The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 30, 1906, Image 2
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THE LEDGER.
Tuesday and Friday,
: a. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publlahar,
J. Brian Bell, Newt Editor.
OPPORTUNITY TO OWN HOMES.
We are devoting considerable of
our space to. the cause of the local
building and loan association. We
are impelled to do this because we
believe there is no community builder
that is more efficient than a building
and loan association conducted along
right lines. The local association
opens a new series this week and the
more stock that is taken the better
for the association, the better for the
stockholder, and the better for the
community. This association is of
ficered by young business men—men
who have made a success of thdir
business. They have their hearts set
upon the upbuilding of Gaffney. They
are thoroughly imbued with a spirit
of progress and they want to impart
that spirit to others in this com-
• munity.
It is unfortunate that there are so
many persons in this citv, who have
not awakened to the fact that through
the cooperative building and loan
movement there is an opportunity for
thousands of self-respecting men and
women to own their own homes. The
influence of prominent, public-spirited
men would be of ereat benefit in
pointing the way, and efforts are to
be made to interest these men 'in the
general plan, not as members, per
haps, but in the direction of demon
strating that it is of an uplifting na
ture and tends to self-respect and
good citizenship.
Those who are students of econom
ics wtfll agree that these societies,
properly managed, have a field that
has not been covered by any other
saving or home-getting plan, and that
they are a positive benefit savings
banks, although it has been held to
the contrary. This is susceptible of
proof by the fact that many of the
checks paid to withdrawing members
from time to time are untimatelv de-
T>osited in these banks, as officers of
assocations know.
The man or woman who can save
},:.O0 or more each mcfcth, in the
building and loan association is doing
something towards providing for the
future. The man wfith a few hundred
dollars can buy his home through this
association, and his character will
count for a great deal when he applies
for money to the board of directors.
It is hoped that chose who have any
doubt will investigate this matter for
themselves, especially those persons
of moderate means who are anxious
to live in their own modest homes and
to provide for the proverbial “rainy
day.”
It should be remembered that build
ing and loan associations are econom
ically managed, and that they' are
conducted on a partnership plan, not
for tho benefit of one man, or set of
men. They do not lend large amounts
to one person, and prefer small mortg
ages, ranging from $300 to $2,000 to
bona fide home-getters, who prefer to
live in the suburban sections. The
payments which are made will cancel
the mortgage in less than seven years.
on a rail. We do not know that Gaff
ney is so unfortunate as to be bur
dened with such a sniveling piece of
humanity, but in case she ds, may God
pity her citiizenshdp.
• • •
Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler,
formerly of the C. S. A., but lately of
the U. S. A., is no more. General
Wheeler died of pneumonia last Thurs
day at the home of his sister. Mrs.
Sterling Smith, in Brooklyn. The
funeral was held Sunday. The bod/
was taken to Washington where the
interment took place. This will be
sad news to many of our readers who
knew and revered Gen. Wheeler. One
. • one tihe gallent heroes are falling.
i xm it will be a tale that can only
be related at second hand. May he
and his kind enter upon that reward
which only awaits the faithful.
THE FEAT OF
Well
'SQUIRE BRIDGES.
Magistrate
A CORRECTION.
Mr. Hickson Gives Fertilizer Formulae
in Another Form.
To Gaffney Ledger:
In my letter of January 23d the
nrlnter got some of my figures wrong.
Let me ask that you publish in an
other form.
Stable manure and 13 per cent, acid
phosphate formula for one acre ought
to be:
4,000 pounds stable manure, 400
acid phosphate. This will give 30
pounds nit)., 68 pounds phos. ac., 30
pounds potash.
Cottonseed and 10.2 acid phosphate
formula for one acre:
20 bushels, or 640 pounds, cotton
seed, 400 pounds 10.2 ac. This will
give about SI pounds nit., 50 pounds
phos. acid, 18 pounds potash.
