Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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« r T" r A THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, South Carolina Press a.ever reached the president. In fact, it did not. We assure the Observer that the only PERSONAL PARAGRAPH*. Mrs. H. Fay Oatney and children are* t.ho pn’ests of Mrs. A. R. N. Frrfger, £ d. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher/ t ],in>r lacking was the presence of its j on East Buford street. A. W. Griffith, Local Editor NOTES AND COMMENTS. tor. / j editor. ci ■T7_ ! pensat Come along with your letter in re gard to better roads. We want an expression from the people on this important question. In a measure we were com- ated for the loss by the presence ' of Mr. Sherill. of file Concord Times; but the "high heeled” timo would have been as high-heeled as the French shoe had the genius of Soutn- Mrs. Foster, of Jon'esville, is visit- Ing tier parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Littlejohn, on Limestone street. Prof. W. C. McArthtfr and bride have arrived in the city from their bridal trip to the mountains. Mrs. .1. T. Ifarwin and children, at- Determine to take stock in the new series of the Cherokee Building and Loan Association. It means saving something for yourself and building up Gaffney. * * * The Buford Gazette lias installed a n w Cottrell printing press. The fact that other newspapers in South Caro lina have greatly improved their plan >, coupled with the annual festi vities ot tiie editors, is an indication that they are not as "hard up” as some would have you believe from the funny paragraphs they print con- ee: ning the pauper press. * * * The lai'.ure of the Darlington Trust Company and tiie Independent Oil] Company, of Darlington, and the sub sequent self-destruction of Robert , , com panic,! by Miss Fleetwood, left eni newspaper.lom put in his appear- Sritur(lay . or Rrfrne , Ga., to visit rel- a.nce. ; atlves. • • * * Marcellus Steadman went to Bates- W e spent the greater part of las' burg Saturday to visit relatives, week (and. Incidentally, some of our- Or. W. O. Seville, president'of the Ill-gotten wealth) at White Stone Springs with the members of the South Carolina State Press Associa- | tion. To say that we ban a most de lightful time is to express it Ubldlv. By far the most Impressive occurrence ( and we say this with due diffi-! donee to the many bright men and j women present) was the meeting j with Dr. James H. Carlisle, of Wof- Proxbytorian college of South Caro lina, was in the city the past week, in | th< interest of his college. Miss Carrie O. Sams has returned from a visit to relatives in Barnwell. Moses Littlejohn, of Ravenna, was In the city Friday wftb cotton. J. \V. ( ook, of rural route No 4, called on Ttu* Ledger Friday and. re newed. E. R. Goforth, of Ravenna, was in town Friday. Misses Lipsvunb Clar'i and Co T i* have returned from Jonesville. after having spent several days, with rela lives at that puce. MLss Idell Brown, of Spartanburg, is in fhe city v.siting rela Ives. Livy Caldwell and Charlie Ballen- ,ger. t«o Clemson Ctdlege boys, are in the -rity. the Kties-ts of Lawrence Wood. Vernon - Philli|)s went to Spartan- liurg yes erday to visit friends. Robert fohnson returned to he city , - as well -ivc. It is their Saturday, after erat days. Rochelle Rogers, wn'ault, toot When sick they don’ take the proper inf'dlotno. You unst not consider thocost ii sick, for youi life is at jtafte Get the l»est, hut atsjve all thintf- 1 'll, not permit the dlaeem* to run tdong without troatment. < >ur exper ience has taught us what Checkers will do. We knov of no rem dy in the world which will equal its marvelous action in the permanent cure of most alt known chronic or fatal disecses. tu absence of sev- of Spartanburg, f ford College. Without question he is j her borne in Greenville. C. Racliff lias returned from ch< the biggest man intellectually it has over been our fortune to meet. With a big brain and a big heart he towers so high above the aggrandi.ter as to make him appear a pigmy. True, Dr. Carlisle lias done a great work for pfof. and Mrs. Davis Jefferies and ; spent Sumiky in the city. j children of Ciuon'. ai 1 ? the guesck of Mr. and