Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LARGEST circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Wt GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Advt • tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903. 81.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE /v PALMETTO STATE, Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. •iCventa ttmt Have Takon Place from One ISnd of the State to the Other Culled from Exchange, for Quick Reading by Scores of Busy People. A swarm of bees in Barnwell <county settled on a mule’s oars while he.was plowing in a field on Monday. In resisting their efforts to make a swarming place of his ears he angered them and they stung him to death. The Associated Reformed Synod was organized at the Old Brick church in Fairfield county 100 years ago last •Saturday. Sunday services com- m jmorative of this occasion were held in the A. R. P. church at Due West. The Rev. Kitt Jones, colored, of Edgefield, quite a favorite with the people, was recently lodged in jail, charged with murder. He gave the required bond and .s now free until the August term of court, when he will be put on trial. Rev. J. B. K. Smith, a Georgia vet eran, appeared on the streets of Co lumbia Tuesday in a complete suit of the old butternut, faded aud worn from service in the struggle. He was the center of au admiring group throughout the day. Governor Heyward Monday receiv ed a letter from Jas. W. McCormick, an attorney of Syracuse, N. ¥., ask ing if there are any sons or grandsons of John C. Calhoun now living in this State or elsewhere and bearing the name of the great statesman. Mr. McCormick’s address is 412 Kirk block, Syracuse, N. Y. j Postmaster Harris, of Charleston, has concluded arrangements with the Consolidated Company for transpor tation in the city of the mail carriers and special delivery boys, which will go into effect on July 1st. The rural delivery route through St. Andrew’s parish and James Island will also be inaugurated on that date. May Tucker, colored, was killed Tuesday night near Mt. Ziou four miles north of Spartanburg by the Yctiechargu of a gun in the hands of a negro man named King Williams, who is now in jail. From what can be learned it appears that the dead negro woman and Williams had al ways been on friendly terms and there is some reason to think the shooting was accidental. Two shooting scrapes happened at and near Chester Sunday. One fight was between two employees of a lum ber concern, in town, but neither was hurt. The second was between a negro man named John Monk and Sallie Brunson, four miles north of Chester. It started from a discuss ion over a church affair. John shot Sallie through the forehead and the wound will probably prove fatal. Capt. Jule Anderson, conductor on the Blue Ridge road, had a narrow escape from being killed by Louis Greer, at Belton. Greer became in volved in a quarrel with the negro train bandand Capt. Anderson tried to sparate them. Greer made a vici ous rake at Cant. Anderson’s throat. The knife struck Capt. Audersou under tbe jaw and made a painful wound though not a serious one. Id the United States district court in Charleston Tuesday Judge Braw- ley refused the naotion fora new trial for James Lang, Charles Rogers, H. B. Wilson and Walter Wood, covioted in Greenville of postoffice robberies. When tbe defendants were put on trial tbe goverumeut claimed they were members of tbe Nolan gang, which had been operating in three states, and strong proof of their guilt was submitted. They were promptly convicted. Tbe disappearance from Greenville of D. R. Elkin, lineman for tbe Southern Bell Telephone and Tele graph Company, still remains a deep i mystery. It was reported that tbe ^young man bad been located in Rich mond, Va., a letter having been re ceived in Greenville to that effect from tbe sister of tbe man who had disappeared. Coroner Black, of Greenville, however, has received a letter from, the mother of Elkin, stating that tbe report that her son had been found in Richmond was un true. Tbe Charleston county board of control of tbe dispeusary Is again in conflict with tbe State board of di rectors aud there is a good deal of bad feeling and confusion. It Is all •bout tbe right to elect local officials, in this case two bottle buyers. At present J. P. Magratb, Jr., and B. H. Stotbart are tbe bottle buyers for Charleston. At the meeting of tbe county board held on April 9th, H. Bayer and T. F. Carey were elected to tbe positions. Magratb and Stothart were appointed by thi State board, and they claimed priority of right to the positions. Tbe county board would not recognize them. Coroner Foster, of Spartanburg, was called to the country Wednes day morning to investigate a grue some find at Tuck’s pond, a body of water located five miles from that city on the Boiling Springs road. The dead body of an infant, presum ably about three weeks old, was found floating on tbe sutface of tbe water. It was tbe opinion of a physician that the body was that of a male infant of white parentage. The body bad been in tbe water at least a week where it was most likely thrown to conceal a crime. The child was presumably about two weeks old when the body was thrown into the pond. Coroner Black, of Greenville, Tues day held an inquest over the dead body of a baby found Sunday after noon near Moseley’s bri jk yard in that city by several negro children who were playing in that neighbor hood. Mamie Walton has been ar rested on tbe charge of having killed the child and buried it. Form evi dence secured by Mr. Black the indi cations are that tbe guilt will be placed on this woman, although she positively denies knowing anything about tbe baby found. Sbe alleges that sbe buried a baby, but buried it in a different place from where the baby under consideration was found. A DELIGHTFUL EVENING. Dr. aud Mn*. Fort Entertain Their Young FrlendH Royally. One of the most elegant and en joyable functions ever given in Gaff ney was the reception tendered by Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Fort on last Tues day evening, to their hosts of young friends. This delightful occasion was complimentary to their charming daughters ,Mrs. W. A. Poole (nee Miss Mabel Fort), of Pacolet Mills, and Misses Frances and Edith Fort. The four handsome parlors of this hospitable home, thrown into one, were a scene of perfect beauty with their decorations of fine roses, palms and potted plants. In the cozy back parlor, under a veritable bower of roses and ferns, from a huge punch bowl Mrs. J. F. Laney, of Monroe. N. C., dispensed the golden nectar to all the guests. In the spacious dining coom, the floral decorations reached the height of per fection. Great cut-glass vases were on the mantel, china closet and side board, filled with|Marshal Niel roses, the only kind used in the decorations of this room. On each corner of the polished oak table great banks of white and yellow Marshal Niels were arranged gracefully. While in the center (an exquisite cut-glass vase filled with the same fine roses stood on a beautiful design of water lillies done in Rennaissance lace. Surrounded by such beauty a deli cious luncheon consisting of a salad course, cakes and ices was ferved. The merry chatter of happy young voices and sweet music, borne on the midnight air,will long be remembered by all present. Tbe receiving party consisted of Dr. and Mrs. Fort, Mrs. Poole, Misses Frances and Edith Fort, and Sam Fort. Tbe costumes worn by the ladies receiving were: Mrs. Fort, black crepe de chine over taffeta, dia monds; Mrs. Poole, white chiffon over taffeta, diamonds; Miss Frances Fort, white chiffon over taffeta, red roses; Miss Edith Fort, blue grena dine over blue Bilk, white roses. Those present were Misses Frances Fort, Edith Fort, Florence Griffith, Inez Sarratt, Annie Brown, Marie Montgomery of Spartanburg, Myrtle Gaffuey, Nellie Wood, Blanche Wil son, Ethel Sarratt. Lucy Wilson, Kate Brown, Mattie Pigg, Annie Wigbtman, Helene Brohawn, Vassey Poag, Louise Sarratt, Minnie Goforth, Bessie Keodrick, Eva Ross, Ethel Ross, Blanche Oorry, Edna Sarratt, Volina Hamrick, Myrtle Sarratt, Lou- ise'Jefferies,'Evelyn Sarratt and Mies Margaret Munroe; Mesdames Fort, Poole, Laney, Rountree and J. Claude Jefferies; Messrs. Dr. Fort, Sam L. Fort, Emile Harley, Dr. Ben Allen, Eb Jefferies, Dr. Cbas Lipscomb, Robert Munro, Galry Chadwick, Bob Swofford, Kyle Davenport, Dr. Jeffer ies, Ntedham Avery, Charlie Smith, Dr. Park Thomson, Maynard Smyth, Harry Byars, Rochelle Rogers, Dr. Wofford Humphries, Louis Wood, Charles Hames, Anthony Sarratt, Fred Stacy, Claude Ross, J. Claude Jefferies, “Polly” Parrott, lebam Richardson, Joe Ostorue, Robert Lipscomb, Tank McArthur, Dever Little, Green Avery, Arthur Peeler, Alie Culberson, Floyd