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GAFFNEY. S. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER S. 1907.
11.00 A YEAR.
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM WiLKINSVILLE.
MOVEMENTS OF “HE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
Personal Paraqrapha Concerning Pop
ular People and Short Items of
that Section.
Wilkinsville, Sept. 3.—We attended
the W. O. W. picnic and barbecue at
Wllkinsville last Saturday. A very
large and well behaves crowd was
present and notwittoP*®"'**!!* the In
tensely hot weather nouiing occurred
to mar the pleasure of the occasion.
The crowd ' as variously estimated
at from 500 to 700 people (of which
numbers we think the latter small
enough). The crowd was pretty well
gathered when we arrived on the
. grounds. As we pressed our way
toward the speakers’ stand some one
slapped us on the shoulder and look
ing round we found It was the “Old
Man”—the partriarch of The Ledger
family. We then dismissed all feel
ing of responsibility for a correct re
port of the proceedings, knowing he
would take care of that; and we set
about enjoying ourself as best we
could, listening to the speeches and
talking with our friends.
Notwithstanding the presence of
the old gentleman and his proficiency
In the pencil pushing business, w pro
pose giving a few of our observations
on that occasion for what they are
worth to our readers. The local camp
had put everything in order to give
their guests, friends and visitors a
royal entertainment. The under
growth was nicely cleared away leav
ing a delightful grove, through the
branches of which scarcely a single
rav of the scorching sun could fall upon
the audience as It gathered around
the speakers’ stand and the long
table prepared for the '^occasion.
Sovereign Joe Humphries, of the
Wllkinsville Camp, was master of
ceremonlea
Hon. T. B. Butler was the first
speaker. He was In the midst of his
speech when your correspondent got
within ear-shot of the stand. Though
V— he was considerably indisposed It’s
not necessary for us to say he made
n fine speech for most of our readers
who know him know he is an enter
taining speaker and always has his
subject well in hard. He told about
the origin and purpose of tms order—
the work It has accomplished and is
likely yet to do.
Kon. D. E. Finley arrived while
Mr. Butler was speaking and taking
hl« .seat in the crowd listened attent-
. hw*y. in concluding his speech Mr.
• Butler apologized for not feeling well
and to speak longer would be to do
himself an injur 4 * "Je. He was glad
that his friend, Mr. Finley, had arriv
ed and he would address them on
Woodcraft, in which he (Finley) was
a much older man than he (Butler)
wag, but still there was not so much
difference l n their ages in other re
spects.
At the conclusion .of Col. Butler’s
address the meeting was adjourned
untij after dinner.
The ladies had their trunks, boxes
and basli-ets brought out and their
contents with, the barbecued meats,
bash, etc., were piled upon the mng
table until it literally groaned be
neath its burden of good things.
Everything from barbecued meats to
the finest delicacies known to the
culinary art was on the table and
that in abundance, too. An invitation
was extended to everybody to come
forward and eat. The mafabers of
the W. O. W. saw to it that were
cared for and alter all had finished
eating lots of provisions were left
Not only tlie dinner hour but the
entire day was manifestly a Wood-
v men’s day. Fraternal feelings seem
ed to have seizedupon every one
present, and every person—both men
and women—had only one object in
view—that of making others feel
happy.
After dinner the audience re
assembled at tbe stand and Hon. D.
B. Finley spoke for over an hour on
Woodcraft and the general workings
of the order and its resulaut effect
upoja mankind in general. During
his remarks Mr. Finley touched upon
one point we were glad to note and"
which as much or more than any
other we believe will tend to strengtn-
en the order. He said: "No one
need think that the order of Wood
men of the World is Intended to take
/> the place of the Christian church, for
It does not and la never expected to
do so. It merely acts as an auxiliary
tc the church in teaching men how
to carry out that great command
ment, ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself.’
No-word in all our language gives a
better definition of the ordey than the
word ‘fraternity’—a proper regard for
the welfare of our fellow man.”
After Mr. Finley finished his speech
Prof. W. T. Slaughter spoke giving
a Retail of his work and what the
-Woodmen had done and were doing.
told many funny anecdotes much
to the amusement of his hearers.
The Wllkinsville Camp has at pre
sent thirty-seven members. Since Us
organisation several members have
moved away.
As we have already said the crowd
wa» the largest and best behaved
one of its size we have ever met on
a similar occasion. Not a drop of
liquor o? the effects of it did we see
during the day. This speaks well for
oar community and other oommuni-
tlea rei.wjeented there that day. The
(act that Johnnie Barleycorn la fast
. foing oat of business with the more
self-respecting class of our citizens
goes without our telling it.
The young people had a very en
joyable time and the older ones made
Its success still more apparent. Your
correspondent met people there he
hadn’t seen in many years—not since
his boyhood days—one Instance of
which we beg our readers’ pennl*
sion to relate. For perhaps a half or
three quarters of an hour after the
speaking closed the people were all
mixed up talking and bidding each
other good-byo and expressing the
pleasures the day had given them.
Your correspondent blundered upon
a happy group. As we tipped our hat
to the lady contingent one pretty lit
tle woman reached out her hand with,
“How do you do. Mr. —?” This caused
us to halt a moment and say:
‘‘My lady, please excuse me for
asking rf our name as you have the
advantage of me i n our acquaintance,
and It’s but another evidence of the
fact that I’m known better than I’m
loved.” To this she roplled: ‘‘I am
Mrs. — ” “Oh, yes,” we said, “I know
Mr. —With that the rest of the
group put us to the same test till
finally an older lady in the company
was reached. She, too, had caught
on and called our name as readily as
the others. Seeing our embarrass
ment at not knowing who the last
speaker was the first lady said:
“That’s my mother. Mrs. —.” At
that our memory came to our assist
ance and we said. “Oh. yes; I remem
ber you now. You were Miss —. and,
by the way, I don’t remember having
seen you since we went to school to
Vines Smith, at Flint Hill, before the
war. anfi you were then one of the
prettiest girl in the school.” This re
mark caused her to blush while we
gathered our thougths sufficiently to
finish the sentence by saying, "and. I
see you haven’t got entirely over it
yet”
While a hearty laugh was going on
at our expense the “Old Man” of The
Ledger household, came round and
capped the climax by telling this good
lady that your correspondent was one
of the greatest flatterers in Cherokee
county. What she thought of his re
mark as touching her good looks, we
can’t tell. It may be what he thinks
but It’s not what jre know about It.
Masters Robert ai» States, sons of
Hon. D E. Finley, accompanied their
father to the picnic at Wllkinsville
last Saturday. We hope the young
men formed a good opinion °f our
community. They crossed at Howell's
ferry coming but returned by the way
of Smith’s ford, as the river was low
and difficult to fer.-Y on account of
the sand.
Rev. C. M. Teal preached at Abing
don Creek last Sabbath from the text
Matthew 37th. 38th and 39th verses.
He also baptized Mrs. Vernon Mill-
wood at 5 o’clock p. m. at the Wofford
ford on Abingdon creek.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Strain and child
ren, spent Saturday night with us.
Mrs. Boyc e Whlsonaut Is sick. Dr.
B. B. Steedly. of Gaffney, is treating
her case. She was too unwell for her
husband to leave her to go to the
picnic last Saturday.
Prof. CHnkscales delivered a lec
ture at Wilson’s Chapel Sabbath mor
ning and at Sardis in the afternoon.
Last Thursday word came over the
'phone that another of Mr. James
Good’s family had died at Gaffney,
and Messrs. Will Smarr, Trenholus
and Lathrop Dowdle went with a
wagon and team to bring the corpse
to the graveyard. But on arrival in
Gaffney they found it was a mistake,
that it wag one of Mr. Wm. Good’s
family who had died near Bullock’s
Creek. By some means the 'phone
got the two families mixed up and
caused the boys an all night and all
day drive.
