The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, June 12, 1908, Image 1
The Gaffney
A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIZE, AND DEVOTED to THE BEECT INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OP CHEROKEE COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY. JUNE 12. 1908.
$1.50 A YEAR.
GAFFNEY A GOOD
PRODUCE MARKET.
NOT ONLY A MARKET FOR COT
TON BUT ALL FAR PRODUCE.
N c Farm^. Needs to Keep His Pro
duce at
pl<- imagine. It gives employment to
a great many hands.
A rumor is circulated that a first
class mechanic is to put up a shop at
Wilkinsville. Such an undertaking
would no doubt prove successful.
Most mecTiftnlcs, like all other pro
fessions, have gone to the towns
where they are crowding each other,
I somewhat.
| We hope the time is not far distant,
when we will have a railway to con* |
nect this section with our capital city
THE PRIDMORE-
TUfiNER-NUPTILS
DROWNING AT MULDROW'S MILL.
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of
PRETTY HOME WED|j|NG
HOME OF -MR- J. H. Tiirt NER.
chaser.
Two of Gaffney* Most Popular Young
People United in Marriage On Wed
nesday Evening.
One of the prettiest home weddings
rtiat ever took plafe in Gaffney was
solemnized at the residence of Mr.
Gaffney Young Lady Play* Part
Her 0 in Sad Accident.
Florence. June 8.—The accident at
Muldrow's mill yesterday afternoon,
i in which Miss Kate Knoblock was
AT j drowned, has cast a gloom over the
whole city. The accident occurred
about 5:30 or C o’clock, and the news
was at once brought to the city. The
body was brought to the city about 9
o'clock last night and prepared for
j burial. The body will be taken to
Macon. Ga.. this evening, the home of
tlie deceased. Miss Knoblock is sur-
I vived by one sister in Anderson. S.
IC.. one sister in Hattiesburg, Miss.,
and one brother who is in the United
States navy.
An inquest was held this morning
BMLLUNT WEBOING
1ST BiPTIST CHURCH
MISS FORTE AND MR. SULLIVAN
PLIGHT THEIR TROTH.
Home for want 0 f a Pur- ari( j the outside world, generally. An
electric line would meet the needs of
. the country if the other isn’t built.
Wilkinsville, June 9.—The episode Mr. Sam Strain went over on the
’ (if we might call it that; which took York side last Saturday and got some
place in our correspondence to The hogs.
ledger, created a far more wide-1 The colored people had their Child- an( ] ^ rS< j_ h. Turner, on Johnson
spread notoriety than we could pos- ren s Day at Walker’s church the fifth street Wednesday v ve m n g at 8:30
sibly have affected. We don't know Sabbath in May. There was an im- ; 0 . c i 0ck w h en Mr. Arthur C. Pridmore , jlir ;„ f0n [ ld a ver ] rtlcf that th ®
how to express our thankfulness to i mense crowd present—perhaps 1,000 iind Miss Marie Turner were united
our friends for the universal sym- ; or 1,500. and they had good order, so ; n wedlock. The cereuiony was pro-
path* shown in what seemed to be we are told. We believe our commu- j nounced by Dr. A. M. Simms, of the
^ the most calamitous mishap that could nity of colored people, (as a whole) | pjrgt Baptist church. The remarks
possibly befall us. It is too serious are made up of the best element of of p) r . Simms just before the cere-
• for a joke. All classes and conditions the race. Frugal and industrious , ||, onv proper were exceedingly appro-
of people joined universally in their they are frying ty build themselves
expression of sympathy and we feel up in matters of civilization. They
assured that every one was deeply read and inform themselves and so
sincere. ^ Jr as we know are getting along
It Show, what kind of people we j with their white neighbors. There
differences 110 dis P ostt i°n on their part to
settled in i 1 ' ee P U P troul > lf ;. These are much
live amongst. Whatever
may separate us in life are
death.
Pope beautifully expresses
•thought:
\ V
"Teach me to feel another's woe-
To hide the faults 1 see;
That mercy I to others show—
That mercy show to me.”
priate, as well as interesting and in
structive.
