The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 12, 1907, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 12. 1907.
fl 00 A YEAR.
JIN AGED WOMAN
BURNED TO DEATH
SHE
MEETS A SIMILAR FATE TO
HER BROTHER.
Mrs. Mary E. Littlejohn.
W a s Burred to De a th
day Niqht.
Lust Thursday ni^hi
of Cowpens,
Last Thurs-
E Littlejohn,
ed To death
from Friday o
“Mrs. Man
<dy burned in his effort to
Fie flames, which already
night Mrs. Mary
of Cowpens. was burn-
We lakr the following
Spartanburg Herald:
C. Littlejohn, seventy-
nine years of age. and an older sister j and
of the late John T. Wilkins, who was j t>lac
ha rued to death in his residence
early last Wednesday morning near
tie Mary Louise mills, met a similar
fate in* her home at. Cowpens last
night about^ 7:3<j o'clock. At this
hour neighbors were attracted to
her home by a strange flickering
light se< n in the windows of th“ cot-
f tape, and upon entering they found
tie form of the feeble old lady, who
had lived aion •, wrapped in flames.
Her clothing had evidently caught
fire from the embers which were
burning brightly on the hearth, a
fev f'ot from where she lay. Among
Tie first to reach her side was Mr.
Jpi n W. Wilkins, her nephew, who
was sever*
< xtiuguish
rend red their victim unconscious
and were beginning to spread to the
furnishings of the room. The fire
was checked however, the house
aad its contents being saved, hut the
ared woman was dead even before
tie sparks disappear 'd in her smould
ering and smoking garments. She
was unconscious when neighbors
reached her, and died without a
t word or murmur passing her lips.
“Her home, located immediately
in the rear <»f the' store of I’ L. Bry-
aai & Co., was soon surrouded by a
great company of her neighbors, and
tie news of her death, in a manner
so simlar to the taking away of her
aged brother only Wednesday morn
ing and whose remains were inter-
r**i only the previous day. spread
rapidly and created a profond sen
sation in the community.
“Mrs. Littlejohn was one of the
oldest and best known women in this
section of the county and had a wide
family connection. Of her imme-
fliate family she is survived by a
»son and daughter, Mr. Milton Little
john and Mrs. Henry Littlejohn, both
oS whom reside in Pacolet. She
leaves a sister. Mrs. Guthrie, who is
seventy-three years of age and re
sides at Goucher, in Cherokee coun
ty.
“For many years Mrs. Littlejohn
has resided alone in her home in
Cowpens. and has repeatedly declin
ed to abandon it to spend her de
clining years with her children, who
desired that she become a member
of their households. She was feeble
nrom age but was able to perform
h<T household duties, and frequently
entertained her relations and neigh
bors in her home.
In last Thursday morning’s
Herald this account of the burning
of Mr. John T. Wilkins, the brother
of Mrs. Littlejohn, appeared:
"Mr. John T. Wilkins, aged seventy-
five years, was burned to death in
a fi™ that destroyed his home near
Mary Louise mills, six miles north
west of Cowpens station at 7 o’clock
yesterday morning.
“The body was so completely burn
ed that portions of the remains were
scattered over a considerable area.
“Mr. Wilkins, who is an invalid,
was sitting in his bedroom near a
fire, with a quilt thrown over his
shoulders. Mrs. Wilkins, who ,was
busy with breakfast in the kitchen,
was the only other person in the
house th" young lady who lives with
them being away.
“Fire caught in the roof over the
room in which Mr. Wilkins was sit
ting. su^nosedly from the chimney.
Live coals dropped down upon him
from the ceiling, and the quilt that
covered him was soon in a blaze. Be
ing paralyzed and unable to speak,
Mr. Wilkins could Rive no alarm,
but had to sit still and suffer the
terrible agony of being burned alive.
Mrs. Wilkins smelled the burning of
cloth and hastened to the room to
fin*! her husband in flames. The
aged lady was so excit- d she did not
know what to do, but ran as fast as
she could to the home of Mr. B. E.
Wilkins for aid. But when assist
ance arrived it was too late. The
house was on fire and the flames had
spread with such rapidity that it was
impossible to enter the building either
to rescue the old gentleman or save
any furniture.
“No one knows just how the fire
originated that caused Mr. Wilkins’
4|~agic end. Another report is that
live coals dropped on the quilt and
3** in on fire and that the house
caught from the burning quilt and
clothing of the fated man.’’
