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IBM?' ivjja The Gaffney ledger. A NKWVPAKR IN ALL THAT THB WOAD IMFLIKA ANN DKVOTKD TO THB BUT INTCRUT OF THB PEOPLE OF CHEROKSE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1194. QAFFNEY, S. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1909. •1J0 A YEAR. SHOUT NEWS ITEMS OF LOOM. INTEREST. EVENTS IN QAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. Recent Happenings In and Around the City and Other Events Gath ered by the Local News Editor. All the Clemson boys returned to school Saturday. Mr. Oliver Hames, one of The Led ger’s good State Line friends, was In the city Saturday. Miss Hattie Lue and Catherine Littlejohn, who have been visiting in Spartanburg, returned to the city Saturday. The local cotton buyers were offer ing 8.85 for the fleecy staple yester day. There was very little on the local market. The Salem congregation will have a meeting netft Sunday, January 10th, at 2 o’clock. A large attendance is earnestly requested. Limestone College resumes the ses sion today. Nearly all the young la dies have returned from their Christ mas vacation. Mrs. W. M. Webster, who, with her children, has been visiting her parents. Prof, and Mrs. R. O. Sams, returned home Friday. Rev. G. P. Hamrick left Friday morning for Asheville, N. C., to spend a few days on business and pleasure combined. Mr. J. C. Ratliff, proprietor of The Battery, left Sunday night for Bal timore, New York, and other Ea&ern points to buy goods for his establish ment. Mr. H. M. Johnson, of the Gaffney Live Stock Co., is in Atlanta, where he has gone to purchase another sup ply of stock. He will arrive home tomorrow night. Mrs. R. A. Dobson and children, Master Raymond and little Miss Nan nie Williams, who have been visit- ♦ tag Mrs. T. M. Barksdale, of Laurens, returned to.the city Friday. Ail the members of Macedonia church, as well as everybody, are in vited to be present at the January meeting on Sunday January 10th, as there will be an all day service. Mr. Mack Robbins, who has been working for r the Southern Railway Co., at Kings Mountain, is now at the local depot, where he is serving In the capacity of operator. J. C. Jefferies, Esq., spent Friday in Spartanburg on legal business. Mr. Jefferies has a host of friends in the Spartan City who always give him a cordial greeting. v - Mr. Reese Roark and little son, of Grover, were in the city Saturday. Mr. Roark brought the little fellow here for Dr. 8. H. Griffith to examine bis eye, which he had the misfortune to lose the sight of recently while cutting wood. Those of you who have received scissors of The Ledger are requested to show them to your neighbors in order they may become the better ac- quainted with the valuable premiums we are giving away to yearly sub scribers to The Ledger. Nearly all of the college students who were at home spending the holi days are preparing to return to their respective institutions, and the town which has been very gay among the society of the younger set will soon be quiet again. Mr. J. R. Dixon, of Grover, was in the city yesterday on business. Sev eral days ago Mr. Dixon had the mis fortune to have one of his thumbs caught in a gin, and as a result he is minus that useful member of his anatomy. The business and social meeting of the Epworth League of the Buford Street Method iet church will be held ' at the home of Mr. J. V. Sarratt this evening at 7:80. An interetfcing pro gram has been arranged and a good time is assured. Mr. J. W. Abbott, formerly of this city, but now of Anderson, was in the city several days last week. Mr. Abbott is a “booster” for Anderson, ^ but he really thinks a great deal of Gaffney and we look to see him re turn to this city within a year. "Mr. Oscar Shanks, formerly super intendent of the Dravo Contracting Co., was in the city Friday shaking hands with his numerous friends. Mr. Shanks is now living in Kentucky. The Ledger would be happy to have Mr. Shanks return to this section. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Otts entertain ed a few friends at supper Thursday night. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Robertson and family, Mr. O. S. Kendrick and family, and Miss Viola Mercer. The occasion was quite an enjoyable one, as may be supposed, as Mr. and Mrs. Otts are ideal entertainers. While in the city Presiding Elder Mark Carlisle conferred with the of ficials of the. Limestone Street Me thodist church in regard to securing them 'a pastor. Rev. M. O. Latham, who was assigned to this charge, could not accept on account of col lege duties. Mr. Harry Ferrell, for the last four months manager of the Postal Tele graph Company in this city, has gone to Savannah, Ga., where he has ac cepted a 1>oBltion with the Atlantic Coast Line Company. He will work between Savannah ''and Jacksonville, Fla., on