Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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If I NEW GOO NEW GOODS! We are receiving new Dress Goods, White Goods, Linens, Embroideries, Laces, Shirt Waists Goods, Ginghams, Etc. New Shirt Waist, a beautiful line. Advance Spring Styles in Men’s, Young Men’s and Boy’s Clothing and Hats. CARROLL & BYERS. GAFFNEY. SO. CAR. Garden Reliable. S i Cherokee! Company.! noticb. The Carolina Mutual Beaeflt Aaee elation dealrea the correct addreee oA the following persona: A. O. Tata W. JL Mooney, T. B. Cobb, Qeorgs Camp, James Palmer, BUphns M. Turner, Dexter A. Wylie, J. D. ■an- sing. K. D. OaOmaa, W. T. Bllott, T. B. Bonner. Persons changing their addreee will please notify the home office of smJ change. KIPLING Vt. HARVEY. I am Informed by Teddy Taft that Kipling gets 25c for every word of him foolishness; and Hon. 8. B. Crawlej A Co. can sell eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven words el Harvey's DemphooUshmets for Ws Looks demphoollBh to sse. W • L. HARVBT, The Anther. Jan. 17*2mo. OtTOPATHIC PHYSICIANS. DRS. W. K. AND S> HALS, Montgomery-Crawford Bldg., Spurtambwg. 8. 0. Osteopathy-Applicable to all enrable diseases. We give especial atteatloo to dleeaaea of women, nervous disor der!, an spinal atsetloaa. Hours, by appointment TEXTILE NEWS. V. EXECUTOR'S NOTICB. AH person holding claims the estate of Robert H. Mi ceased, are hereby notified to th same, duly atteeted, to el the undersigned executors, and persons Indebted to said estate requested to make payment to i executors without delay. Solon A. Moss, Ihon. h. Moss, Bxors. estate Robert H. Moa^ ceased, Blacksburg, 8. C« R. F. 1 Feb. 2S It WHCN IN A HURRY SSND TO THB LBDGBR FOR YOUR JOB PRINTING. Local and Personal items Gathered From Our Exchanges. J. L. Kizer has been appointed sec ond hand in weaving at Troy, N. C. M. D. Lesley has succeeded H. F. Jones as second hand in weaving at Williamston . J. Len Cobb has accepted the posi tion of second hand in weaving at Rosemary, N. C. J. R. Ormsby, from Troy, N. C., has succeeded W. H. Hiden as overseer of weaving at Steele’s Mills, Cordova. J. F. Haynes, formerly at Phoenix City, Ala., is now boss carder for the Richmond Hosiery Mills, Rossville, Ga» G. C. Cook, who has been lining up looms at Darlington, S. C., is now fixing looms for the Lydia Mills, Clin ton ,S. C. J. L. Morrow, who has been ma chinist at the Springstein Mills, Ches ter, has resigned to accept work else where. D. H. Hartin has resigned as loom fixer at Duke, N. C., to accept a simi lar position with the Riverside Mills, Danville, Va. W. P. Bennlck. from Charlotte, N.! C., has accepted the position of over-i seer of spinning in the Elmire mill at j Burlington, N. C. E. W. Edwards has succeeded T, L.. Ross, as superintendent at China 1 Grove, N. C. Mr. Edwards has been 1 overseer of weaving. T. L. Ross has resigned as super- 1 intendent at China Grove, to accept 1 the superintendency of the new Can non Mill at Kannapolis, N. C. Grant Smith has resigned as slash er tender at Liledoun Cotton Mills, to accept a similar position with the Brookford Mills, Hickory, N. C* J. M. Creekmore, overseer of card ing and spinning at the Southern Cotton Mills, Athens, Ga., was called to Charlotte recently by the sad news of the death of his mother. J. A, Parsons has been promoted from second hand to overseer of weaving, slashing, beaming, warping and the cloth room at Troy, N. C. W, B. Lovelace, from the Hoskins Mill, Charlotte, has accepted a posi tion as second hand in the weave room at the Granby Mill, Columbia. F. Hamilton has resigned as super intendent of the Drayton Mills, Spar tanburg, and* is succeeded by A. M. Hamilton, from one of the new Eng land mills. John A. League, who was for a long time overseer of weaving at Trion, Ga., has accepted the superin tendency of the LaFayette Mills, La- Fayette, Ga. H. F. Jones .formerly second hand in the weave room at Williamston. has gone to Newry, to take charge of the weave room of the Courtenay Manufacturing Co, W. H. Ramsey has resigned as overseer of carding and spinning with the Star Thread Mills, Athens, Ga„ and Is now connected with the Lydia Mills, Clinton, S. C. Gus Wylie, who