e A Sorry Time! Give Shoes This Year?Theyll Be Appreciated? And be sure to get 'em at THOMPSON'S BIG "YEAR-END" SHOE SALE and save the difference! Optical Repairs ,We are specially equip ped to give you the bes1 and quickest service ir repairs. BROKEN LENSES are duplicated in oui .own shops, within a feu hours' time. All work Supervised anc guaranteed. M. R. Campbell Registered Optometrist Office 112 W. Wbitner St. Ground Floor. Telephone Connection. Opera Cloaks Dry Cleaned and Pressed Opera cloaks and wraps of dainty ?HkB ' or heavier materi als' can be dry cleaned and pressed and kept in- perfect con-, ditlon for wear .by our service. W* Clean*- the/ garments with- I out spotting' or fadding the col ors, and, without impoverishing or otherwise' injuring : ,:? the .* f fabric. We press the. cloak fo skil fully that it .locks as fresh as when new and' it fits as it did when first worn. Our charges are reasonable. Try us. _ : ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY iD fPHONB NO. 7. News Froei Seneca I Mr. Pat Predorlcks, of the Friend ship, seeAJon of this county, died and was buried in the Friendship church " yard on last Thursday. Mr. Freder u lcks was about GO years old and un L married. He has a large connection \ around Friendship church and was honorably esteemed. Mr. Jas. A. Craig of Anderson, as sistant bank inspector, was in Sene ca last Thursday for a while. Mr! W..B. Hill of -Washington, D. . C, was registered at the Keoweo Inn last Thursday. Mr. Hill is in the edu f cat ion a 1 branch of the government service. . MT. Jas. F. Rast and U. G. Sal la of I .Anderson were in Seneca Thursday. Mr.vJ. S. King of South Georgia passed through Seneca last Thursday on his way to spend the Christmas I holidays with relatives in Anderson I County. Mr. O. O. Martin, a popular travel ing man out of Greenville was call ing on the trade in Seneca Thursday. Mrs. J. H. Darby of Walhalla was shopping in Seneca one day tills week. Miss Carry Hunter spent several - days In Anderaon this week visiting 1 and shopping. Miss Viola Miller has gone to Groor to spend the holidays with her aunt Mrs. F.?. B. Hayes. Mrs. Wt F. Reid left Oils week for Beaufort to spend the holidays with her daughter, Mtb. D. Wiley. The Once n Week Club was enter tained this T^ek by MrB. Nell Nickels Strlbbling. " The subject for discus sion was "Home Economics?The .Kitchen." A-very Interesting andj practical paper was presented by Mira. S, K. Dendy and an Interesting discussion followed.. This organiza tion is endea\bring to arouse inter est in; the now defunct library asso ciation and the neglected public li brary. A meeting Is to,'be called soon to endfteror to, r~~?e*p-'-.- - ~. elation and X? mako bomo * err?nget ment about the care c? the tfooks, ' Mrs. Rebecca N le h obi on of j tu-J WhitmJre section of tho county'*He4 last Thursday aua In?, wo^. j to rest In : the Whltmire Methodist church yard after appropriate, ser vices by her .pastor, Rev. H. A., Whit ten. . :. i. Mr. C. F. Adams^ proprietor of Ahe Seneca Marble Yards, has purchased the Duncan house on the corner of First North and Fair Play streets. Later on Mr. Adams will make some ' decided improvements juvJhlB proper I ty and expects to make it one of the i'loat attractive corners in town. Mr. W. J.( Duncan having sold-h hi ho:ise and lot to Mr. C. F. Adams, hi planning to move his family from our city Mr. Duncan has been a citizen here for many years and hiB many friands will rgret his departure. On last Tuesday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moody, at Salem, their niece. Miss Alice Whit mire, was married to Mr. Fred Whit mire of Jocassee. Frieds and Mrs. J. B. Stone, who has been quite sick at the home of I her mother, Mrs. J. A. Sanders, In '.East Seneca, will, be glad to know that her condit'on is improving. j Miss Saille .Melioils and Mr. Garcia Lusk of the Tomassee section were I married on last Sunday by Notary PuMic JaB. A. Hunnicut. ' rtfr". Lang Anderson of Liberty was a business visitor in Seneca Thurs day. - Mr. W. lu Harbin has returned from a visit of several days to him