The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 24, 1907, Image 5
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THE OLDEST 01AN IN AMERICA
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Escaped the Terrors
Many Winters By
Using Pe-ru-na.
of
A MONUMNT FOR!
THE BATTLEGROUND
body «!■« Is boasst a Mg mistake,
too.
A crowd of fellows got together the
othe r day and began "throwing off"
on each other, about baring to go
where they were not known to get a
wife, and the fact developed that
CONGRESSMAN FINLEY PUSHING «*ery one of Uiem was in Uie same
fix only some had to go much farther
THE MATTER.
NEWSPAPER PRINTS
PRESCRIPTION.
DIRECTIONS TO PREPARE SIM
PLE HOME MIXTURE.
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Extreme Old
Age to the Use
of Pe-ru-na.”
extreme old ape, Mr. Brock says:
"After a man has lived In the world
as long as I have, he onght to have
focnd ont a great many things by ex
perience. I think 1 have done so.
"One ot the thlnfrs / have found
out to my entire satisfaction Is the
proper thing for ailments that
The Question "What is
House 7” Defined
Lower Cherokee.
Wilkinsville, Dec. 20.—On
Clearing
Other Nww*
last
Tuesday Mr. Sam
Strain was de r the stm.
than otehrs. Some even went to
another State. We hope this le no
reflection on the wives who may
have been in the same fix.
Sam Strain got a letter this week Telle You Ho w ^ Overcome
from his friend, Bob Blackwood, who
Is now at Kelton doing well. tlsm With Simple Recipe, yVhMl
We have heard of people fylng eggs
with the shell on. but frying fish with 18 E a8, ly Mixed,
the scales on, Is something new un-
A well-known authority on Kkm-
.. . vfr t I matl8m * lves the readers of a large
e d lantern he had In his buggy. His Kendrick, who was stricken with ^SabT^Vt^rim^Mid* haimka!
lap robe caught Are but he put It ^Zery Tre en“£ “ 7 ^ ^
out before any damage was done fur- tained. The family have our sym- pr Xi® Extra™ Dandelion one-half
then than the loss of the lantern, pathies. Mr. Kendrick Is one of our ounce CompoSnd Ka?gon oije SSi<i-
are due directly to the effects of which was completely ruined by the '^est and most highly respected compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
blown up by the explosion of a light- We regret to say
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the climate. For II8 years l have melting of the soldering. His team citizens.
withstood the changeable climate took fright but he soon got them un- Mr- Gist Howell and Miss Vlrgie
de r control again. Wilkins were married by Rev. J. B.
°«r v f , v The Wllklnsvillle ginnery is run- Swann, at Bullock’s Creek last Wed-
I have always been a very healthy ning ful j tlme gj nn j ng up t h e rem . nesday. Also Mr. Tren Dowdle and
nants of the cotton crop and getting Miss Sherrer at the same time and
it ready for fifteen cents when that place.
price Is reached in the market. We are glad to see that Congress-
Farmers will not plant so much man Finley has been moving for a
cotton next year we hardly think, monument at Cowpens battleground.
The reason is they won’t have the Could we have had our wish carried
man, but, of course, subject to the af
fections which are due to sudden
changes in the climate and temperature.
"As for Dr. Hartman's remedy,
Peruna, f have found it to be the
best, if not the only reliable rem
edy for these affections, ft has
been my standby for many years,
and / attribute my good health
and extreme old age to this rem
edy.
"It exactly meets all my require
ments. It protects me from tho evil ef
fects of sudden changes; It gives me
Mix by shaking well in a bottle,
and take a teaspoonful after each
meal and at bedtime.
He states that the ingredlenjts cam
be obtained from any good prescrip
tion prahmacy at small cost, and, be*
ing of vegetable extraction, are haftt*
less to take.
This pleasant mixture, if taken reg
ularly for a few days, la said to over
come almost any case of Rheumatism.
The pain and swelling, if any, dlmln-
reason is they
labor to work It. It’s a very bad thing out. It would have been there long
that has no good at all in it. ! ago. It’s not too late yet, we hope.
