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•) the Gaffney A NEWtPAPCVI IN ALL THAT THI WORD IMPLIES, AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB- 16, 1894. OAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1908. $1.50 A YEAR. STATE JES “EM0 YES ERDAY his duty and that he would continue , asked Gen. boyd if he would allow to do his duty. Mr. \\ W. Brooker was then Intro duced and in opening asked Chair man Otts not to allow him to be In- terrupted during his speech, that af- him to tell what he (Boyd) said to him two years ago. Gen. Boyd said, "Yes, tell anything that is the truth.” | Thompson then said, turning to Col. ! Boyd, “You told me that you saw DISGRACEFUL CON DUCT NEAR SALEM ALL CANDIDATES GIVEN AN AT TENTIVE HEARING. Each One Presented His Argument Why He Should Be Elected to the Office for Which He Aspires. The State campaign meeting was called to order by County Chairman Otts, who called upon Rev. G. R. Rachford to open with prayer. The first speaker introduced was Hon. Cole L. Blease, candidate for Gov ernor, who was received in absolute silence. Mr. Blease took up a good part of his thirty minutes in setting forth his qualifications for the office of Governor and said: “If Rev. Mr. Walling, the nastor of his church (the Methodist) would not say that he is in every way qualified to fill the office of Governor, he would present Gov ernor Ansel with a Prince Albert suit and get out of the race. He also criticised Governor Ansel severely for appointing a negro notary public and said if he were elected Governor he would not appoint a negro to office if his petition was signed by every white man In the State. This state ment was liberally applauded. He then Jumped on the emigration com mission with both feet, saying that the class of emigrants who come here are worse than negroes and that he would recommend that the bureau of emigration be abolished, and if elect ed Governor that he would veto any bill for appropriation for the pur pose. This statement was also ap plauded. He then charged the Ansel administration with being the most extravagant in years. The speaker said in passing that any man who op posed an appropriation for the old soldiers, he was either a Yankee or had negro blood in him. Mr. Blease peemed to think that this was a goo<? point as he used it here two years ago. Goverrfor Anse'l was then introduc ed and was received with liberal ap plause. He spoke of the high honor which had been conferred upon him by electing him GoveT-nor of the State and that he had done his best to fill 'the high office with credit to nimself. He said that in appointing the Green ville negro a notary public, he did so because he was recommended by the best people of Greenville and members of the delegation from Green ville and referred to the fact that the executives who had preceded him hau done the same thing. He defend ed his action In recommending ap propriations for the bureau of emi gration, that in his message he re commended that the commissioners bring in home seekers and home build ers and people who would make de sirable citizens. That the appropria tions are made by the legislature and that he as Governor is not res ponsible for appropriations. That the office of Insurance Commissioner and offices provided for by the last legislature does not cost the State a cent as $3,500 has been put in to the State treasurery in excess of his salary. He spoke touchingly of the appropriation for the State hospital for the insane and asked the audience if they would take away the appropria tion for that institution. He also spoke feelingly oi the Cedar Springs Institution and of the great work which is being done by that institu tion and asked the audience If they wanted to withdraw that appropria tion. He defended his action in re commending that the salaries of the State officers be increased, taking the ground that it costs more to Hw now than it did some years ago a'hd ' that a raise of salaries is necessary. That in recommending the extra two mills levy it was for the purpose of having some money In the treasury and in order that the State debt be funded In 1913 at three per cent. That the only ambition which he has had since he has been Governor was to do his duty, and by the grace of God, If re-elected, he would continue to do his dauty. lie closed amid lib eral applause. * Comptroller General Jones was next Introduced and spoke of the duties of his office. He took the position that four or five mills levy on the taxable property of this State would be amply •afleient to pay all the appropriations which were made by the last legis lature provided the property was re turned at anything like Its true value. In closing be said be had*tried to do terwards he was willing to be asked that you were beaten was the reasor any question. That he drafted a bill! you withdrew.” Col. Boyd arose and BLIND TIGER RUN UNDER GUISE for the appointment of an expert to with much feeling, said, “I pronounce investigate the county officers; but! that statement as unqualifiedly false.” that the bill did not pass in that jCol. Thompson very calmly continued shape. That it Is the duty oi the 1 his speech until his time was up. Comptroller General to visit the Gen. Boyd, in his reply of three OF LEMONADE STAND. We Have a Lew to Effect the Remedy and This Law Should Certainly be Enforced. County Treasurers and help them out. | minutes, reiterated his statement that That he had tried to treat General he did not make the remarks attribut- .1 ones with courtesy since he had been 1 ed to him by Col. Thompson. The in the campaign, but that Mr. Jones colloquy between Col. Thompson and had treated him very roughly. Gen. Boyd was without doubt the Mr. Stiles R. Millichany, candidate spiciest incident of the entire meet- for State Superintendent of Educating. tion. Mr. Mellichany complimented 1 Hon. J. A. Summersett, of Colum- Oherokee County very highly on her bia, candidate for Railroad Commis ton. suffered considerably from the achievement along industrial lines as sioner, was then introduced. He de-! short dry spell. It lasted only about Wilkinsville, July 28.—We have had fine rains and farmers are finish ing up their work. Some of them have quit. Crops, both corn and cot- well as those of education, and spoke plored the unpleasantness between of his service to the confederacy, but j the two candidates who preceded did not ask for votes on that account, j him, but was glad to see the clouds He then spoke of his qualifications roll by. He has been in the railroatf a week. Somebody has lost a big white dog which has taken up at our home, service Since a boy; had given the The owner can get him by coming best years of his life to railroad ser' after him as we already have a full vice. The freight bureau In Colum-! sto ck of canines. He has been fol- bia gets out a statement that the' lowing Sam Strain round on his mail ton is a blind man. He gave an ac-1 freight rates In South Carolina are route every day. count of his life as best he could in j from 20 to 25 per cent higher i* j Mr. Shell Mitchell and Miss^ Willie the short time allotted him. At the J North Carolina and from 15 to 30 per Waters, of Lowrysville, Chester coun- for the office. His speech was well received. J. E. Swearington, of Edgefield, was then introduced. Mr. Swearing- age of tweleve he had lost his sight by the accidental discharge of his gun. With the aid of his mother he was enabled to go through college ! State; explained the and graduated with honors and for the past nine years had been teach ing at Cedar Springs. Several people had asked why he, a blind man, want ed an office. It was singular that no cent higher than In Georgia. He ty* came U P to Salem last Thursday spoke of the enormous number of and ar e spending a few days with people killed on the railroads In this relatives and friends in this section. difference In A great many of our coloreu people rates on cotton, etc. went to Hopewell (colored) church Cansler, of Tirzah, was the next near th e Chester county line last speaker. Mr. Cansler said that he Sabbath to the funeral of “Aunt Lena" only lacked twenty-two votes addi-1 Wood . preached by Rev. Moffett, of tional from each county two years 1 Union. Rev. Jonah Moorehead was one had asked why a blind man had a S° °r he would now be railroad present and assisted. Aunt Lena was to pay taxes. If he was elected he j commissioner; that the hand-writing U 16 w if e of Levi Wood, one of The would expect the same office help ° n the wall was to the effect that he Ledger’s colored patrons, that had been given the gentleman , would get the necessary votes this The thanks of the Salem people who had served in this office before; time and that even his distinguished are due the Merchants and Planters him and he felt he could dictate the 1 opponents could see It. Cansler paid Banl < of Gaffney for a supply of palm correspondence and do the work as ! his respects in turn to each of his op- i pa t fans with which to keep cool good as any one else. He was given ponents, saving Caughman for the these hot days. good attention and liberal applause, last. His speech was entertaining Mr. J. N. Strain lias been suffering E. C. Elmore, candidate for State and was much enjoyed by his audl- w *th a sore leg and knee. He was Superintendent, was the next speak- ence. able to go to plowing yesterday er. After paying tribute to the ma- Mr. Fishburne, one of the candl- morning though with a good deal of terial and educational progress of dates for Railroad Commissioner, I> a m- Cherokee county, and to that grand asked the chairman to Inform Mr. Several of our people have been institution of learning, Limestone