The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 17, 1906, Image 1
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GAFFNEY, 8. C.. TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1906.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER-
OK E
Recent Happenings In and Around
the City and Other Events Gather.
ed by the Local News Editor.
Attention is called to the change of
date of the county campaign meeting
at Wilkinsville, which notice will be
found in another column.
Painters are painting the house
of Dr. J. F. Garrett, corner Buford
and Limestone streets. When finish
ed the house will be occupied by Mrs.
Edna Harris.
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Mr. Claude Sparks has resigned his
position as salesman with Carroll &
Byers and will turn his attention to
other lines. His m&n/ friends in
Gaffney will be nleased to know that
he Is still to make this city his home.
Barnett Lipscomb, who has been at
work for an oil company in Cowpens.
has returned to Gaffney and accepted
a position with the Victor Cotton Oil
Company, of this city. Mr. Lipscomb
is an experienced man in the cotton
oil business.
Pastor Harper, of the Ruford Street
Methodist church, and Pastor Powell,
of the Limestone Str- ei Methodist
church."exchanged oulrdts Sunday cv-
.eninr:. Pew Mr. Harper preaching at
Lime-ton^ S'reet church und Rev. Mr.
Powel! a r Ho ford Street church.
Dr. A. M. Sinuus delivered a talk
to the v'-mg men of the city in the
First Baptist church Sunday evening.
Notwithstanding the inrknneucy of
the weather a large number were
present to enjoy the able remarks of
Dr. Simms.
'The flying jenny has arrived from
Newberry and the owners expect to
install It in a few days in Gaffney.
It will probably remain in the city
for some time, as it is immensely’
popular and Its arrival will hailed
with delight.
One of the Largest crowds ever
congregated at Irene Park gathered
at this beautiful spot on Friday even
ing to enjoy the music of the local or
chestra and string band. The music
was excellent and was mheh enjoyed
by the large crowd in attendance.
The Senior Epworth League of the
Buford Street Methodist church will
meet in a devotional meeting at the
church next. Sundav afternoon July
22nd, and in a missionary mo -ting at
the residence of Mr. It. A. Jones oa
Tuesday night. July 24th. All mem
bers are urged to he present at both
meetings.
James Miller and Butler Dawkins,
who are making extensive improve
ments in the ball ground at Jefferies
Park, have added a racetrack and will
soon have a nark for gala events. A
big day for the colored people will be
observed at this park in a few days,
when, besides two ball games, other
events of Interest will take place.
Gresham Morgan, aged twelve, suf
fered the breaking of an arm while
playing on a railroad trestle near the
Gaffney Manufacturing Company on
Sunday. The hurt Is a very painful
one, but owing to speedy medical at
tention it is not thought that it will
result seriously.
Mr. Charles D. Kirby, of this city,
who has been connected with the dry
goods department of the Lumbar Min
eral Company, of Hot Springs. N. C.,
tor the past three years, hag returned
to Gaffney and accepted a position
with Carroll & Byers. He will be
pleased to see his old friends at any
time.
Duffy Parris, who is employed In
the limestone Mills, suffered an un
fortunate accident Saturday while en
gaged In his usual duties. As a re
sult of the accident Mr. Parris will
loose several fingers and suffered se
vere bruises on others. Considering
the extent of his injuries he is doing
as well as could be expected.
One of the many trains loaded with
fruit that go north dally, killed a small
negro boy Saturday between Gaffney
and Blacksburg. The bov w«tc about
twelve years of age and w r as named
Jefferies. Details are meagre and
further than his name little can be
learned of the accident. It Is ru
mored that the boy was in search of
a number of cows when he met his
untimely end. The train was running
as fourth thirty-six and was in charge
of Engineer Gaffney. Coroner J V.
Vlnesett went to the scene but an in
quest was not deemed necessary. Mr.
Vlnesett informed a Ledger man that
the bov must have been asleep on the
track.
Ik e Lyerly, His Wif e and Two Child
ren Murdered ag they Slept.
