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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION •f Any Newspaper In tha Fifth Congrasslonal District of S. C EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE THE LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLT—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ■ ouftOANTcl THt RBLIASIl r/ «rf Evarv Advertiser 'Nhp Use* the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All tkat tha Word Implies and Devoted te the Best Interest of the people of Chsrokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C- TUESDAY. MARCH 26. 1907. S1.00 A YEAR. FATAL SHOOTING AT BLACKSBURG. WM. H. DEAL M1LLE SHOOTS C. FRANK AT WHITTAKER MILLS C.'*use of Killing Said to be Alleged Intimacy °f Deal With Mills W ife. At. Hlaekshnri; inn about !• -•'> Wm. tin' Whittal it Mills. 1 >oal was oninloyofl if II. wl slonlav mom- Mills went to ■re C. Frank overseer in oih- oi the (b'nartnients and sunnnon- inn Deal to Hi plallorm ju t outside rh« mill ; hot Detil tive times with a thirty-two Smith A Wesson pistol, one hall stiikina his victim in the fiwt and four iti tll<• breast. Before shooting D al Mills shoved Deal down on the platform. Deal attempt ed to vis: 1 and Mills pulled his nistol and emptied its oonlonis into Detil. After shooling Deal Mills got on Ihe prostrat > h .dv and began choaking tbo wounded man. The superintend- ^ Deal assist- dissist. MRS. WOOD ENTERTAINS. Most Enjoyable At Home Fri day. Mrs. A. N. Wood at homo i Friday afternoon. , From 1 to 7 o’clock, j I Mrs. T. B. Butler. ' Mrs. George Blanton, j Mrs. Charles flames. | Th above Easter reception given J by Mrs. A. N. Wood to her many friends tit her beautiful home i Frederick street, in honor charming daughters, Mrs. T. B. But ler, Mrs. George Blanton, of Shelby, N. C.. and Mrs. Charles names, a winsome bride of three months, was one of the most delightful events of | tlm season. Pretty women, elegantly gown ed. exquisite music and beautiful flowers in profusion, is a combina tion without comparison, and baffling 1 discript Ion. The largo reception room and par lor were artistically decorated with cut Mowers and fo’iage. Graceful 1 palms and feathery ferns nodding a : welcome from ever;, nook and cor- i nor. Mrs. Wood and daughters* wer jablv assisted by Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb nd Mrs. J. C. Liirc mib in receiving A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSV LIE, MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. mill went to md in Mietr usual enf of 1h< a nee and ordered Mills to but Mills ivlns d to cot up until the superintendent threat him with an iron ba up and Che f oj > <1 tan. 1 'el i. A 1 • C. :cd to strike tin . he got • i;nn'"s later tiincaa :irre '■ test s, c'ous and cordial manner. Punch was served in the roc ption hall. Tlie howl being literally buried in smilax, and the table u ,- routtde<l il of'' her PerSona l Paraqraph$ Concerninq Pop ular People and Short Items of that Section. Wilkinsvillo. Mch. 22-Tho spring like weather f"r the last few days has started vegetation to grow and farm rs are getting their lands in readiness for another crop. \Y-> see very little change in the epidemic of cold that has been spread ing over this county for the last two weeks. Nearly everybody, or at least ev t v family has been visited bv the malady We have received a marked copy if the Pensacola Journal (Fhi.i con taining an article from G. W. Chalk under the caption “Amlersonville and Major Wirt'/t.” The writer review’s the treatment the federal prisoners ; any hut summer plants in her garden. Congressman Finlev sent your eor- Mr. James G. Gain r speaks of j starting a saw at the Thomson mills. A saw mill is much needed in this neighborhood. respondent a lot of garden seeds , from the department of agriculture for general distribution, and narties can get them by calling for them. Farmers will, of course, plant all the cotton they can possiht-' work t ’ ' • year and usual expect good pric s for it next