The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, February 04, 1902, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894
GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1905,
31.00 A YEAR.
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE,
Items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
£vftntK ymt II<ive Taken I’lace from One
Kml nr the State to tli« Other Culleil from
f£xclia!ig;eH for tjuirk Headin); by Scores
•of Busy People.
Active work work has begun on the
■construction of the new system of
water works at Florence.
The Chester Lanteru nominates
Senator J Lyles Glenn fr >r lieutenant
governor for the next term.
Pat Sheedy, of New York one of
the most famous gamblers in the
country, is said to have lost $25,000
on faro in Charleston recently.
H. S. Cunningham has sold out the
Saluda Sentinel to Mr. C. J. Terrell,
editor of the Johnston Monitor. Mr.
Terrell will take charge at once.
There was no opposition to the
petition asking for an election on the
•question of voting $12,500 for the
purnose of erecting and equipping a
graded school building at Yorkville.
The store of A. W. Smith it Co., at
Highiand Park mill, at Rock Hill,
was burglarized the other night. The
thief carried off the cash register and
broke it open, securing only a few
dollars less than $20. ’
Mr. Langdon Cheves Ligon died at
his home at Aiken Saturday eveping
after an illness of nine weeks. He
was the senior editor of The Journal
and Review with which he had been
U identified for about 25 years.
Deputy Sheriff Powers, of Laurens,
returned to that place Friday from
Gastonia. N. C., with Charley Huff-
stickler, white, who is wanted there
on the charge of'breaking into and
i robbing the store of Mr. Tom Harris
at Waterloo, last September.
A man giving his name as Francis
A. Allen, claiming to be from Vir
ginia, was arrested Thursday morning
near Midway. He is suspected of be
ing one of the express robbers. There
was nothing found on the man ex
cept six watches. He claimed to
have been in Charleston the night of
the robbery.
William Foster was accidentally
killed by his step-son, Ernest Brown,
a lad 13 years old, at Campobello, at
11 o’clock Saturday morning. The
boy, who had returned from hunting,
was sitting in front of the fire drying
his gun. Foster was near by, and
while the boy was rubbing the fire
arm he struck the trigger and the
load entered Foster’s breast, killing
him instantly.
A through freight on the Charles
ton division of the Southern railroad
ran into the rear end of a local freight
on the main line at Warrenville about
2 o’clock Sunday morning. The en
gine ran under the cab and eight
cars, knocking them into kindling
wood and scattering their contents in
every direction. Coffee, sugar, guano,
snuff and many other superfiaeties
covered the ground in mixed and rich
profusion.
Dr. W. Gill Wylie, of New York,
the principal stockholder in the Ca
tawba Electric Power Company,
which proposes to generate electric
power at Indian Head, on the Cataw
ba river, seven miles from Rock Hill,
has already made contracts to supply
Rock Hill and Fort Mill with 8 000
horse power annually. The remain
ing 2,000 horse power that his plant
will be capable of generating he hopes
to place in Charlotte. The plant will
be in operation in less than a year’s
time. *
The court of general sessions of
Greenville adjourned Saturday after
noon, the entire week being occupied
with criminal business, notwithstand
ing the fact that the supreme court
decision knocked out the juries,
which limited the court to such cases
as might be tried under agreement
between counsel. Tbe jail delivery
did not amount to much, however,
and a large number of prisoners are
watting trial until the legislature pro
vides an iron-clad jury law which can
not be punctured by the lawyers.
About 4 o’clock Wednesday after
noon Albert Manu of Horuvllle,
Chesterfield county, aged 18 years,
was shot and instantly Killed by Will
Brewer, a negro. Pete Brewer, also
colored, was accessory to the murder
The three got into a difficulty, and
both wyoung Mann and Will Brewer
drew their pistols and commenced
•hooting. Mann was bit twice, once
In the thigh and once in the breast.
It is thought that Brewer was bit.
Both the Brewers left immediately
after the shooting and have not yet
been apprehended.
