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GAFFNEY. 8. C., TUESDAY, MAY 37, 1903
81.00 A YEAR.
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE,
items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
fjrffnt* that Havt, Taken Flare from One
End of the State to the Other Called from
Exchange, for Oulck Keadtng hy Score,
of Busy Feople.
The cornerstone of the new Associ
ate Reformed Presbyterian church
was laid in Columbia Wednesday.
The president has appointed Chas.
E. Carman postmaster at Aiken in
place of W. G. Chaffee removed.
The colored ministerial anion of
Columbia has condemned railroad ex
cursions in unique and plain spoken
resolutions.
Rev. Waddy H. Hudson, a Presby
terian missionary to China, is visiting
bis father, W. A. Hudson, in Green
ville, after an absence of eight years.
The governor has appointed Judge
Purdy judge at a special term of the
court oi common pleas in Kershaw
county, beginning the first Monday
in July.
The friends of Chi' f Justice Mclver
everywhere will b<- glad to learn that
three has been no change for the
worse in ins condition since his return
from Baltimore some vreeks ago.
Lancaster couniy pays in f o the
State tr. usury for fi xes about $10,000
and receives $0 Ji'O pension money
and 000 dispensary money, thus
coming out uhrad of the game.
A Confederate monument to cost
$20,000, is to he erected during this
year on the public square in Marion.
The money for the purpose has prac
tically all been raised.
A swindler, claiming to be a mem
ber of a large firm in Philadelphia,
has swindled several farmers near
Lake City out of their strawberry crop,
giving them in exchange bogus checks
on a New Jersey bark.
A son of John P. Harvey, of Monk’s
Corner, rode out with gun and rod
for a little sport. In dismounting
and hitching his mule his gun was
discharged and the top of his head
blown off.
Florence Burns, the young woman
who was recently arrested on the
charge of murdering Waiter 8. Brooks
in New York, has determined to ehaae
the duet of that wicked city from her
feet and go south.
The city council of Charleston has
closed a contract for a new system of
waterworks, subject to the ratification
of the citizens at an election to be
held in thirty days. The cost, of the
plant is to be $1,250,000.
Miss Annie Carroll, who was injured
by falling off the Charleston and 8ea-
shore railroad company’s wharf at Mt.
Pleasant, has been given a verdict for
$9,000 in a suit for damages brought
in Orangeburg county.
The Horn Dry Goods company of
Sumter was commiesioned. This
oonoern will have $5,000 capital stock.
The oorporstors are W. W. Horn of
Sumter, J. H. Base of Anderson and
J. M Morrow of Albemarle, N. C.
The railroad commission will hold
a meeting Tuesday to consider the
matter of railroad connections at Car
lisle, near Union. The Southern and
Seaboard oroas at this point, but
there is no connection as one is above
the other.
A commission was issued to the
Union Springe back of Bennettsville
to be capitalized at $10 000. The cor
porators are A. J. Matbeson, C. P.
Townson, 8. Shelton, J. W. McRae,
C. E. Exum and Tom C. Hamer, all
of BennettiviUe.
On Saturday next the closing cele
bration of the Exposition will be held
and it will very fittingly be known as
Charleston Day. It ahouid be a
great occasion and a large crowd will
doubtless be on the grounds for the
general wind up.
Edward Thompson, a negro who
has been connected with the postal
service in Columbia, says that he will
certainly be the Republican nominee
lor congress from that district. His
campaign will open this week, and he
Nt-ys that he will be in the race to the
finish Thompson is now ’in Wash
ington, where he went for “tips.”
The secretary of state Fbursduy is-
sued a commission to the Ware’s
Shoals Manufacturing company, the
principal place of business of which
will be at or near Ware’s Shoals, in
Laurens county. The capital stock
will be $500,000 The corporators
are J O. C. Fleming, W. L. Gray, W.
R. Richey and N. B. Dial of Laurens;
J. T. Johnson of Spartanburg, T. R.
McGahan of Charleston and W. B.
Smith Whaley of Columbia.
Tlfe supreme court handed down a
decision iu the case of Young et al,
as trustees of Fountain Inn graded
•school, wherein it is held that schools
operating under the free school law
cannot charge incidental fees for the
attendance of pupils, the only avail
able fund being that provided by
law. This does not effect schools
operating under special charters.
This decision sustains an opinion
upon this subject given laat year to
the superintendent of education by
Assistant Attorney General U. X.
Gunter and publiabed at the time.
The matter is one of prime impor
tance to the free school system of the
State.
A NEW YORKER’S OPINION.:
He Speaks In the Highest Terms of the
Limestone May Music Festival.
Dear Mrs. Maxim:—Since reach
ing New York I have been almost
overwhelmed getting ready for my
long trip. I am leaving tonight for
a short visit to my mother.
Coming home on the train I had
quite a conversation with a New
York gentleman who was in the
South on business. He stopped off
at G&ffuey for the Thursday evening
concert and said he was amazed at
what he heard. He could not praise
the work of the chorus and Mr.
Maxim, in fact the whole concert
high enough. He is quite a con
noisseur of music and thought it
wonderful that a place the size of
Gaffney should have such a fine
festival. This I write you as com
ing from a man who hears the best
there is in music, so v'iu may feel
proud of your undertaking. I enjoy
ed ray work in Gaffney very much
and think the programs were cer
tainly very fine, and that Mr Maxim
may well feel proud of his chorus for
they did beautiful work.
Please give ray best wishes to Mr.
Maxim, to Miss Willaims, and all of
my friends iu Gaffney.
Thanking you in advance for troub
ling you so much, I am, Very cor
dially, Electa Gifford.
Her Eightieth Birthday Celebrated.
Some of the friends and relatives
of Mrs. Polly 6. Whelcbel met at her
home last Sunday to celebrate her
eightieth birthday. Those who came
brought well filled baskets, the con
tents of which were spread at noon
in picnic style. Just before dinner,
in accordance with Mrs Wbelcbei’s
request, all turned aside from the
social enjoyments of the day and en
gaged in religious services, conducted
by Rev Amos Clary. The speaker
first talked to the children on love
and obedience as positive elements
<n tbeir lives. This was followed by a
discourse on repentance, although an
inward act—a change of the mind,
should manifest itself, and does do
so, in the outward life. Rev. T. J.
Campbell was present and took part
in the service.
After a happy day spent thus in
social and religious intercourse, all
said good-bye and went away with
glad hearts, rejoicing to have added
their little part to makiog the day
memorable for Mrs. Whelcbel.
DUtorbcra of Religions Worship Jailed.
Two young white men were brought
to the city Sunday evening and
placed Ic jail for disturbing religious
services at one of the churches in the
county Sunday. We learn that the
young men are ordinarily very well
behaved and we regret that white
men should so far forget themselves
as to misbehave at a church. If they
do, however, they may expect pun
ishment, for there is not a community
Iu Cherokee county that will tolerate
inch conduct for an instant. They
will have a hearing before Magistrate
Phillips today.
Snturdny.
After a week of bard work Cherokee
farmers and mill workers appeared
in tbe city Saturday iu quite large
numbers, all looking cheerful aud
happy from theoouaoiouenesa of work
well done. Farmers were a little
down in tbe mouth about tbeir wheat
crops, but all rsport cotton and corn
looking well and the farm work well
up.
A Gentle Hint.
In our style of climate, with its
sudden changes of temperature—rain,
wind and 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 home 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 * sample bottle
free from Cherokee Drug Co. Regu
lar size, 75 cts. Get Green’s Special
, Almanac.
LOWER CHEROKEE
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS,
Rousing Revival at Lockhart
Just Closed.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLEY.
The Chalnpanff Doing Good Work on
County Road,,—Goon Stand* of Cotton
and Flant Looking Vigorous—Wheat and
Oat* Four Martinique DI*aHter.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jake, May 25.—The Salem
Sabbath school has received a cordial
invitation from the Mount Vernon
Sabbath school to meet with it on
r^xt Saturday the 31st instant, and
tnk' part in a grand Sunday school
-ally and picnic. We hope to be
able to give a full report of the pro
ceeding.
Rev. Sam T. Creech baa just closed
a five days’ meeting at Lockhart
where we learn there were eight
accessions to the church by baptism
aud many old church members
worked over. On account of a severe
cold be was compelled to close the
meeting sooner than he intended;
however, there was an outpouring of
the Holy Spirit on the occasion and
w<; trust the work will be in better
shupe for currying on. We under
stand that the house was crowded at
every service, and unusual interest
in the meeting manifested. Bro'her
Creech is an indefatigable worker
and it’s no trouble for him to preach.
Our readers need not be surprised
next week to hear that our old friend
and neighbor, Dr. Sam Foster, is a
married man. We understood that
Rev. Mr. Creech requested some of
his lady members the last day he was
at Mesopotamia to have the church
decorated by next Sabbath 2oth inst.
The chaingang broke camp at the
Davidson place yesterday morning
and have gone to the Asbury section
of the county. They have worked
the leading roads as well as their
limited time would permit. They
were here a week and we must say
for them and tbeir bosses that we
have never bad more quiet neighbors
than they are. The molest nobody
and suffer nobody to molest them.
We think Capt. Clayton Camp and
bis assistants are discharging their
duty faithfully.
People are busy chopping out cot
ton. In most places there are good
stands and the plants look healthy
and vigorous. These cool nights may
put a check to tbe growth of it.
Wheat is beading oat but it is
small and tbe oat crop is a poor one.
Some farmers say tbeir wheat is
scarcely worth cutting.
If three and a half be multiplied
by two, multiplied by three, multi
plied byjeeven, multiplied byO, multi
plied by 5, what will be tbe pro
duct? Tbe first correct answer se
cures a three-months subscription to
Tbe Ledger free. Send it on.
You can never increase tbe light
of your own lamp by blowing out
that of somebody else—other people’s
faults don’t mend your own lifs.
What King of Israel called himself
the King of King's? We are told
Satan baited hii first pitfall with
“the fruit of the tree” (some peoole
say it was an apple, but we don’t
know that as a fact), bat he has
chsnged tactics and now baits with
gold.
“Is inebriety s disease or a crime?’’
is' a question now occupying the
minds of our greatest scientists and
divines.
Few men have ever learned to treat
tbeir beet friends with the love Christ
showed His worst enemies.
“Aunt Harriet” Robinson, an old
time slavery darkey, called to see
Mrs. “J. L. S.” today. She belonged
to Mr. Lake Smith and don’t want to
bear anybody say anything about her
white folks. That’s tbe way they all
are.
Tne news from tbe Caribbean
Island of the vast destruction of life
and property caused bv tbe outbreak
ing of Mt. Pelee has caused us to
take a review of the volcanic erup
tions, earthquakes etc., and hunt up
dates. We find this is not the first
nor by any means the worst disaster
of tbe kind to be found in the world’s
history. Fifty-one years ago this
same island of Martinique had a
somewhat similar experience. Mt.
Pelee is the highest mountain on the
island. It is 4,450 feet high. In
1851 Humes and volumes of smoke
ai d fine ashes burst suddenly from
the crater and threw tbe people of
St. Plerle into a panic. They took
refuge in ships and wherever reason
able protection was offered.
For more than twenty years this
great mountain has been sounding
its warnings—rumbling, growling
and muttering like an enraged giant j
disturbed in his sleep, while thought
less people laughed at its menace
They thought the volcano was ex
tinct. The island of Martinique is
about IS., square miles and contains
about 400 mountains, at least six of
which are active volcanoes. It has
about 150,OOO inhabitants. The
island together with the group be
longs to France. The island was
discovered by tbe Spaniards in 1493,
the year after America was discovered
by Coiambus.
Taking all into account we do not
suppose such a castrophe as that in
the Caribbean Islands has taken place
since the distruction of Pompeii in
A. D. ’79. When Mount Vesuvius
destroyed it with Herculaneum by
covering them with lava and ashes to
a depth of sixty-five feet in many
places. Mt. Vesuvius is known to have
been in active operation for nearly
2000 years—how long before no one
can tell. It is thought by some
whose opinions are not to be dis
counted that it was Mt. Vesuvius
that John tbe Revelator had in mind
when be saw tbe angel come down
from heaven having tbe key of tbe
bottomless pit and a great chain
in bis hand. When be laid bold on
the dragon, that old serpent the
D vii, «nd Satan, and bound him and
cast nun into it, (see Rev. 20th chap
ter ) This is more a matter of imagi
nation than inspiration and we
should carefully treat it as such.
But, however, the lesson for us to
learn is that it is no new order of
things that has come to pass. Our
Saviour spoke of them taking place
before the end of time.
We who live in aland so far re
moved from the scenes of these ter-
tibles ought from the depths of our
hear.s to exclaim—
■‘On! {'tr His love let rooks and lulls
Tneir iastint; silence In-eak;
And all liarmouious liunian tongues.
The Saviour’s praises speak.”
J. L. S.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
THROUGHOUT TOE
TARHEEL STATE,
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The Ledger is the paper. Take It.
Sheriff Thomas and his deputies
are busy these days collecting de
linquent taxes.
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Rev. L. C. Ezell preached a strong
sermon to a large congregation in
Limestone Springs Baptist ebureb
Sunday night.
The society young man feels
mighty pretty, but he has to sit
“away back” when business is up
and a hustler is on tbe boards.
Campaign meeting for candidates
for United States Senators and Con
gressman wii! be held in Gaffney
Thursday August 14tb. Meeting for
candidates for State Offices will be
held in Gaffney Wednesday July 23rd.
On account of tbe serious illness of
Mrs. W. H. Hodges, wife of Rev. W.
H. Hodges, tbe union services which
were to have been held at tbe Meth
odist church Sunday night, were held
at tbe Presbyterian cbnrcb. Tbe ser
vices were conducted by Rev. A. C.
Cree, pastor of tbe First Baptist
churcb.
J. N. Lipscomb began work on bis
new bouee, corner Johnson and Mont
gomery streets, yesterday. The site
■elected is one of the finest in tbe
city and la in the most popular resi
dence section. Tbe style of the
building will be colonial and tbe
plan shows up all modern oooveo-
iencee. It will coutaio eleven rooms,
all large and airy and will be finished
in hardwood. Mr. Lipscomb’s bouse
will be one of tbe handsomest and
most expensive in tbe city and will
be an ornament to tbe already pretty
section where be is building it.
Appeal for tbe Orphan*.
We glsdiy present to onr readers
tbe following appeal from Tbornwell
Orphanage and trnst that tbe results
will be commensurate with tbe needs
and merits of this worthy institution.
Good, kind Friend:—Many faces of
dear little children look np auto yon
today from this your borne for the
care of tbe fatherless.
Yon are their helper, their bene
factor. tbeir earthly all.
Without your help what would be
come of two hundred little brothers
end sietere?
You can give but little, perhaps,
liutthlrk of it: Five dollars will
provide for a child, its board for a
month, or its schooling for a year!
Even a dime will give the child its
three meals a day.
Just now we need you.
The time has come when summer
wants are multiplying, and even
bread is scarce and hard to get.
A little just now from each of a
thousand friends, would mean a
great deal to these children.
It is a joy to know th«t you will
not forget us. You never do.
God’s blessing is your only reward.
And is not that enough? God’s
blessing and the grateful prayers of
all this mu'tltude of ornhaus.
Henri your barrels of Hour simply to
Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, H C.
Send your gifts of money to Wm.
P. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C.
Interesting Ite-ms Concerning Onr Neigh
bor* Beyond the Line Which May Prove
Entertaining Reading for Hundred* of
Ledger Readers.
Rockingham is soon to have a new
cotton seed oil mill.
North Carolina is ahead again.
She boasts of a little womao 89 years
old weighing 65 pounds; her sister is
83 and weighs 60 pounds.
The State has chartered, among
some of Greensboro’s latest manu
facturing enterprises, tbe Greensboro
Hardwood Manufacturiog Company,
with $25,000 capital, Neil Ellington,
J. C. Bishop, and others being the
incorporators. It will manufacture
many articles from hard woods.
The Imperial Tobacco Company
has gone into the enemy’s country to
conduct its fight. The English trust
has leased a big warehouse iu Dur
ham, engaged competent men and
will have its headquarters in that
town in order to be near the seat of
operations of the American Tobacco
Company in North Carolina.
Governor Charles B. Aycock made
an educational address Friday at
Reidsvllle to three thousand people.
The speech was made on the campus
of the new school building. Prior to
the speech a military parade and
ovation was tendered the governor.
It was a banner day for the educa
tional movement in old Rockingham.
Spanish war relics in the shape of
two thirty-pound parrot guns, cap
tured from the Spaniards at the bat
tle of Santiago, have been secured by
Congressman Bellamy from the gov
ernment and have been shipped to
Fayetteville. That town will have
tbe guns mounted on a prominent
square as an addition to the town’s
list of attractions.
Tbe North Carolina State Medical
Association will meet in annual ses
sion this summer at Wrightaville
Beach, near Wilmington. The ses
sions will be held in the Seashore ho
tel at that place, and the dates se
lected are June 10th to 13th. On the
three preceding days the State Board
of medical examiners will examine
candidates for license to practice
medicine.
Mr. A. Savery, of Winston-Salem,
lost $2,000 in bills and a mileage
book on the Southern Railway late
Friday afternoon. He dropped the
purse from his pocket into the sewer
pipes end instantly it was out of
eight. Mr. Savery and friends made
diligent efforts, bat they were unable
to recover the money. He does not
think tbe purse will ran through tbe
piping into Salem creek.
Grover Holobaugh, a eon of Mr.
G. M. Holobaugh, of Charlotte, was
badly in j urea Saturday at noon while
trying to jnmp from a freight car
near the cotton weigher’s office. Wit
nesses state that young Holobangh
was swinging on tbe care as they
were being switched from track to
track. In attempting to get off, hie
leg oenght in one of tbe rods under
neath the car and before help could
arrive, tbe boys leg was slashed to
the boos.
Policeman Charlie Campbell, of
Morgaoton, arrested Jack Keaton a;
that place last week, and obtained
the $100 reward offered by Jailor
Niohoils, oi iuanon, for bis ospture.
Keston wss tbe star witness in the
McCall church burning case, and was
ip Marion jail awaiting sentence for
bis part in the crime, of which he
plead guilty. Keaton intimates that
he was assisted to escape, and that
be could tell an interesting story if
so inclined.
Mr. Jacob. A. Smith, Jr., of Rowan
county, was assaulted by some un
known person Tuesday morning and
nearly killed. He was on hie way to
Concord and was near Mr. Joseph
Schenck's residence, when bis assail
ant stealthily came upon him and
dealt him a vicious blow on tbe head.
He was found later on in an uncon
scious condition by four men who
were on their way to Gold Hill. They
gave the' alarm and Mr. Smith was
taken to a house and given attention.
He regained consciousness next
morning, but is still in a very preca
rious condition.
The remains of Mr. William Fel-
met were interred in Waynesvilie
Saturday. He was accidentally shot
and killed by a woman named Dillon
at Blue Ridge, Ga., Thursday night.
Mr. Falmet was a native of Wavnes-
ville, although he had lived in Geor
gia for about two years prior to his
sad death. He was a fireman on the
Atlanta, Knoxville Jr Nor.hern rail
road. a member of the Brotherhood
o? Firemen, a member of the Knights
of Pythias and was highly esteemed
wherever he was known.
At 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon in
Greensboro a fire alarm sounded and
b fore the firemen reached the scene
the whole upper story of the' Gate
City Steam Laundry, on Asheboro
street, was in flames. By persistent
effort the fire was confined to that
building, which was completely de
stroyed. It was a three-story brick
structure, owned by W. A. Field. On
the third floor was Mr. Field’s steam
laundry with a lot of new and expen
sive machinery. The building and
machinery were insured for $5,000.
Hattie Houston, an outcaat colored
woman who went to Morganton from
Lincoln county four or five years ago,
is under arrest in Morganton charged
with the murder of her infant child.
Policeman C. F. Campbell worked np
tbe caee, and charged tbe woman
with the crime, which she afterwards
confessed. The body, of tbe child
was found in a deep well on the
premises of Emps Hennessee,' tbe
colored barber, oq White street, how
occupied by a white family. The
coroner 1 !# inquest showed that the
child hed probaoly been choked to
death before it was thrown in the
well. J"
The Vucaiit Chair.
‘ Grandmother, what makes you
place that there every night?
Is it not the one grandpapa used to
sit on?”
“Yes, my darling, and I like to have
it near in - though va^s t. He would
sit and re id, and wbeo hr was inter-
terested in something in the paper
would read aloud. Chapter after
chapter has he read from Jthe Bible
giving his views and asking mihe.”
“Well, grandmother, that has been
a good while ago, and you still place
the chair, and fix it as though you
knew someone was going to sit on
it.” 1 To make it plain to you, I
imagine he is there or very near,
then I don’t feel so lonely, and it
doesn’t seem so long since the loved
one’s voice mingled with tbe happy
home hearts.” We know when he
left us that the angel ranks had an
added member and tbe heavenly
choir was all the sweeter.
But, oh, tbe aching heart caused
by that vacant chair, aud ob, tbe go
ing away of this devoted husband and
father! So often words of cheer and
comfort and sympathy were given
without being sought, and his influ
ence was felt for good by those around
him, and he was ever striving to be
instrumental in uplifting bis friends
to higher, nobler life. Any sug
gestions or advice were always ap
preciated by him from older experi
enced brethren. Now I look around,
and I see many persons go mourn
ing day after day. I think it is be
cause of their neglect to take hold of
tbe.promisee of God, for their spirit
ual benefit, bat I do not think that
is right. I think the sooner we get
the personal possession of them,
which brings to oar aid a loving Fath
er, a kind, sympathetic, and helping
Saviour, and an indwelling and sus
taining spirit, the speedier will oar
■arrows be soothed, tbe crooked
pieces in onr lives be made straight,
and the future be made radiant with
hope and glory.
We cannot call baik from the In
visible tbe dear ones who have passed
on before; and we would not do it if
we could. They ere better where
they are iu tbe safe keeping of God;
but we shall go on to them. In good
time, God’s own time, we too shall
reach home and peace where there
are no vacant chair*.
Mrs. P. Ann Waters.
A .lolly Crowd Ju*t From CtawrlMton.
The following well-known Gaffney
people have just returoed from the
Exposittou in Charleston: Miss Bell*
Jolly, Mrs. John Bridges. Miss Eliza
Little, Miss Oia Little. Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Hall, Wright Jolly, Monroe
Lemmons and A. Humphries.
Th« Only Reason You Don’t.
A great many people are nsing
“Clifton” floor now who a year or
two ago bad no idea of doing so.
They didn’t know the merits of “Clf-
ton” flour, and. in a way they were
satisfied with what they were getting.
It was good enough so long as they
didn't know about “Clifton,” hnt it
wouido’c be good enough now. They
know about “Cliftoo” now.
You don’t know abuut “Clifton/
flour, perbapa, and tbe other kind is
good enough for you. But it won’t
be when you know all about “Clif
ton.”
You might as well learn about it
now. We want to tell you, and to
demonstrate all we say. If you In
vestigate and we don’t make good,
you are not out anything. But if we
do muke good (and we will) you will
have gained something
For sale by U. M. Wilkins & Co,
in Gsffney, and Jones J: Duff, in
Blacksburg Bkanhfokd Miu.s,
OAenaboro, Ky.
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