Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r — / Don’t Mind The Waves i IV In times of depression or panic you want as-urancc of safety. You can't t r au'.i't business and carry your X y raonev w ith vou. V 1 O u r >!« |r« National Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C. (Vj O. C. ROSS, Prest. K*: J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. C. W. NAMES, Ass’t. Cashier iM' Let of Money V To come from Savings. In many cases it would be spent but for a Savings Bank. Be* gin a Savings account with us now. Perhaps you are doing well and think you won’t need it. Even so < 7* the realization that comes from sufficient Savings to buy a 1 om •. ia worth considering. Start an account with us to-day if of One Dol lar. We pay FOUR per cent, interest on all deposits compounded FOUR times a year. The Gaffney Savings Bank Office In The National Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, S. C. O. C. ROSS, President. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-President. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. WHY You should Insure in the | Carolina Mutual ^Benefit Association Gaffney, S. C. i BECAUSE it is a home company—officered by home people of known integrity. BECAUSE it proposes to furnish Life Insurance at cost and keep the pre m ums here in the South—to aid iu the upbuilding of the South If you are patriotic, this should appeal to you. BECAUSE its Policies have a TOTAL and PERMANENT DISABILITY feature, which the Policies of most other companies do not have. BEBAUSE its “Class B” Policies have an OLD AGE DISABILITY feature which most others do not have. BECAUSE its premiums are calculated upon a basis that is deemed ample to pay losses and yet not become burdensome to the policy holder. DR. J. M. HUNTER The All-Round Specialist ROCK HILL S. G. Makes a specialty of Cancere, Tumors, Chronic Uls^rs, Scrof- uU »nd Rheumatism, Diseases of Liver and Kidneys, Dyspepsia sod Indigestion, Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Organs and Dis eases of the Rectum. Treats without the knife, loss of blood anc fettle nsin to patient. Consultation FREE. Terms of Treat- Ment Satisfactory. Feb Put It In Our Bank X a « where is safe.If the wave s V dash hard against you. X we will loan you money |v to tide you ov^r. It pre vents disaster. bank agists you and X * » * benefits us both. We want your banking. STAR THEATRE. Wednesday. April 10—The Clans man. Friday. April 12—Hawthorne Music al Hub. last number of the Star Cours* 3 . Friday. April 19—What Happend to Jones. * * Staaeland's Biq Show. There is always a "bis show” each season for which everybody waits, and that show this year is “The Hansman” at the Star Theatre on next Wednesday night. It is diffi cult to talk of "The Clansman" ex cept in terms used of the bl^eest ag gregations that play under canvas. The production, which can be housed onlv in the largest theatres, cost *100 000. Th n comoanv is th“ larg est of any on tour and was selected regardless of expense from establish ed m°tronolitan favorites. There is a troon of horses for members of the Eu Klux Klan who appear in ♦ he third and fourth acts. Three sixty-foot baggage cars are required to Hansnort the scenery and effects. A giant, switchboard, operated by twenty el^ctricans. is carried to pro duce the beautiful lighting effects. Tho care of the hundred* of cos tumes i<3 in the charge of a complete end separate wardrobe department. Every detail of the performance is supervised bv a stagp manager with several assistants, and the executive staff is twice as numerous as that ordinarily employed. With an enormous salary list and bills for railroading that would stagger the avera°m enterprise. “The Clansman” nevertheless thrives and prospers. The people recognizes it as the greatest American drama yet writ ten—the fascinating, realistic por- traval of the roeonstruption time and how the newlv risen South 'tamped the B'ack Peril beneath Its feet The Hawthorne Musical Club. The following are a few press comments on Ihe Hawthorne Music al Hub. which will annear next Friday night as the last number of the Star Course attractions at the S*ar Thea tre: “A rare triat. one of the best music al ente-tainm^pts ever heard in Johnstown.”—Y M. C. A. Johnstown. N. Y. “Musicians of exceptional talent Lovers of music could not have better entertained’’—Y. M C. A.. Parkersburg. W. Va. “The entertainment had not pro- o-rescpfi far before it was evident, that this number was an unqualified success.’’