The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

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A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. A.FFNEYt S. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, 1904. ESTABLISHED FEB.

16, 1894 $1.00 A YEAR. 1 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. MR. BUTLER'S REPLY. THROUGHOUT THE NEWS OF THE WEEK FHROUGHOUT THE oate the legs, as well as the brains, of their students, and some of ouf churches, indeed, judging from the antics of the members might properly be styled; "The Church of the Limber Legs," or, to sanctify tbe performances, "The Church of the Holy Heels Bah I What a stench in the nostrils of the Almighty must be the religion of these card-playing, thea Submits Proofs of His Assertions lu Dlstsll- ery Cane.

To the Editor of The Ledger: In your issue of recent date certain itizens of tut Anlioch section of this county have called upon me to fur nish proof of three of my statements before the State board of control some time In December last. Thej desire proof of my statement that I would produce affidavits from mem bers of the Aotioch church that Jenkins' distillery was not a Duisance Mr. J. B. Hambrignt, for four years a county commissioner 01 Cherokee county, makes oath "that he Is a member of Antioch cburcn nd lives within three-quarters of a mile of same and about two miles from Jenkins' distillery, and that occasionally he passes said distillery and that same has been conducted on a high plane and In a gentlemanly manner, and never seen any drunk enness about said distillery, and so far as this deponent i9 concerned same has never been a nuisance, and your deponent dots not drink aloo holio liquors.

lurtner, your deponent is in'ormed that in the past year some several blockade stills have been brcken up from one and one half miles to four aud five miles of said church." Mr. D. D. Dover makes oath "that he is a member of Anlioch church, lives io Cherokee county and 1 i vet-about three and one-half miles from Jenkins' distillery and has fre queutly been to said distillery aud tias seen no drunkenness there, ana hat so fur as this deponent can 'earn aud bear said place has not the tation of being a place where liquor can be bought and that said place is not a nuisance and this deponent can see no necessity of closing same, and your deponent is not a liquor drinker." J. S.

Dillingham mikes oath "that he lives within a mile of Antioch church, of which he is a member, and near Jenkins' aistillery, that he has never heard of any irregularity there, that he is 78 years of age and does not consider the distillery ol Jenkins a nuisance. He never takes a drink." H. Hullender mskes oath "that he lives between Jeukius' distillery and Antioch church, of which be and bis family are members; has lived there ever since the distillery has been in operation and that be has never heard of aoy disturbance caused by taid dis tillery anywhere in the community and neither has the church been dis turbed by it; has never heard of li quor being sold at distillery and does not consider it a nuisance. I will not ask you to allow me to publish all the affidavits of members nf the church along the above line but at the hearing before the State board on the quite a nun ber of others will be read and after that date will be on file there, as well as quite a number from members of other churches, the mayor and chief of police of Grover, two miles from the distillery, and the chief of police of Blacksburg, an adj lining town. Nexo, they say 1 said Prof.

Saras was prejudiced against my client With all due respect to the reporter, who did not take a stenographic re port of what was said. I did not say that. I said that, "I was informed the party that carried the chain for Prof. Sams was prejudiced against my client's business." The tbird and last question was that I said there was a "row" in the church over this matter. If the Bfll davits herein and those I will submit to the State board do not show a wide difference of opinion on this question.

I am unable to see or know what differences are. This answers all their questions, and with this I am through discussing same in print. Thos Butler, Gaffney, S. Jan. 5 1901.

A Very Close Call "I stuck to my engine, although every 1 i ached and every nerve was racked with pain writes C. W. Bellamy, a looomotive fireman, of Burlington, Iawa. "I was weak and pale, without iny appetite aud all run down. As I was about to give up, I got a bottle of Electric Bitters, and after taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in my life." Weak, bickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use.

Try them. Satisfaction guaran teed by Cherokee Drug Co. Price 50 cents. Bow We Catch a Cold. A cold is sometimes contracted while remaining inactive for a while in an uncomfortable room or a cold draft and by falling to sleep under like conditions.

But moBt cold!) are caught while sleeping too cold at night. Deep sleep causes sluggish circulation which renders the system susceptible to change of temperature. To prevent colds, sleep uder plentv of cover. To cure colds use Rydalee Elixir, it lessens the severity and shortens the duration of a cold and prevents Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Consumption. Gaffney Drug Co.

Next to cash a man's best asset Is confidence. How Property Chaugt-s Hxnds Among Busy Cherokee Cltixens. The followintrjare the real estate transfers of Cherokee county for tht month of December, 1903: CHKKOKEE TOWNSHIP. S. G.

Sarratt Bod A. V. Sanders to G. M. and W.

T. Moss, interest In 210 acres, $716 30. A. H. Pollock to M.

II Morrow, one lot, $500. Ira Hardin, to one lot and building, $155 N. Crawford to R. A. Cobb, 48 acres, ip.ioU.

J. A. xon to J. D. Kennedy.

27 acres, $57 50. A. Bridges to E. A. Bridges, one lot, $50.

Amanda Moss to Mary A. Byars, 31 i acres. $5 00. J. A Ellis to D.

G. Martin, 22 1-6 acres, $200 T. Neal to D. G. Martin, 41 acres, $225 DRAYTONYILLK.

R. R. Brown to W. Sam Lipsoomb, 110 acres, $100. Mariah Rmntree to J.

F. Jamison, 1G0 acres, $105. J. Eh. Jetferies to W.

C. Millwood, 90 acres, $275 V. W. Thomas, sheriff, to F. 8.

Spencer, GO 08 acreB, $191. Gaffney City Land aud Improve ment Co. to R. E. Parris, 19 54 acres, $332 18.

Gault, et al, to S. L. Gault, et al, 108 acres, $1 250. LIMESTONE. W.

P. Self to J. T. Burgess, G7 89 acres, $913 16. W.

L. Self to J. T. Burgess, 77J acres, $1 020. P.

Self to 8 G. Pridmore, 139 acres, $1 000. VV Self to W. P. Self, one aore and buildiDg.

$700. Cvnthia Mctiraw to M. A. McCraw, 2111 acres. $565.

Cynthia McCraw to M. A. McCraw, oue lot, $G0 66- Cyoihia McCraw to E. McCraw, 125 acres, (interest) 4500 A Jones to li. a.

Jones, et al, one lot. $120. R. A. Joues to J.

S. Littleioho, one lot, $1,500. J. C. Jt fferies to Sumter Littlejohn, 50 acres, $850.

Mrs. Lizzie D. Lipscomb to J. 8. aud Sumter Littlejohn, one lot, $125.

S. B. Crawley and H. K. Osborne, Exrs to N.

Lipscomb, one acre, $1,000. A. B. Champion to T. Robbs, one lat.

$3. Carl M. Sarratt to J. Eb. Jefferles, one lot, $35.

W. W. Thomas, sheriff, to Carl M. Sarratt. one lot.

$222 50. Eo. Jtfferies.chrk, to Sam Oolle, 23 5. acres, $235. Claude Wright to J.

N. Lipscomb, one lot, $150. J. Eb. Jeffories, clerk, to W.

T. Humphries and C. J. Daniel, 123 acres. $1,250.

Eb J.fferie3, clerk, to W. W. irsffnev and O. S. Keodrick, one lot, $135 Sarah and J.

Gaffney to M. Ross, one lot. $2 00. Elizabeth Ross to M. L.

Rosa, 200 acres, $1 200 J. Little to Mrs. W. C. Kirby and Mollie Hawkins, oue lot, $1 000.

R. Sams, et al. trustee, to J. L. Ahxmder, one lot and bu.lding, $1 325.

W. F. McArthur to Mrs. F. M.

Montgomerv and A. V. McArthur, one lot, $3 000. Charley Petty to J. W.

Waters, $5GJ acres, $1 G86 E. Martin to S. L. Proctor, $15.2 10 acr-s, $300. Nannie P.

Kpndrick to Ola Robertson, one lot, $700. D. Lavender to T. C. Wood, one lot and building.

$850. J. Eb. Jefleries, clerk, to Susan Turner, et al, various lands. GOWDEY8VILLE.

Arthur K-ndricK to David Fowler, 81 acres, $290 R. Bowen to J. W. Naore, 87 acres, $100. Sallie Whisonant and Julia Petty to J.

Byars.llO acres $5 00 E. J. Bynrs to W. Sam Lipscomb, 110 acres, $G00. WHITE PLAINS.

Wm. M. Gnffin to Butler A Osborne, interest in 97 aores, $150. N. Lipscomb and A.

N. Wood to H. 8. Lipscomb, 80 acres. $100.

MORGAN. Laura B. Carlisle to W. H. Powell, 10.4 5 acres, $162.

Cynthia McCraw to A. C. Hicks, 383 acres. $833. A.

Daan to J. M. Hayes, 87 4 6 acres, $150 Mrs S. M. Potter to Chas.

L. Potter, 62 acres, $250. James Cooper to Chas. L. Potter, interest in 62 acres, $26.

A Harris to C. P. Harris, 150 acres, $1 000 Ella B. Nicholls to Louis Taylor, 90 acres, Go to L. V.

McGoinn's. for fine Pork Sausage. Try some of the Danish Cabbage at L. W. MoQuinn's.

TAR HEEL STATE, 'rom the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Items Concerning Our Neigh bors lteyond the Line Which May Prov Entertaining Heading; for Hundreds of Ledger Headers North Carolina had only one lynch ing in 19U3 Th. year previons there were eight lynchings in that state. Th4 attorney general of North Car olina has decided that all non-residents who hunt in the State mutt take out license ac $10, no matter what sort of game is hunted.

The hero of the Mcrrimac, Rich mond IVarson Hobscn, will appear in Charlotte on next M.onday week, Jan uary 18 and will deliver a lecture on the Star Course of tht C. A. Tbe chairman of the Rileigh dispen sary board aunounceu that the dis pensary will ike not less than $10, 0U0 profit this year. The city's receipts from the bar-rooms under the old 8 stem were about $13 000. Governor Aycock has set the day for two bangitgs The day set for the execution of two menis'lhurs- day, the twenty tilth day of February.

Oo that day Jabel Register, white will be hanged in VVhiteville. Colum bus county and Will Boggau coiured, in Wudesboro. Both for murder. Mr. Marcus Tuttle, age 83, died suddenly at an early hour Wedm-sda) merning at his home, eight miles west of Lenoir Ihe deceased is the father of Rev D.

H. Tuttle, pastor of the Methodist church at Elizabeth City, sud of Tuttle. pastor, the Methodist church at Matthew. There was a wreck on the Southern Railway at Glas, six niles north of Concord. Wednesday morni! g.

X. Gl a southbound freight, eugiue No. 257, was run into by ihe second sec- tin of No 81, engine So Gil. Three cars were derailed, acid the tire in the stove of the caboose ignited tbe cars, which were quickly consumed. While blasting in a cut on the Sea board Air Line at Powder Springs.

Ga Tuesday, the blast went off be lore the men were ready. Shuman.one of the contractors, whose home is in Charlotte, failed to make hi8 escape in time. A heavy rock struck him in the Bide, killing him instantly. The body arrived in Char lotte Wednesday night. Charters have been issued to King Bros.

Tobacco Company, Greensboro, capital $10 000, principal iocorpora tor J. W. King. Tbe company will manufacture cigars, cheroots, also chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco. etc.

Also to Merchant's Hotel Com pany, Selma, to erect and operate a hotel. Capital $10,000 K. B. Car ringtnn, R. J.

Noble are among the incorporators. John Garris, of Rockingham coun ty, a young man of good family, while attending a dance near Wayo den. in that county, Friday rj'ght, asked Miss Mary Martin to dance with him. He was intoxicated and she refused to dance; this made him mad and be pulled out a pistol and shot her. She lived until Saturday morning.

