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ffc W, .'.i- ' V' '■ '• „ '* » / f NEY LEDGER. A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES, AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. Established feb. is, 1894. 1** r GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908- |1.50 A YEAR* S. C. S, S. ASSO’H. WILL BE HELD IN UNION APRIL 1, 2 AND 8. £ I; & t m '‘The sage of Etta Jane” preache* a Sermon t 0 the Boys—Some Excel* lent Advice. Wilkinsvllle, Feb. 25.—The 3lst an nual convention of the South Caro lina Sabbath School Association will be held at Union in the First Baptist church April 1, 2 and 3. The pro gram has been announced by the chairman, Capt. J. Adger Smyth, Jr., of Pelzer. To this convention all our Sunday school workers should go in order to get. some of the good results of this great work. Cherokee county is one of the few unorganized coun ties in the State but the North Paco- let Sunday School Convention will I have its representatives present ] While we boast of air progressive . county we can’t have much to say « about it when It comes to work like ; tills. This ought not to be as it is. *■ There is no doubt but this will be one of the best conventions ever held In this State. There will he several speakers from out of the State and the com mittee says In Its announcement: 'The crowning feature of the con vention will be an address by bis ex cellency Martin F. Ansel, our Chris tian governor. It is eminently' fitting that the first citizen of our State should give the finishing touches to our program in the splendid, graceful manner in which he always speiks.” Among the visiting speakers will be Dr. A. L. Phillips, of Richmond, Va.; Mr. W. C. Pearce, of Chicago, and Mrs. J. Wood bridge Barnes, of Newark, N. J. Mr. Pearce is the superintendent of the adult depart ment of the international association and Mrs. Barnes is the secretary of the elementary department of the In- tenfatlonal association. The committee states: “Bring your problems to the convention and have Mr. Pearce to solve them for you.” Mr. Pearce is well bnown in South Carolina, having addressed the State convention heretofore. Mrs. Woodbrldge Barnes, assisted by Miss Vandiver, will conduct the primary studies at the convention. The mnsic will be conducted by Rev. Grant Colfax Tullar, of New York, and Mr. Isaac H. Merideth. These singers have conducted song services for many State conventions and are men of international reputa tion. This convention being right at our doors we can’t afford to let it pass without attendnig it. Messrs. J. N. and Sam J. Strain went to Hickory Grove last Satur day on business. Everybody has something (com- plainingly) to say about the weather —4t’s the worst winter they ever saw, etc. Friends, that’s a mistake. Take February, 1886, if you please—the year Broad river was full of ice and the mud wag hub deep from here to Gaffney—for fully a month. “Ben Hope” wants to know if your correspondent isn’t “Mamma’s Boy” who used to write for the Yorkville Yeoman. No. cousin, we are not the “Mamma’s Boy” you are thinking of and suppose us to be. He is big Bud and this is little Bud. By the way “Bud,” we can’t recall giving out* any question involving tile answer you give in Friday’s pa per. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes spent last Tues day night with us. He is not on the road now, but will be (in all probabi lity) as soon as the weather condi tions will admit. A cross-bearing religion Is not very popular with those Christians who prefer lifting at the lightest end of the beam. The men and women who are push ing the world upward and onward are those who encourage instead of criticise their neighbor’s attempt to do better. Farmers will begin sowing oats this week provided the ground is not too wet. . The legislature is being criticized for doing nothing. We don’t know hut that ability is as often measured -chy what it prevents being done as %rhat it does. The people of this section are get ting interested in the building of a bridge across Broad river at Howell’s ferry (dr at some place between there and the mouth of Abingdon creel above). The day Is past for slo ferrie* and other methods of travej to aay nothing of the demands f< conveniences. The business worldJ . moving faster now than ever befol \Much of the time dnrlng the wintl the river is too high to ferry and' good portion of the fall season til sand stops the The onlv way , conveniencies If the countie: will consult number of - meat will < bridge be j IummImA aJ that he will never be worth anything to himself or any one else. The fact Is, he never has, and the probability Is, he never will realize that the reason annexed to the Fifth Commandment is a promise of long life and prosperity, as far as it shall serve for God’s glory and their own good to all such as keep their com mandment. The man who itches for fame usually keeps on scratching. The Important lesson for every boy to learn Is that his success depends on his own