The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 01, 1902, Image 3
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Dr. D. P. THOMSON,
Dentist.
4Pr"Offlce over National Bank.
J. E. WEBSTER,
^tt^ojrney-iVt- JU'i* w.
Bice id Court House. (Probate'Juatte soffice
Gaffney City, S. C.
Practices in all the courts. Oolleo*
tlotis a upecialtv
ROYilPAIIEril GAINS
STIJINGTH RAPIDLY
King’s Remarkable Fortitude
May Save His Life.
ALL ODDS NOW IN HIS FAVOR.
LIGHTNING AND WIND
DEAL DEATH TO MANY
Chattanooga and Vicinity
Swept by Severe Storm.
SiX LIVES REPORTED LOST.
RACE RIOT OGGGRS
ABOARD FAST TRAIN
Whites and Negroes Have a
Battle on touthern.
KNIVES AND PISTOLS USED.
William S. Hall, Jk. James A. Willis.
HALL & WILLIS,
ATiOliNKYH AT LAW.
oa «. o.
Notar> Public in office. Prompt atteotiOB
ftven U) al, business.
Office over K. A. Jones & Co.'s store.
JOR. J. F. GARRETT,
■f Dentist,
^Gaffney, • ■ S. C.
Office over J. R. To’leson’e new store
In office from Isv to 26th of each
month:
For The Next Thirty Days
< I shall Afire special attention to tlie treat-
inent of that class of chrome eye diseases
tlie natural tendency of which is to produce
BLINDNESS.
By a METHOD ENTIRELY NEW I am
enabled to treat successfully such cases as
bare, heretofore been considered HOPE
LESSLY INCURABLE, if from any cause
YOUR EYESIGHT IS FAILING, come AT
ONCE and have it restored.
In no case is demy more dangerous.
S. H. GRIFFITH, M. D.
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON and OCULIST.
Office at The Cherokee DruK Gaffney.
8. C.
J
SHINGLES, BRICK, SASH,
DOORS, BLINDS
ami all kinds of Building Ma
terial, Paints, Oils, Ltc. for
iale at a small per cent, above
;ost for cash. Estimates made
without charge.
L. BAKER
1SOTIGK, 1*10 HA l^K.
For the next thirty days I will sell inner
tubes for 7.1c; pedals 'KW- per pair; simile tube
tire for Jl.ab each; s|>okes He: chain*
handle bars with expander .toe; without ex
pander .Vic; saddles .Vic to 75c; axles .i> to 4oe.
complete wit): cones and huts tirst class
lampssdc; cork and leather pripps * to Ijc;
rubber tfi-ipps Iiand pump.* l.>c; f<>Jt
pumps j5c: rim »flue Pic: rubber irlu*' vic
tor u.pple wrencli 1 J« - : lontf seal paru will:
expander -jOa*; balls lr; lamp brackets .u<*.
chain ^raiite 4c: tire tape 4c; nuts and
washers J to 4c; seat part Mae: locks with
chain and two keys l.V; and .iu*i everythiinf
you wish fora bicycle 1 have «..i it and wi
sell at reduced price for cash ■ my. I wr.l
sell a |:ii> bicycle for $10 Cash. I have a few
'giO bicyclt I will sell 'ui iS> casli. < "ine and
See me in tli*' limited time and net a barir.nu.
J want to sell out and make room for more
new stuff, for tin 1 4th of July is coining and
it must KVi out. Don’t forget tin* plm***.
American Bicycle Shop, rn^xt door to Na-
'Piione No. ~i-
Sanguine Tone of the Medical Bulletins
Has Restored the Confidence of
the Public—Stock Exchange Opens
Stronger—Consols Rose 7-'6.
Ixindon, June 30.—The bulletin or |
the king's condition issued at Bucking,
ham palace at 10 o'clock this morning
I
says:
“Bis majesty has slept well. The ]
dressing of the wound gives much d’.s. J
tress, hut mere is nu bad symptoms oi
any kind. tSigned) Treves, Smitn |
Laking, Barlow.”
The noticeable excitement during j
the past week outside Buckingham pa.-
ace at the hours the bulletins were
posted was entirely absent this morn
ing. The sanguine impression creat
ed by the doctors’ reports Saturday and
Sunday was maintained by the salient
phrase in this morning’s bulletin: “Nu
bad symptoms of any kind.”
At noon the following statement was
given opt at the palace:
‘ There is no cause for alarm in tlu-
distrrss caused by dressing the wound.
This occurs at least twice daily. Ths
wound, which is of considerable depth,
is dressed from the bottom, and it is
essential that it should heal from with j
in upwards. The dressing causes ,
his maj< sty considerable pain, which |
he has home with great fortitude. In |
fact, his majesty's courage and pa 1
t ; ence call for the greatest admiration. 1
The king was much benefited by the I
change to the couch yesterday, on
which he stayed for a few hours. The
electric Ians have proved of great vt-
ue in keeping down the temperature
in the apartment. The queen is in
constant attendance in the sick room
but the utmost quiet is enforced. Thj
king occasionally sees his children
hi A the interviews are of short durt
tion. No matters of state or businos
a e allowed to be submitted to th°
king, who is also debarred from read
ing his correspondence. Neither doc
tors Laking. Barlow or Treves havt
left the palace since the operation, ex
cept for an occasional hour.”
This statement was issued with the
view of correcting the numerous un
founded stories published with ei r -
oumstantial detail regarding what is
alleged to transpire in the sick room
The cheerfulness of the public is ai
parently fully shared by ‘he members
Flying Tree Knocked Man Against
Circular Saw, Which Cut His Body
in Twain—Two Ladies Killed by
Lightning While Under a Tree.
Bloyel
tiuuai Bank, ‘'i'
w. J. iHANKHH.
JUNE H. CARR,
A RUST IC BID )TOG RA R JIE R
Studio al 812 Limestone St.
Gaffney, S. C.
B<*<t equipped stutlio in this
section. High grade photog-
I j-aphy in all its branches.
Call and see “Artist Proof,”
*tbe late st and handsomest style
of photograph ever made.
Finishing for amateur pho-
togiaphers solicited.
Telephone 170.
Building and Plastering Lime
Coal, and Plaoter Hair.
Planter Faria.
Bosendale Cement,
Portland Cement,
Dynamite,
Blasting Powder. Fuse
and Dynamite Caps, call on
Limestone Springs Lime Works
CARROLL & CO., Lessees.
Telephone 57.
the
roval family. The Prnce of
Wales went out riding th!g morninc’,
and both he and the princess witnessed
from the palace windows, with evi
dent interest, a march past of t’ua
guards.
The stock exchange reopened todav
with a very strong tone, on the sa;-
isfactory news regarding the kings
condition. Consols i'ose 7-10. Other
departments reflected the improved
feeling.
Chattanooga, June 30.—Saturday s
storm seem* to have done much more
damage in this section than was at
first thought. Several pepple in the
surrounding country lost their lives,
while the damage to property and
crops was great.
Several hundred trees in the city
were torn up by the roots and thrown
across the streets and sidewalks, but
no further damage than broken win
dow panes, blinds and shutters blown
away and things of that kind were re
ported.
Miss Cora Kelley, one of the teach
ers in the Chattanooga public schools,
met her death in Meigs county by the
falling of a tree which crushed he-.
She and another young lady were out
driving when the storm came up, and
they drove under a large tree for shel
ter.
Near Fairmount. on Wal len’s Ridge,
two men «cie killed at the tame time,
while engaged in their daily labor.
James Grayson, proprietor, and Jesse
May, assistant, were at work at the
former’s saw mill, and were preparing
to close down for the day, when the
storm, came up. The circular saw
was cutting the last tree, when sud
denly the terrible force of the wind
snapped a gigantic limb from a tree
nearby and hurled it with great force
against the two men. Mays was thrown
backward and directly across the cir
cular saw. and his body was cut la-
most in two. Grayson was instantly
killed by the force of the falling limb.
At Harriman. about 70 miles north
of this city, on the Cincinnati South
ern. the home of Mrs. Frank Dugger
was struck by lightning and her daugh
ter. Mary, was seriously, if not fatal
ly injured. The house was set on
fire, but extinguished.
