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' t ; -, i. J. EMILE HARLEY, Attorney-at-Law, Gaffney, - - S. C. Notary public. All business receives prompt and careful attention. MONEY TO LOAN ON REALi ESTATE. RESMOVAI^ Or. C. T. LIPSCOMB, dentist Ts now located In his handsome new suit of rooms In the Star Theatre building. Can be found In office six days In the week. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and •avenport. , Office and Residence .Phone. Dr. D.|P. THOMSON, Dentist. ,tSr“Offlce over NationalaBank. William S. Hall, Jr. James A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. STAR THEATRE BLDO. a. cj. Notary Public in|offlce. Prompt attention given to all business. )R. J. F. GARRETT, Demist, Gaffney, - - S. C. Office over J. R. Toileson’s new store In office from 1st to 26t.h of each month: EYERYBODY ~ SINGS THE PRAISES OF BARKER’S LUCKY CURVE FOUNTAIN PENS. We are the authorized deal ers for Gaffney, for these justly celebrated Fountain Pens. You will find a complete and varied assortment of these labor and patience savers. Get a “Parker Lucky Curve” and a Certificate of Member ship in the “Lucky Curve” Club. S. B. CRAWLEY & CO. DRUGGISTS PERFUMERS STATIONERS. 813 LIMESTONE ST. Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. No. 284 is the lucky number that drew the handsome clock at our store. Look over your tickets. If you hold the lucky one, bring it in and get the clock. S. B. CRAWLEY & CO. Fur Sale. I will offer for sale to the highest bidder on salesday in November next the following real estate: One lot and cottage on Smith street near the First Baptist church, being the cottage now occupied by Mr. W. T. Poag. One vacant lot on Buford street adjoining lot of J. H. (Jurry. Two vacant lots on Mill Gap road, near store of Sara Thomas. Terms of sale one-tblrd cash, the balance on terms to suit purchaser. Oct. 34.81st. J. A. Willis. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWEB CHEBOKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. ITor—^ Building and Plastering Lime Goal, and Plaster Kali. Plaster Paris. Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dyn^ljite Cape, call on Llmestoue Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 17. PAINTS - OILS John W. Masury’s Guar anteed R. R. White, and Colors, in pure linseed oil, at $1.25 per gal. F. 0. Pierce’s Cottage Colors in linseed oil guar anteed at $1.00 per gal. I use these paints myeelf and know their worth. Come and let me convince you. L. BAKER; CONTRACTOR AND BUILDRR. Cherokee Farmers Has Good Crop of Cot ton—Hard Times being Experienced by Tillers of the Soil—New Bridge for Owen’s Ford—Samuel Jefferies and His Farms. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane Nov. 1.—Mr John Wright, of Flint Hill, is another Cherokee county farnaer who claims to have made as good a crop of cotton this year as he ever made in bis life, and he’s a good worker, too. Bully for you, John. Go up bead and stand with Capt. John 0. Tate and you’ll be in good luck. Who comes next? We are glad to see Mrs. P. S. Web ber is able to be out visiting her neighbors. She looks better than she has looked for some time. Her daughter, Miss Avelona, is spending some days with relatives and friends at Jonesville, where we are glad to hear she is getting along fineiy and her health is improving. Mr. Webber himself, as our readers will remember, got a fall last sum mer or spring from which be has never fully recovered. He is still suffering greatly at times. The fam ily have been sorely afflicted for some time and our heart goes out in fullest sympathy to them in their trials. Notwithstanding Mrs. Webber’s delicate health, she has performed her duty as wife and mother in at tending to the affairs of her house hold during their affliction beyond the expectation of her friends and ac quaintances. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes is still trading ou chickens and eggs, for which he gives the highest market prices. Mr. V. 0. Comer, our efficient fer ryman, is a first-class horse trader. He baffmade several trades with the Live Stock Company, of Gaffney, and generally comes out all right. He never fails to get a good bargain when one is going. That’s the way with all horse traders. Our readers are well aware of the fact that the traditional bard times are being felt sensibly by all classes of people who are engaged in or de pend upon agriculture for a living; yet, notwithstanding, they are meet ing their obiigations with commend able spirit. Excessive rains at one time, droughts at another, with a lit tle laziness, causes much of the trou ble. Yet the masses of the people are honest—they just haven’t the means to meet their obligations as they wish to. Some of our neighbors were in town Thursday selling cotton and settling up their accounts. More or less, some of them are there every day. Often on returning home they put on a lit tle steam, take off the brakes aud make a good deal of racket, but they don’t mean any harm. They feel happy to be free once more and we can’t blame them. We don’t think that we have a neighbor who would Intentionally do a disorderly act or be disrespectful to any one, and we don’t propose to magnify, little mat ters into great crimes. vVe only counsel moderation in all thinge. Your oorreepondent delivered copiee of “The Story of Stonewall Jackson’’ last Thursday to the following well known persons, who are the first to receive the book in Cherokee county, to-wit: Messrs. M. M. Tate, Web ster; D. A Thomas, Judge J. E. Webster, J. C. Otte, Esq , Col. H. P. Griffith, Gaffoey. As sooo as possible he expects to fill other orders and will continue his work until the peo ple of the county have been served. Miss Jessie Strain put her flowers into their winter quarters this morn- ing. We are glad to hear from eome of the committeemen that they have made a eucceseful canvass of their respective townships and got ail, or most, at least, of the names of the men who volunteered and wenj^ the war from their respective townships in what is now Cherokee county. This will be good news to tend up to the State statistician having this work in charge. We have read with much interest as well as pleasure Dr. James Wood- row’s sermon to the synod of South Carolina. It is the masterly produc tion of a great mind. Dr. Woodrow baa few equals intellectually. His theme was the Holy Catholic church and his text, “One Lord, oue Faith, one Baptism,” Eph. 4:5. We ven ture to aay no one will find anything to critlclae in what he said. Not withstanding bis views on certain other things have been a subject of bsrsb criticism heretofore, we don’t think any one will attack him on wbat be holds to be the Holy Oatbollo church—the church as it la and al ways has been when viewed from s Bible atandpolnt. That Dr. Woodrow’s views on evo lution, about whiofe so much b been said from time to time, some day (within the next quarter of a century) he taught Id the eohopli and colleges of this and other ooun- trlee, we haven’t the slightest doubt. The county will build a new bridge at Oweui’ ford oo Thlokety. We un derstand Mr. B. Frank Webber got the oontraot for $500. Vlfaare glad to atate that Mlaa Wllmar McDaniel, who b»s been slok with (ever, la getting along very well and 1$ able to eat up row. The death of Mr. G. Walt Whit , b “ man, wbiob occurred at Uolon this week, removes a very conspicuous personage from our midst. Mr. Whit man, although somewhat eccentric, bad much of real manhood in him. The editor of the Union Times tells the truth when be says there were worse men in the world than Walter Whitman. He really started the movement which eventually landed Ben Tillman in the saddle in this State. We were glad to meet our friend, Mr. “Dick” Hammett, of Mand, at Gaffney last Thursday. On hie trip to town be was thrown off hie wagon into a mndhoie with a bale of cotton. If be had fallen into that mndhoie going homeward we would all have been ready to say, “It was liquor.” But as it is be cau’t be eo charged. Diok is a good fellow and a first-rate farmer. We are sorry to learn that our frieod and army comrade, Mr. Jesse Nance, is suffering with a cancer which has been troubling him for a long time. He was a member of Gary’s cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, and always did bis duty faitnful.'y and was well thought of by hie comrades. Our sympathies are with him io his affliction. We met Mr. Sam’l > Jefferies the other day looking after his farms. There is no man in the