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, Tf• • K *« & . r ‘ '■*'V 7 ‘ The Gaffney ledger. A NEWAFAPCR IN ALL THAT THB WORD IMPLIKA AND D1VOTRD TO THS BtfT INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. IS, 18S4. OAFFNEY, A Ch FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1908. |1S0 A YEAR. THE LATEST NEWS DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR SISTER CITY. Brief News Notes and Personal Para* ; graphs Gathered by Our “Iron * I City” Correspondent. Blacksburg, Sept. 2—Though silent for so long 1 have been mingling with; you all the while, reading the letters each week and enjoying the good i thoughts given by one and all. That severe cold "Ben Hope" men tioned in one of his writings must have been an epidemic and inclined this way, at least “Lucile Lee” fell a victim to it. The French knew the right name to give this cold, for It Is certainly different to get free of Its “grip.” Glad to say though, she is somewhat improved, after a hard struggle. As the days have passed away the mill wheel of time has wrought many changes here, as I notice it has else where, but as they are Providential we must submit to His will. The rainfall was heavy, and great loss is realised from its effect. Buffalo creek, near here, was above the highest water mark in a number of years since, and the bridges crossing it, known as Morgan’s and Jenkins’ were a destruction, at the other bridge there was an interference; guess they all felt how it was to be depriv ed of their mall each day, as the creek could not be crossed. It is now repaired and the carrier has resumed his work. " A certain Mr. Hardin will ever have fresh in his memory the rainfall and destruction, as on Sunday afternoon he was in the Buffalo community in feminine interests, and the rain be gan to fall in torrents. Of course he thought it would cease, but it continu ed to pour down in splashing sheets. On Monday morning what did he find? That he was entirely cut off from home, and had to remain so un til Friday. One day while the streams were so swollen he, with a party of others, was driving down to see Buf falo creek, and accldentlly came up on the “Bachelor of Buffalo.” With a distressing expression Mr. Hardin inquired of him; “What must I do?” To which he replied: “Go back and wed the gentleman’s daughter, then < you will be at homo.” “When the clouds appear the thickest And the daylight seems withdrawn. And the the hopeful joy of living seems to be entirely gone; Just remember when it’s darkest, just a little distance through. That the sun is always shining, and the sky is always blue.” C., passed through town on hei way to Union Mills, N. C., which place she will enter school. Blacksburg high school opens Sep tember 10th, with Prof. Montgomery as its principal. We hope for a full attendance and a successful year. Misses Authla and Kate Martin visited their sister, Mrs. Luther Bridges, Sunday. Mrs. Jim Shiver, of Rock Hill, with her little son and daughter, Homer and Elizabeth, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Shiver’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bridges. Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Sapoch and children visited Mrs. Sapoch’s father, Sunday. Mrs. Dr. Caldwell has been visiting relatives in Gastonia, N. JC. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gaston’s is confined to her bed with fever. Mr. Ira Hardin is having erected in the cemetery here, a handsome monu ment in commemoration of the Hard in decendants, some of his ancestors as well. "Lucile Lee” is greatly indebted to Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, of the Buf falo community, for a basket of deli cious pears. Also my thanks to “School Boy” and “Ben Hope” for ex pressing a desire for my writing re gularly. Shall be glad to write just as often as my nerves admit of. There are days when I’m unequal to the pleasure. Such things might seem mere trifles to strong persons, but I have lived a secluded life long enough to know the scale of propor tion by which the joy is measured. No doubt but that “Ben Hope” caa vouch for the truth in this statement He often voices my sentiments, espe cially in speaking of sentimentalism. Always fear that persons believe me to be too much so; a first class pump kin gourd from the squash garden. “But that is American,” the h^blt of comparing every stick and stone and breathing thing to some literary parallel. Yet how true it is that one does not like to have interfered with, the hap py little conceit that he is an all-per vading, beneficlent power, one likes to contemplate a large picture of one’s self—not plain, but colored— “as a wholesale reformer.” Mr. Zeb Bettis has returned from Niagara Falls, Canada and other points where he was sight-seeing, and leaves for Greenville this afteronon. Robinson’s circus is Jn town today and the streets are crowded. There is that touch of sharp au tumn sweetness in the air now; for a few days it was cold enough for fire, and I sat over mine watching the glowing coals. Do not like to think that “Sweet summer’s gone away.” It is better to be brief than tedious. If I have proven to be the latter at tribute it to the infection of that severe cold into my message, then perhaps you can find me amusing, at any rate. Lucile Lee. GREAT BALL RECORD. The Indiana Good on the DAMAGE TO CROPS CORN AND COTTON CROPS PRAC TICALLY RUINED. Make Road. That was a great road record the Indians made on their recent ten days quest of fresh laurels in North Carolina. Like Alexander, they sought new worlds to conquer and they came very near accomplishing what they went for. In Charlotte five games were played with a club composed en tirely of professionals. This club eon slsted of players from the Carolina Association, the Carolina State, the Eastern Carolina and the Virginia Leagues. Out of the five games the respondent has been somewhat indis- Indians took two against three for the leaguers. Then Wadesboro, the ama-1 able t0 do much _ no t even teur champions of North Carolina, j the letterg he would llke to I Hickory Grove last week. We have known her since our youthful days. She wak a daughter of Mr. John IN mWFR PHFRHKFF Sm1th ’ of Sm,th ' s ford Y ° rk ^nty, i»Uffa»n UIlkllUllLlB j an( | waB always worthy, besides she was a most beautiful woman. She was one of that noble band of women who immortalized the South In ita struggle for independence in the six ties by placing both her services ant} her property upon her country’s al- tor. When the writer started to the Col. Strain’s Eulogy of Mrs. Amanda , u > j army in 1861 she added a good warm Smith Byers—Other News from blanket to his humble wardrobe Wilkinsvilie. Wilklnsville. Sept. 12.—Your cor were taken on for three but after the two games enough and called the third contest off. The first Wades boro game was a 5 to 0 shut out in favor of Gaffney. Eldridge, said to be the best twirler the Old North which proved a great protection from the severity of the Virginia winters. When the war ended and all was lost she fought life’s battle with that heroic fortitude characteristic of the posed for the last few days and not wonien 0 f her day. • writing y n our long acquaintance we have/ never heard any one speak <5T buty However, he is not dispirited by the j n the highest terms. Champions saw the form displayed even t B of the last week resulting in Though she was wealthy she was by the South Carolina lads, they ruled 8UC i| a destruction of the crops jvhich f ree f roin pr j de and t h e poor and de ltas made so many feel “blue,” and serving were the objects of her char- dependent. Nothing happens that’s ity. * so bad but that it might not be worse. por a long time we knew she was But It requires a great deal of self- j n bad healtli but didn’t know that control and resignation to stand such the end was so near at hand. State can boast of, only lasted three' a gloomy outlook> after all> innings against our fellows and was; Of her we can say: ’Blessed are We cannot undertake to compute the dead which die in the Lord from replaced by Matthews, the