Mr.v. W. fowler, o* Etta; Mrs Mary Jefferies. Jan©, were in the city Saturday. \\ . judson Sarratt returned Satur- O. T. Fisher, of Spartanburg, spent 1 dav from an extended trip through Sunday in the city. j Tennessee. Rev. and Mrs. A. D. Davidson 1 , of Miss Owings, who has been visiting Beaveniam, were in own yesterday. Miss Curtis, has returned to I shopping. Mr and Mrs 1 . W r . C. Kirby, of Sunny- side. were among tiie visitors in the OTTLE jayw wont you to cy Checkers. We want you to use tbit* medicine'be* cause it has merit, be- FREE I j. to Northern markets, where he went purchase goods for his stove. Dr. Ed Duff and Dress Duff, who have been visiting their father, MT. j. c. H. Duff, returned t<? Baltimore Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Duff, who South Carolina; but what has Srciih > frave 1u , f . n vf.^tfntr their father, Mr. Carolina done for Dr. Carlisle? It ap- J. C. ,H. Duff, retnrnei to Rock HilT Keith Dargan. is most regretable. We hate to hear of failures in finance, or noble and so great a man shook >e life. After all, life to many of us is a permitted to devote his Me to rue dream: and we never awake to the upbuilding of the manhood of the tremendous responsibilities of it un-i State, and yet not be recognized in a til some awful calamity overtakes us. more pears strange indeed that so cflod, soj Saturday. , , . t ; Miss McCleskev. whir has 1 been the 1. C. Jeff- lias • • * In speaking of Cole L. Blease, of has Newberry, as a candidate for gover nor. some paper has said he is “the peer of any governor Great heavens! What a all the balance! We Jo not know of i mind. since ’7G.’ substantial manner. True, he not sought recognizatioc', arM not sought for recognition; and efficient stenographer for . - - cries for several months, has - returned 1 to her home in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Daley, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. FT. D. Wheat, has re turned to her home in Columbia. Mrs. Pratt Pierson and daughter returned yesterday from a visit roj that is all the more reason why he j should have been recognized. We city Saturday. Misses' Tna and Eugenie and Master! Clint CTay, who have been visning Miss Elbe Bird, at Antioch, returned to their home in the ciiy Saturday. C. T’. Clary and Collrs Kirby spenr Sunday with friends at Ravenna. W. P. Comer, of Etta’.fane, wa.v in town Saturday. f Sam Hopper and Chance Wiison spent Sunday at Patterson Springs, N. C. John 1 f. Sarratf spear Sunday at Earl. \ r . C. Mr. and .1Tr> R. E. LeMaster re turned yesterday from a short stny at PietBnont Si'Tings. Jack Tapscoml). of ilbtrcher. was in town yesterday. M. C! Lipscomb and daughter, of in the cause it will doyoa good, bjeause moet any disease will vanish when Checkers commenc «to stsan n tiie system K will lind out what is wrong inside—it goes > the bottom oi ev^ry ordinary dLsease and makes tiie sick well. Call on your druggist for a sample Ixntlo free—or write os. The better plan is to buy a mammoth dollar bottle to-day. ChecKer Board and 24 ChecKer Men Call on your dealer or druggist for one of our full size heavy Checker boards, printed in colors, with 12 r d and 12 blue Checker men, FREE. If he refuses to furnish same, write us and you 11 be supplied. Chenki-ra Me dial no Coanatny, Wladtou-Salem, V. C. FREE immmmmmmwummmummmmmmmmjrmm Afrs. J. M. Bovd at Caroleen, K. C. Miss Myrtle Gaffney left. Saturday j White Plains, spent yesterday for Caroleeir, N. C., to attend a house! city. doubt whether the question of pol1ti-! imrty ff ! ven i, v \n ss Clara Boyd. ! Miss-Jennie Hughes of Shelby. NT. travesty on j cal preferment has ever entered Ins j Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Littlejohn and jC., is visiting friends-- and rela tVes Ho would not for a moment I Miss Louise Wood, after a two weeks’j in the* city, i . , i s-tav at Piedmont Spndgsreturned j -T- D! Jefferies. Sr., .U Anbury, was a man who has occupied the guherna- 1 think of entering the mad scramble; ^ cUy Saturday ! in thr-cf:y Sainrday. torial chair since ’7C, or even before, j for office. He could not afford to do so. j Mr fin( j \f rs P ; y Gaffney inti j Dr. S'.. M. G.mter spent Sunday at May! dust so long as the present plan prp- children, and Miss Annie Johnson, re- 1 Cliftorr. that we would not rather trust, a merciful God deliver us from such 'vails, just so long will our office's, a calamity! Honestly, we would j municipal, county. State am! national, rather have James H. Tillman, fort be sought after, instead of the office the latter has some ability and some originality, while Blease has neither. » • • We were keenly disappointed in not meeting Brothers Parks and Sims, of Orangeburg, and Ayer, of T lorence, at the press meeting last week. We chafed to chide them a bit on the dis pensary. They are truly good fellows and should he championing a better pause. Now, Brother Hemphill, of A>beville, (or should we say Father Hemphill'-’) ' vaa f here - aml we ha ' 1 a good v'V* together. The latter gen tleman is true blue and as game as a Warhorse; we are inclined to think the others i 1 t ,ssess a s tr . ain ,)f Shanghai. seeking the man. in some respects the primary plan is all right; but it cer tainly has its drawbacks. turned Saturday from Piedmont. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Daniels and daughter. Misses Alice. Viola. Ar.nie and Mabel Mercer, and Master John Mercer. MfSs Bessie Kendrick and Jake Kendrick, are spending a while at Piedmont Springs. S. C. Thomas, of Spartanburg, a pi supplies, was in the ciry yesterday. Mrs. D. O. [xmg ana"i wo daugnrers, York World’s calendar of Misses Libby and Carrie, of Arffmta. includes South Ga., spent. Sunday in the city with Mr. and Mrs, T. Dawn port. Mrs. Long was a residem of this: city many years ago. Mr. Charles P. Elgon, general agent of rhe Security Mnttial Life In surance company ,of Bingbampton, N. Y.. is in Gaffney <m business Swafford and J. P. Smith ar senic* ar Glassy Pond Shn- An Apology is in Order. (Charleston Post.) The New graft affected States Carolina, the dispensary being of fered in exhibit. There must be some mistake about this. Every official of the Institution denies that there is rhe slightest corruption about its management. The World should apol ogize to Senator Tillman for Its re flection upon tli o establish merit of which he is so proud. R. C tended day. H. K. Osborne left Sunday for Waynesville, N. C., where he has business’ in court. Dr: J E. Greene, Howard Gaff hey. Joe Osborne and Alex Poag spent rominetit rravoling man handling miTT Sumiay at Dfedmom Springs. A Mut-py. (Manning Farmer.) The Gaffney Ledger now ups and says: “Senator Tillman says that a county should not he permitted to settle the whiskey question for itself. There are being more lies circulat ed about the effects of prohibition :n Cherokee countv than tiie ordinary i \y ( , don’t, care what the Senator says, man can conceive of. How in the world! we have settled it for ourselves and the authors of them can conceive such falsehood is past our understand ing. A gentleman inquired of us last wed; to the VlTects of decreasing the sale of whiskey in Cherokee. Me informed him that there was at least fifty per rent, less whiskey consumed in Cherokee than during the dispen sary regime. When we recited this conversation Sunday to a party of three, consisting of a merchant, a banker and a lawyer, the of opinion conservative, as George W. Brown, off Yorkvmfie. was in che city yesterday.. He came to take Mrs. Brown and the children to their new home. Mrs. Smitn Lipscomb and Misses Al- lie and Bcirie Lipscomb, of Bonham, Texas, who have been visiting in the city, and in rTrenlkee counfr. left Sunday for a vistT to Bishop—Spar tanburg Herald. Misses Floy and Stella Sarratt Harry f*. Knox, or'Greer, spent Sun- t ) av '* ” on< " t° Caroteen. N. (*.. to vlslr day in the city wirh Mrs. Knox. I friends. Miss Crntbia MeGraw has gone to : Fred Turner, of Shelby N. C., was Milledgeville. Ga., ro visit relarives. in the city yesterday. Pol and Mrs. T. R. Burfer spent i - r D Kennedy, of Blacksburg, was Sunday with friemls at Cowpens. i in the city yesrerday on business. Miss Elma Id[>scomb, off ‘ Va.. who has been visiting relatives in the city, left for her home Saltir- ; day. She was accompanied by MDses! Emma Wood and I’a mi ere Brown, who will spend’ several weeks, mi Vir ginia. \V. H. Ross H. L. STtears ami Ear- n -sr HmiiMhi 1 os returned Saturtlay IvvcnnsnsissaffiSFK • re ma im*an* With Cotton ot iQ! Everyone is hustling and busi ness is booming. : : Put your surplus money at work at : : : : : 4 Per Cent. Interest Per Annum, Compounded quarterly, in the savings department of the : : MERCHANTS & PLANTERS BANK Fire Insurance and Bonds Written. | zmjx — “ A ^ all A. A - we are satisfied with the settlement.” .ludgiu#! from the movement now on foot in Edgefield count'- this open de fiance of the noble leader's dictation ; afternoon from a trip of several days is likely to amount to more than a to points in rhe North. :r.unity. 1 W. Sam Lipscomb ,of Asbury, was i in the city yesterday. What Is It? Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Thompson (Greer Observer.) ! spent Sunday with Mrs. Thompson's Tillman said frequently on the bust-' *' ir ^ 01 ■ ings.' “I am the daddy of the *lisp«'n sary.” Now, Gi/is aid Bop Wanted la Make Money, Call at ths Shoe Store any af’ternoou between four and dve o'eh^k. Any 1)0)’ can make rrotr. $1.00 to at Greenvflls. he Jr dares if the dispensary tie corrupt he wants' to jab hjs pitehfork into its consensus v j ta ] s and i 1P ip i<i]j it. Would this, be was that we had been too j infanticide, or just tie- casting our of each one said that | devils? it had been decreased 80 per cent, * * * Carolina Editorial As- i spent Sunday with Mrs. Thompson’s d can make rrotr. $1.00 to father. Mr. S. H Elliott, at Earl. . $3.00 a week. I Ite R. S. Upswmb Shoe Co. . ville, spent Snndaj with ins parents. “The South social ion is in annual session at. White Stone Lithia Springs and will journ this evening. The Observer hopes the boys have had a good meet ing, and of course they have. They | The Unfair Sex. "is this the postoffice?” ail - : ](■» * t£kV>G ‘T** “Yes. ma’am. What’s thf' name?” “Is this the part where people get tiers? “Yes, ma’am; please tell me your name.” “i.-' it necessary to tdi my whole name when 1 want a letter?” \re yon expecting are a glorious lot of fellows, who know j “[ suppose not. how to have a good time, and the a letter?” next time the North Carolina breth-; “^ o: 1 ' vant ^ J stamp.’ ren invite them to a joint nice mg <-well. you don’t need to be sr> cross been visiting Mrs. J. N. Lipscomb, on they must '-ome.—Charlotte Observer. ’ about it! I’vo a g*x*d notion to report Johnson street, left for her home It seems that the invitation to the you,” yesterday. Mr. ami Mrs. A. S. Corry .on Victoria avenue. Hro-sie Byars went to Spartanburg Saturday to play ball. Mi>s Addle Brown, of Ravenna, spent Friday in the city. The following young ladies are the ! gnosis of the Misses Wilsonli on East, Frederick street; Miss Caninbell. of j Greenville; Miss Kelly, of Kingstree; Miss IVaree, of Kershaw; Miss Burch, of Florence. Mnnd Mrs. Alfred Harris, of Al lgood. were in the city Friday. D. Baxter Wood, of Dacolot. was in , the city Friday looking after his bus iness interests here. Mrs. Foster, of Virginia, who has Witliin Reach ist he money to your credit in the Gaffney Savings Rank. Rut remember that it is your reach only that it is within; your writteu order is neceasary to obtain it. Burglars and thieves have no chance to get it. •74 iS FOR Up-to -Date Job Print ing, call at th* LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C, / 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 on all< deposits. \>1 I The Gaffney Savings Bank. | Office in The National Bank oi Gaffney. !♦! ' w JULY CM. EC A R A XUli ? Non^Is your time and opportunity to save money, Our entire stock of Summer Wash Goods must be moved. You can save from 25 to > S£) per cent, by purchasing now. Don’t wait; the best things always go first. Some of the things included in this re duction are Lawns, Batistes, Voiles, Zephyrs, Crepes, Novelties and many other things. Children’^, Misses’, Ladies’ and Men’s Summer Slippers, broken lots, all cut deep for cash. Men’s and Boy’s Straw Hats at cost and below. Ladies’ and Children’sJUnderwear cheap. MILLINERY! Big cut in the price of Millinery. All of our stock in this line at exceptionally low prices. See our line before purchasing. RIBBON SALE! Friday and Saturday we are going to offer you our Ribbon stock at prices that can’t be matched. Every thing at reduced prices. J. WILKINS BIG STORE ON THE CORNER. CO. GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA.