Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ PllFC I^ICl>OTCI«. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. POBLISHEI) TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. BY Ed. H. DkCamp. People Yon Know »ud People Yon Oou’t Know Mr. J. C. Ratliff left last night lor the northern markets to purchase new goods for The Battery and Bee Hive stores, of which he is proprietor. Watch out for some “good things” to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Beading notices will he published at ten cents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. M anager. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri- bate regular news letters must fur-1 ^ g Turner, of Grassy Pond, nish their name not for publication, ^ to the city Friday but for identification. . . G S. Black called on The Ledger Write short letters and to the point gj £ Qrday and rene * ed . to insure pubhcktion , also endeavor j j_ d, Kennedy favored us with a call yesterday. Gad Wright, of Abingdom, was a city visitor Saturday. Mrs Sam Morgan and her brot her, Mr. Joe Spake, went to Greenville Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs Payne. C. P. Huggin, Esq., came to the city Saturday. E. A. Trescot, Esq., of Blacksburg, spent some time in the city yesterday on professional business Thomas Hughey and daughter, of Mercer, were shopping in the city Saturday. D. D. Gaston, of Blacksburg, was in the city yesterday. Wm. Young, a prominent Algood farmer, spent some time in the city Saturday. R. T. Morris and A. S. Smith, of Love Springs, were city visitors Fri day. John V. Price, of Algood. was in the city Saturday. Isaac Patrick, of Wilkinsville, j came to the city yesterday. , Edward Lipscomb, of Goucher, | made a trip to tl e city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Byars, of Al good, were shopping in the city Fri- duy. M. M. Tate came to the city Satur day. N W. Hardin, Esq , attended the AN OUNCE OF I’KEVENTION. The breaking up for the time being of the Virginia Military lustlrute on account of the prevalence of typhoid fever, is a serious blow to Lexington, but from ail accounts the town itself is to blame for it. Neglected drain age and sewerage systems are held responsible for the outbreak of fever. The Richmond News-Leader, speak ing of the plight of Lexington, truth fully observes that “pure water and a clean town are worth all they may cost, no matter how much the cost may be.” The above is from the Charlotte Observer, v and Gaffney might take unto herself the reference made by the Richmond News-Leader to the benefits to accrue from “pure water and a clean town.” Gaffney has the pure water. In fact we have the purest water in the world—a broad assertion, but nevertheless a true one. It comes from a depth of fi55 feet and j public sales yesterday.^ the well was bored through a solid i w - N * RainB P a,d 1 bed of granite for several hundred feet. The water has been analyzed several times by eminent chemists and pronounced as pure as the purest Notwithstanding the fact that the town continues to grow and is twice as large now as it was before the boring of the artesian well and the installation of our water-works sys tem the prevalence of typhoid fever is nothing like what it has been In fact it is a rare thing to hear of a case of typhoid fever in Gaffney where the people use the deep well water. But the matter of sewerage is one that must have the attention of our authorities before a great while. Mayor Little is giving this his very seriou.- •. ■' 1 ration and is trying to evolve a plan wnereby Gaffney may be provided with this necessity. That he will be succesful we do not doubt, for he seldom seriously undertakes a EASTERN SITUATION BEGOIK CRITICAL Reported That Russia and Japan Severe Relations. ANTICIPATIONS OF TROUBLE. ASSAULT LAID TO STRIKER. S eamship and Railroad Companies Are Reported To Have Been Notified To B<e In Readiness For Emergen cies. Yokohama, Oct. 21.—The ministerial conference,, naval preparations and | notably, the appointment of Vice Ad miral Toga, known as a “fighting ad miral,” to command the standing squad ron, have led to a renewal of the an- ticipatione of trouble. % 0om« decided developmente in the crisis ie expected shortly. The steamship and railread com pa Dies are reported to have been noti fied to be in readiness for emergen cies. solid i v' ■ r>. rvaius paid The Ledger a ' visit Saturday and renewed. P. C. Garvin was iu the city yes terday. W. T. Vaughan came in Saturday : and renewed. John S. Mintz, J. H. Rhyne and J M. Allison, prominent citizens from across the Broad, were in the city yesterday. Hon. Wm. Jefferies came to town Saturday. VV. Sam Lipscomb was in the city yesterday. Hamlet Crocaer, of Goucher, was an early business visitor in the city Saturday. J. A. Whisonant, of Antioch, chair man of the county board of