—Stryker <f) ) Advance “It is rare indeed that one listens to a musical organization of such marked skill and abllltv”—High School Course West Salem fO.) Reporter. “The Swiss bells have not been beard to such advantage by a Chat ham audience for a long time. Fverv number of the long urogram was excellent and it is bard to say which was the best ”—C. C R t Star Course Chatham fO.) News “Wiffc enough of the c’assical to be elifyine sufficient of the old m 0 - lodv to anneal to the heart, and plenty of fun to add snlce to the feast. *he Hawthorne Mn'ical Hub anpeare.l in the Rush Temnle of Music la't ni^J before a bouse in which eve-v goat was taken.’’—Y. M. C. A Dallas (Tex.) News. AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Crews Smokes While the Team Runs Away. The Crews-Walker wedding came off Tuesday, as announced in The Ledger of that day Thu couple 1 ft at once for the home of ’he groom in Mississippi. The Snartanburg Herald of Tues day contain d the following interest ing item concerning Mr Crews: “The horses of the Snartan Inn iui'-s became frightened while stand ing at the Southern station Sundav morning and there was quite an ex citing runaway. Mr J H Crews, of Stonewall. Miss., who had lust ar rived in the city, was in the buss The horses had th o block attached to them but when thev darted o with lightning ranidit/ thev soon de- ‘fu'hed the u=el ss appandage, and came up Magnolia street at a 2:40 "ait touching the pavement only in the high places. There was no driver on the box. When the- pass ed the Y. M C. A building it took •wo t 0 see them. The drummer was seated in the buss with his legs cross ed and a cigar in his mouth He ap peared as cool as if he had been in a drawing room. Not until the team made the sharp cu e around the corner into Main street, with the ve hide inclined at an angle of forty- fiv and a half degrees, did the trav eling man realize that he w-as in one p' the most exciting runaways ever «een in the dty. Many attempts w o re made to *on the horses, but thev continued their fight till the buss struck tho ] e ft post of the eate arm at the Augusta depot and jerk ed them to their knees The gentle man in the buss was uninjured, al though the vehicle was badly dam aged and the post of the vard arm unrooted. The drummer said that he thought the driver was on the box and that that was only a lively gait at which the buss was in the habit of going” In xour pocket are in constant danger of being lost or foolishly spent. A few do lars in bank are available whenever you need them, are absolutely safe and are a constant inducement to increase your wealth. Open an account with this bank, and the bank will not only safe guard your savings, but will render you valuable services and ite influence will prove a strong factor in forwarding your busineae interests. . . . . ..... In our Savings Department we pay four per cent interest on de posits and money may be drawn on demand. This affords aa excellent opportunity to make your idle money work for you and increase your wealth. ..... <rv Would YOU like for your Stationery to be neatly printed and promptly delivered? If so, will you let us prove to you that our work will THE LEDGER. Caffnay, S. C. Please? To Investioste the County Affairs W O Austell. N. W. Hsrdin and 1 0. W 9'— the commis'l/meeg to '"vp^tl^3*p the rmootv aTairs, m^t , in the offiep of O. W Sneer vetser-! day afternoon and organied bv the o’pot’on nf O. TV. Sneer as chairman: TV O. Austell clerk, and N. W. Hard in as attorney. T’ e commission wi 1 ] begin Its In- j vnsMgatlou on Monday. April 1f>th. ; They request that anvone who has anv suspicion or evidenco of wrong doin'* on the nart of any of the coun tv officials nrp'ent or past, to report the same to th'-m. in order the atjairs of tt’e county may be thorougly gone over. A Biq Real Estate Deal. Last June Suford & LeMaster purchased from A. N. Wood the lot corner of Fredrick street and the allev in the rear of the National Rank. About the same time the Gaffney Hardware company purchased the adloining lot. known as the Snencer lot, from Mr. Wood. R. M. and W. J. Wilkins purchased the Gaffney Hardware company lot. which runs hack to Robinson street, and the Gaffnev Hardware comnanv purchas ed half of the Shuford & LeMaster lot. For several days it has been rumored that extensive improve ments were to take place on these lots. A Ledger representative lea-**, ed yesterday that Wilkins Bros, '•"'•’id bp"in Ihe erection of a 40x130 foot building at once to he ready for occupancy by September 1st. Mess-s Shuford & LeMaster and the Gaffney Hardware comnan- will build next cmrino.. It is ca’culated that net ie«s than $35,000 will be expended on the=e huildins's. This will ad’ great ly to the appearance of that nart of the citv and practically open up a new business territory. To Meet In Gaffney. Jones J- Darby attended the con vention of the Sixth District of the Knights of Pythias at Rock Hill last week. He is fulsome in praise of the good time he had. The Rock Hill H raid says: An invitation was extended' from Oakland Lodge of this c’ f " and Chancellor Commander Darby, of the Gaffnev Lodge also extend d an invitation to the convent’on to meet ♦ here and stated that they had never had the convention with them: also fl at they ha i a nice town, the finest water in the country and pi nty of nrettv girls. So the invitation of Oakland !/odge was withdrawn and it was unanimously decided to go to Gaffney. THK W. C. CARPENTER C0.£ =— —S New Voile Skirts | We are showing the newest and best styles in Voile and Panama Skirts. Made in the new styles plaits and trimmings. Some trimmed in Taffeta bands and braids. The prices range from $3.50 to $12.00. Death of Mr. Andy Benton. Mr. Andy Benton, who resided four milea from Grover, in York county died last Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock after a brief illness. Deceas ed was about sixty years of age. He leaves a wife and eleven children ♦ morn their loss. Mr. B°nton was a farmer by occupation. He was re. '"»rded as a good man by his neigh bors. The remains were brought to Gaffney Monday and tak'-n to Pro vidence for interment Rev. E. G. Ross of this city, conducted the funeral. Funeral of Mr. Jones. The funeral servi*'"' over the re mains of Mr John Wakefield Jones were he'd in the Presbyterian church on Tuesday at 1:30, conducted by R"v. S B. Harper, pastor of the Methodist church, agisted bv Re • J. B. Wilson. The interment was at Oakland cemetery besid" the grave of his wife. The nali bearers were Messrs. W. M. Webster, H. M. John son. W. C. Hamrick. E. L. Elson, J. E. Jefferies and J. B. Bell. CURE FOR £ £k S'StS fthifcE Alt iu I All* 1Cougli Syrup, TaMMtiouL O**; r . In tii"“ Sold !>v dr'jful-u. PTJ James Adams’ Shows. James Adams’ Big Ten Cent shows have been giving pe-forma"" «; ever' night this week under their canvass on the denot lot. The performance Is above that of the average ten cent show and the laree attendance i« the best evidence that they nleic<*. Mr. Adams Is a clever young gen tleman and is making friend'- here. We Trust Doctors Gome in and let us allow you them. We a:e alec showing a big line of Silk Fetti- .'kirtH in black with embroidered and hemstitched ruffles. Prices $6.00 to $10.00 If you are suffering from ...ipure blood, thin blood, de- I'iiity, nervousness, exhaus- rion, you should begin at once with Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the Sarsaparilla you have known all your life. Your doctor knows it, too. Ask him about it. I i!< «» tli-re 1* dully urtioii of (hr bow*l». |io produt-U are al.soi i>rd. rautinK lieud mite. biliuu»ne*ii. nausea, dy-pepma. •*l»d thua ,.rew i.iiu/ tne S.ir»:iparilla from doi»K 1 '* ,t work A »-r'« i'll;* are liver pUU. Act gently *11 ver.eiubie. ■mi Mt Made by J. C. Ay#* Co., Lowell, Meet. Ai«o maiiutaoturere of HAIR VMOR. ague cure. CHBRRV PECTORAL. rHC£ W. C. CARPENTER CO. tztcic yers W# have no eecret* ! Wo publish tbe formu *■ of ell our medicine*. '4 Z. A. ROBERTSON For a bargain in some de sirable City Property. WmaUfr t At. • OOM F* JVIV Y ]VI iV 1C 1C H £ Every Mile Seems* Only a Block iff Your Feet Are In H O K. TT TVl I I Because they fit every time, it isn't every Shoe you can slip on in the morning and wear all day and all evening and enjoy every moment. We sell the Edwin Clapp & Son, Lewis A. Cronsett, Boyden and Walk Over Hhoes f->r Men. Zeigler Bros., Julian Kokenge, Red cross and Queen Q lality Shoes for Women. These Shoes are made oa lo.vcut lasts form the choicest leathers in a variety of shapes. We fit when others fail. Come in and let us try one on you. HUMPHRIES SHOE CO M P ANY . at. . -aJt .. .