The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, June 17, 1902, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1908
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE.
Items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
ftjv*ntn tlmt Have Taken IMaee from One
End of the State to the Other Called from
KxchaiiKeM for yulck Heading hy Scores
of Busy People.
Lightning killerl a horse belonging
to Furman Stucky at Bishopvilie on
Sunday.
The naval bill appropriates $()57,-
300 for the construction of buildings
at the Charleston navy yard.
Spartanburg is to have another na
tional bank with a capital of $100,-
00U and J. H. Sloan president.
Henry Floyd, colored, has been ar
rested in Baltimore charged with
murdtr in Laurens county, and will
be brought back for trial.
The burn and stables of \V. L.
Wolfe, of Riwesville, Orangeburg
county, were on fire by lightning
on Sunday anc burnt 1 down.
The city steam laundry of Green
wood burned down Tuesday night
and much damage was done to near
by property. The losses amount to
$12,000.
The case of the white merchants
Smith and Dennis, tried at Florence
on the charge of burning their store
ai Timmonsviile to get the insurance,
resuited in a mistrial.
The trustees of Erskine college will
erect a monument on the campus to
Dr W. M. Grier, h former president.
It will be a marble shaft 10 feet high
surmounted by a life-size statue of
the doctor.
The losses of the Charleston ex
position are about $4o0,000 made up
us follows: Capital stock, $2o0 000;
bonds, $50 000; general creditors.
$50,000; Captain Wagener. advances
and endorsements, $100,000.
The new barn of Mr. C. D. Stradley,
at his farm on the Augusta road just
outside the corporate limits of Green
ville, was struck by lightning on
Thursday night and was totally con
sumed in a short time. A horse and
two hogs were burned in the barn,
and the total loss is $500 including
animals, wagon, lumber and farming
tools, on which there was no insur
ance.
The little town of Cross Hill in
Laurens county just across the Saluda
river,suffered considerable loss by fire
Thursday night. Cross Hill is about
15 miles from Greenwood and the glow
of the flames reflected on the sky
could be plainly seen from there. It
is stated that the total amount of
property destroyed would be between
$10,000 or $12,000 with only $5,000
insurance.
The board of trustees of the South
Carolina College, after hearing the
testimony, decided that President
Woodward’s sphere of usefulness at
the college was at an end, and he is
no longer president of that institu
tion. Maj. Ben. Sloan, professor of
mathematics, will be acting president
until the board selects Dr. Wood
ward’s successor. This will be some
time between now and the opening
of the next session.
The regents for the hospital for
the insane at their meeting Friday
determined to rush to completion the
Taylor building on their grounds so
that it shall be completed by July 1.
This will give additional accommoda
tions for 200 white male patients, but
this relief from congestion of inmates
is not sufficient. The regents have
plans for increasing the number of
rooms which they hope to consum
mate in the briefest period possible.
The livest question in Winnsboro
at the time is that of issuing bonds
to the amount of $10 000 for installing
an electric light plant. A petition has
been circulated and signed by a ma
jority of the free holders. The elec
tion is set for July 8 and the books of
registration close June 2$. It is bard
to foreshadow the result of the elec
tion, though it is believed that
purchasers of bonds will have an early
opportunity of getting some bonds
from a town that is now almost bond-
less, its total bonded indebtednc-es
being only $7,000-
The exposition at Charleston has
been put into the bands of receivers,
they being the board of directors, ac
cording to a decision filed Wednes
day by Judge Dantzler. The applica
tion for a receiver was made by a
Dumber of attorneys, representing
certain creditors, some days before
the exposition closed, but the decis
ion was not rendered at the time,
that the exposition might run Its
course and the management be un-
interfered with. As it Is, the receiv-
era are all members of the directory
•od the winding up of the exposition
will go on without change of manage
ment. The order provides that the
receivers shall serve without compen
sation and without bond and shall
take possession of all of the property
of the exposition company and file in
court an inventory and list of the
same and a schedule of the pi^sent
employes and salaries. The order al
lows the receivers to employ counsel
without compensation. The order
enjoins all of the defendants and
creditors of the exposition company
from prosecuting any action or to
take any part in any suit against the
exposition except in the present pro
ceedings.
