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\ i i I THE LARGEST Circulation of An/ Niarspap; in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver. user Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in ai! that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 18^4. GAFFNEY. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, PJO‘4. *1.00 A YEAB. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. tveoVt that Have Takeu Place from One Kml of the State to the Other Culled from ISxchanKeft for Ouli k Heading by Scores of Bu«y People. A. J. Horne, of Greenwood county, had $800 stolen from a trunk in his house on Wednesday nigbt. Boyd Evans, Esq., a member of the Columbia bar, has announced his candidacy for railroad commis sioner, against Mr. J. C. Wilborn. The disnensary bas lost in Green wood by the narrow margin of live vot«s There were 158 against, a n d 153 fortbe establishment of a ‘ jug.” Friday afternoon about 5 o’clock one of the large engines in the Spar tan Mills in .Spartanburg, refused to perfom its duties for some cause. There was no accident or injury to any one; but the engine being out of fix rendered tb machinery idle. Mr. Sheppard Nash, clerk of the court of Sumter county, has written the governor that on account , s of ill health he wants to tak- 1 a trip. In accordance with the requirements of law he was given ptrrnission to go beyond the borders of the State. Governor MeSweeoey receives daily from haif a dczm to a score of letters recommending parties for appoint meet to place on the State consta bulary. The governor has on file ap plications from 100 or more strenuous citizens who woutd 1 ke to catch the wicked gleam of the baleful eye of the blind tiger. Jerry Gleason, the old Confederate soldier, who was struck by a locomo tive in Columbia last Wednesday night, was taken to the Columbia hospital and on examination it was found that two o f his ribs were brok en. He is getting on nicely, how ever. and it is thought it will not be long before be will be out again. Gen. C. Irvine Welker, the general commanding the South Carolina di vision of Confederate veterans, has appointed Miss Mary Orr, daughter of Dr. S. M. Orr, of Anderson, and one of the handsomest and most pop ular young women in the State, as sponsor to represent the South Caro lina veterans at the Dallas reunion. The Charleston Light Dragoons, one of the most historical commands in the State, will be detailed to act as honorary and special escort to President Roosev It while be is in Charleston. This detail, of course, will be only at the request of the committee in charge at Charleston, and that committee will regard the president's wishes in ail details of his stay. Promoters of the bout between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries propose to have the contest take place at the ex position grounds in Charleston, where a great arena will be built,plans for which have already been made. There is some uncertainty in the city as to tbe attitude of the State author ities . and it is repoted that Gov. McSweeney will not permit the con test to take place. An effort is being made to smooth out the difficulties. Chief of Police Dillingham, of An derson died Saturday after an illness of several months, of consumption. He was 34 years old and leaves a wife and one child. Dilling ham was recognized as one of the most efficient officers io that county. Hr had a splendid record for courage and bravery which had been tried on many occasions He was in a sense the idol of the people of Anderson and there is tbe deepest sorrow in that city over his death. Un Thursday Chief Constable J F. Bateman, of Columbia, aided by two special couetahles, made wholesale arrests among tbe blind tigers of that city. Home of tbe best known res taurants in town were implicated and sixteen offenders were brought before the mayor. Mr. Bateman reports that the constabulary force is using every effort to suppress the illicit liquor traffic. He has lately seized thirty gallons of whiskey and about 500 bottles of beer in Columbia alone. Last we»k four prisoners in Ches ter jail broke out of their prison walls and escaped. fc$beritf Cornwell was at home alone when they made their scheme effective They were all locked up io a main room, and with a piece of stove wood and an iron, which they had secured in aome way, they battered the gate from the door, singing all tbe while so loudly that their beating against tbe door fell with no distinctness upon the Sheriff’s ears. After getting through the door they went down stairs and passtd on out the back way unno ticed. Scarcely were they gone when tde white prisoners gave the alarm which prevented others from escap ing For some time past thieves have been breaking into freight cars in tbe Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railway yards in Columbia. Friday night Officers Strick and and Thack- ham o* that city laid for the offen ders, and by a neat strategy landed a prize in tbe shape of John and Pres ton Vann and Ben Little. Some to- baco and whiskey, which were missed some time ago, were found when these negroes’ houses were searched. The charge against these parties is a