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i CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH Are shown by the fol lowing figures of the National Bank ? Gaffney AND THE Gaffney Savings Bank Capital Stock, $80,000.00 53,000.00 $133,000.00 351,021.79 Resources, $448,500.00 We Invite Your Banking Business The Gaffney Savings Bank pays FOUR per cent, on ALL DEPOSITS, compounded FOUR times a year.ty„ JU*' HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIR7. The Residence of Mr. Sumter Little* John Burned. The residence of Mr. Sumter Little john. on Smith and Petty street* was almost 4 otally destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. The Are alarm was sounded about one o’clock and many willing workers were soon o n the scene of the conflagration. No adequate resistance could be of fered the flames as they had gained great headway before being noticed. The building and much of the con tents was a complete loss. Mr. Lit tlejohn only carried $300 Insurance on his residence and $100 on his household goods. It is thought that his loss will reach $1,000. "While searching the ruins Monday a lot of silverware was found that was uninjured, save from the smoke, and a little rubbing made it as good as new. Some jewelry was al<> found that was uninjured. The house was a one-story structure with a basement underneath. The re frigerator was in the basement and it contained a block of ice and the ice had not melted, notwithstanding that the entire top of the house was destroyed. Gaffney Board 0 f Trade, The Gaffney Board of Trade has a party who wants a location for a granite quarry, also a party who wants to organise a cement block factory. Parties Interested drop In and see Mr. Otts. Here Is an opportunPy to organize two needed Industries, $2,500 Is all the capital needed to organize the cemen* block works. Samples can be seen and full particulars can be gotten at Mr. Otts’ law office. A chance for some young man. Attend the meeting of the Board of Trade tonight (Friday) at 8:30, city hall. Get In line and take stock in the new cotton mill. Gaffney should gain 3,000 additional population with in the next eighteen months' Let us all pull together. Found Dead in a Pullman Berth. A sensation was created at the Southern passenger station yester day morning when No. 36 rolled in from the south. The train was forced to stop her e an d wait for orders as to the disposition of a dead body found yesterday morning in one of | the berths of the Pullman. It seems that the dead lady whose name was Mrs. J. Ganard, had a tickot from Galveston, Texas, to New York. Her suit case, however, had Ocean Springs, Miss*, opposite her name. From the train crew it was found jlhat she retired Wednesday night | seemingly all right and on her not j arising yesterday morning and not ! answering calls investigations were made, disclosing he r dead body. When I death occurred was not known. Con- I ductor Hill received orders to leave ! the body at Blaobsburg. Death of Mias Leila Pryor. Miss Leila Pryor, the second daughter of Mr. j. C. Pryor, of this city, died in Columbia on Tuesday She has been in ill health for some time. Her lx)dy was brought to the city on Wednesday and yesterday was laid to rest in Oakland Cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dr Simms, assisted by Rev. S. B Harper. The pall bearers were: Ix)gan Warmoth, Charles Austell. Ernest Humphries and Bernard Crocker. Wm. Miller Dead. WHlliam Miller, a well known citi zen of Gaffney, died at his home in this city Wednesday about noon. Mr. Miller has been a resident of Gaffney and Cherokee for twenty- five years. He has been in ill health for a long time. He was about sixty years of age. Sho w Day i n Gaffney. 1 Tuesday July 16th. will be show day In Gaffney. On that date the James Shelbys New Show' will be here. Trained ponies, dogs and every thing that goes to make up a first class entertainment. A clean moral performance; nothing said or done that could possibly offend the most fastidious. Remember the date and I take the children to see Bo Bo, the largest black mane African lion in captivity. The Argo Red Salmon Cook Book gives thirty-nine recipes for prepar ing Salmon and sauces. Ask your grocer for It. PISO’S CURE TOR CORES WHERE All USE FAILS. . CouKh Hyrup. Tastes G .ixl. In tliuo. Sold by dnwi-tH. Hoat asEHEEaao?, HelplHelp! I’m Falling Thus cried the hair. And a kind neighbor came to the res cue with a bottle of Ayer s Hair Vigor. The