Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'' ' ^<C.LIAU S. HALU Jit. .1 AMES A. VVlIXIS. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. In HALL & WILLIS. ATTORNKYS AT La A. STAK THBATRE BLDG. O A. b r h r fTl tC V > -*■ f-i. Notary Public la oflicc Prompt attention B'ven to all business. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, * Dentist. A'f'Offloe over Cherokee l)ru/ Co. Jr. C T. LIPSCOMB, l> is >i t i« r uiHce in Star Theatre Building. Piionk No. 20. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. 'Phone 82. LOANS AND INVESTMENTS Parties wishing to buy Mill Stpck. or Loan money on Real Estate Mortgages, will dud it to their interest to consult. J. C. OTTS, Atty. at Law. DWELLING HOUSE AND A STORE HOUSE Pot aale. Terms to suit purchaser. Apply to, J. C. OTTS, Atty. BRING THEM TO ME The cold season is approaching. Ilow ab >ut those last winter suits that are too kuoiI to throw away, and yet need brittlitenin^ up a little? BRING TUEM TO MB and have them overhauled—I’ll ■take them look fresh and new. Clean ing, pressing and tailoriu.; done by an expert. W. H. ROBINSON, Tailor. Over W. U. Telegraph Office. Notice. All persons in Gaffney are reqnested to be vaccinated at once Those who com ply with this request and afterwards con tract smallpox, will he cared for by the town. Vaccine points will be furnished by the town. 11-27-tf Articles For December. Our line of all Toilet ar ticles has been largely in creased in view of the ap proaching holiday season. All the new things in Brushes, Hand Mirrors, Fancy Combs, etc., as well as an endless stock of rare Perfumes. These goods are ready and those buyers who real ize the advantage of early choosing, can select any time. An especially good time for thobe to buy who have need of items in these lines for personal use. CHEROKEE DRUG GO. Cor. Limestone and Frederick Sts. F"< > re BUILDERS' SUPPLIES LUMeER, SHINGLES, LATHS, DOORS. SASH, BLINDS, FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING, MOULOING. ALSO A n.NK LINK Of Paints and Oils 50c toil.30 per gal. GO TO L. BAKER Miss Effie Harmon has accepted a position with The Dixie. Mr. Calvin Nanc* and Miss Annie Benton were married in this cty on Nov. 21st. by R F Gibson, N. P. Cotton is selling right these days Invest one of your cotton dollars in a year’s subscription for The Ledger. There was a big forest fire about two miles east of Gaffney on the Ramsey phut- of the C. P. Turner es ate Saturday night by which a Urge quantity of valuable timber was de stroyed. Tbe fire is supposed to have started from wood chopper’s fires. The little son of Mr. Win Whel- chel who was so severely wouuded last week by an accidental shot from a gun in the bands of a 1 trger brotln r and for w hose recovery no one scarce ly had a hope, we are glad to state is improving with prospects of a com plete recovery. Mr. George Garrett Byers, of Car rod. Carpenter & Byers, lelt Sunday night for the northern markets to purchase more goods. This second trip was made necessary by the large increase in the firm’s patronage this setsou. Mr. Byers will have some good things to offer when he returns. H. D. Mathis, one of the money making farmers of the jounty, had all his teams employed yesterday.and havinglunporant business in,the city, just quietly arranged his home work about 4 o’clock in the morning and then walked the twelve miles between his home and the city to attend to it. VV. P. Wylie and his daughter, Miss Minnie, of Cherokee township, were shopping in the city Friday. Mr Wylie says the people of his section have about completed the gathering of crops and sowing wheat, hat the farmers generally have taken great painr. In preparing their land for whes.t and have fertilized it heavily As a tram on the oil mill track war- approaching the mill Wednesday, it struck an oil pipe and knocked it down. As it fell it hit a bruketuan of the train on the head and knocked him senseless. At first he was thought