A TRIP TO FLORIDA.
A Former ChOrokeean Writes His
Experience.
Pensacola, Fla., Feb 28, 1!*07.
Editor The Ledger.—“Whither are
wo drifting?” This writer left your
! thriving city on the mornin'' of Jan
uary 29, hound for St. Ismis, Mo.,
via Spatranhurg, Asheville, Knox
ville, Lexington, Louisville, through
Indiana and Illinoise. At Asheville
a man entered the train hound for
Knoxville and authoratively announc
ed that a wreck had occurred and
no train would Lave out before next
! morning. Several tourists, men and
\ women went to the hotels when a
j few minutes after their departure
! the Knoxville train pulled out nearly
Ion time. I overheard a conversation
j that Asheville was supported mainly
i by such schemes but withal that
i Asheville has scores of good people
one of the most interesting
= in the South. The journey
A NEWSY LETTER
• FROM WILKINSY LIE,
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
°ersona| Paragraphs Concerninq Pop
ular People and Short Items of
that Section-
S.—The rain
to the plows
many
SUM'S.
more
found
whole.
Hints for March Gardeninq.
A busy month in the garden. You
can begin to plant a little of every
thing. Plant Peerless. Triumph or
Red Bliss and White Bliss Potatoes.
Plant Tomato under glass; sow Cab
bage. Mustard and lettuce: plant
English Peas. Beets. Radish. Celery,
Carrot. Salsify. Parsnips. Onion Sets,
Kale and Paesley. Plant earlvCom
an£ early Mgtening Valentine Beans.
Plwnt Clovers. Grass Seeds etc.; plant
your Flower seeds. Gaffney Drug
Oo.
! to Knoxvlle was enlivened with
| weachers. lawyers, doctors, traders,
j railroaders, mechanics and laborers,
j Preachers talking of their salaries,
j hard laborers and the expenses altend-
| ed therewith and of better fields.
! Th * lawyers of their fees and plans
for managing client^ The doctors
discussed appendicitis and better
protection for th'>'r profession and
regular visitations. The traders
openly and eargerlv talked of “the
money in that trade and no money
in the other.” The railroaders claim
ed that the least pay went to the
most d serving and unless hours
were shortened they would look- out
for better paying positions. The me
chanics were talking of the big wages
in San Francisco hut each one seem
ed to want his other friend to go. as
ln,s numberless excuses prevented
him from going. Many of the poor
farmers, (with their wives line child
ren) had sold their homes and going
to Oklahoma where, according to
the railroad companies interested in
the schemes, led them to believe great
fortunes awaited them and in fact
all the way to St. Louis the main
conversation was good monev in one
thin*' and no money in another. In
fact money, money, is the God of
our people. On my return via Cairo,
Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta. Mont
gomery and to this place money is
the chief attraction. Corner lots.
ne*v electric lines to this point and
*" that point, a good nlac" to invest.
A made a good run. B made a mis
take in buying at the wrong time or
in the background. All laborers are
catching the town fever aid de-ei.-
ing farms everywhere. Everybody
dreads and kicks at a few dollars
taxation for roads, streets and other
mihlic enterprises when they are
ready to sp<*nd hundreds on excur
sions. at first class hotels and taking
in th" shows which 'ire rapidly multi
plying. 1 spent about one week in
St. Louis and got the great dailies at
'->e cent each, and in that time the
total failures chronicled amounted
to near a half million dollars in
liabilities and the assets about one-
fourth of that amount. In fact we
are all tryug to run ahead of time
and we may expect frequent wrecks.
No class or profession of the people
is exempt from the money craze.
We are all bound to ride it seems
and hence men and women in the
mad rush have lost the old time re
spect for each other and who is
the popular theme provided who is
on top. All legislators, national,
Stat« and local are pressed by the
people at large to sail on a moderate
tide but that craving thirst for no-
tority, getting on paying committees
and riding over the county examin
ing public buildings, iiorts harbors
and rivers, when as a fact, some of
the committees never put their feet
on the land they go to visit and if
they did they know just as much
about what improvements are need
ed as the most ignorant farmer of
your county could advise how you
ought to print your paper and the
proper materia] use in getting it
out on time.
Finally, Mr. Editor. I wish to add
I never pen a line unless 1 belive it
for the good of all. 1 never speak
words that I cannot utter in the
presence of women. I am a (Rid-
fearing man and °u that account
have no connect 1 ' - with anv secret
society, clan or club. I hail to wit
ness the day when all people will | acquainted
null together for equal justice to all
clases And furthermore, if our
States would take the .same interest
in our highways that the United
States governrm nt has in her great
postal enterprise we soon would h^*
a greatre united and better citizen
ship. G. W. C.
Wilkinsville, March
yesterday put a stop
and sowing oats.
Mrs. Ethel Blackwell spent
terday and last night with her
ents.
Messrs. Fowler Brothers are haul
ing off their cotton which they sold
for 11 cents.
Mrs. S. F. Estes is 'dill no better,
though we are Rlad to say is not
much worse.
We hear more complaints about
had roads than we *ver recollect
hearing this l a te in the winter. Our
friend, Mr. Bob Enloe. however,
tak'- a different view of the situation
and t 11s what a load of cotton he
hauled »o Gaffney la t Wednesday.
But he is no man to complain about
Old
Ki n q-HawkinS.
Mr. W. E. King, of Anderson, and
Miss Emma Hawkins, of Greenville,
were married in Spartanburg Sunday
nght at 7 p. m. by Rev. E. G. Ross
at the home of Mrs. A. J. Westermor-
land. sister of the bride. A large
circle of friends and relatives were
attendance who extend their con-
"’atulations and best wishes for a
Pleasant journev through lift.
Men To Be Avoided.
Bamberg Herald.)
Two negroes in Gaffnev have been
sentenced to imprisonment for life
for killing a white man with whom
they wer<‘ drinking and carousing.
Another illustration of the results of
had company. A white man who will
drink with negroes is a character
whom they would do well to let alone.
Social equality in this respect can
onlv result to harm to the negro,
and the blacks should avoid as they
would a pestilence white men of this
stamp.
—Buy your seed from the Seed
Store. Flower Seed, Garden Seed,
Field Seed. Our line of seed Is com
plete. Gaffney Drue Co.
Are you tired, fagged out. nervous,
sleepless, feel means? Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens the
nerves, aids digestion, brings refresh
ing sleep. 36 cents. Tea or Tablets.
Gaffney Drug Co.
trifk'.3.
Rev. e M. Teal preached at
\blngdon Creek church la.-t Sabbath.
Some poopl who claim to know,
say the wav to make dogs long wind
ed is to feed them on sweetened cof
fee wh n they are imps. Some folks
are trying the experiment.
We called to see our friend Dr.
M. W. Smith, while in Gaffney last
Wednesday. We* were made both
happy and sad by the visit—happy
to find him enjoying such excellent
health and busy in his profession
hut sorry to hear of so many need
ing his services. W" wish the doct
ors and lawyers all the success they
deserve—we can’t get along without I » or k,
them- yet we ar sorry they ever 1 n * on -
have occasion to practice their pro
fessions. Generally speaking they
are tli<* busiest ni' n we have.
Sneaking of lawyers we beg to
differ witii the expressed opinion of
that they are a class of trick-
fur such is not the case. A
honorable set of men can’t be
in any profession, taken as a
We never knew one of any
'''Tiding in his profession to betray
i trust.
In vertification of this assertion
| we might sav: Anv lawyer (who is
one) you might So to for counsel if
i he is employed on the other side or
I against you will tel! you frankly he
j i so employed and won’t let you
i give vour case away to him or be
tray any confidence you might re
pose in him while seeking his coun
sel.
The public have heard the race
question “cussed” and discussed, re
discussed and cussed again until it
is sick and tired of it. Both races
are divided into two distinct classes
—the whites gentlemen and roughs
—the blacks colored people and “nig
gers.”
We called a short while at The
Ledger office last Wednesday. All
the force was out at dinner except
Mr. Will Darby who was busw at
the linotype machine. Henry Lip
scomb, the colored employee was at
his post too. By the way Ed. Ed
wards. colored, save b- can run that
office as well as Henry Lipscomb
and he thinks of applying for the job
as soon as Henry gets ready to give
it up.
We haven’t heard from Mr. Single-
ton Clary, the old soldier who is
very bad off He was still alive yes
terday. He is eighty-two years of
age. His niece, Mrs. Luke Blanton,
is with him He lives with his step
son. Mr. Vernon Millwood. .
Messrs. J. A. M. Estes, Gist How
ell and Joe Robins spent Tuesday
night with their uncle, Dr. M. W.
Smith, at Gaffney. Mr. Robins was
on bis way home. He lives in Texas.
The Ledger’s account of the trial
and sentence of Tom Harris for the
murder of Mrs. Morgan has been
read, re-read and read over and over
I again until the public is now fully
with every detail of the
bloodv affair. This has been the
leading topic of conversation for the
last week, or since his trial. Several
parties express themselves as anx
ious to see the sentence carried out.
For our part • we have no desire to
witness it and man/ of thos" who
do. won’t yvant to see another. We
ha” long since out-grown such mor
bid curiosity and are glad of it too.
It was said that when Sheriff Samu’l
C. Youngblood was to hang Vickers
at Yorkville in 1834 he offered a
tobacconist $25 if he would do the
work for him, hut the man wouldn’t
take him up. When the matter was
told Uncle Johnnie McKown (whom
everybody knew as “By Granny,” as
that was his by-word). He said:
“By granny, I’ll hang him for it.” .
The night before Vickers was
hanged when Sheriff Youngblood
toob supper to him and his brother
Newton, who had been pardoned by
Gov. Means, Newton said he didn’t
want any but Jim said he wanted a
big supper so he could hang heavy
next day which he did.
Speaking of Unde Johnnie Mc
Kown we recall an incident which
took place at Tallahoma (now Sar-
ratts) on the occasion of raising the
first secession flag in this section.
Col. I. G. McKisslck was one of the
speakers and among other things
Col. McKisslck said: “I’ll drink all
the blood that will be spilled In this
war. In 1864 when Col. McKisslck
came home badly wounded Uncle
Johnnie went to see Mm. and during
their conversation Uncle Johnnie
asked him if he was still willing to
drink all the blood spilled in this
war. “Oh hush that Tantrahogus”
said Col. McKissick, “I said that be
cause that foo] Chestnut said it.”
G 'ii. Chestnut was one <>f the sec< s-
sion advocates in thic State.
J. L. S.
Sunday School Programme.
The North Pacolet interdenomina
tional Sunday School Convention will
meet at Elbethel church on the 24th
of March at 10:30 a. m. and he open
ed with devotional ex rcises conduct
ed by the Chaplain, Simpson Blanton, j
and song and praise service conduct- |
ed by A. G. Davis.
Schools and delegat s will he en
rolled and reports made for the
quarter ending March 24. 1907. A
study of the day’s lesson will he
Woes of Drunkars—Lreal 38: 7:13,
conducted by som • one appointed
for that purpose. A general review
of the quarter’s lessons will he made
by teachers and superintendents of
schools for v hich a question box
will he opened. These exercises
will occupy the morning session.
Intermission one hour.
The afternoon will he devoted to
exercises by Sunday school scholars
who wish to take part in t’e* su ;ie.
A brief history of the convention
will be read by the president o- some
one appointed for that purpose.
What has the Sunday school done
for the church and State in the
cause °f temperance, and what ! s
possible for it v -t to do
This query will be open tor gen
era] discussion am] p-onihu m sneak
ers have been invited to address th
convention on that subi ct.
Miscellaneous. Adjournment.
By Committee.
Southern Power Go’s. Work.
(Fort Mill Times.)
An interesting litre map. gotten
out by th" Southern Power Co.,
shows the scope and magnitude of
what is being attempted. The ter
ritory in which the company will
onerate when all the plants now pro-
j 'eted are completed, comprises the
counties of Spartanburg. Cherokee,
Chester. Fairfield, Kershaw.
Richland, 1. lir as* r. New
berry and Greenvil f in this State,
and the following North Carolina
counties: Mecklenburg. Gaston. Clev-
land. Burke. Lincoln. Catawba, Alex
ander. Iredell. Cabarrus and Union.
As yet only one nlant. that abm-"
Rock Hill, has been completed. This
plant is delivering power to Rock
Hill, Fort Mill, Pinevilie, Charlotte,
Yorkville. Clover and Filbert, and a
line to Gastonia is under construction.
The plant at Ninety-Nine Islands
near Gaffney ,1s now* under construe
tion and wh‘*n completed will furn
ish power to Greenville, Spartanburg
Gaffney, and other towns in that sec
tion.
Horseford Shoals, Lookout Shoals
anq Mountain Island, in North Car
olina, and Wateree Shoals in South
Carolina will be utilized at an early
date. Dr. Wylie declaring that the
last named, which will furnish pow
er to Columbia, will be in operation
befo’-" July of 1908.
The Southern Power Co. is an im
mense corporation. It has a capital
stock of $7,500,000, and it represents
fortunes aggregating many times
this sum. The company owns a tre
mendous slice of territory of amaz
ing possibilities, and Dr. Wylie
states that whec all of the power is
harnessed the total product of the
circuit will be equal to that of
Niagara, which at present stands in
class to itself as a power produced.
SHOUT NUNS ITEMS
OF lOML INTEREST,
EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER
OKEE
C ecent Happening* j n ,nd Around
th*. City and Other Event* Gather
ed by the Local New* Editor.
The Clansman will be at the S<ai
Theatre on Wednesday, April iPth.
It’s the same 'mmnany that, appears
in Charlotte. Spartanburg and other
Southern cities.
The election of the Board of Pule
lie Works takes place the second
Tuesday in April next, and already
several candidates have announc* d
themselves.
-‘.ve persons '■/ere due t*» appeal'
before Mayor Little yesterday morn
ing. but they forfeited their bonds
and as a result the <itv excheque'
is $20 h* tter off.
" e Griffith :.iierar> rfoeietv of
hi r'esto'i*' Uol!< :: wh. be addressed
by Dr C. C. Brown, ol Sumter, this
evi ning. The public is cordially in-
v ; ’"d. dummy will leav" Gaffnev at
8:15.
CLIFTON CHRONICLES.
th,
liman Sanyitt was imfore Vfagis-
T. Bridges yesterdav on
assault and battery, he
March 8ta assaulted a
named John Blanton on
plantation of John Allison, in
upper ttari of the countv.
tratq (
.'has.
•\ char
go < l
having
on
white
bov
The Court of Common Pi* as came
to an abrupt ending Friday morning.
The la ‘ case was that of Spears vs.
the Gaffney Manufacturing company.
The case was compromised without
going to trial, the Gaffney Manufact
uring company paying Spears $1,2 m.
Newsv Items From This Manufactur
ing Town.
Clifton. March 9.—A Cllftonlan
tells a tale of a once prominent phy-
smian. widely known hr this and the
surrounding country, who was very
often led astrnv from the duties of
his nrofession bv the effect of strong
drink, at which time he would neither
prescribe nor administer any reme
mber anv considerations what
ever. On one occasion he was call
ed m wh-re a whole family were all
‘iek at the same time. He told them
that he was too drunk to treat a case
at that time, and that they would
have to “tough it out” till he got. so
ber, or g Q t another doctor. To get
the other doctor seemed the most dif-
‘fleult and they decided to “tough it
out ” supposing that he would he so
ber and come hack sometime during
th» day. He left, strictly "barging
them to eat nothing, whatevet till
he returned. Fearful of the conse
quence of disobeying “the doctor’s
order” the people began a fast. The
i dav passed, but the doctor fail"<l to
"•turn. The night wore away and
nothing was seen or heard of him.
Another day dawned and rap Its
oitiso. still ho had failed to put in
Hn»apperance. By this time the peo
ple all tv gap to convalesce, and the
"•m*rs of hunger were becoming verv
accute. All watched and listened
till late hours for his coming, with
h'mes of a promise of liberty to eat
something, but all in vain, and a
sleepless night lay around them.
Worse and worse grew the throes of
hunger, but on the other hand was
trie doctor stern “commandment"’
which they could not bear the idea
of being guilty of violating. WBh
"markable fortitude they “toughed
out” (as thw thought) the longest
r.i'-'lit of a 1 their lives. Finally the
■oining came and ihey besought a
kindbearted neighbor to go and see
the doctor, who lived at considerably
distance away, and bring him or
1* arn if thev might have some food.
The man went and was gone quite a
whi'e and retruned 'V’th the news
that he doctor had gone to Shelby
Thor With Hi* Hammer.
(Edgefield Chronical.)
Our beloved friend and newspaper
brother. Mr. Ed DeCamp, of the iron-
fisted Gaffnev Ledger, ran into the
dry town of Edgefield on Tuesday
last and spent six or eight hours with
us in the enjoyment of total prohibi
tion! He is the up-rightest. out right-
est. downrightest newspaper man in
South Carolina. He calls a spade a
soade, and then,rests on the handle
of the spade and looks round-to fight
it out if it be necessary. Old Thor
of the early Scandinavian mytholo
gy. wa.s not a bolder hammerer than
Ed DeCamp. He Is a strong prohibi
tionist. and was delighted with the
“dry drouth” and the sublime and
unexampeled virtue of Edgefield.
