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I I The Gaffney ledger. a A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES* AND DEVOTED TO THE BEET INTEREST OP THE PEOPLE OP CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. M, 1894. QAPFNEY, S. C. f FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1908. •1.50 A YEAR. TEDDY’S MESSAGE OF GREAT LENGTH REQUIRES OVER THREE HOURS TO READ IT. C A Big Job for “J. L. S.”—Death of An Infant—Comparison of Cotton Mark et-Other Notes. Wilkinsville, Dec. 15.—The biggest job we had at any one time, last week was reading the president’s message. It took three hours and twenty min utes by the clock, stopping perhaps ten minutes to make a fire. President Roosevelt’s annual mes sages to congress have been noted for their great length. This statement brings to our mind that up to his time—March 4, 1841—president W. H. Harrison’s inaugural address w as the longest, containing 8,578 words while Washington’s second inaugural con tained only 134 words. President Grover Cleveland is the only presi dent who ever delivered an extem pore inaugural address. Last Sabbath was the forty-sixth anniversary of the battle of Freder icksburg, Va. We have received the December copy of The South Carolina S. S. Pro moter. It contains a tentative pro gramme of the next State S. S. Con vention w’hich will be held in the city of Orangeburg, February Ifith, 17th and 18th, 1909. We will give our Ledger readers the complete pro gramme as soon as it is made out which we hope all our State papers will copy. The chaingang is working up the roads in low’er Cherokee. Supervisor Lipscomb has a strong force now on the gang. Those “blind tigers" w’ho have been convicted or plead guilty in the State courts of selling liquor, will find it a little funny to face the United States court or pay a regular retail liquor dealer's license. Boys, this business don’t pay. Rev. L. R. Gaines and children, L. R. and Tillman, spent last Friday night with us. Mr. Gaines was on his way to Unity to fill thd pulpit of Rev. W. T. Thompson at 11 o’clock on Sat urday. He also preached there on Sabbath. The rain came last Friday night and made the ground too wet to plow again. There are two kinds of people in the world—those who complain that the rose has a thorn, and those who are grateful that the thorn has a rose. To which class do you belong, dear reader? We are told that the heart is the source of all the treasure of life. “Out of it are the issues of life.” Only that which is in the heart can come out of it. The mouth is the easiest outlet of the feelings and character within. This does not mean that the definite subjects which most engage a man’s interest will neces sarily be most talked of by him. Nor does it mean that a bad man may not say or do excellent things; but to those who will observe carefully, and note all he says under different cir cumstances, the words will infallibly indicate in some way what is in his heart. ' “Ne’er suffer sleep thine eyes to close Before thy mind hath run O’er every act, and thought, and word, From dawn to set of sun; Henry Win? was a victim of fury and hate—Northern soldiers confined at Andersonville pay glowing tribute to the Twenty-Fifth Alabama Infantry, Declaring they knew how to treat prisoners, and were respectful, humane and soldierly.” “Blue and Gray meet as friends.” Col. McClure, of Philadelphia, advocates placing Confederate monument on Gettysburg field." Besides these there are a number of articles from the most distinguish ed journalists in the land. The Re view of the Cotton Season of 1907-’08, by Robert Lewin is specially fine and every producer should read it. We are sorry we can’t reproduce it for want of space. For the literary feast we are indebted to our old friend J. Luther Sherril, the indomitable “Flaw Picker,” late of The Ledger force. The Ledger gives three cheers for “Old Flaw ’ and The Daily Item. When we get letters from nice young ladies (which we frequently do) and ask Mrs. “J. L. S." if she would like to see them, she usually says “No,” without showing that the equilibrium of her temper is disturbed or her curiosity excited. We frequent ly tell her she may put on her spec tacles and look over our shoulder if she wants, while we are reading them—this she refuses to do. In