a block station. Dr. Paul Brown, of Spartanburg, who is attending lectures at the Uni versity of Maryland, Baltimore, spent Friday night and Saturday in the city with relatives. He left for Balti more Saturday night to resume his studies. Paul expects to finish in May, and has already arranged to locate in West Virginia for the prac tice of his profession. Mr. J. Claude Jefferies has the varied and beautiful collection of rose bushes to be found in Gaffney. His front yard is a veritable flower garden. Mr. Jefferies is anything but selfish and has a lot of cuttings of all varieties of the finest roses which he will give to anyone who will apply. If more of Gaffney’s peo ple were lovers of flowers we would have a lot more beautiful homes. On Monday night, December 28th, some scoundrel entered the stable of Rev. T. B. Owen, near Wilkins- ville, this county, and stole one of his horses, a small sorrel mare, about twelve years old, white spot in fore head and lump on left jaw, caused from defective tooth, hlndvfeet white, weighes between 700 and 800 pounds. It is hoped that any one seeing or knowing anything of this horse will communicate with Mr. Owen at once. CONCERN 18 QUESTIONED. Commissioner McMaster Issues State ment on Western Company. Columbia, Jan. 2.—Commissioner McMaster states that he has been in formed that the Druggists’ Indem nity exchange of St. Louis, Mo., has written, or is writing, considerable fire insurance in this Slate.The com missioner states that this company is not licensed to do business in South Carolina; that all persons in suring in it do so aft their own risk. The commissioner says that the only information he has of the stand ing of the concern is furnished by Best’s insurance reports, which is to the following effect: , “It is impossible to estimate in telligently whether the policies are desirable or not, because of the re fusal of the concern to give out suf ficient information for the prepara tion of a complete report." Dr. C. A. Jefferies Entertains. Dr. C. A. Jefferies entertained a number of friends at the home of his sister, Mrs. D. Baxter Wood, corner of Limestone and Race streets, Friday evening. The dinner was a splendid four-course affair, consisting of a sumptuous menu of substantial eat ables and choice delicacies, all pre pared and served in a most tempting and appetite-pleasing manner. Dr. Jefferies was assisted by his sisters, Mrs. Wood and Miss Mamie Jefferies, whose graces and charms added much to the enjoyment of the occas ion. It was, indeed, a most delight ful occasion, and one long to be re membered by those who so thorough ly enjoyed the hospitality of this elegant home. The invited guests were: Messrs. D. C. Ross, Maynard Smyth, J. Eb. Jefferies, W. O. Johnson, John E. Jef feries, Sam L. Fort, J. C. Jefferies, J. D. Goudelock and Ed. H. DeCamp. Miss Richardson Entertains. Miss Louise Richardson entertain ed a large number of her friends at her home on Victoria avenue last Friday evening. The evenilfc passed off quickly with interesting resolu tions and delightful music, and a dain ty three-course luncheon was served. The following are those who enjoyed the hospitality of the' hostess: Misses Lula and Freeman Garre&t, Amy Gaffney, Jessie Lipscomb, Pearl Crawley, Rosa Ballenger, Aurelia Lodge, Bessie Potter, Stella Hamil ton and Miss Catherine Dillard, of Spartanburg; Messrs. Joe Osborne, Maynard Smyth, Ixjwrey Walker, Earl Carpenter, Waite Hamrick, Har ry Wheat, Arthur Kendrick and Louis Wood. SENATOR TILLMAN’S ADDRESS. Compulsory Education Law Opposed in Remarks Before State Teachers. Columbia, Jan. 2.—Senator Tillman last night delivered an address be fore the State Teachers’ association, in which he opposed the passage of a compulsory education law. Sena tor Tillman held that the passage of this law would give the negro the same chance for an education as the white people and therefore, although he believed in education, he felt that the situtation confronting the people of the South was such that such a law should not be passed on account of the danger to the white people. Passing on to the address by Mr. Tart, in which the president-elect stated that he would break the solid South, the senator dwelt on this as the promise of negro equality and the threat that with federal offices he would buy off the Influence and opin ion and principle of the South and thus create a Republican party. - The address was listened to with closest attention and at times ap plauded. THE UTEST NEWS Work of “Old Corn.” A negro named Mob Shifty was tried in mayor’s court Wednesday, morning, under the charge of sell ing whiskey. The evidence on some of the points in the case was some what conflicting, but was conclusive enough to convince Mayor Ross of the guilt of the defendant. The may or does not believe in homeopathic doses in whiskey