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r I ’mm F. EA THE GAFFNEY LEDGER, Tuesday and Friday. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher CITY DIRECTORY. Oftaiala. W. H- Ro«a Maya? W. O. Johaso* .. .. Mayor Fro Tem Goo. H. Hood City Clark T. H- Llttlejoka Traaearer T. H- Lockhart .Chief Police A. L. Halim aa Health OHaer Butler & Os boras .. .. City A ttys. Beard of Futile werfca. N. Wood .. N. i4?scoxnh O. Clary .. s • • ♦ ..Chalrmaa ..Treaaarar Beard of Trade. W. C. Hamrick J. C. Otts.. .. NOTES AND COMMENTS. MADE IT RIGHT. Yet It Was Not Easy For the Salesman to Gfasp the Boss’ Scheme. In one of the Kiilmrlm of London there h* a wholesale firm the aenlor meniher of which may he known as .Mr. Hlank. The firm lias two traveling snlesrnen-a single man. receiving 30 shillings per week, and the other a married mnu. drawing £2 per week. A short time ago the single man. be ing in the shop and looking over mat ters, discovered that the married 8ah?s- mnn was receiving 10 shillings per week more salary than himself, while he (the single mam was selling more goods. He called Mr Blank’s atten tion to this and suggested that, as he was selling more than the other fel low. he should at least receive as much pay. The senior partner acknowledged the apparent Inconsistency and assured his man that he would look Into ft and if the statement were correct he would make matters right. Another week rolled by. and when tiie single man came to draw his sal ary from the bookkeeper he was sur prised to find only 30 i hillings passed out to him the same as before. He de murred. The bookkeeper insisted be had received no Instructions to raise bis pay and referred him to the gov ernor. Approaching Mr. Blank, he said: “You remember, sir. I spoke to you iast week about tny salary, stating j that, while I was selling more goods i ihan the other traveler. I was receiv- Let the cry for 1909 be: “All work together for a Greater Gaffney.” • • • Do your Christmas shopping early —that is, if you have the money. If you must buy on credit, It would be better not to do It at all. # • • Two weeks from Friday Santa; Claus will visit all the good children j jn;; | pgs p tv an j j thought I should iu the land. You will be blessed in j pe ,. e | ve aH ip U< >h a8 Yon assur- proportion to the efforts you have! 0< j me you would look into it and make put forth to help others. 1 matters right.” • * • “Yes.” said Mr. Blank, ”1 remember The President is out in a letter In your mentioning the^ matter, and I which he says a newspaper lied about; ma £l u r,sht ; 1 1 . the alleged rake-off some American ^ ^ bookkuepor has jugt paId nK . got ou the Panama deal. e trou ^ same amount as before. 1 can’t sec ble is whether or not to believe the ^ bow Jh mak j nK i t right, sir.” President. “Yon don’t understand.” said tbc e e e K’s distressing for Gaffney to lose so many really good citizens. It look* like we are getting the worst of the deal in that respect. What wej to"™’* W down.’ -London Tit-Bits. seed is more good citizens to come in aud fewer to move away. THE ENCORE HABIT. * • • — _ ,.r “Tho Tiark Sims Reeves Turned the Tables We are in receipt or ine uars Corner,” by Zack McGhee. Reallj it is a misnomer, because it is one of the brightest things we ever saw, both inside and out—the outside is red and the inside will he read. v • • • senior partner “I have made It right You thought you ought to have as much pay as the other man, and I have made it right by cutting the other Sims Reeves, who in his day was ae copied as the most celebrated tenor ou , the concert stage, was so mu.di of a ; favorite that whenever he sang lie war iif imlly grecL >d with a hearty encore accompanied with enthusiastic cheers With his issue we again present p.eeves was very good uatured abou: the Williamson plan of cultivating the matter, but he maue it a rule neve- corn. who follow agne who have not already adopted this do so this coming year. miameun w — w We want those of our readers ^ to sing more than one selection win” follow * agricultural pursuits, he felt that his voice was not in flirt plan, to Wvery successful farmer studies his •lass shape, lie happened to notice that an elderly man, who turned out business aud follows the plan that will produce (he most, and the Wil liamson plan is the plan for raising ••or*. Bushels of Corn to the Acre. (Charlotte Observer.) » am. “How much to be a dealer In hats a) >ng the Strand j London, attended nearly every concert within convenient distance if Sim Reeves happened to lie on the bill generally led the encore brigade. Thi hatter was t persistent person and of fn applauded until ho hid forced Itec' es to respond to double and triple That was a dispatch of exceeding '* 1 "I's- interest to all who were raised close 1 determined l.