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I THE OAF -NEY LEDGER, Tuesday and Friday. Ed. H- DaCamp, Editor and Publisher be a waste of energy and money (or any man to oppose him. • • • ALONG ROUTE TEN. The attention of the members of NO SUBSTITUTE OFFERED- A Flourishing School—Oth{ r Matters of intorest. Gaffney, Route 10, Dec. 8.—Our the Farmers’ Union of Cherokee coun- good people around State Une are ty is called to the resolutions passed getting through gathering their crops by the York county Farmers’ Union, n * ce ly an d the children are be- A number of our contemporaries p rlDte d In full in thl, laaue of The f""nViSrtfter ChrSma, iTm expecting to have seventy odd pisdls in my school. Think of one teacher, in one little school house, with all of those little children. I need not tell all of the teachers of Cherokee county how busy it beeps them these short days to give the students the attention they should have. The students and patrons of the four schools near this place, viz: have recently put themselves on re- Ledger. It will be observed that the eord as being in favor of the repeal members of the union of our sister of the lien law. The esteemed Yorb- county are exceedingly conservative ville Enquirer, among others, says: in the language which they employ. "That it has outlived its usefulness.’’ While deploring the necessity of sell- The papers who are i favor of its i n g cotton to pay debts, they recog- repeal, however, offer no substitute nize that the debts must be paid, and for it while they are so strenous in counsel paying the debt in cases thotr opposition to the measure. The where the merchant is not in a con- state Line, the Hamrick', the Wil- objection as we understand it, is that dition to carry them any longer. Hams and the Ashworth scnools all the people who give liens for sup- Now, we happen to be in position to at the former and organized a plies with which to make crops, are know that some of the merchants of The^wara^rg^crowd"presented the shiftless class who recklessly go Gaffney are not in a position to wait t jj e mee ting was full of intedest in in debt and buy stuff which they on the people who owe them. Their every way. We are hoping to have could do without, simply because they creditors are clamoring for what they a good society this season. The sub- do not have to pay for it at the time, owe them, and it is either collect ^ f T h at education should'be^om-! and in the fall it usually takes all f rom the people who owe them or go | pnisory in South Carolina. We would they make and in numerous instan- out of business. The Farmers’ Union ; be glad to have all who can come out; ces more than they make, to settle of York county evidently realized that and help us. with the merchant. The repeal of , certain merchants of Yorkville were in '\l n ar< V ^ Jh* ! ... t meetings to atten to in our neigh- the law would, in our opinion, work the same fix, hence the character of | i, or hood just now. There is our regu-1 a hardship not only on the negro the reso-utions. We do not believe j lar preaching days, the Sabbath i renter, but there are large numbers that there ig a single merchant i<‘, school. the prayer-meetings, the ol white people in every community . Galfney who would resort to | ^3"“ n '™r. t^Tld.^We are g'aM who could not get supplies with which proceedings to collect his accounts.; to say that all are in a flourishing to work a crop but for this same unless he was forced to do so by the: condition just now. It is nothing but lien law. If the lien law should be j importunity of those whom he owes ! riffht, however, for us all, to* have repealed these people could not get| We all believe that if the farmer can i p ! p r' fv of wo . I ! lf to do tbe ® e lon S supplies unless the landlord would hold on long enough that he will wm cannot do yery mUCh lf we do aI1 that become responsible to the merchant the fight; but if in order to win it i we can in our habitat here. tor them, Or else furnish the tenant ^jou force the man lo the wall ’who j We are certainly glad to know himself, and in either event the ten- helped you when you needed help t ^ a .l the editor of The Ledger did not ant s crop would be exhausted in it will be a dearly bought victory, and that p aper a f ew WP pks hack. When paying for his year’s supplies. Again, no