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* - ' ' r ' i '> ' *k' i] THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In the Fifth Congressional District of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY of 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, 8. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1905. $f.00 A THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OP INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. !-'*ppen!ngs All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. The supreme court Saturday declin ed to stop the temporary injunction which held up the closing of the dis pensaries in Spartanburg county. The Stato of South Carolina, represented by the assistant attorney general, Mr. L/eroy F. Youmans, endeavored to have the temporary injunction set aalde, but the court, or a majority of the members thereof, decided against the motion. On Saturday night last Henry But ler, a negro living near Saluda acci dently dropped his revolver on the hearth in his home. A cartridge ex ploded and going through the body of his 2-year-old child lodged in the cor- t-r.er of the overhead cealing. The child died'Friday and a jury of inquest found a verdict in accordance with the above facts. No warrant will be Issued. A barn owned by Mr. Albert Par- rett, clerk of court of Darlington coun ty. was burned in Da..ington Thurs day about midnight. At the time it waa burned the building' was rented by another party and was filled with hay and some corn. The building itself was worth about $200 and there w»s $100 insurance. Nearby buildings were saved from the ilames only by a hard effort. M. D .Blackmon, a sawyer, met a herrible accident in Richland county Friday morning. Ho was operating a circular saw at a mill out dn the coun try. The saw was being operated at a great speed and suddenly it flew all to pieces. One piece struck the uaJortunate man in the face, cutting Ms head wide open. It, was attempt ed to take him to the Columbia hos pital. but he died before this was deae. •m Monday night some darkies, wfce were engaged in gambling in a small house on the edge of Holly Hill, get into a quarrel, which resulted in the shooting of one of them, Pomp T—him by name, a well known, turbu- l«t negro. He was left helpless In the hut by Royal Robin sou, who shot Mm. and a negro named Waring, who •mm ta the row. Jenkins called for help and at a later hour was taken te his home badly hurt. It Is thought hls leg will hare to be amputated. An election was held Saturday in J Spaitaaburg on the question whether er not a $30,000 bond issue shall be veddd for building a new school heaae. This election had been held several months ago and carried b - an overwhelming majority of the eligi ble voters, but the company purohas- img the bonds found some slight legal technicality—hence the second elec tion. Saturday the bonds carried by a vote of 146 for the Issue and three agMnst. This is a heavier vote than the irst poll. fYown Johnson, colored, an employe of the Southern Power Company, en gaged Jjx. erecting poles between York- vtlle and Clover, was blow* almost to pieces by a discharge of dynamite on Thursday. Johnson was holding a stick of the explosive in his hand and was sitting with companions near a Ire. The dynamite exploded and caused a box containing a quantity of ^the same material standing by to ex plode also. Johnson was so badly in jured that he died soon after. Alex Steward was painfully hurt. Others were stunned but escaped Injury. L. J. Jordan, a negro who lives on South Fant street in Anderson, killed his son, Westley Jordan, a youth about 19 years old, with a broom stick. The boy had been unruly and the father started to chastise him using a broom stick for that purpose. He struck the boy a sharp blow across the head and the boy sauk Into a chair and soon became unconscious and died in a few minutes. Jordan sent for a physician and was working over-his son’s body, trying to revive him when the physician arrived. The physician says that death resulted from a hemorrhage of the brain, which was caused by the blow. Jor dan remained at his home until the deputy sheriff arrived and arrested him and carried him to jail. It is generally believed that Jordan’s story of the killing is correct. Hamp Smith was shot and killed in Hampton Thursday by Boss Cook and Vincent Cook, who together with Dave Cook and Henry Cook were drinking heavily and were disorderly on the show grounds of the carnival which was in progress in Hampton. The marshals succeeded in capturing two of the men, when the o*her two drew their pistols and opend lire on the marshals, and rescued the prison ers. One ball passed through Smith’s body and severed the artery, and he died in a few minutes. Smith, who was acting as one of the assistant marshals, was a young man of good Character. He leaves a wife and one child. All four