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A NEWtPAPIR IN ALL THAT THB WORD IMPLIlt, AND DBVOTBD TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY-
ESTABLISHED FEB- 16. 1894.
OAFFNEY. S. Cm TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1908.
SODDEN DEATH OF
MR. JAMES HENDRICK
THE END CAME LAST TUESDAY
MORNING.
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Last Member of One of the Oldest
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and Most Highly Respected Fami
lies n This Section.
Wilkinsvllle, August 7. Mr. Fames
Kendrick died suddenly at the home
of his nephew, Mr. .1. (1. Kendrick, at
Surratt's Iasi Tuesday morning. We
haven't heard the particulars as yet
but suppose it was something like
heart trouble that brought the sum-,
mons so unexpected. He is the last ;
member of one of the oldest and'
most highly respected families in '
this section—the family of Rev. i
“Jackie” Kendrick whom Col. Sam’l,
Jefferies says was an honest man, for J
he had “tried him in the refiners Are
and washed him with the fullers
soap” and there was not a blemish
on him. This is saying a good deal
for “Uncle Jackie” but we have no
doubt but it is literally true. This
good old man passed to his reward
many years ago.
By the time this letter reaches our
distant readers the Confederate vet
erans will be assembling in their an
nual reunion at Greenville where the
good people of the “Moutain City” are
making great preparations to give
them a royal reception. Only a few
more years will put an end to these
festive occasions. The ranks are
thinning fast and the survivors—
many of them—are now too much eu
feebled by age and infirmity to un
dergo the fatigue incident to attend
ing and taking part in them.
Day by day their ranks are thinning,
One by one they disappear;
And at each succedlng roll-call
Fewer comrades answer “Here.”
Picnics are nice things if it wasn’t
for women losing their knives, forks,
spoons, plates, etc. This some of
them always do and a general “stir |
round” about them is the result.
Mr. J. A. Strain has been hauling
wood to the oU mill which pays $2
per cord for it.
Henry Walker, colored, is making
and selling hamper baskets. He
makes about. $75 every year after he |
gets through with his crop. He is an
industrous man and makes his child
ren work.
Several farmers have pigs to sell
now. Hog raising is pretty well play
ed out in this country.
Messrs. H. T. Estes and Sam J. [
Strain went to Hickory Grove last
Wednesday on business and were
caught in a fine rain on that side of
the river.
Mrs. Ethel Blackwell spent Wed-1
nesday with us and done some cut !
ting sewing and fitting for our peo j
pie.
The Abingdon Creek people are
tearing down their church building
and getting ready to build a new
bouse of worship.
Now that the Children’s Days and |
big meetings will soon he over, many :
of our people, we fear, will have!
nothing to interest them until the!
frolicking season sets in next winter
when they will protract, without any
trouble.
The rain last Wednesday was pret-,
ty general. It came at a time It was
much needed and as a result hun
dreds of bushels of corn and hales of
cotton no doubt will be added to the
growing crop.
Sam Strain entertained a number
of his friend with ice cream last Wed
nesday night. All enjoyed them
selves. j
The knowledge that comes with
old age is too confined to a knowl
edge of lost opportunities.
People who claim that "love is
blind” ought to remember that their
neighbors are not. The agile pollti-
clan is one who can dodge an issue
but the man who can’t tell when he
is beaten ought to be able to stand a j
lot of punishment.
Master Otho McDaniel, of Hickory
Grove, sent us a May apple vine that
measures eighteen feet and one inch
Is length Connected with this plant
gnd its fruit is a superstition that
goes away back into Bible history to
the days of Rachel.
The crowd that came over from
Sharon last Tuesday to fish In the
mill pond on Thlckety creek made a
good catch and had several of our
people to take dinner with them.
They brought m wash poF^and other
cooking utenoials besides provisions
of almost every kind. Some of them
stayed all night and returned next
clay.
Siritis is following the sun in his,
course and the dog is having his day.
We learn that several dogs have
been bitten on the York side of the
river and some have been killed to
prevent the spread of hydrophobia.
