Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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|A Fiib: JL*k:i>oeu*. o nBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. BY Ed. H. DeCamp. notes and comments. A theatre was consumed by fire in Asheville last Friday night. We suppose it was a case of the devil getting his own. ♦ ♦ ♦ ■• Wham, the murderer of Lafayette hearings would be about $500, mak- AT KING’S MOUNTAIN. ing the total cost Oi the case about (jj rU gj,j e Itetweeu the New Opera Hall and $3,000, which is a much lower esti- j theciiarchex. mate than was first made by county { officials.” Gee whillikins! Don’t a miscarriage of justice come high? We don’t believe the people of Rich- lacd would have begrudged a cent of this if they had gotten the right kind of a verdict. THINGS THEATRICAL. W. Ramage, was Laurens last Friday in keeping with the diet. acquitted at That verdict is Lexington ver- AMONG OURSELVES. Dowie has probably found out by now that Nt-w York has seen fakir* before. That city has been in that business a little herself.—Spartau* burg Herald. (.Gastonia News.l The opening of an opera hall at King’s Mountain did'not fail to shake I „ ~ V ’ 6 1 , star Theatre last night, up the town a little. It has for a longtime been a question with some of the churches as to whether their members should attend theatrical performances. This is a live subject in the mountain town. The opera opened Monday night with “The Bullocks.” Tuesday night they had The Middleton Stork Co. for three NlRhtn and WedneMday Matinee. The Middleton Stock Co. began their three nights engagement at the presenting ‘‘Serpent and the Dove.” The com pany is an exceptionally well bal aneed one, and bids fair to eclipse their success of last vear. •‘At the Grand. The ‘Resurrection’ was the attrac- 1 tion offered at the Grand __ .ast nigi't G. 1). Herman, the Methodist pastor, ; b . T ,he Muld'eton ^ock Company, preached against the opera and did ^his dramatization of Tolstoi’s in- some private work among his mem- tensely interesting novel was clever- Lou Dillon, the queen of the turf, last Saturday trotted a mile in one minute and fifty-eight and one half seconds That’s getting it down Senator A. C. Latimer is in Iowa speaking on the subject of Good Roads. Unfortunately he cannot “point with pride” to the good roads of his home State.—Aiken Journal pretty line—faster than the average auc ( Revie w, railway traiu runs. i Judging from remarks let fall by What’s the use of grumbling all the Col. James H. Tillman in his testi- x. „ tu- • Trrm ^ monv on his own behalf, the legis- time? Oil" best S-»“ , |8t0r y s ot Soutl , Car0]ma mU9t be c 8 0 n- have ever lived in and it wou.d be ; gumed with a mighty thirat _ Klng8 . better still if people would wear bounty Record. smiles and try to be pleasant instead of continually finding fault; with j n “The One Woman,” Mr. Tom others. btrs. A number of the members of the church attended the opera The church has not yet taken action in the matter and it is not known what will be done. Some of the young people are on the point of deciding benweeu the opera and the church. The Faust minstrel is one of the ly performed. Oven Batlett, as Dimitri, wearing the handsome uni form of a Russian officer of high rank, was a goodly sight to look upon and performed his p .rt admirably. Mont Howard, as Jim Grunt, a young American, gained the applause of the cleanest shows on the road. It is a a Ddience, as much by his good acting test of skill in the art of minstrelsy | as by the patriotic impulse the part The men that compose the company awakened. The other characters of seem to be nice people. They were i 'he play wer 4 all creditably portray here Sunday apd went almost in a body to the Presbyterian church and took part in the service without any effort at ostentation. The opera is a new thing in the mountain and we hope the folks over there will not al- Dixon’s new book, oicurs this pas- (ow differences to hinder the progress sage: “High above his mantel he had of the town in having good churches Numerous cases have been institu- curved these words: I am an old man a ud good operas too.' A good town is ,. xi ux x or.air.DX ewu andhadlots of trouble, but most of: entitled to good things, ted in the State recently against the jt h(ipppned „ We al) have | 1 * Southern Railway by representatives 0 j trouble and a sufficiency with- JOHN 6. BOYD RESIGNS^ of persons it has killed lately. It is out borrowing from the future.