Garris was sent to jail Sat urday afternoon. A freight wreck on the Southern railway rorthof Greensboro dilayed all trains from the East Tuesday night Train 97, the fast mail from New York to New Orleans, was annuled and it came through early next morn ing, running as tbe second section of train No, 35. The first section of train No. 35 was more than an hour late. The wreck was not serious further than to biock the track and delay traffic Marshall Broadway, the Charlotte negro who was gored by a hog a month ago, died Saturday morning at 4 clock at the Good Samaritan Hos oital, in that city; death resulting from a combination of blood poison ing and pneumonia.

The hog, which weighed 500 pounds, had made a sav age attack on Broadway, crushed both legs' badly, rendering such in juries that the negro would have been crippled for life if be had lived. Nine negro prisoners escaped from Wake county juil at an early hour Tuesday morning. Most of them were awaiting trial on the oharge of lar ceny, but one was a federal prisoner and another a prisoner awaiting trial for an alleged criminal assault oo a white woman. He had been sent to Raleigh for safe beeping. The es cape was made by prying off a section of a steel cell In the corridor and re moving tbe bricks In the outer walls There is no trace of the men.

You are in no danger of having your prescriptions filled with stale ira pure drugs if you take tbem to Tbe Gaffney Drng where everything is clean aud fresh. IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Interesting Paragraphs and Kecent Happenings In Lower Sectlou of the County Gathered Up by Our Regular Correspondent for Iteneflt of Ledger Readers. "Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Jan.

6: Messrs J. F. Wright and J. H. Fowler, two of our neighbors, who have been so successfully treated for canjer by Miss, Dora Joyoer, of Ricnmond, (one of Dr.

Daniel's assistants) are both about well now and their many friends are rejoicing with tbem upon their recovery. In her treatment of these cases Miss Joyner refutes the argument that cancer can't be cured except by ihe kiiife. Should this announc went fall under the eyes of any suffer-eis from this death dealing ma'ady and cause tbem to seek the bom lii of her treatment we w.ll be abundantly rewarded for our trouble. We assure such we have no motiv; in mtklng mention of these cases except our interest in suffering humanity. Mr.

and Mrs. J. Fr Bigham, if Sharon, are spending a few days with their daughter, Mrs. Sallie B. Estes, aud family.

Mr. S. L. Estes killed two fine poikers yesterday. Several fine home-raised hogs have been killed in this section.

Mr. Farrow Wright Killed one 10 mouths old which netted 321 ibs. For a young man to ask his girl's father to carry her a box of candy, we imagine would be as hard for one to as-k as the other to refuse. U's amusing to hear those who gather their news from the phone tflliug of the rows they hear on tne wire. Eavesdropping is a profession with some folks.

Ihe death of General James Long- street removes from our ranks one of the greatest American soldiers of the 19. century. The only thing upon which talk women are usuully silent is their ages. Yesterday morning was the coldest weather af the seasou. The thermom eter stood 16 degrees below the fretz ing point at sunrise.

Our people came home from Seda-lia last Monday much pleased with their trip, They speak io highest ttrms of the reception occorded them by the people of Uuion county aud 'he; will doubtless rfant to go agaij. Tney euj yed themselves so well that we scarcely hear anything but praises of the people they met with on their trip. The editorial remarks under the caption "Mistakes" in Tuesday's Led ger is one of the best, broad-minded liberal articles we have read lately and we commend It to those "big I aud little people we find in all partt of the world and in more or less every walk and occupation in life. Some people are so bigotted, mean and sell conceited that if they were permitted to write their own epitaph it would be "Perfection absolutely perfected. We think one of the best articles we have seen in any of our religious papers during the holidays, at least, is that published in the Southern Pros byttrian of Dec Sl.uouer the beading "Presbyterian Dancer Factorless." It is well worth a reproduction io anj of our secular papers.

