Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ Maynard Smyth, Ca*hier. Chas. W Hamhs, Asst. Cashier. TI1K 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, - - 5147,000.00 The State of South Carolina, the County of Cherokee and the Town of Gaffney deposit with us. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. DIRECTORS. ^ * t t •: t . HEWS ITEMS OF LOCH INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. I last Tbnrtday night. The violin play ing of Mr. Poteat was especially pood as was Mr. Walker s cornet playing. Th^ singing was also excellent. The young men who composed the Glee Club are all gentlemen, and they will he welcome w-henever they come to Gaffnev. THINK KORE -SPEND LESS Why is it that the average man is worth so much less in money Dr. and Mrs. Charles Manly are ex- pected to reach here on Tuesday af- Recent Happenings In and Around ternoon * or a v * s ^ to daughter. 1 Mrs. Edward Watson. They are re- the City, and Other Events Gath- turning to their home in Lexington. ered by the Lose! News Editor. Va., after visiting relatives in Ala bama, Mississippi and Louisana. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hasty are doing mighty well since moving to Greer. The stork presented them with a couple of girl week. babies one dav last In | Alabama Dr. Manly dcdivered the ad- i dress at Jubilee of the S. C. F. Col- ! i lege at Tuscaloosa and preached the missionary ^sermon at the commence- j ment of Judson College in Marion. i—- and property than we have a right to expect him to be? It isn’t because lie doesn’t make the jpoiiey, for the average man is industrious and has earned from 4»10,000 to $30,000 in the past ten years. It is because he doesn’t give much serious thought either to his income or hiij o itgo. ^ Serious thought would teach him the true value of a dollar; then he would spend carefully and ~ ' save steadily. That system soon places any man Doth the Irene an d City parks are The Baraca clasg of the First Bai) . ahead of his fellows. verv popular places on Sunday. Crowds.., . , • * 1 , . fist church meet at both places and enjoy them selves, the men by exchanging ideas the ladies—well we won t say they indulge in gossip. ■saessai IS YOUR MONEY Making monev for you? The more of it you have at wore, for you, the less vou need to vork yourself. If you keep on >aving and put ting your savings to work, the funded capital of your earnings vears will gradually take up the burden and your will not need to Have vou ever thought about having >ome money had a very interesting meeting Sunday morning and quite a good deal of interest was manifest ed. Twenty-four members were pre sent and it was decided to have a Trade was good among the mer- social meeting of the class at the chants Saturday. This is one of the home of the teacher. Mrs. Harris, very best indications that the hard »oxt Thursday week. A delegation tin es are a thing of the past, and that; wag appointed to attend the national the circulating medium is becoming Baraca convention which convenes in more plentiful. ' j Cincinnattl. Ohio. June 14th to IGth. The delegates elected were Messrs, in . \\. K. Gunter left last night F ]yde pe e ie r and C. C. Green, for Columbia, where he went to at tend a meeting of the Dental Asso-1 ciation. He will return Thursday or Friday, and during his absence Dr. Victor Lipscomb will be in charge of! the office. i HERCHANTS»PLANTERS BANK GAFFNEY. S.C. OR. W. K. GUNTER 1> E r* 'V l SsR T •'ihee in Star Theatre Buildin:* Phonk No. 20. Crow* a*i bride* work • A HORRIBLE DISEASE Dyspepsia Is In most every home, and If you want an absolute cure, we have It. Fomeberger’s Dyspepda Remedy. 50c for tablets and 5 V. and $1.00 for the liquid. GAFFNEY DRUG CO- April 24 2 mo. The following committees have been appointed for the K. of P. pic- : nie on the committee of arrange ments: J. B. Bell, chairman, E. L. Eison, \V. K. Gunter, Mrs. J. B. Bell,, Mrs. E. L. Eison, Mrs. H. D. Wheat, Tim joint Pythian picnic next Tues-! Mr. anj Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb, Mr. and lay will be at Irene Park instead of Vlrs. H. K. Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. T. it Limestone. Mr. Wheat has very i B. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lip- .ndly given the use of the park for j scomb, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith. :.:e purpose. This is an ideal spot fori Reception committee: Mrs. Boyd ; ’.e picnic, and a day cf rare enjoy-j L. Hames, chairman, Dr. and Mrs. J. ment is expected. Mr. M. H Johnson, brother ot Mr. work it a; TV t W r oi'k IV'or* 'ITou'? One dollar will make the beginning. Save part of your earnings and deposit them with us, where it will draw FOUR per cent, in terest COMPOUNDED FOUR time a year and where you can draw it out when you want it, which is better than having it bid away. The Gaffney Savings Bank GAFFNEY. S. C. Office in National Bank of Gaffney D. C. Ross, Brest. J. A. Cahroll, V.-Prest. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. N. Nesbitt, Mr. Boyd L. Hames. Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Gaffney, Mr. and Mrs., . , , .V X. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Otts, i H. M. Johnson, and Mr. W. B. Plyler, )Mr and Mr8 c w Hames, D. C. i Ross, J. K. Wood. Victor Lipscomb, Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Harpef. Mrs. Ed na Harris. of Lancaster, arrived in Gaffney Sun day evening to join in a trip with Mr. H M- Johnson and Miss Louise John son to Birmingham, Atlanta and other citie.s. They left Gaffney Monday morning. The Jury List. The following is the list of jurors irawn June .1th, 190S. to serve first The work on the baseball park goes on apace. The diamond and outfield I wee k June term, 1908: i are in splendid condition, and the! U U. Jefferies, fence and grandstand will be com- | plete by Thursday. Every lover of '■ the sport should encourage the boys by attending the games which have ; been arranged for this week. BAi t REPORT ^ -OF THE- ^ I Carolina Mutual Contest | ^ June 4, 190». ^ W. T. Thompson - • g 1 J. O. Sparks - - - ^ J. R. Tolleson - - - F E. J. Clary - - . . _ The statements of the .Merchants j and Planters and Gaffney Savings • Banks which appear in this issue' shows both institutions to be in splen-! i did condition. Judging from said stte-! ; ments there is no scarcity of money in either institution and speaks most' I highly of the management thereof# i , Mr. J. D. Wade and family, of Dun- i can. Okla.. are in the city, the guest | of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Smith, cor- I ner Race and Johnson streets. Mrs. Wade is a sister of Thad McArthur, well and favorably known about her^. Mr. Wade is one of Duncan’s enter prising young business men. He is engaged in the banking business. Two young men, Clifford Mediin j and Charlie Phillips were bitten by , the same dog which bit young Thomp- , son Tuesday and when Mr. Lowe’s madstote was apjSlied in the case of ; young Mediin. the stone stuck thirty- ! two hours and seven minutes, and in ; the case of Phillips it stuck twenty- j three hours and three minutes. Leonard Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. j Walker Moore, died at his home in this city Saturday, and was buried at Buffalo church yesterday. The young man wag about R. M. Nance, W. H Wylie. W. T. Ingram, G. E. Black. Simpson Blanton, D. W. Hicks, J. J. Clary, D. D- Dover, W. E. Allison, E. M. George, E. R. Cash, W. H. Webber, W. N. s. Campbell, W. D. Thomas, W. H. Horton, J. S. Mintz, T. A. Martin, T. C. Webb, J. C. Ratliff, Sam Hopper, Jr., 0. S. Gaffney, W. W. Hopper, J. M. Lovelace, J. W. Rhyne, J. W. Abbott, I. M. Smith. R. M. Estes, R. R. Brown, J. B. Petit, J. J. Quinn, T. C. Vassey, J. R. Hugging, Jno. T. Hill. W. R. Hambright, J. B. Huskey, Aid To Hurried Travelers. If leaving town quickly for pleasure or business we can do everything for you except pack your grip. Everything in summer togs up to the min ute and ready in a second-telephone or send a boy. Leave us your sizes of Shirts, Collars, Etc., in case you run away for a short while, just wire and we will rush order by express. Having had the pleasure of serving you satisfactorily in the past, we have kept you in our minds as our inter esting Summer Showings have come to hand. Leave your order for a tailored Stetson Straw Hat just the block to suit your face and head. Let us back you to win. J. F. Carson di Company. msmse Just Received A NEW LOT OF “American Lady” Cersets Prices: $1.00, $1.50, $2.50 i V iT< 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 pan help you to the road of wealth. See any of our officers. Read our Booklet and learn our plans. Clierok88B.iL Association V. V. Gaffney, Sec’j ft Trees. C. A. Jefferies, Prest,' <>>c<xxx>cocxxYxx>cxyxxx>c<xT<x>c<xx>^<>c<x><xxxyx>:xxxx>cr. x Teachers’ Institute fo r Cherokee. Bf ginning June 29th and continuing twenty-one f 0r t Wo vveeks, a teachers’ institute years of age and had been suffering will be held at the Central school for several months from that dread-1 building in Gaffney. Not only will all ed disease, tuberculosis. The strick- j the teachers of the county be expect- en family has the sympathy of a ^ t 0 attend but also the trustees and large number of friends. J patrons of the county schools are John Earle Jones, the younger son! nr ^ to visit the dai, y seS8loDS of of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jones, sustain-* the By so doing a livelier sd quite a painful accident Saturdaj iftemoon. The little fellow was rid , , , ing on the top of the Pepsi-Cola wagon * llona roadters. and fell from the wagon on the dum- Competent instructors have been my track severely lacerating his face assigne d 40 the wor * and 5t is only and spraining on* of his arms. He nec ^s a ry for our teachers, trustees received prompt surgical attention and P atron s t0 vail themselves of this and will soon be himself again. | opportunity to assist in the education- i al advancement of Cherokee county, Superintendent of Education J. L. | to make it a gratifying success. THE COMPANY STORE. ed quite a painful accident Saturday interest can be aroused and maintain- afiPTTmnr, little ha ed in a11 wh o a re interested in educa-1 HVAft t Iri* irS ‘or ! Wlalker has closed a contract with Miss Man- T. Nance to teach two weeks in the summer school here. She will teach pedagogy principally and Mr. Wlalker considers himself fortunate In securing Miss Nance’s services. The summer school will be gin June 29th and close. July 10th. Prof. J. Spears will be principal. Willie Campbell, who has been mak ing himself generally useful around The Ledger office, met with a very painful accident last Thursday. Re fell from* the baggage door of the theatre to the ground, a distance of several feet, breaking both bones In one wrist and one bone In the other. Although bis suffering has been In tense, be Is resting well now and Is getting on nicely. One of the best musical entertain ment* that has ever taken place In Gaffney, was that of the Wake Forest College Glee Club in the Star Theatre The regular text-boob* on artlthme- tic, algebra, civics, South Carolina j history, Reed & Kellogg’s “Higher! Lessons In English,and Thorndike’s 1 “Principles of Teaching” Should he, provided by the opening day. Gaffney v a Qraney pond Saturday. Gaffney plays the Grassy Pond base ball team Saturday on the home dia mond. A good game is expected as the Grassy Pond boys have a good team and have shown up well this spring. The Gaffney team will be greatly strengthened by that'date and the contest will no donbt be a close one. The new park will be enclosed by Saturday and this fact will add much to the game. Several lots near the First Graded School. These lots for an investment or _a home are exceedingly cheap and very desirable. Inarms * • The Ed. C. McArthur place, lying 2 54 miles east of Gaffney, 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. SAfl L. Port, Real Estate and Fire Insurance, Phone 258. Office second floor Netfoonl^Bank Building. C O N c . , J A* I always contains all the latest local and foreign news. Subscribe now $1.50 a Y e fci r.