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t The Gaffney ledger. A NEWtPAPKR IN ALL THAT THI WORD IMPLIES. AND DEVOTED TO THE BEET INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY. JUNE 16, 1908. $1.50 A YEAR. HARD LICKS FOR * MAIL ORDER PEOPLE PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP THEIR MONEY AT HOME. i f Can Buy Thej r Goods in Gaffney Just as cf> ea P from the porogn Mail Order Houses. Wilkinsvillf, June 12.—Among the many othe r things in the world we don’t understand is why people send to distant markets for things they call get at houAe just as cheap and just as good and with a great deal less trouble. We have In mind instan ces in which, counting freights, or ex- pressage, they pay really more than the same goods would have cost them right at home. One lesson taught fu this is the great need of advertising on the part ot our local dealers. It strikes us that If they would advertise more exten sively they would overcome this method of conducting business. As it is, the most of our merchants (or at least a great many of them) let their goods advertise themselves, and if a customer just don't happen to see them or see a specimen of them that his neighbor has, he will be in bliss ful ignorance of their presence. The mails Eire Hooded with circulars ana advertisements sent out by large business houses. These are scattered far and wide over the country and the result is a current of trade is started towards the foreign markets that ought by rights to be kept at home and would be if our dealers would realize the usefulness of print ers ink. More and more, as time advances, our home people are seeing this. It pays the printer a little something, the dealer gets his profit and the cus tomer Isn’t hurt—all three of them are benefitted. Without reflecting on others in the same business, we don’t believe there is a merchant In Gaffney (or in Cherokee county for that matter) who doesn’t stand behind the goods he sells and will, to the utmost of his ability, protect his customers against the intrusion of foreign dealers. It’s to his interest to do so even if he is act actuated from a force of princi ple. If our merchants can’t do as well by their customers as others, Its their misfortune and not ours. We are making war on no one but we want to see a fair fight. The man we are striking at Is the one who sends his order to a foreign dealer for air article he c&n buy at home just as cheap (if not really cheaper) counting in feights, expres- sage, etc., than he can get it laid down from the foreign markets. It looks as if he don’t want to help and encourage his neighbor whom Holy writ say s he must love as him self. If such isn’t down right none- eense we are at a loss to give it a name. We expect to have something more to say along this line a little later on. Miss Bessie Moorehead went to Gaffney last Tuesday to spend a few days with friends and relatives in the city. As our fruit is late and the trees being badly broken up with the winds and storm, our neighbors have kindly remembered us. All of which is high ly appreciated. Rev. George R. Ratchford will preach at Salem on the third Sabbath —June 21st—at 11 o’clock. Mr. Ratchford is a young man and we ask for him a large audience and a respectful hearing. Nice monuments have been placed at the graves of Dr. Thomas B. White- sides and J. Edward Leech in Salem cemetery. Mr. Logan Ellis has kindly invited us to "oome round” and see the Irene park. This we expect to do on our next visit to Gaffney, if we have the time to spend. It’s no doubt a thing of beauty and has added much to the delight ot the city vigitors and will continue (o do so as time advances. Mr. WfhdLt deserves great credit for the way ihe is helping to build up our capitol city, to say nothing about the enterprising spirit of the man, as it goes out, in other directions The world needs more men like H. D. Wheat. \ ■Mr. Sam Strain is having his com crop at the month of Paoolet worked out this week. Mr. and Mrs. W H. Webber have had a very sick child suffering with a sore throat or stomach trouble. Dr. H. E Fiefleld treated the case tuo- terday. cf'ssfully and the little fellow is now all right. One of our neighbors is getting wrong. He has gone into the betting business. He was heard the other day to bet his mule every blamed dollar he was worth, that he would knock it down before dinner time if it didn’t walk w’here he wanted It. The mule took the bet but we haven’t loarneh which one won or how much money changed hands. ^ M r. Sam Strain has been. unwell this week but was able to go with bis mail Wednesday. Mr. S. F. Estes has shown us a berry bush, or vine, which seems to be a cross between a blackebrry and a dewberry- partaking of the nature of both and well filled with fruit. The editorial in last Tuesday’s pa lter under the captain “Let us be friends,” was simply tine. It is American to the core. The time is past for the cultivation of strife and ill feelings between the North and South. Let us have a united country and by that we mean a united people <i government of the people, by