The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 29, 1904, Image 4
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THE LEDGER,
Published Tuesday and Friday
by
Ed H. DeCarnp.
The Ledger is pot responsible for
the views of correspondents.
cause such a state of affairs to ex-
BLACKSBURG’S SCHOOL.
1st as to make such a protest neces- p atrons sti|| Discussing Action of the
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
sary, we are here for that purpose.
R. M. Ro
r
NViikinsville, paid The Ledger a visit j mine and I have no desire whatever
Saturday and subscribed. : to sever their friendship, but will you
Miss I J- R- Batchelor favored The x I ,.n —
NOTES AND CEMENTS.
According to our observation the
Correspondents who do not contri- farmers who raised their bread and
bute regular news letters must fur-, meat at home, are the ones who have
nish their name, not for publication,
but for identification.
Obituraries will be published at
five cents a line.
All correspondence should be ad-
dessed to Ed. H. DeCarnp, Manager.
best credit and most money.
* * *
How many patrons of our “great!
We invariably discontinue sending
The Ledger when a subscription runs
out, for we have no way of knowing
that a person wants it except by re
ceiving his or her renewal. We ur
gently solicit a prompt renewal, on
the ground that the paper is worth
the money. We are trying month
by month to make it better and bet
ter.
moral institution” who bought the I older in years and experi
“chemically pure” from it last week | recognize the serious disadv
VIOLATING CITY ORDINANCE.
There is an ordinance in the ordi
nance book of Gaffney which prohibits
the property holder of Gaffney from
building wooden houses in a speci
fied district in her limits, and if one
of our citizens were to attempt to do
such a thing he would be drawn up
before the city court in less than
twenty-four hours and made to pay
dollars or serve time for his temer
ity.
The Southern Railway company is
violating that ordinance this very
day and as we know without any pro
test from the city authorities. Law
is law. It is binding on all alike, and
cannot be twisted about to suit the
conveniences of individual violators.
As a matter of fact, the permit was
granted by the old council and no
blame for its issuance can be at
tached to the present council for
that. We do not mean to criticise,
but it appears to us that the pres
ent council might make some effort
to revoke the permit that was un
lawfully granted by its predecessors.
We can understand why Mayor Gaff
ney would dislike to take steps as
hu individual in this matter, lor it
would place him in an awkward posi
tion. His taking action as an oflicial
could not be construed as an individ
ual attack on the Southern Railway.
The whole council should take the
matter in hand and put a stop to
this special privilege, which is an out
rage upon the individual property
holders of the town. The Southern
Railway should not expect nor ask
a town council to violate its ordi
nances for its special benefit. The
Southern Railway Company has a
monopoly in this section, and be
cause of its power it outrages every
thing and everybody it can. It is
such conduct as this that causes
people who are inclined to be gener
ous toward it to become’ imbittered
against it. How many people realize
can truthfully say that they signed
before they got it?
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The Enoree Presbytery meets in
Gaffney next week, it will be a most
representative body of Christian
workers and the latchstring of every
home in the town, regardless of de
nomination, will hang from the out
side.
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The Charleston News and Courier
and the Columbia State, the two big
South Carolina papers, are discussing
Governor Aycock for the vice presi
dency. They both think he would fill
the bill.—Charlotte Chronicle.
The Ledger nominated Governor
Aycock for the vice-presidency six
months ago, and we are flattered to
have our nomination seconded by
two such able newspapers.
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We attended the North Pacolet In
terdenominational Sunday School
Convention at ElBethel Sunday and
were impressed with the great good
this body is accomplishing. It is com
posed of some of the best people in
the world, and it is gratifying to note
what interest some of the grayhaired
patriarchs take in the work. These
good men and women deserve a great
deal of praise for their zeal in behalf
of the cause of Christ and humanity.
The association has been in exist
ence fifteen years and its labors have
not been in vain. May it live long
to impart its usefulness to the people
it aims to serve.
pleasure,
of not having an education
those who recognize the
advantages of such.
Up to this time your cor
has refrained from saying anything
on the subject, because of a hope that
matters would adjust themselves to
the satisfaction of all parties concern
ed. But there has been no adjust-
Boiling Springs, N.
C., the last of the week.
Martin Roberts, a good young Broad
river farmer, spent some time in the
city Satruday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Byars, of Al-
nent of the matter. On the contrary, good, were shopping in the city yes-
there has been such action on the | terday.
A Pleased Customer.
Chicago, 111.,
March 7th, 1904.
Pub. “Ledger,”
Gaffney, S. C.
Dear Sir:—Herewith we hand you
our check in payment of your recent
statement for last year’s advertising
contract.
We note the improvement of your
paper and congratulate you on your
progressiveness.
We appreciate the care you have
given our business and wish to thank
you for the courteous treatment you
have at all times extended us.
Our agent made a contract with
you last October, which went into ef
fect at the expiration of last year’s
contract, so that you should now be
continuing the advertisements under
the new contract. If you do not have
a copy of this renewal contract, ad-
part of the trustees as to inflame
public feeling, hence the publicity
hereby given.
The present superintendent, F. E.
Dibble, and the Misses Carwile, Le-
land, Tennet and Healen, his assis
tants, were elected by Dr. J. T. Dar
win, Dr. Wm. Anderson and A. J. Go
forth, the then trustees. The con
tract with the superintendent, and
each teacher, was for the scholastic
year of nine months. On February
2nd, 1904. Dr. J. M. Caldwell, Rev. G.
Croft Williams and Dr. John G.
Black were elected trustees. The
day.
Hoag Allison, a prominent over-the-
Broad citizen and farmer, made a
business visit to the city Saturday.
Uncle Joe Price, a gallant veteran
of the 5th South Carolina Volunteers
of the sixties, was among his friends
in the city yesterday. He was in
The Ledger office, where he is al
ways a welcome visitor.
Miss Effie Hopper and Miss Annie
Anspach went to Charlotte, N. C.,
Friday.
can de-
the
con-
until
are
our
Gabriel’s
,'hit-
you to
»».». | uiuc jou irom me faces of those
Cook, on Grenard street. He called i school teachers.
to see The Ledger. Let me reason this matter with
Alderman J. F. Fincken went to you Just Suppose that when you
Charleston last week to attend the three trustees and those four teach-
funeral of a sister. ors die that you should be unfortu-
J. Eh JeTeries spent a day in Spar nate enough to sink down into per-
tauburg the last of the week. dition, and should the teachers be
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Guthry, of fortunate enough to rise up into
Goucher, were shopping in the city I eternal glory, would it not be very
Friday. humiliating to you to look up through
Mrs. W. T. Thompson left the city dense volumes of flames and smoke,
Frirlnv trk • * —a 1 — —
.uiuiucs oi names and smoke,
Friday to spend some time with r«l- and plead in vain with old Father
atives in Cleveland county, N. C. Abraham to let those teachers dip
John R. Webster, of Cowpens, came the tip of their fimrers in
to the city on business Saturday.
Gaston Littlejohn, of White Pla
tip of their fingers in water and
come down there to cool your
Plains, parched tongue? This is a serious
was a business visitor in the city matter with you, gentlemen.
inv He called to see The over it and repent over it.
vise us and we will forward you one.
Kindly continue the advertisements
the difference in freight rates that without any break.
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exists in this town today and the rate
that existed three years ago? It is
x fact that the rates are higher on
almost every commodity shipped into
this town. There is no excuse for
this but the insatiable greed of this
Thanking you for past favors, we
are,
Yours truly.
E. C. DeWitt & Co.
Oliver Hames, of State Line, made
a business trip to the city yesterday.
Moses Littlejohn and L. D. Bonner,
school continued, but on March 7th, | prominent farmers of Goucher, were
1904, Superintendent Dibble was noti- in the city yesterday,
tied by the chairman of the board of | W. Sam Lipscomb, Cherokee’s
hustling farmer and all-round busi
ness man, was in the city Saturday.
Kinyon Blanton went to Shelby, N.
C., Monday on business.
Col. T. B. Butler went to Shelby,
N. C., Monday on business in the
court which is in session there this
week.
Ex-Treasurer J. B. Jones cut a lit
tle of his farm work out Saturday
and came down to the city.
Miss Jenny Elliott, of Waco, N. C.,
who has been visiting her relatives,
the family of Rev. and Mrs. W. T.
Thompson, on Victoria avenue, re
turned to her home Friday.
P. S. Weber, merchant and farmer
of Wilkinsville, was a business visi
tor in the city Saturday.
Capt. W. S. Forbes, of Richmond,
Va., was in the city Friday the guest
of Mr. P. V. Gaffney. He took a
good block of the stock of the Pied
mont Springs Company.
Fred V. Turner, who has been buy
ing cotton in Georgia the past sea
son, has returned to his home in this
city.
F. E. and P. E. Ellis, of State Line,
paid The Ledger a visit Friday.
E. A. Trescit, Esq., of Blacksburg,
was in the city Friday on legal busi
ness.
Peter Byars, a prominent citizen
and successful farmer from across
the Broad, was a business visitor in
the city yesterday.
Felix Littlejohn, of Ravenna, was
in the city Saturday. He called to
see The Ledger and added a name to
our list.
Gist Reynolds, a young farmer of
Saturday.
Ledger.
Dr. J F. Garrett, who has been
spending some time in Baltimore, re
turned to the city Friday much im- i
proved in health.
Dr. W.
Reflect
W. P. Tolbert.
He Reads It All.
Near the State Line,
March 24th, 1904.
monopolistic railway company. Editor Ledger,
Naturally this newspaper has a Dear Sir:—As my subscription is
tendency to be kindly disposed to- out enclosed find a sufficient amount
ward the Southern Railway Company, j regU j ar jy as breakfast and dinner and
Its officials have been kindly dis- j arn as a nxious to get it Tuesday and
posed toward us in the granting of Friday as I am my meals. The first
personal favors. We want them to thin « I read when my paper arrives
, . , . is the happenings of the State, then
make money. They have a pe e t the j etter from Ktta j ane> t jj 0n the
right to expect and require a profit Tar Heel State, then to the editorial
on the business they do. But there column where, as a general thing, I
is no sense, no justice, no righteous- ' ,< ' c °me more interested than in any
, i I )art of the paper, and when I get the
ness in acting like highwaymen an(1 mos t interesting parts of the paper
robbing people simply because they read then I begin to pick the best
have the power to do so. ' out of the worst until I read about Ronor nas^
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trustees that the school would be
discontinued on the 1st day of April,
as they (the trustees) desired to use
what funds that were on hand to re
pair the school building. A majority
of the patrons of the school district
protested against such action. Their
protest was in the form of a petition,
and was considered at a meeting of
the trustees on the 22nd day of
March. At that meeting it was de
cided to deny the request of the pe
titioners and insist on the carrying
out, in spirit and letter, their notice
to the superintendent, i. e., that the
school be closed April 1st. On March
2.”rd, 1904, Superintendent Dibble
was notified that he had been re
moved because of his incompetency,
and the school would be closed.
Such are the facts.
Now the motives supposed to have
prompted these trustees in their ac
tion have been questioned in the
press and otherwise. Indeed, grave
charges have been made against the
trustees, which at least cloud their
actions with suspicion, yet they re
main silent. If their motives were
pure and their action justifiable why
any hesitency on their part in stat
ing frankly and publicly their rea
sons? If their actions were prompt
ed by such motives as has been
charged by a correspondent in your
paper, their failure to answer these
charges will not be lost upon the pub
lie. E. A. T.
Ezell Etchings.
Ezell, March 28.—The rain has
stopped the plows again but the en
ergetic farmer is going right on with
other work. There is never a day
but there is something to do on a
farm.
Wheat is growing fast now, and
there appears to he a very good stand.
There is a great difference in the ap
pearance of wheat. Last year at
this time it would hide a rabbit; this
year it has not covered the ground.
We will find later which is the better
sign.
We have a great scarcity of sweet
potato seed in this neighborhood, as
nearly everybody lost their potatoes.
We are to have a new enterprise in
our community. Messrs. Jno. Love
lace and B. T. Hicks, two of our wide
awake farmers, have a canning out
fit, and are going into the canning
business this summer.
The school at Simpson closes to
day. Mr. K. O. Huskey has proved
to be a good teacher and we regret
the school has to close so soon.
There will be an educational
rally at Arrowood April 7th. Prof.
