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J THE LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCarnp. The Ledger is pot responsible for the views of correspondents. cause such a state of affairs to ex- BLACKSBURG’S SCHOOL. 1st as to make such a protest neces- p atrons sti|| Discussing Action of the PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. sary, we are here for that purpose. R. M. Ro r NViikinsville, paid The Ledger a visit j mine and I have no desire whatever Saturday and subscribed. : to sever their friendship, but will you Miss I J- R- Batchelor favored The x I ,.n — NOTES AND CEMENTS. According to our observation the Correspondents who do not contri- farmers who raised their bread and bute regular news letters must fur-, meat at home, are the ones who have nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Obituraries will be published at five cents a line. All correspondence should be ad- dessed to Ed. H. DeCarnp, Manager. best credit and most money. * * * How many patrons of our “great! We invariably discontinue sending The Ledger when a subscription runs out, for we have no way of knowing that a person wants it except by re ceiving his or her renewal. We ur gently solicit a prompt renewal, on the ground that the paper is worth the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and bet ter. moral institution” who bought the I older in years and experi “chemically pure” from it last week | recognize the serious disadv VIOLATING CITY ORDINANCE. There is an ordinance in the ordi nance book of Gaffney which prohibits the property holder of Gaffney from building wooden houses in a speci fied district in her limits, and if one of our citizens were to attempt to do such a thing he would be drawn up before the city court in less than twenty-four hours and made to pay dollars or serve time for his temer ity. The Southern Railway company is violating that ordinance this very day and as we know without any pro test from the city authorities. Law is law. It is binding on all alike, and cannot be twisted about to suit the conveniences of individual violators. As a matter of fact, the permit was granted by the old council and no blame for its issuance can be at tached to the present council for that. We do not mean to criticise, but it appears to us that the pres ent council might make some effort to revoke the permit that was un lawfully granted by its predecessors. We can understand why Mayor Gaff ney would dislike to take steps as hu individual in this matter, lor it would place him in an awkward posi tion. His taking action as an oflicial could not be construed as an individ ual attack on the Southern Railway. The whole council should take the matter in hand and put a stop to this special privilege, which is an out rage upon the individual property holders of the town. The Southern Railway should not expect nor ask a town council to violate its ordi nances for its special benefit. The Southern Railway Company has a monopoly in this section, and be cause of its power it outrages every thing and everybody it can. It is such conduct as this that causes people who are inclined to be gener ous toward it to become’ imbittered against it. How many people realize can truthfully say that they signed before they got it? * * * The Enoree Presbytery meets in Gaffney next week, it will be a most representative body of Christian workers and the latchstring of every home in the town, regardless of de nomination, will hang from the out side. * # • The Charleston News and Courier and the Columbia State, the two big South Carolina papers, are discussing Governor Aycock for the vice presi dency. They both think he would fill the bill.—Charlotte Chronicle. The Ledger nominated Governor Aycock for the vice-presidency six months ago, and we are flattered to have our nomination seconded by two such able newspapers. • * • We attended the North Pacolet In terdenominational Sunday School Convention at ElBethel Sunday and were impressed with the great good this body is accomplishing. It is com posed of some of the best people in the world, and it is gratifying to note what interest some of the grayhaired patriarchs take in the work. These good men and women deserve a great deal of praise for their zeal in behalf of the cause of Christ and humanity. The association has been in exist ence fifteen years and its labors have not been in vain. May it live long to