The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 08, 1903, Image 1

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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper 4 in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. 4 Newspaper in ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1903 $1.00 A YEAR# ritROUGHOUT THE PHMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. KveutH that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Culled from Exchanges for {julck Reading by Scores of Busy People. The Southern Detective Associ- tion v Mi headquarters iu Spartan burg b. s been chartered by the sec retary u state. The charter mem bers are: l A. Phifer. I. C. Black wood, and B S. Doolittle all of Spar tanburg. The capitol stock is $50. In the application for charter they propose to do a general detective busiuets. The deet hunting season opened up in Georgetown county on Tuesday the first of September, and hunting parties wen organized and had great sport in every locality throughout the county. On Waccamaw Neck the Nesbits ^tud Lachie.ot.tes and their friends with a fine, large pack of hounds, jumped the fleet-footed deni zens of the foiest glades in herds, and almost every loan in the party got a shot. The harvesting of the rice crop will probably become general this week or next. The first planter to cut has been Co Ralph Nesbit of Georgetown, who had the reapers in the fields of Caledonia plantation Saturday. The heavy rain Sunday night did considerable damage to what was down. The birds are com ing fast, and the sooner the planters get the rice out of the fields the larger the yield will bo. Policeman McFadden, of Rock Hill, captured Roddoy Thompson and Bob Thompson, both colored, from Ebe- nezer tiwnship, Thursday oight, who had been spotted by the conductor as blind tigers and were in poseseion of a five-g-illon Keg of liquor that was intended for R)ck Hill. They had •already thrown one keg off the train at the street car bridge and that too was captured. Both were committed to the guard bouse for trial before the mayor. In the case of the state against Will Williams, charged with rape, came up for a hearing before the magistrate’s court at Hodges, near Cokesbury, on Wednesday. The de- fedant was represented by D. H. Mag.ill, Esq. The evidence being suf ficient the prisoner was committed to jail. This was a case where an old woman 77 years old, was criminally assaulted hy a boy of 15 years. In this case the defendant was commit ted on the testimony of the victim. The governor Saturday increased from $50 to $100 the reward offered for the apprehension of John Sally, a negro. Last December Sally com mitted a brutal assalt upon the town marshall of Woodford, Orangeburg county. No reward was offered at the time, as Gov. McSweeney’s con tingent fund was exhausted, but the citizens took up the matter again with Gov. Heyward in April and a re ward of $50 was offered. Friday the governor received a petition from citizens at Woodford asking that the reward be increased. The negro is in another State and constantly boast ing that he will not submit to arrest for his crime, and sends word back to Woodford to that effect. There is a little band of socialists in Columbia, who say that the day is not far distant when they will or ganize not only in that city but throughout the state and put out a ticket. The little collection of kin dred spirits there has not yet or ganized into a club, being fearful as yet that such an act might injuriously affect their positions or business Interest, but what they lack in num erical strength they make in en thusiasm. Among them are some very intelligent men, who carry tracts about with them and talk about the spirit of the socialist move ment as if it were a kind of a religion With them. They meet informally oc casionally. Meredith Gregory, a young 17-year old white man who lived with his father at 310 Brawley street, in Bpar- tanburg, was run over by a Southern Railway eogiojeat Spartanburg Junc tion at about 4 o’clock Thursday moroing and was horribly mangled and instantly killed. It is nob konwn why Mr. Gregory was lying across the track but it is believed that he lay dowo on there and went to sleep unconscious of the danger. The ac cident occurred ou the Y, and was done by engine No. 197 of the Savan nah division, that had taken a light train to the junction and was using th#Y in order to get turned around for the return trip. Engineer An thony was in charge of the engine. ' It was dark and the Y being away from all crossings and where there is but little travel It was moving rapidly. The engineer saw the form on the track too late to bring the locomotive to a standstill, until the body had been passed completely over and literally cut to pieces. GAFFNEY’S SCHOOLS. Ora (ted Schoulx Opeued Yesterday with Large Attendance. The Gaffney Graded schools opened for the 1903 4 session yesterday morn- sng at nine o’clock. For some time before the appointed hour the cam pus of the school presented an an imated ^scene. Hundreds of bright faced boys and girls, glad in the an ticipation of the new school year, gathered to await “taps” in order to begin their education or advance it. Superintendent R. O. Sams was about early getting things in shape, in fact giving them a final touch, for be has been at work for a week or more getting the place presentable. The obliging janitor, Solomon Scott, went about with a face wreathed in smiles, ready and willing to do what ever he was bidden to do that would add to the comfort and happiness of the scholars. The school this year commences with many new faces among both pupils and teachers. The total en rollment for the first day was G36. The following is the division of grides; School No 1.—Grade 1, Miss Kath erine M. Richardson, of Sumter, teacher, 38 scholars; grade 2, Miss M. Bessie Kendrick, of Gaffney, teacher, 52’scholars; grade 3, Miss Grace S. Willis,of Greenville, teachtr, 43 scholars ; grade 4, Miss Ada Crock er, of Gaffney, teacher, 54 scholars; grade 5, Miss Ida W. Todd, of Laurens, teache, 52 scholares; grade G, Miss Carrie O. Sams, of Gaffney, teacher, 30 scholars; grade 7, Miss S. Katherine Henderson, of Darling ton, teacher.$36 scho'ars; grades 8 and 9, Prof. George C. Hodges, Jr-., of Greenwood, teacher, 24 and 10 scholars respectively. Prof. Hodges is also principal of the school. School No. 2—Prof. F. E. Shuford and Mrs. F. E. Shuford, of Gaffney, teachers, 116 scholars. School No. 3 (colored)—Rev. R. C. Campbell, of Gaffney, Miss Josie B. Farit, of Union, and and Miss Lizzie A. Orr, of Lowrysville, teachers, 143 scholars. School No. 4—Mrs QG. P. Hamisck, of Gaffney, teacher, 42 scholars. Total—G3G. The attendance this year on the opening day was about 1U0 more than it was during the session last year, and Prof. Sams says he expects at least 100 more scholars. Such a school as this would be absolutely impossible under the old method. Surely the graded school is a great thing and it should be encouraged and fostered and the trustees and teachers should have the moral sup port of the people of the community. K/.ell Etching!*. (Correspondence or The Ledger.) Ezell, Sept. 2.—We are still hav ing good rains and the prospects for late crops are very flattering. It seernsjas if Providence were making up our spring losses. Fodder pulling is now on hand, and farmers are very busy. Tde protracted meeting at New Pleasant closed yesterday. Fourteen were baptized and some restored. Protracted meeting is in progress at State Line and Buck Greek churches this week. Mr. Joe Collins and Miss Mary Kimbrell were married Aug. 30th, by Magistrate George D. Scruggs. We wish them all happiness and a long life. Mr. John McCraw’s baby cut teeth whsu only one month old. Isn’t that rather early to prepare for eating? The young people had a most en joyable picnic at Mr. V. E. McKin ney’s the 29tb, and a ball game in the afternoon, between Cherokee Springs and Broad River teams. The game was not finished on account of tbe rain. The score stood 6 to 2 in favor of Broad River. Dr. J. E. McKinney has typhoid fever. We wish him speedy recov ery. Mr. J. B. Jones, of your city, passed through this section today on his way to Now Prospect to visit rela tives. Joe. New Cream Tarlor. Our thanks are due Mrs. E. T. Wilkins for some delicious ice cream which she very kindly and thankfully sent us yesterday. Mrs. Wilkins has established an ice cream parlor over The Battery and her patrons are sure to find there tbe best of k cream in all flavors. - Flour Higher. The late government report makes the wheat crop thirty-five million bushels less tnan last year. This means very much higher flour until another harvest in 1904. All flour is higher now, but the advance on Bransford’s “Clifton” has not yet been as great In proportion to other flour. However, it is a mighty good time to boy a aupply before It goes still higher. Fresh flour constantly eoelved. W. J. Wilkins & Oo. A TERRIBLE WRECK NEAR YORKVILLE Trestle Goes Down with Pas senger Train FIVE PEOPLE KILLED. The Railroad Bridge Over Fishing Creek on the 8. C. & O. E. Division of the Southern Fell in Thursday Morning Carrying a Pas senger Train with It. The following special from York- ville to tbe Gastonia Gazette gives in detail an account of the Fishing Creek disaster last Thursday morning: Yorkytlle, S. C.. Sept.8—Train No. 15 on the Southern Railroad went through Fishing Creek trestle three miles east of here at 11:30 o’clock this morning and was reduced to scrap iron and kindling wood in the bed of the creek 50 feet below. The following were instantly killed: Henry Beckmac, engineer. Fred Rhyne, fireman. C. J. Smith, negro mail agent. Three unknown negro passengers. INJURED. Ed. Turner, conductor, shoulder broken. W. T. Slaughter, Hickory Grove, S. C. ,and Julian Johnson,of Rock Hill, were fatally hurt. Three negro pas sengers will probably die. Marvin H. Morrow, of Blacksburg, T. C. Hicks, of Lancaster, and R. A. Willis, of Edgemoore, have broken bones. A dozen others are more or less seriously injured. Mrs. J. C. Boyd, of Pressly, N. C., escaped with a few scratches. B. F. Williford,of Charlotte, was slightly bruised but not badly hurt. Of half a dozen young men equally lucky he was the only one to try to assist the ladies and injured men. He told the terrified passengers in the first-class coach that the danger was over and that he was there to see them to safety. He helped several young men out of the wreck and tried to get them to help him with others, but they selfishly went off and left him to struggle alone until help came from the outside. Yorkville people went down in buggies and worked for hours ex tricating the dead and injured from the wreck and affording ail possible relief. Tbe rotten timbers of the ancient trestle tell their own unquestionable story as to the cause of tbe wreck. A relief train carried a number of the injured to Rock Hill. To tbe Charlotte Chronicle a dispatch was sent giving the following list of wounded: Julian Johnson, son of J. B. John son, >f Rock Hi!!, who was en route to Clemson College to school, serious ly injured, will probably die: Ver- non Hail, of Rock Hill, also a Clemson student, hip dislocat ed; Harry W. Wiley, of Rock Hill, Clemson student, and a nephew of Dr. W. Gill Wiley, leg broken; Prof. W. T. Slaughter, of Hickory Grove, S. C., State agent of Woodmen of the World, seriously injured. Wm. Beard, Fraak Burriss, and Alex Hoey, are among thote thought to be fatally hurt. D. F. Dukes, baggage master, of Blacksburg, has a painfully injured leg. Oo last evening’s train Messrs. C. A. Johnson, T. N. Kendrick, J. A. Poag, T. M. Fayssoux, F, W. Braw ley, Moot Brown, Ernest Williams, Will Adams and Dr. Frank Wilson went to the scene of tbe wreck. All but Mr. Johnson returned at mid night. When they arrived at the scence of the wreck about seven o’clock, tbe rescuing force was still at work. By means of a cable and another locomo tive, the wrecked boiler was dragged off of the dead fireman and engineer. Both were mutilated horribly. From the mouth of the dead engineer and from boles In his crushed body smoke was escaping from the hot water which had scalded the bodies inside and out. Both the engineer and tbe fireman were burned by tbe fire and by tbe steam. It was thought that under the de- bris.there were five or six others. The second-class coach was crushed flat and it was not known how many pas sengers it contained Mr. Julius Johnson is a kinsman of Mr. J. Flem Johnsoo, of Gastonia, who is a first cousin of tbe wounded man’s father. The young man was not dead at ten o’clock last night, at which time it was reported over the phone by Mr. Clarence Johnson that he had a fighting chance for life. His skull is crushed Mr. T. C. Hicks Is a well-known traveling man, representing a grocery firm in Richmond. His leg is broken and be is otherwise injured. It is said that he was in tbe second-class car, from which his escape seems a miracle. The negro mall clerk was a sub stitute, having taken the ran yester day for the white clerk, who for some reason was laid off. Fred Rhyne is the same fireman who went down with Engineer Met calf a year or two ago through Buffa lo trestle beyond Blacksburg. The dead body of Metcalf was swept down stream for two or three