The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 09, 1903, Image 1

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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Ledger 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. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1903. 81.00 A YEAR* THE LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON Considerable Discussion Over X Remark of Gov. Durbin. fuse all will know the reason why. If they do not, then there will be un attempt to whitewash someoody and something, but the democratic mem bers of the committee will come out with some powerful good campaign material. The republican party is between the devil ana the deep sea Charles A. Edwards. AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. A REPUBLICAN SCHEME. IHROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. MISSIONARY WORK AMONG HEATHENS Mr. Crocker Writes of the Sit uation in China. Opinion of Gi.v, Durbin CoincH with Poor l.raoe Since He KeftiNedi to Honor it Ke- (|uiHitiiin | from the State of Kentucky. PoMtoflico InvcKtlitation. ♦Correspondence of The Ledger. I Washington, D C.. Ost. 8.-—Ttifsre is c ujsiderable discussion here over the fact that the plutocratic preps of the country is especially enamored of the remark made by Gov. Durbin, of Indiana, the other day, that, "the i m in who violently assails, by word or deed, the laws of the country such as ours commits a crime not only of in- j famy hut of insanity.” The opinion exists here that the t the pastorate at Florida and also be came one of the njo>t useful members of the Board of Missions for that State. From Florida he was called to the First Baptist church of Lancaster, Ky., and while there be completed a special course of theological study in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky. In July, 1900, Mr Massie acceptedjthe call of the Bark Avenue Baptist church, Mansfield, Ohio, and there for three years he enjoyed a most successful pastorate, receiving over two hundred and fifty members. The Mansfield ‘‘Daily Shield” had this to say of Dr. Massie: ‘‘Mr. Massie’s work here has been highly successful; he has built up the church in a splendid manner, extended its sphere of action and usefulness in the city, and trie thought that he is to leave this tarn- church, which he has served so splen- only didiy, is un unpleasant one to his cor- people.” have While in Ohio Mr. Massie was also they quite prominent in the general work of that State, being a member of the Board of Managers of the State Con vention ; Trustee of the State Educa- above comes with rather poor grace from Gov. Durbin, who has refused to honor the requisition of the State of Kentucky for one of the men accused of the murder of Gov. Goebel, when the law and the constitution requires the p* rpetrators of such crimes to be delivered up to justice. Is he hardly a fit man to read lectures on what is right and wrong? It is admitted that to violently assail a law that is rob bing the people of the United States, such as the Dingley tariff law, is a crime to the trust magnates wlu pro fit by it. To denounce the laws in several states that tax the small home and the little personal property of the poor man on its full value, and let the corporations and the million aires off with only paying 20 or 80 per cent, is instantly according to Hanna and the republican leaders in Ohio. To all such the law of their owu making is too tacred to be pored witn, and Gov. Durbin echoes the cry of the trusts and portions, who, in most cases, paid for the unrighteous laws hold so sacred. Toe most of the laws passed recently have been passed by republicans, and the shoe is begin ning to pinch when the people are crying out against them, and hence* the howl by the governor of Indiana, who stands for everything the trusts demand. If the people of Indiana like that sort of thing and that sort of governor, they may continue to worship their own fetish, and the thinking people of this country will draw their own conclusions concern- ingibe mental condition of Indiana’s Broughton, in a population. * * * There is considerable adverse com ment going on here anent the attempt of prominent republican politicians to select the democratic nominee for the presidency next year. Not long ago the Hon. Shelby M. Cullom, of Illinois. United States Senator, came out in an interview and proclaimed that Senator Gorman was the ideal democrat to nominate for the presi dency by the democrats. There is no shrewder or more adroit politician in the Congress of the United States than Mr. Cullom. He said in that inter view that ‘‘I am convinced that