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a M Did it ever occur to you why all good 0 men keep a checking account with a bank? We’ll tell you. It enables r them to keep their funds in a more se- e cure place than the office safe. It • gives them a better standing in the B business world. It enables them to pay their bills by check, the returned 2i check being an undisputable receipt. n Individuals find a checking account k very convenient and a source of sav ing. Money in one’s pocket is often T spent on the spur of the moment, while one is disposed to think twice a before drawing on his balance in the i bank. Lay up for a rainy day. k Start a bank account with National Bank of Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. THE MEETING CLOSES. war \ Farms for Sale S 52 acres, eight miles out from city, known as the Grigg place. 140 acres, four miles out, ou Thickety road, and in a good state of cultivation. 101 acres, twelve miles out. Investigate this tract. Residential Properties. The W. D. Thomas place, house having six nice |rooms. Situated on Victoria Ave. Size of lot 80x400. The A. R. N. Folger place, house having 6 nice rooms, with city water and other conveniences. Situated on Bu ford Street near Methodist church. Desirable Lots. In several different sections of the city. For fuller de scriptions, prices, terms, etc., see or write sajm: iv. fort REAL ESTATE AND FIRE INSURANCE. ■ Phone 258. Office second floor National Bank Building. Gaffney, S. C. i Buy a Home | With Rent Money! a 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. v See any of our officers. Read our Booklet and l^arn our plans. : : GherokeeB.iL.' V. V. Gaffnej, Sec’; ft Treas. G. A. Jefferies, Prest. Z' w' w-'w :r w = w~^-w w w wujn . a 1 . u ^ . w. ns~ wrw • . a>. ^ ■ u. nr r +*^ m ***y Recent Happenings in and Around the City and Other Events Gath ered by the Local News Editor. Cotton brought 0 cents on the local market yesterday. The Gaffney police force are now fitted with new uniforms. ' Don't fail to see "The Runaways” at the Star Theatre Thursday night. The Spake building on Limestone street Was sold to R. O. Ballengerfor $4,370. If you want to see a really good show go to see ‘‘The Runaways” Thursday night. For “The Runaways” in the Star Theatre Thursday night the usual free list will be suspended. Mr. Fred DeStaffno has purchased the Palmetto barb^ shop and will conduct the business in the futures Go to the college Friday night, and not only encourage the girls by your presence but aid them in a good cause. A derailed car on (he Southern at Mt. Zion delayed Xo. 42 several hours yesterday and also hold up Nos. 39 and 37 at Cowpens. You should attend the entertain ment at Limestone College next Fri day night. The girls will have some thing to show you fully worth your time and attention. Rev. .1. P. Stevenson, of Spartan burg, will occupy the pulpit of the Limestone Presbyterian church next Sunday morning and evening. Mr. Stevenson is a young divine of great promise and should be greeted by a large congregation. The last few days have been very brisk ones in the cotton market. Fri day, Saturday and yesterday wagons loaded with the fleecy staple were strung out from the cotton platform to Frederick street and beyond, and trade with the merchants has been good. Workmen have completed the changes in the A. N. Wood building rear of the Merchants and Planters bank, on Frederick street. The paint ers and electricians will commence their work soon and in a short time this will be transformed into two at tractive rooms. Mr. Wood will use one for his private office and rent the other. The college girls have recently had a new tennis ground cleared off just outside the campus, and their old one put in proper shape for playing, which gives them two nice courts. Mr. H. L. Spears, the local manager of the lime works, gratuitously fur nished the labor and superintended the work, which kindness, of course, the young ladies greatly appreciated. Dwellers at Limestone report that there is a good deal of promiscuous shooting of firearms in that part, of the city, both day and night, which, besides being annoying, is -really dangerous. In one instance, only a few days since, shots from a gun fired by* two boys near the college, struck the windows and side of a dwelling-house nearby. If the city authorities would send an officer to Limestone occasionally it would no doubt put a stop to this violation of the town ordinance, as well as having a good effect in other directions. Farmers Meet. A number of Cherokee farmers met at the Court. House Saturday to discuss the cotton situation and to send a representative to the Mem phis meeting. Hon. R. C. Sarratt was the principal speaker. It was clearly demonstrated that, it was a losing game for Piedmont farmers to attempt to raise cotton at 9 cents a pound. Actual figures furnished The Ledger man by one of the best farmers and most reliable citizens in Cherokee county clearly show that one farmer who will raise twenty bales of cotton this year will not. af ter paying his guano bill, rent, etc., have as much as $36 each left for the