Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j ; \ *** r ■ v • T « In The Good Old Summer Time “ • - When you are looking for something real good, serviceable and cheap, just drop in at The Battery where there is always something doing. We are not advertising a clearance or clean-up sale to run off old rubbish or hard stock. We sell goods too fast and cheap to have such accumulations; so we offer you Special Good Old Summer Time Bargains in Brand New, Fresh Goods at Zero Prices Calicoes to go at 3 1 -2c per yd. We have Shirts enough for every man in the county to have two at the price of one. The Cheapest Store in The State J. C. RATLIFF, Proprietor One price to all and your money back if you want it—But you won’t. V III It’s Never Too Late to Do Good SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. !■ If you haven’t done so, have a few of your prescriptions * filled at our store, and you will realize that you have done yourself good by doing so. You will find that Our Prescription Department is stocked with the best drugs that money can buy. You will see that we fill prescriptions carefully and accurately, and last, but not least, we will save you money. The Gaffney Drag Co. Prescription Druggists. L-ool-c for tine I-for-wesslnoe Sigjn. 1 Josh Billings Said I luv the rooster for two things, one iz the kro that iz in him and the other iz the spur that air on him to back up the kro with. We are crowing loud and long for Crossett Shoes and we have got the Shoes to back up our crow with. Here'S 0061^“ The R.. S. Lipscomb Shoe Company EVERY MAN NEEDS A BANK’S SERVICE at some time, in some way or another. Our services, complete equipments and extensive facilties are at your command all the time. Call on US. :: :: :: ;; :: Merchants and Planters Bank, A. N. WOOD, Prest. CHAS. P. LIGON, Asst. Cashier. C. M. SMITH, Cashier. The Ledger is the paper. Take it. There was a light rain one mile northeast of the city Tuesday even ing. Robert E. Johnson is Keeping books for his father at the Live Stock sta bles. The market is well supplied now' with country raised melons and cante- loupes. eRv. C. M. eTal filled his apopint- ments at Draytonville last Saturday and Sunday. Hot! hot! but the Cherokeeans are working, putting the finishing touches on their crops. A series of meetings began at Grassy Pond church yesterday, that w r ill continue for several days. The city authorities are doing some good work on the sidew'alks and ; streets on Birnie and Limestone streets. Visitors from the country to the city the middle of this week have been scarce, but we look for them Satur day. Rev. Amos Clary will fill the pulpit of Limestone Springs Baptist church next Sunday for the pastor, Rev. L. C. Ezell. The many friends of Hon. Wm. Jef feries are glad to learn that he is re covering from a severe spell of sick ness. The State Dental Association of South Carolina is in session this w'eek at White Stone Springs. Gaffney is represented by Drs. W. K. Gunter and D. P. Thompson. All persons interested in the grave yard at Salem church are requested to meet at the church next Thursday morning, the 28th inst., at 8 o’clock a. m., to clean it off. A. W. Clary, Geo. Jefferies, Albert Kirby and Ben Clary are traveling in the North Carolina mountains. They are in their own conveyances and are camping and having a good time. Engineers of the Southern have been engaged this week in surveying a line for a spur track from a point on the main line near the Nott place to the lime works at Limestone Springs. The front of the Live Stock stables has been torn out to give place to the pressed brick and plate glass front to be placed in the handsome storerooms they are being converted Owing to the low stage of water in Broad river the Cherokee Falls Mills have to shut down a part of every day. The river is lower now than it is remembered to have been in the last thirty years. While Columbia. Spartanburg and Greenville are distressed at the quan tity and quality of their city water, Gaffney’s deep well is pouring out 50.000 gallms of water to her people every day, that is as pure as gold and clear as crystal. On Wednesday Mr. James George, who only has one arm, killed a blue crane on the wing near Wilkinsville that was about seventy-five yards from him. It measured five feet and three inches from the tip of the bill to the end of the toes. At a recent meeting of the direct ors of the Carpet Mill company, Mr. J. N. 1 ipscomb was elected pres’dent to succeed the late F. G. Stacy. Mr. Lipscomb is a thorough young busi ness man and well qualified for the responsible duties