' Uncle Joe” Covington, a promin
ent and highly respected farmer of
Hebron, Marlboro county, now in his
73rd year, has already prepared the
graves for himself and wife. The
graves have been cemented, monu
ments erected and marble slabs
placed over the mouth of each tomb.
He is a most practical man and says
that he preferred to attend to this
matter before he died, and to make
sure that the graves are correct. He
has reclined several times in his, and
converses about the matter as com
posedly as he would any other busi
ness transaction. But the most
unique thing connected with the
whole affair is he has decided to have,
t-ome time this summer an unveiling
of the monument, and has invited
his friends. Messrs. T. C Hamer and
J. P. Gibson, to deliver the memo
rial addresses. These gentlemen have
accepted the invitation, and as noth
ing of this kind has ever occurred
before in this section it is predict d
that several thousand persons will be
present to hear what these gentle
men will have to say on such an un
usual occasion.
vMtion \Ve<l<H»K-
[The Manila Times. April Alii.l
A quiet wedding took place at No.
254 Galle Son Sebastian, Wednesday
evening, at 8:30 p. m., Ghaplain
Wulk'ej. Artille-y Corps, officiating.
The bride was Miss Amelia Davidson,
recently a resident of Singapore, S.
S , whose home is in Richmond, Sur
rey, England, and the groom, Mr.
Stephen Herbert Chambers, late a
resident of Gaffney, South Carolina,
but a native of Kentucky.
The bride was attired in a dress of
white jusi, lined with white satin.
Tne Han't had a deep pleated flare
trimmed with ruchings of jusi ami
fancy baby ribbon. The bodice was
trimmed with white applique lace
with rosettes of baby ribbon at the
neck and sleeves She wore orange
blossoms and carried bride’s roses.
Neither parents or relatives being
present, the bride was given away by
a dear friend, Mrs. Rosonstock.
The house was beautifully decora
ted with palms and here and there
were draped together the Stars and
Stripes and the Union Jack—a matri
monial alliance between at least two
representatives of those great nations.
The bride and groom entered the hall
where the ceremony was performed to
the strains of that famous wedding
march, which none know how to play
better than Prop. John Austin. Mrs.
Kosenstock and Mr. John Pickering
received.
After the marriage, champagne, ice
cream and cake were served, and of
course every one toasted the young
couple; a little rice throwing was in
dulged* in ; afterward a dance was giv
en. Guests departed at eleven p. m.
The bridal pair received a number of
elegant presents.
Among those present were W. N.
Chandler, Jr., Mr J. J. Peterson and
Miss Peterson, Cupt W. 8. Wood,
Senor and Senora Cortijo, Mr. John
Pickering, Miss "Merry” Pickering,
Mr. John Austin, Mrs. M. Webb,
Miss Wirell, Mr. and Mrs. Skyles. Mr.
and Mrs. Hagan, Mr. and Mrs. E. V.
Johssen, Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, Mr. and
Mrs. Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Leathe,
Mr.and Mrs. Hayman, Mr. and Mrs.
E P. Dell, Capt. and Mrs. Marquart,
Mrs. Rosenstock, Lt. and Mrs. Bow
man, Capt. Geo. Montgomery, Ord.
Dept., Capt. and Mrs. Pickering, Gov
ernor of Tayabas, Capt. Bandhotz,
Kenor and Henora Ossori, Mrs. Polk,
Miss Cambell, Frau Anna Htatenberg,
and Messrs. J. G. Scott, A. Turner,
Frank Clarke, G. F. Sinclair, A. 8.
Emery Clog, C. H. Vanderpool, L. H.
Coart, R. C. Round and J. J. Jack-
son.
lluwr It i« Duno.