fall. Mr. Leslie Blaekwell built him a stove chimney this week. If was Ins first attempt at masonrv and it does its work as well as if put up by a matser mechanic. This community was thrown into a whirlpool of excit nient a few days ago bv a report that Mr. T. Jeff Hughes had been murdered and robbed near Lockhart last week. When ft fretted out it was like all other wild cat reports. What-you- may call-hint started it Bi t when the report, reached ‘Tuck? Jeff” lie give it th- lie and so the matter ends. The old man is still kicking but not very high. Mr. Hughes, SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, EVENTS IN GAFFNEY OKEE, AND CHER Recent Happening* in and Arognd th„ City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local News Editor. Cotton sold yesterday at II cents, with v- ry light offerings. There was a big fire in Spartan burg yesterday. Some sixty odd houses in the mill district, are re port d as having been burned. Nelson, the Star Clothier, has se cured the agency for th Ft finger brand of clothing, which, he says is one of the best on tin market. CLANSMAN HAS BIG HOUSE. • Changes in the Cast, With Excep tions. Improves the Company. (Charlotte Observer.) The second performance of Tom Dixon ’s “The Clansman” was pulled off bfVf, last night at the Acadamy, there being almost as large houses in attendance at ’he matinee and in the evening as when the same play was here last season, and when it was a fad. The cast has been reconstituted. Onlv a few of the former company were on the programme, and they rot the It st. On< pity was that the tut Ml horn of Al *• AVhi <n:i!ii. r a! liv ;ib: : one luui The caiisi* ! 1 • s > !1 ' i i:; i: i s 1 alle ■ I iti mt ' ■ isted between M [><-al dating hack Ills. Mills was Some three 'ears cr-ated our • a se away from omo chastised h r. Sh burg, stayiu th< th ( ti,: to uav< Is’ w le and ! to May Iftitfi. Mi>: i,o]a Turm a-.» Lola Turn by ruanit t 1 ink wkH ferns and p I" «wl was pr sided o\ > r I'"iie!s and Miss L • ura Tlie ilittning room v; 'in-prise to all vvlut 1 ( n nr sd; lt:e bein'; V.hi and beautifullv aurtietllar. Tin i.eh attractive, chandi Ht'r. and The punch bv Mi J. i. Duff. i a pleasant iitered. Tin- te and green, II played in every table being espec- S pemhsl for the f \ ; "nding -i* e:ich fitt're and at Florence, S. during the war. The tale is no new one to those of us who lived throti-ii the sixties and witnessed many of the i (••m-s enacted (in both sides. Gen. Sherman iti no uncertain terms de- -cribcd what war was, and he. too. r. an on his si.de, ik ver hail any le ;):isongnanls mt :n: than .any ntm- it snob. \\ i ••nee with eorm rllibon. ion l It'S'■ some Iter father i Syaitan- 1 ime. hut •f tlie iable entwined w t in a was an lilies i a-, wh u satin i -milax. and i] bow. In '■'ce/ii-i: (•reation Green bv ath < ■ .■•ma il v.:; attached to r at that time. La’or she married Wm. Mills agaibst her fatlur’s wish, running away to get married. They lived together about two y ;irs .and separat d because of incompatibility. 'V1r« Mills went to Grover to live with an uncle. Mills, who wuked for the D-aper Lomm company. _ in- stalling looms, resumed his position. He wnc engaged with this comuanv at the time of the shooting. Sunday Y.». went to Blacksburg and snent the dav Hi re. After the shooting he /.is arrested and brought to Gaffney ^mi placed in jail. Lola Mills nee Turner, is a most •eantiful wo "inn ('no tt'id would at tract adoption anywhere. Tie < ■" of the tragedy is said to have dated r,'m last May. At that time. Mis. Mills, who was then separated from tier husband, came to Gaffney to stand an examination fer a teacher’s certificate She stopped at the Palmetto Hot"!. Frank Deal was then working with the Gaffney Manuiiacturing conbany. Mills, it seems, became jealous of ids wile, •dfhough they were then separated Certain it is that if there w-as any undue intimacy at that time between Mrs. Mills and Deal they managed to keen it quiet, as there was no talk of it about ben*. Mrs. Mills went back to Grover to live with her uncle. Deal remained in Gaffney until about Sept -mher. when he went to Blacksburg. A short time after he married "ud so far as anyone ! nows was living an exemplar'.' life C. Frank Deal was the son of Major Augustus AL Deal, one of the best known men in bis day in this section of South Carolina, a brave, true-hearted gentleman. His son. Frank, was a clover young gentle man and inherited many of the fine traits of bis father. Ib* was a clover bov. friendly to a d* gree and one who made friends with everybody He was about twenty five years of age. His family is one ( »f tie- mos' timminent in tlie State. The inquest was hold yesterday afternoon, but too lat • for Tlie Led ger to get the finding of the jury. Feeling at Blacksburg ran high yes terday and the only thing that pre vented a lynching was the lack of some one b* say the word. ihb 'erminat im 'l l* ' ( liter i iif ! 'i>' ;• lilies and smilax. (v.iidles wore hold in eiy. lal arid sil- v r candle sticks also cut glass, bon-bon dishe.- containing gr'ep ami : white mints. Mrs. Landrum Brown, Mrs Creech. Mrs. Robbins. .Mrs. Sal- Mir A. Lipscomb. Mrs. Ada Wilson, Miss Bessie Kendrick and Miss Ger- t nule Ball nger divided the honors of the dinning room, and served the daity refreshments, consisting of ice cream, moulded as lilies and rab bits, together with delicious white cake. , One of the especial features of the afternoon, and one thoroughly enjoy ed bv all was the sweet singing of Mrs. Oscar Shanks'. Airs G. G. livers, Mrs. I.. I*. Campbell, Mrs. Westhrope, Mrs. J. L. Lights y. Mrs. Fay Gaff ney and Mrs. Chnrle. Haines with instrumental music furnished by Mi-s Maude Wilson The entire affair was a perfect cess, a symphony of the s-mses. The som enters were dainty tre cards. ai'd re glad we did mu. They were niaib- up largejv of tiie plugs and tiff ii'IT id both aianii men derived of in. •.;((■ ol aunmnit. - or patriotism and wiio wi're of no use to ♦ lie light ing lino and who practiced the most : I rocioii enilt h s w’m--e misfortune • heir iiai.'N Wlia on tin* prisoneis it was to fall into * is tru of Andev- enville ami 1 lorence is more or h s n,. u I’nint I.ool:oui, Elmira ami howov •' !\ reports that OHO day lately Tin to w: is a liu.mi;- afioat y star- iti- w: ts wavlaid by t iir'H* women or dav to tlm offer i!u t! a lalun •er had sc<l m woman (Mollies all lie- been killed il! ( 'asio a ShoaL bv the glMCS, an'i order (*d to ita.t l • nt in- falling of a largi i‘ *U) iiut The 1/0(1- stead Ol doing ;s< i lie I nit th w itip to ger was 111 table to VO] •ifv tie * s torv. ins hoi-'- e and mere used Ins gait. What t ili •v v ;mt ed h: m to st ( ui for Tin - infant sen of M r. and Alt s. E. Mr. Hughe.-, deni ' km. w i \V kite, of Mt . 1‘ai on. di» il on Mat- Mr. 1/. M, Hi n t for ! WO! Mt t O S( M 1 i inlay the Uhli and vv; l.nirit ■d Sun- his Im •st Sir] om Iti: ;M tlii.s w ok. ■hr Mit AYjiit e is n of Alr. ’l", vo 1 ri* v 1 h evs r;i n’l iml i m- n . \V i'« ion. o f tiii .S 1 ■hr. Mr. Wil- with ’ nilet. son a Item' 1 - t [• fin ! I al. \ <•; ill! • • dealer lYom Gaffi lev 1 'Ought ; 1 < *() W te! tiii; mi a idi<e hood I hi ' W (■. ■ . \Y i, !!: re, Ip. ■:* • ■niing 1 M*. K li Ho ti d a rope round its hern S i'li. a i Swa' ii)) Boot. W u in the cit > f;i ■ 11 n ■ d i' to t, ,m hi ml a \' c * if his V. ''i ‘ 1 dav i itst nl in: in •■dv rti Sl’l g for ht gg\ mid ,-tart d he itneWi ard. ••Old t liar We]. know n !’( •rnedy. While Nick” got, in th ■ • aii' mnl and it re heri Air tl 1 • » O' f r : i•;«• ful ly ami ar tisti- fused le Follow j L owiiu ' up the citlv •at d 1 Ih* w in,low of riie gv nun ] W ■ Hi her loin *• "Ot u ntil 1 [in dly ■ 1 )r m COj;J [)<i tty- w, t! i park- Im dowi i and h “. <h • tgge d it some ages 1 .f "Sv 1 M! U " il- is •* l o' '•ver di -tuiicc. The f i U \\ ftua 11V (ailed . - in" _ ! ri - :i;! ; u 1 J*l * -•en! ing e ■ ver John 1 III giic-s to :l ’ll. 'lint and John i r '* 1 ph Ojj Cl th" eo W ’ s t iiil "a s ■ 'id in ient;a — 1 \\ !*-t” W hich did !io • ml. Th • row An Exce llcnt Sermon. SO COli !p!< •tely out •• n rated or r alher I’eV S. 1 11 , \H p.astoi' of tli' Bnf d F' n*( i M. [V- ■dist eliureh. nn ae! hrd a IlH'y in (*!’ f ,s i i a • r S(M M i Oil child who played the part of the Ut il * gt'd last year was supplanted last night by a knee-dross woman. Everybody remembers that that child was the star of the original show. But the whole cast was per il a ns an improvement. As a piece of art “Tbo Clansman” was ■ xtreniely poor stuff, and the nlaV'ng was amateurish; hut the in nate newer of the situation it fur nishes and tha hitter history it re vives was ns evident last night, al most. ns upon its first performance. There is no doubt about the strength of the play. Sunday School Convention. Tiie North Paeolet Inmrdenomina- thmal SundiPy School Convention met with Elbethe! church in regular session March 2!th. Was op ned by singing "Leaning on tlie everlasting arm.” followed bv singing "Glory to His name," followed by singing “Let the blessed sun light in.” followed by singing “Prais God from whom ail blessing flow." T,ed in nrayer by i H H . followed by singing “Why not tonight.’' Roll of schools called and rmiorts from Abingdon. Elbathel. Rclioboth, Salem. Sardis. Followed L" -ii.ging “Bring thorn in.” Follow ed by tli study of the davs lesson, (' iducted hv C. W. Whi.sonant The Gtli* of ti e 1'sson was woes of druiiL nnoss. followed by singing "Wheii the roll is called up yonder,” toilowcl t>’, a brief review o' the ' . or - i>' tiir quarter by j. L. Strain, sue- ca> List of Unclaimed Letters. List of Letters unclaimed in the Tiostoffico at Gaffnev S. C.. for week ending Alarch 25. 1907: A. L. Benton. W. W. Boykin. Ol Black, J. Afar ion Bratton. Ida Bishop, i J. C Couch. (2), Edwd. Esters. Ed ; sall-Winthoriie Co., Tom Fredrick, j i Stanliope Good, Willie Goodgion, Wm. Kimyt. P. W. 1/Oiiis. (2). Sam Martin. Joe Aloss. Rev. Af. Martin, i Johnny Mose. D<da Wilson. Gist Wright. Johathan Whlttenburg. C. T. Weathers. Mrs. N. Lizzite Byers^ Mi ss Virgi" Black. .Miss TIf-t.ser Dew- herrv. Afrs. E. B. Plvlor. Mrs. Alary Pettie. Mrs. V. V. Surratt. Mrs. Wilk- i son. Airs. Eliza Williams, E E. Mor gan. Frank McManus. J. AT Smith, j .1. C. Tolbert. (2), James Yoony. Call for advertised letters one cent due on each aa-* it upon itie n - tile seiibe who ask- is In' tirsr comm Ind us answerin' 1 Him it Siiiu!;. \ ii:ii:tiin.- | id.v of .) siis to (*d Him "What i ment.' and Je- sai i: "Tiie i/ord our God is om ' Lord. And thou shall lovi' tiu. I^ord : thy God with all ;hv lieart, and with all thv mind. . and with all thy I strengtli:this is tlm firs: command in’ nt. And tie second is like, name- j Iv .his. Thou halt love m-ighhor i as thvso't. 'I bi 'f. i- none other com® ' niap.dmeiit giva'< <• than tin so.” i In sjr al ing of this sermon to a Ledger rcpri seniative yi sterday a well know citizen said: "Sunpose titat ev rv man in Gaff- • * were to keep these two com mandments? What a glorious town we would have. Suppos we were able to throw the mantle of charity over the shortcoming and imper- factions of onr neighbors and that they should do the same by us? Would not t.ii • home life of Gaffney i»e delightful? I realize hut too well that I have not always been charitable to my fellowman am conscious of the fact that I have judged harshly !'. S. Webber and C. W l•’(’^owed by singing "i in Lie Saviour’s love.” Nex: what has Lie Sundav WiiisoTtanr. am resting ..chool done for ’(.hi; church and State in the and do. what is discussed for a heart to praise v r by Brother J. C. The Military Maids and the Lyman Twins who will be at the Star Theatre Thursday Night. cause of temperance nos: :l)]e for it, vet to by .1. C. Otts. Singing "O. my God ” Led in pr: Thompson. Intermission one hour. Afternoon session opened bv sing- tug "The life boat,” followed by singing "No not (.’tie,” followed by prayer by P. S. W« hber. In a short address by J. L. Strain Hie thanks of the convention were tendered Air. J. C. Otts for his able address on Hie subject of ‘‘What has the Sunday school don" for the church and State on temperance, and what is possible for it yet to do?” Followed bv singing “Into th** I tent where the Gypsie boy lay.” Address by Mr C. W. Wihisonant i on “What is possible for the Sunday school to do yet ” A committee was appointed on ; place of next m* eting and programs. Tn’.T 1 i ad „ n ° 7^ * The commute consisted of C W. at ail and the sermon of Sunday im-, whisonant. J. A. Hames. P. S. Web- pressed these tacts upon me more » r o rv.™ strongly than anythin- ever did he-i A '. ( '' . . ,dvl ‘ s ' " R Osment. Death of Mrs. Christy. Mrs. Janie Christy, the wife of Air A. L. Christy, who died last Wednes day morning, was twenty-nin years, eight months and twenty-nine days oM. She had been married about four years She was tiie mother of op/» child, instead of two. as stated in our last issue. Deceased leaves to mourn their loss of husband, a little daughter, father and mother, four sisters and four brothers Sly* was a member of Mt. Vernon Ban- av« two or three paints with about A. R. N. Folver. P. AT. Letter to J. C. Otts, Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: We would like to print vour opinion of this guaranlo in this paper, where ail your neighbors will see it: We'll turnish the paint to paint half the house of any fair man on these terms: He shall paint, Hu* other baT with whan ver other pain' he likes: same painter (anv fail man) same wav (the way of all fair painters, to make a good iobt. If onr half doesn’t tak less gallons of paint by one-tenth to sevi*n-ieiiths, we’ll give him the paint. If our half doesn’t take less labor hv oiie-t< nth to seven-tenths, well give him the paint. If onr half isn’t sounder tiiree y ars hence, we’ll give him tin* paint. If our half ins’t sounder six years hence, we’ll give him the paint. Anv color. W< say one-tenth, because th *re other Northern prisons. On this score honors are about equal. Brave men are always tender-hearted— emltv is the outgrouth of cowardic. Show us a man rho will commit a cruel act and we will show you one who will never put his scale where there is danger of using it. G<*n. Lee in writing of Mrs. Jeffer- Foster) is moving from Union to sou Davis under date of February Gaffp"*- where ho enters tlie employ 22. 18CG, while her husband was In | of the Gaffney Hardware company. Aly dear Airs. Davis: out-contraried both of them that the man was compelled to take it back to Mr. Reynolds where Im left it all night and until he could get assist ance to take it away. Anywav John Hughes got several good laughs out of the circumstance. Air. Sam W. Foster (alias Dr. Sam strongly than anything ever did be-1 o, I fore, and if the others of the eongre-* ()f ‘ xf . .. a * ‘ ‘ oct ^ as lotion were as forcibly impressed as j f Sineinjr '*. Af < he cross » was . a marked improvement ini Dismissed by president. AV. ’ this respect may he expected. ment At night Presiding Elder Marion plae- Os- Dargan preached congregation. to an interested i fist church ol Lincoln comity. N (' She was buried at Oakland las Thursday. Rev. E. G. Ross conduct : r:g the luneral services. that difference: we say s- are dozens of paints with difference—wo say one to Physician Killed at Union. A telegram from Union contained the following: Dr. Wm Lindsav. a leadi’'"- nhvsi- cian of Union, was shot and killed by a colored woman this morning while seated in his office, man is Lucy Litsey, said bad reputation. The wo- to lie of ven—there about that seven, be-j (J „ m cause there s a a hundred that waste on' -third of the money paid for both paint and labor. Is there a paint we haven’t cover ed? Yours truly 33 F W DEVOE & GO P. S. Wilkins-Watson Hard wan Go sell our paint. prison says: Your letter of the I2U1 inst. reached L xingtou during my absence at Washington. I have never seen Mr. Colfax’s speech, and am. therefore ignorant of the statements it con tains. Had it. however, come under my notice, I doubt whether I should have thought it proper to reply. I have thought from the time of the cessation of hostilities, that silence and patience on the part of the South was the true cans , and I think so still. Cuntrovo-sy. of all hinds will, in mv opinion, only serve to cotimi excitement and passion, and will j prevein Hie public mind from the acknowledgment and acceptance of tin* truth. j "As regards the treatment of the Andctsonville prisoners, to which you allude, 1 know nothing and can say nothing of my own knowledge, ji never hand anything to do with l any prisoners, except to send thus 1 taken on the fields where 1 v. r . , en- ; gaged, to the provost marshall get.