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Office No. 61J Residence, No. 17. Wednesday, Dec. 20. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Mims motor ed to Columbia Friday. - ? . Mr. B. H. Parker is at home for the holiday-,, meeting and greeting everybody with a broad smile. Mr. Elliot Simkine, accompanied by his beautiful bride, has arrived to spend the holidays at home. Mrs. Norwood Cleveland has ax rived from Greenville to spend the Yuletide under the parental roof. The Advertiser has received a directory of the 64th congress, sec ond session, from Senator Tillman. Mrs. N. G. Evans has as" her vis itors her mother, Mrs. Walker, and I sister, Mrs. Charles Rhodes, of Ma-j con. Miss Ethel Glover, a beautiful young lady from North Augusta, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. R. C. Padgett. Miss Gladys Rives will spend the holidays with friends in Columbia and with her sister, Mrs. B. D. Ward, in Georgetown. Mr- Rainsford Cantelou who is attending the Atlanta College of Pharmacy arrived Monday to spend the Christmas vacation at home, Miss Bessie Woodson, who now ranks among the leading trained nurses of Augusta,' is here spending) a week with her mother, Mrs. Aga tha A. Woodson. Mrs. W. E. Lott, Mrs. Robert| Long, Misses Snow Jeffries, Gladys Rives and Isabelle Chappell were among the Edgefield shoppers in Augusta Saturday. Mr. Asa Broadwater and his son, Guy Broadwater, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Abner Broad water, worshiping in the Baptist church here in the morning. Col. F. N. K. Bailey and Capt R. B. Cain stopped in Ed gefield Saturday while enrouje from Green wood to Florida on a hunting trip. The B. M. I. closed Friday last for j the holidays. The young people are gathering here from the four corners of the earth for Christmas, and as a result there will be good, times, it not hot times, in the old town for those who are yet young in years. Miss Grace Dobson spent Satur day and Sunday in Augusta with her brother, Mr. O. L. Dobson. She j was joined by Miss Sophie Dobson Monday and both of them returned to Edgefield Monday evening. Mr. Harold Nor/is who is taking a course in a leading business col lege in Columbia bas come to be with the homefolk until the first week in January, when he will re sume his studies in Columbia, Wonder bow many young ladies heeu the label, "Do not open till Christmas," on packages that are received several days before Christ mas? Nine timee out of ten their curiosity causes them to break the seal. Miss Ruth DeLoach has had the good fortune to be 'invited by her, friend, Miss Evans, of Columbia to accompany her on a trip to New York for the holidays. She will leave Thursday to join Miss Evans in Columbia. All ye tax payers, take notice that tbe penalty/provided by law will be added to all unpaid taxes January 1. Do not blame the treas urer or auditor either, for putting on the panalty. The law forces them to do it. Dr. W. S. Currell has accepted au invitation to speak to the teach ers of Edgefield county at their next meeting which will be Saturday, January 13th 1917. This and all other meetings will be held in the school auditorium. The farmers' meeting was not held in the court house Monday on account of the unfavorable weather. County demonstration agent, P. N. Lott, was on band,ready to carry out his part, but the bad weather j kept the farmers away. Attention is directed to the no tice in this issue of Auditor J. R. Timmerman, than whom no other| connly in the State has a more cap able official. He will be in your community in January to receive tax returns. Now, give them to him when he comes. Thanks to Major Edwards and the other members of the municipal family, there is no mud on Main street. The hundreds of loads of ground granite has done the work. The Daughters of the Confedera cy are urged to send their contribu tions to the County Home box to the home of Mrs. R. A. Marsh Fri day. Tobacco, fruit and candy are preferred. Miss Helen Dorn has returned from Coker college for the holidays, Miss Gladys Padgett from the G. W. C. and Miss Nell Jones from Converse. The other college girls and boys will arrive the latter part of the week. i < Auditor J. R. Tirnmerman holds the pork record thus far for the sea son. One of the two ho?rs which he slaughtered Monday could not be weighed on anything smaller than wagon scales, and from the two he obtained 175 pounds of lard. Have you paid the amount due on your subscription? Look at your label and see how you stand. If you are in arrears, please pay the amount due at once. A number of names will be dropped from our list the first of the new year. Will yours be among them? The girls and young ladies of the Baptist church through'their mis sionary organizations will send a box of Christmas gifts for the little girls of' the Connie Maxwell orphan age of Greenwood. The box will be packed Thursday morning at the home of Miss Ruth Tompkins. Mr. W. S. G. Heath came np from Augusta on a business trip Saturday. He and Mrs. Heath will make their home in Augusta for some time. It is their intention, however, to return later and rebuild their home that was burned in the Antioch section. Saturday Mr. E. J. Norris, acting for the company, handed Mr. Heath a check for the amount of insurance-on his reti dence. Christmas Sermons. In Trenton Presbyterian church at 11:15 a. m. In Johnston at 4 p. m., instead of at night. No Paper Next Week. Following a custom of long stand ing, one too which is observed by most weekly papers, The Advertiser will nol be issued next, week, Christ mas week. Publication is omitted one week \n the year in ^order to give the makers of the paper a short period of rest. The next issue of The Advertiser will appear on the