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The Gaffney ledger. r 1 ; A NKWtPAWI IN ALL THAT THE WONO I HP LI I* ANN DEVOTED TO THE BEET INTEREST OP THE PEOPLE OP CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. , CAMPAIGN STORIES AND ANECDOTES. METHODS OF GIVING OUT NEWS OF ELECTION. Schemes Turns Adopted by News- Getting Agencies for Handling Pre sidential Election Returns. With the presidential election nearly two months past the excite ment attending thereon has died away. But there are stories and anecdotes connected with the cam paign that will not die for many years. Many of these stories, and perhaps a majority, have to do with the get ting of returns. Every instrument, every news getting agency and every being who is directly concerned in getting results on election day and night are kept on the qui' vive. Press association, newspaper corres pondents, news tickers and every other news getting agency make su preme efforts to be first in getting re turns before the public. The extent this competition reaches, the inten sity of the rivalry and the means em ployed to get the results first are hardly believable to one who has noli, directly or indirectly, been a partici pant. In the presidential election of 1908 this rivalry was unprecedented. The utmoft. efforts were put forth and unusually large expenditures of money were made to score what in newspaper parlance are known as “b^ats.” In the late campaign the plu.n for the most efficient, feasible and satisfactory way of getting com plete and authentic returns, went to an agency which a few years ago was considered impractical and too expensive. This agency was the telephone. Some years ago the telephone com- \ panies gave out their bulletins direct \ In the large cities. In the last elect ion they gave them to the newspa pers, who, in turn, gave them to the public over the telephone or on screens. In these large cities extra stations and lines were installed in newspaper offices without extra charge. The completeness and ac curacy of the telephone companies' bulletins taken in conjunction with the smooth manner in which they handled the extra rush of business have prompted the various newspa pers throughout the country, who en- Joyed the benefit of the service, to give liberal credit to the telephone companies. The Philadelphia Times, a new evening paper, in expressing its ap preciation says: “This is the first time we have received anything with out paying *or it since we have been in business." The Baltimore World says: “The (telephone) service was perfect and enabled us to put a more complete ‘extra’ on the street by eight o’clock than ever before." \ Although the bulletins of the tele phone company were first at hand in nearly every in&ance, the accuracy of the reports was not sacrificed to ob tain this result. In so far as possible every bulletin was rigidly censoked. Wild-cat guesses, prophecies based on hearsay, etc., were eliminated. Consequently the bulletins had a real value. Department heads and traffic offi cials of the telephone companies are elated at the highly successful out come of this rigid te^c of their sys tem. As a result of the work it per formed, stacks of letters are care fully filed in executive offices com plimentary to the efficiency of the or ganizations. Other tests the telephone has been subjected to would .make interesting rading. For intfcance, during the pennant winning games at Detroit last fall-the city was base ball mad. During the last two weeks of the season the enthusiasm of the “fans” was bubbling over with every game. The climax was reached on the pen nant winning Tuesday, however. The telephone exchanges were besieged with enquiries.. To prepare for the emergency the telephone companies organized bul letin squads whose only duties were to answer base ball enquiries. The large number of young ladies who comprised these squads handled in some cases over 7,000 calls an hour, or, in other words, some operators handled about seven calls a minute, although each one insisted they handled three times as many. One operator on that memorable day handled, by actual count, twenty-one calls a minute from an outside ex change, apparently without confusion. This was at the rate 1,200 an hour. These are but two instances out of many that are happening day after day which prove that the telephone has become our most indespensable servant. It is becoming a necessity in every home and office, whether in town, city or country. It is lock stepping with progress at every stride. These two instances also serve to • indicate the increased number of purposes for which the telephone is used, and also tends to show the de pendence the general public places upon It But to get a definite idea of the growth in popularity of the telephone and the Increase in the number in use, one should take note of the growth of the Western Electric Com pany, the principal manufacturers of telephones and telephone supplies in this country. In 1902 telephones shipped by this company numbered one million and a quarter, in 1904 a million and a half and in 1906 two million and a quarter, an increase in five years of a million telephones, or approximately over 80 per cent. PATRICIDE PAYS THE PENALTY. Jeff Clarke, a Mulatto, Is Hanged at Monck’s Corner. Monck’s Comer, Jan. 15.