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f THE GAFFNEY LEDGER, Tuesday and Friday. Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. conference, but for weeks before, and Gaffney owe 8 him a debt of gratitude PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. if there was a bit of friction I never beard it, and I was about a little. He date. • ... i „ i Mortimer R. Sams, of Jonesville, l 8 worth having as a host, and they fo r hla labors. He has bem where waB a Qaffney v | B itor Monday. tell me he is even better as a pastor, he was needed all the time and has col. R. p. Roberts, the efflcient and Gaffney is fortunate and some day will left no stone unturned to contribute popular secretary and treasurer of the have this work of bolding a confer- to the success of the occasion. j Cherokee tails Manufacturing Com- ence. # 0 # pany, was in C 'Tney yesterday shak- - , » j m 1 * nr ' l ian ds with i/s many friends. List o# unclaimed Letters. j In the ,8s ue of The Ledger of the E p Macomg one 0 j Cherokee’s Mrs. Arie Allison, Mrs. Viola Byers, __ 29th appeared the announcement most representative farmers, was in Mrs. Hannah Oorry, Mrs. Carra Curba, Watch your label and the date, t j iat whi. Hoyle and Miss Lucy! Gaffney yesterday. Mrs. Cora Earvres, Mrs. disey fowler, And renew before ’tia too la^p; Sherrill were married It should have Wash McKown, a well known Mrs. Linneii Hamlin. Mrs. Polly In- SS MlM ^ Sherrer Instead *<« ^ Mns S ,5S. . . . ; Sherill. We are satisfied that the Luther Bonner, of Ravenna, one of Virgin Norris, Mrs. Minnie Robinson, Remember, tis our aim to pieaae, no ti ce which was handed us contained Cherokee’s progressive young farm- Mrs. Mamie Shretts. Mrs. Believer But errors are like pesky fleas— .. name ••c her iii >• as 0 anneared in er8> was ln t0 see ’ ,s yesterday. Smith, \V. 1. i^itta, cn, B. D. Wylie, They will creep in in spite of fate, nm Qr ^ o iL? hln B R Goforth, of R. F. D. No. 4. J. »• Whitaker. J. p. Calahan, Arthur! Therefore, watch your label and the ^ p f p . ; ^ Ut ® Z * ? * A \ ,,!,i<1 The IvM,g “ r apprec,ated ( ‘ al1 ,)illon - Jacl < ^‘ward. Kiddie Heay, able 10 ,ocate the c°Py we do not yesterday. Will Hay Wood, Paul Knight, Ann * know certainly just who is responsl- A. Harris, one of the county’s most, Littlejohn, J).I). and Martha Moss, Sid hie for the mistake. If the general respected citizens, was in town yes- Millis, Sam Norris. J. R. Potter, (2), . , , . . . terday. '.Foe Pears, .lone painter, Douglas P. public knew how hard we try .to avoid j ame s R. Littlejohn, a prominent Sterrett, Ulyses Smith, Malvie Smith, making mistakes, and how hard it is farmer and merchant of the Wilkins- Clyde Turner. Geo. H. Webb. J. Q. Little Mayor to keep from making them they would viile section. w r as here yesterday. One cent due on all letters adver- H. L. Spears Mayor Pro Tern annreciate our efforts more ’Squire Scruggs, of Ezells, was in Used. W. H. Ross City Clerk • • • Gaffney Saturday. R. A. Jones.. Treasurer ^ 4 » Mr. and Mrs. It. A. Robinson, of A. L. Hallman Health Officer Gne of the best sermons that we spartantmrg. are the guests of Mr. — T. H. Lockhart Chief Police have had the pleasure of hearing In and Mrs. R. R. Wilkins during eon- —The Sunday after Christmas J. B. Bell City Attorney a long while, was preached by Rev. ference. quite a number of Methodist mothers, Board Public Works. C. B. Smith, at the Preshvterian Gamlet Lipscomb, a prominent mer- sisters, wives and sweethearts will A M Chairman i i o chant of Trough, was in the eity yes- he singing out of attractively bound A. N. Wood.. .. .. .. ..Chairman church, Sunday morning, from the 7 xr 1 irwomh Troaon-or . . i lercuy. nc w hymn books, ith then name rr tx P „„ text - “ G,ve thfi ni to eat.’ This pas- John B. Brown, of Ravenna, one of stamped in gold on the cover. Santa sage is found in Mark 6:37, and re- oui best known farmers, was in the (’hiiise made a number of purchases lates to the feeding of the multitude c:t y yesterday. i here from the Stone & Barringer Co. Mr. ' ' . * A NEWSPAPER man's view. —The best selling book at confer- Smith treated the subject most com- j cnee by the Stone & Barringer Co., and charmingly ■■■ The ■■■ MUTUAL BENEFIT Insurance Co. CITY DIRECTORY. Officials. Assetts, $107,000 R. N. Folger. Postmaster. W. H. Ross Secretary Board of Trade. W. C. Hamrick President . j. c. Otts Secretary w,tb flve ,oave8 and two flsbos No safer or better company in the universe. It gives the best protection. Every policy feature guarunteed. A MESSAGE TO THE FARMERS. Editorial from the Richmond, Va., prebensively, and some of his pictures He Te||s thft Methodi6t confer-, haabee “ th , at b ? , ^ ul 0 were so vivid as to move his con- .... _ written book, ‘Gods Message to the "Tee itinn to tears This talented nCC W 8 * Su ces ! Human Soul,” by the late Dr. John Times-Dispatch Friday November 22 « g ' , T ‘ a Tlu * following letter was sent out Watson (Ian Maclaren), followed limes Dispatcn, Fnaay, Novemoer 22, dlvine comeg from a distinguished from here to the papers Mr. C. W. 1 closely by ‘‘Symbols of Methodism,” family of preachers, and the church Hunt represented during the confer- by Dr. DuBose. The Mail, of Anderson, S. C., in an j s So fortunate as to have him them today, and it article discussing finances, business . . t t in(1 ped tdpquod 8 P eakB f ° r Bself; While nearly all of our friends liv- an,| crops, a.akefthe followln K point ,0 R '.°' 3 '~V ^ " f '” k “ n 1 be fair to close this correspondence advantage of our Sanitol deal, we efl observations- q.j ie congregation of the Presbyte- without a little something of the elose note with regret that our friends in •‘And speaking about holding cot- . h ch Pre for t nn ate Sunday in °f the w °rk of a conference, and the the country have passed this very ton. we believe it is one of the first Mn churen were roriunaie aunuay in and a I)eople that haV(l exc(llle d Iibe7al <jff( / r h without even investi- prineiples of the Farmers’ Union, ,iav l n g two °f tb & best preachers of j n the work Qf ma king homes for vis-!gating. Now, we have thought the which is back of the movement, that the conference speak to them. Rev. itors, bestowing a bounteous hospi- matter over and have decided that the man who holds his cotton for c. B. Smith in the morning and Rev. tality, and the showing to the outside the reason you have not bought the better prices must first of all take R s Truesdale in the evening Mr wor, d that it; is capable of housing deal is because you do not under- care of ids obligations. This the ' ‘ n „ .. „ an y religious body that assembles in stand this advertising scheme. $2.70 farmers must do if they want to re- Truesdale, although a young man, is th * Palnietto stat ’ e . ! worth of toilet soap 8 tooth brushes, tain pul)lic sympathy in the fight they a very strong preacher, and the ser- Gaffney, as has been said, is ofltooth powder and talc powder, etc., are making. If a farmer has made Illon w hich he preached from Matthew the newer towns of the State, one of fo r $1.00. Ths offer goes off shortly! debts due on the first of November, -., >0 wag a gp ] en di d effort and those the Piedmont towns, like many oth- l,et us urge you to at least look into o r on any other day. he should ar- ' ‘ m ers. that are on the main line of the the offer. Buy the deal at once, if range fo r the payment of those debts wbo aear d his sermon will not s o° n ; Southern Railway, which grow and you are not tickled with it we will if it is in his power t » do so. If he forget the impassioned and eloquent grow i» spite of the rates of freight foot the hill What do you think of ’ wants to hold his cotton that is his manner in which he denounced the and other tilings that some of the that? We know what we are talk- privilege. but he should by all means pi iar isaic:il nretender who thomrh fair w,, t' ld claim are prohibitory. Just ing about. pay his debts while he is doing it. t , pr ' J/" ’ ' 1 . why these things are so has not been Gaffney Drug Co. Holding cotton is important, but the u itbout, like a whited sepulche., is explained, but let it he as it may, Nov. 26, Dec. 3. preservation of honor and one’s good all rottenness within. We predict Gaffney lias prospered, and from the name is more important.” for this talented young divine a bril- substantial buildings for stores, her —if “reading mabeth a full man.” Commenting on the Mails’ remarks, j lant j u t„ re banks and factories, one does not many a Methodist preacher (or his the Greenville News Bays- • • • n, ‘ od to ask G 11 substantial and sermons), will not he empty for some “Our contemporary holds a correct sound, for every evidence gives it time, judging from the way in which view of it. a farmer who owes mon- Getting out the Daily Ledger during , that name. they have taken advantage of the ey to a merchant should not speculate tie* session of conference has been a While all of these tilings have gone splendid book display made at con- ; on the cotton which he has to sell hi „ un dertaking and if it had not at a P acf ‘ th at makes those who came ference by the Stone ^ Barringer without first getting the consent of . ^ .. , ,, 1 , here twenty-five years ago wonder Co., of Charlotte the man t 0 whom h! is indebted. In bt ' en for the loyalty and faithfulness t , jat it ig pogsib]c , for a town of sucil ^ , a majority of cases the merchant °f the force of this office we could size to come to in that length of time, stands ready and willing to assist the not have succeeded in the undertak- when there has been no gold field for SALE- farmer in every way possible to hold i nir T u.. t . . ....-dp nn mpnpv on the opened, or diamond shaft sunk, it all up the price of cotton, but the mer- ' . . . having come of a solid growth, and is FOR SALE—A $5 stove for 92; a! chant is entitled to the privilege of a ,,r ° n ° disappointment, as w. the more lo be WO ndered at. Yet in $20 double-barrel gun for |7; muzzle Insure your life; get annual dividends ; large cash values; large paid up In surance ; the best auto- matic extended Insur ance. Jones J. Darby, J. E. Norment Agent Agent Director Gaffney, S. C. Columbia, S. C. M. M. MATTISON, -State Agent ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. say-so in the matter. Yes, ‘holding never expected to make money out cotton is important, but the preserva- of the daily when we decided to pub- tion of honor any one s good name is |j g j. g ame _ yy,. concluded that if ^ By a'n ^means let the farmer meet Gaffne y w&8 b, 8 to entertain all thi s going forward, sis it has, in a loader, one-horse wagon, a_few bush- business sense, Gaffney has not for ol® °f corn, a moment left her church work to lag, 8 comb. Apply to W. R. Llp- Nov. 6-tf. and that accounts for the fact that it has entertained a Methodist con FOR SALE—Building lots for Mrs. A. V. Montgomery. Aug 27th, tf. his obligations promptly to the coun- the Methodist conference it was big ference, where four hundred and! try merchnat In order that the coun- enough to warrant the publication of fifty homes had to he had. a survey try merchant may pay the manufact- a pap p r to c i Jronlc i e the daily pro- °f he r churches, of the three leading qale—Ten hnildin* lots al- urer and the jobber; and the manu-1 ,, . . denominations of the town, the Meth- „ F P R f building iots^ al facturer and jobber pay the Southern , of the bod >‘ We bave been odist, Baptist and Presbyterian, you "° two houses and lots ‘ A J ‘ Gaff- banker; and the Southern banker pay amply repaid for our work, not in fl a( j them all housed in buildings that e ^’_ Aug. 23, tr. his obligations to his Northern cor- filthy lucre, but In something far more are a high credit to any place of p 0 R SALE First-class babbit met- respondents, thereby preserving the valuable — the appreciation of the greater size, and all situated in the a ]. A p p i y at Ledger Office. high credit that the South has always ., . . . . . . same fine residence section of the maintained in order that credit may nob,e bod y °f men °f whlca the con - town. These are a church-going peo- he freely extended in turn to the ference is composed. pi e Southern farmer, merchant and manu- facturer next spring tf> carry on the good work of development. NOTES AND COMMENTS- » 4 «i :• yi y! !KI •M ^ ^ FOR RENT—W F. McArthur’s of Gaffney Is called to the fact, of ^ he , C ^ ch h 1 ave , ta,: f D tbe farm Apply to W. C- McArthur, ad- X Nov. 22 tf. £ sale. « * • Another thing the stranger has no- The attention of the reading peo- Gced, too. is the fact that people out- FOR RENT- The Hinting Season Will soon be here. it 1 * J ** ^ w x *' *“'' V I same pride in the work of caring for In inistrator. that