true man would enjoy a victory | j r ead that, I could not help from Don't neglect foot cough. Statistics show that in New York City alone over 200 people die every week from consumption. And most of these consumptives might be living now if they had not neglected the warning cough. You know how quickly Scott's * Emulsion enables you to throw off a cough or cold. ALL DRUGGISTS; 50c. AND $1.00. FOR SALE. FOR EALE—I offer for Immodlsto sale at bargain, the following: Hone and buggy, cow, one-hone wagon and harness, corn, hay, plows and other farming too la. Rev. J. B. Wilson. Dec. 10 tf. FOR EALE—Building lots for sale. Mn. ▲. V. Montgomery. | Ang. 27th, tf. i FOR EALE—Ten building lots, al so two houses and lots. J. J. Gaff ney. Aug. 28, tL FOR SALE—First-class babbit met al. Apply at Ledger Office. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—W. F. McArthur's farm. Apply to W. C. McArthur, ad ministratis. Nov. 22 tf. FOR RENT — Ten-room building, corner Depot street and Oakland are- nue,' formerly occupied by Mr. Oscar Shanks. City water; electric lights; good bam and garden. Apply to J. I. Sarratt. Sept. 13, tf. TO RENT—Office rooms over The Ledger. Apply to Ed. H. DeCamp. Nov. 2, tf. WANTED. there are numbers of land-owners which he wins by sacrificing who are in no position to furnish sup- friend. his plies to their tenants, and in many cases the merchant would not fur nish supplies to the tenant unless the landlord would secure same by giv ing a chattel mortgage on the pro duct. So, even if the lien law should be repealed, we cannot see where it would help matters, as the merchant would get the crops in any event, unless the landlords were all in a position to furnish their tenants with supplies with which to make tbeir crops. The law has been with us so long that its repeal would cause something like a revolution, and as PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Col. T. B. Butler, who has been in Charlotte this week in attendance upon the federal court, has returned home. W. S. Hall, Esq., spent Tuesday in Spartanburg. J. A. Carroll, who has been away from the city several days on busi ness, returned home Tuesday night. Rev. G- P. Hamrick returned from the State Baptist convention at Or angeburg Tuesday night. Deputy Collector John Peter Scruggs spent Tuesday night in the city. John I. Sarratt spent Tuesday in long as we have among us the class Spartanburg on business. thinking that Mr. DeCamp had been in the newspaper business long enough to know that such policy as that would never do. It seemed to me like it was an insult to the intel ligence of not only the farmer, but to the laboring class of people in general. It read too much like hold ing up for the speculator and the gambler. It will not be but a short while now until the people of Cherokee county will have to elect a man to fill out the unexpired term of Prof. W. F. McArthur in the lower house of the general assembly. UKely there will not be much interest taken in this election. It is not necessary to lose much time in making a long cam paign all over the county, but we window when the morning passenger Corint^ Notes. train came steaming in, and imagine Corinth, Dec. 9.—The farmers of 1 _ — °l lr Avf UP il ri8 f*i 0n g,a *J cln S ® pe the Corinth section are about done WANTED—A good milli cow. J. L. at the throttle our friend, the hobo, gathering their cotton. The cotton Alexander. Dec. 10-tf The recognition was mutual and crop is very good in this section. he reverently raised his cap. And \ve are having a bad spell of WANTED—Sewing of any descrlp- even afterwards when he chanced to weather at the present time. t,on - Mt8 - s - c - Good- see me, although he had many lives] jjie school here is getting along in his hands, he never failed to bow very nicely. Mr. J. C. Young is our and reverently raised his cap. Think .teacher. >ou not that i was paid a hundred Rev. C. F. Folmet gave a very nice fold for that one act of kindness tyij. recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hames are re-1 \j r g p. Jamieson, and 'Miss WANTED—Green hides and bees wax. L. W. McGuinn. Nov. 12 tf. WANTED—600 cords of wood; juicing over the arrival of another Ophelia Jamieson attended preaching Manufacturing Co. P Nor. 5-tt boy at their home. at Cor i nt h Sundav. ^ Miss Maude Hames is visiting rel atives in Pacolet. Mrs. Wade Pridmore spent Friday with her sisiter. Mrs. J. G. Hames. Mrs. J. A. Hames spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Bettie War- moth. "C.’’ thinks that we should all as sist our R. F. D. carriers as much as possible and perhaps we should, but I had rather quarrel with mine. Christmas is approaching and as we are not likely to write again be fore that event, we will now wish you all a merry Christmas. Annie Laurie. LOST. News from Timbe r Ridge. Timber Ridge. Dec. 9.—Rain, sleet, should all do all we can to get a good j snow and cold weather have hinder- man to fill that position. It only; ed farm work for several days. _ . . . T *i,, e takes one day to hold an election and ; There is some cotton yet to be picked of labor which at present obtains in ^ 0ne | J ’ th^ b -e D ? e sentaU veof Gre the P e °P ,e can v ° tft in a S° 0 <1 safe; and unless a change in the weather this county, we think the law as it nard k , a d " L man just a s quickly a s they can vote comes soon, Christmas will find the u..„. solutlon of the which is in sesskm in that citvThis i f "> an " nsafe one - There are plenty : fleecy staple still white in the fields. J 1 ^ i good men in Cherokee county for the'Gold wet weather is not the season Cant I B Bell snent vesterdav in 1,lace - 1 don,t th,nk we “ eed an y' to pick cotton - ,n:i;mhn« r r ,,n hneino^/ ^ | more lawyers just now in the legis- Tliere has not been any wheat sown lature. Our senator is a lawyer (a in this section yet. Too much ruin at Corinth Sunday. Messrs. Claude and Ben Hammitt BRING your chickens, eggs, but- attended preaching at Corinth Sun- ^ er > country produce, green hides to day. Clary & Kirby. Highest cash prices Mr. Claud Petty was sporting his P a ld. best girl Sunday. ' Misses Ila and Nannie Mathis, of Ravenna, was visitors at Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Clary’s Saturday and Sun- L08T —Key ring containing two The Clarv line school started P? stofflc « ke ys and several others, the 12th inst. Mr. Non Sarratt is Finder win be rewarded If returned the teacher. Mr. Lem Blanton, of Grassy Pond, attended preaching at Corinth Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kirby were ^ visitors at Mr. J. S. Littlejohn’s Sun- T White English BnU day Dog, black spots over right eye and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kirbv were °° °* b ®f d - Responds to name visitors at Mr. J. 8. Littlejohn’s Sun- 2*^ ® n !* ble If to Ledger office. STRAYED. stands is the best question. day. The Corinth school house caught on fire a few days ago but was not damaged very much. The farmers of this section are sowing wheat now. Black Eyes. to W. M. Webster, Gaffney, S. C. Dec. 6-tf. NOTES AND COMMENTS- Spartanburg on business. Frank Kerr left the city yesterday - for Salisbury, N. C. lt Alfred Harris, of Route No. 8, spent The present town council came in- Wednesday in town. to office with a debt of several thoua- Messrs. J. L. Blackwood and J. T. and dollars against the municipality. Griffin, of lower Cherokee, were in Tie prospects are that they will tut* V E S Ooude lo ck, of Asbur/. good one too) and we have one of the 1 has been the cause, very best solicitors down there for School here Is running on full time. Badly Mixed Up- Abraham Brown, of Wlnterton, N. Fire Insurance! We ri-urcsi-nt ftotm- o' the larfri*t>t and Most substitnt'al companies au>l wou Id like to write your busim-s. S-14-tf no other purpose than to give assist-1 but the attendance is small owing ,Y., had a very remarkable experience; Smith & LipS£Ofnb| AQfelltow ance to any of the members who to the cotton not being picked yet. should need aid He is paid to do There is a lot. of cotton on band, that work. The market price rises and falls I don't mean by this that I am op- the affairs of the town over to their gp^t yesterday in Gaffney, shopping! ,,OSPd J? 1 ’ hl ?, k J" 8 , 1 ^ successors with this debt wiped on- Miss Irene Foster, of Asbury, left m ’^ ch of a gPod aw - Pl ’ f aP tirelv out. The council has kept the yesterday fo r Linwood College where * , she will spend a few days with her aunt. in such a manner, that farmers want- be says: “Doctors got badly mixed up over me ; one said heart disease: two called it kidney trouble; the fourth blood poison, and the fifth Ing the highest price, hardly