impart its usefulness to the people it aims to serve. pleasure, of not having an education those who recognize the advantages of such. Up to this time your cor has refrained from saying anything on the subject, because of a hope that matters would adjust themselves to the satisfaction of all parties concern ed. But there has been no adjust- Boiling Springs, N. C., the last of the week. Martin Roberts, a good young Broad river farmer, spent some time in the city Satruday. Mr. and Mrs. James Byars, of Al- nent of the matter. On the contrary, good, were shopping in the city yes- there has been such action on the | terday. A Pleased Customer. Chicago, 111., March 7th, 1904. Pub. “Ledger,” Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir:—Herewith we hand you our check in payment of your recent statement for last year’s advertising contract. We note the improvement of your paper and congratulate you on your progressiveness. We appreciate the care you have given our business and wish to thank you for the courteous treatment you have at all times extended us. Our agent made a contract with you last October, which went into ef fect at the expiration of last year’s contract, so that you should now be continuing the advertisements under the new contract. If you do not have a copy of this renewal contract, ad- part of the trustees as to inflame public feeling, hence the publicity hereby given. The present superintendent, F. E. Dibble, and the Misses Carwile, Le- land, Tennet and Healen, his assis tants, were elected by Dr. J. T. Dar win, Dr. Wm. Anderson and A. J. Go forth, the then trustees. The con tract with the superintendent, and each teacher, was for the scholastic year of nine months. On February 2nd, 1904. Dr. J. M. Caldwell, Rev. G. Croft Williams and Dr. John G. Black were elected trustees. The day. Hoag Allison, a prominent over-the- Broad citizen and farmer, made a business visit to the city Saturday. Uncle Joe Price, a gallant veteran of the 5th South Carolina Volunteers of the sixties, was among his friends in the city yesterday. He was in The Ledger office, where he is al ways a welcome visitor. Miss Effie Hopper and Miss Annie Anspach went to Charlotte, N. C., Friday. can de- the con- until are our Gabriel’s ,'hit- you to »».». | uiuc jou irom me faces of those Cook, on Grenard street. He called i school teachers. to see The Ledger. Let me reason this matter with Alderman J. F. Fincken went to you Just Suppose that when you Charleston last week to attend the three trustees and those four teach- funeral of a sister. ors die that you should be unfortu- J. Eh JeTeries spent a day in Spar nate enough to sink down into per- tauburg the last of the week. dition, and should the teachers be Mr. and Mrs. Luther Guthry, of fortunate enough to rise up into Goucher, were shopping in the city I eternal glory, would it not be very Friday. humiliating to you to look up through Mrs. W. T. Thompson left the city dense volumes of flames and smoke, Frirlnv trk • * —a 1 — — .uiuiucs oi names and smoke, Friday to spend some time with r«l- and plead in vain with old Father atives in Cleveland county, N. C. Abraham to let those teachers dip John R. Webster, of Cowpens, came the tip of their fimrers in to the city on business Saturday. Gaston Littlejohn, of White Pla tip of their fingers in water and come down there to cool your Plains, parched tongue? This is a serious was a business visitor in the city matter with you, gentlemen. inv He called to see The over it and repent over it. vise us and we will forward you one. Kindly continue the advertisements the difference in freight rates that without any break. 0^1 l.I x. exists in this town today and the rate that existed three years ago? It is x fact that the rates are higher on almost every commodity shipped into this town. There is no excuse for this but the insatiable greed of this Thanking you for past favors, we are, Yours truly. E. C. DeWitt & Co. Oliver Hames, of State Line, made a business trip to the city yesterday. Moses Littlejohn and L. D. Bonner, school continued, but on March 7th, | prominent farmers of Goucher, were 1904, Superintendent Dibble was noti- in the city yesterday, tied by the chairman of the board of | W. Sam Lipscomb, Cherokee’s hustling farmer and all-round busi ness man, was in the city Saturday. Kinyon Blanton went to Shelby, N. C., Monday on business. Col. T. B. Butler went to Shelby, N. C., Monday