Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I f I IIK Shoes hnvo slmml in the whirlpool of aepreasion which 1ms recently drawn in and capsized prices on staple dry goods. From mercantile whirlpools of disaster THE BATTERY’S spot cash lever often lands loads ofMioes clothing, hats, dress goods, underwear, trunks, valises, hosiery, mattings, carpets, umbrellas, notions, at just one-half their real value. No wonder we have the crowds always with us, for at no other store in all the Sunny South can you buy goods as cheap as Collins sells. We undersell oven on regular goods, lake, for instance, _ _ } MEN’S » HA.O'S. Men’s fur crush hats, styles Men’s golf hats just from Malaga hats, 10c; men’s! beaching, Barker Mill bleaching, dotted Swiss, curtain scrim, 40 inches wide, at 3c. Lotus lawns at 21c, plaids or irwear; men’s balbriggan and gauze underwear, 10c ; men’s balbriggan and Egyptian yarn, 25c and 49c. Ladies’ s, colored lauudried shirts from loc up. Umbrellas, steel rod, at 39c. All grade hose, fancy and drop stitch. No ^ 1* C 1 ~ 1 * Kdfo \tm /vtrni* Fruit of the Loom l grade. All grades under Bedford cord front shirts nest nuc ui muico MEN’S FINE PANTS.—We have just bought out the entire product of a big factory in some lines of men’s pants. Pants from 25c up. The biggest stock of fine clothing ever shown here, .ust in. Men’s and Ladies’ fine shoes in vici kid and box calf, every pair warranted. Ginghams, 3c; heavy overalls and jackets only 25c. department has the finest line of ladies’ hats we ever carried. • checked homespun at 3c, ginghams at 3c, white counterpanes 49, 08 bleached vests only 5c ; inidervests, usually sold at 25c, I otter at 10c. North Carolina made hose, full seamless, sold everywhere at 10c, we otter and only 98c for.jfl Men’s silk front a 1 for5c.~*Our milline 50 Our oxford low cut summer shoes i JUST UOOK! TOR OJNTY 1 OTIVT. 25 good envelopes, 25 sheets good note paper, 1 bottle ink, 2 papers tacks, 13 slate pencils, 2 composition books, 2 memorandum books, 2 spools thread, 2 balls thread, key chain and ring, cake toilet soap 1 fine comb X r>at> pins, 12 safety pins, large box blacking, large box blueing, 1 pocket handkerchief, 1 lathes bandkercbief, paper good needles, 25 fish books—one with line, 1 paper matting tacks, 1 coarse comb. • ' tfVDon’t wait! Come quick !! Goods don’t stay long at THE BATTERY GAFFNEY AND SPARTANBURG. S. C. ...JOHN D. COLLINS... ^Cheapest Store in the Palmetto State. s “Leader” Stoves land Ranges are the best that money can buy. We sell all the different styles at very low prices. Come and see them. Shuford & Lemaster, Phone 91. Furniture, Stoves and Coffins. NEW ARRIVALS. Good white welt P. K. 10c. Better P. K. 15c. Still better P. K. 20c. Best quality P. K. 25c. Stylish ready made black skirts. 95c. $1.25. $2.00. $2.25. Which are good values. Come and see them. Ladies’ and Gents* Umbrellas. 40c. 50c. 75c. $ 1.00. and up to $2.00. each. J. R. TOLLESON & CO. Paint, Oils, Lead. Now is the time to paint your house. A tempera ture of GO deg. to 70 deg. is probably the best for painting. We are agents for Hirshberg, Hollander & Co’s celebrated Stag Brand Semi-L’aste Prepared Paint. We guarantee this paint to be made of perfectly pure materials, Pure Lead, Pure Zinc, Pure Linseed Oil, Pure Turpentine and Pure Coloring Material, and to be absolutely free of all or any of the numerous forms of adulterations used in many paints. The texture of Stag Paint is apparent immediately upon application; texture and purity are the quali ties that make good paint. Wear is the best evidence of good paint—Stag Paint will wear. We have in stock all kinds of Prepared Paints, Colors, Leads, Putty, &c., &c. CHEROKEE DRUG CO. The Gaffnej City Land and Improvement Company offers for tele Building Lotetn thU flourUhlng town, Gaffney City; Also Farms near by and in reach of the Schools of Llmsstone Springs and of this place, In lots of from M to 100 acres on liberal tlma rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur- poeee. For full particulars apply to J. V. »AK*tA.TT, A (tent. II. ft.-All treespaMlai on lands of thii company, suttls and emoelng timber, ftshlaffor tuntlsy *rs (yrtyddou us dor penary of i«w ^ * TERRIBLE ACCIDENT 0NS.C.