to be dangerously hurt. He, however, soon revived, his wounds were dressed by Df*. Crawley and he went off on his train. We hope he is doing well. Ex-Chief of Pol ice B. F. Cutup has been appointed u State constable by Gov. Heyward Mr. Camp was at one time deputy sheriff of Spartan burg county, was on the police force of Spartanburg and was for many years chief of police in Gaffney. His long experience in tffice fits him well for his new position and he will be a conscientious and faithful officer. He is in tiie city yet, but is looking for orders “(rom the chief constable to enter upon his new duties > IUUh Mho Suttong. Ttiose who were fori unate enough to have heard this charming lady in a dramatic reading at tl « Star Thea tre on last Thursday night, have rea ltor to congratulate themselves, for they certainly heard one of the most exquisite oratorical renditions this section has ever heard Mias 8usong is a young lady of much ability and certainly reflects great credit on the Emerson College of oratory of wh.ch she is a graduate, and we predict for her a brilliant ca reer in her chosen sohere. The ludiHs’*quartette, Misses Wood, Gaffney, Johnson and Mrs. Round tree, was clever .and is another proof that Gaffney has much talent in the musical world. Messrs. Richardson, Ssrrarr, Hamos and Osborne sung in their usual good style. “Little” Miss Daisy Wilkins sang ‘‘Rip V .o Winkle” m a very dainty manner, for which soe was roundly encored Mrs. V\ B DuPre, pianist, and the above have the thariKs of Grenurd Lodge F A M for their as sis’ance in making; this one of the mosi ei j ivibh affairs that G -ffney has evtr had Sunday .School ftsraiar. I he yt.ung ladies tyf Mr (Lorge G. Bvers’ But day school class of the First Baptist church are preparing to no d a i.azaar about the middle of December. A special feature of the baziarwill bo a large number of dressed dolls arranged in family group—the “old folks” and their children and tlie like The date and place of the bazaar will be announced later. —Just in—Carload Tennessee hogs and pigs. Z A Robertson. Ladies’ Kid Extension Sole Queen Quality Shoes, both Kid and Drill lined, sizes 2 to 8, just re ceived at The Shoe Store. All-Around Weer. Kibo Kid and Calf, 8 inch. Extra H«av” Sole. Low Heel. Out-of-Door Boot* All kinds of Job Work done at The Ledger ■■■■ihhbbbhhhmhhmim office neatly and at prices commensurate with high grade work- Try us. People You Kuow and People You Dou’t Know. Our old friend and worthy tallow townsman Prof. W. L Johnson who tias beeti connected with a L no! manufacturers of pianos anc musical instruments generally iu Cincinati, O no, for some time, is spending some nme iu the city with his family, ana is btdug cordially greeted by bis many friends in his home city J. H. Rhyne a worthy citizen of B acksburg, came to tbe city Satur day on business E K Belue, of Blacksburg, came to the city yesterday ou busness. I). H. HaII.formerly of Gaffney but now of Charlotte. N. C., is being greeted by his many friends in the city. M J. Hicks, of State Line, came to the city Saturday on business. Chas. B. Hammett, of White Plains, paid Tne Ledger an appreci ated visit Friday. W. W. R ppe, of Maud, was in the city yesterday. ‘ Uucle Sara” Rippy, of Mount Puran, spent sometime in the city Saturday. M. C. Lipscomb, of White Plains, spent some time in the city Friday. Asbury McCtaw, Sr., one of the couuty’e sterling old citiz-os, came to the city yesterday ou business. Master Fuaou Sapocb, of Mount Parao, was shopping in tbe city Sat urday. Jame Lee, a White Plains farmer, came to tbe city Friday. S. Goodman Pridmore, of Grassy Pond, spent some time iu tbe city yesterday. P. C. Lavender, of Earls, N. C., was a business visitor iu tbe city Satur day. W. L. Cash, of Ezell, paid The Ledger a visit Friday. J. W. Sparks, of Asbury, came to tbe city yesterday. Syivanus B.aek, of Lawn, was in the city Saturday. County Commissioner J A Scruggs, of Ez> II, came to tbe city