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' “f l,v Xf ?' T "' ! ^ • ‘■v ' THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. *—a* "X 1 HE 's A SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FEIDAY. Wt CUARANTEF The Reliability of Every Adv<»<. tiser Who Uses the Co?, umns Of This Paper. A Newsoaoer in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Che.- )kee County. riCSTARLISHED FEB. 16, 1894, «AFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1908. *1.00 A YEAB. I* I i THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTU STATE, items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. fcv.‘ntn that Have Taken Tlace from One Bnd of the State to the Other Called from Exchange* for Quick Reading by Score* of Busy People. A young lady was assaulted by a negro brute at Vaucluse Thursday. A lynching is feared if the guilty party is «a ght. Henry Carraway, a colored man, was found dead at his home near Florence a few days ago. It is sus pected that he was poisoned. A h^avy hail and wind storm passed over upper Greenville county Thurs day afternoon. Trees and houses were blown down and crops damaged. A special from Washington. D. C., announces that the postoffice depart ment has discontinued the special service from Batson to W hituoire, Greenville county, to take effect on and after August 30th. The body of the young man who was killed by a trolley car in Spartan burg last week and which has since been lying at Floyd’s furniture store in that city, has been identified as that of L. P. Tapp, whose home is said to be at Marietta in Greenville county. George Williams, colored, stole a horse from L G. Balle at Laurens Wednesday night. The thief was caught and he was found to be the same one who broke into a store there a few nights ago. He escaped from his captors while they were tak ing him to jail. Leon Pnimzy, 13 vears, and Van Veronee, 12 years, inmates of the Charleston Orphan House, were drowned Friday in the surf at the Isle of Palms. BeniHiuin Harrison, 13 years, was with Phinizy and Veronee and was saved from the same fate by Randolph Clause, who was bathing with the boys. The military men of Charleston are especially interested in the election of Capt Julius E Cogswell of the Wash ington Light Infantry to the office of register mesne conveyance, to which he has been twice elected by the Legislature upon the endorsement of the Charleston county delegation to the Legislature. Deputy Sher.ff White of Spartan burg went to Pacolet Saturday and secured Sam Norman, alias Copeland Parris, who is wanted in North Caro lina for killing a white man over three years ago. The tragedy hap pened at Waynesville. The man was taken to Spartanburg jail and the North Carolina authorities notified. Friday morning about 4 45 o’clock It was discovered that the dwelling of Mrs. Laura E. Anderson of Conway was on fire, smoke coming from the kitchen end of the building. Owing to the rain Thursday night the wood was damp and burned slowly, but there was no chance to save the building. Practically everything in side the house was saved. No insnr aoce. Little John the six year old son of the late W. 8. Creighton, of Rock Hill, fell iu the yard at home Tburs day and broke his left leg midway be tween tne ankle and the knee, just bow be could not tell. He was at tended by Dr. Crawford, who minis tered to his injuries The little fel low was already a cripple la the same leg since infancy, the result of an at- tact of fever. Telf McIntosh, a negro, of Green wood was publicly whipped for ex posing bis person near the graded school at that place last spring. During the vacation the same thing has been going on in a different local ity. Telf was taken off his wagon Friday by a dozen young men and carried to a livery stable, placed as tride a barrel and lashed with a bug gy trace. He was then warned to get out of town. In some of the operations at the Catawba Power company’s plant near Fort Mill, last week, a find of three Indian skeletons was made. There were in the graves a lot of handsome beads, different from any ever found in that section before. Upon the breast of one warrior was found a tomahawk. It is reported that one of the bones, when messursd by a 6-foot man’s corresponding bone, overlapped the latter fully one-third. During a severe storm In the Heath Spring Faction, Friday night, the residence of Mr Wiiiiam Mobley, who lives just outside of the tojvn, was badly wrecked by a bolt of lightning. Fortunately, no one was hurt, al though Mr. Mobley hlmaelf was se yerely shocked and hit children bad a narrow escape from injury from splintered pieces of timber falling on their bed. The building was set on fire by lightning, but the flames were quickly extinguished. Effie Drafts, colored, of Newberry, about 10 years of age, was burned to death at the borne of her mother, Al ma Drafts, near the Southern Cotton Oil company’s place early , Thursday morning. It seems that the girl was sitting near a table upon which a lamp was burning, when in some un explainable manner the lamp was overthrown, the burning oil covering the girl. Help did not arrive until her body had been fearfully burned. She lingered until Thursday after noon, when she died. The recent fire in the tobacco barns