The handsome residence was taste
fully decorated and the company
which filled it to ‘overflowing was
most congenial, consisting, as it did,
of the relatives of the contracting
deceased came to her death by ac
cidental drowning.
The facts gathered at the inquest
are that a party consisting of Miss
Knoblock, Miss Ethelyn Wilkins, of
Gaffney, Mr. W. Lyle Black and Mr.
Teicher went out to the mill yester
day afternoon for a little outing. Mr.
Black and Miss Knoblock secured a
canoe and started out for a ride, leav
ing Miss Wilkins and Mr. Teicher on
shore. In a few minutes' fhe latter
heard screams and rushed back just
t)*e
happier than those of their race who:p ar ties apd their most intimate i in t,n l e t0 see M*ss Knoblock go down
are crowding the cities and towns and, trends./promptly at 8:30 Dr. Simms
who have no other desire seemingly^} the way intp the parlor. He was
than to eke out the miserable exist- : followed by D. C.’ Ross as far as the
(■nee of a shiftless life. j door where he faltered and fell by the
J he abolition of the liquor traffic wayside. » The bride entered on tne
by the Southern white man has done j arni of the groom' and the ceremony Miss wilkins to assist him in - ettin S
more for the colored man in its way; that made them husband and wife out Mr - Teic her then used every of
| than the famous Emancipation Proc-1 wag performed. fort to recover the body of Miss
i lamatlon of President Lincoln. It I aW the ceremonv congratulations lock - ,livin » f01 ' jt lintil ht * beca
One of Gaffney’s Most Prominent
Young Ladies Married on Last Wed
nesday Evening.
For the past fortnight the social
world of Gaffney has enjoyed a series
of functions the most brilliant wit-
m s-( ;i in some time. Wednesday saw
tht- culmination in the Sullivan-Forte
vedding. Tin occasion was doubly
interesting since the bride, Miss Edith
Elettnoj. Forte, daughter of Dr. and
M: s. W. A. Forte, is a young lady pos
sessing the rarest gifts that* nature
can bestow, anj in her own gracious
manner has won for herself a place
in Gaffney that any one may envy.
The groom. Mr. Clarence Prevost Sul/
livan, oldest son of Mrs. Lula Sulli
van. of Anderson, S. C., is a young
Im in ■-.• man oj Anderson. His stand
ing in business and social circles is
has made manv friends
Mr. Teicher went to the rescue, but
wag too late to save the young lady.
Mr. Black could not swim and Mr*
Teicher gave him a shove which car
ried him near enough to the shore for
seat being
h obliged to stand,
high, and h
in Gaffney.
Tiie wedding took'place in tne First
Baptist church of this city, the Rev.
S. B. Harper pronouncing the words
joining the happy couple in the holy
bonds of wedlock.
Long before the appointed hour, 8
' o'clock, the spacious building was
. „ tlc Knob- thronged, not a vacant
It’s a very bad something tnere is i laIuatlon of president Lincoln. It I After the ceremony congratulations ! lock - divin g f0 >' jt « ntil he became so availal) ie, manv bein
no good at all in. It shows that Mrs. free(1 h j m from a grf . ater curse than; wer e extended and later reTreshraents i exhausU ' d that he to ( ' 01ue to t,1P which was a 'flattering testimony to
J. L. 3- is loved better and ar her s]avery ever was if he wiU only ac . were sen . ed in the m room The ! shore. He went back again and the popularity of “the bride in her
than she is known. Alls well that j ^ ^ francllise> waitresses were Misses Lucy Wo 0 dJ* Xearched the bottom o1 ' the pond home city.
