The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 07, 1902, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1902.
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MUT THE
PALMETTO STATE,
Items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
fcvrnt* tlmt Have Taken Place from One
End of the State to the Other Called from
KxehauKe* for Quick Heading by Scores
of Itusy People.
The Cerolina Glass Works in Colum
bia began operations Wednesday.
Amos Singleton, an escaped convict
who is wanted in Florence, shot and
seriously wounded Policeman A. D.
■Owens at Sumter Wednesday while
resisting arrest. Singleton escaped.
J. W. Chivis, a young white man
of St. Matthews, was robbed of #85
in Columbia oue night last week by
another white man whom he had re
cently meT. The robbery occurred
at a bouse of questionable character.
A reward of #250 has been offered
by the insurance companies for the
conviction of the incendiary who fired
the gin house of W. J. Mosley at
Montmorenci some time ago. The
overnor has also offered a reward of
100.
The governor has suspended Mag
istrate Boykins of Lamar, Darlington
county, for performing the marriage
for a white man and a negro girl.
Boykin has also been bound over to
court and will be dealt with accord
ing to law.
The people of Edgefield are against
the proposed foimation of a new coun
ty from parts of Edgefield and Aiken
counties with North Augusta as the
county seats, and will make a vigor
ous fight against it.
Aiken has an election for mayor
this fall. Mayor Emanuel will not
stand for re-election. Heretofore there
has been no salary attached to the
office. The council will be petitioned
to pay a salary of #000 to the next
mayor.
Mr. W. F. Brown, of Pacolet, lost a
fine cow one day laat week. The ani
mal was standing under a tree at Mr.
Brown’s farm when u rainstorm came
up. A flash of lightning struck the
tree, and the bolt also struck the ani
mal, killing her instantly.
An attempt was made to wreck the
Coast Line train No. 32 near Selma
on the Columbia and Wilmington di
vision one night last week. Several
croesties wero placed on the track,
but the engine made kindling wood
of them and was not hurt.
Saturday afternoon the southbound
vestibule on the Southern railroad,
while running at a hit»h rale of speed
between Fair Forest and Welford ran
over and killed a negro woman who
was on the track. The name of the
unfortunate human being could not
be ascertained.
Capt. John S. Wiison, the venera
ble probate judge of Chester county,
was found in his office Friday about
12 o’clock in a helpless condition,
having received a stroke of paralysis
some time during the morning. Ho
could talk, but very indistinctly, and
asked to be taken borne. He sank
rapidly and died Friday night after
being unconscious for five hours.
At a hot supper near Beaufort,
Laurens county, Frlr.ay night, # Bum
Williams and Jack Robinson, two ne
groes, engaged in a shooting scrape,
with the n suit that Bum was mor
tally wounded, dying in a few hours
afterwards, and Jack is in jail. He
was shot twice, but the wounds are
slight. Bum was a bad negro and
Jack shot him in self defense. This
will be his plea when the case comes
to trial the third week of this month.
Some time ago the secretary of
*tate issued a commission to the
Carolina and Western Railroad com
pany, which is to run some miles
from a point on the Charleston and
Western Carolina road in Hampton
county out in the direction of the
Charleston and Savannah road. Satur
day the return was filed and the char
ter secured. The principal place of
business is to be Fecht. The capi
tal stock is #50,000 with the privilege
of increasing to #100 000.
The body of a white man was found
Saturday morning lying near the
Charleston and Western Carolina
railroad track about one mile east of
Varnvllle in Hampton county. One
arm was cut off and his skull was
crushed at the base. He bad been
lu and around Varnvllle for the last
ten days and was Isst seen about
dark Friday eight. In conversation
with some parties be gave his nsme
J. P. Gallardo, and claimed he was
from Spain. Tbers were no blood
■tains where the body was found and
it is thought by soms that be was
mardersd and bis body placed on tbs
track by tbs murderer.
James Hammond, tbs man who at
tempted the life of Superintendent G.