ex-South j the damage done by the late freshet, henceforth; yea, salth the spirit, that Atlantic league twirler, with Colum- j ajj tb e farmers along the water they may rest from their labors, and la, who fared little better. The; courgeB have lost Immensely and their works as follow Wadesboro batters could do nothing 8ome of them are hopelegs 80 14:13 „ t thSm. Rev. with Wood, only securing two hits and only two balls going to the out- BLACKSBURG BUDGET. An Interesting Letter from “Lueile Lee.” Miss Mable Ramseur, one of our popular young ladies, left Tuesday- night on No. 40 for Baltimore. MtL, where she goes out as a milliner. Mrs. R. P. Roberts and Miss Mamie Hambright, of Cherokee Falls, took in the circus here Wednesday. Mrs. J. R. Barxtell and little Miss Mary, spent Wednesday here wttk Mrs. E. D. Houser. Mrs. Mary Freeman arrived here Tuesday from Elberton, Ga., to spead some time with her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Anderson. Mr. Vic Roberts, of Rock Hill, spent Wednesday with his mother, Mra. Jennie Roberts, and attended the cir cus. Mrs. A. R. Osborne and little son, Ernest Wright, returned to their home In Gaffney Wednesday after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Osborne. Mr. Osborne came over Wednesday morning to at tend the circus and returned home on No. 41. Mrs. Gordon Logan spent Saturday and Sunday at Patterson Springs with her parents. Mrs. J. M. Metts and children spent Wednesday in town with Mrs. M. A. far as the present crop prospect Is We extend our sympaTfiy To her MettB and attended the circus. a _ concerned. Both corn and cotton un- bereaved family, field. The second game was won by j der the water ig worthlegg and the Wadesboro, 6 to 5. This game should trouble is there is no other work for Mother, dearest, thou hast left us, have come our way but costly errors people to do to make a living. Those And thy loss we deeply feel; at critical times lost the game. Lit tle pitched a good game and with bet- i Mrs. P. T. Sapoch and children are - visiting at the home of Mr. Jim Mar tin in the Mt. Paran section. Messrs. Will and Baxter Bettis, of Earl, N. C., spent Wednesday hern with relatives. Miss Stella McBrayer, of Shelby, N. C., Is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. D. O. Davis, on Cherokee street. Mr. Meares, of Asheville, X. C., Is having crops on the uplands did not Hut 'tis God who has beref us— , suffer so, but all are damaged to some He can all our sorrows heal, ter support would probably have won. j extent The team was torn up. with pitchers People are dIvIded , n their oplnions Peace to her ashes, i at second and left field and an out- |ag what , g begt t0 do w j t | 1 thelr over . o n account of feeling so badly and fielder at shortstop. The club hit dowed corn some think pulling and unable to do the subject full fllstice, n In h th,S game ' lD a nine lnning shucking it out the best plan while your correspondent haF decided to ... _ rally they hit Hauser, the Jackson- 0 thers prefer letting it remain In the postpone some marffeW which he spending a few days here, stopping at vine. South Atlantic League twirler, j fle | d unt jj lt drleg off Jn e | tber cage promised should appear in this letter | the Thomson house, the man who shut the Brooklyn Na- j t w m be 0 f very nttle value-^certain- until he feels better, and more Ute Mr. J. Ebb Jefferies, of Gaffney, tional League club^out 3 to 0, all .over ly flt for not | 1 | n g b ut hog feed if e< writing. J. L. S. • | spent Wednesday In town. that. Mr. J. F. Babington and sister, Mrs. The cotton crop, too, Is damaged. A Change in Express Agents. Bundy, of Shelby, N. C., spent Wed- It’s taking the rust where it didn’t Much to the regret of the patrons' nesda y in town, the guests of Mise have any signs of It before. of the Southern Express Company at Luc y Bla <*- Mrs. J. L. S. got home last Sabbath this place, Mr. C. E. Fisher has re-1 Miss Susie Bender, of Converse, the lot. The Indians are now at j home for three games with Greers and there should be big crowds out to welcome them again. The record is i a great one for breaking even on the road is good base bail any old time. after a stay of nearly two weeks from signed as agent. Mr. Fisher has been was the « liest the flr9t 0 * th « of . r * JUnC ... as p ayed f*® 41 bal1 home. She had been detained on ac- the company’s agent at Gaffney for Mrs - R - s - Cooksey. nev s summer and In these connt 0 f tb e high water in Broad four years, and by his kind and cour- Mr - and Mrs - H - DeCamp and turn L/ 1 * ^ wV t0:teoua treatment of the public has cbl,dren - of Gaffney, drove over Wed* c s ow e boys that they Monday a lot of hands gather- made friends with all the people of ne8da y and attended to the circus. the city and has Increased the busi- Mr and idrs - L - F - Fowler and ness at this point to a considerable children from Greenville where they Yet during all those dark days one was tempted to draw back the cur tain to see what It would reveal. Buffalo roller mill was closed for a week from effects of the overflowing waters. Began operating it Tuesday afternoon. Mr. L. H. Martin, the con genial miller, made a business visit to Gaffney on last Saturday. The many friends of Mrs. Ella Dav idson will be pained to know that she bad the misfortune to • fall and sprain her foot, also bruised her arm. She Is on the road to recovery now. Dr. J. M. Caldwell was in Gaffney Monday, assisting Dr. Pitman In an operation. Mrs. S. E. Lucas leaves Friday morning for Hiddenite, X. C., where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Sharpe. She will then visit the Northern makets to purchase her fall stock of millinery goods. Mesdames W. E. Anderson and Jen nie Roberts have returned from White Diamond Springs. Miss Novella Bookout, of Grover, N. C., visited at the home of the writer. Mr. Roberts Williams, of Cherokee Falls, passed through town on his re turn from Marietta and other points In Georgia, where he visited. The “Bachelor” of Buffalo, was on the streets here Saturday. Miss Kate Loe Randall spent Sun day in Gaffney. Mr. Post, from the Thomson house, made a short visit to Gaffney Friday. Mr. Seine was In Charlotte. N. C., Sunday night. Dr. J. T. Darwin, now of Gaffney, wae ia the midst of his friends here on Friday. Mrs. Mary Freeman, who is now making her home in Georgia, is visit ing Mrs. W. E. Anderson, here. Miss Pearl Bookout, of Grover, N. Wadesboro and Gaffney Divide Honors. Wadesboro, Aug. 31.—Wadesboro and Gaffney divided honors here to day in a double-header, Gaffney win ning the first and Wadesboro the sec ond. The features of the first game was the pitching of Wood for Gaff ney. The features of the second i game was pitching of Hauser who al lowed the visitors only six bits and struck out eleven men. First game: R. H. E. j Gaffney 1 Wadesboro Wood and Lipscomb; Eldridge, Matthews and Moore. Second game: R. H. E. Gaffney Wadesboro Little and Lipscomb; Hauser and Bppreclate It They have put up a; ed at the ferry> replaced the ^ fj ea g , n U, aV t t fv 0 ^ 0 a i! m and put tbe W,re tn pIace 11114 BOTTthB ^ aa iu a tuuoiuoittuic i South PnrniirTn P Tht i flat can 11111 811 Tight. The banks extent. Mr. Fisher left Gaffney last v,sIted for 80me time _ r . . . , s ’ b0 ’ w thaat were left in a very muddy condition. Wednesday for Elberton, Ga., where Rev - c - c - Derrick has retained the >7,11 / 7 77 men to do1 The approach to the north end of he will reside for the present. He from h,s summer vacation which he i h n h ° r e ”?7 N ® arly the bridge at Thomson’s mill has been went overland in his auto and was ac- spenf at T -amar with relatives and ia ey , aV< ! Pa i ye ,, as been replaced. It was awept off and som* companied by his brother, Mr. Sam now ready to 4,1 h,a regular appoint- f ‘ pro essiona s, rawing a new t | mberg were necessary to make Fisher, who has been here several ment8 at the Methodist church Mrs. ’ ’ it complete. Mr. T. J. Estes, one o* days. Mr. Fisher has been succeeded Derr,ck 884 children will he here 6« Tme. „‘n 4 • ZZ C loUr t0 ' ra^l, " , '> Mr. Crenc. Omy. &d „>d 0*r»7»“* "«>'■ in’ j „ 7 ’ ^ aine8 i° 8t > worlc before the creek had fallen ana hoy. ! Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lowry, of Pat- , , . ercentage, 816. before the water got back to Its nor- terson Springs, N. C., spent Wednes- mal condition and the abutment waS Buford Street M. E. Church I day bere witb Mrs n - Davis and up and ready for nae again. The pastor has returned and will j took ln the circus. Mr. Walter Kirby came home witf conduct the usual services Sunday at! M,B8 Sallie Allison, of Hickory the fever last week and Is at the 11:16 a. m. and 8:16 p. m. | Grove, spent Wednesday here and at- home of his parents, and Mrs. W. C. Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mr. L. G. tended the circus. Kirby where he is being treated by Potter, superintendent. Mr - J - B - Martin, of Spartanburg, Dr. H. M. Flefleld. He ia right had, Epworth League at 7:30 p. m. spent Wednesday in town, rided to leave him for a few days in 0 ff b ut Is getting along finely, so All the members of the church are i Me88rs - N,ck McGill and J. S. WU- order to get a change of atmosphere, j we understand. urged to attend the regular church I ker80D > ot Hickory Grove, were in so she left him and went off visiting; Fears are entertained that there meeting and take op the work for the town Wednesday and attended the among her relatives and friends. wl n b e a great deal of sickness after fall cheerfully and vigorously. circus. Mrs. Vassey had not been gone a g0 muc h ra j n and b igh water as It The Ladies Aid Society meets Mon-1 Misses Ellen McKown and White- great while, probably a day, when the W |u create malaria along the stream r day afternoon with Mrs. T H Little- 8,des and Mr - an4 Mrs. Robt. Faulk- hawks became aware of the fact that -n,® ’phone wire between here anu john. ner. of King’s Creek, attended the the best half of the Vassey duo was Hickory Grove was tom down by tie The Woman’s Foreign Missionary c,rcus b/ re Wednesday, absent, so they began to reconnoitre high water in Broad river and com- Society will me#t with Mrs. H. M. M r8- B- L - Hoke went over to Gaff- above the premises to view the land mun | cat j on cut 0 jj *n ia w j re w ||] b ^ Johnson Wednesday afternoon at 4 ney Tuesday on business, scape der In search of fowl. This | rep | aced g00n> wg suppose. o’clock. Mrs. John Boyce and little sons, was early in the morning of the sec- j Cotton Is beginning to open in the Strangers and visitors cordially John and Mason returned home Tues- ond day. John had tried to sleep by j fl e i d and the pickers will soon get Invited to attend all the services. 4ay n, 8ht after spending several himself that night and ue had no j busy. The crop will be a light one. peace of mind. He had tossed aboul *i»bls has been apparent for some Meeting of the Epworth League, on his bed like a man in a fever and tline pagt cotton is not near so good Last Tuesday evening the Epworth he had dreamed bad dreams, so he M lt wag ] agt year in this section. league held a social literary meeting A Good Shot. ‘ * Mr. John Vassey, like all the Vas 1 Beys we know in Ijhis county, is a mighty fine fellow, but he has his weaknesses. Several days ago Mrs. Vassey, tired of John’s company, de- Moore. floor in his wretchedness. Finally the Byars-James 8Un came up but 8tR l no peace of mind for John. Looking out he ob- On Wednesday at the home of Ma- served two hawks flying about. They j were not bothering anybody or any- i thing, but John wasn’t In IT' good gist rate C. T. Bridges, in this city, Mr. Joseph Byars and Miss Leila James were united in wedlock. The ceremony was witnessed by a few of the intimate friends of the contract ing parties. It was a runaway match, but 'Squire Bridges tied the knot so hard they will have a hard time un tieing it. Mr. and Mrs. Byars are re ceiving the congratulations of their numerous friends. arose whh the first grey streaks of Misses .Olive and Wilma McDaniel, at the residence of Miss Loulle Pot- of Hickory Grove, came home with ter. A large number of the