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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Wt GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C. f TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 19013. $1.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Event, that Have Taken 1’Aace from One £n<l of the State to the Other Called from Exchange, for Quick Reading by Scores of Rosy People. The work of placing all telephone wires in Charleston underground will begin early in October. The Woodeide cotton mill with a capital stock of $200,000 has been chartered in Greenville. A proposition has keen made to the navy department to make Port Royal station the permanent headquarters for torpedo boats. A verdict for $10,000 has been ren dered William E. Boyd agains the S. A. L. for injuries sustained in being thrown from a hand car. The fourth annual meeting of the Christian temperance workers will be held in Chester this week beginning on Thursday September 18th. In Spartanburg court Saturday Judge Buchanan sentenced Frank Jones and Bud Burns to Mfe imprison ment in the penitentiary for murder. Capt. A. vV. Hudgens of Easley made the successful guess of the num ber of bales cotton made in the United States last year and received from the Atlanta Constitution $1,500. A few days ago at Parksville while J. T. Beasley and a colored man were working in a well 38 feet deep the lumber they had used for curbing fell in upon them injuring them pain fully. Dispenser Stevenson of Winnsboro has refused to resign and give the place to Wm.Harden, the new dispen ser recently elected. The matter will be turned over to the state board of control. The body of an unknown negro wo man with her throat cut and right hand mutilated was found in St. An drews Parish near Charleston Wed nesday. The body was found lying behind a log in the woods near the road. There is no clue as to who committed the deed. A charter was Saturday granted the Nesbitt-Childress company of Pied mont, Greenville county, which pro poses to do a general mercantile busi ness on a capital stock of $5,QUO. The officers are J. A Nesbitt president, W. P. Childress vice president, andT. M. Childress secretary and treasurer. The negro preacher, June S. Mob ley, of Columbia, who in reconstruct ion days was auditor of Union county and afterwards a member of the legis lature from that county, announces that he is a candidate for appointment of collector of the port of Charleston to succeed the late Col. It. M. Wal lace. He is but one of many who will apply for this desirable place. The State phosphate commission met in Columbia yesterday and left to-day on its annual tour of inspect ion of the phosphate territory of South Carolina in and around Beau fort. State Phosphate Inspector Cunningham and the governor ac companied the party, the.latter being a member of the commission. The trip will occupy most of the week. Willie Smith, a grandson of Mr. J. M. Devinney of Rock Hill, was badly mashed Wednesday, while in Laurel- wood cemetery at that place. A tombstone that had been broken and put together with cement, fell upon him while he had his hands upon it. Owing to the manner in which it fell, the child was not seriously hurt, but as it was he was mashed and bruised considerably. Col. R. M. Wallace died Thursday night at the Hotel Sumter in Sumter where he went two weeks ago and was taken ill. Colonel Wallace was one of the most prominent republi cans in the state. At the time of his death he was collector of customs for the port of Charleston and'was form erly United States marshal. Hu was once the republican nominee for gov ernor of South Carolina. Louis Mouzon, a young negro man, was shot and instantly killed on the outskirts of Scranton Friday after noon by Mr. Melton Williamson of Cade’s. Mouzon was wanted for ob taining goods under false pretenses, and when Mr. Williamson undertook to serve the warrant Mouzon resisted. He was armed with a heavy iron rod about three feet long, and, fearing his lile was in jeopardy, Mr. Williamson shot and the negro fell dead. The postoffice at Clemson College waa broken into Friday morning about 2 o’clock and the safe blown open by burglars. One hundred and ten dollars in money and $150 in stamps, a registered letter and two registered packages were stolen. A tin box in safe containing $45 and $25 left in an unlocked drawer were un disturbed. The burglars used dyna mite and left on the premises a foot- adz, a screw driver and a brace stock. There is no clue to the guilty per sons. Mis Ida Calhoun, the post mistress, has notified the authorities. Amos Southern, a well-known mer chant ofPunkintown,Greenville coun ty, was run over Saturday by a heavily loaded wagon and seriously injured. While driving on the street, Mr. Southern allowed one of the lines to drop from bis hand. He leaned over the front gate of the wagon body, placed one band on one of the mule's hips in an effort to regain the line, and as he did this both mules became frightened, gave a sudden jerk and started on a run. Mr. Southern was thrown to the ground and two wheels of the wagon passed over his body. It is probable that Mr. Southern’s con dition will prove fatal. The governor Thursday morning acted favorably on a petition pre sented by Capt. H. Frank Wilson, master of Sumter county, and signed by Senator Manning and all of the county officers of Sumter county. The petition was for the pardon of Joseph Brooks who was convicted at the spring term of 1902 of burglary and sentenced to five years at hard labor on the chaiogang. The facts brought out in the case showed that Brooks was an accessory and did not actually break into the barn of the prosecutor. Dr. S. E. Baker says that Brooks is incapacitated for work and Judge Purdy and Solicitor Johnson recom mended his immediate pardon. lucreHHe of Capital Stock. The Gaffney Manufacturing Com pany has increased its capital stock from $800,000 to $1,000,000. The Gaffney Manufacturing Com pany was organized in 1894 with a capital of $100,000. It has been paying a ‘ satisfactory dividend ever since it began operation, and at the same time has been steadily increas ing its plant until now it has one of the largest and best equipped plants in the State. It was the pioneer in manufacl uring fine cotton goods in the South, and is now building a bleacbery t*-hich will include general finishing machinery, and when com plete, will enable the company to place its products on the market in a finished condition and thus enable it to realize for itsself the profits which have hitherto fallen in the coffers of the middle man. Miiyor’n Court. There was not a big crowd at the Mayor’s court yesterday and the docket was small; only one little case, the city of Gaffney vs. Melly Wilson and Della Mclntire for disorderly conduct. Melly and Della are two colored belles of rather unsavory rep utations who had allowed their affec tions for the same man to bring them to a rough and tumble fight, in which Delia got her nose “bit.” They both plead guilty and His Honor gave them an option on five or ten. Della chose the five and planked it down and was released, but at last accounts Melly was working on the ten in the city prison. Her Flrnt Itirtliduy In America. Last Saturday afternoon, Sept. 13, the Bessie Crocker Memorial Sunbeam Society, of Cherokee Avenue Baptist church, spent a most delightful atter- noon with little Bessie Crocker in honor of her second birthday, her first in America, the other having been spent, in China with her father, Rev. W. E. Crocker. Little Bessie was born in Japan Sept. 14, 1900. After spending more than a year with her father in China, she came to America to live with her grandmother at Gaffney. Ntitittfacllon. "Clifton” Hour always satisfies because it is always kept right up to the standard—the highest standard of purity and excellence. “Clifton” possesses every quality essential for making bread that is white, light and sweet. The rich flavor so seldom found in the bread made from ordinary flours—that de licious pure wheat flavor is always found in the bread made from “Clif ton,” which is no ordinary Hour, as most people know, “Clifton” Hour is milled from the pick of the finest wheat grown; milled scientifically, with the best of skill and machinery in every detail of its manufacture. “Clifton” is easily a leader and is standing the test of thousands of families. If you do not u.,o “Clif ton’*’ have your grocer send you a sack. The satisfaction experienced by our many customers is assured. Bkanhfokd Mills, Owemiboro, Ky. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS FROM ETTA JANE Recent Happenings in Lower Cherokee County AMONG PEOPLE WE KNOW Capt. J. II. BeU, of Gaffney, Suggested as a Suitable Man for Solicitor—Mr. Thomas Spencer 111—Death at Hopewell—Other Items of Interest. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Sept. 13.—Now that the election is over the country can breathe easy for. at least two more years, during which time business will resume its normal condition. The ballot box is to the true Ameri can what the Ark of the Covenant was to the ancient Israelite—the most sacred of all his earthly possessions. But the abuse of this institution at the present day is so alarming that our wisest and best men are trying to find a preventive for it. Who will be equal to the task remains yet to be found out. Madame Rijmor says that Solicitor Henry will not stand for re-election at the close of his present term of office. This no doubt will be a great disappointment to his constituents who have long since learned to recog nize in him one of the very best solicitors in the State, as well as the highest type of a gentleman. It may be that he will seek promotion which he has long since earned, and in case he does we suggest our friend Capt. Jas. B. Bell, of the Gaffney bar, as a suitable man to take his place as solicitor of this the Sixth Judicial Circuit Capt. Bell has had several years experience in the practice of law in which he has been quite suc cessful, and we verily believe that the interest of the State and the rights of its people could bn placed in no better hands than his. He is a son of the late Thos. J. Bell, of