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. / > i ' THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE. THE LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. N *E GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY 1 cf Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper in All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 3. C., WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1905. $1.00 A VKAft THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SHORT LOCALS. Ha-jp^nings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Henry Byrd, an escaped convict, from Darlington county, has been cap tured. Monday morning the governor received a telegram from Darlington asking for the amount of reward of fered for Byrd, and upon investigation it was found that $P>0 had been offered for his capture. Byrd is said to be a dangerous man. The only development reported re cently in the matter of the hazing of Cadet Leysath. at the South Carolina Military Academy, was the granting of an honorable discharge to the Victim. His application for such dis charge is alleged to have brought up- oa him the paddling for which seven of his class-mates are still under ar rest. Leysath was up in his studies, and his request being indorsed by his parents in Orangeburg, it could not. well be denied. John Manning Abercrombie was found dead about 8 o'clock Monday morning near Dials church, Dials township, Laurens county, with a por tion of his head shot off. The supposi tion is that he shot himself. The in formation received at Laurens is to the effect that Abercrombie left his home early Monday morning, carrying a ehot gun. His body was discovered lying in or near a path in the woods by the sons of Mr. D. D. Harris, on whose place the tragedy occurred. The coroner was notified and held an inquest Monday afternoon. Hugh Creighton, a student of Wof ford College, disappeared from Spar tanburg Saturday night. The young man’s father, Rev. C. W. Creighton, ot Greenwood, editor of the Christian Appeal, was in Spartanburg making inquiries but found nothing to indi cate where the young man had gone. The boy ifc seventeen, has light hair, delicate features, tall, slightly stoop ed and was last seen wearing a-gray suit. The police are requested to look out for him and if found to notUEy his father at GreenwooL The young man understands type setting. R. C. Boland, the young white man of Little Mountain, Laurens county, who was arrested in Ijaurens late Saturday night by the sheriff charg ed with forgery in Spartanburg, is al so wanted in Laurens county for the same offence. This was not known to Sheriff Duckett until he received his mall Sunday afternoon, about an hour after be had turned Boland over to Deputy Sheriff White, of Spartan burg. According to the warrant re ceived by Sheriff Duckett Sunday, Bo land is charged with forging a check on the First National hank of Spar tanburg in favor of J. C. McMillan, of Ronno, Laurens county, for $15.40, September 18. An unknown middle aged white man attempted to pass a forged check on M. Switzer, a clothing merchant of West End, in Greenville Friday, in payment for a purchase made, but was foiled in his purpose by an investiga tion of the paper offered. Mr. Switz er said there was nothing suspi cious about the man’s appearance and that he did not suspect there was any thing wrong with the check offered, but following his usual custom he in vestigated the validity of the check before accepting it. The check was cleverly filled out and showed that the person who executed the work was by no means unacquainted with banking methods. William C. Smith, a negro convict, sent down to the penitentiury from Greenville two months ago for a year’s sentence, walked away from the State capltol grounds Monday morning ano the officers are now looking for him. According to the facts as reported Smith had his nerve right with him and displayed It in walking off when the guard’s hack was turned. Usual ly the State house squad., as it is called, is composed of the most trustworthy prisoners and they are allowed as much freedom as Is con sistent with discipline. As a rule they do not take advantage of this little liberty and few cases of es caped convicts from the squad are ever reported. John Thompson, a well dressed ne gro, was arrested on the streets of Anderson Saturday by the police au thorities for an attempt to work the pocketbook trick on an unsuspecting negro from the country. His intended victijn was too honest and Thompson came to grief. When the country ne gro received the proposition to divide the spoils and say nothing about the alleged finding of the purse he said that it would not be right and that they must advertise it in the papers. The oofiversation was overheard, with the result that Thompson was *aken Into the keeping of the city. He is now serving a 30 days’ sentence on the streets on the general charge of loafling and loitering. “I Thank The Lord!” . cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock, Ark., "for the relief I got from Buck- len’s Arnica Salve. I cured my fear ful running sores, which nothing else would heal, and from whicn I had suffered for 5 years.’’ It Is a marve lous healer for cuts, burns and wounds. Guaranteed at Cherokee Drug Co.; 25c. Rev. W. W. Memminger, of Charles ton, will hold services at the Episco pal church in this city next Sunday, morning and afternoon. Sam J. Mercer, who has been em ployed at Clinton, has returned to Gaffney and accepted a position with the local cotton exchange. » There will be services at. the Pres byterian church next Sabbath, both morning and evening. Preaching by the pastor. Rev. R. T. Liston. A dry shed at the Limestone lime works was totally destroyed by fire Monday evening about nine o’clock. The loss was about twenty-five dol lars. Business in the city tomorrow (Thanksgiving day) will he generally suspended. The banks will close and the postoffice will observe Sunday hours. The attraction tonight at the Star Theatre is “Pickings from Puck.’’ The management announces that they will return any patron’s money who is not satisfied with the perform ance. x At a meeting in the court house Fri day evening the rules for the munici pal primary were made consistent with the town law. As they stood formerly, there was a slight inconsis tency. Owing to the fact that the pastor will he in Columbia in attendance up on the State convention in session in that city, there will he no services at the First Baptist church next Sabbath. The street force is now at work on Limestone street, straightening and leveling the streets and sidewalks. They are doing good 'work and are improving the appearance of the streets immensely. The Choral Society of Limestone College held their regular weekly re hearsal in the auditorium of the col lege Friday evening. In addition to the bevy of college girls in attendance a number from this city attended. Calvin Guyton, a negro, was before IT. S. Commissioner J. B. Bell Satur day charged with selling whiskey. The commissioner discharged him. This negro is already under bond to appear at the court of sesisons, hav ing been bound over recently by Magistrate G. W. Speer. , Thanksgiving services tomorrow will be union services in the Presby terian church, delivered by Rev. J. M. Steadman. The usual custom will be followed as to the contribution at this service. It will be divided among the orphans of the State. The fact that the offering is to be devoted to this worthy cause will open the hearts and purses of many of our peo ple. Montgomery Wilkins, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilkins, suffer ed a very unfortunate and painful ac cident Thursday afternoon. The lit tle fellow was engaged at play in the yard of his father’s home on Mont gomery street when he fell, breaking his arm. He is getting along nicely now. He is a bright, manly little chap, and his many friends hope for him a speedy recovery. In another column will be found the announcement of the opening of hooks of subscription to the Coca-Cola Bottling Works Company, of Gaffney, which will he under the management of Mr. E. H. Gaines. It will manu facture and sell in Gaffney, coca-cola and other beverages. Both Mr. Gaines and Mr. J. W. Allen, of Spartanburg, are interested in this enterprise, and it is safe to predict success for it. A most dastardly act was committed Sunday evening at the store of Mrs. W. W .Galloway in the eastern part of the city. Mrs. Galloway was dis turbed by rocks and other missiles, falling against the building. Upon investigation she found the machine on the outside of the store contain ing chewing gum, scattered in pro fusion around the premises. No one could be seen, but Mrs. Galloway sus pects the perpetrators of the crime to have been quite a crowd. Lige Brown and his wife were be fore Magistrate Bridges Saturday to recite their woes and domestic troubles. Lige was charged with heating his wife. From the testimony of negro neighbors and knots on the woman’s head the magistrate conclud ed that there had been an encounter between the two a.nd that Lige had struck the woman. From the testi mony gathered at the trial, encoun ters between these two are not in frequent. Lige was fined ten dollars or thirty days on the chaingang. Proceedings in the mayor’s court Monday morning were not at all dull. No less than three were on hand seek ing the advice of the mayor as to whether or not they should admire the scenery of the city from the street force. The mayor very kindly permitted them to do so. Those avail ing themselves of this privilege were. Walt Holmes for drunkenness and disorderly conduct* thirty days. Earnest Spears, drunk and petit lar ceny, thirty days. Howard Craig, heating a train, ten days. Floy Os borne, by failing to nut In an appear ance, forfeited a bond of $2.'50. COLONEL STRAIN ON HIS [RAVELS HE WRITES OF WHAT HE SEES AND HEARS. the