L. Baker and Howard Gaffney. A model of Solomon's temple to cost $100,000 j will be one of tbe fea tures of th» St. Louie fair. It will be made from models, paintings and designs based on the thorough study by Jewish archaeologists. MISS JOHNSON’S FUNERAL W:m Conducted Wednesday from the First Itaptist Church, The funeral services of Miss Rosa Johnson were conducted from tbe First Baptist church Wednesday morning at 10:30. The church was well filled with relatives and friends of the departed, and the service was exceedingly appropriate. The rich and poor, saint andsinn r, old age, young manhood and woman hood, children and little tots were present as a mark of respect for her who in life set each an example as only the pure and heart and those who reverence their Creator can set. For her, life was a short sweet dream of peace and contentment, mingled with hope and ambition and a desire to contribute something to tbe hap piness of others. Tbe numerous beautiful floral off erings were but a slight tribute to tbe love and esteem in which this lovely woman was held by those who knew her. The pulpit and bier were liter ally buried beneath a bank of the rarest, richest and most fragrant of the flowery kingdom. The sweet strains of Mascagni’s “Intermezzo” from tne organ by Prof. Maxim and the filing in of tbe choir in the choir loft, which de ceased had often graced with her presence, was a signal for the ap proach of the funeral cortege. As the remains were being borne into the edifice the assemblage and choir stood while tbe choir tang with ten der sweetness, "Kindly Light, Lead On,” after which it rendered “Peace be Still,” which was followed by a petition offered by Rev. W. R. Pot ter, of the Presbyterian church. The scripture lesson was read by Rev. B. P. Robertson, of Baltimore, former pastor of the First Baptist church of this city. The choir and congrega tion then united in singing “Holy Ghost, with Light Divine.” Rev. B. P. Robertson then delivered the fu neral address, paying tribute 'to the departed in appropriate language, drawing from her life and character and death lessons suitable for the guidance of those who were left to mourn her departure. He paid trib ute tc her musical genius and said that he believed it was possible for one to worship God as much through the violin as with the lips, and it was especially gratifying to know that the last public performance of the deceased was to render praise to God through the violin. His allusion to the sorrow that he had passed through by death in his own family and his deep sympathies for the fam ily were especially touching aud brought tears to the eyes of those present. Rev. Arch C. Oree then delivered au address in which be said that, notwithstanding tbe sorrow surround ing death, he found a joy in the death of a Christian that he could not find in the death of one who did not put his trust in Christ. He paid a splen did tribute to the life of tbe deceased, relating personal reminiscences of tbe most pronounced characteristics that predominated in her nature. After prayer by Rev. Arch C. Cree, tbe choir and congregation united in singing “Thy Will be Done.” The remains were taken to Oakland cemetery for interment, followed by a large concourse of sorrowing rela tives and sympathizing friends. The pail bearers were Prof. W. C. McArthur, W. W. Thomas, Dr. C. T. Lipscomb. R. M. Wilkins, Dr. W. F. Humphries and A. C. Pridmore. New llullUlnir for Cherokee Drag Co. The Cherokee Drug Company have let the contract for the erection of tbelr new brick structure on the corner of Limestone and Frederick streets. The building Will be a model of elegance and convenience, and erect ed upon the most modern plans. It will be two stories high, seventy-five feet in length, by thirty-three in width; the front will be of white pressed brick and plate glass, with metal ceiling over lower floor and a gravel roof. The company will oc- cupy tbe first floor with a complete line of druggists’ supplies, and tbe upper or top floor will be out up into rooms for offices or other purposes. Mr. L. Baker has tbe contract for putting up this building, and it is safe to say that when it is completed and occupied it will be one of tbe finest and best equipped drug stores Id tbe (State. Poag Male Company Sold. The Gaffaey Live Stock Company have bought out the Poag Mule Com pany. Metfsrs. Poag & Clarkson have been for some time considering an offer made them by tbe former com- pany, but not until right recently was tbe trade closed. The Poag company were doing a nice business and we hope that this, too, will go to the Live Stock people, along with the stock and other fix tures. THROUGHOUT THE TIB HEEL ST1TE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. IntereHtlng Items Concerning Oar Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Fror« Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers It is said the County Commission- ers of Ashe have decided to issue bonus and build a new court house whether the election on May 26th is carried in favor of it or not. It is reported that three little girls named Annie, Rosai^acdlAggiejSpake, aged respectfully 11, 9 and 7 years, have been kidnapped from the Ashe, ville Female Seminary, in Asheville. Governor Aycock grants a respite to Fred Vick, the 17-year-old negro under sentence of death at Goldsboro for a crime upon an old negro woman, on May 30tb, so he may investigate the case. Chief of Police Scott of Goldsboro, buried the body of a negro infant Monday which was found in a vacant lot between South Elm and Ashe streets at that place. Tbe body bad been buried in a paper shoe box and was discovered by some boys who were at play. The infant is thought to have been still born. Dr. J. K. Hardwick, one of the best known and best beloved physi cians in western North Carolina, died Sunday morning at his home ih Mar shall. Dr. H. B. Weaver. Dr. W. J. Weaver and Dr. Frank Roberts did their utmost to save the stricken man. but he suffered from a compli cation of diseases and the end came quickly. The Wilmington Stone and Con struction Company has been organ ized and application for a charter has been forwarded to Raleigh. The capital stock will be $20,000, with $100,000 authorized. The incorpo rators are Messrs. 8. P. Adams and H. E. Bouitz of that city, and W. 11. Griffin of New Bern. The company will manufacture hollow conciete building blocks. The new business will be an important enterprise in Eastern Carolina. Edward S. Carter, a young white man who was before Recorder F. M. Shannonhouse in Charlotte Monday morning charged with an affray with Mitchell and James Sharp, is a de serter from the United States army, having been stationed at Fort Leaven worth, Kan. He is a native of North Carolina. Sergeant Shaw, of the local recruiting station, learned of Carter’s presence in Charlotte and had Carter arrested. Carter was taken back to his post Tuesday. The plant of tbe Key Furniture Company at Statesville had a very nar row escape from total destruction by fire Monday morning. It was about 10 o’clock when it was disiovered. It was burning fiercely in tbe roof and upper story of tbe finishing de partment, which is a wooden struct ure and also used for storage, and all the material in it is very inflamma ble. At the time a strong wind was blowing from the east which served to protect tbejmain.building, which is of brick, from danger. Hector Britt shot and desperately wounded Thomas Wagner at Roxboro. The two were scuffling over a loaded pistol, when Britt suddenly whirled it in the air and fired. Wagner was attended by a physician, but tbe bul let, which entered the abdomen, was not found. A statement secured from Wagner exonerated Britt, saying tbe shooting was accidental. Britt was apprehended but released after this statement. Both are almost mere boys and work in tbe cotton mills at Roxboro. Wagner is still living and may recover. Two negroes, Moses and Tose Nowell, brothers, of Wake Forest, fought Sunday in the home of Mosee with razors, over a woman. Toee, a married negro was walking the street with Mosei girl. Mosee called her, and she went to him. This an gered Toee, and he afterwards went to the bouse where be found his brother shaving. He struck him and cursed him. Moses turned and slashed Toes with tbe razor. He himself escaped unhurt. The wounded negro ran to bis house to secure bis gun and hie brother fled. His condition is seri ous. Neither has been arrested. Early Monday tmrning Mr. J. J. Peoples, of Gbatbsm county, arrived in Durham and asked the assistance of officers to find a mule that was stolen from him lest night. It was soon afterwards found that the mule had been sold to A. Max, a merchant, a short while before. Mr. Max paid $10 for tbe animal aud the negro who