A. Buchanan, of the Arcade mill,
Rock Hill, some months ago. is under
arrest at Newton, N. C., awaiting a
requisition. Hammond got himself
into a difficulty with Superintendent
Buchanan and snapped a revolver
pointblank at Mr. Buchanan’s breast.
Homebody) interfered before he was
able to repeat the attempt success
fully. He made his escape shortly
afterward, and a warrant was sworn
out for his arrest on the charge of as
sault aod battery with intent to kill.
Sheriff Logan, of York, was notified
on Thursday that Hammond had been
caught at Newton; but that he re
fused to come to South Carolina with
out a requisition. It will probably
be a week before Hammond is brought
back to this State.
Capt. Hell for Solicitor.
The following article, clipped from
the Rock Hill Herald, was taken
from the Etta Jane correspondence of
the Yorkville Yeoman and no doubt
voices the sentiments of a large num
ber of Cherokeeans:
“The correspondent at this place,
writing to the Gaffney Ledger, sug
gests Capt. Jas. B. Bell for solicitor
at the expiration of Mr. Henry’s
term, in case that gentleman don’t
stand for re-election. This sugges
tion, we believe, w ill meet the appro
bation of a large majority of the good
people of York county. Capt. Bell is
a native of York county and since
locating at Gaffney has built up a
large and increasing law practic. For
four years be has been secretary and
treasurer of the County Democratic
committee and has given entire satis
faction in the discharge of his duties.
It is reasonable to suppose that by
the next election Cherokee county
will cast 3 000 votes—practically all
for Capt. Bell. To this add those be
will gf.t in York county, in case there
is no strong candidate, and that
makes him a formidable candidate in
the field. Everything indicates that
he would cross the Catawba river
with 5 000, and that assures his elec
tion, we think ”
Court Proceeding*.
In Friday’s issue we gave the court
proceedings up to Thursday night.
Friday morning argument was begun
in the case of Wash Lipscomb, Paul
Lipscomb and Hilas Lipscomb, ail
colored, for the killing of Holmes
Byars, also colored, last spring. J.
B. Bell and J. 0. Jefferies represented
Wash, and T B. Butler defended
Paul and Silas, while Solicitor Henry
and G. W. Speer appeared for the
state. The arguments consumed ail
the morning and were concluded
about one o’clock in the afternoon.
The case was then given to the jury
and at 5 p. m. a verdict, of man
slaughter was rendered against Wash
Lipscomb and Paul and Silas were ac
quitted. Wash was sentenced to
seven years in the penitentiary and
his two sons released.
After dinner, when the arguments
in the Lipscomb case had been con
cluded. the ca«e of Gaffney against
the Southern Railway came up and
continued until Saturday noon, when
court adjourned until Monday morn
ing.
Court resumed business again yes
terday morning and the case of New
ton G. Littlejohn vs. W. Sam Lip
scomb was taken up. This case con
sumed the entire day and is not yet
ended.
HaptlMt Itevlval.
The revival services at the First
Baptist church opened on Sunday with
two sermons by the pastor. Last
night Rev. W. H. Hodges, pastor of
the Buford Street Methodist church,
preached. Rev. W. C. Newton, of
Greensboro. N. C., will arrive this
morning and will commence his work
at the First Baptist church tonight
at 8 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
all of the services, ami from all wu
hear of Mr. Newton there is a treat
in store for all who attend. Morning
service, Limestone College, it o’clock ;
afternoon service. First Baptist
church; night service, First Baptist
church 8 o'clock.
liou’t
Imagine that all Hours are alike.
There is a difference, a big difference.
So much depends upon having pure,
white and nutritious flour that the
subject is worthy your careful inves
tigation and consideration.
You will be better satisfied in se
lecting "Clifton” flour, a fact that
everyone who knows anything about
flour will tell you. In purity, white
ness and quality, “Clifton” flour ex
cels all other flours.
Don’t imagine that because “Clif
ton” flour Is a high grade flour that
the price is high, for the price le low;
in reach of all bousekeeperi. Cheap
flour is dear at any price, while 1 'Clif
ton” le the least expeosive, and Is tbs
very best you can buy.
Bkavsfobd Milll,
Owensboro, Ky.
