The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 22, 1905, Image 2
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D. C. ROSS. President.
J. A. CAR.cOLL, Vice-Prest.
MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. 4 =4
CHAS. W.'HAMES, Ass’t. Cash. 3
i The National Bank of Gaffney |
Oaffnev, CZ-I; ^
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£ State, City and County Depository. ^
^ We'shall endeavor to 1 make it both agreeable and ^
^ profitable for you to do business with us. ^
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DIRECTORS: ^
William Jkfferies, |J. A. Carroll, * *T.|M. Littlejohn. ^
R. M. Wilkins, B.jL. Hames, W. C. Carpenter,
^ henry M. McAden, Maynard smvth.|”C. W. Whisonant, ^
D. C. Ross, iSSJ. D. Jones. ^
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GONYIGTS MANHOOD
BORE THE TEST
Fought Fire And Saved Women
From the Flames.
IN BLACKWELL’S ISLAND PRISON
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Amount
Grows
quicklyjafter the first’de-
posit. Before^the account Sj
was opened Jjmoney was
spent without thought. Now it is sent to the
The Gaffney Savings Bank
where it draws interest at the rate of Four Per Cent.
M:ney deposited here cannot be jtaken by thieves or de*
stroyed b/ fire. Our modern vaults will resist both.
RECEIVED NEWS WITH STOICISM
$
The Gaffney SavinjgsJBank
Pays Four Per Cent. Interest on |all Deposits.
Ofice in The National Bank of^G^ffney.t
Backwards
Over the year just passed, it is with pleasure, pride and satis
faction of the good work we have done and the liberal pat
ronage extended us by all classes. There are only two more
weeks until Christmas, and to maintain The Dixie’s past
reputation for the Most & Best Goods for the least M) 13 /
we offer during this two weeks some Rare Bargains in all
our lines of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing especially ; also Dry
Goods, Notions, Trunks and Shoes. We also keep a good
line of Groceries and Feed Stulfs at lowest prices.
Littlejohn Bros.
AT THE DIXIE
Women’s Work House at the Prison
Totally Destroyed—Much Other
Property Damaged—Prisoners Prem
ised To Be Own Jailers.
New York, Dec. 20.—Forgot that they
were convicts and remembered that
they were men on Blackwell’s island,
early this morning when the male pris
oners marshaled by their keepers in
to a iire-fighting and life-saving corps,
bore from the flaming floors of the wo
men’s ward 540 frantic women and
from the hospital beds 50 more.
Starting from the sewing room of
the work house and from a cause which
has not yet been definitely decided,
the fire had reached a fierce blaze at
2 o’clock when it was discovered.
The fire engine on the Island proved
inadequate and a call for help was
sent to the city department. Seven
engines went over, but were not suffi
cient to save the women’s work house
from desruction. On tBe top floor of
this building were cells for the women
who became frantic with fright and
were soon choking wITTi the dense
smoke that filled their cells.
That most of them did not perish is
due to the recent installation of a sys-
em by which in emergencies every
cell in the tier can be opened simulta
neously with all the otliers. When the
extent and danger of the blaze became
apparent, the warden marshaled his
regular fire-fighting-force of employes
and soon were at work.
The flames spread so fast, however,
that this force proved hopelessly in
adequate. Then it was decided to
touch the male prisoners’ sense of
manhood, and they bore the test well.
Freed from their cells and mar
shaled into small bodies they entered
the building and went at the work of
fire fighting, and rescue, with the most
utter disregard of danger to them
selves.
The flames were crackling all about
them and they plunged through the
densest smoke when they brought out
In their arms the last of tha women
prisoners.
The fire bells and the shouts of the
men at work could be heard all over
the Island and in the hospitals and
building of the other institutions there
was a panic which was quieted with
ditfiem-y by the nurses physicians and
keepers.
Although only part of the convicts
were used In rescuing the women,
those who remained locked in their
cells made frantic appeals to be al
lowed to help. As the screams of the
women penetrated to their cells some
of the convicts fell on thir knees, beat
ing the bars with their fists and implor
ing the guards to let them out to fight
the fire. When this was refused they
begged that at least the guards go to
the rescue, promising that they would
be their own jailers.
The fire lasted over two hours, con
suming all of the women’s prison, the
hospital arid half of the work house
right up to the shores of Long Island
and to the shipping in East river and
gilded the tall buildings on the New
side of the river.
Rawlings Men Undemonstrative Over
Stay of Execution.
Valdosta, Ga;, Dec. 20.—J. G. Rawl
ings and his sons, Milton and Jesse,
received tne news of tne success of
their attorney, John R. Cooper, in car
rying their cases to the l nited States
luprerae court, in an urn’ nonstrative
manner, and had very little to say in
regard to the matter.
