Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v-’ p A It ■«. * THE QAPPNEY LEDOER, Tuesday and pdday. DsCamp, Edltsr and Pufellahar PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Mr. W. B. Blackwood, of Jonesvllle, spent Saturday in the city. Mr. Blackwood is an old friend of The ledger and we are always delighted to have him come to visit us. Rev. T. B. Owen and son, Rey- A Gahuey mereliaul is out author ty ^ no | ( | a ] j0wer Cherokee, were visit- for the statement that basiuess in j org t£) t ^ e c ^y j agt Thursday. Mr. Gaffney was better last Saturday than | Owen is one of the best Methodist for many months. This is a good i preachers in this section, while his . sou Is a builder of no mean reputa- sign of returning prosperity despite 6 , u i tion for a young man. the 'lamenting of the calamity howlv Misg Maud Kirby> one Qf Cher0 . ers. • i kee’s fair young ladies, was a wel- • • • * ) come visitor to the city Saturday. Cherokee county ought to give Mr. P. H. Freeman, one of Blacks- |2u0 to iho National Catnoaigo Fund.; b “';f» 1>»«'neaa ■»«.. waa a , ' visitor to the city last Sunday. The donations so far are less than j Sam D Hopper was a Shelby vislt- ♦100, although it is |ilmost that much, j or s un d ay . REV. B. P. ROBERTSON. Baptist Loosen up, ye tight wads. What is Democracy worth to you if you can-; ,Jl > fvk not afford to contribute more than ll0 ^ your vote towards its success? • • • We invite your especial attention to the local news feature of this is sue of The Ledger. It contains more Harry Wheat left yesterday for At- here be goes to enter Georgia of Tech. Miss Nan Wilburn, who has been the guest of Miss Aurelia Lodge at Limestone College, left yesterday for her home at Cross Keys. Miss Freeman Garrett, who is a student of Converse College, spent Sunday in the city with her parents, news that is of genuine interest to j Dr and Mrg j F Garrett the people of Cherokee county than Miss Cleo Gaffney leaves this usual. Wo do not pretend to be any-1 morning for Atlanta where she re- thing but a local paper, but we do j sumes her work as a trained nurse. cover the local field, and that cannot be successfully contradicted. • • • Cheer up Democrats. Mr. Bryan has Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft on the run. Mr. Haskell has resigned aa treasurer of the National Democratic Campaign Committee and Mr. Her man Ridder, a well known and highly respeotable newspaper man of New York Las been appointed In his stead. This adds much to the respectability j of the Democratic management and means more trouble for the G. O. P. We have faith in the ultimate triumph of Democracy. C. D. Taylor, formerly a good citi zen of Gaffney, but now a travelling salesman, spent Sunday in the city with his family. Miss Della Rhyne, of Blacksburg, was a visitor to the city yesterday. Floyd Littlejohn left yesterday for Charleston where he goes to enter the South Carolina Military Academy. Miss Jessie Kerr, of Shelby, N. C., | 0 f the State, arrived In the city Saturday, the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. H. Rob bins, on Smith street. He. Is Now Pastor Centrar Church, Atlanta. We take the following from the Atlanta Journal of Sunday concern ing Rev. B. P. Robertson, formerly pastor of the First Baptist church of this city: “Rev. B. P. Robertson will be in stalled as pastor of the Central Bap tist church, Garnett and Forsyth streets. Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The following program has been arranged: “Rev. W. A. Nelson, presiding. “Welcome on behalf of church, A. F. Todd. “Welcome on behalf of other deno minations, Rev. W. T. Hamby, pastor of Walker Street M. E. church. “Welcome on behalf of Baptist ministers and their denomination. Rev. William Upshaw. “Welcome on behalf of the Baptist of Georgia, Rev. J. F. Purser. “Response by pastor, Rev. B. P. Robertson. “Some closing remarks and bene diction, Rev. J. W. Millard. "The new pastor, Rev. B. P. Robert son, is a native of South Carolina. He is a graduate of a college in North Carolina, the Southern Baptist Theological seminary at Louisville, Ky., and the George Washington uni versity, of Washington, D. C. He spent eight years as pastor of the First Baptist church at Gaffney, S. C., during which time the Second church as a mission was organized, a pastorium and a new house of wor ship was built, and the membership quadrupled. lie was also president of the Baptist Young People’s union The sending of the agent to South Carolina at this Umo is a very im portant matter. As soon as the lo