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One; Billion' Dollars] B n IK A Large Sum of money about the ' louse or office is a constant sou rce of dan ger. There is alwa^ s ;he risk of thieves or fire. You owe it to i /ourself and family to ivoid such risks. Put I your'money in the National Bank of Gaffney where it will be safe from both and^be just as con venient to use as if you had it. in^ f your pocket. 'Fliink fYI>outjlit! National Bank ofyGaffney, Gaffney, S. C. SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EDUCATIONAL BOARD MEETS. 4 !ft EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. h D. C. ROSS, Prest. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Pres!. MAYNARD^S MYTH,"Cashier. C. W. NAMES,''Ass’t. Cashier. $ and that’s why em phasis is put on our position as custo dians ofbther peo ple’s money. SAVINGS BANKS ^ stand for economy and for safe and sure methods of adding to your wealth. In youth is the time to forecast for the riper years of life. This bank can help you. An account opened to-day will prove a blessing in the years to come. We pa) FOUR per cent, interest on ALL deposits C POUNDED four times a year. : : : : : TL'he Oaffne^r Swa.vinjys Bank, OHicalin The National Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C. Recent Happenings | n ?n d Around th« City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local Newa Editor. Cotton brought 10:75 yesterday There was very little offered on the local market. The County Pension Board met yesterday and transacted routine busint^ss. Tlie fifth day of Maioh will he the last day to pay city taxes. That is one week from today. Next Thursday la the last day in which to pay State and county tax es without the penalty. H. H. Stokes has rented the Pal metto Hotel in the Webster & Jef feries building and will conduct the same. Six white boys were before Mayor Little yesterday morning for playing cards. They were fined $2.00 each and paid the fines. Tavo white men were up for an affray and contribut ed $5.<11) each for their fracus. The nine-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McDowell died Sunday and was buried yesterday at 3 o’clock at Oakland c metery. The parents have th ( * deep sympathy of a large circle of friends and acquaint ances. Sheriff \V. \V. Tromas and Chief i of police T. H. Lockhart went to ! Spartanburg Sunday and brought i Tom Harris alias Childers, lo Gaff ney Harris will he tried for the I murder of Mrs. Kortensia Morgan at phe Present term of court. I Miss Nanti Bess Thompson, who has been with The Ledger for quite a while, has resigned her position and accepted one In Atlanta. Miss Thompson is capable and efficient and a valuable addition to any office force and we parted with her with rtgret. She is succeeded in this of fice by Miss Lucy Wood, who is both efficient and obliging and with whom the force is likely to become very much attacned. Mis* Be»sie Kendrick Offers Her Resignation. The regular monthly meeting of tho citv board of education A v as held in the office of the president Friday t evening. The following memebers ! were present: B. B. Steedly. treas- i urer; M. A. Sarratt, secretary, E. R. Cash, J. B. Pettit. Dr. W. C. Ham rick. C. C. Harris. The regular routine business was transacted and some matters in con nection with the proposed bond is sue were discussed. Supt. West, submitted the resigna tion of Miss Bessie Kendrick, of th‘ second grade in Central school which was accepted with many regrets. Mfiss Kend ’ck has been a most faith ful and e f iciont teacher here for several ye* rs. and it is a matter of general regret that she does not feel strong enough to continue the work. The following is taken from the statistical report submitted by the superintendent of the session ending February 23nd, and is a repor of the white schools only: Enrolled first day otf month . - 596 Number enroLel to date .. .. 907 Number of new entries 27 Belonging at date 608 Aggregate attendance 10,190 Average attendance 522 Percentage of attendance .... 92 Cases of tardiness - 202 Number of pupils not absent . 223 Number of pupils not tardy . . 