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f / •VI 3 ' MY GENTS’ FURNISHING Is chock full of’.bargains in every line. I am offering a very strong line of Men’s Suits in all the newest and most attractive goods for this season at very close phices. Style and fit equal the best custom tailored Suits. Boys’ Suits that are unrivaled in qual ity, style, price and fit. Special bargains in Neckwear, Shirts and Men’s and Boys’ Headgear. Anything in Hats from a 10c Malaga to a Jno. B. Stetson at $5.00. Gents’ Umbrellas, 40c to $2.50. I can give you prices on . Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Embroideries, Insertions and Ladies’ Skirts that you can’t duplicate. No misfits in your Shoes if bought from mo. I have them in all styles and leathers for men, ladies and children. Ladies’ Parasols from 40c to $2.00. This is the place to buy your Hay, Corn, Feed, Oats and Provisions at money-saving prices. Just received, a big lot of Cotton Hoes. The Piedmont Cultivators something every farmer needs. I have them. Call and get price. See me when in need of anything usually kept iu a Gents’ Furnishing Store or a General Store. GENTS’ FURNISHING STORE 816 LIMESTONE ST. S A R R A T T GENERAL STORE 818 LIMESTONE ST. GALLANT CONFEDERATE DEAD. \:< Always Within Reach ist he niouey to your credit in the Gaffney Savings Bank. But remember that it is your reach only that it is within; your written order is neceasary '^to obtain it. Burglars and thieves have no chance to get it. The Gaffney Savings Bank would like to open an account with you. One dollar will do for a start, your own pride will make it grow. We pay four per cent, inter- .•. est oil all'deposits. The Gaffney Savings Bank. Office in The National Bank of Gaffney. £ f I New Goods Arriving. Another shipment of the prettiest MATTING you ever saw, the kind made to wear. :: , :: :: More IRON BEDS added to our already,complete jine. They are the’best values and ,prettiest de signs that ever hit Gaffney. :: BED SPRINGS is one: of our specialties. We have eight differ ent kinds k to select from at right prices, and guaranteed ! for Five V o ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 O ■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Shuford ®> LeMaster, Furniture, Stoves ’and] Undertaking. State Federation of Trades Will Hold John s Reed Expjres at H , 8 Its Annual Session June 22. Home in Harrison, N. J. Atlanta, Ga., May 24.—The State I ^ew York, May 24.—John (Jordan Federation ot Trades will hold its an- Reed, a native of New* York, but served nual meeting in this city, the first sea-, as a colonel in the confederate army, sion to be held on June 22. The meet- | s dead at his home in Harrison, N. ing will be attended by a large num- j. He was living in Arkansas when the her oof olaobring men from all over was began and at once entered the i the state and promises to be one of southern army, while two brothers the most interesting conventions yet | served in the opposing ranks, held by the federation of trades. Colonel Reed became a member of Interesting programs have been ar- the staff of General Sterling EJ. Price, ' ranged, and there will be instrumental and was one of the oflicers in charge 1 and vocal selections during the prog- of building the defenses about Mo-, ress of the meeting. < Ala - The southern cross of hon- Governor Terrell and Mayor Wood- j ™ "’as given him not long ago by the ward will deliver the addresses of [ United Daughters of the Confederacy, welcome on the part of the state and ] city. Mr. Sam D. Jones and Mr. O. S. Committee Gets Busy. Nunnally will welcome the delegates ; gt. Petersburg, May 24.—The com- on the part of the Atlanta manufac- mittee appointed under the presidency turers, nearly all of whom employ of M. Kuttler, assistant minister of union labor. Hon. A. S. Clay and Hon. i the interior, to decide upon the meas- , Lon F. Livingston will akso speak. ures to adopt in order to increase the | i revenues of the empire has deter- Formal Measures Taken. mined to recommend increased taxa- St. Petersburg, May 24.—The govern-; tion to the amount necessary to meet ment has now taken formal measures 1 the additional expenses on account of to prevent zemstovs, dumenas and the war and is now considering the other provincial and district institu- question of an income tax from whic tions from indulging in unrestricted ! the commission desires to raise $2" debate and adopting resolutions on t! 000,000. subject of a change in the form of gov-; _ a -——— . eminent. Interior Minister Bouligin o Tmsted a Fn e n d and Lo.t. has issued a circular declaring tine San Fmnclsco. May S4.-Mw. MWta such discussions do not come within DcWoIl for 50 years a prominent work- tto scope of the imperial ukase Issued «f lh chamable orgaulmtion. of this March 3, granting the people freedom “ C ° to petition the emperor through the San Francisco Lad es- Relief pnd Pro. g I, tection society, which she founded in committee of ministers on alt matters .. .. __ __ relating to their general welfare. The ruling in effect is that this privilege ap plies to the people as individuals and , , ... . that organised institutions must con- otll< ’ r h » lr "T sU>1 f n , trom ** “ 18G8. At one time Mrs. DeWoH wtm worth $1,000,000, and one-half of this sum she spent in doing good. The fine themselves to questions wit their competency. The duty of enforc ing this inhibition is imposed on the presiding officers, who will be amen- man whom she trusted as a son. Band of Thieves Caught. Madrid, May 24.—The police have captured a band of thieves who for able to prosecution for permitting in- years have been working the Spanish fractions. The circular was plainly hidden treasure swindle in America designed to put an end to the political an( j Europe, agitation which has been openly in progress in the zemstvo circles through the country. Not Guilty. Madison, Ga., May 24.