The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 16, 1902, Image 1

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' V# 1 I WW* * THE LARGEST, .'..) * • ♦ Circulation of Any Nevrspape in the Fifth Congressional District of 8. C. Vi/1'4 ledger. ’WUXLY-FUBLISXKD TUESDAY AMD TODAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Beery Adeer- tiser Who Uses the Col- nmns 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. 8. C., FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1908 $1.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing - Brents. ALL OVER THE STATE. Xraata that Have Taken Place from One End of the State te the Other Called from Exchangee for Quick Reading by Score# of BaeyPooplo. Judge Watts was celled to Greers Moods? by the death of bis sister, Mrs. Morgan. The Booth Carol!oa Federation of Women's Clubs will meet in Spartan burg the 20th-23rd instant. Mrs. D. J. Brock, of Effingham. * Florence county, was thrown from her buggy and killed on Friday. The president has appointed Charles E. Carman postmaster at Aiken in place of W. G. Chaffee remoted. The flag over the State house has been raised to its full height after be ing at half meet for a month for Geo. Wade Hampton. Rer. Thos. J. Pate pastor of the First Methodist church of Florence, died on Thursday in the -Pith year of bis age of consumption. Mr. Bailey Pool, a young white man eighteen years old. who lives a few miles above Anderson, became in volved in a difficulty with a negro last Saturday afternoon which re sulted in the negro’s being killed by him. Interest seems to be growing in the annual State summer school at Rock Hill and the attendance will probably be larger than it has been. State Superintendent of Education McMa han has made further announcement in regard to some special features. The commencement exercises of the Columbia Female College will he held May UOtb to June 3rd. The bac calaureate sermon will be preached by Rev. E. O Watson, the sermon Sunday night by Dr. Clifton and the literary address on Wednesday by Dr. Cromer. Mr. J. E. Sirrine, of Greenville, chief engineer of the Blue Ridge rail road, was in Anderson Tuesday. He inspected the new union passenger depot and formally accepted it in be half of the company. The new depot is a magniticent structure, and is a credit to the people of Anderson. Abner Harris, of Edgefield county, was convicted of breaking into a store and sentenced to three years’ impris onment. County Physician Butler »porta that Harris is in very bad and cannot live long and. up- )is report, Solicitor Thurmond pardon, which was granted lH Tu^ay. LaiSdrum and Spartanburg Telepbone c^nopaoj will hold a meet ing Id a few daSfio which they will make arrangements to reconstruct the line from Spartanburg to Tryon, N C.. They will also make conoec- tioo with Saluda and Asheville by the assistance of the Citizens Telephone Company of Asheville. < It will only be a abort time before one can talk from Spartanburg to Asheville by this system. The Rev. C. T. Ligon, a iJethodiat minister, in charge of the Gospel Tabernacle in Columbia, died in that city Tuesday. He was editor 'of the Way of Faith and minister in charge of the Gospel Tabernacle. He was a native of Lexington county. He was at work on Saturday and died from •n attack of peritonitis. Mr. Ligon’s body was taken to Anderson for bur ial. The Rev. Mark L. Carlisle ac companied the remains. Titus Glenn, the negro preacher who was sent op from Rock Hill some time ago for borglary, escaped from the chaingang last Monday evening •boot eundown. He bad a half ar’s start before be was missed, dogs were put after blm and trRttfd him beautifully for three * mlleay when they caught him, sod ac- eordinW to Supervisor Gordon, “bit bins aofl&ciently.” although that was nothing v k * be got that night 2 wlt^aa T*be tee held its bin last weel •alts of the^ Done so II In wntl to ton monument commit* nd meeting in Colum- sod while the net re- inference might not sp- • of immediate moment, nay tbnt the program srbieb is being mode by the commit* ten points to n thorough organization of the State, so that every community will have the opportunity of making Its contribution through n local com- SBlttee to build n mooumeot to the hern nnd patriot who coved the State from Its deepoilere in 1870. Governor McBweeney baa received for the first time so application for a pardon from a municipal court. Ha 4o#S not wish to look Into these mat ters at all, as there is now sufficient trouble with the pardon papers that have to pase through hia office. He has referred the matter to the attor ney general’s office for an opinion as to whether the governor has anything in the world to do with applications for pardons in cases originating in municipal courts. If he has, it will open up a new avenue of trouble. George Cofield, Sr., president of the National Bank of Spnrtanburg, died Wednesday. He wse born at Goshen Hill, Union county, sixty-eight years ago. He graduated from Wofford College in 1857. He wae a soldier in the Holcombe Legion and went into business in Spartanburg after the war. He bad a place Id the National Bank when it was organized and rose to the presidency years ago. He was trusted and honored by the directora and was worthy of their confidence. His wife, three sous and three daugh ters survive him. Saves Two From Death. “Our little daughter had an almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis,” writes Mrs. W. K. Hav- iland, of Armonk, N.. Y., "but, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King's New Discov ery. Our niece, who had Consump tion in an advanced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and today she is perfectly well.” Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds. 50c and f 1 00 bottles guaranteed by (Jherokee Drug Company. Trial bottles free. The numberof congressional speech es low being prepared for distribution before the election next November breaks all records. There are pres ent instock, ready for use of the campaign committe. 3<K) OOO.COO cop ies of speeches at this season. Robert Ward, Maxey’s, Ga , says: “I suffered from blood poison, my head, face and shoulders were one mass of corruption, aches in bones and joints, burning, itching, scabby skin, was all run down and dis couraged, but LLtanic Blood Bairn cured me perfectly, healed all the sores and gave my skin the rich glow of health. Blood Balm put new life into my blood and new ambition into into my brain ” Geo. A. Williams, R xbury, face covered with pimples, chronic sore on back of head, supperat- ing swelling on neck, eating ulcer on leg, bone pains, itching skin cured per fectly by Botanic Blood Balm—sores all healed. Botanic Blood Balm, cures ail malignant blood troubles, such as eczema, scabs and scales, pimples, running sores, carbuncles, scrofula, etc. Especially advised for all obstinate cases that have reached the second or third stage. Druggists, $1. To prove it cures, sample of Blood Balm sent free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co , Atlanta, Ga. Describe and free medical advice sent in sealed letter. Major Gen. Henry Dearbon’i iword, used by him in the battle of Bunker Hill is for sale in New York ; also the gold-laced dress coat which be wore when in 1822 he was presented at the Court of Lisbon as the first American minister to Portugal. \V hooping Cough. A woman who has bad experience with this disease, tells bow to prevent any dangeroua consequences from it. She says: Our three children took whooping cough last summer, our baby boy being only three months old, and owing to our giving them Chamberlains’ Cough Remedy, they lost none of their piumpoess and came out in much better health tban other children whose parents did not use this remedy. Our oldest little girl would call lustily for cough syrup between whoops.—Jessie Pinkey Hall, Bpringville, Ala. This Remedy is for sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Mra. Helen M. Rockwell, who has just celebrated her 90th birthday in Chicago, baa seen every president of the United States except Waahingtoo, and bad the distinction of meeting La fayette upon hie return to the United Btatei. Waal# Other* to Know. “1 have used De Witt’s Little Early Risers for constipation and torpid liver and they are all right. I am glad to Indorse them for I think when we find a good thing we oogbt to let others know it.” writes Alfred Heioze, Quincy, III. They never gripe or dis tress. Burs, safe oills. Cbsrokss Drug Co. Our consul general at Loudon, Wil liam McKinley Osborne, has just died, Had It ia said that Henry Clay Evans, ana deposed panaioo commissioner baa baan Informally offers tbs poeltlc n by President Roosevelt. What I# Fotor'a KldMr Cure? Answer: It Is made from a pre scription of a leading Chicago physi cian, and one of the moot eminent in tbs country. Tbs ingredients ars the purest that mousy can buy, and are scientifically combined to get their utmoet value. Cherokee Drug Co. THE MAY FESTIVAL IS IN FULL BLAST. High Class Artists Giving Splendid Performances. ELECTA GIFFORD SINGS. The F.#tlval Begun With Concert In First BaptUt Chnrch by Foreign Artist#—Mec ond and Third Concert# at Lime#to. • College—Large Audiences Delighted. a The Gaffney May Music Festival commenced its waves of melody Wednesday night. The organ recital at the First Baptist church was the initiatory performance and a crowded and phased bouee showed unmistak able evidences of genuine apprecia tion. To those who may not know Gaffop)—its growth and general pro- grpisivenpss—such a music festival n ay seem a pretentious undertaking To a city of any size an artistic occa sion of such comprehensive magni tude certainly ia fraught with no or dinary importance. Gaffney, how ever, is fully equal to even such an undertaking as the final event will most assuredly prove to the satisfac tion of all concerned. The audience was requested by Director Maxim Wednesday night, in behalf of interested ones, not to ap plaud and this courteous and appro priate request met with equal cour tesy in its perfect observrnee. Tnis was no easy matter, for the excel lence and high merit of every num ber on the program constrained ap preciative ones to show their great enjoyment of such fine music other than by a silence that was even more than ordinary applause. Mr. Knight's performance on the fine