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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEELT—PUBLISHED TUESDAT AND FRIDAY. 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. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1903. S1.00 A YEAR. MROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. ^tems of Interest of Passing Events. m and execise ALL OVER THE STATE. Kveutft that Have Taken Place from One Bn<t of the State to the Other Culled from Kxchangea for Q a i c k Heading by Scores of Busy People. The Secretary of State Friday is sued a charter to the Loan and Ex change hank of Greenwood, caoitai- ized at $50,000. 0. P. Simmons is president, J. T. Simmons vice presi dent and J. T. Mediock cashier. / Mark Taylor,the white man charged with the killing of Ed. Moore, about two weeks ago,has been released from jail in Columbia on $1,000 bail. Mr. William S. Nelson, attorney for Tay lor, went before Judge Townsend at Camden and the application for bail was granted. The case will come up at the next term of court in Columbia aod the plea of self-defense will be put up. Maj. J. M. Riddle, manager of the Lancaster Review, accidentally shot and killed bis little grandson, Bobbie Mackorell, early Friday morning, on the Chester side of the Catawba river. Maj Riddle, and bis grandson were out bunting and in some unaccount able way Mr. Riddle mistook the boy, who was in some bushes, for a squir rel and fired at him, killi. g him al most instantly. A telegram was received id Green ville from Atlantic City, N. J., Fri day morning announoing the fact that Chief Riley Rowley, of the Green ville Fire Department had been elect ed one of the vice presidents of the International Association of Fire Eo- gineere now in session in Atlantic City. Chief Rowley is a young man but ao experienced fireman and the honor is worthily bestowed. Mrs. P. A. Gardener and two chil dren, after visiting relatives in Union and elsewhere for several weeks, were returning Friday to tbeir borne iu New York when in the depot at Spar- 'tanburg-Prince Albert fell off a truck, which tamed over on him cutting and bruising his head badly. He was so stunned by the blow that he re mained unconscious for some time. His mother returned with him to Union Friday night, and he has re- C covered sufficiently for them to travel. Spartanburg is represented iu Bei rut, where the United States govern ment is now having differences with the people of the crescent flag. The local representative is Thos. L. Orr, a petty officer on board the cruiser Brooklyn. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Orr, of Spartanburg. He is now at Beirut, to which city the eyes of the world are turned. He will be there until the differences are settled, which may be for several weeks. Mr.Orr has been in the naval service for two years, having enlisted as an apprentice at the ageof sixteen. One of the most dastardly deeds ever committed in that section took place Friday night in West Green ville, about sundown, when Robert Gunnells, white, criminally assaulted a 4 year-old negro girl. Gunnells was dr9nk and while passing the yard where the girl was playing, under pretense of giving the child some fruit, took her to a nearby body of woods, where he accomplished bisob ject Nundiiy School Programe. The North Pacolet Interdenomina- j tional Sunday School Convention will meet at Mesopotamia church on the 27th inst., at 10 o’clock a. will be opened by devotional conducted by the chaplain. Enrollment of school and reading of reports by delegates. Address of welcome by some mem ber of the school. Response by Sam Scrain. Report of township superinten dents. First topic: Wbat traits of charac ter did Saul manifest at the begin ning of his public career .and what traits were conspiecious at its close? To be discussed by volunteer speak-1 ers. Second topic: At what age and under what conditions are children most likely to realize tbeir responsi bility as church members? Discuss ed by Wm. Jefferies and others. Reading essays, recitation and sing ing by the children of the various schools. Miscellaneouslbusiness and adjourn ment by the committee. Schools will please send written re ports and authorize their delegates to read them. When the hour for preaching ser vice arrives, the convention will re cede from business. Ail persons friendly to the Sunday school work will be made welcome to take part in it, ani all children who will take part will please let it be known to the president who will see that they have that opportunity. We hope our friuds and co-works will try to make this, the closing ses sion of the fifteenth anniversary of the organization, one of tbs most im portant in its history. Committee. NEWS OF THE WEEK . IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent Etta Jane. at PERSONALS AND LOCALS, Lawn Locrls. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lawn, Sept. 14.