List of Unclaimed Letters.
List of Letters unclaimed in the
nostoffice at Gaffney. S. C.. for week
ending March 11th, 1907:
Lawraice Adams, George Ansel,
Dunk Boyd. Tom Buwers, F. N.
Brunson. T. B. Bryant, jas. Balling,
C. M. Byars. A. L. Browne, E. C.
Cornwell, Browd Davis, Wylie Ed
wards. Tom Ellis. D. M. Gordon. L.
R. Gray, Jno. A. Hovis, D. M. Jolly,
Tom Littlejohn, Jim and Anna Little
john. T. W. Mills. (2), Hezeklah
Moss. M. Martin, Robt. Morris, W.
A. Mooney, Jesse McMellon, Geo. W.
Nance. Geo. Nimmons. Belton Posey,
Tom Poter. GcIUt Phillips. D. F.
Ray (2), Noe Rodgest Ed Banders.
Ed Spearman, Ben Sanders. W. L.
Shuford, Thomas Stones, J. K. Sales,
Dof Thomas, in Care of Dravo Co,
(2). Mrs. Emner Brown, Mrs. Sab-
bie Brooks, Mrs. Sallie Boyd. Mrs.
Susie Carter. Mrs. Jennie Camp,
Mrs. Lne Golden, Mrs, Strawcy
Giton. Mrs. M. E. Gilbert. Mrs. lymise
Harmon. Mrs. Clasie Harris, Mrs.
trit Hail, Mrs. Maggie Jefferies,
Mrs. Lizzie Jolly, Mrs. Mary Jordan,
Mrs. Jwen Jeffereis. Mrs. Pais Lee
Mosley, Mrs. Lula Moss, Miss Net
tle L. Roberts. Miss Hardina Simp
son. Miss Mary Whitaker, Miss Ma
tilda Whisnant. Miss Minnie Young.
Call for advertised letters one
cent due on each
A. R. N. Foleer. P. M.
UNION LAUNDRY BURNED.
Derbin Jones’ Loss is About One
Hundred Dollars
Lust Friday s Ledger contained an
item to the effect that Mr. Derbin
Junes had lost his laundry at Union
bv fire. Mr. Jones is back in Gaff
ney. He informs Tne Ledger that
his loss will be about $100. He did
not own the laundry but had it leas
ed and his loss simply represented
some supplies he had purchased.
The Union Times gives the follow
ing account of the fire:
“The Crescent Steam Laundry and
Rice’s mill were almost wholly de
stroyed by fire on Wednesday after
noon about 2 o’clock. Both these en
terprises were carried on in the
same building. The fire originated
in the top of the building and had
failed considerable headway before
it was discovered.
“The smoke pouring down the star
way was the first the laundry oper
atives knew of the fire. The mill
was not In operation on Wednesday,
and was closed.
“The laundry had recently been
leased to Mr. W. D. Jones, of Gaff
ney, and wa» owned by a joint stock
company. The laundry was par
tially covered by insurance.
“The mill and building were owned
by Mr. Jacob Rice and were unin
sured. They are a total loss, except
that the engine and boiler can. with
little expense, be put into commis
sion.
“This building was one of the
landmarks of Unioq. It was a large
two-story building, and being situat
ed near the Southern railway was a
familiar sight to those traveling on
the Southern.”
and
perhap;
* might
not he home
till
tin
next week. On
hearing t.h.-*
the
man
on got
mad. sw
ore it was of no
m-e
fooling
with a
durnk foot
any
’eng
er. and
it was '
ieath at last.
and
it might as
well conic quick as s
low.
she
ordered her
d aught ers-
-all
that
could
“budge
:• peg"—to
the
Entertained.
Air. Dravo and Mr. Sullivan, of
the Dravo Contracting company, of
Pittsburgl arrived in the city Fri
day to inspect the work at the dam
on Broad river. Friday night they
met a number of Gaffney business
men at the Commercial Hotel and
were entertained. Mr. J. C. Jefferies
act d the part of toastmaster. The
visitors were made welcome by Capt.
I. B. Bell. Short talks were made
by Mr. Dravo, Mr. Sullivan. Mr.
Pritchard. Mr. Shank, Senator J. C.
Otts, Mr. H. K. Osborne, Mr. Mav-
nard Smith, Mr. C. M. Smith. Mr. W.
S. Hall and others. The speeches
were splendid and to use the words
of Mr. Dravo. the hospifalittv was
genuine. It was an informal affair
but everybody enjoyed tremselves
and it is more than likely that the
thing will he repeated on a much
larger scale.
—Try the Williamson plan on a
small patch of corn, using our Im
proved Early Golden Dixie Dent
Corn. If others can make 130 bush
els or more per acre, you can do
just as well. The Seed Store.
An Up-tn-Date Shoe Store
The Humphries Shoe company is
making some extensive improve-
’"fmtfi in their store. They have
doubled their shelving capacity and
will install one of the latest city
ladder devices to reach the ’ goods
on the upper shelves. The interior
is being painted a pure white. When
the improvements are comnl* i t«d it
will compete with the best shoe es
tablishments in the South. The
Messrs. Humphries are very capable
^oune business men and they are
building up a splendid business by
"Ivin" close attention to business
and by fair dealings to all.
kitchen to fix up some rations. Af
ter eating heartih they all enjoyed
a quiet night's rest. Some days af
terwards one of the family met the
doctor, and inquired his reason for
not coming back according to prom
ise. The doctor was totally surpris
ed at such question, and on hearing
th« explanation told him that he
didn’t even know that he had been
there and had made anv such prom
ise.
A petition will he sent to the hoard
of county commissioners at next
meeting, asking that a public road
he established from a point on the
road leading from No. 2 mill to the
cross roads below Cowpens. from
just, below No. 2 mill down the river
and to a point on the road from Cow
pens to Pacolet mill near Mr. John
Hammetts. This will make the dis
tance from Clifton to Pacolet about
seven miles, instead of eight or
nin e as it now is.
Mr. Will Allen has resigned as
overseer of weave room at Clifton
No. 1 and will take charge of a
weave room at Pacolet. to which
place he will shortly move. Will is
a»> old time and tried friend, and an
all round good fellow. Behind him
will leave a host of friends, re
luctant to say or think that he is
gone, but with him he will take all
the friendship and esteem that they
may be able to lavish upon him. Mr.
J. R. McPherson will succeed him
as boss weaver here.
There are numerous cases of
measels here at present, and some
are severe. Some are complicated
with pneumonia, plurisy, grippe, etc.,
and some of the patients are serious
ly ill. S.
COSTS NOTHING UNLEES CURED
Liberal Way jn Which Mi-o-na Stem-
ache Tablets ar e Sold by Gaffney
Drug Company.
If a friend should tell you that ho
would pay the doctor's bill for you
unless you were cured, would it not
impress you with his physician’s
skill? It is in this way that the
Gaffney Drug Co. sell Mi-o-na stom
ach tablets, for thev guarantee to
refund the money if Mi-o-na does
not cure.
Use Mi-o-na stomach tablets if
you have any of the following symp
toms: backache, headache, sleep
lessness. nausea, distress after eat
ing. specks before the eyes, despon
dency. nervousness, loss of appe
tite, dizziness, pains in the side and
limbs, or gulping up of undigested
food, and you will soon be cured and
able to eat a hearty meal without
fear of pain or distress.
Mi-o-na costs but 50c a box, noth
ing if it does not cure. The Gaffney
Drug Co. are the local distributors.
A tissue builder, reconstructor,
builds up waste force, makes strong
nerves and muscle. You will realize
after taking Hollister’s Rock Moun
tain Tea what a wonderful benefit It
will be to you. 35 cents. Tea or Tab-
ets. Gaffnev Drug Co.
Born
To Mr and Mrs. W. A. Darby Mon
day, March 11th, a daughter. And
the smile of The Ledger’s linotype
operator grows broader whenever
the £vent is mentioned.
—One 50c bottle Nature's Cough
Remedy will put an end to that
cough—no cure, no pay. Gaffney
Drug Oo.
—We handle only the Selected
Irish Potato seed, put up in barrels
to prevent bruising. Early White
Bliss. Triumph or Red Bliss and
Wood’s Peerless. These varieties
are all especially suitable for this
section. The Gaffney Drug Oo.
—Pearl or Cat Tall and German
Millet, at the Seed Store—Gaffney
Drag Oo.