The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 17, 1908, Image 10
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D. C. Ross, l est.
J. A. Carroi.l, V.-Prest.
Maynard Smyth. ARsbier.
ChaS. W. Hamks, A»st. Cashier.
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SHORT NEWS STEMS
OF LOCAL INTEREST,
” 1 Bank of Gaffney
EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER
OKEE.
Gaffney, S. C.
Capital Stock, - - - $ 50,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits, 47,000.00
Stockholders’ Liability, • 50,000.00
Recent Happenings In and Around
the City, and Other Events Gath
ered bv the L^aJ News Editor.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Miss Lucy Carpenter is visiting
Mrs. John Cudd, of Spartanburg.
George Jefferies went to Charlotte
Wednesday on business.
Misses Leonora and Elizabeth Jef
feries, little daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Jefferies, left Tuesday
for a short visit to Miss Minnie Lee
Walker, of Union.
Robt. Mooney made a business trip
to Charlotte Wednesday.
Ernest. Ware left this week for
Columbus, Ohio, where he goes to
One Thousand Dollars
... . , , - i join the United States army.
We are promised several games of •*
1 Mrs. N. B. Eison, of Jonesville, and
Protection to Depositors,
$147,000.00
The State o< South Carolina, the County of
Cherokee and the Town of Gaffney deposit
with us. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS.
ball on the local diamond next week.
Go out and encourage the boys.
The grandstand at the ball park"
has been completed and all Is in
readiness for some fall hall gmaes.
| Mrs. E. R. Aycock, of Leesvllle, have \
returned to their homes after a short
visit to Mr. E. L. Eison and family. !
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Harper are
visiting their son. Rev. S. B. Harper,
Get busy hoys, and arrange for a few. ; for a short while.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, of De
DIRECTORS.
J. A. Carroll, T. M. Littlejohn, R. M. Wilkins,
C. W. Whisonant, Dr. Chas, A. Jefferies, J. D. Jones,
H. M. McAden, B. L. Hames, H. D. Wheat,
D. C. Ross, Maynard Smyth.
Nothing doing yesterday morning,
except a cow was before the mayor
for lingering on the streets. The
cow belonged to Dick Corry and he
was fined $1.
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July
Is one of the four time each year that we compound the
interest on all accounts. When passing, we will enter the
amount in your book. If you haven’t an account with us
and are not getting any of this INTEREST, there is no
better time than NOW to begin. One Dollar will open an
account and get a book and you can then leave any amount
you wish. Make your money work for you by leaving it with
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.
catur, Ala., are in the city visiting j
Mrs. Johnson’s sister, Mrs. L. Baker,
on Granard street. They expect to!
leave today for Augusta, Ga.. and af
ter spending a short time there to re-;
The second ball nine went over to lorn to Alabama.
Blacksburg last Monday afternoon to Misses Frances Oates and Margaret
play a game of ball with the boys Cowen, of Asheville, N. C., are visit-
across the Broad. The result of the ing Miss Sadie Lipscomb, on Frederick
game was 3 to 0 in favor of Gaffney, street.
j Eugene Wood has gone to Shelby,
J. J. Porter and R. D. Dorsett, of ^ ^ s j a y a short while.
^ orkville. have purchased the eating Mrs. W. S. Dempsey, of Blacksburg,
house next to \\ estrope s jewelry i was shopping in the city Tuesday,
s'ore from Messrs. Mooney and Earle. Ernest Peeler, of Greenville, has
They will continue to run in the same come home t0 stay a while>
p,ace - Mrs. Smith Poole, of Grassy Pond,
The Pearl Steam Laundry has had was :n c * 1 ' Tuesday,
a well dug at the back of the laundry Miss Mary Bramlett, who has been |
to supply the boiler with water. The v * s * t * n £ ^ r ’ en< ^ s * n Beaufort for a few
well is about twenty feet deep. The vee ^ s ' returned to the city Tuesday,
laundry uses for all purposes about; Mi* s - Da\is Jefferies, of Union, is;
1,000 gallons of water per day. visiting relathes in the city for a few
days.
