The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 20, 1901, Image 4
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY,
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Er>. II. DkCamp.
ion, yet from the account piven by |
the Charlotte papers, his mental an-
puish was far greater, and the hor
rors of remorse over the recollection
of a misspent life preyed upon him ,
The Ledger it not responsible for with such fearful force as to render
the views of correspondents. him callous and indifferent to all
Cards of thanks wil* he published physical pain. His was another life
«tone cent a word. , „ , , sacrificed to,the whisky fiend, but
fading notice, will oe pubLebed ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ th(j buter „
at f >«n 3ents a line each insertion.
Obituaries will be pubinlised at five
aunts a line.
All correspondence should be ad-
4rt;ssed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Ledger last Friday announced ,
the alarming change in the presi- I
dent’s condition hours hefere any
daily in the State was able to do ii,
except by extras. Yet somfl people
think that a semi-weekly newspaper
can’t get and print the latest news
- ^ u .
Spartanburg Is to have another
carnival this fall. This is all ritrht if
she wants it and is billing to put Up
the money to get it. Me doubt,
however, if the city will be benefited
by it either morally, socially, or
financially. Our recollection is that
Anderson and Greenville both tried
carnivals a year ago
pentance of the dying hour was heart
felt and sincere, and was acceptable
to Him who looks upon the heart and
judges not as man judges. Possibly,
also, his dying exportation may reach
the ears and hearts of many whose
lives are not yet completely blighted
and cause them to break away from
the demon which is slowly tightening
his clutches upon them and turn
; iheir backs forever upon the accursed
i habit that is shedding death-shade
and mildew over the land. % If so, then
poor Thompson did not live and die
in vain.
THE B. R. ASSOCIATION.
It Once lleloiixed to the-Dark Corner" of
The State.
The following from a recent issue
of the Carolina Spartan may be inter
esting to some of our readers. I 1
and were I was written by one of the old settlers
CLUB WOMEN.
A Pertinent Article of Advice to them on
Village Improvement.
The Woman's Journal, of Boston,
Mass., comments upon a recent ar
ticle published in “The Keystone.”
the offHal organ for the South Car
olina federation, saying, “Mrs.[Morris
M. Freeman, of Blacksburg, H. C.,
chairman of the Village Improve
ment. Horticulture and Forestry de
partment of the South Carolina Fed
eration, advises club women to be
gin the work of improvement by care
fully looking after the conditions of
their own homes.”
The article is so pertinent we
gladly publish it for the good it may
do club women, and other women al
so, as it shows them at a glance how
each home helps, or mars, the ap
pearance of a town It is as follows:
“Village improvement? Ah. yes in
deed, of course we will go in for that.
How the idea pleases us women,
how we let our imagination run wild
with us, at the very suggestion, and
see ourselves going to interview the
ui^yor. tp t^H’kie the entire city enuo-
»!•
and
cil dl'esSed smartly, with manniSt!
looking, so trim
utterly disgusted with the experi
ment.
of this part of the country, and was
I . . ..
inspired by a recent meeting of the
old Broad R'.ver association at Mace- j
The Spartanburg Daily Herald last donia church, a few miles above this
Sunday celebrated its twelfth birthi
day. During its existence it ha*
changed ownership four times, but
the same editor has remained at the
helm from the beginning. Mr. Gar
lington is now a veteran of the quill
and we congratulate him that the < x-
patiding resources of the Herald giv<
city It speaks of the good old
days” in this section, and of some of
the customs in vngue at that time—
customs which would not be tolerat
ed now among Christain people, but
which ar that time, were perfect!}
proper and considered quite consis
tent witti religion and civilization:
“Dr. E. E. Botnar. assistu n t ums-
sionery secretary, with headquarters
promise of rich returns for his twelv- ( »t Richmond, travels around and
years’ arduous labors. We hope that covers more ground than a Methodist
twelve years to come will find him
bishop. He recently visited Texas
and while in that State he spent a
still at his post and the Herald a re- with Smith Lip-comb and ins
cognized power in the land. numerous family as Bill Arp would
*■*■*'* I say He found Mr. and Mrs Lips-
There is one
fact which seem-
never to have occurred to labor
agitators, when they are demanding
that !ah*r have a greater share of the
profits; that is. that the laborer never
comb the sane genial, kind, true,
good people that they were- before
j hey left this S r ate. Very soon af
ter leaving Texas he turned up a r the
old Broad River association at Mac -
i donia. Fdty to seventy-five years
shares the losses with the employer | ago the territory of that A-sociatio i
These m.et always fallen capital, i bdoneed to the dark corner of the
State. It was a pretty rough coun-
I try. for it included the Camp’s Creek
section, the Buzzard Roost two or
! • hree large coaling grounds and about
CROP BULLETIN.
