The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, February 17, 1905, Image 1
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4l?*BLI8HE.D FEB. IS, 1894.
* NEWSY LETTER
FROM WILKINSVILLE.
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
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Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop*
ular People and Short Items of
General Interest.
Thf* police department of Spartan
burg is to have a “hurry up” wagon.
This was determined at a meeting of
the city council Monday afternoon.
Albert White and Kit Green, color
ed. while on their way Monday morn
ing from Coosaw Island to the Farm
ers mines near Beaufort in search of
work, were drowned by the capsizing
of theiF'row boat.
There are no late developments in
the mystery surrounding the disap
pearance of F. G. Trefzer, the jeweler
of Union, except a growing belief that
he has gone to his old home in Ger
many. However, there seems to be
no real grounds for this theory.
Capt. John Adams, for 12 years
keeper of the life-saving station on
Sullivan’s island, near Uharle^ton, died
suddenly Sunday morning from natur
al causes. He was buried Monday af
ternoon from the Charleston Trinity
Methodist ehvch. Capt. Adams was
in his 58th year.
Col. John D. Cappellmann, of Char
leston, has been appointed to succeed
himself as a member of the board of
visitors of the State school for the
deaf, dumb and blind at Cedar Springs.
Capt. N. A. Walker, superintendent of
that institution, reports the affairs of
the school to be moving along in a
very satisfactory manner.
The friends of W. Greenberg, the
Jew who was shot last Saturday by
Mrs. J. D. Bivens at Beech Hill, on
account of alleged improper conduct
have begun a collection for the pur
pose of further investigating the
shooting. Greenberg was buried
Monday in the Berith Shalom ceme
tery.
)hd the
The infant son of Mr. Floyd Hall,
» lives near Saxon mills, at Spar-
, i»piturg, swallowed a medium-sized
Vrapety pin a few days ago, which
lodged in the child’s windpipe. The
cfangerous impediment to breathing
and fatal obstacle was removed from
the larynx of the boy’s throat, the op
eration being a successful one, and
the child is getting along nicely.
The two hundred and more members
of the South Carolina Medical associa
tion will go to Greenville for a three
days’ session April 12, 13 and 14. It
has been decided to have a banquet
after the business of the meeting is
finished, and a reception will be held
at which the delegates will meet the
citizens of Greenville. The local com
mittee is already at work preparing for
the visitors. Dr. Robert Wilson, of
Charleston, president of the associa
tion, will preside at the session. Dr.
C. B. Earle, of Greenville, is vice-pres
ident.
Will Brown, colored, was accident
ally shot Monday morning at Travel
ler’s Rest, Greenville county, by Mr.
Otto Evans, a merchant. Brown was in
Mr. Evans’ store and was wounded
while handling a pistol. The ball en
tered the stomach and inflicted a
dangerous wound. Dr. Goodlett, of
/' Greenville, was immediately summon
ed and gave the injured man every
attention, but it could not be learned
whether or not the wound would prove
fatal. Mr. Evans is very much dis
tressed over the occurrence.
By the crossing of an electric light
i with telephone wires at Rock
early Monday morning, a fire was
Led outside of the telephone office
Ih called for the fire department’s
tention. The damage to the tele
phone system put all telephones in the
city except those on Main street out
of service. Some were burned out en
tirely. It is difficult to estimate the
financial loss. The street lights were
out and the large force of men seek
ing for the crossed wires were unable
to find them. This is the second blow
to the telephone system within a
week. Much damage was done recent
ly oy the blizzard, and the company
had not quite finished the work of re
pairing.
BLACKSBUi
People Going and
bH
Blacksburg, FebPET—E. K. Belue
wenUover to Gainey Saturday on
business.
Clarence Borders, of Kings Creek,
was a business visitor in town Sat
urday.
Miss Ada McFadden, of Rock Hill,
is the guest of Miss Revis Blalock.
Mr. William Keller and family, of
'Spartanburg, are visiting Mrs. Wm.
Blalock, of this place.
Mrs. Will Finley, of Marion, N. C.,
is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis, of Spen
cer, N. C., are the guests of Mrs. E.