has recently been at Cabarrus Mill, Concord, has re turned to Monroe, where he Is now numbered wjfh the loom fixers In the Monroe Cotton Mills. W. E. Mullins, formerly of Scott- dale, is now assistant overseer of weaving at the Fulton Bag Mills, and R. L. Burris is numbered with tnu loom fixers at the same place. J. B. Turner, formerly with the Fulton Bag Mills, Atlanta, but more recently employed at Scottdale, has returned to the Fulton Mills, where he Is now numbered with the loom fixers. I. S- McManus, formerly connected with the spinning room of the Eflrd Manufacturing Company, Albermarle, has accepted the position of overseer of spinning with the Mt. Airy Cotton Mills, Mt. Airy, N. C. D. p. Smith was mentioned as hav ing, accepted a position as overseer of carding in the mill at Hanover, S. C„ which wag a mistake as Mr. Smith is and has been for a long time super intendent of that mill. W. S. Porter, who was overseer weaving at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mlllg at night about nine years and later at Huntsville, Ala., and Carters- vllle, Ga., haa Returned to Atlanta and accepted position as overseer of weaving at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill No. 2. P. A. Blackwelder, who has been employed at the Cabarrus cotton mill for the past several years, haa ac cepted a position with the Concord Milling Company as miller. This po sition Mr. Blackwelder formerly held, and la said to be one of the beat mil lers In the county. C. B. Coward, who was for several years employed in spinning rooms In South Carolina and was for some time overseer In the Cherfy Cotton Mills, Florence, Ala., has by advice of lls physician, resigned the position of overseer In the Merrimack Mill at Huntsville, Ala., and will be for a while at his old home In Bdgefleld. Monday of last week witnessed a farther renewal of activity among the textile mills of northern Connecticut. Prospects for a continuance of full time are very bright. Among the plants which resumed full time on Monday last were the Chase Mill. Moodus, Conn.; Mechanics vllle Fiber Com pany; Mechanicsville Knitting Com pany; United States Finishing Com pany, Sterling; and the Jewett City Textile Novelty Company. Several other mills in this section of the State have increased the number of opera tives employed. From Center*! Miss- Center, Miss., Feb. 29.—I note in The Ledger your able and intelligent correspondent, J. L. S., lectures to the young people. It is appropriate not only to the young but to the old er ones as well. It causes them to meditate on their ways. I note you hhve had rainy and had weather in South Carolina. It has rained here every few days for the last three months. Some times two days and nights without ceasing. There is some cotton injured in the the cotton houses in the fields, the boggy condition of the ground pre venting it from being hauled to the gin. The roads are and have been all the while, Impassable for loaded wagons. Our roads here In. Mississ ippi are mostly worked by a contract or. In the summer the clay and sand is scraped into the road bed which is now a mass of mud. So great is the contract system a failure that there is now a bill pending in the legislature to abolish it throughout the State. There is not half the pebble rock here to make a permanent road bed as in South Carolina. There is hut two ways to make a permanent, good road: One is to put a bottom in It and the other to cover it so It will not get wet, neither of which is practlhle here in Mississippi. Scarcely any work has been done on the farm towards another crop. After January 1st, 1909, prohibition will go into effect here. I am glad to note the great increase in sentiment that seems to prevade the United States in its favor. It is but a ques tion of time when every State in the Union will have statuary prohibition. The anties say it don’t prohibit but it does. To illustrate, Kosciusko, when it had the open saloon, in the busy season, a lady was afraid to walk the streets lest she would come in con tact with a drunken i mn. Since the closing of the saloons,Mn the busiest season when the streets* are thronged with men, everything is calm, peace able and serene and no lady is afraid to waffi the streets alone. I. Peeler. THE VERMIFUGE MAN. An Indian cn Art. A member of Saa Francisco's art fra'ernity had the good luck to vis!) Washington some weeks ago and be hold the famous Congressional librarx In ail its rare and exquisite beauty While he stood at the foot of the great ftairense. lost in admiration of the no . •' I. • •tu:r.l lln of the LuiMiu. - .