Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Ns vspape 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, MARCH 18, 1908. $1.00 A YEAH. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Kveiitt. that H*v« Taken Place from One Kml of the State to the Other Culled from Exctianite. f'»r (Julck Keaduig; hy Score# of Buhv People. The bam and utableM of Mr Robert Charles McFaddin, of Concord, Flor ence county, wer>- burned last Sun day night about 11 o’clock. The buildings and contents w-re entirely destroyed, bur the live stock were saved. The fire is believed to have been the work of an incendiary. The first edition of “The South Carolina Odd Fellows,” a paper pub lished in Oreenville in the interest of the Independent Order of Odd Fel lows, was issued Saturday. It con sisted gof lour sheets of five col umns i-ach. and will be published on the first and litieenfh of each month. J. It IVden is editor and proprietor, and E F Madison ns-istant editor and manager. Mr. It L. Crowley, a y< ung farm’ r of Florence :s to be found a “happy bridegroom,” who Friday night was anything else.but happy. Ho was in jail, having been placed there by the irate father of a 13 year-o! I girl whom he married Thursday, afternoon. An interesting tale of love and law was to have been unfolded in the magis trate’s court Saturday, but a recon ciliation was brought about between the father and new son-in-law, the lat ter was released from jail and a happy reunion resulted. Abraham Bower*, a negro was kil led by the southbound Greenville and Columbia passenger train rialurduy as the train was running into tbe station at Prosperity, Tbe negro was standing with his back turned to wards the incoming train watching tbe freight crew shifting. As the train approached be involuntarily stepped backward on tbe main line. His body was knocked high into the air and thrown about 10 feet from the rails. He was instantly killed, both legs being broken and his body man gled. Mr. Jesse L. French, a well known citizen and large farmer of tbe Prince ton section of Laurens county, wrbose residence is just acros-> the line in Greenville county, is reported to be in a critical condition at bis home, a victim of blood poisoning, as a re sult of an accidentally inflicted bul let wound in his arm some two weeks ago. He was in tbe city of Green ville at tbe rime of tbe accident and soon after returning home the mem ber became terribiy swollen and blood poisoning in a very maglinant from quickly developed. If he recovers ue is bound to lose his arm. Thursday morning at Walhalla, the trial of John Hudson, Money Hud son, George Hudson, Thomas Hud son and Jack Hentneil, charged with murdering Rachel Thomas in the up per part of the county, Nov, 25'h last was commenced Great interest was manifested in this trial and a!) day Thursday and half of Friday wus consumed in taking the testimony. Tbe arguments Friday afternoon of Messrs Jaynes and 8helor and of So licitor Boggs were very able. John Hudson, Money Hudson and Jack Bentnell were convicted of man slaughter. George and Tom Hudson, the other defendants, were found not guilty. The case of greatest interest in tbe criminal court in Barnwell, is the trial of tbe white mao G. D. Kirkland who participatid) in the sensational tragedy near Robbins some time ago in which four men were kiiled. One woman was wounded but not serious ly. She was struck by a pistol ball after it bad penetrated her son’s body. The ball glanced from her corset steel. The parties concerned in tbe tragedy were all well known, and the f reatest excitement was caused. [irklaud is charged with murder. He is said to have put two bullets in Bennett’s forehead while the latter was lying wounded on the floor. Kirkland was about tbe only man that came out of tbe fight unhurt. John Timmons, charged with at tempted assault, was given a pre liminary hearing before Magistrate Graham near Cowards in Florence county Friday and dismissed. The father of the negro girl not being sat isfied with tbe outcome of tbe case lias employed Mr. Ragsdale to look after it for him. Sheriff Burch, of Florence, went to Cowards Saturday morning armed with another war rant for Timmon's arrest, and the case.wili be brought before a Flor ence magistrate. It has been nearly three weeks since tbe assault