Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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y 'N n VV \N V^ T ' V-.. fc* *. ■<» J.*' hll. \ .*-■ — — ■ — IIII —1.11 Iv B H) GBR. ♦ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894. HAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 83, 1908. $1.00 A YEAB. THROUGHOUT THE T>R HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. JNfORTH CAROLINA NEWS. :Intere8tinK Items Concerning Oar Neigh bors Beyond the Cine Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers. Tho roof is being put on the Pullen memorial building at the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh. A freight train was wrecked just below Mooresville Saturday after noon. Several cars were derailed but no one w i8 hurt. A charter is granted to the Aydlett Bros. Company, of Elizabeth City, which will do a general merchandise business, wholesale and retail, capital $51,200 Saturday warrants were sent out to each of the companies and naval divis ions in the State Guard for the year’s allowance, $250, and for $100 to each of the regimental and naval brigade headquarters. State Treasurer Lacy Friday regis tered $10 000 of State bonds. Since he has been in office he has registered $308,000. of which $230,000 are .held by one New York savings bank, which is noted for the gilt-edged character of its securities. A young man in Asheville named C. E. Northern who owns a candy and souvenir store on Patton avenue has suddenly fallen heir to $00,000. It was bequeathed to him, says the Ga zette, by a rich uncle, P. E. Northers, who recently died at Mariona, Ark. Senator Pritchard’s health is again assuming a serious turn. Tuesday he underwent an operation, and Wahs- ington dispatches say that he will close all official business, under ad vice of his physicians, and enter a local hospital for treatment for a week or ten days. It is decided to cbajge the date of the summer normal school at the Ag ricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh, so that instead of beginning June 15th it will begin July 1st. It will continue all that month. Thus it will not conflict with the summer school at the State University. The board of aldermen of Wilming ton have granted licenses to 61 sa loons to continue business after Jan- ) uary 1st, when the present licenses ; expire. The number of licenses in ' Wilmington exceeds that of any city in the State and is said to be the largest according to population of any city in the South. James Thomas, colored, was arres ted at Wilmington upon the arrival of the Carolina Central train Friday on a telegram from Clarkton. charg ing that he stole a large amount of money from a citizen of that town. When searched at the police station, he had $82.25 and a razor on his per gou. The negro was returned to Clarkton to-day. Ur. Ed Lashmit and a man named Hatcher of vVinston-Salera, were grubbing up a tree on the farm of Dr. V O Thompson Friday morning when Hatcher accidentally struck Lashmit with a mattock on the back of the head, inflicting a serious wound. The two meu are good friends and no one seems to regret the accident more thon Mr. Hatcher. The pension warrants for Iredeil county have been received by Register of Deeds M. C. Williams and a num ber of them have already been distri buted. The total number of pensions is 189, 118 of which are soldiers, one of which is first class; 3second class; 9 third class and 105 fourth class. All of the widow’s pensions, 74 in number, are of the fourth class. The Oak Hill and Henry Johnson copper mines have just been sold. The former property has a vein seven feet wide, containing ohalcopyrites, bornite and coverlite, with an average of 18 per cent The latter has only quite recently been opened and is more than 30 feet deep, showing a four-foot vein. Both have an abund ance of water. The Oak Hill borders the Southern Railway and the Henry Johnson tract is cut in two by the same road. The Old Home mine, In Waxhaw, Union county, N. 0., is re- oelTiog a new outfit for a 100-ton cyanide plant. The owner has also made $8,000,000 out of another free gold mine by the application of the cyanide process, for which the North Oarolina gold quartz, holding free gold, la admirably suited. Governor Aycook Saturday gave out the following pardons and the reasons therefor: M. A. Fogleman, of Alam- riHC county, larceny, sixj months on the public roads; Dock Hughes, of Mitchell county, manslaughter, seven years in the penitentiary; Spencer Adams, of Rowan county, assault with intent to kill, 16 months on the county, roads; Arthur McDowell, of Cherokee county, highway robbery, 10 years in the penitentiary; John Sweeney, of Swain county, burglary in the second degree, five years on the county roads; Ramsey Jackson, Swain county, burglary in the second degree, five years on the county roads; Ed. Daly of Wayne county, drunk and disorderly, thirty days on the county roads; C. N. Tedder, of Wilkes coun ty. attempt at rape, 10 years in the oenitentiary ; Zack Pratt, of Anson county, assault with deadly weapon. A pistol'duel between Foster Wil liams and Balaam Johnson, colored, NEWS OF THE WEEK :IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent Etta Jane. at PERSONALS AND LOCALS. employes of the Angolia Lumber Com pany at Wilmington, took place Sat urday evening on the yards of the mill, in the northern section of the city. The negroes had been quarreling at their work all day and when the plant shut down at night they went out on the yards and began firing at one another. Both emptied their re volvers. Johnson was shot in the stomach and may have a fatal wound. Williams’ left arm was shattered by a bullet from his adversary’s weapon, the third negro, who had no part in the difficulty, suffered a similiar wound. All parties concerned were arrested and taken to the Hospital. The shooting took place inside the enclosure at the mill as over a hun dred laborers were lined up to be paid off. The scene was one of great con fusion. The I’llde of HeroeH. Many soldiers in the iast war wrote to say that for Scratches, Bruises, Cuts, Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Stiff Joints, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best in the world. Same for Burns, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It cures or no pay. Only 25c at Cherokee Drug store. “We would all be better if we’d be gin the day by eating fruit,” said the doctor. ‘‘Oh, I don’t know,” said the smart one; “I .guess our first parents would have been better off if they’d let the fruit alone. • A Cold Wave. The forecast of sudden changes' in the weat her serves notice thata hoarse voice and a heavy cough may invade the sanctity of health in your own home. Cautious people have a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure always at hand. E. H. Wise, Madison, Ga., writes: “I am indebted to One Min ute Cough Cure for ray present good health, and probably my life.” It cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Bron chitis, Pneumonia and all Throat and Lung troubles. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, draws out the inflammation, heals and soothes the mucous membranes and strengthens the lungs. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Mother—If 1 were a girl again I wouldn’t marry the best man living] Daughter—I don’t intend to marry the best man, alive or dead; I’m going to marry^he bridegroom—Cor nell Widow. W r Hnte<l. We would like to ask, through the columns of your paper, if there is any person who has used Green’s A .gust Flower for the cure of Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and Liver Trouble that has not been cured—and we also mean their results such as sour stomach, fermentation of food, habitual cos tiveness, nervous dyspepsia, head aches, despondent feelings, sleepless ness—in fact, any trouble connected with v tbe stomach or liver? This medicine has been sold for many years in all civilized countries, and we wish to correspond with you and send you one of our books free of cost. If you never tried August Flower, try a 25 cent bottle first. We have never known of its failing. If so, something more serious is the matter with you. The 25 cent size has just been introduced this year. Regular size 75 cents. At all drug gist. G. G. Green, Woodbury, N. J. “Johnny,” said the teacher, addres sing a small pupil, “what are the five senses?” “Nickels,” promptly re plied Johnny, with an air of superior knowledge. Report from the Reform Hchool. J. D. Gluck, Superintendant, Prun- tytown, W. Va..writes: “Aftertrying all other advertised cough medicine we have deciaed to use Foley’s Honey and Tar exclusively in the West Vir ginia Reform School. I find it the moat effective and absolutely harm less.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. J. L. 8. Kxtendg Thank* to The Ledger Force and Readers -Owens Ford Bridge Ac cepted-Veterans to be Furnlslied With "Crosses of Honor.”—Other Notes. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, December 19.