The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 18, 1904, Image 2
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THE LEDGER,
Published Tuesday and Friday
by
Ed H. DsCampu
Beginning January 1st the price of
The Ledger will be $1.50 a year.
Those who desire to do so may take
advantage of the $1.00 a year rate by
paying $1.00 for another year any
i....e before January 1st.
TKOCULK.
We arc forced to beg the indulgence of
our friends and patrons for a week or
two. Our engine, which has been giving
us no end of trouble for some time, has
finally refused to work at all. As we are
entirely dependent upon it to get up our
tvpe for the paper we are necessarily at
a disadvantage. We have telegraphed
for a new engine. It will be here in the
course of a week or ten days. In the
meanwhile we will set all the local and
county matter by hand and print the very
best paper possible under the circum
stances.
It is only through the courtesy of our
neighbor, the Cherokee News, that we
are enabled to get out any sort of a paper
at all. We acknowledge our appreciation
of the tender of the use of their press,
which we are taking advantage of. The
generosity of the Messrs. Parrott is duly
appreciated.
Ra»«lan Wive* For Sale.
In the Kharkoff, Poltava and Eka-
terinoslav provinces of Russia, says
the Novoe Vremya, there is a rapidly
growing trade In the sale of wives,
frequently at tlicir own desire 1 .
The uoual cause is the extreme pov
erty of the husband, who can no lon
gs .• keep his wife, though it is often
because the wife desires to he free
from a cruel, drunken partner. The
trade has become so common that few
markets are held without such transac
tions, which are considered so binding
that no case has been known of a hus
band demanding his wife back.
Their market value varies from $40
to $75. More Is never paid.
Oraanjr Pond GoMlp.
Grassy Pond, Oct. 17.—Rev. C. M.
Teal filled the pulpit at Grassy Pond yes
terday. Mr. Teal and Rev. C. P. Pelmet
changed pulpits yesterday, the latter
preaching at Draytonville.
The fire alarm was given in this com
munity yesterday morning about 5
o'clock. We slapped on our harness
and made for the scene. The fire was at
Mr. Viigil Sarratt's crib. Some corn
and about ninety gallons of syrup were
consumed ,by the flames. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
We were distressed last Thursday to
learn of the death of Mr. Joseph McKin
ney. Mr. McKinney taught ^school near
here last winter. He boarded with A. J.
McCraw while teaching. His home was
near Henrietta, N. C. Mr. McKinney
was admired by all who knew him. His
remains were laid to rest at High Shoals
church. The funeral was conducted by
Rev. Mr. Harrell. We regretted to give
Joseph up.
But why should we mourn the dead
Or shake at death’s alarm;
Twas but the voice of Jesus
That called Joe to His arm.
A. Friend.
J. F. GARRETT,
Dentist.
Office Over The Battery.
’Phone 82
MUST REACH THE WOMEN.
DR. W. K. GUNTER,
I_> K N T I »T
Office in Star Theatre Building.
Phone No. 20.
Crown and bridge work a specialty.
Dr. D. P. THOMSON,
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Dentist.
Over Cherokee Drug Co. Phone 55.
Gordon and Bennett’s “A Royal
Slave” is announced for an early ap
pearance here. It will undoubtedly
be one of the social events of the sea
son as arrangements are being made
already for several theatre parties by
some of our leading social lights.
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Wrecks of all kinds repaued quick
Old vehicles made as good as new
Rubber tops put on your buggies;
Know that your cash has its equivalent
at my shop.
Tell me vour wants; I will meet them.
Ash, hickory, oak and poplar for your job
Little breaks trouble make; I mend them
Kindly I’ll meet you, genteel I’ll treat
you.
W. T. THOMPSON.
Dr. S. H. Griffith,
PHYSICAL - SURGEON - OCULIST.
Former pupil of the celeb.-a-
ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J.
Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has
also taken special post-grad
uate coutse m the Rye, Ear,
Nose and Throat Hospital of
Baltimore.
Glasses Fitted Accurately and
Scientifically. J* J*
BajrOfhce in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldp
The Builders Supply Co.
Successors to L. Baker.
Will furnish you Building Material of
the best that the markets afford and at
the lowest living prices. No. 1 heart pine
Shingles and Laths, and Devo’s cele
brated Paints—guaranteed to go further
and last longer than any other in the
market. When in need of anything in
the building line, call and see us; we’ll
treat you courteously and mace your es
timates for nothing.
Iv. Baker,
Vice-President and Manager.
Paper That Does, Best Medium For 1
Retail Merchants.
[American Preps.]
