Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ry^' D. C. Ross, Prcst. J. A. Carkoll, V.-Prtbt. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. Chas. W. Hamks, Asst. Cashier. TPHK National Bank of Gaffnej 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. J. A. Carroll. V C. \V. Whisonant.V H. M. Me Aden ,y' DIRECTORS. T. M. Littlejohn,V Dr. Chas. A. JeiTrrieV, B L, names,v' ’ T R. M. Wilkins, J. I). Jones, D. W)ieat, V ' NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, O. C, 'R.os V Maynard Smyth, IS YOUR MONEY Making money for you? The more of it you have at work for you the less you need to work yourself. If you keep on saving and put ting your savings to work, the funded capital of your earnings years will gradually take up the burden and your will not need to work at all. Have you ever thought about having some money At Work r'or You? One dollar will make the l eginning. 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 hid away. 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 Happening* In and Around the City, and Other Events Gath ered by the Local New* Editor. The Merchants and Planters Bank kas gotten out a neat little pass book especially for the ladles. It is dainty and convenient and can be carried if the purse. The ticket agent at the Southern passenger depot has on sale a novel accident policy in the shape of a post card. It sells at 25c and can be mail ed to any part of the United States for one cent. The Ledger Is indebted to “Uncle •.. ■'w <j By'ms fop. .seme viioiie .r r - 1 ' pies and peache^. They were higly appreciated by tbe "Old Man” and the balance of The Ledger family. | A special train will be run from Blacksburg to Gaffney next Tuesday,; the iGth, on account of the K. of P. picnic. The train will leave Blacks- i burg about arriving here about lo o'clock. Postmaster Thos. Hester takes of ficial charge of the local office this morning. He was busy all day yes terday checking up and receipting re tiring postmaster Folger. Mr. Hester will not announce any changes in the clerical force until he returns from the Republican National Convention Card *>f Thank*. We wish to thank our many good friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown us during the long illness and death of our dear son and brother. Leonard Watts Moore. We wish to thank our dear brother, Rev. E. G. Ross, for his kindness and ser vices. Hoping the richest blessings to rest on one and all Is our continual prayer. Mr. and Mrs. R. W- Moore & family. Buy Hair at Auction? At any rate, you seem to be getting rid of ip on auction-sale 4< , principles: "going, going, g-o-n-e ! ” Stop the auction L'vith A.*,*?’; -Hair Vigor. It certainly checks falling - Hair; no mistake about this. It acts as a regular medicine; makes the scalp healthy. Then you must have healthy hair, for it’s nature’s way. The best kind of a testimonial — “Sold for over sixty years.” THINK • 0 a SPEND LESS iiiado by J. C. Ayer Co., Low, 1’., Itaca. Also aanufactur---E Of yers SARSAPARILLA. Pil l S. CtiERny PECTORAL. mmmtammmmm Why is it that the average man is worth so muc.; less in i. oney and property than we have a right to expect hir% to he * It isn’t because he doesn t make the money, for the average man is industrious and has earned from $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 ins outgo. Serious thought would ■each him the true value of a dollar; then he would spend carefully and save steadily. That sy.s.em soon places any man ahead of his fellows. MERCHANTS»PLANTERS BANK GAFFNEV. S.C. 3R. W. K. GUNTER • • ■ ' * X tw: JV Jt 1 er» '±2. A HORRIBLE DISEASE- Dyspepsia Is In most every home. < tud if you want an absolute cure, w* dice in Star Theativ Tuilding : have J 1 - Fomeberger’s DyspepM* 1 Remedy. 50c for tablets and 50c and Phonic No. 20. Crow* **4 bride* work * tl.Od for the liquid. GAFFNEY DRUG CO- April 24 2 mo. ONE CENT A WORD COUJMR Advertisement* ud«r this k*ad » tertod at the rate of om* cent * word at Chicago, June icth, where he goes toy each insertion. No ad. aeeaptol Aid To Hurried Travelers, OF THE- Carolina Mutual Contest June ii, 1QOH. W. T. Thompson - - 43 J. 0. Sparks - - - 41 E. J. Clary - - - . 39 J. R. Tolleson - - - 37 t ~ -■ r " ' --H- 11 -- r ' JI i~tvnmnimTMjnn.nmu“inTr.irnrLrjnri.inn. Littleton Female College One of the most successful and best equipped boarding schools in the South with hot water heat, electric lights and other modern improvements. 258 boarding pupils last year. 27th annual session will begin Sept. 16, 1908. For catalogue address J. M. Rhodes, President, Littleton, N. C. Central Academy A high-grade Preparatory School for boys and young men, with industrial and agricultural equip ment. Located on 700-acre farm one mile from Littleton College and un der the management of the same board of Trustees. For new, illustrated catalogue address J. B. Aiken, Prin., Littleton, N. C. 6-12.08-Fri.