The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, June 09, 1908, Image 1

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V The Gaffney ledger. A NEWtPAPKR IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES* AND DEVOTED TO THE REST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1ft. 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1906. 11.50 A YEAR. MODERN FARMING IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. CORN BEING PLANTED IN THE MODERN WAY. Mr. W. R. Walker, of Sunnyside Farm. Use 6 Only the Most improved Farming implements. Wilkiusville, .luh*- L—In the con tent for the most popular R. F. D. mail carrier in th< county, Sain Strain is afraid to enter against so many good looking unmarried young men where the young ladies are ex pected to do most of the voting. He | gin to understand each other, feels confident, however, that he can | nineteen . monthsKjldi married 1Ittk , ^ bite vou mishap comes on Wm. He is an aggressive wide-awake business man and does his work in a business-like way. Messrs. Janies Morris and Charley Elmore are his foremen. The rest of his help are colored men. He pays his hands good wages. He is continually buying the most improved stock— mules, hogs and cattle with which to -tock his farm and keep It up to a high standard. It will pay any farm er who is not altogether satisfied with his own methods of farming to visit Mr. Walker’s Sunnyside farm and see hftw his farm is managed. In our judgment one of the greatest discoveries of the age is that it takes brains as well as brawn to do official farm work. Bmte force Is fast be coming a thing of the past—and it ought to. It’s amusing and interesting to see at what an early age children can be- Ruth, playing with a irl, said to the latter: “I’ll YOUTH KILLS HIS FATHER. William padgett Shoots His Parent. Near Cliffside. Cliffslde, N. C., June 7.—Yesterday evening about sundown John Padgett, 50 years of age, and his son. William Padgett, about 22 years of age, were drinking at their home five miles north of Cliffside, and while at the barn got into a puarrel and tnence into a fight. The son went to the house, and securing a gun, started hack to the barn and met his father and shot him, killing his instantly. The killing was witnessed by the family, who were standing on the porch of the residence, but were un able to interfere. William Padget was apprehended and sent to jail at Rutherfordton and John Padget will be burled at Race church this after noon. GAFFNEY'S NEW P. 0. BGIIDING. THICKETY TOPICS. PERSONA^ PARAGRAPHS. Gregg Susong attended church ttt the city Sunday. W. S. Hall, Esq., and J. C. Otts, Esq,, went to Richmond last week to Interesting communicatioin prom Our Regular Correspondent. Thickety, June G.—We are having j good seasons and the grass as well ~'■"" wcuc io rv>v;niuuuu ittBi. wees tu . as crops are growing verv fast in this . GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR BIDS ON section * [argue the Lipscomb Sillica Springs . _ i bankruptcy ciise before the United i Dim mMD eixcc ^ rs - 1- M. Smith, the lady we board „ , I BUILDING SITES. . .. . ... States court of appeals. Miss Minnie Brown, of Ravenna, and Miss Annie Foster, of Mill Springs, N. C-, are visiting Mrs. Lloyd Austell, on Rutledge street. W. I. Blanton, of Route No. 2, paid i „ The Ledger a call yesterday, g a , t Mrs. William Webster and children One of the ‘ ^ J . are visiting Mrs. Webster’s father, i. • . n. . , , Mr. John Davis, the Macedonia; ^ . busiest Government officials in Mash- . Prof. R. o. Sams, on Victoria Ave. section, passed through our burg yes- . j ington at this time i s J. Knox Taylor, terdav afternoon. iney wI11 be bere for a week - ! supervising architect of the treasury. ! Mr. w. T. Collins spent some time ^ hl!!ips came home ^atur- his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Mrs. 1. M. Smith, the lady we board with, informed us the other day that she would have roasting ears for us In . ,. ^ _ a few days. That sounds good. Mrs. Supervisin a Architect of the Treas- p 9 i Smith has a fine garden. ury Very Busy Advertising for Lots Miss Sophia Brunson, of the Green ville Female College, is spending this For Ne w Buildings. Washington. June G He is advertising for bids for the pur- in Thickety last Monday. King's creek Chronicles. King’s Creek. .Tune 4.—It seems like j can not get my letter written the other stepped back in j here of late in time for the Friday’s amazement and said to another: paper, but I suppose Tuesday's will chase of sites upon which to erect new Federal buildings in Abbevilh “Does she bite?” In the midst of life we are in death. do just as well. The chaingang is over on this side hold a fair hand with the men. Sam tells a good joke on kiiu- teif which happened at Hickory Grove recently; Meeting an old gentlemen on the street whom he took to be “Uncle i [( . g hapg not a coincident without of the river. They are putting the Bob ' Westmoreland, he addressed j him somewhat familiarly as he ] ri , )W | ( .,i pretty well acquainted with “Uncle j ^ ^ stephen D Ue com . Bob” (who, by the way. is one of the j man(ler u { , y issued the order we jolliest old fellows about “The Grove, ; imblishef] in last Tuesda y s paperfor ige of such. and with whom the boys are always having some fun when they can do so at rtis expense). Sain says he no ticed the old gentleman eyed him very closely when he spoke, but thought nothing about it. passing him again on the street the old gen tleman said. “You have the advantage of me in our acquaintance. Then for the first time Sam recognized his mistake in the man. and thinking he might not like to be taken for “Uncle the conventional exercises at the Birmingham reunion to recede from business at high noon June 10th to pay a tribute to the Confederate dead that he would be one of them. Last Saturday night Messrs. John aiid Terry Estes entertained a num ber ol their friends with ice cream. We commend The Ledger and other papers of the State for the manner in which the,- have been advocating precedent but we don’t recall any | > oa d in good fix where they go. The roads over here were needing work. Rev. Hill, of Mississippi, was visit ing his aunt. Mrs. Dixon, and his cousins in this neighborhood Inst week. This is the first time he ever was in this country. His mother was raised in this country and 1 know it was n great pleasure to him to see the home of his mother in her child hood days. We had a good rain last Monday night which was needed very badly. Crops are looking fine and some of the farmers are working over their crops the second time. j Newberry, Laurens, Union, Gaffney, Darlington and Orangeburg. Before Congress had adjourned twenty-four hours Mr. Taylor was busy going over the appropriations just made to see what he would have to do in the building line this year. The result was that he immediately be gan to advertise for bids from persons , ., , , .. . * Juanita rind Mr. C. W. Fox. block inspector on p h 5i] jl)S spent some time in official business last Mr. C. W,. 1 the Sout hern. Thickety on Monday. Mr. .1. L. S having available sites to offer upon which Federal buildings will he erect- i ed. Abbeville, \ewherry, Laurens, Union. John Jefferies, who has been teach ing at Denmark, has closed his school ana is at home for the holidays. Misses Annie and Pauline Samis, who have been attending Winthrop ,, , College, have returned to the city M,- TK.V^Hey. of,ne.South Caro- ^ are stoppl lina College, ivturned home last Wed- g alus n Hsd a v •' , ! Misses Rena Wessinger and Iris Mrs. Anna I nine;- and Misses r Littlejohn nave returned to the clty„ /1%wI ( ;uty ' e ^ I. L. S.’s short lecture to the girls was fine and was appreciated iiv both sexs. Fun- r. of Spar- Thej . have bPen attending .Winthrop tanburg. are on a visit to Mrs. Tur- c 0 j] e g e ner-s parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. D . Audley Gold, of Blacksburg, »ou.i,i. oi (,ini( hi. called on The Ledger yesterday. Mr. aim Mrs. M. L Guthrie have Mlgg Mary Wool left the city last goes . — • — nurses on ottical business. that clty Warren Dukes, colored, had an Rev , D Bal , pj . of Cowpen8 paW Gaffney, Orangeburg and Darlington . • 1 u • ■ . a. *i 1 1,1 Miss Mary Wood left the city will have about $5,000 or $6,000 each ' f • ,tu n •• 1 ’ ^ Af ehs tiip to night for Philadelphia where she to expend In sites, the remainder of " b< ^ r ' ^ l ' t - to enter the school for trained nu *“',000 appropriation to go into ' n husimss. in that city. dings proper. .!" • 0 1 ,. )U '* S ’. C ° ° r ^ ’ b ‘ ul a " K ev - J- D. Bailey, of Cowpens. paid if the ways in which the erect- ‘ iri,,n ,lst ^ ursf a -' an The Ledge;- a pleasant call yesterday, ■u , , , at this writing it is said he ;s doing r, n ,. ti r, * ~ hese buildings may be hasten- ,, s Rev. E. G. Ross, of Greer, came well. . pend the $50,000 appropriation to go into the buildings proper. One of ; ion of these buildings .j<r i .. i • . , , well. , ed. Mr, laylor said today, is for tnose i j t tucct ms a/ypuiui* having property to sell to offer it at ^ ( ^ ^ ^ ^ AX Pe (t0( * ment at Midway Saturday afternoon i over Saturday to meet his appoint ment at Mic ie from Columbia this afternoon ard Sunday “good roads.” Just at this time we i I notice a new correspondent from Bob’ it was a crisis with him and ke kmjvv 0{ . , j0 r , ub ]i c measure that de-t King’s Creek. ] am glad to hear from must get out of it in the easiest and j inands attenli0I1 more than tl;iat 0 f, you. Come again. I want enough to good roads. Yet our would-be wisest write from King’s Creek to give all men seem to think the time hasn’t test way ne could to save his good feelings. Finally he says, “I find 1 am mistaken. I took you to be come for lt If u JsIl . t the tirae now a ,” (mentioning one of the most fo , jt win they teU us when popmar families in tliat community), i time will come? Congressman The old gentleman didn t still tell his Finley is sendlng out Fanners B ulle- name, neither did Sam tell him who tins No 136 on t - fle subject of eartb ** was - W*™ he Z <jt a chance Sam roads. It presents the subject in its asked Will Westmoreland, who the funegt Hght The pamphlet ls pub . old gentlemen was and Will said ^; ll8bed by the United States Depart- 1b my unoie a hi other of Bo s. meDt of Agriculture, and ought to be read by every farmer In the county. Gentlemen of the press, keep the matter before your readers until by force of circumstances (if in no other Uncle Bob is a Ledger reader. He is an old Confederate soldier and was a good one too—all the Westmoreland boys were that. The Ledger is throwing bouquets'^ tbey See the need of "taking at “Uncle Sill” for being so young at uctlon ln the matler In cberokee seventy-six years of age. Mr. Ledger, “Uncle Sill" is no sardine. You might a s well try to convince him that geo graphers, astronomers and other scien tific men know all about the size, county alone the wear and tear of teams, wagons, and other vehicles (to say nothing of men) last winter ! would, If counted up in dollars and cents, mabe many miles of macadam »!>„,* aju weight ot the earth and the road wouW be here tor the u8e motion of the heavenly bodies as to convince him fye is not getting old. Had 70U passed the same compliment on “Aunt Mary,” who by the way is his junior in the matter of years, se ] vfes (though we had better not tell her age), it would have been more reason- .Me, for she hasn't a gray hair on her se „, llj)e resolutlon8 were arreed head. She looks ,o he the much on looking tbp agUatlon 0[ the younger o, t it two . ,„ a ( ter Tliat old county has always Farmers are getting along well with : . iV . . , . ~L . ; had the best government of anv coun- their crops. The seasons in lower generations to come. The cause is a worthy on*j even if it’s lost, and if the people don’t take hold of it they will have no one to blame but them- At a public meeting at Clover, In York county, last Saturday, some Cherokee have been quite favorable for their work. Mr. J. L. Walker has cut his oats. They seem to be very good where sown early and were well manured. Brother "Pete” don’t seem to think that there was any organised effort to defeat Mr. Gonzales’ election as