—The cotton crop in this seotioo has deteriorated, at least, 25 per cent, during the last three weeks, owing to the hot and dry weather. Our farmers have gotten pretty well all tbeir fodder saved, for the saving of which the weather has been un excelled. Mr. W. E Wbelcbel and family, of Cherokee Falls, spent last week visiting relatives on this side of the Broad. The debating club was reorganized at Corinth last Saturday night. They will meet every Saturday at 8 p. m. The subject for discussion next Saturday is Resolved, that “the printing press is more advantageous to the country than the steam engine.” Mr. Fred Garwin for the affirmative, and E. B Whelchel for the negative. W. W. Whelchel spent yesterday with relatives at Cherokee Falls. Cotton isiiiow opening very rapidly; our farmers will begin picking in earnest this week. Miss Mary Huggins closed her school at this place last Friday. Death Near Hickory Grove. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) King’s Creek, Sept. 12.—It be comes my duty to chronicle the death of Mrs. Martha, the wife of Robert Whitesides, which occurred at her home near Hickory Grove Friday. The enterment took place today ^Sat- urcay) at Smyrna cemetery. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn her death. Misses Emma and Mary McGill, two of King’s Creek’s nice and ac complished young ladies, spent the The child was found later in an ^ ^ Wbisonant s today. Mr. unconscious condition, and suffering. The police and sheriff were notified and a search for the guilty party be gan. He was found about 11 o’clock lying asleep in old mill building, two hundred yards from where the deed was committed. Gunnells was arrest ed and placed in the county jail. The negroes learned of the affair Saturday, and Saturday afternoon there was great excitement among them. To avert a lynching, the sheriff removed the prisoner to Spartanburg jail for safety. The evidence against Gun nells is conclusive. Mrs Jane Garland Boyeson died in Asheville, N. C., Wednesday about 0 o’clock. Physicians say that death resuhed from Bright’s disease. Mrs. Boyeson was a guest at the White Stone Lithia Springs Hotel when sev eral hundred dollars’ worth of jewelry was stolen, and Col. Harris, the pro prietor of the hotel, accused Mrs. Boyeson of the crime. She left the hotel and went to Spartanburg, where she was turned out of a hotel ou ac count of the accusation. She then went to Hendersonville, N. 0., and registered at the Blue Ridge Inn, but was in a few days asked to leave there. She then wrote to Mrs. Mor gan, In Asheville, and asked that she oome after her and take her to Pine- hurst. Mrs. Morgan left Asheville Friday afternoon, and went to deraonville to see Mrs. Boyeson. She found her in bed, and in a very weak condition. She took her to Asheville Frldav afternoon, and took her to her home on Pearson’s drive. Mrs. Boye son gradually became weaker, until the end came Wednesday. Marion Smith, of Gainesville. Ga., who is the guest of Mr. Haskell Wbisonant, dined with us also We had a delightful day long to be re membered by all. In the afternoon the jolly youngsters amused them selves by having k social game of “flinch.” Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Caldwell, of King’s Creek, were guests at Mr. T. P. Wbisonant’s yesterday. c. Music Study Is Made Easy for Children. The Burrowes method was built for children, and for the actual study of the needs, preferences, character, and even whims of children. There is nothing in it that Is not agreeable and entertaining. It is not built on mere theories, not the inspiration of a day. It is the cream of many years of toil and study. The method aims at the development of all the musical faculties together, not exalting tech nic at the expense of intelligence, or vice versa, the theoretical teaching is done by means of games, each game having a corresponding song, thus in a pleasant way impressing dry faots on the minds of the children in a way that they never forget. rraparutory Service*. There will be preparatory servioes Hen-^ a t the Presbyterian church Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of this week at 8 p. m., and choir praotioe at 8:45. Interegtlng Paragraph* and Kecent Hap pening* In Lower Section of the County » Gathered Up by Oar Regular Correspon dent for Benetlt of Ledger Header*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Sept. 12.—With this week’s service the mail route from this place to Union will be discontin ued and the offices of Sunnyside and Sarratts will hereafter be supplied by the way of Gaffney. The contract for carrying the mail daily from this place to Sarratts has been awarded Mr. James P. Proctor for $150 per annum until June 30, 1904, when all new contracts will be gin. This arrangement has been somewhat forced upon the people by reason of the loss of Skull Shoals bridge and they have to take it as a choice between two evils, aod not that they are anxious to discontinue the old route that has served them so long. Ever since this matter has been brought to his attention Congressman Finley has been working to give his constituents in this section the very best mail facilities obtainable under the circumstances and be hopes to still improve it. Ever since the war. and long befere it, the line to Union has been kept open and the idea of closing it now is not relished by those having business interests with those two points. Without a bridge at Bkull Shoale the arrangement could not be made more satisfactory, in our judgment; for a great portion of the time during the winter season Sarratts and Sunnyside would get uo mail at all on regular schedule days. We bad the pleasure yesterday of meeting our old fritnd, Mr. W. T. Neal, of