Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Bad Taste in the' Mouth When you get up in the morning with a coated tongue and a bad taste In the mouth, you may or may not be seri ously ill, but if there is any disease going, your system is Just right to catch it. We know what you think— first you are half persuaded to try Vinol, and then you say to yourself: “ That’s the same story all the medicines tell; I’ve heard it before.” But Vinol is not like other medicines. If it were, we shouldn’t be talking about it in any special way. If you will regulate your bowels with Vinlax and take Vinol to improve your diges tion and assimilation of food, these troubles, with the head ache, “ liver complaint,” neu ralgia, rheumatic pains, and nerve troubles will disappear as by magic. l , We pay back the money if it doesn’t help you. Mail Orders Supplied, Hotu« r , Express Paid. CHEROKEE DRUG CO DRUGGISTS. DR. R. M. DORSEY, SPECIALIST on diseases of the EVE and KAK, and OPTICIAN. Successor to II. It. Goodetl. 11-7 Alexander’s Music House, Spartanburg, S. C. I*FSlVfOV AU Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, D 13 I'C X 1 S T* Is now located In his handsome new suit of rooms In the Star Theatre building. Can l>e found in office six davs in the week. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and Davenport. Office and Residence .i’lione. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist.) fyofflce over National iBank. William S. Hall, Jk. Dames A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, STAK TMEATKE BLOG. tc v. a. c;. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention &iven to ail business. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st to 26tb of each month: Notice. Buy you a home with rent 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. Bert Hallman. Building and Plastering Lime Goal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Pans. Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Linestooe Springs Lime Works CARROLL ft CO., Lessees.) Telephone 57. 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 myself and know their worth. Come and let me convince you. L. BAKER. CONTRACTOR AMD BUILDBR. NEWS OF THE WEE! IN LOWER CHEMHEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Kxtracts on the Death of Rev. K. E. Boyee, of Gastonia—Fine Crops of Corn and Cot ton—Mr. J. H. Littlejohn’s Good Farming —To Build New Church at Skull Shoals. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Nov. 15.—Mrs. Judge J. M. Greer, of Union, is visiting her old bonae near here. She is a daugh ter of the late J. M. Byars, an old and highly respected citizen. In again referring to the death of Rev. Ebenezer Erskios Boyce, of Gas tonia, we clip the following extract from the Gastonia Gazette: “Tuesday he appeared as well as usual, but in the afternoon while giving some directions to Thomas Kirkland, a colored man employed about the house, he became unsteady, stumbled and would have fallen but for the hired man’s prompt assis tance. In a few moments Dr. Boyce quite recovered and said to the ser vant, T shall not be with you much longer Thomas.' Tuesday night he gave these parting directions; ‘Thomas, gather your tools together tonight, and in the morning early, clear off my cemetery lot. I do not know how long I shall be with you, and I want to have everything ready. Clear it off early, Thomas, before ycu come in for your other duties.’ “The faithful servant did as be was bidden and when he came in at 9 o’clock and asked to see Dr. Boyce, he learned that he was dead—had passed away even while the servant was cleaning off the cemetery lot.” Some of the best citizens of Chero kee county are related to Dr. Boyce, aod a mention of these facts are not at all out of place with any who know him. Well might he have said, “Let me die the death of the right eous, and let my last end be like His.” During our trip over on Pacolet this week we found some very fine crps of both corn and cotton. People have worked and managed their farmes well, and they have generally had good seasons. Most of the corn is still in the field. Mr. J. H. Little john has one of the best and largest farms in Gowdeysville township, and he is one of its best farmers. He is one of those old school South Carolinians who lays more stress upon high character and business integrity than fine clothes and gaudy appearances. He is a brainey man and keeps posted on current affairs, and although he has