cases so he gave the negro thirty days on the public works, which he took, as he was un able to raise the 100 simoleons which was imposed in lieu of the work. Sim Bennett, an unbleached resi dent of the Wilkinsville section of this county, was given a preliminary examination by the United States commissioner here Thursday. Sim was charged with retailing spirituous liquors, and the proof showed that his actions had been “a stench in the nostrils” of the good people of the Wilkinsville section for many moons. In default of a bond of two hundred dollars, he was committed to the keeping of Sheriff Thomas, where he will very likely remain until court convenes in Greenville next April. Realty Deal in Rock Hill. Rock Hill, Jan. 1.—A real estate deal which will work to the progress and advantage of the city has been concluded here in which the Syleecau Manufacturing company, of which Mr. J. C. Cauthen is manager, has bought the old oil mill property, to gether with the Eagle Manufacturing company’s old plant fronting on White street near the Harhartt mill and running back about 600 feet to a spur track from the Southern rail way. The Syleecau concern which has since Its establishment several years ago been located south of Wtathrop College will move its entire plant of woodworking shops, foundry, etc., to its new lot which will be city. A Pleasant Surprise. When Prof. W. L. Johnson went to his music rooms the first time af ter his return from Cincinnati, he found at the door a large and hand some rocking chair awaiting him. It was a New Year’s gift from his loving music pupils, a card with their names being attached to the chair. It was a kind and thoughtful act of his young friends and Mr. Johnson was very much touched by it; and It goes without saying that he prizes the gift very highly. , Sales Yesterday. Yesterday was the first salesdayof the new year. There was very little property offered. There were, com paratively speaking, few people in town, and the bidding was not spirit ed, although what property was sold brought fair prices. The Wessinger house and lot waa bought by E. Bl Stacy for $1,760. The Judge Webster lot on Lime stone street was bid in by J. Eb. Jef feries, agent, for $2,100. A lot in Blacksburg was bought by McK. Albergottl for $860. The W. C. Carpenter Co. accounts were sold by Receiver D. C. Ross to J. Eb. Jefferies for $118. —Our Mr. Ratliff la again in the Eastern maket buying bargains. Watch The Battery. P. B. Trapier Commits Suicide. Greenville, Jan. 1.—Mr. P. B. Trapier, a native of Charleston, who moved to this county in 1876, com mitted suicide last night by jump ing in a well at his home near Pel ham mills, 10 miles from Greenville. No cause is assigned other than that the man’s mind had been affected for some time. Soon arter 9 o’clock last night Mr. Trapier was missed and his family instituted search, finally locating his body in an old well on his country place. He was a gentleman of the old school and counted his friends by the score, being a son of a prominent South Carolina family. He is sur vived by a wife and two children. First Baptist Church. Dr. Simms spoke in the morning on some things we lack as Christ- tians and some things which current Christians lack. The treasurer’s report was read and showed that the church came out of the year with current ex penses all paid up. At night Dr. Simms spoke on Christ on the mountain top and in the valley, or the two sides of life. A quartette of men furnished some excellent music for the service. The ladies of the church observe the week of prayer this week at 3:30 each afternoon. All ladies are in vited to attend. Mid-week service Wednesday night to which all are invited. DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR SISTER CITY. Brief News Notes and Personal Para graphs Gathered by^ Our “Iron City” Correspondent. Blacksburg, Jan. 4.—Mr. Ralph Gaston, who, for some time, has held a position as ticket agent for the Southern Railway Company at Gaff ney, has resigned and is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Gaston, on Cherokee street, for a while. Miss Mamie Blalock spent from Friday till Sunday at Spartanburg Junction with her cousins, Mrs. A. E. Woody and Mrs. J. N. Cannon. Miss Valtie Sarratt, who is spend ing the winter in Mooresville, N. C., with her sister, spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Sarratt, on Pine street. Misses Addle and Alline Black, of Charlotte, N. C., are visiting their cousins, Misses Jeanne Whisnant, and Lucy Black. Mr. Vick Roberts came up from Rock Hill and spent Saturday with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Roberts, on Shelby street. Mr. Jno. Wilkerson, of Hickory Grove, was a business visitor here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Metts and lit tle son, Louis, returned to their home in the