fact, she never asks any questions about them or their contents. How many married men in Cherokee county (or anywhere else) have this liberty? You may all speak at once f you wish, gentlemen; it won’t be hard to count the “ayes," or even take down the names. Young men, try your best girl along this line and you will learn something that you may not have to repent of in after life. Extreme care does no mischief. No law but the law of God requires a person to plead guilty to a crime. We are getting ready for Christ mas. One of our neighbors in Gaffney yesterday acted as if he had taken a little too much “O-be-joyful.” He started to W. J. Wilkins & Co.’s store and found himself in Shuford & Le- Master’s store before he was aware of it. He says he found out when he saw the furniture that it wouldn’t do for Wilkins, When one of the clerks asked him, “What will you have?” He replied he thought it was Wilkins & Co.’s qfore. “It’s next door,” said the polite clerk and the fellow thank ed him and went out. We hope the gentlemanly clerk will say nothing about it and save the young. man’s reputation for sobriety. Mir. W. T. Osment spent last night with us. J, L. S A Loving Protest. Mr. Editor.—Please allow me the space in The Ledger to make a loving protest against the thoughtless (?) use and abuse of our rural telephone line. While we are highly please4 with the telephone connection with our neighbors, and with Gaffney, and would not be without it for twice the cost, yet there are thoughtless (?) abuses that we hope will be correct ed! Every patron of the telephone line has a perfect right to use the telephone line, either himself or any member of his family, as long or as often as it does not infringe upon the rights of the other patrons. Yet it is not right for any patron to allow the line to be monopolized by his ’phone to gratify the whim of some pre cocious, giddy, loquacious girl, or lightheaded, conceited youngster (gen erally both!) Only last night, after waiting for thirty minutes for such a couple to finish their silly carousal, when the line was politely asked for, “her” answer was, “I’ve got the line now. you can have it when I’m through. For wrong take shame, but gratefullO^fJ®’" L h /L v f,, t A e feel If just thy course hath been; Such effort day by day renewed Will ward thy soul from sin.” —Epivarmos. Wheat and oats sown early are looking fine. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sanders down in the fork lost their infant babv last week. It was buried at the Goudelock graveyard near Gowdeysville. Sister Edna, your letter to The Led ger last week was fine. Write again, “old gal.” And yours too. “B.” Your write-up of Will Blackwell’s wedding was an excellent production. “B.” is a chip off the old block—blood will ten. Leap year will soon be out, and girls, you had better get busy. Mr. Will Smarr and Henry Howell, of Hickorv Grove, passed here vester- day morning on their wav to Gaffnev with a load of cotton. Also Mr. J. N. Strain and Sim Glenn took a load too. There is no reason why Gaffney should not buy every bale of cotton made in this section on both sides of Broad river. Gaffney can (and usually does) give more for cotton than any of our near-by markets. But some time the Gaffnev buyers drop under their neighbors in the price. One of our neighbors savs he never expects to sell another bale of cotton in a neighboring town until it gets and keeps somebody there who will buy it without having to be hunted up to do so. We received a souvenir copy of The Mobile (Ala.) Daily Item. It contains forty-eight pages and is a bright and profusely Illustrated paper. It con tains quite a number of interesting historical. sketches of the late Civil war written by men who were on the firing line. A few of these it will not Place for us to note here: Celebrated battle of Mobile Bay,” W ?• £' Conrad ' M. D. “Cruise of the Y' , ®- Alabama under command of Admiral Raphael Semmes.” “Wheel- er's Protection of Broggs’ retreating *°J?,?** to he ar the Rebel jell —a Kentucky soldier tells what It meant and why it will never be heard again. “Career of Uncle Sam’s war ,n * reat civil strife— Luke Wright." “More light thrown on Andersonville Blatter." "Captain endorsement of every man on the line, and I hope this ringing and cross ringing and mixed ringing and con tinual annoying hubbub at night will cease. Patron (I%rons?) BLACKSBURG TO ISSUE BONDS? Mass Meeting Endorses Plan to Raise Needed Money. Blacksburg, Dec. 15.