The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 17, 1908, Image 1
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The Gaffney ledger.
A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES, AND DEVOTED to THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED FEB. 16,
1894.
GAFFNEY, 8- C-, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908.
tl-50 A YEAR.
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1 greatest interest is that of an asso*
I elate justice to succeed Hon. Eugene
B. Gary. Justice Gary is a candidate
nrtirrfeil loorftini V f °r relection and will be opposed by
hrNrnAI ASShmuLT I Representative T p Cothran, of
wLlltllnL HUULIIUJIb I Greenville, one of the authors of the
, Carey-Cothran law. Hoyt.
TO BE A MOST INTER- Kings Creek Chronicles.
PROMISES TO BE A most iiNTtK Kings Cr eek, Jan. 11.—I am glad
ESTING SESSION. | to know the editor of The Ledger
gave space in his valuable paper for
; my letter a few weeks ago. I will try
, again to give a few happenings from
Efforts Made to Repeal Lien Law- around King . s Creek .
Prohibition Bill Will Con,, ub-Ap.,^^ ^
propriation fo r High Schools. on Ihe bridge. This is the fourth
time it has been past crossing in less
Columbia, Jan. 13.—The general as- time than three weeks. The roads
sembly of South Carolina will con- are getting bad and in some places
m are most past traveling,
vene tomorrow. Tuesday and will re- ..j L s . .. letter in last Fr i.
main In session not longer than 40 (1 , jnst fine. I sure do
days As this is the second session t p y adi , etters Algo a
«f this general assembly there will lot J Q y f others that write to The Led-
be no time taken up with th * ™ rk °. f ger. I wish more would write. I
organizing. Lieut. Gov McLeod noticed some tlme ag0 a letter , n The
will call the to order and the Tjedger j r0m King’s Creek In which
deliberations of the house W1 J1 b® : the writer signed his name “Only a
started by the rap of Speal:*er Wha-.g come again, your letter was
ley’s gavel. The first business in good
order after a few rountine matters There is a great deal of cotton In
will he the receipt of Gov. Ansel s * de ] d no t picked. People In this
annual message. Interest always aF ne j g hborhood are holding their cot-
taches to the governor s message and ton fQr flfteen cents and j SU pp 0Se
this is particularly true this year, they think it is no use to be in a hur-
Gov. Ansel has already announced rv ( 0 pick their co t t on.
some of his recommendations—an ex-1 • M5sg Ever ett Humphries Is teach-
tra two mill levy to put the State on j, school at Ant ioch. She has a very
>a cash basis; an increase in salaries. , a p ge SC hool. It seems as if the
a new governor’s mansion and a su- scholars think there is not a better
preme court building. It l s presumed t( , acher ^ be foim d, and I suppose
in political circles that, he will recom- tbe are r j g ht.
mend, either in his annual message s - ome Qf the sport g around here
or In a special message, certain have gone wild over bird hunting I
amendments to the present liquor | think, for they put in a lot of time
law, which may be called the tbat way If people keep killing birds
Ansel plan of handling the whiskey mj.^ t hev have this winter, it won’t
question. „ 1 he long before farmers cannot raise
There are a large number of bills any thing for insects. Seems to me
left over from last session which are p eop ] e could flnd something better
ready for the consideration of the two to pass t he time than killing birds,
houses; about two hundred in all on Some one wag speaking about their
both calendars. Some of these are t aliill carr i er . ! don’t think any one
out of date by reason of the course bag any be tter mail carried than we
events have taken but others will be bave No nia tter how rough the
pushed. Then there are to he expect-1 weather is he never falls to come
ed at least twice as many more bills | a j ong . Blit I don’t think he ever
to be introduced. ! stays long enough at one place for a
The fight of the session is likely | grasshopper to eat a bonnet half up.
to be on the repeal of the lien law.; M rs . E. B. McSwain told us the
The bill for this purpose introduced; other day, that she gave the tenth
by Mr. Richards, of Kershaw, was of a n t he eggs she sold in 1907 to the
BRMD RIVER
OUT OF BUNKS
FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN
THREE MONTHS.
ties are wrong. The history of Eng
land for the last several hundred
years proves that majorities are not
always right. It’s nice to l?e on the
side with the majority, but it is still
nicer to be on the side of right.