We have a peculiar kind of melons
—the vines shed their fruit before it
gets fully ripe.
Some one has suggested the in
jection to tartar as a specific reme
dy for this disease. Last year was
the first time we were troubled so. 1
We think the fault is not so much
in the kind of seed as the place where |
they are planted.
There will be more fruit dried and
canned in this neighborhood this year
than has been In several years.
The fashionable catechism of to
day teaches that man’s chief end is
to glorify self by keeping up appear-1
ances.
Some people appear to have re
ligious for the some purpose they
have fine clothes—to show off.
It’s said that while Ohio may not
succeed to the little “mother of presi
dents,” she has produced more cdn-
didates than all the rest of the world
put together.
Forlfearance Is a virtune our ene
mies don’t possess to any great de
gree of excellence.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fowler and 1
children are visiting the family of
Mr. Dave Fowler at Mount Zion, in 1
Spartanburg county.
Our people are hopeful of some day'
getting a railroad through this sec- \
Hon.
Mrs. “J. L. S.” has had cholera I
among her chickens and has lost a j
lot of them. Cooping them is the i
best remedy she has found and she
lias tried almost everything that could
he thought of.
Mr. Leslie Blackwell is carrying
the mail for Sam Strain while the
latter is taking his fifteen days vaca- :
lion.
Mr. W. G. Fowler is making a can
vass of this neighborhood in the in
terest of the Farmers Warehouse at
Gaffney which it. is proposed to have
bujlt in time for this years crop if
posable. People are taking stock in
it pretty generally.
Mr. Elias Inman, of Bullocks Creek,
father of our esteemed friend, Mr. C.
F. Inman, died at his home last Wed
nesday and will he buried at Bullock’s
Creek church today. Some of Mr. C.
F. Inman’s family have been right
sick with fever. Miss Ora and Glenn
are both rigid, bad off yet.
Mr. T. J. Estes has heeri riding
round with Dr. Boa/, selling spectacles
in lower Cherokee. Most everybody
wants a pair—some from failing eye-1
sight and others from pride.
If the school officers will make a |
• lose examination they will find dogs
enough in this county to help out the
school fund considerable. We don’t '
suppose all of them have been return
ed for taxation as the low recpiires.
Mrs. “J. L. S.” has been sampling
her sweet potatoes and they are very
good.
Mr. Willie Blackwell went to ihe
Armenia picnic last Wednesday.
We understand that Mr. V. C. i
Comer has rented the ferry farm for
next. year. From what we learn there
will he much changing of homer 1
among our people for another year.
Prof. A. G. Davis will close his
singing school at Rehoboth on Satur
day 15th Inst. The public Is inivlted !
to come and bring well filled baskets
and have a first class picnic. Your
correspondent acknowledges a kind
invitation to attend and hopes to do
so. Those Rehoboth people know!
exactly how to make the occasion a
success. J. L. S.
MISS COLE ENTERTAINS.
A Delightful Evening Spent at Her
Charming Home.
Miss Marion Cole entertained a
number of her friends last Friday at
her attractive home on Johnson
street. On entering the house the
guest were lead to the punch bowl,
which was presided over by Miss
Daisy Wilkins, who was dressed In
pink to correspond with the color
scheme of the reception hall, which
was pink and green. The parlor was
white and green with candles shining
forth from different corners of the
room. The dining room wa*s beauti
fully decorated in pink, white, red
and green with candles in the above
different colors on each table. Just
before going into the dining room a
game was played in which Miss Ethel
Hamrick was so fortunate as to win
the prize. After the game delightful
refreshments were served. Then
Misses Pearl Littlejohn, Pabaleta Gor
ham and Marion Cole rendered some
beautiful pieces on the piano.
Misses Eloise Potter, Marie and Julia
Sarratt who sang some very pretty
songs. Misses Eula Crawley and
Juleitte Nesbitt had promised to help
in serving but the bad weather kept
them away. The inclement weather
also prevented a good many others
from attending who would have been
there. There were about sixty pre
sent and everybody voted Miss Cole
a charming hostess.
THE LATEST NEWS
FROMILACKSRURS
DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR
SISTER CITY.
•UO A
CILFTON CHRONICLES.
Miss Beulah Richards, of Yorkville,
is the guest of Miss Sam Montgomery
for a few days this week.
Misses Della Rhyne and Dora Gas
ton are in Charlotte, N. C., visiting
friends and relatives for several
days.
Mrs. M. A. Mens spent last weekj (ase of typhoid fever tor the Iast tw0
A Newsy Letter from Our Regular
Correspondent.
Clifton, Aug. 8.—Mr. John C Chap-
1 man has been confined with a sever*
with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Metts at Mt.
Paran.
weeks and from which he has suf
fered intensely all the while. But at
Spring Hill News.
Spring Hill, Aug. 8.—The health of
this section is very good at present.
We are having some very hot
weather now.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Turner, of Lime
stone. called on Mr. and Mrs. I. G.
Sarratt. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Belk, of Lan
caster, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Gaffney last week.
Mr. Phillip Hopper and brother
visited relatives near Earls Station
Saturday.
Colliee Jolly and father visited rel
atives near Rutherfordton, N. C., last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jolly, of Gaff
ney were in this section Sunday.
On last Friday Spring Hill school
was very pleasantly surprised by Mr
John Ross bringing his violin and
giving some very fine music.
Mrs. Mira Gaffney is enjoying
good health this summer for which
we are thankful. She is one of the
dearest and most unselfish ladies we
have ever met. It seems her every
thought is for the happiness of others
She surely will reap a rich reward in
the great beyond.
Mr. Will Haas visited our school
at Golden Springs on the 6th and
made a short address which was very
much enjoyed by teacher and pupils.
We wish we had more men like Mr.
Haas. We believe him to be a good
Christian man. He is ever striving
to upbuild his community.
Mr. M. L. Gaffney is having a nice
five-room dwelling erected on his
place near Broad river.
Mr. Munn Sanders has been right
sick but at this writing he is better.
Ledger Reader.
Nearing Completion.
The new infirmary at the Univer
sity at Columbia, now nearing com
pletion, is one of the most complete
Institutions of the kind in the coun
try, and parents sending their sons
to the University may rest assured
that they will receive the best of at-j
tent ion in case of sickness.
One of the most striking features
of the building is the contagious
ward, where patients suffering from
infectious diseases may be Isolated.
The institution will he known as
the Wallace Thomson Memorial In
firmary, and is the gift of Mrs. Ann
H. Jeter to comihemorate the mom-
ory of the late Wallace Thomson, an
alumnnus of the Routh Carolina Col
lege.
The Infirmary will he in charge of
a competent nurse of wide experience.
Rev. Mr. Smith at Providence.
Editor Ledger:—I wish to say a
few words In regard to Rev. J. E.
Smith, who is now helping in a re-
vival meeting at Providence church.
For three years I have lived in Mt.
Airy, N. C., where Mr. Smith was pas
tor of the Baptist church. Mr. Smith
is an earnest Christian, a man who
dares to express his belief, where-
ever he is thrown, a man above re
poach or criticism. He has done a
great deal of good work in Mt. Airy.
He was the leader In the Baptist
building a large stone church where
he found a small wooden building.
He has established the Worker Mis
sion where the people that work in
the furniture factories may worship.
They also have a night school on the
ground floor of the mission.
The people of Providence were
fortunate in securing Mr. Smith. To
know him and his family is to love
them. Mr. Smith is as good woman
as he is a man, both good Christian
people, living exemplary lives trying
to lead others to Christ.
Ida Lemons.
JUST received, a carload of the
best wagons on earth for $50. Gaff
ney Live Stock Co. Aug 7 tf.
$850,000 Blaze In Jonesville.
Jonesvllle, Aug. 9.—This morning
about 3 o’clock the Jonesville knit
ting mil] took fire and was complete
ly destroyed. The loss Is estimated
at $350,000, with $160,000 insurance.
