The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 23, 1902, Image 2
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
BY
Ed. H. DeCamp.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
No one can have a true education
without being good, honest and pure.
The troubles that never come form
the greatest part of our daily burdens.
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Governor McSweeney goes out of
office the best loved man that has oc
cupied the governor’s chair since
Hampton was governor. He has done
much to bring about an era of good
feeling, and while we may not have
agreed with him concerning every
thing he has done, still we believe he
has been honest and fearless and has
at all times attempted to do his duty
as he saw it.
Governor-elect Heyward’s selection
of Mr. J. E. Norment as his private
secretary is an evidence of his good
judgment. Mr. Norment is a gen*
tleman—we can pay him no higher
compliment—and will make a most
worthy and accomplished secretary
to the statesman from Colleton. If
succeeding appointments are on a par
with the first one, glorious will be
the reign of Captain Clinch.
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,> We haven’t any admiration for the
man who is always complaining.
Those who cannot afford to say some
thing good about the community in
which they reside had better move to
a community that they can praise.
It is generally the firm of Donotbing
& Talkmuch that fails. What we
need is workers. We have enough
bosses to construct two or three
Isthmian canals but not enough
laborers to develop the latent wealth
that lies dormant in Cherokee.
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Now is a good time for the proper
county officers to begin preparations
for the comfort of the county chain-
gang during the coming winter. It
would be cruel to again keep the con
victs in such quarters as they occu
pied last winter. It occurs to us that
suitable barracks should be built out
side the city, say on the county farm,
where wood could be obtained at lit
tle cost and all the surroundings
would be healthful and could easily
be kept so. For the two or three
months in the winter in which they
can do little work their time could be
employed on the nearby roads and at
odd times very profitably on the
county farm. Let the force go to
work soon and make comfortable
quarters for it to occupy this and
coming winters. The men on it are
convicts, but they are also human
beings, and one of the most import
ant duties of the county is to see
that they are treated as such during
their term of service.
iilackHburR Local Ncwm.
(Correspondence o( The Ledger.)
Blacksburg, Sept. 22.—Misses
Edna Healan, Irene Wbisonant,
Alary Pollock and Pauline Whisonant
left Wednesday for Wlnthrop College.
Mrs. Sallie Hagood, of Charlotte,
N. C., is visiting her brother, Mr.
Clarence Whisonant.
Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Withers have
returned home after spending the
summer at Blowing Rock, N. C.
Miss Libby Byers, of Sharon, is the
guest of Miss lola Byers, at the
Cherokee Inn.
The Acme Furniture Company,
of Gaffney, are opening up a branch
store here in the Iron City Hotel
building. Mr. Otis Anderson of this
city will have charge of the store.
Miss Willie Hardin will teach at
Mt. Paron this year. Miss Hardin is
a bright young woman and no doubt
will make a very capable teacher.
Miss Ethel Maxwell left Monday
for Greenville where she will attend
Chicora College.
Dr. J. G. Black has been called to
Huntersville, N. C , to attend his
son, Dr. Lionel Black, who is criti
cally ill with typhoid fever.
Miss Irene Charles, of Timmons-
ville, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
E. B. Turner.
Mr. H. K. Osborne, of Gaffney, was
in the city on professional business
Saturday.
Mayor’* Court.
His Honor had a large and expec
tant crowd present yesterday morn
ing when he called his court to order.
The first case was for petty thieving;
the case was a plain one and the
accused took thirty days. The next
case was a plain drunk for which $5
went into the city “till.” Then came
the sensation of the court when a
case was called against three white
women for keeping a disorderly house.
They had us cash bonds, the “boss”
$15 and the two "subs” $10 each. The
accused failed to appear, but their
cash was in evidence and went into
the city 4 ’till” also.
Local Cotton Market,
The following prices prevail on the
Gaffney market today:
Good midllng 8:50
Mldling 8:87
Baking Content Thursday.
Thursday afternoon the Acme Fur
niture Company had another one of
their famous baking contests under
the supervision of Mr. 0. L. Perkins,of
St. Louis, the representative of the
Buck’s Stove and Range Company of
that city.
These baking contests are novel
sights and never fail to draw a large
crowd of women and children, aside
from the ones who take part in them.
The contests were inaugurated mere
ly for the purpose of advertising
Buck’s stoves, and they have proven
a success.
About forty little girls, all under
fourteen years of age, took part in
the contest Thursday. Each one was
given a pint of flour and she was then
compelled to use her own judgment
in regard to the salt, soda, etc. Ev
ery girl had a number and the pan of
biscuits she baked was numbered.
When the contest, which consumed
nearly all the afternoon, was over, a
committee of ladies who had been
appointed to act as judges examined
the biscuits and awarded the prize, a
handsome Buck’s Junior range, to
the girl whose number corresponded
with the number on the pan of bis
cuits which they decided merited it.