York- ville, who stood high in the profes sion both before and since the war. As Cherokee county has never asked for the promotion of any of its sons before we don’t propose to let this opportunity slio, and we believe that we will succeed. JJiss Grace Whisonant went to Kershaw today. She will begin her school next Monday. To Frogress, of Union, we are in debted for the first authentic reports of the State election. Our young friend, Mr Allen Nicholson, deserves the thanks of the community for posting the first election bulletin in our office as well as the enterprise lie exhibited in procuring correct election reports. Mr. H. B. McDaniel has got water in his new well which wus bored by Mr. Morgan Leech, of Hickory Grove. It is 105 feet deep Mr Leech has his machine at work boring a well for Mr Emmett Wylie, of Hopewell. Your correspondent spent Wednes day night on the York side of the river. We regret exceedingly to learn that Mr. Thomas Spencer, of Lawn, is quite unwell. He is an old and highly respected citizen and his many friends will regret to hear of his sick ness. He has our sympathies. One of our acetic contemporaries whose bilious nature is his greatest misfortune, takes issue with us be cause he can’t see how we can always speak well of everybody in our news paper writing. First, we don’t speak of everybody (as you seem to think)—especially those of whom we can say nothing good. Second, only those who merit it are worthy of mention in this or any other hightoned respectable newspaper, and third, we leave the refuse of spite, hatrtd and envy to those who delight to peddle them out to itching ears and poison slan derous tongues where the uirty scan dal-monger can gloat over them to his heart’s content. No, brother, we only speak good of those who deserve it Master Archie Sparks, one of our juvenile readers of Clifton, had a birthday supper at his home on the 2nd inst., in which he was joined by twenty-one of bis little friends. They had a fine time together. He received many nice presents. Archie is beyond doubt the youngest sub scriber on The Ledger’s long list of names, being only about seven years old I no Nortli I’aco et Sunday School Convention (Interdenominational) will meet at Salem on the fourth Sab bath of this month—28th Inst. The programme will appear in ttie next isiue of Thu Ledger. Miss Ida Craig died at the homo of her uncl£, Dull Smith, near Hope- well last Fr'day night and was buried at Salem yesterday. Her pastor, Rov. P. B. Ingram, of Hickory Grove, conducted the funeral services. She had been sick for a long time with a bronchial trouble. A few days be* 1 fore her pastor visited her and we learn she related to him a beautiful Christiau experience. For a long time Miss Ida worked in the cotton mill at Gaffney and no doubt many of our readers will well remember her as the bright, sweet girl she was. She leaves an only sister and father with other relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Like the Psalmist, she could have ex claimed: “When my father and my mother forsake me the Lord will take me up,” Psalm 27:10. Last Friday evening the young people went over to Mrs. Sraarr’s and had some music, both vocal and instrumental. Among the pleasures of the evening was listening to John Robinson playing his violin over the ’phone, which could be heard very distinctly over several miles of wire. Along the line it could be heard dis tinctly and this made their concert the more interesting and pleasant. J L. s DANCEAT BLACKSBURG. An Knjoynble Kvent at the Cherokee Inn Friday EvenliiK. (Correspondence of The Ledger.; Blacksburg, Sept. 13.—Another of those very enjoyable dances was given at the Cherokee Inn last evening. Every one voted the affair a unique success. The genial host, Mr. J. A. Byers, was deluged with compliments. Society was out in force. Among those present from Blacks burg and adjacent localities were: Misses Lucy Thompson, Edna Heal- an, Willie Hardin, Catherine Deal, Annie Davis, Mamie Johnson, Mamie Gaston, Alice Gaston, Dot Urquhart, Lesby Alexander, Vellie Maguire, Sallie McCutchen, Burnie Giles, Lillian Wood, Fannie Hopper, Fan nie Fort, Edith Fort and Myrtle Sarratt. Messrs. Pennie, Brown, Freeman, Maguire, Coe, Hobbs, Dr. Garland, Lylies, Black, Coward, Morrow, Byars, Dr. Culverson, Lipscomb, Humphries, Osborne, Monroe, Me Allister, McArthur, S wofford. Mr and Mrs. Paul Bratton, Prof. Dibble and wife. Chaperons: Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tripp, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Dougherty, Mrs. Geo. Blanton and Mayor and Mrs. J. F Jones. Miss Mamie Johnson, who has been the guest of Miss Leiia Davies for the past week, returned home Saturday. Miss Johnson is both beautiful and attractive and has made many friends while in the city. Miss Estell Campbell, of Rock Hill, is the guest of Miss Sue Jack ins. Mr. Will Coe, who is connected with the Southern Railway at Salis bury, spent Sunday with home folks in the city. Mr. J. C. Clark, of Monroe, N. C., spent Sunday with Mr. A. H. Pol lock’s family. Miss Mattie Caldwell, of Clover, spent Monday in the city