The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 20, 1906, Image 1
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GAFFNEY. S C
r i ida'
JULY 2C, 1906.
$1.00 A YEAR.
FLORENCE GIVES !HE
CANOIDILTES A FEAST
lecislat lire r Mil reQuirins the secre-
f.»ry of State to Mvc a monthly ae
on 1111 i11;x of niouevis passin.? through
oilier, and another b’H putting un
der bond every e'erk in the State
lions:'.
Congressman J. U Mllerbe. as the
las* speaker, addressed his constitu-
CAMPAIGN PARTY TENDERED A ont.s ot Florence rount>.
BANQUET AND SMOKER.
Blease and Manning Ask Each Other
Questions and Mr. Jones Interrupts
Mr. Brunson.
Florence, July
ers. arriving in
thirty last night,
Station by a
Board of Trad*
17.—The campaign-
Florence at seven
were met at th£
committee from the
who ushered them in
to Gresham’s where an elegant sup
per was served.
The candidates and r 'porters are
being delightfully entertained as
guests of the Board of Trade at the
Central Hotel.
Last night at his beautiful home.
Senator .1 Willard Ragsdale gave a
very enjoyable smoker for the eMer-
tainmont of the candidates. Alto
gether. Florence iias been most hospi-
to
INFANT DIED IN QUEER WAY.
Said to Have been Scalded
Death.
Columbia. July 17—Nothing new
transpired todav in the case of the
deul negro baby found at 721 -Plain
street vesL rday afternoon by De
tective Broom and Deputy Sheriffs
Catheart and Thackam. Nettie
Brooks, the child's mother; her sis
ter, Annie Workman, and a darky
named Coleman Hollis, who reported
the matter to tit,- authorities, are all
in jail and will be held pending fur
ther investigation. Coroner Walker
will hold an inquest tonight.
Nettie Brooks, aged eighteen, came
to Columbia from Greenwood two
wtvks ago and on Saturday night or
Sunday morning gave birth to a child,
and if the charges alleged on circum
stantial evidence be true, with the as-
s:-dance of her sister. Annie Work-
nn. ‘-raided th* baby to death, after-
labh?
()
j
ie sIran
gors
w
i thin her
ward burying it
in a shallow hole un-
gate®
,ler their house.
seooped out with their
The
m
: ng was
held
in
tiie opera
1 mis. In some
■ wav it was disinter-
house,
j l
HI
J. \v.
Rags
da
le, presid-
re 1 after sever?
1 hours’ burial. Both
iua
the mother am:
her sister declare
Mr.
\Y
X. Jones
, h iv
in
j; finished
tha* the child
as still-born, hut there
his in'
p
•es^ing worl:
a i
the Cam-
is damaging evi
donee to the contrary.
ta], wi
1 2
II!
es nt at
toda
meeting.
Coleman Hollis
is held because the
Mr. G.
1,.
\\
al kor st
•ongl:
a
®saile I tiie
■•'oman alleges
that the child’s still-
poliev
ot
the pro
<"ii
e(
i int rdier.
hirtli was caused by a blow from him.
lie sa 1
(1
M
■. Jones
shot!
d
not come
Nothing new
has come up in con-
before
th
e
people 1
efore
J
li'i" away
y.ec'ioii with tin
case of the white in-
with inequalities in assessmenton j
personal property. Mr. Jones explain- 1
ed thai the county hoards have the
final say as to th
personal property.
Cols. Bovd and Haskell spoke as
candidates for adjutant general Mes
srs. Snmmersett, Wharton. Cm-ler
assessments on
spoke
'eller and Sullivan spoke
caii di
dates for railroad commissioner
Candidales for Governor.- A. r
Jones savs when Senator Tillman as
serts t' 1 .' t i>ore i-- a baraa n be < en
prohibitiopist® and the hi-h Ikense
f H'i'i'h Chiio]o y , t .rn b >; i.
* Lie peon) • of tins Ft to.
on Re n ai#»r Till a * - name
nt w’.o-e bodv was found in an old
Toe box in another quarter of th/V
city the other day.
MAN LOST IN COLUMBIA.
people <
renre.o'
Tie oo*
those '
dispeio")
In
d' stealing n k
Ills ,o!p legi laUve '
ha- alwa'r ash'
».» ev* rv ’ .1! t:
> up: “Ir tlii.- ’•
md of the poo
Blease ‘-"MnTs
St tc
Mr. Maim n -
self i) i« ,mi!
tion tlial ca'.x
tin for the gi
fei t that M".
dispensary a. it is.