— suggested that if the company can Newberry Herald and News. get the cases tried in Lexington and make it apparent that its victims bad s °" ,h Carolina is still catehing plead self defense. ♦ ♦ Perhaps we are South Carolina is still catching it ..on all sides, and the facts do seem to their hands in their pockets when it a g a j D8 t; U g t f or looks as if it is killed them the compiny can readily Si4 fer in this state to kill a man than to steal from him. However, we do not despair All juries are not like irretrieveably lost 1 the Lexington one, and perhaps the , , , .. way public sentiment has been and there is no hope for our salvation. over actIon wilJ ultl . but to save our soul we cannot see ma t e jy result in good in the enforce- any terriblo wrong in people attend- ; ment of law —Columbia Record, ing a nice, clean show. We can’t see the difference between a performance in a public hall where au admission fee is charged aud a performance in an annex to a church where an admis sion fee is charged or a collection taken. But perhaps we see through He Becomeu Superintendent of the UnfTney MnniifacturiiiK Co. The following from the Charlotte Observer will prove of local interest to Gaffney people: “.Mr. John B. Boyd, superintendent of the Louise Cotton Mills, of this city, and the Dover Yarn Mills, of Pineville, has resigned his position to accept the superintendency of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company, at ed.”—Greenville News The “Resurrection” will be the bill tonight, tomorrow night the “Mishaps of Happy Hooligan ” Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 ihere will be a matinee for the ladies and children, when the spectacular pro duction of “Cinderella and the Glass Slipper” will be nroduced. There will be three premiums given, one to the lady holding the lucky ticket, one to the lucky girl and one to the lucky boy. The following telegram will explain itself: Baltimore, Md , Oct 25 1903 “H C. Knox, Star Theatre, Gaff uey, S. O. Percy Haswell pnrluction ‘ Favor of Queen” totally destroyed by fire in Asheville. Time cancelled. Geo Fawcett ” Sad to Contemplate. | Charlotte Observer.! Mrs. Jewett, a wldov living in New- hampshire, became a convert to the doctrines of John Alexander Dowie, sold her farm for $1,000 and sent the cash to the prophet. She said it was a hard thing to do, but God showed her it was best. After working sev eral years in a woolen mill, in Meri- dan, |Cono., Mary Salveeki saved up $700 She intended to return to Po land, ftnd with hor savings care for her aged parents. She became a convero to Dowieism and sent Dowie her money. The bank officials tried to dissuade her from her purpose, but she said the Lord h.td whispered to her that her savings should go to Dowie. Doubtless there are many instances like these, and probably the greater part of Dowie’s wealth has been obtained in this manner Of course it is wrong and the contem plation of it is painful—this robbery of deluded victims by a conscience less fakir—but what can be done about it? Dowie has the right to pocket the money they send him and they have the right to give up their homes and savings if they want to— THE OLD RELIABLE L\iu M®ilf / Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Value of The Printer to The Public. fWashington JPost.] Men may write and write, and men may think and think, but without .,. .. , . the printer their thoughts would be e pub ic can pity them and that is 0 f uttie value to the world. Among all the trades there is not one more honorable or important than that of the printer the man who edges up the all. —Shetland floss for VV. Tolleson’s shawls etc, at Card of Thanks, 1 wish to express ray sincere appre ciation of the many kindnesses shown me by the generous people of Gaffney during my .ecent illness. Mrs. Bailey. Local Cotton Maraot. . g ,» S9 darkly and mayhap acme day j we will be able to discern tne differ- Gool ^ iddliDg 9i75 Middling 9.70 enoe. In the meantime we propose ; to go to church aud to the show too. * ♦ They held a bazaar last week in Columbia to assist in raising funds to erect a monument over the grave of Carolina’s most beloved departed hero—Wade Hampton. It was a great success, as well might it be ; but it strikes us that there are enough people in this state who loved the soldier statesman who would contrib ute enough to erect a monument to his memory without bolding bazaars. We don’t object to bazaars at all— For Sale. Gaffney, 8. C. Mr. Boyd makes the change because the latter company —Big bargains in trunks and wide ; offers several hundred dollars more shades, at J. W. Tolleson’s. ! per annum for his service than he has I been getting. _ Mr. Boyd is one of the most capa-| rOT Oal0. Die and experienced mill men in Char- Twenty-nine (29) acres of improved . lotte and the community will regret ' land west of towm, ^ mile fr.om South- very much to lose him and his fam- ern depot. Between 10 and 12 acres is j ily, who live on Central avenue, Pied- bottom laud, yeilding an average of 40 raont Park. bushels of corn to an acre, and the up- His successor at the Louise and I ^ ant ^ * s highly improved, yielding from Dover mills has not yet been ap- ofcotton. Will only sell pointed.” | in one body. For pnce^pply^to ^ 1 10- 2- Gaffney, S. C. Kailroad Accidents Frequent, Accidents on the railroads are be coming numerous. If you intend go ing to the State Fair, or anywhere else by rail, better insure yourself against danger from traveling by taking out an Accident Insurance Pol icy before you go. Only 25c perday for $3 000. See Jones J. Darby, agent, Gaffney, 8. C. —Wool filling double-fold dress goods 10c, at J. W. Tolleson’s. -Wool yarn at J. W. TOLLESONs’. metallic messenger of thought with nimble fingers or who manipulates with dextrous hand the keyboard of that marvelous invention which con tinually excites intelligent wonder and admiration, the linotype, that monument to Otto Mergenthaler’s genius which the wisest man should be proud to claim The composing and press rooms of a great modern daily newspaper never cease to be impressive to the thoughtful man,' even though his days and nights may be spent therein. The world cannot do without the printer. (•'“Advertisements under this head will oe Inserted for one cent a word each Inser tion. No ad Inserted for less than ten cents F OK SALE—The place where I now live—a nine room dwelling, 1 I 5 acres of land. New barns—other out-huildings;in a minutes walk of the depot. Will sell or trade for farming lands. Virgil McUraw. Oct. 27 1m Gap Bond Paper with At The Ledger Office. BUILDERS 1 SUPPLIES LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,: * FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING, MOULGING. ALSO A FINE LINE OF Paints and Oils Ninety Per Cent 50c to |1.30 per gal. GOTO L. BAKER all chrouic headaches are due to eye strain. Go to Dr. Griffith*at the Chero kee Drug Co.’s aud have the defect in vision corrected, and thus be QUICKLY AND PERMANENTLY CURED. Glasses Fitted With Scientific Accu- racy and all the diseases of the Eye, I Ear, Nose and Throat treated,’according to the latest and most approved methods. F OK SALE—Legal numbered lines. F JU SALE—Old dred. Apply at newspape ihis ollic icrs at 10c a bun ce. i 'C'OB SALE—All kinds of legal blanks; such as used by Magistrates and court offi- I cials; deeds, mortgages, etc., as cheap as the 1 cheapest. Apply at this office. there is nothing harmful in them—| "pou SALE—Babbitt metal, made from old " A type remelted into bars; the very best but we would rather see an outburst babbitt metal made. Apply at The Ledger , , ., , x. office, of eutflusiasm that would raise the fund by ^popular subscription. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. Willie Randolph Hearst, pub- POlt SALE—Valuable city property.—On A Mondav. November 2.1!H)3, 1 will offer be- Monday. November 2,1003, fore the.,Court House door, Gaffney, Immedi ately following legal sales, the following property: The brick store between Carroll. . , ... , , Carpenter & Byers and I. M. Beeler and the Usher Of the big yellow journals, con- j Hotel now occupied by Mrs. Agnes Wtxid. gressman from New York, and a — . . T70K SALE—Six small farms, tine building seeker after the Democratic nomina- *■ and farming laud. Just outside town Lmils. J. J. Uaffney. tion for president, was iu Atlanta last week. Mr. Hearst is)a good fellow, i but he stands no more showing than a snow ball in August. We admire 1 p bis grit and think he might make a | gg-hih better out than Mr. Willie Bryan, 10-13-Ht pd For Rent. OK KENT—The G. C. Wilkins bouse on M Lips- 10-10-tf live room cottage, but we are not in condition just now j comb. to experiment. What we want is good heart-pine timber, well season ed, that can stand the storm. Gor man and Aycoik are the stuffj and would put the G. O. P. on its mettle. 