R. Turner.
Mrs. Jim Stevenson and sister, Miss
Grace Lee, have returned from a
pleasant visit to relatives in Tomas
ville, N. C.
Ed. Blalock left Monday to attend
college in Spartanburg.
John Pollock has accepted a posi
tion with J. W. Carter in Nashville,
Tenn.
Govan Cline, of Greenville, was in
town Saturday “sporting.”
Rev. Potter filled his appoint
ment at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and night.
Mr. and Mrs. Peak are at home
again after a visit to relatives in
Georgia.
Miss Mary Whitesides is visiting
the family of J. T. Darwin in Gaffney.
O. K. Williams, of Rock Hill, was
among the visitors in town last week
J. M. Phillips went to Gaffney Fri
day on business.
Mr. Ed Turner and Barney Blanton
spent Saturday in Shelby, N. C.
Pete Shiver spent Sunday in town
with relatives.
The “Kings Daughters” will have a
"basket party” Tuesday evening from
seven to twelve at the residence of
Mrs. O. A. Osborne. All the public is
invited to come and bring valentines
as this will be part of the evening’s en
tertainment.
The weather still continues to be
threatening and very cold. M. S
Collided with a Handcar.
Wednesday afternoon, near Beaver-
dam church, about three miles from
Gaffney, a fast freight train on the
Southern ran into a hand car with
three men on it, one white and two
colored. The car was entirely de
molished, and all the men injured, the
two colored men severely.
It seems that the freight train had
received orders to meet another train
at this place, and the section man, who
had a force at work near Thickety
trestle, had started to Gaffney on his
car to get out of the way of both
trains. Later, however, the conductor
of the freight received orders to
ceed to Cowpens, and Just as the t
rounded a sharp curve near Beaver-
dam church it encountered tbef hand
car, and was too close upon iyTor the
epgineer to stop. The menj>/a the car
sighted, or heard, the freia(nt before it
reached them, and it is^id that they
were struck while endeavoring to get
the car off the track.'
The Injured men^were brought to
this city, and their/wounds were dress
ed by Dr. S. B. Crawley, the railroad
company’s surgeor}} at this place. They
were then put oqi board No. 12 and
carried on to their homes.
The name of th; white section man
was B. F. Mitche H, and the negroes
were Dave and j Charlie McCordel.
None of the woumfls are likely to prove
fatal.
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ITEMS
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Happeninj
from Oi
Told to!
A Five-Year Contract.
John W. Bridges, a former citizen of
Gaffney, was Jin the city the first of
this week to see bis wife and children
who were at Mrs. R. M. Jolly’s on ac
count of her illness.
Mr. Bridges ,is now the State man
ager of salesmen in South Carolina
and Georgia foA the J. M. Echols Com
pany, of Lynchburg, Va., who are
wholesale dealers i n the Echols Pied
mont concent railed iron and alumn
water. He ha ? a five-year contract
with the company, and will make At
lanta. Ga.. his nain headquarters. He
subscribed for The Ledger while here
to be forwarded to him at Spartan
burg where hi/; wife and children will
continue to reside.
We wis,’/ 'for Mr. Bridges much suc
cess in his new undertaking
A serious rear-end collision between
two local freights occurred Monday
morning about 6 o’clock on the South
ern railway between Greers and Tay
lors. It appears that, both trains were
running as extras, southbound, fend
the train in front had stopped to get
up strem, when the train following
crashed into the train which was
standing. The engineer on the front
train, whose name could not be
learned, sustained painful though not
serious injuries. Qne - af. hl£ arms was
broken and he was considerably
bruised about the body. The colored
fireman on tlW rear train was badly
hurt and is not expected to live. Phy-
slcians were summoned immediately
and went to the scene of the accident.
Afraid of Strong Medicines.
Many people suffer for years from
rheumatic pains, and prefer to do so
rather than take the strong medicines
usually given for rheumatism, not
knowing that qujck relief from pain
may be had simply by applying Cham
berlain’s Pain aim and without taking
any medicine internally. For sale by
Cherokee Drug Co.
AiNew Hardware Company.
