The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, April 23, 1896, Image 8
THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. 0., APRIL 23, 1800.
Notice of Election.
In obedience to a petition of a ma
jority of the freeholders of Gaffney
City, ns will be seen by said petition
and the city tax hook, praying the
Town Council to order an election for
the purpose of authorizing the Town
Council to issue twelve thousand dol
lars in bonds, running for the period
of ten years as authorized by law,
that is to say, ten thousand dollars in
si.id bonds for the purpose of com
pleting the town hall and furnishing
and lighting same, and two thousand
dollars in said bonds for the purpose
of extending and enlarging the elec
tric light plant.
Notice is hereby given that on the
5th day of May, 1890, at the law
office of Schumpert, butler and Mc
Gowan, said election will be held ac
cording to the rules governing in town
elections. Those qualified to vote in
said election, who are in favor of is
suing said bonds shall vote a ticket
with “Yes” plain!)'written or printed
thereon and those who oppose said
bond issue shall vote a ticket with
the word “No” plainly written or
printed thereon, and 1). A. Thomas.
I. G. Surratt and J. T. Rogers are
hereby appointed to conduct and hold
said election.
Tolls to be open at 9 a. m. and
closed at 3 o’clock p. m.
A. N. Wood, Jntendant.
L. 15akkk. Clerk Town Council.
April 20th. 1895.
MISERY
FROM
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c. It. lung, Water Valley, Miss., cured by
••F.:r fnv years, I suit erect untold misery
from r::iM , ;il;!r rheumatism. I tried every
|.i:ov::i remedy, consulted the hest pliysl-
<1 in-;,isited Hut Sjirhms, Ark.,three* time*,
spe miitijj SltWt) there, besides doctors’ bills;
but ec ild obtain only lemporary relief. My
fi sh ' as wasted away so that I weighed
only i.lnety-tliree pounds: my left arm and
kj, v. ere drawn out of shape, the muscles
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heiiig twisted up in knots. I was unable to
dress myself, except wilh assistance, and
could only hobble about by using a cane. I
h.ul no appetite, and was assured, by the
duelers, that 1 could not live. The pains.;it
times, were so awful, that 1 could procure
reli. i only by means of hypodermic injec
tions of morphine. I had my limbs bandaged
in clay, in sulphur, in poultices; hut these
gave only temporary relief. After trying
everything, and sulTcring the most awful
tortures. I begun to take Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.
I aside of two months, I was able to walk
without ;*. cane. In three months, my limbs
began to strengthen, and in the course of a
year, I was cured. My weight has increased
to ii;.'i pounds, and I am now able to do my
full day's work as a railroad blacksmith.”
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JUST RECEIVED, a lot of select patterns,
Percales, Sea Islands, and Silks in Per
sian effects for shirt waists, just the thing
you want. The style sells them.
WASH FABRICS.—The hot weather calls for
them. Our counter is full of Dimities,
Gauffries, Savoy, Organdies, White
Lawn, Swisses,&c. The ladies especial
ly, invited to call.
GENERAL CONGLOMERATION
OF NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL IN
TEREST.
Some Short, Some Shorter and all Tco
Short for a Heading, Yet
None Too Short to
Mention.
l^ule a party went down to t'itcro-
keo Ford last night on a moonlight
picnic.
We regret to hear that the Rev. .1.
G. Carter is quite sick at his home
in the city.
Commissioner Jolly has received a
car loud of terra cotta piping which
he is using on the public road near
here.
We trust that our city fathers v.ili
take such action as will protect what
few song birds remain with us. Abo
their offsprings which arc cruelly de
stroyed every year.
Jno. Geddes, our champion gard-
ner, discovered ripe strawberries in
his garden last Saturday, April 1>.
This is early, but then John is a
pusher and nothing escapes him.
A great crowd went over to Shelby
Sunday to hear the Rev. Clarence
Dixon, of Brooklyn. They returned
Sunday night and all were profuse lit
their praises of tiic elegant sermons
delivered by that eminent minister.
