The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 19, 1903, Image 4
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These Hot Days
You Need Cool Clothing,
and we have got it. If you haven’t bought your
summer suit yet give us a trial. We have got
the very thing you want. :: :: :: ::
Just Received:
30 Men’s Suits, worth $5.00, our price as Ion*; as they last $3.00
100 pairs of fancy cotton Pants tojgo at 70c
25 dozen Men’s Shirts on hand, worth 50c, our price 25c
50 dozen Socks, worth 10c, our price 5c
We have the great big wide Palmetto Hats at 15c
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The Outlet Clothiog and Shoe Store.
Neit door to Merchants & Planters Bank. Will Switzer, Prop.
Economy and Comfort.
10.00.
fhe ‘Regal’ Mattress
7.5o.
Ask for Them.
might well be termed wealth. We
have the most economical Refrig
erators made. And there Is noth
ing more comfortable and beneficial
to overworked brain and muscle
than “Dexter” and “Rex” Beds.
Then why not invest a few dollars
and make living a pleasure.
Shuford & ' “ ‘ ,
“Money Saved is Money Made”
I can save you money on anything in the various lines 1
handle. You^should see my “Superb” line of Clothing two and
three piece suits. Pretty line of Straw and Fur Hats just
received for Men, Youths and Children. I am still headquar
ters for all kinds of Footwear—see me when in need of Shoes
of any kind. I have just opened up a beautiful lot of Negligee
Shirts from 50c to $1. Nice assortment of Lawns, Organdies,
Piques, Madras Cloths, Batiste, etc. My stock of Heavy and
Fancy Groceries is selected with great care and I can save you
money in this line. I carry a big line of Tobacco from 26c lb.
up.
Tenne^see S^orglmm.
I have it in 5 and 10 gallon kegs and in half brls. and brls.
at prices that move it out. I handle everything for the farm
or farmer, such as Plows, Plow Stocks, Hames, Traces, Collars,
Bridles, Wagon and Buggy Harness, Etc. While it is too wet to
plow come and let me get up that bill of farming tools and also
load your wagon with some of my brands of Fertilizer which you
must have. I handle only the best grades and guarantee prices.
See me before buying.
Respectfully,
J. I.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
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
ROCK HILL BUGGY
...from...
R. H. Wilkins Hardware Co.
Rock Hill Buggies
I A ^ Made on Real Estate in City of Gaffney and
*■ ^ County of Cherokee. Abstracts furnished.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Star Theatre Building.
National ~ : Gaffney,
Capital Stock, - - $50,000.00
Surplus and Profits, - 25,000.00
Stockholders Liability, 50,000.00
Total, - - - $125,000.00
Deposits IPebjr. 6th, 1903, $209,603.73.
We solicit the business and good will of everybody in Cherokee
county.
F. G. STACY, President, D. C. ROSS, Cashier,
J. G. WARDLAW, V.-Prest., MAYNARD SMYTH, A. C.
People Von Know and People Von Don’t
Know
Wm. T. Magness, of Spartanburg,
was in the city Saturday.
T. L. Bryant, of Cowpens, spent
Sunday in the city and returned to
his borne yesterday morning.
W. 8. Wofford, of the Southern
Railway, was in the city Saturday.
Joe Spake, who has been laying
brick some weeks in Greenville, re
turned to the city Friday.
Moses Littlejohn, a prominict farm
er of Ravenna, came up to the city
Saturday.
Mrs. John Holler, of Rock Hill,
spent Friday night in the city with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Poag, and left for her home Saturday
morning. Mrs. Holler has many
friends in Gaffney who regret she
could not make her stay longer.
Calvin Moore, of State Line, came
to the city Saturday on business.
G. C. Wilkins, of Pacolet Millf, was
among bis many friends in the city
yesterday.
G. W. Speer, Esq., went to Greers
Friday to defend a client for assualt
and battery.
Mrs. Wm. Webster returned to the
city Saturday from a visit to friends
in Clover, in York county.
Alderman and Mrs. T. L. Brown
returned to the city yesterday from a
visit of some days to relatives at
Cowpens
M. B. Brissey and his little daugh
ter Allein, of Gastonia, were in the
city yesterday visiting relatives and
taking in some business.
Hon. W. A. Nesbitt, of Greenville,
was in tbe city Saturday on a visit to
his brother, Dr. J. N. Nesbitt.
E. P. Macomson, Esq., spent some
time in tbe city yesterday on busi
ness.
H. D. Wheat returned Saturday
from a business trip to New York.
C. K. Gould, of Spartanburg, came
to the city Friday.
E. P. Richards, a successful farmer
of Algood spent some time in the city
yesterday.
T. 0. Harrell, of Cowpens, paid The
Ledger a visit Saturday and renewed.
W. S. Hall, Esq., went to Spartan
burg Friday on legal business.
P. Jeff Davis, a prominent planter
of Union county, was in the city
several days last week and paid Tbe
Ledger an appreciated visit.
W. Smith Williams,a staunch Ledg
er friend from Blacksburg, made a
business trip to the city yesterday
and favored us with a call.
Prof Jolly, of State Line, was a
Ledger visitor Saturday.
Our highly prized old friend, Mrs.
Drucilla Hill, favored us with a call
yesterday. She renewed her sub
scription and said she must have The
Ledger.
0. F. Brown, of Spartanburg, was
among the visitors in the city Satur
day.
Capt. J. B. Bell went to Spartan
burg yesterday on professional busi
ness.
J. M. Guyton, of Blacksburg, was
here Saturday.
J. C. Elliott, of Yorkville, spent
Sunday in the city.
Stanford Moore, of Cleveland
county, N. C., was in the city Satur
day on business. He favored The
Ledger with a call.
B. M. Stallworth, of Gainesville,
Ga„ was in the city Sunday.
R. S. Moore, a prosperous) young
farmer from across the Broad, paid
The Ledger an appreciated visit Sat
urday and subscribed.
L. Baker, Solon Scoggins and A.
B. Gaines went to Cowpens yester
day.
A. J. Parker, of Draytonville, was a
city visitor Saturday. He says that
wheat is improving in appearance.
J. C. Epting, of Spartanburg, was
among tbe Sunday visitors in tbe
city.
Magistrate W. E. Mabry came up
to tbe city Saturday.
T. J. Howerton, of Durham, N. C.,
was here last week on a visit to his
sister, Miss Beulah, at Limestone
College.
Dr. C. T. Lipscomb, S. Q. Sarratt,
A. S. Lipscomb, J. I. Sarratt, and bis
daughter, Miss Edna, and bis niece,
Miss Evelyn Sarratt, W. N. Turner
and several others left Gaffney Sun
day and yesterday for tbe Confed
erate reunion in New Orleans.
J. G. Wardlaw and W. S. Hall,
Esq., are in Orangeburg where they
represent tbe local lodge K. of P. at
a meeting of tbe Grand Lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Burgess were
shopping in tbe city Saturday.
A. M. Falls and family visited
friends and relatives in King’s Moun-
taiOAShelby and Gastonia Ust week,
and returned to tbe city Friday.
W. H. Spearman, of Trough, came
to the city Saturday. He called ou
The Ledger.
W. A. Smith, of Algood, came to
tbe city yesterday on business.
Magistrate R. W. Lee, of White
Plains, came over to tbe city Satur
day.
Revival at Limeetone St. M K Cborcb.
Special services are stiil being held
at Limestone Street Methodist church.
Rev. Mr. Wilson, tbe pastor, is doing
tbe preaching. He is preaching strong
gospel sermons. In these sermons
be has been showing the awful re
sults of sin and tbe power of divine
grace to save. These sermons have
not been without effect in convicting
many of sin and tbe conversion of
some.
These services will continue for a
few days, yet, at 7:45 p. m. All are in
vited to attend.
It takes a vast amount of self-corn-
plaoenoy to be what is called a good
husband.
After marriage the thermometer of
love|reglstersa,constantly falling tem
perature.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
For fresh news and good summer
reading, take The Ledger.
The big reservoir at tbe Gaffney
Manufacturing company has been
completed.
The tennis court at tbe stand-pipe
is one of tbe most popular resorts in
the city of afternoons, now.
Mr. L. Baker and Sheriff W. W.
Thomas have bad neat and substan
tial wire fences placed around their
lots in Oakland cemetery.
There will be a picnic at Gaston
Shoals on Broad river on Saturday,
the 23rd inst. The editor returns
thanks for an invitation.
There have been just about 15,000
empty dispeesary whisky bottles
shipped from Gaffney by bottle deal
ers here to the held rum mills in
Columbia since Christmas.
In the list of names of those at
tending the reception tendered by
Dr. and Mrs. Fort to their young
friends, that of Miss Lillian Wood
was inadvertently omitted.
There will be a meeting of the
Woman’s Missionary Society of Bu
ford Street church at tbe parsonage
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o’clock.
Every member is urged to be present.
The secetary of state has issued a
commission to the Wilkinsville Cot
ton Oil Company, of this, county with
a capital stock of $10 000. The cor
porators are W. C. Whisonant, Frank
McCluney and F. G. Stacy.
There will be communion service
at the Presbyterian church next Sab
bath. Preparatory services Thursday
and Friday pights at 8:15. Rev. W.
R. Minter, of Shelby, will preach.
The public is cordially invited.
P. Z. Holme?, formerly of Gaffney,
but for some years with Orient Mills
in Charlotte, N. C., has returned to
his home in the city. We have not
heard Mr. Holmes’ plans, but tbe
many friends of him and bis amiable
wife wish that their stay in Gaffney
would be permanent.
Mr. Wm. Phillips has torn away a
portion of the building on his lot on
Jefferies street, rolled the other
part back and is building a large addi
tion in front, which, when completed,
will make it one of the handsomest
residences in the city. When com
pleted Mr. Phillips and his family
will occupy it.
