Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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L,ki>oe;i*. personal paragraphs. TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. BY .I). H. DkCamp. r»M»|ilf You Know Mini Toople You Don't Know Miss Eva Pearson, of Webster, called to see The Ledger Friday. John Litton, once of Gaffney, bat now prominently connected with the Henrietta Cotton Mill in North Caro lina, spent Sunday in the city with .kdgkk is not responsible for ws of correspondents. espondents who do not contri- relatives and friends. ,‘egular news letters must fur- aiJ j M r9 . W. J. Thomas, of their name, not for publication, Tblckety, were shopping in the city for identification. yesterday. ,^rite short letters and to the point Mrs. Wm. Bomar and children, of insure publication; also endeavor Spartanburg, are visiting relatives in ) get them to the office by Monday the city. and Thursday mornings All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. Obituaries will be pubinlised at five cants a line. Cards of thanks wil' be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will he published a; ten jents a line each insertion. SOME DON'TS. Don’t make it a habit to borrow your neighbor’s paper. The paper is too cheap to do that. * V * * Don’t make it a habit to lend your Saturday. Lee Patrick, a working farmer of Wllkinsville. called on The Ledgei and renewed Friday. “Kans” Goforth, a successful far mer of Goucher, was a city visitor Saturday. Miss Effie Bird, an attractive and accomplished young lady from Cher* kee township, spent some time in the I city yesterday. Mrs. Dr. McKinney, nee Miss Belle Scott, of Brooklyn, Spartanburg coun ty, is in the city visiting her mother, Mrs. W. F. McArthur, on Race street. H. B. Robinson, a Gowdeysville armer.fa vored The Ledger with a call paper. You might want it some- Mme when it’s away from home. * * * * Don’t ask us to credit you. We i don’t want to hurt your feelings by refusing. * * * * Don’t be a clam, but take you county paper like a good, industrious citizen and keep posted on the hap penings of your section. NOTES ANU COMMENTS. The Cherokee Critic is now being printed in its own office at Blacks burg. Mr. Lockwood is getting out a creditable paper and we wi#b it ^nd ppr sister city pfoeptrity, peace and happiness. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Tomorrow the candidates for State offices from governor down in Gaffney, and will address tbe peo- j pie in the court house. Everyone of them will have the kindest feelings toward everybody in Cherokee and it j is due them from us that we give ( each one a most respectful bearing. ( By that means we will be able to hear them all, and form a proper estimate of their abilities and char acters, and will present ourselves to them on tbe high planes, where Cberokeeans habitually roam. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Tbe “Father ot Waters” is on the rampage and tbe district south of Keokuk is experiencing one of tbe most disastrous floods in its history. Tbe great West is experiencing dis aster from flood, storm, drouth and fire almost every year, while tbe Piedmont section of the South con tinues to enjoy tbe smile of a gra cious providence, and yet oor peonle are not content. Almost daily you can hear complaint while on every hand is to be noted signs of prosper ity. Surely tbe grumblers know not what they complain of. There was a riot at Nebraska City last Sunday at a baseball park whm tbe Law and Order League attempted to prevent tbe game. Tbe Law and Order League was right. There is a lack of the observance of tbe Sabbath on tbe part of tbe American people that characterized our fathers and a bait should be called. Tbe day has become one of recreation and pleasure rather than one of rest snd worship, and if a Jcheck is not ca led it will not be many more years before tbe baseball park will contain more peo ple on Sunday than tbe churches. Cherokee county is poorly provided with telephones. Gaffney and Blacks burg have good systems, and tbe enterprising citizens of Mt. Paron. Cherokee Falls, Antioch, Kings Creek and Maud have put up wires sod mads conoectious with them, sud have daily communication with each other. There are other important sections of the county where ’phones would be a great convenience and greatly facilitate business. We trust that tbe proper ones wil interest themselves in this matter and take such action as will soon connect all tbe homes in tbe connty with tbe county seat. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Gaffney is nothing if not progress ive. Almost on every band is to be seen piles of brick, mortar, saod and lumber, and artisans of trade are as busy as bees. The mercerizing plant of tbe Gaffney Manufacturing Co., tbe new city ball, tbe Winnie Davis School of History, Mr. J X Lipscomb’s magnificent residence, and a handsome new store room jnst above Tbe Ledger office are well under way, while the Star Theater building Is receiving its finishing touches. There are a number of other build ings contemplated, and it really looks as if there will never be so end to the onward movement, and we hope there sever will. M. Tate, a prominent citizen of Webster, came up to the city Satur day. Sylvannus Littlejohn, of Cowpens. called to see The Ledger Friday. W. A. Jones, a hustling and suc cessful farmer from across the Broad, was an appreciated Ledger visitor yesterday. A. G. Davis, of Abingdon, came in to see The Ledger Friday and re newed. H D. Mathis, a prominent farmer of Ravenna, spent some time in the city yesterday. James Harris, of Algood, was a city vifitor Saturday. W. H. Thompson, of Cedar Springs, was in the city yesterday. Like the sensible man that he is, he called and subcrlbed for The Ledger. James Millwood, of Gowdeysville, was a city visitor Friday. Martin Roberts, a Broad river farmer came np to the city Saturday will be 1 on business. Prof, and Mrs. R. O Sams are spending some time at Glenn Springs W. L. Phillips came up from Gow deysville Friday. Magistrate W. E. Mabry, of Gow- dysville, was a city visitor Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B Bostic, prowi- oent people of Hampton county, have been spending some time in the city, the guests of Prof. R 0 Sams on Victoria avenue. 8. A. McCraw, of Jeter, paid The ! Ledger a welcome visit Saturday. J R. Webster, a prominent citizen of Cowpens. was in the city Friday. | A. C. Price, a make-what-you-need at-home farmer of Maud, called to see The Ledger Saturday James R. Littlejohn, merchant and farmer of Asbury, made a business visit to the city yesterday. J. C. Jefferies, Esq., made a profes sional business trip to Spartanburg Friday. D. C. Beheler and young Mr. Whitesides, two Kings Creek farm ers, came up to the city yesterday on business. A. Harris, a prominent Cherokee farmer of Algood, spent some time with The Ledger Saturday. W. H. Bird, a prominent citizen and farmer from across the Broad, was in tbe city yesterday on business. J. A. Willis. Esq., was in Spartan burg Friday on professional business. Thomas Yonng, of Cowpens, was a Ledger visitor Saturday. M. C. Lipscomb, probably the most extensive farmer in tbe county, spent some time in tbe city Friday. Mrs. Ed. H. DeCamp and little daughters, Willie and Nellie, re turned to tbe city after spending a we- k in Charlotte with Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stuart. Mr. Fred Millersham, of Charlotte, stopped over in the city yesterday on bis way home from Spartanbnrg. where he bad been on business. I. G. Sarratt, Esq., visited Mrs. Sarratt last week, who is spending some time with her daughters, Mrs. Rippey and Mrs. Fulton Moore, near Mt. Paron. We regret to learn that Mrs. Sarratt is not very well. J. C. Plonk, the president of the Cherokee Falls cotton mills, a first-class gentleman and all round good buaineas mao, was in the city a abort time Sunday. Chas D. Kirby left this morning for Hot Springs. N. C.. where be has accepted a position to work in a store. We regret for Charley to go. but be is one of Gaffney’s best boys and we know he will show up fine. R"V. R J. Tate, of North Carolina, called to see us this morning. iDKaraacc Claim* Paid. The following accident and health claims against the .Etna Life insur ance Company, of which Jones J. Darby is tbe local agent, were sent to the company on the loth inst. and : cheeks for the payment of seme were i received on the I8tb : Health poli cies—Robt. M. Munro, ♦100; Dr. B. R. Brown. ♦GO Ot) Accident policies —James W. W Pettit, 24 00; Wm. T. Thompson. ♦SO 00 Baric Again. Messrs. Henry Osborne, Howard Gaffney. Louis Wood, N. W. Turner and Drs. J. X. Nesbitt and Wofljrd Humphries have returned home from Providence. R I , where they went to attend the annual session of the B. \. P. U. All report a glorious time and are elated over the many thing* that met their gaze while in New England. JMr. Itfiff WiUidr* m «. I hereby announce my withdrawal as a candidate for clerk of the court.- J. C. H. Durr. GOOD ROAD LESSONS. A NATIONAL NEED. Ionic- Ylrir* of l , «-lc-r OI«-y on Good HCW THE SOUTH IS BEING TAUGHT TO BUILD HIGHWAYS. Sperlnl Trnlna Complrtel> Equipped ^Vilh Modern'KondmakinK Mnohln- r r y Touring; the Siuntlicrn State* and Giving Instruction*. There has been a larger expenditure of public funds for the betterment ol public highways during the year Just ended than In any previous five years of American history, says the Philadel phia North American. The aggregate amount of expenditures mounted into the millions. Public sentiment favor ing better highways lias developed sc rapidly that it lias been difficult to keep track of the various international, na tional and state conventions which have been called to promote the cause. This interest has shown itself not only among farmers, good roads enthusi- -sSlj 'y^' v - t \ ■» ROAD KOLLEU AT WORK asts and public officials, but also among several of the great trunk line rail- It ondtt. In an article on good roads, written shortly before his death for the New York News, the late Peter .1. Otey, rep resentative from Virginia, said: “In my opinion the most important question before the American people today is that of good