Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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) Ht' i r: Every Farmer As well as every business man should have a bank accouut. Why? Because: Your money is safer in the bank than anywhere else. Payiug your bills by check is the sim plest and most convenient method. Your check becomes a voucher for the debt it pays. 0 It gives you a better standing with business men. Money in the bank strengthens your credit. A bank account teaches, helps and en courages you to save. This bank does all the bookkeeping. Your bank book is a record of your business. National Bank of Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. " NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, That Old Hat Won’t keep Jack Frost from coming in at that broken win- dow glass. - - - - We have a new stock of Glass, Putty and Glaziers, you have the elbow grease. Lets form a combination and keep Jack out. WilkiDS-Watson Hardware Co. W Buy a Home With Rent Money! 1 \ 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. . K i * Cherokee B.|L‘ V. V. Giffnej, Sec’j & Trm. C. A. Maries, Prat ‘ School of Music Term Commences Week of September tat. Pupils may enter at any time after above date. Terms $4 .00 per scholastic month (4 weeks) payable monthly. No pupil received for less than 3 months. Instruction given on Piano, Organ, Violin or Guitar, and Cultivation of the Voice, either single or in class. Studio on 2nd floor of Spake bldg, opposite Star Theatre, Limestone St. Oct 22 EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. Recent Happenings in and Around the City and Other Events Gath ered by the Local News Editor. Business men report a fair busi ness last Saturday. Beginning Thursday, October 15th, the library hours will be from 3 to 5 o’clock. Cotton sold the local market yes terday at 8:75, being a little better than the price paid Saturday. The Woman’s Club will meet Wed nesday afternoon instead of Thurs day at the home of Mrs. W. F. Humphries. Workmen are engaged in repaint ing and otherwise improving the ap pearance of the Merchants and Planters Bank. County Superintendent of Kduca- tion J. L. Walker, was summoned to Union Friday on account of the death of his aunt, Mrs. S. C. Walker. Rev. W. T. Thompson preached the funeral of the late Adam Crocker at Bethesda church, in Spartanburg county, last Sunday at 11 o’clock. The remains of Mrs. Sallie Walk er, who died in Union last week, were interred at Skull Shoal Baptist Church, in this county, last Saturday. Tomorrow night Dr. J. B. Haw thorne will occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist church. He is one of the leading preachers of the South ern Baptist church. If you want td see a real good show for a small amount go out to see the Demorest Comedy Company at the Star Thetre next Thursday night. They are really good. The little three-yeaT-old daugMer of Mr. Moses Moore died last Thurs day morning of pneumonia. The bur ial took place Friday at Hopewell church. Services were conducted by Rev. B. L. Hoke, of Blacksburg. Mr. Moses and Mr. A. N. Wood left yesterday for Pacolet, where they go to see their father, Mr. James Wood, who is not xpected to live a great while. Mr. Wood is ninety-six years of age and has enjoyed remark ably good health until the past few months. Carrie White, a respectable color ed woman of this city, died Friday night after a lingering illness. Car rie had spent several years in New York city, where she contracted tuberculosis. Some months ago she returned to Gaffney and has been steadily declining until the end came Friday. Mr. S. B. Vassey, of the Thickety section, was a pleasant caller at The Ledger office Fridgy. Mr. Vassey has just returneu from a visit to the State University where he .»as two brotners who won scholarships, one from the county and one at large. Keep an eye on Cherokee boys. They are winners. Magistrate B. F. Camp, who had the misfortune to break his leg several months ago and who had just about recovered from the Injury* had the ill luck to fall again last Satur day and break the same leg again. He will be confined to his home for some time now, but his friends will wish for him a speedy recovery. The National Bank of Gaffney and the Gaffney Savings Bank believe in publicity, consequently they expend more money for newspaper space than most banks. If the remarks of the officials are any critrian they are well pleased with the results. Cer tain It Is that their advertisements are attractively worded and attract ively arranged. Mrs, W. C. Carpenter, who has been visiting in Barnwell, Columbia and Spartanburg, returned to the city last Thursday night. We clip the following from the Barnwell People: "Mrs. W. C. Carpenter has returned to her home In Gaffney af ter a short visit here to her sister, Mrs. J. A. Willis. Mrs. Carpenter was the guest of honor at many so cial functions while here in Barn well.” There will be a public meeting of the Lodge Historical Club in the Limestone auditorium on Wednesday evening. October 21st. An attractive programme has been arranged and the most attractive feature will be the beautiful, charming and fascinat ing young ladies of the college. The dummy will run free of charge and the entertainment will be free of charge. The public is cordially Invit ed to be present. There will be a reception immediately after the ren dition of the programme. Considerable excitement was creat ed yesterday morning by the dis covery of a bundle of bloody clothes under a car In the rear of J. W. Tol- leson’s store, and speculation was rife until It was learned that Dr. Pit man had performed an operation on Luther Suggs for a minor trouble, that he had left Suggs in his office and while he was away Suggs haA departed with the bloody clothes and disposed of them by throwing them under the car. Kersosene oil was poured over the clothing and a match applied, this disposing of the un sightly things. Sunday was exceptionally bright and beautiful and the congregation at Buford Street M. E. church unu sually large. The morning service consisted of baptism and reception Into the church of several young people. The remarks of the pastor were happily appropriate to the oc casion and the ceremony very im pressive. An arrangement of one of Abt’s songs for solo and chorus com prised the special music. At night Rev. Harper’s dlscuslon was on the suject of blind Bartimeus and les son to be drawn from the same. While Dr. Conley, of Woodruff, and Miss Stancel, one of the teach ers of the city school, were out driv ing Sunday afternoon the horse be* came frightened at an automobile. The young folks got out of the buggy and drove the horse to one side of the road and as Mr. Walter Baker, who was driving the auto, attempted to pass, the horse broke loose and ran away, demolishing the buggy. The accident occurred near Mr. T. G. McCraw’s home beyond Provi dence church. The young people were brought to the city In Mr. Fite’s machine, he being near the scene of the trouble at the time. ‘ Henry Bolls, a well known and respected colored man, died at his home in this city, near Limestone, last Saturday, after a few weeks ill ness. Henry was one of the beat known and best liked colored men In this town. For years he was In the employ o fthe Limestone Springs Lime Co., but for the past several years had been engaged in railroad bridge building. He was thirty-seven years of age. He leaves a wife and three children. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from Lime stone (colored) Baptist church, Rev. A. A. Simms officiating* He was buried with Masonic rites. Several w-hite people attended the funeral. Converse’s Delegation. Converse sent over a large dele gation yesterday afternoon to attend the local K. of P. meeting last night. There were two candidates for the second degree and the boys from Converse had their fun. The follow ing were the good fellows present: Messrs. S. M. Smith, J. A. Bender, J. B. Williams, W. H. Shurburtt, J. L. Hamea, L. O. Garven, J. H. Emory, A. H. Setzler, S. T. Reid, J. R. Smith, C. E. Cannon, Thos. Duncan, Dr. W. E. Montgomery, Rev. R, W. Humph ries, Rev. T. H. Harrison, and Capt. P. C. Hundley. Come again, boys. We are always glad to have you with us. Death of Mrs. 8. J. Ramsey. Mrs. S. J. Ramsey died at her home in the eastern section of the city yesterday morning about 8 o’clock. Deceased was about sixty years of age. She leaves a husband, three children and a large number of grandchildren and other relatives to mourn their loss. She was a con sistent member of Draytonvllle church and was highly respected and much beloved by all who knew her. The funeral will take place today. / SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served.) State of South Carolina, County of Cherokee. J. A. Gaffney and C. H. Gaffney, as Executors of the estate of T. W. Gaffney, deceased, and in their own right, J. Eb Jefferies, L. R. Ross, Et ta Ross, Lizzie Ross, M. L. Ross Mary Ellen Little, Edna Crocker, Almond Northey, Clyde Northey, Frank Nor- they, Joseph Northy, Pearl Hender son and Virgie Broom, Plaintiffs against Lenora Harril, A. J. Gaffney and Winnie Arnold, Infant, and Daisy Guthrie, Infant, Defendants. To the defendants Lenora Harril, A. J. Gaffney and Winnie Arnold, in fant, and Daisy Guthrie, Infant: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy la here with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said