The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, August 16, 1901, Image 2
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iid
con-
Lrouble.
it trains
/reek, near
[be collision is
cut and the
>” the other
pe of it. The
jumped and
Walter GafT-
Gaffney, of
th'S city, was a flagman on' the rear
train. He was riding in a coal car
next to the engine wher. the collision
occurred and had no chance to jump.
As the engine ploughed into the cab
of the train in front it tore things
into splinters. The cab ttnd several
cars were completely demolished and
the engine was ruined. The cars in
the rear of the engine telescoped and
when all was over Mr. GaiTney was
buried beneath a pile of wrecked box
cars. It took several hours hard
work to rescui him. Fortunately he
was only caught in such a manner as
to pin him down. His collar bone
was broken and he received other
bruises and a terrible shaking up.
The injured man was brought to his
father's home in this city later on
and is uoipg as well as could be ex
pected. He will recover from his in
juries. ilno engine and nineteen cars
were cg/mpletely wrecked. Fortun
ately no one lost their life. The
wreckage has been removed from the
track and traffic has been resumed.
Oar Miiieml Bewturces.
State Geologist F.arle Sloan spent
eeveral days the past week in this
section. Mr. Sloan is very enthusi
astic about the minerals of Gherokee
county. Speaking to a Ledger re»
presentative on the subject he said I
“f shall|return within a few weeks
to resume investigations of your great
mineral section. Kindly urge yodr
good people to secure choice mineral
specimens for exhibition at the Char
leston expasition, as it will probably
effect a valuable advertisement of
these resources.”
Former Premier Crispi, of Italy
died poor, having lost his money in
the service of hts country.
Ttiert) U Ciwurrli In thw N<H‘Otoii of
Uuu-oijuu y ttutii all oUi«‘r lilki'Mxrrt aui m-
veilo r.and until tho lust few yrn/eu wait kuj,.
j»<>Ni!tl 10 iii) liii'Urutilti. l‘'or it ixii'hi iiiuny
jreiint <Iofior» oronouiicvtl tt it looul etM'iim-,
nuti |ireM'ril#o<i lorn I runiuillt'M, unH hy coii-
Miuutly futtiuir to font with loeuT tM’ulniout.
iminoutit'ud ltlncur.»blr. Hi'U-imh'lute prtivi*u
t'aito lx* it eoiihtttut limiil iliuctisc*, mill
twofi foft' M <4Uii rs imiiihI ItUtluiiut | rent mi hi .
ijuW'ii rutilt'Mi t'qn<, iiii.iiiifui t iihmI liy 1‘. 1
• ’heiii'ir A t'u ( . Toltulo.! thin, la u*o only ii
stitiithiuu) 4'q— -- - 1 -- t.-.t- i. i . ...t.
1 Inii'niiiHf in
'wniH.itifali It
nigi'oiw hwrfu
tiiie^iinilrcd t
/mi re. f
AUilri’MK
\ K. i. l hknky & t'o.
■ iii hy UruiwlitU.
I'* Family I’illa urn the heat
>n ttu< iiinrti'l. It Is t ii Veil
ks from III<Uopy ton teit-
itlFi’i’tly on lIii' Mood ;ioi|
if si st» uj. Tlioy olfet*
in for any caui*- it fully to
iri’Dlura uiul tt.ytiiuonlulk.
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IS
[he
Mrs.
0Ther rel-
fti like. We
a change for
spending a few
relatives in the
[unty.
lit and Asberry
ft the city Wednes-
[lejohn, merchant
|^ry, was among
T the county
ay.
•ral 1‘assen-
G. E., spent
[y Tuesday on
IVillis returned
after a visit of
Tiliston and other
Tlis reports a most
ful t
CROP BULLETIN.
ition of Citroliiiit Crops us Krportcd
liy tlie llurt-itti.
