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r THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE. THE LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHID TUESD^? xixVd IdAY- t GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY . of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper fn All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1905. $1.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE AT THE THEATRE. -Comic The Denver Express Pleases Opera Friday Night. The best house of the season greet- 1 eel the Denver Express Friday night, i and if one may judge from the con- i tinned applause it was a pleased : crowd that left at the close of the pei formance. There is a good deal of the wild and woolly west in the ! play—in fact the scenes are laid in I the west—and naturally thfere was a good deal of “horse play—especially i in the first act. The company, how- frem Our Exchanges and Tersely ever> W as a capable one. Indeed it ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the -State Taken SEEMS TO BE A MODEL INS. GO. WHAT IS SAID OF THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE. A RUMMAGE SALE. was, so far above the so-called pro fessionals we have been having that Told to Ledger Readers. In Federal court it Greenville Judge! ^ wa * a m ' at to rulV-' Brawley directed a verdict for the Harry Bannister as Deadwood Dick, defeiv'ant in the snii of Cdy against | looked tlm part better, than he actea the Southern Railway for personal in- B, while R. J. Rayencioft as juries sustained while crossing the! dicker, was m all respects the star Southern’s track a, Rock Hill. The Bie oc ^ ion . Mias n judge held the plaintiff to he guilty I ^ighi. as Tildy Ann was pernaps of cont ributorv ueg’m nce ,he nu ' st capable performer oi the ot contributory, negng nee. troup. All in all. The Denver Express Mrs. Mayfield who was suing the ( tdeased those who witnessed it, and Southen Railway lor $20,000 for the i as that is what people go to the thea- death of her husband m the Spartan-1 tre for, their mission here was ful- burg railroad yards was awarded a j filled, verdict Of $5,000 i» the Federal, court | in Greenville Friday afternoon. She was represented in the suit by Hou. Stanyarne Wilson, of Spartanburg. Coming Soon. The manager of the theatre yestei day telegraphed the manager of the opera house at Elberlon, Ga., to know whether or not the Beggar Prince was good, pad or indifferent, and the Everybody Prince here. bith. pleased with Beggar Recommend them very Fire at Clemson destroyed a cot tage belonging to The college occu pie mor int &e tin lege but thei“ was no insurance ou j Prof. Parker s properly, hi it, bp-j highly sides the fundture, many valualiles , ^ BeeM, Mgr. Opera House, wer* consumed.. i You are pretty sure to pick a win- The coroner's jury in the case or ner when you bet on the fun ana young Trotter who was killed m Co- amusement offered m “The Beggar iumbia at the Union station Thursday, Prince. 1 he same management havo rendered a verdict, Friday that, he j bibbed "inny sirnilai ventures sue came to his death from a pistol shot ( eesstully but this is one of then wound at tho I,a Winner Mitch ! most ambitious efforts In this ins. ell. The ttamlilers who were flushed at the Columbia hotel Thursday night were tried Friday afternoon. Brooks Harley was fined $40, Ed. Joyner fineu $:»tl, J. L. Courtney fined $3d and the others who were not released were cast we note Miss Etta Merris, the churming soubrette who render* miaint and eceentirc songs in a pleas, ing manner. With an organization possessing so many clever features in were inn. rcicwocu | • , , . fined $15. George Hamby who es-^ the way of songs, dances, and refined caped w^s caught next evening and specialties, tlie audience should only will be tried later. Chief of Police Bagwell, of Laurens, delivered Gus Golden and John Bur ton, negroes of Kinards, to Sheriff Buford, of Newberry, Friday after noon. Golden and Burton ,*re charg ed with being Implicated in t#K‘ shoot ing of another negro on a C., N. & L. train Thursday night near Newberry. The negro who was shot lives at Kinards and was taken from the train at that point. Conductor Blair took charge of Golden aud Burton and turned them over to Mr. W. M, Irby, of Laurens, who delivered them to the city authorities. Sammie Chesney, a seven-year-old be limited by the size of the house when H is presented here. This play will be presented at the Star Theatre. Friday, November 3rd. Magistrate Bridges Reversed. l^ast week Judge Klugh reversed Magistrate Bridges in the case of Hazel Byars vs. Gross & Heuderson, who formerly did a loan business in Gaffney. This grew out of a loan of $8.50 and defendant had paid $18, and the