Buffalo section Sunday, after spending the holidays here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Metts, on Shelby sreet. Mr. Darwin Blalock went over to Spartanburg Junction Friday and visited his sister, Mrs. J. N. Cannon, returning home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. R. S. Cooksey and children re turned home Friday from Pacolet where they spent Christmas with rel atives and friends. Miss Bessie Thomson spent the week-end at Pacolet with her parents. Master Walter Blalock went over to Gaffney Friday and visited relat ives, returning home Sunday. Dr. M. E. Reddick, of Fountain Inn, visited friends here Friday and Sat urday and attended the K. of P. ban quet on Friday night. He returned to his home on Sunday. Mr. Herbet Rhyne, of McAdens- ville, N. C., spent from Friday till Sunday at Spartanburg Junction with his cousins, Mrs. A. E. Woody and Mrs. J. N. Cannon. Miss Della Rhyne spent a few days last week with her aunt, Mrs. W. D. Gaston, near Buffalo. Miss Nan White is spending a few days with her parents near Hickory Grove. Master Carlisle Moorehead return ed home Saturday from Union where he spent Christmas with relatives. Dr. Gunter, of Gaffney, spent Fri day night here and attended the banquet given by Whittaker Lodge No. 48 K. of P. Mr. Jones J. Darby, of Gaffney, at tended a call meeting of Ruth Chap ter No. 12, O. E. S. on Saturday night On Saturday night Ruth Chapter No. 12, O. E. S. held a call meeting at which time the officers for the en suing year were installed by Mrs. Mary P. Outzs, W. G. M., of Green wood. While here Mrs. Outzs was the guest of Mrs. W. E. Anderson. The Ladies Missionary Society of the Baptise church will observe this week as a week of prayer, the meet ings to be held at 3:15 at the homes of he following ladies: Monday, Mrs. J. B. Ross, Tuesday, Mrs. W. A. Blalock, Wednesday, Mrs. W. J. Moorehead, Thursday, Mrs. Jennie Roberts, Friday, Mrs. A. M. Bridges, Saturday, Mrs. R. S. Cooksey. On Friday the collections for the Christ mas offerings for foreign missions will be collected and we hope to get a large amount. THE TIMBER SUPPLY. Special Appropriation for Work of Investigating Industry. The United States government has for the past five months been making investigation? of the timber supply as it is related to the naval stores in dustry of the Southern States. A A special appropriation was made by the last congress to carry on this work. For some time those interest ed in the turpentine industry Rive felt the need of accurate data regard ing the supply of timber tfcill avail able for the production of turpentine. The degree of injury sustained by the longleaf pine during the process of bleeding for resin has always been a subject of contention between the lumbermen, on the one hand, and the turpentine operators on the other, and a special effort was made to as certain reliable facts bearing upon this phase of the investigation. Sta tistics of production are also in pro cess of compilation. The present methods of obtaining resin from the tree and especially the extent of use and the practicability of the new cup system of collecting gum have come under careful rtudy. In order that the best possible results might be ob tained all parts of the naval stores producing region were visited; the best informed operators were inter viewed and observations were made in regions of varying conditions. The data collected in the turpentine in vestigation are now being brought together, in a report which will later be published. Some of the points brought out are as follows: The new cup systems of gathering the gum, whereby the injurious hole or “box” cut in the tree Vo catch the gum has been replaced by a cup hung on the tree, have generally proved both practical and profitable, and are everywhere gaining in favor. As compared with the old and ex ceedingly injurious “box” system i'diese new methods unquestionably lessen the injury done to the timber and lengthen the average life of the tree after bleeding. This increase in efficiency is due to the faev that the cup systems render the tree less susceptible to damage by subsequent fires. The United States Forest Service men who made the investigation found the field of the turpentine operator is moving westward. As the available timber in the older sec tions of the Eastern States becomes exhausted the operator moves far ther west in search of new fields. Finally, the available supply of turpentine timber in the United State is likely to be exhausted within the next fifteen years to the extent that the turpenine industry as related to the production from liv ing trees will be seriously curtailed, while a large falling off of produc tion will probably occur within ten years. This condition will be a sur prise to many who have held that large areas of fine pine timber