The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, June 16, 1908, Image 1
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The Gaffney ledger.
A NEWtPAPKR IN ALL THAT THI WORD IMPLIES. AND DEVOTED TO THE BEET INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY. JUNE 16, 1908.
$1.50 A YEAR.
HARD LICKS FOR
* MAIL ORDER PEOPLE
PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP THEIR
MONEY AT HOME.
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Can Buy Thej r Goods in Gaffney Just
as cf> ea P from the porogn Mail
Order Houses.
Wilkinsvillf, June 12.—Among the
many othe r things in the world we
don’t understand is why people send
to distant markets for things they
call get at houAe just as cheap and
just as good and with a great deal
less trouble. We have In mind instan
ces in which, counting freights, or ex-
pressage, they pay really more than
the same goods would have cost them
right at home.
One lesson taught fu this is the
great need of advertising on the part
ot our local dealers. It strikes us that
If they would advertise more exten
sively they would overcome this
method of conducting business. As
it is, the most of our merchants (or at
least a great many of them) let their
goods advertise themselves, and if a
customer just don't happen to see
them or see a specimen of them that
his neighbor has, he will be in bliss
ful ignorance of their presence.
The mails Eire Hooded with circulars
ana advertisements sent out by large
business houses. These are scattered
far and wide over the country and
the result is a current of trade is
started towards the foreign markets
that ought by rights to be kept at
home and would be if our dealers
would realize the usefulness of print
ers ink.
More and more, as time advances,
our home people are seeing this. It
pays the printer a little something,
the dealer gets his profit and the cus
tomer Isn’t hurt—all three of them
are benefitted.
Without reflecting on others in the
same business, we don’t believe there
is a merchant In Gaffney (or in
Cherokee county for that matter)
who doesn’t stand behind the goods
he sells and will, to the utmost of his
ability, protect his customers against
the intrusion of foreign dealers. It’s
to his interest to do so even if he is
act actuated from a force of princi
ple. If our merchants can’t do as
well by their customers as others, Its
their misfortune and not ours. We
are making war on no one but we
want to see a fair fight.
The man we are striking at Is the
one who sends his order to a foreign
dealer for air article he c&n buy at
home just as cheap (if not really
cheaper) counting in feights, expres-
sage, etc., than he can get it laid
down from the foreign markets.
It looks as if he don’t want to help
and encourage his neighbor whom
Holy writ say s he must love as him
self. If such isn’t down right none-
eense we are at a loss to give it a
name. We expect to have something
more to say along this line a little
later on.
Miss Bessie Moorehead went to
Gaffney last Tuesday to spend a few
days with friends and relatives in the
city.
As our fruit is late and the trees
being badly broken up with the winds
and storm, our neighbors have kindly
remembered us. All of which is high
ly appreciated.
Rev. George R. Ratchford will
preach at Salem on the third Sabbath
—June 21st—at 11 o’clock. Mr.
Ratchford is a young man and we
ask for him a large audience and a
respectful hearing.
Nice monuments have been placed
at the graves of Dr. Thomas B. White-
sides and J. Edward Leech in Salem
cemetery.
Mr. Logan Ellis has kindly invited
us to "oome round” and see the Irene
park. This we expect to do on our
next visit to Gaffney, if we have the
time to spend. It’s no doubt a thing
of beauty and has added much to the
delight ot the city vigitors and will
continue (o do so as time advances.
Mr. WfhdLt deserves great credit for
the way ihe is helping to build up our
capitol city, to say nothing about the
enterprising spirit of the man, as it
goes out, in other directions The
world needs more men like H. D.
Wheat. \
■Mr. Sam Strain is having his com
crop at the month of Paoolet worked
out this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W H. Webber have
had a very sick child suffering with
a sore throat or stomach trouble. Dr.
H. E Fiefleld treated the case tuo-
terday.
cf'ssfully and the little fellow is now
all right.