If there are any farmers who are Mr and Mrg v B Hughey, of Con-i
contesting lor the $50 prize offered verpe> -vere here Saturday and Sun-
by the Merchants and Planters Bank | day visIting Mrs . Hughey’s parents, I
who have not had their names put on Mr and Mrs 0 R Campbell,
the list, they will please hand them In Q c Hammett, formerly of Gaff-
Can be accumulated by the average per
son in five or six years by the systematic
saving and depositing in a bank the money
that is now being frittered away with
nothing to show for it. : : : : :
Better begin on that Thousand today by
starting an account with
Merchants and Planters Bank, Gaffney.
Capital, Surplus and Profits, $100,000
at once to the hank, as the list will
very soon he
mittee.
handed to the cora-
i ney, hut now of Batson, Texas, is
Am AM Ready
To fill all your wants with building ma
terial now. I say, don’t you think it will
pay you to see my line before you place
your order? I have a full line of Sash and
Doors, Columns; Stair and Porch Balst
and Rails and any kind of building ma
terial. I believe I can save you money. I
will build your house also if you will get
your heart right and let me have a chance
at you. ; : : : :
visting in the city.
IT. E. Ruppe, of the Grassy Pond
, Mr. John Ross. Cherokee’s remark-; neighborhood, was a business visitor
able fiddler, together with Mr. C. M. \ to the city Tuesday.
; Parker, the banjoist. are giving con- Thos. Humphries, a prosperous
certs throughout this section. To- merchant and planter of Byarsville.
] night they play at Pondfield, Monday i N. C., was in the city Tuesday on
; night they will he at McKown’s business.
. school house and Tuesday night at i W. H. Smith, who has been at
1 Wilkinsville. They are good musi- i Wrightsville Beach attending the an-
! cians and are being well received j nual meeting of the Hardware Deal-!
wherever they appear. i ers Association of the Carolinas, re-
j turned to the city Saturday.
Miss Cynthia McCraw Entertains. Messrs. Victor Lipscomb, Wells
Last Monday night Miss Cynthia! Littlejohn, Earl Carpenter, O. P.
McCraw entertained a number of her Richardson, Junius Parratt and J. B.
friends in honor of her friend, Miss j Bell attended the ball game at Spar-
j Clyde Harris, of Hartsville, Ga. Re-1 tanburg Tuesday, between Greenville
freshments were served during the \ and Spartanburg,
progress of the evening by Misses j Misses Irene Wheat and Bessie
Julia Sarratt and Mattie Mae Pier- i Shuford attended the ball game at
son. Various games and conteste j Spartanburg Tuesday afternoon,
were engaged in during the evening. Misses Price and Lucy Brown, of
Just as good I
| as Octagon.
7 Cakes For 25c
Carroll & Byers, Gaffney, S. C.
I AmtM ,
The following were fortunate enough
| of having the pleasure to enjoy Miss
McCraw’s hospitality: Misses Bessie
Shuford, Stella Hamilton, Winnie Da-
I venport, Lula Garrett, Irene Snead,
Annie Snead, Pearl Crawley, Floy
Sarratt, Rosa Wessinger, Ruth Sar
ratt, Ola Stacy, Amy Gaffney and
Rosa Little; Messrs. Columbus Green,
Leon Gaffney, Claud Flack, John Jef-
! feries, John Snead, Kyle Davenport,
Victor Lipscomb, Ray Campbell, Har
ry Wilkins and Watson Bell.
June ijO-Ofc-ly
W. H. Philson,
The
Lumber Man.
How the Votes Stands.
| Following is the standing of the
several contestants in the race for
the most popular R. F. D. Carrier, up
until noon yesterday:
A. McKown 4,078
1 Sam Clary 3,384 j
R. L. Byers 2,818 j
Forest Huggins 2,220;
Lynn Littlejohn 1,985
R. C. Howard 1,388 |
Carl Sarratt C90 i
Sam Strain 497 :
H. W. Love 400
i Cameron Littlejohn 360
McCormick, who have been visiting
friends and relatives in the city, re
turned to their home Monday.
