Woodcraft, and at no time during the course of his remarks did he leave his subject. His discussion was pronounced by many to be one of the most comprehen- sive discussions of fhe spbj/fiDt eve|r. heard. At the close of Mr. Finley’s speech. Mr. E. J. Clary, who presided as cnainna n with the ease and grace of a veteran, announced mat dinner would now be served, after which speeches would be delivered by Capt. J. B. Bell, h. K. Osborne, Esq., w. T. Slaughter. Esq., a nd Hon. R. C. Sarratt. Of the dinner, enough cannot be said in its praise. The * a( ^ es the vicinity had enough edibles on hand to feed an army, and much time was spent at this, one of the most pleasing events ot the u«ty. Just as the crowd was leaving the dinner table to adjourn to the sneak ers stand for the speeches after dinner, the blessed rain came down in fi 0rl ij Dts ’ 10 the intense relief of the timid speakers who in fear and trembling had been watching the heavens and praying for rain. After the rain had subsided it was decided to indulge in no further speech-making, but to repair to the baseball ground where two ancient i rivals, Corinth and Grassy Pond, were to battle on the diamond. The game started with much snap and ginger, and it was seen that the j struggle would be a hard one. For (three innings the score ^was close. 1 to 0. in favor of Cori^itf: but in the , fourth inning the aspect of things 1 was considerab’^ changed. Grasey Pond had .«'6d one run, tieing the score air\* wild excitement. Follow- ng tbV with the bases crowded the ball -was lost in the grass on a hit, and before it could be recovered the men on bases and the hitter had reg- l istered, at the plate. The final score ! was eight to four in favor of Grassy ! P°nd. The work of the two batteries, Mabry and Mabry for Grassy Pond and Burgess, Parker and Whelchel Jor Corinth, was a feature. The day as a whole was a most en joyable one, and none who attended will fail to be present on a like oc- casgion should the opportunity oc cur. The good people of Corinth de serve great credit for the success that the day proved as the result of their efforts. List of Unclaimed Letters The following is the list of un claimed letters remaining in the Gaffney postoffice for week ending August 24th. 1907: B. O. Berry. Lizzie Criy. Estate of, O. N. Diape, M. R. Doriet, Fannie MjcIJlly Evans, W. K. Bills. Ooe. Go forth, C. W. Gentry, (2), Fanny Hatchet, Lela Lambrlgbt. J. D. Han ford. (2). Mary Medley, W. H. Man- Ing. Ha Mattin, G. Robbins, Mill Roo- son. Rhenber Robison, Other RJch- erd, James Sullivan. J. F. Shifty. John E. Stott, Slnthy White. Bessie Wil son. Dorthla Williams, W. R. Wil liams. (2). Call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger, p. M. FOB best prices on bicycles, see W. J. Ms ness, Gaffney. Aug. 28 tf ap. >. * a RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. ltem E of Interest Concerning Out Neighbore in th« dd North State Clipped from Our Exchanges. Near Spring Hope, in Nash county, (Thursday Henry Wliyeless was shot j ■(> death by his broAer-ui-lav. named j Champion. At the ?ame time Champ ion was mortally wounded. The fight was the result of drinking. Both are white. About three hundred feet of the track of the Southern Railway be tween Gulf and Cumnock, on the A. Y. division, was washed away by the heavy rains that fell in tha- vicin- itv Thursday afternoon. A force of men was sent from Greensboro to j repair the track 1 . Truffle was delay- j ed for many hours. Mr. James Hickerson was serious ly and more probably fatalh kicked by a. mule late Thursday evening | near Patterson The mule kicked him on the head and quite a little of the brain was knocked out. He was si ill living "ru last account but uncon scious. He has charge of twenty vo more teams belonging to J. M. Bern hardt, which haul lumber. The North Carolina Pine Associa tion controlling the‘leading lumber mills in North and South Carolina, Virginia and eastern Maryland, which discussed at Norfolk without action early in August the question of a cur tailment of the lumber output by the closing down of the mills of the as- sociation, has been called to meet a-t Wilmington September 4th, for final action in the matter. News reached Durham Saturday night of