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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 18(4.
GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1907.
$1*00 A YEAR.
FARMERS UNION
RAVENNA NEWS.
j Personals and Local Events From a
AT WILKINSVILLE' iw
4 It I II ILItlllM 1 ll•^U jB rowll( colored, mother of R«v. Mitch
ell Brown, died In the asylum at Co-
■ ~ lumbla last Wednesday and was
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE brought up on the train and interred
A BROKEN JUG.
ENSUING YEAR.
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at the Philadelphia Baptist church
near Gaffney last Friday. A large
crowd from here attended the burial.
"Aunt Lucy" was seventy-live years
Othe r Routine Busings Transacted- ,ea T eB
r 5 a good number of grandchildren to
High Water on Broad River cau®** mourn their loss, and ahe being a
Christian, has Joined her loved ones
Inconveniences. gone before. She was respected by
Wilklnsvllle, Dec. 18.—We are all, and we sympathize with her
sorry to state that Mr. J. J. Kendrick !o ^ °J es ^ g ., ha8 our begt wlrtle g
is lylnr- very low from a stroke of for the compliment paid us In his
paralysis. He Is not expected to n letter last week,
live long-the end is momentarily ex- Mt8 y g Irene Foster( 0 f Asbury, has
a, _ TT , . accepted the Gowdeysville school.
Mr- T ‘^ eff wl10 . was We congratulate the people of Gow-
“ u< ?' b ®. un ^ Jhi!.uonr ek ’o*Jl a ^nd deysvllle on what we believe to be
with a load of chickens, eggs and L, -hole-
butter to the Union market last Mon- 0w i ng t0 the h i gh water ln Thick-
“ orn He had a two hor8e ety creek last Saturday, our R- F.' D.
ky °Ja pr i° duc k vi v f v otl carrier from Gaffney, did not make
Broad river has been higher than hJa nd
It has been in several months and no Rev j w y * 0uy) of p a c ol et. filled
ferry ,or a his appointment at Goucher last Sat-
rL a,?' ,v^ vi„v In urda y aDd Sunday. From what we can
♦h? HvorP«v f Mr lparn - the Y had a stormy time Sun-
$* rl Z r Re ; Mr Q 0 ,i I ° dR y. although a beautiful day.
didnt ^t over to Salem last Sab- %I , SS Jx)na 0repn nt laBt gun .
bath. He. however, preached at the d w , th h ent , g , re and
Hopewell school house on Sabbath T c Green
^ eaIn « good congregation. M!88 lla Mnthlg and Mlgs Mary
They hhed him very well. Chalk, two of our best organists, have
Mr J. N. Strain Is moving back to con8ented t0 p1ajr fo , t £ entertaln .
his old home.
Mr. James Morris will live with C(Mnher 9 3 rd
ment at Asbury Monday night. De-
Mr. W. R. Walker next year and
manage his Sunnyslde farm.
The farmers local union met at Ae wrltl ahe lfl better
Btta Jane school house last Satur- w . vi„
Mrs. T. C. Green has been qmie
sick for several days, but at this
Jff aad ®? h 8 p' 1a «t Thursday, killing thirty-two birds
mg yea r 1908, and transacted other d t rft hhltn
routine business brought before it. n ,? A ^? e 'tjurie" seems to not like
^ of ® rt h o ^ aa ^ , ®® te r d fA Tl ?' e ^ her rural carrier, the way she wrote
dent; T. J. Estes, vice-presidentj J. , a9 i read vnnr letters
R. R. Brown took a big bird hunt
h ^th great pleasure, so come again.
21ll^'eS,dnetn Ch Re!, Mr Sam W ' CMr ?' 0,,r R F - D - C* 7 '
well, conductor, Ben Goforth, door- ri f (5 a ff„ ey Route 4. is taking his
keep; James G. Garner, sergeant at flfteen dayg yaration Mr . John H .
TT. „ r Lipscomb Will furnish his route with
wii In ty th7 man dur,n g h,s vacation.