connty who has more farming interests at stake than he has. He has been a farmer all his life and we don’t know a man who has more experience in that lint than he has. We have known him ever since the war He is kind to his friends, but open and uncompro mising to his enemies. He never turns the poor and needy away, but is always ready to give them employ ment and has abundant means to pay them for their work. He doesn’t wear but one face. Though to tbe stranger be may present a rough ex terior, yet he has a kind and tender heart. We knew him once in settling with some tenants who bad, through misfortnne, fallen behind and couldn’t pay him up by $32.00, to say to bis clerk, “They have fallen behind bat it’s not their fanlt; give them clear receipts,” and today these very same men are among Cherokee county’s best citizens. We should spread roses in the pathway of the living rather than upon tbe coffins of the dead. If a man does a good act it should be spoken of while he is alive and it will encourage him to do more. Like the late Henry Ward Beecher,if we can’t speak of a man’s good deeds while be is living we can well afford to keep silent after he is dead. With most people a good name is like Ufe insur ance—a person must die to get it. J. L. S. The Tow(j Library. The pluck, push and progress of tbe citizens of Gaffney is something to be admired. I can truly say that I do not know a town of the size of Gaffney that has sneb a splendid pub lic spirit and so many elements of genuine progress. In evidence of this, note the harmony with which in tense business rivals work together when the matter before them is one of common good. Mark tbe solid, substantial improvement on every hand in tbe way of factory improve ments, new stores, good streets, first- class telephone service, electric lights and oar elegant new town ball so rapidly nearing oon.pletion. I know no town of the size of oars that has better public buildings, more ele gant and substantial churches and more thoroughly organized and better equipped graded schools. And tbe mention of tbe graded school leads me to tbe main point of this article. Our citizens have long since seen that it is tbeir duty to give eaob future citizen an opportunity to learn to read and write; and they have made ample provision for this need. Now, is it not equally our duty to see that our fellow citizens and future citizens bitve as ample an opportunity to nee these powers for tbeir own good, the good of their com munity and tbe good of tbeir State? The doctors tell us that tbe food a man eats has a great deal to do not only with bis body, bnt also bis dis position and temperament, and hence his character aod life. This is equally true of the books upon which a msn or boy feeds his mind aod imagina tion. Tbe books that a boy reads for pleasure do more to determine bis ideals and mould his character than the books he studies io the school. A healthy boy is going to have some sort of a book’ to read for pleasure. Bad and indifferent literature is as plentiful as tbe leaves of tbe forest; and many of our future citizens are being corrupted by its peroioious teaching and filth. Aod this, per haps as much as any other thing, Is corrupting and weakening our body politic, contaminating society, and destroying tbe Integrity a^d noble ness of many a Ilfs. i What can ws do? In a .sentence I answer, Furnish them with tbs best books. How? By organizing and supporting a free public library. When? Now. Indeed, the work is alseady begun. The town ooun oil has sbowu Its Interest Id the; matter long ago by providing In the dew town ball a suitable room as a borne for the li brary and voting $500 to help start tbe library* Afi that remains is for tbs citizens and ladles; of the town, the fathers and tbe mrithera,.to come out, oue snd all, to th/e library mass meeting, help organiiz*, tbs library association and from tthsnosforth give the movement thsls whole-souled support In every possible wey. Let the people of Gaffney do thli and they will have / placed another •typing 4fer Mi, the (diadem , «f their “blessed. Arch 0. Orkr. Gaffney, 8. 0., Nof. 8,1909. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. P»optm Yon Know ami 'People Yon Don’t Jkaow Misses Etheleen Wilkins, Carrie Wilkins, Banner Wilkins, Mittie Hop per, Moilie Robbs and Ella McCraw and Robt. Sparks went to Boiling Springs, N. C., Saturday. Arthur Marsh, of Union, <vas in tbe city yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. John Kendrick, of Sarratts, were shopping in the city yesterday. Miss Eva Ross is visiting friends in Charlotte, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. C M. Amos, of Spar tanburg, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. R. C. Sarratt, on Logan street. T. J. MoAllieter, of Newton, N. C., was among bis many friends in tbe city yesterday. He subscribed. J. C. Flonck, president of Cherokee Falls cotton mill, came op to the city yesterday. Miss Nannie Scruggs, of Brooklyn} is visiting relatives and friends in the city. She is tbe guest of Prof, and Mrs. W. F. McArthur this week. T. B. Meacham, of tbe Murray Drug Co., Columbia, was in tbe city Friday. John R. Webster, of Cowpens, was in the city yesterday. W. G. and David Fowler, two prom inent farmers of Etta Jane, were in the city yesterday. Junius Sparks, of Home, came up to the city yesterday on business. W. T. Harris, of Spartanburg, was in the city Friday. J. C. Hancock, of Cherokee Falls, spent yesterday in the city. J. M. Nelson, of the Red, White and Blue Store, returned from north ern markets Friday night. P. S. Webber, merchant and farmer of Wilkinsville, called to see us yes terday. John S. Harmon, a thrifty farmer of Wilkinsville, made a business trip to the city Saturday. Wm. Borders, a prominent Kings Creek planter, came over to the city Friday on business W. J. Crocker, of Crocker, N. C., was among bis many friends in the city yesterday. Thomas Hambright and John Horn, two young King’s Creek farm ers, were in the city Saturday on business. J. K. Hambright, of Kings Creek, spent some time in tbe city Friday. James Wilkins, of Ravenna, was in the city yesterday. G. M. Phifer, of Pacolet, came to the city yesterday on business. Misses Bessie and Bertha Porter, two accomplished young ladies of Buffalo, were shopping in the city Saturday. They favored The Ledger with an appreciated call. Paul V. Gaffney returned Sunday from New York and other northern cities where he bad spent two weeks in the interest of the Gaffney Carpet Manufacturing Company. T. J. Harris, of Asbury, was in the city yesterday. D. C. Painter came up to the city Saturday. He says he has a flue stand of wheat. H. I Hullender, of Kings Creek, was in the city Friday. S. R. Humphries, of Byarsville, was a city visitor yesterday. T. M. Littlejohn, of Star Farm, was in the city yesterday. Moses Littlejohn, of Ravenna, paid Tbe Ledger a visit Saturday. Mrs. Myra Gaffney, one of the county’s old and most worthy women, came up to tbe city Friday to pay her taxes aud honored Tbe Ledger with a call. Rev. R. D. Davidson spent some time iu tbe city yesterday. G. B. Wright, of Wilkinsville, came to the city yesterday. Lee Patrick, of Wilkinsville, made a business trip to tbe city Saturday. He called on The Ledger and renewed. P. T. Camp, a hard working farmer of Buffalo, was a Ledger caller Friday. G. W. McKown, spent some time in tbe city yesterday T. Jeff Hughes, Sr., of Wilkinsville, was in the city yesterday. H. D. Mathis, a prominent farmer of Ravenna, was in the city Sat urday and favored The Ledger with a visit. J. F. Wbisonant, a prominent bus iness man of Blacksburg, spent yes terday io the city. Frank McOluney, of Wilkinsville, was in tbe city yesterday. E. P. Macomson, Esq., of Mercer, called to see Tbe Ledger while io the city oo business Saturday. J. M. Swofford, of Grassy Pond, was In the city some time yesterday. R. T. Morris, of Grassy Pond, came in to see us yesterday. M. C. Lipscomb cams to tbe city yesterday ou business. T. J. Estes, of Etta Jane, made a business trio to tbe city Saturday. Wm. George, a thrifty young farm er of Wilkinsville, oame up to the city yesterday. Barnett Huskey, of Grassy Pood, spent some time iu tbs city yester day. Hod. C. W. Wbisonant spent some time In the oity yesterday. Saodo Nortby, a good, citizen aod farmer of Cherokee creek, epent some time in the city Saturday afternoon. Wm. Wisher, a suooessful King’s Creek farmer, spent Friday in tbe oity oo business. J. R. Dickson, B. 0. Jenkins and