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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY. MAY 88. 1903. $1.00 A YEAR,
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN LOWER CHEROKEE
From Our Correspondent at
Etta Jane.
PERSONALS AND LOCALS.
Interefttlug Paragntpliit ami Recent Hap
pening. In Lower Section of the County
(.lathered I'p by Our Regular Correspon
dent for Heneltt of Ledger Headera.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jane, May 20—Mr. Elipbas
Horton, of Maud, with his daughters,
Misses Naomi and Maud, and Smith
Hammett, who have Deen visiting
Mr. Horton’s brothers, Howell and
Morgan Horton, at Bullock’s Creek,
returned this morning.
During our visit to Columbia we
had the pleasure of meeting Miss
Minnie Wooten, of Fairlield county,
the beautiful young lady who took
the premium of six months’ subscrip
tion to The Ledger for guessing one
of the most difficult problems given
its readers.
We also spent some time with Rev.
and Mrs. J. P. Knox, of the A. R. P.
church, whose hospitality and com
pany we enjoyed so much. Mr. Knox
has been on his present work about
four years, and has built a fine house
of worship in Green street. The mem
bership cf his church has increased
from eighteen members to eighty-
five—with a steady growth. During
his four years pastorate he has never
been called to perform a funeral ser
vice of one of his members. This not
only speaks well for the Providential
care of the flock, but of the health of
the city.
Mr and Mrs. Knox are well known
to many of our readers who will be
glad to know that they have suc
ceeded so well since they went to the
capital, and we look for a greater and
grander work still to be accomplished
by them.
Mr. T Jeff Hughes went over into
York county today for a load of
chickens and eggs.
The Wilkinsville Oil Mill company
has been chartered with a capital
stock of $10 000 and will go to work at
once, and be ready for the next crop.
Dr. Lionel R. Black has located in
this neigl. borhood for the practice of
medicine. He and his wife will board
with Mr. C. F. Inman for the present.
He expects later to buy and build.
The dry weather is putting farmers
behind with their work. In many
places the stand of cotton is so bad
as to necessitate planting 07er. There
is a good deal of corn to plant yet.
If right is on one side and riches
on the other, you cannot raise the one
without lowering the other.
Mr. Giles M. Hill, of Gaffney, was
down one day last week looking after
his farming interest.
Hon. W. Judson Sarratt is putting
in full time on his farm. He is a
farmer in practice as well as theory
On the third of June the John
Hames Chapter United Daughters
of the Confederacy, of Jonesville, will
present Southern crosses of honor
to those veterans who have made
application for them. It is hoped
that a full turnout of veterans will
be on hand to receive their crosses,
and those who haven’t made applica
tion will do so. Your correspondent
is greatly indebted to those kind
friends who have extended him such a
cordial invitation to attend the meet
ing. We will try and be on baud.
Cherokee county has just reason to
be proud of the sponsors and maids
of honor it sent to the reunion in
Columbia. They were highly com
plimented with the others and helped
to make the occasion the success it
was. Commanders Thomas and Me-
Kown certainly had an eye to busi
ness in their selection.
One of the most interesting inci
dents we noticed during the reunion
was when Gen. Ellison Capers led to
the front of the stage a tall, plainly
but neatly dressed farmer-looking
man of about GO years of ag , and
said: “Comrades, I take great pleas
ure in introducing to you the color-
bearer of my old regiment, the 24tb
8. C., Comrade Peter Hollis, of Ches
ter county.”
It would be a great plasure for us
to give our readers an extended re
port of the reunion and tell all that
we saw and heard. But lest we
weary our friends who take but little
interest iu such occasions we will de
sist, but promise at times to men
tion some of the leading incidents as
we find space to do so. And especially
would we like to give an extract from
Governor Heyward’s address which
be delivered from the State house
t steps in a drenching rain while tbs
large audience waited patiently and
cheered him luellty. The governor
is a most pleasant and approachable
man, and one in whose Integrity the
people of the state cao rely with Im
plicit confidence. The voters made
no mistake in electing him to the
highest office within their gift. To
our friend, Hon. Jesse T. Gantt,
secretary of State, we are indebted
for many courtesies during our stay
in Columbia.