Mr. I). C. Bess and Miss Eva
Black, both of Lincoln county, N.C.,
were married by W. (). Lipscomb.,
N. T., Monday afternoon at Mr.
Lipscomb’s residence on Frederick
street. It was a Gretna Green
affair.
(L W. Bvars and wife were out to
Joe Coyle’s home on Cherokee creek
Monday. Mr. Byars says Joe lias a
hen with the most remarkable brood
of chicks lie ever saw. There were
forty-one in the lot which claimed
her protecting care.
There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian church next Sabbth
morning at II o’clock and in the
evening at <i p. in. by the pastor.
Rev. C. E. Robertson. Prayer meet
ing every Tuesday evening at 8 j).
m. The people arc eordialy in
vited.
Dr. C. C. Brown will give a lecture
iti Wood’s Hall on Friday night, May
1st, at 8:30 p. in. His subject will
be: “Courtshio and marriagb.” Dr.
Brown is exceedingly witty and all
who can should hear itim. He comes
here under the auspecis of the ladies
ciety of the Baptist church.
As Section Master Sanders and Lis
men were coming in from down the
road Thursday evening from their
days work the hand car collided with
a dog, killing him. The car was
thrown from the track and all on
board thrown c!T. Jim Flack, one of
the colored workmen, was severely
hurt by the car falling on him.
The Seminary boys waxed it on to
the town boys in a game of hall on
the school grounds last Friday. The
playing of both teams was loose and
the errors were too numerous to men
tion. But with a little more prac
tice we hope to sec both teams put
up a good game before long. They
are to cross bats again next Friday.
Dan Anthony has the champion
hens of this section. They are two
of the White Brahum variety ten
months old and they have lain sixty-
three eggs and there is no appear
ance of a desire on their part to go to
setting. The eggs are mammoth in
size, weighing four ounces each. .Mr.
Anthony got his stock from Dr.
Anthony of Spartanburg, but has
greatly improved the variety.
Father Budd, of Charleston, lec
tured and preached in Wood’s Hall
Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Father
Budd is one of the foremost Catholic
priests of the South and his visit to
Gaffney was highly appreciated, a
large audience being present to hear
him. Father Budd will remain in the
city a couple of weeks and while here
will he the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. and Mr. and Mrs. \Y. W. Gallo
way. His ledure Sunday afternoon
has been the frequent cause of much
favorable comment.
The localizer of Thk Lkdock is in
Charleston this week attending the
meeting of the South Carolina Press
Association ami the get up of this
week’s paper is largely due to the en
ergetic young men of the office who
always assist him. We feel proud of
our bright young men and although
they are now laboring on an obscure
country weekly we predict that it is
only a stepping stone to a more
prominent and magnificent position
in tlie field of Journalism. There
tire not many weekly papers that
could leave their business in the
hands of their help for so long a pe
riod, but our boys are better than
the majority of boys.
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Dime Exercise.
Friday Night 2 It It inst , at the
residence of Mr. Nathan Lipscomb.
Prof. H. F. Griffith has kindly con
sented to act as Mentor while we
chat with the god* and goddesses of
classic lore.
We know how gracefully poetry
and prose will be interspersed in
the general instructions of our
friend. Study up mythology and
know your lesson well so that fair
Flora will present you the prize.
Vocal and instrumental music with
readings by youthful amateurs.
Bring your pencils.
Other Local News on Pagee t and 7.
DEATH’S DOINGS.
AN EVENING AT LIMESTONE.
The Grim Reaper is No Respecter of
Persons.
Death has made his visits with un
usual rapidity in the homes of our
citizens the past week, taking to 1 heir
eternal home both young and old,
h aving the inipressof their lives upon
the sands of 1 imc.
Warren Dugald, the bright little
s ui of Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards,
died last Thursday morning of meas
les. The little fellow had been sick
for eight or ten weeks and suffered
intensely and all that loving, tender
hands could do availed nothing. The
Master had called and his little soul
answered the summons.
Mr. S. S. Williams died at the home
of his son, B. F. Williams, No. 5. of
the mill houses, last Friday morning
at 12:30. in his seventy-sixth year.
