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*- ' • -i* • K THE OAFFNEY LEDOCR. Tuesday and Mday. Ed H- oaCamp. Editor and Fudllehar The Ledger la aot raapoaa'bla tor tb> Tlewa of Ita oorreapoademta. NOTES AND COMMENTS. ‘ Will the Dispensary Pay?” Is the heading over an article In the Union Times by Rev. F. C. Hickson. We thought Mr. Hickson bad long since come to the conclusion that the die- venaary was not a paying institution. * • * The leaders of both parties con tinue to claim everything in sight, and some that is out of sight. When election day arrives the G. O. P. will reaeh down in its jeans, produce the long green and elect Billy Taft. That has been their method in the past and we look to see them duplicate it Tuesday week. Otherwise Miss De mocracy will win in as walk. • a a Night riders in Tennessee called two prominent lawyers out of a hotel last Monday night and murdered them because they were instrumental in having the legislature pass an act reg ulating fishing in Reel Foot Lake. What is this country coming to? A lot of hot headed, vicious devils ride rough-shod over the law of the land and commit murder to avenge a real or fancied grievance, the governor offers $10,000 as a reward for their capture and conviction and there the matter ends until the lawless element get ready to commit further depreda tions. There isn’t so much the mat ter with our laws as there is with our boasted civilization. • • • The Ledger today begins a new voting contest. This time it is for the most popular lady and gentleman employed in- the mills of Cherokee county. The contest is open to every employee of a mill located in this county. The contest will be conduct ed with the same fairness with which the last contest was conducted. No favoritism will be shown anyone. In order to encourage everybody to work we will allow a commission of 25 per cent during the contest. We want to run the subscription list well over the two thousand mark this time and we want you to help us do it. Begin to save the coupons today. Vote early and often. Read the an nouncement on another page. Ton vote for anyone you may wish. • • • located at Pickens, arrived home hut Saturday and will remain here sever al weeks. Mr. Sumter Littlejohn and three children were among the Gaffney folks to attend the Mecklenburg fair at Charlotte Wednesday. Mr. D. C. Ross went up to Char lotte yesterday to attend the Meek- leu burg fair. ' Mr. and Mrs. El. D. House’, of Blacksburg, were in the city Tues day. Dr. H. E. Fie field, of Wllkinsville, was in the city Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Gaffney returned to the city the first of the week from Charlotte where she attended the music* festival. Mr. A. J. Harmon, of the Grassy Pond section, was a visitor to the city Tuesday. Mr. M. R. Sams, of Jonesville, was in the city Wednesday on business. Mr. A. E. Kramer, of Norfolk, Va., was in the city ruesday. Miss Mable Ramseur, of Blacks-i burg, was a city visitor Tuesday. ( Mr. Clarence Sullivan returned to his home in Anderson Tuesday. Miss Ray Macomson, who has been visiting Miss Wilma Uaffney for several days, returned home Wednes day. Mr. L. G. Potter, who accompanied his daughter, Miss Loulie, to New York, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Spurgeon, of Old Fort, N. C., who have been visit ing their brother, Mr. V. I. Spurgeon, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. W. C. Hamrick was a visitor to Spartanburg Wednesday, accompan ied by Miss Bertie Phillips. Mr. Z. A. Robertson returned home Wednesday from Middle Tennessee, where he purchased a carload of hogs and pigs. Mr. M. L. Gulliek and son. C. L., of Greenville, spent Wednesday in the city on business. Mr. G. R. Wylie and wife, of Blacks burg, were among the visitors to the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Enslowe left last week for Salem, Mo., where they will make their future home. Their many friends wish them much suc cess and prosperity. Miss Lillian Jones went to Spar tanburg yesterday to do some shop ping. Mr. R. E. Linder, of .Maud, was in the city yesterday. Mr. O. L. Goforth was a city visitor yesterday. Mr. Ralph Sarratt is spending the week in the country at his uncle’s, Mr. J. I. Sarratt’s. Dr. J. T. Darwin was at Thickety yesterday. Mrs. Bessie Wood returned to the city Wednesday after a few days visit to friends and relatives at Paco- let. Mr. T. L. Brown went to Cowpens Wednesday on business. RAVENNA READINGS. The Ledger now enjoys a splendid circulation among /the farmers of Cherokee, as weH/’as the citizens of Gaffney and Blacksburg. There is an element (j? our people, however, that we, do reach as thoroughly as we / Would like, although we have many very appreciative friends and pat rons among them, and these are our mill people. We waut to reach more of them than we do and with that idea in view we have inaugurated another voting contest which we hope will aftpeal to them especially. The Ledger prints every week a col umn or more of mill news which should be interesting to them. Be sides, they should take The Ledger because of its local news value. Now let us all pull together for a large in crease in The ledger’s subscription list We give more real value than any other newspaper in South Caro lina for the money and so thoroughly convinced are we of this fact that we agree to discontinue any subscrip tion and return the money if anyone becomes dissatisfied with the paper after having subscribed for it. Card of Thanks. | The undersigned desire to thank their friends for the efforts made in their behalf in the recent contest con ducted by The Ledger. 