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!> The Gaffney ledger. vV 1 A NKWtPAPKII IN ALL THAT THB WORD IMPLIBB. AND DIVOTBD TO THK BMT INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. IS, 1SS4. oaffney, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1908. 9140 A YEAR. GREAT DESTRUCTION COMES ON CHEROKEE CROPS DESTROYED AND BRIDGES WASHED AWAY. A Sever Storm Visited the Smyrna Section of York—Lower Cherokee New Notes. Wilkinsville, Auk. 2^.—The great destruction that has come upon this county in the loss of crops and dam age to land, bridges and roads by the recent rains will be felt for a long time and will doubtless embarrass many farmers for the next year who were just beginning to get a foot hold by conducting their business on a cash basis. At this writing, and even for a long time hereafter will it be impossible to give even an approxi mate estimate of the damage done. It has, to say the least, set the county back many years in the line of pro gress. y Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Dowdle, of Hope- well, are rejoicing over the arrival of an heir at their home. We understand that a very severe storm visited the Smyrna section on Tuesday of last week which did much damage to property. It blew the top off Mr. W. J. McGill’s stove room, the top of a house of Mr. Warren White- sides and two chimneys of Mr. John Scoggins and the top off an out house and did considerable damage to other property in that vicinity. Miss Mamie Darwin, of Smyrna, visited her sister, Mrs. J. Frank Kell, at Blacksburg last week. On Monday night of last week Mrs. Sallle Kell, of Blacksburg, visited her mother. Mrs. M. V. Darwin, of Smyr na, and Mrs. W. J. McGill spent Mon day night of last week with her moth er, Mrs M. V. Darwin, at Smyrna. Mrs. E. D. Darwin and little daughter. May, visited Mrs. M. V. Darwin, of that, section. Miss Grace Whisonant, who has been teaching in Lancaster this sum mer, has spent a good part of her va cation in making a trip through the mountain region of North Carolina. Miss Pearl Whisonant. expects soon to visit. Blacksburg and Yorkville. Mrs. “J. L. S.” has been spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. Mil dred McDaniel, of Hickory Grove. Her visit has been prolonged on ac count of the high water in Broad river. The roller which holds the wire at Howell’s ferry’ has elven way to the strong current of the river and will have to be replaced before any cross ing can be done there. On Tuesday of last week lightning struck a tree in the yard at Salem church and tore It up considerably but did no other damage that we can discover. The high water in Thlckety tore tho approach from the north end of the bridge at Thomson’s mill. It Is be ing replaced and, If nothing happens, will be ready for use by next week. We learn that both the bridges on Pacolet—Grindall and Skull Shoals were badly damaged by the freshet. We took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whisonant yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Blackwell spent Thursday night, with us. Since the great rise in the rivers and creeks we have been practically cut off from gathering news outside our immediate neighborhood. The ’phone line has been injured by the breaking of the wire across Broad river. It will perhaps not be replaced for some time yet. The destruction done to crops in this section by the recent freshet Is Immense. One of our oldest and most observant citizens says it is equal to if not worse than that of 1852—56 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Whlsonant’s oldest child is unwell. Mrs. Maggie Black, of Glendale, Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. M. Estes. Mr. John F. Estes has measured the water marks of the recent high river and finds it three feet and four inches above that of the 1852 freshet. Mr. Tlllet Hartford measured the highest of the water at Howell’s ferry and found It 43 feet f> 1-2 Inches above common water mark Our answer to ‘‘School Boy's" riddle in last Friday’s paper is a dork. As we have been ind ilglng la the lecture business from time to time we propose in our next letter to take up an analysis of the causes which ! lead to so many disasters both to life, j limb and property. We shall devote ( our space wholly or In part to this important subject and'if any of our readers wish to take issue with us they are welcome and will find us still at the old stand and glad to hear from them. If what we say should make : somebody mad all that much the bet ter, and we will assure them that if i we point out something that can be ’ successfully contradicted we will take j off our hat and acknowledge our ( ignorance, and beg their pardon. If the editor gets a good “cussin’” for publishing what we say he will know that the paper over which he : presides is making a crusade against j “wickedness in high places,” and on , a big scale. j In order