of the Cooks escaped through the crowd. Sheriff Llghtsey and posses are in pursuit of the mur derers. The inquest was held Friday. AH the parties are white men. The town council offered a reward of $20 each for their capture. Subscribe for Ths Ledger, SI.00 a year. THE KENNEDY PLAYERS. A Week’s Amusement by a Splendid Company. The Kennedy Players have departed after spending an entire week in Gaff ney and they went away leaving, as it were, a pleasant taste in the mouths of those who patronized them during their stay. Of the seven performances given there was not one that did not please, and several of their produc tions were unexceptionally good. Al though the company did not do the business they should have done, Mr. Kennedy assured the local manage ment that he would try to get back to Gaffney later in the season. In other words, he said “Gaffney people owe me some money and I am coming back to get it.” Mr. Kennedy Is one of the cleverest gentlemen it has been our pleasure to meet and he de serves to succeed. He has a most capable company and competent judges agree that his is the best pop ular-price organization tihat ever came to Gaffney. Miss Nellie Ken nedy and Miss Winnifred Greenwood were exceptionally good in their in terpretation of different parts. Mr. Bannister is an all roun good actor, while Kennedy was A1 any where he was placed. Baby Rossie Machan was as cute as could be, and at all times was clever and a willing little worker. Her “Little Mother” Saturday afternoon was splendid, her acting being so perfect as to draw tears from a larger portion of the au dience. She is a good dancer and a clever singer. Little Dot Kennedy sings well also and has the making of a clever performer. George Hayes and A. Ben Lewis didn’t have much to do but make friends for the com pany, which task they performed faithfully. Mr. Machan played the heavy parts—which are always dif ficult and, above all, unpopular with the audience—in such manner as to meet the approval of all. In short the Kennedy Players were all to the good, and If they come back to Gaffney the house should be crowded at every performance. The Coming Play. There is delicious influence In the sound of “Nothing But Money” that one never cares to part from, but Joe Ott who wrote the play and Ab bott Davison who inheprets its leading role in demand, and lovers of musical drama should mark the date. In nothing that has made “Old Sport Davie” so loved and admired, has his peculiarly pleasing talent been better employed than in “Nothing But Money.” Again in none of his former successes has he surrounded himself by numbers possessing great er talent for the work they have in hand. It is Mr. Davison’s theory that the better the public is served the more substantial will be the reward for service, thus each year finds him more strongly and artistically equip ped. Such men never wear out be cause their friends look for and re ceive new pleasures. The coming play may be seen here at one perform ance only. Neighbors on all side* want it; get your tickets early and avoid the rush. Nearly one hundred tickets have already been sold for this attraction. It will be at the Star Theatre Thursday, December 14th. TILLMAN SUCCEEDS. COLONEL STRAIN ON HIS TRAVELS HE WRITES OF WHAT HE SEES AND HEARS. Hls Resolution As to Bank Contribu tions Passes Senate. Washington, Dec. 7.—Mr. Tillman called up in the Senate his resolution calling upon the secretary - of the treasury for information as to wheth er the reports of bank examiners show any payment of campaign contribut ions by the national banks, and ad dressed the Senate outlining his rea sons for the inquiry. He called attention to the recom mendation made by the president in his annual message for the enact ment of a law for the protection against bribery and corruption in con nection with elections. He conceded that the secretary of the treasury might not have the facts wanted, but he thought he ought to have. Incidentally, Mr. Tillman, said he had been informed that the comp troller of the currency has been Inves tigating the subject of bank contri butions with the view of instituting legal proceedings. The Senate passed the resolution and at 2 o’clock went Into executive sesslonTV Rev. Leitch at Cowpens. Cowpens, Dec. 9.—Thos. H. Leitch is closing his work for the year with a good meeting at the Methodist church. Last night the building was crowded to overflowing and the ser mon of Mr. Leitch moved the large congregation as they have seldom been moved by any preacher. S. Clear thinking, decisive action, vim and vigor of body and mind, the sparkle of life, comes to all who use Hollister’s Rock Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Gaffney Drug Company. —"Walkover” Shoes are considered by people who wear them, the best shoe In Gaffney. Price $3.50 and $4.00. Try a pair. J. R. Tolleson & Co. 12-8-2t. —See our "Satisfaction" brand clothing. Quality high, prices low. Satisfaction guaranteed by manufac turers. J. R. Tolleson & Co. 12-8-2t. Turner wheat $1.25 per bushel at my home in city. Moses Wood. 11-20 tf. —Shoes for everybody at slaughter prices at J. I. Sarratt’s. “Get the Habit,” go to NELSON’S. Modern Stave-Cutting Machinery— New People—Rev. W. H. White Takes Leave of Salem Church. Gaffney, Dec. 6.