The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 18, 1908, Image 1

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It* 4“- :y- A«t v THE GAFFNEY LEDGER. •V A NEWtPAPBR IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIED. AND DEVOTED TO THE BEDT INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. II, 1S94. oaffney, O, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1908. S140 A YEAN. LATEST NEWS FROM BLACKSBURG DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR SISTER CITY. Brief New* Notes and Personal Para* graphs Gathered by Our M lron City” Correspondent. Blacksburg, Sept. 17.—Miss Mamie Blalack left Wednesday morning for Rock Hill where she resumes ner studies at Winthrop College. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. King and child ren, little Miss Constance and Master William, of Charlotte, N. C., are vlat- Ing Mr8 ; King’s mother, Mrs. S. L. Heaian, on Caroliha street, this week. Mr. D. D. Gaston left Monday for Greenville on business. He expect* to be gone about ten days. Mt». A. E. Woody and little daugh ter, Edna, of Spartanburg, spent Wednesday here with relatives. Mr*. C. C. Derrick and children re turned home last week from Lamar where they spent several weeks with relatives. Mtae Willie Sherer leift Wednes day for Rock Hill where she resumes her studies at Winthrop College. Mlaa Elizabeth Bridges spent Tues day in Grover, N. C., with her aunt. Mrs. Frank Nichols. M*a. O. A. Osborne returned home Monday night from Shelby, N. C., whene she spent several davs with relatives. Mlaa Mabel Kamseur has accepted a potdtion as clerk in the postofflce. Mr. Flemming Gibson, formerly of this place but now of Rock Hill, ar rived here Wednesday afternoon from Tide Water, Ala., where he has been several weeks with the Dravo Contracting Co., and left that night for his home. Mr. R. M. Roberts went to Patter son Springs, N. C., Wednesday morn ing to attend the funeral of his un cle, Mr. Forest Roberts, whose death occurred at his home in Charlotte, N. C., Tuesday. Mr. M. H. Morrow spent Wednes day afternoon In Gaffney on bus!- nese. The city council has just finished repairing the school bouse and has It In good condition now for the win ter. School opened Thursday morn ing with a good attendance. The teacher for this year are Prof. E. A. Montgomery, Misses Edna Heaian, Julia Sahlmon, of Charleston, Web ber, of Converse, Tiller, of Green wood, and Mrs. Wharton, of Abbe ville. Mr. J. L. Baber, of Shelby, N. C., a commercial tourist, spent Thurs day here on business. Mr. H. S. Boozer returned to her home in Newberry Wednesday, after spending a few days here with her: son, Mr. C. A. Stewarc. Miss Ola Wllkerson, of Hickory Grove, spent a few hours here Tues day oa her way to Lynwood College,; North Carolina. On Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the Methodist parsonage, | in this place, Mr. Joe Spake and Miss Minnie Wesslnger were mar-1 rled, Rev. C. C. Derrick, officiating. Both are from Gaffney. They have our best wishes for a long and pros- perons future. Mr. W. W. Duncan, of this place,, spent from Friday to Monday in Rock Hill with Mrs. Duncan and the i children, who are spending some time there with relatives. Mrs. Ix)ckwood and Miss Mary Stacy went over to Gaffney one day last week to a birthday dinner given In honor of Miss Stacy’s mother, Mrs. Stacy, by her sister, Mrs. Nannie, Moore. Mr. W. A. Jackins, of Charlotte, N. C., visited relatives here this week, j Mrs. A. B. Crosby, of Sharon, is spending a few days here with her i daughter, Mrs. A. Osborne. Mias Rosa Duncan, who has been , the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moorehead for some time, is spend ing a day or two in Gaffney with rel ative*. Mr. and Mrs. Gilliard Cline and children went over to Gaffney Thurs day to visit relatives. Mr. Joe Hayden left Monday morn ing for Marvland where he has a po- sitlon. Mr*. R. P. Roberts, of Cherokee Falla, apent Thursday here with rel atives. Miss Lela Darwin has returned to her home here after a stay of six weeks at Hendersonville, N. C. She la very aiucb improved. Master Rob Darwin, of Gaffney, spent Tuesday here with his aunt, Mrs. S. A. Darwin, on Carolina street. Miss Nellie Whltesldea stopped over Thursday here with friends on her way from Atlanta, Gew, to her home In Hickory Grove. Mrs. Carlton, who makes her home here with her daughter, Mra. B. E. Thomson, went over to Spartanburg Wednesday to visit relatives. Miss Ruby Byars, of Earl, N. C., is spending a while with her sister. Mrs. John Byars, on Church street. Mr. J. M. Pollock spent Tuesday and Wednesday here with hla parents. ! Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Pollock, on Chero- i. ■ kee street. Mr. O. A. Osborne spent Wednes day afternoon in Gaffney on business. Misses Belle and Willie Blalock have returned home after spending a week in North Carolina with rel atives. Mr. W. L. King spent Wednesday in Gaffney and "took in” Gentry Bros. show. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gaston are re joicing over the arrival of a fine noy at their home on Carolina street. Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Ramseur drove up to Patterson Springs, N. C., Wed nesday afternoon on professional business. .Miss Hallie Thomson left Thurs day 'for her home at Pacolet after spending about two weeks here with her sister, Mrs. Cooksey, and Miss Bessie. Mrs. J. S. Scott and son, E. L., of Jonesville, are here visiting her sis ter, Mrs. W. J. Moorehead, who has been quite sick but is now much bet ter. Little Miss Sarah Hughes, of Union, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. J. Moore head. Misses Maud and Pearl Mitqjiell, of Lancaster, spent Tuesday night here with Mrs. J. M. Peek an<> left Wed nesday for Greenville where they enter Chicora College. A LETTER FROM TEXAS. A Grapic Oiscription of the People and Their Ways. Manor, Texas, Sept. 13, 1908. Editor ledger:—In many respects the “Empire State” of Texas and its people, are quite different from our own State, Carolina, and her people. The best cotton and corn lands In the world are the prairie or black lands of Texas, so we have been told. They will not, however, grow any thing else of any consequence. The ‘sand hills” or timbered lands are not so good for corn and cotton (and especially the latter) but they are fine for truck farming such as rib bon cane, potatoes, watermellons, peanuts and many other things too numerous to mention. Many people prefer living on the prairies where they can grow cotton and corn, while many others would rather stay on the sand hills. Taking all things into consideration I prefer the latter. The thing so singularly strange to me is why the American people did not settle on these prairies years ago when the land could have been bought for a song. But instead of that, the Germans, Sweeds and Mex icans own and control three-fifths of Travis county, the county in which the capital city of Austin is situated. These Germans and Sweeds are clever, nice people, many of them, hut they belong to the Catholic church, most all of them. That Is the greatest curse to Texas, “Roman Catholicism.” There Is not a Baptist or Methodist church in seven miles of this place and the writer had to spend this beautiful Sabbath after noon In playing “hide and seek" with small children, something he had not done in twenty years. He enjoyed the game, nevertheless. The com munity in which I am now living Is made tip of Germans and Sweeds, ten to one. The first thing with them is to build a dancing hall, he next is to put up a beer saloon, and then the church. They all drink their lager beer, the pastor of the church as well as his members. They t so “full” sometimes they can’t go. They won’t claim, however, that they have been on a drunk until they get drunk, get into a fight and become so badlv hurt that they will have to stay in bed a week. They seldom fight though. Beer does not make a man want to fight, we are told In our physiologies like cider or cherry bounce. Another thing strange to me, when I first came to Texas, was in Elgin and Manor, two little towns nearly as large as Gaffney, and on Baiurdav s three times as many negroes, Mexi cans, Germans and Sweeds and not more than one-tenth Americans, and in Elgin seven barrooms full of whiskies of all kinds and in the town not a single police. One little