The first object in life with the
American people Is to‘‘get rich ;” the
second, how to regain good health.
The first can be obtained by honesty,
energy and saving; the second, (good
health) by using Green's August
Flower. Should you be a despondent
sufferer from any of the effects of
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Appen
dicitis. Indigestion, etc., such as Sick
Headache, Palpitation of the Heart,
Sour Stomach, Habitual Costiveness,
Dizziness of the Head, Nervous Pros-
trstion, Low Spirits, etc., you need
Dot suffer another day. Two doses
of the well known August Flower will
relieve you at once. Go to Cherokee
Drug Co. and gets sample bottle free.
Regular size. 75 cts. Get Green’s
Special Almanac.
HAS NO AXE FOR
PUBLIC GRINDSTONE
But is Chock Full of Advice
for Cherokee Candidates.
LOWER CHEROKEE NOTES
The CanditlMtoM are Taking the Bay at Etta
,lane.—A MyxteriouH Wliantjiloodle” lit
Killed, Which Proven to he a Timber
L Wolf.—Crops in tiood Condition.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jaxk June 14—The hot
weather is telling on the cotton crop
The cool nights heretofore set it back
considerable, but it is recovering
now.
At Gaffney last Thursday we met
our o d friend and acquaintance Mr
G orge Geddes, who is representing
the South Carolina Marble Works, of
Columbia. For many years Mr Ged-
ries was in the marble hu-iness inUoion
where w^ formed his acquaintance
He is a son of Mr. John Geddes, of
Gaffney, who is so well and favorably
known by a large number of our
readers, both as a successful gardner
and good ChrisCan gentleman. But
in behalf of George we must say that
he is a much better looking man than
his father—he takes after his mother
as most good looking children do—
ours do we know.
The candidates are making things
lively among their friends and each
otivr. Each one has an abiding faith
in bis ability to “land” the office to
which he aspires. He cannot see the
ghost of a chance for his competitors
to do anything but be defeated. This
is a proper view if not a wise one for
him to take.
In point of intelligence and virtue
we believe that Cherokee county will
compare favorably with any other
the subject if he won’t and say every
thing good you can of the man or
men opposing you, and don’t let your
host see in you a desire to succeed, no
matter to what inconvenience or dis
advantage you put your competitor
by your ambition. If your opponent
brs any good traits, think aud speak
of them. Refuse to talk about him
(or them) in any other way. If in
conversation any of his (or theirl
imperfection, or short-comii ^s should
be mentioned incidentally, express
your regret that such is the case and
give your auditor to understand that
they are of no advantage to you—
they don’t qualify you for the office
'and you can’t afford to make a step
ping stone of them to get into office,
yourself.
Persue tnis cause consicientiously
and in each case you will muke a
friend if not a vote, provided the man
is anything like a fair minded good
citizen. If he is a ruffian he will be
none the worse by your treatment of
him. His opinions of you will
change. He will think more of you
and 1-ssof your opponent if he has
been using dirty methods to defeat
you. We expect to watch the cam
puign and have more to say aloog
this line lattr.
We learn that Mr. Boyce Mercalf,
of Lawn, recently shot and killed
(near that place) what is supposed to
be a timber wolf, which has l>*en in
that section for some time. It has
been seen by stveral people. The
darkies called it a whangdoodle If we
understand our correspondent, Dr
Martin, of Lawn, called it a‘ timber
wolf” and says he has seen several of
them in the west where he came
from Lis supposed to have a mate
still in that section. As a marksman
Mr. Metcalf is ihenimrod of Chero
kee county. Like Davy CrockeH
said, "when the game see him they
generally come down.”
Mr. Sam Strain is quite sick.
Rev. C. A. B. Jennings, of Reid-
vill, will deliver an address at Salem
on children’s day July 31. .1 I, s
!