Friday. R T. Lavender, of Ezell, was in tbe city yesterday. Chas D Barnhill, of Lawo, came to tbe city Saturday ou business. H< called and subscribed for The Ledger. George Guntborp, |uf Oconee coun ty, was in tbe city Friday, the guesi ot Mr. and Mrs T. G. Hopper. Allred G Davis, a prominent farm er of Mercer, spent some time in the city yesterday. Wallace Thompson, of Webster, came to the city Saturday. Miss Blanche Corry is in Marion N. C., visiting her sister, Mrs. Nettie While. Magistrate John W. Alexander spent some time in tbe city yester day. Allred Harris, of Algoud, came over to the city Saturday morning. John F. Jamison, a prosperous tanner of Webster, came to the city yesterday. J. E Foster, of Gowdysville, was a visitor in the city Saturday. A. N. Wood speut a day last week id Spartanburg. Roy. A C. Cree went to Charleston last Wednesday to deliver an address before a m iss meeting of the Young Men's Cbnstiau Association. L D. Bonner, uf Goucher, spent some time in the city Saturday. Johu B. Brown, a prominent planter of Rivenna, was a business visitor iu the city yesterday. Mrs. John Swygert, of Peak, iu Lexington county, is in the city vis itmg her father Mr J. I. Sarratt. W. D Byars, of Algood, came to the city Saturday on business. Joe W. Humphries, ol Abiugdon, favored The Ledger with a nail yes terday and renewed his subscription. T. N Pruitt, of Grover, was iu tbe city Saturday ou business. He favored Tne Ledgtr with a call and renewed. L. C. Lemmons, E.-q., of Byars- vilie, N C., made a business trip to the oily yesterday. D. L, Vassey, of Thickety, spent some time 10 the city Saturday Miss Lizzie Howard has gone to Gret tiviiie to stay J. E. Gault, a prominent farmer ol Gowdysville, came to the city Satur day. Miss Ola Cantrell, of Boiling Springs,.Spartanburg county,who has- been visiting relatives in tne city, re turned to her home Sunday. M. M. late, of Webster, made a business visit to the city Saturday. Our old friend, Mr. Gaston Littie johu, favored The Ledger with an early call yeste day morning. Misses Nora Thompson and Cather ine Dillard, two charming young ladies of Spartanburg, and Mr. Ar thur Dillard, also of Spartanburg were the guests of Mr and Mrs Sum ter Littlejohn several days last week. John Pndmore, a White Plains farmer, came to tbe city yesterday. Summie Turner, of Clemson Col lege, came to Gaffney to spend Thanksgiving iuJr*?me with relatives. 8. R Humphries, of Byareville, N. C., frpent yesterday in tbe city. 0. C. Hopper, of Clifton, spent Thanksgiving in Gaffney with nit mother, Mrs. Dora Hopper, on Jeffer les street. John Martin, of Martin Falls, ana bis brother, Andrew, of North Caro lina, were Ledger visitors yesterday. W. H Martin, ol Ezell, came to tbe city Friday. W. L. Goudelock, a prominent citi zen and farmer of Gowdysville, ana an honored veteran of “the iosi cause,” was a city visitor yesterday. H. D. Mathis, a hustling farmer of Ravenna, was in the city Friday. Mosea Wood spent Thanksgiving with his father, Mr. James Wood, ai Paoolet. C P. Ligon was a business visitor in Hpartanburg some days ago. Veinon Baker, LuFar Lipscomb and M. B. Sams, of Clemson, spent Thanksgiving at home In Gaffney with their parents J. J Gibbons, a sterling Oherokean of Mt. Paran, is in the city serving as a juror at the special term of the Court of Common Pleas. W. A. George, of Wilkinsville, esme to the city yesterday on busi ness sure N. W Hardin, Esq., was attending court y sterday. S. J. Finley, of the Sprtanburg bar, was in court yesterday. Wm. Blackwood, of Gowdysville, Came to the city yesterday. Lee Patrick, of Wilkinsville, was a city visitor yesterday. Mrs. H P. Griffith returned jester day afternoon from a visit of a few days to her daughter, Mrs. V. M Montgomery, in Spartanburg. The county and cDy authorities have done a good work in planting a number of maple trees on the Court House and Citv Hall grounds. A Beloved Fantur. Rev. J. M. Steadman, pastor of the Buford