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THE GAFFNEY LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday. Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Fubllahor The Ledger la not reepontfble tor the riewa of its oorreapondenta. CITY DIRECTORY. OMolala. W. H- Roaa Major W. O Johnson .. .. Major Fro Tom Geo. H- Hood City Clork T. H. Littlejohn T. H. Lockhart Cklol Polloo A. L. Hallman Hoaltk Offleor Butler & Oaborno .. .. CltJ Attja. Board or Publlo Worfca. A. N. Wood Chairman J. N. B. G. Clary Board of Trade. Where candidates are equal In character we never advocate the elec tion of any particular man, but when the honor of South Carolina la at stake we do not hesitate. This year Wllklnsvllle. spent Wednesday in the city. Mr. John R. Hughes, of Wllklns vllle, was a visitor to the city Wed nesday. elation which convenes there at the Cherokee Avenue church Mr. J. M. Metts, of the Mt. Paran section was in town Thursday morn ing on business. In behalf of the "New South" was truly noble and Inspiring. I am for the New South, always. I consider it a most noble idea. The “Old South" was grandly magnifleent, but the New South is, or should be, better Hon. Calvin W. Whisonant, one of Mrs. Etta Kudlsall and little daugh we do not hesitate to say that it! Cherokee’s progressive citizens, spent ter, Wannette, left Thursday mom- still. It is said that Grady began his would be a blight upon our intelli-! Wednesday in the city on business. ing for their home ot Lincolnton, N. career as a journalist in New York, Miss Kate Hamilton and Mr. Robt. C., after visiting relatives here and but he soon decided to leave that gence should we fail to re-elect Gov Ansel. Merchants and Wilkins went to Greenville Wednes- at Gaffney for two weeks, day to meet Mrs. Chas. McKinney, Messrs. Darwin, Walter and Lee * who is here visiting relatives and Blalock attended the picnic at Mt. Pa- business concerns friends. ran Wednesday and report a good Mrs. W\ M. Steele and Misses Lois time, and Margurite Steele, of Rock Hill, Mrs. E. R. Turner and little son are visiting Mrs. J. B. Bell, on Mont-1.1. W., of Rock Hill, spent Monday | gomery avenue. here with her daughter, Mrs. W. W. W. C. Hamrick J. C. Otta.. .. .President .Secretary MARKET REPORT. LOCAL COTTON MARKET. Middiin? 11.35 Heu!> 30c Frys 20c to 30c Ducks 20c Eggs 10c Butter 15c Irish Potatoes, bushel 80c Turnips.bushel 1.00 Oorn,bushel.... 1.05 Meal, bushel —1.05 Oats. teed, bushel 80c Oats, seed, bushel 85c to fl.00 Peas, clay, bushel $3.00 Peas, white, bushel 12.25 Onions, bushel 80c THE ONLY ANSWER IS “NOI" Cole L. Blease, candidate of the dispensary element for governor of South Carolina ‘s the king of dema gogues. In his opening speech of the present campaign Mr. Blease said: “l am opposed to the higher educa tion of the negro race, and In favor of the taxes paid by white people go ing to. and being used only for, the education of white children. advertise in order that the people may know they have something to offer. The newspaper reader who simply reads the news and pays no attention Mrs clarence Sullivan, of Ander- Duncan, on Carolina street. to the advertisements is standing in son, is visiting her parents, Dr. and his own light. Very often a person Mrs. W. A. Fort. FILBERT NEWS- loses money by not watching the ad- Mr. John D. Dixon, of the Gow'deys- —— ■ - vertisiug columns and taking advant- v ^ e neighborhood, was in the city Review of Events from One Our York age of the bargains offered in them. ^ U< Sf * a5r ’ # county correspondents. # Miss Lillian Hopper spent Wednes- : day in Blacksburg, returning to the How about that County Fair Asso-1 c j ty yesterday. ciation? Now, really don’t you think Mr Ben McCullough, of Hoodtown, it would do as much or more to eu- spent Tuesday in the city. courage the raising of stock, the per-! Mr. John Will Hubbard, of Ander- great, heartless, greedy, pulsing, throbbing, suffering center of popula tion known as the metropolis. Thus he returned to Dixieland, where friends are dear and hearts are true, and here he made a name for himself that, shall endure for all future time. Grady was, I am willing to believe, unselfish and generous to a fault. The South, and especially Georgia, . ... . , ... ’ . ' • , i split up by reason of the simple dif- ts a most excellent place for writers . _ ,, ^ , , * , , ferences on religious matters, and it !