Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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;- v THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, 8. C„ SEPTEMBER 1, 1898. LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. I ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX- TILE WORKERS North and South Carolina Mills, Their improvements and Their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. ISoutlu'rn and Western Textile Excelsior. 1 T. J. Wilson, Jr., is establishing an underwear factory at Winston, N. C. Hucomuga Mills, Greensboro, N\ C., has added two more quiller frames to their weaving department. T. A. Shipp, Jr., has now assumed the superintendency of the Fairfield Cotton Mills, Wincsboro, 8. C. J. F. Lewis and W. B. Fancy of Spray, N. C., spent a few days in Greensboro, N. C., during their va cation. J. F. Gainer, superintendent of the E. M. Holt Plaid Mill, Burlington, X. C., has been out visiting mill cen tres this week. The mill men of Pacolet, S. C., or ganized a Knights of Pythias lodge on the evening of Aug. 251, with 2(1 charter members. J. Leake Carraway, who has beeu fixing looms at McAdensvllle, X. C„ is working in the card room at High land Park Mill, Charlotte. A. Stalling has left the Aiken Manufacturing Co., Bath, S. C., to become second in carding for the Ashby Cotton Mills, Marion, S. C. J. H. Denny, overseer of Huco muga Milli, Greensboro, X. C.. is contemplating the moving of his family from Danville, Va., in the near future. John T. Moreland, who is leaving the Henrietta, X. C., Cotton Mills, has accepted the position of over seer spinning at the Granby Mills, Columbia, 8. C. A Greensboro, X. C., report says that a northern firm has bought the old Crown cotton mill building there and is converting it into a large fruit drying establishment. R. B. Miller, secretary and treas urer Lauraglenn Mill, Shelby, X. C., has been elected secretary of the Democratic Executive Committee of Cleveland county. The address of J. A. Geryis desired by F. C. Ferguson, superintendent Rocky Mount, X. C., Cotton Mills. Mr. Gery was lately machinist at the Ashby Cotton Mills, Marion, S. C. J. H. M. Beaty, superintendent Xorris Cotton Mills, Cateechee, 8. C., has recovered from his illness and is returning to his duties after a pleasant sojourn at Atlantic City, X. J. D. D. McColl, of Bennettsville, S. 0., who is interested in the new cotton mill project there, is making a tour of Carolina mills seeking in formation to aid in establishing their own Chas. M. Burgess, who has been spare loom fixer at Greenwood, S. C., change d last week to the Bam berg, S. C,, Cotton Mills, where he has taken a section in the weave room. The Woonsocket Xapping Machine Co.. Woonsocket, R. I., has received an order from the Odell Manufactur ing Co., of Concord. X. C., to put in two of their new style napping ma chines. H. A. Beli will on Sept. 1 give up his position as overseer of carding and spin ning at the Fairfield Cotton Mills, Winnstoro. S. C., being in poor health. He will retire for a time to his farm ..ear Rutherfordton, X. C. I. Littrnan. proprietor of the sash cord factory at Salisbury, X. C., lias arranged to build a two-story annex to his present building to provide for his enlargement. He has been oper ating sixty braiding ^machines, for which he buys his yarn, Xos. 8, t.vo, three and four ply. M. Levi, of Rutherfordton, X. C., who arranging to equip the cotton mill building at that place with ma chinery, has been a most successful merchant and banker at that place for over u quarter of a century, hav ing begun in a small way. He is highly esteemed by his fellow citi zens. Fire was discovered in the Wilming ton, X. 0., Cotton Mills about 4:40 o’clock a few mornings ago. It was caused by friction of machinery in the picking department. The fire was extingu ished by the fire depart ment before very serious damage was done. However, the mill people turned on their private hose, the fire men say, poorly directed and need lessly flooded the room with water. The damage by the fire is covered by insurance. H. C. Privott. secretary and treas urer of the new Edenton Cotton Mills, Edenton, X. C., writes that the first call for the subscriptions will be made Sept. 1 next. The work on the construction will begin as early as practicable, and he pushed with all possible dispatch. The directors are W. I) P'uden, E. K. Conger. W. U. Elliott, Frank Wood, Dr. O. McMul- lan, F. A. White and H. 0. Privott. All are of Kdeoton, X. C.. except Dr. McMullan, who is of Elizabeth, X. C. The officers are: Frank Wood, president; W. 0. Elliott, V. P., and H. C. Privott, secretary and treas urer. Rudisill ik Aderholdt, of Cherry- ville, X. C., whose plans we an oun- cod some months ago of establishing a rope factory, and who bought some second hand cards from Kings Moun tain. X. C., as a starter, have now changed their plans. They have gone to work putting up their brick build ing and will soon have it finished with a capacity for about 23,(KM) spin dles. They have bought a {complete 1,000 spindle yarn outfit to begin with, from J. L. Sexton *fc Co., of Charlotte, who will furnish them a good equipment of second hand ma chinery with which they will spin coarse yarns for the market, soy 8s to 12s. PARRIED A CHALLENGE. How a Clover Tonne Lawyer Got Oat •! Fighting • Dnel. A good story is told of a young law yer in this city. One of his first cases was a claim against a creole gentleman, who agreed to pay a certain amount each month. The first of the first month after the agreement came and went, the creole gentleman forgetting to remit. The young lawyer waited several days, and then wrote a letter. It had one vir tue—it was emphatic. It was not so polite as it was empbatio, however, and within an hour of its delivery to the creole gentleman two uf his friends call ed upon the young lawyer with a mess age, which, freely translated, meant “You have the privilege of naming the weapons.” For a moment the young lawyer was genuinely alarmed. He bad heard that the creole gentleman was a dead shot and equally fatal with the sword. He wanted to avoid trouble, but did not feel that the oircumstauces justified him in pleading professional privilege when be bad virtually called a man a beat. Then there came to his mind that he had somewhere read that a gentleman conld not grant a duel to any one who owed him mouey, and he haughtily said so to his callers. They Instantly withdrew. An hour passed. It was an hour of anguish to the young lawyer. Then there came again the cards of the two friends of the offended creole gentleman. A min ute later they were iu the lawyer’s office, and he had written out a receipt for the full amount of the claim against the creole gentleman. “And now, sir,’’ said the chief sec ond of the creole gentleman to the young lawyer, “what is your answer to our principal’s demand?” “My answer, gentlemen, is this: I formed the hasty conclusion that your principal did not intend to pay what I considered a just debt, and I so ex pressed myself. Ho has paid tho debt. I recognize tho seriousness of my mis- judgment of him as a gentleman, and I beg to assure him, through you, that I will willingly offer him any apology which a gentleman may see fit to re quire of a gentleman.”—New Orleans Times-Democrat. MANNING THE YARDS. A rinval Ceremony That Is Not What It Deed to Be. In the old navy, when United States ships wero actually ahips with yards, the bos’n’s mate’s call, “AH hands cheer ship!” was followed by a much more picturesque ceremony than is pos sible now, when the vessels of the navy are fitted with but a single yard and that only used for signaling. At the word of command “Man the yards'” there was an amount of acrobatic scur rying on the main decks of the old ships that was calculated to make the ship visitor bold bis breath, the thing look ed so dangerous. The men forward in bluejacket uniform would fairly leap up the rope ladders, and almost by the time the echoes of the command had died away every yard on each mast would support scores of men and