—At a well at tended mass meeting of citizens last nieht at the Town Hall to discuss the matter of issuing fifteen thousand dol lars of twenty-year town bonds it was was unanimously decided that the bonds should be issued. The election on the bond question will be held on the 21st instant, at which time three citizens will be elected to handle the bonds. It is the purpose of the town to use the money realized from the bonds in taking up the street paving notes, in retiring some school bonds that will become due early in 1909, and to secure electric lights for the town. There is scarcely any doubt now but that the eleflion will be in favor of the bond issue by a very large ma jority. There are two electric power companies near here now, viz, Gaston Shoals Electric Manufacturing Com pany, and the Southern Power Com pany. It is not known which one will run a line here. Medicine That ie Medicine. I have suffered a good deal with malaria and stomach complaints, but I have now found a remedy that keeps me well, and that remedy is Electric Bitters: a medicine for stom ach and liver troubles, and for run conditions,” says W. C. Kistler, of Halliday, Ark., Electric Bitters purify and enrich the blood, tone up the nerves, and impart vigor and en ergy to the weak. Your money will be refunded If it fails to help you. 50c at Cherokee Drug Co —Old Fashioned Chocolate. A per fectly delicious candy, put up in beau- tiful boxes. Just the thing for a Christmas present. During the holi days this caady will be sold at 60c per pound. Gaffney Drug Co. —Finest watch repalrtag and grarlnf at Gaffney Jewelry Oo. NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. Recent Happenings In and Around the City and Other Events Gath ered by the Local News Editor. Mr. Earle Carpenter is now engaged with the Southern Express Company in this city as assistant. Mr. J. H. Buice, who moved from this city to Rock Mount, Va., about a month ago, is in the city for a few days. A fire near the Farmers Oil Mill, just outside the city limits, Wednes day night destroyed a barn belonging to Mr. Webster. We were unable to ascertain the extent of the loss. Cotton sold on the local market yes terday at 8.65 for the best grades. This was a good price as compared with Charlotte and other towns, where the best price was only 8.50. Messrs. R. A. Jones and J. S. Lit tlejohn, of the live stock firm of Jones-Littlejohn Co., have gone west to buy mules and horses for their market. They will return the last of this week. James Wilkins, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Wilkins, drew the lucky number at the J. Eb Jefferies land sale last Monday. James is about eight years old and thus becomes a property holder. The Ledger calls attention to Mayor Ross’ garbage notice to be found in the advertising columns. If our peo ple will co-operate with Mayor Ross in his efforts to make the city health ful and at the same time a city beau tiful, it will lighten bis burden and spread the fame of Gaffney. Mr. R. P. Roberts, of Cherokee Falls, spent several hours in the city yesterday. Mr. Roberts is always a welcome visitor to Gaffney. He is one of the best mill men in the South and it is due to the splendid work of him self and Mr. Plonk that the Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Co. has been so successful. The congregation of Limestone Presbyterian church in congregational meeting assembled, decided to call to the pastorate of that church Rev. D. A. Richardson, of Greer, and em powered a committee to at once place the call in Mr. Richardson’s hands. Mr. Richardson is a preacher of won derful power and the congregation are unanimous in hoping that be will accept. Mr. Wells Littlejohn left Tuesday for Wenatchee, Wash., where he will reside in the future. It will take a week for him to reach his new home. Mr. Littlejohn is a son of Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Littlejohn, of this city. He is a young man of many at tainments and his many friends here, while regretting his departure, will wish him well in his neV home. In these good wishes The Ledger joins most heartily. Prof. W. L. Johnson