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i —r- * t'T • - v- w**vv '• l ' r .v THE QAFFNEY LEDGER. » * ' Tuesday and Friday. Ed. H. DaCamp, Editor and Publlphor The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Watch your label and the date. A*ifl renew before ’tls too late; 12 there be an error, don’t get mad, Beport to us—we’ll make you glad. Remember, ’tis our aim to pleaee, But errors are like pesky fleas— They will creep in in spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the , date. —Original. CITY DIRECTORY. Officials. W. H. Ross .. Mayor W. O. Johnson .. .. Mayor Pro Tern George E. Hood City Clerk T. H. Littlejohn Treasurer A. L. Hallman Health Officer T. H. Lockhart Chief Police Butler & Osborne .. .. City Attya. Board Public Works. A. N. Wood.. Chairman J. N. Lipscomb Treasurer W. H. Ross Secretary Board of Trade. W. C. Hamrick President J. C. Otts Secretary , MARKET REPORT. LOCAL COTTON MARKET. Middling 11.65 COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKET. Market report corrected weekly by W. Kyle Davenport. Hens 25c to 35c Frys 20c to 30c Ducks 20c Eggs 15c Butter 15c to 25c Sweet Potatoes, bushel 80c Irish Potatoes, bushel . fl 40 Turnips, bushel 50c Corn, bushel 80c Meal, oushel ...85c Oats, teed, bushel 75c Oelusced, bushel 85c to $1.00 Peas, clay, bushel $2.25 Peas, white, bushel $2.75 OnionfS: bushel $1.10 THE NEGRO PROBLEM. This grave question is occupying the attention of large numbers of the people of the United States, and espe cially our Southern people, as in this section the negroes largely out-num ber the whites. More than seven millions of negroes live in the South. Their condition and their relations to us seriously af- feg^ our prosperity, our social order, our morality and our religious status. What the future of the negro will he, and what effect that future will have upon our beloved Southland, no man can foretell. The law of increase among the negroes before the Civil war was doubling of their numbers every thirty years. ^ The census of 1896 showed an ncrease of only forty-live per cent for the thirty year prior to that period. The census of 1860 showed 4,441,830 negroes in the United. States. Had their in crease continued in the same ratio as for the previous generation there would have been in 1890 more than eight and a half millions of them. Slavery may not have been right but the fact remains that In the last forty years there have been ten hundred thousand more deaths among them than would have been normal during the same period In a state of slavery. The conditions which so tearfully] affect their longevity are very in jurious upon their whole being moral- 1 ly and religiously, they are on a lower plane than two generations ago. Sixty years ago, insanity was almost unknown among them. The number of insane negroes is rapidly Increasing every year. Before ^he Civil war a case of tuberculosis was never known among negroes, while .for the last few years there have blen hundreds of fatal cases of this dread disease among them. A mur der by a negro before the war was a most rare occurrence, while since then the number of negro murders exceed that of the whites. ' It is trtie that among the negroes there are some noble typeft of char acter, and a notable improvement in some of them, but there has. been a * fearful increase of Insanity, • and drunkenness,apd Immorality, and law lessness. including crimes which have inflamed communities and led to lynchings which are a blot on our civilization. In proportion to their numbers there are three times as many negro criminals as whites. The degeneracy of the race for the last thirty years is appalling, and is well calculated to startle the calmest xnlnd. From a philanthropic, a social, a moral and a religious view, there Is a loud call for measures which will elevate the negro and make hhn a source of strength instead of weak- . ness in the social fabric. ^ points us he’ll set a standard for fur- ture Insurance commissions that will be difficult to maintain. • • • The press boys are beginning to talk about the coming session of the South Carolina State Press Associa tion which is to be held in Gaffney this summer. Well, boys and girls, all we’ve got to say Just now Is that we want every hoof and hair of you to be here and we’ll try to give you enough hog and hominy to beep soul and body together until you get back home. x • • • The Board of Trade meets next Friday night at 8 o’clock at the city hall. Every member of the organiza tion is urged to be present. Business which cannot longer be delayed will come up for consideration and it is important that there be a full meet ing. The Board of Trade was or ganized to promote and advance the interest of Gaffney, and this purpose will be defeated if the members fail to attend the meetings. The Qaffney Election Row. (Anderson Dally Mall.) The city council of Gaffney is up against quite an Interesting election muddle. In the recant primary for mayor and aldermen to serve for the next two years, there were two candidates for alderman from Ward 1. W. L. Settlemeyer and D. J. Holt. In the primary Holt received 29 votes and Settlemeyer 12. When the city executive committee met to canvass the vote. Settlemeyer made the point that Holt had not signed the pledge in time, and there fore was not eligible to offer in the primary. L In this contenton he was sustained by the committee and Settlemeyer was declared the nominee. Holt appealed and the supreme court reversed the committee, and declared Holt nominated. In the meantimethe tickets had been printed, and Settlemeyer was put thereon as the candidate from his ward and in the general election the other day Settlemeyer received 62 votes and Holt 17. Settlemeyer contends that he Is elected, and will ask the council to so declare. Holt contends that inasmuch as Settlemeyer signed a pledge to abide the result of the primary he is barred from running in the general election, and that he (Holt) is duly elected. It Is very likely that the courts will have to pass on the matter again, as no matter how the council decides the matter will be taken to the courts. The position of alderman in Gaff ney is doubtless a thankful one, at best, as such positions always are in towns of that size, and people will naturally wonder why there is such a scramble for it. Explanation is simple. When men’s passions or temper become aroused they will go to any length to carry their point. There may he nothing to be gained, as In the Gaff ney case, but a man does not like to be defeated In what he sets out to do. ‘And in this we confess that we ad mire the spirit of Mr. Settlemeyer of Gaffney, although he does not appear to have been the choice of the people of his ward for alderman. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. NOTES AN6 COMMENTS. The Durham Sun, edited by that prince of good fellow, Jas. A. Robin- / son, has entered upon Its twentieth year. We wish it greater prosperity and an endless life. • • a About the best thing the South Carolina legislature did this session was the selection Of Fltzhugh Mc- Master for the new Job of Insurance commissioner. Unless fits dlsap- Thickety Tooics. Thickety, March 7.—The national nine hour law effecting all telegraph ers on railroads was put into effect last Wednesday. The public can travel with a little more safety now. And the operators have some time to attend church and otherwise en joy themselves. Working twelve hour's per lday % three hundred and sixty-five days a* yea? at as responsi ble a position as a railroad telegraph er Is too much anyway. The eight hour trick called for one more tele grapher at this place, third trick be ing filled by Mr. J. E. McHaffey, of Hidonight, N. C. Mrs. Carry Phillips, of Goucher, spent yesterday in Thickety. Mrs. C. E. Smith is very sick and hag been for several days. She hasn’t been able to teach her school in about two weeks. Miss Minnie Wessinger left yester- doy afternoon for her home In Gaff ney. Mr. N. H. Littlejohn, of Gaffney, was out on his farm near Thickety yesterday looking after having his lagd terraced. Mr. W. L. Gardner died yesterday afternoon of pneumonia. Several other members of the family are also sick. Mr. C. E. Smith went to Goucher Creek school house last night to meet Mr. Green Daniel, district organizer of the Woodmen of the Wbrld. I un derstand that they are going to orga nise a camp of the W. O. W. at Goucher. There will be a meeting of the Woodmen of the World at Beaver- dam tonight. 