The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, August 29, 1905, Image 2
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THE LEDGER.
Tuesday and Friday,
Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher,
A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. ’
The Ledger is not responsible for
the vi.’ws of correspondents.
Oblti) panes will be published at
five cents a line.
Correspondents who do not contri
bute regular news letters must fur
nish their name, not for publication,
but for identification.
All correspondence should be ad'
dessec! to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
We Invariably ciscontlnue sending
r he Ledger when a subscription rune
ait, for we have no way of knowing
that .1 person wants It except by re
ceiving his or her renewal. We ui^
gently solicit a prompt renewal, on
the ground that the paper is worth
the money. We are trying month
by m. nth to make It better and bet
ter.
NOTES AND CoMME 4T8.
We confidently expect the Columbia
Retford to retract its assertion that
there are three Unitd States revenue
licenses in Cherokee.
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No child is responsible for its ex
istence. Parents therefore owe it to
their children to give them the best
start in life that they can give them.
Send your children to school.
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You gentleman who advocate the
dispensary may talk as you please, but
the fact remains that no man can
handle whiskey in any manner what
ever. either to drink, sell or make it,
without sooner or later yielding to
its evil influences.
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The Southern Christian Advocate
says: "Recent utterances and actions
of Senator Tillman indicate that at
heart the senator is a prohibitionist.”
Then, why in the name of common
sense, doesn't he get down off the- rum
barrel and get aboard the water
wagon?
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The graded school opens Monday,
Sept. 18. We want every father, moth
er and guardian to see to it that their
children or the children under their
care are sent to school. The curse of
this country is ignorance, and the
sooner we replace it by education thp
better off we will be. Send the child
ren to school.
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The yellow fever situation to tlu
S >uth of us is seemingly unchanged.
What a blessed country we live in.
Safe from the terrible winters of our
New England cousins and free from
the horrible yellow Jack of our South
ern neighbors. There is no spot on
earth so favored as this Piedmont belt,
and yet we have among us “knock
ers” and pessimists.
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Let us have your views on the good
roads subject. Surely our people are j
interested in this, the most viial
question that confronts us today.
Good roads may increase taxes to
build them, but they also increase the
value of real estate, save wear and
tear of stock, vehicles and harness,
as well as enable one to haul more
with less effort. No other investment
will yield so great a return.
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Brother Meehan, of the Carolina
Citizen, has made out a good case
against the gentleman who acted as
chairman of the county board of con
trol, elected himself to office and
raised his own salary, and when he
went out of office reduced the salary
to its former pay for the benefit of his
successor. This fellow was an ideal
“grafter." and no mistake.
Mrs. Walter Hall and daughter. Miss
Marv of Rock Hill, are the guests of
Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Garrett.
j c Ratliff, accompanied by Mrs.
Ratliff, left yesterday for Baltimore,
New York and other points north Mr.
Ratliff will purchase a fall stock of
goods for The Battery while gone.
Mrs. J. T. Darwin and children
have returned from Rome, Ga.
Zeeley and Herman Corry, of Green
ville, spent Sunday in the city with
i their parents, Mr. and A. S. Corry.
' .las. Darwin and Ed Corry are visit
ing relatives in Yorkville.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Wood are spend
ing a few days at t hick Springs.
Dr. Garland spent Sunday In Green-
ville.
Ecford Little and Earl Carpenter
spent Sundav in Spartanburg.
Rochelle Rogers spent Sunday in
the city.
Miss Bell Allen, of Spartanburg,
spent a few days in the city with Miss
Mamie Stacy last week.
A. L. Curry attended the association
at White Plains Sunday.
P. S. Webber, of Wilklnsville, was
in the city Saturday.
D. C. Ross and Maynard Smyth at
tended the association at White Plains
Sunday.
T. M. Littlejohn, of Star Farm, was
in the city yesterday.
J. H. Curry and went to White
Plains Sunday.
Ralph Sarratt is spending a few
lays in the city with his grandmother.
Sheriff Thomas went to White
Plains Sunday. *
Barnett Huskey, of Grassy Pond,
was in town yesterday.
W. H. Gooding went to White Plains
Sunday, t
J. R. Lirtlejohn. of Asbury, was in
the city Saturday.
A. Harris, of A1 good, was here yes
terday.
Willie Webber, of Wilkinsville., was
in town Saturday.
R. B. Lemaster. of Wilklnsville, was
in tho citv Saturday.
R. E. Littlejohn, of Asbury, was
among the city visitors Fridav,
Joe Osborne left Sundae to attend
his sister's weddjng in Brevard. N. C.
M. C. Lipscomb, of White Plains,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Whitesides, of
Gastonia. N. C.. arrived in the city
Saturday on their way to visit Mrs.
Whiteside’s sister, Mrs. J. R. Little
john, of Asbury.
I^igan Warmoth and Jim Smith
went to Ravenna Sunday.
Dudley Duff, of Gastonia. N. C.,
spent Sunday in the city.
j c. Painter, of the Midwav sec
tion. was in the city yesterday.
Dob Foster, of Hickory GrovQ, was
in the city Saturday.
F. A. Goforth, of Wilkinsville. was
in town Saturday.
R. A. Foster, of Hickory Grove, was
in the citv Saturday.
Emil Warth. of Spartanburg. Is
spending a few days with friends in
the city.
Eugene Carroll, of Concord, was in
tho citv Thursday.
Miss Ethvleeu Wilkins returned
from Concord. N. C., Thursday where
she has been visiting her cousin. Miss
Sallie Castor.
Dr. Tom A. Wilkins, of King’s Moun
tain. N. C.. sneni Sunday in the city
with T. R. Wilkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie McCraw. from
across tho Broad, were in the city
Saturday.
D. D. Dover, of Grover. N. C.. was
in town Saturday.
Miss Talula Davis and her mother
returned Friday from a two week’s
visit to Earls. Shelby, Mooresboro and
i Henrietta. N. C.
i Horace Ezell, of Burton. Tex., is in
♦ i> e city the guest of Mr. a *d. Mrs. Ed
Ezell, on Pairview avenue.
Misses Emma Stacy. Eula Byars
and Lizzie Wood, of this city, visited
friends and relatives near Camp creek
and attended services at Cam)) Creek
A LONELY EDITOR.
Trying Times in a Home Without a
Wife.
(A. F. Perkins In Pee Dee Advocate.)
The assistant editor asks to be ex
cused this week from filling this col
umn. Why? Well, we have a good
excuse (the only good thing we’ve had
ia a whole v/eek). Mrs. Assistant Ed-
tor and rhe baby have left us (and
really we can’t blame them for that;
the wonder Is they haven’t left us
long agoi. Any how they put up with
me until last Wednesday, and they hit
the grit. (Gone back to her dad.)
Since then, and It seems like It has
been a year, we nave been the chief
cook and bottle washer, the whole
thing. Yes, we’ve been IT.
We wake up at about six, with the
assistance of an alarm clock, and get
busy. Then hie away to the office, and
get along tolerably well (except for an
attack of indigestion) until 6 P. M.
Then with a heavy heart we turn my
bicycle homeward, knowing what is
before us when we arrive. We enter
the house—no one greets us. no baby
to toddle up and hold out his little
arms to papa, no wife to give us a
smile.
Knowing that the worst has cpme,
we off with our coat, roll u,p our
sleeves and go make a fire in the
stove. We don’t see why folks have
to eat anyway.
The first four days we got along
tip top. because there were clean
dishes, clean floors, etc., but not so
now. Monday we readied our row s
end. Supper was ready and there
was not a clean plate, cup, saucer,
knife, fork, spoon or dish in the
house. Supper was postponed!
We piled up the dishes, got the
waiter and got the dishes into the
kitchen in four trips. No hot water,
fire out. After an hour we started in
to have an old time dish washing. The
spoons are yellow, caused bv egg re
maining on them too long. Disn
washing over, we had supper, con
sisting of several courses—of eggs,
butter, bread and coffee. Biscuits
were heavy, having “drowned the mil
ler" in making up the dough, an.i the
.; >da was much in evidence, the eggs
blue on account of too much boiling,
and the coffee was so weak we had
put it to bed. ami it was cold before
the doctor arrived.
The cat stayed with us one chiy and
one night and could not stand our
cooking any longer and survive.
‘And the cat never came back,” and
will not till our ‘best half” returns.
We have eggs, bread, butter and
coffee for breakfast; coffee, butter,
bread and eggs for dinner; coffee, but
ter. eggs and bread for supper—qnije
a variety, don’t you see?
We have a change of lodging ev
ery night. Beds haven’t been made up
since last time. Sleep on one one
night and another the next, but we
feel thankful that we haven’t but one
more week to put up with this d~
ishwashing, egg cooking, coffee mak
ing business.
We haven’t found any fault with
ourselves, however, since the widow
left, and have had our own way, but
are tired of it.
It is a good thing (for the women),
we suppose, that men are left to do
things for themselves, so we can
know what women go through with!
daily. We haven’t but one thing to
* a ^ ^ • - • *»-» -v r’f’V I
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ently.-God bless the women.
Such is life without a wife.
ProtectYourself
Your
Corns
Hurt?
Against loss by accident, sick
ness, lire, storms, and leave
•h your family comfortably ‘ ‘fixed”
it--
; when you die, by investing
an INSURANCE POLICY,
represent the bust compamc«
in
I
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Come to our store for
a bottle of Nyal’s Corn
Cure> it’s a liquid prepa
ration that we guarantee
to remove corns, either
soft or hard, without
pain or danger. It costs
only 15 cents and gives
$15.00 worth of relief.