Coi.fmima, S. C., August LI —Mod
erate and nearly normal temperatures
prevailed during the week ending S
a. m., Monday August 12th, with a
maximum of 'JO degrees at Green
wood and a minimum of 02 degrees at
Greenville, in the southeastern coun
ties, and a few localities in other por
tions of the (State, the amount of
sunshine was deficient, but generally
it was just right for cotton and other
crops. Damaging high winds oc
curred at a few points, blowing down
some corn.
General and beneficial (rains oc
curred on the 5th, Gtb and 7th. There
were also scattered showers near the
close of the week. At a few points
in the middle Savannah valley more
rain is needed, while over the north
eastern counties the rainltll was ex
cessive, and to some extent harmful.
Some places in that section had over
six inches of rain in two days aqd
the week’s average for the whole
State is about two inches. Freshets
in the Wateres and Great Fee Dee
rivers, and confluent "creeks, de
stroyed all lowland crops, entailing
great loss, and causing much distress
in those section's.
After making due allowance for
the damaging conditions brifiy noted
above, the past week was the most
favorable one of the season on grow
ing crops, and the ideal weather con
ditions caused a makod improvement
on all crops, except early corn
and tobacco, both being too nearly
ripe to be bonefitted.
With few exceptions, correspon
dents throughout tiio State report an
improvement in cotton. There are a
few fields infested with lice, some
with rust, and there is a little shed
ding, while on sandy soils cotton
seems to have stopped growing, but
generally the plants are healthy, of
fair size, well fruited and still grow
ing. Earliest cotton is opening.
Sea-island is blooming profusely.
Little change is noted in old corn,
but young corn has improved and is
now promising. Tobacco cutting
and curing is unfinished, having been
delayed by the excessive rains. Rico
is heading well in most districts, and
some will soon be ready to harvest.
Peas, sweet potatoes and all minor
crops are doing well, except sugar
cane and sorghum, which are poor
in places. The hay crop will bo a
large one over tho western counties
Pastures uro fine. The soil is in
excellent condition for planting full
truak crops, and foe sowing turnips.
The general outlook for autumn field
crops is decidedly better than here
tofore.
Itt'MovwUiiK tli*i N< Ii<m<I Itididlt k.
Superintendent of Graded Schools
R O, Sams Is haying the graded
school building whitewashed and
renovated for the approaching term.
One of the best things OufTney ever
did was the eatablishtpont of tho
graded school system.
O Al
tliomiifrlily otjinn
t unlleprp in the Son
Reit'iitilie Cour.se comjnl
A ■ A
r i<
V-i
OLLEGE,
Uni's to young women adv.int.-t^es iinstir|>;tsso
Wive Mork for tlio oxtrik oourafiw of Music, Art, Elocution, Business, Stenography
Jijf, ;ill furnished with the best modern faeiJilios and pn-bdod ov<t l>\ tenelmrs of
ability.
iporh buildings, Sienm boat, hot and cold baths, largo airy dormilories, new furni-
pos, extensive Chcmieal and Physical Laboratories, a pivat Library, 150 yards of
both pure Limestone and Artesian Water, the most beautiful ten-acre (’ampii- in
Jh ten acres more of romantie pleasure grounds attaehed,—these are some of the
[lures and constant attractions of Limestone (lolle^e.
gulftr instruction givon in the class-rooms is supplemented by lectures delivered by
of the faculty and at stated times by lecturers of
IViit ionsil deputation in £Seionee and I^itera! lire.
innio Davis School of History designed to collect, preserve and disseminate the Historical
hr country, and to j^ive the present and coming generations clear views of the motives
uncuts of our fathers, is a part of the College and is indorsed oflieially by two State
five (Jovernors, many prominent citizens of the South, and by the Lnited Confederate
Session will open on September iMh, P.MH. Terms very reasonable. Write for Cata-
‘ther information to Senior Protessor, Captain II. P. ({riflith, or to the President,
LEE DAVIS LODGE, A. M., Ph. D.
C.V % b.
Ij-
TO ASHEVILLE.
