Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A -IS- Popular I ‘Ii With those who give it a little thought to its ad vantages. Chief among v _ these, of course, is the absolute securiiy offered by the modern bank, and The National BankPof Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. Is modern in every respect. In our Burglar Proof safe money is perfectly safe. And by our system of checks and correspondents, payments can be made at a distance as easily as they can be here. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. C. W. NAMES, Ass't. Cashier. D. C. ROSS, Prest. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. Burning Corns. No use carrying that | aching corn around for I company this hot weath- I er. | Noll’s Corn Stieller | removes the corn every ^ time. If Nott’s Corn Sheller ® will not remove it, it is because it does not get | a chance’ | ™ We carry all kinds of £ ■ corn salves. I 1 { | Cherokee j ! Drug S | Company j FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Two lots on Meadow street. Apply to T. J. Stacy. July 20. 23. 27, 30 pd. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Two store rooms O' Robinson street Webst & Jefferies March 6 tf. WANTED. WANTED—Copy or Industrial Is sue of The Ledger of May 18th. at ledger office. WANTED—Southern mineral lands. Cobalt, maganese. gold, graphite, talc, copper, soapstone, kaolin. Devenny, Eighty Wall Street. New York. Fire Insurance! We represent some of the largest and most substantial companies and would like, to write your buslnt-s. 5-14-tf. Smith & Lipscomb, Agents COTTON. I will contract to pay 10 cents for a limited amount of cotto- to be deliv ered during the early fall months. W. C. Hamrick, Treas., Limestone Mills. SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER- OK E McCullough, J. D. McCullough. J. Fos ter. Ben F. Poole. Thomas Sanders. Rufus Phillips, George Tvemister and H. E. Lemaster. The following week there will be protracted services by Rev. F. C. Hickson, assisted by his brother. J. H, Hickson, of Louisiana, or O. P. Hamrick, of Gaffney. MRS. JOSEPH H. AUSTELL DEAD. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loane on Improved farma for a term of yoara in amounta of $1,000 and upward, at 7 oar cant, and from $300 to $1,000 at t par cant Apply to J. C. JEFFERIES, Gaffney, 9. C. DR, W. K. GUNTER, I_> E P* T I S T Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crown and bridge work a apoeUlty WILLIAM 8. HALL, JR., Attornay at Law, Office over The Battery. Gaffney, 8. C. Prompt attention given to ail business DR. J. F. GARRETT. DENTIST. Moved to new office over Frederic it #ot Front, of tho Battery. 'Phono In Office and Residence, Recent Happenlnge In and Around tho City and Other Events Gather ed by the Loeel News Editor. Cotton brought 11 cents on the lo cal market yesterday. A. Bull has opened a store in the building next to The B. B. Store. Several bales of cotton w’er- sold On the streets Wednesday and yes terday. Quite a large crown was In town yesterday and everyone seemed to be enjoying himself. “Uncle” Smith Cook entertained a number of country and city friends with a phonograph concert yesterday. Rev. J. W. Kilgo. presiding elder of the Spartanburg district, will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sun day. The county chain gang, under the supervision of Captain Coyle, b- do ing some very effective work near Providence church. The merry-go-round was going at full tilt Tuesday, and if the blowing of the whistle is any sign. it. did a flourishing business. General reports ar ? to the effect that the recent rains have done con siderable damage to crops throughout the entire county. Mrs. M. F. Hall, of State Line, who has been ill for several days at the home of Mr. W. T. Echols, is recover ing slowly. The many friends of Edwin Lip scomb are glad to see him on the streets again, after an illnr^q of sev eral weeks. Dave DeStaffino has associated himself with Carl Sarratt. in Carl's tonsoriai parlors, where be will he glad to meet his friends. Work on the city’s new artesian well is progressing rapidly and in a short while Gaffney will be supplied with an abundance of water equal to anv in the country. There will be a meeting at Bright’s store, at the Globe mill, on Saturdav night at 8 o’clock and all candidates are invited to he present and address th-i people. Wednesday evening quite an enthu siastic audience greeted the candi dates at Holt’s store. Only three can didates spoke, and their speeches were short and loudly applauded by the people. The new Schnapps ginger ale ad vertigement gotten out by Mr. Ed. H. Gaines, proprietor of the Coco Cola Bottling Works, is quite a nice thing and Is attracting a great deal of at tention. The case of the State vs. John Sand ers. charged with stealing a mileage book from the Southern ticket office, h-’s been compromised and Sanders released from Jail, where he has been for eight days. There will be all-dav services held at Elbethel next Sunday, at which there will be ordination of deacons. Dinner will be served on the grounds. The ladies are requested to bring well filled baskets. George Petty, recently of the firm of Petty & Sarratt, harbors, has moved to Llncolnton. N. C.. where h- 1 win make h!s home in the future. Gaffnov is loath to give George un. but wish him much success in his new home. Lovers of baseball will be given a treat whon Woodruff and Gaffney mo^t on the local grounds Tuesday of next week. The Woodruff team te a fast aggregation, as is shown by their record of the last few weeks, having defeated sevn.rG of the best independent teams in the Slate. Then. too. the Gaffnev bunch have quite a good line-up and will be great ly strengthened for this game. There will be all-day services at Elbethel church the fifth Sunday in July. Dinner will be served on the grounds. The following gentlemen will be ordained as deacons: E. B. Wife of Mr. Joseph Austell, Engineer on Southern Railroad. Mrs. Joseph H. Austell died at hec^honip in Greenville last Sunday after a lingering illness of several weeks. Mrs. Austell was formerly Miss Bessie London, a daughter of Mr. J. N. London, of No. 5 township. Cleveland county, North Carolina. She was a noble young woman, po- sessing in a marked degree the beau tiful traits and virtues which adorn and glorify a Christian womanhood, and her many friends sympathize deeply and tenderly with the grief- stricken husband in the great sorrow which has come to him. Our readers will remember tha^ Mr. and Mrs. Austell lost their little child several months ago and now the mother joins her only child In that sweet haven to which the believ ers of the world -are marching with such rapidity and in such largte num hers. Mrs. Austell was about thirty- three years of age and was a con sistent member of the Methodist church. Her remains were carried to Earl and Interred in New Hope cemetery Monday morning. Mr. Austell is one of the force of efficient and capable engineers on the Southern Railroad and he formerly lived at Earl, in Cleveland county, North Carolina, and he has a host of friends here who will sympathize with him in his bereavement. Mrs. Austell had many friends here who will regret to hear of her death. The following Gaffnev people attend ed the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. Wm G. Austell. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Aus tell. Messrs. C. H. and M. L. Austell, and Mr. C. A. Wood. County Campaign Meetings. At a meeting of the executive com mittee in the court house Wednesday, th- 25th instant, the county campaign meetings were revised as follows: Draytonvllle (at* PoMfleld), Au gust 2. Wilkinsville. August 3. Mabryville. August 4. Timber Ridge. August 0. Ravenna. August 7. Goucher (Smith’s store), August 8. White Plains, August 10. Macedonia, August 11. Butler’s, August 13. Ezells. August 14. Maud, August 13. Grassy Pond. August 20. Antioch. August 21. Kings Creek. August 22. Blacksburg. August 23. Gaffney. August. 27. Last day for filing pledge and pay ment of duos is August 1st. by 12 o’clock. J. B. Bell. Chm. A. W. Folger, Secty. p»>; , C'RES WHERE Alt ELS' FAILS. [ Best Coutfh byrup. Tastes Goud. Use In time. Solti by druttfrlstK. C ON S U M P TION**fcP * V' VI NOTICE. To Whom It May Concern: I hereby give notice that I am not, and will not. be responsible for any debts or contracts made by L. U. Campbell, nor by him trading as Campbell & Bates, nor as L. U. Camp bell & J. C. Bates, nor in any other name or style whatsoever. (Signed) J. C. Bates. Dated, July 5th, 1906. t. a. w. Aug 3. NOTICE, To Whom It Mdy Concern: If there are any contracts or bills outstanding against Campbell & Bates G onwosed of L. U. Campbell and J. c. Bates) or as L. U. Campbell and f. C. Bites, ra.ne will be promptly set- tl -1 on presentation to the under signed. L. U. Campbell. BARBECUE. We will serve a first-class barbe cue at Pondfleld, near Draytonvllle, Thursday, August 2nd. There will be a game of hall between Corinth and Grassy Pond teams in the afternoon. The candidates are expected to be present and speak. The ladies are especially Invited. R. S. Porter. G. C. Spencer. July 17-20-27: . a pay :::: If you put aside a part of your wages each pay day, you are paving the way to independence. We charge you nothing for keeping your savings, infact, we pay you to save by crediting your account four times a year with interest. One dollar will start an account with us. Sup pose you begin now? Merchants and Planters Bank C. M. Smith, Prest. A. N. Wood, V-Prest. R. S. Lipscomb, Cashier. * A. Louis Wood, Asst. Cashier, i W v -**9 Did You Ever Wear 8«- ‘ White Canvass Oxfords?! If not, you have missed ^ the pleasure of wearing the most comfortable Summer Shoes ever constructed, They're the Ultra fashiona- ble Shoes this season, and t{ are endorsed highly by the wearers of sensible Shoes. They fill a long ft} felt want for stylish « Shoes that impart genuine confort to hot and burn- 0 | ing fret during the warm summer weather. We ^ (j are still offering everything in the way of Low •&{ ’fe Shoes at twenty per cent, discount. \ Humphries Shoe Company. The Shoe Dealers. -:*vc ^ * \> It Is Easy | To Get It Out! Of our Savings Bank if you have it to your credit. How much better it is to have your savings banked than to keep them in the corner of some drawer or stuffed away in some other place. SAVINGS BANK DE POSITORS become the most frugal class of people in the world Tiiey know the value of money, and won’t touch what*s to tli- u-credit only when necessary. ONE DOLLAR will open ; account. We pay FOUR per cent. INTEREST on ALL DEPOSITS compounded FOUR times a year. The Gaffney Savings Bank D. C. Ross, Prest. J. A. Carroll, V-Prest. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. Office in The National Bank of Gaffney. &•- Prices Cut to Summer Clothing W. C. CARPENTER. Greatest Bargains Ever Given in Summer Clothing We have decided to close out all of our Summer Clothing at the greatest cut prices ever known in Gaffney in the next fifteen days. We have them on the front tables so it is easy to select on plenty of light so you can see at a glance what you want. The sale begins Tuesday, July 24th 1906 and will continue fifteen days. $5.00, $5.50, $6.00 Suits In all the latest styles and colors to go in the Sale At $3.48. $7.00, $7.50, $8.50 Suits In gunmetal, stripes and solid colors to go on table At $5.48. $9.00, $10.OO, $15.00 Suits All the newest patterns and styles with single or double vests to go in the sale At $7.48. = Now don’t let this chance pass by you for this is the greatest cut price sale ever offered in Gaffney. Remember the date Tuesday, July 24th 1906 and will con tinue for fifteen days. 915-917-919 ■**8 Granard Street. 6^ W. C. CiAR IP ENTER Gaffney, ►3 South Carolina. 8«* .