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ASEtSSOR'S NOTICE 1928 The Auditqr's oflice will be open from the 1st day of January to the 20th of February, 1923, to mnake re turns of all personal property for taxa tion. For the convenience of taxpayers the Auditor or his deputy will attend the following named ,places to receive retu'ns for said year to wit: Youngs rownship Janford, Monday, Jan 22. J. D. Ftewart's, Monday, Jan. 22. Jno. It. Cook's, Monday, Jan. 22. Pleasaint mound, ruesday, Jan. 23. Mrs. W. P. !Harris. Wednesday, Jan. 24. )ial 'T'ownship L. ). Arnstrong's, Monday, Jan. 22. Gray Court, T1usday, Jn. 30. OwirS Station, Wednc;day, Jan, 31. Fel). 1. L. A. ''lhomipson Store, Thursday, Feb. Ist. Gray Court, Tuesday, Jan 10. SuliIvan Townshii) T. '. Wood's, Tuesday, Jan. 23. Princeton, Wednesdiay, Jan. 24. Tunibling Shoals, ihursday, Jan. 25. Waterlou 'Township Jerry C. Martin's Store, LMonday, Jan. W. (. Thompson's, Monday, Jan. 22. W:'terloo Town. Friday, Feb. 2. Cross Hill Towiship Cross Hiill ''own, Monday, Jan. 29. Hlunter Township Clinton, Alonday. Jan. 22. Clinton Cot4on Mili, Tuesday, Jan. 23. 1Lydia Cotton Miii, Wednesday, Jan. 24. G(ol ~ "Ille, Thu rsday, Jan. 25. Alot. tville, Priday, Jan. 2. - Jacksq Township) Renno. Saturday, Jan. 27. S. W. i)ean, Saturday, Jan. 27. Please iake note that fite api))oilt nents will be filled just as advertised and please come ou-t and make re turns. One may usually makes the whole round and some may not under Stand the notice this time, as -I have divided up the territory in the several towlsiips. All male citizens bebween the ages of 21 and 60 years on tile 1st of January except tho.se who are incapable of earning a sopport from being ialmed or from other causes, are deemed polls, Confederatc veterans excepted. Also all male citizens between the ages of 21 to 55 are liable to a road tax of $1..50 andi are required to make dur ing the tinie above specifled their re turn of the same to the Auditor, and shall pay to the County Treasurer at tile same time other taxes are paid in l of working thw road, school trus i, -, students and minister. are ex-, empt from road tax. All taxpayers are required to give township and number of school dis tricts: also state wkether vroperty is situated in town or country. After tlie 20th of February 50 per cent penalt will be attached for fail ire to make returns on personal pro perty. J1 .W. T110MNPSON. 21-td 'ounty Auditor. To Stop -a Cough Quick take HAYES' HEALING HONEY, a cough medicine which stops the cough by healing the inflamed and irritated tissues. A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES' HEALING HONEY. The salve should be rubbed on the chest and throat of children suffering from a Cold or Croup. The healing effect of Hayes' Healing Honey in side the throat combined with the healing effect of Grove's O-Pen-Trate Salve through the pores of the skin soon stops a cough. Both remedies are packed In one carton and the cost of the combined treatment Is 35c. Just ask your druggist for HAYES' HEALING HONEY. e4Msmall dosage brings quick relief to scratchy, irritated throats. Cough eases, phlegm clesrs away, inflamed tissues are soothed. Now--be fore a slight cough becomes a serious ailment-break It up with DILING'S ~va -a syrup for coughs&colds Home Ground Flour Try a sack of new flour from the mill. There is none bet ter. We Deliver It. Bramnlett YOUR "LITTLE NEW YEAR" By MARTHA B. THOMAS "TE Little New Year" is a very eager youngster. i1e pops into view overnight; in fact, one second's difference is the margin between his being nothing at all ani then appear Ing as something very definite to reckon with. From the min. ute he claps his eyes on you, he belongs; he is your "Little New Year" and you've got to decide pretty quickly what to do with him. There is no possible way of escaping * this parenthood. le's goltig to stick to you like a burr for 305 days, every niun ute, every hour. It's really quite alarming. Are you going to bring up the 'Ittle fellow on underdone resolu tions? Are you going to make him a present of malnutrition by feed ing him on irregular meals of procrastination? Are you going to ruin his char acter (and maybe your own) by rows and rows of pleasant fibs to prevent a feeling of discom fort about his growing up into a harumn-scarum boy? Like liuman children, lie needs watching and gui(ling and discipline. You'll never have the opportunity of "raising" this particular lad again. le will slip from your fingers on the night of December 31-your "Little New Year" grown into whatever nianliood you've permitted him. Let's send him out a fine, sturdy fellow I (@. 10212, Western Newspaper Union.) HOW JAPAN GREETS NEW YEAP Custom of Oriental Countrie Is te Give Special Performances in the Play Houses. 1T IE Oriental nethods of greeting the New Year difTer greatly froi; ours. In %Japan, as weil as in othei Oriental countries, special perform. ances are given In the theaters. In the temples and shrines prlest and attendants entertain the peoplt vith special dances. The Kagura, o Sacred Dance With Music, is the fi vor-Ite, for while it is being given prayers are offered for the continued happiness of the nation during th coming year. This very old dance 1i performed by young girls, while th( priests are the musicians. All are iK appropriate costume. Arnother ceremonial, which has beer handed do)wn for centuries, is the Shu. SAi, or Dance of the Ancestral Sane. tuary. Thi!s is gIven within the palace by the imperial family on January 3. and it celebrates the founding of th( imperial house, centuries ago. S* i* * * * * * * * * * * LA'NFOR) NEWS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * La1nford, Dec. 25.-T1s bealutifu1tl Christmas day we surely wish every body a happy Clristmas and -a most prosperouis New Year. We are glad to See such pileasantl weather andl with all of our boys and girls at home farom school they .arc making the twelk in ring with theil merry songs, horns, wvhistles, and thec many toys that Santa brought them. Thxe schocol chiildren gave a most d~e hiigitful Christmas entertainment Fri day eveninug. Especially dlid the pri mary entertainment delight tihe audi ence ini their funny costumes andl their cunning little voices in song and verse. It was a very sad occasion for the in termediate room 'as they hind to bid adieu to their miuch loved teacher,'Miss Jennie (Werts, who is to 1be married on Docembor 28th to .Mr. J. 0. 'Marshall. And they w-ill have to face a new teach or for the beginning of the year, buti we have a good sot of children and they always love their teacher. 'Mr. and Mrs. 'Marion 'Bryson spent the week-end with Mr. andh Mrs. S. A. Cox. Mr. T. A. D~rummond and family of L.auirens, spent Christmas day with Mr. Frank D~rummond at the old home, Miss Grace DeShieolds is at home from Lander collage to spend the hall days. . . 4 1 .' Mr. Paul Cooper, the principal of Poplar Springs school is spending the holidays 'with homne folks. -Mr. and~ afirs. S, A. Cox and little Amarillys spent several (lays in Green ville wIth their son, Frank Cox, hast week. Misses Pauline and Margaret Wal drop, Mattie Belle and Bonnie Cox, An nie Mao Patterson and Eleanor Drum mond were guests of Mliss L1l111Ma Cox on Christmas day. Prof. Paul Knox left Saturday *morn ing to spend the holidays -with 'bds parentsi in Abbeville. Miss Carrye Lou Higgins, of Ark wright school, is spending the week with her parents, iMr. and Mrs. J. S. Higgins. Mr. 3. 1). Johnson Is spending the holidays at Arcadia with his sons, Mr, 0. W. and J. V. Johnson. Mr4. M. G. (Pa trs4 and daughterA Spgr tanbur~g, ar en~eding 4he 91 'will soon move into the neat little Bomar cottage in the beginning of the year. Mr. and 1 H. C. Garrett spent 'Christmas day with Mr. J. D. Williains and family. Mrs. Irby Crow is very sick at pres ent with flu. Mr. W. A. Thomas is still a very sick man, although resting easier than Ie has been. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness to us in our sorrow When our1 dear boy .was killed. Mr. and -Mrs. C. (1E. Estes. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms have an u healthy coIr, which Indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there Is more or I ess stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given regu larlt for two or three wc!ks.will enrich the blood. improve the digestion' and actas a generalStrength ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and theChild willbo in 'rfcct health. Plearqot to take. 60o per bottle. After Naturally al left. Remnants If you want this week. HE One lot of f Poriet Twill Drer Silk and Poiret 7 All this season's ues to $25.00, For This The majorit3 are for the Miss One lot of Blanklets that a pair in beautiful gray and tan and $3.45 One lot of re Goods. This lot< printed Marquise 39c a yard. To Clo 19eca White and ec the lot