One of our neighbors is getting
wrong. He has gone into the betting
business. He was heard the other
day to bet his mule every blamed
dollar he was worth, that he would
knock it down before dinner time
if it didn’t walk w’here he wanted It.
The mule took the bet but we haven’t
loarneh which one won or how much
money changed hands. ^
M r. Sam Strain has been. unwell
this week but was able to go with
bis mail Wednesday.
Mr. S. F. Estes has shown us a
berry bush, or vine, which seems to
be a cross between a blackebrry and
a dewberry- partaking of the nature
of both and well filled with fruit.
The editorial in last Tuesday’s pa
lter under the captain “Let us be
friends,” was simply tine. It is
American to the core. The time is
past for the cultivation of strife and
ill feelings between the North and
South. Let us have a united country
and by that we mean a united people
<i government of the people, by the
people and for the people, and the
tide of prospecting and happiness will Ro ^ te ' 011 was
again set In. Demagoes have had
their way long enough. Several
..ears ago your correspondent made
a trip to Boston, Mass. Before leav
ing home he was told that he would
he “snubbed” by the people he met
up North, and particularly of Bos-
ton. We told our friends we were
not going there to associate with
“ plugs.” We didn’t do that at home.
We met scores of men who were
soldiers In the Union briny during
the war ami they treated us as well
as our own comrades could do.
they who sow The wind will reap the
whirlwind.
We had a nice rain last night sind
everything looks like it was growing
this morning. Farmers were begin
ning to need it.
The young man Sanders, who was
thrown from his mule the other day
and hurt, is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Maggie Estes Black, of Glen
dale, was reported much better yes-
J. L. S.
Accident Near Thickety.
Saturday morning about 2 o’clock
southbound freight train No. 79 on
the Southern, near Thickety trestle
rail over a young man from King’s
Mountain. N. C., named Henry Robi
son. a young man named Bridges,
who was with Robison, says they
were going to Clifton to get jobs, and
that they stopped to rest, Robison
sitting on the railroad track iind he
sitting on a bank a few feet away.
Rridges’ statement is not at all clear
and the inference is that the young
fellows were beating their way on
the train and Robison fell off. and
that Bridges went to Cowpens and
returned to the scene of the accident.
found by the section
hands early Saturday morning and
was brought to the hospital here
where he was operated upon by Drs.
Crawley, Nesbitt, Darwin and Sher-
rard. His skull was fractured, and
he also sustained a fracture of the
upper jaw bone. All the toes on one
foot were also crushed off. The
young man has been unconscious
ever since he was found. Dr. Darwin
is of the opinion that in spite of the
terrific injuries which the young fel
low sustained, there is ei chance for
iiis recovery.
ANTIOCH ARTICLES.
Interesting
Gossip from
Broad.
Across the
THICKETY TOPICS.
Interesting communicatioin prom Our
Regular Correspondent.
Antioch, June 9.—As some of the
correspondents have been railing for
“School Girl,'' she has decided to
make another attempt.
Your correspondent had the oppor
tunity of listening to a good sermon
last 'Sunday, preached by Rev. J. D.
Bailey, at Grover. He also preached
there Sunday night. The ladies and
children had a meeting Sund:iy after-! Spake,
noon. Rev. Mr. Bailey made a talk \j r . and Mrs. J. A. Price spent last
showing them the importance of these Saturday night and Sunday at Uooley
societies. They also had some other' springs visiting Mrs. Price's brother,
exercises and we are sorry we could vir. E. B. Pinson,
not be present. i Mr. Barnett Vassey attended ser-
Thiekety, June 13.—A heavy rain
fell in this section last Thursday
which washed the land very badly.
Mr. S- M. Taylor, of White Plains,
spent several days in Gaffney this
week.
.Miss Rosa Wessinger and Mr.
Floyd Spake, of Gaffney, are spending
this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. .1. P.
vices at Midway last Sunday. There
There are some new buildings i
log up at Grover. seems to be some attraction over that
Grove;* has a beautiful new church, ( vay for Barnett. I often hear of him
with plenty of room in both the Sun- i (e i ns r over on that side. That’s right,
day school and preaching departments. Barnett, as soon as you give me a
I loese rooms are well furnished, chance | am going over to see the
They have a piano and organ in the
church.