roads. Good roads, like all other good things, cost, ('heap articles are of inferior quality; hence our bad roads, if we are to have good roads, we must pay for them. To pay for them we must be taxed. Then, if taxed, how? By the federal or state government? “I am in favor of the whole system of roads in the country being placed under government construction, to be paid for out of the United States treas ury, and, having introduced a bill look ing to this end. I am overwhelmed with letters from all sections of the country approving it and inquiring about it. This bill provides for the direct appropriation of SIOO.OCO.OOO to be expended in the forty-five states and four territories of the United States in proportion to population. It should become a continuing appropria tion till gooVl roads become a network over the land. “Will anybody tell me why the United States government should not construct good roads in the various states and territories? Is there any difference in thus applying public money and applying it to creeks, branches and rivers? Botn arc to ex pedite transportation, to help inter state and foreign commerce. “The concentration of population and wealth in great cities would be largely overcome if the country districts should have their fair share of the ap propriation of public money and the consequent Improvement of the coun try roads that would fodow.” ways. The tour of a “good roads special,” THE GOOD ROAD TRAINS. which concluded recently its first run Re-utt* of the Leswon* on Hiithwnr over the Southern railway system Buildln*- lu the Sonth. through the south, making ten stops at j Id answer to an inquiry from The important centers, including Binning- Railroad Gazette \ ice President Hara- ham. Montgomery, Atlanta. Greenville, hau of the llinois Central gives the ob- Charleston and other points, was the served results of the experimental trip outgrowth of the first International through Kentucky. Tennessee, Missis- good roads congress which was held at sippi and Louisiana of the good roads Port Huron. Mich., late last year. This train sent out by that railroad coin- important congress of good roads peo- pany. There was less need of the pie was called together at the sugges- | lesson in Kentucky than in the other tion of the "good roads” senator of states, as tbe turnpike roads in the in- Michigan. H. S. Earle of Detroit. Del- terior of Kentucky ha\e been models egates from a score of states and near- for three-quarters of a century, ly every province of Canada were pres- That state was the pioneer in the ent. Here is where the “good roads building of such roads. However, a train” had its birth, and soon after ; Kentucky Good Roads association has President W. H. Moore of the National | been formed to improve roads in sec- Good Roads association of Chicago lie- tions of the state where tiiey are not gan his arrangements for the opera- up to the standard. Similar associa tions of the special. This train start ! tions have been organized in Tennessee, ed from New Orleans early last spring Mississippi and Louisiana, and in each and worked its way north to Chicago, of those states the legislatures will be making a dozen stops by the way for * asked to take steps furthering the good the purpose of constructing a sample work. of good roads and showing bow essen- The sentiment aroused wherever the tial to their building is tbe use of mod ern roadmaking machinery, with which, the train was completely equipped. One of the most remarkable pieces of apparatus was the earth excavator and elevator. This machine was drawn by eight pairs of mules and would take dirt from the side of the road and move it and spread it in the middle of the proposed road at the rate of four cubic yards per minute under favora ble conditions. By means of this ma chine and several gangs of men. to gether with road rollers, stone crusher# and other apparatus, the expert road builders on this trip at one point made a half a mile of good road in ten hour*. The work of this first good road* special was so successful and the Illi nois Central railroad was so well pleased with tbe results that President Moore had several opportunities to take charge of good roads trains to be run o%er other large railroad systems in different parts of the country and final ly accepted the invitation of the South ern railroad to take a train through the south. TLc success of the train wsi* j more than assured from the beginning. | for before it started from Washington j on Nov. 1 requests bad been receive/ ; from more than 200 cities and towy to build a sample of road within tbel limits, but onl^ ten stops were made on the trip. The train, witli Its load of modem j roadmaking machinery and corps of i expert roadbullders. was received with tbe greatest enthusiasm, and no less than seven state good roads associa tions. as many county organizations . and ten samples of good roads have re- ! suited. The value of tbe Instruction given and the interest awakened will be felt In this section of tbe country for twenty years to come. Another trip was planned under the same man agement The train will pass through a different part of tbe southland. The local soil conditions met with during the two good roads tours varied to such an extent that it was loqiossi- ble to follow any specified rule for the construction of the roadbed. Where materials were to be found tbe founda tion was made of five Indies of coarse crushed stone, which was thoroughly rolled before the second course was aje plied. Next came a two or three Inch course of stone about one and a half inches In thickness, which was careful ly spread, sprinkled and thoroughly rolled. On top was placed a fine dress ing of much smaller stone In a thin layer. This was also sprinkled and rolled. The final layer acted as a “hinder” and made the road hard, smooth and even In surface. The road- bed was given about a twelve Inch crown, and the ditches were as care fully made as the roadbed itrfelf. Roadballdina by Convlpf*. President Earle of the league of American Wheelmen says that the con vict labor of the country could build 1R.OOO miles of road e y<-ar and should be ustd for that purpose. experts on tbe train showed what could . be done in good road construction with native and comparatively cheap ma terial has spread to remoter parts of the stales, and the movement looking toward an intelligent and consistent method of roadbuilding and road con servation has been well started. A like good roads train is now tour ing the south Atlantic states, arousing interest everywhere and promising as good results as attended the demonstra tion iu the Mississippi river states. German Honda. The Countess Alida von Kroekow writes from Germany to The Christian Register: “Germans find that it pays to encourage peasants to free their fields of stones. The property rises in value—taxing value. The stones, thrown into heaps by the roadside, are pur chased by the district road repairing i commission. Poor men, who other wise would have to he supported in almshouses, are hired to break these stones and then are trained to the work of repairing the rosidheds. The money to pay the men is made by auctioneer ing off to tbe highest bidder the crops of the fruit trees that were planted on both sides of the highway when It was built and that are nourished well by the manure that falls along the road and is pushed at Intervals by a road tender upon their roots. The purchas er of the crop sees to it that his fruit Is not stolen. The road commissioners have no bother about that, and, al though the sale be by auction, it brings In considerable. Every burgher knows how much, because the sales of high way fruit crops are published in the local newspapers.” Wlacoasla Good Rood* Plana. A good roads wave has struck Wls- j cousin, and the result of it will be tbe means of placing tbe state on an equality with any in tbe Union if only half of the work now being planned is carried.to a successful issue, as it prob ably will be. Plans for a good road from Chicago to Milwaukee have been taken up. There is now a cycle path from Chicago to Waukegan and from Racine lo Kenosha. From Milwaukee to South Milwaukee the road is in ex cellent condition. From this it can be seen that there are only short stretches which are in need of work. The ex tension of the Sheridan drive along the shore of I^ke Michigan from Chicago to Milwaukee, a distance of eighty-five miles, is also contemplated. General Mile* on Good Rond*. * In a speech on goml roads General Miles recently said: “We excel all na tions In our railroads. Capital and en ergy have been given to hnildiug these, and the time Is now come when the feeders to these, tbe highways, must receive attention. Government has giv- en largely to the railroads and should now give to tic- Improvement of thd surface roads. If mere is one indica tion more than another of the civlllza- | tion of u people it is their highways.” ROADS IN GEORGIA. Convlet* ntilhllnw Splendid High- way* In That State. Muscogee county, Gn. t of which Co lumbus is the county sent has made some movement in the way of better county highways. The county com missioners are taking much interest in the subject, and one of their number. Colonel W. L. Tillman, has for some time devoted a great deal of attention to roadmaking. The county chain gang is used for road construction, says the Louisville Courier-Journal. A system in vogue until the last year or two has been to put the eonvlctsVat work in different sections of the country re pairing the had places in the roads. Necessarily this system did not accom plish much. It has now been changed, and the work is confined to the mak ing of improved roads, the whole body A HOAD IN r.F.OROIA. of convicts being placed at work on one road until completed. At present there are stretches aggregating thirty miles of improved county roads in the county. Colonel Tillman recently took a large party of delegates over what is known as the Glade road for a distance of nine miles, showing the work already done on that road and that now under way. A year ago this road was almost impassable. For the greater part of the distance now it Is a splendid high way. macadamized with native mate rials. gravel being used for the founda tion and the surface being of clay and gravel. On one portion of the road the surfacing lias been done with refuse from fertilizer plants, and this mate rial is giving excellent results. At the end of the Glade Spring road an immense cut has been i mde through a sand hill and an nlmoit impassable grade leveled down, so t iat when the work is completed farme s will have a splendid demonstration >f the benefits of road construction. ( ilonel Tillman estimates that with hi convict force he can complete from ten to twelve miles of macadamized roadway a year. There are now something like.‘100 miles of country highway in tbe county, only one-tenth being completed. Mus cogee county has no public debt, and its taxation is the lowest in the state of Georgia, with the exception of one county which depends upon the reve nue of tbe dispensary system. Oi.«r nf Rtiude*' Men*. A well known peer once asked Cecil Rhodes to stand godfather to bis son. and he replied that he would on one condition, which was that be might in vest at once £100 In the boy’s name and give £100 on each succeeding birth day. provided that it should all go on at compound interest until tbe boy was old enough to begin to spend the inter est. and that then he might yearly de cide on what to spend it. so long as it was not on himself. “This,” said Mr. Rhodes, “will do two things—first. It will teach your boy bow to spend mon ey. and. secondly, it will make him un selfish and kind to those in need.”— Court Journal. A Card From Mr. Strain. To the vou rs of Cherokee county: Gentlemen :—As 1 am frequently asked why I don’t enter the race for superintendent ol education, probate judge or the legislature, I wish to say that- I have never had any desire t > hold any but the first named office. Its the only one in which I fee! satis fied that I can give entire satislaction to all reasonable people, by a proper and impartial discharge of its duties. But as my health during the past two winters has been such that I could not have given it the attention its duties required, and as 1 could not afford to disappoint my friends, therefore I am not a candidate this time. I have no reason whatever to distrust the loyalty of my friends. If I may have lost some friends I have gained os many more. Should I live two years hence and my health permits I perhaps will come before the people again. In the mean time I shall do ail in my power to advance the best interest of Cherokee county and its entire people regardless of class, location, occupation or legit imate enterprise, neither of which shall ever need a friend when I can fill the bill. I am proud to say that in all my campaigns I have been liberally sup ported by the very best people of Cherokee county, and I believe it would be the case again. For those who opposed rm honestly and con scientiously I cherish nothing but the kindest of feelings and I thank God that I have the manhood to rise far above the low grovelling passions of envy, spite and strife, and can lock down with pity and contempt upon the men whose only weapons they are. Thanking my friends for their cor dial support in the past, and hoping still to retain their confidence in tbe future, I beg to remain yours truly, Jamks L. Strain. Etta Jane, July 18 f b 1902. Tribute from the Aluimiite Aurtueiatlon. Whereas, It has pleased our Father in Heaven in His all-wise Providence to take unto Himself since our last meeting our well beloved member, Mrs. James Downey. Resolved, That though we bow in bumble submission to His Divine will, we sincerely mourn tbe loss of her who has endeared herself to our Association by her sterling qualities and admirable character, and who bad always manifested a lively interest in her Alma Mater. Resolved, That a copy of these res olutions be sent to The Gaffney Led ger, The Baptist Courier and The Columbia State, for publication. Limestone College, June 2, 1902. Why? Why have a vacant house on your hands when a Ledger for rent ad. will rent it? Why let your unused rooms remain empty when a Ledger to lee ad. will fill them? Why want for more boarders when a Ledger want ad. will get them? Why do without a desirable board ing place when a Ledger want ad. will find one? Wny want a pleasant room when a Ledger want ad. will secure one? Why keep property you do not- want or need when a Ledger for sale ad. will sell it? In other words, let your wants be j known through Tbe Ledger at one I cent a word and they will be satisfied. ROTE HEADS, <000 FOR . . . $1.50 U It 2000 “ . . . $2.50 II II 5000 “ . . . $5.00 EIYELOPES, 1000 “ . . . $1.75 II 2000 “ , . . $3.00 ■; “ 5000 “ . , . $0.25 n M W LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, AID EVERY HID OF PRIDTilG AT LOW PRICES. ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY PILLED. THE LEDGER, - 6AFFHEY, S. C. Here is a Bargain. Two excelent corner building lots within five minutes walk of Carpet Mill. These lots will be sold on the Easy Payment Plan of only $3 per month. Here is an opportunity of a lifetime for working people. Apply to I£I>. H. JJeOiVIVlF*. t