The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 28, 1897, Image 1

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-r^J. C. JEFFERIES,4- j GAFFNEY, S. C. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Practices in All tho Courts. Collections a Specialty The Ledger. Ledger Readers Patronize Ledger Advertisers. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. VOL. IV, NO. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER L'8, 1897. $1.00 A YEAR. ON THE INCREASE ITS VICTIMS ARE MAINLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE. Capt. Thackston’s Force Doing Good Work in the Lower Section of Cherokee County-Other News Notes. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta .Tank, U3t. 25.—Yesterday was jubilee day at Walker’s Church (colored), (^uite a number of whites were invited and a large congregation was there, so I am told. Rev. Gow- dey, a verji respectable colored man, is pastor. There is, beyond doubt, more whiskey being drunk now in the coun try than at any time since the first dispensary law. Its victims are most ly among the young people, too. Tho roads are getting all right since the last rain. Capt. Thackston’s force is still at work on the Howell's Ferry road and by this time next year we hope the roads will be so that two good mules can haul four bales of cot ton with comparative ease, and that cycilists can speed to and from your city with perf ;ct ease. Dr. M. W. Culp, editor of the Union Times, recommends mercurial oint ment for eore-head chickens. Drs. Waddy Osment and Jimmie Strain say axle grease is good. Either of them know what they are talking about. Somebody will do well to find a remedy for sore-head politicians. We need a specific. To Dr. A. E. Fant, of Santuc, I am greatly indebted for an ointment that has completely cured eczema on my leg which for years has been a great source of annoyance. Old Spot has a heifer calf. Bully for her. Last Wednesday we attended tho coAirt of J. W. Alexander, magistrate, o4 the cases for disturbing religious meeting. The cases were not^tried and it is hoped that an amicable set tlement of the same will be reached and that it will effect a greater good than would otherwise result from a trial. By the way, I must commend Magistrate J. W. Alexander for his action in the premises and say that I am satisfied that the state hasn’t a more conscientious nnd better quali fied oflicer in its service than John W. Alexander. He is a terror to evil do ers. His rulings are firm and decided and be is no respecter of persons be fore the law in the discharge of his official duties. The Piedmont Headlight has en tered a very useful and interesting work—that of giving historical sketches of some of the Revolution ary battlefields in Spartanburg coun ty and other events of that day. Many of these can and will be located by the present generation. Too much importance cannot be attached to this work. With its maps and sketches that paper proposes to enlighten its readers and we purpose that Chero kee county shall be heard from along this line, too. We have a perfect mine of Revolutionary history which can't fail to interest our readers. The wheat problem published week before last has caused a good deal of ciphering to be done and the follow ing have sent their solutions of the aame : Willie Dale, Columbia, S. C.; Matt Harris, Greenville; Edna Nor- tbey, Gaffney ; “Minnie,” Ninety-Six W. A. Crosby, of London, Ark., and “J.,” Cowpens. Home of the solvers missed it a little in their cal culation owing to the long array of figures it took to complete the work, though the principles involved were strictly adhered to by each one of them. The answer is 517,529,0'Jfi.SfH,- 751 bushels and 938,249,922 ships with 14,754 bushels extra. Our people are hard at work gath ering cotton. Most of it is now open. There will be a meeting of Camp Jefferies U.C.Veterans at Wilkinsville on Saturday, November fith, at 2 o’clock, p. m. A full attendance is desired as business of importance will come up for consideration. How many different numbers can be made with the figures 1-2-51-4-5- C-7-8-9, using each figure one time in each number; and how long will the column be provided <J numbers occupy an inch of space? The ground is in splendid fix to sow wheat. The low price of cotton is very dis couraging to the farmers. Most of them are more or less in d« bt and get ting poorer each year. Home of my neighbors complain of having their corn stolen from tho