Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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One Billion Dollars A largfi Sum »f money about the louse or office is a •onstant source of dan ger. There is always lie risk of thieves or ire. You owe it to /ourself and family to ivoid such risks. Put . our money in the National banfc of Gaffney where it will lie safe from lx th and be just as con venient to use as if you had it in your pocket. rsai k It! National Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C. sai •« »« ■ ♦ »• : : : i* iSji SHOHI ^ n || OF LOG A IN c flES! COURT PROCEEDINGS. • • • • V l fc 4 ♦ • • ♦ • « V * • iy 1 • f ♦ % « iV , k « ♦ ■« « • « ♦ » • i .♦« D. C. ROSS, Pi e*»t. J. A. CAP ROLL, Vice-Prest. MAYNARD SPVTYTH, Cashier. r ‘. W. HAhr.ES, Ass’t. Cashier V 4 # Wo Afo io EARNEST ¥ and that’s why em phasis is put on our position as custo dians of other peo- ile’s money. ^ SAVIfa G.S dANKS ^ stand for economy and tor 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 pay FOUR per cent, interest on ALL deposits COM POUNDED four times a year. :::::: HT he iirsilf’nev I kink. Office in The National Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER > OKEE Recent Happening* m *nd Around th. City and Other Event* Gather "d by the Local Nev*,* Editor Statch Wilson was released on bond of $7on for his appearance at next term of court. This is the last dav in which to pay eitv tax. Don’ neg ect it unless you want to* pay a nenalty. J. H. Ruppe, of Maud, has recently taken his office as magistrate and appointed W. J. Davis constab e. Colton was selling at 11 cents yes 1 malav. There was » good deal of fered for this season of th^ vear. M. ft. Gettys, of upper Cherokee, sold a bale of cotton to Carroll & Myers on last Saturday which brought $!>8.72. It was long staple cotton Court conevened Monday morning at 9:30 Judge Aldrich pri the case nf Stan arne 'Ailson N. Turner was taken up. VIi iurv had l i en empaneled when we went to I press. • There will be a piano recita' at 1 im •• one f’o!P -e tonight (Tuesday). Miss Angelic 'ndrews. a clever voung p'anist. wii’ give the recital. as«ited iiy Miss Higley, sonrano. There should be a large attendance. Saturday while crossing the tracks r lit Southern rai road in front of Mr. Harvey’s reshlence on Cherokee venue Mrs. Howard Hancock caught her foo I he 1 les and was thrown violently to the ground, the result of which was her arm was j broken near the wrist. The Woman s Club held Its regular fortaiglitlv i ,;ng at the residence ; of Mrs F H. Oaffn y on Thursday .afternoon February 28. Some excel- ent sketches of famous women of merica wer ■ read bv the different ’omebers of t.'e cbfb. Bryant was the .author for the afternoon, and an excellent naner on his life and noems ; was a principal feature of the meet- I ing. General Session* Court Adjourned Saturday—Common Plea* Now On. Thp court was engaged Friday in the trial of Mamie Lipscomb. 9-year- old negro elrl. charged with arson. She was repr sen ted by Col. T. B. Butler, while J. B. Be! assisted the soFcitnr In the prosecution The case was giv n to the jury upon the adio irnment of court Friday and Sat urday morning they rendered a ver diet of not guilty. f)n Saturday Judge Aldrich uro- ceded to Impose life sentence upon Bi ! Jones and lohn Allison, who bad been convicted of murd r and recom mended to the mercy of the court. Mr. j C. Otts then argued a motion for a new trial for Jim Rons, who w;m charged with ki lin ghis wife and was found gu Ity of manslaughter. The motion was vigorously contest d bv Solicitor Sense and Col. But er, who assisted in the prosecution. Af ter argu ment Judg Aldrich signed an order granting the defendant a new trial. Owing to the illness of Stenographer Motte. Judge Aldrich deelUpd to dismiss the .juror and ad iourned the court of sessions Satur dav morning. The court of common pleas onen°d vest, rdav morning at 10 o’clock. Case of Stanvarne Wilson vs. W Turner Voluntary non-suit. suit. Daniel vs. J I. Sarratt. I 4f. Everybody knows that money repressnts labor, but tnere are lots of people who don’t s« t in to recognize the fact that if labor can earn money, labor’s representative ought to earn money too. Had you over thought about it in that way yourself ? II you will bring your savings to us we will show you how tv make them earn you money day and night. \A e ofier you 4 ft on an absolutely safe investment, i-n't that a good deal better than to hold your money and risk los ing it? Start a Savings Account with us. non . Lit con. in p T. uul.. io vs nanv .ogress whop we wont We-torn Union for mental :in- Tolm B. Voluntary P -rry c To e vanh was to nress. State vs. T. Wal ker, larceny and after trust. No] prossed. State Ns. Ern st Chambers, assault [and liattery with intent, to kill. No! Dressed. State vs. E. 'V. Jolly, assau t and balt.erv and canving concealed weap on. Continued. MERCHANTS"”PLANTERS BANK , GAFFNEYV S.C. D. C. ROSS, President. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-President. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. El "liy.y-- . ■; •' - ■ - y : ' . • ./V V. ^ "nV- « ^ Yesterdav morning Mr. J. H. Cur rv’s horse became frighten'd at ! seemlnglv some invisible object and j began kicking furiously. As a result Mr. Currv vvas kicked from his bug- | arv and his right ’eg broken below | the knee. Drs. Steedlv and Nesbitt i were speedily summoned and soon j had the injured limb s~t. At last re j ports Mr. Curry was getting on as well as could be expected. The Wofford College acrobatic team gave a highly entertaining and much appreciatd performance at iJmestone College auditorium 'ast night. The young men wer« undm ; the instructions of Prof Chalmers Daniels and showed that they had had tlm best of instructions in this line. The audience from town was not what it should have been, but we are sure when the young men visit us again thev will be greeted bv a larger house. Vb' < . / r,'’ ’ feiiK.4- : : ' • O’ 4 You Enjoy Cooking On This Good Stove It’s a Buck’s Cook Stove and the one you ought to u^e, because it is made on the Buck’s system which insures the greatest econemy of fuel It has a white enamel Oven that is ventilated, so that baking can be done ideally—no mingling of odors, no uneven bread baking. The top of the Stove and the bottom of the oven will never warp. The fire back is warranted five years for coal. Connecting Rods are outside, never warp or burn off, therefore, the Stove will not fall to pieces when it is old. Come in and see the Stove and convince yourself of its splendid merits. WILKINS-WATSON HARDWARE COMP’Y *•****••* * * * • I * * * STAR THEATRE. • • • **••••*•* *«*• Saturday, March 10—Gilbert A. Eldridge—Star Course Attraction No. 3. Monday. March 18—Williams Com edy Company—one entire weeb. popu lar Prices. Tuesday March 2fi—Alpine Enter- i tainers—Star Course ■ Attraction [No. 4 Thursday, March 28—Lyman Twins, in a musical farce comedy j “The Rustler.” We ha\t just received a stock 21 JEWELED, of the best watch movement in Elgin, Watham. Hampdei ’ and other movements A good line of 21 and 2 jewel Rail-Road Watches. If you are in need of; good,TIME PIECE see 0111 Mock of Watches b< fore you buy. About your Jewelry, Silver Ware, Cut Glass. China, Clocks and \ velties see us We are head- qu irters, Showing the larg est a n 1 ties* stock in the city. Remem ber we use the lat-st and new est methods in all repair work. We have the best equippad re pair shop in the county. Gilbert A. Eldrida*. One of the most meritorious at tractions of the Star Course is Mr. Mr. Gi’hert A. Eldredge. who will he here next Saturday night. In pre senting Mr. Eldedge as a first-class entertainer we do so with th« per sona’ endorsement of Mr. Onie Read, who so pleasantly entertained our nponlft a short time ago. We anoend :i few reliable newspaper comments on Mr. Eldredge: “Of all the various readings given in our town none has ever surpassed, and wo think none ever enualed. that given by Mr Eldredge. We wish he might return.”—Neoga (111.) News. ‘‘Cjlhert 4. Eldredge gave a series of character sketches in the assemb ly room of the Y. M C. A. The au dience was moved from tears to ’aughtpv and from laughter hack to tears bv the impersonator...—-Milwau kee (Wls.) Sentinel. “Ever*' foot of available space was taken and Mr. E’dredgp was a whole show HI? entertainment was a de lightful one The program being of a humorous nature, caught the au dience from the start.. He was equal- ’v ""mrt in the female characters.”— Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette. “The genera! verdict is. that Mr. E’di-edge Is one of. if not. the best. Impersonators who ever appeared hoi-p. He was eoually at home In anv character he chose to represent, no matter of what class. He gave a remarkable entertainment, and was grind in every number The audience was enthusiastic in its apnlause.”