Question by Mr. Manning: “That
is correct, is it not, Mr Ble'se””
Answer by Mr. Blease: “Th n is
correct.”
If the people wish to voTe for a man
who does not stand for improvem nt
in present conditions of the dispen
sary. Mr. Blease is the man.
Question by Air. Blea e: “If elect
ed governor. Mr. Manning will vou
use your influence to havo the Brice
law repealed?”
Answer by Mr. Manning: “I will
recommend changing the Brice act so
as to nut the question directly before
the people in the Democratic pri
mary.”
McMahan, as a reformer of the dis
pensary with a view to the curtail
ment of the use of liquor, would nat
Albert Addison, of Philadelphia, Dis
appeared M Batesburq.
Columbia. July IT—Mr. A Itay-
■ k m 'dli'-on of H'l South Front
troot, Phiia lolphia. has appealed to
<,<■ emur a a rd for aid in finding
hjj. hr..’ Mr. Albert R Addison,
i.in .•«. : a - L ' ids Lome in Phil*
, lid ,i ;i ' ■ ir ago. and was last
e rd of . i\ najiiths ago in Batesburg,
Svit' Mr. Addi'cm writes to the
< ornor in tlii' iio’Mf that he ma.v be
to !nv : oini■ kind of inve liga-
*ioii started.
is lost brother, Mr. Addison says,
a;' einjilo'icl for some time by an
• iculniiMl house' in Chester, wlieth-
■ under his real name ha cannot
ay. lie is twenty-two years of age,
though he appears older. His height
L six feet, and his weight about 1C5
pounds. Hr has a medium complex
ion. light brown hair and blue eyes
and is clean shaved. There is a scar
from a nold cut -n the bridge of his
ie
walks slowly, with a
nose, and
slouching gait.
Information will bo gladly received,
either by Mr. Addison or Governor
Heyward.
REPLY TO MR. TILLMAN.
ura.lv be fr
act t T e f
o-ndlv toward the Brice
b- tV> dispensary people
’ Rionists should unite
i an who will re-
i t a minimum.
sp
1 o
m
in
re
i
ve i
I 'S- ,
Xt lo
a
r teach-
iug is
th- us
e ili- g a.
nng men.
His r<
iinarks
wore lustily e
peered
Mr
Cole 1
{lease claims
that Mr.
Mann
ng a pi
uform in fav
or of the
(fistK .
arv is
inconsistent
with his
stab ..
h- a t la
he will, if el
ctod pav
ornor.
recomrr
‘-md the chan?
ing of the
Brier
km so
as to put Un
: question
sqiit'i ■
■iv L, Te
-e the people
in the
D Hi!
va tic
unary. He c
aims that
Mr. .\
laiming
voted against
the child
laho
lav. bee
use several
nil] orosi-
dents
n b V’d
Mm to do so
and that
he vo
efi to k<
.(•p interest at
eight per
(•(Hit ,
favoring hi bank. J
Ir B1 ase
made
a fierv
it tack on Mr.
Manning's
recc d an 1 the wd interr lit* i him
s.-verai times with applause. A; he
closed he was roundly ehrmrod.
Mr. Brunson says C*»I mel An M’s
platform is Janus faced and Air Jones’
is in pretty much the same road with
Mr. Ansel. “Only a little more so.”
Mr. Jones, at this, jumped un in the
audience and said. “Mr. Brunson. I
won’t let you misrepres'mt me before
the people.”
Mr. Bruson pointedly told Mr. Jones
to sit down. Mr. Jones and Mr. Brun
son both spoke at the same Lime for a
few moments; finally Mr. Jones sat
down. Warm applause was given Mr.
Brunson when Mr. Jones gave him a
c’-'Mice to finish his speech.
Mr. McCowan received an ovation
at the hands of his home and a beau
tiful boquet was presented to him.
Messrs. Morrison and Ragen were
also well received.
When Mr. J. W. Ragsdale, candi
date for attorney general announced
his candidacy, a beautiful boquet of
llowers was also present d to him.
As Mr. J. Frazier I.voti slid. “I am
unalterably opposed to the state dis
pensary” his words were answered
Spartanburg Delegation Answers His
Speech.