boys, all standing erect, most of them only held up by the crossed arms of the men beside them. This representation of a cross was held by all of the men, and it was their business to stand thus with absolute statuesqueness. Then the com mand “Cheer ship!” would be bawled out on deck by the chief bos’u’s mate, and there would be a yell from cathead to mizzeu that couldn’t help but warm tho blood of everybody within hearing of ft. When the men manned tho yards with all sail except topsails and stuusails set, such a picture was really beautiful, the men's uniforms of bine standing oat iu sappbireliko contrast to the cameo whiteness of the shrouds. This was a ceremony on all formal occasions, such as the visit aboard the old ships of dis tinguished men. And “Man the yards!” and “Cheer ship!” were commands al ways given when one of the old clippers of the United States navy was either de parting for or arriving from a foreign station.—Washington Star. A POPULAR FALLACY. Th« Best Is Nut Always tbe Cbenpant, Some Folks Find. A woman who has gained wisdom by experience hopes some day to find time to write an essay exposing the fallacy of the popular idea that in tne end tjio best thing is always the cheapest. As an illustration iu point she will tell you some years ago she saved and pinched in order to Jay by mouey enough to pur chase an elegant gown. The gown, when it assumed form and sub-stance, was of elegant satin, at $-j a yard, and lavishly trimmed with expensive rose jioiut lace. She knew it was too fine lor a young woman who had to exercise strict econ omy in dress, but evtrybixly told her that it would outwear half a dozen or dinary gowns and iu the end prove a most profitable investment. Tho prediction as to the staying qual ities of the satin gown were fulfilled. It lasted from season to season. Fash ions came and went, but the gown staid on and hud to be frequently made over at expense that would have bought new gowns of pretty but utuxpeusive ma terial Other youug women reveled in tulles, foulards and organdies, but the owner of tbe satin gown had expended so much on that unfortunate investment that she could indulge in no other. She wore the gown until she was sick and tired of it, and until she felt that everybody who knew her was sick and tired of seeing her have it on. At last she came so to hate the old thing that remained just as good as ever and hade fair to last from generation to genera tion that she had it dyed black and evolved from it an underskirt and vari- ons trimmings of an exaaperatingly durable sort. Then for tho first time in years she indulged in some dainty and pretty dress fabrics so cheap as to permit of renewal with tbe shifting fashions and that she would not feel obliged to honor and cherish and wear world without end. We have heard of a young couple wbot when they started out housekeep ing, were presented with an elegant solid silver service. To correspond with this service everything iu their house had to be costly and genuine, and it at last proved their ruin. Many house keepers have had the same experience with a grand piano or some other ex pensive piece of furniture with a costly carpet, curtains, eta In tho effort to live up to these high priced articles and have everything else in keeping they have come to grief. The moral of all this is, never lavish upon one or two articles of dress or fur niture money which should be expended in all around comforts rather than upon something so grand that it will dwarf all the other surroundings anil cause a vulgar incongruity, while the result aimed at should bo a tasteful and judi cious harmony.