ends well. ; \v e haven’t had any mathematics Annie Snead and Cora Wilkins. I wb ore the boat capsized, but was un-, At 8 o'clock the soft strains of the
Mr. W* L. Goudelock reports some-, before opr readerK lately and we will; Misses Ola Little and Mamie Stacy I able t0 locate th e body. It was about violin, accompanied by the organ,
thing new under the sun—we never give them a problem to solve: A received the guests. * ’ i an hour and a half before the body floated out upon the evening and still-
heard of the like before, at least gentleman bought 100 head of hogs, The bride was attired in a becom- ' sai ’ fl na fly recovered. undercurrent of conversation
two swarms of bees each entering old sheep and geese, for $100. The hogs , jng tailor-made traveling gown of Tni 8 is indeed one of the most de- an( j mj\ Von Hasseln, of Anderson,
gums and going to work and are both cost $10, she<-p $3, anj geese 50 cents brown material with hat to match, and l dorab l e accidents in the history of with skilful bow, held the assemblage
doing well. To Mr. Goudelock this is each, respectively. How many head was ch arming and graceful. She is Flor ence. Miss Knoblock was ex- breathless while he rendered several
also something he has never seen be- of each did he buy? It can he worked ; one of Gaffney’s most popular voting ; trenKdy b°P ula r here, being admired selections from Mendelssohn and
fore. He is one of the oldest and best by either algebra 0 i arithematk . i adie8 an(] ha& endeared herself to all i and loVed b > T 3,1 who knevv ber - She Signer. After which Mrs. J. Frank
known citizens of lower Cherokee, In company with Mrs. "J. L. S.,” we with whom she has come in contact canie here about a year a ^° and bas Laney. in he,* usual charming man-
and what he says may be relied upon attended preaching at Abingdon Creek 1 by he r womanly ways and genial fKs- b f D sten °g ra Pher for the Carolina ner> 8;ing .. AI] FOr You » a nd "Shall
as an actual fact. 'as babbalh. Rev. C. M. Teal chose position, anj we know of no higher ^ ' ur ’ Light and Power company, j \yed Thee?’’ w r ith violin obligato by
We called at The Lodger office fo r his text. Acts 18:8tb. 9th and 10th ( compliment we can pay her than to during which tim e she had made hosts Mr. Von Hasseln, with Mrs. W. H
Thursday and found all the boys out verses. h , mi.rhtv industrious and of fr lends who will mount her untime-
except Messrs. Darby, Hamil, Little Mis s Bessie Moorehead has been young wornL I ly ^ath.
and Robbins. They each gave us a ‘ unwell for some time but is getting The groom Is one of Gaffney’s fore- 1 4
hearty hand shake and cordial wel- better. , ulost bus , neS8 men . He ls one of ihe Announcement.
come. Capt. Bell was at his post as i We spent last Saturday night with! p r | nc i pa i stockholders of the Mer- 1 ... Tbe annual meeting of the Woman’s | strains 0 f Lohengrin’s wedding march
chants Grocery Company, and there
is no more popular man in the entire
a showe r of pink and white rose
petals. The reception hall was in
pink; the parlor in white; the dining
room in the happy blending of the
two colors.
In the drawing room were the pree*
ents, and with them the room seem
ed a veritable crystal place, and one
wondered if Aladin had not touched
his wonderful lamp.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Wofford F. Humphries, Miss Winnie
Davenport directed them to the regis
ter, afte r which they were introduced
to Dr. and Mrs. Forte, Mrs. Sullivan,
of Anderson, mother of the groom,
and Mrs. J. C. Jefferies. They were
then directed to the parlor where
Mrs. Boyd L. Hames introduced them
to the bridal party.
The dining room was presided
over by Mesdames Chas. Hames, O.
A. Osborne, of Blacksburg, and F. E.
Wilson. The guests were served by
lisses Irene Wheat, Ethel Hamrick,
ladys Laney, Daisy Wilkins, Eloise
'otter, Loulie Potter, Freeman Gar-
Irett, Lucy Carpenter and Flo;.' Sar-
ratt.
Miss Blanche Corry very charm
ingly served the guests to punch.
Mrs. J. C- Jefferies directed the
drawing-room with grace and stateli
ness.
At half-past nine o'clock Mr. and
Mrs. Sullivan left for the Southern
depot where they were tendered
another reception. In this rice, etc.,
played a prominent part. No. 40 bore
the happy couple North for an ex
tended trip.
The bride’s going-away gown was
of Copenhagen blue Rajah silk.
And Miss Forte is no more—but as
a flower transplated, may the land to
which she is taken, cheerish her. and
in the atmosphere of congenial com-
panship may the flower of her maden-
hood bloom into the fulness of its
promising beauty, and may the winds
coming from her adopted home some*
times waft the perfume of her sweet
ness back to her native heath.
