Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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V / <7 ^ > ^^'IH(ll(|«||| ( yj||| Money Under Lock and Key at home or in the office may seem to be in a safe place, but it is not. It is liable to be des troyed] by fire or | taken by thieves. When deposited with the National Bank of Gaffney it is absolutely safe, as it is INSURED and kept in a Hibbard-Rodman- Fly Patent Mob and Burglar Proof Safe, and it is where it can be used by the owner at any time or anywhere. Depositjyour money with sis. National Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C, D. C. ROSS, Prest. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. V. W. nwoo, r.®... ’ - W J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. C. W. NAMES, Ass’t. Cashier. £j <3 «5r>3r>5r>S $ ■Saving , M’# ~ V Readers \f SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER- OKEE. ANOTHER KILLING. are invited to deposit savings with us. Get into the habit of put ting your money here as a safe place, and do it as soon as you get it. Dividends that come to you in the way of INTEREST paid by us will in a few years swell your account so big you’ll hardly know it. Try it and see foryourselfr We pay FOUR percent INTEREST on ALL deposits compounded FOUR times a year. The Gaffney Savings Bank, Gaffney, S. C. Office in The National Bank of Gaffney. D. C. ROSS, President. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-President. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. For Sale One improved city farm with ten acres in city limits, six room cottage on same. One store room, fine opening, in West End. Two nice six room cottages on desirable lots. One farm, 140 acres, 4 1-2 miles out One building lot, a beauty, 120x100. Many other desirable lots and places can be seen on my list. Call and see it. One nice farm, 103 acres, ten miles out, heavi ly timbered, good six room house. : : : : : For Rent Two city farms. One four room cottage. See SAM L. FORT, “King of the Soil” Recent Happenings | n and Around th ff City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local News Editor. Cotton sold yesterday at 10:50, but the offering was extremely light. Miss Annie Snead is teaching the school at Clary Line school house this winter. The dtizzling weather yesterday put a crimp into the business of the merchants It was also a raw day for gathering news. Good congregations and services at the First Baptist church on Sunday and three additions by letter. The choir furnished some fine music. The prayer meeting of the Buford Street Methodist Church will be held on Thursday evening at 7,15 instead of Wed nesday evening. The Ledger is indepted to Mr. J. W. Self for a mammouth gourd. It measure* twenty-seven inches and the bowl is twenty-eight inches in cercomference. On Friday night, December 14th, Black Patti will appear at the Star Theare. The gallery will be observed exclusively for colored people. Advanced sale tick- ats at Cherokee Drug Company. Murphy and Murphy, the well known and popular favorites, are to he seen this season in a new piece entitled “The Irish Pawnbrokers,” which Is said to be by.faUthe best vehicle they have ever had. They will appear at the Star Thea tre next Tuesday evening. In the account of the Leech-Mercer wedding Friday the names of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Littlejohn, Mr. and Mrs. L. Baker, and Mrs. James B. Palls, the lat ter the grandniather of the bride, who came from Throckmorton, Tex., were in advertently omitted from the list of at tendants. Limestone College is heated by steam. Last week something got wrong in the boiler room and the hot water escaped and ran over the floor. Dr. Lodge went down to see about the trouble and step ped into a pool of hot water, the conse. quence being that both feet were so badly scalded and to necessitate his being con fined to his bed. He is getting along as well as could be expected. The Black Patti Troubadours, the pre mier colored show of America, will ap- per at the Star Theatre Friday night. The stage offerings for this season in clude Black Patti and the entire com pany singing and enacting some of the sweet Southern melodies, and attractive condensed version of Planquette's mas terpiece, “The Chimes of Normandy.” “A Royal Coon” with “Jolly” John Larkins, “The Giant Premier 01 Colored Comedians” and a sweel lot of new spe cialties, ratling choruses and dances and an exceptional fine olio of variety acts. tnts WHIR! ALL US': FAILS. | Beat Cough tijrup. Tailed Good. Uae In lima. Bold by druggtata. w CONSUMPTION Joe Webster the Victim of Luoinda Estes* Wrath. Another homicide has been added to the already long list in Cherokee. The wife of Pink Estes, shot and killed Joe Webster, another negro at her home in Giffney last Friday night about 8:30 o’clock, The killing was done with a single barreled breech-loading shot gun. It seems that Webster’s wife and the Es tes woman had a “scrap” during the day, and when Webster found out about it, he went to the Estes woman’s house for the purpose of “regulating” her and met his death. The coroner held an inquest over the body Saturday evening. The woman is in the county jail. 1 Ready Christmas 0/ COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY /O or FOUR TIMES A YEAR Few people give enough thought to the earning capacity of a dollar. When you look at a dollar don’t think of how much it will buy, but HOW MUCH IT WILL EARN. When you form the habit of taking this view of your dollars you will find yourself starting on the only straight and sure way to wealth. ^ Idle dollars are of no more use to the world than idle men. Every dollar you make, over the cost of your actual necessi ties, should immediately be placed under the safeguard of a strong bank and kept busi ly at work earning other dollars for you. We pay 1 FOUR PER CENT, on SAVINGS ACCOUNTS and FIGURE the INTEREST EVERY THREE MONTHS. ■ A full line of new cre- S ations. You cannot find a better place to get just the present you are looking for than I here. No matter what you are looking for I your appropriate pres ent is here. Purses, Bill Books, Music Rolls, Card Coses, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Jewel Cases, Brushes, Toilet Sets, Albums, Mirrors, Bi- I bles, Story Books, Pic ture Books, A. B. C. Books, Fountain Pens, Lap Tablet^ Christmas Cards: all this is not B a beginning as enumer ating what we have to ■ select from. : : : Come early and see. The early customer gets S first choice and doesn’t I B pay any more. ’ ' * | | Cherokee | I Drug I i c,nl '“ 1| ri MERCHANTS*" D PLANTERS BANK GAFFNEY. S.C. $1,000 Insurance On Your Life For 10 Cents a Week or $5.20 a Year And in a Home Company managed entirely by home people whom you live among, know, have confidence in and can find at any lime. Absolutely the only Home Company in Cherokee County and it wants to help you in two ways. ist. By furnishing you in Insurance cheaper than any other reliable company. 2nd. By helping you build up your own town and state, by keeping your money at home, thus making money more plentiful. This Company insures against Death, Total and Permanent Disability and Old Age. This Company insures all temperate men and women between the ages of 12 and 50 years of age who are strong and well and follow healthful occu pations. The name of this Company is the Carolina Mutual Benefit Association And its Home Office is over the Merchants & Planters Bank, Gaffney, S. C. Notice Its Officers and Directors. A. N. Wood, Prest. (V -Prest. M. & P. Bank.) W. C. McArthur, V.-Prest. & Gen. Mgr, (Ex-Supt. Pub. School.), C. M. Smith, Secy, and Treas. (Prest. M. & P. Bank.) ^ B. B. Steedly, Medical Director, (M D.) Jno. C. Lipscomb, (Leading Merchant.) R. J. LeMaster, (Prominent Farmer). Don’t Forget That I keep all kinds of Picture Mouldings and make any size Frames. When you want Wall Paper, call and see mine. 1 paint houses, signs and buggies, repair furniture an upholster. L.R, Gaines, Phone No. 261. ine Clothing For Men. We are offering now some SPECIAL PRICES in Suits for the Holidays. Made by Strause Bros.—you know what that means. It looks right when you buy it and stays m right when you wear it. It’s a great comfort and satis faction to KNOW when you buy a Suit of Clothes that you have the best that money can buy. For the right Suit for the right person at the right price come right to us. GAFFNEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY.