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r » i ■ ••w* wwwwwwmw #♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ft i Money f Under Lock and Key at home or in the office may seem to he in a safe place, hut j it is not. It is liable to he <les- troyed by fire or taken by '" l i^J thieves. When deposited with the 15 \Q f O i . vi v VI & to P $ 4 National Bank of Gaffney it is absolutely safe, as it is INSURED and kept in a Hibbard-Rodman- Fly Patent Mob and Burg’ar Proof Safe, and it is where it can be used by the owner at an) time or anywhere. Depositjyour money with us. National Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C. i» IV. IV. i i V. V. V. jv i>: V t • * !W D. C. ROSS, Prest. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. C. W. HAMES, Ass’t. Cashier. V ► « V .V 1 iflt Saving Readers 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 foryourself. 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. HAMES WOOD Or. Burnh; A Beautiful Home Weddinq of a Pop- Gaffney <lt ular Couple. the .uiiest < Returns to New York. The be I V N .Wi this city, nrettiest ken placi the ores vi,-. (’hat t, rut if ul home of Mr. and M od on East Frederick stre was the scene of on j o the home weddings that has ta in Gaffney in qu te a while, ion tieinsr the marriage of es W. Haines to .VIisa Li lia I Wood, the youngest daughter of Mr. 1 Wood. The east parlor was tasteful I !y d<*corated with palms and ferns for the occasion. The wedding tool? place it 8:f>0 Tuesday morning. The at- j tendance numbered about, twenty-four of the relatives and very intimate friends of the contracting parti s. The ceremony was performed by Rev. S. H. Harper, of the liuford Street Meth odist church. Tlie bride was a dream of iovcil nees in a handsome going awav gown of gray cloth. The groom wore a dark gray tailor-made suit. The presents were numerous, con sisting of silverware, cut glass and china. The bride’s gift from her fa ther was substantial. The bride is one of the most pop ular young women in Gaffney. She is pretty, with ; nost gracious manner, is educat d, and accomniplished and has endeared herself to all by her winsome disposition. The groom is the v ery popular as sistant cashier of th National Bank of Gaffney. He Is as racious as the charming young worn, he has won for a life partner. Mr. and Mrs .Hames left at once for Jonesvilie to visit the parents of Mr. Hames, where they spent a cou ple of days, returning to Gaffnev on Wednesday night. The: will board with Mr. and Mrs. H. K Osborne for the present. No more popular coup e were ever married in Gaffney and they are be ing show-ered with congratulations from all sides e Itis d» •ted. Dr. Dm e with I ng hunti -it one co ey have l< iS <1 IT10 ias lots ( A Runaway Team. The drivers of a couple of teams, the wagons of which were loaded with lumber, left them in front of L. Ba ker’s lumber yard Mond. y. Some tm- s shot off a firecracker and the mules began to run away. When they reached Limestone street they turned toward the court house. The lead mules of the second team did not want to run so they turned is if to go back to the lumber yard. The re sult was a general mixup of mules on the ground, three of them being down at one time. Fortunately no serious damage was done, although it looked for a time as if one of the mules could not escape without a broken leg. as be got mixed up in the front wheel of the wagon. Tiie team was the property of H. I). Mathis, of Ravenna. lie bagged 110 quail, and 1- opossums, a prett ing for a New Yorker v\ siders the opportunities shooting. Dr. Burnham amiable person and lie friends in and around Gaffney who are always glad to have him here The Ledger hopes Dr. Burnham will make his visits more frequent and his future sojourns longer. Exercises of Miss Brohawn’s Class. The exercises of Miss Gussie Bro hawn’s c ass at the graded school last Friday was one of th - most attractive features of the holidays. A very able, instructive and entertaining address was made by Dr. R. T. Liston, Rev. S. B Harper offered the petition. The ex ercises consisted principally of a spell ing match, in which Lizzie Gaffney carried off the honors, and songs am 1 recitations. The chi dren acquitted themselves with credit, which reflect ed the earnest attention given them by their teacher. Rev. W. E. Crocn-er a" ! several of the board of trustees of the school were among the attend ants. Edith Broom Gets Ledqer's Biq Doll. Energetic Edith Broom, the little 10 vear old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Broom ,won The Ledger’s big doll, offered as a special inducement for little girls to work for The Led ger during December. She secured more than twenty subscribers to The Ledger. Besides the big doll she got a number of the small dolls also. All together The I-^d-er gave away more than two hundred dolls during the time the contest was to run. We re ceived over three hundred subscrib ers during th* month, but we only gave dolls when they were asked for. 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 li-t. 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” Two Toes Cut Off. Herman Corry spent Christmas in Ive,! and will probably spend New 1 Y ;u\s there. He runs <>n the South j ern. as a liagman. Saturday night he' came home for Christmas. He j not on a freight train that was stand it.g in the yard, and being tired from overwork and loss of sleep, dropped off to sle p. The train started off and Herman awoke, finding himself being borne toward Blacksburg. When he got opposite the Gaffney Manufacturing Company he jumped off. In some unexplainable manner his left foot was caught and so badly mashed that it was necessary to amputate two toes. When he was in formed that tlie toes were taken off he replied: “Well, I don t care. They have been hurting me for two years with ingrowing nails, so I guess they won't bother me any more.” Why Refer to Doctors! King George of Greece visited the Dope in Rome. CKtS WKtftt Alt US fAiU. Best Count! Syrup. Tasted Ooo>l. V• ^ In time. Sold by dru<fet*t». SUMPT1 Because we make medicines for them. We tell them all about Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, and they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, con sumption. Theytrustit. Then you can afford to trust it. Ask your own doctor. The best kind of a testimonial — “Sold for over sixty years." Made by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. All so manufacturers of 9 StRSAI’ARILLA. " PILLS. HAIR VHiOR. We have no secrets! We publish the formu’as of all our medicines. yers f S% 1 | 'v. *tx'ci?7ub.*wy- men. f» ! W fir tfJk? & j ( W/ / ^ ..-■•■'4, .t T* * ' 7 w Don’t be content to remain at tlie bottom but get on the nider and MJ*? begin to climl m juy Jw fpy W M Reaching the top, is only a que* tion of perseverence. Not of your ability to EARN but to SAVE a lit tle each week or month. If you have no bank account, make your first deposit with us today. We offer you absolute security, 4 per cent, interest on time deposits and help in climb- ng to independence and wealth. Consult us about your business affairs. Make use of our vault for free storage of your valuable papers. If you want to orrow money, call on us. MERCNAHTS"®PLANTERS BANK GAFFNEY. S.C. Christmas Trees. A Christmas tree was given at the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church Monday night. Mr. C. E. Hamrick acted as Santa Claus. At Midway Tuesday at 2 o'clock- a Christmas tree was given the Sun day school children, Mr. dames Camp bell acting the ro e of Santa Claus. At both these Christmas tre-^s num erous and valuable presents were awarded tlie scholars, teachers, etc. XMAS PRESENTS. Special cut prices to those desiring an excel lent present in anything carried in an up-to- date Jewelry Store. My line is the most complete in upper South Carolina, ind my prices are as low as th< lowest. See me now. — I IT h o s. H . \V e s t r o p e, The Jeweler. | Watch Repairing a Specialty. Aver’s Pills greatly aid the Cherry Pectoral In breaking up a colci Fire! Fire! Fire! Every man should be protected from loss by fire by carrying insurance. See me. I represent the best fire insurance compasies on earth. Let me write you a policy that % | means something to you in case you are a sufferer by fire. D. C. ROSS, Agent. PRICE 1 | A Hat Sale That Means Something To You $ Most people read an advertisement and throw it aside thinking that there is nothing to it. We are go ing to offer you for next the few days a nice lot of Hats at HALF price. Every Hat was marked with ink in plain figures the first of the season, so you see there is no possible way to purchase wrong. This sale of nice Hats will only be on a few days at thase prices, so coma early and select one. : : : : $ Gaffney Manufacturing