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: THE GAFFNEY LEDGER. t A NEWtPAPBVt IN ALL THAT THB WORD IMPLISA AND DKVOTRD TO THE BEET INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1908. $1.50 A YEAR. THE LATEST NEWS FROM BLACKSBURG DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR SISTER CITY. INDIANS AT LIMESTONE. Brief News Notes and Personal Para graphs Gathered by Our “Iron City” Correspondent. Blacksburg, Nov. 2.—Mrs. E. F. Bell spent Friday in Spartanburg, shop ping. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bridges and lit tle daughter. Hazel, of Spencer, N. C., spent Saturday and Sunday here, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bla lock. Miss Mary Whitesides returned to her home here Saturday after spend ing several days with relatives at Hickory Grove. Mr. Jess Cannon, of Spartanburg, spent a few hours here Sunday on business. Rev. Buchanan, of Georgia, has been here several days on business. a Mr. and .Mrs. W. .1. Morehead spent w Sunday at Kings ('reek with Mr. and w Mrs. W. c. F. Wilburn. Miss Nan White returned this morning from Hickory Grove, where she visited her parents. Mr. James C. Blalock has accepted a position at Clifton with Frank Sossamun. and left last week to as sume his duties there. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blalock. Mrs. George Jefferies and Mrs. Mary Earl attend<-d the burial of littl*' Win Lit tle at Crocker’s Sunday afternoon. He was the oldest sou of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Little. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all. Mr. C. A. Stewart left Friday night for Newberry where he will visit his mother, Mrs. H. S. Boozer, for a while. Rev. B. L. Hoke goes to Laurens. S. C., Thursday, to deliver an ad dress before the Junior Order of United American Mechanics that at- ternoon. He will return home Fri- *day. Mrs. M. E. Deal and daughter, Mrs. Jno Scott, and children, left last week for Atlanta. Ga.. where they will spend several weeks. Miss Revis Blalock has returned home for a while from Spartanburg m Junction, where she held a position ^ with the Southern Railway Co. Mrs. Rebecca Porter, of Charlotte, N. C.. is visiting her s’ster, Mrs. S. L. Whisnant, on Cheiokee St. Miss Virtie DePriest, of Shelby, N. C., is spending a few days here with Mrs. Chas. Baber. Mrs. Mary Earl returned to her home here Friday after spending sev eral weeks in Greenville, S. C., with her sister. Miss Ela Little. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Turner, of Sharon, N. C., spent Saturday and Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Edd Turner, on Carolina St. Mrs. Hoyle Porter, of near here, was in town Monday shopping. Mrs. Rice Whitesides spent a few days in Hickory Grove with relatives last week. Mr. Jack Roberts is spending a while here with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Roberts. He is recovering from the injuries received at Great Falls, S. C., while working for the Southern Power Co. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Osborne and little son, Ernest Wright, of Gaffney, visited the former's father, Mr. O. A. Osborne, Saturday and Sunday. The Ladies Missionary Society of the Baptist church held a very inter esting meeting Sunday afternoon at the church. Mrs. Gaines, president, read an interesting piece on “Why our Society did not Disband,” and Mrs. C. A. Stewart read a' letter from “Our Missionary, at the Osage In dian Fields,” which was interesting and told of the hardships of the mis sionaries. The next meeting will he held with Mrs. Ira Hardin on the tirst Sunday in December. Mr. Adam Metis, of Spartanburg, S. C., spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Metts, on Shelby St. Mr. Jno. Maxwell, of Rock Hill, is here for a few days. Dr. J. M. Caldwell spent a few hours in Gastonia, N. C., Saturday with his mother. Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Derrick spent Saturday in Gaffney shopping. A Mrs. D. M. Williams spent a few days in Grover, N. C., last week with relatives. Mr. R. C .Gettis attended the Fair in Columbia last week. Mr. Oren Moore, of Charlotte, N. C., spent Sunday here with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moore. Sacred Concert at the College Sunday Afternoon. Sunday afternoon the United States Indian band which is now tour ing the South, and which played at the Star Theatre Saturday night, gave a sacred concert in the audi torium at Limestone College. it was a happy thought of Director Perrin, of the college faculty of mu sic, who heard the performance of the band Saturday night, to arrange for the concert at Limestone, and thus not only give the young ladies an opportunity to see and hear this famous band, composed of represen tatives of a race of people who occu- j py a peculiar position in “this great ( land of ours” and who never fail to i excite a deep interest when they • visit this part of the country, but al- i so those of the Gaffney people who [ failed to hear them the night before. ; The event was announced in the i churches Sunday morning, as well as I that the dummy would run to accom- I modate all who desired to go, and a I large crowd went down to attend, many impelled, no doubt, by a curiosi ty to “see the Indians,” while the majority were really eager to hear the music made by this unique aggre gation of musicians. The selections for the occasion were purely sacred, with, perhaps, one or two exceptions, one of which was "Dixie,” and this the leader said ho knew was sacred to all Southern ers. The entire program was beauti fully rendered, and the large audi- CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. Annual Event a Success in Every Feature. The chrysanthemum show given under the auspices of the ladies of the Presbyterian church, Friday night, October 30th, at the spacious residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wheat, was a crowning success in every particular. The house was a blaze of light, and presented a most attractive sight, as one approached from the distance. The interior was even more alluring, with the profusion of flowers, ferns and potted plants. The prize crysanthemums were ar tistically arranged in the conserva tory, calling forth warm words of praise from the admiring crowd. ’ The table of useful and fancy arti cles for sale, shared equal honors with the beautiful flowers, especially the exquisite centre piece of em broidered strawberries and leaves from the deft fingers of Mrs. Dr. Sherrard. A delicious salad course was serv ed during the evening, while a most attractive musical program of the following numbers added to the unal loyed pleasure of the evening: Piano solo—Miss Dew. Song—“Sunbeams,” Miss Julia Mc Arthur. Quartette—Mr .and Mrs. Charles Hames, Miss Williams and Mr. Rob Swofford. Recitation—Miss Farr. Song—“Waiting for the King.” Mrs. Westrope. Piano solo—Miss Dew. The following is the list of prizes COTTON IS SHORT; CORN CROP GOOD, SO REPORTED BY CHEROKEE FARMERS. “J. L. S.” Writes of a Visit to Gaff ney and What He Saw and Heard— Here and Elsewhere. Wilkinsville, Oct. 30.—We met quite a number of our friends in Gaff ney last Monday and Tuesday. They were there from all parts of Chero kee county and among the farming class the report of a short cotton crop was general. Corn is generally good where it escaped the ravages of the high water. Amongst the others we met jolly Sam Sarratt, who was in splendid spirits—Sam is always that. He had just returned from a trip of which he spoke in the highest terms, though he didn't tell of his accomplishments. On this he was somewhat reticent but voluble enough in other res pects. "Sam Q." has diplomacy enough to keep his strictly business affairs to himself—a wise idea too. He is a long-headed fellow. He is never despondent and to see and talk with him at almost any time will cure a case of ordinary “blues.” tural it seemed with his hands be- hind him lie had to jnst open his mouth and the words flowed out.” He says cotton in that section is two- thirds of a normal crop. It is nearly all open and most of it picked out. Some farmers are holding it for higher prices; others are selling as fast as they can get it ginned. It's this latter class of farmers who are keeping the price of the staple down. We hope Mr. Peeler will favor The Ledger with his letters as he writes very interestingly about the affairs of his section, and his old friends and acquaintances will read his letters with a great deal of pleasure ami in terest. Let us hear from you, brother. Our thanks are due Mr, N. G. Lit tlejohn for a number of copies of The Children’s Visitor which he brought to the convention at Rehoboth last Sabbath for distribution among the little folks. The paper is a splendid one and no one knows its usefulness better than Mr. Littlejohn. We hope that the paper will be taken by our Sabbath school scholars and others who wish to inform themselves on the various topics it treats, for in stance. The Battle of Shiloh by Helen Dean, is a splendid pen picture of that awful, bloody day. No child can fail to grasp the situation as it fol lows the facile pen of that distinguish ed writer. The paper is published for the M. E. Church, South, by Smith & Lamar, agents, Nashville, Tenn. It's ihe want of early training that makes so many people indiffer ent as to the history of their own country to say nothing about reading STARS AT STAR THEATRE. George Ovey and Casiuo Beauty Chorus in The Runaways. It has been the rule, and decidedly not the exception, for a manager who puts forth a road company to seldom play a combination of a star and a Broadway success. It looks to him like wasting two good things, to have them work in conjunction, when they could be presented separately and each draw upon its respective merits and notoriety. But with the management of the “Runaways” the exception is adhered to, for a star is presented in connection with the piece. George Ovey, that tiny bit of humanity who is so gigantic in abltt* ty. is presented in the role of "Blutch," the jockey. But the good work does not stop there, because in the other leading roies are found well known musical comedy folks, un til what might really be termed an all-star cast is presented. Then there is the famed Casino Beauty Chorus, which is a bewitching, charming, dainty collection of femininity that is compelled to make the eyes sparkle with delight and the hands clap in hearty appreciation. All this, theatre-goers have in store for them at the Star Theatre Thursday night. The sale of seats will commence to morrow at The Ledger office. This company was originally hook ed for Wednesday night, but chang ed the date. The local manager for Mr. Schloss gives his personal guar antee of the excellence of this at traction. It is vfithout question one of the very best shows on the road. A Gaffney lady who saw “The Run aways" at Orangeburg tells us it is simply fine. The Ledger trusts they will be greeted by a full house. •' U j *♦4: ►: % ,, . il>H mm mmm m dr*® , I Wtffl A Scene from "The Runawaye," which will appear at the Star Theatre Thuraday night, November 5th, 1908. ence was charmed and delighted to the heart’s centre. There was no admission fee, of course, hut a general collection was taken up, solely for the benefit of the musicians, and the crowd responded quit*! liberally. I *' Colored State Fair Association. To the Colored Farmers of South Carolina: We invite you to the colored fair which meets in Columbia Monday. November 9th, to Friday, November 13th. There will be special lectures at the grounds each day by promi nent white and colored citizens. In cluding the governor of South Caro lina. There will he side-shows and the like. There will be exhibits of farm products, cattle, hogs, poultry, etc. Come to the fair. Reduced rates will be granted on all railroads in South Carolina leading to Columbia Ask of your agent a Colored State Fair ticket. Richard Carroll. Prest. Z. E. Walker, Supt. R. W. Westberry, Sect. T. A. Williams, Treas. The former Western manager at the B. McHhenny Canning and Ifan- vfaetarlng Company, of Chicago, aak- •d far a receiver. Resolutions of Respect. Our brother, Hon. W. G. Austell, senior deacon and clerk of out church, departed this life on the 15th day of October after an illness of only two days. He is greatly missed by his church, as he was one of its oldest and most respected members and was our senior deoaon and church clerk. He joined this church and was baptized on August 31st, 1877, and was ordained a deacon in the following year. It was largely through his efforts that the church was kept from disbanding about two years ago. By his devotion to the church and his faithful discharge of duty he endeared himself to the church. He was ever at the church for conference or for preaching. As our appreciation of his faith ful life and service we sumbit the following: Whereas, God, in His infinite wis dom, has seen fit to call from this life one dear to us all, we, the mem bers of Lime-stone Baptist church, in a tender and loving way, express our sense of the loss we have sustained in the death of our brother, W|i. G. Austell, and offer the following reso lutions: 1st. That we return heartfelt thanks to our Heavenly Father for this noble life and example ho left us. He left us faith, patience and loving service. 