Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher. Hereafter no advertisements will be accepted at this office after 9.30 o’clock on Mondays and Thursdays. Watch your label aju tbe date. And renew before 'tls too late; If there be an error, don’t Ket mad, Report tc us—we’ll nuke you glad. Renumber, ‘Ms our aim to please. But errors are like peskv (leas— Thev will creep In In spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the date. —Original. THE PEOPLE ROBBED. The protest of “Vox" anent tne charges of the street car company of Columbia Is but the expression of thousands of people who attend the State fair. WV want it understood at the outset that we tire friendly to Uie officers of the fair association. They have always treated ns nice and we appreciate it. Still we can- mo hut add our protest to the scheme natronize the local banks or building and loan association. # • • j We urge every good citizen to read tu , preamble and resolutions adopted bv the Library Association. •>« pub lished in another column, it certain iy is a shame that the people do not give the library better support. In many respects Gaffney is an ideal town to live in. but there is no gain saying the fact that the people are slow to encourage such things as 11 brarie and clubs. Our people seem to be dead bent on making a dollar and do not devote as much time as | tbev should to the social side of life. Bv all means th ‘ library should be libeiallv patronized. GAFFNEY MEN WON. of extorting go down to but once a money from those who Columbia, it may not be year, in order to enjoy Mew York The a little outing and friends from other State. In the first to meet their sections of the place it is high way robbery for the street car com pany to exact a fair of Ittc to ride to th“ grounds. Its worse than highway robbery to charge a person 1 he to get out of the grounds. That is praet: icaliv what it amounts to. The peo ple. it is true, are turned out of the fair grounds proper, but they are turned into an inclosure controlled by the railway company and there is practically no escape except to buy I a ticket or hire a hack at exhorbitant j prices. « Another thing that should lie rente died is the extortionate prices charg ed at. the hotels and restaurants and even at private houses for accommo dations. For instance, tlio hotels usually charge $- and S- -* 0 uer day. bur during fair week one must pay $:: per day and put up with mighty poor accommodations at that. There was one Cheap John restaurant which actually doubled its rates during fair week. The service at every place in town was bum. The cooking was poor. Everybody seemed to be “holding up" everybody they could. Of course there is no way in the world to prevent people from charging what thev please, but its not right to invite people to go to Columbia and then rob them. What is the remedy? We confess that we know of but one. and that one we dislike to suggest. How ever. unless better arrangements can be made to handle the crowd and bet- te*- treatment accorded we would suggest that the crowd stay at home. Columbia cannot liave a successful fair unless the people from over the State attend. The people should not attend unless they are accorded bet ter treatment. l^et it be understood that we are not disgusted on account of the treat ment accorded us by the fair associa tion. We are, however, protesting on behalf of the people who were robbed. Of course this does not a’-ply to every body in Columbia. We suppose some di 1 the proper thing, but as a whole the idea seemed to prevail that they had the suckers and they would pull their legs. No one objects to paying $3 a day at a hotel if that is the usual rate but. its not right to charge $d on special occasions, with two and three in a bed when the usual rate is $2.50. No one objects to paying 50c or 75c <>r $' for a meal if that be the regular price, but does object to being fleeced out of 50c or $1.10 when the regular price is 25c or 50c. It would be well for the officers of the fair association or th^* business men of Columbia who are interested in the success of the fair and the prosperity of the town to look into this state of affairs and make some effort to correct it before th' next fair comes off. Brokers Were Seekinq to Recover $4,000. I’nited States Circuit and Dis trict Courts, which have been in ses sion in Greenville during last week, adjourned sine die Thursday morn ing The jury in the case of Springs & Company, of New York, against W. C Carpenter and .1. I Sarratt, of Gaff nry, after having deliberated several hours, found for the defendant. The suit was on a note for $4,000 on a cotton future contract. The case .dnged on whether or not the trans action contemplated the delivery of actual cotton; the plaintiff contended that Hie transaction did contemplate the delivery of actual cotton, while Me defendants contended that the deal was speculative. Counsel for the plaintiffs, when the verdict was announced, made a mo tion for a new trial. Judge Brawley has not yet announced his decision on the motion. Messrs. Carpenter and Sarratt were represented by Mr. J. C. Jeffer ies. of this city. Kickinq About th»» Fair. Editor Ledger: Your correspondent has just returned from the State fair at Columbia. Everybody seemed to have a great time except those who were unfortunate enough to wish to leave the fair grounds in a hurry. On Thursday afternoon there must have be-•> three thousand people trying to * out of the grounds at the same time. The management of the fair association or the street car company forced peop’e to pay ten cents for a ticket to ride on the street cars, and then people were compelled to wait until it suited the pleasure of the gate keeper to let them out. I saw delicate ladies being crushed bv big burly negroes; on- black scoundrel was deliberately pressing against a delicate refined looking girl of about sixteen years of age. I could see that the child was badly frightened, so much so that 1 could not refrain from grasping him by the collar and telling him if he did not desist that I would cut his throat, which put an effectttal quietus on the brute. I could only see one narrow exit, oirf of which the ueople were going to the ears 1 have since been informed that there were two of these little gates. 1 did not go out. however, un til I was picked tin by a hack which carried me to tht- city. I had been informed that I could only get out of the grounds bv wav of the exit to the street car track. I bought a ticket (1 have it yeti and intend to keep It as a reminder of the most unnleasant half hour that I ever experienced. I shall never attend another fair as long as the present arrangement ex ists. One poor fellow who was in a hurry to catch a train started to cross the fence and was informed by some one of the officials that he would be arrested if he did so. All this in a free and enlightened coun- tn\ It makes one fee] like saying; “O tempera, O mores." Vox. October 28. 1900. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Tom L. Brown and family returned to the city Saturday from Barnwell, where they have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. James A. Willis. J. B. Bell. Esq, is hack form the fair. He did not return, however, un til the lest hoof and hair of the earn! val had departed. Court Stenographer Leon L Mott cantr down Sunday afternoon so as to be here ready for duty yesterday morning. Messrs. Rav and Hunnicut, of the Ray Printing company, Charlotte, were in the city Sunday for a few hours only. Andrew W. Griffith came over Sun day afternoon from Spartanburg to soend a few hours with his parents. Prof, and Mrs. H. P. Griffith, at Lime stone. Sam Grist, of Yorkville, was in the city yesterday. He canu* to visit his sister, Mrs. I). VV. Hicks. YY. B Isler, of Blacksburg, came over yesterday. He is serving as a juror this week. Mrs. J. A. Heavener, of Grassy Pond, was an appreciated caler at The Ledger office yesterday. L. Baker went to Grover yesterday morning and to Yorkville yesterday afternoon, and will return to the city today. Mrs. M. B. Sams, of Jonesville. was i- the city visiting relatives last week. Dr. \V. C. Hamrick', treasurer of the Limestone Mills, was in Spartan burg last Thursday on business. Jones J. Darby was among the Gaff neyites to at tend the the State fair at Columbia last week Misses Nanti Bess and Maud Thompson returned from Columbia Sunday. J. C. Jefferies. Esq., was in Green ville several di ys last week on busi- m ss. VV. S. Hall, Ji. spent several lays in Greenville last week attending the I nited States court. Mr. A. Folger Ray, of Boston. Mass., spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of Postmaster A. R. N. Fol ger. on Buford street. Meriman Moss, from Earls, N. C„ i in the city this week attending court. E. it. Goforth was among the pro gressiw Cherokee planters in town yetserday. T Lipscomb, of VY'hite Plains, was in