Miss Lemuel Sarratt, daughter of Mr
R. C. Sarratt, was the fortunate win
ner of the valuable prize.
The judges were: Mrs. S. S. Ross,
Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb, Mrs. W. H.
Smith and Mrs. Fletcher Smith.
Cheap Excursion to Asheville.
C. T. Morrison, of Hickory, N. C.,
will run an excursion for white people
to Asheville and return on Sept.
25th; $1.65 for round trip. Train
leaves Gaffney at 8:16 a. m. Tickets
will be on sale at depot by special
agent. Get ready to go; cheapest
rate yet offered. Good order will be
preserved.
Commissioners of Election.
Governor McSweeney has appointed
the following commissioners of elec
tion for Cherokee county:
State—C. Lewis Hopper, Blacks
burg; John R. Hughes, Wilkinsville;
John V Price, Algood.
Federal—J. F. Foster, Gowdeys-
ville; James R. Jones, Gaffney; W.
W. Hopper, Cowpens.
Feeding
A Million
Montbs.
There are a million
little mouths in your
skin ready to absorb
whatever comes to them.
What kind of soap do
you feed them? We sel
dom reckon with the
powers of absorption ex
ercised by the pores of
the skin, and yet it is
possible for these little
mouths to take in four
quarts of water in
twenty-four hours. No
wonder impure toilet
and bath soaps are so
apt to produce skin dis
eases.
You can trust the
soaps we sell you. We
handle none but worthy
brands, and by buying
in quantities we are able
to make low prices on
them.
[ CHEROKEE DRUG CO,
LIMESTONE AND FREDERICK STS.
IVcrw Open.
The John Green Studio
is now open for business.
Prices Simply Slaughtered
UNTIL THE FIRST OF OCTOBER
In Order to Get Advertised.
SIX LITTLE BEAUTIES 25c.
You can’t afford to miss this chance, as
these prices will not be offered HKain. We
use nothing but the best material for all our
work. Use notidnR but Arlsto papers for
gloss and matte finish. Remember we photo
graph anything. No trouble to go out doors
do work. Your patronage solicited.
am
M. M. McCURRY,
Manager.
Tax Notice.
The tax levy for Oherokoe County for fiscal
year 1902 Is as follows:
For State purposes, 5 mills.
For Constitutional School Tax, 3 mills.
For Ordinary County Tax, 2 mills.
For Road Tax, 1 mill.
For Broad River Bridge Tax, % mill.
Total 1H4 mills.
For Interest on Railroad Bonds In Lime
stone, White Plains and Morgan Townships,
V4 of one mill.
For Sinking Fund Railroad Bonds in Lime
stone, White Plains and Morgan Townships,
1 mill.
For Interest on Railroad Bonds in Chero
kee Township, 2 mills.
For Sinking Fund Railroad Bonds In Cher
okee Township, 1H mills.
For Interest on Railroad Bond& In Dray-
tonvllle and Gowdeysvllle Townships, 2
mills.
For Sinking Fund Railroad Bonds in Dray-
tonville and Gowdeysvllle Townships, 2
mills.
For Commutation Road Tax for the year
1903,01.00, payable from Oct. 15tb, 1902 to
March 1st, 1903, ages from 18 to 50 years.
The Tax Books will be open for the col
lection of taxes Oct. 15th to Dec. 31st, 1902.
For the convenience of the public I will be
at the following:
At Buffalo, Oct. 28th. from 9 a. m. to 12 m.
At Blacksburg, Oct. 28th, 2 p. m.
At Blacksburg, Oct. 29th, from 8 a. m. to
12 m.
At Antioch, Oct. 29th, from 2 p. m. to5
p. m.
At Kings Creek, Oct. 30th, from 10 a. m. to
2p. m.
At Cherokee Falls, Oct. 31st, from 10 a. m.
to 2 p. m.
At Wilkinsville, Nov. 4th, from 10 a. m. to
2 p. m.
At Sarratts, Nov. 5th, from 8 a. m. to 12 m.
At Littlejohn, Nov. 5th, from 2 p. m. to
5 p. m.
At Ravenna, Nov. 6th, from 10 a. m. to 12 m.
At White Plains, Nov. 6th, from 2 p. m. to
4 p. m.
At Macedonia, Nov. 7th, from 10 a. m. to
1 p. m. *
At Ezell, Nov. 11th, from 8 a. m. to 12 m.
At my office the remainder of the time.
T. H.,Littlejohn,
County Treasurer.
Look out, good people. I am coming, and
don’t you forget it. On or before Oct. 1st, 1
will open my meats :tgain. 1 will sell all
kinds of meats and all kinds of groceries and
confectioneries, oysters and fresh fish every
day. Come, good people, and trade with me.
where you can save your money. I will sell
for cast) and buy for the same; that is the
reason I can sell so cheap. 1 don’t let any
thing go out unless I am sure of the money,
then, you know, good folks won’t have to
pay for what bad folks get on credit. So
come, good folks, where you can do the l»est
with your money. Don’t forget I will run
my bicycle shop all the winter. When you
want anything come to me; I have what you
want, I am yours to please. ’Phono 23.
W. J. Maness.
FOR SALE
F OR SALE—Four hundred acres of good
farming land at |7.50 per acre. The tract
Includes seventy-five acres of forest timber
and thirty-five acres bottom land on Pacolet
river; good dwelling and outhouses; well
watered. Apply to
H. D. MATHIS,
7-26:1 mo Ravenna, S. C.
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When you want some fine Beef, Pork,
Mutton and Sausage, Fresh Produce and
Fresh Fish, go to or phone l.W. McOuinn,
the up-to-date Market, You can get some
thing to eat 3»'5 days In the year. Orders
filled and delivered promptly, soon and late.
Wanted: Good fat cattle and green hides.
Phone No HO. Every day—Apples, Cabbage
and Potatoes.
OYSTERS
We receive them every d.ay—fresh and luscious. We serve
them in our parlors in any and every style desired.
Lewis’ Teaflakes.
A large shipment just in—a delicious adjunct to our
PEERLESS OYSTERS—Drop in and try the “combination.”
Lipscomb & Richardson.
Phone No. 135
A. N. Wool), President.
Jt. R. Bhown, Vice-President
THE MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK,
OF GAFFNEY. S. C.
Established IDOL
Capital $50,000.—Surplus and Profits $7,000.
STATK, COUNTY AND TOWN DKI’OSITORY.
Does a general Banking and Exchange business. Is well fitted up with Fire Proof Vault
and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic Time Lock. Wc solicit the business of people of
Carroll, Carpenter & Byers.
915 to 919 GRENARD STREET,
805 LIMESTONE STREET.
Gar Load of Trunks and Valises Just Arrived.
They are to go at less than you
usually have to pay.
Our Fall line of Dry Goods, Notions,
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Col
lars, Ties, Hosiery and Underwear is
bigger than usual and the prices are
smaller.
Carroll, Carpenter & Byers.
The Shoe That Fits
T^HE shoe that fits is the shoe that everybody is seeking. It is the shoe that wears best, feels
best and looks best. It makes no difference how many other good qualities a shoe may
possess, nobody wants it if it fails to fit. In
for which they
can justly
claim
distinction
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OUR SPECIAL SALE
Owing to the fact that we have not had time to make the necessary arrangements for our
Special Sale, and too, as we have been delayed in getting our Fall and Winter line, we are com
pelled to postpone on r sale until
October 1G JEtiid 11
Look out for our prices. We don’t say we will give you a pair of shoes, but we will make
you think we are going to.
All kinds, sorts and sizes at The Shoe Store.
McCRAW
SON.
An Ordinance
To Regulate the Carrying, Manufacturing
and Sale of Pistols.
Be it ordained by the Town Council of
Gaffney In Council aHscmbled and by au
thority of the same:
Section 1. That from and after the pas
sage of this ordldanco It shall he unlawful
for any one to carry about the person,
whether concealed or not, any pistol less than
twenty inches long and three (3) pounds In
weight. And It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to manufacture,
selloroffer for sale or transport for sale or
use Into this fitate any pistol of less length
and weight. Provided this act shall not ap
ply to peace >fficers In the actual discharge
of their duties or to carrying or keeping of
pistols by persons while on their own
premises.
Sec. 2. Any person found guilty of viola
tion of Hectlon 1, herein, shall he fined In the
sura, not more than one hundred (|100) dol
lars nor less than oho (|1) dollar, or Imprisoned
not less than one day nor more than thirty
days.
See. 3. In case It shall appear to the sat
isfaction of the Mayor or Mayor pro tem be
fore whom such an offender Is tried that the
defendant had good reasons to fear Injury
to the person or property and carried said
weapon to protect himself or property he
may In his discretion suspend sentence.
Sec. 4. That all ordinances or pai ts of or
dinances Inconsistent with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Done and ratified In Council assembled
this 12th day of September 1902.
.1. Q. Little, Mayor.
\V. H. Ross, Town Clerk.
Sept. 16-at.
CLOSING OUT SALE OF
WAGONS AND BUGGIES.
Having decided to discontinue handling wagons and bug
gies, I will offer, until sold, my entire stock of wagons and
buggies at actual delivered prices.
The stock is as follows : Five Taylor wagons, one Stude-
baker, one-horse wagon,J several White Hickory wagons,
buggies of the following brands, Tyson and Jones, Corbitt,
Goldsboro, Highland Buggy Company, etc. Now is the
time and this the place to get a genuine bargain in high
grade vehicles.
My stock of General Merchandise is complete and prices
right. See me before you buy. Yours for trade.
J. I. SA-R.IiA.TT.
818 Limestone Street.