—Jeff Clark, who was convicted of murder at the last term of court, was hanged here today, in the presence of a large crowd of both whites and blacks. Early this morning the crowd began to collect; and by 11 o’clock fully 300 persons were present. This is the first hanging in Berkeley county since the court house Has been located here. Jeff Clark, is a young man, a mu latto, about 22 years old, and weighs about 150 pounds. Since his con viction his spiritual needs have been administered to by the Rev. Samuel Bash, of the Reformed Episcopal church, and the Rev. July Meyers, of the Baptist church. Clark express ed himself as being perfectly resign ed to die, having made his peace with God soon after he was condemned. For he past week he has been restless and nervous and at times would shed tears freely. Yesterday his family visited him for the last time and left him in a highly nervous condition. Services were conducted in the doomed man’s cell by the Rev. Sam’l Bash, assisted by several of the colored clergy in the community. Clark expressed himself as willing to die. The death sentence was read to him in his cell by Sheriff Causey. He was then conducted to the gal lows, erected in the jail yard, accom panied by the sheriff, his deputies and spiritual advisers—when another religious service was held. The noose was placed around his neck, the cap placed over his face, the trap sprung, and Jeff Clark was launched into eternity. He was allowed to hang 15 minutes, when he was pronounced dead by County Physician Dr. W. K. Fishburae. The jvhole affair passed off with order and precision, every one realizing that Jeff Clark received his juste dues for the heinous crime which he committed. It will be remembered that Jeff Clark shot his father, Calvin Clark, in bed, hauled the body about two miles and burled it in the woods. Upon a search being made by Jfessrs. J. D. Wiggins, W. P. Stroman and others, the body was found buried underneath some straw and leaves. Evidence developed the fact that Jeff Clark was the murderer, and to pre vent a lynching that night he was taken to Elloree for safe keeping and afterwards brought to Monck’s Cor ner and lodged in Jail. FOUL PLAY ALLEGED. Aiken Woman Claims that Her Dead Daughter was Poisoned. Aiken, January 15.—Alleging that her daughter, Mrs. Lowe, met with fould play in her death Sunday night, a woman visited the coroner this af ternoon and demanded a full investi gation by the authorities. Coroner Johnson left for the Lowetown sec tion this afternoon to disinter the body and hold an inquest. Mrs. Lowe died some time Sunday night. Her husband, Servan Lowe, stated that he found her dead by his side Monday morning and told the authorities at that time that his wife had died from natural causes. Subsequently the authorities allow ed the body to be interred without an inquest. The woman who visited Coroner Johnson this afternoon now says that she believes Mrs. Lowe, who she stated is her daughter, had met a foul death. She said that another woman, with whom she alleged that Lowe had been intimate, had visited the Lowe home Sunday and had given the dead woman a drink of whiskey, which she now believes contained poison and asked for an investigation. Coroner Johnson will hold an in quest tomorrow and a post-mortem examination will be conducted by a physician. AH parties concerned are white. Three Negroes and Mule Killed. Laurens, Jan. 15.—Three negro men and a mule were instan'cly killed at 1 o’clock this afternoon by a boiler explosion at the saw mill belonging to Alex Barnes, a well-to-do negro, who lives about four miles east of the city. John Woody, a machinist of Laurens, was at work on the en gine doing some repair work and get ting it in proper working order when the explosion occurred, killing him, Wash MtCreary, Booze Shands and the mule, which was hitched nearby. It is said that death was instantan eous and that the bodies were hor ribly mangled. John Woody was a well respected negro and a machinist of considerable ability, the other two negroes were farm hands assisting in operating the saw mill. The exact cause of the ex plosion is not known. Gaffney-Bradford. On Sunday nlghte at 6:45 Mr. J. B. Gaffney and Miss Daisy Bradford were made man and wife by Rev. E. G. Ross. The ceremony was per formed at the home of the bride, near Limestone Mill, and was witnessed by a number of relatives and friends of the happy young couple. I’VE eaten Parker's Hamburgers and they suit my taste to a T. R. 8. Cook. GAFFNEY, B. O, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1909. •1.50 A YEAR. LEGISLATORS ARE AGAIN IN SESSION FIRST BUSINESS WAS THE ELEC TION OF OFFICERS. South Carolina’s General Assembly Convened Last Week and Proceed ed at Once to Business. Columbia, Jan. 13.—Once more South Carolina’s legislators are in session, the general assembly having convened at noon Tuesday, the first business being the election of offic ers in each body. In the senate the following were chosen: President pro tern, W. L. Meuldin over T. Y. Williams, by a vote of 26 to 10. Hard Fight for Clerkship. In the position of clerk of the sen ate, E. H. Aull was placed in nomi nation by the Senator from Abbeville, W. M. Graydon; E. H. DeCamp, by the Senator from Cherokee. J. C. Otts; M. M. Mann, by the Senator from York, W. H. Stewart. On the first ballot the vote &ood: DeCamp 10, Mann 17, Aull 12. Second ballot—DeCamp 10, Mann 15, Aull 14. Thir ballot—DeCamp 10, Mann 15; •Aull 14. Fourth ballot—DeCamp 10, Mann 17, Aull 12. Fifth ballot—DeCamp 10, Mann 15, Aull 14. Sixth ballot—Aull 15, Mann 10, De Camp 13. Seventh ballot—Aull 12, DeCamp 9, Mann 15. Eighth ballot—Aull 13, DeCamp 11, Mann 15. Ninth ballot—Aull 11, DeCamp 9, Mann 18. Tenth ballot—Aull 14, DeCamp 9, Mann 17. Eleventh ballot—Aull 15, Mann 19,- DeCamp 4. At this point the Senator from Cherokee withdrew the name of Mr. DeCamp, and then the final ballot was taken. Mr. Appelt had announced on the eleventh ballot that he would change his vote from Mr. DeCamp, as he said the latter had no chance of election. The twelfth and last ballot resulted as follows: For Mann—Bates, Black, Carlisle, Christensen, Earle, Forrest, Griffin, Hardin, Harvey, Hough, Johnson, Johnstone, Lide, Mauldin, Mucken- fuss, Otts, Rogers, Sinkler, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Summers, Town send, Waller, Williams—25. For Aull—Appelt, Bass, Clifton, Croft, Crosson, Graydon, Kelley, La- ney, McKeithan, Montgomery, Ralns- ford, Spivey, Wharton—13. Mr. Alvah H. Lumpkin was later named as assistant clerk. For reading clerk, Dr. W. S. Stokes defeated Rev. C. P. Boozer by a vote of 30 to 8. J. F. Schumpeite, of Newberry, was re-elcted sergeant-at-arms without opposition. Rev. A. N. Brunson defeated Rev. S. S. Bass for chaplain by a vote of 34 to 5. Appointments were made as fol lows: Journal clerk, G. E. Moore, Honea Path; bill clerk, W. R. Bradford, York; secretary to the president, H. S. Baskin. Resolutions upon the death of Gen. R. R. Hemphill and Senator Gibson were then adopted, and a committee named to attend the funeral of the latter. In the House. Speaker R. S. Whaley was re-elcte- ed without opposition, while Jas. A. Hoyt was chosen clerk over J. Wilson Gibbes, by a vote of 68 to 56. J. E. Smith defeated. D. L. Smith for read ing clerk. Foi* chaplain, Rev. R. N. Pratt defeated Rev. G. H. Pooser, and H. N. Edmunds was chosen as assistant clerk. Before adjournment both houses adopted resolutions expressing con fidence in United States B. R. Till man, Senator Clifton, and John G. Richards, Jr., being the mover* in each house. The governor in his annual mes sage recommended, among other things, the following: That the dispensary act be so changed as to make all counties dry, allowing those desiring liquor to vote it in; the inquisitorial plan to pre vent tax dodging; assault with intern to ravish to be made a capital crime; victims of attempted criminal assault to be permitted to testify in private; new building on State house grounds for supreme court; increase in sala ries for supreme and circuit judges; and all State officers from governor down; new executive mansion on the present site; per diem for dispensary commission during 1909; wet coun ties denied privilege of operating bot tling, mixing or blending plants, but required to buy and sell in original packages; immigration feature cut out and a labor branch substituted therefor in the department of agricul ture, commerce and immigration; in surance commissioner given authority over Investment companies; lower upset price on State dispensary prop erty, with power to lease property until sold. W. H. McCraw was re-elcted bill clerk of the house. Judges Hydrick and Wattes seem to have the lead for associate justice, while the race for chief Justice seems to be between Judges Jones and Gary. Chas. 1L Galloway. SIX NIGHT RIDERS TO CLOSE CAREER. CRIME PAYS A HANDSOME DIVI DEND. Six Men to Hang for Murder of Capt. Rankin—Movement of People in Lower Cherokee. Wilkinsville, Jan. 15.