of Mr John 8. Horibeck of Mount Pleasaot.in Charleston county,did not work the loss of the whole crop of his tobacco, as was reported, but destroy ed only a comparatively small pro portion of his product for the season. The fire destroyed but one of twelve jams which Mr. Horibeck has on his place and the contents of the build- ng, amounting to about 1 200 pounds of tobacco. Mr. Horibeck has raised this year about 75,000 pounds of to jacco and has cured about 60,000 al ready. This is three times as great a crop as he produced last year. A thunderbolt fired the dynamite of Ross’ quarry near Columbia Sat urday and thirty men narrowly es caped death, destruction in a most terrible form. It was during the thunderstorm at the unusual hour of 9 o’clock in the morning. Lightning had been playing beautifully and yet in an awo inspiring manner in the great network of guy wires stretching over ten acres of quarry and sustain ing eight immense derricks. Down in the quarry a hundred and fifty men were working. In another part of the works thirty negroes were getting read to fire a blast. Twelve holes had been drilled deep into the bosom of the rock and these holes filled with dynamite, 250 pounds in all. Suddenly there was a crash of thunder more terrifying than all the others, succeeded by a roar which presaged death. Tons of earth and rock were thrown up, but, strange to say, no one was hurt. An Inlinnary for Limestone. That grand old Christian gentle man, patriotic citizen and gallant Confederate soldier, Maj A. B. Wood ruff, of Woodruff, in Spartanburg county, has determined to donate to Limestone College a commodious infirmary. It is to be built after the most modern and approved plans and it will be furnished with up-to-date furniture aud all necessary applian ces that will add to the comfort and secure the most scientific treatment of patients. And like the true man. loyal in all things as M»j Woodruff is, he has named the infirmary for his wife, long since dead. It will be called 4 The Mariah Louisa Woodruff Infirmary.” This infirmary will be a great ac- quisiton to Limestone College and makes another step forward in the magnificent progress she is making. Her friends are loyal to her, and the munificent gift of Maj. Woodruff is another evidence of their loyalty, a recognition of her worth and a premonition of her promising future. Mr. Mack JoUey Dead. Mr. Mack Jolly died at his home Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Jolly was about twenty-five years old, was a good citizen,a hard working and prosperous farmer and leaves a devoted wife and two small children to mourn for the loving husband and father. The bereaved have tne sympathy of a large circle of friends including The Ledger. The remains were buried at Pied mont on Sunday. Ferfectlon Attained. “Clifton” fancy patent flour is a perfect flour .It is not possible to put more quality and purity into a fl mr than the ‘Clifton” brand con tains. ‘‘Clifton” is a soft wheat fancy patent. It is made from select wheat, every grain of which was grown on Kentucky soil—the finest wheat In the wide world. Only the choicest berries are selected. Tbess are thoroughly cleaned, and then by a special process of gradual reduction are converted into flour. The cream of this flour is separated and sifted gently through tue finest silk belting cloth, giving it a velvety softness se'dom found in ordinary flour. That’s “Cliftoo,” and that’s why it is a perfect flour—the finest product expert milling and a modern mill can make from the best wheat grown. “Clifton” is a flour of quality at a reasonable price. You can pay as much and get an inferior flour, but you oanoot get a better flour what ever you pay. Bransford Mills, Owensboro, Ky. A RUUSING REVIVAL AT FUSTETS CHAPEL Eleven Accessions ~VaB the Result. OTHER ETTA JANE NEWS Money Raised for Beautifying Cemetery at Foster’s Chapel—A Happy Groom Joins Church the Morning After His Marriage- Personal and Other Mews. (Correspondence of The Ledger.! Etta Jane, Aug. 23.—Shortly after daylight this morning the rain began to fall and at this writing—8 o’clock a. m.—there is a fair season in the ground with a prospect of more rain to fall yet. It’s been 27 days since we had a season in the ground. A Sunday school teacher away out among the mountains of the Western States who reads The Ledger writes us for a copy of our favorite cat echism for young children. We un hesitatingly recommend Brown’s Short Catechism, properly taught, as the best work, outside of the Bible, ever put into the hands of children to give them a clear conception of what they should be taught in the Sunday school and home. The bast thing* that can happen t > us are what our en* mies say about us. When we find them true we can correct them, but if otherwise, we recognize them as rogues’ abuse, which we take as the highest compliment that can be paid us. Last Monday the meeting closed at Foster’s chapel after running nine consecutive days and nights. Rev. Sam. T. Creech did the preaching Tne meeting was a success and the church was spiritually revived. Eleven accessions—ten by baptism and one by accession. The attend ance was good throughout the entire series of services. During the meeting money was raised for cleaning off and otherwise beautifying the cemetery at that place Also a free will offering amounting to $8 10 was taken up by merely passing a box into which each one was requested to put what he or she felt like giving. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Jones at Hickory Grove, York county, on Thursdav evening last. Mr. John Jones, of Union, and Miss Hessie Lockhart, of Hickory Grove, were united in the holy bonds of matri mony by Rev. Sam T. Creech, the officiating minister. A large number of Iriends and relatives of the con tracting parties were present and the occasion was a happy one. A good supper was spread to which all did ample justtee. They have our best wishes for their future success and happiness. Next morning an impromptu meet ing of the church court was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, when the bridegroom, in the presence of his newly wedded wife and a goodly number of friends and acquaintances, gave his hand to R--v. Mr Creech, re ceived the sacrament of baptism and was admitted to the communion and fellowship of the Methodist church. Thus the occasion so happily begun ended in his taking a solemn vow to the church triumphant as well as the church militant. May God’s grace enable him to perform both accept ably. Mr Vaney Comer made some mo lasses yesterday. Before this letter reaches the ma- j irity of our readers the primary elec tion, which is to decide largely who are to be our rulers or public servants for the next two or four years, will have been held and the matter par tially, if not absolurely, decided. We trust that the best men will be se lected if they are not even our own choice. No patriotic, law-abiding citizen will put himself or bis per sonal feeling or prejudices iu the way of what is absolutely right and for the best interest of the masses. Should liquor, money or other evil or corrupting influences enter into the campaign sufficiently to stifle the right and enthrone the wrong our country will suffer for it just as sure as cauye is followed by effect, and be fore another election season rolls around those who have been the vic tims of the wily politician will smart for their folly. Mrs. J. L. S. is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. H. B. McDaniel, at Hickory Grove. We take the pleasure again of com mending to our readers Rev. Frank DeWitt Taimage's sermon from the text, “Judge ye not, that ye may not be judged.” and we hope that all our ministers will Uk« up the subject and constantly remind their hearers of the awful consequences resulting from a m-glect of this divine com mand. If only the one hund/' ,J eighty ministers of the gospei who are regular readers of The Ledger (to say nothing of the scores who read it occasionally) would take up this sub ject and make a crusade against this, the devil’s strongest fortress, his Sa tanic majesty would soon lose bis hold and the millenium dawn upon a new world. Every reader of this paper should cut that sermon out and read it and keep reading it, and every time he or she will receive more and more light from above. We sav it without fear of contradiction that anyone who carefully reads Mr. Talmage’s ser mons as they appear in this and other papers weekly are paid a thousand, yes ten thousand, times for all the time and money it costs them. Should The Ledger go to its readers only once a week with not a syllable of anything else in it they ought to feel that their outlay is abundantly rewarded. The truth is so plainly and forcefully set forth in that ser mon alone that we are inclined to think that it is nothing leM than in spiration itself. Won’t ou ’Christian ministers fall in along this iue and if possible break the devil’s runks? and we assure them that when mhs evil is put to rout all others will disappear also. Solomon says. ‘ As a m>j" thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Take the man who finds fault with verybody and he will not do to tru-r. in any thing. The man who distrusts his neighbor (without, good and sufficient reasons) is worth nothing himself. Holy writ teaches us that we are born in sin and brought forth in in iquity, yet we believe that in every man and woman there is at first more good than evil if it is properly cul tivated. Have you ever taken that wayward neighbor of yours and sat down in a fatherly, motherly or brotherly manner and talked his case over and gently pointed out to him the awful consequences of bis way o doing? We have no right to condemn a wrong until we Lave tried to correct it and failed. ‘ A word fit'y spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” There is no doubt but that opportunities come our way daily, if not hourly, to do something—perform a duty which is divinely imposed up on us and yet we are oblivious to al its teachings. Gentle reader study this matter over carefully and thnr oughly and if we are not correct in what we say let us know it. The bridge over Gilky’s creek at the Jim Burgess ford will be done in a short time and will be a great con venience to the traveling public. We are sorry to learn that Miss Avelona Webber mends very slowly J. L. s. THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS A FOREIGN MISSION RALLY The Broad River Association Raises Over SIOOO for the Cause. Rev. A. C. Cree returned from Jonesville, where he attended the meeting of the Broad River Associa tion last week, and occupied his pul pit Sunday morning aud evening. Before beginning his forenoon dis course Mr. Cree thought it proper to give bis hearers an accountof bis trip to Antioch aud Wedgefletd, at which places he conducted meetings, and also of the Broad River Association. Both the meeting at Antioch aud Wedgefield were productive of much good aod he related with good effect how two aged sinners were reclaimed for Christ—one ao old man at Anti och and the other an old lady at Wedgefield Th*- Broad River Association met at Gilead church, near Jonesville, last Thursday, Friday aud Saturday. The attendance was large, nearly all the churches in the association being represented. Saturday morning was devoted to foreign mission*. Rev. Mr. Cree presented the report which was a most encouraging one, and also made an address iu which be plead for the cause of foreign missions, In which work he is greatly interested. For 1900-01 $426 was given to this cause; for 1931 02 $660 was pledged and $800 raised. Mr. Cree called for pledges at the close of his address and over $1000 was pledged. This splendid showing is due to the foreign mission campaign meetings held by Mr. Cree since he has been in charge of the First Baptist church of Gaff ney and is a splendid tribute to bis energy and perseverance. Mr. Cree left yesterday for Wil- liamston, where be goes to a ttend a meeting. Littleton Female College. Little ton, N. C., is one of the best located schools in the South. It is imme diately on the Seaboard Air Line rail road between Raleigh and Weldon, N. C., in the midst of a region of noted mineral springs, where many people go every year in quest of health and where the pure water, bracing atmosphere aod splendid climate easily make it one of the most desirable places for a female college to be found anywhere. The new building now about completed is a very handsome structure and pre sents an imposing appearance from the railroad which forms the North ern boundary of tbs large and beauti ful campus. Interesting I terms Concerning Our Neigh bors Heyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers. Aaron Haskins, at work on the tracks of the Southern Railway, near Harrisbursi, Friday mornintr was struck by the southbound train, No. 89, and instantly killed. Mr. J L. Bakes, manager of the Model Steam Laundry, in Charlotte, received a painful injury Saturday afternoon. While woiking at the shirt machine, his right band was caught in the machinery and v»as se verely mashed. The law hri> f of the Wilcox trial at Elizah-’h City was completed Friday, ai d immediHt«’|y forwarded to the clerk ot the state supreme court. The he«ring will not he delayed, as •’’•ns feared, and the case will com op tie- fore the siipr^m" court toli>, Aug ust 26th. The corporation commission of the state decide that men cluuni g citi zenship in mhrr places hut who mil e North Oawiliua their home, rou-t pty income tax Two Pennsylvanian* who live in Washington county re fused to list incomes but it h found they live there seven or eight months in the year and mu^t pay. One of the boldest and most daring attemp's at burglars !n the history of VV'a hington nonarr-d at that place at 1 :20 o clock Frid y morning at the reeid'iice of James L Fowler The burglar a whi*tn.'.c, n |, 'mpf d to ent r t hr h u* tm* v .- • i - iim* .1 away by Miss Fowler who happened to hr up «r, th* tin-* lb 'o < n-imda were pm on the trui! u ,»uu.d be thief, but he escaped. Safe crackers blew open the Forest City postoffice at an early hour Fri day morning and carried off about $400 in stamps and cash without leaving any clue as to who did it. The safe was drilled into just below the combination and nitro-glycerine used. The noise of the explosion was not beard by any of the citizens, so the burglars had an easy job to get away with their booty. A deputy of Sheriff Geo. P. Scar borough, of Darlington, 8. C., arrived in Wilmington Friday night for Sandy King, colored. 20 years old, who is warned for an alleged criminal assault July 11th upon a 18-year-old girl living upon a plantation near Darlington. King confessed his iden- ity, but denied the enormity of his crime. Requisition papers for the negro were honored by Governor Ay cock. Charlie Lyle, the professional gam bler and all-round sport, who was tried in Charlotte last fall for being implicated in the death of Newton Lanier, which occurred in that city, and who was afterwards convicted of larceny and sentenced to twelve months on the roads, was Saturday given his liberty. Lyle, so the camp officers say, made a good prisoner. He has worked faithfully and has given the camp officers no troubl*. On this account the sentence was de creased a few days ^ . Friday night the adjutant general heard on « hat was regarded as good authority that persons from Randolph and Oxford were preparing to go to Henderson to lynch the negroes io jail there for murdering Roadmaster Stevens aud shooting Train Porter Mitchell, and he so notified the sher iff of Vance county, telling him mili tary could be used to guard the jail. This step was taken, but no mob ap peared. A rumor ia current at Ral eigh that the negroes are to be tak-n to that place and placed in the peni tentiary. Passenger train No. 11, from Salis bury, oo the Western North Carolina divixion of the Southern Railway was wrecked twelve miles east of Ashe ville at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon, eight passengers and the engineer and fireman being injured. A spike was found upon the tra.