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<r THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. ^ 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., TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE, ) went to the depot for the purpose of bourding the trnin for their respect ive homes. They contend that the train did not stop long enough at the station in Spartanburg for them to arrange their tickets and get aboard. They also contend that by reason of Items 01 Interest of Passing the fact that they did not catch this train, they were delayed, causing NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE Events. A.LL OVER THE STATE. ttveutg tliat Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Culled from Exchange,* for Quick Heading hy Score,* of Busy People. At Old Ooosaw mines near Beaufort Saturday morning at 9 o'clock Rich ard Cuthbert. and Andrew Porter, aged 14 atid 15, had a quarrel with another negro named Thos. Holmes, and Cuthbert stabbed Holm-'S to the heart. The bovs were arrested and taken to Beaufort Saturday by Sheriff Porter and Depute Mann. The Cox Cotton MiH, of Anderson, sold 100 bales of cotton this week at 14 cents per pound. The cotton was of the upland long staple variety and ;came from the Mississippi bottom j lauds. It is known as the “Mississ ippi Bender.” This cotton usually sells for 1 cent to 1 1} cents higher than the ordinary short staple. Work is progressing on the large brick tobacco warehouse at Darling ton and it is hoped it will be com pleted in time to receive the new crop at the opening of the season. It will be one of the largest if not the largest tobacco warehouses in the State. J. S. Hunt from Oxford, N. C., and J. H. Coker, of Darlington, are the proprietors. Two negroes were arrested at Marion for attempting to “shove the queer.” James Williamson and Ike Moody passed a counterfeit dollar and were taken into custody and given a hearing before United States .Commissioner Stackhouse, who com mitted them both to jail. They will answer to the United States district court for their alleged offense. A runaway horse created intense excitement in C. F. Jones *k Co.'s store in Anderson recently. The animal became frightened from some caasie, broke loose from its fastenings ia the rear of H. G. Johnson & Son, dashed through this store and then across the street. It ran up a flight of steps and through a partly open door into the rear room of Jones’ store, which was occupied by the dress-making department. An astounding case of juvenile de pravity was unraveled by Samuel J. their parents and others unnecessary annoyance andj^uspense. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. From Our Correspondent Etta Jane. at PERSONALS AND LOCALS. For news from first hands take The Ledger. There stems to be a good crop of snap beans in the county. Light showers fell here Saturday and Sunday evenings about dark. Services were held at the usual hour in the First Baptist church Sun day. In many places in the county the ground was tco wet to plow a con siderable portion of last week. The farmers have been so busy in their farms that very little of the wheat crop has been threshed yet. Rev. W T. Thompson went to Paco- let Saturday to fill his appointment in the Baptist church there Sunday. Sunday was orphanage day at the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church and a good jollection was taken up for same. Interesting Panigraptn* and Recent Hap penings In Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Readers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, June 24.—At the risk of being considered tedious, we again refer to the matter of the Confeder ate roils of Cherokee county and sug gest that they be published hy town ships so that they can be corrected in case of any omission or erronious. entries. This, of course, is a matter of history in which the county is concerned and we are sure The Ledger impassable, will gladly take up the work as a matter of interest to its readers. The Yorkville Enquirer has freely given the commissioners of that coun ty invaluable help along this line, and now that county has one of the most correct rolls of any in the State. It is impossible at this late day to get months with cancer of the breast. She was buried at Skull Shoals on Friday. Her family have our heart felt sympathy in their loss. Several of our people speak of at tending the Sunday School conven tion at Corinth