the suicide of Thomas G. Skinner. Jr., of Henderson, son ofex- Congressman skinne r and nephew of Col. Harry Skinner, attorney for the eastern district of North Carolina. The young man, who was about 20 years old, fired a ball through his heart, death following instantly. No cause is assigned for the rash deed. Young Skinner was a student at the University. A bold robbery wag done Saturday night Just before 10 o’clock when a farmer. Mr. W. J. W. Terry, who lives near Durham, was sand-bagged and robbed by a negro. The robber se cured what money the farmer had in his pockets, this amounting to a few cents over $18, and then took his pocket knife and half plug of tobacco for good measure. R was a bold Piece of worb and the police believe that they can work up the case. Eastbound passenger train No. 4 on the Norfolk & Southern ran over and killed a white man named Loftin Bar- field Friday afternoon shortly after leaving LaGrange. Barfield’s home is at Lenoir Institute, Lenoir criunty. He wa 8 drunk and sitting on the track. His neck was broken and one leg cut off. He was taben to Kinston and turned over to the undertakers; and the remains were later sent to his family at Lenoir Institute for burial. Mr. John c. Grist, of Gastonia, a brakeman on through freight No 72, was dangerously Injured Thursday morning abom 9 o’clock, by being knocked from the top of his train, his head striking the overhead bridge just north of Concord. A hole was knocked in the back of his head, frac turing his skull, and his collar bone was broken. He was taken to the Salisbury hospital on No. 36. and was istil. unconscious when left, but it was ! thought that he would recover. This was Grist’s first run north of Char- j lotto and he did not know that the | bridge was there. Aunt Jane’’ Cunningh<nn. aged 1 nearly 90 years who lives seven miles ifrom Charoltte, died while traveling between her home and that of a neighbor last week. Falling by a wayside, she lay there througn the j night and wa s found the next morn- 'ng. She had a sort of premonition and a few days before her death when she was asked to come to church on a certain day to aid in cleaning off the graveyard, she re plied: “I will be there. I may not have a shovel but I will be there.” The unusual thing about it was that s he was there as a corpse that day ^ ur ^ e ^- She belonged to the faithful of her race. A sudden and peculiar death oc curred in Asheville Friday afternoon. Mrs. Effle Ingle, while attempting to administer a thrashing to her 12-year- old son, wag struck by the boy, be came overbalanced and, falling to the floor, ruptured a valve of the heart and died in a few seconds. She had instructed her son to bring in an arm ful of wood; the boy refused, when the mother, with a small baby In her arms, attempted to whip the lad for disobedience. The boy fought his mother and struck her several times about the face and body. One of the blows overbalanced Mrs. Ingle and with the baby in her arms she fell backward full length on the floor. A ghastly sight was found in Gon* cord Friday morning at 10:3d o’clock by Mary Stafford, a 12-year-old negro girl, when she stumbled over the dead body of Man gum Martin, a well- known business man of that city. His throat was cut and ton ballet wounds were In his head. A pistol boldine one cartr^lge with four empty cham bers was found lying loosely in tbs left hand. Mr. Martin left his place of business with $400 on bis pe-sou, more than $100 being In gold coin. A small pocket knife, a box of mor phine tablets and 70 cents In money were found on him when the exam* ination was made. It Is believed bp a great many that Martin was mur dered for bis money, and the pistol placed in his left band to make it ap pear that the man committed suicide. OLD RELICS, •‘Uncle sam’» Hoppe P Has Som« Rs* minders of “Days that Were/' “Uncle Sam’’ Hopper, of this city, ha s in his possession some Interesting relic* of the stirring times ei the six ties which he is proud of. and. as he says, wouldn’t take a gold guinea for them. One of these relics is a furlough for sixty days “to Cherryville and hack to Charlotte’’ issued to him when he was wounded, bearing date of February, 23. 