Without mak iug any special selection of aoy of its parts we clip a seoiion of it aud re produce it here as a fair sample of the whole: "That the round dance is tire most prolific source of prostitution is prov td by the testimony of matrons of Rescue Homes for fallen women, mis sionary workers in the slums, converted daDciog masters, chief of po lice of our large cities, and Roman Catholic priests who hearths secrets of the confessional. need not spec! fy oq this subject. Any one who so desires can secure abundant evidence of the truth of this statement from competent authority. Mot only is the danger imminent for young girls but it is for young men as we II. Tbi presidett of a famous university says "The foot ball field is a safer olace for a young man than the ball room I' Oa the other hand, when I looked around at the condition of the Church at large, as comprised that evangel! cal denominations, I am not sur prised that "certain of our Presby terian schools" should have joined the crowd which Is thus catering to "the world, the flesh, and the devil It is only in keeping with the general 'flood of worldiiness which is the bane of all the churches.

These schools must be "in the swim." and their graduates must be able to maintain the reputation of their alma mater for turning out finished produots for fashionable society Such iosti tutlODS do not regard it amissjto edu PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Kvents that Have Taken Place rum One Kkd of the State to the Other Culled from Exchanges for Qulok Heading by Scorii of Busy People. Snow fell to the depth of two inches in some parts of the low country Wednesday for the first time in two winters.

The governor Wednesday offered a reward of $100 for the apprehension of James Walker, a negro, who in wanted In Blackville for tne murder of Minnie Williams, a negro woman, several months ago. A commission has been issued to the Aycoek-Little Mercantile concern of Union county, capitalized at $10 000. A commission was also issued to the Citizens' Insurance Company, of Sumter, capitalized at $1 000, with the privilege of increasing it to The secretary of State Tuesday granted a commission to a large Charleston enterprise. The Lebby Shoe Company will be capitalized at $60,000 and will do a wholesale business The corporators are: R. C.

Lebby, I'Oa L. Rhett and W. A. Holmao. The State board of directors -Tuesday granted a hotel privilege to High land Park hotel, of Aiken.

Three distillers will be hauled up before the board for alleged violation of law. These are J. H. Beard, of Greenville; R. C.

Gantt, of Pickens, and J. F. Jenkins, of Cherokee. While out hunting near their home Wednesday morning Mr. Coke Catoe.

of Kershaw, acoidently shot his brother, Mr. Oscar Catoe, io the arm and head, injuring him seriously Dr. W. C. Twitty attended the wounded young man and he was getting along very well at last ac count.

Messrs. Smvthe, Lee and Frost, at toroeys. of Chirle-tO'i, have filed a salt for $1 000 against the Blue Ridge Railroad Company with the clerk of oourt for Auderson county. Miss Jane W. Adger, of Charleston, is the plaintiff She sues for the value of a trunk Which she claims was lost by the railroad company.

The season for deer shooting In the State ended with Dec. 81. On ac oouot of the shortened season for the past few years, deer have increased in number io Georgetown county and the sport has been proportionately better throughout the bunting season. The hunters experienced better sport tbit last year tbao for many years previously. The barn and stable on Supervisor Speegle's place located about two miles from Greenville Dear the farm ers' Oil Mill, were completely de stroyed by fire Tuesday night, to gether with a horse, cow, buggj aud a qmotity of feed stuff belonging to Gillespie, Ihe building was valued at $250 Including the con tents the total loss is estimated at $500.

Oq Saturday while Wesley Bollin.a young white man 18 years of age, and a colored boy named Estell Krone berger, seed 10 years, were out hunt log near Smyrna, in the western por tioi of York country, the negro boy was accidentally shot in the back of the head by young Bollio, and died from the effects of the wound. The jury rendered a verdict exonerating young Boliin from blame in the pre noises. A valuable cow belonging to I A Covil, of Chick Springs, was found dead in her stall Sunday morning The belter was at the stall door in a helpless condition. At 8 o'clock it died as the result of wounds on its body. An examina tlon showed that the animal's right shoulder had been beaten almost into a jelly and the left shoulder was also badly bruised and two severe blows had been given on the back The olub with which the animal was beaten was found near the stable covered with hair and blood.