passed bis three score and ten years he is still in pos session of all his faculties. Mr. J. G. Kendrick, our bustling gin and mill man, is running his gin every day. He is a farmer two. He has all the latest improvements for ginning and packing cotton, grinding corn and sawing lumber. Mr. R. W. Davis, who, our readers know, is so much interested in the ’phone business in this county, is still at work to get a line from Gaff ney to Sarratts. Bob is not a man to be disheartened or bluffed. His plan is to have a line from Hickory Grove to Union via Sarratts provided he fails on the Gaffney project. He has the money about pledged for this route. We understand that the Skull Shoals (or Pacolet No. 1) congrega tion prop* jes buildiRg a new bouse for worship. The location we under stand isn’t yet fully agreed upon. Some want it near Sarratts postoffice while others prefer its remaining where it is. This we would favor if we had a voice in the matter on account of the graveyard, and besides we think it a beautiful situation for a church. Mr. John R. Edwards is quite un well. He has a nervous affection, so we are told. Sam Strain went to Hickory Grove this week on business. At Gaffney this week we met people from different quarters of Cherokee county who want “The Story of Stonewall Jackson.” Besides several copies sold outside the couuty, twenty-three copies have been taken by Cberokeeans. This is a satisfactory record considering the hard times ^nd stringency in money matters. People are showing a com mendable spirit in trying to get out of debt before assuming other liabili ties. Aprpmineutand influntial(col.)man wants the book in appreciation of what General Jackson did for his race while they were yet Id slavery. On the day after the battle of First Manassas General Jackson wrote this to hie pastor, Rev. Dr. White, Lex ington, Va. “My dear psator:—In my tent last night after a fatiguing day’s service I remembered that I had failed to tend you my contribu tion for our colored Sunday eohool. Enclosed you will find my check for that object, whleh pleaee acknowl edge at your earliest oonveuience, and oblige. Yours faithfully, T. J. Jackson.” Not one word did be say in that letter about the battle and the great victory the South had won. General Jack eon showed his greatness ersn in tbs little things of life. “Peace hath its victims, no less renowned then war.” Mias Dora Scott’s solution of the j problem last week is correct. Hers is another :How many more Integral times is one half contained in than sixteen one-bundrethe in three and four tenths? The 'opossum hunters make the woods ring these beautiful nights. Mrs. G. W. Wbisouaut, who has been visiting in York, Lancaster and Kershaw counties for sometime, re turned home this week much im proved io health. Miee Fay, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whisouaut, is sick. A young man while passing Salem church at a late hour one night this week heard something which made him get such a move oo himself that when he got home he was bareheaded and had only one shoe on and besides he was completely out of breath. Messrs. Hal Jefferies and Frank Webber, contractors, have a squad of hands getting out rock to build the pins of Owen’s ford bridge. A good joke is told on one of our neighbors who called on a friend and asked to use the ’phone. The lady was in the garden but toid him to go ahead. He went to the 'phone and began. “Hello! Hello! H^llo!” Hearing him calling so long snd loud she went to see what was the matter and who he had “rung up ” He said, “Nobody. I’m trying to locate Jim ^Bhe gave the proper call and Jim oatne to the ’phone and the message was sent all right. In answer to “Kitty’s” question in todays paper we will say B travels nine mMes trer hour and the distance from Y to Z is thirty miles. Who conies next? J L s. AT THE THEATRE. ••The Man from^Mexlcu"- Saturday Night— John Thompson Tonight. A good sized audience greeted “The Man from Mexice” Saturday night. It was a farce comedy in the broadest sense. The performance pleased as a whole, but there were a great many who were disappointed in the play, aod not a few declared it was the poorest performance yet given. The truth is that the acting was good but there was nothiog in the play itself to appeal to the sentiments of the audience, and a great deal of the spicy dialogue was ‘ as fragrance wasted upon the desert air. Tonight we have John Thompson in “Around the World in Eighty Minutes”. This