know stomach and liver trouble; but none of them helped me; so my wife ad vised trying Electric Bitters, which Where street foice actively at work durin their entire administration and have j oe Green, of Ravenna, spent yes kept the same number of policemen terday in town. on duty, and have increased their salaries, and at the same time paid Mrs. Harpe r Improving, several thousands of dollars of in- Rev. S. B. Harper received a long dehtedness. It is safe to say that no distance ’phone message from An derson Tuesday night to the effect town In the State is able to make any jjj 8 mother had suffered two better showing, and we venture to paralytic strokes. Mrs, Harper bad that few of them can equal it. been spending some time with her son’s family and left Gaffney just a * * * week before she was stricken appar- Congressman Finley has introduc- ently in perfect health. Mrs. Ha»- e u five new bills in Congress as tol-' l‘ Pr 8 whole left side was paralyzed, cu live i. w yj rs u arper received a telegram lows; A bill to regulate fees o f r0m Harper Wednesday niglit have not read it in the spirit in which United States commissioners, a bill ) 0 the effect that his mother was i it was written, therefore they do not relating to the removal of civil cases slightly better and that he would grasp its true Intent. There was no when to sell. Some of the farmers have Just finished gathering-corn. The croj) Is j are restoring me to perfect health.! There would be nothing wrong as pronounced good. I Gne bottle did me more good than all I ywj Jl view It, in sending a good Farmers There are some fine hogs in this j the fl ve doctors prescribed.” Guar- Union man to the legislature. No community. The only short-coming; an t ep d to cure blood poison, weak- doubt there will he just such men is. there should be more of them. ! npfl s and all stomach, liver and kidney: n<*eded in Columbia this winter. Christmas is the talk now. Only! eomplaints, by Cherokee Drug Co., These are only my views on the sub- a fe w more days and those days druggists. 50c. ject. I am perfectly willing to leave made Joyful will return. Another that to the majority of the voters of year will have past and the new 1 Cherokee. year begun. Another page in the j With best wishes to the editor of history of our lives will be recorded NOTICE OF LAND SALE. The Ledger and to all its readers. I i am, Sincerely, Pete. (We feel absolutely certain that those of our friend* who disagree with the editorial above referred to from the State courts to the United P’-obably reach home today. States courts, a bill providing for the erection of a monument at Cowpens battleground. this county com- K. of P- Smoker. The smoker at the castle hall of Limestone Lodge Knights of Pythias memorative of Gen. Daniel Morgan Monday night was largely attended and those who participated in the bat- and everybody had a good time. Billy Farmer’s There will he sevettol e-henges ' the s:il d E H Ga ines, and for the pur- GRINDAL GLEAMINGS- purpose to attach the Union. Ed.) year’s crop is begun. To better some prevailing condition Is the aim in view. Newsy Note s and personals Of Lo wer With best wishes to one and all of Cherokee. The Ix-dger circle. Grin dal. Dec. 9.—-After meeting Ledger Reader. with its pleasant and sad memories.) Notice is hereby given that by* vir- T k< L r< : cftIlt _ ra i n ^ pa 'ised a very tue of a power of attorney executed UUIIIm ’* to us by E. H. Gaines, on December L, 2. 1907, and recorded in office ofclerb of court for said county in Vol. L. page 57, and in order to satisfy the |-q therein mentioned, and the other ex penses therein referred to, we, the undersigned, as attorneys in fact for dangerous cave in the road near Mr. E. L. Tate’s residence, but it was promptly repaired by Mr Thompson and a force of hands. Messrs. J. D. Carter. E. L. Tate amounts due upon the mortgages and Ben Jamieson constitute the trustee board for district No. 18 since the recent change. .v. ,1-Viipv. vi-is fmiirht on Gunter, who catered for the occasion,) ’t ' 1 . 1 , ' t served apples and cigars; in abun-! an d consulting, it has been decided) January 17. 