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For Sale. totf SAT.Ty .VD liusliols of ootlon k<’o<1 for • planting j urpoMM k«mi«I variety. Apply !o jj. f. Uobs, at i arroll A Stacy’s Ivank. 70U SAKE Four elegant show cases; will be sold cheap. Apply. Dul’ro Druu <’o. fOH SALE - The Or. Holmes s room hou;><.; fine garden. ;;vd <>;. hulldliiKS. 5 room cottage on Llniestoue street; 3 room cotta^Oon Ualnes street, with splendid jfar- den; i.’vacant lots on Gaines street—a bar- Katn; 3 Vacant lots on Factory Hill; 4 room cottage on Factory Hill. For terms, apply to If. G. Stacy. For Rent. H 6rSES FOlt KENT. A. llrown. Apply to Mrs. E poit KENT-The rooms over the bank of f'arr dl A St icy also eott ■t. Apply to F. G. Stacy. st ret cottage on Gaines S ToKK KOtt MS FOK KENT—For terms and particulars call on John M. bridges, at Ktmiett's Klook. opposite cotton mill. r?r- Notice. G O TO T'EKKT'S-SHOP to get your tire shrunk and your horses and mules shod by a first-class blacksmith. All kinds of wood work done with neatness and dispatch, prices as cheap as the cheapest. Try us once snd you will be sure to come again. Gnff- ney. ». C. N IOTICE I hereby notify all parties that •one Win. Mct'arti'r. white, is under writ ten contract to work for me during the year isw, and that he has broken the contract by leaving my promises without permission, and I hereby forbid any person In .South Car olina from omidoylng him. 1>. C. Fainter, Gaffney, S. March ISIKi. ^ Celebrated Thoroughbred Stallion “ACCIDENT,” SIKE—Spend rift by Imported Konny Scot land. etc. etc etc. HAM Mollh* K. bv Spemlrlft. 2nd. DAM Hollen by AIroy, son of imported Australian and Nellie Gray by Lexington. This superbly bred Stallion will make tbo coming season (Is'.Kl) at GatTney on Thursday. Friday and Saturday of each week and at C. T. Mabry’s home near Asbury postotflce on Monday, Tticsday and Wednesday of each Week at #20.1)0 to insure a colt. He Is a rich bay In color; 1(1 bands high and with stamina hi proportion. While bred upon thorough bred mares must afford an excellent pros pect for horses on the turf. His splendid sire and bone, magnificent llnlsli and refined blood bred to the ordinary and “grade" mare cannot fall to produce the finest type of horses, commanding the highest prices in every market, for saddle, road and harness. While Spemlrlft. Ids sire, was a superior racehorse, meeting and defeating the best horses of Ids day. and was once sold for the handsome sum of twenty-thousand dollars. (*2o,nno.0()), thus showing that his progeny, like himself, will produce race horses. WOOIl. GLENN A ALLISON. ...SPECIAL... F Oi? TIMKTV DAYS ONLY-$Jo.00 will p»y for the complete Business or Short hand course at HUDSON'S Business University Wljh Grade course of study and Best System of Shorthand In print. IVScnd for Catalogue. Rndson’s Business University, I7 East Trade Street, Cliarlotte, O. OVERWORK - INDUCED- Nervcus Prostration ooEiiACiti liecovery by the Use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla " Sumo years ago, as a result of too close attention to business, my health failed. I became weak, nervous, was ttnabin to look after my interests, ami manifested all the symptoms of a de cline. I took three bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, began to improve at once, OF NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL IN TEREST. —w - , - - — Some Short, Some Shorter ar.C Too Short for a Heading, Yet None Too Short to Mention. and gradually increased my weight from one hundred and twenty-five to two hundred pounds. Since then, I and my falnily have used this medicine when needed, and we are all in the best of health, a fact which we attribute to Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. I believe my chil dren would have been fatherless to-day had it not been for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, of which preparation I cannot say too mtteh.’’