You and your friends
are cordially invited to
attend and participate
in the Celebration Fes
tivities at Gaffney, July
Fourth 1902.
il:
section of the State, or the I’nited
States for that matter, and we do
hope that those aspiring to office will
not lower that standard by indulging
in dirty low down cowardly methods
to gain advantage of their opponents.
Abuse is no argument. Other’s
faultsor misfortunes don’t strengthen
our personal probity of character or
fitness for the position.
We feel perfectly safe in saying
that such practices, if indulged in,
will lay the offender on his political
"cooling board” if decent and respec
table people cao have any influence
at the polls.
The practice of gaining votes (or
trying to gain them) by undue in
fluence will be witched and promptly
repudiated by those who would not
stoop to dirty mean tricks to secure
their election,
We have no axe for the public
grindstone. We jost bought a new
grindstone for our own private use and
no candidate present or prospective
shall put his official axe oo it if we
know it and can help it. We wish
them all well—not only well, but that
it was possible for each one to suc
ceed.
We may follow ud the campaign
aud every now and then throw in a
little free advice but not as a par-
tisen or anybody’s “heeler,” but in
behalf of the best interest of our
people as we see it. What we have
to say we expect to say right here in
black and white and will stand to it
.regardless of consequences.
We will start off with a short
lecture to the candidates which they
can accept or reject just as they
ebeose, and there will be neither
charge or disappointment on our
part.
First gentlemen: Don’t under
estimate the strength of your oppo
nents. Try to find out their strongest
points and go to work In a gentle
manly way to weaken that grasp.
Find out the leader of the faction
opposing you sod go and stay all
night with him, even if you risk pay
ing your night’s lodging. Bring up
TWO
[Cherokee Critic.]
Hon. R. C. Sarratt. who has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
the senate, is a native of old Spartan
burg county and lived and was raised
and reared in the section cut off in
the formation of Cherokee county.
He attended Wofford College, is and
has been a farmer and school teacher
and has been a success at both call
ings. He represented Spartanburg
county in the general assembly and
four years ago ran for the senate in
this county and was elected. He has
served the people faithfully and com
scientiously and made un impartial
legislator.
Dr. J. G. Black is the son of Hon.
Wm. C. Black and was born and
reared in York county, in the section
severed from old York in the forma*
tion of Cherokee county. He is a
graduate of the South Carolina Medi
cal College, Charleston. He served
us private secretary of Gen. M. C.
Butler and in other capacities during
the last civil war. He whs elected to
the lower house of the genera! assem
bly, and later to the State senate,
where be showed his intelligence and
acumen as a legislator. He is a model,
modern farmer and practicing physi
cian.
To lleulroy the Wild Onion Tawte In Milk.
[Asheboro < ourier.l
A gentleman told the writer that a
tabiespoonfull or two of molasses,
mixed iu the feed for a cow that has
eaten wild onions, will destroy the
taste of the onions in the butter. He
says he has seen it tried sufficiently.
Give it a trial.
—One of these days you’ll try Blue
Ribbon lemco and vanila extracts
and you’ll see what you’ve been miss
ing*
—These hot days suggest Ice cream
and ice cream suggests Blue Ribbon
lemon and yanila extracts*
—Keep cool on Ice cream flavored
with lemon and vauila extract.
THROUGHOUT THE
TIB HEEL STATE,
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Intereatlng Ite'inx Con<'«*rnlni; Our »igh-
horn Beyond the l.iue Which May Prove
Entertaining Beading; for Hundred* of
Ledger Keaderx.
The Governor has ordered a special
term of Wake superior court forJuly
28, continuing two weeks.
Friday evening about 5 o’clock the
ffre alarm was given from the Daniel
Cotton Mill at Lincolnton. The con
tents of the waste room were badly
burned and the building damaged to
the extent of about $300, covered bj
insurance.
The Mecklenburg Fair Association
has issued handsome pamphlets,
which give the rules that will govern
the tournament to be held at Char
lotte. J uly 2nd. There is every rea
son to belli ve that the tournament
will he a grear success.