con stable for all the township. The Ger mans and Sweeds behave themselves and when the negro and the Mexican misbehaves himself, there la always a real Texan ready to knock him down with a stick or rock, whichever is handiest and no one says a word. That Is the way order is kept. I would not have any of the readers of your paper think I am In favor of barrooms back there. I am not. If there were seven barrooms open In Gaffney the town would not hold all the drunk men on Saturdays. These people here go in and take a drink of beer or whiskey and go on about their business. It Is their custom here, and in Gaffney the custom is to drink until you get so drunk yon can’t go. So much for this subject. I did not intend bringing this Into my let ter at all. Texas is a money making country. Wages are better of all sorts. Farm hands get more, the carpenters get more, the brick layer gets more, tne teacher gets more. I can’t say what the preacher nor the lawyer gets, for I haven’t seen one since I came here. But of all that are out of reason Is the doctor. He gets a dollar per mile one way for b!s day trip and one each way for night. I am spend ing the night tonight seven miles from the doctor and If I were get sick and have to have a doctor, it would cost me fourteen dollars. The water here Is not very cold, but it certainly takes a great deal of It for me. I can sleep too, much bet ter here than I did back in Carolina. 1 will just say fif any of the boys hack there are thinking of coming west to find them a girl) they need not come. There are but. few here. I have not seen a half dozen since I came here. Taking everything into consideration, I am very well satis fied with the red hills of Carolina. She has plenty of beautiful shade trees; the water is fresh and cool from the fountain; she has not black, sticky mud; the doctor bills are much more easily paid; she hardly knows a German, Sweed or Mexican, and she Is full to the overflowing of the fairest maidens to be found in any country or State In the wide, wide world. Pete. A FRIENBLY TALK TO THE PARENTS t Improvement and progress as long | as things go forward and not back- j ward. But we haven't got through with I the family government yet. This laughing. She’s making a laughing stock of herself I fear but she don’t know it. Oh, how I did wish old parson Flint would point them out last night. I would have made Jen- WHOLESOME ADVICE WHICH SHOULD BE HEEDED. The Training of a Child’s Mind and Character is a Placed on Every Parent. Wilkinsville, Sept. 15.—Despite our efforts to be dispassionate and improvement part we can’t afford to ny so mad no one could hare seen leave off just here. i here freckles while the blnah was on We alude to the loose manner in her cheek, and that gosling of a boy which children are sometimes allow- i with her would have felt like he ed to grow up in the home and bring j could have crept through an auger unpleasantness to their parents and hole. disgust to their friends. i “Lovingly, Let us draw a picture of a home; “Dolly C.” Responsibility of th,s wtth some straneer op, Mr vv R ^- a i ker is rebutidtagbit visitor present for the time being, s „ 0 wl , h stone , lDle and . em<!nt It may be their minister or the He wam> , 0 mlke , t >torlI| proof spiritual adviser of some neighbor ing Hock. If so, that much the better. Cotton is opening faster man the pickers can gather It fair in what we say or write of, or thp mother and rhlM who ls request-1 v “ ® about matters of a serious nature, A(] to do some W01 * that is a little .*?* dpd if with on h!nd whfi we sometimes run on a “snag ano unloaded it with one hand while ha carried the other hand In a sling. Mr. Walter Kirby, we are sorry to say, was no better at last account, Mr. James Garner has started the snag ancr d j s tasteful or disgraceful in its im- have to pull off, go round or run aRination . It run8 about this waV : over it. This, we find a good way to Mo ther-“Dolly. honey, you must wash the dishes, sweep the flood and get ready for church as soon as you Thomson can. test our sincerity and cause us to in quire more closely into the matter. When we do this and find we are wrong then off comes our