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Thanksgiving. We are now able to describe the word in all its meaning—but we are thankful for many things, for our friends. You have stood by us and helped us in whatever success we have attained. : ! : : Things look now as if we would wind up with a good year. You have helped us to make it so. We have tried to merit your con fidence by giving you good merchandise at rea sonable prices. : : : We pledge you our best efforts in the future. We are anxious for your business and know that it is by giving you good merchandise that we can hope to win it and hold it. As near as possible satisfaction is guaranteed. : : Give us your business, it will be appreciated and you will have no regrets. : : SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. $ $ & fa fa fa fa W. J. Wilkins & Co Gaffney, S. C. Are You Insured? If not, we don’t want to “beat around the bush” to tell you our plan. All the best companies represented in Fire, Accident, Life and Tornado Insurance. Your busi ness would be appreciated. 1>. O. Agent hi t, I Vi V v V V V V i i V V V fv v v v v V v V v v V K; rv v V V V Running Over Vour Money Affairs will often disclose the fact that you haven’t been saving as much as you thought. You have earned plenty but have spent like wise. A man gets rich by what he saves, not by what .ho earns. The best and only way save it is to put your money in a Savings Bank. The more you put in the quicker it grows, for the INTEREST goes on unceasingly Money deposited with the GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK works 24 hours a day and takes no holidays. FOUR PER CENT. PAID ON ALL DEPOSITS FROM ONE DOLLAR UP AT The Gaffney Savings Bank. Office in the National Bank of Gaffney. J. L. Moorehead is building a neat six-room cottage on Johnson street. Rev. T. F. Boozer tf>ok charge of the school at Midway last Monday morn ing. W. H. Ross went to Blacksburg Fri day and moved his stock of goods to Gaffney. Rev. L. C. Ezell, of Woodruff, filled his regular appointment at Limestone church Sunday. J. R. Bryant has moved his family from Gaffney to his farm near the iron bridge on Broad river. A Confederate Cross of Honor has been found and left at this office. The owner may hare same by calling for it. Mrs. Scheruhel, the vocal teacher in Limestone College, will sing in the First Baptist church next Sabbath morning. One five-gallon keg and eight or ten gallon jugs of liquor were received at the express office here Friday, from one train! Rev. J. N. Isom will preach his last sermon at Limestone Street church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, be fore going to the State conference. H. A. Thackston started out on the road last week in the interest of the American Humidifying Company, of Boston, Mass. H. M. Johnson, of the Gaffney Live Stock Company, has returned from the western markets where he pur chased a carload of fine mules, which came in Saturday. James Smith has had his residence on Limestone street repainted. The body of the house is cream, with brown trimmings, which makes quite a showy and handsome appearance. W. L. Self, of Ackerman, Miss., spent several days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Self, Mr. Self will move his family hack to Clif ton after spending about a year in Mississippi. 1 Golden Spencer, who lives down in j the “colin’ grounds” region, has a, ho.'T eleven months old, which meas-1 tires 5 feet 8 inches in length, and 5 j feet 10 inches in circumference. Who; can heat Golden? I The miniature electric lights in the show window of the Cherokee Drug Co. look cute, attract attention, and cause a goo 1 dea’ of comment. All of which shows that the Cherokee Drug Co. is up-to-date and knows how to adver tise. I ! Abe Simpson, colored, was before | Mayor Gaffney one morning last week charged with transporting liquor. He s plead guilty and was fined ten dollars ; or twenty days on “the gang." The! fine was paid. This was the only case j in the mayor’s court during the week, j Wm. H. Smith, president and treas- surer of the Smith Hardware company, will go to Charlotte today to attend a banquet to lie given by the Southern Men’s Club, of that city, in honor of William W. Supplee, president of the | Supplee Hardware company, of Phila delphia. There have been several fruit tree agents in the city recently, with nur- j sery stock shipped here for delivery; hut people who gave orders in the, spring seem to he slow in receiving their trees. The Indications are that a good deal of the stock will be left over. S. M. Jolly, of Boiling Springs, N. C., was in the city Saturday. He is selling out his property by private sale and will move to Shawnee, Okla homa, in about a month or six weeks. Mrs. Jolly preceded him on the 9th of this month, and is now there with her children. Our good friend Clarence Turner, who by the way, is one of the clever est farmers in the county, was in to pay us a “pop” call Saturday. Clar ence brought us a specimen of the pears he raises on his place and the pear was just like Clarence—large and fair to look upon. It was an ideal i specimen. Public Exercises at Limestone. The band of students, old and new, that filled the halls of Limestone, inspired by their love of our Sunny South, and a desire to hold in honor I the truths that our heroes fought and died for, were inspired to raise over | the Winnie Davis Hall of History, where true Southern history is so ably taught, a Confederate flag. Each student willingly contributed her proportion, but this was not found sufficient, and the Gaffney people, as usual, readily supplied our need, for which we wish to thank them pub licly. A holiday will be given Decem ber 5th for the public exercises to be held, and The Lodge Historical Club extends to you a cordial invitation to be present. Let all Confederate vet erans understand that they are es pecially invited. A programme of the exercises of the day will be published in the next issue of this paper. Moving Machinery. The machinery of the Supply Mill, in this city, is being taken up for shipment to Newark, Delaware. It seems