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) The Gaffney ledger. A NEWtPAPtn IN ALL THAT TM« WORD IMPLiZfc AND DIVOT1D TO TH1 BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB- 16. IBM. "DOG DAYS," THE ORIGIN AND MEANING QAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY. JULY 14. -I908. $1.50 A YEAR. THE NAME DERIVED RROM THE LATIN WORD "SIRINS.” A Narr.e Gtven to t-® Forty Days of " u g Year 3stA£®ri July 3rd and August 7tn. July 0.—The almost c -.nM MUv > a j n has caused the fre- t. •ii : h* days hadu t (.-t-T i:.. This is a (luestion we are un- : ui* 'it atiswer as we have no stand ard authorities on *h< subject. '.\v (jiiore from Imperial Encyclope dia which is one of the best authorities in ‘hi*- country <*r t.ii*eat liritain, the ioliowint: I ion days, or canicular days. A name given to the forty t a'- or th< year between July 3rd and Auuusi 11. The name is derived Iron, 'Ik i.a'in name of tlie dog-star, h' rins. The star rose heliacally a'(iiit :Ik- t/euinnim: ot Jiiiv. and the a-:cients ascribed the great heat of t .mine’ to its influence. A’ present Sirins rises heliacally at d b'ereiit seasons. The distance of this ^iar from 'he ear’h i' calculated to ire 130,bhO mil- Ijo’s of miles from us It is one of 1h- «arliest named stars in the heaven and is .-upposed hy some to he the nearest to ; he earth. The Egyptians called 'his star Sosthis’ ar.d a* one 'ime i’s heliacal rising was a sure forerunner of the rising of the Erie while among the Homans it was considered as a star of evil omen, whose appearance above 'he horizon coincided with 'and even caused) the unhealthy and oppressive heat of summer. Hence the origin of the various supersti’jous regarding the dog days many of which are still cur rent. A* Gaffney last Tuesday we met lc Pryor, of f’hester. who has charge of *he Magdalene hospital. He Is a ~fcerokee coun’y boy and we are glad to se<- 'he stand he has taken among the men of his profession. We understand that our friend. Mr. P. R. Thackston has been in the Arara* section. There must be some reason for his truing there as he is a mat who attends strictly to his own business. Beyond doubt r herokee is and will be one of 'he most thoroughly adver tised counties in the State. The late meeting of the State Press Associa tion will effect that measure. We are glad to know that the members had such a royal reception, and speak In such high terms of 4 he people who made their sojourn so pleasant. We regret that we unable to join the corps of Ledger correspondents and visit the college on Thursday morning as requested to do by Mr. DeCamp. We made our visit on Tuesday. We had quite h pleasant visit from Mrs. Mickle of Kershaw, last Saturday. She was visitng her old neighborhood of fifty years aeo. Many of our older readers will re member her as Miss Jane Price, who in her youthful days was a most beautiful young lady. She came over to see old Salem, church where she used to worship and where she unit ed herself w.rb 'he Presbyterian church over fifty years aao We say she was a beautiful youne lady then, and we may add she hasn’t gotten entirely over it ye; she has a brother f-pariei. Price) whose re mains were buried there among Gie first laid in that churchyard. She was unable to find many friends or acquaintenoes she once knew They, (or most of them* are either dead or gone away The Four'h was a very quiet day with us. Some few of the neighbors went to Gaffney and go» a good wet ting before they returned home. Mr. and Mrs Mason G Prldmore are rejoicing over the arrival of an eleven-pound boy baby at their home. We understand that a murder was committed Just across the river In York county near the “Beauty Spot” last Friday evening. A negro by the name of Sanders killed another by the name of Jeter We know nothing of the affair except that the killing wae unwarranted If rumors are cor rect. The murderer has not been at 1 rested tba» we know of. We know neither of the parties Such a deed committed almost in sight of our home is very bad but it is very little worse than the reported state of af fairs in our own county (if the dreu- ler letter published in both our soun- ty papers has any significance). This wholesale gamblhtg going on ir. certain sections of our county is something that demands the atten- lion and help of every good citizen to put it down. It's a reflection on the whole county. The anonymous letter to Judge Jiydriek as published in last week’s papers signed ‘‘Ladles of the Neigh borhood is no small affair if we see tiling rightly. Surely there must be -ome men in that section who will take this matter up. If tho aggrieved parties will give Mr A .V Wood, foreman of the grand jury, the names of the parlies and witnesses together with the dates of the several offences, we will guaran- tee lie will see that, this nuisance is abated. We have that confidence in other members of the grand Jury with whom we are acquainted to feel that they tor any of them) will bring the