Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ THE LEDGER. Tuesday ana Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The future of Gaffney depends upon i the unanimity of her people as much as anything else. We.must not agree' to disagree, but get together and PUSH GAFFNEY. This we cannot do if we allow a division on any sub- i ect - The Columbia State has somewhat relaxed its efforts to make the Co lumbia baseball team win. That will never do. Don’t give up so ejirly in| the fight. Strengthen the team and boost up the players. Nearly all the lovers of the game ,and they are le gion want to see Columbia occupy a r •-it .'table position. * * • Tomorrow is the winding up of commencement at Limestone and Thursday the dear students leave us, some for a brief season and some never to return. We will miss them during the summer and look forward to their return with pleasure, and whether they return or not we trust their lines may always fall in nleas- ant places. * * * We wish that every man in Gaffney could lay aside his personal interest when it comes to a matter of general interest to the community. Make concessions. There are some things that are mightier than a dollar, al though we confess that there are some men who cannot see them. Don’t be greedy and block an enter- prise simply because you cannot have your way about it. * * * An event that should be of interest to every Cherokeean is the commence ment exercises of the Blacksbprg graded schools which will be inaugu-; rated Saturday to continue through; to Monday night. A most interesting) program has been arranged by Prof., Pfeiffer and his assistants and a cor ; ' dial invitation is extended to all. The! Ledger sincerely trusts that a large number of Cherokeeans will take the time to visit their brethren on this occasion. * * * The Oconee News says: “F. C. Hickson, of Cherokee county, writes a sensible letter to The Gaffney Ledg er, and in conclusion adds the follow ing postscript,” etc. Now, who ever Heard of Mr. Hickson ever writing anything else but a sensible letter? We wi}’ wager a doughnut that he never did unless it were in his court ing days. At such times in a man’s life be is hardly responsible and if Mr. Hickson fell down then it ought not to be counted against him. * * * North Carolina is becoming very, very good. They have succeeded in passing a law to prohibit the opera tion of ‘‘bucket shops.” It has al- ^ ways U'en a mystery to us why they should stop a fellow from backing; his judgment of five pasteboards that he might hold in ids hand against a similar number held by the other fellow, and yet alio / the big gamblers to deal in cotton, wheat, corn, stocks, etc. If you are going to stop one form of gambling, stop the whole bus iness. North Carolina is carrying her piousness in the right direction. * * • As the good old summer time seems to have set in in earnest we are reminded that the annual gath ering of the pencil pushers is not far off. We wish every editor in the State could trust his paper with the devil long enough to take the few days off necessary to attend the meeting. These meetings are not only a source of pleasure but a great help to us. We leant much from the brethren and like to meet with them personal ly. We have in mind several mem- iters of the press association whom we once regarded as perfect hyenas but who, after personal contact, proved to be perfect lambs. May God bless the editors of South Carolina and permit them to go onward and upward in the development of the grand old State. * * * It has been suggested, and we heartily concur in the suggestion, that in view of the dissatisfaction that at tended the last Fourth of July cele bration the city council under take the management this year.. Cer tain it is that we should not allow the celebration to go by default. Let the council undertake the celebration and we have the assurance that they will receive financial aid from the outside. Together with the aid of the citD.ens and the amount to be derived from ihe sale of privileges there should be no fear entertained as to the neces sary finances to pull off a successful celebration. Besides, we owe the peo ple a genuine celebration, free from any personal cost for amusements, and we believe the own council are the proper ones to manage such a cele bration. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. M. Address “The aim of To Be Held at Macedonia Church June 27th-28th. Following is a programme of the Broad River Baptist Sunday School Convention to be held at Macedonia church June i;7th-2Sth: June 2'7th, A. by Dr. A. M. Simms: the Sunday school.” 11:15 Organization. 12 ‘ Dinner. 1 P. M. Five-minute speeches by, each pastor present, or “What 1 d</ lb:- the Sunday schools in my churches.” 2 P. M. Exercises conducted by Rev. B. W. Spillman. June 28th, 9: JO A. M. Devotional exercises. 10 A. M. Address by Prof. R. O. Sams and Rev Harrison: “The Sun day school and missions; and the Sunday school and saving.” 