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• . , ■ . . . iv. ..... i**. * 1 THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. ^ I HE SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY 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. GAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1903. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 $1.00 A YEAR. rHROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. from One GOOD ROADS. Capt. tfvenU that Have Taken Place Knd of the State to the Other Culled from (exchange, for Quick Reading by Score, of Baity People. T. Y Hunoicut, a former resident of WalhHlU, was icilled Monday at Tampa, Fla., by a live wire falling on him. The body was taken to Seneca for interment M P. Trammel, who was tried in Greenville this week for the murder of Ben Ross has been acquitted. The killing occurred at a cornshucking at Trammel’s home in Greenville county. At Columbia Monday Judge Town- gen grafted bail to Sheriff VV. L. Rho den and Matt Berry, the bond being fixed at $1,000. The two have been held charged with murdering a negro, Bob Crouch, killed recently^noar Sa luda. Samuel Page, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. Lawrence Page, of Marion, was accidently killed Thursday. He was in a abed addition to the barn, when the shed suddenly collapsed, orunhing the boy under it and in flicting injuries from which he died in a few hours. At the instance of the Springstein Mill authorities at Chester, J. M. Jer- ningan and W. E. Souterhland were ar rested last week on a charge of solic iting labor for mills itf Rock Hill. Jernigan was fined $15 or thirty days. The evidence against Souterhland was not sufficient to convict him. Gus Cannon, a white man from the lower section of Laurens county, was granted bail in the sum of $500 00 in Laurens Saturday afternoon by Judge R. C. Watts, for his appear ance at the next term of the criminal court to bo tried on the charge of murder. Cannon shot and killed a negro named Lewis Calhoun on his farm about ten days ago. Sunday morning a negro, Bill Rumph. delivered himself to Sheriff Varnadoe, of St. George, stating that he had in self-defence killed one Joe Neal, colored. The shooting took place |at a negro “hot supper’’ Sat urday night about five miles from that town. From the evidence se cured at the inquest it seemed to be a clear case of self-defence. Jerry Revis, an old gray-headed white man, who lives in the north western part of Oconee county, was found dead on Sunday morning in a batch of woods near his hom«. It is said that be was at a neighbor’s house Saturday evening, and at the time complained of a pain in his side, but nothing serious whs thought oj it at the time. There is some suspi cion of foul play. A charter was granted Tuesday to the Dargan Ginnery company of Darlington, capitalized at $fi,000. An application for a charter was made by the Georgetown Electric street railway, the proposed capital being $10,000. Commissions were issued the Cderaw Building and Loan as sociation capitalized at $100,000, and to the Anderson Hardware com pany, capital $25,000 Squire Lewis, a colored foreman on Mr. R. JT. Sandifer’s plantation, in Chester, was shot Thursday by Will Hampton, a young negro employed on the place, and died Monday from the effects of the wound. Lewis and Hampton engaged in a, dispute about some trivial affair, and Hemp ton claims his gun went off acii- dentally. Hampton fledj and at last accounts had not been found. The new Commercial Club, of Charleston, was formerally opened to its members and their friends in that oity Tuesday night with a reception which was attended by fully a thous and ladies and gentlemen. The new club building is one of the most mod ern and perfectly appointed struct ures in the South. It is four stories high, including a roof garden, and it contains every convenience. The Commercial Club, which now has 550 members, is a new organization which has been formed for the purpose of promoting the interest of the trade and commerce of Charleston. John Mayfield, a white man about forty years of age, a resident of Clif ton,’was run over, horribly mangled and Instantly killed by a yard engine of the Southern Railway at the Southern depot in Spartanburg a few minutes before 12 o’clock Tuesday night. The accident was one of the most horrible and sickening that ever occurred in the vicinity of that city. The bead and ftec of the body were the only parts that escaped being masbed, out or bruised. The man was run over and bis clothes catching in the machinery of the engine be was dragged some fifty yards, the railroad track belag strewn with his flesh and blood. That-kHton Given Some Valuable Polutn on the Subject. (Correbpondence of The Ledger.) Mr. Editor:—I have seen a great deal said of late about making good roads, but it seems that no one can tell how to build them, and that is what we need—a good plan by which we can make good roads at the least expense. With due respect to our county officials,! must say they have made a “big leap in the dark” by buying the machinery for making roads. The whole thing is a dead ex pense except the rock crusher; it is all right. But we don’t need those large engines and dump wagons; they are too heavy and slow for this coun ty. I will give you my idea how to build a good road: In the first place, get your rock; let the farmers