—IT. O. Hixson, Postmaster and Planter, Kinard's, S. C. tr\ RECEIVIRG MEDAL AT WORLD’S FAIR. AYER’S Pills Savo Doctor’s Bills. MEDICAL. Having recently taken a two months Post- Graduate rourse at Tulanc Medical Fnivcr- sity. New Orleans. La., during which time I gave special attention to Surgery 1 otter my services to the public In that line of practice. I am also prepared to treat tbo diseases of 1 he eye. ear. nose find throat. Office next to T. Davenports'. Office Telephone, No. 2S; Night phone aO. ('MAS. A. .1 KFFEUIKS. M. D.. Gafl'ney. S. C. DR.I.M. HAIR, DENTIST, Office In Rcttlemyer building. Teeth ex tracted without pain. First-class work at reasonable prices. Will be at Paeolet from the 10th to lath of each month,\ ———————————— The cheapest, thing on earth-~The Weekly Ledger at one dollar a year. Mil iinoi'N. Straw Hats! Men’s Fine Straw Hats of the first production which come in a bright clear straw at 48c 75c and 98c. Our straw goods are up-to date in every particular. 200 fine straw hats in brown, white and speckle straw, a special bargain at 25c. Large broad pal- mettoes at 10c. Boy Palm hats at 5c. Novelties in children’s broad sailors, nice bright colors, at 25, 35 and 50 cents. Bring in your tickets, the music box goes April 15th. H. I y. & Co. Everyone needing anything in hats, bonnets, caps, ribbons, flowers, riding velvets, tips, or in fact anything in the • millinery line should visit this depart ment of our store. OUR GOODS were bought with a great deal of care and we know our prices are cor rect. LADIES’ SAILORS 10cand up. FLOWERS 10c “ “ per bunch. RIBBONS any price and color desired. Kindly remember us when in need of goods in any line. Yours truly, WILKINS BROS. GrtRitcy* S. C., Apr. 9, ’96. > The police force of CiafTney op- pen red Sunday In handsome new uniforms. They were “out o’ sight.” Ed Duff, of Blacksburg, was in the city Thursday last on business. Gaff ney always welcomes visitors from her sister city. A subscriber in Atlanta writes us ns follows: I receive the Ledger regular and find it a welcome visitor from the “Palmetto State.” Prof. J. Tt. Mack is showing a pro gressive spirit by the improvements about the Seminary. He has the politest gates about there we have seen. Isn’t it about time wo wore think ing about baseball for the coming season. Nothing advertises n town like a good baseball team and (Juffnoy should have one. If you have any doubt to the truth fulness of our statement regarding our circulation wo respectfully refer you to Postmaster Littlejohn. Ho will tell you all ho knows about it. J. P. Dellinger has another Mc- Kinleyito at his house. He arrived Monday and Pink is very, very proud of him. He says, however, bo may turn out to he a Reedite but indica tions point McKinleyward. Every reader of The Leogek should make it his or her business—and take a pride in it too—to trade with Led ger advertisers. And never neglect to mention where you saw the ad. It will help you and will help us. Etta Dawkins, a somewhat de mented daughter of Sophia Dawkins, col., has st rayed away from her home in the Wright neighborhood. Any information as to her whereabouts will bo thankfully received by her mother. The Ledger sends out more papers to bona-fide subscribers this week than ever before in its history. Its advertising rates are no larger to-day than they were the first day it was is- ssued. Here’s a pointer for wide awake business men. Sallic Lipscomb and Joe Wilkins, a worthy and respected colored couple were married at the homo of the bride, a few miles north of the city, on Cherokee Creek, last Thursday, t^uite a number of their friends at tended, including some white people. C.P. Sanders, Esq., of the law- firm of Duncan it Sanders, of Spar tanburg, announces himself in this issue of The Ledger as a candidate for Solisiter of this district Mr. San ders is a lawyer of ohility and would fill with credit the office he aspires to. The petrified man was on exhibi tion here Monday and Tuesday. To those who are skeptical we would say that if it is a manufactured man it is the work of an artist. Many people looked at him and a large majority believe in the genuineness of the wonder. Don’t let your prejudices run away with your bettor judgement. It shows lack of true manliness. No need to loose your temper because the other fellow don’t think like you. God made us all of a different temperature and He meant for us to differ as to material points. Out of a total of ninety weeklies in South Carolina. The American News paper Directory accords a circulation in actual figures to only twenty-live: hut this paper is one of the twenty- live, and the publishers of this Dic- tionrry will guarantee the accuracy of the nil ing of this paper Iry a reward of One Hundred Dollars, payable to the first person who successfully as sails it. It appears as if the southern part of onr eity was taking t he building fever. Mr. O. C. Wood has built, re cently, a barn and stables, also Mr. Robert Kirby 1ms built some new stables and our clever mngistrnle. I. (i. Sarrutt. 