Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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X J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone S2. William s. Hall. Jr. jamrs A. Willis. | HALL & WILLIS, AT’PORNKYS AT LAW. STAR THEATUB BLDfl. oa L- f 't- 1 ' rst i-c"v, Nwtary Public iniofflcu. Prompt Attention rflveti to all business, Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. ly Office over Cherokee Dru^' Co. ^C. T. LIPSCOMB, ^ I » 10 >t r I iri T Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Froetofoy n you are not well anil want to know the truth about your trouble, .-end for my free booklets and self examination blanks. No. 1, Nervous Debili ty (Sexual Weakness), No. 2, Varicocele, No. 3,Stricture, No. 4, Kid- ney and Bladder Oom- ..rss f ,?j plaints. No. 5, Disease of Women, No. fl, The Poison King (Blood Poison), No. 7, Ca tarrh. These books should be in the hands of every person afflict ed. as Dr Hathaway, ! the author, is recotr jnized a- best au- r'A^thority and expert in —■ the t nited Htates on na uatiiawat the a ediseases. Write or send for the book you want to-day, and it ■will !>e sent you t'ce. < aled. Address New ton Hathaway M I> 41 lurnan Bldg. 22)4 N. Broad St. Atlanta. Ga. y? Tax Notice. December 31st is the last day taxes are i payable without penalty. During Jattu-1 ary the penalty is 1 per cent.; during Febtuary the penalty is 2 per cent.; dur ing March (to 15th, last day) the penalty I is 5 per cent. This schedule prescribed : by law. W. Harry Gooding, Countv Treasurer, j City Registration. 1 will-be iu the office of the City Clerk at the City Hall every Friday and Satur-' day of each week up to and including February 13th, and every day after that; date up to and including February 20th, for the purpose of registering the voters of the town. Books will close February ’oth, 1904. T. J. Patrick, 12-29 Supervisor of Registration. Watches! Poor repair work will injure your deli cate watch. WESTROPfc takes care of the mechanism so that it will do reliable work. >\ ESTROPE don’t do cheap work,‘but the work he does gives him the reputation for being skillful. WEST- ROPE wants to put your timepiece in good order for you. Nice Line of Jewelry, Watches, Rings and Chinaware always on hand. Thos. H. Westrope. The Up-to-Date Market-^^ has plenty of fine Beef, Pork, mixed Beef and Pork Sausage, ami all Pork Sausage ; also Apples, Cabbage, Po tatoes, Beaus, etc., and Canned Goods of all varieties. Try some of my Canned Huckleberries and Black berries. Peaches for pies. Some thing good to eat all the time. Goods delivered promptly and on time. Come, or call Phone No. 60. Thanking the public for the past seven years’ patronage and hoping to serve you seven years more, Yours respectfully, L. W. McGUINN. The Busy Corner. FLAW IN NEW YORK. Whiit He Has Been amt Heard in tlie Great Metropolis. Brooklyn N. Y., Jan. 8th Mr. Editor:—Whilst I’m a pon derin’ over my situation I thought I’d drap you a few lines to let you know that 1 haint forgot you an’ the de ir, good ole people of Gaffney yet. I’m out of my place here; I'm out of the world here; I’m out of heart here; worst than all, I’m out of •’dough” here. After you git out of the cotton belt cornin’ this way, people begin to look like livin’(farmin’ I mean) ;the ground is as clean as if it had been raked over with a garden rake—already plowed an’ fixed for grain—not cotton. When I come through Danville ihere was a big snow storm on deck. Hit poured down so thick an’ fast an’ furious outel you couldn't hardly see the headlight of an engine just in front of you; then we got up where there weren’t no snow atall to speak of I wanted to stop over at ’’Uncle Sam’s” to see Larry Snead an’ George Smith, the felonious tiame chicken man, but I had too much permiseuous business to tend to ahead of me to tarry. I thought Atlanta was the ouliest place, but my! my! New York caps the stack, so to spetk. When I ar rived here I saw billions an’ billions of lignts, lookin’ from the ferry boat over towards New York—across the; river, l was afraid to plunge into that dark hole—but I did What broke my heart was that 1 had to pay a kid j one ‘•buck” to show me where I wanted to go, an’ it so dark you couldn’t see a stajk of black cats be fore you. . After I rambled 1'J blocks each way from the Cosmopolitan Hotel I give up in dispair to find even a 5c tablet (they call themi”pads” here). An’ they are scarce at any price, as you will judge from the paper I am writ ing on. The crowds sway to an’ fro’ here in POSTOFFICE FIGURES. They Show How the ilualneHii ,t the Gaff ney Office Averaged. Postmaster A. K. N. Folger fur nishes The Ledger wish the following figures in regard to the postofiRoe re ceipts at this office the past two years: 1902 Box Rent $ 387.75 Second-class Postage 71 45 Stamped Envelopes 1.240 38 Stamps and Cards. 