Gor man has the real welfare of the nation deeply at heart. I learned that at the time the Wilson tariff measure was up for passage. It was he who saved our amendments to that bill.” The democrats who have beeu in this city in the past few days are com menting on this statement by the leading republican from the State of Illinois, and saying that it is pretty good democratic policy to do the things those kind of republicans repu diate and not do the things they ad vocate. When the democrats of the country have to take their nominees from among the men republicans want to see nominated, then the democracy is in a pretty bad row for stumps, and would do well to either repudiate republican suggestions or else go into the bands of a receiver. The nomination of a democrat with tbe above indorsement from one of the leading republicans of the coun try would place the democracy on the explaining bench from start to finish of the campaign. If the trusts and tbe tariff questions are to be upper most in tbe coming campaign, then tbe above suggestion may give tbe democrats of the country some food for thought. Will you nominate a man whose whole life and action in tbe past have been a protest against trusts and corporation greed, or nomi nate a man who stands for all the trusts want and who must be nomi nated in order to get the Influence of the trusts as well as their money? Tbe democrats of tbe country may answer the question. * * * Tbe idea has just begun to perco late through the hair of the republi cans that there Is going to be an in vestigation by Congress of tne nasti ness in tbe Bostoffloe Department, or at least It will be up to them to re fuse to have one. The democrats are determined to press tbe matter and the responsible party for the refusal will be tbe republican!. If they re- Dr. .1. C. ftlttxsie uf the KhI«ArIi Tabernacle to Lead the Meeting)*, The series of meetings to be held at the First Baptist church will com mence next Sunday. Two services will be held each day and some special services at the college. The evening service will commence at eight o’clock. The hour for the day ser vice will be announced on Sunday at the regular morning service. Dr. sj. C. Massie, who will assist Pastor Cree in these services is one of the nobltst men and strongest preach ers in the Southern Baptist Conven tion. He was born at Marsballville, Ga., on November 22, 1871. He en tered Mercer University, Mecou Ga., in 1888 and graduated iu the class of 1892. At college by his excellent record man.” ALL OVER THE STATE. MORE HELP IS NEEDED. KveutM that Have Taken Vlace from One End of the State to the Other Culled from . Exchange)* for <juick Reading by Scotch j of Kaxy People. An effort will be made by a num- j ber of Columbia sportsmen to get up i a clay pigeon shoot there during the | fair week and marksmen from Savan- ‘ nab, Augusta and Charlotte, as well as towns in this State, will be invited. A small entrance fee will be charged but with a large number of entries the purses will be well worth trying for. Secretary A. VV. Love, of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, received the permission of Governor he was marked as. a “coming [ Heyward Tuesday to use the exhibit Leaving college he entered i placed at the Charleston Exposition tion Society, and a member of the State Evecutive committee of the B. Y P. U. He is now pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, one of the most influen tial churches not only of North Caro lina’s capital city but also of the State. Mr. N. B. Broughton, chair- mau of the Tabernacle Board of Dea- cous and an uncle of Dr. L. G. private letter to Mr. by the State for the coming fair to be held in Columbia. This will be one of the drawing cards at the fair. The display will bj properly cared for by those connected with the State so ciety. Lee Hardin, the negro night watch man at the Victor Oil Mill, at York- ville, put his pistol to the forehead of Belle Hardin, a negro woman stay ing in a house near the mill, Satur day night between 9 and 10 o’clock, and pulled the trigger. The woman | is dead. Both parties were drunk. They had a quarrel as a result of the | woman’s refusal to yield to Hardin’s wishes. The murderer has not yet been arrested. Sam Rucker, colored, shot and killed his wife Monday evening in the southern part of Oconee county. 