Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCamp. an von e five. It hoM 1 ' itself aloof from a»\ ent.ui^liii^ alliances. It stands lor purity in politics. It has Oee that there is no purity in politics these davs. That does not afford us a reason for not standing for it. It's <>n account ot ring rule that we have been kicking up such a storm, uni wedon t propose to en- e will be • The Ledger Is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri- ter into a scheme \\:.er y bute regular news letters must fur- come a party to a ring <d any kind, nish their name, not for publication, benefit would aeciue to the pcop.e but for identification. were we to form one ring to burst up ..n- Obituraries will be publ shed at ^ , live cent” » line. -'ll r,,,*, are lmrtl.,1 an.l .1 » the All correspondence should be ad- ring ue want to rid the people of. dessed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. 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 thot the paper is worth the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and bet ter. NOTES AND COMMENTS. • • • On account of the excitement me.dent to our efforts to keep tile public info Hied Election of Delegates. At a meeting of the Smith Lipscomb ■n art-ued Camp Sons of Veterans, held in the (,ty .. hall Friday evening, the to..owing dele gates were elide* 1 to the coining reunions of Confederate vet* rails in Charleston and Na-hvilie, Tenn : Charleston Col J (» M ardl.tw. \\ . C. Carpenter and A W <Infiith. Nashville —I). L. Al.eii, i> L. Moore. 11 K Osborne and W O Lipscomb Miss Ida Ross wasei cted sponsor for the camp. \V. () Lipscomb hist rian, and all the present olTicers were re-elected f .r an< ther term. The c unp fonnally accepted the invi tation of the Lodge Historical Club o! Limestone to join in the Memorial Day exercises .1 the* college and Oakland cemetery iod.t_\ f iesdayi. At the close ot the meeling a committee Notice of Electioa Whereas, a written petition of one- third • f the electors and a iike proi»or- as to the work of the "packers,” we have was appointed to de .tse some plan by ,1 . which the Sons might be inspire<l with neglected to note some things that we which me . o * , greater enthusiasm and an increased m should have noted, viz: The announce- f ereSt j n their organizition The "old ment of the intended improvements in vets" are fast passing away, and ere long North Carolina’s leading daily—’he onh the sons wid be Jleft to jierpetuate the memories which were so dear to the hearts of their fathers: and it is meet Charlotte Observer—by the installation of a new Hoe web perfecting press and ^j ie y exercise this glorious privilege and the acquisition toils already efficient with patriotic fivor and pride, staff of one of the brightest specialty writers of the day. We have been trying Application will be made to the Secre- to keep pace with this model newspaper, tary of State before a great while for the but must confess that the indications are B. B. Packing Company. The phenome- that it will outstrip us in the race for nal success of this enterprise has been fame and fortune. Then again, there is such as to warrant an extension operations. The Honor Roll. The following is the honor third grade of the r lion fit the tree-holders of the age ol twenty-one years, residing in the pro pi se'l graded school district '.iirveved did laid off by <». B Fouler, surveyor, and comprising the scluads of Ktta Jane, Sunnyddc and Pinckney Ferry m (low- deysviile Township, Cherokee count), has been filed with the count' Board of Education of said county, a-knig that an annual tax of two and one-half mills be levied and collected on property in said District to supplement the school fund of said District, it is ordered— That the Board of Trustees of said School District shall hold an election at D. N. Fowler's store in said District, on the twenty-first day of May, A. D . 1904, for the purpose of deciding if said tax sliall be levied and collected. At said election only such electors as return real or personal property for tax ation, and who ex'nibit their tax receipts and registration certificate', as required in general elections, shall ;>e allowed to vote. At said election the said Board of Trus- \ tees shall act|as Managers andjthe election shall be conoucted as is prodded by law- roll of the f° r conduct of general elections. Gaffney Graded At bai,i election each elector favoring the proposed levy shall cast a ballot con- School . . v . Ruth Biggers. 