& 6. E, Trestle Goes Down With En gine and Two Cars. THE ENGINEER KILLED. I'au.tHl by Hravy Floods Railroad Itrldge Oxer HufTalo Creek Olves Way—(engineer Killed and Fireman Uadly Hurt but Ken- cued After Four liourn In Water. One of the severest rain storms we have experienced for a long while raged over this section Friday. Early Friday morning the rain began falling and by daylight it was coming down in torrents. It was not accompanied by much wind, but the cold was bit ing and the day a particularly raw one. All through the day and far up into the night the rain continued to pour with unabated fury, the streets were soon flooded and the ditches and gullies roared tike young cataracts. All outdoor business was aban doned and only those braved the storm who were compelled to go to their homes from their business houses, and these found navigation extremely difficult and after dark somewhat dangerous. By Saturday morning Broad river was booming and “chafing of its shores, 1 ' as though eager to burst forth and carry death and destraction in its path. The smaller streems for miles around were also raging and their waters swooping down like en raged monsters let loose from long confinement ready and eager to sweep from the face of the earth any and everything that stood in their course. Bridges were swept away like straws, trees were uprooted and hurled head long into the seething waters, dams were broken and swept away and wreckage of every description lined the path of the mad waters. From every direction come reports of broken dams, wrecked bridges and innumerable ravages made by the angry floods. The wind was not strong enough to do much damage, but it is feared that crops bars suffer ed from the severe cold of the last three or four days and that fruit has received a backset. The most serious and horrible acci dent that has happened in this region in many years occurred Saturday morning as a result of the heavy floods. This was the wreckage of an engine and two cars on the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Rail road at Buffalo creek just above Blacksburg, aud the killing of Engineer Metcalf, wno was pulling the train. Saturday morning the north-bound accommodation train on that road pulled out of Blacksburg on time, with Engineer J. D. Metcalf at the throttle and Fireman Fred Rhyne as stoker. It was s mixed train, con- aieting of several freight cars and one passenger coach, and bound for Mar ion, N. C. There was some uneasi ness felt by the train crew in regards to the safety of the trestle over Buf falo creek, and when the train came to the bridge It was brought to a standstill and all the cars cut loose from the engine save two. It is said that Engineer Metcalf was warned against attempting to cross the bridge, but be did cot heed the warning, fur ther tbau to detach most of the cars behind him. Flagman Will Sullivan insisted on cot crossing, as be bad no desire to risk bis Ufa in such a man ner, and hs finally walked over ahead of the sngins. As soon as be was over be flagged Engineer Bletcslf to follow; but, aiast we know not one minute what tbs next will bring forth— “One fUkli of the llghtnlnff, one break of the wave, And man pawes from life to bla rest In tbe irrave. The brave engineer pulled tbe throttle, tbe iron mooeter trembled Id reepone to bit touch, at though thrilled with a sense of its impending fste, then slowly moved out on tbs bridge. Fatal move I Ko sooner bad tbe heavy machine reached the bridge proper then the structure gave way aud tbe engine with its living freight and two box cars plunged down, down Into tbe seething waters elgbty-two feet below. Tbe waters Instantly closed over tbe engine and •hut out from the view of tbe horror- etricken watchers above the fete of tbe two unfortunate men who made tbe awful pluoge. It wae reported here early Satur day morning, shortly after the wreck occurred, that both engineer and fire man bad lost their lives; but later in tb« day, about four hours aftsr tbe engine went down, Fireman Rhyne was found two miles below the bridge banging on to some of the debris with which the water was covered. It. was with much difficulty that he was rescued, as the water was swift and covered with floating logs and wreckage. One man attempted to reach the suffering fireman by swim ming, but he failed Another one was successful, however, and at last a rope was placed around his body and he was drawn ashore. It was fouud that his right arm was broken, his back injured and he was consid erably bruised about the body. Aside from that, be had been io the water so long that he was almost frozen. It may be that he is Jinjured internally, but It is thought (now that he will speedily recover. His escape from death was truly miraculous and savors more of a dime-novel romance than an established truth. It is a wonder almost beyond comprehension how a man could go down eighty feet with a locomotive engine into a rag ing, seething flood of angry waters, forty or fifty feet deep, float down the stream for two miles, and then live to tell about it! The poor engineer was not so fort unate. As nothing was seen of him during the day it was the general opinion that he was fastened in or under his engine, which was entirely out of sight under the water. He was finally found about half a mile below where he went down with