Condition of Carolina Cro|« a* Reported
by the Itureau.
The week ending 8 a m., Monday
September 10th, averaged nearly five
degrees per day warmer than usual, I
and had u maximum temperature of !
90 at Blackville on the 13th, and a
minimum ofTill at Greenville on the
9ih. There was more than the usual |
amount of bright sunshine, and only
in the extreme western portions did
cloudliness prevail to any consider
able extent. The winds were gener
ally southwesterly, ar d dried the sur
face of the soil to quite a depth.
Well distributed showers occurred
in heex’rerne western and north
western counties on the 13th, and
light, very scattered showers in the
south central counties, but there was
un entire absence of rain over the
greater portion of the State until the
evening of the 15th. when showers
occurred over the southern counties. !
The dry weather was favorable for
haying, harvesting rice, and for pick
ing cotton, but was injurious on turn- !
ips, young cotton, fall truck, and
gardens and all other growing crops.
Cottou opALed fast, (-xcept along |
the northern border counties, and
some ooened prematurely owing to i
rust that has increased rapidly. The
hot weal h^r induced shedding, and i
stopped growth of young cotton. The
crop is reported in a less favorable
condition than it was a few* weeks
ago, '.nd is not as heavily fruited as j
it promised to he. Boll worms have !
appeared in many sections and have
caused much injury. Sea island cot
ton improved during the week. Pick
ing has made fair progress, although
little has as yet been ginned.
Early corn is b‘-i>ig gathered, and
j as predicted the yields are poor; !aie
| corn is somewhat better. Much fod
der was saved in excellent condition
during the week Rice harvest made
rapid progress utidi r nearly ideal
weaihi r conditi m* and is nearly fi>
ished for March and April s* du gs
The crop is good where nor injured b-.
birds, that were unusual \ num reus
in the Georgetown di-iric Larg^
quantities of early cow pr-as r •
made into hay. hut th^ a’er plant
ings need rain. V <'•' v v\ rm- me dis
appearing but » ■ •s'm f-d nearly
the entire hay crop ii n counties;
elsewhere the hav • i ~ an on usual
ly heavy one. Fal; tiuc> crops need
rain and in the Charleston di-tric’
the drought is becoming serious are;
menacing, although the acosl dam
age already done i** insignificant.
Now, not all business enterprises
make money. There are period^
even in the most successful per
manent enterprises when they lose
money and sometimes heavily. One
of the most successful cotton mills
in this State has lost during six
months of this year a matter of $23,-
000 There are many others, no
doubt, that have lost much more.
Yrt wages have not been reduced and
operatives have been regularly paid
as if the mills were making big prof
its. If labor insists on having its
full share of profits then capital must
insist that it bear a like share of the
losses. This is fairness and simple
justice.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The spirit of education was never
higher among our people than »>
present, and as the time for the open
ing of the schools and colleges draws
near the indications for a fine attend
ance become more evident. Li mm
stone College is opening this week
and a large crowd of bright, pretty,
enthusiastic girls are now at the
College, and, as we go to press, others
are arriving on every train. The
bulk of the arrivals will take place
to-day and tomorrow, and the
President and teachers are now I
busy organizing and putting the i
school machinery in motion. D is ,
becoming more and more evident j
that Limestone College by estab
lishing a high and comprehen
sive course of sMidy and by pursuing
a wise, progressive, and generous
The value of the grapes raised in the
vinevards of Romania last year was
$7 500 000
50 still houses, most of which were j
owned and run bv church members
From 1825 to 1855 it was a sign ot
prosperity to own a still hou^e and
deacons, generally, being the most
prominent people, hud their snare of
them. D was considered no harm in
those day> to make and sell whisks,
and a farmer thought no more of go
ing to the smokehouse and measur
ing out a feuv gallons of whisky for
a neighbor than he did when he meas
ured up a load of corn or a few bush
els of wheat. But a wonderful change
nas come over the country. The
churches of trie Association are on
up grade. They are demanding bet
ter preachers than they had infor
mer days. They are building com
fortable houses of worship. At old
'lacedona Dr. Bomar in a few plain,
earnest words presented the mission-
irv interests to the Association.