pipe organ was in iteelf such a musical treat as is rarely heard here. He is a master of this grand instru- strument and charmed his hearers with every note. The splendid voice of Mr. Rowdon captured the listen ing crowd. Naturally his voice is of fine tone and it is well trained and cultivated. At th- conclusion of his last number the Rev. Mr Gree moved —which was received with unanimous satiefaction—that Mr. Rowdon be re quested to favor his pleased hearers with another song. Unfortunate this could not be done, but Mr. Row- don’s pleased and polite statement somewhat atoned for not bearing him sing again. Decidedly one of the features of the evening was the recitation by Mrs. George Pratt Maxim. Tbia was done in perfect style and finish and had the closest interest of the audience. Tbia first performance of the May Fes- tivalsounded a keynote of success and enjoyment which stamped genuine success and satisfaction upon the en tire occasion in all of ita great im portance. The second concert by the festival artiata was given yesterday afternoon in the auditorium of Limestone Col lege. The auditor um was well filled and it wae generally conceded by the audience that the second performance surpassed the first one The Philharmonic String .Quartet was the delight of the occasion and at once captivated (he entire bouse. Their rendition of the "Meouet”, by Bocberini, was grand and inspiring and brought forth rapturous ap plause. The work of the other ar tists was also splendid. The third operatic concert was also given in the college auditorium last night. As at the other per formances a good audisnce of the elite of Gaffney and surrounding country waa in attendance. Tbia was the first of the concerts in which Miss Gifford, the noted soprano, mads her appearance. She waa greeted by a storm of applause that fairly shook the building. It would take an adept and an artist to de scribe her singing. It wae too su perb for any flights of language to reach, and with her beauty of per son and bewitching graces she held her hearers in a spell of rapturous admiration. The members of the Limeatone Choral Society acquitted themselves handsomely and they ful ly sustained their reputation as tbs best choral club io the Bouthero States. Cowen’s Cantata, “The Rose Maiden.” in wbieb all the iitlsts took part, was the climax of the evening’s performance and wae highly enjoyed by everyone present. The fourth concert will come off at 4 o’clock this afternoon and the festival will close with the Oratorio concert tonight, both in the audito rium at Limestooe. •A ChattMMMga Drnrgtor# atatMMat. Robt. J. Miller, proprietor of the Read House Drug Store of Chatta nooga, Tenn., writes: “There Is more merit lo Foley’s Hoosy sud Tsr than io any other sough syrup. The call* for it multiply wonderfully and we sell more of it than ail other cough syrups combined. * Cherokee Drug Company. CROP BULLETIN. Condition of Cnrollnn Crop# A# Kepore d bjr Department of Agriculture. Columbia, May 13 —The tempera ture was again about six degrees per day above normal during the week ending Monday morning, May 12th, tbs average for the week having been seventy-six degrees, with a max imum of ninety-oine degrees at Bow man on the 4th, tod a miuimum of forty-eight degrees at Gaffusy oo the 8th. The sunshine averaged about normal; with partly cloudy days aud clear nights. The rainfall for the week wae gen erally light, except id spots over the southeastern counties and the Savan nah valley, where it was copious and of great benefit to crops, although it failed to thoroughly relieve the drought at any point. There were also numerous hut widely scattered showers on the 7 8th over the entire b.ate, but they were local, partial, gruentlly light and entirely insuffi cient. In the Pee Dee section* the drought is becoming serious. There were heavy showers on the early morning of the 12th in the central and n jllleastern counties, and possi bly throughout the State, but they occurred too late to be fully reported in this bulletin. The wetk was favorable for farm work, which made rapid progress. Planting operations are practically finished, except on bottom lands that have been either too wet or too hard to cultivate. It is the exception this year to have pour stands of corn reported, ar.d much less than the usual amount of replanting has been necessary OA’iog to birds and worms. Core I a« a healthy appearance aud is well cul- tivattd, most of it having received its first arid some its second working. As yet the dry weather has not hurt corn to any appreciable extent. Cotton is up. or coming np. to from “very good” to "fairly good” stands over the whole State, with slight ex ceptions limited to late plantings, where the ground is too dry for ger mination Much has been chopped to stands, and considerable has been cultivtied. The plants are sturdy and healthy in appearance Tooacco is not doing so well as last week, owing to the prevailing dry weatner that injured stands, but where sufficient rain fell the crop con tinues in excellent condition. Wheat failed materially and will be below av erage. It is heading and some is turning color. Oats are exceedingly variable, but generally