Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 m im *.J< u Our buyer has just returned from the great trade centers of the North and East and the re sult is that tons and tons of desir able merchandise are now rolling in. We offer greater inducements to the purchasing public than ever before. Our method of do ing business should meet the ap probation of all. We run no skin game, have but one price and make that the lowest possible price. V/e sell no goods on cred it, consequently we have nothing to make up on the close cash buyer who has been lost selling on credit. And the best of all, your money back when you are not satisfied. Our stock consists of Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Gents Furnish ings, Dress Goods, Notions, etc., and other things too numerous to mention. Many useful articles go for one rusty penny. Visit TThe Cheapest Store in the State. J. C. Ratliff, I*rop. Accuracy! Promptness! Freshness! This is the combination which tnitkes ur I>rusr liusitioss the «reat success it vs. Accchacy in fillinsr prescriptions, you .now how vital it is? They should he illed just ns they are written. We al ways do it that way. Promptness both in UUinc and dclitr- -•rintr prescriptions. Just as soon as we receive a prescription it is filled then lellvered. because when you need med icine you need it as soon as it is possible r A> get It. I hcsumss in drucs is a point to be looked after—it pays. Oursare always fresh, and of the purest. A trial will convince the most skeptical. S. B. CRAWLEY & CO. 813 Limestone St. /"rescriptions properly tilled and promptly vered. 1 SELL THE PIANOS MADE HY D. H. BALDWIN & CO., Cincinnati, Ohio. Tiieir instruments received the Gold Prix sixteen other medals and awards at the f * «i is Exposition of an honor never be- awarded an American Plano. They five grades 0 f p.anos and numerous VTill my friends needing such instruments »Tu dly remember my home Is among you and ijJVtliciiUons for catalogues and prices will jpromptly attended to and satisfaction -Ti** an teed. W. L. JOHNSON, Gaffney, S. C. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. DO YOU want those next Photos of yours made in the best possible manner in all respects! If so. let us make them for you and you will avoid being disap pointed. Rf member, we guarantee f action on all work 1ATIS We do developing and printing for amateurs, copying, enlarging, etc. June H. Carr, Artistic Photographer. No. *1:.’ Limestone St Fire!! t «-. , a Million Dollars went up In smoke and ; - n-s in Paterson. N.In January last, yet ■ !y refused aid from others to help bear : ■, Joss. Why? Because the business men ‘ people were Hecun u by Policies In Fire t --iirnnci' run.panics that covered their > ••.cs. Anil now the ciiy, ‘•Phoeulx like.” o i h le w life and vi r. springs fortli from • ashes crowned withy uth and beauty, f f.yvevoua policy ou your house against by fire, etc? If not t ake out one ere It be r *. ^au*. flrie Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of 1?j ■ fokee t.'ounty. stands ieady in give you V' A necessary protection against loss. It ap- .» • Is to you as a lioiiie Enterprise “for Your * -< ronage.” Jt appeals to you for your pat- —snoage also, because it is as safe as any and ••• cbeapestln tin- world; arid for verification suit the HOD policy holders scattered over ■■ '.hi rokeocounty. T. M. Littlejohn, President J. Eh Jeefkuies. Hec. and Treas. Southern Kail nay .Schedule. 