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THE L THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In tho Fifth Conareaelonal District of 8. C. $ EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE m - LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY »/E GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Papsr. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Nswspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best interest of the People of Chsrokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1907. 11.00 k YEAR. TO CREATE A COMMISSION. TO CONTROL WATER AND ELEC TRIC LIGHT PLANT. The Full Text of Senator Otts’ Bill to Create a Board 0 f Public Works Win be Found in This Issu*. Senator Otts has introduced a bill to create a board of public works for the town of (raffney. and to define their powers and duties and compen sation, as follows: Be it enacted by the General Assemb ly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That the board of pub lic works for the town of flaffiiey be, and the sam« is hereby established; said board to consist of three mem bers. v Sec. 2. The said board of public works shall be elected on the second Tuesday in April in the year 1907; and thereafter one member of said board shall be elected / every two years <m the second Tuesday of .Tune, be- aunning the second Tuesday in June, 1909. Immediately after the first election her’in provided. Ihe said l»Oiird shall organize by electing one of their meniljers chairman of the board, and then proce< d to draw lots firm .corporation or person shall sell or offer for sale, lease or offer to lease or furnish, directly or indirect ly. any electric lights, or water, to any person, firm, corporation or in dividual within the corporate limits of the town of Gaffney except the board of public works, its lessees or grantees. Sec. C. Whenever it may be deem ed advisable by tho said board to is sue bonds to extend the electric light plant or water works in the town of Gaffney, or to secure additional wat er supply for the said town of Gaff ney the said town council of Gaffney shall submit the question of is suing - bonds for the extention or the improvement of the said electric light plant. or water works plant, one or both, to an elect ion of the qualified electors of the said town of Gaffney, first giving no tice of such elections by publishing in a newspaper, published in Gaffney, once a week for at least four weeks, a notice of such election, setting forth the amount of bonds to be voted upon and the term of years which said bonds are to run. such election to be ordered in the discretion of the said board of public works, or upon the petition of one-third of the numb er of freeholders of the town of Gaff ney, and under the law governing municipal elections. If a majority of the electors voting at such election shall vote to issue bonds for the pur pose of extending or improving the electric light plant or the water works plant, it shall be the duty of the works plant and sewerage system, either or all, as the case may be; for the purpose of borrowing money, as aforesaid, the said l>oard of public works are hereby authorized and em powered to execute their promissory note or notes, due and payable on such terms as they may deem advis able: Provided, That, no notes shall run for more than three years, or bear a rate of Interest exceeding seven per cent: It is further Provid ed. That when such notes shall be executed they shall be signed by the board of public works officially and shall be binding upon said board, or its successors in office, and in case of non-payment the said board, or its successors in office, shall be liable to suit as a board, and a judgment REMOVAL UP TO GOVERNOR ANSEL RAVENNA READING. Interesting HOUSE AGREES TO SENATE RES OLUTION. Favorable Report on the Labor Bill as Amended by the Senate— R es. olution Relating to Taxes. Columbia, Feb. 2.—The House cal endar this morning was a volume of against board shall be a lien upon the j a2 pages. It has been agreed yester- electric light plant, water works plant | day that only uncontestied matters and the sewerage system, either or ; be taken up today, in order that many all. as the case may be, subject to j local matters and measures laws governing priorities. I great interest except to localities and Sec. 10. The said board of public | individuals might oe Mr. D. D. Brown, of Goucher, vlMfc- ed Limestone College last Satuz-day. Items from Southern We suppose David went to see his Cherokee. j best girl. Ravenna, Jan. 3(*.