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MS t > •. w ■ x/wml 1UM#:’’* NOAWS LINIMENT World’s Greatest Pain Killer For Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lame Back, Stiff Joints, and Muscles. Sore Throat, Colds, Strains, Sprains, Cuts. Bruise-'.Colic, Cramps, Indiges tion, Toothache, and all Nerve, Boneand Muscle AcIks and Pains. Tite genuine h as Noah’s Ark un drery package. 25c.,50c. and > 1.00by alldeal- ersin medicine everywhere. Sample by mailf ree. NOAHMCMEDV CO. ,RICHMOND, VA. ,& BOSTON,MAH., U.(.A. Sold and Guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co- PROTRACTED MEET- j INS AT MIDWAY. game Wednesday afternoon. i everybody take an Interest in tht j homo team and support them atl they i possibly can. and if visited by a good rain it will prove a great blessing to the farmer in the fall of the year. The corn crop, taking it on an average is better REV. I Mr. D. C. Phillips made a business j than the cotton crop. i visit to Jonesville the latter part of ^ number of our sterling farmers last week. i went to Gaffney last Saturday to at- ROSS STARTED MEETING, Mr. Azer Parker has a ted a ,'end the Farmers’ Institute, but have . ~ ~ , j not heard how they liked it. ■ act’ ciimhav 1 the Gaffney IVfill and w© « , , LAST SUNDAY NIGHT. „ , ' We were glad to meet our od hope he will like his work all right. L , , „ TT , ^ „ 1 friend, Uncle Tommy” Spencer at will be somo singing and dialogues by the school. This occasion will be for the school only and the public Is cordially invited to come and witness the occasion. We will mention It later and give the readers an account of it. School Boy. The Mail Order House. (Exchange.) Does Mr. Mail Order ever offer to Advertising is called by some an art. If it be an art it is the art of telling a story simply and convincingly. Nobody knows more about the strong qualities of an establishment thaw the proprietor who oversees it. Other things being equal, nobody should be able to write more convinc ingly of the articles he of fers for sale. Is a I'.ae .yLcjo lae employer Bella fccod* "i<lu > y side w.th hia clerks it is ra.-e t’ial t .a employer will nut bs the cslssaau. The reason is simple. He knows me goods from A to L. He probably has pur chased them. He knows his aims. His arguments can? weight because they are ccoviacxg. The same arguments pre sented in the same way, with the oaroe enthusiastic spirit, the same knowledge of deaii, would attract new customers if presented through the advertising col umns of this paper. If you ka.’s not tiiod it, why no: fcrf^Li. ? If vea havo tried it and are set safca *•< let as k.-u-w about U. j the roads in this section this week. The Pastor is Being Assisted by the We trU8t that Do]ph wil , g , ve us gom# Rev. J. W. Guy, of Pacolet Church S ood roads t0 travel in the future.! We know that our faithful mail car- —Draytonville Local News. riers will be glad to see the roads pur Draytonvllle, July 20,-Ruv. E. O. I ln s0 "' 1 lra ''ell,i8 order. It Cherokee ' would have good roads the different Ross, of Greer, filled his regular ap- 1 sectlons would , )e greatly lraproved populated. Mr. Adolphus Phillips Is working Draytonville Sunday. ‘‘Uncle Tom-1 buy your butter, eggs, potatoes, or my” is advanced in years but is very | other products, and give you a cent lively and jolly. (or two more than the market affords? We had the pleasure of attending 1 No. All he asks for is your cash; the musical and pictorial concert at nothing else. Now he honest your- Pondfield Friday night, which was | self, hut at home; help support your given by Messrs. John Ross and, own town. Make your, own nome Charley Parker, of Gaffney. The ex- more valuable. Put dollars in your . ... , , , , - j hibition was a good one and was a | purse. I^et Mr. Humbug sell in his pointement at this place last Satur- a nd more thickly populated. Good i clean up . t0 . riatP show The mu3lc , day and Sunday. He delivered two roads are one main feature that will j wa8 sp iendid. We wish these gentle- strong and impressive sermons to , niake a county or State prosper. We i nien raurh success in their work large congregations. He chose for ' nist that oul 110x1 su P er 'isor will j ^ Ir Rert Gordon, of Bessmer City, i ( , uack doctor of his subject on Saturday night “The 1 we hav^^Teretofore^ when' X ‘ r ” ' S Vlsi,lng rolatives in th,s sec '| promises much and guarantees noth- Instead of him fooling you, fool him by trading at home. The mail order business is the commerce. It Devil. He also preached at Ross get better roads the result will be Grove Sunday afternoon. Mr, Ross j that we will have a better communi- began a protracted meeting at Mid-! ty to ^ ve * n - wav Sunday night, and we trust that. ^ r - R- S. Spencer made a business