The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 17, 1896, Image 7
THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., SEPTEMUER 17, 1890.
Wtint your 'Trittlo,
and If Low l»rl«-«>s. Good (ioods and I'alr IH'alin^s wil! .•atoll
you, i'll jrot you. 1 liavc Just l>ou>!li( u 11 no of 'f'i n \vj» :h- ;i ml
IrollWSire to soil at alaiut formor prico to ino. I am dally roeoivia;;
GOODS forthol-'iill Trade and
You C'iin Oct
loft In tho surnmor st«*ok at groatly reduced prices. Come
and ask for what you want. A-l.V 20tli Oentnr.v Corset i> a l.eanty. and a
loader at .*10 cts. Standard Indigo and other brands of ealicoacts. Ginghams
and Outings, a beautiful line, 5 cts. Hand Towels .V I". ::o and :i. cents.
JXre^H OoocIh !
SOME BEAUTIES, (’llEM’. OAT I'LXKES by theltbl. I
can sell you I lb. for .lets., or ti lbs. foji'xts. fiesh and nice. Sugar. Cotree,
I'lour. Meat Lard. Molasses. Tobacco and anythin' ns low ns the lowest.
1 Will r<ot J*e I nclerHoUI. Oiill ami Ciet AI.v I’riccsi.
T. I>. GroiKlelook.
"Pho ICtoniiil
P'itness of r l
takes its place even in the selection of a Hair Brush.
A scalp lillctl with dandruff should not have a very stiff brush
applied to it. Nor should thick hair ho brushed with short brist
les. Examine our line. Any number of widths, weight*;, de
grees of harshness and prices from 25 to 75c., 75c to $1.75,
I >n I *i'o I >imsr Oo.
Phone 21.
IMcUelss Arc Good Appetisers*.
Whether they he sweet or Sour, so if you want a good appe
tite there is no better way to create it than to eat
Ileiii^’H Gclcl>ritlcd Brickies*.
We carry a full line of the first-class goods and keep them
fresh and new all the time.
lleins^fc* HoBton Hiikcd I^cstni**
With Tomato Sauce make excellent eating. Call and secure
a sample box free.
Giiimcd Goods of A13 EKsndt*
Constantly on hand, and always as low as the lowest. In
fact everything to be had in the (Iroccrv line can he had of
BYARS & SPARKS,
Exclusive Grocers.
The neatest, best ironed and lightest running wagon
in the market, and the only first-class wagon made
with post oak hubs and dust-proof skein.
Car Load to Arrive This Week.
Remember that we carry a line of l , 'irst-(’lass Buggies,
Phaetons, Harness, Stoves, Tinware, Furniture,
Coffins, Caskets and Burial Rohes, all of which will
he sold
At the Lowest Possible Prices.
All styles of Picture frames made to order and satis
faction guaranteed. Be sure to call and see us when
in need of anything in our line.
Respectfully,
Carroll, Carpenter Humphries.
St emu
We now have on hand a complete assort
ment of Steam Pipe, Ells, Tees, Bushings,
Nipples, Unions, etc., etc. Also ail kinds
of Fittings for Saw Mills and Cotton Gins,
together with the tools for doing all work
in this line, and will be glad to serve you
at any time.
Prices always reasonable.
J. Q. Galloway & Son.
-f THE * FALL * OPENING*
-OF-
CARROLL Al
-WILL TAKK J’LAUK
IX )-I) A X
Having purchased a magnificent stock of goods for the fall
trade, we extend a cordial invitation to our friends and patrons
to attend our fall opening today and inspect our stock and prices.
As in the past, wo will in the future strive to merit the patron
age,of all, by Riir dealing and low prices.
Respectfully,
1RROLL& CARPENTER.
II
Is a blood disease and only a blood reme
dy can cure it. So many people make
the mistake of taking remedies which
at best are only tonics and cannot possi
bly reach their trouble. Mr. Asa Smith,
Greencastle, Indiana, says: “For years
I have suffered with Sciatic Rheuma
tism, which the best physicians were un
able to relieve. I took many patent
medicines but they did not seem to
reach my trouble. I gradually grew
worse until I was un
able to take my food
or handle myself in
any way; I was abso
lutely helpl-*ss. Three
bottles of S.S.S. re
lieved me so that I
was soon able to move
my right arm; before
long I could walk
across the room, and
when I had finished one dozen bottles
was cured completely and am as well as
ever. I now weigh 170.”
A Real Blood Remedy.
S.S.S. cures Scrofula, Cancer, Eczema,
and any form of blood troubles. If you
have a blood disease, take a blood modi-
cine—S.S.S. {guaranteedpurely vege'a-
table) is exclusively for the blood a; d
is recommended for nothing else, it
forces out the poison matter permancu
ly. We will
send to anyone
our valuable
books. Address
Swift Specific
Co., Atlanta,
Ga.
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T O KENT - Tho five rooms up over my
store In the Domett Htiihllni;- Terms
reasonable. J. L. Alexander.
F OR SALE—A Oreseent Xo. 1 Hioyfle. ’IHi
model. Almost new at reduced prices.
Apply to \V. N. Jefferies. Asbury. S. < .
W ANTED Everybody lo know that we
have opened up a lirst class Beef Mar
ket in tee rear of A',. D. Thomas’ storeim
East I'rederiek St., near town liridgc. and
that we are selling: at lowest possible prices.
Orders solicited. I’honc
Thomas A: Hammcl t.
itor—
BELT I NCI,
RAC KINGS,
LFBRIBATORS,
INJ KCTOBS,
FIRING,
And all stoam linings. A fine
line of
CFTLERV,
GFNS,
RISTOLS,
CARTRIDGES
SHELLS,
Anil almost any tiling you may
call for. We cut and fit
Pipe.
Smith Hardware Co.
Notice!
This Is no emporium, no grand
aggregation, no symposium or
other grand collection of high
sounding circus humbuggery.
BUT THE PLACE to (jet your Doors. Sash,
Blinds and all kinds of Ituildini: Ma
terial. Sawed and 11 and Made Shiiij?les
for t lie h ast possible cash.
ADVICE given free in regards to proper
sizes for making frames, etc.
BILLS for materials and estimates made
prompt ly.
OFFICE in warehouse.
Respectfully.
L,. 11AICISK.
Lay Aside
Something’*
FOR YOUR FAMILY by
buying a policy in the Mas
sachusetts ■enefit Life As
sociation, from
R. S. LIPSCOMB, Agt
Also Fire Insurance Agt.
MURDER MOST MYSTERIOUS.
GILES THOMPSON IS FATALLY
ASSAULTED.
The Jury of Inquest Fail to Agree on
the Verdict and Two Members
Refuse to Sign It—The
Testimony.
W. D. ARCHER,
TO-XHOKIAT^ JVKTIglT.
Hair-cutting, in tho latest styles.
Shaving and Shampooing at reason
able prices.
£jdT'Hhop next to J. D. Goude- j
oclt’s store.
On last Friday night between !I
and 10 o’clock, there was, perhaps,
the most blood curdling murder com
mitted about six miles east of this
place, in Drnytonville Township in
Union county, that bus ever been
committed in our section of the state,
and Giles Thompson a colored man
was the victim.
Giles Thompson was one of the
most industrious men of his race in
this section, lie hail bought a track
of land and paid for it by hard work.
He had it in a good state of cultiva
tion and on it had, with his own
hands, built*n comfortable dwelling
and all necessary outbuildings that
he might in his declining years enjoy
the comforts that his hand and con
stant work had provided. Hut his
destroyer came when he was still at
work in the night time and took his
life.
Since Thompson finished working
his crop he has been hauling wood to
Gallney us he told a neighbor ”to
gel a liille money as col ton was going
to be short.”
On last Friday afternoon, Thomp
son brought a load of wood to G.ill-
ncy, disposed of it and left tho city
rather late, which put him in the
night reaching his home. About a
hundred yards or two from bis house
lie bad to go through a gate, and
while at this gate ,nnd after passing
his team through it he was ruthless!}'
assaulted by some unknown person
apparently with an ax or hatchet and
liis head and face was beaten and cut
into a bloody mass. His team pro
ceeded down to his house and was
cared for by his little son, thinking
that his father was near, but while
at the barn lie heard groans in the
direction of the gate. He told his
mother, who hurriedly went with
him in tiie direction of the groans.
When they reached tho gate they
found tiie farther and husband pros
trate on the ground wounded as above
described, speechless, unconscious.
They soon aroused the neighbors
who speedily assembled around the
prostrate body of the unfortunate
man and moved it to his home where
he lingered in an unconscious condi
tion until Sunday night about ten
o’clock when he died without even
being able lo give the slightest clue
to liis inhuman and fiendish murderer
or murderers.
As Thompson was found at night,
little couid be done towards hunting
the murderer. But early Saturday
morning everybody was on the alert,
and every ellort was made to unravel
the mystery, and on Sunday Bon Jef
feries. a step-son of Thompson, was
arrested on suspicion and brought to
Gallney and placed in the city prison.
Jefleries was carried back to Thomp
son’s on Monday morning. 'Magis
trate II. A. Tate soon arrived and
proceeded to hold the inquest. D.
Painter, acting constable, soon sum
moned tho following men and Esq.
Tate swore them in as jurymen, and
they selected John Alexander fore
man : John Alexander, Columbus
Spencer, It. S, Spencer, R. Lemaster,
S. Blanton, Joe George, Wallace Lit
tlejohn (col.). Bud Wilson, Ferre!
Stroup, John Barnhill, M. It. Stew
art. L. Darwin and G. W. McCown.
The jury first viewed the body and
hud the wounds explained to them by
Dr. C. A. Jefferies, alter which the
taking of testimony began.
The first witness swore was Wheeler
Thompson, son of deceased. He said :
‘‘On Friday night about 10 o’clock I
went out to the gate and found tho
wagon and team without tho driver.
I took the mules and put them in the
stable and heard him groaning up at
the gate. He had been to Gaffney
with a load of wood. I had gone to
bed. Mother called me and told me
that tho wagon had come. Mother
and me went to hunt father and
found him at tiie upper gate on his
back. He was unable to speak. I
could not see any wounds. 1 never
knew of him having any fuss with
anyone except mother. I don’t know
if he had any money. I don’t know
of anyone whom they accused of
burning bis house. I don’t know who
did the deed—the hatchet has never
been misplaced. I don’t know of any
one who could 'have done the deed.
Tho hatchet was looked for in the
shop, but was not found. I don’t
think the hatchet had a handle in it.
Jack Service was here that day after
coal.”
Ester Thompson, wife of deceased,
being sworn said : "On Friday night
between 9 and 11 o’clock, the wagon
came^up to the gate. I woke Wheeler
up and told him that the wagon had
come. He put the mules up and
came hack and told me that he
hoard his father groaning. We went
up there and I picked him up, but he
was unable to speak. He said on
Thursday that he had enemies all
around hero, but I cannot say who
'Md the deed. Ho got the gun and
set it by tho bed Thursday night—
something he lias never done before.
On that particular day I did not
know of any fuss that he hud had
with any one. The house was burned
just one week before. I did net ac
cuse anyone of burning the house.
Giles said things brought hero when
I moved was his. He told me to tell
Ben to keep away from here. He
also ordered Nat to keep away from
here. Giles has not hit me since I
have been here. I do not know how
much money he had. 1 do riot
know why Giles forbid Nat from
coming here. I do not know anything
about the hatchet, where it i*. I would
not say that ho burned the house
when he was lying in bed with me.
I was asleep when he called me and
do not think ho could have gone out
and set it on lire. Ben never did say
that he was going to kill Giles in my
presence. Mr. Spencer searched
Giles’ pockets and found seventv-two
cents. Giles said that lie believed
that I would be glad if crowd would
come in and mob him.
Dr. Chas. A. Jefferies being sworn
said: 1 was called to see Giles
Thompson on Sunday about lo
o’clock. 1 found him with a compound
frajturcon both sides of the head,
also several cuts, both on head and
face. The wounds on head seemed
to have been indicted with some blunt
instrument while those on face was
done with a sharp instrument. On
being asked whether or not he thought
that wounds could have been in
dicted with a hatchet, here plied that
lie thought they could.
Nat Curtis, (col.) being sworn said :
I do not know anything of this man’s
death. I was here on the morning
after the deed was committed. The
Wednesday before the killing I was
coming up the road with Ben. (Giles
step-son.) ho said if things continue
like they wore going on lie would
burst his (Giles) head for him.
I also heard another man say that lie
heard him say the same. I do not
know tiie man’s name. It was last
Wednesday morning when he said
tliis. He did not tell me that (files
burnt the honse. I was not at (tiles
house the day before the deed was
committed nor was I down on the
creek before day on the morning
after. Giles and myself were on
good terms. We never had any dilli-
culty. I wanted him to know that I
was one who attended to my own
business and was not afraid of any
man. We never played cards on
Sunday but have played many a
time; the last time was in his piazu
some time ago.
Easter Thomson recalled, said:
Nat and Giles had a fuss, or at least
that is what Giles told me. I heard
(files order him off; this happened
about Christmas.
Mack Hudson, sworn said: One
day Easter, (file's wife, came over to
my house and told my wife to come
over and get some watermelons. I
went over instead of my wife to get
the melons, Ben (Giles’ step-son)
was there. Ben told me to hurry up
and get the melons before (files re
turned as it would cause trounle if
Giles came and caught them giving
away tho watermelons and that he
did not wish to have any trouble
with him.
John Montgomery being sworn
said: I after being notified with
several others went to where Giles
was lying at the gate, wo found him
lying on his face, we picked him up
and carried him down to the house.
I stayed with him, but was never
able to get any tiling out of him as
to who did the deed. We tracked
someone from near where Giles was
found across the field and saw some
cotton with blood on it, where the
one who committed the deed had
wiped his hand or the instrument with
which it was done.
Limited space f-irbids the publish
ing of the testimony (if J,. If. Stroup,
C a he I Spencer. .1. S Conk, Will
Montgomery and John Montgomery.
The jury retired and after consul
tation returned with a verdict that
the deceased carve to his death in
the manner described in tin* evidence
and by the hands of some one to t hem
unknown. We learn that Mr. Rich
ard Lemaster and Mr Joseph George,
two of the jurymen refused to sign the
verdict.
Ben Jefferies was released and it is
evident that the jury did not believe u
word of the evidence against Nat Cur
tis. The witnesses who made the
statements against him. first tried to
implicate Ben Jefferies and at lust
turned on Nut, seemingly without
e fleet.
There are a number of well defined
theories relative to tiie tragedy. One
in which many agree is, that there is
a woman in it. and that Giles’ rem >v-
al would make the way clear for the
enjoyment of his hard earned home by
another.
Jno.O. Tate, of Asimry, was among
the progressive L nlgentes in Gaffney
Tuesday.
“GREATESTON EARTH”
Dr. ITHles’ Restorative Nervine.
Mr R T. Caldwell, Is book-keeper In
tho First National Bank of Fulton, Ky.
*T was completely run down, My nerves
occaiuo so unstrung through loss of sleep
and worry that I felt sure I would l»o com
pelled to civo up my position, t would lie
awake all night long, and it took but little
A
Vi
It. T. Caldwell*
to shako mo up so that I could not possibly
attend to my business as I should. In
connection with this I had liver trouble,
heaviness about the stomach, and pains in
different parts of my body. I was also much
reduced In flesh. I was persuaded to try
Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine.
I first procured a trial bottlo from a local
druggist and good results quickly followed. I
then proeun'd a dollar bottle, ana by the time
I had used this up I was a different man. I
am now on my third bottlo and am able to
sleep soundly ana eat regularly, something
I could not possibly do before taking your
iVervtTK. 1 am now fully recovered, a nd do not
hesitate to pronounce Dr. Miles' Restorative
Nervine tho ffrcatent nervine on earth."
Fulton. Ky. R. T. CALDWELL.
Dr. Miles' Nervine is sold on a positive
guarantee that tho first bottlo will lienoflt.
All druggists sell it at SI, 6 bottles for$5, or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price
by tho Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, lud.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine ‘‘“St.
O. L. SriifMPEiiT. Titos. B. Bi ri.Kit.
Sol. Dll .lodirKI Chcnit. U. S. Com.
SCHUIPE8T, * BUTLER’S ■ McGOWAH,
ATTOIi TV « VS-A T-I, AW .
Union and Gaffney, S. C.
Olliee clays at oalTney. Friday and Satur
day of each week.
\ cry careful and prompt attention given
to all business entrusted to us.
P8 r “l , raetice in all the courts.
A TERRIBLE COLLISION.
HARD TIMES STRUCK LOW PRICES-
ONLY BARGAINS SURVIVE.
There has been an nwful smash-up among manufacturers and importers
lately, who, finding themselves suddenly in a tight squeeze, have been com
pelled to let go the lever of prices and jump for a place of safety. Now we
have taken advantage of this collision and bought our goods cheaper than
ever before. We have made
A “GRAND KICK”
against the old fogy business ideas of “charging all the profit the customer
will stand” and what wo propose to do is to
CHARGE AS LITTLE A PROFIT AS WE CAN STAND.
and we’re not in the business for our health, either. We like to make
money but we are convinced that it CAN NOT be done by plundering tho
public. “A close price makes a sale and a friend”—we’ll take ours^hat
way.
i Ladies’ Shoes from 72c up.
REMEMBER ! Gents’ Suits from $2.97) up.
f Best Jeans in town at 25c.
Yours for business,
J. R. 'Tolleson.
1M ZV >Sr»!
Johnson’s Music Parlor,
Rear Carroll & Stacy’s Bank.
A fresh assort incut of Vocal and Instrumental Music Just received and will Ik;
added to monthly.
I’uplls on IMunos, Violin or Vocalization received at any time. For terms call at my
parlor.
■W. JOItlSSOIS.
OAKROmm Ac STJVCY, Uimkoi-H
Trnlinnet n Oencrnl Itnukina: llimincHH.
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Department.
Having opened up a Savings Department In our bank, beginning .Inly 1st, iswi. we
will receive deposits of 91.110 and upwards and allow Interest thereon at 4 percent,
per annum, payable quarterly when left in bank J tuonlhs or longer. Safety IH>-
poslt Boxes for rent. Your patronage solicited.
CARROLL & STACY.
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