The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 10, 1905, Image 1
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SEMI-WEEKLY —PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
The National Bank of Gaffney, S. C.
State, County and City Depository.
Everything of a banking nature en
trusted to our care receives our very
best attention. We would be glad to
have your business.
Bank Closes Every Day at 3 P. M.
Except Saturday, 5 P. M.
A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County.
ESTABLISHED FEB. 1«, 1894.
GAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1905.
$1.00 A YEAR.
NEW NATIONAL
BANK OF GAFFNEY
ELEGANT QUARTERS ON LIME
STONE STREET.
Short Sketch of the Business Uunder
Carroll & Stacy—Its Growth and Its
Present Condition.
In 1881 Jas. A. Carroll and F. G.
Stacy, both of whom were born and
reared within thirty-five miles of
Gaffney and who had conducted sus-
cessful business operations since ear
ly manhood in the town of Gaffney,
formed a co-partnership for the pur
pose of carrying on a banking and
cotton business under the firm name
of Carroll AL- Stacy. In ispi the cot
ton business was eliminated and the
banking business continued. In April,
1897, the partners decided that the
time had arrived to incorporate the
business. Mr. Carroll had large busi
ness interests outside, but lent his
personal aid to his partner in the
undertaking. The result was the
formation of the National Bank, of
Gaffney, with F. G. Stacy as presi-
mahogony banking fixtures, trimmed
in ground glass and steel grill work
greet the eye. The compartments
are laid off in the most approved and
convenient manner to be imagined.
Everything has an air of elegance
about it. To the left of the entrance is
the private office of the cashier,
while the teller’s window is conven
iently situated near the front en
trance. Going back a little further
is the exchange window and beyond
this is the collector’s window. Be
yond this lies the directors’ room and
back of this is the president’s pri
vate office. All are most conven
iently api>ointed and in good style. The
building is heated entirely by steam.
This bank has just installed one of
the famous Hibbard-Rodman-Ely Man
ganese steel mob and burglar proof
bank safes having a storage capacity
of seven subic feet.
It is a marvel of mechanical in
genuity and engineering skill. In ma
terial. design and construction it is
far in advance of anything that has
yet been produced. The material,
manganese steel, is so hard that no
burglar could possibly drill it. In the
design of the manganese steel safe a
dis^tict advance has been made, in
th-ifi it is constructed of only two
pieces of metal—a body and a door.
The latter, which is circular, is
ground* into the former to a valve
tight joint, precluding any liquid ex
plosives. The body and door are se
curely held together when the safe is
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM WILKINSVILLE.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop
ular People and Short Items of
General Interest.
Wilkinsville, March fi.—
“Said a Spartan mother to her son,
While pointing to his shield:
Como with it when the battle’s won.
Or on it from the field.”
This sentiment should actuate every
son of toil at this particular time.
1 Could we fully realize the far-reaching
consequences that must inevitably fol
low the organization of the cotton
; growers’ association we would cer
tainly appreciate the loyalty that is
necessary to carry out the purpose of
the organization. The linos have been
formed ami the battle has commenced.
Every man is expected to do his full
duty. His responsibility is measured
by his ability.
"He who ascends to mountain tops
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Mr. V. C. Comer is sick with grippe.
Dr. Hood was called to see him Sat
urday night
Also Mr. R. M. Estes has been un
well for several days.
Some of our farmers will start their
plows this week to breaking up and j
bedding land for another crop.
Little or nothing has been done as
yet by gardners.
Prof. J. C. Jefferies, who has been
sick for five weeks, resumed his du
ties in the school room this morning.
In mingling with the people of Cher
okee county, and especially the old
soldier element, we find a strong dis
position among them to elect Dr. An
derson. of Blacksburg, to fill the un
expired term of Hon. W. I). Kirby in
the State legislature.
Dr. Anderson has made a very ef-
flcent member of the pension board
and his comrades would like to show
their appreciation of his services in
a work for which he has received lit
tle or no compensation. We don’t 1
know that Dr. Anderson will accept
this position, but if he will the honor
could, in our judgment, be bestowed
on no one more deserving, and we
feel that the veterans will have the
help of their sons in carrying out their i
wishes.
Extending the time for the payment
of road tax until April 1 will doubt
less be much appreciated by a num
ber who neglected to pay it before the
1st of March.
J. L. S.
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING
EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
NOT A PATENT MEDICINE
P,
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Hyomei, the Guaranteed Catarrh
Cure. Prescribed by Physicians.
No one should confound Hyomei
with the patent medicines that are
advertised to cure catarrh. It is as
far superior to them all as the dia-
j mond is more valuable than cheap
glass. Their composition is secret,
but Hyomei gives its formula to all
reputable physicians.