VETERANS AT WORK
SECURING ROLLS
Of York Soldiers Who Went
to the War.
INFORMATION WANTED
To II«Ip Complete the Koll* as the Com
mittee Desires to Make Them Perfect—
A Model York Couuty f armer and Ills
Karly Experiences.
(Correspondence of The Lodger.)
Etta Jane, Oct. 4.—Your corre
spondent spent Wednesday of this
week at Hickory Grove with the com
mittee appointed by the United Con
federate Veterans in helping to get
up a roll of the soldiers who went
from what is now Broad township, in
York county, to the late war. The
committee present were: Messrs.
John Ramsey, Robert W. Whitesides,
John M. Menno, William 8. Wiiker-
son, Joseph M. Whiteside and John
Harris Wylie. This committee had
either in person or by agent made a
thorough canvass of the township
and got all the names they could
find or bear of.
They comparea lists to see that no
name appeared on any two or more
of them. They then enrolled the
names with the list of casualties re
ported in each case. This list will be
revised at a meeting of the committee
after it has published the names of
those about whom the committee had
very little information, asking any
one who could give that information
to do so. By this means the commit
tee hopes to accomplish a work which
will prove, we think, absolutely per
fect in the end, or at least us nearly
so as it is possible to make it. We
see no other way of doing than that
adopted by our York county friends.
When this committee has finished its
work then its list will be turned
over to an expert copyist to place on
the book prepared <or that purpose.
We hope our people will be able to
accomplish this work in Cherokee
county in us business-like u way as
our over-the-river neighbors are con
ducting it. The work is practical, and
it only requires patience and perse-
verence to perform it. It’s a great
mistake the State made in spending
money upon this work to so little
purpose. It might as well have been
thrown away as for the good it has
done.
While on the York side of the river
we spent the tight with Mr VV. S.
WilKerson and saw his molasses man
ufactory, and found it one of the best
(quipped plants of the kind in this
part of the S»ate, and the output is
the highest grade that can be made
from the cane cultivated hereabouts.
He lias made this season about 1,000
gallons, and that is extra fine. Ho
puts it in cans .or market. It is put
up nicely and labeled and finds ready
sale wherever offered. Mr. Scott Cobb
is foreman at the manufactory. He
has had several years experience at
the business. Each year Mr. Wiiker-
son adds some improvement to the
plant until he has it about absolutely
perfect. It will pay any one to go
and see Mr. Wilkerson’s arrange
ments at his mills He drives his
saw mill, cotton gin, thresher and
cane mill all with the same engine
without moving either of them—only
adjusts the band for the work he
wants done. Besides his machinery
Mr. Wilkerson has a model farm
Everything is arranged for conven
ience and comfort, both for man and
beast. His system of terracing is in
keeping with his other work and his
methods would be well worth the time
and trouble it would take others to
test them. He is simply a. com
mon sense, practical man, and he is
raising a family of four boys to follow
in his footsteps. Besides bis atten
tion to home matters he never allows
a worthy object to pass without giv
ing it such financial or other encour
agement as he thinks it deserves.
Mr. Wilkerson is the son of a
widow lady. Her husband L.his
father) died leaving her with a family
of small children of which he was the
eldest, but too small to be of any
help to her. she was a seumtress
and by her needle and scissors worked
aod raised her children. His school
advantages were such as w» re fur
nished by the common schools of the
country, but the war came on too
soon for him to get the advantage of
even these. He went into the war at
the age of seventeen years, joining
Co. G of the Palmetto Sharpshooters,
where he remained until the close of
that eventful crisis. His delicate
constitution and youth exposed him
to dangers Incidental to oamp life anl
his health began to fall just before
the lines around Richmond were
broken. Arrangements were being
mad# to assign him to light duty in
theolty, when Grant’s army broke
through the linee aod made the evac
uation of Rlohmond a military neces
sity. He remained with his command
until the final end.
