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THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. ( ., APRIL 1, 1897. W Oman s ork PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. ITEMS OP INTEREST TERSELY I J novt-r donr, ami it is t.-sjH’cially u taring and wearisome to those whose blood is impure and unlit properly to tone, sus tain, and renew the wasting of nerve, muscle and iLsue. it is more lieeause of this condition of the blood that women are run down, Tired, Weak, Wervous, Than because of the wor': itself. Every physician : ays so, and that th> only rem edy Is in building up by taking a good nerve tonie, blood puriiier and vitaiizor like Hood’s Sarsaparilla. For the troubles I’eculi'tr lo IFont'a at change of season, climate or life, or resulting from hard work, nervousness, and impure blood, thousands have found relief and cure in TOLD. Sarsaparilia The • True blood Purifier, s^ S | X f„ r c.>;. l*i red only !>y r. 1. Ifood i v : (*o . l.oweIl, Mass. The News tro*n Town and Country Boiic ’ Down for the Special Benefit of Busy Led ger Readers. .Jimmie .Stevie is now in-. die.i in j the big iron store of \V. (». Linse jinb I Uro. M:-,-. (i. \V. i'yixrs *•••;-! -kMM -» | worth of Sain*.I this • . Who ! cun beat that Clerk of Court .ioVerics ettpotrLs to open up his office down town by the middle . r latter part of next week. i)r. i’. 1>. Jlatvs lists moved It is of- !ie - rom the post oilice buildir.;' to the rooms over Clitrkson »’c Sn;:t!i s confectioncrv store. M ^1 ’ - 0*11- ;ir< ' ,llt ‘ oll '>' l>i!ls to take iTOCC. S 1 1 IIS with Hood’s.SarsanarilLi. A Good Iliad of Grocery Store i'- one wlu-ri* you can trade and kn< w you art 1 beimi treated riyhi, am! where you can al- tvays l>e sure of ^ettini’’ nice Fresh Groceries At the rieht oriees—that is the kind of store we try to keep, and we wish to c 11 your at tention to our eleirant line (jt r> armed Goods. Candies, Csites and Crackers, We can save you money on <’of- fke, St oak. and all Groceries. Big Stock of Candy, Crackers, Top.acco and Cigars, for Jess than Johiier’s prices. Call on J. L. Alexander & Co. GO TO • D DuPREE PD m m a DRUG CO. C a o o Mr. Hound tret* of the Company } store bus shown his ability ami en- I t rprise its tin; grand opening display ' they nave made this week. Last Saturday furnished a regular windfall for B. Itos.s. ()f Blacks- burg. lie was elected shoriil' of Cherokee county and secured the contract to grade the new Railway from Blacksburg to Gaffney. Esther, wife of Gile Thompson who was murdered in tim county some months ago, and his son Whee ler have been committed to jail by Magistrate J. \V. Alexander, for al leged complicity in said murder. Some one went into the dining room of Mrs. li. A. Walters last Satur day night and relieved the cupboard of broiled ham, butter, loaf bread, huscuit and salad. No special clue, hut when they come again they will he disappointed. Rev. J. L. Yuss will preach at the First Baptist church next Sunday morning, and Rev. B. P. Robertson will preach Sunday night on “What drunkennc.-s will do for the home.” All are most cordially invited to at tend these services. In a personal letter to the editor, Mr. .1. L. Strain assures us that he is still in the ring of the correspon dence and that neither a good run nor a had stand will give him the big head nor the sore head. Mr. Strain is one of Tiik Le;ku;u’s most vualed correspondents and we are happy to have the assurance that he will re main with our oiiicient correspon dents. • — GAFFNEY RECOGNIZED. For Pure Drugs and Medicines PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, Stationery and Toilet Articles. Farmers Look to Your Interest! Tin* uiulofsignud have secur ed a young JAGK, of lino form and pedigree. Will stand the coming season, the month of April, at Wilkinsvilh—after which time he will stand at < latlney. Price now reduced to •tb.ou. The Vestihle Will Hereafter Stop at This Place. Mayor A. X. Wood is nothing if not progressive. He is always looking out for the advantages of this city. We sav it without hesitation that lie never overlooks an opportunity to pusii Galfney to the front. X’ot con tent with taking an interest in