The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 07, 1896, Image 8
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THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C„ MAY 7, 1896.
Lingers in the lap of spring
like an iceberg in a flower gar
den . Suddenly the sun bursts
forth in May and every artery
of trade is set pulsing with bois
terous currents. Everybody is
awake at once. Everybody finds
that they lack something, or
many things to make their per
son presentable for
SPRING.
Wherever the refreshing rain
falls it leaves a track of respon
sive energy, of bloom, of hope
and confidence. The world, it
seems, is alive and smiling. We
are alive and standing on our
feet and smiling as the eager
buyers crowd our way.
QUITE A CHANGE
In the past twenty years. To-
day we see men who can
hold your hand and tell your
thoughts, women on bicycles,
brass bands in churches, etc.
Good old Grandma, with her
mitten and turkey-tail fan aint
here to correct us.
The same will apply to the
horrible credit system which has
ruined many.
SPOT CASH
Is the wonderful new system by
which one cash dollar will do
more than two old slow credit
dollars. Listen! Tis so:
.‘>00 Summer Coats, each 15c.
100 Summer Coats 45c,
05c, and up to $3.00
100 prs heavy pants, well
made 49c.
00 prs. $1.00 pants to go
at 75c.
300 straw hats 5c to 98c.
1000 yds. fast color calico
to go at 4c.
Ladies’ Vests, 4, 5, 10 and 15c.
Ladies’ hose, fast black,
seamless foot, spliced
heel 10c.
Socks, 2 pairs for 5c.
Barker Mills 10c bleech-
ing, 30 in., to go at 7A.
200 yards of remnant
Lawns, line sheer,
worth 10c, to go at 5c.
Dimities, 5,7£and 10c.
We are still in it on shoos and
slippers, selling more and more
every dav.
50 prs. more of the littl*
tan shoes for babies 25c.
Women’s fine shoes 75c.
Men’s fine shoes 98c.
Men’s coarse shoes 75 and 98c.
This is the place to spend
your cash dollar.
Yours for bargains,
H. L. Parks & Co.
SKXS
Chanty; in Bislness.
If AVING purchased the busi-
ness of J. II. Cook I will
in the future conduct the same
at the oA stand. I will keep
constantly on hand a nice line
of Confectioneries, Fruits, Ci
gars, Etc., which will be sold at
prices consistant with business
principles. A share of your
patronage solicited.
Chas. C. Erwin.
New
Warehouse.
Having Just. romplHed a new Iron Wiiri'-
lioust'. I am now prnnarnal to furnish hitlhl-
Ing material of all kinds at the lowest mar
ket price. A ear load of Doors. Sash. Blinds.
Mantles. Brackets. Sir.. Just, received.
Flooring. Celling. Casings and Mouldings
kept. In <|iinntlticH. Heart-pine Shingles,
lioth sawed and handmade in ahundanen.
Come and see me. I will help you make
out your hills for material and not charge
you a cent. Make your openings for doors
and windows some regular sires so you can
get your sash and doors cheaper than for
odd sizes. Ofltcu In warehouse.
PENCIL PUSHERS IN PURSUIT
OF PLEASURE.
The Editors in Charleston, Tampa and
New York—A Hearty Greeting
for all the Moulders of
Public Opinion.
Last week and the week before
were ones of pleasure for “yo country
editor.'’ The South Carolina Press
Association met in Charleston week
before last. At the same time the
United Confederate Veterans were
in session. The hospitabfe people of
“The City by the Sea” was never
more royally extended than on this
occasion. After a three day’s ses
sion at which the old Vets fought old
battles over with pleasant reminis
cences of less pleasant days, telling
of scenes and times that tried men’s
souls, of camp fire frivolities and
heroic deeds of chivalry they returned
to their homes, some of them never
to meet again until the general roll
is called. The editors, too, part
company with feelings of regret for
some had met together for the
first time and the sight of a number
of hoary headed veterans of the quill
as they eathered around the festive
board was hut a gentle reminder
that ere another year passed by
Father Time’s scythe may cut them
off.
The festivities of the occasion
came to end so far as Charleston was
concerned on Friday night when an
elegant banquet was spread compli
mentary to the editors at the
Charleston Hotel by the Young
Men’s Business League, of that city.