next Sabbaib. Mrs. Betsy McCulloch and Miss Elvira Bankhead, whose sickness was mentioned in our last letter, we are glad to say are both getting alor g very well. . Mrs. J. L. S. spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Estes yesterday. The farmers are having a very busy time now. The next few days will decide the fate of this year’s crop prospects. Blessed is that man who knows how to take a dog out of church with out disturbing the congregation or minister. Blessed is that woman who can en dure an hour of church worship with as little suffering as three hours in a theatre or general gossiping club. Much complaint is being made of the condition of our public roads and especially of the Guyton ford on Abingdon creek, which is practically In many places the boxes made for carrying the water across the roacs are choked up and the water tears its way across th road, often leaving deep gullies. U^tll this system is changed we will not be able to recommended our roads to the public. .i. L. s. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS ceived he was not ready to give them to the public as yet. He said, how ever, that the woman’s college at Trinity would start out with the ad vantage of a million dollar investment and that it would be the greatest movement ever made in the South in behalf of higher education for women. MARRIAGES MANY. White bricks are going into the an absolutely correct roll without front of the Cherokee Drug company’s adopting some such methods. Col. new store, corner of Limestone and M. P. Tribble, who is preparing these rolls for the war department, has 6G 008 names on the list. Bus there are many names which appear twice —in cases of transfers from one com mand to another, or in case of a dis charge and a re enlistment. This occurs, out there are still a great many names that have never been Frederick streets. Elmer Folger has reeigned his posi tion with the Postal Telegraph Co , and Sam Mercer has accepted it and is now in charge ot the office. In the race to be first in the dis pensary yesterday morning, a white- hatted white man led a striped- shirted negro by about a neck. We learn that the county chain- gang is still divided and that the de tachment near Draytonvilie made some permanent roads last week. Miss Jane Xott is building a hand some seven-room cottage on Rutledge street Mr. Bramlet has charge of the- work, which assures a good job. Rev. L. C. Ezell, of W’oodruff. filled his appointmen: at Limestone the fore Cowoeus Springs 2^ a Pt’ s t church in noon Sunday, and went to to preach in the afternoop. Anderson Brown, colored, was ar rested Sunday near Cherokee Falls by Deputy Sheriff B. 8. Lipscomb and a State officer, charged with vio lation of the dispensary law. He has Blackwell, in Columbia, Tuesday, been placed in jail. Two boys, one about 15 and the other about 12, both connected with the oest families of Columbia, broke into tad robbed Mr. Blackwell’s nouse of over $200 worth of jewelry, tsilvt-r plate, etc. The situation is embar rassing to Mr. Blackwell. He does not care td prosecute, yet if he lets the case drop upon the return of the Blockade stillers aod liquor sel lers will sooner or later leave their stills and jugs at home, and j >iu the county’s good roads class where they will wear the felon’s stripes and prob ably the stripes of the boss’s lash. Elmer Folger, who recently resign ed his position in the Postal Tele- stolen property he might be rendered graph Company’s office in this city, liable for compounding a febny. As the northbound passenger train on the Carolina and Northwestern Railway was going into Yorkville Fri day morning a short 'distance be low the old depot u negro woman named Neely was discovered danger ously near the track. The engineer reversed his engine and applied tbe air brakes as soon as he saw the roman, but in some way her foot got 'on the track and a part of it was mashed off. This woman has been in a demented state of mind for some time and preparations were being made to send her to the lunatic asy- 4nm. Bill O’Shields, the Union police-1 man who was tried at the last term of court for killing a negro and came clear, is in another scrape. About 6 o’clock Saturday evening while on duty at a game of ball at tbe Excelsior Knitting Mill he split Bob Horn’s left j ear with his club. The injured man was taken to the office of Dr. J. H. Hamilton and three stitches were taken in the ear. It bled freely, but it is not thought that the clubbing will prove to be a very dangerous oue. Tbe fuss started about one g)ving the other the lie. O’Sbields Maims Horn gave the-lie first and vice versa. Wyatt Aiken Taylor, ton of G. W. Taylor, of Greenville, is a genius. He can make almost anythii g in the way of toys, etc. Last summer he organ ized a .fire department, constructing the hose wagon and hook and ladder trucks himself. This summer his mind has been turned to railroading, and he has converted his father’s back yard into a miniature railroad centre. He has made a locomotive and tender of wood, and has painted it black. It is complete in every re- •pect, and affords great amusement to tbe boys of tbe neighborhood, it ie about five feet iu length and about )oe foot in height. TQ|ee young ladles, all students of Converse College, at Spartanburg, have entered suit against the South ern Railway, claiming $1,999 damages beoauee they were unable to board tbe vestibule at Spartanburg, several weeks ago. All three of tbe young ladles are from Mississippi, and they has accepted one at Chickamauga, Ga., and has gone to enter upon his duties. We learn that Mrs. Folger will join him soon. Onell, the eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Milus Cash, died at her parent’s home in this city on the 27th inst , at three o’clock a. m., and was buried at Providence church Sun day afternoon. Rev. G. P. Hamrick conducted the funeral services. Coroner Vinesett pulled off from his farm Saturday afternoon and came to the city. He only has hi« left hand, says he can plow to suit himself exactly and that if he hires a hand that can hoe more cotton in a day than he can, ho is willing to pay him extra wages. The services at Cherokee Avenue Baptist church were attended by good congregatiuns both morning and night. The pastor Rev. G P. Ham rick,preached strong,forcible sermons at both services, which,as usual, were much enjoyed by his congregation Four were received into the church by letter. H. C. Knox, the popular manager of the Star theatre in this city, and tbe Bijou theatre at Blacasburg, will leave today for the latter city where he has an up-to date tonsorial parlor. He will retain the management of both theatres and promises to make the attractions of the next season better than any that have yet been presented to his pa trons. There was a John Wesley memorial service at the Buford Street Methodin church Sunday, the occasion being his two hundredth anniversary. Rev. Mr. Steadman preached a sermon in the morning commemorative of the great founder of the Methodist church and would have delivered a lecture Sunday night on his life, but for the rain which came about church enrolled—the soldier has been en tirely forgotten. This work has been greatly improved within the last year, but it is still far from being abso lutely correct. We hope, however, to see it prosecuted until the name of every soldier, however humble or obsc re, be recorded, together with his company rank and regiment and take its place in the column. That the committees naving charge of this work in Gherokee county have done their work faithfully, we haven’t the least doubt, but they could not possibly have found the name of every mat who went from the different sections they represent. When the county rolls are com pleted (if they ever are) there will be from 20U to 500 more names added to the list. And, besides, some of them were they very best kind of soldiers—they knew noth- j ing of fear and danger. Take for instance tne different sections of Cherokee county, known in ye olden times as “Grindstone Ridg 1 ,” the “ Coaling Giouod,” Gaffney’s old fi dd,” 'he ‘ Battle Ground.” ‘ Keg Town,” up and down Broad river on ooth sides and over iu Cherokee township, with The Nation aud Blue Water sections of York and Cuerokee counties Then turn to the western side of the county along Pacolet river, and Thiekety creek to its head waters, and you find many of the same kind of men, among them some of the most refined and educated gentlemen, and most of them made the very b°8t soldiers in Lee’s and Johnson’s armies. At homo thoy followed different oc cupations—made,sold and drank their own whiskey, and if a feud sprang up among them an election day or muster ground was selected to settle it with a fair fist fight. Only the cowardly element tfcen, as now car ried pistols or Bowie knives But as a general thing this class was not in it wnen fighting became the leading business of this country. There is much more we could say why this class of men should be re membered, but we will desist for the present. This week wejshould have a report of some one set ding The Ledgers cotton bloom, but we don’t ex pect to see it By next week perhaps t hey will begin to come m. Our gardens and field crops doing better with warm sun and gen tle snowers. On Monday evening we had a splended rain and the ground was too wet yesterday to plow The threshers haven’t started out yet, tne poor wheat crop and back wardness of farm WQrk have caused tbis.^no doubt. In some places 0the wheat is fairly good, but generally it is light. The people of Sarratts and Sunny- s’de are without mail facilities since the Skull Shoals bridge got washed off. It is putting them to considera ble trouble to get their mail. Con gressman Finley will Etta Jane, June 20.—Mrs. Onie Jones died at her home Wednesday last and was buried at the “Granny McKown” graveyard yesterday. Rev. G. P. Hamrick preached the funeral. She was a daughter of Mr. John H. Edwards, formerly of this county. The gentle showers keep the grass growing, and farmers have a hard time keeping up with it. The ground is in good order to plow and hoe and corn and cotton are growing right nicely. It’s just twelve months today since we had the severest wind and rain storm that ha« visited thi** section in many years—almns’Q-umpletf ly de stroying orenards. People of tnis section will never forget it. Mr C. W. Whisonant, president of the Wilkinsville Oil company, is making arrangements for the ma chinery, and the work of building will begin at an early day. A few farmers keep planting corn and peas as they have opportunity. Much of the land from which the soil is washed off along the rivers and creeks, as well as that covered with sand and muck, will lie out until it can be reclaimed. Rev. W. H. White will preach at Salem the first Sabbath in July at 11 a. m People are getting plenty of garden vegetables cow. Though their gar dens, like the farms, are backward. The general health of this commu nity is very good. A few old chronic cases are all that we hear of now. Rev. Mr. Hammett preached at Abingdon Creek church last Sabbath. The congregation at Abingdon Creek are speaking of repainting the church this summer. There are hundreds of acres of laud along Broad and Pacolet rivers and Thicke'y creek that will not be in fix to cultivate in many years. Hon. Judson Sarratt lost sixty acres of cotton—the soil was washed off with the cotton. We are glad to hear from old Flaw and hope he will soon be well and at his post on The Ledger force again. We gladly welcome our new corres pondent from Trough, “LeRoy.” Come again, brother. Interesting Items Concerning Our Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Provt Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers Grtundwss broken in Salisbury Thursday for the handsome new church ed ficejwhieh the Baptists of that city are preparing to build. A charter is granted the Newland Manufacturing Company, of Eliza beth City, capital $48,000, E. L. Doe and others, stockholders. The com pany will manufacture lumber. A large number of road machinery representatives is expected in Greens boro Thursday, when the board of highway commissioners will meet, witu the’ tX(ecia'ioo of giving orders for three complete roadbutldirg out tits Friday night Prof. W. J. Homey, of Greensboro received no'iCe of hi* j election as superintendent of the graded scuoois of Wilaesboro Before accepting this promotion Prof. H ir ney will have to resign his pres- n' position as principalof the]hij.h school at Chapel Hill. The last, bottle of wh'skey in tne Rulherford’un dispensary was sold Thursday afternoon, but tbe doors of the shop will not be closed until the appointed time this (Tuesday) even ing at sunset The dispensary has on hand only beer an t aine Tb j-j are about one dozen bottles of wine and plenty of beer. Bei-r will be kept right up to the last hour. A Fairmont, W. Va., dispatch, of 25th inst., says: “Jim Lowry, color ed, who has been working in a coal mine here i A' O i ', s few day s ,go. v ; * »ri last night on information lurmshed by Sheriff Joliff, of this city, charg ing him with being the murderer of R C. Jones, chief of police’, of Shelby, N. 0., about two years ago. A reward of $70U was offered for the murderer's arrest. The negr.) was taken to Shelby to-day.” A shooting occurred at Dudley station Friday, 9 miles south of Golds boro. C. A. Spruill, a railroad agent, attempted to thrash J. M. B Cu|)i(l Steer* the Bark of Hymen Into the Safe Harbor of Matrimonial Hlhot. The residence of Mr and Mrs. E. R. Parker last Sunday night at 7 :30 was tbe scene of the culmination of a happy couple’s hope, when Mr. Vic- t it Putnam and Miss Dora Simpson were made one by the Rev. A. C. Orec. The home was very tastefully decorated and many friends of the happy couple were present. Among them were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Putnam, Mr. Lector Putnam, Mr and Mrs. W. D. Thomas, Miss Martha Elmore, Mr. Eckford Little, Miss Quilla Putnam, Mr. Will Lipscomb, Miss Zora Melton, Mr. Marshall Champion, Mr. Sid Hawk ins, Mr. Les Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Knox. The Ledger joins in wish ing th< m a very happy married life. Graham-Elli!*. Mr John Graham and Miss Sallie EMis, both of this city, were married on the 28th inst. by Rev..G. P Ham rick. These young people are rf our most worthy citizens and have a host of friends who wish for them a long, prosperous and happy cruise on the sea of life. Jame* JuMtice. Mr. J. N. Justice and Miss Ola James, both of this city, were married vesterday morning by Rev. D. 0. Powers. It was a Gretna Green affair and we wish them the best of luck, for they ire worthy of tbe good things of tbD life. j. L s Col. Tripp Transferred. Col. A. Tripp, who for years has been superintendent of the S. C. & G. E. railroad, at Blacksburg, has been transferred from.that road to the position of general snprrintendent of the St. John’s River Terminal Co., with headquarters at Jacksonville, Fia. Col. Tripp has issued a circular to the t mployees of the old S C. <fe G. E are road in which he expresses his regrot, jivered a wholesome ^ m a Mt aa ■ m 4a in nsvv«Brtnnti«.*a aw ■ t 1, t I a «a t ' 1 * * a . ■ at severing his connection with that property and tenders his thanks to them for tbeir loyal and conscientious attention to duty and the ever ready and cheerful support they have given him at all times and under all oircum stances. Col. Tripp left Monday for his new home, and be carried with him tbe best wishes of his hosts of friends iu this section for his future success and prosperity. who shot Spruill in the abdomen. Fields fired four shots, one of them striking J. Kornegay, an innocent spectator, in the arm. Mr. Spruill was carried 10 Rocky Mount on the noon train to receive medical attention. His wound is a serious one Spruill claims that Fields had been lying about him. Fields is under arrest. It is later reported that a woman is the cause of the trouble. Sheriff Rhodes, of Henderson coun ty, was in Saluda Friday looking for George Burrell, who Thursday morn ing went to his daughter-in-law’s house, concealing himself in the bushes and waited for her to come out and shot her in the back with a shot gun. He then turned on her 12-year- old daughter and shot off one of her arms. His son, Pink Burrell, died about one year ago, leaving his widow with seven children. It is claimed Burrell was drunk when he did the shooting. He is said to be a Green River blockade'r who is a very had character. He is still at large. In tbe Superior Court in Wilming ton Friday before Judge Peebles, S. F. Harman, a well-to-do white man, who some time ago assaulted a con ductor on the suburban car line in that city and upon the same occasion used language in the presence of ladies constituting a nuisance. wa>^ let off upon payment of costs and $300 to the injured conductor, who is a man of small physique and was beaten so that he was incapacitated for some time. Judge Peebles de lecture to the A Cherokee Boy “The foundation is ij^ing laid on the vacant lot on Saluda street, where the old Hunter house used to stand for the erection of Dr. S. W. Pryor’s large private hnan>e.>i This building is to contain rooms. It «ill be compit-U^ „ .^mber 1st. The building will be heated by steam, and equipped with all tbe modern hospital fixtures. All diseases will receive trettment. The doors of the hospital will be open to the other physicians of the town. Dr. Ambrose Wyiie will be the resident physician when the hospital is opened. He will be on duty at night. Mr. J. C. Carpenter has the contract for the erection of Fields, this building.” • Messrs. John Stewart and Mc Bride Smith, who were operated upon Tuesday morning for appendicitis are progressing nicely at tnis writ ing. Few surgeons have been so suc cessful with the knife as has been Dr. Pryor. He has operated upon 132 patients afflicted with this dread disease ard out of that number only one has died, and that case was too far advanced to be relieved by sur gical skill.” The above items were taken from the Chester Lantern and are a source of gratification- to Dr. Pryor’s many friends in Gaffney and throughout Cherokee county, who are glad to hear of his brilliant career in his profession and wish for him still greater honors. A VUtlt to tlie Country. Julian Lipscomb returned to the city Thursday after spending a few dat s with Mrs Lipscomb at the home of his uncle, Mr. Thomas Wood, near Asbury. Ju'ian hug.-'y enjoyed his short vacation in tbe country, and was especially charmed with the “good old country runner” which he sat down to on Sunday at the home of Mr Wood. Special features of this ninner were piodigious slices of fine home-raised ham, fat and juicy ditto chicken choice vegetables from the home garden, cool, rich butter milk and a plentiful supply of those large, healthy “country biscuits” which must be seen (and “tried”) to be fully appreciated. All this was topped off with four kinds of dessert defendant upon the conduct of passen- —and it is a wonder that Julian ever ger* upon cars where there are ladii s got home He will very likely return ere a great while as. besides the “induce ments” just mentioned, Mrs. Lips- „ ... . . , . „ , time - down and preached at Salem last He will probably deliver the lecture Sabbath. A Uoo«l Everywhere Used. Bransford’s “Clifton” is guaranteed take the matter 1 by tbe maker to be the beat flour in up with {the. postofflee -department tbe market. It is carefully milled and have some arrangements made to from sound wheat, making bread that accommodate them as soon as he can. pure, wholesome and nutritious— Rev. Mr. Booztr, of Gaffney, came just what the American people need a settlement of the claim. A Durham bar-room is now under arrest. The constable of that towu- nhip armed with papers from Jus'ice Gunter ha* seized and closed me bar room ot A. P. Terry This was dine on a writ of attachmett in favor of W. Mangum, Jr., who claims that Mr Terry owes him $127.65 In the mean time W. J. Woods, who has been managing the business, claims that he is entitled to about $300 on back salary. The Margtm matter was heard before Justice Gunter Friday morning and he gave a verdict tor tbe amount claimed. The business is still closed and will be sold unless there is BeskU •Olif- next Sunday night. Home UcmmI Work. The street foroe under Mr. Lewis Cook did some good work last week. It opened West Montgomery street to the corporate limits and put It in first-class condition for travel. very good congregation was there to hear him, though the annnounoement hadn’t been made hut a short time. We regret to learn that Mrs. Louisa Dixon, wife of Mr. John Dixon, died at her home at Gowdyaville last Thurs day, 18th inst, aged 41 years. She had bean sick for a year and two for their daily food, ton” is an all-round flour, being as well adapted to making cake and pas try as it is bread and biscuits. W. J. Wilkins & Co. Heml-Annual Dividend. The Merchants and Planters bank, of this city, will pay a four per cent, semi-annual dividend on July 1st. There is a movement on foot to build in connection with Trinity col lege, a great female college in Dur ham. A meeting of the executive committee of the board of trustees of Trinity cpllege will be held this week to consider tbe organization of this college. President Southgate, chair man of the board of trustees, said that while plans were definitely con- comb is still in the country. Mote* from MUftourl. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Hannibal, Mo., June 25:—I will write my old friends in Gaffney an other short letter. The crops are looking tine and wheat was not damaged very much in and around Shepherd, Ills. The peo ple in that muntry want to come out here, and if they should come they never would go back, for this is a far better part of the country—and good wages on top of it. The laborers here get from $1.40 to $1.75 per day for their work. The weather is fine and the big wheat harvest is coming on. We had a fine rain here lust Sunday. Best wishes to Tbe Ledger, from an old Gaffney boy. b. p. Wo discontinue each t>ul>sorlpUon prompt ly at Its expiration. So watch your label and tbe dale aud renew before 'tls too late.