the people and for the people, and the tide of prospecting and happiness will Ro ^ te ' 011 was again set In. Demagoes have had their way long enough. Several ..ears ago your correspondent made a trip to Boston, Mass. Before leav ing home he was told that he would he “snubbed” by the people he met up North, and particularly of Bos- ton. We told our friends we were not going there to associate with “ plugs.” We didn’t do that at home. We met scores of men who were soldiers In the Union briny during the war ami they treated us as well as our own comrades could do. they who sow The wind will reap the whirlwind. We had a nice rain last night sind everything looks like it was growing this morning. Farmers were begin ning to need it. The young man Sanders, who was thrown from his mule the other day and hurt, is getting along nicely. Mrs. Maggie Estes Black, of Glen dale, was reported much better yes- J. L. S. Accident Near Thickety. Saturday morning about 2 o’clock southbound freight train No. 79 on the Southern, near Thickety trestle rail over a young man from King’s Mountain. N. C., named Henry Robi son. a young man named Bridges, who was with Robison, says they were going to Clifton to get jobs, and that they stopped to rest, Robison sitting on the railroad track iind he sitting on a bank a few feet away. Rridges’ statement is not at all clear and the inference is that the young fellows were beating their way on the train and Robison fell off. and that Bridges went to Cowpens and returned to the scene of the accident. found by the section hands early Saturday morning and was brought to the hospital here where he was operated upon by Drs. Crawley, Nesbitt, Darwin and Sher- rard. His skull was fractured, and he also sustained a fracture of the upper jaw bone. All the toes on one foot were also crushed off. The young man has been unconscious ever since he was found. Dr. Darwin is of the opinion that in spite of the terrific injuries which the young fel low sustained, there is ei chance for iiis recovery. ANTIOCH ARTICLES. Interesting Gossip from Broad. Across the THICKETY TOPICS. Interesting communicatioin prom Our Regular Correspondent. Antioch, June 9.—As some of the correspondents have been railing for “School Girl,'' she has decided to make another attempt. Your correspondent had the oppor tunity of listening to a good sermon last 'Sunday, preached by Rev. J. D. Bailey, at Grover. He also preached there Sunday night. The ladies and children had a meeting Sund:iy after-! Spake, noon. Rev. Mr. Bailey made a talk \j r . and Mrs. J. A. Price spent last showing them the importance of these Saturday night and Sunday at Uooley societies. They also had some other' springs visiting Mrs. Price's brother, exercises and we are sorry we could vir. E. B. Pinson, not be present. i Mr. Barnett Vassey attended ser- Thiekety, June 13.—A heavy rain fell in this section last Thursday which washed the land very badly. Mr. S- M. Taylor, of White Plains, spent several days in Gaffney this week. .Miss Rosa Wessinger and Mr. Floyd Spake, of Gaffney, are spending this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. .1. P. vices at Midway last Sunday. There There are some new buildings i log up at Grover. seems to be some attraction over that Grove;* has a beautiful new church, ( vay for Barnett. I often hear of him with plenty of room in both the Sun- i (e i ns r over on that side. That’s right, day school and preaching departments. Barnett, as soon as you give me a I loese rooms are well furnished, chance | am going over to see the They have a piano and organ in the church. The farmers are hustling now in this section. Cotton and corn are looking as well as could he expected. There is still gome cotton to thin. Some of the farmers are harvest ing their wheat and oats. Wheat and oats are not. very good this year. The attendance at Antioch Sunday school was not quite so large last Sunday ninety-nine present and something over a hundred on roll. We had a good talk from Rev. Wm. HP1, of Mississippi, on the subject, “The way we hinder souls from coining to Christ.” Mr. F. H- Dover opened the discussion. The greatest impression They are usin the me young lady, so you had better IN RACE FOR SENATOR. Mayo r R. Q. Rhett, of Charleston, it Out for United states Senate. Charleston, June 10.—Mayor Rhett iinnounced bis candidacy tonigb r for United States senator and will file his pledge tomorrow. Following a conference at bis office at the people’s National bank he gave out the following statement: “To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina; l have determined to be a candidate tor United States senator at the approaching primary election. I shall tomorrow file my pledge with the State Democratic committee as required by the rules 0 f the party and will abide by the rules of the primary election. I respectfully solicit the support of Democratic voters of the State. “R. Goodwin Rhett.” The announcement of the candi dacy of Mayor Rhett will be in the | nature of a surprise to the voters of talk last while you have no cornpeti-j the state as hls name has not here . tlon • * tofore been mentioned in connection The Georgia peach cron seems to Georgia peach crop ^; with the office. He and ex-Gov. Hey be very good this year, the Southern! ward have been close bu8iness ind personal friends for years and with Railroad alone is moving about one hundred cars of peaches per day now. and the main crop is not ready for shipment yet. Business is picking up considerably. Cotton going up a little has put a lot l^ast fifth Sunday there were on the market ami the railroads are feeMng the effect of it. The South ern 'iiiunhey motion” engines in the ser the decision of the latter to forego making the race on account of hls health. Mayor Rhett decided to enter the race. Further than the statement given ;ihove Mayo;* Rhett said tonight that he had nothing to say but that in the tyi) ! i next da -vs he will probably make a statement. vice. These engines are smaller than j the old type but it is said that they 1 can pull more and run much faster. Robison is a strong, on this subject from both weis by not Men and women of intelligence,, hu8ky y 0ung fellow of apparently be- hving near our Lord and Master. If Mr. .). a. Price has a child that has wealth and respectability would tween twenty and twenty-five years! we woul d al l live near to Jesus every been right sick. We are glad to learn of age. A good constitution, youth j day there would not be so much talk that it is getting along very well at and skillful treatment will perhaps j ^ drinking, cursing, card playing and this writing (Saturday), result in his recovery. j such other sins. We should be very Last night about one o’clock two crowd around as if they vied with each other in showing their respect for a Confederate soldier. We were told to make our home with them as long as we wanted to and they would look after our comfort iind see that our sojqum with them was as pleas ant as it could he. Among other things we talked of the war between the States, and when we told them we had no apolo gies to make for being a Confederate soldier they said they would have no use lor us if we did. Old soldiers of the Union r' ! careful as to how we live every day. Mayor Rhett is one of the best known and regarded men in the State i»d it is admitted that his candidacy these engines to move js a st , ong one He ig one Qf the tig peach crop. most successful business men in Charleston, having large financial in terests but these have not interfered with a close study of public questions and on these matters he is particular ly well qualified to discuss and make o . , • oun S n,en ’ Henry Robinson and Fred the race f0r the offlce tha T he seeks. a fe > ood example or a Bridges, apparently about eighteen or' He was a delegate at la-ce to the bad one. We should not be a stumb- twenty . . * as a aeiegate at )a ‘S e t0 The Accident at Baseball practice. 'We either set On last Friday afternoon during a’| ,ad one ' ' Ve s “ ouia no * De a twenty years of age. passed through | Democratic national conventlon four pnictice at the baseball park, a most * in •.‘block to anyone. Me are very Thickety on their way from King’s j y ears ag0 distressing accident occurred. While glad to soe the school growing so Mountain to Clifton. They asked the H e enterea ,,nnn v,ic c ™n»a ..a. one of the players was engaged in rapidly ’ and ho P e to see a11 the people operator here how far it was to Clif-j ministration as mayor of Charleston batting %alls to the field, his bat slip- In community attending soon. ton and stated that they had walked j agt December after having se-ved ped from his hand and struck young “Y* 1 " g00 ? 1,11 the way from • King ’ 8 Mountain, | se veral terms as an alderman andhas Albert Cook, a terrific blow on his lU1 c e . which 1 think we should heed, and were tired. Mr. R. m. Allen, th<* head. The skull was fractured and' Kev> Milliam Hill was visiting rel- operator, asked them to spend the necessitated the removal of several atves in this community the fifth Sat- night with him and go on this mom- army— i large pieces of bone. Drs. Nesbitt, urda J’ an d Sunday. Several of his ing. but they refused to stop and some of them with one leg or one Darwin and Sherrard operated on the lf! ^ a Hves met at Mr. J. R. Dickson’s went on about a mile south of Thick- arm or bearing other evidences of young man, who regained conscious-j ^ OIne w ^ ere be was Sunday afternoon 1 ety and set down to rest. One of ness as soon as the pressure was re-1 and iiad a i oll y Hme. ■ them, Henry Robinson, sat down on moved from his brain. The young ti Sund ®3^ weis a day 0 f visiting In | the end of the ties and they both fell off t© sleep and about two o’clock a the tough time they had in crushing the South would bring their wives and daughters forward to introduce them to a Confederate soldier as they were pleased to call us. We tools with us a pocket full of minnie balls gathered up on the bat tlefields around Richmond. These we distributed among our new made ac quaintances from Maine to Minnesota. The young man with whom we made our home in the city was the son