to reach the Jews we must, begin at Jeruslem In order to reach the whole we must begin at the home. In order to reach the matter we must, begin with the man. That cause and effect are insep arably connected is a well known philosophical axiom—a sel-evldent truth. If in the attempt we prove (to those who have a better opinion of us) than we are a consumate igno ramus it will be no new discovery to us In many respects. That our whole life has been a failure we have for a long time been making the discovery, and it’s time for us to begin to tel! of the “whys and wherefores” and let others measure themselves by our standard of logis. We are too apt to place the blame on the other fellow in our attempt to exonerate oureslves, and this is the point to which we will try to call attention hereafter. J. L. 8. BELUE BECAME BELLIGERENT. He Hurls a Stone At a Negro Who Insulted Him. The most exciting thing at the game of ball between Charlotte and Gaffney Saturday was the perform ance of pitcher “Dank” Belue, who struck a negro on the head with a rock for Insulting him. From the boys who came home Saturday night 1 It was learned that the negro cursed Belue vilely. This he .would not stand for from anyone, as he is a perfect little gentleman, and the on- i ly regrets his Gaffney friends have is that the injury imflicted was not greater. Of the affair the Charlotte Observer says: Angered at remarks made by Wil liam Wheeler, a negro who was seat ed in a surry within the ball grounds, near the colored bleachers, W. M. Be lue, pitcher on the Gaffney team, while standing on the third base coaching line, suddenly turned, seized \ a rock and hurled it at the negro. The stone struck him above the right !eye, inflicting a painful wound, which | bled rather freely. The affair, which took place during ! a game between Fite’s Charlotte jteam and Gaffney, S. C., created 1 much excitement and there was a ; rush of spectators, especially colored, | around the man who wus hurt. A bond of $25 was put up for the base ball player and the game proceeded. No further trouble resulted, al though it was reported that the In jured man went back to the grounds later and looked for his assailant. k BUDGET OF NEWS FROM BUCKSetlRG. WHAT THE PEOPLE ACROSS THE BROAD ARE DOING. Conductor Albergotti Reports Trouble on the Eastern End of His Run— Personal Paragraphs. Blacksburg, Aug. 31.—Mr. W. O. 1 It will bo eight or tin days before the trains can be operated In and around Kingville. Miss Bessie < lalre Blalock weAt over to Spartanburg Saturday to spend a week with her sister, Miss Revte, at the home of Mr. and Mis. A. E. I Woody. Master Walter Blalock spent Satuf- day night and Sunday in Gaffney with his aunt, Mrs. Cora Camp. Mrs. Kittle Mackay and little daughter, Helen, of Lancaster, are Mrs. Bessie Gwin and Metts, of the Buffalo section, was in yj 88eg | < jjjj an aml town a few hours Saturdya on busi- ter for a few days, ness. Mr. P. H. Freeman went over to Gaffney Saturday afternoon on busi ness. visiting Mrs. Mackay’s sister, Mrs. L. W. Smith, on Carolina street. Miss Inez W ard went over to Spar tanburg Saturday to visit her cousin, j thought (hat the ' best natured folks FROM THE LONE STAR STATE. "Pete” Writes Interestingly of thi People of Texas. Elgin, Texas. Aug. 25, 1908. Editor Ledger:—In my letter a few days ago to the News I tried to tell of a few things I saw on my way oat here. Now if you will give me spaos in The Ledger will write a short let ter of the people and things of Texas. First, i would like to say that Texas is a grand old State, and a friendler, better set of people, I have never seen than those I have met here for the last few days. I have often Mandine Lancas- on earth could be found in the Pied mont belt of the Carolinas, but that children. j s no f ^jj e caS p ( t be y a!5 Master Tom and little Miss Helen, but they are not any better thau th# left last Friday on No. 39 for Tulsa, rea i Texlan. Texas Is a big State, Okla., where they Join husband and ber p e0 pi e are large of statue, tha? father respectively, Mr. T. F. Gwin. have blg hearts and wfl j do a;i ^y Mr. Mangum Gaston, of the Buffalo who has been in government service can to g j ve one a good b j_ there for se\eral years. j n reading the last Cherokee News Miss Jennie Guntharp visited rel- j saw w bere the first opened boll of atives in Gaffney the first of last cotton ji a< j been brought In to Goff* wee ^- ney. I have talked with a number of Miss May W hisnant teturned to farmers here, who say their crop is home at Smyrna last week after section, was in town Saturday on busi ness. Capt. Ernest Guntharp, of Rook Hill, spent Thursday night with Mr. P. B. Whisnant, on Shelby street. half opened. The cotton crop is al» C., is here friends. visiting relatives and A Card from Mr. Butler. To the Democratic Voters of Cherokee County: I wish to express to each and every one of you my great appreciation