seven people whom it took to raise this cotton. That is less than $3 a month wage for each of the la borers, to say nothing of their food and clothes . Of course these seven people raised something else besides the twenty bales of cotton but It was hardly enough to feed them with. We have no remedy to offer but it does seem that our farmers should adopt a method of farming that would pay better than that. Hon. R. C. Sarratt. was chosen as a delegate to the Memphis meeting. Mr. Hardin Makes a Strong Plea to the Men. The meeting at the Buford Street M. E. church came to a close Sunday night. On this occasion Mr. Hardin preached one oi his strongest ser mons. Sunday morning the church was crowded. He chose as his text the enquiry of David: “Is the young man Absalom safe?” Ever since the meeting began it has been noted that the preacher appealed more to men— especially young men—than to tne women. This may be due to the fact that he is a young man himself and therefore the • welfare of the young men is nearest his heart. On this oc casion he made a masterful appeal for the safety of the young men of Gaffney. In the evening the house was again crowded to its utmost and the speak er never appeared to better advant age. He seemed to be in sympathy with the surroundings and the con gregation .was in full sympathy with him. To a Ledger man Mr. Hardin confided that he had never had bet ter attention nor carried on a meet ing where people were more interest ed. On this occasion he chose for his text the scene of the bacchana lian feast of Belshazzar when the hand writing of God appeared upon the wall: "Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting.” After dwelling upon the scene for a while the preacher took up the ten commandments and one by one read them and inquired at the end of each whether or not his hearers coujd be measured by the standard there set out and not be found wanting. He closed with the declaration that all men were sinners and the only hope was through Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only man who had ever kept the ten commandments in violate, and through whom we must be saved. The argument was con clusive and convincing. Mr. Hardin appeals strongly to men to lead bet ter lives. He is not an emotionalist in the accepted term and yet he ap peals to the better side of humanity. He is a great preacher and his visit here will be remembered and the in fluence for good felt for a long while. As a result of the meeting there will be about fifteen additions to the church. Baraca Notes. « Mr. Luther M. Tesh, general secre tary of the Baraca and Philathea Union, is to be in our city November 7th and will make an address at the First Baptist church. Everyone is cordially invited to at tend the meeting and all adult class es of all churches in the city and the adjoining country are urged to be present. The idea that the Baraca and Phila- thea work is confined to Baptist churches is erroneous and Mr. Tesh hopes to meet representatives from all the Sunday schools. Go and take your friends. FV? MUSIC! 9 Miss Carrie Ross Williams, (Bachelor of Music, Syracuse University.) Private instruction in Piano and Voice. Chorus classes for adults and children. For information call at MRS. J. C. JEFFERIES. B&sL 14 tf. iood Bargains At the First Baptist Church. Dr. A. M. Simms, the pastor, occu pied the pulpit of this church both morning and night. In the forenoon a special sermon was preached to the Odd Fellows. There was a good attendance of members of the order and the congregation filled the re mainder of the house. The sermon was altogether appropriate, the speaker dwelling particularly on the friendship link. There was also a good service and a well filled house at the evening worship. I have just received a new stock of Shoes that I am. selling at very close prices. A good heavy Shoe for Men at $1.25 Call and see for yourself. Yours to please, I. M. Peeler. Stole a Man’s Wife. We take the following item from the Spartanburg Herald of Sunday: ‘‘Henry Drake, colored, went over to Gaffney recently and stole the wife of Will Tate, colored. Fannie had previously stolen, it is alleged. $15 from Will, therefore. Will pur sued her with the vengeance of the law. He had a warrant sworn out for the arrest of the negro Drake. Deputy Sheriff P. H. Lipscomb, of Cherokee cotinty, came over yester day from Gaffney, and with the assist ance of Constable T. D. Nelson, caught Drake and returned with him on No. 40.” CLERK’S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of York. In the Court of Common Pleas. H. Maria Whitesides, individually and as Admrx. of the Estate of Thos. B. Whitesides, deceased, Plaintiff, against William C. Whitesides, Sr.. Mary A. Whitesides, John T. Dar win and Ada Darwin Kennedy, Nel lie Whitesides, Mary Whitesides Good, Ella Whitesides, Robert E. Whitesides, John D. Whitesides, J. Samuel Whitesides, Thos. A. White- sides, Arthur W. Whitesides, Rich ard H. Whitesides, William C. Whitesides. Jr., and Sallle R. Whitesides, Defendants. By virtue of a decree of sale in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale in the