Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? pm “r- •<- THE GAFFNEY LEDGER, , Tuesday and Friday. Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher TOWNS AND NEWSPAPERS. One of the best Indications of a live town is a live newspaper. Thia doesn’t hold good in every case, if we are to believe people who have moved to Gaffney from Yorkville — Gaffney Ledger. We are n«*t clear as to the exact meaning of this paragraph. Yorkville has waterworks, electric lights, a sewerage system, and is making quite an effort to secure the location of an or phanage. It seems to us that a town of 3,500 with these utilities ought to be considered pretty much alive. The paper from which the above para graph is taken is a live one, and it does not occur to us that The Ledger would intimate that The Enquirer is not to be numbered among the living. It is certainly more alive than se/ eral others that have been establish ed in the town from time to time. We would not pretend, of course, to claim that there are no evidences of decay in the town. There are rotten limbs to be found in the most beautiful and vigorous forest. But so far as our view may carry weight, there are in Yorkville in every business, in every profession, in every vocation, men and women who will measure up with the broadest, the ablest, the purest and the most progressive to be found anywhere. We regret to feel that The Ledger is so dubious about York ville.—Yorkville Enquirer Our esteemed friend takes us al together too seriously. We only in tended n little pleasantry at the ex pense of Yorkville, and a compliment to our contemporary, which, by the way. is one of the best ever. York ville has enough good citizens in Messrs. Wardlaw, Wilkins, Allene and Hrowi* to make it a good town, to say nothing of the natives. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Theordore Roosevelt has last message to Congress. God! sent his Thank MUSICAL AT LIMESTONE. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Some men profess to deplore the tendency toward commercialism, but our observation has been that money talks. • • a The man who is constantly doing something is worth more to the com munity than the man who only oc casionally does something. • • • If your neighbor wants to borrow your paper lend it to him a time or tw T o and then tell him to subscribe for one of his own. • • • President-elect Taft gives promise of being friendly to the South. He is going tj spend a portion of the winter in the South and has recent ly had some very kind things to say of the South. Maybe we will^ get back into the Union by-and-by. • • • Business is picking up, the mills are running on full time—some day and night. Santa Claus will soon be here, and old General Prosperity is looked for a retrun engagement. Don’t discourage, but encourage in stead. and we will soon be in the clover up to our necks. • • * It is claimed the cotton yield this year will reach twelve million bales and that there * w^ere two million bales left over from last year, and that there is no reason why the price should go up. If that be true then Cherokee farmers had better not plant any next year. It would be b#st not to raise cotton at .the present price, as it is c-learly a losing game for the planter. Hog and hominy is the salvation for- Piedmont planters. If you don’t believe Gaffney has a substantial aggregation of loyal citi zens just say something that reflects on the town and you’ll find om. We were somewhat unfortunate in the choice of words in a little squib last Tuesday and the “Booster Club’’ was about to appoint a committee to wait upon us. We secured a hearing how ever, and managed to set ourselves right. We belong to the “Booster Club” and it was painful to know that the members of the club should mis understand us. All aboard the bandj . wagon and boost Gaffney! By Pupils of Director Henry Foote Perrin. Tomorrow evening, 12th inst., the pupils of Director Henry Foote Per rin, of the Limestone College faculty of music, will-give a musical and re ception in the college auditorium, in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Lodge. The following program has been arranged for the occasion: Part I. I. Minuet. And Old French Dance —Mozart. Miss Mary Louise Lodge Venetian Love Song Nevin Miss Willingham “She to me was as a fairy city of the heart; Rising like water-column’s from the sea. Of joy, the sojourn, and of wealth the mart” —Lord Byron. II. Cavalleria-Rusticana !. Mascagni Miss Mary Lodge with Organ Obligato by Director Perrin, from the famous Italian Opera HI. Rhapsodic Liszt Miss Marion Cole This well known number of Liszt Is a tone picture giving the melodies of Hungarian Gipsy life. m IV. Ave Maria Bach-Gounod Miss Marion Huggins, accompanied by Director Perrin on the organ V. An Old English Dance— Miss Aleen Alexander VI. The Rosary Nevin Miss Littlejohn “The hours I spent with thee, dear heart, Are as a string of pearls to me; I count them over ev’ry one—apart, My rosary, my rosary!” “O, memories that bless and burn! O barren gain and