The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 30, 1906, Image 3

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I . 1 — ■ '' V “We Don’t Pay House Rent Any More” Have you ever heard this beautiful, soul inspiring little ballad? Well you ought to hear it. There are several homes in Gaffney now’where it is sung daily. Twelve months ago they didn’t kn«w the tune. TUNE. ' “We are Living on Easy Street Now,” PITCH. Your own strings will do to go by if you have*a heart. Now please everybody sing •‘We don’t pay house rent any more, And we are not afraid to go to the door, Morning, noon or night, Let the door bell ring, we continue to sing” WHY? ’Cause we’re in the Building and Loan all right, all right. The next chance to get in is now and any of the stockholders will take pleasure in explaining the method. See about it at once. dner-olcee 13. 8c 1^. Chas. A. Jefferies, Prest. W. H. Gooding, S^cy. and Treas. Three Things to “ In Buying a Stove or Range 4 A Pe iliarly Revolting Crimo. (News and Courier.) If the circumstances of the shooting of Lois Glover are as alleged In a dis patch which we printed yesterday morning from our Gaffney correspon dent. it Is Impossible not to feel that swift and heavy punishment should be dealt out by the criminal courts of Cherokee county to Preyor Scruggs. The charge Is that this man pursued the woman two miles, attempted a criminal assault upon her, and then shot her when she snapped a pistol at him In her effort to defend herself. A more revolting crime than this Is described to be cannot easily be imag ined. The color of the woman Is no de fence of Scruggs. Her efforts to pro tect herself are sufficient proof that she Is entitled to the protection of so ciety and the courts. With the decent people of every section of the country crying aloud against miscegenation, it would seem that a negro woman who respects herself enough to do as this woman did should win the approba tion and sympathy of all right-think ing and right-feeling men of every race. The women of her color have been too often denounced because of their lack of chastity, for Lois Glover not to be avenged against her assail ant It is humiliating beyond expression that such a deed should have been done in South Carolina. We regret to have to rehearse here any of its details; but we deem It a matter of duty and of Justice to do so. Thto woman did what vre would commend a white woman for doing. Were she a white woman there Is no question of the fact that her assailant might have held himself fortunate had he even been accorded a trial by jury. If the good men of Cherokee county are what we believe them to be they will not rest until rigorous punish ment has been meted out by the courts of this offender against so many written and unwritten laws. He Would have sinned against his race and against society at large; he has sinned against the statutes. To brutish passion ho coupled cowardice. Nor has he even the pitiful excuse that he acted without premeditation Having followed his victim for two miles when she had defended herself as best she could It Is alleged that “he then loaded his gun and shot her.” We repeat that a more revolting crime than this is alleged to be has not come to our attention, and we trust that an example will be made of the criminal which will nrove a salutary lesson to his kind. Cherokee county owes It to herself that this shall be done. FOR SALK. FOR SALE—One flue bay mare, good condition. Well suited for farm or family use. Apply to Limestone Mills. 12-8-tt For Sale-Extra prolific variety of Seed Com. Produced 60 bushels per acre on upland last year. Address Wm. Thompson, Bullocks Creek, S. C. 1-19—Fri. 1 mo. pd. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Four-room cottage on Frederick street. J. I. Sarratt. 11-24-tf. — Needing Money ? If so, we are prepared to help you. We have money to lend upon liberal terms and at reasonable rates. : : : WE ALSO WANTED. WANTED—1,000 coi *■> wood; wtli pay highest market price. Gaffney Manufacturing Co. Solicit your deposits both large and small. All dealings with us are private, and all customers are given the best attention. Wanted—Chickens, eggs, green salted hides. HHghest cash price) paid. C. C. Kirby. 1-19-tf. WANTED—EJverybody to know that we will have a carload of mules and horses by Wednesday. Gaffney Live Stock Co. Jan. 23 It. Mercbants & Planters Bank CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS OVER $90,000.00. LOST. LOST—Yellow hound dog near Cowpens. Finder will get reward by returning to Geo. Clary. Jan. 19 tf. C. M. SMITH, Prest. A. N. WOOD, V-Prest. R. S. Lipscomb, Cashier. A. LOUIS WOOD, Asst. Cashier. Fire Insurance and Bonds Written. NOTICE. Hereafter we will gin on Wednes day of each week only. Victor Cotton Oil. Co. 1-12-tf. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loana on mproved farms for a term of year* n amounta of $1,000 and upward, at 7 per cent, and from $300 to $1,000 at ( par cant Apply to J. C. JEFFERIES, Gaffney, S. C. j There’s Money In It it' — _ M ^ in ll Quality, Economy, Price. First—A Range or Stove that isn’t made of the very best material will soon crack —it no longer cooks well, your money was wasted and yon are dissatisfied. Second—The Range or Stove that is built so that-the heat escapes through un necessary apertures, consumes twice as much fuel as the one properly built, then your fuel bill is too heavy and you are uot satisfied. Third—Don’t yield to the common fallacy that the article sold for the fewest dollars is the cheapest. If a cooking apparatus isn’t built for a long life, it isn’t cheap at any price. Us^ot^ha^ou^a^^or^a^thin^tha^counts^ts^jvha^vou get for your money. Fourth—Our celebrated Leader Stoves and Matchless Ranges are especially strong on these points—in fact, all points pertaining to stove perfection—made of the best material, don’t crack, will cut your fuel bill to half, consequently the most economi cal. They are worth every dollar you pay for one. It is quality that’s considered —not cheapness. Come let us sell you one, as the present price is a very small consideration, but they are sure to go higher, as you well know, everything is advancing. Yours for business, & Ive: Furniture, Stoves and Undertaking. Seasonable Goods At 'Ji auuxn Actual Cost! I am’still selling Men’s Youth’sjand Boys’ Suits {at Ac tual Cost. This is not an odds and ends sale but a Clearance Sale of new and up-to-date Suits. I am also selling all Ladies’ Jackets, Skirts and Coat Suits at Ac tual Cost. My reason for selling these lines out at cost is that I am going to discontinue handling same. I can suit anybody in Dress Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats and Gents’Furnishings generally. Just received 200 barrels of Flour which will go at $2.25 per 100 lbs. Everv sack guaranteed. Full Tine Groceries and Hardware, I See me before making your purchases. J. I. SARRATT. MONEY TO LOAN On farming lands. Long'time, no commission charged. Borrower pays actual cost of perfecting loan. For further Information addrese JOHN B. PALMER A BON., Box 282, Columbia, S. C. May 30 pd. (ONES J. DARBY PROTECTS Business, Income, Salary and Family DISTRICT AGENT Accident and Liability Dept. Aetna Lifa Ins. Cn., Hartford, Conn. Gaffney, S. C. Crime—At Gaffney. (Columbia State.) There should be no surprise at the indignation of Gaffney at the shocking tragedy in that town on Friday, result ing in the death of Milan Bennett and Abbott Davison. There is no foretell ing what a jury will do; there is no knowing what stories will be hatched, how witnesses will be manufactured, how far attempts to buy jurors will be pushed—there is no knowing and so we have ceased to predict. But if there is manhood in Cherokee the do ng to death of those two strangers will be revenged by the State of South Carolina’s great arm indicting the commands of Justice. What a spectacle do we present to the world! And what Jo the men and women of South Carolina think about it? In this State, where the boast ie so often shouted that “our women shall be protected,” in this State where a woman, however humble,, is supposed to command a degree of res pect from men who call themselves chivalric, two women are grossly In sulted at their hotel by one of the proprietors, and their natural protec tors, who protect, are shot to death. “Our women must be. protected!” But are their protectors to be mur dered for playing the man? Yes, those women whose insulter Bennett and Davison upbraided are “actresses.” And who are actresses? Often they are women who for the bread they and their loved ones eat must buffet against the roughest part of the world, endure hardships, per form great tasks of labor and expose themselves to the temptations that are ever present. How little the worli appreciates the trials of these people How little is known of the drudgery of their lives; of their pitifully small wages; of their sacrifice for the sake of those at home. Little is known of their good works, but If one, surround ed by the wolves of temptation, falls hands are held up in shocked amaze ment—and the profession is damned