Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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■ ■' ■ ' ■■ ■ ■ ■ .'a.gfWSJfT’f 5 >./ THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspape in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver< tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. H.AFFNEY, S. C., TUESD vY OCTOBER 1, 1901 81.50 A YEAR, THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO SUTE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Events that H»ve Taken Place from One En.l «»f the State to the OtliePCulle.l from ! Exchange* for Onlck liesullng hy <eorea of Hiiny Peo|>1e. ' The Lancaster cotton mill has a contract with the government to make twine for the postollice depart ment. * The Pteeple of the A. M. E. church at Seneca wan struck by lightning and set on fire last l hursday after noon. The church was a frame build ing and was totally destroyed. While prowling about her premises last Friday night, in 1 inn, Charles Bobo, a negro, was shot by Mr*:. A W. Green. He was only slightly wounded, and was urressed by the police. Abbeville is moving in the matter of establishing a furniture factory. A committee of citizens have been investigating furniture factories in this state and North Carolina and feel encouraged. C. F. Dill, of Greenville, President of the South Carolina Game Protec tive Association, calls attention to the fact that the game laws impose a fine of $10 or liO days in jail for killing bull bats. Mr. Frank Tompkins, who repre sents the idea of carrying out the game laws, is inaugurating a move ment whereby an organizstion may be incorporated which will prosecute ail persons who violate the game laws. A charter will be asked from the secretary of state in a few days. , Jessie Ashworth, of Greenville county, aged ninety-four years, has invited Clinton Moore, of Transy Ivaniu county. Xorth Carolina, aged ninety- three years, to join him at the Old Field Rock in South Carolina in No vember to have a big hunt and a ripstaving old time generally. How is this for plucky Pjedmouters? In the daily bulletins issued hy the President’s physicians appears the name of Dr. Eugene Wasdiu Dr. Wasdin is a South Carolinian, being a native of Georgetown, and fie has attained eminence in the practice of surgery. Dr. Wasdin, about 15 years ago, entered the navy as surgeon and his success was such that he has been assigned to many important medical missions by the - government. The Anderson Intelligencer says: A gentleman from Newberry, well ac quainted with the facts in connection with the postoffice trouble there, in conversation stated what is very - , gratifying to the friends of Post- ^ master Fair He says there not only was not a single cent of the postoffice money gone, but that not a dollar of the government funds had ever been in jeopardy, and that the trouble was due solely to want of compliance with technical regulations. The Charleston city council has ratified the ordinance prohibiting the sale of liquors in blind tigers and providing for all violations to be tried in the police court by the recorder. Mayor Smyth and Chief of Police Boyle have not as yet de termined what plan they will adopt in the enforcement of the ordinance. It is believed, however, that the plan, whatever it is to be, will be a good one and will cause the [igers to run into covex. The case against Arthur Derrick, John Johnson and Norman Johnson of Columbia, who were charged with the most serious of ail crimes, was dismissed Thursday afternoon. Magistrate Moormau held that the little negroes could not be guilty of the charge on account of their age. A charge of assault was preferred against them, however, and the case will come up in a few days. The little negro girl was able to testify at the hearing, but physicians say that her condition ii still serious. At 12:04 Thursday morning train No. 72. a through freight on the Southern from Spartanburg, with eight box cars and Conductor Rich and Engineer Dotis. having just stop ped preparatory to entering a switch at Fornace. to be passed by No. 16. the passenger, the former being a second class train, the latter ran into the freight with disastrous results. No 16 consisted of four cars, one mail and baggage car and two coaches. Engineer Neeley and Con ductor Black had charge and bad orders to leave Newberry and run 20 minutes late to Columbia. Several were Injuried, but no one seriously. Henry Hurt shot and probably f fatallyjwounded Joe Green in Green ville Wednesday night at 11:35 o’clock, in a house of ill fame kept by Minnie Smith. Both parties are white. Hurt was sitting on the side of Minnie Smith’s bed. when Green entered the house and began a quar rel w.th Hurt. Green drew a chair on Hurt and threatened to kill him. Hurt then instantly pulled his pistol and fired, the ball taking effect in the right lung. Hurt was arrested shortly after the shooting and is now in the county jail. At last account Green was in a very critical condition and not expected to live. PERSONA! PARAGRAPHS. People You Know and People Yon Don't Know. Miss Carrie Sams went to Spartan burg Friday. Forest Gibson, section hand in one of the Abbeville cotton mills, came up Saturdav night to visit his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Itoberl Gibson at Limestone Mills A G. Susong, of Star Farm, was here Friday. Thomas Scruggs, of Maud, spent Sunday in the city. J. J. Litth john, of Jonesville, was a visitor in tb city Sui day. “Burt” Porter, now of Spencer, X. C., is in the c'ty for a few days. Worth Little, of Charlot;e, was here yesterday. Fred rurner will leave today for Gainesville, Ga.. where he will again engage in the cotton business. Hon. William Jefferies, of Home, was in the city yestvfday. W. Sam Lipscomb, of Asbury, was among the prominent Cherokeeans in town yesterday. C. F. Teal, of Stevy, was in town yesterday. Will Brown, of Ravenna, is here attending to his dutie- in court. W. I). Mathis, of Trough, was here yesterday. Mi e Elia aud Rosa Kirby, Chur ie Kirby and Annie Marsh left yester day for Hot Springs, N. C., to resume their studies in Borland Institute Prater Smith, of Goucher, was hore yesterday. A N. Wood went to Spartanburg Friday. J. Eh. J'fleries went to Spartan burg Friday on business. Muuroe Lemmons made a short visit to Spartanburg Friday after noon. J. L. Strain, E-q., of Etta Jane, spent yesterday and last night with friends in the city. J. A. Mooney. K->q., of Greenvil!*, accompanied by hiu sot: Mills, arrived in the city Sun lay afternoon. Judge Gary, of Columbia, and So licitor Henry, of Chester, arrived in the city Sunday. Mr. Chas. L Davis (not of Alvin Joslin fame, b it of the carpet mill force) left yesterday for Landrum, where he goes to visit relatives and friends for a s,hort while. Mr. G. M. Phillips, of Trough, was in the city yesterday arm added his name to The Ledger’s ever increasing list. We tr st he- w 11 find his invest ment both pleasant and profitable Mr. Elias Horn, of Grindall, was among :he elder Cherokeeans in the city yesterday. Air. J. R H. alun, of Blacksburg was in the city Sunday. Mr. Healan came over to see the children of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Thomasson, who are quite sick. Mr Healan is Mrs Thomasson’s father The children are doing as well us could be expected. John Gibbons, of Grover, is visiting friends and relatives in Gaffney. John is a son of L J. Gibbons, and he is a chip off the old block. J. H. Sprouse, of Kelton, was among the Cherokeeans from the low er part of the county who were in the city yesterday. Alexander Smith, one of the best Smiths in this county, but who claims|Cowpens as his postoffice, was in the city yesterday. Mr. M. M. Tate, of Webster, was in the city yesterday attending court. Mr. Edmund Bridges, of Blacks burg, was among those who came over from the other side of the Broad to attend court yesterday. John E. Mosteller, of Goforth, was in the city yesterday. He is looking as “fat and sassy” as ever and was io his usual good humor. P. 8. Webber, of Wilkinsville, was among the progressive Cherokeeans in the city yesterday. J. 8 Robinson left yesterday for Hot Springs, N.C., where he goes to complete his studies. High ClMM Mimic. The lovers of high-class music in Gaffney, as well as ail who attended, were highly pleased with the piano recital at Limestone College Friday evening. It was a grand success in every feature and Prof. Maxim’s playing elicited the heartiest ap plause and highest praise of the audience. Prof. Maxim ranks among Ameri ca’s finest musicians, and that he is a master of bis art was evident to all who had the privilege of hearing him Friday evening. Gaffney’s music lovers will look forward with anticipations of pleasure and delight to other recitals of a like nature at the college. LOWER CHEROKEE LOCAL PULLINGS. Much Complaint About Cot- , ton Opening Slowly. THE SERVICES AT SALEM. Severn Cold* Anioni' the People -Frost K«— ported Seen—Shorter Course in Phonoj;- mphy whieli Simplifies the System—Other Items 1’ersoiiitls. i Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta J a Nic, Sept. 28—This morn ing looks as if another wet spell was in store for us, and the cotton pick ing, pea gathering, fodder pulling and hav making are temporarily at an end. Complaints are general that cotton is slow in opening this year. R*v. Mr Ingr.toj. pastor of the M. E church at Hickory Grove, preached at Salem yesterday and last night He was called away this morning to cor 'uet a funeral servic a’ RulloctC* Creek c’ rc to 1 y. Rev. Mr. Mar vin is expected to conduct ibe st r vices today, tonight and tomorrow Mr. James Kison is running his saw mill now and is turning out a lot of lumber for his patrons. He is u hustling young man and not afraid to take hold of his work. Home severe couls are among our people, several of which are border ing on pneumonia Your correspon dent has been on the sick list for two days with a cold. A r* port is circulated that some of our neighbors saw frost one morning this week. Mr. W'iliie Buice was sick last week. Air. “Bud” Robinson whose disability was noticed in this corres pondence recently, we arc glad to say has so far recovered as to he able to take his place at Air Bison’s en gine and is now running it. Those who attended the meetings at Salem yesterday and last night spoke in highest terms of Rev. Air. Ingram’s sermon. It was not your correspondent’s good fortune to he able to attend either of .he services We made mention a few weeks ago of receiving a copy of “A Shorter Course in Pnonogn phy,” by James E. Munson, official stenographer New York supreme court and author o» a i umber of standard w irks on short hand. It simplifies the system and makes it possible for those wishing to study it to acquire a knowledge of it without a teacher. But of course it tikes longer to do so. Many of the cumbersome rules and exceptions with which the student of thirty years ago had to contend are by it removed and the work so simplified that the system can be learned in a much shorter tim° and with a great deal less labor. There aiv only lorcy distinct sounds in the English lan guage—twenty-four consonants and sixteen vowels and dipthongs and from a knowledge ot these the lan guage i* made up. We hope the day is not far distant when this most val uable art will be taught in the com mon schools of our country where • very child will be provided with n sufficient knowledge of it to carry on a correspondence or write down a sermon or speech as delivered. Mr. Munson has condensed tht- whola system into a D.ok of 236 pages, including eighteen pages of written exercises, together with a list of phonographic outlines and ex planatory notes. In 1602 John Willis published the first work that could properly be called a scientific treatise on short hand, and out of which grew that used today Thomas Bright in 1588. and Peter Boies in 1590, used systems based upon arbitrary signs designat ing whole words, each of which had to be memorized by itself, and hence these were impracticable and not en titled to be called a system of short hand. Webster’s definition of “Ste nography” is only applicable to the useless creatioos of Bright and Boles. The alphabet of Jobo Willis, though crude and imperfect, was the first step in the right directioo. In 1866 Mr. Munson published the * Com plete Phonography.” which was a work of phonographic simplification. It was revised in 1877, and again in 1898 he published the “Art of Pho- nography,” and now bis new book. “A Shorter Course in Phonography,” appears—the first publicatiou of its kind in the twentieth century—as a concentration of the thought and la bor of three hundred years. Daniel Webster used to tell those who put his speeches in form for the press to strike out every large word. If we will read some of his speeches we will find them made up mainly of short, clear, strong terms, although he sometimes used those of length for the sake of sound. He could draw a word painting equal to any mao of bis time. 8o completely waa he the master of this art that those who heard him often felt that they themselves had aeeu that of which he 8 P° ke - J l s. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL SUTE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Inten-HtiiiK Item» Concerning; Onr Neigh bor* Meyomi Hie Line Which Muy I'rove K.ntertalii ng Kcailing for Hutxlrcti* of I.c«lger Kemler*. Thomas Griffith. Eugene H f’his- holm, James S. Alexander and J. 8. Johnson were arrested at the Buford Hotel in Charlotte for gambling convicted before the Recorder and fined $25 each and fines in all amounting to $11 76 each hy Judge Hoke. Caot. C M. Martin’s dog, Jack, was found dead in front of Gurry's drug store in Gastonia Friday morning Some one had poisoned him the night before. Jack was one of tiiw best known, most faithful and harmless doge in town. The fellow who poisoned him did a cowardly thing. Jack was the friend o' the police aud would follow them on their nightly trips. There was some body who preferred to have Jack out of the way. ' barged with criminally assaulting Mery Cornwell, a '•mall colored girl John Bish, colored, was tried in the Superior Court in Cbarlo'te Friday and was sentenced to 25 years iu ttu ■Slate prison. The trial was brief, and the evidence, though circum stantial, indicated that B.sh was guilty. Judge Hoke intimated his belief in the guilt of the defendant staring, however, that the quality of tlie testimony precluded him f rom urunouncing the death penalty. The Southern Railway has made a contract with the Balfour quarry, fti Henderson county, for stone to h* used on the main line between Ashe ville and Salisbury. During thr spring and a greater party of the summer the railroad company had u gr at d ei of trouble in keeping t> large number of fills in repair on account of the heavy rains. Ttn company has decided to rely very iittie on dirt in the future in making these fills. Heavy stone will b*, used instead. Lottie Smyre, a colored woman of Charlotte, was found dead in her home, corner of Second and Mint streets, Friday night at 7 fill) o’clock. The door to her room was locked and she was lying across her bed fully dressed. A few hours before thL she had been seen hy some of her neighbors and appeared to be ii excellent health and spirits. A physician states, however, that tin- woman had been suffering from car diac dropsy for several months and its presumes that this disease wag the cause of death. Mr, John Whicker, aged about 23 years, son of Mr. C. T. Whicker residing near Old Town, was drown, d Friday afternoon in a creek near lii- home. Air. Whicker was working in a field with his brothers in the afternoon. He went to the creek but his brothers thought nothing about his absence until he bad been gone an hour or more. They began a search for hirn and to their surprise found him lying in the stream dead The young man was subject to epileptic fils and the family are con fident he had an attack and fell in the creek. The forty-seventh annual stock holders’ meeting of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad was held in Newbern Thursday iu the company’s new 'office. Every stockholder was represented in person or by proxy. The report of the president showed material progress along all lines. The gross earnings for the fiscal year were $240,544.93, an increase over the previous year of $22 378 77. It was listened to closely throughout its reading and amid applause was adop ted. Mr. Jos. E. Robinson presided over the meeting, the deliberations of which were very harmonions. David Craig of Charlotte has gone North on a novel errand. He was very much interested in a car-load of ostriches that passed through that city a few days ago on their way South, and his subsequent inquiries have led him to conclude that an ostrich will make a fine eaddle horse. Mr. Craig is now in communication with a man who sells ostriches oo easy terms, and he expects to bring a pair to Charlotte in a short time. Two fine birds about nine feet high have been offered to him and he will orobably purchase them for a tandem team One of the birds is an excel lent roadster, goes well under a sad dle and has a gate of about 40 miles an hour. SURPRISED AMERICANS. Soldiers Were at Breakfast Wheu At tacked bv 400 U<bels. Manila, Sept. 30.