Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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T J Numbers and numbers of our many old customers came flock ing home to THE BATTERY Sat urday, and there were many new faces to be seen in the large crowd that thronged our busy store. The matchless and unapproach able bargains that are daily being sold here will continue to attract large numbers of buyers from far and near. The 5 cts Outing that we are selling for 3 cents, the one dollar Shoes for 69 cts and many other big bargains are going like chaff before a mighty wind. Big drive in Men’s extra pants from 25 cents apair up. Also special bargains in Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing and Shoes. The larger part of this stock was bought at a tremendous discount, thus enabling us to sell sft away below manufacturers’ cost. Many valuable and useful arti cles go for one rusty penny. isit. At J. R. Tolleson & Co’s old stand. HThe Cheapest ©tore in the ©tale. J- C. Ratliff, 1 > rop.j NEW FIRM. We sell only for Cash, so if it’s bargains you are after we’ve got ’em for you in all our var ious lines. A few Overcoats to go regardless of price. _adies Jackets and Capes at and below cost. VIen’s suits from $3.00 to $5.00 less than you pay clothing houses for same quality. Nice line'Dry Goods, Notions, Hatsand Shoes at prices that defy competition. Staple and Fancy Groceries at prices that move them. When in need of anything usually kept in a General Merchandise stock come to the Spot Cash Store at 818 Limestone Street, Gaffney, 3 C. J. I. SARRATT & GO. HERE WE ARE FOR BUSINESS. Groceries, Hardware, Mules, Wagons, Buggies, Turn Plows, Harrows and Farmers Supplies of all kinds. Phone 131. Yours for business, JT. C. X^ipsoomb & Co. I. I. SA.IiItA.TT. My stock of General Merchandise at Go- norths, S. C., is more complete than ever be fore and owing to the hard times I will sell at greatly reduced prices. I handle almost every thing in Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardware, Etc. J also have about 30 head of Horses and Mules vhich 1 will sell cheap for cash or good paper payable next fall. Also three good Milch Cows with young .calves on same terms; Don’t forget that I am still handling Tyson & Jones, Dorbitt, Cincinnati and Studebaker Buggies, and '~aylor, White Hickory and Studebaker Wagons at Goforths, S. C., and will meet any honest competition. Syracuse and Southern Harrows and Farming Im- - ements. Fertilizers of all grades on hand and to arrive soon. See me before buying. J. I. Sarratt. " c— la Gaffney Git; Land and Improvement Company Uffers for sale ButldlnRl^tslD this flourishing town. GaffoeyOltjr; Also Farms n». by and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots of froc £0 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses For full particulars apply to J. V. JV^ent. X B.—All tresspassing on landsof this company, cuttln and amoving timber, flahlngoi ~ .1. ting ars forbidden under penalty of taw GRADED SCHOOL NO. I. Kollof Honor of Students Making 1l.~> I’er Cent. In (examinations. The honor roll of the Gaffney Graded School, No. 1, has been fur nished us by Superintendent R. 0 Sams. The requirements were that the scholar should reach an average of 95 in recitations and examinations, and perfect in attendance and promptitude. The list fellows: First Grade: Miss Barnes, teacher; John Kendrick, William Goudelock. Helen Gooding. Gertrude Gilmer, Grace Tolleson, Julian Smith, May Hamlin, Flora Hearndon, Freemon Hames. Myrtle Fortenberry, Tiny Baris, Ruth Service, Caleb vVilliam- son and Guy Sarratt. Second Grade: Miss Willis, teach er; Bertha Lavender, Gladys Ezell, Septema Rogers, Guy Hood, Lucile Moorehead, Sallie Paris, Annie Alex ander, Peola Lavender and Annie Hope. Third Grade: Miss Miller, teach er; Sallie Ross, Paul Moorehead, Car rie Stewart and Jula Hearndon. Fourth Grade: Mrs. Harris, teach er; Annie Kendrick. Fifth Grade: Miss Morgan, teach er; Pearl Crawley, Louise Richf d- son and Maude McCraw. Sixth Grade: Miss Sams, teacher; Charlie Robbs and Richard Jefferies. Seventh Grade: Miss McArthur, teacher; none. Eighth Grade: Prof. McArthur, teacher; none. Circular from btate Agricultural Society. Col. Thomas W. Holloway, secre tary of The State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, has issued the following circular to the farmers of the State, and we trust that Chero kee farmers will furnish a big delega