381 Number of pupils not absent or tardy 181 Number of truants 1 Number of visitors 34 The colored school has an enroll ment of 191. BANKING BY MAIL Accounts can bo opened and conducted by mail as conven iemly, safe and satisfactory as over our counters. Our out o town business has grown to be an inj portant and distinct feature of thi bank, and we give particular atteutioi to the interests of our correspondent-patrons. You can stai a savings account by mail and every cent of it will work for you earning four percent, interest. We compute interest four tin&s each year and add it to the principal. You can draw you money at any time. MERCHANTS»°PLANTERS BANK GAFFNEV. S.C.^ D. C. ROSS, President. J. A. CARROLL, Vice*President. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. El * V,-. V. '.’VVV.'Vf'V-W A--*-* a fk * » • » j /» M.m .at STAR THEATRE. “The Sweetest Girl in Dixie”— Tuesday, February 26th. Saturday, March 10—Gilbert A. EHd ridge—-Star Course Attraction No. 3. Monday, March 18—Williams Com edy Company—one entire weel:>. popu lar prices. Tuesday. March 26—Alpine Enter tainers—Star Course Attraction No. 4. Thursday, March 28—Lyman Twins, in a musical farce comedy “The Rustler.” Two Marriaqes. Mr. William M. Stowe and Miss Pearl Reid were married at the home of the bride Sunday the 25th at 6:30 o'clock by Rev. E. G. Ross. Mr. Ed E. Reid nml Miss Hattie Stowe. Mr .Marshal P. Champion and Miss Lizzie McCrraw. Mr. Rufus L. Mullinax and Miss Carrie Sanders were the attendants. A large num ber of friends were present. A nice suoper was served after the cere mony. The young couple had an the home of the groom at stone Mills yesterday. Pink Hudgins and Miss Eflie Pur- gerson were married Sunday 25th, at 4:15 at the home of Mr. John Huntsinger near Cherokee ford. A large number of friends were pre sent. The ceremony was pronounced by Rev. E. O. Ross, of this city. W. C. Carpenter Co. infair Lime- *1 We Have Them The Plows, Collars, Names, Traces, ESackbands, Single trees and all things else used on a well regulated farm. Wilkins-Watson Ildw. Co., Gaffney,S C. i.* 4- , « v 4 ^ ^ r • r-r w* Frr Tim We ! ave just received a stocl. of the best w. tch movement v in Elgin, Wath.'un, Hampdei r< and other movements A good liueof 21 and 2 K jewel Rail-Road \Y. teliev If you are in need of < good TIME PILCH see on stock cf Watches be y fore you buy. About your Jewelry, Silver Ware, Cut Glass. China, Clocks and ?v velties .-.ce us. We are head quarters, Showing the larg est and 21 JEWELED. 'A l The Play Was Well Received. Of “The Sweetest Girl in Dixie” which comes to* tire Star Th atre to night the San Antonio Daily Express, of Saturday. September 15, 1900, says: “An appreciative audience gie ted the ’Sweetest Girl in Dixie’ Company, last evening at the Grand Opera House. The play is full of Southern atmosphere, it deals with the folly of a lath r who mortgages his home and 1 ’aces hirrso f and daughter in danger of being turned out into the world, aone and without money. it has tne usual scheming vil’ain. who is assisted in Us machinations bv his risr r. Of course there is a hero, this time a capable voung Yan kee c- • isin. who comes to the rescue and 01::wits the designing schemes. "Miss Freda Siemens in the roie of Barba'a Howard, ’that sweetest girl.’ showed hers if an actress of some • ility and much personal Sne acted admirable self- and spoke her lines UToce W. Wright Colonel old southern gent!* man, Her part with g inline CAprev-iion. Two old V- George and Mint Cal- ,-d Die comic I m -nt. as pathetic, and won no small stint of ap use and laughter Eugene Kuck as Howard Emery, was a manly ami hadsome lav r. and the her parts were wed taken. "As a whole the play is pleasing nd ms well 1 lv d by the audi ence. At Lines the gallery indeed grew r wi d, enthusiastic.” (Not —This company appeared in Greenville Thursday nbiit but the Greenville News neglected to say anything about them. They were in Spartanburg last night. The press notices we have printed were fur nished by the advance ag-nt. The Ledger does not fee] warranted in saying that the production wu l be first class, and yet it may be. Pa trons will have to take a chance on this show.) B. B. Club Entertained. On last Saturday evening Miss Wil ma Gaffney delightfully entertained the B. B.’s with a three-course lunch