2nd. We cherish the memory of him who lived a life of such devotion to his church and would commend his example to others. 3rd. That we extend otir heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved wife and children and pray that our Heavenly Father may comfort them in this sad affliction. 4th. That a page in our record book be inscribed to his memory and a copy of these resolutions be sent to to bereaved family and to the Baptist. Courier and the Gaffney Ledger. T. C .Petty, Jas. Pettit, Jno. H. Bridges, Sam Whelchel, Committee. Limestone College Glee Club. The Limestone College Glee Club will give an entertainment at the college next Friday night, Cth inst., the feature of which will he a negro minstrel, the “Belles of Blaekville.” The admission fee has been placed at 25 cents, so as to be within the reach of everybody, the proceeds to go to the benefit of the pipe-organ fund. A full program of the play will be published In Friday’s Ledger. The dummy will run for the accom modation of all who want to go down: and it goes without saying that the young ladies at the head of the entertainment would appreciate a large attendance of Gaffney peo ple. —A beautiful doll to bo given avraj by Gaffney Jewelry Oo. and the successful contestants: Best collection of yellow crysanthe- mums, handsome candle stick, Mrs. J. B. Bell. Best collection of white crysanthe- mums, table cloth, Mrs. J. C. Otts. Best collection of pink crysanthe- mums, eyelet center piece, Mr. J. C. Otts. Best collection of bronze crysanthe- mums, set of napkins, Mrs. J. C. Otts. Best general collection, cake plate, Mrs. J. B. Bell. Largest single crysanthemura, sal ad bowl, Mrs. J. H. Curry. The ladies are to be congratulated, as over $70 was realized from their efforts, and it is their desire to ex press to the public due appreciation of the very liberal patronage bestow ed and also to those who so ably as sisted them in making this entertain ment the event of the season. Was It William Henry Manning? It. was rumored on the streets yes terday that William Henry Manning,, a well known Gaffney negro, had been killed in Greenville Sunday. The story is to the effect that Manning had appropriated a suit, case, a bicycle and other goods belonging to some one else and was trying to get away when a plain clothes officer nabbed him. He turned on the officer with a knife and began slashingnim when a policeman shot, killing Manning. There seems to be some doubt as to whether the dead man is really Wil liam Henry, and while he is a rather trifling, no account negro, he has lots of friends in Gaffney among both white and black who trust the dead man is not William. Mr. Ross’ Farewell at Midway. Rev. E. G. Ross, pastor of Midway Baptist church, will preach his fare well sermon to that congregation the first Sunday in December. Mr. Ross established this church about two years ago and has served as pastor ever since its organization. He re tires from the pastorate to give more time to his other churches. His re tirement. will be a sincere loss to this church and community which he has served so well and faithfully. A Surprise Dinner. Editor Ledger:—Some of the rer- atives and friends of Martha Sarratt, who lives near the North Carolina line, met at her home Sunday and surprised her with an excellent din ner. Quite a large crowd was in at tendance op the occasion, even some of her white friends being present, and good things to eat were there in abundance. The day was pleasantly spent by everyone of the party. W. R. Sarrati. Singing Convention at Midway. The Interdenominational Singing Convention met with Midway Baptist church Saturday and Sunday. The attendance Sunday was fine and the singing was splendid. Rev. E. G. Ross, the pastor, preached a special sermon on music Sunday. Dinner was served on the ground both days and the occasion will long be remem bered by those in attendance. Bubecrlbe for The Ledger. flJt. The business houses were in good working order and merchants report good saleg, notwithstanding the strin gency in money matters. We spent a good part of our time in The Ledger office where we were cordially received and welcomed by the “Old Man” and “the boys” who were at their posts and as busy as bees. But never too busy to be civil and polite. The “Old Man” has found it