Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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iW?-' m 'S^Rz m PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. 1’no^ile Yon Know ami People You Don’t Know Miss Lois Montgomery, of Hpartan- ourg. who has been spending some !a;, sat Limestone College on a visit o her grandparents Capt. ainl Mrs. H. P. Griffith, retarued -to her home yesterday. VV. Sam Lipscomb spent some time in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs C. S. Massick, of Boston, are in the city visiting rcla nves They are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Peeler uu Depot 'tri et. Mr and Mrs Thomas Spencer were flopping in the city Tuesday. James Burgtss, of Grassy Pond, one of Ch» rokee’s best farmers, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. A. G. Oreo returned to the city Tuesday from a visit to friends in Spartanburg. Dr. VV. E. Montgomery, manager not sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends up my spine. I have hearing-down pains both back and front. My abdomen is swollen, and I have had flowing spells for three years. My appetite is not good. I can not walk or bo on my feet for any length of time. “ The symptoms of Fibroid Tumor S iven in your little book accurately escribe my case, so I write to you for advice.” — (Signed) Mr.s. E. F. Hayes, 252 Dudley St. (Roxbury), Boston, Mass. Mrs. Hayes* Second Letter: “Dear Mrs. Pinkoam: — Sometime ago I wrote to you describing my symp toms and asked your advice. You re plied, and I followed all your direc tions carefully, and to-day 1 am a well woman. “The use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound entirely ex pelled the tumor and strengthened my whole svstem. I can walk miles now. “Lytlia E. Pinkliam’s Vege table Compound is worth five dol lars a drop. I advise all women who are afflicted with tumors or female trouble of any kind to give it a faithful trial.” — (Signed) Mrs. E. F. Hayes, 252 Dudley St. (Roxburv), Boston, Mass. — f5000 forfeit if original of above letter! proving gonulnenou cannot be produced SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. FIBROID TUMORS CURED. Mrs. Hayes* First Letter Appeal ing to Mrs. Pinkham for Help: “ Dear Mrs. Pinkh am :—I have been under Boston doctors’ treatment for a long* time without any relief. They teH me I have a fibroid tumor. I cam of the isi ac ksburg Drug Co., was in i 'he city yebUrday on buuiness., W J Wilkins spent Tuesday in | -Spartanburg. Mr J. M. Nelson, the Star Cloth- I nr, returned lusr week from Balti- i more md New York, where he pur •diased a large line of goods. R.iu Spencer, of Asbury, made a niidintss trip to the city Wednesday. He called on The Ledger and sub scribed. Mayor Little was in Spartanburg Tuesday. Felix S. Lipscomb, a Cherokee far- | mer who farms, came in to see us Wednesday and subscribed. B. F. Webber, h prominent citizen of Jonesville, Union county, was in I the city Tuesday visiting relatives. He favored The Ledger with a call and renewed his subscription. John E. Harmon, a successful VVilkinsville farmer, came to the city Tuesday on business. | ’ Uncle James” Martin, one of {Cherokee’s sterling citizens from j across the Broad, was a city visitor Tuesday, John A. Moore, a young farmer of Houot Paran, was in the city Tues day. Lyman Martin, came to the city Jk-I V* 3Jis*S*. I/fcJ Tuesday from Mount Paran, to look after business. E R 8apoch, a prominent Chero- keean from across the Broad, was a ousiness visitor in the city Tuesday. D C. Painter spent some time in the city Tuesday. N. W. Hardin, E?q., of Blacksburg, was in the city Tuesday on legal busi ness. J. C. Otts, Esq., went to Charles ton Wednesday on legal business. Wofford Pr :o, a substantial far mer of Ezell, came to the city Tues day. He favored The Ledger with an appreciated call. Kinyon Blanton, a hog and hominy farmer of Maud, was in the city 'uesday. He says he will not plant more cotton this year than he did last, and that he has some hogs to k 11 yet. He renewed. “Will” Brown, a hustling young farmer of Ravenna, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. Laurens