com plaint on the subscriber, at his office in Gaffney, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and If you fall to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the plantlff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded In the complaint Date Sept. 14, A. D., 1908. OTT8 & DOBSON, Plaintiffa Attys. To the above named Winnie Arnold, and Daisy Guthrie, minor Defend- * ants: Please Take Notice: That unless you procure the appointment of guar- dian-ad-lltem to appear and defend this action for you and In your be half, within 20 days from the service of the summons herein upon you, we shall move before His Honor, James E. Webster, Probate Judge, for said county and State on the 21st day af ter the service hereof upon you, ex clusive of the day of service, at 10 o’clock, A. M., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, for an or der appointing some suitable and competent person as guardlan-ad- lltem, authorizing and directing him to appear and defend this action for you In your behalf, and for such other and further relief as may be just. Sept 14. 1908. OTTS A DOBSON, Plaintiffs’ Attys. To Leonora Harrill and Winnie Ar nold, non resident, defendants: Please Take Notice: That the foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of J. Eh Jefferies, Esq., Clerk of Court for said county and State, and that a copy, and the original summons and complaint are on file in the office of Clerk of Court, to gether with the original order dated Sept. 14, 1908. OTTS A DOBSON. Attorneys for Plfts. Sept. 14 law 8w. —Finest watch repairing and en graving at Gaffney Jewelry Co. Bookkeeper If you will deposit your money in this bank and pay all your bills with checks we will keep an account cf it for you aud the checks will furnish you a re ceipt for all funds used, and in addi tion, you will know just where your money went, the time, and what it was for. Give it a trial. :: :: :: i Merchants and Planters Bank Gaffney, 8. C. CAPITAL, SURPLUS ARE PROFITS, SI00,000.00. I i REAL ESTATE FOR SALE FARM LANDS • 140 acres 3 1-2 miles from Gaffney on road leading to iron bridge over Broad river, 75 acres in cultivation, 40 acres in good timber, balance in pasture. Five room dwelling house, two good barns. Pays 8500 annual rent. Terms one-third cash,balance on terms to suit you. 77 acres, three miles from Gaffney, fronting on road leading to Pacolet. Good dwelling house and barns. Price $2,100. 13 acres just outside of corporate limits with good, small cottage and good barns. A golden opportunity for some one to engage in the vegetable, poultry or dairy business or all three combined. Kither is a money maker and all of them would make a man rich as there is no one in the business in this county. Two branches on it, 126 nursery fruit trees, 20 nursery grape vines. Its a money maker.* The price is down. Terms one-half cash, balance one year. CITY PROPERTY One lot on Mill street with 10 room duelling, very close in. Offered for a limited time at $2,000. This is a “panic” price. Call and see it. 49 vacant lota 80x160 near Irene Park, offered at panic prices. The panic is gone and money matters are easy, but this property is on the market to be sold at a sacri fice. It is within three blocks of court house. It is in the growing part of Gaffney. There has been ten new dwellings built on adjoining lots this summer. Sold to white people only. Supplied with city water and elec tric lights. They are money makers for speculators and good homes for everybody. Terms one-third cash, bal ance iu one and two years. One lot 80x160 on Mountain View street with nice four room cottage on it. Complete in every way. Never been occupied. Good well, good location. Price $850: one-third cash, balance one and two years. Could be bought on monthly payments. One vacant lot on Montgomery street near graded school. Price $400. Many other pieces offered at low prices. If you want to buy real estaie cheap see Z. A. ROBERTSON OFFICE OVER BARBER SHOP, CORNER ROBINSON AND LIMESTONE STS. GAFFNEY, - - - SOUTH CAROLINA. I HAVE PLENTY OF WOOD FIBER To plaster that house you are putting up fand also have plenty of Cement on hand now. Don’t your house need painting? Ladies, don’t your furniture and walls need painting? 1 have Cherrv. Dark Oak. Light Oak, Mahogany and Walnut Stains ip 25c, 40c and 65c cans. It don’t cost much to make everything look new and you can do it yourself. Come and get some of it. : : ::::::: June 30-OD-ly W. H. Philson, The Lumber Man. MONEY TO LOAN. We have clients who will loan money on good real estate. OTTS A DOBSON, Attys. Sept. 15 tf. j. e. otts n. a OTTS A DOBSON ATTORNEYS Practice in State and Federal Cc Local and long distance phones.