Miss Grace Whisonant, who has
been teaching in Kershaw, is at home
at Wilkinsville spending her vacation,
“Ran,” the Hickory Grove corres
pondent of The Ledger, came over to
day with a load of band-made harness
and saddles. He is a fine workman
and his work sells and wears with the
best.
A rumor has just reached us that
another accidental shooting took
place last night on the York side, in
which one boy got a woundfd leg.
We don’t know the particulars and
have made bub little inquiry to find
out. These occurrences are becoming
lamentably frequent, it seems, and
not much else can be expected until
the good people take it in band to
put down the use of pistols.
J. L. 8.
• THE WAGES FAMILY.
.MuhIchI (ienluneH Who Will Entertain
lilackxhurg andtinlTney Audlenceft.
What will probably be the last pro
fessional entertainment of the season
will be the appearance of the Wages
Family, musical prodigies, who are to
appear at the Bijou Theatre, at
Blacksburg, to-night, and at the Star
Theatre, in this city, Monday night.
The following endorsement will give
an idea of the excellence of this at
traction :
State of Georgia,
Attorney General’s Office,
Atlanta.
John C. Hart, Atty’y. Gen’l.
February 17th, 1908.
To Whom It May Concern :
I have enjoyed for twenty-five years
the acquaintance of Capt. John
Wages, and 1 make the bold scate-
ment that he is a gentleman in every
sense of that term.
it is, however, my desire to speak
epeeially of his talented and cultured
family. I have, on former occasions,
enjoyed the opportunity of hearing
this family in their musical entertain
ments. I do not think that I ever
enjoyed performances more, both on
account of their wonderful gifts, per
fected to such a high state of pro
ficiency, and on account of cheir ex
treme youthfulness. I am quite sure
that every one having an opportunity
of hearing this woaderful family
would never regret having availed
bemselves of the pleasure.
i Respectfully,
(Signed.) Jno. C. Hart.
St. Patrick’s Church,
pastor’s residence,
Rev. P. H. McMahon, Pastor.
Augusta, Ga., April 20th, 1903.
To Whom It May Concern :
The Wages Family, father and
children, are a gifted and remarkable
musical family. It is rare we have
met such talent in combination. The
laudable ambition of the worthy
father to develop this musical and
artistic taste in the best s ihools of
this country and Europe should meet
with all encouragement from refined
people. May God speed them in their
worthy ambition.
Yours sincerely,
P. H. McMahon,
Pastor St. Patrick’s Church.
Aiken, S. C.. May 12, 1903.
To Whom It May Concern:
The Wages Family gave an elegant
entertainment in Aiken last night.
They are a remarkable family, and
we are all delighted with them.
L. W. Dick,
Principal Aiken Institute.
I.etter to Wm. Allen.
Dear Sir : We suspect you'd like the
tale, how a woman beat two hardware
dealers in Girard, Pa.
We tried our best to get those men
to sell Devoe lead-and-zinc iu that
brigb‘ '•own; and failed. Reluctantly
took Mrs E R Bowman, druggist.
They said they couldn’t sell paint
for more than $1.25 a gallon. Mrs
Bowman can. She has sold about all
the paint, that has been sold there
since.
She knew Devoe ; had sold our ar
tists’ materials. Had some sense
and force, besides; she easily learned
that cheap is dear in paint, and told
the people.
Mr Burt Young bought a gallon
Devoe for rooms that had always
taken a gallon ; had half left.
Mr E H Hiler, jeweler painted
Devoe, and says it goes farther—no
particulars.
Mr John Hanna, grocer, thought
it expensive before be bought it;
brought back nearly half of his paint,
and said it was the cheapest job be
ever had.
Mrs Bowman reports universal sat
isfaction. So much for a chsap-paint
town with a bright woman in It.