on business in the court which is in session there this week. Ex-Treasurer J. B. Jones cut a lit tle of his farm work out Saturday and came down to the city. Miss Jenny Elliott, of Waco, N. C., who has been visiting her relatives, the family of Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Thompson, on Victoria avenue, re turned to her home Friday. P. S. Weber, merchant and farmer of Wilkinsville, was a business visi tor in the city Saturday. Capt. W. S. Forbes, of Richmond, Va., was in the city Friday the guest of Mr. P. V. Gaffney. He took a good block of the stock of the Pied mont Springs Company. Fred V. Turner, who has been buy ing cotton in Georgia the past sea son, has returned to his home in this city. F. E. and P. E. Ellis, of State Line, paid The Ledger a visit Friday. E. A. Trescit, Esq., of Blacksburg, was in the city Friday on legal busi ness. Peter Byars, a prominent citizen and successful farmer from across the Broad, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Felix Littlejohn, of Ravenna, was in the city Saturday. He called to see The Ledger and added a name to our list. Gist Reynolds, a young farmer of Saturday. Ledger. Dr. J F. Garrett, who has been spending some time in Baltimore, re turned to the city Friday much im- i proved in health. Dr. W. Reflect W. P. Tolbert. He Reads It All. Near the State Line, March 24th, 1904. monopolistic railway company. Editor Ledger, Naturally this newspaper has a Dear Sir:—As my subscription is tendency to be kindly disposed to- out enclosed find a sufficient amount ward the Southern Railway Company, j regU j ar jy as breakfast and dinner and Its officials have been kindly dis- j arn as a nxious to get it Tuesday and posed toward us in the granting of Friday as I am my meals. The first personal favors. We want them to thin « I read when my paper arrives , . , . is the happenings of the State, then make money. They have a pe e t the j etter from Ktta j ane> t jj 0n the right to expect and require a profit Tar Heel State, then to the editorial on the business they do. But there column where, as a general thing, I is no sense, no justice, no righteous- ' ,< ' c °me more interested than in any , i I )art of the paper, and when I get the ness in acting like highwaymen an(1 mos t interesting parts of the paper robbing people simply because they read then I begin to pick the best have the power to do so. ' out of the worst until I read about Ronor nas^ T 4-1 1 i i * * 1 trustees that the school would be discontinued on the 1st day of April, as they (the trustees) desired to use what funds that were on hand to re pair the school building. A majority of the patrons of the school district protested against such action. Their protest was in the form of a petition, and was considered at a meeting of the trustees on the 22nd day of March. At that meeting it was de cided to deny the request of the pe titioners and insist on the carrying out, in spirit and letter, their notice to the superintendent, i. e., that the school be closed April 1st. On March 2.”rd, 1904, Superintendent Dibble was notified that he had been re moved because of his incompetency, and the school would be closed. Such are the facts. Now the motives supposed to have prompted these trustees in their ac tion have been questioned in the press and otherwise. Indeed, grave charges have been made against the trustees, which at least cloud their actions with suspicion, yet they re main silent. If their motives were pure and their action justifiable why any hesitency on their part in stat ing frankly and publicly their rea sons? If their actions were prompt ed by such motives as has been charged by a correspondent in your paper, their failure to answer these charges will not be lost upon the pub lie. E. A. T. Ezell Etchings. Ezell, March 28.—The rain has stopped the plows again but the en ergetic farmer is going right on with other work. There is never a day but there is something to do on a farm. Wheat is growing fast now, and there appears to he a very good stand. There is a great difference in the ap pearance of wheat. Last year at this time it would hide a rabbit; this year it has not covered the ground. We will find later which is the better sign. We have a great scarcity of sweet potato seed in this neighborhood, as nearly everybody lost their potatoes. We are to have a new enterprise in our community. Messrs. Jno. Love lace and B. T. Hicks, two of our wide awake farmers, have a canning out fit, and are going into the canning business this summer. The school at Simpson closes to day. Mr. K. O. Huskey has proved to be a good teacher and we regret the school has to close so soon. There will be an educational rally at Arrowood April 7th. Prof. Carlisle, of Wofford College, Superin- tendent of Education Elmore, of Spartanburg county, and Rev. L. M. Midway Matters. Midway, March 26.