cations for the different buildings (hat are to be constructed are decid ed upon the big force of men in the supervising architect’s office will be gin the plans for the buildings, and inside of a year and a half or two years the towns in South Carolina just named will have first-class Fed eral buildings. P. H. McG. Cistrict Meeting Red Men The first district convention of the Red Men for this district, consisting “He spent six years as pastor of the Findley Memorial Baptist church. Baltimore, Md. During this time a new fine stone church building was erected. He was also superintendent of the united evangelistic work of the city two years, in addition to his regular pastoral work. There It’s several months before the next legislature meets, but when it does we hope it will take up two questions and push them through. One is the matter of good roads and the other is germaine to it—wide tires. If South Carolina would undertake to relieve her citizens of the mux tax they pay it would confer a greater benefit than any other that it could confer. The State should spend a little more money educating its citizens how to live rather than how not to live. For fifteen years we have debauched our citizens by engaging in the whiskey business and now that we have about rid ourselves of this incubus, let us spend fifteen years in road building and see what a vast difference it will make in our citizenship. • • •’ We do not know that it will inter est many of our readers to note the death in Charlotte last Thursday of Col. Henry C. Ecles. but knowing him as we did we cannot but shed a tear and attempt to lay a flower up on his bier. He was among the first men we ever knew and our first re collection of him was an act of kind ness on his part. He was a most gentle and lovable man, soft manner ed in speech, a Chesterfield in man ners and big hearted to a fault. As a newsboy we have enjoyed his hos pitality on Thanksgiving and Christ mas. and he furnished us a portion of the capital for our first business ven ture. Twenty-eight years ago he and the late Wm. J. Yates each loaned us an equal amount of money with which to embark in the green grocery business in Charlotte. Mr. Ecles was then running the Central Hotel and he was one of our best customers. We were a mere boy and It made our breast swell with pride to know that men like those two had confidence enough in us to lend us money. The attachment formed in boyhood for Mr. Eccles has remained with us and we shall always revere his memory. Peace be to his ashes. His reward will he great. of about fifteen tribes from the coun ties of Cherokee, Spartanburg artd j were something like 8,000 professions Union, met in the court house Friday j nf faitb dur j n g two y eargi night. The members of the local tribe were out in full force to wel come their guests. In addition to! these a large audience from the city and county was present to extend a welcome to the delegates. Judge J. E. Webster presided over the meet ing with great dignity and grace. Capt. J. B. Bell was Introduced as the first speaker and delivered the address of welcome in behalf of the city. This was fittingly responded to by H. T. Husky, Esq., of Spartanburg. W. S. Hall, Esq., was then introduced and in a beautiful speech welcomed the delegates in behalf of the Knights of Pythias. Senator J. C. Otts, In a few well chosen words, then extend ed a welcome from the Odd Fellows, after which Col. T. B. Butler, in one of his inimitable talks, extended a welcome in behalf of the Junior Or der and the W. O. W. He brought down the house by setting forth the advantages of W. O. W. in glowing terms. Mr. John T. Gaston, of Co lumbia, Grand Sachem of the Red Men, concluded the exercises in a splendid speech setting forth the many advantages of the order of which he has the honor to be at the head. The local tribe is in the best possible condition and bids fair to continue to be one of the most fluorish- ing tribes of the order. “He spent one year as pastor of the First church, Arcadia, Fla., during which time the membership doubled and a new church building, costing $20,000 was inaugurated. He has spent nearly a year as financial sec retary of the Baptist Educational Commission of Florida, dtiting which time he received thousands of dollars in cash and subscriptions for the en dowment of Columbia college, at Lake City.” SITES TO BE INSPECTED. The Canpaign Fund. Gaffney, S. C„ Sept. 20, 1908. The State, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sirs:- Enclosed find check for $21.72 for the Bryan fund from citizens