Prof.j R. O. Sams returned Saturday
from a business trip to Rome, 6a., and
made k trip to King’s Mountain, N. C.,
Wednesday. He and others have ap
plied for a charter for the Gaffney
Hardware Company, who expect to
open up in the building on Limestone
street recently vacated by the Gaffney
Drpg Company. They expect to be-
giq to open their stock next week.
Honor Roll.
The following is the honor roll of
thq third grade of graded school No. 1,
Mifes Willis, teacher:
Ered Good, 97; Roy Pennington, 90:
Agnes Littlejohn, 95: Eleanor Little
john, 95; Elineta Wood, 95; Marie
Moore, 95; James Nesbitt, 95.
Grave Trouble Foreseen.
It needs but little forsight to tell,
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble is ahead,
unless you take the proper medicine
for your disease, as Mrs. John A.
Young, of Clay, N. Y., did. She says:
“I had neuralgia of the liver and
stomach, my heart was weakened, and
I could not eat. I was very bad for
a long time, but in Electric Bitters 1
found what I needed, for they quickly
relieved and cured me.” Best medi
cine for weak women. Sold under
guarantee by Cherokee Drug Co., drug
gists,at 50c a bottle.
—Carload of new goods at Carroli
& Byers’ new store, new Dress Goods,
new Waist Goods, new Linens, new
Silks and new Shoes.
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laughed at
Very few
wood cut thi
time is fast
ought to start!
Quite a num
Wilkinsville last
ized a cotton
By some means th
about the hour of the
thought it was at 2 P'
the forenoon. But it’s
way. Most of them w
pledge, hut it is exP-eme
how many will stick to it
The measles is still a
are glad to say
been able to
form. That
rious trouble from it
On Saturday mor^
Kirby, son of Mr. R
foot with an axe
wood. Dr. Chess
Grove, was called
wound and the
very well.
Owing to the £
come last Wedn
our letter to T
for Friday’s is
Miss Bonn!
observer the
ton’s birthda;
John F. E
go-ahead-fi
to have so
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taking so:
watch con
v,1 ]SJ5Sflaflrer _ _
st accomplished teacher in that
iounty. We presume he would rather
vote for an accomplished housekeeper.
A terrific snowstorm pessed over
this section yesterday about 12 o’clock
M.
The names of A. Frank Smith, 2d
Lieutenant Company F, 18th South
Carolina Regiment,.and P. S. Webber,
private Company F, 15th South Caro
lina Regiment, with their camp dues,
have been added to the list of Camp
Jefferies U. C. Veterans since our last
report.
If the pride, ignorance, bigotry and
self-conceit were taken out of some
people there would not be much of
them left.
Broad river was too high all day yes
terday to ferry.
Mrs. George’s family, we are glad
to learn, are all better and getting
along very well.
This morning was the coldest one
of the season so far as we have no
ticed it.
In one week from yesterday the
time for making returns for taxes will
close and a great many of our neigh
bors are yet behind in this, as we are
told.
Mr. Jeff Hughes has been snow
bound for a few days. He will start
again as soon as the weather moder
ates a little.
The schools have been in session
during th<> cold snap, though the at
tendance has been somewhat below
the. average.
Thickety creek was too high at
Thompson’s mill yesterday for grind
ing.
We understand a change in the R.
F. D. route has been made so as to
pass the residences of Messrs. Wm.G.
Fowler and John H. Fowler, and come
into the Howell’s ferry road at the
new school house.
Mr. Jimmie Strain killed a fine hog
this morning.
Eating, sleeping, making fires and
sitting by them is about all the coun
try people can do with ease this spell
of weather. j. l S
ies'' of the State Increase
in poroprtion to our increased we*
or is there something wrong? Is t
a useless expenditure of the peo
money?
I do not believe that the State 1 ,
should be increased. I believe with
proper regard for the people’s intc.
ests there could be some reduction
made in the State’s expenditures..
Who does not believe that the State
has not gone beside herself in the
matter of higher education? It does
seem to me that this part of the
State government could be greatly
changed. If there is not some kin
of reduction made we will soon be i
a worse condition so far as the b
dens of taxes are concerned than
were prior to 1876.
There seems to me to be
changes needed in both county^
State taxes. If this is publis
may give you another, as I ha
touched on some things.