school at Sarratts; Miss Bonnie McCluney at the Wilkinsville school. The greatest drawback to the cause of education in this county, especially among the white people. Is the in difference of the parents in not send ing their children regularly to school, and some not sending them at all. This is too bad and urges the neceslty of a compulsory educational law. The other day we came across a lit tle white boy. He was hare footed and hut thinly clad. We spoke to him and about the following colloquy took place, between us: “Whpse little hoy are you?” “I am —s,” (calling his father’s first name bluntly. “Do you go to school?” “No.” “Why don’t you go?” “Cause THROOGHOUt THE TARHEEL STATE Personal ITEMS FROM RAVENNA. People You RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE NORTH CAROLINA. Farmers at Ravenna Sowing Wheat— New Buildings at Pacoiet Mills— Schools and Teachers. Wilkinsville, Nov. 25.—By some means the types make us give Wed-, I don’t want to.” “Can you read?” nesday instead of Thursday as • “No.” “Do you know the alphabet?” 1 Thanksgiving day. However, our | “What i» that?” he queried. “Do yon j readers will understand it was Thurs- know your letters?” “No; I don’t.” day 30th, that we meant. “Have you a book?” “No, sir.” Now that the country is unusually: Would you go to school if I give you prosperous in so far as plenty of | one?” “I don’t ’spect I would.” money can make it so, we ought to i “Well, would you learn your letters try and see what we could do for j at home then, if I give you one?” those less fortunate than ourselves in “Would if I could.” “Won’t your making them happy too. If all the father and mother teach them to money spent for lipuor, ammunition! you?” we continued. “Daddy don’t and big dinners was turned over to i know ’em himself,” he answered the various orphanages throughout the j “Do ytm say your prayers before you country to make these unfortunate lit- go to bed?” “Don’t know how.” “Do tie ones happy, it would feed them you smoke cigarettes?” “No, but bountifully for one month at least, if |— does'*. “Who is —?” “He’s my not longer. ' brother.” “How large is he?” “He’s But whatever we do whether much , biggern I is.” “Why don’t you learn Items of Interest Neighbors in Concerning the Old North State Mention of Know. Ravenna, Nov. 27—Miss Minnie Burgess, who is teaching the Macedo- ; nia school, spent last Saturday and Sunday with her relatives and friends 'N here. ! Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lipscomb, of White Plains, paid our Sunday school : a visit last Sunday afternoon. Mr. A. M. Pettit, accompanied by Our! his sister. Miss Vinnie. returned to Florida this morning and we wish them a safe and enjoyable trip. Mr. Charley Griffin, who has been Jacob Evans, colored, who is charg- . ... , „ ed with assassinating another negro, * n ' Ior some time, has gone James Hockaday, has tied the State . F,or * ( *a for his health and also to of North Carolina the sheriff says Hockaday has made a dying declara- visit his relatives. Miss Pauline Pettit returned home tio n that it was Evans who called him ,as I ™ay evening to see her brother to the door of his cabin in the country i an '^ SIS ^ er before they left for Florida.. one night this down. week and shot him Mr. T. G. Antioch school, returned home 1 Friday afternoon to spend Chalk, teacher of the last Sunday A negro woman was found dead in with his family and other relatives, bed in a house near the Western i Mr. Chalk is well pleased with hie North Carolina Railroad in Salisbury school and speaks in highest praise of the people of that section. Monday morning. The woman who lives in the house is a cook in that Miss Eva Burgess and brother, or little, ought not he made a blow ing horn of, as some people do and think it should commend them to the favors of other men. The suggestion of T. M. L., of Jonesville, in regard to a new road from Jonesville to Gaffney is quite popular along the route so far as wej if she found it out?” see. Those who have the best oppor-, me.” “Do you ‘cuss’?” tunity to know, say it would be as! times when I get mad.” “Well, who free from hills as it would he possible learned you how to ‘cuss’?” “Daddy.” for a road of that length to be in this; “no you drirk whiskey?” “I do when up-county. Besides, it will materially j i can get It.” too?” “Kase they make me sick.” “You can chew tobacco, can’t you?” “Oh. yes.” “How do you like to chew tobacco?” “Mighty well.” “Where do you get your tobacco?” “Where ever l can. Sometimes I steal if from mamma.” “What would she do “She’d whip “I do some- city and had gone to her work. While Claude, spent a few hours in Gaffney away, another woman let a strange last Thursday. i negro woman go to sleep in the house, i Carville Chalk and brother, Lynden, Later, she was found dead. The oceu- spent a few hours with their sister, } pant of the house had the coroner Mrs. Fred J. Parham, at Thickety last summoned. ! Sunday afternoon. Misses