miles by the freshet; Rhyne narrowly escaped drowning. KILLED BY A TRAIN. Charlie Driscoll Struck by the Vestibule while Crossing the Track. Probably the most horrible acci dent that has ever happened within the confines of our thriving little city, occurred Sunday night at the Southern depot. It is the old, old story of a man attempting to cross the railroad in front of a moving train and losing his life in the at tempt. About 8 o’clock Sunday night Charlie Driscoll, a son of Mr. James Driscoll, who lives near this city, was .on his way home, in company with some other boys, from preach ing in the Wesleyan Hall, on Gre- nard street. When he reached the railroad opposite the passenger depot the northbound vestibule, which was two hours late, was just coming in to the station, and, as that train does not stop at this place, it was nat urally going at a little livelier gait than those that do stop. Just as it came near the colored waiting-room young Driscoll started across tbe track, some said about twenty feet in front of the engine; but he never reached the opposite side alive. He was struck by the iron monster and carried probably thirty or forty feet, and when the body became disentan gled from the wheels it was mangled almost beyond semblance to a human being. One leg was cut off below the knee; one hand mashed off; skull crushed and face and body cut and bruised considerably. It was an aw ful sight, and one that should be a warning to everybody to not attempt to cross a railroad track when a moving train is near, even though it be some distance away. The speed of a train is deceiving to one standing in front of it, and, be sides, one never knows when he may strike his foot against something and fall on the track. The better way is to wait until the train passes—this would only require a quarter of a minute of time, and no one is so “pushed for time” that he caunot wait that long. The remains of Driscoll were placed in charge of Messrs. Shuford and LeMaster, undertakers, and prepared for burial, and yesterday afternoon the body was taken so Draytonville and laid to rest near the family home. Charlie Driscoll was about eigh teen years of age, and was a nephew of Mr. William Driscoll, who was killed while at vtark in a well in this city a year or more ago—a bucket of mud becoming detached from the rope and falling on him. There was some talk of holding an inquest over, the body, and Coroner Vinesett came down yesterday morn ing for that purpose, but after a talk with the young man’s father, and as there were several witnesses to the accident, an inquest was not deemed necessary. The accident occurred at almost the same spot where Robert Kiser was struck and badly cut up by a train last year, and not far from the same hour. A Veterttu Mule. The following «s ac extract from an article written to the Woodruff News and Review from Ferguson’s Mineral Spring, in Spartanburg county : “We are sorry to chronicle the death of Old Kit which occurred last Friday night. This old mule was 54 years old and served in the quarter master’s department of tbe 3d S. C. Regiment during the war between the States, which made her a heroine and a Confederate Veteran, and ought she to have been pensioned. She died in tbe possessiou of Capt. after a bard summer’s work. Old Kit was better than a farm bell and always on time She would tell you exactly when 12 o’clock came and would boiler you up an hour before day every morning without fail. Her past life and record are more honorable than those of hundreds of men and women that 1 could put my fingers on. Mr. Editor, if there is a resting place for old mules, and I believe there is in the Great Beyond, Old Kit is an Arch- Angel today. Capt.” The Coinage During August. The statement of the director of the mint for the mouth of August shows that there was a total coining of 11,- 621,000 pieces, amounting to $1,114,- 180. A total gold coinage was $450,- 000, total silver coins, $452,000. For the Philippine government there were 2 004,030 pieces coined, and for the Venezuelan government 200,000 5- bolivar piece* were coined. The coins for tbe Philippines were pesos, 50 centavos, 20 centavos and 10 centa vos. There were 74,000 standard sil ver dollars added to the oironlation of the United States and 6,608,000 cop per oente. We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at Its expiration. So watch your label and tne date and renew before 'tls too