the public library is not receiv-, the guests as have those whom the ing the support that such an institu-j church called upon and expected to FOR RENT — Ten-room y building, V Since Darby has acquired a hat. he stands higher than ever among his fellowmen. nu tion merits. The people of Gaffney 'lo their part. That's the tiling that corner Depot street and Oakland ave- X owe it to themselves not to let this “ akes successful places; town pride nue, formerly occupied by Mr. Oscar ^ , . . . . has aserted itself nere, as in other Shanks. City water; electric lights; institution languish and die. A great | flings, and the result is told already, good barn and garden. Apply to J is one of the most genial men whom we have ever met. We hope to renew our acquaintance with him at no dis tant day. * * * Judge Webster, Capt. Clark, Jeffer- i< s, Butler, Otts, Speer and Hall will not he so prominent for a while now, since the Methodist conference has adjourned. Take a back seat now. boys, and give others a showing. * * * Our old friend J. W- (Nick) Dobson, of Yorkville, is here attending con present, is far from being self-support- thing' w in- ing w'ill he inevitable. There is noth ing that calculated to he of mote benefit to a community than good clean, wholesome literature. It is a well-known fact that good books do more to educate people than an other agency except schools ami cm’ leges, and so many people hav<- not tlmse advantages they ar - forced t«> resort to the next best thing- book-. It otilv costs each subscriber to tlm ii ference. Cal Parish says that when dbra ry $100 per year, lie* payment Nick started off on his bridal tour, "f tb ’a sum R-'es . v °u G u ‘ p Dib- ■ after being married the second time, ot reading fifty-tvo books, which he examined his baggage and that he • v ° u bought, worn | cost you ai lea t only had one collar and a pair of S-'-’-OO. T>‘i :1 -- w i )0 have allowed socks. * • • their subscriptions to expire renew them at once, in order that the tins The Ledger desires to make public n,a y s ” In ' b’ way ci aeL-nowledgement of the assistance G '*e library open next yea rendered by Mr. W- H- Wallace, edi tor of the Newberry Observer, during the session of conference. Mr. Wal- But back to the conf erence. As stated at th e fi rst of tl ies-> letters, the pre -acheis came here g messing, and Bis ion Mon i <o!i did nut explain any- thing when lie gave il ii 111I that he would : ; - V e a man tor only two cans* .- ; b'-ca use there wi is eomplaint and it W a ,s s iiow 11 that t)i ie g(jod man wa. ai fault. hill 1 for the n ason th.il hi.-lio, t:. 1 ^ it wa J Me tile field or 11 • man 1 li.lt ii hav< ; 1 ehange for tlit- 1,1 tr.-r ; i-.id 'llgl^l Stl .1 tbiit they :.! M- ' \\ V as it mi -In p 0ve ir taa nil t {•,.•- ♦ ]• Ii: ’ | / } iie the a i :«■ ;, :. : (* ’if Ii 1 -1 . i -ason. .. n mi doubt a no Th-- V\ * '1. d ' inb . Ill (Oil 11 1 »* . t i / . I _ i. I •i-iieo aiovi-d off A-' 1 | | . ; , 1 ,;f • it t up t!ie pan- till the cb ' | A f . 1' . ri.-' m at no time giv lug up I ‘ l't ins in fact he presided wit.) - r: «•** : i * (i iae fair 1 nan that ae :n t h!.-* u < > rk. 1 bough t, lere may be 1 ii «• \\ itiii that he could have a o.e ; ■ i v u th: ■ 11 he as ks, and im- pi ov > t • oil-: he take- - upon him- S. If. Uiif lit mgs of that lind do not liiiger lnii^ j 11 . 0 demon atic a body as tin it of The Soiithen 11 Methodist cliui-ch and aiu friction that seems to b<* jaring the wheels today will in a shot ' tiua- pa.- .s off, and the body of As;I. Sarratt. Sept. 13, tf. TO RENT—Office rooms over The edger. Apply to Ed. H. DeCamp. Nov. 2, tf. WANTED. WANTED Sewing of any descrip- tion Mrs. S. (’. Good WANTED—Green hides and bees wax. L W. MeGuinn. Nov. 12 tf. i WANTED—500 cords of wood; highest market price paid. Gaffney Manufacturing Co. Nov. 5-tf. WANTED—Chickens, eggs, butter, ce int\ produce, green salted hides. Highest cash price paid. Clary ^ * V V y V 1 $ V y ; :i V V :: y y y We have a complete stock of Guns and Ammunitiononhand. WIlKlNS-WA^O- t CD.)I y ii? LOST- LOST—Between the Gaffney Mill FARM AND TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE In Old Do you want a grass, grain, stock, cotton, tobacco or combination farm? If so, The Some Lovely Flowers. (Spartanburg Herald i Gaffney Ledger at all says; irintiiu time wag most pleasant and profitable. • • » Wi- ri-uiesi-nt some o' Hie largest and imst suhstant'al (‘ompanli s and would that there is not a politician in South last Friday on streets of Gaffney, lace i« a bl 'h-tonea Phristian m-ntle- "ur fu’end. says Tm- Spartaniiiug Ciiinlin i that will agree with him. and Finder will be suitably rewarded by . Herald is printing more eonferonee tin-,,. M1 av be some of the brethren lea/-rig same at Ledger office, man and our association with aim I1( . wg than ^ th ,. of „,a. will iake that side of the discuss- / Sttife combirn-d. except tlie Daily la-d- ion too. but the great i-ani. and file of ger. The Herald is on<- of the most till classes are agreed that if is D/e MA Now that the conference has come attractive end readable pipers in the light thing to live by, and agree ■/•ith T IlG iriSUr3rlC©S to a close, on behalf of the people t ,,s ,,nd " r dS Hie bishop when he says: ’’Tb /man * * present nianagenienf has m en marve- win, is not willing for his lircixner to of Gaffney I he Ledger desires to say jous.” have Cue large salary part o^Fhe time that if the preachers and laymen have The Ledge, A j ;st now showing is not right, ti re is soiii»«hj|g wrong enjoyed their stay among us as we commendable eniei priso am! ability w ith him.’ and if there man not as i'.ke to write your busines. j-H-tf have enjoyed having them, there is b >’ 1 1 ssnin « a dai '> ;, dd ’ ,ri "L' the, many ehange- some thlupht there Sm i t h & LipSSOtnb, Afleilti. b -ession of tbe Methodist conference want’d s- m the appointlmmts as ^ i ■ a mutual pleasure and benefit. We in Miat (tf , Till . has car- th. . app. today, it is beiV.use there know the people of the town have tying a splendid rejiort of the pro wen- tew that the hishopV thought been benefltted, and our only regret em-dings. and has no doubt been a ought o l»e made; for th«j ; e is no is that we could not have the confer ^ome 'isito,- to 'be lioaie, o. th. such timig. a s fear in the t.fake-up of Mi-tiHitlists of tlit stalo tho tlu* mar. vlio h**ad<‘d tD6 work at this iuca us again next year. pi-tsenf coi»i« i t ih « (iaffne> has sosHion. • * • proved equal t,, entertaining this large - It ought to be said that nd man, let No man deserves more credit for body of distinguished visitors, and; him come from where he tvlll, ever back Reward if roiurned^to Chase City in Mecklenburg and adjoining counties. It can be bought at from $7 oo Mi thodi.-im will move smoothly on ‘diite. ov ’ ' to I15.00 per acre. Why continue to work poor, small, high-priced farms when we lii-hop Morrison belleveg In rotation LOST—Ijadios double case watch, are offering for sale such land at such prices' Come to see us at once or write for in office, and it would he .safe to say Elgin movement with black fob Lost i an d and timber circular, Oct. jq-gtaw-juix JEFFREYS, HESTER & CO., Inc. Real Estate Agents. Chase City, - Mecklenburg Co., - Virginia. ON E Y TO LOAN the success of the conference than Pbf ‘ G *'dger has done Its putt, and .. . 1 more, to ujipres b their guests with Rev. S- B- Harper. He has b?en a f j, e h pj r jf of progress so characterts- tlreless worker, not only durlcg the j tic of the place. handled a conference 1 easier way than did Rev. H per, the local pastor. He h thing in shape at the very s I am prepared to negotiate loans on first mortgage on improved farms for a term of years, in amounts from f joo up. Call on better, d* every- J. C. J E F F C RI.E S , Attorn tart, and ; Sep 27-6111 CaH.isy, S. C. Real Estate For Sale Six-room cottage, Depot St., east front, £3,500. seven-room dwelling, east front, ,000. Six room cottage between Lime.-itone College and Graded School, with lot 160x244; this is 1 beauty. #3,350. Six-room cottage, Petty St., near business center of town, lot 85x185 very de sirable, #2,500. The Kabe Wood house in West Knd at a bargain #1 00*1. Farms The Bill Anthony place, 95 acres, 2% miles south east of Gaffeev #40 per acre. 13 acres near the Irene Mills. This is a nicy city farm and a good one to ‘‘sit on.” SAH L. FORT, Real Estate and Fire Insurance, J '•«} Phone 258. Office second floor National Bank Building.