1865, and signed by Daniel F. Wright, Sr., surgeon of the board of examiners, on the back is written; “Way hospital No. 2, Greens boro. N. C.. February 26, 1865. one meal. H. H. Hunter, surgeon in charge,” and below that, “Way hospital No. 6. Charlotte, N. C.. February 28, 1865; one-third ration issued. Jno. W. Ashby, surgeon i n charge.” Another relic, and one which “Uncle Sam” prizes very highly, is a pocket- book 1 that he purchased In Virginia, from Perry Humphries, for 'he sum of $3.00, and carried through 'he war with him. It was stolen from him once by a room-mate in Lynchburg, when it contained his hard-earned pay in the sum of $60. The thief did not have an opportunity at the time of purloining the book to make way with it as he wished, so he dropped j it between two logs of wood at a woodpile in rear of their quarters to Lynchburg, where it was soon found by a little colored girl, and returned to the proper owner. “Uncle Sam’* felt so elated over the finding of his treasure that he rewarded the hon esty of the girl with a crisp, new ten- dollar bill. This book is still in a splendid state of preservation, showing rjfetlt was made of “good stuff;’’ and it is now filled with old papers, many yel* : low with age, and most of them re minders of losses he has sustained, in the shape of notes for considerable sums of money which the writers fail ed to make good—though they have since paid the debt we all owe These old reminders of the “days that were” are very interesting to the younger generation, though -the older ones love to look at r.he m as well. “Uncle Sam” prizes his pos sessions. and says he intends t# hand them down to his posterity. A Merry Morning with the Mayor. The case of disorderly conduct against William Parks and Leper Thompson, which has bee n an item on the city clerk’s docket for some time, was called yesterdav morning in mayor’s court. This is the oase that was first called for trial some time ago but owing to the condition of Mr. Parks, who had been struck on the head with a rock and unable to appear, it had been continued un til he could appear. Since this Thomp- son has been plaoed under a three hundred dollar bond to appear .tore the clrtsult court on the charge of striking Mr. Parks with a roch. Owing to this fact, his honor, the mayor, dismissed the case Three young negroes, Walt Petty, Alex Dawkins and George Martin, were called on a charge of gambling. It was ’ Uowerer, a case of calling; when nobody came as. the annougeetnent of the case by the clerk brought only a response from one of the spectators that, “Dey ain't here.” They were represented by a substantia! bond which was sacrificed by their non- appearance. At Cherokee Avenue. There will be a meeting of muc interest held at Cherokee avenue ui uer the auspices of the achoo!. nei Saturday night, August 81st It will be a meeting especially < the patrons of Cherokee Avenu school and of tbos£ Interested 1 education. Special music consisting of soloi duets and violin music, will be rer dered ou the occasion, together wit some recitations. Prof. E. C. Elmore, of Spartanbun will be present and will deliver on of his entertaining and beneficial le< tures. Those who attend the meet mg may expect an hour of pleasur and profit Ice cream will be served on the o< caslon for the benefit of the libran A Snake Story. I O. C. Dorman, who lives a few mile above the city, was among ch« vii l^Tfi at The Led 8er office Saturdaj While here he related a ‘‘snake story which sounded a little out of the 01 dinary; but he vouched for the trut! or it, and he is known as a mai whose veracity canno;; be questioned Le killed the snake on Friday, somt where near his home and upon exam Ining it closely was struck with it aonormal size and peculiar shape This determined him to investigat the cause, and when he cut the bocp of the reptile open forty-five younj snaksog were found Inside;—and al a healthy and lively condition Who can beat that? First Baptls#’Church Notes. Dr. Simms extFtetg to fill his pulpit next Sunday storntog and night Tbs night service will bo at 8 o'clock Dr. Simms also hopes to moot Us class in tho Sunday school iff (he morning. Mrs. ghnms and Miss MotOo also bo DO to bo with <hoir ciaMMs All members of .the congropUon and school are asked to bo present