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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The 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 ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C.. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1903. $1.00 A YEAR* MUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. of the negro killed refused to receive or have anything to do with the body and it was buried by the white men present at the inquest. .Everything was quiet and no further' trouble was anticipated. Items of Interest of Passing SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Kvent. that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Culled from Exchange, for ^jnlck Reading by Scores of Busy People. Mr. Enoch Rice, who owns and ’ operates a large ginning business at Belton, got his hand and arm entan gled in the machinery about the gin Thursday morning in some way, and sustained an ugly and painful injury. A five-year-old lad, son of Jim Adair, colored, of Laurens, Thursday afternoon managed to get hold of a pistol while the family were absent and accidentally shot himself through the body. The wound proved fatal in a few hours. After being twice sentenced to be hanged an attempt is now being made to save Brown Rodger’s neck. It will be remembered that Rodger was the negro who killed Rodger Fant at Santuc and was tried at the last term of court and found guilty and tried to appeal to the supreme court, but the request was not granted and Rodger was again sentenced to be hanged Nov. 13. Milt Jackson, colored, was shot atd instantly killed at a negro boarding house at Appalachian mills, near Greers, Friday night. As a result of the killing Thomas and Major Moore, colored, are in custody, the former being the one who fired the fatal shot and the latter being held as acces sory. From inquest testimony it ap pears that after supper the three were playing with weapons and the gun in Thomas Moore’s hands was accident ally discharged. While raiding a house near Vaughan’s disti'lery south of Green ville late Wednesday night, State Gonstable M. S. Davenport shot and dangerously wounded John Dandy, colored. In a desperate scuffle the negro got hold of the pistol and it was discharged, the ball passing en tirely through the abdomen. The negro was taken to Greenville, where an operation was performed Thurs day morning. Physicians say their work was successful and the wounded man has a splendid chance to recover. Wednesday night Constable Charlie Maybry, accompanied by Will Gil- reatb, went to the house of a negro Dan Odom, near Landrum, to arrest a young negro, Nig Williams. The negro resisted arrest and fought May bry and Gilreath furiously for a long time, all the while trying to cake Maybry’s pistol away from him. During the scrimmage the negro chewed Maybry’s thumb pretty bad ly and finally succeeded in getting hold of Maybry’s throat, and almost choked the constable to death. While in this position the negro was shot by one of the boys in the back, the ball passing through, lodging in his breast. It is thought the negro will recover. Conductor Ed. Turner, of Blacks burg, one of the injured In the Fish ing Creek disaster, has brought suit against the Southern Railroad Com pany for $20,000 damages. He is still confined to his room and honse. Mr. J. W. Rhyne, the father of Fire man Fred Rhyne, has also entered salt for $40,000. Their attorney is Mr. C. D. Ladeon, of Atlanta, and the complaints were filed in Yorkville. Banker Marvin Morrow, of Blacks burg, whose leg was so badly frac tured in the wreck, has so far im proved that he is able to sit in an in valid chair and be wheeled down to his place of business, but still suffers from weakness of bis spine and nervous system. A two-year-old child of J. J. Kel ley, who lives three miles above Bel ton, was run over Thursday afternoon by the through freight train on the Columbia & Greenville branch of the Southern Railway. The child was playing on the track, and the engin eer did not see it until too late to stop. The engine and the tender passed over its body, but the child was between the rail* and it may be that it was not fatally injured. It was bruised considerably, and one leg was broken, and was unconscious at 9 o’clock Thursday, but physicians who were in attendance were in hopes that it wonld recover. The home of the child’s parents is within 100 yars of the railrod track. A race riot was reported as being Imminent in