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/ I The Gaffney ledger. A NEWtPAPCR IN ALL THAT THI WORD IMRLItA AND DEVOTED TO THE BEET INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB- 16, 1894. OAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1908. 11-50 A YEAR. THOUSANDS LIVING DETESTABLE LIVES UNDER DOMMATING INFLUENCE OF PETTICOAT MISRULE. Of All the Beings Upon Earth Such Women Should be the Most Shunned. Wilkinsvilk*, July 14.—The man who is so unfortunte as to marry a virauo, had better do like Job ‘Curse his day.” No one who enters into life partnership with one of these liv ing cyclones or buzz saws need estr expect happiness in this life nor the life to come. Of all the destestable beings on earth such a woman is the most to be shunned. The man who marries her don’t know when nor where the lightning is going to strike or what will be the result. We have many such in this world of ours. There are thousands of men living under the dominating inllueuce of petticoat misrule who think fhey are kings and rulers of the earth. That’s about all they know. Her tears, her temper and her tongue are the laba- rating of the fiery thunderbold of which humanity stand in picturesque awe. Nothing in nature equals in sublimity the thunder storm. Yet there is scarcely anything to be more dreadful except it be a high tempered brainless women. Farmers were able to resume their plowing operations yesterday morn ing. For several days the ground has been too wet. Several have be gun to “lay by” their crops this w r eek. Some few of our road overseers have worked out their roads since the rain. In many places they are still bad and need work. The Fowler Bros., and their ten ants have worked out the mail route by their place and put their roads in good fix. They are wide-awake bus! ness mem and keep things about them in good style. They are not afraid that they will do something that will benefit the public. Besides being good citizens, they are some of the best farmers in lower Cherokee. We spent a night last week in the Hickory Grove neighborhood. The people of that side of the river have given their roads a general working and put them in fine fix, especially where their mail is carried. Many of the mail routes will doubtless be changed or discontinued entirely if the patrons don’t keep the roads in better condition. In many places they will not bear inspection now. Rev. T. B. Owens was making boards last week, while he could do nothing else on his farm on account of the wet weather. He is, fas we have said heretofore) a man who is not afraid of work and he is able and wil ling to do it, too. The young people met at our home Saturday night to practice of the most difficult pieces they are prepar ing for Children’s Day, the 23rd inst. We will not publish the programme until the exercises are over with. Rev. G. R. Ratchford will preach at Salem next Sabbath, 19th inst. at 11 o’clock a. m. It is not kown yet when the summer meeting will be held at Salem. We haven’t yet been informed when the Children’s Days will come off at either Mesopotamia and Abingdon Creek churches. A crowd of coon hunters—about sixteen in number—with a good many dogs made a drive for a coon which has been giving annoyance to the people of the Hickory Grove section. His coonship had made his exit from the neighborhood and they got no track of him that night. Several years ago Rembert Wood, of Hickory Grove, had a pet coon which got away from him and it is supposed that it is the same one which has made his way back. It has been seen by some parties and tracks foui\d In different places and the boys thought they would try to take it in. Mr. Sam Lee went over from the Cherokee side with his dogs to join in the drieve. His coonship will not be allowed to run at large very long unless he changes bis stamping ground from where it is. Mr. Earle Black, of Glendale, came down Saturday to see Mrs. Black whd is spending some time with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. M. Estes and their family. We are having some very warm weather Just now and hands and horses can’t stand to work all day. In many places cotton is “french- 1^ and 1c many other places going to weed. Both corn and cotton, at ibis time, give promise of a fair crop though there is a good deal of work to do in both. Crops on the low lands Lave suffered greatly from the rains and hay has been ruined by the hieh water. Mrs. Ethel Blackwell has been sewing for our folks. She is an ex pert with needle and scissors. Mrs. J. L. S. cut and dried some fruit last week. This Is a work in which many housewives are now en gaged. We don’t think the measles are spreading very much in our neighbor hood—not near like we expected. Mrs. Eliza Foster, of Hickory Grove, and children, came over Saturday to spend a day or two with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Estes and family. We learn that some of the Hickory Grove patrons