JhnnJh !nne * matterJ^e J- B- Brown, OH hid USUal
wi? that /e me^n^’mntlv ** a7, y corning visit to his hog lot
h^the ^Tn^ve^f b 4 promptly yesterday morning, found one of his
Pntten^fJt Vn^ win hie-her flne w,th ,ts le K broken. When
Therfi. not T.uL o dSbt abo' t ®V°f« S? JSdl
butn wra Uk, “ft UWtitlSZ- W,™ .►
There will be gome hog killings In
this neighborhood when the moon 8 7_, Jr? 7 ' n ,. 0 „ Q _t,
gets right fo r it. If they would hang M !J - ?;„?• n a? to.
H w tt, moon It yoaUlMt tengy- ma ^„To"thdr dVliK* Be«l,
rather nn^ dl U2?i, ( ew Behecca, to Mr. John Ellison Clary
S^eln^ndlnt 6 t^vh^T^Ler m -r>, I Lt^» Wednesday, December the twenty-
8 ^ Thati fifth, nineteen hundred and seven, at
right Come on friends. 9 .
riwM^will^he^madp 41 ^ ® baog ® The above announcement will be a
after the January Itri. Mr. Forest ■ nr P rI, e to the many friends of the
* r rgg1ns will take that route while ®° J” 4
Mr. Garvin will take No. 7.
* We would he glad to call the atten- P ondfint tor some time, that this mar-
tlon of our road authorities to some ^ age wonld come off about Christ-
S5bllc f ^ d “ ge^0,,8 PlaCe8 *** The good colored people are
Mr. Mause Moorehead has moved prepa,d “ g [ 0r a b,g Christmas tree
to Oaffnev here Christmas. We are expecting
xv'v vaMav wi„« ho. n, ce time tor them, for our colored
teaching down ^n the forkat^Mr.^n pe ° ple are 4 *°? d ' ( l u,et » et orveople,
McCulloch’s, win moveup and teach fil? “ a , n n y ‘J!?” 6 7eadlng ° nr
In the Walker school bouSie after the ]etten ,n The Ledger ' C
first of next month.
„r i> "!i l inHilSyf 1 D^o 16?—There m
i several who say they are behind In
thoST^hn fl0wlD g wheat. This and hog-
thoee who prectlce It and no good are essential things to a
for_a community which tolerates It f armt and we hope the farmers may
last week. We read your letters
We understand a con«plracv (lf ^ v 7a ^ ^ are the proi.
that 1 8 the proper word) is being Dect _ t Thollirh the oresent
Mitered lnto t 0 g| ve a cer ^ ai Jj n I? ,T, !. a situation is gloomy, there Is no use
t® hesitate a moment about bread and
hoUdays. Men, women and children ^ f that Is something we must
all want to get a ,< cllp ,, at him. ba Ve lf we live This we ouaht to
That’s right. Give him a “good toe siLt of 00^^
pounding"—^he deserves It But ^had oiT^ual nreacMna ser-
^Ji® 7 vice at Draytonvllle yesterday* Rev.
rninaiies th^t^ni B - G H ° 88 occupied the pulpiL Mr.
tn 8 «eeu m ‘'the eB eltv at nf 11088 ls made of 8te7n 8tuff and doe8
®* ty °^ ^ efug ®; irreproachable work. It takes a man
otIL tv® ® ’ ye ’ ° re th , with a long bead to throw out better
ana K T Rl«/.1rw«11 are theological hint* than Mf. ROSS.
T, aD >, N ' v™ Mrs. R. 8- Spencer is very 111. She
r® J . 0,clPg P™* 0f 7 has been, an d is yet, when well, a
^Vnnr 4 inrien^mW U anffeHnir ha7d w OTkiBg Woman.
wiTv n .J^TTi^ 6114 1 suffering Mr ^ g gpeneg,. wlll ghut down
W, Mr w r pJiHmnrA nna fnmiw «iii h* 8 cotton gin and saw mill during
Mr. W. J. Pridmore and family will Chrl g tinag holidays.