'We also de sire to thank The Ledger for the fair ness in which the contest was con ducted. We are all perfectly con tent wljjfc' the result, and should another contest be conducted we it will be as successful as this one. Sam W. Clary, R. Lee Byers. Albert McKown, Forest Huggins. EHOWS DECREASE. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Imports and Exports of South Africa During 1908. Washington, Oct. 22.—South Afri- oa's import* and export* decreased materially during the first half of 190€, according to a report of Vice Consul General Foster of Capetown. Into the countries which form the British Booth Africa customs’ union there were imported $60,724,713 dun inf that period against $64,272,454 in 1907, the figures for the United States being $6.374, a decrease of half ^ mdliion dollars for the same period (<’l90ff. Meet of the imports were from the United Kingdom. The South African products, includ ing dtamoacL and sold exported dur ing the ha» year, aggregated $1 hf. 17f*, - 706, a decrease of almost $9,000,000 tor the previous corresponding period, a decline largely accounted for by diminished dtonaond exports Mr. P. T. Camp, of Blacksburg, was a business visitors to Gaffney Tues day. Mr.' and Mrs. T. C. Petty, left yes terday morning for Charlotte, where they go to attend the Mecklenburg fair. Mr. Fred A. Garvin, a Cherokee boy who is bookkeeper at the .Char leston navy yard, and his friend, Mr. Paul Rollins, are spending their va^ cation in the city with Mr. Garvin’s relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Philbeck, of Boiling Springs, N. C., spent several days in the city last week with Mr. Tillman Huskey, father of Mrs. Philbeck. They returned to Boiling Springs Sunday. Miss Lucy Black, of Blacksburg, spent Wednesday night in the city, the guest of Miss Winnie Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Inman, of Wil- kinsville, were visitors to the city Wednesday. Killed ‘by Highwayman. Portland, Oreg., Oct. 22.—R. T. Butterwortli, a jeweler of St. John, a suburb of this city, and a brother Of former Alderman William Butter- worth, of Chicago, was shot dead Tuesday night by a highwayman near hie residence. The object of Newsy Notes and Personals From Our Regular Correspondent. Ravenna, Oct. 20.—B. F. Brown left yesterday for Edgefield where he en ters college. C. L. Lipscomb, of Gaffney, was a visitor at Goucher Sunday. Miss Ella Brown is spending this week In Gaffney. Mr. Lee Roy Sparks, of Glndall, was a visitor at Goucher last Sun day. R. R. Brown is attending the United States court at Greenville this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Brown, of Paco- let, visited Mr. and Mr^. R. I). Spake last Sunday. Mr. Doney, an Insurance agent of Yorkville, attended the Goucher ser vices last Sunday. Mr. G. R. Sparks, of Pacolet, spent last Sunday in this section. Rev. Mr. Wylie, of Pacolet, visited our Sunday school last Sunday after noon and delivered a good talk along the Sunday school lesson, followed by an excellent talk by Rev. J. W. Guy, the pastor of Goucher church. Mr. K. R. Goforth, Junie and Wyatt Goforth, D. D. Brown and J. R. and W. R. Wilkins all attended the circus at Spartanburg Saturday. M. W. Brown and W. C. Goforth were visitors to Gaffney last Tues day. Mrs. George E. Brown and children, of Jonesville. spent the latter part of last week visiting relatives here. Mr. J. D. Jefferies, Jr., of Asbury, was among his friends here last Fri day preparing his gins for ginning. Mr. H. D. Mathis and son, Albert, were having cotton ginned at Gouch er last Friday. Mr. Lloyd Austell, of Gaffney, spent some time here last Thursday after noon. The Ledger was some larger last Friday than usual, for with all Its newsy items and letters, ten pages were required. Mrs. C. E. Kitchens went to Spar tanburg last Friday. Mrs. Kitchens was well pleased with all she saw while in the city. She visited her son, Mr. J. T. Kitchens, while there. The sad death of Mr. William Aus tell caused much grief here where he was well known. He was a faithful soldier and during his war servleos, had one of his legs wounded so bad ly It had to be amputated. His death is keenly felt all over Cherokee coun ty and we extend our sympathies to all the bereaved cures who mourn be cause he Is no more. The death,-of Mr. T. L. Shippy, of Spartanburg, was also mounrned here by relatives and friends. Mrs. Kate Jefferies, of Grindall, passed throngh our little town last Friday. Your correspondent, with M. M. Mize, spent last