ty in the State—no doubt about that. The roads in our boasted Cherokee are a disgrace to the county, though not much worse now than they have always been for years gone by. they could be used for building pur poses, the oaths sworn between here and Gaffney, would construct much end we believe as he was on the ground he ought to know something about it. But one thing is pretty cer- . , , of It. The same is doubtless more or delegate to the Denver convention, . n , . __ _ __ ^ ^ ’ 1 less true of all other roads in the county. We have, through a friend, received i., , 4 , ^ cop >' of The Win lock News, of Win- tain in our judgment and that is If „ „ , ... _ _ . i *ock Wash., containing an announce- Mr. Bryan is nominated and elected ^ .. .. . ... , ment of the death of Mr. Millard F. . 1" T m 7 ,, f Wa " to “" >« Wc home w B ™ u , • y , , ! tl,ere "h ^ 25 ‘h ol April. Mr. Wall Ml. W R. Walter le ruaDlng t«ro lls a bpotlier 0( MrJ Haiel| But]( , r ten. planters » th each of which he E8ta8 r a)| went Wa8illnBton ean plant twenty acres a nay. He 1|I84 f ., mi Trapa88ee , L a plants two rows at a time and the; machine marks off the third row which enables him to make the rows of uniform width. The rows areforty- iour inches wide and he is dropping the corn nine Inches in the drill. The planter can he so adjusted as to make the corn as thick or thin In the drill as he wants it. His land has been broke, rebroke and broke again several inches deep and the field looks like an immense plant bed. One man and two mules are doinfcthe work of eight men and four mules In the old way; The corn Is covered by means of a concave wheel which fol low* In the furrow and packs the gNM&d the seed planted. Mr. Walker la a modest man In many ree- ftote- Be has no desire to give his farm and farming methods newspa per natoriety. All he tries to do Is to •how the goods at gathering time and Ihl* he will do If no providential the news along route No. 1. Wake up. King’s Creek R. F. D. patrons, and let’s see that our carrier gets the mail wagon, i think he deserves it, lor I don’t think any have a better carrier than we have. Mr. Tom Pruett and wife and •laughter, Miss Daisy, went visiting last Sunday. Mr. E. B. McSwaiu and wife visited Mr. Tom Falls last Sunday evening. Mr. Spurgeon McSwain visited his brother, Mr. M. L- McSwain. last Sun day. He reports a nice time. Mr. John R. Love carried mail yes terday from King’s Creek. As i was not able to go to Sunday school last Sunday I failed to get all the news. Peaches and apples are getting ripe, or at least some of them are. It niakes us think this Is' a real summer this time. When there is no fruit It doesn’t seem much like summer. Mr. J. L. S.. I am glad it was only a "tangled” joke about Mrs. J. L. S. being at death’s door. It made me feel sad when 1 saw the heading of your letter. There is a mineral spring about on" mile north of Piedmont Springs which is said to be better than Piedmont. They have two nice houses furnished and rent them. Anybody who wishes to rent a while and use water that will help them, can go to this sprins Crawford Spring is what it is called. If 11 think it has changed hands. Though the summer there is a good crowd at the springs. Anybody who like a quiet place this is the place to go. Countrv Lover. pr result is long an d tedious waiting, when, on the other hand, if moderate prices were aske d work would pro ceed without delay. A Birthday Party. Little Miss Bess Wilkins, celebrat ed her fourth birthday by entertain ing a number of her little friends at her beautiful home on the corner of Montgomery and Johnson streets, Saturday afternoon. The little folks played games under the direction of Miss Julia Sarratt, who saw that all of the little folks en joyed themselves. Delicious refresh ments were served and the little folks voted • their little hostess a most charming entertainer. The following were the invited guests: Miss Marjorie Sarratt, Miss Rhoda Bramlett, Miss Catherine Harper, Miss Millie Littlejohn, m— Rutb Moorehead, Mis* Francs* Moore- head, Miss Ddith Pitman, Miss Bknm* Jefferies, Mias Douglas Cook, Mias Mary Coofe, Miss Naa Bell and Miss Elisabeth Ratliff. Miss Carrie Linder, of -Maud, a 11 i i ^ i ‘ , student at Littleton Female College, Mr J R. Graham made a business arrived ln tbe clt Saturdav on ber tn p to Gaffney yesterday afternoon, j way bome f0r vmtIon * Mr. Taylor is preparing to spend , Mr ’ , C ’ L ’ C ° x ’ th * rd trick °^ erfltor C. C. Robbins, of The Ledger staff, about thirty million dollars this year < a ' < ' T 11;i a I'’™ 000 for Con- bas gone to McCa u on “professional in new buildings, this being the j ™ rd ’ N .’. C ” where he wil1 work as i business.” amount just appropriated by Con-; v Miss Lillian Hopper and Miss giess, and the fact that he has al-! ‘ ‘ ' en ' of Spartanburg, Edith Cook are visiting in Spartan- ivady t»«m to advertise /or bids "' ,n , w . ork thlr<1 tr,ck 01 ’ cri ' ,0 '■ '“ilmr, this week, shows that he means to lose no time in the work. th V UtU L e ' Air ^ rS- Atkinson has joined her Miss Rosa Wessinger, of Gaffney, busband in Spartanb from whicb has been spending several days this point they wlu proceed t0 Toxawa week with Mrs. Carry Spake. Miss Helen Gooding is visiting her Mrs. Carry Phillips, of Goucher, is grandparents, Mr. and Mrs B K visiting in Thickety today. Humphries in Laurens. Col. I. M. Smith went up to Gaffney We were pleased to receive a cal , °w y t°M f US ^ ne88 ’ # from George Brown, 0 f Yorkville, yes- We think the story. “The Man of - terday the Hour.” miming In The Ledger. Is! Dr .' Malc0 ,„ b GoudeltH . k aad Dr . ^ • V .a - S, ° ry al0ne 18 a u Kelth Fol e" ^ over to Easley aad most worth the price of a years soh.: 8I , e m Subday with "Old Mai. Quas.” scrlptlon. The “Old Man” was forced to get an I w agree with Bro. C„ of Raven- extra supply of rations as they came na, as to Mr. Sam Clary, as the most near eating out of house end popular R. F. D. carrier. Mr. Clary home. Is a nice man and every one on his ! route seems to like him. Let’s all Notes from pondfield. Poudfleld, June 4.—Miss Octave Dolen and Miss Alice Dizt, of Ringold, Ua., returned to their home yester day after spending two weeks visit ing relatives in Cherokee county. Miss Dolen and Miss Ditz are both decendants of Daniel Peeler, who set tled on Broad river near Cherokee Falls Manufacturing plant prior to the war of the Revolution. Miss Do len and Miss Ditz have a great many relatives in Cherokee county, being related to both the Peelers and the Dunn’s, who were glad to have them rouie seem s to like him. Let’s all a Broken pane, with them, and we fear that Miss fj ve Mr - Clary our support and help j. F Carson & company, the local Alice has left “an aching void the; hlTn ^ take flrst P rlze - I ask all haberdashers, have been the recipients «u •’ ._ mj fr ends to support him. Cx. of many expressions of sympathy be- “ j cause of the shattering of one the TOOK HIS OWN LIFE, handsome plate glass show windows in their store last Friday. Hundreds A Little To 0 Previous, i^'ist Friday night President W C. Hamrick, of the Board of Trade, Sec retary J. C. Ottg and Alderman R. S. Lipscomb assembled, at the city hall for the Board of Trade meeting. They waited there for a full hour and no one came. In fact they were a lit tle previous, as the regular meeting night of the Board of Trade is the sec ond Friday night In each month, which is next Friday night. Let everybody, Including these enthusias tic gentlemen, be present, as this will be the final meeting before the com ing of the Press Association. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in Gaff ney postoffice unclaimed for week ending June 7, 1908: Miss Dava Arrcher, Mrs. R. E. Bur gess, Mlsg Jeme Danklns, Miss Agnes Davis, Miss Clogean Greay (2), Miss Mss McRyer Hamptom, Miss Belle Hambrlc, Mrs. Corrle Lindsy, Miss Vada McKinney, Mrs. M. J. Petty, Miss Mallie Pearson, Miss Doroty Williams, (2). Jones Boat. Herschwl Blanton, J. A. Edwards, Fred L. Kel ly. Joe WWdrop, Q. W. Washotlton, Virginia Waddell, Rebecca WUHams, George Kelsey. ▲- R. If. Folgsr, P. M. world can never fill,” in our midst Mr. G. C. Spencer and Master Wm. Hill, attended the Sunday school ral- j ly at Midway Sunday. Messrs. Ben and Claud Hammett; Roy Bradford, 20 Yeans Old Shoots °f people have called on the members were visitors at Midway Saturday Himself through the Heart I °f tk® firm and expressed the condem- "“mi r M,. D. C. PalDter alte./e, ! ^ ‘ rite subday .cteo, rally a. Midway Ladford.'oTtbi t^a ^l«“»* -,*» «• tor the drtn to «a- y ' suicide here this aftemonn ; plo - v a detectiv e ana run down the .Mr. Harrison Whelchel spent Satur- Bradford ]eft tb . „«-ple "and 1 culprit ’ 11 certainl y is a shame for day bight With hi. coualb, Mr. Will webt ' hi. rlm ahouT o'^k A “"of a ™»toaIy de^ .ZrrziZiMZI ,he SUndar tew^lnuteg later ^ 8 “ k “ ™ck,e M ataaoer. Thl. .action was vl.lted by a alee '* 8 ke!,r, t an d the parent, rn.hed to CATARRH rain last Friday which was ,enr badly h ' s r ~ m ' t0 ""t hlm b,!a CATARRH ' nppdM.1 gunshot wound Just above the heart. | . . - a .. , aea ‘ ' Death was instantaneous Ju8t Breathe ,n Hyomei, the Dry Air Crop, are looking «ne in thl. ,ec- baii ^ ^ That Kill. th. Cterma. some time. He was a carpenter by i You can do exactly what G. J. trade. Sterers did by using Hyomei. Read ——i this: “After having suffered from chronic catarrh for years, for which I tried tion, especially, cotton, which is grow ing rapidly since the rain last Friday. Mr. Cliff Webber and sister, Mrs. GTacy, of Blacksburg^ visited their sister, Mrs. C. A. S. Campbell, Sat-; urday and Sunday and attended the rally at Midway. Messrs. Claud and Sis Petty and Claud Kirby, of Corinth, attended the Sunday school rally at Midway Sun day. Little Bell. Death of An infant Jenotte, the three-months-old daugh ter of Rev. e. G. Ross, died at Greer last Tuesday morning between three and four o’clock. The little sufferer had been sick for a month, the direct cause of death being acute indigest ion. The body wa* brought to Gaff ney Tuesday afternoon and the inters ment was at Oakland cemetery at 5 o’clock, Dr. A. M. Simms, of the First Baptist church, conducting tb* cere mony. This to the fourth child Mr. and Mr*. Rom hare burled at Limestone. Out of fire only one surriret. They have the sincere sympathy of a large circle of friend* in their hour of bereavement. Gaffney ys. Blacksburg. Blacksburg comes to Gaffney today | caiarrh Ior year8 ’ ,0r w * ich 1 trled Dlav the locals on their rrnnnrf 3 arious remedies without success, I became almost discouraged. After to play the locals on their ground The Blacksburg team as yet is unde feated and have a good strong team. The Gaffney boys expect to have a better team than they have had in the previous games and nothing but vic tory will satisfy the home boys. A large crowd should greet the team and cheer It on to victory. The line up of the Gaffney team will probably be as follows: Up'- scomb, V. and G-, catchers; Wood, Gene, pitcher; Bell, Brian flrst base; Little, Leo. second base; Robbins, Clint, third base; Harris, Grover, short stop; Curry, Olen, right Held; Campbell, Ray, center field; Spake, Floyd, left field. Twenty-five cents win pay for a two months aabscrlptkm to The Lod ger. Subscribe now and got tho ro- rnoHdor of -Ho MW of tho Sow." tor Tho Lofigorv 9149 • reading about Hyomei, I decided to make one more effort to rid myself of the dread disease. an d to my great delight I found the use of two bottleo of the Inhalent sufficient to produce a complete cure. I now take pleasure in recommending this remedy to oO sufferers from catarrh.”—G. J. Sterers, Crown City, Ohio. Wte don’t simply say Hyomei wiU cure catarrh, but we say that Th# Gaffney Drug Co., the druggists, gua rantee it to cure ^itarrh, or money back. They do more—they guaran tee it to cure asthma, bronchitis, hay fever, coughs and colds, a complete Hyomei outfit, including Inhaler, costs only $1.00, and extra bottles, if you afterwards need one, will cost bat SO cents. Hyomei Is a pleasant dry air treatment. You Jnst breathe it in, and a# It passes over the inflated membrane, It kills the germs of ca tarrh. and allays all inflammation.