Cottonseed meal and 10.2 acid phos
phate formula for one acre:
300 pounds meal, 400 pounds acid
phos. This will give about 24 pounds
nit., SO pounds phos. acid, 17 pounds
pot.
The cost of preparing land, plant
ing, cultivating, picking and ginning
an acre is about as follows:
Breaking broadcast '.. $ 1.25
Laying off, bedding and plant
ing 1.50
Plowing (cultivation of crop) 2.00
Hoeing 2r00
Known Gaffney
Breaks a Record.
It has been said “theie is nothing
new under the sun,” but we have no
doubt that if the person who is re
sponsible for this saying lived in Gaff
ney he would soon change his mind on
that score and speedily offer an amend
ment. The latest feat being perfomea
within our midst, happened on Sun
day evening, when ’Sqire Bridges
smashed the world’s record for a quick
marriage. Mr. Wad) Childers and
iage. When ’Squire Bridges smashed
'le world’s midst, haopened on Sun-
iay evening. Mr. Wade Childers and
Miss Katy Martin, both of this city,
were desirous of being married and
departing on their honeymoon on a
train Sunday evening. To accomplish
this successfully, it was necessarv that
they have the assistance of an officer,
so Magistrate C. T. Bridges was
thought of as the very instrument
needed. There was need of haste as
the time the train arrived in Gaffney
that they wished to take, was rapidly
drawing near. The magistrate, who
had retired, was induced to arise and
proceed to the depot where the ex
pectant couple were, “ready and wait!
ing.” However, before they could take
their places for the ceremony, the
whistle of the approaching train could
be heard. The ’squire nothing daunt
ed by the need of haste, calmly began
the ceremony and when the train roll
ed away, it bore a happy couple made
one by the services of the ’squire.
There Is no doubt that the ceremony
was a hurridely performed one, as we
are informed that Magistrate Bridges
neglected to collect the remainder of
his fee, and his privilege, that of kiss
ing the bride. But then a feat such as
breakng a record, and a world’s record
at that, is enough to rattle any ordi
nary man. How the feat was accomp
lished so quickly and yet the knot tied
so tight, has been a matter of some
speculation. However, that is the
magistrate’s secret and it would not
be fair to try to wring it from him, as
he may like Alexander of old desire
“other worlds to conquer,” and estab
lish other records. When approached
yesterday and timidly questioned, he
assured a Ledger man that he left out
none of his usual ceremony nor in any
other way attempted to take ad
vantage of the unsuspecting victims
of Cupid’s darts. He was reluctant
to discuss the matter and changed the
subject with a joke.
Total
Picking 1,500 lbs. cotton ..
Hauling to gin and ginning
6.75
6.00
2.50
Total' .. $15.25
Cost of manure according to
either formulae above .. .. 7.00
A CHANCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS.
The Ledger will give one dollar to
the school boy or girl residing in this
county who will take the letters in the
words “The Gaffney Ledger” and form
the greatest number of words out of
them. The contest is open to all
school children in this county and the
only thing necessary is to write the
words on a sheet of paner and mail
to this office before March 1st. In
the next issue after March 1st we will
publish the name of the winner of the
prize and the list of words furnished.
Get busy, little folks, and earn a dol
lar. When sending in the list be cer
tain to write plain the words, also the
name and address, so we will experl
ence no difficulty in sending the
money. Also state your age and to
what school you attend and the name
of your teacher.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Total $22.25
This will make cotton in seed cost
nearly one and a half cents per pound,
and allowing one-fourth for rent of
land will make seed cotton cost near
ly two cents per pound; and allowing
one-third for rent it will cost two anc
one-quarter cents per pound. The
lint cotton will cost about'three times
as much, or four and one-half cents,
or six cents, or six and three quarter
cents.