Edna Brown, Lula Borders Paul Jones, a lad of fourteen, fired 1 and Messrs. L. D. and B. B. Goforth two loads of buckshot at his father, and Herman Nelson, all of Gaffney, John Jones, in Camden. Saturday, visited relatives and friends here last and immediately fled to the woods. A j Sunday. | party of men went in pursuit and suc- j eeedej in overtaking the boy Sunday > morning. They took him to Camden shorten the route between the two towns. / This week we spent a few days in (he Ravenna section of our county. We find, most, if not all ther cotton This picture is neither overdrawn nor a stretch of the imagination. What is true in this case is more or less true of hundreds of other ehil- iren living under more pretentious picked out and much of the land is | circumstances. Now the idea of a being sown in wheat. Mr. J. B. Fos-! white man (or colored one either) ter is putting his wheat in in splendid raising his children under such ci* - - style. Every acre of his land is high-, cumstances, is too revolting for us ly manured with cotton seed, or to think of for a moment. guano, if not by both, and he is mak ing the land behind the plows look like a plant bed. The same is the case with Mr. James R. Littlejohn’s farm and others we visited. If these people fail to make wheat next year it will not be their fault. We spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. Logan Mize of Ravenna. Logan is the champion owl killer of Cherokee county in so far as returns have thus far been received. We sold and delivered hooks in sight of Trough Shoals, where the Pacoiet Manufacturing Company is putting up some of the strongest and most costly buildings ever erected on Pacoiet—the Fall River of the South. When "’we consider what it takes to prepare for manufacturing our cotton into cloth, we ought not be surprised that the goods come hack to us at high prices. No man, not in position to know, can tell or have any adequate idea of what it costs to build and equip manufactories for business. But, of course, wo have men who in their own way and by their own rules figured out the whole* business. By some means, or in some way, a report has leaked out that Mr. Rhett Macomson. of Pacoiet Mills, and Mr. Shea, of Clifton Manufacturing Com pany, will change places at their res pective mills. This we know nothing of, only from vague rumor; but it indicates that our friend, Rhett Ma comson stands very high in the com munity of the mill men, a position to which he has worked himself up to by president efforts and attention to business. He is one of our neighbor hoys, and we rejoice at the rapid pro motion he so justly deserves. When the roads and weather get too rough for us to he out we expect to confine our work to the various mill towns, from which we will try to post our readers as to the kind of men who have the oversight and management of our public works. It’s a fear ful commentorv on our civilization and one that calls loudly for such in terference and will make a better state' of affairs possible. The amount of ignorance that is among us is a blot upon the more pretentious portion of our boosted citizenship. Mr. Sam J. Strain is still suffering and in bed from the injuries mention ed in our last letter. Mi. Tom Neal, of Blackstocks, speaks of visiting our community during the Christmas holidays. Of all the crimes ever committed against communities or private indi viduals. that of legalized robbery is the most to be deplored, and calls loudly for vengeance at the bar of public sentiment. Mr. Wesley Osment has moved to Mr. W. A. Whisonant’s. Mr. R. J. Kirby will move to Mrs. Jennie Cla ry’s and Mr. J. F. Wright will move to Patterson Springs, N. C. Several loads of cotton went to the Gaffney market vesterdav. J. L. S. ; court house where lie was confined to ! tail. The hoy was hauling corn from | a farm to a point further up the coun- i try, called “The Lakes,” and because ! he had this to do was in an ugly mood, j About three o’clock Sunday after-' noon Bob Clements, an employe at j one of the factories in High Point, was found in an unconscious condition at or near the home of John Stinson, i His face was beaten almost into aj jelly and blood was flowing freely from the wounds. Tin* case was re- j ported to the iKjlice after daylight j and the man was taken up street ; H where his wounds were given atteii j q, m1 ‘ h ' j , ^ tion. Clements was drunk when he was fallen upon and beaten and was in the same condition when taken up q t T*P P t • always an illustrated paper and full of THE CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS Will Soon Begin a Series of Meetings in Gaffney. On Friday night, December 1st, at 7:30 o’clock the Christian Crusaders will begin a series of undenomlna- minational and interdenominational meetings in the court house. The Crusaders are not here to organize and establish a new religious organi zation, nor to antagonize any already established, hut to labor in