“Convince a man against his will.
He’s of the same opinion still.”
J. L. S.
NEWS ITEMS
OF LOCAL INIESESI,
'EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER
OKEE.
Red Men Raise uo Chiefs.
Fa rm Work Retarded—Still Some
Cotton t 0 Pick—*Salem Church to
Be painted—Othe r Local Items.
Wftlkinsville, Jan. 14.—The
the credit of undivided profits. Th*
stockholders were so bighlv pleased
with the showing made by fhe officers
of the bank that they unanimously
voted a resolution of thanks. The old
board of directors was reelected, viz:
W. C. Hamrick. R. A. Jonee, R. M.
Wilkins, A. N. Wood, J. Q. Little, H.
M. Brown, T. E. Moore, J. N. Lip
scomb, W. J. Wilkins, J. c. Otts, C.
M. Smith. At a meeting of the di
rectors the old officers, C. M. Smith,
president, A. N. Wood, vice- prezl-
Modoc Tribe No. 20, Improved Or-'
der of Red Men, of this city, having 1 i j * „ o, r«
elected their chiefs for the following Recent Happening? in and Around “ ent - R -S-Lipscomb, cashier, A. Lew-
six moons, and the district deputy i .. . n . /■> * u 1! | asslsta °t cashier, were re
great Sachem, J. E. Webster, having the C ' ty ’ and 0thep Evcnt8 Gath * i electe d to serve the ensuing year.
granted a dispensation to raise up, ered b ^ Local News Editor. 1 Theatre partons of Gaffney have a
or install, the chiefs in public, on the i f t at ° VT 0na !5 “
b ad! 14t h sleep of cold moon, a large num- John E. Jefferies, Gaffney’s oldest Florence Davis who is so weTl knowS
weather and bad roads are still with ! be r of the tribe, accompanied, some bachelor, is out taking tax returns. ! through her brilliant stage work of
us. Within the last three months SrJdtoThe » rumored that the Southern will ^ P* 8t ’ a PP® ar one night at
Broad river has overflown its banks wigwa ( K of P hail) on last Tues- soon resume through service on trains [J? e n S ^ ar T1 ?e a tre next Friday night
SterrU'Ta'. t?en Ke prej. Je" o, Noa. » ana ,0. : J
hinderance to farm work and travel, friend^ oMhe ofder Great I 0l ? e °f the 1(ia,iin « cotton buyers Dexter. It is needless to dwell upon
besides it has done great injury to ohief T ^F^Webater accomnanied bv ()f the c,tv stated J ® sterda y that h e eR her Miss Davis popularity or per-
the roads and farm lands. I his assistant cWefs in Se beautlS ° x »T d t0 ^ ^ ^ ^ Tst'aXri ? po ses" it g^at ^
Mr. V. C. Comer, of Jonesville, . imnroca1vn mnnnpr today. _ 8 _ 8n , e aa ar , t , lst P 0 . 3sessi ng great per-
, , * .j * vio’ a nd impressive manner, and In ac
came over last Saturday to see his cordance %vlth the forms prescribed
sonal attractions, but she has those
The traveling public is bragging rare gifts so essential to great sue-
“Sr?. F.”boLa wto'l. teachiDg S'lT f 1 ’™'' .?*«"<*•* J !?t e,8 '.u*. eep ces ’ s - "^oMl'ma'gSSism
the Sunnyside school, came over Fri
day afternoon on a visit to his Sa
lem friends and remained until Mon
day morning when he returned to
his school.
Mrs. Sam J. Strain has been sick
f °M>s fe R F^Estes is also sick She sa ni> a P s - four warriors, four braves
Mrs. S. F. E • guarri nf the forest, and ginrri of the
follows, to wit; C. S. Wood, prophet, boys, there* Is nothing that will help perament. Her versatality is most
E. E. Reid, sachem; G. S. Becbnell, a town out more than good hotels. remarkable for she has achieved suo-
Sr., sagamore; Charles Poole, Jr., cess not only in comedy but In emo-
sagamore; W- C. Parris, chief of re- Derbin Jones is putting in a stock tlgnal roles as well We have no
cords; A. B. Smith, keeper of wanv of fresh groceries in the room for- doubt she wiU be ^coined by a very
pum. and T. E. Shirley, collector of merly occuped by the postoffice and , arge aud i e n C e fo r her admirers al-
wampum. The appointive chifefs, two will soon be ready for business. ways long fo r her return.