the city yesterday on business. \V. Sam Lipscomb was a mom' the Cherokeeans who was taken in by the State fair. P S. Webber, of Wilkinsville. was in the eity yesterdav on business. N. VV. Hardin, Esq., of Blacksburg, was in the city yesterday attending court. LOSES ARM IN GIN. Nq Religious Bias. A certain theatrical manager of Chicago tells of an Irish policeman in that city possessing Dogberry-like traits. On one occasion, at midnight, the custodian of the law overhauled a sleep walker who was promenading a principal thoroughfare clad only In his night robes When the officer had awakened the unfortunate man plac ed him under arrest, and wasTiustling him off to the station, the sleep walk er exclaimed, with indignation: “Surely you are not going to lock me up?” “Surest thing, you know!” airlv re sponded the bluecoat. “Why, man. I can’t he held responsi ble for the predicament you find me in I am a sonambulist.” “Sure, it makes no difference what church you belong to,” sharply re turned the offic-r: “ye can’t parade the streets of Chicago in vour nighty!” If you have lost your boyhood spir its, courage and confidence of youth, ve offer you new' life, fresh courage nd freedom from ill health In Hoi ister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Pea or Tablets. Gaffney Drug Co. WK A ’Possum Dinner. Saturday Mr. J. J. Humphries chased a ten pound o’possum Sunday tendered a dinner to L. ratt and J. H. Jones, and wife pur- and Sar and NOTES AND COMMENTS. Mayor Little's order i<» enforce the vagrancy law is one of the best things he has vet done. There are two many big strapping negroes lying around this town for the good of the town Besides, there is work to be don*' and it’s bightv hard to get a negro to do it. if they woti’i work make them move t<n. * * * Next Friday we will begin the pub lication of Hors -Shoe Robinson in se rial form in The Ledger. This story is concerning Revolutionary times and manv of the scenes are laid in what is now Cherokee county. Every man, woman and child in the county should read this thrilling story, it begins next Friday. • • • Att ntion is directed to the commu nication of “Georgian” in the Colum bia State, which we reproduce else where in The ledger There are so 1 many fakirs roving over the country that we deem it our duty to exjxise ! any who mav seel to swindle our readers, and we understand that! agents of this scheme have been en- I deavoring to do business with people ■ in this community. If you want to do j business of this kind it is best to four children. Some three weeks ago Mr. Humphries’ mother. Mrs. Polly Humphries, had the misfortune to be i thrown from a buggy because the mule became frightened. She is an | old lady, being in the neighborhood i of seventy four years, and sustained a severe bruise on the arm. besides | having her lip severely cut. Mr. Jones reports that Mrs. Humphries is improving rapidly and il is expected that she will soon b*> herself once more From Aldermen to Policeman. Alderman Bert Hallman has dis carded the ajdermanic toga to don the uniform of a policeman. Me sue .•ee.k: Mr. Smith, resigned. Bert i tn old nand at the business. He ■ ikes a good officer. Of course there ’s more remuneration in being a po : ' t*Tan than n common every'la*' a! derman. If all officers were as good Bert th re wou'd have been ittle J. N. Vassey Meets With Serious Ac cident While Ginning. (Spartanburg Journal.) J. N. Vassey. a farmer who lives on Cherokee R. F. D. No. 3, near the North Carolina line, was the victim of a serious accident a few days ago, while working about a cotton gin that was in motion. His arm became en- t ngled in the saws and before the muchinerv could be stopped the mem- 1) r was so badlv lacerated that am putation was necessary. Mr. Vassey, after hauling some cot ton to Millard Hopper’s gin. was in beiiind the machinery to look after his seed. As he turned to help Mr Hopper to wedge some part of the gin. his hand was somehow caught in the saws. The gin was running slowly and the pressure of his arm stopped it for a moment. This, the fireman noticed and stopped his en gine at. once. Those who stood near released Mr. Vassey’s arm at once, but not until it had been badly lac erated. He was given such treat- ment as was possible before physi cians arrived but the loss of blood wa» very great. When the doctors arrived thev had him removed at once to his home which was near, and there amputated the arm. He was in a verv serious condition for several days and his recovery was very uncertain, but he is now on tne road to recovery again. jSchool | Books. i l I i ■ I I I I I I I l I FOR SALE. FOR SALE—A good half Jersey milk cow. Apply to l»uis Humph ries. Oct. 26-30-pd FOR SALE—Sixty five singbt-comb White Leghorn hens and pullets now laying Standard bred. Extra fine layers. Several hice cockerels. Prices reason ible. Apply at once. Jno. M. Jenkins. FOR SALE—Maryland blue stem seed wh^at. Gaffnev Hardware Co. Oct. 23 tf . FOR SALE—Lots from $10 to $100. Good locations in town. Apply to W. I). Kirby. 