C. ROSS.
Fit Your Feet
One of the very
important things in
buying Shoes is the
fit. This we study
as well as value.
Bring'yourfeet and
let us fit them. We
do n’t p r i d e o u r-
selves on cheap
Shoes but good
Shoes at right
prices.
The
R. S. Lipscomb
Shoe Company
Gaffney
WANTED.
Wanted for prospective buyer, 50 or 60
acre farm, near Gaffney, on easy terms
and at a reasonable price.
Wanted—16 acre farm near Gaffney
For Sale.
386 acre farm. 67 acre farm. 70 acre
farm, seven room dwelling, fine barn. 49 PHYSICAN — SURGEON - OCULIST,
acre farm, good tenant houses, both
almost in corporate limits. Two houses
and lots, Blacksburg, Two fine lots in
Gaffney, two blocks from depot. Lot
80x200, West End, $350, easy terms.
Dr. S. H. Griffith,
Company
Prescription Druggists.
Opposite Both Hotels.
For Rent.
130 acre farm. Several nice houses
and lots in Gaffney.
Representative of Sun Fire Insurance
Company.
R. L. PARISH.
Office National Bank Building.
Former pupil of the celebra
ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J.
Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has
also taken special post-grad
uate course in the Rye, Ear,
Nose and Throat Hospital of
Baltimore.
Glasses Fitted Accurately and
Scientifically. J* J*
‘Office in Cherokee Dru^Co., B’ldg.
We Stand Corrected.
(Bamberg Herald.)
Bro. DeCamp. of the Gaffney Ledger,
was in error when he credited that ar
ticle about “Demagogueism” to the Sa
luda Standard, it should have been
credited to the Saluda Times. Bro.
Cargile, of the Standard, stands for
high ideals and sobriety, and is doing
good work in the matter of working
to get the dispensary voted out of
that county.
church last Sunday.
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We want an expression from the peo
ple on the effect of voting out the dis
pensary. Let every man. woman and
child who itas been effected either one
way or the other write their views for
publication. Don’t he backward. We
want to know how you regard the new
order of things. If it's a good thing
say so; if it is not a good thing let
others know it so they will not make
a mistake.
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We have always liked John Bell
Towill. but Mr. Towill yielded to a
whiskey influence when he accepted
a Job on the board of control, and the
longer he stays on It the more he will
yield to It. We are extremely sprry
to see his name mixed dp with that of
the grafters and hope he has not ac
cepted gifts from whiskey houses for
his influence on the board. We would
be surprised to learn that such a
statement is true and hope Mr. Towill
will be able to say that it is not true.
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The campaign for the nomination of
a candidate to succeed Hon. W. D.
Kirby closed yesterday at Blacksburg,
the Hon. Kimsey O. Huskey speaking
at that place. At this hour we had
not been advised whether Dr. Ander
son ba^ accepted Mr. Huskey’s deft
or not. but the truth is that If Mr.
Huskey does not win this time it will
not be because he has not tried as
hard as he ought to. The returns will
come in this afternoon and we are
betting two to one that Grassy Pond
stands by Mr. Huskev at the rate of
two to one.
Ignorance or Falsehood.
(Johnston Monitor.)
The Columbia Record said in a re
cent issue that "Under the dispensary
law in Cherokee, Gaffney had one place
"•here liquor could be bought. Now
'here are three, selling night and day.
There are that many internal revenue
licenses taken out in Gaffney. One has
A man may not be *00 old to learn,
but he may be too old to realize it.
been taken out in Pickens, but it is
young in the prohibition movement
yet. Prohibition means the unre
stricted and unlicensed sale fur liquor
as far as South Carolina is concerned.
Admitting that the dispensary is bad it
is not so bad as that.”
The Gaffney Ledger, under the head
ing of “Such Ignorance.’ emphatically
denies tae statements made in the
Record and offers one hundred dollars
to any one who can find one place r
Gaffney where liquor is being sell
It is a source of great uneasiness and
orry to certain would-be dlspensary-
ites that right at home, in the old Pal
netto State, it has been demonstrated
hat prohibition does prohibit.
We wonder whether the oft repeated
stories of thp "awful” conditions ex
isting in prohibition communities are
the results of such ignorance or such
falsehoods; and we wonder if eitner
or both are not wilfully manufactured,
put in shape and printe,] for tnV* pur
pose of deceiving others and a sej,fi<h
gain.
A Profound Secret,
Alton B. Parker, at a dinner in New
York, characterized as illogical the po
sition of two prominent financiers, says j
an exchange.
"These gentlemen remind me,” he
said, “of two sailors who were found ;
one day seated at a table before a 1
cate. *
"One sailor had a letter before him
and was reading It aloud, while at the
same time the other sailor held nis
bands over the reader’s ears.