—On Friday, February 19th, all earthly scenes will close to six of the “night riders” con victed of the murder of Capt. Quen- tim Rankin, while two of their allies will be serving life imprisonment in the Tennessee penitentiary. Pending an appeal the day of execution is temporarily po&poned. We dare say no one who has followed the current of testimony at the trial will deny that justice has been done in teheir case. There was no other conclusion for the court to reach other than that K did. No investment pays a greater divi dend in kind than that of crime. When for the wrongful taking of one life eight lives mui& pay the forfeit, we conclude that murder is an ex pensive, luxury. Truly they who sow the wind will reap the whirlwind. Horea 8:7. Because some women are high flyers you needn’t take them for an gels. We wouldn’t make the assexteion that all women are prevaricators, but none of them are more truthful than teheir mirrors. Money will buy anything but hap piness and a few people. The man who boasts that he can drink liquor or let it alone usually drinks it when he gets a chance. Let every one resolve teo do. better, be better and work more and harder for the upbuilding of Cherokee coun ty and its various interests. Health is wealth but you can’t make the doctors believe it. Truth seekers have a life-time job on hand. They need never to be idle. In forty minutes after she had ob tained a position as stenographer with a grocery firm in St. Louis, Mo., a young lady gave up the job to get married. We so often see accounts of child ren being burnt up alive while their parents or guardians are absent from home that we believe a law ought to be made to punish such parents or guardians for criminal carelessness. There is teoo much of this kind of work going on anyhow. Mr. J. N. Strain is doing some car penter work. Mr. Martin Mitchell, of Hickory Grove, was on this side of the river last Saturday evening. We have a spell of real winter weather. We regrete to learn that Mrs. Mar tin Darwin, on King’s Creek, lost her barn and all its contents with 300 bushels of com and other property by fire last Monday morning. We haven’t heard the particulars but we understand her loss is very heavy. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Estes spent last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs L. W. Webber at Wilkinsville. Last Monday morning, w Sam Lee was coming out of Hickory Grove he met Quite Parks with a runaway team. Quit was pulling at the mules and hollowing woe, woe, woe, with all his might but to no purpose. They kept going. Sam said as the mules and wagon passed him Quite looked like some of the pictures in Barker’s aliqanac. Serious as Quit’s sitution was, Sam didn’t get done laughing that day. Had Quit been killed tehere would still have been a funny side to the tragedy. We are told that good advice is woiteh much and costs nothing. It is something too that nearly everybody has to give away, but a great deal of it is, after all, not woiteh the taking. All the world is a stage upon which most of us make an exhibition of our selves sooner or later. The "Old Man” of The Ledger seems to throw off on D. C. The trouble is D. C. is not to be fooled. We believe in “boosting” Cherokee county and its various enterprises when it can be done conscientiously. The trouble is all men don’t see alike. The fairest way is to give botch sides a chance. It’s the whole people and not a few of them, who make the county. Mr. Vaney Comer is putting up goods for sale at Howell’s ferry. Vaney is a hustler, anyway. For two or three days we have had muddy roads to contend with. The winter, so far has been fairly good weather and farmers have got a lot of work done where they have been ate it regularly. Mr. and Mrs. Lowery Webber will move to Sedalia about the first of next month. Another very excellent article is published in The Yorkville Enquirer of last Tuesday on “Intteructlon in the Home.” It is written by Rev. E. E. Gillespie. Questions are cited showing how notoriously ignorant of the Bible many oteherwise fairly edu cated people are. How little they know about this Book of Books and what it teaches. Would tehat we could present it fully to, ur readers that they might see how appallingly ignor- ante of the Bible we are, both as a people and as individuals. We bad a long talk with Mr. 8. M. Littlejohn, of Gaffney, a few days ago. He h> a regular and careful Bible reader—ha* read it through several times—arid says each time he gets more and more out of ft. “It’s a book,” he says, “that don’t get old, and