Pansier that he wished him to remain ’'complaining of being sick for the last College, referred to the fact that his if' the hall as he wished to make a hays but nothing serious as yet. ftTt|$e| nvhere he had long labored in statement which he wished Cansler Another “measle’ scare has been the educational field, was In the t° hear. Cansler was near the door started in this community. There neighboring county of Spartanbnrg, when the announcement was made arp several people and even whole a county of which he felt justly proud, a ud answered, “Let him say what he families to have them yet, and some and that just over the line In the K«ne pleases.” of them old people, too. The watermelon crop don’t seem to be very good this year and a good good county of Union, his forefathers Railroad Commissioner B. L. Caugh- had lived for generations. He is In man. candidate for re-election to the favor of building up all of the Instltu- Railroad Commissionership, was the many complain of being made siek lions ot learning, hut believes that next speaker. It he had not done his ,r °m eating them, the primary school should receive duty he wanted someone to tell him j Cholera has played havoc with Mrs. special attention. He believes that wherein he had failed. The gentle-! - T - L. S.’s chickens and turkeys and the county schools should be built man who poses as a rate-fixer and a S UH t* 16 disease goes on with its Yip to that state of efficiency which railroad tariff builder falsifies the • worl <- She wouldn’t kill one for any exists In the town and city schools, facts. (Mr. Summersett, to whom i c “ ons f dera U° n now. She and family The farmer pays his proportionate speaker referred, said there are ! have lost over twenty young turkeys, share of the taxes, and Is entitled to your records. I quoted from them). | There Is strong talk that a wed- equal school facilities. The country The speaker claimed he had served ding will come off soon In which one schools should be made In every way ’he people faithfully and no man had °f our neighbors will be one of the the equal of the graded schools of worked harder for the people than he contracting parties, the towns and cities. This may he had. He had stood by the travelling We had the pleasure of meeting regarded as an ideal condition of af- nif ‘ n * n the milage business and closed , our °ld friend, Mr, William, Wisher, fairs, hut the American people have by asking that the people vote for the King’s Creek, at Gaffney last week, always had high Ideals and have al- best man, and promised, if re-elected He is one of Cherokee county’s best ways attained them. He thinks that to do the best lie could for the peo- j farmers and goes to town only when the upbuilding of the country schools so help me God. he has business. "Billy” Is a Jolly Is the great educational problem of Mr. Fishburne said that he request- fellow and if he la your friend you the day, and that the State superin- ed Mr. Cansler to remain as he wish- ean depend on him being one In the tendent should be an important factor ed to show his respect to him. That true sense of the word. If he Is not in the work. He believes that his Cansler had been making fun of the your friend you will know It. He was record as a teacher and his service other candidates ever since the cam- bom and raised over In the Smyrna as county superintendent of education paikn meeting began. That Cansler : settlement and we have known him a are proper matters for consideration i s n °t a registered voter in his coun-, ’° n K Mme almost from a kid. in presenting his claims for the high- ty. and that if he had been elected 1 Rev. Dr. Adams’ address at Salem er office. railroad commissioner he could not Gen J. C. Boyd, of Greenville, can- have held the office if anyone had ob- on Children’s Day Is highly commend ed by those who heard It. It was flidate for Adjutant and Inspector jeeted. Fishburne read a certificate not the good fortune of your corres- General, was the first speaker after from the clerk of the court of York recess. He had been before the peo- county that he was not registered, pie twice before. Had Tieen defeated He further said that Cansler was once and elected once by a majority either a Republican or was guilty of of 32,000 votes, and was here to give some crime wnich disqualified him an account of his stewardship. He from registering. He further showed appreciated the support given him by by the record that Cansler received the people of South Carolina. He fewer votes two years ago iuan he came with the endorsement of the claimed. two higest offices in the malltla of Major H. W. Richardson, of Barn- South Carolina. Read letters from well, was the last speaker. He began these officers and others endorsing by complimenting the audience and his administration. handed out a handsome bouquet Col. Henry P. Thompson, of Rich- along this line. He did not think ths land, said that the candidates for Ad- office he was seeking required a poli- jutant and Inspector General had tician but a plain business man. He gotten into the bad habit of talking was from the good old county of about themselves. That he had filled Barnwell; had never asked for office every office In the militia from before; had served in the Confeder- prlvate to colonel. That there Is no precedent for giving the adjutant and Inspector General two terms. He spoke of Having written the first editorials advocating pensions for ate army; was a plain business man and farmer; recited the experiences of the whites in 1876 in a community where there were fifteen to twenty negroes to one white person, with the Confederate soldiers. He spoke of radicals putting all manner of devll- the service of the Darlington Guards during the riot In that town over tho dispensary, and of his record as a military man since that time. He ached Gen. Boyd whether or not he had the support of bis regiment when Col. liewis was elected. Gen. Boyd answered that Lewis was elected on his recommendation. Co). Thompson merit in their heads; had a contract to build a portion of the E. T. V. A G. R. R. and came asking the support of the people tor this office as a practical railroad man. He recited discrimination after discrimination in freight rates. He closed by thanking the people for their attention and asking them ftr their votes pondent to hear It, but he is satisfied It was a good one. His subject was "Water.” Dr. Adams is a genial live ly man. and no one can become lone some In his company. He has a fund of good jokes on his brother minis ters both of his own and other de nominations. Dr. Adams expects to spend a few days of rest at Piedmont Springs this summer. He went from here there to look around. We told him he would find no better man In the hotel business anywhere than our friend Paul Gaffney, or Mr. Johnson. The Yorkvllle Enquirer gave a splendid picture and sketch of Smyrna church in last Tuesday’s issue, to gether with a complete list of the church membership—many of Its members are Cherokee county people and we may reproduce the list later on. We must confess our partiality to that old church—Smyrna. The sketch was written and read by Rev. J. L. Oats, pastor during the dedica tory exercises. We are sorry that our neighbor, Mr. Wm. H. Webber lost a fine mare at Gaffney last Friday. We were present and saw the animal kill itself. It reared np and fell backward. Some think It had “blind staggers.” It was a nice animal—apparently worth $150 —a heavy loss to Mr. Webber. Tour correspondent was talking with Mr. | R. It. LeMaster near where the ani-j ;nal was hitched when the accident j happened. We understand that on Children's; Day at Salem last Thursday—some; parties run a so-called lemonade I siarn^ at the ferry and that there was i a good deal of drinking in the crowd. That is too bad for women and child- ren to have to witness such disgrace ful conduct while on their way to or 1 from an occasion where they feel so 1 much interest and from which they expect to derive so much preasure. That a blind tiger was about there can lie no doubt and it ought to be hunted down and brought in. When ir comes that respectable, law-abiding men and women can’t go about their own business and in the pursuit of legitimate pleasures without being so annoyed, it’s time for the men of the country “to get busy” and have this trouble set aside. We have the law to effect the remedy. We only need men to see it enforced. There are a great many freaks of nature we don’t understand. For In stance, we have often seen places In cotton fields where the lightning has struck the ground and killed vegeta tion around for several feet or even yards, but did any one over see where such was the case In a cornfield? Mr. J. G. Garner has been catching fish in his net. The creek rose the other day so he couldn’t get his net out but when he did he made a fine catch. Dr. John G. Black, of Blacksburg, spent a few days last week among friends in lower Cherokee. The rains have not been very gen eral in lower Cherokee and In some sections it is needed badly. Messrs. Willie and Elias Grant Lee Brakefield and Jim Shedd, of the Armenia section of Chester county, attended Children’s Day at Salem last. Thursday. Miss Mary Blackwell Is visiting friends and relatives in Chester coun ty. She expects to be gone a week or longer. Mr. H. T. Estes, with a squad of hands, is working the roads. They have been needing it badly for a long time. Miss Mary Huggins has been elect ed to teach, the Etta Jane school this fal^ People in this county have had a lot of vegetables and fruit this sum mer—much more than usual, we think. Supervisor Lipscomb was in this section last week looking after the roafls. He also examined the flat at Howell’s ferry which has got to leak ing. He will have it repaired acsoon as possible. It takes a very krong vessel there to stand the work neces sary to accommodate the immense travel. This Is another argument In favor of a bridge at that place.. This is campaign day at Wilkins ville. but as our people are not an done work there will probably not be a full turn out to meet the candi dates. Rev. C. M. Teal will preach at Ab ingdon Creek church next Sabbath- August 2nd at 11 a. m. The protracted meeting will begin at Salem on Monday night, August 10th. Rev. J\ P. Stevenson will as sist Rev. G. R. Ratchford In the meeting. We are requested to extend a cordial invitation to all to attend these meetings, and especially do we urge upon our members to maae strangers and visitors feel that they are welcome and that we are glad to have them with us. J. L. S. ‘A CUTTING AFFRAY. Serious Difficulty After an Argument on Baseball. In a difficulty Tuesday night tween two boys, Dock Parris and Joe Camp, the former was very badly cut with a knife. It occurred at about half-past eight o'clock near the pond of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company. There are several version* of the affair, hut the one appealing most to the imagination is that while they and some other men were walk ing along the road discussing the fea tures of the game of ball that wa* played that afternoon, they audd-mly began quarreling. The men that were along saw a chance of getting the boys to fight, so they began urging them on, and at last they commenced to fight. The Camp boy was on top. the boy on the bottom, realizing that it was impossible for him to get up, jerked out his knife and’began to cut Camp. Before the fight began, the Camp boy told Parris that if he would put up his knife which he had pulled out at the biginning, that he (Camp) would fight him fair. Parris agreed to this and gave up his knife to som* bystanders, and as soon as the fight had begun he drew another knife that he had had concealed. This is what he did the cutting with. He cut Camp in fifteen places, on his side, the doctor having to take seven ty-five stitches In sewing It up. Par ris was Immediately placed In Jail for tral as soon as Camp gets well. At last report Camp was resting as well as could be expected. An Explanation. Gaffney, S. C., July 29. 1908. Mr. E. H. DeCamp. Gaffney Ledger. Dear Sir:—I noticed an article in The Ledger for Friday, July 24th, m which you gave an account of the de parture of John R. Jefferies for the Phillipine Islands. I also note In this article you take occasion to “roast” the railroad authorities for failing to stop train No. 37. For your information and also for the public, 1 wish to state that I attended to Mr. Jefferies personally and I offered to have train No. 37 stopped. I *old Mr. Jefferies that train No. 39 carried a through tourist, car to California and he could go through on this train. Mr. Jefferies then told me he would go on No. 39 and that If he did not want to go through in the tourist car he would get off at Spartanburg and catch train No. 37. I do mv know who was the “author” of this article but I do know that it would have been better if he or she would have found out the facts in the "ase be fore giving the railroad a "roast.” Yours very truly. A. R. Osborne. Agent S. Ry. t Cree-Bose. Reverend and Mrs. Archibald Cree announce the marriage of their daughter Janie Agnes to Mr. Charles Alfred Bose, of the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad, j. Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, July twenty-second j One thousand nine hundred and eight Embro, North Carolina. Dr. Arch C. Cree, of Nashville, Tenn.. brother of the bride, officiated. The bridal trip includes Washington, New York, Atlantic City, Boston and the lakes. Miss Johnson Entertains. Yesterday evening Miss Louise Johnson entertained a number of her friends at her beautiful home on Limestone street in honor of Misses Lei a and Carrie Gregory, of Lancas ter, and Miss Mae Duff, of Green- wood. Refreshments were served during the course of the evening. Everybody present had a most, enjoy able time. Those who were Invited were: Misses Irene Wheat, Lois Spears. Ethel Hamrick, Bessie Shuford. Mar lon Cole, Elolse Potter, Pablita Gor ham, Julia Sarratt, Myrtle Littlejohn, Lula Mae Littlejohn. Mae Duff, of Greenwood. Lela and Carrie Gregory, of Lancaster, and Misses Smith, Campbell and Cllnkscales, of Belton. Messrs. George Littlejohn, Wells Lit tlejohn. Leo Little, John Maxwell, ft. H. McFadden, Bep Gaines. Ralph Hamilton. Clint Robbins, Claud Flack, Claud Fort, Ecford Little, Leon Gaff ney, Douglass Westrope, Kyle Dav enport and Edward Lipscomb It Can’t B* Baat. The best of all teachers la experi ence. C. M. Harden, of Silver City. 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