Returning home, like the rest, he
found everything gone except friends
and honor. A mere boy—not over 20
years old—he set to work with his
only brother and three sisters to
make a living for themselves and
their mother. About 1808 be started
a tan-yard and got to work just before
the Ku Klux war came on, which
broke him up for a few years. He,
like others ot York county accused of
being a member of the mystic order,
was taken up and kept in prison for
some time, butfinally wasdischarged,
when he resumed his tanning and
homemade shoe business. This be
kept up for some years and made
good money out of it.
Early in his business career Mr.
John Smith, a wealthy planter or
Broad river, saw in the young man a
trait of character and business that
impelled him to tender him such fi
nancial aid as he might need. Mr.
Wilkerson, however, conducted bis
business on safe plans and finally
succeeded. He married Miss Nancy
Scoggins, than whom there is not a
more thorough business woman in
York or any other county, and to her
energy and help Mr. Wilkerson owes
much for bis success.
For several years Mr. Wilkerson
has been a member of the county
board of York county and hejis recog
nized as one of the best qualified men
ever connected with that office. This
year he positively refused to become
a candidate for re-election, while a
strong influence was brought to bear
on him to run for either county su
pervisor or the State legislature, pre
ferring to remain at home and attend
to bis own business affairs, j. l. s.
A NEW TRAIN.
The Southern Will Soon Put on » Flyer Be
tween New York and the South 3T3J
It has been known for some time
that the Southern Railway officials
intended putting on a new train over
their road between New York and
the South. It was their intention to
put on this new train on the first of
this month, but it now develops that
on account of some misunderstand
ings with certain connecting lines
the arrangements cannot be com
pleted until about the 18th inst.
This new train, Hie "fast flyer,”
will literally annihilate distance. It
will carry only mail coaches at first
and is intended to break all previous
records from the "land of sleet and
snow to where the orange blossoms
grow.” Later on, after the new
schedule has been satisfactorily test
ed, sleepers will he attached to the
train for the benefit of passengers.
It seems that the schedule has not
yet beeu completed for the entire
run, at least it hasn’t b< en given out;
I but it lias been stated by those in po
sition to know that the “flyer”
will leave New York at 2:20
a. m. and reach Washington
about 7 a. m., Churlote between
4 and 5 p. m.. Gaffney about
7 p. m. ami Atlanta somewhere about
midnight, thus lessening the present
time between New York and Atlanta
six or seven hours. New York papers
will reach the South on the same day
of publication and Gaffney people
will receive their northern mail late
in tiie afternoon of the day it is sent,
instead of next morning, as at present.
It is also reported that there will
be several changes made iu the
schedule of some of the trains now
running when the new train is out
on. The two northbound passenger
trains which pass here in the after
noon and evening will probably be
made to arrive two or three hours
earlier than at present.
The Southern is having a heavy
traffic now, both in freight and pas
sengers,and it is said that its cars and
engines are not sufficient in number
to handle the immense business being
done over its lines—in other words,
there is a car famine id the South.
The Southern Railway is a powerful
system and it is very much in need
of the double track, which, if reports
be true, it will soon have between
Washington and Atlanta.
Hralu-Food NoiiMen*e.
Another ridiculous food faa has
been branded by the most competent
authorities. They have dispelled the
silly notion that one kiud of food is
needed for brain, another for muscles,
and still another for bones. A cor
rect diet will not only nourish a par-
t'cul&r part of the body, but it will
sustain every other part. Yei, how
ever good yoUr food may be, its nutri
ment is destroyed by indigestion or
dyspepsia. You must prepare for
their appearance or prevent tbelr
coming by taking regular doses of
Green's August Flower, the favorite
medicine of the healthy millions. A
few dosoi aids digestion, stimulates
the liver to healthy action, purifies
the blood, and makes you feel buoyant
and vigorous. You can get this relia
ble remedy at Oberokee Drug Oo.
Get Qreeu’e Special Almanac.
Local Cotton Market.
The following prices prevail on the
Gaffney market today:
Good middling 8:67
Middllng................ «««•• 8:50
THROUGHOUT THE
T>R HEEL STATE.
