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NEY LEDGER.
A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES, AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY.
Established feb. is, 1894.
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GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908-
|1.50 A YEAR*
S. C. S, S. ASSO’H.
WILL BE HELD IN UNION APRIL
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'‘The sage of Etta Jane” preache* a
Sermon t 0 the Boys—Some Excel*
lent Advice.
Wilkinsvllle, Feb. 25.—The 3lst an
nual convention of the South Caro
lina Sabbath School Association will
be held at Union in the First Baptist
church April 1, 2 and 3. The pro
gram has been announced by the
chairman, Capt. J. Adger Smyth, Jr.,
of Pelzer. To this convention all our
Sunday school workers should go in
order to get. some of the good results
of this great work. Cherokee county
is one of the few unorganized coun
ties in the State but the North Paco-
let Sunday School Convention will
I have its representatives present
] While we boast of air progressive
. county we can’t have much to say
« about it when It comes to work like
; tills. This ought not to be as it is.
*■ There is no doubt but this will be
one of the best conventions ever held
In this State.
There will he several speakers
from out of the State and the com
mittee says In Its announcement:
'The crowning feature of the con
vention will be an address by bis ex
cellency Martin F. Ansel, our Chris
tian governor. It is eminently' fitting
that the first citizen of our State
should give the finishing touches to
our program in the splendid, graceful
manner in which he always speiks.”
Among the visiting speakers will
be Dr. A. L. Phillips, of Richmond,
Va.; Mr. W. C. Pearce, of Chicago,
and Mrs. J. Wood bridge Barnes, of
Newark, N. J. Mr. Pearce is the
superintendent of the adult depart
ment of the international association
and Mrs. Barnes is the secretary of
the elementary department of the In-
tenfatlonal association.
The committee states: “Bring
your problems to the convention and
have Mr. Pearce to solve them for
you.” Mr. Pearce is well bnown in
South Carolina, having addressed the
State convention heretofore. Mrs.
Woodbrldge Barnes, assisted by Miss
Vandiver, will conduct the primary
studies at the convention.
The mnsic will be conducted by
Rev. Grant Colfax Tullar, of New
York, and Mr. Isaac H. Merideth.
These singers have conducted song
services for many State conventions
and are men of international reputa
tion.
This convention being right at our
doors we can’t afford to let it pass
without attendnig it.
Messrs. J. N. and Sam J. Strain
went to Hickory Grove last Satur
day on business.
Everybody has something (com-
plainingly) to say about the weather
—4t’s the worst winter they ever saw,
etc. Friends, that’s a mistake. Take
February, 1886, if you please—the
year Broad river was full of ice and
the mud wag hub deep from here to
Gaffney—for fully a month.
“Ben Hope” wants to know if your
correspondent isn’t “Mamma’s Boy”
who used to write for the Yorkville
Yeoman. No. cousin, we are not the
“Mamma’s Boy” you are thinking of
and suppose us to be. He is big Bud
and this is little Bud.
By the way “Bud,” we can’t recall
giving out* any question involving
tile answer you give in Friday’s pa
per.
Mr. T. Jeff Hughes spent last Tues
day night with us. He is not on the
road now, but will be (in all probabi
lity) as soon as the weather condi
tions will admit.
A cross-bearing religion Is not very
popular with those Christians who
prefer lifting at the lightest end of
the beam.
The men and women who are push
ing the world upward and onward
are those who encourage instead of
criticise their neighbor’s attempt to
do better.
Farmers will begin sowing oats
this week provided the ground is not
too wet.
. The legislature is being criticized
for doing nothing. We don’t know
hut that ability is as often measured
-chy what it prevents being done as
%rhat it does.
The people of this section are get
ting interested in the building of a
bridge across Broad river at Howell’s
ferry (dr at some place between there
and the mouth of Abingdon creel
above). The day Is past for slo
ferrie* and other methods of travej
to aay nothing of the demands f<
conveniences. The business worldJ
. moving faster now than ever befol
\Much of the time dnrlng the wintl
the river is too high to ferry and'
good portion of the fall season til
sand stops the
The onlv way
, conveniencies
If the countie:
will consult
number of
- meat will <
bridge be j
IummImA aJ
that he will never be worth anything
to himself or any one else.
The fact Is, he never has, and the
probability Is, he never will realize
that the reason annexed to the Fifth
Commandment is a promise of long
life and prosperity, as far as it shall
serve for God’s glory and their own
good to all such as keep their com
mandment. The man who itches for
fame usually keeps on scratching.
The Important lesson for every boy
to learn Is that his success depends
on his own exertion. The clothes he
wears, the horse he rides, the dog
that, trots after him, the house he
lives in and the money he spends
don’t make a gentleman of him.
He may wear an old hat. cheap
clothes, live in a poor unfurnished
house and spend but little money and
still be a gentleman. But how? By
being true, manly and honorable. By
keeping himself as neat and respect
able as his means will allow. By be
ing civil, courteous and kind to all
with whom he comes in contact—
keeping good company and shunning
.he bad. lawless and vicious and on
every occasion remembering that a
man is known by the company he
l:-eeps.
No man pver hits higher than he
aims. So aim high, young man.
There is no royal road to preferment.
Everything is measured by its com
mercial value. The best way for a
young man to rise is to show himself
fit for something better. Merit will
win where nothing else can. Wlhen
you find yourself in a situation that
don’t suit you, look upon it as a step
ping stone to something better. Be
faithful to the duties before you and
seek at all times to fit yourself by
faithfulness, pains-taking and a de
sire to fill a higher place if the way
be open to you. If you neglect the
duties at hand, thinking the place is
a mere make-shift until you can bet
ter yourself, the chances are ten to
one that you will lose the one you
have and fail to get the one you ue-
sire.
No man has ever so climbed the
ladder of usefulness and respectabili
ty with a pistol, whiskey flask or
deck of cards in his pocket, nor has
he ever opened the way into good
society with blasphemy and inde
cent vulgar language upon his lips.
The best people shun him as a
moral leper.
Give a young man resolution and
the alphabet and who can place a
limit to his possibilities?
Wellington said he fought the bat
tle of Waterloo in the school house.
Remember that what is put into
the first of life is put into the whole
of life. The first thing for you to do
is to fall in love with your work.
Don’t wait for great opportunities to
turn up but seize common occasions
and make them great. The world
will always listen to a man with a
will In him. Mabe the “book of
books” the man of your counsel and
the gray hairs of your parents the
chief object of your love, admiration
an<T respect. Love, honor and res*
pect your own sister (if you have
any) and tnen we can excuse you for
paying the same compliment to some
body else’s sister. Never get ai^gry
at, nor argue with a fool. Tell nira
(by your action, of course) that the
only difference between you is that
which distinguishes gentlemen from
other people. Don’t be uneasy. He
will see the point and appreciate it
too, no doubt
Like good advice, politeness costs
nothing and is worth milch. Thomas
Jefferson said he never allowed a
poor black man to teach him how to
be polite.
Girls, we will perhaps have some
thing more to say to you before long,
and we don’t intend that this shall be
all we have to say to the boys and
young men whether they appreciate
it or not. J. L. S
THE R. F- D* SYSTEM.
MILLS TO SERVE SENTENCE.
Supreme court Decides Against Deal’s
Slayer.
The following was taken from the
Columbia State of Wednesday:
“The supreme court yesterday dis
missed the appeal of W. H- Mills, who
wag sentenced to life imprisonment
for the killing of Frank Deal in Cher
okee county in March, 1906. The
case will be remembered as one of
the most sensational in the upper
part of the State, the defense being
that Deal was intimate with Mills’
wife, which led to the killing.
“The jury returned a verdict of
guilty with recommendation to mercy
and the appeal was taken on the
charge of the judge and on the rather
unusual ground that the jury com
mission composed of the clerk of
auditor and treasurer, had in
and pettit jurors,
ipr of each name
[e wag a good
ions for Jury
irokee coun-
and tes-
[jscussed
“Ben Hope” Praises the Author, Hon.
Thomas E. Watson.
Filbert, Feb. 24.—If our kind editor
will permit me to do so, I wish to
mabe this small request of every
reader of The Ledger: March the
8th will be my birthday, and on that
day I want all of ytm who can con-
veninetly do so, to send me soifte-
thing that I may keep in rem.gmber-
ance thereof. A letter, post card,
book, magazine—anything will do. I
will answer you all. , collectively,
through the paper, and^ill profound
ly appreciate everything sent me.
j Address J. Stanhope Love, Filbert,
IS. C., R. F. D. No. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Caldwell gave
a party on Tuesday night.
I desire to give expression to my
appreciation of the R. F. D. Speak
ing personally and otherwise, 1 can
truly say that it is of more benefit,
directly and indirectly, to us common
people than any other law on the si
tute books at this time. It is also
a source of much pleasure and en
joyment to its patrons everywhere,
j People send more letters and post
cards, and receive more papers, than
ever before. Those who “never used
to care anything about sending and
receiving mail,” are now some of our
best R. F. D. patrons. Thus those
who were once ill-informed as to the
j outside world, now manage to keep
themselves pretty well informed. It
Is a good thing for the people, and it
is a good thing for” the govern, ent.
But a notice of anything like this is
not complete without mentioning the
author in connection therewith,
j Therefore, I must say that we are in
debted to Hon. Thomas E. Watson,
the famous Georgian, more than to
any other one man, for the R. F. D.
system. I do not intend, while writ
ing for The Ledger, to further the
| cause of any one person or set of
persons. I did not solicit my space
: in the paper for that purpose. But
j duty constrains me to give credit to
whom credit is due, and praise to
whom praise is due. Hence my words
i of encouragement to a man who has
received many hard blows from his
critics, and who has jxot been given
due credit by every one for his work
jin establishing the R. F. D. system.
But there* I will stop talking in this
strain for the time being, and get *<
something else. Some other time, I
| may continue my talk along the lines
laid down in the foregoing article on
the R. F. D. system.
There are those in this section who
would begin to sow their spring oats
if the land was dry enough to plow.
Most of our neighbors are cutting
*cord wood these days, but some are
hauling a little occasionally.
Miss Della Whisonant and llttl«
Mary Katharine Caldwell spent Thurs
day night at Mr. J. W. Bolin’s.
I understand that the present ses
sion of Beersheba school will close
Tuesday of this week.
According to the newspapers, Ken
tucky’s bloody feud has at last come
to an end. And let us hope that it
will never again take form, and arise
to blight Kentucky’s fair name with
its animosity. Feuds are, to say the
least, unspeakably horrible.
Messrs. J. B. McCarter and John
A. Jackson made a business trip to
Sharon Friday afternoon.
Miss Della Whisonant spent Satur
day at Mr. W. J. Love’s.
Miss Myrtle Riddle, of Bowling
Green, is visiting her sister. Mrs. E.
N. Caldwell. By the way. I may as
well say that Mrs. Caldwell Is a new
resident of Buckbom whom I hav* 3
not yet had the pleasure of seeing. I
have known Ed ever since I can re
member, though, and some months
ago he went to Bowling Green, and
returned, accompanied by his better
half.
There are some enthusiastic mem
bers of the Farmers’ Union in this
section.
The farmers will soon begin to
haul their fertilizer.
Mrs L. L. Smith is sick.
Mrs. J. G- Brown is unwell at this
writing. i
There is more or less mixing and
mingling among the people of this
section these days.
You may see a large pile of wood
at almost every farm house now. A
thing which proves the coldness of
the winter.
Let us hope that Democracy will
triumph In the next election for pre
sident.
The average politician wants, and
must have, two things—votes ami
dollars.
There is something in the world
for you young man. but you must toil
and struggle mightly to get it.
The army of candidates everywhere
are, I suppose, beginning to look
good and feel better by this time.
Everything 'points to a ’rousing cam
paign yj|r.
