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rms Xwicoorci*. BY Ed. H. DkCamp. PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 8UBSCB1PTION PRICE: Hash In advance, per year.... fl 00. On time, per year $1.50. KKMEMHKK. On January 1, 1901, the subscrip tion price of The Ledger will be raised from $1 to $1.50 a year. Those who desire to do so may renew their sub scription at the rate of $1 a year provided they do so before January 1. Do not delude yourself with the idea that we will make any exception to this rule, because we positively will not. Look at the date on your label and see that it corresponds with the date on your receipt, then you can tell when your time is out. We wish to retain all our subscribers and trust that not one will withdraw their support on account of the rise in the price, as we certainly would not raise the price were it not for the fact that there has been a corresponding in crease in the cost of producing the paper by a rise in the price of mate rial. THE WINNIE DAVIS HAI.L. There may be some who have been disposed to make large allowances for the enthusiasm and sanguine temper ament of the projectors and promo ters of the School of History and the Winnie Davis Hall in connection with Limestone College, and possibly this liberal-mindedness has generated skepticism in regard to the success of the enterprise. For the benefit of all skeptics as well as of those who may be impatient to see the enter prise take tangible and durable form, we wish to say that great enterprises cannot spring into full maturity in a day, nor a year, nor often even in a decade. Wort which is to endure for all time necessarily moves slowly, and such work only can afford to be slow. Broad and deep foundations require an outlay of time,and energy, and thought,which the public is slow to recognize because foundations are not often exposed to the public view. These general principles will apply with full force to the great school of history which the authorities of Limestone College have determined to establish. But at the same time it will delight all friends to the en terprise to know that the preliminary work has about all been completed, and henceforth the progress made will be capable of ocular demonstra tion. A few of the leading citizens and business men of Gaffney have very quietly and unostentatiously con tributed quite recently $4,000 to be applied to building the hall, and these gentlemen further say that the town of Gaffney will raise $5,000 and more, if more be necessary. All this admits of but one interpretation, that is that the hall will be built and tbat the walls will be rising before the close of the present session of the college. The town of Gaffney has more public spirit, local pride, indomitable energy, and big-hearted liberality to the square block, than any other town in this state. Its gigantic in dustrial enterprises which are hum ming day and night represent mil lions of money, while its rapidly lengthening streets, its swelling volume of business, its increasing number of elegant mansions and cosy cottages, all give evidence of a spirit alive to the demands of this wonder fully evolving age. At the same time,in this phenome nal material expansion, the town has not lost sight of its moral, religious, and educational interests. It taxes itself fur its system of graded schools; it has spent during the last year or two $80,000 on its church buildings ; and it has ungrudgingly poured out its thousands for Limestone College whenever the needs of that institu tion were laid before it. This last generous movement binds the college and the town together in bands of gold, which will never rust nor canker, and insures the life of an institution which at a right early day will be the pride, not only of Gaffney but of the whole state and of the whole south. The Winnie Davis Hall will be built of Limestone marble. The best architectural skill in the United BtateB will bo taxed in its design and construction, and it is determined that when completed, it shall stand in stately beauty as a fit memorial of the name it bears—a name In timately and tenderly associated with tbat of the knightliest race of men and the queenliest race of women “that ever lived in the tide of times.” TURBULENT PREACHERS. It is peculiarly unfortunate for a preacher of the gospel to become in volved in a personal quarrel or alter cation with any one, and just now there is an unusual harvest of trouble springing from seeds of strife sown by ministers of the gospel of peace. The Gattis-Kilgo trial in North Caro lina has created a wide-spread sensa tion and set in motion a train of evils which will be felt by a large portion of the Methodist denomination for years to come. A few days age a i'rcshyterlau clergyman in