Greensboro. N. C.. July
the most horrible tragedies in
tory of Rowan county occurred near
Barber’s Junction, .about forty miles
from this city, this morning. Be
tween tlie hours of 1 and 2 o’clock
an unknown person or persons en
tered the home of Ibe Lyerly, a w’ell
known farmer, while its occupants
were asleep, killing Mr. Lyerly, his
wife and two of the youngest child
ren and fatally wounding the third.
The parents and the three children
were sleeping in the front room on
the first floor, there being two elder
daughters sleeping up stairs, who
were unmolested and were awakened
by the smoke and flames from below.
Th- girls descended the stairs to
awaken their father and mother. On
reaching their room they beheld their
father and mother and the three
youngest children lying on the bed,
their heads were crushed and their
faces badly disfigured.
The two older daughters. Mary and
Addle, aged eighteen and sixteen re
spectively. managed to carry the dead
bodies from the house and extinguish
the flames. Then they ran to the
nearest neighbor. W. B. Barbers, and
t"hl the story of the awful tragedy.
There being no officers of the law at
that place, R. R.| Mulliken, train dis
patcher on duty st that hour, was no
tified and promptly wired the news
to the sheriff at. Salisbury, who stall
ed with bloodhounds aud a posse of
armed men. Blodhounds wore also
sent irom Winston-Salem to assist in
the pursuit of the guilty.
Mr. Lyerly was a highly respected
citiron and weh connected and it is
inconceivable that any one should
,-iv,* anvtlii, ;< a r. a Inst him or his fam
ily.
Tbr.v i.■:k'"0o men nml a n-egro wo
man—George Erwin. Jack Dillinyhatn
and Mitchel Graham and Lis wife—
have been arrested and imt it jad at
Salisbury on suspicion of com .I’city
in the ease.
Excitement is intense in th * n ■ a-
borhood and there is talk of IvncMn?,
if the criminals arc caught.
Charged With the Crime.
Charlotte, N. C.. July 14.—Sheriff
Julian, of Rowan county, tonight
brought to this city for safe keeping.
Neal Gillespie, his son. John Gilles
pie. Jack Dillingham and wife. George
Ervin and Henry I-<ee. colored, charg
ed With the murder of Isaac Lyerly.
his wife aod two children near Bar
ber's Junction laat o.ght. There was
nothing to Indicate a lynching at
Salisbury, but the sheriff thought best
to move the prisoners. The coroner's
Jury tonight fastened the crime upon
all the prlsonese.
A Birthday Dinner.
0'lltor Ledger:—For the past two
weeks the children of our good friend,
Mr. James Marlon Swofford. have
been quietly making preparations to
give him a “surprise birthday dinuer"
on his fifE'-seventh birthday, winch
came on July 15th.
The weather was somewhat inclem
ent in the forenoon, but by 10 o’clock
the fiun shone out. brightly and Mr.
S wofford said to hi a good wife: ‘ I
think you had better get all the child
ren ready and let's all go to church.”
That was just what site was wanting
him to sav and she told him that ihey
wer c all about ready. Mrs. 8wofford
had sent out invitations to all the
children and grand-children to bring
dinim v and try to get there as nearly
at 11 o’clock as possible. The child
ren all came in -about that time, and
while Mr. and Mrs. Swofford were at
church thev built a large table out
under the large shady trees, and all
spread thoir dinner out together.
They bad invited many of sheir
friends and neighbors also, who came
from church with them with well
filled baskets of dinner. As they
drove up the hill to the house from
dbureh what should the “old man’'
ee# but a large table built out in the
yard all covered with the nicest vi
ands that the human eye could ex
pect to find. There, too, he saw all
of his children; all of his brothers;
all of his sisters; and all of his grand
children.
As he went to get out of hie buggy
he said to his wife, “What does all
this mean?” and she told him the se
cret: “This is a family reunion we
liave surprised you with todfiy.”
“Well, well.” he said, “I am certainly
gladly surprised.”
Messrs. Bob and Jim Swofford, of
Gaffney, were the masters of cer
emonies. They got the crowd togeth
er and all partook of one of the nicest
and largest dinners that has been in
this section of our county.
