The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, February 27, 1906, Image 2
4 Per Gent. Paid on Savings Deposits. Interest
Compounded 4 Times a Year. Money
May be Withdrawn at Any Time.
THREE BODIES FOUND
UNDER R. R. BRIDGE
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cost.
Money to Lend
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About what to do with your
money, solve the riddle by
depositing it with us. All
tranastions with us is confi
dential. It cost nothing to
open an account, and money
can be withdrawn without
costi
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We are prepared to make
loans upon liberal terms.
Merchants & Planters Bank
• CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS OVER $90,000.00. fgfi
C. M. Smith, Prest. A. N. Wood, V-Prest. R. S. Lipscomb, Cashier.
A. Louis Wood, Asst. Cashier.
Officials Believe Men Jumped
From Bridge.
BODIES WERE BADLY BRUISED
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the only way to save is
to deposite it in a bank.
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Not ouly takes care of your money, but pays FOUR
PER CENT. INTEREST on all deposits COMPOUND
ED FOUR times a year. : : : :
The Gaffney Savings;] Bank,
Office in The National Bank of Gaffney.*’
The Louisville and Nashville Struc
ture Which Spans the Tennessee
River, Is About One Hundred Feet
High Where Men Were Found.
Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 21.—Three
white men, on only one of whom was
any mark of identification, were found
dead here Wednesday morning under
the Tennessee river bridge of the Louis
ville and Nashville, near the river
brink.
Railroad men and police officials be
lieve the men fell from the bridge
while jumping from a freight train
that arrived near midnight.
The bodies were badly bruised and
bones were broken.
The bridge Is about one hundred feet
high where the bodies of the men
were found.
On one of the men Is a letter ad
dressed to James Gamble from Lol-
lie Gamble from Wheat, Tenn.
All were poorly clad and appeared
to be laborers.
LAMAR CHAPPEL TAKES LIFE.
Is Held on Suspicion.
Montgomery, Ala., 21.—A spe
cial to the Journal from Andalusia.
Ala., says that a white man named
Cox, of Georgiana, was arrested on
Tuesday night accused of being an
accessory to the rape of Mrs. J. T.
Bray, at Andalusia early Monday, for
which a negro named Pedigree was
shot and killed by a posse. Another
white man named Ammons is being
looked for. The negro went to the
Bray home and told Mrs. Bray he had
a message from her husband, and she
opened the door, whereupon the negro
entered, made her put her children Into
a side room, locked the door and that
during four long, weary hours, she was
compelled to submit to his beastly
lusts. He told her the white men
Was Member of Distirguished Family
of This State.
Tampa. Fla., Feb. 21.—Lamar Chap
pell, until recently assistant manager
of the Southern Cotton Oil Company,
at Memphis, Tenn., committed sui
cide in his room at the Chautauqua ho
tel at St. Petersburg Tu&adfty after
noon at 1:15 o’clock by stabbing him
self in the heart with a pearl-handled
penknife. Shortly afterwards his
brother, Mayor Lucius M. Chappell,
of Columbus, Ga., entered the room
and found him dying. Death ensued
in a few minutes.
Chappell was a sufferer from
Bright’s disease. Dr. Wilcox, who had
been attending Chappell, was the last
man who saw him before the suicide,
and found him much depressed.
Mayor Chappell had arrived at St.
Petersburg Saturday last to take his
brother to Columbus.
The deceased had been at St. Pe
tersburg since November, having re
signed his position at Memphis owing
to ill health.
Five Burned to Death.
Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 21.—Five per
sons were burned to death, two others
seriously Injured and four houses com
pletely destroyed by a fire which orig
inated in the home of Patrick Grogan,
at Tunnel Hill, about 27 miles east
of this city. The victims were Mrs.
Grogan and her four children. Two
other members of the Grogan family
were compelled to Jump from the
sedond floor of the building and were
seriously hurt. From the Grogan
dwelling the flames quickly spread to
three adjoining houses, burning them
to, the ground. Several narrow es
capes from death were had by the in
mates of these houaes.
Republicans in Minority.