very serious one, and they will prob ably be dealt with to the fullest ex tent of the law. They are well known in police circles and Lhis time were caught jd the act. The now notorious case of William son in Greenwood, came to an end Friday morning when Judge Gary im posed a sentence of five years at/iard labor in the State penitentary upon Williamson and the negro Charley Snow. The other negro implicated, Anthony Reeder, was found guilty of simple a&sault according to the bill rendered by tbe grand jury. This* case has attracted much attention. Great crowds attended the trial and it has been the subject of conversa tion during the wnole week. The crime was committed some two months ago. Williamson met Wertz in the road and with the aid of the two negroes, Charley Snow and An thony Reeder, whipped him almost to death. It was said by Williamson that be had great provocation for the deed and also be denied that he had any help in whipping Wertz. It was proved by eye witnesses, however, that the two negroes did help. SHORT LOCAL TEMS. ENTERTAINING JOTS FROM ETTA JANE. Happenings of the Past Week In Lower Cherokee. PERSONAL AND LOCAL Ex-Mayor Littlejohn is working his mooazite mines extensively now. Come in and subscribe for Tbe Led ger, twice a-week for $1 00 a year. During the suitable days for work on the larms last week many fields were planted in corn. Josiah Sisk and Miss Oilie Bradley, both of this city, were married on the 2<J:h uit., by Magistrate Wm. Phillips. W’e direct tbe attention of our read ers to the advertisement of Prof. W. L Johnson which is to be found in another column. Mr. Henry Pilgram and Miss Gen eva Sisk, both of this city, were mar ried on the 25th of March by Magis trate Wm. Phillips. Mr. E. M. Walker and Miss Jane Edwards, two of Cleveland county’s worthy young people, were married at tbe residence of Magistrate A. J. McCraw on the 26tb of March. The ceremony was performed by Magis trate McCraw. Saturday was a busy day in Gaff ney. An immense number of Chero kee’s good people took advantage of tbe wet ground and came in to look after business. Every section of the county was represented and all were hustling Tbe trade in every line was good, merchant* and customers were all busy and in fine humor. Guano was moving rapidly and quite a num ber of teams went out loaded with corn. Mrs. Margaret Huskey celebrated her 06th birthday ou the 28th of March at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Jones in this city. A number oi her children and grand children were present to cheer her on the occasion and all partook of the bountiful dinner served by Mrs. Jones in honor of the event. Mrs. Huskey is one of Cberoaee s most worthy and highly respected ladies, whose many friends wish iur her many more sim ilar 28ths of March. Bl* l>ay at Gaudier. 1 he services at Goucber Sunday were most interesting and devout. An unusually large congregation was in attendance. Tbe pastor, Rev. F. C. Hickson, preacoed one of his able sermons in the morning, and Rev. Mr. Fitch, pastor of Trough Hhoals church, preached one of his strong and learned sermons in the afternoon to the appreciative congregation. 1 he usual ‘ Goucber dinner.” whith tbe good people of that section have made proverbial, was on baud, and. of course, greatly enjoyed. You al ways hear good tidings from Goucber. Hou»« Muter Hupper Ha P1>11> Married. Mr. W. C. Hopper, of this city, and Miss Mary A. Ihompson, one of tbe fuirest and most charming young ladies of Ciifton. were married at the home of the bride’s parents at Clif ton on the J9ib of March by the Rev. G. P. Hamrick Mr. Hopper brought his bride to j bis borne io the city and has been re- 1 ceiving the hearty congratulations of I his many friends. Long may tbe happy couple live, 4 and may they prosper. luteresting Items About People and Things In the Lower Section of the County Gathered Cp by Our Regular Correspond ent and Given to Ledger Headers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, March, 26—We had the pleasure of attending the North Pacolet Sunday School Convention at Elbethel last Sabbath. Although tbe work bas been materially interfered with by reason of bad weather, yet the workers were greatly encouraged by meeting a representive body there and the assurance that the work would be resumed generally by the first of April. Aside from its church work El bethel is somewhat of a social center for this section of old Union county, and they scarcely ever fail to have a large ^congregation of good people on any occasion that brings them to gether. This has been tbe case ever since our first visit to that church, thirty- six years ago. They are not the hiae bound, selfish sectarian people we so often find in some sections of tne country where a stranger feels cramped, but, on tbe other hand, the latch string hangs on tbe outside to ail visitors who go among them with good intentions and behave them selves. A substantial dinner was spread by tbe ladies, and everybody present was invited to eat. The victuals were not only excellent but abundant. In ante-bellum times, as well as since the war, EibetheJ was a popular place for people to go to enjoy themselves. Those people were wealthy as well as generous With no show of ostenta tion or scornful pride which has blighted the happiness of so many communities. There were the Jeffer ies, Goudelocks, Littlejohns. Wil kins’, Toliesons, Lipscombs, Smiths, Peelers, McKowacs, Lowrys, Rices, Woods, Mooreheads, Goodmans. Byars, McCullochs, Homes, Hoeys, Dawkins, Parkers, and other fami lies who met there regularly or from time to time who still have repre sentatives even in the third and fourth generations there to represent tfeem, and although, ‘ Friends Lava been scattered like roses in bloom, ‘•Some by tbe bridle and some by tbe tomb,” their old church stands as a monu ment to their devotion and loya ty. Sam Strain and tbe Messrs. Black wells, returned from Charleston last Saturday praising the Exposition and the ‘•City by the Sea.” They brought many of tbe curiosities with them. We regret to learn that one of Mr. Willis McAbee's children was badly burned near Star Farm last week. From all accounts her recovery is doubtful. It’s a sad sight to see tbe damage done tbe lands along Thickety and Gilky's creeks and their several tribu taries by the high waters during tbe last few years, and especially the last winter. Many of them are absolutely worthless as farming lands, and we see no way in which they are to be reclaimed. Tbe unprecedented rain falls have washed the hillsides into gullies and filled the streams with sand, r otwitbstanding the labor and money spent by the land owners to have the streams kept open. Tbe fiist one to stud us a correct answer to the problem published in J he Ledger of tbe 14th inst.,i8 Miss Minnie Wooten, of BJytbewood, Fair- field county and she will get The Ledger free six months. The answer is 4 44 49. We shall publish the names of all solvers who send in their names and methods. W ho will solve this one for a three months subscription to The Ledger? In a map of a country the scale is 1 10 of an inch to a mile (that is 1-10 of an inch represents a mile) and a township is represented on this map by a tquare whose side is 4 5 of an inch. How many acres in the town ship? ^ our correspondent spent a short time on tbe York side of the river last Monday. Last baturday a company of young ladies in this neighborhood saw what they thought was a mad dog and they took a foot race that would have eclipsed anything Jthu ever did. W e will not give names for fear we get in trouble. One of the party said she would have climbed a tree bad she found one. Tbe result is some of them are laid up for repairs Mr Boyce W’hisonaut bas gone to Charleston to stand a civil service examinstion. He will take in the Exposition white he is gone. Mr H E. Jefferies showed us a -oaps'one pipe, evidently the weri' manshipofac Indian. He found it on his place at 8tar Farm. The stem is broken off about three inches long. • Since the weather bas moderated people have gone to plowing and are getting along finely with their farm work Two weeks of favorsb'e weather and good health will make a great change. Tbe peach trees are in bloom. The communion meeting svill begin at Salem on Saturday, April 5th at 11 o’clock a. m.. also preaching that night and the next day at 11 o’clock a. m , when tbe sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be administered. Miss Sudie May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Inman, got her foot cut a few days ago from which she is scarcely able to walk. “Good Friday” will find most of the gardens planted. People have at last, it seems, found out that a good season and well prepared land are more essential to a crop than any particu lar day for planting. Mr. Elias Inman, of Bullock’s Creek, York county, who has been in Richmond for some time being treated for a cancer on tbe face, is now at home about well. Dr. Hope, of Lockbirt, passed here last Saturday evening in company with a Mr. Good on hie way from our thriving city, Gaffney, where they had been on business. Our that ke are due Hon. A. C. Latimer for a copy of bis speech against the bill to put the carrier cf the Rural Free Delivery mail service under tbe contract system. Etta Jane, March, 29.—Today is rotten Saturday and Mr. Waddy Os- ment says anything planted today will rot in the ground. Where this theory came from or who ie tbs authority for it is more than we can tell. Last Monday was a general gar dener’s day. Everybody and the cooks were planting something. W T e have never heard such a cry for potato seed—both sweet and Irish are scarce. Nearly every one you meet has had some bad luck by which be lest his seed last winter. Both are bringing fancy prices in the market. The supposition is that the mail from Hickory Grove to this place will be discontinued after today, as tbe York side, in the Hopewell neighbor hood. will be supplied by tbe Rural Free Delivery service. Miss Janie Boyd is teaching for her sister, Miss Minnie Boyd, at the Mount Joy school. Miss Minnie is at her home at Cornwells, sick. Mias Annie Miller’s school will close next Tuesday, April 1st. The farmers have toru up their lands considerably this week. In fact it has been the only time since the year set in that any plowing could be dooe Mr. aud Mrs. Jimmie Strain has had