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r,vS ■ THK LtOOIM. Tuesday and Friday, Kd. h. DsCamp, Cdltar ard Punilahar. CITY DIRBCTORY. elant maans of honaat support warn given g few day* to Ind work or laava town and those not obeying were speedily put at work on a atreet gang. Mr. Babb, the mayor, in reply to a letter asking about the subject mod estly credits a great deal of the suc cess to the vigilance and cooperation Odlclaln 0 ( the officers of his town. The ordi- q Little Mayor nance relating to this work he says *” “— “deals mainly with all persons In the H. L. Spears Mayor Pro Tam W. H. Ross City Garb R. A. Jones Traaanrar ▲ L. Hallman Health Officer city without any known residence, or having visible or known means of gaining an honest and reputable llveli- t" h' Lov-khart Chief Police hood, suspicious characters, or those ^ j b Bell City Attorney i leading idle or disorderly lives. A lady from Laurens was most en thusiastic in speaking of the success of the effort. She said that it Is now Treasurer n 0 trouble to secure servants, who - f or fear of*belng dismissed and thrown out of employment, dare not i give any dissatisfactory service. The Board Public Werfce- A. N Wood Chairman J. N. Lipscomb W. H. Ross Board of Trade f 'c r>f*T rtCk ££5™ housekeepers of Laurens no long ^T J. C. ( Otts Becreiary ^ hunt servants as we do. but have to refuse a great many. needs to stand shoulder to shoulder. The needs of Cherokee county, her roads, brldgee, and oltlr enMilp are of vital consequence. Would It not be a capital idea to invite representative farmers and the business meo from Blacksburg and Cherokee Falls to meet us and discuss matters of pub lic importance? Let us think about it. and talk the matter over tonight at the meeting of the Borad of Trade. • • • The graded schools opened Wed. nesday, with all the teachers ^ their costs and and with a good attendance at the various schools. Teachers and days’ visit to the Jamastown exposi tion. J. B. Brown, of Ooucher, was in tha city yesterday on busness. Prt-iton Wood, of Macedonia, was among the Cherokee planters In the city yesterday. "Slim’’ Sam Whelchel. of Cherohee Falls, was in the city Wednesday. He is one of our best friends. Rev. H. C. Dunn, of Greensboro. N. j C.. will preach at R1 bethel Sunday, Sept. 15th. at 11 o’clock. Dr. Mrs. W. C. Hambrick and Miss Volina have returned from a visit to Asheville and Henderson. N. C. J. Gad Wrlffht. a prosperous farmer from the Wllklnsvllle section, was a Gaffney visitor yesterday. U. B. LeMaster, one of the best farm- That hacking cough continues Because your system is exhausted and your powers of resistance weakened. Take Scott's Emulsion. It builds up and strengthens your entire system. It contains Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites so prepared that it is easy to take and easy to digest. ALL DRUGGJSTSj 50c. AT’D $1.00 BueruUry PrMldent pupils ante Should resolve to make prs ln the conin7 was ln the clt y y e s- tliis the banner year in the Gaffney ; terday, graded schools. In order to do this, Lum Spencer spent a while in the however, the parents of the children i city yesterday. who attend should do all in their John Fowler. 0 f Fowler Bros., was A TOWN CLOCK ; house*"to house trying to net some When the city hall of Gaffney was one ^ work often several women built a place was left in the tower w jh b e sitting placidly in the most for a clock. There la °o town as 1 squalid of homes surrounded by large large as Gaffnev in the State that Is families of children and at times tne large as Gaimey in the state mat ™ loafing around, but without Its town clock. Even staid “ lt5U w 1 u - - , , In the city yesterday. _ _ . power to help the teachers. It is a B G Falls, the superintendent of As it Is here, in vain one goes from | lamentable fact that very often the Greenvllk-Charlotte division of parents encourage their children to the Southern. wa s in the citv Vvod- 1 rebel against the teacher, instead of, n ^rJnmasteT^V* N. Camden, of chiding them and in this wav helping, rharlottf> was in Gaffney Wednes- PAT NEW HAT the teacher to govern them. dav. generally the reply to questions is pekSONAu PARAGRAPH*. NOTES AND COMMENTS. old Yorkvllle, with less than half of ..^ e wa nt to work.’ our population and not one-tenth of Mr. Babb’s Idea of strictly enforc TOr enterprise, he, . town deck ||ne % 6 m "Se?