registra tion, was in the city yesterday and favored The Ledger with a call. He added a name to our list. Rev. J. D. Bailey paid The Ledger a visit ^stnrday. J R ii-Milan, a prominent business man of Blacksburg, was in the city Friday. • J. E. Foster, of Gowdysville, had cotton in the city Saturday. Dr. J. M. Caldwell, of Blacksburg, matter that is not finally pushed to made a visit to the city yesterday and a successful conclusion. The people have nothing to fear from Gaffney so far as water is con cerned, and with the additional pre caution of sewerage there is no reason why Gaffney should not be one of the most healthful places in the country, therefore there should be no opposi tion to sewerage when you look at it in the light that “pure water and a clean town are worth ail they may cost, no matter how much may be.” NOTES AND COMMENTS. Something prized the price of cot ton up to ten cents Friday. The property offered before the court house door yesterday brought fairly good prices, but not as good as we would have desired. ■•-♦♦♦ The cotton that comes to Gaffney is as eood as that which goes to other near by markets, and the farmers who bringit are just as deserving as any on earth. They must have full price for their cotton. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The tragic death of Mrs. Booth Tucker, a leader imthe Salvation Army, will bring sadoess to many earnest hearts. The people who dwell in small cities and in the coun try, especially those of the South, do not realize the magnitude of the work of this army of Christiau work- i ers. Were they to come in our midst many would no doubt be averse to them, but it is nevertheless true that these noble men and women, some o( them having been lifted from the 1 favored The Ledger with a call. J. C. Hayden, of Blacksburg, was a city visitor yesterday. Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Algood, were shopping in the city yesterday. Four rural free delivery routes were put iu operation from Gaffney yesterday. John Terril Wilkins, the founder of the town of Cowpens, was a business visitor in the city yesterday, i W. T. Horton, a prominent Chero- , keean, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. 1 W. H. Carroll, a prominent and worthy farmer from across the Broad, was in the city yesterday. John W. Daniel, of Thickety, was in the city Saturday. T. F. Addis, of Jeter, and his bright little children, Misses Mentis and Mary Louise and Master Virgil, came in to see The Ledger presses run Fri day. H. D. Mathis sold cotton here Sat urday. J. B Huskey favored The Ledger with a call Friday and renewed. John Feemster, of York, was here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Hoag Allison, prom inent Cberokeeans from across the Broad, were shopping in the city Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Roberts were shopping in the city Saturday. Mr. James Martin, a prominent citizen from across the Broad, was an appreciated visitor of The Ledger Friday. T. I. Walker, of Sumter, is in the city receiving the hearty greetings of his many friends. Felix Littlejohn came in on busi ness Saturday. Alfred Harris, of Algood, came to the city Friday. Misses Eunice Simmons, and liosa Litton were visiting friends and Tela- ves in the city the last of the week. H. Z. Hicks, of Ezell, was in the city Friday and paid The Ledger an Ijrmdon, Oct. 21.—A report was in •irculatioo on the Stock Exchange to day that the negotiations between Rweeia and Japan had been broken off but the foreign office officials here said todny they had not heard any- Hung confirmatory of the rumor. •nils statement was made subse quent to a visit paid by Baron Haya- *hi to Foreign Minister L/ansttowne this afternoon. The officials of the ftweign office added, that <the report was contrary to the trend of its infor mation. n A ddspach to Reuters Telegram com pany from Tokio says: j Russian military activity on the Co- rean frontiers is unabated. The im portant newspapers take a gloomy view. They are inclined fto believe Russia does not intend to fulfill hot repeated promises and declarations, in which caee it will be incumbent ol Japan to take decisive steps for thr sake of her very existence. The Japanese gunboat Chickai was to have wintered at New Qhwang, but this arrangement has been counter manded. RUSSIA AND JAPAN. Minister Barrett Talks of Conditions In Far East. j Nerw York, Oct. 21.—John Barrett, United States minister to Argentina, has arrived here enroute to his post «t Buenos Ayres, says a Herald dis patch from London. Regarding the situation in the Far Hast, Minister Bar rett said: “Taking things as they are today and Judging from my own travels would seem that Manchuria is that portion of China which has the great- set potentialities of trade and develop ment for the future. Consequently It is not surprising that Russia should wish to retain its hold, that Japan should oppose its alienation from Chi na and that the United Staes should view the situation with some concern. I have so much condidence, howover, hi the sagacity of both the Russian «nd Japanese statesmen that I feel con- fldent that they will settle whatever differencse they have by peaceful means.” W D. Challorah Arraigned at Colum bus Charged with Assault. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 21.—W. D. Chal- iorah, one of the striking linemen of the Southern Bell Telephone com pany. is on trial in the city court charg ed with assault and battery, it be ing alleged that he attacked A, B. Al len, a nonunion lineman, waiting at the bottom of the pole for him until he came down. He denies that he struck Allen, hut says he was trying to persuade him to join the union. Allen is a young man w T ho came over from Macon since the linemen here w r ent on strike. The lineman who is charged with attacking him is being vigorously prosecuted. The linemen of the Southern Bell are still out on strike, but the Colum bus Automatic Telephone company has granted the increase of wages de sired and its linemen have gone back to work. MET TRAGIC DEATH. Edward Felkner, Western and Atlan tic Switchman, Killed. Atlanta, Oct. 21.—Edward T. Felk ner, 21 years of age, a switchman on the Western and Atlantic railroad, was run liver in the yards by a switch engine near the Magnolia street bridge and received injuries of which he died shortly afterwards. The young man started to board the front footboard of the engine and made a misstep. He was standing on the track at the time, and when he miss ed the footboard he was thrown be neath the engine. Both of his legs and his let arm were cut off. He was sent to a private sanitarium, where he later passed away. Felkner resided at 158 West Mer- ritts avenue. His father is a watch man at the Simpson street crossing. The body of tho deceased young man was taken to Kennesaw, Ga., for in terment. Has Amended Its By-Laws. Chicago, Oct. 21.—The American Surgical Trade association, in session here, has amended its by-laws so as to prevent physicians and medical stu dents from obtaining large discounts by purchasing their instruments through surgical medical colleges and hospitals. The discount which has heretofore been allowed to these in stitutions will be continued, but pur chases must be restricted to theft necessary equipment. An agreemenl was also made to abolish the liberal discounts allowed in the past, and t result will be an increase in the prices of instruments. To Restrict Coal Production. New York, Oct. 21.—Officials of the foremost bituminous coal companies of Pennsylvania and West Virginia declare, according to The Herld, tha - they have determined to adopt strin gent measures to curtail production because of the demoralization said to exist in the trade. Efforts already have been made, but so far have been futile, to prevent over-production liy persuading tho individual operators to voluntarily restrict production. Bi luminous coal that was selling In this market a year ago for ?8 or $9 a ton will now bring only $2.25 to $2.75 a ton. JAPANESE ARMY. Oavalry Arm Weak, but Infantry in Good Condition. New York, Oct. 21.—A synopsis of the situation in the Japanese army published here, says the St. Peters burg correspondent of The Times, shows that its weakest point is ti cavalry arm, the development of which has been hampered by the lack ol horses and the want of suitable places for exercises. The Russian caval ry is seven times more numerous. The Japanese infantry is most fa vorable criticised. Its physical qual Ities are on a much lower level, warm countries, it 4s declared, the Japanese infantrymen nave displayed extraordinary 'powers of endurance, but it would hardly likely show them in a cold climate. Augusta Receives 6,825 Bales. Augusta, Ga.. Oct. 21.—Augusta’i cotton receipts Tuesday were 6,88' bales, tho largest in the history of the Augusta cotton exchange. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. depths of earth’s degradation, are doing a wonderful work in His name. I appreciated visit. Prater Smith came to Injured in Auto Accident. New York, Oct. 21.—Sir Francis and Lady Winnington, the latter a cousin to the Duke of Marlbrough, have mot with a serious mishap whil automobiling, says a Herald dispatch from London. The chauffer mistooi the road in the darkness and ran the machine down a steep hill and into a mill race, where it overturned. Lady Winnington was pinioned 1 underneath and was rescued only after great ef fort. She sustained concussion ol the brain. The chaffeur also waa seriously hurt. Sir Francia was only slightly injured. Old .Joki’ Come Tru®. (.Philadelphia Record.] Many a true word is spoken in jest, and all unconsciously the other dav I was one of the actors in a joke that has been told by the minstrel fneu for years, said a drug clerk. “A girl came in and said she wanted a dose of castor oil, but she wanted it so disguised that it wouldn’t be offen sive to the taste. 'Have a glass of soda water on me while you’re wait ing.’ I said. I mixed a dose of oil with the syrup and she didn’t seem to know the difference, as she drank it without a murmur. Other custo mers came in and I waited on them. Finally she became impatient and asked for her oil. ‘Why, you’ve had it,’ I said. ‘You drank it in that glass of soda water.’ She turned sort of green about the gills and gasped: ‘I didn’t want it for myself; 1 want ed it for my little sister.’ Well, you could have knocked me down with a feather. In an instant the old min strel joke came back to me, and I realized that I had played it myself all unconsciously. I offered my apologies, but an apology is hardly au antidote for a dose of castor oil.” A Cough Is Only A Symptom. A cough is not a disease, but a symptom of disease. A eaugh always indicates that either the throat or lungs are affected. When the mucous lining of the throat or lungs becomes inflamed the irritation causes cough ing. Don’t neglect a cough. It may be a 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. THE OLD RELIABLE ' SO**-®*.,. iASsV' Absolutely Puro THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Cherokee »t the Fair. The Gaines Poultry Farm, so far as we know, had the only exhibit at the btate fair in Columbia from Cherokee- county, and its good fortune there should encourage others to make'en tries next year. It secured nine prizes amounting in all to $5 00. The Gaines Poultry Farm is owned by Mr. E. H. Gaines, of this city, and while a new industry for this section, is a hobby of Mr. Gaines* and bids fair to prosper. Mr. Gaines* fowls took three first prizes and four second prizes. Cherokee county gen erally “makes good,” and iu this instince is to be congratulated on having such an enterprising gentle man as Mr. Gaines as its represen tative. For Sale. ^''Advertisements under this head will oe Inserted for one cent a word each insor- cIol. No ad Inserted for less than ten cents F OR SALE—The place where I now live—a nine room dwelling, 11-5 acres of land. New barns—other out-tmildings;in 3 minutes walk of the depot. Will sell or trade lor farming lands. Virgil McCraw. Oct. -7 Im TpOR SALE—Legal Cap Rond Paper with -*■ numbered lines. At The Ledger Office. LOANS AND INVESTMENTS Parties wishing to buy Mill .Stock, or Loan money on Real Estate Mortgages, will find it to their interest to consult: J. C. OTTS, Atty. at Law. F OR SALE—Old newspapers at 10c a hun dred. Apply at lhis office. ipOR SALE—All kinds of legal blanks; such as used by Magistrates and court offi cials; deeds, mortgages, etc., as cheap as the cheapest. Apply at this office. F OR SALE—Rabbltt metal, made from old type remoited into bars; the very la-st babbitt metal made. Apply at The Ledger office. DWELLING HOUSE AND A STORE HOUSE For sale. Terms to suit purchaser. 1 Apply to, J. C. OTTS, Atty. ■piOR SALE—Six small farms. Fine building and farming land, .lust outside town Emits. J. J.Gaffney. UM3~$tpd For Rent. *OR RENT—Five-room house No. 307 Rut ledge Avenue. J. T. Rodgers. 11-3-tf F OR RENT-The G. €• Wilkins house on | Montgomery street. Apply to J. N. Lips comb. _ _ 10-10-tf T O RENT—Good two horse farm with nice live room cottage, Apply to J. O. Lips comb. W. O. Lipscomb. see us Sat- Rydales Liver Tablets. Rydales Liver Tablets cure all liver ur( * a y and subscribed, troubles. They act specifically on Albert McKown, a young Broad the liver, the bile, bladder, and bile rl ™ r J a rme r . was in the city Friday duct, the Intestines and bowels. ”' Richards, of Algood, was of They stimulate the liver and cause a ' n Gaffney Saturday, perfect flow of bile into the bowels, Junaes Service, of Mercer, came to keep the bile duct healthy, increase fche city Friday on business. 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. —Everything required or desired In the way of School Tablets, Pencils, Crayons. Ink, Pens, etc. Anything in school supplies. The Gaffney Drug Oo. HhUm faction. It is always a source of satisfaction to know of a remedy that cao always be relied on in emergencies and when aicidents 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 in all cases where a Liniment is required —Gaff ney Drug Cm A woman’s smile does not always mean a woman’s approval. Pure Food Legislation. Now York, Oct. 21.—At a meeting of the association of manufacturers and distributors of food products of the United States, composed of 36 man ufacturers, it has been decided to urge upon congress the enactment of pure food legislation and to work tor a bill j^ovidlng free interstate commerce in .ood products which conform to a cer tain standard of purity. Fire In Rockingham, N. C. Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 21.—A fire broke out in the business portion of Rocking ham, N. C., and destroyed about $75,- 000 worth of property. The court house caught fire, but was quickly ex tinguished. The property was Insur ed for about $25,000. Mississippi has aske the bureaui of forestry and geology to ,make in vestigations in that state in order thai a better exhibit of its resources may be made at St. Louis. The hankers of the United States air« gathering in San Francisco for theit annual convention. Yiesterd'ey ths trust company section held a meeting preliminary to the convention, al which a paper prepared by former Bee retary of the Treasury Lyman Gag* was read. At the convention of the American Missionary assclation. Dr. Moxom rid iculed the deportation of the negroes. He declared that the negro problem does not belong to the south, but tl | the nation. 1 In a blinding fog, the steamer Bonti) ; Portland went down off the Oregon coast . Thirty-one person* out of 34 ; on board are supposed to have been lost. 1 Isaac Gravelle has been Identified ai the man who has been placing dyn» mite on the tracks of the Pacific' rail road. Dr. Parkhurst, the New York rcfo*nv er, has written to Prophet Dowie bit terly condemning the latter’s metb ods. The Duke of Devonshire, although Iu signed the presidency of the council, because of Balfour’s protection policy, advises unionists to be loyal to th« government for the present. Jackson H. Ralston, of Washington, the umpire of the Italian commission at Caracas, has decided against Vene zuela in the latter’s claim for double payment of local taxes*. Reports to the convention of the Christian church show that the DB pies have increased their jmemlber- ship by conversions and otherwise 101,789. A dispatch from Rome says that the entire Italian cabinet has resigned 1 . Both branches of the French parlia ment have reassembled. F OR RENT—Two or three furnished rooms until the first of January. Mrs. A. V. Montgomery. 10-30 2t Wanted. IrTor—'fi* Building and Plastering Lime Goal, and Plaster II u-. Plaster Pans (Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. ^ nlenhone Jl W ANTED—At this office, copy of The Ledger of Sept. 11th, UHSl. W ANTED-Persimmon, Dogwood, Hickory and IifOlly Logs. Freight paid on car- , Cn;i loads. James Cockshott Carolina irleston. South Oct, JO, 4 mo. UU'ANTED—Four young ladies a young men. Apply at The Dixie and two at once. UfT ANTE D—Mo re Green Salted Hides than anybody. Highest cash prices paid. B. G. Clary. 8-J4-tf "liyANTED—Everyl)ody to know that 1 am W still selling beef. B. G. Clary. 8-11-tf W ANTED—To make straight loiins on city real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan.. AprJU-tf J. O. Jefferies. Lost. TRY SOME OF OUR Fine double-ground, celebra ted Sausage, ground by engine power. None better. I sell it for 10c. The up-to-date market, L. W. L OST—Between Wesleyan Hall and S. C. A , G. E.. Railroad crossing on Frederick ! vtanflQ tfi RPACMI street, laiites purse containing sum of OlOllUa IU nCudUII money, thimble and penknife. Finder please leave at Mimess A Hawkins. 10-30-lt pd that the best Photo- Notice. r»ENTLEMEN will not, 'J oil her of my dogs. 11-3-31 You must not hurt Thos. B. Butler. UfTE do the best of commercial printing at ”V prices commensurate with first-class work. If you haven't time to call tMephone or write us and we wilt do tho rest. Address I’he Ledger. Box J. Gaffney, S. C, Trespass Notice. N OTICE—All persons are forbidden to tres pass on any lauds of A. S. or Carrie A. Smith. A. S. Smith. 10-J0-3t A LL persons are hereby warned not to hunt cut timber or otherwise trespass on tho lands of Mrs. J. 8. Littlejohn 10-27 3t pd THEM TO ME Tho cold season Is approaching. How about those last winter syits that are too good to throw away, and yet need brlgh'onlnir up a little V 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. D. Telegraph Office. graphic work is done in the gallery where there is fine light, good appointments and an experienced operator. Our studio is equipped with mod ern apparatus for the production o f high-class Portraits and our work gives satisfaction to all sit ters. Truth, beauty and p**' artistic finish are a feature of our Photo graphs. JUNE H. CARR 625 Limestone St. ’Phone 176. Residence 171 A New Store Filled with the best and freshestjine of Fancy Groceries and Confectioneries in the city. Stand below Commer cial Hotel on Limestone street. Prices right in every particular and prompt service [rendered. Give us a share of your patronage. HAMLIN & RADFORD. Goods delivered free In any part of olty. Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICIAN-SURGEON-OCUUST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, of Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. 10-Office iu Cherokee Drug Co. B'ld’g.