field. The thief shucked it on tho stalk. The penalty for such an of fense is as high as five years in tho penitentiary or $(><*) fine. I rei elved a note from W. E. Black- well, an inmate of the lunatic asylum at Colombia, requeatlng (amongother thingsthat 1 send him a few copies of Tiik Lkinjer with other papers, lie likes to read. Old Jim Parker, a slave belunging to I’ncle “Reese” Parker, had noticed it all his life and he said when the moon passes south of the big star it never failed to bring cold, rain or stormy weather. The sigh some peo ple have for a change of aeatheris to see old cats playing or lying with their backs to the fire. Ed Edwards, colored, (deaf Ed) in speaking of one of our colored minis ters, says: “He has never been shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.” 1 regret to learn that my old com rade, Dr. A. E. Fant, of Santuc, has had a stroke of paralysis. Tho immoral way in which eome children are raised is utterly shock ing to human sensibility. Parents sow the dragon’s teeth while their children are young and the harvest is reaped in old age. The man or set of men who discountenances this course or speaks against it are ostra cised or demonized as enemies to tho best interests of the country. “When ignorance is bliss punishment is sweet.” The firm at Pittsburg, Pa., who are reported to have undertaken to bore a hole in the earth to the depth of two miles in order to get a heating process by which they can generate steam to run their machinery, had better mind, they might get more of it than will be either pleasant or prof itable. Our country is not ready to go into the business of manufactur ing volcanoes yet. Rev. W. R. Owings will preach a Thanksgiving sermon at Salem on Thursday, November 25th. The Hortness boys are ginning in this neighborhood. For some time they have been in the Lawn and Mer cer sections. Mr. Giles Hill srys his cotton crop is turning out much better than he expected it would some time ago. The Fowler Brothers have bought the Tolleson place on the western side of the Limestone road and are expect ing to make a cow pasture of it next year. Mr. and Mrs. William Marsh, of Gaffney, were in this section last week. Our sweet potato crop is very good this year. C. W. Blackwell is complaining with rheumatism. Messrs. Dock Howell and R. A. Foster had old fashioned corn shuck- ings last week. Haven’t heard whether the old time “rassel” and dog-tights took place, or, whether Black Betty went round. Don't sup pose that she did. The latter don’t take much part in it in these days of hip pockets and temperance pledges. To the young lady who, in a note to a friend last week, said she had read my letters until she felt like she knew me, I will say: Dear Madam: If you do, it’s more than many oth ers do. Yuur correspondent expects to at tend the meeting of Synod at Dar lington this week. J. L. s. Gone to Rest. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Brookston, Tex., Oct., 10.—It is with much grief and sorrow that I announce the death of little Hattie Catherine McCullock, of Bonham, Tex. She passed away with that dreaded disease—diptheria. She was only four years old but a sweeter and more allectionute child I never saw. She was too pure for this sinful world. It seem* so hard for such u devoted child to be taken from us, but God doeth all things for the best. Sometime, when all life’s lessons have linen learned. And sun and stars forevermore have set. The things which our weak judgments here have spurned. The things o’er which we grieved with lashes wet, Will flash before us out of life’s dark night. As stars shine most in deeper tints of hlne; And we shall see how all God’s plans were right. And iiow what seemed reproof was love most true. Hut not today, then he content poor heart. Goil’s plans, like llllies, pure and wiiite. unfold; We must not tear the close-shut leaves apiirt. Time will reveal the ealyxesof gold. And If. through patient toil, we reach the land Where tired feet., with sandals loose, may rest. When weshall elearly know and understand. I think we will say. ”GoJ knew the bust!** A SlBlKK. — • •- Rheumatism Cured. After eminent physicians and all other known remedies fail. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) will quickly cure. Thousands of testimonials at test this fact. No case of Rheuma tism can stand before its magic heal ing power. Send stamp for book of particulars. It contains evidence that will convince you that B. B. B. is the best cure for all Blood and Skin Diseases ever discovered. Be ware of substitutes said to be “just as good.” $1.00 per bottle. A ROTLIJ JOl’U.VAUsr ri.’KKG AM) TESTI FIES. I wits afflicted for three years with rheumatism of the ankle and joints to such an extent that locomotion was difficult, and I suffered great pain. 1 was induced to try a bottle of B. B. B. nnd before I bad com pleted tho second bottle I experi enced relief, and four bottles effected an entire cure. Hix months have passed since the swelling and pain disappeared, and I will state that B. B. B., has effected a permanent cure, for which I am very grateful. W. G. Whidby, Atlanta, Ga. For saie by druggests. OUR BUDGET. NEWS ITEMS FROM ACRObS THE BROAD. The Ledger’s Correspondent Apologizes for Having Made a Mistake and Gives the News of His Neighborhood. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Blacksburg, Oct. 26.—Julian N. Ross, of this place, died here Satur day morning after a protracted illness. His remains were interred at the Bap tist Cemetery in the presence of many friends, Rev. J. D. Bailey, of Cow- pens, officiating. “Julian,” as he was familiarly called, was a popular and promising young man and will be mourned by many. He leaves a young wife ard an estate (entailed) which amounts to between six and eight thousand dollars. Wednesday, about two weeks ago, A. G. Mintz left his house, a very pretty and neat cottage about a mile and a half from this place, on a busi ness trip. Thursday his wife and her friend, Miss Fenell, went to town to shop, leaving the house locked up. While they were away men entered the house through a hole in the front door where a glass had been broken. After going through all the rooms, gathering what they wanted and eat ing dinner, they departed taking with them a bunch of keys and a fine shot gun presented to Mr. Mintz and val ued at $150. Although they went through all the trunks in the house they failed to find twenty dollars in gold which was in Miss Fenell’s trunk. Tracks of the men found around the house showed that they had approached from the direction of this place and departed through the dining room door in the direction of Gaffney. Monday of last week the house of George Oates, a highly respectable negro who lives across Whitaker mountain, was totally destroyed by fire. None of the contents was saved and besides, about two bales of cot ton were destroyed. Oats was absent at the time and had it not been for tbo efforts of two drummers who were passing at the time his aged mother would have been burned to death. Your correspondent owes one of Tim liKixiEK subscribers an apology. He stated as a matter of news about three weeks ago that a certain dis tiller of North Carolina would open up an original package house at this place and would occupy a certain building recently erected by a fellow- townsmen. The information was re ceived partly fron the distiller and partly from the owner of the build ing. At the time your correspondent was not aware of the fact that the owner of the building referred to was a prominent member of a certain church nor that the publication of such an item would injure him in church circles owing to the fact that he had been extensively engaged in the blocade business several years ago and often interested a crowd with the recital of his adventures as such. But it seems that the publication of that little item of news to the effect that his building was going to be used as an O. P. house has done harm. With a face full of sadness he told me that it had gotten him into a “h—11 of u fix.” He was “up” in tho church. Now, circumstances alter cases, and, having found out that the Distiller referred to does not intend to open an 0. P. house here, I state with pleasure that the building of my unintention ally wronged friend will not be used ior the purpose referred to in a former letter. Joseph Black showed your corres pondent, a few days ago, some mag nificent Japanese persimmons. They measured about 8 inches in circum ference. He saysjthat lie got the tree from a nursery about two years ago and they are now about feet high and heavily laden with fruit. Mrs. Zack Hhiver, whoso husband was one of the most popular engineers on the (). R. & C. R. R., has moved into her new house. Messrs. Comstock and Duvall, of I’rovidonco, R. I., trustees of the first and second morgago bond-holders of the 0. S. A. Mfg. Co., are- here on business. Mrs. John F. Jones has returned