- j e*al at Richmond.” | Mrs. It. A. Foster, of Hickory has been spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Airs. S. F. i Estes. , Jimmie Strain caught a nice string i f ' fish in a basket one dav tiii- week, i Mr. Wm. Wilkie, of HickoryGrove, I is working on Air. Boyce Whisonant’s i house. When it is finished it will he I a A tissue builder, reconstructor, j builds up waste force, makes strong A Result of Prohibition. nerves and muscle. You will realize} ,,] ant - W ]ien (Newebrry Observer.) after taking Hollister’s Rock Moun-1 are The most prosperous and progres- j tain Tea what a wonderful benefit It sive year Newberry has ever known I w ill be to you, 35 cents. Tea or Tab was under prohibition. There was lets. Gaffnev Drug Co. money for food and clothes I • "d other conveniences, because so —One 50c bottle Nature’s Cough much less went for liquor: and the! Remedy will put an end to that people were more peaceable and so-1 cough—no cure, no pay. Gaffney ber and industrious. 'Drug Co. nice one. i Some of our neighbors heard a , whippoorwill one night last w r ek. i For several days the doves have been cooing. It’s always time to we bear them—so One of our neighbors who is a close observer says a fog in Alarch is followed hv a frost in May. so look out reader, for the 22nd of Alay. One month from next Tuesday the Jamestown exposition will open at 12 o’clock tn. Last Sabbath evening som.- little darkens put fire in the broom sedge near the colored school house which '•ante near doing eonsiiLrable dam age. A good dose of hickry oil is needed for such practices. They said the- wanted to burn up a snake. Again w<> call th county authori ties to some much needed work on tlie public road between Howell’s ferry an' 1 Gaffney. A f w loads of rock in the mud holes will insure fair roads for a long time yet. Two of tho mud hides are at Air. J. A. M. Estes’ mail box. another near Mr. S. F. Estes’ old house and two of them between Air. J. D. Hughes’ and \Vil- hinsvllle. These are had places and likolv to break wagons or stall teams and vet it s-enis that they are not noticed by those whose business it is or should be to look after th" n. Air. Turner Phillips, from above Gaffney, passed her today. Ho had been on Hie York side hunting pigs but failed to get up a load. Hogs are scarce in this country. Mr. AY. R. Walker i« the only man who keeps them constantly on hand hut his prices are too heavy for the average buyer. But his stock are the finest H’at can he had and when a person gets one of his he has a chance to make more out of it than three or four of the scrub stock. Air. Jeff D. Hughes is putting up Antioch News. Antioch. March 20.—Miss Patter son was visiting Aliss Flora Ham- bright last Sunday and cam" to Sun- At the First Baalist church Sun- j day school. The Sundav school *was day morning Hov. A. Af. Simms, the a s large or larger than usual, castor, preached a forceful and on- School closed at Antioch Fridav At the First Baptist Church. tertaining sermon on foundation.” Hi speaker e.i the fact that t.he onlv t at'on was Jesus Chirst; that some ! men built their foundation on charity, some on good deeds some on their siinport of the church, and in various other ways that were commonaPle, hut that the only true foundation was Christ. Th sermon was full of pathos and made its impress •• en t’-o large congregation. At the e’oso of tlie semion Mrs. George G. B mts sang with good ffect ‘‘Build ing." words by Flora Kirkland, music hv J H. Meridith. Just before the sermon “Oh! Heart of Aline,” was very sweetly rend ’ d by Mr. O. P. Richardson. At night Rev. AV. E. Crocker preach ed an interesting sermon to a large and appreciative congregation Building a March 15th. emphasiz-'to think AVo all wore very sad about tlie school closing. teacher much success s wherever he may go. The wife who really loves husband will always laugh at jokes. true found- 1 AVp wish our and haupine The farmers are preparing to begin their crops for tiie summer They an* also gardening in this section. Pine Grove school is expecting a big entertainment next Fridav night. Mr. Georg • Ix»gan is the teacher of this school. Thev are exp eting Mr. It. C. SanaH and Mr. Walker, super intendent of ■ duration, to lie there and speak. The girls are resHting their box flowers this week. Many of them have di d during the past winter and some that have not died are looking bad. Air. Lewis AlcSwain and family were visiting his father last Sunday. Mr. P. G. Dickson was also visit ing his father last Sunday, her Mr. Jim Hamrick and family were his visiting Mr. J. R. Dickson last Sun day. Schoolmates. of the was left New Line of Gaffney. fYorkville Enquire.) Superintend' nt Babington. Piedmont Telephone company in Yorkvillo this morning and here with Air. Craig McCorkle of the ’oral -ysteni. to prospect a new line from Yorkvillo to Gaffney. Air. Rah- ington said that the proposed new line is to be first-class in every par ticular. and is to have a m talic circuit, that will protect it from anv and all inteferenee from the electric power wires. COSTS NOTHING UNLEES CURED —Buy your husband a Carbo-Mag netlc and he’ll come home at night Subscribe for Th*. Ledger; $1 a year. * —If its seed you want, the Gaff ney Drug Co. can supply you. Their line of garden and field seeds is complete. Seeds sold in balk. Air. and Mrs. Asa Blackwell went to Paeolet mills today on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie A. Spark-sand family. Peach trees are In bloom and other in his grave is disgust, vegetation is showing signs of life For several days your correspond ent has been confined to his home —Try a bottle of "Nature Cough and a great part of the time in bed j Remedy” and a box of “Grip Tabl•t• ,, with the grinoe and bad cold. for that cough and cold. If thev don’t Are you tired, fagged out. nervous. I sleepless, feel means? Hollister’s Liberal Way in Which Mi o-na Stow- ache Tablets are Sold by Gaffney Druq Company. If a friend r.hould tell you that ba would pay the* doctor’s bill for you unless you were cured would It not impress you with his physician’* sk’U? It is in this wa> that tha complete Gaffney Drug Co. sell Mio-na stom ach tablets, for thev guarantee to refund the money if Ali-o-na doea not cure. Use Mi-o-na stomach tablets !f you have any of the following symp toms: backache, headache, sleep- a new dwelling house. In our last letter the typ s made j Reeky Mountain Tea strengthens the lessness. nausea, distress afte* eatr n~ d« some awful spelling. If Noah nerves aids digestion, brings refresh-i inr. specks before the eyes, despoo- AVebtser could see some of it the great lexicographer would turn over J. L. S. Last Tuesday ’and Wednesday Mrs. J. L. S. planted her Irish pota toes. She says she doesn’t cultivate cure the Gaffney Drug Co. will re fund your money. Ii that fair? Costs nothing if they don’t cure. in**- sleep. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets, dency. nervousness, loss of appe- Gaffney Drug Co. tite. dizziness, pains in the side and j limbs, or gulping un of undigested —The improved Georgia Rattle-' food, and you will soon be cured and snak- and Carolire* Bradford Water- able to eat a hearty meal without melon. Also Rock Ford Netted Gem Gantaloupe seed at Gaffney Drug Co. —One 25 cents box of Grip Tablets win end that cold in the head. No cure, no pay. Gaffney Drug Co. fen- of pain or distress. Mi-o-na costs but 50c a box. noth ing if it does not cure. The Gaffney Drug Co. are the local distributors. —That Carbo-Maxnetlc ’a great.