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d*W! T V' Everybodj Call and See The Prettiest iw IM M Mrs. W. C. Hamrick Entertains. Tlie elegant home of Mrs. W. C Hamrick was thrown open Friday af ternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock to her lad; i friends. Mrs. Hamrick was assisted In re celving by Mrs. Hamp Pridmore am Mrs. .1. N. Nesbit. The double par lo s were beautifully decorated, tin color scheme being cream and pink On entering the guests were served with hot coffee by Misses Eunice John son and Volina Hamrick. A contest game was “A Penny for Your Thoughts,” which was heartily en joyed by all. The prize, a handsonu candelabra, was drawn for by Mrs. O. Keadrick and Mrs. \V. S. Hall, the latter being the lucky one. A course luncheon was served, alter which punch was served from behind a bower ! of evergreens by Misses Nell Wood and Bess Kendrick. The guests present were Mesdames J. I. Sarratt. W. A. Doggett, S. H. Clrif- fith, J. Q. Uttle, H. M. Johnson, Dr. Brown, S. Lipscomb, A. N. Wood, T. Davenport. P. Hamilton, J. V. Sarratt, r. c. Humphries, W. T. Humphries, T. Brown, A. R. N. Folger, W. C. Car- pmter, 11. M. Gaffney, Rosa Round- r e -. N. Moore. J F. Garrett, O. S. Kendrick, J. N. Lipscomb, W. S. Hall, J. A.. Willis, Dr. Littlejohn. J. S. Lit- t.ejohn, K. H. Gaines, T. B. Butler, L.’.na ’larris. \V. F. Brown, Dr. Ste *d- ! \. '1. Simms, W. J. Wilkins, Pratt F' -sor. J. T. Darwin, J. C. Jefferies, !* { O borne, F. l,. Baker. H. D. v tea 1 , T. H. Littlejohn. N. H. Little ! ( )hn. I S. Cook, S. Ross. B. Hames. it. Sparks, J. A. Carroll, G. G. Byers, Dr. Fort, W. Phillips, T. H. Wes trope; Misses Inez Sarratt, Eflie Hopper, Guss Brohawn. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. ; V! W 1 Clever Little Stories. Renresentative Browmlow, of Tenn essee, tells that once he was running a country paper during campaign t: nes and was printing “fighting” lan guage every week. One day, just af ter the paper vas out, a big man, a r med with a club, walked into the sanctum and fiercely inquired if the editor was in. 'rile Clotliier’. The frightened Mr. Brownlow had wit enough to answe' that lie was not, but that he would go out :>nd hunt him up. He started for 1 tp e street and at the foot of the stairs :r■ i another irate fellow, who asked: “Will I find the editor of tills dirty sheet upstairs?” “Yes,” said Brown- j low, “he’s up there at his desk just I it bing for a fight.” The second man ' went up and Brownlow disappeared. ! Which whipped, the other is not re- i lated—and Brownlow didn't go back during the day to find out. “We Southe n men,” said Joe Black burn, “often look at a pretty woman 1 irueb as we would at a picture, ad miringly, courteously, but never imper tinently. It was in this way that I ! not ong go rested my orbs upon a very handsome young woman who was walking up and down the platform at the station at Washington waiting for the train. Soon she turned and saw 1 me. ‘Rubber!’ she exclaimed, and shrugged her shoulders with a frown. I took off my hat. ‘Madam,” said I, ! ‘I beg a thousand pardons. I didn’t know that. I took the liberty of ad miring you because I thought you were the real thing.” DR. B. L. ALLEN, Physician and Surgeon. Offices In the Star Theatre building. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. Over Cherokee Drug Co. Phone 65. Ethel Barrymore is responsible for the following story illustrating Wilton | Lackaye’s sardonic wit: “One day Lackaye said he had made a dramati zation of Hugo’s ‘Les Miserables,’ and somebody said he’d never get a New i York manager to produce it. ‘Produce jit!’ sneered Lackaye; ’why, you’ll nev- • or get a New York manager to pro- i nounce it.’ ” J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82 It is said of the Rev. I. K. Funk, whose book on spiritualism has made j such a sensation, that even as a child : he had a peculiarly subtle and discern ing mind. One day, at Sunday school, a clergyman put a number of ques- tims to him, and finally said, “What commandment, my lad, did Adam break when he ate the apple?” "If you please, sir,” was the reply, “there weren’t any commandments at that time,” Miss Marie Turner has accepted a position as stenograper with Messrs. Butler A Osborne. Rev. J. M. Steadman will preach a sermon Sunday morning specially to the children and young people. There will he service at the Presby terian church next