Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NELSON THE STAR CLOTHIER Is in the North buying his On his return he will bring you face to face with better values than ever. He needs the money, You need the goods r Come Xow while he is gone and get the best goods at LOWER PRICES than ever. NELSON THE STAR CLOTHIER Opposite The Postoffice. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Hot Springs Kidney and Bladder Cure is quick relief and a sure cure for all Kidney and Blad der Troubles. If you have backache or any other symp tom of diseased kidneys give this great medicine a trial. One bottle will convince you that it is all that we claim for it. 50c a bottle. Tire Gaffney Drug Co. Prescription Druggists. Co cite for- 11 i o I-Jor-tesetrslToe Sigo. All The Details necessary to the safety of our customers, stockholders and directors are carefully followed at this bank. If you are seeking courteous attention, liberal treat ment and absolute security, let us have your business. We will bo glad to confer with those who wish to open an account, let the amount be large or small. . BANK Of GAffNET, GAFFNEY, S. C. STATE, COUNTY AND CITY DEPOSITORY. Capital, $50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits, 33,000.00 Stockholders' Liabilities, 50,000 00 Protection to Depositors, $133,000.00 D. C. ROSS. President. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. J. G. WARDLAW, V.-Pres’t. CHAS. W. HAMES, Asst. Cashier. New School Supplies Our fall stock of Stationery and School Supplies is here, and exceeds all past assortments. It certainly pays to buy at headquarters. We are headquarters for School Supplies. No one who knows can question this. We have an immense line this year and it was bought right. Experience and buying in quality counts in this branch as in any other, and to the selection of school supplies we bring the experience of many years. Bring in your list of needs and let us see what we can do for you. Cherokee Drug Co. t Prescription Druggists. Cor. Limestone and Frederick Sts., Gaffney, S. C. John Allison, a successful farmer of Grassy Pond, came to the city yester day. Anthony Hopper was a Ledger vis itor yesterday. W. T. Poag, who has been spend ing a few days at his farm near Rock Hill, returned to the city yesterday. Richard Drenman, of the Rock Hill section of York county, is in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Poag, on Buford street. W. H. Carroll, of Kings Creek, was in the city yesterday the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Phillips, on Jeff eries street. W. J. McGill, a prominent citizen and planter of Kings Creek, was an appreciated Ledger visitor yester day. R. R. Brown, mill man and capital ist of Cowpens, came to the city yes terday. Rev. W. T. Thompson and Dr. A. M. Simms left Wednesday for the Broad River Association at Antioch. W. J. Wilkins left Thursday to at tend the session of the Broad River Association. D. L. Cooper went to the Broad River Association Thursday, as a del egate from Providence church. D. L. Bonner, of Goucher, spent some time in the city Wednesday. Magistrate G. D. Ccruggs, of Ezell, came to the city Wednesday. R. P. Scruggs, of Ezell, came to the city Wednesday. Kinyon Blanton, of Maud, was a city visitor Wednesday. He called on The Ledger. Mrs. J. W. Abbott and children left Wednesday for Greers, where they go to visit Mr. Abbott's parents. Dr. and Mrs. D. P. Thomson left Wednesday for Seneca for a few days visit to the latter’s mother, from whence they will go to the St. Louis Exposition. While away Dr. Thomson will attend tho international dental congress. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Snead and daughter, Miss Irene, returned Tues day from a visit to relatives in Lau rens county. L. B. Scruggs, a prominent citizen of Cleveland county, N. C.. was in the city Wednesday. He renewed his subscription and expressed a hope that our people would vote the dis pensary out. as it was causing trouble in his section. Felix Littlejohn, of Ravenna, was in the city Wednesday. W. J. Thomas, of Thickety, spent some time in the city Wednesday. C. E. Smith, of Goucher, came to the city Wednesday on business. Prater Smith, of Blue Branch, .was in the city Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore, of Maud, were in tho city Wednesday the guests of Mr. ami Mrs. Sam Clary. J. Q. Little was in Spartanburg Tuesday. Mrs. John R. Webster, of Cowpens, was in the city Wednesday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. N. Lipscomb, on Limestone street. F. H. Dover, a prominent citizen and farmer of Antioch, came to the city Tuesday and favored The Ledger with a call. Dr. T. E. Nott, of Spartanburg, came to the city Tuesday to pay a visit to his sister, Miss Jane Nott. Dr. Nott has many friends at Gaffney, his old home, who are always glad to have him with them. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wilkins, of Cow pens, were in the city Wednesday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lip scomb. David Fowler, of Sunny Side, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. Win. Garner, a successful farmer of Macedonia, came to the city Tues day on business. R. B. Lemaster , of Wilkinsville, spent Tuesday in the city. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, who has been visiting his father at Gaithersburg. Md., returned to the city Tuesday. The doctor says the prospects fora big opening at the next session of Lime stone College are better than ever before. Wm. G. Fowler, of Etta Jane, a farmer who farms, spent some time in the city Tuesday. J. L. Strain came to the city Tues day and called to see The Ledger. W. H. Wright, of Thickety, came to the city yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Clary, who have been visiting relatives at Marion, N. C., returned to the city the first of the week. Miss Leona Dover, of Blacksburg, is in the city visiting Mrs. W. M. Clay. James L. McDaniel, a prosperous young Kings Creek farmer, was a business visitor in the city yester day. Prof. W. L. Johnson made a busi ness trip to Spartanburg Wednesday. Kenneth Baker, a prominent busi ness man of Greenwood, arrived in the city yesterday afternoon on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Ba ker, on Grenard street. Walter V. Humphries and Malcolm Goudelock returned Wednesday from a trip of several days to friends in Georgia. Mrs. W. W. Crocker is spending a few weeks in North Carolina. Mrs. Worth Kirby and family have gone to Henderson county. N. C., to spend a month with relatives and friends. Miss Gertrude Green, of Boiling Springs, N. C., is in tho city visiting her friend, Miss Maud Hamrick, on East Ixigan street. John Martin, of Cheroke Falls, was a Ledger visitor yesterday. “Tank” McArthur, who has been with W. O. Lipscomb in his railroad camp, is in the city visiting his fa ther, Prof. W. F. McArthur. George Brown, of Ravenna, paid The Ledger an appreciated visit yes terday. B. B. Becknell, of Star Farm, was an appreciated Ledger visitor yes terday. J. W. Daniel, of Thickety, spent some time in the city yesterday and favored The Ledger with a call. Mr. and Mrs. “Kans” Goforth, of Goucher, were in the city Wednes day the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Turner. Fodder pulling is becoming general now, and the yield is good. I Mr. Wm. Marshall brought us two open bolls of cotton Tuesday. The candidates orated at Butler’s yesterday. Several went from town to hear them. Invest your money in Gaffney and Cherokee county real estate if you want it to grow. Hot! Hot! These days are hot, | and the farmers say they are making cotton forms mature. For the most promising tin and gold outlook east of the Mississippi, inves-, tigate Cherokee county. A. S. Lipscomb has opened a new, stock of goods in the place recently j occupied by Z. A. Robertson. Felix Lipscomb has accepted a po- i sition with Austell & Lipscomb, where he will be glad to see his friends. Two weeks from now Cherokee farmers will be picking cotton with prospects of harvesting an average crop. Roland Gaines is putting a new coat of paint on the shades of the; city’s street lights, which brightens 1 them up considerably. New finds of the valuable minerals are being reported every day, and queit investigations are being made that are revealing wonders. A considerable storm prevailed in the Kings Creek section Tuesday af ternoon. The raiu and wind both were heavy, and much cotton and corn j were materially damaged. The granite work in the Frederick i street side of the National Bank building is up and seems to have been j done in a substantial manner, and it presents a pretty appearance. An old Georgia negro is quoted as saying, “If the niggers will behave derselves there will be no lynchin’s. 1 I have been here eighty-nine years I and hain’t never been lynched yit.” Miss lone Littlejohn entertained a number of her young friends Wednes- i day evening in honor of her charm ing visitors, Misses Nell Garlington and Corrie Bell Dawkins, of Spartan burg. There will be an educational rally in graded school building No. 2 j (Cherokee Ave. Baptist church), next i Saturday night. August 27th. An in teresting program has been arranged. Everybody is invited to attend, espec ially tho older people. D. L. L. Clayton, of Central, is ex pected to preach at Gaffney next Sat-, unlay night and Sunday in the Wes- leyn hall. Everybody is cordially in vited to attend these services, the members of the Wesleyan church es- j pecially on Sunday night. A practical restaurant man of Spartanburg was in the city this week looking for a place to open a first-class