The elder Rawlings professed sev
eral weeks ago to have given up all
hope of escaping the gallows, and fully
expected to be hanged on Jan. 6.
Attorney Cooper’s move in carrying
the cases to the federal supreme court
will act as a stay of execution for some
months, probably, and Leonard Rawl
ings, who was taken to the state peni
tentiary a week ago, will be brought
back and again confined in the jail
here until the court passes on the case.
Alf Moore, the main witness against
the Rawlings, who was to have been
hanged on Jan. 6, also gets a respite
by Mr. Cooper’s action.
FERRY HOUSE DESTROYED.
Shed and Section of Dcfl’k Belonging to
Erie Partially Burned.
New York. Dec. 20.—A fire started
today under the floor of the Lackawan.
na ferry house, where some painters
were at work. It is thought that one
of the lamps used by a painter ex
ploded.
The ferry house was immediately
filled with smoke and the painters had
great diffioulty in reaching the floor
above.
The ferry house of the Delaware,
lyackawanna and Westem Is in ruins,
and almost a complete loss, while that
of the Jersey Central was very badly
damaged. One shed and section of
the dock belonging to the Efrle road
was also partially destroyed.
By noon the fire was brought under
control and the ferry houses of the
EJrle and Pennsylvania railroads were
out of danger.
Newspaper Correspondent Arrested.
New York, Dec. 20.—A cable dispatch
to a morning newspaper from Havana
says a judge yesterday issued an or
der for the arrest of Mr. Biddle, an
American correspondent and a man by
the name of Varty, formerly an em
ploye of the Havana Telegraph, who
are accused of having stolen a wreath
which had been placed on the monu
ment at LaPunta to the eight Cuban
students who were shot in 1871 for
the alleged desecration of the grave of
Gonzales Castellanon. The police are
looking for Varty.
Bride’s Gift $1,000 in Gold.
New York, Dec. 20.—'Louisa Margar
et Snow, stepdaughter of United States
Senator Thomas C. Plait, was married
to Francis C. Carmody, of Minneapo
lis and Washington. D. C.. at Grace
church in this city yesterday. The
bride has been closely identified wita
this church, and was one of its sub-
deaconnesses. Senator Platt’s gift to
the bride was numerous, among them
$1,C00 in gold coin.
Dowie Sails for Jamaica.
Boston. Dec. 23.—John Alexander
Dowie arrived here in a private car
last night. Ho was accompanied by
his son. Gladstone Dowie, a trained
nurse and two other attendants The
party today will go on board the steam,
er Admiral Dewey bound for Jamaica.
Later Dowie will take an extended
cruise in the Caribbean sea, in the
hope of recovering his shattered
health.
Woman Given Pardon.
Atlanta, Dec. 2ft.—Sentoria Yarbor-|
borough, of Dawson. Terrell county,!
who unintentionally rid herself of a
drunken husband by hitting him over
the head with a stick of wood, and j
was sentenced to serve one year in the
pen for involuntary manslaugh- 1
ter. was granted a full pardon by Gov-1
ernor Terrell on recommendation of
the prison commission.
Deadly Work by Highwaymen.
El Paso. Tex., Dec. 23.—Two men,
named Sutherford and Murray, both
from Philadelphia, have been killed by
r.ighwaymen on a ranch at Diaz, a
small settlement in Chihuahua. Mex.
A man named Finstead, of Los An
geles. and another man known as
“Shorty,” were wounded. The robbers
escaped. No details of the fight have
been received.
Seasonable Goods
At
Actual Cost!
I am still selling Men’s Youth’s and Boys’ Suits at Ac
tual Cost. This is not an odds and ends sale but a
Clearance Sale of new and up-to-date Suits. I am also
selling all Ladies’ Jackets, Skirts and Coat Suits at Ac
tual Cost. My reason for selling these lines out at
cost is that I am going to discontinue handling same.
I can suit anybody in Dress Goods, Notions, Shoes,
Hats and Gents’ Furnishings generally. Just received
200 barrels of Flour which will go at $2.25 per 100 lbs.
Everv sack guaranteed.
Full line Groceries and Hardware.
See me before making your purchases.
J. I. SARRATT.
Big Loss by Fire.
Pittsburg, Dec. 20.—A fire early to
day almost totally destroyed the
Standard block, GYant avenue. Du-
Quesno. Pa., causing a loss of $50,000.