Mayor Smythe and President Welsh
did the honors for Charleston in be
coming style.
On Saturday morning a delegation
of the press association, through
courtesies extended by the Plant
System, started for Tampa, Fla. Too
much cannot he said in praise of the
Plant System and the delightful
gentlemen who arc connected with it.
Mr. J. H. Polhomus, the city passen
ger agent in Charleston, was exceed
ingly pleasant in his attention to
those who accepted the courtesies of
the road, while Conductor Evans,
Traveling Passenger Agent Walter
Aunt, and Division Passenger Agent
F. M. Jolly, were ideal entertainers.
Mr. J. W. Savarcse, who conducts a
large fishery business at Tampa, ad
ded much to the enjoyment of the
occasion by taking the members of
the press for a sail on his yacht down
the bay.
Tampa is a beautiful little city of
about ‘JD,()()() inhabitants, almost
three-fourths of which are Cubans.
The city is situated about nine miles
from Tampa Bay proper. The bay is
reached by the Plant System, which
run trains about every hour during
the day. In almost every store this
sign greets the eye :
r. JJalcer,
' “Aqui u hablu Fspanoe.”
which means: “Wo speak Spanish
here.” Sunday is not observed by
the Cubans us Sabbath In the sense
we do. For ihom it is a gala day,
and at the nearby resorts which are
easily reached by a magnificent sys
tem of electric railways, largo par
ties may be seen picnicing, boating,
fishing, etc.
The great industry is cigar manu
facturing and it is said there are mil
lions of cigars made there every
week. There are some twenty-five or
thirty cigar factories, some small
and some large. The Cubans go to
Tampa Bay in large numbers to meet
the ship that comes over from Cuba
in order to get the latest war news.
Truck farming is also a great indus
try. For miles and miles one can
see nothing but truck farms. The
land is loamy and fertile and the
natives claim that great fortunes
have been made in a few years from
the truck farms. The plant system
runs through a rich belt and they
run a special fast train to carry to
northern markets the early vegeta
bles.
At the Palmetto Hotel, where the
editors stopped, wo had for dinner in
April all the vegetables we could
have at home in June. The proprie
tor. Mr. Webb, is a clever gentleman
and runs on of the few all the year
round hotels in the city. The lead
ing resort hotels were closed for the
season.
The Plant System is doing more to
devlope that portion of the Flowery
Kingdom than any other agency.
One piece of work they have under
taken that can hut command admira
tion is the dredging of the port for
their large ships. For this purpose
they have enlisted the services of one
of the largest and best dredges ever
built at a cost of over $300,000.
The Tampa Hotel, also the property
of the Plant System, is a poem of
architecture and masonry. The
building and furnishings is said to
have cost more than three on one-
half millions dollars.
We would have liked to have re
mained longer, but the impossibility
of doing so compelled us to
return earlier than wo wished hut
recollections of fafr Florida and
Other Local News on Pagee 1 and 7.
Most Cough
In tlmo.
yrop. Tuts* Good.
Hold by d
Tampa will ever remain green in our
memory.
Much of the pleasure of the Flor
ida trip is duo to Col. Geo. .B. Mor
ton, whom many people in this city
and surrounding country are ac
quainted with. He took great pleas
ure, much to the delight of the party,
in conducting us around the city and
pointing out to us the various places
of interest.
On Tuesday a number of editors
took passage on the Clyde steam-ship
line for New York, where they went
to spend a week or so.
The Press Association meets in
Newberry, the home of the president,
Mr. E. H. Anil, next year. May he
who guides the destiny of man deal
kindly with us all and permit a gath
ering that will bo an honor to our
State, our country and ourselves.
Memorial Day.
A number of ladies of Gaffney
met at the Baptist Church Tuesday
afternoon April 28, for the purpose
of effecting an organization, looking
to tho celebration of memorial day.
The meeting was called to order
and the following officer wore elec
ted :
Mrs. A. V. Montgomery, Presi
dent; Mrs. C. E. Robertson, vice
Pres.; Mrs. W. A. Smith, secretary;
Mrs. W. C. Carpenter, Treasurer.
The first regular meeting was
held Monday afternoon, May 4,
with Mrs A. V. Montgomery Pres, in
the chair.