3.442.10 Total $ 5,147.08 1903 Box Rent $ 461.65 Second-class Postage 142.02 Stamped Envelopes 1,343.22 Stamps and Cards 3,679.86 Total i 5,629.75 Increase of 1903 over 1902: . Box Rent f 76.90 Second-class Postage . .. 70.57 Stamped Envelopes 96.84 Stamps and Caras 237 76 PROMINENT USE AND PHYSICIANS ENDORSE PE-RU-NA. mud rush, an’ my! my! whereon for, SALEs ave Money by buying goods from I. M. Peeler. I am now making a run on Shoes and will save you money on them. I have just received a lot of the best inserted Steel axes, see them before buy ing. D. L. Splawn, Gaffney, S. C. Groceries and all other goods at bottom prices. Give me a call. I. M. Peeler. Fine thoroughbred pedigreed pigs; stock hogs for service. 1-5-im. $50! its we are overloaded with wagons we will sell, for the next 60 days, the cele brated Old Hickory two-horse wagon, with bed and brakes complete, for £50.00; the Taylor one-horse wagon for $25.00. This is a great slaughter but our loss is yonr gain, so come and buy while they are cheap. Mules! Mules! Mr. Johnson has just returned from the West, where he bought a fine lot of extra good mules. Artistic Merit and original methods of posing are com bined here. This and the rich tonal effects and absolute permanency 111 a k e through our Respectfully, I Gaffney Live Stock Go. i ITOI* BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES LUMBER, SHINGLES. LATHS, . DOORS, SASH, BLINDS. FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING, MOULDING. ALSO A riNK LINK OF Paints and Oils 50c to $1.30 per gal. gaiaLJBAKER I* F-or—• Building ami Piaatcring Lioiu Coal, and Plaster Hair ‘ Plaster Pans Shlnglea. J Portland Oomeut, >, Dynamite, Blasting Powder. Kune and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL ft CO., Lessees. Talephone Photographs the most desirable that can be obtained anywhere. Our gallery is not only fully equippe for the taking of per fect t pictures, but is conveniently located on the ground. JUNE H. CARR 625 Limestone St. ’Phone 176. Residence 171 *3 '■1 ..Life.. Life is often hanging in the bal ance when a physician writes a prescription. If the compounding is inaccurate, or if the drugs sup plied are lacking in purity or strength, who shall answer for results ? We recognize our responsi bility in these matters. We regard every prescription as one requiring the utmost care as to accuracy, and demand ing the highest grade oi drugs that money will buy. Our ideal prescription service costs you nothing extra — we always strive to give the best of everything at prices that are absolutely fair. Cherokee Drug Co. Limestone and Frederick Streets. earth do they go? Where do they come from? Hit’s worse here e\ >ry day than it is there when Barnuti ife Bailey's big shows come along. I am down to business au’ don’ you forgit it. I’ll master them ms- chines if 1 live an’ don’t git killed. I hearu steam-boat whistles a blowin’ all night last night an’ they’re a beginnin’ their same capers tonight. L’hey holler jist like some one is in trouble. There’s about 3,000 hands employed in the factory I am workin’ in. Hit ruley are a sight worth seeiu’ to go i through tbeTactory an’ to see them a- oomin’ out after work hours. 1 have bin across Brooklyn bridge. 1 an’, let me tell you right here, hit’s a wonderful, wonderful sight; an’ I’m told that they are a buildin’ of an other one what's still larger, one what is got movin’ sidewalks, an’ you jist have to git on an’ stand still to cross. Now. there is one other thing wb«t I'm a dyin’ to tell you about, that's my boardin’ place. I m bin in a whole passes of different places in my time, but in all nay rounds I never met a more friendly, polite an’ obiig in’ boardin’ mistress than Mrs. Sadie i’aihoun, the lady what I’m a-boardin’ with now. Her honest, smiling coun tenance is sunshine to any mac’s weary sou! when he is several hun dred miles from home, an’ her un- errin’ counsel is as a guide the desert. I’ll let you hear from me-again. Flaw Picker. WOMEN AND SOCIETY. [All (Jonununtcuttons to this culuuiu should be addressed to P. O. Box 304.1 Pretty frocks for indoor wear are in demand at nil seasons. This winter they aru made iu the most attractive stylus and of ma terial of many simple sorts A dress worn