Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE GAFFNEY LEDGER, Tuesday and FHday. H. DaCamp, Editor and Publlahsr A RETROSPECT. "Peace on earth, good will to men.” ■Ighteen hundred nnd nlnety-eeven years ago, according to the Julian calendar, there wa& born on this earth a Saviour of nil mankind, and It hae.been the custom among all Christian nations since that time, to celebrate His nativity on December the twenty-fifth of every year. "Whether we keep the day ecclesias tically or not, makes no difference. It Is the day which we devote to the eommemcration of the birth of Christ, and we love the day for this reason, sad by celebrating this as His natal day, we give testimony to the fact spend the holidays. _ i Miss Sadie Lipscomb will spend that we believe In ‘His supernatural tlip holidays i n Asheville, N. C. on the H. S. Mullins, of R. F. D. 4, paid us an appreciated call yesterday. we stand ready to make full reparar tlon In any way In our power. No right-thinking man could ask for more, and no honest man would be willing to do less. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS- J. Luther Sherlll, (Flaw Picker), a former employee of The Ledger, but now a member of the Salvation Ar my, paid us a pleasant call Saturday. Hazel Wood, of Wofford Fitting School Is home for the holidays. J. M. Lovelace, of R. F. D. No. 8, paid us an appreciated call Saturday. Eugene Wood and Claude Fort are at home from Clemson for the holi days. Gerard Lipscomb and Rob Darwin, students at Wofford, are at home for the holidays. A. A. Crocker, of White Plains, paid us a pleasant call Saturday. A. Gregg Susong left Gaffney yes terday for Tennessee to spend the holidays. J. E. Wood will leave today for Asheville. N. C-. where he expects to birth. When we look back year which is about to close, and con template the manifold blessings which we have received, we should be grate ful to the Giver of all good things. Those of us who have enjoyed good health should be doubly thankful, and those who have been fortunate In their business transactions should al so be thankful, and when we look Charles Sparks, of Asbury, was here yesterday. Mr. T. B. Moseley and family, and Mr. R. N. Simms, of Raleigh. N. C., came In Sunday night to spend the Christmas with Dr. Simms and fam ily. Mr. J. J. Webber, of the Buffalo section, killed a 16-months-old pig last Thursday that tipped the scales at 450 pounds after it was dressed. The friends of Rev. F. C. Hlcbson will be glad to learn that he to his houat to gst It but I did not go just for that purpose. I do not see any see of changlag names whet one Is just as good as the otherT I will assure you that lawyers will at tend to his own bnslnesss If you will only attend to your own. I do not think It will be any disgrace if you would write something about your ownself and stop writing about others, last This Is my you. time to write about School Boy. Bsgin With the Big Sni.Jih. We venture to offer some fundamen tal things to those who are not eonii oent of tiv Ir ability to \v:-l e a newo, story. An event or series of events may I) relate! In two styles—viz. from tin i.ottoiu up or f o j the t'*]> i 0 u. The cumulative style is Hull i.-ed k* .lie novelists. The story begins softly and crescendoes up » the big thing Mu» climax at or nen • the end. The journalistic style Itegins with the ••limax. the big smash. The tirst question a reporter assign ed to a story should ask is. “What R the most Important single thing hero the thing the public wants to know first of all?” When he finds that let him' wrlte^Jt as the iteginnlng of hi., vtory. T’.jFi he will ask wl • is the next most important thing, and he wilt write that second. And so on down to the least important, which he will write last.- Editor and Publisher. In amazement on those who are left Oklahoma on the 17th Inst for cheerful while In the midst of ad- MIss ‘ Alma B ethea, of McColl, S. C., vers)tv and suffering, we feel the is In the city the guest of Miss shame as it | Marie Turner. mantles our H E R U pp e , of R. F. D. No. 2, blush of cheeks, because of the fact, that al- paid us a pleasant call Saturday. . . i Derbln Littlejohn, a student at the though we are so much more nn- y p j. j g a j. jj ome f or holidays. worthy than they, we are at times Forest McCraw is home for the . . , . holidays from Fork Union Military Inclined to be rebelious, and to mnr- Academy. Virginia. j*nr our lot. We should feel kind ly toward our fellowman at all sea- Why Refer to Doctors n i Reply to J. L- J> Draytonvile, Dec. 20. Mr. DeCamp, tons, but more especially should we w ni you allow me space in your paper feel so at this time, because we are Jo ^ply to J. L. J.. as he Is so plain that I can almost read him forwards nearing the aniversary of the time an ,j backwards. He must be black- that writes to the Cherokee he is not I thing he is very Because we make mediciaes for them. We tell them all about Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, and they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, con sumption. They trnst it. Then you can afford to trust it. Ask your own doctor. The best kind of a testimonial — “Sold for over sixty years.” Mads by 3. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, K»2 ' ‘ Alai yhra. bv the godhese ot Almighty « he „ ^ „ Tery , . , God and the agony of His well he- ! much like him. I see that you think r] jra loved qon It became nossible that all that I am a snake ln the « ra8S ‘ You 1 1 xl loved Son, it became possioie mat i had better look where you walk fori man bind might be saved. It is right-jj m ay uncoil myself and bite you; jj ly a period Of rejoicing, a time When tu a it7 a8k that girl If you can L^. all petty differences and harsh feel- 1 come to see her. I would not write i Aver’s Pills greatly aid the Cherry lao manufacturers of > SARSAPARILLA. ILLS. hair vigor. yers We have no secrete! We publish the formulas of a.i ouv medioines. Ko K.yriod munoinnu j about what other boys do when I was Pectoral in breaking up a cold, togs should be buried. The malicious,^ of the Bame and venomous man should hide his you were going to school yon would has no place wr,te ^ 1 ’ 8 na “ e ] u8t n as * j PROCEEDINGS row. The reason you do not write 1 face in shame, for he IN BANKRUPTCY. tal this period of universal joy, when the song upon the lips of all should I have not been running all over Cherokee county to get some one to be "Peace on earth, good will to man.” i help me write my letters. One of my It now Is because you have Bp girl. In the District Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina, The ledger ha s fe., 7^.“ 1 enclal stringency that has had Its write It the way he wanted It and I paralyzing effect in every channel of would wrlte 11 ln m y letter " 1 wont buclness. upon the whole, we have had a prosperous year. Our business j is steadily Increasing, and we feel that we have much for which to be | grateful; and now In laying down our work for the year just doting, we tan truthfully say that we are not tanseiouB of having wronged any man la a business transaction since the year began. We have done our ut most to give value received, and If we have failed to do so In any ease, $ioo P. ward, $100. Tin .ivulei-' of this paper will he ph.-used in .eHi-n tliut. there Is ut least one dreaded dis ease 1 hat s,-tencr has been able tc ■•me d. all its.st apes and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known tn the medical fraternity. Catarrh l>e nj. 1 ' a 1 •onstit utionul disease, requires a constitu tional trealm--id Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, aetinir directly upon the hlood and mucous surfaees of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease and giving the patient strength hy building up the constitution and assisting nature in aoint- its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer 0!>« Hundred Dollars tor any jase that it fails to cure Send for list of testimonials Address. T .!. Chkney .V Co.. Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists. TV Hall’s l -u.-.ilv Pills ate the lies! IN BANKRUPTCY. In the matter of J. I. Sarratt, bank rupt To the creditors of J. I. Sarratt, of Gaffney, In the county of Cherokee and district aforesaid: Notice Is hereby given that on December 16, 1907, the said J. I. Sarratt was duly adjudicated a bankrupt. A meeting of the cre ditors will be held In my office, Gaffney, 3. C., on December 31, 1907 at 10 o’cloek a. m., at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come be fore said meeting. G. W. Speer, Referee in Bankruptcy. ubscrlbe for The Lodoor. $1 a year. Thv tffvo.i Lc-.,i Year*. The bite discoveries of B”nes(ch Bey in connoetio!! wit!) Hie Egyptian hiero glyphies which h<» deciphered are the Rubjeet of ;!!' art'“!o in the Oerier- reicit’ clte Wocho-ch'.jfin which the writrw sttys that i< is no longer diffleuit to understand t'v origin of the “seven le.m years” narrated in the book of Genesis. The inscriptions as trans lated hy P.rugsch show that 1,700 years before the ( bristiau era tiie Nile for seven consecutive years did not over flow. and famine, pestilence and mis ery followed. “We know.” says the writer, “that the date of the seven years of fruitlessness mentioned in Genesis was 1700 B. C., and thus whnt has been looked upon ns a fancy has through these hieroglyphics become a matter of history. Tho failure of the Nile to overflow, the withering of tiie v,••'cation, tin* lands devoid of crons '‘amine an ' the consequent seoui\'r'*'v an a!! depicted in the pictures which the student has been able to decipher ” A Dangerous Deadlock. that sometimes terminates fatally, it the stoppage of liver and bowel fune tlons. To quickly end this condition without disagreeable sensations, Dr King’s New Life Pills should alway* be your remedy. Guaranteed abso lutely satisfactory In every case o: money back, at Cherokee Drug Co.h drug store. 