Sabbath at 11 A. M. and 4 P. M. Public cordially invited. The finishing plant operatives en joyel a rest from Wednesday afternoon j until Thursday morning. The National bank people expect to j move into their new office this week : and to be open for busi es next Mon day. J. F. Westmoreland and family, of King’s Creek, have moved to Gaffney. They will occupy a residence on Fred erick street. Mrs. R. M. Turner is having lumber placed on her lot on Petty street, where she will have a handsome seven-room cottage erected at once, j Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Moore, of Green ville, will move to this city next week, i and will occupy rooms at Mr. W. A. j Peeler’s. Mr. Moore will be in bu-i I mmss with Mr. Peeler, his father-in-law. | Mr.* J. L. Alexander, proprietor of the Cherokee Bottling Works .was in ! Yorkville last Friday, Introducing his “eg-nog,” a new drink invented by him. He placed a number of orders.— Yorkville Enquirer. For more than a month there lias been a broken plank In a small bridge two miles from here, on tin* Blacks burg road. The overseer had better; look after it before the county has a bill of damage to pay. Mr. M. L. Campbell, who recently; pu’'chased the stock of the Wilkins- Bristow Clothing Company, will move his family to this city some time next month. Gaffney will extend them a warm welcome. Nearly all the Southern’s passenger trains were late yesterday. Nos. md "7 were over four hours behind their schedule, and No. 39 was an nulled. Travel on the Southern is unusually heavy just now Jessie Mills, colored, wa arrested and taken before J. L. Alexander, Esq., Monday on the charge of stealing corn. He plead guilty and was fined j $ir. or twenty.days on the chaingang. j He took the days, and entered upon the service Tuesday. “Judge" Allen escaped from the chaingang Monday afternoon, by “making a break" while at work. Ho was arrested Monday night by Officers Lemmons and Austell, at a negro wo man’s house in town, and carried hack to the gang Tuesday morning. Sumter Littlejohn has purchased the Morris Switzer stock of goods at this place, and is now busy straight ening it up and getting things in prop er order. He has engaged as sales men his brother, Charles M. Littlejohn, of Asbury, and Charles H. Austell, of this city. Mr. W. T. Graves, of this city, and Miss Janie Young, of Chester, were married Wednesday at 2:30 o’clock at the residence of Rev. J. B. Shelton, who performed the ceremony. The happy couple arrived in Gaffney yes terday afternoon, and wul! make their future home in “West End. Charles C. Cooper, Jr., of Columbia, arrived in the city Monday evening. He has been a salesman for L. M. Campbell for several years in Colum bia and will continue with him in bis store at this place. Mr. Campbell will add a stock of shoes and notions to his large stock of clothing and gents’ furnishing goods. Col. Joseph H. Wallace, of Yorkville, was in the city yesterday. Miss Agnes Lipscomb, of Asbury, is visiting her uncle, E. F. Lipscomb. She came to meet her friend Miss Carrie Jones, of Augusta, who arrived yesterday afternoon. W. H. Rowe w r ent to Greenville Wed nesday afternoon on a visit. He will return Monday. A. J. McCraw, Esq., of Grassy Pond, was in the city yesterday. Virgil McCraw spent the first three days of this week out on his farm near Grassy Pond. T. E. Moore, of Wellford, was regi - tered at the Parish hotel yesterday. Mrs. H. D. Wheat and Mrs. W. H. Smith went to Charlotte yesterday to hear the great Paderewski. Allle Osborne, of Blacksburg, was in the city yesterday afternoon on business. Prof, and Mrs. Edward Scherubel, and Misses Josie Bailey, Saknne Tim- morman, Elva Drake, Mae Drake, Lu cie Carpenter, Pearl Crawley, Carrie Youngblood, Leila Ballenger, Elmore Watson, and Marie McClain, all of Limestone College, went to Charlotte yesterday to hear Paderewski, the great pianist, who played in that city last night. (’apt. J. J. Magness, of Grassy Pond, spent yesterday in the city-on busi ness. H. K. Osborne went, to Blacksburg yesterday morning on professional business. O. A. Osborne, a prominent mer chant of Blacksburg, spent a short while in the city yesterday. Harry Price, of Spartanburg, was in the city Wednesday. Rev. Arch C. Cree, of Louisville Ky., arrived in the city yesterday morning, having been delayed on the road by bad connections. He comes on a visit to Mrs. Cree, who