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» rawer • V ' t Tax Notice. The payment of commutation tux luis hccn extemlwl to Muy loth, tixy, without pciuilty. All pepsons bctwnui the lines of |s a ml oh fiMtrs lire Ihtlilc for this tuv or work four fa on the public highways. J. V. WHKI.CHF.l.t.. Supervisor Cherokee County. |J. E. WEBSTER, Xorney-iY t- w, (In Court Uouae.(Frobate-Judue Bodice Gaffney City, S. C. sticos In all the courts. Collec ts a specialty | C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, I Office over R. A. lone* & Co '• Store. FROM THE FAR WEST. Ibe found at office six davs In the week r. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, raffney, . • • S. C. )ffice over J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st to 26th of each Imonth: flLLIAM S. Hull, JH. James A. Wii.eis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNKYS AT LAW. S. O. Notary Public in office. Prompt attention Iven to ah business. Ice over K. A. Jones A Co.'s store. J. C. OTTS, IAtTORNKY AND Coi'NSKI.OR. Office upstairs, betweitn K. A. Jones and |venport. Office and Residence .Phone. G. W. SPEER, [TOI* >» KV-AT-XvA W, GAFFNEY, S. C. Its Auditor's office at Court House. [w HARNESS REPAIR SHOP, |reon Mayor’s Office ;m<l J. II. Lips- ; store. __jii-iny Ni- i11v. cin iply Mini Promptly ke. Your |>ai,roii.i^re solieited. f. I>. 151^ A. >C"rO>te. ■) fHINGLES, PdilCK, SASH, DOUUS, BLINDS id all kinds of Building Ma- [ial, Paints, Oils, Etc. for |e at a small per cent, above »t for cash. Estimates made Ithout charge. L. BAKER For Tin Next Thirty Days lall give special attention to the treat- It of that class of chronic eye diseases [natural tendency of which is to produce iNDNESS. a METHOD ENTIRELY NEW I am |>led to treat successfully such cases as heretofore been considered HOPE- BLY INCURABLE, if from any cause JR EYESIGHT IS FAILING, come AT 3E and have It restored, i no case Is delay more dangerous. S. H. GRIFFITH, M. 0. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON and OCULIST. Bee at The Cherokee Drug Co., GulTuey, Ire! Fire!! Fire!!! kn Million Dollars went up In smoke and Jes In Paterson. N..).. iu January last, yet rclty refused aid from others to help bear [loss. Why? Because the business men people were secured by Policies In Fire ice Companies that covered their And now the city, “Phoenix like.” i new life and vigor, springs forth from [luibes crowned with y> uth and beauty, iveyouu policy on your house against fire, etc? If not take out oue ere it be [Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., oi Icee County, stands ready to give you cessury protection against loss. It ap- [to you as a Home Enterprise "for Your »age.’’ It appeals to you for your pat- ealao. because It is as safe as any and _ eapest In the world; and for verlttcat Ion lit the tkX) policy holders scattered over ikee county. T. M. LiTTi.riOHN, President. J. Kb JEfFEKiES, Sec. and Treas. Inety Per Cent. all chronic headaches are due to fe strain. Go to Dr. Griffith at the [terokee Drug Co's, and have the de- |t In vision corrected and thus be ily and Permanently Cured. ses fitted with scientific accuracy Id all diseases of tie- Kye, Kar, Nose id Throat treated ai-cordlng to the ktest and most approved methods. fare of Traveling Frauds who Ivertise Free Examinations. [OR i-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the ;DGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. A Gaffney Man Writes Kntertnlnlngly of the ('liniate and Minerals of trl/.ona. (ii.oiiK, Arizona, •Ypril 16, 1!>02. The (jatiney Ledger, GalTney, 8. G. Mr. Editor:—I parted with my dear ftt’iiily in (laffney on the moru- int» of April IBrh and arrived in Globe late on the night of 17th inst. The weather was fairly calm and pleasant and I crossed the plains in comfort, without encountering much dust that is common at this season of the year. 1 found my business here all moving in good shape, the men having com pleted over 12U feet of tunnel work in my absence, and cut some copper sulphide ores, much to my surprise, it not showing any surface indica tions. 