99; Ithiel Beam, 9S; John taming the word es' written or print- Kcndnck 97; Kate Switzer, 97: Evelyn ed thereon, and each elector opposed to of the appointment of former Senator Jeter Hood 97: Willie DeCamp, 96; Ruth Ser- said levy shall casta ballot containing ' C. Pritchard to the judgeship made vacant vice. 9 b; Grace Tolleson, 95 the word “ No ” wnUen or P n 1116,1 thcre - * • • by the death ef Judge Simouton. Thisis We wish to sav to the person who one appointment President Roosevelt on. The Liquor Question. To Ledger Readers: ‘‘swiped’’ our step ladder that we will should be applauded for. Mr. Pritchard Here "is a great question for every- , . r _ . £ t HI i — ~ . f a. V.^ 1. ... i.. ... * ^ _ 1. . r SI1 Within ten days after said electim, if the majority of those voting shall vote for said levy, the said Board of Trustees all furnish the Countv Auditor with the statement of the amount levied. esteem it a favor if he will inform us is one of the ablest men in the South, one; will you not take it for your where it is, that we may send for it. We and while we don’t like his politics we ow n. you Christian men and women. Bv order of the‘County Board of Kdu- will take pleasure in loaning it to him must sav that since the appointment had . an<l a ^ so younger ones, too? What cat { on 0 f Cherokee County. * 1 r 1 vHth th** harrnnma tho , , .. „• , . „ ii- shall we do with the barrooms, the any time he may need it again. We need logo to a Republican we are heartily glad (Uspensary an(1 the sa ioons all over it occasionally ourselves. to see :t go to a man who will adorn the our country? Just think for a mo- * • * posi.ion. ment or two what whiskey is doing At the last divide the State sent CUero- • * * »'»r our country today. It causes kee county #1,09933 to euucate her chil- Hon. T. \aticey Williams, ot Lancas- w s ; iffer for the want of brea<1 an(i dren with, it Ik-mg part of the money the ter, has announced himself a candidate 0 i o thing because of the husband State received from the fathers and for congress from this district. Mr. Wii- spending his money for whiskey and brothers of the children for whiskev at liams is Speaker of the House of the drinking it up instead of spending it ^ , . ...... ,• ‘ , .. 1 for the welfare of his family. He goes in debt to the merchants for the support of his family, ami then at the end of the year he comes out behind, still owing the merchants for the J. L. Walker, Chairman. R C. Sarratt. Jas. C. Jefferies, County Board of Education. May 7th, 1954. 5-10-41 Advertising is called by some an art. If it be an art it is the art of telling a story simply and convincingly. Nobody knows more about the strong qualities of an establishment than the proprietor who oversees it. Other things being equal, nobody should be able to write more convinc ingly of the articles he of fers for sale. In a store where the employer sells goods side by side with his clerks it is me that the employer will not be the best salesman. The reason is simple. He knows the goods from A to Z. He probably has pur chased them. He knows his aims. His arguments carry weight because they are convincing. The same arguments pre sented in the same way, with the same enthusiastic spirit, the same knowledge of detail, would attract new customers if presented through the advertising col umns of this paper. If you have not tried it, why not begin? If you have tried it and are not bed, let us know about it. its "great moral institution.” Moral Kill one generation to elevate another. * • * South Carolina legislature, ami is a good able man, so we are iutormed. Ti.e - - - Ledger, however, does not believe it good Today i' Memorial Day * What in-pir- politics to change congressmen, provided ing sentiments M ould slit the breast of wt have a good one, and while Mr. Fin- these who honor the dead! Goto the ley may not he so brilliant as some lonely city of the dead this day and lay others, we have reason to believe he is poor by the taste of whiskey. A good uoon the mound of some departed hero honest, sincere and faithful. It will take n.any say they cannot do without the or loved one a token. True, the morrow s , a new congressman j ears to get in touch for ‘ the ( \ ount y XVoI ] sun will wither and fade the token but with the members ot tuat body and he the need will serve to keep green tin. cannot do effective work, no matter how memory and life will be sweetened there-1 brilliant he may be, until he gets in supplies that he has bought during the year. Manv a rich man has been made FOR < < * 9 < « f t < ♦ i r % i i ♦ i 4 * c a « < c 4 « 4 C • € 1 < 4 < t I v * < 4 C « f « « K< > R BUILDERS' SUPPLIES LUMBER, SHINGLES. LAIRS. DOORS. SASH, BUNDS.. FLOORING, SIDING. CEILING, MGULuliij. also a rise line or Paints and Oils 50c tofl.