The farmers are hustling now in
this section. Cotton and corn are
looking as well as could he expected.
There is still gome cotton to thin.
Some of the farmers are harvest
ing their wheat and oats. Wheat and
oats are not. very good this year.
The attendance at Antioch Sunday
school was not quite so large last
Sunday
ninety-nine present and something
over a hundred on roll. We had a
good talk from Rev. Wm. HP1, of
Mississippi, on the subject, “The way
we hinder souls from coining to
Christ.” Mr. F. H- Dover opened the
discussion. The greatest impression They are usin
the
me young lady, so you had better
IN RACE FOR SENATOR.
Mayo r R. Q. Rhett, of Charleston, it
Out for United states Senate.
Charleston, June 10.—Mayor Rhett
iinnounced bis candidacy tonigb r for
United States senator and will file his
pledge tomorrow.
Following a conference at bis office
at the people’s National bank he gave
out the following statement:
“To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina; l have determined to be a
candidate tor United States senator
at the approaching primary election.
I shall tomorrow file my pledge with
the State Democratic committee as
required by the rules 0 f the party and
will abide by the rules of the primary
election. I respectfully solicit the
support of Democratic voters of the
State.
“R. Goodwin Rhett.”
The announcement of the candi
dacy of Mayor Rhett will be in the
| nature of a surprise to the voters of
talk last while you have no cornpeti-j the state as hls name has not here .
tlon • * tofore been mentioned in connection
The Georgia peach cron seems to
Georgia peach crop ^; with the office. He and ex-Gov. Hey
be very good this year, the Southern! ward have been close bu8iness ind
personal friends for years and with
Railroad alone is moving about one
hundred cars of peaches per day now.
and the main crop is not ready for
shipment yet.
Business is picking up considerably.
Cotton going up a little has put a lot
l^ast fifth Sunday there were on the market ami the railroads are
feeMng the effect of it. The South
ern
'iiiunhey motion” engines in the ser
the decision of the latter to forego
making the race on account of hls
health. Mayor Rhett decided to enter
the race.
Further than the statement given
;ihove Mayo;* Rhett said tonight that
he had nothing to say but that in the
tyi) ! i next da -vs he will probably make
a statement.
vice. These engines are smaller than j
the old type but it is said that they 1
can pull more and run much faster.
Robison is a strong, on this subject from both weis by not
Men and women of intelligence,, hu8ky y 0ung fellow of apparently be- hving near our Lord and Master. If Mr. .). a. Price has a child that has
wealth and respectability would tween twenty and twenty-five years! we woul d al l live near to Jesus every been right sick. We are glad to learn
of age. A good constitution, youth j day there would not be so much talk that it is getting along very well at
and skillful treatment will perhaps j ^ drinking, cursing, card playing and this writing (Saturday),
result in his recovery. j such other sins. We should be very Last night about one o’clock two
crowd around as if they vied with
each other in showing their respect
for a Confederate soldier. We were
told to make our home with them as
long as we wanted to and they would
look after our comfort iind see that
our sojqum with them was as pleas
ant as it could he.
Among other things we talked of
the war between the States, and
when we told them we had no apolo
gies to make for being a Confederate
soldier they said they would have no
use lor us if we did.
Old soldiers of the Union
r' ! careful as to how we live every day.
Mayor Rhett is one of the best
known and regarded men in the State
i»d it is admitted that his candidacy
these engines to move js a st , ong one He ig one Qf the
tig peach crop. most successful business men in
Charleston, having large financial in
terests but these have not interfered
with a close study of public questions
and on these matters he is particular
ly well qualified to discuss and make
o . , • oun S n,en ’ Henry Robinson and Fred the race f0r the offlce tha T he seeks.
a fe > ood example or a Bridges, apparently about eighteen or' He was a delegate at la-ce to the
bad one. We should not be a stumb- twenty . . * as a aeiegate at )a ‘S e t0 The
Accident at Baseball practice. 'We either set
On last Friday afternoon during a’| ,ad one ' ' Ve s “ ouia no * De a twenty years of age. passed through | Democratic national conventlon four
pnictice at the baseball park, a most * in •.‘block to anyone. Me are very Thickety on their way from King’s j y ears ag0
distressing accident occurred. While glad to soe the school growing so Mountain to Clifton. They asked the H e enterea ,,nnn v,ic c ™n»a ..a.
one of the players was engaged in rapidly ’ and ho P e to see a11 the people operator here how far it was to Clif-j ministration as mayor of Charleston
batting %alls to the field, his bat slip- In community attending soon. ton and stated that they had walked j agt December after having se-ved
ped from his hand and struck young “Y* 1 " g00 ? 1,11 the way from • King ’ 8 Mountain, | se veral terms as an alderman andhas
Albert Cook, a terrific blow on his lU1 c e . which 1 think we should heed, and were tired. Mr. R. m. Allen, th<*
head. The skull was fractured and' Kev> Milliam Hill was visiting rel- operator, asked them to spend the
necessitated the removal of several atves in this community the fifth Sat- night with him and go on this mom-
army— i large pieces of bone. Drs. Nesbitt, urda J’ an d Sunday. Several of his ing. but they refused to stop and
some of them with one leg or one Darwin and Sherrard operated on the lf! ^ a Hves met at Mr. J. R. Dickson’s went on about a mile south of Thick-
arm or bearing other evidences of young man, who regained conscious-j ^ OIne w ^ ere be was Sunday afternoon 1 ety and set down to rest. One of
ness as soon as the pressure was re-1 and iiad a i oll y Hme. ■ them, Henry Robinson, sat down on
moved from his brain. The young ti Sund ®3^ weis a day 0 f visiting In | the end of the ties and they both fell
off t© sleep and about two o’clock a
the tough time they had in crushing
the South would bring their wives
and daughters forward to introduce
them to a Confederate soldier as they
were pleased to call us.
We tools with us a pocket full of
minnie balls gathered up on the bat
tlefields around Richmond. These we
distributed among our new made ac
quaintances from Maine to Minnesota.
The young man with whom we made
our home in the city was the son of
a Federal soldier, and a perfect gen
tleman. With his horse and turnout
he took us to most of the important
places in the city and treated us just
sis kindly as we could be treated at
borne or anywhere else.
These matters hsive been mentioned
in our letters before but the editorial
above referred to recalls them again.
At the fiddlers convention at Clover
(York county) last Friday night Mr.
J. J. J. Robinson won the first prize
among the fiddlers over fifty years of
age. The prize was $3. John is a
jolly fellow any way. We are going
to tell our readers more about him
before long.
Mr. John L. Blackwood was in this
neighborhood last Wednesday on busi
ness. He is one of lower Cherokee’s
hustlers. His friend and neighbor,
Mr. J. e. Foster, visited him one day
this week. John and ‘‘Tosh” are
great chums anyway.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Strain hare
had a right sick child but it is better
now.
In his speech in Congress on the
29th ultimo. Congressman Finley
points out the danger to which this
country is exposed from the lax en
forcement of the imigration laws.
The United States Is the dumping
ground for the riff-raff of Europe
which soone^ or later will cause us
trouble.
‘‘Uncle SIH" has treated us with
a bucket of hls fine peaches for which
he and "Aunt Mary” have our thanks.
The bloody record increases in
horror as it deepens In dye. Within
the last few days two white men
strained their hands in a father’s blood
and no doubt send two unprepared
souls Into enternity. Where are we
drifting? liquor, liquor, llQnor and
the bad raising of children is at the
bottom of it all. No doubt each of
these dead fathers set the bad ex
ample for their boys by drinking with
and encouraging them to drink. Truly
man is a son of Joseph Cook, who! th j s community.
lives in the Providence neighborhood,; “ Coun try Lover” and “Gray Eyes’ _ . a „
and is about sixteen years of age. f ot ° fl „ to , see “G ra 7-Eyes,” of Chero- came along and neither of them
The Ledger is glad to announce that
freight train, No. 79, going south,
his chances for recovery are good.