-31n. as a delegate. The solid gold watch and chain that was mentioned in The Ledger on the 9th, inst., was bought from The Gaffney Jewelry Co., and not the E. Howard Clock Co. The Howard Clock Co., sells How-ard clocks and not watches, but The Gaffney Jewelry Co., sell both Howard clocks and watches. If you will call at The Gaff ney Jewelry Co.’s, you can see the fine watch and chair for our band. Mr. P. A. Wood, who lived near Cliffsides, N. C- died on the ninth inst. as the result of an operation for appendicitis and was buried at Chero kee church on the same day, Rev. Wall conducting the funeral services. Mr. Wood was an uncle of Fletcher Wood, of our city, and was forty years of age. He leaves b wife and four children, two sisters, Mrs. P. W. Humphries and. Mrs. S. R.< Humphries and one brother, Mr. Cleve Wood. He was a good citizen and his death will be deeply felt in his community. Mr. W. N. Foreacre, general super intendent of this division of the South ern Railway, spent Wednesday in the city, coming from Blacksburg to Gaff ney in his private car over the Gaff ney branch. Mr. Foreacre is one of the best equipped and most popular railroad men in the South, and if all the officials of the Southern were as approachable and as affable as he, that great corporation would meet with a great deal less hostility than it ddfes throughout the system. Mr. Foreacre hag made many warm friends iu Gaffney who will always be glad to welcome him to our little city. Mr. Foreacre was accompanied by Capt. Lemmons, supervisor of bridges and buildings on this division of the Southern. for 1»m thAA lAc; except advartla* meat* of farm produce offer** Cm •ala by farm era reiidlug la Cbarexa* county which will be laserte* Me time free of ch&rga until further a* tie*. FOR SALE FOR SALE—A fine cow, baby car-1 riage and stove, inquire at Mrs. H. 1 D. Carr's June 12-pd.'j FOR SALE—Fine milk cow; with young calf. Apply to Floyd Spake. Jne 12tf. 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. Sunday School Rally. Next Sunday, the 14th, will be Sun day school rally day at Corinth. The program will consist of singing, speaking and preaching. Prof. H. P. Griffith and Hon. R. C. Sarratt have kindly consented to be with us and make speeches. Our pastor, Rev. T. H. Harrison, will preach in the after noon. Everybody is invited to come. The ladies are specially invited to come and bring baskets with them and if you have any ripe chicken*, you might bring some of them in the basket, along with some pie and cake, all of which will add a great deal to the enjoyment of the day. Let everybody come and enjoy the day with ub. E. J. Clary, Supt. FOR RENT. F&R RENT—Store on Limestone street. See J. Floyd Spake. May 22 tf. ... .. .. j FOR RENT—Kous* back of 3mitt Hardware Co.’a stor*. Apply to W. H. ffmtUL Mar. S4 tf ; TO RENT—Office room* over Th« Ledger. Apply to Bd. H. DeCamp Nov. 2, tf. WANTED. WANTED—A limited number of music pupils for’the summer. Ad dress Miss Loulie Potter, Gaffnejj; S. C. June 12 tf. J. F. Carson & Company, WANTED—To sell nice cow with young calf. Easy terms. Come see our buggies, wagons and harness. Bargains for June. Gaffney Live Stock Company June 12-16. Just Received A NEW LOT OF “American Lady" Corsets MISCELLANEOUS. PASTURAGE—I can pasture a few- head of cattle. Good clover, water j and shelter, l mile from town. Wm. McCraw, R. F. D. No. 4 June 12tf OWN A HOME—Carry contracts with The Standard Trust Co., and get a home at 5 per e'ent. interest. J. W. Cash, Hopper House, Gaffney, S. C. June 9, 12, pd. JUST think of it; Your photo; made on a post card in one day. Come at once to our large tent in Gaffney, S. C. A. P. Company, J. C. Webb, Proprietor. I DO PAINTING, wall papering and decorating of all kinds and can save yon money. See my line of wall pa per before you buy. Shop in theatre building, rear of Ledger office. Wal ter Coyle. May 16 1m. Prices: $1.00? $1.50, $2.50 THE COMPANY STORE. tijrVtfIfrhVt <1 If'i (!fV/ir'» (irVf: OPEN all day to serve yon at W. T. Thompson’s shop. Come and aee us and let ns get acquainted. We want to do your work. We nuke stove repairing a specialty. Phot* us at R. H. Hand’* store. 5. W. Mo- Murry A Son. We reside on second floor. Mhy 17 tw. I-^or female! Several lots near the First Graded School. These lots for au investment or a home are exceedingly cheap and very desirable. The Ed. C. McArthur place, lying 2X 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 npward. This farm is a bargain for $35.00 an acre with liberal terms. SAH L. FORT, Real Estate and Fire Insurance, Phone 258. Office second floor National;;Benk Building. BARGAINS * 4* EVERY DEPARTMENT CARROLL&BYERS, Gaffney, S. C.