Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LARGEST Circalatioa. of Aay N * vspap; in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. THE a \ 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 al! that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, 31 AY <>, 1902 81.00 A YEAH. TMGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE, Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Event* Unit' Ifvve T-iU<*n Pltioe from One Emi of the StHte to the Other Culled from ExcdmnKe* for tjuick Heading by Scores of Husy People. . The South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition will probably be kept open until the 4th of July. Aiken is to have a $5100,000 tourist hotel before another season opens. It is to be built by Mrs. H. G. Beck with of Colorado. Safe blowers broke into the post- office at Eastover, Richland county, on Friday night and stole $250 in money and stamps. A negro by the name of Arthur Fry was killed Thursday in Mr. Fair’s gravel pit near Newberry by the gravel caving in upon him. The monument to be erected at Winnsboro to the Confederate dead by the Ladies’ Memorial association is being gotten out aud will be up in 60 days. Bull Jackson, colored, was acci dentally shot and killed by Andrew Muldrow while shooting fish at Muldrow’s mill pond near Florence Wednesday. Rev. R. W. Gregg, a “faith cure” evangelist, died at Florence of typhoid pneumonia. He refused to take medicine or listen to the warn ing of physicians. • Rowland Turner, aged GO, commit ted suicide at his home in Charleston Wednesday. He became despondent from long.sickness and sent a bullet through his brain. The superintendentof Pacolet Mills in Spartanburg ^county, has been charged by one of the employees with running the mills longer than the le gal hours. The case will be investi gated. Will Pickens, a negro laborer em ployed in the sewer excavations in Columbia, w»s burh d ;under six feet ot earth by the caving in of the ditch Thursday. He was dug out in about one hour and was unhurt. The Hampton monument sale at Barr’s dry goods store in Greenville Friday was a great success financially as well as in number of attendants. The sale for the entire day amounted to $500, thus making the contri bution to the monument fund $50. The railroad commissioners bare notified the Southern and Charleston and Western Carolina roads that a new depot must be built at Green wood at once. They have also noti fied tbs Southern that a new depot molt be erected at Oranneburg at once. Cadets Harry Stevens, E. M. Nich ols and J. Frank Lindsay, of the King’s Moootain Military Academy, jo Yorkville, were drowned Saturday afternoon about 3 o’ clock. Tbe •hocking tragedy occurred while tbe boye were bathing in Black’e pond, twoTnlles west of Yorkville. The eplendid grocery firm of Gibson & Tompkins of Rock Hill is now in the hsnde of a temporary receiver, in pursuance of a bill in bankruptcy filed io tbe U. 8. Court laet Monday by W. B. Wilson, Eeq , attorney for the firm, the object being to effect a juet and fair distribution of tbe firm's assets among all tbe creditors. The jury ^impaneled at the in quest over tbe dead body of Boots Williams, tbe negro who was killed in Spartanburg on Thursday by fal ling from a moving train, returued a verdict in accordance with the facts in the case and exonerated the rail road company from any blame or re sponsibility for the man's death. It has been suggested by the State superintendent of education that Jef ferson Davis Day be observed in the schools. His birthday was June 3rd. As this would be somewhat late for some of^tbe schools any day could be selected with propriety. If the teachers wish a program of exercises to be used on this occasion it would be well for them to write to the State superintendent of education. The governor has granted a pardon in tbe case of Mattison Jenkins, a negro convicted in Pickens county of assault and battery with a recom mendation to mercy and senten ced to three months on the gang. Mr. J. P. Carey, of Pickens, wrote the governor that this negro had beaten a worthless negro who had insulted his daughter and that a pardon was eminently proper. The governor promptly acted. Messrs. S. S. Ordway it Hon, who have had a contract to build the part of the Catawba Power company’s dam on the Y irkville side of the river have suspended operations. It is said that there was some