When the children and grand-child
ren ail got around the table one could
see that Mr. Swofford was so filled
with emotion that tears came into his
eyes. He had never seen them all to
gether before. Mr. Swofford has been
married three times; has thirteen
children, two of whom are dead and
eleven living. The names of the
children are: Mrs. Etta Wood (dead),
Mrs. Virgil McCraw, Mrs. Clingmon
Wood. Mr. Robert, Mr. James, Jr.,
Mrs. Corah Hopper, Forest, Lester,
Charley. Grady (dead), Miss Moree,
Masters Arthur and Albert Swofford.
There were just one hundred pres
ent at the table and all were filled,
and there were more than twelve
baskets left.
After dinner was over all the young
people went into the parlor and had
some nice music. Miss Edna Elmore
and Miss Pearl Huskey furnished
the Instrumental music.
Miss Edith Rogers, from Gaffney,
was among the number present at the
dinner.
Mr. “Billy" Wood and family, also
from Gaffney, were present.
Two of Mr. Swofford's brothers and
quite a number of his friends from
Cowpenn were also present Rev. C.
F. Pelmet, of Converse, was there,
too
Everybody present seemed to en
joy th-' day immensely in every sense
of the word. We all wish Mr. Swof
ford much good luck and health, and
many more birthday dinners like that
one.
Visitor.
Gaffney. B. C.. July 16.
SHERIFF AVERTS LYNCHING.
Laurens Neqro Taken From Mob and
Put j n State Prison.
Laurens. July 14.—By promnt act-,
ion of Sheriff Thomas J. Duckett, of
Laurens, and his deputy, A. R Sulll-1
van, a lynching was narrowly averted j
late yesterday evening in that county.
The story is a hideous one. almost
unbelievable in this day and time.
The c-ime of which the creature upon
whom the mob sought to wreak their
terrible vengeance was accused of a
deed almost too horrible to conceive.
From the facts that can be gathered,
Charley Kennedy, a negro aged about
fifty years, and of diabolical counte
nance, having only one eye, was a
laborer on the farm of a well-to-do
and respected family in Laurens
county.
The negro had lived with this fam
ily for ten years and was a trusted
man. But, as In the Aiken case, the
o’ber day, the brute nature finally as
serted itself, the victim this time be-
ine a daughter of the household, aged
thirty-one years, and said to be weak-
minded.
Fourteen weeks ago a child was
born to this woman and soon after
wards she was placed In the State
hospital for the insane in Columbia.
The child was sent to Agusta, Ga.,
and cared for there in a foundling
home.
The birth of this child became
known, to an extent, in the Pea
Ridge section, a district about five
miles from Laurens, and flvo well
known white men of that acction
went to Augusta to see th* child, it
was proven beyond a doubt that ibe
Infant was well saturated with negro
blood and its paternity was definitely
established, it is said. Lately, it is
snbj. the Buvvnal -ndent of that ia.-G i
fntw* has v. ritten th. 1 ' Its pr .senco i
in the borne !: 1 the greatest
f o .>i\
During the la-» fo. days there has !
l een much agitati on in the Pea Ukiso ,
^ ni and the negro was pursued.
He was caught at Whitmire's on Fri-
d v night an-! oarried back to a house
n >ar where he had lived. It develop
ed that he had been living, since the
ffair. only about two miles from the
farm, where the tragedy occurred.
The lynching was to have been car
ried out at fi o’clock yesterday aftter-
noon. For some reason it was post
poned and the sheriff, receiving word
of it forty minutes from the time for
which it was set, went at once to the
bom;! with his deputy and found the-
imgro bound aad waiting his doom.
There were about seventy-five men
present, but curiously enough there
is said to have oe a little resistance
t«* the Ue v.alked quietly In
to the boose, broke the lock of a trace
chain which was tied about the ne
gro’s neck, and took him away. He
was taken to Columbia on the Colum
bia. Newberry and Laurens train and
was placed in the State prison last
night for safe keeping.
Inquiry was made at the State hos-
t Ual for the insane last night, and
the usual conservative answer was
given. There is said to he a itathml
in the hospital, gent there from the
up-country, concerning whom there
are rumors of a peculiar nature, but
the identity of the two women could
not be connected positively.
The woman in the case has an aged
fathe- and two or three brothers, but
it is said that nothing had been done
towards wreaking vengeance on the
wretch up to the time he was taken
at Whitmire’s.
Kennedy was a negro without a
good reputation among his own color.
He had frequent encounters with
them and was generally regarded
among them as a bully.
GEORGE SHAVER SENTENCED.
Gets Term of One Year and Fine of
Five Hundred Dollars.
Spartanburg, July 13.—George Sha
ver, who was yesterday convicted up
on a combined charge of perjury and
marrying a girl under age, was sen
tenced this morning by Judge George
B. Prince. For perjury Shaver receiv
ed imprisonment of one year and a
fine of $100. For marrying a girl un
der age the sentence was five years
or $400.
At the habeas coqpus proceedings
held this morning before Judge D. E.
Hydrick at chambers the custody of
the 13-year-old girl was given to her
father. Mr. J. S. Mosseller, of Ashe
ville. The girl did not want to return
home with her father, but was ad
vised to do so by all who were pres
ent. The father was determined to
earry her home and she finally con
sented to go with tim. Mr. and Mrs.
Mosseller and the virl. Pearl, left on
the afternoon train for Asheville.
Shaver is in jail, no announcement
having been made yet as to whether
there win be a motion for a new trial
or an appeal taken to the supreme
court.
The Shaver case was an instance of
swift justice which is meted out In
Spartanburg. Shaver arrived in the
city on Saturday, June 30, and married
the girl. Mr. Mosseller was in the
citv a few days later and Sharer's
troubles commenced. On July 12 he
’-a* convicted and was sentenced to
day. lacking one day of being two
weeks since ke arrived in the city
with the fir1_ .
Change ef Campaign Meetings
At the request of the member of the
executive committee from Wilkins
ville. I have changed the date and
place of meeting fer the first ram*
palgn meeting from Wilkinsville to
Hughes’ Springs. August Uh. instead
of Auguat 6th.
J. B. Bell,
.. County Chairman.
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM WILKINSVILLE:
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop
ular People and Short Items of
that Section. ,
WilktasvlUe, July 12.—On the
fourth Sabbath of this month (the
22nd Inst.,) the meeting will begin at
Salem and continue Into the follow
ing week. Who will assist Rev. -R. T.
Liston in the meeting we are not yet
able to say, neither do we know how
long it will continue. But we trust
It mav continue till and include the
fifth Sabbath, also we expect, among
others who will preach during the
series of meetings. Rev. Frank D.
Hunt, of Greenville. He promised
nearly two years ago (when he was
here at Presbytery) that if he ever
got a chance he was coming to preach
to the people of Salem.
Now is your time Bro. Hunt. Bro.
Li'iton will be glad to have you. So
come right along. Rev. Mr. Hunt
preached while here at Presbytery,
and our people, inespeetive of deno
minations. were almost carried away
■.vii.'i him. So much so that a good
M_'t,hodi>:t lady who entertained him
at h-T Jiome during th *. presbytery
“1 have the best prencl: -r i:i j
. crowd.” ;
; bo?<» who have th • work near*»-t at .
• art r detefoLne i by the h«*ln and j
: '."Co of God to ’mike the Pentecos- j
a meeting—something this country
is and needs badly from eeutre to |
citcumference, j
A'hlle ours is perhaps no worse
than other communities, are b7
no means as good as we ought to be.
aed must be, if the ice burgs that
obstruct the pathway of spiritual
blessings are ever gotten out of the
way.
Your correspondent is requested
and authorized to extend a cordial in-
v ation to people of other denomina-
tLous to attend every service if possi
ble, and to feel ?t home while doing
so. What our churches (and most,
if not all the other churches) needs
is a reconsecratiou of Its membership.
This is more important than the ad-
?»)on of new members.
the San Francisco disaster, for which
he has the agency.
We took dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
P .S. Webber last Wednesday.
Air. II. B. McDaniel, who has been
on ihe sick list and uuable to do much
work for some time, is much better.
Mr. W. G. Fowler has about re
covered from his spell of sickness.
Crops are growing finely now’ since
the rains have come.
Farmers have sow’n a large crop of
peas and they ar» up.
* No one has threshed wheat in this
community yet that we know of.
