Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<K ' Vi THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, e d. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publlahor, A. W. Griffith. Local Editor. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The supreme object of every man should be to so live that when It comes time for him to go that some one can say he lived not alone for self, but for others. Do something that others may be glad that you have lived. • • • Miss Nan Patterson, thrice tried for the murder of Caesar Young, has remar ried her former husband from whom she was divorced three years ago. We hope the yellow journals will let up on wayward Nan and that she may live happy ever after. • • • It is up to Dr. W. F. Marshall,, editor, of the Gastonia Gazette, to sue the Charlotte Chronicle for libel, after the latter’s cartoon of last Thursday. If the Doctor does not avail himself of this opportunity he may rightly be termed an arrant coward. • * • The South Atlantic baseball season is at an end. Macon won the pennant, while Columbia closed in the cellar. We want Columbia to start off right next year. Our cigar bill this sum mer has been entirely too large, be cause we allowed our sentiments to get the better of our judgment. • * • The Charlotte Observer shames us for reference to the “bareback lady. Now, hain’t that a pretty howdy do? The Observer said the lady was “bare- back,” and we simply attempted to direct its attention to a probable er ror; but since it has become so modest we are inclined to the belief that it did it on purpose. * • • Tomorrow a delegation from Chero kee county will go to Mecklenburg county to inspect good road building. The Ledger sincerely trusts the visit will redound to the good of Cherokee and be the means of awaking such a desire for good roads that an agita tion will be inaugurated that will not cease until the county is literally grid- jroned with good roads. • * • The graded schools opened yester day with the largest attendance in the history of the schools. The Ledgei hopes it will be the most successful socsion of its history, not because we have not wished other »ee.‘ , i rt os suc cess, but because each succeeding session should be more successful than the preceding one. The salvation of the country depends upon education and if we wmuld keep abreast of tne times our educational interests must progress with the rest of the country. We take off our hat to the teachers. They are engaged in a noble work with insufficient remuneration for their ser vices, and they should be commended in every manner possible. • • • We wish more of our people would avail themselves of the opportunity we offer to express themselves on the question of good roads and the dis pensary. Our sole desire is to dissem inate knowledge. If we would ex change views on subjects we would all be better off. We don’t want any one sided business either. If there is a person in the county who opposes good roads or believes the voting out of the dispensary to be a failure we want him to say so. We don’t want to be headstrong and advocate some thing that is not good for the people and if we are wrong in our views we want light on the other side. If others agree with us we want them to say so and not depend upon the newspapers to do all the writing. * * * The following is from the Newberrv Herald and News: A correspondent of the Gaffney Led ger, signing himself Rambler, has the following sensible observation on this important question. He is undoubted ly one of those sensible farmers who knows a good thing when he sees it. Then The Herald and News copies the communication of Rambler and closes with the following comment: It is a great pity we cannot get our people to take a sensible and rational view of this question. Those who pay the least tax, as a rule, are those who oppose a tax for roads which tax'would give them the greatest benefit. Good roads would be of the greatest direct benefit to our farmers. Of course they would be of benefit to every citizen. They are coming and it will not be many years before everyone will be a good roads crank. We would like to see them come now. • • • Bennettsville has been making a he roic effort to secure the location of the Presbyterian College of South Car olina in her midst, and one good wo man—Mrs. Harriett Murchison Beck with, of Baltimore—has offered to give $20,000 on certain conditions This is truly a magnificent offer and we see no reason why the conditions should not he complied with. We have in our midst Limestone College, the students of which spend about $30,000 annually ip Gaffney. As a bus iness proposition it is one of the best paying institutions in Gaffney. We don’t know that Limestone needs anv aid from any source, but in the event that the people of Gaffney should ever be called upon to come to the rescue it would be well to gear in mind the good example set by this worthy lady of Baltimore. • • • Ed Durham has again been arrested for selling liquor. It was only about a month ago that he was arrested and fined $100 for this offense, but the fine was reduced to $50 on his promise not to violate the law again. Durham is the son of a poor but respectable citizen. His father and wife are grieved beyond measure at his misdo ings. He has had the sympathy of a lot of people in his former trouble, but those who were inclined to be lenient with him are incensed at his conduct. We regret to see him in this trouble on account of his father and wife, but he should be taught to respect the law and the only way to do that seems to be to punish him to the fullest extent of the law. The people of Cherokee did not vote out the dispensary to give Ed Durham or any other man the right to sell liquor. The dispensary was voted out because it was the desire of a majority of the people that no liquor should be sold by anyone. Ed Durham and all others must learn that they must respect the law. There are some others who are selling liquor arpund here. If they are wise they will cease it at once or they, too, will find them selves behind the bars of the county jail. We want to say just here the fact that Durham has been cau twice is no argument against votl out the dispensary. Whiskey drin ing in this county has been reduced about ninety per cent, in spite of E<y Durham and others of his ilk. This is a pretty good record, but we want to see the law enforced so strictiy that no one will even think of trying to operate a blind tiger. A man may be great in a few things | and little in many. It isn’t a every man who i^^ompe- teut to enjoy"a~competency. IvIvXvZvttK" a i a s X ) Makes B V , Salesmen Proud i of Their Hand Grip "JJ" I If yon suffer from any Chronic Disease, get a mammoth $1.00 ■ ■ 1 size bottle of Checkers from JL I your dealer at once, or write us for free sample bottle. So ■ ■ I certain are we as to the results JL I obtainable through the cura- tive powers of this wonderful ■■ I medicine, we agree to refund I the purchase price where it —* has been given a faithful trial • according to directions and I perfectly satisfactory results have not been obtained. Checker* Medicine Co., W!n»ton-.s»l«m, N. C. The Builders Supply Co. Successors to L. Baker, Will furnish your Building MaterL of the best that the markets afford am at the lowest living prices. No. I 1 heart pine Shingles and Laths, Guar anteed Pure White Lead and Zinc and Pure Linseed Oil. Nothing bettei to paint your house with and coste less than mixed paints. When lr need of anything in the building l!v:e, cal! and see us; we’ll treat you cour teously and make your estimates fo: nothing. Iv. Baker, MANAGER. , HOLLISTER’S Rocky Hountain Tea Nuggefa A wsy Medicine for Busy People, Brings lolden Health and Renewed Vigor, A specific or Constipation. Indigestion, Liver ftm! Kidney roubles. Pimples, Eczema, Impure liloon. Hud Hreatta, Sluggish Bowels, Headache and Hackaehi Its Rocky Mountain Tea In tab let form. 35 <ents a box. Onuine made by Holusteh Dtro Company. Madison, Wis. GOLDEN NUtGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE Stationery. Now is the time to come to us for Chil dren’s school requis ites, Tablets, Pens, Pencils, and Eras ers, and Combina- t i o n boxes and everything the boy or girl needs to com plete the school bag. We have also a com plete line of dainty note paper in boxes or by the pound with envel- opes to match for ladies’ use, all tints, plain or hemstitch ed.' The mainstay of social correspon dence. Come in and look through our line. It’s only a pleasure to show what we have. ^ The ^ Gaffney Drug Compy. R. C. GARLAND, Mgr. Opposite Hotels and Depot. For Sale 385 acre farm, $20.00 per acre. 07 acre farm in York ville$27.50 per acre. JJ.’:! acre farm $22.oo per acre i ■Lot 72x100. I 3 miles from |2 houses. 1 block *1100. f Gaffney, loo acre farm, $22.00 per acre j jfli acre farm $14 00 per acre i o miles from 1 Gaffney. |U!t acre farm, new 7 room house, ! story, barn, poultry yard. , n\ price [R4000, 118 acre t'-i i, 00 acres in nne 1 timber, $41.on per acre- 17 j 4 acres f inn.uo per acre. I2\ arms Improved (food house etc.. $1,200.00 In Gaffney. 25 acre ftfWTT'4 miles from Henrietta and lOliffslde, 22 acres of it in ternber. $10.50 per acre. — HOUSES and LOTS. [ x room house and 0 acres In Blacksburg $1300.00. Lot 80x200; large bouse, old Hotel property, $2.2< 0.00. Fine 0 room house, newly finished, $1,800. Lot 72x135, ftxto no down. I 78-acro farm. $1,350 ; 2 years to pay for It. [ 4 acres 3 blocks from depot $3,300.no. Lot 80x200, west end $550.00. Lot 2'4 acres 4 room house$I0.">0 00. Lot 135 feet by 200, 3 blocks from depot. $725.0 I Lot 200x200,4 blocks from depot, $700 oo> FlneOroom house,newly linislied neargraded ] school. 13 line houses and lots near depot. Prices reasonable. R. L. Parish. ES Souvenir Post Cards embracing local scenes of in- terest, now ready. Send your friends a card to show some of the views of your home town. You can be sure they will he appreciated. The price enables you to distribute them as freely as you desire: 2 for 5c; 5 for 13 for 25c. June H. Carr, 'Phone 176—625 Limestone St. GO CO GO CO Buggits nil WlgllB. GAFFNEY HARDWARE CO., R. O. Sams, Manager, Gaffney t South Carolina^ Tom Clarkson, who has had experi ence with Wagons, Buggies, etc., is with us and will be glad to see his friends and show them through our stock. •• Paints and Oils 1 ^firiffttfnrwrnnmfftfftffffr:nrnrtmtrTtrffrnmntntrw^ D. C. ROSS, President. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. MAYNARD SMYMH.ICashier. CIIAS. W. HAMES, Ass’t. Cash. The National Bank of Gaffney Oaffney, <Z. State, City and County Depository. \\ e shall endeavor to make it both agreeable and profitable for you to do business]with’us. DIRECTORS: 3 3 J. A. Carroll, T. M. Littlejohn, 3 B. L. Hames, W. C. Carpenter, 3 Maynard smyth, C. W. Whisonant, 3 D. C. Ross. m William Jefferies, ► R. M. Wilkins, Henry M. McAden, |L R.ugs, Iron Beds —^ and — Reed Rockers, 1 he kind you have been looking for, have just been opened up. Be sure to come and see them. ^ L HAN E THE FAMOUS $15 Dexter ami $12.50 Rex Mattresses that tvill make sleeping a luxury. Nothing is more needful for a hard worked, tired person than a good Bed. Come and get one, Yours truly, Shuford & LeMaster. FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, S. C. This’Association was organized March 22nd, 1898, 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 whichjwere taken from said o’.d^Counties. At the end of the third year the insurance in force aggregated St90 78n nn Increase from March 2nd, 1901, to August 1st, 1905 !!!!! I27J54 00 Total Insurance in.force August 1st, 1905 $317*934 66 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|74 Amount cash on hand August 1st, 1905 *820 47 Total $4,353 46 This Company is purely assessment, therefore purely co-operative and mutual and insures against loss of property by fire, lightning, cyclones, tornadoes or wind storms. It gives protection at actual cost, It complies strictly with its contracts All losses are paid promptly. It’s policies are backed by over $500,000 worth of property. Now is the time to insure. J. EB JEFFF.RIES, r. m. GAFFNEY, Secty. and Treas. President. Ready for Fall Business-Every Departm’t Complete Children s School Shoes at Away Down Prices. See Our Show Window Before Buying. The Original White Satin Flour Now $2.90 per One Hundred pounds. Phone No. 134.