Mrs. Sadie Bedell, a telephone oper
ator. was partially suffocated by the
smoke and was carried from the burn,
ing building unconscious. The fire is
supposed to have been of incendiary
origin.
Report Not Confirmed.
New York. Dec. 20.—'Private dispach.
os received in Wall street from St.
Paul yesterday say that the negotia
tion fo rthe purchase by fbe United
States Steel corporation of the ore
lands of the Great Northern railroad
in Minnesota, had completed. No con-
flrmatlon of the report could be ob
tained here.
Washington Is Visited by Fire.
Washington. Dec. 20.—Washington
early this morhing was visited by two 1
fires, entailing an approximate loss|
of $100,030. At one of them four wo
men were rescued, being carried down J
ladders by Lieutenant Sulliean, of a
truck company, and Policeman Sam
son. When found, the women were
partially overcome by the smoke.
Killey By Burglars.
Beaver Falls. Pa.. Dec. 20.—Hugh
McCoy, a cripple, aged 45 years, was
shot and instantly killed last night by
two thieves while he was sitting at
the kitchen window of his home on a
farm 2 miles from Darlington, near
71 ere. Two shots were fired through
the window, the gun being held to closa
as to powder-burn him.
Former Commander of Army Dead.
..Paris, Dec. 20—General Felix Gu*
tave Saussier, former commander-in-
chief of the French army, died today
HOLLISTER’S
Rocky Mountain Ton Nuggofi
A Buty Medicine for Busy People.
Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor.
A specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Liver
and Kidney troubles, Pimples, Eczema, Impure
Blood, Bad Breath, Slufurisb Bowels, Headache
and Backache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tab
let form, 35 cents a box. Genuine made by
Hollistkr Dkuo Company. Madison, Wis.
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
3ne Minute Gough Cure
Fop Coughs, Colds and Croup*
FOLEISHOSEFHCAR
■tops tla« ootxgla lungs
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Brighter
Prospects
V/<? have many actual phe-
toyraphe of cotton Helds
on which no fertilizers were
used and pictures of fields
of fertilizers were used. He-
dlsmal failures. There aro
ahead for the progressive
and three bates to the acre
where
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increase Muir
Yields Per Acn
on which “ other makes”
suits of these crops were
much ‘lirighterprospects”
farmers of the South. Two
are only ordinary yields
Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers
are used with proper cultivation. Make your cotton mature early, and
thus escape the boll weevils and other damaging insects. You can easily
do this, as well as increase the number of bolls (and their size) on your
plants, by plontifully using Viaginia-Csroliim Fertilizers. This
method will tremendously ‘’increase your yields per acre.” Don't
be fowled into buying a substitute.
Virglnia»Carolina Chemical Co.
Hichmond, Va. Norfolk. Va. Durham, N. C.
Charleston. 8. C. Baltimore, Md. Atlanta. Ga.
Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala.
Memphis. Tenn.
Shreveport, La.
3 WACONS AND
^ Harness and Saddles,
4 Turn Plows,
BUDDIES,
Middle Breakers,
Cook Stoves,
Heating Stoves,
Sewing Machines.
AT “
Gaffney Hardware Co.
CHRISTMAS IS HECREC.
And I am, too, with plenty of good things for you
A Fine Turkey, a Nice Ham, Fine Fat Beef, every cut
that you want; Good Pork Sausage and Mixed Sausage,
seasoned to taste. Fine Northern Apples ; also Oranges,
Lemons, Pears, Cocoanuts, etc. Candies of all varieties
for the girls and fireworks for the boys, also Heavy and
Fancy Groceries, so you see your whole order can be
filled at one place. I thank one and all for the patron
age of the past 8 years, and hope to serve you all for 8
years more at “The Up-to-date Market.” : : : :
Phone 60. H. W. McOUINN 19-21
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A Get Your Hot Gleao
From Tolleson&Co.
We like to seethe cold wave flag displayed, not only'be
cause we sell more coal, but because it makes the Tolle-
son customers better satisfied than ever. Our Jellico
and Elk Valley Block and Blue Gem are so full of heat
and are suchJJJhigh grade fuels that they make any house
warm, even during the severest weather. Phone your
orders to No. 48. QUICK DELIVERIES.
J. 1*. TOI^I^KSOIV & CO. 12-18.it
Give Me Fincken’s Market,
1 want to try some of his
TENNESSEE MEATS.
FINCKEN.
AH kinds of Job Work done at The Led &“
office neatly and at
prices commensurate with high grade work Try us.
The new Laxative
that does not gripe
or nauseate.
Pleasant to take*
ORINO
Cures
Stomach and Liver
Laxative Fruit Syrup Chronic Constipati
on.
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