I of Tho Sky" Via. Tho
and Soul horn.
v. v. • y #
j Excursion of the Bea-
- v
AfvhilTney, S. C., to
-^o the S. C. A G.
'\.ty., via. Rlackg-
i Knob, Hilt more,
ugh seven tunnels
t the Sky” on Tues-
5)01. Leaving GaiTney
morning of August
eville for dinner,
eville at o o’clock,
thus giving two
ight in Asheville,
/’anderbiit’s mansion
e 21st, and eiectric
Itmor every twenty
feturn for one dime,
this is tho only excur-
7is route this year, and
opportunity to visit the
grand mountain scenery of Western
N. C., and the beautiful city of Ashe
ville with its fine hotels, residences,
palaces, etc.
Passing Round Knob you see its
fountain of sparkling water spouting
about 200 feet high, then through
seven tunnels of which some are
nearly one mile long.
Rates for round trip fare on tins
excursion have been cut to suit the
hard times and everybody can afford
this trip.
The train consisting of live
coaches and one refreshment car will
have a policeman to each conch and
good order will be maintained. Two
coaches will bo specially reserved for
ladies and their escorts.
A game of baseball is expected
Aug. 20 and also 2J on Asheville’s
grounds.
Ladies need not hesitate going on
tiiis train as good order will be
guaranteed.
This excursion is for white people
only.
Tickets for sale at ail stations.
Train will leave GaiTney at fi a. in.,
fare $2 2.I Cherokee Fails, (5:10
a. ra., fare $2 2f> Rlacksburg, (>::i(» a.
m., fare $2 00.
For further information if desired,
address.
Cooi i Kifc Mooue,
Managers,
Caroleen and Forest City, N. C.
Mountain Kxcuridoii Katoit.
Commencing on Friday August
Kith and Saturday August 17th and
continuing on successive Friday’s
and .Saturday’s until October 5th,
the South Carolina &. Georgia Exten
sion Railroad Company will sell week
end tickets from all stations Camden
to Yorkvillo inclusive to Rlacksburg
and Shelby at $1.50, to liutherford-
ton $1.75, to Marion $2.00, tickets
good returning until tho following
Monday. Also on and after the
above named date and continuing
until October 5th, will sell round
trip tickets to above named points
good to return within ten days after
date of sale at one first class fare for
the round trip. This will afford an
opportunity for every one desiring to
spend their vacation in the moun
tains during tho hot weather, to do
so at a small cost. Ample hotel and
boarding accomodations can be secur
ed at all of these points. These are
ideal summer resorts and noted for
the beauty of the scenery and health
giving properties of tho natural
mineral waters. The climate is cool
and delightful and tho country is
entirely free from mosquitos. Any
further information with regard to
hotel or boarding accomodations may
be had by applying to the under
signed.
E. H. 8m\\y,
tJeneral Passenger Agent,
Rlacksburg, 8. 0.
MootiiiK of Ilie Ito.ml of School TruKlvex
A meeting of the Hoard of Trus
tees for Cherokee county was held
yesterday at 11 o’clock, at the graded
school building. The meeting was
called for the purpose of discussing
the duties of trusees, teachers and
the [general workings of tho public
schools of the county, Those present
we’re, R E. Porter, John li. Little
john, I. M. Smith, J. R. Brown, M.
L. Guthrie, Thompson Clary, Clayton
Camp, G. W. McKown J. W. Al
exander, i John Bridges and County
Suporintendant of Education \y. F.
McArthur. The meeting was very
enthusiastic and the general good of
the public schools was freely discuss
ed.
Tea<'!(«ni' tvviiiiniiutUium.
Thp closing exercises of tho Chero
kee county summer school are being
held today and to ipornty. and exam
inations of those applying for certifi
cates as teachers constitute a part of ;
the exercises. Tho work this year
has been especially gratifying to
those in charge and in attendance,
and much credit is due Prof. Blake
Jqt his untiring efforts.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
I.ocnl Items Too Short fora lleuil (Sronped
■ Together.
Corn is selling fur a dollar a bushel
in Gntfney.
Tl.e c mnty commissioners met
Monday and attended to a good deal
of routine business.
The creeks and rivers in Cherokee
have been out over the bottom lands
again this week and have about used
up what corn was remaining on them.
Attorney G. W. Speer informs a
Ledger representative that tho Jim
Crow law allows the conductor to
put white people in with the colored
if their coach becomes over-crowded,
and vice versa. •
Tho law breaking portion of the
population have been on their good
behavior lately. There has not been
a session of tho mayor’s court in
several days and things have gotten
so quiet that Mayor Littlejohn lias
gone down to Thiekety to gain u little
rest and recreation.
Among the interested visitors at
this office Wednesday were Miss Eva
Pearson, of Webster, and Miss Vie
Buily, of this city. They took
quite an interest in the working of
tho machinery, the type, etc. The
Ledger is always delighted to receive
calls from its friends.
The old hoard depot built among
tho pines here thirty years ago by
the Southern, is quite out of touch
with Gaffney of today and witli the
(Southern’s present methods of doing
business. A big modern brick depot
with an up-to-date office is badly
needed. Who will move first, the
Southern people t»r the railroad com-
missioners?
Magistrate “Chris” Phillips Wed
nesday committed Elijah Brown,
colored to the chain gang for thirty
days for carrying concealed weapon
The magistrate lined tho gentleman
$2o or thirty days and as he didn’t
possess the twenty he took the days.
Ho looked w’ell marching down the
street with hand cuffs on hy the side
of Deputy John Spencer.
It ever anybody had good grounds
for a divorce Mrs. J. Claude Jefferies
is that person. Tho ’Squire has had
tiis mustache shaved off and really
his own children failed to recognize
him when he went home after the
operation. The only thing that
keeps him from being a grass widower
is the fact there is;no divorce law in
tiiis State. Wo expect to hear of
Representative BifMer introducing a
bill granting divorce in order to give
her relief.
President F. G. Stacy, of the Gaff
ney Telephone Company, is doing
moic good, hard down thinking and
less ,‘cussin” than most anybody in
Gaffney these days. He is doing his
best ti get his telephone sys
tem in shape and opened for the con
venience of those who are willing to
pay for it. Thor# were a good many
people who never learned the value
of the telephone system until the
work of rermdoHing the Gaffney
system was undertaken and now they
can appreciate it.
Iturii IturiH-it.
Tuesday morning between '.land 10
o’clock, while Mrs. J. B. Burgess was
engaged in gathering some beans in a
field near the house she was attract
ed by the cries ot one of the two chil-
i.ren she had left at tho house. She
also noticed a smoke arising from the
barn. Hastening to the house she
discovered before reaching there that
tho barn was on fire. Fortunately
there was nothing in tho barn but
some whrat straw. It burned like
tinder and bifore anything could be
done the burn had been consumed by
the Haines us well as a stack of straw
nearby. No other damage was done
except the scorching of a few. shade
trees, the leaves of one ofjwhlch wire
entirely consumed. Mr. Burgess car
ried no insurance on the barn, and
while tho loss i& slight it was com
plete.
Will lio T<> Wllilliro|t.
Suporintendant of Education, W.
K. McArthur received word Wed
nesday that the scholarships for
Cherokee at Wlnthrop bud been
awarded to Misses Susie Parker, of
Gaffney.[and Misses Ucalun of Blacks
burg. Both these young ladies are
very bright and intelligent and will
reflect credit upon themselves and
tho gounty they represent.
Ktitertaliiwl 11^ KrleiulN.
Miss Lillian Jones, daughter of M>r.
and Mrs U A. Jones, entertained a
number of he little friends at her
home on Frederick street last Thurs
day ev< ning from I to 7. Tho after
noon wiii in'Ht delightfully spent and
tho little guests went home voting
their little friend a most charming
hoitem,
CroHH liiuiils Timps,
A Gaffney merchant who is con
nected with a firm which enjoys a
large country trade was sitting in
front of fils place of huGncPS yester
day afternoon whittling on a stool
tnade out of a goods box. A Ledger
man remarked that it was a lemin 'er
of stories told of the cross roads stor< s
of Georgia, when the merchant re
marked that there were few cross
roads stores that were not selling
more goods than the city stores these
days The fact of the business is
that the country people do not come
to town so promiscuously as of yore
and when there is a fulling off of
visitors from the country there is a
corresponding failing off of trade.
But this state of affairs will not Isst
long because it will soon ho cotton
pickingTitne and then things will be
gin to liven up.
Seven In All.
Sheriff Thomas was asked yester
day how many boarders lie had, when
ho replied: “Seven, six male and
one female of fine virtue and excel
lent beauty.” The sheriff is a pret
ty good hotel keeper. There is hardly
a day that he lias not one or more
star boarders.
To l/iir4! ii ('old in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo t^uinino Tab'
ALWAYS KEEP ON HAND
HainJfi/kr',
THERE IS NO KINO OP PAIN OR 4
ACHE, INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL, •
THAT PAIN-KILLER WILL NOT RE-
LIEVE.
LOOK OUT FOR IMITATIONS AND SUB
STITUTES. THE GENUINE BOTTLE
BEARS THE NAME,
PERRY DAVIS Sc SON.
The Cherokee County Mutual
Association
has Issued between too and 500 ix>Uole» to the
ctlIzeus of t he comity agXM'Zfttlutr fSeo.ouo.
here are yet :i lew property owners who have
not Insured with us whom we think should do
so now, or us soon :ls possible, us u proUs'tlon
to themselves and families, for tho unex
pected happens to us ull sooner or Inter und
happy is ho who Is prepared to meet this
emergency We can safely suy Hint there is
no cheaper or l>e!ter Invest ment, offered yon.
Kev. A. Davidson, Uaffnny, und Mr. Frank
Mcl.uney, Abingdon, are adepts, wlut areuu
thuri>ed to appmUc your properly und Issue
a policy on same.
T. M. Littmcjoiin, l*res.
J. Fb .Ir.rrKitiEH. See. and Treas.
WOFFORD
COLLEGE
Spartanburg, S. C.
48th YEAR BEGINslEPTEMBER 28
’Eij'lit in faculty. Kiglit do-
partnieiifcH. ICxponsos from $[50
to $ 17~» fi yenr. For oatfilotnio,
auilivas J. A. Gamkwki.l, Sec.
Bu^fTg clean new goods at 50
per cent, on the Dollar comes very
seldom. But for the balance of
August we will close out some
Colored Wash Goods at Half.
Wofford College
Fitting School
BrAUTANBFKG, S. (’.
Elegant new building. Board
and tuition for year $110, All
information given by
A. Vi. DU PRE,
Head Master.
10c. value
10c. “
lets. All druggists refund tho
if it fails tooure. K. \V. Grov
nature is on each box. 25c.
money
e’s sig-
CoT.t'Mitrs, (J a., Aug. 2
Dr. (.1. Moi-'i- r.rr l»car Unctor:
yottr TKKTII1 N A (Tcutliiuir Powders
little grandchild with the happiest
The effects were almost magical, and
ly more sat isfactory than Iroin anyt
ever used,
Yours very truly. JOSKI’ll S.
Fast,or of SI. Fattl
(Now Bishop Southern Met hodist C
1'or sale by t 'b.-rokee Drug Co.
4. I>C.\
Ve gave
) to our
results,
eertain-
llitlg we
KEY,
1 'liureh.
hi rch.
Tlie World's tin-atest Fryer Met
Johnson's Tonic does in a day w
Vuinine cannot do in ten days. Its >
cures are in striking coni fast with tl
cures made by Quinine.
If yon arc utterly wretched, takt
ougli course of Johnson's Tonic at
out every trace of Malarial poisonii
wist* Insure their lives and the wise
their health by using Johnson's Cl
Fever Tonic. It, costs ftii cents If 1
no) one cent if it does not..