The candidates haven’t got around
yot—many of them. They had bet
ter not bother farmers until they get
through their crops if they want their
votes.
There are some cases of chills in
this community. It’ s early for them
to start, too.
Our neighbors over the Broad who
sold their cotton last week are deliv
ering It at Hickory Grove this week.
Some of those who held cotton for
fifteen cents say that they will uot do
so any more when they are offered a
fair price for it. One farmer says he
lost one hundred dollars on his crop.
We don’t know the basis of his calcu
lation. whether it is on what he could
have got or what he wanted to get.
We expect, however, it was the latter
—It’s much more reasonable.
Mrs. J. L. S. has a nice present
sent her by her niece, Mrs. Mary
Estes, of Brookston, Texas, w’bich she
prizes very highly. It’s a r^edla
worked collar, which shows Mrs. Es
tes to be a master mechanic in this
department of domestic housewifery.
Mrs. S. is a very popular lady. She
b.xs a host of friends among the best
of poop! . who a o c mstantly inviting
her to visit them. If sb • hadn’t such
a poor excuse lor a husband to take
wit i her might ga oftener. We
‘v.y \ h ove’ *r, one -consolation—she’&
not ; orji • woman in that fix.
J. L. S.
$1.00 A YEAR.
FROM NOXAPATER, MISS.
CHILDREN'S DAY AT GOUCHER.
i A Larye Crowd Present and A Fine
Program Presented.
It would seem that the elements
form a conspiracy in opposition to
Children's Day exercises in Cherokee,
as Sunday dawned with every indica-
tioR of early rain, which fear was
soon justified, as rain began falling
before the time for the opening of
thy exercises at Goucher arrived.
Nothing daunted by contrary weath
er. an immense crowd began to flock
to Goucher and continued to come,
rain or no rain. A large number
from Gaffney attended and all report
the best kind of time.
- - — Dinner w r as
| served on the grounds, which was a
The people of Wilkinsville are look- p lr * °* ff’Ogi’am not to U: neg-
i ing forward to the county campaign | ‘^ c t e< h The dinner was. of course, all
which will be held there on the 6th ’ af - cotod possibly be imagined, as
dav of August. They expected to 1 p° uc her people would stand for noth-
have an old time picnic with lots to ' lnp ‘ e ^ se - The exercises as a whole
1 were a complete suceess and this will
go down as one of the most success
ful events of its kind in Cherokee
county. The program was as fol
lows:
PROGRAMME.
Marching—Song, “Bringing in the
Sheaves.”
Scripturo reading; school standing.
Prayer, Ify Rev. F. C. Hicksop.
Song.
Opening address, by Carvill© Chalk.
Song. “Warmest Welcome,” by the
choir.
Scripture reading, by school.
Song, “Leaning on the Everlasting
Arms.”
Recitation, by Lucile Bonner.
Recitation, by Victor Smith.
Recitation, by Paul Littlejohn,
Amanda Horn, Charles Brown, Lora
Guthrie, Horace Brown, Pearl Lip
scomb, Claude Guthrie, May Belle
Pierce and Arthur Littlejohn,
Song. “Jesus Loves Me.”
Recitation, by Ernest Horn, Virgil
Smith and George Goforth.
Recitation, by Johnny Brown and
Brady Green.
Recitation, by Lucile Spake.
Motion Song, by children.
Recitation, by Mattie Fowler.
Recitation, by Carrie Goforth. Eu
nice Smith, Johnnie Burgess and Leila
Goforth.
Recitation, by Broadus Lipscomb.
Song, “Dare and Do," by children.
Recitation, by Pearl Lipscomb.
Recitation, by Hotrie Guthrie, Grace
Lipscomb, Lois Fowler, Lola Smith
and Winnie Smith.
Recitation, by Ella Lipscomb.
Soag, “Lift Away the Shadows.”
Recitation, by Clarence Guthrie,
Thomas Bonner, Della Thomas and
Boyd Littlejohn.
Recitation, by Lois Fowler.
Recitation, by Leila Guthrie.
Song, “Sunshine.”
Recitation, by Julia Mathis.
Recitation, by Eva Green, Myrtle
Littlejohn and Minnie Smith.
Emblamatic piece, “Homeward
Bound.”
Quartette, “When the Ransomed
Get Home.”
Collection.
Closing hymn, "Praise God from
Whom All Blessings Flow."
oat aud plenty of good water to
driuk. The ladies aro requested t6
come and bring their baskets, fee*
their friends' and otherwise cheer the
occab. m with their presence and
smiles. We expect some, if uot all
the congressional candidates to be
there. They have been invited.
Mr. Morgan Millwood says he can’t
supply the market with watermelons
this year. We have heard Morg talk
before. He never has any melons to
let him tell it bat he is there all the
same.
Miss Olive McDaniel, of Hickory
Grove, is visiting her relatives and
friends on this side of the river.
Next week, with good health and
seasons, farmers will finish up the
bulk of their work and be ready to
take the shade. They have had a
hard fight with “General Green.”
Archie Strain has been right sick
for several days. He has something
like chills working on him too. The
little sufferer has made a gallant
fight against the malady and this
morning it seems as if a brighter
future was opened up for him.
A young man in this neighborhood
speaks of writing Senator Tillman to
attend the barbecue and plcpic at
Thomson’s mill (if one comes off
there) and address the people of
Cherokee, York and .Union counties.
Perhaps Mf he would come he might
pour oil on the gudgeons of the jug
gernaut car while the boys would do
the “whoopin’ and hollerin’ and fitin,"
if necessary.
We met Dr. Tom Whitesides, of
Blacksburg last Tuesday. He was
down looking after his farming Inter
ests on Bullock’s creek, In York
county.
We acknowledge a kind invitation
to attend an Ice cream supper at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dock Webber
tomorrow evening. This Is one of the
popular social events of the day and
its generally a very pleasant occas
ion.
Rev. C. M. Teal preached at Abing
don Creek last Sabbath. On account
of sickness he was prevented from
filling his appointment there a month
ago. Mr. Teal has many good
friends among the members of other
denominations, me well ts his own
and he will always find the latch
string on the outside.
With the products of their otrdens.
orchards aad fields our friends hold
us In constant remembrance.
Mrs. Beatrice McCulloch and her
son Davis, of Texas, with her grand
son. Loyoe Estes, arrived this week
on a visit to their kindred and frienda
In South Carolina. They expect to
star two months.
Mr. Richard Whitesides, of Hick
ory Grove, lost a fine mule this week.
Mrs. W. C. Blackwell put up thirty*,
six cans of blackberries day before
yesterday, and other housewives are
doing the same kind of work. ..
Rev. T. 7. Boozer was in this neigh
borhood this week, delivering books—
•LAYS FAMILY WITH AN AXE.
Colleton County Farmer's Wild Deed
—Kills Wife and Four Children.
Charleston. July 12.—J. W. Irnegan,
a well-to-do white farmer of Colleton
county, today killed his life and four
children, braining them with an axe
at their home about twenty miles
from Walter boro. Ho then went to
a neighbor’s bouse and told of bis
deed. Neighbors brought him to the
Walterboro Jail.
Irnegan says he killed his famil/,
but does not know whv. He Is a
native of Sweden. Some years ago
he tried to cut his own throat and Is
believed to be Insane.
“Invalid” Writes Interestingly of the
People and Their Crops.
Dear Ledger:—I have been an in
valid for twenty months, but I am
thankful that I can be hauled around
and visit loved ones and kind friends.
I live one mile north of Noxapater, a •
new town on a new railroad.
The people have their crops nearly
ah laid by. The crons in this section
are good. We had a fine rain yester
day; the prospects are good for an
other today. Cotton and corn are
fine; the oat crop waa good; potatoes
and watermelons are looking good.
On Easter Sunday I went to see
Adolphus Price, in Nespober county,
and stayed two w’eekg with that good
man and his family. He Is a good
farmer and carpenter and la doing
well. He left South Carolina when a
bov of six years.
My next visit was to John Wesley
Lipscomb’s. He, too, moved from
South Carolina when a boy. I stayed
at his home three weeks. I found
him and his family doin'* well. They
treated me so kindly and nicely. I
regretted so much to leave their home
but I had to return. I then spent
two months at home.