1 brought with me some sam ples of iron pyrites, high grade sul phide gold and copper ores, argentif erous galena, momizite, mica, talc, etc , ail of which are products of Cherokee county. Our eastern min erals, with the exception of copper, are good as anything of their kind in the west, and if Cherokee county, 8. C,, was west of the Rocky mountains it would soon be a scene of mining camps. I have been aeked the ques tion here, why our eastern minerals were not worked extensively, and the only reason I can give is that the production of cotton and cotton goods seems to have captured the heads and hearts of the people to the detri ment of everything else. If our people would divide their surplus capital and take the same interest iu the development of the mineral resources of Cherokee coun ty as they do in other industries, they would bring it to the front the same as they have the agricultural and manufacturing industries. This country is very different from the east; mining and stock ranching are the leading occupations of the people. Arizona and its adjicent rtates and territories do no farming except where water is available for irrigation. There are sometimes drouths of several years duration, without even moisture sufficient to produce grass for the cattle on which the ranchmen are dependent for a living. Lands that can he irrigated and have ample water supply are worth more than gold mines. The fertility of the soil more than doubles tiiat of the eastern lands. The win ter climate of Arizona is excellent, but it gets a little warmish as we near mid-summer, after the ther mometer passes 111) degrees going up ward—that, is no joke, but absolute facts—yet. the heat being of a dry nature don’t take effect like summer weather in the east. The tarantulas, centipedes and rattlesnakes, also hydrophobia schunks, Indian ter rors and Gila monsters and poisonous insects generally come with hot weather and are much dreaded, but strange to say very few people get hurt by them. I forward you under other covers two copies of the Arizona Silver Belt in which you will see the magnitude of our tunnel fairly and correctly described. The surface ground in dicates mammoth lodes of ore that our tunnel will cut. On close calcu lation uearly or quite 1 400 feet vertical depth from top of ridge and this year’s work will cut a portion of those mineral lodes and demonstrate their value. Id conclusion will say that the great pleateaus and mountain eleva tions of the west where the tempera ture is uniform the greater portion of the year, is beyond doubt the health iest portion to live iu, of all the earth ; but considering the privations of life’s luxuries for lack of moisture and the dread of dust storms and the rep tiles and insects to be contended with, makes old South Carolina look like the Promised Land did to Moses. With kind regards to|all friends in Gaffney. Yours truly. W H Mescer. “GOD BLESS THEM ALL.” I.lues Writeii by hi> AugiiNta Negro In Honor of Gen. Wade Hampton. IColumbia Record 1 The subjoined verses were written by a negro, an ex-slave, one of the employes of the Augusta postoffice, and they constitute an appreciative tribute from his race to the last words and the memory of Gen. Hampton: A Southern hero lay dying, Not from the buttle cast, But ’mid the sternest conflict Stern victory brings at last. Tread softly near yon couch, Shrouded by death’s pall, Hear the victor's shout: “God bless my people all!” “God bless tny people all, 1 he black iiiuu and the while”— God bless them in the effort, As they struggle for the right; God bless the rising manhood. With a life of honest toil, God bless the blooming maiden, God bless my native soil. (>b. words so til !y spoken From lips now chilled in death' Bearing a blessing of heaven With their last expiring breath. Israel's father iu blessing Divided bis faint y small, lint thou in blessing thy people— .... . . _ y peo| Thou blessi-stone and all! Rest there now, soldier and slat.vsn ui. Patriot, <'hrlstiun and friend. May the bb s-iug inspire the valiant, The poor an 1 weak defend. And when we. too be summoned Toanswt-i Deal il's siieul cull. May the echo be from the Jordan, “God bless tny people all!’’ j Owen L. Chattem. Dangerous if Neglected, Burns, cut« and other wounds of ten fail to heal properly if neglected and become troublesome sores. I)e* Witt’s Witch linzel Salve prevents such consequences. Even where de lay has aggravated the injury De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve effects a cure. “1 had a running sore on my leg thirty years.” says H. C. Hurtly, Yankeetown, Ind. "After using many remedies, tried DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes healed the sore.” Cures all skin diseases. Biles yield to it at once. Beware of counterfeits. Cheroaee Drug Co. CROP BULLETIN. Condition of < arolli.it ( Crop« * » ({••ported by Department of Agriculture. Colpmhia, May 6 —The tempera ture averaged 72 during the week end ing Monday morning, May oth, wh eh is about 6 per day above normal. The week bad a maximum of 96 at Gillisonville on the !»rd, and a mini mum of 49 at f, ht‘ruw, Liberty, Lot g shore and Spartanburg, oo April 2K:h. The nights were too cool early in the week, but latterly they were warm. The sunshine averaged above normal ami was favorable Thunder storms occurred on April ffOth, May 1st and drd, in all portions of the State, but they failed to supply the whole Stale with sufficient moisture, as some i points bad no rain and many had too 1 little to be of much benefit. The amounts ranged from “ I'” to 1.24 inches, the latter at Cheraw, with an average of 0 56 for the State. Toe drought in the eastern counties was broken at a number of scattered lo calities, nut not generally so, and over a larf area it has become quite serious, atm a menace to young crops. Hail and high winds accompanied the thunder storms at many points, but, as crops are sma > the damage was slight. The weai ier was extremely favorable for prost. ”tlng farm work, which advanced rap aiy, and, were it not for the lack of moisture in places that renders stiff soils too hard to ;ul- tivate, the conditions could not very well be bettered. Fields are well pre pared, well cultivated and clean ; ger mination has been fai ly satisfactory; stands are generally full; growth has been rapid recently, and the only un toward condition is the need of a general rain, and this need is not u - gent except in spots that, however represent largo an-as in the aggregate; Upland corn has about ail been planted, and on many bottoms the work is finished. Stands are fairly good, but have been inju '^d by worms and birds, making some replanting necessary, (lorn has quite generally received its fir<t working and in many Dittoes has been cultivated the second time. Cotton is nearly all pla ted, with some still to plant in ail sections It is coming up to fair stands, and as yet has nquired little or no replant ing, although-rain is needed to bring up recent plantings. Some fields have been cultivated Chopping out has begun and will be general next j week. Sea island cotton planting is nearly finished, and, where showers occurred, is coming up nicely. Tobacco has about ail been truns- 1 planted, and with few scattered ex ceptions good stands have been se- | cured, and the crop is doing excel- | iently. The acreage has been in- i creased over last year. Rice is doing as well as can be ex pected and is coming up to good stands, while planting is not yet finished. Wheat is growing well and in places is heading, but owing to thin stands and want of copious rains at this critical time, the crop wi l not be a full average one. Oats range from very poor to extremely promis ing, the latter generally where recent heavy rains have fallen. It is head ing generally, low in places, and in the vicinity of Charleston harvest hat- begun. Peaches are dropping in places, but trees are heavily loaded. Apples are plentiful. Pastures afford good grazing. Gardens doing well. Straw berries abundant. Truck shipments very heavy. Potato bugs are numer ous and destructive generally, but are less troublesome than last year in the vicinity of Charleston. Foley’s Honey and Tar contains no opiates avd can safely be given to children. Cherokee