The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 18, 1904, Image 2
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Human life is indeed cheap in this
State. What are We to attribute it |» e0 |)ie Von Know and People You
to? To the incendiary utterances of Know.
Don't
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
BY
Ed. H. DeCamp.
our public men; to the abortion of
justice by our jurrors; to the cunning
! of uncerupulous lawyers who sell
The Ledger is not responsible tor con90 ieoces for gold; to our
”oo"dZrrh: d no,. oo.tr,. ».
bute regular news letters must fur- utter ignorance, and to the general
nish their name, not for publication, oussedness of the influence to which
but for identification. all these causes contribute. But the
Write short letters and to tfce point fch Qf tbe whol< , bu9i .
to insure publication; also endeavor ^ , f ^ j « ,
to get them to the office hy Monday -eae .« the utter ,adherence of our
- people on the awfulness of the situa
tion.
D. Kirby has 120 head of
he is fattening for the
Ellie R. Parker is now with J R
Rev. A. D. Davidson was a city Tolleson & Co. on Limestone street
visitor yesterday. Hon w
G. W. Elmore, of Grassy Pond, CBttle ; bat
made a business trip to the city Fri- | mar ]£ e t
day.
Mrs. J. W. Abbott and children H. M Johnson, of the Gaffney
are visiting her father Mr. K. G. Win-; Live Stock Company, left Saturday ^
go, at Welfoid, in Spartanburg coun- for Norfolk, Va , with a ;arload of
Star Theatre
.SPECIAL KNGAGKM KNT
THE
The State press is very generous in
ty.
W. L. Goudelock, a prominent citi
zen of Gowdysville, spent some time
in the city Saturday. He called to
see The Ledger and renewed.
E. R. Broom, of Blacksburg, spen*
some time in the city Friday. He
favored The Ledger with a call and
subscribed.
Thos. L Robbs went to Spartan
burg Sunday.
Miss Mamie Gaston, of Blacks
burg, is in the city visiting the Misses
Hopperfon Logan street.
Wm Blackwell, his brother George
and little son Hydrick, called to see
and Thursday mornings.
Obituaries will be published at five
cents a line.
Reading notices will De published
“ AU rrponir h a Crb. ad-, ^ H.yw.rd
dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. That is eminently proper. When
’ - ——" South Carolinans so far regain tbeir
We invariably discontinue equilibrium as to fill ail its offices
sending The Ledger when a with men of the Heyward stripe tbey
subscription runs out, for we will have made wonderful progress
no wav of knowing that towards redeeming the State from a r I be Ledger Saturday,
fperson wants it 0 exce g pt by misruie and bastard government tos- D ^ ‘ b ”‘-
receiving his or her renewal. tere( ^ upon it by unscrupulous and j, McGill, a prominent citizen
We ureentlv solicit a prompt 8elf - 8eekin g politicians. But we and planter of Kings Creek, spent
renewal, on the ground that
the paper is worth the money.
We are trying month by
month to make it better and
better.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
mules.
While coal seems to be the princi
pal fuel used in Gaftney the wood
haulers are kept busy and doing a
good business.
The spring mule trade has opened
in Gaffney. The sale barns are popu
lar places of resort, and tbe men in
charge of them have on a business ap- j
pearance and they are working.
Many wells in the city have failed,
owing to the almost unprecedented
dry winter,and all the streams in thr-
country are probably as low as they
have ever been known in January of
any year.
The ability of some people to show
their lack of common sense and de
cency would be amusing were it not
for the fact that they are so disgust
ing.
Every man in Gaffney who has at
tained tbe age of twenty and one had
better get a hinge and aftfalse arm to
withstand the pump-handle attacks of
tbe gentlemen who wish to govern.
Notwithstanding all that has been
said, it looks as if the Democrats will
be forced to call upon Mr. Cleveland
to act as their standard bearer if they
intend to go into the next campaign
with any idea of winning.
To their credit, the people of
Blacksburg tolled the church and
other bells in the tiwn on last Thurs
day at the hour appointed for the
burial of General Gordon. . Gaffney
should have done as much in honor
of the dead hero.
and
But we
think we hear some one say, “The some
State has made greater strides in the
past twelve years than ever before in
its history.” True, it has. But the
situation is akin to that which a
bright young lawyer pointed out to
the editor of this paper, when the lat
ter explained that he had been de-
privad of the advantages of a col
legiate education,by saying: “Well,
if you have succeeded without a col
legiate education youjmigbt and in all
probability would have succeeded to
a greater extent if you had had one.”