Gooding, who posseses rare musical
ability, accompanying on the organ.
At 8:30 the organ obeyed the skill
ed touch of Mrs. Gooding and the
•ri
le
usual, with a smile and a good word i Mr. and Mrs. Asa Blackwell,
lor us. A case of “blues” he can’t The Ledger’s voting conk
cure just won’t be cured. While in «ost popular mail carrier bids fair I county,
town we investigated that “chicken ' "
coop” matter and found we were not
mistaken in “spotting” the right man.
He owned up, however. We congra
tulate the good lady on having such
noble boys—they take it after their
mother, of course.
It’s a good sign for the country to
see so many farmers having corn to
sell. Gaffney is not only a market for
cotton hut any other kind of farm
produce finds a ready sale. This is
1908. The first session will be at
10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning.
to be a lovely one. We have the idea | Mr. and Mrs. Pridmore left on the
who the successful ones will be, but Southern’s No. 35 for Western North
we will say this—the ones who get j Carolina where they will spend their ‘H 1 the societies, including Woman’s
these prizes must “raise the sand.” honeymoon in the Land of the Sky. | Missionary Societies, Young Woman’s
Friends, vote for the man of your They will return to Gaffney in about
choice, let him be who he may and a xreek and take up their abode at
don’t be afraid that anybody will get, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore LeMaster’s for
mad. if they do just let them get i the present and later go to house* requested to send in their names to
• — ; Miss Belle Bailey, of Cowpens, S. C.,
Missionary Union of the Broad River; announced the bridal party, who en-
Assoclation will be held at Cowpens | tered with beautiful precision and
Central Baptist church on June 24-26, i grace. /
First clime the ushers, Messrs.
keeping.
was received The presents were displayed in the
Maggie Estes parlor and were both numerous,
point of costly and useful, consisting of gold
rnad.
A ’phone message
yesterday that Mrs.
Black was lying at the
something we have not been used to,, death at he r home at Glendale, and and silver ware! cut glassVdTina* r^ck-
heretofore. her brother Jeff and sister, Miss Ola i n <r chairs etc
No farmer need think-he must raise have gone to see her. T he Ledger’s best wishes attend
cotton alone for a mone\ crop. It is Mr. Sam Strain has been unwell this young couple in their new life,
not the case in this country. No one f 0r a d ay or two. and it is our sincere desire that only
need keep his produce at home for Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDanial and th e best of good fortune attend them,
want of a purchaser. He can sell it .. .... r ,
i „ , , * . . ,m ram ‘ly» of Hickory Grove attended
in “dribs or in lots as ne cnoses if the funfera] of Mr Geb Fost at
heis wiiling to take the market Pnce Me Connel , sville last Wednesday.
It’s surprising to see so many farm- ^ r ' ®° b Blackwood kib^d a snake
ers allow their cotton to lie out In the " a ,dt “ was ov<:r seven
weather all winter and spring and, f * et ' He cal,ed 11 a *" ]l snake -
then expect it to sell for laney prices. Mr. Claude Sanders, son of Mr.
This is a weakness they must get 1 bomag Sanders, came near being
over. The spinner doesn’t want cot- billed last Wednesday by a runaway
Dever and Stanyarne Little together
and Messrs. Alex Howard and Kyle
Davenport followed. Next two brides
maids, Misses Laurie Spoilt, of Char
lotte, and Volina Hamrick. Follow
ing these were two groomamen,
Messrs. Keith Provost and Sam
Craig, both of Anderson. Then came
Misses Myrtle Gaffney and Cleo Ut-
at once - i tie, followed by Messrs. Pat Fouche
It is hoped that all the societies, and Hewlet Sullivan.
will send up delegates to this annual These were followed by four little
Anxiliaries and Sunbeam Bands of the
Broad River Association are entitled
to two delegates. All delegates are
Weekly weather Bulletin.
The temperature was nearly normal
and generally favorable, the sunshine
varied from about normal to much be
low. and the precipitation was gener
ally ample, though, unevenly distribut
ed, the cost sections having received
excessive amounts and the interior
less than the normal amount.
The mean temperature was above
the -normal in the eastern division,
anj was below normal in the central
and western portions. The extremes
were 97 degrees at Dillon on the 1st
and 60 degrees at Clemson College
and Liberty on the 1st, and at Black-
ville on the 4th.
The rainfall was heavy in the south
eastern and eastern counties, where
the weekly amounts ranged from
about one inch to over four inches;
in the central and western counties
i the weekly amounts were generally
j les s than half an Inch.
meeting.
Katherine Ellis,
Supt. of Missions.
HOw the Vote Stands.
The race for most popular R. F. D.
carrier yesterday at noon stood:
Albert McKown 1367
flower girls carrying bouquets of
pink and white carnations and baskets
of roses, scattering rose leaves along
the aisle. These were Misses Sara
Craven Poole, niece of the bride,
Mary Dean Laney. Blanche Gaffney
Cherokee Avenue church will give an an d Erma Jefferies. Master John
entertainment in the new graded | Lipscomb followed these bearing the
ring In the heart of a lily.
An Evening 0 f Fun.
The junior Baraca class
of the
As the beautiful bride entered lean-
school auditorium on Friday evening,
June 12th at 8 o’clock.
Tbe programme will consist of in g upon the arm of her father and
Sam Clary 1187 b ’ iman °8 ra P b music, also music by slowly marched down the rose strewn
R. L. Byars .. 895 tbe str * n g band. The main feature of aisle, the bridal chorus was sung by
Lynn Littlejohn 812 the entertainment will be a one-act! Mesdames J. Frank Laney, Chas.
R. C. Howard iT^ ^' >nie dy entitled, ^Penelope’ or the Hames and F. E. Wilson and Messrs.
ttj„ , . . , Forest Hugging s Bride. Chas. Hames and Robt. Swofford.
ton he can’t make something out of iu le. His toot got tangled in the Garl Sarra.t.t 1KA ’ T be admission will be 16 and 2o
and if the farmer allows it to dam- «e ars an <I the mule dragged him about ^ w ** 'flf cents. Tickets may be purchased
age on his hands he is the man to ,brefe hundred yards, bruising him up p uttiAtnhn tq, from the young men of the class or
sustain the loss. an d skinning his back considerabl 7-i s am straln 132 at the doo r Friday night.
Death of An Infant.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilkerson have
the sympathy of the community in
the death of their thirteen-months-old
infant daughter, Catheline, which oc
curred Wednesday morning. The in
terment was at Oakland cemetery yes
terday morning, the services being
conducted by Dr. A. M. Simms and
Rev. G. P. Hamrick.
This is the second misfortune that
has visited this home within the past
two years, which fact makes it so
much harder for the fond parents.
TO THE PUBLIC-
Good rains have fallen throughout hones broken. Dr H. E. Fiefleld
lower Cherokee so far as we know. ' vas for and dressed his wounds,
P- T. Sapoch
Miss Hicks
The plows and hoes have been kept aad he is now doing fairly well and G j en SaDoch ' * 2
going nearly all the time and the re- w,n Boon bfc out again. But for his w . 1' ’ li'*
•olt iE tbe fanner, generally are H> ho W "< the male and log 0( ^ ^ once
good condition. I stopping it the young man would two weekg
We met Col. Samuel Jefferies, who : ba * e mPt a horrible death. , v ot er 8 may hand their ballot* to
we are glad to see,Is still active for ; Persons ought never ride miles the carrler lf ^ deBlre or ^
one of his age. He hag been a power-; and horse* with gears on without un- may hold them f0r four weekg ^
fnl man physically, but age is telling tieing the hame-string. J. L. S. then send them In, or bring them,
on him. He has all his life been a ~ i just as they see lit. Vote early and
fhnner and one of the few men who | A Grand Family Medicine. often.
at an early day saw the wonderful; “it gives me pleasure to speak a {
possibilities for Gaffney to become good word fo r Electric Bitters,”! Special Temperance Services^
one of the leading cities of the Pled- writes Mr. Frank Conlan, of No. 436 Rev - L. Harley, superintendent
mont belt. That his claim has been Houston St, New York. “It’s' a 1 the Anti-Saloon League for South
The proceeds of this entertainment
will be used to repair the class room
of the junior Baraca class.
fully realized goeg without our tell- grand family medicine for dyspepsia
and liver compllcationg; while for
Carolina, will preach at the Buford
Street Methodist church at 11:15 a.