Messrs. Will and Ren Goforth are
putting up houses on lands they
Ixmght from their father. Mr. F. A.
Foforth.
The fox hunters made another trip
to the “Steen City” .neighborhood last
Friday night but failed to get on
Reynard’s track—hence no racq.
Mrs. W. C. Sparks was no better
when we last heard from her. She
is a good woman and her many
friends hope for her a speedy
recovery.
We learn that Mrs. Mary George
has lost several cows with Texas
fever.
Capt. and Mm. James T. Moorhead
and daughter. Miss Bessie, attended
the Woodmen picnic at Wllkinsville
last Saturday.
They have a fine Sabbath school at
Abingdon Crek church. Hon. C. W.
Whisonant taught the Bible class last
Sabbath
Mr. Essel McKown will teach the
next session of ♦he Beaverdam school.
He hag just graduated from the Co
lumbia College and ig well prepared
for the work. He is one of Cherokee
county's most promising young men
and we wish for him much success In
his work.
The dry hot weather for the last
ten days or two weeks has told
seriously on the cotton crop. It has
stopped growing and fruiting and the
leaves are turning yellow and falling
off. Much, if not &H of it. will open
this month and the general opinion
of farmers is that the crop Is going
to be a abort on* a* compared wit*
the prospects of & month ago.
The farmers of this -neighborhood
will have a meeting at the Etta Jane
school house next Saturday night to
consider the advisability of joining
the Farmers’ Union which Is now be
ing agitated throughout the country.
Last Saturday night was the (1st
anniversary of the* great earthquake.
We are not so frequently reminded
of this great event by the keeping as
the violation of tbe pledge to' mad
better live* by many of those who
thought the end ii«d come.
J. L. 8.
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE.
ITEMS OF INTERtT OF FAGGING
EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
‘ NEWS ITEMS
OF LOCAL INTEBEST.
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER
OKEE.
Happnlngs AH Over the State Taken
from Our Exchanges and Tersely
..Told ta Ledger Readers.
Governor Ansel Wednesday refused
pardon for Nan Tillle, of Laurens,
convicted of larceny and housebreak
ing and serving two and a half years
in the penitentiary, and Wm. Mar
shall, of Greenwood, serving two
years for the same offense. ^
The Union police force began
waking up the gambling and liquor
dealers in that city In a lively fashion
Saturday night A good deal of
booze was found and confiscated,, and
several arrests were made, both for
gambling and selling liquor.
The directors of the Spartanburg
Fair Association met Monday and de
cided to hold a horse show, race meet
and automobile show some time In
November. Tho work of preparing
tracks and erecting necessary build
ings will begin at once. The directors
of the fair Intend to make it one of
the biggest events of the kind ever
held in upper South Carolina.
W. C. Moore.* state business agent
of the Farmers Union, who in attend-
in~ the national meeting of the union
In Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday
telegraphed T. T. W&kefleld, business
agent of the Anderson Union, what
tbe national meeting had decided on
a minimum of fifteen cents for Sep
tember cotton and that one Quarter
of a cent would be added each suc
ceeding month. The e^'lllon Is to
cover the costs of shortage etc.
Labor Day was observed in Charles
ton by a general suspension of busi
ness, a parade by the colored unions
and a picnic by the white unions un
der the auspices of the trades and
labor federation. The parade was
creditable, and was viewed bv a crowd
on the streets. The picnic was large
ly attended. Mayor Rhett made an
address In which he told the unions
of some complaints heard and urged
them to keep the organizations what
they were claimed to be. and make
them the allies and not enemies of
capital In industry.
The State corporation commission
has directed criminal proceedings to
be taken against the Western Union
Telegraph Company for alleged vio
lations of the commission’s regula
tions regarding the closing of the
Laurens office and charging fraud In
connection with the company’s alleg
ed practice of forwarding telegrams
by the United Staten mall, for trans
mission of which the senders have
been charged regular wire rotes. The
orders followed the hearing of the
striking telegraphers’ complaints in
Columbia.