conjunc tion with all Christian denominations in a united effort to augment the church of Christ. The Crusaders have no success that is not also the success of the church. They do not draw church members away to follow them, but labor to draw the masses to the church. The foltowing are words of com mendation from a few of many minis ters of different churches who en- We stopped, took dinner and spent dorse their work: a f ew hours with the family of our! • “The Christians Crusaders proved esteemed friend, Mr. Newton G. Lit- themselves true knights of the cross Mr. D. B. Brown and daughters, Misses Lillian and Myrtle, attended religious services at Brown’s Chapel last Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. S. Brown and Miss Laura and brother Baxter, attended the Brown’s Chapel services last Sunday after- • noon. Messrs. D. B. Brown, J. L. Spake and A. A. Mathis will go above Gaff ney Thanksgiving day and take a mink hunt. If there are any minks, in that section I will say these young men with their fine doys will find ’em. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, of Gaines ville, Fla., are visiting their relatives and friends here. Messrs. Walter Green and Charley with relatives and We are eagerly awaiting Thanks giving issue of The Ledger, as it is f hn, of Asbury. His, we dare say, is one of the happiest families in this or any other county. Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn have made their work a success in educating their children, and preparing them for the great and during their stay 4n our midst. It was souls, not self. The work was carried on in the power of the Holy Ghost. No effort was made to play upon the feelings of the people. The people were exhorted to turn from responsible duties of life. Theirs is their sins and to surrender to God. a model home if there is one in this No one was asked to start for the ! county—and we know there is plenty' sake of starting. The band was not I of them. i working for a reputation, but for Their daughter, Miss Pauline, is eternity.”—Rev. J. H. Roberts. ; teaching the Asbury school and from “The life the Christian Crusaders her patrons we learn she is one of the live, the methods they follow, and best teachers in the land, if not the the means of grace they employ are very best. When the fathers and such as cannot be faithfully used mothers of the children give the without results. Their lives are pure teacher a good name it means some thing. Too often, we fear, the reverse is the case. In many instances we and they walk in wisdom toward those that are without. Their meth ods are Scriptural, and only Scriptur know It is so. The school teacher as al. The manners of grace they em geenral thing, is the hardest work ed, poorest paid and least thanked ! public servant in the land. But Sam Strain used to say that when he took charge of a school he 1 did so with but one object, in view— ploy are according to the old Apostolic rule ‘for approving themselves minis ters of God.’ ”—Rev. Edward Francis. —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. Subscribe for Ths Ledger, $1.00 • year. Man’s Unreasonableness is often as great as woman’s. But and that was to please himself and in Thos. S. Austin. Mgr. of the “Repuh- doing so he generally pleased every- lican,” of Leavenworth, Ind., was not body else, who could lie pleased. unreasonable, when he refused to al- One good meaning lady, an old pu- low the doctors to operate on his pll and patron, has unintentionally wife, for female trouble, “Instead,” done your correspondent some injury; he says, “we concluded to try Elec- and made him a terror to the children; trie Bitters. My wife was then so of her neighborhood by saying she sick, she could hardly leave her bed, and five (5) physicians had failed to wished to God that Jim Strain had charge of them just one wpek in the school room. He would straighten them out or skin them alive. Miss Ethel Walker has charge of the Ravenna school; Miss Maud Whitlock, the Mount Mariah or Holmes school; Miss Pauline Pettit, the Gdw<leysville school; Prof. Moore, relieve her. After taking Electric Bit ters, she was perfectly cured, and can now perform all her househonld duties.*’ Guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co., price 50c. —Conundrum. Why are Nelson’s price like a broken drum? Because they can’t be beat. The mangled remains of Oscar Johnson, a white man, were found Sunday morning at the end of Smith’s creek railroad bridge, just outside the city limits of Wilmington. He was paralytic and had evidently been struck by an outgoing passenger train Saturday night. His eyes were knock ed from their sockets and his brains scattered along the track for some distance. Johnson was (formerly a machinist in the railroad shops in Wilmington, but after he was para lyzed, he became a tramp and roved all over the country. He had started out of town when struck by the train. Last Friday a stranger hired a horse and buggy .at the livery stable of Bristol & McDowell, of Morganton, stating that he only wanted the con veyance for an hour or two. As he had not returned Saturday the livery man naturally became suspicious and search was started for the man and horse and buggy. Up to Monday af ternoon nothing had been heard from them, except that an ouflt filling the description of the missing one was seen at Enolia and Dysartsville Sat urday. Sheriff McDowell, who is a member of the firm of Bristol & Mc Dowell, was in the search. What promises to be one of the most sensational law suits ever car ried on in North Carolina was begun in Asheville Monday, in which Roy- hert Gilliland is trying to compel the Buncombe County Board of Education to admit his six children to the pub lic schools of the county. They were recently dismissed from a county school on the allegation that thev had negro blood in their veins. Gilliland denies this, and claims his ancestry can he traced for a hundred years. Should the allegaton he sustained, it is claimed it. will affect 500 persons living in Buncombe. Madison and Henderson counties. A month or two ago a man repre senting the Rock Island Improvement Company visited Morganton and sold twelve lots in Oklahoma towns to Morganton parties. The lots were to be located and deeds to he delivered at a drawing to he held this week in Oklahoma. In the meantime a free trip was to be given a representative of the Morganton investors in Okla homa dirt and return that he might attend the drawing. Not only did the representative^ not get the free trip hut the Morganton Investors itf Oklahoma dirt have been informed that the Rock Island Improvement Company has gone into the hands of a receiver. Sheriff McDowell, Clerk of the Court Bristol and Deputy Clerk Patton, of Morganton* Invested to the amount of $90 each. Son Lost Mother. "Consumption runs in our family, and through it I lost my Mother." writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me. “For the past five years, however, on the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold, T have taken Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, which has saved me from serious lung troubles.” His mother’s death was a sad loss for Mr. Reid, hut he learned that lung trouble must not bo neglected, and how to cure it. Quickest relief and cure for coughs and colds. Price 50c and $1.00; guaranteed at Cherokee Drug Company. Trial bottle free. —Shoes for everybody at slaughter prices at J. I. Sarratt’s. life and other good things. BLACKSBURG BREVITIES. ” . Personals and Locals from the Iron City Across the Broad. Blacksburg, Nov. 27.—Mr. A. C. Moore, of Gaffney, was in town one day last week shopping. Mrs. Sossamon, who lias been visit ing in Charlotte, N. C., for some time, returned home last Thursday. Mrs. A. M. Bridges and Mrs. J B. Shiver went over to Gaffney one day last week. Miss Fannie Little, of Dallas, N. C., who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary Earl, returned to her home on Saturday. Mrs. E. K. Belue spent one day in Gaffney last week, shopping. Mr. C. Roberts, of Patterson Springs, N. C.. has accepted a position with the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company and will move his family here in the near future. Mrs. Will King, of Charlotte. N. C., has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Healan. Messrs. Maurice Little and George Patterson, of Crockers, N. C., were in town Saturday. A call meeting of the King’s Daugh ters Club will he held at Mrs. O. A. Osborne’s home on Saturday, Decem ber the second. The members are all requested to be present to attend to some important bnsiness. Mr. D. D. Gaston, who has been working in Greenville, is at home for a few days. Mr. J. G. Hughes and little son, Herman, of Adamsburg. spent Sun day in town with h1s sister, Mrs. W. J. Moorehead. Mrs. W. T. Slaughter, of Hickory Grove, was in town a few hours Sun day night on her way home from Spartanburg. —I have just received a full lino of California fruits. Currents. Seed ed Raisins, Citron, Figs. Prunes, Peaches, Apricots and Cherries. C. C. Humphries. Girls, if you want red lips, laughing eyes, sweet breath and good looks use Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. The greatest beautifler known. 3 P > cents. Tea or Tablets. Gaffney Drug Co. —You have been calling constant ly for “Aunt Dina’s” Sarsapriila. We have it now. 50 cents per bottle, three bottles of $1.25. Gaffney Drug Company. Turner wheat $1.25 per bushel at my home In city. Moses Wood. 11-20 tf. —Chattanooga and Oliver Turning Plows are the best, at Smith Ha. 1- w’are Company —Hats for Men, Youths and Chil dren at bargain prices at J. I. Sar* ratt’s. —See my line of Scotch mixtures if In need of Drers Goods. J. I. Sar- ratt. —Just received at C. C. Humphries’ new fruit for making fruit cakes. —If time is money, where else can you save as much of It as aLNelson’s? “Oat the Habit,” go to NELSON’S.