bitter loss! I kiss each bead, and strive at last to learn To kiss the Cross, sweetheart, to kiss the Cross.” (b). Wayside Chapel—a mountain echo song— Miss Bertie Phillips VIII. Mfemories of the Tyrol—an Al pine song— , Miss Sarratt IX. Duett—The Famous Polish Dance —Xaver Scharwenka Misses Littlejohn and Kendrick This dance is descriptive of the emotional life of the Poles. Intermission of ten minutes Part II. I. Introduction and Melody —Schumann Miss Leila Morris Dedicated by the composer to his fiance, Clara Schumann II. Nevin Duett—Narcissus—(Water Fairy)— Miascs Phillips and Kendrick III. Lusca Frank Desprey Miss Bess W’hite IV. The Celebrated A flat Waltz —Chopin Miss Annie Budd Kendrick Of Chopin, Huneker writes; “I have worshiped Chopin secretly; I have loved Poe. To reach those won derful peaks in Chopin’s music is granted to but few. Chopin, like Robert Louis Stevenson, was afflicted with poor health, was of slender frame, but his spirit was as brave as that of a lion. Both men could write beautiful things. Mr. Edward Baxter Perry savs of this famous compo sition of" Chopin: “This waltz is a perfect tone picture of the banquet given by the ladies of Belgjum the night before the battle of Waterloo. The opening bars represent the or chestra calling the dancers to the waltz. Part II gives us an echo of the dance in the distance. Part III, orchestra plays a duett while the guests go to the banquet hall. Finale: Echo of the dance and good-night as the officers take the train for Water loo— V. Impromptu Anonymous Miss Julia Johnstone Part I, Vision of home, childi^n at play Part II, Chapel service. Part III Grand finale VI. Concert Waltz— Miss Della Carpenter An echo of a Parisian ball VII. The Last Hymn .. Anonymous Miss Kiddie Arnold VIII. Memories of Home- Miss Julia Johnstone Part I, England, home of the com poser’s childhood Part II, America, the adopted home of S. B. Mills, the celebrated pia nist and composer Doors will remain closed during each number. Please do not w’hisper during the playing. Mr. Spears has kindly consented to hold the cars uniil after tlie recep tion, which will be held in Hie college parlors after the musical. Mr. E. T. Parker went to Chester yesterday on business. Mr. Harry Wheat went to Spartan burg Wednesday. Mr. V. V. Kendrick went to Char lotte, N. C., this week on business. Mr. Holmar Sarratt, of New York city, is visiting his brothers, Messrs. J. I. and S. Q. Sarratt, here. Mr. D. C. Anderson, of Spartan burg, was in the city Wednesday. Mr. J. B. Brown, of Ravenna, was in the cify yesterday. Mr. John H. Lipscomb, of Goucher, was among the prominent Cherokee- ans in the city Tuesday. Mr. J. E. Sapoch, a prosperous mer chant from across the Broad, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Hp came over to buy goods for his store and pay his taxes. Mr. Clarence Turner, a substantial farmer, was among the visitors to the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. George Garrett Byers are in Union attending the State Bap tist Convention. Dr. W. C. Hamrick is attending the State Baptist Convention in Union. Mr. Prater Smith, of Goucher, was in the city yesterday. Mr. R. E. Linder, of Maud, wm a visitor to the city yesterday. Mr. E. S. McKown, of Mercer, was in the city yesterday on business. Mr. J. Q. Little," who has been visit ing in North Carolina several days, has returned to the city. Mr. Junius •Sparks, a substantial citizen of the Star Farm neighbor hood, was in the city yesterday. Mr. L. Nance, of Grassy Pond, was here yesterday on business.' Mr. Cleve Phillips, one of Chero kee’s hustlers, was among the visit ors to the city yesterday. Mr. J. C. Lipscomb, who .is railroad ing in Virginia, is spending a few days in the rity with his famly. Col. T. B. Butler left Tuesday for Wagner, the county seat of Edisto, a new county to be voted for at an early date. Mr. C. Turner, of Grassy Pond, was a visitor to the city Tuesday. Mr. S. H. Rippy, of Mt. Paran, was in the city Tuesday on business. MiS Reuben Allison, of Grassy Pond, came to the city Tuesday on business. Mr. Luther Guthrie, of Goucher, spent some time.in the city Tuesday. Mr. W. C. Whitesides, a prominent planter of York county, was among his friends in the city Tuesday. Magistrate J. H. Ruppe, of Maud, and his constable. Mr. Davis, spent some time in the city Tuesday. Mrs. C. B. Bryant, of Charlotte, N. C., who has been visiting Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb, returned to her home Wed nesday afternoon. J. E. Sapoch, of Grover, N. C., was in the city yesterday. * Mr. E. L. Tate, of WiTkinsville, was in the city yesterday. Mr. R. P. Roberts, secretary and treasurer of the Cherokee Falls Man ufacturing Company, was in the city yesterday. Mr. M. W. Brown, of Ravenna, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Z. A. Robertson returned Wed' nesday from the western markets where he purchased a carload of fine hogs. Mr. R. E. L. Goforth, of Goucher, was a city visitor yesterday. Mr. A. R. N. Folger, of Seneca, was in the city yesterday. * Flowers Along Life’s Pathway. * * • Editor DeCamp, of the Gaffney Ledger, is a candidate fOr the clerk ship of the South CarolfffS senate and here’s hopin’ that he will win the honor he deserves.