6t-np FOR SALE -All my farming instm ments, one and two horse wagon, two buggies F. C. Hickson. FOR SALE- to R. O. Sams. Two fine mules. Apply Sept. 21-tf WANTED. WANTED—Butter, Chickens, Eggs Green Hides. Highest cah price paid. B. G. Clary, Gaffney. S. C. Sept. 28-2mo. WANTED—Position as stenograph er and bookl:*eeper or general office work. Address “X.” care Ledger It. LOST—A pin. Finder office. LOST. blue enameled Masonic will please leav« at this Oct. 30 Fire Insurance! We represent some of the hiigcst and most substantial companies and would like to write your buslnes. !>-14-tf. Smith] & Lipscomb, Agent The Statt Board of Edu cation has appointed us one of the di-tributing agents for school books. Any book you want come to us for it. In school supplies you will lind our stock to con sist of every need. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotate loans on improved farms for a term of years i" amounts of $1,000 and upward, at 7 per cent, and from $300 to $1,000 at 8 per cent. Apply to J. C. JEFFERIES, Gaffney. S. C. To The Public! We have just fitted up a building at the rear of our Furniture Store and moved our complete stock of Coffins, Caskets and Undertakers’ Supplies into it. This gave us considerable moie room for Furniture & Stoves which our constantly increa sing trade demands. This extra room we have filled up with the very best values in Furniture and Stoves that money can buy. So we have no hesitancy in saying that we are better prepared for your trade than ever before. Now, come and let us show you through whetheryo u are ready to buy now or not. We know most every one expects to buy some Furniture or a Stove some time, and if you will look through our stock care fully, for it will] bear close inspection, we feel sure we will sell you when you do buy. Don,t forget we are the only one selling the cele brated MISS MAUDE WILSON Columbia College, Brenan Conservatory, Mus. B. TEACHER OF PIANO. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters unclaimed in the Gaffney postoffice for week ending October 29th. 19o»J: Miss Annie Allison, Miss Elisabeth Bagwell (2), Miss Ganet Dimcnn. Miss Golden Laney. Miss Saddle i-ackett, ] Miss Netti.. Littlejohn. Miss Vaggio i McChun. Miss Mart Meets. Miss Pearl j Northy, Miss Nancy Pool. Miss Ma i Msa Thompson. Miss Suo Wood. .\L:-s |Mh'.'' \\‘a las, Wi 1 (’herry. Jno. Him (Voffet Huston. Clough Kenon. Elissie Mite or. Muna- L Pmek 11 ’ISO M, C 'm \ j ?tK | Cherokee \ Drug | Company | Books For Everybody \ FOR SALE rt Adolp Laino, cl Paris. J. Cliieuco Th W Wo bo. >; Earl To Spa i • t js'-d lette J MO On There VYa« N( H urrv. ers.) it of eye xamining excuse for Gns Will lams to rave • V r m e t a “ver sung: “A Poll ceTU in's Lot is >.• * 1 n. X it a Happy One,” for in Gaffn y ' Uvr l(^s we’l. who,, ,* crime i.-. scare* in .a.bce Hi . • ••s u; are 1 nippy. '1 1 > i»4 w i '. it A Monument to Mr. Stacy. f •* . ret b M n s Nannie Moor •. a s •ster of the ’ ■ r *■! i 1 >th si late Frederick G. St aey. - ia ' ’oul >t fj * ; rfK a k < *d erect< sd over ’ gra ha ;<1 mi" “( 00 <i £1. uciou monument to comm* moral e ills niiou or have ory. It is a large st< MU'. desi?. im! r.i < { j it th< • cat what t ue marble eu’!<• rs te r n ;i t. el i the wi •11?” M’it h oil’ow’ at the ’’.i ku! !l Is sol; i “ I V)?] rt in i a l, 1 v i'i«'ribed an 1 N ; | f i;tiir r testi 1 1 4* ! 0 /: “t here’ mony to the memory of ! F'reJ. I: is j * *h »s wort* s!at< one 0 it' tbe handsom* t ':)U nu.n nts in eno igh ni 1 bring Oakland. in Ams t ralia the the you The Only Sure Way. A person of i it tie tact once re **d to the octogenarian Aub* r: a sad thing it is. tills old age ness!’’ "Yes.” agreed the old* n a" “it. is tfad. But.” he added, with philosophy, “up to the present •iiariv- 'Y’iiat busi- ieiau. wltt y tLne no surer way has live a lon£._hme.” been discovered t< It is belt r tc waste a little time mending the children’s toys now than to shed manv tears over them by- and-by. < I ondon Atisw tei n of mien and kei ool inspector was e - in arithmetic. id. ‘Til Just !? a cat falls down a and for every two ;> it falls down three, take to g t out of the id 1 of a slate, and af- Hes of it with a mass for another slate, boy.” snapped the n't you the sense to will n- ver get out of a hurry, sir.” replied s plenty of time and es. If you wait long the little beggar out The fashionable girl bad accepted him. and the voting man wa< wonder ing how far iiis thirty dollars a week would go. “You must remember that life is not all golf and tennis,” mur mured he. “Why. of course it isn’t”’ she responded, brightly. “There's boating and coaching and bridge and ever so tinny things.’’—I»uisville Courier Journal. The complexity of woman’s nature is exemplifled in the fact that she ma/ be wonderfully shrewd and woe fully foolish at the same time. One nine room house and 17 acres of land just out of town limits Place known as the Wilkins place and sit uated near J. J. Gaffney’s on public road. An excellent place for dairy or produce farm. Place will be sold at public sale on first Monday in De cember if not sold before. Apply to D. C. Ross or J. J. Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C., or F. D. Hunter, Simpsonville, S. C. Oct-26-1 m-ptl Dr. G. W. B. SMITH, Dentist, Over Merchants Grocery Co. Porcelain Inlays and Crown Bridge I Work. DR. J. F. GARRETT, DENTIST. Moved to new office over Frederick Street, Front of the Battery. ’Phone in Office and Residence. DR. W. K. GUNTER, L> K T I « T Office in Star Theatre Building Plonk No. 20. Crow- and bridge work a specialty WILLIAM S. HALL. JR.. Attorney at Law, Office over The Battery. Gaffney, 8. C. ^rnmiM attention giver to ell buslneer FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to Hon. J. E Webster. Probate Judge for Cherokee county, S. C. t on Wednesday, Nov. 7th next, at 10 o’clock A. M.. for final settlement and discharge as guardian of the estate of Marv Bertha Marsh, minor, but now of age. Mrs. Mollie E. Hawkins, Guardian for Mary Bertha Marsh, minor. Pub. in Gaffney Ledger Oct. 16, 23 & 30, Nov. 6. 1906. U Leader Stoves” -AND- “Matchless RaDges.” Yours for business, Shuford & LeMaster, * * Furniture, Stoves and Undertaking. The Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. For 61 Years This company has stood for all that is best in American Life Insurance. It has proved that It Is possible to up hold what Is right and oppose what is wrong and succeed in building up and maintaining a great business. The recent investigations show these facts- The large annual dividends, low pre mium rates and liberal policy forma make the contracts of The Mutual Benefit the most desirable to be had. We sell you more insurance for less money than any other Life Insurance Company doing a legitimate business. In justice to yourself and family see a representative of this company before you buy Life Insurance. To convince you fully of these facts we ask for an interview with Jones J. Darby, GAFFNEY, S. C. Restaurant. Call 011 us when in town and we will do all we can to satisfy you. Oysters served in all styles. : ; : : Parker & ' arvey. Opposite Post Office. WATCHES—CLOCKS. Will you ha\ e your Watch or Clock fixed or do you want new ones? We sell the new ones and fix the old ones. We guarantee them to run and run right If you will drop in and see our way of repairing Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, you will readily see why we lead in thL business. Remember our line of Silverware, Cbinaware and Jewelry. How about you friend’s gift? That birthday and wedding present. Just see us Fiefore you buy. There is no question about us haviug the most to select from. The goods and prices we guarantee GAFFNEY JEWELRY CO. *T*L. - ILT I 1 Ca ~ . .. ~ DON’T FORGET I you caa be cured of Cancr. Tu- I I mor or Chronic Old Sorea. Ten I I thousand cases treated. It la the I I surest cure on earth. Delay la I I fatal How to be cured? Just I I write I I D. B. GLADDEN, Grover, N. C. I REAL ESTATE Handled on Commission. I handle both City and County property; pay costs of advertising and making titles. If you want to buy see me If you want to sell see me. I bring buyer and seller together. The buyers nearly always come to me. Those who have lands for sale will act wise by placing their property with me for sale. : : : : tv; §7 §*■ A. ROBERTSON.