Street Methodist church, will finish his work for this conference year with the services of next Sun day. Mr. Steadman is an able preach er, and consecrated t» his highballing and the work it entails. He has served his church and bis people well thu year and his work has been high ly appreciated by them and all the people of Gaffney. His unostenta tious, high Christian and manly char acter has endeared him to all our people, who sincerely wieh that con ference will see its way clear to re turn him to Buford Street church next year, so that our people will again have the benefit of his services and the bemficial influence that good people like he and Mrs Steadman exert in tbe community wherever their lot is cast. I.ochI Cotton Mnri<et. The following prices prevail on the Gaffney market today: Good middling 11.55 Middling 11.50 —The Giffoey Drug Co makes and guarantees Nature’s Cough Remedy. 50c a bottle. —Robertson’s prices are right on those Tennessee Hogs. Sained Four Pounds h Week MRS. LUCY M. COOPER, 79 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., Gained Four Pounds a Week, Thanks to DUFFY’S PURE MALT WHISKEY “"TV J if “1 have used Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey for the past IS years, and can truthfully say it has cured me ou several occasions of the grip, and once of a severe attack of rheuma tism. 1 gained in strength and flesh, gaining four pounds a week.- I believe if any ona used Dull;, s 1’uro Malt Whiskey they would not have any serious illness. It will keep oh. a cold, or cure one. I am sixty-one years old, and don’t look more than 42 I have recom mended it to many of my friends, and all say • ii itV ~ rTli!>1~ilff' v 'i ^ help;d them, and are satisfied with its 'PZ&aBfiKSHKK'benefit- I think it the finest stimulant in the world, and would not l>o without it.” Hrs. Lucy M. Cooper. Mrs. Cooper once recommended it to a stranger WHO HAD CONSUMPTION and who was seized with a paroxysm of coughing. Vv hen he finally stopped coughing he replied: -j \ vi “I have tried everything, madam, and have w \ , M l° s t all faith in doctors and drugs, but I will ‘ ill *i 11 take your advice.” Several months after this she met tbe stranger, who said: “Madam, I want to thank you for saving my life the day you told me to take Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. You are the best doctor I ever knew. I am now able to attend to business, and my oough has disappeared.” He is now a well man, and goes to his office daily. Mrs. Cooper spoke to him through pity when she saw his condition, and is glad to know she helped him DUFFY’S PURE MALT WHISKEY is invaluable for overw women and sickly cliiklren. health and longevity, Duffy’s Pure Mai medicine. This is a guarantee.” 7,000 doctors prescribe and 2,000 hospitals use Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey exclusively. LAuI ION. \\ hen youaskfor Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey be sure you get the genuine. Unscrupulous dealers, mindful of the excellence of this preparation, will try to sell you ( heap imitations and so-called Malt Whiskey sulistitutes which are put on the market for profit only, and which, far from relieving the sick, are positively harmful. Demand “Duffy’s,” and bo sure you get it. It is the only absolutely pure malt whiskey which contains medicinal, health-giving qualities. Look for the trade-mark, “ The Old Chemist,” on the label. The genuine Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey is sold by all druggists and grocers, or direct, at SI.00 a bottle. Never sold iu flasks or iu bulk. Write for free medical booklet con taining symptoms and treatment of each disease and convincing testimonials to the Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N. Y. J For Sale in South Carolina at all Dispensaries. FOR 30 DAYS WE WILL SELL overworked delicate Trespass Notice! All parties are hereby forbidden to tres pass on my lands for the purpose of hunt ing, fishing, cutting