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•r • • w ♦" The History of Growth is A History of Guarantee With pardonable pride we call attention to the three items of our last report of “Dividends and Earnings” rendered to the Department at Washington, D. C. ; : ; : ; Total Surplus to date 110,000.00 Total Dividends paid to Stockholders 44,000.00 Amount of Undivided Profits 35,833.25 Amount earned since organization $89,833.25 The above Financial Truth places us with the best, and is our guarantee not only of growth but of prosperity. : : : : : The National Bank of Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. The Question That confronts the thoughtful man or woman ia not “Shall I save?” bnt “Where shall I invest my savings?” You may not have enough money to make a mortgage loan yoorself and you are, perhaps, un familiar with the technicalities to be observed in properly safe-guard ing a loan, nor do you care to look after collecting the interest and seeing that insurance is carried. Your monthly payments to us are pnt together and as soon as paid in we|have applications waiting. You do not have one loan, but your money is invested in many loans (first mortgages real estate). After deducting a small amount for expenses, the shareholders get all the profits. We open new series every six months, April and October. We want you with ns and you can come in at any time. $5.00 or $10.00 put aside with us each month will return to yon in about 78 months, $500,00 or $1,000.00 in cash, or will repay loan of same amounts. :: :: :: Peoples B. & L. ‘ :_1_ GAFFNEY, S. O. R. M. WILKINS, R. S. LIPSCOMB, President. Sec. and Treas. Office M. and P. Bank. When In Need $ * Of anything in Roofing, Buggies, Farm Imple ments, Builders’ Hard ware, Stoves, Harness, etc., we ask you to call to see us. Our prices and the quality of the goods are the best GAFFNEY HARDWARE CO. 3 * w * •T< SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS .IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. SI 50 To Be Given Away! To our fertilizer customer who produces the most lint cotton on one acre of land we will give$100.00 in gold; and to the one making the next highest amount will give $50.00 in gold. Victor Cotton Oil Co. Jan. 22-Feb. 12 Recent Happenings in and Around the City and Other Events Gath ered by the Local Nows Editor. There was no session of the Po lice Court yesterday morning. Cotton sold yesterday for 9:65 on the local market, with very light of ferings. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pridmore have mov^d into their new home, comer of Petty and Montgomery streets. The fertilizer plant of the Victor Cotton Oil Company, is now running on full time. It has a capacity of 100 tons daily. Messrs. Olan Curry and Gerard Lipscomb have opened a skating rink nexi door to the Pearl Steam Laun dry. Dr. J. G. Pittman has purchased from the Smith Hardware Co., one of the latest and most up-to-date phy* scian’s buggies. Mr. R. E. McCraw is confined to his home, corner Montgomery and Petty streets, with a carbuncle. Mr. McCraw’s friends will wish for him a speedy recovery. The county chaingang is camped in the Southern suburbs of the city and is working on the city streets to pay for work done on the county roads by city convicts. Mr. W. H. Palmer, of the Charlotte fire department, spent Wednesday In the city on business. Ho accompa nied Mr. Woodside home yesterday morning in an automobile. Attention Is directed to the adver tisement of Messrs. Butler & Hall In the classified ad. column of this Issue, who will soon have about ten thous and dollars to lend on good security. Mr. L. J. Carpenter, wh8 has been the local representative of the Metro politan Insurance Company for sev eral years, has moved to Shelby, N. C., where he will reside in the future. Mr. Tommy Wilkins, who has been conducting a meat market on Lime stone street, across from The Ledger office, has discontinued the business, and will engage in some other enter prise. Mrs. W. C. Carpenter entertained a few friends last Monday evening. ▲ very enjoyable evening wgfe spent Misses Lucy Carperfcer, Lula Ganett and Lila Sarratt assisted in serving the refreshments. * Messrs. Gaines, Ezell and Logan Crocker, of North Carolina, and Mr. Jason Crocker, of Blacksburg, wi in the city Tuesday settling up the estate of their father, the late John R. Crocker. “A Soldier’s Sweetheart" will be the next attraction at the Star Thea tre. It will be here Wednesday night, 10th Inst., and should be well patro nized, for It is in every respect a high-class attraction. County Superintendent of Education McKown will be in his office the last three days of the week during the month of February. During the first three days of the week he will be visiting the schools throughout the county. Mr. J. M. Moss, a former Gaffneyite who has been conducting a foundry and machine shop at Union for several years, has disposed of his business at that place and moved back to Gaff ney. We extend a cordial welcome to Mr. Moss and his family. The Lime Company Is having sprawls hauled and placed along itg. track on Victoria avenue, near the graded school building. Mr. J. S. By ars, the regular engineer on the dum my, is confined to his home by illness, and his father is running It in his place while he is away from the works. Mr. J. L. Butler, who was so severe ly shot at his home in Roanoke, Va., a few weeks ago, is rapidly recover ing and will soon be himself again. He had a narrow escape, but his friends in Gaffney will he glad to know that the wounds did not prove fatal as reported. Beginning with March numbers there will be on the reading table at the library the following magazines: Scribner’s, Harper’s, Everybodys, Cos mopolitan, McClure’s, Bookman, Tay- lor-Trotwood. The public Is cordially Invited to come to the library and read or subscribe and take these mar gazines out. ’Squire John W. Alexander, of Mer cer, was a visitor to the city Tuesday. When asked by The Ledger what was the news in his neighborhood he re plied: "I have no news, hue I note there are a good many premature marriages these days.” He did not intimate whether it was confined to his neighborhood or