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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION »f Any Newspaper In th« Fifth Congreaalonal District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE SEMI-WEEKLY Ledger --PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY- ATI QUARANTU THt RlLlARlLlT < •f Evary AdvartlMr Who Uaoo tho Column* of Thl* Popor. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Nawrpapor tn All that tho Word Implies and Devotod to the Best Interest of the Pejplo of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY. MARCH 19. 1907. 11.00 A YEAR. “CIVIS" DISCUSSES ISSUANCE OF BONDS HE SAYS WE CAN ISSUE THE SCHOOL BONDS. An* Thtn We Can Issue Water Works and Seweraqe Bonds in Ad dition. To tb Editor ol' The Ledger The tiuestion is often asked ’‘Will th« issuing of $25,000 in school bonds tin. issuance of additional boeds for water and sewerage in Gaffney?” We say that the issuing of $23,000 school bonds will not. ef- fe*t the issuance of water works or »ew> rage bonds. Under section 7, article k, of the constitution of 190. - ), Miy town or municipality may con tract a, bonded debt by a vote of the electors, not exceeding ight. per ceatum of the assessed value of the taxable prop rtv tiierein. Section 3. article 10, provides; ‘All bonded debts of an\ county township, school district, municipal corporation, or |M:lltical or sub division of this State, all combined, shall never ex ceed fill cn per centum of alt tax- abb- property in such territory. The taxable property in School District No 10 amount- *«> $! .ltilt,tii'X. There i* not :t single dollar of bonded in debtedness on this property as a sPlool district. The. properi> in the township of Limestone. Mo •gan and White Plain amounts f o $2,017,207. on which tliere is a bonded indebted ness of $i2,t)00, being Cherokee’s share of the bonded indebtedness of Spartanburg county, at the time of the establishment of Ch rokec coun ty This property would permit of issuing $185,204 in bonds for roads, schools and other purposes; outside of municipal purposes, in other words: School District No. 10 may issue $109,85*2 in bonds and the bal ance of the t.ownshinc- of Limestone, Morgan and White Plains, may issue $75,452 in bonds without effecting tho issue of municipal bonds of Gaff ney. and the town of Gaffney may also issue $47,000 additional bonds aid he inside of the constitutional requirements. The town of Gaffney may issue bonds for municipal pur poses to the amount of $1 <12.000; there is now out-standing $55,000 buds for municipal purposes, leav ing a balance of $47,000 which may b p ismied by the town. This is all the town can issue if the school bonds are voted, and the same amount only, may be issu' d, if school bonds are not voted It does not make any difference as to these honied debts whot.h <r the bonds are voted on School District. No. 10 or not. In other words: The town of Gaffney ha* the right to vote eight per cen tum or $102,000 in bonds for muni- cipai purposes, and the school dis trict, xclusive of this bonded debt, has the right to issue $109,852 in bonds, and above those authorized by the constitution to he issued by the town f >f Gaffney, before the fif teen per centum, constitutional lim it. is reached. Assuming that the school district will vote the bonds to the amount of $25,000 and they are to bear interest at 5 per cent per annum, it will require one-half of one mill to pay interest thereon, on all property assessed in School Dis trict No. 10. The last legislatur- reduced the taxes in this section of the county one and one-fourth mills, so it will be seen that our people may vote these bonds and levy a tax sufficient to pay interest there on: and when this is done the actual levy for taxes will be three fourths of one mill less than in 1900. There in not one dollar of bonded indebted ness on School District No. 10, ex cept its pro rata share of the $12,- (YOO bonded indebtedness in Merited from Spartanburg county; and under the constitution as above cited, the voting of bonds by School District No. 10, will. not. In the least, effect the right to vote bonds by the town of Gaffney for municipal purposes. In other words, or to repeat, if the bonds are not vot' d the town of Gaffney can only vote $17,000 ad ditional bonds, and if they are voted, the town of Gaffney mav still vote the $47,000 additional bonds for mu nicipal purposes The onlv thine that could effect the bonds of Gaff ney would be that if there was now a bonded indebtedness on this dis trict. exclusive of municipal Imnds amounting to eleven per centum, then no more bonds could hr* issued by the town Rut if there was out standing bonds on the school district amounting to seven per eentum or $169,852. the town could still vote this $47,000 additional bond for mu nicipal purposes. And these both combin'd would make fifteen per centum as limited by article 10 sec- ^|*ui 5 of the constitution. It will thus be seen that this school district may vote bonds in any amount not ex ceeding $109,852. without efferting the constitutional right of the town of Gaffnev to vote bonds for municipal purposes. So the ques tion before the people on the first Tuesday, in April will, he: “Am I willing to pny one-half of one mill, additional tax o n mv nropertv. and wtilch will th-m he three-fourths of o«e mil] less than 1 paid last year, in order that Gaffney may have •rtoquat school facilities?” Will it be a good business investment? The town has stood still for the l»n two ye,ars. The next five years will show wonderful developments •n this section of South Carolina. Hundreds &nd thousands of people will be moving into this section, •apltal and numerous industries are hound to come with them. The j waters being develf ;>■ d on Rroad river means a larger amount ,J f pow er and the price of power to be re duced. A community is judged by j its schools Any citizen worthy of the name of a citizen will not carry his family to a place where there are no schools. Our graded school building was erected manv years ago. the population of the town is four times as large now as it was then The building needs to b** • n- iargod, the walls need to be made dead walls to deaden its sound, and there are a number of things neces sary to make it a model school build ing. There are crowd'd into one. room seventy boys and girls, twice as many as one teacher should have; but they cannot be divid* d. for there is no room for them. Rut when we turn to the school in the factory i-nd of the town w»* s<- a disgrace for ant place that is as progressive as Gaffney. The whole school is crowded into the basement of the rii<roke<* Avenue lia|,tist church, without sufficient light or ventilation, and it is there h> tin grace of the trustees of the church and the cot- ( ton mill authorities That mill pays a large proportion of the taxes of this town and its employees’ child- ten should he given fair treatment. If the people who are always so anxious to help the ‘‘dear people” on election years desire to help these people now it see as tnat tills is a "lendid opportunity In reference to the water work'?, we all agree that mor water must be had, and that more bonds must be issued to jnereu-e our water sup ply, not on account of fire prof etion only, but on account of our house hold necessities. Last summer was a rainy summer and onr supply was -iiort. and no doubt it will bo less Ibis summer. If bv voting school bonds we would lessen the amount, for water works, we for one would be opposed t<, issuing school bonds. Such is not the case as plainly shown by the refer'nee io the con stitution above. The facts are we can vote the school bonds and then vote in addition $25.bah water bonds, and the taxes, reduced by the last session of the General \ssembly, on' - and one-fourth mills, will pay the interest on both school and water bonds, and the taxes remain as in 1906. The only way the issuing of bonds bv the school district could effect the right of the town to is u • bonds would be for the township, j school district, and county to issue I bonds exceeding seven p r centum i of the assessed propert' ,,f the ter ritory, and as much as they exceed | seven per centum it would reduce the eight per centum allowed to the municipality. In other words, both combined ma, issue fifteen per cen tum. having eight per centum for the town and other purposes. So, if county and school bonds are issu ed to the amount of eleven per ceu turn, w<- would not issue any ad ditionai bonds, as we now have four ; per centum outstanding. But until the, county and school district bonds exceed seven per centum of all as sessed nropertv the municipality of Gaffney has the right to issue bonds up to eight per centum per annum. Or to speak in figures: School Dis-i trict No. 10, may issue bonds to the amount of $109,852 and the townships ‘ of Limestone, Morgan ami White j Plains mav issue $75,452 additional without effecting the right to isssue ! lK>nds by the town of Gaffney These view's an* sustained by the supreme court iu the case of Duncan vs. Char leston, CO S. 0 . 