Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Death of Mr«. Service. tir city wag saddened Saturday to n of the death of Alra. Sartf Ser- -Ht her hoipe at Draytonrtlle after HtTnesfl of some wfeks Mrs. Ser- was seventy-three years of age had been in ill health for some le. She was well known iu Gaffney Cherokee county and had many *llve^ in this city. She was for- jrly Miss McKown. A number from I ffney attended the funeral services nday. The services were conducted the home, and the remains laid to 'rest in the Service, graveyard. Rev. A. D. Davidson conducted the ser vices. Mrs. Service has long been regarded ilmost as a landmark in the county, id her death will come as a shock many, although the end had been tpected for some time. [ervous Women [•ir Suffering* Are U»uelly Due to Female Disorder* FerHap* Unsuspected « MEDICINE. THAT CURES Tan we dispute 'the well-known aaetthat American kwomen are ner- Ivous V How often dowe [hear the expres- Ision, “I am soner- l vous, it seems as if h should fly,” or I “Don’t speak to EA jj f VI. t JA me -” Little things you and make you irritable; you can’t sleep, you are unable to quietly and calmly perforu: your daily tasks or care for your children. The relation of the nerves and gen erative organs in woman is so close that nine-tenths of the nervous pros tration, nervous debility, the blues, sleeplessness and nervous irritability arise from some derangement of the organism which makes her a woman. Fits of depression or restlessness and irritability ; spirits easily affected, so that one minute shejliiyghs. the next minute weeps ; pain in tne abdominal region and betweien the shoulders; loss of voice; nervous dyspepsia; a tendency to cry at the least provoca tion—all these point V> nervous pros tration. Nothing will relieve this distressing condition and prevent months of pros tration and suffering so surely as Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Mrs. M. E. 8hotwell,of 103 Flatbush Avenue, Brobklvn, N. Y,, writes: “I cannot express the wonderful relief I have experienced by taking Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound. I suffered for a long time with nervous prostration, back ache, headache, loss of appetite. I could not sleep and would walk the floor almost T “Ptaa<f'three doctors and got no better, and life was a burden. I was advised to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and it has worked wondju^or me. “I am a well woman^^ffnervousness is all ?one and my friends say I lo^k ten years younger." Will not the volumes of letters from women made strong by Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound convince all women of its virtues ? Surely you cannot wish to remain sick, weak and discouraged, exhausted each day, when you can be as easily cured as other women. THE GROUND HOG. He Came and Went—Back Into Hie Hole or Forth Upon the World? For some time recently our ex changes have come in the office with ang’-” looks, dark brows, sco.wling faces and other ear-marks pointing tb nothine less than strife and conquest In our midst. Some of them appear to have coaie out of the war of word • with credit until they are examined more closely when they ^xhiblt unmi lakable signs of intensfe sufferlnt' ■’’ew have escaped and the greates. urprise in connection with the case A WOULD-BE DETECTIVE. How a Young Man o» Gaffney Catches Burglars in the Midst of Night. (By Buster Brown.) Mr. W. K. Davenport, of this city, who is a well-known and immensely popular young man. has just escaped from a harrowing experience. His friends are congratulating him dailv on his recovery and fortunate escape. Whenever one learns of his experience they at once hurry in search of him to offer sympathy and tell him what a luckv fellow he is, in being able to laugh and joke and relate to his anx- s the cause of it all. No cyclone has turned up unexpectedly and swep lous listeners the story of his •‘large’’ iway the larger numb t of their sub-; evening spent posing as a second Sher- mribers. no Are has burned up tht j lock Holmes. One evening last week he shon, no strike Is in full blast ir heir midst. Nit, a greater evil hath ivertahen them; they are wranglir, >ver the ground-hog. Always rate. .s a small animal and by some as an isignlflcent one, he has suddenlj urst into the full glare of the ’’“e when Kyle says that he was sleeping ’he “sleep of the just,” he was awak ened by a