The girl is said to have been in a serious conditionkbut is better now. Oliver Greer, a negro boy, was hanged in rAnderson Friday for a criminal assault committed last De cember. Greer was cool and appeared unconcerned as to his fate, and talked freely to all visitors. He acknowl edged his guilt and that he deserve 1 his uunishment. The execution took place in the jail yard at 11 Hi and there was a large crowd of both white and black drawn there hy a morbid curiosity. Every thing pasced off quietly. Greer said that he was ready to d'e and that he believ ‘d his sins were f rgiven. After the rope was adjusted R- v. 0. J. Copeland olf-red a four minutes’ prayer and at the conclusion Sheriff Green sprung the trigger, which let he body fall about mx feet. His neck was broken by ! the Jail and in eight, minutes the phy sicians pronounced him dead. The body found in the Edisto river Friday morning was taken out Sat urday morning and positively identi fied as tbe body of Bartow Warren, the express robber, though the ver dict of the corner’s jury was that the man was unknown to them and that he came to his death bv accidental drowning. Every one that has seen this body and knew Warren during life, positively identifir-d it as being his body. The pistols found on the body were also identified as Warren s property. There was a camp fixed just across the river from where the body was found jus' large enough for one man to sleep in. This was in sight of where the safe was tied on the night of Jan. 17th. The suppo sition now is that Warren was at this camp watching the safe when the of ficers found it. and seeing they were pretty close and fearing capture, tried to s.vim the river and wa* drowned in the attempt. It was generaliy thought that Warren was at the head of both of the express robber ies which occurred near Fifty-Eight. ENTERTAINING JOTS FROM ETTA JANE. Happenings of the Past Week In Lower Cherokee. PERSONAL AND LOCAL PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. made. Tbe father claims to have had trouble in procurin" a warrant. Col. Uurguti Hint Ills Kxcellent Clil.juolu Club to be at Court Mouse. Col. J. J. Dargao and his accom plished daughters, of Darlington, will give an entertainment in the court house here tonight and at Limestone College tomorrow night. Tbe pro gram will consist of music and recita tions, a special feature of which will be an address on “Lessons in South Corolina History” by Col. Dargan. The Daily Item, of Sumter, con tained tbe following complimentary notice of Col. Dargan and his Chiquola Clnb: “ We were pleased to see so large and intelligent an audience to greet Col. J J. Dargan and his charming Chiquola Club at the opera bouse last night. “The entertainment given by these accomplished people far exceeded our expectations, and when the curtain went down we felt that the evening had been most agreeably and profit ably spent. ‘•The principal feature was Co 1 . Dargau’s eloquent address on “The proper method of studying geography and history.” We do wish that every white man. woman and child of school age in South Carolina could hear this lecture. It is highly in structive and its effect must be to in crease our State patriotism and pride. 1 W’bat we hear from Col. Dargan is not found in the histories, because, he plainly shows, no State o! the union has contributed more to tbe national strength and intelligence than South Carolina and no State has had so meagre recognition by the historians of America. This he rep resents as largely our fault, since we have not been careful about preserv ing the records of our public men. nor even ourselvc. appreciating the greatness of their achievements. Our forefathers have been most magnani mous and generous, in that they ever fulfilled all that duty and devo tion to country could command, while others reaped the rewards and honors without objectiou. But how ever generous, such a course has been bad policy and the historians, careful to give prominence to their own States, have frequently done so at our expense, and by sacrifice o f ten of that truthfuloess which should char acterize history. “Col. Dargan has done a real ser vice to South Carolina by tbe careful researches which be has made into local history, and the result of these researches will please and instruct