—General Hughes, from the Island of Samar, reports the arrival of Sergeant Markley and one private at Tannau, from the fight at Bulangiga, where over 40 men of Com pany C, Nmtn infantry, were killed by in-urgents, who attacked the troops while at brtaktast Saturday last. Tiie men who have reached Tannan say that the officers of the company, who were at first reported to have es- capeii, were killed with the majority of the company. The troops were attacked while unprepared by 400 bolomen, of whom the Americans killed about 160. Many of the soldiers were killed iu their quarters beiore they had time to grasp their rifles. General Hughes is going to the scene of the disaster and will personally com mand the troops. A u. w braiien of ihe Katispnnan has been established at Tarlac, capital of the province of tnat name. The object of the Society is rhe slaughter of wnites. Marceiino Mariville, president of Bay- ang, is chief of the new branch, which includes numbers of the native constab ulary wno were recently armed. One policeman admits time he was taxed $1 and was ordered to make bolos. A reg ular collection has been made by the or ganization from the natives, either by persecution or threats, u ri-ings having been planned. The conditions iu Tayants and Ba- tangas are not reassuring. The worst form of guerriila warfare prevails there. The insurgent forces are distributed un der cover along every road aud trail and wait for travelers in ambush. Tne insurgent l»ader Caballos, who be longed to General Cailles’ command, but who refused to surrender with Call- rejnvinyg to the niQumaius. Tne mam forces of the Iu?ut gents are scat tered in bands over the province, where they dig un rifles wnen there is an op portunity to use them. GEORGIA SOLDIERS’ HOME IS DESTROYED Early Morning’ Fire Reduces Structure to Ashes. NO LIVES REPORTED LOST Drowned n Ogeechee Canal. Savannah, Sept. 30.—Sam Deitch, a 12-year-old boy, was drowned in :lv Og-echee canal. Doitch and severs; y >ung companions were playing on a raft made of ola logs at the tool of M.tr garet street, when the raft gave way and precipna'ed the whole crowd inro the water. The screams of the boys brought assistance in short order and all were fisned our in time except D itch, wnose body had sunk to the bottom, fcom * little time elapsed before the body was recovered and life wa^ extinct. - - - V Brand .fury U- lii'-n- iridic;m•Hits. Bihmingham, Ala., Sept. 30. — The criminal court grand jury has returned a large batch of indictments, among them b a i»g the following: Fritz Carle, murder of Ira R. Dunham; Alex Mor- rissett. murder of Ricuaru Mason; Tom McCabe and Ben Cook, murder of Alii- ■n Moses; William Jones, criminal as sault. Blaze Started Iu the Burbage Plant and All t'ir.)r»sto ■Mibdue fli** ^ Ira Were Futile—Proper!y Was Va.ued at $40,000; insurauc $lO,OJO. Atlanta, Sept. 30. — The Soldiers' Home was reduced to rums by fire at an early hour tins morning. No lives were lost iu the conflagra tion, but the inmates lost ueaily all their personal effects. Fire was discovered in the uppi^r part of tne building at 8:15o’clock. It started in tne garbage plant. Immediately this discovery was made, an alarm was given aud a hos* line at tached to the tank in the rear of the buiiamg, and tne inmates hurrie i from their rooms. An appeal for aid was sent to the fire department in town, aud a fire true* was sent m response mere to. Tne water in the tank proved entirely insufficient to stay the b;aze and (he structure burnt like tinder. In 30 inm ates alter it caught it was a ruin, save for rhe water m the tank the building had no protection. ihere were 76 inmates in the home. The building was insured for $10,0UU. it cost about $10,000. All the inmates of the home have not yet been accounted for. but it is believed at this uour tnat no lives are lo*t. Scarcely anything has boon saved. A m iveuient will be started toreuuild the home by popular subscription. ~ FERNANDiNA’o BiG DEAL. Air Fortl'H Family .Sick. In a private letter to a friend in Gafli.ey, R>-v. W. 8. B Ford, former pastor of Cherokee Avenue Baptist church, conveys the sad intelligence r hat he and his entire familv hav» been quite unwell since they weut tg Cambridge At One time ii thought that Fletcher would die, bnl i good physician and an attentive nurse succeeded in bringing him around ail right. The letter also stated that the family were about r** covering Tin- trouble whs mulariH mark ami Wliite. Attention is caliod to the advertise ment, in another column, of Pm'. Otis A. Miller, an artist of long ex perience who has introduced a new system of drawing in G ffoey. WV have visited his studio over O E Wilkins’ store and found it replet*- with drawings showing the oegin- ning and progress of pupils who have studied under him. Prof Miller »s the originator of his system, and from the evidence on exhibition, we must admit that it is a remarkable one. —The beet turner and subsoil plow at Smith Hardware Co. Marrlwire at l.liumtour Mills. Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, a' the home of Mr. Martin Kitchens at Limestone Mills Mr Jay Patterson and Mias Dovie Kitchens were united In marriage by Robert Gibson, Esq., notary public. A large crowd of rela tives and friends witnessed the cere mony and joined in extending con gratulations and happy go d wishes to the wedded lovers. The Ledger wishes them much happiness. Cberukee Court. Court convened here yesterday morning. The eutire day waa taken up in ( squabbling over some little technicality of the law in regard to the drawing of jurors for this county, and the result was that no criminal cases will be tried at this term. By mutual agreement of the attorneys the civil work of the court will be attended to Dime KetMliiiK t»y D»iiKMrn» of the KIiik. The Daughters of the King will give a Dime Reading next Friday night at the residence of Mrs R 8 Lipscomb, from 8 :30 to 10:00 o’clock An ex cellent program will be rerwured by Home of the bent talent of the town. The public is cordially invited. Property of lown Improvement Com pany Sold. Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 30.—For a week past rumors nave been iu circula tion in Jacksonville that a big deal was pending for Feruaudina prop**rtv, but just what the conditions were could n t be learned, as citizens of Fernaudma ia tne city a imitted a trade was being made, but declined to give particulars until the deal was consummated. Now, however, it is learned that the trade has been closed and tffiat tbq VI" pending m tne circuit court, ai.d argued here, iu regard to the taxes on property, will be withdrawn. Tne deeds of transfers havt- just bi>eu executed in Fernandina, whereby rhe large property interests of the Florida Town Improve ment company were transferred to Fred W. Hoyt, as trustee for the synuicats comprising the purchasers. The amount paid lor the property was $100,000. Tue property consists of about one third of the town. It includes about 1 mile of water front, consisting of tiiw lots of the creosote works of McGiffin A Co , docks from Calhoun to Alacuuaaud Center street® south to Beech street and the vemef street dodse aud tfarehbft'ses^ Ttjj purenasers are all citizens of Fer- nandiua, and it is said their object in purchasing, the property was to stop lit igation aud put the property on the market and to improve it for the beuefls of tye towq, Tne purchasers are F. W. Hoyt, J. Mizdl, William Miz ii, S. A. .Swann, W. O. Jeffreys. S. Chadwick, W. & Page aud J. H. Prescott. THREE KILLED IN WRECK. Mrad-Knd Collision on New York, New Haven and Hartford. Buidoiport, Conn., Sept. So.—Thret men were killed and two seriously in jured in a collision of freight trains, head on, on the Berkshire division ot the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad at Long Hill today. Tha dead are: Engineer E. Burns. Fireman Gustafseu of the norrbbonnd train. Brakeman Nully of the southbound train. Engineer Holt and Fireman Pitcbev of the southbound train are injured. Both engines and many oara were plied ap, blocking ail traffic. Hlot In Barcelona. Madrid, Sept 80.—The anniversary af tha revotation ot 1868 was celebrated at Madrid aud other towne yesterday. At a meeting af 80.000 Republicans and fcooialifta, at Barcelona, the crowds pro eeeded to lay a wreath upon the monu ment of General Prim, the onoe famous Insurgent leader in Spain. The mobs collided with the police, who fired !■ response to a volley of stones. Three o! the persons partloipeting in the demon stration* aad two police officers were wounded. Must Me l^egallr Qualifli-d. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 80.—The State PharmaoeuMcal association has employ ed inspectors to see that drug stores do not employ prescription clerks wbo era not legally qualified. These iuspectora have recently made six arrests, the pro prietors being indicted. Kkcb-tiige of Book- Bade Ka-y. RaUUQB. Sept. 30 —The stole text book buatd hoe definitely settled tbo question as to exchanges of old books for the new ones adopted by declaring that auv ikjox which can be used is eg- Changeable.