POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE WED April 8.- MR. R.P. ROPER of Gastonia, N.C. and MISS MINNIE GOFORTH of Gaffney were married Sunday by REV. J.B. WILSON at his home . It was a very quiet wedding , only a few relatives and friends being present. The happy couple left for the groom's home the same evening. RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN N.C. May, 17.- ROBERT WYATT was killed and RICH COLEY badly hurt by the falling of a large rock in the J.T. ARTZ quarry near Faith, in Rowan Co. Both of WYATT'S legs were mashed off. He was the s/o C.C. WYATT and about 19 years old. MR. W.H. WHITE, cashier of the First National Bank of Salisbury was seriously hurt and his father slightly hurt , in a runaway about Thursday evening. MR. WHITE had the fontal bone of his head fractured, one shoulder badly hurt , left eye injured and mouth cut. The doctors do not know if he will lose his sight. While painting the Bapt. church steeple at Forest City, a well-known painter of Rutherfordton Co., ROBERT GRIFFIN, fell a distant of about 60 feet, first from the steeple to the roof and then from the roof to the ground. He was taken to his home , where three doctors pronounced his fall fatal, and said he would not live but a few hours. He did not speak until 12 o'clock Friday night, when he was reported some better. Sat. morning he rose from his bed, bathed his face and said he was feeling all right with the exception of a little soreness. He is as live as the man next door and will complete his job on the church. L.C. LEMMONS, Esq. of BYARSVILLE, N.C. came to Gaffney Wednesday on business. [Aug. 18] LIST OF LETTERS IN GAFFNEY POSTOFFICE -week ending Aug. 15th MISS VIOLA BONNER, MRS.V.T. BONNER DAVIS, MISS MATTIE BLACK, MISS GEORGIA BRABTERS, MISS BEADIE DAWKINS, MISS JULIE GIDNEY, MISS ADA HARDIN, MISS MEDLOCK, MISS EDNA PHILLIPS, MISS S.S. PROCTOR, MRS. JINIE WATKINS, LUCENDER WILLIAMS, BARNEY BROWNING, CALVIN GLUE, C.H. HENDRIX, J.H. KIDD, T.G. MOORE, ABE PARKER, N.E. TATE, GREEN WALLACE. One cent due on each. A.R.N. FOLGER, P.M. Sept.9.- At Asheville Tuesday afternoon ISAAC WALKER, colored shot and killed his wife because she upbraided him about another woman. Sept.9.- Monday night at midnight hour, MR. E.W. GRIFFIN'S barn , south of Monroe, was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire. Four fine horses, one of which took first prize as the colt at the Mecklenburg Fair last year, perished in the flames. Sept. 9.- MR. HENRY WARLICK'S 15 room house in No. 8 township, Cleveland Co. was struck by lightning during an electrical storm late Sunday evening and is almost a total wreck, and the household furniture was torn to pieces. The occupants were not killed but severely shocked. The house was insured. Sept. 9.- Monday evening while ALFRED COOK, who lives at Rocky Mount, was cleaning his gun, preparatory to a hunting expedition, he accidentally shot his wife, the entire load entering her side in the region of the tenth rib. At this writting the un- fortunate woman is in a very critical condition and very little hope for her recovery. FOR RENT- The former LIPSCOMB HOTEL, with outbuildings. Apply to MRS. A.E. LIPSCOMB or J.C. LIPSCOMB. Free post- nancie