and daughter, Miss Annie, leave Sunday for Cincin nati. Mr. Johnson visits that city in the interest of the Baldwin Piano Co., with which he has been connect ed for many years and a large num ber of whose instruments he has sold here. This affords persons desiring pianos or anything in a musical line a fine opportunity of Mr. Johnson’s personal selection, and he will be glad to make such purchase for a small commission^ The Ledger wishes them both a Merry Christmas and success in a business way. If high prices or real estate is any indication of prosperity, then the town of Gaffney is on the very top wave. J. Eb Jefferies’ land sale Mon day was attended by fully three hun dred people and they came to buy, as the lots went like “hot cakes” and at fancy prices. One gentleman who is well posted on the real estate situat ion in Gaffney in speaking of the prob able worth of a certain lot before the sale, told a Ledger man that it would bring not more than two hundred dol lars. This lot sold for $465. While Mr. Jefferies did not dispose of all of his lots, he sold a great many, and he is doubtless thoroughly satisfied with the result. Father of Triplets. Columbus, Ga„ Dec. 11.—Triplets were born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose E. Calhoun, of this city, this couple now having twenty-five child ren. The father is eighty-two years old, and Mrs. Calhoun is forty-two. The family is in destitute circum stances. Store at Rocky Spring Robbed. A negro named Lockhart entered and robbed the store of Mr. Gilbert Wylie, at Rocky Spring, this county last Sunday morning. The thief stole quite a lot of merchandise. Lockhart was arrested Sunday afternoon and a portion of the stolen property recover ed. The prisoner was brought to Gaff ney Monday and lodged In jail. A Dangerous Operation, is the removal of the appendix by a surgeon. No one who takes Dr. King’s New Life Pills is ever sub jected to this frightfql ordeal. They work so quietly yon don’t feel them. They cure constipation, besdacho, biliousness and malaria. 25c at Chero kee Drag 0o. DEATH OF MR. JAMES WOOD. One of Spartanburg County’s Oldest Citizens. Mr. James Wood, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Spar tanburg county, died at his home at Pacolet Wednesday morning at the ripe old age of ninety-six years. He was one of the pioneer citizens of the county, and his death has caused great sorrow throughout Spartanburg and adjoining counties. The funeral ser vices were held at Pacolet yesterday afternoon, and a large number of peo pie attended the services. Mr. Wood was born Nov. 26, 1812. He served in the Mexican and Civil wars. After the Civil war he settled down to work on his farm at Pacolet, and by close attention to his business and strict, honest dealings with his friends and neighbors, he met with great success. He was a good, pious man and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who knew him. Mr. Wood was especially well known In Gaffney where he visited frequently until the last few years. He always exhibited a keen interest in the upbuilding of this town and was a constant reader of The Ledger from its first issue up to a short while ago, when his eyesight failed him to the extent that he was forced to abandon reading altogether. Mr. Wood never held public office, though he was a man who manifested a keen interest in political affairs and exercised his right of citizenship bv voting for the best man for office. He always took a lively interest in public affairs. Until a few months ago he was remarkably active and strong for a man of his years. The deceased is survived by the fol lowing children; Messrs. Moses and A. N. Wood and Mrs. Sallie Lipscomb, of this city; Mrs. R. R. Brown, of Cow- pens; Mrs. W. F. Bryant and Miss T. E. Wood, of Pacolet, and a large num ber of grandchildren, among them be ing Fred L. Bryant and Ben Hill Brown, of Spartanburg. The pall-bearers were the grand sons of the deceased. All the relatives of Mr. Wood who reside in Gaffney attended the furneal. ANNUAL SESSION State Teachers’ Association to Meet in Columbia. The State Teachers’ Association of South Carolina will hold its annual session in Columbia December 30th and 31st, 1908, and January 1st, 1909. All of the educational organizations of the State meet for the