from a trip North; also Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Anderson. The Rev.' Mr. Ishida, Japanese missionary, lectured here Tuesday night at the Methodist church. Though the weather was very in clement the audience was large. Ciias. Baber, oldest son of our fel low townsman W. A. Buber, who is engaged in the mercantile business at Forest City. N. C., will be married at Klielby N. C.. on Wednesday the 27th Inst, Invitations are out for tho mar riage of T. L. Hughes of Richland, H. C., and Miss Msttie Davies, of this place, on the 28th. The Rev. Mr. Robertson of Gaffney, H. C., will per form the ceremony. K. a. x. ALDERMANLEANDERBAKER A LEADER IN PROGRESSIVE THOUGHT AND ACTION. A Native of Tennessee, He Served in the Confederate Army and Af terwards Moved to South Carolina to Reside. Leander Baker w as born in Obion county, Tennessee, near the town of Troy, on the 10th day of April. 1845. He attended the common schools of his neighborhood. At the com mencement of the war he entered the Ninth Tennessee regiment, where he served as a private about fourteen months, when he was discharged for being under age. After an absence of several months from the army he joined the Georgia State Troops and was made a lieutenant in Company D, of Wrights Brigade. He was taken a prisoner by the Federals while on a march from Macon to Savannah. He was afterwards pa roled until the end of hostilities tak ing the oatli of allegiance at the gen eral surrender in 1865. Durng the war he was engaged in a number of LEANDER BAKER. battles, among them being Fisning Creek, Sbilob, Baton Rouge, Stone River, Murfreesboro and the various battles around Vicksburg and Jack- son. In the battle of Shiloh he re ceived a slight wound 'ii the side. The close of the war found Mr. Baker in Augusta, Oa., where he remained until August, when he returned to his Tennessee home. After remain ing at home about a year he went to Missouri, where he followed the busi ness of railroad bridge building and other carpenter work, making St. Louis his home. In the meantime he had married a daughter of the Empire State of tho South and desiring to return to the nativity of his better half in 1876 lie decided to come south. He secured a position to build trestles on the Spartanburg and Asheville railroad. He remi'ined at that business for a short while when he went to Spar tanburg and formed a co-partnership with E. Foggett for the purpose of contracting. In the spring of 1878 Mr. Baker concluded to make Gaff ney, • hich was then a thriving vil lage of about 400 inhabitants, his home. The first work Mr. Barker done in Gaffney was on the old Gaff ney homestead, where Mrs. L. V. Gaffney now resides. The building was then a log house and Mr. Baker transformed it into a neat weather board dwelling, making it at that time one of the most model homes in the city. Since that time Mr. Baker has—we may conscientiously say—almost builded the city of Gaff ney. There are few buildings in this city of 5,000 souls that he has not constructed. Mr. Baker was one tho prime movers in the establishment of the cotton mills of the Gaffney Manu facturing Company, lie and others made several efforts to have the com pany organized and at the third trial was successful. He formed the ac quaintance of General Manager Wheat at Clifton and presented the advantages of Gaffney to Mr. Wheat in such a manner us to finally pur- suade him to agree to come to Gaff ney. That was the beginning of ’he remarkable growth of Gaffnej. Mr. Baker was the contractor to build the mill. Mr. Baker ban several times been elected Alderman and has also served a term as mayor of Gaffney. In the lust election he hud the honor to re ceive the largest vote ever cast for a candidate for office in this city. As a member of the city council he in one of the leaders in thoughi and action. There is nothing tiiat can present itself to his furtile brain that will advance the interest of this city that does not receive his attention. He possesses most advanced ideas and is ever on the alert to do some thing for the benefit of the town. While not a man of largo means he has never hesitated a moment to in vest his money us far as is compat ible with good business judgement, in any enterprise started here. Not only does he advocate progress but he leads in any movement oi a pro gressive nature that needs his leader ship. He was one of the leaders in tile movement for the establishment of Cherokee county and did much valuable work for it. In his social life he is in every sense of the word democratic. No one is too humble to receive his at tention and while he is a very busy man he is always courteous and kind to those with whom he comes in con tact. He and his estimable family reside in a pretty cottage on Grenard street, and the doors of that cottage are never closed to their numerous friends. Taking everything in consideration no one in Gaffney has done more or is doing more for the upbuilding and advancement of Gaffney and Chero kee county than Leander Baker. — - « m** ■ - ——— SAL AND SCRIBBLER. They Have a Time Over a Red-Headed Peckerwood. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Gou« her, Oct. 25.—Last Baddy mornin’ I told Bailie ter git herself in shape an’ we wood go over ter Brown’s store an’ lay in sum rash- uns an’ sich other things es we need ed. Now it aint offen that we pore country folks can go ter town er even ter er country store an’ git sich things es we r aly need, consequent ly we have ter put up with er lot uv things that better off folks in this world’s goods woodn’t notice. Not very long ergo I killed one uv these red headed sapsuckers, an’ es soon es Sal seed it she tuck er notion that she wanted ter put it on her Sunday hat, which is one uv these little high up fellers that tapers from tne bottom ter er sharp pint at the top. She said it wus mity fushyunu- ble an’becumin’ ermongat serciety women ter wear purty birds on tbeir bats, but I told her I thought it wus er very oncommon thing ter see er farmers wife wearin’ uv these peckin' birds. But she wood put it on an’ she put it on the side uv her hat jest like it wus erlive an’stickin’ter the side uv er tree. Well, Saddy morn’ Sal put op her nicest caliker dress, tied sum purty red ribbons erround her neck, put on her high up Sunday bat an’ said she wus reddy. I struck out erwalkin’ an’ Sal rite behind me an’ it wusn’t long till we wus in front uv the store whur Sal stopped ter see ef her hat an’ bird wus alrite, but ter her dis- appintment the bird wusn't thar—she lost betwixt home an’ the store. Now she wus in trubel an’ wood have me ter go back with her erlong behind, ter see ef we cood see er hear eny- thing uv her deckerashun. I went back with her jest ter be gwine an’ jest ter see what she wood say an’ do. We went on back an’ she told ev’ry- body she met that she had lost er purty peckerwood an’ wus tryin’ ter find it. As we traveled on back we met up with uncle Booker an’ Sal axed him ef he had seed enythin’ uv er red headed peckerwood, an’ uncle Booker told her he had seed peckerwoods all his life but that wus one time that he wusn’t in pertickler huntin' fer ’em. I tell you, Mr. Printer, I wus git- tin’ plum ershamed uv the way she wus axin’ folks erbout it, but I jest coodn’t do tr thing with her. Well, we went on till we met er carrige full uv fine dressed men an’ women an’ Sal jumped in front uv the horses an’ wood have them ter stop an’ then told ’em rite out that she had lost er peckerwood au’ want ed ter know ef they had found it. I thought ter grashus one uv the men wood bust out erlaughin’ at her, but she told him it wusn’t nothin’ ter laugh at, an’ ef he had her pecker wood she wanted it. He declared he didn’t have it an’ drove off jest er laughin'. We went on, but didn’t have ter go fer, before we found it rite by the side of the road, an’ ef you ever seed er proud woman, my wife wus one. She fixed that bird back on her hat like it wus, an’ then we went back ter the store, side an’ side this time an’ done our tradin’ an’ went home es happy es eny couple you ever seed. Mr. Printer, 1 think now, ef 1 ever go out in company with Sul ergin, tiiat I'll have her ter wear her bon net, so that she will not lose eny uv her deckerushuns from her hat. Scribbler. A few weeks ago the editor was tak en with a severe cold that caused him to be in a most miserable condition. It was undoubtedly a bad case of la grippe and recognizing it as dangerous lie took immediate steps to bring about a speedy cure. From the ad vertisement of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and the many good recom mendations Included therein, we con cluded to make a first trial of the medicine. To say that it wus satis factory in its results, is putting it very mildly. Indeed. It acted like magic and tho result was a speedy and permanent cure. We have no hesitancy in recommending this ex cellent Cough Remedy to anyone af flicted with a cough or cold in any form.