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■ L2 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JULY 2, 1890. THE tt OF JDL?, 1 Will, no doubt, be the largest -*6CELEBRATION6<- of its kind ever in Gaffney. It seems that everybody is putting forth every effort ^to make the Fourth GAFFNEY GROWING GREAT. Everybody . , Will Celebrate. All the stores will be closed till late in the evening when we will be open to oiler yon Some Great Values in Shoes. As we have often said, this is our great hobby and we feel no delicacy in saying that we sell more shoes and hotter shoes for less money than anyone house in Gaffney. Last Saturday was shoe day with us, and if you could have seen the scrambling and crying to be waited on in our shoe department you would have thought an excursion had hit the town and unloaded At the Bee Hive Station. Here are the reasons why : 100 pairs of men’s shoes, solid leather soles, congress or lace, well worth .fl .2'),brand new goods fresh froTn the factory, at 08c. Better shoes in men’s, $1.25, $1.48, up to hand sewed shoes, $2.00, $3.00 and $4.00. Ladies’ Fine Shoes, Solid leather bottoms, 75c, 08c, and on up to $2.08. A Special Feature Of our shoe stock now is our prices on slippers and all low cut goods for ladies and men which have been reduced 15 and 25 per cent. The above may sound pretty large but ’lis no joke. The goods and prices are here, next we want is you. Men’s . * Fine Sunday Straw Hats 15c and up. Awful cheap now. All summer dress goods are cut to the quick. 121c dimity now 10c, 71c dimity now 5c. Think of it,-dimity at 5c a yard. Get in the procession and follow the crowds to the Bek Hive for'bar gains. No trouble to show goods, we take pleasure in iL Yours, H. L. PARKS & CO. MUCH MONEY PUT IN BRICK AND LUMBElt. Not a Boom Town, But it is Growing Steadily—Waterworks, Electric. Lights and Other Im provements. • Wo do not class this as a boon* town by any means, but it is growing steadily, and with tho assurance of water works in the near future, and completion of tlie Town Hall, the ex tension of the electric light plant and tho prospecis of a new railway con nection with the O. It. & C. system, ourto.vn has taker, a considerable spurt in tho building line. Within the last few weeks several parties who had proposed to build some time ago, hut who were rather slow about deciding positively, have concluded to go ulu^l and build at once, and as a natural consequence our carpenters and builders are on the hustle. The sdund of the saw and hammer, and thcVheery songs of tho workmen in dicate that the town “is alive and on its feet.” One enterprise begets another and the expenditure of capital in estab lishing any public work of import ance paves the way for private in vestments, as where the public show confidence in the future of a town by its actions,Jthe individual can have hut little room for doubt of success and the hoarded dollars (either gold or silver) will come* forth from their hiding places and help to gladden the hearts of many who aro almost strangers to their shining faces. Let tho good work go on. We need push, vim and snap to shove Old Confidence along. There will he some old worn, stumbling blocks in every cornmum- ty, hut they are known to these three characters by their old and battered appearance, and by continued con tact, and aro either quietly ignored or kindly invited to get in the hand wagon and move with the procession. As a part of the result of tho live movements of our peopk,; within the past few weeks one contractor alone, L. Itaker, contracted for, and has in course of erection, tho foilowing buildings: A two story brick and iron store for J. G. Galloway & Son, a handsome building 22x120 feet, costing about $2,500; an addition to It. S. Lip scomb’s residence, cost $1,500; two- story addition to T. Davenport’s store, 50 feet brick, cost $500; iron livery stable 14x00 feet for J. I). Goudelock, cost $500; two story brick store for It. A. Jones 22x110 feet, modern style, cost $2,500; two story CARROLL frame residence for A. Smith, cost $500; an addition to J. V. Sarratt’s residence, cost $1,000; steeple to colored Haptist church, cost $150; an addition to It. F. Littlejohn’s residence, cost $250; and many small changes, repairs, etc., and many finished within tho past six months. Other contractors have built and arc building a number of buildings, among which is t lie Town Hall to cost $10,000 to $i2,(MKj; u cottage for It. E. Cush, cost $1,000. The number of buildings built the past six months is about 00 or 100. Tho ex penditure of $18,000 to $20,0oo on the proposed water works and tho amount subscribed to the railroad connection via Blacksburg, will (end an impetus to the advancement of tho town that will bo beneficial to all who have an interest in its pros- perijy. In addition to our cotton mill now in operation, capital stock $800,000, a now organization has been effected, the purpose is to erect a new mill to Do known as the H. 1). Wheat Manu facturing Company with a capital stock of $500,000, of which $150,000 has been jpbscrihcd to commence with. This mill will manufacture a flue quality of cotton goods of various kinds. Above all we hope in the course of a short time to get a movement on foot that will insure us a new county, not that we dislike Spartanburg or its people, but that wo love ourselves the best. We deserve love; as an evi dence, Spartanburg loves us so they desire to hold us in their loving embrace now and for all time, and who can blame them? Rut they should exclaim with the poet, “Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us,” at least ns our people see them. We think they are self sustaining and have plenty without this little fag end so far away, and in justice to our people they ought not to kick so hard and so long over the loss of a child that is able to pgxldlp its own canoe. The milinium is at hand, but from all indications something akin to it in the way of prosperityiias pointed its prow in this direction and wo hope all will drift the tide to a safe and happy harbor. -• ■*«*- •- — Paste This in Your Hat. The Bonrci'of Registration have an nounced that they will be in Gaffney Ju'y 29th and doth to register the voters of this township. Rear that in mind and he on hand. , * Otiier Local Mews on Pages i and 11. ONSUMPTIOfQ*> SUDDENLY SUMMONED. But Mrs. Sallse Rogers was Ready to Answer the Call. Mrs. John T. Rogers died last Sun day at 1 o’clock p. m., after an illness of less than twenty-four hours. A notice like this cannot do her just ice. Mrs. Rogers was a Christian woman of a high character, was, in tellectually, above ordinary, and was highly educated. She was devotedly attached to her husband and childran, and none of the allurements of the world over seemed to attract her. Her unostentatious Christian life was spent for her homo and family with a devotion unsurpassed, which elicited from all her neighbors an ad miration and love that only goes out to the good of her high standard. Mrs. Rogers was born and raised in thoWaxsuws in Lancaster county. Her maiden name was Moore. Her aged and amicable mother was with her whenshe died, and will remain with her children and assist their de voted father in caring for them. Mrs. Rogers was buried atthecem- etary last Monday at 5 o’clock p. m., after a short service at the grave by Rev. B. T. Robertson, surrounded by a largo number of friends. The paJl bearers were \V. C. Car penter, i>. A. Thomas, \\\ H. Smith, \\\ T. Thomson, J. R. Ti llesou and M. M. Montgomery. NO QUESTION I alout it. Tlie builder who mal e satisfactory result. In our PiVJORS, SASH & BLINDS depa'Ament «'« trace found it neces ssry t<> ' ularRC our (acithies to meet ^. increasing dc.nand-and tve are „„w preparing for the treater pro duction of all Winds of ornamcn at woodwork, porch work, stair work- exterior and interior finishing materi als, rough and dressed lumber, sJjinglcs, fic , at low PR2CES. AUGUiTA LUMBER CO- AUGUSTA. GA. (s<ir' ■. i. i ——— iUiiLLI L IVotlce ! am in the painting busi ness again and solicit the patronage of Gaffney and surrounding country. Iconic Oninets. The cheapest thing on earth—The Weekly Ledger at one dollar a year. Mrs. Anna Gags, wife of Deputy U. S. Marshal, Columbus, Km., saysi “I was delivered of* TWINS in less titan fiO min utes and with scarcely any pain after using only two bottles of “MOTHERS’ FRIEND’’ ; i & m. DID NOT SUFFER AFTERWARD. tWPent by Kxpreas or Mall, on rrHselpf of pric*. Sl.OO ,,-r bottle. Ilook "TO MOTIIKKS" mailed free. IUUDFIELD IIF.GULAT0U CO., ATLAXTA, GA. SOLD IIY ALL DRUGGISTS. The Good Things of Life 'Arc not nmftui'd to the r'e’i and cul tured In this day and time. You eun liny so uiucli with a dullar these days that The Poor Can Live Well If they would hut stop to consider where they eon hi liny t heir goods t hi) cheapest. I keep oi| hand u )«>o.l sloek of General flerehandise, My prices are Just i Ight on Groceries. Dry (i s»ds. Notions. Etc. For the amuse ment of our friends anil customers we have In operation in our store ope of Edison's latest Talking Hachines— The Graphophone. fall and hear a nlc" son-; or a funny speech. For those who are tired and weary there is nothing so Invigorating as A Glass of Cool Soda Water Fresh from qqr foipitain. It would re- <iulre too much space to enumerate, so I will close with an In vit .it ion to dull wheijcwr In the city. Respect fully, A. J. SETTLE/ViVER. Your^* Photographs At the Iron Gallery. Reduced rates till the middle of Au gust. THE * Our store will be closed on July 4th and to our customers we beg permission to say that if you need anything in It will be to your advantage to call today and tomorrow, as we have just com’ Pleted taking stock and desiring to close out our summer stock to make room for Fall and -Winter Goods we have made Sweeping * Reductions Along VC Line. We will sell goods as cheap as anyone and guarantee that anything bought of us is as good as can be bought elsewhere in the county for the money. We extend an invitation to all to come and join in the festivities of the Fourth of July celebration. 1 . > Respectfully, Carroll « <- Carpontor - — J J