So if the State of South Caro
lina has gone forward, notwithstand
ing tbe political demagogues that
have been fostered upon it,how much
greater would that success have been
had it been governed by wise and con
servative statesmen?
G. M. Phifer has moved from the
Joe Littlejohn cottage on Victoria
avenue, to the W. O. Lipscomb place
in the northeastern part of the city,
and Mr. J. M. Bramlet has moved to
AMONG OURSELVES.
“The Hearst Presidential boom,’
•ays The Greenville News, “has been
started in South Carolina, but it
moves like an old man with the
palsy.” Or like a young man with
incipient paresis.—Charleston Post.
Several days ago the Charlotte Ob
server took a neat fall cut of the
Spartanburg Journal on the subject community
of commercialism. To use the lingo
of tbe Coalin’ Ground, “it raly do
seem” that the Observer makes the
Journal a commercialiet in spite of
itself.
Liens are being given and taken on
all sides these days It seems folly
to talk of repealing the lien law when
it has so strong a hold upon tbe
country, but it would surely be best
if it were blotted from the statute
books.—Sumter Herald.
Small jealousies ‘among people in a
often keep 1/hem from
orospering. Some people (?) cannot
rise above their petty feelings of
spite and dislike even when tbeir
town, and consequently their own
interests, are involved.—King’s Moun
tain Herald.
time in the city Saturday on
business. He favored The Ledger
with a call and renewed.
Joe L. Estes, of Etta Jane, was in t ^ e Littlejohn cottage,
the city Friday on business. He ad
ded his name to Tbe Ledger list.
H D. Wheat returned to the city
Sunday from an extended business
trip to eastern cities.
Miss Polly McKinley left the city
Friday night for Providence, R. I.,
where she goes to visit friends.
Bascom Osment.who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in this coun
ty,left for his home in Arkansas yes
terday.
John Barnhill paid The Ledger a
visit Friday and subscribed.
I^Prof. Dibble, of Spartanburg, spent
Sunday in the city.
County Commissioner T. L. Bry
ant was in the city yesterday. He
favored The Ledger with a call.
James McSwain, of Cleveland coun
ty, N. C., was a business visitor in
the city Friday.
J. E. Foster, of Gowdysville, was
a Ledger visitor yesterday.
R. M. Allison, of Grassy Pond,
spent some time in the city Friday.
G. T. Harris, merchant and farmer
of Grindal, was a business visitor in
the city yesterday.
W. 0. Kirby, a successful farmer
from the lower part of the county,
was an appreciated Ledger visitor
Friday. He renewed.
John Smith, of Love Springs, paid
The Ledger 8 visit Tuesday morning.
Elliot Smith, a young Love Springs
farmer, was a Ledger visitor Friday.
W. E. M.* Kirby, of Grindal, spent
some time in tbe city yesterday. Mrs. Vicy Sprouse, wife of Mr. C.
Joe Phillips, a Grassy Pond farmer. I Y. Sprouse, died at. her home near
21
January
, 22, 23.
REPECTOIRE OP NEW
SUCCESSES.
YORK
v'.*,
W. J. Maness has opened up an
other market on Ivmestone street,
two doors below The Ledger office.
He has a nice stock of heavy and
fancy groceries and will carry a full
line of fresh meats at his new place.
John Raymond Gaffney, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Gaffney, died at
the home of his narents in this city
on Friday the 15th inst., in his fif
teenth year, after a short illness of
pneumonia, and was buried Saturday
in Oakland cemetery.
Mr. Howard, who carries the mai|
on R F. D. route No.2, has the hand
somest, most complete and comforta
ble mail wagon that goes out from
Gaffney. He has “United States Mail
R. F. D. No. 2” painted on it and tha
inside arrangemeht has every con
venience for handling the mail. It is
so closely built that wind, rain and
cold weather do not interfere with
hie comfort.
G. W. Speer, clerk of the Wood
men of the World camp at this place,
delivered to Mrs. Lillie A. Thomas
yesterday a check for $1,500, this be
ing in full settlement for the insur-
anc* which Mrs. Thomas’ husband,
Sam W. Thomas carried in this order.