Spartanburg, July 17.—The Spartan-
burg d legation to the State Legis
lature has made reply to the Columbia
speech of Senator Tillman, in which
he intimated that the delegation is re
sponsible for the alleged graft that
was discovered in this county by a
r cent investigation by the legisla
ture. through a. special committee.
The answer is quite lengthy and
gives the history of several changes
that were brought about in the coun-
! *board. The reply gives the part
i t’> 1 esent delegation bad in these
changes and others in which i* did
uoi li. ve a part. The representatives
(h'ck're that the board against which
so much has be n said was chosen by
a former delegation and that Senator
Tillman does them an injustice in
holding them responsible lor the al
leged irregularities.
Mr. J. Wright Nash, a member, sets
forth that on th. • occosiou when Sen
ator Tillman tes ified before the dis
pensary investigating committee lie
made practically the same statement,
and that when later he (Mr. Nash)
called bis att. ntion to the unfairness
of the statement. Senator Tillman, so
Air. Nash declares, laughingly re-
mu;': 1: “So vou follows are not
guilty then?”
Air. Na. h says that lie told Senator
T!!l nan thr.t a previous delegation
had made efforts to have a member
of the Spartanburg board removed,
but that the State board had refused
\ r take action Senator Tillman turn
ed away with the remark: “I wish
to God that I had known that.”
The Spartanburg delegation are a
unit in declaring that they have never
knowingly recommended a question-
Lie man, ami that never intend to do
so. regardless of political or any other
consideration.
yells
in P
wifi
He believes favoritism
shown in die ment
liquor claims, some h
a greater per cent, ot
than others.
Mr. Lyon bad passed
hoops of annboKf
® wins to lie |
« . "t jt j
’nn
it-
th.
■ he
A Tragic Finish.
A watchman’s neglect permitted a
leak in the great North S«a dyhe,
which a child’s finger could have
stopped, to become a ruinous break,
devastating an entire province of
Holland, in like manner Kenneth Me-
her. of Vanceboro. Me., permitted a
li' tie cold to go unnoticed until a trag
ic finish was only averted by Dr.
King’s New Discovery. He writes:
"Throe doctors gave me up to die of
lung inflammation, caused by a neg-
h cteq cold; but Dr. King's New Dls-
<:(< to k ved my life.” luaranteed
j Ik i cough and cold cure, at Cherokee
i ( «*. » thug store. 50c ami |1.00.
f rial hot lie Ir:
A GUAhANfEED CURL FOR PILES
itching, idle i, Bleeding, i .utrudUif
* - os. Dnigbisu are author!red to re
fuud mone, if I AZO OINTMENT
falls to cure In 6 to 14 day*. Me
■ ■■'“ NEWS II
WSY LE'
OF LOCAL INTEREST, FROM WILKI
EVENTS IN
GAFFNEY AND
OK E
CHER MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
Recent Happening* In and Around
the City and Other Events Gather
ed by tha Local News Editor.
A barber shop has be m opened just
under the Palmetto House on Robert
son street. Mr. Tom Cobb Is in charge
of the tonsorial parlor.
Mrs. M. S. Clarv is improving her
home by the addition of two rooms
and other improvements. This will
not. only add to the convenience of the
residence hut will also enhance its
beauty.
There will he an important meeting
of the members of Limestone Springs
church next Sunday afterimf-'- at 4
o’clock in the church. All members
are expected to he present, as busi
ness of importance to the church will
ho acted upon.
It. is announced that a match game
of baseball will be played on next
Saturday between Grassy Pond and
Love Springs, on the grounds of Gras
sy Pond. Both localities have good
teams and an interesting struggle is
expected. The public is invited to
view the contest.
A petition is being circulated for
the sentence of Ed. Rainey, who was
sentenced to bang at the last term of
court, to he commuted. A number
have signed the petition and contrib
uted funds toward this end. It is yet
too early to say what the result will
ho. The petition is in the hands of
Perry C. little, colored.
A thief was able to get in some
work at the store of Mr. John Hoggin,
on Frederick street on. Tuesday night.
An entrance was 'effected by the
breaking of a glass. A quantity of
goods was stolen. An investigation
was made by the officers but no trace
of the direction taken In* the thief in
Ids flight lias been found.