— Manchester (Iowa) News. Birth Jay Party, On Thursday. February 2^ Miss Re a Gaffney, th-- five year old daught er of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Gaffney, of Inman, entertained eleven of her lit tle frUnds fro'' 1 three o'clock until five in honor of her fifth birthdav. The fo'ipving wer 1 present: Misses Bessie Boll PhilUns. Genell Holt. Vnl a Davis. Doneyhoo. Annie Be]] Omn. Game Ann Gaffney Nora May and A’He Lee Maxw 11. Masters Wale E-ank’in Sinclair and Wofford Tilloson. After spending some time Playing games Mrs. Julia St Clair got them in lin« and asked them for a song to which thev readily responded. When through with the song thev marched into the dining r-'~m and after thanks wer returned, refreshments were served. Then thev returned to the nnr^m and engaged 1n Severn’ other games Little Ruth was made the hr"'" recpvpnt of manv nice nre c nls given bv her little friends and several old er peonlm i n honor of the day. At five o’cock the little one^- bode us good bye, returning many thanks for the haopy afternoon. 1 u * u *■.. -um Our Buyer is now in the Northern market Mayor’s Court Various and sundry were the cases Imfore Mavor L’ttle In yesterday’s mavor’s court. Charlev Morgan was fined $23 for indu’girg in a business in which he was nuite a competition to the State dispensary In other words he was handing out booz« too freelv and as a result will spend thirtv days with the good roads com mittee. The “Afrfco Crap and Skin Club” was arraigned before his hoonr on the charge of gambling. Some nine or ten having been caught in the act were fined $2.50 or t°n days. We felt a hesitanev In saying the chain- gang wil’ he strenghthened by their presence, hut at the same time we are sure Gaffnev hasn’t lost anvthlng. De Monterille Smith, known to fanip as “crao shooting Montz.” was charged writh being the pronrietorv of a gambling house on a small but profitable scale and was fined $15 or thirtv days. Montz he’levlng it was good for his health took the days and can now be seen handling, like a veteran .the nick and shovel on the public highway. A New Street. Through the efforts of Sam Fort, ’he real estate man. Col. Samuel Jef feries. Mr. G. M. Phifer and Mrs. N. M. Gedd -s have deed to the citv coun.- ci' a street through their property In the northern section of the city. The new' street will be called Phifer street and will run from Limestone street to the Providence road, con necting thn two and making a short er route. This new street has long been needed and op r ms up a n’ce lot of most desirable city property. It is t le old baseball ground property. Th' 1 Ledger understands that several parties have an eye on this property and It is not at all unlikely that a big manufacturing enterprise will be built on it in the n^ar future. The Gold Found. Saturday moaning while searching the new’ suit of clothes Tom Harris purchased from Garrol’ & Byers on the day he murdered Mrs. Morgan Sheriff W. W. Thomas found in one of the pockets 'h) in gold. $75.00 ^ in greenbacks and $2.25 in silver, mak ing a total of $1(17.73. This added to that previously found makes $803.85 ■is a total of th 1 money found on TTar ris’ person He had spent about $25.00 besides this, w’hich makes a total of $918.75 he got from the person of the old w’oman. W. C. Carpenter Co. I-*-*»♦-VM.’.’V.;.♦ • *« !:! : *♦' V % 41 ♦2 *1 V SI * v m Cherokee B.: L. Association Fourth Series Now Open. « Stock Being Taken-Applications For Loans Filed. a a It it ; a One man is now living in his own house who joined in Jai - uary; made application for loan; paid his dues—75 cents— which was really due February 2. He made this payment as a matter of good faith. He is in his own happy home today—February 10. He is saving house rent today. His property—not the landlord’s property—is growing in value everyday. Name fuinished upon application : : : v. $ i V V »:« * v Read Our Booklet And Pass It “ It Means A GREATER GAFFNEY. W. fl. Gooding, Sec’j & Treas. C. A, Jefferies, Prest. 44 Lest You Forget J *. Insure to-day. TO-MORROW may be too late is certain! LIFE; uncertain. So long as this is true, NOW is the lime for every man o responsibility to act. mi XDEBBaaAi pT Give Us A Call, y) The Qaffney ..Jewelry Co.. 2§ The Sorasis Club Meets Thp Sorasis Flub met with Mrs. L. IT. Campbell on Buford street on Tuesday of last week at 4 o’clock. Th 1 study of the history of South Garol’n-i was taken up and the fol lowing Interesting program was car ried out: 1., Indians of South Carolina. 2 Geography c’aims of Spalnards, | English and French 3. Early sett'ements. 1562 to 1670 4. Ppoers were read on th« differ ent governors In successive order The program was Interspersed with music by members of the club. C’HES RHtfcl SU m FAiU. I Boat Cou^il ruji. '] ««ii-s '.V iu iiiimj. Mi l. b» ■Iriwifl-u FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at th LEDGFR Office. Gaffney, S. C. Carolina Mutual Benefit Association Will provide for protection at a VERY small cost. Any one in sound health is able to carry insurance with u». 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 Bank, Gaffney, S. C. W. C. McArthur, Gen’l Mgr. B. B. Steedly, Medical Director. J j