Tuesday at Mr. J. M. Lipscomb’s gin at Goucher. and we came very near starving while over there. Had we not seen Mr. Sam Clary, who handed us The Led ger, we would have sure perished. We read every line in It. We was proud to be so kindly remembered by our friend, Ebble Smith, who in sisted on us going out and taking din ner with him. Next time we start to a cotton gin we Intend to fill our pock ets with “taters” and our shoes with water so we will not be caught In such a shape again. Mr. Mize used his “backer” and did not get so hungry, still he said he longed for home and some of Wilkes Brown’s good corn meal bread. Capt. and Mrs. J. B. Brown attend ed the funeral and burial of Mr. W. G. Austell at Gaffney last Friday. Misses Addle and Ella E. Brown attended the burial of Mr. Austell last Friday. Mr. E. B. Bonner, of Goucher, was a visitor here last Saturday. Mr. Asa Bulltngton, of Pacolet, visit ed relatives here last Saturday. “"Your correspondent personally in spected the new grist mill of Wilkes Brown last Saturday and found the mill up-to-date In every particular. Wilkes is a personal friend of ours and a good Ledger reader, besides being one of Cherokee’s formost merchants. Rev. J. W. Guy filled his regular appointment at Goucher Saturday and Sunday and as usual, delivered two excellent sermons. His text Sunday was Col. 1:18 and he preached one of his most powerful sermons. Tin words of his text were, “And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first born from the dead: that in all things He might have the pr-eminence.” Most of his time was taken up with the Fat j ter clause. ‘He spoke of the great ; power of God jyid His greateness as | a man. Also spoke of His raising I Lazares from the dead and in eon-, elusion summed up all the inlrrlelest God had done and all he said was for a good purpose. At the ronelus , Ion of his sermon. Mr. E. R. Goforth j led in prayer, followed by the singing | of “I gave mv life for thee.” The op j the i port unity was given to any desiring! a public confession for Christ, but I no one responded and the servic es 1 who are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby. It Is a boy. F. A. Goforth and D. D. Brown, of our batchelor force, "took nr the Rlngllng circus at Spartanburg last Saturday. Little Miss Mary Wilkes Browu, of Jonesville, spent last Saturday night with her aunt, Miss Sarah Frances Chalk. Misses Pearl and Grace Lipscomb, of Goucher, spent last Saturday at Pacolet. L. E. Brown, of Jonesville, visited relatives here last week. Capt. J. B. Brown is quite sick at this writing. Miss Irene Foster and brother. Adam John, were Goucher visitors last Sunday. J. M. Green is not very well at ■'this writing. Esq. and Mrs. T. C. Green and family, attended the baptizing at F’acolet Sunday night. Quite a crowd from here are in at tendance at Howe's Great London Shows which exhibited at Gaffney to day. The wire has all been strung by Mr. John Wilkins and a squad' of hands from Gaffney, and we learn the ’phones will be placed in the homes subscribing for them this week. The following 'phones will be placed on this side of Thickety creek: Dawkins’ mill, Mr. Chunk Jeffrie t '\ Capt. J. D. Jefferies’, Mr. Tom Hames’, Mr. J. R. Foster's, Mr. W. Sam Lip scomb’s, Lip comb's gold mines, Mr. N. G. Littlejohn’s, Mr. E. F. Little john's, Burgess A Green’s store. Prof. T. G. Chalk's, M. W. Brown’s store, Mr. D, Mathis’ and Mr. A. J. Cook’s, at Pacolet. Beaufort Hart, of Pacolet, attended religious services at Goucher last Sunday. On the next fourth Saturday at Goucher for four months, the time for services has been changed from 3 to 2 o’clock p. m. Mr. D. D. Littlejohn, at Lincolnton, N. C„ is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dock Littlejohn. Mr. J. L. Strain, of Clifton, spent last Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. L. M. Mize. We are always glad to) see Mr. Strain. B. F. and W. B. Brown were out in the Goucher settlement last Sunday. Floyd K. Goforth, of Fountain Inn, came home Sunday to see his visit his relatives. When the 'phones are installed we hope our friends will ’phone us all the latest news so we can insert it in our letters to The Ledger.. Charles Bonner and Broadus Lip scomb, of Goucher, visited our Sun day school last Sunday. If the weather continues fair quite a number of our young people expect to visit Rehobotb next Sunday. Cot ron is about all open and picked out and the next thing our farmers will be gathering corn, which is the best in years. Cotton is about two- thirds of a crop, while all other crops are on an eqnal average. C. Why these grapes ? Because from the healthful grape comes the chief ingre dient of Royal Baking Powder, Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. Alum-phosphate powders are made with harsh mineral acids and must be avoided. Misses Macy Vassey and Myrtle pondent visited the Sam _ _ Davidson and Mr. Barney Davidson ■ gold mines last Monday. They wfll were in Thickety last Sunday after-1 soon have the machinery Installed noon. | and will begin taking ont the One of Mr. Vaud Smith’s children i (netal - has been right sick for several days. About ten of the yonng ladles from Limestone College came down to Thickety last Monday morning and left on No. 11 for Cowpens. As usual it was my misfortune to be out of town and failed to meet the young ladles. Mr. R .M. Allen and your corres- A Healty Family. “Our whole family has good health since we began wring Dr. King’s New Life Pills, thrM years ago,” says L. A. Bartlct,' of Rural Route 1. Guilford, Maine. They cieanse and tone the system In ft gentle way that does yon good. Me at Cherokee Drug Co. Dote from Thickety. Thickety, Oct. 21.