Amrust 2 is the date of a barbecue
at Pondflehl. Barbocu s in Chero
kee are always interesting and enjoy
able events and in this particular in-
stnnce the candidates for the various
county offices will enliven things with
thoir remarks, which cannot possildv
ho anything but interesting and thor
oughly enjoyable.
The merry-go-round is rapidly get
ting in shape for business and the
sweet strains of their steam piano
will soon announce their opening for
business. Gaffnev is certain to prove
an ideal place for the flying jenny,
as this is one of the forms of amuse
ment that is very popular in this city.
An estimate can hardly be gotten on
the large numbers that will ride daily
on the fascinating horses.
The baseball team fro in the graded
school of this city will go to Spartan
burg today to meet a team represent
ing the Y. M. C. A. of Spartanburg.
The game should be close and inter
esting. Thackston will doubtless
twirl for the graded school, while
Linscomb will catch. The batterv will
be suported by several young ball
ayers developed at the graded
school this year, who an* reported to
be verv fast for their years.
Rain has been very much in evi
dence the last few* days “Have you
got. an umbrella?” has been th ques
tion asked every person one meets,
even before you sav howdv or ask af
ter their health. This was no? an
unwise question either, .as iho show
ers seemed to come up in a jiffy and
sent the many pedestrians on the i
streets scurrying to safety and all 1
si rangers could be heard eagerlv en-1
quiring the way to th<. nearest store ,
where an umbrella could bo purchas
ed. Tlte rain is delavin" the work of
the nlanters of Cherob e countv verv.
much.
Perscru.1 Paragraphs Concerning Pop'
utar People and Short Iteme of
j that Section.
Wilkinsville, July 17.—The Salem
! Sunday school has appointed Friday,
August 17th as Children’s Day.
Jim Smarr has a good way of rec
ommending new remedies, such as
patent medicines, etc. He says if they
do no harm they will do no good.
Jim is an honest fellow but he would
not make a success in that business.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDaniel and
children, of Hickorv Grove, came over
Saturday and spent Saturday night
with us. They attended an ice cream
supp r at Mr. Joe Estes’ Saturday
night.
Rev. Jonah Moorehead, colored, bet
ter known as “Blind Jonah,” preached
at Mt. Tabor, colored, church ias* Sab"
h*ith. His text was Job 10:11-20.
The Abingdon Creek Sunday school
will have a picnic at the church on
Thursday 26th, to which the public is
invited. There will b ■ speaking, sing-
in' r and such other exerci-es as will
make the occasion a pleasant one.
The ladies are requested to come and
tiring their baskets and take part in
the program.
Th 're are a good many people com
plaining—mostly chills are the, trou
ble. These have come ahead of time
this season. Later in the fall or sum-
j m- r we look for them.
The general reports from the farm-
i ers fire that their crops are better this
| year than usual. It’s an evident fact
; tie’’o never was a better prosn *ct for
ja corn crop. Though .bey bave had
but little help (as hived hands are
out of all reason) farmers have done
very well. Some of them have not yet :
' finished iheir farm work, but they will ;
I not sto* until they get through. \Ye
! have had some dry weather, which, |
i while it did some harm to the crops, i
; it (lid more good in h dping the farm-
rs to keep their crops clean. Farm
ers are in better shape than they have
been in many years, if ever before.
But we are one of the few who at
tribute this not so much to the far-
s> eing and good management of men
as the interposition of providence.
Since early in the year we have been
hearing that the good price for cot
ton was just a few weeks abend, and
now that the western crop is getting
on the market we can’t look for any
great advance in the price. Now* is
the time to hold for better prices,
if eve^v man who isn’t obliged to sell
will hold his cotton he will help the
man who is. and at the same time
help himself in the outcome.
To Mrs. Amanda Lee we are in
debted for a lot of nice peaches.
Mr. Sam J. Strain has been on the
sick list for some days, though he is
not had off.
The Ledger, for one. has been ad-
I vising a county fair. This is very
; proper and ought to engage the at
tention of our people more than it
j does. Thev seem backward in taking
hold of it from some reason, or for
; no ‘•-.ason at all. Can’t a few of the
J thrifty farmers and business men of
the county get together and start the
j matter? There are many reason® wiiy
thev should do this. And. besides,
then- are many reasons why the ladies
i should take a part in this work',
! as they are equally interested in the
1 welfare and prosperity of the county,
md they can do much to make it a
1 success in
yetting out their wheat, of which the
j (’•on is fairlv good.
! Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Strain spent
i last night with the family of Air. T.
I B. McCulloch.
Travis, son of Mr. McCulloch, it Is
1 lei red is taking fe^er. He has been
iok for a few' days.
We hope those interested will not
forget the cleaning off of the Salem
graveyard next Saturday, 21st inst.,
; and meet promptly for that purpose,
, with necessary tools at 7 o'clock A. >!•
J. L. S.
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
j For the Week Endino 8 A. M. July
16. 1906.
! Like the preceding week, the cur
rent one was deficient in sunshine.
Few thunderstorms and no high winds
occurred. Both the average tempera
ture and the average precipitation
were below normal, although exces
sive precipitation occurred in the ex
treme northwestern, southern and
cost sections.
The temperature range for the week
was from a minimum of 61 degrees at
Greenville on the Kith to a maximum
of 94 degrees at Conway on the 9th.
With the exception of on? day
maximum temperatures of 90 degrees,
or above, were noted over practically
the whole State, the nnge of the maxi
mum temperatures was from S2 to S9
degrees, and the range of the mini
mum temperatures was from 61 to 70
degrees, except in the eastern por
tions wh-re the range was from 72 to
77 degrees. *
The precipitation was generally be-
SAYS WOMAN WAS
BADLY TREATED,
OUTRAGE DOES NOT SEEM AS
BLACK AS FIRST PAINTED.
low normal, although frequent light J i>
flowers occurred over the entire
State and kept the soil amply sup-
.died wit!: moistin' . while the exces
sive clou liness and low temperatures
’'rovented tin* ground from drying out
ra idly. Small streams overflowed
then' banks in a few localities, but
the larger river have maintained their
stage;- only slightly above their nor
mal gage readings,
BABY NEVER RECOVERED.
Salvation- Army D ; d Everything Pos
sible for it.
Columbia. July I*'---The white
' male child, six
■-cued
omen
from
:• the
or eight months old.
Vim ki-‘ oina of colored
V11\ ation A m\, the cir-
c uinstaw* s having be.-n publi.-Led. * me once.
She Was Not Shot; Wag Roughly
Treated and Toughs “Shot Up” Her
House, but That Wa 8 All.
Union, July 17. Later and fuller re
ports from the Coleraine section show
that there seems to be real founda
tion for the rumors that Mrs. Harlet
Hoburn. or Cobern, was really beaten
and shot by several white men. or at
anv rate that their efforts to do this
were partially successful.
This outrage was not committed in
Union county, as first thought, but
was a short distance ove rthe line
into Spartjanburg county. Informa
tion from many sources leads to the
when belief that the woman may not have
committed suicide, but has gone to
some town or mill. However, no defi
nite information has yet been re
ceived locating her. though many ef-
lorts have been made. A particularly
sa ’ feature of this outrage is that
tne small girl, said to hav^, bgen
whipped also, is idioyp.
Several persons are under^suspi-
eion on account of what they* have
doing and saying but so far no
steps have been taken, though
’’ is thought that the map ,, ■ nustice
loving people of that, section and the
counties concerned will not permit
this matter go unnoticed and unpun
ished.
Mr. Ofus F. Ponder, of the Cole
raine section, was in Union Saturday
and when interview by a press man
told a story of which the following
is the substance, though perhaps not
the exact words,
“On the morning of July 4, between
7 and 8 o’clock, I went to A. O. Bill-
t lags' house for some potato slips. As
j 1 came up some of his children told
j m > that somebody had tried to whip
! Mi s. Harriet Cobern—I know that is
I the name, because her son spelt it for
Q en
cgal
fe-
Chief of Police T. H. Lockhart re
turned from Columbia Monday night
with Carson alias Kiser, who is want
ed In Gaffnev for the larceny of a
mileage book from the ticket office of
the Southern on Jul,- ktk. He left the
city immediately after and was ar-
rested in Columbia by Columbia offi
cers on Saturday. Chief Lockhart
had traced him to Columbia, where he
did some very clever detective work
in locating hi® boarding place, where
he was arrested bv the Columbia offi
cers. He admits stealing the book,
saying that he sold it to a drummer
for $5.00. The book was blank and
had not been filled out bv the local
ticket agent.
The farmers institute was held in
the court house Tuesday, with a large
number of farmers and others in at
tendance. Two sessions were held,
one before noon and in the afternoon.