of a Federal soldier, and a perfect gen tleman. With his horse and turnout he took us to most of the important places in the city and treated us just sis kindly as we could be treated at borne or anywhere else. These matters hsive been mentioned in our letters before but the editorial above referred to recalls them again. At the fiddlers convention at Clover (York county) last Friday night Mr. J. J. J. Robinson won the first prize among the fiddlers over fifty years of age. The prize was $3. John is a jolly fellow any way. We are going to tell our readers more about him before long. Mr. John L. Blackwood was in this neighborhood last Wednesday on busi ness. He is one of lower Cherokee’s hustlers. His friend and neighbor, Mr. J. e. Foster, visited him one day this week. John and ‘‘Tosh” are great chums anyway. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Strain hare had a right sick child but it is better now. In his speech in Congress on the 29th ultimo. Congressman Finley points out the danger to which this country is exposed from the lax en forcement of the imigration laws. The United States Is the dumping ground for the riff-raff of Europe which soone^ or later will cause us trouble. ‘‘Uncle SIH" has treated us with a bucket of hls fine peaches for which he and "Aunt Mary” have our thanks. The bloody record increases in horror as it deepens In dye. Within the last few days two white men strained their hands in a father’s blood and no doubt send two unprepared souls Into enternity. Where are we drifting? liquor, liquor, llQnor and the bad raising of children is at the bottom of it all. No doubt each of these dead fathers set the bad ex ample for their boys by drinking with and encouraging them to drink. Truly man is a son of Joseph Cook, who! th j s community. lives in the Providence neighborhood,; “ Coun try Lover” and “Gray Eyes’ _ . a „ and is about sixteen years of age. f ot ° fl „ to , see “G ra 7-Eyes,” of Chero- came along and neither of them The Ledger is glad to announce that freight train, No. 79, going south, his chances for recovery are good. The Speakng Saturday. Ed. D. smith, of “Cotton Fame,” de livered a speech in the court bouse hist Saturday. There were about four hundred farmers present and Mr. Smith held their attention from begin ning to end. The speech was along kee Falls last Sunday. I thought they ! awoke until the train had struck would be so overjoyed with their trip Robinson, cutting off one foot and they would forget to write this week, 1 crushing his skull and cutting several so i thought i would just slip in while j very bad gashes in his face. Bridges they were absent Mr. and Mrs. Jake Anthony and son were visiting at Mr. John Mc- Swain’s Sunday. We were at the home of Mr. E. Hardin Sunday afternoon v/hexp a the well Imown policy advocated by number °f young people were gather- Mr. Smith. It bristled with humor ,ed ‘ :ind was as full of logic as a nut is full of meat. Mr. Smith promised to furnish The Ledgc?r a copy of the speech and we depended upon him but he disappointed us. He took oc casion to let it be known that he was Miss Bonnie McCluney, i often see vour name in this paper. This is one of your pupils of Antioch. Come over to Antioch this summer. We are ex pecting to have picnics and other oc casions which will be a good time for in the race for United States Senator | you to c 01 " 6 - Some of the correspond- iind expected th i support of the cot ton growers. If the applause which greeted this part of his speech be any indication he certainly will be sup- l*orted by the farmers of Cherokee. The object of the meeting was to raise additional stock for the farmers cotton warehouse. About $2,500 worth of additional stock was subscribed. There remains but about $2,000 more to be raised. \ Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining In Gaff ney postofflee unclaimed for week ending June 16, 1908: \ Anter Atking, Mr. Dove Anderson, (2), Mrs. Nancy Barnett. Miss Annie Bell, Mr. A. B. Black. Mr. J. J. Bar nett, Mr. Bill Bolt. MT. John Butch, Miss Claud Blanton, Miss Carrie Crow, Miss L H- Campbell, Mrs. Lem Davis, Mrs. Mary Dobens. Agnes Dar win, Miss Orlie Elies, Mr. Millie El more, Mr. L. D Holmes, Mr. Hamlet Horn. Goldie Hill, Mr. B. R. A. Jef feries, Mr- V- L. Jolley, Mr. J. N. Love lace, Mr. Carter Lockart, Miss Ida Lewis, H. W. Mims, Mrs. Emma Moss, Mr. Ham Pride, Miss Mamie Phillips, J. T. Robbs. Mlsg J. M. SmLh, Mr. Felix Quinn, Mies Carrie Wlllison, Miss Laura Gaffney. Call for letters advertised. One cent due on each. Thomas Hester, Postmaster. ents from this community will write when these will take place. We learn that Mr. Spears, of Gaff- i went on up the railroad about three miles and reported the matter to some people living up that way and several, men came down to where the boy was, but neither of them offered to help the boy out of the ditch where the train had knocked him. About 6:30 some one reported the matter to the operator who Immediately called the section master who put the boy on a lever car and carried him to Gaffney where a company surgeon