1781. A bill for tne ereci- dancp Speeches for the good of the to organize a Baptist church at Re-, Mistress—Bridget, you ought not . ion of a public building at Gaffney, order were made by Messrs. Os- hoboth the fifth Sunday in December, to have bought a set of furs just like and a bill for the erection of a public borne, A. B. Smith. DeCamp, Clark T hp ladies are requested to bring mine. It was very bad taste on your tinuuittr ot rMieater All of the above and acting Chancellor Commander;’ v,i: tided baskets. | ){ir t. Mad—Shu re an’ 1 wouldn’t be buil ling a . .. . A Hall. The function was very much •'L'’ Uditor , read with interest so impertinent. Those are your furs bilis are meritorious, and wnne tne en j 0 y ed and a ji we nt away feeling • v °ur account oj the hobo. No doubt | wear when f "oes out, mum.—The TV-mocrats have very little chance to that they had attended. It was there are man> who would not have rinde. pass anv measures which will divert decided to have a ladies’ night some believe,) his tory ami would not none - to this nart of the country, i time in the near future, when the “ave K‘v«n him an..- assistance and A DangePPll8 Deadlock, mom to this part of me country, sweetheart* of the Knights perhaps it wasn t true, but we believe Knnietl " terminates fatallv is still it is to he hoped that some of the , . , lt , t t i th th m it was. sometimes terminals ratauy, is . wou ‘d he invited t 0 nuet with tnem. simi’ar incident thc st <>ppag* of liver and bowel func- — which Z ■ ha, the "atiKtaellon of - Jl 1«VM, «NI ftH omtUg A Worthy cause. seeing the S f-quel: Shortiv afte r we d - a f®« ab, « 8e ? ,a S i 0M 1 * Dr ’ A number of sympathetic ladies of moved to Blacksburg, a stout looking Kin & s New Life Pills should always be your remedy. Guaranteed abso- every cave or above bills will become laws during the present session of Congress. TVw imeintrenre that Gnvemn- An-! the cIt y have en,istp J in a wf >rthy i, ronze d and bearded man called at /our remedy. Guan ' g -Go • undertaking. They have deposited a (Mlr kitchen door late one afternoon ,ute, y satisfactory in ex gel has decided not to be a candidate mite b0x at the Cherokee Drug Co. I and asked for something to eat. He ™ one ^ ba . CK ’Lheioke : among the farmers before ^the now j poses stated in said power of attor- |j||y t_ v.c - «■- «--** ney, will, during the legal hours for J sale on salesday in January. iy08, (being January (5. 19ft8» sell at pub lic auction to the higest bidder, for cash, the following property to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situated, lying and being in the State and county aforesaid and located in the corporate limits of Gaffney. Beginning at an iron pin on Birnie street thence N. 35 E. 66 feet to iron pin on Spake’s line; thence with Spake’s line. N. 55 W. l > f ( > to iron pin on right of way of South ern Railway Company; thence with right of way of Southern Railway, S. 40 1-6 W. 60 feet and three links to iron pin on Blraie street: thence with F.imie street 65 feet to iron pin, beginning corner; containing 3432 square feet more or less; and known ag the lot on which the Steam Laun dry was formerly situated and being Christmas Presents for United States Senator will be re- store for the reception of donations I sa j d that he was an engineer by pro- drug store - 25c - ceived wdth iuch gratification through- for a worthy family now in distress, fession, hut had lost his job. He Cheiokce Drug Co.'a out the" Stair The Ledger has said Th ® obJect is to rai8e 8ome f « nd » i said that he had beat his way on a big "®.^ 8 0 a out the State. The Ledger has saia wUh wh , ch to enable thig family to en- ! ff^h, train from Charlotte the H ,ristma f good8 i UBt 4 received at the before that Mr. Ansel has made one j oy tbe Christmas festivities. While njgjft before and was going to try to of the very Viest Governors that South out shopping o r seeing Santa Claus for b oa n i another that night for Green- Carolina hag ever enjoyed, and it the little ones at home your task will ville. He said he thought that if he would he a nitv for a Governor who be made ,igh,er ^ y o,,r Christmas could get to Greenville he could get . . IbrlBhter if youll stop in and drop a another job (Greenville is head- coin into this box. quarters for railroad jobs). He also A box has also been nlaced ^t the sa j d tbat be bad a w jf e and fieV eral Gaffney Drug, Company’s store for the same purpose. 