beaver and r>olly-“Oh, mother, make Sis’ an apology immeditely follows. Rut wash the dishe8 . It - S her ot erwise, we stand pat. Phis cor- was hed them last. I want to fix up respondent has never yet, nor never mill again after doing considerable amount of work in re pairing the dam and machinery In jured by the late high water Come on with your letters brother will. In this life, reach that degree -J 1 *"!. S " 00, a ' Ul ,heD 111 ar,d sister correspondents. We have sweep the floor.' of profection In which he will be free Mother- 'Dolly. go and do what I from error. Neither will he reach V()U and don - t be so naughty . that low standard of moral courage The preacher is here and he’ll notice t at will not allow' him to acRiiowl- v 0 ,, r conduct and think strange of it.' - ’ edge his own faults when proper!' pointed out. authorized the editor not to allow our letters to crowd you out of The Led ger columns. J L. S. THE C. Q. A O. R. R. I)olly--“It’s none of his business. <( ini will look for my letter tomorrow ‘ Bushwhacking’’ is the most cow- and j don’t want him to be dirap- Ri 9 ht s of Way Being Taken Up to ardly and contemptible warfare in pointed.” Spartanburg. which a person can engage. What Mother- *Dolly. I want vou to do Thfl t , Ilftrtanhllpo , .. . . aT1 we have to say of men or measures what , tfl n V o„ n0 w ” Th Sl,a,tanbur 8 Herald has been we are not afraid to say it in the pub- l)o]lv - - ’ - v,,r y much exercised about 'he con- 11c prints where the world can under- i eft< “Mother. I can write my st ruction of the C. C. & O. R. R., and stand what we say and mean. When ,he^e”^0“™ “n, ZZ ^ Ureei1 the ,,e0Ple t0 * • ,l ' we have anything in the nature of a f or church.” specific charge to make we first .Mother—“Well, then, go and write i ow i n g. doing lest Gaffney win the prize. Yesterday's Herald contained the fol- make it to the individual—the person j, and ru ( . 0 ver up the dishes and it most concerns. But in speakngin , bPV can walt tJ1 , we gPt back from a general way if a random shot hits church.’ ’ some one who happens to lie In line The situation with regard to the building of the Carolina, Clinchflald & Ohio railroad into Spartanburg, la they may know it was intended for * ? Ving W ° n ^ V,Ct ° ry ’ D | ?! ,y ^ made ‘densely interesting by -level- may know was intended for to her room, procures a writing pad opinent8 of the la9t few day8 There them and all others of their ilk. and (or perhaps a post card with some they can speak out or keep silent as emblematic picture on It i -and sirs they choose. down and writes: But we mal^e it an invariable rule Sheep Raising Profitable. Speaking of the efforts of the De partment of Agriculture to stimulate interest in live stock raising in South Carolina, Hon. E. W. Dabbs, of Goodwill, Sumter county, said yester day that eight years ago hla little boy had been made a present of a pair of sheep. Since that time the increase from those two sheep had been over 25 head and they had sold $200 worth of wool and six had been killed for mutton. In addition to this many wool blankets had been made. The value of cattle raising upon the farm was touched upon by Mr. i Dabbs, too. in addition to the re ceipts for beef and hide, Mr. Dabbs asserts that from every $25 worth of cotton seed meal or hulls fed the cows, $20 is returned In manures for the farm. Then again there Is the good value of butter, cheese and milk.—The State. September 5. are now in the city under the direc tion of Mr. W. A. Jones, assistant mil we manic it an invariame rule “Hello Jim? How are vou eettina <IU ' f f>nsin ® er of the c - * On not to speak of persons or measures on now? I’m O K myself Sam Stneral ot the road ’ s besl rights of of which we can’t speak kindly If it spruce and Lilly White are’ to be ‘ I?, J* J 10 can be honorably avoided. Silence married Sundav and I’m eoine to be that thC att * clearing up this is a strong rebuke. Naturally man- 1 a t the wedding as one of the waiters W ° r ^ 18 t0 b6 rushed to COIU P letl on kind is a blank and we don’t think' j 0 e Perkins and I will be the waiters!! tha? 1 ^ “ we outrage science when we say cul-11 don’t like to wait with Joe. He’s Ls is to