the ill-fated engine. His skull was crushed and he was otherwise injured. The poor fellow was dead, but whether he was killed by tbe fall, or died afterwards, will never be known. He married a Mies Harrill, of Forest City, N, C., and she and two children are left to mourn for him. His borne was in Blacksburg. The bridge across Buffalo was sixty feet high and four hundred feet long. Nearly all of tbe structure went down. Besides this great loss to tbe S. C. &G. E.,tbey Buffered other minor damages to their road. Three benches of their Catawba river bridge wore washed away and five from the bridge over Bullocks’s Creek succumbed to tbe force of tbe floode, as well as two or three email wash- oute on tbe road. Tbe bridge over Buffalo Creek belonging to tbe coun ty was washed away. This bridge was below tbe railroad trestle and was probably knocked down by some of tbe heavy timbers from tbe trestle. It cannot be estimated just now how much damage has been done in Cherokee and adjoin’ng counties by tbe recent rains; but, aside from that already named, it must be considera ble. How badly frait and crops have been hurt, remains to be si en We deeply deplore tbe awful acci dent on the 8. C. <fc G. E. and tbe tragic death of Engineer Metcalf. He was a good citizen and was high In tbe esteem and confidence of tbe offi cers of bis road. His wife and chil dren have the sympathy of everyone who has heard of their great loss. We hope that Fireman Rhyne’s in juries are not as bad as at first thonght, and that be may speedily recover. A Mlfflity Clever Fellow. Concerning,Mr. ti. L. Cutting, who last week'^returned to Gaffney to take up bis former position of Super intendent of tbe Gaffney Manufactur ing Co., tbe Belma, Ala., Times •ays: “Mr. 6. L. CultlnK. the retiring ■uperln* tendent of tbe CHWttion ttnd Estelle Cotton Mills, save h biinquet .Saturday ulgbt to bis foreman and associate officers at ilrysdale's restaurant. Tbe party consisted of twelve men as follows: Messrs. Robert Coleman. H. H. Stewart. Jr., Jonathan Pickles, W. 11. Carlisle, Hill McDaniel. Clint Dickinson, Carl VauKbt, James Mallory, J. B. Davies, George and John Barnes. “A delightful menu was served and was bujrely enjoyed. During intervals speeches were made eulogizing Mr Cutting and dwell ing upon tbe harmony which prevailed dur ing bis superintendency between employer and employee. As a token of esteem Mr. Cutting was presented with a Knight Tem plar watch charm of solid gold. “Mr. Cutting acknowledged the testimonial in a feeling manner and said “in leaving Selma be felt like a boy leaving home," and that he would not have gone away bad not the offer he received been very tempting. “Tbe Tlmee had an invitation but on ac count of pressing business was unable to at- S ud. This paper regrets exceedingly that r. Gutting ean be with us no longer, for he certainly has made a great many friends during bis residence in Selma." This li truly tn instance of Selma's Ion and Gaffney’i gain. There are few cleverer men than 8. L. Cutting, and the manner in which be baa baan received on his return here is Indica tive that all who knew him before are hie friends and all who may be* come acquainted with him hereafter will likely be. A Poor Millionaire Lately starved In London because be could not digest his food. Early use of Dr. King’s New Life Pills would bare saved him. They strengthen tbe stomach, aid diges tion, promote ase! no Hatton, Improve appetite. Price 25o. Money back If not aatisfied. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co, For Sale (^"Advertisements under this head will be Inserted for one cent a word each Inser tion. No ad Inserted for less than ten cents F OR SALE—500 bushels Russell's Improved Big Boll Cotton Seed, 50c. per bushel. LJ Cahkoi.i. A Caiu’extku. F OR SALE—Leghorn eggs; 15 for 50cls. 4-l»-:it W F. Brown. F OR SALE or RENT—One acre lot and five room house near graded school, :i-2<l J. En. J Ermines, Agent^ F OR SALE—Old newspapers at The ledger office at 10 cents a hundred F OR SALE—One house and lot on Rutledge street. Easy pa vments. J. A. Willis. 4-10 Lost. OST—Bow, with cravat pin. - same at Ledger office. Finder leave 4-23-lt Money Loaned. L OANS on Improved farms for a term of years at reasonable rates. For Informa tion apply to J. C. Jefferies, Atty at Law. 12-18 to Oct. 18, 1901 Money to Loan on City and Farm Prop erty and Mill Stock. JAMKS A. WIJUIvIS, Attorney. Spectacles and Eyeglasses Scientifically flitted for the correction of all defects of vision. H. R. GOODELL, Optician, SPARTANBURG, 8. O. No charge for examination. 