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I / F' h THE LECCiER. Tuesday and Friday, *d. H DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, J. Brian Beil, News Editor. Comments on Hasty Trial. We believe the Hasty verdict ex presses the sentiment of the people of Gefflney*—6partanburg Hetrald. Col. Johnstone’s attack upon the character of the actresses who testi- T*. Ledger .» no, re.pon. M . ,o, S In" Z the views of correspondents. All correspondence should be a6' drspef to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. A JUST VERDICT. The twelve men composing the Jury that tried George Hasty are to be congratulated upon the righteous verdict at which they arrived. The ceedingly bad taste. We regret that these women are to return to the North and relate the story of such treatment in the South.—Spartanburg Herald. A Just Verdict. (Spartanburg Herald.) PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Rev. B. W. N. Simms, of Waynes- ville, N. C.. is visiting Dr. Simms and seeking in this milder climate to get well of a spell of “grippe.” Stanyarne Wilson, Esq., of Spar tanburg, is in the city in attendance upon Cherokee court. Hon. W. B. Wilson, of Rock Hill, was a business visitor to the city' V. ednesday. Capt. J. B. Bell was a business vis itor to Spartanburg Tuesday. Col. George Johnstone has returned to his home in Newberry, after tak ing an active part in the defense ofi The verdict in the Hasty case wasi G ^> r ge Hasty here bne last few days just. It was a triumph for the law, aud we believe it is justice tempered with the proper degree! of mercy, in killing of Milan Bennett and Abbott^,, opinion Hasty is guilty of murder Davison w r as a most unfortunate af- and all that saved him from the death fair and wholly uncalled for. but it Penalty was the fact that two men had attacked him or had assumed atti- cannot be said that it was murder in the first) degree. It myst be re membered that thero was an ele ment of a fisticuff; tudes toward him, which might have caused him to believe fie was in dan ger of bodily harm. This fact was C. C. Humphries was a Spartan-; burg visitor Tuesday. Capt. W. P. Love, of Love Springs, was a Gaffney visitor yesterday, Capt. Love is in attendance upon the court of common pleas now jn ses- 1 sion. 1 Capt. A. Urquhart, of Blacksburg, was in the cit^ Wednesday. E. H. Gaines left Monday evening , ^ 1 eiisrain nlea nf f° r Atlanta, where he goes in the in- that whether or not sufficient to sustain his pica oi. famous Schnanns self-defense, but it probably served to | ^rest of the now famous oennapps not Bennett and Davison had struck V.I ale. Hasty, he had reason to'believe that | juror?,'a^d they gave him the Mrs - J - ^ Bramlet left Wednesday they w'ould strike him. Hasty simp-j benefit of tih doubt in tbeir recom j j afternoon for Anderson, where she ^ be able! m «,0a ti o n o t ne,., » the eoert. j 1SW?. “uSTT Sr » i, ‘ ai,, ‘ I al,, * vlm ot coaimenda-;? l,nt ’ J : *■*» George Hasty, although a bad man, ,, . , ud ‘ Men linKer w ho so known in th 5 - city. Her many inends is no, the black-hearted vllHan ^ IlSWh TSUnSed .l,.| some Mould paint him. We do not j | ° r '^ n ro jff , .i;X‘".r ,W 7 r .y ir -- l> S l ! believe he would stab a turn in the |^ a e m J is Ma 0 ,f“f A ‘ t „ f , mtj^. ««y to •» back or shoot him from ambush, or murder a man for his money are not trying to defend him for his tion of the Stqte. crini^. It was an unfortunate affair! < ^ i solicitor for this term judge. He has made a splendid inl | r h ^rokee eount r Mr ^ e pression upon the neople in this sec- " Hasty’s crime was double murder, true bills having b «n returned in which He allowed nimseir to act inst })lm by the gr , ld jury hold . too impulsively ^and the punishment! h i, n f or the murder of Milan Ben- meted out to him fits the crime. | n<*tti and Abbott Davist n. both men The verdict meets the almost uni-; members of the theatrical company vernal aPPorval of the people. To j ^ ^ ^ dea K th 1>v M fl in the ho . have hanged him would not have tel in Gaffney, conducted 1 v Hasty and brought back the lives of Bennett | his brothers, last Decern ier. It is ard Davison. They are gone for- n °t Hksly th at Hasty will be tried for ever. Wq do not know but that life dict ia thig> the flrst tria]( has result . imprisonment is afniost as severe as ed in his being sentenced for life at hanging. This verdict should be a hard labor in the Slate penitentiary, warning to all young men who are! in the habit of carrying pistols, 0ur imle citv ig now thrown into drinking liquor, etc. It shows that the people will not submit to anyone ruthlessly tresspassing upon an utter state of excitement over the trial of George Hasty for > killing the! 0 * Bennett and Davison. 1 ‘re and ... . .. , .j there we seie groups of men with rights of others. Ii is too ,ate to Lj heads eyes dimmed with tear8 . speculate on w r hat George Hasty j Yonder beneath the branches of the might have done to avoid this killing. Had he exercised any discretion whatever he would not now be •waiting the terrible punishment that he must undero. The law of the land has been up held. It should be a warning to the other members of the Hasty fam ily, w'ho. we understand, have openly and flagrantly violated the law. This thing of running a blind tiger, a gambling room, and an assignation house under the cover of a hotel li cense, and inviting respectable peo ple to stop there and be subject to insult and indignities will not do and the people wijl not stand for it. We do not know that the Hasty's did this, but It is common talk that that was the manner of hotel business they did. We repeat that we feel sorry for George Hasty but we believe it was a just verdict. NO! E8 AND COMMENTS. Talk Gaffney every time the op portunity presents itself. • • • Wei invite new citizens to locate in Cherokee. It’s the finest county in Soutrf Carolina. • • • An effort is to be made to organize a business league in Gaffney at an early date. Certainly we need such an organization and The Ledger sin cerely trusts the effort will meet with success. • • • f We are very much indebted to Mr. William Banks, of the Columbia State, for assistance in handling the Hasty trial. Mr. Banks is a clever news paper man and every inch a gentle man. • • * We appreciate very much the many co; nlimcnUry references being made to The Ledger these days and the very substantial manner in which the people rre showing their approv al of our efforts to give them the best semi-weekly pa *r in the world for the least monev. a • » Th« Ledger has recently been taxed to -it* utmost to meet the de mands made upon it. But now that the Hasty trial is a thine of the past we will settle down-to the even tenor of our Va/ once more and hope to give our raders a greater variety of news matter. silen* whispering trees stand groups of women and children, all with hor ror-stricken faces, faces so pale with wonder that so much can be said to crush and wound, ah! even rob, a pure woman, one of God’s frailest creat ures; a woman, the name onlv which bespeaks frailty, thrown out in the great unknown world to earn bread, with no eye to Ditv no hand to pro tect save man, and he the first to oast a stone. Perhaps a father, an! even a moth er, awaited in some distant State to catch the first lines of the press praising their child and bestowing up on her efforts the reward she so richly deserves, but with horror their eyes fall upon the page that tells the sad story. Lives have gone out, and the hand that dealt the cruel shot was that of a n.an, and instead of success, humiliation and broken hearts have been their reward. They came among strangers but when the cry for sym pathy and help came every heart and hand responded aud Gaffney came forth like a mighty army to defend the frail helpless women. Homes were thrown open and no true heart has even dared to withhold its sym pathy. But amidst all the humilia tion and heart-rending scenes there is One who is just and has power to heal all wounds and bind up the brok en hearts and sive peac*> and happi ness once more. And now to the man who dealt the cruel blow: may he in deep humilia- tion seek a Father’s pardon. A soul lost, going out into the great eternity, with no hope, no assurance qf par don! What an awful doom! A Woman. of court in Sease can justly regard the verdict in the Hasty case as a triumph, as his very able prosecution contributed in a large degree to the verdict of guilty. Much surprise is expressed here at the ab-j solutely unbiased and impartial man ner in which h« conducted the proc- ecution, taking no advantage in favor of the State's case. Mr. Sease is re garded here as the best prosecuting officer in the State. H. Martin^ the energetic business manager of Barlow & Wilson’s mins trels, was in thef city Wednesday, heralding the advent of hifi famous body of fun makers on Friday, March 16th. The company he represents; is well known in this city hnd needs little introduction to a Gaffney audi ence. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hughes have re-1 turned to thejr home in Grover, af ter visiting Mrs. Z. A. Holmes. Mrs. John W. Bridge* has returned to her home in Spartianburg, fatter visiting Mrs. Z. A. Holmes. Mrs. Lolance, of Chester, is the; guest of Mrs. Z. A. Holmes, fn this 1 city. Supt. McManus, of the Southern! Railwa- was a business visitor to the! city yesterday. J. C. Ratliff, who operates the big guns of “The Batt<Jry,” has returned from the Northern markets, where went on ;a hunt for ammunition. Ger»rge Garrett Byars is represent ing Carroll & Byers in the Northern markets. J. L. Strain, the Wilkingville scribe, was a Gaffney visitor yesterday. Mrs. W. C. Carpenter*and Harry Byars are in the North buying goods for the mammoth store of W. C. Car penter. Messrs. S. L. Fort and W. A. Poole have returned from New York. Mrs. W. N. Austell returned to the city Sunday from the north, where she went to purchase her new line of spring hats, millinery, etc. First Baptist Church Notes. There will be regular services next Sabbath, to which all are cordially in vited. Sunday school at 9A5 A. M. Go and bring your friend=. . ^ m : i ki ; t *a i; rai i; i *a i'r. t Ma ii; i •clv. Where Baking Begins Right The baking of the NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPAKY begins with right material, and every step ther^ after through the whole process of baking is right. There is not one point of quality that care, skill and modern bakeries could make better. It is perfection itself—through and through. It Ends Right when it reaches your table untouched by strange hands, untainted by odors. The quality, oven-flavor and freshness are preserved in a dust and moisture proof package, distin* guished by the trade mark here shown. It always appears in red and white on each end of the package and warrants the perfect condition of the contents. For example try packages of GRAHAM CRACKERS—possessing the rich, nutty flavor of graham flour—unlike any graham crackers yoa ever tasted. FROTANA—a temptingly delicious union of biscuit and fruit—the newest dehcacy of the National Biscuit Company. «atT ;i«OkT iiKiw'i ;!«ak , i Haaci fake J-ara -OF Ike Danis Orafut-ftB Cau not be Cured by ioea' api»Ji. »Uous, as tm-y cannot reaclj tne diseased portion of the ear. Tijeie is only one way to cure deafness, aud that U by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caus'd by Indumed condition of the mucous ralng of the Kustarhlan Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or iiuiMM-fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness Is the result, aud unless the iniiammaiiou can be taken out aud this tube restored to Its normal condi tion. bearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of -sn are caused by catarrh, which is nothlns hut an iuiinaied condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (eased hy catarrh) that can not las cured by Hr'i’s Catarrh Cure. Send for-clrculars. free. K J. OHKNEY Sc CO., Toledo. O. Ad by Druagesu, 76c. Hajis rami nr Pills are the best. —See my line of Scotch mixtures If in need of Dress Goods. J. I. Bar rait Every- Two Minutes 9 Physicians tell us that all the blood in a healthy human body passes through the heart once in every two minutes. If this action be comes irregular the whole body suffers. Poor health follows poor blood ; Scott’s Emulsion makes the blood pure. One reason why SCOTT’S EMULSION is such a great aid is because commending them to thq God of all! it passes SO quickly into comfort and ihe word <d his grace. the blood. 11 is partly di- nraying that they may ever realize!] i • r - 1 / i that the "everlasting arms” are un- ( j gested before it enters the Jje r" ea t* 1 -. 4 ^ j stomach ; a double advan- 4th. That we sett aside in our ! • • i i minutes a pag«* to be suitably in-jj 1,1 1 .CSS work scribed to his memory, containing the j { for the stomach; quicker date of his birth, election to the dl- i .• . . * rectoirate of this institution andj ffffd more direct benefits, death. ‘ 5th. That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to the sorrowing fqjflfllv,j plso that copies be published in the Cherokee News and Gaffney I^edger. J. D. Jones. Resolutions of Respect. At <a meeting of the directors of j The National Bank of Gaffney, held on February 26th, 1906, the following resolutions were passed: Whereas it has phased Almighty Gpd, in His inscrutable aud all-wise providence, to remove by death one of the directors of this institution, in the person of Honorable William Jefferies, be it Resolved: 1st. That we meekly bow in submission to the divine will, and cherish the comforting hope that he has entered upon the saint’s ev erlasting rest. 2nd. That in the death of Mr. Jeff eries this institution has lost a most wise and trusted counselor, his family a most loving and tender father, and this community a most useful citizen. 3rd. That offer our sincerest sympathy to the bereaved family. R. M. Wilkins. Maynard Smyth, Gaffney. S. C., Feb. 26th, 1906. A Scientific Wonder The cures that stind to its credit make Bucklen’s Arnica Salve a scien tific wonder. It cured E. R. Mulford. lecture-- for the Patrons of Husban dry, Waynesboro, Pa., of a distress ing case of Piles. It heels the worst Burns, Sores, Bolls, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds, Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only 25c at Cherokee Drug Co. —Shoe* for everynoj* prices at J. I. HarratC« at slaughter —Blue Ribbon. 10 cents a yard. What Is It? Ask for Blue Ribbon Ola. cor Ate. It's Am. To get the greatest amount of good with the least pos sible effort is the desire of everyone in poor health. Scott's Emulsion does just that. A change for the better takes place even be fore you expect it We will lend Jrou • Mm pie free. Be sure that thi* picture in the form of • label i. on the wrap per of every bottle of Emulator! you buy. Scott & Bowne Chemiets 409 Pearl St., N. Y* ••snsifc-' And the dollars will take care of themselves. Some people make fun of “thirty •ents” but it is an account worth saving, nevertheless, and that is what we can save for you ever time you “buy ten Electric Light Globes u 4, 8, 16 and[ > 32 candle powd er from us. It’s this way, we have made arrangements with the manufacturers whereby they allow us three cents for all old burnt out globes returned, and in stead of putting this money in our pockets as many merchants would do, we give it to our customers. Bring your old globes to us when you come for the new ones and we will allow you three cents a piece for them. If you can’t come ’phone us. ^ The ^ Mrs. W. N. Austell is back from the Northern and Eastern markets, where she spent three weeks selecting her Spring and Summer goods. The line selected is one of the prettiest and most up-to-dan ever brought to Gaffney. All the la dies of the city and county are invited to call and inspect these goods, whether they desire to pur chase or not. Mar. 9 It. W. N. Austell COMING! COMING! Cole (Sb Rogers’ GREAT SHOWS WILL EXHIBIT AT Gaffney Drag Company R. C. GARLAND, Mgr. Oppnits Hotels and Depot. Gaffney, S. C., Friday, March 16 The troope is composed of first class male and female perform ers, and the many clowns will keep the fun up to the top notch, and the educated and performing elephants, lions, dogs and ponies are a feature. DON ! MISS THE GRAND FREE STREET PARADE AT 12.30 P. M. Two Performances at 2 ana 8 p. m. Prices of Admission-Children, 25c; Adults, 35c. The Oliver NEW ARRIVALS -- T : L-rjE Visible Writing, Rapid Escapement, Superior Construction, Interchangeble Carriage. In Men’s and Boys’ Spring Clothing and Furnishings. You are cordially invited to call and see them. The Art Catalogue Tell* AH About It—I* Free on Request. J, E. Crayton & Co., Gen. Agts. Trust Bldg. Charlotte, N. C. July noth pd.