The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 11, 1902, Image 1
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PALMETTO STATE,
Items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER TEE STATE.
Kv«>nti* tlial ll-ve TaUvn PIjm'** fr,;iu On,*
Uml of the Suite to Oi« Other Culled from
KtcclmiiKe* for Oulck Keadli.it hy
of UuHy People.
Sam Statfi'-s was convicted in Spar
tanburg court of the murder of John
Chapman, but his neck was aaved by
a recommendation to mercy.
Solicitor T S. Sease baa naked for
a special term of the Court of General
Sessions to be held in Laurens the
latter part of this month. The crimi
nal docket is rather heavy and this
extra term is badly needed to clear
the jail.
The secretary of State has granted
a charter to the Waterloo Milling
Company, of Wat rloo, Laurens
county, which is capitalized at $3 -
(<H) The officers are Percy Lumley,
president and treasurer and l). T
Lumley secretary.
Mr. H J. Condor, of Columbia,
rented a horse arm buggy to a mat,
Monday and after waiting a reasona
ble length of time for its return,
notified Sheriff Coleman. The sheriff
set the wires to w.irk and located the
turnout at N-wherry, where the
man had left it with instructions to
dispose of it. The man went on
the sheriff hopes to have him in a
day or so.
The ginning and saw mill plant of
Mr. J. L McGill, at Bethany, in
York county, was destroyed by eo
accidental fire last Wednesday morn
ing. The saw mill was in operation,
and the fire originated from a spark
from the smokestack of the boiler.
The loss included all the ginning
machinery, nineteen hales of cotton,
700 bushels of cotton seed, and other
property aggregating in value some
$1,500 or $2 000.
The narrow gauge railroad between
Lancaster and Chester is now- a thing
of the past, the transformation to a
broad gauge having been completed
last week. A broad gauge train was
run over the road for the first time
last Sunday. Freight cars loaded
with coal were first taken over from
Chester to test the track, and they
were followed by the passenger
coaches. The new coaches, which
are now running daily, are much ad
mired by all who have seen them.
Governor McSweeney has heard
uothing further from Florence in
reference to the case of the negro,
Julius Gibbs, who criminally as
saulted Mrs. E. R. Haynes in Flor
ence county day before yesterday.
The negro was arrested and taken to
the jail in the city of Florence. He
undoubtedly would have been lynched
had not cooler counsels prevailed.
On the promise of the sheriff that a
special term of court would be held,
the citizens refrained from taking the
.law into their own bands.
The State board of the dispensary
Saturday directed the payment of
$25 000 into the treasury for the pub
lic schools. Under the recent Act
the board will have to reduce m.b
stock to $400,000 and pay into the
state the diffeience between the
stock on hand and $100 000 the stock
to be allowed for the business. This
difference of $211 000 is to be uaid
in within two years and to be used
for schools, and hereafter the state
board is to pay over for public schools
all the net profits and it is not to go
into new stock or to appear on toe
books.
Thomas Wells and J F. Green,
white workmen on the new Farmers
and Mechanics bank building in Co
lumbia, bad a narrow escape from
death Friday morning. The men
were working on the second story of
the building, next to Van-Metre’s
store, when tbe scaffolding gave way.
Green saved himself by catching hold
of tbe side of tbe building, but Wells
was carried to the ground along with
A quantity of brick and scaffolding.
He was carried over to McGregor’s
drug store and physicians were sum
moned, but beside a few bruises and
a cut on the wrist be was found to
be all right.
Mr. A. B. Ferguson, of Yorkville,
has entered suit against the G. C. &
N. Railroad for $3000 damages sus
tained to bis lands lying along the
-Catawba river on account of the flood
lo the river in May, 1901. The lands
in question lie below the long, high
embankment approaching the rail
road bridge on tbe west bank and
that was built by the railroad com
pany. Between tbe embankment
and tbe outer edge of the bottoms Is
a trestle and Mr. Ferguson claims
that on account of tbe rush through
the trestle of tbe back water oc
casioned by the embankment, hts
and was wached and torn terribly,
causing great damage to his lands.
There was a disastrous freight
wreck on the Southern beyond the
trestle over Lawson’s Fork near Spar
tanburg Friday Fortunately no
Pves were lost, and the only person
injured was the colored fireman, who
was slightly bruised up. A freight
l train with a long string of cars was
! passing along in the cut, when a
i broken rail caused the wreck. The
| locomotive managed to cross the de
fective track, but ten box cars, all
loaded, jumped me track. Several
of these were badly splintered, and
the others were in good condition af
ter being replaced on the track.
The wreck caused a sew up of ail the
mainline trains for five or eix hours
Rt venue offers destroyed five il
licit distilleries Tuesday and Wednes
day nights in a section of the county
extending from Gowensville to
Ca-sar’s Head. The raiding party
consisted of Revenue Collector E. A
Aiken, Deputies Jones, W. I). Whit
mire and Constable Bell. Tbe first
still destroyed was known as the
Cook still and was located near
Ca:lar’s head. The outfit consisted
of a 90 gallon capacity copper still,
cap and worm, eleven fermenters and
1,000 gallons of beer. The second
ou’fit consisted of a wood still and
twelve fermenters. In destroying
the ttnra still the officers were forced
to chase two mountaineers a distance
of three-fourths of a mile. These
moonshiners heard the officers ap
proaching and “hit the grit." carry
ing a still on their back. The officers
pursued them and when the moon
shiners were closely “put to it" they
j t i drooped the still and disappeared.
' The still and other paraphernalia
were destoyed.
THE NEW COUNCIL.
ENTERTAINING JOTS
FROM ETTA JANE.
Happenings of the Past Week
In Lower Cherokee.
.’•I. i Friday Night and Kl««-ttd Treawar^r
Clerk and Two New I'oliee Officer*.
The new mayor and aldermen met
Friday night and organized by elect
ing Alderman John I Sarratt treas
urer and W. H. Ross, city clerk, who
with Mayor Little compose the city
board of public works.
The council then went into an elec
tion for tbe city policemen which re
sulted in the re-election of B F.
Camp chief, and J.,T. Thackston and
H H. Lockhart as policemen, and
the election of Ben M. Gaffney and
Wm. F. Moore, two new men, as po
licemen. They are worthy young
men and will make good officers.
The retiring officers, Messrs. A. L
Hallman and John Spencer who failed
of re-election, have been good and
careful officers, ever on the alert, and
discharged their duties diligently and
fearlessly.
Mr. Hallman bad been on the force
for a number of years and was one of
the most active and conscientious of
ficers ever on the force.
Mr. 8pencer had not served on the
force so long, but bad been a faith
ful officer and both he and Mr. Hall
man have many friends who wish
they could have been retained, but
who can have no objection to Messrs.
Gaffney and Moore who hive taken
their nlaces, whose high characters
give assurance that we will, in
Messrs.jHallman and Spencer's places
have faithful and conscientious offi
cers.
Of Chief Camp and Officers Thack
ston and Lockhart, there is little to
be said, their long and faithful ser
vices and re-election speak volumes
for them.
;i>. .J Holt M II* Out.
D. J. Holt, the enterprising and
successful Cherokee avenue mer
chant, bas sold his stock of goods to
Green Bros. A Co., of Boiling Springs,
N. C., who will continue the business
in Mr. Holt’s old stand.
These North Carolina gentlemen
are well known in Gaffney and we
give them a hearty welcome to the
city. Their high character and
former business success gives assur
ance of future success in our city.
We sincerely wish it for them.
An Acciileiit.
While Ed Durham was experiment
ing with a miniature boiler yesterday
that he bad made, it exploded and
scalded one of his arms and his
abdomen so severely that he had to
call a physician to his assistance.
It also broke one of Mr. Jacob
Childers’ arms. Mr. Childers is an
elderly man but we hope both he and
Mr. Durham will recover speedily and
without any permanent injury.
May Ketttlval Note*.
The regular rehearsal of tbe choral
society will be held tonight at tbe
usual time, all reports to tbe contrary
notwithstanding.
The meeting of tbe committee In
charge of tbe business affairs of the
coming festival bas been called for
tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon at
tbe National Bank. Four o’clock is
the hour. At this time all matters
relative to artists will be decided.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
Item* About Ffojile andThlngii
in the Lower Section of the County
Gathered I'p by Our It. Kiibtr Correspond
ent and Given to Ledger Header*.