Drug Co. Good enough for anybody! Havana Filler "FL0R0DORA “BANDS are of same value as tags from 'STAR: 'DRUMMOND'Natural Leaf. GOOD LUCK" "OLD PEACH & HONEY' "RAZOR"and "E RICE GREENVILLE Tobacco REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. How Property ('ImiiKe* Hands in Thrifty Ctwrokre. The following are the real estate tranafera iu Cherokee county for April: L1 M KSTON K To \V NS H11*. Kmanuel Elmore to Gracia Little john, one lot, love and affection. w. P. Self to \V. L. Seif, one lot, $650. R. C. Thompson to Laura[ D. Ail- kins, one lot, $785. Peggy Littlejohn to A. B. Cham pion, one lot, $600. John Posey to Thompson Robbe, one lot. $50 J. Eh Jefferies, clerk, to T. Robbs, fo riots. $144 50 R. M. Wi'kitib to Thompson Robbs, two lots $187 50 Bessie X Tolieson to John Posey, ono lot, $50. J. I). Blanton to J. B. Jones, twenty five and 273 1 000 acres, $315 90. .Mrs. Sulina A. Nance to. F. G. Stacy two lots, "100 A. X. Wood to F. G. Stacy, one lot, $25 H G. Gaffney to F. G. Stacy, one lor, $400 Joseph W, Lowery to F. G. Stacy, one lot, $465. Gaffney City Land and Improve ment Company to Mos< s Wood, fifty- four and three tenths acres, $1 086 H. B. Carlisle, master, to Cbas. Petty, twenty-nine acres, $300. Chkokee Township. J. J. Whisonant to Ned Starns, fifty-one acre*, 6000 pounds lint cot ton. Wm. Ross to J J. Whisonant, fifty- one acres. $357. John R Reese to S. B. Gordon, one acre, $10. T. A. Thomson, to Betsy Leitch, two lots, $55 B. Frank White to Wilburn Si Love, one lot, $425. Morgan Township. James PniDips to Elizabeth and Jamew Wilson, two >md seven-one- hundredths acr- s, $2. D. F. Hay to It (1 SiirrHt*. interest in two hundred and eighty-five and ont-fifth acres $231. Stepped Into Live t ouls. "When a child 1 burned my foot frighttiillv ” wiit.sW. H. Etds, of J ouesvi I In. Ya.. "which caused hor rible leg sores for 3u vi-ais but Buok- len s Arrif-n Salve wholly cured me after everything else failed.” In fallible for Burns, Sc»il-I«. Outs Sores, Bruises and Piles. Sold by Cherokee Drug (Jo. GHIGHESTER’S ENGLISH Consider the Time and place and put on what is appropri ate. We can supply you with neat, woll made, dressy clothes. You will he disappointed if you buy before vou see uiir line. Our $7.50 end $10.00 Soils are going fast, a proof that they are all right. They are well made, perfect fit ting and the best of material. Men’s Suits from $5.00 to $25.00 Young Men’s from 5.00 to 12.50 Boys’ from 2.00 to 6.00 500 pairs Knee Pants, the kind that wear, 25, 50 and 75 cents- Bristow, McAllister & Peeler One Price Cash Clothiers Prepare For The Hot Weather By Buying a Refrigerator, We have <i large and com plete line of them. They are scientifically constructed so as to insure perfect circulation of pure cold air; absolutely drv. and arranged in the most modern style. Handsomely constructed, and are thus orna mental a< well as being indi«- pensable during the summer months. Call and examine n. a (£.' • '' if 1 „ ;Z 2 T.jqwiap the Gur Furnliiirs -© c ' a*' AS- a v* e *. is the acme of the manufacturer’s art, and we have a big lot of it. We recently bought a lot at great sacrifice and will give our customers the benetit of the discount. Undertaking and Embalming by a Licensed Specialist. We’ll be pleased to show you through our immense stock. Shuford & LeMaster. w»i>. Alwnvs r*-liHti!<‘. Ladle*.teftk PniRglat fot •• MIlK.vi'KR'W KNUMNH in Ited and id *d metallic boxes, '-t-Hici with blue ribboi no other. Keru*e dunicerou* .iO>»ti- 'ntionannd IniltMtIon*. Huy ol your Dn.KKi.-t, i <end 4e. in stamp-t tor Fnrtieular*. Te*ll- noninl* and - Relief for Ladle*,'* in Irttrr, 4 return Mall. 10,000 Testimonials. Hold by «L' OniKKists. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO. •too Madison Square, PHI LA.. PA. MeatUa this aaa»r- Hank Statement. Report of the condition of the Niitlonul Rank of Gaffney, at Gaffney, In the State of South Carolina.at the close of business. Apr. doth 1902. RESOURCE*. Loans and discounts flO,~;7 71) Overdrafts, secured and unse< ured 2.134 04 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation . 12,500 00 Insurance premiums due this U<nk .'i'.M fcl Furniture and fixtures 0*5 On Due from National Banks (not Re serve Agents) 4,901 55 . Due from State Banks and Bank ers . 10* 01 Due from approved reserve agents 0,414 10 Internal Revenue stamps.. 64 50 Cheeks and other cash Items | 145 31 Notes of other National Banks $ 1.640 00 Fractional paper cur rency. nickels and cents 102 77 Specie 14.15a OO Legal tender notes . .. 1.350 00— 17,396 OK Redemption fund with U. S. Treas. 025 00 Total *214.081 49 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In $50,000 00 Surplus fund 10,000 IK) Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 10,103 76 National Bank notes outstanding. Dividends unpaid Due to other National Banks J 2,036 oc Due to Slat*- Banks and Bankers 1,lt>4 47 Individual deposits sub ject to check fils,203 24 Demand Certificates of deposit Time certificates of de posit Certified checks ... — Cashier's checks out standing Notes and hills redis counted Bills payable, Including certifi cates of deposit for money bor rowed None -IF YOU WANT- Fertilizers 12,500 OO 30 O0 125 55 K.sOD 50 39 97 add 94 -131.447 73 None Total ... f214,OKI 49 I I, It. C. Ross. ( ashler of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the aliove ! statement Is true to the best of my kuowl- , edge and liellef. " It. < . Ross, <'ashler. Subscribed and sworn to iH-fon n.e t his 7th day of May, I'.mg. W. O. Lipscomb. N. L\ Correct Attest: J. \. Carroll. .1.1. > Ml It ATT. F. G. 81 a» v. I (i rector#. Final Discharge. j Notice Is hereby given that I will apply to Hi>n. J. K. Webster. Probate Judge for < hero- kee County, M. C., at bis office at the Court House on Saturday, May 31st 19(2 at 10 o’clock a. m., for a llnal settlement and dis charge as Administrator of the estate of James II. K/.ell. deceased. All persons holding claims against said . estate will present them on or before said date, or In forever burred. Wm. H. Martin, Administrator estate .liunes 11. Ezell, de ceased. Published in Gaffney Ledger May 9, 16,23 and 3tth, 19"2. Manufactured by Swift & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; F. S. Royster, Norfolk, Ya.; W. C. McMurphy <fe Co., Charleston, S. C., call on me, I have them as cheap as any guano sold in Gaffney with the same anal ysis. I also have the Highest Grade Acid and Kain it. Buggies and Wagons of all kinds and cheap for cash or on time. I carry supplies for the farmer for cash, or on time with good papers. If you want gooes cheap go to my Goforth store and buy Molasses from 25c to 50c per gallon, in 5, 10, 25 and 50 gallon packages. Sugar, Coffee and anything usually found in a general store. Dowlaw and Hampton Cotton Planters, Plows, Plow Stocks, Dixie Plows, Hoes and anything else. Go and see and vou will find it at Goforth as cheap as at any store in Gaffney. Yours truly, J. I. S-A-R-RA-TTU. lie Gallnej Citj Land and Improiamtnt Carapanj Offers fur sale Building Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney City; Also Farmste* by and In reach of tho School# of Limestone Spring# and of this place. In lots of ficm 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pap poses. For full particulars apply to J. TV Kent. N. B.—All tresspassing on lands of this company cuttln and amoving timber, flahtucsi • nat.lnv ar- foTKIddan end** nf '•» F. G. Stacv, President. j. G. Wakdlaw. Vice-President. mod THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL, •80,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS, - lO.OOO. £)lnte. Ckmnty mid City Uepowitory. Deposits HOllcIted from Farmers. Mcrchnnt#, Manufacturers and others. Every hccobj- lation extended to customer# that their business and responsibility will warrant. I . C7. Cawhler A. N. Wood President. • R. R. Brown. Vice-President. IVXoi'oliu.iitH Jincl 1*1 «\iitern IX£inlt OF GAFFNEY. 8. O. CAPITA Iv *$50,000.—HUI*PI^1JS **4.,ooo. State and County Depository. Does a general Banking and Exchange business, 1# well fitted up with Fire Pmof Vault *r,4 Burglar Proof .Safe, with Automatic Time 1 ock. We solicit the business of people of all occupation# C. M. BUMlTH. OMhler.