first time under the auspices of the association, and it is predicted that there will be not less than a thousand teachers in attendance. The programme of the meeting con sists of addresses by prominent edu cators throughout the State, election of officers for another term and the general routine of business incident to these annual meetings, all inter spersed with music. Gov. Martin F. Ansel will deliver the address of wel come in behalf of the State, and on Friday, the last day of the session. Dr. Henry N. Snyder, of Wofford Col lege, Spartanburg, will speak on the subject of the value of educational campaign work in the South. An attractive program of music has been arranged for each one of the evening sessions, in which several prominent musicians of the State will take part; and on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 31st, the chamber of commerce of the city of Columbia will tender a reception in the capitol building, to the visiting teachers. Holiday rates will be in force on all the railroads; and any other informa tion desired may be had from Supt. A. R. Banks, at Columbia. THE BAZAAR. A Decided Success in Its Every Feature. The Bazaar which was held here Tuesday by the Alumnae Association of Limestone College, proved a de cided success in its every feature. There was a large crowd in attend ance throughout the day, and a still larger one at night. The dinner was a splendid affair and well patronized, and everyone that partook of the choice viands with which the table was loaded got the full worth of his money. The supper was served to even a larger crowd of hungry mor tals. The ladies in charge sold every thing they had on hand, and, thereby, netted a neat little sum for the pipe- organ fund of the college for w’hich purpose the bazaar was gotten up. The managers are grateful for the interest shown and the help given ‘hem by the Gaffney people, and by others who contributed in any way to the success of the occasion, over which they feel very much elated. An Omission. In the account of the concert at Limestone College Saturday evening, which appeared in Tuesday’s issue of The ledger, the names of Misses Sar- ratt, Pearl Littlejohn and Bertie Phil lips were inadvertently omitted from the program. They took a prominent part in the concert and did much toward makng the occasion a pleasant one to the large audience in attend ance. Released on Bond. Lew Sprouse, the white man who shot Wash Ross, a negro, last week, an account of which appeared in last Friday’s Ledger, has been released from jail on bond. Ross is slowly recovering from his wounds; but. is still in bed, and it may be some little time before he is able to be up and out. —Beautiful boxes of Crepe Paper, flowered and holly • patterns, reduced from 25c per box to 15c each, or two for 25c. Rons reduced from 10c to 5c. Gaffney Drug Co. STDPEHDODS WORK - ON DHOAD RIVER PREPARATIONS BEING MADE TO HARNESS THE WATERS. Southern Power Company Let Con tract to Construct Mammoth Plant at Ninety-Nine Islands. The following item of local interest is by Capt. J. B. Bell, of this city and appeared in a recent edition of the Charleston News and Courier: “Yesterday, your correspondent, in company with the Hon. J. Q. Little, visited the Ninety-Nine Islands, on Broad river, where the Southern Pow er Company is preparing to harness that stream for the purpose of "sup plying power to the numerous indus trial enterprises in this vicinity. The spring floods which prevailed in this neighborhood did quite a lot of dam age to the preliminary work which had been done prior to the suspension of operations there last fall. Coffer dams have been washed away and the line of railroad from the works to the quarry has been badly damaged. The ditions have vastly Improved v/ithin the last few years In this neighbor hood, and soon the song of the moon shiner will be heard no more in the land.” LOW-PRICED COTTON. Is the Farmers’ Union Responsible, and How and Why? Editor Ledger.