The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, February 27, 1906, Image 6
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Third Series Ready Nuw
The Cherokee Building a^d Loan Association offers ,
every inducement to t^iiose tfho would save part or their
earnings. : \ ( :
To The Renter.
It is the medium through which you may quickly,
and with little effort, <^wn your own home.
To The Investor.
Its stock is collate/iil 100 cents on the dollar and
not many stocks art
You would do wjell to Xfudy the matter carefully.
ANTHRACITE MINIRS
Will DECLARE STRIKE
WOMEN THROWN »»KOM BUGGY
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Strike Will Commence On April
, The First.
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Cherokee
ssocition.
Chas. A. Jefferies, ^rest. W. H. Gooding, Secy, and Treas.
mmmmm. unt.iiJJBwr
Seasonable Goods
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Actual Cost!
I am'still selling Men’s Youth’s and Boys’ Suits at Ac
tual Cost. This is not an odds a/nd ends sale but a
Clearance Sale of new and up-to-aate Suits. l am also
selling all Ladies’ Jackets, Skirts/and Coat Suit& 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 (roods, Notions, Shoes,
Hats and Gents’ Furnishings generally. Just received
200 barrels of Flour which will go at $2.25 per 100 lbs.
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Full line Groceries and Hardware.
See me before making your purchases.
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Is It Time You Want?
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If so, call at my big store au,d inspect the great line of
fine Clocks I have, and see Hie best line of Trunks you
ever saw, and look at the Bnest {"jewing Machines in
the State. I keep at the sfeme olc| place, not far from
the Court House. Call and hear ^he best Victor Talk
ing Machine play you ev/r heard. All free of charge.
Call at the great installment housei
. W. J. Maiiess’s Big Store.
Hello. Central!
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Who keeps the cleanest market in town? f*
Jcen,
Connect me. I wa^it to get some fresh meats.
J. F. Fiiicken.
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CONFERENCE REPORT 18 DENIED
President Mitchell, of the Anthracite
Miners, Says that As Far As He
Knows Now, There Will Be a Strike
of the Miners.
Pittsburg, Feb. 21.—"As far as I
know now, there will be a strike,”
President Mitchell, who arrived here
Wednesday from New York, made the
above statement to the Associated
Press at noon at the Hotel Henry.
"I am not here to have any confer
ences with the bituminous operators.
My visit to Pittsburg is co investigate
the trouble existing among the officers
and delegates of the Pittsburg dis
trict organiztion.”
“Will there be a strike April 1?”
President Mitchell was asked.
“As far as I know now,” he replied,
after considerable hesitation, “there
will be a strike.”
“I will positvely say nothing more.”
“Notwithstanding the denials frona
you and from F. L. Robbins, leader of
the bituminous operators, reports are
still persistent that you will hold a
conference with Robbins?” President
Mitchell was told.
“There is nothing in the reports,”
he said. “Being in Pittsburg, of
course, I will see Mr. Robbins, proba
bly some time Wednesday.”
President Mitchell held a conference
with the special committee represent
ing the delegates of the Pittsburg dis
trict miners’ convention. He announc
ed at the noon adjournment that he
would confer with the attorneys of the
delegates, after which he would like
ly be in a position to make a state
ment.”
Wife and Daughter of Governor Jelkt
Are Hurt.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 21.—Mrs.
William Jelks, wife of the governor,
and their daughter. Miss Catharine
Jelks, were thrown from a buggy on
Commerce street, and badly hurt.
Miss Jelks has a long cut across her
chin and her mother has a cut on the
forehead and a painfully bruised arm.
lu addition, both were shaken up, and
it is not possible just yet to tell how
seriously they are injured.
They were driving in a buggy and
had gotten nearly up in the square
when a car came up quickly behind
them frightening the horse. The an
imal turned abruptly and ran the
wheels of the buggy into a country
man’s wagon near by. The horse
then lurched anew, and turned both
out.
They were picked up at once, uncon
scious and Taken to the Fowler drug
store on Court Square. Dr. W. W.
Wilkerson and others were hurriedly
summoned. When the doctor got there
Mrs. Jelks had regained consciousness,
but her daughter had not, and did not
for nearly an hour.
At this time they are resting easily,
and it is believed that the damage will
^not be more than is now apparent.
FIRE IN HOLD
OF STEAMER TEXAN
Tons Of Water Pumped Into
Shp.
BELIEVED VESSEL IS NOW SAFE
Egg Shipment Record Broken.
New York, Feb. *21.—Shipments of
eggs to the local market Tuesday
broke all previous records. The re
ceipts amounted to about 22,000 cases.
With the enormous shipments, prices
dropped to a level reached only once
before, about nine years ago. Those
who will suffer bv the heavy shipment
and low prices are the speculators in
storage eggs. Almost the entire eeg
production of the country were taken
in the early part of the winter by a
rumored combination, and by specula
tors. They paid 20 cents a dozen.
After keeping the eggs in cold stor
age all the winter, the price dropped
to 9 cents.
Foreshadows Friendliness.
New York, Feb. 21.—The Berlin cor
respondent of the Herald cables that
King Edward has written a most cor
dial letter to the emperor on the oc
casion of his majesty’s birthday, fore
shadowing the prospect of a friendly
meeting of the two monarchs in the
course of the current year. This
news, the correspondent says, will b«
welcomed at Berlin with great satis
faction where the recent strained re
lations between the emperor and his
uncle has been a most unpleasant im
pression.
Woman Robbed of Diamonds.
Chicago, Feb. 21.—Half a blocft from
her house at twilight Tuesday evening
Mrs. Josephine T. Loomis, walking in
Buena park, and a member of various
women’s clubs, was robbed by a hold
up man. She was choked until nearly
unconscious, and then was compelled
to draw her two diamond rings from
her fingers, valued at $250. Her
purse was taken also. So frequent
have become the attacks on women
that residents of Buena park recently
inaugurated a private police service.
Aged Merchant Dead.
Cincinnati, Feb. 21.—Robert Hose,
a member of the Ohio legislature in
1857-8, and for many years actively
engaged in river trade between Cin
cinnati and New Orleans, and In gen
eral merchandise in this city for many
years, is dead at his home in this
city, aged 95 years. He was a na
tive of Boston, but came to this city
with his parents in 182G. One of his
sons, Lewis M. Hose, now a judge of
the superior court, was in the regular
army, retiring with the rank of major.
Solved Problem of A. B. Degree.
Chicago, Feb. 2^.—A dispatch to the
Tribune from Worcester, Mass., aays
that after a trial of four years. Presi
dent Carroll D. Wright and the author
ities of Clark college, are satisfied
that they have solved the- problem of
a three-year-old college course for
the A. B. degree, chiefly by saving to
the students the time sometimes spent
in preparing for inter-collegiage ath-
lectlc contests and also the time tak
en at other institutions In preparing
for it.
Undgoes Thirty-Second Operation.
New York, Feb. 21.—Charles Ror&ln
has submitted in the German hospital
at Newark, N. J., to the thirty-second
operation that has been performed on
one of his legs within 15 years. The
thirty-one preceeding operations had
taken away almost all his leg and the
Burgeons found only a stump yester
day. Besides losing his leg, the op
erations have cost Roraln four years’
time in the hospitals.
Aged Woman Dies.
Outhlngton, Conn., Feb. 21.—Mrs.
SUvBt Langdon Dunham, the second
oldest person in this state, died on
Wednesday aged 106 years. The old
est person in the state, Mrs. Debora
StiHman, of Eastman, who is 101, is
ssriously ill.
Cargo Is a Total Loss.
San Jose, Cal., Feb. 21.—The Ameri
can steamer David, Baltimore to Ll-
mon, has been wrecked on Saadreas
island, off the New Cardigan const.
The'crew was sared, but the cargo
was lost.
Former Assistant Postmaster Dead.
New Orleans, Feb. 21.—Colonel Ed
win I. Kersheedt, former assistant
postmaster, and who rose to the rank
of adjutant of the famous Washington
artillery during the civil war, is dead
at the age of 68. He was born In
Kingston, Jamaica.
iron Manufacturer Dead.
Allentown, Pa., Feb. 21.—Samuel
Thomas, the largest manufacturer of
pig iron In the United States, Is dead
at his home in Catasaqua, Pa., aged 79
years. Mr. Thomas was a son of Da
vid Thomas, who first successfully
introduced the anthracite blast for the
manufacture of pig iron. In 1854 Da
vid Thomas and his sons organized
the Thomas Iron company, and estab
lished works at Hokendaqua, Pa. The
company operates 12 stacks in vari
ous parts of Pennsylvania. Samuel
Thomas also organized the Pioneer
Mining and Manufacturing company at
Thomas, near Birmingham, Ala.
The Entire Cargo of the Ship Has Al
ready Been Surrendered to the Un
derwriters—Captain Thinks Vessel
Will Be Saved.
Honolulu, P. I., Feb. 14.—At 10 p. .m
Tuesday the steamer Texan was lying
at her wharf with clouds of steam and
smoke rising from the after hatch,
and tons of water were being pump
ed into her.
The entire cargo had been surren
dered to the underwriters.
Water from between decks, running
into the hold, is being pumped out, but
it is probable considerable damage
has been done to the cargo.
Captain Lyons said that there is
absolutely no danger of the vessel
being burned. A continuation of
pumping will probably result in the
slacking of all the lime aboard and
then it will be possible to remove the
cargo.
Steam is being forced into the com
partment containing the fire by heavy
pressure, and it is expected that this
will save the hull and beams from
damage by heat. The smoke pouring
out of the havch has a strong odor of
burning lumber. This may come from
the barrels containing the lime.
The steamer is probably safe.
Human Skin Used for Purses.
San Francisco, Feb. 14.—Dealing in
human skin, stripped from corpses in
hospital and college dissecting rooms,
tanned and made into purses and
articles of wearing apparel, is a grew
some business, said to have assumed
large proportions In this city. Two
men. who declined to tell their names,
hut said they were medical students
called on the president of a tanning
company of West Berkeley recently,
and asked him to tan some human
stTlin. They had two pieces of cuti
cle, each about one foot square, which
they said they wanted made into slip
pers. The commission was declined
and they went elsewhere.
Take Care
I-OF-
The Cents
And the dollars will take
care of themselves. Some
le make
cents” bi|t it is an account
i^theless,
people maike fun of ‘‘thirty
worth saving, nevei
and that j is what/we ca»
save for ypu ever time yo»
buy ten
Globes
Famous Meteorite Sold.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 21.—The famous
Willimette meteorite has been sold to
a New York scientist, who will pre
sent it to the American Museum of
Natural History ip New York city.
The price paid was $20,600, which is
said to be the highest price ever given
for a meteorite. The huge mass of
ore is one of the best specimens of
meteorite ever discovered, weighing
about 15 tons. It was found near
the banks of the Tualatin river in the
county of Clackamas, Oregon. After
its discovery it was the object of
much litigation between those who
claimed to have found it.
Negro Is Shot to Death.
Andabisia, Ala., Feb. 21.—Monday
night a negro named Pedigree, forced
an entrance Into ttae home of a prom
inent white citizen in v the outskirts
of the town and dragged a young lady
from one room to another, where he
kept her until 4 o’clock In the morning.
Early Tuesday a posse located .the ne
gro and he was identified by his vie
tlm and several children. The posse
started to jail with him when the
negro broke away and began to run.
He was then shot to death by mem
bers of the posse.
Girl Placed on Trial.
Ne,w York, Feb. 21.—The empanel
ling of a jury to try Bertha Claiche,
the young French girl accused of mur
der, was begun Tuesday In the crim
inal branch of the supreme court. T'y
girl Is charged with shooting and kii
Ing Emil Gerdron last July. After
his death she made a statement thai
he had forced her to live as a woman
of the streets, and had beaten and
threatened to kill her if she did not
obey Jiim.
Wm Hold Meeting April 24th.
Philadelphua, Feb. 21.—The business
committee of the National Municipal
League has decided to hold their next
annual meeting of the league in At
lantic City April 24 to 27. The annual
address of the president, Charles J
Bonaparte, will delivered Thursday
evening, April 26.
Douglas Defeats Grosvenor.
I Lancaster, O., Feb. 21.—After a ser
vice of over twenty years in congress,
General Charles H. Grosvenor, the
“sage of Athens,” was defeated for
re-nomination Wednesday on the first
ballot by Albert Douglas, of Chllli-
cothe, Rose county, the vote being 78
to 20.
Aboard the Diana.
New York, Feb. 14.—Subpoena serv
ers who have been trying to locate
John D. Rockefeller became convinced
that the oil king is on his way to
South America aboard the steam yacht
Diana, chartered by H. M. Rogers, Jr.,
son of Mr. Rockefeller’s partner. Mr.
Rockefeller is said to have boarded
the yacht in Savannah, Ga. He slipped
away several weeks ago while servers
were searching for him to summon
him to the oil investigation inaugur
ated by the state of Missouri. Mr.
Rogers is also supposed to be on board
the Diana.
Gravr-, to Head New Daily.
Atlai'’.i. Feb. 14.—Colonel John Tem
pie Graces has announced in a card
that-he vill, in a short time, publish
a new c’eMy oaner in Atlanta. While he
Is not speed > ; n his card, it is under
stood that the paper of which Colonel
Graves will be editor is The Georgian,
charter lor which has been granted
to F. L. Seeley. Colonel Graves on
Tuesday resigned as editor of the
Atlanta News “because he considered
that he could not consistently contin
ue his connection with that paper un
der the present management.”
Capital Stock Raised.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 14.—An
amendment to the charter of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany, was filed with the secretary of
state here increasing the capital stock
of the corporation from $23,248,200 to
$30,000,000. The increase will he
$6,751,700. all of which will be common
stock. This action is in accordance
with the action of the stockholders at
the .meeting January 31st at Tracy
City, Tenn.
Died From Operation.
Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 14.—Harry Dewar,
president and principal stockholder of
the Blue Ridge Marble Co., of Nelson.
Ga., and one of the best known mar
ble manufacturers in the United
States, died suddenly at the Union
Presbyterian hospital, In Baltimore,
early Tuesday morning from the ef
fects of an operation following an
attack of acute indigestion. Mrs. De-
war, his wife, was with him when he
died
Ball Player Bead.
Beloit, Wis., Feb. 12.—James Shee
han, who in the early eighties was a
well known first baseman in the west,
is dead here. He was 44 years old.
and played ball with a number of
teams, including Crawfordville and
Terre Haute.
4, 8, 16 and 35$ candle pow
er from us. 1 ; It’s this way,
we have made arrangements
with the manufacturers
whereby they allow us three
cents for all pld burnt out
globes returned, and in
stead of putting this money
in our poqkets as many
merchants would co, we
give it to our customers.
Bring your old globes to us
when youicome for the new
ones and we will allow you
three cents a piece for them.
If you can’t come ’phone us.
The
Gaffney*Dnig Company,
imXR. C. GARLAND,IMgr. ^
LOpposite ^Hotels!; and fDepot.
Must Provide Cuspidors.
Columbus, O., Feb. 14.—The state
board of health has adopted a rule re
quiring companies owaii.g and operat
ing steam and electric cars not con
fined wholly within one munlclallty to
provide cuspidors.
Hottentots Ambush Patrol.
Berlin, Feb. 14.—The rebel Hotten
tots ambased a German patrol near
Zendoorn, German Southwest Africa,
Feb. 7, killing Lieut. Bender and six
troopers. #
THE CRIPPLE’S LAMENT
AND CONSOLATION.
(With apologies to Life.)
Oh, I lost a leg by trolley.
And a hand and arm «tope4
In a head to head oollisioa
When the trains were telescoped
By a premature explosion.
When I happened to be nigh.
I was shot across some houses
And came down without an eye
In a hotel conflagration
All my hair was burned away.
And they found me mid. the ruins.
Bald as on my natal day.
Rendered somewhat slow of mottea
By these accidents. I failed
To escape an automobile/V
And my left tods were denailed.
And since then I have made vmy prog
ress.
Remembering these daring, faafet,
In a carriage wTiich a servant
Pushes slower through the Streets.
Though I am Very sore and bartered,
There is on£ comfort midst x&j IHs,
Under my accident insurance
The AEtna pays the bills.
Be sure fo secure a Combinin'
Disability t)olicy in the Etna Lite la-
surance Copnpany, that guarantees
you an in< »rae if you are disabled.
JONES J. DIRBY, District 10.
Dr. J. M. HUNTER
Twenty-Five Years Practical Experience
Makes a/Spdcialty of
Cancers, Tu/nors, Chronic Ul
cers, Scrofula and Rheu
matism, Diseases of
the Liver, Kid
neys; Dyspepsia and
Indigestion and Diseases
of the Oenito-Urinary Organs
At Gaffney Feb. 28, Commercial Hotel.
Old You Ever Think
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what a bargain you are
getting when you get
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