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I THE RIGHT GOODS AT THE RIGHT TIME.- Beautiful Sheer Lawns in new floral designs and dots and small figures, worth 7 1-2 cents, a bargain at 5 cents. Organdies in large floral designs, rings, d<ts, stripes and small figures, very sheer, for only 10 cents. Mercerized Battiste, Mulls in rings, dots, large and small floral designs in every style wanted fa- dresses, for grown ups and children. Ribbons of all description,a 11 about the old prices. All of these goods are higher for us to buy but we are offering ttem cheaper than ever before. Give us a look, we will save you money. . 1 200 BARRELS FLOUR Bought trfore the advance. See us, we will save you money. CARROLL & A BIG STOCK OF SUGAR Cheaper that^e can buy today—Wholesale. Gafifney, S. C. Do No; NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINS- VILLE. w (Continued from page 1.) orry About what will become of your family 'or estate iu cafe of accident or death. : : : : . Insure With the Carolina Mutual and free yourself from this care. You will be amply protected at a minimum cost. We do not make pleasant and high sounding proposi tions of investments for future returns, but pre fer to protect you at ab solute cost and let you invest your own money for present returns. : : For further information apply to : ; : : : The Carolina Mutual Benefit Association Gaffney, S. C. w. c McArthur, General Manager. It was thought just after the cold snap in April- that the blackberries w r ore all killed. But It now looks as if the crop will be an abundant one. Merchants who have counter manded their orders for fruit jars might l p t. them come on with a reason able prospect of selling them. We neve r knew the blackberry crop to make a complete failure but once. Mr. Jeff D. Hughes will have a nice dwelling house when it is completed. We told him the other day he would i he somebody when he got moved in- j to it. Not a few of our neighbors are go ing to have plenty of grass if the rain continues much longer. Court week will set many farmers back with their work. It’s too bad o take a man out of bis crop at such a busy season when labor is so scare® and unreliable, if it. could be helped. | Merchants, mechanics and mill peo ple could lose the time better than farmers at this season of the year. A call-court late in July or August would suit the farmers much better. They could then spare the time with out. so much less. It would he a great thing for Cherokee county if this could he done this year as it. w-ill catch the farmers in a crisis—most of them have been hindered, any way, on account, of rains. Should the weather lie favorable for farm work it will indirectly cost this county thousands of dollars to carry on a two-weeks term of court. Most of the jurors and perhaps a majority of the witnesses are bread-producers and they, of all men in the world, I should he favored when it is possible to do so. Mrs. j. H. Fowler was called by ’phone yesterday to see her mother who is in a dying condition. The mayor and ministers of Char leston are waking U p on the state of affairs in that city and they are waking up others, too In this cru sade, Rev. Walter I. Herbert, of the M. E. church, Is taking an active part. For many years we have known Rev. Mr. Herbert personally as a conscientious Christian worker —a man who has the courage to speak his sentiments in the right way, at the right time and in the right place. Rev. Alexander Sprunt, of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. P. A. Murry, of the Seamen’s Chapel, have preached effective sermons along the same line. From a special to The State from Charleston under date, June 10, we clip the following: “Mr. Herbert preached at Trinity yesterday morning and at Bethel last night, delivering the same sermon at both churches and making a strong appeal for a better observance of the Sabbath. He declared that Charles ton was a wicked city and the need was urgent for an awakening of pub lic sontiment to the enforcement of the liquor and gambling laws. The en*ir P State was demanding of the municipal authorities that the law should he enforced and ho strongly Intimated tha- the authorities have not and are not doing their duty in observing the l^w. He declared tha: public sentiment had been corrupted, working to the damnation of men, women and children and he thought Miat it. was time to call a halt on the trend of evils that the young men might he saved. He warmly en dorsed fhe public address of the Young Men’s Christian associatlton on the gambling evils nnd the n the minister proceeded to denounce Sunday ex cursions and .-he general lack of ob servance of the Sabbath. He asked the congregations of the t wo church es to support Mayor Rhett in his plea for co-operation in the correction of the abuses which seem to have crept into the social, economic and political life of the city.’’ But Charleston is not the only place wher e “sin abounds.” Neither are the smaller cities and towns of our State the only thrones of Iniquity. They are had enough it is true. But the country needs some of the same kind of plain talk. The trouble lull all is the proper enforcement of the law against these monster evils is surely neglected. I n the face of all this men who stand high in the of the church, State and of H ckory Grove, were on this side of the river Thursday. Mrs. Ethel Blackwell spent Wed nesday night and Thursday of this week with her parents, J. S. and Mrs. M. K. Strain. We never knew that if a person smells a magnolia blossom it will turn brown—but it will. Some peo ple have always known it, they say. Mr. L. B. Davis, of Gaffney, was in this section Thursday . representing the Farmers Mutual Life Protective Association—strictly a home Institu tion. Housewives are getting plenty of vegetables from their gardens now. Though they have been quite de structive in some places, we have heard less complaint of the potato hug this year than usual. Miss Jessie Blackwell’s Good Fri day planted beans are hearing abund antly. It Is reported that a carload of corn shipped to l/)ckhar£ in a slight ly damaged condition is now selling ’ike hot cakeg at 40 cents per bush el. We don’t want any of It in ‘‘our’n.” We are glad to Ond that Col. W. I). Camp, our auditor, wasn’t as badly hurt by falling as was reported at first. We are sorry we failed to see Rev. W. E. Crocker before he left for his mission field again. But like Wm. Cary said, we must remember that while he goes down we’ must hold the ropes. Holding the ropes while he and other missionaries descend into the dark coiners of heathenism is a duty we can’t afford to neglect. We dare not go to judgment until we have done the utmost God enables ws to do to diffus e His glory through out the world. It was David Livingston who said: “My Jesus, my King, my Life, my All, 1 again dedicate myself to Thee! O the joy of sowing in the Master’s field! Praying the good seed may a harvest yield. Even when by evil it is snatched away, Or in poor soil springs up, to wither in a day; Thistles cannot choke the grain that grows, And a glorious reaping will come to him who sows.” J. L. S. FOURTEEN Of the thirty-one persons killed in the wreck of the Mystic Shriners’ special train at Honda, Cal,, on Saturday, May nth, were insured against accidents in the Aetna Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn. This involves a loss of $110,500, which is the largest loss ever incured by a company under accident policies in any one disaster. The totrl amount which the Aetna Life had at risk on the lives of passengers on this train was at least $154,r, ' 1 of those insured witb'the Company other lk'._ i. e four teen killed only one is reported severely injured. The amounts payable for deaths in this wreck are all double the amounts insured, and in four cases they are triple the amounts insured through the fact that the beneficiaries were killed in the same disaster. This emphasizes most strongly the enlarged scope of accident insurance 0f ^ nci j" protection as furnished by the Aetna Life, nation will vote for liquor and advo- The fact that nearly one-half of all who ^ salc “ f 8 ‘‘ an fP^ncy.” and if one of their countrymen who were killed carried their accident insur- foresees the evil raises a protest they ance in the Aetna Life is striking evi-M , ’ in > rabble and cry out “Crucify him, crucify him.” The fight has dence of the confidence reposed in the j cornmen p fl rt j n ^ ie proper place, and if the forces move forward in solid phalanx along the wohle line, some thing will he don e to abate existing evils. The late James A. Garfield said it took a brave man to stand un before the devil and tell him he is a devil. What this country needs more than anything e lse is men