• Correspondence of The Led«er.»
Etta Jane, March 8 —The young
people had d sociable at Mr. Jas. X.
Strain’s last night.
Your correspondent made a busi
ness trip into York county yesterday.
Farmers on that side of the river are
busy making preparations for farm
ing.
Mr. M. C. Dorman has sold his place
to Wilkins Webber, and bis family
have moved to Cowpens. Mr. Dor
man will continue his shop there for
the next few months to finish up
work engaged. We can ill afford to
lose such a family as that qf Mr. Dor
man’s, for they are amongst our best
citizens.
Au old colored woman, the wife of
Jack Rice, Mrs. Kallie C. Walker’s
carriage driver, died on Mrs. W. R.
Walker’s place near Sunnyside this
week. Mrs. Walker gave her a fiue
coffir, to be buried in. Nobody has
more sympathy for the colored race
than toeir former owners. That’s it
settled fact.
Those who at daylight yesterday
morning looked at the eastern sky,
saw one of nature’s most sublime
spectacles. The crescent moon was
midway between the two morning
stars, all shining brightly. No one
in a contemplative frame of mind can
look upon these celestial phenomena
without an exalted id^-a of their cre
ator.
Through private sources we regret
to learn that Mr. Asbury Garner was
badly hurt by a fall at Trough Hhoais
some time ago, resulting in a disloca
tion of his hip joint. “Az" was a
good soldier, and we hope that his
more fortunate comrades will see to
it that he in his old age and infirmity
is made as comfortable as circum
stances will admit.
The editor of this paper has an ab
horrence of superfluous poetry. Why,
brother, don’t you know the poet is
an indispensable necessity to the
growth of a country and the progress
of the age? Some one has truly said:
“He who writes a nation’s songs is
greater than he who commands its
armies." But as you qualify your
assertion by the word “superfluous,"
we Knock under and say that’s right.
Dr. Douglas’ definition of a fool is
“half fool, half devil," and sometimes
we think that he. too, (if possible)
was more than that proportion ot
each.
Talking with a prom.nent taxpayer
and progressive citizen of our county
a few days ago on the Subject of good
roads, he said : *‘I am willing for the
legislature to add on au extra mill as
road tax and keep it on our property
till we get our roads in the fix we
want them." It takes a first-rate
team to pull an empty wagon chrough
some places in the road between here
and Gaffney when they get thoroughly
soaked with rain. The mud has been
up to the axletree in many places
this week.
We met Mr Howell Pearson at
Gaffney this week. He left this coun
try nearly thirty years ago and went
west. He Iooks natural, only he is
getting gray. Our old friends and
neighbors will remember that Capt.
’Awkins called him 'Owl Pearson.
By the way, we are glad to notice
that our friend and comrade, “Jim
Crock" Pearson, is enjoying good
health and is as lively as ever. No
body can have the blues where be is
at. He makes a good court crier and
we trust he will fill the place s long
as he cares to serve. We notice also
that he has turned out side-wheel
“seceders."
Every now and then our over-the*
river “Bachelor" comes down on the
clerk*of our court with a lecture on
the subject of matrimony. We think
that he ought to dispose of himself in
tbe matrimonial market before he
goes to lecturing so reticent a man as
Mr. Eb Jefferies on such a subject.
We don't think they should be envi-
ous of each other, for either is well
qualified to take care of a wife.
Tbe ground is drying off rapidly
and farmers can soon go to plowing—
in fact some of them are at it already.
Housewives are beginning to think
about their garden work. Only a few
onions have been set out as yet.
We had tbe pleasure of meeting
many friends and acquaintances from
all parts of tbe county while at Gaff
ney Wednesday and Thursday.
We hope tbe U. C. Veterans r
not forget the meeting of Camp
eries at Wilkinsville on next Satur
day at 11 o’clock a. m. Let all turn
out and try to be ou hana at the
proper hour.
We are glad to report Mrs. Mary E.
Hill, of Aurora, Ala., much improved.