creditors claimed a balance of $12. The magistrate gave judgment against Hazel Byars for $8 and cost. Byars’ attorney, J. C. Otts, appealed the case to the circuit court. Judge Klugh reversed the case and gave Sammie Chesney, a s ® ve ^'y ea f'°‘“, j u j gme nt against the userers for lad, met with the serious misfortune ^ reversing the case Judge of losing both his hands at the gin ot Dr. Miles in the Hobbysville section of Spartanburg county Friday aftei noon. The child, whose father. Mi. Thomas Chesney, is engineer at Dr. Miles’ gin, was playing on a heap of cotton near the gin, and finally walk ed too close to the machinery. In some manner the boy’s hands were caught In the machinery and were terrib 1 mutilated. Medical aid was quickly summoned, and his pain anu suffering were alleviated as soon as possible. Klugh took occasion to remark that it was one of the most outrageous cases that had ever come before his notice. Mr. Inman’s Insurance. The importance of life insurance for young men as well as old, has just been forcibly illustrated right here in our midst. Young Clyde Inman, whose sad death was recorded last week, took out a policy in May or June with Mr. ! Chas. P. Ligon, paying the premium Train No. 11 on the Southern be-• of about $29 on September 30th. and in less than thirty days thereaftei-, the Grim Reaper matures the policy. Mr. Ligon has already notified the company of the loss and as soon as the papers can be completed, the $1,000 will be naid the beneficiaries. tween Charlotte and Atlanta was wrecked Friday afternoon between Central and Norris. The wreck was caused by the derailment of the en gine. The engine left the track and turned on its side. The fireman, R. J. Hamilton, a white man, of Atlanta, was instantly killed. Engineer O’Neal escaped without injury. The mail and baggage car also left the track and the baggage master and the mail clerk were both injured. The passenger coach next to the bag- suffered a - - gage car left the track but did not | possibly several ribs broken or frac- turn over. Superintendent McManus tured. Mr. Porter is one of our fore- arrived with a wrecking crew having citizens and his many friends a derrick from Atlanta about ten o’clock at night. There is no known cause now why the derailment should have occurred. Death of Miss Hilda Webber. Miss Hilda Webber died at her home at Buffalo in this county Sat- urda- and was buried at Buffalo Sun day. The funeral services were at tended by a number from this cltv. Miss Webber was an estimable young lady and only about twenty years of age. Her death at this time is pe culiarly sad, as her father, Mr. C. C. Webber, died only a few weeks ago. Miss Webber was well known and very popular in Gaffney. Letter to J. J. Darby. Gaffn§y, S. C. Dear Sir: Mr Frank Robinson, Titusville, Pa, bought Devoe with a good deal of feeling against the whole tribe of mixed paints. Our agents there, Messrs. Kernochan & Co, got him to do it. He says: I am mor« than pleased with the job 1 had one-third of the paint left-over; I know of aeverul other jobs, a year old or more, paint ed with Devoe, that are wearing well. What a pity we have to all go through the same school, to find out what paint to put on a hoyse! Ex perience teaches. Isn’t there any easier way to learn? Yours truly F W Devoe & Co 7 P. S. R. M.'Wilkins Hardware Co. sell our paint. —Shoes far everybody at slaughter prices at J. L Sarratt’s. —Dress Goods at cut prices at J. I. flarratt’s. Thrown by a Mule. Mr. R. E. Porter, of Buffalo, in this county, sustained severe injuries by being thrown from his mule while out riding, a day or two ago. Mr. Porter suffered a fractured collar hone and will regret to learn of his misfortune, and all will hope for him a speedy re covery. Attention Voters. The Ledger has been requested to announce that there will be a meet ing of the citizens of Gaffney in the Court House Thursday night at 8 o’clock for the purpose of adopting rules for a municipal primary. Every voter in Gaffney is urged to be pres ent. —It’s time for cough cures. We guarantee our Syrup White Pine Com pound to do your ** cough good, and cure it. If not, we refund the price, 25c for four ounce bottle. Come In or ’phone. Quick delivery a specialty. Gaffney Drug Co. Girls, if you want red lips, laughing eyes, sweet breath and good looks use Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. The greatest beautlfier known. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Gaffney Drug Co. —I have just received a full line of California fruits. Currents, Seea- ed Raisins, Citron, Figs, Prunes, Peaches, Apricots and Cherries. C. C. Humphries. —Buy your Oysters from C. C. Humphries, the dealer that gets them fresh every day. — See my line of Scotch mixtures If in need of Dress Goods. J. I. Sar- ratt. —I close out my tobacco at .cost and less. W. J. Maness. Oct 27-tf. Report of the Auctuary Shows That Everything Seems to be Straight— The Growth of Business. (Anderson Dally Mail, Oct. 21 ,1905.) In today’s issue of the Daily Mail Mr. M. M. Mattison, State Agent ox The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, in a full page advertise ment gives the public some refresh ing insurance news. Iu these days of sensational devel opments in the life insurance busi ness, it is a down right pleasnre to see that at least one of the leading life insurance companies appears to be above criticism, and is managed economically and exclusively in the interest of its policyholders. The Mutual Benefit has always been con sidered by experts, and the public generally, as a* model Company In every particular, and the report of the recent examination confirms ful ly that opinion. Mr. Fackler, who whs placed in charge of -the examina tion by the Insurance Department of New Jersey, is one of the most emi nent independent actuaries in the country, axel there seems to he no doubt but that this examination was most thorough, and one that means something. Every word of Mr. Frack- ler's report should be read, in fact to those who are interested in life in surance, particularly as policyholders of The Mutual Benefit, every word of the advertisement will be of interest. Mr. Mattison states, “this examina tion covered a period of about four months, dnring which every expendi ture for 4 years past was scrutinized every bond and mortgage investigat ed and verified as to its validity and the value of the premises and the title to the land, every railroad secur ity appraised, loans on collaterals ap praised and approved, the company’s dealings witjh agents examined, its accounts and audited, the minutes of the Board of Directors carefully read —and after a most skillful and pains taking investigation by expert insur ance actuaries from a foreign State, assisted by lawyers and accountants of their own selection, the certificate has been filed to the effect that noth ing was found to criticise, and that the company is managed exclusively for the benefit of its policy-holders.’’ The Mutual Benefit’s business, a., reported by the Home Office, during the first eight months of this year is an increase of 20 per cent, over the same period of last year, whereas the usual increase is about ten per cent. In South Carolina, however, un to this time the business is about 50 per cent, ahead of business written for same period of last year, the South Carolina Agency having already seni 1 in this year applications amounting to more than $1,500,000. This would seem to indicate that the unfavorable notoriety given to the life insurance business by certain companies has In no wise affected the Mutual Benefit, but, on the other hand, that it is growing more nxlar every dav. The best evidence, however, that the Mutual Benefit is O. K., is the fact that its lapse ratio is exceedingly small, out of some 200 or 300 collec tions for the month of August, (and this information is gotten from Mr. Mattison’s books) in making his final report on that month’s business he returned only two regular renewal re ceipts as unpaid. One, If not both of these, lie hopes to re-instate. For other months the record is almost as good, and the Mutual Benefit is cer tainly strong with its policy-holders. The company naturally does more business in Anderson county than in any other county in the State, and ft is not at all unlikely that new busi ness of about $500,000 wiy be writ ten by the Anderson county agents oi the company during the year 1905. • a complete list of the agents will be found in the advertisement. With out looking up the exact figures, the estimate is that this comfiany has in force at this time in Anderson county about $1,500,000. * Mr. Jones J. Darby is the agent for this company in Cherokee county. Cheap Rates to Charleston. On account Charleston’s annual Ga la Week and Coast Fair Association, November 6-11, 1905, Southern Rail way will sell tickets from all points within State of South Carolina, In cluding Augusta, Ga., at rate of one first class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip, tickets sold November 4th, to 10th. incluclusive and for trains arriving Charleston before noon November 11th, with final limit November 13th. 1905. Southern Railway will provide ex tra coaches on all trains into Charles ton November 5th, to 12th, Inclusive and all wljo wish to take advantage of the exceedingly low rates can do so and feel assured that plenty of room will be orovided. For additional information, call on ticket agents, or address R W. Hunt, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C. It