JooeBvd [J® hate Mr. Tom Stroup started to town
40 \f!la,. up a°o ar wlth a load Of cotton this morning,
wa/i aI fnaV 38 »iih «rtK when hiK heart began giving him
ton. We ‘ ^ a ^ ney today w tb cot " severe trouble, compelling him to
tIt,* — vt„v, , . ... .. turn around and go back home. He
■otorinn^naMe ^ hlf tife ronn’iur ha8 Just recovered from being Crippled
solutions Passed by the York county b a ba j e Q j ootton, and perhaps the
onnser r vatiZ* he3r niwi re fni°i 4h 6 the 0 7<>8ent trouble originated from this.
^ 8 nj Vl tiI V r *v aDd . fuRy cover tbe We hope for him a speedy recovery.
SS n d JnniA^ir, r/ 8 Best wishes for The Ledger. I re
ft*' °i; contendingfor. With the® In J. L. J.
Its a defensive rather than an offen- ’
slve warfare. Self-protection is the' ..
first law of nature. Election of K- of p. officers.
Our people have gone Into ecstacies At a meeting of Limestone Lodge
over tbe announcement that Ruth Is K. of P. last Monday night a resolu-
walblng J. L. 8. tion was passed dispensing with the
meeting Monday night December 30th,
Badly Mixed Up. therefore, tbe election of offleere for
Abraham Brown, of Wlnterton, N. the ensuing year will take place on
Y„ had a very remarkable experience; next Monday night, December 23rd.
he says; “Doctors got badly mlsed A full attendance Is desired.
up over me; one said heart disease; — ~
• • two called It kidney trouble; the A Real wonderland
It creatog Consternation Among the
“Coons’' at the Depot
If the query should be propose*,
when has toe Southern passenger
station been the scene of most excite
ment' since its erection, probably nine
, out of every ten would speab up and
say, when William Jennings Bryan
addressed the citizens of Gaffney.
This answer, however, would be far
from toe truth, an event occurred
on Wednesday that far eclipsed the
speech of the presidential possibility.
As No. 39 rolled in from Salisbury
, with the good cheer tor those wish*
lug to make merry for the holidays,
one of the jugs holding the said good
cheer, was handled Just a wee bit too
carelessly and Its precious contents
began to pour out. The sight of good
booze flowing in dry Gaffney was an
unusual one and proved too much
for many of the colored citizens of
the city who were loitering around
the station with an eager eye out for
just such an opportunity. No doubt
much good sole leather has been sac
rificed by these but they were amply
rapid when at last the chance came.
If any failed to take advantage of it
or at least failed to attempt to take
advantage of. it, he was not seen.
Many were the ways and means of
catching the precious “booze”. One
coon, more enterprising than toe rest,
was able, by fast sprinting, to cap
ture the cup in the colored waiting
room and he secured a cup full and
was on “easy street.” The most
popular method, however, was the
hat, and many are those who will
rank high in the society of the odor
that will turn many Gaffney ncg r oes
green with envy whenever they ap
proach. Two whose hats had holes In
them, used their hands to good ef
fect, and one got under a fine stream
that was flowing from th : broken jug
and allowed the stream to flow into
his month where t would he most
good.
He was After Christmas cheer.
A negro named Robert Morris,
went to the express office Wednes
day morning and told Mr. Fisher that
his name was Geo. Boyd, and called
for a Jug of “booze” which was in
tbe office addressed to the said Boyd.
Agent Fisher delivered the jug to the
negro, but becoming convinced that
he had given the whiskey to the
wrong negro, caught him in toe street
and demanded the return of the jug.
The negro, ^»ho was a powerful fel
low, refused, and-Mr. Fisher endeav
ored to take, it by force. Mayor Lit
tle, who happened to be standing
near, ran up and told the negro he
wag under arrest, whereupon he
struck at the mayor, who quieted him
with s blow on the head with his
cane. The mayor and Alderman
Robertson then turned him over to
Chief Lockhart, who started to the
guard house with him. He broke
away, however, before they arrived
at the “lock-up,” but was captured
after an exciting chase of several
hundred yards. He was tried yester
day morning and a flne of 915 or
thirty days Imprisonment Imposed.
A warrant will likely be taken for
him tor forging Boyd’s name. Mor
ris lg a son of the notorious Lam
Morris, who is serving a term In the
penitentiary for murder.
Resotutlong by Corinth Church.
In view of the fact that Bro. C- F.