noise In his store. Anxious to show hir. wonderful powers as a sleuth and to. boast of how he cap tured a real burglar all by his “lone some,” he wanders down to the store Ight and in a night almost has grown : in search of Mr. Burglar, nor was a microscope needed to discover him. Hardly was the improvised detective in the store until he became very much in evidence. The first intimation the >y his many friends who loudjv un ' would-be capturer had thar he was al- old him as the greatest of most face to face with the burglar was veather prophets. Whether or not an awful noise as if something had| le has been changed from a wise lit-1 au wholesome desire to eat him up. imous. We have not had the pleas ire of interviewing the ground-bo" o ascertain how he is standing thf ■ompliments being thrust upon bin 1 TRADE MARK REGISTERED le animal to a puffed un vain one b' 11 that is being said of him. we can not say. All of this is possible but a? ve said, we have not found one with in the bounds of Gaffney and cannot tell our anxious readers what be has Noi desiring to get in quite too close quarters with the burglar and having decided that after all he was not quite so anxious to make the acquaintance of anything pertaining to store-break ers, he wisely retreated. When asked to say for publication. The chief; as to whether or not his retreat was points about the ground hog, accord-, hurried o r not he refused to say. break ing to those interested, seema to be | ing in o the interview at this noint to sav that the fact that he retreated was sufficient and that he admits that, hence he should be allowed to keep that, to himself. We infer, however, from the condition of his arms and feet that the retreat was somewhat faster than a walk. To quote an old saying, “He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day but he who is in battle slain will never live to fight again.” All of which is very true, and especially true in this in stance. The first chapter of the story was humorous, but the sequal was trag ic. to say the least. When the supposed burglar (which it has developed a cat) jumped in his direction, there is no disguising nor getting around the fact that one W. K. Davenport ran. He did not run in the ordinary way. jior hit a comfortable jog-trot, but. with a little imagination we can easily think he almost did the remarkable stunt of flying. While enroute seeking a door, win.low or any old way to get away from the awful burglar, a uair of To Beautify Your Complexion IN TUN DATS, DSS MADINOLA An TKE UNEQUALED BEAUTIFIER. Ko- uerly advertised and sold as Satinola.) VMS . NADJNOLA. OIRLm NA DIJ-fOLA L fc.:aranle*:d and money re'ui’izd if it fails to remove freckles, jinif :y, tan, sdior/ces, liver-spots, collai a', b: hhck-bssxk disfiguring erep o," 5 . etc., r tv/eriy days. Leaves tlv i'.a soj't, healthy, and restores the / v t yov-L. L'-asO-.icd j) iliu-uaratr rv>* ‘*0 cents r^d $1.00 at all kacir; j.'.ij not cl or by maul. Prepared >y Naduonai V cilot CoFaria, Te»-*4# his origin, whether or not as a weatn- er prophet he can be relied upon, where he is at present: whether doz ing peaefully in his hole or roaming it large upon our great and broad land. Another oolnt causing onite a 'ittle discussion is a controversy that ias arisen between some of the gay >encil pushers, ink slingers and type- ■-iter pounders is if the meat of the liitle animal is eatable and digesti- i.lo. One, Red Buck, of Charlotte Ob server fame, stoutly maintains that t assuredly is. while others disagree with him and sa' - so in no uncertain language. The original adage con- cernin' r the ground ho^ states that on February the second be anpears from i s hole, where he has Flum-, bered tie winter through, an- 1 peers forth at t e weather. It goes on to sa ' that if the weather be fair so that be can see his shadow he quickly dodges had: into his hole to "tsv forty days more, and that until he again appears nd goes forth upon the world that winter will have poor Moth er Earth in its icy grasp and will handle the poo. old lady roughlv and pour bad. gloomy weather in our midst. On the other hand, if e cloudy dav is in evidence when he anpears and he cannot see hLs shadow, the spirit of winter is broken and he goes forth upon the world. This old adage some of our neighlmrs essayed to re- nroduce on or about the first of Feb ruary. when Mr. ground hog was scheduled to apuear and