in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas will come under produc tion and thus tend to offset the fall ing off in the East, ft has been found, however, that the conditions differ in these states as the timber lands are held in bodies of consid erable extent by large companies who will not allow their timber to be bled. Their experience in tur pentining leads them to the -view that the damage done to the timber more than offsets the additional re venue and has caused them to be come antagonistic to any advance looking toward the tapping of their timber. For this reason the naval stores industry will probably never become the factor in these states that it has on the Atlantic Coast. DIVIDENDS PAID IN LAUREN8. Cotton Fire in Spartanburg. Spartanburg, Dec. 31.—Fire here late today in the warerooms of the Spartan mills destroyed between 200 and 300 bales of cotton, the loss be ing estimated at between $10,000 and $12,000. The fire department has been engaged in the effort to sub due the flames since late In the af ternoon and they are under control late tonight, though still smoldering. About a year ago a slmlllar fire in the same warehouse destroyed more than 100 bales of cotton. Blacksburg Votes Bonds. The election authorizing the issu ance of $15,000 in 6 per cent, twenty- year bonds for the purpose of pay ing off some indebtedness of the town of Blacksburg, and probably furnishing electric lights, was held Monday, December 28th, and result ed in 80 votes being cast for and 14 against bonds. Messrs. P. H. Free man, M. H. Morrow and O. A. Os borne were elected commissioners of publle works. —See the Gaffney Live Stock Co/s advertisement. Dr. Carlisle at Buford St. Church. Dr. Mark Carlisle, presiding elder of this district, occupied the pulpit of the Buford Street Methodist church Sunday morning. Dr. Carlisle took a double text, as follows: Judges 21:26: “In those days there was no king in Isreal; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” And Matthew 6:10: “Thy kingdom come." The subject was “Liberty and Law,” or, as the speaker chose to change it, “Lawlessness.” Among other things the speaker declared the law had no terrors for the man who desired to live aright, that the gen tleman had no need for law, that the law was made to restrain people who were a law unto themselves. There was no law on the statutes that in terested him because he tried to live right. The first knowledge of law, obedience, came from the parent. It was essential that parents and teach ers inoculate into children such principles as would lead them to live upright lives and then there would be no need of law so far as they were concerned. Mr. Carlisle is one of the deep thinkers of the Methodist church, and his discourse on tms oe> casiori^ would easily stamp him a thinker and philosopher. • Still Captured. On Christmas eve Constables J. R. Dover and J. A. Whisnant captured a still in Cherokee township, this coun ty. As the officers approached j the still, two negroes, who were /Operat ing it, ran off. They were rare but made good tbolr escape. The of* fleers destroyed a quantity of mask aa well as the Mill and worm Odd Fellows Install Officers. Gaffney Lodge No. 43, I. O. O. F., met in special session at their hall last Friday night and installed offic ers for the ensuing term. Col. T. B. Butler was the installing officer. In addition to the members of the local lodge there were some visiting brethren present and also a number of visitors who are note members of the lodge, including a number of la dies. The installation exercises were interesting and impressive, revealing to the uninitiated present a glimpse of the beauties of Odd Fellowship. TMb following officers were installed: Joe W. Gaffney, N. G.; J. C. Moore head, V. G.; N. V. Sanders, Con ductor; W. L. Garrison, Warden; A. B. Smith, Chaplain; D. P. Sides, P. Sec.; E. E. Reid, R. Sec.; W. H. Ross, Treas.; Dock Pettit, O. G.; J. L. Gib son, I. G.; Fate Bryant, R. S. 8.; D. L. Jones, L. S. S.; F. Bryant, R. S. V.; D. G. McClure, L. S. V. G.; E. E. Reid, Past Grand. The I. O. O. F. is one of the best of secret orders and the local lodge is in a most flourishing conditon. His Exception. (Harper’s Weekly.) A religious worker, while visiting a western town, gave a “Talk for Men,” during the course of which he expressed his conviction that no young man should visit any place to which he would not feel justified in taking his own sister. “Is there any young man present who thinks one may safely disregard this wise rule?” asked the speaker. Whereupon a youth In the rear of the hall arose and shotted in a sten torian tone: “Yes, sir, I do!” “And what, sir,” demanded the an gry and surprised speaker, “is the place which you yourself would think of visiting to which you could not take your sitter?