-At Chickamauga park Privates Quirk
and Bramen were badly bruised and
had to be taken to the hospital. Bra
men was struck by one of the falling
tree?, while Quirk was injured eaily
in the storm while trying to quell the
stampeded horses of the troops to
which he belonged. A number of the
horses trampled over him and he is
expected to die at any moment.
In addition to these there were two
rnen kil’mo at Raccoon, Ga., near this
city, by lightning.
Ten White Men Wounded—Two of
the Negroes, Captured at Langley,
Are Shot To Death by an Angry
Mob Which Stormed the Jail.
Augusta, Ga., June 30.—-There was
a serious riot on board the Southern
railway tram that left Augusta about
t> o’clock Saturday evening.
Just before the train slopped at tho
water tank at Langley, fe milts from
Augusta, there was some trouble be
tween several negroes and a whi’e
man named John McDaniel. The ne
groes had been drinking and were in
an ugly and boisterous mood.
A fight was begun and pretty soon
was general between the white men
and negroes in the car. Pistols and
knives were called into play by both
sides, and the conductor pulled ths
tiain up to the station in the hope of
getting poli< e help at Langley.
As the train stopped at Langley
some of the combatants rushed out
FATAL QUARREL OVER $2.
" *
Small Debt Causes Double Tragedy at
Hempstead, L, I.
New York, June 30.—A controversy
at Hempstead, L. I., over $2 Las been
the cause of what probably will be a
double tragedy. Felice Ravo. who. un
til recently, boarded with Joseph Gar
ris, in the rear of his shoe shop. Mt
without payirg his bill in full, and the
latter kept the former's clothing.
The men met later in the street and
blows were exchanged. The quarrel
was renewed at a second meeting, when !
Ravo had a double barrel shotgun in his
hand and In his other hand a revolver. ;
A few moments later Carris lay d«*ad
by the roadside with gaping wounds
in his breast and left side, while Ravj |
was shot twice. He will probably die. I
TWO KILLED AT PENSACOLA.
Ten Million Dollars went uu In smoke and
indies in Paterson, N- J., in January yet
the city refused aid from other* to neip bear
Its loss. WhyV Beeause Hie business men
and people were secured by Policies In F Ire
Insurance Companies that covered their
losses. And now the city, “Phoenix like,
with new life and vigor, springs forth from
her ashes crowned with youth and beauty.
Have you a poliry on your house against
loss by lire, etc? 1 f not take out one ere it be
tiUO ' •
Tin? Farmer* Mutual Fire lti*uranee Co., ot
Cherokee Founty. stands ready Ui give you
L necessary protection against loss U “F"
tls to you a« a Home Enterprise "for i our
tUtt ronage." It appeals to you for your pat
ronage also, because It is as safe as any and
the cheapest In the world ;-and for verification
consult the ano policy holders scattered over
Cherokee county.
T. M. Litti-ejuhn, President.
J, Eh J xm.«AK«. »oc, and Treas.
Harry Gibbs Snot by George Bush—
Mrs. Whitaker by Her Husband.
Pensacola. Fla., June 30.—Two mur
ders was the record for this county
yesterday. Geo. Bush shot and killed
Harry Gibbs, and Haywood Whitaker
shot and mortally wounded his wife.
She is expected to die at any moment
Bush shot his man at a point just
west of the navy yard. He has not
been captured.
Whitaker shot his wife at Century,
north of here, for accompanying a
man into the woods. Whitaker was
caught and acknowledged the act.
STORM DAMAGE $1,000,000.
Farmers Heaviest Losers. Though Rail
roads Suffered Severely.
Ft. Louis. June 30.—A low estimate
placed or. the damage wrought wiih-
in a radius of 150 miles of Alton, Ills,
by the storm of wind and rain that
prevailed Saturday night and Sunday
is $1,000,000. While the farmers ar'3
the heaviest losers, the railroads also
suffered severely.
Railroad traffic in the bottom lands
is completely cut off. and will not be
re-established before this evening. The
big plant of the Western Cartridge
company at East Alton, was flooded.