Carlisle, of Wofford College, Superin-
tendent of Education Elmore, of
Spartanburg county, and Rev. L. M.
Midway Matters.
Midway, March 26.—Mr. Bate Pet-
, tit, son of J. W. Pettit, has been se-
Dr. W. C. Hamrick went to Spar- riously ill for several days and was
tanburg Friday. little better, if any, at last ac-
J. B. L. Pettit, of Ravenna, was a counts yesterday,
business visitor in tho city Saturday, i ^J rs - George Turner is now very
Clough Inman, of Sarratt, accompa-1 seriously ill with what her physician
nied by h’s bright little son, Glenn, ‘ s fearful of being fever,
paid Tho Ledger an appreciated visil Minnie Bonner, of Grassy
Saturday. Pond, spent several days this week
Walter Gaffney, a conductor on the '7 bedside of her sick sister, Mrs.
Southern, was in the city yesterday George Turner. Jairus.
visiting his parents, Mayor and Mrs.. Gaffney, S. C.,
R. M. Gaffney, on Limestone street March 25, 1904.
John Estes, a successful farmer of
Etta Jane, was a business visitor in
the city Friday. rOT Oct id.
Mr. and Mrs. <5. F. J. Scruggs, of I T—*
c«4 r « ^ i*. non fSALL—Lot and six-room hous
State tone, were shopping in the city T Cherokee avenue, Good barn and su
Friday. on pren' 1 —** *—
MisslMarie Smith was shopping in U)ril< ‘ ys
the city Friday.
Hon. Wm. Jefferies came up to the
city Friday on business.
use on
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For Rent.
Albert Bettis, a prominent citizen F < n,V tENT ~ Foup ro,mj llo usef j.'j'JaTr
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and successful over-tbe-Broad farmer, onTKSol rooms to let In the star Theatre
was a business visitor in the city O A. x. Wood. i-^’-tf
Friday. He called on The Ledger and p*oK KENT—A good two-horse farm with a
subscribed. ! * neat live-room cottage. Apply at once to
J. C. Lipscomb. 2-hi-t^
corner Race ar d
Smith. l-»-tf
A. W. Smith, an energetic farmer i -M-z-r.——
of A1 good, spent some time in the F'.VolmsimsTreets'*'w 'l 1^
city Friday. ’ : ——
John Hames, a good farmer of State ; XA/nn+zxH
Line, accompanied by his little son,; YX.®**X©U.
visited the city Friday.
Asked to Reconsider.
Blacksburg, March 29.—I noticed
an article in last Friday’s Ledger re
garding the closing of the Blacksburg
graded school by the trustees before
the term expires. Now, Mr. Editor,
I don’t want to get mixed up in any
thing that doesn’t concern me, nor
I do not want to wound anybody’s
feelings. In the past two of those
trustees have been good friends of
W ANTED—Hoarders. Meals 25c; special
rates to permanent ixtarders. Rooms
furnished. Mrs. A. L. Turner, in W. Sam
l.inscoml) new buil'ling. Limi‘stone St. 3-s-tf
W ANTED—To make siranrht loans On • ty
real estate. No commissions. Several
thousand dollars to loan.
Apr29-tf J. 0. Jefferies.
Money Loaned.
L OANS on improved farms !or a term of
years at seven per cent, interest. No
'•ommlsslons. For information apply t- #/C
Jefferies. Attorney at Law. f
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K V III ItITION ISKKD
-IILOOD WILL TKLL”
I WILL PAY $30.00 FOR FOUR WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS
READ THE CONDITIONS
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How long are the people going to a JJ V 80 (,oln ^ 1 set the best i church of Spartanburg, and other
—all the time. I . -
submit to the outrages perpetrated
by this gigantic monopoly? Are they
going to continue to sit supinely by
and allow this concern to trample
upon them and grind them down?
Are there no rights of the people
that this monopoly must respect?
Have its officials no sense of honor
Yours truly.
Subscriber.
Well Pleased With It.
Camden, S. C.,
March 10th, 1904.
Ed. H. DeCarnp,
Gaffney. S. C.