*’ “The barbershop,” replied the youth. the Gaffney Live Stock Co.’s Many 'Thousands of Dollars Paid to Stockholders. Laurens, Jan. 1.—Yesterday and to day several thousand dollars was dis bursed in Laurens by the different dividend-paying institutions, the divi dends thus distributed being the usual semi-annual earnings. The enterprises and the amounts each paid out follow: Laurens Cat- ton mills, 4 1-2 per cent on $350,000, $15,750. Watts Cotton mills, 4 per cent on $300,000, $12,000. Peoples’ Loan & Exchange bank, 6 per cent on $100,000, $6,000. Enterprise bank, 3 1-2 per cett on $100,000, $3,500. Bank of Laurens, 4 per cent on $50,- 000, $2,000. Palmetto bank, 3 1-2 per cent on $30,000, $1,750. The above concerns are located In the city of Laurens. In addition the Clinton Cotton mills, of Clinton, this county, paid 4 per cent on $300,000 capital, $12,000, and the National bank, also located at Clinton, paid its regular semi-annual dividend of 3 1-2 per cent on $50,000, $1,750. In cluded in the list also is the Bank of Cross Hill, which paid 4 per cent on a capital of $2,000, $1,000. Total tor the county, $55,750. The annual report of Postmatter Geo. S. McCravy shows that the Laurens office has also had a good year, the total sales of stamps and stamped paper being $9,863.46. * WORK ON THE OTTARAY MILLS. Plant Being Overhauled Preparatory to Operations at Full Capacity. Union, Jan. 1.—The Ottaray mills, formerly Aetna cotton mills of this city, is now a busy place, as all the machinery is being thoroughly gone over, preparatory to again being run on its fullest capacity. Mr. Thomas M. Marchant, treasur er and manager of the new concern, in speaking to a press representa&ive today, said that the first cotton was run through by himself at 1:30 o’clock on Wednesday, December 30, and that at present he has about one- fourth of the carding machinery in operation. It will be several weeks before the spindles will be humming and even a little longer before the looms are in operation, as it takes time to work out all the necessary details. Mr. Claud B. Smith, of Greenville, the new secretary of the mill, is ex pected to arrive in Union within the next few days. In Honor of Miss. Cash. Thursday evening Miss Marie Cash entertained a number of her friends at her attractive home on Cherokee avenue, in honor of Miss Nelle Cash, of Spartanburg. The hall and parlor were prettily decortted with palms and ferns and here and there, among these, nestled little red bells. Music, games and conversation proved a delightful pastime, some beautiful instrumen tal solos being rendered by Misses Nelle and Marie Cash. Later in the evening a dainty course of ambrosia and cake was served. Some of those present expressed a desire to remain until 1909; and it was in the early part of the first hours of the new year that the guests reluc tantly departed. All who enjoyed the hospitality of Miss Cash voted her a charming young hostess. Tillman Sounds Note of Warning. Columbia, Jan. 1.—Senator B. E Tillman, in delivering an address be fore the State Teachers’ Associt tion here tonight, took occasion t warn the people against agitaitoi for compulsory education, assertin that should such a law be passed i would mean the education of the ne gro, which, in the end would meai a blow to white supremacy. Senator Tillman urged the Demc crats of the South against the schem which he said President-elect Tai and his associates are hatching u] to break the solid South. He said 1 is the purpose of the president-elec to hand out federal offices to Demc crats of the South in order to bulb up a white Republican party in thi section. Plunges Into^Well. Greenville, Jan. 1.—Mr. P. B. Trai ier, a native of Charleston, wh moved to this county in 1875, con mitted suicide last night by jumpin into a well at his home near Pelhar Mills, ten miles from Greenville. N cause is assigned other than that th man’s mind had been affeetd to some time. Soon after 9 o’clock last night Mi Trapier was missed and his famll; instituted a serch, finally locating hi body in an old well on his countr place. He was a gentleman of the oli school and counted his friends b the score, being a son of a prom! nent South Carolina family. He is survived by a wife and twi children. W. A. Young Commits Suicide. Anderson, Jan. 2.—News reached the city today of a suicide which oc curred in the northern section of Garvin township, near the Pickens county line, yesterday. Mr. W. A. Young, a white man about sixty years old, 1 'with apparently no reason except that he was tired of life, slash ed his throat with a razor and was found by members of his family a short distance from the house gasp ing for breath. He was taken into the house and died within a very short time. Mr. Young was a lamer and last year was a tenant on the plantation of Dr. W. A. Tripp. —See the Gaffney Live Stock Co.’s advertisement muz*.