disagreement over the contract. It is further reported that Messrs S. S. <) dway it Sou have employed counsel to defend their interest and a lawsuit will likely en sue unless some settlement is amic ably effected in the {meantime. Oaptian Mobley of Yorkville says that while in Dallas he met a Mary lander inquiring for survivors of the Sixtn South Carolina Infantry. In a ta k with Captain Mot*- y the Mary land man stated that Capts. Cureton and Brice of Company “G” of above regiment were captured at his house during the Maryland campaign, and that he has the swords of both, and will befglad to deliver them to the re spective families of these two gallant men. West Timmons, a negro who wes shot last Saturday on a public road near| Timmonsville by Mr. Milliard H. Purvis, died Friday morning. An inquest was held and the verdict of thejeoroner’s jury was declaring the homicide justifiable. Conflicting reports are given of the circumstances. It seems, however, that Mr. Purvis met the u< gro on a public highway, both were driving teams and there arose a dispute as to the right of way. The negro is said to have thrown his hand upon his hip pocket and assumed a threatening attitude Then Mr. Purvis fired. Timmons was fatally wounded but lingered until Friday morning. SWINDLERS ARRESTED. LOWER Two Men in Jail for “KaiHini;'' and I’asKing Two-Dollar Notes. During the last week several one and two dollar bills with a nought cut out of Confederate notes and so pasted on them as to make them ap pear as ten and twenty dollar notes, have been passed on merchants in this city, Blacksburg, Grover, Kings Creek and Kings Mountain. Officers were soon on the alert and soon bad the parties spotted. Deputy Sheriff Lipscomb toi-k the warrant and went over the river to lor.k for tbe parties, but before he got there Ci pt. J. C. Duncan had arrested Grai t Stuart, a white man. Mr. Dun< an turned Smart over to Deputy Lipscomb who had the warrant for him. Deputy Lipscomb brought Stuart to Gaffney and placed him in jail Friday night. Then the hunt was continued for Jonathan Stuart until late Saturday night. Jonathan, however, evaded arrest and Sunday morning about two o’clock be went to the jail and delivered himself to Sheriff Thomas who placed b.im in jail. They bad a hearing before United States Commissioner Bell yesterday afternooon. Tbe evidence againat them connecting them with this ras cality was so conclusive that he committed both of them to await trial at the next term of the United States Court at Greenville. The Stuarta had gotten off, as far as beard from about enough of this raised money to amount to about one hundred dollars. It may be that more will torn up, while they are In jail quietly reflecting over their burated get-ricb-quick scheme. Dr. D. K. Doff. D. E. Duff, BOO of Mr. J. C. H. Duff, of this city, graduated in den tistry at the Baltimore Dental College on the 30th of April, and bis many friends here will be pleaeed to learn that he not only received bis degree, but be also received tbe Davis gold medal for tbe best gold fillings. Dr. Duff will'iiot return home right away, for he has accepted {a position iti the office of Dr. Grime, professor of crown and bridge work, and will go to work at once practing his pro fession. Tbe Ledger congratulates “Ed.” Memorial Day In Blacksburg. The Blacksburg Memorial Associa tion will meet Saturday. Elaborate preparations are being made for the occasion. Capt. H. P. Griffith has been invited to and will deliver the address, after which all will repair to the cemetery where loving hands Will place garlands on the graves of the fallen braves,? who fell defending “he ost ause,” which loved, and still love so well. we al! A shield of Defence, Against competition is the reputa tion that “Clifton” flour has gained by its purity and high quality. It has fought its way to the front bv sheer merit and it challenges any and all other flours to dislodge it from its well earned position. Made in a modern mill, newly re modeled on special plans of the most advanced types; milled with the ut most care and scientific skill from carefully selected wheat. “Clifton” flour is now surpassing even its own former standards. Its pppularity, its hold on trade from the dealer to the consumer, grows greater day by day. What this means to us. it means also to all who use or handle “Clif ton.” Do you usejor handle it? Can you afford not