Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M A Stream of Money Is the eventuality that succeeds the commence ment of drops. “Drops” ol money, or small sums regularly deposited with The -Gaffney Savings Bank is like the tiny head of the stream that broadens out into the deep, broad river. Bank your SAVINGS here and time will prove the wisdom of doing so. Small be ginnings end in the “stream of wealth.” We pay FOUR per cent, interest, COMPOUNDED FOUR times a year on all deposits. The Gaffney Savings Bank Office in National Bank of Gaffney. D. C. Ross, Prest. J. A. Carrou., V.-Prest. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. H Cherokee B.:L ‘ Fifth Series Opens August 1st Stock Being Taken-Applications For Loans Filed. One man is now living in his own house who joined in Jan uary; made application for loan; paid his dues—75 cents— which was really due February 2. He made this payment as a matter of good faith. He is in his own happy home today—February 10. He is saving house rent today. His property—not the landlord’s property—is growing in value every day. Name famished upon application : : : Read Our Booklet And Pass It Along, It Means A GREATER GAFFNEY. V. V. Gaffney, Sec’y & Trees. G. A. Jefferies, Prest. j| v ri Be Holiest To Yourself If you were to die today is your family well provided for? Would the mortgage be paid without inconvenience to your loved ones? The prudent man insures hisjproperty against FifR that may never come. |Are there not more reasons why you should? insure against Dlitb which is sure to come?^ Good and economical management added! [to careful medical selec tion gives safe Insurance at a low cost. Carolina Mutual Benefit Assn. GAFFNEY, 8. C. Recent Happenings In and Around thft City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local New* Editor. '"he usual Saturday crowd 1 was In Caffney last Saturday and the mer chants seemed to do considerable business. Walter Lipscomb, a young negro, was arrested yesterday charged with stealing corn. He was committed to jail on a charge of larceny from the crib. At a meeting of the trustees of the Union graded schools Miss Carrie O. Sams, of this city, was elected a teacher. Miss Sams has not as yet accepted. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge went to Wood ruff Saturday, where on Sunday he delivered an address in the Baptist church to the people of that thriving little town and vicinity. A young white man was tried be fore Magistrate Bridges Friday charg ed with larceny from the field. He was pronounced guilty and fined $4.50, the costs of the case. There will be preaching at Provi dence on Saturday, the fcoth Inst. Tf interest in the meeting prove favorable services will likely be con tinued for several days. Corinth and a club from the Gaff ney Manufacturing Company were scheduled to play a game of baseball Saturday, but a rain in the early af ternoon prevented the contest from being pulled off. Mr. J. C. Ratliff is now occupying his pretty dwelling on Jefferies street, which he recently purchased from Mr. J. E. Pritchett. Mr. Pritch ett has gone tg Tennessee where he is engaged In civil engineering. 'Ernest Beacham, who was arrested several days ago, charged with enter ing Vaud Smith’s store at Thickety, was arranged before Magistrate Camp Friday. He plead guilty and was returned to Jail to await trial at the court of general sessions. Mlessrs. Dudley & Wilson, of Shel by. N. C., have opened a shoo in the building formerly occupied by the dis pensary, for the manufacture of sheet metal work, cornices, roofing, etc. St 3* their ad. in another column of this issue. A negro man has found gold In a stream of water near the city and secured about thirty dollars worth of tl.e precious metal. He will doubt less continue to mine and If he con tinue at this rate it will Drove no small thing. A force of linemen were engaged Saturday in making preparations to cable the local Western Union Tele graph office. Changes will be made to the entrance of the office. An en trance will be made on limestone street. Mr. W. J. Austell, of upper Chero- hee. wag In the city the last of the week with his Infant daughter. Mat- tie Ruth, which is his sixteenth child. Mr. Austeel is only forty-five years old, while his wife is forty-four; and they have ten children living. Corinth and Gaffney’s second nine played a game of baseball at Lime stone park Thursday afternoon In which Oorlnth was victorious by a score of 8 to 1. Among the stars of the game were Porter, Petty, Phillips and Parker. At a special meeting of the town council Friday night Mr. J. R. Ser vice was elected policeman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. H. H. Lockhart. Mr. Service is well liked by all his acquaintances and will doubtless make a good of ficer Mr. W. A. Greene, who lives at the Limestone Mills, near the city, has presented us with a beet that is a “whopper” in size, weighing about twelve pounds. Mr. Greene has quite a number of the same variety which he raised from D. M, Ferry & Company’s seeds. W. K. Guthries has accepted a position with B. G. Clary & Company. He entered upon his duties Saturday. This is a welcome addition to the concern as it gives the genial Bar ney a chance to see any baseball games that might chance to b© pull ed off in the future. The wagon and team and load of malt which was seized from Gad Dover by Constable Dover and Mag istrate Whisonant has been released and returned to Its 'owner. After In vestigation the magistrate decided that he had no authority to seize the property. Lewis Marcum and Roland Driscoll were arrainged before Mayor Little Friday morning on a charge of fight ing. Marcum was fined five dollars while Driscol] was assessed ten. This is the case of fighting at the Gaffney Manufacturing Company when Driscoll struck Marcum with a weight. Large congregations prevailed at Buford Street M. B. church both morning and evening. The singing of Mrs. Frank Laney in the morning, “The Good Sheperd,” by Van De Water, and the duet, “The Lord Is My Light.” by Buck, by M!rs. Laney and her sister, Miss Myrtle Gaffney at night, was brilliant 'and much ad mired. Prof. B. C. Blmore, county super intendent of education of Spartan burg, and candidate for the position of State superintendent, has been invited by Prof. F. B. Shuford to speak at an educational meeting at the Cherokee Avenue school io this city on Saturday evening; 