—Last Friday after noon we called at the saw mill of Mr. D. R. Lavender near Hopewell moun tain. “Dock” is one of Cherokee county’s hustling business men. He has one of the most complete saw out fits we find in Cherokee county and turns out an immense quantity of lum ber of all kinds. He has a saw for cutting barrel staves which cost $500 and is well worth visiting to see it in operation. In a few minutes he can turn the most unsightly piece of wood Into nicely polished staves. He uses timebr for making staves that can be used for no other purpose ex cept it be for firewood. Anything from the size of a man’s leg or arm to a good sized cabin log, he uses for , making staves. The timber is cut the length he wants to make the i staves ami a stout colored man guides it to the saw' which is a cylindrical af- i fair when it is gauged and cut into j staves almost as fast as one can j count them. Then, another hand | takes these and packing six or eight 1 of them together, guides them to another saw which, by means of a ; curved track, turns the edge so as to give them the proper curvation for making them into barrels. Very little timber is wasted in the operation. In fact none of it is absolutely lost, for he gets thousands of pieces of good stove wood from the trimmings of the staves, etc. For the rough slabs he finds a ready market with those who want cord wood. Mr. Lavender employs about fifteen hands which cost him about $20 per day besides hls teams. These staves are made for the different limeworks about Limestone and other places where such are needod. He makes from 5,000 to 8,000 of them per day, for which he gets $4.00 to $5.00 per thousand. Besides staves and singles, he saws a lot of other lumber. All hls works go on at the same time. He cuts small black gum and sweet gum and old-field pines into staves. This is an enterprise that" comparatively few of lie. citizens know Is going on in Cherokee county. The saw with which he cuts bar rel staves is the only one of the two in South Carolina, and the first ever employed in this section. Mr. J. N. Strain cut one of his fin gers badly last week with a hand saw and he is now unable to use his hand. Yesterday we traveled over the road from McGill's mill on King’s creek, to Hickory Grove. On much of the route we have not traveled since our boyhood days. Much of the land looks natural, though many changes have taken place in the long | lapse of time we have been away. Along most of the route at one day lived a race of people who have not been equalled before nor since its day. Both sad and pleasant recollec tions filled our mind as we passed over the route. The Darwin, Whitesides and Wylie places, as we knew them in our child hood days, are about the onlv ones that we find are still owned by the same families. Along the route on the mail boxes we find many names we once knew and some we never heard tell of before. What was known to us at one time as the Bluewater section, extended from just above Hickory Grove to Wolf creek. This was peopled by a hardy race of people who prided them selves on their manhood and physical courage. Among them were some of the best soldiersJn Lee’s army. When the tocesin of war sounded in 1860 and '61, they flocked to the standard amongst the first volunteers who went to the front. To many of them the name, “Blue- water" sounded as large as did “The Palmetto State” to the average South Carolina soldier. A little to the left of our line of travel Is what was once called “the briar patch muster ground." In ante-bellum days this was the scene of many a “fist and skull” fight, when, according to the code of honor, In that day, every man was allowed a fair fight. Many of these attested the pluck and endur ance of the actors who carried bloody noses and heads for some time after a conflict. Prominent among these was “Big Wash” Childers, who was as game as he was strong and active. At the battle of Second Manassas, when McGowan’s brigade was so des perately engaged thd,t the men on both sides came to a hand to hand fight. Wash Childers, of Company B.. 12th regiment, who was a giant in strength and as brave as he was ac tive and strong, singled out a man in the Federal line and a hand to hand flghtr ensued between them. Wash downed his man and pinned him to the ground with his bayonet. If any body wants to know who “Big Wash” Childers was, we will say he was a brother of that little old dried up Zeke Childers, often seen waddling about on the streets of Gaffney. But Wash, poor fellow, received a wound In hls foot that day that sent him hobbling to his grave. Wash never spoke of this incident at Manassas without acknowledging that his antagonist was the pluckiest man he ever tackled. A brave man THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE EVENTS OF NOTE IN will always commend a foeman that he finds worthy of hls steel. Generals Lee. Jackson and Gordon all did that. We have six more days of sixteen houses each to canvass for The Rem iniscences of General Gordon in Cherokee county, and we expect, to fill our lot for 100 copies of the book; in that time, though quite a number RECENT of our orders are from the outside of the county, and some "of them out-1 NORTH CAROLINA. side of the State. 