is a one man per formance. Mr. Thompson will im personate no less than nine different characters of different nationalities. He declares it is the greatest one man show on earth. The following is a press comment on bis impersona tions : We have often heard of John Thompson—he has been in the pro fession all his life—last night we saw him for the first time, and a more re markable actor we never saw. No one who has not seen John Thompson could form an accurate opinion of him. He is original and not a bit like any other comedian we know of. He appeared in “Around the World in SO Minutes,” an entertainment writ ten by himself, in which he kept the audience in the best possible humor. When be was not entertaining them with some; comic song or solo on a musical instrument he was making them laugh with his jokes and puns, of which he has an abundance, and fired them at the audience thick and fast. He is a tine musician, a good singer, an accomplished dancer, a wonderful dialectician ami a great character actor. It would be impossible for any other actor to do the same things unless he had the years of experience and the natural accomplishments and gifts that John Thompsou undoubtedly has. The verdict of the audience last night can be summed up in one word—fine!—Patriot, Harrisburg, Pa. UuUlde at BalUbury, N. C. Mr. Mark L. Ritcb, proprietor of a grocery store on East Inniss street, Salisbury, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a pistol lu his store at about 7 o’clock Friday moroiog. Mr. Ritcb opened the store at 6:30 o’clock, the usual hour, and did some cleaning-up. Before killing himself he locked the front door. He then, as the after examination showed, took his seat upon a chair with bis hat on and shot himself through the bead above the right ear with 88-calibre pistol. The sound of the shot brought several per sons who were on the street near-by to the front of the store. Through the window they saw Mr. Ritcb lying prostrate within. After the front door had been tried in vain entrance was made through che rear, which was open. Mr. Ritcb bad not yet ceased to breathe, although bis braios were oozing out. His body was lying on the floor, with one ieg dangling from the chair on which be had sat and on the chair was the pistol which he had used. Coroner E. Rose Dor- sett held au inquest at 8 o’clock and gave the verdict that the deceased had come to hie deathby his own band. The cause of the suicide is believed to be extreme despoodeucy arising from the loss successively in late yeare of wife and two daughters and heightened further by financial em barrassment. "Raoe Unity KMMtUl to Race Huccom.” A lecture on the above subject will be delivered on Friday night, Nov, 21st, at and for the benefit of Dunton Cbapel M. E. Obureb, by Prof. 0. F. Holmes, editor of the People’s Recorder, the leading race paper In tbs State. This is to be in interesting addrsss which all members and friends of tbs colored race should by all means hear. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People Von Know nnd -People Von Don't Know J. D. Jones went to Yorkville Sun day to spend a few days. J. E. Gault, of Gowdysvllle, came to the city Friday. E. Graham Macomson, of Mercer, spent some time lu the city Saturday. Messrs. John and Oswald Randall paid a visit to their parents in Cleve land county, N. C., Sunday. Capt. J. B. Bell is attending court in Yorkville this week. G. W. Bonner, of Grassy Pond, was in the city yesterday. H. D. Mathis, his daughters, Misses Bessie and Nannie, and Miss Eila Brown, of Ravenna, were shop ping in the city Friday. W. S. Hall, Esq., went to York- viile this morning on professional business in the circuit court. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hill were shop, ping in the city Friday. They called on us and saw us making The Ledger. Miss Madge Webb, of Shelby, Miss Madeline Miller, of Cleveland Springs, and Miss Lester Jones, of Baltimore, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Davenport, on Limestone street. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blalock and their daughter, Miss Mamie, of Blacksburg, were shopping in the city Friday. Mr. Blalock favored The Ledger with an appreciated call. Forest Eskridge, of Shelby, N. C., was in the city Sunday visiting friends. Marion Bridges, of Dellinger, came to the city on business FDday. Capt. H. P. Griffith spent Saturday in Spartanburg. Junius Robbs, a worthy citizen of Maud,spent yesterday in the city and called on The Ledger. Uncle Jonathan Moore, who has been spending some time in the city with his son, Policeman Willie Moore, and other relatives, returned to his home near Buffalo Friday. 