Her illness was mentioned in last
Tuesday’s paper
It uow looks as if the next meeting
of the State division of U. C. Veter
ans wiil be held in Greenville or Co
lumbia. with the odds in fsvor of
Greenville. In either place the vet
erans and their friends will be warmly
welcomed and nicely cared for.
By Colonel Andrews, of »he United
States army, a most be _viful and
touching tribute is paid Gen. States
Right Gist, who was killed at tbe bat
tle of Franklin, Tenn,, November 30
1804. Col. Andrews speaking of it
sajs: “My regiment was stationed
behind the breastworks at Franklin
when the Confederates made a charge
upon them. General Gist, mounted
upon a magnificent black horse, led
bis brigade, riding in advance of the
line. We watched them come till,
with a sudden dash forward and a
great upward bound, General Gist’s
horse rose in the air above our breast
works. It was tbe grandest sight 1
ever saw. and with a thrill of sorrow
we saw the balls strike the rider and
the horse. Ah ! the pity of it. They
fell within our works and we buried
the brave fellow with every honor
that soldiers knew how to give him."
J. L s.
SHO RT LOCAL TEMS.
Sunday was a regular spring day.
Will Jones is erecting a new dwell
ing ou Cherokt-e avenue.
Tillman Huskey has had his hous^
on Cherokee avenue painted,
Frank Gilman has accepted a posi
tion with S. B. Crawley it Co.
Mr John Cline has erected a fence
around his yard on Cherokee avenue.
Mr. John Bentley had his foot bad
ly crushed last Friday in the Gaffney
mill by the elevator.
Ross Byars, of Cherokee Falls, has
moved back to this place. He left
here last November.
Ellie Parker has given up tne bar
ber business and opened his bicych
and repair shop on Frederick street.
Miss Dora Durham had the misfor
tune to get her thumb cut off in a
loom last Friday while at work in tbe
Gaffney mill.
Mr. Lather Donald, of White
Plains, and Miss Pack Reynolds, of
Pacolet, were married last Sunday at
Ravenna by T. G. Chalk, Esq.
We are glad to see ‘ Uncle Sam"
Hopper out again after a week’s con
finement to his room. He has been
troubled with sore throat and grip.
The many friends of Mr. N. Lips
comb. who has been confined to bis
home for some weeks, were glad to
see him driving on tbe streets yester
day.
We were glad to see Mr. R C.
Thomson riding through the streets
yesterday and glad, notwithstanding
sad affliction, that bis general health
is good.
S. R. Suber, tbe enterprising pro
prietor of the “Kandy Kitchen.” is
a hustler. He makes good candy and
deserves liberal patronage. Retail
merchants can do no better than to
buy of him.
We are under obligations to the K.
of P. Band of Forest City, N. C., for
an invitation to a musical entertain
ment to be given by the band at For
est City on the evening of the 15th
Inst. Mr. E J. Barnett, a former
Gaffneyite, occupies a prominent po
sition on tbe attractive program.
Miss Etta Webb, of North Carolina,
who formerly had charge of Mr. D. J.
Holt's millinery department, is now
in the north selecting a line of milli
nery goods for Messrs. Greene Bros. &
Co., who have secured her services for
the coming season. She is expected
to arrive in Gaffney this week.
Capt. Ratliff, of ‘‘The Battery," is
in the eastern cities buying a big
stock of up-to-date ammunitiou for
his big trade guns, which he now has
ranged on Cherokee and adjoining
counties. When this big stock ar
rives and “his dogs of war let loose a
howlin’," the trade battle will be on
and the fur will fly.
Susie Lynch alias Annie Alexander,
a negro woman who was tried here
last week for assault and battery and
acquitted, was carried to Greenville
jail, from which she bad escaped,
Friday night by an officer from
Greenville to serve the balance of a
two years term for the same offence,
which she was serving when she es
caped.
Mr. T. T. Green celebrated bisoOtb
birthday Sunday by having bis chil
dren and a few friends, including
Mayor Little, to dine with him. Tbe
mayor is high in his praise of Mr. and
Mrs Green and their interesting chil
dren and grand-children, and says
that the dinner was such as to make
. him wish that Mr. Green would cele-
1 Irate bis birthday again today.
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TAR HEEL STATE.