“It made an odd picture—the two
sailors with their mild drink, one read
ing and the other holding his ears
while he did so.
“The friendly waiter, impelled by
an Irresistable curiosity, paused be
fore tne table.
" ‘Why.’ he asked, ‘do you hold
your hands over your friend’s ears
while he reads that letter out loud
to you?’
“‘Because.’ was the dignified an
swer, ’the letter is from my sweet
heart. Jack is reading It to me be
cause I can’t read myself. That Is
all right, hut I don't want him to hear
a word of what Is written.’ ’’
Advertising is called by
so Hi e an art.
If it be an art it is the art
of telling a story simply and
convincingly.
Nobodv knows more
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about the strong qualities
of an establishment than
the proprietor who oversees
it. Other things being
equal, nobody should be
ab.'c to wri,.e more convinc
ingly of tire articles he of
fers tor sale.
In a store where the employer sella
goods side by side with his clerks it is
me that the employes will not be the
best sal.-otinac.
The reason is simple. He
knows the goods from A to
Z. He probably has pur
chased them. He knows
his aims. His arguments
earn weight because they
are convincing.
The same arguments pre
sented in the same way,
with the same enthusiastic
spirit, the same knowledge
of detail, would attract
new customers if presented
through the advertising col
umns of this paper.
If yon have not triad it,
why not begin?
If you have tried it and are not mlU-
(ad, let va know about it
Don’t Neglect
So Great a Duty
|
As taking a H e a 11 h ;
and Accident Polio y.
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You may be sick or have I
an accident at anv time, i
Take one that will pro-;
tect you from every ill-!
ness and every accident.!
•/
If you stay well you can }
pay for it, and if you get
sick you will need it.
The United States Cas
ualty pays for every dis- (
ease or illness from one
day to twenty-six weeks.
RoMon & Gullick
Agents.
FOR
Building and Plastering Lime,
Coal, and Plaster Hair,
Plaster Paris,
Shingles,
Portland Cement,
Dynamite,
Blasting Powder, Fuse,
and Dynamite Caps, call on
Limestone springs lime works.
CARROlL & CO., Leasees.
Telephone 67.
The Bnilders Supply Co.
Successors to L. Baker,
Will furnish your Building Material
of the best that the markets afford and
at the lowest living prices. No. 1
heart pine Shingles and Laths, Guar
anteed Pure White Lead and Zinc,
and Pure Linseed Oil. Nothing better
to paint your house with and costs
less than mixed paints. When In need
of anythinc: in thp building line, call
and see us; we’ll treat you cour
teously and make your estimates for
nothing.
1^. Baker,
MANAGER.
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OUT!
Beginning August 5th, we will
positively cut out any subscriber
who has not paid Its dues up to
the first of the month preceding.
GAFFNEY TELEPHONE CO.
7-35-tf
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To Make Money,
Cull at the Shoe Store
any afternoon between four
and five o’clock. Any hoy
can make from $1.00 to
$3.00 a week.
The R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co.
1
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Picture Framing, Sign Writing, Paper
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L, R. Gaines
> lie Chicsttr«» 'r>-pewriter,
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AnHoiiest Machine at
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Auk- mo.
FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, S. C.
This'Association was organized March 22nd, 1S98, with only a few members and
a few thousand dollars insurance, which was transferred from the Companies of
Union and York Counties, by policy holders living in those sections of Cherokee
County which were taken from said old Counties.
' At the end of the third year the insurance In force aggregated $190,780 00
Increase from March 2nd, 1901, to August 1st, 1905 127,154 00
one o. 47.1 T 0 t a | insurance In force August 1st, 1905 $317,934 00
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Pursuant to an order of the court
In the case of B. Earl Holland, etc., :
against Lilabel Holland and others,
creditors of L. M. Holland, deceased,
late of Blacksburg, S. C., are notified
to establish their claims before me
the court room for Cherokee
on Tuesday. Sept. 6, 1905, at 10
be
estate of the said deceased. | property.
H ‘ B ' Ca mifl?La J- K1J JEFFERIES,
Sertv find TreHS
Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22. 29. I vSecty ‘ H,m lrea! *
Total amount of receipts for the whole period $4,353 46
Total amount paid out for losses $2,366 25
Total amount paid out for expenses, etc 1,166 7 4
Amount cash on hand August 1st, 1905 820 47
Total
$4,353 46
e me In This Company is purely assessment, therefore purely co operative and mutual,
county aml inures against loss of property by fire, lightning, cyclones, tornadoes or wind
a m or storms. It gives protection at actual cost, It complies strictly with its contracts,
debarred of participation in the ' AH losses are pai.fpromptly. It’s polices are backed by over $500,000 worth of #
, „ 4U- I * J I
Now is the tune to insure.
R. M. GAFFNEY,
Presides
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