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I'* £Lt *■ ' ,* •V A NEWtPAPIR IN ALL THAT THB WORD IMPLIlt, AND DBVOTBD TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY- ESTABLISHED FEB- 16. 1894. OAFFNEY. S. Cm TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1908. SODDEN DEATH OF MR. JAMES HENDRICK THE END CAME LAST TUESDAY MORNING. Bl‘ Last Member of One of the Oldest I and Most Highly Respected Fami lies n This Section. Wilkinsvllle, August 7. Mr. Fames Kendrick died suddenly at the home of his nephew, Mr. .1. (1. Kendrick, at Surratt's Iasi Tuesday morning. We haven't heard the particulars as yet but suppose it was something like heart trouble that brought the sum-, mons so unexpected. He is the last ; member of one of the oldest and' most highly respected families in ' this section—the family of Rev. i “Jackie” Kendrick whom Col. Sam’l, Jefferies says was an honest man, for J he had “tried him in the refiners Are and washed him with the fullers soap” and there was not a blemish on him. This is saying a good deal for “Uncle Jackie” but we have no doubt but it is literally true. This good old man passed to his reward many years ago. By the time this letter reaches our distant readers the Confederate vet erans will be assembling in their an nual reunion at Greenville where the good people of the “Moutain City” are making great preparations to give them a royal reception. Only a few more years will put an end to these festive occasions. The ranks are thinning fast and the survivors— many of them—are now too much eu feebled by age and infirmity to un dergo the fatigue incident to attend ing and taking part in them. Day by day their ranks are thinning, One by one they disappear; And at each succedlng roll-call Fewer comrades answer “Here.” Picnics are nice things if it wasn’t for women losing their knives, forks, spoons, plates, etc. This some of them always do and a general “stir | round” about them is the result. Mr. J. A. Strain has been hauling wood to the oU mill which pays $2 per cord for it. Henry Walker, colored, is making and selling hamper baskets. He makes about. $75 every year after he | gets through with his crop. He is an industrous man and makes his child ren work. Several farmers have pigs to sell now. Hog raising is pretty well play ed out in this country. Messrs. H. T. Estes and Sam J. [ Strain went to Hickory Grove last Wednesday on business and were caught in a fine rain on that side of the river. Mrs. Ethel Blackwell spent Wed-1 nesday with us and done some cut ! ting sewing and fitting for our peo j pie. The Abingdon Creek people are tearing down their church building and getting ready to build a new bouse of worship. Now that the Children’s Days and | big meetings will soon he over, many : of our people, we fear, will have! nothing to interest them until the! frolicking season sets in next winter when they will protract, without any trouble. The rain last Wednesday was pret-, ty general. It came at a time It was much needed and as a result hun dreds of bushels of corn and hales of cotton no doubt will be added to the growing crop. Sam Strain entertained a number of his friend with ice cream last Wed nesday night. All enjoyed them selves. j The knowledge that comes with old age is too confined to a knowl edge of lost opportunities. People who claim that "love is blind” ought to remember that their neighbors are not. The agile pollti- clan is one who can dodge an issue but the man who can’t tell when he is beaten ought to be able to stand a j lot of punishment. Master Otho McDaniel, of Hickory Grove, sent us a May apple vine that measures eighteen feet and one inch Is length Connected with this plant gnd its fruit is a superstition that goes away back into Bible history to the days of Rachel. The crowd that came over from Sharon last Tuesday to fish In the mill pond on Thlckety creek made a good catch and had several of our people to take dinner with them. They brought m wash poF^and other cooking utenoials besides provisions of almost every kind. Some of them stayed all night and returned next clay. Siritis is following the sun in his, course and the dog is having his day. We learn that several dogs have been bitten on the York side of the river and some have been killed to prevent the spread of hydrophobia. We have a peculiar kind of melons —the vines shed their fruit before it gets fully ripe. Some one has suggested the in jection to tartar as a specific reme dy for this disease. Last year was the first time we were troubled so. 1 We think the fault is not so much in the kind of seed as the place where | they are planted. There will be more fruit dried and canned in this neighborhood this year than has been In several years. The fashionable catechism of to day teaches that man’s chief end is to glorify self by keeping up appear-1 ances. Some people appear to have re ligious for the some purpose they have fine clothes—to show off. It’s said that while Ohio may not succeed to the little “mother of presi dents,” she has produced more cdn- didates than all the rest of the world put together. Forlfearance Is a virtune our ene mies don’t possess to any great de gree of excellence. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fowler and 1 children are visiting the family of Mr. Dave Fowler at Mount Zion, in 1 Spartanburg county. Our people are hopeful of some day' getting a railroad through this sec- \ Hon. Mrs. “J. L. S.” has had cholera I among her chickens and has lost a j lot of them. Cooping them is the i best remedy she has found and she lias tried almost everything that could he thought of. Mr. Leslie Blackwell is carrying the mail for Sam Strain while the latter is taking his fifteen days vaca- : lion. Mr. W. G. Fowler is making a can vass of this neighborhood in the in terest of the Farmers Warehouse at Gaffney which it. is proposed to have bujlt in time for this years crop if posable. People are taking stock in it pretty generally. Mr. Elias Inman, of Bullocks Creek, father of our esteemed friend, Mr. C. F. Inman, died at his home last Wed nesday and will he buried at Bullock’s Creek church today. Some of Mr. C. F. Inman’s family have been right sick with fever. Miss Ora and Glenn are both rigid, bad off yet. Mr. T. J. Estes has heeri riding round with Dr. Boa/, selling spectacles in lower Cherokee. Most everybody wants a pair—some from failing eye-1 sight and others from pride. If the school officers will make a | • lose examination they will find dogs enough in this county to help out the school fund considerable. We don’t ' suppose all of them have been return ed for taxation as the low recpiires. Mrs. “J. L. S.” has been sampling her sweet potatoes and they are very good. Mr. Willie Blackwell went to ihe Armenia picnic last Wednesday. We understand that Mr. V. C. i Comer has rented the ferry farm for next. year. From what we learn there will he much changing of homer 1 among our people for another year. Prof. A. G. Davis will close his singing school at Rehoboth on Satur day 15th Inst. The public Is inivlted ! to come and bring well filled baskets and have a first class picnic. Your correspondent acknowledges a kind invitation to attend and hopes to do so. Those Rehoboth people know! exactly how to make the occasion a success. J. L. S. MISS COLE ENTERTAINS. A Delightful Evening Spent at Her Charming Home. Miss Marion Cole entertained a number of her friends last Friday at her attractive home on Johnson street. On entering the house the guest were lead to the punch bowl, which was presided over by Miss Daisy Wilkins, who was dressed In pink to correspond with the color scheme of the reception hall, which was pink and green. The parlor was white and green with candles shining forth from different corners of the room. The dining room wa*s beauti fully decorated in pink, white, red and green with candles in the above different colors on each table. Just before going into the dining room a game was played in which Miss Ethel Hamrick was so fortunate as to win the prize. After the game delightful refreshments were served. Then Misses Pearl Littlejohn, Pabaleta Gor ham and Marion Cole rendered some beautiful pieces on the piano. Misses Eloise Potter, Marie and Julia Sarratt who sang some very pretty songs. Misses Eula Crawley and Juleitte Nesbitt had promised to help in serving but the bad weather kept them away. The inclement weather also prevented a good many others from attending who would have been there. There were about sixty pre sent and everybody voted Miss Cole a charming hostess. THE LATEST NEWS FROMILACKSRURS DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR SISTER CITY. •UO A CILFTON CHRONICLES. Miss Beulah Richards, of Yorkville, is the guest of Miss Sam Montgomery for a few days this week. Misses Della Rhyne and Dora Gas ton are in Charlotte, N. C., visiting friends and relatives for several days. Mrs. M. A. Mens spent last weekj (ase of typhoid fever tor the Iast tw0 A Newsy Letter from Our Regular Correspondent. Clifton, Aug. 8.—Mr. John C Chap- 1 man has been confined with a sever* with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Metts at Mt. Paran. weeks and from which he has suf fered intensely all the while. But at Spring Hill News. Spring Hill, Aug. 8.—The health of this section is very good at present. We are having some very hot weather now. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Turner, of Lime stone. called on Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Sarratt. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Belk, of Lan caster, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Gaffney last week. Mr. Phillip Hopper and brother visited relatives near Earls Station Saturday. Colliee Jolly and father visited rel atives near Rutherfordton, N. C., last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Jolly, of Gaff ney were in this section Sunday. On last Friday Spring Hill school was very pleasantly surprised by Mr John Ross bringing his violin and giving some very fine music. Mrs. Mira Gaffney is enjoying good health this summer for which we are thankful. She is one of the dearest and most unselfish ladies we have ever met. It seems her every thought is for the happiness of others She surely will reap a rich reward in the great beyond. Mr. Will Haas visited our school at Golden Springs on the 6th and made a short address which was very much enjoyed by teacher and pupils. We wish we had more men like Mr. Haas. We believe him to be a good Christian man. He is ever striving to upbuild his community. Mr. M. L. Gaffney is having a nice five-room dwelling erected on his place near Broad river. Mr. Munn Sanders has been right sick but at this writing he is better. Ledger Reader. Nearing Completion. The new infirmary at the Univer sity at Columbia, now nearing com pletion, is one of the most complete Institutions of the kind in the coun try, and parents sending their sons to the University may rest assured that they will receive the best of at-j tent ion in case of sickness. One of the most striking features of the building is the contagious ward, where patients suffering from infectious diseases may be Isolated. The institution will he known as the Wallace Thomson Memorial In firmary, and is the gift of Mrs. Ann H. Jeter to comihemorate the mom- ory of the late Wallace Thomson, an alumnnus of the Routh Carolina Col lege. The Infirmary will he in charge of a competent nurse of wide experience. Rev. Mr. Smith at Providence. Editor Ledger:—I wish to say a few words In regard to Rev. J. E. Smith, who is now helping in a re- vival meeting at Providence church. For three years I have lived in Mt. Airy, N. C., where Mr. Smith was pas tor of the Baptist church. Mr. Smith is an earnest Christian, a man who dares to express his belief, where- ever he is thrown, a man above re poach or criticism. He has done a great deal of good work in Mt. Airy. He was the leader In the Baptist building a large stone church where he found a small wooden building. He has established the Worker Mis sion where the people that work in the furniture factories may worship. They also have a night school on the ground floor of the mission. The people of Providence were fortunate in securing Mr. Smith. To know him and his family is to love them. Mr. Smith is as good woman as he is a man, both good Christian people, living exemplary lives trying to lead others to Christ. Ida Lemons. JUST received, a carload of the best wagons on earth for $50. Gaff ney Live Stock Co. Aug 7 tf. $850,000 Blaze In Jonesville. Jonesvllle, Aug. 9.—This morning about 3 o’clock the Jonesville knit ting mil] took fire and was complete ly destroyed. The loss Is estimated at $350,000, with $160,000 insurance. Further particulars can not be learn ed at present. A married man thinks he could have saved a lot of money bad he r* mained a bachelor, bnt be couldn’t Brief News Notes and Personal Para-j graphs Gathered by Our “Iron City” Correspondent. Mrs. W. T. Johns returned to her home at Hampton Sunday after spending two weeks here with her sister, Mrs. M. J. Moore. Mrs. P. B. Whisnant and little daughter Vivian returned home from Rock Hill Monday, where they spent a week with relatives. Miss Mag Little, of Greenville passed through here Monday morn ing on her way home from Piedmont. Springs, where she spent several days. Mr. George W. DePriest, of Shelby, N. C., is here on business and is stop ping with Mr. R. C. Gettis. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moorehead and ' children returned home Friday night from Jonesville, where they spent several days with relatives. Mr. A. M. Bridges spent Saturday | and Sunday at Spartanburg junction with Mr and Mrs. A. E. Woody. Rev. J. T. Newton returned home from Mt. Holly Friday, where he has just closed a meeting and left Satur-' day for Earl, N. C.. where he will eon- duet a meeting of several days at New Hope church. Master Tally Albert left for his home in Rock Hill Sunday, after spending three months here with his grandmother, Mrs. Martha Moore. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Gunn, of Green ville, passed through here Saturday on their way to Piedmont Springs, where they will spend several days.; Messrs. Jack Ward and Roby Mor row drove down to Piedmont Springs Friday night. Miss Willie Gettis. of Rutherford ton, N. C., is here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Gettis. Mr. and Mrs. James and little daugh ter, Maxine, who have been spend ing some time with Mrs. James's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Sossomon, on York street, returned to their home in Monroe, N. C., on Saturday. Mr. Adam Metts spent Saturday and Sunday in Spartanburg with friends. Mr. Furman Belue, of Greenville, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Belue. Mr. R. C. Gettis and little son, Charlie, spent Sunday in Rutherford ton, N. C., with his mother. Mr. J. L. Plaxico, of Cherokee Falls, spent Sunday in town with “friends. ’ Mrs. Walter Graham and little son. Winford, of Maxton, N. C., spent 'i'-tes- day and Wednesday of last week with Mrs. .Tno. Byars. Miss Ethel Austell, of Earl, N. C., visited relatives and frleyds here last week. * Mrs. Cora Camp, of Gaffney, spent Thursday here with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Blalock. Mr. and Mrs. Will Finley and little son, W. P., of Rock Hill, were the guests of Mrs. Finley’s sister, Mrs. W. W. Duncan, on Carolina street, for a few days last week. Mr. W. A. Blalock drove down to Piedmont Springs Friday. Mrs. Earl, who had been there for several days, returned with him. Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Derrick and children left Monday morning foi Lamar, where they will spend some time with Mrs. Derrick's parents. Rev. M. L. Carlisle, of Spartanburg, presiding elder of this district, was in town a few hourt Sunday on his way to Cherokee Falls to fill his ap pointment there. • Messrs. Jones, Newman, Cross and Flynn drove over to Gaston Shoals Sunday afternoon, sight seeing. Mrs. Ed White and sister-in-law, Miss White, of Mt. Paran, were in town Monday, shopping. Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Sapoch and children spent several days in the Mt. Paran section last week with rel atives. Mr. J. M. Metts, of Mt. Paran, pass ed through here Saturday on bis way to Gaffney on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moore returned home Friday after spending two weeks in Yorkville, Rock Hill, Pine- ville and Charlotte, with relatives and friends. Mrs. L. F Fowler left Monday morning for Greenville where she will visit relatives and friends for two weeks. Mr. W. W. Duncan, of Spartanburg, spent Sunday here with bis family. Miss Maud Greenslade, formerly ofi this writlng he Is thoUBht t0 be con ’ this place, but now of Atlanta. Ga.. i8 | ^ably better. John is a good hoy. in town visiting Mrs. A. Urquhart.for and " bo ^ now bim regrer his ill ness, and heartily wish for his speedy recoverf. Material has been placed on the yard at No. 2 mill for the construction of of new steel bridge across Pacolet Monday" being "salesdav" here quite! river at that point ' The work w111 ** a number of people of the surround ' commenced at once. Who has the ing country were in town selling and ! contract for the bui,dinB or af what some time. Masters Marshall and Eugene Gres ham. of Simpsonville, are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Montgomery, on Carolina street. buying. Little Miss Beth Greene left Mon day morning for Yorkville where she j will visit her aunt. Mr. James Blalock spent Sunday at Spartanburg Junction with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Woody. Mrs. M. F. Duncan left Saturday for Blairsville, where she will spend several days visiting relatives and friends. Rev. C. C. Derrick filled his regular appointment at Cherokee Falls Sun day night. Mrs. D. A. Gold went to Lawndale Monday to visit relatives and friends. Miss Nan White went down to Hickory Grove Monday night to visit relatives for a few days. Misses Emily and Era Wyley, of Hickory Grove, spent a few hours here Saturday afternoon with friends, on their way home from Spartanburg where they visited friends for several days. ' • Mr. Allie Osborne spent Sunday and Monday at Sharon with his family who are visiting relatives there. Little Vestula Chesney, of Cow- pens, is the guest of Miss Dora Dun can. Mrs. Elbert Houser returned home Saturday from Rock Hill where she visited her mother, Mrs. J. R. Barx- tell. Miss Mary Olliphant and little brother, of Union, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Olliphant, on York street. There were no services in any of the churches here on Sunday night ; cost it is to be erected, we haven’t yet learned. \ Mr. Q. H. Wright, carrier on R. F. D. 1, is on his summer vacation at the present, writing and the management of the route business envoives upon. Miss Bessie Cannon, the efficient postofflce assistant, for the time ot his absence. Miss Cannon is one of the widest awake ladies in the whole country, and is highly capable of dle- charging any of the duties of the of fice. The Spartanburg Township Inter denominational Sunday School Con vention will meet at the Presbyterian church at Clifton next Saturday, the 15th inst. Each Sunday school in the township is requested to send dele gates to this meeting and the public is cordially invited with the usual in junction to “bring well filled bask