that the venture has not been a paying one here, and on account of the high freight rates It was thought best by the owners to move the busi ness to a better location. Mr. H. E. Hansen, who Is In charge of the ship ping, says he can get much lower rates from Newark than from this place, everything being considered. Christmas Trees. As the Christmas holiday season ap proaches preparations for the happi ness and amusement of the little folks have been begun by the church people of the city. On Saturday, December 24th, at 3 P. M., there will be a Christmas tree at Limestone Mills, and one at the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church at 7 P. M., the same day. While You -^YIn To-wii Be sure to *isit our store and see our line of Finest, Finer, Fine You couldn’t put your Christmas money in any thing prettier and more useful. The Prices are Rigfht. The Gaffney Drug Comp’y, Prescription Druggists. I! I^ool-c for tilts F-Ior'»e«5»l'ioe Si igrri. OUR SALES ON Men’s,! Youllt’s and Children’s Clothing Turner-Allison. Mr. Albert Turner and Miss Lessie i Allison were married Sunday, Novem- j her 27th, at Limestone Mills by R. F. Gibson, notray public. Pinson-Garrison. Mr. Eher Pinson and Miss Eula Gar rison, both of Thickety, were married Sunday, November 20th, by Rev. A. D. Davidson, at his home. His Foot Mashed. Friday afternoon, while moving some machinery at the Supply Mill, J. H. Curry had the misfortune to have his right foot badly mashed. Dr. j Nesbitt dressed the foot; and we hope i Mr. Curry may suffer no serious in-; convenience from the accident. A Cutting Scrape. There was a cutting scrape in the White Plains section of the county. Thursday, between Sam Phillips and his brother, Will. They were going along the road when a quarrel began between them, which finally ended in a fight. Knives were drawn and used and Sam had his throat cut, together with several gashes across the face. Dr. Henry Tate attended the wounded man and it took nine stitches to sew up the cuts. Neither of the Phillips hoys was drinking. ^ Service for Odd Fellows. There was a special service for the Odd Fellows at Limestone Street Me thodist cir rch Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’cIock, conducted by Revs. J. N. Isom and W. T. Thompson. The order turned out in full, and the church was well crowded. Good music was ren dered by the organist of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church, assisted by members of the Buford Street choir. After the Odd Fellows returned to their hall, short addresses were made by Messers. J. C. Otts and W. D. Kirby. .. Have'been better than everjbefore but we still have a full assortmeutforsizes and styles to select from. f^Justj-eceived a lot of “Stetson”*Hats. Also lot of men’s soft Hats in browns—latest style. ^Men’s Overcoats from $3.00 to $12.50. Ladies’ Skirts from $1.00 to $5.00. Ladies’ Coat Suitsjfrom*$5.50 to $7.50. Everything in Shelf and Plantation Hardware. E£l*Just received a car load of Barbed Wire and Nails. Best quality full cream Cheese at 15 cents per pound. Every department is full up and all we ask is a trial. Get | our prices whether you buy or not. Respectfully, , J. I. —Just received carload barbed wire. Get our prices. J. I. Sarratt. is C>j3«^ti till A K*. M. erf ^. M M Married at the Hotel. Mr. Charlie Johnson and Miss Es telle Suttlc were united in marriage at the Parish Hotel Friday night, the ceremony being perfomed by Mr. D. C. Ross, notary public. Only a few friends of the couple were present. Mayor’s Court. The mayor had seven cases on his docket yesterday morning, three ‘ dis orderlies’ and four citizens for trans porting booze illegally. Three of the latter were fined five dollars or ten days, and the other appealed for trial by a jury. The case will he heard to day. Mayor Gaffney assured these offenders that the next time they might come before him on a similar charge, he would not he so lenient witli them, in case they were found guilty. Two of the disorderlies were taxed $1.50 each and the other $5.00. All paid^ S3 £ * Newest, Artistic, Useful and Ornamental holiday Novelties. Glass, China, Wood and fletal. Our stock surpasses all others S.B. CRAWLEY &C0. 813 Limestone Street. Drugs, Perfumes, Stationery Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. Headquarters for Columbia Phonographs and Records. I I | y i i V V V V V y v ,> 4y^%%%y4.y»vvy , »%%%y»y»y Merchants & Planters Bank GAFFNEY. S. C. DIRECTORS. A. N. Wood, R. R. Brown, R. A. Jones, R. M. Wilkins, W. C. Hamrick, C. M. Smith, J. Q. Little, W. C. Carpenter, O. E. Wilkins. Your money, deposited here, is absolutely safe. We are amply insured against burglary. Our facilities are unexcelled; every accommodation accorded our patrons. IK> WITH us A. N. Wood, Pres. Chas. P. Ligon, Asst. Cashier. C. M. Smith, Cashier. FIRE INSURANCE AND BONDS WRITTEN. Big Reduction Sale. We are going to run our stock of goods away down, which means a reduction in prices on everything we carry. So if you need Bedroom Suits, Sideboards, Hat Racks, Bookcases, Com bination Gases, China Closets, Tables, Chairs, odd Dressers, Beds, Wash Stands, Mattresses, Bed Springs, Folding Bed Lounges, and the prettiest line af Rugs on the market, it will pay you to take advantage of this sale. This re duction takes in our big stock of Lamps, Glass ware, Crockery and best of all. Buck’s Stoves. So if you need a Cook Stove or Heating Stove now is your time to save money. Remember you take no risk in buying a Buck Stove, as we guarantee evey one we sell. : : ; This is a genuine reduction sale and all cash buyers will get the benefit of it. No goods will be held at prices unless paid for, hut goods bought and paid for will be delivered to suit purchaser. See us for goods in our line, it will pay you. Yours truly, The Acme Furniture Co. Goods Well Bought Are Halt Sold. OURS ARE BOUGHT RIGHT is why they keep moving. Our expenses are small for the amount of business we do, hence we can give you better value than our competitors. Watch the brown packages and you will see who is selling the shoes. THE R. S. LIPSCOMB SHOE COMPANY.