1 The particulars are meager, but it is said that Rucker was in search of his wife and found her near the house iu a batch of woods with another negro in a compromising relation. He shot at the negro man and his shot went vide from his aim and took effect in the abdomen of his wife, killing her instantly. Rucker has been lodged in the county jail. The LaPorte (Ind ) Daily Herald gives the announcement as coming from the son of Mrs. Jane E. Boye- sen, deceased, whose name figured prominently with the recent White Stone Springs jewelry robbery, and whrse trunks were searched in Spar tanburg and none of the missing | Cree says of his pastor, Mr. Massie : I j ( - we,r y found, that all proceedings ‘ He has done us fine service since, rf dative to the sad affair will be taking bold here the first of June. I dropped. The sons of the deceased have not seen his equal as a soul win- have no desire, according to the La- ner—that is his passion. At almost! Porte Herald, to incur the notoriety every tervice there are those who that the pushing of the suit against confess Christ, and the baptismal M r - Harris and Dr Morgan would oc- waters are beong troubled every week. | nasiou. -So the .$50,000 litigation for Our Sunday School, numbering over damages is dropped. Proprietor J. eleven hundred, is full of interest and T- Harris, if the W hite Stone Springs SuggeHtionH us Churclies In America Help- lug In the Cause of Mission—Four Things for lirond River Association to Pray For (Around for Encouragement In China. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ohinkiang, China, Sept. 4th, ’08. The Ledger :—I was glad to see in a recent issue of the Foreign Mission Journal that the Broad River Baptist ; Association has increased verv much in its contributions to foreign mis sions. It is one of the best signs of i progress, and it was cheering news to us over here in this weary land to bear of it. When a people begin to be liberal, then you know there is something good around somewhere. Would the pastors and churches al low me make one or two suggestions? My first and foremost recommenda tion would be that an effort be made to get all the church members to study the Bible. The simple plan as it would strike mo would be to try to get each one to study some book of the Bible and learn just what it says There is so much talk about ihe Bible, so much preaching from text, | that it seems to me a revival of the study of the actual facts of the book j itself would bring great results. You cannot open the Bible anywhere without finding missions in it. Could 1 not Bible classes be organized in con venient neighborhoods, and once in a while a general gathering for pure simple Bible study at the church?’ Every good work will grow with an increase in a devout knowledge of the Bible. People need the Lord more i than they need preaching, that is, j homilies about the bible, though this . j is also very valuable. I think it mere ! important to study the Bible to get i inspiration for missions than I do to study the fields and the present pro gress of missions. Certainly missions, are making progress. Our board has made a forward movement, and are 1 continually sending out missionaries. : The other day there was a gathering 1 of protestant missionaries in China one, of course, knows what the poli ties of tbe future will be in this part of the world, and it does not matter much. The forces of tbe old and the new are struggling against each other, but history shows that the new must triumph in tbe end, so, for that we are encouraged to go forward. All powers and authorities and king doms shall be subjected to Him who shall reign in glory, and His name shall be honored among the heathen, and the * knowledge of God shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.” VV. E. Crocker. THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. CROP BULLETIN. Report of Condition of Different Crops ThrotiKliout the State. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Columbia, 8. C., October (5.—The week ending 8 a. m.. Monday, Oc tober 5th, had a mean temperature of 09 degrees, which is practically nor mal. The sunshine was greatly above normal with but little cloudi ness. The winds were generally light easterly. There, was very litht, scattered showers on Friday, in the central counties. Otherwise the week was without rain. Rain would be of great benefit to peas potatoes, gar dens, pastures, truck, and for prepar ing land for fall seeding. This work is practically suspended owing to the dryness of the soil v Early corn is about all gathered: late corn is fully ripe; the latter is a poor crop. Cotton opened freely generally, with reports of premature opening in ’ the western counties, particularly in fields affected by rust. The weather was so favorable, that picking kept up with the opening. In the eastern i counties three fourths or more of ! the cron has been gathered, while in the western ones less than one-fourth has been picked, making an average! for the State of about half the cr >p Without exception, correspondents report the crop a short one, and that 1 the prospective yields will he less than last year, but the lint is being saved in excellent condition There will be no top on upland cotton, but a small top crop is indicated on sea- island. A few correspondents state that rain would benefit late cotton by checking premature opening of half grown bolls, but the majority state that subsequent weather conditions will not affect the quantity of the crop. An early killing frost wou.d reduce the indicated yield in the cen tral and western counties owing to the lateness of the crop in those sec- IiiterestiiiK Items Concerning Our Neigh bors Heyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers The remains of Henry Rogers, who died from the effects ot a fall from an elevator at the Gibson Mill in Con cord last week, were taken to Al bemarle for interment. Salisbury witnessed Tuesday for the first time within its 150 years’ history the spectacle of disreputable women leaving town by order of Mayor Borden, who had them iu his court and gave them a reasonable jime to pack up and leave They left Tuesday taking trains for differ ent directions. Mr J. S. Marable, one of the best known saloon keepers in the Salisbury section of the State, died Monday night at 12 o’clock, after a short ill ness. Mr. Marable was stricken about five days ago but his illness was not considered serious until Sun day night. He is survived by a wid ow and six step-chiidren. tbe church services are always crowd ed. Bro. Massie is fast taking front rank in tbe denomination and is much in demand as a ‘helper of the brethren.’ I am glad that he is to ! be with you in a meeting and I pray God’s richest blessings upon same.” | The public is cordially invited to; attend all these services. The sing ers of the various churches of the | town are cordially invited to attend ! and take seats to the left of the pulpit and assist in forming a good strong chorus. Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to<) will be used and there is a book for everybody. Members of the Sunday School who desire to have their Sunday School Quarterlies before Sunday can procure them by calling on Mr. Geo. Brown at W. J. Wilkins &, Co.’s store. Hotel, authorized the statement that none of the missing jewelry had been recovered. if you re Halve for A Love Letter Would not interest you looking for a guaranteed Sores, Burns or Piles. Ponder, Mo., writes with an ugly sore for a year, but a box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve curad me. It’s the best Salve on earth. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co. The inquest over the body of Wil liam Mast, the sevtntee3-year-old negro who was shot near Maryville on last Sunday, and who died at the City Hospital in Charleston Monday, was held Friday at the hospital and a verdict of accidental shooting re turned. It was brought out at the inquest that George Wast, a brother of the dead negio, shot him while drawing a cartridge from a pistol. George said that he and his brother were playing iu the road and that he tried to take the pistol, which his brother had in his pocket, away from him. His brother let him have the gun and turned to one side to go to a I store. George tried to extract a car tridge and the hammer in some way exploded the cap of a shell and the ball struck his brother iu tbe head, rendering him unconscious. Only Otto Dodd, of two witnesses testified at the inquest, : “I suffered George Wast and the mother of the boys. Wast was released on bail. in which it was resolved to ask the mission body of Cnina to pray that About all early rice has been har- within three years the number 0 f ve9 tod in fine condition, and late ri ic missionaries in China might be ’ s ripe- Ihe rivers and tides are doubled. They did not say to make more ftt ™rable in Colleton county, an appeal, except to heaven. We hear ttD ^ D0 i° n S er interfere with rice bar- of more baptisms than ever all over '^t* Much hay was cured in the China, and certainly it does seem con( i'tion possible. Sweet pota- tbat the people are more willing to t° ( ‘s nr® promising. I ruck, gardens listen than they have been before. oiinor crops a.e suffering from There is an increase of energy among bought. Peas are not fruiting well, ail the denominations. Note: Ibis is the last bulletin of Next to Bible study in the churches 8eason - comes prayer. Prayer is at once a “ ~“ cause and a result Of interest. 