trouble be gan. A naper from the wilds of North Carolina states that one of its sub scribers stoutly nfaintains that tbe saying has been warped and run down at the heel: that the careless scribes have mixed the matter up. He affirms that if the day be sunny and bright with the appearance of spring, that he appears to stay, and viq^ versa, if the day be cloudy. The pa^er hast ens to correct the former statement, with the result that strife starts and the argument is on in full blast. We have attempted "to settle the matter but decided at once that it is impos- ” Imitation is the Sincerest Flattery 1 The unprecedented popularity of Royster’s FARMERS’ BONE fertilizer has induced some of our competitors to advertise Fish Guano, claiming theirs to be "just a good.” FARMERS’ BONE is the original Fish Guano, and, to prevent being imposed upon, buyers should be sure that our trade-mark is on every hag. This is the only guarantee that you are getting the genuine Farmers’ Bone Made with Fish Norfolk, Va. Columbia, S.C. F. S. ROYSTER GUARD CO. Tar boro, N. C. Maoon, Ca. For Sale by Carroll & Byers, Gaffiiav. AFFAIRS AT RAVENNA. A Brilliant Reception. On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. H. K. trucks camp in contact with the dell- Miss Walker Resigns as Teacher—i Osborne entertained her lady friends cate shins of this gay young fjellow, a little later drawing bis arms and a few other places on his body into the case and bruising him considerably. He stoutly maintains, however, that he is proud of the wounds, that they were received in a good cause and that anybody is a hero who can be severe'* wounded while seeking to capture a burglar. A SPLENDID COLLECTION. Mr. Cash's Rhode Island Reds are Prize Winners. We have bad the pleasure recentlv of seeing a collection of the prizes won by the famous products of the Cherokee Poultry vards, of which Mr. E. R. Casli is proprietor. The prizes in question were won by his Rhode Is land Reds. The list of prizes includes first, second, third and fourth prizes from some of the most noted poultry shows in the South. Among the num ber can be seen no less than five blue sible. Prominent residents of Chero- j ribbons from the Charlotte poultry nee when interviewed state that of i show of 1906, when he scored first course ground hogs exist. Manv of prize on five of his collection: also them have seen 'he celebrity. A priv. (.third, fourth and fifth prizes from this ileged few state that they number the ground hog among their close per sonal friends a--* are accustomed to show. Others among the number are first and two second prizes from the Atlanta Poultry association. First News Notes and Personals Ravenna, Feb. 14.—Miss Ethel W. Walker, our loving and kind teacher resigned as instructor of our school last Friday evening and returned at once to her home In Union. Miss Ethel had only been here a short whije, but during that time she made many friends, who regret her depart ure. Messrs. M. W. Littlejohn and L. D. Bonner, two of our worthy farmers, spent last Friday in Spartanburg with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Thomas. Mr. S. L. Littlejohn, one of our young men. has entered the Goucher school, as the one here is left with out a teacher. Miss Louise Sibert, one of Chero kee’s able teachers and a popular young lady, was a visitor at our Sun- da v school last Sunday. Mr. W. A. Kitchens, of Spartan burg, spent last Monday night here with his grandmother, Mrs. C. E. Kitchens. Mr. W. Sam Lipscomb passed through here last Monday, on his way to Pacolet. Mrs. C. E. Kitchens left yesterday for Gastonia, N. C., where she goes to see her son. R. D. Kitchens, who rot his arm shot off last Saturday FOR SALE. FOR SALE—One fine bay mare, good condition. Well suited for farm or family use. Apply to Limestone Mills. 