When we told one of our neighbors, lame back and weak kidneys It can-1 m - a “ d at the Cherokee Avenue Bap-
the other day that the machinery In not be too highly recommended.”
Tbe Ledger office was now being run Electric Bitters regulate the digestive
by power generated in Broad river lie
seemed to doubt It He ought to look
sound and see what the world Is
coming to.
Mr. C. W!. Wfcisonant Is hauling off i Drug Co.
his oil from the mill. This oil busi
ness Is a bigger thing than most peo-
functlons, purify the blood, and im
part renewed vigor and vitality to tho
weak and debilitated of both sexes.
Sold under guarantee at Cherokee
50c.
Gaffney Drug Ce. for fine ^oaps.
list church at 8:15: p. m. Sunday.
Rev. g B. Reed, the assistant super
intendent of the league, will preach
at the Limestone Btrsat Methodist
church at H a. m. and at the First
Baptist church at 8:15 p. m.
Gaffney Drug Co. for Trusses that
At.
I
First Baptist church Notes.
Rev. Charles Manly, D. D., of Lex
ington, Va., will preach at 11 a. m.
Dr. Manly is a South Carolina man ’of
many friends and the Gaffney people
will gladly hear him.
At night the sermon will be by
Rev. G. B. Reed, assistant superin
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League for
South Carolina.
Sunday school at 9:45. Visitors and
strangers cordially invited to the ser^
vices.
Bucklen’s Arnica galve Wins.
Tom Moore, of Rural Route 1, Coch-
ran, Ga., writes: “I had a bad sore
come on tbe instep of my toot and
could And nothing that would heal it
until I applied Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
Less than half of a 25 cent box won
tbe day for me by affecting a perfect
cure.” Sold under guarantee at
Cherokee Drug Co.
The groom with his best man, Mr. S.
L. Forte, entered from the left of the
altar and there awaited the bride.
The bridal party left the church to
the joyous strains of Mendelssohn.
The bride was gowned in white satin
with real lace trimmings, her veil
caught with orange blossoms. She
carried a shower bouquet of bride’s
roses and lilies of the valley. Her
only ornament being a necklace of
diamonds, a bridal gift of the groom.
The maid of honor-- wore a pink
crepe de chine over taffeta and car
ried a bouquet of pink carnations.
The gown of the dame of honor wa*
of pink and white silk mulle over
white taffeta. Her bouquet was white
carnations.
The brides-maids wore gowns of
white silk net over pink taffeta and
each carried a bouquet of pink and
white carnations.
The flower girls were dressed in
white chiffon over pink taffeta.
The bridal party were driven to the
beautiful home of the bride’s parents
where a reception was given. The
color scheme of the evening was pink
anj white, and the home waf decorat
ed in such a manner as to call to mind
We Kno w the Guarantee on Mi-o-n
Stomach T ab|et * * Genuine
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets, the quid
acting cure for indigestion, s gua
an teed—
To stop flatulence.
To cure stomach troubles.
To build up the system.
To make digestion strong
To cure the worst case of stomac
troubles—or money back.
What Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets di
for Mrs. Brewer, of wlhiteland, Ind
they will do for you. Read what sh
writes: “I was a chomic sufferer wit
stomach trouble for years and th
best doctors could give me no lag
ing relief. After using Ml-o-na I ca
now eat anything and feel cured.”
Gaffney Drug Co-, sell Ml-o-na unds
an absoluet gaurantee to refund tb
money unless it cures. Try a 3
cents box.
—We call your attention to the 4
licious richness and cleanliness of o
loe cream. We have our own eoi
which furnish the cream and milk ai
assure you that ice cream can not
made better than ours. Gaffn
Drug Co.
T-OrdeiJ Piedmont water
Gaffney Drag Oo.
r..u