West Vir ginia engaged with a lawyer In a street duel in which both the com batants fell, the clergyman killed; the lawyer mortally wounded. In our own state, Rev. W. E. Johnson, a Baptist preacher of respectable standing, at this writing, is on trial for his life at Bamberg. These cases, and such as these, whatever justification may be at tached to them, are necessarily bring ing great reproach upon the clergy as a class, and doing much to lower the standard of religious morals. We admit that these exceptional cases ought not to reflect unfavorably upon the preachers as a class. We hold further that there is no justice in measuring a preacher by a standard not applied to other men. The preacher, however consecrated he may be, is a man endowed with like passions with other men, and he has the right to defend himself by all the means accorded to other men in the moral and the legal code. But the public knows that a pru dent upright man can nearly always steer clear of personal difficulties if he will, and that too, without any sacrifice of his honor or his manhood. And right here is the ground of severe criticism of the preacher. The pub lic has a right to expect that a man who preaches the gospel of peace and good will and who presumes to in struct people in the way of eternal life, shall at least be a prudent and upright man. There are many causes at work in this land today to degrade the Chris tian ministry into a mere profession and to induce unworthy men to enter it as the road to preferment and worldly honor. This government it self has “stolen the livery ol Heaven to serve the devil in,’** and is perpe trating a great wrong on millions of human beings under the plea of benevolence and Christian civiliza tion, and the individual preachers who shoot down their antagonists are only acting in accordance with the spirit of the age. NOTES AND COMMENTS. After all the enormous expendi tures, there is said to be a surplus of nearly eighty millions of dollars in the United States treasury, and the question now is how to spend that in the most expeditious manner. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The war taxes are to be reduced by from thirty to forty millions. For such reduction let us be profoundly thankful. It is true that the peace taxes may be raised by fifty millions. But that is another matter. Gen. Mercier waked up snakes by proposing in the French Senate a feasible and quickly operating plan of invading England. He was se verely rebuked by the Senate and people of France, and he now says that he has nothing against England, that he was oply showing what could be done—in a word, like Senator Tillman, he was only blowing. The enemies of the yellow dog are again plotting against him. No doubt his merits and demerits will be cussed and discussed in the next legislature as they have been from time immemorial. But the dog, se cure in the affections of the home and sure of a pretty fair living as long as he may need it, may bark de fiance at legislators and all would-be disturbers of his domestic serenity. If the dog could, by any possible means, be eliminated from the body politic now, the conditions would otherwise be unfavorable for sheep husbandry. There are few broad areas of pasture land, there are no fences and the dog may well ask “How are you going to raise sheep even if I should abandon the field?” Then as to eggs, the dog would, no doubt, bo astounded at the little- mindedness that would begrudge him a few of the products of the poultry yard, after all the faithful services he had rendered to mankind. Our ad vice is to let the dog alone. He's on top first, last and all the time. Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, the notori ous populist politician, woman suf fragist, and all-round advocate of general devilment, both social and political, has brought suit for divorce from her husband who is known in current history only as the husband of Mary Lease, and not very widely known by that more or less honora ble designation. This meek marital appendage of the spirited and pro gressive woman, has become a nui sance in her eyes, and she has de termined to free herself from him. It seems that her political fortunes have been wrecked by the republican triumph in Kansas and that her public duties henceforth will not be so exacting as heretofore. Ko she no longer needs the husband to take care of her two children and to hold her domestic affairs together, and she will dismiss him as u business woman dismisses a cook or a house servant, whom she no longer desires. We hope she will meet with no legal impediments in a Kansas court, and we congratulate the husband of Mary Lease, whoever he may be. Futman Fadeless Dyes do not stain the hands or spot the kettle, bold by B. B. Crawley & (Jo. PERSONAL PARAGftPHS. I’eople You Know ami 1'eoplv You Don't Know. Tom Camp, of Spartanburg, Is here today. Tom is a genial, warm-heart ed, whole-souled young man and has many friends at this place who are always glad to give him a hearty handshake. Miss Mamie Byars, one of The Led ger’s good friends at Trough, was a welcome visitor in our office yester day. Paul Webb, a prominent resident of Shelby, N. C., spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. J. A. Carroll, accompanied by Miss Minnie and Mrs. Copeland, went to Spartanburg yesterday to visit friends and to do some Christmas shopping. P. T. Sapoch, of Blacksburg, was in to see us Friday. O. E. Tate, a good citizen of the Webster neighborhood, was in the city yesterday. R. H. Taylor, of Thickety, called on us Friday and had his paper run up a year. J. V. Jones, one of our good friends at Byarsville, N. U , ('ailed on us Saturday. R. Pettit, of Home, came in to see us yesterday and contributed to the support of The Ledger. Ira W. Hardin, of Blacksburg, was one of the visitors in our office Satur day. W. C. McKinney, one of Ezell’s leading citizens, was one of the many visitors in our office yesterday. A. C. Price, a substantial citizen of Maud, visited our office while in the city Saturday. J. F. Gregory, a leading business man of Lancaster, and one of the officers of the Gaffney Live Stock Company, was here Friday and Satur day. Wilks Brown, a prosperous young merchant of Ravenna, spent a few hours here yesterday on business. E. K. Belue, a successful insurance- man of Blacksburg, was here Satur day. T. J. Lipscomb, a popular knight of the grip now hailing from Augusta, Gu., spent Friday in tiie city. J. B. Martin, one of Hickory Grove’s business men, was in our town Friday and Saturday. Geo. M Browning, of Greenville, was in Gaffney Friday. E. L. Angle, a promising and tal ented young man of this county, is working in the machine shop at Gaff ney S. C. He spent Sunday at his home in Stice and gave us a pleas ant call.—Cleveland Star. W. H. Goodlett, a prominent busi ness man of Greenville, spent Friday in the city. Clarence J. Willis, of Savannah, Ga., who came up to attend the mar riage of his brother, Jas. A. Willis, Esq., went horn*- Friday. Mrs. C. P. Wilkins and L. E. Dor man, of Powells, were in the city yes terday and paid The Ledger a pleas ant visit. George Byars, a popular young business man of Gainesville, Ga., spent Sunday in our midst. J. 8 Gramuling, of Dellingers, was among tiie crowd in town Saturday. J. R. Cutchins. prominent reeident of Greensboro, N. O., was among the viai'ors in the city Saturday. W. M. Mason, a worthy citizen and hard-working farmer of Goucher, was in to see us Friday. R. Dawkins, one of our readers at Aebury, came in Saturday and gave us a renewal for The Lodger. R II. Mitchell, of King’s Creek, was in our city the last of the week. Mrs. R O Sams has been in Ninety Six for the last two weeks visiting re? latives. J. S. Pridmore, of Thickety, was among the comers to the city Friday Capt. R. M. and Col. H. Fay Gaff* ney spent yester lay in Spartanburg, Prof. R. O. Sams attended the State Baptist Convention which met in Greenwood Saturday and Sunday. R. E. Porter, of Blacksburg, took advantage of our dollar-a-year rate yesterday and had his paper run up to I903 A. N. Wood made a a short business trip to Greenville Saturday. Clarence P Harris, of the Com mercial, made a short trip to Spar tanburg yesterday. Miss Nellie Wood left the city for Pacolet yesterday for a few days visit to her sister, Mrs. Dr. Brown. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge left the city Saturday to attend the State Baptist Convention at Greenwood ard to visit other points in the interest of Lime stone College. R. J. Tate, of Sandy Springs, was in the city the last of the week, T. K Long, of Union, was here Friday. Rev. M. F. Samples returned from the meeting of the State Baptist Con vention at Greenwood Huuaay night. Mi. Samples reports a very pleasant meeting. J. T. Burgess, one of our friends near the city, paid us a visit Satur day in tht interest of his paper. A. J, McCraw, of Goforth, was a visitor in our office Friday. S. S. Littlejohn, a prosperous and well-to-do citizen of Ravenna, was among the visitors to the city yester day. A. Urquhart, of Blacksburg, spent Friday in the city. M. C. Lipscomb, one of Cherokee’s foremost citizens, was among tiie pro gressive Cherokeeans in the city yes terday. J. (}. Little went to Spartanburg Friday. Mrs. Fannie Hoke, of this place, and Mrs. Carpenter, of Gaffm y, left last week for Thermal Oily to soend several weeks at Mr. Carpooter’s hotel.