'Several new members are to come in. Yes, “School Boy’’ is right about The Ledger. I take several other pa pers but I like the Gaffney Ledger the best of any. Come often. School Boy, we all enjoy your letters very much. I think J. L. S. can’t be beat. I would like to see letters from ail parts of the county. I think our good editor can find space enough to print all of them. •- The man who walked »up to the postofflce In Charlotte yesterday and knocked out two window lights just to get sent to Sing Sing, likes to work better than I do. I think he had better be sent to the streets where he will have to work. I notice that they failed to choose a senator on the 3rd to All the unex pired term. I would be glad If we could get a man this time that was a friend to the laboring class. In fact we need another Ben Tillman, If the State has another such a man. We wont a man that can use the pitch fork,, if he can’t get his bills passed without it. Mr. B. M. Smith’s extra care were art in here last week. iCx. Miss Hettle Spake, of Tocooa, Ga., is in the city visiting relatives and friends. She, returned to Toccoa to day. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Austell, of Shel by, N. C-, are visiting relatives and friends in Gaffney and vicinity. Mr. Austell paid The Ledger a pleasant call on Saturday. Clough Reynolds, an enegretic young farmer of the WUklnsvllle sec tion, called on The Ledger Saturday. United States Deputy Marshal J. H. McClain was in the city on busi ness Saturday. P. W. Humphries, an extensive farmer of the Grassy Pond section, was here Saturday. J. Gad Wright, a sterling farmer of the Wllklnsville neighborhood, was here Saturday. § J. M. Swofford, one of. Cherokee’s good farmers, was a business visitor to the city Saturday. Miss Beulah Howerton, who is teaching at Pacolet Mills, is at Lime stone College, the guest of Miss Lansdell. A. J. McCraw, Esq., of Grassy Pond, was on the streets Saturday. V • Goodman Pridmore was a business visitor to the city Saturday. Good man never comes to Gaffney except on business. Hon. C- W. Whisonant, of Wilkins- ville, was a business visitor to the city Saturday. John W. Alexander, Esq., of Lawn, was a city visitor Saturday. Prof. Wells Littlejohn, who is en gaged in teaching the S&rratt school near Love Springs, spent Saturday and Sunday /in the cty with his pa rents, Dr. and Mrs. C. M.^Littlejohn. Walter Byers, of The Ledger force, and Chas. Ballard spent Sunday In Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Thompson were In the city Saturday and Sunday, the guests of the family of Mr. E. L. Eison. Mir. H. W. Pagan, of New York city, visited Mr. and M'rs. E. L. Cole the latter part of last week. Mrs. W. W. Wood, of Jonesvllle, was the guest on Sunday afternoon of the Misses Wood, on Limestone street. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Post, of Blacks burg, spent. Saturday night and Sun day in Gaffney. They were guests at the Parish hotel. Mrs. A- M- Simms, who has been in Raleigh, N. C., for quite a while, has returned to the" cltj? greatly im proved In health, much to the delight of a host of friends. J. H. Lancaster, of Spartanburg, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. P. Hamil. A Delightful Evening. Last Thursday evening the local lodge of the Junior Order United American Mechanics gave an oyster supper at which they entertained a number of invited guests lu a most hospitable and delightful manner. The supper was prepared by Ellle R. Parker and ^brved in the hall over R. A. Jonqp’ store. After the spread the membert repaired to the hall over the Cherokee Drug Company, where a splendid string bang discoursed sweet music, while others ^danced jigs and cut the pigeon wing. Col. T. B. But ler was introduced by Mr. D. J. Holt and delivered a forceful address on “Oiir Home,” during the course of which be made a number of hits by hitting Eb Jefferies, Claud Ross and other celebrated bachelors. All In all the affair was a splendid