necessary to increase his working force to keep up with his orders. Among the recruits were Mrs. “Nat” Burgess and Miss Daisy Harmon. Mr. Burgess introduced us to his wife. “Nat” has good reasons to be proud of his good looking wife. He has only done w’hat most men do when they can—out-marry themselves. We congratulate the people of Union county on the success of the prohibition ticket at the election last Tuesday. The Ledger is growing in influence and popularity as is evidenced by the number of exchanges we find in its list. Among them we find a pa-j per published in Australia. It was I profusely illustrated, eontaliniing j twenty-four pages of reading matter. ! One of our old acquaintances on The Ledger force is Mr. Charlie Big i gerstaff, whom we haven’t met in years. The Ledger's mailing list is larger t than it has ever been and we are told , it is still growing. We wish it all; the success it deserves. We spent Monday night with Mr.: and Mrs. Charlie A. Sparks at thej Hamrick Mill, where we had the! pleasure of meeting and forming the | acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. T. A.! Hightower. Mrs. Hightower is a scion of one of Cherokee county’s best families—a daughter of Mr. Tom C. Green, of Ravenna, and Mr. High tower is a very affable and polite gentleman. He is overseer of the 1 weaving department of the mill and Mr. Sparks has charge of the spin ning department. These faithful employees lose no time in advancing tin* interests of their employers. They worked in the mill Monday! night till midnight getting the belts.} etc., in readiness for the next day’s 1 work. All the machinery in the Hamrick Mill hasn't yet been placed in post-! tion but they arc getting it ready as fast as possible. The whole machin ery is run by the power plant at Gas ton Shoals. This mill, with the Irene, is, we believe, the only one in Gaffney run entirely by this power. All the others will soon be in line and cutting and hauling cord wood for mill purposes will soon be a thing of the past. We understand that there Is a lady In Gaffney who wants to see that man “J. L. S.” Mv dear good lady, h‘t us assure you that when you do you will neither see a beauty nor a Solomon, though some people may think differently. We received n letter from our friend and comrade, Mr. I. Peeler, of Center. Miss. He savs of Judge O’Neal 1: “He was one of South Carolina's greatest" men. I heard him deliver a euloey on Governor David Johnson at^ Limestone Springs, the only time U ever saw him, and he Impressed me as a great man. Hla delivery was so na religious papers. Such ought not to be the case. Owing to the rain the superinten dents of York and Cherokee counties failed to meet with their surveyor at Howell’s ferry yesterday to make a survey of the premises looking to the erection of a bridge at or near that place. We hope they will make another effort. We need such a cross ing badly. At his residence near Gowdeysville on Thursday, 5th of November, at 10 o'clock a. m., W. L. Godelock, ex ecutor of the estate of Thomas D. Goudelock, will sell the personal ef fects of the late Thomas D. Goude lock, to the highest bidder. Mr. W. R. and Miss Minnie Lee Walker are spending a few days at their Sunnyside farm. The fox hunters have been at work down in the fork this week. They caught a gray Tuesday morning and are out for another race today. The foxes are eating Mr. W. R. Walker’s pigs. At 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow the W. O. W. are to unveil the monument of J. Edward Leech at Salem ceme tery. Mr. Sam J. Strain thinks he had a chill yesterday. The weather is be ginning to feel a good deal that way now. Mr. "Tillot” Hartford will move to Spartanburg before long where he expects to run a dairy farm next year in company with Mr. Calvin Brown. Magistrate John W. Alexander has the thanks of this community for abating a tutisance of long standing. The Squire is a terror to evil doers. Keep moving, brother. Prof. A. G. Davis and daughter at tended the Sabbath School Conven tion at Rehoboth last Sabbath. Mr. Davis led the music of the convention which was very much appreciated by those present, and was highly com mended by the most competent judges. The next meeting of the convention will be at Abingdon Creek on the 4th Sabbath in December at which time officers for the next year will be elected. Also delegates to the State Sabbath School Conven tion which meets at Orangeburg next February. Let the good work go on. We are told by those in position to know that The Ledger’s circula-l tion is much larger than it has ever been since the paper was started. To its readers new and old we take off our hat and make our bow. J. L. S. NEW NOVEL BY ZACH McGHEE. “The Dark Corner” will be Publish ed in a Few Days. | Greenwood, Oct. 31.