Suppose we use half that amount
of manure and make only a half bale
per acre, the expense account will be
$14.50. In that case the cotton will
cost six cents where no rent is paid
and seven and a half cents where
rent is paid. If we use a sack of gu
ano to the acre and make a third of
a bale per acre the expense account
will be $11.50 for 500 pounds of seed
cotton, which will cost six and three-
fifths cents where no rent is paid, and
ten and a half cents per pound where
one-fourth is paid for rent.
a£ ten cents per pound for cotton
the bale to the acre man makes
$27.75 per acre; the half bale to the
acre man makes $10.50 per acre; the
one-third bale to the acre man makes
$5.16 per acre; and the renter who
makes one-third of a bale to the acre
and gets ten cents per pound makes
even one dollar on each acre he cul
tivates in cotton. In the above calcu
lations you will notice that no allow
ance is made for interest on invest
ment. The $27.75, $10.50 or $5.16 may
be counted as interest on investment
In the case of the renter the interest
will be only on his horse and imple
ments, he having paid interest on
land in the item of rent.
At five cents ner pound for cotton
the bale to the acre man makes $2.75
per acre, or gets that interest on his
investment; the half bale to acre man
loses even $2.00 -er acre; the one-
third bale to the acre man loses $3.17
per acre; and the renter who makes
one-third bale to the acre and sells
for five cents per pound gets $4.25 per
acre for labor which cost at present
prices $9 55; or he gets about forty
cents per day for himself and horse,
and twenty cents per hundred pounds
The city was crowded with people
yesterday. All kinds of people, but
the larger part were happy looking
people, those who looked, contented
and were. Just such people as Gaff
ney and Cherokee county is noted for.
Trade seemed to be good and though
the ground was covered with snow and
what wasn’t was wet and muddy, the
sky overhead was bright and the sun
was shining brightly, nobody seemed
to mind the unpleasant weather, but
plodded cheerfully around, attending
to their business and returning home
in the same cheerful frame of mind
that thev came in. Not a single case
of rowdyism or disorderly conduct was
observed, an ideal crowd of the besn
people in the world.
Uficlahned fetters.
List of unclaime letters in Gaffney
postofflce for week ending January
29, 1906:
Miss Louise Bonner Miss Daisy
Bradford, Miss Mary Cray, Miss Mary
Gassy. Miss Lillin Camp, Miss Ida
Gilbert, Miss Marfe Harford, Miss
Rosa Smith. Mrs. Sarah Smith. Mrs.
Ida Turbeville, Mrs. Della Wilburn.
Mrs. J. C. Wyley, Mard Beam. Ran-
dof Brown. M. B. Fannigler, .1. W.
Grubb. Rowan Ginmes, E. H. Hender
son. John Milwood <2), Martin Maley,
Henry McSwain, Harmond Notcher
W. M. Puce, R. A. Wesson. .las. Wool-
bright.
Please call for advertised letters.
One cent due on each.
A. R. N. Folger,
Postmaster.
AUDITOR’S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that my office
will be open on the first day of Janu
ary, 1906, and stand open until the
20th day of February, 1906, for the
purpose of receiving returns of pro
perty for taxation for the year 1906.
I will be at the following preclnctf
for the purpose of receiving returns
at the times specified below till 3 P.
At Grassy Pond, on Tuesday, the
30th January, 1906.
And in the office until the 20th of
February, 1906, after which time the
50 per cent attaches. All persons
owning real or personal property will
please make return within the time.
All real estate must be re-assessed this
year and all lots, pieces, parcels or
of land
Honor For Mr. Gaines.
Gaffney, always noted for some
great personage, or some great event,
is now entitled to another distinction,
one that will make all competitors
and would-be’s turn green with envy,
viz. the fact that we can boast of royal-
tv in our midst. The followng clip
ping from the Carolina Spartan ex
plans this rather singular statement:
“E. H. Gaines, Gaffney’s poultry
king, scooped in the prizes at the
Charlotte poultry exhibit last week.
He has winners.”
For Sale
385 acre farm, $20.00 per acre.
07 acre farm in Yorkville $27.50 per acre.
U>t 72x100, 3 miles from Gaffney.
83 acre farm, $14.00 per acre, 6 miles
from Gaffney.
17# acres $100.00 per acre.
acre farm 4^ miles from Henrietta and
25Cliffsides, 22 acres of it in timber, $16.-
50 per acre.
HOUSES and LOTS.
8 room house and 6 acres in Blacksburg,
/1,300.00.
Fine 6 room house,newly finished, $1,800
Lot 72x135, $700.00 down.
78 acre farm, $1,350; 2 years to pay for it.
4 acres 3 blocks from depot, $3,300.00.
Lot 80x200, west end, $350.00
Lot 2% acres, 4 room house, $1,050.00.
Lot 135 feet by 200, 3 blocks from depot,
$725.00.
Lot 200x200,4 blocks from depot, $700.00.
Fine 6 room honse, newly finished, near
;raded school.
ne houses and lots near depot, $6,000
125 acre farm 7 miles from town, $13.50
per acre, % in timber.
185 acre farm near Pacolet Mills, $15.00
per ar-e—enough timber on it to pay
for it.
185 acre farm 7 miles from Gaffney, $15..
00 pgr acre.
140 acie farm near Cherokee Falls, 40
acres in fine bottoms, 60 acres virgin
timber, $15.00.
114 acres close to Gaffney, 28.00 per acre.
122 acre farm good houses, barns, etc.,
part in corporate limits, $4,100.00.
125 acre farm near town, $1,350 00.
78 acre farm 3 miles out, $i,35c,.oo.
129 acre farm 3 miles out, £16.00 per acre.
84 acre farm extremely cheap.
202 acre farm, good houses, good barns,
etc. Price $1,800^00; easily worth $12.-
00 per acre.
75 acres most all In timber, $1,000.00.
One fine lot right in heart of town, $2,-
100.00.
One farm (extremly large) $10,250.00.
50 acres, house, etc., edge of town. Price
£4,000.00.
412-5 acres of land, new 5-room
house, circular piazza, 4-acre orchard,
good barns and outbuildings. Price
$2,350. 100 yards from car line.
Lot 80x180, corner Jefferies and
Laurel streets, near graded school
Price $376.
4 room house, barn, store room and 1
acre land at Thickety depdt, $425.0’0.
Lot 80x200 in left of resident portion
of town. Price $800.00.
147 acres (De Loach lands) $7.00 per
acre.
380 acres (De Loach lands) $7.00 per
acre.
518 acres eight miles from Gaffney.
Price ,6$250. Seventy-five acres in
bottoms.
316 acre farm six miles from Gaff
ney on R. F. D. No. 1, lying on Sai>
ratt’s creek. Twenty acres good bot
toms, 125 acres in timber. Three
settlements. Price $15 per acre.
Two lots four blocks from depot,
75x300. Price $100 per lot.
Seven-room house, eight acres of
fine land. Good bam, out buildings,
etc. The Morgan home. Price $4,000.
One beautiful lot comer Mc^Jow
and Grenard streets, 80x200, price,
$1,750.
118 acres all in timber 8 miles out.
Lies good. Price $16 2-3 per acre.
67 acres 4 miles out, 2-3 in timber,
on R^^. D. and public road. Lies
well, $850.
281 acres on Thickety and Gilkey
creeks. Lies fine, fine buildings, high
ly (improved and good timber.
128 acres, 8 acres original forest,
plenty of 2nd growth pine timber,
houses, etc., has well, $12.50 per acre.
Nice house 11-2 acres of good
ground, near depot. Price *2,000.
8-room house and nice new barn, 5
acres, beautiful land in Blacksburg,
$1,100.
6-room house, lot 150x150, good
barns and out buildings, $600. Will
exchange for farm.
Nlice brick store room, house and
vacant lot in Gaffney, is rented for
$15 per month. Price $2,175.
5-room house and 1-2 acre ground,
fine orchard, $1,225.
FOR RENT.
8-room house and one horse farm
in town. House being fixed up.
UNION COUNTY.
At double the price you can
not buy better, for in
Town Talk you have
absolutely
THE BEST.
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Price50cts and 11.00. Sold in each city by
all leading druggists, or by mail.
Mrs. Etta Brown writes:—Nashville. Ten
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This is the summer since childhood that 1
have been without freckles. I am 34 yens
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when a girl." Prepared only by
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Sold in Gaffney by
THE GAFFNEY DRUG COMPANY.
And Leading Druggists.
Oliver
tracts of land must be assessed
a.iu iweuty corns per ..u.iu.eu separately and a value fixed, all build-
for picking cotton. In is no wonder. 1 txigs assessed and a value fixed by the
therefore, that when cotton sold for owner; a jj new buildings and all
transfers. Must state if sold and
who to. If bought who from and value
Land in Cherokee is as cheap now
as it ever will be. The young men
of the county would show wisdom if
tlA ■^y should buy now.
• • •
If vour neighbor does not take The
Ledger you would be conferring a fa
vor on both him and the paper by ad
vising him to add his name to our list.
■ • •
It is gratifying to know that Mr.
Otts’ bill to permit townships to vote
bonds for good roads will become a
law. It will mean much for Cherokee
county. The bill passed Its third read
ing Friday.
• • •
The legislature does not seem to
be doing anything startling. To a man
up a tree it appears that the only thing
it was created for was in order that
a few politicians may draw a per
diem.
• a •
The ablebodied man who suffers his
children to support ^hn rather than
work ahd support them, is a cowardly
cpr. to mean to partake of the boun
ties of a kindly providence. Such
hound should be ridden out of town
five cents our landowners became
debt and our renters were driven to
the cotton mill.
Next week I will compare commer
cial fertilizers with the home-made
manure mentioned in this letter, and
discuss some other matters of inter
est to farmers.
F. C. Hickson.
Useful Institutions.
(Winston (N. C.) Sentinel.)
The recent, meeting in Charlotte of
the North Carolina Buildingt land
Loan League called attention very
forcibly to the work being done by
these organizations. There are now
44 associations in the State with as
sets of $2,542,988. In Charlotte alone
there are now 2,400 white stockhold
ers in building and loan associations
and 350 colored, making a total of
2,750. Of these stockholders 1,150
are machinists, 900 are clerks and
commerical travelers, 200 are cooks
and washerwomen, 40 are porters,
while 15 shares are held by archi
tects.
Building and loan associations are
institutions that do much for the
working people of a town. A most
encouraging thing is that the number
of such institutions in this State
is increasing.
You cannot get the graft of sin and
not acquire its craft.
No family ever yet felt like framing
its liquor bills.
Cubscrlb* for Tho Ledger; 91 a year.
fixed by the tax payer, and all property
both real and personal, under the con
trol or management of any perso~
must be listed by them in their name
or in the name of the owner, and the
school district in which It belongs.
Persons owning real estate or per
sonal in two townships or school dis
tricts, must say how much in each
separately.
All money, notes, mortgages w
other evidences of credits and bank
deposits must be returned. All crops
on hand the 1st of August, 1905. AU
persons having a gross Income over
2,500 dollars, are requested to make
return thereof. All returns must be
made upon oath before me, or some
one who can administer an oath, that
It is true. Blanks will be furnished
to any person calling at my office.
During my absence from the office,
you will find my assistant, Mr. J. E
Jefferies, who will take pleasure In
waiting on you.
W .D. Camp,
Auditor.
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Blood, Bad Breatb, Sluggish Bowels. Headache
and Backache. Its Kocky Mountain Tea in tab
let form, 88 cento s box. Genuine made by
Hollister Duoo Compant. Madison, Wls.
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
One pretty new 6-room cottage In
Union; nice bam and outbuildings.
Yard and garden; nicely fenced; on
Wardlaw street near B. Main. Only
a short distance from railway station
and school house. Young orchard,
splendid water. Price $1,500. Two-
thirds cash, balance in one year.