as the guest of Mius Dot Urquhart. Miss Julie Carpenter, of Spartan burg, was the guest of Miss Lucy Thompson last week. Off to Hold Another Meeting. Rev. Arch C. Cree came home Sat urday from Boiling Springs, Spartan burg county, where he conducted a splendid meeting last week, and preached in his own church at both services Sunday. Yesterday he left the city again for Boiling Springs where he will continue the meeting this week. i' r. Cree will be in his own pulpit in the First Baptist church next Sun day and will hold vesper communion services at 5 o’clock. > The Cooking Context. Thursday, the I8t.h inst., is the day for the baking contest at the Acme Furniture Company’s store. Girls under fourteen years of age who have registered their names will take part In the contest, and the one who cooks the best biscuits will re ceive as a present a handsome Buck’s Junior range. The Acme Furniture Company invite the mothers and friends of the little girls to be present on the occasion. Local Cotton Market. The following prices prevail on the Gafiney market today : Good midling 8:40 Mulling 8:25 A Gentle Hint. In our style of climate, with its sudden changes of temperature—rain, wind and sunshine often intermingled in a single day—it is no wonder that our children, friends and relatives are so frequently taken from us by neg lected colds, half the deaths resulting directly from this cause. A bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup kept about your home for immediate use will pre vent serious sickness, a large doctor’s hill, and perhaps death, by the use of three or four doses. For curing Con sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia, Severe Coughs, Croup, or any disease of the Throat or Lungs, its success is simply wonderful, as your druggist will tell you. Get a sample bottle free from Cherokee Drug Co. Regu lar size, 75 cts. Get Green’s Special Almanac. THE TAB HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Inturuxtlng Iteruix Concerning Our Neigh bor* Beyond tbe Line Which May Frovt Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers. Eugene Smith, who was arrested in Salisbury last week on suspicion of having committed a murder in Geor gia, was released Friday, James Woody, the alleged assailant of Florence Haney, was given a pre liminary hearing in Greensboro Sat urday morning and bound over to court. There was quite a sarnrise in the court room at Tarboro Friday when the jury brought in a verdict of ac quittal for E L. Breadlove for the murder of Elijah Anderson. It had been expected that he would get a long term in the penitentiary at least. A negro named Calvin Grier was run over bv a Seaboard Air Line train in the freight yard at Charlotte at 2:30 o’clock Sunday morning. Both of his feet were cut off. He was sent to tbe Good Samaritan Hospital where he was properly attended to by a physician. John Allison, the negro who has been selling wine in Providence town ship, and who has made himself a nuisance to the people of that neigh borhood, was Thursday bound over to the Superior Court in the sum of $100, by Esquire S. H. Hamilton, of Cbailotte. The cash was supplied by another party and Allison was re leased. Thomas Newsom >, who was shot la:-t April bj Bink v'irigov, m Stokis county, died Thursday night. The two men were prominent fanners and fell out over the line dividing their lands \\ right used a shot-gun load ed with buck shot. Nineteen holes were founo in his clothes. Two shot were cut out, but several could not be located. Wright is in jail and will be tried for murder. Ten physicians of Union county have organized an association for mutual protection. A list of persons who do not pay their doctor's bills has been made out and all persons whose names appear thereon will be given the opportunity to pay or make an honest effort to do so. Those who fail to do so will be unable to obtain medical service in the future except upon the cash in advance system. Mr. W. A. Blankenship, of Char lotte, who was a victim of an overdose of chloral, died Friday morning at 2 :15 o’clock. For two days Mr Blanken ship had been a terrible sufferer. At times Thursday the services of four men were required to confine him to his bed, so severe were his convul sions. He had taken 4371 grains of chloral by accident, last Monday afternoon, and shortly afterwards was found unconscious iu his home. A few nights ago Mr. W. W. Moore, who lives between Polkton and Peach- laud, iu Anson county, killed some sort of a varmint in bis chicken coop. Mr. Moore carried the animal to Peachland, but no one there could tell what it was. It is described as follows: About the slz? of a cat with short body and short legs; long shag gy hair and long bushy tail; nose snort; blazed face and white spot be tween ear* ; otherwise perfectly black. Mr. J. M. Rogers, of Monroe, sec tion master on the Seaboard Air Line, was badly hurt Friday af er- noon while riding on his crank car on the railroad. The little car was going probably ten miles an hour. Mr. Rogers was sitting in front with his feet hanging down ever the tdge. and in an ungarded