Felmet has served his connections
with our church, and whereas, he
has been a faithful and efficient min
ister, and leader of this church five
consecutive years, and whereas, we
feel that much good hag been the re
sult of his ministry with ns, that his
church has been edified, that many
souls has been lead to Christ, and
that many sad hearts have been
cheered by bis words of council and
advice,
Therefore be it resolved, first that
we hereby desire to show him our
appreciations of the good work that
he has done in our midst
Resolved second, that we assure
him that we hold him in high esteem
as a faithful and efficient minister of
the Gospel.
Resolved third, that we father as
sure him that our prayers shall ac
company him to his new field of la
bor.
Resolved fourth, that these resolu
tions be printed in our county papers,
and a copy be sent to Bro. Felmet.
Lee Allen.
C. A. Spencer,
E. H. Blanton.
Committee tor Church.
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jf. fourth blood poison and th** fifth Sooth Dakota, with' itp rich ii!v'*r
stomach and liver trouble; ^ut none, mln<*s. bonanza farms, wide ranges
of them helped me; so my wife ad- and strange natu-al formations. Is -i
visod trying Electric Bitters, which veritable wonderland. At Mound City,
are restoring me to perfect health j In the home of Mr*. F D. Clapp, a
One bottle did me more good than all
the flvf doctors prescrtbfd.” Guar-
antee<T to mire blood poison, w«n!<
nes* and all stogiach, liver sad kidney
complaints, by Cherokee
druggists. 50c.
rug Co..
—You found it here That Xmas.
Wo have it better this time. Com-
piny Store.
—
—Gants Clans headquarters
Company Stors. (
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wonderful case df healing has lately
ocout* d. H**r son seemed near d**»tl'
with lung and throat trouble. “Ex
hausting coughing spells occurred
every five minutes.” writes Mrs
Clapp, “when I began giving Dr.
King’s Ne w Discovery the great med
icine, that saved his life and com
pletely cured him.” Guaranteed tor
coughs and colds, throat and lung
troubles, by Cherokee Drug Co., drug
gists. 90c and 91-00. Trial bottle
free.
8unda v School Program.
The North Pacolet Interdenomina
tional Sunday School Convention will
meet at Wilson’s Chapel on the 22nd
Inst, at 10:80 o'clock a. m. Tho fol
lowing is the program:
1. Devotional exercises by the
chapMn.
2. Reports of schools and enroll
ment of delegates.
3. Some practical thoughts from
the quarter’s lessons.
4. Do we, as teachers, fully realize
the opportunity afforded us. and our
responsibility to God?
5. Do our pastors lay proper stress
on child training?
6. Our Interest In the Sunday
school and prayer-meeting the meas
ure of our love to God and loyalty to
His cause.
The various subjects will be open
for discussion by the various mem
bers who wish to take part in it.
All Sunday School workers are in
vited to attend and take part in the
exercises.
Officers will b« elected for next year.
An intermission of one hour will
be taken during tbe dtv for refresh
ment and f BftstlflG.
I C. W. Whiaonant,
For Ex. Committee.
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
OF LOME INTEREST.
EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER
OKEE-
Recent Happening* In and Around
the City, and Other Events Gath
ered by the Local News Editor,
Sam Turner, of Grover, has moved
to Gaffney.
A large number of the Limestone
students left tor their homes yester
day to spend the holidays.
A goodly number of D. O. K. K.’s
will leave Gaffney this afternoon to
go to the ceremonial at Spartanburg
tonight.
A public entertainment will be
given by the scholars of the Asbury
school next Monday night, 23rd Inst.
Everybody Invited.
Some splendid music was rendered
last Sunday at the Ravenna Sunday
school by the classes of Misses Ella
Brown and Mary Chalk.
Dr. Simms will fill his pulpit as
usual next Sunday morning and
night. Sunday school at 9:45. Visit
ors and strangers invited to all ser
vices.
There will be no service at Meso
potamia and Asbury December 22nd
as there will be the Interdenomina
tional Sunday School Convention at
Wilson’s Chapel. All churches are
Invited to send delegates.