Water Valley, Miss., who has been gone from this country for thirty-two years. “Bud,” as we always called him, has a host of friends in this and adjoining counties who would be very glad to see him and whom be would be very glad to see were it possible to do so. We are glad however to note that he is get ting along very well in his adopted home, and is iu comparatively com fortable circumstances so far as the affairs of this world are concerned. He left here during the reconstruc tion period, went west, married, set tled down and is now a permanent member of the Presbyterian church and a good and useful citizen. • LeRoy’s account of that dog fight is quite interesting and amusing Whenever these Tarbet Is cau’t get up something that is.lively it’s a poor time for that kind of business. Rev. R P. Smith, of Asheville, who has been doing missionary work among the mountains of North Carolina for several years, says: “They are the truest and pluckiest people on earth.” We know they made up the bulk of Gen. Lee’s army and among their troops be had some of bis best fighting material, and it’s all right for the dogs to sustain their reputa tion. We would like for LeRoy to let us know how Bruise is getting along since his experience with his Tarheel antagonist. Our thanks are due our friend and comrade, Capt. “Dick” Jolly, for a specimen of his home raised toma toes They are fine and show that he knows (how to raise something to eat at home. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Clary, of Bowl- ingsville, visited friends and relatives in this neighborhood this week. Mr. Clary has been confined to his bed for a long time with fever, and we are glad to kno* that he is getting well again. Cherokee county has no bet ter citizens in it than Mr and Mrs. Ed. Clary, and they will always find a welcome in our community. Our young people turned nut and gave them a reception at the home of Mr: aod Mrs. R. J. Kirby on Thursday night. Hon..W. D. Kirby was in this sec tion this week and. we understand, bought from Fowler Bros, a large Ipt of beef cattle. Cur magistrate court has had a few trivial cases before it lately. .1. l s. — * From an Old Friend. The other day The Ledger received a curious present through the mail. It was the skin of a huge rattlesnake. It was sent from Pactolus,Benton Co., Ark., by our old and esteemed friend, Rev. J. M. McCraw, who has a pen chant for presenting us with snake skins. A few years ago be sent us the skin of a blacksnake that meas ured more than six feet, which we have kept on exhibition until it nas almost been worn out. The following letter accompanied Mr. McCraw’s gift: Pactolus, Ark., Sept. 2. Dear Ledger and Friends : I am seventy-five years old and liv ing yet, but almost blind and deaf. I have to rerule my writing paper; I cannot see the original dim lines We are all well st this time. Wheat crops are almost a failure; corn crops are poor; fruit crops are a failure; plenty of rain now. Mr. Ed. I had a fine present for you but the pup got hold of it and tore it up. I killed it in thirty feet of my door. It was five feet long, and had seven rattles. The last one I killed was ten years ago. Yours truly, Rev. J. McCraw. THROUGHOUT THE TAB HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. An Afternoon on The Lawn. Mrs. Samuel Hopper entertaiued a cumber of her friends in a social way last Thursday afternoon on the lawn at her residence on Logan street. “Aunt Sally,” as she is familiarly called by her numerous friends, en tertains in the good old fashioned way and all who attend one of her social functions are always fulsome iu their praises of the same. Cf course there were plenty of good things to eat and the ladles bad a most delight ful time. Those invited were: Madams J. A. Carroll, C. C. Har ris, P. V. Gaffney, June Humphries, W. 8. Sparks, S. 8. Ross, R. M. Gaff ney, J. F. Garrett, Hamp Pridmore, John Brohawn. W. H. Gooding, Dr. Humphries, A. C. Cree, E. H. De- Camp, R. S. Cook, Alie Carpenter, Arthur Peeler, G. D. Cureton, I. W. Avery, and Misses Helen Brohawn, Annie Johnson and Myrtle Sarratt. A Lady Accidentally Shot. Saturday afternoon while some boys were shooting at, or near, the Limestone mill, one of their shots struck Mrs. A. J. Burgess, who was Interesting Item* Concerning Onr Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which May Frovt Entertaining Heading for Hundred* of Ledger Header* The Haywood murder trial is to come up again in the Superior Court in Raleigh October 1st, and the State’s witnesses are being summon ed to attend. The hotel at Round Knob, near Asheville, was destroyed by fire Fri day morning. The hotel was owned by E. B. Steele, of High Point, who had planned to open the place next month. John Flowers, who was Wednesday convicted in Wilson court of inhumao treatment of his own child, will be hanged in Wilson jail on October 20th, between the hours of 10 and 2 o’clock. field nearby, the ball fleshy part ful wound, serious one. gathering beaus in She was hit in the n going nearly through t and inflicting a very p though probably not a The lady had a close call, though, as a little nearer the center of the neck and the shot would have proved fatal. We were told that this was the opin ion of the physician who extracted the ball. Such careless and promiscuous shooting should not be tolerated, whether within the corporate limits of the town or not. Clnry-Turner. At the home of Mr. W. N. Turner Sunday morning at 9 o’clock a num ber of friends and relatives assembled to witness the marriage of Mr. George Clary, of Aigood, S. C., and Miss Genie Turner, of Turners, S. C. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. T. Thompson, of this city. Mr. Clary is of one of our best families, being a son of the late Tebe Clary. Miss Genie is the daughter of our genial Will Turner, the hus tler iu business. Mr. Thompson has performed the ceremony for five of Mr. Turner’s ohildre. Flour Higher. I The late government report makes the wheat crop thirty-five million bushels less than last year. This mean# very much higher flour until another harvest in 1904. All flour is higher now, but the advance on Braoeford’s “Clifton” has not yet been as great In proportion to otbtr flour. However, it la a mighty good time to buy a supply before It goes atill higher. Fresh flour oonetantly received. W. J. Wilkins & Co. Take your preecrlptlona to The Gaffney Drug Co.—pure, fresh drugs, prices right. The Gaffney Drug Co. Is a new business Just opening up—give them a trial. Concerning n Former Gaffneylte. The following item is from the Ma nila American, published iu the Phil ippine Islands, and concerns a son of Prof. 8. A. Chambers who formerly resided in Gaffney: “Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chambers are now the proud parents of a little Chambers. No name has been as signed to the new comer, but when one is announced it will be of the feminine variety. It all occurred on July 31st. Mama, papa and daugh ter are all doing well up to the pres ent.” Hampton-Turner. Sunday morning at Limestone i\ 111, Mr. Cleveland Hampton and Miss Emma Turner, both of Cherokee Falls, were united in marriage by R. F. Gibson, N, P. The ceremony was performed at the latter’s residence in the presence of quite a good number of witnesses who had “got wind” of tho affair a short time before. These young people are of Chero kee’s best families and many friends and admirers wish them long life and much happiness. Hpcclnl .Sermon Hunclny, Sunday morning at the Buford Street Methodist church, Rev. J. M. Steadman, the pastor, will preach a special sermon to children. There will be no service Sunday night, and, owing to the service at the Presby terian ohoroh, there will be no prayer- meeting at Buford Street church Wedneeday night. The Greensboro Female College be gan its fifty-seventh annual session Thursday, with the largest enroll- ment for the opening day in its his tory. Prospects for a large atten dance are bright. A negro answering the description of Henry Smith, one of the three con victs who who escaped from Mr. S. W Patterson’s camp in Mecklenburg two or three days ago, was arrested in Greensboro Friday. A Salisbury special says: A free for al! fight occurred in Providence township, this county. A woman, who is one of the wealthiest in the township, engaged in the fight and knocked a man into a ditch and beat him unmercifully A young man named Lon Rogers was killed by lightning at bis home ten miles east jf Greensboro Wednes day night He was sitting in front of the fireplace when lightning struck the chimney, tearing it to pieces and killing him Instantly. George Warford, a white man, was arrested and jailed at Lexington, charged with attempting to wreck No. 7, a local passenger train. In formation given by a boy named Crotts, who claimed that Warford forced him to assist in placing rocks ou the track, led to Warford’s arrest. The Superior Court will be asked to pass ou an ordinance of Charlotte which makes it unlawful to deliver liquor to a minor. The construction will come with a verdict in the case of State vs. Frank Orr. Frank Orr is an old colored man of that city and bought liquor for a seventeen- year old boy. Wm. Windsor, a teacher in one of the colored graded schools in Greens boro, was fined $10 by Mayor Osborn, of that city Friday for too severely chastising a small girl pupil. The child’s arm was severely cut in two places, the teacher claiming that the | cuts must have been caused by the i lapping of the switch as he did not intend to do more than give the child a needed correction for disobedience. | Willford Roseboro paid the penalty of bis life, on the gallows, in States ville Thursday for one of the most foul murders ever committed iu that section of the State. Roseboro’s crime was the murder of Mrs. Dolpbus Beaver, at her home about five miles from Statesville. Mr. Beaver and bis littlejson went to town and when they returned found the body of the wife and mother at the bottom of an old well. Suspicion rested upon Rose boro and he was arrested and taken to Mecklenburg jail for safe-keeping un til the hearing. After sentence was passed Roseboro made a confession. McCall & Nixon, of Charlotte Saturday prepared the complaints in an action for $20,000 damages against Eli Rogers, who is an occupant of the criminal insane department of the State penitentiary, at Raleigh. The suit is instituted by J. T. Miller, ad ministrator of Nancy Pressley, de ceased. and grows out of the murder of Miss Pressley by Rogers. The suit; is to come up at the October term of Union Superior Court. Nancy Pressley, a 14 year-old girl, was shot and instantly killed by Eli Rogers on the 2Uth of last January. Rogers claimed the Pressley girl as his sweet heart and, hearing that she had made alighting remarks concerning him, went to the home of the girl’s father and shot her through a window of the residence. He was placed on trial for murder at the August term of court in Union county, and, the ques tion of his insanity being settled to ! che satisfaction of the judge and jury, be was otdered confined in the de- 1 partment of the criminal Insane at the penitentiary^ The Gaffney Drug Co. la a new business just opening up—give them a trial. We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at Its expiration. Ho watch your label and the date uud renew before ’tls too late. Some Improvement*. A number of improvements have been made at the Parish Hotel since “ Happy Cal’s” return. Anew door has been cut opening out from the office on to the side piazza, which is a great convenience; a nice new coat room has been put in behind the office deik, the parlor enlarged, sev- ! eral new bath rooms put in and some other minor improvements, all of which add much to the comfort and convenienoe of the guests. J. F. Fincken has made some im provements in bis store and bakery on Limestone street. He has re moved a partition in the rear end, thus throwing his two rooms into one and giving him more space, which, on account of bis increasing busi ness, be has needed for some time. He has also put up a number of new shelves and otherwise improved and ornamented bis salesroom. New signs have been put up over the National bank and the Gaffney Savings bank. The work was done by Mr. D. M. Gaines. A. B. Gaines has embellished one of the front windows of his place of business with some handsome letter ing and has placed a lovely little aluminum sign beside the door, the designs of both showing the excellent taste and artistic touch of the pain ter. “Broad” is a genius iu hie Hue. He has recently repainted bis buggy and now has one of the nattiest little vehicles in the country. The body is finished in a delicate shade of bine and the running-gear and shafts in white with blue and gilt trimmiugs— the metal parts being gilded. It presents quite a handsome ap pearance on the street, and givts fur ther proof of Broad’s skill with a brush. A Small Wreck. SaturdayUmorning at 5:17 a small wreck occurred iu the freight yard of the Southern railway in this city. No. 81, a southbound freight, ran into No. 74, a northbound freight. The accident was due to a misunder standing, as the engineer of No. 81.. Mr. L. C. Jones, was under the im pression that No. 74 was to take the side track on the south side of the depot near the power house. Another thing that contributed to the acci dent was the fact that the tallow pipe on the right hand side of the engine drawing No. 81 had gotten out of fix and the engineer was un able to see the the other train on ac count of the escaping steam. As a result of the accident the engine of No. 81 was considerably scratched up aod also derailed, while a flat car loaded with lumber, belonging to No. 74, was derailed. The wreck occa sioned a delay of a few hours. The track was considerably torn up, which revealed a very bad condition of the cross ties, some of them being almost entirely rotten. No. 81 was moving at the rate of about four miles an hour when the accident oc curred. No one was hurt. A Lucky Escape. While out driving Sunday afternoon the two little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Littlejohn, accompanied by one of Dr. Hamrick's little daugh ters, bad a very narrow escape from a serious accident. The horse became frightened and bis actions fright ened the little girl who was doing the driving and she began to pull with all her might on the lines. The horse stopped perfectly still for a moment or two, when all three of the children jumped from the buggy. The horse then wheeled with the buggy and ran towards Limestone. After running a short distance he became detached from the buggy by the harness break ing. He was shortly afterwards stop ped without further damage, but the children were about as badly fright ened as children could be. An Inquest Held. Coroner Vinesett came to the city Saturday monring and summoned a jury to hold an inquest over the re mains of Jack Dowdle, the colored boy who died of paralysis a month after having been bit in the bead with a rock by a white boy with whom he was fighting. The jury repaired to the burying ground where the body was buried and it was exhumed. Dr. S. H. Griffith made the examination, and after viewing the remains the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, believe that Jack Dowdle came to his death by the wound inflicted on his bead. It is unknown to us who did it.” It is not known whether or not Claude Coyle, the white boy with whom the dead boy had the fight, will be indicted. A Protracted Meeting;. A protracted meeting Is in progress at Fairview. The meeting is being conducted by Revs. L. R. Gaines and Pinkney Wbelohell, and a great deal of Intereet is being manifested by those in attendance. An interested attendant la Mr. W. M. Whlsonant, of Blaokeburg, who Is taking a great deal of Interest In tbs work. Mr. Wbisonant la elgbty-fonr years of age andja vigorous religions worker.