1 Confessions of a Priest, should like the Broad River Associa- Bev. Jno. S. Cox. of Wake, Ark., tion churches to pray for two or three wr B e9 , lor 12 years I suffered from things: 1. That there may be raised Vellow Jaundice. I consulted a num- up among the Chinese, men called of Physicians and tried all sorts God to preach the gospel to their own 9^. me ^* c ’ ue9 ' 8°^ 00 re ^®L Then people. 2. That there may be more workers sent to Ohinkiang and tral China. 3. Will you not definitely for the one whom adopted as your missionary? 4. Cen- pray you Pray Jlroke Into Ills House. S. Le Quinn, of Cavendish, Vt., was robbed of his customary health by invasion of Chronic Constipation. When Dr. King’s New Life Pills broke into his house, bis trouble was arrest ed and now he’s entirely cured. They’re guaranteed to cure. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co William Bridwell, who lived in the Marydell section of Greenville, loft his home on Sunday afternoon of last ! week without saying where he was going, and the family became uneasy when he did not return that night. Search was instituted on Monday morning, but no trace of him could be found in the neighborhood. The search was continued without avail , throughout Tuesday, but on Wednes day morning the missing man was found dead in The man who takes himself serious- ^ 'i 0t rn ? re . • . . . . . than a mile and a half from his home. There were no indications ly is a huge joke to everybody else. Fresh Flour all the Time. The celebrated “Clifton” flour is sold only to the retail merchants and, as they buy in small quantities, the flour is always fresh. Bransford’s “Clifton” is strictly the flour for family use, and if your bread, cake and pastry are not made of it you are certainly the loser. We keep it In stock regularly W. J. Wilkins A Co. Nature’s Cough Remedy la a pre scription of an eminent Philadelphia physician. We guarantee It, 50c per botlle.—The Oaffney Drug Co. as to when the unfortunate man met his death. The body of Bridwell was bruised considerably on the hips, throat and head, but none of these wounds were sufficient to cause death. Mary Corley, a white woman, was arrested and sent to jail on Thurs day, because she was with Bridwell on Sunday afternoon after he left home. She was at his bouse and on leaving he followed her, and her story is that he left her abrnptly after going a short distance. Her connec tion with tbe case only deepens tbe mystery. especially for the natize members of the churches here. They have many, many trials that you never feel, and it is much harder to live a Christian life here than at home. I think our Baptist people have some ground for encouragement, for it is estimated that about half c f the protestact missionaries in China practice immersion, though only a small proportion of them are Bap tists. It was my happy privilege to be married on the 8th of July, ’03, to : Miss Jessie Hill Swan, a Scotch lady, i who has come to assise me now in my mission work and bogie. She was born in Crail, Fifeshire, and was edu- j cated there and in Edinburgh. She , came to China about two years ago. | I had the privilige last wot-k of > baptizing another convert into the j Chinkiang church, and of restoring J two. I also am expecting to open a Theological class for the training of men for the ministry here in Chin- kiang. I hope to have four or five 1 pupils, besides this I have the charge ; oi the church of nearly forty mem bers, and also the evangelistic meet- 1 ings. Once a year we try to have a protracted meeting here, but nearly all the year through we have three or four meetings a week. I have adopt ed the plan of asking any who are willing to accept Christ to stand up In tbe audience, and nearly always there are some to stand up. We have also a country station which means that there are about a million people who have practically no one else but us to give them the Gospel. Oh, that we had more men to help us, for we just cannot do all that needs to be donel I believe our work Is looking up more than it ever has before In its history here at Chinklang. You perhaps see things In tbe pa pers about China and Japan and Rus sia, and war and all these things. No I began the use of Electric Bitters and feel that I am now cured of a disease that bad me in its grasp for twelve years.” If you wan 1 -, a reliable medicine for Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach disorder or general debility, get Electric Bitters. It’s guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. Only 50c. Nothing makes a woman feel so ashamed as to think how ashamed she was when she was first married. Rydales Liver Tablets. Rydales Liver Tablets cure all liver troubles. They act specifically on the liver, tbe bile, bladder, and bile duct, the intestines and bowels. They stimulate the liver and cause a perfect flow of bile into the bowtls, keep the bile dact healthy, increase the peristalic movement of the intes tines and thus restore a healthy ac tion of all these organs. Rydales Liver Tablets are easy to take, being small chocolate coated tablets. They act promptly and can always be de pended upon. Price per box of 50 tablets 25 cents.—Gaffney Drug Co. They call bim best man at tbe wed ding because he gets tbe Lest of that bargain. Flour Illglinr. The late government report makes the wheat crop thirty-five million bushels less than last year. This means very much higher flour until another harvest in 1904. All flour is higher now, hut 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 buy a supply before it goes still higher. Fresh flour constantly received. W. J. Wilkins AOo. Don’t cough! Nature’s Cough Rem edy will cure you. Every bottle guaranteed, 50c per bottle. -The Gaff ney Drug Co. Wu discontinue oacb subscription prompt ly at its expiration. No watch your label and the date and renew before ’tls too late. The force of surveyors of the Pam lico Sc Washington Railroad Company arrived in Wilson Monday, and be gan to survey the proposed line of railroad between that point and Wash ington A large number of men are engaged in the survey with the view of getting the line ready for work in as short a time as possible. The Reidsville Telephone & Tel egraph Company, operating an ex change in Reidsville with nnoieroae* toll line connections to points in Rockingham and Caswell counties, has sold its entire plant to the South ern Beli Telephone & Telegraph Com pany The latter company will take charge i', a few days, and at an early date will put in a modern common battery system, ouch as aie now used in tbe larger cities Delegracle Crafton, of Reidsville, was sentencia by Ju'.ge Pritchard Tuesday to two years’ imprisonment for the embezzlement of more than $3,000 from Georgetown University. Despite the fact that the restitution of the money had been made, and that strong pleas for clemency were submitted, Judge Pritchar 1 refused to let the young man go free. “Noth ing pains me more than to impose a sentence in this case,” Judge Pritch ard remarked, when the well-dressed defendant was arranged for sentence. A decision of the Supreme Court Tuesday in favor of the defendant in a suit brought against Rev. Irving C. Tomlinson, first reader in the Christian Science church at Concord, oy Mrs. Jennie Speed, is taken as es tablishing the right of Christian Sci ence doctors to practice in North Carolina. The complaint held that Mr. Tomlinson’s treatment of a case of appendicitis by Christian Science methods was malpractice. The lower court decided against tbe complain ants and Tuesday the Supreme Court overruled exceptions tuken to that finding. With Mr. Vanderbilt’s departure from Biltmore Saturday, for a year in Europe, another change was mace. In future only paid admissions will be granted to tbe public who wish to drive over the big farm. A dime will be charged pedestrians and wheel men, 25 cents for men on horse back or in single horse rigs, and fifty cents for double rigs limited to five occu pants. The reason given for (Mo is the contention that the roads have been injured to the extent of many thousands each year by the great in flux of visitors. It is almost pathetic that Mr. Vanderbilt’s vast estate, on which he has expended more than seven millions, should be brought down to a plane of a dime museum. S. Hill Terry, a well-known citizen of Wilmington, shot and instantly killed Geo. T. Bland, bis son-in-law, Tuesday morning in the front yard of the latter’s residence. Bad blood has existed between the men for several years. They have been carrying oistols for each other and met Tues day morning. When Bland drove up in front of his home and went in, Ter ry, who had been waiting on the op posite side of the street, walked across and started shooting. Bland didn’t shoot, but died with his pistol In his hand. Family trouble is the cause of the tragedy. Terry was commit ted to jail without bond and is held for murder. Terry has held various county offices such as constable, jail or and deputy sheriff and has always been regarded as a steady law-abiding citizen. Bland, his son-in law and victim, is quite a young man and the trouble between thorn is said to date from a period prior to the marriage of Terry’s daughter to Bland. Your money refunded for every bot tle of Nature’s Cough Remedy that faHs to do all we claim for It.—The Gaffney Drug Co.