357; McCreight vs. Camden. 49 S. 0„ 78; Stehmeyer vs j city council. 52 S. C., 295, and other j cases, but it seems to us that after reading the constitution the matter is conclusively settled, without the citation of judicial authority. And fo- Gaffnev t<» stand still in educa tional matt'-rs, to fall to vote the bonds will be to advertise to the world at large, that u < are no longer | striving to measure up to the nppor tuniti'-s that are within our grasp. Cl vis. A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKfNSVILLE, THE SCAFFOLD ERECTED. Th» Day of Harris' Execution Draws Near. Cuiitractor L. Baker on Saturday! begun the erection of the scaffold j on which Tom Harris is to die one ] week from next Friday. The work ! I was finished yesterda; and all is now! in readiness for the occassion. Ail j day Sunday crowds of people visited ! | the jail and looked at the scaffold ! Among the visitors b* the jail was a! j sister of Harris The erection of the j scaffold had no effect on the nerve <d' Harris as he listened unconcern- I edly fo tlie sound ol the saw and ; hammer and talked freely to the !other prisoners. On Sunday he even went so far as L» say to some of the visitors that that "as (lie place where 1 lie was to die. One man who does j not. believe in capital purnishment I lold Harris that, if he had it within his power lie would have the sentence i j commuted to life imprisonment, and j ■ Harris replied that he was glad lie j did not. have the pow er, as he want-j ed to die, adding that if lie lived and ' SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, A SUCCESS. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of that Section. VVilktnsville. March 15 Mrs. Jef ferson Blackwell died at her home last. Wednesday morning after a long and serious illie-ss. She was buried at Abingdon Creek church yesterday. She leavi-s a husband and six children o mourn her loss. Sin* was a good woman and left be hind her evidences that she v.u. ready to go. She has been an inva lid for a number of ; ears, yet bore , . | was sent to the pemteniary ne might be thrown in bad company and lose bis religion ami then lie wo. Id go to EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE, Recent Happenings in and th* City and Other Events Around Gather ed by the Local New« Editor. lilbd his regular •hoboth Sunday. Thompson filled bis first ;tt Flbetiiel Sunday, Kev. L. 1L Gaine appoint merit at R B v. W T appoint merit Kleven cents was being offer* d for cotton ’ ■♦serday. but. no cotton w r as bi'iim offered for eleven cents. looking for .ytuan her affliction with a patience that in dicates the lib of a true Christian woman Blessed are the ii*-a<l who die in Hie Lord, r tc. Mrs. Blackwell was born near Cedar Grove in Ihurens county, iere she w as respectably connect ed and to her family our heartfelt sympauiies are extern ed. Miss Virgie Walker, daughter of 'aptain and Mrs. Sydney Walker, lie' nt her home at Union last Tues day and was buried in the family plot ar Skull Slioais church last Wed n-sday in the presence of a large concourse of sympathizing relatives and friends. If you angli. so heir big ar»* see tne I production On Sunda.N .Mr. hell, while if lie died now he would Miss Lei| BanvM surely go to heaven. i welock. Thev aave i of a large circle of quaintances. The B*n Were tht‘ friei a good twins in .is tie ;L b. 'oyb' and united in * -; wishes s and ac- Hom e Talent Pleases a Large Audi- ©nee- One of the largest audiences ®v*r j assembled in the Star Theatre gree 1 - e*l the home talent that presented j “Out in the Streets” last Friday j night. The play was presented with , credit by all who took part. Mr George Hayes, as ■'Gol. Wayne" w*s cle\ r. as was also Miss Bessie Res- drick as “Mrs. Wayne.” Miss KdJUi Fort as “Nina Wayne,” looked awd noto,| the part. Chas Hames as “Mr Davis,’’ the hard-hearted villian was* good, while Watson Bell’s "Mat Davis” was all that could be desired MY Stanyarne Little as “Dr. Mod- field.” was also good, although tie 1 had very small opportunity to dts- plav l\s talent. Mrs. .1. V. Sarra’t as “Mrs. Bradford” showed conscien tious study and h r *r emotional part was well conceived. Little Klieu Gaines, as “Minnie Bradford.’ was clever enough. Mr. Victor Lip- as “Pete," the negro servant, that he had a splendid erm- of the part and his every ep- was tlie signal for 1 the drama was laughter, w el. nr - * STAR THEATRE. * Monday. March 18--Williams Com edy Company—one entire w* 1:-. popu lar prices. Tuesday. March 26—Alpine Enter tainers—Star Course Attraction No. 1 Thursday, March 28—Lyman Twins, in a musical farce com dy The Bustler.” The Barraca cla>- kce Avenue Baptist id $10 to Mr. <’. \\ •ariiallv hist his iioi 4 S weeks ago. Mr. Dur rlii damagt repaired. >>l the Ciiero- iiurch coutitmt- Duriiam, who * bv fire sum” min has ha*l cradle seen, pass betW'*-n. The giate is near th* rile moments swiftly And whisper as they fly. Unthinking men remember lids, Though fond of sulimary bliss. Thou soon must, gasp and die The few warm days and nights \c have had lately mane everything ><j|; spring like Some of our farm ers speak of planting corn fids month if weather conditions are favorable. If you want to see a spirit of acti vity take hold of a community —es- pecialh women just hollow mad dog, mad-dog, mad-dog and they w ill get a move on themselves immediately. We have received a catalogue * f Mr. W. B. Walker’s improved stock on ids Sunnyside farm near here He lias tiie best breeds that can b 1 had. Many thoughtless mothers dose their cross childr n with medicine and teas of different kinds thinking i hey have colic when the fact is if they would give them a drink of cold water in three times out of five the/ would quit crying and go to sleep. But many women who think tlie” know all about it won’t listen t<> such logic. They tell what ma or grandma or Granny Jones does, and because these antiquated doctors thought It right that’s all they want to know. Just try our plan some time, “sis,’’ and see how often it will fail. Some of ih< weather prophets pre dict a general freeze about the next full moon- 29th inst. Mr. W. R. Walker’s wagons are hauling cotton seed meal and hulls from the Wilkiusvill*- oil mill. Mr. Will Comer, ol Jonesville, was in this section yesterday on busi ness. Mrs. with a Mrs t hough Messrs, still on The Mieneil Williams a week's * IMl)*' ■u;:ag Is company ‘luein at the Star ’1 "heatre las! nig hi with a i ii*'I*)- drama entitled “A Fireman’s 11* ■art,” a pla., ■ that thrills the it* •art of fire- men i tnd those w ho love t In* fire laddie: ■*. Tho star s «*r the <*V( -ning were Miss Mabel Uods rs and Mr. T. P DeGafferelly who did we 11 in juvenile roles while Mr. Richard Via son looked after the earn dy part in a very pleasing manner. Tiiis com pany lias been strengthened since it appeared lu re the first of the sea son and their work last night was above the average of i he popular priced organizations They deserve to play to paeked boils* s during their stay here. The specialties by Jonny Williams, May Blossom and the! other mmembers of the company are j worth the money. Last week they played in Durham and tlie Durham Daily Sun gave them the most flattering notices. Tonight this company will present “\ Fatal Secret.” tomorrow night “The Westren Girl,” and Thursday night—yet to come. Miss Edith Hale, Whistler. As an introduction of Miss Edith Hale, we cannot do better than sub mit the letter of Wallace Bruce, who lias been familiar with tho best talent for a quarter of a century. "Miss Hale seems a triple star In the realm of platform work As a ra<* iirtist in music, reading and I whistling she has won all hearts, scomb, showed eeption 'i' '‘ranee All in a senfed. The singing and reoitatiors b*- | ween acts added much o the pleas ure of the vening’s entertainment. Each and overy number was well receive’ ad the appreciation of the 1 audience wa? display d bv much ap- plaus >. Those who took part in this portion of the program were: Mais- ’ ter Sam Jefferies. Mrs. Oscar Shaks, Miss Daisy Wilkins. Miss Potter, Misses Shu ford Mrs George Garrett Byers. Miss Dew. and Miss Higlftf. The next receipts were about $80. The enferfainm nt was under th# special direction of Mrs. J V. Bai- ratt. who was ably assisted by Mr J. L Daniels. Death of Mrs. Jane Martin. Mrs. Jane Martin died Wednesday <‘iiitp-' at 2 o’clock at b ■!' homo near King's Greek station At tb* time of her death she was surround ed by her husband an.i eight ehffd- ree. •M s. Martin said to the by- < rs. just before she died. t7 > did not fear t,, die. anil those who knew her remember h> r as ono who spent much of her time to mako other happy. Mrs. Martin, prior to her marriage f o Alex Martin, of King’s Greek, was Miss Jane Gibson, of Gaffney. She was horn November 29. 