by a young lady which was ex tremely pretty and stylish, was of fu vu-colored cashmere, stitched with golden brown silk, and combined with cream colored lace, and trimming of brown velvet. Of course, this can be made in darker colors and will do for all occasions A stylish indoor dress for a young er miss would be of pale blue veiling trimmed iu bauds of niack velvet rib bon with a yoke of cream luce over white. • ♦ ♦ ♦ Kiss Mattie Knox, who has been the guest of Gapt. and Mrs. Bell, has returned to her home in Blacksburg. Mrs. Rushing, of Georgia, is visit ing her sister, Mrs. Ur. Steedly. Miss Webb, who has been visiting Miss Winnie Davenport, has return ed to Shelby. Miss Carrie Stuart has returued from a visit to Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Webb, of Shelby, N. 0., spent Wednesday in our city, as the guests of Mrs. T. Davenport. Mrs. Jim Payne, of Greenville, is \lsitiugher parents, Mr. and Mrs. Spake. Written from Wrbitter. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Webster, Jan. 14 —The colored people of Mt. Zion church have open ed their Sunday school again, with Mr. G. (V. Littlejohn as superinten dent. We hope they may prosper in their good work. All who have children should send them to Sunday school every Sunday. We see all along the line a good many people exchanging houses; but we do not know the oause. The public schools at Mt. Zion and Mulberry are progressing nicely. Mr B. F. Foster is teacher of the former, and Mrs. M. L. Chambers of the lat ter. They are both good teachers, and especially understand bow to in struct and train children. a. B. o. Total $ 482.07 This shows a total increase of near ly $500 in the business of the offic in one year. A feature worthy ot notice is the increase iu the second class postage, that is, on newspaper - and periodicals printed in Gaffney and entered as second-class matter In 1902 there were but two such pub lications in Gaffney, The Ledger ami Grit and Steel, and these two papers paid a total of $71 45 For a greater part of 1903 there were three publica tious that were entered as second- class matter, and the three paid a total of $142 02. or about twice as much as I in 1902 Of this amount—$142 02— The Ledger and Grit and Steel paid $120 05, leaving a balance of $2197 for the other publication. Of the $120 05 postage pain by this office we find that $58 55 was paid for Grit and Steel and $61 50 for The Ledger, or, in other words, more postage was paid on The Ledger than on any other pa per published in Gaffney, and Grit ana Steel and The Ledger each pays, in round numbers, three times as much postage as any other paper published in Charokee county. In addition to this there are hundreds of Ledgers that go through the local postoffico for postottices and rural routes in this county on which no postage wtaatever is paid, and several hundred are de livered in this city by carrier each morning of publication, something no other paper published here does These figures are from the postmaster and we have no purpose in publish ing them other than to show the in crease in the business of the office and to show what newspaper is doing the business a- C.B. CHAMBERLIN. M.D. Of WASHIN'jTON.O.C. C. B. Chamberlin, M. D., writes from 11th and P Sts., Washington, D. C.t •• Many cases have come under my observation, where Peruna has benefited and cured. Therefore, I cheerfully recommend it for catarrh and a general tonic. ”—C. B. CHAMBERLIN, M. D. D * SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Jimmie Wood has accepted a posi tion with the Gaffney Drug Company. We hear of some farmers who have oegun plowing. The fields are in fine condition for it. Kev. W. R. Potter will preach at the Fairview church next Sunday- night at seven o’clock. The few who are not taking The i Ledger had just as well come in and ! subscribe. Begin with the new year An unfortunate negro, Farrow Kirby, was sent to the hospital for | the insane in Columbia yesterday by {Sheriff Thomas. A burglar broke into Mr. Jobu T. Haines’ pantry Monday night and stole a sack of Hour. The thief has not been detected. Services at the Presbyterian church Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock, Sun day school at 10 o’clock. The public ! is cordially invited. Will Lipscomb, one of the most manly and popular boys in the oily is day operator in “central” for me city telephone company. The subject of Rev. J. M. Stead- man for Sunday evening will be, ‘ Is our individual sense of right or con science always a safe guide? ’ Mr. R. J W. Moss, one