son, Joe, In Atlanta. Miss Eleanor Norma of Anderson is spending a few days with her fathers family, Mj^ J. V. Norma, proprietor of the Keowee Inn. Mrs. Boyce Hopkins is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Falls of Central. Mr. Chas. Qignlllat was a business visitor to Greenville Thursday. Friends of Mr. "Laws" Thompson will be sorry to learn that'he Is quite sick with "grip." .Mrs. J. H. Martin of Qreenville vis ited her sister, Mrs. D. P. Thomson, here Friday.. At a special communication of the Masonic lodge of Seneca tho following officers were elected for the ensuing year: J. B. Hopkins, W. M.; Tom Whltwortb, - S. W.; John Myers, sec retory; Ri H. Newmanej treasurer: ' W. O. W. Meeting. ' The Mountain Springs \ Camp No. 816 W. O. W. met oh December 16 in their ball and'held'their annual elec tion, j The . following . officers .were elected for .the . year/ 1915: Consul common dor, H. B. H end rix; advisor lieutenant,.r.'.-.Reld;. banker, J. M. S?awrlght; clerk. W. W. Fleming; escort, John B. Willhuns; watchman, W. G. Long; sentry, O. K. Jeanes; three years manager, J. A. Hall; as sistant escort, E. T. Jeanes;' camp physicians, Drs. N. T. "Richardson, W. A..Tripp and J. Q. Mock. 'The above named officers will be Installed on January 13, 1915 and will take their offices at once. The camp is to bo congratulated upon hav'ng so efficient' a_set_of^officers for another year.' one ID you ever think how much it costs to give .you the telephone right-of-way anywhere, at all rimes? Your telephone instrument, which consists of 130 different parts, is only the entrance way to your chase of the vast equipment necessary in making a calL Your line is connected with the great Bell highways, leaching every state inthe union?with its poles, copper wire, cross arms and insulator*; in tho country ; its under ground conduits, manholes, cable vaults and cables in the ' cities. . ' ' '.'.7 You have the use'of switchboards costing upwards of $100,000,000. You enjoy the benefits of coun?esa in ventions which make possible universal telephone talk* Your service is safeguarded by large forces of men building, testing and repairing lines. You command at all times the prompt attention of one or more operators. How cau such a costly service be provided at rates so low that all can afford it? N Only by its use upon a share-and-share-alilfe basis by -v:v economy is as * ? use of the Bel1 System combines the maximum of -sa and economy ia proved by ma fact, that in no other land and under no other management has n of Richard I. M Sf^'^? ta The Ililriligencer. COLUMBIA. S. C, Dec. 19.?Mem bers elect of tbe South Carolina leg islature are. busy jUBt now framing a programme of legislation for consider ation at the next session. The 1915 session will begin January 12 and will continue for 40 days or more. The: first important event of tbe oesslon will be the. inauguration of Richard L Manning, as governor. The inaugural ceremonies will be held be fore tbe joint assembly in the ball of the house vif .representatives at the state house on January 20. Governor j Manning will read hiB first inaugu-1 ral addresB. The last annual message will bo received shortly after the ses sion convenes from the present gov ernor. This will be the last official Utterance of the Governor. Next week advocates of child labor laws and compulsory education will meet in Columbia to discuss measures to be introduced at the forthcoming session. Jos. A. McCullough of the Greenville delegation will head the conference. Marketing will be one of the im portant questions to come before this session. It will ho - one of tbe main features of the annual report from, the State department of ^agriculture. Every effort will be made this'year to hold down appropriations. The State is in a bad way financially ana if possible the State tax levy will not be increased. However, no matter how hard pressed the State may be, there will bo many requests for funds. It has-been suggested that the State in stitutions declare a'- holiday for one year. in the matter 6f appropriations for Jjew buIldings.