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
One four-room cottage near Irene
Mills in splendid condition, on nice
lot. Is rented for $6.00 per month.
Price $700.
CHEROKEE AND YORK COUNTIES.
900 acres of nice land in near Smyr
na, Hickory Grove and King’s Creek.
700 acres in nice timber only a couple
of miles from R. R. station. 100 acres
in good bottoms on King’s and Wolf
creeks. Several settlements. Price
$15.00 per acre.
700 acres of land on Broad river
adjoining the above tract, nicely tha
bered, two good settlements, In fine
condition. Price $15.00 per acre.
455 acres dose to Smyrna and Hick
ory Grove, good land, lies well, good
settlements, near good school. Prior
$15.00 per acre.
218 acres, good settlement, prett
land, lies abreast up to railway sta
tion, well timbered. Very cheap at
$15.00 per acre. ,
85 acres on Thickety creek, 35 sores
In good bottoms, house, bams, etc.
Being put into good shape, good sod,
not rocky. Price $15.00 per aersi
About 7 miles from town, close to
school.
Prices reasonable.
R. L. Parish
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warranted^ to produce a
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and it makes a pretty addi*
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Read their add in another
column.
For sale and guaranteedjby
us only, in Gaffney.
Phone us or ask to see it
when in the store.
^ The
Gaffney Drug Compy,
R. C. OAKLAND, Mgt.
Opposite Hotels aod Depot.
/
Visible Writtifig,
Rapid Escapement,
Superior Construction,
Interchangeble Carriage.
The Art Catalogue Tells All
About It—Is Free on Request.
J. E. Graton & Co., Gen. Agts.
Trust Bldg. Charlotte, N. C.
July 30th-pd.
SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT.
On aalesday in February I will offer
for sale to the highest bidder (if not
sold at private sale before that day)
one lot 80x160 on Buford street, with
eight-room house thereon; tlIso small
bam. Waterworks; within four minu
tes walk from business center of Gaff
ney.
W. A. Tamer.
Jan. 19, 23, 26, $0. Feb. 2.
u — *
FOR
Building and Plastering Lime,
Coal, and Plaster Hair,
Plaster Paris,
Shingles,
Portland Cement,
Dynamite,
Blasting Powder, F—s^
and Dynamite Caps, sail or
LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME YORKS.
CARROLL A CO*
Telephone 67.
L!
The Builders Supply Go.
Successors to L. Baker,
Will furnish your Building Material
of the best that the markets afford and
at the lowest living prices. No. 1
heart pine Shingles and Laths, Guar*
anteed Pure White Lead and Zinc,
and Pure Linseed Oil. Nothing better
to paint your house with and eoeta
less than mixed paints. When in mead
of anything in the building line, call
and see us; well treat you cour
teously and make your estimates tea
nothing.
Xv. Baker,
MANAGER.
TTO
My Friends and Customers
I take this method of thanking my
many friends and customers for their
liberal patronage while I have been
in business. I have now after 31
years of close confinement in bnsinesa
concluded to take a short rest, and
have sold my stock out to The Virgil
McCraw Co., and hope you will re
member and patronize them.
Yours respectfully,
I. M. PeelcMr
STOP JUST A MOMENT!
Say, dear friend, will you stop just a moment and let [ms tell
you about all the good things I sell that you may need. I am
selling fine and cheap Rugs to go on the floor; fine Counterpanes
and Blankets ^or your bed ; Lace Window Curtains, double and
single for your windows ; Water Sets for your private rooms ;
Table Cloths for the dining table ; Scarfs for your bureau and
mantle; Pictures for the wall; Trunks for your clothing and
Stoves to keep you wr.rm ; Lamps to give you light, and Fresh
Meat when you want ic. Groceries of every kind.
Don’t fail to come to see me and buy with money or without
money, and hear the greatest Victor Talking Machine in the
county. Phone 183 for
W. J. MANESS’S Big Store.