all who hear him. “The musical features of tbe enter tainment are of a high order and give a delightful variety to the evening’s pleasure.” The floors of the court house will be clean and nice and everything will be properly arranged for tonight’s entertainment. Mfieting of Daughters. The Moses Wood Chapter, Daught ers of the Confederacy, will meat at the residence of Mrs. W. B DuPre was ! next Thursday afternoon at 8 o’clock. All the members are requested to be preseut. I I t«ii i r. AI xiii i IVniilt* hihI Till UK* in tti« Lower Section of the County Gathered L'ji hy Our Kegular Correttpoud- t ent uirl Given to Ledger Ke tdent. tCorresnondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jank. March 15 —We t*k' j off : our “derby” and make a bow to | Mrs. Rev. B. G Clifford, of Clifford j Seminary, of Union, and her co j laborers for getting up the finest and most interesting county exhibit that has thus far been seen at the Charles ton Exposition. State and county pride has prompted those good ladies to work diligently to accomplish what they havt done with such wonderful success. Not only snould Union county be proud of it, but tbe State, too, has much for which to congratu late itself, and on no worthier ladies can it bestow us thunks than .Mrs. Clifford and those who have helped tier in her work Union county’s ex hibit is equal to any and inferior to oone that will bo seen there this sea son. Mr. W. C. Kirby has been quite unwell for several days He has been confined to his mom. Miss Maude Kirby, of Bowlings- ville, came down and spent a few days with her parents, Mr. sod Mrs. R. J. Kirby, this week. Mr. Sam Lee has had a bad case of toothache It almost ran him crazy with its intense pain. We met quite a number of our over-the-river Cherokeeaus at Gaffney this week. They tell us that Kirby’s and Buffalo creeks have played havoc with the lands in their reepectvie localities, and that quite a stagnation has taken place in the farming busi ness. But those are irrepressible people. They will not stay down. They will rise at every opportunity— they are unconquerable Taking Chert k-e township with Blacksburg as a centre, there is not a section in the State that has done more for themselves and the communities around them than those people have done, and we say, if they want an other iron bridge across Broad river let tnem have it. Our people will pay their part of the taxes and never grunt at it—for it’s right to give them an outlet and particularly towards their capital city. Taey withdrew from one of the best governed coun ties in the State (we except none) and helped to make Cherokee the banner county of all, and why should we make them feel disappointed at their action? They haven’t been repre sented in our county government as they should have been, and must be. Although they have never asked it in so many words, yet they are i one the less deserving it. ‘ The Ledger has just reason to be proud of its endorsement by such a man as Hon. Htanyarne Wilsou. What be says of the merits of a news paper is with the opinion of a brigade of common men. As a statesman, scholar and leader of men the S*ate has but few who are his equals and none his superiors. South Carolina would be very fortunate if she had him for one of her United Btates senators There is a great deal of land yet in this section not rented out. It will in all probability be idle this year. No amount of disgust is equal to that arising from the cant of snivel lers who are always on tbe lookout for something to befoul the good name of professing Christians be dub bing them hypocrites, pretenders, etc. It recalls a familiar anecdote which illustrates J;he point in view. We bad the pleasure of meeting Mr. Wm. C Whitesides, of Hickory Grove, at Gaffney last Monday. A great many York county people go to Gaffney to trade—that’s the secret of having plenty of good, safe river crossing. Rev. Mr. Creech will preach at Mesopotamia next Babbatb tbe 23rd lost, at 11 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. H B. McDaniel and children, of Hickory Grove, visited friends and relatives on this side this week. j. l g. L4fla'4tone Day. Let all Cherokee remember that tne loth of April is Lime-tone College day at the imposition. And let all Cherokee unite to make Limestone day