matter to the attention of that body and take the necessary steps to have not only a stop put to it but will see that the whole crowd are dealt with as they deserve. From reading that letter we con clude that in this number are some deh-ncedess wives or mothers (and perhaps both) who see the destruct ion this practice is bringing upon the peace and happiness of their homes and families. Shame it is that such a state of affairs should exist. Such outlaws and ruffians feel that they are safe- when men who don’t care to meddle with them for fear of some injury will wink at their proceedings and in this way encourage them to go on. We have heard men (and good men at that as we look at them) say they were afraid of being “burnt out’’ if they would take steps to put a stop to certain violations of the law. Such a lesson as this should appeal to the airls not to marry “dissipated” men. Tin- officers of the law are unable to *!o anything until they get tniorma- tion In the proper shape. Then, if they don’t do their duty they should he exposed and take the conse quences. There is nothing we admire more than a brave, manly man—one who is not afraid (o do rieht but afraid to do wrong. Last Tuesday Mrs. “J. L. S. had a visit from the Gypsies. They came in full force and tried their game of bluff on her, but they struck the wrong woman. They wanted some of nearly everything she had in the way of table comforts and supplies and were very importunate in their request's. One of the women even went so far as to tell her that she (Mrs. "J. L. S.”) knew what it was to have nothing to cook. To this the old lady replied: ‘‘No, I don’t, for 1 always have something even If It Is little a plenty.” They plied their game on other women of the neigh borhood and carried off almost every kind of table delicacies—and In some instances wearing apparel. One of our neighbor women thinks they must have “mesmerized” her for th^y got fifteen pounds of home raised meat, cabbage, pickles, jellies and a whole lot of other things and left nothing hut a lot of so-called hand made lace They also supplied Mrs. Sam Strain with all the lace she wanted for the present and some to give way. We look for the price of lat e to come down now and every- bodv fan afford to wear it if they choose to do so. I’nde Sill" made a visit to their camp at Sab-rn church and reports that they had everything in style. They even had their camp grounds carpet ted and the women had color ed nurses for their children and the men were well dressed too. Your correspondent didn’t have the pleasure of ‘ running afoul” of them. He didn’t even get to see them and we hr»- satisfied that those who did so would have been alad if they hadn’t. A few weeks ago a crowd of Gyp sies famped near Wilson’s Chapel and left measles in that neighbor hood. This, of course, is a reminder of their visit. If any of our readers want lace they can get it (heap by coming this I way. It’s lace, lace, lace, everywhere but Mrs. J. L. S. isn’t in it. A collegiate education is very use- i ful to a man or woman who Is willing Jto learn something afterwards. In the death of Mr. Thomas D. ! Goudelock this section loses one of its oldest citizens He has been a member of Camp Jefferies U. C. vet erans since its organisation. We met Mrs. Nonnle Wells, of North Carolina, at Gaffney last Tues day. She was a Miss Goudelock and a niece of Meam. W. L. and T. D. Goudelock Her mother (now Mrs. Jane Davis of North Carolina), was with her. n would be a great pleasure to meet and sing with the old people at Macedonia church on the 19th inst. We would be elad if our church choirs would use more of the old time music than they do. We older people see and feel more true, genu ine devotion in those old timers well sung than we do in many of the new ones now in use. We regret that we didn’t receive notice of Miss Nances lecture in the craded school building in time to make mention of it in our previous letter. The sketches of Butler’s cavalry by Col. r. R. Brooks as published in The State are choice reading. We feel very much complimented by what Mr. C. M. Galloway, news editor of The State, said about our work in the paper he read before the Press Association at Gaffney. We thank him for it and take courage. Next Sabbath. 