Further particulars can not be learn
ed at present.
A married man thinks he could
have saved a lot of money bad he r*
mained a bachelor, bnt be couldn’t
Brief News Notes and Personal Para-j
graphs Gathered by Our “Iron
City” Correspondent.
Mrs. W. T. Johns returned to her
home at Hampton Sunday after
spending two weeks here with her
sister, Mrs. M. J. Moore.
Mrs. P. B. Whisnant and little
daughter Vivian returned home from
Rock Hill Monday, where they spent
a week with relatives.
Miss Mag Little, of Greenville
passed through here Monday morn
ing on her way home from Piedmont.
Springs, where she spent several
days.
Mr. George W. DePriest, of Shelby,
N. C., is here on business and is stop
ping with Mr. R. C. Gettis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moorehead and '
children returned home Friday night
from Jonesville, where they spent
several days with relatives.
Mr. A. M. Bridges spent Saturday |
and Sunday at Spartanburg junction
with Mr and Mrs. A. E. Woody.
Rev. J. T. Newton returned home
from Mt. Holly Friday, where he has
just closed a meeting and left Satur-'
day for Earl, N. C.. where he will eon-
duet a meeting of several days at
New Hope church.
Master Tally Albert left for his
home in Rock Hill Sunday, after
spending three months here with his
grandmother, Mrs. Martha Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Gunn, of Green
ville, passed through here Saturday
on their way to Piedmont Springs,
where they will spend several days.;
Messrs. Jack Ward and Roby Mor
row drove down to Piedmont Springs
Friday night.
Miss Willie Gettis. of Rutherford
ton, N. C., is here, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Gettis.
Mr. and Mrs. James and little daugh
ter, Maxine, who have been spend
ing some time with Mrs. James's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Sossomon, on
York street, returned to their home
in Monroe, N. C., on Saturday.
Mr. Adam Metts spent Saturday
and Sunday in Spartanburg with
friends.
Mr. Furman Belue, of Greenville,
spent Sunday here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Belue.
Mr. R. C. Gettis and little son,
Charlie, spent Sunday in Rutherford
ton, N. C., with his mother.
Mr. J. L. Plaxico, of Cherokee Falls,
spent Sunday in town with “friends. ’
Mrs. Walter Graham and little son.
Winford, of Maxton, N. C., spent 'i'-tes-
day and Wednesday of last week
with Mrs. .Tno. Byars.
Miss Ethel Austell, of Earl, N. C.,
visited relatives and frleyds here last
week. *
Mrs. Cora Camp, of Gaffney, spent
Thursday here with her sister, Mrs.
W. A. Blalock.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Finley and little
son, W. P., of Rock Hill, were the
guests of Mrs. Finley’s sister, Mrs.
W. W. Duncan, on Carolina street, for
a few days last week.
Mr. W. A. Blalock drove down to
Piedmont Springs Friday. Mrs. Earl,
who had been there for several days,
returned with him.
Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Derrick and
children left Monday morning foi
Lamar, where they will spend some
time with Mrs. Derrick's parents.
Rev. M. L. Carlisle, of Spartanburg,
presiding elder of this district, was
in town a few hourt Sunday on his
way to Cherokee Falls to fill his ap
pointment there.
• Messrs. Jones, Newman, Cross and
Flynn drove over to Gaston Shoals
Sunday afternoon, sight seeing.
Mrs. Ed White and sister-in-law,
Miss White, of Mt. Paran, were in
town Monday, shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Sapoch and
children spent several days in the
Mt. Paran section last week with rel
atives.
Mr. J. M. Metts, of Mt. Paran, pass
ed through here Saturday on bis way
to Gaffney on business.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moore returned
home Friday after spending two
weeks in Yorkville, Rock Hill, Pine-
ville and Charlotte, with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. L. F Fowler left Monday
morning for Greenville where she
will visit relatives and friends for
two weeks.
Mr. W. W. Duncan, of Spartanburg,
spent Sunday here with bis family.
Miss Maud Greenslade, formerly ofi this writlng he Is thoUBht t0 be con ’
this place, but now of Atlanta. Ga.. i8 | ^ably better. John is a good hoy.
in town visiting Mrs. A. Urquhart.for and " bo ^ now bim regrer his ill
ness, and heartily wish for his speedy
recoverf.
Material has been placed on the
yard at No. 2 mill for the construction
of of new steel bridge across Pacolet
Monday" being "salesdav" here quite! river at that point ' The work w111 **
a number of people of the surround ' commenced at once. Who has the
ing country were in town selling and ! contract for the bui,dinB or af what
some time.
Masters Marshall and Eugene Gres
ham. of Simpsonville, are visiting
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Montgomery, on Carolina street.
buying.
Little Miss Beth Greene left Mon
day morning for Yorkville where she j
will visit her aunt.
Mr. James Blalock spent Sunday
at Spartanburg Junction with Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Woody.
Mrs. M. F. Duncan left Saturday
for Blairsville, where she will spend
several days visiting relatives and
friends.
Rev. C. C. Derrick filled his regular
appointment at Cherokee Falls Sun
day night.
Mrs. D. A. Gold went to Lawndale
Monday to visit relatives and friends.
Miss Nan White went down to
Hickory Grove Monday night to visit
relatives for a few days.
Misses Emily and Era Wyley, of
Hickory Grove, spent a few hours
here Saturday afternoon with friends,
on their way home from Spartanburg
where they visited friends for several
days.
' • Mr. Allie Osborne spent Sunday
and Monday at Sharon with his
family who are visiting relatives
there.
Little Vestula Chesney, of Cow-
pens, is the guest of Miss Dora Dun
can.
Mrs. Elbert Houser returned home
Saturday from Rock Hill where she
visited her mother, Mrs. J. R. Barx-
tell.
Miss Mary Olliphant and little
brother, of Union, are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Olliphant, on
York street.
There were no services in any of
the churches here on Sunday night
; cost it is to be erected, we haven’t
yet learned.
\ Mr. Q. H. Wright, carrier on R. F.
D. 1, is on his summer vacation at the
present, writing and the management
of the route business envoives upon.
Miss Bessie Cannon, the efficient
postofflce assistant, for the time ot
his absence. Miss Cannon is one of
the widest awake ladies in the whole
country, and is highly capable of dle-
charging any of the duties of the of
fice.
The Spartanburg Township Inter
denominational Sunday School Con
vention will meet at the Presbyterian
church at Clifton next Saturday, the
15th inst. Each Sunday school in the
township is requested to send dele
gates to this meeting and the public
is cordially invited with the usual in
junction to “bring well filled bask
ets.”
From The Ledger of yesterday we
learn that “J. L. S.” anticipates a
tour among his friends in Chester and
Fairfield counties in the near future.
That will afford him an opportunity
of meeting many of his favorite feee.
the “Rocky Creek Irish.” of whom he
is often so fond of speaking. Well,
we wish him a “good time,” and
would be pleased to go with him,
but can't do so. But while he is en
joying their company, we hope that
he will not inbibe some of that lion
like nature, which he accuses *ome of
them of possessing and come hack to
Gaffney and eet to “cutting up.” if so,
he will about find himself up before
Mayor Ross.
The Morgan Rifles arrived home
each of the pastors being away to fill! Sm,da >' ^om their -.rip to
other appointments.
Rev. B. L. Hoke is holding a meet
ing at Hopewell church this week.
Miss Emma Hames left Saturday
for her home at Roebuck after spend
Chicamauga, all highly pleased hut
some of ihem badly sunburnt. Capt.
Hundley boasts of being informed
that he had the fnost mannerly and
best behaved company of boys 'hat.
ing some time here with her sister, i bad bc( ‘ n t0 tbe P aTk>
Mrs. John Cline. ! Just at thls time a heva - v fal1 of
. ; rain, accompanied by some wind, has
fallen.