> lead, the little batter to the soil, which appeared in yester-, a lesson, uno afternoon Just as dar’.: days paper to the effect that a com- ; was a pj roach ing Reeves entered hi: mittee appointed by the Merchant*, udm p^ r < st0 , (< rt; j c-jj.i ‘‘One bit and Planters’ Bank, of Gaffney, S. 0.,, pi ensM .” naming the particular shap to decide who is entitled to a P riz ® ° r w hich he desired. The little hattci ilnk' , ?!?t5e d iare° 8 . 0 yteM of r.wnito «« e«« *«>•»■ from one acre in Cherokee county, S. handed out mm hat. C.—of which Gaffney is the capital—: “Good." said Reeves had “awarded the prize to C). P. Hill, Ik this hat?” who raised 121 bushels." It was ad- •‘Five shillings.” said the store pro- ded that “The total number of hush- , .., .. ela of com raised bv the seventeen,' .. <:ncoreKaid 1{e eve*. ? 3 Z™ O 0Mm*n it m orV’; A l«l »» fortbcomlD,. ...d than 90 bushels an acre;" and that; lu-ves u timately obtained three "on- “all of the contestants followed the | < <»i •” hats. Wlien the little hatter de- Williamson plan strictly in the com- nianded £1 Hteillfg for the purchases netition, and all who competed are Rtwes lavtttnded to be furious, well satisfied with the result. • _ * these four ir is to this al •nor In territdc readers of The Observer, me rarm- - - ’ —' — one ,mL r> ing lands of North Carolina are as well adapted to corn as those of South Carolina, and the most of them a great, deal belter; yet a yield of fifty bushels to the acre in this State is something rather extraordinary. One hundred and twenty-one bushels to the acre, nr an average of eighty bushels for 1,400 bushels produced, is something unthought of in North Carolina. The difference is no, in the land nor even in the man hut in ihe system of planting and cultivat ion. This subject is one of import- ance, particularly now when the price | J ' well satisfied with the result. • “yend these four h-.H This item of information is worth; <Jivss „ ul . d< , r(Ml tlie U . D< •he attention of the many farmer readers of The Observer. The farm- • 11 01 r °' ONE GENT A WORD COLUMN AiTOTtlMBMta «*4wr thl* hM4 B MTto4 *t the rat* of ooo e**t • wot* tor *Mh toMrttoa. No *4. *ee*tu> tot Iom U*» It*; ****pt Maortto* tt**U of fan* »ra4oo* *fforo4 to •oio tf toman rw*Ml*c 1* Ckoroto* dummtj which will b* toaortot **• tin.* fra* of eJurg* u*tU torthor *» FOR SALE FOR SALE—Cheap to quick buyer; set new books, consisting of 1,000 1 >age ledger, 1,000 page journal and | me index One iron safe, three floor; ases, two mirrors. Augusta Stock 1 ujers Store. FOR SALE OR RENT—House and leven acres land on east Frederick ite’ on icasonable terms. See C. 1. Smith. Dec. 4 8t. FCR SALE—Two mules and wagon uph to W W Hardin, Mill No. 1. affney Mfg Co. Nov. 10 tf. POR SALE—4 lot of ipcond-han'* ning Apply m Kd DeCamp. ‘OR •alt Applv •*' ► '•wl rlata tianplt (lit- ) .-u*»-r ortlre e CR SALE—Obi newspapers ti* office I Or h hundred. ^OR REN* FOR RENT—The store room form erly occupied by J. R. Huggin. Pos session to be given at once. Located on West Frederick Street. See S. L. Fort. Dec. 8 2t pd. FOR RENT—Four-room cottag* good well and barn on Buford atreat R. S. Lipscomb. OcL 20 tf TO RENT—Offloa room* over Th Ladgar. Apply to Bd. H. DaCam> Not. *, tf. WANTED. WANTED—The white people of Gaffney to know that I have opened a first class white barber shop In rear of Merchants and Planters Bans Frederick street. Sharp razors and clean towels. Willie Dawkins. Dec. l-2w pd. WANTED—Corn to grind. Electric corn mill next door to J. E. Lipscomb Co. Nov. 24 tf. WANTED—Green hides; hlgbaa cash price paid. Clary A Kirby. Aug. 14 tf. WANTED—One thousand aew sub scribcrs to The Ledger. TRESPASS NOTICES. Trespass Notices, on heavy card board. for sale at The Ledger office. STATMENT OF CONDITION — of — THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, Gaffney, 8- C*» at the close of business Nov. 27, 1908. Resource* Loans aud IMsouuuts $ 55 Demand Loans 5.9tKi 30 Overdrafts None Other Real Katato 5 0 7 50 Due from Hanks and Hankers IS,OHO o,t Total %U:l 616 :H Liabilities. Capital Stock. Undivided I'roflts ...... Saving Deposits Not,sand Hills K discounted. Total. t :io,noo no ► .