Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jg*T«JK ♦ r\ The wideawake and up-to-date purchasing public always keep an eye on THE BATTERY, for they have learned that it pays to do so, as new and good things are constantly arriving. So hurry up and join the crowds that daily visit THE BATTERY. Umbrellas 39c. Pants from 43c up. Calico 2\ic per yard. Pure Linen collars 5c each, slate pencils, 1 dozen safety pins, I card hooJ(s Plaids 23^c per yard. Counterpanes 49c and and eyes, t lady’s handkerchief, 1 pocket rmr- up. ror, 1 paper dress pins, 2 spools thread, | fine B:’g Bargains in Shoes and Clothing. comb, 1 coarse comb, 2 memorandum books,. ITOI* < >ZVIC ;• 2 papers of tacks. 1 quire good note paper,, t package envel- Numerous other things which we haven’t: opes, 2 balls sewing thread,, 2 penholders, 13 space to mention. Visit THE BATTERY and Save Money. rrhe Cheapest Store in the Palmetto State. •A J. O. Ratliff. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. i nave , V ORIC where ! purchased a large and select stock of goods, embracing CLOTHING, SHOES, CAPS, NOTIONS, Etc. These goods were purchased for cash and 0 # . and spirirs »i>d na* ‘•ryag-d niuiself' .at the lowest possible price. They will be sold wito r. o. xsoi.. toe s*hoe- exactly the same way, except that the margin of profit will be even closer than ever before. Come to the and save money. Yours to please, .r I'eoj.le Vou itiitv I'eople Vou K'Ikww. E. B. formerly of thii» •jlace but now raiding at J.ockhar^. 'pent latit week in chy with r^la- tivi^ Hitri friends-. He returned to L ekhart Monday. Mies Annie Miller, of Roek Hill, ie tlie guest cf Mr and Mrs. W. M. Webster, on V etorw avenue. Miss Annie Mae Mid^r arrived Sat urday to take up hc»f du'i-s at the (.traded School Miss Miller will board with Mr and Mrs. R. Thompson, on Race street Victor (ratfney has returned home after a month’s stay at Hot Springs. Ark. He is much improved in health men. for the comi Prater Smith, j season, me of our duties *t Limestone mills shortly. Mr. and Mrs Hi cm received a warm welcome on their return. tit 1 Hard ('line, than whom them is» no better nature ! Mlow to be f'ltind in all f'herokei-j .was over from BWoh-- bwrg Monday. 3«!l!y is muKtn^ our i»i»t-rctty his home now, but his (<«uflnfe> friends-reirret to give hi^up. Mr. Henry JerrKtns, a substas.fia; citizen of Ferry 1 ? C.. was in the cite, Satu 1 day or*.business. E. G Petty, h. prvtmi.'ing yt-'jog man from Gaston, was among the'.ks- tt'*rs to Gaffney Sat unlay. Mrs Boyd L . Huttnes and he* * ter. Miss Alie RAc». nave retur> - ' the city from Closer, where they ♦ ■ \- been visiting theitJ sister, Mrs. .M—-. Sail' ii ). J Whisonant, a lumberma’j. a5 Bethune. was in She city yest- day ut business. M good ' untng on fur' i To found in our stc.xk of u f s n »S most iiooular patterns, worn du: cn? the 1 'v' h.isntianl is ‘ig- ilug N.'iile uf the I'jlli • M. Poliakoff, Proprietor. e;*. :<7 k U What are you driving at? Where are you driving to? What are you driving in ? We ire |>!*i .11 .>!' tin* lM*uuty mid economy of our new century stock of RIOS. Chattanooga Hollow Axle Wagons. Victor Buggies. Sayers & Scovill Buggies. FURNITURE, STOVES AND COFFINS. friends at Gouchor, was in town for a short while yesterday. \V 0 Lipscomb, one of Cherokee’s up-to-now fatmers from Wrights, was among the uGiners to the city yesterday. Miss Mollie Brown, of Pacolet, is visiting relatives vc the city J Y (xoodlefct of Spartanburg manager of the central offiee of the ! Pacolet Manufiicturing (’ompany. ; was in vhe city Friday on business Miss M Hiortense Wise, of Willis- i ion. is the guest of Mr and Mrs. Jas> A Willis, on ’iJutord street. Miss Florence Foster, of Fair For est. is tne gviest of Mr. and Mrs. Ji. N. Lipncomb. on Frederick street. M. Poliakoff, proprietor of the Bos- 1 I ton Store, has returned from the east- j ern markeis where he spent three | 1 weeks in selecting his fall and winter 1 stock. He brought with him Mr A. j Berman, of Baltimore, who has uc- 1 cepted a position in the Boston Store, j Olerk of the Court J. Eb Jefferies | -pent yesterday in Spartanburg on business. Luiber Bonner, one of Gouchar’s most substantial citizens, was in town \ ye-tertlay. Wilks Brown. Ravenna’s prosper ous young merchant, was in the city yesterday. Win tiomar and wife and children, of Spartanburg were the guests "f | Mr and Mrs. l\ Davenport Saturday j at d Sunday. Miss Lillian Wood leaves today J for Holland Ya . where she goes to ' resume her studies. Kit Carpenter, of Thernr.-al City was in the city yesterday on busi- ^ ness. Kit is always a welcome visi- | tor to Gaffney. 1 Kyle Davenport. M. B Sams, Ed. .'al in the numerous ?o go um id (*#iT her uiui is to n< i D’liiloiries that ; lie 1 1 hi- fail. : MiS S. L Pry.*T. of (’tlester. ^4-d bur gra'(inutme? M.i> >ue Eo; o , i 06 fipurtmnouig, us<* visiiii g ti e >ui- | il*y of Mr. .1 v Br nr . o W. Frrder- ! iow Mi. A SENSIBLE ADDRESS^. 2d. Th. coming va. and V\ (rtter season will oe rather 'tuiet in effect C'iL: no."ed fci 'good taste and r^iiet elegadiice. 3d. The alwaysv-popuiar Sack Suit will, of course, be the n’nost worn of any style, and vse have a beauti ful shoving in warm Cheviots, serv.Liable Caesimers and harrd'some, dre^s-y Worsteds. 4th . We have ronly such garments as atrs thor oughly rreliable ana - they have our reputation, behind each and every oma. ^ We A^ant every, man who can tc>come to ovur store and sec-how the cJithes he v ears slnould looki. We have selected carefully ; have a large sdock for Mui«r t«iu ms Knee m -uhivc you to choose from, and ve havt't some pattern or style that will suit or please you. Wei take special pains 1o fit tire hard-to>fit. No matter'how tall, litciw short 3r how/hard yoicare to fit; we cam fit you. FURNITURE the GaJney City Land and Improvement Company itterh fur salt* Ho.lidti.«r 1»t.)»2o ini'. ttuuriMiiuir M»wii. Oatfut-y < ’Uy, Alsu Karma n»..» ^y and In reaefi of th** Schools of Ltrucstone Sprli.Ks and of this plan*. In lots of fr ir ..Otc 100 acres on liberal flme ri*.t«*s; hiho Avrlcultura! Lands to rent for Farm pur- For full particulars apply to J. V. sp* A M A.TTnr, A N. R.—All irMHHpaHHlnif on landsof thlh conipnnv %nd •movinir tlinbPr flahimro' kin T We'want to st‘11 every man, woman ami child in Cherokee oouiity something in the hardware line. We keep from a Hack eye Mower to a f»e Pocket Ki ife, and we try to cut g'»ing and coming. We will name just a lew things we carry: Uuggios, Wagons. Harness, Apex and Little Dandy (look Stoves, Tinware, Ilubher ind Leather Pelting, Steam Fittings of all kinds, Lace Leather, l.oeks and Hinges of all kinds. W<* want your business. •’ Wilkins’ Hardware Store j McArthur. V’ortiOti Baker Lafur Li|> I scomb. Sam Jefferies, Jr.. Horace Porter, and Barnett Lipscomb leave 1 tomorrow for Clemeou College. \ ''Barnej'” goes to tak^ u cours** in ' the electrical department. The bal- ai ce of the hoys go to study books a:.d devilment. Ed. Trescott. of Blacksburg, was in the city yesterday on tiusiness. He and Probate Judge Webster were s-en confabbing together, which is a mighty poor sign for somebody. Mrs .1 J. Whisonant, of Blacks burg was in the city yesterday on a shopping expedition. Mrs Wpiso- 1 nant has a lot of friends in Gaffney who ur** always delighted to see her. Mrs. Ed Gaines and family return ed to the city Saturday night after a stay of several weeks in Edgewood. Vh Mr and Mrs Gaines will >ccu* i u> their new home on Victoria avenue just as soon as the workmen finish putting on the finishing touches. L C. < ampbel! arrived in the city I Sunday morning after an absence of sevrral weeks in New York and other ! eastern cities. R. 0. Parker, one of the best fel lows of the Mt. Paron section was in tiie city Friday on busin ss. Mr. and Mrs 0. *S Elam arrived in the city Sur day morning from Phila delphia, where Mr. Elam went to | have an operation p< rforined for ap- j p-ndicitis The operation was en- ! tirely succes.