of the office. The colored Odd Fellows of the city are arranging for a big time on the 28th and 29th inst. They have secured the spring lot and grounds at Lime stone and the program will include a barbecue, speaking by prominent men of the race, baseball and other amuse ments. People in the country are becoming more and more intersted every day in having the State liquor shop in Gaffney closed. Many gentlemen in the county who are in position to know, have recently told us that the people in the country are ripe for the change and want it made. Mr. and Mrs. John McKinney, who have been living in Gaffney for some years, have returned to their former home at Providence, R .1. Mr. Mc Kinney w'as employed in the finishing mill here, and he and Mrs. McKinney made many friends in Gaffuey, who regret to have them leave us. We extend to them our best wisheh for the future. Mr. T. G. Chalk, of Ravenna, w r ho has passed many years of his now’ j rather long life in teaching, is attend ing the county summer school for teachers, trying to better equip him self for his life work in w’hich he is a great favorite of his patrons. Al- i ways, as in all the walks of life, con scientiously doing his duty as he sees it, Mr. Chalk is a citizen for our county to be proud of. W. J. Dougall, alias C. M. Monett, alias E. C. Smith, and Mrs. Hattie P. Rice, who were arrested Monday by Sheriff Thomas at Blacksburg, under a warrant charging them with living in adultery, which was sw’orn out by Mrs. Smith, w’ho says she is the wife of the man with many names, have, after sending many telegrams to friends in the North, put up a cash bond of $1,000.00 with Magistrate Gold for their appearance for trial at the October term of court. On last Sunday night Sam Smith, colored, from the Wilkinsville section, ; came to towm and captured one of his run away minor hoys and took him home. Before reaching home, however, he stripped the boy and gave him a good sound thrashing in which the neighbors were amazed by the cries of the boy for mercy. C. C. Mabry went before J. L. Strain, magis trate, and took out a warrant against Smith for cruelly mistreating his child and the magistrate fined Smith ten dollars or twenty days on the .chaingang. The fine was promptly | paid. COME! COME TO SEE US, We are Sacrificing Colored Wash Goods in Batistes, Lawns, Nickers, Zephyrs and many other lines in summer goods. It is our intention to clean up all summer goods. All remnants at greatly reduced prices. :: Ladies’ and Misses’ Summer Hats at your own prices. :: :: Men’s Straw Hats at cost and below cost. Men’s Slippers and some broken lines of Sun day Shoes at prices that have touched the lowest mark. :: :: :: ;; See us for your Children’s, Misses’ and La dies’ Slippers. Prices will be cut deep on most every line of these in cur house from this time on. :: :: :: :: Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King’s New Life Pills. These pills change weakness into strength, list lessness into energy, brain-fag into mental power. They’re wonderful in building up health. Only 25c per box. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. S C CURES WHERE AIL ELSE FAILS. Cough Bjrup. TasitM Good. Us la time. Bold by druggists. CONSUMPTION Many a coward is masked in a cloak of prudence. The handkerchief contest at THE FAIR is out Monday. Ail ladies hav ing guesses are especially invited to be present at 4 o'clock in the after noon, Monday, July 25th, to see them counted. See us t see us! We will save you money* W. J. Wilkins & Co. Gaffney, S. C. The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Co. Offers for sale BuHdinK Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney; also Farms ne by and In reach of the Sch<x)ls of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots of 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm purposes For full particulars apply to J. V. SARRATT, Agent. N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or over the lands of this company, cutting and removing timber, fishing or hunting, under penalty of law. BIG CLEARANCE SALE We have inaugurated a Big Clearance Sale in all our different departments, and for a short time we intend to rush out some seasonable goods at prices that will eclipse all our former offers. $15.00 Suits to go at $11.00. $12.00 Suits to go at $8.00. $10.00 Suits to go at $7.26. Reductions in proportion have been made in our Dry Goods and Notions Departments; and we offer a big line of Shoes AT COST, and a big line of Hats AT AND BELOW COST. Now is your opportunity to supply your wants for a little money. *