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h 11 \ N Inspector-General Union Veteran Legion Says.' “/ Can Recommend Peruna as a Safe and Reliable Medicine.” ONE CENT A WORD COLUMN High Officials and Prominent Crtizens Give Unqualified Endorsement to Pe-ru-na, No Medicine in the World Can Produce a More Impressive Array of Testimonials. Every Testimonial Given in the Exact Words of the Testifier. \ Terrible Case of Indigestion. Mr. Donald Itobl>, Jr., 16 Wrights Avo.. Nova Scotia, Canada, Deputy Su- premod ef Kanger, Independent Order of Forresters, writes: “While on a visit to Boston I must have eau n something that did not agree irith roy stomach, as a terrible case of indigestion followed. I’eruna was recommended to me, and after using three r rttles I was entirely cared. I therefore recommend Peruna to any one •nffeneg with stomach trouble.” E\ery Trace of Catarrh Gone. Mr. James P. Bracken,t)loT< nth Ave., Kew York City, N. Y., lias occupied the office of Water Inspector of New York City for the past fifteen years. He carries on an extensive plumbing busi ness at til” Tenth Ave. He is Post Deputy of Grand Knights of Iteigna Celia C' tmcil Knights of Columbus, N. Y. He writes as follows : “For H'-arly a dozen years catarrh has bothered mein one form or another. I was rr- ; bd with nasal catarrh, that had affected my stomach, which troub led m< n <»-t in the morning. My appe tite wa- poor, and I did not seem to relish v food. Indigestion bothered ine a: t nes also. “I was advised to take Peruna, and I took it as prescribed for a month, when my cure was almost complete. Today there is not a trace of catarrh in my ■ystem, and I can say without hesitation that Peruna cured me. ” Agreeable and Effective Tonic. Corporal John Finn, Washkigton, D. C., veteran soldier of the Civil War, a prominent Grand Army man and com mander of the oldest post in the United States, John A. Rawlins Post No. 1, de partment of the Pofkmac, Grand Army of the Republic, writes: “Peruna was recommended to me by many of rny associates, and I have given it a fair trial. Have found it a most agreeable and effective tonic, pleasant, soothing, and leaves one free from the deleterious effects produced by the many nostrums now on the market. I have suffered from catarrhal afflictions the PONDFIELD PARAGRAPHS. Ravenna Reading. Ravenna, April 7.—Mr. and Mrs. Short Newsy Items from Southern Lloyd Austell, of Gaffney, spent last Cherokee. Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. , Pondfield, April 6—We were visit- Brown. Mrs. Austell is spending the Advertisements under this head li ed by a slight little frost last Friday week here. serted at the rate of one cent a word night, but so far as I have learned, Misses Pauline Pettit, Ella Brown fo r each insertion. No ad. accepted it did little damage to the fruit. and Miss Rossle Foster have return- f or less than 10c; except advertla» Miss Strawsy Guyton is ill at this e( j f rom t jj e g U nday Schuool Conven- nients of farm produce offered tor writing. tion in Union. saI e by farmers residing in Cherokee Some of the boys gave Mr. A. W. Mr. Coffa Gossett, of Pacolet, sup- county which will be inserted one Phillips a good “April fool” the other pij e(1 the patrons of route No. 1 with time free of charge until further no- day. There is fun in this work, but man i as t Saturday. tice. one should be on guard and not send Q Ur gunday school w-as quite small ' an insulting letter out through the Sunday afternoon on account of the mail, even to his friend. rain. Capt. J. B. Brown and ’Squire FOR SALE. All those than can, are invited to T. C- Green made good speeches, attend the Easter service at Drayton- Mr. W. Sam Lipscomb, of Gaffney " rille the third Sunday of this month, was in this section last wedk. FOR SALE—Fine cotton seed. Al- We will also say, bring a basket of “A.,” of Asbury, wa« mistaken so blacksmith tools. Apply to Mr*, rations. Eggs, cakes, pies, and bis- about us getting ‘‘water bound” as W. H. Richardson. cults would in no wise be considered there is not anv water way between an insult. So do this. We intend to here and that p'oint., “A.,” you must FOR SALE—A second-hand Melt! entertain our friends the best we can have been taking your tea. ’ & Weiss kerosene engine; cheap. Ad* and hope they will endeavor to make Messrs. R. E. L.' Goforth and J. W. dress The Ledger, Gaffney, S. C. it a bountiful repast. It will be after Brown were Gnffuev visitors vester- --y; „ Sunday school. day. F0R SALE—A sixteen-llght dynar I shall take the privilege of invit- ji‘j ss Mary Lo u Chalk-, assistant mo ; in sP^ndid condition; cheap, ing our boys to attend Sunday school teacher of the Gouche r high school, Address The Ledger, Gaffney, 8. C. at Ross Grove every Sunday at two i 8 quite sick at this writing. FO SALE __ 0n eaav terml! ' flT0 . P ' “• , , 411 Floyd Goforth, of Trough, spent j, 0 J g ° R h ®^ E Our Sunday school at Drayton ville | ast gunday here. to f W ^ Mar MEL “ ‘ C. P. Chalk *pent a few hours at 1 J ■ F ‘ Fincken - ** ** at FOR SALE—First-class babbit met al. Apply at Ledger Office. FOR RENT. COL. HOMER RIGGS. Col. Homer Higgs, Inspector General on the staff of the National Oom- mander of the Union Veteran Legion, writes from the Pension Bureau, Washington, 1). 0., as follows: “I thank you very mt^eh for calling my atttention to Peruna. It is a pleasant and effective tonic, cures and prevents colds and catarrhal affec tions, and also acts upon the liver. I can recommend it as a safe and reli able medicine.” FOB RENT—Nice 5-room cottage; good barn and garden; good locality. R. S- Lipscomb. Apr. 10*14. strenuous labors have just been crowned with success. People who object to liquid medicines can now secure Peruna tablets. These tablets represent the medicinal ingredients of Peruna, and each tablet is equivalent to one average dose. past winter, and have found Peruna j create Peruna in taWet form, and their most beneficial and commend it for what it has done for me.” Relieves Mind and Body. Mr. G. W. Woodbury, Rogers, Ohio, formerly Captain and Center of the Hiram College Basket Ball Team, writes: “When body and mind alike were weary and refused to work, a few doses of Peruna restored lost strength and in vigorated quicker and more permanent ly than anything I know.” Unhesitatingly Recommends Pe-ru-na’ J. Edwin Browne, National Com mander Army and Navy Union of U. 8. A., 410 11th St., N. E. Washington, D.C., writes: “I have no hesitation in endorsing your Peruna as a most efficient cure for catarrh. My own experience and that of many friends who have been bene fited by its use recommend it to all per sons suffering from that complaint.” Pe-ru-na Tablets. For two # years Dr. Hartman and his assistants have incessantly labored to The family Relies on Pe-ru-na. A. Howitt Nickerson, Captain U.S. Army, Adjutant General on General McCook’s staff, writes from the Census Building, Washington, D.C., as follows: “It affords me great pleasure to com* , son’s wives, entered into "its second quarter la»t Sunday, April 5th, with a large en- “Kegtown’’ yesterday morning. for SALE—Old newspapers rollment for a school in a rural dis- yf yy Brown spent some time at this office. 10c a hundred, trict. Gaffney last Thursday. - - - —. — If one is color-bearer, Sunday >i r . q. q. Wilkins is now very low school is the thing by which his and being of unsound mind, the doc- bravery is tested. If he is not, the tor can’t treat his case with any suc- preper material he will ask some one ce ss. to perform his duty and he will ask M r S . game Hill, of Cowpens, Is for a furlough. visiting Mrs. B. G. L. Pettit on Wide Messrs. Larkin Parker and Stanley street. Wilson are teachers in the Ross Misses Fannie and Eunice Smith Giove Sunday school. This school an( j 5 ro ther, Ebble, of Goucher, were was wise in choosing them as teach- vigors j n 0 ur Sunday school last ers - Sunday afternoon. It seems strange to say, but the Claude and Broadus Upscomb, of FOR RENT—House back of Smltl truth is the truth and the truth hurts Goucher attended Sunday school here Hardware Co.'s store. Apply to W. nobody n 0 way, no shape, no fashion ]ast Sunday afternoon. H. Smtlh. Mar. S4 tt nor form, that the farmers like a little Mrg> M# w> Littlejohn and children.; more confidence in self. I am a farm- yuss Blanche and Lamar, spent last TO RENT—Office rooms over The er, or at least assume that attitude, Sunday at Goucher with Mr. and Ledger. Apply to Bd. H. DeCamp. and do not wish to speak, nor will I, Mrs. L. D. Bonner. Nov. 2, tf. in an offending manner of their un- M ’ rg ‘ T ' c> Green has been very dertakings and projects, but do say, sick g j nce 0u , i a8t letter but at this emphatically, that we look for some wr itin K Is doing fairly well, other man to do our thinking too y Vjth 8UC cess to The Ledger, much. Why, like any other man are we made, and the same duty can we perform if we would but prepare our- ded> selves for the position. ^ . it ’ . , We are not trying to hasten Mr. Nine years ago it looked as if nay paid. J. L. S. in his work, but wisly him to t.me had conae, sa y s Mn C. Far- explain that little “catch” in the “hen thing, of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. I was and egg” problem given by “School ?un down that life hung on a very Boy.” as he stated he would do. sk-nder thread. It was then my drug- Some people think that there were Sist recommended Blectrlc Bitters. I people in this world before Adam and bought a bottle a Qd I got what I need- Eve. simply because the same com- ed—strength. I had one foot In the mand given Noah was given Adam grave, but Electric Bitters put It back and Eve. “Goforth out of the ark, thou, on the turf again, and Ive been well and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy oyer since. Sold under guarantee with thee,” was the com- at Cherokee Drug Co. 50c. . WANTED. BRING your chickens, eggs, tat ter, country produce, green hides te Clary A Kirby. Highest cash prices Fire Insurance! We reuresent some o' the largest and ,. mostsubstantlal companies and would like to write your Uuslnes. 5-14-tf. mend Peruna as a most excellent tonic with many medicinal qualities that as sist nature in overcoming the various ills with which the human family is often afflicted, and is always in danger. “As a general thing, I have been op posed to what are known as patent medicines, but Peruna has long since overcome this feeling. Itisnow,asitha8 been for a long time, a well-established family medicine with us, upon which we rely to give tired nature substantial restor&tion. ,, mand to Noah that they replenish the earth. Then the command that was given unto Adana and Eve was “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,’’ Gen. 1:28. Some of our farmers are beginning to plant corn in this section. $H€LL ROAD WORK. to Maryland Engineer Tells How Build One and What It Costs. W. \\\ Crosby, chief engineer of the I shall try my hand on writing an highway division of the Maryland geo article on Gen. Robert Edward Lee, logical survey, writes as follows to the of Virginia, in my next letter io ‘The e( jitor 0 f ti ie Good Roads Magazine Ledger. I hope it will be of some c . on( . oni j a - the cost of shell road work benefit to the little folks that are going to school, and to those that are Indulging In the study of the history of our great Americans. Motto; Success to The Ledger. J. L. J. USDS rrwmminirmTrwMa Mcmnae FARMERS’ UNION NEWS ONE YEAR Formers* Union Fertilizer Bulletin AND THE GAFFNEY LEDGER ONE YEAR ALL FOR $2.00 We are glad to anuounce that we have just made arrangements with the Farmers’ Union News, published at Union City, Ga., the National and Georgia headquarters of the Farmers’ Union, whereby we are enabled to make the above offer. HERE IS WHAT YOU GET: 52 copies of the FARMERS’ UNION NEWS, Edited by Hon. R. F. Duckworth, Georgia State President of the Farmers’*Union. In this publication you will find all official news of the Farmers’ Union ; you will find strong and able editorials on current events ; you ■will also find an Agricultural and a Home-Talks Department. A copy of the Fertilizer Bulletin, issued by the Farmers’ Union of Georgia. This tells you how to mix your fertilizers, also the anal ysis to use on different soils, for the raising of different crops, as well as a great deal of other information. This bulletin alone, if carefully studied, is well worth the full amount of this offer. in Maryland: We occasionally build roads out of oyster shells where the soil Is very sandy and the traffic com paratively light, as frequently occurs on the .Eastern Shore of Maryland. ■ ■■ ■ ■ Formerly oyster shells were very gen- Thickety Toolcs. erally used, but recently the increased Thickety, April 8.—We are glad to pi’iee of them has brought crushed get trains Nos. 1] and 40 back. Mt. stone Into competition. V. N. Camden, train master for this The old method of building a &nell division, was in Thickety yesterday road was, ns you probably know, slm- and in speaking of the trains, said pIy to duiI1 p the shells on an unpre- that No. 40 would go on do Charlotte and Nos. n and 12 would run through to Richmond, Va. That gives ua a lot better service than we had before the last lay off. The Sunday school at Thickety school house was not organized aa was expected to be last Sunday on account of rain and the literature not pared roadbed and allow the traffic to pack them down, which it did in the course of varying periods. With the Increased cost of shells and the de mand for better and more permanent results we have developed a more eco nomical use of the material and at the same time secure quicker and far Smith & Lipscomb, Agents^ J. GOING HAYES Boot and Shoe Repairing. Shop in Parish Hotel Building. All work guaranteed. Your work Solicited. INTEREST APRIL 1st, 1908. B coming in time. It will be organized more satisfactory results. We shape next Sunday. ...... the road exactly as we would do for a last ’sanday’at Mr l. M sLtth’. .urf.c. aud tbeo apply the eye- From the way Mr. J. R. Graham, ter shells in two layers, rolling each our first trick telegrapher, Is plowing thoroughly aud binding the top one evehry afternoon, anyone passing with sand aud water. The Bayside would think he was a farmer. Mr. I road In Talbot county was built two Graham Is a hustling man and he years ago under this method. The thinks It good exercise to get put and bi-ookvlew-Hhodes< 1 ale road was built plow from 3 o dock till night. He, IaHt w ; Ilte r. Below is a statement of sv UVE % Si * o-r y exercise and experience.*: , 18 «bout a mile long, and there wen The school at this place will close about 5,500 square yards of macadam next Tuesday. The children will laid: hnve a little picnic on the creek Forty-one thousand one hundred which a few of the grown people ex-j bushels of oyster shells were uBi.d pect to enjoy with them. Miss Min-! at a cost of fi.TM.oo nle Wesslnger ha s taught a sucoeta-! Freight on same .^ ... 854.00 fu! term of about five months and her Unloading shells and wharfage leaving will be regretted by tar p^tySht ‘ feet' of' A ind'. 'te'rra friends here. Your correspondent cot ' a , 47 04 visited the school a few days ago and! Freight onsatne!. s.uo was ve: small c much surprised to hear too Seventy-two feet of 14 inch cast Iron pipe 114.95 children that did not know their letters when they started to this ■ U - : : school, et up and read and spell like’ Xr’ " l nTa they had attended several schools. Heot o^TOH.r mlio Miss Minnie certainly deserves praiso Kri , tfht OI1 4».'»i for the progress her school has made. Repairs of roller -. i 1 -< Mr. M. L. Guthrie Is spending a few! coal, oil, etc W-Y' days in Gaffney this week on buM- Labor on road. Including teams.... L088.8S ness. And you get THE GAFFNEY LEDGER twice a week, one full year, giving all the local and county news. : : : The recent post office ruling compels us to collect for subscriptions or discontinue the paper. We are willing to meet our subscribers more than half way, and we hive there fore arranged for you the above extraordinary offer. This offer applies to both old and new subscriptions. Greater value for the money was never offered by a semi-weekly paper of this State. Now let’s all get together and send in our subscriptions and re newals at once, and you will never regret the in vestment. : ; : : ; ADDRESS THE GAFFNEY LEDGER GAFFNEY, S. C. Total cost of road $4,315.57 Prices for labor aud teams were as follows: Cents per hour Foreman 30 Labor .: 12^ Singjc teams with boy driver 15 Double teams with drivers 26 Our preliminary estimate of the total cost of this road was $4,277, but this rise In the price of shells after the wyrk was started accounta for excess of the cost. Mr. M. C. Lipscomb, one of Chero kee’s 'most prosperous farmers, pass ed through our little town Monday, j Col. Smith went to Gaffney yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Price spent last Saturday night and Sunday In Spar* tar burg with Mr. M. Pinson* Mr. I. M- Smith succeeded in get ting the claim for his four cows that were killed by the train a few weetas ago, without suit. The railroad paid Mr. Smith very cheerfully and did not ask him to come down from the price. He received $90 for the tour C0W8 - Plenty of Trouble Mr. G. J. Williams called to see the jg caqged by of too liver school madam Monday afternoon. bowelai to get rid of It and Miss Ella Upscomb, of toe Blue headache and bllllonanesa and the Branch section, was visiting her sis-; poison that brings jaundice, take Dr. ter, Mrs. G. W. Thomason, of Thick- King's New Mto pills, the reliable ety, last Saturday night. purifier* that do the work without Mr. and Mrs. C. B. smith spent last grinding or crlpUk. Me at Cherokee Sunday In the Goucher section. DrugOo We are very sorry to learn that. __________ most of the fruit In this section ls : killed. Wo regret very much to, FOB ALL COUNTY NfiWB, IM- miss the fruit crop, hut if we have a fine blackberry crop probably we can ‘ PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE make It all right until another crop. | o* aTATW AND EVENTS OF INTER- The INTEREST for last quarter has been credit- £] ed to your account. When passing have the amounts entered on your book. We are now paying out in INTEREST annually over FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS to depositors. % Are you getting any of it? If not, MAKE YOUR MONEY MAKE YQU- - SOMETHING by / leav- ing it with us where it will dray FOUR per cent. COMPOUND in- terest and where you can get it at any time. One Dollar is enough to begin on. The Gaffney Savings Bank, Gaffney, S> G. —Bull Dog Suspenders, Garters and Belts out wear three of toe ordinary kind, at the Haberdasher. u '’■'i'* ii....... . rysK si STATE AND EST IN FOREIGN LANDS, TAKE AND READ THE LEDGER. Office in the National Bank of Gaffney. D. C. Ro»», President, J. A. Carroll, Vice-President, Maynard Smyth, Cashier. Hi