Vangbanville, Newberry county, Friday night. The whole trouble resulted over the fact that young Clarence Brooks shot to death a negro who attempted to slay him in ^ bis father’s store with a heavy iron weight. The jury of inquest said the killing was justifiable. The Sheriff Friday afternoon was requested to go to Vangbanville with a posse or Mod his deputy. The sheriff was sick, and Deputy Johnson, with about fifteen persons from Newberry, left that afternoon for the scene. The relations The city street force is now macad amizing Broad street. The first frost of the season in Gaff ney was seen yesterday morning. Rev. W. T. Thompson preached at Betnesda, in Spartanburg county, Sunday. At the close of services at the Presbyterian church Sunday, Mr. S. Frank Parrott was installed an elder. Cotton opened in Gaffney yester day at 9.40, went to 9 47, and then de clined and was sold in the afternoon at 9.80. There is a dealer in dispensary bot tles in Gaffney who now has 15,000 bottles on hand, and has shipped more than 10,000 to the dispensary in Columbia before this year. The advance in the price of cotton the last of the week caused a good deal to be placed on the market. About two hundred and fifty bales were sold in Gaffney Friday. Z. A. Robertson is putting a coat of plaster on tne outside of his brick store corner of Limestone and Robin son streets. The work is being well done and will add much to the ap pearance of the building. The Southern Railway has about completed the side track and coal chute at the city light and water station. These improvements will be a great convenience and will be properly appreciated by the city. T. T. Gilmer has sold a half inter est in the Pearl Steam Laundry to his brother, C. T. Gilmer. They will add some new machinery soon and in every way keep the Pearl up to its present and past high standard. V.’e were shown, Saturday morning, an Indian pipe by Mr. J. W. Gaffney, which he dug from a ditch on his farm. It will hold about a gill and has four places for stems. We sup pose it was made for a family smoke. Geo. J. Williams, organizer of the National Retail Grocers Association, is insisting on Gaffuey being repre sented at the convention of merchants of South Carolina, to be held ia Co lumbia on the 27th and 28th instant. When the dispensary was opened Saturday afternoon and the grand rush was made, a calculating boy, of about twelve, who was watching, said, “Look at them, the dispensary will make as much tbit evening as it would if it had staid open all day.” Cards have been received in the city from Mrs. Livingston, announc ing the approaching marriage of her daughter, Miss Clara Kilpatrick, and Dr. Daniel Park Thomson, on the 28th inst., at two o’clock p. m., at her home at Seneca, South Carolina. Services were held in all the church es Sunday morning, but owing to the revival meeting going on at the First Baptist church,there were no services in several of them Sunday evening in order that such of their congregations as wished to, might join in the revi val services. The Gaffney Lodge No. 43 I. 0. 0. F. met Saturday night, and having a large lot of work to do the Degree Team of Spartanburg Lodge was pres ent by invitation to assist in the work. A number of new members were initiated into the order and a general good time is reported. Roland Gaines, who has for some time been outside man for the city light and water works plant, has been regularly installed as chief engineer at the power-house and Charles B. Cox, lately employed by the Gaffney Supply Company, has accepted Mr. Gaines’ former position. Wm. Ramsey, Jr., died at bis home near Grassy Pond on the 9th inst., in his twenty-fifth year, and was buried at State Line. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. M. Smith. Mr. Ramsey leaves his wife, one child and his father and mother and several brothers and sisters, to mourn their loss. They have the sympathy of their friends. To Protect the Game. Recently there has been some com plaint of the violation of the game laws by hunters and dealers and for information of all concerned, the fol lowing is printed: Sec. 533, Acts 1902: It shall be un lawful for any person in this Sta x te between the first day of April and the first day of November, in any year hereafter, to Icatch, kill |or injure, or to pursue with such intent, or to sell or to expose for sale, any wild tur key, partridge, quail, woodcock or pheasant, or between the first day of March and the first day of November, any deer, or at any time during the year, to oatob, kill or injure or to pursue with snob intent any of the birds named in this section; nor shall any persons destroy or rob the nest of any of the said birds; and any person so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon oonviotion thereof shall be fined not more than $20 or imprisoned not mors than thirty days. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Interesting Paragraphs and Recent Hap penings In Lower Section of the Coanty Gathered Up by Oar Regular Correspon dent for Benellt of Ledger Readers. (Correspondence of The Ledger. 1 Etta Jane, Oct. 17.—From all ap pearance this morning the dry weath er is at an end for the present. It has been a great blessing to farmers in allowing them to get their fodder and hay housed and cotton picked. In a few weeks the cotton would all be open. There is no top crop of cotton this year. Ttere will be many changes among the farm hands made for next year. Good farm hands are hard to get and they command fancy prices for their labor. But shoddy, unreliable ones stock the market. There is no con fidence to be placed in many of them and farmers will do well-to let their lands be idle rather than be bothered with them. A change every now and then is heathful, anyway. Farmers have been very busy get ting their cotton out and forage crops housed before the cold, wet season sets in. Dr. L. R. Black will soon have his house ready for occupancy. He has built a very comfortable cottage on land bought of Mr. C. W. Whiso- nant, on part of the old Davis place, near Owens’ ford. Some of our people haven’t finish ed making up their molusses yet. Merftrs. J. F. Wright and J. H. Fowler are under treatment for can cer. A specialist who came from Danville, Va , is located at Mr. Elias Inman’s, near Bullock’s Creek church. She treated Mr. Inman for cancer successfully a few years ago. Mr. Jack Kendrick is kept busy ginning. The cotton crop will soon all be gathered and ginned up and most of it sold. A few of our neighbors have been fishing with hook and line. This, as a past time, has about played out now. We regret to lern that Mr. James Scoggins, of Hicory Grove, is lying very low at his home. He has been in declining health for several years. Besides he is a very old man. He has a great many friends within the range of The Ledger’s circulation who will regret to learn of his illness. Mrs. Good, an elderly lady of Hick ory Grove, is also in the same con dition. The recovery of either of them :s very doubtful. Miss Ethel Strain has been com plaining of being unwell for a day or two. Mr. Ed. Hames, of The Ledger force, was in this section a few days ago. Why he didn’t call on us we very well understand, and of course we excuse him, as long as he keeps as good or better company than we are. Come again,Ed., you will never regret getting acquainted with our people. We’ll tell you what they think of you when we find it oat. The Ledger force is made up of as fine and gentlemanly a set of young men as can be found in Cherokee county. Mr. W’ade J. Pridmore, of Sarratts, gave us a call yesterday. Prof. T. J. Moore will teach the Sunnyside school this winter, so we understand. The Messrs. Kell, of Blacksburg, who have the contract for putting up the houses for the Wilkinsville Oil Mill Company, will soon finish their work. The whooping congb is getting bet ter in this neighborhood. Ed. Edwards thinks two dollars is too much for a marriage fee. Fifty cents will be a plenty, he says. Mr. Noah Boice, of Jonesville, has done some photographic work in this section lately and will be back next week to deliver it. We metour old friend and neighbor, Mid Mayner, at Gaffney a few days ago and he was very anxious to see and make up an acquaintance with our lieutenant, Mr. 8yd Miller. Well, Mid, come down and we’ll give you an introduction to him. 8yd is one of the boys you read of in the papers and an acquaintance with him is very well worth the time it takes to make it. If Will Darby, of The Ledger force, don’t stop having so mnch to say about our manuscript, we will have “Syd” to call at the office and attend to him. Our other fighting lieuten ant has other work on hand, but it doesn’t take all bis time to attend to it, and if 8yd needs any help he can get it. 8o look out,Will, j. l. s. —J. C. Robinson, the well-known jeweler of Chester, will have on dis play at the store of the Cherokee Drug Co., Friday Got. 28, a select line of