1 Rev, W. H. White, who has been serving the people of Salem so ac- items of Interest Concerning Our ceptably for the past four years, will moved to Alabama about the first of Neighbors in the Old North State January and take charge ot three J churches near Selma, where he is of- . ‘ ie number of marriage licenses fered a much better salary than That JsSue( i i n Iredell county during 'he paid him here. He carries with him en, l , S December 1, is 340, two our best wishes and we hope he and niore ll ia n the number issued last year, hls worthy family will receive the "’hich wa s a record year. X,°'l ,r0 ” , " s !,eo » ll! ,,e 30 rlc,,ly j The orphanage ar Barium Springs Rev W H White preache 1 his i ^ as rece ' ve( i a Sift °f $1,500. This /«ill;,! „i«n amoun t P a ri of the handsome gift farewell sermon at Salem. He also, * a- ^ -ytr baptized David Livingston, infant son .^“ er ’ f ^' of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Strain.! ’ ui ,..„o o„,i 11.-11 P av e to the Synod of North Carolina His text was 2nd Corinthians 13.11, , recent me etinsr in Red Snrtmrs “Finally, brethren, farewell. Be per- j ai 11 ‘ recent mee tmg m Red springs. feet, be of comfort, be of one mind, i \ message was received at Asheville live in peace, and the God of life and | Wednesday evening to the effect that peace shall be with you." At the con- Joseph Mahaty was run over and kill- elujion of the sermon the following ei \ near WaynesviHe Tuesday evening preamble and resolutions were offer-, at c o’clock. The unfortunate man ed by one of the members and unani- was walking the track when the train mously adopted by a rising vote of j struck him. His neck was broken, jthe congregation: H e was 75 years of age. “Whereas this day’s service; i closes the ministerial labors of Rev.' At 2 o’clock Tuesday the handsome ■ W. H. White with us. And whereas residence occupied by Mr. Charlie Bell j he has been called to another field, and located on Lytton street, Henri- ! Therefore be it unanimously re- etta. was burned down. The fire was solved: ' caused by a defective flue. The prop- i. That the people of Salem, and ! erty was .owned by Mr. John Lytton, the congregation in particular, do and some insurance gave protection, most heartily commend Bro. White Mr. Bell is the popular transfer agent to the people of Alabama, amongst j for the Henrietta Company, whom he has cast his lot. _ , , . _ 2 That we gratefully acknowledge! At a late hour Tuesday night. Fer- the service he has rendered us during ™n Cannon, who lives near the Brown the four years he has been our pastor, i Furniture Co’s, plant, In Salisbury and we pray God's richest blessings i emptied a load of shot into the arm upon him. his family and the people of Caldwell Bailey. Cannon claims he goes hence to serve. that Bailey has been paying too much 3 That these resolutions be pub- j attention to his wife, and when he lished in Southern Presbyterian and j found him at Iris home Tuesday, he inscribed upon our church book, and proceeded to use him for a taiget. also that a copy of the same be | Cannon was landed in jail, furnished our beloved brother as a; JIm WUson a young colored man> token of our love and P • ; son of a well-to-do negro contractor After singing^ God be J , at Kinston, Wilmington coun*y, was we meet again, and t 1 , ' ’ shot and instantly killed early Wed- the congregation : nes(lay ln f ront °f a P 001 rooni where As a result of Bro. Whites „ he worked in a negro settlement in at Salem the church records show the northern part of the city Wilson that twenty-four me ™ b f" n hav ® v be ® n had some words over a game with a added to the , church, twenty by ex- negro youth named Charley Ratley, amination and four by ett . *J^iwho left the place and returned with has been paid for miss one a d $ , ghot ^ emptying a load of No. 2 hoe been raised for other purposes. ghot in wl ’ lson . s breast as he started By a letter received from the pub lishers, we are notified^ that pre- ran about 50 yards and fell dead. Rat- sent edition of Gordons Reminiscen-, lfiv AflrnnAd ces is the only edition that will be gotten out, and it is being rapidly sold. Only a few