° live and work. In fact, onr South., , 0 carry , he dimension and land is the finest, most magnificent; differences of opinion outside of the “A Baptist Lawyer.” (Spartanburg Herald.) Rev. Dr. A. M. Simms, p&ator of tba Gaffney Baptist church, has got Into a bit of notoriety that is probably not very deirahle. Some time ago he In serted the followfng advertisement In the Baptist Courier: “A Baptist lawyer who wants a line field for practice will do well to writ to Dr A. M. Simms, pastor of tba First Baptist •church. Gaffney, S. C. Gaffney is a live, progressive town, and Dr Simms undertstands the alt- uation." It. is unfortunate that Dr. Simms saw fit to take this course. The re ligious denominations are sufflcientlj D. 1, Aug. fection of plant industry and the de velopment of our mineral resources than anything else. Let every Chero- keean, merchant, mechanic, planter and patriot begin to talk county fair and cpntinue to talk it until it is a reality. • • • The Ledger is more than ever de termined to give the people of Chero kee county a newspaper in the very best sense of the word. We are no organ. We do not advocate the claims of any man or set of men but believe in “a square deal to all." With that end in view we solicit the friendship and patronage of all. Help us to make The Ledger a better pa per by telephoning or sending in news items if you cannot see the local man and give them to him. son, spent several days in the city this week. His business seemed to be along femanine lines. Miss Raymond Tolleson, who has been visiting relatives and friends Is the city, returned to her Spartan City home Wednesday. BLACKSBURG NEWS- PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Newsy Notes and personals from ths iron city Across the Broad. Mrs. B. F. Logan, of Patterson Springs, N. C. ( is here visiting her children, Mrs. D. S. Ramseur and Mr. Gordon Logan. Mrs. Luther Hord and little daught er, Virginia Elizabeth, of Lincolnton, N. C., are visiting Mrs. J. B. Blalock, on Shelby street. Miss Mary Stacy returned home Monday from Gaffney where she visited relatives. Miss Edna Bridges and Mr. Fur man Belue spent Tuesday afternoon in Grover, N. C„ with friends. Rev. and Mrs. B. L. Hoke ana little daughter, Lucile, are attending the association In Gaffney., Mrs. Mary Earl is in Gaffney this week visiting relatives and attend- Filbert, R. F. Western Kansas postmaster wanted to inform the public that the loca tion of the postofflee had been changed, so he inserted this notice in the local paper: "The postofflee has been moved from where it was to where it is now.” "Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love." —Shakespeare. had they ne’er been "And better born. Who read to doubt, or read to scorn —Scott. portion of God’s green earth over ' which the sun has ever shone—Italy 10.—Ajto the contrary notwithstanding. And I will “lick" the first person who dares to contradict me, too. Now. Mr. Editor, don’t you think as I do about this matter? Let us have your opinion as to the finest country. To judge from a recent issue of The Ledger, which contains some ex ceedingly witty paragraphs, we have in Mr. DeCamp an editor quite as brilliant as the editor of the Columbia State. Mrs. Ben Adkins and daughter, Mrs. Bessie Huggins, spent Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hogue. Jezebel Johnson, a colored girl, died in this section Thursday. If I mistake not, she was a sufferer from what is commonly called "galloping consumption," which is a very deadly disease. I believe I have been the means of adding one more scribe to The Led ger’s staff. I recently received sev eral communications from a Blacks burg lady, who, like myself, is a shut- in. She writes such fine, scholarly letters that I suggested that she may write for our paper, taking the liber ty to inform her that the editor Mrs. John E. Carroll and children, of Yorkville, are visiting at Mr. J. R. Hogue’s. Count that day lost whose low, de scending sun Sees from thy hand no worthy action done. Ben Hope. Mr. W. E. Smith and three daught- a8M ,:latl„n In Gaffney, f " oul , d . 