haven’t been getting their Ledger regularly of late. It’s supposed that the package goei to Hickory, N. C. We know they are sent out from the office promptly. Changing the name of the office from Hickory Grove to Hickory will no doubt create this confusion. We hope to see the bridge at the Hooy ford on Gilkey soon finished. It will be a great convenience to the people of this community. It has long been needed. The road, we un derstand, will be changed and put on better ground. This is a wise act on the part of the supervisor and county commissioners. Mr. Tom Sanders, overseer, has worked out the road from Gilkey to Owen’s ford bridge, and it’s nowin good order notwithstanding rains we have had. Mr. W. C. Sparks, overseer on the Union road from Wilkinsville, has had the hill on the west side of Gil key creek worked since the rain. This is a hard section to keep up and our county authorities should give him more help either in money or hands, or both. Road defaulters (or non-road tax payers) are a poor de pendence to keep up the public roads. The hill between Owens’ ford bridge and Rev. T. B. Owens’ has had a good working lately and its now in better fix than we have seen it in many years, if ever before. It didn’t get the working any too soon. Thanks to the overseer and hands. It would take the chain gang from now until next spring to put the pub lic roads In Gowdeysville township in good shape. Mr. Will Leech’s family are sorely afflicted with typhoid fever. They have three cases down. Chickens are dying with cholera. Very few of our neighbors have es caped it among their chickens. A multitude of remedies are recom mended for it. Some are worse than the disease it seems to us. One of our neighbors put out her hams last week to sun and one of them “slipped off.” That it didn’t leave the neighborhood very far is very well understood. All the thieves are not in the penitentiary and chain- gang yet. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes spent Saturday night with his daughter, Mrs. Ora Estes and family. Mr. Lonnie Gallman and John Wil son, of Rock Hill, visited Mr. T. Ben McCulloch down in the fork, last week. They returned home Saturday morning. Messrs. Ervin Brewington and Henry Fowler were with their best girls last Sbbath. Rev. T. B. Owens preached at Meso potamia last Sabbath. Yesterday was the warmest day of the season. The thermometer stood among the nineties all day In the shade after 9 o’clock until late in the afternoon. One of our neighbors has water melons that never get rlpo—so his wife says. We had a patch last year that the melons never got ripe that we knew of. The musk rats are cutting the corn down along the creek and river banks. J. L. 8. COL. W. D. CAMP DEAD. The passing .of One of .Cherokee’s Venerable Citizens. Col. William Daniel Camp died at his home on East Frederick street in this city Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock. He was buried Wednesday at Buffalo church by the Masons of Blacksburg and Gaffney in the pre sence of a large number of friends and relatives. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. R. L. Hoke, of Blacksburg. Col. Camp was born November 8, 1825, near Grassy Pond, at what is now known as the Camp place, and was, therefore, in his eighty-third year. He married a Miss Mahala Lowe, of Spartanburg county. Two children were born, William H. Camp, deceased and Mrs. W. Scott Byars, who lives at Blacksburg. Col. Camp was a member of the Buf falo Baptist chiurch. He had been connected with this church for over forty years. At the beginning of hostilities in Kansas over the admittance of that State into the Union, either as a free or slave-holding State, Col. Camp was one of the few men from this section who went in the interest of the South. Before the war he was colonel of militia. During the war he served as captain of the Fifth and Sixth regi ment. of South Carolina volunteers, Jenkins’ Brigade. He served his State gallantly and with marked ability. While fighting he was severe ly wounded in his leg, which caused the amputation of it. Since 1878 he served as Magistrate until his election as county auditor in 18%, which office he filled admir- ably up to the time of his death. It is worthy of note, that during the recent investigations of the committee ap pointed by the legislature, nothing was found to be out of the ordinary in his office. Last November while getting out of his buggy, Col. Camp fell aud sus tained injuries from which he never recovered and which eventually caus ed his death. In Col. Camp the people Lave lost, a friend, who fought for them, who served them In every possible way he could. SUMMER SCHOOL CLOSES. SITES FOR PUBLIC BUILDING. The Remedy That Does. “Dr. .King’s New Discovery is the remedy that does the healing others promise bnt fail to perform,” says Mrs. E. R. Pierson, of Auburn Cen tre, Pa. “It is curing me of throat and lung trouble of long standing, that