25c. ANNOUNCEMENTS- For Legislature. Feellngflhat the people on the other side of Broad river should have more representation In the affairs of the county and believing that Mr. N. W. Hardin would make a suitable repre sentative, I announce him as a can didate for the legislature to fill the unexplred term caused by the death of Mr. McArthur. Gaffney. I am a candidate for the lower house of the General Assembly to fill the unexplred term of the late Hon. W. F. McArthur. W. S. Hall, Jr. I am a candidate for the vacancy in the House of Representatives from Cherokee county caused by the death of Hon. W. V. McArthur, to be filled by the election ordered for Decem ber 31st, 1907. W. D. Kirby. I hereby announce myself a candi date as a member of the House of Representatives to fill the unexplred term of Hon. W. F. McArthur, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. K. O. Huskey. For Mayor. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Mayor of Gaffney, S. C., sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W. H. Ross. FOf Alderman. The friends of J- Dudley Jones an nounce him as a candidate for Aider- man from Ward 6. subject to the action of the Democratic primary. T. H. Littlejohn is hereby announc ed as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 4, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. The many friends of W. L. Settle- myer hereby announce him as a can didate for Alderman from Ward 1. B. A. Holmes Is hereby announced as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 6 subject to the action of the Democratic primary. The friends of Green B. Daniel hereby nominate him for Alderman from Ward 2. A BostoCk schoolboy wnt tall, His Ha didn't have entire body. soft and flabby. Strong muscle in his The physician who had attended the family for thirty years prescribed Scott's Emulsion. NOW: • * To feel that boj^’s arm you would think he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AMIV $1.00 ti .--.jr.v.y.y.y.vV '.<$ ^ viV* I-vV* .<V S A v* l f jV* TO THE PUBLIC! si *' \W will grind wheat at our mill from the 1st to the 10th of January. Parties wanting grind ing done ill i-Pase bring it between those dates as we will not take in and let out wheat, flour, nte. except during the above mentioned ten d' vs. Dec 13-31 VICTOR COTTON OIL CO. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Those beautiful lots to front of Central Graded school. Hither separately or as a whole. Cash or eas? terms. J. C. Jefferies. Dec. 17 tf. BRING your chickens, eggs, hat ter, country produce, green hides to Clary ft Kirby. Highest cash prices paid. STRAYED. FOR SALE—1 offer for Immediate sale at bargain, the folloiriog: Horse anq buggy, cow, one-horse wagon and harness, corn, hay, plows anti other farming tools. Rev. J. B. Wilson. Dec. 10 tf. STRAYED —White English Bull Dog, black spots over right eye and on back of head. Responds to name of “Ted.” Suitable reward If returned to W. M. Webster, Gaffney, S. C. Dec. 6-tf. FOR SALE—Building lots for sale Mrs. A. V Montgomery. Aug. 27th. tf. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—The blacksmith shop now occupied by John B. Pettit; also the store room now occupied by W. S. Gossett; also rooms overhead. Apply to W. Lawson Spake, Agent Dec. 17 tf. FOR RENT—Blacksmith tools sad two two-story buildings on Rutledge street. W. T. Thompson. Dec. 20. 24. Jan. S. 10, 1908. FOR RENT—W. F. McArthur’s farm. Apply to W. C. McArthur, ad minlstrator. Nov. 22 tf. St. Lambert Jersey bull; registered; fee $2.00. Apply to E. R. Cash. 1 April 19 1 a. w. w. LOST. LOST—A black searf betwesn J, H. Turner’s residence aad the tist church. Return to Ledger of Fire Insurance! Wh reur*!«cnt soiu«- o* the largest anc ii->Nt substantial companies and would TO RENT—Office room# over The Ledger. Apply to Bd. H. DeCamp. Nov. 2, tf. Ilkt to write your husines. 5-14-tf Smith & Lipsoomb, Agent:. WANTED. WANTED—A good milk cow. J. L. Alexander. Dec. 10-tf WANTED—Green hides and bees wax. L- W. McGulnn. Nov. 12 tf. WANTED—500 cords of wood; highest market price paid. Gaffney Manufacturing Co. Nov. 6-tf. FOR 1 »D-U>-Date Job Print ing, call at th IliUCEP Office. 'if r nev, s- C. in** wtwmmni^to*******' CLOTHING—THE GOOD KIND! It certainly will pay you to investigate our offer ings in Me^s wear. # When in town let us show you. HIGH QUALITY—LOW PRICE. Every Garment Guaranteed. GAFFNEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY