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I tiger Readers |buld Patronize dger Advertisers. Ledger To Reach Consumers in this Section Adver tise in The Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. Ill, NO. li.o GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1896. $1.00 A YEAH. SILVER’S SHARP STRUGGLE. RESIDENT CLEVELAND PLAYS HIS CARD. Icnry Watterson May Be Placed in Nomination by the Gold Dem ocrats at the Indianapo lis Convention. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Washinctox, Aug. 28.—The strug- Igle between the gold men and the [silver^mcn to make capital out of inch other’s words and acts is grow ing more intense and more exciting. Aside from McKinley's letter of ac ceptance, which must later on be compared with that of firyan, the wrestling of the present week may bo considered a stand oil. The silver- ites didn’t get through shouting over Mr. Hanna’s saying that the republi can party was not opposed to silver, which they declared to be a virtual acknowledgement of fear, before the joldites were yelling themselves loarse over Mr. Bryan’s appeal for rotes regardless of the Chicago plat- orm. Candidates and parties have >ften ignored platforms after elec- ion but it was somewhat novel for a :andidate to say before election that ,he ticket could be voted without en- lorsing everything in the platform, t was a bit of candor on the part of Mr. Bryan, if it wasn’t good politics. Among the politicians in Washing ton, regardless of party, it is believed ihat Mr. Hanna has been working up i little scare in the east in order to qoson some purse strings. When t}ie Indianapolis gold 4emo- :ratic convention was fjrst proposed t was supposed by many that it vould make no nomination, but would advise the support of McKinley, ft Is now considered certain that a nom- Bnation will be made, and if president (Cleveland does not object, that Henry IWatterson will head the ticket. At a meeting of the executive com- Lnittce of the National silver party, |Hkld in Washington this week, it was i|||Bidcd that headquarters be rnain- ^xlwed in Chicago and Washington, the west being looked after from the former place and the east and the south from the latter. Little else was made public concerning the com mittee meeting, but it is known that like its working partners, the demo cratic and populist committees, the committee is feeling the lack of cam paign funds and that its members are more or less worried a6out where they are to get the money to pay what they consider necessary campaign expen ses. President Cleveland played his.first trump in the presidential game when ho selected ex-Gov. Francis to suc ceed Mr. Hoke Smith as secretary of the interior, and it has made the sil ver men so mad that they are talking about the advisability of taking the very unusual course in the senate of rejecting the nomination of Mr. Fran cis. It is jiot probable, however, that such a course will be followed, as the election will be over before the senate meets. It is admitted by all who know the the situation in Mo. that Mr. Cleveland greatly strength ened the gold democrats in that state by taking Gov. Francis into the cabi net, and consequently increased Mc Kinley’s chances for carrying the state. Although Gov. Francis denies that he was “on the fence." it is stoutly asserted by Mo. democrats that he would have c»me out tor Bryan had he not been made secre tary of the interior. It is the impres sion in Washington that he will only be nominally at the head of the inte rior department, as his time will be fully taken up between now and elec tion working up the gold democracy I in Mo., and after election there will’ scarcely be time enough left for him to learn the duties of the position. Everybody knows how difficult it is (for three families to live together in )ace in one house, therefore it sur prised very few people when it leaked out that the relations between the |emocratie, populist, and silver com- littees, which are trying to do busi- in the-same building, had al- bocome considerably strained, )ugh they have not been under pe roof a week yet. Although these tnraittees are all working towards the same end it was not a wise move to put them together. Senator Faulkner, chairman of the democratic congressional committee, and Vice chairman (Stevens, \.f the silver com mittee. have gone to Chicago to talk [With Chaitmau Jones, and it is sur mised that their trip has something to do with the failure of the commit tees to get along harmoniously to gether. The Civil Service Commission, doubt less under orders, has issued o circular letter to all government employes, citing the law against po litical assessments upon office holders and the penalties for its violation. that the circular letter was because of tho reported assess ing of I * *b*i I officials in some of the states. CLIFTON GOSSIP. D 0) WRITING. The Friends of W. G. Austell Gratified at His Election. (Correspondence of The Lodger.) Clifton, S. C.. Aug. 81.—A notice able feature of the election here was the total absence of ill feeling, and the independent manner in which each voter cast bis ballot as bis judgement and choice dictated. This seems to have been entirely in keep- j ing with the feeling which prevailed throughout the state generally. In exercising our right of suffrage, we should select with care, deliberation and good judgement the men who are to sit “in the councils of the nation.” While not desiring to show any spec ial preference, we feel now, after the election is over, that there is no im propriety in stating that the friends here of Hon. W. (i. Austell feel very much gratified that lie should again be called upon to represent his peo ple in the General Assembly. He was a brave Confederate soldier, and is an able and patriotic man. Mr E. Bomar, manager of the com- pajiy stores, is in tho northern mar kets purchasing a large stock of goods for the fall and winter trade. Mr. Sam T. Reid, assistant manager of the stores, has returned from a pleas ant trip to Jonesvillc, McAdenville, N. C., and other places. G. C. Wilkins, a very popular and efficient salesman of the Facolet Mfg. Co., has been visiting relatives in Clifton. Mrs. J. F. Vinson and Mrs. Jilson have returned from a pleasant visit to Henrietta, X. C. Revs. J. L. Shinn and J. I). Bailey are conducting a successful meeting here. The public schools of Clifton will be opened about the first of October. Lee Byrd, of Gaffney, lias accepted a position with the Cliftou.Mfg. Co. SlSATQN. ———« •— — Allgood Items. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Aluood, Sept. 1.—The primary election at the Macedonia voting place passed of! quietly. If some of the candidates got no more votes at other places then they did here they are unanimously elected to stay at home, mind their own business and mourn over how it might have been. • A. II. Daniel, who we reported sick with typhoid fever sometime ago, is improving and bids fair to recover. J. L. Clary wont to the county seat lust Wednesday on business of importance. Robt. B. Powell went to Henrietta last Wednesday on business. , J. L. Clary went to Cowpens last Friday on business. Your correspondent, G. C. Price and Robt. B. Powell went toCowpens Saturday on business. Miss Carrie J. Clary visited her sister. Mrs. L. M. Turner, several days last week. Mrs, X. M. Wood and daughter visited relatives here Sunday. C. B. Hollilield, of Martinsville, visited friends and relatives here Sunday. Gaily Perry, of Gaffney, was here Sunday looking after the interest of the fair sex. Rebecca, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gardner, was stung by a bee on the middle toe one day last week, which came very near proving fatal. For two hours or more she was in an unconscious condi tion. E. C. Price was out hunting Sat urday evening and accidently let his gun fall frotn his shoulder causing it to be discharged,the load entering his left foot inflicting a severe wound. John Padgett also accidently shot himself with a pistol one day last week. William Price and William Rey nolds were coming homo from Cow- pens a few days since. Just as they were passing Wm. Garner’s their mule became frightened and jumped into a deep gully and about demol ished their buggy, spraining Price’s ankle and smashing up Reynolds’ mouth aud face. Cotton picking is progressing finely. Couxchackkk. — • - *- Reduced Rates to Dallas. The Southern Railway will sell ex cursion tickets to Dallas, Texas, and return on account of the meeting of the Grand Lodge of I. O. O. F., at the r^te of one faro for the round trip, tickets good for return passage until October 1st. By depositing ticket with agent at Dallas, Texas, the limit will be extended to October 10th, Full Information will be furnished by any agent of the Southern Rail way or by A. A. Vernoy, Puss. Agt., W. D. Allen, D. P. A., or S. II. Hard wick, Ass’t. Puss. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. —— •- • —_ Come to See Us. In its account of the game of ball between Shelby and Gastonia last week, the Cleveland Star had this paragraph: “The Shelby base ball team has not lost a game this season and they have played none but home men on the team.'’ Como to Gaffney, boys. You owe us a game and we want to change the language of the above paragraph. IT WAS TOO TOUGH FOR THE YOUNG WIDOW. So the “Kernel’’ was Made to Say that a Pretty Young Widow Had Ten Children Instead of Two Children. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Aug. 31.—Mr. Luther Davis and Miss Pacolet Mott were married last Wednesday by J. L. Strain. Magistrate. We have a great deal of fever in this section just now. Mr. “Nace" Sanders died last Saturday night at bis home near Star Farm. Mr. Rufus Phillips is bad off with some thing like quinsey. Mrs.C. F. Inman is bad off too. A large congregation met at El- bethel jesterday to attend the closina exercises of the middle section of the Broad River Associationnl S. S. Con vention. Prof. Davis Jefferies made a line lecture. His subject was “Temperance." Rev. Amos Clary preached the sermon. His text was, “We Know."