Wood, of Cltmson College, spent the first of the week with his father. Mr. Moses Wood, on Granard street. You Make A Mistake if you buy your Shoes before you .see our line. It cihsts you nothing to\ee them. We keep our sizes full up the year round. :: :: :’ m The R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co. City - I will be in 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 20th, 1904. T. J. Patrick, 12-29 Supervisor of Registration. gseived: Carload of Fine Mules that we are going to SeH Cheap! Gaffney Live Stock Co. I’acolvt >0. B Finished, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. McOrackiu, cf Pacolet Mills, were shopping in the city Tuesday. Mr. McCrackin said that mill No. 3 1ms about been finish ed and could be started soon if cotton conditions made it advisable, and that work was progressing well on the other mills that were destroyed by the flood last Juno. Pacolet Mills tmd one of the finest manufacturing plants in the United States before its destruction by the flood. Its rapid reconstruction is pleasing to the wnole State and speeks volumes for the industry and administrative abil ity of President V. M. Montgomery, woo succeeded his father, the lamen ted Capt. J. H Montgomery, as president and manager of the com pany. The Produce Market. [Corrected weekly by W. K. Davenport.] Eggs 17.J to UU cts. doz. Chickens, hens... .20 ro 30 cts apiece Chickens, frl s 15 to 20 cts ap ece Butter 15 CM per lb. Ribbits, cleaned 10 cts per lb Hay $1 00 per hundred 1 Com ' 80 cts per bushel Oils 00 cts per bushel Turnips 60 cts per bushel Onions $1.00 per bushel S. potatoes SO cts per bushel Irish potatoes $1 40 per bushel White peas... $1 25 per bushel : O. peas $1 00 per bushel. Another t'i»K*> of Itht-uniatlsiii Cured by Chuinberldin’rt Fttln Halm. The efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the relief of rheumatism is being demonstrated daily. Parker {Triplett, of Grigsby, Va , says that Camberluin’s Pain Balm gave him permanent relief from rheumatism in the back when everything else failed, and he would not be without it. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co.; L. D. Allison. Cowpens, S. C. Killed. There is not an ache or pain that jan be reached externally that cannot be ‘ Killed” in a few minutes by the use of Elliott’s Emulsified Oil Lini ment. Rub it on the affected part and the pain will soon disappear. Full 1 1-2 pint bottle, 25 cents. Guffney ! Drug Co. Cold Wave Coming, If you have Rydale’s Elixir in the house when a cold wave is coming, you need not fear attacks o* Bron chitis, Pneumonia, Coughs, Colds, etc. Rydale’s Elixir taken when at tack begirs never fails to check the progress of the disease. Farmers say that fhe cold weather has retarded farm work very much. The social meeting of the Ruby Band will be postponed until further notice. Miss Lillian Hopper entertained a number of her young friends yester day evening. Mr T. Davenport, chair man of the county board of control, has re signed that position preparatory to' traveling for a laige grocery house. A bronze statue of Robert Burns will be erected by the Scottish Asso ciations in the Sydney Domain on a site to bo given by the State G' vt-rn- ment. The storm Sunday afternoon blew the top off the corn crib of Mr. Km- you Blanton near Maud. While some of his corn got wet, he thinks it wi.l be all right. Mrs. T. Davenport has bought the entire stock of groceries of Mr. T. Davenport. Mr. Divenport, we learn, will travel fora well known wholesale grocery house. Mr. Willie L.Martin, of Blacksburg, and Miss Inez Smith,of King’s Creek, were married on the 7th inst, at the Baptist parsonage at Grover, by Rev. T. H. Mullinax. Dr. J. F. Garrett, who has been confined to his home several weeks on account of sickness, we are glad to s^ate has now resumed his duties in his office again. The play that was announced to be given by the young ladies at Lime stone College tonight has been pos'. poned. Notice will be given through these columns later. Mr. Joseph Franks and Miss Car rie Moore, both of this city, were married Tuesday evening at the home of the bride, by Magistrate C. T. Bridges. Rev. J. M. Steadman will preach in the BCiford Street M. E. church on “The Fifth Commandment,” next Sunday evening at 7 :30 The young people are especially invited to be present. The many friends of Officer Wm. F. Moore are pleased to see him at his post on the force again. Mr. Moore is a most efficient officer, but from an attack of rheumatism and u burnt leg, be has been confined to his home for some time. Babe Leech, colorec.was arrested in the city Monday for selling liquor, and carried before United States Com missioner J. B. Bell Tuesday. Af terhearing the testimony Commis sioner Bell committed him to jail to be tried at the next term of the United States court at Greenville. In the account of the Epworth League entertainment published in last Friday's Ledger, the nam<*8 of Miss Myrtle Littlejohn, who made the “Address of Welcome”, and Miss Rutlj Littlejohn, “Reciiation,” were inadvertently omitt d JWe take pleas ure in hereby making this correction Wednesday was one of the worst days of the winter. It was cold and cloudy with the wind coming out from the north-east, and about 12 o’clock a fine snow began to fall and continued at intervals till aft«r night. Thursday morning there was only a light skim of snow on the ground, but it was still cloudy and cold. # Foxes have been discovered in sev- aral sections of this county this win ter. and we hear of the boys getting a* ter them occasionally, but up to this time they have not caught any. The trouble seems to be that they have no well trained dogs. These fox hun’- ing boys are generally hard working fellows and will be apt to have better dogs by another winter. Freshness r,f youth often spoils the man. CAUGHT BY THE RELEASED GRIP. BY PE-RU-NA. Congressman Geo. H. White’s Case. A Noted Sculptress Cured. s m m iiiiiiihi 111 * * mil; iiiiiiii; Hi C; pi? 'Sr 1 iili:;::' F. ! %i m 11 l-i'y- W- M from 15 Western avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.: “ Following a severe attaek of la grlppo scr •j-ytEO-j Mrs. Celeste Covell writes from 219 N. avenue, Aurora, 111.: “Only those who have suffered with la grippe and been cured can appreciate how grateful I feel that such a splendid medicine as Peruna has been placed at the door of every suffering person.”— Mrs. C. Covell. Noted Sculptress Cured of Grip. Mrs. M. C. Cooper, of the Royal Acad emy of Arts, of London, England, now residing in Washington, I). C., is one of l he greatest living scul ptors and painters of the world. She says: “ I take pleasure in recommending Pe runa for catarrh and la grippe. I have suffered for months, and after the use of one bottle of Peruna I am entirely well.” —Mrs. M. C. Coojk r. D. L. Wallace, a charter member of the International Barber’s Union, writes £Vv C USE'S XL M The world of medicine recognizes Grip as epi- d e m I c ca tarrh, - - Medical Talk. fi/t :i .1 ■ rfe; V L LIEUT MUNT. A GRIPPE is epidemic catarrh. It spares no class or nationalty. The cultured and the ignorant, the aristocrat and the pauper, the masses and the classes are alike subject to la grippe. None are exempt—all are liable. Have you the grip? Or, rather, has the grip got you ? Grip is well nam^’d. The original French term, la grippe, has been shortened by tlu> busy Ameri can to read “ grip.” Without intending to do so a new word has been coined that exactly describes the case. As if clutched us In its fatal clasp. Men, women, children, whole towns and cities are caucht in the baneful grip of a ter rible monster. Pe-ru-na for Grip. Mrs. Theophile Schmitt, wife of the Ex-Secretary of the German Consulate, writes the following letter from 3117 Wabash avenue, Chicago, 111.: “I suffered this winter with a severe attack of la grippe. After using three bottles of Peruna I found the grip had some hideous giant with awful Grip had I disappeared.”—Mrs. T. Schmitt. M * '■ I seemed to be affected badly all over. “One of my customers who was greatly helped by Peruna advised me to try it, M and I procured a bottle the same day. Now my head is clear, my nerves are | steady, I enjoy food and rest well. Pe- | rnna has been worth a dollar a dose to me.”—D. L. Wallace. Lieutenant Clarice Hunt, of the Salt Lake City Barracks of the Salvatiou Army, writes from Ogden, Utah: “ Two months ago I was suffering with so severe a cold that I could hardly speak. “ Our captain advised mo to try Pe runa and procured a bottle for me, and truly it worked wonders. Within two weeks I was entirely well.”—Clarice Hunt. Congressman White’s T.etter. Tarboro, N. C. Gentlemen:—/ am more than satis* fled with Peruna and find it to he an excellent remedy for the grip and ca tarrh. I have used it in my family and they ail join me in recommending it as an excellent remedy.”—George H. White, Member of Congress. Mrs. T. W. Collins, Treasurer Inde pendent Order of Good Templars, of Everett, Wash., writes: “After having a severe attack of la grippe I continued in a feeble condition even after the doctors called me cured. My blood seemed poisoned. Peruna cured me.”—Mrs. T. W. Collins. If you do not derive 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 be pleased to give you his, valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hai tman Sanitarium, Columbus. O, luOuaLjOu/i L* February 12th Until March 20th. Nearly Forfeits Ills Life. A runaway almost ending fatally, started a horrible ulcer on the Bg of J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, III. For four years it defied all doctors and all remedies. But Bucklen’s Arnica Salve had ro trouble to cure him Equally good {or Burrs, Bruis-s. Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c at Cherokee Drug Store. EiaBEMBWBMMBBlMBMKBaBMMEMBgaSJ $ m a $ m Q? S3 ijg 54 Pairs Boys’ and Youths’ Fine Ranging in price from $ 1.00 to $2.50. * Pairs Men’s Fine Shoes, Ranging in price from $1.50 to $5.00. In order to reduce our Stock and make room for Spring Goods in the Shoe line we offer fer sale & W Cint / Young Men TO QUALIFY FOR GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. Rflfl FR£F SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED WWW I lllak WRIT! TO-DAY TO GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE. MACON. GA Hospitality at SAmnll ICxpeiiwe. Entertainment—that is, pleasure to your guests does not depend on the money you spend, hut on your own knowledge of how to receive and extend hospitality. Christine Terhune Herrick tellsyou all about it. Post paid. 50 cents. E. .1. CLOCK. Publisher. 15(5 Fifth Ave , New York. '5-12 04 m I m m m m LU m ft 177 Let us see how this will figure. $1.50 less *20 percent, discount, makes the Shoe co«t you $1.20. $2.00 less 20 per cent., makes the Shoe cost you only $1.00. $0.00 less 20 per cent., makes the Shoe cost you only $2 40. $3.50 less 20 per cent., makes the Shoe cost you onlv $2.80. t/ V $4.00 less 20 per cent., makes the etast you only $3.20. THIS COUNTS OFF FAST. Shoe Notice of Public Sale, On Thursday. February 11. I will s»dl at my residence in Cherokee county, about a miles west of Gaffney, to the highest bidder, my household furniture and farming tools, and all other property noi otherwise sold before that date,-which consists of mules, cattle, hogs, corn, fodder, etc. S-2-41 pd W.S. Bill. Tax Notice. December 31st is the last day taxes are payable without penalty. During Janu ary the penalty is 1 per cent.; during Febiuary the penalty is 2 per cent.; dur ing March (to 15th, last day) the penalty is 5 per cent. This schedule prescribed by law. W. Harry Gooding, County Treasurer. * s 240 Pairs Ladies’ Shoes, dt Ranging in price from $ 1.00 to $3.50. 84 Pairs Children’s and Misses’ Shoes, <.* Ranging in price from 50 cents to $2.00. This Sale does not include our entire Stock of Shoes, but does include some of the best values in [our stock, and most of the Goods offered are compara tively New Stock.• We must have the room for Spring Goods. 20 per cent, discount means 25 per cent, saved to you. If you do not need a pair of Shoes, but will need a pair any time soon, it will pay you to purchase for future need. Tell your neighbor. Shoes represented in this Sale are; Selz, Hamilton Brown, Berring and Wolf Bros. W. J. Gaffney, tsfcontli Carolina.