exertion. The clothes he wears, the horse he rides, the dog that, trots after him, the house he lives in and the money he spends don’t make a gentleman of him. He may wear an old hat. cheap clothes, live in a poor unfurnished house and spend but little money and still be a gentleman. But how? By being true, manly and honorable. By keeping himself as neat and respect able as his means will allow. By be ing civil, courteous and kind to all with whom he comes in contact— keeping good company and shunning .he bad. lawless and vicious and on every occasion remembering that a man is known by the company he l:-eeps. No man pver hits higher than he aims. So aim high, young man. There is no royal road to preferment. Everything is measured by its com mercial value. The best way for a young man to rise is to show himself fit for something better. Merit will win where nothing else can. Wlhen you find yourself in a situation that don’t suit you, look upon it as a step ping stone to something better. Be faithful to the duties before you and seek at all times to fit yourself by faithfulness, pains-taking and a de sire to fill a higher place if the way be open to you. If you neglect the duties at hand, thinking the place is a mere make-shift until you can bet ter yourself, the chances are ten to one that you will lose the one you have and fail to get the one you ue- sire. No man has ever so climbed the ladder of usefulness and respectabili ty with a pistol, whiskey flask or deck of cards in his pocket, nor has he ever opened the way into good society with blasphemy and inde cent vulgar language upon his lips. The best people shun him as a moral leper. Give a young man resolution and the alphabet and who can place a limit to his possibilities? Wellington said he fought the bat tle of Waterloo in the school house. Remember that what is put into the first of life is put into the whole of life. The first thing for you to do is to fall in love with your work. Don’t wait for great opportunities to turn up but seize common occasions and make them great. The world will always listen to a man with a will In him. Mabe the “book of books” the man of your counsel and the gray hairs of your parents the chief object of your love, admiration an<T respect. Love, honor and res* pect your own sister (if you have any) and tnen we can excuse you for paying the same compliment to some body else’s sister. Never get ai^gry at, nor argue with a fool. Tell nira (by your action, of course) that the only difference between you is that which distinguishes gentlemen from other people. Don’t be uneasy. He will see the point and appreciate it too, no doubt Like good advice, politeness costs nothing and is worth milch. Thomas Jefferson said he never allowed a poor black man to teach him how to be polite. Girls, we will perhaps have some thing more to say to you before long, and we don’t intend that this shall be all we have to say to the boys and young men whether they appreciate it or not. J. L. S THE R. F- D* SYSTEM. MILLS TO SERVE SENTENCE. Supreme court Decides Against Deal’s Slayer. The following was taken from the Columbia State of Wednesday: “The supreme court yesterday dis missed the appeal of W. H- Mills, who wag sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of Frank Deal in Cher okee county in March, 1906. The case will be remembered as one of the most sensational in the upper part of the State, the defense being that Deal was intimate with Mills’ wife, which led to the killing. “The jury returned a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy and the appeal was taken on the charge of the judge and on the rather unusual ground that the jury com mission composed of the clerk of auditor and treasurer, had in and pettit jurors, ipr of each name [e wag a good ions for Jury irokee coun- and tes- [jscussed “Ben Hope” Praises the Author, Hon. Thomas E. Watson. Filbert, Feb. 24.—If our kind editor will permit me to do so, I wish to mabe this small request of every reader of The Ledger: March the 8th will be my birthday, and on that day I want all of ytm who can con- veninetly do so, to send me soifte- thing that I may keep in rem.gmber- ance thereof. A letter, post card, book, magazine—anything will do. I will answer you all. , collectively, through the paper, and^ill profound ly appreciate everything sent me. j Address J. Stanhope Love, Filbert, IS. C., R. F. D. No. 1. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Caldwell gave a party on Tuesday night. I desire to give expression to my appreciation of the R. F. D. Speak ing personally and otherwise, 1 can truly say that it is of more benefit, directly and indirectly, to us common people than any other law on the si tute books at this time. It is also a source of much pleasure and en joyment to its patrons everywhere, j People send more letters and post cards, and receive more papers, than ever before. Those who “never used to care anything about sending and receiving mail,” are now some of our best R. F. D. patrons. Thus those who were once ill-informed as to the j outside world, now manage to keep themselves pretty well informed. It Is a good thing for the people, and it is a good thing for” the govern, ent. But a notice of anything like this is not complete without mentioning the author in connection therewith, j Therefore, I must say that we are in debted to Hon. Thomas E. Watson, the famous Georgian, more than to any other one man, for the R. F. D. system. I do not intend, while writ ing for The Ledger, to further the | cause of any one person or set of persons. I did not solicit my space : in the paper for that purpose. But j duty constrains me to give credit to whom credit is due, and praise to whom praise is due. Hence my words i of encouragement to a man who has received many hard blows from his critics, and who has jxot been given due credit by every one for his work jin establishing the R. F. D. system. But there* I will stop talking in this strain for the time being, and get *< something else. Some other time, I | may continue my talk along the lines laid down in the foregoing article on the R. F. D. system. There are those in this section who would begin to sow their spring oats if the land was dry enough to plow. Most of our neighbors are cutting *cord wood these days, but some are hauling a little occasionally. Miss Della Whisonant and llttl« Mary Katharine Caldwell spent Thurs day night at Mr. J. W. Bolin’s. I understand that the present ses sion of Beersheba school will close Tuesday of this week. According to the newspapers, Ken tucky’s bloody feud has at last come to an end. And let us hope that it will never again take form, and arise to blight Kentucky’s fair name with its animosity. Feuds are, to say the least, unspeakably horrible. Messrs. J. B. McCarter and John A. Jackson made a business trip to Sharon Friday afternoon. Miss Della Whisonant spent Satur day at Mr. W. J. Love’s. Miss Myrtle Riddle, of Bowling Green, is visiting her sister. Mrs. E. N. Caldwell. By the way. I may as well say that Mrs. Caldwell Is a new resident of Buckbom whom I hav* 3 not yet had the pleasure of seeing. I have known Ed ever since I can re member, though, and some months ago he went to Bowling Green, and returned, accompanied by his better half. There are some enthusiastic mem bers of the Farmers’ Union in this section. The farmers will soon begin to haul their fertilizer. Mrs L. L. Smith is sick. Mrs. J. G- Brown is unwell at this writing. i There is more or less mixing and mingling among the people of this section these days. You may see a large pile of wood at almost every farm house now. A thing which proves the coldness of the winter. Let us hope that Democracy will triumph In the next election for pre sident. The average politician wants, and must have, two things—votes ami dollars. There is something in the world for you young man. but you must toil and struggle mightly to get it. The army of candidates everywhere are, I suppose, beginning to look good and feel better by this time. Everything 'points to a ’rousing cam paign yj|r. The jAbit hunters, mostly negroei are stJ^HULv around here.' SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCH INTEREST, EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE* DRAYTONVILLE DOTS* Thursday ou business and thought ! we would call on the “Old Man,” but by j found him absent from bis office. We learned that he was down In 0<h We was waited Robbins, in his Recent Happenings in and Around the City, and Other Events Gath ered by the Local News Editor. The many friends of Tom L. Brown ! were glad to see hini on the streets i Wednesday after his protracted ill ness. i The Ledger is glad to not^ ^iat Mr. W. M. Webster is steadily improving. This will be good news to his numer ous friends all over the country. Mrsr. Josephine Robinson and Dee Morgan were taken to the South Caro- ! lina penitentiary yesterday. A guard from that institution was sent to Gaff ney for them. On account of illness of Prof Lo- ring, the Dramatic Club of Limestone College has postponed their play which was to have been tonight, un- l til some future date. Luke Corry, one of Gaffney’s most respected colored men, was married Wednesday night to Anne May Petty by Rev. L. L. Thomas at his home in the city. I A new enterprise for the city is the Gaffney Coca-Cola Bottling Company, i The plant Is located in the building i formerly occupied by the O. G. Wil son Company. Mr. J. M. Goodwin, of i Spartanburg, is the manager and is now ready for business. The Ledger regrets to learn that Mr. E. H- Gaines has seen fit to trans fer his headquarters to Spartanburg. We are pleased to announce, how ever. that he will retain a branch of his business here, and that his ex cellent family will remain in Gaffney. In mentioning the names of the names of the young gentlemen who j attended the “B. B.” Club entertaln- ! ment last week given by Misses Lula and Freeman Garrett, the names of Messrs. Harry Wheat, LaFar Lip scomb and Earl Carpenter were inad vertently omitted. Will Walker, son of Mr. and Airs. S. O. WPlker, of this city, who is now at Wofford College, made distinction on all hif; studies last month except ; one, and that was marked “excellent.” Will is a chip off the old block and The Ledger is proud of his achieve ment. The White Goods sale of Carroll & Byers has been one of the best in the history of the firm. Mr. Byers Is one of the most enterprising store rt^inagers in this section and knows how to conduct a sale that will re flect credit upon his firm and give entire satisfaction to his patrons. The Daniel Morgan Chapter D. A. R. wishes to ask for Reyolutionary infor mation that any one give, such as historic spots, graves of Revolution ary Rddiers, marked or unmarked, which is in the bounds of Cherokee ‘county. Any information* along this line will be appreciated by said chap ter, to be sent to Mrs. Wm. H. Smith, historian, Gaffney, S. C. Cherokee palls Chronicles. Cherokee Falls, Feb. 23.—If the weather conditions as it has been tue last two or tl ioe days, the farmo'S will have plentvAo do. But I fear It will not, as it i« a little cloudy now. What shall We do to make our ■Sunday school ’ grow? I would b© glad to know. It seems as if it is Im possible to get; the people here to go to Sunday school., Even the leading business men /do not take a part in the Sunday school work. There are about thirty young girls and forty boys at this place besides the men, women and children and about twen ty-five go to Sunday school. A cer tain mm was !,sked to go to Sunday school and he said no one cculd make him go. I suppose he thinks he is already estabjiifhed and don’t need to go. Messrs. T. Li Neal, G. C. league and P. S. FaYssoux spent Sunday evening in Gaffkey. Mr. Bud Smitfit is able to be out again after a thr\e weeks spell of la grippe. Mr. Smltli says he has fallen off about sixty pounds. We are glad to see him out agam and hope he will soon be able to be at. his worl?. Miss Macie Bolin returned Sum! • afte r a few dayg visit to her fathers. Mr. J. I. Bolin, near^Smyrna. Miss Whtola Romerts entertain sonuk. friends Saturday night. She iuld toi entertain her reseni were Messrs, auney, Ernest yssoux and Cecil Hus- Plonh left Sun- Interesting Paragraphs penned School Boy.” Draytonville, Feb. 26.—Rev. Ben L. lumbia on business. Hoke, of Blacksburg, filled his regu- ■ upon by Mr. Clint lar appointment at Mt. Ararat Sun- courteous and polite manner, day. Your correspondent had to fill We stated in our last letter that it his place in the Sunday school here was Mr. Thomas Harmon’s child t&at and could not attend the service, but was burned when it should have been we leam that he delivered another his brother, Mr. John Harmon, of one of his theological sermons to a j Grassy Pond. We are glad to learn large congregation. He also filled that the child is getting along very his appointment at Cherokee Falls well and hope it will recover from Sunday night. its injuries. Air. C. M. Elmore, who has been The people (the boys especially) visiting his parents, Mr. and- Airs, who play ball, shoot marbles, play Wade Elmore, of this place, has re- cards, hunt and follow other game* turned to Sunnyside where he it on Sunda£* we believe are guilty of working for Mr. Will Walker. Char- breaking the Fourth Commandment, ley is fine young fellow and we hope • Remember the Sabbath day, to keep he will make his visits to Drayton- It holy.” vide very frequently. Boys, the way to make honest and Mr. Forest Huggins, who was taken intelligent men is to honor and obey ill at Gaffney three weeks ago we your parents and study good books are glad to report is getting along and attend Sunday school every nicely. He came home last Saturday Sunday, a girl or boy who tries to and we hope he will continue to im- make themselves somebody has prove and be out in a few days. ; many friends who will help and love Air. and Airs. A. J. Parker spent them. Monday night at Gaffney with their I will close for I am making my son, 'Mr. R. R. Parker. | letter too long and not very Interest' Mr. George McCraw had the mis- ing. School Boy. fortune to lose a fine cow last Satur- j day. She ate some ivy and death fol- j ^Draytonville Dots* lowed. Also Air. Thomas Pennington Draytonville .Feb. 24.—We are hav* had the misfortune to lose his horse 1 in K some very pretty weather. We Saturday. suppose the farmers are glad to see Last Saturday was the birthday of i it. If we could have about two week* the first president of the United pretty weather the farmers could be* States and of a man that this union gin to turn their land, should be proud of. Washington was Mir. Charley Elmore, who has been a man of great influence. He died Spending a few weeks with hto in the year of 1799 and was sixty- ! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Elmore, seven years old. has returned to his work at Mr. W. Mr. J. L- S- wants to know if Wash- R. wialkers’s place near Wilkinsvllle. ington had been born one week later, j On account of the bad weather last how many birthdays he would have | week there was no school at the Mo* had including this year if he was Arthur school house except Thura* living. AVle have counted it and find day. that he would have had forty-two I Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Elmore are birthdays. We may be wrong and rejoicing over the arrival of bounc- would like to hear from some one in p baby boy. else. We are glad to hear from HOfl] Messrs. Adolphus Phillips and Springs as it is our old home place Alonzo Whelchel visited relatives Come again School Girl, you did jmd friends at Wilkinsville last Sun- We understand that Mr. Forest! day. They enjoyed their trip fine. Huggins Is improving. We hope In Air. D. C- Phillips, one of our bust- a few days he will be able to take his ling farmers, who has been sawing r. p. d. route again. Mr. McSwain for Mr. Lem Ross near the iron-has been carrying the mail on hla bridge, has moved his saw mill to (route for the past week or so. Dr. Charley Jefferies’ place in the i We understand that Mr. J, L. Jen- Corinth section and is sawing for Mr. kins is teaching the Corinth school. Jefferies and others. Cleve is a bust- we wish him success in his work, ler and he is about the only man that School Boy, I enjoy reading your has done any vwoi k in this section : Tetters v p rv much. You are improving this winter. every letter. Messrs. L. J. Parker and A. D. Rpp Hope, we enjoy reading your Driscoll visited Mr. Parkers brother, i jgHers. You write very interesting Air. Jack Parker, of Blacksburg, last letters. Sunday. , ^ ! Come again, J. L. S., we thank you , The type made us say in our letter for telling us girls how to do right, in h riday s issue that Mr. J. J. Jen- f or there are very few of us girls that bins was teaching the Corinth school f i 0 j us t right. when it should have been Mv. J. L. i We are glad to see more n^w cor- Jenkins. respondents in The Ledger. We en- Mrs. Marion Owens by has been j 0y reading the letters from over the very ill with grippe, but we are glad county. Let us do all we can for the to learn that she is improving. dear old Ledger. Afiessrs. Arthur Parris and John There is a lot of sickness in |hls , Childers attended religious services section. iMt* Ararat last Sunday. Mr. D. C. Painter went to Gaffney The R. F. D. carriers did not serve Saturday on business, their patrons last Saturday on ac- We learn that Mrs. Stewart, of near count of it being a holiday. We sup-^Mt. Ararat, is very low at this writ- pose they were glad to get to rest, | jng. for I should think they have a very Mr. and Mrs. John Painter, Miss hard time. Sallie, little John Painter. Mr. and Mr, and Mrs. Cleveland Parker Mrs. B. O. Turner all spout Sunday were shopping in Gaffney yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Painter and Mr. J. E. Rains, of Gaffney, spent services at Mt. Ararat, last Sunday at home and returned to Your scribe attended services at the city Sunday afternoon. Alt. Ararat Sunday. Rev. Ben Hoke 1 he rain that fell last night will preached an excellent sermon. There delay the sowing of oats for a few j^ ag a large attendance. J Mrs. W. F. Huskey and children There was a very good attendance [ g p en t Sunday afternoon with Mrs. E. at our prayer-meeting last Saturday j, Bailey, night. The subject was one that — 1 ’ worth hearing and jye hope tl it an Roy Hammett, Lake ^Ray Huskey spent Sun- with their friend, Mr. ito hear of Mr. Robert knestone Mills, being fsh for him a speedy b the waste basket I Blue Bird. STOMACH* Eo. Give Ledger Tee to Try It* often guarantee not people will take it and livjj.i hour of meeting has been ch 7:15. Let there be a g< cut Saturday night if th| favorable, We are glad to lean Martha Macomson, w! very ill with la grippe, Mr. O. H. Whelchel ney today on business. Mr. W. S. Wilson, one o trious farmers, is going t< a new garden. “Bud’' having garden vegetables raising cotton, corn and ' We notice that Gumtp&^P^p Gaffney Drug Co. assure woke up- from a long sleep and come persons suffering from distressing in- back to The Ledger with his good, digestion that they can surely be re interesting letters. Come again, we ffeved. know you can give us some good let- g Jnce nobody knows *yhen, people ters .and we will be glad to see them, have suffered from ind|£e§jjiy^£i£k When a.young man has not got headaches, bloating, dis* the courage to walk up and ask a tresg a f ter ea ti n g, slej girl for her company without having ma ny other symi himself puffed up with whiskey, we trouble, and ha^ * think that the girl should have more m edies powerl copamon sense than to accept his last a company. Young men, if you will stomach cut out the evils of drinbing, cursing dical and smoking these little rolled up as nieces of paper wrapped around some an j harmful substance, called cigarettes, we assure you, you can get the com- , pany of most any respectable young; lady. Some of the farmery are prepar their land for up and fixing Mr. Hilliard these day. a boy. Mrs.^ 8un( m