1>erhai, v s 5i '“ ers, of Glendale, are in the city visit- Mrs. Mary Earl is in Gaffney this to1 ei ’ ’ ‘ ’ In order to show’ that Mr. Blease 1 i n g Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kirby. week visiting relatives and attend- 101,6 >OU „7 ° ^ 1S ’ aS ° a 6 is a demagogue, that he is insincere Mr. W. D. Kirby was among the ing the association. gret* irLTette^ evinTraJe Z in his protestation of enmity th^wW W «>. barbecue at Mr. I.arkln Smith returned _ here. ^ and „ , am aWe the negro and that he simply uses ^ Sumter Littlejohn spent Wed-1 The candidates for congress, Messrs, that argument to catch the vote of neS( j a y the good people of Mt. Butler, Finley and Pollock, spoke the white people who do not care to paran and reports a most enjoyable Wednesday afternoon to quite a good post themselves in regard to his true day. crowd of our voters and all made record we will say that he is a trus- P™f. W. L. Johnson went over to R p] en( ii,] addresses on the issues of i Piedmont Springs yesterday morning the campaign. Each one of them tee in ?his negro co ege. ! S p en( j a (] a y or s0 w ith "Billy." made some friends among our people. We have known Prof. Thos. E. Mil- Miss Blanche Corry left Wednes- Quite a number of our people at- ler, who is president of the negro col ,i a y evening for Baltimore, Md. tended the picnic and campaign lege at Orangeburg, for years. He Mrs. J. H. Turner left yesterday for speaking at Mt. Paran Wednesday has the reputation of being a truthful i Greenville, where she goes to visit and an report a fine time. It is to relatives. be understood that there was plenty Mr. I. M. Peeler was among the 0 f good things to eat as the Mt. Paran Cowpens Wednesday. last week from Tide Water, Ala. to judge. I am doing all I can to en courage genius. Miss Fanny Burns is visiting her We All Know Him. We have a man in Anderson who knows Mr. Kern quite well.—Dally Mail. We have a man In Union who used to buy vegetables from Mr. Kern’s sister.—Union Times. We have a man in Branehville that they fell us is Mr. Kern’s first cousin. —Branehville Journal. We have a man in Laurens whose daughter’s first cousin’s wife has bought vegetables just like those sold by Kern’ sister, dern it.—Laurens Advertiser. We have a man in Clifton who is church. A Baptist lawyer is no bet tor than a Presbyterian or a f'athollo lawyer or an atheistic lawyer, for that matter. It does not spoak well for the tolerance or liberality of view ot any man to seek to widen the differ ences of the people on religious mat ters. The tendency should be either in the opposite direction or it should he nil. The Southern Christian Advocate, the Methodist periodical of this State, published in Spartanburg has this comment on Dr. Simms’s advertise ment: "A month has passed and yet Dr. Simms has not secured his Baptist lawyer. As the Advocate scorns sec tionalism and sectarianism, and Is unwilling that Dr. Simms’s’ denomi national scruples and pride should be further mortified, we cheerfully pub lish his advertisement free on our editorial page.” The Advocate’s real purpose is plainly to hold Dr. Simms up to ridi cule, and in this the Methodist pa per's position is no better than that of the Gaffney pastor. sister, Mrs. Austin Cobb, at Hickory, autBorit y for ,he statement that he Grove* 1 hear(1 another man say that Maj. Mr Wylie Hogue has returned to Hemphill said that Mr. Kern was his home at Camden. born in Charleston.—Clifton Chronicle Why James Lee Got Well. Everybody in Zanesville, O., knows Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route 8. She writes: “My husband. Tames Lee. firmly helives he owes his life to the use of Dr. King’s New Discorvery. His lungs were so severely affected that consumption seemed inevitable, when a friend recommended New Dis covery. We tried it, and its use has restored him to perfect health.” Dr. King’s New Discovery is the King of throat and lung remedies. For coughs and colds it has no equal. The first dose gives relief. Try it! Sold un der guarantee at Cherokee Drug Co, .'0c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. and honest man, and this is what he says about Mr. Blease: “I know Hon. Cole L. Blease well. I have watched his acts and votes in the senate. I believe, and the records show that he never cast a vote against the college, no)“ has he moved to cut down