11 A. M. Exercises conducted by Rev. B. W. Spillman. 12. Dinner. 1 P. M. Five-minute speeches by each Sunday school superintendent present on “How ! run my Sunday schools.” 2 P. M. The home department discussed by S. M. Bagwell and B. W. Getsinger. •2:30 p. M. Address by B. W. Spill man on, “How to arouse more interest in Sunday school work.” 3:15 P. M. Sunday literature to be discussed by every one present. Miscellaneous. Adjournment. The committee changed the time of meeting in order to have with us Rev. B. W. Spillman, field secretary of Sunday school board. We have ar ranged for only two days because it will likely be a busy time with the farmers. It is earnestly urged that every Sunday school in the as sociation shall have some representa tion. The committe suggests that all del egates and visitors who live close enough endeavor to return to their own homes at night and aid in supply ing dinner each 1 day, and thus make the entertainment by the Macedonia people as light upon them as possible. Most of the subjects usually dis cussed at such meetings are unmen tioned, because Bro. Spillman will bring out all those things in his ex-i ercises. We confidently expect a great and j happy time. All the good singers of the whole county are expected to he | tn hand and aid Macedonia choir in j the music. On behalf of the committee. F. C. Hickson. You Know Uneeda iscuit Tie Dixie Department Store Extracts From Recent Endorsements of The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. Letter to C J. Wall. Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: If our agent charges you 10 cents more for a gallon of paint than somebody else, don’t think he is making fiiore profit: we charge him more; it costs us more. It is all paint, true paint, and full measure. No other paint is all paint, true paint, and full-measure, so far as we know. That is wrong. We know some that are pure and full-measure, hut weak, thin, tod much oil and too little lead-and-zinc: an honest sort of weakness; don’t know any better, may be. It amounts to this: so far as we know: and we think we know the whole American trade: there is no other name but Devoe that stands for all paint, full-measure, and right proportion. That’s why it takes loss gallons and wears longer. Yours truly 97 F W Devoe & Co P. S—R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. sell our paint. itiM ■i mMmmmmmmwmmmumnsuai Is still doing business at the same old stand, and selling goods at the SOME OLD LOW PRICES, and we are always glad to show you ours tock and give you prices. The Dixie always sells it for less! No matter what it is. Groceries cheaper than anybody! Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Shirts, No tions, Mats, Suit Cases and Crockery just as cheap in proportion. Goods constantly coming in one door and going out the other. Don't forget to come to the Dixie. : : Respectfully, •* * “The Mutual Benefit is, in many respects, the most notabie of all American Companies.” “It is managed as economically as appears to be practicable.” “The Strongest, Safest, Best Managed.” “It fairly stands as a type of the best that Life Insurance affords.” From Insurance Reports and Magazines. “Your Company (the Mutual Benefit) is the best of them all.” From a gentleman Insured for fUM.OOO in 5 carefully selected companies. “The Mutual Benefit is the most satisfactory in every respect of all the companies I am insured in.” From a gentleman Insured for nearly flOO.iHtO, distributed among a dozen carefully selected companies. “I have policies in eight (8) other companies, but I like the Mu tual Benefit the best.” —Special prices on Negligee Shl.-ts and big lot to select from at J. I. j Sarratt’s. vi xn % Littlejohn Brothers. m For a Specimen Accelerative Endowment Policy in the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. apply to JONES J. DARBY, Agent, Gaffney, S. C. MAY-JUNE SALE From Friday Morning, May 26th, to Saturday Night, June 3rd, 1905. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ✓ , * Begining Friday Morning we will offer for sale special bargains in Millinery. Some lines in this department will be sold regardless of cost, and substantial reductions all through the department. This line of goods is so varied it is impossible to give prices, but you can save from 25 to 50 per cent, on your purchase. During this sale 10c colored Lawns and Battistes will go at 8c; Gic Battistes at 5c; 10c Knicker Zephyrs at 8c; 15c Knicker Crepes at IHc; 12+ Knicker Zephyrs at 9|. All Remnants, Wool Goods, Silks and Wash Goods to be sacrificed in this sale. Good things in Embroideries to be put on sale at cut prices. IN Ol T R SHOE DEPARTMENT there will be many bargains in SHOES AND SLIPPERS. One lot of Ladies’ Shoes, sizes from 1 to 4, worth from $2.25 to $3.50, to go at $1.60, $2.00 and $2.25. Other things in our stock cheaj^. W. J. WILKINS & CO. BIG STORE ON THE CORNER. GAFFNEY. SOUTH CAROLINA. m*'-.