Rain throughout the day greatly in-
terferred with the attendance, al
though large crowds heard the learn
ed speakers. Those in attendance
were greatly benofltted by the talks
from the Professors of Clemson Col
lege. who clearlv demonstrated that
they know whereof they speak. Live
stock on the farm came In for a good
ly share of the discussion and the
opinions set forth on this subject
showed ur- at thought and considera
tion from several standpoints. The
(•••rs of the college were on a siding
I" the cltv and many thronged to In
spect them throughout the dav. Thev
contained specimens of work and oth
er very Instructive articles that wore
of great interest to the many who
carefully examined them.
so far as their work is
concerned. We don’t like to appear
presumptions, but while on this sub
ject would say that committees of
both men and women might lie ap-
! pointed whose acceptance would se
cure the success of the enterprise
and of these we would suggest, Capt.
: S. S. Ross. Messrs. H. D. Wheat, Ed.
ill. DeCamp, Dr. John G. Black. Al-
1 fred Harris. Capt. J D. Jefferies and
I Capt. W. P. Love. To this list could
; be added a score of names of persona
I who would bo good workers in such
ian undertaking. The boundless re-
s"-ices of Cherokee county in min-
erais, agriculture, horticulture etc.,
make it eminently proper, and nith-
ing will lead to their early develop
ment sooner than a county exhibit.
At Piedmont Springs the water sells
foe twenty cents a gallon. In Chero
kee countv ther. are thousands of gal*
Iona running off daily timt might be
made profitable to the owners and
a blessing to consumers.
We have received the official re
ports of Gen. E. Mickle, adjutant gen
eral and chief of staff of the United
Confederate Veterans’ association.
There are now 1,608 camps in all,
1.47C of which are alive and in work-
in^ order.
Master Wood Mitchell has been,
aand still Is. quite unwell. He has
heart trouble.
Yesterday, we understand Mr. EJ.
Stinson was at Mr. W. S. Wllker-
son’s a little ahead of time and inci-
dentally remarked to Mr. Wilkerson,
that every time he eat dinner there
they had a rain. Mr. Wilkerson,
thinking It would cause a rain, offered
Ed. a lunch (as It wasn’t quite meal
time) Ed. told him that nothing but
“a good square meal” would count.
Mr Wilkerson told him to bold on
then and get it. which he did. and to
day we had the finest rain that has
fallen (many people say) since nlant-
ine time. Bully for Ed. Stinson and
Billy Wilkerson.
Mos.ir,. Goforth A Co. have bought
i Hirosher and will begin work soon
ik'd >•.sierdav afternoon at the resi
dence of Capt. NY. F Brown, of the
'nny. As related a 'he time the-
child had b- en abandoned by its moth
er and given in care of th colored
wo me- who were in it her suitable nor
equipped to properly train it. The
little thing was nearly atarveef when
found. The women work-rs of
Salvation Army gave it every care
and attention possible and had phy
sicians constantly attending it, but
the case was almost hopeless from
the start. It died yesterday after-
, “Mrs. Billings was hack behind the
' house picking blackberries, and after
speaking to her, 1 went to the Coher'd
i wonn.u's house to See if she was iiurt.
! -She told me the night before three
| white men had come to her door and
; hollered “Hello, honey 1” and that she
; said “There Is no honev here for you,”
the hut opened the door and one of them
tried to grab her arm and drag Her.
out and hit hor with some thorn bush*
but she said she held the door so
they didn’t hit her much. One of them
shot then.
noon and the bodv will be buried this . “I saw two bullet holes in the
afternoon in the cemetery. Rev. Mr. door, and a bullet which she had pick
ed up. It was a 32 calibre. The bul-
Pike will conduct the services at the
residence of Captain Brown.
As already related, the Salvation
Army has two other children in mind
which it wants to get away from ne
gro women. They do not want to
give them up. The army has brought
these cases to the attention of the
court and the question will be argued
tonight at 7 o'clock at the court
house.
COL. FULLER RESIGNS.
Wants to Become Member of Facu'ty
at Staff College.
Columbia, June 16.—Cr:]. Ezra B.
Fuller has asked the Governor to re
lieve him as representative of the
government in the State militia, in or
der to accept a place on the faculty of
the army colb ge at Fort Leavenwortn, i to
Kansas. The r< Agnation takes effect
aft. r the CMckamauga i ucamoment.