—Will you allow me space in The Ledger to reply to, or rather give Mr. “C.,” from Ravenna, my views regarding the low price of cotton and the Farmers Union, or any movement of theirs, being the cause of the same. I want to say to begin with that Mr. “C.” has a perfect right to his opinion and I believe he is honest and that he really believes what he said. I will ask him a few questions. If the Union is the cause of cotton bringing 81-2 to 9 cents now, who and what caused it in 1892, ’03 and ’04 to bring 3 and 4 cents? What caused it to slump in the fall of 1904 to 6 cents? I say if it had not been for the Union and asso ciation the spinner would have taken this crop at 6 or 7 cents. Haven’t we bowed in humble submission at the feet of “old boss,” the spinner, for years, and I ask what he gave the grower? The more obedient we are the less he pays us. The spinner al ways pays what he has to for cotton, not what he feels that he ought to pay. He never stops to look at the ragged women and children that make this cotton. I am sure that Mr. “C.” believes in doing missionary work, and here is the field before him. I railroad to the station at King’s Creek . . , . . .. is in good condition, however, and is ? 18 £ oes ou t t0 c,othed and women and children r . . d /rJ? wh^h l 1 of this country. I ask him to lay hold material winch will be necessary rot , . . , , the development of this stupendous ? nd ,n { m ' ure 1 1 is no greater good that he or anybody •vork. The Southern Power Company I commenced work at this place aboi*™!! dothantohelp freethlspeople two years ago, and after expending a ; E*. 1 ' 1 ^ o-nW,^ great deal of money, suspended, in or- der as .hey say to give all of their ! time to completing the big power dam j ., ^ ^11m n on Catawba river which was also in ' ' nnH’ann° progress of construction. Knowing ; f arder a “ d a gasoline engine and put ones say, however, that the reason 1 !^‘ 8 the company ceased work was for the ^ VU™ lack of the sinews of war, as the sus- J 7 a " d tbov 6 n^vlr 6 penson was in the midst of the fin an- ! A h ^ 7 rial panic which prevailed last, year. ! “ ^ There is an immense amount of heavy machinery and material on the ^ ” 0 °I!lro Info* ground and it gives one a pretty good ear ere p 11 up at auc tion there idea of the immensity of the undertak ing. and the enormous expense con- wouldn’t. be a single bidder for them. The clothes are patched, as a rule; so nected therewith, when he 8^ h o ; it’s sometimes hard to much is involved in just the prelimi nary work. Upon a commanding eminence stands a splendid building tell the patch from the original gar ment! I ask, Does “supply and demand” Biauua a opiitruuiu uuiiuiu& o ▼ mi. containing thirty rooms which was j ’ 1 ? nsv l e !; ^°" T l ^ constructed for a hotel. The building ‘ 8p J™*E 8 has all modern conveniences and . a8 !F 70U * ^ W Tw 0 q, li et !lo ,f thi 1 n J rli would do credit to a large town. Just 1 Pjjl' ’ ™ere is one thing I ve above the hotel are two modern cot-i heard often * and Ive 8aid lt m78elf: rages of six roHOms each which were! erected for the accommodation of the T ’ , ? 8 ^ e , i . t ,’, to T °’ }P 8 * a8 ^® ai> ** 'rha 1 C0Uld get ‘t. Is this right? No. engineers in charge of the work. The store house and machine shops and right 1 If we had, as the majority has, this offices for the men in charge are built 1™“°" S?*****^ ^ ° r of the very best material, and show; ! 8 ’ ? h « a l wa , y ? that the company spared no expense 1 ^ o^ e /T ed .* t0 in providing for the comfort of Its ^ 7 j 1 ® st T ® p ? “ p a p d takes it at 6 employees. Mr. J. G. Scott, of Peters- 7 nrn J!^ 0 AL ha8 you . 1 . 0 . ®® n ^ 8 resident 6 engin^r.^and^peopl^^^are ^ C ° 8 " rgSfhS eTp7o y t y nt ,0 o r nrhe PU w r o P r °k 8 8 e * Vf ^ Active operations on a large scale will E° take anything from your f/.lowman commence in a few days, and Mr. . , . .. . Scott says that all arrangements ^^ have been made to push the work to Ii e «f lt V atl0 2 ^ speedy completion. Mr. B. H. Hard-' ?S PP J 7 a and de “ a " d cont T E o1 ’ and tke “ n„ i there is no evil done. I’m sure that for less than it cost, when he takes away, of Columbus, Ga.. who is one of the largest and most reliable contract ors In the South, will complete the work, and this of itself is enougn to insure that the work will be completed Christ would not take anything from anybody for less than cost, and I am told that we are to follow Him. It would be a great advantage to the employees of the mills foft ‘he in a satisfactory manner. Mr. Scott f ^ „ ,u says that the dam will be one thous- tAr . mer . s to . K®t a profit on. or a good and feet in length, and eighty-five feet in heighth. The company pur- price for their cotton; for this reason: If the mill did not pay them living poses to develop about twenty thous-1 JE g th ‘ d Tifr d w . ou d ’ back and horse power at this plant, and | j.,_ h >, know ? this will give the Southern Power : h ^ 5° means hi gh labor and Company about one dundred and ° r?:; 0 . . , .. _ twelve thousand horse pow er on the : d nni C J!