—Prof. % R O. Mr. Fddle Goforth was a business Sams, of Gaffney, was here last Sat- visitor at Trough last Monday, urday surveying out the lands of Mr. \ Mr. Calvin Bonner, of the Pacolet T. G. Chalk. , graded school, was a welcome visitor Mlias Lillie Mae Goforth, a popular , at our Sunday school last Sunday, saleslady, of Gaffney, is spending a Mr. George Bonner, of Pacolot, few days with her parents. Mr. and , visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs Ben Mrs. K. R. Goforth. i Bonner, last Monday. The following attended religious . R B- Spake went to see hi* services at Goucher last Sunday: I girl last Sunday night. Misses Pauline and Vinnie Pettit and I Mr. Grover Bryant, of White Plains, Noonie Green and Messrs. T. G. 1 was at Trough last. Monday on hurt- Chalk. T. C. Green. R. W.. J. L.. W. S. i ness. We wish The Ledgers readers sue- cess Rosebud. and E. D. Spake, C. D. Pettit. M. W. and Lamar Littlejohn. Mr. R. R. Brown, the popular sales man with M. W. Brown, has been al most laid up with a most severe cold. works are hereby authorized and em-! The calendar was therefore gone j last with powered to condemn rights of way through with and the hills to which Pacolet. The Uncle and the Aunt. Mjrs. Hollingswortfi Andrew, of We hope Roland (and we know his Philadelphia, is one of the best whist of no | girl does) will soon be all right again. I layers in America. She will not, Miss Lillie Goforth and sister. Miss , however, plav for money. She holds disposed of. j Maggie, spent Saturday and Sunday j that no mother should gamble. relatives and for water and sewerage mains, and for water supply, and the protection of such water supply, and source of water: and the discharge of sewer mains; said condemnation proceed- friends in ‘ ‘ Never play for a stake if you have i children, and never say to your narti- no one made objection, and on which \ Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brown spent last i n er in any case at the end of the there were favorable reports, were Friday in Pacolet. the guests of their | game. ‘If you had done this or that. taken up and given their second read ing. In this way a number of house hills will get through in time to pass ing to be as provided in Chapter L, j the Senate this session, while among Article X, of Volume 1, Code of l^aws | the number considered today were | his cousins, Messrs of South Carolina. 1992, for other I several Senate bills wT .-h will soon Goforth. son. Mr. J. O. Brown. | the outcome would have been differ- Mr. J. A. Goforth, one of our popu- j ent.’ When ever T have a partner of lar young men. spent last Friday and the ‘If-you-had’ kind. T think of the Saturday in Cowpens, the guest of nj-oat Cavan dish. B. B and G. A. i “Cavendish, the famous whist ex- ! pert, when a partner said to him, 'If public purposes: Proyded, further, be ready for ratification. | Miss Fannie Smith, another of Gaff- vou had done soand-so, we'd have That said board shall be vested with i The House, after a quiet session, ney’s popular salesladies, spent last made sohand-so’s.’ always replied: all powers and authorities now vest-j adjourned until noon Tuesday, in or j Sunday at Goucher with her parents. | “‘Did yon ever bear the story of ed by law for boards, commissioners, j der to permit members to spend Mon I Mr. and Mrs. Prater Smith. | yonr uncle and vour aunt?’ and others having control of such j day, salesday, at home. Mr. G. \\'. Chalk, one of Cherokee’s i' “if the player had hoard it he town council of Gaffney to issue or | public utilities, except as herein in- The House judiciarv committee to- good roads advocates, was a business j would at once become silent not cause to be issued, such bonds and 1 hibited j day made a favorable report on, the visitor to Spartanburg last Monday j wishing to bear it again If he had for the two year term, aitfl the four when so issued, the board of nublic | Bee. 11. That all Acts or parts of j ten-hour bill as it comes from the i and Tuesday. not heard it he would pause in his year term, and the