Fresh Oysters!
We are glad to announce that we have
made arrangements to handle Fresh Oysters
every day. If you will let your wants be known
we will always try to fill your order. We are
prepared to serve them any style in our restau
rant every day.
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Groceries
5} We also have a nice line of groceries, candy,
cakes, pies, etc. We are adding to our stock of
groceries and solicit a share of jour patronage.
We appreciate your business.
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\\ J. H. CRAWFORD, Proprietor
|| Main Street Forest City
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Largest and Most Complete Tonsorial Parlor
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II Six Comfortable Chairs
| Six Good Barbers
][ Everything Sanitary
][ Courteous Treatment
II The best of work at moderate prices
II Your patronage solicited
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For Christmas
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There is Nothing More Appropriate Than a Nice
Piece of Furniture
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Come in and let us show you our Parlor and
I Library Suites, Buffets Library Tables, Rockers,
| Hugs, Grafanolas, and many other things at our
I store that make handsome Christmas gifts. Lib
j rary tables from $4.75 to $28.00.
We have doll carriages and miniature furniture
that will make the children happy at Christmas
time.
Make our store your headquarters.
Play our Grafanolas and make yourself at
home.
PADGETT & KING
The Old Reliable Furniture Dealers
Forest City
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
The arrival and departure of passenger trains at Forest City, N. C.
The following schedule figures are published as information and are not
guaranteed.
Southern Railway
Arrives from Departs for
7:11 a. m. Marion, N. C.—RockHill, S. C. 7:11 a. m.
11:01 a. m. Rock Hill, S. C. Marion, N. C. 11:01 a. m.
6:12 p. ra, Marion—Rock Hill 6:12 p. m.
8:26 p. m. Rock Hill—Marion 8:26 p. m.
C. C. & 0. Railway
11:58 a.m. Spartanburg-Dante 11:58 a.m.
5:04 p. m. Dante-Spartanburg 5:04 p. m.
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADINISTRATION
Depot Ticket Office
the ooosxi*, c#k o.
Stat* of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Luc&a County, as.
Frank J. Cheney rnakea oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney ft Co., doing business In the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
this «th day of December,
A D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
?•*!) _ Notary Public.
. Hall g Catarrh Medicine Is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists. 15c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Local News Items
Have you joined the Hoard of
Trade?
Spurgeon Moss spent 'I uesdut in
Marion, visiting the fiirnitu e fac
tories there.
.Miss Fearl Dawson spent, last
week-end with Misses A ma King
and Mae bridges at f'lifiMrte.
Postmaster VV C Bl nto» has
heen quite sick for the past f«w
da\« ?nd is still confined to his
room.
Mr. and Mr* Kanipe. Mrs
Roy Wanton and Mrs Hague Kiser
shopped in Spartanburg on*' day
last wet*k.
W C Jones, pastor of the
Forest Citv circuit, is in aChaHotte
**anitoriutii recovering from a re
cent operation
Rov. the e'even vear old son of
Mr and Mrs J L. Butler, has been
very sick recentl\, hut we are glad
t» sav that hf is improving.
MissOienn Hamrick.of Henrietta,
has a eept.ed a position with the
H;t' i»tf-rs '?ank & T> ust Co at. For-
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C A. rtlanton, of Sumter, S. C ,
was called here recently on account
of the serious illness of his mother.
A e are glad, however, to that
Mrs. Blanton is improving.
J. A vViikie has resigned as a
rural mail carrier out of Forest City
and will devote all of his time to the
insurance business and surveying.
Mr. Wilkie's son Uoyce has succeed
ed him as carrier on route H
Miss Neil Padgett, a student at
Limestone college, spent Sundav
with her parents in Forest City.
She was accompanied bv Mr, Claud
b lack, of Gaffnev, and Miss Miller,
a member of the Limestone faculty.
Jonas Johnson has sold his res
taurant in the Young building to
J. M. Tate, who will continue to
conduct it at the same stand. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson have opened a
new restau-ant in the Mcßrayer
building next door to the Forest
City Bargain store.
Moss-Lieinhardt are now occupy
ing their new store room in the old
Movie theatre stand. They tell us
that their half-page ad in the last
issue of The Courier brought splen
did results and their business start
ed ofl with a rush. Read their new
ad in this issue.
S. H. Harris, a prominent under
taker and business man of Union,
S C., spent the week end in Forest
City on business. He was a guest
at the home of R. L. Reinhardt. Mr.
Harris was very much impressed
with Forest Cily's prospects as a
coming city and trade ceuter.
The many friends of Mr. I, B.
Covington will regret to learn that
he is seriously ill at the Rutherford
hospital, where he was recently
operated on for appendicitis. The
latest reports from his bedside are
encouraging and we hope that he
will soon be back with us and in his
usual good health.
Misses Nell and Margaret Young
delightfully entertained a numberof
friends last Friday evening at a
''rook party" complimentary to Miss
Lucy Patterson, one our popular
high school teachers, and Miss
Gladys Taylor, of Worcester, Mass.,
who is the guest of Mrs. James
Young. Rook was played until a
late hour after which a delicious
salad course was set ved.
Word has been received here that
Rastus Houser, a Rutherford county
boy, was burned to death last Mon
day in Kansas City, Mo. We are
unable to learn the particulars of
his death He served in the 30th
Division overseas and has many
comrades in this county who will be
grieved to hear of his tragic death.
His remains will be brought fo this
county for burial.
The local Red Cross have been ask
ed to aid in the search for Chester A.
Heal, a discharged soldier, who es
caped from a hospital in Cape May,
N. J., recently, and is supposed to be
somewhere in the South. No des
cription is given of the soldier except
that he is suffering from mental trou
ble and is in a serious condition. Any
information concerning this unfortu
nate man should b* reported immedi
ately to the Red Cross.
Furniture!
Furniture!
Next to sei vice, what do you like mor
than pretty furniture? There is a nev
si ore in Forest City where you can get botl
service and pretty furniture.
You can buy here on the easy paymen:
plan and never have to come in to make
your weekly payments. We will have a
man call at your home to collect as your
pavments may be arranged.
The goods we have to offer you are
strictly high class and the price is right. So
don't fail to drop in and start an account
with us.
You will always get a square "deal when
you trade with
MOSS-REINHARDT
Old Movie Stand Forest City
from your fertilizer
if you use
ROY STER'S
trade mark
REGISTERED
The Fertilizer That Made
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Fish Scrap Famous
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