—Minneapolis Tribune. Lived to H«> Doctored. When the new boy got into the schoolroom, be was of course pestered with numerous questions by tbe other scholars as to his name, bis parents’ profession, the amount of bis pocket money and various other matters about which boys are curious. “Who’s your family doctor?” asked a big lad. “Ain’t got none,” was the prompt if ungrammatical n ply. “How jolly 1“ responded tbe question er. “ Why, you don’t have no medicine to take.” “Don’t 11“ was the sarcastic reply. "That’s all you know. Why, my fa ther’s a homeopath, mother’s an allo path, my sister Maggie’s joined tbe la dies' ambulance corps, grandfather be lieves in massage, my Uncle Sandy’s a horse doctor, and"—with a pathetic sigh—“they all of them experiment on me.” That boy got the sympathy he desired —Strand Magazine. If you oHt without appetite you need J’BICKOY Ash J)ittKits. It promptly remove* linpurltle* that el os and impede the action of the nhrestlre orramt, creates food appetite and digestion. Mtremrth of body and activity of bruin. For sale by t'horokec l>rug Co. _We know of nothing better to tear the lining of your ihroat and lungs. It is better than wet feet to cause bronchitis and pneumonia. Only keep it up long enough and you will succeed in reducingyour weight, losing your appetite, bringing on a slow fever and making everything exactly right for the germs of con sumption. Stop coughing and you will get well. Ayer's Cherry pectoral cures soughs of every kind. An ordinary cough disap pears is a single nighf. The racking coughs of bronchitis are soon completely mas tered. And, if not too far along, the coughs of con sumption are completely cured. Ask yeur druggist fbrone Dr.. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Plaster. of It will aid the action of the’ Cherry Pectoral. If yon hr., any complaint vrllnW ever nud desire th;; best medical advice vmr can possibly obtain, write tii freely. Vuu will recinv* a prompt reply that may 1m) of ipaanS value to you. Address. DU. J. C. AY lilt, Lowell, Ma»a. Trespass Notice. A LL parties urw hereby forbidden.Ou tre* pass on my lands In Cherokee County, es pecially the Corry place, for the pnrposeof fishlnjf. huntirifr. pasturing, etc., under tbe penalty of the law. \V. U. Lipscomb. The Age of the Enrtla. J. G. Goodcbildof the British geolog ical survey makes uu attempt to gauge the ago of the earth from tbe geologist’s poiut of view. He passes iu veview cer tain changes which are known to bavo taken place iu the past, working back ward from tho glacial period, and esti mates tbe time required for the forma tion of the rocks of the various geolog ical periods. Ho concludes that 9.1,000,- 000 of years have elapsed since the commencement of the tertiary period and 700,000,000 of years since the com mencement of the Cambrian period. Moreover, the beginning of life upon the earth may be as much further hack from tbe Cambrian times us Cambrian times are removed from our own, so- that the total estimate assumes tremen dous proportions. On the calculations of physicists, like Lord Kelvin, who refuse to allow that more than 20,000,000 to 40,000,000 cf years can have elapsed since the earth cooled sufficiently for tbe evolution of living forms, Mr. Goodchild does not say much, but suggests that there is room for doubt us to the accuracy uf their data and consequently of their conclusions. A fitrwugc L’iw. Fur Bible*. It seems that gold loaf for decorative purposes is us a regular matter uf busi ness packed in little hooks made up of the unbound pages of Holy Writ cut to the requisite size for the purpose and stitched together. On inquiry I learn that the practice of packing the ma terial in this way is a well established one and that tbe Bible is selected for this purpose because, as a rule, the type is more evenly set and the printing generally liner and better executed. On tho other hand, I hoar from other sources that the use of the Bible is looked upon as a sort of guarantee that the leaf is of tho best possible quality. It appears that the book of common prayer is also employed for the same purpose. Gold leaf books are made up au& supplied to the tjrade by an enter prising firm in Birmingham. An enter prising gentleman in Loudon alee sup plied them. It is evident that the books are made up from the sheets in which they leave the press and before they are folded.—Ceylon Standard. Mncded the Money. “If you fellers haiu’t decided on who you’re fur in the tax collector’s race, I wish you’d fiiug iu fur Tom Duncan." “What fur?” “Fur bekase he needs tbe offiss wuss than airy man in the race.” “Haiu’t crippled, is he?” “No, but”— “Hain’t been sick so ho couldn’t wuck ner nutbiu, baz bo?” “No, but he is jest out or the chain gang, whar ho baz been fur six mouths, an haiu’t bad a chance to make nairy mnt He’s the man that railly needs the offiss, fellers.”—Atlanta Journal. Take a done of Pbigblt Ahh Ilirrr.Ks ai nliclil when you K<> to ImmI ami you will feel brlxlit and vIkoi-oun next niornlnR. It will Insure you a copious Mint healthy uassiiire of the liowel*. Improved appetite ami digestion and Increased enarxy of the Ixidy ami l>ralO. It lieat* btlrnulalltiR drink* because It* re- vlvlior Influence I* natural, hence perma nent. Wold bjr Cherokee |)ruR Co DR. S. H. GRIFFITH, PhjsiciaD anil Surgeon In addlt ion to a general practice, make* a *l*-cialty of diseases peculiar to. the eye, e:>r, rinse and throat; I* fully prepared ami e...nipped for |<t rformintt all opern*Sori» eovn- li-tt within the K-ope of modern anmL nual an I npthalnilc surgery. (Jlasses 'Itrtwd with Mientltic skill xml accuracy. Office over .1. tt. Tolleson’s stone 'IFione No. 71. Ad Ordinance. Hr it oiu*ti.NKi> by the Town Council of lialfm-y City,. S. C., in council sascLubled this day and date: SEC. 1. That It shall Iw t he duty of the act ventre r h> enter upon any premise* to clean out. or for the purpo-*. of examining, any ami all the privies and cess pools or like place or pknees, under any name or nntnes whalsoevev. at least once every two weeks duriiiK I he months of May, .1 -inn-. J *ly.August ami September and once every tour weeks of the retaalnder of t he year or as often as the liitcutlent may Uircc‘4 lor the general health or public good. Provided any person or person*, corporation or corporations, llrm or firms shall have the right to clean bis. her or their privy or privies at tkelrown expense under the same rules and regulations as if done by the regular towv scavenger. Sk.c.-f. That It shall Ik- unlawful for any person or persons, llym or tirins, corporation or cor iterations to Inf erft rt wilh.oi obst ruct the scavenger In the discharge of his duties or to refuse or forbid the said scavenger to enter bis. her or their premise* for the pur pose of cleaning same. Skc :i. That It shall be the duly of the scavenger to make out and rentier to tin Town I'ouncll on the tlrst Friday night of each month a full report of all collection* and ail persons, lirut* or corporations who have refused or failed to pay for cleaning out his. her or their privies. The scavenger shall charge each person, tlrm or enr|)or:itlon ten cents for each time he cleans out Ins. her or their privy. Sta . 4. If any person, llrm or corporation shall fall or refuse to elean out hf*. her or their privy or privies at le ist once every two weeks during tbe month* of May, June. July. August and September and w-.- every fner weeks during tbe mont Its uf October, Noveiu bvr, December, January, February, March and April. Such person*. Arm* or corpora tions who fall, refuse or neglect to have the same cleaned out by the town scavenger as aforesaid he. she or they shall Iw adjudged guilty of keeping and uiululuinlug a nui- anee. Sec. 5. Itshul, Ik-the duty of the scaven ge i to report to the Intemlent the name* of such person or pemons us have hindered,pre vented or obstructed him in the discharge of hlsduty. He hIihII also rc|>ort to tho Inten- dent the name or natnes of any person, llrm or corporation which has failed, refused or neglected to dean out his, her or their privy or privy* or that ha* failed, refused or neg leclcd to have the same cleaned out as re- iiuired in section four of this ordinance. Site. (1. Any person, firm or officers of any corporation found guilty of violating any of the sections of thl» ordinance shall be Uncd not more than flUU.Utor Imprisoned not more than thlrts days Skc 7. That any Scavenger found guilty of failure or neglect to perform the duties required of him by thl* ordinance shall Ik< fined In a summit more than |l»»UWor Im prisoned not more than thlrtv days. Done and rulltlcd In council assembled this 17th day of Aug , IKr- L. IIA k KU. Town < lerk. N. H. I.ITTUJOHN, Intcmh-nl. Jury List. 1 In* following i* th?* jury list for Sf t-erm of court, 1WH. first class hearse V N. A. Ilovle. Nathan hyars, K. A. Moss, J. J. Hippy. J. K. Littlejohn, I. M. IVcler. I). .1. Wilson, Swann Parris It. A. Bonner, T. G. rhalk. J. O. Wardlaw, T. C. Green, Ed Gault. Thomas Price. J u. Little, IV H. Richardson, K. H. Lem aster, J. A. Gaffney, 'V. 1 Hbinton S. C. t acton. J. W. Sparks, It. W. Clark, M. W. Goforth. I. G. Patrick. G O. Wilkins, •John M -Collough. Wm. Mabry, T. C. Vassey, •I. J. McCraw. Preston Wood, James Lee. John E. Hosteller, E. L. Tate, W. A. Mooney, O. C. Hopper, W. A. Austell. — FOI*— Funeral Occasions. GenUe Horses. Careful Driver. Tow Country Served. Prices Reasonable. Call on M. Q. MONTGOMERY. Corner Montgomery and Petty St*. Furniture! C. T. PRICE, Successor *o FEAGLE & PRICE, will for the next 30 days offer the greatest bargains in Furniture ever offered in Gi. rney. ! must makt* room for new goods. Yours- for hi siness r C. T. Price. New goods ;»nd low prices at the P. P. Goforth old homestead. I have just secured a lot of nice Dress Goods . Calico, Lfiwn, Deque, Bleaching, Shirting, Outing:, Ducking, a big lot of Men’s and Women’s- Shoes, Overalls, C-*ttonades, Mhtleskin, Sugar, Coffee, Rice, Tea, Flour,. Molasses, Salt, Ment, Canned Goods of all kinds, Castor Oil, Turpentine, Paregoric, efcr.—a big lot of Mason’s Fruit Jars, cheap—Heel Sweeps from 12 to 24 inches, Axes, Locks, Btatts, Screws, etc., Horse and Mule Shoes, Brooms, Well Buckets, and nearly everything kept in a general store as cheap- as any merchant in Gaffney will sell. Granulated Sugar 16 lb* for ijsl. Good Coffee 10 lbs for $1. Give me a call and 1 will convince you that I mean to sell. I uu *1111 :it my old stniid in Giffney and c-aiyy a gom-ral Hut* *» usual. Will inany thanks to my good ir t-mls hc-ru and Gaffney also. I am your* respectfully. J. T. SiVItKATT. Money to Loan. The Citizens BuiMing and Loan Association of Gaifney has money on hand to loan and can im-et any demand. The iate of interest is Kqjtcr cent, pev annum. For further information apply to- N. H. LITTLEJOHN, Secretary and; Treasurer. There’ll be Hot times next Tuesday and many candidates will he le-ft and somft will he elite ted. 1 am stall a candidate for your trade and if low prioe* and fair treatment will elect me io your conifidence and! good will I will not be left. Respectfully, W. I3;akoi% FOR Up -to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. M L, Building and Plastering Lime, Coal!, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse ami Dynamite Caps, call on THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS, Telephone J57. CARROLL & CO.„ Lessees. RESIDENCE LOTS FOR SALE BY Cherokee Land Company. We have some of the most desirable lamds for residences any where to be found. You can select just what you want. You will not be surrounded by disagreeable neighbors. You ca’* se lect it so that you will have iw> town taves to pay., it is located within 250 yards of Southern depot. Cheap prices and easy terms. N. H. LITTLEJOHN, jtgr. *#> Advertisement With your name attached to it and putin this space would) he seen and road by every reader who reads this ad. W< believe it would do you good. Try it and see if d woul< not. % The Gaffiie; Citj Land and Improvement Company Aiiu> Furiu* iu-hc it* uf fruic K»nii pur- Dffi-r* for »»l** Building Lit* In Oil* flourDbiug town. Guffm-v Fit v; AIko 1 by itn«l In r«-»iol» of tbo Srbi.»l* of LI mot tone Spring, amt of tut* pbo-o. w l« ;*ito loo at-r*-* on IIL-ral time rates; al*o Agrteultunu IjumI* 0o rent lor potto*- For full particular, apply to IVJO&IC& WOOin AareiW. r, tiding N. || All titt-ttttp:'ttklng on land*of tbU •’••rnpauy. euttttvK tuill removing Umber bunting, are foibltidou under penalty u( (aw or