of the county haul it and put it in piles on the side of the road; let as many as can, haul to one place. If you can get it in piles every two or two and a half miles aoart that will be close enough bo haul each way. You can then take your crusher and go from place to place and crush your rock. Then let the county have four, or six teams, if need be, and haul the rock to the road. Prepare your roadbed at least twelve feet wide, but fourteen feet is better—thus giving room for two wagons co pass. This is the way to prepare your road-bed : Take your road machine and scrape the dirt each way from the center of the road bed; cut it about six inches deep, leaving the edges square so as to hold the rock. Then have the rock crushed to or as near one size as possible and put it on the bed you have prepared ; then put your big roller on the rock and press it smoothly. Then, if you wish, you can put the dirt which you scraped off on top of the rock, and you have got the best and cheapest road that you can make in this coun try. Well, I have built the road; but some one will say you must have your rock in two or three sizes, but it is money spent for no good, with the clay that we have in our country. It is hard and will not sink with a bed of small gravel on top of the clay,and to go to the expense of putting large rock at the bottom and then small rock on top. is money speno for noth ing. You can crush your rock from the size of your fist down and you can build a road that will last twenty years with but very little repairs Now, my friend, as to the exoense of this road building: We can take eight muies and wagons and build more road on this plan in one month than you can in two mouths with the outfit the county now has I would be willing to bind myself to bake the contract for building more road in one month with the same cumber of hands and eight mules and four good wagons, and haul my rock one mile, than they have built in two months with their road machinery. And I will make a better road, for when I get my road built it will he nice and smooth, but the road built with their large engines is torn all to pieces and worn out before you get it done. Home one may say that hauling with wagons is too slow. Weil, let us see. You can take tour wagons and haul your rock one mile, and make your road nine feet; that is the width of the one the county is now building, and you can put it one hun dred feet in cue day after ihe rock has been crushed, and if your is a goad one you cun crush the rock faster than four wagons can put it on the road. If you have twelve convicts you can run your crushci and wagons all at the same time After you have prepared your road-bed it will only take one man on the road to spread the rock; then you will have eleven men to crush rock and load the wagons. Then all you need is two good men that understand the work and you have the best, outfit that you can get. But if you haven’t got a man that understands the work, you had better have none at all, for there is no man who can superintend any work unless he knows how to do it himself. Now, my friends, I have written this hoping it will be of some benefit to some one. I have given this sub- NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent Etta Jane. at PERSONALS AND LOCALS. IiitereHtlng ParuRntpliH and Recent Hap penings In Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our Regular Correspon dent for Heneltt of Ledger Headerx. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jank, Sept. 15.—The hay making and fodder pulling season is getting pretty well over with until we have more sunshine. Uncle Billy Thompson, who is minding the Bates mill on Gilky creek, will go to the Dawkins mill on Thickety creek next year. As a mil ler Mr. Thompson is very popular. Dr. Thos. B. Whitesides, of Blacks burg, is the only man we have ever heard to give an indisputable reason why men become baldheaded. He says it’s because their.hair comes out. Mr. H. B. McDaniel’s children have whooping cough. We regret to hear of the death of Mrs. Mattie Whitesides, which took place at her home in York county last Friday. She was buried at Smyrna last Saturday. We have known her from her childhood and a more estimable, noble woman never lived. “None knew her but to love her. None named her but to praise." Her heart-broken husland and family have our profoundest sym pathies. We had the pleasure last Sabbath of attending preaching at the A. R. Ftesbyterian church at Hickory Grove, and heard a splendid sermon from the pastor, Rev. J. L. Oites. The text was Hebrews II, 24th, 25th and 26th verses. Rev. Mr. Oates is comparatively a young man, but yet he is one among the leading minis ters of his own or any other denomi nation. He will hold a communion at Smyrna next Sabbath, 20th inst. Preaching will begin on next Thurs day, 17th inst. Those who attend this series of meetings will hear good preaching. A great many of our best Cherokee county people are members at Smyrna. Mrs. James Brannon died last Sat urday night and was buried at Salem last Sabbath evening. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. L. Oates Mrs. 0. W. Whisonant is, we regret to say, not enjoying good health this year. Her daughter, Miss Mary Mc Culloch, is at home with her now. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Webber have just returned from a visit to friends at Lockhart Shoals, where they had a very pleasant time. Mrs. Webber has been in poor health for some time, but we are glad to note that she is tnucji improved and stood her trip finely. Rev. Mr. Hammett will begin a meeting at Abingdon Creek church next Friday night. It will continue until Sabbath when the ordinance of baptism will he administered to a number of candidates who joined the ue rues, church a month ago. Rev. Mr. Ham- crusher mo ft* onili L u tt it u hi o heard many complaints about the fall off in the cotton crop The most careful and accurate estimates place the crop now (without further loss) at sixty per cent. Two wteks ago j eighty per cent, would hnve been ■ called a fair estimate. The dry weather is the cause of this fall off The turnip crop is not very promis- ! ing—especially the late sowing, i Much of the seed E;own either sprout ed and were killed or else are lying in l the ground waiting for a season to | bring them up j. i,. s. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. CROP BULLETIN. -The Report of Coiulltion of UUTerent Cropa Throughout the State. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 8 week ending 8 a. m. tember 14 had a mean tempera ture of 77 degrees, which is about 1 1 degree above normal. The tempera ture conditions were favorable, al though cool nights are complained of in some localities. The sunshine was normal, or above, and the relative humidity low during the daytime ai d moderately high at nights. The winds ^ were light easterly. The extreme western border coun ! ties and the coast counties had light but quite general rains, that were highly beceficial; the interior of the state had none, except that widelv separated places had light but insuffi cient showers. The average for the 1 state was only 0.11 of an inch. All crops are suffering for rain. fnteregtlng IteniH Concrming Our Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May I'rove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers The grand jury at Edgecomb court . Tuesday returned a true bill of in- ilonday, Sep- dictment against Dr. Julian M Baker for the killing of Dr. H. T. Bass, at Tarboro last March. A charter is granted to the Yan- ceyville Telephone (.iorapany which is to connect that town with all the places in Caswell county, and also have a line to Danville, Va. The governor orders a special term of Wilson Superior Court to try criminal cases, beginning WILL NOT BE RETURNED. Check Books Hearing the Internal Revenne Impress. A desision has been rendered by the commissioner of internal revenue to the effect that after this date no check books bearing the internal rev enue impress according to the war revenue law of 1898 will be returned to their owners after cancellation. Heretofore these checks have been returned to their owners, but the ap propriation for that purpose has been expended and no funds are available. There was a large number of stamped cbecas and drafts printed with the stamp during the war with Spain, and the expenses of returning them after the repeal of the law was no small item. The owners generally wished to keep them, and an appropriation was made by congress providing for their return after redemption. 5th, Judge Justice to preside, it is probable that the slayers of Insur ance Agent Percy Jones will then he tried Secretary Grimes, of the Farmers’ State Protective Association, says the cotton crop in North Carolina lias been greatly over-estimated and that Wanted to Go ‘‘Wld Tlster.” While ihe children and parents were making preparations for the opening of school a couple of weeks ago, a tantalizing little miss who is October I well acquainted with Prof. Sams, but Late corn failed rapidly on all but it will not be over 75 per cent, of the moist bottom lands,owing to drought, and will be a failure on light soils With only one or two exceptions to the contrary, reports on sotton indi cate further deterioration during the week due to shedding, premature opening, and the rapid spread of rust, owing to lack of moisture. Much cot ton is dead on sandy lands. There is little prospect of a top crop. Boll worms and caterpillars are reported from Barnwell county. Cotton is opening rapidly, some prematurely, over the whole state, and picking is general, and under the weather for the work made rapid progress. Sea island cotton is less promising owing to shedding and the apcvwance of blight. The weather was favorable for rice harvestiog, that progressed rapidly but yields are somewhat disappoint ing. Large quantities of fodder, pea- vine hay and other forage were saved in fine condition. All minor crops have failed for want of rain, but the dry weather will add to the keeping qualities of sweet potatoes. Fall truck planting continues. Little plowing has been done, as the ground is too dry and hard. Turnip sowing is not yet finished. average. Fin Kincaid, of Collettsville. Cald well county committed suicide Mon day about G o’clock, by cutting his throat with a razor. There is no rea son known to have caused the deed except the fact that he was threaten ed with a suit for debt. To Study Electricity. Victor Gaffney, one of the popular and efficient salesmen at the Com pany store, and who has long been a familiar figure at that place, will sev er his connection with that establish ment probably tomorrow night He resigns his position to prepare him self for the work of an