eon. Miss Lola Gaffney gracefully presided over the punch bowl. Those who enjoyed the evening were Misses Stella Hamilton. Flory Sarratt, Win nie Davenpo’-t. -Jessie Lipscomb. Lu cie Carpenter. Lu’a and Freeman Gan-ett. Pearl Crawley Am/ Gaffney and Lila Sarratt. Messrs. Kyle Da venport Lewie Wood. Lowry Walker, O. P. Richardson, Sam Fort. Miller, Brown, Guion. Anderson. Gre?ne- baum. Jimmy Wood. Irvin Magness, Jim Harris, Vernon Phil’ips, May nard Smith, Dr. Garland, George Hayes. Victor Lipscomb, Claud Flack- ; ami Lambeth Our Buyer is now in the Northern market W. C. Carpenter Co. __ Mrs. Phillips Entertains. One of the most enjoyable funct ions of the season’s gaieties was that riven by Mrs. Wm. Phillips to a few of her friends on Thursday of last week. The afternoon being devoted to “flinch” pas ed entirely lo rapid y. Delightful refreshments were s-rved, ■rnd the sueris went awav greatly in debted to their hostess for a most ■ ’ asrnt afternoon. llerokeeBJL' ~' T f Fourth Series Now Open. Siio;. Baing Taken-Applications For Loans Filed. A '-a. Ktr t '.U II 5 1 i 1 l^uSirO'.- . ..•*»••!» r 1‘t. LI*’ by cl-'*-' ri-: i. t rf • ./* cnai-m. reiliaiiif iv t Geo. Howard, ti.e did a chain feeling and darkies, i'e line, fn: u-i- ’ well as the Fire Disurancel ''*• it i/r* •. 1 • sori.c of the iHrgest sml 1 st :.•*! -or.iicinies nml wen :d n* wrU yi-’ir busini r. 5-D-if. Sn»ith & Lips*omb, Apent One man is now living in bis own house who joined in Jan uary; made application for loan: paid his dues—75 rents— which was really due February 2. He made this payment as a matter of good faith. He is in his ow n happy home tod-.v—February 10. He is saving houie rent t alav. His })r »j:erty—not the landlord’s property - is growing in value everyday. Name fuini.-hed upon application : : : Mi I it $1 jp !m IW best stock in :be city. Remem ber we use the latest and new est methods in all repair work. We have the best equippad re pair shop in the county. Give Us A Call. Star Theatre ONE NICHT ONLY fjp TUESDAY, FEB. fcO “The Sweetest Girl In Dixie” “An Idyl of the South.” By Freda Siemens Prices—25c. 50c, 75c. Seats on sale at Cherokee Drug CoS Read Our Ruoklet And Pass it Aicng, !t Means A GREATER GAFFNEY. W. H. Gooding, Sec’y & Treas. C, A Jefferifs, Prest. $ M **+*?+ + * • * - * • * m * * *• ' • - - ^ .1 ■■ — ... I , ■ ■■ "Lest You Forget” Insure to-day TO-MORROW’ may be too late. DKATH is certain- LIFF^ uncertain. So long as this is true. NOW is the time for every man o responsibility to act. The Gaffney ..Jewelry Co.. Death of Marion Bridges. , Mr. Marion Bridges, farmer who I resides just across the line on the North Carolina side on Broad river, died at his home last Friday, of pneu monia after an illness of a short while ; Mr. Bridges was a middle aged man and was well liked by those who knew him. He was well known in Gaffney i and in fact the entire county. Peace to his ashes. \ Gone To Union. Mr. Da\ Id N. Clark, who has been 1 with W. J. Wilkins & Co., for some time, left last week with his family for Union, where they ^ull reside in the future. Mr. Clark will engage in business for himself in Union. The Ledg r regrets to see Mr. Clark and i his family move from Gaffney, but its best wishes for their prosperity I and happiness attend them. —Buy your seed from the Seed I Store. F ow er Se^d, Garden Seed, Field Seed. Our Ime of seed Is com plete. Gaffney Drug Co. WILLIAM 8. HALL. JR.. Attorney at Law. Office over The Battery GafTnty, 8. C. Prompt attention glve« p to all busine* Ramsey & Coyle Painters, Paper Hangers and Decorators Gaffney, S. C. * We have just received the largest and a' most complete line of samples ot Wall] i paper. Sin-O-Wall andSanitas ever shown in Gaffney. We also paint. Fieri- ^ mites and references cheerfully fur 1 ^ nished. Feb. 5-imo. j ^ RAMSEY & COYLE £1 THIS Carolina Mutual ~ '' Association Will provide for protection at a VERY small cost. Any one in sound health is able to carry insurance with us. You will never miss the money so invested. HEALTH is UNCERTAIN, therefore apply AT ONCE to one of our representatives or at our HOME OFFICE over the Merchants and Planters Br k, Gaffney, S. C. W. C. McArthur, Gen'l Mgr. B. B. Steedly, Medical Director.