My next visit to Mr. W. M. bridges,
who came for me Thursday, the 28th
of June. He and hD wife and one
child moved to Mississippi, about
three miles from Noxapater. a num
ber of years ago. Mr. Bridges has a
wife and six children. They gave me
a heatrv welcome at their home and
treated me very nicely. Mr. Bridges
has a good crop and a good garden.
They know just how to treat a sick
person at their homo. Thev have
plenty of everything around them to
makp up a hanpy life. He is a good
farmer, a carpenter and a brick ma-
k<‘U and brings money in on everv
baud. Ho and his family are doing
well .and have plenty of good things
to eat. Mat is a good cook and is
kind hearted, and she has smart chil
dren, who were kind to me. It pleases
a sick person to he treated with kind
ness und .sympathy. I thank the good
Lord that so much kindness has been
shown me in my sickness, to have
friends to help me ov*»- the trials of
life and make sunshine In mv soul.
God help all the good peonle aod help
the bad to get good, is my prayer.
Mr. Bridges and his two boys went
fishing the day 1 gi^t there Rama
Willie caught me some fish niy
appetite was good and j enjoyed
th*m. Their ta'A 1 ,^. was loaded with
such grind things as good tf a farmers
have: beans, cabbage, squashes, o"'
ions, cucumbers, potatoes, corn dodg
ers, biscuit, fried chicken, appp- pies,
blnekoerry pies, jelly. Jots o’ ood
milk and yellow butter. These things
were to ‘ e found on every table where
I went and are their common every
day meals.
My next visit. Mr. Eddie Price oame
in his surrev and took me to his home,
where I was treated with all the kind
ness that I could wish for. by himself
and his wife and children. I am glad
the good people in Mississippi know
how to raise their childre' to care
for the sick and respect the old. I
find them this way in many homes in
Mississippi. I spent the 4th of-July
with Mr. Eij^lie Price and found tha
first rip'' watermelon there. Mr. Price
has a good crop, but was needing rain.
We thought we would have a turkey
for dinner but Regimer desired to
have chick."ui fried and chicken pie.
She Is a fine cook and had a lot of
good things on her table. Mr. Price
is a good farmer and carpenter and a
good man and good provider. He
came from South Carolina when a
boy and he is doing well. He and
his wife and baby went to Louisville _
yesterday shopping. They all treated
me so nicely I regretted to leave their
home. I am proud of Mr. Price and
his family as they have always been
so thoughtful of me in my sickness.
I think we have a lot of good people
in and around Noxapater, Miss., to
visit and care for the sick. Mr. Price
and good wife carried me to see Mr.
Adolpus Lipscomb. He has slow fe
ver and has been sick six weeks. The
doctor thinhs the fever is almost
given way. Mr. Dilard Fulton and
three children have had slow fever.
The fever has left some of them.
There is no new iases that 1 know.
I made a short visit to Mr. Amoa
Taylor’s and enjoyed my visit with
them and was sorry I could stay no
longer. I regret my short stay with
with them. Mrs. Minnie tried to
cook too many good things for me,
but I enjoyed them so much. I waa
glad to meet Mrs. Cade with her nice
light bread and Minnie had lots of
good butter to go with It and plenty
of othi»r good things. I found all
with kind hearts full of love and cheer
for the sick. I waa glad to meet Mrs.
Dealer Parish. She la one of the
heat and moat thoughtful women In
Mississippi of the sick.
Mr. Taylor had pretty cotton but I
did not ace his corn but said It waa
pretty. Ha had nice fat hogs. He
and wife and four little girls were
getting on nicely.
Messrs. Marine Bridges and Wof
ford Price, of Cowpens, 8. C., made
their Noxapater relatives a visit
Christmas that made a lasting Impres
sion on the people here They seem
ed to like Mississippi and her people
fine. They had a host of kindred
that they had never met and they
would like for them to come again.
' Mr. Ed. Self and wlf” have moved
to Land, Mies.
I like to rend The ledger very
much.
Invalid.
Noxapater. Miss.. July 14. 19)6.
—Watch my window for bargains. . '■
W. J. Maness’s Cheap Store. 7-124L
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