0. A. Osborne, a prominent busi ness man of Blacksburg, spent a short time in the city yesterday afternoon. M. F. Duncan, a prominent citizen of Blacksburg, was in the city Friday and paid The Ledger a visit. W. C. Curtis, of the Blacksburg Spinning and Knitting Mill, paid us a pleasant business visit yesterday afternoon. Preston Wood, an Algood farmer, spent some time in the city Friday. Mr. Toliver, of New York, repre senting John Pullman & Co., spent Sunday in the city. W. C. S. Wood, a prominent farmer of Grassy Pond, spent some time in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Jabez Hamrick, of Boiling Springs, N. C., were in the city the last of last week visiting rela tives. Wm. Watkins, a sterling citizen and farmer of Ezells, spent Friday night in the city with relatives. Caleb Brown was in the city Satur day, the guest of Mr. a ad Mrs. W. C. Carpenter. Wm. Wisher and Robt. Moss, two prominent and successful Kings Creek farmers, came over to the city yester day on business. M. C. Lipscomb was in the city Saturday inspecting the work being done on his new building. Albert Harmon, a good citizen and farmer, was in the city Friday. T. M. Littlejohn, of Star Farm, was in the city Saturday ou business. John M. McCulloch, an enterpris ing young farmer of Gowdysvllle, spent some time io the city yester day. Harry Schirmer, who was reared in Gaffney, but who is now of Charles ton, a popular traveling man for Walker, Evans & Cogswell, was in the city Saturday and was cordially greeted by the many frieuda of bis childhood days. Mr. and Mrs. Josiab Blanton were shopping in the city yesterday. E. K. Belue, of Blacksburg, spent some time in the city Friday. A. Harris, of Algood, came to the city Saturday and called ou Tbe Led ger Mrs. Emma Avery, of Greenville, widow of the late Ool. I. W. Avery, of Atlanta, is in tbe city visiting her nephew, Mr. C. N. Avery, the effi cient manager of tbe Wiikins-Bristow Clothing Co. John M. Daniel, of Thickety, spent some time lu tbe city Saturday. Ellis Ray, of Ezells, was in the city yesterday. ft eetz Phillips, of tbe western part of the county, spent some time lu the citj Saturday. Jobo H. Wilkins, of Gowdysvllle township, was io tbe city this morn ing ou business. Rev. S. O. Cantey was in Spartan burg yesterday. Calvin Moore, of State Line, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. John Bentley and his daugh ter, Miss Lillian, of Asbury, were shopping in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jeter, of Joues- ville, were lu tbe city Saturday and Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mra. J. D. Jones, corner of Limestone and Jefferies streets. W. H. Martin, of Ezells, was in the city Saturday. J. M. Coffey, of Spartanburg, was in the olty Friday. T. J. Hames, of Asbury, mads a business trip to the oity Saturday. Garnet Maiteo, a prosperous young farmer of Mt. Paron, made a visit to tbe oity yesterday. Ho favored The Ledger with a visit and subscribed. J. A. Scruggs, of fisslls, paid uo a visit Saturday and subsoribed. —Carroll, Carpenter A Byers are arranging to make a big spsoial sale of silks and velvets oo Tuesday, Nov) 25th. This Is unusual at Ibis season and should be largely attended. Frless are to be out to the QUICK, which means quick sales. Fruit Cake Ingredients. It is but a little more than five weeks until Christmas and not a bit too early to think of that fruit cake. We have the Calce Ready Raked, but if you desire to bake your own cake we have the nec essary ingredients. Our Seeded Raisins, Shreded Cocoanut, Citron, Currants, Layer Figs and Cranberries are unexcelled and the low price at which we sell them is unsur passed by any other house in Gaffney. Watch our future an nouncements and call and see us when in need of auvthinff in our line. . LIPSCOMB & RICHARDSON. An Imitation In All. I hereby extend a cordial invitation to the people of Gaffney and Cherokee county to visit me in my hand some new store opposite the Star Theatre on the occa sion of my opening, which takes place Wednesday, No vember 19th, and inspect the splendid new stock of goods I have brought to Gaffney. If you do not find it convenient to come Wednesday come any day you wish thereafter and you will find polite salesmen anx ious