Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Big Yule Tide Sale at The Battery! Special Bargains in Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Dress Goods, Etc. Big Line of Capes Just in at Prices that Can’t be Touched by Any Competition. BIG LINE OF CHRISTMAS GOODS JUST OPENED UP. Visit THE BATTERY, - - The Cheapest Store in the State, - - J. C. RATLIFF, Prop. All the Way Alike is the way our prices have been reduced on our entire stock—Ladies’ heavy and fashionable Dress Goods, Shoes, Hats, Underwear, Shirts, Christmas Goods, Silks, .1 oilet Articles, Colognes, anything kept in an up-to-date dry goods establishment—all cut down to bankrupt prices. Whacked in the Mi To give you an idea we will quote you a few prices : Men’s fine $3.50 Shoes at $2.50. Ladies’ $2.00 Shoes at $1.50, $1.00 Shirts at 50c, Ladies’ $1.25 Hats at 35 to 50 cents, matchless bargains, Ladies’ and Gents’ Heavy Un derwear reduced to 20 and 3o cents, Ladies Jackets from $0.00 to $1.50, Boys’ Caps reduced from 25 to 10 and 15 cents. All the way alike our prices have been reduced on Christmas Goods, Colognes and Toilet Articles, Silks, Heavy Skirtings, Ladies Fine Dress Goods, Hats, Shoes, Notions—all the Bankrupt Stock must be sold and we are going to make prices move them. O. Iv. KI*IOIS, Mgrr. “Holt’s Old Stand, 150 yards east office of Gaffney Manufacturing Company, opposite Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church. THE STAGE DEFENDED. Howard Kyle Beplles to the Attack of a Clergyman In Savannah. Howard Kyle who will present Clyde Fitch’s great historic play Na than Hale at the Star Theatre next Saturday night made a speech in Sa vannah after the performance last sea son in which he took occasion to de fend the stage as an institution. His talk was in the nature of a spirited re ply to a sermon preached by Rev. Robert Vanderventer a sensational Savannah clergyman of the Baptist Church the night before the presenta tion of “Way Down East.” Mr. Van derventer attacked the stage as an evil institution unworthy of Christian patronage. As is well known Mr. Kyle originated the leading part in “Way D >wn East,” and felt he could not let the opportunity of replying to the minister pass by. “When a man as sumes an absurd position and indul ges himself in the expressions of grotesque ideas" said Mr. Kyle “it is rather natural that we should assume that he either does not know what be is saying or else is animated by a desire to gain some free advertising. If in this case the latter assumption be correct I shall fie somewhat cha grined that I have been entrapped in to gratifying bis ambition. “When a man condemns a whole institution roundly it is not difficult to refute his assertions. Perhaps this clergyman did not know that the theatre was born of the church and that even to this day the church re lies for some of its best effects upon the dramatic. What could have been more dramatic than the spectacle of John the Baptist emerging from the wilderness clad like Ingomar in camel skins and attacking the con ventions of the day? The truth is, it is oot the vicious plays that ever endure; they may have a little tem porary success, but the success soon fades, while plays like ‘Rip Van Winkle,’ 'The Old Homestead,’ and ‘Way Down East," live in the affec tions of the people. Who can say that a vitalized story, presented in dramatic form on the stage, is not more effective than the same story told in a didactic way from the pul pit? “It is not well to condemn the stage because there are some salaci ous plays, any more that it would be well to condemn mankind because of the presence of political corruption ; or the golden age of English literature beca'use some of its writers wrote im moral poems, or lived immoral lives. “For my own part I have met with more real kindness and charity from the vagrants of the stage than from some of those who imagined them selves their betters and set up to be the critics.” First Baptist Church. Sunday was a full day at the First Baptist churcn. The attendence at the Sunday school was the largest in the history of the church, and enthusiasm was manifested in every feature of the work. Superintendent Osborne says he is the happiest man in town and Mrs. Edna Harris with her large class of young men is doubt less the happiest woman. At the regular services the seating capacity of the church was taxed to its full capacity both morning and evening. In the afternoon there was a fine attendence on the junior B. Y. P. U. at 3 o'clock at the same hour the young men of the Bible class met to complete their organization as a Baraca class for the purpose of stimulating the moral and spiritual life of the young men of our town. At four o’clock the pastor led the Christian Culture Class in the study of the Li f e of Christ. This feature of the church work is growing in in terest and strength. At the night service twelve new members were baptized in the service of Christ. Next Runday Dr. John H. Eager of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary will fill the pulpit at both the morning and evening services. On Christmas night there will be an entertainment for the Sunday School. An intereslioe programme is being arranged. lOverybody is expected to bring something as a Xmas gift for the orphans, or the money with which to buy one. Let us all join in an effort to brighten the lives of these motherless and father less little ones. Couldn't Be Better. -o- I take the pleasure of thanking the good people of Gaffney and Cherokee County for their attendance given OUR CUT PRICE SALE. There was not a man, woman or child that left our store that did not go home rejoicing at their purchases. This sale couldn’t be better attended to, than what the good people did do for it. They reduced our stock by many a dollar and left rejoicing at their bargains. Thanking you one and all for your attention given this sale and wishing you a merry Christmas, Yours very respectfully, Will 1,000 Fairs of ^Winilor Shoos to Go at Cost! 6AtH WtlK From December 18th to Xmas Eve Night. in Since our last ad in The Ledger we have estimated our stock of Winter Shoes for men, women and children, and find that we have on hand of Winter Shoes 1,000 pairs, and have but a short time to dispose of them, so we decided on having One Solid Bargain Week in Shoes BE6INNIN6 OEC. 18 ID AND CONTINUING TILL CHRISTMAS EVE NI6HT, Remember that we don’t ask you even to pay freight on the pair of shoes you buy. During this sale every pair must go at cost, for we need the room, and the money we paid for them. Wt cannot afford to invest money in Winter goods and carry them over till next Fall, so we urge you to como early next Thursday morning, the first day of the Grand Shoe Sale. Everyone shall be treated alike—if not satisfied your money returned. We would give you prices on some of these shoes but our ad is too small. When you come if they are not as cheap and cheaper than you can buy elsewhere in Gaffney, don’t buy. THE DIXIE DRY GOODS. CLOTHING AND SHOE 3rd Door From PoatofTlce. Hoc) IwimeMtone Street. Bargain Week in Slums. STORE. OH AS. HAI^Iv. Manager. Your little girl wants it and she stands a good chance for it to be given her. Just go to the Company Store and vote for the most popular little girl under 10 years old and the doll will be given away on the night of Dec. 24th. Come and see the doll and get tickets. For the month of December we are going to put on the market a lot of goods that we must move this month. You don't want to be left out for we have many goods that you can't buy at the prices we are making. Several thousand yards of Cotton Suitings, Percals, Dress Goods, Chambrays, Madras, and many other goods that you can’t get from other stores. We will lead out on Clothing, Ladies’ Jackets, Shoes and other lines at prices that everyone can afford to pay; we have the big store, the big stock, the best goods at the lowest prices. Now why not get in line and secure your part of these big drives we have for you. Just come right along and let us do you good, for we are the people that save you money. That Big Doll. THE COMPANY STORE.