electrician, and he expects to leave m-xt wetk for Washington, D. C., where he will take a full course in the Bliss Electrical School of that city. “Vic’s” friends here are legion and they wish him unbounded success in his new venture. Rev. C. F. Fields, of Cool Springs, Iredell county, has a Con: mental bill issued st Halifax, April 2nd, 1776, No. 5118, signed by J. W. Webb and Wm. Haywood. The amount is two favorable dollars and a hi.i', is printed part in wordb ana part m figures. In Wilkes county Monday Scott Church was fooling with a Winches ter in his store, when it was acciden tally discharged The bullet went through the wall and ranged in the direction of the school house, where there were several children. It went through the arm of Nathan Phillips’ girl and entered the breast of his niue-year-old boy, killing him instan tly. Col. Robt. L. Abernethy, has an nounced that he and General Julian S. Carr have compromised their suits against each other. Col. Abernethy, who was at one time manager of the Occonneechee farm at Hillsboro, which is the property of General Carr, had sued the general for $1,300, al leging damage to his property as a result of Col. Abernethy’s manage ment. who is about a year under the age ! limit, was entreating her mother to ! let her go to school “wid lister.” Being told that she was not old enough, she said: “Well, you des Hst de Perfesser an’ if he says I aint ! old ernuf an’caint go, I’ll jest go anyway.” When the story was related to Prof, i Sams he was convulsed with laugh ter, but his mirth was not to be com pared to tbe grief of the little one when she was finally told that Pro fessor said she was too young. With a disdainful toss of the head, she be gan to say: “Well, I don’t want to go to school, anyway,” but before she had comoleted the sentence her little eyes were filled with tears ftpd she burst out into a great big cry, ’ I and she cried as if her little heart would break. Her grief was of short ! duration, however, for she soon for got her disHDpointment, and before “lister” had gune to school the tear* had given way to laughter over some^ frivolous antics •>! Patsy-the rag baby- with which she began to amuse her self. Tlie I'reHbyterlau MeettiiK. Rev. R. F. McLees will arrive in mett will have able help and we hope : the city on Saturday and begin the our people will see that he has a full house of attentive and respectful hearers at each service. People can turn out at night if their prestiog’ work keeps them away in day time. We visited the Lawn sections of our county yesterday and were de lighted to meet Mrs. Daisy Phillips, of Meridian, Miss., who, with her group of bright little children, is now visiting her mother, Mrs. Capt. W. D. Alexander, of that section. It’s been about twelve years since we have seen her, but the years have dealt kindly with her and she is sail a good picture of her former self Her husband is a master mechanic in the railroad shops at Meridian and we are glad to know that his is a happy home. She will always have .. . ^ , a royal welcome to her old home in r C _. 80 , m h0U _ K \ 1 Cherokee county. Mr. T.- Jeff Hughes passed here have done a great deal of road work in my time, and I am always willing to give any information that I can for the benefit of my county. This is the first time that 1 have said any thing on the subject through the press, and I hope if any one in the county has a better plan than mine, he will let us hear from him. Oapt. J. T. Thackston. Gaffney, Bept. 18,1903. A Hoy'ii Wild Ride for Life. With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for lile, 18 miles, to get Dr. King’s New Discov ery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, W. H. Brown, of Leesville, Ind., endured death’s agonies from asthma; but this wonderful menicine gave imtant relief and soon cured him. Ht writes: “I now sleep sound ly every night.” Like marvelous cures of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove Its matchless merit for all Throat and Lung troubles. Guaran teed bottle* 50c and $1.00. Trial bot ties free at Cherokee Drug Co. yesterday. He is not enjoying good health, we are sorry to say, but be is a man who has a wonderful amount of energy and vim, and will go until, we fear, he will be picked up in ihe road some time. He goes when he is really not able, sometimes. He never was a mao to stop or give up. From the amount of building going on at the oil mill, one would conclude that Wilkinsville will soon be a town. Tbe buildings are progressing series of meetings at the Presb/te- riao church at eleven o’clock Sunday morning. There will be two services each day during the week ; at 4 p m. and 8 pm. Everybody is most cordially invited to attend these services. Another preparatory service will be held to night at the church. Choir practice at 8:45 p.m. Fearful OiIiIm AgaliiHt Him. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Bujh, in brief was the ondition of an old soldier by name of J. J. Havens, Versailles, O. For years he was troubled with Kidney disease and neither doctors nor medicines gave him relief. At length he tried Elec tric Bitters. Itputliimon his feet in short order and now he testfiee “I’m on the road to comnlete recov ery.” Best on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles and all forms of Stomach and Bowel Complaintn. Only 50c. Guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. , Seems strange bow small a man can be, and still imagine that the whole world is going to see him by and by. and they will bo ready for the ma chinery as soon as it arrives. We are frequently getting letters from friends in different and distant States who have something to say about what we or son j one else said in The Ledger about some person or thing. We are only sorry we can do so little to make tbe paper more in teresting than it is. • To them It’s like a friend from home. . Dr. L. R. Black Is getting the lum ber on the ground for his house and the workmen are framing it. During th« last few days we have Kreflh Flour all the Time. The celebrated “Clifton” flour is well sold only to the retail merchants and, i trouble, A telegram from Vice-President Andrews, of the Southern Railway, to bis family at Raleigh says his pri vate car was put on a siding four miles beyond Richmond to be picked up by a train. The switch was left open and a Seaboard Air Line train ran into the car. Mr. Andrews was severely jarred, but not injured, and continued his journey to Washiqg- tsn, as did Stenographer Patterson, though hurt. Daniel Polk, Mr. An drews’ steward, was quite badly hurt and was taken to Raleigh. Alfred Daniels, a negro about 28 years of age, has beer arrested as the murderer of Furnifold G. Simmons, and is now lodged in jail in Trenton and Sheriff Taylor has the jail heavily guarded by deput ies. The people are very much excited over the affair and every precaution is being taken to save the alleged murderer’s neck. It is said when the sheriff approached to arrest Daniels, be drew his gun. but Sheriff Taylor was too quick for him, as when the negro looked up his face was covered with the gun of the offi cer. It is a confirmed fact that Mr. Simmons was shot while attempting to drive trespassers off his land. White-cappers went to the house of a prominent farmer, Charles Whitelv, near Clayton. Johnston county, Wednesday, seized him, tied him, carried him into the woods and near'y beat him to death with horse whips. They told him he must leave that community by night or they wonld return and kill him, but in stead of departing be gathered a band of bis friends, ail armed themselves and awaited the return of the white cappers, who have uot yet shown up again. More trouble is expected. Whitely and hia wife bad domestic and it was charged by her as they buy in small quantities, the Hour 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 certainly the loser. We keep it in stock regularly W. J. Wilkins & Co. —If you are in the market for clothing and furnishings you want to know Avery Bros. Take your Gaffney Drug prices right. P rescriptions to The >.—pure, fresh drugs, that he had beaten her unmercifully. She flt-d to her relatives and exhibit ed marks of the whipping For a billious attack takeChamber- lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney, and L. D. Allison, Cowpens. —Friday, Sept. 25th, is the begin ning, Avery Bros. The Gaffney Drug Co. is a new business Just opening up—give them a trial. * Change at the Commercial. A change in the management of tbe Commercial Hotel has recently been made. The Messrs. Betton, who have had charge of it for several months, have given up their lease and Mr. J. C. Lipscomb assumes control. Everybody who is acquainted with Mr. Lipscomb is well aware of his splendid business qualifications, and under his management tbe hotel will no doubt rank with tbe best in point of patronage. The Messrs. Betton have not been among us very long, but during their stay here they have made many friends whose best wishes will follow them wherever they may go. Mr. Lipscomb’s many friends likewise wish him much success in this new addition to his already large business interests. Local Cotton Market. The following prices prevail on the Gaffney market today: Good middling 10# Middling 10| .Stomach Trouble Caurtcft Heart Trouble, Heart trouble is almost always caused by stoqiach trouble. Tbe stom ach fails to digest all the food, and the residue ferments, forming excess of gas which distends the walls of the stomach, causing a depression on the nerves and the arteries that lead to the heart. This causes tbe heart to palpitate or skip a beat occasionally, or both, which is usually very alarm ing,causing grave apprehensions. Ry- dale’s Stomach Tablets will prevent this trouble. They digest the food and prevent gas from forming in the stomach. If there is no gas in your stomach your heart will not trouble you. Gaffney Drug Co. If a man trusts to luck for his din ner he will never be troubled with the gout Flour Higher. The late government report makes the wheat crop thirty-five million bushels less than last year. This menns vt ry much higher flour until another harvest in 1904. All Hour is higher now, but the advance on Bransford’s “Clifton” bus not yet been as 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. W. J. Wilkins A Co. Singers who pursue the even tenor of their way never get off their bass. —You can buy hats in j doz. at wholesale prices, during our opening week, Avery Bros. The Gaffney Drug Co. to a new business just opening up- give them a trial. —Go to a new store, if you will be certain of new goods—Avery Bros. —Don’t forget tbe time, Friday, Sept. 25th; for one week you will be surprised—A/ery Bros. —Ask thk no vs from—Avery Bros. who they buy