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8 THE 'WEEKI.T LEDGER': GAFFNEY, 9. C., OCTOBER S, 1895. Now Your Chance. OUR FAIL GOODS ARE ARRIV ING AND WE MUST HAVE MORE ROOM. A big lot of Men’s Oversbirts, cotton and wool at 28c and up. 100 doz. Suspenders at 10c, lac and 24c. Ladies’ Seamless Hose, 4c and up. gj3F"We have the largest and cheapest line of shoes ever brought to (iailney. sure and examine our stock before buying. Next door to J. N. Lipscomb. 9 How About YOUR Suit? II/E want to tell you that we are in the field VY , m ,i ready. Our fall stock is piled high with fresh “crisp” new Clothing. $ibtK).00 to $5000.00 in all the latest styles, and Prices that Defy Competitien. An all wool Gray Kersey that wears like leather, well cut and well made $5 00, coat vest and pants. Gray Scotch Kerseys, all wool and very heavy, that will defy storms and cold, only $7.50. Always in the lead in Blacks. Clays and Sheviots suits. Boys suits in long pants, 14 to 19 years, that will afford us pleasure to show and will tickle you to hear the prices as they are so cheap. Children’s Knee i’ants Suits 4 to 10 years, in double and single breasts. We have just the thing for your boys. Suit and W atch for only $3 50 to $4.00 per suit. Kindly give us a call. Yours truly, Oct. 3, 1895. A Model Cook. She can bake, she can broil, she can fry; Ne’er a cuke does she spoil, nor a pie; She's perfectly neat, Her temper is sweet, And this is the reason why: She Buys her Groceries from PAUL V. GAFFNEY And invariably gets the best and freshest goods in the city at the lowest prices. Big bargains in Crockery and Glassware, just received. Give me a call and save money. You mny have been wearing Zeigler Brother Shoes, if so you know their merit. COMPLETE NEW STOCK For children, misses, ladies and men now in. If you want to economize wear ZEIGLER BROTHERS SHOES. If you want the best styles and best goods for the lowest price visit H. L. PARKS & CO. GENERAL CONGLOMERATION OF NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL IN TEREST. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Some Short, Some Shorter and all Too Short for a Heading, Yet None Too Short to Mention. Mov There was frost last Monday morning—the first of the season. Miss Kummey, of the Company store, is boarding at Prof. Sams’s. Mike Montgomery has resumed work in the office of the cotton mill. The men who are to put the shaft ing in the new mill arrived last Mon day. L. R. Gaines is repainting the tower of the Male and Female Semi nary. ChaHey Erwin is taking a rest this week. Charlie is a worker and needs all he will take. The many friends of Mrs. M. B. Sams will he pleased to hear of her improved health. The receipts at the cotton plat form last Saturday were 110 bales, the heaviest of Hu* season so fur. The regular services are held on the second and fourth Sabbaths of each month at the Presbyterian church. We are glad to report Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Littlejohn and daughter, who have been quite low of fever are now convalesing. One man said Tuesday morning ‘this cool weal her is fine on white folks and fat hogs—negroes are happy with any kind.” Our Trial Justices have been hav ing a quiet time lately, butwe art* be ginning to see a little stir around their offices now. The editor of Tim Headlight will yet learn that the people of this state are able to sow and reap without his permission, advice or orders. A number of new students have entered the Male and Female Insti tute this session. Come around young men we want to know you. Our schools now are in full blast. Everybody send your children to Cooper-Limestone Institute or to the Gaffney Male and Female Seminary. The boilers for the new mill are here. They are upright and are mod els of workmanship. Our new’ mill will have the finest steam plant in the state. Every house in town is full and people are hero from all seetions applying for houses. Our builders arc as busy as bees hut can’t keep up with the inHux. Any one who receives a communi cation from the Gaffney Mf'g. Co. cun verify the fact that Miss Emmy Sains—the typewriter—is at the head of her profession. Uncle Billy Lockhart, who is now over ninety years of age and lives three miles from Gaffney, has been quite siek. Thk LKbGKK is glad to hear that