of The Ledger's good friends at Smyrna, in | York county, killed a hog last week which weighed 340 pounds net, and was only fourteen months old. Who can beat it? Robt. Godfrey has opened a first- class barber shop in the new Webster & Jefferies block, on Robinson street He has furnished his rooms in the most modern, and hence the most at tractive style. Rev. J. W. Kilgo will hold the first quarterly conference of the Buford Street M. E. church, South, in the parsonage Saturday evening at 7 :80. He will preach in Buford Street church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock Mrs. T. Davenport, of this city, re cently sold a valuable lot and house in Shelby, N. C., to Hon. Clyde Hoey. Mr. Hoey will soon build a brick block on a portion of the lot, a part of which will be used for a home for his bright paper, The Cleveland Star. Some time Sunday night a thief went into Mr. B. F. Bonner’s barn at Limestone Springs and stole one of his best milk cows. Mr. Bonner tracked the thief and cow some dis tance next morning but soon lost the trail. He has since found his cow some ten miles out In the country, but the thief is still at large. While cutting stove wood yesterday morning. Mr. George W. Byars let his axe get mixed up with a clothes line that was suspended across his lot, which changed the direction of his lick aod landed his axe In his face, and Inflicted quite a severe wound over one of his eyes. We are glad his injuries ere not serious. quarterly Confereuce. The quarterly conference for Lime stone Street church will be held next Sunday at 4 p. m. The Presiding El der will preaob at 7 p m. Pnaau'onla and La Urlppa. Coughs cured quickly by Foley’s Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes. Cherokee Orug Co. Medical Examiner XT. S. Treasury, Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical F.x- aminer of U. S. Treasury Department, graduate of Co lumbia College and who served three years at West Point, has the following to say of Peruna: “Allow me to express my grati tude to you for the benefit de rived from yonr wonderful rem edy. One short month has brought forth a vast change and I now consider myself a well man 'r Dr. L. Jordan. ferers, Peruna will cure you.”—Dr. Llewellyn Jordan. Geo. C. Havener, M. D., of AnaooetUi D. C., writes: The Peruna Medicine Co., Colnmbn*,O.I Gentlemen—“In my yirnetico I have had occasion to frequently prescribe your valuable medicine, and have found its use beneficial, especially in cases of catarrh.”—George C. Havener, M. D. j If you do not receive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will lio pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbust after mouths of suffering. Fellow-suf- i Ohio. < Ask your druggist for a Free Peruna Almanac. x- Stepping Slones te frosperity THE SUCCESSFUL PLANTER FERTILIZES HIS LANDS "Hie VirginiaXZarolina Chemical Co* "Manuf icturcs the best Fertilizers on Earth*. Virglnia-Carolina Chemical Co„ CHARLESTON. S. C. We Have Clipped Off the Profits. As the winter season advances, and it will soon he time for Spring Goods, we have decided to clip off the profits in some of our lines in order to close out the goods. You all know what "Cut Prices" means at CLARY’S. Here are a few of the many bargains we offer; Men’s Shoes. LIVE BARGAINS AT COST. <13.50 "Richmond Standard" (lined) at #3.00. #3.50 Kiser Quality, <13.25. $3.50 Kiser King, $3.25. Celebrated Brotherhood Shoes, <3.00. $4.50 Pat ent Colts, <2.75. Good line Shoes at 9X0. Odds and ends at cost. Ladies’ Shoes. <3.00 "Ratcliff" at <2.40. <3.00 "Runaway Girl" (Bluchers) at <2.75. <3.00 "Home Journal,” <2.50. "Southern Girl” (lace), 890 and 79c. Some broken lines at cost. Few more pairs "Maid Marion” and “Gate City" Shoes at 98c. Good line CHILDREN’S Shoes to he sold cheap before the cold season is over. Corsets and Dress Goods. We have a splendid line of Corsets which we want to introduce to the ladies of Gaffney. To do this we will make a reduction on them for a short while: One line in white, blue and pink at 74c; one lot white at 69c; line 54c ones at 49c: <1.00 Corsets at 90c, guaranteed for 30 days Big cut in the Dress Goods line. All toe Fleeced Goods now going for 8)^c yd. All heavy Dress Goods marked down to close out at once. Nice line Lace Curtains at 98c. Grocery Department. This department is always complete with a big stock of the best brands of Groceries, Canned Gocds, Fruits, Cigars, Tobacco, &c. A visit to our store will convince you that WE MEAN BUS!NESS. LIMESTONE STREET. Sam W. Clary. North GaHney Mfg. Co.