'J'O KENT—Good two-horse farm with nice Apply to J. C. Lips W. O. Lipscomb. The State fair opens this morning. This is the annual gathering of the people of the State at the capital and it is fitting that all who cau possibly do so attend. It furnishes amuse ment for all and instruction for a vast majority who attend. If you should go down, however, steer clear of the fakirs. It’s a pity that the city ot Columbia does not make some effort to protect its visitors from these vampires. On the other it seems to prefer to protect them and not the innocents who, pauderin g to the lowest instincts within them, allow themselves to be fleeced. Some say that the suckers ought to be taught a lesson, but it’s not fair to throw out the bate to the unwary. Go and have a good time, but don’t monkey with the other fellow’s trick Wanted. W ANTED—At Oils office, copy of Tiie Ledger of Sept. 11th, 1903. W AN’TED-Berslmmon, Dogwood, Hickory and Holly Logs Freight paid on car- loads. James Cockshott, Charleston. South Carolina. oct. 20, 4 mo. \ TTT ANT ED—Four young ladies and two ’ ’ young men Apply at The Dixie at once. ANTED—More Green Salted Hides than G. anybody. Clary. Highest cash prices paid. B. S-24-tf New Seeds. We have just open ed a new shipment of seeds, the . “Old Reliable” brands, the sort that come up. S. B. Crawley & Co. 813 Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery. Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. A Great Sale THE DIXIE You have seen people advertising “Fire!” “War!” “Riots!”—to attract attention to their advertisements. We don’t do that; OUR PRICES bring them to us. And when they come they see more than we can tell them. Our sale commences Thursday, October 29th, and continues to Saturday night, October 31st. A Dollar Saved is a Dollar Made We are going tq give more genuine bargains these days than you ever heard tell of. This is our last advertisement in reference to this sale, and we ask you again to attend to it. Don’t miss it and then say, “Why, oh why, didn't Jl attend to it!” It will then be too late to come to it. We will give free of charge a pair of Shoes to the first customer that trades #5.00 worth with us. Don’t miss it—the last opportunity you will have to clothe yourself cheaply. Don’t forget the dates—October 29th, 30th and 31st. Trusting we will see you at this sale, Yours truly, 1 The Dixie Clothing The Dixie Sells it for Less. and Shoe Store Morris Switzer, Prop. Wanted *» s still selling beef. dy t i B. G. Clary. 8-11-tf W ANTED—To make straight loans on eltj real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr29-tf J. C. Jefferies. Money. Loaned. L OANS on Improved farms for a term of years at seven per cent. Interest. N< nauu 1 commissions. For Information apply to J. C x’efferles. Attorney at Law. 11-22-1 yr Trespass Notice. All persons are hereby warned not to trespass on my lands for the purpose of hunting, cutting wood, etc., under pen alty of the law. J. H. Turner, C. P. Turner Estate. Oct. 23-30, Nov.6-13 I N OTICE—All personsare forbidden to tres pass on any lands of A. S. or Carrie A. i Htnlth. A. 8. Smith. 10 20-31 Concerning (be coat of the Lexing ion trial the Columbia Record says: “Mr. George estimated the other day that coats of the witnesses would be A LL persons are hereby warned not to bunt cut timber or otherwise trespass on the lands of Mrs. J. 8. Littlejohn 10-27 31 pd What Do You Want? If it is Style, Fit and Finish and Reasonable prices Our Ladies Ready-to-Wear Department is about the place you are looking for. So far the season has been a successful one. We have found out what the trade demands and our purpose is to meet the demand. If You Like it Best and prefer buying the material and This Department is Complete. — having you a suit or cloak made > - r In fact, we have never before shown such an array of fine Dress Goods and Trimmings. All the popular novelties are represented. W. O. W. Meeting about $1,600 and that the other ooata T l !,Li V . ood A n n !n of lh '' y. or,d w111 , n, ? 6t to ’ v ' * night All arc urged to attend. By or- would be about $300, making the ! Jjer of J.B. Belt, Con»ul Commander. G. W. total amount about $2 500 in round numbers. This is not all, however. For two terms the case was heard in this county, one being an argument for a oontinuanoe and the other for a change of venue. At both of these wltoesses were present aud Clerk Douglass this morning estimated that the total cost for witnesses at these Speer, Cl’k. BRING THEM TO ME 10-27-lt The cold season Is approaching. How about those lust winter suit that are too good to throw away, and yet need brightening up a little ? BRING THEM TO ME and have them overhauled—I'll make them look fresh and new. Clean ing, pressing and tailoring done by an expert. V. H. ROBINSON, Tailor. Over W. U. Telegraph Office. Are you in need nf Sliees? Our department is the most complete in town. And prices are very attractive. Men's and Beys’ Ming. The best fitting, best made ready-made clothes to be found anywhere; all sizes from 3 years of age to size 48. Prices from 76c to $25.00. Come early and get the pick. Carroll, Carpenter Byers.