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< THE WEEKLY LEHOEH, EETHAY, DECEMBER 21, IS01. OF PJFF1CERS ELECTED, IE MEN WHO WILL DIRECT ITS AFFAIRS. PROSPEROUS GAFFNEY. ic Growth of the Order in this City and the Flourishing Condition of Its Affairs—A Treat in Store for All. Plans for a Store in Architect Hook’s Hands—The Designs. The (ialVney Manufaeturinj' Com pany is not satisfied with nnc of the . largest mills in the South, hut in or der to show the progress of this sue- eessful company, a large store huild- j ing is to he erected near the new mill now in course of construction. This store building will he about 7o feet by I7'» feet, which wili make it one of the largest stores in the j Eolith. Mr. II. i». Wheat, who is Limestone Lodge No. 71. K. of P. always abreast with the times, has h« just completed its first term. Six ordered complete plans to he pre- months ago the order was started on ; pared by Vrchitert Hook. Mr. Hook small scale. It has since grown will design a eompiet, don withall pd today the interest is as great as requisite fiatun- su, ii a- seen in ever was and the lodge isjin r. Hour- the larger cities, kiiing condition. On Monday night Special shelving, counters, cases, fecimiher 17th the election of officers bins and racks will be made for ail • brtlio second term was held in their kinds of mcrchandi:-. . and every im- Jastle hall and the following are the { aginahle article that is sold in iln- lentleman who will eonditet the af- various mercantile establishments lirs of the lodge for the [trni. W. (>. Lipsconih. ; J. K. JetTeries. vice (’. (’.: M. It. Sums I*.; \V. F. Humphries. K. It. S. ; K. ti. Stacy, M. F.; W. J. Wilkins, M. F.; W. A. Turner, M. A.; The Knights have a- literary n store for the citizens of (JafTney lin treat S |hc shape of a lecture by Rev. Dr. W . Creasy, of Charlotte, N. <’. The lecture will he given during the third reek of January. The exact date dll be published later on. The ladies and young mei. are especially requested to attend this lecture. The lecture will he more directly eon- iccted with Pythiunism, hut will be )f interest to all. Dr. Greasy is a beautiful and entertaiaing speaker mil has few equals in the pulpit or bn Hie rostrum. Surely our people u this promineiit larger audience than greeted Hr. Pritchard, should hear Hr. Greasy. ensueing j will be placed in this large store. The front of the building will he ! a modern design of the now prevail ing Romanesque style, and the inte rior will have an elegant open ollice, waiting rooms, elevator, etc , com plete. Work will a*- soon as tin 1 plans are completed. Mr. Wheat s elegant m u residence is nearing completion, also Mr. A. N. Wood's, both of which arc ornaments to Hie thriving eir ('harlotte < thservi r. Gaffney ami Her I n t he out st t w e «ialVitex !ia> ite\• : ';a« ha< hail a stead', of Galbiey.— Surroun.lings. will State that “'loom'' hut tiia! has al- Kvervbody Historic. Near the Limestone Springs are the graves of several llritjsh soldiers who wen* killed at the buttle of Cow- pens. Hr. John Wheleheli a doctor and soldier of tin* Revolution lived a few ways been in the ’>ound> ot nason. We have never had auj fancy prices paid for real estate here, while some have bought proper! \ at prices, which torthe time, secmeit piieiiomi- nal. adjoining properlv has always preacher a found reud\ pureliasers at advanced that which rates. It is one of the proud boasts of our people that you ear. always sell (iatTney property for more than you pay for it.” Our own people have always had implicit faith and eonlidcmv in Gall- ney’s future. They have always known that she marks the map of this country in the right place. A place that has no equal in natural surroundings in the State. Iron and Algood News Notes. [Correspondence of Tiik Lkdgick. | Ai.<;ood, S. C., Dee. IS.