to? HAPPENINGS. the I find of Arcadia, but a jostling place for workers, where the loaves »r>t,w end the mouths are many Lurnry ;-ows not upon the hedge The Potato Bug Destroying Young Plants. NOTTS ON THE REUNION. An ArI ;inh:is I.cilm rite of the Re union in Dalla* —I’Iowm Moving but liround in Hard—-The College Graduate—PerKoiial Item*. (< rrespondenee of The Ledger.) Etta Jank, May 3—The fine weather still continues and the farm ers a-e making good use of it. The ground is getting hard in f*ome places hui ti.e plows keep moving. Wheat is making a fine show—it’s still too dry for oats. The peach and apple crop promises to be plentiful. Much complaint is made of tbe po tato bug. In some instances we learn that they have destroyed the young plants almost entirely. We are going to try T. W. Wood & Son’s “Insect! cide.” Most people fear the Paris green remedy. Some of our neighbors have gone to Gaffney today oo business. Hardly a day passes that some.one deosn’t go there from this place. This speaks well for tbe business features of tbe place. Everybody who could do so has gone to the Charleston exposition, and we hear nothing but praise for it. This is a source of much pleasure to us. It is a great thing for us as well as the south generally. Editor John R. Mathis is giving his paper, the Union Times, a fine write up of the Dallas. Texas, reunion. One of our Ledgerites in Arkansas in speaking of it, says: “Dallas was too small a place to care for the im mense crowd f hat was there; though it did immensely well. The city and fair ground were crowded all{the time. The reunion opened at 10 a. m. on the 22nd. At 4 p. m. the steam whistles all let out as loud as they could, aod such a racket you never heard. As soon as they stopped the canoon began firing and for about ten minutes It was about as heavy cannonading as I ever beard. You couldn’t hear your ears. This was accompanied with the rattle of mus ketry. The long lines of cadets and artillerymen reminded us so much of what we saw and beard in Virginia. The ‘Rebel yelL’ came in as a re minder of war times Then the bands began to play ^Dixie,’ ‘Bonnie Blue Flag’ and all the ifither favorite Coo • federate airs, and they were cheered to the echo time aod again. Many old veterans joined in the dancing. It was a grand time and the glorious feature was io tbe many family aod friendly reunions. People bod trav eled hundreds of miles to see each other and now their cup ef joy was running over. Tbe information bu reaus we e kept busy and tbe tele phene lines were worked for all they were worth. The Texas people could not do too much for tbslr visitors. Tbe crowd was simply immeose.” Texas is a great country—the part of it I saw.”j Scarcely had we put tbe interroga tion point to tbe question in our laet letter, “What has become of tbe crows?” till Calvin Millwood said: “They are pulling np my corn.” Since then we have seen a few flying about as if io search of some mean ness to get at. That mischievous compositor again put ua in jeopardy by making us say “irresponsible” instead of “irrepres sible” Mike Sellers, etc. Watch out young man I The past few days have been very warm and cotton is coming up nicely where it has been planted long enough. < What our boys and girls need most in these days and times of peace and pleasure is a solid, practical education hammered into them and riveted on both sides. Life is a battle and knowledge is the weapon with which we fight it. Disarm the soldier and he can’t face the foe. Let us look at the question of college education calmly and dis passionately a little while: We have met many sophomores of different high-grade colleges and could find no fault with their “atrut,” parting their hair in the middle and smoking cigarettes, or with their knowledge of red paint and draw poker; and their classic airs were all that could be desired. They were wise in book-meking, baseball, tennis and integral profan ity, aud tbe proudest and most hon ored had achieved the distinction of belonging to the “’Varsity 8.” But learning! How many graduates from any of our alma maters are qualified to enter the field wherein the bread winners battle with neces sity and wrest laurels from the fight? This is not an age of lotus trees, dr aud tv^n comforts are lik* the dyi- wi«e—rewards onlv for the clin hers. ’1 be hiult that we find wi*', sene gra'iin'es is that they k’uw little ih u is