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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any N^wspape 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. GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1902. Sl.00 A YEAR. DESPERATE FIGHT OF DESPERATE MEN Occurred Friday Afternoon Near the City- PINK NORMAN IS KILLED. A. h Kennlt of a Former AJuarrel Fi^ht or , Ten Men Engaged In a General Fight Friday Afternoon Guns and 1'lstols Were Freely Used—One Man Killed. 4 , .Probably the moat oloody fight that has occurred within the bounds of Cherokee county since the battle of the Cowpens, occurred last Friday af ternoon between five and six o’clock between Bub Cobb, Son Cobb, James Cobb and Obe Parker on one side, and Pink Norman, Mack Norman, Charles Sexton and a man named Walker on the other; and it is said Fred Norman, a youthful son of Pink, was engaged on the Norman side and that a negro named Mucham lent a helping hand to the Cobbs. All the parties as far as we know are citizens of Cherokee township and live near Cherokee Falls. From the best information that we can get, some of the Cobb boys and Pink Norman have had one or two fights before this, and that bad blood bad existed between them for some time. Saturday morning the Cobbs hitched their team to a two-horse wagon and all came over to town on business. Some time after the Cobbs arrived In the city the Normans came, Pink in a buggy and his friends on horseback. Both sides, we learn, availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by their State through her “great moral institution” to imbibe her “chemically pure” rather freely, but not to an extent to make them ’Ansorderly, although some thought ^Jthat at one time there would be a collision in the city. A short while before the time above mentioned the Cobbs, Parker, a man named Martin and the negro named Mucham left the city in their wagon for home. A abort time after they left the Nor mans left, and about a half mile be yond the city limits on Cherokee avenue between the residences of Mr. Tillman Huskey and Mr. W. 0. Lip scomb the Normans caught up with the Cobbs and the fight began. At first it seemed between Pink Norman and Son Cobb, who both used double-barrel shotguns, firing at each other until their guns were empty, and then met, both shifting their guns and fighting with the breech un til Norman fell from the effects of both charges of Cobb’s gun, one of which entered his right breast and 'the other hib abdomen. Norman was also shot in the back with a 38 calibre bullet. While these two were fight ing it seems that the whole party be came engaged wth pistols, gun bar rels—which had been broken from the stocks—knives, rocks and every thing else come-at-able! and with de termination and marvelous bravery on both sides, and until every one on both sides had been hideously beaten, cut or shot, except the youth, Nor man, Parker and the negro. Pink Norman died in abcut forty minutes. Son Cobb, who killed him, was badly beaten over the head and face; James Cobb was shot through the side ; Bud Cobb, the father of son and Jim, was hit on the head with a rock. Mack Norman and Charles Sexton and Walker soon left and tin ir whereabouts are still "Unknown, but persons who saw them making their why towards the river, say that Sex- tou was shot through the arm and across the forehead and otherwise badly used up; that Walker was bad ly beaten, and that Mack Norman was shot, badly beaten and severely stabbed in the back, and when last seen seemed to be in a precarious con dition. As soon as the neighbors could compose themselves after the battle, a member of Mr. \V .0. Lipscomb’s family telephoned the occurrence to the city,when Sheriff Thomas, Deputy Sheriff Lipscomb, Chief of Police Camp and Dr. O.T. Lipscomb mount ed horses and were soon on the scene. They found Norman down gasping for breath and were informed that Hon Cobb shot him and that Cobb had Started with the balance of the Cobb erowd towards tbeir home across the river. They hurried forward rapidly and overtook them just this side of Cherokee Ford and arrested “Hon” and brought him back to the city and put him in jail; after which the sher iff got County Physician Dr. C. M. Littlejohn, who went to the jail and dressed Cobb’s wounds and found none of them serious. While the post-moftem examina tion was being made Saturday