J. M. Cooper, the man who was
found unconscious iu the cemetery
it Greenville a few days ago, died
Sunday from the effents of the lauda
num which he had taken. He was
supposed to be a native of North
Carolina and he went into the Con
federate army ns u member of the
Butler Guards of Greenville. He was
an expert in the cotton business and
studied the condition of the cotton
market very closely, but for some
time he has been in hard luck when
dealing in futures and his life was
ended without a penny. He was (50
or more years of age, unknown, and
without any known relatives.
The several commercial organiza
tions of Charleston met Thursday
and adopted resolutions favoring the
legislature granting the charter,
which is asked for by the Union De
pot Company, and calling upon the
Charleston delegation to support the j
measure. The purnose of securing !
the charter is to enable the company
to condemn certain land which it de
sires and the owners refuse to sell.
The contention is made that the com
pany has land sufficient for the crea
tion of the depot without resorting to
the condemnation of the tracts, which
the owners desire to retain The
commercial organizations are with the
railroads in the endeavor to have the
union depot.
ANNUAL STATE MEETING.
Il.ihHon Among tha Prominent Speaker* at
the V. M. C. A.
Some of the Association leaders in
this State predict that the Twenty-
Fifth State Convention, which is to
meet in Columbia. Feb. 8-11, will be
a gathering of great power and inspir
ation. It will, in all probability, be
the largest and most representative
gathering of the kind ever held in
South Carolina.
Charleston is working hard to bring
the banner delegation.
Practically every College and Uni
versity in the State will send dele
gations of its strongest men.
Young men from a great many
communities, where there are no As
sociations, are planning to go to
learn something from this organiza
tion which has demonstrated its
ability to cope with all problems
that effect men.
The State Executive Committee,
through the columns of this paper,
extends a special invitation to the
managements of cotton mills to send
a representative to participate in the
discussion relating to practicability
of establishing work among the men
and boys employed in factory dis
tricts.
Ministers and other Christian men
who are interested in the young men
of their respective towns are invited
to attend this meeting.
The Convention opens on Saturday
night, February 8, in the beautiful
new building of the Columbia Asso
ciation. All men who are thinking of
attending should communicate, at
once, with the State Secretary, ad
dressing him at the Y. M. C. A. Build
ing, Columbia, S. C. Upon applica
tion the proper credentials will be
furnished.
The good people of Columbia will
entertain all delegates providing due
notice has been received by the Asso
ciation. of their coming prior to the
Convention.
The railroads o f the state have
granted reduced rates.
Among the prominent speakers is
Captain Richard P. Hobson, the hero
of the Merrimac. Captain Hobson
was president of the Association while
a Cadet at West Point, and is a man
ly. vigorous type of the Christian
soldier.
‘.’Uityur’H Court,
The Sunday sinners before His
Honor yesterday morning were few—
two for disorderly conduct. One got
$2.50 or ten, and in consideration of
wora being scarce and jobs few took
the days and got on the good roads
train. The other, without any ado
about it, let His Honor hold ten dol
lars which he had in trust.
' Yaller Rob” Gaffney was up for
selling liquor. There was enough
against "Yailer Bob” to show that be
had touched the unclean thing, but
not enough to convict him so be was
released.
Legal Sale*.
Probate Judge Webster sold thirty-
four and a quarter acres of the
Eleazer Parker lauds for $300 00 to
J. A. Carroll.
The Pacolet Gold mines were offer
ed by the Clerk, but he failed to get
the upset bid offered aud the sale was
called off till the first Monday iu
March.
The Wingo house and lot on Vic
toria Avenue was sold by Capt. W.
H. Richardson. It was bid off by G.
W. Speer for $1,010.00.
—Blue Kibbou lemon and vanilla
extracts are made from the fruits and
will not lose their strength from bak
ing or freezing.
—Sure Cure Sarsaparilla has cured
thousands and will make you well.
Try It. 50 cents.
“A MUCH ADO
ABOUT NOTHING.”
A Reply to R. J. P.’s Com
munication.
CENTERVIEW’S SCHOOL.
No One U I’roiuler of the Siicce** of the
.School L'uder the I’reHent Teacher than
1.. It. I).. Who KmieavorH to I'oiut the
War Ont of the llitticnlty.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Near Stkvy, Feb. 1 —Most all the
schools up here art* preparing to close
aud ive hear very favorable reports
as to thtir management.
The church at Macedonia has
called Rev. A. T Bonner to its pas
torate. Mr. Bonner was our pastor
for several years aud while he will
meet with many changes since he
was with us. he will soon realize that
the church still loves him and we be
lieve his work among us will prove
to be a blessing to us and to him as
well.
Our esteemed friend R J P. in an
article in your issue of 28th, ult.,
seems to take some exceptions to
j some items in our letter to The Led
ger of of the Ibth, ult. We only
wish to say to our friend that
our letters to The Ledger are
always headed near 8tevy and not at
Stevy. as his notice would seem to
imply and the one to which he al
ludes had reference only to facts on
the west side of Tbiokety creek with
which we are perfectly informed and
not one word of exaggeration can be
pointed out. On the contrary the
non-attendance on the schools up
here are even greater than stated.
Let me say, however, that I am well
informed as to the difficulties that
the good people of Centerview have
met with in the management of their
school. No one interested in the
school is prouder of the success of
the school under the present teacher
than we are. We have been mostly
kindly treated the Centerview
people and was once very warmly
supported by them when we needed
their support. This spirit of one
man bossism, in this great Demo
cratic country of ours should have
long ago been out lived, and we are
sorry that we have not out lived it.
But there is a way out of all such
muddles as the one to which our
friend alludes, with reference to
trustees. We must say to our frieud
that we are somewhat at a loss to un
derstand why he construed our let
ter as in any way reflecting upon the
office of trustees as we are sure we
did not mention that subject iu it.
However, as he mentions it, we must
say, we know of no better plan of
management of public schools, or
the management of any school, than
through a board of trustees. But to
our view, as to the way out of the
trouble to which our friend alludes.
First it is in reach of our Center-
view friends and all other school
districts as well, and is perfectly
Democratic, aud I know it will be
heartily approved of by our present
county school commissioners. Every
time such an action by school districts
are presented tojhim for approval, the
plan is let the patrons of the district
meet and unite upon the man or men
they are willing to have hold this
office, send their names to the super
intendent of the county, with the
request that they be appointed
trustees for such districts and then
we know you will have appointed to
that office men around whom you
ought to rally and earnestly work
with them in trying to make the
schools better every term. There is
plenty of money now provided for by
general {taxation if every child of
legal school ages were enrolled in
public schools, to pay for four
months schooling at least, every year.
But it is strange to us that people
will never learn that to obtain all the
benefits of all monies collected for
public schools iu each school district
that every child iu such district must
be enrolled as au attendant upon
such school and iu no other way will
the exact amount due each district
be obtained or appropriated to the
districts. Failing to send the chil
dren to the schools does not lesson
the amount of taxes collected; they
will be collected if the children in
the rural districts are never in school
unless the law as it now stands is
repealed—we honestly believe that
parents or guardians who have chil
dren under controll and do not send
them to school should be compelled
to do so by law. Furthermore, we
believe they should be held crim
inally guilty of neglecting an India-
pensible duty to them in this en
lightened age. This to us, is true,
because today before any of our
courts in trial for crime, ignorance,
no matter how gross, is not con
sidered a mitigating circumstances
In favor of the accused. In con
clusion let us say, no matter how
many times the present systems or
some of them at least, are used
to pass on the competency or incom
petency of such persons as the Cen-
fcerview teacher or similar oned,
fail to recognize them in such
capacity, we know that do commun
ity will be worsted by having en
trusted their children to their care
as teachers. l b. d.
LOWER CHEROKEE LOCALS.
A Confederate Calendar that .Should Adorn
Every Home.
Correspondence of Tne Ledger.l
Etta Jane, Feb. 1.—Mud, mud,
mud is all the go. Out-door work is
almost entirely suspended. The
roads in many places are impassable.
Several people have hauling to do
and the fast approach of spring gives
farmers a gloomy time for contem
plation.
Last Wednesday morning the
school house caught fire from a de
fect in the flue. The fire was put
out before it gained any considera
ble headway and no damage was
done.
The beautiful Confederate calendar
being disposed of by Misses Mary
Jefferies and Anna Hames, of Home,
members of ’‘The John Hames”
Chapter Daughters of the Confed
eracy (the profits of which go to
the Jefferson Davis monumental fund)
will be a beautiful ornamentation for
anybody’s parlor or office aud we
would be glad to know that one
adorned every home in this country.
The cost is only 25 cents and every
purchaser will have the satisfaction
of knowing that he or she has con
tributed that amount to “The Sym
bol of the Confederacy” to be erected
in 1904.
We regret to learn that Mr. Judson
Sarratt is sick.
We learn that Miss Ora McCul
loch and Prof. Vassey were married
last Thursday at the home of the
bride’s parents by Rev. J. B. Swann.
They have our best wishes in their
new relationship. Miss McCulloch
is one of lower Cherokee’s charming
young ladies and Mr. Vassey is the
efficient and acceptable teacher of
the Walker school.
A letter from “Uncle Jimmy” in
forms us that he is not very well —he
is suffering with pains incident to
an *old man. He still retains his
respect for The Ledger, and will sup
ply its readers with news from the
Old Dominion when occasion demands
it.
Rev. Sam T. Creech preached at
Mesopotamia last Sabbath. He, in
the course of his remarks give dan
cers, drinkers, and idlers down the
country. He never works with
gloves on his hands. Mr. Creech is
a firm friend of The Ledger, j. l. s.
HOT SPRINGS NOT HOT.
Tlie So-Cttll«<l Sunny South it lleluHlon ttml
it Simre. ri
Hot Sarings, Ark., Jan. 31, ’02.
Dear Ledger:
We are here and likely to stay here
from the appearance of the weather.
If you want to freeze to death in the
“Sunny South,” as they call it, this
is the place to come, for I never saw
such weather in my life. It has been
raining, sleeting and snowing ever
since last Friday night. The ground
is covered now with sleet and ice. I
think it is two or three inches deep
now. The trees have been covered
with ice since Monday night. It is
very pretty to look at, and that ia
all, for you cannot go out. The
street cars have uot run any since
Tuesday on account of the ice. There
is so much ice that the electric and
’phone polls fell of the weight. Tbs
ice is breaking the tries ail to pieces.
There are some beautiful Magnolias
here in the bath bouse yards that are
broken all to pieces. Tell the peo
ple iu South Carolina to never com
plain about cold weather, for they
don’t know anything about it. The
worst of all ia it don’t look anything
like clearing up. We ba?e to pay
$2 75 for a a load of wood—not much
over half a cord.
We hayn’t received any mall from
home since we have been here. They
aay the trains can’t run, that they
are froze up. I reckon somebody will
get some mail when the freeze breaks
up, for I think we write two or three
letters every day. We are all doing
very well, considering the weather.
Dock and Munro send regards to
The Ledger and friends.
With beet wishes to the Ledger and
and its may readers.
Mrs^M. L. R.
Atkina-faUerson.
Mr. Sidney Atkina and Mrs Maggie
Patterson, both of this city, were
married on the 2nd Inst, by R. F.
Gibson, notary public.
—The two great virtues of Blue
Ribbon lemon and vanilla flavoring
extracts are absolute purity and great
strength.
—Sure Cure Sarsaparilla a un
equalled aa a Spring medicine.
THROUGHOUT THE
TAR HEEL STATE.
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Jnterestiiif; Item* Concerning Our Neigh
bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove
Eutertain’iig Reading for Hand reds of
Ledger Readers.
Representative Small has intro
duced a bill for $125 000 fora public
building at Elizabeth City.
Charlotte is again troubled with
small dox. The authorities will no
doubt prove equal to the emergency.
Revenue officers made a raid Fri
day night in Franklin county aud
captured a still. The moonshiners
got away.
The latest arrivals at the peniten
tiary are 9 convicts from Wayne
county. One of them has already
served three terms, a total of 22 years.
Senator Pritchard to-day secured
an order granting the release of Ernest
Williams from the navy. He is a son
of ex-3heriff Williams, of Henderson
county.
The Asheville Auditorium will be
opened about March 10. With the
installation of the beating apparatus
and the chairs, the auditorium will
be complete.
Fred Dula, of Old Fort, Saturday
right shot and killed Mr. Shuler of
Lenoir, the § law partner of Moses
Harshaw, former solictor of that
judicial district.
Among the young ladies appointed
by the Governor to represent North
Carolina at the Mardi Grass ball in
Charleston is Miss Caro Buxton, of
Winston-Salem.
Tomorrow there will be a meeting
of representatives of baseball clubs
at various places in North Carolina
for the purpose of forming a State
league. Interest in the plan appears
to be great.
An aged white man shot himself
in the head on the street in Raleigh
Friday because he could get no work
and could not be admitted to the
county home for the aged and infirm
He will recover.
James W. Tufts, the millionaire
soda fountain manufacturer, philan
thropist, and founder of Pinehurst,
passed away suddenly at that resort
Sunday night. The end came at 7 :30
o’clock and was the direct result of
heart disease.
Viney Freeman, was shot by John
Alexander at Fayetteville, and|died
of her wounds, and the jury of in
quest did not believe her declaration
that the shooting was accidental.
Alexander, who had fled to Cameron,
was arrested, and taken back to
Fayetteville to jail.
West Market Street Methodist
church of Greensboro, has taken an
advanced step in deciding to erect a
public ho-spita! iu the rear of the
church. While the institution will
be under the control of the church,
it will be absolutely non-sectarian and
open to the general public.
A special term of United States
District Court will be held at Ashe
ville May 15, at which the Breese
and Dickerson bank cases and the
Buncombe county bond repudiation
case '■’ill be tried. The latter suit is
for the payment of interest coupons
on Asheville & Spartanburg Railroad
bonds.
Ed Froneberger, who was convicted
of forgery and sentenced to a term of
four years on the chain-gang, in Ire
dell county, died in the jail at States
ville, Saturday night. Some days ago
he was pardoned by the Governor
after having served about five months
of the time, but the pardon came too
late to assure liberty to Froneberger,
for tuberculosis had so far advanced
Id bis case as to disable him to take
advantage of the liberty given him.
For two weeks search has been
made for Isaac Robinson, a faithful
and well liked old negro, who has been
missing from bis borne in Wake coun
ty for twenty days. He is feeble
minded and kept money In bis bouse.
White friends made search for him
and last Thursday be was found near
ly fifty miles from borne. His story
is a strange one. He says that one
night a man and a woman came to
hie bouse, called for aid. He opened
the door and they seized him. tied
him. took his money and carried him
away.
Two sailors on a Swedish barque
across tbs river from Wilmington
went ashore tor a Saturday “spree”
and returning to tbeir vessel they
picked a quarrel with the first mate
and beat him up very badly. Oue of
them fired upon the mate but he re
ceived only a flesh wound across the
forehead. A boat crew from aooard
the revenue cutter Algonquin went
across the river to ttH vvTSe! and ar
rested the belligrent sailors upon the
orders of their captain. They were
turned over to the police for trial.
The report of the State Labor Com
missioner. completed, shows the num
ber of textile mills by counties. Gas
ton is far in th 3 lead, with 2(5 cotton
mills. 202 770 spindles, and 4 042
looms; Mecklenburg second with 17
cotton mills, one knitting mill, 125,-
212 spindles and 2 026 looms; Rock
ingham third with 7 cotton and one
woolen mill 102 082 spindles and 2.-
135 looms; Rutherford fourth, with
4 cotton mills. 102 240 spindles and
2 170 looms; Alamance fifth, with 17
cotton, one woolen and two knitting
mills, 95 598 spindles and 1 811 looms,
Cabarrus sixth, with 9 cotton mills,
93 588 spindles and 3 274 looms ; Dur
ham seventh, with 0 cotton and one
woolen mill, 83 921 spindles and 2 258
looms. All other countries have un
der 75 (KK) spindles.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Hon Property ChanKts Hands in Thrifty
Cherokee.
The following are the real estate
transfers in Cherokee county during
the first month of 1902:
CHEROKEE TOWNSHIP.
Richard Black to John Black, one
lot, $50.
Mrs. M. F. Reese to John B. Bla
lock, one lot, $100
D. D Gaston td Wm. Durham, 84
acres, $504.
M. E. Deal to Andrew Hudson, one
lot, $10 45.
J. F. Whisonant, A. H. Pollock and
W. F. Dye to Blacksburg Cotton Seed
Oil Mill, six acres, $000.
D D Gaston. J. W. Duff, et. al. to
A. V. Gaston, one lot, $100.
J. Eb. Jefferies clerk to A. W.
Love, 120 acres, $225.
J. Eb. Jefferies, clerk to W. W.
Lewis, 157 acres and one lot, $1 340.
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP.
Mrs Lizzie fecruggs Davis to P. C.
Davis, one lot, $300.
Mrs. Nettie Montgomery to M. A.
Sarratt, two lots, $800.
T. I. Walker and D. C. Phillips to
to Victor Cotton Oil Co., one lot,
$7,00015.
T. I. Walker to D. C. Phillips, one
let, $100.
Mrs. M J. Robison to Mrs. E. S.
Magness, one lot, $300.
Mrs L. N. Tate to E A. Dempsey,
five-eighths of an acre, $200
D. G. Cline to T. G| Gilmer, one
lot, $1 000.
Gaffney City Land anu Improve
ment Co. to R. 8. Lipscomb, 109^
acres, $2,719 80.
J. Eb. Jefferies, clerk to C. W.
Moore, 33| acres. $371.
W. H. smith to J. B. Wilson. 114
acres, $084.
The Smith Hardware Co. to W. H.
Smith, one lot, $1,400.
Louis Green to W. T. Byars, one lot,
$80
R. M. Gaffney to The Smith Hard
ware Co., two lots, $7,000.
W. W. Gaffney to The Smith Hard
ware Co., one lot, $2,800.
Cherokee Land Co. to Wm. I.
Jones, one acre. $150.
O. S. Kendrick to S. M. and J. X.
LOtlejohn, one lot, $1,050.
J. Q Little to Narcissa M. Web
ber, et. al., 170 acres, $500
E F. Lipscomb to A. L. Lipscomb,
40 acres, $250.
Melissa Simpson to O. S. Kendrick,
one-half acre. $12.
The Smith Hardware Co. to Gra-
nard Improvement Co., one lot, $2,-
000.
Isam W. Wingo to Edna Earle
Harris, two and three-fourth acres,
$1 200.
Mrs. Sue M. Lipscomb to F. G.
Stacy, one lot, $700.
Agnes S. Wood. et. al. to J. L.
Spake, 174 acres, $1,400.
C. J. Daniel to vV. H. Dempsey, one
lot. $250.
GOWDVSVILLE TOWNSHIP.
James E. Sprouse to Wm. G. and
D. M. Fowler, interest In 152 acres,
$50.
G. W. LeMaster to C. P. Huggin,
three and four-tenths acres, $15.
Rebecca E Nicholson to W. Sam
Lipscomb, 685 acres, $3 000.
MORGAN TOWNSHIP.
Simpson and Bomar to J L. Grigg,
164 acres, $1,000.
July Lawson to J. B. Bridges, 78
acres, $600.
Putnam-ParrU.
Mr. Brossie Putnam and Miss Kate
Parris, both of Gaffney, were married
on the 2nd inst., by R. F. Gibson,
notary public.
Faculty Recital.
The sixth faculty recital of the sea
son will be given next Friday evening
at 8 o’clock by Miss Mary E. Wil
liams, Prof. Maxim at the piano.
—You follow the directions. Sure
Cure Sarsaparilla will do the rest—
ask S. B. Crawley A Co.
—Sure Cure Sarsaparilla makes slat
people well. 50 cents.