^Practlcalty I every institution in the 'State'will ask for some kind of an appropriation: These buildings ' are 'heeded,' ye't ' the heads should consider the ' financial-, condi tion of the people as a whole. There is much work of a construc tive 'nature before the next general ^ewsKLett?r Front Belton \ ' HELTON, Dec. 19.?Mrs. J. T. West will send the box of Christmas toys to the Connie Maxwell orphanage oh Tuesday. Any one wishing to con tribute to Ulis cause will please, leave' gifts with Mrs, WeBt or.at tli? Jour-' nel office before that time. : Mrs. G us Brock and Mrs. Babb of Honea* Path passed through Belton Tuesday. Mrs. Will. Pepper and daughter. Miss. Matt le, spent Tuesday In Ander son. ' S :; Mrs; W. H. Trammell spent Thurs day in Anderson. - Miss F.lva Haynie was a business visitor to Anderson Tuesday: County Superintendent of Educa tion visited the Belton public school Tuesday. Mr. Fe)ton was much im-, pressed with,, the work being - done h?re, and said he considered Belton the banner'school of the county. " Miss Marguerite Adams left Friday afternoon for h?r borne in Charleston to spend the Christmas holidays. ,. Mossrs. Roy and CH. Case of Spar enburg spent part of this week in B?lt?n. .. Mrs. W. C. Bowen spent Tuesday in Anderson. " 'Miss Sara La timer and Mr.- and Mrs. Jus. h. Patten arrived in Belton to spend the holidays with. Mrs. A. C. L&timer. Mr. and Mit. L. M. Heard and three Children came to Belton Thursday and Mr and Mrs. W. Carroll Latfmer and their, three children and Dr. and IjsVfc'-'.OJ-VK'-^thbert' and little AHce Brown, who bave been spending a month - in Summeryilie and Charles ton, will arrlvp Tuesday. They will allbe with Mrs. Latimer during the holidays. * Mrs. Roy Porter Whltlock arid III tie son, Etjy Porter, Jr? arrived in Belton Monday. They will be joined by ?Jr. Wnltlock a few days later aud will spendxthe holiday vacation with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Oeer. The young iadles composing th? Young_Women's Auxiliary of the First Baptist church hero gavo a beautifur party here on Tuesday oven-! ins at the honte o fMrs. Jessie B. Lew is,: on River street The bouse : was decorated with ..holly and pot plants and a Christmas \ree with a maie of cords leading from It afforded, gris?t, amusement The conples started at the tree, following their chosen cord through these mazeB to find what was at the end of ft. Cute gifts were found for ?ach aud then games wero played and delicious candy : made . by v the ybungt .ladfes tbomselves was passed. ; .. /*!..... Framing ive Programme rut Legislature Will Convene Jan Event Will Be the Inaugura" arming as Governor. assembly. The asylum needs attention. I The entire government of. the institu tion should he changed in the opin ion of many members and an effort I along this line is expected. Commissions for investigating var ious conditions during the past four years have been suggested in some I quarters und it is practically certain that such, a commission will be ap pointed. The prohibition movement will Icause much talk and little action at I the session. Those who ar* against [the sale of whiskey seem to be divided. .The prohibition party, strictly speak ] lng want the right to vote on a state wide law in September of 1915. The Anti-Saloon Leaguers may ask a- fight for a State-wide prohibition bill. Eith er of the measures will call for much discussion and will serve to block, pro gressive legislation. However the pro hibitionists declare that they do not want to block measures of a construc tive nature. They desire that the mat ter be settled at the earliest possible date Governor-elect Richard I. Manning has not announced tho questions with which he will deal in his Inaugural I address. He favors \ocstructive legis lation, and his address is awaited with interest by the people of the state. Among the elections will be, an as sociate-Justice, Superintendent of the State penitentiary, judge of the fifth circuit, seargent-at-arms, speaker . of the house, clerk of- the house and [other places. Every place is being sought by mang, candidates, except that of speaker. James