success, and Messrs. D. J. Holt and W- J- Ma- ness, who engineered the thing, are to he congratulated. The Misses Wood Entertain. Misses Julia and Lucy Wood enter tained a number of their friends Sun day. The attendants at dinner were married couples and the relatives of the young ladles, while at supper they were of the younger set. The dinner was a splendid one, ap petizing and delightful. One guest remarked that it was characteristic of the Woods to give nice dinners and that those splendid young ladles were but following the footsteps of the parents in the manner of* their entertainng. They were assisted by Mrs. Harry Knox and Mrs. “Billy” Wilson. The invited guests were: Dr. and Mrs. B. B. Steely, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Robbins. Mr. and Mrs. De- Camp and family, Mrs. Hattie Bigger- staff, Mrs. Allie Lipscomb, Mrs. W. F. McArthur. Mrs. Agnes Wood, Dr. •Billy” Gunter, A. C. Pridmore, Clint Robbins, Misses Marie Turner, Kate Hamilton, and Mrs. WtaA Wood, of Jonesvllle. Blacksburg’ Locate. Blacksburg, March 9.—iMr. Ray Campbell, of Gaffney, was in town Friday. Mrs. D. Albert and children, of Rock Hill, are visiting Mrs. Martha Moore, on Shelby stoat. Miss Lottie DePrieft. of Shelby, is the guest of Mrs. D. X Gold. Mrs. Beadle Rahr, Of Norfolk, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. C. Dun can. Mr. Calvin Whisonant, of WUlklna- ville, Is spending a few days in town with friends and relatives. Mrs. Ernest Gunthrop and child ren, of Rock Hill, are^visiting*Mrs. Sallie Whisonant. A number of the young people at tended the “Clansman” in Spartan burg Saturday night. Miss Mabel Ramseur delightfully entertained a few of her friends at “tea” Saturday afternoon. Misses Lillian, Madge and Mr. An derson, of Williamsfcon, are visiting their father, Mr. G. Long Anderson, at the Thomson house. Mdss Duff Wjbl sonant is visiting her parents at Smyrna. Miss Edith Fort, of Gaffney, accom panied by Mr. Sullivan, of Anderson, visited Mrs. O- A. Osborne last week. Miss Gertrude Willson, of near Can ton, N. C., has accepted a position as teacher in the graded school. Miss Wilson is boarding with Dr. J. M. Caldwell. Hon. N. W. Hardin is at home now. Mrs. J. R. Barxtell and little daughter, Mary, are visiting Mrs. E. D. Houser. Mrs. O. A. Osborne entertained a few of her friends to dinner on Fri day last. Miss Dora Gaston left Wednesday night for Baltimore where she has gone to buy spring goods. Messrs. Hambrfght, Turner and Gray, of Grover, were in town Friday night. The Birthday Club will be enter tained on thft lith at the residence of Mr. F. A. Reinhardt by Miss Bessie Reinhardt. Master Billie and Miss Mary Alber- gotti spent Saturday in Rock Hill with their father, Mr. McK. Alber- getti. Mr. W. H- Bird, a successful farm er of the Antioch section, was seen on the streets Saturday. Mrs. Homer, who has been visiting her daughter, ’’Mrs. Montgomery, has returned ifi her home in Bennetts- ville. * Mr. J. Lambeth, who has been with the Southern Power Company far some time, has gone to his home in Charlotte. Do any of the girls care? Mr. J. M. Pollock, a popular young salesman, is at home for a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Pollock. You May Depend on cheken. (Cllften Chronicle.) Wonder how many hens Brother DeCamp has setting, preparatory to the hungry press gang In July?— Edgefield Advertiser. We understand he can’t get his hens to set, and is now scouring the country to see what he can picb up. He was in Clifton last week In the interest of this work, and when last seen was counting the crossties towards Cowpens. DOCTOR USES D- D- D- IN HIS PRACTICE. Eminent physician 8ay s This Great Liquid prescription is' Certain Cure for ESzema. Still another Eczema specialist comes forward in enthusisastic praise of D. D. D. Prescription, the wonder ful external remedy which cures Eczema and other similar diseases like magic. He is Dr. C. B. Holmes, of Silver City, Mass., and in summing up his impressions of the startling cures D. D D. has effected, he says: “I have been using your D. D. D. for four years with gratifying results. TIS AS NEAR A SPECIFIC FOR HERPES. \ ECZEMA, PSORIASIS, ETC., AS IS QUININE FOR MA LARIA.” Dr. Holmes Is one of hundreds of physicians who use’D. D. IJ* in.their daily practice. The D. D. D. company allows physicians to use this remedy with the understanding that they tell their patients what It was that cured them when the terrible itch has been wiped out, the skin healed and the raw wound covered over with soft white skin. D. D. D. is not a nasty paste to smear the skin and clothing, but it is a clear liquid. It Is advis able to use D. D. D. soap In connect ion with D. D. D. Prescription. Is any further proof of the curative powers of D. D. D. Prescription neces sary? That remedy is sold at The Gaffney Drug Company. Come In and let us show you convincing proof that D. D. D, will cure your skin dis ease. Even if you have not decided to use D. D. D. remedy^eome In and explain your case anyway. ***.?.» Do You Belong to “The Citizens’ Committee?” $ This committee is made up of the men who sit around an excava tion for a new building, whittle pine sticks, spit tobacco juice on the fresh dirt and watch the other fellows work. It’s all right to show interest in new build ings, in town develop ment and progress, but there’s a better way. You can do more good for yourself and the community by re signing from “The Citi zens’ Committee” and getting into the General Progress Committee. This committee is the one that PUTS UP THE NEW BUILDINGS, brings new business into town to occupy them, paints the old houses, keeps the sidewalks in good repair, beautifies the front yards, cleans up the back yards and otherwise makes this town a better town to live in. The General Progress Committee is the Unofficial Town Booming Committee. It really ought to be organ ized and made official. Let all of us work together for the advancement of the town we live in, and there will be more room around new excavations for the fellows at work to throw out the dirt. Eternal industry is the price of progress. Let’s all fall in line for the General Progress Commit tee—and then JUST WATCH THE OLD TOWN GROW. HONEST INSURANCE Plain, sure protection to the family at’premium rates fixed on the basis of the actuaries’tables of life .expectation, and therefore,*abselntely fair is the only kind of life insurance written by The Southeastern Life Insurance Company of Spartanburg, S. C No “deferred” dividends, no “participating” policies, no schemes for profit, no openipg for speculation, no element of scandal, but strict and straight Life Insurance of the kind that takes care of a man’s family by providing an immediate cash estate on his death, the time of all times when they will need it most keenly. x x It is every man’s sacred duty to carry life’insurance for the benefit of those*de- pendant upon him, and all men know this. But no South Carolinan need go out of his *own State to get it. x :-: ■fhe Southeastern Life Insurance Company is a home institution, chartered by th^State of South Carolina and subject to the South Carolina laws governing Life Insurance. It is directed by men whose homes and interests are in this State. It is an old line, legal reserve. Straight Life Company of tae soundest kind, and should have the support of the people of the State. :-: Sontheastern Life Insnrance Company, ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr. General Agent, Spartanburg, S. G. Mar. 18th, 1008 Farmers and Mechanics Building and Luan Association OPENS NEW SERIES OF STOCK APRIL 1st, 1908 You intended to take stock in October, but the panic came. The panic is getting off now. The less money you have, the greater your need to save. :: ;: ;: :; HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING RENT ? Haye you anything to show for it except rent receipts? It is how much we save and not how much we make each month that makes us Independent. Call and get a book and in vestigate our plans. Gibbs Pridmore will tell you all about it or any of the officers. *V/ WHEN IN A HURRY SEND TO THK LKDQER FOR YOUR JOB PRINTING. •ubaariba far TM Ladgsr, f140 Farmers and Mechanics Building and Loan ‘ N. H. LITTLEJOHN, Prkst. J. L. WALKER, V.-Prbst. J. G. PRIDMORE, Sbcv. and Tubas. J. C. OTTS, Attorney