Yours truly.
4 F W Devoe & Go
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE,
items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
(CventH Unit Have Taken Place from One
End of the State to the Other Culled from
Exchange* for Ootak Reading by Score*
of Hn*y People.
Governor Heyward has been asked
to give encouragement to the good
roads movement in York County.
He is a great advocate of the good
roads work.
The Hampton monument fund was
the theme of nearly every speech at
the recent reunion in Columtua, and
the interest shown in it leads to the
belief that the requisite amount will
soon be raised.
Comptroller General Jones gives
notice that there will be a meeting in
Columbia on Tuesday, June 2, of the
state board of equalization. This
board will consider the assessments
on railroad, telephone, telegraph and
Pullman Palace Car Company.
Mies Anna Anderson, of the Thorn-
well Orphanage in Clinton, was killed
Tuesday in the laundry of that insti
tution. While passing the wringer,
that machine suddenly went to
pieces and Miss Anderson was struck
about the head.
The Clyde steamer Apache drop
ped her propeller on Saturday night
just as she was turning in the chan*
uel to come into her dock at Charles
ton, rendering the vessel completely
disabled and causing no little incon
venience to the passengers on board.
One of the most pleasant occasions
given in Hartsviile in recent years
was the annual picnic of the Harts-
ville Light Infantry given on the
banks of the beautiful pond of the
Carolina Fiber Company, in the rear
ofCaet. Cannon’s residence, on Fri
day , the 15tb inst.
A charter has been issued to the
Banna Cotton Mill Company, of Gold-
ville. The company is a result of the
reorganization ot toe G ddville Manu
facturing Company. Col. George
Johnson is president and L. W. C.
Blalock secretary ami treasurer of
the coroporation.
Prof. P. T. Biodie, who is chairman
of the State Teachers Association ex
ecutive committee, says that the ar
rangements have been completed for
the annual meeting of the association
at White Stone Lithia Springs on
June 13-17, and that promise is given
of a good session. Many papers and
discussions on various school prob
lems wili be given.
The committee of new industries
from the Commercial Club is at work
just now on the prospect of securing
a hleachery for Charleston. Since
the first meetings of the committee
were held Chairman Welch has been
gathering all the information possi
ble on the subject, and matters are
developing in such a gratifying way
that every indication points to the
ultimate success of the venture.
Material is on the site and ground
has been broken for the buildings to
be occupied by the Carolina Indus
trial and Training School for colored
youths at 8t. George’s. This insti-
tutution has been in contemplation
for som |annth‘|ir d th (philanthropic
promoters of it, who are exclusively
of the colored element, have been ar
dent and untiring in their efforts to
enlist the aid and sympathy of many
prominent educators.
There has been no stranger disap
pearance in the state than that of
David R. Elkin, the young lineman of
Columbia, and his family begin to
think that something has happened
to the young man of a serious nature
or that be has met with foul play.
The thought that he made away with
himself has not been entertained ,by
his family, and there is good reason to
believe that he could not have been
killed,as the holy would have been
found by this time.
The quiet of the Sabbath in Cross
Hill was broken by the killing of
John Tate by Will Mates, both col
ored. It seems that Will Mates and
his wife had a falling out some time
ago and she had left him. He com
menced to abuse her, telling her if
she did not return home with him he
would beat her, at the same time
gathering up a stick and starting to
wards her. John Tate, who waslwith
her, spoke up and said to Will: "I have
no objection to your wife going home
with you, but you must not beat her
with a stick.” Will Mates turned to
him and said: “ What have you got to
do with it?” At the same time be
pulled his pistol and fired killing John
Tate instantly, the ball going through
the breast, lodging in the backbone.
—Try one of our malleble lamp
chimneys; guaranteed to be Imper
vious to heat or cold.
J. 0. Lipscomb & Co.
PEOPLE AND CUSTOMS
IN HEATHEN
Peanuts Important Commod
ity in|Chinese Market-
SLOW TRANSPORTATION
Six Month* Required to Bring Roat Load
of Pernut* from the Interior an<l iw-J.VOW
the .Pay for Such Service—The Blhle In
China and How It 1* Received.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Chinkiang, China, April 11, 1903.
The Ledger :—The other day I walk
ed down by the river and went out on
one of the long foot walks that are
thrown across the stretch of mud to
the water’s edge, and saw there lying
several Chinese junks which were
loaded down With bags of peanuts.
Tens of thousands of bags of peanuts
are shipped from herein ocean steam
ers that come up heie for that pur
pose. I saw them as I came along
the bank piling up a little mountain
of peanut bags in an open space near
the shore, and I was a little curious
to know where these came from. I
asked the boatman. He said they
brought them down from the north,
from three to four hundred miles
away. They are not raised in this
section very extensively but up in
the interior they are raised in great
quantities. Of course peanut stands
here iu Chinkiang are very common
all along the streets, and they are
very cheap, and they are sold parch
ed. I was interested to know how
these great quantities are brought
here to this port on the river, The
boatman said that he brought a boat
load for which he got sixty dollars,
about twenty five dollars of our
money, and the trip took on account
of the bad canals, and other things
which detain them, about six moulds
to accomplish, and that there were
eignt or more people on the boat, be
sides the boat itself, etc. That twenty-
five dollars represented about the
amount of earnings of the lot for half
a year! I noticed that his boat
was what has been known for many
generations in China as the “rice
boat,” that is, the|kind of boat that
was used for so long to carry tribute
rice from the south along the Grand
canal to the capital in the north. In
the last few years the trade has been
diverted to the coast steamers, and
these boats have lost that great trade.
There would be an enormous trade of
almost every Kind in China, if there
were quick means of communication
between places, which the railroad
would furnish, or even the boats if
the canals were cleaned, and obstruc
tions were removed. One feels sorry
for these people who are oppressed on
every hand.
This morning I went into the na
tive shoemaker’s shop here, and I
picked up a shoe lying there, and was
a little curious to know about it. He
said he was making that shoe for a
Chinaman in Yangchow. He said he
had made a great many pairs lately,
and that many there were wearing
foreign clothes, etc. It was news to
me. One wonders if they wili get
rid of their heavy, cumbersome mode
of dress, and their dirty que.
I am now teaching a class oi'
Chinese the Bible, in fact it is hoped
that the men I am now teaching will
eventually become preachers. One of
them is an ordained preacher, ordain
ed by Mr. Fierce and myself only a
few weeks ago. We meet every
morning, five days injthe week, in my
Chinese guest room, and for about
two hours we study the Bible. I am
just now giving them the life of
Christ. My plan is to get them
thoroughly familiar with the actua
text, aod what it says. I do believe
if more of our people at home would
take more time to learn simply just
the facts of the text of Scripture, anc
not talk so much aboui the Bible,
they would get more good out of it.
For instance: I asked one man to
tell me about the coming of the wise
men. He said there were three men,
aod they came about two thousand
ii, less than a thousand miles. Well,
I asked him, where did he find that
out. What does the record say? It
says that “wise men came from the
east,” and that is all it does say, and
why should be read anything else in
to it? I have felt that it would be a
fine thing if our pastors at home
would get their people together and
just get down to the Book itself, and
□ot do anything but familiarize them
selves with the facts of the text—all
the little incidents, the story, the
things that were done and said, so
they could be truly remembered.
That would be far more important
than so much moralizing. I have
found great blessing for myself in
this method of study with my help
ers, and with others. It is like get
ting a real drink direct from the
fountain.
I have a meeting In the evenings,
and they have been very well attened
n which we are simnly reading the
story of the Old Testament. You
must remember that these who are
reading have not had a chance from
childhood to know the Bible. Besides
this work I have to look after the
church and Fastor-Bishop if you
please. What do you good Baptists
say to that? Well, we are trying to
get our weak native church here to
have a native pastor, and one has to
take a fatherly interest in it, else it
is apt to go astray. I hope the
church will get along all-right, though
we hope some time it will not need
the oversight of the missionary. Be
sides this I have two country sta
tions, and they have to be kept up.
