Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Tub: x^eci>oki«- DO YOU ADVERTISE? PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. People Yon Know unrt 'People You Don’t Know BY Ed. H. DkCamp. COUNTY FAIRS. The Ledger has often suggested to the farmers and business men of Cherokee county the propriety of holding annual county fairs in this county, and has from time to time given reasons therefor and mentioned the benefits to be derived from them. We have ample time now to inaugu rate and formulate plans for one to be held in the county the latter part of the summer. Concert of action will make the job an easy one and the result would surpme'our own people. Tiie cjunty’s fine horses, mules, cows, pigs and sheep would be brought to gether, our people would be proud of them and make further effort to in crease the quality and quantity of them. Then would come our farm products, than which no county can grow a greater variety, greater quantity nor better quality. There will come the products of our cotton mills and carpet mills which are not excelled anywhere in the South, and by few of the older mills of the North, and our oil mills, foundry and roller mills would make line showings. Our miners would interest them selves acd collect for this county fair such a collection of minerals as are found in paying quantities in Chero kee county, and cannot be collected from other coucties in the State. See what Mr. M. V. Richards, the land and industrial agent of the Southern Railway, has to say about county fairs and go to work for one in Cherokee: ’Tt is my candid opinion that an agricultural fair held in each county of your State will tend to advance the agricultural interests of the State more than any move that can be made. Our farmers will find it to their pecuniary advantage to come together and compare notes on all branches of their work. This can be done best through the fair; the op portunity is given to show samples of products of the field and range and demonstrate bow the results were ob tained. The failures will be noticed and the reasons therefor can be reme died. The fair should be the farmer’s show and could be if he wi.l to make it. “To meet with the best success the farmer must become actively inter ested; he must take hold of the work and give it his serious consideration ; view it and handle it as a straight business proposition. Every farmer in South Carolina, whether little or big, will promote his best interests by resolving at once that he will sup port the county fair movement, and act upon that resolution. Now is the time to prepare for the fair sea son 1903; we should not put it off. The farmers should take it up and treat it as a personal matter; per fect an organization and start right in with the view of holding a lair next fall. Do not wait for your neigh bor to take the initiative—he may not act. Let your business engage ment calendar show this memoran dum : “We are going to hold a fair in this county. 1 am to see some of the farmers and arrange for a meeting to consider plans of organization, etc.” “1 have attended fairs in many Northern States and in Canada and can seriously advise the people of the South to patronize their local county fairs. The town people should in terest themselves also, and I have no doubt will do so, if approached. “A good fair means improved meth ods and better^ farming, increased wealth and prosperity. I have too much faith in the enterprise of the people of South Carolina to believe that they will go on much longer without a fair in every county in the State. The press of the State should take the question in band and see that the peopleware fully advised. Let us have the county fair, enlarge the State fair and go out to St. Louis in 1904 and “swamp” the exposition with an exhibit from the South. Speedy action is necessary; 1 believe in work and commencing it at once. If any of the farmers in the State are not satisfied in their own mind as to bow they should proceed, let them write to me at Washington, D. C., and we will endeavor to enlighten them.” M»d« Youiik Again. “One of Dr King’s New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my ‘teens’ again,” writes D H. Turner, of Dempsey town, Pa. They are the best in the world for Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Purely vege table. Never gripe. Only 25c at Cherokee Drug Co. Marriage and divorce are represent ed by a hitch and a kick. How’s THU? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J. CHENEY A. CO.. Toledo. O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all buslnss transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by tbeirJBrm. Wkst & Tit RAX, Who'- saleJDrugglsts, Toledo, O. WAbbiwa. KiNnah & Mamvik, Whole sale Druggists. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally acting directly upon the blood and raucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials stmt free. Price 75c. per bottle. t*old by all Drug gists. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. Bonner Cook, of White Plains, was a business visitor in the city yester day. J. Emile Harley. Esq., returned from a visit to his parents at Willis- ton on Tuesday. G W. Speer Esq , returned Tuesday from a visit to his father in Abbeville county. G. W. Dean, of Spartanburg, was in the city yesterday on profession! business. Louis Smith,of Wofford College, will arrive in the city this afternoon to attend the German. While in the city he will be the guest of Sam L. Fort. Miss Catherine Deal, a charming young lady of Blacksburg, is in the city visiting her friend, Miss Frances Fort. She will remain for the Ger man. C. A. Spencer, a prosperous farmer, spent some time in the city yester day. Tank McArthur saw Joe Jefferson at Charlotte Wednesday evening. A. Frank Smith,a prominent citizen of Wilkinsville.was in the Jity yester day. C. G. Parish and Miss Wardlaw, of Yorkville, Mrs. C. M. Blalock, of Easely, and Miss Gertrude Little and Dr. John P. Darwin, of Blacksburg, attended the cantata Tuesday night. Prof. Geo. Pratt Maxim, Mrs. Geo. Pratt Maxim, Miss Floren ;e Griffith, Miss Mary Williams, Miss Marie Montgomery and Miss Lansdell are in Spartanburg attending the festi val. Col. Sam Jefferies and Sam L. Fort are enjoying the festival in Spartan burg. E K. Belue was in the city yester day. Dr. Mark Ottsand Mr. Ernest Otte, of Greensboro, Ala., are in the city, the guests of their cousin, J. C. Otts Esq. Goodman Pridmore, a prosperous farmer^ of Grassy Pond, was in the city yesterday. He called on The Ledger and sent it to a brother in the West. John Thomas Ruppe, of Maud, was a city visitor yesterday. W. Sam Lipscomb spent some.time in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Pridmore, of White Plains, were shopping in the city yesterday. • Magistrate R. W. Lee came to the city yesterday. Col. Martin, of Cherokee Falls, was in the city yesterday. Elridge Wood, a Thickety farmer, was in the city a short time yester* day. Miss Edith Fort spent Wednesday in Spartanburg. Col J. G Wardlaw went to Spar- taubuig Wednesday on business. Wm George and his mother, Mrs. Mary George, of Wilkinsville, at tended the funeral of Mr. J. A. Ged- dis Wednesday. Magistrate A J. McCraw came to the city yesterday. Frank McCluney, of Wilkinsville, spent some time in the city yester day. Mr. Newton Kirby, of Goucher, came to the city Tuesday. C. T. Mabry, of Jonesviile, spent some time in the city Tuesday. J C. Jefferies, of Abingdon, was in the city Tuesday. Magistrate W. E. Mabry came to the city Tuesday on business. W. S Hall, Esq., went to Blacks burg Tuesday on professional busi ness. Hon. T. B. Butler went to Colum bia Tuesday ou professional business. “Gil” Hames, a prosperous mer chant and farmer of Grindal, was an appreciated Ledger visitor the first of the week. M. M. Tate, of Webster, came to the city Tuesday on business. Prof. B. W. Getsinger, of Spartan burg, was in the city Tuesday. W. J. Thomas, of Thickety, was a city visitor Wednesday. H. 1. Hullender, of Antioch, was a Ledger visitor Tuesday. F. H. Dover, of Antioch, spent some time In the city Wednesday. Mrs. J. J. Magness was shopping in the city Wednesday. Hon. W. Judson Sarratt came up from the farm and spent Tuesday in the city. Dr. Wm. Anderson, of Blacksburg, made a business trip to the city Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Byers went to Spartunb'<rg yesterday to attend the festival. Miss Hue Petty returned from Lan caster yesterday where she had been visring her niece, Mrs. Moore. Joe Osborne, who has been spend ing some time with his parents at Brevard, N C., returned to the city the first of the week. J. W. Nance, of Grindal, was in the city yesterday. W. L. Belton was in Greenville Wednesday. W. M. Webster went to Greenville Wednesday Rev. C. F. Felmet spent some time in the city yesterday. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge went to Wash ington, D. 0., yesterday afternoon. Dr. C.* M. Littlejohn, Mrs Little john and their daughter. Miss Agness, went to Belton, in Anderson county, Wednesday, to witness the marriage of their son, Mr. Howard Littlejohn, to Miss Rice, of Btlton Dr. D. P. Thompson also attended the mar riage. Mrs. Humter Littlejohn and son went to Hpartanburg yesterday to at tend the music f.stival. —Hay,Corn, Oats, Bran and other feed stuff at W. J. Wilkins <fc Co. Hubscribe for Thu Ledger. The Questiou Pot Pointedly to Merchants by a Paper. The Barry (III ) Breeze issues an at tractive folder containing the follow ing strong argument addressed to its home merchants: Do you expect to get and keep your share of home trade during the com ing year? If you do, you must advertise in your home papers. Advertising is as necessary for busi ness success as food and raiment arc for the body. In this day and age buyers look to the advertising col umns of the newspapers for pointers on advantageous shopping and the merchant wno does not realize this fact would better get out of trade. Buyers are sure to go largely where they are bidden, and the merchant who best advertises bis stock sells the goods. City loyalty is to be every way com mended, but tbe spirit of local pride that will compel home buying should be encouraged by attractive advertis ing of the resident merchants in the home papers. If your competitor does not adver tise, the better the opportunity you have if you advertise. If business rivals patronize the newspaper columns, they enjoy an undue advan tage over the tradesman who does not. A certain amount of business may be done without advertising, just as some people eke out a miserable ex istence without work, but rent and clerk hire are comparatively fixed ex penditures whether few goods are sold or a lucrative business is done. Advertising is necessary to business, whether you believe in it or regard it as an unnecessary expenditure. The greatest tradesmen are the greatest advertisers. There is not a poor week in the year to tell the public what you Dave to sell. Newspaper advertising is imeompar- ably tbe best and cheapest. If you do not invite home people to trade at home, can you blame them if they go to some other oitj where they are invited? Advertise, encourage home buying The merchant who does not advertise lacks enterprise and is deficient in the home pride and local spirit he criticises in others. Advertise, and do it in the columns of The Ledger. Tbe cost is small, and you are sure to be benefitted, as The Ledger reaches more homes in Chero kee county than any other paper. 5 cents Eight cents a pound is what a young woman paid for twelve pounds of flesh. She was thin and weak and paid one dollar for a bottle of Scott’s Emulsion, and by tak ing regular doses had gained twelve pounds in weight before the bottle was finished. Eight cents a pound is cheap for such valuable ma terial. Some pay more, some less, some get nothing for their money. You get your money’s worth when you buy Scott's Emulsion. We will send you a little free. SCOTT & BOWNK, Chemists, 409 Pearl Street, New York. 50c. and Si.00; all druggists. PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM Cle«rises and bcftutifiet the hair. Promotes a luxuriant growth. Never Fails to Bcstore Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. Cures scalp di^ nB< s Ac hair iulliug. j/Qe^ndt 1 -* 1 ' Druggists CHICHESTER’S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS AlwfivN rclluhli*. l.,H«tli>a, .Hk nrii»,Tl*t Cot r**l« IIKKTKK M KXU1.IKII In K.d and ## ltd iii<-talllo ooxtrs, .s«ilc<l wllh blun ribbon. Tf»w«* no oilier. KrfUM- diiii|rrrou» muImII- Intionannd Intllallona. Buy of your bnikKlxt, > «nd le. In stamps for Particular*. Trail- aanalala and “Keller for laadlea." <n Mf/r, n return Mall. 10.004*'IValiinnnIala. Sold by «L' UruRitists. CHICnBBTER CHEMICAL CO. flladlaon Nqnare, Fill LA.. FA. Mantilla Ikla vp»r- Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what yeu sat. PETITION FOR HOMESTEAD. Htatkof Sonm (‘auomna, i COUNTY Off OllEHOKEE ( Kx I’artc, .1. Unice Black and Virginia .1. Black, Petitioners. Notice is hereby given that J. Unlce Black and Virginia J. Black, petitioners herein, have applied to me to have a homestead In the personal property of their late father. J. L. Black, deceased, set off to them, and a hearing of same Is hereby set for Tuesday. May 26tb, 1!*H, at 11 o’clock A. M., In my office at the court house. J. Eb JerrERiES, Oik. (’. C. Pis. Cherokee Oo. Pub. May l-ft-15-88, UMi. A Card of Thanks. The music committee of Buford Street Methodist church. South, tnke this method of conveying their thanks to the choirs of the First Bap tist church and the Limestone Street Presbyterian church. the young ladies of Limestone College, and other singers of the town, for their kind assistance in so successfully presenting the cantsta at the opera house last Tuesday. And to express their appreciation for the generous support and iiberai patronage of their friends who attended, and the public generally. J C Orr-s, Oh’rm M usic Com. We acknowledge the thoughtful ness and generosity o' some friend or friends who caused a ’phone to be put in our residence. We shall be glad to communicate with these friends and others “over the ’phone” whenever the occasion arises. W. R Potter. Fresh Lot JuMt Received, We have just received a fresh lot of “Clifton” flour, guaranteed to be the best patent flour in the market, and will keep it in stock regularly in the future. Try a sack of “(Hifton” next time. W. J. Wilkins ctCo. Say, My Good Lady, why do you study so hard about getting something to eat? Just call for telephone No. 23, or The Parlor Market, and there you will find Meats and Vegetables of most all kinds. w j MANESSf p ropr# Next door to I. M. Peeler. Notice to Teachers. There will he vacancies for a principal and four teachers in Gaffney Graded School No. i. Applications must be made in writing on or before May 22nd. 1903- J. F. Garrett, 5-1-8-15 Secty. Board of Trustees. FOLEYSHONEMAR Cures Colds; Prevents Pneumonia Buy Your Fruit Trees, "■ , Etc. From the reliable KILLIAN NURSERY. Represented in this County this year by D. S. Hoover, a young man in whom we have full confidence, and we assure patrons that they will be honestly dealt with by him. We have a large stock of trees of all kinds growing this year. PRICES REASONABLE. W. L. KILLIAN & SON, R. F. D. No. 1. Newton, N. C. Springtime is pic ture-taking time. It is the time when nature is at her best. If you have never taken pic tures you should begin right u o w. Don’t let another season pass without the enjoyment that a good c a in e r a affords. We handle the Eastman Kodaks, tin- most highly perfected cameras uj)on the market. Come in and let us explain them to you and quote you some prices. In photo supplies we have everything that you will need. CHEROKEE DRUG GO. Limestone and Frederick Streets. wmumm i BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS. DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING, A 1.80 A riNE LIKE OF Paints and Oils 50c toil.HO per gal. GOTO | RAIYFP Ninety Per Cent of all chronic headaches are due to eye strain. Go to Dr. Griffith at the Chero kee Drug Co.’s and have the defect in vision corrected, and thus be QUICKLY AND PERMANENTLY CURED. Glasses Fitted With Scientific Accu racy and all the diseases of the Eye, Bar, Nose and Throat treated according to the latest and most approved methods. THE OLD RELIABLE Absolutely Parc THERE IS m SUBSTITUTE Cheap Kates on Sonthern Railway. On account cf the General Assem bly of the Presbyterian church in the U. S. A , to be held at Los Acgeles, California, May 21st-Jure 2nd, 1903, the Southern Railway will sell tick ets at greatly reduced rates to Los Angeles and San Francisco Cal. Tickets will be sold May 2nd and May 11th to I7tb, 1903, inclusive, with final return limit July 15th, 1903. Stop-overs will be allowed in Colorado and all points west thereof. All information as to rates, sched ules, etc., cheerfully furnished on application to any .gent of the South ern Railway, or, R W. Hunt, divis ion passenger agi nt, Charleston, S. C.. W. H. Tay )le assistant general passenger agent, VtlHr.ta, Ga Close quarters -the miser’s. The residence of Mr. T. J. Roland, on West Front street in Statesville, was considerably damaged by fire Wednesday morning. The fire was discovered about 10 o’clock and had caught from a stove flue. By the efforts of the firemen who promptly responded tbe frame of the building was practically saved. The roof was almost completely burned. The dam age by fire and water and removal of the furniture will perhaps amount to $700, covered by insurance. A Revelation, If you will make inquiry it will be a revelation to you how many suc cumb to kidney or bladder troubles in one form or another. If the pa tient is not beyond medical aid, Foley’s Kidney Cure will cure. It never disappoints. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. V /'Y A |\J ^ Made on Real Estate in City of Gaffney and County of Cherokee. Abstracts furnished. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Star Theatre Building. on Time Deposits. Apply by letter or in person td^ the Merchants & Planters Bank, OAF'FIVICY. 8. G. Capital and Profits $85,000. A. N. Wood, President, R. R. Frown. Vice-Prest., C. M. Smith, Cashier. Rock Hill Buggies Every man wants to make his family happy some time in life, and we can tell you how to do this— COME AND BUY A R.OCK HILL BUGGY ...from... R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co, Rock Hill Buggies Oxfords! Oxfords! Don’t fail to see our line of Oxfords just re ceived, for Children, Misses, Ladies’ and Gents. We Can Fit You And The Prices Are Right. Our City Park Line, Genuine Dongola Patent Leather Tips, Sole Leather Counters; Chil dren’s at 85c, Misses’ $1 .00, Ladies’ $1.25, are good values. Society Girl $1.50, Lady Quali-* ty $2.00. Call and examine them. J. R. TOLLESON & CO.