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'■*7 "' r v . THE QAFPNEY LEDCkrfE. Tuesday and Friday. ■A H- DeCamp, (dltar and Fubllahar The Ledger la not responsible for the views of Its correspondents. CITY DIRECTORY. OMelala. W. H. Ros* Major W. O. Johnson .. .. Major Pro Tern Geo. B. Hood City Clerk T. H- Littlejohn Treason T. H. Lockhart Chief Poliee A. L. Hallman Health Officer Butler a Osborns .. .. City Aitja. Board of Puhlle Works. A. N. Wood Chairman J. N. Lipscomb Ti B. G. Clary Board of Trade. W. C. Hamrick J. C. Otta.. .. .Pfeeident . Boers tary MARKET REPORT. LOC AL COTTON MARKET, lilddllaff 11.35 Hens 3tk - Prys 30c to 30c Docks... 20c k*ws loc Batter 15c Irish Potatoes, bushel hoc Turnips, bushel 1 00 Corn, bushel 1.05 Meal, bushel 1.06 Oats, feed, bushel Hoc •Oats, seed, bushel H5c to 11.00 Peas, clay, bushel *».0o Peas, white, bushel f3.25 Onions.bushel 80c tion of the working people of Gaffney and Cherokee county: Every laboring poor man should should buy himself a town lot, get that paid for, and then work to make the necessary Improvements. A lit tle here and a little there will In due time produce you a home of your own, and place you out of the land lord's grasp; remember that fifty dol lars a year saved In rent, will In a very few years pay for your home, and the money it costs you to move and shift about, without a loss of furniture and time, pay the interest on a five hundred dollar judgment against your property, until you can gradually reduce It to nothing. Yo\\ can all buy that way—why do you not risk it? If you fail you are no worse off—If you succeed, as any careful man is sure to do, you have made a home and established a basis equal to another’s, which will start you in business. PERSONAL PARAGRAPH* STAY on the farm. Wr tafcg the following from Mr. J. P. Sossoman's paper, The People’s Paper, published at Charlotte, N. C.: ft requires a stronger head and a stouter heart to take charge of fath er’s farm than to go to town and be come a part of the machinery. If you are a weak-minded young man or have not the courage to do a man’s NOTES AND COMMENTS. Ed. DeCamp, of The Gaffney Led ger, came over Saturday to witness the defeat of his splendid team by the Victor nine. Col. DeCamp was im pressed by the virility and progress- ness of our town and stated the he considered it one of the very best of the smaller cities in South Carolina —not even excepting Gaffney.—Greer Observer. Now' that fellow Remsen is a daisy. The very idea of our admitt'ng any town being as good as Gaffney. Why bless your soul, son, if we thought there was another town on earth as good as this one we would wish we were double so we could live in both of them. • • • 0 Mr. Blease tries to stir up feeling by saying that white people should not be taxed to educate negroes. Mr. Blease, as a lawyer, well knows that the constitution of the United States prevents anything being said in our laws about discriminating on account of color. That matter has been Mr. L. U. Campbell, who has been spending several weeks In Georgia, returned to the city last week. Mr. R P. Roberts, of the Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Co., was In the city Friday on business. Mr. J. B. Brown, of Goucher, was in the city yesterday. Mr. M. G. Huskey, a Cherokee county boy, who is now making his home at Shelby, N. C., was in the city Sunday and Monday “on business.” Miss Jessie Lipscomb, who has been sojourning at Asheville, N. C., returned to the city Saturday. Miss Carrie Gregory, of Lancaster, who has been visiting Miss Johnson, left for her home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Doggett, of Shelby, JC. C.. spent Sunday in the city with Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Lip scomb. on Frederick street. Monroe tVebster, a former Gaffney boy, who has lately been working in North Carofina. is in the city. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Sams, of Cow- pens. are in the city. They are stop ping with Mrs. Sam’s father, Mr. Moses Wood. J. P. White, of Yorkville, spent yes terday in the city shaking hands witl» his numerous friends. John formerly resided here and Yorkville secured a whole-souled citizen when he took up his abode in that town. Miss Vera Webb, of Birmingham, Ala., is in the city visiting Miss Jes sie Lipscomb, of Frederick street. Messrs. George and “Dick” Le- Master, two of Cherokee’s best citi zens, were in the city yesterday. W. S. “Bud” Wilson, of Drayton ville, was in town yesterday on busi ness. Miss Mary Stacy, of Blacksburg, was in the city yesterday. Miss Mary has a large number of friends here who are always glad to see her. W. D. Gaston and wife, of Buffalo, were in the city yesterday. Mrs. Gibbs Pridmore is spending this week with relatives in Greenville. L. F. Fowler, one of Blacksburg’s progressive merchants, spent Satur day in the city. Brossy Byars and Ernest Humph ries journeyed over to Buffalo town Kfehardson’s mother, on Victoria avenue. Master-Lewis Mllfersham, of Char lotte, N. C., who has been visiting in ! the city several days, returned to the Queen City yesterday. Miss Viola Mercer, left yesterday : to visit friends in Columbia. Sam L. Fort is a guest at a house party at Smithfield, N. at the home of Hon. W. D. Avera. J. F. Estes, a hustling bachelor and Ledgerite, and Sam J. Strain, R. F. D. ! carrier on Wllkinsville route I, called on The Ledger force for a short while yesterday afternoon. Miles Geddes, one of our mosr pro- gressive planters, was in the city yesterday. Rev. J. W. Shell, of Spartanburg, was in the city yesterday. Tom Hughes, of McKown's Moun-| rain, was in the city yesterday Sam and Jimmie Strain, of Etta! Jane, were among the visitors to the city yesterday. Will Brown, of Ravenna, was in the city yesterday. Prof. Davis Jefferies and wife, who have been visiting in the city, returned to Union yesterday. Mr. W. G. Fowler and ron, Johnny, were among the visitors to the city yesterday. Mr. M. C. (Neeley) Lipscomo and son, Lee, of White Plains, were in the city yesterday. Miss Snnie Falls, of Gastonia, N. C., is in the city, the guest of Mrs. L. C. Warmoth, on Grenard street. Messrs. Ed Stacy and Lynn Little john. have returned from a trip to the Isle of Palms. Miss Blanche Mlllershae, of Char lotte, N. C„ who has been visiting in the city several weeks, returned to the Queen City yesterday. Miss Wil lie DeCamp accompanied her. Messrs. Louis and Draper Wood and Maynard Smyth have returned to the city afte? a short visit to New York City. Dollar Saving Days Prosperity dates from the first dollar saved. If you are earning money you ought to save something. What you do now in the way of saving may determine what the future will bring you. We pay interest on savings accounts. Let us open one for We are prepared to serve the public in an accept-, able way. Have you tried us ? The Gaffney Savings Bank thoroughly discussed and settled by work, it will of course be best for you, lowing the trustees in each district • Saturday for the ball game. They to go to town and be a cog on one of | to apportion the money as they see saw only three innings, as rain inter- the little town machine wheels. You; fit Ag a matter of fact the negroes fered. get just about what taxes they pay.— Tom Brown, Wofford Pee Dee Advocate. C. E. Fisher and Walter Baker autoed Yes, and the truths of it is that the over to Buffalo to see the game Fri will soon be forgot there and your failure will scarcely be noticed. How beautiful is the life that the real true, farmer lives. He gets so much of the best that life holds. By the sweat of his brow he toils from negroes are making more of their op portunities than the whites—that is, day. They “auto” had an airship for ! their return trip. Mrs. S. F. Parrott and baby left In Honor Miss Millershan. Last Thursday evening Miss Willie DeCamp entertained a few of her friends in honor of her friend, Miss Blanche Mfllershan, of Charlotte, N. C., who has been visiting her for a while. The yard and porch were de corated in Japanese lanters making a very pretty effect with their hack- Humphries. | ground 0 f green. Miss Blanche Millershan rendered I some benatiful pieces on the piano. : Miss Julia