he may, with the assistance of Rev. | lrl,) to Spartanburg last week. J. W. Guy, of Pacolet, have a glorious The oro,)s ure offering very badly meeting. non. Your correspondent spent at present for want of rain, and if there is no rain for the next few days ! ing. Like patent medicine, the direc- Sunday j tjons are always on the inside, and with J. L. J.. The Ledger’s corres-j you have to buy a non-returnable pondent at Pondfleld. _ package before you find out what is We went in The Ledger office last 1 on the inside. Thursday and inspected the great and I v . , , . . ... ... , f , .. . . No mail order house helped to build wonderful type-setting machine—theL ion . .. . ” ■ „ | ia little school house in your district, linotype. The ‘ O d Man” and h s j , boys were busy at work, hut we were | or helped make the good roads past Messrs. W. F. Huskey, E. J. Bailey, we think that the prosperous looking i sreeted with a smile just the same. I. * ,or ’ "'y* raa ^ ' ,ld ^ r kouse e ' ,er G. D. Parris and Stainly Wilson were crops will look otherwise. 'Mr. Will A. Darby was busv at his •' ) ° , { ' <U ' ia . 11 ! W en Wore •, , , . u u ^ , T 1 1,1 ‘lisfress, and told you to let that elected delegates last Saturday to re- Mr. Cleve Phillips, a sterling farm-, but he chatted with us as he j]i(tle a( . ( . ounl so until afler harvest, present Draytonville Baptist church | er ot this section, is going to put up > A °> k ed. ^He was gening up our letter | or unt j] vou were better able to pay house at the Broad meets on the T1 . . . . , . , a grist mill on his nlace at an earlv and we looked for him to give us ai if River Association which B s 411 e<iu y , . „ . . r . ' it. No mail order u u date - c,eve is a hustler and he grabs ! Lr ° od talkin « abour our poorly written i vehicle and s 14th of August with the fhe long front , ocks of Mr> 0ppor . j letters which we pen for The Ledger! ^ p C Cherokee Avenue Baptist church ot tunity every time when he sees and and l ts readers, but we escaped his Gaffney. knows he can help his home and Kca lp knife. Mr. G. D. Parris showed Mr. E. P. Macomson and sister, neighboring section in any way. Wel lls tbe liu,e motor "hich operates all Miss Mattie, of this place, went to Spartanburg last Saturday to see their sister, Mrs. Emily Montgomery, who is very ill. - wish we had many more like our old friend Cleve. Mr. Wade Elmore was appointed overseer of the Draytonville church cemetery at conference last Satur- Mr. Paul Bridges, of Corinth, at- day. Any one wishing to bury at tended religious services here Satur-j lb i s cemetery are requested to see day night and Sunday morning. Mr. Forest Huggins, the popula? the machinery of the office and we were royally welcomed by the other 1 hoys. Mr. Rosser Alexander, the local editor, was busy at work, so we did not interfere with him at hfe 1 work but we had the pleasure of 1 meeting and having a jolly chat with , ever sold spent every cent of in« profit in your own community j a here you and your neighbors could get it hack again. No mail order house ever shoved its patent leather Mr. Elmore and he will show them where to bury so they will not inter fere with other people’s lots. It has him on the streets. Miss Mattie McFarland, of Gaffney, j i shoes under your table and rejoiced wtih you when you were glad, nor ! spoke encouraging words in affliction, j or stood with uncovered head besides | the grave when your children died. No: the mail order house is after money. Every dollar it can get its hands on will he jerked out of your spent last Saturday night with her j neighborhood forever. The mail order house may hear upon its face the mail carrier of route six, and sis;. occurred many times, that people who ,riend > Miss Bertha Pennington, and ! semblance of friendship but no human Miss Mary, went to Greer last Thursf have laid off their lots and they have! attended religious services here Sat- been used by others who did not know u,da y and Sunday. hoarl beats under its cloak of hypoc risy. Sentiment to it is unknown that the ground was already lotted Y\’e hear a good many of our farm-1 The whole institution is as cold and off. | ers complainmg that they will not: bloodless as a c< We are gratified td know that Mr.! hav e a »y Watermelons this year.; rorpse. day to attend the funeral of the in fant daughter of their brother, Mr. George Huggins. Mr. Huggins am? family have our deepest sympathy ♦ heir hour of sorrow and woe. There will be a game of hall b tween the Wilkinsville team and our in S hit with a stick of wood by the Mrs. Lattie Parris and children, of to recommend Bucklen’s Arnica June Whelchel, who had the misfor-j The » r v »*es died and the present, dry j tune to get his skull fractured by be-< "eather is hurting the