The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 06, 1905, Image 2
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A Happy New Year!
To all the ladies and gentlemen of Cherokee County.
I thank you one and all tor the many kindnesses shown
me during the year just closing, ami will say that I will
continue my Candy and Fruit business at the same stand
during the incoming year and shall he delighted to have
von call on me at any time while in the city, and my
highest aim shall be to give you good treatment and
value received for your money in the future, as I have
tried to do in the past.
Yours truly,
S. R.. Suber,
“The Candy Man.”
Next Door to P. O.
Everything For Everybody
We are “IT” in Vehicles and Farming Imple-
jyjents—Disc Plows, one and two-horse Turn
Plows, Wagons, Buggies and Harness. :
Everything in these lines not only lower priced
than other regular dealers, but equally dur
able. : : : : : : :
You can easily pay more for these identical
goods—why not come in and see?
UPSCOMB, GODDELOCK & CO.
THE OUTLAW WAS
SLUJVJV&D ALIVE.
Vareni of Hoy Whom ’“Ziff'
Hcirpe Had Slain YooK. "Re~
•c'enge on x'Zurdcrer,
When Jo!,n Murrell ami Kino I'ml;-
tt met in i rout of the imsiolii •«> ; ! t, o
village of Iron Mountain, in t ie moun
tains of i.sCll county. K}-., ami wiili a
shotgun ami revolver shot the life out
of each other, there perished in Mur
rell the las' surviving relative, it is
said, of the outlaw John A. Murrell.
This Murrell had for partners Kiss
McCahe, Mason anti the two Hurpes,
Big ami Kittle, as they were known.
These live men were as bloodthirsty a
gang as ever threw their lots.together.
In the eastern part of Nelson county
was a tavern kept by a man named
Harris. The place was reputed to be
the rendezvous of the outlaws. It was
watched, but nothing save suspicion was
aroused. The two Harpes Avere being
searched for. and at every road cross
ing a proclamation was nailed to a tree
offering a reward of JjklOO for either of
the Harpes dead or alh'e. Big Harpo
us lie was riding along the road met
a boy named Gerald. Karpe attempted
to take a sack of meal Avhich the hoy
was carrying, and the little fellow re
sisted. Ilarpe drew a knife and stabbed
the boy to death, mutilating bis body
in a horrible manner.
A passerby found the body of the boy
and, noting the tracks made by Harpe,
secured assistance and started after
the assassin. Ilarpe was watering his
horse at a small stream when he heard
his pursuers approaching. The outlaw
raised his rifle, hut missed his footing
and fell, his rifle roiling from his
grasp. This gave his pursuers their
chance, and they bound him as he lay.
Just then the father of the murdered
boy arrived. The outraged parent
went to the prostrate body of the mur
derer of ids son e 1 while Harpe was
pleading for his 1 e began to skin the
outlaw alive. After most of the skin
had been removed from his body
Ilarpe died. Then ids head was cut off.
A young sapling was next bent down.
Its branches stripped to the end, to
which Ilarpets head was fastened. The
skull remained there for years.
After the killing of Harpe the Mur
rell and McCabe band again made its
appearance at the Harris tavern. The
sheriff wanted to make sure of his
men before lie raised the posse and
sent a spy to the tavern to discover
how the outlaws were fixed for de
fending themselves. The spy, whose
name Avas Denton, reached the tav
ern late in the afternoon and entered
the barroom.
Suddenly from a door behind the bar
emerged a man. He Avas of medium
size, with a dark, fleshless face, keen,
black eyes and hair cut short. He
beckoned to a well dressed man in the
room, and the two went out together.
Denton then knew be had seen John
GREETING 1905
A HAPPY U« YEAR
!
With the passing of the old year and the coming of
the new, we tender the compliments <>f the season to our
patrons and friend* and to all others.
To those who have favored u* with their patronage in
the past years we extend our thanks, and an assurance
of our best efforts of serving them in the future. To
those who have, not favored us with their trade, we wish
to sav that it is our earnest endeavor to offer the people
of Gaffney and Cherokee County the best pharmaceutical
service that is to be found anywhere.
Our only resolution for the coming year is to try to
still better those things that we now do well, and to ex
tend and improve our busines- in every way possible.
May the new year be a bright and prosperous one for
you.
Cherokee Drug Company
Corner Limestone and Frederick Streets*
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W E feel very grateful to .the citizens of Cherok.-e County for favoring us
with their trade during the years J902, J903 and J904; also^we have
every reason to believe that they are ail well pleased with the Pianos,
Organs and Sewing Machines that they bought from us, as they are
beginning now to sec that quality figures more than a few dollars in the purchase
of an article that is to be u.,ed fer a long perirxl of time, if not for a ; lifetime.
To those who have not yet bought Pianos, Organs and Sewing Macliines'from us,
we invite you to come and see our good; and get our prices, which will be very low
during the next 30 days. We are are «At all times able and willing to make every
promise true and every guarantee good. So come and see our many different
styles of Organs and New Home Sewing Machine, at our store on Limestone St.
Abbott Bros.
RATS TO AID INDUSTRY.
PInit Kor pau-litv,in*; OttileN Adoptcdt
lit tilt* West.
That orlin..;;. ihy rats can be ot'
IT” ! aid in tin* i i.iustrial ile-
relopmcut of the cnr.ntvy is ii fulitel
fcy i iusi pc i;>le, but a.s c -r i .-nt re
cently tried in Des Moin< . la., says
the Miniicapfl s Tinas, a which an
army of UH) rodents suc< ‘ sf uly laid
nearly thirty-live miies of ainieryround
cables for Des,Moines telephones i la8
given rats si value far above list* prices
they have commanded sis food for Chi
namen and has paved the way for a
new industry, the catching and job
bing of rats.
Telephone companies in Sioux City
have engaged the army that has com
pleted its valuable Avork at Des Moines
and Avill introduce the simplified meth
od of laying cables in that city after
Nov. 1. Omaha, too, is considering the
adoption of the “rat" scheme, and in
all probability rodents Avill soon be
come a necessity in the telephone busi
ness.
The system is this: A strong cord is
attached to the tail of a rat, and be is
turned into one of the small sluices in
the underground conduit. A ferret
tethered Avitli a small rope is then
shoved into the same opening, and the
chase begins. The rat, intent upon es
caping his deadly enemy, hurries
through the passage, dniAving the cord
in his Avake, and arrives at the man
hole, usually a block distant.
The ferret is then Avithdrawn, and
the end of the cord at the starting
place is attached to the cable, which is
easily drawn through the small tunnel.
Before the introduction of the rats the
work of “threading” the sluices was
tedious and difficult, but now is “easy
money,” to use the expression of the
linemen engages! in the Avork.
But to return to the ferret. He is not
always Avithdrawn before reaching tbe
rat, for it lias been found that repeat
ed denial of the prize he pursues dis
courages the animal, so he is frecpient-
ly allowed to catch the rat.
The rats Avere obtained at small cost.
A “AA’nnt ad." placed in a Des Moines
paper offered inducements to youths,
and the latter soon supplied the compa
nies Avith all the rodents needed to car
ry on the work.
Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
’ < amber'aln’s* Stomach an 1 Liver
Pabl t.3 are the l ost thing for stom th
Leu;;! *s and constipation I have ever
soui, sajs J. ]{. Cullman, a druggist
of Pot erville, Mich. They are easy to
take .ad a’.Tay:-; give satisfaction. 1
toll my •ustomers to try them and if
not s .iisfacti/ry to come back and get
then- money, but have never had a
complaint.” For sale l y Ciierokee
Da ug Co.
\ft r getting a new dress made a
'vonan always wonders how much of
the material the drer-smaker benevo
lently assimilated.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
health of the people of this county Is
in imminent danger and must be taken
care of. It has been decided that
every precaution be taken to prevent
prolonged cases of pneumonia, grippe,
etc. The best thing to do is to give
a good cough mixture as soon as the
cough staits. Get Murray’s Hore-
hound, Mullein and Tar. Only ^5c a
bottle. At all druggists.
Many a young man buys flowers for
an heiress merely as an investment.
Wedding Presents,
The “marrv ng reason” is on now,
and of course that means “present
nine I have just received a hand
some lot of
Rich Cut Glass
any pace of which would delight the
heart of a “blushing bride.” Come
and inspect my line of Wedding
Presents. f
Ilios. Ii. Westrope.
Fut! Line of Jewelry.
Repairing of all Kuids.
J. M. Hambright
in the Burnett Block,
near McGuiim’s Mar
ket, makes and does
all kinds of ronairiner
of ISnoes on short no
tice. Your patronage
solicited. Fncfcs rea
sonable. Good mate
rial used. : : : :
THE LADIES favor painting their
churches, and therefore avg urge ev
ery Minister to remember we give
a liberal quantity of the Longman &
Martinez Paint toward the painting.
Wears and covers like gold. a i, \ i / ■ , .
Don’t pay $1.50 a gallon for Lin- AN WOTK Guaranteed,
seed Oil (worth 00 cents) which you
do when you buy other paints in a
can with a paint label on it.
8 & 0 make 14, therefore when you
want fourteen gallons of paint, buy
only eight of L. & M., and mix six
gallons pure Linseed Oil Avith it,
and thus get paint at less than $1.20
per gallon.
Many houses are well painted with
four galons of L. & M. and three gal
lons of Linseed Oil mixed therewith.
These celebrated Paints are sold
by Smith Hanhvare Co., Gaffney;
Blacksburg Drug Co., Blacksburg.
When a man is intoxicated with
love it is up to him to sign the mat
rimonial pledge.
MUSICAL POSTAL CARDS.
Hovel Development of Prevailing
Crase Por Coming Season.
A striking novelty in picture post
cards is about to be placed on tbe
market by a French syndicate, says
the London Mail.
To an ordinary pictorial card is af
fixed a very thin transparent gelatine
disk, on which Ls impressed a gramo
phone musical record. A hole is
pierced through the center of the disk,
and the post card can be placed on
an ordinary talking machine and
played in the usual way.
The musical post card opens up un
entirely new field for the craze. Pho
tographs of great singers and com
posers will be accompanied by extracts
from their Avorks, pictures of national
flags ny tne anthems of the different
countries and so on in endless variety.
Candidates for political honors, instead
of sending merely their photographs to
constituents, will be able to accom
pany them Avith the phonographic
records of an election address.
The additional cost as compared Avith
ordinary cards is very slight. The disk,
being perfectly transparent, doc.; not
in any way interfere with the picture
beneath.
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-1
ing Piles. Druggists refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case, no matter of how long standing,
in 6 to 14 days. First application gives
ease and rest. 50c. If your druggist
hasn’t it send 50c in stamps and it
will be forwarded post-paid by Paris
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Do You Want Your
Piano or Organ
Tuned or repaired with satisfaction guar
anteed, or do you Avant to-buy a
Piano or Organ?
I’ll sell for cash or on time and give
you the
Worth of Your Money.
W. L. Johnson, At Johmom’ Store.
Shoes!
Nature never makes a mistake, but » qi ,
she sometimes leaves a job for the { Men 9 Oboes .
dressmaker to finish.
Ladies’ Shoes
Boys’ Shoes!
Girls’ Shoes! ♦
Children’s Shoes;
Children Poisoned.
Many children are poisoned and
made nervous and weak, if not killed
outright, by mothers giving them
cough syrups containing opiates. Fo-1
ley’s Honey and Tar is a safe and All cheap for cash at
certain remedy for coughs, croup and
lung trouble, and is the only promi- •
nent cough medicine that contains no W | •
opiates or other poisons. Sold by I /I CL
Cherokee Drug Co. 1 1 » *
“Fertilizers for all Hands,
Fertilizers for all Lands."
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SHOES GALORE FOR A PRINCE
QIS HKAJ> AVAS FASTENED TO THE SAPLING.