also. Onel~lot bo: pants/ivalues to 98c, I We cannot you want to bu this week. 4/P Notice is hereby' iven that the next annual Meeting of the County Board >f Commissioners of Laureis County, -1. C., will be holden at Laurens Court use, S. C., at the-Supervisor's office )n Thursday after the first Monday of Fanuary, 1922, being the 4th day of he month, at the hour of ton o'clock nt the forenoon. All persons holding claims or do iands of any kind against the County, lot previously presented to the Board, tre hereby notified sand required to lie same with the Clerk of the Board )it or before the first day of January, ;o that they may be ordered to be paid it the annual meeting, as provided by Done at Laurens, S. C., December Ith, 1922: J. D. .NOCK, I-4t Clerk. AN OIWDINANCE itate of South ('aroliln, County of Laurels, City of Laurens. An ordinance to levy an annual tax ipoi the taxable property within the :orporato limits of the City of Laiu rens, to raiso supplies to defray bond Christrr )f All C Eter our holiday rus] and one of a kind 4 bargains in all kinc RE ARE A FEW ifty ladies' all-wool ses, and dresses of Lwill combinations. merchandise. Val Week Only K.95 r of these dresses )f sixteen to twenty. Nashua Woodnap re worth $5.00 a plaids of blue, pink, large sizes, a Pair mnants of Curtain onsists of beautiful tte, worth 35c and se Out at Yard .ru materials are in ys' all-wool knee 2.00 at a Pair ALL SHOE~ mention all the odd y the biggest barga COH ed dndebtedness of the said City of Laurens, for the fiscal year commenc ing January 1st, 1923, and to pay past indebtedness of said city, and also to levy and collect a sufficient amount to pay the interest upon the bonded Indebtedness of the said city for the year 1923, and to raise a sinking fund for the payment of same. BE IT OIDMN'IDD, by the City Council of the City of Laurens: Sec. 1. That a tax of Ono and 95-100 Dollars on every one :hundred dollars worth of property, real and perosual not exempt by law from taxation with in the corporate limits of the City of Liaurens, be and the same is hereby levied for corporate purposes to de fray the public expenses of the City of Laurens for the fiscal year, con mencing January 1st, 1923, and to meet other indebtedness as has been contracted by said city for corporate purposes; That an additional levy of fifty-:lve (55) cents on every one hun dred dollars worth of the assessed value of all property, real and per sonal not exempt from taxation, sit uated within the corporate limits of the City of Laurens, be and the same is hereby levied, to meet the interest accruing on the bonded indebtedness of the City of Laurens during the fis as Clei )dd Lot [1 a good pMany odd >f all kinds of merc Is of merchandise, c OF THE BARGAI Ladies' Lisle S back. 2 Pair f Fine quality lN week 19ca Fine quality Paj 19c a (The 25c Fine quality 0 15c a One lot of rema in Pongee colors ar a yard piece of goo Fie19c a Fiefor boys' bl< dozens of other use All Underwear undershirts, fleece, . 39c e SREDUCED Ilots as they are so sins of the year, e cal year 1923 and to create a sinking fund to be 'used in aid of retirement and payment of said bonds, and the excess, if any, shall ibe used by the City Council for other corporate pur poses. Sec. 2. That the Clerk of the said City shall enter levies and assessments upon the 'books of the said OiLy and re ceivo said taxes, That the said taxes heroin -levied shall be paid to the said City Clerk in lawful money of the United States on or before the 1st day of March A. *D. 1923 and any person, firm or corporation failing to pay said taxes twhen due shall be liable to the penalty of 15 per contum of the tax so lovied, and also cost of issuing execution and collection as now pro vided 'by law for the failure to -pay the general County and State taxes. Done and ratiflct) by the City Coun cil of the City of Laurons and the cor porate seal of -the said City ofLau rens hereto aftixed this the 15th (lay of December A. 'D. 1923, and in the One Hundrod and Forty-Seventh year of the 'overeignty and Independence of the United States of America. W. II. 'DIAL, Attest: Mayor. 'SMlANLEY W. CROWS, City Clerk. irance [s and ends are iandise. ome to our store NS tockings, seamed or 25c [ainsook for this Yard ama Checks Yard grade) itings for Gowns yard nents of Soisette dwhite. A 3Oc cis at yard >uses, . shirts and ~s. reduced, men's ined and ribbed, bach hutnerous. If une to Cohen's.