John R. idick, colored was drowned
at E izabeth City Friday morning
He was sleeping on the wharf of the
Blade 1.umber Company. Some one
attempted to arouse him when Rid
dick, frightened, plunged into the
river and was drowned.
Alonzo Reid, the negro who was
charged with stealing several articles
from the Allen Hardware Company
at Charlotte, pleaded guilty to the
charge before the recorder Friday and
was bound over to the superior
court. In detauit of $100 bond he
was committed to jail.
Commissioner I’atterson, of the Ag
ricultural Department, issues an im
portant summary of the trucking con
ditions in North Carolina and Virgin
ia, showing North Carolina’s results
from crops is gratifying with bright
prospects in continuance, owing to
the poor Virginia showing
The livery stable of Isaac Kelley,
at. Raleigh, was badly damaged by
fire at 11 o’clock Thursday morning.
Nine fine horses perished in the
flames, three being the property of
Barbee it Bros., and the others be
longing to Kelley. The loss is parti
ally protected by insurance.
The Secretary of State has char
tered the People’s Transportation
Company, of High Point, capital $500,
000. for the purpose of constructing
and operating an electric street rail
way system in that flourishing town.
The incorporators areCaliff F. Elder,
B. H. Sawyer, George Cohen, of Phil
adelphia, and Edward D. Steele.
Otto Falstein was shot in the ab
domen during an affray with knives
and pistols, lastTuesday night at Lex
ington, but is improving, and David
Leonard and Charles Lookabill, who
have been in custody awaiting the re
sult of Falstein’s wounds, have been
released on bail. Falstein is an em
ploye of the Wenonah Cotton (hills.
James R. Young has issued circu
lars offering $200 reward for the ar
rest of the incendiary, whoever he
was, who started the fire June 8th, in
Ayden, Pitt county, and came near
destroying the entire town. Mr.
Young also mailed to day circular let
ters to all sheriffs and mayors of 250
cities and towns in the State urging
the necessity of more prompt and
complete reports of fires whenever
they occur and the mi king of thor
ough investigation of their origin.
The taking of testimony in the case
against Dr Frank Bright, Rev. T.
Bright and C. D Wilkie, the cherry
tree swindlers, was concluded in the
district court at Charlotte Friday
morning. Speeches to the jury were
made by Assistant District Attorney
A. H. Price for the prosecution and
by Senator J. C. Pritchard and Messrs
E. J. Justice and Sol Gallert for the
defendants. District Attorney Hol
ton made the final argument Satur
day morning and then, after Judge
Boyd’s charge, the case went to the
jury. A verdict of guilty was render
ed Satuiday afternoon
Miss Moutie McIntosh made what
Is likely to prove a successful attempt
ut suicide Friday evening at the home
of her uncle, David Dunlap, about
eight or ten miles west of Caittage.
it is learned that Mr. Dunlap left her
alone at the house during the after
noon as well and cheerful as ever so
far as he knew. Some time after
wards he beard a pistol shot at the
house and upon investigation found
Miss McIntosh on the floor with a
pistol wound in her left breast, the
ball having passed through her lung
and lodging it her back. It is said
that her recovery is doubtful. No
cause for the act cap he ascribed.
The runaway couple, W. M Nelson
and Mrs. Lawrence Coffey, who sud
denly disappeared from their homes
at Coilettsville a fortnight ago, were
tl.oo A YEAR.
seen at Hickory Thursday evening
on their return. It is said friends
here are advising Nelson to let this be
the place of separation and have Mrs.
Coffey sent back to her father’s, but
so far there has nothing developed.
The outgoing train tor Lenoir left be
fore they arrived from the West, cau
sing them to miss connection. The
parties both being of prominent fam
ilies of Caldwell county, the elope
ment has been a topic of conversa
tion throughout this part of the State
since the date of their departure.