A® Col. Fuller's work for this r
is practically over, th--' Governor will
not ask for a successo''. but win leav
this to tfip choice oi the next Gover
nor and Adjutant General. Col. Ful
ler’s leaving win be regretted through
out the St He.
let went through the door, smashing
a bottle of blackberry wine on the
shelf and the other wen* clear through
the house. I didn’t see any bullet
wound al>out her, and she t('' me she
wasn’t hurt. Th? children wern’t
hurt either. The woman told me she
I didn’t know who tried to shoot or hit
i her. Two fellows told her she wag
I real sassy.
“She said she walked all the way
: from Knoxville. Tenn., except five
j miles. She came to W. P. Simons’ on
a Friday and the next day got his
’alighter. Miss Alba, to write a let-
to a man named Robert: I don’t
know his lact name, at Beaumont, S.
j ('. I heird she stopped John Miller,
: the mall rider on Pauline R. F. D.
No 2, and got him to write a letter
ihis Ro’ •rt. and she received one
from him.
“When I
morning oi
>r akfa u.
up while l
got to her house on the
July J, she was cooking
Mrs. \. C. Bilings came
was talking to her. A. O.
Gaffney Defeats Bessemer City.
Gaffnev and Bessemer City. N. C..
met in Gaffney yesterday afternoon in
a game of base ball characterized by-
heavy baiting by the Gaffney team.
Gaffney was able to administer de
feat to the visitors by Cue decissive
score of 17 to 1. Batteries for Gaff
ney Davis and Hamrick. For Bes
semer, Hyd man, Lindsey and Miller.
The star for Bessemer was
both jn eatcliing and batting. For
Gaffney, the pitching of Davis, hitting
of Richardson and Clary and a two
base hit by Hamrick and three-base
hit by Divis. The line up for Gaffney
was Richardson 2b; Hamrick, c.;
Clary, rf.; Robbins, M„ lb.; Snead,
s®.: Robbins. C.. 3b.; Byars, cf.; Da
vis, p.; Bell, If. A box score could
no* be scured before The Ledger went
to press last evening.
Three Italians were killed by fall
ing slate in the mine at Coopers.
Mercer County, W. Va. The mine
boss and his assistant were seriously
injured, while several other mine em
ployes were slightly hurt.
A Hard Lot
of troubles to contend with, spring
from a torpid liver and blockaded
bowels, unless you awaken them to
their proper action with Dr. King's
New Life Pills; the pleasantest and
most effective cure for Constipation.
The” prevent Appendicitis and tone
un the system. 25c at Cherokee Drug
Co.’s drug store.
i Billings, who I haven’t seen since
Thursday, told me this woman Cobern
bad worked for him by the day or
] acre, and that she owned him $2.
“M’hen I was leaving I noticed for
about forty yards from the house two
; siz»>s of barefoot tracks in the wet
j vlirt across a cotton Patch to the edge
of some woods. One track was about
i a No. 8 or 9, and' the other was an
awful big one. It might have b?en a
; 12 or 13 size, but the tracks were lost
' in the woods.
| "She lived in a two-room cabin near
i branch about 5'K) yards from a new
Miller, cut road, which goes into the Black-
stock road. The nearest house is A.
O. Billings’.
“I don’t know what has become of
the woman. Mrs. A. O. Billings told
i me that Evan Tucker told her that
| George Tucker, the miller at Tiim-
mler’s mill, saw her July 4th about
11 o’clock In the morning come
through his yard, and that she went
down a path towards Tyger river.
She had with her two children, a pup
py and some old cans and bundle*.
George Tucker lives on the Sam Me-
Cravy place, and this woman Cobern’*
house is about four miles from there.
Lun West told me Monday that ha
heard Sam Smith say the woman wm*
at Enoree.
“No. I didn’t know who tried to
shoot and beat her.’’
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggist* refund money If
,t falls to cure. B. W. OROVE’E sig
nature le on eatih bos. IBa,
Oo.
Twenty Year Battle.
“I was a loser In a twenty year bat
tle with chronic piles and malignant
sores, until I tried Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve; which turned the tide, bv cur
ing both, till not a trace remaln«. M
writes A. M. Bruce, of Farmvllle, Va.
Best for old Ulcers. Cuts. Bums and
wounds. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co.,
dm "gists.
When the law of supply and demand
has a chance to look over the book*
of the coal trust It feels as though It
had been repealed