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
luterr*!Ini' Itt-m* Conoi-riilng Our Neigh
bor* Iti-yoiul tUe Line WhlcTi May i’rove
Rntertuin'ug Heading for Hundreds of
Ledger Header*
Toila> (Tuesday) the county prison
ers will be moved from Gastonia to
the new jeil in D'.llas. Sheriff Arm
strong moved his family over yester
day and occupied tbe upper story of
tbe jiil.
In Raleigh Friday night the jury
rendered a verdict in the case of Mis*
Mattie Baker against the Raleigh
Cotton Mills and gave her $2 500, as
damages. The evidence In this case
showed that the girl was ignorant and
did not know the rules. The super
intendent violated the rules in tell
ing her to clean a machine while the
machinery was running In doing
this she got her hand mangled
Mrs. John Miller and a six year old
child whose home is near Cowans
Ford, Mecklenburg county, were bad
ly burned Friday afternoon. The
child was sitting near an open fire
place when a spark from the wood
ignited its dress. The little one ran
to its mother and before she could
subdue the flamei} bee v»wq
fiatight. The Screams of mother and
chiid brought assistance and the
flames were put out, hut not before
both were very seriously burned.
In making excavations for the ex
tension and straightening of East
Main street in Durham the workmen
have found that the street passes
through an ohl graveyard. Three
graves have b^en opened by the
workmen and skulls and other bones
found. From the oldest citizens it is
learned that the graveyard was prob
ably the burying place of the old
Pratt family, who owned much land
in that section years ago. The graves
have long since passed from view and
the land has been bought and sold
for years. A residence was immedi
ately over the graves found.
A mysterious prisoner seems to be
giving the police authorities of
Greensboro some concern. Accord
ing to tbe Telegram of that town,
there is a suspicion against the fel
low of having committed some offense
in Charlotte. Tbe rumor has also
gained circulation there that tbe
Charlotte authorities have offered a
reward of $300 for John Smith alias
Jim Pearce. Such however is not the
case, and to relieve tbe minds of the
Greensboro folks the Charlotte News
stated that Smith or Pearce is not
known in that Pity nor has any per
son by that name fractqred tbe laws
of Charlotte.
Tbe charge against ’Squire T. C.
Harriss, of Pineville. for alleged fail
ure to make returns for fines imposed
and collected in his court to the
Treasurer of the County Board of
Education will be heard today (Tues
day) at 11 o’clock by ’Squire S. H-
Hilton. At its regular meeting last
Saturday the board went into an in
vestigation of the charges. Since that
time it is said some complications
have arisen and tbe board decided
to let the law take its course. ’Squire
Harriss contends that his returns
have ail been made and says his re
port shows that there has been no
delinquency on bis part.
Baseball enthusiasts held a meet
ing Saturday night to see what could
be done toward putting a team from
Greensboro in the proposed State
league. A committee bas met with
encouraging success in canvassing
for stock in tbe company it is pro-
possed to organize to finance tbe team,
and it now looks as if tbe efforts of tbe
promoters would be crowned with
success. The plan is to sell 60 shares
of slock, of the par value of $25 each,
thus raising $1,500 in cash. It is be
lieved that this amount, added to the
ceceipts which may reasonable be
expected, would be sufficient to pay
tbe expenses of tbe team for the sea
son.
Charged with the robbery of Mr.
John D. Kizziab’s store at Atherton
In tbe suburbs of Charlotte two
weeks ago, Frank McHenry, a negro,
was Saturday committed to jail after
a preliminary examination before
’Squire McAllister in Charlotte.
That McHenry is guilty of tbe charge
there is little doubt for nearly ail tbe
goods taken from tbe store were found
in his possession. Unfortunately,
McHenry’s partner in crime made
his escape. The arrest was made
Friday afternoon. County off'cere
located the two negroes in Steel Creek
township on tbe old Brown place in a
small shanty. McHenry’s partner
got wind of tbe officers and escaped.
Frank was not so agile and fell into
the next. Inside tbe shanty was a
sufficient amount cf groceries to have
stocked a small store. Officers are
after the negro who escaped.
Elizabeth City has. for the na-t
few weeks, been doubtfully honored
by the presence of Mr Thomas A.