who are not Aetna Life, the tesultant claims would afraid to speak their convictions. The liquor advocates carry their points by “blustering and bullying” more than by a conviction that their course is right. They think they have everybody afraid of them. No greater mistake was ever made. Wjho will be first to find a cotton bloom this year is as yet an unknown quantity. Mr. John Sprouse, father of Mrs. W. G. Fowler, has recently had a stroke of paralysis. Mr. H. B. McDaniel and son, Atho. A Fearful Tragedy. A fearful tragedy occurred near Grover early Friday morning at the home of Mr. H. A. Turney, a well known farmer living one and a half miles from town, when his little eight-year-old son accidently shot and killed his baby sister. The children were alome in the house, their parents having gone to Grover to do some shopping. The little boy managed to procure a shot gun from a rack over the door, and, playing with it, it suddenly was discharged, the en tire load entering th e shoulder of the baby. So forcible was the dis charge of the weapon that th e arm of the little girl was well-nigh severed from the body. Death followed In t®n minutes after the shooting. A NEW CHURCH. Company by the insuring public, ai:d that confidence is wisely so placed. It is only a large company like the Aetna Life that can withstand such a calamity as this. If all of the persons killed and in jured in this wreck had been insured in be paid immediately on receipt of proof of death and without in the slightest de gree impairing tie strength of the Com pany. The Aetnt Life furnishes absolute protection to tbos( insured in it. Call on Jones J. Darby, - Dist. Agt. For Aetna Accided and Health Policies. Star The< re Building. y Dedication Exercises at Skull Shoals Sunday. Sunday was a memorable day with th.* people of Skull Shoals and vici- :ii y. it was the occasion of the dedication of their new church build ing, which has recently been finish ed, anq of which they are Justly Proud. This church was organized in 1787, and ulnce that time two new structures have been erected, each taking the place of the old one pre ceding it, and the last, which is a handsome edifice and an honor to the good people of the neighborhood who built it. stands on the same site that th® first one occupied. The exercises Sunday were con ducted by Rev. J. I). Bailey, of Cow- pens, who preached the dedication sermon. After the morning services, dinner was served on the grounds; and in the afternoon two new d/acons were ordained, in the persons of Mr. George Byars and Mr. J. G. Wilkins, which concluded th e exsgeises of the day. Probably eight hundred people at tended the dedication . ceremonies, coming from York, Union and Chero kee counties: and quite a number from Gaffney went down to witness the event, and to enjoy the hospital ity of the hospitable people of Skull Shoals. .Rev. R. G. Ross, of this city, Is pas tor of the church, where he holds services on the fourth Sunday of every month. A FAREWELL SERMON. In Honor of Rev. W. E. Crocker's Departure for China. A farewell service was held In the First Baptis- church on Sunday after noon, 16th lust., the occasion being the departure of Rev. W. E. Crocker for China where he goes as a mis sionary, supported by the Broad River Baptist Association. Rev. G. P. Hamrlcb spoke In be half of the association, and said that he had seen representatives from most of the churches in the associa tion and felt sure that the churches had all been helped and the cause of foreign missions give n a new impe tus by Mr. Crocker’s nine months in our midst; and in behalf of the association h e bade him farewell. Crocker then made a few re- manrs in wUich^ieexprossed grati tude for the IflaflT^OftiPf’sses shown him and his wife whu5 6' re:yw^L he had had the pleasure of rOT^Wtig old acquaintances and friendships, as well as forming many new ones. He s aid he brought his wife here a stranger (she is a Scotch lady) and she leaves as one leaving home. Dr. Simms then called for volun teer prayers, and asked Prof. R. O. Sams to lead and others to follow; and quite a number of brethren of fered short prayers for the safety of the missionaries on their return, and for their success in the great mission work iu China. Dr. Simms made some remarks, and then a voluntary offering was made to help Mr. Crock er in his traveling expenses. This collection amounted to $30. The congregation then lef; the house and a great many went to the depot to bid Rev. and Mrs. Crocker a last farewell. He Drew the Line. (Washington Star Arthur Herkimer, the Missouri his- orian, told at a dinner l n St Louis a story about the famous governor, Clairborne F. Jackson. “Jackson,” he said, “married, one after another, five sisters. The thing is increditable, but it is a fact. “When for the fifth time Clair borne Jackson broached a marital proposition to his father-in-law the old man was eighty and quite _deaf. This is the conversation that en sued: “ T wait; Lizzie.’ “ ‘Hey?’ “ T want you to give me Elizabeth.’ “ ‘Oh, you want me to give you Elizabeth, do you? What for?” “ ‘For my wife.’ “ ‘For your wife?’ “ ‘I—want—to—marry—Lizzie.’ “ ‘Oh, yes. I hear you. You needn’t rous e the neighborhood.’ “ ‘Well, do you consent?’ “ ‘Yes, 1 consent, said the old man. He shook his head and added slowly: “ ‘Yes, you can have her. You’ve got ’em all now, my boy. But tor goodness sake if anything happens to that poor misguided girl, don’t come back here and ask- me for the old woman.” A Slight Misunderstanding. A well-known Boston lawyer says tha- not long ago he was astonished to see printed i n a newspaper a glowing testimonial as to the bene fits to be derived from using some body's Curequick. The office of the concern was located near his own, and he dropped in while out for his lunch. “See here.” he remarked, some what forcefully, when in the presence of the manager; “you have printed a testimonial allegedly from me with regard to your confounded stuff —and I never took a drop of it in my life. What do you mean by such procedure?” “Is that so?” the manager said, soothingly. “Merely a slight misun derstanding, I assure you, sir, for which I am very sorry. You see. we understood that you had died recent ly. Take this down, please,” he added, tumiujj to la stonographon: “Memorandum: change signature to sworn testimonial No. 124,546.” At Piedmont Springs, Following is a partial list of the visitors at Piedmont Springs Sun day: Misses Lucy Carpenter, Jessie Lip scomb, Freeman Garrett, Winnie Davenport, Lula Garrett, Edith Cool:- Effle Hopper, Annie Johnson; Messrs. Leon Gaffney, G. Allison. B. G. Kuhne, L. Y. Randall, June Carr and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sparks, of Gaffney; Bep Gaines, Yorkville; T. B. Wilkes and J. J. McGrady, Ninety- Nin f ; islands; J. H. Austell, Greenville, and many others who reside in the neighborhood. It is needless to say that each and every one of the guests greatly en joyed the cooling shades and delight ful water, to say nothing of the ex cellent menu served, of this now famous summer resort. DO NOT BE A BURDEN. It is a sin to denrive oneself of en joyment in life and become a burden to others through Indigestion. The backaches, headaches, distress after eating, loss of appetite, gulping un of undigested food. etc., are not natural. Mi-o-na stomach tablets used for a few days before meals will so strengthen the digestive organs that you can eat anything you want without fear of distress or resulting sickness. The Gaffney Drug Co. have so much faith in the merits of Mi-o-na that they sell it under guarantee to refund the money In case it does not cure. RAIN-ON-TIN-ROOF CURE. Grocer Drives Wife’s Insomnia Away by Homemade Thunderstorm. James Bonham, a grocer of Cleve land, O., has cured his wife of insom nia by an improvement on the rain-on- tin-roof treatment, says the Phila delphia Public Ledger. Seeing In a medical journal that the patter of rain drops on the roof would cure sleepless ness, the idea came to him that stage methods might give relief to his wife. He rigged up a thunder and lightning maker on the tin roof of his house. When darkness came he sent his son out with the garden hose and urged his wife to go to bed, saying it looked like rain. Soon the rumble of thunder and flashes of lightning were followed by the patter of rain drops on the roof, and in a few minutes Mrs. Benham was asleep. Bonham says the trick has worked a complete cure. The Future South. With Improved economic conditions at home and a less threatening race problem the south will perhaps be no longer subject to that ruinous drain of her energetic and ambitious youth to the cities of the north, and, on the other hand, the south will receive an 'tiereasing immigration of young men f.'o .1 ‘he north and west eager to share in her r: h hut ill developed natural op portunities, vs E. N. Vallamligham in June Atlauli •. Finally, if the boast that the Auglo-Sa.\. :i race Is peculiarly gifted In the realms 0.' nolitics and the higher imagination be .’nstifled, our man of the Midi lias a greu; future, for not only is he almost pure Anglo- Saxon, hut his race has been warmed by the generous warmth of his own semltroplcal sunshine. He Is a blend of reason and passion new to the world of endeavor and service. STATEMENT — of the — MERCHANTS A PLANTERS BANK, Gaffney, 8. C., at the close 0 f business June 14i 1907 RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts f251,3fi9 79 Overdrafts 5,356 38 Bonds and Stocks owned by the Bk. M0 00 Furniture and Fixtures 1.230 60 Due from Banks and Bankers 21,554 39 Currency 8,300 00 Gold..., 2,500 00 Silver, Nickels and Pennies 1,697 24 Checks and Cash Items 293 94 Automatic Lamplighters. A new Invention has been introduced in Newcastle, England, by which it is feared the lamp lighters of the city will lose their vocation, says the New castle Chronicle. A German Inventor has placed a machine at the Newcas tle gas works which will enable the gas, company to light and extinguish all the street lamps simultaneously. Committee Adjourned. The Investigating committee on af fairs of the county, which has been at work at the courthouse for some time, has adjourned till after court, which convenes next week. Drop a postal card to The Alaska Packers Association, Advertising De partment, Atlanta, Ga., if you use “Argo” and get their Argo Red Sal mon Cook Book, with 39 ways of preparing Salmon. June 18-21. Card of Thanks. The children and grandchildren of Mrs. C. L. McGuinn, of this city, de sire to publicly tender their sincere thanks to the many good people who were so kind and attentive to her during her recent severe illness, from which she Is just recovering. They heartily appreciate every attention shown their beloved relative. —Do you need a Truss? Is yours giving you satisfaction. Our Truss es are made in accordance with strict scientific principles. They do what a Truss Is intended for. We guaran tee a fit. Satisfaction of your money refunded. Gaffney Drug Co. June 14 2t. THU NEW WAY, THE EASY WAY, THE CHEAPEST WAY to uuk* Ice Cream. Simply Stir the contents of Dae par bag Jell-0 ICE CREAM Powder Into s quart of milk and freeze, or cooking; nothing elae to add. One pack age makes nearly two quarts of Ane lie cream. Costs shout 1 cent a piste. Fit* kinds: Vanilla, ChoooUUs, Okrmm bsrry. Lemon and Un flavored. Approved by Pure Pood Commiastoneea No disease germe or ptomaine poison in Joll-0 lee Cream Powder. > packages 90s., at all groeera. If year grocer hasn’t it, send as his name and 95c., and t pack ages and oar tt- lustrated recipe book will be mailed to yoa. ) The Seaesce Pare Peed C#., Le Key. N. Y. Visit our booth at JamcstownExiragition. DR W. K. GUNTER 1 > k m t 1 e a* \n St‘ir Theatre Building, Phonic No. 2 1 '. >cwt) and bridge work a sneninltp DR. J. F. GARRETT. DENTiST. Moved to oev* offic* over Frederic Street. Front of the Battery. ’Phen« in Offloe and Residence. Total 1296,201 94 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in $ 75.000 00 Surplus Fund 5,000 00 Undivided Profits less current ex penses and Taxes Paid 19,800 78 Due UnpaidlDlvidends 4 00 Individual deposits, subject to Check 90,475 63 Savings Deposits 5!.181 83 Time Certificates 14,644 15 Cashier’s Checks 595 55 Notes and Bills Re-discounted 39.500 00 Total 1296.201 g4 State of South Carolina, Cherokee County, Before me came K. S. Lipscomb, Cashier of the Merchants & Planters Bank, Gaffney, 8. C., who being duly sworn, says that the above and foreKoin^r statement Is a true con dition of said hank as shown by the boo ks of file in said bank. it. S. Lll’SCOMB, Sworn to and subscribed before me tills, the 17th day of June, 1907. Correct, Attest: R. A. Jones, a. N. Wood. W.J.Wilkins, C. M. Smith, [L. S.] Notary Public,S. 0. Directors. i RedSeaf Cream I I a 9 $ ■It * u Is a toilet preparation of superior merits. It is free from any poison- ous substance, con tains no oil or grease. Rail Seal ' Cream Is unsurpassed for tau, sunburn, or any irrita tion of the skin. We guarantee every bottle 25 Cents. ■ FOR CHEROKEE i DRUG COMPANY Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office.