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\ , t 'f m The Gaffney ledger. A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THB WORD IMPLIM. AND DEVOTED TO THE DEET INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. IS, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C-, FRIDAY, JUNE 26. 1908. $1.50 A YEAR. SEVERE RAIN STORMS IN LOWER CHEROKEE. GROUND CONSIDERABLY WASHED AND CORN BLOWN DOWN. Hail pell But No Serious Damage Wa 6 Done and several Tress Were Struck by Lightning. Wilkinsville, June 23.—Rev. li. R. Ratchford preached at sj a l eri1 l as t Sabbath and again on Sabbath night. Good size congregations attended: both services. In company with him 'your correspondent went over on Sabbath evening to the York side of, the river to see Mrs Martin Mitchel, i 1%ho is lying very low at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Good. She has stomach trouble which she went to the hospital at Charleston to have treated, but could get no relief. Dre. Youmans and Hope, of Lockhart, treated her case. Mrs. Mitchell is an excellent Chris tian lady ana she and her family have our sympathy. On our way we stopped at the home of the Smarr family where we were most kindly treated and enjoyed a splendid dinner. (But our readers must understand that as they were brought up in a Presbyterian borne the principal part of the cooking wa£ done the day before). That’s Presby terianism. On Sabbath evening during the ctorm a tree standing within a few feet of the chimney of Mrs. J. R. Poole (who lives at the Tolleson place) was struck by lightning. No damage was done the house or family only some 0 f the family were stunned considerably. On yesterday a tree standing in the yard of Mr. Dolph I^anier was struck by lightning which shocked his wife r considerably. We have had some severe rain storms lately and the ground has been washed an^ corn blown down. Some hail has fallen in sjiots but no eerious damage was done in the neigh borhood. The farm of Mr. Brewing^ ton on the Woolbright place was con- •rtderably injured. Miss Fay Wbisonant, who has been at Chicora College, is spending her vacation at her home at Wilkinsville. We are having some very warm weather now and grass is growing fast. The farmers will have their hands full from now until they finish their crops. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Blackwell spent last night with us. Mr. T. J. Estes lost his dwelling house key last Sabbath and the find er will do him a favor by returning It. Tlie corn is silking and tasselling. This crop Is generally good, much of It on lowlands is being drowned out. There are several cases of measles in this section. Mr. Dock Webber’s children have them and several others have gotten through with them. Mr. William H. Webber is selling a shoe and harness reparing outfit that every farmer should have in or der to cut down expenses they have to meet along these lines. The children are getting interested in. Childrens’ Day and making pre parations for It. We hope it will not be a disappointment to them. A young lady on the York side wants to know how long it takes ua t© write one of our letters to The Ledger. That depends entirely upon Circumstances and the humor we are: In, good lady. By the last of this week we may hear the katy dids—“three months j till frost, ’ is the old saying, when they first make their appearance. Yesterday Sam Strain, our R. F. D. carrier, was caught in the storm and stopped at Mr. W!m. C- Sparks’ with his mail until it was over. Mir. Jack Smarr will no donbt make a business trip to Olivet this summer. ■What that business is we won’t tell Just now. People will find that out later. "Watch Jack,” is our advice to the young ladles. Jack is a good fel low. Mrs. Lottie Smarr. of Hopewell, hqp been visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. C. F. Inman. Mrs. Mary Mildred Sherrer Is •pending a few days with her sister, Miss Lyl Smarr. Esquire and Mre. J. Rufus Poole were among the worshipers at Salem last Sabbath. Mrs. Poole is one of the oldest lady members of that church. Her father. Mr. John Caro- tkers. was an elder In It for forty- seven years. Mini. Poole has been In delicate health for a good while—she is well advanced in years. The children are training for Chil drens’ Day at Abingdon Creek and Mesopotamia. We don’t know that the days have y°t been set for these delightful occasions to come off but we take the liberty to invite the gen eral public and especially The Led ger force and correspondents to at tend and see what our lower Chero kee section is doing to encourage our young folks in their landable under taking. We’ll assure them a cordial welcome from the good people com posing both these churches and con gregations. We ask for the little folk a respectful and attentive hear ing. Last night we had another rain ac companied with thunder and lightning,: and the storms are full this a. m. Dog days will soon be on hand and the weather prophets will be giving at predictions for the edlficatbn of their followers. The answer to our last problem is five hogs at $10 apiece, one sheep at $3 