The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 18, 1897, Image 1

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nfr ; V. -% ' > C. JEFFERIES,^ GREENVILLE, S. C. ,ney and Counsel.or at Law. Practice!, in .11 the Courts. Collections a Specialty Will Be in Gaffney on Saturdays and Mondays. The 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 of Cherokee County. VOL. IV. NO. 5. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897. THE OLD IRON INDUSTRY. i THE MEN WHO WERE THE PIONEERS. Mr. Wm. Little Gives More Interest- ing History Concerning the Old Iron Industry in This Section. The closer grey i two and discovered r >, (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ili.ACKsnrRf;, March 1*>.—I prom ised to try to give you some informa tion with regard to the discovery of this magnetic iron ore in the South ern States. I told in my other arti cle that there hail been a funmee on Allison's creek in York county before the Revolutionary war. The ore bank that supplies that furnace was near Allison’s creek, and was brown hame- t ilo, and was known as the Hill ore, band and made castings of a superior quality in that day. Even In my time, I have known ore hauled from the Hill Rank to Long Creek furnace to mix with the grey magnetic ore to make rollers lor rolling mills and stumps for gold mills, mixed made-casting of a harder texture than the netic alone. The grey ore was not until after the Revolutionary war. It was lir-t discovered near the foot of a hitl<! inojintain in Lincoln county. N. C., about ten miles from Lincoin- ton. It was discovered by General Joseph Graham, who was a land sur- and when surveying at that place. ■ Mis compas became agitated, and on nis examining the location, that the magnetic iron ore was the cause of the agitation of his compas. General Grahupi was an officer in the American at my and was in Charlotte with Colonel Davie mid Davison when they had the skirmish with Cornwal lis. Graham's horse failing with him, was taken overtaken by a dragoon and received three sabre wounds on his head, and was left for dead in the mad, hut he got well and carried tin* three large scars of the wounds o his grave. He would laugh and [tell how he outwitted the Rriton by playing 'possum, and pretended to be dead. He lived to a very old age, and was a descendant of John Gra ham’s of Claverhouse, afterward Yjiscount Dunde and Duke of Mon- tros. The bloodhound and tiger mixed of Charles II, and his brother James in their persecution of the Scotch covenanter. We will now take up the iron busi ness again. When General Graham discovered the ore. he secured a site on Leper’s Creek, built a forge and sent for a bloomer, and getting a grant for a large tract of the vacant land belonging to the State, went to making iron. That started other en terprising men to prospecting for iron, among whom were Major John Fulenwider, General i’eter For ney, Captain Alex Brevard, and Messrs. Ren Arnold. Graham, Forney and Brevard as a company, got the big ore bank near the little moun tain between the south fork of the main Catawba that supplied their furnaces and forges for three fourths a of century, and is still thought to contain an almost inexbaustable amount of the lincst ore in the world. Fulcnwider and Arnold found ore on the west of the south fork of the Catawba in abundance, built a fur nace near the Ormond Bank, on the head waters of Long Creek, which was run for several years by Fulen- wider and a Mr. Sloan, who got Or mond’s interest in the furnace, which was the next to hills, built in tin* south. Mr. Fulen wider then discovered the Kllison hank, near where the young town of Besemer, is now build ing, and the Costner bank was dis covered by Mr. Adam Costner within a half mile of Big Long Creek. Fulenwi- der then built a larger furnace on that creek, and worked those banks which was, and is the in st I have ever seen, being entirely clear of sulphur. The Legislature of North Carolina made him a grant of three thousand acres of the State lands for the beneiit of iron works. He then came in pos session of the Furguson bank, and the Yellow Ridge bank, the last with in one mile of the far famed Kings Mountain Gold Mine. The two last have a groat deal of sulphur with the ore, although very rich in iron. It has not been a success in making good iron. The Yellow Ridge is the largest body of ore that has ever been discovered on this bed, but one-half the vein is good black magnetic ore. The other half of the vein, fully one- half sulphur. The next bank is on Silver Mountain, about one mile north of Besemer. It is a mixture of black hametite. and grey magnetic and makes the strongest blast fur nace castings I have ever seen. The Silver Mountain was worked for sil ver by three Spaniards, yours before the Iron was discovered. I have seen their tunnels running into the hill ! nd the remains of their furnace they ad for melting their ore, and was ■quainted in my youth with some old people, both men and women that had seen them at work, and those people told that the miners had pack horses, and that one of the men would take two or three of these horses laden with the proceeds of their labor and be gone for one or two months and return, the horses laden with supplies for their camp, ,nd at the end of about two years they all three packed up and left and were never heard of, .but it was thought they had been robbed and murdered by the Indians. There is no doubt but it is a continuation of the lead and silver vein that has been worked some two miles below Gaffney. The magnetic iron crops out from the Yellow Ridge at the northeast end of Whitakers Moun tain, and has been worked to advan tage at several places to the Blocky Rank, two miles west <»f Cherokee Ford where it is lost. The pioneers of the iron industry, Fulenwider, Graham, Brevard and Forney, all made fortunes at the iron business, Fulenwider rather in the lead, being a good mechanic and a man of more energy than the others, also more liberal, being willing to risk some of his earnings. He built a rolling mill and a nail factory and had it in opera! ion at the time of the war of 181^ and sold many hun dreds of kegs of nails, at per keg, band iron at .flo.OO per hundred pounds. At that time nails were cut on a machine and headed by hand, and it was very slow to the present cutting and heading at the same op eration, I have cut many kegs of nails, on the improved plan that sold at #10 and #12. per keg. Those old iron masters were aii men who had well served their country when struggling for independence. w. M. !.. - -«•»- - Buffalo Dots. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Bi itai.o. March LY—Tidings have just reached me that one of my old sweethearts is married, and 1 am now draped in mourning, but it is invisible. It is around my heart. It is black all over. I have an indescri bable feeling of wretchedness. I real ly feel like a black-hearted wretch. Every other fellow, except myself, can get along without any trouble, but I always get the trouble without a wife. It’s a poor rule that does’nt work both ways, isn’t it. Miss Emma Kennedy, of Yorkville, who has been teaching school at Buf falo for the past four months, return ed home to-day. She was an efficient teacher and made many friends dur ing her sojourn among us. \Yc regret to see her leave. The steam shovel is at work on the O. R. <fc C. R. R.. near Moore’s mill. It is said to do the work of one hun dred men, hut I should not like to be one of that number to undertake to do the work that it does Dr. R. Morgan has been doing some dentistry in this country recently. Mr. W. H. Camp is all over in smiles—another boy. Mr. and Mrs. John Moss, of Mt. Paren section, had a family re-union last Sunday, but I didu'i . irn how many were present. The election is drawing near. This is a free country hut in electioneer ing for our friends let us not say any thing harsh or unkind about any other candidate whom we do not wish to vote for, or who may belong to such and such locality. It is cold without and trouble within with me to-day, therefore I must be brief. Can’t a girl cause a heap of trouble? Bachklok. —-• From Pool’s. ; (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Pool’s, March 13.—Well, don’t it rain? People are getting behind with their farm work—I tell you; wheat and oats are looking fine— some few are not. through sowing oats yet. The i\n : ire •■e , v]'i''nr impass ible; the lo.i ,. eo ii ui-.',io..e.a should see to them right away. Mr. G. W. Byars and wife were around in these diggins the other week, getting subscribers for your paper. Wo have a very small school at the Rural Academy on account of the bad weather. Mr. Joe Bryant, of Arkansas, is visiting relatives; hethinksof making Houth Carolina his future home. Well, I have no weddings to report at present, but think there will he some soon the way the boys were sporting lust Sunday. Your corres pondent is no old married man—I’ll tell you that on the go. We have no sickness in our neigh borhood except bad colds. Messrs. Padgett tfc Kennedy are putting in good time sawing lumber this bad weather. Rev. J. B. Davis preaches at the Holliness Church to-night and to morrow, if the weather permits. With good wishes to The Ledger, and its many readers I will close. Piter. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve In the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co. Rules for Conducting the Primary. 1. Each member of the executive committee, or. in his absence the president or vice president of the lo cal club, shall appoint three mana gers for the primary election at his precinct and deliver to one of them, as chairman, a certificate, in writing, of the appointment. Said managers, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall each take and sub scribe the following: 1. as the manager of the Demo cratic primary election at pre cinct. do solemnly swear that I will fairly, impartially and honestly con duct this election, and discharge the duties devolving upon me as a mana ger thereof,,,according to the rules prescribed by the Democratic execu tive committee of York county; and according to the provisions of an act of the general assembly of South Ca rolina. entitled ‘ An Act to Protect Primary Elections, etc,” Approved. December 22. 1S8S. 2. The managers shall take the oath herein prescribed, before a no tary public, or other officer authoriz ed by law to administer oaths; but if no such officer can conveniently be iiad, the managers can administer the oath to each other. Should one or more of the managers appointed to hold such election fail to appear, the remaining manager, or managers, shall appoint others in their stead, and administer to them the oath hereinbefore prescribed. Said oath shall, after being subscribed by the managers, be tiled Ly them on the second day after the electi m, witli the chairman of the ’county Demo cratic executive committee, ar with in five days after said election, said oaths shall be liled by said chairman in the office of the clerk of the court. 3. The managers at each precinct shall furnish the ballot box. Before any ballots are received at this elec tion, and immediately before opening the polls, the managers shall open the ballot b<»x to be used in said elec tion. and exhibit the same publicly, to show that there are no hailots in tlie said box. They shall then close and lock, or seal up said box, except the opening to receive the ballots, and shall not again open the same until the close of the election. L The managers shall keep a poll list, with the name of each voter vot ing in suiil election, and they shall also have a tally sheet, and they may appoint a clerk. 5. Each voter in said primary elec tion sitall vote but one ballot, on which shall be printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, the name or names of the person or persons voted for by him for each of the offices or positions to be filled, together with the name of the office. t». This pledge is required of each candidate and delegate: “I am in full sympathy and affiliation with Die Democratic party, ami being now u candidate for nomination by that party, make this pledge: 1 will give to its nominees, when vnoseii, my best efforts and most earnest support to secure their election in the ensu ing general election.” - • When Camp Jefferies Meets. Etta Jane, March 10.—As 1 prom ised my old soldier friends that I would remind them of the place and time when Camp Jefferies U. C. Vet erans would hold its next meeting, I beg to say that the meeting will be held at jElbetliel church, on the 3rd day of April, at 11 o’clock, A. M., at which time the Camp will east its vote for regimental commander, elect its delegates to the State and Nation al Conventions of U. C. Veterans, and also elect its pension boards. It is the duty as well as the privilege of every old soldier in Drnytonville and Goudysville township to attend and take part in this meeting, as all are either directly or indirectly interest ed in the mutter of pensions. Rev. A. A. James, lute Chaplain of the 18th Regiment 8. C. Volunteers, will preach a special sermon to Camp Jefferies, on the 5th Sabbath in May next. Yours truly, J. I.. Strain. Another Highway Robbery. W. H. Kent the popular machine agent, for \V. O. Lipscomb it Bro. was attached by robbers while on his way from Henrietta N. C., one night last week, am! severely choked and relieved of his purse .which, fortuately only contained #1.50. The robbery took place about three miles north of this city and Mr. Kent is under the impression that the robbers followed him from Henriott. This is second occurance of this kind is about a months time and should be looked into. I desire to attest to the merits of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy us one of the most valuable and efficient preparations on the market. It broke an exceedingly dangerous cough for me in 24 hours, and in gratitude therefor, I desire to inform you that I will never be without it, and you should feel proud of the high esteem in which your Remedies are held by people In general. It is the one remedy among ton thousand. jt—o. R. Downey, Editor ’• u .cr t. A \ Ind. For sale by DuF’e DrugLiY WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES. WRITTEN BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. President McKinley Promises Him- sell More of a Diplomat Than was Expected 10,000 Office Seekers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Washington, March, 12.—The ex citement which was prevalent among Senators early this week over the prospect of a tight between the re publicans and silver men for the con trol of the Senate committee died out as suddenly a-; it began. The popu lists and silver republicans were very anxious that the democrats should combine with them for the fight, and fora time it looked as though that they might do so but after the demo cratic caucus t here was a change in the situation. It has been asserted that the change was brought about by an agreement between the demo crats and republicans to allow things to remain just as they are in the committees by iilling vacancies caused by tin* retirement of silver men with silver men and those made by the retirement of gold men with gold men, and to send the creden tials of the Senators appointed by the Governors of Ky., Fla., and Oregon to the Elections committee and let them stay there. This assertion lias been vehemently denied, hut all the same when the credentials of Mr. A T. Wood, appointt-d to succeed Senator Blackburn, of Ky.. were presented. Senator Hoar withdrew bis motion that he he sworn in, in favor of Sena tor Gorman's motion to refer to the Election commit tee, remarking that ‘‘under the circumstances” he would not antagonize Mr. Gorman’s motion Mr. Gorman is chairman of the demo cratic caucus. So assured is it that Mr. Reed is to he re-elected Speaker of the House that there is next to no interest ex hibited by tlie republican members who are already in Washington ?n the caucus that is to be held Satur day night to nominate oflieers. It is also understood that all the other officers are to Ik* nominated. The democrats, who can elect nobody, are having a red-hot fight over their nomination for Speaker, which is to be made Monday morning, because the man who receives the nomination will be regarded us the party leader in the House. The populists will also nominate a candidate for Speak er. President McKinley is proving him self more of a diplomat than he bus ever been credited with being. A case in point is the manner in which he handled the application of ex- i^uecn Liliuokluni of Hawaii, whose recent admission to the Diplomatic gallery of the Senate upon the per sonal request of Secretary Sherman made quite a stir in diplomatic cir cles, for a private interview. The application was in writing, but the answer was given verbally to the ex- Queen’s secretary and was to the effect that she could take her place in the line which daily gathers in the East Room and be certain of seeing the President at almost any time, but that no private interview would be grunted her now. Some 10,000 applications for office, which were received at Cunton be tween the election and the inaugura tion, were this week sent to the sev eral departments under which the offices applied for are. It required a big two-horse wagon to carry the boxes in which these applications were packed. Senator Hhiiiiu’s private secretary. Mr. 8. A. P.rkins, gets just #1.200 more salary than either a Senator or Representative does, and is conse quently envied by the secretaries of all the other public men in Wash ington. Mr. Perkins gets #1.200 on the regular pay roll of the Senate, and Senator Hanna gives him the #5,0(X> a year he will get us Senator. Secretary Wilson is running the Department of Agriculture like he had been there a year, instead of a week. One of the things he has done which seems to be excellent was to contract for 0,000 tons of sugar beet seed, which he intends to distribute in fourteen States, which have suita ble soil and climate to raise sugar beets. Five fanners in every county in those States will he asked to plant these seeds and report results. Sec retary Wilson sees no good reason for our importing beet sugar from Ger many, when we can just as well grow the beets and make the sugar our selves. A score of almost Presidential postmasters find themselves barred out of office because no commissions were issued to them by Mr. Cleveland. President McKinley can sign these commissions, but the pressure which members of his own party will bring to bear