The Speakng Saturday.
Ed. D. smith, of “Cotton Fame,” de
livered a speech in the court bouse
hist Saturday. There were about four
hundred farmers present and Mr.
Smith held their attention from begin
ning to end. The speech was along
kee Falls last Sunday. I thought they ! awoke until the train had struck
would be so overjoyed with their trip Robinson, cutting off one foot and
they would forget to write this week, 1 crushing his skull and cutting several
so i thought i would just slip in while j very bad gashes in his face. Bridges
they were absent
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Anthony and
son were visiting at Mr. John Mc-
Swain’s Sunday.
We were at the home of Mr. E.
Hardin Sunday afternoon v/hexp a
the well Imown policy advocated by number °f young people were gather-
Mr. Smith. It bristled with humor ,ed ‘
:ind was as full of logic as a nut is
full of meat. Mr. Smith promised to
furnish The Ledgc?r a copy of the
speech and we depended upon him
but he disappointed us. He took oc
casion to let it be known that he was
Miss Bonnie McCluney, i often see
vour name in this paper. This is one
of your pupils of Antioch. Come over
to Antioch this summer. We are ex
pecting to have picnics and other oc
casions which will be a good time for
in the race for United States Senator | you to c 01 " 6 - Some of the correspond-
iind expected th i support of the cot
ton growers. If the applause which
greeted this part of his speech be any
indication he certainly will be sup-
l*orted by the farmers of Cherokee.
The object of the meeting was to
raise additional stock for the farmers
cotton warehouse. About $2,500 worth
of additional stock was subscribed.
There remains but about $2,000 more
to be raised. \
Unclaimed Letters.
List of letters remaining In Gaff
ney postofflee unclaimed for week
ending June 16, 1908: \
Anter Atking, Mr. Dove Anderson,
(2), Mrs. Nancy Barnett. Miss Annie
Bell, Mr. A. B. Black. Mr. J. J. Bar
nett, Mr. Bill Bolt. MT. John Butch,
Miss Claud Blanton, Miss Carrie
Crow, Miss L H- Campbell, Mrs. Lem
Davis, Mrs. Mary Dobens. Agnes Dar
win, Miss Orlie Elies, Mr. Millie El
more, Mr. L. D Holmes, Mr. Hamlet
Horn. Goldie Hill, Mr. B. R. A. Jef
feries, Mr- V- L. Jolley, Mr. J. N. Love
lace, Mr. Carter Lockart, Miss Ida
Lewis, H. W. Mims, Mrs. Emma Moss,
Mr. Ham Pride, Miss Mamie Phillips,
J. T. Robbs. Mlsg J. M. SmLh, Mr.
Felix Quinn, Mies Carrie Wlllison,
Miss Laura Gaffney.
Call for letters advertised. One
cent due on each.
Thomas Hester,
Postmaster.
ents from this community will write
when these will take place.
We learn that Mr. Spears, of Gaff-
i went on up the railroad about three
miles and reported the matter to
some people living up that way and
several, men came down to where the
boy was, but neither of them offered
to help the boy out of the ditch where
the train had knocked him. About
6:30 some one reported the matter to
the operator who Immediately called
the section master who put the boy
on a lever car and carried him to
Gaffney where a company surgeon
could be had. Dr. S. B. Crawley, the
company’s surgeon, assisted by sever
al local surgeons of Gaffney, are per
forming an operation today in hopes
of saving the boy’s life. He may get
well but there seems to be but very
held other positions of public trust
Mayor Rhett has spoken before com
mercial organization In Columbia, An
derson and other cities in the interest
of the State, where he has many
strong frends and supporters. His
discussion of financial and railroad
questions have especially impressed
his knowledge of matters of the kind.