could be had. Dr. S. B. Crawley, the company’s surgeon, assisted by sever al local surgeons of Gaffney, are per forming an operation today in hopes of saving the boy’s life. He may get well but there seems to be but very held other positions of public trust Mayor Rhett has spoken before com mercial organization In Columbia, An derson and other cities in the interest of the State, where he has many strong frends and supporters. His discussion of financial and railroad questions have especially impressed his knowledge of matters of the kind. This was particularly in evidence in the consideration given to his views recently on the proposed reform of currency legislation by government officials and writers on financial mat ters. Mayor Rhett is a good speaker and he promises to make a hard fight for the office that he seeks. He will en deavor to enlighten the public on the questions of the dEiy and will make the race on his merit rather than on any attack on opposing candidates. It is thought that he will get a good portion of Heyward’s strength through out the State. ’When we read that a man and wife have lived togather for twenty or thirty years without a quarrel we wonder what the recording angel said, about it. ney, is going to teach Antioch school; little chance for him. WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO. this summer. We who are expecting to go are very glad to hear this, as It seems that a man has but little sense who will sit down on the rail- we understand he is a fine teacher. r0 ad track and go to sleep. They Some of those who went off to school I may think that the engineer will see U» last wii ter are expecting to go this summer. We hope to have a large and good school. School Girl. D. W. Cooper and Friday*. will can Tuesdays June 16 St pd. An Old Acquaintance. Rev. B. P. Robertson, former pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, arrived in the city Saturday eve ning and spent Sunday and yesterday with his friends. Mr. Robertson is now dean of Coluihbia College, at Lake City, Fla. He Is also the finan cial agent and is now engaged in rais ing an endowment fund of $200,040, $110,000 of which he has raised. Mr. Robertson’s family are at Henderson, N. C-, where they will spend the sum mer. He left yesterday for Lake City. Mr. Robertson Is a welcome visitor to Gaffney and we are always delighted to have him stop with us whenever he can. An Inadvertance. In reporting the Sullivan-Fort mar riage our usually accurate reporter inadvertently omitted to say that Mrs. W. A. Poole essayed the role of dame of honor. These ladies played well their parte and added to the success of the occasion. them and stop bis train and awake them, but often the engineer fails to see them in time to stop. As In the case last night. I doi/t expect the en gienee r knew anything about striking young Robinson as he did not stop his train. Col. I. M- Smth made a business trip to Gaffney yesterday. Col. Smith Is still buying fertilizer for his corn crop. He says he don’t expect to buy corn next year ag he has done this year. Cx. Sunday School Picnic. The Grassy Pond and Providence Sunday schools will unite and have a picnic at Gaston Shoals on Saturday, the 20th Inst. All people are Invited to attend and bring big baaketa filled with good eating. Misses Grace Hannon, Fret Hus key, Verna Humphries, Selma Humph ries, Kate Magness and Messrs. Archie Humphries. Tillman Moore, Oscar Huskey, Ed Stacy and Charles Swofford, committee. The Indians are working hard each day at practice and some body will have to hurry to heat them soon. Their Unceasing Work Keeps Strong and Healthy. All the blood In the body passes through the kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys filter the blood. They work night and day. When healthy they remove about $00 grains of impure matter dally, when un healthy tome part of this Impure mat ter is left In the blood. This brings on many diseases and symptoms— pain In the back, headache, nervous- ness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism, gout, gravel, disorders of the eyesight and hearing, diszlness, Irregular heart, debility, drowslnesss, dropsy, deposits In the urine, etc. But It you keep the filters right you will have no trouble with your kidneys. Loyd Cash, 111 Mill row, Gaffney, S. C., says: “Severe pains across the small of my back bothered ms for several months and at times were as sever* that I could hardly do my work. Thors was also a soreness through the region qf the kidneys. When the kidney secretions became unnatural In appearance. I concluded that the kidneys were out of order and as I had heard Doan's Kidney nils highly recommended, I purchased a box from the Gaffney Drag Qo. I had not tab* en th* contents of this box when the pain disappeared and up to the pres ent time, i have bad no return of It My kidneys are also strengthened end the secretions restored to their normal condition.’’ ‘ For sale by all dealers. Prio# ffi cents. Foster-ICIlbara Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—end take no other. L ...» !.JU- S' .'i Hk-F'll * f