is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Car- roll. Will Wilkins, a prominent young business man of Cowpens, spent yes terday in the city. W. T. Magness, who represents a largo flour mill in Chattanooga, Term., was in the city yesterday. J. Q. Little was in Spartanburg the first of the week. R. P. Roberts, of Cherokee Falls spent Monday in Spartanburg. Hon. Wm. Jefferies, of Home, was in the city this week. W. A. Patillo and W. H. Crews, of Spartanburg, were in the city Wed nesday. J. L. Estes, of Wilkinsville, was in the city yesterday . He called on The Ledger while here and renewed for another year. W. H. Smith, of the Smith Hard ware Company, returned Wednesday night from a business trip to Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn. J. C. Jefferies, Esq., spent Wednes day in Spartanburg on professional business. John McAllister, who has charge of The Battery’s branch establishment at Union, was in the city yesterday. “Mack” has a host of friends here who are always glad to see him. 5?l) KILL THE v The worst disease the world has ever known, ao4 the greatest scourge to the human race, is Contagions Blood Poison. One drop of the virus of this moat horrible of all diseases will pollute and vitiate the purest, healthiest blood, and within a short time after the first little sore appears the system is filled with tht awful poison and the skin breaks out in a red rath| the glands of the groins swell, the throat and mouth become ulcerated* the hair and eyebrows drop out, and often the entire surface of the body • covered with copper-colored splotches and sickening sores and ernp* tions. Contagious Blood Poison is as treacherous and elusive, as tor •erpent. You may be carrying it in your veins with no visible evidencai Of its existence; for while mercury and potash seem to cure and all external ^ and trying the best physloiaafl flAcmfi rfisnnnpnr th* Hie. IWf obtainable, and all the patent ngns disappear, the dlS- AWi medicines procurable, andstand* ease IS doing Its destruc- Uy continuing to grow worse, X ' gave up all hope of recovery, end physicians pronounced my tive work within, or the ICO? gave up all hope of recovery, ( cia incurable. Hoping againstL I tried S. S. 8. I improve# f the first bottle, and after tat twelve was cured sound well, and for two years have ] E atient is constantly arassed by returning symptoms and unmistaka ble traces of the blood , rp 1 , - no returner symptom of the vile disear j. poison. Thousands of WargaWt0 . h. m. begibtm. physical wrecks and chronic invalids from the effects of Blood Poison know the uneer» tainty of the mercury and potash treatment—that it stifles but does not kill the serpent. As long as there is life in the serpent there is danger in its fangs; and while your blood is tainted there is danger of infec- tion. Safety lies only in crushing out the life of the loathsome disease and killing the serpent. For many years S. S. S. has been known as an antidote for Blood Poison. It is a remedy composed entirely of Tegetable ingredients, and we offer $1,000 for proof that it contains the least particle of mercury, potash ocj other mineral. It thoroughly purifies the blood, improves the appetite and digee* tion, and tones up all parts of the system^ In chronic and long-standing cases as Blood Poison, S. S. S. acts promptly and without leaving any bad after-effectaJ Write us abont your case, and our physicians will advise witfe, ont charge, and we will mail you free our home-treatment book tell ing all about Contagious Blood Poison and its different stages and symptoms. IME* SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATIAKTA, OAs 6, Beginning Tomorrow,,Sat. Morning, 28th, Inst. We will inaugurate the most remarkable sale of our Men’sff^ Youths’ and Children’s Heavy Shoes.