Philadelphia, Feb. 21.—As a result
of Tuesday’s election in this city, the
Republican party is again In the mi-
noiJJy. The contest hinged In the
elenion of two police magistrates and
Tiorie. the reform, or city party can
didates, with Democratic endorse
ments, led Rooney, his Republican op
ponent by 10,000 votes. Last fall
the reform element carried the city
by 48,000 votes. Tuesday’s voting
was comparatively light as there was
were standing outside on guard. There ! not much interest in the contest aside
are grave doubts as to whether the
•vidence will justify the change
against Cox.
from eounoilmanic
wards.
fights in a few
Men Rob Jeweler.
New York, Feb. 21.—Two men en
tered the store of Israel Rauth, a jew
eler in Eight avenue and pointing a
revolver at his head, with the injunc
tion to keep quiet, took out a tray of
Illness Not Serious.
New York, Feb. 21.—Miss Susan B.
Anthony in her telegram of regret at
being unable to appear at the lunch
eon given at the Hotel Astor by the
Inter-Urban Political Equality league
in honor of her eighty-fifth birthday,
said: "The word of a woman of 8fi
Are Yon Administrator
and have the settlement of an estate? If
so, request of the ludge of Probate that
your advertisement be placed in
THE
It has the largest circulation of any paper
in the Fifth SouthJCarolina Congressional
District.
diamond earrings, valued at several
hundred dollars, and backed obt of thf* jfcnnnot be relied on like that of a girl
store. When the men had left Rauth of u: ” assembled suffragists tel-
took his own revolver from a drawer
and started in pursuit. He fired at
the fleeing men. who turned and began
to return his fire. Rauth then ran
back to his store. On his way he
found two earrings and the emp^y tray
on the sidewalk. Th« men soon dis
appeared.
egraphed in reply that they would look
forward to having her with them on
her eighty-seventh birthday. Miss
Anthony’s illness is not believed to
be serious.
Weakley Made Chief Justice.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 21.—Gover
nor W. D. Jelks has appointed Hon.
Samuel D. Weakley, of Birmingham, as
chief justice of the supreme court of
Alabama, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Chief Justice Thomas
N. McClellan. Mr. Weakley Is 45
years old and has long been recog
nized at one of the leading attorneys
of the Alabama bar. The appoint
ment will hold until the general elec
tion in Alabama In November, and it
is probable that the Democratic con-
' ventlon to be held In September will
! nominate a candidate for the full term.
Dewey Breaks Adrift.
New' York, Feb. 21.—According to a
dispatch to the Herald from Las Pal
mas, Canary islands, the dry dock
Dewey broke adrift three times and
was picked up with difficulty by the
fleet which is towing it. This is re
ported, the dispatch says, by the tug
Potomac which recently reached Las
Palmas. The fleet and dry dock are
now miles west of the Canaries,
the dispatch says, and everything is
going well.
River Steamer Sinks.
Savannah. Ga., Feb. 21.—The steam
er Swan, of the Gibson line, plying
between Savannah and Augusta, sank
at Abercorn, 17 miles from Savannah.
No one was injured, as the boat was
run on a sand bar when her condi-
tiou was discovered. The Swan left
* 7 *'»**«*
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is about one year old.
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Question la Mooted.
Madrid, Feb. 21.—An important
Spanish statesman is authority for the freight and passengers for
statement that the question is now | Augusta and way points. The Swan
mooted of charging the Hague arbi
tration tribunal with the settlement of
the Moroccan controversy, owing to
the apparent inability of the dele
gates at Algeciras to reach an ac
cord. The newspapers say that w-hlle
w r ar is not likely, the Franco-German
controversy keeps Europe in a state of
constant uneasiness.
All kinds
Job Work c * one at k e d£ ei
office neatly and at
prices commeiistirate with high grade work' Try us.
Will Try Former Senator.
Washington. Feb. 21.—Soon after
court met Wednesday, a jury w r as se
cured to try the case of former State
Senator George F. Green, of New York,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government in connection with
th'- furnishing of supplies to the post-
otTi'-e department. After the jury had
been sworn in an adjournment was
taken until next Monday.
Firemen Crushed to Death.