12-8-tf. at a five-course luncheon. The color scheme was pink and green. On entering the hall one was charmed with the scene. The ceiling was in a canopy of pink and green pa per with veiled lights peeping through. And going farther into this fairy-like picture into the parlor, ^dainty solid pink was presented, Hth trailing vines over curtains which formed a grotto and made one think of “where fairies like to dwell.” The library was also in pink. Hearts strewn in profusion were everywhere. The guests were given pictures cut in puzzles, and were asked to match up to the part which they held. This threw everyone together, as the parts were pinned all through the parlor and hall. These were distributed to the guests by little Emiline Brown and Marie Osborne. After everyone had partaken in this delightful amusement they were asked into the dining room. In the centre of this room was a large heart of smilax, the entire decorations being in green. The guests were seat ed at small tables, where thev were sum>'tuously dined. The ices were served in baskets from which hung, LOST—Yellow hound dog near tiny hearts and favors of hearts tied ; c M nn&er will got reward by in P|nk ribbon we- given to the tumI to C1 guests. Jan 19 ^ The receiving narty consisted of For Sale—Extra prolific variety of Seed Corn. Produced 60 bushels per acre on upland last year. Address Wm. Thompson, Bullocks Creek, 8. C. 1-19—Frl. 1 mo. pd. JUST ARRIVED—Another load of fine mules. Gaffney Live Stock Co. Feb. 13. 16. WANTED. WANTED—1,00') oot ;■« wood, will pay highest market price. Gaffney Manufacturing Co. t'SME Wanted—Chickens, eggs, green salted hides. Highest cash price paid. C. C. Kirby. 1-19-tf. FIRST CLASS BOARDERS wanted. I will appreciate my country friends. Meals served at reasonable hours. W. H. Spearman, in the W. Sam Lip scomb building. Feb. 2-lmo-pd LOST. while out hunting. Mr. John H. Mathis has been put- j Mesdames. H. K. Osborne, B. R. ting in some good work on our roads! Brown,, W. H. Gooding. Misses Fan- hold close communion with him. When | second and third prizes from the Au- asked as to how the ground hog was i gusta association also stand out on the question of being devoured | the colection. The assortment of n here> which wi n add to the' ni e Hopper and Matt Simms. There-, _ We wil , „ in on Wednesday Feb- prizes is one to be proud of and the ....... ... . i,-.. I , j ^ 1 e » ,u . ” u . ; . . NOTICE. they unanimously agreed that he ob jected and only on great persuasion and in times of dire necess^y would he consent to being consumed at all. i are acknowledged to be the best ex- They begged that we would d*" the hibited in the South. The collection subject, as it was a distasteful one )f prizes range in color from the to them—the idea of even thinking of, grand blue ribbon to the white, red gating a thing that was such a bene-' °.nd purple ones of lesser grade, and more so as ,he Rhode Island Reds c "'"' or ‘ f £'1^0? CUfCs'pent ai L" wMJ artV haD ‘ ISOmelv eo *'" ed , ruary zlst and 28th. March 1st. 2nd l.red bv the Cherokee Poultry yards [e “ ^ ya h p re ^ week w „ P h hle i„ “ e evening Mrs. Osborne enter-1'" n d nl ''" 1 sea ' 9 d “ w dilJS w “' clo “° °" m,-.. Victor Cotton Oil Co. 2,000 TO 3,000 CORDS WOOD FOR SALE on the stump, seven or eight miles from Gaffniy. Apply to W. M. WEBSTER, Cowpene, S. C. Feb. 9-lmo-pd. —Blue Ribbon, 10 cents a yard. What Is it? Ask for Blue Ribbon Gin ger Ale. It’s fine. Cubsjrlbe for The Ledger; $1 a year. fit to mankind, an unerring weather forecaster and naturally a noted char- veter on general ormclples. But, just at this noint, we. like our brother newspaper men, came to an abrupt alt; we were compelled to admit that ve were stalled. We could learn ab solutely nothing further about him. Xs to whether he went into his hole there ’to remain, or roamed forth in 'earch of worlds to conquer we cannot nay. Several “old inhabitants” from vhom v/e were confident of gettin r nformation failed us; they could not igree. Some said that the day being cloudy he hiked back underground, others that he came out among us. With despair we give up. It is no use. Nor can we tell bv the elements; one day is rainy with clouds and gloom r ” about, the next the sun shines brightly, the birds sing, and spring ;eems almost upon us. The strife, however, continues among the scribes and they, of course, will settle U one way or another in the near future. One of the most strenuous workers in the good cause is Red Buck, of the Charlotte Observer, who goes at the matter iu a strictly business-like man ner and no doubt will unravel the tan gle shortly. BUSTER BROWN. in rank from first to fifth. The collection will no doub' contin ue to grow and add fresh laurels to the crown of the breeder and enhance the renutation of Gaffney as a city where prize winners of all kinds are bred. Gaffney is noted for her prize winning chickens as well as for any other lines that reflect credit upon her. daughter. Mrs. L. M. Mize. j tained the young people. This is Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bonner have & where cupid held his sway. Delight- very sick child. j ful music was rendered by Miss Pirrie Miss Lena Greene, a popular youugj and Miss Dew, and a vocal solo by Feb. 16 to Mar 2nd. Mrs. George Garrett Byers. The en tire afternoon and evening was one long to be remembered The invited list for the afternoon | w Sam Lipscomb building. First- consisted of the following: Mesdames. j c j agt . service; reasonable rates. Edna Harris, W. C. Carpenter, N. H. [ w> H> SPEARMAN. Feb 16-1 m-pd. —Big lot of Quilts from 85c to $2, U J. J, Sarratt’s. Letter to J. T. Rogers, Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: Lead-and-oil is not good naint; don’vt wear; the rule is. as ev eryone knows, repaint in three vears. Devoe lasts six. in the s?uie way— allow wide margin in all such state ments. What does it. mean, to last? It menas the same with both. As to covering, that’s another.' Here’s an instance. Mr J J Hull, Sheffield Pa. painted two houses, lead-and-pll; took 40 gal lons. Last summer bought 40 gallons De voe for the same two houses; re turned to gallons. The paint, that covers, lasts; it’s all naint. true paint, and full-measure. Lead-and-oil is all paint but not good naint; the lead wants zinc. Better paint Devoe. Yours truly 15 F W Devoe & Co P. S.—R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co sell our paint. lad'- has just returned home af‘ spending a few days with relatives and friends iu Union. Mrs. T. G. Chalk and daughter, Miss Mary Lou, spent a few hours with Mrs. Robert Goforth yesterday. Mr. J. A. Goforth snent sev^'d'! Littlejohn, A. N. Wood, A. W .Doggett,! days last week with his cousin G. E.; J. T. Darwin. W. F. Smith, J. B. Bell,! Gofc^-th at Cedar Springs. \\ r . H. Smith, T. H. Westrope, W. S. t Miss Leila Mathis, one of our fine Sparks. B. B Steedly, T. L. Brown, young ladies, is talkimr of enterin" W. F. Humphries. J. F. Garrett. T. B. the graded school at Pacolet Mills. Butler, J. N. Nesbitt, T. Davenport, Miss Olive Gresham, the popular i N. Lipscomb. D. J. Hopper, S. B. teacher of the Goucher school gave an Crawley. S. B. Harper, R. T. Listen account last Wednesday of the death A. M. Simms, Claude Jefferies J. C. and burial of Horace Goforth, one of Ratliff. her favorite scholars. The invited list for the evening in- Ned Snider, an old and resnected i eluded: Misses Lenore Pirrie, Mar colored man, is very low with con- Alice Dew, Fan Hooper, Gus Brohawn, Attention Court Attendants! I invite all who attend court to call and take their meals with me at ths sumption. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ostein have re turned home after spending a few days with relatives in Greenville. The weather is beautiful at this writing and a few more days of sun shine will put the ground in a fine shape for sowing oats and turning stubble. C. ■ #- A solid 22-karat gold Krag-Jorgensen ri'te is to be presented to Miss Alice Roosevelt by the officers of the army as ?t wedding present, it is said. Her monogram will be wrought in diamonds on the stock and the gun will be fin ished In gold, even to the smallest parts. Edith Fort, Evelyn Sarratt, Annie Johnson Matt Simms, Ehoff, Nannie Cora Richardson. Louise Sarratt, Bes- ‘sie Kendrick, Blanche Corry, Eunice Johnson, Nell Wood. Myrtle Sarratt, Ethel Ross; Messrs. W. K. Gunter, Joe Osborne. D. C. Ross, Maynard Smyth, Charles Hames, C. M. Smith, Louis Wood, Judson Sarratt. Anthony Sarratt, P C. Swofford, Tom Clark son A. C. Pridmore, Latta Parish, R. C. Garland, Paul Morgan, Ed. By ars, Frank Carson. Director - North, of the census bu reau, says he hopes coagress will re lieve him of the work of gathering cot ton statistics. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loans on mproved farms for a term of yeere n amounte of $1,000 and upward, at 7 ,;sr cent, and from $300 to $1,000 at i per cent. Apply to J. C. JEFFERIES, Gaffney. $. C- MONEY TO LOAN On farming lands, uong time, no eemmlssion charged. Borrower pays actual cost of perfectfng loan. For further information address JOHN B. PALMER & SON., Box 282, Columbia, S. C. May 30 pd. ICO,CD0 TO 200,000 FEET LUMBER TO CUT AND FOR SALE close to Thickety mountain, terms &c apply to For W. M. WEBSTER, Feb. 9-lmo-pd. Cowpens, 8. C. February White Sale Continues Until Saturday 1 f th 804-806 Limestone Sts. OARROLL & BYERS Gaffney, South Carolina.