A. Hoyt is without. opposition for. the speaker shlp. There Is no doubt at present con cerning the passage of a measure for tho compulsory attendance. of school children. The fight for this bill hau already been won. The terms of the bill are yet to be declcded upon. I The souvenirs were cards bearing lit tle candy hearts in which interesting sentiments were printed, mounted ou card board. There were' about 50 I yopng people present and- all had a thoroughly good tlmfc. All of the teachers of the Helton schools left Friday for their respec tive homes to remain until January .4 when school opens again. Mrs. M. A. Vandlyer has been ill at her home on O'Neale street for two weeks.1 Her friends are glad to know that she is improving and hope she will soon bo quite well again:' ? ' Mrs. W. W. Collier of Greenvilo spent the week-end in Belton with Mrs. H. M. Geer. : Mr. Garfeln Gains, who is attend ing Bailey Military Academy in Greenwood, is at home for the holi days.. .">' ' Mm T> E. Link is spending , the .Chrlstma? holidays In Belton wlthher parente, Mr. and Mrs. G.* w. Gaines. Mrs. Link will leave for Bamberg, her new home, early in the new year. Mr. George Cox, who is teaching school Kin Hampton County, Is at home for the holidays. Mrs. W. K. Stringer and Master Kenneth left Thursday for Newman, Ga., where they will spend the holt' days with Mrs. Stringer's parents. Judge and Mrs. Freeman. Mrs. E. C. Friers on epent Wednes day in Greenville with her parents, Mr. and'Mrs. Jas. H. Woodside. '; Mr.. H. M. Poore of Columbia was in Beiton part of this week. . Mrs.' Joe. A. McDanlel of Greenville will be in Belton for part of the holi days, ..' Dr. Jas. L. Dean of Greenville will be the guest of Mr. W. C. Brown for Christmas. . Willie's Hot Christmas. "Well; Willie," said Uncle Ned. who sometimes talked slangy. "I suppose you had a ' hot time on Christmas," "I sh'd say I did,- replied WIWo. "Santy Claus filled ray socks so f?ll that they fell down Into th' fireplace an'" ketched on fife, an* I got ' up* 't* gether up the scraps that wuz left an' found paw thcreytrytn' t' do th'same thing, an" I got'm* 'hands an* arms burned so I had t' stay in bed all day. an then: paw licked me for glttln* up j se ??r!y(C? Chris'oss? la?Fniii*." 1 GROCERY HINTS FOR CHRISTMAS English Walnuts per lb. . .25c Almonds, per lb.25c Pecans, per lb.25c Brazil Nuts, per lb.20c Filberts, per lb.20c BlaCk 1 'alnuts, per qt. . . .5c Shelled Nuts, per lb.65c Raisins, 2 pounds for. . . .25c Citron, per lb. . v?. .. . .25c Figs, per lb... .. .20c Florida Oranges, Box $2.25 or 20c and 25c doz. Apples, Kings, Baldwins, and Gills, pk. 40c, SOc and 60c Grape Fruit toe or 3 for-25c Bananas, per doz.20c Lemons, per doz..25c Evaporated Fruits and Prunes. Candy, per lb. . .10c and 15c Stick Candy, all flavors, the box. .20c (2 1-2 lbs. in box.) Chocolate, per lb. 20c & 40c Cocoatlut and Bon Bons, per lb...20c Salted Peanuts. Dates, per pkg... ..... 10c Fruit Cake? "National" Fruit Cake, per lb... -SOc "The Lookout" Fruit Cake, per lb.30c In one, two or five pound cakes, fresh-just received. Golden Glow Best Coffee, 3 ; lbs. for...........$r.,'J0 Good Roasted Coffee from 7 lbs. for $1 to 35c lb. Cranberries; a ,qh.. j.. .. 10c Full line Campbelis Soups. All kinds. .. . Macaroni and Cheese. Fresh Cocoanuts. All kinds Gelatin. Olives, Pickles, Richelieu Brand Canned Goods. , ' * \.\ Lettuce, ahead.. .. v 10c Celery 15c or* two stalks for., ...28c Rice,^Hominy, Irish and Sweet Potatoes, Qriion?, 'Light-., 'bread. Malaga Grapes, .per lb. . ,20c Mackerel, each. .. ... . .10c Fire Works ' ? great assortment1 of Rornnn Candles, Salutes? Sparklers, etc, . . _ . / i : .'> : And many other good things too numerous to I mention. Please .call in person or phone us your iXmas wants in the.fjrocery Line. ' 1 ;i Hit Phone 471 mm "i^S Christmas signifies the birth of a new and better spirit in our Ityes?-music typifies it, ... ... ... ?that th'3 gift u??si wormy or ' Christmas is a piano. We sell Standard makes ONLY?and our prices are RIGHT. r-orCASHor en TEfiMS to SUIT lb I W; N^P?tt?rsoh, WVgtf, No. 130 W. Benson.