— “December is the winter’s first. And might perhaps be s.ul As last month of the dying year, Dot Christmas makes it glad.” This letter closes our feeble at tempt at journalism for this year and we bow to The Ledger readers wish ing them a merry Christmas and happy New Year. How far we have succeeded or how signally we have failed to intere-t our readers we leave it for them to say. If we have made mistakes, (which we know we have) we ask a generous public to judge us by our intentions rather than by our acts. We assure them we appreciate the forberance with which they have treated us during the closing year, as well as heretofore. To The Ledg er and each of its employes we ex tend our thanks for the many cour tesies shown us and wish for them, one and all, long, happy and pros perous lives. To Tho Ledger our very best wishes go out, hoping its bright face and newsy columns will ever be a welcome visitor to the many homes it now visits; and that many who have not as yet joined its brigade will rto so for next year. County Commissioner T. M. Little john, representing Cherokee county board, was at Owens’ ford yesterday to receive the bridge just completed by contractors B. F. Webber and Hal E. Jefferies. With his accus tomed vigilance and official integrity Mr. Littlejohn went over every detail of the specifications and Mr, Webber pointed out to him that the work had been done according to contract. We don’t really believe there is an official or a citizen in the county who takes more interest in its welfare than Mr. Littlejohn does. The next duty, of the county is to put a good cover on this bridge and then there is no reason to believe it will cost many of the present gene ration another cent, otherwise only a few years and it will begin to rot down. Our kind friend, Capt. J. T. Moore- head, invited us to go home with him yesterday and take dinner. As he had just killed a lot of fine pork ers, it was very hard to resist the temptation to accompany him know ing as we do, that Mrs. Moorehead is on>‘ of the best cooks in Cherokee. Editor and newspaper correspon dents don’t often-get such dinners as she gives, if they don t believe it let them try. Several of onr Cherokee county veterans—esoecislly those of the Union cut-off will be furbished with “Crosses of Honor” oy the John Haines Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy We understand that these crosses are given by th* Chapter of Daugh ters of i he Confederacy, if the veter ans ask for them. These crosses are made from can non and are something of an ebony color. There is no charge for them. Each veteran is expected to, and should have his name engraved upon it. This will cost something like twenty-five cents. Every Chapter of Daughters of Confederacy is required to give these crosses when the veter ans ask for them. The nearest Chapter of Daughters of Confederacy is the one to whom they should ap ply. Several of our neighbors killed ho, s yesterday and some more will kill next week. To Mrs. J A M. Estes, one of our Ledgerites, we are indeb ted for a fine mess of pork We have read with much pleasure the reply of Superintendent of Edu cation Carroll, of York county, to State Superintendent of Education McMahan, who asked the several county superintendent’s to give a review of the work they have accom plished in their respective jurisdic tion. Mr. Carroll’s letter has been given to the newspapers as coming from one of the most efficient educa tional officers in the State—a compli ment which we don’t dispute he richly deserves. We would like very much for our Ledger readers to see what he says. Its amusing to hear the conversa tion among a lot of women when one returns from a shopping expidition but still we learn what is made by judicious advertising. If there is not more than five ladies in the crowd four of them can talk at the same time without interrupting each other. They all begin by asking what the shopper got, who from and at what price, etc. Then the merits of the goods come in for inspection. One says, “1 would rather trad*- at Ed. Wi k ns,’ - ’ h; other says, ‘John Roland Tolleson’s,” another. “Jack” Tolleson’s,” another, ’The Battery,” “Bob Jones’, Davenpor.’s, J. I. Sur ratt’s, Goudelock’s, while many say John Lipscomb’s. The Company Store, Carroll & Carpenter’s.” and so on, until nearly evtry business house in town is mentioned in some way. But we have noted that the largest Ledger advertisers are gener ally the most pouular, both as to the prices and quality of goods. In com paring the business meu of Gaffney with a neighboring town which we had better not mention, we heard Tom Millwood say: "Bob Wilkins him self, would sell more goods in the same length of time than every man in put together ” “Oh” says a bystander, “that won’t do Tom.” “Yes it "MU” says Tom “Well” says the other. “Bob Wilkins has a larger stock of goods than any man at ” “Oh that makes no differ ence” says Tom. “Bob Wilkins can go down there tomorrow and sell more goods in that town than every merchant there put together will do or try to do.” “Let me tell you,” Tom continued. “Them fellows don’t look like they care whether they sell anything or not ” “They would rather set round and talk and tell big tales than sell goods ” “Bob Wilkins will hardly let you get in the house before he asks you what you will have.” “It’s the same way with ail his clerks, and in fact all the clerks and merchants in Gaffney, are that way. They don’t mean any foolishness, they are there to make money and they are doing it. Mr 8. W. Foster was in this sec tion this week on business. The people keep moving notwith standing the rough muddy roads. J L 8. TRA • V IS ARTHUR!. \^URDICK - ——Coryrlfbt, 1902. ___ •. was a desert, it irt )ur J. Burdick Till wea ihe eWorld ie^hris icre da\ 'was A songh TUI shtnitig Of Christmas r* (elds made greea Thea every tiny/All, brook, Thai danced/Mot, id all the world Found voice,j age took. Burst fox Earth was a gloomy place, A dreary way. Until the Star arose On Christmas day. Then fled the world’s de. — The heart’s dread oigtif— A Saviour came to earth < And there was light! FHR00CH00T THE PALMETTO STATE. items of Interest of Passing Events. Foil* a Deadly Attack. “My wife was so ill that good phy sicians were unable to help her,” writes M. M Austin, of Winchester, Ind “but was completely cured by Dr. King’s New Life Pills.” They work wonders in stomach and liver troubles Cure constipation,sick head ache. Only 25c at Cherokee Drug store. ALL OVER THE STATE. Events that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Called from Exchange!* for Quick Reading by Scores of Busy People. Abbeville is talking of another bank and a second furniture factory. Clemson College will have holiday from the 28rd instant to the 3rd day of January. Dr. M. M. Kinard has resigned as pastor of Eoenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia, and will accept the call to Knoxville, Term. The appointrrient of Maj. Micah Jerkins as collector of internal rev enue for South Carolina has been con firmed by the senate. Friday mornintr R *hi rt Philson, a negro employe at the Lydia cotton mill, was instantly killed by the fall ing of an archway in the office of the mill John 8 H irlbeck, of Charleston county, claims the biggest grove of pecan tr-fS. H** 10 000 on 500 acres. 11 -■ £**ts fro.ii '_5 .•.-•1,1 'o a dollar lor his niuo. Three negroes charged with mur dering Samuel Lightsey in Barnwell county, were carried to the peniten tiary on Thursday to get them out of the reach of a lynching party The A R. P. Church at Chester on Sunday subscribed $2,200 to the Twentieth Century fund. It is pro posed to raise $60 000 in the synod— $25,000 for Erskine, $12,500 for the Due West Female College, $12 000 for education iu Mexico and $10 000 for home missions. According to the annual report of the Spartanburg and Asheville rail road recently completed, the concern has netted the stockholders during the fiscal year, the sum of $212,000. Further items in the said report are: Total business, $527,000. Expenses, including taxes, $315,000. Mr. W. Boyd Evans has brought suit for $90 damages against the street car company for failing to pro vide vestibules for the fronts of the cars in operation. The complaint charges that the road is liable to dam ages to the extent of $10 daily for the first nine days of December. The postoffice at Batesburg, in Lex ington county, S. C , was burglarized Friday night. Only a few dollars in change was taken from a drawer. The safe was dynamited and although badly cracked was not opened The burglars were frightened away for a number of tools were found on the premises. Friday night an attemnt was made to assassinate Mr. T. F. Davis, of Killian’s, Richland county. Mr. Davis is president of the extensive kaolin works at that place and Fri day ordered a negro off of the prem ises. Shortly after nightfall Mr. Davis was waylaid and his left arm was shot off. He suspected, the ne gro whom he had discharged. A $10,000 savings bank for cotton mill people will be established by W. A. Law, a prominent local banker; A. H. Twitchett, president of the D E Converse Company, operating several large cotton mills, together with sev eral other mi'l men. The bank will be located at Converse, and will be conveniently located for the opera tives of the Clifton cotton mills. The authorities of the Olympia mills last year inaugurated a custom of giving to each family of operatives a turkey for their Christmas dinner. This year this will he done again. The company has ordered from the Ar mour depot there 1,200 turkeys for the purpose and they will be distri- bated among the operatives in ample time for the preparation of the Christ mas dinner. A bold and daring robbery occur red In Mullins, 8. C., Wednesday night, in which the Bank of Mullins was burglarized and the bandit* se cured the fat sum of five theusande dollars. For the past few months the bank carried cash on hand of about $20,000 in order to meet the demands of the tobacco interests, but just now the season for selling the weed