10 and 25 cents store. ANNOUNCEMENTS, has made such a magnificent record, to retire from office at the ex piration of his flrgt term. We be lieve tbat Governor Ansel would be a credit to his State in the United — States Senate because he has shown $ioo R*w»r.. >ioo such marked executive ability as ; ♦. •'% i.". '• ’mt.' Governor that he would surelv be the . ■ * l it 1 •»>!••*' ur< . , . .. , . I Ithiititi u,at in* atui rii. Iiiii -• ir;iTt equal If not the superior of any sen-, < , .-i, , y <• •... », v m v i ato r whom the State has had for the i ui - past twelve years. Now that the d tj. ..tnn ui r r ' i .n < i. <• - . tut,--. it4.. >; /. t n • Governor has decided that it Is hlf! Mo' ' 1 • r>ft in’t •. > ‘ i lit* Uie» , ' , Uv a<.s«n>v.r’ ' ft i (i ii/f-tt” • 'Useii-w . gt. lri^ un put ,• i «i b..l the same lot on which the bottling - T - works of tbe said E. H- Gaines is now \ Pfll* / situated e*d the same lot deeded to lUttl ■ the said E. H. Gaines by M. L. Ross and L. R. Ross, by deed recorded in the office of R. M. C. for said county. TERMS OF SALE; Cash, purchas- 117^ er to receive fee simple title, with fj g dower renounced. L. R. Ross, D. C. Ross, As attorneys In fact, for E. H. Gaines. Pub. Dec. 20 and 27 and Jan. 3. FINAL DISCHARGE, <i duty to offer Again for Governor, we trust tbat no candidate will offer against him (f the State of South Carolina, he, 1? entitled to another term in office, and tbare is no man In the State, not ex cepting the doughty Senior Senator, who could defeat him—and It would xt. • up t» <’ riv '*• v •' r< f»* By-the unwritten law t,i»v« *>o inu<”i f ull , i i - vi- IK - ..i t..ttt iff-.. ' ,ie .-tl . 1.1 Jl »*• lb- t '• bltlH ■ 1 re - if- niHi AU'Ir'-r-s. i ,i I’litSKV A, . Ti, k.i . i m-m iij i>i u, /i ^ ; ,t U, A l II'. 11- 'P Subscribe for The Ledger; 1$ a year. For Legleleture. Feeling tbat tbe people on the other children sbmewhere in Georgia—I've side of Broad river should have more forgotten where—and that It was representation In the affair* of the necessary for him to get a job as county and believing that Mr. N. W. speedily as possible in order to send Hardin would make a suitable repre- them some money. Well i gave him gi-ntative, 1 announce him as a can- NOTICE OF his dinner .and even made him a cup didate for the legislature to fill the of warm coffee. Just why I did this unexplred term caused by the death Notice Is hereby given that I will I do not know unless it was the of Mr. McArthur. apply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate thought of the wife and little ones Gaffney. Judge for Cherokee county, S. C., on who miehf then be in distress. Af-| - : Saturday. January 4th. next at 10 tro finishing his rm*al and thanking I * candidate for the lower o’clock A. M. for final gettlement and me profusely, he took his departure, house of the General Assembly to discharge as administrator of the e*- Months iolled by and I had forgotten 0,1 tbp unexplred term of the late t a te of James P. Smith, deceased, all about the incident, but having Hon. W. F. McArthur. All persons holding claims against grown wear/ of keeping boarders. 8. Hall, Jr. said estate must appear and present we had accepted a position in what tbe Hanrie > on or before that time, or was then the Blacksburg Spinning r m y • ^ forever barred, and Knitting mill, but what is now i hereby announce myself * candl- A. S- Smith, known as tbe Whittaker mills. Those date for Mayor of OaHney, 8. C., rob- Administrator estate James P. GO familiar with this mill know that it is located near the railroad. One morning we happened 4o be near the ject to the rules of the Democratic, Smith, deceased, primary. Pub. In Gaffney Ledger Dec. 18, 20 W. H. Ross. and 27. 1007. and Jan. 8, 1008. This is an im portant q u e s- tion for all wijo have C .iistnihs presents to buy. It is an impor- t a n t question for the person who has few to buy and wants them the best, reliable anc de pendable. It is a serious question for those who have many presents to buy and w ant to get good goods at a rea sonable price. All tr.e ques tions are a u - swered with sat isfaction bv the most casual look over our st<wk. This season it is p a r t i c u 1 a rly complete with : Perfumes, Toilet Cases Dressing Cases Men's Sets Manicure Sets Fountain Pons Albums Leather Goode Puroos Hand Bags Books BiMee Etc. CuN Cases Card Caoeo Collar Casas Give aur goods a look before you buy. Cherokee