In this issue we publish the state
ment of the Merchants and Planters
Bank. It is a splendid showing un
der present conditions, and whHethe
deposits are not so large as they
have been, still they show an increase
over this time last year. Confidence
is being restored.
On account of the crowded condi
tion of our columns due to an un
precedented rush of advertising, we
have been compelled to omit some
correspondence and to reduce or
blue pencil others. Our friends, the
county correspondents, will therefore
accept this explanation with the as
surance that our regrets are more
pronounced than theirs possibly
could be.
Col. R. p. Roberts, of the Cherokee
Falls Manufacturing Company, paid
The Ledger an appreciated call yes
terday. When asked about the situa
tion in mill circles, Mr. Roberts said:
“That so far as he could see at this
time, his mills would continue to ran
on full time.” He seemed to think
that after the first of the year things
would be brighter, although 1908 be
ing a presidential year, might have a
tendency to demoralize business to
some extent Rufe is one of the most
conservative men of our acquaintance
and we have great respect for his
opinions.
On December the 12th, 1907. the
relatives and friends of Mr. William
Phillips met at the home of Mr. E. J.
Petty to celebrate the ninety-fifth
birthday of Mr. Phillips. The pro
gram was as follows: First welcome
address, reading of Scripture sad
prayer by Rev. C. F. Felmet Second,
dinner, and the table seemed to groan
under Itg burden. Everyone partook
to his satisfaction and there was
enough for as many more. All en
joyed 1 themselves very much. The
evening was made pleasant by speech
es by Mr. E. J. Clary and Col. T. B.
Butler, of Gaffney.
The board of directors of Lime
stone Mills met Wlednesday after
noon and upon hearing the report of
the treasurer tor the six months end
ing November 30th, declared the usu
al semi-annual dlvldened of four per
cent. Tbe report of the treasurer
was most gratifying to the directors.
One feature of the condition of the
affairs of the mills which was most
gratifying of any other, Is the fact
that the milltj are running day and
night, and that they have orders for
all their product for several months.
Limestone Mills is one of the enter
prises of which Gaffney is Justly
proud.
Cor!nt b Notes.
Corinth' Dec. 16.—The farmers of
this section are holding their cotton
tor a better price. Hold, farmers;
hold for fifteen cents. It will bring
It.
Mr. John Medley, of King’s Moun
tain, N. C.. was a visitor to Mr. F.
S. Spencer’s. He also went to see
Mr. R. 8. Spencer and Frances Med
ley.
The remains of M7s. Mattie Porter
were intered at Corinth Sunday.
Mr. Wlnford Petty was here Sun
day.
Mr. Bill Phillips and Miss Bertha
Cook, of Trough, were visitors here
thin week.
Clarence Petty and Charley Phil
lips went to see Mr. Tom Phillips’boy
who is very sick with fever.
The farmers of this section are
about through sowing wheat.
Mr. Z. J. Petty made a business
trip to Trough this week.
There will be preaching at Corinth
tho second Sunday in January. Rev.
T. H. Morris Is our new preacher.
We are glad to hear from “Blue
Bird.’’ It was the first we ever heard
of a bine bird* writing, though he
writes a nice letter.
With best wishes to The Ledger
and its readers. Black Eyes.
DRAYTONVILLE LETTER.
Movements of the people of a Thriv
ing Section.
Draytonvllle, Dec. 10.—The form
ers are sowing their wheat and we
think there will be a large crop sown
in this section. We believe it will
pay the farmers to raise more wheat
and corn and less cotton.
Rev. W. T. Thompson, of Gaffney,
was in this section last Friday. We
did not learn his business, but we
pappose he was looking around for
some couple wanting to marry. We
thin is from what we can learn, that
they are all about married that want
, to marry.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Parker, of
Gaffney, visited relatives here last
Saturday and returned home Sunday
afternoon. Roland Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Parker and is a very
ndustrlous young man. He has
bought him a lot at Gaffney and built
a nice residence on it.
Mr. Ernest Poole spent last Sun
day with Mr. Stainly Wilson. He
says he enjoyed himself flne.
Messrs. Stainly Wilson, Larkin
Parker and Logan Jenkins were elect
ed delegates last Sunday to represent
Draytonvllle Sunday school at the
Sunday School convention which
meets at Wilson’s Chapel on the
fourth Sunday in this month.
