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# ♦ # d THE LARGEST CIRCULATION •f Any Newspaper In t** Fifth Congressional District of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE HE LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. .VC GUARANTCB THK RCLlAftlLlT / •f Every Advertiser u fho Usee the ColMmna of This Paper. ■EST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All that the Word Impllee and Devoted to the Best Interest of the pejple ef Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 15, 1507. •1.X A YEAR. ATTORNEY HALL QUOTES THE LAW what the SUPREME COURT SAYS. I herewith 1 understand a bonded in- property em- u’hool district power of the QRINDALL GOSSIP. Personal A Citizen Wants to Know About the Voting 0 t Bonds, and is Inform ed by Mr. Hall. Attorney W. S. Hall, .Ir., submits following reply in answer to an inauirv of a citizen in regard to is- sndng bonds: lu response b> a request from you fo, an opinion in regard to the vot- inir of bonds for school purposes for school district No. 10 submit the following: The real question, as it, is, whether creating dHttednoss upon tin* braced in the ar ui of > Mo. 10 will affept the town of Gaffney to increase its txmd- ' indebtedness for the purpose r>f (•■stnicting a system of sewerage, or other municipal purposes. To be more dofinit >, let he question be stated °n facts. Is it lawful where a school district embraces also all -erritorv of a municipal corpora tion. for tiie school district to vot- • which will increase the bond 'll debt on the town pmnertv beyond t> eight p-r centum limit: and con- v®rstdv. if the b' ••ded imb re'ities en the property mbraced in both ih# municipal district ami the school tfciT ict. is as much as eight per cent | of the total taxable property in such T*va, may th“ town vote bonds in •uwess of such amount for municipal purposes. 1 think this covers all the points likelv to be involved. So much of Sec '» of \rt. X. of the Oastitution of 1895 as aft ct q»»estion, is Os follows: "The bonded debt of anv county, hrmnship, school district, municipal corporation, or political division or | «ut)division of thm State shall never j disced eight per centum of the as-1 mossed value of all the taxable prop- j ‘'fty therein. "And no county, township, muni cipal corporation or other political ■'Hvision of this State shal] hereafter b© authorized to increase its bonded indebtedness if at t.h« time of the proposed increase thereof the aggre gate amount of its already existing bonded debt amounts to eight per c, it of the value of all taxable prop- as valued for State taxation. A*ii whenever there shal! be several pnKlieal divisions of municipal cor porations covering or extending Ayer *h territory or portions there of possessing a power to levy a tax or contract a debt, then each of such political divisions or municipal cor porations shall so exercise its power i to increase its debt under the fore- I eming ' ight per cent limitation that Vie aggregate debt over and upon vr territory of this State shall n«.V T exceed fifteen per centum of theValue of all taxable property In snch\ territory as valued for taxation by tiV State.” Fw.h this it appears that a muni cipal 1 corpofe-atiions independ^rntty. has a r.Vht to increase its bonded in- dehtednets up to the eight per cent limit; that a school district has the Q ame right. But wheVe the school district cov ers the territory embracing a muni cipal corporation, then this right is restricted as to both. That. is. if the bonded debt of the municipal corpor ation is already eight per cent of the value of all the taxable property therein, then the school district em bracing the municipal corporation cannot increase the bonded debt be- vond fifteen nor cent of the value of at] the taxable property therein. Therefore, the school district would lie limited in the exercise of its pow T - er. and could create a bonded debt to the amount of seven per cent of an the taxable proeprty embraced within its limits. In the ev nt there is a bonded debt created by the county in which both th * school district and the munici pal corporation are situated, the situation is further complicated, for the aggregate bonded debt, .of the county, school district, and the muni cipal corporation shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the value of all the taxable property in the county as valued for taxation bv tin. State. •Suppose the bonded debt of a coun ty is five per cent: that of a munici pal corporation in the county is five percent: and that of a school district within the county and embracing the territory covered by the municipal corporation, is also fiv rt n A ” cent, then it is clear that each of the said poltical divisions has reached the limit fixed by law. and neither can increase its bonded debt, for the ag gregate is already fifteen oer cent of the value of all the taxable pro perty in such territory. This section of the constitution was constructed by the supreme otyurt of this State In the case of Todd vs. city of Laurens. 48 S. C., 895. and is in accord with the views above expressed Tlie Ohief iustlce. however, reserv ed his opinion as to whether the bonded debt of a county can properly be regarded as constituting any part of the bonded debt of the city, inas much as that point was not involved. The language of the constitution is clear, and not only authorizes the construction given herein, but makes It neoeesary. Paragraphs and News Notes. Grindal, March 11.—An egg hunt is booked to come °ff at the Holmes school house Saturday, March 23 at 3 p. m. in which both old and young will take part. The neighboring schools are cordially invited. We note with pleasure the resolu tions of Camp Jefferies l’. 0. V. and hope that the ladles requested to as sist in procuring lists of soldiers will hr, successful in obtainng the names of all in the neighborhood. Me will endeavor to get the names of all the dead and missing in our vicinity. This is a noble work and we believe everyon will respond liberally for the reason that most of us have some relative who fought, bled or died for a cause thev believed ins', and right and it behooves us, their j descendants, to erect, monuments to their memory, for soon, very soon, j ;lv> last of them will have crossed the river and only history and these momentums will be left to their memory. Then let us do all j wo can to show our appreciation of thei” noble sacrifice that the pangs of death may be lightened by a knowledge that they fought not in vain. Miss Annie Hames writes us that Mr. Wm. GomMoeb has sent her a list of those buried at Elbethel, Skull Shoals and the Goudelock raveyards. Mr. Phillips those of Co 'inth and Tate graveyards and that Mr. Webster will • nd those of Ills soct'-m. We mention this so those interested may turn their attention to other and mor private burying- grounds. She farther states that they have been working for five year - and have not asked for outside h In until now and tl^at any contri bution. however small, will he ap preciated. Mr W. McWhirrer is rapidly re building his tenant house that was hurned a short time ago. Miss Mae Hames spent a few days with her friend. Miss McWhiter, of Jonesville last week. We are ,r lfld to report Uncle Jes- si • Mabry, who was found uncon scious on the roadside a week ago, able to attend services Saturday. Mr. Ray Sparks is quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jefferies have a new' arrival at t heir house also Mr. and Mrs. Munroe Horn. The most sensible paragraph we have seen lately, appeared in the last issue of The Lodger, and Is as follows: “There’s no harm in giving even bad advice because nobody will take any kind.” Mr. and Mrs. Mason Garner’s in fant is quite unwell. It has some kind of skin trouble. They are speaking of taking it to Dr. Hunter, a cancer doctor of Rock Hill. Dr. Hunter is treating Mrs. W. E. M. Kirby, who has suffered for years with something similar to cancer. Mrs. Leslie Fowler and children spent several 'lays in Jonesville last week, the guest of her brother-in-law, Mr. Whiteford Fowler. Mr. and Mrs. j. R. Kirby, of Jones ville have moved out on a farm near here. Mr. A. S. Mayfield, of Union, has moved on a farm near Mr. It. J. Har ris. Rev. W. E. Crocker preached at Rehoboth Saturday and Sunday eve ning to a well filled house. He accompanied by Mrs. Crocker daughter. A son of Elie Smith, colored, tried before Magistrate Foster found guilty of arson. W© are glad to n port Blanche Foster, who has been under the treatment of Dr. Southnard, much better. Miss Lizzie Moorehead. of Gaff ney route, attended services at Ko- hoboth Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hames, who have been quite rick were able to at tend services at Rehoboth. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kirbv - left* for Jon^kville today where they will spend a few days visiting friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Crocker spent several days at the home of Mr. J. A. Hames and ' + hers, last week. Wasn’t that an excelletn sermon of Dr. TaLnage’s in the last, issue of The Ledger? What a beautiful and broad mind he bas—a mind, capable of seeing the physical as well as the spiritual well fare of men. We notice several inquiring about “Flaw Picker.” We do not know where he is now, but about seven years ago he lived at West Union. He called at our house once and re- ' nested us to sen ’ our matiuseript to the Union Times for him. 1 re member asking him if he still wrote fo»- The Ledger (I did not take it at that, time) ami he said that he did not. I do not remember his real name as he wag a stranger to me. With best wishes. ’ I remain, Annie Laurie. k NEWSY LETtER FROM WimNSVUE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerninq Pop ular People and Short Items of that Section. Wilkinsviile. March 12.—Mr. Sing leton Clary dmd at his home last Friday in the eightv-second vear of lii« age. He was a member of Com pany F. 15th S. C. regiment during tlm war and made a good soldier. His remains were buried at Abing don Creek church last Saturday. He was a quiet, good citizen and an in dustrious hard working man. He leaves a wife and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn loss. There ore several cases of cold -and grippe in this neighborhood, be sides those heretofore reported in this correspondence. Fortunately none of them are seriously ill that "'o know of. Mr. and Mrs. Sam 1. Strain visit ed the parents of the latter, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. McCulloch, last Saturday, accompanied them, hunters were abroad in last Saturday morning, down in the fork to get Rut Reynard got off cam© over to the Wilkinsviile oil mill last Saturday for n load of cot ton seed meal and hulls. Mrs. Tom Sanders, of the fork sec! ion. is so very bad off with rheu matism that he is about helpless. * The patrons of the extension of t! • R. F. D. mail route from Wilkins- ville have worked ou1 the road from W. R. Walker’s place to W. C. Kir by’s and they expect soon to have tlm mail on it. One of The Ledger patrons who lives in the fork section, says he hasn’t received his paper in some time. Their mail is sent out from the Sharon office an-' they have to cross Broad river to get it. J'he ex tension of this route is expected to supply that, section from the Wil- kinsvili" office. Through the persistent efforts of Senators Simmons, of North Caro- SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, RAVENNA READING. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY OKEE. AND CHER Local Items and Personals of Gen eral Interest. Ravenna. Mar. 12.—Your corres pond nt nas just returned from a pleasant visit to Greers. We left here Sunday morning, but as the Pacolet train was late we failed to Recent Happenings in ?nd th* City and Other Events Around Gather ed by the Locai New* Editor. Cotton sold The offering yesterday at 11 cent was extremely light. lina. and Clay, of Georgia, a hill passed the United States Senate gr? City Clerk Henry Ross has suc ceeded in collecting all but about of the municipal taxes. anM* 3 '” 00 ing better pay to It. F. D. carriers. Hon. D. E. Finley, our renresenta- tivo. was one of th< champions of the hill in the House of Repres A nta- ^jg'tives when it passcrl. From the Re- I cord it sf'Oms to th" Soutlu n sentatives. the country i- ly indebted for the success bill. Surly the war is over exi those who didn’t, eet mad in t do their fighting when th some danger of g ttker hurt O’le thing scienc has n •mre- irge- this with e to One little ease of d an as the sum total of the mayor’s court busi ness yesterday morning. It cost the offender $1.00. Victor’s Venecian Band will ap- ’ — at the Star Theatre on Monday venini vpril !: ;. This is an A1 at- rapiion and should be well patroniz ed. ’0 Miss Ruth Tlie fox the land They went, up u race, when the dogs got after a cotton tail. News of Mr. Joshua Spears’ death reached us Friday evening last. He died suddenly at his homrl at. Kelton. Mr* is a brother of Mrs. J. C. Otts, of Gaffney. Mr. L. M. Hartford, our ferryman, is kept busy. An immense amount of travel crosses at Howell’s ferry. He is very attentive and cautions his substitute about letting the fiat g-1 lose when he is away, or have anv accident to happen. wj^ it. found t:- ar on the can- left says there :lr p no fox country now like there dogs used Tillit in this lo be. Henry McDaniel was with the fox hunters last Saturday morning. Dr. Darwin, of Gaffney, was called J see Mrs. Jefferson Blackwell last Saturday. She has been In very poor health f< '>• some time. Hon. C. W. Whlsonant went to Blacksburg last Saturday to see his mothej*. Mrs. Betsy Whitesides, who is sick. Mrs. Wkitesides is well advanced in years but until recently, has been very active for one of her ae •. Mrs. J. few da vs L. S. has been sick for a with cold ;ind grirme. The Hopewell Sabbath school has been reorganized for the present year and starts off with a good en- Mr. Arrowood school will twenty-second enrollment of never gone into Sam J. Strain is was and was and Found at Last. J. A. Harmon, of Lizemore. West Va.. says: "At. last I have found the perfect, pill that never disappoints | me: and for the benefit of others af flicted with torpid liver and chronic constipation, will say: take Dr. King’s New Life Pills.” Guaranteed satisfactory 25c at Cherokee Drug Co. A tissue builder, reconstructor, builds up waste force, makes strong nerves and muscle. You will realize after taking Hollister’s Rock Moun tain Tea what a wonderful benefit it will be to you. 35 cents. Tea or Tab lets. Gaffnev Drug Co. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qulalac TalUta. Drarglita refund money If R fallg to cure. ■. W. OROVBT sig nature Is on each box. lie. Are you tired, fagged out. nervous, sleepless, feel means? Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens the nerves, aids digestion, brings refresh ing sleep. 35 cents. Tea or Tablete. Gaffney Drug Co. roll men t of scholars. ; is superintendent. 1 The Salem Sabbath soon enter tii>on its year. It has a fair scholars and has “winter quarters.” the superintendent. Very few old people attend, we are sorry to say. This, we find is more or less the i ease with all the schools in the 1 country. Its a sad mistake ion the part of the older people. The! laie Wm. Jefferies, a life-long Sab-; bath school worker. oft"n snoke of 'his iind told of some old ladies who were constant attendants at his | school and their presence was not onlv an inspiration to him hut to the young P"Ople. and we find he was correct in his estimation^ of their presence and help. We would be sorry to know that unv of our readers neglect to read Talmage’s sermons or fail to find anything edifying in them. We be ll ve he is the greatest man of the age. It is estimated that his ser mons through seculer newspapers r ach not less than twenty million of people in this country and Europe each week. If this estimate Is even i approximatelv count (which it is) he lias, through the press, preached to more people than anv man since the Apostle Paul. Again We would like to call the attention of the sorrowers, relatives and friends of the soldiers who went from this North Pacolet section of '•id Fnjqn countv to the civil war that it is their dutv to see that the name of every soldier is furnsned the John Hames Chapter U. D. C. of Jonesville that they niav be enroll- d and preserved for the use of the historic who will some <lay do them a deserved justice. This is a work that no one man or set of men or < women can now do without such help and this will in all probability be the last chance with many of us. York, Chester and a few other counties have long since done this .work and Cherokee can do the same if its people will try. i In our last letter we casually re ferred to the race question. This calls to mind what Ed Edwards, colored, said on the occasion of a wedding frost among his people. The married couple with some of their intimate friends, occupied the first table to which Ed thought he was an elligible hut he did not re ceive that honor. Ed didn’t like it aud wouldn’t go to the second table. He said that