for the magnificent vote given me for Congress in the primary election. As I said before, I was compelled by necessity to give most of my time and attention to other counties where I was not known. I then predicted that from the encouragement I had receiv ed, I would get good support outside of this county. The result of the election has justified the prediction, as I received more than three thous and votes outride of (’herokee county. This pat me in the second primary with Mr. Finley, the present incum bent When you remember that I was practically unkonwn in the district except In Cherokee county, and pro cured the handsome vote given me by my personal efforts, without any organization whatever, or any sup port. except by own efforts to make a canvass of so large a district, the situation is promising indeed, espe cially in view of the fact that I did not and could not reach every part of the district. The vote shows that I have been well received; that there is a spirit ot independence among the voters to vote for the man they believe best qualified for the office without res pect to the county he may come from; and that there Is a strong sentiment for a change in the office. Next Tuesday presents a most op portune time for rherokee county to secure a representative in < ongress, and I sincerely hope that Cherokee county may turn out in full on the 8th day of September. If elected, I promise to you and to the whole district, my best, efforts to make you such a representative as will fully Justify the confidence you mav repose In me. Very truly yours. Thus. B Butler. An Even Break. Sunday’s Charlotte Observer gave the following account of the ball game played there Saturday: In a pretty double-header yesterday Charlotte and Gaffney divided honors. Charlotte winning the first and Gaff ney the second game. Both teams played good ball and the rooting from the grand stand reminded one of the good old times in the past. Captain Tom Rowland of the "Junebug” was an Interested spectator. Score first game: R. H. E Charlotte .. . 400 000 OOx—4 7 1 Gaffney .. .. 000 000 000—0 7 6 . Batteries: Wilson and Baumgar- ner; Wood and Clary. Score second game: R. H. B. Gaffney .. .. .. 003 000 5—8 6 4 Charlotte .. .. 202 000 0—4 2 3 Seven Innings by agreement. Batteries: Brandon and Baumgar- ner; Belue. Temple and Clary. Mrs. Jenny Beaver, of Gastonia, N. visiting her cousin. Miss Mary Whis- most a fa | lure In Ea8teni and g out i». nant, for several days. ern T exag . I am told that It Is very Rev. M. G. Latham, of Spartanburg, good j rom E ] g j n t0 Austin and esp* Rev. McMurry, of Sharon, filled his s l )ent Friday here with friends. dally so on the “Black Lands.” One regular appointment here both Sun- •' ,rs - J en,1 * e Roberts and son, Mr. Q f tbe b |gg ea t sights I have seen day morning and evening at the Pres- ^' eor 8 <i - <- anie home Thursdav after- s j nce j ra m e ou t here, was the '.rain • noon from Piedmont Springs where | loadg of people> whlte and 5lackf went over to ,,iev s P ent a w eek. coming from Southern Texas :o the Mr. Jack Roberts is spending sever- prair , eg t0 pick cotton To be ln0afr Mr. and Mrs. John Reese, of Atcolu, al <lays here _ with his mother - ney at the depot, on Saturday after- are here spending some time wiht the return to his work at Great Falls as noon( one wou ld think that surely soon as the trains can he operated there was the blgge8t crowd n0 . down there. groes that could be found anywhere, Mr. J. F. Babington, of Shelby, N. but j jj ave nevar seeB a * working in the Southern shops as s P ent several days here last week tbere ag j gaw at E ]gi n on | agf 3 a tnr- byterian church. Dr. J.. M. Caldwell Gaffney Monday on business. latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Pollock. Mr. Adam Metts is In Rock Hill relief machinest and from there he goes to Great Falls to take a position with the Southern Power Company. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Finley and little to ou * - son. W. P., of Rock Hill, came up Monday morning to see their sister, Mrs. W. W. Duncan, on Carolina street. Miss Irene Whisonant left Monday with friends. day aftemoon. Mrs. Mary Earl, who has been quite r waR very rauch gurprlged ^ ^ sick, is now much improved and able guch a number of th# ants of Texas foreigners. There Mr. Jack Ward spent two or three mugt be , n and ar(mnd half * days in Charlotte, N. C., last week. the people, Germans, Sweeds Boh^ Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Osborne and mans and DagoeB j have ah( , aya little son, Ernest Wright, of Gaffney. baen oppoged t0 emigration. I am spent Saturday nlfht and Sunday worge 0 pp 0se( j t0 ft now than ever. o the They are selling their cotton just as fast as Misses Julia and Nellie Guyton, of they fan get it out . The true Texan> morning for La Grange, Ga., where llftre- 1,16 Kuests of their Parents, Mr. Tb1g }g tbe .r rea ,egt curse she has accepted a position as music an< * ^ r8, ^ 8 ^ orne > on Shelby ^ mer j can farmer especially, teacher in the graded school there. street. Mrs. M. H. Morrow and children re- _ _ turned home Saturday after spending Anderson . are here this week, the or real American, I am told, Is hold- two weeks at Saluda, N. C. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore, lng hlg cotton and w jh do so These Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shiver and little nn ..^| me 8treet - The Misses Guyton f ore jg nerg cari |j ve on go m ueh less daughter, Elizabeth, of Rock Hill, will be remembered here as the came up Monday morning to visit daughters of our former postemaster, their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. J ’ M - Gu - vton - Bridges, on Pine street. than the American, they think ten cents is a very good price for otton. They are very fond of their horses, and build the very nicest houses for A Woman the Cause of it' Joe Vinsen and John Henderson, two white men, attracted a big crowd Saturday evening by engaging In a fisticuff on Depot street. Chief Tom Lockhart was soon on the scene and had the belligerents In tow. They were required to put up $5.00 each, which they did. After getting out of the hands of the law one of them wanted to renew the quarrel and the other, being no coward, was willing. They were locked up again, but later released Henderson being required to put up $5.00 more. By this time they were converted to the fact that Chief Lockhart meant to keep the peace. Yesterday morning they failed to put in an appearance before Mayor Ross and their respective bonds found their way Into the city exchequer. It Is understood that a woman was the cause of It all. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Roberts went to Mrs. Leonard Ross arrived here Patterson Springs, N. < ., on Wednes- tben) 0 f t jj e very begt f armerSf Saturday night from Ixigan, W. Va., ^ av morn ^ n K and returned that night on R gTria j] sca | e near here, lives in a and will spend a few days with her daughter, little Miss bouse cost more than six husband, who has been here for some B ^ anc ^ e » w ^° 8 P® n ^ about two weeks bundred dollars, and has just finished time with his parents, Mr. and Mra. there wlth her K rand P ar e nt8 - a ba rn that cost him over a thu ;sand Jake Ross, on account of bad health Mrs. Charlotte Turner and son, J Mr. and Mrs. Rush Dover, of the do ]] arg Antioch section, spent Sunday here There was sold In Elgin, a town of D„ of Rock Hill, came up Monday wlth re,atIves and attended services not more than (hree tbougand people, morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Duncan. at the Presbyterian church. The teachers of the Baptist Sunday Mrs. J. M. Peek and Mist Nan 8ch ° o1 w111 meet next Fr,day nlght White attended preaching at Chero- ^ r- Bood kee Falls Sunday. Messrs. Cross and Jones drove down to Cherokee Falls Sunday and attended services there. Mr. John Wilkerson. of Hickory Mr. Oils Anderson, of Canton, N. C., is here visiting relatives and friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Osborne and children, of Spartanburg, spent Frl- one hiftidred, and sixty bales of cot ton. This was on Tuesday. I was told by the weigher, that nlm bales out of every ten was brought in there by the foreign element. ‘America for Americans" is what I say. Cotton picken' is all the go here now and will be until Christmas. The Grove, passed through here Monday and ^ a D ir day here with their f arn)erg give sixty cents a hundred morning on his way to business. Gaffney on sister, Mrs. I. T. Newton. Mrs. Byars and son, of Patterson Came in Contact With Live Wire. Mr. Sitton, an employee of the Elec trie Power and Manufacturing Co., while working at thn power plant last Sunday, had the misfortune to be severely burned about the face by coming in contact with a live wire. At one time It was feared that the In jury might prove fatal, but the injur ed man had so far recovered yester day as to be able to he brought to Gaffney and he Is now resting as well as could be expected. One of his eyes may be affected, although it is hoped not. Dr. Nesbitt is administering to the patient. Running Some. Dr. W. G. I^e and Mr. H. J. Lamar, of Macon, Ga., left Macon on Wednes day, August 12th In an automobile touring car for Lansing. Mich. They made the trip in five days, stayed in Lansing a week and started back to Macon. They reached Gaffney yes terday at noon and after stopping long enough to replenish tlmlr supply of gasoline, pulled out for Georgia. Dr. Lee told a Ledger reporter they expected to reach the Georgia line by night. They expect to reach Macon tomorrow. The best run made was 475 miles in twenty consecutive hours, and we submit that’s running soms. for picking cotton, and will give more _ . _ — __ , later on- A good picker can pick from Mr. Furman Belue, of Greenville, s