'Crains from Atlanta. Greenville. Spartan » jrg. etc., for Charlotte, Washington, etc., ••>•»<« Gaffney, H. C., No. ;tt). Fast Mail, fdally) ' •> a m; No. 12 (daily) 4:30 p. m; No. 40. Ex- (daily) 7 M:l p. m; '.No. iis. Limited, (daily) s-Pi ;i. m. No. iis stops at Gaffney on signal v take on passengers for Washington and o* vwid. Fir'Ins from Washington. Charlott*. etc., r. Spartanburg, Gieenville, Atlanta, etc.. •» C iftney: No. \h. Express, (dally) i*:5'» No. J6. Fast Mail, (daily) 11:42 p. tn; No. 7 uly) 2:27 p. m; No. J7. Umited. (dally) • si a. m. No. Il* stops t Gaffney on signal xa «‘t otf passengers from Washington, '"'.rough trains fot Washington and the Connections «t Atlanta for ail poln ts People You |Knos» and People You Don’t Know T. JeiT Hupheg, Jr., a successful farmer of Wiikineville, came up to the city Saturday. Jack W. Tolleson. eccorapanied by his little nenhew, Ralph Hamilton, took in the Exposition in Charleston last week. Mr. Tolleson says the Exposition is a euccess. Magistrate W. E. Mabry, of Gow- dysville, came up to the city Satur day on official busines. Louis Hu^ood of Kings Mountain, visited the family of Prof. R O Sams yesterday. W. L. Goudelock, a prominent planter of Gowdysville, spent Satur day in the city. Deputy Sheriff Wilburn, of Union, made an official trip to the city Fri day, Col. T. B. Butler went to Union Sunday where he is engaged for the def°nce In an important case that will come up for trial there this week Prater Smith, came up’jjfrom his Blue branch farm Saturday. G. W. Moore, of Blacksburg, was a business visitor in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brown, of Pacolet, visited Mrs Brown’s parents, Prof, and Mrs. R. O. Sams, on Sun day. James Robbs, a good Grassy Pond farmer, came down to the city Satur day. Our young friend, G. C. Hames. of State Line, was in to see us Friday. E. F. Dougherty, of Blacksburg, a prominent official of the 8. C. & G. E. Railroad, paid The Ledger an ap preciated visit yesterday. Magistrate R. W. Lee, of White Plains, came over to the city Satur day on official business. M J. Hicks, of State Line, came to the city Friday. Preyer Humphries, of Grassy Pond, wan among bis friends in the city yes terday. Capt J. B. Bell spent Friday in Spartanburg on professional business. John Godfrey, of Grassy Pond, was in the city yesterday. J. E. Sloan, of Spartanburg, spent Friday in the city. D D Gaston, of Blacksburg, was a city visitor Saturday. Miss Catherine Deal and Miss Mc Coy, of Blacksburg, are visiting in Columbia. Mrs. Wright of the latter city gave a grand entertainment in their honor yesterday evening. Thomas Lipscomb, one of Chero kee’s worthy citizens and school teachers, was among his friends in the city Saturday. Jonas Blanton, a thrifty farmer and extensive monazite miner, called to see The Ledger yesterday. M. C. Lipscomb, of White Plains, made a business trip to the city Saturday. J. L. Robertp, an Antioch farmer, whs a business vifitor in the city Fri day. W. H. Mercer has returned from a business trip to Waynesville, N. C. J. D. Jefferies, Jr., of Asbury, was in the city Friday. Coroner Vinesett wag in the city yesterday. Capt. Wm. Ramseur, a prominent citizen of Shelby, N. C., was h visitor in the city Saturday. W. T. Horton, a prominent citizen and farmer of Ezeilg, was among his many friends in the city Saturday. Capt. Sam Green, a prominent banker of Shelby, N. C., was in the city Saturday. A Frank Smith, of Mercer, came up to the city yesterday. Rev. C. M. Tcale, of State Line, was greeted by bis many friends in the city Saturday. Dr. Forest MoKown, of Cherokee Falls, was in the city yesterday. L. C. Carpenter, of Byarsville, N. C , made a business trip to the city Saturday Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Ross returned to the city Friday after a stay of sev eral weeks e.t Hot Springs, Ark. Crate Patterson, a Broad river far mer, came up to the city Saturday. Jno C. Storms and wife, of New York, will arrive in the city today and remain one day the guests of Alderman and Mrs. W. L. Settle- meyer. Mr. Storms is a newspaper representaGve who Is traveling through this section writing up his views of the South for the entertain ment of the readers of bis paper. G. W. Bonner, of Grassy Pond, came