sold him the mule gave bis name as Henry Jones. As yet be has not been apprehended. When Mr. Peo ples arose that morning at an early hone he found that the male was gone, and tracked it from his home through Chapel Hill and on to Dur ham. RECEPTION AT LIMESTONE. Young Men of Haffuey Will Entertain at The College Tuesday Night. Folliwing a custom which has been in vogue for two nr three years, and which will very likely be kept up in the future, the young men of Gaffney will give a reception at Limestone College next Tuesday night compli mentary to the teachers and students of the College. The very nature of the reception gives assurance of its being a swell affair and fully up to the high stan dard that the young men have set for these occasions Certainly noiihg will be omitted that would add to the pleasure|and enjoyment of; their dis tinguished guests. Kev. B. 1* Robertson Visits Gaffney. Rev. B. P. Robertson, of Baltimore Md., was in the city a short while this week on his return home from a meeting of the Southern Bap tist Convention in Savannah, Ga. Mr. Robertsou was for several years, pastor of th* First Baptist Church of Gaffney, and his numerous friends here were glad to greet him once more after his long absence from their midst He returned to his home in Baltimore yesterday morn ing. Memorial Day at Blacksburg. Memorial day will be observed at Blacksburg on next Wednesday, the 20th. M»j. John F. Hart, of York- ville, will deliver the address, and this announcement i- sufficient guar antee that it will be worth the time of anyone to hear it. A cordial invi tation is extended to the citizens of Gaffney and Cherokee county to be present The Antioch hand is ex pected to fur iish music for the occa sion Commencement at Limestone Limestone College will have three days for commencement this year. The excercises will begin on Sun- day, Mav 31st, H'id H »«e Tuesday night, June 2nd. 1'he commence ment sermon will be preached by Dr. Rufus Ford, of Bennettsville. A full program of the exercises will be an nounced later. The Fly Barred Out. Lipscomb & Richardson have had all the openings to their store and ice cream parlors tilled with wire screans, and during the summer the gay and testive fly will be conspicuous by hi* absence from among the patrons of their soda fountain and cream dis pensary, and the places that once knew him will know him no more. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. \ — W. D.’ Thomas has had a neat fence placed around his home on Victoria avenue. Miss Jane Nott is having material placed for the erection of a nice cot tage on one of her lots on Rutledge avenue. Dr. Settlemyer’a new brick build ing on Limestone street has been completed and now presents a hand some appearance. The county’s new engine for run ning the steam drill has arrived and been unloaded. It has not, however, been moved out with the other road machinery. Messrs. Henry Ross and Boyd Sar ratt assumed control of the Ex change barber shop the first of the week having purchased it from Mr. Harry C. Knox. The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company has a very attractive ad vertisement in this issue of Tbe Led ger. This company has invaded this territory in earnest and their wide awake representatives are writing quite a good deal of insurance. It is one of the strongest and best of the old line companies. From pretex to practice is such a long distance that most men never cover it. Letter to O. E. Wtlklnn. Dear Sir: It’s an old saying: the best advertisement is a pleased cus tomer. It happens to us continually in this way: A man buys Devoe for his house —he has painted it once in three years for a dog’s-age, and thinks he knows what he wants—buyc 30 gallons, and has 10 left. He sees right-off that 20 Devoe is as much as 30 of anything else. He likes that; it comes quick; it Is a sur prise; and be tells of it. The best advertisement is a pleased customer. Three years roll round. There isn't a sign that bis house needs paint, he don’t paint it. Next year he don’t paint it. This comes slow; it Is a sur prise ; but he has got used to it. Still tbe best advertisement is a pleased customer. Yours truly, 2 F W Eevoe <fe Co. CROP BULLETIN. Report of Condition of Different Crop* Throughout the State. Columbia, S. C., May 12.