Birmingham. Ala., Feb. 21.—By the
derailment <>f a fast freight train on
the Mobile and Ohio near Marlon, 6
mihnorth of Meridian, Abe Cato, the
flrepian, was caught under the engine
as it turned over, and his body was
cr ■ ’’ed into a pulp, death being in
stantaneous. Engineer Campbell es
caped injury by jumping as the engine
turned over.
With Combined Capital, Surplus
and Profit^ of
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;$ 120.344.80
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3”.?. mth^Deposits of
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$316,078.25
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With Resources of
$450,923.05
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The. National ■'Bank of Gaffney
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CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE.
1 have bad several ycara experience Jfl growing CuhbaKe Plants for the trade and
now have ready for shipment Early ypsey Wakefield, Charleeton Large Type Wakefield,
Henderson Successions, which are the best known varieties to experienced truck
farmers. These plants are growii near salt water in open air. Will stand severe
cold without injury. Prices, parted in li»rht boxesF. O. B. here, $1.50 per 1.000. Lots
of 5.000 at $125 per 1.000. Spegial prices on large orders. The express company is
giving us cheap rates for umuts-this season. All plants will be shipped C. O. 1).
unless you prefer to sendrlhe mduey with the orders. Vours orders will have my
prompt and personal jptti ni ion. ' iSive me a t rial order. Address all orders to
Feb 23, 27, Mar. 2, 6. j B. J. DONALSON, Meggetts, S. C.
The Gaftney City lanjlaiNl Imp iw meat Go,
Ljote In I
uofls of Li
e gates; at
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Offers for sale Building l/jts
by and in reach of the 8ch
to 100 acres o liberal time
For 1 pan uiars apply
In fhis flourishing town, OalTney; also turn n- hi
is of Limestone Springs and of this place. ' > tots of '
’ grlcultural Lands to rent fork arm pur point
% V. SARRATT, Agent.
N. b.—All persons are forbiddan to enter on. or ride through or over the lauds of ti e
•ompany,cutting and removing timber or flshi)|g hunting, under penalty of law.
Still Hold Victim.
El Paso, Tex.. Feb. 21.—The bandits
who kidnaped Colonel Robert Hanni-
gan. the Demlng, N. Mex., ranchmau.
from a stage near Silver City, N. Mex.,
are alleged to have collected $2,000
ransom money to date, yet they still
hold him. Officers fear to attack them
Forbids Pool Selling. j in their retreat in Mongolion mountain
I^ouisville, Feb. 21—The town of lest they kill lhe prisoner
Highland park, a suburb, has passed j
an ordinance forbidding the selling of
pools within the limits of its bounda
ries. If the ordinance is enforced,
the Western Jockey club will be with
out a race track in Louisville, for the
Douglas track, recently acquired by
the Western Jockey club, if wdthin the
limits of Highland park.
Embargo Is Extended.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21.—Although
the traffic officials of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, practically had
decided to lift the embargo on freight
caused by heavy traffic, it was found
impossible to move the great accumu
lation about Birmingham and other
southern points and the embargo has
been extended.
Gaffney Hardware Co.
Is making a Special run on cook
ing Stoves )this jiveek. We have a
fine selection, sjnd anyone want
ing a first-Ala$s Stove can be
pleased in quality and price at
our store. OuV remnant stock of
HEATERS anovGRATER are go
ing at COST.I We urge you to
see ours befqre guying. : :
i Gaffney Hard
are Co. ^
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Cars for Mexico.
Dayton, O., Feb. 21.—The Barney &
Smith Car Manufacturing company
has received an order from the Mexi
can Central railway for 1,385 freight
cars, to be delivered some time dur
ing the summer. The cars are to be
of the regulation s* ^ and to have a
32-foot inside lengtn.
OUT!
Damaged by Fire.
Paterson, N. J., Feb. 21.—Fire in the
business district has done damage es
timated at $130,00. The firms affect
ed are Mossls, Rhodes & Co., crock
ery and furniture; S. Anderson, teas
and coffees; M. Nienkin & Van Wink
lers’ company, hardware.
H. M. Johnsori, of the Gaffney Live
Stock Co., is invthe Western mark
ets buying stock^nd will have his
eighth carload of Hprsesand mules
to arrive in the city fco they can be
inspected by prospecti^purchas
ers during court week.
Gaffney Live Stock Com’y.
Feb. 23-27.