Sarratt sang a number of I songs very sweetly. After this a game was played. Miss Louise Hop- Gaffney, S. G. early morn till the noon hour, when they are crowding more knowledge, yest erday for the lower part of the, kins winnlng the p r i ze and Mr. Kyle he refreshes himself by a well cook- p r0 p Or tj 0n ately into the cranlums of state where they go to visit relatives iw^nnort thp hnnhv THp irnpsts ed. healthful meal prepared by lovingly mtle negroea wlth what money; and friends. | tiTn p^ceeded to the hands Then he rests an hour or more, and takes a nap before he hitches the mule and plows again. The farmer has many blessings be stowed upon him by nature. There Is the pure, fresh air and sunshine, good water, and honest work, which make his muscles strong and his eyes bright. Pridmore spent Sunday in town that is badly afflicted with baseballlties. shame for this is not on the negro j q Litt i e lg loyal t0 Gaffney. He but the whites. What our white peo accompanied the boys to Buffalo and pie need to do is to give such dema- it is safe to say they were not friend- Blease the cold shoulder j ^ ess - Jones J. Darby left Saturday for Chester, where he goes to spend a they get. than the whites are crowd- Gibbs .,, _ . . .. i Greenville—the ing into their children. And the the gogues as and devote their time and attention His face is sunburnt, but that is to the development of their resources t . ew weeks w pb big parents. and the education of their children. honorable and shows he lives close to nature, and to live close to nature is to live close to God. Pale, palid. dyspeptic men may envy him, and see what fare he enjoys! He raises chickens on the farm and has plenty of fresh eggs, milk and butter. In his garden we find all wholesome and fresh vegetables. Here the wife Is Indeed a helpmate and not forever trudging about to societies, leaving her children at home or in the big road. She does not feel the need of belonging to a society, teaching moth ers how to raise children a home for her own. helping her hus- of the mi g ht ch er0 kees- wa s band and helped by him. She tries | cegg dining room where Miss Lucy Wood served re- fresments. After a few more songs and conversations the guest depart ed. Those Invited were: Misses Hattie Loue Littlejohn, Marion Cole, Daisy Wilkins, Gussle Dillard, of Spartanburg, Julia Sarratt, I Louise Hopkins, of Baltimore. Emmie ! Sams, Pauline Sams, Annie Sams, j Carrie Stewart, Mattie Mae Pearson, Bertha Lavender, Mildred Lipscomb, Gladys Ezell, Mary Jones. Alma Ham- Indians Scalped. j past two weeks, returned to the city r j f . k> j enn i e Hand, Anna DuPre, Patle (Greer Observer.) last Saturday. Lavender, Fannie Duff. Sarah Car- The Cherokee Indians, flushed with Miss Lucy Carpenter is spending punter, Sadie Lipscomb, Fannie Mae their two previous victories, came the weeks with her cousin. Miss Lila! j 0 nes, Virginia Littlejohn, of Spar- last Saturday with a bunch of root-, Sarratt, on Frederick street. tanburg. Nellie DeCamp, Jenelle ers just to show us that there was Mrs. J. B. Bell and little daughter: Tjj 0n j g0ni Messrs. Durbin Littlejohn, no luck in the former winning and and her son, Mr. Watson Bell, bave George Littlejohn, Charles Jones, that the dose could be repeated on; returned to the city after a visit to \oruijin Jones, Duke Hicks, Ollie Mrs. Bell’s father, Capt. 1). A. A. Wat- Hicks, Hazel Wood, Gordon West- Miss Sarah Carpenter, who has been visiting in Spartanburg for the Victor’s own grounds. They showed the Victor’s that it could—the other way round—and seven hundred ( royal fans keep up a perfect pande- She keeps mon j um 0 f no i 8e while the scalping— in pro of the Corinth Saturday in the to bring back the sunshine to his | face when he is troubled, and he »s her comforter when she is sad. They work hard and there are self-sacri fices to be made, but this makes then? both better In every way. So the days pass by and their child ren rise up and call them blessed, and they are happy, if only they knew It, and there’s the pathos of ft all— if only they knew. The farm can be made so