—The week ending 8 a. m.,(Monday, May 11th, had a mean temperature of about 65 degrees, which is between 5 and 6 degrees below normal. Tbe temperature for the season since April let to date has been below nor mal. There were a few comparatively warm days early in the week, followed by steady low temperature and fresh easterly winds, that bad a detrimen tal effect on crop growth, and made germination slow. This condition prevailed over the whole State. There was an excess of cloudiness that bad a harmful tendency. Tbe rainfall at the close of the pre vious week and the beginning of this one, covered practically the entire State, but with small localities where it was light, or absent, and with hail over a wide extent of the country reaching from Anderson county along the Savannah river to Barnwell, and with the western limit on a line from Lexington to Lancaster, thence ex tending eastward almost to the oast, and into the ^extreme northeastern counties. The hail was heaviest and most destructive, in portions of Edge- field, Florence, Darlington, Lancas ter, Chesterfield and Marlboro coun ties, although quite heavy in a few other counties In the counties named, whole fields* of tobacco and cotton were destroyed, as well as much fruit, necessitating extensive replantirg of the two first named crops. Rainy conditions prevailed over the eastern counties on tbe 8th and 9th, with heavy rainfall along the coast where it was most needed, but none over the western counties on these dates, where the need of rain is indicated to soften clay lands that have become hard and break up. cloddy under the plow. Corn planting is finished, except on bottom lands, and much is up to fairly good stands, but is growing slowly, and looks sickly. Birds and worms continuejlamaging, especially on bottom lands, and a great leal of replanting is being done. Much corn has received its first, and some its second, cultivation. There is »n improvement in the stand of cotto' , ms late plantings are coming up tu-iier than early ones; much of the latter was replanted and this is no v coming up to Jfairly good stands. Planting is nearing comple tion. Some fields have been chopped. Cotton is growing slowly aud looks sickly from tbe effects of the easterly, cool winds. Tobacco has fair stands, but con tinues small. Transplanting is fin- shed, and replanting generally fin ished. While oats continue poor, and will not make even a fair [crop, there is a general improvement in condition, especially where the rainfall was Heaviest. Oats are in full head,(and ripening in the eastern counties, but t^e heads are not filling well. Wheat continues poor, owing to rust and hessian flies. Some fields of grain have been plowed under and planted to other crops. Fruit continues promising, although there are numer ous reports of dropping. Tbe com mercial crop of peaches will be an average one, from present indications. Rice is doing poorly. Melons need warmer weather. Upland pastures are fai'ing in the western counties. Gardens art doing well. Truckers are shipping beans, white potatoes and largo quantities of berries. The western counties need rain and the whole State warmer weather. Improvementa at the Lime Works. Messrs. Carroll & Company are still making extensive preparations for a larger lime trade. One of their new kilns has been finished, and is now In operation, and they have be gun tbe erection of two more, all of them being much larger than tbe old ones. A new spur has been built from the dummy Hue down to tbe kilns, thousands of cords of wood are being hauled to the works, and sheds and out-houses are in course of con struction. Tbe works are in constant opera tion and tbe output of lime is not lessend by these additions and im provements. Limestone lime has long been recognized as the best tbe country affords; and it is safe to say that when the work which is now iu progress shall have been finished we ehall.bave in Gaffney tbe finest and best equipped lime works in tbe South. Mr. Sboop, au experienced engineer from tbe north, has charge of the erection of the new kilns, and under bis supervision the work is progress ing rapidly Two Large Flab. Oar hustling market and grocery man, W. J. Maness, showed us two of tbe finest fish yesterday that have ever come under our personal obser vation. They were of the carp variety and must have weighed at least twenty- five pounds each. “Bill” Is a mover, and you can depend upon it that be will always have “the best that’a going.”