down to the city on business Saturday. Prof. W. L. Johnson is up frore> Charleston to spend a few days with his family. The professor is spend ing h's rime in Charleston in the Cin cinnati exposition building where he has charge of the Baldwin Company piano exhibit. The professor says the Exposition is grand, that it is really fine and should be seen by everyone. Wade Elmore’ of Draytonville, spent some time in the city Saturday. James Robbs, of Grassy Pond, was in town yesterday. Sylvanus Littlejohn, one of Chero kee’s good farmers, came into the eitv Saturday. E. P Richards, a prominent far mer of Algood, came over to the city yesterday. He reports farm work, backward, but wheat growing rapidly. Chris Tate, of Asbury, spent some time in the city Saturday, and called on The Ledger. John and James Gibbons, two young Cherokeeans, of Mount Paron, were in the city yesterday. John T. Ruppe, a good citizen and faithful Ledger friend of Maud, came in yesterday and renewed. Capt J. M. Hood, a prominent business man of Lancaster, was in the city Friday and Saturday. H. B. Robertson, of Gowdysville, came in to see us yesterday. Jelf Coyle, a Cherokee boy, but who is now living in Columbia, is in the city visiting his father, “Uncle Joe.” J. K Hambright and bis son,, Madison, were in the city yesterday. C. L. N. Legge, Esq. a prominent citizen of lower Cherokee, was a city visitor Saturday. Dick Foster, a good farmer of Gow- dysville, was a Ledger visitor yester day. Monro Kirby, E-q,, of Grindal, came up to the city Saturday on bus iness. County Commissioner T. J. Hames made a business trip to the city yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Porter, of Blue Branch, were shopping in the city Saturday. Swan Paris, a prominent citizen of Ezell’s, spent sometime in the city yesterday. W. B. Isler, a prominent over-tbe- Broad farmer, paid The Ledger an ap preciated visit yesterday. B. F. Bonner, a prominent Chero- keean of Goucher, was a city visitor yesterday. M M. Tate, of Webster, a gallant Confederate veteran and good citizen, was in the city yesterday. Tons upon tons of guano went out of the city yesterday R Govan Black was in the city yesterday. As usual he was talking farming. 1!-? has harrowed his wheat and says it is growing about an inch a day. Guvan says harrow wheat, and ho is good authority on wheat. t “Cleve” Phillips, of Draytonville, a farmer who farms for what there is in it, and one w ho surely gets it, made a hurried trip to the city yesterday. Sam P Porter, a successful farmer of Wright, came up to the city yes terday. Rev T. J. Campbell was in the city yesterday. L. U. Campbell is in from his mon azite mine and called on The Ledger yesterday. Spi-cliil KattiH to th<- Exposltlou. The railroads have made u special rate from all stations in the State ap plicable for every Tuesday in April, tickets to be sold on Tuesdays only and to be good to return from Charles ton on any train leaving there up to 12 o'clock midnight of the Friday fol lowing. The rate from Gaffney for these dates has been fixed at $11.70. April 2nd and .‘Ird will be Shriners’ days. 8tb tod 9th Roosev It days, the 10th Limestone College day. It wiil also he North Carolina week. On April 15th and 16th Virginia, Georgia and Pennsylvania will have their State days. Dr Itull’N Cotiirli Mjrnip In (lie Niir«Mt hiiiI (iur<‘Nt cure for those (Li'iaerouK affectlonn of t he lit t It* ones-croup, H’booptiiR courIi or iiieiisle*' courIj. I’iivsictiuiK prewrll olt.chll- i dn-n UUvit, uKi dw.4 •tv ivul. I'ri'.C -V;, More Bargains at The Dixie.” During these past beautiful Easter days our store has been crowd ed from front to back with customers securing their Easter and Sum mer Goods, and as we must have room for our large stock of goods by April 1 9th, we still insist upon you coming while we are offering you goods at such prices