Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THK QAPFNKY ^tOQKR. Tuesday and Friday. Id. H. DaCamp, Editor and Publisher The Ledger is not respona'Mo for the views of Its correspondents. CITY DIRKCTORY. Officials. h* Ros* .« >( .. .. •• • ••ffinytff w. O. Johnson .... Mayor Pro Tom Geo. H. Hood City Clark T. H. Littlejohn Troaanror T. H. Lockhart Chief Police A. L. Hallman .. .. ..Health Offleer Butler A Osborne .. .. City Attys. Board of public Warke. A. N. Wood Chairman J. N. Lipscomb Treasurer B. G. Clary Secretary Board *f Trade. W. C. Hamrick ..President J. C. Otts Secretary MARKET REPORT. local cotton market. Middling ll- 35 Hens Frys Ducks. Eve* Butter • Irish Potatoes, bushel Turtiips.bushel Corn, bushel Meal, bushel Oats. feed, bushel Oats, seed, bushel Peas. clay, bushel Peas, white, bushel. .. Onions, bushel 30e 20c to 30c eoc . 10c ’ 15<? SOf i o' 1 1.05 10ft SOe S5e to *1.0(1 52 no *2.25 ' 80c NOTES AND COMMENTS The Anderson Daily Mall said Sat urday: “His (Blease's) reference to the Parker matter in Greenville yes terday will hurt him among thinking people.’* Gosh! Are there any think ing people who ever intended to vote for Biease? Was he not murdered, let alone hurt, by the thinkinging people long ago? It seems so to us. * • • Dr. (has. D. Mclver, president of the State Normal and Industrial Col lege of North Carolina, is a splendid advocate of a splendid cause when ne savs concerning good roads: “Nopeo ple have ever been impoverished by any tax on their property when locauy applied. Money is always raised for any purpose for which it is wanted. Like the man who killed the sr.ake in the circus, many people strike at a* tax whenever they see it. I believe if there is anything in the world that makes wealth it is good roads and good schools. I believe it is a good move to issue bonds and leC the tax pay the interest. I wish we had a Cicero or Demosthenes to pursuade the people to do the thing so much needed. What is issuing bonds but borrowing money from our richer selves in the future? North Carolina never paid a cent of taxes for improve ments in the State that made her any poorer.” Will you please read this over once more? Read it slowly and carefully. And then think it over. • • • IGNORANCE IN THE LAND. The Columbia State and the New berry Herald and News are flying at each others throat and saying unkind things of one another. Of course everybody is not acquainted with the circumstances which brought about such a condition of affairs. We know We are becoming more convinced every day that there is a fighting chance to elect Mr. Bry^i to the pres idency this year. We have never believed it was expedient to nominate him, but confess that in this we were probably in error. News comes from the Middle West and from the East the South raise a fund to help, the old negroes of Springfield regain their lost property. With this idea in view we are going to invite every South- rn white man who desires to do so to contribute to this fund. Uenu-m- Ver the fund is to go to the relief of the aged and infirm negroes of Spring- field who were run out of town or whose property was destroyed. This is a noble cause and one that should appeal to every lover of right. The Ledger will start the fund with a con tribution of $2. Now let us show the negro in a substantial way that we are with him when he is in the right and that our profession of frienship is not mere talk. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Master (has. K. Gould, of Spartan burg, arrived in the city last week to spend some time with his aunt, Mrs. M. P. Pierson. Mr. and Mrs. Gist Tolleson, of Spar' tanburg, were in the city last week visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. (’has. Hames. win have been visiting Mr. Hames’ mother at Jonesville returned to the city Sunday night. Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb and daughter, Miss Sadie, who have been summer ing at Asheville, returned to the city Sunday night. Mrs. George Blanton, of Shelby, N. (’., is visiting her father, Mr. A. N Wood, on East Frederick street. Mrs. Blanton always receives a cot dial welcome in Gaffney, because it was when she was Ida Wood, “Th? Banker’s Daughter,” that she won the hearts of our people by her loveable disposition. Mr. “Billy” Spencer, the Mikado of the Piedmont Bottling Works at Pied mont Springs, spent Saturday in the city. Mr. Gillian! (’line, of Blacksburg, was in the city Saturday jollying his friends. Gilliard is always a welcome \ isitor here. Mr. L. E. Wood, a substantial Chero- the city. Miss Smith is a charming young lad> and her many friends will be delighted to have her visit Gaffney again. Miss Mvrile Nolen left Monday for her home in Gastonia, N. (’., after i spending a week with Miss Rena Wessinger. Miss Nolen made scores | of friends while here who hope she ! will return soon. | Misses Lucile and Sarah Doggett, j of Charlotte, arrived in the city Sat urday the guests of Miss Myrian Doggett on Limestone street. Miss Ethel Ross is visiting Mrs. Meek Smith in Clover this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw, of Char lotte, are visiting (’apt. and Mrs. S. S. Ross. Mrs. Meek Smith has returned to her home in Clover after visiting the family of (’apt. and Mrs. S. S. Ross. Mrs. J. F. Garrett and daughters. Misses Lula and Freeman, have re turned from Greenwood, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Baker. The Misses Garrett were shown many social courtesies while in Greenwood ami their conquests were numerous. Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Turner and Miss Ola Byars, took in the Norfolk trip last week, returning to the city Friday. Miss Effie Hopper is visiting Spar tanburg and Glenn Springs. She will be gone about a week. Miss Marie Alverson, of Spartan burg, is tiie guest of Miss Mildred Lipscomb, on Pinb street. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Lavenlv, of Lancaster, visited in the city lar.t week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs J. C. Jefferies, on G renurd street. Miss Bessie Mitchell, of King’s Creek, visited her sister, Mrs. M. S. Bullington, on Logan street, last week. S. A. McCraw paid The Ledger a pleasant call Saturday. Miss Sallie (’. Rivers, of C'n&rles- ton, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lipscomb. Mr. R. E. Poole, of Columbia, spent Sunday in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Voinov Surratt. Every Day a Sunday. I Philadelphia Record.) nothing about their quarrel or dis agreement in February, 1891. Neither are we here to champion the cause of The State. That paper can takecarc- of Itself. In a recent editorial the State said: “There are a great many in New berry county who are not informed on public matters, who do not read daily papers, and who will not read coiftty papers that do not cater to their prejudices. Such are the prey of the demagogues; they vote ignor antly.” This statement riled Brother Aull and he took occasion fo speak his mind, and we think he allowed his anger to get the best of him. The campaign is over now and we invite him to set down and read that para graph carefully and if he does not find a world of truth in it we submit we are unacquanited with Truth. Suppose you take away the word “Newberry” and insert “Cherokee” and It fits the case exactly. There are 30,t»00 people in Cherokee, many of whom cannot read and write. There were about 3,000 men who cast their ballot in the election in this county yesterday and it is safe to as sume that from 10 to 20 per cent, could not read the names printed on f the ballot and had to enlist the aid 6f someone to make out their ticket. And the same statement will apply to every county in the State.. It is a fact that grown white men in this county mildly perjure themselves daily because they are unable to write. We have seen them go into a bank with a check and when asked to write their name on the back of it, say to the cashier: “I’m a little nervous today; you write it,” or “I left my glasses at home and can’t see; you write it,” and all the time the cashier knew the man couldn’t write his name if he were to be hung and to do so would save him. This is not an isolated case. It is a fact that a large per cent—too large Indeed— of white people in South Carolina can not read and write. And the shame is that we get mad when told about it and quarrel with each other for politi cal reasons instead of acknowledging the truth and trying to do more to change the condition of affairs. We have no desire to quarrel with our friend of the Newberry Herald and News. He is a splendid fellow. He may have his differences with others but we entertain naught but the kindest feeling for him and we hope he will be able to see this as we do. He may not thank us for meddling, but it is well to acknowl edge our error even in the midst of a heated campaign. that there is a great tidal wave of Democracy arising; that the people are no longer to he fooled by the Re publican party; that the business