a success. Tbe new girls aud tbe ‘ old girls” from this and other states will be there, and Cherokee must be with them. We hope all of our people who aim to go the Exposition will arrange to include tbe 10th of April in their ▼lilt. People You Know huiI People You Don’t Know Puyton Price, of Kzalls. spent some time in tbe city yesterday. Drury Scruggs, of the Battle ground. was a city visitor Friday. Miss Bernard Me Winner, u charm ing young lady of Grindal, was in the city Saturday. L U. Campbell came home Fridav from his monazite mines in North Carolina. R'lbt. F. Otts, of Greensboro, Ala., now a student in the Theological Seminary in Columbia, came up to the city Saturday on a visit to his cousin, Capt. J C. Otts, corner of Buford and Johns)n streets. He re turned to Columbia yesterday. Joseph H. Austell, a prominent citizen of Cleveland county, N. O , was in the city tne last of the week on a visit to his brother, Hon. W. G. Austell W. J. McGill, of Kings Creek, was in town Friday. Will Smith, of Algood, canr.e over to the city yesterday. Mrs. A C. Cree paid a visit the last of the week to Mrs. John M Nichols in Spartanburg Postmaster Oliver Hames, of State Line, was in the city Friday. Landrum Clary, a successful farm er of Algood, was in the city yes terday. Miss Dora Whitlock, the efficient teacher of the Grindal school, was in tbe city Satun ay. Dr. Wm. Anderson, a prominent citizen and physician of Blacksbiug, came over to the city Friday. W. E. Phillips, a Ledgerite of Hollis, N. C , paid us a visit yester- uoy. J. J. Whisouant, of Blacksburg, was in the city yesterday. Perry Hill, the efficient manager, of the County Home, was in the city a short time yesterday. D. G. Martin, a young farmer of Mount Parou, favored The Ledger with a visit yesterday. Mike Sellers, the weather prophet of Etta Jane, and one o* Cherokee’s best farmer , was in tbe city yes terday. John Kennedy, a Broad river farmer, of Mercer, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. W. C. Thomsoo came up from tbe farm yesterday and will spend a few days in the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs., R. C. Thomson on Race street. A. J. Hughes, a prominent citizen and planter of Antioch, was in the city Friday. Thompson Clary, of Maud, a worthy citizen and successful planter, was in the city yesterday. D. D Gasion, of Blacksburg, was in the city last week on business. Edward Lipscomb, of Goucher, was among the visitors in the city Friday. The Epwurth League will meet at the Commercial Hotel Thursday even * n f?- Tom McMackin left Friday for Bethany, Yoik county, to visit friends and relatives at his old home. H P. DePass, Esq , of Spartan burg, was in tbe city Friday on pro fessional business. Miss Della Newberry, of Pickens, is in the city visiting her friends, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. N. Folger on Smith street. C. H Carlisle, Esq , of Spartan burg, was in the city Saturday ou professional bueineae E. P. Macomson, of Mercer, came up to tbe city yesterday. J. B. Sloan was in the city Friday on business. R. C. Parker, of Mount Paron, spent some time in the city yester day. J. N. Nash, of the Bouthern Rail way. was in the city Baturday. Mrs. G. W. Cotton and her bright little sons, Eddie and Harry, left the city Friday to pay a visit to friends and relatives in Philadelphia. E W. Matthews, a prominent citi zen of Clover, spent Saturday in the city. J. P. Elliott, of Charlotte, N. C., was in the city yesterday. Ham Lee, of Etta Jane, was among his friends in the city Friday. Thomas Rountree, of Glenn Springs, was in tbe city yesterday attending the funeral of his little nephew, a son of Mr and Mrs. Robt. R)untree. A. F. Gofortb, and son Claude, of Sunnyeide, were in town Friday. Goiu Doggett, of Charlotte, N. C., spent Sunday in tbe city. Mrs. W. T. Poag is visiting rela tives at and near Rock Hill, in York county. Mrs. Margaret Husky, of Goucher, arrived in the city Friday from Spar tanburg where she had been on a visit of some weeks to her son, Mr. James Huskey. Mrs. Huckey went out to her home yesterday. Postmaster Wm. Nance, of Grin dal, was in tbe city yesterday on business. Samuel A. Stacy, was an early visitor to tbe city Monday morning. W. C. Byars, of Algood, was an ap preciated Ledger visitor yesterday. Joseph Price, of Ezells, was in the city yesterday. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ioned unconsciousness for at least a half hour. The absence of water from lungs and stomach combined with other fac*s, he said, was e\“- den e tbit Nellie Cropsey was put iu th- water in an unconscious s a e. Cr wds continue to attend the trial and the number of women in attend ance iccres®* n^roeptihlv. MEETING CLOSED. Interextiug It«ii)» Coucerulng Our Nelfiii- l>ors iteyoiHt tli* Liue \\ lni li May f’rnv*) Kiitertaliiini- K.-hiIum; for Hun<liv<ln >»f Ledger KeaderM. At the request of Senator Currie, Governor Aycock Saturday uflfcred a +200 rew’ard.for the persons who have twice burned the fence erected be tween Columbus and Bladen counties, ihe latter having no fence law. The fence has been destroyed for eight miles. Saturday afternoon news reached Fayetteville of a tragedy at Cumber land Mills, some miles southwest of that city. Four boys, Hales, Ballard and two Underwoods, working night time in the factory, leaving the mill at (> o’clock took a boat and went up the pond. At Springs’ landing, while rocking the boat in sport, they over turned it. Both the Underwood boys were drowned. Hales and Ballard swam to the shore. % E K Pioctor, of Lumberton says that by the middle of m-xt wees one of two Philadelphia companies will acquire tbe Cape Fear and Raleigh railroad and will extend it via Fay etteville to Lumberton, where it will form part of the Carolina and Northern railway, which is going to Charleston. No matter which syndicate gets the road this will be the result, it ap pears, and Raleigh will get a direct line to Charleston. Miss Helen Miller Gou'd, who re cently visited the State Normal and Industrial College in Greensboro, has just presented the institution with two very handsome copies of well known paintings by Lawrence Alma Tadema, “Tbe Coliseum” and 1 Read ing from Homer.” The latter picture is among ther greatest woiks of tbe distinguished artist, who is a Dutch man by birth and education. although a naturalized British subject. % Tbe body of Emma Tboma 0 : a dis solute white woman aged about 30 years, was found floating’in the river near the Market street dock in Wil mington by a steamboat engineer Sat urday afternoon at five o’clock. The body was made fast and after some time was taken from tbe river and identified. The body, in the opinion of tbe coroner, had been in tbe river a month. The woman disappeared about six wetks ago, but her associ ates merely thought she had left tbe city. The suicide theory is advanced. Governor Aycock Saturday com muted tbe twenty days’ imprison ment sentence recently imposed on Attorney J. A« Graham, but le .ves unaffected the fine of +5U and costs, which was imposed in addition to the jail sentence. Governor Aycock. in commuting the sentence, says: ‘‘Since the respondent was found guilty of contempt by the court, n jury has acquitted him of embracery This verd'et amounts to the finding that there was no corrupt purpose The judge, In trying tbe cas.-, ;ound him guilty of a corrupt purpose and but for this it is not thought Die judge would have sentenced him 3o jail ” , The Charlotte opera house had a close call Saturday afternoon. The stage hands were pieparing the stagf for the matinee performance and all was in readiness to turn on the lights. As the gas would not work, Mr. Will Gray went under tbe stage to ascer tain why. Approaching the metre, he struck a match. This is about the last he remembers, for in an instant he was surrounded by flames that spread in every direction. The alarm was turned in and both companies were quickly on tbe scene. Before the line of hose from the chemical en gine could be taken upstairs the blaze was put out by buckets ot water that are kept on the stage for such an emergency. The taking of testimony in tbe case of James Wilcox, charged with the murder of Miss Nellie Cropsey, was begun Friday.- Coroner Fearing, the first witness, described the autopsy he, together with Drs. Wood and Me- Mullao, performed on the body of Miss Cropsey. They found clotted blood about the base of the brain; also a bruise on the left temple. There was oo evidence of tbe murdered girl having been criminally assaulted. Cor oner Fearing testified that tbe body was found io tbe Pasquotank river about three hundred yards Id front of tbe Cropsey residence. He examined the body. Tbe ciotbing was intact. Tbe legs were limp and dangling in tbe water and there was no water in tbe lungs or stomach There was s con tusion ou tbe left temple and the blow that caused it would have occas- Dr. Gut'rniiil Gone to Other Work After- Doing Much Good in GtilTney. The meeting which has been in progress at the Presbyterian church for over a wetk, closed Sunday night just, as Dr. Guerrant’s power was in its ascendency aod just as the relig- ous fervor which the meeting had in spired was nearing its height. Prohably the most intensely inter esting of all of Dr. Guerrent’s model sermons was that of Sunday after noon when the subject of his dis course was based upon the High landers of the Cumberland and Alle ghany mountains. Dr. Guerraut is president of a society of mission woik-irs in that region known, as the Soul Winners,” which consists of about fifty missions, all supported by voluntary contributions from tbe peo ple among whom Dr Guerrant and his co-workers are doing so much for the cause of Christ. The story of these mountain people “in the re gions beyond” was vividly told and the entire discourse of Sunday after noon was an entrancing one. The meeting just closed has been productive of much good. There were several accessions to the church and the spirit of religious enthusiasm infused in all who came under the magic spell of Dr. Guerrant’s holy in fluence caused many others to think seriously upon their spiritual condi tion and determine upon a better life. Dr Guerrant left yesterday for his home in Kentucky, followed by the best wishes and earnest prayers of every one who bad the pleasure of knowing him here. Court Friday. Mr. Hardin finished his argument in the case of Mercer against the Southern railroad. The case was given to the jury which returned a verdict for the defendant. In the case of Hughes against Wal lace the jury brought in a verdict for +100 or the return of two mules. A few cases were referred to refer ees and all appeal cases were heard and disposed of, when the court ad journed sine die Judge Watts disposed of a great amount of business His thorough bus iness manner, his quick, rigid and fair ruiinga and his rapid dispatch of busi ness have made him a favorite in Cher- kee where all are enthusiastic in his praise. A Good CID/.eu Moved Away. J. R. Cooper, who has been en gaged in the watch repairing business In this city for a number of years, left with his family Friday for his farm at Traveler’s Rest in Greenville county. Mr. Cooper has been a good citizen in Gaffney and the many friends in the city of himself and family re gret that be has thought best to leave us. He and his family carry with them our best wishes. Mr. Mercer Returns froui the West. W. H Mercer, of this city, who is extensively engaged in mining at Globe, Arizona, and who has been at the mines about a year, retuined to the city -Thursday ana will spend some weeks with his family on Gra- nard street. Mr. Mercer has been engaged in mining for many years and is probably the best posted man on the minerals of Cherokee county in the State. Mr. Carr Ready for HutOneitM. J. H. Carr, late of Oueonta, N. Y., has opened an artist’s studio over Shuford & LeMaster’s furniture store on Limestone street. Mr. Carr has fixed up his rooms iu magnificent style and will, tbe last of this week, be ready to furnish pictures to the people of the city and county and all others that his fine woik may at tract. Kaicer to Start the Flown. (^uite a number of farmers were in the city yesterday, delighted with the fine day and hoping for good weather. They were eager to atart the plows, but all agreed that it would be folly to plow wet ground, for no crop grows off well when planted on ground that haa been plowed too wet. ■lakr Carpenter Cuuip Jake Carpenter Camp, United Con federate Veterans, will meet in the court house on Saturday the 22nd inat. All members are requested to attend to elect new officers for tbe ensuing year, and also to elect dele gates to the State and general re unions. Gone Kaat on Hum1u«hm. Dr. W. C. Hamrick, treasurer of the Limestone Mills, left yesterday for a trip to the eastern cltjes where be goes on business connected with bis mill. <-'l