appropriations." These statements are true. There can be no denying them. Now, the qustion remains, can any self-respect ing white man who loves South Caro lina afford to vote for a man for the high position of governor whose actions do not square with his words? There can be but one answer, and that is—"No!” NOTES AND COMMENTS. Don’t lose sight of the good roads question in the shuffle. There M really more merit in it than all other questions combined. If you do not believe this it is because you have not studied it thoroughly. • • • High ideals of citizenship should be cherished by every boy. Begin to teach your boy, no matter how poor or humble, that It is possible for him to some day be governor If he only lives right. • • • Gaffney’s business men should not forget to attend the meeting of the Board of Trade at the city hall to night. A project that means much toward developing a Greater Gaffney will be brought up and discussed. • • • If you love South Carolina, if you have a panicle of esteem or admira tion for the head of the State govern ment; if you want to be represented by a high-toned Christian gentleman, you will vote for Ansel for governor. • • • Mr. William Jennings Bryan on Wednesday for the third time, accept ed the nomination of the Democracy for president. Honestly, things look brighter than they have In the last sixteen years aud we are beginning to think that maybe there is some showing for us after all. Cherokee Confederate soldiers to lake in the reunion at Greenville. “Uncle Jap" Pinson attended the old soldiers reunion at Greenville. Hon. W. G. Austell attended the ro union of the old soldiers In Green ville this week. Mrs. W. A. Rudasill and little daughter, of Lincolnton, N. C., spent last week with her sister, Mrs. J. S. Fortenbery, on Logan street. Mr. Oscar Fortenbery, of Marion, X. C., is visiting his mother, Mra. J. S. Fortenbery. Mrs. J. Frank Carson is visiting relatives of Mr. Carson at Yorkville. Mr. Gene Sarratt, one of Cherokee's best farmers, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. John Painter, than who no community boasts of a better citizen, was in town yesterday. Mr. Asbury McCraw, one of The Ledger’s staunch friends, was in flTe city yesterday shaking hands with his friends. people are noted for their picnic dinners. Miss Ella Little, of Greenville, pass ed through here Thursday morning on her way to Piedmont Springs' where she will spend a . few days. Little Misses Mary and Rachel Whisnant spent the first of the week with their grandfather, Mr. Whisnant, at King’s Creek. Mrs. D. A. Thomson and little daughter are visiting relatives at ML Paran this week. passed through here Wednesday to attend the picnic at Mt. Paran. Mrs. Martha Moore spent the first of the week in the country with Mrs. Frances Kitchen. Mrs. McCubbins and daughter, Miss Lunnette, of Union, are here, the guests of Mrs. Rainey. Miss Reba Cain, of Yorkvillle, is , visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Brown at this penning (Friday.) Mr. J. N. Hogue is doing some car penter work for Mr. L. L. Smith. Mr. J. A Jackson is stopping in this section once more. Miss Mary Love spent Monday | night with Miss Mattie Love, at the, "Locust Hill.” Mr. J. B. McCarter Is doing some building on his place. He has also secured the contract for clearing off the Beersheba church yard, which work must be completed within this month. I desire a personal talk with the editor. I have now been writing six or seven months. I have striven ! Q A New Orleans woman was thin. & J . Because she did not extract sufficient V J nourishment from her food. She took SooH 9 * * Emulsion. Result: She gained a pound a day in weight ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AND fl.OO M P .'