«><) Mi 103 OHi 52 None |U2,fil« :ik you under .r uuIV The throe other hats aiv •encon-’ h its. If you make m » slug roius for u (thing you Must F.eml m> lets for not ling ” The litt e htilli r w:,s speechless. ! I’ortlaml • m •gonin’i. I A Startling Debut. 1 A comedy of errors describes the urst app •arancc ou iln* slag** of Mr . , ITiiniley Wrlglit Hi* was supposed to State of Soutli Carolina County of Chciukec. I, MuyniiU r'rnyt',. ca.-.iiier of the aboie named hank, do soviunly swear iliat the ahove staterueut. i. rru •, t«, the best of my ftnut* edge and tiei ief. M A y SAUK -'MVIII. < 'astder. NOTICE! As I expect to clo«e out tnv Dry Goods and Shoes and not handle anything hut Groceries I am now offering them a t cost. Call and nee for yourself and be convinced I mean just what I say. ‘ : : Yours respectful!', W. A. PEELER Nov 2o-lm Remember -THE- I. M. Peeler Shoe Store Is the place for you to hu Shots and ■save money. I have just received a new shipment irnm New \ork which I think are extra values. I have added Hats to my line of Shoes and Notions. All will be sold at short profits. Yours to please I. M. Peeler. Specials For Xmas Fr*sh assortment National Biscuit Go’s. Pound Cakes, fruit and plain. Full line of Fruits for your home-made Cakes, all fresh and! clean. Nuts, Candies, Raisins, fresh 1 Fruits, etc., a big stock for the Holidays. We invite your inspection. Holmes&Jones One Sure to have money is to save it. The one sure way to save it is by depositing it in a responsible bank. You will then be exempt from the annoyance of having it burn holes in your pockets, and aside from the fact that your money will be safe from theft, the habit of saving tends to the establishment of thrift, economy, discipline and a general under standing of business principles essential to your success. This bank pays 4 per cent interest on all deposits compounded quarterly. THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, OUice in The National Bank of Gaffney, S. C. Dr* S* H. Griffith, EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT @ r K e' I A 1^ I ^ TF Office Over Gaffney Drug Go's. Store Hours:—9 to 12 A. M.—2 to 5 P. M. Tombstones of tlio latest and most approved designs, at prices to suit purchaser. Also all kinds of irranite work. Address or apply to T. C. PETTY, Gaffney, S. C. Dec. 8 lyr. HAVE YOUR ELECTRIC WORK DONE BY THE Lawrence Electric Co. Office next door to Pearl Steam Laundry. We guarantee all work to meet the requirements of the Underwriters Asso ciation. Cranberries FOR Fire Insurance! 1 OR W. K. GUNTEh l .l IS IN TT I Hi T office in Star Theatre Buildin;; Phonk No. 20. -AT- W. Kjle Davenport's We represent some fo the largest and ^ ninstsubstantlalcomjaniesand would like to write your business. 5-14-tf Smith & Lipscomb, Agents. Stanyarne Wilson Henry K. Osbosae Wilson & Osborne LAWYERS Spartanburg, S. C „ . _ ,. . . . Will practice in Cherokee Courts. Call Crown and Bridge work a specialty. | by phone, telegraph or letter. 8-26-tf . Subscribe for Tbe Ledger, $1.50 a Year MYi M t.j ;.Dd -.Ubscrili day of I*( (••■iiiImt, l« • . before me. tl.'s 7t h r. W II> mi s N H.i-y I'tlb'ie S < « ■ A . i 1 o < IJ.Msc • ' lilt.Ml., el.ns. of corn in Charlotte is hovering, as j I im|n :sn:iiiU* the wanlor of a inad- iiinl i 'll’ s< en«‘ o|ioiim| wKh the briiial 111 treatment of the hero, and it oTATLMENT — of th* — me. chants & planter* bank Califtty, 3. C., it has been for many months past j emled with .1 guupowtier explosion In j around a dollar a bushel. hv nervousness the warder dropped his eap. mid. being agitated and short- { Prohibition Convention.. sighted, he picked up the pan of gua l -’ e c,ose 0 * business Nov. 27, 1908. Kd. The T,edger:—Instead of writ-j pnw.’er lu.