J. B. Hambright, prominent citizens of Antioch, were oity visitors yesterday. Dr. Ramseur, of. Blacksburg, oame over to the oity yesterday. E. A. Treaoot, Esq., of Blaokabarg, wee In the oity yesterday on profea- ■ional holiness. , . . ^ T. 0. Huskey, of Algood, oame in Saturday and subsoribed. W. Hardlru.Eeq* of Blacksburg, oity yesterday on pro- is Lou Smith oame up Friday to take charge of her school at New Pleasant. Gen. C. 1. Walker, tbe distin guished commander of the Confeder ate Veterans of tbe Department Army of Northern Virginia, spent Friday in tbe oity. R. E. Enloe, a working farmer of Wilkinsville, while in tbe oity Satur day called on ns and sabsoribed. Magistrate A. J. McCraw, of Grassy Pond, was a city visitor yesterday. “Kkns” Goforth, a good farmer of Ravenna, came to the city Saturday. W. Sam Lipscomb, an extensive planter of Asbary, came up to the city Friday afternoon. Hoag Allison, a prominent citizen of Blacksburg, came over to the oity yesterday. Reese Roark, of Autioch, was in the oity yesterday. John Hodge, of Cherokee Falls, oame up to the city Saturday on busi ness. He called to see The Ledger and subsoribed. Robert Moss, an energetic young Kings Creek farmer, made a business trip to tbe oity Friday. T. L. Bryant and Gaston Little john, two prominent citizens of the county from White Plains, were in the city yesterday. Capt. J. J. Magness, of Grassy Pond, spent some time in the city Saturday. J. M. Hopper, from across the Broad, was in tbe city yesterday. Our worthy old fried, E. M. Huff- stetler, a gallant veteran of “The Lost Cause,” came in to see us Satur day and renewed. Negro Killed by m Train. On Friday night an unknown young negro man was killed at White Stone station on the S. U. & C. railroad, about six miles below Spartanburg, by the passenger train southbound. The negro’s death was a horrible one —bis entire skull being crushed in. Coroner Foster was notified of the matter and tbe inquest was held Sat urday morning. A number of wit nesses were examined, and nothing bearing upon the identity of the de ceased was disclosed. Apparently he was either stealing a ride on the rods of a passenger coach, or had just clambered up under one of tbe cars for that purpose, when he lost his bal ance and fell. Two witnesses at the inquest testified that they were near the station as tbe passenger train rolled in, and as it pulled out they heard a noise—a sound resembling the popping of a may-pop, and a little later saw an object on tbe track. This proved to be the unknown negro, whose skull was crushed in and whose death was instantanous. One reason why the Middleton Stock Company can afford to play at 10 20 and 30 cents is because they save railroad fare by not making a jump every day and they get cheap bote) rates by staying three or four days or a week in a place. Let the house be crowded every night during their engagement and then Gaffney will be able to secure other good popular priced organizations. Colored Odd FeUow’M Min fortune. The colored Odd Fellows of Gaffney are in hard luck. All their lodge fix tures were sold for rent oue day last week. There was spirited bidding for most of tbe goods, especially the cof fin, which was bought by one of the healthiest looking men in tbe county for a good price. He seemed to think be bad a bargain. To the Bnslneea Men of Gaffney. Postmaster Folger requests us to stste that from now on mall for tbe south must be in his office by 6:15 p. m., promptly, in order to make the new fast mail train, No 97. Mail service on No 35, tbe southbound night train, has been discontinued. ToweU Without Coet. Every forty-eight pound sack io woicb‘ Clifton” flour is packed will m >ke two good towels, the regular toweling goods being made in tbe manufacture of the sacks. Ask your grocer to send you a forty-eight pound sack. Local Cotton Market. The following prices prevail on tbe Gaffney market today: Good middling 8:10 Middling 8:00 FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. Rouge lu Cheater county, I Receiver's Sale. In the Matter or D. J. Holt in re Oreen Bros. & Co., Bankrupts. In obedience to an order of Hon. William H. Brawley Judge of tbe District Court of tbe United State, for the Dlatrlct of South Carolina, dated Oct. 24tb, 1903, 1 will offer for sale at public auction lu the town of Gaff ney, S. 0.. In front of tbe store lately occu pied by Green Bros. A Oo„ at eleven o'clock a.m., Wednesday. Nor. 19th. 1902, the entire stock of merchandise of Green Bros. A Oo.. consisting of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, etc., appraised at 13,306.36, also fixtures valued at I30Q.S0. Tbe stock of merchandise will be sold In bulk for oasb to tbe blgbeet bidder. Tbe fixtures may be sold either at private or public sale. An Inventory of tbe stocks of merchandise and fixtusss may be seen at tbe store of Hughes Bros., In Gaffney, 8.0. An excellent oasb register lor sale: to be sold at any time. 0. J. Beams. Keeelver, 11-4-tt Gaffney, 8. 0. tr- A PANORAMA UF YOUR UFE Begin taking pictures now. and when you have grown old you will have a collec tion of priceless value that will recall hundreds of In cidents and places that would otherwise have been forgotten. The cost Is as nothing compared with the pleasure and satisfaction a camera affords. Kodaks We have a complete line of Eastman Kodaks, the most widely used and thoroughly tested camera on the mar ket. Come In and let us show them to you. If you purchase a camera we’ll be glad to Instruct you In the making of pictures, and It’s surprising how easily the art is acquired. We always have a complete stock of camera supplies. FREE! FREE! FREE! for November. <T to make November 1902 the most busy month we have ever experienced. k. *8 turt her popularize both Roman and Old Eng lish Engraved Cards, styles to be selected from our sample sheets,, with every order we give in addition, free of charge, a two quire box of paper embossed with any two or three letter monogram from any of our ten different styles, with two packages of envelopes to match, (not embossed). V Cherokee Drug Co, Limestone and Frederick Sts. & New Shop in Town. We have opened up a shop In brick build ’ lug next to Pearl Steam Laundry and are prepared to do all kinds of work done In a first-class, up-to-date Blacksmith Shop. Horseshoeing: hy a. Specialist We solicit your patronage and guarantee satisfaction. 30-1m Sutler Ac Tlincknton. Do Your Duty. “England expects every man to do his duty, said Nelson at Trafalgar, and “duty performed is tha subllmest achievement,’ 1 said It. E. Las. Then why not insure your property In the Cherokee Mutual Fire In surance Company, and be happy, freeing yourself from anxiety as to the effect a loss of your house would curtail on yourself and family also. This Is the cheapest insurance known among men and your money kept at home. Instead of swelling the Coffers of Northern Co-operations to be used for enslaving the many for the benefit of the few in the Gigan tic Trusts which seek to control the staple necessities of life, or Is loaned to the despots of Europe to bind the shackles of slavery tighter upon the limbs of tbeir helpless sub jects. If you feel It your duty to insure, this company asks that you consider the claims It has upon you. Ukv. A. D. Davidson, and Frank McClunv, Agents. When you want some FRESH PDRK ij- ivncl ITine Beef, Country Produce, Cabbage, Apples, Potatoes, Onions, Onion Setts, Fresh Lemons, I have them. Try some of my Sausage, ground fresh every day. Fresh Fish Fridays and Saturdays. Fancy Groceries and Confec tioneries. Goods delivered promptly and sixteen ounces to tbe pound. I sell 365 days In a year. My Sausage Is double ground through two fine plates. Come-or call phoue No. 60. L. W. McCUINN, Burnett Block. SEE MY PRICES. See my prices on Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Groceries, Axes, Pocket and Table Cut lery, and all other goods. Just received a lot of new Shoes and will sell for a short profit. Call and examine. Yours to please, I. M. PEELER. Specials this Concord Basket Grapes, Delaware Basket Grapes, Niagara Basket Grapes, Malaga Basket Grapes, New York State Apples. Cran be rrles, Celery, N uts, Vegetables of All Kinds. Give ai i portion of your patronage. W. F. Thomas. Opposite Star Theatre. Buy you a borne with %ent money; nice building lots In town for sale; also Im proved property for sale. Rents collected promptly and returns made the 1st of each month. Personal attention given to col lecting. See me. Brkt Hallman.