late patches.; Best The World Affords. “It gives me unbounded pleasure home team Wednesday afternoon on ! hands of his brother-in-law, John Me- Gaffney, spent Saturday night wfta the Pondfield ball ground. We hope Pberson, is getting along nicely and Mr. and Mrs. Bryson Pennington. that our team will take the game and j we trust be W 'H recover, let their opponent team know tht# Messrs. O. H. Whelchel and Stainly they can play ball. Our boys havh | Wilson spent some time in the Corinth not played any for five or six >ear§! section last Saturday. _ r but they ate practicing up for ths, The crops are in good condition The Sunday school at this place is going to have an ice cream supper on the last Saturday in August. Mr. Huskey is going to treat the school to ice cream and lemonade and there Salve,” says J. W. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N. 0. “I am convinced it’s the best salve the world affords. It cured a felon on my thumb, and It never fails to heal every sore, burn or wound to which it is applied. 25c. at Cherokee Drug Co. After Biifferinsr for seven years, this woman was restored to health by Lydia E. Plnkhani’s Vegetable Compound. Head tier letter. Mrs. Sallie French, of Paueaunla, Ind. Ter., writes to Mrs. Pinkham: “ I had female troubles for seven years—was all run-down, and so ner vous I could not do anything. The doctors treated me for different troubles but did me no good. While in this con dition I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for ad vice and took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound, and I am now strong and well.” FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has l>een the standard remedy for female ills, anti has positively cured thousands©! women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency,indiges tion,dizziness,or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it? Don’t hesitate to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there is anything about your sickness you do not understand. She will treat your letterinconiideneeandad vise you free. No woman ever regretted writing i er, and because of her vast experience she has helped thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that on Mon day, July 27th next, I will apply to the Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge, at his office at the rourt house in Gaffney, S. C., at 10 o’clock, a. m., for a final settlement and discharge M Administrator of the estate of W. C. S. Wood, deceased. All persons hav- iffg claims against said estate or in terested therein, are required to pr* sent the same at or before said time, or be forever barred. Landrum E. Wood. Adm. Est. W. C. S. Wood dec’d. Pub. July 3, 10. 17 24, 1908. —Eureka preserving Powder. Gai ney Drug Co. Mi m WHO AND HOW HAS HE MADE HIMSELF SO POPULAR? These two questions are to be answered by the people of Cherokee County. What we want to know is: Who is the most popular R. F. D. carrier in Cherokee County? We have a clever set of boys serving our rural route friends and there is a question as to who is the most popular. The Ledger is going to give everybody a chance to vote on the IjJj t , subject, and to the one who is voted the most popular we are going to present a handsome, up-to-date R. F. D. mail ST S T wagon, made by Burns Bros. To the one receiving the second largest vote we will give a solid gold watch and to the carrier receiving the third largest vote we will give a carrier’s uniform. The Conditions of the Contest are Simple Cut out the coupons printed in each issue of The Ledger and mail them to this office." At the expiration of the time set for the closing of the contest the votes will be counted and the awards made to the carriers receiving the largest number of votes. In addition tojthe above, every person subscribing or renewing will be permitted to cast votes for his choice as follows: A two months subscription entitles the subscriber to 25 votes; a three months subscription to 40 votes; a four months subscription to 50 votes; a six months subscription to 75 votes; an eight months sub scription to ICO votes, and a yearly subscription to 150 votes. Now if you appreciate the service your R. F. D. carrier is giving you, clip out the coupon and begin voting. Vote early and often and give your carrier a nice, new up-to-date de livery wagon, in case of Ja tie]the parties tieing will each receive a wagon. This contest will close September 1st. * 4 We reserve the to •rontinue this contest one mom ii liiinr*-r COUPON I vote for as the most popular R. F. D. Carrier'in Cherokee County. Mail all Votes to The Ledger, Gaffney, S. C i L- »..« t.v- < > r » >■, >■ / *■ • t' > ■ _t <? *(?. *;'V < c' ' A’ <■ / • •• •’*' 'it’■■ > > ' s t. >' • >’ t’ ■ ' f / / / v