late. THROUGHOUT THE URHEEl STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Items Concerning Our Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds ol Ledger Readers Cel-I-ko Co., of Raleigh, has been incorporated, charter $20,000 capital compound Cel-I-ko and other soda fountain drinks. William Hayes and W. W. Mills are the principal incor porators. Tbe first bale of 1903 cotton was sold on the Raleigh market Thursday and brought 12 cents a pound by M. P. Parker. It was grown by W. T. Turner, of Wake county. Mr. Victor Fesperman, of Long Creek,wat in Charlotte Friday and bad a long talk with Sheriff Wallace con cerning his race aUer Will Harris, the negro desperado. Mr. Fresper- man states that his blood hound ran for more than two miles Wednesday afternoon and night; that Harris was seen by several parties including his father-in-law,Calvin Houston. Harris went to old man Houston’s home Wednesday afternoon between three and four o’clock, and asked for some thing to eat. Two negro convicts, Malcom Smilh erman, serving twenty years for the second degree of murder, committed in Guilford, and John Creasman, serving fifteen years, from Hender son county, second degree of murder, escaped Thursday night from the Central prison. They had been con valescing from a long illness in the hospital. They cut a bole through the ceiling, got on the roof, thei. hy using a chain connected, wii). M.e water tank, climbed down a lour story wall of the building, Then over the stockade without being d tt-eUd The prison authorities offer $25 00 re ward. Notices have been sent the chiefs of police of tbe principal towiia. A sensational tragedy occurred in Kinston at 1 o’clock Friday when Emmeit Boyett shot and killed his wife, Lena Boyett, on the front porch of her father's house, on Blount street, in the presence of her mother and younger sister. Boyett was evi dently under the influence of liquor at the time and the act was one of premeditation, as he had shown the pistol, a 38-calibre, to Mr. Walter Fields while on the way to the home of his wife, who has for some time been living with her father, J. 0. Chesnut, a saloon keeper on North street. Tbe incentive was jealousy on the part of the husband, who had been separated from bis wife and a suit was pending for divorce. At Majolica, a small station on tbe Western North Carolina road, .six miles west of Salisbury Thursday night at 9 o’clock, there occurred a head-on collision between No. 35, the West-bound passenger train and No. 78, an East-bound freight. Baggage- master Jones had one of bis hands badly broken and Engineer W. S. Taylor was slightly injured. One passenger, a woman, whose name could not be learned, had two teeth knocked out. Twenty head of sheep in a cattle car attached to the freight train were instantly killed, it is thought from the shock. The cause of the collision seems to be with tbe crew of the freight train. No. 35 had orders to pass No. 78 at Majolica. Usually, the West-bound train does not stop at this station atd tbe sup position was that No. 78 would be in the sidetrack Instead, the freight was a few minutes behind time and had not pulled in t he sidetrack. No 35 was running at the rate of 25 miles an hour. The engine Jto the freight was not derailed but the passenger •-ngine was knocked in an upright position and was almost straight in the air next morning. AUGUST RECEIPTS. ■ • W I I r-llYI I hsrt V I W a Died Saturday Morning |at HU Home on West Frederick Street. “Champ” Davis is dead. After au illness of over two weeks and many days of suffering he breathed his last about 3 o’clock Saturday morning at bis home on West Frederick street, surrounded by a lovin,, wife who bad watched and tended him unceasingly and a number of sympathizing rela tives and friends, who, also, bid been unceasing in their attentions to the sick man. It is needless to say that everything was done that could be devised to stay the course of the dread disease. Two and three physicians were in almost constant attendance at the bedside and a trained nurse from a Columbia hospital was with the sufferer during the last days of his ilineES and exhausted her re sources in her fight against the Grim Destroyer, but all to no avail—the spirit of Champ Davis was plumed for its flight to the land of eternal day, and no earthly pjwer could con iine its wings. P. Champ Davis was about forty- five years of age—just in the prime of a useful life. He was born and reared in Cleveland county, North Carolina, and for several years during his young manhood was engaged iu the drug business at Shelby and Mooresboro, N. C. About twelve y irs ago he came to Gaffney and opened a drug store, with a co-part ner, on Grenard street, about where Mr. I. M. Peeler’s store now is. Mr. Davis was a splendid carpenter, and after going out of the drug business here he followed this avocation nearly up to the time of his death. He was for a long time foreman and time keeper tor Contractor L. Baker, of this city, and he was ever vigilant and painstaking in the service he rendered his employer, and Mr. Baker found him a valuable man. He was held in high regard by his brother workmen and admired by all who knew him for his manliness, integrity and generosity in his dealings with his fellow-man. After resiunirg his position with Mr. Baker h* * n cted a storehouse near his home nu West Frederick street and went to mer chandising, which business he was engaged it at the time of his death. Mr. Davis was twice married. His first wife was Miss Maggie Scruggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester field Scruggs, now deceased, of this city. Four children blessed this union, but in tbe course of time three of them were taken from him by death and his wife, too, followed them after ten years of wedded happiness. About a year ago he married Miss Lizzie Scruggs, a sister of his first wife, and she, and one child of his former union, are left to mourn the loss of a kind and indulgent husband and father. The remains of Mr. Davis were in terred in Oakland cemetery Sunday morning in the presence of a large gathering of sorrowing relatives and sympathizing friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. M. Steadman, pastor of the Buford Street Methcdist church. The pall bearers were: D. E. Lemmons, B. N. Lemmons, J. W. Roundtree, Thomas Alexander, H. E. Hansen and P. Epps. Mr Davis was a prominent and useful man and his demise is a dis tinct loss to the good citizenship of Gaffney. The Ledger joins in sym pathy for the ones who are bowed down in grief. Tlu* Government Huh a SurpliiN For The Month or •c.Ma.is*.™. The following comparative state ment of the receipts aod expenditures of the United States for the month of August just passed was recently issued by the Secretary of the Treasury ; RECEIPTS. Source. August, 10011. August, lOOC. Customs .. 125.121.714 81 2tl,582,231 11 Internal revenue 10.28ti,4Kt> :il 17.525,308 43 Miscellaneous . . 5.444.470 4 2 4,408,213 :14 Sarratt-UafTuey. Sunday morning at Providence church Mr. Ed. Sarratt and Miss Sal- lie Huskey were united in marriage by Rev. F. C. Hickson, pastor of the church. v Mr. and Mrs. Sarratt are of the Pleasant Grove section of Cherokee county, and are very popular iu their community. They have tbe best wishes of many admiring friends for a long life cf happiness and prosperity. Death of an Infant, The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Curtis, of this city, died about 7 o’clock Friday evening after a short illness. It was buried Saturday in Oakland cemetery. We tender our sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis in the loss of their little one. Total $4U.HA2,S77 54 EXPENDITURES. August, 11*03. Civil ami miscel laneous <!i,l!l4.o03 41 War 8.782.732 88 Navy 8,188,!*!*!* 43 Indians 1.343,52!* 22 Pensions 13,028,505 41 interest 1,030,274 .18 *48.6**5,812 88 August, 1002. *8,088,648 75 10,570,378 48 8,032.858 33 1,828,073 43 13,062.887 52 2,322 888 02 Total $43,024,544 70 43,113.610, 53 Should Count Resnlta. j Retailer and Advertiser.! The man who counts tbe coat of ad vertising should also estimate the value of tbe results that advertising brings. Letter to J. U. Wardlaw. Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir: When you can buy paint tor less than Devoe; don’t; save your money. Mr Aaron Higgins, Plainfield, N J, always used 15 gallons of paint for his house; Devoe took 11 Mr Ezra Ratbmell, Williamsport, Pa, always used 11; Devoe took 6 Mr Burt Young, Girard, Pa, al ways used a gallon for a certain room ; took half as much Devoe. Mr. Nathaniel Barber, Cautou, N Y. bought 12 Devoe; used less than 6. You can always bay paint for less than Devoe; don’t; save your money. The wearing counts tbe ssme way and doubles tbe difference. Tbe cost of painting la by the gal lon. Weak paint costs most; most gallons. Yours truly 17 F W Devoe & Co