makes no difference how long you have been sick. If you are troubled with indigestion, constipation, liver and kidney troubles, Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well. 35 cents. Gaffney Drug Co. Dr. Broughton Asks for Contributions to Aid in Charity Work. To all my friends: Tuesday, ^December 56b, is my birthday, and I am arranging to cele-j brate it by running a great birtnday i rummage sale to raise a special birth-! .lay fund for the charity work in our Tabernacle Infirmary, and to enlarge I the equipment of our Tabernac'e Dor- mitory for working girls. During the summer the infirmary has been overtaxed with caring lor the poor sick; .while the dormitory is j forced to close its doors upon cores of working girls who call for our shel ter and protection for the lack of equipment. I want to have the greatest rum-1 mage sale ever seen in this country. I have a great number of friends, nortn and south, who will lie glad to send me their old clothes, old furniture, old books, cooking utensils, in fact anything and everything that they have that can be disposed of, and we will sell them during the great birth day rummage sale. I want to realize twenty-five hundred dollars, at least, from the enterprise, as my birthday fund. Will not all my friends, ladles es pecially, go at once through all the house and get up everything that they can spare .and get everybody else to do the same, and put them in a box and ship to “The Tabernacle Infirmy, Atlanta. Ga.?’’ A nice check thrown in here and j there will also help along. This is a request to everybody, north and south—just anybody in the United States. Do not think what you have is too worthless for my birthday. 1 only ask for what you can do with out. Do not wait; we want to begin to arrange for the great sale. Who will take hold of it and work it in your community? Won’t you? j Let me know at once. You will help to make me real young again if you will. Do not mind to ship from a long distance. If you can't pay freight or extpress, we will he glad to do it. Yours for humanity, Len G. Broughton. Dr. Broughton did a great work in Gaffney. Now let Gaffney send a big rummage box to him to aid this great work he is carrying on in Atlanta. Mrs. Edna Harris, ’phone 125. will take charge of anything you will con tribute. COLONEL STRAIN ON.EiS Wednesday looking after his farm ing interest. Mr. William Webster, of Cow pens, was in this section this week on busi ness. There has been an abundant sup ply of forage saved by the farmers this season. Mr. John Kennedy, whose death was looked for several weeks ago. Is still alive, but he is still bad off. j it is Miss Nettie Clary, instead of j Miss Eugenia, who is to te erfi the A Visit to the King’s Creek Section— Uorinth school this season. The mis- J take was ours, caused by getting the Real Estate Deals in Blacksburg— names <>f these young ladies mixed up in our recent letter to The Ledger. The merchants and bankers have rendered faithful service in the farm ers’ fight for better prices for theii HE WRITES OF 'WHAT HE SEES AND HEARS. Other Interesting Items. Star Farm, Oct. 21.—Rev. Mr. Lis ton has named Jimmie David Livingston. We spent Thursday night with Mr. Elias Horn and family at Asbury. Ball is an enthusiastic cotton holder - a cotton growers man to the fullest extent—and says when the specula tors get his cotton they will pay him for it. He is an interesting talker and has much ation. Sa'-s he Strain s baby * products and the farmers, and farm ers’ wives mustn’t grumble if they are called upon to pay higher prices for cotton goods, as long as cotton sells for 10 cents and upward. Steps have been taken to get the Rev. Mr. Liston to preach at Lime stone and Salem Presbyterian churches next year. He, we under stand. has accepted the call and a pro re nata meeting of Enoree Pres- bytery has been called to meet at to say of the situ- •vill live on bread and water rather than fail to whip this | Spartanburg on the 21st of Novem- dght the tarmers are making. Bully her to perfect the arrangements foi I ,or Uail. If everybody was like him his coming among us to begin his | the cotton "bears” would soon have work J S j to give up the fight. Mr. Horn is ‘ I n.a by himself. We,can count by the On the wing, Oct. 28.—We spent i^t oic others who are just as detei-i Thursday night with our friend. Dr. 