-ful. and although Mr. 1 El»rn lias not entirely recovered he is ■/ . ' »•* i -h • f. it v,. i.ri j), H h little 04r Tw«». | The crowd that greeted President Miller, of the State Normal Colored , School, at the court house Saturday night was not w-:>at it should !ii»ve i Oeen by any moans, and it is- safe to say that until’ the rave learn to i Jake a deeper interest in the people who are capable-of teaching them it will languish b-.r>iind in matters- i»a- i T*-rial and educational. The g;et> of President Millir’s |remarks is sum med up in these few sentences-- “If you ever expeofc to amount to- any- | thing as a race you must le»?n to save something out of what youaaake, ‘ be your incom# ever so small. Be virtuous and- true. Negro women must have bux one husband and negro 1 men must ktow hut one wife if they I ever expect to rise in tne world Yir- 1 uous negroes must share the society of virtuous negroes. The song. 'All coons look alike to me,’ gjuinat. d , from a low b-rain. but it wuo not be cause all negroes resembled each ( other that the writer penned it. hut j because all negroes act alike. Presi- i dent Miller’s tirade against* the ciga- : rette was worthy of the man and more than worthy of the occasion. At the end of the address the fol lowing organization was effected to ' ! collect exhibits for the te-gro building 1 at the Charleston exposition : R* v R. 0. Campbell, chairman; : W H. Roberson. secr*-tsi,r' ; comuitt- i.*. tmn—Giles Lipscomb Gaffney; E. ' Litrbjohn. Webster; J. B. Sizemore. ThicKety ; S. M. Alien. Wrights; John Bonner, Maud; W . M. Goodwin | Blacksburg. Mrs. Jane J< ffries, Gaff* i ney was placed at the head sf the woman’s department. The Company Store.. K. ti. oXACT. President. J.. G. Wakdi.aw, Vice-President. t:he national bank of gaffney. CAPITAL, XkSO.OOO. SUJWALL'S AND PROFITS. - lO.OOO. Wtatov Oounty Oitx IiX-ixinitory. Deposits solicited from Karmt rs Morctiants. Manuf.-itturers and ottiirra. Kvery acMAm- modittlo « -ttemled to ousm*m- r> t hat their hislness am'j rfsiionsihlllty .siif. sarrant. ^ 1) O. l« C'a.Hliif* . i» » lo ic Uj ice nine UreltHl by Miss ^ev» man Miss Kate J. Nt wman, of Ohio, who so delightfully entertained the people of Riacksburg with a recital at the Cherokee Inn parlors last' week, has kindly consented to give an entertainment here at the Graded School building next Friday evening, for the benefit of the Epi-copal cnurch. Miss Newman is an elocu tionist of a very high order, possessing marked J individuality and a v»-ry pleasing stage appearance and en- joyn quite a reputation in b*r own • fate in her line of work, and an eve ning of rare pleasure and interest is in store for our people Friday eve ning. Tickets are on sale at the Cherokee Drug Co’s, store. The loss by grinding is the gain of the axe. God’s 8ongst*-rs s'tig in the bare trees as well as in the green. \ slipper* character will not in- -nu ".u tv., t.ftl lhe "ittHd. Ii'** NEW CLOTHING. 207 New Fall and Winter sample books from Fred Kau f fman, M. Born <& Co., and Lom.m & Co., the Finest Tailors in Ame r ica, who guar antee to please and fit the hardiest to-fit or you need not take them. We have just re ceived 207 Boys’ anil Moos’ Suits, handsome and durable: bought at cut prices, and we will sell at a small profit on f-irst cost for spot cash. They are now ready for inspec tion. Cal! and see them, before buying. Yours truly, J. R. Meson & Co. jEtna Life Insurance Company, OF HARTRORO. OOISIV., Is the Largest Company in the World Writing Life, Accident and Health Insurance. In case of Accident or Sickness please notify j<>:vics* j. i>a.i« mV. V ■ «l l l'no v • fe"*. ft