—The Banner of Liberty, Libtr- tytown, Maryland. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by the DuPre Drug Co. AS WRITTEN FROM WILLIE. A QEERY FOR THE READERS OF THE LEDGER. Seven Years of “Reforrr.” From Which It Wilt Take Twenty Years to Recover—What Farm ers Should Do. (Corrospondence o£ The Ledger.) Willie, Oct. 23.—If my friend. B. R. Pollard, of Campion, did get lelt in the race for the legislature he gets there just the same when it comes to raising turnips. He has the-finest turnip patch, I think, I have ever seen. He planted, so he informs me. f ir a thousand bushels, and judging from the looks of his patch, the pros pects are good for the realization of his expectations. John Green way and son, of Polk county, N. C., spent 1*1*1 Bunday night with the family of Z. W. Wil liams. We have now had seven years of “Reform” In South Carolina and I am satisfied that it will take the state at least twenty years to get over it. While there have been many errors committed by our reform government I think that perhaps the greatest error, and the one most calculated to retard the progress of our state, was that clause of the constitution abol ishing the right of the people in vot ing for the issuing of bonds to aid in the building of railroads. About one of the best things the legis'ature could do at the coming session would be to make provisions for the repeal or amendment of that clause of our constitution. Quite a contingent of the people of this sectioif spent last Monday at the county seat. Mrs. J. M. Floyd has suffered ex tremely for some time with some kind of an influmation of the hand. G. W. Williams has rented out his farm and contemplates moving to the cotton mills at Spartanburg. A two year old child of J. B. Hin son. of Norah, died # last Monday and was buried at Holly Springs cemetery Tuesday, the 19tb, inst. Mrs Howell, mother of John How ell, of this section, is very ill and is not expected to recover. Eliek Benson, of Clarence, who has run Bearden & Clement's roller mills the past two years, will go to Greers next year, having accepted the position of superintendent of the oil mill at that place. We shall regret very much loosing Mr. Benson but congratulate Greers on their gain. Mr. Benson has given the patrons of the Bearden <fc Clement Roller Mills perfect satisfaction, which is saying much for a miller. Boyce It. Pollard, of Campion, was preambulating through our section last Wednesday. George Campbell, of Pelzer, is vis iting relatives in this section this week. Mr. Campbell is just up after having had a spell of fever. Perry Howell’s baby, which was re ported last week as having scarlet fever, is, we are glad to report, much better this week. It is to be hoped that the various clubs of tho “Fanners’ Alliance” wilt pass strong resolutions this winter urging the farmers to very greatly in crease the cotton acreage another year. By so doing perhaps they may be instrumental in getting the acre age decreased, because, if they rec- commend a decrease when planting time comes every farmer will ‘ hump” himself thinking the other fellows aro not planting much. There is a great many things that we don't know hut there is one thing that we do know and that is, if there are eleven million bales of cotton made this year some fellow is making a great deal more cotton per acre than we are. Here is a query for The Ledueh readers: A banker saw a $10 bill ou the curb stone. He picked it up and took the numbers in order to find the owner. While at home his wife re marked that the butcher had sent in a bill amounting to $10. The only one he hud with him was the bill that he had found, which he gave her. The butcher paid it to a farmer for u calf and the farmer paid It to a mer chant who in turn paid it to a washer woman and she owing the banker a note of $10 went to the hanker and paid her note. The banker recog nized the bill as the one he hud found which up to that time had settled $50 of debt. On a careful examina tion he found that the bill was coun terfeit, now whut was lost in trans acting this business and by whom? Jaihus. — . . Buckleft’s Anica Salve. Tho Best fe/Uve In the world for Cuu. Bruises, Bores, Ulcer, Balt Rheum, Fever Si. is, Totter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Bkin Eruption, and poetively cures Piles or no pay requirod. It is guru- unteed to give perfect satisfaction or monev refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co.