—Cleveland Star. Misses Julia Wood and Marie Lit tlejohn, two of Asbury’s attractive and most popular young ladies, are the guests of Mrs, Agnes Wood and family on Grenard street, (JIlMon OeU Two Yawra. In the Spartauburg criminal court last week Thomas Gibson, who killed young Bradley at Converse some time ago, was convicted of man* slaughter, with recommendation to the mercy of the court, and senten ced to two years in the penitentiary. A motion for a new Inal was .iiade by Gibson’s counsel, but it was not grant* d and Gibson must serve his term in the State prison. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Local Items ToocNIiort for a Head Drooped Together. The new heater for the First Bap tist church has been placed in posi tion and gives perfect satisfaction. El. Parker has opened up a con fectionary and fancy grocery depart ment in connection with hie bicycle shop on Frederick street, opposite Sarratt-Magness Co. F. G. Briggs was called to Union Saturday by a telegram announcing the death of his father who lived near that place. He has not returned, as yet, and we know nothing of the particulars. Jessie T. Ganlt, ciiief clerk in the office of the Secretary of State calls attention to the fact that the term of office of such officers as are elected at a general election begins at date of election, and that they may qualify and take charge of such office imme diately after the election is declared. W. A. Whisonant, from down on the river, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Whisonant says that there has been more wheat sown in this section this year than ever before in his rec ollection, and tbat it is all looking well. As a consequence, less of our money will go -to western wheat growers next year for flour. Miss Alma McBrayer, an accomp lished young lady of Shelby, N. C., is now occupying the position of teacher in Graded School No. 2, form ally filled by Miss Mayme Humph ries, who recently resigned. Miss McBrayer is a graduate of Converse College and a highly efficient teacher. We welcome her to Gaffney and hope her stay in our midst may be a pleasant one. Rev. W. 8. B. Ford, pastor of the Second Baptist church, filled his ap pointment Sunday morning, this be ing the first time he has been able to preach in two weeks on account of his eyes. His eyes are improving, however, and Mr. Ford hopes to be able to fill his appointments regu larly hereafter. In the evening Rev. W. T. Thompson filled Mr. Ford’s culpit, preaching a splendid sermon to a large and interested con gregation. AN UNFORTUNATE FAMILY. A MUSICAL TREAT. One Dies From Anphyxliitlon, the Other Drop* Dead, Some of our readers will remember that a few weeks ago a young man by the name of Lockman died in a hotel at Greenville from asphyxia tion, caused by blowing out the gas instead of turning it off when he re tired. Last week his father died suddenly at Whitney. We take the following from the Spartanburg Journal of G - h inst., in regard to the mournful event: “E. B. Lockman died suddenly at his home at Whitney this morning. He had been in usual good health, but got up late this morning, and in a few moments fell dead. This oc curred at 9 o’clock. Heart disease was the cause. Mr Lockman was the father of Furman Lockman. the young man who was asphyxiated at Greenville a few weeks aeo. This fearful tragedy had borne very heavily on the father and probably aggravated his disease. He was about fifty years of age, and leaves a wife, five sons and two daughters. He was an industrious and good citizen. Tiiis fall he has been managing a gin at Whitney. Mr. Lockman’s brother, A. C. Lockman, who is generally known, w r as serving as a constable in court this morning when the news came. Their father, John Lockman, died in exactly the same way ten years ago.” Mr. Lockman was buried at Boil ing Springs on Friday. MemorieH of Home. [Contributed to The I^djrer.l How often i think of the home of rny child hood. Of tiie old brown house down under tiie bill; The ifiitden, the orchard and moss-covered ledges Where oft times I’ve heard sing the sweet whip-poor-will. Jfow well I remember my dear father’s or chard. The boughs bending low with their blos soms so fair. How oft 1 have stood In the wide open door- w ay To breathe the sweet fragrance of bloom- scented air. The bread spreading fields with the br<K)k ruunhiK tbroUKb them, How happy the hours 1 spent therein play. In search ol the w ild flowers, the daisies and cowslips. For violets purple and buttercups gay. How often I think of the pastures and meadows. All dotted with blossoms eaeh valley and dell; The cattle all Kraziug around on their bor ders, lit fancy I hear the tinkling of bells. The Coopor Literary Moclety Entertained an Appreciative Audience Friday Nij-ht. On last Friday evening the Cooper Literary Society gave in the college auditorium its first public meeting of this season. The auditorium stage was