But, certainly in South Carolina, ' woman performing honest work a maintaining a respectable demeanor is entitled to Immunity from gross In suit and, if insulted, the insulter is deserving of chastisement and entitl ed to no plea of self-defense if he slays the protector of the woman he offended. But those actors were not armed. The life of George Hasty was never in danger. When confronted by two men, the spirit of the coward— already revealed in previous conduct —prevailed and the deadly weapon he carried in the dining room of his own hotel was drawn and used—to South Carolina’s shame unless the law has vindication. Free Lecture. Next Friday night Mr. Samuel Witt- kowsky, of Charlotte, will deliver a free lecture in the Star Theatre. Mr. Wittkowsky is an eloquent speaker, a thoughtful man. eminent in financial circles, and his subject will be one that is interesting to every man, wo man and child in Gaffney. He should be rreeted by a full honse. There will be no collection of any description. His is a labor of love, and he comes to Gaffney to speak on a subject near his heart. Do not miss this opportunty to hear one of North Carolina’s bright est and best citizens. Remember the date—next Friday night. The ladies are cordially Invited to attend this lecture. The gallery will be reserved for ►lored people and all indnstrlons lored people are cordially Invited. Dissolution. Ttieco partnership existing between I.M. Peeler and A. L. Peeler as A. L. Peeler St Co., Is by mutual consent this day dissolved. A. L. Peeler will continue tbe business as A. L. Peeler & Co. All debts owing the Arm will be p&ld to A L. Peeler, and all debts owing by the firm will be paid by A. L. Peeler. This 28th day of Dec. 1806. I. M. Peeler. Jan. 5-4t, A. L. Peeler. WILLIAM 8. HALL, JR., \ Attorney at Law, National Bank Building, Gaffney, 8. C. Prompt attention given to all basin* bank: nr i| The man of exper ience will tell you that the only way to save is [to deposite it in a bank. I When an account is started the saving habit ^grows and useless- ex penditures aiu curtail ed. : : : 1 Not only takes care of your money, but pays FOUR PER CENT. INTEREST on all deposits COMPOUND ED FOUR times a year. : : : : : The Gaffney Savings Bank, Office in The National Bank of Gaffney. DR. W. K. GUNTER, dentist Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crown and bridge work a specialty J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. 'Phone 8a Ladies' and Gents' Tailoring. Having secured the services of an ex pert T.’ilor 'from New York, I am now prepared to cut and make^Suits for Ladies and Gentlemen in the very latest styles. LADIES’ TAILORING A SPECIALTY. A full line of samples of the newest fabrics always on hand. Have your clothing made in your own town where you can be sure of a fit. All work guaranteed. Give me a trial Clothing altered and remodeled. •V. H. Robinson. Upstairs over Settlemyer building cpl col Horseshoe Robinson Upon|roce pt uf $1.50 or for-that amount deposited la either of the Gaffney banks to my credit I will deliver (postpaid) a copy of Horseshoe Robinson, by J. P. Kennedy to any address In tbe United States. J. L. Strain, Wtlklnsvllle. S, 0. Jan. 26—1m. R. F.D. No. t. t If anybody has a message for * the people of this community he cannot deliver it to them so f effectually, so cheaply, so quick ly in any other way as through the columns of this paper. It is the business of this pa per to carry messages of one kind and another into homes. The message will be delivered, ( > too, under favorable conditions, ^ for few persons take up their local paper except in a pleasant and receptive frame of mind. ° The sign upon the fence board ’ ’ may be good, but it can be seen * ’ only by travelers who go that 4 ► particular road. The message in the local paper carries itself to thousands, no matter by which road they travel. Select your space and put your message where it wdl do the most good. 1 Z’lEZil'Z’Sm. an I 1 THE DIXIE Has thrown open wide its doors for the business o 1906. Our progress for the year just passed, has been most gratifying to us, and^wejtrulv thank the. public at large for their liberal (patronage in | the past, and assure them]that we are in aipositioufto |do as much or more for them in the future. Clothing, Over Shoes, and Men’s Hats at special low prices. We keep every thine to eat or wear. Come to THE DIXIEJfor Groceries. Littlejohn Bros. ^ WAGONS AND BUGGIES, Harness and Saddles, Turn Plows, Middle Breakers, Cook Stoves, Heating Stoves, Sewing Machines, AT Gaffney Hardware Co. ^