to serve you. Everything is new and up-to-date. No old stock will be displayed. Assuring you of a cor dial welcome, I am, Yours truly, j. \r. ivelsois:. KNOCKS OUT THE SPOT EVERY TIME. I have Just received a lot of Clothing and Overcoats, latest styles, at prices that knock out the spot every time. Regu lar clothing houses cannot or will not meet my prices. See me for anything In Men's, Youths’ or Hoys’ suits. Mens'Patent Leather, Box Calf, Velures Calf and Vlci Kid shoes from J3.00 to $1.00. Men’s Heavy Split ties, 75c and up; Men’s Heavy Oak Kip ties, $1.00 and up; Ladies’ Box Calf and Vlcis. $1.00 and up. All kinds and prices in shoes for the lit tle folks, Misses and Youths. Anything you want in Dry Goods and Notions. Ladles* Capes and Jackets, $1X0 to $7.00. Big lot of Umbrellas from 40c to $2.50. Trunks, all sizes and shapes. $1.00 to $5.00. Have just marked up the prettiest line of Negligee Shirts to be found in town. See them. Just received a car load of Fancy Patent and Half Patent Flour. Call and see my Half Patent at $2.00. It can’t be beat. My warehouse Is headiiuarters for Grain Drills, Disc Harrows and all kinds of farm ing tools. I sell Wagon and Buggy Harness for less than most dealers—call and get my prices. For the next 10 days only, I will continue to offer all Wagons and Buggies at cost, after that time they will go at regular prices. 1 have all kinds of Fertllzers for grain. If In need of any, see me before buying. I also curry a complete general line at my store at Goforths and will sell you there at same prices as at Gaffney. Yours for trade. J- I ■V, HELLO! HELLO! CENTRAL! Give me the Racket Grocery Store. "Why?” ”Who Is that?’’ “Why E. H. Durham, the cheapest store on earth." That Is the place to buy your First-Class Groceries, and Country Produce. Why? Because he is a quick deliverer. Also Fresh Oysters every Friday and Saturday. Ploycles and Sundries of all kinds for sale, and Bicycles repaired, and for rent especially. Also, I have bought out Tlllotson & Killian’s grocery store. Ring up Phone No. 112 and give me a trial order. EX H. Durham. on Cherokee Avenue opposite new mill. SHORTHAND TAUGHT BY MAIL. Young men and women thoroughly trained for business positions by putting In their spare time In study and practice at their own homes without loss of time from their everyday employment. We teach the Benn Pitman system, which is acknowledged by the Commissioner of Education. Washington. D. C., as being tbe American System. It is easiest to learn. TYPEWRITING, and shorthand go hand-in-hand. Of this we teach what Is known as the Touch System, which is endorsed by the business world at large. Our rates of tuition are very low and on easy terms. For full Information address THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL. Lamar, 8. O. P. O. Box 17. (Students assisted to paying positions.) A. N. Wood. President. R. R. Brown. Vice-President THE MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK, OF GAFFNEY, a C, Established 1901. Capital $50,000.—Surplus and Profits $7,000. STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN DEPOSITORY. Does a general Banking and Exchange and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic all occupations. business. Is well fitted up with Fire Proof Vault Time Lock. We solicit the business of people of C. ***«ITH. flashier. Tie Gilhej City Land and Improvement Company Of srs for Ml* Building Lot* In this flourishing town, Gaffney Oity; Farms ns* by nnd In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springe and of thlc pine*, In lot* of from 10 to 100 acres on liberal tlm* rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur pose*. For full particulars apply to J. v. ©AIOCATTr, Aflrent:. N. B.—All persona are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or over the lands of this company* cutting and removing timber. Ashing or hunting, under penalty of law. . Btact President. 4. G. Wardlaw, Vice-President THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN •50 > *0* OO. BTOCKHOLDUI* INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY - AO,*00.00. ■UKPLUfl AND PKOPIT8, NR - - - *0,000.00. •1*0,000.00. ■Otmto, Coumtar mnd City Oepooitory. Deposit* solicited from Farmsra, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every accom modation extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. D. C. ROMMS. Caohier- MJWYKJLRD MP&AVTH, Ammt. 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