-bil It instantly blew up, ing each minister of the different de-; night >ning him out of tils '.vit* nominations In South Carolina a per- „ . _ 1 lb* ruslusi from the stage and eol sonal letters ph ase allow me through ^ os t , on H sl4><) | ln the your paper to give them notice con- ; . oeming our Prohibition Convention 1 ,iU 11011 ( ont tt . soon to he held In Columbia. First of! btflret tub "t • aier. -- I/mdon all, we want the ministers of every, swors. Christian chureh In the State to be | An- present, and help us make this ^he greatest meeting of the kind ever held in South Carolina. Brethren, pet a few good men In your commu nity together, and arrange, not only to conrn yourself, but. to bring others with you to represent the county lu which you live. Several noted speak ors will he on uand, and a public mass meeting will he held Thursday evening, beginning at. 7:30 oclocK, in the hall of the House of Representa tives, December the 3rd. We hope for a full attendance at this meeting. We will meet again In the same hall Friday morning, December the 4th, at nine o’clock to attend to the Im portant business coming before the body. Let every man Interested in the cause of State-wide Prohibition think about It, talk about It, pray about it, and see to It, that several good men are sent to this Conven tion as delegates from the county In which he resides. J. L. Harley, State Supt., Anti-Saloon League of South Carolina. ie prlvi man of Good J. dement. • Your p..nne:." leu.arla^ legeil frioml "jeeins to beu HIIIISUllll.V g. ' ll jiuigsu. iit.” "You bot i.e i*,” n plied the self ue- kuovledgeij brains of the firm. “Why. Ii -never mal es a move without asking :..y ml vice!"- Chicago News. A Mean Question. chuHeh I heard the other day that Gerald Is going to get married. Kdward — Well, why shouldn’t he? He’s comfortably well off. "That’s Just tbe whole point. Why doesn’t he remain so?” RESOURCES. Lonii.s ami i)l.scounU> 42l3.&5li h'.i Overdr a ft» h.485 2ii | RoikIk ami SoN'k^ ownied liy the Hk. Uuo '«: Furniture and Fixture*.. t g«i tin Duefiom iiaiiks tiua I'ruttlCompya. to Currency lii.OOO Oti G..|fJ 2,000 00 till ver and OtherOoImi. .. l.HttO if) Ctircks ami Catih ItuLns :i 234 94 Over 50,000 Satisfied Owners If cost is 110 object you can buy a dependable piano with little investigation. But if your price is limited you must know the instrument thoroughly, and have confidence in the maker. Only then can you be sure of making a good investment. amilton $iano Tot nl 1260,800 38 Obstinate. “Why don’t you quit smoking, old chap? You know It hurts you.” M Certalnly. But every time I make up my mind to do It somebody comes around and tells me 1 ought tor— LIABILITIES. Cttpiui Slot'll paid in ..0 75.000 00 Su plux kuml 5,000 00 bn.ilvtd <1 I'rniii i less current ex pi-nscs and Taxes Paid 25,471 Wi Individual Deposit* suliject to Clu ck 9;i,7:i2 h| SavingM Deposit'- 3n 455 10 Time <of Deposit 11.393 56 Cashier s Cbecks 747 25 Noius and Hilts Uedl icuuntud., 20,000 00 Total 060,800 38 State <d -outIt Caruiina, Cherokee Coun y. Kufore mu came It. H. Lipscomb. Cashier of lie M> r liants A I'tin ters H ink Gaffney, H. wiio lx leg tlnly sw rn, says that the tUivc aud feregoirg st atement hi atrueuoo- tlilon of said hank as shown by tbe bookr of tie In said bank. . R. 8. Lipscomb. Cashier. Sworn to and nubscrlbed before me this, the 7tb lay of December. (IMS J.o. H. Derr. IL. a] “ bile,8. 0. Notary Publ Correct Attest: — J. Q. f .ITTLB. ft.ll. Wiutms, A. N. Miooo, Dlrsctors. invites the closest inspection because it actually docs give the most for every dollar—the moat beautiful tone, the most elastic action, the most lasting wear of all pianos at its price. This has lieen proven in over 50,000 homes at home and abroad. Over 50,000 buyers have investigated, made comparisons and selected the Hamilton. They were reassured it must give lasting satisfaction with such a world-famous organization as The Baldwin Company behind it. Come in. Hear it. will be convinced. FREE—Beginning today—“Christmas Carols," ten famous melodies in book form, words and music complete. If not conve nient to call, fill out and mail the coupon. Let us explain its construction. You, too, W. L. JOHNSON, Opposite Opera House, GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA. Send me a copy of “Christmas Carols, Name - — Address- - ft as offered in your advertisement. If possible give us below the name of someone you think should have a new piano or wants a player piano. Your name will not be used. Name Addre