men of the country and the working men as well are placing confidence in Mr. Bryan. Truly there was never a reason to doubt his ability, his konesty, his integrity. The only thing that heat him in 1896 and 1900 was the fact that the people believed him so honest that, if he were elect ed, he would attempt to carry out hh radical views. It 'must he borne in mind that the Mr. Bryan of 1896 and 1900 is not the same Mr. Bryan of 190S. His is the same person, the ante honest man, the same good and faithful man, but he has toned down considerably. He has broadened in experience and acquired knowl edge. He is no longer fiery and irra tional. He does not try to carry the populace with “crowns of thorns and crosses of gold” oratory but is appeal ing to their sober judgmeat. In this way he is winning the hearts of the people and we would not be surprised to learn that the great heart of the American people had warmed up to him sufficiently to put him in the White House. We hope so, and will rejoice if It is so. * • • Week before last a lawless mob of enraged white brutes dealt out dire vengence on the blacks of Springfield, 111. It all came about because a ne gro brute had outraged a white lady. The criminal was promptly lynched— just as he would have been In the South—but this did not satisfy the mob, so the mob proceeded to destroy the homes of all the negroes of Springfield and to run riot and chase them out of the town. The story is that even the women and children and the old and decrepit men weie not permitted to remain. Nothing like that would have occurred down here. Guffy would have been lynch ed but not a hair of the head of Cuf- fy’s old daddy and mammy or his lit tle brother or sister would have been touched. None of their household goods would have been destroyed nor their homes burned to (he ground. None of his race would have been forced to move out of the community. But that lynching and rioting occur ed in Yankeeland, the State of Lin coln, who had much to do with giving (’uffy his freedom. In Dixieland we lo it differently. We deal out sum mary punishment to the criminal and let it end there. The Ledger sy ipa- thlzes with the colored people of Springfield and being a Southerner, *n the manner born, we propose that No. 2, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Wood is one of The Ledger's good old standbys ami we are always glad to see him. Mr. G. H. Sale, of Charleston, spent several days in the city last week visiting his cousin, Mrs. M. P. Pier son, on Race street. Mjss Dora Whitlock, who has been i visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brown, has returned to her home at Jonesville. Mr. Will Brown left yesterday for Roanoke, Va., where he goes to see his family who are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Lipscomb. Mr. Sam Fort is hack in the city after an absence of several days in Eastern North Carolina. Mr. ('. M. Smith is back home after a trip to New York and other points. It is said that lie spent more time at Coney Island than anywhere else, tin less it ho watching the mermaids at the Hypodrome. Mr. John McCulloch, of Gowdeys- vilie, was a city visitor Saturday. Mr. McCullough was very solicitous about Gaffney’s weather prophet. Prof. Hampton Pridmore, who was either out of town or couldn’t be found. We can assure Mr. McCullough that ail is well with the professor, except hts weat her prognost leal ions. Mr. C. C. Biggerstaff went pv«) to Cleveland county, N. C., Sunday to see his family, who are spending some time with his mother. Messrs. J. Q. Little, R. A. Jones and Thos. Moore spent several days in Hendersonville, N. (’., last week. Mrs. J. J. Magness and daughter. Miss Kate, of Grassy Pond, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Petty, corner Race and Johnson streets, last Friday. Miss Floy Sa’-ratt is the charming guest of relatives in Caroleen, N. (*., this week. Mr. Clint C. Robbins, who has been recuperating in the mountains ol Western North Carolina, has return ed to the city. Mr. Lawrence Wood, of Jonesboro, Teii’i . arrived in the city Monday nleht and is the guest of his father, Mr. Moses Wood, on Beauford street. Miss Julia Wood, after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in West ern North Carolina, has returned to the city. "Uncle Lum” Wood, of Asbury, was in the city Saturday. Miss Francis Smith left for her home In Laurens Saturday after spending a few days with friends In A young man employed by a Dock street commission house, who