19th, is the time ap pointed for the dedication of the new A. R. Presbyterian church at Smyrna. Rev. J. P. Knox, of Columbia, will preach the sermon. Those who at tend this meeting will nol be disap pointed in hearing some good preach ing and receiving a hearty welcom -. Smyrna is one of the first churches we ever attended—then a little tot and this is the third new building they have had there within our re collection. As soon as we can get the matter in shape we will give our readers a chapter of reminiscences extending over a period of three score years through which this church has pass ed. Though it will by no means be a complete history of it. Rut we in tend making it as full and complete as the data at our command will al low. Taken as a whole there are no bet ter people on earth than the Scotch Irish composing the “Seceder church.” They are true to themselves, true to their church, true to each other and true to their country. In our early recollection of the A. R. Presbyterian church the boy or girl who didn’t know the Shorter raterhssm and couldn’t repeat the most of the Psalms (Rouse’s version) by heart, wasn’t well up on Presby- terianism. Mrs. Daisy Mitchell, wife of Mr. Martin Mitchell, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Good, near Hopewell Wednesday eve ning about 4 o’clock. She had been sick a long time (mention of which has been made In our previous let ters). She was burled at Salem yes terday In the presence of a large as- semblege of people. Rev. J, B. Swann, of Bullock’s Creek, assisted Rev. G. R. Ratchford with the funeral ceremonies. She was an exemplary member of the Presbyterian church. She leaves a husband and one child, father, mother, brothers and sisters to mourn her departure. She died In the hope of a blessed Immortality beyond the grave. Dear sister, we here meet no more But there is a happier shore, Where we released from toll and pain, Shall ever hope f o meet again. J. L. S. THE BRIDGE AT HOWELLS A NARROW ESCAPE. I SUDDEN DEATH AT JONESVILLE. Citizens Muc+i Disappointed at Action A Five-Year-Old Boy’s Remarkable Mrs. J. H. Littlejohn Dies Very Sud- of County Board. Feat. denly and Unexpected. Mr. Editor:—As an addenda to 'he Sunday afternoon about 5:30, Quay, j Jonesville, July fc.—Mrs. J. H. Lit- matter we already have in the hand ( aged eight, and Walter, aged five, tlejohn died suddenly and unexpected of the printer, and at 'he risk of run- sons- of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Sarratt, last Thursday early In the night and ning the editorial eountlet. we will who reside in the Southern section of her remains were laid to rest late add: To put it mildly our lowf-r Chero kee people are more or less disap pointed at the action of the county board on last Monday in the matter the city, were playing around an Friday evening in the village ceme- abandoned on f * ie Sa r ratt tery; the burial services were con- place, at Limestone. The well has ducted by her pastor. Rev. E. P. Tay- not been used in the past nine years. It was covered over with plank that * or ’ * n ^ ie Presence of a large congre- had decayed. Walter, the five-year- Ration of relatives and friends. Mrs. of the bridge across Broad rivtm at 0 | (i su-pped on the covering^ a de- Littlejohn was the daughter of the ca>ed sill gave awav and the bo> fell j a | e Reuben Lindsey and was mar* into the well. By actual measure- , j A w , T , , . , . , Littlejohn Howell s ferry tor near there). The.' did not expect the hoard to go beyond its jurisdiction but they did expect it to go as far as the York county lied to Mr. J. H. about ment it is sixtv feet to the water and there must have been at least ten fort - vflve >' ears a S°’ she leav e 3 flv ® hoard have gone in the matter and $(n , t ()f watel . j n ,| 1CJ we u Quay ran daugnters and one son, besides her to the house to inform the father and husband, two 1 others and one sls- mother. Mr. Sarratt started for the ter. Her daughters are Mrs. H. L. scene of the accident and was the Spears, of Gaffney, Mrs. H. W. Acker- most surprised f.an imaginable to man, of Latta, Mrs. Carrie Odom, of meet Walter about twenty-five yards Chesterfield, Miss Bell Littlejohn, of from tli<* veil. He was dripping wet. Converse, and Miss Grace, who is at Even the mud from the bottom of home; her only living son, Mr. E. L. the "'eii was sticking to his feet. Littlejohn. The brothers are Messrs. There was a large gash in the hack J. E. and A. C. Lindsey, and the sis- of his head, laying the skull bare. ter. Mrs. D. A. Farr. Mrs. Little- li required three stitches to sew up John had been a member of the Jones- t he wound, i ne well is walled with ville Methodist church for a great rock and i.- three feet in diameter, many years^ and also a Sunday school NO" 'In remarkable thing is how worker and was a Christian lady of tlia» li\e-year-old hoy got out of that the highest type, well. He is too small to reach from Jonesville was greatly shocked one side io the other with his hands Monday morning at the unexpected and feet. He is too young to news that Mrs. \Y. T. Jones, of 3an- give an account of the affair. Mr. tuc, was do’ad. Mrs. Jones' mother, Sanat'. the father, says the boy is her brother, Mr. Harper Porter, and accustomed to the water, as the child- sister, Mrs. Ida Whitlock, live here, ten have a small pond in the branch Mrs. Jones had been visiting Jones- to meet the York board on the ground to inspect the premises and to have some definite understanding with it as to the plans, prices, etc., and to take whatever steps were necessar' to carry out the work of having the bridge built. We did not expect our hoard to «o beyond its legal authority by making