Heine.
•at slow
plendid
e feeble
a t hor-
d drive
ig. The
r insure
ilil and
t cn res;
Spectacles and Ejeglas
Sclontifleully flitted for tho eorreclh
defects of vision.
H. R. GOODELL, Optic
SPARTANBURG, S. 0.
No charge for examination.
ses
>n of all
:ian,
10-12-01
. .
Fine Flowered and Striped Dimities
“ “ “ “ Batist
'' Lawns lOc, “
YOUR CHOICE Af 5c. PER YARD.
Better grade Dimities, Lawns,
Organdies, Etc. Value: 15, 20
and 25c.
YOUR CHOICE OF ANY 10c. PER YARD.
These goods are fine for Waists,
Dresses, Wrappers, Misses and
Childrens’ Dresses.
We want to move these goods
out to make room for Fall and
Winter Goods.
O. E. WILKINS.
Soillo
JTeAvelry
II is a fuel thul every arliele in our iurge, new stock. Is thoroughly
Hood und reliublo; just what it pretends to be.
11 is u fuel t leil our jruuruntee stands behind every artlele we sell.
It is a fiict. thul. ol' A LITY considered, our prices are tlie lowrst of
the low.
Don't these fuels interest you 'r
Comp in; let's have a t.ilk ubottl jewelry.
W. Harry Dodenhoff,
722 Limestone Street.
^Etna Life Insurance Company,
- OF —
IIA1*TI<X>1«I>, C^OINIV.,
Is the Largest Company in the World Writing
Life, Accident and Health 1
In case of Accident or Sickness please notify
J.
Orixffnev. £■$. O.
JUSf RECEIVED f 0-DAY:
7,000 yards full 36-inch Percales, in \2}ic
quality,
' A SPECIAL SALE for this week only, 7>3c
Bright, Snappy Patterns, fresh from the
manufacturer.
Tlie Company
Founded in 1785
College of 01i«irles4toii,
CHuiiHewton, *-5. O.
Strong I'uctiIt.v : Well c(|itipncd ('IioiuIkiiL rhysicul, und Bloloirical Laboratories; Ob
servatory; Library of M.unn yotupiesi and tho linest Museum of Natural History iii ihe
South. It. A., II. S., and M. A. courses offered.
Tuition, fin, payable m I wo In stall menus. Hoard In College Dormitory cun Is- obtained
at - In ;; moult;, (tl.e Sc ho I ursh 1 p, giving free tuition, is assigned to ('lie rokce County t ho
holder to be appointed by the Judge of (‘rob.it c and t he County Suiieriutciide ut of Kline a
lion. A il candidates for admission are permitted to compete lor vacant Hoycc Schrlar-
sldps. which pay >l.'(d a year. Kntr.anee Examinations will be held sit the College on Sept
27th and'JHth. Next session opens Sept. JO. lilOl. Kor catalogu . address
h -' Mt IIAUKINON KANDOLI’H, l*resldent.
— V-
A N. Wood President it. R. Bhown. Vice-President-
IVIerc'liiiiitn iincl IMsiiiter© 13a.nk:
OK OAFKNEY. S. O.
CATIXAL, **30,000.
State and County Depository.
Does a general Banking and Exchange business, Is well lltlis] up with I’lro Proof Vault and
Burglur I’rixif Safe, with Automatic Time laick. We ootlcit the business of people of all
C. JVI MVtl'TH. rtaahler.
occupations.
E. O. Htaot. President. J. O. Wxrdlaw, Vice-President
THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY.
CAl’ITAI., ....... •AO.OOO,
HURPLUM ANIi PKOKITN, - 10,000.
WtuU\ C'mmt.y itmlC'il.v 1 K-ponilory,
Deposit* xollulted from Earner*, MendtHut*, Mapufaoturerg-
moJatiun extended to cualomer* that their bualut** and resp.g'
'them. Every accoro
'U warrant.
Caotiter.