ornamental ami st : it less that is useful. Whether the reponsibility for this belongs to parent, teacher or pupil remains yet te je determined. A young man e: > rging from col lege with a she'pftkin in one hand and a golden op ; ion of himself in the other, strives i,ke Agamenon, confi dent that there are but few things in the world for him yet to learn and ready to achieve success by a single bound. In three brief weeks we find him running round for a broker at three dollars per week, considering himself lucky to get that much. The fact is, his college education has been merely a rapid turning over of a multitude of leaves from which he has gleaned only as much substan tial knowledge as could be comfort ably CHrried in his ear. If he has an ambition it will prove a camera, for the ripe question of the hour is in dollars and cents. We have been as sured by learned professors that the collegiate course is merely an exercise useful iu forming aud strengthening the mind. Therefore useless studies become useful as dumb bells, strengthening the mental muscles and imparting tone to the intelli gence. It may be asked why then tbe num ber of studies is not limited. Tbe answer is simply because of tbe van ity of the parents who like to see that their sons are deep in this obstruse subject, or that high-sounding science and the stubborn conservatism of the faculty retaining 19th century senti ment in this 20th century of practi cal life; the course is filled with tares and there is no room for the wheat. Of what use are Latin and Greek to tbe youth who must soon strip in the struggle for bread? The barest ex cuse is that they give an insight into the derivation of language. Well, the* dictionary would do as much. Why waste four years in hammering verbs and nouns, conjugations and pronouns, declentions and conjunc tions into a boy who is destined after wards to sell coffee or soap? Of what valuable use is French? It will take years to learn it and tbe acquirement is purely ornamental, and in many cases not worth a dollar to the future msn or woman. Father*, examine the studies nur- sued by your son. You will find that you are spending your mosey and wasting your most precious time studying glittering stuff to tbe ex clusion of what can and will benefit them in days to come.' J. l s. SHORT LOCAL TEMS. Mr E. H. Gaines’ fine family horse died Sunday night. Hot weather now, a little dry, but young crops are growing. According to tbe State Pension office, 350 South Carolina pensioners died laet year. Cline & Borders, prominent livery- m en at Blacksburg, had a fine horse to die Sunday. Monday night, April 21st, Frank Burgesa and Mias Fannie Wilson were married by vYm. Phillips, Esq., at bis residence. Tbe county board of registration was io session yesterday. All tbe members, J. A. Whisooant, 0. E. Tate and H. Gibson were present. Wash Lipscomb, tbe negro who killed Holmee Byars, another negro, for seducing bis daughter, has been releaeed from jaii on a bond of $800 The Ladies Memorial Association of Etbetbel church will meet Satur day the 10th, just after the usual church services. All who wish to attend will be cordially welcomed. Sunday, Floyd Amos and Miss Nannie Jones were married by Wm. Phillips at his residence. These are both worthy young people and their many friends wish for them long life and much happiness. Gaffney had the crowd yesterday. They came in from all over Cher< kee. The county Democratic convention was tbe main attraction. Saturday cut a small figure—our merchants reported a good trade. A Gentle Mint. In our style of climate, with its sudden char gee of temperature—rain, wind aud sunshine often intermingled in a single day—it is no wonder that our children, friends and relatives are so frequently taken from us by neg lected colds, half the deaths resulting directly from this cause. A bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup kept about your borne for immediate use will pre vent serious sickness, a large doctor’s bill, and perhaps death, by the use of three or four doses. For curing Con sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia, Severe Coughs, Croup, or any disease of the Throat or Lungs, its success is simply wonderful, as your druggist will tell you Get a sample bottle free from Cherokee Drug Co. Regu lar size, Tu ids. Get Green’s Special Almanac. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. lutereNting Item* CoucernlriK Our »ig!i- t><»r» lieyoiul tUe I,tue AVhU-h May Prove Kiitertaininsf Keailfng for JIunilreilN of Ledger Header*. W B Perry, the negro school teach er, who is in jail in Lumberton charged with forgery, is ill aud there is little hope of his recovery. I here was another robbery in Dur ham Friday night. The store of \V. J. Coiey, in North Durham, was en tered Saturday morning. A number of small articles were carried off. The total value of the missing goods was only a few dollars Tom McGhee, a negro convict on the Rowan county chain-gang, made his epcane Friday under fire from thi guards and has not, vet been recap tured. It was learned later that Robert Brown, a relative, bad shel tered McGee at his house, and he was arrested on a warrant charging him with harboring a criminal. During a severe thunder storm at Morganton Friday a bolt of lightning struck oo the premises^of Mr M. Sil ver of that place, and killed a fine Jersey cow that was grazing on the lawn. Sprague Silver, a boy of 14 years, who had just started to put the cow in the barn and who was in a few feet of the cow when tbe flash came, was severely shocked. Henry M. Goodman, a young white man who runs a bicycle repair shop on East Fifth street in Charlotte was tried Saturday morning before Acting Recorder S. H. Hilton for an assault upon Susie Cruse, an eight-year-old white girl, who lives at 74 East Fifth street in that city. Goodman was found guilty, reprimanded severely by tbe magistrate and fined $5U and the costs. The remains of the late Charles B. O’Briant, who died in Turkey, reached New York Saturday and will be brought to Durham this week. The body will be accompanied from the metropolis to Durham by W. C. Bradsber, a friend of the deceased and a representative of the American Tobacco Company. The interment will take place in tbe family bury ing ground near that city. While riding a bicycle from Sharps- burg to Elm City in Wilson county, Mr. Isaac Braswell, of tbe former place, bad quite a thrilling experi ence. On tbe return a black snake, which was lying in tbe way, became entangled in the rear wheel of his bi cycle. The snake was thrown from the wheel around Mr. Braewell’s neck and in trying to loose the snake Mr. Braswell lost his balance and was thrown from bis bicycle and pain fully hurt. One million young shad for atock- ing the Cape Fear river arrived in Wilmington Saturday from tbe Uni ted States fish commission hatchery at Edenton, in charge of Attache Williamson. The young fish were liberated Sunday near Six Rune, on B'ack river, in Sampson county. The Cape Fear has not been stocked with shad by the government einee 1878 or 1880, when Colonel A. M. Waddell wss in Congress. Local fish dealers say tbe supply will prove a boon to the fishermen in a year or two. Tbe office of tbe Dixie Oil Works, in Charlotte, was entered by thieves Saturday night about 11 o’clock, but they were disturbed before anything was taken. Harvy Caldwell, a negro of notorious character, was arrested by Officers Johnston and Shields in front of the building. It is presumed that a confederate had broken out the transom in tbe rear of the build ing and hud entered. He had opened the cash drawer, but was disturbed before he could get the money. Cald well is iu the police station now and the officers think they will get his companion. Near Shelby Tuesday night George Ross, colored, shot and killed an old negro, Roland Hardy. Ross was or dered away from Hardy’s house about a week before this difficulty occurred and a few nights afterwards somebody rocked Hardy’s house. Hardy went for Mr. Gold, the land lord and tried to catch the person but could not. Next night another attempt was made to rock the house and Hardy started for Mr. Gold again and while on his way five shots were fired,|one of which took effect in his back, and Hardy died Tuesday. How ever Hardy swears positively that he saw the man and {that it was Ross who shot {him. Willie Memory was brutally mur dered Tuesday, at McKee’s Mill, near Clarkton in Bladen county. The ne gro fireman. McCall by name, order ed the boy not to use so much oil in oiling the machinery, aod upon re eeiving a rep)} - to the effect that it was none of his business, he seized an iron bolt and beat the boy to death. As Memory for a few mo ments appeared not to be serious y hurt, the negro was allo ved{to esCHp*-. At last accounts he is still at large, though an enraged people are seek ng him zralously. The young man lived only a few hours after being at- tai k“d. A sensation suddenly developed at L.