morn ing the bullet wound was found and Fred Normun, the youth referred to, was asked if he saw anyone shoot his father with a pistol. He said yes, but didn’t know’ who it was, but gave a good description of Parker who was known to be in town. Sheriff Thomas and Deputy Sheriff Lipscomb went into town with the boy, and without having his attention called to him, saw Parker and told the sheriff “that is the man who shot pa after he fell.” Deputy Lipscomb arrested him at once and carried him before Magis trate Phillips who committed him to jail. Coroner Vinesett was notified and went to the scene Saturday morning and empaneled a jury composed of the following citizens: R. M. Jolly, foreman; G. W. Webster, J. K. Bur ton, Felix Robbs, E. B. Moseley. D. B. Bailey, J. F. Fincken, John F. Coyle, J. R. Byars, A. O. Tate, S. L. Morgan and Jas. T. Burgess, and Drs. B. R. Brown and S. H. Griffith were requested to make the .post-mortem examination. They made a thorough and careful one. and in their state ment before the coroner they describ ed all the wounds minutely and stat ed “in our opinion death was due to hemorrhage and shock superinduced by either or all of wounds stated above.” Mr M. 0. Byars and his son, Hampton, were in a buggy about a hundred yards from and ahead of the Cobbs when the Normans caught up with them. Mr. Byars was sworn and in substance stated that he heard fast riding, looked back, saw Pink Norman drive past Cobb’s wagon, turn his buggy across the road so as to stop Cobb’s team; saw Norman shoot at Cobb; saw Son Cobb return the fire with two shots, both using double-barrel shotguns; saw them meet fighting, when fighting and fir ing became general. After it was over, went back, saw Norman down and went to him. Norman spoke a few words but was almost dead. Mr. Hamptoa Byars was sworn and stated in substance about the same as his father, except that he did not go back to the scene, but held the horse while his father did. Fred Norman, son of Pink Norman, was sworn and stated in substance that when his father drove by Cobb’s wagon that Son Cobb cursed him; that his father stopped, took up bis gun and got out of the buggy, and just as he was between the wheels getting out Cobb shot him once. His father moved to one side and Cobb shot him again; that they went to gether and fought till his father fell to bis hands and knees and then Obe Parker shot him with a pistol. He then described the general fight. After the above and some unimpor tant testimony, the jury returned tho following verdict: “We find that the deceased, Pink Norman, came to his death from the gunshot wounds and a pistol wound, thirty-eight cali bre, in the hands of one Hon Cobb, and Obe Parker accessory.” Norman and Cobb were both hard working men and had families. LEE’S BIRTHDAY. Comiuemonttive ExercU<‘H IIHtl at Ulinc- Mtone College Yesterdaay. Under the auspices of the Winnie Davis and Moses Wood chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy, the birthday of Gen R. E. Lee was fittingly observed yesterday after noon in the auditorium of Limestone College. The splendid programme arranged by the chapters and pub lished in our last issue was carried out in a superb manner. Each speaker did credit to him or herself in depicting the different phases of the great Southern commander’s life, so vivid ly and true to life that the old fires were kindled to a flame and showed again the great love of our people for Gen. Lee, the Southland her armies and for constitutional liberty for which they fought and lost. The audience in attendance was large, almost filling the auditorium and was composed of many of the graded school children, pupils of the colleges. Daughters of the Confed eracy, sons of veterans, citizens gen erally of the city and county and quite a good number of veterans of “the lost cause.” The meeting was presided over by Miss Nannie C. Richardson in a most graceful manner, the proceedings were reverential, full of pathos and made all feel better for having at tended. May che love of the people of our Southland for their country’s soldiers and statesmen never grow less. CORN CRIB ROBBED. DELIGHTFUL GERMAN. ENTERTAINING JOTS FROM RTA JANE. Happenings of the Past Week in Lower Cherokee. PERSONAL AND LOCAL. Given to the ViHitlng Atteuriantt* of the Fort-Poole Wedding. A delightful german was given on last Monday evening by the Young Men’s German Club to the attendants and visitors who came over for the Fort-Poole marriage. The dance was given at the Commercial Hotel and the german was gracefully led by Mr. Robert Munroe. Miss Munroe, Mrs. Both Butler, of Gaffney, and Mrs. George Blanton, of Shelby, N. C., were the chaperones The following young people were pres ent: Misses Mabel Ardrey, of Fort Miil; Bertha Htahn, Chester: Cath erine Deal, Blacksburg; Madge Webb, Shelby, N C ; Misses Frances Fort, Edith Fort, Eva Ross, Alyrtle Gaff ney, Misses Hopper, Ethel Surratt, Kate Magness, Mignon Walker, Lyl Parish and Edna Myrtle and Evelyn Surratt, all of Gaffney. Messrs . Wofford Humphries, Char lie Humphries, Charles Haines, Rob ert Munroe, Maynard Smyth, Dever Little, Jsharn Richardson, Sam Fort, Rochelle Rogers, of Gaffney, and .Louis Smith, of Chebter; Charlie Haru, of Virginia, W. B. Hill, of Vir ginia, and Messrs. Ed.and Harry By ars, of Gaffney. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Poole, of Green ville, and Mr. Houson Poole, of Paco- let, attended the marriage of Mr Pools and Mi'S Fort last week. Mr. Alercer’i* Appreciation. Gt.ouk, Arizona, Jan. 14th, 1902. The Gaffney Ledger: Dear Mr. Editor:—I will thank you to again convey through the Led ger to my friends in Gaffney my many thanks for tbeir protractec kindness to my family while the grim destroyer was sweeping my dear ones, and I in a distant land am powerless to reach them. Such kind ness can neverjbe forgotten. My bus inessin Arizona still holds me, but hope to see you in the near future. Vour sincere friend, W. H. Mkbceb. —Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla extracts flavor perfectly. —Use j list half as much Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla extracts. White Man Arreatcd on Suspicion and Hound Over to Court. Saturday night a barn on Mr. J. C. ipscomb’s place (known as the Dog- gett place) near the city, was en tered and some corn taken there- rom. Sunday morning Sheriff Thomas was notifled, and be with several others went to the scene of the rob- )ery. In the woods near the place it was ound where an animal had been fed and the tracks showed it to have been a mule. The sheriff and bis posse theo began a search for the thief, and soon a trail was found eading toward York county. Sheriff Thomas, with some others, had gone n another direction, but he was noti fied of the discovery and he and Mr. Shelt Sparks followed the tracks to beyond Howell’s ferry, where tbey captured a white man who gave his name as Roberts, claiming to hail from Tennessee. Roberts acknowledged to having fed his mule in the woods at the place found by the sheriff’s posse, but said he bought the corn from a colored man. He agreed to come back with the sheriff, and he was locked up in the jail here Sunday night. Roberts did not have any corn in his possession when captured. He was given a preliminary yes terday and the evidence was so strong that be was bound over to court. -‘A UigLuuKhlug Sesslou.” The new “Railroad Jack” Com pany which will appear at the Blacks burg Opera House Saturday night comes heralded as one of the best at tractions to visit that city this sea son. The Company carries what is known as the Black Maned South African Lion. During one of the scenes in the play in which a great tornado blows a circus tent to pieces a lady is thrown into the Lion’s den and rescued from under bis very paws by the tramp. The Company carries all special scenery and me chanical effects. The explosion at Dawson Switch and the flight of the midnight express are said to be sensational and realis tic. “Railroad Jack” is enjoying its usual prosperity this season. The program contains more musical num hers and high-class specialties than any similar organization on the road. The Manhattan Comedy Four and the Rag Time Trio are said to be very funny. Manager Osborne has been fortu nate in securing this attraction and Gaffney should send over another large delegation. The price for this show are 50 and 35 cents. Auctlou Sale. The auction sale advertised by Car- roll^ Carpenter for Jan. 23, 24 and 25, will doubtless prove the biggest thing in that line ever held In Gaff ney. The firm, standing as it does at the very head of the mercantile business in this section, guarantees it to be a bona-fide sale. Everything put up Is to go regardless of values. When seen by a Ledger representa tive yesterday and asked for the reason of this sale, the firm said “We simply bought more goods in the fall than we should, considering the extremely dull season and we are overstocked In nearly every depart ment. We will need room for new spring goons in a short time and have decided to let the people make the price and take the goods.” Interefttlng Items About FeopleaiHl Tilings in the Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our Uegular Correspond ent and Given to Ledger Readers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Jan. 19.—The hardest thing for a correspondent to do is to write weekly or semi-weekly letters to his county paper without now and then giving gratuitous advice to his readers as to what they should do or have '’one, anr^ sometimes he gets into trouble by entertaining the whims of other people and putting them for ward as his own productions. Should he happen to say a good thing, or advocate a good cause he will scarcely ever find it out from his appreciative readers. But if he happens to curry the wrong way he may look out for sicking and that right now, too. Sometimes an oyer zealous church member will say to him, Why don’t you give such and such “Hail Co- umbia,” for doing so and so? For nstance, Deacon Jones had a party at his bouse the other night and they )layed “Christification,” “Tristifica- ;ion, “Steal partners” etc , and he ought to written up. Perhaps most if not all present are church members, and so far as that goes It may have been an interde nominational affair. Well perhaps Deacon Jones don’t understand the terms “Christification,” “Tristifica- tion” etc., as embodying anything objectionable to bis church creed, and therefore he don’t think it wrong for the youngsters to have a little fun. He is deluded or eulightened by what Solomon says: ‘ As a man tbinketb in his heart, so is he.” Of the thous ands of good boys and girls, men and women who enjoy the dance without thinking the least harm to them selves or anyone else, not a few have failed to correct it with the scenes in the parlor of that incestuous libertine and brutal tyrant, Herod, who in his druukeu debauchery was made the tool for carrying out a hell ish conspiracy against the life of John the Bapsist, a servant of the most high God. Only when we have shown our love have we a right to of fer our rebukes. A few of our neighbors are sowing their wheat over. Some suppose that the guano killed the seed where it failed to come up. One who has tried it says tbat strong alum water will kill and pre vent bed bugs, besides it will not in jure the furniture on which it is used. Jas. Woolbright, the miller at Thomson’s mill, has found several dead fish in the fore-bay with their tails fastened in the creek between the planks through which the water shoots out. A postal received from Miss Auna McGailey, who was called to see her sick brother one week ago, says be is no better. A young lady up in Massachusetts, to whom one of our youngsters sent a piece of palmetto wood, writes very interestingly about the curiosity it was to her people and how they ap preciated it. From Misses Mary Jefferies and Anna Hames, of the “John Hames” chapter of the Daughters of the Con federacy, of Jonesville, we have received a beautiful Confederate cal endar for which they have our thanks. The profits from the sale of these calendare(25 cents) go the “Jef- erson Davis monument fund”—the symbol of the Confederacy to be erected in 1904. Besides its many beautiful pictures it contains a lot of historical data which makes it a very interesting as well as an ornamental document. Yesterday your correspondent spent the day with Esq. J. R. Poole and family, at Sunnyside. Mr->. Pooie Is one of the oldest native fchite citizens in this community and is far above the average of her sex in intelligence and learning. Mr. and Mrs. Poole are members of the oldest, best read and most influ ential families of this section. From their family libraries I had the pleas ure of selecting some of the best books published during the last two centuries perhaps. They embrace religious, historical and scientific works of nearly every kind, and it would be a source of great pleasure for us to say something of these books and of what they teach, were the space available. We are having a delightful spell of weather for the time of year and the roads are in excellent condition. Mr. James G. Garner reports an unusual occurrence at his house one uight last week. An owl caught and continued Mr. said Cuffy, “a killed a small chicken and next morn ing he found the owl and chicaen both lying in his yard dead. He thinks the mother of the chicken killed the owl while it was eating the chicken. One of our neighbor boys who was asked if be was not going to the Cu ban war when that excit jment was at its highest about three years ago, said he wasn’t going. “Well,” says his interrogator, “you haven’t got the pluck of your daddy, for he went to the war and made a good fighter.” “That is all true,” replied the young man, “but you must understand that I have more sense now than he had then.” That ended the colloquy. Mr. Giles M. Hill, of Gaffney, has been down looking into his farming interests for a few days. Mrs. Bailie Ingram is teaching school at Gowdysville. This kind of a share trick was played on one of our merchants not long ago. A darky called on him and said: “Mr. Biank, I’ll come over in a day or two and settle that little account of mine.,’ ‘'Very well,” said Mr. Biank, thinking the darky owed him sure enough. “You remember what it is. 1 suppose Blank. “Oh yes,” dollar and a half.” Turning to his account book the merchant failed to find the name and amount alleged to be due him, but said nothing, think ing that perhaps he had forgotten to charge the item. Before’ leaving the fellow^asked him to let him have a sack of flour for -fl 25 and he would pay it when he brought the other. The darky having acted so fairly, the merchant had no hesitancy in letting him have the flour. At last accounts neither tbe darkey nor the money had been heard from and the merchant couldn’t see a thing to laugh at, but bad discovered the secret all the same. Miss Jessie Strain is visiting iu the Hickory Grov§ neighborhood. Rev. Mr. Creech will preach at Missopotamia next Sabbath 26th inst. We are told tbat the reason some people marry young is because they don’t know any better. A compliment has been passed up on the men of this State by a North Carolina lady who, we are told, said to one of our widowers hunting a wife tbat he was the only thing from South Carolina she ever saw that looked like a man. Poor creature; she bad a poor specimen to judge from. We called at The Ledger office while iu town Wednesday last and shook the paw of the manager, re ceived his smiles and heard him pro nounce tbe benediction on some esti mable patrons who came in with “the chink” and renewed their subscrip tion to the paper. During our few minutes stay in the office we were met by a number of U. C. veterans and a general conference was held in which tbe forthcoming reunion—both State and national—was discussed pleasantly and intelligently. Sergt. Ewbauks insisted on our notifying Bill Sanders to have tbe beautiful silk flag of the Johnson Rifles (which has been in his possession since the surrender) at the State reunion and tbat the same be unfurled and car ried in tbe procession at tbe Dallas, Texas, reunion next April, and the consensus of opinion was tbat it was proper and right. We urge the vari ous camps iu Cherokee county to see that full delegations attend these meetings and that the Cherokee regi ment is also represented. A move is on foot to have special stop-over privileges accorded to the Cherokee county veterans and their escort on their return. If the proper number can be secured it will greatly add to tbe profit and pleasure of the occasion at tha very lowest possible price for a first-class round trip. T. L 8. Mr. Conley hiultti Dead. Mr. Conley M. Smith died residence on Frederick street day at 5 o’clock a. m., after PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You Know and People You Don't Kooiv. Representative Butler spent Sun day at home-and returned to Colum bia yesterday. Floyd Baker, who has been spend ing some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Baker, bas returned to Greenwood to continue his business of buying cotton. Mr T. Hanson, of the Southern Manufacturing and Mill Supply Co., left Friday night for Boston. He will return to Gaffney about the 15th of March and will then locate here permanently. Ed Reid, a bright youth of Camps Cross Roads, was a Ledger visitor Saturday. John Smith and his son, Ed, of Loves Springs, came in to see The Ledger yesterday. F. T. Camp and W. S. Spencer, of Stice, N. C., were business visitors in the city Saturday. Mr. Camp came iu and renewed. M. C.- Lipscomb, of White Plains, was a business visitor in the city yes terday. Lewis Humphries, probably the most successful truck farmer in the county, was in tbe city Saturday. W. Sam Lipscomb, of Asbury, came up to the city Saturday. Rev. T J. Campbell favored The Ledger with a call yesterday. Newton Kirby, of Goucher, a gal lant old Confederate, and good citi zen and farmer, was in the city a short time Saturday. Summie Humphries, of Byarsville, N. C., spent Saturday in tho city. R. A. Foster, a worthy citizen of Hickory Grove, honored The Ledger with a visit this morning. Prater Smith, a Blue Branch farm er. was a city visitor Saturday. Kinyon Blanton, one of Cherokee’s most successful farmers, came to the city Saturday. J. C. Jefferies, of Abington, one of Cherokee’s efficient teachers, made a business trip to the city Saturday. T. M. Littlejohn, a county commis sioner and successful business man and farmer, was in the city Friday. Hod Wm. Jefferies was iu ,the city a short time Saturday. U. Sarratt, of Goforth’s, paid The Ledger a pleasant visit Saturday. Sam A. Stacy came down to the city Saturday on business. Dever Little spent Friday in Spar tanburg. Albert Bettis, a prominent citizen and farmer from over the Broad, was a business visitor in the city Sat urday. Mr. Bettis called and reuewed for The Ledger. H. D. Mathis, of Ravenna, one of Cherokee’s all-round good citizens and farmers, spent Saturday iu the city on business Saudo Northey, a good Cherokee Creek farmer, was in the city some time Saturday. at bis yester- an ill ness of some months, iu his 50th yeai. When well he had for a long tune been spool room boss of the Gaffney botton mill; he was a member of the Episcopal church and a most exem plary citizen. The remains will be buried to-day at Double Shoals, N. C. Mr. Smith leaves a wife and sev eral children who have our sympathy in their bereavement. Second Term. The second term of the present session of the graded school opens this week. Superintendent R. O. Sams requests that all scholars re port for duty not later than next Monday, the 27th, as a new class is to be organized in the primary de partment. U II. U. Meeting. The Moses Wood chapter, Daught ers of tbe Confederacy, will meet at Dr. C. M. Littlejohn’s residence next Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock. —It will pay you to see 8. B. Craw ley iV Co. for Sure Cure Sarsaparilla. —Don't feel well? Then it’s Sure Cure Sarsaparilla you need. Powell ParuirraphH. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Powell, S. C., Jan. 20, 1902—Peo ple around hero have commenced preparing for their crops. Some of them are sowing oats. Mr. H. L. Smith has declined the idea of moving to the cotton mill. There are too many going to the cot ton mills. The farmers should make the lar gest corn crop this year that has been made for years. 'Six and eight cent cotton, with short crops, won't meet fl 25 per bushel for corn. Miss Georgie L. Dorman invited her school mates to attend a birth day dinner on Sunday the 12th. Among the attendants were Misses Daisie Willis, Sarah Byers, Daisy and Tessie Byars, Edith Moon. Many nice presents were given Miss Georgie. Robt. B. Powell went to North Car olina last week on business. While gone he visited Rutherfordton, For est City, ahd other points. Robert was called to his old home to see his sick mother. k. v. Church Nolen. On Monday the 13tb inst., the min isters of the town met in the ladies parlor of the First Baptist Church at 10 a. m. and organized the “Ministers Association of Gaffney.” The our- pose of the organization is to promote friendly relations between the churches and ministers and to plan united action for moral and religious advancement in our town. R-'v W. H. Hodges, of Buford street Method ist church, was chosen chairman and Rev. J. B. Bozeman, of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church, secretary and treasurer. Local Uoitou Market. The following prices prevail on the Gaffney market today: Good Middling 8 05 Middling 7 1H) Malcom Goudeloek has ascepted a position as clerk in the Gaffney Post Office, —Sure Cure Sarsaparilla, 50 cents, the best medicine at any price. —Ask S. B. Crawley <k Co., about Sure Cure Sarsaparilla 5u cents.