-V * . „ _ . throughout to make my correspon- Quite a number of Gaffney peopw, aa lat( . restlag> entertalalng and instructive as I could. I think] I’ve made some improvement since my first letter. But never, at any time, have letters reached as high a standard of excellence as I should have desired. Have injected more politics into my work than I once had Mrs. Jennie Roberts has which is a curiosity, it having on one end of it an owl’s head Mr. and M*s. M. H. Morrow went »o Shelby, X. C\, to attend the funeral^ Mr. R. A. Dobson, of, Laurens, is i of >i r . John Magness whose death oc- any idea of doing, tho’ I believe I speak the truth when I say this was more natural than intentional. My reading and thinking have rendered me somewhat of a politician in spite! of myself. But I believe I have al visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dobson, of this city. Mr. Luther Bonner, a prosperous White Plains planter, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Joe Gallman. of Spartanburg, accompanied by his little son and daughter and Miss Erie Lancaster, are visiting the family of J. P. Hamil. Mrs. H. C. Knox went to Piedmont Springs Wednesday to Join Mr. Knox, who is electrifying the visitors and the natives by "running the ponies.” Mrs. Eva Shaw, of Charlotte. N. f\. is visiting her parents. Capt. and tfrs. S. S. Ross, on West Frederick street Mr. W. A. Wltisonant, of Blacks- curred there Wednesday. Th<* Laurens base ball team came over this morning to play two gam^s with the home team. The Blacks burg boys expect to win both games. Messrs. W. S. Bird, James Blalock. Logan Ross and Boyd Ross went over to Gaffney Wednesday to see »he game of ball between Gaffney and Laurens. Mr. and Mrs. Lee May hew and son, Talmage, of Patterson Springs, N. (\, visited Mrs. Mayhew’s sister. Mrs. Gordon Logan, on Cherokee street, a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ixiwry, of Pat terson Springs, N. C., spent Wednes day with Mrs. D. O. Davis, on Chero- hurg, was In the city Wednesday on j kee street. business. Miss Eunice Thomson, of Pacolet. Mr. and Mrs. George Caskey, of! is spending a few days here with her __________ j sisters, Mrs. R. S. Cooksey and Miss i liesnie Thomson. Mr. and'Mrs. Allie Osborne spent Tuesday in Shelby, X. C„ with Dr. J. $ioo Reward, $ioo Tlife .•c;i(tcr»oftlitH paper will l)« '• learn that there Is at IcHKt one (lr*-ac!« << II-.- eaae thatKcience hax been able t< -nr* !i. all ItHHtap-oHid that tsCa'ii rb. Ha ! h .tu-rl Cure ih the only pqsiti v»* cure n«ia n< ^ '< the medical fraternity ( .i:*::' constitutional disease. 11-14u;res a n-*'; •• tlonal treatment. Hall's 1 at a' rh i.-- taken internally, aet.lnp d'rcc';, ;> ■ m blood and mucous Mirfa <0 • < yv-i«- thereby destroying the founOat: >< of 'I .- disease, and giving the pet 1 ' nf siren.-iii ‘o building -ju the constitution i n as* uioig nature in ooing Its work. The proprietors hare so much faith In It* curative i«owers that they offer One Hundred I loll nr* for any •a»e that It falls to cure, -tend for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. Chmcv & Uo Toledo o. Sold by Druggists. TV- Han’KTatniTv Pilla ai- the best R. Osborne's family. Mis Hi l <-la and Belle Darwin aro •ending two weeks at Henderson ville, Asheville and Lake Toxaway. Mrs. W. N. Hackney and children, of Greenville, are the guests of her sister, Mrs. P. B. Whisnant, on Shel by street. Messrs. J. B. Ross and W. J. Moore- head went over to Gaffnej Thursday morning to attend the Baptist Amo* lowed no ignoble sentiments to have any place in my work. I know that 1 I have striven, all along, to avoid meanness. And, Mr. Editor, I hope you are pleased with me as a scribe. Indeed, I believe you are pleased with me, for you have given me the best opportunity to express my ideas that 1 have ever had. I am making the most of it, too. I allow you to "blue pencil” me just whenever I need It, so long as you don’t cut it all out. Generally speaking, I think editora are very patient with us, as we some times have badly prepared work for them to arrange and print. I began with the intention of making my work a classical feature of The Led ger. and this intention is still upper most in my mind. Fodder will soon be ready to strip, and cotton will, ere long, begin to show forth its fleecy sell Home of our farmers are bow haul ing cord wood to market. Watch the political pot boll and bubble, seethe and simmer. But we'll soon know who’s who, as the 25th is nearly here. Come on, boya, and give your choice a rousing rote. I want to see the election, this year, just beat the band, for the nomber of votes cast. I believe that the lac- Henry Grady was one of the finest characters the South has ever produced. His work \ 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 Gafifhey Savings Bank Gaffney, S. C.