■•■•••• loveliness of tin v oiMU rftil ! as-rellefs an 1 friezes, lu -.ed an Indie'!, black haired I' ing eyed and blankelcd after (h» i; Ciioa of bis ain-v si .. - s. enter the vast rotunda. Walking s, *wly to the centei o' . • % ■:] ini nee iidi, he advanced stil farther to the st. ';vase, placed onf r 1; ; • !: 1 ging ' upon the broad 1 ; ‘ rade. and. ?•*:•• ng to the artist v ! > had j en civc 1 e l his actions \Vb.b a lively curiosity, i •• opened his lips and e| oke three words only, but it Is doubtful if the wonderful library wil’ over echo words of greater or more tin ft.fectc.I a; ; <;• . The Indian and the artist r‘ > >d face to face, and the irtlri's eye • fell 1-fore the savage’s question. He had re'red simply, “Mar. make it?”—San Francisco Call. A Prcfcssor's Bugs. To peiToii . who.. - tastes run ratbes to potatoes than to < ienee it will seen; .hat Professor Tow -r of the University of Chicago might have put his talents and energy to l etter use than the evo- I’Cion of new varieties of potato hugs But that’s tiie way with scientists Their theories an* more important tc h ui th: n any amount of damage that • uy follow the effort to prove them. The common or garden variety of po to bug (Doryphora decerniineata) Is quite enough for ordinary people ami u little too much for the agriculturists who have to contend with him. but Professor Tower has developed a nuin- J»er of new forms, all with abnormal appetites; for potatoes, and clainisute ha proved a great theory of evolu tion tikoreby.—Philadelphia Inquirer. In A Civil War Check For 67 Cents. A curiosity in the form of a “war settlement warrant” was isrued recent ly to John I. Curtin of Bellefonte for the sum of U7 cents. It is now about forty-four years since General Curtin was mustered out of the service, and in all these years he never dreamed that he had any such claim against th« United States government It appears that In calculating the time of hla en listment an error was made, and this was just recently discovered. The num ber of the order Is 18,021, which Indi cates that there were a few claims paid before this on*.—Philadelphia Bee- end. j Brand Whltloek, of Toledo, Ohio, major sad novelist in afraid of f«nnn os old paper aioanv and instate that his salsrj be paid mm In ertap new MBA How George G. Vest Won a Case Court Through Ridicule. “The resources of the late Senator George G. Vest shone brightest when he was lighting against heavy odds.” remarked J. G. Trimble, a veteran Kansas City lawyer, the other day. “I was a young law student at Mex ico when I first had the good fortune of observing him in action. Judge Sam Priest, one of (he finest lawyers in the west; Mr. Vest and my brother were representing Miss Annie Wilson, who w as claiming'a pretty fair slice of old Phil Williams’ Monroe county es tate. Phil was her cousin, and her bill was for services rendered him in his last years. It seems Williams was a bit cranky, and he found it difficult to get anybody around home to take care of him, and lift wrote to his cousin. She lived in Virginia. He promised to pay her well if she would come over and attend to him. When she came, he said: “ ‘Now. Annie, me and you will agree about what each other’s to do and put it down in writing. Verba! contracts ^are no good in matters of this kind.’ “Which looked pretty sensible in the light of the vast litigation over con tracts for services made verbally. The contract was signed, and the woman faithfully cared for him the balance of bis days. After the funeral she show ed her contract to the executor and de manded her w’age. He thought the hill too big or something and refused to pay it. So she sued. The executor d(*- fended on the ground that the old man’s signature was a forgery. “It was a pretty hot trial. Among other witnesses the executor put on an expert to testify that the signature of old man Williams to the contract had been forged and to explain how ho knew that was so. This expert was one of the most capable men for such a task I have ever seen. He not only w*as thoroughly courteous and modest, but he seemed to know exactly what lib was talking about. He was well educated and talked in the confident way of a man who is sure of his foot ing. It was clearly evident that his testimony was making an Impression against the claimant. He told where the signature to the contract differed from the genuine signatures shown him and made it so clear that all could understand. When he had fin ished testifying in chief, the claimant’s case was gone—I mean had the trial ended there. “Judge Priest turned gloomily to his colleague. “ ‘You tackle him, Vest,’ he said. T’m not feeling well.’ “Vest moved up his chair, elevated his shoulders until his head seemed to sink into them and squeaked: ‘“What’s your business, you say?’ “The witness said he was an account ant. “‘Where are you from?' “The witness enlightened him. “ ‘Where did you work before that?’ “Again the witness answered. “‘Where before that?’ “Some town was named. “‘Where before that?’ “ ‘Philadelphia.’ “‘Whereabouts in Philadelphia?’ “ ‘Jaynes’ Chemical works.’ “‘Where did you say that was?’ “ ‘Philadelphia.’ “‘Jaynes’ works, you say?’ “ ‘Yes, sir, Jaynes’ Chemical works.’ “ T see,’ said Vest, hitching his chair up closer and elevating his shoulders still more. ‘That’s where they make vermifuge?' “ ‘They make a number of proprie tary medicines,’ said the witness, with quiet dignity, ‘but I don’t’— “ ‘But they do make vermifuge?’ cried Vest shrilly. * “ T didn't know the names of all they make, but I wasn’t’— “ ‘That's all, Mr. Vermifuge,’ said Vest exultlngly. ‘We’ll excuse you.’ “Everybody in the courtroom roared with laughter at the way Vest bleated out the word, and the witness retired with flushed face. When the time came to argue, Vest closed this way: “‘I ask you gentlemen to name one solitary line of evidence brought against this honest woman’s just claim for money earfled by the toil of her hand and the sweat of her brow! Not a thing on God’s green earth but the vermifuge man. Are you going to de prive this good woman of the fruits of her labor on such testimony as that? Gentlemen, If you ever need it—which I pray the good Lord you won’t—take bis medicine, bnt don’t on the peril of your good conscience and bone sense— don’t take his evidence!’ “While making this appeal Vest was screwed op before the jnry in a char acteristic way that will be readily re called by all Missourians who ever saw him pleading to his countrymen, and the words flowed from him in a wither ing stream of sarcasm. The crowd- judge, Jury and all—was convulsed with laughter. The July hod a verdict for the claimant Inside of ten mln- ntei*—Kansa s GMy Star. Student’s Daring Feat. Swaying dangerously in a strong wind, sr.pporied only by a small flag halyard, iio' iu Adair, a sophomore at the \Vas!)i..g oii State university, was recently h i. od ^ ;7 feet to the top of the wireless tek graph pole. While his classmale: ! . I n in mingled fear and exaltation A lair untangled the freshmen class fanner and was then lowered to the ground. It was because the freshmen had the night before sent their class banner to the top of the pole, where ii became caught, that the daring feat was undertaken. When Adair was safely on the ground, he was swung to the shoulders of his classmates and escorted around the campus. Sylvacus Cobb’s Table. John A. Woodman of the Beal's ho tel is having th? table on which Syl- vamis Coltb wrote Ids famous stories while living in Norway repaired to save it from destruction. The table had become a little weak in the legs, and it hail io be strengthened. Mr. Woodman also has the cabinet with pigeon holes and a door to close it up all tight and sung, where Sylvanus Cold) kept his manuscripts and notes in the different stages of the stories. This table and cabinet look very hum ble when one thinks of the stories written thereon that made to a great extent the great New York Ledger and the fortune of its owner, Robert Bon ner.—Norway (Me.) Advertiser. TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR* You are hereby required to be mi appear at the auditor's office ta the court house on the first Tuesday Is March (3rd) at 10 O’clock a. m. lor the purpose of passing upon the ro- turns taken by the auditor for the year 1908. Fall not at your peril. Also the equalization board of Cherokee county la required to meet at the auditor's office on the fourth Tuesday in March (24) at 10 a. m. for the purpose of hearing grlevns* ces and equalizing property between taxpayers. „ . W. D. Comp, Feb. 28, Mar. 8. Auditor. MRS. HARRIETT WELLS ALLEN, Of Gaffney, Write, Letter Which May Be of Great Interest to Skin Suf ferers of This City. I know D. D. D. to be a sure cure. I have tried it and proved it. Anyone who has eczema and doesn’t try your wonderful medicine, the three “D’s,’’ ought to suffer. I am greatly grati fied to give you a testimonial, for I feel so indebted to you I cannot say enough in your behalf. I am a poor hand to write and compose, but I want the world to know that D. D. D. is a certain cure. Mrs. Harriett Wells AHen, Gaffney, Cherokee Co., S. C. What D. D. D. did in this case it ought to do for you. This wonderful remedy is now' recognized by the foremost physicians and scientists as the quickest and sorest cure for Eczema and skin disease of any na ture. This remedy is as safe and and pleasant to use as pure water, and is applied directly to the afflicted parts, leaving no bad odor or sticky, salvy substance. The first applica tion gives INSTANT RELIEF, and as far as we have been able to investi gate quickly effects the most aston ishing and permanent cures wherever rightly used. If you are a sufferer from any bind of itch or skin disease of any nature do not fail to try this remarkable remedy. Pamphlets on skin diseases and their cure, diet, ex ercise, bathing, etc., free at our store. Gaffney Drug Co., Gaffney, S. C. —One fSe bottle Nature*, Cough Remedy will pet on eud to tkoteoegh; no cufe, no pay. Gaffney Drug Co. 2 a w tt FOR SALE. FOR SALE—-Three nice residence lots. See J. N. Littlejohn. Feb. 28, Mar. 2, 6 p<L FOR SALK—One Studehoker phoo ton and harness. A. N. Wood. FOR RENT. TO RENT—Office rooms over The Ledger. Apply to Bd. H. DeCamp. Nov. 2, tf. ^ WANTED. BRING your cbtckeea, e tar, country produce, gross Clary A Kirby. Highest cai paid. hides ta & prices __ LOST. LOST—Between graded school and overhead bridge, a child’s gold brace let with engraved initials **D. B. W." Liberal reward if returned to The Ledger office. Mar. S It pd. -For School Trustee. The many friends of pool Y. Gaff ney hereby announce him os a can didate for school trustee of District No. 10, Wind 8. I hereby announce myself a can didate for school trustee at large of the tenth school district J. If. Nesbitt J. B. Pettit to hereby annoanoed as a candidate fop trustee for school District No. 10, Ward 8. Fire Insurance! We repreaent some o* tbe largest and I 7~~ most substantial companies and would like to write your buslnes. S-14-tf. Smith A Lipscomb, Agents' nones* weerffl fta* m. v* OO Osw Watches! A iO year gold filled case with 11 jeweled movement for $7.50; only a few left—a sure bargain. We will make you some special prices on Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry,, China and Cut Glass. Now is the time to get some good values. Let us have your watches and fix them right. Every week we find some watch that has been FIXED AT, yet NOT FIXED. We guarantee our work and stand by our guarantee. Give us a call. Gaffney Jewelry Co. 59 Spun; is Coniine! We are now ready to serve our custo mers with our new Spring and Sum mer line of Woolens. Never before has such a beautiful line of fancy and novelty suitings been displayed in Gaffney. See ns early and avoid the rush. Cleaning and pressing neatly done. Phone 43. m Frederick St. Ro&inson & Gray. Tailors “Star Brand Chicken Feed” Is a specially mixed grain feed for poultry, composed of wheat, cracked corn, kaffir corn, millet, white chopped oats, buck wheat, cane seed, and granulated oyster shells. Try it and watch results, 30c peck at W. Kyle Davenport’s. The New Shoe Stc re. I am receiving New Shoes nearly every week and will you new, fresh stock at the lowest prices. Try me A,?- Yours to please,.