1ms erected a nice barn and.Mr. Edward Turner lias com menced improvementH on his large building that ho lately purchased from uur pleasant mayor, A. X. Wood. There appeared in last week’s Led ger, among I lie general conglomera tion. n small item to the effect that the dummy had set fire to the gutter ing in front of Broad (mine’s. We should have been n little more explicit and said that “the boxing of the gutter in front of Broad Gaines’ resi dence became ignnted one day Iasi week and was supposed to ho caused from a spark orlive coal dropped from ilie dummy while passing.” At the Meeting to be Held in Spartan burg Next Wednesday. Arcby B. Culvert lias issued the following circular to the people of the ; county. By all means let Gaffney and this section be well represented: ■' -A .convention of the people of South Carolina TuTm.-VUerilst of a State ex hibit at the Southern r'tuiTP^: p.,.-,.--- tion in Chicago next fall is to he held in the city of Spartanburg on Wed nesday April 15th proximo for the purpose ot forming a plan Iry which the said State exhibit can he col lected and shipped to Chicago. Mr. E. L. Roche, the duly ap pointed commissioner for the State of South Carolina, has issued an ad dress requesting the Mayors and In- tedendants of cities or towns each to appoint three delegates to represent their respective municipalities, lie also requests all manufacturing en terprises and railroad companies to send representatives. It is specially desired that the agricultural inter ests of the State he represented and the supervisor of each county is hereby requested to appoint one del egate. We now take pleasure in seconding Mr. Commissioner Roche’s request and hereby invite you directly 10 Ire with us by representation on the Ifrth proximo. It is unnecessary to em phasize the importance of a hearty and enthusiastic acceptance of the opportunity Chicago lias offered the ■Southern States to advance their material interests. All concede the desirability of an appropriate Soul it Carolina exhibit. We are arranging free transporta tion over the various railroads. Please send in promptly the names of your delegates who will attend and we will try to provide transportation for all. The hotels will give reduced rates to delegates. Convenience re quires that we should hear from you as soon as practicable. EASTER IN GAFFNEY. It Took Place Last Thur»day at One : O’clock—Two Popular Young .People Enter Upon the Matrimonial Sea. The Day Was an Idea! One—How it Was Spent. Easter Sunday was a dream of loveliness, ideal in its perfection and an emblem of the purity of the risen Christ. Appropriate services were held all over this broad land of ours andjGaffney was no exception. All the service were well attended and the people ’generally wore happy, con tented countenances. The singing at all the churches was unusually good. At the methodist church Sun day r ight Capt. Chus. Petty editor of the Carolina Spartan, delivered a pleasing and instructive Easter ad dress before a large audience. The church was filled to overflowing and a number of people were turned away because of lack of room. The Easter services at the Baptist church Sunday forenoon was all that could be desired. The addresses of Prof. Mack and Griffith wore appropriate and entertaining. Prof. Sams was pre vented from addressing the largo audience on account of illness. Unclaimed Letters. office List of letters uncalled for to date Robert Black. W. I. Blanton. Mr. and Mrs. Spartan Goodlet. Elbridge Littlejohn. J. W. Wilson. N. B.—Persons calling for these letters will please say advertised in The Ledger. T. II. Littlejohn, P. M. April 8, 1890. —• —— Something New. Read poetry and study up my thology. A prize will be awarded to the one who knows his or her my thological alphabet the “very best.” The evening of April 24th will bo pleasantly spent with the gods and goddesses of ancient days. Chatter ing and music. Further notice. We Offer You a REMEDY Which INSURES Safety of Life to Mother and Child. EXPECTtNT MOTHERS, “MOTHERS’ FRIEND” Robs Confinement of its Pain, Horror and Risk. My wife lined “MOTHERS’ FRIEND” be fore birth of her first child, she did not suffer from CR.FHI’Sor PAINS—w:ihquickly relieved :it the critical hour suffering but little—she had no |uins afterward and her recovery was rapid. E. K. Juiinston, Eufaula, Ala. Bent by Mail or Express, on receipt of prlc*, #l.i)0 prr IrotUe. Book "To Moth ers" mailed Free. BIUDITELD HHil LATOB CO.. Atlanta, Ga. BOLD BY ALL DBUOGI8T8. Board of Health. The election for a board of health hold Monday resulted in the follow ing board being elected: Dr. W. A. Fort, .1. I). Goudelock, Moses Wood, I. M. Peeler and B. F. Holmes. Other Local News on Pagee 1 and 7. Last Thursday at 1 o’clock at the beautiful home of the bride’s parents on Limestone street Mr. W. A. Dag gett was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Lipscomb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. X. J^ipscomb. The Rev. J. D. ( rout, of the Methodist church, per formed the ceremony in his impress ive manner. The wedding was an unusually quiet affair. Those pres ent were Mr. Doggett’s mother, Mr Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Doggctt and children, Mrs. K. C. Watkins and the immediate members of the family of the hride. The couple, accompanied by a wed ding party, left immediately after the ceremony for Forest City. N. C., Wheie they Went to spend a few days with relatives of Mr. Doggett. Miss Lipscomb is an elegant young lady and made many friends by her quiet and unassuming manner. Her parents are among the first settlers of Gaffney and have been recognized as leaders in the social and business life of t lie place. Mr. Doggett is a splendid young gentleman of manly disposition and his friends are legion. He has for some time past been with Schiff Bros., of Charlotte, hut is now with Cnrroil it Carpenter, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Doggett will make Gaffney their home. The Ledger joins their numerous friends in wish ing them long life and prosperity. 3x0 QUESTION iir|about ir. n The bulkier who ww ^ woodwork ry «» n ’ ?, iKivc r.o doubt in hr* nund of the nro mate wiesfactor y resit*. ■« our DOORS, SASH a BLINDS *.! doartment « c have found It nece, ^ gary (• ett’anw our facilities I® ■ I.C increasing demand-and aTC now pr-earing for ‘he Rteater pro duction of a* kind, of orn.mcuUl woodwork, porch work staw wotkr exterior and interior fnilthtB^ ma.crl a 1,, rough and dressed lumber, s.liingles, See., at LOW PRICES. AUG’J-TA lumber co., aucusta. OA- (r lm. ■ ■.~vT:>V; is SIM forget need it sluggis.. ana Agi ills \vm_ wreck h RFGL'LA' Rhcula L’LATOR remedies. Liver re Liver, kee system ma' F OR " Liver Re purifier and the difference on every pad any other met Liver remedy Regulator-’ Be sure you ge J. II. Zeilin Brutall .lust outs limits of thd morning one cows over itrou and tlio same in our market t ted, or rather, cu right to make tho you ever saw. We are the peoi NICE BEEF from convince you oftho will give us a trial or We will also handle summer and will he glad tire with people who use Come and see us. you once means to sell again. Sell your caltlo buy your beef a* (’LAIC K END KICK’S Kopukir Mai' Brains in it! That’s what every man puts in one of our new spring hats when he buys it. A Noble Heart li n JmR/ rtow./iM Vm!r M 1 ,. 1 In an R. & G. Corset, That’s what every Lady has when she IPflrHeo Miss O. Wilkie about your best dress, “up-to-date” it) style and workmanship. A Bakery! Having opi-ned n first-idnss bakery at my old stand, in (lie More-room next to J. E. Webster's law offiee. I inn now prepared to fiinilsli to the public tho j very best Bread, Cakes and Rolls I but can Ire made. Wedding etil.es 1 buked to order. To those who dcslro j to ime our bread w will furnish 2.'» , ■V tickets for #1.00. I Ktiurnnten my bread to lie pure uml ' whok'ttomu. y. A. PEELER’S BAKER!, | J} f Mi mi (Jl W vV buys one. Found only at the Store of the Gaffney Manufacturing Cq