—Gatfronia News. A man, whose name we have for gotten, has established a corn mill at Gaffney. The town of Gaffney has taken bn new life since Editor De Camp announced that he was going to be a candidate for clerk of the State Senate.—Honea Path Chronicle. V Death of Little Annie Spencer. Annie, the eleven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer, died last Friday evening. The child had been afflicted for some time, but it was not thought her malady was so serious and death was a shock to her fond parents. The interment took 1 place Sunday in the family lot at Corinth cemetery in the presence of a number of friends and relatives. The Ledger joins in extending sym pathy to the bereaved parents. How the Contestants Stand. The following is the standing of the contestants in The Ledger’^ vot ing contest as it appearer yesterday morning: W. M. Broom 3,965 Arthur Fortenberry 2,105 C. J. Moss 1,440 Miss Watola Roberts 1,822 Miss Quillie McCraw 1,250 There remains less than two weeks until the contest comes to a close. Get busy and vote for your favorite. Interest In Improved Methods. (Charlotte Chronicle.) The Gaffney. S. C.. Ledger reports that “the corn contest in Cherokee county is attracting attention beyond the borders of our State. The Mer chants and Planters’ Bank has been the recipient of a number of inquiries from North Carolina and other points in regard to the contest and the , method used by the contestants.” This indicates the grov/ing interest of the farmers of the South in the im proved methods of cultivation of corn. The time is coming when they vill not be satisfied with a yield of less than one hundred bushels to the acre. Oaafnesa Cannot be Cored toy local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by Inflamed condition of the mucous ; of the Eustachian Tube. When this ^ube gets Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is entirely closed deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condi tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ■m are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cased by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O. Bold by Druggests, 76c. Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Marked For Death. “Three years ago I was marked for death. A graveyard cough was tear ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors fail ed to help me, and hope had fled, when my husband got Dr. King’s New Discovery,” says Mrs. A. C. Williams, of Bac, Ky. “The first, dose helped me and improvement kept on until I had gained 58 pounds in weight and my health'was fully restored.” This medicine holds the world’s healing record for coughs and colds and lung and throat diseases. It prevents pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at Cherokee Drug Co. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. WOOD. FOR SALE—Dry oak and pin« stoves, in yard in rear of postolfice. Delivered. ’Phone Pepsi-Cola Bottling Works. Jones A Baker. Dec. 11 tf. wood, sawed for ifflee. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the owners and stockholders of the CAROLINA, CLINCHFIELD AND OHIO RAILWAY, a corporation of the State of Virginia, and said rail road company desire to own prop erty and carry on business' and ex ercise corporate franchises in the State of South Carolina and in partic ular desire to construct, acquire, operate and maintain a line of rail road from a point on the boundary line between the States of North Carolina and South Carolina at or near a point one mile south of Island Ford ferry on Broad river (which point will be the southern terminus in the State of North Carolina of the line of railroad of the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway), thence by the most feasible route through the counties of Chero kee and Spartanburg and the town ship of Morgan in Cherokee county, and the township of Spartanburg and Cherokee and the city of Spartanburg, in Spartanburg county. State of South Carolina, and desire to apply for a charter an dbecome incorporated as as corporation of this State and have designated the undersigned as the persons by whom such application shall be made. Notice is further given that the un dersigned, who have been designated for that purpose by the owners and stockholders of the Carolina, Clinch- field and Ohio Railway, a corporation organized under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Virginia, and said railroad company, will make appli cation to the Secretary of State for the State of South Carolina on the 7th day of January, 1909, at 4 o’clock P. M. at his office in the capitol at .Columbia. South Carolina, for a char ter for the owners and stockholders of said railroad company, and said railroad company, and make applica tion that said owners and stockholders and said railroad company become in corporated as a corporation