-nw ^nh 0 South Broad and Catawba rivers. Fromi^ 0 " 0 ^ P™^® 7 J" 11 ®", 0U I eight hundred to one thousand han(is; fh 3t , ® ast will be employed in this work and all E/ »' SE?,'!}! IE®! 1 ’.. 1 ? lere P° through the winter and spring hun- hv M f wou,d b ,E dreds of people in this vicinity who ' v * f ^ a EE C f E 0 ' E° o1{ would otherwise have nothing to do, env thni going to hear may find employment at the works. ^ ar ra ? ( nE "E 8tirr,nj? l up It Is said that the completion of the Hals ” t work at this place will cost the South- „{.]■’ t i cm Power Company more than six j ^ EE ot a t?™ ^ trIn , e - Tt hundred thousand dollars, and if this I ^ ni be h a tbo “ sa "fJi ln ® 8 b ® ttp K r fpr ,1S is a fact the work here will have cost Ej * 5 U *r ,ne8 K when finished, considerably more than th ' ’ Hn | ’ * aaf ard Jaeob a million, as the preliminary work in- cost Sf cotton ex cluding the railroad to King’s Creek ,0W tb ® p ost^production. S. station must have cost in the neigh borhood of half a million dollars. The, Contest To Close Tuesday. Southern Power Company heretofore j The Ledger’s voting contest for the has pursued the policy of construct-1 most popular male and most popular ing Its own plants; but the demand . ^ ema ^e operative In Cherokee county for power has become so insistent,!close next Tuesday. Only a few more days remain for the contestants to work for the two gold watches which are to be given away by The Ledger to those who are voted to be the most popular. The standing of the contestants yesterday at noon was as follows; W. M. Broom 5,396 Arthur Fortenbury 2,250 C. J. Moss 1,440 Miss Watola Roberts 2,998 Miss Quillle McCraw 1,350 The contestants are taking quite a lively Interest in the contest and there are likely to be some surprises on the last day of the race. If you haven’t voted for your favorite it is time you were getting busy, as only a few more days remain. since the development of its other plants that the company decided to let this contract to an outside party in order to ensure its completion at the earliest possible moment. “The Ninety-Nine Islands (so called for the reason that they are situated just ninety-nine miles from Columbia) are ten miles east of Gaffney, and are reached by a good road which runs through a good farming section. A ferry Is maintained by the county of Cherokee by which the river may be crossed within a half mile of the works which are on the opposite side from Gaffney. All the buildings are on the side of the river next to King’s Creek station, the terminus of the company’s line of track. The peo ple who live in the \peighborhood of the works, expressed themselves as being much gratified that the wotk will be resumed, for the reason that if will give them a good market for farm products. The section of country im mediately around the Ninety-Nines as they used to be called, was a few years ago very rough. It was the home of the moonshine; here he dis tilled the juice of the corn, and of the apple and peach, and i#nong the fast nesses of the everlasting hills, he was almost immune from molestation by the minions of the law. While rumor rays that a fetf of the more daring ones still continue to defy Uncle Sam and the State of South Carolina, con- Marked For Death. “Three years ago I was marked for death. A graveyard cough Was tear ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors fail ed to help me, and hope had fled, when my husband got Dr. King’s New Discovery.” says Mrs. A. C. Williams, of Bac, Ky. “The first dose helped me and improvement kept on nntil I had gained 58 pounds in weight and my health was fully restored.” This medicine holds the world's healing record for coughs and colds and lung and throat diseases. It prevents pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at Cherokee Drug Co. 50c and 91.00. Trial bottle free. -••■a