restaurant, and we are glad to hear he succeeded in getting a place. There is a good field open for such an institution. The campaign meetings are going on every day. The candidates show ed up Saturday at Ravenna, Monday at Timber Ridge, Tuesday at 6wen’s Ford, and yesterday at White Plains. Good “congregations” attend all the j meetings and give the candidates re spectful hearings. The Gaffney hall team is in hard luck, hut game. It played Spartan burg's league team Monday afternoon and lost, with a score of 7 to 4 and ten innings, being even score in the ninth. Still game, it went up to Shelby, N. C., Wednesday and played two games with the Shelby team and lost both. Tom Brown says he thinks "the Shelby hoys are a little the best players." But we are not discour aged; our boys haven't quit yet. Mr. G. M. Phifer, of this city, has connected himself with Mr. D. J. Hamrick in the manufacture of monu ments and other marble and granite work. They have ordered up-to-date machinery for the conducting of their business and have placed an order with J. L. Sherill, Agent, for a kerosene engine to run it. Hamrick & Phifer make a strong team and we look for their line of business to as sume the proportion in Gaffn “y that the conditions have long warranted. Mr. Tobe Hunter, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Simpsonvllle, in Greenville county, who has made several visits to Gaffney and who has spent the last two weeks in the city looking the situation over from the mineral standpoint that is coming into prominence in Cherokee county, on Tuesday purchased the handsome home and lot of eighteen acres of R. R. Wilkins in the western suburbs of the city. It is very desirable pro-, perty and while a good round sum was paid for it, it is considered a fine investment. 10 to 20 Per Cent. Reduction Has been made in rates in a number of classes of risks. Insure WOOD & SMITH, Agents Old Reliable Companies Bonds Written and Planters Bank, State, County and City Depository. A. N.IWood, R. R.“Brown, C. M. Smith, Directors: J. Q. Little, W. C. Carpenter, O. E. Wilkins, R. M. Wilkins, W. C. Hamrick, R. A. Jones. Every facility for transacting satisfactorily any and every of your banking affairs. Be it large or small, your account will be appreciated. A. N. Wood, Prest. Chas. P. Ligon, Ass’t. Cashier. C. M. Smith, Cashier. LAND FOR SALE 213 Acres of Well Improved Lend lying on waters of Buffalo Creek, in Cleveland County, N. C., three (3) miles west of Grovel, two (2) miles of Earls and four (4) of Blacksburg. Contains thirty (30) acres bottom and ninety (90; acres upland in cultivation. Two good dwellings, barns and cabin on premises; good spring near each house. This land will be sold as one tract, or divided into two lots. Terms to suit purchaser. For further infor mation apply to 8-23-imo C. JY. TTTRJNEER, Blacksburg, - _ _ South Carolina. A Season of Danger. You’re wise if you have an Insurance Policy safe and sure. If you have not, you run a good deal of risk. The excessive heat, storms and cyclones, and the dangers of travel at this season, all make life a . little more uncertain and property unsafe. I SUCCEED the late F. G. Stacy as agent for all the companies in F’ire, Life, Tornado and Accident Insurance represented by him, and shall be pleased to serve you in any line. 13. C. Ross. Two Omitted Boxes. In our list of managers for the elec tion in Tuesday’s issue, two boxes were omitted—Draytonville and Ra venna. The managers at these places are: Draytonville—John Barnhill, E. Spencer and Webster Tate. Ravenna—M. B. Brown, M. W. Lit tlejohn and R. E. L. Goforth. Nott Gold Mine Sold. As a result of the investigations which Capt. J. Mims Sullivan, of Greenville, has been making of the mineral in this county, he yesterday bought the Nott gold mine. This property contains 151 acres and has long been worked by pannera. Cap tain Sullivan has thoroughly exam ined the property and will pay little attention to the branches and placer work, bi t will hunt tho vein and work it in a systematic manner. Captain Sullivan is completing preparations for mining and will be gin work In this mine in a very few days. Circumstances may abase, but only sin can debase you. Absolutely Going out of Business \ Grand Closing Out Sale $10,000 | Ten Thousand Dollar Stock of Men's Clothing, Boys' Clothing, Men’s Pants, Boys’ Pants, Overcoats, Men's and Boys’ Hats and Furnishings | This Large Stock Is Clean and Practically New Every person in a radius of 40 miles of Gaff ney can save money by visiting this sale. Im possible to give prices of this immense stock. Take Our Word For it, They Must Go Low Come yourself and help your neighbors and friends by telling them of this big “Going Out of Busines Sale”. :: :: :: Wilkins-Bristow Clothing Co., Gaffney, S. G, Between Shoe Store and Davenport':