—Mr. Bate Pet- , tit, son of J. W. Pettit, has been se- Dr. W. C. Hamrick went to Spar- riously ill for several days and was tanburg Friday. little better, if any, at last ac- J. B. L. Pettit, of Ravenna, was a counts yesterday, business visitor in tho city Saturday, i ^J rs - George Turner is now very Clough Inman, of Sarratt, accompa-1 seriously ill with what her physician nied by h’s bright little son, Glenn, ‘ s fearful of being fever, paid Tho Ledger an appreciated visil Minnie Bonner, of Grassy Saturday. Pond, spent several days this week Walter Gaffney, a conductor on the '7 bedside of her sick sister, Mrs. Southern, was in the city yesterday George Turner. Jairus. visiting his parents, Mayor and Mrs.. Gaffney, S. C., R. M. Gaffney, on Limestone street March 25, 1904. John Estes, a successful farmer of Etta Jane, was a business visitor in the city Friday. rOT Oct id. Mr. and Mrs. <5. F. J. Scruggs, of I T—* c«4 r « ^ i*. non fSALL—Lot and six-room hous State tone, were shopping in the city T Cherokee avenue, Good barn and su Friday. on pren' 1 —** *— MisslMarie Smith was shopping in U)ril< ‘ ys the city Friday. Hon. Wm. Jefferies came up to the city Friday on business. use on am, inM-sr For Rent. Albert Bettis, a prominent citizen F < n,V tENT ~ Foup ro,mj llo usef j.'j'JaTr _ ——— - • • ti. \j itn m . • ney. :i-:.‘5-tf and successful over-tbe-Broad farmer, onTKSol rooms to let In the star Theatre was a business visitor in the city O A. x. Wood. i-^’-tf Friday. He called on The Ledger and p*oK KENT—A good two-horse farm with a subscribed. ! * neat live-room cottage. Apply at once to J. C. Lipscomb. 2-hi-t^ corner Race ar d Smith. l-»-tf A. W. Smith, an energetic farmer i -M-z-r.—— of A1 good, spent some time in the F'.VolmsimsTreets'*'w 'l 1^ city Friday. ’ : —— John Hames, a good farmer of State ; XA/nn+zxH Line, accompanied by his little son,; YX.®**X©U. visited the city Friday. Asked to Reconsider. Blacksburg, March 29.—I noticed an article in last Friday’s Ledger re garding the closing of the Blacksburg graded school by the trustees before the term expires. Now, Mr. Editor, I don’t want to get mixed up in any thing that doesn’t concern me, nor I do not want to wound anybody’s feelings. In the past two of those trustees have been good friends of W ANTED—Hoarders. Meals 25c; special rates to permanent ixtarders. Rooms furnished. Mrs. A. L. Turner, in W. Sam l.inscoml) new buil'ling. Limi‘stone St. 3-s-tf W ANTED—To make siranrht loans On • ty real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr29-tf J. 0. Jefferies. Money Loaned. L OANS on improved farms !or a term of years at seven per cent, interest. No '•ommlsslons. For information apply t- #/C Jefferies. Attorney at Law. f -lyr K V III ItITION ISKKD -IILOOD WILL TKLL” I WILL PAY $30.00 FOR FOUR WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS READ THE CONDITIONS ion w n„ i i r * r | “■wiwji, pastor of the First Baptist How long are the people going to a JJ V 80 (,oln ^ 1 set the best i church of Spartanburg, and other —all the time. I . - submit to the outrages perpetrated by this gigantic monopoly? Are they going to continue to sit supinely by and allow this concern to trample upon them and grind them down? Are there no rights of the people that this monopoly must respect? Have its officials no sense of honor Yours truly. Subscriber. Well Pleased With It. Camden, S. C., March 10th, 1904. Ed. H. DeCarnp, Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir:—Find enclosed $1.00 for * . I my renewal to The Ledger, and am •' glad to say that 1 am well pleased , from the public every cent that they vvith the paper. There is only one can and give in return an inefficient, | fault I have with it and that is I inadequate and indifferent service? ? ery °^ en to get Tuesday’s There is not a town along its line ' " ‘ that is solely dependent upon it, but; speakers of note are expected to at-| tend. Mr. K. Price and Miss Louisa Rodg ers were married Sunday the 20th by