timber, etc., under penalty of the law. J. D. Jefferies, Jr. Nov. 20-24-27-30, Dec. 4-8 Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICIAN-SURGEON-OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra te^ Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, of Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Rye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. flST’Office in Cherokee Drug Co. B’ld’g. RYOALE’S TONIS A REAL CURE FOR It has recently ’jeen discovered that ’.he germs that produce Malaria, breed and multiply in the intestines and from there spread throughout the system by means of the blood. This fact ex i.l.iins why Malaria is hard to cure by the old method of treatment. Quinine, I on, etc , stimulate the nerves and build up the blood, but do not destroy the germs that cause the disease. R dale’s Tonic has a specific effect upon the intestines and bowels, freein" them from all disease breeding no <■ -bes. It also kills the germs that i 1 test the veins and arteries. It drives ’ on the blood all poisonous matter a..d makes it rich and healthy. RYDALE’S TONIC is a blood Mules, Buggies, Harness, Extra Shafts, Horses, Wagons, Poles, Lap Robes and all kinds of the Best* Groceries at prices that will astonish the buying public. The Finest Line of Table Silverware in Town. We defy competition and invite your patronage. JT. O. I^ipscomt> & Co. R. M. Wilkins Hardware Go. Have just received a lot of up-to-date open and top Buggies and are making some very attractive prices for cash. They have also just gotten in a car of Barb Wire Nails at good prices. Gaffney, S. C., Oct. 20, 1 903. Gaffney Savings Bank is authorized to act as Administrator, Executor and Guardian without cost of bond. We pay 4 per cent, on deposits of $1.00 or more. Deposit your money in this Bank and avoid the risk of losing it or having it stolen. F. G. STACY, President, D. C. ROSS, Cashier. 'ui'dt r, a nerve restorer, and a Malaria (!<• "oyer. 'Fry it, it will not disap point you. The Merchants a» d Planters Bank GAFFNEY DRUG CO. OF GAFFNEY, S. C. Real Estate Sale. State of South Carolina, Y County of Cherokee, j By virture of authority to me directed, by the term of the last will and testament of Mrs. Onie Jones, alias Onie Griffin, de ceased, recorded in the office of Probate Judge for Cherokee county, in Book of Will No. I, pages 134 and 135, and the Statute in such cases made and provided, I will sell before the Court House door of Cherokee County on the first Monday, Salesday, in December next, 1903, during the legal hours of sale, the following des cribed tract or parcel of land: All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Cherokee County, State of South Carolina, bounded now or formerly by lands of Mary E Lockhart and children, Robert McCraw, J. L. Spake and lot No. 4 estate lands of David Lipscomb, deceased, and being known as lot No. 1 in the partition of the real estate of David Lipscomb, deceased, (See judg ment Roll No. 7648 in office of Clerk of Court for Spartanburg county) and the same conveyed to Iona or Onie Griffin by George W. Nicholls by deed dated May 27th, 1897, and recorded in R M. C. office for Cherokee county in Deed Book C. page 424. TERMS OF SALE: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. P. Shuforp, Administrator, with the will annexed, of Iona or Onie Jones, deceased. Published in the Gaffney Ledger, Nov. 17, 24 aud Dec. ist, 1903. *■ LENDS MONEY MAKES COLLECTIONS ISSUES EXCHANGE in fact, performs faithfully, courteously and promptly, all of the duties of a Bank to its customers. Our facilities are at your disposal. A. N. WOOD, R. R. BROWN, C. M. SMITH, President, Vice-President, Cashier. Liberal Treatment % Prompt Service Absolute Safety are some of the features of our service guaranteed to patrons of this Bank. We want your business. Call on us at any time. National Bank of Gaffney. I 1 1 *. va Subscribe for The Ledger, Cherokee’s most popular newspaper.