—Great snakes! didn't we catch about right. A. W. Smith went over to Clifton last Tuesday on business. (». I*. Fowler, of Greenville, was in 1 this section last Tuesday and Wed- i tiesday on important business. He t returned home Friday. Messers. I*. H. Ilyars and A. W. : Smith were in your prosperous city : last Thursday on business. Rev T. J. Campbell and his son Thomas, passed through this section lust Thursday on their way to Spar tanburg. Mr. and Mrs..). W. Linder and W. I». Price went to Spartanburg last week on important business. GilT Wood, of the Camp Creek neighborhood, was in this section last week attending the singing school at Macedonia. He went home Sun- ! day hut we think he will come hack I again before many Sundays come and b'o- j Miss Minnie Harris of your city 1 visited friends and relatives in this j section last week. Prof. A. 31. Cordell will close his ! school next Monday by giving a mu sical entertainment. L. B. Davis and family, of Pacolet, moved back to his plantation last week. As good luck would have it we were at a wedding last Sunday—seen a couple spliced at least—but thank the good Lord we are single yet and have a good reason for being so. JVc see that somebody has adver tised some of our brethren for sale. He or she said they would like to j own Flaw Picker if be would sell for i what he t hought be was worth. We I would much rather own the money j he would bring. But we have prom- ! iseil to let Flaw Picker rest for a sea son. Hoping I nk Li:i:i;i:i:. anil everyone ' concerned with it, a happy Christ-| mas and a happy and prosperous I New Year, we close. Sri:s< kiiikk I • * The Broad River Association. The next Sunday School union of the Northern Section of the Broad River Association will meet with the Broad River church Friday before A ■ A At The Spot Cash Store, < >i»i»osi'ric i >i I ics-i. miles below (iatTney in I'nion County. Hr. Wheleheli was severely wounded at Cowpens hut recovered and has many wort by descendants in this country now. The “Dogwood Spring” and the “left-hand road” both made famous by Kennedy in hi> story of Horse i Shoe Robinson, are both in the cor porate limits of (iatTney. in a lield about one mile east of Cowpens battle ground, now owned and cultivated b\* Drury Scruggs, is the grave of John Sknin who was killed in that battle in tin* Revolu tion, Skain belonged to that patri otic family of that name of I'nion County, about which a volume could and should ho wrillen. t Cheap Rates for Holiday Excursionists. Whenever there is an opportunity 1 to serve its patrons, and the public gciiMtlly, the “Southern”—a syno- nymMor safety and good service—ex- i erls itself. It is now announced with pleasure that this “Greatest .Southern Sys tem” will place on sale Christmas holiday tickets for the sea-am of ISS1- Oo at the low rate of four cents per tnjle one way. for the round trip. These tickets will he available front December :J2d to tint h and from De- eember li'jth to January 1st, with ex treme limit to January ti, IS'Jo. Gallon any aget'l of the Southern Railway Co. for further and fuller information. lime are in our very town and the country all around u- abound in these valuable gifts of nature. Lime is being produced now in GalTney, Uiehardson A: Co. In Y* a oapaeity for making live huml'. ! ii.urels n r day and are busy all i In : ime. While iron aloiiiel- around us. none is being munun o; in-d ie.w . hut is await ing I hat stendi paee of prog ress which will Inuneii our people into its production in tin* near fu- t mv. The :;old mini s id our iunnediatc surrounding tire nitraeting the at tention of such men as Senator Stew art, of Nevada, who. we learn will es tablish an immense mining plant near us soon. Monaz.ite—the nan., of which indi cates its sea recnc-'—i> till around us. The largest m .i/ite mining camp in the world is within four miles of GalTni \ when out' townsman L. I . Campbell in Dc I SKI at II wort by s rtiis- ils e!|- n a i! I hi>. l|oS bv tt ing the ptvei m - sand t ire Silt isfaet ion. But GalTmA litis n i She is surrounded on all fertile soil, by an h e n't. hard working, patriotic people, and to these people, * itiiTm i pr.'ud to ackuowledgi* her iinieiitedne.s.- ior so ttiueit of her pr 'YjK rii) With those surroundings and the great energy ot ourown pe<iph (i.dT- ney could not hut prosper in the past. nor etui she stand ^tili now, hut the progres- tige, huilil- the lift Sunday o'clock tt. m. Introductory sermon by Rev. C. F. Fehuct. Rev. C. M. Teal, alternate. Subject. faith. I .-I. Organization. t'd. Intermission. 1‘irst subject. In what various ways do our churches fail to rever ence the Sabbath'.'—V\ . J. Hender son, Rev. (’. F. Fchnet. 2d. (Question box. SKl'ON |) DAY. Devotiomii exercises one half hour. First subject. Do Baptist churches need a human head to make laws and preserve order? If so, why? V. F. McKinney, liev. W. Z. 1*. Fzell. Second subject, The peril of the youth of today and how to overcome them.—K. F. Fdwards, Rev. A. N. Blackwell. Ihifd subject. Are there too many calls for help made upon our churches? If so, which should he dropped?—C, A. S. Campbell. Rev. R. J. Tate. (Question box. Sunday morning—Meet at Kdloin Sunday School mass meeting to he addressed by W. T. Thompson. Fs- sayr by Misses Nettie Fzell and Fdlta Martin. Stihjeetsof their own selec tion. Missionary sermon by Rev. A. D. Davidson. Rev. W. D. Lancaster, alternate. K. D. Fowakhs, J. F. (Jriw, Cit'm’n. See. One do/.eit llitif 1’ins, l>;tll of Tltroml, ! > ;t|)(*!* of Neeilles, ;t Le;ul I'etteil, Pen Stillf, Box of Blocking, Pit per of'l'tteks, Card of Hooks and Kves, l);ty P>ook, BtiLv Dolls timl Six Slate Pencils are the articles one old rusty copper will Buy a; the SPOT CASH STORK. Indigo Blue Calico, Fast color 5c, good quality Dress Ginghams 5c. An invitatation is extended to the Ladies to examine our yard-wide Apron Ginghams at 8 cts. per yard. We have just picked up big job in some yard-wide Sheeting which we are selling at4cts. Now is your chance before it is ail gone. We call special attention to our line of Shirts. Just think z*3 a Top Shirt for 20c, and better ones in the same proportion. Just to have a little fun for Xmas we will sell a white unlaun- dried Shirt 36in. long at 38c and the 75c kind at 48c. will march nti alnva i u! Sillll of I his m’oglVSS! Vi “What Shall The Harvest Be'.'" Not "what shall the harvest he” but what is the harves! ? Wheat, of course. There is a charming little shc-uf of w heat in town who j weighs about nine pounds whom it I |)Oi|()tiflil giver lit's given to he tin* Joy and comfort of Mr. and Mrs. JI. D. Wheat for some years, we hope, and then she will blossom out into a blessed womanhood to give courage and strength to some favored one, while many others w ill weep and wail because she would not . The little lady arrived a couple of weeks ago, but Tiik I.kdckii man got left for a while, but we hope to he “in the swim” hereafter. -■ Dr. Parkhurst and Women, Dr. Parkhurst has entered into a contract with The Ladies’ Home Jonrmtl by which lie will practically become a regular editorial contribu tor to that magazine for some time, The great New York preacher says that he has for a long time past been desirous of saying some very neces sary things to women, and he now announces that he will say them through these articles. He will take up all the social, moral tind equality questions which arc so uppermost in the minds of women today. Dr. Purkhursl will begin this work at Once, his first article appearing in the next issue of the Journal. - • “Florida On Wheels." This beautiful ear was the centre of attraction to a large number of people hero last Monday. It contains many tilings of interest from tin* “Land of Flower.' and thi',\ arc pre sented in a most attractive manner. The ellieiem and gouth itmuly mana ger, \V. S. W ebb, is ably assisted by Messers. L. F. George, of Florida and 8. Paul Brown, of Anderson, S. C. The attention shown visitors is in it self sufficient guarantee that the car will ever remain popular while in their hands. It will repay anyone to visit this car. | ing and t*> build with timl -arm* pru dence which Ins work of our pcoph cict l*art ci'iZcd I lit* in t he past. Sticey Shoals Statements. jCorrcspondcticc of 1 tit Liuigkk.] Stk kv Siioai.. \ C, Dee. IK.— W . (J. Hopper of tins jiiacc com menced lii> sin.no- -i tiool at Flint Hill last Friday. IL* has a large school,and is having great success in teaching music. Preston (irceti and family of (tro ver, N. (',, vi-ile,| frieiids and n la tinos at this piece ia>t ■-tit uni ay and •Sunday. Misses Alice and Mollic Hopper of thii place, visited Mr. Dock Putmim and famiiy last Satur day and Sunday. X. X. Thomason and wife visited friends and relatives at Blacksburg, S. ('., on last Sunday. L. P. Sarrutt and C. Kippey pti'- il through here iast Saturday. Stanford Jolly, of Boiling Springs, X. (’.. gave us a short call hist Sat urday. L. 3. Randall, of Shelby. \.