Yours truly,
R. C. Sa
CURES CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
Sent to Jail.
H. E. Swain, alias Bigger, a young
white man, who was arrested several
days ago at the instigation of Post-
office Inspector Pulsifer, was commit
ted to jail Tuesday morning by United
States Commissioner McGowan, of
Spartanburg, to await trial at the next
term of court in Greenville. Swain,
it will be remembered, disposed of a
lot of two-cent postage stamps at one-
half their value. The fact that he had
such a large number of stamps in his
possession and was offering them for
sale at half price, immediately upon
the heels of the robbery of the post-
office at Stone Station, near Roebuck,
aroused suspicion and he was arrest
ed. At the examination he failed to
satisfy Commissioner McGowan that
he came into possession by lawful
means and he was bound over to the
federal court.
Washington's Birthday.
Wednesday, the 22nd Inst., being
Washington’s birthday, both banks of
the city and the postoffice will be clos
ed in observance of the day.
One Week’s Use of Hyomei Did More
Than Six Months Treatment
by Specialists.
In the treatment of deafness which
is often a result of catarrh Hyomei
Sets almost immediately upon the in
flamed membrane and the hearing
begins to return at once. A few days
treatment will bring relief, and in
three or four weeks, according to the
severity of the case, a cure will be
accomplished.
Miss Meeks, of Mattewan, N. Y.,
says: “Hyomei is truly wonderful.
I have used it but a short time and
see a great change in my condition.
My hearing is improving rapidly, and
I had no idea I would improve so
rapidly in so short a time. My breath
which was so offensive to myself and
others, has lost its bad odor entirely
I have spent a great deal of money
with catarrh specialists and can truly
say that six months of their treat
ment is not equal to one month of
Hyomei.”
The Gaffney Drug Co. are selling
Hyomei upon the unsual plan of
agreeing to return the money if the
medicine docs not cure.
A complete outfit costs only $1.00
and consists of*an inhaler that can be
carried in the vest pocket, a medicine
dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. The
inhaler will last a lifetime and there
is enough Hyomei for several week’s
treatment. Additional bottles of Hy
omei can be procured for 50 cents.
Compare this small expense with the
fees charged by specialists and then
remember if Hyomei does not cure
The Gaffney Drug Co. will return your
money.
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Goudlock (2), —^
Jefferson, Henry D; ——
gum, Ha/vey Martin. Moi
W. M. McMillian, B. G.
Peller. Pompey Richarl
Sugcs. M T. Williams. W]
Ed Waters, Janie Wray,
Call for “Advertised L
One cent due on each.
A. R. N. Fc
—Carroll & Byers keep groceries,
staple and fancy, at their new store
and the old National Bank building.
—Schloss Bros.’ expert cutter and
fitter will be at Carroll & Byers’ new
store on Feby. 20th and 21st with a
full line of samples of the newest
things in Gents’ Clothing.
—Don’t fail to see the beautiful
window at Carroll & Byers’ new store.
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Marriage in the Cou.
On Sunday, the 5th inst
Patrick, of Wilkinsville, and
nie Blanton were joined in
by E. P. Macomson, Esq. T„», w
mony was performed at the residen
of Mr. I. F. Swofford, in the present
of relatives and friends who had gath
ered to wish the happy couple God
speed on their journey through mar
ried life.
Mr. Patrick is one of the best citi
zens and most successful planters in
lower Cherokee, and his bride is one
of the county’s fairest and loveliest
young women.
The Ledger joins a host of friends
in extending congratulations.
Agonizing Burns
are instantly relieved, and perfects
healed, by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. C
Rivenbark. Jr., of Norfolk, Va., writes:
"I burnt my knee dreadfully; that it
blistered all over. Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve stopped the pain, and healed it
without a scar.” Also heals all
wounds and sores. 25c at Cherokee
Drug Co., druggists.
—Special prices on Quilts and Blan
kets, at J. I. Sarratt’s.
—See us for Blankets and Quilts.
J. R. Tollcson & Co.
—Remember the dates of the Grand
Opening of up-to-date spring and sum
mer Clothing at Carroll & Byers’ new
store—Feby. 20th and 21st.
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