is nearly over, and lucky for the bank they were only trying to carry enough cash to transaot the nominal busi- ness. Tom Pearlstlne, a merchant of Bamberg, this State, Saturday nlgbt went to the borne of W. M. Creeob, a factory operative, to collect a debt of 80 cents. Creech declared that be did not have the money, but would give an order on the mill for the amount. Pearlstine then began curs ing. and Creech remonstrated, be cause of the presence of his wife, thereupon, it is said, Pearlstine drew' his pistol and fired twice, one shot killing Creech instantly and the other barely missing Mrs. Creech. Wednesday night a cottage on the outskirts of Florence was burned and with it a 5-year-old son of S. Brunson, the colored mad who lived in the house. It is said that Brunson was not at heme and bis wife, after put ting the child to bed, locked the door and left the house. When the flames were discovered they had made con siderable headway and there was no possibility of saving the building. The mother of the boy was frantic when she realized that her child was burned to death and her screams were heartrending. The legislative committee spent last week at Clemson College investi gating the workings of the college. They went through every department of the college and made a most thor ough investigation. The committee is composed of the following: Sena tor W. N. Gravdoo, of Abbeville, Sen ator-elect P L Hardin of Chester and Hon. J. H Rainsford, member of the house of representatives from Edge- field These gentlemen expressed themselves as being delighted with what they saw, and surprised at the scope and equipment of the college. Judge Dantzler Saturday heard the argument in a v > v i nnortant case— a r>uit to desoo.vo ihe lease of the South Carolina and Georgia railroad by the Southern. The suit is brought by R. S. Anderson and the definite object is to attack the constitution ality of the act of the legislature per- mittingjthe Southern to lease the pru- peries of the South Carolina and Georgia road. The act is said to be unconstitutional because the newly acquired property is said to parallel the Southern’s lines in certain terri tory thus destroying nominal compe tition. The constitution of the State forbids one line to buy up a parallel line. The plaintiff is represented by Mr. N. Geo. Evans and Mr. J. Wm. Thurmond of Edgefield. The South ern is represented by Messrs. B L. Abney of Columbia J. C. Sheppard of Edgefield and D. S. Henderson of Aia^n. The bone of contention is the paralleling of the lines out of Augusta into South Carolina Saved At Grave’s Brink. “I know I would long ago have been in my grave.” writes Mrs. 8 H. Newsom, of Decatur, Ala , “If it had not been for Electric Bitters. For three years I suffered untold agony from the worst forms of Indigestion, W’aterbrash, Stomach and Bowel Dys pepsia But this excellent medicine did me a world of good. Since using it I can eat heartil) and have gained 35 pounds.” For Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Stomach Liver and Kid ney troubles Electric Bitters are a positive, guaranteed cure. Only 50c at Cherokee Drug store Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer While the camera always tells the truth about a woman the photograph er has to do a lot of touching in order to sell her the picture A J. Snell wanted to attend a party, but was afraid to do so on ac count of pains in his stomach, which he feared would grow worse. He says, “I was telling my troubles to a lady friend, who said: ‘Chamber lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will put you In condition for the party.’ I bought a bottle and take pleasure in stating that two doses cured me and enabled me to have a good time at the party.” Mr. Snell is a resident of Summer Hill, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpen^ The South Carolina situation is also ticklish. The Southern delegating down that wav has become lively.— Washington Post. The Value Of Expert Treatment. Everyone who is afflicted with a chronic disease experience great diffi culty in having their case intelli gently treated by the average physi cian. These diseases can only be cured by a specialist who understand them thoroughly. Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, of Atlanta Ga , is acknowl edged the most skillful and successful specialist in the United States Write him for his expert opinion of your case, for which h- makes no charge. Morality is conditional; nobody ever steals an umbrella in fair weath er. Dickey’s Dyspepa a Cure ceres In digestion. sour stomach, heartburn, coativeneaa, gnawing and burning paina at pit of stomach, sick head ache. Try It. One 1 octle will give you relief 8 B. Crawley A Co Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.