hundred copies out of the door. The wounded negro ran about 50 ley escaped. week, on business of different kinds. The new iron bridge at Skull Shoals is nearing completion and will soon be ready for the traveling public. Mr. J. F. Wright, of lower Cherokee, will move to Patterson Springs, N. C., this week. Mr. James “Garner will have charge of the Thomson mills on Thickety next year. We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. T. B. Whitesides, of Blacksburg, in town yesterday. ‘Dock” is one of our old school and playmates. J. L. S. At 11:30 A. M. Tuesday two men were killed near Morganton by the remain and we may not be able to; passenger train No. 30, east from supply all the orders we have for it. 1 Asheville. They were walking oh a Several of our lower Cherokee coun-1 path by the railroad and wer&jatruck tv people have been Jn town this j by pieces protruding from the engine. They were brushed from the path and killed instantly. Their names are Whisnant and Taylor, brothers-In-law, who had married the Benfleld sisters. They were farmers from the neigh- bomood. The place was 300 yards from the station at Morganton. The trair was two hours and twenty-five minutes late. Saturday evening about 9 o’clock the uninvited entry of a horse into the house of Mr. J. W. Gulledge a Wadesboror caused much excitement. The animal, which was afflicted with blind staggers, fell against the kitch en door, breaking it in, and then pro ceeded to demolish everything in sight. The stove, tables, etc., having been overturned, he turned hls atten tion to the dining-room and great was the destruction therein: sugar and salt, flour and molasses spilled in the pantry were found mingled with brok en dishes and furniture, when finally Mr. Gulledge reached home and his horror-stricken wife. The horse was shot in the dining-room. Ethel Borders, a young white wo- Miss Lynn was a devout Christian wo- man from Cleveland county, went to man and by her loving example of Charlotte from Shelby several days submission and consecration won the j ago and drifted about until Monday admiration and esteem of all who had night when she went to the house of the good fortune to know her. She; a family on Stonewall street and ask- was a faithful and consecrated mem-! **d for shelter and a place to rest, ber of the Presbyterian church, and 1 Buring the evening she gave birth to truly lived the Christian life she pro- a child. Chief_ Irwin, of the police fessed. She was the daughter of the late DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN. Miss Mary Lynn Died Last Saturday Afternoon. Miss Mary Lynn, after a lingering illness, died at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Rufus Littlejohn, on Rut ledge avenue Saturday afternoon about 1 o’clock. Miss Lynn was forty-two years of age. She was born in what is known as the Union cut off of Cherokee county and has lived th& greater part of her life in this section SHORT LOCALS. J - Spake, of Wofford College, spent a few days in town thl 8 week with his parents. The dealers in Christmas goods are f b °J? ngan unusually large and at- tractive line this season. Mr. W A. Hill and Miss Mary L. Coyle both of this city, were ma. ried Saturday, the 9th inst., by Rev J. B Kilgore pastor of the Limestone Street Methodist clnlrch. Carroll & Company have had their dummy line repaired and put in good order all the way out to Limestone, to be ready for their new engine - which they are expecting every day. A number of ladles of the city will collect a hex of necessities for the inmates of the county home for the poor. Any willing to contribute will j please notify this office. The Gaffney German Club gave their annual Christmas dance on Fri day evening. Music was furnished by , th e Spartanburg string band. A large number of visitors attended. The only offender to face Mayor 1 Gaffney yesterday morning was Will Mashaw, colored, charged with being drunk and disorderly. He was assis ted in his repentance by a fine of $2. For the first time in many moons train No. 39 came in yesterday with out a drop of booze. In view of Christ mas being almost at hand, and cele brations are in order at that time, this is very remarkable. The management of the*Star Thea tre announce as the attraction at the theatre Thursday evening, Mr. Abbott Davison, in “Nothing But Money.” Mr. Davison as a comedian is ♦eM known and a good attendance should greet his first appearance in Gaffney. Kendricksville was a scene of no lit tle excitement on Saturday night. The excitement was among negroes who were fired upon by another negro. They were thought to have been steal ing his wood, so he opened fire. No casualties are reported; so it is sup posed they escaped without injury. In a cutting scrape in Kendricks ville Saturday night, which was brought about by a difficulty, Lockhart cut Charlie Martin, s Both are negroes. The extent of