^ If the city fathers do not see their, If ^ M ” l ^ b wou i d , ake i t u „ it would why clear to purchase this much need- mean a r eal economic gain to the «d article we would suggest that the | whole State and not to each one youn® people of the city get up a town, for the idlers could not then series of entertainments for the pur- ^ift from place to place and would pose of obatlnlng a nucleus for the j he ° J purchase of the clock, and we believe that if the movement is started in that way the city fathers will come Cherokee’s minerals are being ex- forward with a good appiopriaiion plotted. The Board of Trade sent off and the thing will be done. A city j a barrel of ores for analysis this clock would be a great convenience j W eeb. If the South and West railway not only to the laboring man who is jean bring coke here at $1.00 per ton unable to purchase a time Piece but j Cherokee’s iron ore will overshadow to the impecunious man who is too her cotton mills, stingy to buy a watch, to the man • • • who is too lazy to look at his watch, i what is he Board of Trade doing? and to the blind man who cannot see co me ou t tonight an d see And if but can hear the strokes as it counts | are n 0 t doing according to your out the hours. ! idea, lend them a helping hand, and Having a clock installed in the , j, e j p get them i„ the proper course, tower of the city hall might be the y es you pa y your dues, so far so mean 8 of detecting crime; very often good; but more than dues is need- in the trial of cases it is found that ed your presence, influence and the exact time is of the highest im- counsel are wanted. Gaffney needs portance and who knows but that if and must have the united efforts of we install a city ^slock it will a n ^er people, be called upon to decide some very • • • important case? In the city ofColum- The Board of Trade committee on bia a few years ago a desperate crimi- advertising is expected to report to nal was convicted because an officer n igbt. Ed H. DeCamp is chairman was able to swear that he heard the and Messrs. J. A. Carroll, W. C. Car- city clock strike the hour Just ** a , penter, June H. Carr and W. W. Gaff- crime was being committed. , ne y compose that committee. Gentle- Gentlemen of the council, if you; me n, much depends upon you. By cap see your way clear to do so, by acting wisely and promptly you can all means give us a city clock; but do for our town, but by pro- if your finances will not permit of j crastinating. and neglect. Gaffney your appropriating all of the money, ma> i ose much. Trifles sometimes at least give a substantial sum toward determine the fate of nations, it and we Relieve the young people • • • or our enterprising city will do the W hat is the matter with ordering rest. a n election for sewerage bonds at ! once? And while our senator and SERVANT PROBLEM SOLVED. representatives are getting the con- We take the following from the atltutIona i i lmlt f0T Gaffney raised Spartanburg Herald and recommend , above the p re8ent limit, we can be $ A. X ~ rva 4 H Q *TSYW T I ,1 1 Cowpen s Rural Notes. Cowpens. Route 1. Sent. 10. -Farm- D. C. Phillips, one of Cherokee’s | ers of this section are about done prosperous farmers, was in the city foddering and cotton is opening very i‘ yesterday. Taylor Petty, an energetic Corinth ian, was a Gaffney visitor yesterday. Hon. Ed Clary, who by the way is one of our best farmers, was in Gafiuey yesterday, and says his crop is good. M. C. Lipscomb, of the White Plains section, was here yesterday. Mr. Lipscomb says the crops in his section are good. Walter Humphries hasf returned fast. Mr. Robert Johnson lost a fine milch cow last week, It Is thought hy I the cow swallowing a nail. Miss Conie Blackwell visited her sister at Limestone Mill last week, j Mr. G. M. Champion has gone to Mill Springs. N. C.. on business. Miss Janie Hicks was among the many worshipers at Cowpens last week. She was delighted with the able sermons by Dr. Herbert, of RESOLVED!!! DOHT HAVE TOO MUCH ON YouR MIND AT ONE TIME-THE BE5T THING TtUCAN havfon>6ur mind IS a NEW hat. When YOU MEET PEOPLE THE FIRST thiis/g they see is your HEAD. BUST, from a visit to relatives and friends Charleston. It is reported there were in Laurens. over one hundred converts. "Unde Lem’’ Cobb, one of The Miss Janie Hicks visitea m-i cOu4lu, Ledger’s good old friends, wag in the Miss Grace Hicks, of Arrowood, Sat- city Wednesday. urdav night and Sunday. Miss Grace Dr W F. Humphries and wife ar- i s making preparations to go to Win- rived In the city Monday from Way- throp where she won a free acholar- nesville, N. C., where they have been ship. spending the summer. Miss Grace Hicks and Miss Ealtn Mrs. W. B. DuPre and children Martin, of Spartanburg, closed their have returned from an extended visit school at Piedmont last Friday. They to relatives and friends i n Spartan-, have given perfect satisfaction, burg. A series of meetings o«gan at Pied- Col. D. C. Ross, the clever and mont church and at Butler school accommodating president of the last night. C. H. M. National Banb, left the city Wednes- — day for a trip to the exposition and eastern cities. Mrs. W. J. Wilkins, who