The jAbit hunters, mostly negroei
are stJ^HULv around here.'
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
OF LOCH INTEREST,
EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER
OKEE*
DRAYTONVILLE DOTS*
Thursday ou business and thought
! we would call on the “Old Man,” but
by j found him absent from bis office.
We learned that he was down In 0<h
We was waited
Robbins, in his
Recent Happenings in and Around
the City, and Other Events Gath
ered by the Local News Editor.
The many friends of Tom L. Brown
! were glad to see hini on the streets
i Wednesday after his protracted ill
ness.
i The Ledger is glad to not^ ^iat Mr.
W. M. Webster is steadily improving.
This will be good news to his numer
ous friends all over the country.
Mrsr. Josephine Robinson and Dee
Morgan were taken to the South Caro-
! lina penitentiary yesterday. A guard
from that institution was sent to Gaff
ney for them.
On account of illness of Prof Lo-
ring, the Dramatic Club of Limestone
College has postponed their play
which was to have been tonight, un-
l til some future date.
Luke Corry, one of Gaffney’s most
respected colored men, was married
Wednesday night to Anne May Petty
by Rev. L. L. Thomas at his home in
the city.
I A new enterprise for the city is the
Gaffney Coca-Cola Bottling Company,
i The plant Is located in the building
i formerly occupied by the O. G. Wil
son Company. Mr. J. M. Goodwin, of
i Spartanburg, is the manager and is
now ready for business.
The Ledger regrets to learn that
Mr. E. H- Gaines has seen fit to trans
fer his headquarters to Spartanburg.
We are pleased to announce, how
ever. that he will retain a branch of
his business here, and that his ex
cellent family will remain in Gaffney.
In mentioning the names of the
names of the young gentlemen who
j attended the “B. B.” Club entertaln-
! ment last week given by Misses Lula
and Freeman Garrett, the names of
Messrs. Harry Wheat, LaFar Lip
scomb and Earl Carpenter were inad
vertently omitted.
Will Walker, son of Mr. and Airs.
S. O. WPlker, of this city, who is now
at Wofford College, made distinction
on all hif; studies last month except
; one, and that was marked “excellent.”
Will is a chip off the old block and
The Ledger is proud of his achieve
ment.
The White Goods sale of Carroll &
Byers has been one of the best in the
history of the firm. Mr. Byers Is
one of the most enterprising store
rt^inagers in this section and knows
how to conduct a sale that will re
flect credit upon his firm and give
entire satisfaction to his patrons.
The Daniel Morgan Chapter D. A. R.
wishes to ask for Reyolutionary infor
mation that any one give, such as
historic spots, graves of Revolution
ary Rddiers, marked or unmarked,
which is in the bounds of Cherokee
‘county. Any information* along this
line will be appreciated by said chap
ter, to be sent to Mrs. Wm. H. Smith,
historian, Gaffney, S. C.
Cherokee palls Chronicles.
Cherokee Falls, Feb. 23.—If the
weather conditions as it has been tue
last two or tl ioe days, the farmo'S
will have plentvAo do. But I fear It
will not, as it i« a little cloudy now.
What shall We do to make our
■Sunday school ’ grow? I would b©
glad to know. It seems as if it is Im
possible to get; the people here to go
to Sunday school., Even the leading
business men /do not take a part in
the Sunday school work. There are
about thirty young girls and forty
boys at this place besides the men,
women and children and about twen
ty-five go to Sunday school. A cer
tain mm was !,sked to go to Sunday
school and he said no one cculd make
him go. I suppose he thinks he is
already estabjiifhed and don’t need
to go.
Messrs. T. Li Neal, G. C. league
and P. S. FaYssoux spent Sunday
evening in Gaffkey.
Mr. Bud Smitfit is able to be out
again after a thr\e weeks spell of la
grippe. Mr. Smltli says he has fallen
off about sixty pounds. We are glad
to see him out agam and hope he will
soon be able to be at. his worl?.
Miss Macie Bolin returned Sum! •
afte r a few dayg visit to her fathers.
Mr. J. I. Bolin, near^Smyrna.
Miss Whtola Romerts entertain
sonuk. friends Saturday night. She
iuld toi entertain her
reseni were Messrs,
auney, Ernest
yssoux and
Cecil Hus-
Plonh left Sun-
Interesting Paragraphs penned
School Boy.”
Draytonville, Feb. 26.—Rev. Ben L. lumbia on business.
Hoke, of Blacksburg, filled his regu- ■ upon by Mr. Clint
lar appointment at Mt. Ararat Sun- courteous and polite manner,
day. Your correspondent had to fill We stated in our last letter that it
his place in the Sunday school here was Mr. Thomas Harmon’s child t&at
and could not attend the service, but was burned when it should have been
we leam that he delivered another his brother, Mr. John Harmon, of
one of his theological sermons to a j Grassy Pond. We are glad to learn
large congregation. He also filled that the child is getting along very
his appointment at Cherokee Falls well and hope it will recover from
Sunday night. its injuries.
Air. C. M. Elmore, who has been The people (the boys especially)
visiting his parents, Mr. and- Airs, who play ball, shoot marbles, play
Wade Elmore, of this place, has re- cards, hunt and follow other game*
turned to Sunnyside where he it on Sunda£* we believe are guilty of
working for Mr. Will Walker. Char- breaking the Fourth Commandment,
ley is fine young fellow and we hope • Remember the Sabbath day, to keep
he will make his visits to Drayton- It holy.”
vide very frequently. Boys, the way to make honest and
Mr. Forest Huggins, who was taken intelligent men is to honor and obey
ill at Gaffney three weeks ago we your parents and study good books
are glad to report is getting along and attend Sunday school every
nicely. He came home last Saturday Sunday, a girl or boy who tries to
and we hope he will continue to im- make themselves somebody has
prove and be out in a few days. ; many friends who will help and love
Air. and Airs. A. J. Parker spent them.
Monday night at Gaffney with their I will close for I am making my
son, 'Mr. R. R. Parker. | letter too long and not very Interest'
Mr. George McCraw had the mis- ing. School Boy.
fortune to lose a fine cow last Satur- j
day. She ate some ivy and death fol- j ^Draytonville Dots*
lowed. Also Air. Thomas Pennington Draytonville .Feb. 24.—We are hav*
had the misfortune to lose his horse 1 in K some very pretty weather. We
Saturday. suppose the farmers are glad to see
Last Saturday was the birthday of i it. If we could have about two week*
the first president of the United pretty weather the farmers could be*
States and of a man that this union gin to turn their land,
should be proud of. Washington was Mir. Charley Elmore, who has been
a man of great influence. He died Spending a few weeks with hto
in the year of 1799 and was sixty- ! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Elmore,
seven years old. has returned to his work at Mr. W.
Mr. J. L- S- wants to know if Wash- R. wialkers’s place near Wilkinsvllle.
ington had been born one week later, j On account of the bad weather last
how many birthdays he would have | week there was no school at the Mo*
had including this year if he was Arthur school house except Thura*
living. AVle have counted it and find day.
that he would have had forty-two I Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Elmore are
birthdays. We may be wrong and rejoicing over the arrival of bounc-
would like to hear from some one in p baby boy.
else. We are glad to hear from HOfl]
Messrs. Adolphus Phillips and Springs as it is our old home place
Alonzo Whelchel visited relatives Come again School Girl, you did
jmd friends at Wilkinsville last Sun- We understand that Mr. Forest!
day. They enjoyed their trip fine. Huggins Is improving. We hope In
Air. D. C- Phillips, one of our bust- a few days he will be able to take his
ling farmers, who has been sawing r. p. d. route again. Mr. McSwain
for Mr. Lem Ross near the iron-has been carrying the mail on hla
bridge, has moved his saw mill to (route for the past week or so.
Dr. Charley Jefferies’ place in the i We understand that Mr. J, L. Jen-
Corinth section and is sawing for Mr. kins is teaching the Corinth school.
Jefferies and others. Cleve is a bust- we wish him success in his work,
ler and he is about the only man that School Boy, I enjoy reading your
has done any vwoi k in this section : Tetters v p rv much. You are improving
this winter. every letter.
Messrs. L. J. Parker and A. D. Rpp Hope, we enjoy reading your
Driscoll visited Mr. Parkers brother, i jgHers. You write very interesting
Air. Jack Parker, of Blacksburg, last letters.
Sunday. , ^ ! Come again, J. L. S., we thank you
, The type made us say in our letter for telling us girls how to do right,
in h riday s issue that Mr. J. J. Jen- f or there are very few of us girls that
bins was teaching the Corinth school f i 0 j us t right.
when it should have been Mv. J. L. i We are glad to see more n^w cor-
Jenkins. respondents in The Ledger. We en-
Mrs. Marion Owens by has been j 0y reading the letters from over the
very ill with grippe, but we are glad county. Let us do all we can for the
to learn that she is improving. dear old Ledger.
Afiessrs. Arthur Parris and John There is a lot of sickness in |hls
, Childers attended religious services section.
iMt* Ararat last Sunday. Mr. D. C. Painter went to Gaffney
The R. F. D. carriers did not serve Saturday on business,
their patrons last Saturday on ac- We learn that Mrs. Stewart, of near
count of it being a holiday. We sup-^Mt. Ararat, is very low at this writ-
pose they were glad to get to rest, | jng.
for I should think they have a very Mr. and Mrs. John Painter, Miss
hard time. Sallie, little John Painter. Mr. and
Mr, and Mrs. Cleveland Parker Mrs. B. O. Turner all spout Sunday
were shopping in Gaffney yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Painter and
Mr. J. E. Rains, of Gaffney, spent services at Mt. Ararat,
last Sunday at home and returned to Your scribe attended services at
the city Sunday afternoon. Alt. Ararat Sunday. Rev. Ben Hoke
1 he rain that fell last night will preached an excellent sermon. There
delay the sowing of oats for a few j^ ag a large attendance.
J Mrs. W. F. Huskey and children
There was a very good attendance [ g p en t Sunday afternoon with Mrs. E.
at our prayer-meeting last Saturday j, Bailey,
night. The subject was one that — 1 ’
worth hearing and jye hope tl
it an
Roy Hammett, Lake
^Ray Huskey spent Sun-
with their friend, Mr.
ito hear of Mr. Robert
knestone Mills, being
fsh for him a speedy
b the waste basket I
Blue Bird.
STOMACH*
Eo. Give Ledger
Tee to Try It*
often guarantee
not
people will take it and livjj.i
hour of meeting has been ch
7:15. Let there be a g<
cut Saturday night if th|
favorable,
We are glad to lean
Martha Macomson, w!
very ill with la grippe,
Mr. O. H. Whelchel
ney today on business.
Mr. W. S. Wilson, one o
trious farmers, is going t<
a new garden. “Bud’'
having garden vegetables
raising cotton, corn and '
We notice that Gumtp&^P^p Gaffney Drug Co. assure
woke up- from a long sleep and come persons suffering from distressing in-
back to The Ledger with his good, digestion that they can surely be re
interesting letters. Come again, we ffeved.
know you can give us some good let- g Jnce nobody knows *yhen, people
ters .and we will be glad to see them, have suffered from ind|£e§jjiy^£i£k
When a.young man has not got headaches, bloating, dis*
the courage to walk up and ask a tresg a f ter ea ti n g, slej
girl for her company without having ma ny other symi
himself puffed up with whiskey, we trouble, and ha^ *
think that the girl should have more m edies powerl
copamon sense than to accept his last a
company. Young men, if you will stomach
cut out the evils of drinbing, cursing dical
and smoking these little rolled up as
nieces of paper wrapped around some an j
harmful substance, called cigarettes,
we assure you, you can get the com- ,
pany of most any respectable young;
lady.
Some of the farmery are prepar
their land for
up and fixing
Mr. Hilliard
these day.
a boy.
Mrs.^
8un(
m