'be situation) the farmers a e like! night worked such wonderful "Get the Habit,” go to NELSON’S. —Hats for Men, Youths and Chil dren at bargain prices at J. I. Sar ratt’s. friend and hose sad death has spread gloom over this en tire community. Our heartfelt sym pathies go out. to the family whose grief is so heavy. Clyde was a young man in the prime of life. He had just finished his hi bade fair to becofe a valuable citizen, A Supply of Taters. We are indebted to Mr. E. J. Clary, for some fine sweet potatoes. They are the vineless yams and one of them weighed four pounds and five ounces. Mr. Clary is one of the best farmers in Cherokee county. Postmaster A. R. N. Folger is the champion tater raiser of the city. Yesterday he presented The Ledger with a small sample. It weighed five pounds and one and one-half ounces. Together with him and Mr. Clary we are fixed for tater pie for several days. Won’t some good friend sup ply the ’possum to make the dish complete? mm r nem near. | Among which was to att rue tarmers are going to whip this , f unera i of our young fri( light Tney have God and right both neighbor, Clyde Inman, w j on I toil Side. . I death has snrenU irlnnm nve>i ; Thursday we visited the Dawkins’ mill, Asbury and Timber Ridge sec tions on business, and found the farm ers pushing their work with a com mendable zeal. Tills is one of the j Just finished his‘‘businoBS course and best larming sections of our county, j h a ,| south of the Soutne/n railroad, and is ] )Ut peopled with men and women who 1 are just as good for their obligations Death rides on every passing breeze; as anybody. In every instance we | It lurks in every flower; found our patrons (both white and Each moment has its own disease colored) ready to meet their engage-j Its perils every hour, niejut without a single exception. I This is pleasant to speak of. espe-j Early in life he united himself witn daily when it is true. '-We called the Baptist church and so far as we on our colored friend, Emanuel Little- ^ know or have ever heard, he lived up jolin, and his wife gave us as good « : to hl *s church vows. Jailed for Assault. Ed. Rainey, a negro from Blacks burg, was lodged in jail here Friday evening charged with rape on a thirteen-year-old negro girl. The girl has since died from the injuries in flicted upon her by her assailant. Coroner Vinesett went to the scene of the crime Sunday and held an in quest; and the verdict of his jury was that she came to her death ar. the hands of Ed. Rainey. Rainey, however, denies any knowledge of the crime. Mode-Maness. On Sunday at the residence of Ma gistrate C. T. Bridges, Mr. W. G. Mode and Miss Minnie Maness were united in wedlock, Mr. Bridges offici- acting. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a few admiring friends of the young couple. The Ledger joins in congratulations. dinner as anybody could have done on a short notice. He is roo well known to a large number of our read- If present prospects are not de ceptive, our promise to sell one hun dred copies of the memorial ediLou ers for us to say anything about how of ‘‘Reminiscences of the Civil War” he gets along. He manages the “Whig Hill” farm and has about forty stacks of hay saved besides an abundance of other feed—corn, fod der. pea vines, etc. When his white friends are present at the dinner hour, he sets them down to a table kept especially for them apd has always got something to set before them fit to eat. His wife is a splendid cook and gav c your correspondent a good dinner, including ham of that big hog he killed last winter; and it beats that we usually get from the foreign mar kets. In a business-like way he draws his check on the bank, which is honored as readily as anybody's. His race will do well to follow his ex ample. You never find any loafing about his premises by lazy, disrepn- by General John B. Gordon, in Chero kee county for $2.25 each, will be abundantly redeemed by the 15th ot November—the time our premises is out. Quite a number of orders for the “Chief Edition” are coming in. This will not count in our contest. Only the memorial edition—tlliat contain*- ing the list of illustrations properly bound and also containing the intro duction by General Stephen D. Lee and the memorial account by Mrs. Francis Gordon Smith, a daughter of General Gordon, are to be included in the number sold. We expect to publish a list of subscribers only for the “Memorial Edition” when the time is out. The farmers are well nigh through with their cotton picking. In most instances the bulk of the cotton is table characters which so often in- j gathered and ginned. fest much more pretentious homes. Manuel Is a good citizen—as good as Rev. Richard Carroll or any of his race. He is an ardent cotton grower* man. too. and will stand by his white friends in their fight against greedy Our Ranzy Sniffles was on the wagon yard near the cotton platform at Gaffney yesterday trying to get up a row among the cotton sellers as to who had the first right to the weigh ing of their cotton. One old farmer cotton speculators. He’s somt body, with good sense and prudence said. It