A. Murrell. Ho had heard the outlaw
; described so often that lie could not be
mistaken. That night Denton picked
up his saddle bags and announced
Lis inie’.uion of retiring. A negro
lit a candle and led the way. When
safely inside the room, Denton locked
ti ■ door and at once examined the Avin-
doAv. It opened on the river, and, look
ing out, he saw that ids window was
only ten feet from the ground. The
r >on Avas square, with a stone fireplace
in ii;e middle. With the handle of Ids
k'.ih’e lie sounded the Avails. All rang
< did save the fireplace. This he found
" ss a board Avhich could lie removal
I’ud admit persons from the outside.
With a pair of quilting frames and ids
saddle bags he rigged up a dummy
figure and plac 'd it in the bed. After
examining Ids pistols he put out the
L Jit. raised the window and waited.
At last tbe board was pushed to one
fide, and a man on acred. He approach
ed the hod. Der.ion suav the gleam of a
knife and heard a thud. Then lie
slipped through the Ioav AvindoAV and
roflo uAvay.
Denlon found Ids posse, and AA’ith
thirty armed men at his back lie led
the way to the tavern. When they ar-
rivod, tin* place was deserted, the out-
Iuavs having been Avarned by the dum
my Benton had placed In Ids bed.
I .liter the officers eought sight of the
’ae'ng rold crs. A running fight en-
sued, and several on both "ides Avere
wounded.
Why Kuru|>:itkln Did Not Want (lie
KaiNcr’M Relative at the Front.
The reason why General Kuropnt-
kln did not want I’rince Frederick Leo
pold of Prussia at the front uoav seems
evident, according to a Berlin special
cable dispatch to the New York Times.
The prince desired to carry too large
an outfit.
Goods ordered by the prince in prep
aration for his expected journey have
been arriving at Castle Glienecke,
Prince Frederick Leopold’s abode, in
great quantities. The prince arranged
to carry Avith him to Manchuria 250
pairs of gloves, 800 pairs of shoes, and
other articles of apparel in proportion.
The embarrassment a royal prince
of a foreign country with a train of
attendants and an enormous quantity
of baggage Avould cause at the front
can be imagined.
Definite Charm In the Chia.
Of the many fads of Avoraen the noAir-
est to engage the physical culture
teacher is “the uplifted chin,” says the
Ncav York Cross. Hundreds of wo
men are studying the uoav pose. Most
girls are given to dipping their chins.
This makes Avrlnkles in the throat,
helps the growth of a double chin,
handicaps the beauty of a dimple and
gives an aAvkAvard carriage to the
head. If there Is a tilt of the eye or a
turn of the forehead or n curve of the
nose it is all developed a thousand
times as charmingly with the chin
lifted as Avitbont. This at least is what
the physical cblture men are saying to
the women, and many thousands of the
prettiest girls are becoming persevering
pupils of the ucav method.
RUBBER STAMPS
Are my long suit. I make any kind except the bad ones. I furnish a Name
Stamp and an Indelible Pad for Marking Linen for 40 CENTS.
I haA-e some other good things.
J. WIJL.fcSOrV
Typewriters, Office Supplies, Ktc.
1334 MAIN STREET.
COLUMBIA, S. C.
\«• \v Typo of lint(loshtp.
On tin* recommendation of the gen
eral hoard of the navy the board of
construction tins requested the bureau
of construction and repair to draAv
plans for a battleship which shall ciu ry
tAvolve heavy turret guns of not loss
than ten inches caliber, at least few
of which shall he twelve Inches, and a
secondary battery of not more tl.au
three inch guns, says a Washington
dispatch to the New York Tribune, ii
Is expected that this type If found
practicable will bo adopted for the
next battleships authorized by oon-
g. es i.
Rural Mail Boxes.
Go to R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. for your
Engine and Steam Fittings; Gandy, Rubier
an«l Leather Belting, Cane Mills and Evapora
tors; Wagons and Buggies; Bari) Wire, Wire
and Cut Nails. Don’t fail to see us before you
buy your hardware—We want your business.
R. M* Wilkins Hardware Co*
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