Dear Sir:—Find enclosed $1.00 for
* . I my renewal to The Ledger, and am
•' glad to say that 1 am well pleased ,
from the public every cent that they vvith the paper. There is only one
can and give in return an inefficient, | fault I have with it and that is I
inadequate and indifferent service? ? ery °^ en to get Tuesday’s
There is not a town along its line ' " ‘
that is solely dependent upon it, but;
speakers of note are expected to at-|
tend.
Mr. K. Price and Miss Louisa Rodg
ers were married Sunday the 20th by
Magistrate G. I). Scruggs.
Mr. T. C. Vassey is all smiles now.
He lias a little T. C. at his home.
The Sunday schol at Arrowood was
rganized Sunday. March 27th.
More Anon.
First—The chicks must he hatched
from eggs purchased from me.
Second—The chicks must be entered in
the contest by the ones who purchased
eggs.
Third—I will arrange for an exhibition
of the chicks which enter this contest,
and will notify each purchaser of eggs,
later, just what day in December, 1904,
this exhibition will take place.
I will have an experienced judge to
score the birds and will pay |you cash for
the four highest scoring ones, as follows:
510.00 for the best cockerel, #7.50 for
best pullet, 57.50 for second best cock
erel, 55 00 f or second best pullet.
As to my reliability and responsibility,
I refer you to IxAh banks or any busi
ness firm in Gaffney, S. C.
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You had better place your order now;
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I guarantee eggs to reach you iu
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I would have to sell eggs at 15c per dozen and a fowl for 25 or 30c, if I bred mongrels, but I don't bother with that kind* neither
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No Circulars; Order from this Advertisement. Terms Cash
GAINES’ POULTRY YARDS, E, H. GAINES, Proprietor, Gaffney, SohUi Carolina.
is made to suffer by its greed. In
stead of trying to crush the life out
of its supporters it should lend a
helping hand and try to aid the up
building and progress of the people
who support it. Its advertisements
are alluring and one is led to believe
from reading them that it is lend
ing a helping hand toward the devel
opment of this great Piedmont sec
tion, whereas the truth of the mat
ter is that it acts like a vampire and
sucks the life blood from commerce.
True, we are progressing in spite of Mr
the Southern Railway, but if the
Yours respectfully,
L. A. Jackson.
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Pretty Tough on Gaffney.
[Anderson Mail.]
The Gaffney Ledger takes us to
task for saying that a man lias been
masquerading in female attire in
Gaffney. The Ledger claims iliat the
occurrence took place in Charlotte.
The only excuse we can offer is
that we thought Gaffney was the only
town in the country where a man
could do such a thing.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!!
All the Latest Styles for Men, Youths and Boys.
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Can’t Do Without It.
Cherokee Falls. S. C.,
March 22nd, 1904.
DeCarnp,
Gaffney, S. C.
„ Sir:—Find enclosed one dollar for
Southern Railway were inclined to, whlch please s „ ml me T he Ledger
do its duty to the section through f or one year as I can’t do without it.
which it operates, this country would | Yours and oblige,
advance at a more rapid rate than
it does.
It’s time that a vigorous protest
was being raised against tho unlaw-
W. F. Ingram.
Fully Abreast of the Times.
The Gaffney Ledger lias recently
installed a modern linotype machine
fill and high-handed proceedings of to meet the demands of its rapidly
this company. We dislike to be com- growing circulation. The Ledger is
polled In the interest of the people to | “‘^7* of ‘He times, and
0 * gives all the late news that can be
raise that protest, but if the bouthern crow ded Into its ample columns.—
has no more regard for Itself than to j Southern Publisher.
Boys’ Suits from 39c to $5.00.
Youths’ Suits, $2.50 to $12.50.
Men’s Suits, $2.50 to $25.00.
Men’s all wool two-piece Suits,
new and up-to-date, worth $7.-
50, for Easter, $5.00.
New style hip Trousers, no buckle
or strap, but belt strap. They
cost nothing extra.
15 styles of white and fancy Vests
jti
from $1.00 to $3.50.
Boys’ all wool, blue serge, two-
piece Suits, sizes 7 to 17, for
only $2.50; worth much more.
Youths’ and Boys’ two-piece Suits,
belt straps, padded shoulders,
haircloth front, man tailored,
just the thing for Easter; sizes
7 to 20 years.
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Carpenter & Byers