tastefully and beautifully decorated—the society colors forming an important feature in the decora tions. Promptly at eight o’clock those who were to take part in the exer cises marched on the stage, followed by the president and officers of the society. The new president, Miss Meta Allen, looked unusually band- some robed in the society cap and gown, and the other joung ladies were looking their best, gowned in evening dresses of tiie daintiest and prettiest materials. The audience was attentive from the commencement until the close of the meeting, for the programme was an interesting one. It was as follows: 1. Music—Pierrot Foote Annie Edwards 2. Essay—Ruski.'i, Kevealer of Nature Made F/.ell H. Thompson 8. Recitation—Jes*’fore Christmas Fn dricii Cleveland Eu/eiie Field 4. Vocal Holo It wois a Dream . Sibley Maude Mooney 5. Essay—Beyond tin? Alps lies Italy Vera Allen C. Pantomime—Comina thro* the Rye.. .. Bessie Ford 7. Reading —The Average Young Woman... Emma Blackwell S. Music—Rondo in D-Major Dussek Annie Ixiui.se Wlngo Si. Essay —The Literary Society . Ellen Pearson 10. Dialogue—L’Avare, 4th Act. 5th Scene Bessie Thompson. Maude Mooney 11. Reading—The Trials of a Schoolmistress Atleue Lawton 12. Voeal Solo—Pierrot Harrison Maude Mooney (By Request) 18. Reporter’s Paper Nina Burriss 14. Recitation—Meriky’s Conversion Julia ’Mekerlng Lenna McClain (By Request) 15. Twinkles Marlou Satterwhite 16. Duet—Marche Militairc Mayer Misses Jones and Keude It can be seen from the subjects of the essays they were worth listening to. Music is alwas enjoyed and those who played and those who sang are to be equally congratulated. The Pantomime so effectively given by Miss Ford merited and received much applause. The recitations by Misses McClain and Cleveland, the reading by Miss Lawton and the Jokelets read by Miss Snatterwhite all produced the de sired effect, laughter. The reporter’s paper by Miss Burriss was unusually good and well read. The marshals for the evening were Misses Worts, Breadon, Lucile Mont gomery, Howerton, Martin, Dukes, Bessie and Lucia Thompson. We congratulate the president and members of Cooper Society upon the good work they are doing and we trust that they will entertain us of ten this session. They are gone—all gone from this home of my childhood, The old brown house down under the h111. And btriiinrersiiow dwell in lliis dearly loved homestead. As I think of the changes my eyes with tears till. Hrown-IIuinphrie*. [Cleveland St ir.] One of the moat brilliant mar riages of the season will be solem nized in tl-e First Baptist church of Gaffney on January 9th, the engage ment having already been announced Tiie bride to be is Miss Mayme An nette Humphries, daughter of Mr. B K Humphries, and the groom Mr. Thos. L Brown, both of whom are well known in Shelby, the bride having resoled In-re for a number of years. The marriage will be the greatest social event in Gaffney for many months. Congratulates Tim Droom. [Cleveland Htar. | The Gaffney Ledger tells of the marriage of Mr. John C. Swygert, Jr., and Miss Olive Surratt, which occurred at the home of the bride’s couple on lust We ir es lay morning. 1 rnmediut'iy after the ceremony the parlies left for Florida on a bridal tour. The bride bus many relative* and friends here, all of whom wi'l join The Star in congratulating the fortunate groom. A Fine Turnip, Hut We Couldn't Eat It. A few days ago Mr. W. J. Thomas, a venerable citizen of Thickety, pre sented us witli or e of the largest and finest looking turnips we have ever seen. W’e appreciated the gift and thank Mr Tliomai for his thnught- fuineB*; but. owing to the fact that it was purloined from our sanctum by one of the hobos that infest, the place, we were unable to test its qualities as an esculent vegetable. A Pretty Scene. One of the prettiest and daintiest places in the city just now is the lovely booth in A. B. Gaines’ furni ture store. It is cut off with hand some drapery; the walls and floor are covered with gayly covered rugs, and it is liberally filled with pictures, flowers, jardinieres, bric-a-brac and many other lovely things, all of which conspire to form a scene of oriental loveliness and luxury. Local Cotton Report. The following are the prices paid for cotton in Gaffney today : Good Middling 9:12£ Middling 9:00 t .