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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In the ' Fifth Congressional District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. -- — — A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest of th* People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY. JUNE 29, 1906. | 91.00 A YEAR. FIRST HANGING THE COURT OF SESSIONS. FOR CHEROKEE. ED RAINEY TO SUFFER EXTREME PENALTY OF THE LAW. Convicted of Henious Crime Commit ted Near Blacksburg in November— To Hang September 14th. Ed Rainey will hang! This is the result of one of the two highly sensational cases that Chero kee juries have ha 1 to decide this week at the summer session of crimi nal court for Cherokee county. Hain°y a. negro from BDcLsbuig. who was lodged in the Gaffney jail in November on a double charge of mur der and rape. Rainey was accused of committing this .awful crime on two negro girls, one thirteen years of age and one fourteen. The thirteen-'ear- old girl died soon after, as alleged at the trial, as the result of injuries in flicted by the negro. He was lodged in jail here and has remained in cus tody ever since. Although charged with both rape and murder only the charge of rape was embodied in the case against him that was commenced Monday atternoon. Solitictor T. S. Sease appeared for the prosecution while X. W. Hardin. Esq., of Blacks burg. represented Rainey. The case did not const me a very great amount of time, the jury returning a verdict of guilty. Sentence was not pronounc ed. Mr. Hardin giving notice of a motion for .a ne^' trial. 1 his motion was arg/ued yesterday before Judge Prince. The argument was concluded before noon. The judge overruled the motion and called for the negro to he brought into court to receive his death sentence. The situation at this point became very dramatic, as the negro came near swooning on the entrance steps of the court house, and later when ar raigned in the box to receive the sen tence. his head fell and he seemed on the point of fainting. While His Hon or, Judge Prince, was delivering the sentence the feeling in the court house was tense and it seemed as if the fall ing of a pin might have been distinct ly heard. The negro will be hanged on Sep tember 14th. This is the first sen tence of death that has ever been passed in Cherokee county and a pecu liar coincidence is that it is the first death sentence Judge Prince has ever passed. A BATTLE ROYAL. A Serious Affray in the Quiet Neigh borhood of Ravenna. Ravenna. June 26.—Our little vil- lage, which is known as a peaceful place, was the scene of a horrible bat tle last Sunday afternoon between 12 and 1 o’clock-. Boyd Gibson and J. R. Fowler, had, it seems, had some trouble some time ago in the mills at Pacolet but it was thought this trouble was settled until Fowler went to the house of Roach Dawkins and seeing Gibson there, began cursing him and pulling a pistol from his pocket, said he was going to shoot Gibson’s heart out. At this time John Gore ran up. and he too. began to curse Gibson who said he wanted no trouble and tried, to keep out of Fowler and Gore’s way. but it proved useless. The fight started and as Gore was unarmed, ran perhaps one hundred yards and got an ax which he was furiously brandish ing, w-hen he returned. Gibson see ing that his life was in immediate danger, reached down, picking up a rock with which he struck Gore in the back knocking him to the ground. It was thought this stroke had killed Gore, but after a few r minutes he started to rise again but Gibson struck- Gore on the head with another rock, entirely putting him out of busi- First Baptist Church Notes, ness. Fowler now believing Gore j There were four additions by letter l dead, began to make an effort to kill Sabbath morning. Gibson and would have done so had ■ Dr. Simms will fill his pulpit as not Benson Horn entered the fight. Usual next Sabbath morning, striking Fowler across the mouth ; At 5 p. m. th«- church will celebrate 1 with a hoe handle, which he broke the Lord’s memorial and the members : all to pieces before he stopped. Gore .and all visiting Baptist are invited to was removed from Roach Dawkins’ be present. and carried about one hundred yards j There will be no service at night. ! to the residence of Mr. J. R. Wilkins, Sunday school meets at 9:45 and a when a doctor was immediately sum-1 cordial invitation is given to all to ! moned and the wounds of Gore dress- j study the work with us. ed. Gore suffered somewhat from a loss of blood but not enough to cause | his death. Dr. Kirk Patrick dressed Follow the Flag, the wounds of Gore and the one in | When our soldiers went to Cuba his head had to have a quarter of a ; and the Philippines, health was the yard of cloth in it to fill up the place , most important consideration. Wil- where th<* rock had entered hi-- head. 11s T. Morgan, retired Commissary It is thought Gore’s skull is fractured Sergeant U. S. A., of Rural Route T, and his .condition late Sunday was i Concord, N. H., says: "I was two very critical, but his condition today 1 years in Cuba and two years in ♦he (Tuesdayi. seems a little improved. Philippines, and being subject to Blind tiger is said to have bean the colds. I took Dr. King's New Discov- entire cause of this trouble, which erv for Consumption, which kept me seems likely will be carried into the i n perfect health. And now, in New „Madison Cook Guilty of Manslaughter While Woman Goes Fre*. The first case taken up Tuesday j morning when court convened was the ' State vs. Tom Scruggs. This was a negro charged with assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. He was found guilty and sentenced to serve two years on the county chain gang. Next the case of the State vs. Lee Scott was taken up. This. too. was a negro, he being chargied with arson. This occupied the rest of Tuesday, being concluded late in the afternoon with a verdict of not guilty. In the case of the State vs. J. P. Hawkins, white, charged with assault and batterv with intent to kill, a con tinuance was necessary as the accused was ill. The case against Madison Coob and Leorona Byars for the murder of James Byars, the husband of the wo man, was commenced Tuesday and went to the jury yesterday at 1.30. About five o’clock the jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter as to Cook and not guiltv ?.s to the wo man. This was one of the most sen sational cases in the history of Cher okee county. Madison Cook, who is yet a young man. was charged with the murder of James Byars, supposedly a close friend. Leonora Byars, wife of the deceased, was also indicted on the charge of murder. The alleged murder occurred on No vember Hth in the tipper part of the county. The prosecution alleged that it was to the interests of Coob ana Mrs. Byars that Byars he out of the wav and that his death was the result of a conspiracy between the two. Many witnesses were sworn and the entire day Wednesday was taken up with the numerous witnesses sworn. Yesterday was taken up with argu ment. The prosecution was represented by Solicitor T. S. Sease, assisted bv Capt. J. B. Bell. The defense was repre sented by Butler & Osborne. Presentment of Grand Jury. The following is the presentment of the grand jury which was returned Wednesday after which this body was discharged: State of South Carolina, County of Cherokee. To His Honor Geo. E. Prince Presiding Judge: The grand jury begs leave to make this, its report: 1st. \Ye have acted upon all bills handed us by the solicitor. 2nd. We have appointed commit tees to visit the jail and county parish, and they reported that thev found the jail neatly kept and in very good condition. Also they found the coun tv parish in very good condition, but recommend that the county super visor furnish the keeper of the parish proper disinfectants for use if deemed necessary. The following parties are reported to us as living in adultery, to wit: Lewis Henderson .and Sallie Gordon, with t-he following witnesses: Walt Gossett. Wright Jolly, Holden Spen cer. Mary Humphries. Smith Petty, Dock- Huskey and Sally Camp . We recommend that thev be dealt with ac cording to law. On account of time we decided not to attempt to examine the different county offices at this term, having made short reports on same at the spring term, and we have anpointed a, committee from our number to make a thorougih examination of all offices and county affairs by the next term of court, and ask the court to allow said committee to employ an expert or experts to assist them in said inves tigation. We thank His Honor the Presiding Judf , e and the solicitor and court offi cial's for courtesies extended us during the term. Respectfully submitted. C. F. Inman, Foreman. ‘ NEWS ITEMS A NEWSY LETTER OF LOCAL INTEREST. FROM WILKINSVILLE. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER- OKIE Recent Happenings In and Around tho City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local News Editor. The weather report for today reads: fair. The cotton market yesterday was 10.80. A cotton bloom was received at this riffice yesterday from Mr. J. D. Jeffer ies, Jr., of Asbury. The fourth of July is only four days from today. Let everybody get busv and help make the local celebra tion a success. Charley McBrayer. of Blacksburg, one of Cherokee’s most industrious colored farmers, brought a cotton bloom to this office yestqrday. S. J. Lipscomb, who is a tenant on the plantation of Mr. J. M. Phillips, on Broad river, sent The Ledger the first cotton bloom of the season Wednes day. The Cherokee county cotton associ ation will meet in the city hall on Sat- urdav morning. The meeting is an important one. with business of im portance to be transacted. The Acme Furniture company, now occupying quarters on Granard street, will in the. near future move to the stand on Limestone street now occu pied by J. F. Finck-en. The city authorities have opened up Limestone street through the Thomp son property near the old “home place.” thereby conveniencing a large share of travel and placing on the market some desirable lots. Three more cotton blooms arrived at The Ledger office yesterday from Cherokee planters. N. S. Allison. J. T. Humphries and J. A. Carroll all con tributed blooms to be numbered among the first of the season. The residence of Mrs. L. V. Gaffney, on Granard street, has been given a coat of paint and is now one of the handsomest houses in the city. The work was done by the local painters, Coyle & Hause. The city authorities have commenc ed the boring of a new artesian well. Already considerable progress has been made. The work is under the management of Dr. W. B. DuPre, city electrical superintendant. The spot chosen is in the rear of the city hall, adjoining the city nark. Dr. J. F. Garrett in stepping from the street to the sidewalk in front of the Merchants Grocery Company’s new f building Wednesday, had the mis fortune to sprain his right ankle. The ankle Is giving the Doctor a great deal of discomfort and will probably lay him up for a short while. A reward of $50 has been offered in another column of this issue of The Ledger for the arrest of Frank Young. The money has been deposited in the bank of Blacksburg. Young w r as from near that place and is wanted for the murder of his wife. He has been re ported seen recently in the neighbor hood of the crime. , John Blackwood, an energetic Cher okee farmer, up to this year has never MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of that Section. Wilkinsville. June 26,-^Mr. William neral of Mr. Joe Mitchell at Salem last Sabbath. Supervisor Wm. Phi.lips has posted a notice on the bridge at Thomson’s mil) forbidding rapid driving or riding over It Find warn- people of the danger Mr. Wm. G. Fowler, who has been sick for a long time, is able to be up and about, but he is still quite weak. A large number of the friends and acquaintances of Mr. Newton G. Little john would be glad to see bis name announced as a candidate for the leg islature. Those who know him best know he would make an exemplary member and one of which the county would otherwise be proud. Mr Janies Garner speaks of having a nicnic at Thomson s mill and there will nerhaps be one at Dawkin’s mill or near there, to which the candidates win be Invited. It’s very gratifying to us to hear those w'ho have bought and read Gor don’s Reminiscence's of the Civil War Joseph Washington Mitchell, to whom we referred in our last letter, died at his home near this place, in York county, last Saturday at 8 o'clock P. M. and was buried at Salem on Sabbath. I Rev. J. C. Counts, of the M. E. church, express themselves about the book, conducted the funeral exercises. For Of the two hund’-ed copies we have a long time be had been suffering with j sold we have vet to hear the first com a complication of diseases arising from stomach trouble, which finally resulted in .a complete wearing out of the physical man. Everything that could be done for him was done. His disease from the first baffled medical skill and after all he was forced to TILLMAN WON’T JOIN CAMPAIGN, THE SENATOR KNOCKS NEWSPAPERS. THE H e Win Accept Invitations to Picnict and Win Certainly be at Sandy Flat Gathering, (Charlotte News.) Senator Tillman has decided not to join the regular campaign party which is now touring the State. Instead he says he will take a much needed rest at his home, responding to invitations to speak at picnics and other special open air meetings. He sends the fol-. lowing to The