six year term; a j works shall sell, or offer to sell the Acts inconsistent with this Act are j Senate, providing for '>2 hours per Mr. Victor Foster, one of Asbury's 1 postmortem of the game and say: successor to the fn -mber drawing 'hej sarn( , a f( er due advertisement and to ' 'wo year term shall be elected on the „ S( . moneys arising from the sale it by repealed second Tuesday in June. 1909, and j suo ij bonds for the purpose for the successor io ihe member drawing , w-hich said bonds were voted for no the four year term shall be elected | other purpose: Provided. That no on the second Tuesday in June, 1911. bonds so issued shall run for a period and thereafter one member of said j D f ] ess than twenty years nor for a l>oard shall be elected every two years j period of more than forty years: shall on the second Tuesday in June. i no j b e sold for less than par or bear Sec. 3. it shall be the duty of the a ra ( e 0 f interest higher thap five per mayor and town council of said town to order such elections, appoint man agers. and declare results of said elec tlons. under the law governing muni cipal elections. 4. The said hoard of public works before entering upon the discharge of their duties shall file with the mayor of the town of Gaffney a good and suf ficient Imnd to be approved by the said town council in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) each, con ditioned for the faithful performance of all the duties imposed upon said board of public works, and shall re ceive as compensation for their serv ices the sum of two hundred and fif ty dollars ($250.00) each, payable quarterly upon warrant of tlie chair man of the hoard, out of proceeds re ceived for water and light, dues per annum; the said board of public works shall take charge of and have the entire control of the electric light, and water works plants of the town of Gaffney, shall fix rate to he charged for both water and lights, so 'as to make the j tahlishing such sewerage system, it said plant self supporting: shall om-1 S ), a !i ho tho duty of Ho- said town plov a superintendent and such other council,to issue, or causero be issued, help as may be necessary to success- Uuoh bonds and to sell tb«> same after fully oporat- said electric lights and ( i uo advertisement: Provided. Such water works, or to extend the same, ; bonds shall not run for a period of as may he necessary. The said board h e ss. than twenty years, or for a of public works may. at their disor'-1 period of more than forty years: shall Hon. contract for power to onerate be sold for not less than nar: and said electric light, plant and water! bear interest not exceeding five per works plant, upon such terms as *o cent, per annum, which interest shall them- may seem best: Provided No. be payable semi-annually. When such contract shall exceed a term of, suc h bonds shall have been sold it five years. But nothing in. this Act | s h a |] i,e the duty of the board of pub- shall he constructed to authorize the , ]j r . *•,„•)<}* to proceed at. once to *h( hoard of public works herein nrovid establishment of a sewenige system ed to P*ase or sell tho electric light I within (he town of Gaffney, to estab- pl&nt. or the water works plant of the i it^h all rules and regulations goven ! ^°nt duo on each centum per Annum, which interest may be payable semi-annually. Sec. 7. Whenever the said board of public works deem it desirable, or upon a petition signed by onethird of the free holders of the town of Gaffney, petitioning for an election foe a sewerage system, and setting forth the amount of bonds to be voted for. it shall be the duty of the town council of Gaffney to order an elect ion upon the question of issuing bonds for the purpose of establish ing and building a system of sewer age for the said town of Gaffney: first giving notice not less than once a week for four weeks. In one or more newspapers published In Gaff ney, setting forth the amount of the proposed bonds, the rate of Interest the proposed bonds are to bear, and the period for which the proposed bonds are to run; and if the majori ty of the qualified electors voting at such election shall' vote in favor of issuing bonds for the purpose of es A Country Kid. “ ACountry Kid,” H B. Whitaker’s successful drama, comes to the Star Theatre Thursday