10-12-01 A FREE BRIDGE Has Been Built Over Cherokee Creek, Leading to Cherokee Ferry, Direct line from Gaffney to Blacksburg and Antioch. Open at all hours night and day. Come and try It. Terms cheap as the cheap- JNO. L. BLACK. We are solo agents for in Gaffney, always fresh, name on every piece. PEELER & LEMMOND. Prompt Delivery. Phone 55. Tbe Housekeeper's Pride Is a Good Meal. Get Baker’s Chocolate, Blue Ribbon Extracts, Cake and Ice Cream Colors, Coffee and Tea, from me and you are happy. Bring me Butter and Eggs. J. E. EZELL. Phone No. 9. Watch for the Watches! Special Prices. A large and elegant as sortment of new watches will shortly be In my show cases awaiting your In spection. If you want a fine watch, don't buy one ) until you have seen my line. ) Buy from a reliable Jeweler ' and you'll get what you pay for. I am now offering spec ially low Inducements for you to bring your repair work to me. For a limited time only I will do all kinds of repairing at much below my usual rates. All work guaranteed, ’'on’t 1 forget to call and examine my new goods. THOS. H. WESTROPE, The Leading Jeweler. For the Building Season. L. BAKER Has just received a large stock of Sash, Doors, Mantelpieces and all kinds of Trimming, Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Box ing, Molding, Brackets, etc. No. 1 Heart Pine Shingles aud a g ood stock John W. Masury & ons Guaranteed Paints and Varnish, all at the lowest rea sonable prices. Call and see him when you want anything in his line. No charge for making! eitimatei, □ o • Rare, Because of Style; Exceptional, Because of Price. • This applies to the-exceedingly nobby and stylish line of clothing we handle. There is much more in our suits than the mere material and stitches; this we will prove if you will give us the opportunity. A Single Fact Outweighs a Thousand Claims, and we claim nothing that we cannot prove to be a fact. Our clothing is all that the manufacturer can produce, that the tailor' can make up and that money can buy. What more can it be? Don’t worry about the fit, we’ll attend to that. In Our Underwear Excellence is the pleasing point, and we are giving honest values stitched with truthful words. We carry everything in this line that the most fas tidious taste could wish, and in buying underwear our motto wt “Goodness first aud Price afterwards”—we sell the same way. In every department of our establishment we have values that thrill the bargain-hunter, and the warfare among prices makes our bargain counters cry out for liberation. Come to seo us and let us put a smile on your countenance and a handsome, stylish suit on your corporeal system. 909, 91 1 Robinson Street. Watch this Space FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS. JCMVICfea J- Life, Fire, Accident and Health Insurance. -Attention. I^armers! The season Is now at band when you must have Implements with which to prepare your lands, plant and'cultlvate your crops, and don't forget that 1 have “Everything for the Farmer” at popular prices. All kinds of Plow Stocks, single and double, and Turn Plows, Plow J’oluti^ Plows, Clevises. Heel Bolts, etc.. Dow Law Cotton Seed Planters. Call and see my Syracuse Disc Harrows. They are unexcelled, and ^ farmer can afford to be without one—especially when I sell them so cheap. As In the past I shall continue to lead In Buggies and "Wagons. Why such an assertion? It Is plain enough—the vast amount of business 1 have done In this line In the past attests the fact that my goods and prices are right. Tyson A Jones, or Stadebaker, is all tbe recommendation needed on a vehicle to tell you It Is Al. Wagons—BIRD9ELL, BTUDEBAKER, TAYLOR. WHITE HICKORY-a quartette that is hard to “down." prices and quality considered. Hay. Corn, Oats, Bran, Syrup, Molasses, Tennessee Sorghum, and In fact a full line < plantation supplies. *. - Hats In variety for everybody. Nice, new and strictly “up-to-date'' line of Clothing. Give us a look and we’ll sell you. My stock of Shoes and General Merchandise was never more complete* and. listen! I have got a lot of genuine bargains for you. Come and see. For the ascommodatlon and convenience of those living In the vicinity of Oofortbs, S. 0., I have added a line of to my stock at that place consisting of Soothing Syrup. Squills. Paregoric, PUIS Of various kinds, essences and extracts for flavoring. Syrup of Figs, Wine of Oardul, Dr. King’s New Discovery, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, Mexican Mustang Liniment, etc. Good line Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Shoes, Groceries, etc., constantly on hand and arriving. Yours for trade, J. I. SA.RRA/T'r. Ohoice Real Estate. I Lots known as tbs “Dick" Thompson lend on Hetty, Johnson, and Hutledgs streets. 5 Lou on j 4 Lots sal _ 1 Lot on W»»t Frederick street. 8 Acres near M R. Hams' residence. 80 Lots located In otb<'r sections of the city, Apply to I Lots, M acres each, adjoining Limestone land. i But! Falrvle' edge street, view avenue. K. O. PA.M0.