1868. and mar- . ried in 1888. She was the mother , ten children, eight living and two dead. The funeral services took place nt Gannon church Thursday evening after which the bodv was entered in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. -raud- of US The building iteouph *1 <v John Fpps which was burned yesterday a woek ago was tin property of Eamnu- *•1 Littlejohn, colored. It. was the old home place Strapp Littlejohn, de- eeas *1 Tlie loss is about $200 with uo insurance. Deputy Sheriff (’has Durham on : Saturday arrested Babe Lo ch, eolor- I'd for non-payinoiit of poll tax. Babe was taken b' fore Squire G. \V Speer. | who fined him $5 for living to xer- < - ise tiie rights of citizenship without paying the p* na ; '\ attach***! thereto. W. E. Hallman, who formerly li'- '•*1 in Gaffney, but nioiv recoiitlv at Ionov* j*. lias moved back to Gaffney ; and wi!i engage in business here. I! lias opened a store ,n the Burnett, block, next door to McGuinn’s mar ket. having purchased two stores in that block, which he will convert into one store. A mule belonging to Mr. J. D. Goudelock was left unhitched by the driver in front of Mr. Gomleloek’s resid* oo yesterday. He became frightened and ran away, tearing up things in general and the wagon in particular. No one was hurt. The scene of the mule's eseapage was down Limestone street. . . . . J °ne more at home, that home Hopp, the living atrophied man, where separation can not be that is o n exhibition in a store room op- home where none is missed eternally. Lord Jesus, grant us all a place with Thee at home in heaven. posite The Ledger office. Hopp is a curiosity. He talks intelligently and his lecture, in which he tells of the manic in which he was captured and pri-one I and almost starved to *1 Ids s nt condition being the result of the ill treatment accord ed him, is highly interesting. A Friend. ; and will be thrice welcomed when she returns to our Florida Chautau- i Carroll A Byers’ Opening, qua."—Wallace Bruce. I Carroll & Byers’ annual display Whistling or waibling. as based on spring bonnets and hats will take Uk* laws of harmony, as an art. or j place Thursday night. Friday and even polite accomplishment, is an Saturday. The spring oi>ening of this extremely rare attainment among suffering bet ter yet. both It is two cost pas- Burial of Mrs. Champion. The funeral services over the re mains of Mrs. G. J. Chamjdon. notice of whose death appeared in last Friday’s Ledger, were held at New Hope Baptist church at Earl, N. G . last Friday, Rev. E G. Boss officiat ing. Mrs. Ghampion was forty-seven vears of age and had Ir on a member of New Hope church for thirty-two : years. Those surviving her are six ! sons, three daughters, her husband and a sister. Mrs. Mart. Ramsey. Mrs. Ghampion had b'en sick for i about seven months. She was a goo,] Christian woman and her death wil] not onlv be mourned bv her ini- | mediate relatives but by a large cir cle of friends as well. Hints for March Gardening. A busy month in the garden. You can begin to plant a little of everr i thing. Plant Peerless, Triumph or Red Bliss and White Bliss Potatoes Plant Tomato under glass; sow Cab bage. Mustard and Lettuce: plant English Peas, Beets, Radish. Celery, Carrot. Salsify. Parsnips. Onion Sets, Kale and Paesley. Plant earl v Corn and early ligtening Valentine Beans Plant Clovers. Grass Seeds etc.; plant your Flower seeds. Gaffney Drag i Co. A tissue builder, reconstructor, builds up waste force, makes strong nerves and muscle. You will realize aft*r taking Hollister’s Rock Moun tain Tea what a wonderful benefit it will he to you. 25 cents. Tea or Tab lets. Gaffney Drug Co. - -One 50c bottle Nature’s Cough Remedy will put an end to that cough—no cure, no pay. Gaffney Drug Co. —Nothing eute like a Carbo Mag netic. Jessie Blackwell is severe sore throat. S F. Estes is getting she is quite weak John and Terry are the sick list “Aesop,” a young man who hasn’t had the chance of attending school, gives the following correct answer to our pasture question of two weeks ago. The patsure contains one hun dred and sixty million acres, encolsed with ninti en million hundred thousand rails, which tin* landlord $800,006,000. The ture is 500 miles square.. Your correspondent has been on Hi** sick list for a few days and dont’ f* el much like writing. .Messrs James G. Garner and Ben Goforth went to Hickory Grove thm week for seed oats. There is a large crop of oats being sown The township board of equalization lor Gowdeysviile. met at Wilkins- ville last. Wednesday to canvass the returns of personal property made in this township. We are satisfied that, sleeping in dose, illy ventilated rooms is a cause of so much grippe. The best authorities on hygiene advocates the breathing of pure, fresh air at all times—espeeially while sleeping. Last night we had a slight rain accompanied with lightning and thunder. The plows will stand still today. Mrs Ethel Blackwell Is spending a few days with us. Otto McDaniel, who got his arm vVhitewash. broken at Hickory Grove some time ago. is about well and has the use of his arm. Mrs. J. L. S., who has been unwell for sometime, is much improved and able to be about her domestic af fairs. Farmers who buy flour are always wanting it to go down, while their wives want it to rise, and yet this discord don’t interfear with their domestic felicity. Sam J. Strain and Charley Foster took in a trap full of rats this morning. Gharlev is moving the hog pen this a m. He has caught on to Henrv McDaniel and Will Smarr’s method. They move hog, pen and all at one time. Spring sown oats are looking well. J. L. S. women. For more than two decades Alice Shaw stood alone as tho only great American lady whistler, but the recent past lias brought forth one in the person of Miss Edith Hale who will certainly succeed to the pedestal that has long threaten ed to become vacant. The vocal chords of the feminie throat are not adapted to this singularly pleasing vocal t xercise. and not more than once in a generation does one appear combining with this physical equlp- mot a highly musical faculty and taste. Th** young lady was most heartily, and her proved to he a great hit and were a relish to the delighted audience be fore whom she appeared—Deleware Herald. Miss Halo is with t.h*> Alpine En tertainers. which the fourth num- l»**r of tlie Star Course attractions a 11 * I which will appear at the Star Theatre next Tuesday evening well-known establishment are always event worthy of note in me mercan tile histry of Gaffny and thev will leave nothing undone to make this the banner opHng of their business career. The ledger couldn’t begin to tel] you what they have, but on behalf of the firm, extend to each and every one (, f our readers a hearty invitation to attend and see the beautiful creations of tlie milliner’s art that will be offered for inspection. Notice to Maimed Veteran*. Capt. G. W. McKown, command er of of Camp Jefferies. T T C. V.. was in the city Saturday. Capt. MteKown , requ* sts The Ledger to inform all | the Confederate Veterans who lir# 1 in this countv who desire to apply to the State for artificial limbs to ; ni'-'et him at the county court house o n Monday, March 25th to fill out their applications. Each applicant must have a witness who will testi- ; fv to the correctness of the appli- i cant’s statement. The last <■ ssion i of the general assembly appropri- ! ated $50,000 for this cause, and Capt. MoKown desires that those ; veterans living in Cherok* e who lost limbs and desire artificial ones shoul , get the benefit of the appropriation. ENJOY EATING. Letter to W. H. Gooding. Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: What will it cost to sow ten acres half wheat and half daisy mixed? and what’ll the crop b** worth? We don’t know what daisy-seed costs nor now buly it is: we sus pect half wheat and half daisy would make a big crop of daisies, and last a long time: the wheat might, bo short. The parable throws some light on the cost of a paint half whitewash. mixed hnlf-and-half with paint, is all-paint in look and feel; liuhed nine-tenths of tho “paint" in ti*'* store is part whitewash: some half, some more, some less. Paint has to lie spread with the brush, the surface prepared, the ladders scaffolds pulleys and ropes arranged and moved, there's a great deal of labor in putting paint on; it costs $2 to $4 a gallon to do it. Scho 0 | Bonds Agatn. Editor Ledger: I have just read received i 'our editorial comment on the opin- numbers; ion submitted by me in regard to the sailing of school bonds in tiiis district. I am so thoroughly convinced of the correctness of the opinion you hold of yourself that f take the mild criticism conveyed bv reading be tween tiie lines with the best possi ble grace, and with a simple ex- plaination. that in preparing that ar-1 ... . „ „ , tide I inadvertantly overlooked the! h > it anv feeling of ditor of Tne ledger. What does wash? Just wash? Just seem worth it. cost to the same, the same, while, for paint white- Half-whlte- It doesn’t the white- editor of The Aft-r all the editor has drawn , some conclusions, and stated some | figures, which, when coupled with an ■ rror on the part of the type set ter in getting a whole line of type | out of line, suggests the approach of of the millenium. Those conclu- | sions can in no possible way he cor-; rected, and should be stricken from the record with an admonition that citizens refer to the original opin io,) and ignore the - ditorial statement of tacts. To state the issue more succinctly, the bonded indebtedness of the town amounts to about 4.07 per cent of the taxable property, which leaves a margin of 2.92 for other purposes, , which would yield about $50,000 for sewerage or other purposes. Beyond this, the town cannot go until there is an increase in the amount of tax able proportv within the town limits. . If there is no bonded indebtedness Ion the countv. Mum the school dis- —One 25 cents box of Grip Tablets win end that cold in the bead. No cure, no pay. Gaffney Drug Co. wash Joes harm, not good. Wil] the paint hold the whitewash fast? or th<* whitewash loosen the paint? Pure paint, the least- ihe least-money paint. Better paint gallons paint, Devoe. Yours truly 31 F W DEVOE & CO P. S. Wilkins-Watson Hardware Co sell our paint. a bonded debt | per cent of the I property in the j for taxation by| trict may contract not exceeding seven valu‘* of all taxable district as assumed the State. So far all practical present pur poses. It can be said that the lssu«- ing of $25,000 in bonds for school purposes will not affect the right of the town to issue bonds for its pur poses. within the eight per cent lim it. that is, it mav create a bonded debt of $25,000 in addition to the amount already existing. W. 0 Hall. Jr. Good Digestion Can be Readily Grain ed With Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets. It is torment to look upon a templ ing dinner and realize that to eat freely means distress and suffering. Let, us tell you how you can enjoy eating, so that the heartiest mekl* will set well and cause no pain, dis tress or uncomfortable feeling of full ness. If you cannot eat and enjoy three- rood, hearty, satisfaetorv meals a dap discomfort, vour stomach is weak and needs tli'i ! strength which Mi-o-na stomach t/*L i lets will give it. You cannot afford i to delay treatment, for the longer you allow the digestive organ® to h*- weak, the harder it will be to get help The remarkable curative and strengthening power of Mi-o-na Is at tested bv the guarantee, which the ! Gaffney Drug Go. give with eryarj j 56c box. “We return the money M Mi-o-na fails to cure.” If you find that eating well-cooked ' and properly chewed food is followed and properly chewed foo dis followed bv heaviness and load on the stout ach. by bloating, by gulping of acid* and wind, bv distress, nervousness headache, trouble to slecn. or bv any other symptoms of disordered or weak stomach, you should begin the use of Mi o-na at once. It is guaran teed by one of the best known dru» gists in Gaffnev to cure all disorder* of the stomach, or cost nothing. A guarantee like this means a good deal. --We handle only the Selected Irish Potato seed, nut un in barrel* to prevent bruising. Early White Bliss. Triumph or Red Bliss and Wood’s Peerless. These varieties are nil especially suitable for this section. The Gaffney Drug Oo. —The Gaffney Drug Co. is nuslife* seeds Just now. Everybody know* they are headquarters for anythlac wanted In the wav of naadlciaM