night. The play deals with life as seen in small Indiana towns and is said to be one of strong morals and an inter esting idot. enlightened by better dia logue than is usually found in the or dinary run of comedy dramas. It will be made notable by some nretty stage pictures and will be interpret ed by a company of well known act resses and actors in their particular line of work. Mr. Millard Reid, who assumes the title role has at once jumped to the front rank of success ful stars. Since Its initial perform- ace the play is said to have met with favor in all of the cities visited and will doubtless duplicate whatever measure of success it has had else where when it Is seen here.* Seats will he on sale at the Chero kee Drug Company tomorrow List of Unclaimed Letters. List of Letters unclaimed in the nostoffice at Gaffney. S. C., for week ending February 4, 1907: Mrs. Mattie Avery, Mrs. Cecil By- weeb on July, 1907, and January, popu hi r young men. left Sunday last, 1908, CO hours. j for Oklahoma vvher- 1 he will make his The judiciary committee’s resolu future home. We wish Mr. Foster tion, similar to the Senate resolution, j well, and he being a member of om in reference to the removal and pro-; baraea class will be much missed by secution of the dispensary directors, the other memb.rs of our popular was agreed to without debate. The ! class. We venture to say he carries Senate resolution had alreadv been 1 the heari of one of our beautiful agreed to and the marer is now be- young ladies with him i thp niost progressive lodges in the tore Gov. Ansel. MJss Pauline Pettit, th popular I state It num bers among its m^m- As a committee on arrangements teacher of the Gowdysville school, has i j )ers ' some 0 f the very best fellows in for the exercises Tuesday night, when j been at home Jor a few days to allow ,he world and they are always doing to add a nice things. List Saturday evening the lodge tendered a supper to which ‘No tell if to me.’ ‘ Then Cavendish would frown and s:i\ in n solemn voice: “ If your aunt had been a man, sh would have been vour uncle.’” Toe Odd Fellows Entertain. The I. O. 0. F. of Gaffney is one of Gov. Heyward and Col. Cosgrove will | th,. pupils of her school speak, the speaker appointed Messrs. I piazza to her school house. Aull. A. G. Brice and Garris. Representative James Norton today introduced the following, which was agreed to: “Whereas, Article 10, Section 1, of the Constitution of this State pro vides for three systems of taxation in this State, to wit: the ‘ad valorem’ and ‘graduated income’ and the ‘gra duated license system.’ And where as. the ‘graduated income’ and the ‘ad valorem’ only are ip operation in this State; now. Our school here under the able management of Miss Sal lie Charts, who has had much experience In teaching, is in a flourishing condition and the pupils all seem to be learning very nicely. Mr. W. C. Goforth has been on a visit to Gaffney. We believe Wyatt has a girl tip there. We noticed in The Ledger where Paul Brown has been sporting Wyatt’s girl. We are glad to welcome "Rosebud” who had a good piece in last Friday’s “Be it resolved. That the Ways and j I/edger. We hope Ravenna, our old Means Committee of this House be j postoffice (but now supplied with R. and are hereby requested to prepare ' F. D. routes) with its two correspond- a bill to be introduced in th.is House jents, will keep The ledger posted on by said committee providing for the all th e latest news from our hustling radii at ed license system of taxation scetion. the members of the lodge and a few select friends were invited. The sup per was served in the dining room of the old Parish Hotel. The menu was sufficiently pleasing and appetizing to suit the most fastidious, showing that judgment was displayed in se lecting the committee and that the committeee was faithful in the dis charge of its duties. Previous to serving the supper the members met in their hall and Rev. S. B Harper, of the Buford Street M. E. church, made an address which was very ap propriate Tim .affair was one lone to be remembered by those who were fortunate enough to be remembered with tickets. About Local Legislation. In speaking about legislation th'* crs. Mrs. hannie Cromer, Mrs. Mattie j n this State in addition to the sys- 1 Mr. C. C. Kirby, of Gaffney, was a Graham, Mrs. (barrio Gairs, Mrs. tem already in vogue.” i visitor in our section last Sunday. Nancy Gaus, Mrs. Bessie Garner. Mrs. The following third reading bills i/There was “something didding" sure n f Ixma B Greene. Mrs. Iris Hill. Mrs. L agsed - l, v " Sui 7 dav Is 'oca! interest Senator Otts * Lillie Lathuno, Mrs. Rosa Morrow. Mr . J. P. Gibson-A bill to prohibit I ing day “Tht ST ^ 1 Mrs. Sallie Morris, Mrs. Amandua ^ tv... rwi,... 