Upton, the man who, in an unfor
tunate trouble, killed his brother-in-
law, George Phillips, on the 9th inst..
has given bond|*n the sura of $500 and
was released from jail Saturday. T,
L. Bryant, John B. Brown. Co
lumbus Pettit and James Lee were bis
bondsmen. . vVe learn that these
sentleiuen offered their service to Mr.
Upton unsolicited.
President John 0. Kilgo, of!Trinity
College, has been appointed by the
college of Bishops, of the Southern
Methodist church which met in St.
Louis, fraternal delegate to the
Northern Methodist church which
meets in San Francisco next spring.
Dr. Kilgo once lived in Gaffney, and
has many friends here who are always
pleased to learn of the many honors
that have been conferred cn him.
Rev. Robt. F. Otts, of Selma, Ala.,
who has been attending the Presby
terian Theological Seminary at Co
lumbia, finished his studies at that
institution last week and started for
k is home. He stopped over in Gaff
ney several days with his cousin, J.
C. Otts. Mr. Otts was accompanied
by his wife. He is a son of the la
mented Dr. J. N. P. Otts, one of the
brightest lights of bhe Southern Pres
byterian church. Mr. Robt. Otts has
a brilliant future before him and has
only to follow tbe example set by bis
worthy ancestor.
Give It a Trial.
Just received a fresh lot of “Clif-
ton” flour made of native Kentucky
wheat, guaranteed to be tbe best
flour in tbe market. Proof of tbe
flour is in tbe bread, cake and pastry.
Give "Clifton” a trial and you will
need no argument to convince you.
W. J. Wilkins & Co.
STAR
THEATRE
Monday,
MAY
'Em Famous
UflGES
FAfllLT
Musical Concert—Vocal,
Instrumental, Recitative.
25c 35c 50c
Curtain at 8:30. Seats on
sale at Ledger Office
Your Attention, Pleas<
We want to let you know that our shelves are packed with goods,
and the very things you want to keep you cool these long hot
days. Don t wear heavy clothing when our light weight is just
as cheap. We are showing the
Prettiest Line of Ladies’ Vests In Town, •
all colors ; also the strongest line of Men’s Vests.
If you havent bought your Oxfords just come iu and look at
ours. Don’t pay $3.50 a pair when we guarantee you our $2.00
pair will look and wear as long as the $3.50. Come in and see
them, we carry them from 48c upwards.
THEDIXIEDRY GOODS, CLOTHING
AND SHOE STORE.
MORRIS SWITZER, Prop.
Next to R. A. Jones.
TOe Gaffney City Land and ImproYement Company
Offers for sale Bulldinir Lots In this flourlshinff town, Gaffney Olty: Also I* arms near
by and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots of from
30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent fnt t urn pur
poses. For full particulars apply to
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N. B. All persons are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or ove- the lands of this
company, cutting and removing timber, fishing or hunting, under penalty of law.
A. N. Wood. President.
It. It. Hkown, Vice-President
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The Merchants and Planters Dana
OF GAFFNEY. S. C.
Capital $75,000.—Surplus and Profits $1 0,000.
STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN DEPOSITORY.
We solicit the business of people of all occupations.
We pay
on deposits in our
Savings Department.
Deposits accepted from $1.00 up.
O. Al. SSIVIITH, Cashier.
FRAGRANT
is the word that best
expresses the sort of
Perfumes we sell.
Just received a new
lot of SpiehlePs, also
Alfred Wright’s best
goods, all odors, nice
packages expressly for
your use.
PERFUMES
that are worthy the name
S. B. Crawley & Co.
813 Limestone Street
Druggists, Perfumers, Stationers.
Prescriptions properly filled
and promptly delivered.
Buy Your Fruit Trees,
Vines, Etc.
From the reliable KILLIAN NURSIvRY.
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 he 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.
BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES
LUMOER, SHINGLES, LATHS,
DOORS. SASH, BLINDS,
FLOORING, SIDING,
CEILIN6, MOULDING.
A I.HO A riNI LIME OF
Paints and Oils
50c toll.30 per gal.
GO™ L. BAKER
Cost Sale
Having bought out
the Poag Mule Co.,
we offer the entire
line of Buggies and
Harness at and be
low cost. These
buggies are new
and up-to-date and
if you are in the
market to buy
now is the time.
Gaffney Live Stock
Company,
May Appear
unreason able to
some that we claim
superiority for our
Photographs
on all points. In
posing o f figure,
distribution of light
and shade, tonal ef-
fects, fidelity to na
ture and finish our
pictures are simply
perfection. We
have given much
study to the means
by which the nat
ural channs of a sit
ter can he enhanced
The result is highly
artistic pictures.
Jooe H. Carr.
625 Limestone St.
’Fhone 17B.
Residence 171.
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To tbe School Teachers of the Cowty.
The regular examination for teachers
will he held at the court house ou Friday,
May the 22nd.
Hereafter there will be no public ex
amination in May, but the two regular
ones will be held in Feb and Oct.
J. L. Wai.khr,
5-12-15-19 Co Supt. of Schools
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