has been spending several weeks with her sis yr '••GHt 1*0% tY TMffi ffiUftYC f BO WM C© . STATEMENT — of the — ter in Georgia, has returned to Gaff- MERCHANT8 A PLANTERS BANK, ney. Gaffney, 8. C., 1.230 «0 10,200 10,4X1 45 it to the consideration of Mayor Lit tle and the city council: The mayor of Laurens has succeed ed in helping to solve the servant problem for the housekeepers of his town. He has been very strict in the enforcement of the vagrancy law. And necessarily this affected the ne groes more than any one else since they are practically our vggrants. Every negro settlement was visited and idlers or families without suffl- Mayor Little was a Spartanburg visitor Wednesday. Capt. W. N. Clark will leave Gaff- at th(! c | 0te 0 f business Seot. 7, 1907 nev tomorrow for Liberty county, I Georgia, where he will be for a week RESOURCES, on legal business. Mr A. N Wood returned Wednes- Loans and Discounts .#2#8.24# so day from Pacolet where he had been Overdrafts 7.5*4 to Visit his aged father. The old Bonds and Stocks owned by the Bk. 900 00 gentleman Will be ninety-five years Furniture and Fixtures of age on the 6th of November next. Due from Banks and Bankers Mr. and MTg. J. T. Brown left the f asti on hand city yesterday for a trip to Yorkvllle 1 en a visit to relatives and friends, j Total tm.oso ^ W. H. Bird, of Antioch was in the LIABILITIES, i city Tuesday on business. Mrs. T. Davenport, Kyle and Miss Capital stock paid in $75.00000! Winnie Davenport and Miss Stella Surplus Fund .. 5,00000 : hamilton have returned from a ten Undivided Fronts less current ex | peases and Taxes Paid I«,150 52 1 »nposits 197,005 93 There Is more Catarrh in tills section of the * nd Hil| h Ke-disrounted 19.500 00 ■ l country than ail other diseases put together, , and uutii the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doc- | Total $334,654 45 LET \JS PUT THI^ON YOUR MIND. WE .SHINE IN THE HAT BU.SINE.S.S. THE “CARROLL AND BYERi” HATJ WE CARRY MAKE VS .SHINE IN THE HAT BU.SINE.S.S. JU.ST AS SooH AS THE .STYLES ORIGINATE ON BROADWAY WE HAVE THEM IN OUR .STORE. YOU WUH A NEW HAT, Do YOU NOT? YOU KNOW AN OLD HAT OR AN OUT-OF-DATE HAT WILL KNOCK THE .SHINE OFF OF THE FINEST .SUIT OF CLoTHEJ. COME IN AND LET VS .SHOW YOU THAT HAT YOU NEED. 4 at work, and save a year’s time in the vital matter of sewerage. Will Chairman Parrott and Messrs. T. L. Brown. L. Y. Randall, W. F. Humph ries and C. W. Hames of the Board of Trade look Into the matter? • • • Why not Invite our country friends and Blacksburg neighbors to meet us in a social way? Cherokee county tors (.ronouuced it a local discasi-. and pre scribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pro nounced it incurable. Hclenee has proven catarrh to he a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutlonol treatrnnt. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured hy F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only con stitutional cure on the market. Ills taken , internally In dotes from 10 drops to a tea- 1 spoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer fne hundred dollars for any case it fails to Pu^e. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. J. CUKNKY it CO., Toledo, O. !*>ld by Druggists. 75c. He 1 ’tFainlly Pillaare the best State of South Carolina, • 'herokee County, Before me came R. S. Lipscomb, Cashier of the Merchants A Planters Bank, UafTney. 8 G., who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dition of said hank as shown hy the books of file In said hank. U. S. Lll’Sl OMB. Sworn to and subscribed Ik:fore me this, the 7th day of September. 1907. C. M. rmiiu, [L. 8.1 * Notary Public,S. U. RESPECTFULLY, Carroll & Byers. Our buyers *re just back from the greet trade centers of the North and East where they spent considerable time purchasing our Fall and Winter stock which we believe is the best ever shjwn. Ve nvite you all to come and Inspect. «* Millin S * Millinery! Miss Bowers, the New York Artist, will have charge again this season and she promises to show one of the swellest and most artistic lines ever shown in Gaffney. Wait for our opening at the w. J. Wilkins & Go’s, store on the corner which will be announced later. 1 lie Battery Carries a large stock of desirable Merchandise consisting of Shoes, Clothing, Dress Goods and Notions. Buying for 3 large stores in large quantities for spot cash enables us to get bed rook prices. Selling for ca^h enables us to quote you prices that can not be match ed by those who buy on long time and sell on longer time. .*.*** Just as good goods at The Battery as any place; just a little cheaper, that’s all. Visit The Battery before vou nart with your hard earned cash, and we will do you good. J a Ca RATLIFF, Prop., Gaffney, S. C. k. ' V *