diamonds, watches, jewelry, silverware, etc. The people of Gaff ney and vicinity are Invited to call and luepeot Mr. Roblneon’s line. NEW YORK FASHIONS. Millinery: Styles in Making: Out Door Garments: Waists and Styles. Rough white beavers in millinery have a style all their own and are often£trimmed in a manner to pro duce the strongest possible contrast, as for example, a covering of tulle over the crown or encircling folds around, with finish of summer blos soms, among which roses have the highest position. The above re marks, however, do not hold in many cases, for trimmings on the style of hat just mentioned, are often very daring. Now and then an immense bird with wide open wings reaches or perhaps exceeds the exaggeiated cir cumstance on which it lies and forms the sole garniture, or cruel in their close succession are seen tiny white birds that form almost entire cir clets about a very wide crown. SHINEY BEAVERS are in great numbers and preferably trimmed with mirror velvet and silk figures largely, either laid smoothly or in shirtings and throughout the world of millinery,. shirtings in ma terial both thick and thin, are a lead ing style. Ostrich plumage is very conspicuous, lending of course, an air of elegance that is possible to no competing garniture. Lace, too, is important, forming a summer-like foundation, but always in connec tion with heavier fabrics. SKIRTS which have been the subjects of much speculation and imprudent prophesies, remain largely the same in contour as formerly, the effort to bring in fullnessness as to the latter, compelling a concession to prevail ing fancies, by a close adjustment of drapery about the hips, the majority still clinging and tight as ever as to the upper portion. In connection with skirts, moreover, too much can not be written in praise of the Lily Hair Cloth Flounce. Circular in shape and made of the lightest and best hair cloth, it imparts to a dress skirt or petticoat, a style possible to nothing else, quite preventing an un seemly flapping in of material. To protect the lower flounce, it is neces sary to bind the same and greatly to be recommended is the 8. H. & M. new velvet braid which can be quick ly attached by one sewing only and affords an elegant finish and perfect protection. Incredibly perfect too, in its resemblence to silk, is the new material Pres de Soie. It is ad mirably suited to slip skirts and pet ticoats, having the appearance and rustle of taffeta silk, but far more lasting. As it comes in fast black and new shades, every woman can make trial of it to her satisfac tion. In OUT POOR GARMENTS, preference is given to tight fitting, three-quarter lengths. Especially is this this the case in regard to gar ments en suite with the dress, though applicable to coats in general. But for independent garments, there is variety in shape and length, running from short jackets to long and quite enveloping examples. Some are close; others full and destined to flap ungracefully in wintry blasts. In coat sleeves also, there is much room for choice; some being close from shoulder to wrist. Many show full ness below the elbow, with close cuffs and others are examples of bagginess from a short distance below the shoulders. Eton jackets are seen once more, but in limited numbers only and now and then on a tight, three-quarter or long coat, may be seen a partical Eton to the waiat line. The new Etons, too, are apt io have longer fronts than formerly, this probably in deference to the stole fronts that are so fashionable. DRESS SLEEVES do not depart essentially from for mer styles and small bishops hold their own against large ones. A sleeve of the summer is good for the winter and ia this the economical can well rejoise. Undersleeves too are more of an element in sleeve adapta tions than formerly, and as the effort to modify or discard full waists has failed, contours in general do not signally differ from those of summer. Lucy Carter. An Extra Term of Court. The Gaffney bar has asked Chief Justice Pope to order an extra seesion of the court of common pleas for this county, and requested him to appoint Mr. J. E. McDonnel, of the Winns- boro bar, as special judge to preside. W. A. McWhorter and J. E. Garret, two prominent and successful Pacolet river planters of Grindal, were bueiuess visitors in the city yesterday. Luther Bonner, of Goucber, was selling cotton in the city yesterday. Natla faction. It is always a source of satisfaction to know of a remedy that can always be relied on In emergencies and when accidents occur, such a remedy is Elliot’s Emulsified Oil Liniment. It Is the most serviceable Accident and Emergency Liniment ever produced, and is just as satisfactory Id all cases where a Liuimsot Is required —Gaff ney Drug Co. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Items Concerning Our Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers Saturday afternoon, a boiler ex ploded at High Point Brick Co.’s plant at High Point, Younts & Coun cil, proprietors. No lives were lost, although the concussion was felt some distance. Governor Aycock Saturday sent to Charlotte two commissions; one for Pat H. Williams, as first lieutenant, and the other to Mark W. Williams, as second lieutenant of the Charlotte artillery company. A new bank, to be known as the Hickory Banking and Trust Com pany, has been organized at Hickory. J. F. Abernethj is to be president and W. C. Kenyon, now of Nevton* cashier. The capital is $85 000. Self and Wbitner, attorneys of Hickory, have entered suit against the town of Taylorsville for $2,500 damages in bihalf of one Harve Tay lor, who alle ;es that he was injured by a fall on the streets of that town some months rgo. The case of W. A. Conner vs. the Highland J ark Manufacturing Com pany of Ct irlotte, for $10,000 dam ages for tl loss of an arm, was non suited Frii ay after the evidence was in, Judge Neal hddiug there was not sufficient evidence to warrant the action. John Wagner, colored, who was working with a steam shovel gang oo the Seaboad Air Line Railroad at Polkton, Anson county, was killed last week by a shovel full of dirt from the machine falling on him from a height of 30 feet. He was so badly crushed that he died in a few mo ments. At the meeting of the State Daugh ters of the Confederacy in Asheville, the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. F. A. Olds, of Ra leigh; Recording Secretary, Mrs. H. A. London, of Pittsboro; Correspond ing Secretary, Mrs. R. H. Lewis, of Raleigh; Treasurer, Miss Mary Oliver, of Newbern; Register, Mrs. L. Smith, of Charlotte. Mr. Fred W. Eubanks, a young man of Hendersonville, has entered suit against the State board of dental examiners for $5,000 damages and caused a writ of mandamus to be ia-' sued iu an effort to force the board to license him to engage in the practice of dentistry. This is one of the most unique and novel lawsuits ever insti tuted in North Carolina and doubt less the bearing will attract a good deal of attention. Saturday between seven and eight o’clock at Barnardsville, tewnty miles from Asheville, Dr. J. V. Jay killed with a claw hammer, bis three children, aged two, four and six, and then attempted to burn his house. Passing neighbors discovered him at this stage, bound him and extinguish- ed the fire and the sheriff went to bring him to jail. The cause is sup posed to be a craze from long con tinued drunenkness. About 11 o’clock Friday night in Raleigh, a negro,William Stancil, was shot and stoned by two white men, Ed. Abrums having done the shooting and John Russell having thrown the rock. The pistol ball took effect in the negro’s side and the rock broke the skull just above the left eye. The white men were abusing two negro women in a disreputable sec tion of the city when Stancil inter fered, threatening to have the white men arrested. A cat met with a peculiar death in Salem Tuesday. The feline ran up an electric light pole near the old Fries Woolen Mill, and jumped on a short circuit of two ten thousand volt wires. A man who witnessed the suicide says when the cat struck the wires a ball of fire about two feet in circumference, flashed up. The animal was torn to pieces and the electric plant at the Yadkin river sus pended operations for five minutes, for which the cat was responsible. Deputy Sheriff J. A. Baker, of Laurinburg, while in the performance of bis official duty Tuesday had a rather unusual experience. He bad a civil summons to serve on Rose Graham, and had previously been in formed by her that she would paes through Laurinburg en route for her home in Proctorville on that day. He went to the train for the purpose of serving the summons, and not seeing her, asked her daughter where she was. She pointed to a coffin that was being unloaded from the baggage car and said, "There she is.” We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at Its expiration. So watch your label and the date and renew before ’tls too late. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People Ton Know and People Ton Don’t Knon C. P. Teale paid The Ledger a visit Saturday and renewed. J. C. Plonck, president of the Cher okee Manufacturing Company, came to the city on business Friday. J. J. McCraw, of the upper part of the county, visited us Saturday and renewed. Dr. Forest McKown, of Cherokee Fulls, paid The Ledger a vist Friday and renewed. Messrs. Gus Bridges, J. V. Bridges and C. E. Blackwood, of Blacks burg. paid The Ledger a visit Friday. Two of them joined The Ledger band. Mrs. Ann R. Waters paid The Led ger an appreciated visit yesterday and renewed. Cant. John D. Jefferies was in the city Friday. Rev. |W. R. Potter is attending a meeting of the Synod at Cheraw. M. M. Tate and his son. Master Roland, came to the city Friday. W. L. Gaston, a prominent planter from across the Broad, was in the city on business yesterday. A. S. Smith, and R. T. Morris, two Love Spring farmers, came to the city Saturday. P. S. Webber spent some time in the city Frday. W. P. Love, of Love’s Spring, spent sometime in the city yesterday. Roy Webster, a popular Gaffney boy, now a student at Wofford Col lege, came home Friday and spent Saturday and Sunday with his father, Judge J. E. Webster. Mrs. Charles K. Gould, of Spartan burg, is in the city visiting her sister Mrs. Pierson, on Race street. J. T. Robbs, of Grassy Pond, was in i the city yesterday. J. (3. Smith, of Harris Lithia Springs, was in the city Friday. H. D. Mathis, a hustling Pacolet river farmer, came to the city yester day on business. Dr. 0. G. Falls, of Kings Mountain, N. C., was in the city Friday. Magistrate Wm. E. Mabry, who has been sick some time at his home near Grindal, was in the city yester day. McD. Thompson, of Spartanburg, was among the visitors in the city Saturday. Mr.and Mrs.Sam Turner,of Earls, N. C., were in the city yesterday, visit ing relatives. J. C. Mills, of Rutherfordton, N. C., was a visitor in the city Friday. Hon. Wm. Jetferies’was in the city yesterday. Moses Littlejohn, of Ravenna, came up to the city yesterday. Mr. Cleveland Robbs, of Grassy Pond, spent some time in the city yesterday. South Carolina and Attgasslnatlon. The Inquirer has been careful not to join in with those newspapers that are condemning South Carolina as a State because of the miserable failure of justice in the Tillman case. There must be some honest men in South Carolina to speak up in defense of the Commonwealth. It is not right to condemn a whole community un heard. But if the acquittal of ex- Lieutenant Governor Tillman does not arouse public indignation to a high pitch, then the barbaric senti ment which seems to have pervaded the jurymen must be taken as rep resentative of the sentiment of the State at large, and South Carolina will richly deserve the contempt that all honest men are heaping upon the beads of the ignoble twelve. Is it possible that South Carolina’s notion of chivalry embraoes cold blooded anassination? There was a time when South Carolina believed in fair fighting. Is it possible that a man can be permitted to walk the streets with a revolver in his pocket ready for instant use when be sights a political enemy, can shoot that un armed enemy down and be received by society as a hero? We shall see. Already twelve men have declared that it is no crime to kill an unarm ed man. Has Tillmanism brought the morals of the people to such a low standard that there is general ac quiescence in the verdict? It will be interesting to note that. Kentucky, a plundered, stolen State, ie torn up from end to end in a desperate political struggle. The honorable men of Kentucky are striv ing their utmost to make it possible after election day for the State to lift Its head once more without fear of drawing the earcastic fire of every re spectable State in the Union. As Kentucky is on trial before the peo ple today, so is South Carolina. The Commonwealth has been kicked and caffed by Tillmanism, and now we are to see whether Tillmanism has dragged it so low as to make it care less of outside opinion and of Its fu ture. For the honor of the once proud Commoowealth it is to be hoped that its popular indignation will respond promptly to the ocsaslon, will resent in no meaningless words the blot, the fearful blot, that a contemptible jury has put upon it, and will deolare its utter horror of the proposition that unarmed men may bs assassina ted on the public highways and given no possible opportunity to defend themselves.—Philadelphia Inquirer,