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
IntereMUng IteniH Concrming Our Ncijcl*-
born Beyond the Line Which May Frovt
Kutertainliig Heading for Hundred" of
Ledger Keadera,
All is quiet in Elizabeth City. The
message on the jail wall that Wiicox
was in danger puroorted nothing.
The prisoner is in no danger of mob
violence. A reward is offered for the
party who posted the threatening
notice.
Mr. J. B. Makepeace, one of San
ford’s mos» highly respected citizens,
shot himself through the heart Thurs
day at his home in Sanford. Despon
dency and nervous prostration on ac
count of over work is supposed to be
the cause.
The Winston-Salem Gas and Light
ing Company was reorganized Satur
day. The new owners are men of
wealth and prominence and they pro
pose to make many improvements on
the piant, making it one of the best
in the South.
Friday morning there was a fisticuff
in the court house at Durham be
tween Deputy Sheriff J. J. Tnaxto-
and bis father-in-law, Mr. Simeon
Hester, who lives a few miles west of
that city. It is the second ch.m*er
in a family difficulty, and Mi 1 * u. t ' •<
not ye* in sight
Mr. Robt King of Salisbury, hut
received a letter from his bother, Mr.
Will King, who ha bem in u.
Klondike for eight yeir*, tellir g bin
that he will return to North nunilir-
this month. Mr King, who is yet a
young man, left horn* ibip.-en y^ars
ago and has accumulated a fortune in
Alaska.
The story that Senator Hanna, of
Ohio, would make several speeches in
North Carolina is positively contra
dicted by a letter received by Mr. E.
I. Frost, of Salisbury, in answer to an
invitation to .Senator Hanna to speak
at that place. The letter states
that engagements already made will
fully occupy his time before the elec
tion and that he will consequently be
unable to come South at all.
About a week ego the residence of
M. C. Williams, tivo miles west of
Statesville, was entered while Mr.
Williams and his wife were out on
the farm, and a quanity of clothing,
a pistol and Mrs. Williams’ purse
containing two or three dollars it
change were stolen. Deputy Sheriff
Ward succeeded iu arresting the Ihiel,
George Dixon, colond, at Stony
Point, Thursday, and at, the trial Fri
day Dixon was committed to jail in
default of bond. Most of the cloth
ing taken Dixon had. with him when
arrested.
Mr. A. Htronach, of Raleigh, Fri
day afternoon had a narrow escape
from what might have proven fatal.
He had bis hand within three inches of
a spreading adder, one of the most
poisonous of all varieties of snakes.
Mr. Stronach was starting on a ride
and reached down to pull up a owitch
when he saw the snuke. He thought
it was a harmless king snake but
when rt.e reptile crawled out it
proved to be a large spreading adder,
31 feet iu length. The snake puffed
out and spit yellow venom for four
feet. Mr. Daien Stronach killed the
snake with a stick. It was a fine
specimen of this most poisonous
variety.
Clarence Ayers, a young white man
and an employe of the Standard Ice
and Fuel Company, of Charlotte, was
shot In Wilkinson's restaurant, on
West, Trade street, in that city at 9
o’clock Saturday night, by a negro
boy named John Moseley. Ayers
states that he entered the restaurant
to buy a sundwitch and jostled
against Moseley, who immediately
became quarrelsome and insulting.
Provoked by the negro’s cursing
Ayers started at Moseley, who step
ped back, drew a revolver and fired
with the pistol two feet from Ayers'
face. Then the negro fled out of the
rear door of the restaurant and so far
has eluded the search of the police.
Ayers will recover.
There is a rule in Newbern among
the colored citizens that but onn man
must love any one girl. Friday
night this rule was broken and as a
result one negro lies at the point of
death and another Is in jail without
privilege of bail. Augustus Hutcbi-
sou aod Markey Fenner, two large
negroes, became infatuated with the
charms of a woman and much rivalry
has existed recently. Friday night
Hutchlaoo accompanied the object of
his affections to church, which caused
Fenner to sulk. After the services
Hutchison and Fennar met to daoldc
the matter and In conclusion Hutchi
son drew his gun and shot Fenner in
the abdomen. The affair caused a
great deal of excitement among the
people in the locality.