takes more gallons of paint-and- a-cheat than of honest paint; and the cost of the labor of painting is so much a gallon—one gallon costs as much as another, for labor. This is the way to reckon your costs for this year; but how about next year? Paint Devoe, and next year costs nothing; year after next the same; the same for several years. Paint anything t^se. and your costs recur according to what you paint- with. Some of the mixtures wear one year: some two; some three. It costs twice, three times, four times, five times, as much to paint with a cheat as to paint with Devoe. Yours truly F W Devoe & Co 8 P. S. R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. sell our paint. A new flat at Howell’s ferry ha* been installed. The old flat was pronounced un-seaworthy, and was sold to John Cole for $10. so we un- ! understand. The new flat is a fine ! piece of workmanship and material. , A good investment of the counties. This morning is rather wintry and | thick clothing and fires are comfort- able. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Inman are both at the bed«lde of their son. Cl”de who is sick at Gaffney. Mrs. Munroe Kirby, whose afflic tions have heretofore been mentioned in this correspondence, we are very glad to say. is much improved and hopes to be well again. She has. for many years been suffering with a sore foot. Mr. Farrow Wright is not doing well with his cancer. He is suffering very much just now. He has the sym pathies of this entire community. J. L. S. —You have been calling constanv- ly for “Aunt Dina’s” Sarsaprilla. We have it now. 50 cents per bottle, three bottles of $1.25. Gaffney Dnis Company. —See A. L. Peeler & Co.’s window of Bowls and Pitchers for Wednes day. at 25c each. —Chattanooga and Oliver Turning Plows are the best, at Smith Harl- ware Corr.panv —Just received at C. C. Humphries’ new fruit for making fruit cakes. —Clothing at pr>es that knock competition at J. I. Sarratt’s. —Big lot of Quilts from 85c to $2, at J. I. Sarratt’s. "Get the Habit,” go to NELSONS. Wilkinsville, Oct. 26.—Prospective buyers have been looking over the Deloach lands in this township (Gowdeysville) which will be sold the 6th of next month. We may look for some spirited bidding when the sale comes off. Mr. Ligey Howell made another search in our buggy one day this week to see if he couldn’t find sonu. thing to drink. They tell it on Ligey that he got snake bit on ’he Up several years ago. Dr. Garner wma called to treat his case and he sar.i he had no trouble to get Ligey to take the medicine. We suspect that he would he glad if a friendly snake would come along and try him again We know to hide our bottle when Li gey is about. Mr. Ixtwery Webber Is right bad off with something like dropsy of the heart. Dr. Steodly was railed t». see him one day this week and treat ed his rase. The cotton picking season will soon be over and farmers will be ready to sow wheat and ost«. Dr W. A. Fort, of Gaffney, was down on his plants’inn at Star Farm “Boys, it’s no use to get up a fuss about it. We are all brother farmers alike, and we can all get our cotton weighed in plenty of time. So keep cool. If Ranzy had had a little dispen sary or blind tiger backing, he would have been In town sure enough. But when it comes to hard down honest fighting Ranzy will not be in it—mark that. He’s been tried ami found wanting long before this time. J. L. S. A Charming Reception. With the coming of winter, dame society takes on new’ life and inspires her followers to follow in her foot steps. The first social event of ’he season was on Friday afternoon when Mrs. Thomas Brown and Mrs. Wof ford Humphries were at home to their lady friends from 3:30 to 5:30 o’clock. The hall and parlors were beautifully decorated with pot plants and gorgeous yellow and white chrys anthemums, while colored lanterns and candelabras shed their mellow light over the scene. In the hall w-a* found a Japanese booth of green boughs with lanterns susnended from above, where Miss Irene Lockwood, of Limestone College, dressed in Jap costume, gracefully served tea and wafers to the guests. After the la dies were seated at tables, they were given cards and asked to write a love story from words on the cards. There were many thrilling and charming tales of love and dutv writ ten by the ladies, and at last three were chosen as the best. These la dies drew, and Mrs. T. B. Butler car ried off the prize, a lovely yellow chrysanthemum. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Humphries were assisted in receiving bv Mrs. W. H. Gooding, Mrs. J. A. Carroll and Mrs. W. F. Saprks. A four-course luncheon war serv ed by four dainty little misses The evening will long he remembered by al. —Window Glass ware Company. at Smith Hard-