never before offered in Gaffney. Go remem ber this sale only lasts three more weeks. Now is your time to buy while The Dixie sells it for less. Keep your eyes open and visit “THE DIXIE WHO SELLS IT FOR LESS.” s ■ oods, Ciotliing and Shoe House. Look for the sign across the street. For Sale pp-Advertiseiuents under this head will be Inserted for one cent a word each inser tion Nn iidlnse-ted for less than ten cents Long Staple Cotton Seed For Sale. Have sold our cotton at 11c. per lb. Call on J. O. Lipscomb, of Gaffney, for seed, or ad- dresstely & Bro.. Greenville. M. O. J-T-lm F Olt SALE—-About 1,500 lbs. old ’pbone wire at 2!4c. Gaffney Telephone Co. 1-21-tf, For RenrL. *OR BENT—Cottage on Race street. F. G. Stacy. tf Wanted. W ANTED—Crc mpton Fixer. Also Weav ers Winders and Spoolers on fnRr>iiris. Steady Work. Carpet Works, DlooiosburR. I’a. Mar. 2K-3 w E DUCATION- Person* In tores ted in secur ing a technical education would do well to address E. M. G.. Box 141. Gaffney. S. C. • It-pd Money Loaned. L OANS on Improved farms for a term of yefirs at seven per oent. interest. No commissions. For information apply to J. C. Jefferies. Attorney at Law. 11-22-lyr L IFE INSURANCE POLICIES bought for i-asii or loaned on at low ratesof Interest. Hall A Willis, Attorneys. Gaffney, S. C. Money at 7 Per Cent. We will loan money at 7 yi r cent, per an num in sums of £{iNi. and upwards, on im proved farmiiiR lands in Cherokee County; also on Gaffney city property at M per cent. John B. Palmer Ac .-Sou. Columbia. S. C. Apply to Hall & Willis, Attys., GatVney. S. ( . Notice. The payment of city Taxes Is extended un til April 1st. P.I02. without penalty. W II. Boss, city c|i• rl< The ridintr season is now at hand. Come to my old meat maruet and see mv wheels. I have sot ina first-class line of Bicycles and Sundries and will sell rent and repair. Give me a call finjf mid I know we will do some business. Don't forRet t hat I will sell fresh sliad in season and mullets every day this spring. 'Flu ne 23 or s<i. W. J. 3IAINJCHM. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. PREPARE FOR THE CONVENTION. We have $500 worth of First-Class Fresh Meats, Fish, Roe Shad, Eggs, Vegetables, Etc., on nand and are prepared to meet your de mands. Come right along, one and all. Don’t, forget the place. SPECIAL PRICES FOR; THIS WEEK ONLY. THE PEOPLE’S MARKET. ’Phone Ne. 17. N. B. A.small lot v# the best quality canned vegetables and fruits on hand. Big Lot Molasses in barrels, half barrels and 5 and lO-gatUm kegs, which must go, so come and we’ll make the price that will move them. Boy Dixie Plows, Slides and Points, good assortment of Plows as low as the lowest. Guano Horns, D. M. Ferry & Co.’s garden seeds. Nice line of Hats and Shoes for every- « body. Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Umbrel las; Trunks, Valises,,etc., all which will be sold cheap for cash. J. I. SARRATT & CO. Toe Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offers for salt' Bulldlujr Lots In this flourlsidoK town. Gaffney Oity; Also Farms nM by and in reach of the ScIuhjIs of LlmeststM Hprlnsrs and of this place, in lots of froa 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; «Lao Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. V. ATT, Agent. N. R.—All tresspassing on lands of this company, outttn and eraovlng timber, flsbieror Ml ritintr nro tit*/l** noexw • + n# 1 n w HARDWAljE! HARDWARE!! —Here we come with what you need— A/r gooi> Barbed and Smooth Wire, Poultry Netting, Pittsburg Steel Plows and One and Two-Horse Turners, Bellows’, Blowers, Hammers, and in fact everything in Blacksmith tools. We cal! your special ATTENTION to our Garrett Guano Dis tributors and Cotton Planters. Ask any one that has ever used one of them and they will tell you they an* the BEST on the Market—worth two of any other kind. re. IVT. Wilkins & Oo.