('.. is very low with typhoid fever. W’e wish him speedy recovery. \Y. \\\ Hopper, of this place about finished the cage. I guess hi* ; w ill pul thi-bird in it in u short time. Mr. David Weaver tind Miss Hat tie Champion wvre united in iiia*ri- j inonv' last Tuesday evening at the residence of the bride’s parents, near j Sharon, X. C. Tin* ceremony was performed by Rev. L. L. Smith in the prcsenei* of a host of admiring friends. The bride is the charming daughter of Mr. tun! Mrs. .1 ini ('lutm- pion and is an ace injdislie I voung lady while tlie ■ j j.. ;i pnpular and thriviiig-young plaido,*. After i»ronoi;iiecd an e|.*- nre td and t It'»sc in as 1 ie oupt iai> wt r gam suppi r wa • that Wercpre-.nl eli|o\ «d ihellisclve: iniiniiiscly. Hog killing I ihio I- hen* and w* are living tit home. W isliittg I'll I.M'iut; ttnu tiil eon- c* rued with d hi:: li v and t, happy sojourn In *e !■ dow ws dose Anvix. A Big Success. t'ljvssv 1’oxt), Dec. IS.—Mr. Fditor: Please hud space in your paper for a few lines from our section. (Juitc* a large eongngation attended preach- ingat Grassy Pond hist Sunday. Mrs. Lee Allison, after a painful i operation at Spartanburg, lias re- | turned home very much improved. Mrs.'Tom Blackwell, whose mind, was impared. and whir was carried to i the asylum has returned to her home ; looking well, and in her right mind, j A man about six feet long went out a few days ago to feed some stock their noon meal. He was attracted by thcnoisc of a rat m distress in an ' empty stall and having no thought , of a whangdoodle, he rushed in, and ! seeing an animal trying to make his! eseapo up the corner of the building, he caught it with his hand, threw it to the ground and sprang on it \ with tt pair of nines he had purchased f"»i" B M. Peeler a few days before, and soon the animal was dead. Boys it was a mink. Those who expect to hunt minks, would do well to look at Mr. Peeler’s shoes, tind if eights are too small, and tens to large, just get a pair of j nines and be ready for the business. Success to Tin: Lkimikk, t , m. *i*. • • How’s This. We oiler one hundred dollars re ward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot he cured by Hall's Catarrh ('lire. F. J. < IIFXFY A CO., Props., To ledo, (). We the undersigned have known T . J. Cheney fni* t he !:i<l lo years, and believe him perfectly hoiiorahic in all bilsinc.'S t ran.'-ael i<>u> ninl finauciallv ti Me to carry out any obligation made by their linn. West A I’ruax Wholesale Drug gists, Toled'i.o. Wtilding, Kinnan A Marvin, W holcsalt* Druggists, To- led" (i. Hull's ('nt'irrh Cure is taken iif- icrutilly actin' directly ipnn the! him id and mucous surfaces of Uit * system. I’ric. 7.'»i*. per hmtle, Soldi by all Druggists. Testimonials free, I Now, Xmas comes but once a year, let everybody wear a white shirt, even if it is to be bought with 5c cotton. We are doing our best to get them on an equal with cotton and cotton goods. For instance, Alamance at 3c per yd. In our notion department ve have a Castile Soap which we will sell at two cakes for 5c that will wash the knots out of a pine plank. Select a Cap from Our Immense Stock of Boy’s, Ladies’ and Gents, and be in the swim. They are go ing from 1 Oc to 45c each. A Great Slaughter in Shoes. Chil dren’s Shoes 23c, Ladies’ Shoes 49c, 69c, and a bright Dongola patent leather tip at 97c, Our genuine Dongola at $ 1.35c. We would be glad for every person to Oomo tincl I v:vii miiio for we believe it to cap anything on the market. Our Men’s Shoe stock will bear inspection. Men’s high cut Brogans are going at 98c and a good pair of strings with them. Men’s Sun day Shoes, Congress or Lace, at 98c, $ 1.25, $ 1.48 and $ 1.98. We would be glad for eve ry person to try one pair of the $2.75 shoes we are running at S T'8. Save your pennies and buy at the Spot Cash Store. irks & Co.