The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 05, 1895, Image 8

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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. XT lido i' woi v i'! i 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 You must see our Underwear to 3 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. —————p—ifiHT— H. L. PARKS & CO. 3 The Boston :o: 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. Feel 1 | Badly |To=day? | We adc this repeatedly, because [ serious diseases often follow trifling | I ailments. Brown’s Iron Bitters If you are weak an 1 k n. r illy cx- | huusted, ncnous, have no aj>pctite g| and rau't work, Z beifin at once tak- |— iii# the m st rel'i- hie Hreiiyiheiiing | medicine, which li ' Uiown's Iron Bit- ( ters Benefit comes | fiom the very first' dose. IT CURES Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver Neuralgia, Troubles, ■ Constipation, Impure Blood, S Malaria, Nervous ailmenta $ Women's complaints. b Get only the r<mui e—h h » crossed red lines on the wrapper. BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MO. ‘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, — 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. DO YOU Ervn; GO GO! TODY and everyon : , .nes of th« year. Mala ! > i. s and the only preventive . . is to keep the Liver active. Yo !•' Liver a bit, and the best h 1 i FiLnd, SlM* mon’s Liver P.: ; . , the RECfZ. Mr. C. Hi aster, Ohio, says: “Sl.WUO . ... REGULATOR broke a case of ■ of three years’ standing f and less than one bottle did . 1 shall use it when in nec.1. imend it.” Be sure th . ■ . Alw ays look for the Rbh Z . And don’t forget the v : ' : • .' }R. It is SlM* mons Liver ; R, and there is only one, and o . •ho takes it is sure to he 1 . . .iE BENEFIT IS ALL IN THE I : . ' ;e it also for Biliousness :;:k: ■... he; both are caused by a si,;' • ' ! .iver. J. H. Zeiiin .C , , L-iuladclphi*. H 0R if 1 , t > .. in / ; » ; i Sf-i '' i W H A .. . » ... _ ... J «L --V ig chairs, a ; • inch, a or a pie! ure ' 5-OT Lud when y , ■ : : » iMy a coir- iern fr mi the < to tho rly birch, ir. i; -i l oak. • Highly polished and finished. We ask \o.i t get our prices before you buy. Yours truly, Gaffney Wagon k. t; and •J VI11 c FINEST and t iVIVB > E'-^-.Vv’v m That are made. And we sell them at prices to suit the time*. We invite your inspection when in need oi a iy.hing in onr line. CARROLL, CARPENTER 4 fiO^ HMES. Look Out! Look Out for your Poc Go to the new store, Baltimore Bargain House, by it and your pocket hook will he saved. 13a.lt imore J3arKain Houjso. Clothing. Boots, Shoes, Huts, Cnp^ and (h i We can give you the biggest bargains ever ol! . « Gome at Once! It will pay you to give us a trial. Yours H< - SCHWARTZ & SN Lipscomb’s Hotel Building. G A r W. B. DnPRE S Pha Everything New and Fresh. Prescriptions u..'- Telephone INo. 2i 9 U Ki v PRUGS, MEDICINES. PAINTS, OIL Sunday hours from 10 toll a. m. ; .. Cu ►-> U ok! L d ave money '3 Good*, •poandat j trht. 1 )A. 1U.