every thing that is started in town and taking stock in every enterprise that needs capita!, he goes further and uses his influence to bring the town into prominence in every way possi ble. Just so soon as Gaffney became a county seat he took it i pm him self to endeavor to have this madtf a regular stopping place for the ves tibule. How well he succeeded the following letter from Superintendent W. H. Green, of the Southern Rail way, attests: Washington, i). C., Mar., 2.'). M17. Mr. A. N. Wood, Mayor. Gaffney.S. C. Dear Sir:—Yours of the 12th to Judge J. S. Cothran, Greenville, has been referred to me. and while we are running our :17, •.•estibule, under contract with the Government and the schedule is about as fast us Tve can make it without any addi tional stops, at the same time I un derstand and appreciate the fact that your place has become a very im portant point, and we must comply with your request. I will give in structions that commencing with Monday next, the 21)th, Gaffney will be a flag stop for J7 and :IS, for pas sengers ticketed to any other point that these trains now stop at. Yours Truly, W. H. Green. Hereafter any person desiring to purchase a ticket from this point to any other point where the vestibule now stops can do so. and vice versa. It was through Mr. Wood’s influ ence t he morning t rain going North was made to >top here and now li** coi.n-s forward and lias this made a stopping place to;- the vestibule, thus giving Galfney the advantage of >ix pi.-isenger trams a dav. kinds ol 1 mplcrn nt-. Ikdjiilil ilig’ Whorl.- ;i s|,(•<•’- doodle More VViiangdoodles. Mi*. F. A. Goforth of Sunny Side says lie was awakened lust Sunday night by his dogs harking furi m-ly a: soul! I hit.g and L osing out of ids window saw tii' • urge .nv'uals very much reS'-mb mg d >gs except t key ... ... were UMi'*h iii'go;- a ; h 1 hair about U-aiv now .“vuing m a me jiv- inch- s ! mg .!’ over tie- body. limMifW'itKEi.s,Bells.Lamps, iii> .o- -rt * .. Brakes, <*ind ;i good lim* oi shoot t i : ■.vni- Ukpaik Supplies. !l h‘ :i: ’ • 1 winch tin y •am . i it" next mor:,- Oui* lint* ol HA iil>WA BK is ing one .if hi- I . - had «};sap»:o:ire-i IlMift* I*nm|>leti* ihan ever. and i.i- -li . ] W. • scattered and looked very mu-.; frightened. Air. St out* (eAKDEN IT.OvV- ,’tiid .'ill Goforth Itelit v s * in-v were wiumg- it ■ ct ! I.e jaircii ' -> ‘ ii -y -!:■!<If*n!y >.i»- ‘iiivctiofi from .,i, T*REMOTHERS tind help ’/ [ • * i B n* Hood .- Sarsaparilla, which gives _j r' them pure blood, a good appetitd and i ^mitn Hardware Co. new timi u.. k i strength. People You Know and People You . Don’t Know. I>r. Will Brown was in the city | S iturdny and Sunday looking after the election. Mr. S. A. Allis, n, of Grassy 1’ond v,-.v- among the throng in the city Pal:mi :v. Mr. 'idiom: -on ' lary v.Xi- it: tin- city Saturday i.atching candidates •vrirt Mr. George Won 1. of i’aeuh. • spent ii*>! SaM.irday in the city. Popular Bob i'ooie. came down from j Spartanburg to spend Saturday aim Sunday with relative- and friends. Dr. W. C. Hamrick sv. -nt’ Satur | in Bla-rksluirg. Mr. .). F. Mosteller was a mot g the j crowd in town Friday. Our able rcpresi ntafhv Mr. C. [ W. Wliis-inant v .: in t::e city Tiiurs- day on business. •dr. W. i). Byars, of Mac ■'ionia, | was la the city Monday. Mr. .1. F. Gakie y. of Siicihy’. X. j paid r.s a visit Monday and renewed his subscription : i Tat: Ledger. Miss Hetti-- Magncss, of Spar tanburg, was in the city Saturday and Sunday visiting relativ *s. JohuMIenry .’owh-r of “tlia i’ork ’ was in the city this week. Mr. Fowler is or.eoft im h. st farmers in Cherokee county and certainly drives the host team of mule- that erunes to Galfney. Messrs. Samuel IJitleiohn. of Th.iclmty ami Holman Smith of Goueher. two of Cherokee’s oldest and most highly r spected citizens were in the city together Monday shaking hands with old acquaintances and making new ones. Walter Mitchell, of Spartanburg, was in the city Tuesday. Joseph A. McCraw of Grassy Fond passed through the city Tuesday en route for Decatur, Ala., where lie goes to spend a few months. Mr. G. C. Humphries, of Byarsville, N. C., was in the city Wednesday. Mr. T. Lipscomb, of Ravenna, paid us a visit Wednesday and renewed his subscription to 'im; Ledger. T. J. Estes, of Etta June, was in town yesterday. Our old friend A. J. Dundus of Shelby. XMC., spe"t Sunday in the city. Mr. Paul Webb a popular Shelby, N T . C.. hoy was in the city last Sun day visiting friends and acquain tances. Mr. Rube Moorman, a prominent farmer (nit) of Wilkinsville, was in the city Wednesday. Sammie Strain, was among Tin: Leix.mi's callers yesterday. H. M. May nor, of Star Farm was in the city yesterday. Co!. John C. Black, of Blacksburg, was in the city Monday on business. 11. E. Porter, of Cherokee township, was over on election business Tues day. Misses Ola Kindriek, Leila Morgan, and Messrs. Arthur Peeler. Hugh Long and Rev. B. P. Uoherl son left yesterday for the II. Y. P. F. Con vention, which met in Greenville yes terday afternoon. — Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in ollict i uncalled for to date: X*. B.—Persons calling for these letters will please say advertised in The Ledger. Gill Allen. Anderson Brewton. Wm. Ur» vurd. Eliza Corry. Johnnie Coleman. John Co:k«in. Sallie Dewberry. J. A. Hall. Emma Hogue. George Johnson. T. A. Lavener. Marcel I us Mays. Cealy Martin. H. A. Rodgers. C. T. Scherch. Annie Walker. T. H. Littlejohn, P. M. April J, 1897. Meeting of Soldiers—Limestone Town- 0 ship. At a meeting of the Confederate soldiers of Limestone Township of Cherokee county, on the 20th in stant, 1$, F. Camp was elected Town ship Chairman, and D. A. Thomas, Secretary. The meeting then went into an election for members of the Township Examining Board, which i resulted in the election of Moses Wood, C. T. Bridges, and I. G. riar- | ratt, to constitute said Board. On motion Tin: Gaffney Ledger i was requested to publish the pro- ! feedings of the meeting. ii. F. Cami*, Chairman. 1). A. Tiioma>. Sec’ry. At a meeting of the Board I. G. Sarrat was elected Chairman.—Ed. • —(In to John W. Bridges for seed potatoes. —John W. Bridges handles fresh Groceries. — Buy your flour from John W. Bridges. — You get the Iiest bacon from John W. Bridges. — Ad ki mis of cannot goods at .!< !;! W . Bridges. - -** V- . —lie sure and go to tin* opening at the Company’s Store Friday mid Sat urday. April •Jnd. and Aid. —Don t fail to s e tin- grand dis play at I’he Company Store Fridax ai:ii Saturday. — if you like to see pretty things ‘•"me jo the Company Store this Meek. • -*•» • —Try 11. L. Parks line shoes. —Sample Oxfords me the go at the Bee Hive, only about half price. —We have a big lot of -ample huts at a good reduction at II. L. Parker’s. A. S. Murray and Wife SPRINGFIELD, MO. • Restored to Health by Dr. Miles* Restora tive Nervir.e. iiVi MT'Ki:.' coj-'inr for Kcet & l Rountree ilinc-mtHe Co., Spriug- Sielti, Mo., write : "I suffered from < " v. ns ur.M)Ic to eat anything wilh- * • v ' d.’UTreated Ly several ; . la-.s v.-’tkoul lieucCt, I became almost a : vreck and unabio to attend to my vvoi-l:. I took Dr. Miles’ Itestorativ© Nervine ami ia six weeks I was well. My wife bad a severe at tack of La Grippe v.- h i c h brought on troubles peculiar lo her sex. The Restor ative Nervine is the only thing that has helped her. V/e both hope you will use this iu a way to help others as we have been.” Dr. Miles’ Remedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart and Nerves sent freeto all applicants. DR. Ml LE3 MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. The Angel of Death. At our best, we are only pilgrims and strangers here and Heaven is ! our home. Death will never knock] at our d. ar sisters Mansion. In Heaven there is no death or sorrow. Our beloved sister, Mrs. L. C. Ma bry. breathed her last, last Saturday night, March 2()th, 18517. She died on her hitiiday, being 11 years of age at the time of her death, and was the mother oi eleven children, eight ot whom survive her. Mr. L. C. Mabry lias the sympathy of the entire com munity of Asbury. ?Jay the Lord bless the father ami his little child- dren. Sister Mabry was a member of Elbethel church for a number of years. She made her husband a good wife, and her children a good mother, and lived a Christian life. Rev. F. (;. Hickson preached her fu neral in Elbethel church, March 22. from XV Chapter oti and .'>7 Verses, “Oh Death Where i J Thy Sting, etc.” H. A. Brown. • - • It Is Reported. That Northern capitalists have bought land on the edge of Charlotte for the purpose of building a cotton mill thereon. We trust not. hut we assume that report will likely r-tand good for some time to come. G reat sales prove the great merit of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Hood’s Sarsaparilla sells because it accomplishes GREAT CURES. For Sale. :*r Advi-rtiM-uiciitj- under lids bead will bejlnserted for one cent a word cacti inser tion. No ad inserted for less tlian ten cents. F OR SALE Any one wishing to buy town lots will find it to their interest to eail on M. G. Montgomery. F OR SALE Real Estate Mortgages. Titles to Real Estate, t'liattel Mortgages. Liens. Notes. Etc., for sale at The Lewie office. F DR SALE—A gentle family horse In good condition. Apply at Lewie Ofkick. F oR SALE 1 have for sale a good mure ti or 7 years old: saddles, drives, and works well; alsou single-seated buggy and harness, almost as good as new: will sell cheap for cash. Yours respectfully. I. M. Peelek. Gaffney. S. I*. tf F OR SALE I can sell you fine building lots in all parts of the city from fifty lofive hundred dollars. James .1. Gaffney. F OR SALE. Good farm. 28 acre., 3 ml lea from Gaffney, with good orchard and dwelling. K. S. Lipscomb. For Rent. "OR RENT Five rooms over t he store of It. S. rook. Apply to .1. L. Alexander. NOTICE. T HE FIDELITY and Deposit romuany. of Maryland, one of t he si congest and best surily companies in America, has appointed F. G. Stacy agent for rherokee t'o.. and our aew county office's cun secure thcii bonds, as re<|uired by law. without any embarrass ment to themselves' or their friends, by call ing on the agent of this reliable ci mpany. Terms lilM-raI. B LAt KSMITHING AND WOOD WORK dime on snort notice. I have opened my shop again, liring on your work. Special :|IJentiol glvn to SHOEING. Narrow heel ■ or twist foot ted. <'a.sb or on t ime. Rutlagc street. Gaffney. S. r. Wm. '1'. 'I'liompsson. A 1 1. p' csoi - tut, mg claims for expanses i.i holding Ehs'tinn for creation ami name ofh ar< requested to pre sent tlm sana lo i lie Town t ouncll for im mediate payiM'iit. Any and all legitimate e ' petiM" im-nrred in I he format ion of the Coil nt v will be paid at • Mice in pr< seilr till ion. I.. it AKKR. T'>wn t lerk. • if you are in need Of a goo'! Mule. Ilorsc. bruml new or secoud- Itatid'.'ii Is.eggy and Harness. I will sell you tie cheapest Huggy and Harness you • t laCiUght. li will-pay you to confer with me brfori biiyin. I mean : o sell mash or good r» i j. g. sPKSt'KK. N. IIA1<I>I!N, ATTOIJNKY AT LAW. 1 itiioLKbiiro- .»n«l 04iffnc.v, IS. C. W ILL praettee in all tin-Courts, lean l-e reached over Hu» 'piione from Car rol: & Stacy’* Rank, at u.y otBcw in iilacks- | burg, at any iuoucuiu The freights and expresses have brought to us, day after day, many packages of new spring stuff. They are now ready for your inspection. Millinery, Dress Goods, Laces, Embroidery, and a hundred and one things we would be glad to have you see. Yours Truly, 0. E. WILKINS & BM (iall'ney, S. ('., April 1, 1XB7. s 11 SHOES E S of all kinds, colors and sizes 'rmc you have seen, At J. R. Tolleson & Co’s. Cheap Store This Week. THE YOONG LADY who fails to buy her hat from us this season will make a mistake, as we have the prettiest line of MILLINERY GOODS To be found in Cherokee County, and at the most popular prices. Our Miss Noble will be glad to show you through our stock at any time and help you to make Your selections. Cal! and sek this line, even though you do not buy. Carroll & Carpenter. There are Hot Times Coming By and By AND \v ; th this fact in view wc havt* maiio iv;wly ouriotiij- tain and ice hov iiiiil will he prepare;! t«> cool you when thev come. Ol’U.stock "f evjipuraie't fruits is complete. \\Y haw all kinds of canned goods and are selling .‘Ilh. tomaioe> at :» <*ans lor 2ou». TMK linest line of Breserves, Dickies. Kanev Cakes amt i’raekers to he lotiud in the city. Call up No. .VI. CLARKSON & SMITH. Gents smoke Grumbler, Fidelia, and Monte Carlo cigar*, j They are the huest.