There were no set soeeches. no clap
trap ooll o ctions. The delegates and
people seemed moved by the spirit of
the Divine Master and they contribut
ed about $700 to the .Missionary fund.
Even the secretary was surprised at
g-tting more than he asked for. At
that verv church a little less than
fifty years ago the writer sat on a
ricsety slab bench and watched a
preacher painfully reading his hymn
by spelling t*ie hard words But
there is progress and life and genu
ine religion in the churches in the
old Broad River Association and they
are doing an excellent work/’
A Card from Mr. Littlejohn,
r<> the Editor of Tin: Ledger :
In your issue of the 10rh inst.
under tin article, “Fairness,” you
say that the Sthn* Board of Equaliza
tion hn* treated the cotton iruiis of
Ducks do better on
food.
soft succulent
policy is inspiring wine-spread confi- I state with conspicuous unfair
deuce among the people, and that the j ness and fomenting dis-atisfactiou,”
coming session will he prosperous be- '‘t''
yond any previous one in its history. , These assertions are directly at var
_ * lance wi'h the facta in the case, for
There are already representatives in u.e hoard treated every cotton mill
the (’nllege from Rimost ev.-ry com- ! with aU the court* sy and kindness
munity in South (’arolinu and th*-re i which could lie expended to them in
are students from North Carolina, 1
Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Mis
souri, and Maryland. The question I
of room is the only one that now
gives concern ; the faculty are abund
antly able t > instruct successfully all
who may come With the early com
pletion of the Winnie Davis Hall the
College wiii adjust itself to one stage
of its rapid growth.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The tragic death of J. E. Thomp
son, which occurred at Charlotte. N.
C., last we<4 , brought gloom and sor
row t<> the whole force engaged on
I heard only one or two mill man
agers complain of details of busines-js
and publicity req i red. and it strne't
me as only >• pret- x' to have some
thing to complain at because thev
faded to get th<dr plan of the work of
assessments adopted
A full statement of the work done
can be given if necessary, to show
the fairness of the board to the cot
ton mills knitting mills, cotton seed
oil mills, and fertilizer factories.
T vl Littlejohn
Ashury. 8ept, 18 1901
dollar and tie
businesslike.
Of cour-e we will succeed with them,
seriously trying to make them see the
evils that exist, and the mistakes
i hat are made, and how it will be very
easy to change it all, and have clean
attractive streets
At first they may demur, but we
will be equal to all that, bringing all
our pretty aims and graces to bear
upon them, until they will enter
heartily into our plans and then—
wail one moment ! Just run aero*s
the street (or road) and look at the
front of your own house, ray lady.
Are all the blinds properly hung?
Are the windows clean and shining’
Are the shades all on a straight line?
Are the curtains fresh and weil drap
ed? Does the pis/za look orderly and
inviting, with shady vines, bright
cushions, and easy chairs? Do you
see one hit of litter on your lawn?
Look long and carefully at your own
home, and as you go bac« to it, say
to yourself: If every clubwoman’s
house was as pretty and n*-ar as it
could be made, and every clubwoman
lived next to every other club voman,
what a pretty si reel that would make.
And if uo one lived in all the town
hut clubwomen. (r**a! Federation wo
men, I mean) what a charmingly at
tractive town that would be!”
AHhury llappnlngM.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.#
Asbury. Sept, 17 —The farmers of
this section are busy now making
molasses and picking cotton.
A large amount of hay is being
saved this season. Judging from the
quantity saved the farmer thinks it
vvill be hay or nothing to feed on this
win*er.
The way the rain set in it looks
like a September gale
Mrs. Julian Lipscomb has returned
to the “city” after spending more
than a week at the residence of her
uncle. Mr. G T. Wood Julian spent
a few da\s with his better half while
in the country.
Mrs J. J Littlejohn, of Jonesville,
has been visiting at her father’s, Mr.
T. D Litr.bjohn.
Misses Lucy Littlejohn, Agnes and
Lena Lipscomb have returned to v t. • , i i
, Limestone to iesume their studies. | Diseases. K isstcaltny
These young Jad es will be greatly
missed by some of the gallants of this
section.
Mr. and Mrs. W Sam Lipscomb
gave a delightful “At Home” Satur
day night complimentary to their
j numerous young friends. Music,
laughing and chatting, swinging and
j different games were the amusements
i of the evening Gupid no doubt
acted its part well. Delicious cream,
cake and fruits were served in a very
dainty and tasteful manner. The
guest were: Mrs Julian VV. Lip-
si'Oiub. Gaffney; Misses Rosie, Irene
and Maggie Foster Lucye Littlejohn,
Grace Lit'lejohn. Jonesville; Blanche
Garner U ion ; Julia Era Mary and j soothes and toughens the llingS
Lucye Wood. Agnes. L-na ami R.*sa i j _ A _. a1
Lipscomb. Asbury ; Mt-s-rs. Richard
L ttb j 'hn Clarence and Durbin Jones,
Gaffney; Gregg Susong Jaime Wood.
Jeff and Claude Sparks. Victor F •ster,
Aiken (’s'vrrt. Union; Eug-ne Lin-
scomb. Union; Albert Littlejohn,
Edward. Kamuel and Warn n Lip
scomb Asbury. The guest began to
put on a long face as the time drew
near for u- t.* take leave at a rather
late hour—11 :30
All w* re loud in praise of Mr and
Mrs W. Sam 'ban whom there are no I
better host anti ho-tees arid know
exactly how to < nt-rtiin -heir guest. I
An Attendant ” J
The WorhITi (art-Htest Fewr Meniciae.
Johnson's Tonic does In a day what slow i
Quinine cannot do in ten days. Its splervi!d
cures are in striking contrast with * he feeble
cures made by Quinine.
If you are utterly wretched, take a thor
ough course ot Johns >n’s Tonic and drive
out every trace of Malarial poison!nfr. The
wist- unsure their lives and the wiser Insure
their health by usiriL' Johnson’s I'hill and
Lever Tonic. Ii costs , r »o cents if It cures;
not one cent if It does not.
1st. The Choicest Fabrics,
Patterns and Styles
To be found in our stock of
Fall and Winter Clothing.
2d. The most popular patterns worn during the
coming Fall and Winter season will be rather quiet in
effect but noted for good taste and quiet elegance.
3d. The always-popular Sack Suit will, of course,
be the most worn of any style, and we have a beauti
ful showing in warm Cheviots, serviceable Cassimers
and handsome, dressy Worsteds.
4th. We have only such garments as are thor
oughly reliable and they have our reputation behind
each and every one.
We want every man who can to come to our store
and see how the clothes he wears should look.
We have selected carefully; have a large stock for
you to choose from, and we have some pattern or
style that will suit or please you.
We take special pains to fit the hard-to-fit. No
matter how tall, how short or how hard you are to fit
we can fit you.
The Company Store.
F. G. Stacy, President. J. G. Wardlaw, Vice-President.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY.
CAPITAL, ------- 850,000,
SURPLUS AND PROFITS, - 10,000.
Oonuty a.ml Oity Deyonitory.
Deposits solicited fmirj Far M-rcbtints, Manufacturers -ind others. Evety acoom-
Tnod.iiion extended to customers ili.it th.-ir hustn- -s end responsibility will warrant.
IT C\ Oii-dii'-r
* ir i> e~3a J s El
5T- jTg ^
Bird-Shot
For Tiger,
No use to hunt tigers with
bird-shot. It doesn't hurt the
tiger any and it s awfully risky
for you.
Consumption is a tiger
307 SCTITiS
New Fall and Winter sample books from
Fred KauTman. M. Born & Co., and Lomm &
Co., the Finest Tailors in Ame’ ica, who guar
antee to please and fit the hardest to-fit or
you need not take them. We have just re
ceived
207 Boys’ and Mens’ Suits,
handsome and durable; bought at cut prices,
and we will sell at a small profit on first cost
for spot cash. They are now ready for inspec
tion
Call and see them before buying.
Yours truly,
J. R. Meson & Go.
—but once started it rapidly
eats up the flesh and destroys
the life. No use to 2:0 hunting
it with ordinary food and med
icine. That’s only bird-shot.
It still advances. Good heavy
charges of Scott’s Emulsion
will stop the advance. The
disease feels that.
Scott’s Emulsion makes the
I body strong to resist. It
soothes and to
and sustains the strength until
the disease wears itself out.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chamists, y*) Pearl St., N. V
<toc anil fi.ou; nil druggists.
R, 0. SAMS-Rea! Estate Agency.
30 choice hulidlng' lots in (litlVient parts# of the city.
4 fsi runs of 50 acres# each near Limestone.
3 tracts# on .Metal road.
A few of tin Thomson lots not yet sold. No better i*uiu*iis'; lots anywhere.
Pictures Below Cost.
We have a few pictures on hand. To clear
them at once we will sell a
$5 00
Picture
at
$2 83
4 OO
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at
2 19
3 50
f <
at
1 92
3 25
fc ft
at
1 74
2 50
ft ft
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1 19
1 50
ft ft
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89
1 75
ft ft
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93
35
ft ft
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10
Call and see these bargains.
How Are Your Kidneys f
Dr. Hobbs' Spartu’uf Pill,cure all kidney ills. Sam-
pie free Add. Hterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N Y
W. HARRY DODENHOFF,
iij Limestone Street.
TO
Atlanta.
Special Excursion
IV
There Is more Catarrh in lids section of
thocouniry than'ill othei diseases put to
gether. .'Lss'i until the last few years was sssp-
pos* d to bo incurable. Lor a great many
The Leri ip r. He hat no recently been years #loetors u a local disease,
ami presortl>eu local reined i< s, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced ii Incurable. ■VicnochaK proven
employed in our compofling room, he
Whn ho young and vigorous, arid he
appeared to have Hind fair prospectH
for life that it is hard to realize that
bv one false step he passed from this
world into the mysterious beyond.
Though his b *dy was horribly muti
lated and his physical suff ring must
havt beeu intense beyond all concept-
catarrh to lie a consaItutlonal disease, and
t hereforc re* | ill res "oust it nt Iona 1 t real men t.
11 ill's t'iitai'rh ‘'ure, manufactured by F. J.
('heney A 1'o.. Toledo. Ohio. Is the Only con
stitutional cure on ill" niurkei. Ills taken
Internally in doses from in drops to a tea-
spounful. It acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They oiler
one hundred dollars for any case It falls lo
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
Add ress
F. J. Uhhnky At Co.. Toledo, O.
Hold by druyyists. 75c.
Hull's Family I'llls are tin* best.
■)J THE WORLD’S
J MW—WW—Ts—
lit greatest fever
VIA
MEDICINE.
For al! form, of fever tn’co John
ChIH nod F«v#r fomi- |;
J? 'lines heller than quinine and
toes in u sdriipe day what slow uni.
"nj dine catinm do in In *!uys> if,
V spies* lid cures are In ftt-lkinw eon-
D trnsi to the feeble curut# menu by
ffl quinine. '
\ Costs fiO Cents If ft Cam.
Ssutiiern Railway.
Lo;ive Gaffney at 8.15 a. in.
Thursday, September 2(>. lic-
[V4 I turning leave Atlanta Friday,
ML
W ! September 27, G p. m.
[irst-Class Accomialisns.
Hi
We want to sell every mkn, woman and child in Cherokee
county something in the hardware line.
We keep from a Buckeye Mower to a 5e Pocket Knife, and
vve try to cut going and coming.
We will name just a few things we carry: Buggies, Wagons,
Harness, Apex and Little Dandy Cook Stoves, Tinware, Rubber
aii^l Leather Belting, Steam Fittings ot all kinds, Lace Leather,
Locks and Hinges of all kinds. x
We want your business.
m
Wilkins’ Hardware Store
the GaUney City Land and Improvemtnt umpany
Otferr* for suit' Rulidm.*- I.ols lu IhU fumrlshlny town, Uutfney City ; Also Fiirm* noa
by *tiid In roach of the School, of J.lmentone Spring* and of tbl, place, In lota of from
30 to 100 acre, on liberal time rate,; a!*o Agricultural Lands to rcu* for Farm pur
pose, For full particular, apply to
J. V. A.JK HC-A/nr, Aftent:.
N.R - All trcHpnHftlnir on landsof thl, onnipauy. onttln and amoving tlrnhif, ^blnffor
bunting are forbidden under pana'*v of 'aw
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