Alex McClellan, a farmer living about three miles from Dillon, across the Pee Dee, committed suicide Wed nesday morning by swallowing about two ouDoes of carbolio acid. It ap pears that he made an attempt at suicide very early in the morning but did not succeed. An effort was made by phone to procure a physician from Dillon when it was discovered that he was trying to take the poison, but eluding the vigilance of his atten dants he finally succeeded in swal lowing enough to produce Instant death. He was about years of age olever and industrious but addicted to ooiasional sprees, and it was while on one that he took bis own life. He leaves a wife and severel children Fine Pork Sausage at W.

Mo Galon's. tre going, and dancing church mem bers. Just observe how devoted they are to church work (especially to the soul-winning church fairs and vaude ville entertainments 1) How faithful their attendence upon all the service of the sanctuary in all kinds ol weather, and how fervent their piety 1 How eagerly the cooscience-strioken sinner seeks their advice when be is seeking the Lord! How tender and profitable are their ministrations to the sick and dying, comforting the one with precious promises from (rod's Holy Word, and pointing the other tothe mansions of the blest! What an advantage they are to any church! How greatly they eccour-age their pastor, and how they lone and pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Truly "Mr. Worldly- Vlinded" is in large evidence in the Church of Christ today and thet-e 'Presbyterian Dancer Factories" are adding to the oui put." A man is known to' less by the company he keeps than the books an" papers he reads.

During our recent visit to Pacolet mill we called upon Rev. and Mrs Sam T. Creech and bade them good be Mr Creech is a good friend to the Ledger and never fails to put in a word for it when the opportunity comes round. He goes to another field- Anderson oouoty, from which we hope to hear a good report of his work. j.

l. s. A New Year's Greeting. Blacksuukq Jan. 7 One of tbe most enjoyable events of the holidays was the reception given by Mrs.

A. Osborne on New 'Year's afternoon to the young people of the city. Tbe house was most beautifully decorated for the occasion. The guests were very gruciously received at the door by Messrs. Roy Osborne and Wm.

Anderson. As they entered the par or each was attracted by "A New Year Greeting" which was very artistically arranged over the door. From the parlor thev were ushered into th dining room where they were bountifully served with tbe daintiest of refreshments by Misses Mumie Gaston, Ethel Maxwell and Mrs. Freeman; the punch being served in a very charming manner by Miss Mary Anderson. After exchanging many happy returns and wishing the 'air hostets many more happy New Years the guests departed, declaring they had never spent a more delight afternoon.

k. k. Hlacksburg Personals. Blacksbukg, Jan. 6.

Mr. Wm. Webster, of Gaffney, was in towD on business Tuesday. Dr. Cureton, of Gaffney, was in town on business Tuesday, Roy Osborne, who has been at work in St.

Louis, is at home visiting bis parents. A delightful surprise party was given Miss Ethel Maxwell by the young folks recently. The boys of Blacksburg gave a nice little dance Tuesday night in honor of the visiting young ladies. John Pollock is spending a few days with his parents. Fire at Henrietta, of The Ledger.) Henrietta, Jan.

5 Mr. June Hicks' residence, on Henrietta street between Dr. R. Hick's and Dr C. B.

Wiseman residence, occupied by Vlr. O. B. Biggeretaff, a merchant of Henrietta, was, with all of its contents, destroyed by fire at nine o'jlock lust night. It was a total loss, as there was no insurance on either house or furniture.

Mr. Biggerttaff and wife had gone across the street to Mr. John Lee' i to spend an hour with the family, when the fire was discovered and an alarm given Char lotte News. Mr. Hicks is a most highly respect td citizn of the State Line section of this county, and his many friends in the county will regret to hear of his loss.

Saved From Terrible Death, The family of Mrs. M. L. Bobbitt of Bargerton, sw her dying and were powerless to save ber. The most (killed physicians and every remedy used, failed, while consump tion was slowly but surely taking her 1 i fe.

In this terrible hour Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption turned despair into joy. The first bottle brought immediate relief and its continued use completely cured her. It's the most certain cure in tbe world for all throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed BotMes 50c and $1 00 Trial Bottles Free at Cherokee Drug Co.

After you have tried Nature' Cough Remedy you will take no other, two a bottle. The Gaffney Drug Co. Fine Danish Cabbage at L. McGuinn s. r..