Judge Thayer, editor of the Clinton
(la.) Age, who has been a newspaper,
editor In the west for forty years,
makes the following comment on the
relative value of a newspaper to the!
advertiser:
“Glance over this city and you will
accept as a truthful statement that
seven-ninths of the sales made by the
retail merchants are made to the la
dies. Hence it needs no argument to
bolster up the statement that for the
advertiser to get paying results from
his advertising he must reach the
ears and eyes of the ladies.
"The woman of a household are al
most Invariably readers of local pa
pers for that purpose. To make a
newspaper of interest to the ladies is
quite essential.
“A large number of readers, made
up in about equal proportion of paid
subserbers and those who get the pa
pers ‘free gratis,’ cannot be even a
fairly good medium for advertisers to
patronize. This is true if the reader
of the paper simply glances it over
and does not learn to like the paper.
The very best advertising medium is
the paper that the subscriber looks
forward to each morning in anticipa
tion of finding something new and
pleasing to read. ,
‘‘When a subscriber learns to be
pleased with the paper and wishes it
well then will that subscriber be
friendly to those who advertise in it
and very often patronize the mer
chant because he does patronize the
paper.
‘‘Then women like a liberal adver
tiser. A merchant that stingily and
FOR
Building and Plastering Lime,
Coal, and Plaster Hair,
Plaster Parts,
Shingles,
Portland Cement,
Dynamite,
Blasting Powder, Fuse
and Dynamite Caps, call on
SPRINGS LIME WORKS.
CARROLL A CO., Lessees.
Telephone 57.
parsimoniously uses the columns of
the paper may also use his customers
In the same way—so many of Ciese
would be customers think.
"Tradesmen cannot overlook the
importance of inquiring into how the
paper they patrozine stands with the
family that reads !♦ The paper that
is thrust upon the family, really
against its mild protest, is not the pa
per for an advertiser to expect good
results from patronizing its adver
tising columns.
‘‘The paper must be welcomed, the
advertising in it must be welcomed,
and this done there is a bond of
friendship existing between the ad
vertiser and the person to whom he
expects to sell his goods.
‘‘The merchant who does not be
lieve in advertising his wares is
traveling a dangerous path. If he has
the goodh and they are such as the
public want let him go into the news
papers and tell the public all about It.
He must possess the courage of his
convictions.”
We have planned to have a ‘‘Work
Day” offering of the Epworth Or
phanage, on Oct. the 20th, inst. We
desire to have as many people as
will to donate their earnings of that
day to the support of the orphanage.
There are thousands of men and
women, boys and girls, who could
well afford to give the earnings of
one day to the support of a cause so
worthy and deserving as that of pro
viding for the more than one hundred
fatherless little ones placed under
the care of the Methodist church in
South Carolina, for support and train
ing. It will be a small matter to the
individual to make this contribution,
hut the gifts of the many will aggre
gate a helpful sum for the care of the
orphans. Let some one be appointed
in every community to take charge of
the offerings and remit to us, but if
preferable the individual may send
his own offering. Wo hope the chil
dren throughout the State will be
encourage to take an active part in
this matter, and that all the friends
of the orphans will co-operate with us
in making the day a success.
W. B. Wharton,, Supt.
Columbia, S. C.
C. Eskridge B 4 U
5 Hav*! your BlHckMir tilling Done.
All Smithing, Iron ami Wood Work done
in first-class style and at reasonable rates.
(Fortenberrys’ old stand.)
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The recent terrible railroad wreck in Tennessee in which
sixty-five people were killed, five of whom were our own people,
and scores of others badly injured, all in an instant, should be
A Warning to Everybody to Insure
against accident and death. Cold weather is coming on when
fires must be had; and you should Insure Now against any loss
by the flames. I represent only the best companies in Fire, Life,
Accident and Toruado Insurance. Let me write yonr policies
Solid Gold Watch
WALTHAM MOVEMENT
SOLUTELY FREE
To the Prettiest and Most Popu
lar Lady in Cherokee County,
Married or Single.
Every one of Coupon No. 1 cut from The liedgcr and sent in to tills offlee entitles
you to a vote for the lady of your choice. It u tiers not liow many you can get Just so
they are cut fiom this paper as they appear between now and New Year’s Day, 1H05.
COUPON NO. 1
THE LEDGER. Gaffney, S. C.
Gentlemkx: I vote for M
P. O
I believe she is the prettiest and most popular lady in Cherokee County.
Signed
P. O
No rotes will bo accepted after the last day of this year. All votes must reacii Uiis
office on or oeforc the iasiday of December, 1 MU. The lady receiving the largest num
ber of v >tes cast will receive the watch. It will he ready for delivery to her at The
Ledger office January 1st, ltK)a. snould there be a tie In the vote between two or more
the tie shall be settled between the winners themselves. The names of the ladles and
the number of votes they receive will be printed In The Ledger every week.