-k and it is supposed to have caused the disaster. The engine was completely demol ished, having, together with three cars, rolled down a high embank ment. The mail and baggage cars were also badly torn up. The injured persons were tuk<-n to the hospital. Miss Rebecca Weaver, the 18-year- old daughter of Mr. aod Mrs. R. M. Weaver, living In West Durham, met a horrible death Friday afternoon. While starting a.fire her clothing ignited and ahe was burned all over her body, lo fact, all her clothes were burned off with the exception of a belt around the waist. Notwithstand ing the horr. was injured, 8h man Der in which she til seven o’clock". Vfi d from three un- ling the fire, poured'® girl, in kind- not knowing that thereto the stove, in it. Immediately ther$ any fire plosion and her clothing’ an ex- Her screams attracted her mited. hut she arrived too late to save't, life of her daughter. The passenger train from States- viile, which was delayed and did not arrive in Charlotte until nearly 1 o’clock Sunday morning, killed a white man named Carrington one mile south of Statesville. Carring ton who is unmarried and about 40 years old, had been seen in States ville in the afternoon. He was drink ing. It is presumed that he lay down on the track and went to sleep. The tngineerdid not see him until the engine was almost upon the recum bent body. After the accident the train was stopped. It* was found that, Carrington was dead and had been badly mutilated. His head and breast wera crushed and one arm was severed from his body and carried twenty feet away. The case for criminal assault against Victor Barnes was taken up in Greensboro Friday and the solici tor announced that although it was a horrible affair, the child was too young to make it possible for the of fense to be one for which the young white man could be hanged and ha would try him on the second count for assault with intent, etc. The de fendant had no lawyer and looked as nonchalant as he did at the prelim inary trial Judge McNeil appointed Col. John N. Staples and Judge W. P. Bynum to conduct bis defence. They retir’d with the prisoner and after an hour’s consultation with him, asked the court to excuse them from appearing further in the case. The prisoner, on the plea that he could prove a complete alibi by his mother and two sisters was given a continu ance, and he will stay in jail until another term of criminal court. A Pleasant Social Gathering. One of the most pleasant sccial features of the wetk was an afternoon tea given by Mrs. Pierson to a few of her friends. After the guests were assembled the hostess had them re pair to the dining room where they were seated at artistically decorated tables. Each guest was furnished with cards on which were topics to be discussed, five minutes being al lowed for each topic. After each topic the judges, Misses Inez Sarratt aod Ollie Scott, consulted and gave to the most brilliant conversational ists stars. Mrs. Howard 8. Kroh won the prize, which was a beautiful hand kerchief. and Mrs. Boyd Hames had the honor of sounding the “good times” of the afternoon through a horn—the “booby” prize. After the progressive conversation refreshments were served. The guests were Mrs. Hamrick Mrs. DuPre, Mrs. Hames, Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Pridmore, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Fletcher Smith, Mrs. Will Wilkins, Mrs Baxter Brown, Mrs. Kroh, of Balrimire; Miss Stoughton, of Augusta; Miss Stough ton. of Augusta; Miss lues Sarratt and Miss Ollie Scott. Now Advertise men t*. The Attention of our renders Is* called to a number of new advertise ments which appear in this issue. The Gaffney Live Stock Company have just received another carload of the famous ‘ Old Hickory” wagous which they are going to sell cheap. They also have a large stock of “Bab cock” buggies fo go the same. E. T. Wilkins «fc Co. are wanting old scrap iron, brass, hides, bones, etc., for which they will pay the highest mar ket prices in “cold cash.” H. D. Mathis, of Ravenna, offers some good farming lands for sale, and W R. Lipscomb some nice building lots iu the city, as well as land on Blue Branch within a short distance of Gaffney 8. B. Crawley and Co., Wi kins-Bristow Clothing Co and L. W McGuinn have changes and if von look them up you will find something to your lutereet. Ledger readers should patronize Ledger advertisers. 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 ahuut your home for immediate use will pro- vent serious sickness, a large doctor’s bill, and perhaps death by the of three or four doses. For curing Con sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia, Severe Coughs, Croup, or any di-esse of the Throat or Lungs, its success is al.mply wonderful, as your druggist will tell you Get a sample bottle freefrom Cherokee Drug Co. Regu lar else, 75 cts. Get Green’e Special Almanac. ‘U._j J- '•■s ► »