—Mr. Zach Mc- i Ghee, the well known Washington correspondent of The State and other j newspapers, was' ‘here this week with his brother, Mr. S. H. McGhee, leav- | ing Tuesday from Spartanburg for Washington. While here Mr. Mc- | McGhee made the statement to his : friends that his new novel, “The | Dark Corner,” will be issued from ; the Grafton Press, of New York, in | a few days. He stated that he had not intended to say anything about its publication until it had been printed and put on sale, but his friends over the State will be glad to know that it will soon be out and will be “looking out” for it. Mr. Mc Ghee has been at work on the book for some time. In a way it is a no vel with a purpose. It deals with the great educational problem in the South and will be a real contribution to that subject. It is, of course, full of local color, many scenes being laid in this State, and will be very inter esting to all Southerners. Mr. Mc Ghee has a high reputation as a newspaper wTiter, his style being at tractive and pleasing. It goes with out saying that the book will be wide ly read in this State. The Woman’s Club. On Thursday afternoon the Wo man's Club held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. J. N. Lipscomb. The meeting was called to order by the president. The silver offering for the benefit of the library having been postponed on account of the weather, it was de cided to have it this week at the home of Mrs. W. C. Carpenter, the date to be announced later. The pub lic should bear in mind that the library cannot be kept open unless there is money to run it, and the ladies are working hard to keep open this worthy institution and ask for the liberal patronage of the town people in whatever way they see best to do the work. After the business the following was the program: Roll call—Quotations from Hamlet Paper—The Bard of Avon. Mrs. B. R. Brown. Paper—Henry VIII and his Wives, Mrs. T. L. Brown. Song—Mrs. G. G. Byers. Sketches of Contemporaries, Mrs. W. C. Carpenter. Music—Miss Marion ‘Cole. Then followed delicious refresh ments served by club ladies. Church Notes. At El Bethel the hour for meeting on Saturday before the first Sunday in each month has been changed from 2:30 p. m. to 11 a.,m. Members will please observe the change. The church has extended a unanimous call for another year to their present pastor, Rev. W. T. Thompson. Rev. W. T. Thompson will preach next Saturday and Sunday at Unity at 11 a. m. each day instead of on the fourth Sunday as heretofore. Al so at Hickory Grove Sunday evening at 7:30. Cherokee at the Spartanburg Fair- Yesterday Choroke * citizens sent ovdr to Spartanburg several speci mens of poultry and stock to be ex hibited at the fair to he held there this week Mr. E. R. Cash sent, five pens of his celebrated Rhode Island Reds and a fine pair of bronze tur keys, the gobbler weighing between fifty-five and sixty pounds. Mr. M. V. Sanders sent, one pen of Rhode Island Reds and Mr. T. S. Bailey two Mens of the same variety of chickens. Dr. W. K. Gunter will exhibit his beautiful driving horse and Mr. Der- bin Jones will enter a horse also. We hope Cherokee will take some blue ribbons from the Spartanburg fair. WHY SUFFER? Breathe Hyomei and Kill the Loath some Catarrh Germs. Just as long as you have catarrh your nose will itch, your breath will be foul, you will hawk and spit, and you will do other disgusting things because you can't help your self. The germs of catarrh have got you in their power; they are con tinually and persist only digging into and Irritating the mucous membrane of your nose and throat. They are now making your life miserable; in time they will sap your entire sys tem of its energy, its strength. Its vigor and vitality. But there is one remedy that will kill the germs and cure catarrh, and that is Hyomei, the Australian dry air treatment. The Gaffney Drug Co. will sell you a complete Hyomei outfit, including inhaler, for only $1.00. It is also guaranteed to cure bronchitis, asth ma, coughs, colds, hay fever and croup.