enahi? the \ f tlvatlon does more for mankind than 30 biggotted Besides he’s red-head- ' S 18 t0 enab e the en & i,16er8 t0 “heredity ” TPs tni* 1 , Besides, ne s red nead make earl t lf WMlb i e a heredity. its true, we admit, that e d and parts his hair in the middle. rminrt n<5 tha ’ some are endowed with greater'or He’s so disgusting Nothing would P u l a , f th6 St ° f the Spar ’ less talent than others Inst an their i e , . a S tanburg line as compared with the less raiem man otners. Just as their do Sam and Lil but that we must be Htia n ~ , Creator foreclaimed and determined ! their waiters and I hope vou will not I n ® raffnev^hrone^Phe^J it should be. It’s generally admit- i think hard of me for doing so. Rev., ^ h Ga * ney tb [° ugh f her ® k ^ c<mn * ted that “we are creatures of habit” Alexander Smart will pronounce the ; haS be<?n ken UP ' th * and Just as habits grow the life of 1 ceremony. I expect he’ll keep us on “ r T , ,nS ' me 18 practKa J ly the person is shaped. No man Is the floor long enough to intensfy my n ° W reina n 0 e erm n e bom great, neither is he born hatred for Joe ignoble. It’s the possibilities he Im proves or rejects that determine his the ., ... , , cost of the line into Spartanburg. m .hi v r i h® 0 ? 1 ! ! The showing made will doubtless will think I love Joe Perkins—but 11 v, . . . a . i .. v . , , v have much ^eisht in determining don t. ‘Ma thinks Joe is a mighty 1 th niloo *i nn future and that’s where the work of; nice boy; but I don’t. They had a! ® , 7 . education is made more manifest. party at John Smock’s the other tn 88 ^ b f ° n ® “ * In the bosom of every child’s fu-, night and Joe was there but he took * ° f. , h g ° f the * ltuatl0 ®* ture life lies the talent entrusted to no part in it. He said that ‘twistifi- a e ne b Y ' va Y of Gaffney to its keeping, therefore, the training of the child’s mind and character is a burden of responsibility placed up- catlon’ was nothing more or less Columbia is shorter than th- route .. a ^ by way of this city, but the tmpor- than ‘flat footed dancing under a *. . „ , . „ . a J itance of Spartanburg as a centre of different name. When we started to ! nnna „ mnt , nwt . ...... on those on whom that duty devolves, play he went into another room' ^ . P . . d a P t of dlstrlbu- Often blame is laid npon children where the old people were and staid i J 100 . If b ® ng h ar * P y K depeR, ^ d upon for which parents, teachers and our there till we broke up. He told old ' t0 , ,nfl ™; Dce ,h ° 8e ^ ho a [ e , # t0 det f >r ' ministers, one. either or all are res- Mrs. Fidget that he never danced mine this question in behalf of this — vucai. lievx2i uciimru ponsible. We don’t want to condemn but one reel in his life and if God THE MIGHTY POWER OF MI-O-NA. Ml-o-na, that/ extraordinary and perfect stomach tonic, will relieve dyspepsia In twenty-four hours. * It will cure, and is guaranteed by Gaffney Drug Co. to the readers of The Ledger to cure the most pitiful cases of dyspepsia, if taken accord ing to directions Ml-o-na tablets not only cure dys pepsia, but all stomach disturbances, such as vomiting of pregnancy, sea or car sickness, and the stomach sick ness after execesslve indulgence. Mi-o-na cures by strengthening and invigorating the flabby stomach walls, and after a course of Ml-o-na treat ment, constipation, If there Is any. will entirely disappear. Read this from the president or a New York corporation: “I have been a terrible sufferer from dyspepsia and gastritis for two years. The most, eminent physicians prescribed for me with no effect. 11 have been absoultely cured by your Ml-o-na tablets. The first one gave 1 me a relief almost Incredible.”