The loss will lx no less than $5,000. Re-
ports received this morning from the
Piaza creek district say that the farm
ers lost their entire crop of wheat.
Crops Laid Waste in Illinois.
Danville. Ills., June 30.—A heavy
rain and wind Saturday night and Sun
day have ruined the oat crop and
heavily damaged wheat and corn. Tim
lowlands are several feet under water.
Vermillion river is out of its banks
and higher than for thirty years. AH
crops on bottom lands are practically
ruined, and fem es, small buildings and
live stock have been carried away. No
estimate of the amount of damage can
yet be made.
Treasury Shows Big Balance.
New York. June 30.—For the fiscal
year ending today the New Jersey
state treasury will show a balance of
$2,698,202, which means nearly a half
million increase over that of last year.
The large amounts received within
the last month in taxes from the
trusts chartered in ]9o0 and 190] make
up this big increase. The taxes on
the big.corporations foot up consider
ably more than $2,000,000 annually.
Was Liliuokaiani's Secretary.
Colorado Springs, Colo, June 30.—
Frances M. English, killed in the Colo
rado Midland wreck at Cascade yes
terday, was private secretary to Que-n
I.iliuokalanl of Haw'all, and was. au
thor of the famous proclamation to th»
American people issued Just before she
wss dethroned. Mr. English was a
graduate of Oxford and had prac ticed
)av. hi.ith in England and in Colorado
Two Killed by Lightning.
Denver, Colo., June 30—Geo. Sper
ling, of Graham, Mo., and George
Bates, of San Francisco, were instant.
]y killed by a bolt of lightning on a
ranch 4 miles north of Arada.
Much Bogus Coin Found.
Chicago. June 30.—In a long aban
doned counterfeiter’s den at West Van
Buren and Halstead streets $15,000
bogus coin and currency and a com
plete counterfeiters’ outfit, including
plates for making $1,000 bills, have
been found in a secret vault. The dis
covery was made by a workman en-
gsged In tearing out the interior of tin
building.
A Cilft of ISSft.OC*© to Thornwell Or|iliHfixe?.
[Koanoke, Va, Cor. <'olumbia ktate.’l
For over 20 years, Judge A. A
Phlegar, formerly of the State 8u.
preme Court and the superintendent
of the Presbyterian Sunday school at
Cbristianeburg. Va., has been work
ing up an annua! Christmas offering
to the Thornwell Orphanage, located
at Clinton, S. C. Last Christmas the
amount contributed by the school
was over $000 Besides this regular
annua) offering, the judge always has
an eye to its welfare and recently an
elder of the Rndford. Ya , Presby
terian church paid $1,000 for a per
petual scholarship, which provides
annually the whole cost of an orphan.
Judge Pbiegar to-day announced
that a gentleman of New York, with
whom he had explained the working
of the orphanage, had sent him a
check for $27 000 to be turned over to
the Thornwell Orphanage.
While Judge Phlegar withholds the
name of the New Yorker referred to,
it is believed here that he is H C.
McHarg, who has been associated
with Judge Phlegar as a joint receiver
of the Virginia Coal and Iron Com
pany.
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to take a twenty day job. Both of
them will have time to repent and be
good, which it is hoped they will do.
They are sure to have some good
work entered to their credit on the
captain’s books.
Despondent, Ends His Life,
Cripple Creek, Coin., June 30.—Er
nest M. Gray, son of Dr. George W
Gray, a well known physician and sur-
geon of Washington, D. C.. has com
mitted suicide by shooting himsei/
the breast with a revolver. The sui
cide is attributed to despondency ov» r
financial affairs.
J. C. OTTS,
Attorney and Counselor.
Office uustalrs. between K. A. Jones and
)a veu port.
Office and Residence .t'houe.
Or. C. T. LIPSCOMB,
Dentist,
Office over R. A. lone* ft Co's Store
an he found at office six davs In the wtei-
Mayor's Court.
The mayor’s court was rather a
dull place yesterday for Monday, but
it was not entirely without results.
It added two recruits to Capt. Sam
Morgan’s city convict force. One was
an able-bodied son of Ham who en-
anu the fighting between the whites | gaged with him for thirty days, the
and blacks became general on the ! other a dusky damsel who consented
train and all around the station. The
negroes engaged in the fighting fled
in ail directions, and when the smoke
of battle cleared away there were only
two captured.
There were 10 white men with pistol
or knife wounds.
When the train pulled out of the sta.
tion some of the combatants were
still on board, and it is reported some
were turned over to officers at Aik e n
and at Graniteville, stations farther
on.
Dr. W. C. Paker, of Langley, who,
with an assistant, attended all the
wounded men. reports one of the ne
groes. named Collins, as cut to pieces,
he having over a dozen serious knife
wounds about the head and neck, but
still having a living chance. The other
negro. Wyatt Holmes, was cut in tl!«'
neck, but not dangerously. His pistol
had not been fired and he claims to
have taken no part in the riot.
The wounded white men were Onv
Carter, shot in right side, bullet not
found; dangerously.
The others are not seriously wound
ed. They are as follows William
Calicut, cut on shoulder: John Mc
Daniel. shot through left shoulder and
bullet in light arm; Alvin Corley, bul
let in right thigh: Fred Harley, glanc
ing shot on forehead and cut on left
shoulder: Wylcy Lowe, bad gash on
left shoulder; John Anderson, bullet
flesh wound below knee; C. B. Wil
liams, bullet in left jaw; Berry Davis,
beat over head with pistol.
The people of the town of Langley
and from the surrounding country
were deeply enraged as the news spread
and the indignation grew as the crowd
increased. Mutterings against the two
wounded negroes under arrest were
heard, and as the night came on and
the wound^ of the white men were dis
cussed. the conviction grew that the
two negroes in the calaboose were m
serious danger.
Between 11 arm 12 o’clock the
crowds in the streets of Langley had
been greatly augmented by men cor
ing in from all directions and the
mob moved on the Jail.
Entrance was forced and when tin
two wounded negroes were discovered
the crowd started emptying their pis
tols into them and they were soon shot
to death.
It is reported that half a dozen ne
groes were wounded in the original
riot, hut only these two were caught
at I angley.
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This Diagram
Is Worth Studying
It means nothing now, but it will
possess active interest when the first
chapters of Anna Katharine Green *
deeply fascinating story, “Lost Mans
Lane," appears in these columns. It tl
seldom that we are enabled to offer so
great an attraction in fiction and we
especially urge our readers to look fot
the first chapters. If the f.r^t chapters
are read there will be no doubt about
those that follow.
This thrilling story will com
mence in our issue of Friday
July 4 h.
G. W. SPEER,
VTTTO M % KY-AT-IwA W,
GAFFNEY, S. C.
Auait-ir s office at Gouty House.
A. N. Wood, President. 1!. It. Bhown, VI -e-President
31 crolxaiits* ami I'lanlers, isanli.,
OF GAITNKY. S. V.
Established HWJ.
Capital $50,000.—Surplus and Profits $7,000.
STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN DEPOSITORY.
lines a general Banking and Kxi-hangc business. Is vm-:
and Burglar Proof Safe, with Auto.naUe l ime Lock. \V<
all occupaiions.
1 tilted up with F n- Proof Van!’
solieM the business of people of
O- Vt. W^II'rTT.
fee Gaffney City Land and improvement Company
Gffers for sale Building Lots In this flourishing town, i/affue.v Glty; Also *■' irms
by and In re’ach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this u'ace. In ots o f frets
ttt) u> 100 Hcres on illtera] time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent f<-r Farm i>ur-
puses. For full particulars apply to
J.
H.—All tresspassing on lands of this company, euttln
r■' r t f o »• r> #**»»• * rV" 1 c - r< r- -I >»tc* r* «»**■«*•* 1 »» »r
A. 1« l<t A tfonv.
sod emorlng timber, fistibgo
DR. MOFFETT’S
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TRAGEDY IN MONROVIA, ALA.
Dispute Over Free Use of Well Water
Results Fatally.
Memphis. Tenn.. June 30.—A Scimi
tar special from Huntsville. Ala., says:
Details of a tragedy at Monrovia.
Ala., reached here this morning the
result of a dispute over the free ux*
of water from a well. Johnson Boyd
was instantly killed and his wife
slightly wounded.
Robert Johnson and Frederick Ste
phens came to Huntsville today and
surrendered. Stephens says he killed
Boyd with a gun and Mrs. Boyd re
ceived a pistol shot in the arm at ths
hands of Johnson.
Cures Cfcofera-Infantum,
Diarrhoea,Dyientcry, anc
the Bcwe! troubles ot
Children of An/ Age.
Aids Digestion, Regulates
the Bowels, Strengthen*
the Child and Makes
TEETHING EASY.
D.. ST. LOUIS, MO.
CohaiibH*, €ia.» -Iriij. 2 i, tHI't.
J. MOFFETT Dear Dwtor: HV* uan> your TFFTIIIXA i Teethiup
he haf/yiext result*. The e/Tceim
“t/ than from anythluu
JUHF.FH H. KEY,
1‘u.stor of St. Euul Church*
Jk ]
(TCCTHIN6 POWCIRSH
Costs Only 25 cents at Druggists,
iOr mail ti rents tv C. J. MOFFETT. M.
IHt. C. J. JMVFWCJTT /tear itoeror: tf e a
A on tier*) to otir little yrand child with tin
were almost mayiral, and certainly nntre satls/aetory than from an
ire et erased. Your* very truly, JOHf'rH S.
(Xoic Itishop float hern Methodist Church.)
a i icm i-: .>c'r
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THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFF.iFY.
<; a. i-ri^rvi-c y. <_•.
Condensed from Semi-Annual Report,
At elo.v nf business June UOtb.
Paying Teller Short in Accounts.
Salt Lake City. Utah. June 3b.—Alex
ander U. Robertson, member of the
city council and paying teller in Wells-
Fargo bank, whose accounts showed a
shortage of between $85,000 and $!)0,-
000, has given himself up to the police.
Science Convention Convenes.
Pittsburg. Pa.. June 30.—Hundreds
of delegates to the convention of the
American Association for the Advance,
ment of Science have arrived In Pitts
burg and by this evening It is expected
nearly 1.000 delegates will have en
rolled at the registration bureau. The
first session of the national organiza
tion was held at Carnegie music hall
this morning, and was devoted to ad
dresses of welcome and responses.
Professor Joseph Hall, IJ. S. M., pre
sided.
KKSOUKCKS:
1/oans . .' ♦WJI75 91
Overdrafts. J47 s7
IT. S. Bonds
Redemption Fund
Furniture and Fixtures
Cash in Vault and Due from Ranks
I.IAMII.ITIRS; —
Capital Stock
Surplus
Finlivldod profits
Dividend I npaid
ClrcuhC ion
Rediscounts
Hills payable
Deposit* (Individuals) ifliUOS 7*
“ Banks 2,1*19
J* r "We solicit your business and
to your Interest to patronize us.
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F. G. Stacy. Frost.
J G. Wahki.aw. V. F
D. C. KosS. < 'ashler.
Maynard smyth. A. C-
Two Mangled by Train,
Cleveland. June 30.—The badly man
gled remains of two men were found
early today at the Hoyt street cross
ing of the I-ake Shore road. 8ub«'--
quently one of the bodies was identi
fied as that af James Swaffield, the
watchman at the rroMing. It is sup
posed that he attempted to rescue the
other man from an approaching tram
which struck and killed both.
PI HECTORS.
R. M. Wilkins. .f. A. Carrol). H. D. Wheat,
II. M. Mi-Aden., J. I. garratt, F. G. Stacy,
D. C. Ross. W. C. Caruenter. J. G. Wardlaw,
Hon. (’. W. Whisonant. Hon. Wm. Jefferies.
COME! COME!
We arc at the Wilkins Hardware Store, when you want •
Hock Hill or Yorkville buggy, and if wo haven’t the spring
or color you want in stock, we can get it for you on short
notice. You can also find Screen Doors and Windows and
Screen Wire Cloth here, or almost anything in the Hard
ware Line.
Yours truly,
WILKINS