-K) ner zai. L. BAKER Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON,- OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. H i' also taken special post-grui nate jeourse in the Eye, Ear, Nosejand ThroatjHospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically, o* j* Bay*' >ffice in l ! erokee I rug Co . B'ldi; that is bv. • • • Mayor Gaffney deserves credit for the attention he is giving the street' and ti e touch with otiicrs. Mr. Finley, will be ao.e beautifving of the ci: \ park. Fortner therefore, .11 our judgment, to .-.erve U' to new congressman we mignt semi. He ,‘i.i' oeeu 111 eon^re.-iv eigai veais, KiloW' lietler advantage than any Mayor Little seta rapi 1 pace mi this direc- .sometiiiug of its workings, and can, 111 tion, and his succes'ot .a proving hinised reasoiialiieness, be ot more value to tress it brings upon tin* people. true, it brings in a good deal: hut turn and look on the other side, and this is the place for you to stop and think for a moment or two. Go to your court house and look over the records and count up the expenses of the crimes that, have been committed dur ing the year on account of whiskey, then see what it costs the county. You will see what it brings to the countv besides the sorrow and dis- jiA-To-Date Job Print- ! ng. cail at th* LEDGER Office. Gaf f ney, S, C equal to tlie emergency . Nothing adds more to the attractiveiie.s of a tow n than pretty, well kept streets, and our city- fathers are to be coniiue:ided for their efforts in tliis direction. • * * ’T:s funny how the ‘puckers" deport themselves. The innocents sincerelv de clare the' gixid na’.o;. . while the real v or till "packers ur j -• s i.. tr ^ , look sour and lbs constituents the next two years than 111 the entire eight lie has been there. We of the rioiilii bate got to learn that a good steady-working congressman is worth more to us than a brilliant meteor, and that tne way to make them worth more to us than they are is to keep them there. We are not r ising any object- j 1. ;,s I ... 1,1.11 ill!.- ... 1. lo must c. 0 no _ Ue S.1OUIU not he tiie man, but we are "agin swap 1 grum. and refuse to be social to an old | . lug horM „ U1 Hie middle of the stream,’- ! (ho stuff out acquaintance. Come, bullies, don t get a ii(j believe that to change now would Now I hope that each and every one of the readers of this paper will take this thought with them and let it be their prayer that they may have a dry town around their own homes to raise their children up in. I can tell you of three or four towns or villages that have become dry within the last few years, and tin* citizens say their towns have ■(' •n more sur-cn-sful v inc<* whi-key .as viit *i out of them than th»»y ever were before; and i believe it will be true in every town that votes It won t <io any good. Just rc- i lavc Hie cifect of negativing much ot the huffy. solve, even if you don’t keep the resolu tion, to be good hereafter. • • • We were pleased to note the announce ment in last Friday’s Ledger of the in- Drive out the from your town whiskey and beer ' silent good work Mr Finley has doing and lias mapped out. been Clarence E. Marsh. Let Us Celebrate. Gaffney, S. C, May 9. 1904. KNOWS MI-O-NA WILL CURE. tended move on the part of the Moses Mr. Editoi: Wood Chapter of the Daughters of the * lr; - 1 rea,i - vo “ r ^torial in Mst _ , , . _ ... 1 uesdav s issue, aiso ’\ox 1'opuu s iet- Cotitederacy in an effort to raise funds to lcr j,, p r i«lay’s issue with mucii interest erect a monument to Cherokee's C uiied- and 1 am with vou and him regarding Ulc erate dead. May Godspeed attend the celebration of July 4th. 1 here can be no efforts of these noble women who will ooulil that the celcbrati«.iis 111 toriner , , , , . , vears have been of iiiestimaOie !>enetit to thus honor themselves 111 honoring the G affne y, not only as a means of advertis- dead heroes whose memory is made ing the progressiveiicss of our tov.uand glorious by deeds of va’.or and a self-sac- its people, but the have Ikcu the means of rifice the equal ot which the world knows stimulating the fratern.d sp.rit between tne people ot the tow n ..nd those ot the 1101 country as well as inculcating a spirit of * * * patriotism that is ttie bu’wark ot our We haven't mentioned the matter to a country s safety. i<y all means ic-t single man who has offered or who in- celebrate, .•s.iicerc-.y jours A CITIZEN'. tends to offer for office in this county this year, but no man who is interested in the welfare of his county ?hould cast a vote for anv man that does not believe in Gaffney Drug Co. have Such Faith in This Great Dyspepsia Remedy That They Guarantee It. I' is an unusual thing for a druggist to sell a medicine under a guarantee to refund the money if it does not cure. Yet this is the way Gaffney Drug’ r ’o.. tin* popular druggists, are selling Mi-o-na. the .standard dyspep sia remedy. Never before have they had so large a number of customers tell them that a medicine ha- cured as vith Mi-o-na. People who a few months ago looked like walking skele tons have put on flesh and today are Us ruddy and vigorous with perfect di gestion and good health, solely due to the use of this remedy. There is no longer any need of any one suffering or making their friends suffer on account of dyspepsia, for Mi-o-na can be relied upon to cure. z&EasBBssmmm&r* Drug Store Keeping Is uur fort; we pride our selves on the w ay that our store is kept. Drop in at any time, we take great pie i>- urein showing y ou our im* mense stock. S. B. Crawley & Co. 813 Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery- Prescriptions Properly Filled and Promptly Delivered The Up-to-date Market, The reason we say up-to-date is. we keep everything good to eat all at one place and handled In experienced men. We will men tion a few: Fine, fat Beef, Pork, Sausage. Any cut desired To boil: Cabbage, Irish Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Beans, Peas. For pies: Can Peaches, Blackberries and the old time Huckleberries. They are elegant. It takes no sugar. Fine green Apples, Changes, Unions and Union Sets and Garden Seeds. When you want something good, just call No. 60 ami it will soon be there. L. W. McGUINN. inPORTANT. '1 nis is very important to you if you are going to buy anything that goes into your home in the way of Furniture, Stoves. Crock ery, China. Glas-ware and 111a y other useful tilings too numer ous to mention We have been recei'-ing new goods almost daily since we have opened and would like for you to call and inspect our stock and get < ur prices be fore vou buy. Uur intention is to se’l our share of the goods .hat are sold in our line, if quaii- ty and the right s-rt of pm es will -ell them. We have receiv ed a beautiful line of ru^s that w ill lie sold cheaper than ever before in Gaffney Also a big shipment of odd piec s of China and Glassware which help so much to make the table look more attractive, Uu*- line of Rockers can’t be btat anywhere. We have them from #1 <x)to#S uo Come and see onr $10 00 Center 4 Table—old time sty le and a bean- tv. ktinember that we are ad ding all kinds of novelties to our stock—things that are suitable for wedding and birthday pres ents, and other things too num erous to mention, that will please the children. Come to see us whether you buy or not—we will appreciate it. W, V, HompliriBS & Ccmpary. In Ausidi Fuff-ling. Next to Gaffney Live ivock Co. Statles. New Dress Good B & For the Hot Days That Are Coming Of Great Value to Gaffney. Grassy Pond, b. C., May 7, ’04. Dear Mr. h .itor : honesty of purpose and good roads. I read "Vox PopuliV letter in your last The p ’centage of cures is so nearly Honesty of purpose is good principle; issue regaiding the Fourth of July cele- one him 1 red per cent, t.iat there i- , , , , braiioii and I am ol the same mind as he. good roads mean more to the farmer j hellevt the ctic | jrakI „ IJS lhc past have than anytliing else material offered by can- i Mtn great value to Gaff my I? the didates. Insist that the man you vote tor tow n people only knev. how we ot tile stands for honesty of purpose—unselfish Country loo-c torware to the annual ieic- devotion to the good of the masses-aud m(v> a Miigle year without celeb.mir.g good roads, and even it vou lose your vote you will be conscious f having done your duty to yourself and your tellow- man. • • • Pratt <11 I feel sure that they would never miss Tne-e celebrations . re tile Pcsi means ot rin ..ing into cios r touch and more trie:.dly relations i .etown and country Dto. le, among wnom there is j..st a ifilic too much difference. Faithfu .v yours, A Farmer. If there is a better weekly newspaper in South Caro.111a than i lie Gaffney Led ger it lias not come our way. liroiner DeCamp amt lazy, like some members of the editorial profesh, ami one can a.- ways find a column or two o spicy edi torial matter that s good to read. Good local matter—"Tarheel” Heins and two Cols, of newsy paragraphs tioin our own Stale—and a letter troin "ntta Jane" every clip—and Etta is no bad gai.— Carolina Citizen. When the modest young lady who graces the business office of this estao- lishment read the above, she smiled audibly and walked off humming, "Let the women do the work." w hich was an indication that she was under tbeimpres sion that Brother Meehan was either not acquainted with the work of this office or that the editor of The Ledger had succeeded in deceiving him. • • » A friend jocularly addressed us an A Call to Sons of Veterans. Gaffney, :s. C.. May y..., . ,;i Attention; v. 1 p Smith Lip-va inb. 1 lilted So:i> •>: , Iitedi rate \ details. Comrades; — Y«>u .. e urge I t > be present at Limestone v»o.u eat 3 a'-* ** ' on lli.s (Tuesday t.rnoo... r,i..y loin, 19*4, to pardiip.i.e ii, the inci;io:;ai exercises uimei :..e auspices <>: t .e L<,>ige Historical cluo, and to aid t.,e.'e nook* wouie.i 11. Ic. -jraling the ^r.ivcs ot an Coiileiicr.ite '', t i lers. By orcer of, j. G. Wardi.aw, Commandant. < Afficial: \V. W. Thomas. Adjutant. ’ittle ri<! to Gaffney Drug Co. in giiarantf-ing r o rerurn the ironey if **10 ne licine *’•* •- not cure, a vl they tin ’ ready to do .0 witho ir any •U“-ri( r. --. f'ea lec: eall forms of imrino-t'er, '• -. - e* > 0 tbe o-yes. dizzy ‘'■'■lings a »r -deep, ringing in the ears an 1 !' >r.n- of 1 iv■ *r trouble are cured Py Mi-o-na. price 5nc. A few days’ ' ei*?a en f hows considera - ' gain in 1 -i’t!' an- 1 a cure spee.li’v follows. ' r ’ e.-e days are the host in the 1 • year for the enjo' ment of good health. And Mi-o-na v ill put you ir ’-b perfect condition that you cr. •njoy every minute of them. Examining Gaffney's Industries. Prof. D. A. DuPre, of Wofford Col lege. and several members of the enior class, o*. me to Gaffr -y last ’•’riday mortffng and visit - i Capt. Boss' tin n ine, the monrzite mines >f rhis section and the lime fiuarries ^t Limestone Springs; also the finish ing mill and bleachery of the Gaff ney Manufacturing Comnany. They <- -re well pleased with their visit and he Professor pronounced the tin ine as all right and a big thing. t ♦ 4 4 4 ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 t t ♦ A Sensible Woman. [Fairfax F.nterprise ] We til.ink our v?is-»d brother K 1. De- Camp for a pviioii L 'tying o: hia in Tile Ledger of April 291I1. We certainly It Is always difficult to convince the mae who talks to himself that he ha a ’ >ol for an audience. The question of precedence in *hi' country is merely a question of hustle. Ottsite tlie other .lay. We deny the soft would rather have "good hard common A I)OUn ,| of can dy will do more with impeachment. Mr. Otts has professed a sense than the most uncommon sense a woman than sixteen hours of argu- * , 1 that leads into bog-; jast as we would, ment personal friendship for ux and we have ^ a woinan . K ra t! J ler know how to reciprocated to a degree, but tiffs news- mag*. ^,,,,1 bread than to "play the \ man who is fearless is never a paper is not "plugging" for Mr. Otts or piano." liar. Tbe most brilliant gem that was ever takes from the earth would aot amount to much if there were no peo ple to appreciate its beauty and to vie with each other for its possession. The most spacious store, the most carefully selected stock of goods, the clever est corps of clerks will not avail unless people know about them. Knowledge of such things is spread in various ways. A passerby may drop in and be impressed. He may tell his neighbor, and he in turn may tell somebody else. That is one way, and there are some merchants who today think it is good enough. Modern develop ment, however, has sup plied in newspapers the best means. They go into ev ery home in the land, how ever humble, however mag nificent. Through them all of the information can be supplied, not to one, but to thousands. Are you using this waper to the best advantage? -x « < i < < i 4 4 4 4 4 i 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 < 1 ^Beautiful styles in Swisses with wreaths of blue, green and pink flowers, picot stripes with large flowers in dainty colorings. Organdies with large flowers that have the very touch of spring. Knicker Zephyrs in grays, blues and greens that are so stvlish this seaeon. 4/ Ginghams and Mercerized Chambrays for making the shirt waist suits. Something new in Crepes with the daintiest of flowers, pink and heliotrope, which seem to vie with nature in the botanist "garden. Come and see them, as it is hard to describe the beauty of these new spring and summer Dress Goods. Our line of wool Dress Goods is unsurpassed in this citv and would do credit to a much * larger place. J iWe are always in line on Slippers and Shoes, soft sole for the tinv baby. Sandals and Ox- fords for the Child, the Miss, the young Lady, the middled age Lady and the old Lady. Our Millinery Department is growing in favor with the Ladies who want stylish up-to-date Headgear at correct prices. We try not to overlook anything in this depart ment, something to suit all pocket books. W. J. Wilkins ®> Co. Gaffney, S. C.