Its base is the valuable eucalyptus
oil, famous for its antiseptic qualities.
This is combined with aromatic and
healing gums and balsams, making
a pure liquid, which when used in
the Hyomei pocket inhaler, fills the
air you breathe with germ-killing,
disease-destroying and healing pow
ers that kill all catarrhal germs
there may be in the throat, nose and
lungs.
How foolish it is to try to cure ca
tarrh by swallowing tablets or liquids.
The only natural way to cure this dis
ease and all other diseases of the
respiratory organs is to breathe Hyo
mei.
This treatment has been so suc
cessful, curing 99 per cent of all who
have used it. that Hyomei is now
sold by Gaffney Drug Co. un lor an
absolute guarantee to refund the
money if it does not cure. You run
i no risk whatever in buying Hyomei.
If it. did not possess unusual powers
i to cure, it could not bo sold upon this
, plan.
| The complete Hyomei outfit costs
$1.00 and comprises an inhaler a
i bottle of Hyomei and a dropper. The
| inhaler will last a lifetime; and ad
ditional bottles of Hyomei can be ob
tained for ij'i cents.
Tnk Home of the National Hank oi Gaffney.
Happenings All Over the State Taken
from Our Exchanges and Tersely
Told to Ledger Readers.
An attempt was made Monday night
to hold up Mr. John B. Clayton on one
of the back streets of Florence. As
he was near the old tobacco factory
some one halted him, but he told them {
that he supposed he was the wrong |
man, but they thought not and told !
him to ante up. For a reply he drew
out his pistol and told them to stop,;
but they heeded not and he fired sev
eral times straight towards them, but,
it is not thought that he hit them from
the way they ran.
Gov. Heyward Tuesday received a
letter from ('apt. W. C. Davis, of Man- !
ning, in regard to the case of Stephen
J. Hough, a young white hoy of Ker
shaw county, who was convicted of
stealing a watch in Clarendon county
and is now serving a sentence on the
chaingang. The hoy is in bad health,
and if a pardon cannot he granted
the friends of the prisoner want the
sentence commuted. Hough is said
to have confessed and two other men
who were implicated were released on 1
his confession.
Monazite in large quantities has j
been discovered in the creeks and
branches around Lennerman in Grove
township. Greenville county, and tons
of the mineral are being taken out and
tested. The analysis by reli’ablo min
eralogists shows a large per cent, pure
monazite in the samples sent for an
alytical purposes, and a trace of gold
is found in every sample. A New
York concern has secured rights from
most of the land owners in the neigh
borhood to mine the mineral wherever
traces are found, and the land own
ers got $15 a ton for the crude ore
when taken from the mine.
A few nitjhts ago, between Fort
Mill and Pineville, the crew on freight
train No. 75 discovered three men con
cealed in one of the cars loaded with
merchandise, and because of the fact
that a great deal of freight had been
stolen in the past two months between
these two stations, the crew, suppos
ing them to he robbers, immediately
began to put them under arrest, but
two of them succeeded in making their
escape. The third was detained by
the brakeman’s strong grip and taken
to Rock Hill, where ho was turned
over to a policeman, to whom he gave
his name as Gus Sims.
John Gunter, of Columbia, who was
reported to be dead, is alive and was
doing well Monday. He is in a serious
condition but it is thought that ho will
get well. When Gunter was stabbed
dence showed that these boys and
young Gray attended a party, or
“shindig,” as one of the witnesses call
ed it, at the home of Mrs. Mary San
ders. Gray got drunk and was put to
bed. The “shindig” broke up and the
rest of the boys left. In a few min
utes they came back and said they
wore going to carry Gray home, if
they had to tote him. Mrs. Sanders
and her son remonstrated and asked
them not to take Gray out. They
broke open a window, entered the
nxmi where Gray was in bed and
took him out. Bob Hood carried him
on his shoulder and the others ac
companied him. A few minutes af
terwards a heavy lick was heard in
the direction they had gone. Next
morning a passerby found Gray lying
on the frozen ground with a long gash
across his face, a stab in the hack,
a bruise over his eye, and his hody al
most covered with clotted blood. His
coat, vest and hat v.'ere several feet
away. The coat was cut in several
places and was bathed in blood. Gray
was taken home in a semi-conscious
condition. Dr. Napier said that he
was still under the influence of liquor
when he got to him. It was after
wards found that his right foot had
been frozen and was in a very bad
condition. He is not yet able to use
it, and Dr. Napier said that it might
give him trouble through life.
Agonizing Burns
are instantly relieved, and perfectly
healed, by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. C.
Rivenbark, Jr., of Norfolk. Ya., writes:
“I burnt my knee dreadfully: that it
blistered all over. Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve stopped the pain, and healed it
without a scar.” Also heals all
wounds and sores. 25c at Cherokee
Drug Co., druggists.
FACTORY SALE
Of Sample Kimball Exhibit Pianos
at Gaffney Drug Company's.
All the magnificent instruments in
the great Kimball Exhibit at rhe store
room of the Gaffney Drug Company
will be closed out—that they may he
left here as standing, living advertise
ments. The opportunity of a lifetime.
Immediate and thorough introduc
tion our object. Profit thrown to the
winds. We will not ship them back.
You can buy them at one-third less
than regular price and save $125 to
$200 made by agents.
These pianos will be sold for cash
or on time at two-thirds the regular
price. Only the samples will be sold
or. these terms. They are perfectly
new. The display consists of Artistic
i’pright Concen, Grands, Artistic U|)-
right Cabinet Grands. Medium Sized
Cabinet Grands, elaborately finished
in beautiful English oak, San Domingo
mahogany, French hurl walnut and
rosewood. .
An absolute warranty with each
piano, backed by a capital of fifteen
million dollars. Ask your bank about
us.
This stock will not be sold to agents
or dealers unless they will take the
lot.
Sale begins Saturday, March ll‘h.
Come and make your selection.
K. S. Conrad.
Manager of Exhibit.
dent, Col. J. G. Wardlaw, vice-presi
dent. and D. C. Ross, cashier. These i
gentlemen remained in their respect- !
ive positions until the untimely death
of Mr. Stacy last year, when Mr. D.
C. Ross, who had been with the firm '
from ils inclpency, was considered
by the stockholders the proper man
to fill that important position. Mr.
Mpynard Smyth succeeded Mr. Ross
a« cashier
But this article is not intended to
deal with the personalities of the gen
tlemen who have so successfully car
ried on this banking business but to
tell of the magnificent growth and
wonderful strides made by the busi
ness itself.
The National Bank of Gaffney was
chartered with a capital stock of
$,50,000. which has never been in
creased. To show the wonderffil
growth of the business it is only
proper to say that the deposits Janu
ary 3, 1898.' were $81,312.62, against
$189,72(1.10 for Dec. 31, 1904, show
ing an increase of more than $100,000;
the surplus and undivided profits in
1898 were $1,073.99, against $34,253.61
in 1901. It is well to bear in mind that
the annual dividend of 0 per cent has
been paid until two years ago, when
the dividend was Increased to 8 per
cent, which lias since' and is now be
ing paid.
In 1898 the loans and discounts
were $77,205.88. against $233,203.82
in Dec., 1904. These figures speak for
themselves and show a remarkable
increase in the business.
Two years ago the directors deter
mined to erect the handsome new
home now occucpied by the bank. A
number of architects submitted plans,'
and finally the plans submitted by I
J. M. McMichael, of Charlotte, were .
adopted. The contract was let to J.
A. Jones, also of Charlotte. Dirt was
broken in June, 1SI04, and on the sec-i
ond day of last month the business
was moved from the old stand, cor
ner of Robinson and Grenard streets,
to the present home.
Any attempt to picture the beau
ties of this splendid hanking house on
paper would he futile unless under
taken by an artist In the handling of
the English language. The outside of
this building is of red pressed brick
front for the two upper stories, ’while
the ground floor Is Incased In stone,
giving it a most substantial appear
ance. On entering the front door one
is charmed with the beauty and ele
gance of the finish. A marble wains
coting seven feet high, with elegant
rpr
locked by wedge holts, which make
the two practically one. After years
of experimentation all other safe
manufacturers have been obliged to
abandon the idea of making a spin
dle for the operation of the holts and
locks which could not he removed,
and an entrance thus gained into the
safe. Automatic locks were resorted
to which open the safe whether the
hank or the burglar is in possession
of the premises at the time set for
opening. Tests made prove that
these automatic devices are unreli
able, and in actual bank robbery the
shock of the explosive tripped the
lock and opened the safe. The dif
Acuity of the spindle in the manga
nese steel safe has been entirely
overcome. By the use of this mat
rial, together with the application of
proper mechanical principles, the
spindle cannot be removed.
It will be well worth the while of
all who are interested in keeping
their funds from the expert cracks
man to examine this safe, for promi
nent bankers, financiers and mechan
ics all over the world give it as their
opinion that the introduction of this
safe, together with the vault con
struction devised by this same com
pany. has revolutionized the entire
question of sectirity, for it is the first
time in the history of the safe manu
facturing business that the burglar
has been completely frustrated.
This safe is inclosed in a substan
tial vault which also has a safety
grated door with an alarm bell at
tached. No one can enter this door
to get within reach of the safe with
out attracting the attention of the
employees, as the alarm hell rings ev
ery time it is opened.
The officers of the hank are: D. C.
Ross, president; J. G. Wardlaw, vice-
president: Maynard Smyth, cashier;
(’has. W. Hames, assistant cashier:
Charles L. Walker, bookkeeper. The
diretcors are: J. A. Carroll, T. M. Lit
tlejohn, Wm. Jefferies, C. W. Whiso-
nant, H. M. McAden, W. C. Carpen
ter, R. M. Wilkins, B. L. Hames, May
nard Smyth, J G. Wardlaw and D. C.
Ross.
The investment made by this bank
attests the faith Us directors have in
the future of Gaffney, and their faith
is not to be marveled at when we
take into consideration the fact that
the population of Gaffney has grown
from 1500 in 1881, at the time Messrs.
Carroll & Stacy started in the bank
ing business, to more than 5,000 in
1905. May the increase continue.
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The loftiest peaks most wrapped
snow;
He who surpasses or subdues man
kind
Must look down on the hati
those below.”
A few people have sta t m! their
plows and the coming of the dove re
minds us of approaching springtime.
Mr. W. R. Walker is now at his
plantation looking after his farming
interests.
Some of our neighbors went to
Gaffney last week ou a shopping ex
pedition.
In a few weeks some of our neigh
bors living along the creeks and riv
ers will be getting fresh fish from
the streams.
In the Congressional Record of
March 2(>th we have read with much
pleasure ihe eulogistic remark
the life, charach r and services of tin
late George W. Croft, of this State
late a member of the lower house ..
congress, by Representatives Finley.
Lever and Aiken, of this State, and
Representative French, of Idaho.
Rev. W. H. White preached a very
impressive sermon at Salem last Sab
bath from the text: “Thou shalt not
kill.”—Ex. 20:13. He pointed out the
lesser acts which lead to the com
mitting of this greatest of all crimes—
envy, malice, hatred, evil speaking,
covetousness—ail of which have crim
inal and murderous tendencies
are despicable in the sight of
In order to properly appreciate
sermon one should have heart it.
In order to show the authority .»i
the divine command, Mr. White para
phrased his remarks with the preface
: to the Ten Commandments. Through
out his discourse was a practical.
| thoughtful and scriptural appllccation
of the subject as It. applies to hu-
i man nature in all Its weakness.
' Branching off to those things which
are both required and forbidden in
the Sixth Commandment, how surely
and thoughtlessly wo become accom
plices in murder was fully d<
st rated by every well regulated
balanced mind. Mr. White is a . .
Bible student and never leaves the
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out his conclusions.
Master Frank Estes, aged
years, a member of the infant
of the Salem Sabbath school, answer
od the whole of the 145 questions in
the Child’s Catechism last Sabbath.
Bully for Frank. How many grown
people can do that well?
Magistrate J. R. Poole was In this
section on business last week.
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Intekior of the National Hank of Gaffney.
Manganese Safe at National Bank.
At Columbia while coupling two flat
cars in the Blanding street yards of
the Southern Railway Wednesday,
Freight Conductor K. G. Strouthers’
head was crushed by a beam project
ing from one of the cars, loaded with
lumber, and he was instantly killed.
by Will Teague on Gervais street four
weeks ago, the blade entered the ab
dominal cavity and severed an artery,
causing internal hemorrhage. It was,
of course, necessary to stop this bleed
ing in order to save the life of the
{ wounded man. The incision made by
Teague’s knife was enlarged, the ab
dominal cavity was opened and the
?e\<‘red artery tied. There are five
layers of membrane and skin where
the incision was made and in each of
these several stitches were taken.
Saturday, six young men from the
lower part of Marlboro county were
arraigned for the attempted murder of
Tom Gray, on the night of Feb. 10.
They were: Bob Hood, Charlie Hixid,
Jim Freeman, Arthur Johnson, Ham
Johnson and Calvin Gray. The evi-
Grave Trouble Foreseen.
It needs but little foresight to tell
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble is ahead,
unless you take the proper medicine
for your disease, as Mrs. John A.
Young, of Clay, N. Y., did. She ^ays:
"1 had neuralgia of the liver and
stomach, my heart was weakened, and
I could not eat. I was very bad for
a long time, but In Electric BPters I
found what I needed, for they quickly
relieved and cured me." Best medi
cine for weak women. Sold under
guarantee by Cherokee Drug Co., drug
gists, at 50c a bottle.
—Rubbers for everybody at close
prices, at J. I. Sarratt’s.
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