attract ive that the boy will not want to leave it if the head of the farm will do his duty and the boy has anything in him. Now all this Is good doctrine and is well presented, but what we would like to know is this: Had not Rich ard Razor deserted the farm “to go to town to become a part of the ma chinery,” where would have been The People's Paper? Mr. Sossoman was a good farmer; be is a good newspa per man. We submit that the besr part of the "town machinery" come? from the farm. This Is no argument for the boys to leave the farm. The farm needs them worse than the town, but we see no reason why a boy should remain on the farm. If, like Mr. Sossoman, he realizes be can do better by becoming “a part of the machinery." The first game was one of the fast est and best ever seen in this part of the State—bar none—and abutided in brilliant individual plays and strong team work. Pool brought a mighty roar from the stand and bleachers by making a forlorn stop and light ning throw to first in the third inning. son, near Yorkville. W. W. Anthony, neighborhood, spent city. Mr. and MTs. J. (’. Jefferies and children are sojourning at Hender sonville for a short while. Miss Raymond Tolleson, of Spar- tanburg, is in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Osborne, on Buford stieet. Mrs. ('has. I;. McKinney, nee Miss Leila Curtis, of Jacksonville', Fla., is in the city, visiting friends and rel- rope, Douglas Westrope, Haygood Corry, Clarence Gallagher, Lewis MU- lershan. of Charlotte, Kyle Daven port, Francis Gaffney, Walter Little. We BUY A HOME. take the following very sage advice from the Fort Mills Times and /• commend It to the careful conaldera- thereby retiring the Indians at a atlves. ticklish period in the game. The Mrs. Latta Parish, of Baseotnville, | score in the game was to 0 in favor arrived in the city Saturday. She is of Victor. Time of game 1 hour and visiting her father, Mr. .t. ('. H. Duff,i 30 minutes. on Frederick street. The second game was a twice-told Ben Clary, who is now catching for | tale, the Indians managing to place !<be Wadesboro, N. C., baseball team, one man across the plate, while Vic-)«ame home Saturday for a few days, tor put her former three in for He leaves today for Wadesboro. homers. Mrs. Ed. Abftott and family, who Suttles and Trammell both pitch- have been visiting relatives in this ed excellent games and their support; county, left yesterday for Spartan- was perfect. • j burg, their home. Gaffney brough over a gentlemanly Mrs. Otto Whitner, of Greenville, crowd of players and rooters, and it visiting her mother, Mrq, M. S. was just too bad Ao take both games Clary. from such nice fellows. Mr. C. M. Smith left Sunday night Let’s have another series with Gaff-j ^or New York, where he goes on ney, and when the team goes over' business and pleasure combined. He let’s send over about a third of that| wI11 he gone about two weeks, bunch of rooters so much in evidence at Saturdays game. r» -—■—js Oeltoloua Banana Craam Tbli* r?ct Ipt !•» Iiit-ld ivvoiiin • tided by one ofoure rresp; ndi-nt* Pee. live I .rge nautiiia* tit'. -•MO'jtb with Bve tetiponufula of .ugitr r<i ••!*» teav-uu sweet ere.ini nett' ten to a fr'.th. i h -n add one ten ••ei.t iM'-Uave'.f L-u ..n .IF Lt. •’dissolved in 1H teaeipsh'diln .-wate- fi. ; itomould and win u c Idifari.Mi * th • ain.t<- cherries. “erve with whlpp ‘1 cream, o- y ftxtd pud- nlnghauce. JLLi.-u t» mi ., ■>> at: trocars at 10c. per pack ase A lot of men look on home as merely an “environment” and “hered ity.'" Forest Spears, of Jonesville, is visiting friends in the city. Sid Poag, a former Gaffney boy,! now residing In Rock Hill, spent. several days In the city last, week with his sister, Mrs. Robt. Swafford. Miss Nantie Bess Thompson, who now resides in Atlanta, Ga., is in the city for a few weeks, visiting her parents. Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Thomp son. on Victoria avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Isom Richardsoa, who are living at Milledgeville, Ga., are in the city 'visiting relatives and friends. They are stopping with Mr. A Shining Mark. (Edgefield Chronicle.) Mayor Rliett, of Charleston, is sim ply a shining mark for the perspiring malevolence of certain of his oppon ents in the Senatorial race. And with this frantic and perspiring malevo lence they make bold to entertain generous and intelligent people by the hour. Their frenzied attacks up on the democracy of Rhett; and up on his good faith to his own race, roll off of that. gentleman as rain drops roll off of cabbage leaves. And this is pretty much all we choose to say about the Senatorial, Congressional and Sollcitorship meeting in our town on Thursday of last week. It was a lively and very highly entertain ing meeting. There were brains in it, and education, and high mental cultivation, and oratory, and elo quence, and wisdom, and wit, and hn- mor. and satire, and ginger, and red pepper, and Tabasco-sauce, and what w<» primitive Edgefield people call “hell-fire and puccoon root.” And still it was but a wretched and piti ful manifestation of human self-seek ing. I I I I I i ii S 1 E i ?! * kl i Fresh TURNIP Seeds NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. We will receive bids for the con struction of the Farmers Warehouse in the town of Gaffney as per plana of the architect, up to August 20th, 1908. The right Is reserved to reject any or all bids submitted. R. C. Sarratt, President. W. C. McArthur, Secretary. 11-14 and 18. C All new, clean stock. We have handled these same seed for 5 years. They give universal ^ satisfaction. If fact S not a single “kick’ J has been made on the quality of our seeds. If ^ you want the best we I have them. i | The j Cherokee jprug Com'py Halt j Just stop and think one moment about your printed stationery. “A firm or individual’s printed stationery is an index to his business judgement.” If you want something that you can be sure will make a good impression where- ever seen bring your job printing of every des cription to us. We guarantee satisfac tion and can do work in a “hurry.” The Ledger, Gaffney, S. C. 'Mail orders receive prompt attention. Ot-J $63 to $81 Pays Board, Tuition and Room Rent At Piedmont High School for the entire sefrsion of nine months. Tin school is situated In Cleveland County, at the foot-hills of the Rlue Kidge. Magnificent scenery Mineral water No malaria. Splendid communliy. viost heartily do ! recommend the School to all who have sons and daughters to edu- . E. Tatloii. President, Wake Forest C>1 lege. cate.’’—Csah. r,. l Avuni. rresiaem, wake r orest unlege. “On all sides 1 saw evidences of patient, pains taking labor, thorough scho.arshiu and marked executive ability.”—J. B. Caki.yi.e. Prof. Latin. Wake Forest. “The instruction is tlwrough and the Inlluence surrounding the pupil e’neiientRev It. F. Trkuway. •‘In my opinion there is no High School in ti is part of the country doing better and more thorough educational work ”—E. Y. Webb, Member of Congress. “It is the best and cueapest school in the State.”—E. M. Koonce. Mem. N.C Legislature. “One ot the best Preparatory Schools in the State.’’—Cleveland Star. President*st office, I’nivehsity or North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. < May ‘>th. UK)6. Mr. VV. I) Borns, Principal Piedmont High School. Lawndale N. C. I)er,r Sir:—The young men who have come to the University from tne Piedmont High School have taken a good stand in their -lasses and have done faithfu and satisfactory work. Very truly yours, Francis P. Venaslf., President. July 10-2-mos For catalogue write to W. D. BURNS, Lawndale, N. G. 7 1 University of South CarolinB. Wide range of choice in Scientific, Lit erary, Graduate ^nd Professional Courses leading to degrees of Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science, Licentiate of III strnction, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts, Civil Engineer and Electrical En gineer. Well equipped Laberatories, Li brary of over 40,000 volants. Expenses moderate — many students make their own expenses. Next Session (104th) bo gins September 23rd, 1908. For An nouncement write to the President, Co lombia, S. C. July 3 to Sept. (J