and ninety-four geese at 50 cents apiece—making a total of 100 head of stock for $100. The Hopewell Sunday school is In a flourishing condition. They have a good enrollment of scholars. A letter received from Miss Ola Estes, who is staying with her sister, Mrs. Maggie Black, at Glendale, during the sickness of the latter, says that Maggie is getting along nicely and will be able to visit her parents this week if there are no changes in her condition for the worse. Mrs. J. L S. was picking and can ning blackberries last week. She has her winter supply laid up now. Very few people nowadays dry fruit in the sun in the old way before the canning process came into use. If farmers have no mishap they will finish “laying by” earlier this year than usual. Though we had much cold weather early ii> the spring crops are well enough advanced for the time of year. Corn planted since the oats came off the land, of course, will be late and need plowing in August. We notice some cotton in our travels that haven’t been thinned out yet. It looks well though for the chance It has had. Jlr. Morgan Millwood has a fine looking watermelon patch. His vines ; are running and It will not be long before he is in market with his pro duce. As a watermelon raiser he is among the finest and best In the county, and he makes a good deal of I money out of them, hut It takes labor and close attention. Mr. Tomas Millwood has a fine bean patch. He could supply a good size market with them. Tom Is a good worker and a good farmer and he has an Industrious wife and set of chil dren to help him. Mrs. Millwood Is not a stout lady. Her health Is not generally good, but she does all she Is able to do. If some people in plowing don’t get tired “hollering” at their mules they needn’t on account of the work they do. It’s by no-means the man who makes the most fuss that does the most and best v.orh. j The roads in this section (some of them at least) need boxes or terra cotta to carry off the water or else bridges over the gully drains. There are a great many holes In the road that need filling up. We call the attention of the road authori ties to this because we think it our duty and they may not have noticed how badly such improvements are needed. In our letter in last Friday’s paper the type make us say that Napoleon II rather than Napoleon I commanded the French army at Waterloo. We make this correction because the pa per is read by too many historians who will note the error. When we make statements we want to be cor rect as far as possible. Some people have no use for' friends but to make a convenience of them. When they can’t do that their friend ship ceases to exist. Candidates for office might frequently pray: "De- ■ liver us from our friends.” They do more harm than good. It’s like Jim Smarr recommending a certain me dicine. "If it does you no barm It will <j 0 yo u no good.” Mre. J. L S. has a quilt upon which she spends her surplus time quilting. She is never idle. Mrs. V. C. Comer has been helping Mrs. J. N. Strain to can blackberries. Sam Strain, superintendent of the Sabbath school, met the children at Salem last Saturday evening and gave out pieces for the Childrens’ Day exercises. The children of the neighboring Sunday schools are in vited to take part In these exercises by recitations, songs or reading as EX-PRESIDENT they choose. The object is to make it a general “rally day” for the lit-; tie folks and every effort will be, made to encourage them. Rev. Robt. 1 Adams, D. D., will make an address w ■ ■»^»n»•» on Christian education and other dis- tinguished educators will be present i to adj a word of encourgment. The PASSED AWAY AT PRINCETON, N. programme will be published with CLEVELAND DEAD the proceedings and we hope to see the names of many of our little J- ON WEDNESDAY. ence to Mrs. c leve,ancl —Arrang«- fnends connected with it. Mothers, ^ see that your children are In line and ^ us aw don’t think that because they can’t dress like some other children they will not be made welcome. Many a ments for the Funeral. bright child is cheated out of its man-; p rinceton . N j. ( June 2 4.-Grover hood or womanhood bv the false pride or its parents. ' J. L, S. i C,evela “ d - ,orme r of ' he | United States, died suddenly at his GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. •, home at Westland here at 8:40 o'clock - this morning. Death was due to heart Cases Tried an d Sentences Handed fallure C0Inplicated wIth other dis . Out since Monday. i eases. The passing away of Mr. The first jury case to be tried in (ji eve i an(1 was not immediately an- the court of sessions was that of the State against Virgil Thomas, charged; ■>»' «» «<*>!*« “■“« «» of- with obtaining goods under false pre- stnte.nent h. d been prepared tences. Thomas is a young white ^7 Phyisician who had been at- man who lives near Thickety in this tiding him in various periods of his county. The testimony of the State , ^ lness - showed that Virgil Thomas presented following statement signed by a card at the express office in Gaff- ^ r- J° se Ph D. Bryant. Dr. George R. ney which had been mailed to John Lockwood and Dr. J. M. Carnochan Thomas, notifying him that there was " as y' ven out; “Mr. Cleveland for an express package for him, and at Inan y years had suffered from long the same time telling the express of- landing organic disease of the heart ficials that his name wa s John Thom- an<1 kIdne - V8 - Heart failure, compli- as, whereupon the box was delivered cated "’ith pulmonary thrombosis and to him, and in a few days the genuine oedema, was the immediate cause of John Thomas came to the express of-' d ‘ s deat h. flee anj exhibited a receipt from the Wthile Mr. Cleveland had been se- FLAGS AT HALF MAST. Washington, June 24.—The unoffi cial notification of the death of former president Cleveland was flashed Im mediately to Oyster Bay for the in- formaton of President Roosevelt. The White House received the first news of the death from the Associated Press. Secretary Cortelyou, senior cabinet officer in Washington, at pres ent is now the acting head of the ad ministration. The first word that votes on the second ballot, a large body of independent Republicans de- • dared themselves in his favor, but the assertion of this new element wae partly offset by the defection of many Democrats. Cleveland received 219 electorial votes against 182 for his op ponent, James G. Blaine. Besides thq Southern states, he chrried New York, New Jersey and Indiana. He was In augurated March 4, 1886. In June 2, of the following year, he was married came to Secretary Cortelyou from' to Mis s Florence Folsom. Oyster Bay wa s the instruction, which His term as president was charac- the Secretary at once promulgated to terized mainly by his opposition to all the executive departments, to i what he considered unworthy bill*. Place the nations (lags at half mast. During his term he vetoed, or “pocket- It is probable that they will thus re- ed.” 413 bills, 297. of which were prl- main for a period of thirty days. vate pension bills. During the first session of Congress he directly anta- CORTELYOII’S TRIBUTE. gonized the Senate by refusing to give Washington, June, 24.—Secretary to that bod y bi8 reasons for remov- Courtelyou, confidential stenographer ' n £ certain officers, or to deliver up to Mr. Cleveland, paid a high tribute ; the £r° und tba t under the Constitu- to the \ former president as a “fine tion - tbat the President is not amend- Ameriean type, rising from obscurity a * de Congress for such acts, and to the highest office of the people’s that the papers were not official do- gift through sheer force of character.” cuments. His supporters maintained He said that his death i s a very great that - considering such an undertaking, loss to the country. his civil service reform pledges were Secretary Strauss said: “Another carried out as consistently as pos- of - the great fathers of the republic ^bl®- has gone to his eternal home. His He was renominated for the Presl- fame and his services belong to the ( lency at St. Louis. June 7. 1888. but country and " ill he handed down to was defeated, receiving only 168 elec- a grateful posterity as an inspiration f01 'ial votes to Harrison's 233, though and as an example of unswerving de votion to the country’s welfare.” riously ill from time to time, the an nouncement of his death came like a thunderbolt to those who had been watching his illness. Last night there was a slight flurry express company showing that he had shipped the box wiiich Virgil Thomas had obtained from Greenville, S. C., to himself at Gaffney. Mr. Fisher at once took steps to recover the box of goods and found it at Mr. Jasper aillon g the friends of the Cleveianac Thomas’, the uncle of Virgil Thomas, that something was seriously wrong where it had been taken by Virgil. ex-president. This was oc- Upon examination the contents of the casioned by the visit of Dr. Bryant, of box it was discovered that something * s ' e " - York, Mr. Cleveland’s physician over twenty-eight dollars worth of the for inan y y ears - Mrs. Cleveland later goods had been taken therefrom.! th e evening, discussing Dr. Bryant’s Thomas admitted getting the box but j visit > sald that there was no occasion said he thought It was intended for f °r a,arm an d that Mr. Cleveland was his brother. John Thomas, and his S ettin g along nicely. This reassur- brother John testified that he had ' ance totally unprepared their friends told Virgil to look out for his mail, ^ 0r an nouncement.<of his death, etc., for him. John Thomas, who was Mrs - Cleveland was at home when the owner of the box is an Assyrian, ber distinguished husband passed and is a brother-in-law of S. R. Suber, i awa 7- Tb e children are at the Cleve- and as John does not speak English ,and summer home at Tamworth, New very fluently, Suber was sworn as an Hampshire. The Cleveland’s came Interpreter, when John gave his tes- bere from Lakewood, where the fonn- tlmony. The defendant testified that, er president lay sick for many weeks, when he learned that a warrant had ; on ^ une first, and Intended to go to been issued for his arrest he left the tbe *r summer home as soon as Mr. State and went to Tennessee where Cleveland had gained sufficient he lost a leg in an accident on the s f ren ffth to travel, railroad. He was arrested in Tennes- 14 belived that the terrific heat see and brought back to South Caro-, ot tbe last few days contributed in a llna for trial. Solicitor Sease prose-1 great degree to the sudden death of cuted this case In his usual vigorous 1 Cleveland. As soon as the widow manner. His defense was ably con-; coul d recover hersqjf she summoned ducted by J- C. Otts, Esq. The Jury a servant and asked that Professor after remaining out for twenty-six West - °f Princeton University, a close hours were discharged and a mistrial intimate friend and neighbor, and was ordered. Prof. Hlbbin, also of Princeton and Roach Dawkins w as tried and found a neighbor, be sent for. They came guilty of violating the dispensary law. instantly and rendered whatever as- He was sentenced to six months on sistan ce they could. Telegrams were the public works and to pay a fine of Prepared to Mrs. Perrine and the two hundred dollars. His attorney,^ children at Tamworth and about a C. p. Sims, Esq., gave notice of In-: dozen otbe r relatives scattered all ten tion to appeal. ! ove r the country. Matt Manning was tried and co®* Hme no one outside of victed of selling whiskey ahd was sen- H* 6 Cleveland, West and Hlbbin fam- tenced to pay a fine of one hundred Hi® 8 kne w what had occurred. Mrs. dollar or three months on the public Cleveland then requested Prof. West works. inform the Associated Press of the Wade Mc.Tunkin and Estelle Hen- deat h of her husband, which accord- derson were convicted of larceny and ingly was done. Mrs. Cleveland Is receiving stolen goods, and were sen- prostrated and only a few of the tenced, McJunkin to two years on the sympathetic neighbors have been able public works of the county, and Es- see ber - telle Henderson to two years In the Those at the bedside when the end State penitentiary. came were ^irs. Cleveland and three physicians. Doctors Bryant and Lock- A Gaffneyite in Canada. wood, who came here from New York L. Y. Randall returned to the city yesterday afternoon, remained at the last week form a trip to Washington, Cleveland home all night. While Mrs. Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Al- Cleveland did not wish to alarm her bany, New York City and other points, friends last night by telling them He was gone about ten days. Lucius Hiat her distinguished husband was his popular vote exceeded by mol's than 100,000 that of his opponent. On the expiration of his term of office he SECURE IN HISTORY. resumed, in the city of New York, hlg Wilmington, Del., June 24.-Judge practice of ,aw ’ but stl11 ^ in touch with the political interest of his party. At the National Democratic conven tion of June. 1892, although opposed by the delegation from big State, ne was nominated for the Presidency on the first ballot, and in November was elected, receiving 277 electorial votes, against 145 for Harrison (Republic an). and 22 for Weaver (Populist). During his second term, in the face Gray expressed his grief at the news of Cleveland’s death and said: “The wisdom, conservatism and courage which characterized his two admin istrations have made his place secure in American history.” GOV. JOHNSON’S REGRETS. Ottawa, Kans., June 24.—Governor . ohc*,,,. Of Minnesota, s aid ; “I am a)1 , hp vlolPnt 0( tlie . eei.1, sheeted to hear « Cleveland’. ma8s 0 , „„ „„ artv he death. I regard h.m as one of the- hlmself u „ mncWnslv (or rtle ma|n . wZ'm. CT men and , ' ‘"■o'' 1 ,ena " ce of tbe To thl, »hen his history Is properly written end he called a special session of Con Srea* t p^wenfs- 0 ” 6 ^ ,;r " S ' n the S " m, ” < ‘ r of I893 ' *” d »' greatest presidents. cured the repeal of the Sherman Act Sketch of HI® Life. of 1890, requiring the government to Grover Cleveland was the twenty-1 make large purchases of silver bul- second and twenty-fourth President Hon. He maintained the gold reserve of the United States. He was born at by the successive issues of goverh- Caldwell, Essex county, N. Y., March ment bonds. 18, 1837. In i84l his father, the Rev. When the Democratic majority of Richard F. Cleveland (Yale, 1824), a Congress passed a tariff act. he al- ; Presbyterian minister, removed with lowed it to become a law without his his family to Fayetteville, near Syra-. signature, considering it inadequate in cus, N. Y., and afterwards to Clin- many of its provisions. During the ton, N. Y. t in the school of which great railroad strike in Chicago in place he was a scholar. The death of 1894, he ordered out the United his fatehr in 1863 obliged him to earn States troops to "prevent the ob- bis own living, and the first position struction of the mails,” although that he had wag that of a teacher in Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, who had the New York Istitute for the Blind, not asked for the troops, protested A little later he started for Cleveland,, vigorously against the measure. Ohio, where he expeced to study and In the domain of foreign affairs, practice law. While passing through Mr. Cleveland’s