News: Fellow Citizens: The orimary system of the Demo cratic party in South Carolina is very largely W own work. The canvass of the candidates from county to coun ty. seeking office, discussing issues bor. and a high toned. public-spirited citizen. The sick and suffering were lie mention. It was characteristic of the man. While he may not have made that public profession of relig ion which the Divine command en joins. yet when weighed in the scales of infinite justice (as it will be) his plaint. This commendation of the work is worth more to us than the meagre sum we get for distributing the books. We have several copies yet to deliver and then we will file the list of our patrons with the family of General Gordon. succumb to the k-ing of terrors. No Enly Good, one of ouv colored farm- ^ and letting the people meet thejn face one who knew him could truthfullv : ers, who, like most of us has had some I to face is an essential and very valu- sa .* Joe Mitchell didn’t possess some , grass in his crop, says he has it clean- | able feature of our political machin- noble traits of character. No man of j ed out now. j ery. The daily papers have always op- his means did more for the welfare of i Rev. R. T. Liston, who has been posed this program because it boke his country. He was a kind father, away from home for some time, did ; up the old system under which the an affectionate husband, a good neigh- not preach at Salem last Sabbath, and ’editors of these papers exercised im- the installation of the newly elected mense power and in a measure dictat- deacons has been postponed until the ed our politics. Unable to get the objects of his care. His ministrations fourth Sabbath in next month. j Constitution changed so as to do away at the bedside of those who needed 1 Mr. Zannie Sellers, of Pacolet. was ■ with this State campaign, they have his help and attention are too well | at Asbury last Sabbath. hit upon a device of rendering it inop- known and understood to call for pub- Mr. Morgan Millwood, our prize j erative and largely nugatory by giv- •ivatermelon grower, will soon have j ing very meager, unimportant and of- some on the market. ! ten garbled accounts of the speeches. Today is the forty-fourth anniversa-; The people being told that the candi- rv of the opening of the "Seven days tlates are saying nothing, do not turn battle'' around Richmond, which re- i oat to the meetings and this makes suited in one of the greatest achieve- the plan a failure because th a ueole love for his fellow man and neighbors ) meats of the awny of Northern Virgin- i ffo not see or hear the men who want will not he found wanting, as we fear 'a am 1 made Robert E. Le e the peer of their votes and the newspaners ac- anv military commander the world has complish their purpose of controlling ev-- produced. our politics. The meetings are ren- A man with a prophetic eye to bus- tiered ridiculous by the short time iness has selected Hickory Grove as I S ive n t0 an J' candidate in which to will he the case with many who have. When .anyone was very sick and Joe Mitchell could he procured as a nurse the fears of the family and physician were practically at an end. With him it was a labor of love to relieve the sick. Well could he have said, with Alexander Pope in his. universal pray er: Teach me to feel'another's woe. To hide the faults I see; That merev I to others show. That mercy show to me. We spent Saturday night with Mr. Bert Porter and family, at their home at Dawkin’s mill, where we were most kindly treated and enjoyed some splen did music by his children. Mr. Brooks Porter and Misses Kizzie, Belle. Ber tha and Clarina. They carried .all the parts while Miss Kizzie performed on the organ. They are members of the Asbury Sunday school. At Asburv we met the largest con gregation it was ever our pleasure to meet there. They came from Gaffney, Jonesville. Pacolet and the whole countv between those points and Broad river. The morning hour was occupied by Rev. Dr. Childs, who preached a verv able sermon from Acts 26:24-25. After an hour’s intermission the con ventional exercises were resumed, but the threatening condition of the weath er and the prospect of a rain inter- ferred with the carrying out of the programme and the convention was. 2.30 o'clock P. M., adjourned to meet at Corinth on the fourth Sabbath in September next. The people of Asbury had prepared a royal entertainment for the convention and carried out their part of the programme to the de light of their guests. We