Jim McBeth, who has charge of the
pool room at the Spartan Inn, In
Spartanburg, the leading hotel In that
city, has been arrested on the charge
of selling and storing liquor In viola
tion of the Carey-Cothran law. Af-
jter the arrest of McBath. Proprietor
1 J. D. Humphreys of the hot® 1 asked
that the pool room be search
liquor, stating that he did not wish
: his hotel converted into a place of
selling liquor. The police found an
old trunk which contained liquor. Mr.
j Humphreys, the proprietoi. Is a mem
ber of the city council and Mayor
, Protem and believes in up-holding the
law.
The commission to wind ud the af
fairs of the State dispensary met
Wednesday afternoon in Columbia for
!the first time In several months, all
the memebrs being present. as well
as the comissioner’s attorney. Col. W.
F. Stevenson. The board approved
the action of the chairman, Dr. W. J.
Murray in closing out the stock on
hand by B&'B to the county dispen
saries since the last meeting, and it
wa 3 found that these transactions had
proved advantageous to the State.
All the whiskey which was on hand
at the timo the commission took
charge has now been sold although
some of it has not yet boon shipped
out
Recent Happenings In and Around
the City and Other Events Gather
ed by the Local New* Editor.
There were no cases before Mayor
Little yesterday morning.
Beginning with September 9th the
library hours will be from four to six.
The city schools will open next
Wednesday, the llth Inst. The pros
pects are that they will all be crowded.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Elson have
moved into Mrs. Montgomery’s cot
tage, comer of Race and Johnson
streets.
The Sotosls Club will bold its next
meeting next Tuesday, 10th Inst., at
the home of Mrs. J. C. Creeph, on
Frederick street.
Dr. G. W. B. Smith, who was locat
ed at this place for a short time for
the practice of dentistry, has moved
his family to Jonesville.
Next session of Limestone College
opens on Wednesday 18th inst. Every
room has been engaged and prospects
are that the college will be crowded.
The Rev. H. C. Dunn will arrive In
Gaffiey tonight, accompanied by his
wife and little son. Mr. Dunn will
commence a meeting at Bethesda to
morrow (Saturday.)
F. B. Gaffney has moved his stock
of groceries into the store room
recently occupied by the grocery de
partment of W. J. Wilkins & Com
pany, on Bast Frederick street.
Dr. Lee Davis Lodge will be with
Rev. A. D. Davidson at Macedonia
tomorrow, and will conduct the ser
vice. Dr. Lodge is one of the most
i attractive speakers in this country.
The White Diamond Lithia Springs
Hotel will close on Monday, Septem
ber 16th. Only two more Sundays
for the beaux and belles to enjoy them
selves at this famous health resort.
D. F. Phillips died on July 3lst
: He was a member of the Junior Order
U. A. M., and was insured fof $500.
A check was mailed to his widow ou
August 27th for the amount of the
Insurance.
Workmen will probably finish the
repairs on the Star Theatre building
this week. The painters will about
finish the Inside work. When com
pleted the house will present a neat
and attractive appearance.
Mrs. L. W. McGulnn, wife of the
man who was bound over Saturday
Jtor buying stole brass, etc., has sworn
out warrants for the boys who testi
fied against Mr. McGulnn. Of course
if these boys could be tried and con
victed of stealing before McGulnn is
tried, they would be disqualified to
act as witnesses against him.
Peter Jack-son, a white man from
Cherokee Falls, was tried before
Magistrate B. F. Camp yesterday on
the charge of carrying concealed
! weapons. When arrested Jackson
! had two jugs of whiskey in his buggy.
He was found guilty of carrying con
cealed weapons and was fined $20 or
; fifteen days on the chalngang. He
paid the twenty.
Some ©ne has been purloining some
thing that could be of very small
value to him and yet of a good deal
of use to Mr. j. B. Pettit the black
smith and wheelwright whose shop is
located in the rear of Galloway &
Company’s store. The miscreant
stole a small%K)ller off his tire bender
a few weeks fco and this week came
back and got the other, thus putting
> the bender out of commission. It’s
a mighty mean Individual who will
steal anything, especially a few
pounds of Iron that can only be sold
for a penny or so, while it cost the
owner perhaps twenty times that
amount.