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Parker were
in Gaffney last Friday on a shopping
trip.
Mr. Harrison Whelchel and broth
er, Whitbi, of Cherokee Falls, were
visitors here last Saturday and re
tired home Sunday.
Mr. Wade Elmore, of Sunnyslde,
will move here very soon. We wel
come him back as he is always ready
to meet us with a smile.
We are having a good prayer-meet
ing at this place. There was a
large attendance out last Saturday
night. The subject was “Parents,”
and there were good talks made by
Mr. Huskey and Mr. White.
Misses Nettie Marsh and Bertha
Pennington visited Miss Made Wil
son last Sunday. They report a nice
time.
Prof. R. O. Sams, of Gaffney, was 1
down here last Saturday on business.
Mr. John Childers^ of Gaffney, at
tended services here last Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr. Ed Whelchel, of Cliffslde, N.C.,
visited relatives here last Saturday
night
Mrs. Dovie Northy is speaking of
moving to Gaffnev very soon.
Next year la leap year and we
suppose the girls are talking about
how they will get to talk to the l>4fb-
ful young men.
There will be prayer-meeting next
Saturday night at Draytonvllle and
we hope to see a large crowd out
The subject will be “Singing,” and
we think that there will be several
young men present to give talks on
the snbject
Mr. Frank Patterson Is suffering
with a sore loot which was mashed
by some wood falling on it
Mr. D. C. Phillips is going to have
a shooting match on Draytonvllle
Mountain next Saturday. Cdevesays
his turkeys have ate his turnips np
and he is going to get them off his
hands.
The formers met last Saturday af
ternoon at two o’clock Instead of
Friday night One of the members
was asked if they did any good and
he said he did not not know, but said
they had done some good in the past
We are glad to hear that and we
hope they will do good in tbe future.
Mr. Chambers Patrick, of Wilklns
vllle, visited hi* brother, Mr. O. V.
Patrick, here last Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Macomson is able to
be up and visit her neighbors. Mrs.
Macomson is a good Christian woman
ana Is ready to help any one when
ahe can.
Messrs. John and Claude Spencer,
of Ararat, were visitors in our Sun
day school last Sunday.
Rev. B. G. Ross will fill his regu
lar appointment here next Saturday
at half-past two o’clock and Sunday
at eleven o’clock. An Invitation Is
extended to everybody. The mem
bers are requested to be present on
Saturday.
Mr. Bart Parker, of Gaffney, visit
ed relatives here Sunday.
There was a light snow fell here
last week. The hunters had a very
nice time.
We are having some rainy weatner
and the farmers who are not through
sowing what wlll get to rest a while.
Mrs. A. W. Phillips and children
spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charley Barnhill.
The young folks are requested to
meet next Saturday night and Sun
day to practice the pieces tor Christ
mas. We are expecting to have a
nice time Christmas and everybody
is invited to attend the services on
Christmas eve night. Come one,
come all, and let’s have a nice time.
Isom Jenkins, colored, who lives on
Mr. D. C. Phillips’ place, came very
nea? getting his house burned down
last Saturday. While they were off
at work one of the children caught
the broom on fire and set the cotton
which was in the bouse on fire.
When they discovered the house on
fire they screamed for help and with
some assistance, they soon extin
guished the fire. Fire is a dangerous
thing and the people should be very
careful how they leave their children
with Are. /
Mr. A. W. Phillips visited relatives
and friends at Wilklnsvllle last Sun
day.
The farmers here are doing one
good thing, and that is not letting
the hunters kill their birds. They
are the farmers best friend and we
do not think It is right to ktU them.
There was no school a (-Evergreen
Monday on account of th#'inclement
weather. The school is not largely
attended, but we think it will be af
ter Christmas. Education la om
thing that a man cannot be robbed
of and we think that every boy and
girl ought to strive for a good eduoa*
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Wl F. Huskey were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Mason Sunday afternoon..
Mr. J. L. S. gave us school boyv
and girls a problem. WW will kindly
ask him this question; I s the dis
tance from north to south any longer
than the distance from east to west?
Mr. Lewis Poole spent last Sun
day at Gaffney, visiting relatives and
friends.
One of Cherokee county’s best cltl-
/.ens said that when he wag a boy
going to school he heard so mnoh
talk about the city of Jerusalem that
he thought It wag in heaven, bg|
when he began studying geography
he found that it was not in heaves
but across the water.
Mr. Dossle Patterson, Broad river,
passed through here Sundav on his
way to Wilklnsvllle. Dossle is s
nice fellow. We believe he was
down there Sunday looking around
tor a companion. We will say tids
much to the girls, that they cannot
find a better working boy than he Is.
We learn that he is not making his
trips so often and we suppose he is
meaning business.
School Boy.
Reply tg Blacksmith.
Gaffney, R. p. D. 8. Dec. 9.—Please
allow me space In The Ledger to r*
ply to Blacksmith, of the Cherokee
News. The reason i talb about what
the girls say and do to other boys,
is because they act and talk so ugly
and rudely. I have some respect for
the girls and that Is why they don't
do anything to me.
He said I wa s a pretty little fel
low in manners but not In face nor
form. I don’t claim to be a beauty,
but I will say that he Is not pretty
in manner, face nor form. I am sor
ry that he Is mad. When I began
writing to The Ledger I said some*
thing about a young man stepping on
one of his neighbors cats, i suppose
you Ledger readers have found out
who It was by his exceptions to It
He told me how to make up the ar
ticle about It, but I did not write It
like he said. He says he writes just
to have fun. Well, that is Just what
I write for, bat I have heard that ha
is mad and is going to put it to ma.
He can write all he wants to as I
think I can stand it. I am not going
to say any more about him, for when
I find out that a person cannot
any fun, I am going to stop. I am
trying to live a Christian life and If
T talk atyout “Blacksmith” pr any
one else. 1 think I will be traveling
the wrong road. I joined the Baptist
church three years ago and I hats
made mistakes in my life, but by th#
help of my Redeemer, I will try to
live a better life in the future. Hera
is what I live for:
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I live for those who love.
For those I know are true,
For th# heaven that smiles above me,
And wait* my spirit, too;
For all human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assigned me,
For the bright hopes yet to find me,
And the good that I can do.
I live to hold communion with all that
la divine;
To feel there is a union ’twlxt n*>
turip’s heart and mine;
To profit by affliction;
Reap truth from fields of fiction;
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfill God’s grand design.
I live to learn their story
Who’ve battled tor my sake—
The patriot crowned with glory.
The martyr at the stabe,
Bards, prophets, heroes, sages,
The noble of all ages,
Whose deeds crowd history's pages.
And Time's great volumn make.
School Boy.
County campaign Meetings.
The candidates for the Hones o(
Representatives have arranged for
tour campaign meetings, as follows:
Ezells, Monday, December 23 rd.
Wilklnsvllle, Friday, December 27tfc.
Blacksburg, Saturday, December
28th.
Gaffney, Monday, December 30th.
The public Is cordially invited to
attend these meetings. Some inter*
eating speeches will be made.
Matters of interest to the formers
will be discussed.
AS OTHERS THINK.
Everyone In Gaffney Hfo a Right to
Hie Own Opinion.
While everone has a right to Ida
own opinion, yet It is wise to always
consider what others think and profit
by their experience.
Nothing makes life so miserable, or
interferes so widely with the oaefnl-
ness of the average American, as in
digestion, and it la well for ns to give
fair consideration to what others
think about this remarkable affilot*
ion.
The Gaffney Drug Co. Is positive
that In Ml-o-na stomach tables It has
an absolute cure for indigestion and
the many disagreeable symptoms that
follow this disease, such as distress
after eating, coated tongne, bad taste
in the mouth, dlzxiness, flatulence,
nervousness and debility.
Its action in selling Ml-o-na on a
guarantee to refund the money un
less It cures, shows plainly their be
lief In the value of this remedy. It
takes all the risk, and there win be
no charge whatever for Ml-o-na un
less you are satisfied that ft has re
lieved you of Indigestion.
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—Take the Gaffney Dreg Co.’* mm-
gestion and do yonr abopptn* eatty.
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