I am now here, the only man (there
is one lady) working in our mission
in this place, and you must know
that it not only gets lonesome some
times to be having to decide all
questions by one’s self, but it gets
burdensome. Why cat. not some of
the overplus of workers come and
help us from home?
W. E. Crocker.
CROP BULLETIN.
Report of Condition of DifTerent Crop*
Throughout the State.
Columbia, May 19:—The week end-
leg 8 a m., Monday, ISih, had a
mean temperature of 08 degrees,
which is about 4 degrees below nor
mal. Complaint is general of cool
nights being detrimental to the gre wth
of young crops, and the need of warm
weather is indictated for the whole
State'and for all crops. There was a
harmful excess ot cloudiness, with
all but the last two days cloudy. Light
to fresh to high easterly winds pre
vailed throughout the entire Scute
that proved injurous.
Ram fell over the entire State and
was generally beneficial, hut the rain
fall was excessive in lower Barnwell,
Charle ton, Hampton and Beaufort
counties, doing fonoifirrah'e damage
oy washing !«. d- in ine .'utter Toe
rainfall wasiigm, .»u.i generally in
sufficient, in the central northern,
and western counties where the need
of rain is indicated to render hard and
crusted lands fit to plow, and to sup
ply moisture for the germination of
recently planted seeds. The ab-ence
of heavy rains was favorable for farm-
work, that made rapid progress i xcept
in the above named counties where
rainfall was excessive and where the
ground is too wet to cultivate and
fields ore becoming grassy.
S ands of cotton have improved,
hut are not perfect, but recently
planted and replanted fields are com
ing up nicely. Chopping is underway,
but has not become general. First
cultivation is general. The weather
has been too cool for the best develop
ment of cotton, in consequence of
which the plants are small for the
season.
The condition of upland corn, as to
stands and growth, is fairly good over
the westero counties, but stands on
lowlying lands in the eastern and
central counties are still being de
stroyed by worms, necessitating con
stant replanting. Cultivation made
good progress, but corn does not seem
to respond satisfactory. Bottoms
being planted in places, but most of
these lands are either too wet or too
hard to prepare properly.
Tobacco is doing well; plants are
scarce in Chester county. Some fields
in Florence county that we e de
stroyed by hail are being planted to
cotton. About half the reports indi
cate an improvement in oats, general
ly where rainfall was copious, and ; n
the western counties where the dam
age from the aphis was less severe,
and less extended, while the other half
indicate a very low condition and poor
prospective yield. Oats are ripening
and will soon be ready to harvest.
Wheat has rusted badly, and only in
a few localities is even a fair yield in
dicated. Spring oats are more promis
ing. Rice is thriving in some sections,
but in the Colleton and Georgetown
districts continued high tides have
prevented the proper drainage of rice
fields. Pear trees are blighting badly.
Early peaches are dropping freely
owing to worms, but fruit prospects
are on the whole good. Gardens are
fine. Sweet potato slips have been
set out. Weather too cool for melons,
frild beriies becoming plentiful.
Pastures excellent.
^alck Arre*t.
J. A. Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala.,
was twice in the hospital from a
severe case of piles causing 24 tumors
After doctors and all remedies failed,
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve quickly ar
rested further inflamatiou and cured
him. It conquers aches and kills
pain. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co.
A monkey with a dress coat on is
but a monkey accenuated.
Ermh Lot Juxt Received.
We have just received a fresh lot
of “Clifton” Pour, guaranteed to be
the beat patent flour in the market,
and will keep it in stock regularly iu
the future. Try a sack of “Clifton”
next time. W. J. Wilkins & Co.
THROUGHOUT THE
TAB HEEL STATE.