-noir which.Jif not soon solved, may rival the famous Cropsey case at Ewztbeth City and which in some rest ects in i ot unlike that sad affair. Miss Cordie Ctiilders, a woman of perhaps 251 or 24. living at the home of her uncle, about one mile out of Lenoir, on the^Blowing Rock road, h»*s mysteriously disappeared. She atcerded a church near her home Wed eeday night and was accom panied home by Will Fuiwood, a young widower and neighbor, who has paid her some attention. Fui wood left her at her home crying and she has not been heard of since. No blame is attached to the young man. Wade TillotMon’* Hou*e Burned. This morning about two o’clock the fire alarm was sounded in Ward 1 The firemen were soon out and found that Mr. Wade Tillotson’s house was burning. It was a wooden building and burned so rapidly that tbe flames could not be stayed. The building and most of tbe furniture were consumed. We are glad to state that Mr. Tillotsoo’s loss is partly covered by insurance. Mr. Tillotsnn’s store «'so caught, but the firemen turned the streams on it and saved it and the stock of goods before it was seriously dam aged. Mr. Tillotson is an energetic young man of high character and has the sympathy of all Gaffney ic his great misfortune. MR. MERCER IN ARIZONA. The ‘-SUvr Belt” Speak* at Length of Him and Hla Mining Operation*. The many friends of W. H. Mercer in Cherokee will read with much interest tbe following from tbe “Arizona Silver Belt,” a paper pub lished at Globe Arizona, which gives an account of Mr. Mercer’s mining op erations in far off Arizona, where they trust bis good sense, his 1 igh charac ter, his indomitable energy and large mining experience will bring him tbe success he deserves: “W. H. Mercer, superintendent of the Mercer tunnel near tbe bead of Pinto and Mineral creeks, returned last Thursday night from a six weeks visit io tbe east. He visited New York. Richmond, Washington and bis home at Gaffney, Cherokee county, in northwestern South Carolina, near which place some copper, iron and gold mines are being worked quite extensively, while mining for talc, monazite and other minerals is also carried on. Mr. Mercer brought with him some specimens of tbe ores which can be seen at tbe Belt office. Among them is some massive cube iron sulphide ore w carrylng copper and iron, talc and some monazite. Tbe tale is made into talcnm face powder, and tbe monazite is need in tbe manu facture of gasoline lamp mantles and has burnen. Mr. Meroer states that business is lively and prosperous in that section in all industries, and while there be was tendered a responsible and lucrat ive position to take charge of one of the large mines near bis borne, but as the great, broad, liberal west has en chanted him, be declined tbe offer, which declination is certainly a strong indication of his confidence in bis mining ventures here; and tbe future greatness of this section, and, as tbe mines of that part of South Carolina are said to be quite extensive and valuable, it speaks well for this sec tion to ;bave men and capital come here from there to seek investment. Mr. Mercer will probably make bis headquarters with us for some time to come, giving the most of his atten tion to the prosecution of the work on the great mining tunnel in this mining district which bears his name. The runnel has been driven nearly one hundred aud twenty-five feet in the past six wetks, and recently a small body of copper and iron pyrites was uncovered, which has greatly stimulated the operators in the belief that they will open up large and val uable bodies of ore through this tup- nel at considerable depth from the surface, aod if this proves to be true, by the time they attain the depth of 2(HiO feet, as originally contemplated, the tunnel will doubtless be con tinued on until it comes out on the 1’into creek side, which will make it between two and three miles long, cutting Innumerable veins from al most the start to within a short dis tance of its outcome. Mr. Mercer went out to the tunnel yesterday, and will prbably increase the working force, and decide on the necessary appliances to be ordered for air, motive aud other power, which will he put in place as soon as they can be gotten on the ground.” ■L. jj