Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- PllK PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. BY H. DkCamp. Ed. demanded them to do bo it was cal culated to make them resect it. We venture the assertion that if Rev. R C. Campbell, than whom there is no more polite and gentlemanly colored man in this country, were to send for a messenger he would not say a word to him about removing his hat, unless the messenger were a colored boy. In that case he would feel it PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. The Ledger is not responsible for tt>« views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. ■. , , . . . . . ... Write short lettersand to tho point h,s dut 5' t0 ,,!ach “ member of . lm 0 "° to insure publication; also endeavor race politeness. But when it came to got them to the office by Monday to a white boy he would leave the and Thursday mornings. teaching to be done by the boy’s Obituaries will be published at five guardian or superiors. But cents a line. Reading notices will De published there is “ difference in colored people at ten cents a line each insertion. as well as white people, and members All correspondence should be ad- of both races will make fools of dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager, themselves no matter how much edu- * ! cation they may have, but it looks like thejblunders of the black brother with a smattering of learning are the more numerous. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Phoenix like the Greenville Daily j Herald rose from its ashes. Its pub lishers display a wonderful amount of every energy that will eventually i culminate in success. We wish them well. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We have before us Voi. 1 No. 1 of the Carolina Citizen published at Cheraw by John T. Mechum. It is a splendid initial effort and bids fair to become a household necessity with the people of that section of the Pee Dee. We wish it much success. The papers are full of the Jim Till man trial. There was enough dam- | ating evidence introduced Friday and Saturday to hang any man, should the jury go by the law and the evi dence. Already there is talk of a juryman having been ’‘fixed” to stand by Tillman. It is even said that it is common talk around Lex ington and that the name of the jury man is bandied about. What a pity ^ ^ . it is that such things can be! There In reply to Capt. Inackston s arti- should be nothing more sacred than cle 1 he Ledger will print one more re- tt man’s oath, and there is something ply from Mr. Whelcbel. if he desires radically wrong with our jury system it, and then this controversy is at an wheu meu can be for or People Yon Know nu<l I’eople Yon Don’t > Kd,,w seen nothing P C. Garvin, of Corinth, spent {or some time in the’ city Saturday John G. Holt, a prosperous citizen 1981 PP 1, * drop MemtHge from !MlflnlHHlppl (Correspondence of The Leader > Centre, Miss.. Sept. 22—As I have In your valuable paper quite awhile from far off Miss- you a few lines which from beyond the Broad, paid The Ledger a visit Saturday. Wm. Trajy, a worthy citizen of Gowaytville, was a Ledger visitor Sat urday. John H. Bentley, a prosperous farmer of Gowdysville, was in the city Saturday. J. P. Robbs, a Grassy Pond farmer, favored The Ledger with a call Satur- if y )U think worth their space in your paper you can oublisb. In August past we had the first general primary election ever held in the State for United States senator and governor down to bailiff. It has given gener al satisfaction, except, of course, to | the defeated candidates. The race for senator and governor was verj warm. Money, who was a candidate c * a ?’' ... . to succeed himself in the senate, was H. D. Mathis, a prominent farmer] opposed by Governor Longino. The latter made ac unguarded remark in regard to the ex-Confederates in reference to laying the corner stone for the State capitol,alluding to them as Confederate rot. It aroused no little excitement amongst Confeder ates and their children and friends throughout the State. Nothing since reconstruction equaled it and Lon gino was snowed under so deep he will never thaw out For governor we nominated a man following your pro fession.a newspaper man, a most bril liant orator and the brainiest man in the State, J. R Vardeman. The prospects for farmers up to August 25th were the finest for years The corn crop was the best for years past. It is conceded that as much corn will be made this year as was of Ravenna, came to the city Satur day. V. C. Comer, the good ferryman at Howell’s ferry, came to the city Sat urday. Bobo Wilkins, a prominent busi ness man of Cowpens, was in the city Friday. Moses Goforth, of Thickety, spent some time in the city Friday. The many friends of Allen Jeffer ies were glad to see him in the city Friday. Hon. Wm. Jefferies came to the city on business Friday. John T. Kitchens, of Ravenna, was selling cotton in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Clary went to Marion, N. C., last Saturday to visit relatives L. C. Lemmons, E/q-. his iD the past two years. Cotton at grand-danghter M.ss Ooie M.nta. of h , t , |m , though two end, so far as The Ledger is concern ed, unless the gentlemen engaged in it desire to contribute to the cost of the composition. We cannot pay printers to carry on a controversy through the columns of The Ledger. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Tillman’s attorneys tried their against a cause they are sworn on their oath to try. Itjis not a question of vengeance. It is a question of right and justice. The pen of N. G. Gonzales has been stilled for nine months, the grass grows green o’er his grave and the petals of the flow ers open and shut, passion has pass- band on August Kohn, the Columbia ed) reas0 Q has returned, but Justice correspondent of the Charleston News cries out despite her blindness, and and Courier, the other day, and not the law and the evidence should as- unlike the Hebrew children of old g e rt themself. We do not believe Jim whc were placed in the fiery furnace, Tillman should be allowed any more he came out unscratched. It may be i a tit ude than any other criminal. His that Messrs. Croft and Nelson will yet find that it is a mighty hard job to make a truthful mau tell a lie. “Columbia is getting to be a union- i ridden city, and unless the business men of that place stand together and put down unionism the growth of the city will be very much retarted. No trust or combination is so blind or unreasoning as organized labor, neither can anything compare with the unions for lawlessness and a reck less disregard of the rights of others.” The Bamberg Herald is responsible for the above. We admire Brother Knight and must say he issues a most creditable paper, but he is wrong in his deduction. It is true that there are some bad men who sometimes secure control of the unions and do not condut them as they should be, but when conducted ou the right principal there is nothing more ele vating or ennobling than unionism Working men have as much right to organize as capitalists,but they should not be oppressive with their organiza tion any more than a corporation should be oppressive. There are al ways two sides to every question and no fault is to be found with the right side of organized labor. Take, for instance, the Charlotte Typographical Union, which is educating cut of its funds, the child of a widow. That is a noble work and should be commend ed. No doubt unions often become oppressive, but we have yet failed to see an instance in which organized labor did not meet capital . on an equitable basis if the union was con trolled by good, honorable and just men. family connection should couut for □ augbt. VVe sympathize with his family, and pity him, but he pitied no one. His ear was deaf to the manly advice of his friend, his heart hardened under constant misdeeds, he acted the part of a cowardly as sassin and heshould.be made to pay the penalty. AMONG OURSELVES. It is said that the king of Yap left $1,500,000, and the legacy should be used to educate the other yaps who are not yet dead.—Greenville News. The Greenwood Index prints a cut and a description of the big dam at Ware’s Shoals. It lacks a sight of being as big an affair as the Fort- man dam.—Anderson Mail. We can now see why the Lexing ton county jury list was not pub lished. The lawyers wanted time to send agents around to get the jurors’ views ou the Tillman case before the jurors themselves knew that they had been drawn.—Fee Dee Advocate. weeks late. Rain ceased August 18, since which time it hat not rained sufficient to lay the dust Cotton , has deteriorated more rapidly than I ever saw and has fallen off one-third of an average throughout the hill ; country of Mississippi. Where fer-; tilized it is us dead as if a killing frost had fallen ou it. I note in The Ledger the rapid itn- | provement of Gaffney. You cer- j tainly have a progressive class of | j citizens who push everything that I Wishing you per, I am success in your pa- I. Peeler. Byarsville, N. C., were shopping in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sapoch, of Mt. Puran, were in the city Friday, shop ping and visiting friends. G. S. Black and son spent some time in the city Friday. D. I). Painter, one of Cberokea county’s best farmers, was in the city yesterday. He, like all close observers, says the cotton crop is short. Thos. F. Addis, of Jeter, was in the city Saturday. . ^ ^ . Miss Mollie Littlejohn, ol j ones . 8<1 '“ ,1C ® S * he lnteteat ot S 0 "' ville, is in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, on Victoria avenue. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Littlejohn were shopping in the city Saturday. •Hamlet Crocker, of Ravenna, spent some time in the city Saturday. J. L. Strain, Esq , of Etta Jane, was in the city yesterday on his way to Spartanburg, where he went to at tend a meeting of the Presbyterian synod. Ira Hardin, Esq., of Blacksburg, attended court yesterday. F. H. Dover, of Antioch, was in the city yesterday. E. Hardin, asterling citizen from across the Broad, came to the city yesterday. J. L. Roberts, of Cherokee town ship, paid The Ledger a visit yester day and renewed. John Whisonant, of Blacksburg, was in the city Friday. B. F. Scoggins, of Hickory Grove, was a business visitor in the city Friday. J. E. Plaxico, a prominent citizen of Kings Creek, was in the city yes terday. Magistrate J. W. Alexander came to the city yesterday. B. G. L. Pettit, of Ravenna, came to the city yesterday. J. L. Plaxico, a sterling Cberokeean of Kings Creek, came to the city yes terday. Mrs. W. A. Poole, of Pacolet Mills, is in the city visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Fort. D. C. Tindall, of Cowpens, paid us a short visit Saturday. A W»rnl»>n Cry. I ff-el it my duty to say a few words in regard to the poor heartbroken women and children in and around our community, the cause of which is a damnable blind tiger. I do not know that they are suffering for bread, but they are suffering from abuse and exposure, which the blind tiger causes. It is ridiculous to think that as thriving a county as Cherokee will sleep and let grown, able bodied stout /oung men lie in the woods and make the damnable stuff, and take it on their shoulders after night and sell to poor fools to drink their fill, and they in turn beat their wives and children and run them off in the night after they have worked hard all day. It does look like South Carolina would not put up with such as this. It is worse than the moun tains where they never knew any thing else. I have seen in your col umns where they are bitterly oppos ed to it in South Carolina, and just to think that we are sleeping and let ting it go on in six or eight miles of our little city, by men who go there to trade! How can they have the heart to be so brutal? God forbid that this county should not wake up out of the sleep and protect the women and take care of the convicts. It is not right to punish sjme men and let others go at large doing the same crime; just as long as we do that we will do worse until the end of time, so let us be men while we are men, and do away with such unlaw ful, low-down acts. If all of the cor respondents, gentlemen and women of Cherokee county will come togeth er, it certainly can he stopped, and I think surely there art? too many good men and women in this land to sleep over such doings any longer. Brothers, fellow man, do not let us sleep over such deeds, if we intend to he law abiding citizens. Let us hear from the correspondents in the next issue. A Friend Mercer. S. C. Sept. 29. THE OLD RELIABLE L Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Reception at Limestone. One of the mest etjoyable social events of the season came off at Lime stone College Friday evening, when the congregation of the First Baptist church gave a reception to tho faculty and students of the college. An up propriate programme was arranged and those in charge gave every detail , the most careful attention and spared no effort that tended to add to the pleasures of the occasion and make the students feel that they, in deed, were among friends. The following programme was ren-1 dered during the evening: progrmmk. My Countsy’tis of Thee - - - - Hymn LlHi INVOCATION Welcome ------ Rev. Arch C. Cree Response ----- Dr. Lee Davis Lodge Pianoforte Solo—Recollections - Gottschalk Miss Salome Timmerman Soprano Solo—The Proposal - - - Haim Miss Eva Ross Recitation—Let Down the liars - Selected Miss Vallie V. Woodruff Pianoforte Solo—Novelette, Opus ill - - Schu- —maun G. Pryatt Mountford, L. Mus. Lund. Mus. Soprana Solo—Violets ------ Roma Miss Isabel Cooner Blest.be the Tie ------- Ilymnl.iC BENEDICTION. The lawyer who wants to bullyrag M. W. Wilkins was a city visitor a witness makes a mistake when he yesterday, picks out a newspaper man for his Lewis Scruggs, a staunch victim. The pencil pushers “see the wheels go round.” They gaze at the yesterday. inside of things. What is there in a R. R- Brown, a prominent business man of Cowpens, was in the city yes terday. W. Sam Lipscomb was in the city yesterday. Uncle Tom Spencer was among his friends iu the city yesterday. Kinyon Blanton was in the city yesterday. John Pridmore, of White Plains, was in to see us yesterday. Rtese M Roark, alprosperous plant er from across the Broad, paid The Ledger an apnreclated visit yesterday. The editor of the Wiansboro Herald b u^g^was'fn* th e ci ty yes t e°rd a v' ^ ^ * Rev. S. N Vass, a colored minister and News, “true to his first love,” | T S ' L Bryant, of Trough, wus'in the of Raleigh, called up the Postal Tele- sounds the trumpet horn of educa-; c|ty ye8terflay graph Company and aaked that a tio n- Mr. FoOBhe knows hia subject. Uncle Nat. Gorton, o( King's be sent to his residence “ nd k . D0 ’'JAf ab l“ , . W . 0r, !!.. k , n0W l De . : Orcek, paid The Ledger an ted visit yesterday. lawyer to awe them?—Columbia Re cord. The State’s editorials were pretty strong as arraignments of Jim Till man, but we do not know bow they will do as evidence. The bountiful crop of the same sort of stuff from the other ten dailies in the State ought to be submitted also if that is what the jury wants.—Florence Times. A Cut Uuk Scrape. Saturday niyht between 8 and 9 o’clock Florence Roberson one of the most respectable colored women in Gaffney, cut Manuel Elmore, a black smith three Jimes in the upper part of the chest which came near killing him. Medical attention was soon Lewis Scruggs, a staunch Ledger gj ven him. Doctors Brown, Nesbit friend of Cowpens, called and renewed an( j j e fj er j ea gave him restoratives and dressed his wounds when fie was carried to his home, where we iearu he is still in a critical condition but with prospects of recovery. Florence Roberson was arrested by Sheriff Thomas and Chief of Police Lockhart and placed in jail where she is awaiting the result of Elmore’s wounds. NEED Anything in the Stationery Line? We have jus J o received a lot of the best goods ever offer ed ; good paper, all tints, envel opes to match, nice packages. S. B. Crawley & Go. 813 Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery. Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. It I'Hyh. From the Philadelphia Press: “There goes a man who is always anxious to see his nam» in print.” “Really? Is he one of those idiots?" “No, one nf those wise men: he’s an advertiser.” A CoukIi I* Only A Symptom. A cough is not a disease, but a symptom of d.sease. A caugh always indicates that either the throat or lungs ere affected. When the mucous lining of the throat or lungs becomes inflamed the irr'tation cause' 8 cough ing. Don’t neglect a cough. It may be n symptom of serious throat or lung disease. Rydales Elixir kills the germs that cause the trouble, soothes the irritated mucous mem brane, gently stimulates the nerves that control the respiratory organs and thus help nature to speedily re store normal conditions and healthy action—Gaffney Drug Go For Sale. Advertisements under this head wul ne Inserted for one cent a word each inser- kloi.. Mo ad inserted for less feban tra cents F OR SALE A live-room cottage oa Jefferies street. Apply to, Sept. 2!)-tf. Sumter Littlejohn. F OR SALK - An eight-horse power traction engine, |in good condition; {also one 50- saw gin. Apply to T. D. Littlejohn. Asbury, S. O. Sept. 20-tf. F ok SALK One good milk cow. J. Eb Jef- _ fortes. 'd-f.Mt ’L'OR SALE Legal Cap Bond Paper with ■t numbered lines. At The Li nger Office. F )R SALE—Old newspapers at 10c a hun drod. Apply at I bis office. tpOR SALE All Kinds of legal blanks: such •L as used by Magistrates and court offi cials: deeds, mortgages, etc., as cheap as the cheapest. Apply at thlsofflce. l^OR SALE- Babbitt metal, made from olu^ •t type remelted into bars; the very Iwst hahhitt metal made. Apply at The Ledger office. For Rent. F OR K E VI Fhe R. M. Gaffney bouse with ten rooms. Apply to t’.G. Stacy. lO-U-a-t F Olt RENT—One two-horse and one ono- horse farm, within two miles of Gaffney; mostly fresh upland and bottoms. Apply to 8. 8. Ross. P-KO-tf. I pOK RENT Rooms lo rent to parties with-. out children. Apply to Mrs. M. P. Pier- 1 son. fl-29-Ut Wanted. FIR AWAY W ANTED—Will do plain sewing neat and cheap; worl: received from s to 10 a. ru. and 1 to 6 p.m. Cleo Cunningham, Jol East Robinson Bt. 9-88-tf AXTANTED—Board in private ‘family for ! »“ married couple; room furnished or un- furnished. Apply K. <). Box did. tt-ls-tf W ANTED—More Green Salted Hides than anybody. Highest casli prices paid. B. | G. Clary. 8-24-tf YXfANTED -500 dozen eggs; also nice chick- i ’» ens. Z. A. Robertson. 8-21-tf. rr there trtav he a rhnrtn WANTED—Everybody to know that I am mere may De a cnanu W st in selling beef. B. G. clary. s-n-tf about some pictures I but they lose much of their interest on close inspection. Not so with the ! W ANTED—To make straight loans on city real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr2!)-tf J. O. Jefferies. Photographs rx» tt* inmp i U (1F O I Fewer school*, better schools, and I meaaeager be aent to for a telegram he wished to send off. better teachers with their consequent The messenger, a white boy, was dis- results a hotter people and a better patched for the telegram. On arriv- State, is tho true note of the time.— ing at the house the boy went into R° c ^ H* 1 * Journal. the bedroom of the colored man’s Klecte<1 house with his hat on and the preach- ^ s Frat)k p arrot wa9 elected an er requested him to remove it. This elder in Limestone Presbyterian the boy refused to do, and the Rev. church last Sundsy. Mr. Parrot was 8. N. Vass refused to give him the aD el,ler in the Presbyterian church sssssage, but seat lot soother boy. a H / will b „ ln8talled " eIt who, in turn, refused to remove his 8 un( j tt y W eek hat. The preacher refused to give him the message, and telephoned the appreeia- paid Western Union for a messenger. This messenger also refused to take off bis hat and another was sent, who like wise refused. Finally the preacher carried his message to the office him self Now all these people acted wrong. In the first place the boys, out of common politeness, should have remained outside until the mes sage was delivered, but if they were invited in it was a matter of polite ness with them as to whether or not they removed their bats, but it was impolite In the negro preacher to ask them to take of their hats and if he L«tt«r to •!. C. .JeffisrieH. ’ (laffney, S. C. Dear 8ir: What’s the penalty for making or selling ehort-measure paint iu your staU ? And does it make any difference, if three-fourths of tho paints are short-measure? Is seven pints a full gallon or a fool-gallon? What’s the penalty for making or selling whitewash for pt>int? Is whitewash paint, if mixed with a little paint and labeled “Pure mixed paint,” or something like that? But we don’t intend to go into the business. We make Devoe lead-and- sino full-measure and true. Yours truly F W Devok Co E. A. Robbs, of Grassy Pond, The Ledger a visit Saturday. Capt. J. J. Magness was in the city Saturday. Thomas B. Clarkson went to Char lotte, N. C., vesterday on business. A. F. Goforth, of Sunny Side, was in the city yesterday. Stomach Trouble CauiteM Heart Trouble. Heart trouble is almost always caused by stomach trouble. The stomach fails to digest all the food, and the residue ferments, forming ex cess of gas, distends the*walls of the stomach, causing a pressure on the nerves and arteries that lead to tho heart. This causes the heart to pal pitate or skip a beat occasionally, or both, which is usually very alarming, causing grave appreheneions. Ry dales Stomach Tablets will prevent this trouble. They digest the food and prevent gaes from forming in the etomach. If there is no gas in your stomach your heart will not trouble you.—Gafiney Drug Co. Gaffney’* new drug store can fur nish you with all the toilet necessities and such room helps usually found In an “up-to-date” drug store.—T h e Gaffney Drug Co. Subscribe for The Ledger. i n v r rii« ! Il I LltalL A HEAk. CORE FOR It has recently been discovered that , the germs that produce Malaria, i and multiply in the intestines and Doni there spread throughout the sysUm I bv means of the blood. This fact c plains why Malaria is hard to cure ’ y lh« oiu method of treatment. Qun.ii e, I on, etc , stimulate the nerves am. '.mild up the blood, but do not destroy the germs that cause the disease. Rydale’s Tonic has a specific efLct upon the intestines and bowels, freeing them from all disease breeding mi crobes. It also kills the germs that infest the veins and arteries. It drive; from the blood all poisonous matter and makes it rich and healthy. RYDALE’S TONIC is a blood builder, a nerve restorer, and a Malaria destroyer. Try it, it will not disap point you. GAFFNEY DRUG CO. k afc v .a*: made at this studio. Far or n e ar— i glanced at carelessly or examihed c a r e- fully they show the qualities that stamp j them as superior. They are highly ; artistic without loss of fidelity to the original. The light and shade effects are ! charraing. The ' whole tone is very j pleasing and it is I permanent. By carefully study ing our subject we pose them to the best advantage. June H. Carr, 625 Limestone Street. ’Phone 176. Residence 171. \\f ANTED—-Ten thous- vv and pounds green or salted hides at once. Also, all kinds of hides bought at highest cash price. Z. A. Robertson. 8-2 1 -tf. Notice. AITE do the best of commercial printin? at prices commensurate with llrst-olass work. If you haven't time to call telephone or wrlt<‘ us and we will do tho rest. Address The Leu iter, r () x J. Gaffney. S. O. W E. print anythin!? from a visiting card to a newspaper or a hook, and our prices are us low as the lowest. Write, telephone or call on us. The Ledger, Gaffney, S. C. Money LoanecL L OANS on Improved farms for a term of years at seven per cent, interest. No commissions. For Information apply to J. O. Jefferies. Attorney at Law. 11-22-lyr BE IN THE SWIM Give me your clothes to clean, press or dye and you will always look nice and stylish. Old suits made to look like new. Experienced workmen and prompt ser vice rendered. W. H. ROBINSON, Tailor. Over W. U. Telegraph Office. BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING, MOULDING. ALSO A FINK LINK OF Paints and Oils 50c to fl.30 per gal. goto L . BAKER May be necessary to keep Monarchs on tlieir Thrones, but all Armies of the World are as chaff before a Tornado. :: :: :: :: :: :: Better than an Arniji is a Policy against loss by Windstorms and Tornadoes. Am prepared to insure you against Accidents, Sickness and Death also. :: :: TT. o. »TiVCY. It