he is improving.. Freight agent R. M. Gaffney re ports the freight business at this place the heaviest in the history of the railroad. His clerical force, as well us hiinself, are kept extremely busy. Gaffney is the only town of three thousand live hundred inhabitants that lias only one policeman. But Gaffney doesn’t lag, she calls him “Chief.” We should have at least one on duty at night. There was a largo congregation attended the services on Sunday night at the Mill. Rev. G. M. Boyd preached on the subject of “Fleeing From Duty,” and the sermon was listened to with deep interest. Quite a number asked for the prayers of the Christians present. Thk Ledgkr is indebted to master Della Jennings for some large lucious apples presented last week. Master Jennings has a nobie little heart. He and his little sister were among the first to respond to The Ledger’s call for aid to the distressed Bui lew family several months ago. No people suffer so much from physical disabilities as those whose business requires little or no muscu lar exertion. The lack of exercise causes the liver to become sluggish and the result is constant Constipa tion, Indigestion, Biliousness and Siek Headache. To prevent this take Simmons Liver Regulator; it keeps the liver active and makes one’s condition as comfortable as those who have much exercise. «— Other Locals on Page 7. ments O r People You Know And People You Don’t Know. Sidney Surratt returned to Balti more Sunday to resume his medical studies. Allie Holmes loft Sunday for Charleston to enter the Citadel. Gus Quakely, Jim Crotch. Lum McCall and Billy Mullinax, went to the county scat Sunday to spend the day. G. D Barr <fc Son’s force of tinners left Sunday for Lockhart Shoals to put the roof on the new mill at that place. Miss Rosa Norman is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jones. Miss Norman is here to attend Lime stone Inst it ute Junus W. Hopper returned last week from a short stay at Glenn Springs, where he went for his health. He has about gained his former health. Mrs. Edna Easterly returned from Thiekety last week where she had been on a short visit to her father, I 4. Smith. Master Chas. Jones, of Asbury, paid a visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Jones, last Monday. 11. L. Parks, who has been con fined to his apartments at R. S. Lip scomb’s fur several weeks with ty phoid fever, is up and about again. Mr. Parks left Tuesday for the home of his parents in North Carolina, where lie goes fur a short while to re gain his lost strength. Ex-Mayor Kenedy, of Blacksburg, ' was in the city this week o n business. Our people are always glad to see him and feel like he is still one of us. Index to New Advestisements. The following are the changes in our ad columns. It will he noted t hat besides several changes t here are a number of entirely new ads. We ask a special favor to this paper that when you go to buy goods of merchants and others who advertise with The Ledger that you tell them where you saw their ad : How about your full suit—Wilkins Bros. A model cook—Paul V. Gaffney. Are you downright hungry—John son’s Music House. Total eclipse of all business events —Store Gaffney Manf’g. Co. For rent—A. N. Wood. For sale—A. N. Wood. For sale—C. S. Copeland. Removal—W. J. T. Robertson. Zeigler Brothers Shoes—H. L. Parks & Co Lewis’ Shoes—J. R. Tolleson. KIN SIMMONS pises cure: for . CURES WHtHE Ail USE FAILS. | Bett Coutrb Syrup. Tamos Good. Cm | Sold by druRirl* CALL ■ ■ ■ At W. M. Webster's and see sam ples and styles of Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Suits. Made to measure at lowest prices. A fit guaranteed. Hunter Mfg. Co. P«r J, L. ALEXANDER, Agt. A Child Burned to Death. Mr. A. L. Peeler came up from Skull Shoals yesterday and brought the distressing intelligence that Sir. Will Kendrick had lost a little child Tuesday morning by its being burned to death. The family were picking cotton and had left two children at the house and in some manner the house caught fire and was destroyed together with the house-hold and kitchen furniture. The child was too young to make its escape and the elder one was rescued just in time to escape a similar fate. —-• ► A Change of Business. John W. Bridges has purchased the stock of goods of the firm of W. C. Burnett A Co., and