of Gaffney and Cherokee county. This with our former con tribution makes $7?.72. Below is list of contributions: Yours truly, R. S. Lipscomb. J. S. Robinson $ .25 R. M. Gaffney i.oo Wilkinsville Precinct 1.20 Gaffney No. 3 1.00 Grassy Pond Precinct 20 Woods Precinct 30 Maud Precinct 30 Cash oi Thiokety Precinct 55 Allen’s Precinci 21 Antioch Precinct 85 Butler’s Precinct 2.05 Ezells Precinct 1.96 Gaffney No. 1 52 Gaffney No. 2 1.37 Gaffney No. 4 1.86 Littlejohn’s Precinct 68 Macedonia Precinct 2.29 Pleasant Grove Precinct 60 Sarratt’s Precinct 50 Timber Ridge Precinct 44 J. D. Carter 1.00 Jno. P. Spake 50 W. H. Ross 88 Cherokee Falls Precinct 20 T. E. Burgess 1.00 Total $21.72 Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our many friends who were so kind during the Illness and since the death of our husband and father. We shall ever feel grate ful for their many acts of kindness and words of sympathy. May God bless them all. Mrs. J. A. Gaffffney and Children. List of Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters remain ing in the postofflee at Gaffney, 8. C., for week ending Sept. 28, 1908: Mr. Laurence Allison. Mrs. Drucilla Arlage. Mr. D. W. Bridges. Miss Marr Black. Miss Flossie Ruice, Care J. H. Buice. Mrs. Arthur Brown. Joe C. Barnett. Miss Vabgie Davis. Mrs. M. A. Dearman. M. Sail Dover. Roxie Davis. Mr. David Jefferies Mr. R. K. Mendalhal. Walter Gess. Jno. Green, Jr. Mr. Cudd Hardy. Miss Norris Humphries. Miss Ruth Henderson. Mr. Lude Holmes. Mr. David Jefferies. Mr. Elliott Jones. Mr. durance Legerton. « Miss Minnie Holmes. Mr. William McCollum. Mr. Bunie Petty. Miss Lula MeMorris. Mrs. Porter. Miss Ader Pruitt. Miss Maggie Parris. Mr. Lee Powels. Mrs. C. R. Ruppe. Mr. William Roberson, (2). Mrs. Liza Sanders. A. Shelton. Mr. Fred Scoggln. Mrs. Fannie Simpson. Mr. J. R. Stephens. Miss Georgia Sharp. Miss Sarlena Smith. Miss Hattie Smith, i^ottie Turner. Mr. Tigert. Mrs. Carrie Wood. G. R. Wilkins. Mr. Davis Wilkins. J. D. Martin. Mr. J. B. Lancaster. Mr. L. T. Dawson. Thos. Hester, Postmaster. FOR BALE. FOR SALE—A lot of fine pigs. Ap ply to E. 8. Turner. 9-22-4$ FOR SALE—The Nelson store house and lot on Limestone street Just below Galloway’s. Apply to J. Floyd Spake or Jno. P. Spake, Route No. 4. Gaffney, S. C. FOR SALE—One No. 7 Blickens- derfer typewriter, practically mew. ▲ bargain. J. Eh Jefferies. Aug. 25 tf. FOR RENT FOR RENT—A portion of my resi dence to parties without children; either furnished or unfurnished. Mrs. A. V. Montgomery. Sept. 25 tf. TO RENT—Office room* over Tke ledger. Apply to Id. H. DeCamp. Nov. ?. tf. WANTED. . WANTED—A copy of The Ledger of the issue of June 26, 1908. Any person having this paper will confer a favor by sending it to this office, tf. WANTED—Green hides and bees wax. L. W. MoGuinn. Sept 18 tf. WANTED—Green hides; highest cash price paid. Clary A Kirby. Aug. 14 tf. LOBT. LOST—On the road to or around Limestone Springs, one gold watch charm trimmed in blue, with the words, “U. S. Naval Acamdey.” Re ward if returned to Wm. E. Bell, Jr., Care f’arroll & Byers. Sept. 29 It pd. James E. Hughes, eighty-seven years old, former member of the Mis souri Legislature, who was impris oned during the reconstruction days In Missouri for preaching, died at Osborn, Mo. A Southern Woman. “Uncle Josh” Jenkins which comes to the Star Theatre on October 3rd, is a rural comedy drama in four acts, a story of the New Hampshire hills, full of fun and laughter. The tile role is protrayed by Mr. O’Shea, who has been connected with Shubert and Frohemans’ attractions l <,u ^ 111 ' mak ' s for several seasons, who has been es pecially engaged to fill the title role. Miss Mina Reed, who plays the lead Government Agent to Be Sent to Towns That Will Get Buildings. Washington. Sept. 22.—The News and Courier correspondent was in formed by the supervising architect of the treasury to-day that some time between the 10th of October and the 1st of November an agent’ of the treasury would be sent to South Car olina to inspect and report upon the acceptance of sites for public build ings, proposals for which were open ed in July. At the last session of Congress ap propriations were made with which to purchase sites in Abbeville, New berry, Laurens, Union, Gaffney, Dar lington and Orangeburg; and, as just stated, proposals were opened early In the summer. It Is the custom of the treasury department to send out its agent to make a personal inspection of the sites that have been offered for sale to the Government. The bids that are sent in are only the preliminary Oscar sfe * )s which the Government is guided in the purchases it suhse- It was stated to-day that such act ion would have been taken earlier hut for 1 he fact that Secretary Cor lug feminine roll, was horn and raised ' 1,1 ,,n *' as * H ‘ , n a " a ' 011 summer vacation and that such matters arc In Spartanburg. S. C., and is one of 1 those beautiful Southern women of distinguished character. She lias ilie honor of wearing the famous di- rectorie gown or otherwise known as the sheath skirt which was worn by Miss Stella Tracy, late star of Weber & Field’s star cast. The directorie gown will be displayed here the first time and will be worn by Miss Reed at the opening performance on Oct her 3rd at the Star Theatre. Musical and dancing specialties are Introduced throughout the act:, by Mr. Clyde Long, assisted l>v the clever and charming soulucttc Ester Evans. Seats are now on sale at The Led ger office and from reports there will he a big demand for same. always given individual attention. A SUFFERING MINISTER. “For many years I have been a suf ferer from bronchial catarrh, and had despaired of anything like a cure. Judge of my pleasant surprise when I first used Hyomel, which brought complete relief. Hyomei has been a veritable Godsend.” Rev. Char les Hartley, Sardinia, Ohio. Thousands of catarrh sufferers have given up in despair. They have tried stomach dosing, snuff, sprays and douches without success, and now believe catarrh to be incurable. But Gaffney Drug Co. holds out hope to all distressed. They sell a remedy called Hyomei which is guar anteed for catarrh, colds coughs, bronchitis, asthma and croup. Hyomei (pronounced Hlgh-o-me) is medicated air, full of the healthy vir tues of the mountain pines. You breathe in the delightful antiseptic air. and as it passes over the inflam ed and germ ridden membrane, it al lays the inflamation, kills the germs, ami drives out the disease. A complete Hyomei outfit, includ ing a hard rubber inhaler, costs but $1.00, and an extra bottle of Hyomei, if afterwards needed, costs but 50 cents. See Gaffney Drug Co. about it today. GnenAway A iJiamond Uing worth $35 to the most popular lady. A large, beautiful Doll, worth $10 to the popular little girl. Every one should be interested In this matter and call and see us. Our Fall line Jewelry, Watches, China and Cut Glass will attract and please everyone. We will appreciate a visit and have you look over our elegant and large stock. Gaffney Jewelry Co. Next to Cherokee Drug Co. Sept. 29-21 Fire Insurance! Wo represent some of the largest and most substantial companies and would like to write your business. 5-14-tf Smith & Lipscomb, Agents. Money to Loan! I am prepared to negotiate loans in amounts from $300.00 up for a term of years on improved forms. Inter est 8 per cent. Gallon 9-14-08-601 J. C. Jefferies, Atty., Gaffney, S. C. Stanyarne Wilson Henry K. Osborne Wilson & Osborne LAWYERS Spartanburg, S. C Will practice in Cherokee Courts. Call by phone, telegraph or letter. 8-26-tf MISS EVA C. SAMS who has been teaching music in the Bap tist University, Raleigh, will have a class in Gaffney this year. Kindergarten music, $3 00 month; Primary and higher grades. $4.00 per month. Sept-4-tf DR. W. K. GUNTER U E N T ItST Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crmm bcMa* work a OOUPQN P vote for as the most popular R. F. D. Carrier in Cheroke County. A Socialists’ Warm Reception. A Socialist orator named Fitts ad dressed a large, if not sympathetic crowd, in the city Saturday night. 1 He spoke on Granard street and a A Good Opening, large number were soon congregated. The Gaffney graded school ibis It looked for a few moments as if year gives i>romiHe of the largest at there would he trouble as the crowt^. 1 tendance in its historv. Last year did not relish his remarks and did , they opened with 791 attendants and not seem inclined to allow him to pro- 1 the enrollment reached more than ceed. He was interrupted by cries eleven hundred. This year they on* 11 and questions and one or two harm- ed with 851 and Snyieiintendent less missiles found a lodging pla#e Spears predicts that the enrollment on his person. It is said that this will y>ass the twelve hundred mark. is the same fellow who was run out j of Shelby, a short while ago and he —A beautiful doll to he given away argams Bargains! In every department you will find new goods as good as can be made. Cheaper than you have seen them in years. - Will Buy More Than - 12c Would last year. See us before you buy your fall line, will save you money. We CARROLL & BYERS