Mr. Adams' Last Sermon
Mashed His Thum With a Hammer.
Several days ago Coroner John
Vinesett, who by the way, Is a one
arm man, having had his arm torn Rev. J. M. Adams, who ha- been
off by a gin some years ago, went to [ supplying the pulpit of the First Bap-
a friend and asked him to be so kind | tist church during the vacation of Qr.
as to bore a hole in the thumb nail of, Simms, preached his farewell sern-on
the remaining hand, so as to allow i Sunday night. He was greeted by a
some coadjiilated blood to escape, he! splendid congregation and the ser-
having mashed his thumb. The act | vice was very interesting. Mr.
was performed and John went on his; Adams is a student at Wake Forest,
way rejoicing, but this friend tells it | He Is quite a young man but made a
on John that when asked how he | splendid impression on our people
mashed his thumb he replied that he during his stay in the city. He will
struck it with a hammer. John says long he remembered, not alone for
its an Infernal lie. but we won’t tell the splendid sermons he preached
how he did mash it. Who ever heard while here, but for his gen'le bear-
of a one arm man mashing his hand
with a hammer?
A Bouquet.
It is such unsolicited bouquets as , well chosen words,
tiio following which make thfc path
of life smoother and the world sweet
er. We wish there were more of them
handed out. And the beauty of it is
we know it is deserved, because our
boys are not only the best ball play
ers in the world but are also about as
clever a set of boys as one could
well get togetlMr:
Union, Aug. 9.—The Gaffney bunch
left this morning of their home after
playing two games with the Buffalo
ball team, just one being a thirteen-
inning affair, ending with a score of
2 and 2.
The Gaffney team is undoubtedly
the cleverest and most gentlemenly
set we have ever had in this section.
The feature of the game was the
work of Bell at first. He certainly
plays superb ball and If be kepg hli
pace will land in the big league.
Averett also displayed marvelous
work, allowiiffcf only one acratch hit
and striking out fifteen men, walking
only one. In fact, the entire team is
ail to the mustard. We wish them
success and hope they will goon‘re
turn. The Buffalo hoys go to Gaffney
this week for three game
Union Fans.
ing. At the close of the sermon Sun
day night Hon. R. C. Sarratt paid the
young preacher a splendid rr'hute in
When you see a boy of ten with a
clean faee and his hair carefully
combed It’r'eafe to bet that he la in
love with the achopl teacher.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of letters remaining in Gaff
ney postoffice unclaimed for week
ending August 10, 1908:
Mr. Tom Austel, Mr. O. Bobo, Mr.
Geo. M. Batley, S. T. Talley. Mr. W.
C. Goings, Mr. E. D. Johnson. Mr.
Charley Johnson, D. R. Jefferson. Mr.
Bairs Luich. Miss Elit Ixraless. Mias
Julia Littlejohn, Mr. Perry Lipscomb,
Miss Lucy Lipscomb. Mrs. M. Mason.
Mrs. Maynill Mason, Mrs. Ethel Mil
ler, Miss Salmon Moore, Mrs. Sirioney
More, J. A. Martin, Mr. Chiled Norse,
Miss Sallie Norris, Miss Ethel Mel
ton, Mbore & Jones, Mrs. Annie Mc-
Cay, Miss Ida McDonald, Paul McCul
lough, Mr. U. H. McClure, Miss Nan
nie M. Canthos, Miss Harriett Mc
Donald. Mrs. Dass McDonald. Mage
McClenns, Mrs. Carrie Pitts (2). Mr*.
Carrie Porter, Miss Azelia Roberts,
E. J. Turner, Miss Bel vie Teague,
Tucker & Lackston, User Thomson,
Mr. Welger Ward, Mr. George Wash
ington. Mr. T. F. Webb. Mrs. Beckis
Wilson, Mrs. Hattie Wilkins.
Please call for advertised letters.
One cent due on each.
Thomas Hsster.
There never was a pretty girl so
stupid thst she couldn’t fool the clev
erest man of hsr acquaintance.
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