other treatments relieved only temporarily. New Discovery is do ing me so much - that 1 feel con fident its continueil use for a reason able length of time will r>«toro me to perfect health.” This renowned cough and cold remedy and throat and lung healer is sold at Cherokoe Drug Co. 50 cants and 81.00. Trial bottle free. —Swift’s Pride Soap is might good soap and it’s seven for a quarter. Carroll A Byers The York Resolution. Office of County Commissioners, York County. Yorkville, S. C., May 6th, 1908. A petition was presented to the board by W. S. Wilkerson, represent ing numerous tax payers of Bullock’s Creek and Broad River Townships, asking the Board of Commissioners of York county to meet and confer with the County Board of Cherokee county, relative to the erection of a bridge across Broad river, at or near Howell’s ferry, and if deemed advis able to devise means and methods of erecting such bridge as soon as prac ticable, to be paid for by the counties of Cherokee and York. ^ On motion of T. W. Boyd, duly sec onded by J. L. Lumpkin, it is unani mously resolved that the County Board of York county approve of the erection of a steel bridge across Broad river at or near Howell’s ferry to be paid for by Cherokee and York counties one-half each. Each coun ty, however, to build and maintain the approaches on its side of the bridge, if satisfactory arrangements can be made with the County Board of Cherokee county. That the matter be presented by Mr. W. S. Wilkerson and other peti tioners to the County Board of Chero kee county, to ascertain if they are willing to enter into a plan looking to the erection of said bridge. The above is a true copy of a reso lution passed by the County Commis sioners of York county at the regular monthly meeting of the board today, which resolution is now on file in this office. Hazel Grist, Clerk of Board. Carroll Misting. Columbia, July 15.—The supreme court has not heard yet of the where abouts of J. P. Carroll, of Charleston, who is wanted for violating the per- manenet injunction issued by the court prohibiting the sale of whiskey. As soon as Carroll is located he will be brought before the court and sen tenced for contempt. Board Holds to Policy. Columbia, July 15.—The State board of equalization met today and heard several appeals for reduction In as sessments. The board refused to ro- cede from its policy of asseMdaf each textile, oil and fertilizer company'bn a basis of sixty per ceat. of ita mark et value, but made reductions in several individual cases. A Short Term and Small Attendance But Much Interest. The summer school of Cherokee county has just closed its session for 1908. Though the rerm was short, and the attendance small, we hope for great results. Prof. J. T. Spears, superintendent ot the graded schools of Gaffney, and Miss Mary T. Nance, president of the School Improvement Association of South Carolina, had charge oi tne work. Miss Nance taught pedagogy and civics. Mr. Spears taught Eng lish. history and algebra. Miss Gar- lington, (luring the first week, gave lessons in drawing. It is a matter of deep regret to us that more of our teachers were not present. It would have been worth a month's salary to any teacher whose work is in the rural districts just to have listened each morning to Miss Nance’s lectures. How our hearts thrilled as we listened to these heart to heart talks from one whose soul seemed filled with zeal for her work. As she pointed out to us the difficul ties we shall meet and gave us sug gestions that will help us to avoid many pitfalls, we felt that we listen ed to one who spoke from the full ness of experience and not from mere theory. On Thursday morning. July uth. Miss Nance organized a County School Improvement Association for Chero kee county. The purpose of this as sociation is to arouse the interest of the people of the country in the im provement of their schools, and to es tablish a local association in every district in the county. Any white wo man interested in this work may be come an active member without any fee, simply by pledging herself to do something for at least pne rural school. Any white woman may be come an associate member upon the payment of a fee of 50 cents. We hope that every one who feels any in terest in this work will join the asso ciation. Let us do all we can for the betterment of the rural schools in our county. For further imformation write our secretary, Miss Era Littlejohn, Gaff ney, or direct to the Department of Education for Bulletins of the South Carolina School Improvement Asso ciation. Our Superintendent, Mr. J. L. Wal ker, arranged for a meeting of the trustees and teachers of the county on Friday, July 10th, at the close of the summer school. Notwithstanding the busy season, our trustees res ponded to the invitation, and we were glad to see so many of them present. A most excellent programe was car ried out. The exercises were opened by prayer by Rev. A. M. Simms, then followed addresses by Revs. G. P. Hamrick and S. B. Harper, on Chris tian Education. Mr. Hamrick laid stress on the importance of example. 