members their grandmother, Mrs. J. L. S., last were present and the occasion was Sabbath and are spending a few days thoroughly enjoyed by all present. with relatives and friends in lower The league is rapidly growing in Montltiy afternoon from Asheville. N. Cherokee. popular favor. Several members were 1 c - where sh « spent several weeks Mrs. S. F. Estes has onr thanks for added to the list at this meeting. weeks in North Carolina with reL atives and friends. Misses Lillian and Maybelle Quincy, who have been visiting their sister, Mrs. W. G. Cousins, here for some time returned to their home in Char leston Thursday morning. Miss Rosa Duncan arrived hers humor with himself anyway and he! f or preserving. a lot of fine pears sent Mrs. J. L. S. wanted to kill something, so he grab bed up his gun and the boom ot mus ketry floated out upon the still air of j the Sabbath morn and two feathery featured fiends fond of fowls came tumbling down to earth never to soar again. John felt better. He had wreacked his vengence and saved the Most of the corn along the river 1 with friends and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moorehead. A Paying Investment. Mrs. Morgan Leach, of Hickory Mr. John White, of 38 Highland 0rove - 8 P«nt Wednesday here with caught by the late freshet didn’t have ; Ave., Houlton, Maine, says; “Have Mrs. J. M. Peek and left on No. 12 for the fodder pulled and much of it was been troubled with a cough every win- Klo 8’* Mountain, N. C., to visit frieads ter and spring. Last winter I tried 1 ,or a few 4ayB - many advertised remedies, but the Mr Erne8t Humphries, of Gaffney, in the roasting ear state. Had it been farther advanced the chances for saving some of it, at least, would have been much better. cough continued until I bought a 60c bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery; Mr. C. F. Inman** family who hare before that was half gone, the cough spent Wednesday here and attended the circus. Semi-Annual Meeting W. M. U. The semi annual meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Union of the Broad River Association, will meet with the Goucher Baptist church Sep tember 19th and 20th, 1908.. The W. M. U. Societies, the Y. W. A. and Son beam Banda are all re quested to send two delegates to this meeting. Watch the papers for the programme. Mrs. W. Sam Lipscomb, For Committee. < hickcns at the same time. Mrs. b een sick with the fever, are getting | was all gone. This winter the Vassey came back in a few days and now John is himeslf again. We would advise her not to leave him for a great while at the time. They Tak# The Kinks Out. “I have used Dr. King’s New Life Pills for many years, witk Increasing satisfaction. They take the kinks out of stomach, liver and bowels, without fuss or friction,” says N. H. Brown, of Pittsfield, Vt. Guaranteed satisfactory at Cherokee Drug Co. 26c. better. Rev. C. M. Teal will preach at Ab ingdon Creek next Sabbath. We do not suppose that the house of wor ship win be near enough completed for him to carry on the protracted meeting by that time. The Wflson Chape] and Salem peopk* *»ach have offered tfce nee of their churches, so we naderetond. We are very softy to hear of the death of Mrs. Amnia Smith Byers which took place at her horns near same happy result has followed; a few doses once more banished the annual cough. I am now convinced that Dr. King’s New Discovery Is the best of all cough and lung remedies.” Sold Death of Mrs. MeAbes. Mrs. Sallie McAbee, rellet of the late Wm. McAbee, died at her home on Robertson street In this city laot Monday night at 11 o’clock. Mrs. Ife- Abee was more than sixty yean ef under guarantee at Cherokee Drug! age. She was of humble dream- Co. 60c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free.' stances hot regarded as a splendid woman. The burial took place Tan —Gold glasses, $5, work guaran Wad. Gaffney Drug Co. —We guarantee our trusses to fit. Gaffney Drag Co. day at Draytonvill* church. —Writing tablets, psaefls, pens, erasera. ete.. go to the Gaffney Dr* Co.