for these very places make his doing so very doubtful. The trouble with most of those gentleman was their failure to get their bonds prepared in time. President McKinley has played it smart on the* Senators and Represen tatives on the office question, if some of them have given it out straight. He intends making the Senators and representatives take the responsibility of deciding upon the men from their States who shall receive whatever offices may be al lotted to that State, and has said that when he gets ready to consider gen eral appointments, which will not he for several months, he will appoint nobody who does not secure the en dorsement of all his party in the Con gressional delegation from his State. Maj. McKinley is reported to have told a close personal friend who is an applicant for a diplomatic position that he would not consider his appli cation unless he secured the endorse ment of his Congressional delegation, because of this rule, although he knows the man much better than the Senators and Representatives from his State do. -• • State Line Dots. (Com-si onitence of Tlie Ledger.) State Link. March. lt».—Our good bachelor Mr. Kinnic Davis, has added much to the looks of his home. He has built a fine barn, also stables and shelters, all combined. Every thing looks flushing around him. All t'hats liking is a “wife” for it has been said that it is not good for man to he alone. t I think that a woman can brighten some of the darkest scenes in man's life. Even the pleasure of a hand, will soften the hardest of hearts. I think he will soon get in the notion to have some calico to russle around him. Also Mr. James Hamrick is erect ing new stables. Mrs. Susan Hamrick and her little grand child Atiifie is visiting Mr. John Humes of your city, and other relatives in and around Gaffney. Mr. Dock Jolly and wifeof Hen rietta, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. <>. Haines of State Line last week. Messrs Sump Scruggs. John Humes, and Buck Scruggs, our get up and get there farmers went to your city, last week on business. Mr. Charlie Scruggs has been doing some fine terrasing in this settle ment. It would pay any body to have him to do there work, as he fully understands his business Mr. Luther Ruppe has moved his saw mill, near Suck Creek where he will get plenty of work for the land os welled timbered Mr. Thomas Green, and wife of Moorsboro, visited her mother and step father, Mr. and Mrs. Calven Moore of Maud, lust week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green of Folk county, visited her father, Mr. James Ruppe, of Maud, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Mil Wood of Hen rietta visited Mr. James' Hamrick’s family last Saturday and Sunday. J. T. Ruppe and wife is the proud possessors of another line boy that enlered there home of the 12inst. I never heard of so many candi dates in all my life all running for some office. And as we are just across the Line, wo have only one of fice, that they are running for that is matrimony. Sal Jok. -• -**► *— Good Advice. To the voters of the new county, Cherokee,of which we all are proud: Voting is in many ways unlike marrying. In seeking a conjugal partner the first of the many things to be considered should be worthi ness, the second, congenially and so on. In considering a multitude of can didates, the prime thing to weigh should be worthiness, second, ability and all other commendable qualities. But never drop a pennyweight of congenuality, friendship, prejudice or selfishness on the other side of the balances. Were you to he absent from your business, you would not like to have incompetent and un worthy men in charge. Cherokee affairs are us much yours as any one else and you cannot constantly su perintend the various offices, there fore vote for your very best men and make ttie rest of the state hold you in wisdom as they know you are in Geography, uppermost. Though since you have so much good timber in the Held it will be quite difficult to | reach a decision. In conclusion how ever let me urge that you take no risk. A Warm Friend to Cherokkk. i Has Not Withdrawn. Some one has started the report that I have withdrawn from the race for Sheriff I desire to say that such is not the ease. I am in the race nn-! til the end and any reports to the 1 contrary are absolutely false and without foundation. Respectfully, B. F. Cami . • • ■«•*- - — On the morning of Feb 20. LSD." i was sick with rheumatism and lay ! in bed until May 2lst, when I got a bottle of Chamberlain’s Fain Balm, j The first application of it relieved me almost entirely from the pain and the second afforded complete relief. In a short time I was able to be up and about again.—A. T Moreaux, Luverne, Mirvn. Sold by DuPre Drug Co. *1.00 A YEAR. THE MEETING AT MAUD. A Good Attendance And Little Enthu siasm. The campaign meetings last week at the various voting precincts were well attended. The weather has been too unfavorable for planters to do much work on the farm so they have attended the meetings pretty regularly. A Ledger representative attended the meeting at Maud last Saturday. There were a good many people present and all were in a good humor, but there was practically no enthusiasm manifested. ‘The citi zens of Maud were patriotic and had swung to the breeze a banner with the following inscription on it: “Maud Freeinct—tlie banner new county box.” Chairman S. Humphries presi ded over the meeting in an accepta ble manner. The tirst speakers were the candidates for coroner, then came the candidates for treas urer, auditor, county supervisor, sheriff, clerk of the court, superinten dent of education and senator in the order named. When the senatorial candidates were reached Ed H. DeCump, of Tin: Ledger, was reques ted to introduce them. In his intro duction he spoke as follows: “Fellow citizens: I am no candi date and it may be you are glad to hear one man say something who is not running for office. I must con gratulate tin* people of Cherokee county on the large number of good men who have offered themselves for office. They arc all good fellows and it is really difficult to pick out a man of your choice. However. I feel sure that no matter* who is elected Cherokee will start off with the tinest set ot officers that any new county ever started off with. I desire to congratulate tlie candidate or. the manner in which they are conduct ing ibis campaign. It speaks well fot all of them. Cheijokee lias her Xineset ana has. Straiii-ed a point to.cross tin* Bridges. Having pitched our Camp we will in stall our Webster and cease to Walk er and Foster good feeling to ail. Nearly all have Spake and now we will Jolly along with the Butler to the home of Jefferies where they will meet Harding and Douglas, after which wo will all settle down and Lips-coml) some sweet Sams. I take great pleasure in introducing to you Mr.T. B. Butler, a candidate for the Senate. Mr. T. B. Butler spoke for twenty minutes at the conclusion of which Mr. DeCamp introduced Mr. Jefferies as follows: “Mr. Butler iias given you a good speech. However, some one has said: “Valuable goods come in small pack ages.” I take pleasure in introducoing to you Mr. Wm. Jefferies, who, is also a candidate for the senate, and who, I am sure, will also give you a good speech. Mr. Jefferies spoke for about lifteen minutes after which Dr. Duglus was , introduced. After Dr. Duglas had spoken Mr. Butler again took the stand and spoke for some few min utes longer. There was absolutely no enthusi asm. All were in a good humor and when the meeting broke up the peo ple begun to depart for their respec tive homes. The introductory remarks used in introducing Mr. Jefferies has caused a Id tic comment but as no intention to favor one or the other of the candi dates was intended we fail too see where the objection could come in. However, everybody seem satisfied now and we trust everything will be settled to the satisfaction of all. / " ~~ < Clifton News. (Correspondence of The Ledger ) Ci.ii rox. March 15.—A Sunday School has been organized at the new Methodist Church with the following officers. Dr. O. G. Falls,superintendent, T. T. (ireen, and R. B. Brown, assistant. Milton Farrish, secretary, and M. 0. Lancaster, treasurer. One hun dred and seventy-five pupil arc en rolled, and attend regularly. The following marriages have taken place here recently: Edgar Melton and Miss Fannie Mabry, and John Dill and Miss Emma Hargrove, Dr. (>. G. Fulls officiating. Frof. Walter E. Lipscomb is the principal of the No. 3 school Prof. Lipsomb is an able teacher, and very popular. Seaton. - - - A Card of Thanks. Having closed my store I desire to express my gratitude to my many frionds and patrons in Gaffney and surrounding county for their kind ness and support in the past eight years. John Geddes. Gaffney H. C. March 17, 1897. - -+•+- •— —— It is nr should he. the highest aim of every merchant tq please his cus tomers; and that the wideawake drug firm of Meyers Sc Eshlemnn, Sterling, III., is doing so, is proven by the following, from Mr. Eshle- man, “In my sixteen years’ expe rience in the drug business I have never seen or sold or tried a medicine that gave as good satisfaction as Chambe.lain’ Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold by DuPre Drug Co. - -iJL m YaV'”- ' . . '.I i,