Marthfr. injuries arc not known. The Martims must either be a scrappy family or a family besieged by misfortune, as Es sie Martin, the negro girl cut a faw days ago by Son Johnson, is a sister of this wounded negro. , jj The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres byterian church will conduct a ba zaar Friday evening from 7:30 $0 19 o’clock at the Central Hotel building. Refreshments will be served, includ ing - oysters in different tempting styl« Home-made candy afriT <jrest-"~~ ed dwin^wHl be sqW. All attending are insured a*~e»foyable evening and happy returns for their time and money. The ? Club was delightfully enter tained by Dr. K. Gunter in his cozy office on Thursday evening. Dr. Gunter is well known as a host and an occasion more entertaining than one of hls delightful receptions can hardly be imagined. Chocolate was first served in the doctor’s parlors, after which the guests repaired to an oyster parlor and enjoyed a feast of oysters. Dr. Gunter’s guests were: Misses Mattie Simms, Nellie Wood, Ethel Ross, Bessie Kendrick, Annie John son, Nannie Cora Richardson, Annie Brown and Kate Brown. — BLACKSBURG BREVITIES. force, and Dr. F. O. Hawley, city phy sician, were called in to investigate M. S. Lynn, and those of her imme-' * b e case - They ascertained the facts diate connection- in this city who sur vive her are Mrs. Rufus Littlejohn, a sister, and Mr. J. D. Goudelock, a half brother. The funeral of Miss Lynn took place Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The service was conducted at the grave by Rev. R. T. Liston, of the Presby terian church. The pall bearers were J. D. Jones. R. M. Wilkins, A. C. Pridmore, Robt. R. Wilkins, J. B. Bell and Ed. H. DeCamp. recited above, employed a trained nurse, and notified the parents of Miss Borders. This is one of the hun dreds of such cases that curse North Carolina nowadays. The law of the shot gun is dead, and seduction a common thing. The only significant feature of this case is that the young woman'ran away to hide her shame. Much Water Wasted. The postoffice- enjoyed the rather unusual experience Saturday morning of being washed and scoured against its will. The water in the pipe in the dental parlors of Dr. W. K. Gunter, just above the office, was exhausted Friday nigdt, and Dr. Gunter unin tentionally left the pipe open. Early Saturday morning the stream began to flow and disaster followed in Its wake The doctor’s office was soon flood ed and shortly after the postofflee. No material damage resulted from the overflow, except to the matting in the dental parlor overhead. —If time is money, where else can you save as much of it as at Nelson’s? —Big lot of Quilts from 85c to $2, at J. I. Sarratt’s. Beautifying methods that injure the skin and health are dangerous. Be beautiful without discomfort by tak ing Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. Sunshiny faces follw its use. 35 cents. Gaffney Drug Company. —You have been calling constant ly for “Aunt Dina’s” Sarsaprilla. We have it now. 50 cents per bottle, three bottles of $1.25. Gaffney Drug Company. —Go to J. R. Tolleson & Co. for Christmas goods. They have a nice line Toys. Dolls, etc., and many other goods suitable for Christmas gifts. 12-8-2t. —Conundrum. Why are Nelson’s price like a broken drum? Because they can’t be beat. —Best Jellco Block Coal, $5.50 ton, delivered. Phone No. 48. J. R. Tol leson & Co. 12-82t. Personals and Locals from the Iron City Across the Broad. Blacksburg, Dec. 11.—Mr. A. M. Bridges left this morning for Charles ton to attend the meeting of the Grand l^odge of A. F. M. which meets there Tuesday, the twelfth instant. Mr. Norman Whisnant went to Charlotte, N. C., Saturday. Mrs. Will King, of Charlotte. N. C., is visiting her parents. Mr. anti Mva. Healan. Mrs. C. A. Stewart spent Thursday in Gaffney. Mrs. A. C.Moore, of Gaffney, visited relatives in town this week. Mr. Rufus Froneberger, of Chero kee Falls, was in town Sunday. Miss Lizzie Pillips, of Gaffney spent Sunday in town with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Phillips. Mr. Logan Warmoth, of Gaffney, was in town Sunday. Mrs. Ida Long, of Lancaster, is visit ing relatives in town. Mr. C. M. Whisnant went to York- vllle Friday on business. Mrs. I T. Newton and children visited friends in Earle last week. Manly Moorehead is visiting his uncle, Mr. C. C. Moorehead, in Hickory Grove. Messrs. Arthur Whitesides and Earnest Scoggins were in town Sun day. Misses Lucy Black, Ethel Keeter and Mr. Reddick, made a dying trip to Grover Sunday. —Box Calf Shoes, wide bottom. The shoe for children, 55 rents pair. J. R. Tolleson & Co. 12-8-2t. —Stop! think of it; you can get a $1.25 Hat for 79 cents, at. the store of J. R. Tolleson & Co. 12-8-2t. —See my line of Scotch mixtures if in need of Dress Goods. J. I. Sar- ratt. —Hats for Men, Youths and Chil dren at bargain prices at J. I. Sar- ratt’s.