v, contract to have the bridge built when it had no funds in hand with which to pay for its part when the work was done. But we do think that our (Cherokee) county board lias the authority to confer with the board of York county and select site. maRe estimates and do whatever other pre liminary work is necessary to h- done to put the matter in shape so that the counties might conjoint 1;> ask the legislature for an apprcpriai ion to carry out their respective part; of the agreement and pa> for the in ihe r**ai of his house, but he does ville since her childhood and she was "orh "hen completed. ^ " e ,ou ^ not know that the child can swim. It a bright, lovely girl and later a beau- is presumed that when he hit the tiful. charming young lady, since water he struggled to the top of the her marriage, about fourteen years water and climed up the side of the ago, visits were not often but she had people) failed to impress the board with the object of our posh fin it was fatal on our part in no: making i’ sufficiently clear to the nrtnds of 'he rfK .j. wa n ji r . Sarratt says the boy many friends here who were always gentlemen composing the board. is a great climber, that, lie can climb glad to see her. The news of her Mich an action the part of 'he anv tree j n Cherokee county, and he sudden and tragic death was such a boards of the two counties (York and Cherokee) could not possibly be con sidered as going beyond their juris diction. Mr. W. S. Wllkerson, of York county, was before the hoard with a certified copy of the resolu tions passed by that board as to what it would do in the matter and can only attribute the remarkable es- shock to her mother that she fainted cape to the boy's ability to climb and and for a while it seemed that she the providence of God. would not survive, but she has some- what recovered, but was not able to Summer School Closes. attend the funeral of Mrs. Jones, and Miss Bramlett Enetertalns. \Ve have just closed the most sue- * Kr son ’ H ar P er ’ could not leave her cessful summer institution that we 10 a,u ' nd ,he fuenral. we had no reason to expect our board lia ' fc t- ' er liat1, under the aus- to do less for Cherokee county than ^poars and Miss Mary the York board has done for Its peo- T ' Nance - Due 10 ,he bad weather Last Friday evening Miss Moutez pj e last week, the attendance of teachers Bramlett entertained a goodly num- If, however, we failed to make our was no1 as good as was expected, >»er of her friends at her home on position clear to the minds of our bowever - twenty-eight were enrolled. Johnson street. The home was beau- board it’s our misfortune 'and not; Bc ' 8ides a good man >’ tame in from tifu,Iv decorated. The piazza being their fault. time to time and all manifested unu- lighted by Japanese lanterns, one We cannot think that the gentle- sual inlere8t ln tbe school, especially portion of which was curtained off men composing our Cherokee county iu P^ogy and civics, of which Miss representing a Gypsy tent, where board could consider our actio® in | Nance had charge. the couples were told of their past presenting our petition premature or out of order. If we need or deserve a bridge at all we need It now, and now is the time for the preliminary work looking to its erection to be done in order that it may be built at the earliest Both instructors did great work, and future by a Gypsy fortune teller By special request of Prof. F. E. Shu- in the person of Miss Ruth Sarratt, ford, Miss Nance made an address attired in a very pretty costume and to a large and attentive audience at whose predictions seemed to please the Cehrokee Avenue school. all. Superintendent of Education J. L. Delightful refreshments were serv- Walker, invited all the rural trustees ed by Misses Willie DeCamp, Mary nossihle moment if built at all York t0 meet and hear Mlss Nance talk on Jones and Miss Darwin. All present <* -proven,^ and man- voted Mian Bramlot, a very charmln* mate of the cost and to ask the legls- aKernent of rural 8cho ° l8 ’ ThlB •** hoste88 ’ lature for the appropriation (if it' dress was considered by all present, Those who attended were: Misses hasn’t the money on hand to build lt 8 es P ecia,, y the C0UDtr y trustees, to be Fannie Duff, Pablita Gorham, Julia part) and why should not Cherokee the m08t eapnest and P ract ical ad- Sarratt, Marie Sarratt, Myrtis Little, county get ready too? That’s the dress ,hat they ever listened t0 on Christine Baker. Myrtle Littlejohn, question before us lthat sub 3 ect - Lo,a Gaffney. Louise Johnson, Marion There is much more to be said on AU lhe ^hers feel better, more (’ole, Lucy Brown Lillian Boozer, this matter but we have made otir encouraged and stro nger in their Bertha Lavender, Lula Mae Little- letter too lengthy alreadv. We wi „ work from attending this school. And John, Eloiee Potter. Messrs. Kyle Notice to Farmers Union. The State Convention of the South Carolina State Farmers’ Union will convene in the house of representa tives hall in Columbia on Wednesday, July 22ml at 8:15 p. m. Where the count*- Union is formed, the basis of representation is one delegate at large, and (me delegate from every hundred members or majority fract ion. Where there Is no county organ ization each local is entitled to one delegate. If you have not already done so, have a called meeting and elect your delegates. Application has been made for reduced rates on the railroads. Please ask for that rate, and where you cannot get it, please ask the agent for & certificate. B. HARRIS, President, S. C. State Union. say something more perhaps later on. all the schools oi the county will get Davenport, Clint Robbins. Floyd Rosa, We acknowledge a kind invitation a new im P elus and a11 8ch ° o1 officials Keith Fo,ger ’ Wells Littlejohn, Paul to attend the old folks singing at feel that groal good wiH be occom P* Lipscomb. Leon Gaftney, Eugene lished. Wood, Watson Bell. Claude Fort, Nor- Miss Nance made a large number man Jones, Derbin Littlejohn, Duke Gaffney Mill vs. Cherokee Falls. A game of base ball took place Sat urday afternoon at the ball park be tween Cherokee Falls and the Gaff- : ney mil team. A one-sided game, as the visitors could not find Vinaon, Gaffney's twlrler. Oberokee scored three hits while Gaffney scored eight hits off Cherokee’s slab man. Batteries: For Cherokee, White ; and Hancock, for Gaffney, Vinson and | Bright. Struck out by White, 6; toy Vinson, IS. Time of game, two hours. Final score, Oberokee C; Gaffney IS. Umpire—Harper. / Macedonia church oc the third Sab bath in July and will be much pleased to do so if -passible. We will add of frif - r,ds whl,e hfere ’ some of whom Hlcks ' Dougla6s "’estrope. that if any friends have copies of the ff * ar tbat she wil1 not be P^ally old singing hooks, especially the ab,e 10 slarid s,,ch 8trenou8 work - ,n Honor of Mi88 Ji "« 8 - Southern Harmony, the committee Sbe bas an engagenient wi,b Su P er * oil Friday afternoon from 5:30 to will be glad to get them for that oc- ,ntendent Walker t0 return to the 7;30 0 . clock Mrs w B DuPre enten casion. county during the coming fall and lajned a number of frlend8 compl| . We had the pleasure of visiting the %i8iT a largfe number of the country mentar y t0 ^jj ss Theodoria Jones, of Vi Ofi] u Irene Park while In Gaffney last Mon- Marion, who Is spending some time day. This is a place of beauty and ' ~ . Gaffney, as the guest of her sister, reflects credit not only on the taste An T,me 3'nflinfl. ^j rg g am Lipecomb. of Mr. H. D. Wheat and the skill of Editor Ledger:—1 am pleased to The guests were seated in luxurious Mr. Logan Ellis as a flourist, but on note in Friday’s Issue of your paper rockers on the eastern section of the Gaffney city which it does so mach that there will be an old time singing pretty vine-clad veranda which winds to beautify. We will say more of this at Macedonia church next Sunday, its way around the house, and for the hereafter when we have the space to the 19th inst. It is desired that this full two hours the congenial party eii* do so. occasion will open the way for more gaged in delightful conversation. We spent Monday night in Gaffney of these old time singings. Other However, the wit, repartee and merry with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sparks and counties have them. Why not Chero- laughter were checked, though It did family where we were most kindly • kee? | not entirely cease, by the intemp- entertalned and with some of our old They will be enjoyed, I think, and' tion of delicious refreshments which friends and acquaintances enjoyed an I hope the means of causing more in-, were daintly served by three fair lit- ice cream supper. terest to be taken in the singing of tie misses, Rosa Lipscomb, Anna and Mr. Evans Estes is quite sick at; both the Sunday school and church. Margaret DuPre, and Master John this time. There wil be “Flag Day” exersises DuPre. Mrs. J. L. 8. get her foot scalded also and everybody is invited to at- Mrs. DuPre, as is well known by last Monday morning but fortunately tend and bring well filled baskets as her many friends, is among the most | not very severe. Sbe is able to jyear dinner will be served on the ground, gracious of hostesses, and her recep* her shoe without inconvenience. i The older people are urged to at- j tlon in honor of Mist Jones on FH- J. L. 8. itend and if possible it will be made day afternoon was s most charming i Wllklnsville. July ?. pleasant for them. success. ' - I>ook in the old desk, garret and Attend the Baseball Boy's Benefit boxes in which you have packed away Attend the Baseball Boy's Benefit at City Hall Park this afterneon and night. The Gaffney Concert Band will play at night. Ge and help out tho oaueo. papers and books and see if you caa’t at City Hall Park this afternoon and find some of these old song books and 1 night Tha Gaftney Concert Band bring them with you Came and en- will play at night. Go and halp out joy the day with ae E. tha eausa.