24th Inst. Prof. Elmore has accepted the Invi tation. A petition was presented to the council Friday night signed b" a large number of tLe better dess of colored citizens of the town praying that the council would take steps to ston the loafing on the streets, and desecrating the sabbath by the young negroes of the town. The police of ficers were Instructed by the mayor to see that the ordinance on this sub ject Is rigidly enforced. % AN EMPTY P0CKETB00K While He Slept? Two youthfuls of the colored race, by name Floyd Simpson and David or Arthur Crockett, were arrested yesterday and buffeted from power to power for some time. It being dif ficult to find what authority could rightfully deal with them. These two first erred when it was alleged they committed depredations on.i the person of Joe Johnson and extracted two dollars and twenty cents, while all three were supposed to be in care of Morpheus; and Johnson insists that he really was sleeping the sleep of the just, and that his companions took advantage of this fact to set up on him and rob him of his earthly possessions. They were first taken in charge by the city police officers; but upon finding that the alleged theft occurred outside the city limits, where their authority ends, they turned the boys and their case over to Magistrate Brides. Upon inves tigation Magistrate Bridges, finding that they were charged wih a crime over which he has no Jurisdiction, larceny from the person, he in turn committed them to jail where they will await the next session of the court of general session which will deal with them according to their deserts. One asserted, unoffically that he was perfectly innocent; the other prisoner being in reality the theft. Strangely enough, however, the other accused one tells the same story except, of course, as regards the thief who he stoutly asserts is the other. They will have plenty of time to consider the matter and place the blame on the guilty one, as when last seen they were in charge of Sher iff Thomas and headed for the county jail. Miss Wilkins Entertains. On the evening of the 8th the beautiful home of Capt. and Mrs. R. M. Gaffney presented a fairylike scene of splendor, when Miss Daisy Wilkins entertained in honor of her guests, Misses Adelaide Barrow, of Concord, N. C., and Miss Gladys Laney, of Monroe. The porch was aglow with many colored Japanese lanters which partook of such nafigic as to cast a mantel of good cheer upon all who entered there. The parlors were beautiful and fragrant in their decorations of roses. The amusement for the evening .was the unique game of guessing advertise ments, the prize being won by Miss Myrtis Little. Delicious ices were served later in the evening. Mass Meeting. There will be a meeting of all the ministers of all denominations and the doctors of the county and others Interested, in the court hetuee, on Tuesday, September 3rd. for the pur pose of discussing plans and making arrangements for the building of a hospital for Gaffney and Cherokee county. All persons Interested are cordially Invited to come and help formulate some plan whereby the hospital will be a certainty. Subacrlbs for The Ledger. 91 a veer. sdP?. r dra Notice to the Public! Ou and after September 1st, 1907, I will sell no more bread or bread tickets on credit. My reasons for establishing a cash basis are too numerous to men tion, however, will mention a few; First. The material from which bread is made is bought strictly for cash, and .must be sold accordingly. Second. Bread is sold for too small a margin to pay for carrying an entry through the number of books it must go when charged. Last, but not least, purchas ers of tickets frequently receive bread from the driver without giving him a ticket, as they are not convenient, and when bills are presented they are under the impression that tickets have been given in exchange and unpleasant feelings are caused when such bills are presented to both purchaser and collector. I trust you will thoroughly understand my position and realize it ir to the best interest of both purchasers and myself that I establish a cash basis, and always send cash when you want tickets or bread, and I shall continue to strive to de serve your patronage. Respectfully, J. F. Fincken. j-VO CHECK ~; BOOK 'Yt(f 7 f JJ^May mean the most abjeetjpoverty^if it stands alone, but if backed up by a check book, it means thrifty management and, perhaps, wealth. The man who carries little or no money—who deposits his en tire earnings in bank and pays his bills by checking against his account—has adopted the safest and surest business methods to secure his money, to save and to get ahead in the world. Open an account with us today. We will welcome your ac count, be it large or small, guard your deposits and lend you our assistance on the road to prosperity. Put your surplus into a time certificate of deposit. It will pay you 4% interest. K/ MERCHANTS 1 ' 0 PLANTERS BANK] GAFFNEY.- S.C. ■ ■ :f J J J .■ <4414 * '■<£ t' tV>’t if < CV > t v-’’ < iV W. C. Capnter Co. We will continue the low prices on all Clothing, Hats and Oxfords for the next ten days. : : : % : $10.00, $12.50, $14.00 and $15.00 Suits, two and three piece Suits at $5.48. Just Wright Oxfords for Men, the $4.00 kind for $3.48. John B, Stetson Hats at $2.98. Now is the time to buy your outfit for the vacation days; thejlow pri ces will help pay your expenses. W. C. Carpenter Co. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE At a Bargain One lot 80x120. west side Oakland Avenue. Four lots 80x200 and one 140x80 west side of Victoria Avenue. House and iOt on west side Limestone St. Lot8Ux200, with eight-room house, electric lights and water works, and ali modern conveniences. - One house and lot fronting on Frederick street, lot 186x152 with four room cottage and city water. Price very cheap. One house and lot fronting on Robinson street, lot 116x152 with four room cottage and city water. Price very cheap. This property must be sold at once. Call and see us if you are interested. ITOR RKIVT Four rooms for rent in Cherokee Drug Co.’s building. See us fof REAL ESTATE, whether a buyer or seller. Before placing your Fire Insurance phone No. 170. ffney TP rust Office In National Bank Building WoDld YOU like for your Stationery to be neatly printed and promptly delivered? If so, will yon let us prove to yon that onr work will TMK LCDCKR. OaMnav, *. C. Please?