have too of- one of the towns which the building : Present his views and make known his of a power dam at the foot of the qualifications. • The discussions in- Ninety-nine Islands will cause the erection of a manufacturing estab lishment which will prove of vast im portance to this country. Thirty years ago. when Gaffney’s stead of being educative, enabling the voter to select the candidate whose personality and platform are most to his liking, are farces. No man can do himself or any important subject jus- old field, as it was then called was lit- 1 tice in lhe 10 - 20 or 30 ml »u te s time tie more than a flag station. Col. Sam. ' alloted to nim under the plan now be* Jefferies, with that business sagacity inK carried out and something must characteristic of the man. looked . he ,lone to change this condition or down the vista of coming vears and r?o\ernment by newspapers will come told the writer that he expected to as;ain t0 slay - 1 have n0 huarrel with see it one of the foremost towns in ! the newspapers of our State, but noth-. the Piedmont belt. To prove his faith 5n b' ever broke up the old ring which in his own judgment he purchased ! governed the State prior to 1890 ex largely of the lands in and contigu- cept the Joint discussions between the ous to the present town, which he candidates for Governor, and nothing bought for a mere song, so to speak. ^*1 restore the conditions of ring rule What has been the result of his cal- so eas ilv a ud inevitably as to have dilations w e leave the judge for themselves. readers to •‘ i " ch rules aIld regulations as are now being carried out. Every candidate J. L. S. wants a hearing in every county, but -- he does not get ft and the people are MONEY ON HAND FOR SOLDIERS, i un willing to lose the day. especially ' when they are busy i n their farms, Capt. Courtney Much Better—Dispen- 1{ stening to the kind of speeches that ser Was Converted. are being made and no other kind can Columbia, June 27.-The adjutant' U ? der ci 1 r ^ um8tanc e8. general's office received a letter from ' , ere A r u abou £ 2 ? caudlda tes. leav- the War Department saving that the ’ ^ h \ Ve n ° opDositioa tiQA.tA — , . . land who, therefore, have no need to ten spoken of the Asbury people and General Frost is the 1 - hognitality to repeat it again. Suffice it to say that an abundance of raised corn. This year, however, he j d *nncr was on the ground and all has planted quite a number of acres I were invited to eat If a personal ref- w|th thf* grain and has a fine crop. erence is " ot ou t of order wr> will Dick Hughes is overjoyed at his ma he one. While the good ladies were friend's return to the fold and tells ^reading out the contents of their him daily that the fine crop of corn w<d * filled baskets, trunks and boxes, preparatory to opening the abundant $18,000 which General Frost ask^l ! ' inereior e- nave no nee Szz %»z; This Mil afford £ ”■ v':e/r r i ?t - - e /J, 1 wouId be unjust to the others if I were in harleston to- no t limited. I therefore have decided day, A special from the Baltimore News that I will attend none of the State campaign meetings, unless specially dition of ranrqin \ k '’‘‘ ' invited to do so by the countv execu- is,, f °i “fbSfl ‘ff I f St'speech "at SzMy'fM. — or oar, E g"", MM spells corn bread in abundance. The new store of J. F. Fincken. on Frederick street, which has been in the course of construction for some time, has just been completed Fincken is now makin« r preparations for moving his large stock and heavy grovories from stand into the new store. Th Mon is an idea! one for an ti grocery store. j bering that Napoiean 'sald. T; 01)ed‘ience j itv to‘the hospital"’ 1 ‘' in C1 ° Se proX,m ‘ t ‘ 1 ® Presence of such other officials There was a small wreck the latter i 1°, 0 "' el '». 1 " 'I* »«• “X I'ishest d„ty ■ Tlntmonsvllte has no short dispen- SJwliitS” “ Zneilf “rS.!