second adminlstra- Buffalo he was induced to remain tion was signalized by his withdrawal there by his uncle, Lewis F. Allen, from the Senate of the Hawaiian An* who secured 'for him a position with a nexation Treaty, negotiated by Pres- prominent law firm. He was admit ted to practice in 1859; became as sistant district attorney for Erie ident H&Prison; the upholding and ad vancement of the Monroe • Doctrine by hie vigorous and successful insis- county in 1863; was Democratic can- tence upon the submission to arbitra- i didate for district attorney in 1865, tion of the long standing boundary but was defeated at the polls; and In dispute between Great Brittain and 1870 was elected sheriff of the county. Venezuela, and the promulgation of In November, at the conclusion of the Behring Sea arbitration award, his term of office of three years, he In consequence mainly of Mr. Cleve- resumed the practice of law, with land's position on the currency ques- marked success. In November, 1881, tion, his administration was not en- he was nominated as Democratic can- dorsed by the Democratic National didate for mayor of Buffalo. The city convention of 1896. was strongly Republican, but long- In the ensuing campaign he sup- continued tenure of office had engen- ported General Palmer, the candi- dered flagrant corruption, and good date of the Sound-Money Democrats, men of all parties joined to uproot While Mr. Cleveland had been In it. Cleveland, being elected by a Poor health the last two years and handsome majc "y, reorganized the had lost a hundred pounds in weight, departments um his charge on busi- his death came unexpected. Although ness principles, overcome corrupt confined to his room continuously af- combinations, and promptly vetoed all ter his return from Lakewood, it waa says it is a great trip and he had a royal good time. He attended the convention of the American Foundry- man’s Association, which covened at Toronto June 8th to 12th. It was a great gathering, the ablest mechanics in the world as well as the beet^Yersed men in the Iron Industry being pree- ent. The Beet pill Ever told. “After doctoring 15 years «for chrom ic Indigestion, and spending over two hundred dollar*, nothing has done me as much god as Dr. King’s New Life Pills. I consider them the best' pill* ever *old.” writes B. F. Ayscne, of Ingledde, N. C Sold under guar antee at Cherokee Drag Go. Tbe songs yon cannot recall are not the good songs. again quite ill, and in Tact assured them that he was doing well, it be came known today that he took a slight turn for the worse during the afternoon. There was nothing alarm ing in his condition. It was thought by the physicians, and the former presi dent passed a fairly good night not withstanding the oppressive heat. ROOSEVELT WILL ATTEND. Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 24.—Presi dent Roosevelt will nrt attend the Yal©-Harvard boat races at New Lon don tomorrow, owing to the death of former President Cleveland. The President sent a message of condol ence to Mrs Cleveland and oppressed bi 8 Intention of attending the funeral. The President In kls message to Mrs. Cleveland said: ’Tour telegram shocked me greatly. Mrs. Roosevelt joins me In very deep and sincere sympathy.” measures that savored of extrava- , gance and dishonesty. His notable service in that office was recognized in 1882, when be received the Demo- not until yesterday that Mr. Cleve land’s condition aroused uneasiness on the part of Mrs. Cleveland. He became worse during the night and cratic nomination for governor oft Mrs. Cleveland was called to the bed- New York. His opponent was Chas. *lde of her husband. The distinguish J. Folger, then secretary of the Treas ury under President Arthur. The Re publican party in tbe State was di vided, and among the independent voters there was strong dissatisfaction with the methods that had secured Mr. Folger’s nomination. Mr. Cleve land’s reputation as a reformer was strongly in his favor, and he was elected by the extraordinary purality of 192.854. His conduct as governor was mark ed by integrity. Independence and good Judgment, and he was early spoken of as a candidate for the Pre sidency. At the Democratic National convention, July, 1884, he was the 'leading candidate on the first ballot, and In spite of a zeakms minority of delegs teg from his own State, secured tbe necessary two-thirds all tbe ed patient sank into unconsciousnees from which he recovered at times on ly to suffer a relapse. This continued throughout the night and early morn ing. The last time he became un conscious was about two hours be fore bis death. Death was peaceful Just before he died, Mr. Cleveland sought to say something, but his words were inaudible. Among the first messages of condolence was one from President Roosevelt, who will attend the funeral, which will be held on Friday afternoon, and which, in deference to Mrs. Cleveland’s wishes, will be as private as possible. Mr. Cleveland’s body will be buried In Princeton cemetery in the family burial ground, where lies the remains of Ruth, the eldest of Mr. Cleveland's children.