a right siik child this week, but it is much better now. The Misses Fowler, of Kelton, sis ters of Messrs. W r . G. and J. H. Fowler, spent several days with their brothers’ families recently. They are always welcome in our midst. ‘‘Cousin Jet ms” W’oolbright has quit the Thomson mill and Mr. W\ C. Kirby is now running it. W'hat will Aunt Jennie Clary saw now? Miss Sudie May Inman whose foot was accidentally cut a few days ago, we are glad to say is getting along very well. We notice that the Owens ford bridge is in a very arickety condition and needs somt new plank in tbe flooring. It’s a very poor job, any way, and always bas been. It’s on one of tbe most public roads leading from the extreme lower end of the county to Gaffney and should be kept in better condition than it is. It is one of the old Union county bridges and was built by Cherokee authori ties. We have no complaint to make nt our leading public roads generally. They are as good as the ground aud condition of the weather will permit them to be. Most of tbe cross coun try roads would bear looking after and working out, they are bad in many places. Messrs. Jim and Robert Smarr. of Hopewell, came over one day tbia week and traded horses with the Gaffney Live Stock Company. They are some of York county’s most progressive and prosperous young farmers. We regret to learn of the death of Mr. John A Crawford, of Lockhart, which took place last Kabbath. He was an old soldier and a good man far above the average. We had him for a traveling companion and room mate at the Memphis re-union last ytar. He was formerly a citizen of York county and leaves a wife and several children, besides a host of friends to whom our heart goes out in deepest sympathy. Mr. Crawford was an officer in the Fresbyterian church at Loikhart an was highly respected for bis godly walk and conversation. We believe he was a tsue child of God—as much go ns men can be in this life. He loved his neighbor as himself. On our return from the Memphis j re-union we stopped over in Chat tanooga to visit the Cbickamauga park. Mr. Crawford and those of the delegation who were coming by way of Atlanta, got off at Chattanooga to ttke in the city and spend a few hours with those of us coming by Asheville, N. C. Before we separated, however, Mr Crawford presented your correspondent with a ticket to the Chickamauga park which he said was only a small token of the high appreciation of the services we had rendered him on our trip to and from the re-union. This was the last we ever saw of him. Last night we had a considerable rain storm accompanied with some lightning and thunder. The plow will be stopped for a few days. Wheat seems to be coming out since the spring-like weather set in. In some places complaint is made that tbe stand is very poor. Farm hards are scarce and most of those you find ask more for their labor than they can earn at farm work Tbe money is not in the labor you get when its product is put on the market. j. l s. MRS. SMITH DEAD. The Devoted M ife of Ur. Mhkou Siuilh is Called to Her Reward. It is our painful duty to record the death of Mrs. Julia Smith, the de voted wife of Dr. Mason W. Smith, which sad event occurred at their home on Logan street Saturday eve ning at ten o’clock, after an illness of several weeks Mrs. Smith was a native of Rich mond, Virginia, and married Dr. Smith nuring the civil war while he was in charge of a Confederate hospi tal 1" that city. Mrs. Smith was a lady of fine secae and had many fine traits of character. She was a mem ber of the Buford Street Methodist church, an humble devotee of her faith which she conscientiously lived up to and enjoyed its consolation when the end came. In her home she was hospitality itself, her good ness extended to the unfortunate in the sphere of her aeqaiutance and her charities went out unheralded on their missions of comfort and mercy and accomplished their good woik unknown to the world. Mrs. Smith was fifty-nine years old and leaves her husband and one son by a former marriage to mourn be cause sbe is not. The remains were buried in tbe family lot in Oakland cemetery yesterday at II o’clock where the funeral services were con ducted by her pastor. Rev. W. H. Hodges, assisted by Rev. W. R. Pot ter. of the Presbyterian church. Tbe pall bearers were O. E Wil kins, J. C. Jefferies, W. H. Smith, Dr. W. A. Fort, J. L. Alexander and J. R. Tolleson. Town Council V« Brown River Mill. The mayor’s matinee was slimly attended one morning last wetk, but .fie town was made richer by tbe for feiting of seven samoleone which sum was deposited by two bigblj colored individuals for their appearance, but when the cases were called they were non est. One highly distinguished individual with a popular cast of countenance who rejoices in the euphonious cog nomen of Broad River Bill,” was be fore His Honor charged with being drunk and disorderly. Upon being interrogated by Hie Honor, William admitted that he bad been io a pugnacious frame of mind, and that he was disorderly. During the investigation it tran spired that William had made appli cation to His Honor for a place on the police force, and tbe mayor seemed to thick that William was de termined to get on the force of tbe town if he had to go upon tbe streets The remarks of Hie Honor, while very salutary, w^re hugeiv enjoyed by all loose present at the matinee. Monday morning the mayor had a light dock-t. A few d< posits were forfeited and one offender ratu^oed an axe which the owner thought bad been stolen, but which the one i charged thought he borrowed. The axe was very dull, but was received in full settlement of the charges. May Muatr KewtDal. The approaching festival at Lime stone is attracting the attention of large numbers of people in other citits and towns besides Gaffney. This is evidenced by the inquiries for festival particulars that have been addressed to the management from other places. Gaffney is now beginning to show some enthusiasm for tbe magnificent array of artists that have been se cured. Let the enthusiasm be of an effective sort and widely diffused. Each resident should take a deep, abiding interest in the success of this great undertaking. Talk about tbe festival; write to your friends about it aud invite them to (visit you for several days, May {14th, 15th, 16th, and enjoy at your side the beet music festival of the year in the Houth At- IkfiUC tiutu. : THE TARHEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. IntereNtlug Item* Concerning Our Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundred* of Ledger Reader*. John Hester was kicked just over tbe heart by a horse in the Bonner warehouse at Durham Wednesday and painfully hurt. Governor Aycock Friday issued rfquisition papers on the governor of Wyoming for Javan Long, who mur dered E. F. Pell in Jackson county last October. Tne dead body of James McEach- ern, colored, was found in a juniper bay. io Smith’s township, near Max- ton, Friday. An inquest was held by Coroner Ed McRae and tbe verdict of the jury was that McEacheru was i killed by a falling tree while cutting juniper poles. Last week a man from Winston- Salem and a woman from Alabama met in Greensboro and were married. It has since been learned that the man’s wife secured a divorce from him in Richmond, Ya., ou the same day. The divorce was granted on the groutdt? of desertion, -here is talk of establishing a rural express and freight line between High Point and Greensboro. It is claimed that better, quicker and cheaper service than is offered by freight and express can be bad. I hough a novel enterprise it would no doubt pay under the present crowded condition of things. Mr. D. L. McCord, of Charlotte, boarded a southbound train for Bel mont Saturday evening, and when passing Lodo he waved bis hand to some one outside. While be had bis hand out of the window the train passed the mail crane from which the mail bag had been caught by tbe morning train, and his hand struck against the crane, breaking bis arm be ow the elbow. Andrew Womble. a young negro of Greensboro, who had previously been regarded as a quiet and inoffensive sort of person, got hold of a revolver Friday night, tanked np on mean whisaey and went oat to “do” up the town. He tried tbe gun on a tried and true friend, bat bis aim was too poor to do any damage. He was ar rested next day and placed in jail to await tbe next term of Superior Court. A committee is arranging for the big educational meeting to be held in Greensboro on April 3rd and 4th, County superintendents, teachers, college presidents and others inter ested in public education have been invited to attend from nineteen counties. State Superintendent Joyner will preside over tbe meeting, which will be held in theGrand Opera House. Governor Aycock will be among tbe speakers. Revenue officers of Raleigh Satur day night decided to vary tbe monot onous work of seizing registered or government distilleries and took a whirl among the moonshiners. They went out to Wake Forest college and thence 11 miles to a village with tbe sweetly pretty name of Pocotm-ke. They poked about a little and got a couple of still*. These had been in operation daring the day. »;ut at the time of capture the gentlemanly owners and operators were unavoid ably absent. At the meeting of tbe Mecklenburg camp of Confederate Veterans in Charlotte Saturday morning, it was decided that the comma id sha’l leave for tbe Dallae reunion Saturday at 7 30 a. m., by way of the Seaboard Air Line to Atlanta ar.d New Orleans, lay over Sunday in New Orleans and tbeo^e to Da.las. From Atlanta a special tourist sleeping car will be provided aud this car will be run into the reunion grounds and kept there a* quarters for the veterans. A por ter will be on the car, it will accom modate forty odd persons and tbe charge for it will be $25 a day. A new menhaden fishery is pro jected for tbe lower Cape Fear. Messrs. W\ K Worth, H. M. Foard, S. W. and L. H Skinner of Wilming ton are said to be behind the enter prise. Two such fi*beries have been established there within the past eighteen months and are paying a handsome dividend. The shad sea son in the Cape Fear river this year has been almost a failure,according to well informed dealers in Wilmington. The catch usually amounts to about during the season but this ;• ear it is estimated that oolsr between zO/AMJ and 30 000 will be cqngbt.