Several new names wore enrolled
and Mrs. J. (J. Carpenter wifd of the
first captain of this section, elected
honorary^ member. They decided
to celebrate May 11, since the lUth,
memorial day, is on Sunday.
The service will begin prompty
by at 4 o’clock with a marca from
tho G. M. and F. Seminary, and will
consist of a talk, music and dec
oration of graves by the children,
at the cemetery.
Every one in town and community
is urgently requested to he present,
and to take an active part for the
love due the memory of our Confeder
ate dead who gave their lives for this,
our country.
This association is cordially in-
invited to meet with the veterans,
Saturday, May 9, and it is hoped that
every member will he present.
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Concerning Our Lady Friends.
Mrs. M. J. Byars is one of our
early truck gurdners. She netted
$12.00 from the products of her gar
den from April first to May first.
That’s pretty good.
Mrs. S. L. Hopper has discovered
an effective remedy for potatoe hugs.
Discovering tho bugs on her vines
she set about to get rid of them.
She made a mixture of Lime and
ashes in the proportion of one quart
of lime to one gallon of ashes and
sprinkled on the vines. The effect
was that in a few hours the bugs had
disappeared. Try it if the hug is on
your vine. Mrs. Hopper is also an
early gardner as evinced from the
fact that tho patrons of tho Lime
stone Inn were treated to early peas
of her own raising last Sunday.
Mrs. John Millwood may not he
the champion chicken raiser so far as
numbers go hut she excells in getting
them in eating shape. Last Thurs
day tho members of her household
had spring chicken of her own rais
ing served. How is that for early
chicken raising.
Do You Help Nuhfy?
The effort of any newspaper to
build up a town is practically nulified
unless it is hacked up by the business
men. If a stranger turns from the
news columns of a paper to the ad
vertising pages and if he fails to find
there the advertisement or business
card, he naturally comes to the con-
cluoion that there is nothing in the
town or the publisher is not appreci
ated.—Southern Publisher.
How to Treat a Wife.
(From Pacific Health Journal.)
First, get a wife; second, ho pa
tient. You may have great trials
and perplexities in your business,
but do not therefore, carry to your
homo a cloudy or contracted brow.
Your wife may have trials, which,
though of less magnitude, may be
hard for her to bear. A kind word, a
tender look will do wonders in chas
ing from her brow all clouds of
gloom.—To this we woultV add always
keep a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy in tho house. It is the best
and is sure to be needed sooner or
later. Your wife will then know
that you really care for her and wish
to protect her health. For sale by
the DuPrc Drug Company.
The Country Editor.
Verily tho life of a coutry editor is
a path of thorns.
His bread is promise and his meat
Is disappointment.
His creditors chase him by day and
tho devil grinneth at him in his
dreams by night.
Ho sendeth tho paper to a suh-
sciiber on credit and the subscriber
payeth him not.
Then he stoppeth tho delinquent’s
paper, and then tho delinquent sing-
eth fra la land borrowoth it of a
neighbor.
One subscriber payeth his sub
scription in wood, and behold it is
rotten and soggy and of short meas
ure.
He whoopeth up the township pol
itician and the the politician gets
elected and knoweth him no more.
He puffeth the church fair gratis
and then attendeth it and payeth his
quarter and rceeiveth two oysters.
lie hoometh his town and all
things therein, and yet receiveth no
support and is a man without honor
in his own country.
Two young people marry and he
giveth them a puff, and they go to
housekeeping and taketh not his
paper.
Yea, he is bound down with woo
and his days are full of grief and
trouble and vexation of spirit.
But sorrow only endureth for a
night and joy comes in the morning.
He ploddeth along and endureth
in patience, and it is written that he
will receive his reward at the judg
ment.—Exchange.
<) I,. Seiir.Mi'KUT. Tiios. B. IIvti.kii.
Sul. Till .ludiHiil Circuit. II. S. Com.
Wm. McGowan.
SCHUMPERT, t BUTLER > 8. McGOWAN,
ATTOIl If YH-AT-J „ A W.
Union and Gaffney, 5. C.
Office day* at Gaffney, Friday and Satur
day of each week.
Very ruri-ful and prompt attention Klvcn
to all IiumIim-hs entrusted to uh.
(^fl’ruotlecIn all the Courts.
W. D. ARCHER,
AK.TIST.
Hair-cutting, in tho latest styles.
Shaving and Shampooing at reason
able prices.
£l^Shop next to J. D. Goude-
ock’s store.
DR. I. M. HAIR,
t DENTIST,
Office |ln Selileiuyer building. Tcelh ex
tracted without ; paln. Flrat-elass work at
reusonuhlei prliw*. Will lie at I’ucolet from
the 10th to LiU^ '*cli month.
Y/is* ttereburt
B Who has had lonz experience M
conducting-his business is a dtt-
criminaung l-ver and we are
nio** pleased to direct the ntten-|
t5 onof such a merchant toour]
boors, Satfb & Mnto
which are made to bear ihel
closest scrutiny of the moat care-1
ful purchasers.
Write h* PrVcc List.
AUGUSTA LUMBER CO..
auqu&t a.
•I)«, Of ih'
'I’"' .. t •
Sfer/iiK Dr''’* 1 -
•Puy
Lost or Stolen.
O NE :i-<|uart Ice Cream Freezer: whoev
h.is it will please notify us.
PUIDMOKE * CO.
er
A. C.
Notice.
F ORlSOdnysI will offer my services as a
lirst-elass shoe maker with a cut that Is
an eye opener: Men’s sewed, formerly T.’w.
now rt.»: men’s nailed, formerly aOe. now .TV;
women's sewed, formerly .TOc. now 40c: wo
men’s nailed, formerly TV. now iV. Other
work in proportion; every Job guaranteed.
W. W. HAYS.
N OT ICE -My shop is located onUutlcdjre
street near tlie old race path. I will try
to please you in settin*: tire, shoeing and
general repair work. Come and try me and
get ueiiuainted. and I am ready to accom
modate my former customers of Maud.
Wm. T. THOMPSON.
N OTICE. Mr. SKowland is no longer with
mo anil anyone owing me for machines
will please call at my office and make pay
ments and not wait for him to call. It. s.
Lipscomb.
G OTO PEBBY’S SIIOI* 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 usoncc
and you will bo sure to come again. Gaff
ney. S. C.
For Rent.
*OB BENT—I cottage houses. Apply to
Dr. Fort.
F OB BENT -The rooms over the bank of
Carroll & Stacy also cuttage on Gaines
street. Apply to F. G. Stacy.
S ToKE BOOMS FOB BENT- For terms and
particulars call on John W. Bridges, al
Burnett's Blo<\k. opposite cot ton mill.
For Sale.
*OB SALE. A few more of those nice pigs.
Apply to WM. .1EFFEBI ES. Home. S. ('.
F OB SALE -The Dr. Holmes 8 room house;
fine garden, stables and out buildings.
r> room collage on Limestone street: J room
cottage on Gaines street, with splendid gar
den; J vacant lots on Gaines street a bar
gain; T vacant lots on Factory Hill; 4 room
cottage on Factory Hill. For terms, apply
to F. (i. Stacy.
F ob sale.—a. n
easy terms, the
houses and lots on
Wood offers for sale, on
1 Scldrmer and Spencer
Victoria Avenue.
F OB SALE.-Three second-hand buggies;
also new one; one second carriage. J. G.
Spencer.
Horses and Mules.
caper
'CO o
LIOBSESan
you arc In need of a good family horse
call on me. I have lust returned from Ten
nessee with a fresh Tot of Horses and Mules.
Including some good hr,awl mares: also a car
load of No. 1 Timothy Hay and a ear load of
Oats for sale. They must t>c sold.
J. G. SPENCEK.
Graham Bread
Is very nutrieious ami ben
eficial for Dispoptics We
have just received a lot of
Fresh Graham Flour ami
will keep on hand fresh
bread all the time.
W. A. Peeler.
FEMALE
REGULATOR.
IT 15 ft SUPERB TONIC and
exerts a wonderful influence in
strengthening her system by
driving through the proper chan
nel all impurities. Health and
strenQth are guaranteed to result
trom its use.
My wife was bedridden for eighteen months,
after using BBADFIELD’S FEMALE REGU
LATOR for two months. Is getting well.—
J. M. JOHNSON, Malvern, Ark.
BBADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, OA.
Sold by all Druggists at $1.00 per bottle.