former ly resided in a neighboring State, is authority for the story that in his home town it looks as though every day would soon he a Sunday. That isn’t as impossible as it sounds, for he refers to the Day and Sunday families, and he avers that their love affairs have already succeeded in making three Days Sundays. It seems that there are, five sons in the Sunday family and five daughters in the Day family, and that three of the Sunday boys have already married three of tin* Day girls. That would he changing the calendar enough to suit almost anyone, hut not enough to suit the two remaining Sunday hoys. They are now courting the two re maining Day girls, ami the town gos sips all seem to agree that there are strong probabilities that before very many years every Day will be a Sun day. It may he added that as the Sundays are not particularly wealth) the Day giris must all evidently be lieve in the old proverb that a good name is rather to he chosen than great riches. By Way of Comparison. “You were having a quarrel with the prosecuting witness, were you not ?’’ said the judge in a effort to straight|; out a complicated case. “Oi wor,” was the reply. “And it was a very severe quarrel?” “It wor. An’ it kep’ worser an' worser.” "Can you give me some idea of how had it was?” “Well, yer honor, at wan toime Oi t’ink it wor’ most as had as what's been goin’ on bechune the lawyers in this case.” / Delicious BananalCrcam This receipt Is highly recommeuded by one of our c^rresp' ndents Peel ttec large bananas, rub smooth with Ove teubpoonfuls of sugar. Add one teacup swe* t cream, beat ten to a froth, then add one ten rent pack age of Lemon JELL-O dissolved tn V4 Uacups bolltnr water. Pour Into mould and when cold garnish with candied cherries -’erve with whipped cream, or any good pud ding sauce. J KLL-O Is sold by all Grocers at toe. per package. SUnyarne Wilson Henry K. Osborne Wilson & Osborne ■—* LAWYERS Spartanburg, S. C Will practice in Cherokee Courts. Call by phone, telegraph or letter. • 8-a6-tf How thankless is man's altitude to me For the support I have bestowed upon him! Yet should I fail hia pantaloons to trim What Irdicroua and sorry sight you'd see! When fortune smiles, I, with apparent glee. Cling to brass discs on tronsers wide of limb And of a style that makes the sun look dim, So gorgeous is the plaid of which they be! But should misfortune overtake my man, I’m loyal still and hold to trousers thin By any aort of fastening that I can, Tho’ be it rusty nail or safety pin; Then should these fail, on me he’ll still depend, For ronnd bit girth he’ll tie me end to end. Bull Dog Suspenders Out Wear 3 Ordinary Kinds 25 and 50 cento. — 1.1. .i _ RAINY DAYS Come to everybody. Life has more ups than downs. Right now, while you are making, you ought to be saving; then when the down comes you will have something to fall back upon. Where is the money you have been earning all these years? You spent it and somebody else put it in the bank. Why don’t you put your own money in the bank for yourself — why let the other fellow save what you earn? BE INDEPENDENT AND START A BANK ACCOUNT WITH THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK Office in The National Bank of Gaffney. Buy a Home With Rent Money! * « 8 You can do this by taking stock in the Cherokee Building and Loan Associa tion. This is the oldest Building and Loan Association in Gaffney. It is conducted along conservative lines. We can help you to the road of wealth. See any of our officers. Read our Booklet and learn our plans. : : Cherokee B.: L. ‘ 12 V. W. Gaffney, Sec’y & Treas. C. A. Jefferies, Prest. 8 COUPON I vote for as the most popular R. F. D. Carrier in Cheroke County. Johnson's School of Music Term Commences Week of September fst. Pupils may enter at any time after above date. Terms $4.00 per scholastic month (4 weeks) payable monthly. No pupil received for less than 3 months. Instruction given on Piano, Organ, Violin or Guitar, and Cultivation of the Voice, either single or in class. Studio on 2nd Hoor of Spake bldg, opposite Star Theatre, Limestone St. 8-26-tf Desirable Property For Sale Foar-room cottage with brick store room on lot (80x200) on Cherokee avenue. Valuable lot fronting Limestone St., 40x200. The V. E. Lemmons house in West End, Peachtree street, 150x250. A nice farm (the J. J. Jamison place) six and one-half milea from town. For prices and ternu see : : : ; SAH L. FORT, Real Estate and Fire Insurance, PhoM 258. Office second floor National Bank Building.