The proof of death was forwarded to
the head office in Nebraska since
January 1st, and the policy was paid
promptly.
NEW MUSIC.
SONGS,
DANCES,
SPECIALTIES.
1 Oc - 20c - 30c
Seats on sale at Cherokee Drug Co.
Where is Hughes Bros?
You will linrt them in the new Webster
& Jefferies block on Robinson street,
next to Cline’s stables, with a full line
of fresh Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Cigars, Tobaccos, &c. Phone No. 45.
There is
Nothing More
Comfortable
this cold weather
for setting around
your room than a
pair of nice felt
Slippers.
v
The R. S, Lipscomb
Shoe Go.
Down in Florida the other day
bandits stopped a railway train and
attempted to rob it, but several dead
head passengers, employees of £tbe
road, pulled their “shooting irons”
and went at tbe bandits in such man
ner as to cause them to suddenly
change their minds. As Mr. Punch
would express )t: “That’s the way
to do it.”
Buy land, young mac, buy land!
It’s the foundation of good citizenship
It’s the basis of independence. It’s
tbe mudsill of good government. You
can’t be the citizen you should be un
less you become a vital part of the
government unless you own land.
Therefore, young man, it behooves
you to buy land. We koow of no
better plaoe on earth to own land
than in Cherokee county.
Secretary Gantt is after the Ar
mours, Swift, Standard Oil and other
companies who use tbeir own cars in
this State, for taxes There is no
reason under tbe sun why these cor
porations should not pay tbeir taxes
in the same measure that other con
cerns pay, and we hope to see Mr.
Gantt successfully culminate his
efforts—St. George Expositor.
Oor Oorevnor.
(Orangeburg Patriot.1
Governor Heyward has now been in 1
office almost a /ear. The Patriot did 1
not support him for the obvious and
sufficient reason that an old personal
friend and neighbor was in the race .
against him. We can not at this time
come forward and say that we have l
been “agreeably surprised” in Gov
ernor Heyward’s conduct of affairs.
He has, to speak more accurately,
very agreeably confirmed our previ
ous opinion that he would rule tbe
| State with wisdom and moderation—
such moderation as is consistent with
♦ | a firm and discreet administmtion of
Keep cool! Doo’t lo*e your I the laws of the State. Governor Hey-i
head,- nor get ruttled in the heat of 1 wa J rd 11,48 made an excellent Governor
the campaigf). *t shouldn t be muob 8 t aD jp 0 | n t 0 f a p ar tj 8an when we
trouble for a gentleman to keep cool cheerfully givu credit to whom credit
with the thermometer dancing around is duo.
the freezing point. Besides, we don’t isumtor Horaid.i
want this community torn asunder Governor Heyward’s course as
undue political excitement, it OMef Executive ha* been a constant
pleasure to his
and coaster-
spent some time in the city Friday.
> Dr. M. P. Burnham and R. M.
Rogers spent Sunday in Spartanburg.
R. B. Lemaster, of Wilkinsville,
spent some time in the city Friday.
John Harper and Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Phillips were among the Spartan
burg visitors in the city Sunday.
The general assembly adjourned
; Saturday till Wednesday in honor of
Gen. R. E. Lee’s birthday. Senator
Butler and Representative Kirby
spent the interim at home.
John A. Hemes, postmaster at
Gowdysville, came to the city yester
day. He called to see The Ledger.
B. G. L. Pettit, of Ravenna, spent
some time in tbe city yesterday.
Joe C. Coyle paid The Ledger a
visit Saturday and renewed.
County Commissioner T. M. Little-
, john came to the city Saturday.
S. M. Littlejohn, who was hurt
some two weeks ago by a fall from his
piazza, we are glad to state was able
to be on the streets Saturday.
Messrs J. A. Mooney and F. B.
Haj s, of Toronto, Canada, and Walter
Sykes, of Philadelphia, who have in
terests i3 the Gaffney Carpet Mill,
were in the city several days the last
of the week.
Elias Johnson, an old battle-scar
red veteran of “the lost cause” and a
good friend of The Ledger of Antioch,
was in the city Saturdiy. He called
to see us.
D. J. Holt, a prominent business
man of King’s Mountain, was in the
city yesterday.
Charles Gilmer, who is a fireman
on one of the engines on the South
ern, stopped here Friday evening and
spent the uight and Saturday with
his mother on Granard street.
James T. Moorehead, a prominent
Abingdon on last Thursday and was
buried at Abingdon church Saturday.
’ Mrs. Sprouse was an old woman, re
spected and loved by all who knew
her. She leaves her agf d husband
and several children, all griwn and
married, to mourn their loss, and who
have the sympathy of their many
friends In tbeir irreparable loss.
..Life..
Life is often hanging in the bal
ance when a physician writes a
prescription. If the compounding
is inaccurate, or if the drugs sup
plied are lacking in purity or
strength, who shall answer for
results ?
We recognize our responsi
bility in these matters. We
regard every prescription as
one requiring the utmost care
as to accuracy, and demand
ing the highest grade of
drugs that money will buy.
Our ideal prescription service costs
you nothing extra — we always
strive to give the best of everything
at prices that are absolutely fair.
Cherokee Drug Co.
Limestone and Frederick Streets.
You May Have Seen
Better Days-^
But you have never seen
better Meats and Groceries
than you will find at MANESS’ MAR
KET. None hut the freshest of Meate
and best and puresi Groceries sold at
MANESS’. All orders promptly and
carefully filled.
W. J, Maness, Propr.
BST'Country Produce wanted.
Capt. Harley KeaignH.
The L.mestone Light Infantry held
a special meeting in the armory Fri
day night, at which Capt. J. Emile
Harley, owing to the fact that he
will leave the city soon, tendered his ,
resignation, which was accepted The ‘ Staple and Fancy ‘ ' , Canned
company then went into an election
Now for the New Year!
Start it right by com
ing to us for your : :
for a captain to succeed him and J
0. Otts was unanimously ehcuu
Capt. Harley had exhibited consider
able zeal in the formation of the
cimpany and all reget that business
engigements compel him to abandon
it just as he is ready to have it mus
tered into the organized State troops
The company ;is howevir fortunate
in electing Captain Otts to succeed
Capt. Harley, (’apt. Otts has had !
experience as commander of a com i
pany and his energy public spirit and
former experience will make him a
valuable acquisition to and an < ffi-
cient commander of the company.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gaffney wi»h
to express their thanks to tbeir
friends for th> ir many klndeene^s ex
tended to them and family during the
recent illness and death of their son.
Goods, Cigars,Tobacco, Fruits,
and Confectioneries.
Our lines are still complete and
contain nothing but the fresh
est and the best.
HAMLIN & RADFORD.
Artistic Merit
and original methods
of posing are com
bined here. This
and the rich tonal
effects and absolute
permanency m a k e
Take
Laxative
Bromo
Quinine
for that cold; sure
cure, short time, no
inconvenience, no nau
sea, no bad after eff
ects. Handy pocket
package, 25c.
S. B. Crawley & Co.
Si
j Limkstone St.
Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery
Prescriptions Properly Filled
and Promptly Delivered
our
by undue political excitement. It 1 Ehief Executive has
^ , . source of pride and
will not do us any good as a commu- fr , find9 an(J of confu8ion
nity. Since we must have political; nation to his enemies. His adminis-
campaigns lets us make the best of tration has proven an unqualified sue
tbe evil. cess, notwithstanding the fact that
^ ^ ^ ^ he has had’many knotty and vexatious hog raiser of Cherokee county, made j by the town
Good roads meetings and good roads p J°^ lem8 \° deal w t ith - , The P e ° p ! e a bu 8 ^ 88 fcbe city Saturday.
„ „ , . . j of tbe State are pleased with their
rallies are fine places for self-seeking Governor and they will most certain-
politicians to palm off a lot of bold-, ly demand his services for another
ness about a subject they know little term—and this we are sure he will
have without any opposition what
ever.
Notice.
citizen and successful planter of Sar A11 ns in Gaffuey are requested to !
ratts, spent some time in the oily he vaccinated at once. Those who corn-
yesterday. He favored I he Ledger ply with this request and afterwards con-
with a call and renewed. tract smallpox, will he cared for by the
Robt. E. Sarratt, the champion J town. Vaccine points will he furnished
11-27-tf
ferry-
some
of, on the people. But the best good
roads gathering we can conceive of, is
a good outfit of road making ma
chines, a good civil engineer to lay
off tbe work, a good foreman who
knows how to control and work men
to the eogineer’s marks, and then an
adequate force of men to keep the
machines at work. Let all these meet
on the road and go to work, and they
will do more to one week to improve
the roads than have all the good roads
ftieetings you ever attended.
fc "
♦* ♦ ♦ ♦
Attorney General Gunter’s annual
-Mpert shows an alarming state of
affairs. These were 222 homioldes—
for every three days—re-
‘ibttotftwo
> ° < ' 4 at his office during 1903.
v'TftW 1 I
What au
awful carnival of crime I
To Ahl Hood KohOn.
I Columbia Record.]
Senator Latimer has inrtiduceda
good roads bill calling for an expen
diture of $8,000,000 a year for three
years. The money is to be used in
conjunction with various stales in
good road building. We hope, how
ever. that onr legi-lators will not
wait for any Fed* rnl aid in this im
portant matter. Koch aid is very un
certain and the need of good roads in
the state is pressing There will be
a bill introduced on the legislature to
allow taxpayers in each county to de
cide whether they shall tax them
selves additionally for this purpose.
As they will pay the bills if they de
cide to build good roads, it Is hard to
see how anybody io tbe legislature or
out of It can object to tbe proposi
tion.
He killed one a few weeks ago that
weighed 000 pounds net.
Vaney (Tomer, the popular
mao at Howell’s ferry, spent
time in the city yesterday.
W. H. Upchurjh, of Mercer, was a
Ledger visitor Saturday.
L. B. Davis, of Aigood, came to the
city Saturday
James Robbs, of Maud, came to the
city Saturday 00 business.
W. J. Hodge, of Grindal, spent
City Registration.
Save Money
by buying goods from I. M.
Peeler. I am now making
a run on Shoes and will save
Photographs you money on them.
I have just received a lot
the most de^rabie 0 f the best inserted Steel
that can be obtained axes, see them before buy
ing.
Groceries and all other
goods at bottom prices.
Give me a call.
M. Peeler.
anywhere.
Our gallery is not
only fully ’equippe
for the taking of per
fect [pictures, but is | j
conveniently located 5 ^
on the ground. —
1 will be in the office of the City Clerk
! at the City Hall every Friday and Satur-1
1 day of each week up to and including
; February 13th, and every day after that :
: date up to ami including February 20th, '
for the purpose of registering the voters
of the town. Rooks will close February
20th, 1904.
T. J. Patrick,
jKi.airRYDALE'S TONIC
625 Limestone St.
’Phone 176.
Residence 171
some time in the city Saturday., He 12-29
favored Tbe Ledger* with a call and
suhsoribfld.
'■m:
J. M. Patrick, of Mercer, paid The
Ledger a visit Saturday and renewed.
0. E Smith, of Goucher, came to
the city Saturday on business. - Jl r
S. Dillingham, a staunch and
worthy citizen of Antioch, was in the
city Saturday.
June T. Robbs, of Maud, came to
the city Saturday on business.
—Bring your prescriptions to Tbe
Gaffney Drug Co., where they will be
filled correctly with pure drugs at a
reasonable price.
Supervisor of Registration.
Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that I will apply
to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge for
Cherokee County, S. C., at his office at
the court house on Tuesday, Jan. 25th,
1904, at 11 o’clock a. m., for final settle)
ment and discharge as guardian of the
estate of Fannie L. Corry, minor, but
now of age.
J. Eb Jeffkrihs,
Guardian.
Published in Gaffney Ledger Dec. 29th,
Jan. 5th, 12th and 19th.
Dr. S. H. Griffith,
PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST.
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
SdentiftcallY. Jt J* J*
IflpOffice in Cherokee Drug Co. B’ld’g.
A REAL CURE FOR
It has recently been discovered that
the germs that produce Malaria, breed
and multiply in the intestines and from
there spread throughout the system
by means of the blood. This fact ex
plains why Malaria is hard to cure by
the old method of treatment. Quinine.
Iron, etc., stimulate the nerves and
build up the blood, but do not destroy
the germs that cause the disease.
Rydale’s Tonic has a specific effect
upon the intestines and bowels, freeing
them from all disease breeding mi
crobes. It also kills the germs that
infest the veins and arteries. It drives
from the blood all poisonous matter
and makes it rich and healthy.
RYDALE’S TONIC Is a blood
builder, a nerve restorer, and a Malaria
destroyer. Try it, it will not disap
point you.
GAFFNEY. DRUG GO.
iV'V'M fi frr rUuiA