tion to represent our little and new but progressive county at this im portant meeting: Pomaria, S. C., Jan. 2nd, 1902. j The spring meeting of the above Society will be held in the audito rium on the Expobition Grounds, Charleston, on the 5th day of Feb ruary next, at 12 o’clock M. In consequence of this meeting, this day has been set aside by the Expo sition authorities as “Farmers’ Day,” and the general attendance of the farmers of the State is expected. In addition to the interest attach ing to the meeting and the Exposi tion, the Good Roads Convention will convene in Charleston on the 3d and continue through the 7th, Feb ruary next, and those attending the meetings of the Society can also take in the meetings of the Good Roads Congress. This will be quite an in teresting convention and one well worth the attendance of all farmers. All members are urgently invented to attend. New Konte to Charleitton. The S C. A G. Extension has put on a fast passenger train between GaiTney and Charleston, Columbia and all points on the Atlantic Coast Line, via Camden and Sumter. The train leaves Gaffney at 10:40 a. m. and arrives in Charleston at 5:10 p. m. This is the shortest and quickest route to the Charleston Exposition. For further information apply to E. Thomason, General Agent, Gaff ney, S. C. The Muy Ktutlyiil. Rehearsals for the May Festival at Limestone will be resumed next Thursday evening. Besides impor tant work on the music for the Fes tival, important business will be brought before the society. Let each member be in his or her place next Thursday evening. Made HI* Kh«'H|h;. Nero Littlejohn, convicted of man slaughter at the June term of court, and sentenced to the county chain gang for three years, made his es cape from the gang Sunday while in camp at the court bouse. Littlejohn is thought by many to be partially insane. Dr. Iliill'H Coiik 11 *yru|> cure* the uoml culit In a day; stops the runuluK of|the nose; breaks the fever and banishes all tendencies toward pneumonia. It Is the quickest re liever and curer of throat and lumr diseases. CONTEST. I am offering $5 in gold to the ladies of Gaffney who will write the best advertisement about my stock without any help. It must be sent in by mail by Feb. 1, 1902, as the contest closes then. My stock consists of Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Dry Goods, Gents Furnishings. This contest is open to the ladies of Gaffney. The writing must be plain and sent in by Feb. 1, 1902. Address, WILL SWITZER, Box 286. Anollier Contest. We will move our entire stock of Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Dry Goods and Gents Furnishings to A. B ■ Gaines’ old stand where we will keep an up-to-date line of goods. Jan. 15th the place will be occupied by the “MILL END WHO SELLS IT FOR LESS” and the reduction of our prices will cut other stores’ prices right smack in the middle. lit End Wlin Sells It Fnr Will Switzer, Prop. * v i 25 Per Cent. Off. 25 Per Cent. Off. GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE. A Slaughter Sale surpassing anything of the kind ever heard of in Gaffney will begin at “The Hustlers” Store on Saturday morning Jan. 1 8th., at 9 o’clock, and continue until 1st of March next. The sale will embrace Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Etc., Etc., all of which will go at fully 25 per cent, below our already unusually and unreasonably low prices on them. Remember that “money saved is money made,” and during these stringent times you can’t afford^, to let an opportunity to save a dollar go by you/ YOU furnish the want WE do^Pl the rest. THE HUSTLERS. BATTERY OLD STAND. Farming Lands for Rent. The lionie pliice (if Thompson Humphries, dee . will he rented for the year iwrj to the party or patties oll’erlok the greatest nundier of pounds of lint cotton, 1st class middling, or its equivalent. Also the Parker place on the same terms. Bids can he left with the undersigned or at the Acme Furniture Co's place of business until .Ian. hith. I'.Hr.’. Right reserved to accept or reject bids. .Fan. 10 .I.T. Humphries, Adtn'r. A N. Wood. Presld t. k. k. Hkown. Vfce-President. JVleroliiAiil© and IMaliter© Uank: OF GAFFNEY, a. O. OAriTAI* #30,000#4,000. . State and County Depository. Does a general Banking and Exchange business, Is well fltted up with Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic Time Lock. We solicit the business of occupations people of sll G. XI. I>*X11TH. OssUer.