P r,n * 8 - v C - vIs,ted Mr - aad Mrs. three t0 flve hundred per day. I went arrived here Monday to spend a day t T ° hn Byar8 ’ a few days ,be f1r8t of into four barber shops yesterday to or two with his parents, Mr. and Mm. 0 ^ « et a 8h °e sMne. “Fan I get a E K Belue Mlss Vo lli« Sarratt Is visiting her' T ... E> - ^ shine? I would ask, and the cry in- Mr. John Logan has returned home ® r ’ Mr8 ‘ # Cav ® ny * at Mooresville, varlably wag . The negroes have all from Hot Springs, Ark., where he has N ; c C ’’ f0 T r a day8 ’ „ gone to the prairies to pick i otrou." been for some time. J*? we nt o as- j mugt te j| my experience with tbe Mr. C. V. Hardin, of the Antioch ,d "* a ’ N _ £’ ' aat Frtday ’ 8h 0PP ,B «- jack rabbit and then close. My good section, spent, one day last week hero ^ ,88 Da,,a J 1 * 15 ™® spent a fe ^ day8 friend and I went out with a gun b « a ‘^ 88 - rV- 1 C0U8ln ’ * ra ? a8t0n ’ ln ’ each, we reached a mellon parch and Misses Lillian and Mandine Lan- h ® nu ^ a ° n laHt w ® e *- up he jumped. I had a shotgun and caster, returned to their home in My ’ ^ , D ™ 1< J an ' of Spartanburg. my frlend the rlfle He shot flrsr aQd Spartanburg Saturday after spending s P ent week here on account of migsed him The rabblt wenr trot . several days here with their cousin, ,llne88 of hls la * ant son, irijtf jg off Qn three , egg and set down Miss Inez Ward, on Carolina street. very Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Roberts and Motte Brown visited friends Card of Thanks. As it ft impossible for me to see all my friends personally. I take this method of expressing to them my most sincere appreciation for the support accorded me on the 26th inst. And to those who did not see fit to cast their ballot for me I have only the best of feeling. Respectfully, J. E. Ezell. Letter to Humphries Shoe Co., Gaffney, S. O. Dear Sirs: The paint question boil ed down is simply this: • The paint that takes least gallons, wears longest; Always. Here’s an Instance: E O Perry, East 8th St, Erie, Pa. painted two houses same size; one Devoe, the other wlfh another paint at same price; took 3 gallons Devoe to 4 of the other; and in I years De voe was the better looking Job. Yours truly 82 F W DEVOE A CQ P. 8. Gaffney Hardware Company , sell our paint. daughter, little Miss Blanche, spent here the flr8t of t * lte wee * Friday and Saturday at Spartanburg M,8B Nan Wh,te 9 P ent ^<^7 at Junction with Mr. Roberta’ sister. H,ckor y ^rove with her THffentf: Mrs. A. E. Woody. i Mr. Clarence Black went over to 8on ’ CharI1 «. s l )eilt Saturday fn Gro- Gaffney Saturday afternoon. ver ’ with relatives and iriends. Mrs. W. E. Anderson and little L,t,le M,88e8 Maud RutE and daughter, Ruth, returned home from i Master Frank Hayden af^'Ylaitlng Piedmont Springs Thursday after-1 * n tb ® moun tslns of North Carolina, noon where they spent a week. Mr. R. C. Ross goes to Hickory Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hood and ‘ ° rove Tue8dav t0 ^ay a while and children went over to Gaffney Satur* act afl P°ll c ® ma n during the time, day afternoon, shopping. in plain view of me. He was sixty yards from me. I fired at him but it did no good. He still bopped off on j those three legs, I hit him but had Mr” «nj Mr'., R.‘C.'aemr Md little ! """T’T"' 8hot - whlcl1 wer * '<*’ small. 1 have some number two shot now and am going to |Nve him one more trial in a few days. If I don’t Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Whisnant and little daughter, Vivian, visited rel atives In Rock Hill a few days last week. Capt. McK. K. Albergottie, one of the Southern’s popular passenger con ductors on the Marion and Kingville line, spent Saturday here with his family, on Carolina street. He re ports great trouble on the eastern end of his run on account of the high water, the water standing six fast la the office of the dipot at Kingville. Death of Mrs. Theodore Byers. Mrs. Theodore Byers died at her home in York county last Thursday. Mrs. Byers was a consecrated Chris tian woman and had endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact by her amiable disposition. She was the mother of Mr. J. D. Jones’ first wife. The funeral took place Friday at Bees ha ba Presbyterian church In York county. Messrs. J. D. Jones and J. C. Jefferies, of this city, attend ed the funeral. kill him, I want to at least make him use all of his legs in getting away. I am very anxious to learn who was elected in the primaries yesterday, to the different offices in Cherokee coua- : ty and in South Carolina. With best wishes to the dear old Ledger and all its readers, I am. Your humble servant, Pete. Card of Thanks. I desire to thank Cherokee county for the support given me in the re cent primary election. I shall en deavor to better show my apprecia tion by faithful service, and thus merit to the best of my ability ths confidence reposed in me. W. 8 Hall.