* We find we area little ^ over-stocked on this particular line [of Shoes,2 and to move F' them, we propose to knock out the bottom on this line DR. W. K. GUNTER, 1) *5 IS T 1 « T Office in Star Theatre Building. Phonic No. 20. Crown and bridge work a specialty. Notice to the Reading Public. Attention is called to the fact that several new books and periodicals 1 have recently been received at the I library. Become a member, or renew your subscription, and avail yourself I of all the privileges which the library ar ociation affords. A woman gets very suspicious of I her husband when lie goes a long time 1 j without doing anything that looks sus- piaious. William S. Hall. Jk. James A. Willis, HALL & WILLIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. STAH THKATKE BLDG. o^vi^ic]>jh;v. **. c:. Notary Public in office. Prompt attention (riven to all business. | It is so expensive being married a j man could pay a bachelor tax of all ; ] his income and be better off. First Baptist Church Notes. The services last Sabbath were all well attended. There were 175 at | Sunday school and the congregation! filled the house at both preaching s< r- ■ vices. Rev. B. W. N. Simms, of Waynesville, N. C’.. preached at night! a good sermon. Walter Humphries sang a gospel song with effectiveness. Next Sabbath at 11 A. M. Rev. Enlz- menger, a Brazilian missionary, will fill the pulpit. At night Rev. A. C. Cree is expected to preach, as he is in the city. His many friends are in vlted to hoar him. Dr. Simms expects to spend next Saturday and Sabbath at Goucher, at tending the union meeting. —A beautiful lot of new goods just in today at The Battery, and more to arrive. —The Big Sale at The Battery is still going on. Are You Administrator and have the settlement of an estate? If so, request of the Judge of Probate that your.’advertisement be placed in :: :: : It has the largest circulation of any paper in the Fifth South Carolina Congressional District. Washington and the Negro. [American Press. 1 Washington, like almost every other landed proprietor in the early days, was a slave owner, but he was always a kind and considerate mas ter. He publicly sympathized with antislavery agitation of 1790, express ing ins desire to see the system ex tinguished by some just and equita ble method. At the time of his death Washington possessed 124 slaves, whom he directed in his will should be emancipated upon the death of his wife. Washington’s will also contain ed an injunction upon his heirs to care for such of the manumitted slaves as were old or decript as long as they should live and to look out for the orphans until they should lie aide to look out for themselves. To one slave, his “mullatto man,” William lA?e, he gave immediate freedom, with an annuity for life of $30.. Edwin B. Perry at Limestone. It has been much the fashion among musicians to make no effort whatever to interest or enlighten the general public in regard to instrumental mu sic, but to administer large doses of the heaviest classical selections with out a word of comment, and when not appreciated, to boast of the superior ity of the profession, and to snub the public for its ignorance and indiffer ence. Edward Baxter Perry’s lecture- recital was the first attempt to point out to the ordinary concert-goer just what it was in the compositions which he and his brother musicians per ceived and enjoyed, and to lead oth ers, by a clear and graphic descrip tion in words of the meaning of the music, <0 find and feel such pleasure for themselves. The invitation has been largely copied by other solo ar tists, and the idea has been adopted even in orchestral concerts, such as the series by the Thomas orchestra in Chicago and by the Symphony orches tra, of Boston, where the descriptions, or annotations as they are called, are printed out upon the programs, for the enlightenment of each member of the audience. Since this has been the practice the audience at the Boston Symphony concerts has increased threefold. Mr. Perry will prove the value of ids innovation'in a lecture-recital here on Friday, February 3rd, at Limestone College. Those who always enjoy such concerts will receive additional pleas ure and information, while those who habitually do not care for the piano will he gratified to find that they have really enjoyed classical music for the first time in their lives. The remark oftener made than any other by Mr. Perry’s hearers is: “I never heard the piano before.” 300 Pairs Men’s SolidUeather Shoes, Bg Former price $2.25—this sale to go at $1.75. 