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Interesting: Item* Concerning; Our Neigh
bor* Beyond the Line Which May Prove
Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of
Ledger Reader*
The largest individual life insur
ance claim paid in North Carolina
during the year, was upon the life of
the late Preston L. Bridgers, of Wil
mington—$35,393.
It is announced in Raleigh that the
Seaboard Air Line shops, burned
there in 1890, will be rebuilt at once.
Material is being replaced and a part
of the old walls are to be used.
Thirty-five additional mechanics will
be given work at once and 300 more
within a year.
Annie Grass, the ten-year-old
daughter of Mr. Percy Grass, who
lives near the Chadwi k mill iu Char
lotte, met with an awful death Wed
nesday morning. Shortly before the
noon hour the was told to go and
m&K a fire preparatory to cooking
the mid-day tne&l. On going into the
kitchen, she picked up an oil can and
carried it with her to the stove. She
poured some oil on the fire and as it
did not blaze up at once, she again
took the can and commenced pouring
on more oil. The oil caugrt lire and
the can exploded, throwing the burn
ing oil all over the child. She died
before a physician reached her.
There was a bad wreck on the
Southern railroad near Raleigh Tues
day afternoon. The entire train
left the track and s )tne of the cars
were torn into splinters. Several
were injured inorc or less seriously,
hut, strange to say no one was killed.
It is not known just what caused the
wreck, as it is said the train was only
running about twenty miles and hour
at the time of the accident.
The city of Wilmington is growing
and prospering At the recent meet
ing of tbe| Chamber of Commerce it
was shown that the city’s bank re
sources are now $5,450 032. Its cot
ton trade the past year amounted to
$11471,720; its grocery business
footed up $7,000 000; dry goods, $2,-
200.000, and fertilizers, $1,875,090.
Wilmington's total trade amounted
to $35,140 720. A large amount of
building is going on, and a number
of factories are being erected.
While exercising on the track Mon
day evening at 6:30 the celebrated
running horse, “Mr. Smoot,” be
longing to Mr. A. G. Denton, of Ra
leigh, flew the track and sustained
injuries which will incapacitate him
from participating in the races of the
meet, two of which he was entered
for that aftercoon. This well-known
horse has many out-of-town admirers
who had put up money on him and
who will regret to hear of the acci
dent which befell him. The horse
was attended by Veterinary Surgeon
Adam Fisher and is now doing well.
Mrs. Sarah A. Finger, widow of the
late Maj. 8. Finger, died Sunday
evening at 4 o’clock at her home in
Newton. Mrs. Finger was apparent
ly in good health and atteeded the
Sun lay school and preaching services
in her own church,'“Reformed,” and
was sitting on her pt r‘h converging
with her neice, Miss Wixie Rhyne,
when she threw up her{hands and cried
“Oh. Lord,” and died instantly.
She had been a sufferer since the
death of her husband in ’96, but was
for some time in apparently better
health than usual.
Tuesday at Advance, in Davie
county, the wife of Braxton Bailey
committed suicide by jumping iaa
well and drowning herself. As soou
as she was missed search was made
and her body was recovered within
about twenty minutes, but life was
extinct when she was taken out.
It is ttated that she bad for some
time been in feeble health and that
her mind had become impaired.
Nothing more is known as to why she
was led to commit s .-if-destruction.
Mr. A. Thies. owner of the celebra
ted Haile gold mine, arrived in Char
lotte Wednesday morning to spend
the day with his son-in-law, Mr F. R.
MiNinch, aod his many friends iu
Charlotte, Just before going out to
the races, he concluded that he did
not have enough pocket change to
make him comfortable and he got
Eccles & Bryan to convert a check for
$50 into cash. This he stuck down
into bis tronse-s pocket and went to
the races. When he got back he re
ported that a pickpocket had worked
him for a total of $51. Mr. Thies has
no idea at what stage of the game he
was relieved of bis cash.
—See our line of 10c to 25c china-
ware. J. C. Lipscomb A Co.
It