For the Week Ending 8 A. M-. 8*p-
tembt, ^ 1907.
The weather was pleasant and the
nights were cool during the fore part
of the week, but both the days and
the nights wer% unusually hot during
tbe latter part, with the daily maxi
mum temperatures In the nineties in
all sections of the State. The per
centage of sun ihine was unusually
high In the interior, but there was
considerable cloudiness in the north
eastern portion, and there were from
three to four foggy mornings in the
northern portion of the coast region.
The precipitation was much below
the normal, and consisted of generally
light, widely scattered showers that
were most numerous in the eastern
and the western border counties.
There were no local storms of sever
ity.
Drought prevails in many parts of
the State, with the need of rain most
urgent in tbe w< sorn division where
the soil has become dry and hard and
the streams have become unusually
low.
THROUGHOUT THE
TARHEEL STATE.
RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
H* Was Running Some.
Much excitement was caused on
the streets Tuesday by a horse be
longing to Mr. Clarence Jones, which
ran amuck in the streets of the town
to the terror of the inhabitants. The
horse was hitched to a fifty-pound
weight at the side door of the store
in an alley, and becoming frightened
broke the bits from the bridle, whirl
ed in the alley, made a short turn to
the left, running into Frederick street,
then into Limestone, where he ran
against a buggy which was occupied
bv the mother and baby of Mr. Jones.
Fortunately neither Mrs. Jones nor
the baby was injured. Here tWv*
wheels of the wagon were lost. He
continued In mad flight until the resi
dence of Mr. J. D. Jones was reached
where he lost another wheel; he
then ran up Jefferies street to Petty,
from Petty into Montgomery, from
Montgomery into Johnson, and then
I into Victoria avenue where he lost
the Inst wheel in front of the resi
dence of Mr. E. H. Gaines, and then
pn seeded to Limestone College where
he stopped after running more tnan
a mile at full speed The horse does
lot appear to be injured in tho least,
and the wagon'can he repaired with
very little cost.
Arrival 0 f Mail Trains.
The following is a correct schedqle
:of tbe arrival of all mail trains In
; Gaffney:
NORTH BOUND.
I No. 36 due at 8:05 A. M.
No. 12 due at 4:20 P. If.
I No. 88 due at ".. 7:08 P. M.
SOUTH BOUND.
; No. 39 due at .. .. .. .. 9:46 A. M.
No. 87 due at 12:48 P. If.
No. 43 due at 10:43 night
Mails for above trains close thirty
minutes before train Is due, except
1 No. 43 which closes nine o’clock at
night.
Toe Cut in Bicycle Chain,
Alfred Sarratt, son of Mr. L. Bar-
1 ratt. had one of the toes of his right
foot severely cut by getting It caught
in a bicycle chain Tuesday. The lit
tle fellow was taken to Crawley A
Company’s drag store, where Dr.
Nesbitt dressed the wound and eased
tbe boy's pain. The wound was a
right bad one, and sevenu stltones
had to be taken to dose it up-, but
it will not result in pennansbt dis
ability.
—That Oarbo-lfagnelic guarantee
is greet—no rtek there. *
In Iceland men ena
every reepeet poMMeBl
arp la
Schools Open Wednesday,
The city graded schools will open
the session of 1907-8 next Wednes
day. The Central school building nas
been remodelled and repainted and
presents a much more attractive ap
pearance on the Interior. The Chero
kee Avenue school will be conducteu
in the basement of the Cherokee
Avenue Baptist church until the new
school building Is completed, which
will be about January 1st. It Is ex
pected that the addition to the Cen
tral school building will also be com
pleted by that time. When finished
Gaffney will have two as nice nubile
school buildings as any town the
same size In the State.
A Narrow Escape.
Yesterday morning the little son
of Mr. Thos. Hester was driving his
jjpny along Limestone, street. Just
as he got In front of J. W. Abbott’s
furniture store a horse belonging to
Mr. Abbott became frightened and
reared up and fell back againat tbe
rear wheels of Mr. Hester’s buggy,
smashing them considerably. Tbe
boy #as thrown out of the vehicle
but fortunately escaped unhurt The
damage to the boggy was confined to
the rear wheels which will have to
be replaced with n*w ones.
—Yen don’t buy the nig In the bag
whe» you invest In a OariSo-MAgnetk.
A Mineralogies! Survey.
Dr. G. F. Lee. the mineralogist, is
making an exhaustive survey of the
minerals of this county. He is going
to make a map showng the location
of the various minerals within a radius
of seve. -Jles of Gaffney. Dr. Lee
i<? a most enthusiastic mineralogist
and he claims that the minerals of
this county are more varied and more
plentiful thdn in any other section of
the United States. Dr. Lee cordially
invites anyone who has ore of any
kind to leave samples of the same
with Mr. J. C. OUs or Mr. W. S. Hall.
Jr.. In order that they may be inspect
ed by Dr. Lee. Any assistance ren
dered along this line will be appre
ciated by Dr. Lee and everv public
spirited citizen in the county.
An Attractive) Mineral Display.
Dr. o. F. Lee has presented a set
of five photographs of a gold mine In
full operation to the Board of Trade.
One picture Is taken about 106 feet
I* tbe earth. It’s tbe first picture of
, the kind ever taken 1° this State. Dr.
Lee has also presented the Board of
I Trade with a magnificent collection
' of minerals as found in Cherokee coun
ty. It Is thought this collection would
1 form an attractive part of any exhibi-
ttlon Cherokee might make at the
i State fair this fall. Such an exhibit
i would attract the attention of thous-
i andg and thousands of visitors to the
State fair and would greatly, advertise
our mineral resources.
! List of Unclaimed Letters
""The following Is the list of un
claimed letters remaining In the
Gaffney postofflee for week ending
; September 2nd, 1907:
Miss Minnie Ax. Mrs. Hama Cony,
I Mis* Maggie S. Crockette. Mrs. V.
Crocker, Mrs. Clecla Clark. ZUle
Jackson, Miss Etlle Kirby, Miss Ciara
Kelly, Miss Lillie- Lathen, Miss J. D.
Lipscomb, Miss E. W. Morris, Miss
Hattie McDonald. Miss Mary Power,
Miss Ethel Scruggs. Miss Virgie M.
Turner. Miss Eliza White. Buford
Young, R. B. Wood, fin Wight, Jorge
Bleunhom. Eras Blshim. C. B. Blan
ton. T. U. Blanton, Tim Brown, Allis
Brown, Frank Chase. M. S. Daris, A.
T. Sherord, Croswell Davis, J. W. Ed
wards. Fetter Feraades, Robt. Fulen-
wider, (2). J. B. Hipps, Wm. Howard,
Ed Jeffers, Pink Lacky Wash Ross,
Mills Rial.
Call for advertised letters. One
cent due on each.
A. R. N. Folger, P. M.
A Humane Appeal.
A humane citizen of Richmond,
Ind., Mr. U. *D. Wiliams, 107 West
Main St, says: *T appeal to all per
sons with weak longs to take Dr.
King’s New Discovery, the only rem
edy that has helped me and fully
comet up to the proprietor’s recom
mendation.” It saves more lives than
all other throat and lung remedies
put together. Used as a cough and
cold care the world over. Curen as
thma, bronchitis, croup, whooping
cough, quinsy, hoarseness, and
phthisic, stops hemorrhages of the
lungs and. builds them u^. Guaran
teed at Cherokee Drag Cto. 60c and
81.00. Trial bottle free.
—The Gaffney Drug Co. will let
you try a Car bo-Magnetic razor tor
30 days. If yon don’t Uke it you get
your money bach and no hard feel
ings.
i
fisr me LsJper. SI a pear.
Item t of Interest Concerning Our
Neighbor In the Old North State
Clipped from Our Exchangee.
Governor Glenn offers a reward of
$100 for Ransom Smith, wanted In
Johnston county for murder.
The Midway Telephone Company la
chartered to operate a line from Mid
way. Davidson county, to Winston-
Salem. E. s. Snider Is the principal
incorporator. One thousand dollars
is subscribed.
Ruffin Seawell, a negro, was arrest
ed in Raleigh Monday under the
charge of criminal assault with at
tempt to rape on his sister-in-law.
He is in jail awaiting a preliminary
hearing.
There was a railroad wreck in Con
cord Tuesday night, censed by No.
38. the Southern’s northbound vesti
bule, running into No. 36, a south
bound night train. Several coaches
were burned; and several passengers
injured, but none seriously, though It
seemed like a miracle that no one
was killed.
W. R. Clardy, chief Inspector of the
sanitary department of Charlotte. Is
a prisoner in the Greenville, a. C.,
jail. He is charged with assault and
battery with Intent to kill and forcible
robbery from the person. H© hak
confessed to the crime and will be
tried. His offense was drugging a
woma n and stealing two diamond
rings from her. In seeking about for
a man with handsome face, straight
soldier like back and noble carriage
the board of health of Charlotte
found W. R. Clardy and made him
chief of tbe sanitary police squad of
that city. In his Confederate-gray
uniform Clardy was one of the most
dashing looking officers ever turned
loose on the city.
Sunday morning, in response to a
’phone message from the Finishing
Mill district a mile north of Greensboro
that a couple of strangers were sleep
ing under a tree out there, two otthe
city policemen went out and arrested
the unknown parties. The names of
| the young men w^re Michael Fox and
Crawford Wagoner. Upon an exami
nation of the records in the office of
the chief of police it was discovered
that Fox tfas a deserter from the
United States Battleship Franklin,
having left the ship at Norfolk on
the 25th of July. When questioned
by the officers about the matter. Fox
confessed that he was the man who
had deserted, but said that Wagoner
was not Implicated In the trouble In
the least ®
The Rev. J. H. Arnold, * traveling
evangelist, whose arrest and imprison
ment on the chaingang at Chester,
S. C-, is in Gastonia, having com*
there last week. Mr. Arnold says he
is a much maligned man and thinks
the press has done him a great In
justice. He was charged at Chester
with cruelty to a young boy and fined
$50. in default of which he went to
jail. Wednesday he was released on
I condition that he leave Chester. In
a lengthy letter to The Columbia (8.
: C.) State he presents his side of the
lease. He has employed counsel and
i mav institute suit against the town
of Chester for false Imprisonment
and arrest. He says he is an innocent
. man.
j
1 The young man who was arrested
'and locked up in Winston last week
on suspicion of being the party that
i killed a man In McDowell county. W.
Va., wag released Saturday evening.
The officer making the arrest was un
able to secure information which
would justify holding his man any
longer*. The prisoner told the officers
at first that his name was Bob Fer-
guson. Later h© said he was Joking
and that his correct name was Ed
Higgins: that he had been working
at Cane Creek. Va., and that his home
was In Wilkes county. Higgins stated
♦hgt he was at a loss to know why
an innocent man should be punished
In such a manner.
Ed Edwards, who was killed by
Henry PoRtelle. bis cousin, In Ashe
ville Saturday afternoon, un to two
years ago. made High Point hJs home.
His parents live there now and the
remains were taken there Sunday
afternoon. The funeral occurred
Monday moruftig. Edwards belonged
to Guilford Council No. 23. Jr. O. U-
A. M. of High Point, and was burled
with the honors of the order. As soon
as thp body reached the undertaking
shop of J. W. Sechrest it was taken
from the plain coffin and placed in a
handsome steel-grey casket and
shrouded in a neat black suit, with
the emblem of the Junior Order on
to»» of casket. Edwards carried $250
in the insurance department of said
order.
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