Magistrate G. I). Scruggs. Mr. T. C. Vassey is all smiles now. He lias a little T. C. at his home. The Sunday schol at Arrowood was rganized Sunday. March 27th. More Anon. First—The chicks must he hatched from eggs purchased from me. Second—The chicks must be entered in the contest by the ones who purchased eggs. Third—I will arrange for an exhibition of the chicks which enter this contest, and will notify each purchaser of eggs, later, just what day in December, 1904, this exhibition will take place. I will have an experienced judge to score the birds and will pay |you cash for the four highest scoring ones, as follows: 510.00 for the best cockerel, #7.50 for best pullet, 57.50 for second best cock erel, 55 00 f or second best pullet. As to my reliability and responsibility, I refer you to IxAh banks or any busi ness firm in Gaffney, S. C. rr / V. ) ‘ it -Nv. /X . 1 • ( •* -j 1 ' U' • •>' • ' s A _ T fc/.S >•' *. A ~ ^ r&jtSb -•'♦Tt 4 *- -•:^ * f — A- \ *• A Gaines' White Plymouth Rocks (L. K. Klclivl strain) “THE BEST IN THE WOULD" PRIZE WINNERS WHEREVER SHOWN They are bred for beauty and utility, and are the best general purpose fowl in existence. Fine layers and good mothers. Price of Ekkm from my prize winning peim; Setting, (15 EggM) PCt.oo. Only a Limited Number of Settings For Sale You had better place your order now; Eggs can he delivered to suit your cou- *Cv*~ -C vemence. It will not cost you much to start right and you may raise the four chickens which you can sell to me for 530.00 I guarantee eggs to reach you iu good condition. or I would have to sell eggs at 15c per dozen and a fowl for 25 or 30c, if I bred mongrels, but I don't bother with that kind* neither should you; it don't pay. It costs no more to breed fine fowls than scrubs. No Circulars; Order from this Advertisement. Terms Cash GAINES’ POULTRY YARDS, E, H. GAINES, Proprietor, Gaffney, SohUi Carolina. is made to suffer by its greed. In stead of trying to crush the life out of its supporters it should lend a helping hand and try to aid the up building and progress of the people who support it. Its advertisements are alluring and one is led to believe from reading them that it is lend ing a helping hand toward the devel opment of this great Piedmont sec tion, whereas the truth of the mat ter is that it acts like a vampire and sucks the life blood from commerce. True, we are progressing in spite of Mr the Southern Railway, but if the Yours respectfully, L. A. Jackson. < v 1 !> jr>> ■vT Pretty Tough on Gaffney. [Anderson Mail.] The Gaffney Ledger takes us to task for saying that a man lias been masquerading in female attire in Gaffney. The Ledger claims iliat the occurrence took place in Charlotte. The only excuse we can offer is that we thought Gaffney was the only town in the country where a man could do such a thing. CLOTHING! CLOTHING!! All the Latest Styles for Men, Youths and Boys. ^ V u V- A • * o\if 'f Can’t Do Without It. Cherokee Falls. S. C., March 22nd, 1904. DeCarnp, Gaffney, S. C. „ Sir:—Find enclosed one dollar for Southern Railway were inclined to, whlch please s „ ml me T he Ledger do its duty to the section through f or one year as I can’t do without it. which it operates, this country would | Yours and oblige, advance at a more rapid rate than it does. It’s time that a vigorous protest was being raised against tho unlaw- W. F. Ingram. Fully Abreast of the Times. The Gaffney Ledger lias recently installed a modern linotype machine fill and high-handed proceedings of to meet the demands of its rapidly this company. We dislike to be com- growing circulation. The Ledger is polled In the interest of the people to | “‘^7* of ‘He times, and 0 * gives all the late news that can be raise that protest, but if the bouthern crow ded Into its ample columns.— has no more regard for Itself than to j Southern Publisher. Boys’ Suits from 39c to $5.00. Youths’ Suits, $2.50 to $12.50. Men’s Suits, $2.50 to $25.00. Men’s all wool two-piece Suits, new and up-to-date, worth $7.- 50, for Easter, $5.00. New style hip Trousers, no buckle or strap, but belt strap. They cost nothing extra. 15 styles of white and fancy Vests jti from $1.00 to $3.50. Boys’ all wool, blue serge, two- piece Suits, sizes 7 to 17, for only $2.50; worth much more. Youths’ and Boys’ two-piece Suits, belt straps, padded shoulders, haircloth front, man tailored, just the thing for Easter; sizes 7 to 20 years. m n Carpenter & Byers