1 Every teacher should be just what she would have her pupils be, for they will imitate her actions, man ners and language. Mr. Harper ad monished the teachers and trustees to ever keep before them an ideal and to strive to reach it. Nothing was ever yet accomplished, without something having been attempted. Miss Nance then addressed the trus tees, and for about thirty minutes held the undivided attention of all. We wish that every trustee in the county could have heard this address. I will make no attempt at reproduct ion. We hope to have Miss Nance with us again in the fall, and tnen we trust that every trustee an.i er will be present. B. E. M. i Numerous Bids Submitted form Gaff ney. j Washington, July 12—The super vising architect of the treasury has just opened bids for the purchase of sites for Federal building in Gaffney J. E. JEFFERIES APPOINTED. Wilt Fill Out Unexpired Term of Lat« Col. Camp. At a meeting of the Cherokee legis lative delegation held at Gaffney yes terday, Mr. Jno. E. Jefferies, was re commended for appointment to fill out the unexpired term of the late Audit- authorized at the last session of Con-; or Camp j press as follows: The a PP« iutm eht Is made upon the ! ! responsibility of Senator Otts, who ! R ‘ S ’ Lipscomb ’ corner Frederick takes the position, that Mr. John EL and Petty, 120 by 130, $9,.>00; W. W. Jefferies, having been a clerk of the | Gaffney, southwest corner Limestone aduitor's office for the past year, and 1 and Smith streets, 120 by 130, $6,000; ! who has had entire charge of the of- same party, same location, 160 by 200,! ffice since last winter, and having $8.kOO; Nesbitt. Shuford & LeMaster, taken the returns, is in'a better posi- i corner Limestone and Robinson, $16,-1 tion to finish up his own work, than ! 000: J. D. Goudelock, corner Buford a new’ man would be; and that it is ami Limestone. UM» by 100. $5,500; his duty to appoint a man, who is |J. E. Webster, Limestone street and thoroughly familiar with the office in alley. 811 by 20<i. s3.im>0: N. Lipscomb, its present condition, corner Limestone and Smith, 100 by Itepresentatives Clary’ and Hardin $10,000; T. G. McCraw. corner could not concur in the recommenda- Mill and Granard. $5,000; T. L. Brown, tion. because they think Mr. Jefferiez corner Smith and Petty, 130 by 160, being a candidate should not be ap- $4,000: A. X. Wood and J. Q. Little, 1 pointed, as in their opinion, it will ; corner Frederick and Granard. 130 by give Mr. Jefferies an advantage over 120, $8,750: R. C. Sarratt, location not the other candidates, but disclaim -iven. 150 by 216. $4,000; Samuel Jef- any objection to Mr. Jefferies upon ferie.s, corner Limestone and Gettes. any’ other ground. 12‘t by 130. donated; Charles A. Jef- ferics, corner Petty and Buford, $2.- •'oo. same party, same location, $4,000; first lias 16.000 square feet, the sec ond 32.000; W. K. Gunter, corner Senator Otts assumed all responsibil- Frederick and Logan, 200 by 132, $4.- ty for the recommendation. ;000; same party, same location, 120 Such being the view of the delega tion. and Sec. 339, of the Civil Code, vesting the appointment iu the Gover nor. with the consent of the Senate, Signed T. C. Otts, Senator, E. J. Clary, Rept., N. W. Hardin, Rept. Gaffney, S. C., July 16, 1908, by 130, $3,000; Z. A. Robertson, cor ner Robinson and alley, $3,500; Mrs. Bessie Y. Tolleson. corner Granard land Meadow’, 120 by 132, $8,500; (same party, same location. 132 by 200, $10,00; X. H. Littlejohn, corner Ber- “South Carolina” Launched, nie and Granard, 130 by 120, $5,000; Philadelphia. July 11.—Amid the same party, corner Meadow and din of steam whistles ashore and f.imestone, 130 by 120, $7,000; Mrs. • afloat and cheering of thousands of W. < Carpenter, corner Buford and • persons assembled to witness the Limestone. 200 by 160, $10,000; same event, the “all-big-gun” battleship Party, same location, 120 by 130, South Carolina w’as launched at 12:05 I $7,500; E. F. Lipscomb, corner Lime- P- m. at the Cramp’s shipyard. ! stone and Smith, 120 by 130, $8,000. As the latest addition to the Ameri- can navy slipped into the w'ater. Mize Farmers Institute. Frederica Calvert Ansel, daughter of The Farmers’ Institute to be held Gov. Ansel, of South Carolina, broke in court house here next Saturday, T he traditional bottle of wine against promises to be largely attended. Die prow of the great hull and gave There will be four distinguished agri- f he big sea fighter its name, cultural speakers here from Washing- Surrounding the pretty girl stood ton. D. C. One of these speakers will a group including her father and his : talk about soils and their improve- military staff, many officials of this ments; one will talk about stock; one city and hundreds of invited guests, i will talk about plants, and