is always interesting.” Mr. Littlejohn teold of a minister who in lecturing his congregation on Bible reading said: “I’ll venture to say none of you have ever read the book of Hezekiah. If so hold up your hands.” With that a number of hands were raised when tehe minister said, “I told you so; there is no such a book in the Bible.” If we are not badly mistaken there will be a wedding not a thousand miles away before long. Then people will have something to tealk about. Mrs. J. L. S. still uses her wheel and cords yet. She spins all her knitting thread. Mr. Barney Clary bought several fine beeves from MY. W. R. Walker this week. We notice chat Hon. J. C. Otts is chairman of the Senate committeee on dispensary. A better selection could not have been made. The relief fund of $800,000 sent by Congress of the United States to the earthquake suffers in Italy is ap proximately one cent for each man, woman and child in the country. If to this we add the sum of monies sent by private individuals, we will have the greatest amount ever con tributed by one nation to the relief of another. Considering our national and individual wealth we have done very little after all. J. L. S. POSTOFFICE ROBBED. People Warned to Look Out for Stolen Money Orders. The following article is published in The Ledger with the hope that it may save some of- ur business men from loss: For the information of the public, we quctee the following communica tion from Mr. C. D. Linn, postoffice' inspector-in-charge of the Spokane Division, Spokane, Washington, rela tive to theft of money order forms and stamps from stateion No. 5, of the Bellingham, Washington, postoffice: “On the night of December 9th, 1908, postoffice station 5,‘ Bellingham, Wash., was robbed, the burglars se curing money order form 1297, and numbers 1401 to 1600, inclusive. On tehe night of December 13 the same place was again robbed, the burglars securing the rubber M. O. B. stamp. It is quite likely that both robber ies were committed by the same par ties, the second robbery being for the purpose of securing the M. O. B. stamp. If this is the case, they are now in possession of 201 blank money orders, numbered as above, and un doubtedly will attempt to use them by filling them out and endeavoring to cash them with local merchants. Please take this matter up vigor ously with your local authorities and with your merchants, furnishing them with a memorandum, of the numbers of the stolen orders, and caution them to be on the lookout for any party attempting to cash any of these or ders. Warn merchants to scan care fully any orders purporting to have been issued at station 5, Bellingham, Wash., nothing particularly the num bers, and whether same have been altered with red ink; and to be es pecially careful of Saturday evenings when selling goods for which an or der for a greater amount than the amount of the purchase is offered. All merchants should be notified and especially jewelry and clothing mer chants, and saloons. The usual method employed by parties who have stolen orders here tofore is teo fill them out for from $25 to $40 each and then purchase a small bill of goods of some merchant generally on Saturday evening, and offer in payment one of these orders and request the difference in cash. It lias also been the cutteom to care fully change, by use of red ink, the first figures of the number of the der, for example: order No. 1401 might be changed to 4401, or some other number, etc. If any party atetempts to cash any of these orders he should be imme diately arrested and the undersigned notified by telegraph.” Very respectfully,. Geo. M. Sutton. Inspecteor-in-charge. Whiskey was Confiscated. Chester, Jan. 15.—Sheriff D. E. Colvin made the gutters run with liquor yesterday morning. The booze poured out was two gallons belong ing to Hope Sanders, colored, thate the Lowryville authorities seized some time ago and brought here this morning and turned over to the sheriff for confiscateion, as the law re quires. There was a considerable crowd standing around when the sheriff drew the cork and tilted the Jug and the booze began to trickle down the hill, and there was a kind of undeflnable wi&fulness on the faces of some, that resolved itself into a longing and lingering look at the inebriating fluid as It flowed down the steep slope and was lost. War Veteran Pastes Away. Jonesvllle, Jan. 15.