town of Blacksburg, in front of the Ramseur lot, (described below), on Shelby street, on Novem ber 18th, 1908, between the hours of 11 a. m. and 2 p. m., the rear estate of the late Dr. Thos. B. Whitesides, in Cherokee county, described as fol lows: a. The Ramseur lot, deed to which is recorded in R. M. C. Office, York county, Book “J. 10,” pp. 694-696. This lot fronts on Shelby street., which bounds it on the Northeast, and lies between the lot known as the Holland lot and the lot known as the Drug Store lot. It has a front age of twenty-four feet, and a depth of eighty-three feet. b. The Rhyne or Town lot, deed recorded in R. M. C. Office, York county, in Book “C. 5,” pp. 418-420. This lot lies between Carolina street and the roadbed of the Southern Railway, and adjoined lots of Haas and G. M. Moore. c. The Robertson lot. conveyed to T. B. Whitesides by S. Loul«a Robert son, containing two acres, more or less, and bounded by lands now or formerly of Rose Miller, D. L. Brown. O. A. Osborne, J. W. Gable, Zulia Carlton and others. (Deed not yet recorded). d. The Osborne lot, conveyed to T. B. Whitesides by O. A, Osborne. (Deed not yet recorded). This lot lies on Shelby street; commencing thereon, It runs eastward 150 feet; thence Southward 50 feet; thence Westward 150 feet to Shelby street; and thence Northward with Shelby street 50 feet to the beginning. TERMS—Ten per cent, of bid to be paid immediately upon the knock ing down of the property to the bid der, forty per cent, more (with in torest from day of sale) on the first day of January next after the sale, and tne remaining fifty per cent, (with interest from day of sale at 8 per cent, per annum) on the first day of December, 1909; with leave to pur chasers to pay all cash. Purchasers to pay for papers. Should a purchas er fail to pay 10 per cent, of his bid cash, the property knocked down to him will he immediately resold at his risk, upon the same terms. The credit portion of purchasers’ bids must be secured by the bond of the purchaser, and a mortgage of the pre mises purchased. All mortgages given by purchasers at the said sales must contain a provision that a fee of One Hundred Dollars is secured by the mortgage, in the event that the same has to be foreclosed. J. A. TATE. C. C. C. Pis. GEO. W. 8. HART, Plaintiff’s Attorney. Oct *7, Nov. 1, 10, 17. A Stopped Clock IS RIGHT TWICE A DAY But you will be right all the time if you will pay your bills by checks. We invite you to open a CHECKING ACCOUNT with ns and are sure that once you have tried it you will prefer it to the old way of paying money. Merchants and Planters Bank Gaffney, S. C. CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS, SIOO.OOO.OO. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE This Must Go Quick. That 140 acre farm, 8 1-2 miles from Gaffney, has not been sold. The price is $25.00 per acre. If you will not give $25.00, will you give $20.00? It’s a bar gain and must be sold. Pays $500.00 annual rent. Come and see it. Terms 1-8 cash, balance to suit you. $2,500 buys the Wm. Borders property on Cherokee Avenue near graded school. 9-room house with lot 100x220. City water. A Money Maker. 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. Either 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.J The price is down. Terms one-half cash, balance one year. A Chance off a Lifetime. 43 lots two blocks from Court House. 10 houses built on adjoining lots this summer. Sold to white peo ple only. Supplied with city water and electric lights. Terms one-third cash, balance to suit you. Many other pieces offered at low prices. If you want to buy real estate cheap see Z. A. ROBERTSON OFFICE OVER BARBER SHOP, CORNER ROBINSON AND LIMESTONE STS. GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA. I HAVE PLENTY OF Shingles and Laths an Hand Yon can get Ceiling from $1.25 to $1.85 per thousand.^Weather board ing from $1.25 to $1.65. Flooring from $1,75 to <2.75. Moulding and Finishing atuff 35c per hundred feet. Charlotte Plaster, $13.00 per ton, sacks returned. Alien's Portland Cennient, $2.25 per barrel—400 lbs. All colors of Floor Paints, Stains, Hard Oil, Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil. Sash and Doors as follows: 8xio, 8 Light Sash $ -85 14x32, 4 Light Sash . . 8xio, 12 Light Sash Weights for Sash IOXI2, 8 Light Sasb Sash Cord, per bunch.. 10X12, 12 Light Sasb L35 Doors, 2x6 12X24, 4 Light Sash Doors, 2.6x6 6 12X26, 4 Light Sash Doors, 2.8x6.8 12x28, 4 Light Sash 1.40 Doors, 2.10x6.10 MS 14x28, 4 Light Sash 1.40 Doors, 3x7 $1.60, 1.70 14x30. 4 Light Sash 1 50 Front Doors a Specialty While in town come and see me. Htve a good place in my back lot to feed your stock while you stay in our town. Look over my stock whether you buy or not. June 3i)-08-ly W. H. Philson, The Lumber Man. 4 Vj (V A ■ MISS EVA C. SAMS , r who has been teaching music in the Bap tist University, Raleigh, will have a class in Gaffney this year. Kindergarten music, $3 00 month; Primary and higher grades. $4.00 per month. ' Sept-4-tf OR. W. K. GUNTER DESI* TiaT )tfice in Star Theatre Building. Peons No. 20. Crown and Bridge work a •/ M