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ttm 4*% ■ Ig - LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. IgaX'.flfrU . 'step w ■ s#-. e • ,WM The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FEIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver 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, ----- t .. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1804 GAFFNEY. 8. C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3*. 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. W; THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE, Items of Interest of Passing Events. WED AT FAIR FOREST. OVER THE STATE. prcnta that Have Taken Place (coni One Cnd of the State to the Other Culled from Kxchanges for Quick Heading bj" Scores -of Buy People. There died, Dear Inman, on Monday oVght, Mr. Cornelius Coster, who had nearly reached bis one - hun dredth year. Mr. Coater was born Id Charleston, but has for the greater part of his life resided in the Inman section He was the father of ten children, fire of whom are living. The secretary of state Monday granted a charter to the J. Thomas Arnold Mercantile Company of ■Greenville, a dry goods firm with a napital of $25 000 The officers are: J. L Arnold, president and treasurer, Jtnd O G MoEacbern, vice-president «nd secretary. Eugene Milford, a native of Ander son county, died suddenly on Satur day night from a stroke of paralysis at the noeie of his sister, Mrs Anna M. Walters, in the West End of Greenville. He has been living there for sevi rai years, and was in feeble health when the stroke came that ended his life. Saturday afternoon at Denny’s Crossroads, about six miles from Sa luda. Arthur Fitzmsn ‘shot and killed Queen Chapman. No one was present when the woman was slain, but a ne gro woman saw Fitzman jump out of the woman’s house immediately after the shot was bred. It is said that the woman was murdered because she could not or would not pay the man 80 cents she owed him. The residents of Sullivan’s Island are thinking of askieg the president of the United States to send Unc'e Sam’s mosquito hunter, Dr. O. A Howard, to drive the beasts away from the seashore suburb. Dr. How ard is the chief of the bureau of ento- ouilogv of the department of agricul- t®le, and be knows all about every kind of bug and insect, and especially About mosquitoes, having written a book especially about that tribe and methods for exterminating it. There was a large attendance of colored ministers and delegates from all over the State at the anti-lynching convention in Columbia called eome time ago. Papers were read by sev eral ministers and leaders of the col- Ci^d race in this State deploring the evil and condemning the crime for which lynching is usually the punish ment. Most of the speeches were temperate and advised the cementing of the friendship between the races, and pointtd out the evils of lawless- D 388. James H. Mims, a second boss in the spinning department of the 'Co lumbia mills, was carried to the office of Dr. R. W. Gibbes Monday morn- log in a bloody condition, suffering from two ugly wounds, one in the left arm and the other in the left shoulder. This was the result of an attack, upon him by J. A.'Derrick, because of Mim’s alleged mistreat- mentyof UDerriok’s children in the mill. Mims was painfully but not dangerously hurt. Derrick has not been'arrested. The trial of Spain Kelley for the killing of W. F. Creech, says the Somter Item, will positively be had at the approaching term of court at Bisbopville. The defense is ready to go to trial and Kelley’s lawyers will place no obstacle in the way of an immediate trial. The defendant will be represented by A. B. Stuckey of ' Sumter, M. L. Smith, of Camden, J. H. Hu Ison, of Bennettsville, and B. Frank Kelley, of Bisbopville. Solicit or Wilson will be assisted in proseou- ftion by J. B. McLaughlin, of Bisop- . ville. Mr. F. G. Trefzer, one of Union’s leading jewelers, received a message from Atlanta Monday, informing him that fits brother, George^ Trefzer, bad beeo accidentally killed in that city- by a train. George Trefzer was a na tire ot Germany, having come to this country about fifteen years ago. He has been in Atlanta some time work ing at the Railway Machine Shops. He was a good citizen, industrious, capable, and trustworthy. His death As much deplored in Union, where bis courtesy and integrity of character made him many friends. He was not married. Fresh Floor all the Time. The celebrated "Clifton” flour is sold only to the retail merchants and, as they buy Id small quantities, the flour is always fresh. Bransford’s ‘‘Clifton” Is strictly the flour for family use, and If your bread, cake and pastry are not made of it you are ceBainly the loser. We keep It lu •took regularly W. J. Wilkins <fcOo. MUm Loin Turner, of 'Spartanburg, 'and Mr W. W. Mills,; of Clifton, Joined for Life. The following article from the Spar tanburg Herald of 26tb, Inst., will be of interest to many of our readers, aod especially to Gaffne7 people, as Miss Turner was well known here: “Mias Lola Turner and Mr. W. W. Mills, of Clifton, were married yes terday morning at Fair Forest, at the borne of Rev. J. R. Aiken. The cere mony uniting their lives was pro nounced by Mr. Aiken. The marriage was witnessed by Miss Lucy Bell Ladsbaw, an intimate friend of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Mills left Im mediately after the ceremony for At lanta, Ga., wbiob city will be their home. The bride, Miss Lola Turner, is well known iu this city, where she GUM'S EXPERIENCE IN BERRY PICKING, Goes out to Gather Some For a Fie. HE LOVES HIS DINNER. And (lets Covered with ‘‘Chlggers’’—“Bet” and the Little Gums Eats Up His Dinner— Sends for Dr. KlUnm who Advises Him to •‘Scratch”—Will Buy Berries Hereafter. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Mr. Ledger:—Sometime ago you took the liberty of speaking some what disparagingly of the blackberry fraternity, and to tell the truth about the matter we thought that you were resided lor eever.1 month! put. Som. ' '^t for tbo time being (and we have time ago she left the home of her | never been able to get "Bet” to think father, Mr. O. A. Turner, at Clifton, stating that she would never return, and attributing her action to cruelty and punishment inflicted by her par ed, Several incidents transpired after her departure from Clifton, arising from the determination of Mr. Turner to get bis daughter to come backhome. These, were printed in thenapers directly after their occur rence. In these efforts, Mr. Turner was notsuccessful. The bride, as a former Converse stu dent, made many friends here. She is a pretty and accomplished yiung woman. Mr. Mills is the traveling representative for a large machine any other way yet but that you were right). But we had not bad the ex perience then that we have had now. The fact is if everybody had had our experience in blackberry picking we verily believe that they would be willing to give the blackberry pickers unlimited privileges, and blackberries would bring a much better price than they do, too. As for our part we will give twenty-five cents per quart for them any time before we will pick them ourself again. Say, Mr. Ledger, did Mrs. Ledger ever send you out to pick a quaxt of blackberries to make a pie for dinner? , No, of course not; that is the reason house, whose business is entirely! ^ don>t know how t0 Bymp ha- _:*.U 4. U , W* .rv t-*• r-n m i 1 I a Urn in A A Wl _ I " vith the cotton mills. He is an en ergetic and hustling young man in business affairs, aod is quite popular. The congratulations and best wishes of hundreds of friends of the young couple io the city and county attend them.” Griffith .Stallworth. Tuesday morning Miss Florence Griffith, of this city, and Mr. B. M. Stallworth, of Gainesville, Ga., were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents at Limestone, Rsv Arch C. Crae performing the ceremony. The wedding was a quiet, home af fair, and was witnessed by only a few of the relatives and intimate friends of the couple. The attendants from a distance were: Capt. A B Woodruff, of Woodruff; Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Montgomery, Miss Lucile Montgomery and B. W. Montgomery, of Spartanburg; Dr. J. H. Downey and Perrin Thompson, of Gainesville. Gr. The bride is the youngest daughter of Prof, and Mrs. H. P. Griffith, and the groom is general manager of the New Holland ap i Galnesvil e cotton mills at Gainesville, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Stallworth will make Giinesville their home. We dlsconthine each subscription prompt ly at its expiration. So watch your label and the date sad renew before 'tie too late. Harmon-Uently. Mr. J. T. Harmon and Miss Lillie Bentley were happily united in mar riage by Rev. S. A. Nettles, on the 27th, at the home of the bride’s pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bentley, of Asbury. Those who had assembled to wit ness the nuptials were, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Foster, Mr and Mrs. D. B. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Inman, Mr. Hal Jefferies and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gaines. After the ceremony the guests were marched to the dining-room, where the table was bountifully supplied with all kinds of good things to appease the appetite. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon are ofthe coun ty’s best people, and numerous friends wish for them all happiness through life. The Good Road* Meeting. The county good roads meeting was held in the courthouse Tuesday, as previously announced. Col. T. B Butler presided. A good number of prominent Gherokeeans were in »at tendance, and Senator Latimer, Hon. D. E. Finley and Mr. F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, were also present and made interesting talks on the object of the gathering, which was to discuss the great value and necessity of good roads throughout the county. The question of government, aid was dis cussed and a vote was unanimous in its favor. The only thing definite that was accomplished at the meeting was a permanent organization, of which Hon. William Jefferies, of Home, was made president. It is to be hoped, however, that speedy favorable results may follow the meeting of Tuesday. Floor Higher. The late government report makes the wheat crop thirty-five million bushels less than last year. This means very much higher flour uotil another harvest in 1904. All flour is higher now, but the advance on Bransford’s “Clifton” has not yet been ae great in proportion to other flour. However, it is a mighty good time to buy a supply before It goes still higher. Fresh flour constantly received. VP. J. Wilkins A Co. thize with the blackberry fraternity. Well that is just what brought us to a sense of justice towards the black berry fraternity. "Bet” sent us out one morning about ten o’clock to pick a few ber ries to make a pie for dinner. Well, tut we went with a half-gallon bucket on our arm to pick those berries. Well, we picked blackberries for about three hours wild all the vim that was iu us, standing there iu the hut broiling sun with the sweat pour ing off us just ae though some one were spraying us with hot water. Well, we returned to the house about one o’clockjwith our bucket about half full of berries, to find that "Bet” and the little "Gums” had already eaten their dinner, "Bei.’' having forgotten all about having sent us to pick ber ries for dinner; and you can imagine our chagrin to find that "Bet” had gotten dinner hastily and had only cooked enough for her an( , . the little "Gums,” thinking,^perhaps, that we had gone to town and would not be back before night Well, "Bet” devoted the balance of the evening to picking briars out of our fingers. We went to bed all right that night, but we didn’t sleep a wink the entire night; having been taken with a terri ble itching we put in the whole night in scratching. When we gat up next morning (we didn’t wake up, for we hadn’t been asleep) *we were broken out thick with the small pox (as we thought, though after it was all over we could recollect having caught "Bet” smiling a time or two during our dilemma). We sent for Dr. Kll- lum ; be came, and looking atjus, told us that there was nothing the matter with us except we were full of chig- gers; and turning to go as though he was not going to prescribe for us,|wd asked him what to do for it. "Why,” sayi he, "scratch.” And that after we bad done re moved about all the surplus epider mis that we bad. And now we are going to get even with that doctor by not sending for him whenever we do have the small pox. Yes, in the future we will buy our olackberries, unless "Bet” pick- them her.V‘lf. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. H. P. Gumtref A Small Fire. There w&\a small fire in the city Wednesday^ The roof of the build ing oecupidA by E. R. Parker oh Limestone st^iot caught from the flue of the stove in his restaurant, but it was discovered in time to put out before much damage was done, only a small bole being burned in the roof. The fire company responded to the alarm, buc the flames were extin guished when the reel reached the scene. Thtre was no wiod stirring at the time, or the damage might have ■b|en great. Letter to R. M. Wilkins A Co. Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sire: Shuffet Hardware Co, Hickory, N C, bought a car-load of paint; after selling it a few months, found out it measured seven pints a "gallon.” Returned it to the maker and cred ited customere with what they bad lost from short measure. What do you think of a short- measure paint? Don’t you thlbk It half whitewash? Halt the paints are part whitewash. Go by the name: Devos lead-and sino. No whiling or olay In that; full-measure besides. A gallon De vos Is worth two of whitewash paint. Very truly 14 FWDbvoiAOo Interesting Paragraphs 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, Aug. 25:—The man who expects to wio the world’s ap plause while he purifies its way might as well look for some other business. What we said last week in refer ence to lynching has stirred up some of our friends who have more faith in legislative enactments than in pro found gospel dispensations as a reme dy for present or existing evils. And some letters of a remonstrative char acter intended for our edification have been received—all of which we properly appreciate, with thanks, for the motive and contempt for the matter. It would be a pleasure to place some of these letters before the public were the consent of tbe writers obtainable. Th.y would be interesting. A trust is something we don’t be tray whether it comes from friend or foe—it matters not it’s a trust. . Were we to enter into an elaborate discussion of this matter, and re view it iu all its bearings it would take more space than could possibly be allowed us. A thing with us should not be much a question as to wheth er our methods be practicable or whether they are right. Mr. O'iver Byers attended the as sociation at Macedonia last week and reported a fine time and spoke well of the people he met. Work is being done on most of our public roads, and it is our sincere nope they will be put in good fix be fore winter sets in. Crops are doing very well we think. Late corn and cotton too will need more rain in a few days. Our friend and neighbor, Sid Mil ler, has been taking rafts out of Giiky’s creek. Renting land and getting ready for next year is now tbe work of many of our neighbors. All the best land and best hands will soon be engaged for 1904 Whooping cough is now in the neighborhood. Some people are never satisfied until they get their share of everything lhat’s going—now they have it. The colored Methodists have had a big meeting at Walker church. We ftre told there was fifty preachers there. They come from everywhere, it seem. Several of our people went over to Piedmont Springs and spent the day last Friday. They report an enjoya ble time. These springs are gaining quite a reputation for their medicial waters, as well as a pleasure resort. Turnip-sowing time is at hand and everybody is making use of it. The recording angel isn’t so much interested in th$ amount we give for charitable objects as what we keep for selfish purposes. Mrs. John P. White, of Yorkville, came over last Saturday with her children to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whisouant. She stopped at the cemetery at Salem where she has a brother and sister buried. Rev. T. F. Boozer will preach at Salem the first Sabbath in Septem ber. Rev. Mr. White expects to take his vacation next month. Our people began pulling fodder this morning. Some people pray on Sunday for the death of their sinful pa-sions and then spend all week feeding them. We bad a short call from our friend Mr. Morgan Millwood yester day. He is one of our best farmers. He works ou tbe intensive rather tuao tbe extensive plan. We understand that at tbe late meeting at Elbetbel there were seven accessions to the church. The weather is very warm aod tbe thermometefc scarcely ever falls be low 90. • Miss Beulah Horton, of Bullock’s creek, and Mr. D. 0. Sturgiss, of Rock Hill, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs'. Howell F. Horton yesterday morning by Rev. Mr. Grier, of Sharon. The wedding was a.very quiet affair. Only a few friends of tbe contracting parties be ing present. The bride is well and favorably known In this county and she nnm- hers among ber relatives some of Cherokee’s best citizens. Mr. Star- giss Is one of York county’s sturdiest young men and he too is a member of one of Us best families. Both par ties are teachers by profession and well qualified to discharge their duties as such. We congratulate Mr. Sturgiss on his Ssuooessful conquest and assume him that heaven's richest benediction was poured out upon him when he gained Miss Horton’s heart and hand under tbe sacred seal of matrimony. May heaven’s richest blessings accompany them through life's path way and guard its closing scenes, is the best wishes of their friend, j. l. s. Etta Jane, Aug. 24:—On last Fri day morning tbe following young peo ple from here went up to • iedmont Springs, which is situated in York county just south of the Cherokee county line; Misses! Mattie Estes, Jessie Strain, Maudie Blackwell, Florence Wright aod Mattie Lee; Messrs. N. J., C. H and J. L. Black- well, H. Terry Estes, Sam strain, V. C. Comer and Willie ’ Blackwell. At tbe springs we drank the health- giving water that babbles up from its crystal bed—water that is now be coming so famous for Its medicinal purposes. Here bouyaut youths and gentle maidens go, with old men and old women, all seeking the greatest of all earthly blessings—health. The day was most pleasantly spent and we shall ever cherish in our hearts pleasant memories of tbe occasion. We found Mr. D. A. Thomas, of The Ledger force, there recuperating and taking a vacation from his work. "Uncle Anderson” seemed to be get ting on finely, and was as lively e« any of the younger ones. Rev. Best preached an excellrnt sermon at Mesopotamia yesterday, 0'i the training of children. Rev. Mr Boc Zr-r will preach at Salem the first Sunday in September at 11 a m., and again 8 p m., in the absence of toe regular pastor. Sam THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. * From the Mountains to The Sea. Lawn Locals. Lawn, Aug. 25.—Corinth and Draytonville crosstd bats last Satur day on the Draytonville grounds, with the result of a score of 18 to 11 in favor of Corinth. The ganie was to have been played by the Corinth second nine ami Dray- tor ville first nice, out in realty • or- intb played four or five of b-r firs' nine and Draytonville played (our or five of the best Gaffney cotton r^ll players. The game passed off very pleasantly with the exception of some little dissatisfaction ou tbe part of some of tbe Draytonville boys io re gard to some of the rulings of the umpire, and which was entirely un founded, because we don’t think that we have e 7er seen an umpire more fair to all parties in his rulings; in fact we heard one of their best play er remark that they had no ground at all for dissatisfaction with the um pire. Rev C. M. Teal, assisted by Rev. J. P. Whelchel, of Cherokee Falls, is holding a series of meeting at Dray tonville this week, which it is his in tention to continue throughout the week. Your scribe visited relatives near Jeter last Friday and Saturday. We bad the pleasure of meeting the invincible "Flaw Picker” at Draytbn- ville lait Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Whelchel at tended the association at Macedonia last ^riday and Saturday. They re port having bad a nice time. M. P. Hammett spent last Sunday at Cherokee Falls with bis family. Mr. Hammett could very well afford to rent out his plantation and stay ov r there with his family all the time, but "Puck” is one of those men who is never so well satisfied as when be is at work. Bank Advertising. Soliciting business through tbe medium of newspapers and other ad vertising, says tbe Milwaukee Senti nel. is coming to be a matter of course in every well regulated bank ing institution. That it istruetbtre is no reason to doubt after bearing what representative men in attendance up on tbe state bankers’ convention bad to say on the subject. Fifteen of tbem were asked for their opinions on the subject of ad vertising from the viewpoint of the present day, and not one of the num ber bad aught to say that would be discouraging to tbe fiaauc.er who is reayhiug out through the medium o( printers’ ink for new business. Boyce Andrew. Boyce Andrew, the ten-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Jones, died Monday, the 24th inst., after an ill ness of four weeks, and was buried Tuesday in tbe cemetery at Wilson’s Chapel. The funeral services were conducted at the chapel by Rev. E G. Ross, of this city. Dear Sir: This story cuts 1 wo ways, and teaches two sets of people. Father Galvin, Westerly, R J, bad bis ohurob and residence painted. Good job; and this is how he went at it. Measured all carefully—seems to have known Devoe. Then got bids from tbe painters, paint to be supplied by them and by him. Saved $70 by using Devoe. One of thoee painters ought|to have got that money. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Items Concerning Oar Neigh bors Beyond tbe Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds ’of Ledger Readers , The first bale of new North Caro lina cotton was sold Monday to the Hardison Company, by L. J. and P. E Ratcliff, of Morven. Tbe grade was strict middling, and brought 12 cents. The bale weighed 509 pounds. It is thought that the contract for the Southern’s new passenger station at Winston will be awarded in a few aays. It will cost about $30,000. i’he Norfolk & Western will use tbe station for passenger trains, hence it will be a union depot. Saturday night the store of W. J.. Campell at Newton was broken into auu a few articles are missing. No caso had been left in tbe store. The thief left an old straw bat in tbe store, and this caused tbe arrest of a negro, Lon Cochran, who had worn a hat juSb like this one, on Saturday. Tuesday morning a freight wreck occurred near Fletcher which delay ed me passenger train from Asheville five hours. So far as is known there were no lives lost and no one injured- A locomotive atd several box car& jumped the track, and tbe road bed. was torn up considerably. Tbe wreck was cleared up in a reasonable time, and traffic resumed. People* of Tarboro were greatly chocked to hear the sad intelligence of the sudden death of Dr. T. P. Wynn, one of their prominent physi cians, which occurred in New York Sunday. Dr. Wynn was married to Miss Alberta Robbins, of D irham, on Wednesday of last week, a, u was in New York with his bride, where they were spending a part of their honey moon. • «* Tbe commercial travelers are ar ranging to take official notice of the action of the Hamlet hotel that serv ed breakfast to Booker Washington and a number of other negroes Sun day morning, to the exclusion of white guests. They resent the action of tbe proprietors of the hotel in per mitting the negroes to eat in the dining room while white persons were offered improvised tables in the read- ingjoom. The case against W. {J. H. Wed- dington, of Charlotte, to show cause why a peace bond given by bim should not be forfeited, was tried be fore ’Squire D. G. Maxwell in that city Tuesday. After bearing all tbe evidence, ’Squire Maxwell ordered that tbe bond, which was a justified one in the sum of $250. be forfeited, aod that another one be substituted. From this decision Mr. Weddingtou took an appeal to the Superior Court. Governor Aycock delivered an address Monday night before tbe Riverside Industrial School in Ashe ville. He was presto ted to the au dience of a tnousacd or more by General Tbeo. F. Davidson, and at tbe conclubion Julius C. Martin, of the county school board, thanked tbe governor for his references to educa tion, saying be doubted not that school statistics would hereafter bear evidence of the salutary effect on the address. Just before the meeting adjourned three cneers were given the governor. The launch Pardi arrived at Hert ford at 1 o’clock Wednesday morning with the body of G. Wallace Riddick, which was found in North river, near Elizabeth City. Riddick lived at Hertford and left there Tuesday one week ago to join a house pirt at Nag’s Head. The last seen of him was 20 minutes before the steamer left Elizabeth City tbe same day. His baggage was found on tbe steamer tbe next morning but Riddick was missing. Search for bim resulted in no clew of bis whereabouts until Wednesday night when bis body was recovered. W. E. Thompson, a revenue officer of Hillsboro, bad bis buggy aod har ness cut to pieces while be was out looking for blockade stills late Satur day night. He was in Lebanon town ship, Orange county, and left h)« buggy and barnees at one place but moved bie boree to another while he went to look for the moonshine plant. When be returned bis baggy was out to pieces, bis harness out and tbe perpetrators bad made good their eeoape. This was not his only III luck, for he aleo felled to find the still, as he had anticipated. It ii evident that the blookadere were looking for him and bad moved their plant. Hie baggy weie eo badly, de molished thst Mr. Thompson pur chased a new one. —•Just received, a lot of fruit jure. W. J. Wilkins <fc Co. n • ’ V** m ■ Tito} mm ,