not. Mr, G. M. Phifer, who bought the J. Dudley Jones property on Lime- &one street, has decided to erect a handsome residence on the lot at once instead of moving the old build ing, according to his first intention. He has had the old house tprn away and will at once commence the erec tion of the new structure. The city authorities have dispon ed of the new fire tfuck to the Char^ lotte Fire Department. The truck was loaded yesterday. Mayor Ross said the new truck was too heavy for use In this city. R la to be hoped that a suitable fire track will he pro vided—one that will meet the re quirements of a town of this size. A number of farmers of this county who havs been devoting most of their energies to raising cotton, informed The Ledger man recently that they Intended to plant more grain, and less cotton this season. Several of them say they intend to go in for more stockraising, believing that there is more money to be made from this source than from cotton. Mr. Will Austell has been engaged for some time in hauling lumber to his lot on Limestone street, In the southern part of the city, where he expects to erect a handsome and commodious residence for his own occupancy. “Billy” Is a mover when he starts; and during all the recent severe weather he stuck to his work and drove his team regularly. Court will convene at Gaffney on the fourth Monday In this month for a three-weeks’ session with Judge R. W. Memminger, of Charleston, on the bench. Judge Memminger has not been to Gaffney since the trial of the celebrated case of the State against George Hasty who was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment for killing two showmen at Gaffney in December of la05. A mule belonging to the county es caped from its stable the early part of the week. Supervisor Lipscor received word to the effect that the mule was in Union and went to that city Tuesday, but It did not prove to be the right mule. On returning home he found the mule a few miles from the camp. Mr. Lipscomb made he trip to Union and back on a horse, and yesterday he was com plaining of being a little sore. He does net claim to be as strenuous as Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. J. D. Kennedy, of Blacksburg, who owned a half interest In the Morehead building In that city, re cently purchased Mr. Morehead’s In terest and later sold the building to Bruce & Fowler, who will remodel the building by putting in a plate glass front, new shelves, and making a por tion of the floor cement. They will then put In a new &ock of general merchandise. Messrs. Bruce ft Fow ler will continue their old stand also, making them operate two stores in Blacksburg. On Friday evening Mrs. S. B. «6her- rard very charmingly entertained a number of friends at “Flinch.” This popular game was played here wfth renewed enthusiasm and pleasure. A delightful course luncheon was serv ed and all departed with a regret that the time had passed so quickly. Those present were: Mesdames B. R. Brown, R. S. Lipscomb, J. N. Nesbitt, J. V. Sarratt, Will Brown, W. C. Car penter, A. N. Wood, R. M. Gaffney, W. Wilson, Bc/d Hames, J. F. Gar rett, J. L. Daniels, W. C. Hamrick, A. W Doggett, Edward Watson. Why Refer to Doctors Bectuse we mike mediciaea for them. We tell them all about Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, and they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, con sumption. They trust it. Then you can afford to trust it. Ask your own doctor. The best kind oi a testimonial— "Sold for over sixty years." » by J. O. Ayer Co.. Xiowoll, Also “ — yers In Us Do You Love Your Family? Of course you do, and it is your duty • to care for them and make provision for the time when you are not able to earn as much as you do now. Show your love and interest by starting a bank account and saving something for the rainy day. ' MERCHANTS & PLANTERS BANK, GAFFNEY, S. C. 4 Ptr Cent on Savings Deposits, SPECIAL IN SHOES In order to close out certain well known brands of shoes which we will discontinue, and several lots of broken sizes in new, fresh shoes, we will offer fo** tV next few days: 500 pairs of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes at the lowest possible price. $4.00 Crossett Shoes for men, price now. .$3.19 $3.50... now $2.79 $3.00 now $2.29 $2.50 now $2.19 $4.00 Queen Quality Shoes for Women, price now $3.19 $3.50 now $2.79 $3.00 now $2.29 / $2.50... ...... now $2.19 These values will not last long and it will pay you to come early and get the pick. Don’t miss it. HUMPHRIES SHOE C3. Mr K* □umufMtarors of SARSAPARILLA. ^ PILLS. HAIR VIGOR. W# h*v» no •eereta! Wo publish the formulas of all our medicinea. Ayer’s Pills greatly aid the Cherry Pectoral In breaking up a cold. We Want You to Have Confidence Buy a Home With Rent Money! 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 ofiScers. Read our Booklet and learn our plans. Cherokee B.: L. Association W. W. Gaffney, Sec’j & Treas. C. A. Jefferies, Prest. §j We will show the new % fashions and Woolens Wed nesday and Thursdayi February 3rd and 4th, for your Spring Suit. Please remember the dates and drop in and give us a look. J.F.CarsonsCo. Money to Loan! * am prepared to negotiate loans in .mounts from $300.00 np for a term of years on improved forms. Inter- cat 8 per cent. Gallon 9-t4-o8-6m J. C. liffirlis, Ally., Gafina". S. C. [farms for Sale] 52 acres, eight miles out from city, known as the Grigg place. 140 acres, four miles out, en Thickety road, and in a good state of cultivation. 101 acres, twelve miles out. Investigate this tract. 83 acres, 6 miles out. Residential Properties. The W. D. Thomas place, house having six nice rooms. Situated on Victoria Ave. Size of lot 80x400. On Oakland Avenue, a nice 6-room cottage with all con veniences. This place is cheap; ask about it. Desirable Lots. In several different sections of the city. For fuller de scriptions, prices, terms, etc., see or write I^. FOH.T REAL ESTATE AND FIRE INSURANCE. Phone 258. Offlce’cecond floor Natkxul Bank Building. Onffnoy.S. C. ft Would YOU like for your Stationery to be neatly printed end promptly delivered? If to, will yon let ns prove to yon that oar work will BaflMF, S. C. Please?