—Her bert H. Taylor, 501 West 143 Street, New York City. Ml-o-na Is a most economical treat ment—a large box of tablets only costs 50 corns at The Oaffnev Drug Go., and the dyspeptic, nenous or otherwise, who does not give them a} trial, is losing an opportunity to re gain health. It is understood that the work of securing rights of way in the coun ty is now well under way, and that some progress has been made. It is not believed that any great difficulty is to be encountered on thai portion of the line. The representatives of the company now in the city are not .. „ . a . Inclined to discuss the situation fur- Solomon made no mistake wien congregation generally are delighted . *v v* . ho “T-roin tho «*v .1 7 , v ^ . ,her 1 han to sa Y th ® rights of way ne said. Train up a cnlld In the with the services and much good is way he should go and when he Is expected to be done. Mr. Phllan old he will not depart from it.” Thropy is taking a great interest in A great many, perhaps well mean- the meeting but Miss Ann Thropy ing but misinformed parents will say. doesn’t attend. She doesn’t like it . , , _ , “i to i . v v i . . w' 110 ar ® working out from here are I tried to raise my boy right. I because she can t be a leading spirit . . ^ . , r ao . ... T „ stopping at the Spartan Inn and ex- I I tried to do that in it. Yesterday Miss Jenny Rossity .. the guiltless. would forgive him he’d never dance No doubt nine-tenths of the criml- another, itals in our penitentiaries (or abroad The big meeting at Clear creek in the land unwhipped of justice) can began Wednesday night. Revs, trace their career to their home Messrs. Flint and Steele are con- training—where they never were ducting it. Mr. Sam Mody leads the taught to obey and respect their singing and Mrs. Ellie Gantt assists parents, as they should have been. Miss Amy Abell at the organ. The Is to be taken up as rapidly as pos sible that a report may be made up on the cost. Messrs. Jones, Brewer and Kent, tried to do this and but I failed.” read a paper on the needs of the or-1 Parents, Solomon didn’t say any- phans and the famine sufferers. This thing about trying. He said, “Train was followed by a contribution for him,” and at the same time gives the each cause. Old Mrs. Gass Pell has methods to be employed In carrying been a regular attendant. She hasn’t i pect to be In the city until a lecls- slon is announced. A Paying Investment. Mr. John White, of 38* Highland out the command. You perhaps tried been there In a long time before. Ave - Houlton, Maine, says: “Have to carry out the measure without the She seems to he bright and strong been troubled with a cough every win- method. Some good meaning hut for one of her age. The young peo thoughtless mothers will shut their pie shun her as much as possible for erring children up In the solitary con-! she doesn't talk about anything but ter and spring. Last winter I tried many advertised remedies, but the cough continued until T bought a 50c. finement of the closet where they can religion and that’s a dry subject with bott le of Dr. King’s New Discovery; live on sugar during the period of most of them. their incarseration, and spend the few “Arn’t you coming over Sunday? Jenny Flirt and her ‘feller’ was at church last night. She was dressed happy hours (or minutes) from the drudgery of carrying In stove wood or rocking the cradle. j out of the ashes’ and she and her These views and allusions have feller were all smiles. Jenny wore by this time proved our alligiance I her gold spectacles. They sat on a to the barbaric methods In vogue before the invention of the electric back seat and I really don't think either of them heard a word the before that was half gone, the cough was all gone. This winter the same happy result has followed: a few doses once more banished the annual cough. 1 am now convinced that Dr. King s New Discovery Is the best of all cough and lung remedies ” Sold under guarantee at Cherokee Drug Co. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. car. the telephone, the typewriter; preacher said. They kept talking and the jnitorraMr machines by which and laughing all the time. I don’t •i'ich an improvement Mb been made Blink half the congregation heard in our church music and w ar- new much of what was said either for ready to he set down as a crook, a foggy and a pessimist. That’s all. W* ara, however, la favor of both looking at them. Jenny would be a pretty girl If It wasn't for her freck les, red hair, giddiness and lond —Suited at last. The mau who cannot shave himself—who says Its too much trouble—or who is afraid to try, should buy himself a Gilletto Safety Razor from The Gaffney Drug Company. 1