hair was saved! This was because Ayer’s Hair Vigor is a regular hair medicine. Falling hair is caused by a germ, and this medicine completely destroys these germs. Then the healthy scalp gives rich, healthy hair. The best kind of a testimonial - “Sold lor over sixty years.” A Mado by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Maas. Alao mauufacturertj of 9 sarsaparilla. PILLS. CHLKRV PECTORAL. ijers SAFEGUARD YOURSELF Against money losses through fire or robbery by placing your money safely in bank. Safeguard yourself againsi twice paying bills and have a legal receipt for every cent paid out, by carrying a checking acccount. Safe guard yourself against poverty in old age by building up a competency during the working period of your life. Save a small portion of every dollar earned, place it in the keeping of this strong bank and you may trust the accumulation to safeguard you against all kimkiof finan cial troubles. The four per cent we pay on saving and time deposits is the safest, best'paying investment you can make. Littleton Female College Splendid location. Health resort. Hot water heat. Electric lights and other modern improvements. 240 boarding pupils last year. High standard of scholarship, culture and social life. Conservatory advantages in Music. Ad vanced courses in Art and Elocution. Business College, Bible and Normal courses. Health record not surtc-sed. Close personal attention to the health and social development of eacn pupil. Uniform worn on all public occasions. CHARGES VERY LOW. 26th Annual Session will begin on Septemper 18th 1907. For Catalogue, Address. REV. J. M. RHODES, President, Littleton,N. C. 1 I OK S A L, ID §«- Two 5-room cottages. One 7-room residence. T wo city farms. Seven beautifully located lots that are not five minutes walk from depot Farms and lots everywhere. FOR RENT—( >ne 10-room dwelling with water, baths and electric lights. Brick store room with rooms overhead. If you are contemplating building a new house, call at my office and -ee many new plans. SAM L. FORT, Real Estate and Fire Insurance OFFICE OVER NATIONAL BANK LV W I I i 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. CaMnoy, S. C. Please? BIG CiSH REMOVAL SUE Tremendous Price Reduction in Practically Everything in the Dry Goods Room Jfe This is no money making scheme. We are going to change locations and prefer to sacrifice our profits rather than to move the xT goods to our new store. y During This Month and August Sale Will Be On. Visit Ds Every Day For Bargains ^ $ % £ a % * $ % * % LISTEN l LISTEN ! * * In Dress Goods J1.00 Wool Dress Goods 85c “ 75c •' 50c “ 45C 35c “ 25c 85c 69c , 61c 42c 37C 23c 19c to 21c Silks! Silks!! Silks.!! $1.25 Black Taffeta and Peau de Soie J1.05 1.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 85 50 China Silks . 39 Fancy Silks at low prices. Hosiery! Hosiery!! n^c Whitleathei Stockings. ioc Misses “ 15c Misses and Ladies “ J C ( II •( <( >■ IOC 8c I2C 19c tO 2IC Shoes-Low Cut and High Cut This Departmhnt is Brim-lull of Good Things to Co Cheap 75c Shoes and Slippers $ 1.00 1 ‘ “ 1.25 “ “ 1.50 1- 75 “ “ 2.00 2.25 2- 50 3.00 “ “ 3- 50 “ “ 4.00 “ “ “ 50c to 61c 75c to 85c . 89c to f 1.05 .fi ifito 1.2.5 • -45 . 1.49 to 1.65 1.75 , 1.98 . 2.00 to 2 49 . 2.60 to 2.98 3.00 to 3.25 Hats 2 Hats!! Mon and Boys, you ean buy them cheaper than ever before. We want to clean this dopaatmsnt up. All kinds reduced in price. $1.00 Hats 83c 1.25 “ 95c 1.50 “ |i*5 2.00 “ 1.50 2.25 “ 1.75 300 “ 2.75 Clothing The knife applied in this department also. We are prepared to save you quite a nice little sum on your suit and give vou good goods and good workmanship. 20 per cent discount straight through this stock black not excepted. Some few pants and suits at even better discounts. Now is the time you need light weight underwear. We have it cheeper than ever, not withstanding everything made from cotton is worth more at the mills. A cheap article looks just as good’on paper as the better goods. We draw the line on shoddy goods. What we offer is good goods cheap. Summer Wash Goods All Summer Wash Goods, White and Colors, Reduced in Price. ioc and I2^c Batiste 15c “ ioc White Goods I2^c “ ‘ 15c “ •' 20c “ 4 ' 25c “ *• 45c Colored Wash Goods 50c “ 41 44 Some lines cut even more than that. 1 i#c IOC Htfc I2C UC , 19c and 20c 34c 37c NO GOODS WILL BE CHARGED AT THESE PRICES GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA. W. J. WTLKIXS & jawc wc wc wean wc wc we wc