The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 05, 1895, Image 8
THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., DECEMBER 5, 1895.
Did you know we would sell
you an all-wool black cheviot suit,
just what you want foi winter, sizes
35 to 42. for $4.93. These suits
are well made, nicely trimmed, per
fect fitting and fully worth $6.50.
Other black suits as .ow as $2.98,
but bear in mind that $4.98 suits
are a heavy twill made up for a cold
climate, just the thing for this sort
of weather. If you will examine
our $ 10 suits you will say they are
sold elsewhere at $12.50. 50
suits of child’s clothing at 98c.
25 suits at $ 1.48. Corduroy pants
for boys, the kind that are hard to
wear out, for only 48c. Men’s fine
pants 49c., 98c., $1.25, $1.48,
$1.98, $2.25, $3.25 and $4.85.
Largest stock of pants in the city.
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appreciate the value. All-wool
undershirts, 48c., others as cheap
as 15c. Knit overshirts, worth fully
40c., for 27c. If we don’t save you
money on clothing and shirts don’t
buy. We have the merchandise to
substantiate our announcements.
Swift shillings are worth more to
us than slow dollars.
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H. L. PARKS & CO.
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FOR
Clothing, Shoes, Dry Goods, Gents
furnishings, etc., etc., etc.
We will save you 10 to 25 per
cent. Give us a call.
Respectfully,
Garrett & Co.,
Leaders in low prices.
GENERAL CONGLOHERATION
OF NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL IN
TEREST.
Some Short, Some Shorter and all Too
Short for a Heading, Yet
None Too Short to
Mention.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gaffney, better
known as “Aunt Lizzie,” a former
resident of Gaffney, is sick at her
home on Broad river.
Lucian Hopper says he spent
Thanksgiving in North Carolina hut
is utterly unable to designate at
what particular point.
Trade has been very good ever
since Thanksgiving day, which also
goes to prove that, we should all be
more thankful than we are.
J. C. C. Humphries, one of Byars-
ville’s enterprising merchants, has
been confined to his bed several days
the past week with the grip.
Prof. Chas. Smith preached at the
Methodist church last Sunday both
morning and evening. At both ser
vices eloquent and able sermons
were preached.
We never saw planters look so
pleasant as those around Gaffney.
Good crops, out of debt and a little
pocket change puts a man in a mighty
good humor.
Thieves broke into Linder & Price’s
store Saturday night a week ago and
stole a lot of goods. The thieves
were caught but managed to make
their escape.
C. P. Huggin, of Lawn, S. C., has
he lead in growing large hogs. He
killed two last week, only sixteen
months old that weighed 584 and 590
lbs. respectively. That will be a
good place to get plenty of ‘‘hog and
hominy.”
The Young People's Union met at
Prof. R. 0. Sams last Tuesday night
to enjoy a sociable. For three hours
the belles and beaux vied with each
other in their efforts to entertain and
all were delighted with the evening
spent at Prof. Sam’s.
It takes hard cash to run a paper
as well as a merchandise business <>r
a farm, and if you don’t believe it try
it. Therefore it’s expected that you
pay u newspaper debt as quick as any
other. This is not meant for the fel
lows who don’t owe us.
Rev. B. P. Robertson will preach on
‘‘Love and its relations” next Sun
day morning and "The Bible’ in the
evening The junior young people
will meet at 3 o’clock and the senior
young people at 4 o’clock in the after
noon at the First Baptist church.
If you go anywhere or have a
friend visiting you let us know it. If
you know anything of local interest
to your community send it to us. hut
do not send.in a great long communi
cation with the expectation of its
being printed, for we haven’t the
room to spare.
The members of the Methodist
congregation have kindly remem
bered their pastor by presenting him
with a purse with which to purchase
a new suit of clothes. The donation
was presented by Misses Agnes and
lone Littlejohn. Mr. Boyd returns
his sincere thanks for the same.
This paper is run with the best
knowledge we have of the newspaper
business. Wo can’t please every
body and we don’t try. If you like it
pay for it and read it. If you don’t
like it don’t borrow some other fel
low’s copy and carry it off because it
is likely he would like to read it him
self.
, We do not knowingly publish the
advertisement of a swindling concern,
and if anyone sees the ad. of a doubt
ful concern in The Ledger and will
let us know we will guarantee that it
does not appear again. A swindler
cannot command money enough to
gain admission to our columns if we
know him to be such.
There was a pound party and so
ciable given Thanksgiving night at
the hime of B. F Williams, No. 5
Mill street, complimentary to a num
ber of the young friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Williams. The evening was
delightfully spent and all returned
to their homes sneaking the praises
of their host and hostess.
We have received a eommnnieation
from “Mrs. Silas Sloeom. M presum
ably a nom-de-plume. We cannot
publish it because we do not know
the writer, and then again we have
all the story writers we can accommo
date. We want news not. stories or
essays, and if you have got news we
will appreciate it. hut if you have not
we cannot handle it.
The manner in which goods disap
peared from the storea of Gaffney
merchants the past week has been
one calculated to make the hearts of
all full with joy. The purchasers
were joyful because they were able
to buy; the merchant joyful because
of liis sales; the onlooker was joyful
to watch the busy people, and even
some of the sleepy looking teams
brightened up and looked joyful be
cause they were enabled to draw goods
to the homes of their joyful owners.
Other Local levs on Pages 1,6 and 7.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Movements Of People You Know And
People You Don’t Know.
R. W. Sansing and T. W. Hen
dricks, of Home, were in the city
Tuesday.
C. M. Green has moved from
Home, S. (\, to Gastonia, N. C. Mr.
Green hud his Ledger changed and
and took occasion to remark that
the paper was well worth the money.
J. E. Webster, Esq., was among
the Guffney representatives at the
exposition on South Carolina day.
Tom Camp didn’t get hack from
the exposition until last Monday and
the first thing he said was “lean
way back.”
Gus Mint/, of Blacksburg, was
among the busy throng Tuesday.
Misu Rosa Gaffney left Sunday for
Atlanta, where site will spend some
time visiting friends and attend the
exposition. She will go from Atlanta
to Monroe. X. C. to visit her sister,
Mrs. Laney. Mrs. Laney will return
with Miss Rosa to spend Christmas
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Gaffney, of this place.
Mrs. .1. T. Brown and daughter.
Miss Alice, of Gowdeyville, were in
the city Tuesday on a shopping tour.
Dr. J. Roddey Miller returned from
Atlanta Saturday, where he had
been spending a week at the exposi
tion.
Dr. Hamrick, of the store of the
Gaffney Manufacturing Company, is
again at his post after an attack of
“grip.”
J. S. Moss, of Cowpons, was in the
city Tuesday on business and paid
The Ledger a visit.
Wm. Horton, wife and daughter, of
Maud, were in the city Tuesday.
Mr. Horton is an old school gentle
man and while his visits to Gaffney
are not «>f a very frequent nature he
always finds a number of friends to
greet him.
I, M. Peeler and son Arthur were
among the Gaffneyites who left Tues
day morning for the exposition. Mrs.
Peeler is keeping store during Mr.
Peeler’s absence.
W m. Webster, Jr., is a new acqui
sition to the clerical force of the
Gaffney Manufacturing Company.
A party consisting of Misses Jen
nie, Alie and Laurie Ross, Olive Sar-
ratt and Maggie Amos, chaperoned
by Mrs. Robt. Sarrutt. took in the
exposition from Thursday to Satur
day last week. Boyd Hames accom
panied the party to Atlanta.
J. I. Surratt is able to he up and to
attend to busines after a very severe
attack of the “rheumatics.”
Alderman F. G. Stacy returned to
the city Tuesday morning after a
week’s trip of pleasure and business
combined, during which he took in
the expo.
Tom Clarkson returned from a two
days trip to the exposition Saturday
morning, Ask Tom about the “draw
ing.”
It S. Kirby, of Bowlensville, was
in the city Friday last. “Boh” is u
hustling, hardworking hoy and is
making an t ffort to get a start in the
world.
Boh Davis, of Gowdeysville, was
among the crowd in the city last
Friday. Mr. Davis is a thorough new
county man although he lives six
teen miles from Gaffney.
J. R. Sparks, of the firm of J. W.
Sparks &. Son, Asbury, was among
those in the city Monday.
G. P. Garrett, of the Boston Bar
gain Store, has moved his family to
the city. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett are
hoarding with Prof, and Mrs. Robt.
Sarrutt. They will he welcome edi
tions to Gaffney’s social circle,
“Billy” Peden went over to Spar
tanburg Thanksgiving Day to be at
home and to see some one he thinks
more of than himself.
Worth Little, of Shelby, was in the
city la<t Saturday. Worth is always
a welcome visitor to Gaffney.
C. I. Scruggs, of Spartanburg, was
in the city Wednesday.
R. B. Spears, of Gowdeyville, was
in the city Saturday on business.
Miss Elliott Snead is in Cross An
chor attending the bedside of the son
of her sister, Mrs. Daniel Yarbor
ough. Another son, Calvin, who is
well-known in Ga’ney has but re
cently recovered from a severe at
tack of fever.
Jim Templeton, Depot Agent Gaff
ney’s efficient and popular assistant,
is able to he about again after a se
vere attack of fever. Jim has been
missed, not only by the depot force,
but by the general public who have
business at the depot, and all will
note with pleasure that he will soon
return to his post of duty.
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‘Thomas Campbell Dead.
Thomas Campbell, aged thirty-four,
died at the home of his parents, five
miles west of the city last Sunday
morning about 12 :20o'clock, of heart
failure. Mr. Campbell has for several
years been suffering from heart dis
ease, but at the time of his death was
also suffering from an attack of
typhoid fever.
Mr. Campbell was a son of the Rev.
T. J. Campbell and lived with his
parents, having never been married.
He was an exemplary young man and
was highly esteemed by all who knew
him. The funeral was held from the
First Baptist church in this city
Monday and was well attended. The
remains were interred at Limestone
cemetery. Deceased was a member
of Providence churcii,
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The Way They Do Business in Gaffney
A man from Union traded out
$126.26 with a merchant in Gaffney
during this year and when fall came
and he sold his cotton became inan i
paid all but $16.26 and later on he
came in and paid $16.25 and called
for his papers, and the merchant re
fused to deliver up the papers until
the other one cent was paid and he
had to send his clerk out to get
change, and the clerk stayed so Jong
the customer got tired waiting and
went out but later returned and got
his 4c. change. But, then, that all
goes to show how business is (tone in
Gaffney.
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We invite your inspection when in need oi a iy.hing in onr line.
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