—The county chaingang has been doing some good work in this section for the last few days which was badly needed. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Graham. Mrs. C. E. Smith, Misses Minnie and Mil dred Graham, Col. Ike and Vaud Smith and Mr. R. M. Allen and others went down to Spartanburg last Saturday and took in the show. Mr. G. C. Linhardt, of Lowell, N. C., relieved Mr. J. R. Graham while he was at the show. Mr. D. E. Boney, of Yorkville, spent last Saturday night in Thickety. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ezell, of Gaff ney, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gra ham last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith, Mr. M. L. Guthrie, Miss Minnie and Mr. Vio* tor Smith and your correspondent at tended services at Goucher last Sun day. crime was presumably to secure a $3.'>ft diamond rins which Lutterworth i were ended wor ®• Misses Minnie Brown and Fannie ——————— i——— | Smith, of Limestone College, were Iteivare of OintmeiiU for Cataril. that visitors at Goucher last Sunday. Con'i in Mercury I p d Hm-ges.s and the Misses Alcx- Trom them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, mumifuc lured hy F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo. O.. eon- tains no mercury, and Is taken Internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous r ts Q Q rwa/.h i surfaces of the system, In buying Hall’s Mr. J. E. SapOCh, merchant of An- eatarrh Cure be sun to get Mi<' genuine. It tioch, was in the city Wednesday on business. as mercury will surely destroy the sense smell and completely derange the whole sj tern when entering It through the nmcc surfaces. Such articles*should never ^ ^ „,, used except on prescriptions from remitahle 1 . j physicians, as trie damage they wllWiol* ten i F^dgt r rtadtrs a ( x. was.amoiif. fold to the good you can possibly derive ; the visitors at Goucher last Sunday. . 11a antlers, of Pacolet, look in Rlnglingl Bros, show at Spartanburg. Mr. Cox, of Thickety, known by Mr. Van Kendrick, who has been We are glad to report the condition of Mr. Willie Brown as improving. He was able to eat an oyster supper last Saturday night. IS taken Internally, and made in Toledo. O., 1 y| rs j H. Brown is spending a few ir F. J.Cheney A Co. Testimonials free. , . n p h , Hold hr Druggists, price Wc. per hot He la v., in lianne. P* r 80n antl Hall's Family Pills am the best. j daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Austell, Doctors say take Cod Liver Oil—they undoubtedly mean Scott's Emulsion. It would be just as sensible for them to prescribe Quinine in its crude form as to pre scribe Cod Liver Oil in its natural state. In Scott’s Emulsion the oil is emulsified and made easy to take—easy to digest and easy to be absorbed in to the body—and is the most natural and useful fatty food to feed and nourish the wasted body that is known in medicine today. Nothing can be found to take its place. If you are run-down you should take it. SenU (hit advertisement together with name of paper in which it appears, your address and four cenU to cover postage, and we will send you a “C implete Handy Atlas of the World.’’ SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St. New York BANKINGSERVICE Banks are becoming more and more the custo dians of the funds of the people, of both large and small means. This is due to a wider appreciation of the value of banking service as its usefulness is extended and its methods become better known. In the case of The Gaffney Savings Bank THE BEST service is assured. Its officers aim in every way to protect the interests of its patrons, making use of every means of precaution. It's up-to-date sys tem of accuracy, promptness and the same careful attention to large or small depositors. It is a safe bank. It is the bank for all the people—rich and poor, men, women and children. If you have any banking business to transact, come to THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, 4 per cent, compound interest paid on all deposits. Office in The Natioasl Bank oi Gaffney, S. C. —A Diamond ring worth $36 to give away at Gaffney Jewelry Co. i Suburban Nine and one-half ern part of the city. Prices are right. Several cheap houses and lots. a. m x^. o k nr Phone 258. Office eecond floor National Bank Building. VTr-r New Dress Goods Silks and Satins « • All the latest ideas cheaper than you have seen them in years.^jSee[]us and save]imoney. atm