The woman who marries a man to Mr. Finley said at Cowpens several iVhes^with^each doseT'untll permanent
reform him usually gets a lifetime years ago that there were more 1m- result8 are obtained, and without In-
job on her hands. She Is fond of portant batt eflelds in this Fiftn Con- jurlng the st omach. While there are
of trouble if her action takes the gressional district than all New Eng- man go-called Rheumatism remedies,
place of her thoughts. ! and P ut together, and he told the pa tent medicines, etc., some of which
We can t understand why the build- truth too, if we have read the history do _j ve re n e f f ew really give
ing of the new flat at Howell’s ferry of the Revolutionary wa r understand- nen ® rgguitg ’and the above 1
is delayed so long. The old one, we Ingly
nent results, and the above will, no
doubt, be greatly appreciated bF
strength; it keeps my Wood in good cir- understand, has fo r some time been Hon. Stanyarne Wilson was the many’guffererers here at this time.
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Air. Isaac Brock, nS Years
I SAAC RR< X'K,a citizen nf McLennan
county, Texas, lias lived for 118years.
For many years he resided at Bosque
Falls, eighteen m: 1 - west of Waco, bnt
now lives with his son-in-law at Valley
Mills. Texas.
Some time ago, by request, Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his
picture, holding in his hand a stick
•ut from the grave of General Andrew
Jackson.
Mr. Brock is a dignified old gentle
man, showing few’ signs of decrepitude.
His family Bible is still preserved,
and it snows that the date of his birth
was written 118 years ago.
Old Last Birthday.
United States
Born before the
were formed. |
Saw 22 presidents elected. t
Pe-ru-na has protected him T
from all sudden changes. f
Veteran of four wars. j
Shod a horse when 99 years J
old. |
Always conquered the grip with -
Pe-ru-na.
Witness In a land suit at the age j
of HO years.
Believes Peruna the greatest]
remedy of the age for catarrhal'
troubles. !
eolation. I have come to rely upon it
almost entirely for the many little
things for which I need medicine.
"When epidemics of la grippe first
began to make their appearance in this
country 1 was a sufferer from this dis
ease.
"/ had several long sieges with
the grip. At first I did not know
that Peruna was a remedy for
this disease. When I heard that
la grippe was epidemic catarrh,
I tried Peruna for la grippe and
found it to he just the thing. ”
In a later letter, M r. Brock w ri tes:
“lam well and feeling as well as 1
have for years. I would not be with
out Peruna.”
Yonrs truly,
unsafe for heavily loaded wagons and first to propose this measure to con- inaulrv at the drug stores of fMa
teams Perhaps as the two counties gress. That was before Mr. Finley neighborhood elicits the Informatloa
-York and Cherobee-are both in- was a member of it. Do your best, that these drugs are harmless and CU
terested in it, is the reason It hasnt “Judge’ Finley, (as that’s what we be bought separately, or the dru*
be mv at 1 t , e ” ded t0 - „ , understand the boys call you In con- ^ b | re wm mlx the prescrlptlo*
The little German pedlar spent gress) to give our county a showing f 0r 0 „, readers if asked to
Tuesday night with us. He had a that It is part of the United States, f0r ° U ‘ reaaerS 11 W ’
big load for the kind of roads he has at least. =a
to travel over.
Christmas will be here before
People who have traveled the road another of our letters appears In
from here to Gaffney lately, say they print, and we tabe this opportunity
never saw them In a worse fix. to extend to our readers, one and all, the
We are frequently asked: “What the greeting of the season and we
is a clearing house?” It Is the place wish for each of them a merry Christ-
where is carried on the operation of mag and happy New Year,
clearing off balances and adjusting jf t ip our feeble way to serve you,
daily accounts between banks of the we have said aught to give offence to
8TATEMENE OF CONDITION
— Cf —
GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK,
Gaffney, 3- C-,
at the close Of business Dec. 16, 1907>
Resources.
Stocks anU Bonds
Due from Batiks and Bankers..
A letter dated July 8,1906, written for
Mr. Brock by his wife, Sarah J. Brock,
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••Last winter I had just gotten
up out of a spell of sickness, when
/ commenced taking Peruna. I
f I think it improved my health very
' much.”
I In a postscript, Mrs. Brock adds: "Fie
receives a great many letters inquiring
[ about what Peruna will do. I do not
J answer them all, as I think they can
I got a bottle and try it.”
same city, thus avoiding the incon- any one, we are ready, upon its be- Loans md Discounts
veniences of holding large amounts ing pointed out to us, to ask pardon. I'emand i.o.tii.->
of currency o r convertible paper. We feel that our mistakes and short-
Each bank, or banker, dispatches ft comings (which are many) you have
clerk to the clearing house, who overlooked In the spirit of charity, Total
there draws up an abstract of the knowing we, at best, are but a weak
checks upon other firms, and effects vessel anyway.
a clearance b? charging them against to the editor, office employees, cor-
those drawn on the bank to which respondents, readers and all, we thank
you for the many courtesies extended
us during the year now fast coming
to a close, in bidding you adieu for
he belongs. The balance Is paid
over in cash. The first clearing
house In the United States was estab- _
lished In New York in 1833. This de- the time being at least,'we add
flnitlon Ig given by the Imperial En
cyclopedia and we hope will suffice. Good night, good night to every one,—
Washington Irving, in 1837, was the Be each heart free from care;
first to use the expression, “Almighty Let every brother seek his home
dollar.” Since then it’s proved its And find contentment there,
soverelglty. May joy beam with each rising mm,
“Uncle Sill” complains that The And happy prospects Shine;
Ledger print is getting so bad he can While wife and friends laugh merrily
hardly see how to read it. We sug- Without the aid of wine,
gest, Mr. DeCamp, that you Improve
your type or send him an up-to-date J- L. 8.
Llabllitiei
Cupitii) Stock.
Undivided Profits
Savins Deposits
Certificates issued.
os
6,325 00
I 200 00
3.72* 83
$153 074 88
$ 30,000 00
7,379 78
ill.295 10
5,000 00
Total 115:),674 88
Ask Your DruafKist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1907. : pair of spectacles, as it’s not possible
- 1 Sam Strain, Sr., used to say that;
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Will cure any case of Kidney or Blacker
beyor.d the rerch
nr-.i: dicine. No medicos can do w
For sale by Cherokee Drug Co.
For sale by Cherokse Druq Co.
For sale by Cherokee Driiq Co.
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the most successful man of hi
was the one who went to friends for
counsel. Strangers for charity, and
relatives for nothing. The proverb has
lost none of Its truthfulness In our
day and time. ; fourth blood poison, and the fifth
We had a mesa of old-fashioned stomach and liver trouble; but none
Badly Mixed Up*
Abraham Brown, of Wlnterton, N.
Y., had a very remarkable experience;
he says: "Doctors got badly mixed
up over me; one said heart disease;
two called it kidney trouble; the
State of Soutii Carolina.
County of Cherokee.
1, Maynard -imyth. eashi»r of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true, to the best of my
knowledge and lielief.
Maynakd Smyth.
Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this 19
day of December, 1907.
VV. W. GALI.OWAT,
Notary Public 8. O.
Cokkkct Attest:—
I). C. Ross.
B. L. Hames.
J. A. CARROI.L,
I >1 rectors.
collards last Wednesday for dinner.
From what we understand there
will be some "Shlng digs" In this
neighborhood during the holidays.
FOR ALL COUNTY NEWS, IM-
of them helped me; so my wife ad-,
vised trying Electric Bittlrs, which PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE
are restoring me to perfect health.
One bottle did me more good than all
Tripping upon the fantastic toe” Is the live doctors prescribed.” Guar-
qulte an accomplishment and always
has been.
The only disadvantage in honesty
Is, that an honest man thinks every-
anteed to cure blood poison, weak
ness and all stomach, liver and kidney
complaints, by Cherokee Drug Co.,
druggists. 50c.
STATE AND EVENTS OF INTER
EST IN FOREIGN LANDS, TAKE
AND READ THE LEDGER.
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