The order of Gretna-Green marriag
es has changed in Durham. Thurs
day morning Rev. G. D. Langton,
pastor of the West Durham Baptist
church, was called on to officiate at
a marriage in which the woman did
the "stealing” and the groom was
slipped away from his parents. The
contracting parties were James Hop-
son and Mrs. Calla Clark, both of
whom live in East Durham. The boy,
a mere lad, looked to be about IS
years of age, and the woman was close
on to 35. The boy had been taken
from the field where he was at work
and was married in the clothes that
he wore while at his work. Several
gathered in to witness the event,
which was greatly enjoyed.
Abou r four miles out of Asheville,
a reunion last Monday took place
between mother and son, in which is
revealed a story, touching and pa
thetic. of a father’s cruelty and an
guish and long suffering caused
thereby and the almost life-long sepa
ration between mother and her son.
The son was taken uway from his moth
er, who lived in Buncombe county, by
his father, when a hoy • ^ht months
old He has lived 48 years in ignor
ance of his mother’s w rier, abouts and
it was only by a chance that he dis
covered she was still living in her na
tive c.ount ry. By dint of toil and
hard labor he has amassed a consid
erable fortune, which he expects to
he freely expended in providing for
his motherVcomfort and pleasure in
her declining years. She now is an
aged woman bending beneath the
weight of three score years and ten.
Friday a freight wreck occurred on
the Western Railroad two or three
miles east of the Swannanoa tunnel,
in which Engineer R B. Lee, of Spen
cer, was killed and the engine and
four cars of the train were derailed.
The accident was caustd by the en
gine striking a rail bender, an appli
ance u-ed in laying rails on a curye.
L occurred near Mud ent, at the HOtff
mile post, at a point where the road
is cut out of the mountain side. Tne
slope below the track is 158 feet and
the engine and derailed cars took this
plunge. Mr Lee jumped downward
at the ‘moment of the shock. His
death was caused by his being hit by
one of the derailed cars. So far as
appears from a failure to mention his
name in the telegrams received, it is
presumed that the fireman escaped,
being on the side of the engine toward
the mountain and having a chance to
land without serious injury on jump
ing.
Well Done, Bojx.
IC'lierukee Critic.]
An interesting and closely contest
ed game of hall was played here oo
Monday last between the Gaffney and
Blacksburg ball teams, resulting in a
victory for the home team.
Perfect order prevailed and "kick
ing,” the usual accompaniment of a
match game of ball, was conspicuous
by its absence.
The Gaffney team is composed of a
sturdy, handsome and gentlemanly
set of yountr men who took their de
feat philosophically and pleasantly,
and expect to even up the score on
July 4th, when the Blacksburg boys
will play them at Gaffney.
The first part of the game Humph
reys did good work in the box for
Gaffney ; and in the latter part Wood,
who is a first-class pitcher, held the
score down. Little, at shortstop,
made several fine plays, and, in fact,
every man on the Gaffney team
played good ball.
MecklenburK'N i{i>u<i« mii Exitiiiple.
[Danville (Ya.) Bee.J
Mecklenburg county, N. C., has
within a fraction of one hundred
miles of macadamized road, all con
structed by convict labor. Good
road enthusiasts will do well to bear
these facts in mind.
State Juxt What Vou Want,
There is a lot of the most desirable
trade that no one can get who doesn’t
handle “Clifton” flour. Users of
“Clifton” can’t be satisfied with any
other kind. "Clifton” has established
a new standard of purity aod the
highest excellence. If you have not
ustd "Clifton” recently, you should
by all all means instruct your grocer
j to send you a sack when you order
flour again. Don’t let him persuade
you he has "something just as good.”
He may be buying other so-called
patent flour at a little less than he
pays for ‘‘Clifton,” and he naturally
wants to push this on you because be
makes a few cents more on It. In
sist on having ‘‘Clifton,” if you want
the purest and best.
Bkanhkoki) Miu.s
Uwensbco, Ky.