moment his feet were caught underneath the car and he was dragged down under it. One leg w as broken and also bis collar bone. Friday night a negro youth escaped from the county jail at Elizabeih City arid left his means of exit sub ject to the disposal of James Wilcox, the femous alleged murderer of Nellie Cropsey. Next morning when the sheriff and others visited the jail to discover the negro's means of escape, Wilcox told them be could have es caped in the same manner and to prove his assertions he went through the process of making his escape in the presence of the few who were present. Thomas B. Rouse, of Wilmington, who eight months ago wus sentenced to twelve months on the county mads for a villainous assault upon Minnie Phillips, a little white girl, was par doned by the Governor and the papers for his release have been received by the Sheriff and Rouse was turned loose Friday, having served only two- thirds of his sentence. The pardon was granted largely through the ef forts of the little girl’s mother, who circulated a petition and forwarded it to the Governor. A verdict of not guilty was render ed at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon iu the Briraer-Jenkins murder trial, which has consumed the past three days of the Gaston county Superior Court in session at Dallas. The jury was out about five hours, the case having been given to it at 11 o’clock in the morning. The verdict did not come in the nature of a .surprise to the majority of those acquainted with the case. The case against Brimer was for killing a man named Jenk ins at McAdenville several months ago. In Greensboro last week, Judge James E. Boyd signed an order ap pointing Henry C. Cowles, of States ville, receiver for the monies which may be paid in by the defendants in the famous Amos Owens cherry tree case. Jt will be remembered that Judge Boyd’s sentence provided for the restitution by the defendants of money which they fraudulently ob tained. All such money they are now to pay to Mr. Cowles, who will hold it in trust for the court. The prin cipal defendants in the cases are Frank Bright. T. Bright and Clarence D. Wilkie. Th« case will come up at the October term of Federal Court to see to what extent the defendants have remitted mon^y which they fraudulently obtained. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. The fall session of Limestone Col lege will open on Wednesday the 24th inst. The jury list for next term of court is published in this issue of The Ledger. Mrs. Claude Coffey, who has had a slight attack of fever, is rapidly improving. Cotton seed brought forty cents per huuh^l !a«t week at Kershaw, ie Lan caster county. Push your pigs now, if you want them in good condition for the tub on time at little cost. We had ffw people in the city yes terday from the country. Chero- keeans are hustling now. A locomobile passed through the city yesterday. It was a Charlotte tur. out and was making good time. It is said that dispensary liquor and the cider of the trade, taken al ternately, make a sure "dead shot.” Every day is a good one to buy real estate in Gaffney. No man has ever sold property in Gaffney for less than he paid for it. C. T. Morrison, of Hickory, N. O., will run an excursion from Gastonia, via Spartanburg to Asheville, N. C., on the 25th inst. If you are neglecting to save what long forage you ought to mow, be sure to sow a rich lot in rye for an early crop of hay. Rev. VV. H. Hodges, of the Buford Street Methodist church, nreached at Limestone Springs Baptist church Sunday afternoon. There are two houses for locomobiles being built in the citv. The work is being rushed to be ready for the ma chines when they arrive. Sow a few acres of well prepared and well fertilized land in oats now and harvest forty bushels of oats to the acre from it next spring. From every section of the county our most observant farmers report the cotton crop short. Few think there will be over half a cmp. Seats are b*-irg placed in the Star Theatre and the first p'ay will be presented to the theatre going people of Gaffney on October the 2nd. The Ladies Aid Society of the First* Baptist church will give an oyster supper in the old Lipscomb & Bro. store next Friday night. The Limestone Springs Lime Com pany has five kilns in full blast all the time, and are turning out about four hundred barrels of lime every day. When the finishing plant of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company be gins work a new era in the manufac turing of cotton goods in the South will begin also. Saturday, Sunday and yesterday were quite cool. So much so that fires were comfortable and smoke could be seen issuing from nearly all the chimneys. Mr. Hoag Allison, of Blacksburg, came to the city Saturday and Drought Nelson Jennings, (col), who had been bound to court by Magistrate Bridges to await trial in a case "confarning a hog.” Nelson is in jail. O. E. Wilkins, The Value Store, has engaged for the season for his milli nery department Mrs. Gurley, who comes well recommended. She has just returned from the north and la preparing for her fall opening.