Edison, Jr., uud his brother, WilPam.
On last Tuesday they visited that
city and. in course of a day imbibed
too freely. It was not long before
they began looking for trouble In *he
shape of the city’s “finest," Mr.
Alonzo Beil. They found h'm. and
he decided to carry Mr Thomas V.
uo to see his honor. Mayor Wilson.
William objected and after cussing
Mr. Bell, struck at him whereupon
Bell usofl his club, quickly quieting
Mr. Edison. Then, witn assistance,
escorted both up to see Mr. Wilson,
who fined Thos. A. $7 50 and bound
William over to court under $100
bond.
A serious, if not fatal fight took
place in “Red Egypt,” a slum quar
ter just across the French Broad riv-
er from Asheville, Saturday after
noon about 5 o’clock. A telephone
message was received at the sheriff’s
office from Smith’s bridge and depu
ties hastened to tbe scene. Upon
their arrival they found Will Callo
way in a house, with a very severe
wound on his head. The officers were
informed that the assault had been
committed by Posey Parnell and
Walter Bruce, two white men. After
a hard chase the men were overtaken
and captured near Emma postcffice,
taken to the city, and placed in pris
on. A warrant was issued and the
defendants are in iail to await the
result of the W'.’Undo. The wounded
man wag tITiuble to be moved, but
was ftGedd p d by a doctor. It JJCfiOd
that the men, all of whom were said
to have been drinking had left tor,.!
together and that the difficulty was
the result of a drunken row.
THE REVIVAL.
Hr Uurrrant at Limetitoiie l > r**l)}-t..rlaa
Church.
The revival meeting at the Presby
terian church, which began Friday
night, is being largely attended, and
already a deep interest is beginning
to be felt and manifested in tbe ser
vices.
Dr. Guerrant, who is conducting
them, is a pious and learned gentle
man, a fluent speaker and a man of
magnetic personality. His discourses
are highly entertaining from begin
ning to end, and everyone feels better
for having heard and seen him. His
masterly efforts for the church will
not be in vain, and tbe influence for
good which he is exerting here will
long live after him. Tbe meeting
will continue for a week or more. Ser
vices at 10:30 a. m. and 7 :45 p. m.
Tbe meeting is in no sense a sec
tarian one. Dr. Guerrant preaches
for tbe love of bringing sinners to re
pentance and bis messages are direct
ed to saint and sinner, Jew and Gen
tile, regardless of any creed save
Christ and Him crucified.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services.
Fiirniiiu Fact*
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Gkeknvillk, March 10 —The an
nual inter-society oratorical contest
was held last Friday evening before a
very large audience in tbe Judson
Memorial Hall Messrs. Cunning
ham and Brown represented the Phil-
oeophians. while Messrs. Bridgell,
Carson and Wolfe represented the
Adelphians. The “Philos" won both
first aad second place.
The pretty little maidens from the
Greenville Female College and Chi-
cora College made tbe occasion all the
more enjoyable, and especially so af
ter the contest when the boys, as
usual, gave the girls a reception.
Music was furnished by tbe university
glee club. As a whole, the evening
was much enjoyed by ail present.
The student body will go to tbe ex
position about the 18th. The State
oratorical contest will come off in
Greenwood about that time, and we
expect to stop over with Mr. Cun
ningham. who represents us there.
Our noble president bas been un
able, on account of sickness, to meet
his classes for the last few days. We
all hope to see him out again soon.
Tbe senior member of tbe faculty,
Dr. Judson, has been unwell for the
past few weeks, but his many friends
will be glad to know that he* is able
again to greet the boys on the cam
pus with his pleasant smile.
Watfti Your Meat House*.
A thief or thieves broke open Mr.
8. Goodman Pridmore’s meat house
one night last week and stoie four
sides of home raised bacon and car
ried them off. Tbe thieves also stole
a mule from Mr. J. M. Hwofford to
carry the meat off on. The mule was
tracked towards Gaffney and was
found next morning in the outskirts
of tbe city on the Mills Gap road.
Mr. Prldmore has no clue to tbe
robberi, but it is hoped that these
thieving scoundrels who steal honest
men’s earnings will be caught and
given the severest penalty the law
will allow.*