one will After the launching the christening discuss corn culture. party sat down to luncheon. Later In addition to this there will be in the afternoon Gov. Asel and his (two representatives of Clemson Col-(party were entertained by local citi- lege, one will be a veterinary surgeon zens. Tonight the Governor and his and the other one will discuss cotton staff will be guests of the Southern culture. ; Club. The Hon. A. F. Lever, congressman! The South Carolina has a lengthbe- from the Seventh Congressional Dis- tween perpendiculars of 450 feet, trict, will also be present and discuss breadth of 80 feet and mean draft of the agricultural department and its 24 feet 6 inches. Her normal dis- relatlon to the farmers of South Caro-! placement will be 16,000 tons and full iina- load displacement 17,600. The ves- Mr. B. Harris, president of the sel’s engines are expected to develop i State Farmers’ Union, has been in- a speed of 18 1-2 knots an hour on the I vited. Mr. E. J. Watson, State Com- contract figures, missioner of Agriculture, will be The main battery will consist of | present. eight 12-inch guns, in four turrents Every farmer in Cherokee county so arranged that each gun can fire two ; should attend. It is expected that shots a minute, permitting sixteen I visitors will be here from Spartan- 350-pound projectiles to be discharg- iburg, Union. York, and North Caro- ed every minute. She also will carry Una. a battery of smaller guns and torpedo .■ tubes. Ice Cream Supper a Success. The ice cream supper held at the city park Tuesday night w r as a suc cess. It exceeded the expectations of the managers. The ladies began i gathering at about four o’clock. Soon it was a busy scene. Boys turning freezers and everybody busy in gener al. By seven o’clock the crowd began to gather. At half-past eight the city brass band arrived and rendered some The official description says this vessel can not be open to criticism as to the location of the armor belt. She will have tw’o of the most mod ern cage types of military masts. She will be delivered to the gov ernment on December 21, 1909. and will carry a complement of 900 men. Bryan Will Make Speachea. Fairvlew, July 14.—W. E. Gonzales, Buford Street M. E. Church Notes. Services in the morning at 11:15. The pastor will preach a special ser mon before the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. At night the service will be of in terest to young people, consisting of songs, addresses, etc. The delegates, who attended the Epworth League meeting at Spartanburg a few weeks since, win make reports of the work done. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 8:30. Strangers and visitor* cordially welcomed to all Best The World Affords. “It gives me unbounded pleasure to recommend Buck! n’s Arnica Salve,” says J. W Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N. C. “I am convinced it's the best salve the world affords. It cured a felon on ay thumb, and It never falls to heal every sore, burn or wonnd to which it is applied. 25c. at Cherokee Drug Co. good music. Several pieces were editor of The State, Columbia, S. C., played and then the players retired and one of Bryan’s lieutenants, after to the tables. The amount realized a visit with Bryan and Kern today from the venture was $25. said the statement that Bryan will ■■ not make a canvass is incorrect. He Burned by Lightning. { said it is Bryan’s present purpose to Laurens. July 15.—During the pro- deliver no platform speeches but t greRs of an electrical storm here this afternoon Bethel African Methodist church was set on fire by lightning and within less than an hour the building was in ashes. By reason of defective hose and low water pres sure the fire company was unable to cope with the flames. The bnllding was a wooden structure and the loss is placed at fifteen hundred dollars, with no Insurance. Maine Democrats. Bangor, Me., July 16.—The Maine Democrats in convention today un animously nomlated Obedlah Gard ner, of Rockland, for governor; Ever ett M. Mower, of Augusta, state audi tor. Electors of president and vice president were also nominated. The platform declares for the re-submis sion of the prohibitory Honor law and endorsee the national ticket and plat form. make ten or a dozen political address es, dealing with the more vital isauei as presented in the platform. Ken will make a more continuous cam paign, according to Gonzales, and h« says he was assured in Denver that Towne will be no lees active than M be had been the vice presidential no mlnee. Just Exactly Right. “I have used Dr. King’s New Lif< Pills for several years, and find then Just exactly right,” says Mr. ▲. A Felton, of Harrlsvllle, N. T. Non Life Pills relieve without the leas! discomfort. Best remedy for const! pation, biliousness and malaria. 25c at Cherokee Drag Co. —We’d use Octagon Soap if I wasn't too high, so when Swift’i Pride comes, the dirt must fly. Gar roll A Byers.