The United Stages Court which
convened in Greensboro yesterday will
be of unusual interest because it is at
this lerm that the defendants in the
famous Amos Owens Cherry Tree
cases are expected to refund the
money fraudulently obtained from
the public in the celebrated swindle.
There is great interest in the outcome
of this arrangement, and Receiver
Cowles is expected to have a big
amount on hand to be distributed
among those who were buncoed. It
is said that the defendants are going
to put up a stiff plea of inability to
raise the amount they secured from
cherry tree buyers, but if they de
pend on former leniency, a lawyer
who is interested in the case said,
they had just as well make up their
minds to "shell out” or go to the
penitentiary.
A most distressing accident occur
red in Union county south of Monroe
Friday. A man, Mr. Wesley Quick,
was attending the gin. Suddenly his
hand was caught and drawn into the
gin, going in until the shoulder was
ree.ched, when it could go no further.
For some time the poor man stood
thus with the fearful grinding of the
saws going on tearing the flesh iu
shreds from the bones. A negro
hand on the yard heard his screams
and succeeded in stopping the ma
chinery. He then ran to help Mr.
Quick, and in his excitement jerked
his arm out so violently as to tear the
hand, what remained of it, entirely
off. A physician happend to be near
by, or the man would no doubt have
quickly bled to death. The arm was
: Ter. rff by th? doctors three inches
from the shoulder.
SOUTHERN AND CIRCUSES.
TliU Hoad Decllue* to Handle ThU Charac
ter of BtHineHH.
If the following from the Charlotte
News be true, G if ity w i l not have a
circus this winter:
"The cities and towns along the
line of the Southern, not touched by
other railroads, will have to make up
their minds to do without the circus.
The Southern has flatly refused to
haul this character of business unless
the show people subscribe to the new-
made rules laid down by the officials
at Washington. It is useless to add
that circus owners will not, under
any condition, agree to ri k their be
longings unless the rai road will give
them some kind of protection. This
state of affairs is due to the big
smash up of Buffalo Bill’s train near
Salisbury. N. C., last fall. Owing to
the ovt-riight of ho operator in des
ignating the number of trains en
route for the Buffalo Bill movement,
oue of the specials ran into a freight
and was literally torn to pic-cefe. A
great number of damage suits re
sulted and the cost to the Southern
was in the neighborhood of #100,000.
The Southern figures that it is best
to steer clear of this class of business,
especially as traffic, is heavy, both in
freight and the passenger depart
ments.”
Mr.CarHou Cone to Kock Hill.
Frank Carson, who for a long time
was connected with the clerical foroo
of the Gaffney Manufacturing Com
pany’s store, has severed his coonec-
tion with that concern to accept a
more lucrative position with a large
dry goods firm in Rock Hill, Messrs.
A Freidheim tfc Bro.
Mr. Carson was a genial and gen
tlemanly young man, and during hir
stay in our midst he made himself
popular with the other young men of
the city and won the respect and es
teem of the older onrs We regret
very much to have him leave Gaffney,
but hope the change will be beneficial
to him; and we certainly wish him
great success in his new position.
Mr. Calloway Keturu*.
Mr. Winters Galloway, formerly a
resident of this city, but who for sev
eral years has been bookkeper for a
bank in Milledgeville, Ga., has re
turned to Gaffney to accept a like po
sition with Carroll, Carpenter & Byers
—the same position he very ably
filled a few years ago. prior to his go
ing into business for himself. Mrs.
Galloway and little son, Francis, will
soon join him here.
We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Gallo
way back to Gaffney, and trust their
future days iu our midst may be both
pleasant and profitable.
A New Attorney In Gaffney.
Mr. J. Emile Harley, a prominent
and rising young attorney of Willis-
ton. Bare well county, has moved to
Gaffney for the practice of bis profes-
siou, and occupies rooms la the Star
Theatre building.
Mr. Harley la a young gentleman
of polite address aod pleaalog person
ality aod wa are glad to have him
with ot. Wa with him aoooeaa in hla
oaw (laid.