200 pairs Chil-**" (Iren’s Heavy Shoes to go at this sale at 2u per cent off tln^ r . dollar. Don’t forget the datefSatTMornlng, 28th, inst. "* j:: PC It will continue for one week/Ee'sure to’attend this sale. •Ifp’ you can’t come one day, come the|nextfor thefnexT. > J. n.Tol!eson& Company, Gaftney, S. C. Miss Nelle Wood Entertains. Miss Nell Wood entertained the “?” club Thursday afternoon of last week. The new game of Sherlock Holmes was introduced and a delightful hour was spent by all present. A three- course luncheon was served, with fruits. looking down on people generally is nothing but looking down on your self. —Special prices on Quilts and Blan kets, at J. I. Sarratt’s. Cured His Mother of Rheumatism. “My mother has been a sufferer for many years from rheumatism,” says W. H. Howard, of Husband, Pennsyl vania. “At times she was unable to move at all, while at all times walking was painful. I presented her with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and after a few applications she decided it was the most wonderful pain reliever she had ever tried, in fact, she is never without it now and is at all times able to walk. An occasional application of Pain Balm keeps away the pain that she was formerly troubled with.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Tlie National Bank cf Cafiney, S. G. State, County and City Depository. Capital 550,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 33,000.00 Stockholders’ Liability .... 50.000.00 Protection to Depositors $133,000.00 Even thing of a banking nature entrusted to our care receiver our verv iiest attention. We would be glad to have your business. D. C. ROSS, Prest. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. I. G. WARDLAW, Vice-Prest. CHAS. W. HAMES. Asc’t. Cashier Bank Closes Every Day at 3 P. M. Except Saturday, 5 P. M. ““**• —■■■“ rn — ■■-n-rwi mm******. 1 1 IS THE BEST BUSINESS MEN Transact the financial details of their business through Hanks, fheirs is a good example for everybody to follow, whether in large or small affairs. : ; ; \ 011 will be we'comed here as a customer, be your business great or small. :::::: Merchants & Planters Bank A. N. Wood, President. Chas. P. Ligox, Assistant Cashier. C. M. Smith. Cashier. We Write Bonds and Fire insurance in the Best Companies. 'BBBBBBBEBBB&GBBBBBBBBBS&n The Gaffney City Land and improvement Co. Offers for sale HulldliiK Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney; also Fa rum i,e by and In reach of the School* of Limestone Sin-Ires and of this place, (11 lots of .K to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lauds to rent for Farm purposes For full parti ulars apply to , J. V. SARRATT, Agent. N. H.—All persons are forbidden to enter on, walk or ride through or over the lands of this company, cutting and removing' limber or Ashing, hunting, under penalty of law. — Ask for “Eg Nog” anywhere in town. Dealers have all got It. What ia “Eg Nog?’’ Try It. When a girl acts as if she were tied to the end of a comet and tries to look as if she were only buttoning her gloves, most likely she is just become engaged. PISO'S CURE FOR —The Big Sale at The Battery is still going on. —Rubbers for everybody at ciose prices, at J. I. Sarratt’s. What Is “Eg Nog?” Try It. Cabbage Plants and Sea Island Cotton Seed I Cabbage Plants for sale, and now ready for delivery. “Lurly Jersey Wakefield” and “Charleston Large Type Wakefield,” two earliest sharphead varieties and head in rotation as | named. “Succession” ‘Augusta Trucker,"and “ShortStem Flat Dutch thethrcc bl st lHt- head varieties and head In rotation as named. Prices: single thousand t| &0- MKiOaiid ovwr j $l.2s per 1,000; 1(1,000 and over. $1 per I.inxi. Terms; Cash with order, or plant's sent<C O D purchaser paying return charges on money. Our plant beds occupy :i5 acres on South faro" | llna Sea Coast, and we understand growing them In the open air; tough and hardy they w ill stand severe cold without Inj ry. Plants crated for shipment weigh‘Jo lbs per I 000 and we have special low rates for prompt transportation l»y Southern Express Co \Ve know of other plants you can buy cheaper than ours Ours are good plants Nocheap'‘cut'rat*'’ plants shipped from our farm. We guarantee those that we ship lots-true to type and name, and grown from high grade seeds purchased from two of the most reliable seed houses In the I tilted States. 'Ve will refund purchase price to any dls.satlslied customer at end of season. Our Cotton Seed. Lint of Long Staple variety Sea Island Cotton sold last year In Charles ton, on Dec. 8. at XV per pound. Seed, fl 85 perbu., lotsof 10 bus. and over, #1 per hu. Our specialty: Prompt Shipments.’1 rue Varieties, and Hatlsfled Customers. We have been In the plant business for thirty-five years. Win P CCDITY “The Csbbsge Plant rtan,” If III, Ui UCnRI 11 Post and Telegraph Office. Janl.T-law-Jmo YOUNGS ISLAND, S. G. s