stand in need of rain. Harvest bas made slow pro gress. Truck and sea island cotton were benefitted by the rains along the. coast Rice planting is practi cally finished; stands are good, most favorable in the Georgetown district. There is an increased number of re ports on peaches dropping. Sweet potato slips are being set out. Colo rado beetles on white potatoes are more numerous and destroctive tban ever before known. Gardens, pas tures and minor crop* need a general, soaking rain. Fine Grove Parairnipti*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Five Geove, May 13 —Farmers are getting along nicely with their farms now. Most of them are done plant ing, and have commenced working over their corn. Some of them are getting uneasy about rain. Mr. Bub Kennedy, of Abingdon, visited friends in this section Satur day night and Sunday. Mr. H. M. Cooper and family, of Antioch, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Cooper, Sunday night and Monday. He attended the trial be tween L. A. Bell and J. B. Ham- bright yesterday. There was a singing at Mr. Smith’s at King’s Creek, Saturday night. Those who attended reported a large crowd and a good time. Rev. Mr. Thompson, of Gaffney, preached an excellent sermon at An tioch Sunday to a large audience. We eeem to have a large crop of candidates this year. There is surely something wrong with “old Flaw.” Wake op Mr. Picker, and give us some good oewa from the “Coalin’ Grou’ 1.” Mr. Pink Herndon, of Columbia, and Mies Desaie Bird, of this section, will be married tomorrow night, 14th. Mlee May Westbrooks will play the weddlog march. There will be a singing convention at Grover Sunday. Those who have inspected the wheat crop say the prospects are fine; but oata will be a complete (allure If it don’t rain before long. The Cherokee ford road between Mr. B. P. Raodall’e end Mr. N. 0. Cooper’s needs working badly. Much success to The Ledger and Ledgeritea. Fabmkk Boy. ToCwr#* Cold la On# Dajr Take Laxative Bromo Quioloe Tab lets. All draggista refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s sig nature is on each box. 25c. THROUGHOUT THE TH HEEl STITE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Int*mating Item# Concerning Our Neigh bor# Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundred# of Ledger Reader#. At Kelford Thursday six buildings were destroyed by fire. The Democrats of Greene county will h r »ld their county convention on May 81st. The smallpox continues to be troublesome at Charlotte. There are 65 people io the pest house and house of detention. Mrs. Guy Sutton, near Kinston was horribly burned Thursday of last week. Her dress ignited while she was boiling soap in the yard. Capt. T R. Robertson has resigned as Charlott repreteuiative of the At lanta Constitution and Mr. C. A. Matthews has been appointed in bis place. Governor Charles B. Aycock passed through Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, returning to Raleigh from Lawndale, Cleveland county, where he addressed a large and enthusiastic gathering. Information has been recived to the effect that the Southern will at an early date put a new train on that will run from Charlotte to Roanoke, leaving Charlotte at 11:15 a. m , and reaching Roanoke at 7:45 p. m. Re- j turning, the start will be made from Roanoke at 8:3u a. m , and Charlotte will be reached at 5:05 p. m. The convention at Asheville closed Monday night, adopting reports of the committee on Corelation of Schools. I he principal topic shows what the year bas accomplished in this way. The Home and Foreign Missions and Sunday-school boards were ail renamed. A resolution of thanks to Asheville was passed. A newspaper correspondent up the State, noting the fact that work is shortly to begin on the new double track of tbe Southern between Lynch burg and Charlotte, makes tbe point that the tobacco crop will be short next season because farmers cannot depend on their negro help to remain on the farms wneo tbe call comes for railroad bands. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday night. Tbe first business transacted was the hearing of tbe re port of the committee appointed to consider tbe advisability of making a proposal for tbe location of the State Masonic building in Charlotte. The committee reported that a proposi tion bad been made to tbe Masonic Grand Master that tbe city of Char lotte would subscribe $50 U00 in bonds and $10,000 io stock if tbe building which is to cost $100,000 is located iu Charlotte. Dr. T. B. Kingsbury, tbe foremost editor of North Carolna, bas resigned as editor of tbe Wilmington Messen ger, a position he has filled for thir teen years. The reason for tbe resig nation is said to be a difference of opinion between him and tbe owners of tbe paper on tbe Judge Clark con troversy. Dr. Kingsbury was a friend of Judge Clark and advocated hia be ing Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, while tbe proprietors were op posed to him, and this led to the severing of their relations. Dr. Kingsbury will continue literary work. The following companies were in corporated Iu the Secretary of State’s office Monday: Tbe Maaeo Lodge, No. 14, Kuighta of Pythias of