will conduct a merchandise store at the regulator, Are you taking Simmons Liver RlXJ* , ulator, the “Kino of Liver Mem* cines?” That is what our readers want, and nothing but that. It is the same old friend to which the old folks ** pinned their faith and were never dis appointed. But another good recom mendation for it is, that It is BETTER than Pills, never gripes, never weak ens, hut works in such an easy and natural way, ; ast like nature itself, that relief corner quick and sure, and one feeis new all over. It never fails. Everybody needs take a liver remedy, and everyone should take only Sim mons Liver Regulator. lie sure you get it. The Red Z is on tlie wrapper. J. H. Zeilin A Co., Pliiladelphift. 1). L. Brown, a leading merchant | ff enern * ! same stand. Mr. Bridges is an ener getic and pushing young gentleman our city a of the “Iron City” paid flying visit lust Monday. Dr. Chas. T Lipscomb left last Monday for Philadelphia to take his second course of studies in a dental college. CluM’lie’s general make up assures his friends of his success. T. D. Littlejohn, of Asbury, was in the city Monday on business. Mrs. E. B. Martin and children from Port Royal. S. C., are spending a while with the family of Rev. G. M Boyd. Mrs. Martin is a sister of Mrs. Boyd. and The Ledger predicts success for him. Memorial Services. Memorial services will he held in the Baptist church next Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock in memory of Wyatt Lipscomb and Geo. Doggett. The Diibiio are invited to attend. Local Cotton Market. Strict Good M ii Id ling 9.00. Good Middling 8.90 Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe- ver,sores, tetter, chaf ped hands, chil blains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay vroou iMKiuiing i required. It is guaranteed to gi”e Middling. S-O-j ' (t .„ ,,,,1, Cotton receipts for the week end ing October 1st. 445 hales. perfect satisfaction ded. Price 25 cents sale by W. B. DuPre, or money refun- per box. For — A Seriesof Meetings. Meetings have been in progress at the Baptist church since Monday night and will continue until next Sabbath. You are invited. « licr* UU great mise HOOD’S >iU' yj' ioad') to (ty^pepsci and . ,j best remedy i: C-M^SAPARILLA. —Remember, when you wish to buy a residence lot see R. 8. Lipscomb before buying. He has for sale the most desirable property in the city at reasonable prices. —Tuscan Island seed wheat for sale by R. S. Lipscomb, bearded va riety. This wheat made the largest 5 year average yield at the Virginia Experimental Farm of any other. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. For Sale. A SMALL Heating Stove for sale Apply to A, N. Wood. T WO young, full Jersey Cows. Ap ply at once to (’. S. Copeland. J. J. poR SALE.—Milk Cows. HUDSON’S Business University, Charlotte, N. C. OO ^‘ >r t* 10 com * H' 4 »''^ , '*^'^plete business course. The only business college in the South that you can try before paying the Tuition. £<F“Send for Catalogue. J. E. Hudson, Principal. < iaffney. F OR SALE—About 100 bushels oats of the brown variety. Apply or write to Louis Humphries, Gaffney, S. C. F arming land for sale— Parties desiring to buy good fann ing hind within two miles of Gaffney will find it to their advantage to call on or write to R. E. McCraw, Gaffney, S. C. F OR SALE.—Second-hand buggies and harness. Apply to J. O. SPENCER. R EMOVAL—1 have moved my shop i to former stand. W. J. T. ROBERTSON. F OR RENT—The R. F. Spencer house for rent. Apply to A. N. Wood. Your Attention! WE respectfully solicit yourpatron- ronage for the Morgan Iron Works. WE are prepared to do work of every description in our various depart ments. in quantity and quality, to suit the most exacting. WE car. furnish you heavy building materials, such as Lumber, Shin gles, Laths. Brick, Lime, etc., promptly and in good shape. WE aie ready to get out any class of inside finishing, such as Mantles, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Newels, Ballusters. etc., etc. OUR Iron Foundry and Machine Shop is equipped for constructing heavy castings us well as ordinary mill works. OUR <>ak and other styles of Mantles are winning a reputation. Beauti ful work for very little money. Give u« your orders and we promise to do all we can to please you. Call on or corres pond with i^a. MORGAN IRON WORKS, anlmrir. C. CHAS. H. CARLISLE. Pres, and Treaa. W ANTED—Beeswax and Hides. Will pay highest prices. \V. M. WEBSTER. Jr. W. D. ARCHER, TOlVMOrciAIv A.KTI8T. Hair-cutting, in the latest styles. Shaving and Shampooing at reason able prices. £j^"Shnp next to J. D. Goude- lock's store. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - ‘ * S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new store. In office from 1st to 24th of each month; at other times, office in r h)tn't* of assistant. Notice of Application to Legislature. State of South Carolina.. Notice is lit re by given, that the undersigned citizens residing in Spar tanburg, Union and York counties, of the State of South Carolina, will, at the ensuing >essioii of the General Assembly of South Carolina, apply to said General Assembly of South Car olina to cut off and incorporate a new county in this State out of parts of said Spartanburg. Union and York counties, the county seat thereof to be at Gaffney city, South Carolina, and the proposed boundaries of said County to he as follows: Beginning at the for* of Broad and I’acolet rivers in Union county and running up I’acolet river to or near a •x'int on said river, formerly know as Brown’s Mill, about one and one half miles above I’acolet Mills, on said river; thence in a northwesterly di rection and east of the town of Cow- pens, about one mile, a straight line to the North Carolina line at or near State Line postollice; thence with the North Carolina state line east to Broad river at or near Sarratt’s ferry, as lonm rly know; thence with said North Carolina lire to railroad formerly called the 3C’s . thence in a southeasterly direction to the mouth of Kings creek in York county ; thence down Broad river to die beginning, the fork of Broad and I’acolet rivers, including l lie following townships: Dray ton vil le and Gowdesville in Union county, the greater part of White Plains township, nearly all of Limestone township and a small part of Cherokee township in Spartanburg county and the west» rn part of Chero kee township in York county, ii^lu^ ing the town of Blacksburg in county, making the middle of^ rivers the line where they touch new county; hut fading in the above described proposed county line, then we hereby give notice and apply for said county to 1)0 incorporated out of all the territory above described, ex cept that part lying in York county, thus making the middle of Broad river the eastern line of said pro posed county. R. S. Lipscomb. Gaffney, 8. C. 1'. Davenport, Gaffney, S. C. W. C. S. Wood, Grassy Pond, S. C, R. M. Joi.lv, Grassy Pond, S. C. R. P. Scruggs, Ezells, S. C. J. T. McCraw, State Line, S. C. A. Harris, Algood, S. C. .1. D. Jefferies, Sr., Asbury, S.C, C. A. Jefferies, M. D., Homo, S.C. J. T. Moorhead. Gowdeys ville.S.C. J. A. Hamks, Gowdeysville, S. C. A. F. Kendrick. Sunny Side. S. C» C. W.\\ nisi>xant. Wilkinsville, 8. C. J. L. Strain. Etta Jane, S. C. L. I). Bonner, (toucher, S. C. August 8th. 1S95. <39 A DM IN 1ST R AT() RS N< >T I (’ E—A11 persons indebted to the estate of J. B. Easterly, deceased, are hereby notified to come forward and settle the same as the estate must he set tled up. Payment cun he made to J. E. Webster, Atty. I. M. SMITH, Administrator. Gaffney, H. C.. Sept., 18th, 1895. Baldwin Pianos, Ellington Pianos, Valley Gem Pianos, Hamilton Organs, Ac. . The best instruments for the least money. Sold direct from th factory. No agent’s commis- -ions to pay. Old Pianos and Or Igans taken as part pu\ s « Are You Ever Downright Hnngry ri;:"'"!'" K"' sing? Do you ever feel that it would rest you through and through and give you new life for your daily tusks to hear some simple nlr be cause of its associations? Come to us and play the tune for yourselves, or we w ill piny it for you. You may charm your own piano or organ. Sit down and laugh or cry. Make yourself comfortable and happy—bus iness can wait. At JOHNSON’S Ml SIC PARLOR, Hear of Carroll & Stacy’s Bunk SEE HERE! I WILL SELL YOU DRY GOODS, 1 Notions. lints, Shoes, Hardware and Groceries at the lowest prices. Buy I. M. Peeler’s Keen ClipperAl if you want t he best. I will, for cash, give you some Extra Bargains In anything in my line. When you need any tin g in my line call on me Yours for trade. I. M. PEELER.