™ part of last week on the Southern’s of t sold it r ' If to ,K * captured by : ser. or dispensary, hut D “ U -®’ A momf - nt » reflection ~ distinguished rival of the powerful derrick. newspaper. A colored team from Shelby and the .. crack colored team of this city met at j the convention we to thank them. Miss Lucv Littlejohn : He W converted various persons at ‘ b ’ U ‘ ^ ' ,0 n ° ROod aml win muke performed on the organ. I n behalf of I Timmonsville. including'the dispenser !'had rmhe^dew Val " able Mn,e which courts for a settlement. The place where Gore was dressed resembled n slaughter pen. as great pools of blood were visible in several places. Fowlep is somewhat bruised up but nothing like Gore. We get these facts from eye witnesses who saw the bat tle which lastfed only about ten minu tes. Gibson and Horn are mill opera tives at Pacolet while Fowler and Gore are farmers of this neighbor- Tiood. This trouble is very much regret ted by all our people and more espe cially by the relatives and friends of the ones engaged in the fight. We wish Gore a speedv recovery. • C. Castro has decided to take the Vene zuelan bull by the horns again July 5th. Hampshire, we find it the best medi cine in the world for coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and all lung dis-; eases. Guaranteed at Cherokee Drug Co., Druggists. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. c,«vk emoreu ream or this city met at | the convention we are also authorized Mr. W. B. White who has fonhwith I ‘“0^' ueVOt £ and rwup - Jefferies Park on Wednesday after- ( to thank the Asburv people for their resigned. At least that Is tS infor- tho , £1, ft .i/"' l lar <* winter g work noon i n a spirited game of ball. Don’t be fooled and made to believe that rheumatism can be cured with local appliances. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea is the only positive cure for rheumatism. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Gaffney Drug Co Display of Woolen Suitings. The greatest display of fine fall aud winter Woolen Suitings ever shown in Gaffney. Suits and trousers made to measure. A fit guaranteed. June 26, 27. 28 and 29. W. C. Carpenter. . 1. j signed. At least that is tW infor- ball- The hospitality and the kind invitation to mation that has reached the State rlfrLv 1 d n \ vi ? to, 7, for ,h * ; attend thf,| r Children’s Day. for which board about th.. matter and an inspec- name by* ha?S .^ ho jU8 J ,fl «0 the,r We ^speak a full house of attentive tor is to go there in a few days and name b> batting in fourteen runs hearers. transfer the stock ro Mr a,./.- The PI ' d ‘‘ rlv (in,te a storm of wind, with some cessor. because Mr. White, since his ^“ d “P t b ,°. th Gaffney and Shelby rain and hail, passed over th' Thom- resignation, has not wanted to touch negroes uas the source of much com- son min section last Saturday even- the thing at all. ing. It extended as far as Mr. Jack — Kendrick's and blew down trees, but An Alarming Situation | did no serious damage. Mrs. Amanda clogged bowels and torpid liver, until ment. The colored baseball team of the city is under the supervision of James Miller and Butler Dawkins, who assure patrons of the game that any one wishing to attend may do so with out any discomfort. A commodious grandstand is now j n course of con struction at the grounds. TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it failg to ewe. B. W. OROVBT sig nature >• on each box. tie. Oo. U*e and daughter. Miss Dorethea. and constipation becomes chronic. This little grand son. Arthur, were caught condition is unknown to those who in It and took refuge in the bridge at use Dr. King’s New Life Pills the Thompson’s mill, where they were best and gentlest regulators of Stom- nicelj protected The hall and wind ach and Bowels. Guaranteed bv Cher- cut the twigs of the willow’s and cov- | okee Drug Co., druggists Price ‘>iic ered the approaches with leaves. I , uru^gisis. race -oc. Mrs. Mamie Strain and children vis-, A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Red her aunt Mrs Clemmle Eaves, on Itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding MrB dK w A 8, Tv at 'i lr . da #' M-Vi o. Plie8 - Dn, 8«l*t» AW authorized to re Mrs. W. A. Donald, of White Plains,; fund money If PAZO OINTMBNT and son. W ebster. aUended We fu-' falls to cure In 6 to 14 day*. Me. than follow the campaign as if is be ing conducted. Mr. Lumpkin will be at liberty to tel) the people all about national issues that I do not know, while I will tell the people about •State affairs and how they have been mismanaged and how they ought to be reformed. At this time I hav? only two engagements in tlv* State, one at Sandv lat, in Greenville county, on July 7th, and one at Elloree, in Orangeburg county, on July Hth. the place where I made my second speech in the State. As soon as I have ar ranged a schedule of meetings I will announce the dates and plac >s and I shall hope to make the meetings thus arranged both Instructive and satis factory to those who may attend them. I shall be obliged If all weekly pa pers in the State will copy. B. R. TILLMAN.