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D. C. Ross, Vrest. J. A. Carroll, V.-Prest. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. Chas. W. Hames, Asst. Cashier. Tilt 1 ' National Bank of Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. Capital Stock, - - - $ 50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits, 47,000.00 Stockholders’ Liability, - 50,000.00 : : > : Protection to Depositors, $147,000.00 The State of South Carolina, the County of Cherokee and the Town of Gaffney deposit with us. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. DIRECTORS. J. A. Carroll, T. M. Littlejohn, R. M. Wilkins, C. W. Whisonant, Dr. Chas. A. Jefferies, J. D. Jones, H. M. Me Aden, B. L. Hames, H. D. Wheat, D. C. Ross, Maynard Smyth. SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. ■ : MONEY At home is not safe and is not making you anything. Bring it to the bank and leave it with us where it will be safe and where yon can get it at any time you need it a^ at the same time it will be making something for you. We take any amount from One Dollar up and pay FOUR per cent, interest on ALL deposits COMPOUNDED four times a year. Make your money make you something. The Gaffney Savings Bank GAFFNEY. S. C. Office in National Bank of Gaffney D. C. Ross, Prest. J. A. Carroll, V.-Prest. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. > , - - - Recent Happenings In and Around the City, and Other Events Gath ered by the Local News Editor. Dr. A. 13. Cooke, of Wtofford Col- hge, will fill the pulpit at Buford Street Methodist church Sunday morning and evening. J. K Blackwell is engaged in do ing some cement work for June H. Carr. Mr. Blackwell is a good work man and thoroughly understands his business. Train No. 36 was delayed at Gaff ney for two hours and No. 42, for a short time Wednesday morning on ac count a slight wreck which occurred to a freight train near Broad river. E. L. Eison and C. C. Robbins went to the Cowpens battleground the other day and returned with a lot of crooked sticks to be given to the members of the Press Association when that body comes to Gaffney. Yesterday Mr. J. T. Wood pre sented The Ledger with some of the largest and most lucious strawber ries we have seen this season. Some of them measured six to seven and a half inches in circumference. They are the Brandy Wine variety. J. J. Gallagher will occupy Floyd Spake's new house as soon as it is completed. M. C. Robbins will occu py tile house in which Mr. Gallagher Mi>* Potter Entertains. Miss Loulie Potte r charmingly en tertained a few friends at her ele gant home on Buford street last Mon day night. Miss Potter, assisted by Mr. Lowery Walker, rendered some splendid music which was enjoyed to the fullest by the guests. Delicious refreshments were served and all the guests 'voted Miss Potter a perfect hostess, and the occasion one of the most pleasant of the season. The folio win jr were present; Misses An gelic Andrews, Aurelia Lodge, Gladys Twitty, Messrs. W. K. Davenport, A. Louig Wood, Maynard Smyth, Lowery W-alker and Dr. KeJth Folger. Civil Suit in Magistrate Court. Magistrate B. F. Camp was en gaged Tuesday in the trial of the suit of T. Robbs, as administrator, of the estate of Andy Champion, de ceased, against R. C. Corry. The suit was brought to recover judgment for the amount of $32.60 on a settle ment which was had between Champion and Corry prior to the death of Champion. After hearing the .testimony the magistrate render ed judgment against the defendant in the sum of $27.20. Death of An Infant. Coley, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kitchen, died at Blacks burg last Monday. Mrs. Kitchens was visiting in Blacksburg when the baliy became ill. Mr. and Mrs. Kitchens were former residents of Gaffney, and have many friends here who will sympathize with thepi in their hour of bereavement. The in terment took place Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Blacksburg, the Rev. B. L. Hoke, conducting the service. r ! Souls Saved in Prayer^Meeting. Much interest was shown in the prayer-jneeting at Fairvlew Chapel . „ last nighft The meeting was con- ifc now living while R. C. SwoJford ducted by P*v. R. E. Johnson, who ! 2 i I \ will remove to the house which is now occupied by Mr. Robbins. Mr. H. J. Williams, advance agent of the King & Tucker Circus, was in the city Tuesday arranging for his show to be here next W’ednesday. Mr. Williams is no stranger to Gaff ney, having been here several times. Ho is clever, genteel and straights forward. KING & TUCKER’S BIG RAIL BOAD SHOWS WILL EXHIBIT AT GAFFNEY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 This show has been greatiy enlarged for this year, with all new features. In the arena are to be seen some of the most startling and surprising acts performed by the best lady and gentlemen performers; a host of the funniest clowns, wire walkers, hoop rollers, acrobats, gymnasts and aerial artists. r /r y l. _if: ***- ZL im A college of instruction, a convention of amusement, the event of the season. Two bands of music, six of America’s funniest clowns. The best trained dogs, ponies, monkeys, goats and elepants that do everything but talk. Don’t Miss This Chance of Seeinq Mabel, the Baby Elephant, and Brutas, the Man : * Eating Lion. 2 Two Performances, Afternoon and Evening 2 Don't Fall to bo the Grand Free Outside Exhibl- bltion at 1.20 P. M. irVwi it The combining monthly pay rolls of the cotton mills of Gafft ey amount to about $22,000. It will thus be evi dent that in case these industries should be forced to shut down that a vast, amount of money would cease to circulate in our city, and the ef fect would be most serious. used the latter part of the fifth chap ter of Ephesians for a lesson. He spoke on marriage. The holy spirit was present and three sinners pro fessed faith in Christ as their Saviour. “Come thou with us and we will do thee good.” The James Adams show. The James Adams Big Ten Cent Show continues to draw the crowds. The performances consist entirely of vaudeville, comedy sketches and mov ing pictures. The (piarette is good 'md the comic illustration of the “Old Oaken Bneket" as they sang it Wed nesday night was all right. Man ager Haraden is one of the cleverest gentlemen on the road and is ever Tort to see that his patrons get the r The Cherokee Bottling Works, the oldest plant in the city, is retaining | worth of thel r money! its established trade. It was started ' several years ago by J. L. Alexander, who recently sold it to Mr. Munro Lemmons. Mr. Lemmons is assisted by Joe Barnhill, who has been with the concern since its birth. They are making a large variety of splendid seft drinks. Col. T. B. Butler went to Blacks burg Wednesday to represent James Mullinax and Frank Bolin before Magistrate Ligon. These defendants were charged with shooting Bud B:annon, alias Bud lx>ekhart, some time ago in Cherokee township. Af ter hearing the testimony and argu ment of counsel the magistrate com mitted the defendants to jail without bail, for trial at the next term of court of general sessions. In next Tuesday's' Ledger will ap pear an announopment that will in terest every manJan'd woman in Gaff ney and Cherokee county. It will be a surprise to many of our people, as it means that we qre to lose a good citizen, wiio, while not having resid ed here for several years, still re tained his interests in Gaffney. He has found it necessary to take up his | permanent abode in the city of his adoption, for which we indeed feel ag- 1 grieved. We’ll give full particulars next Tuesday. Crescent Ginge r Ale. Manager Goodwin, of the Coco- Cola Bottling Works, of this city, has just had issued from The Ledger of fice a most attractive card board sign advertising one of his leading pro ducts—Crescent Ginge r Ale. Tills ale is different from any other ginger ale we know of in that it lacks that sharp, burning taste of most ginger ales. It is, indeed, a most pleasant drink and bids fair to become very popular. Mr. Goodwin Is a hustler and turns out business. Does Your Heart Beat Yes. 100,000 times each day. Hoes it send out good blood or bad blood? You know, for 1 ” o od blood is good Ijealrh; bad blood, bad health. And you know precisely what to ia.,e for bad blood —Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Doctors have endorsed it for bO years. i»w> freotipi’t f'at'** of bad bb oil ii a Rliigglfb 1 Lvci'. 'i hi* coiHtiptilioii. i'oinoiioua ib-rnixtiH aio ;l.* iV absorlit-d i:ih» the blood K opt lie bowel* npon ubli Ayer’s Pills A Made by J. AltO /\uei yers . C. Ajar Co., Lowell, Heel, j mauursolLre: e of f HAIR VIGOR. ~ Ad"E ernr. C M tm PECTORAL. We UaTe no »ec;< I ’ Vt v>ubliiQ tlio f rm iioj of u ir.cd'c-uiee. Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination. The ex ann nation forth*- .v.viml of vaotirf Robolar-hlp* In Winthrop ftnll*-B** ;in*l for the adinUMon of new student*, wli, be held at the County Court Bouse on Friday, July 9. at 9 a. m. Applicants must tie not less than Hfti-en y»arsof iige. When Scholarships nre vacant after July 3. they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this ex amination. provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Schol arships should write to President Johnson before the examination for Scholarship ex amtnatlon blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 16. liMe. For further Informstlon and catalogue, ad dress Pres. D. ■.Johnson. Rock Hill, S. C. June 30-pd ON MAKING HONEY WORK The man who has a few dollars or a few hundred dollars is often at a loss what to do with it. Perhaps he is saving for some specific purpose, such as buying a home or starting in business. He is bothered with a consciousness that his savings should be at work, but he lacks the experience and opportunity to invest them safely. This is where we always help him. We have special facilities for lending money to advantage—it is a part of our business. We can take a lot of small sums, com bine them and place them where they will earn interest. This relieves the owners of all trouble and all risk, and we pay them 4% on all their deposits. When you have idle money invest it in one of our time certificates ol deposit which is as safe as a government bond and draws good interest. HERCHANTS^PLANTERS BANK GAFFNEY. S.C. Buy a Home With Rent Money! You can do this by taking stock in the Cherokee Building and Loan Associa tion. This is the oldest Building and Loan Association in Gaffney. It is conducted along conservative lines. We can help you to the road of wealth. See any of our officers. Read our Booklet and learn our plans. : Cherokee B. i L. Association V s f gi * $ I !S t ( V V v ; V V % I i:*' li- V. V. Gaffney, Sec’y & Treas. C. A. Jefferies, Prest. 'W” • .•r; i i FTor Several lots near the First Graded School. These lots for an investment or a home are exceedingly cheap and very desirable. F" a. r in S , The Ed, C. McArthur place, lying 2'i miles east of GafTney r on the Draytonville Mountain road, containing 163 acres. This place speaks for itself and the price is right. Land adjoining this tract is selling for $40.00 an acre and upward. This farm is a bargain for $35.00 an acre with liberal terms SAH L. FORT, Real Estate tind Fire Insurance, Phone 258. Office second floor NationaPBank Building. Star Brand Chicken Feed is a specially mixed grain feed for Poultry, composed of Wheat, Cracked Corn, Kaffir Corn, Millet, W 7 hite Clip ped Oats, Buckwheat, Sorghum, Sun flower Seed and Chicken Powder. 30 cents a peck. V. Kyle Davenport's TECHNICALLY EDUCATED M 15 IN X 15 15 I> 15 t> ? The demand Is far greater than the supply. Let the International Corres pondence Schools, at Scranton, Fa., pre pare you. Postal will biiug Information on 208courses. It’s free. 8-27-ly-np NEW SHOE STORE I am receiving new Shoes nearly every week aud will give you new, fresh stock at the very lowest prices, j am now selling at cut prices for 30 days. Will sell you a Bench-Made $5 Shoe for $4, a $4 Shoe for $3. a $3 Shoe for $2.50, a $2.50 Shoe for $2, and other Shoes tn proportion. Yours to please. I. M. PEELER. DR. C. H. WELLS, DENTIST OHIce Formerly Occupied by Dr. Themi TELEPHONE 49. Merchi*n *s (iropery To. BuUdlng, Gaffn S.C. ofllrc hours 8 30 to 12.3c—2 00 to 6 Grover N. • .. every Tuesday (hotel.) C< pens. S. • ev» ry Wednesday. (Over Hob Drug-tote.) Feb-18-tl