The watch Is a good one. solid gold, aod can be seen at Thos. H. Westrope’s jewelry
store. Hr. Westrope guarantees the watch to be solid gold and the works to be of »he
best.
How to Get Coupons.
There are many ways of getting coupons. If you are a subscriber you will get
coupon No. 1 every week up to Issue of December 30th, unless your subscription expires
and your paper Is stopped. If you can get papers from your friends containing coupon
No. 1. that will be all right, you will be allowed to fill It out and each one will count a
vote when sent Into this offloe.
Papers will be on sale at this offlee all the time, as many as you want at 5 cents per
copy, 50 cents per dosen, or $4.00 per one hundred. If you subscribe for The Ledger or
renew your subscription to the amount of 35 cents yon will be entitled to 5 votes; 50
cents, 10 votes; 75 cents. 15 votes; $1.00,20 votes. Every 5 cents paid on subscription to
The Leoger entities you to a vote. It matters not how much you pay on your subscrip
tion. Yon can par as much or little as von like at a time end as often as you like, but
in Cugj of subscriptions you must always use coupon No. 2 below:
COUPON NO. 2
THE LEDGER. Gaffney. 8. 0.
Gentlemen: Enclosed And $ for
3
months subscription to THE LEDGER and ... .votes In the voting
contest for the prettiest and most popular Indy In Cherokee County. I cast my
votes for M
P. O
Signed.
P. O.
now.
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1, Agent
There will bu no iuslrieiious to iho voting other than laid down here.
You may subscribe for The Ledger for a friend and vote for the Udy of your choice.
You may induce a friend to subscribe and vote for the lady of his choice.
The contest will be conducted with the strictest regard for fair ness and Impartiality.
Those living out of town (or In town, either, for that matter) need not send In their
coupons No. 1-ach week unless they like. They can watt a few weeks and get a batch
of them and send all at once,
A strict and accurate account will be kept of all the votes, and each coupon will be
filed for reference should any dispute arise.
After the contest Is over the winner and the two next closest to her will be requested
to furnish The Ledger a photograph to publish the following week after the winner Is
announced.
Remember, no entries will be made without coupons properly signed and sent In.
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THE LEDGER, Gaffney, S. C.
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Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer-
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
muffins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
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Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
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Watson Thomason, one of the best
known and most prominent young
men of Rowan county, met a sudden
and horrible death Tuesday morning.
He started to Salisbury early, driving
a team hitched to a two-horse wagon.
He was sitting on a barrel, which
rolled out of the wagon on a hill about
two miles from town. Mr. Thomas-
son was thrown forward, falling on
the heels of the horses, which became
frightened and ran. He was killed al
most instantly, his neck and arms
ing broken and his body mangled
a horrible manner. There was no om
on the wagon with Mr. Thomasson
but several -people near the spot wil
nessed the tragedy. The dead ma
was 22 years old and was marrle
j last March. He formerly resided
Salisbury, but had recently moved 1
his farm in the country.
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bought for. To all such, it is to your interrst to
See Us Before Buying.
We not only appeal to this kind of shopper but to the
person of elaborate taste and the one with moderate
means. We want to make it to your interest to deal
with us, it makes no difierenue what yov.r circumstan
ces are. We will make : : : : : : : :
Some Special Prices
on Silks, Laces and Embroideries for the next 30 days.
Our line of Dress Goods consist of : : : : : :
The Best Things in the Market.
Mixtures, Silk Downe, Veilings, Sicilions, Raindefy-
er, Smoothe Shored Pibalines, Broad Cloths, etc.
Dress Trimmings in Laces, Oplique Braids, Allovers
and other things found in a well assorted stock. This
is a year when : : : : : : • •
Money Will Be More Plentiful
than usual; good merchandise will be sought; we
have it at moderate prices. See us on Shoes. We
claim that we can give as good as there is to be had
for the price.
W. J. Wilkins 4 Co.
Gaffney, South Carolina
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PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EXCURSION
World’s Fair St. Louis, M
Via Southern Railway
OCTOBER 18, 1904
L
The Soutuern Railway will operate a Fersoually Comlucteil Excursion to
Louis (World’s Fair). Special train, consisting of coaches and Pullman car*
leave Columbia, S. C., Tuesday. October i8th, 1904, at 7 o’clock a. nc, and «
in St. Louis 4:50 p. m. next day, going via Newberry, Greenwood, And
Atlanta and Chattanooga.
This train will be in charge of our most polite and experienced P
Agents, who will look especially after ladies and children traveling alone,
train will lie a solid through train, and upon application in advance we will l
for each passenger one whole seat, also accommodations and |>oard will he en
in St. Louis, by giving notice in advance, as to what rate desired, length of «
St. Louis, etc.
For full information as to rates, schedules, etc., apply to
R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, South Carolina.