Win ston-Salem. The W'luteville Lumber Company of Wluteville, Columbus county. iDoreaies its capital stock to $50,000. The Union Publiabing Com pany. of Bessemer City, Gaston couoty, waa iueorporated with $10,- 000 capital to priot a newspaper and do job work. The Piedmont Foundry and Machine Company, of Hickory. Catawba county, was incorporated with $10,000 capital Tba incor porators are J. H. P. Cilley, Gordon H. Cilley and A. A. Bbuford, Jr. The members of tbe North Corolina Corporation Commission bava re turned from their weetern trip nnd will bold a regular meeting Tueedny. While away tbay went ae far want as Cherokee and touched both the Ten- oeseee and tba Gaorgia lioea. Tbtre were oo eases of soeelal public inter est before them on tbia trip. Tba commission will probably pass now upon ooa matter from Charlotte. This is when tbe charge for removing cars from tba depot to another ware- boose bae been Increased from $1 50 to $4. Complaint was filed from Char lotte sometime sine* but tbe com mission has not yet taken action. W. B. Castle, of Hickory Grove# has patented a device for chopping out cotton, which is pronounced a success by all wbo have seen it. Last year he worked bis own crop with one of tha-a machines built at a country blacksmith shop and saved so much of coat apd obtained auelz good results that he had it patented. Planters say that the machine ia of inestimable value to cotton growers, since it does tbe work of eight meu and do«s it better than when done by band in the old way, and owing to tbe growing scarcity of labor on tho farm during cotton chopping season, and its uoreliability, the farmer will no longer be dependent upon floating labor for bis help to chop out bis cot* tor. Combined with tbe cotton picker, this may add new hope to the planter wbo cares to hold to what baa for so long a time been the staple crop of tbe South. It is also claimed for this machine that it is adapted to the sugar beet culture and other pro ducts sown in drills where tbe thin ning process is required. A White Man Turned Yellow. Great consternation was felt by tba friend* of M. A. HoSerty. of Lexing ton. Ky., when they saw he was turn ing yellow. His skin slowly changed color, also his eyes, and he suffered terribly. His malady was Yellow Jaundice. He was treated by the best doctors, but without benefit. Then bejwas adviced to try Electric Ritters, the Wonderful Stomach and Liver remfdv and he wrkes: "Af ter taking two bottles I >vas wholly cured.” A trial prove* r s matchless merit for all Stomach. Liver and Kidney troubles. Only 50c. bold by Chrokee Drug Company. Traditions are common in Western Kansas of trees suddenly dying with out apparent cause after having been used as gallows for lynching*. Manv are said never to have leaved ago n after this experience. A Slilelil of Defence. Against competition is the reputa tion that "Clifton” fir>ur has gained by its purity and high quality. It has fought its way to the front by 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 tbe ut most care and scientific skill from carefully selected wheat, "Clifton” flour is now surpassing even its own former standards. Its popularity, its bold oo trade from tbe dealer to th« consumer, grows greater day by day. What this means to us, it means also to all who use or handle "Clif ton.” Do you use t or handle it? Can you afford not to? For sale by R. M. Wilkins «fc Co., in Gaffaey, and Jones & Duff, in Blacks burg. Lord Curzon recently unveiled a memorial tablet io tbe cathedral at Calcutta in honor of Indian volunteers who died in Booth Africa, upon which verse of poetry written by tbe Viceroy. Like* Drowning Man. “Five years ago a disease the doc tors called dyspepsia took such bold of me that I could scarcely go,’* writes Geo. 8 Marsh, well known at torney of Nocooa, Tex. “I took: quantities of pepsin and other medi cines but nothing helped me. As a drowning man grabs at a straw I grabbed at Kodol. I felt an improve ment at once and after a few bottles am sound and well.” Kodol is the only preparation which exactly re produces the natural digeetive juices and consequently is the only one which digests any good food and cores any form of stomach troubles. Cherokee Drug Co. English Roman Catholics ars rai sing a fund for the purchase of a gold tiara to be presented to tbe Pope at hia silver jubilee.' Tbe Duke of Nor folk ia among tbe latest subscribers. Sciatic Rbaumattom Cured After Fuurteea Year# of HmBrnrlmg. “I have been afflicted with seiatic rbeumatism for fourteen years,” says Josh Edgar, of Germaotowo, Cal. “I was able to be around bot constantly Buffered. 1 tried everything I could bear of sod at last was told to try Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, which I did and was immediately relived and In a abort time cored, sod I ana happy to say it baa oot alnoe re turned.” Why not use this liniment and get wall? It la for aale by Chero kee Drug Co. Senator Hanna baa a dinner set of twelve plates, originally made for tbe Austrian Emperor. The decoration of eaob plate la a facsimile of some fam ous painting. Folay’a Honey and Tar contains no opiates s*d can safely be given to children. Cherokee Drug Co.