he wanted them to understand that h-> (Ed) was a white man among niggers. Mrs. Ethel Blackwell has been staying with her mother. Mrs. J. L. S-. who has been sick for several days. A lew people have oats to sow yet. Mr. Hemphill Blgham, of Sharon, came over last Saturdav to see his sister, Mrs. Sallie B. Etses, who is sick. Mr. J. M. Smarr. of Hopewell, done—explained eers always are side of the hod. JVill some of th'> who say the earth has not motion explain why it I that a bean or other vine in climb- l ing a tree, pole or corn stalk always runs the same way- from right to left—North of th ■ eqnotor, while South' of it. thev run in the opposite : direction? Mrs. S. F. Estes. Messrs. John and Terry are all sick. Dr. W. A. Hood has been treating th ' • eases. The Salem people thnL there is a prospect of getting a minister before loir- Miss Maud Blackwell spent vrstm- day with us. J. L. S. Th* Clansman on April 10th. Some °ne has been assediously circulating the story that the Clans man will not be in Gaffney: that no contract had been signed, etc. This j is an error. The Clansman will cer tainly he here on Wednesday. April 10th. It will be the same company that appears in all the laime cities. The locaj manager wanted some as surance of the ferits of the com pany, so wrote Mr. Brennan, who sends out this comnanv under’direct- ion of Mr. Dixon and received the following reply. New York City, Feb. 16. 1907. Mr. Ed. H. DeCamn, Gaffney, S. C.' Dear Sir:—As for the merit of the company and production, you need have no fear whatever. They are absolutely first class in every res- H arris' shaved taken. arr visited) lay and tool:- picture. Harris was and another picture of Photographer ( eotiptx jaii Wedne- the Tom then him There will be preaching at Gethse- mane on Sunday, Marc]) 17th at 11 a. m. AH members at'" requested to be preesnt. Visitors and strangers welcomed. The regular services will be held at Draytonville Saturday at 2 o'cclocq and Sunday at 11 by te pastor. Rev. E. G. Ross. A cordial invitation ox- tended to all. Mr. and Mrs. L. moved from the Buford street to U. Campbell hav Walker house on the Paul Gaffney ■ lO'l 1 *' "omery corner str-ets. Johnson and Mont- pect. The company organization which folk last season and wiimng the highest the country for the The scenic equipment is with the company, being original in Nor is the opened which 1i as been praise all over past two years, on a par complete in every particular. You can guarantee your patrons that the performance win give them more satisfaction than though | U11 - v stage presentation they have ever witnessed in their lives. Mr. Riley, who will visit you two weeks ahead of the play date, will co-operate with you in the matter of advertising mitiside towms. Very truly yours. Geo. H. Brennan. Rev. W. T. Thompson will preach :tt Elbeth 1 Baptist church the third Sundav in this month at 11 o’clock a. ip. The members especially are urged to be t'reser' The attorneys for Jessie Wooten. | the Spartanburg woman who killed I Litt Harvey a couple of weeks ago ' have secured bail fo- her in the sum j of $2,900, and she has been released from jail. Mrs. Polly Lavender, widow of George Lavender, desires to com municate with some one who was in the war of 1861-5 with her husband. Mr. Lavender went to the w’ar from Spartanburg county. Yesterday was a regular March day. The wind was blowing pretty strong at times and the dust w r as an noying. If this keeps up the street sprinkler will have *0 he called into service. Wednesday was the day for the new law requiring all trains to in Gaffney to go into effect. Southern is ignoring the law. et Agent Ezell says he has had no instructions in regard to the law. Simon Abbott, formerly of Gaffney but now conducting a furniture busi ness at Greer, has sold a half inter est. in the business to Mr. John Hug- gin. of this city. Mr. Huggin will go to Greer to take charge of the busi ness. Mrs. Ross Entertains. Otic of the pretty social events of last week was the reception given 1) Mrs. S. S. Ross and Mrs. Boyd Hames. Between fift- and seventy- five guests were entertained. In the front parlor Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Hames stood to receive their guests, the mantels were hanked with ferns and bowls of yellow jonquils. Yel low and white being the color scheme, quantities of them were used through out the house. In the dinitur room the round table had for its center- piece. a beautful arrangement of jonquills and narcissuc in a long fiat waiter. The handles were tied with big bows of white tulle, like htr'e butterflies perched on th" sides. A salad and ice course was served, the ices and bonbons carrying out the color scheme. Receiving with Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Hames was Mrs. Harry Shaw, of Charlotte. Those wko received in the hall were Mrs. Harry Byars. Mrs. Nathan Littlejohn and Mrs. W. C. Carpenter. Those who received in the dining room were Mrs. J. A. Carroll, Miss Bessie K"ndrick. Miss Lillian Hopper and Miss Ethel Ross. In the library with the same decora- toiis of yellow and white, with ferns I and palms Mrs. John Lipscomb and Mrs Charles Hames ‘" •ved nunch. Some unknown person shot a hole into the door of Providence church last. Saturday evening. Th" weapon used was a shot gun and the indica tions are that the shooting was done at short range by a tall man. Our good friend D. W. Cooper savs he can prove an alibi. This is hardly necessary, however, because there is nothing mean in the composition of Mr. Cooper, and there is some thing mean in the composition of a scoundrel who i s so low down as to j destroy church prooerty. It’s a pity j he can’t be caught and dealth with i as he deserves. r< ach Spartanburg in time for 39 and had to wait <»n No. 11, which v. as about one hour kite. However, we arrived at Greer at 4 p. m. aud at once ran upon our big hearted fri tul. Mr. Jim Kalnev. After chat- tin" with him lonu enough to learn that he had married again, we retired t" the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Grier, who most royally ent'-rtained i us. W© found their daughter. Miss Pearl Grier, had been happily mar ried to Mr. IXYster T el, .mother of your scribe’s best friends. On Monday morning we took in the town, which is on a hustle. Many | new buildings are going up an 1 the town has r centiy nad their reel.-, paved and a more beautiful town cannot be seen anywhere than Gr*" Monday was salesday there aud crowds from around iwiinus - veiled the already livelv crowd. A sad scene was witnessed of winch *e took note. A father aud son. from Asheville, were there trading horses and the son took violently ill Sun day night and soon died. His re mains vety on 'he train we came over on, and the father’s lacv was a most miserable sight to behold. The corpse was removed iron No. 12 at Spartanburg, front th nee to its last resting place—Asheville. Mr. D. D. Brown has been qui e sick but is better now. Miss Vennie Pettit Is again aid" to l»e out, we are glad to asv Messrs. B. B. and G. A. Goforth, of Cowpens. were visitors her ■ last Sunday. Supervisor and Mrs. E. F. Idp- sconib. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Spake, G. W. Mabry, j. \Y. Abbott an ’ Misses Edna and Minnie Brown, Lillie Mae Goforth and Miss Hill, all of Gaffney, were appreciated visitors here last Sunday. Mr. * M. \V. Brown, was :t Gaffpoy visitor Messrs. C. T. and snent. last Sunday at ing the marriage of Mr. R. B. Chalk. Mrs. H. H. Littlejohn is quite sick. Mrs. C. E. Kitchens has been ° ending a few da>s at T’acolet with her son. Mr. R. D. Kitchens. Mrs. .7. B. Brown has recovered from a recent s •'ll of grippe. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Goforth spent yesterday in Cowpens vsitim r Mrs WiRle Goforth, who is in ill health. Mr. B. G. L. Pettit has swapped of his team of mules and now has a cracking good "air of mules. Mrs. Polly Littlejohn, who was hurned to death near Cowpens last Saturday, was laid to rest in the Lit tlejohn graveyard near here . last Sunday. A large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends met to pav their last respects to the deceased. It will be remembered that Mrs. Littlejohn’s brother. Mr. Wilkins, of Cowmens, was also burned to death last week. We extend our most, sin- stop c ' er * sympathies to all the bereaved The ones. C. Tick- — Hurt In a Well. While digging a well for Junius Clarv last Friday morning Joe Par ris sustained severe injuries by reason of the slippng of a pin that wa s used in the loop of the rope to hold the box that the dirt w#s be ing brought up in. A box of dirt was being hauled out of the well and had been hoised about twelve feet when it fell, striking Mr. Parris on th" back, he being stoo?)ed over at the time, digging. The well had been sunk about twenty feet. Dr. Steedlv attended the injured man. He says the injuries are severe but not necessarily fath.1. MT. Parris wa s resting as easily as could be ex pected vestyrday. our ■ i bant, yesterday. ('. P. Chalk Greer, uttend- their brother. EFFECT OF THE FOOD LAW. Saved Her Son’s Life. The happiest mother in the little town of Ava. Mo.. Is Mrs S. Ruppe. She writes: “One year ago my son was down with’ such serious lung trouble that our physician was unable to help him: when, by our druggist’s advice I began giving him Dr. King’s New Discovery, and 1 soon noticed improvement. I kept this treatment yip for a few weeks when he was per fectly well. He has worked steadily since at carpenter work. Dr. King’s New Discovery saved his life.” Guar anteed best cough and cold cure by Cherokee Drug Co. ’50c and $1.00. Tral bottle free. Chalk-Liester. Greer. March 11.—One of the most ! beautiful and quiet weddings that j we have attended in quite a while, took place here last night at 6:30 o’clock when Mr. Robert Ben Chalk, of Pelzer. led to the alter, his charm ing bride. Miss Lillian Mae Liester. where Rev. B. L. Woffard. of Wood ruff. in a few serious and solemn words, soon made them one for life. Miiss Lillian Liester is the young- est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Leister and is very beautiful and having a sweet disposition, numbers her friends bv the score. Mr. Robert B. Chalk is the third s A of Prof, and Mrs. T. G. Chalk, of Ravenna and is quite popular where he is known. The bride and groom received a number of nice presents from their relatives and friends, which goes to show their friends are piany. After attending preaching all returned to the home of the bride and an excellent sunder was snread nd enjoyed by all present. We extend our congrat- ulatons and hope this couple will have smooth sailing o’er the matri monial sea. —The Gaffney Drug Co. is oushisr seeds just now. Everybody knows they are headquarters for anything wanted in the wav of medicines. —Chufas and nev Drug Co. Peanut seed at Gaff- Driving Many Worthless Catarrh Me dicines Out of Existence. The Pure Food and Drug Law, which went into effect the first of January, has already shown the good that will follow its enforcement. | Many worthless remedies, that h.'Ve been advertised for the cure of catarrh, a disease that is univrsally prevalent, have been drive" out of existence by the Pure Food Law. The effect of this is to increase I the sale of remedies that are valu able and that fulfill the provisions of the law. Hyomei. for example, is meeting with a larger sale than ever ; before, and the Gaffney Drug Co. are still selling it under a guarantee : that it will cure catarrh or the ; money will be refunded. Hyomei is a scientific treatment that is recom- •; mended by the best physicians. It i cures catarrh without stomach dos ing. through inhaling medicines that go right to the affected snots. Bv breathing Hyomei three or four I times daily throu ^ ' , • the neat nocket inhaler that comes with every out fit. its medicated, healing air pene trates to the most remote parts of the nose, throat and lungs, searches out and bills all catarrhal germs, and soothes arJ heals any Irritation in mucous membrane. , i M - complete outfit costs $1.00. ex tra bottles if needed. 50c. and is sold A Child Burned to Death. t by the Gaffney Drug Co. under the Victor Corry is a colored-man and 1 guarantee that it will cure or cost he lives op Mr. Thomas Spencer’s nothing. n lace n°ar Lawn. Last Friday Victor was hauling wood and his wife left U’~ house, leaving two children, one about three years and the other about one year old alone in the house. In some manner the elder one’s clothing caught fire and It was so severely burned that it died. The vounger one was also severely burn- but will recover. •—We handle only the Selected Irish Potato seed, put up in barrels to prevent bruising. Early White Bliss. Triumph or Red Bliss and Wood’s Peerless. These varieties are Ml especially suitable for this section. The Gaffney Drag Go. Subscribe for The Ledger; |1 a year.