Mrs. a. F. usies IS also auc . . tb f t n1 ,, , of tb e Dr - Simms expects to fill his pulpit ^
has been complaining for several Suardof tl _ f . d K d as usual next Sunday at the First _. . n F °r Goo d Roads,
days. This ceremnnv bo£ over talks Ba P tist church. He has been suffer- f Jhe^ following article was clipped
Mr. Harrison is going to do some ‘ . . h , pf . R q TT ,’itii k wRk a ' )R d cold but is getting £j°tn the last issuj of the Yorbville
painting in this neighborhood. He raad ® b ' r cbie f, s ^ a V out again. * 5 Enquirer and shows what the Farm-
will put two coats of paint on Salem tbp bre ? b ,!n Ind cucsts xr erS ’ F n n thinks ° f the roads ofthat
church. He went with Messrs. T. J. tor w | llch the br ® th * en a nd guests Mr . and Mrs I{ M Robbins county:
and H. F. Estes to Gaffney last Fri- were turned over to the good grace bave gon( , to housekeeping in the “The York County Farmers’ Union
dav to get the paint. tbe committee on entertainment, house formerly occupied by J. T. Rog- seems to be composed of wide-awake
Owinir to the high water in Thick- 1 ' vvho v?e d w,th each other in waiting (irs Rogers having moved to the and progressive people. At its last
fl C »„ eb ^HnaTne* "for "some r“ d wUh"he K SS that Mr “' S "“ k>f wire "adopted- t0 "° W '° e
d °People keen moving about. Mr. T. Brothe !: 8 T - T. Green. J F. Fincken People in the western section of “1. That the public roads of this
B McCulloch has brought a new and others of the committee had in the county report thnt the road near country are not worthy of a free,
farailv to his farm—Mr. Lowe. Mr. walt l n K to he served from the ante- J. C. Lipscombs place, is in such progressive people who lay claim to
Tew Blackwell has moved to Grindall room. condition, as to be well nigh impas- the possession of pulic spirit.
' W ‘ ’" l ' C " alnBa " S ' have ^appeared’
Red M^ aad lored oaes lended Theatre for Saturday afternoon. "The 8 ,raua ,D< > we 80 reCoenl2c “
r ««^Kr”C jss.i-k we ,„„ y that
we trust some of our readers will ® il _. for the last tim»a first class serviceable roads are not
answer for her:
passed by the house by a large ma
Jorlty last year but failed in the sen
ate by a few votes. Owing to changes
of the membership of the senate and
to changes of sentiment, it is likely
that the repeal will be accomplished
at this session and a long fight ended
at last.
Lord’s cause. She said she sold 229
dozen at twenty cents a dozen, of
which the tenth would be $4.40. That
is good for chickens.
Mr. J. B. Hambright’s wife and
four of his children, Carle, Gertrude,
Newton and Frank, have had the
fever, but I am glad to know they are
What two important measures re
ceived the attention of last congress?
What two important laws enacted
Ifaj.ov. Ansel’s recommendation in re- j up again.
Mb to the liquor law will in all prob-; We have three young ladies, Misses
ability be adopted, though a strong | Nannie, Maud and Lee Randall, who
effort is going to be made to enact ij ve i n this neighborhood who are
a State prohibition law. Some of the worthy of mention. Their mother
adherants of the old State dispensary,
combined with straight-out $>rohibi-
has passed into the bright beyond
where there is no more sorrow, and
tionists, will endeavor to pass such a > these three girls are left to keep
bill. There are several prohibition : house. Although they are young, they
bills on the calendar already and are going to school trying to get an
others may be introduced. Mr. Nash j education. They have all the house
will probably push his hill, in some- work to do in the afternoon and morn-
what. changed form from that In which jn K before time to start to school,
it was presented last year. They don’t only study their school
The proposition to reduce railroad books, but go to Sunday school most
rates last year was not urged and
now since it seems the railroads, at
least the Southern, will put in a volun
tary reduction of fares, legislation
every Sunday and know their Sunday
school lessor. I heard Miss Nannie
say she had read the Bible through.
If we had more girls, and hoys too,
along this line will be pretty much a like these girls, this would he a bet-
matter of form There may however ter world to live in.
he legislation to compel the roads to For fear of the waste basket, I will
make improvements and to maintain bring my letter to a close,
schedules. The report of the special Wishing all a happy New Year.
legislative commission on this mat
ter will be apt to guide the general
assembly very largely.
The success with which the high
school movement has been Inaugur
ated since the last session will put
Country Lover.
together for
most pleasantly, to ^cam of other for the last time, ^ be obtaiDed iQ thIs country except
and Hke happy occasions. The tribe at ver considerable expense, ana that
was, however, disappointed lu this , " wouq pe. cora ana coai . Tnept « n ' r that p^nse
resnect in not havina the nleasure of per ton ’ and the wlnd f ® el,n g as if in e only waj, of meeting mat expense
What two important laws enacieu respect, in not naving me pleasure oi j coming from Greenland’s lev ,s g° ln g down into our own pock-
tVio loot BP<?<dnn nf South Ca-ollna i en tertalnin* the esteemed editors of * , 8 m u eta
at the last session of bourn Laronna T>?dE4 ,T. and vwo thev helne m ountains, causes us to exclaim in el8 - . .. ..
legislature? , . ( ine Ledger and News, me> being the language of the old darky “Wind 4 - That provided the money Is
When was the present constitution wjthout the hunting grounds on that whar wag y0u lag , Allgus? ** ’ judiciously expended, and none is
of the State adopted? i ® ,ee P- One of the Chiefs. ^ misappropriated or wasted, good
We received from our friend, Mr.' j- With an abundance of water and roads are worth to the individual and
Syd Miller, his photograph with a re-] A High Honor. increased facilities for fighting fire, to the public, all they cost,
quest that we put it in our water-; Editor The Ledger:—Knowing that our city will very shortly be in a po- “5. That the most practicable and
melon patch next summer to keep the the people of Cherokee always take sltion to ask the Autocratic South- equitable method of constructing pub-
rabbits out. Syd is all smiles and : interest in the success of its sons, I
looks as well as he possibly could do. | have the honor of reporting a very
He is a nice looking man when he is high honor, won by Roy Webster, a
shaved up. Syd is one of our right Gaffney boy.
hand men and we may have the pic-1 Annually there is given a medal
ture enlarged and framed. valued at $30 by Mr. J. T. Roddey. of
Mr. Boyce Whisonant has a graph. | Rock Hill, to be contested for by four
ophone with which he entertains 1 debaters chosen from the two literary
and sometimes sells out the loafers societies of the University of South
about the store when he gets an op- Carolina. This contest was held Fri
portunlty to do so.
day night, January 10th, and it was
Thickety and GUkey creeks were there that Webster showed his mark-
higher last Sabbath than they have " J u
been this winter.
The Wilkinsvllle ginnery is finish
ing up the remnant of the cotton crop.
There is still some cotton to pick on
eastern Tariff Association to give us He roads is by means of property
a lower insurance rate. taxation.
_ „ _ , L „ " 6 - That we are willing and anx-
L. G. Gaines has opened a wall pa- ious to submit to such taxation,
per and picture frame business in the **7. Tbat we be iieve York county
building lately occupied by June H. can well afford to issue bonds to the
Carr, the photographer. Mr. Gaines amount of $500,000 or even $1,000,000
will also do painting and decorating. and use t be entire proceeds in con-
Mr. Gaines* many friends will wish structing good, permanent roads.”
for him much success. _________
Shot while Rabbit Hunting.
While out hunting Wtednesday af-
Resolutions 0 f Respect.
Colfax Rebecca Lodge No. 27,
Gaffney, S. C.
Wheireas God, in His mysterious
the general assembly in a mood to ruling has seen fit to remove by
encourage this much needed develop- death from our lodge on January 2,
ment in our educational system, and 1908, Mrs. Hamright. be it resolved,
the fact that of the $50.00 appro- First. That we bow in humble sub-
priated only about half has been ex- mission to His will,
pended will tend to secure a large Second. That in the death of our
appropriation this year if it is de- sister the lodge lost one of its most
monstrated that so much can be uti- faithful members,
lized. There are two compulsory Third. That a copy of these reso-
education bills in the house and at lutlong be sent to each of the county
least one in the senate and the pros- papers, a copy he spread on the min-
pect Is that this matter will be very ules of our lodge, and a copy be sent
strongly urged on the general as- to the bereaved family,
sembly. Compulsory education has Ida Crocker,
gained votes year by year in tbe Carrie Sanders,
legislature, whatever may be it* popu- E. G. Ross,
larity with the people. Committee.
The colleges supported by the State -
will he given liberal appropriations. Miss Rotter’s Recital,
on the showing made of their flnan- On Friday night, January 17th,
dal requirements by their respective there will be a piano recital at Lime-
hoards of trustees. stone College by Miss Loulle Potter,
Gov. Ansel’s proposition to levy a of Gaffney. A very Interesting pro-
special two mill tax for the purpose gram has been arranged, and a large
of putting the State on a cash basis attendance is assured. This will be
Is one tbat will set the legislators to Miss Potter’s graduation recital. The
thinking. There are however certain dummy will leave town at 8 o’clock,
reforms in the tax system which may - -
he successfully presented, though as Rank poollshneas.
a rule the legislators do not pay a "When attacked by a cough or a
great deal of attention to the princi- cold, or when your throat is sore, It
plea of taxation. Is rank foolishness to take any other
The farm labo r law situation is one medicine than Dr. King’s New Dis-
that calls for very careful thought covery,” says C. O. Eldridge, of Em-
and In addition to the several meas- pire, Ga. “I have used New Dis-
nres already on the calendars there covery seven years and I know it is
are apt to be others Introduced, in! the best remedy on earth for coughs
▼lew of the decision of Judge Braw- and colds, croup, and all throat and
ley declaring the present farm labor lung troubles. My children are suD-
ooatract law null and void. This ject to croup, but New Discovery
s*Me law will he argued before the quickly cures every attack.” Known
Judiciary of the State en banc this the world over as the King of throat
week and if the court takes the same, and Inng remedies. Sold under guar-
view as the federal judge some legls- antee at Cherokee Drug Co. ’50c and
latlon will be imperative. $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Insurance legislation, either along
the lines advocated by the Insurance —Do your glasses suit you? If not,
agents association or by Comptroller don't wait, but have your eyee tested
General Jones, may he enacted, In with the Eyeeeope thus avoiding gneea
view of tbe widespread interest in work and securing the glaseee your
this subject. 1 eyes require or should have. Gaffney
Local measures take up a good Drug Co. Fri. tf.
portion of the time of the houses, and
more of the time of the Individual —Don't forget to attend the muslin
members, and local bills fill up the underwear sale at W. J. Wilkins ft
calendar. , Co. January 22nd, If you want to save
The election In which there is money.
Littlejohn, who has been
ed ‘ ability'by winning ove/ Three ^ k ! n ? n teraoon Poland“samferB”' a son of Mr.
contestants, considered the best men la Ne !!f Y ? jL, 11 , 8 !, ret , urD ^ d f * to and Mrs. Sanders, was accidentlly
in the university. Littlejohn i S be ter shot by Herman Crocker . who accom .
Especially high was this achieve '1 ^ tb< : p I act panied him on the hunt. The boys
ment because of the fact that his so- b , 8 , p * ^ ♦ his friends will started up a rabb i t and the San-
some farms in this neighborhood. We ciety, the Euphradian has not won ^acrice ln re su«n ed derg boy stooped down in order to
advise people to plant only what they this medal for years, the other society, 1 ra cuce in uairney. Herman a cb ance to shoot. Her-
can gather. They like to worb bet- the Clariosophic, having won it almost Th!g afte ^ oon . from 3-30 to 5 raan was 80 ,on g shooting that Rol
ler than we do- ‘ continuously from the beginning j 0 . clock Mrg w ’ H SmIth ' wi]] glvP and started to arise to his feet and
Hon. D. E. Finley, M. C., has sent Richard M. Jefferies. an entertainment at her residence on J_H st as he was ri8,n8 H en ? an flred -
out a general supply of garden seeds —— Granard street. Mrs. Smith will give Sixteen or eighteen small shot enN-r-
from the United States agricultural t _ 1I No * e », fr ° m T Hol, y s P r '? 98 ; n the proceeds t 0 the D. A. R. A cor- ®<i Roland’s cheek. The injury, while
department. , Jan ' dlal Invitation is extended the public Painful, is not thought to be senoua
Mrs. Florence Kirby and child are k ood school. Every one is interested An admlsgion of ten centg wlll be and it is hoped the boy will be able
visitine Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Strain and in the school and we hope It will _ ba _ d to he about in a short while.
family* r continue so. The teachers are Mr. B * ’1
M. W. B. Kirby has bought out Mr., J- Y. Rollins, assited by Miss Bulah June H. Carr, the photographer.
J. G. Kendrick’s stock of merchan- Packard. has gotten moved and straightened
dise at sarratts and will conduct a Messrs. W. S. Wood and J. C. Me- llp and is now doing business. Mr.
merchandise business of his own at f 'raw were visitors to Gaffney Satur- c arr b a 8 one of the best establish
PLAN TO FIGHT DISEASE-
that place.
day.
One of our young men who is away
from home on business writes to his
ments of the kind in the South and
Druggists Will Battle Stomach
Trouble in Gaffney.
The increase of stomach troubles
Miss Della McCraw and Mr. Gilbert by b j s excellent work has built up a in Gaffney has led the Gaffney Drug
itiMii . _ Jones. Mr. Darkus Abernathy and splendid business. In his new place Co. to take effective measures to corn-
mother that he won’t come to see her Mr. Bud Jones spent the afternoon be w ]]] doubtless have all he can do. bat the disease. It has the local
until she gets her new set of teeth. w Rh their friends, Miss Beaufie Me- agency for Mio-na stomach tablets,
Mr. Ed L®ech is still alive but no Craw and brother, last Sunday. Derbin Jones and B. A. Holmes and in order to induce people suffer*
be tter—gradually growing weaker. 1 Mrs- M. B. Earle has been very have formed a co-partnership and j n g with weak stomach or indigestion
Rev. J. P. Stevenson will preach sick but we are glad to say that she opened a first-class grocery in the t 0 use the remedy, offer to supply It
at Salem next next Sabbath at 11 is better. building formerly occupied by the W Rh the distinct understanding that
o’clock a m (D V.) Mr - an< l Mr8 - June Allison have postofflee. It Is really one of the best money will be refunded in every case
Mrs. Ethel Blackwell spent two moved to Mr. Willie Martin’s to ‘ appointed stores in Gaffney and would where it does not cure,
days with us last week during the ill- farm this year. ' do credit to a much larger city he- Mi-o-na is not a mere digestive, but
ness of Mrs. Sam J. Strain. Hello, “Blue Bird,” we are glad to cause of its very neat appearance and an absolute strengthener and builder-
Owing to the bad weather the Sa- hea r from you. Come again. complete stoefc of goods. up 0 f the whole digestive tract. If
lem Sunday school had no meeting! With best wishes to The Ledger „.i,» you suffer with headaches, giddiness,
- — J ** — 1 Mr - an d Mrs. j. a. Nantz have sola , ha , ln
last Sabbath
Messrs. Garner and Brewington
have a bill of 50.000 feet of lumber
to saw.
We hope none of our readers fail
ed to r©ad Talmage’s sermon In last
Tuesday’s issue of this paper.
and its readers.
School Girl.
A Cure f 0r Misery.
“I have found a cure for the misery
malaria poison produces,” says R. M.
We'James, of Louellen, 8. C. “It’s call-
can’t see why these sermons are not, ed Electric Bitters, and comes in 50
appreciated as they should be by 1 cent bottles. It breaks up a case of
more people unless their mental ap-! chills of a bilious attack In almost
paratus Is at fault. Wte heard a man no time; and It puts yellow Jaundice
say several years ago that “There clean out of commission.” This great
was not a bit of Christ in it. It is all
Talmage.” That ig a matter of opin
ion, "Bud.” Solomon said: "As a
man thlnketh in his heart go Is he.”
However we always find something
interesting in what Dr. Talmage says
upon* any subject he speaks on. The
fact is we expect our critic sees no
Christ in any of our ministers or
their sermons.
We measure a man by the acumen
of his intellectual vision rather than
the ponderosity of his abdominal pro
tuberance. It Is not Imposslbe to flnd
eleven contrary men on a Jury. Fn*-
Instance twelve men standing on the
top of the Washington monument see
a boat in the Potomac river. Eleven
of them say there Is a man in It while
the twelfth says it’s only a boy and
after dne investigation It is found
that the one Is right and the other
eleven are wrong in their conclusions.
Just no In many other respeeta major!
r*
tonic medicine and blood purifier
gives quick relief In all stomach,
liver and kidney oomplalnts and the
misery of lame bacb. Sold under
guarantee at Cherokee Drag Co.
—EYE8C0PE. The Gaffney Drug
Co. has recently added an Eyeeeope*
the latest Invention for testing the
human eyes, to their Optical depart
ment, and for the next thirty days
will examine Or teat y our eyes free
of all chargee. Fri. tf.
—Attend the Queen Under Muslin
sale on January 22nd at W. J. Wil
kins ft Co.
—Ladies' wrappers end kimonas
cheaper than the material. Carroll
ft Byere.
Subscribe for The Ledger, $1.60 a
year.
«““ lz “ ave palpitation, bad taste in the mouth,
thAir fntnrl^v, nervousness, coated tongue, distress
their future home in Spartanburg. after eating, UB e Mi-o-na and see how
w J , ® re ^ r ‘ Na “ tz 1,38 been connected qu i ck ] y these symptoms of a weak
with Dunbar Bros, for eight or nine dl ^ p J ear .
hAnUh h ifn k®®? The remedy strengthens the mus-
„ a u„ e aud 8 he will cu i ar wallg o( t he stomach and in*
pro ably spend a while In the Spar- the flow of gastric juices so
thpB. U th^ir WtubTam that nourishment Is extracted from the
* food and the refuse I. expelled with-
shown them while in Gaffney. out ^ aid of par g a tiv e or laxative
At the annual stockholders’ meet- medicines,
lug of the National Bank of Gaffney Remember that the Gaffney Drug
on the 14th all of the old officers Co- Mire a guarantee to refund the
were re-elected, and Mr. Charles W.' money unless It cures. It tabes aU
Hames, who resigned some time ago, i the risk, and there is no danger of
as assistant cashier to accept the po- your losing anything ®x®opt indiges-
sltlon as secretary and treasurer of ( ^on when you buy a 50-cent box of
the Gaffney Trust Company, was MIo-na.
elected assistant cashier of the bank., .
Mr. J. Gibbs Pridmore. of Spartan-1 —The reports we get from our
burg, was elected to till the position' “Nature's Cough Remedy” and "Grip
vacated by Mr. Hames. Mr. Prld- ] Tablets" are very gratlftrlng being
more Is a most excellent young iran, our own preparations. We jflre ^an
and his many friends will be <J«Hjht-, absolute guarantee that both taken
ed to know that he will return to together will cure any case of cold In
Gaffney to live. the head, or cough. Gaffney Drug Co.
The annual meeting of the stock-' —Overcoats cheaper than you ever
holders o{ the Merchants and Plant- j saw them. Carroll ft Byers,
erg Bank was held in the offices on! ■ ■ - -
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clocb. The, —Yard wide Bleaching undsr toe-
report of the president showed the tory cost. Red Letter gale,
affairs of the hank to be la fins con
dition, and after having paid good
dividends n nice sum was placed to