Mrs. Pearl Crawford, of Goldsboro,
N. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. C.
E. Sparks, on Grenard street.
Taylor Petty, of the Corinth sec
tion, was a business visitor to the
city Tuesday.
Capt. and Mrs. S. S. Ross are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw, in
Charlotte this week. '
J. W. Tolleson made a business trip
to Charlotte Wednesday.
Hon. N. W. Hardin, of Blacksburg,
was in the city yesterday on busi
ness.
lion. E. J. Clary, of Corinth, was a
business visitor to the city yesterday.
PISO S CURE FOR M
CHRIS WHERE /U ELSE FAILS.
| Bert Cough Syrup. Tantes Good. Use
In time. Sold by druggists.
^ CONSUMPTION
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Buy a Home
With Rent Money!
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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.iL ‘
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Picnic at Gallon Shoali.
Miss Loulie Potter’s Sunday school
class gave a picnic at Gaston Shoftls
last Tuesday. Miss Potter's class Is
composed of boys and only a smalt 1
per cent of these attemded. Those
! who went were: Misses Lula Mae
Littlejohn, Alberta Harris, Par-
nice Brown, Eloise Potter, Fan-
) nle Mae Jones and Louise Johnson.
Messrs. William Walker, Claude Port,
Bevon Brown, Hazel Wood and Chas.
Jones. The chaperones were Misses'
Louise Sarratt, Nellie Wood and Lou
lie Potter.
THE
New Shoe Store
I am receiving new Shoes
nearly every week and will
give you new, fresh stock at
the very lowest prices. I am
still selling at cut prices. Call
in and examine my Shoes and
prices and be convinced.
L PEELER.
Good Looks! Good Wear!
Double satisfaction in the
Oxfords that we are offer
ing at a bargain for a few
days only. The prices
will make you a perna-
ment customer. : :
The Company Store.
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A Tent Meeting Near Qoucher.
Rev. E. C. Brown, pastor of the
Wesleyan Methodist church on Thure-
day night, July 16tb, will commence
a revival meeting in a tent at the
forks of the Cowpens and Pacelet
roads. Everybody cordially invited
to attend. Especially do we urge all
of God's people who can do ao to
take part with us. J.
First Baptist Church Notes.
Rev. J. M. Adams, of Raleigh, N. C.,
has arrived In the city and will sup
ply for Dr. Simms while he la away.
Dr. Simms has gone to Catawba
Springs near Hickory, N. C., to try
the sulphur water and to look oat a
good place for Mrs. Simms.
OLD
Irish Potatoes
For Planting At
W. Kyle Davenport's
WHIN IN A HURRY BIND TO
TNI LKOORR FOR YOUR JOB
PRINTING
JVXoving!
Some time in the next 30 days, we will move into the Battery
old stand next to Cherokee Drug Co. Before this move is made
we want to close out as many goods as we can. and it will pay
you to see the prices we are making. Bear in mind that we are
the biggest people in the business and can always save you
more. You want to take advantage of this sale. Don’t miss it.
Oaffney Jewelry Co.
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Gaffney Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Drink Pepsi-Cola, White Diamond Ale, Schnapps Ale an4 Soda Water,
all flavors. These goods are all manufactured from the celebrated Pied
mont Mineral Springs Lithia Water. Insist on it being made of lithia
water, as the orink is softer and healthier, and doesn’t cost any more.
We alao deliver the lithia water to residences. Prices and cleanliness
guaranteed. Give us a call or phone. Wagon delivers goods at all
hoars of the day.
Gaffney Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
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DR. W. K. GUNTER
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Office in Star Theatre Building.
Phonk No. 20.
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pendenoe Seheele, #1 Ssrewtea. Fa n pre-
pare you. Postal will bring Information
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