This was particularly in evidence in
the consideration given to his views
recently on the proposed reform of
currency legislation by government
officials and writers on financial mat
ters.
Mayor Rhett is a good speaker and
he promises to make a hard fight for
the office that he seeks. He will en
deavor to enlighten the public on the
questions of the dEiy and will make
the race on his merit rather than on
any attack on opposing candidates.
It is thought that he will get a good
portion of Heyward’s strength through
out the State.
’When we read that a man and wife
have lived togather for twenty or
thirty years without a quarrel we
wonder what the recording angel said,
about it.
ney, is going to teach Antioch school; little chance for him.
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO.
this summer. We who are expecting
to go are very glad to hear this, as
It seems that a man has but little
sense who will sit down on the rail-
we understand he is a fine teacher. r0 ad track and go to sleep. They
Some of those who went off to school I may think that the engineer will see
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last wii ter are expecting to go this
summer. We hope to have a large
and good school. School Girl.
D. W. Cooper
and Friday*.
will can Tuesdays
June 16 St pd.
An Old Acquaintance.
Rev. B. P. Robertson, former pastor
of the First Baptist church of this
city, arrived in the city Saturday eve
ning and spent Sunday and yesterday
with his friends. Mr. Robertson is
now dean of Coluihbia College, at
Lake City, Fla. He Is also the finan
cial agent and is now engaged in rais
ing an endowment fund of $200,040,
$110,000 of which he has raised. Mr.
Robertson’s family are at Henderson,
N. C-, where they will spend the sum
mer. He left yesterday for Lake City.
Mr. Robertson Is a welcome visitor to
Gaffney and we are always delighted
to have him stop with us whenever
he can.
An Inadvertance.
In reporting the Sullivan-Fort mar
riage our usually accurate reporter
inadvertently omitted to say that Mrs.
W. A. Poole essayed the role of dame
of honor. These ladies played well
their parte and added to the success
of the occasion.
them and stop bis train and awake
them, but often the engineer fails to
see them in time to stop. As In the
case last night. I doi/t expect the en
gienee r knew anything about striking
young Robinson as he did not stop
his train.
Col. I. M- Smth made a business
trip to Gaffney yesterday. Col. Smith
Is still buying fertilizer for his corn
crop. He says he don’t expect to buy
corn next year ag he has done this
year. Cx.
Sunday School Picnic.
The Grassy Pond and Providence
Sunday schools will unite and have a
picnic at Gaston Shoals on Saturday,
the 20th Inst. All people are Invited
to attend and bring big baaketa filled
with good eating.
Misses Grace Hannon, Fret Hus
key, Verna Humphries, Selma Humph
ries, Kate Magness and Messrs.
Archie Humphries. Tillman Moore,
Oscar Huskey, Ed Stacy and Charles
Swofford, committee.
The Indians are working hard each
day at practice and some body will
have to hurry to heat them soon.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps
Strong and Healthy.
All the blood In the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about $00 grains
of impure matter dally, when un
healthy tome part of this Impure mat
ter is left In the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms—
pain In the back, headache, nervous-
ness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism, gout,
gravel, disorders of the eyesight and
hearing, diszlness, Irregular heart,
debility, drowslnesss, dropsy, deposits
In the urine, etc. But It you keep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
Loyd Cash, 111 Mill row, Gaffney,
S. C., says: “Severe pains across the
small of my back bothered ms for
several months and at times were as
sever* that I could hardly do my work.
Thors was also a soreness through
the region qf the kidneys. When the
kidney secretions became unnatural
In appearance. I concluded that the
kidneys were out of order and as I
had heard Doan's Kidney nils highly
recommended, I purchased a box from
the Gaffney Drag Qo. I had not tab*
en th* contents of this box when the
pain disappeared and up to the pres
ent time, i have bad no return of It
My kidneys are also strengthened
end the secretions restored to their
normal condition.’’ ‘
For sale by all dealers. Prio# ffi
cents. Foster-ICIlbara Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name—Doan’s—end
take no other.
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