Mr. Williams was a native of Virginia
but hud been living in this state for
a number of years. He was of a quiet,
retiring disposition and bore the good
will and respect of all who knew him.
He had been a member of the Bap
tist church for fifty one years. The
remains were interred at Limestone
Cemetery Friday afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. J. W. Walker, of the Second
Baptist church in the presence of a
large concourse of friends.
Mr*. Carrie McKown, wife of Dr.
Forest McKown, of Cherokee, died
Thursday morning after a short ill
ness. .Mrs. McKown was a sister of
J. <b and Joint Spencer, of this city,
and had been married less titan two
year.;. An infant survives to bring
joy and comfort to the bereaved hus
band and kinspeople. The remains
were interred Saturday at Corinth
graveyard, the Rev. B. !*. Robertson,
of this city, conducting the funeral
services.
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Up to Date.
H. i>. Wheat, of the Gaffney Mfg.
<’o.. is nothing if not progressive.
The latest improvement is a hand
some edition of four rooms to their
magnificent office. One room is for
the exclusive t:s'* of t he efficient type
writer. M'-s Emma Sams, another
for Co!. Yt'ardlaw, a third for a cloak
and hat room and the fourth for Mr.
Wheat 's private office. Each room is
to be appropriately equipped and will
he a palace of its kind. The stags,
Billy Webster and Jack Holland, will
continue to occuny the front room.
The Pupil’s Recital Friday Night Was
a Success.
Professors Mack and Griffith have j
just grounds to be proud of the mag
nificent reception accorded the pupil* .
recital nl CoopcT-l.ime.ston© Friday
night. The spacious hall was well!
Idled ::tut the large audience was well
repaid for their attendance. The ;
program was more limn catri* d out, j
as IVof. Joint on delighted the au-1
dience with a pleasing rendition of j
"Watkin’s Evening Party.” Mrs.!
Goodiet, one of the teachers, playing 1
the aeeompaninent faultlessly. Mis.-
Carroll’s inging was very pretty and
she received generous applause. Miss
More nee Griffith s rendition of Pas
more's "Tarrnntefle” was till* best
piano solo of the evening. Miss Lip
scomb S recitation was good, as were
a.so .Misses Kendrick, Turner and
Richardson, but the cutest number
on the program was rendered by little
Miss Bird Crawley. The piano solos
of Misses Eva Ross. Matilda Croxton,
Marie Turner, Anr.ie Martin and Meta
iyler were well received, as was ab-o
t be singing of Miss Lit a Manville,
while Master (). P. Richardson came
in for a generous amount of applam- •
for his delight fill rendition of “li’cle
Tom and the Hornets.”
Prof. Mack extended an invitation
to the audience to remain an hour
after the program had been con
cluded and pass a pleasant time,
which was taken advantage of by a
large number present.
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forget to take
need it most to
sluggish Liver
and Ague, Rhe.
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wreck health.
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SAFif’l y to LIFK of Doth
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gou.*; ( > r or its i*aix,
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per 1,of tie. 1S< k “To MOTHEUa”
nun.i d fiee, coiiUlniii'-r voluntary lesiiiuonluls.
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f 'LL, ISV Al l. HUClOJISTS.
r, mice greatly that
Mr. Wood
has
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elected Mayor of Gaffney
c to tee better times.
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Constipation.
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Brown’s Iron Bitters
Pleasant to take.
Effective.
GUARANTEE.—Purchase money
refunded should Ukown’s Iron lirr-
TtKS, taken as directed, fail to
benefit any person sutlerini: trom
Dyspepsia, Malaria, Chills and
Fever, Kidney and l.iver Troubles,
biliousness. Female Infirmities, Im
pure Wood, Weakness, Nervous
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fd.nink and your liois s mid lu'uies slioi!
by a ills:-ciiis, bi-ickMidth. All kinds of
v.'ooil nui k iloni* wit ii tmat ness and nlspatcii.
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PnVSfCIAN AND SURGEON,
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oent l.uutrli 8>rup. Tastes (a-xi. U»C
in tiiuu. Solrl by driunristH.
hi nisi
New
Warehouse.
Having Just completed a new iron \ irc-
iiousi*. I inn now pH'jiaied lufiinilsh Ituild-
itik’ niaterlnl of ail kinds nl t lie lowi'sl lunr-
k et |,r!ei . A ear loa<l of I )oors. Snsb. Ill ii ids.
M: lilies, lirnekets. \e.. just receiverl.
I'liMii'iny. t.'eillntr. t'asliias and Mnuldlie.'s
kepi, ii, (|iiantities. Heari-piiie idduglcs.
I,ntli siiwed and liuiidinade in nbundiiiu e.
Colne and s'e me. I will help you make
out your Mils for mat. rial ami mil elinrjre
you a ecu I. .Make yon r opeuiuvs for < I is us
an i ivindow'some r* 'ulnr sixes so you can
'- r ei \ ■,nr sash ;md diiots cheaper tluinfor
odd .i/' s. Olllce in warehouse.
JL/. JLiiilcor,
DR. !. M. HAIR,
DENTIST,
Diliee in Settlemy. r Jiiiildin^. Teeln ex
tracted will.out pap,. i'irst-el.iKs woi k at
r. nsonahle prlee-,. Will lie ai I’ncoh t from
t lie lUlli to l.'.Lh oi e - ich luontii.
Bicycle Ordinance.
Bo it ordained by the Town Cour.-
! cil. of Gaffney city, 8. C., in council
xseLT.bk'd and by authority of the
same, tiiat section 2 of special onli-
nance relative to bicycles be changed
1 so as to read:
Tiiat any person or persons riding
a bicycle cn any sidewalk or tide-
walks of any street or streets of the
town, other than are prescribed or
limbed in the proceeding Sec. No. 1,
shall, cither at night or in daytime,
while approaching any pedestrian
thereon, i iiln r in front or in rear,
ring tl. • alarm bell when not less than
thirty feet of the pedestrian, and shall
regulate the speed of the machine
while passing to move but, little* fas
ter tlif,n a pedestrian in an ordinary
wa.ig and in case the pedestrian does
not give the right of way the rider
must dismount rather than como'in
collision with the pedestrian, and in
all eases where possible the bicycle
rider must keep to the outer edge of
the sidewalk. And furthermore, each
rider shall be required, in addition to
his or her alarm bell, to have a break
and ;t lamp lighted and so arranged
on the bicycle us to be conspicious af
ter twilight, and whenever approach
ing r. corner where the view of the
cross street or alley is obstructed the
rider shall slow down to a safe gait
an l have the machine under perfect
and immediate control and give warn
ing by ringing the bell within not less
than thirty feet of said corner, both
in daytime and at night, and the bi-
cyc c rider shall be held responsible
for any damage to pedestrians caused
by any neglect of proper caution on
his or her part in addition to the pen
alty fixed in See. 3. of this ordinance.
Done and ratified in council assem
bled. this 7th day of April, I89(>.
A. N. Wood, Intendent.
Attest I.. 1»akj;k, T. C.
Go To
W. A. Peeler’s Bakery
For fresh Rrcad, Cakes,
Roils, &c. I sell 25 tick
ets for $1.00. 6 tickets
or loaves for 25c. Any
smaller quantity than six
arc jc strict. Positively
no deviation from this
rnle.
W. A. Peeler.
COSTRACT FOR SCAVEIIGER SERVICE.
Scaled bids for contract for the
town scavanger service will be receiv
ed until Friday, May 1, 1N9(‘>. The
contract will be let to any responsible
party who will pay the town council
the greatest net amount per mouth
for 1 he privilege.
Contractors to furnish mule, curt
and all other necessary tools, and to
give h .ml in the sum of $100.00 for
the faithful performance of the agree
ment.
The town council reserves the right
to reject any or all bids and to cancel
tin' connract whenever, in their
judgement, the contractor fails to
comply with the intent and purposes
of the agreement.
A. N. Wood, intendent.
Attest L. Bakeu, T. C.