FREDRICK AU8FELD.
AUSFELD
ARCIIITECl
Atlanta, - -
Plans and Specifications j
public buildings.
CHAS. A. JEFFERI
PHYSICIAN AND SUI
O A I " F'.XE'y, -
Office Telephone No. 28; Nighl
Office next to T. Davon
J. E. WEBS'
•Attorney - iVt-1
Gaffney City,
Practices in all the courl
tio is a soecialtv.
With every glass of Soda
^fi^o-ATor
Wc will give one high-grade 5c cigar. Thial
of this cigar in order to introduce them ai
smoke will find them all that we claim them
A. O. irridinore
^VoLic'O! jVot
We have a few Spring and Sui
such as White Goods, Drapery,
also a few Tan Shoes. We are gl
these goods regardless of cost,
at 6c, best grades.
W. O. Lipscomb &
"I ho I lui
Statement af Receipts and Disburse
Council Funds for Town of Gaffney
S. C., from March 12th., 1894
to March 28th., 1896.
RKCEIFTK.
975.05
Taxes from March 12, 1894
to March 28, 1890
6,682.70
Fines from March 12. 1894
to March 28, 1896
844.11
Dispensary from March 12,
1894 to March 28, 1890.
1,035.40
Licenses from March 12,
1891 to March 28, 1890.
509.50
Cot*on weighing from Mar.
12, '94 to Mur. 12, ’90..
540.25
Scavanger from March 12,
1894 to March 28,1896..
253.40
Dog tax from Mar. 12, ’94
to .Mar. 28, ’90
85.00
Sales Cemetery Lots from
March 12. 1891 to March
28, 1890
40.00
Sales, Town Watchman’s
Clock
40.00
Sales, old cotton platform
lumber
1.50
Gaffney M’f’g. Co. 4, Tel
ephone Exp. to Sptbg.
Rebate Spartanburg Tel-
ephonc
91.00
17.35
Miscellaneous Items
17.51
DISBFKSK.MENTH.
Taxes refunded Southern
R. R. Company $
Fedalty on tax refunded N\
Lipscomb
License on tax refunded R.
S. Lipscomb
Work on streets, bridges,
Ac 1,821
Constructing and operat
ing telephones 48(0
Lumber 108.
Constructing and operat
ing electric lights 2,19G.)9
New county movement ex
penses 243.To
Attorney fees, 2 years.... 100.00
Commissions, assessing
and colleoting taxes.... 284.37
Salaries, police and detec
tives 1,180.06
Equalization Board for '95
and’90 51.00
Rent Council Chamber, 2
years 90.00
Advertising, publishing or
dinances. etc., 2 years -. 364.40
Expense, Scavenger, 2 yrs. 428.00
Feeding Council mule, 2
years 106.00
Salaries, Intcndant and
Cleric, 2 years 631.24
I’d. Joe Lowry, horse hire. 16.00
Sundry, Charity donations 58.40
I’d. on City Hail 1,935.00
Incidentals 98.94
Taking census, 1890 31.82
Managers, election. 1894
and 1890 5.00
Ballance to J. A. Carroll,
Treasurer 910.57
$ I (‘,844.09
E. «t O. E.
Respectfully submitted,
F. G. STACY, Treas.,
J. E. WEBSTER, Cl’k.
Gaffney, S. C.,
Apr. 3d, 1896.
$10,844.09
New Arrivals
riii^ ~Woelc.
FORTY-EIGHT INCH BLACK SILK at 75 cents per yard.
This is one of the newest things out, and the cheapest thing
in silk we have ever seen, width considered.
THIRTY-EIGHT INCH Black and White, and Blue and White
Striped Percales 124 cents. White Checked and Striped
Dimity, nice quality, 20, 25 and 30 cents.
iTsillH Stncl l^irsiHoln
Now is tho season for your Fans and Parasols. We have
just received a new line of “.lust the Things.” Fans 5, 10,
15, 25, 50 and 75 cents and $1.00. Parasols 50 and 75 cents
and $1.00, $1.25 and up to $3.00. Some beauties in White
Parasols, all sillk. These are clean nice goods, and out-
prices we guarantee correct.
: WILKINS BROS.
Gaffney, S. C.; Apr. .30, ’96.