—John 3;2. Although a young man with his education un finished he bids fair to rise high among his brethren of the ministry. We wish him great success. I did not have the pleasure of attending the convention there on Saturday, but learn from those who did that it was a success. The people of El- bethel don’t do things by halves. There has been a severe malady among the cattle in this section, es pecially milk cows. Charlie Roberts, one of our colored neighbors, has lost four right straight along and others are sick. T. M. Littlejohn, Esq., has lost several. Last year Col. Sam’l Jefferies lost several in his pasture on Gilky’s creek near Steen*City. Tho little boat is to make its start for Lockhart Shoals this morning. The water is so low in the river and the sand so much in tho way it is doubtful whether much speed can be made before we have rain to raise the river. Cotton is opening finely. Most farmers calculate on its all opening during September, and the most ex travagant calculations don’t go over one-half a crop this year. Old farm ers toll mo they never seen a crop full so fast as it lias done this year, especiallv in up-lands. Tho printer who set (up my letter last week must look out, for making me say, “Mrs. Retty Parker and her ten children" instead of “two." If I bad thought tho “gump" couldn't road I would have put down a figure “2” for him to go by. A nice way he has of making me speak of a good looking young widow with two chil dren instead of ten. Never mind, Mr. Jim proctor will get hold of him, and do him just like he did that clerk some years ago whom he jerked over the counter and stamped for disput ing his word, then we will be even I suppose. Some of Mike Sellers’ family are sick. They have fever. Dr. Charlie Jefferies is their physician. I learn that J. E. Foster, P. S. Webber and T. J. Estes were elected last Tuesday as commissioners for this township. Rev. W. R. Owings will preach at Salem next Sabbath, Sept. Gth. Fodder pulling is pretty well over with. Much of it has burned on the stalk. Four-fifths of tho voters of t his sec tion are in favor of a new county, and the other fifth will acquiesce .vhen it is settled beyond a peradven- turo that the people of Gaffney will build tho court house and jail in a suitable place, on a sufficiently large lot to prevent their being crowded by other buildings. Wo feel sure that the Gaffney people will do what they say—they are built that way exactly. They will give us a good lot in a con venient place for tho public buildings and will erect such buildings as will be a credit to tho now county. Some say it will be theipoorest county in the state. Not a bit of that; but it won’t be so jarge. The old veterans are coming up with their account ol battles,marches, prison life, and any other army inci dents that are to make up South Car olina’s war history. That’s right, comrades, turn on the light. Lewis Lanier, of Company B.,l2thS. C, regiment, says he can give a history of his company and regiment from its origination at Lightwood Knot Springs in August, 1801, to its sur render at Appomattox C. H., Va., on April Oth, 1805. “Lew" was there all the time. The old 12th wrote her nemo high on tho pages of history. Orderly Sergeant (L W. McKown, Company F., 15th S. C. Regiment, has tho material in hand for a history of Ins old company, which was first commanded by Capt. C. W. Boyd, who was killed at Chancellorsville, Vu., May 8, ’03. Th's company took part in all the principal buttles in which the Army of Northern Virginia was engaged, and the fifteenth was among the best regiments this State had in the field during the war. A long list of casualties is now in my possession and will go into history some day in the near future. What members of the 15th, the 5'h, the 12th, the 18th. the 14th, the Oth, the 7th, the 1st, Orr’s Rifles, the Hampton and Holcomb Legions have done others cun do; and I trust will do. Vet there are a great many inci dent? connected with these com mands that should go down as part of their history, and I hope tne com rades will come forward and help me to get thoan into history. I want it distinctly understood here, and row, that what I am doing it without reward or even hope of re ward, further than to place upon re cord the names of those of our com rades who. true to the teachings of their forefathers in times of its great est distress and need, offered them selves sacrifices upon their country’s altar, that South Carolina might be free and independent. This work has heretofore been neglected and all po<- ibility of <jur even getting a history except th^t written by our friends,the enemy, wfll never be past. Most of the other^tates of the late Confeder- acj f have fcoked after this matter and gathered ihe history and rolls of their troops and published them long ago. We cairt afford to rest until we have dond our duty to both the living and the dead. Lust Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the closing exerceses of Miss C. Lula Wood’s school at Beth lehem church. The occasion brought the yoemanry, youth and beauty of Pearidge, together, also with a large number of visitors, who, like myself, went there to see and to hear. The day was lovely and the beauti ful grove was literacy filled with a joyous, expectant crowd. Buggies, wagons, carts, bycjcles and horses all had dumped their loads of precious freight upon the ground to witness or take part in the proceedings. As soon as I arrived I was escorted to the school house where Rev. J. \V. Harris made me acquainted with the teacher and scholars. The teacher— a b >autiful lady of about twenty sum mers—was as busy us a bee preparing her scholars for the occasion. I soon found out the program and deter mined to fill my part of it the best. I knew how, so wo repaired to' the stand followed by the school num bering about fifty scholars (about half of whom were girls dressed in white with red badges). About one half of the scholars took seats on the stand and the exercises were opened by the school singing “Bringing in the Sheaves." One of the largest boys, a Mr. Holcomb, acted as mas ter of ceremonies and read the pro gram. The exercises were concluded and the scholars formed in line and marched to the school house where they waited a few minutes until din ner was announced, then they were marched to a table prepared espe cially for them, at which your corres pondent was invited to join them. Three long tables were literally la den with the choicest viands the market and climate could pro luce, and to this was added a lot of barbe cued meats prepared by that veteran cook, Dan Gallman. There were an abundant supply of victuals and the good people of Bethlehem, and espe cially the ladies, vied with each other in making their guests enjoy them selves. The ladies did their full duty on the premises, and nothing that the culinary art could furnish was neglected or overlooked to give the table that exquisite beauty and ex cellence which the fair women were determined it should bear. It was a grand day for Pea Ridge and old Beth lehem scored another point in its his tory of which it has a just reason to bo proud. In the afternoqn the stand was oc cupied by some of the candidates who addressed the people. Cupid was at work in the game. The old people gathered in groups to talk over the memories of the past, the needs of the present and the crops of the fu ture. The children skipped over the grounds in pursuit of innocent pleas ures. while some of the young men, bachellors and widowers cornered on the fair se* and gave them a good quiet talking. Taken all in all it was one of the most orderly and well be haved assemblies of the kind it was ever my lot to meet with and I hope to be allowed the pleasure of spend ing many such days as that spent with the good people of Bethlehem and old Pea Ridge. j. i„ a. Denies the Charge. (Corn spondrnce of The Ledger.) Corinth, Aug: 31.—Sweet William denies the charge of whip-stealing brought against him by that irrepres sible Flaw Picker. He suvs if he had stolen the whip he would have sold it as ho is needing money just now. Tom Tit.- A hacking cougli keeps the bron chial tubes in a state of constant ir ritation, which, if not speedily re moved, may lead to chronic bronchi tis. No prompter remedy can be found than Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Its effect is immediate and the result permanent. A BIG BATCH OF FLAWS WHICH FLAW PICKER SAYS IS TOO SERIOUS FOR FUN. A Boy that Will Curse His Mother is Lower Down than a Suck-Egg Dog—He Makes it Hot for Lazy Men. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Draytonville, Sept. 1.—Shame, shame, oh, scandalous shame. Did I ever think that we had a boy in all America who would curse and abuse his mother? Nay, I thought Ameri can blood was too patriotic for that. But to come right down to the point and make the story short I’ll just say that I was informed by a reliable party, just across the railroad from the Coalin’ Ground, that a young feller (he aint a gentleman) cursed and abused his mother, and even called her what folks sometimes calls female dogs, with the addition of a volume of terrible oaths. If my in formant had told me his name I swear by all that’s good and bad that I would sure put it in print so that the world would know how to respect such u dog when they met him. A boy that will curse his mother is lower down than a suck-egg dog. He is void of human principal, he lias no shame, he has no respect for himself or his country, he is no more than a self-made dog of the lowest type. This is too serious to be fun, aud it makes me so durn mad to hear of such till I would throw such a missle as this in a man’s face even though he was as big ns a mountain if tie was guilty of such a charge. Before God, before I would curse my mother, after she has nursed, and worried, and toiled, and doctored, and prayed and watched over me, I would go and swap myself off for a yaller, sheep killing, suck-egg dog and then shoot the dog for bringing reproach on his kind. There is nothing on eartl) I hold more sacred to my heart than “moth er," “wife," “babies.". These three names have a-eweet.sound and an ever abiding place in my neart, and if wo are ever separated these three names will ever ring sweetly in my soul of memory. They are what makes toil and labor a pleasure; they are what makes home happiness and rest sweet. Were I do go home and find that one of these had taken its everlasting departure my heart wo .Id be crushed as the spring tlower be neath the tread of the pedestrian. Still such things arc possible. Show me a man who lazes and lolls around on the streets and public highways and makes his wife and lit tle ones work to keep him up and I will show you a lazy, good-for-nothing sconndrel who don’t love his family and aint fit to be recognized by de cent folks. (I’m talking about able- bodied men now.) I would rather respect a nigger who works for his family than a white man who has his family to work for him. The nigger is more of a gentleman even if he does “raise" chickens after night. These lazy old cusses puts me in the mind of a story I have heard ever since I was a boy. The story goes: “One time there was a man too lazy to work; his friends indulged him until they got tired; he was too lazy to walk to the clergyman’s to get married, consequently he was a bachelor; ho wouldn’t cook the grub after his neighbors would carry it in to him; his neighbors saw that he was going to starve to death and raise a scandal to tho community if some thing wasn’t done; they concluded to bury him alive and avoid the name of letting u man starve to death in their community; they were driving him to the graveyard in a wagon when they mot a feller who inquired: “Who’ve you got there in tho wagon ? “Mr. Whateverhlsnamewus," was the reply. “Where are you taking him?" “To the graveyard.” “What are you going to do with him?" “Going to bury him." “Is he dead?" “No—worse than that." “Drunk then, I guess?" “No. he is so confounded lazy till he’s about to starve to death. Vs neighbors have indulged him till wo can’t stand up to it any longer and thought it best to bury him alive," the driver said. “Well, if you will postpone the fu neral procession I will give him a bushel of corn," said the stranger. “Is it shelled?" asked the lazy man in a slow, dragging tone as he Mowly raised his- head above the wagon bed. “No, It’s not shelled, but it wont take you long to—" “Drive on, boys," said tho lazy man as he dropped back down in the wagon." Again, these old lazy devils puts me in the mind of “The Arkansaw Traveller’s’’ house covering—when It was raining he couldn’t cover it, and when it wasn’t raining it didn’t need covering—when their families are sick they have got a good excuse, to stay at home and nur.se them, ami when their families are well they can make the living for themselves. Many a man’s wife and children work hard all week and when Satur day night comes he draws their earn ings and spends it for linker, then gets drunk and goes home and treats them worse than if they were brutes. It would be a God's blessing on many a wife and child if the United States had never denounced the Klu- Klux. But it got, towards the last, to be like most everything else of its nature—chug full of blame scound rels. There are four organizations I ab hor, yea, 1 denounce them with a soul full of hatred. I hate theorigin from whence they sprang. They are “The United Order of Do Nothing," “Sons of Rest," “Knights of Leisure” and “Independent Order of the Never Sweats.” I wouldn’t give old Ratler for all a member of one of these lodges would do in a year. Rattler is nigh 'bout a fine dog. When a possum puts his foot on the ground Ratler will holler “ups" every time before the possum can say “no upance." Ef a possum don’t think Ratler will have “upance" in the game he only has to put one foot on the ground an then go hack up in his hole. Yes, Ratler is a line dog, he will tree anything from a (lyin'squir rel up to a coon, run anything at nighis from a rabbit up to a sheep, an will eat most anything, hut he prefer-- '-esh eggs from the nest. Vei j a fine dog an highly es teemed oy his master, Flaw Picker. Union County S. S. Convention. Tho delegates and -Sunday School workers who expect to attend tho meeting of the Interdenominational Sunday Schoo’. Convention of Union county at Flbethel church on Octo ber 1st and 2nd, will please notify the chairman of the committee on entertainment, J. Eb. Jefferies, Esq.. Star Farm. S. C., in order that homes may be provided for them during their stay. Tne good people of Elbethel and of North Pacolet generally, are deter mined to do everything in their power to make it the best convention ever held in Union county—the State convention not excepted. We hope the Sunday school people throughout the county and clswhere will appreciate the zeal of our people in pushing forward this good work and come forward and help them. J. L. Strain, Sec’.y Union Co. S. S. Convention. — —. -*+(». —— New Road Wanted. The people living from Drayton ville to the Cherokee Ferry want a new road—or rather the old road fixed up and widened to about 10- feet. The county commissioners have granted the right, but they do not want to be compelled to condemn the land of the Gaffney Land and Im provement Company. About GOO yards is all the distance the land company would have to permit to be widened. The Iron and Steel Ore Company will give tii^ right of way through their land us will also Jack Parker. The Iron and Steel Ore Co. will also give $50 toward the project All that is wanted is the consent of the Gaffney Land and Improvement Company. Cannot these gentlemen be induced to grant the right? If they will do so it is promised work will begin in ten days. Religious Reading. Tho usual services will bo held at the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evemng by the pastor, Rev. B. 1*. Robertson. There will be a protracted meeting at Beulah next week. The meeting will commence next Subbath and continue the entire week, with two services u day. Rev. J. D. Grout will have charge. The Monday evening cottage prayer meetings are well attended. Tho meeting next Monday night will be at tho home of Mr. L. G. Byars’. There will be preaching at Provi dence next Saturday and Sunday at the usual hours. A cordial invitation is extended to all. There will be tho usual services at tho Methodist church next Sabbath morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. D. Grout. —— *—» ■ - — Another Burglary. Since our last issue tho Gaffney book smasher broke into J. D. Jeter’s meat market and tore the index out of his ledger and carried the ledger off. Who in gaffney is interested in de stroying accounts? Some one is, and he should be caught. 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