11,0 hil1 Presented to require and' to tho population of Gaffney in 1900. The j petition sent down will do good in the V 1 rl 'i ^ Nance 5-am Nance R ^ meaner on the part of any person, as A. I arker, Lee owell, Ezekeil j sociation of persons or j Robertson. Miller Robin. (2). L. P. Radford. Oman Scott ^ate Shipley, corporation Ravenna, Jan. 29.—Messrs. Champ i House participating therein, whether direct-j Cooper and John Clary, of Macedonia. I -t],' wi „ bp no !v or indirectly; to prohibit th,> estab were the guest, of Mr. H. I). Mathis' .,r„ .. , „ xir r ,, t ,,r lishment. maintenance or operation of - and family last Saturday and Sun- W astland. Henrv Wenfi-ld. Lee War- any office or other place where such day. ^ !n»ii * (contracts are made or off red; to de- 1 Miss Ella Brown, tho organist at ik for advertised letters one dne wtiat j, ha i] constitute prima facie Goucher, played for the Ravenna Sun Herbert Smith. Silus TVorthev. E. L town of Gaffney: such sale or lease such sewerage system: and to can only be m-ule upon reeommenda-; establish the price-- and the rate of tion of the hoard »>f public works, af sewerage connections, and at their t r due notio,. by publication of such ,]i scre t| on to force property owners lease or sale and the terms thereof in j t 0 connect • with said mains. Thev one or more new napers printed In sEall have the riuht to lay sower the town *of Gaffney for a neriod of time not less than thirty days imme diately preceding the election to rati A. R. N. Folnrer. P. M. [evidence of guilt: to compel all per- day school last Sunday. -ons participating in such transactions Mr. Wyatt Goforth was a business {to testify concerning their connection visitor to Gaffney Saturday. Mr. H. D. Mathis spent last Satur- ■ office Flute Torn. I therewith; to provide that no discov- A woman reports to the Washing-j erv mad * by a ton Post a new and clever name for well-known and highly esteemei American dish. An Englishman and his wife sat|or criminal proceeding and that he Miss Maggie, spent last Sunday at change in the salary of any of the county officers, and that bil] is simply to correct an error that crept into the Act of 190fi “Tlie dispensary will be kilied.” Grnerous to a Fault. (Epworth Herald.) Congressman Perkins was in the of a friend a justice g- o , v mad - b> any witness. Which would day and Sunday in the Grassy Pond i peace> whpn a rouple caTOe n to d I";™'!!"' w,th Ml ‘ Jim Sparks and : niarrled . After the ceremony the Ji d unis!, nem under this act, shall be; family. tice accepted a moderate fee. a used against such w ness m anv penal Mr. K. R. Goforth and daughter. ; han , led th( . bride an umbrella as s near me in a cafe on the avenue the j shall be altogether pardoned th refor; j Pacolet, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G pipes and mains along anv am] all streets and alleys of the town of Gaff . nay: and no system of sewerage shall ... .... ... ty or to confirm such proposed leape, j bft laid or Installed within the corpor-! day before yesterday. I knew they or such pronoK' d sale of said electric j ate llmis of the town of Gaffney, j w«re English as soon as T saw bis light plant, or water works rdaut one ! 0 t bp . r than the system that may be j coat and her hair. Even if I had not or both All elections herein provid-; establshod or laid by the said board seen these two unmistakable English , mark t prices, and for other Purposes ed shall be ordered by the town conn- of public works. ' things. I should have guessed their; Mr. Lawson—A bill to ell. and thev are hereby required to Sec 8. 'Tt. shall lie the duty of the | nationality from a narm they gave to i the issuing of bonds in public school ton* net it ion ° of * i lu* 'maiorR v* 1 of "The **'1 ‘’T w °f workH to ,L : ’ eep ; American dish The man was or ; districts in South Carolina. ' Mr. John Horn, who has'the dropsy. I umbrella’^gasoedth** justice Wd of m.hlic works or m>on nLH r n Q i "v T f u * \ T? 1 ° ,k ' r n « 1 ', inch ^ n - u , , I Mr. Scarborough-A hill to prevent We hope they will soon be able to be' J hoard ot public works or upon peti-, Gaffne> a full and correct statement, ‘1 don’t see it on the bill of fare,” the adulteration of cotton seed meal, out again. of all receints and disbursements he said to the waiter, “but bring mo I and to provide a punishment for Its Miss Minnie Brown ‘a student of arising from tho sale of such bonds some flute corn if you have it.’’ adulteration. Lines tone College visited her par as may issued by He m under the "Flute corn" repeated the waiter. ! Mr. Richards—A bill to regulate the ents last Saturday' and Sunday, provisions of this Act for electric i n surprise. ‘ adontion of text-books for use in the MY. and Mrs. Albert Mathis and sis light Plants, water works nlants or! ‘Yes, said the Englishman, “flute public schools. to provide that regular commercial ex- B. Sparks. change and other bona fide trade or-* Mr. Ed Burgess went to Spartan ganizations may post quotations or burg last Monday on buisness. We are sorry‘to report that Mr. provide for Henrv Kirby, of Pacolet, has boom very sick for several weeks and also of the be jus- nd she went out. Mr. Perkins looked on gravely and asked: “Do you always do ihat, Charlie?” “Do what? Marry them? Oh, yes.” “No, I mean bestow a present up on the bride.” “A present? Why, wasn’t that her tion of one-third of the freeholders of the town of Gaffney; in all elections f or issneing bonds the ballots used shall read. “Issue bonds; yes” and “Issue bonds: no,” and for all elect ions to ratify the sale or th*» lease, as provided In Section 4 of this.Act, the ballots used shall read: “To rati fy lease; yes," and "To ratify lease; no,” and if a majority of those voting in either of the elections herein pro vided shall vote “Issue bonds; yes,” it shall be the duty of the mayor and town council ;o issue l>onds accord ing to the terms of this Act; but if a majority of those voting in such election shall vote'“Issue bonds: no” then no bonds shall he Issued: and if a majority of those voting in any election herein provided, as to lease or sale, shall vote “To ratify sale: yes. ” or “To ratify lease: yes,” then such sale or lease, as may bo, shall be made; but If a majority of those voting in such elections shall vote “To ratify sale; no.” or “To ratir fy lease; no.” then no such sale, or lease, as it may he, shall be made. Sec. 5. All electric lights and wat er furnished to the town of Gaffney, as a municipality, and all lights and water furnished to any firm, corpora- tioh citzen of the town of Gaffney, residing or doing business in the town of Gaffney except those using industrial power, who may use such power for generating lights for thrir own use, shall be contracted for and secured from the board of public works of the town of Gaffney; no “No; it wag mine,” replied the con gressman., sadly. Beware Of “Digestives.” sewerage system. It shall be the du ty of the town council of Gaffney to employ each year a non, resident ex pert. or an auditing company, to ex amine the Ixvoks and vouchers and all transactions of the said hoard of pub lic works of the town of Gaffney and, at the concnsion of such examination, a copy of the said report shall be filed with the mayor of the town of Gaff ney, and such report shall be open to public inspection: Provided That the statement showing the financial condition of the electric light plant, the water works plant and the sewer age system of the said town of Gaff ney, each of them separately., shall be published in one or more of the newspapers published in the town of Gaffney. Sec. 9. For the purpose of con ducting or operating the said electric light plant water work's plant and sewerage system of the town of Gaff ney, cither one or all of thdm. the said l>oard of public works are hereby an thorized and empowered to borrow a sum, of money not to exceed, at any one time, more than ten p»*r c«nt. of the value of such electric light plant, water works plant or sewerage syw tem, such money, when so borrowed, to b© used solely for the purpose of operating and repairing and maintain ing such electric light plant, water I corn. The waiter still hesitated. “Why,” went on the Englishman, “don’t, you have it? The sort of corn, you know, that one eats like playing the flute.’’ And as a delicate euphemism for com on the cob I think “flute com” can hardlv be surnassed. « Good Pric«s for Land. Yesterday was salesday but very few tracts of land were offered, Flerk of Court J. Eb Jefferies sold the Gore land, containing 143 acres, in the Ravenna neighborhood for $2,590. or about $17.24 per acre. It was purchased by John B. Brown. Clerk of Court J. Eb Jefferies also sold the Harris Idnd, containing forty- four acres, situated in the upper part of tho county, for $1,050, or about $23.95 per acre. Messrs. N. H. Littlejohn and E. P- .\Lacomson sold the David Macomson MR. LYNCH ASKS THE TIME. The Blind Man Keeps Watching the Big Y. M. C. A. Clock. (Charlotte News.) ter, Miss Nannie, spent a short while with Mrs. Carrie Burgess last Sunday evening. ■>. 'Mrs. A. A. Mathis has been very I sick this week. We hope she will I soon be out again. The Only Way to Cur e Stomach Di»- orders is by Strengthening the Digestive Organs. The ordinary pepsin tablet has ruined more stomachs than all other causes combined While it gives tem porary relief, it loaves the digestive system weaker than ever, and the tablets must be continued with In- Mrs. Carrie Burgess spent last M<ra- ‘ W hat o'clock is it by the big Y. day night with Mr. and Mrs. H. D. M. C. A. timepiece? asked Rev. C. E. Mathis. Lynch, the blind preacher, who sells Messrs. Paul Brown and Floyd creased frequency, papers and pencils at the Square. i Goforth, of Trough, were welcome The onlv way to permanently cure day at Present writ- visitors at Sunday school last Sun stomach troubles is by strengthen me. t $~.v 10. Brother Lynch,’ replied day. | i nK digestive organs with a MI-q- a gander. . Misses Nannie, Leith and Ha Ma- na stomach tablet taken before That is a seasonable hour,” re this were shopping last Monday eve * meals. In this way the remedy pro- plied the blind man, 'and I’m truly ning at Pacolet. {pares the stomach for the food and Mr. H. D. Mathis and son Albert, excites tne secretion of gastric Juice© so that, when the food is eaten, the glad to hear that it is so many o’clock*. I wish I had $100 to give , have been very busy this week with the Y. M. C. A. for its building. It | the saws. They are making the loes is a great thing for the young men.” fly. The equal of this story occurred before the story, when several days ago (he name of Rev. C. E. Lynch read out at the daily Y. M. C. A. 1 o’clock luncheon as being responsi ble for $5 for the fund. Brother land. There was about 441 acres of! Lynch doesn’t live any simple life. this land in different tracks and it brought $5,025. and was bid in by W. A. Moore, of Cowpens . f’allle Perry’s place was bid In at $3,700. This Is a mighty good price for land, but it will hardly get jeheap- er. Subtcrlb© for Th© Ladoor; 91 a year. supporting a wife and several child ren by his traffic In flve-cents-worth- at time ‘of papers or gum or shoe strings, hut he never begged a penny In his life. It U an honor to anv man to help Brother Lynch acro**e the street. Subaerlb* for Th© Lodoor; $1 a year. / Mrs. Florence Thomas, and sister, Miss Eva Burgess, spent last. Satur day, Sunday and Monday In Gaffney, the gue*st of Mr. and Mrs. Wallis Har vey. W© are glad to aay that Mr© J. C. ; for the purse or vest ‘pocket. Brown and son are getting on very cost but 50c. stomach Is prepared to digest it. If Mio na was a mere digestive, it would be taken after eatine. so as to mix with the food, but then perma nent relief would not be gained. Ml o na stomach tablets are sold only in a neat metal box. convenient and well now. Mrs. L. D. Bonner and daughter. Miss Irene, of Goucher. visited Mr. and Mrs. M. W Littlejohn last Sun day. Mr. Wilks Brown say© he ha© th« finest Deny going. He is looking for hi© match but think© he can’t find one just like him any where. The Gaffney Drug Co have seen so raanv cures made by M o-na stomach tablets that they give a guarantee with every box that the money will bo refunded if the remedy fail© to give satisfaction. You run no rlak in using Mi-ona. for you are ©are to be cured at trifling expense, or ©toe your monev will be returned. . ■ k -fi •• .. . A, . •: .. .