- !s destruction of lung by a growing germ, precisely as mouldy cheese is destruction of cheese by a growing germ. If you kill the germ, you stop the consumption. You can or can’t, according to when you begin. Take Scott’s Emulsion of How well 1 rcniernl*er the home offmy child hood w, tSVW2r hb,De<l **+**• m l,1 * h |Cod Liver Oil: take a little The bai"k-lo*f, the aiidlrons with four-stick* „ across them. - nf nTSt And grandmother siltinj: there close by the * side. It acts as a food; it is the easi e s t food. Seems not to be food; makes you hungry; eating is comfortable. _ Youerowstrong- Thc penninc has %_ , v ii.i. picture on it, er. I ake more; take no other. ’ not too much; enough is as much as you like and agrees with you. Satisfy hunger with usual food; whatever you like and agrees with you. When you are strong again, have recovered your strength—the germs are dead ; you have killed them. If you have not tried It, send for froo sample, its agreeable taste will surprise you. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., New York. 50c. and $1.00; all druggists. Death of » Young Man. (Cleveland Star.] Mr. David Harrill, aged 21 years, died Saturday at the homo of his brother, John Harrill, near Shelby, and was buried Sunday ot Z ar church. Deceased resided in Gslfney and came over to visit his brother and was taken HI with fever almost immediately after his arrival, ano the sickness terminated in his death He was a good young man and we chronicle his death with a feeling of intense sympathy for the bereaved mother and family. Deceased was a son of the late Robert Harrill. Rev. S. M. Davis, at the request of the young man before his death, con ducted the funeral services. Dr. HuII'm Cou Syrup In unqiiCMliona- bly the most remarkable remedy ever pro duced for tlieeureof throat and lung troubles. It has cured thousands, and has done won ders In many cases of incipient consumption. An Ordinance For the Issue of Bonds for Additional Electric Lights. Whereas, a petition directed to the Town Council of Gaffney, hy a majority of the free holders and freehold voters of the said town, and signed by them, praying for an election to l>e held to determine whether or not the Town Council for the said town should Issue 111,000, of not more than five per cent, inter est bearing bonds to be used in the construc tion and equipment and malntaf nance of Ad ditional Electric Lights in the town of Gaff ney; and Whereas, In obedience to the said petition, the Town Council of Gaffney ordered an election, after ten days notice, by advertise ment In a newspaper (The Gaffney ledger), to be held on tlie22d day of October, Itioo, to determine said question; and Whereas, at the said election, there wereHS votes cast for and 1H against the Issuance of the said bonds, by the qualified electors of said town, voting In said election, which re sult was duly certified to by the Managers of said election; therefor**. Be it ordained by Die Town Council of Gaff ney in Council assembled, and by the author ity of the same: Hkc. 1. Tbat the Town Council of Gaffney do hereby issue coupon. Interest bearing gold bonds to the amount of $11,000. bearing five per cent, interest per annum, eaeh bond to be of the denomination of Five Hundred Dol lars, and payable forty years from the date of Issuance, with the power to redeem same after the expiration of twenty years from said date. Said bonds to be of the date of December 1st, lltoo, the Intereston which shall be paid semi-annually on December 1st and June 1st of each year, and the proceeds of which shall be used in the construction, muintainance and equipment of Additional Electric Lights in the said town of Gaffney. Done and ratified in Council assembled, this the 2d day of November, Rioo. N. H. LITTLEJOHN. Mayor. W. ii. Ross. Town Clerk. An Ordinance For the Issoe of Bonds for Additional Waterworks. Whereas, a petition directed to the Town Council of Gaffney, by a major!) v of the free holders and freehold voters of the said town, and signed by them, praying for an election to Is; held to determine win Un r or not the Town Council for the said town should Issue $4,000, of not more than five p. r cent interest bearing bonds to be used in the construction and equipment and inalutalnanee of Addi tional Waterworks in the town of Gaffney; and Whereas, in obedience to the said petition, the Town Council of Gaffney ordered an elec tion, after ten days notice hy advertisement In a newspaper (The'Gaffney Ledger) to be held on the 22d day of October, UKXi, to de termine said question; and Whereas, at the said election, there were HD voles east for and is against the Issuance of the said bonds, by the qualified electors of said town voting in said election, which re sult was duly certified to by the Managers of said election: therefore. Be it ordained by the Town Council of Gaff ney In Council assembled, and by the author ity of the same; Kec, 1. That the Town Council of Gaffney do hereby issue coupon, interest bearing gold bonds to the amount of $4,000, bearing five per cent. Interest per annum, each bond to be of the denomination of Five Hundred Dol lars, and payable forty years from the date of Issuance, with the power to redeem same after the expiration of twenty years from said date. Haid bonds to Ik* of the date of Decem ber 1st, 11)00, the interest on which shall be pa'd semi-annually on Dcocmbor 1 and June 1 of each year and the proceeds of which shall be used in the construction, malntaln- ancc and equipment of Additional Water works in the said town of Gaffney. Done and ratified in Council assembled, this the 2d day of November, 1900. N. H. LITTLEJOHN, Mayor, W. 11. Ross, Town Clerk. Cheap for Cash. I carry a line of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Glassware and almost anything carried in a general store. All at rock bottom prices for cash. Remember I sell the best axes for the least money. Yours to please, Trespass Notice. A LL persons aro forbidden to hunt upon mv lands uudur penalty of the law 12-li-luw-2t T. J. Hricr. COCAINE ^WHISKY Habit. Cared at mj- Sanator ium, la #0 dnj*. llnu'tre'li of refornaem. 25 year. » specialty-. Book cm Home Treatment aont FREE. Addrem R. M. WOOLLEY. M. D» Atlanta. Ca. • ✓ FcrFREB Sckolarsluf POSITIONS GUARANTEED, Und«r 03,000 Cash Deposit. B*1 road Far* Fald. •pan all yoar to loth Sax-* Vary Cheap BoarC Oeorgi*-Al*baina Bu* ’-teas College, Jfossn. 0Mr#ta. Kodo! Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food and aids Nature in strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It is the latest discovered digest- ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It in efficiency. It in stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache,Gastralgia,Cramps and all other results of imperfeetdigestion. I’rlco 50c. and $1. Large size contains 24 times small size. Book all aboutdyspepsiamailed free Prepared by E. C. DeWITT A CO.. Chicago. Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris. Rosendale Cement, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. Tax Notice. The tax levy for Cherokee County for fiscal year 11)00 is as follows: For State purposes. 5 mills. For Constitutional School Tax, 8 mills. For Ordinary County Tax, 4 mills. For New Jail, 1 mill. For County Roads, 1 mill. For Sinking Fund Draytonville, Oowdeys- viiie. White Plains, Morgan and Limestone Townships, 2 mills. For Sinking Fund Cherokee Township, 14 mills. For Interest on Railroad Bonds Cherokqo Township, 1 mill. For G affuey Graded School District No. 10, 24 mills. lor itl icks'sirg Graded School District \o !l 4 ••lill.s. The fl no Commutation Road Tax for 1901, p iyah!** 1'rorn 0<*t.. 15th, ItKH), to Feb. 1st, 1901, age from 21 to 5o ycais. I will b<* at the following places for the pur- I oso of collecting taxes: At office from Nov. 15th until Dec. 31st. J. It. JONES, Co. Treasurer. Gaffney, S. C., Sept. 13th, 1900. 9-14-tf V ,-r v «, ■■ --•V ... >4 V.; '-.V ollSSKr Y : c. v :.-; *<s Look Oat! TOR THE Exchange Meat Market next to National Bank. I will sell Beef. Pol and Sausage as cheap as Oie cheapest man town, and will have Chickens. Eggs and Bu ter when they can be gotten. Call and si me; if you don’t liny it won’t cause any hai feelings between ns. I have a first-class ma k* t. Good Beef Cattle w anted. The old me cutter, W. J. MANESS. Telephone No. 17. Letters of Administration. State ok South Carolina, » Countv or Cherokee. ( By J. E. Wchstcr, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas J. Eh Jefferies, as Clerk of Com has made suit to me to grant him letters administration of tiie estate and effects Stephen Pearson, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonli all and singular the kindred and creditors Hie said Stephen Pearson, deceased, that tin he and appear before me. In the Court of Pr bat**, to be held at Cherokee court hou# Gaffney, S. C., on Friday, January 4th, ne after publication thereof, at elev* n o’clo* in the forenoon, to show cause, if any th* have, w hy the said administration should u Ik* granted. Given under my hand this 24th day of N veniber, Anno Domini 19«0. J. E. Weiiwter, [L. 8.] Probate Judy I Iff DUUT UU Published In Gaffney Ledger In issues No « 111* I . J 27th, Dec. 4tb. 11th IHtb, 29th. 190U. and Ja ' 1st, 1901. Tbe Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offers for sale Building Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney City; Also Farms near by and In reach of the Schools of L'mestone Springs and of this place. In lota of from 80 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. V. ©A. 1*1*ATT, Agent. N. B.—All tresspassing on landsof this company cuttla and emovlng timber, ffshlngf r bunting are forbidden under i*ei)H ,, v of 'aw Are You Contemplating Building ? If so you cannot do better than consult with me about the material you wish to put in your house. I handle everything in the Lumber line and can save you money. I also carry an excellent line of Paints of all shades and can suit you in every respect. T. I.