—John Whit lock, Sr., a veteran of the late war, died at his home, tewo miles from Jonesvllle, yesterday morning, at the age of 77 years. Mr. Whitlock was one of the old landmarks of Jones- ville and was a prominent figure on our streets most of his long life. He enlisted in tehe 5th S. C. volunteers and was severely wounded in Vir ginia. Mr. Whitlock’s wife died several years ago, and, having no children, he lived with two aged maiden sisters. Mr. Whitlock was usually stout and healthy until th* day before bis death. THE UTEST NEWS FRDM RUCKSGDRG DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR SISTER CITY. Brief News Notes and Personal Para graphs Gathered by Our M lron City” Correspondent. Blacksburg, Jan. 18—Mrs. J. N. Cannon, of Spartanburg, spente Tues day In town with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Blalock, on Pine street Mrs. Miary Earl spent a few days last week in Gaffney with relatives. Mrs. Harriettee Roberts, of Patter son Springs, N. C., visited relative* here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hord and child ren, of Winnsboro, stopped over here Wednesday with the former’s sister, Mrs. J. B. Blalock, on their way to Gaffney where they will make teheir home in the future. Mr. Will McCorcal, of Yorkville, was in town Wednesday for a few hours. Mr. O. A. Osborne made a business trip to Spartanburg Thursday. Mr. A. H. Pollock spent Tuesday in Sparthnburg on business. Mr. J. Fell Babington, of Shelby, N. C., spent Thursday night in town and attended the silver social at the home of Mrs. R. S. Cooksey. Mr. C. J. Black left Tuesday morn ing for Atlanta, Ga., to resume hi* studies at the Atlanta Dental College, after spending several weeks in town with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Black, on Pine street. Mr. J. C. Ross, of Spartanburg, spent Saturday and Sunday in town with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ross. Mrs. M. E. Deal arrived Saturday from Atlanta where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jno. Scott, for the past month. Mr. A. Urquhart, of Spartanburg, spent Sunday in town with his family, on Pine street Mrs. J. G. Black left Saturday for Dillon where she will spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Nicholp. Mr. Frank Sossamon, of Clifton, spent Sunday in town with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sossa- mon, on York street. On account of tehe serious illness of his wife, the Methodist pastor has not been permitted to fill his appoint ments here this year. Mr. E. A. Montgomery went over to Gaffney Saturday on business. Dr. Jim Hunter, of Cherokee Falls, was in town Thursday night Messrs. Chas. Miller and Jno. Kitchens, who have been in the baiv ber business together, have dissolved partnership and Mr. Kitchens has opened a new shop in the old bank building. Mr. Phil Freeman, of Columbia, spent Sunday in town with his broth er, Mr. P. H, Freeman. Mrs. Allie Osborne was called to the bedside of her father, Mr. A. B. Crosby, ate Sharon, who is very ill On last Thursday night the Phllar thea class of the Baptist Sunday school gave a silver social at the home of Mrs. R. S. Cooksey on Shel by street. There was a large crowd presente r.nd the evening was spent in different games. During the evening hot chocolate and peanut sandwiches were served. Mr. R. P. Doggett, of Forest City, X. C., is visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Hardin, on Pine street Mr. Herbert Rhyne, of McAdens- ville, N. C., spent Sunday in town with his sister, Miss Delia Rhyne. GAFFNEY MAN SHOT. J. L. Butler Seriously Wounded by J. L. Conrey. The following special to tehe Co lumbia State from Roanoke, Va., is of special interest to Gaffney people: “Roanoke, Va., Jan. 16.—J. L. But ler, the Gaffney, S. C., man who early today was shot through the abdomen by W. C. Conrey, of Marion, N. C., who, it is alleged, was intoxicated at the time, is still alive, with a half dozen punctures in his intestines. “Conrey is in Jail with a hacked head, the result of an attack made on him by Butler’s daughters, who went to their father’s rescue with a hatchet. Conrey said today he was too drunk last night to remember an>tehing of the affair. He came here, a week ago. Butler came to Roanoke six months ago with his family from Gaffney. He has been running a blacksmith business.” Butler ran a blacksmith shop in this city until aboift three years ago, when he went to Rutherford ton, N. C., and thence to Roanoke, Va. His family joined him in Virginia about three montehs ago. Butler has a brother, who conducts a mercantile establishment near Gaff ney, and a sister, living here. loiter—It is learned from reliable source that Mr. Butler died of his wounds. Gallman-Lattimore. On Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, ate the home of Mr. O. V. Patrick, at Draytonvllle, Mr. John Gallman and Miss Alma Lattimore were* united in wedlock, Rev. E. G. Ross officiating. The ceremony was pronounced in the presence of a number of admiring friends and relatives of the contract ing parties.