ets.” From The Ledger of yesterday we learn that “J. L. S.” anticipates a tour among his friends in Chester and Fairfield counties in the near future. That will afford him an opportunity of meeting many of his favorite feee. the “Rocky Creek Irish.” of whom he is often so fond of speaking. Well, we wish him a “good time,” and would be pleased to go with him, but can't do so. But while he is en joying their company, we hope that he will not inbibe some of that lion like nature, which he accuses *ome of them of possessing and come hack to Gaffney and eet to “cutting up.” if so, he will about find himself up before Mayor Ross. The Morgan Rifles arrived home each of the pastors being away to fill! Sm,da >' ^om their -.rip to other appointments. Rev. B. L. Hoke is holding a meet ing at Hopewell church this week. Miss Emma Hames left Saturday for her home at Roebuck after spend Chicamauga, all highly pleased hut some of ihem badly sunburnt. Capt. Hundley boasts of being informed that he had the fnost mannerly and best behaved company of boys 'hat. ing some time here with her sister, i bad bc( ‘ n t0 tbe P aTk> Mrs. John Cline. ! Just at thls time a heva - v fal1 of . ; rain, accompanied by some wind, has fallen. Mr. Adams' Last Sermon Mashed His Thum With a Hammer. Several days ago Coroner John Vinesett, who by the way, Is a one arm man, having had his arm torn Rev. J. M. Adams, who ha- been off by a gin some years ago, went to [ supplying the pulpit of the First Bap- a friend and asked him to be so kind | tist church during the vacation of Qr. as to bore a hole in the thumb nail of, Simms, preached his farewell sern-on the remaining hand, so as to allow i Sunday night. He was greeted by a some coadjiilated blood to escape, he! splendid congregation and the ser- having mashed his thumb. The act | vice was very interesting. Mr. was performed and John went on his; Adams is a student at Wake Forest, way rejoicing, but this friend tells it | He Is quite a young man but made a on John that when asked how he | splendid impression on our people mashed his thumb he replied that he during his stay in the city. He will struck it with a hammer. John says long he remembered, not alone for its an Infernal lie. but we won’t tell the splendid sermons he preached how he did mash it. Who ever heard while here, but for his gen'le bear- of a one arm man mashing his hand with a hammer? A Bouquet. It is such unsolicited bouquets as , well chosen words, tiio following which make thfc path of life smoother and the world sweet er. We wish there were more of them handed out. And the beauty of it is we know it is deserved, because our boys are not only the best ball play ers in the world but are also about as clever a set of boys as one could well get togetlMr: Union, Aug. 9.—The Gaffney bunch left this morning of their home after playing two games with the Buffalo ball team, just one being a thirteen- inning affair, ending with a score of 2 and 2. The Gaffney team is undoubtedly the cleverest and most gentlemenly set we have ever had in this section. The feature of the game was the work of Bell at first. He certainly plays superb ball and If be kepg hli pace will land in the big league. Averett also displayed marvelous work, allowiiffcf only one acratch hit and striking out fifteen men, walking only one. In fact, the entire team is ail to the mustard. We wish them success and hope they will goon‘re turn. The Buffalo hoys go to Gaffney this week for three game Union Fans. ing. At the close of the sermon Sun day night Hon. R. C. Sarratt paid the young preacher a splendid rr'hute in When you see a boy of ten with a clean faee and his hair carefully combed It’r'eafe to bet that he la in love with the achopl teacher. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in Gaff ney postoffice unclaimed for week ending August 10, 1908: Mr. Tom Austel, Mr. O. Bobo, Mr. Geo. M. Batley, S. T. Talley. Mr. W. C. Goings, Mr. E. D. Johnson. Mr. Charley Johnson, D. R. Jefferson. Mr. Bairs Luich. Miss Elit Ixraless. Mias Julia Littlejohn, Mr. Perry Lipscomb, Miss Lucy Lipscomb. Mrs. M. Mason. Mrs. Maynill Mason, Mrs. Ethel Mil ler, Miss Salmon Moore, Mrs. Sirioney More, J. A. Martin, Mr. Chiled Norse, Miss Sallie Norris, Miss Ethel Mel ton, Mbore & Jones, Mrs. Annie Mc- Cay, Miss Ida McDonald, Paul McCul lough, Mr. U. H. McClure, Miss Nan nie M. Canthos, Miss Harriett Mc Donald. Mrs. Dass McDonald. Mage McClenns, Mrs. Carrie Pitts (2). Mr*. Carrie Porter, Miss Azelia Roberts, E. J. Turner, Miss Bel vie Teague, Tucker & Lackston, User Thomson, Mr. Welger Ward, Mr. George Wash ington. Mr. T. F. Webb. Mrs. Beckis Wilson, Mrs. Hattie Wilkins. Please call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. Thomas Hsster. There never was a pretty girl so stupid thst she couldn’t fool the clev erest man of hsr acquaintance. ■tU a -5 vO ■ v l ■‘J , a