of this State, and that the line of railroad of said railroad company which said company proposes to build in the State of South Carolina is the line of railroad above described from said point on the boundary line of the State of North Carolina and South Caro lina to the city of Spartanburg. If said charter is granted the corpora tion will have power to condemn lands for rights of way. WITNESS our hands this 7th day of Decmeber, 1908. Wm. H. Lyles, George L. Carter, x Archer A. Phlegar. Dec. 11-22, Jan. 1-5. NOTICE. I am now taking orders for frost proof cabbage plants for immediate delivery. The famous Charleston Wakefield and other varieties. I so licit your orders. Gus Abernathy. Dec. 11, Fri.. 4t Subscribe to The Ledger, fLM Does the BabyThrive If not, something must be \;rong with its food. If the mother’s milk doesn’t nourish it, she needs Scott's Emulsion. It supplies the elements of fat required for the baby. If baby is not nourished by it* artificial food, then it requires scon’s EMULSION Half a teaspoonful three or four times a day in its bottle will have the desired effect. It seems to have a magical effect upon babies and children. A lilty-cent bottle will prove the truth of our statements. Send this advertisement, together with name of paper in which it appears, your address and our cents to cover postage, and we will send you a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World.’ SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St, New York Food is more Wasteful, healthful and nutri- tious when raised with Royal BAKING POWDER The Dancing School. Mr. J. S. Roberts, of Atlanta, who s now conducting a dancing school n the city, three doors above the Star Theatrue, will give a ladie’s and children’s matiness this afternoon at4 o’clock and everybody is invited to attend. Mr. Roberts teaches twenty- two kinds of society dances and un derstands each thoroughly, having studied in the Cincinnati Dancing School for Masters. A Drop of Ink. When applied to the newspaper page it makes people think twice. First, people think there’s a man who keeps up with the procession. Second, they think he must keep good goods on hand. Again, if the home paper has enough drops of advertising ink *on its surface to make a proper showing the outsider thinks this must be a pretty lively town. Thus a drop of newspaper adver tising ink is a good thing for the town. The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Made from Grapes Absolutely Pure Robbers blew a safe in a bank in Massachusetts in daylight and escap ed in an automobile with $14,000 in cash. FOR GALE. FOR SALeToR^RENT—House and eleven acres land on east Frederick street on reasonable terms. See C. M. Smith. Dec. 4 pd. Let those who would affect singu larity with success first determine to be very virtuous, and they will be sure to be very singular. Is it cruel to keep a horse locked' up In a stable without exercise? Answer: - Just as~cruel'as it wouU be to keep a boy or girl, or man, or woman in the same condition. If to this is add« d solitary confinement without the company of other ani mals, then the cruelty is still greater. Subscribe for The Ledger. $1.60. Subscribe for The Ledger. $1J0. FOR SALE—Jellico block coal; de livered anywhere in the city. J. R. Tolleson. Dec. 11 Imo. FOR RENT. 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. TO RENT—Office room* over TH« Ledger. Apply to Ed. H. DeCamp Nov. 2, 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 Bank, 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; highest cash price paid. Clary A Kirby. Aug. 14 tf. WANTED—One thousand new sab- scribers to The Ledger. LOST. LOST—A gold, open face watch; large monogram P. H. B. on back. Reward if returned to Harry Byars at Carroll & Byers’ store. Dec. 11 It. LOST—A gold necklace—between Limestone College and Baptist church, or in church. Reward if brought to Ledger office. 12-11 3L Fire Insurance! We represent some to tbe largest and most substantial companies and would i like to write your business. 6-14-tf Smith Jk Llpsoomb. Agants. One Sure to have money Js to save it. The one sure way to i save it is by depositing it in a responsible bank. You will then be exempt from the annoyance of having it bum 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- e standing of business principles essential to your success. This bank pays, 4 per cent interest on all deposits compounded quarterly. THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, Oiiice in The National Bank of Gaffney, S. C Gifts and Presents You will find the GaflFney Jewelry Company headquarters for all Xmas and Holiday goods. Our stock is too large for us to name all we have. We specially ask you to pay us a call and let us show you the largest and best as sortment in the city. We can supply your wants in all kinds of Fancy and Novelty goods, Jewelry, Gold and Silver Goods, Watches and Diamonds, Chins, Cut Glass, Bibles and Stationery, and everything you want. # We can’t mention all we have. Call and see us. t 1 Gaffney Jewelry Co. as*,,