—At the com mitment trial trial of Lou Eason and son for being alleged accessaries to the murder of young Kelsey Bransford, both were completely exonerated, there being no evidence whatever against him. The two negroes implicated in Japanese Labor Strike Ends. Honolulu. May 24.—A wireless tele gram from LaHaina says that the agreement made by the striking Jap anese plantation laborers to return to _ ^ J ^ ^ 4 „ work today ha., been abrogated. The Ule murder were remanded to Jail. situation is described to be quiet hut more serious. It is further stated that the Japanese wish to return to work, hut are prevented by the others| British Steamer Released. i You Wil Miss IH 3 If you fail to see our line of Buggies ;and Harness. We are under the market enough to make it to your interest to visit our place. $15.00 Harness, at $12,50 $12.50 Harness, at - - - • - - $11.00 $10.00 Harness, at - - - - - $ 8.50 Harness made, guaranteed and repaired by an expert. . \ \ % \ Smith Hardware Co. 'GAFFNEY, S. C. Fought Flood with Dynamite. Lima, O., May 17.—Dynamite was used here to blow up the blockading banks of a now channel cut for the ' ^Ottawa river in aid of Lima’s new $200,000 reservoir. Heavy rains have Nagasaki, May 24. 11 a. m. 'The [ >rougllt ( | 0wn a de j U g 0 0 j water British steamer Lincluden, which was the channel could not accommodate and seized by the Japanese south of Ko- hundreds of acres of farm lands and rca on May 15, was released by the qjj i a nds are flooded beyond the high naval prize court at Sasebo yesterday. water mark The French steamer Quangnam, which was seized on the same date near the, _ Overcome. Pescadore islands, has arrived a* Sase- Tltn80 n-I never fainted away hut lK> * once, and that was just a few days ago. Sirason—What was the cause? Timson—My wife told that she had trF.3r.ctl herself so i. could walk throujfli a store full of • .irgain counter sales with her purse full of money and never buy a thing.—Detroit Free Press. Incalculable Damage By Floods. New York, May 24.—Floods created by the recent rains are, cables the Milan correspondent of the Herald, causing considerable damage and dis tress in th eprovince of Vinzena. Sev en hundred persons are homeless and have taken refuge fn a church and school at Meledo with their cattle and pigs. The inhabitants were rescued Sec. Shaw Addresses Schools. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 24.—‘Sec retary Shaw, of the treasury depart- : ment, went to El Reno on a special train today at the invitation of the 1 chamber of commerce of this city. He spoke there before the territorial Sun day school convention, returning here at noon. He will deliver an address tonight before the chamber of com merco at Ardmore, I. T. Preparing to Move on Jap Camp. Honolulu, May 24.—A wireless tele gram to the Advertiser from La Main a says that the police and militia are preparing to move on the oaxup of tha striking Japanese. I'nrmlnxlcal. Smith—You remember Muggins, who used to bore us with his long winded stories? Jones—Yes. What of him? Smith—He was arrested yesterday for being short iii his accounts.—Chicago News. Work. “Anyhow you can’t deny that Hewli- gus is a self made man. Fie worked his way through college.” “He certainly did. He worked near ly every student in the institution.”— Chicago Trlbdne. HIm FlnundrrlnKN. “Isn’t Mr. Teejus a deep thinker?" “He must be,” answered Miss Cay enne. “I never heard him try to say anything without getting beyond his depth.”—Washington Star. Since knowledge is but sorrow’s spy it is not safe to know.—Davenant. Merchants and Planters Bank Ca P ital ’ - -J $75,000.00 - Stockholders' Liabilities - 175,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 1 5,000.00 Protection to Depositors - $ 1 65,000.00 Your Patronage Solicited. Fire Insurance and Bonds Written. We Pay 4 Per Cent. Interest in our Savings Department. A. N. WOOD, Pres. R. R. BROWN, V. Pres. C. M. SMITH, Cashier. * Directors. R. A. Jones, J. Q. Little, W. C. Hamrick, W. C. Carpenter, O. E. Wilkins, R. M. Wilkins, A. N. Wood, R. R. Brown, C. M. Smith. Come Anchor Buggies, Screen Doors and Wagons, Windows, Harness, Bath Tubs, Wagon Rims, Lawn Hose. Buggy Rims, 1 Galvanized Pipe, Spokes, Block Pipe, Whips, Pipe Fittings, Collars, ; Engine Fittings, Stoves, Belting, Stove Pipes, Lacing, Tin Ware, Water Coolers, Enameled Ware, Devoe’s Paint, Chrysolite, Ruchter’s Paint, Clocks, Buggy Paint, Cultivators, Hard Oil, Cultivator Plows, Linseed Oil, Garden Plows, Paint Brushes, Hero Churns, Base Ball Goods. Washing Machines, All these-right prices. R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. lEiteod a Cordial iDvitation v To The Ladies of Gaffney and Cherokee County To call and examine my line of Dress and Waist Goods. I have a beautiful line of Scotch mixtures, Shark Skin Brilliantines Etc at 40 to 75 cents per yard. ’ *’ Black Broad cloth, fine quality, at fi.25 per yard. Waist Goods in latest styles at 10c yard and up. Big lot A. F. C. Ginghams, Percales, Common Cloth, Lons dale Sheeting, Etc., to be sold cheap. Just received 50 dozen Malaga Hats for Men, Youths and Children at 10c and up. See us for anything in Clothing from the wee tot’s Suit to the most expensive tailor-made Suits for Men. ^S t My Prices Are Right Too 6«~ , I still handle everything needed on the farm. If in need of fanning implements this is the place to get them. I handle Hay, Corn, Oats, Flour, Meat, in fact everything in supplies. Bliss’ Triumph Potatoes for planting. All grades Fertilizers for all crops. See me for anything in my vanous lines. 7 Respectfully, J. I. ©JVRRJVTT