third of January. Bazaar a Success. The Presbyterian ladies know no euch word as failure. Their annual bazaar Tuesday waR a pro nounced cuccees. The fancy arti cle of almost endless number and variety were attractively arranged and were soon converted into cash. The dinner, cakes, candies, and other nice things were likewise in great demand. ?For their efforts of the day, these zealous Christian workers realized the sum of ?130. A Christmas Pageant, Sunday evening hext at 7:45 o'clock exercises will be held in the opera house by members of the B?p list Sunday School, assisted by oth ers in the community. "Bethlehem," a Christmas pageant, will be presen ted by nearly half a .hundred per sons. Some of the best vocal talent in town will have the leading parts. The music and the scene presented will be entertaining, uj lifting, in spiring. Beautiful Custom. The inmates of the county home will be made happy again thia year by the members of lhe Edgelield Chapter, U. D: C. The sending of this Christmas box out lo the coun ty home, supplying good cheer for the inmates of the home during the festive season, is a beautiful custom. Ifjwe mistake not, it was begun by the lamented Dr. Gwaltney nearly twenty years ago, and not a Christ mas has passed since that lime with out the inmates of the home being remembered. A pair of Auto Gloves in solid leather will make a dandy Xmas gift. $2.00 to $3.50 at F. G. Mer tin, Augusta, Ga. Don't forget that box of Hurley's for Christmas. Fresh shipment just arrived. W. E. Lynch & Co. Wanted-To buy 7 pounds of goose feathers. State price per pound. Mrs. E. H. Crews, Edgefield, S. C. Meeting of Executive Board Called. The members of the executive board of the Edgefield Baptist As sociation will attend a meeting of the board to be held at Edgefield Friday morning, December 32, at ll o'clock. A full attendance is desired. 0. Sheppard ... Moderator. We are showing a nice line of bed-room slippers and many other things suitable for Christmas gifts. Smith-Marsh Co. Auditor's Notice. All persons owning property of apy kind whatsoever, or in any ca pacity, as husband, guardian, exe cutor, administrator or trustees are required to make returns of1 the same to the Auditor under oath within the time mentioned below and the Auditor is required by law to add a penalty of 50 per cent to all property that is not returned on or before the 20th day of February in any year. All male citizens between tbe ages of 21 and 60 years, except those exempt by law are deemed taxable polls. The 50 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make re turns. For the convenience of tax pay ers, I or my representative will be at the following appointed places on the dates mentioned to receive tax returns: Ropers, Wednesday, Jan. 17. Meriwether, Thursday, Jan. 18. Colliers, Friday, Jan. 19. Red Hill, Saturday, Jan. 20. W. R. E. Winn's Store, Monday, Jan. 22. Cleora, Tuesday, Jan. 23. Pleasant Lane, Wednesday, Jan. 24. Meeting Street, Thursday, Jan 25. Johnston, Friday, Jan. 26. Herring's Store, Saturday, ean 27. Trenton, Monday, Jan. 29. This office will be open to receive returns from the first day of Janu ary tiil the 26th day of February 1917 as prescribed by law. J. R. TI M M ERM AN", Auditor E. C. S, C. Dec. 18-1916. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina, County of McCormick. Court oftCommon Pleas. The Farmers Bank of Edgefield, S. C., Plaintiff-V3-Eliza I. Bod die, R. L. Boddie, et al Defen dants. Pursuant to a deoree in the above entitled cause, I shall offer for sale at public outcry tc the highest bid der before the Court House, Town of Edgefield, County of Edgefield, and State aforesaid, on Salesday in January, 1917, the same being the 1st day of said month, between the legal hours of sale the following de scribed realty, to wit: "All and singular those two cer tain pieces, parcels, or tracts of land, situate, lying and being in the N County of Edgefield, (formerly) but | now in the .County of McCormick, j in the State of South Carolina, con taining in the aggregate Three Hun dred and Thirty (330) acres, more ar l.pps, and described as follows, to wit: , . Tract No. 1.-Containing Two jj Hundred and Eighty (280) acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by 'ands of Mrs. Cornelia Cothran; on the East by lands of B. P. Reynolds; on the South by lands of J. L. Strother and on the West by lands of John Enbanka and Bus-, sey Waits; and Tract No. 2.-Containing Fifty (?o) acres, more or les*, and bound ed on the North hy lands of J. L Strother; on the East by lands of L. M. Pinson and J. W. Quarles; on the South by lands of Marcellus Talbert, and on the West by lands of Lewis Eubanks. TERMS OF SALE - Oue-half cash, balance on a credit of one year, with interest from da,te of said sale, or all cash at purchaser's option; the credit portion, if any, to be secured by the bond of the pur chaser and a mortgage of the prem ises. Said bond and mortgage to provide for interest from date, and ten per cent, attorney's fees, in case same shall be placed in hands of an attorney for collection. If purchaser at said sale shall fail to comply with the terms thereof, within one hour from the time of said sale, said premises, upon direc tion of plaintiff, or his attorney will be resold on said day at the risk of the former purchaser. Pur chaser to pay for papers. J. H. CANTELOU Master E. C. S. C. Dec. 4th 1916. Ring Out The Bells. . iting out the old, ring in the new, ling happy bells, across the snow; The year is going, let him go; Xing out the false, ring in the true. Xing out grief that saps the mind. ?or those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Gingin redress to all mankind. Xing out the want, the care, the sin; The faithless coldness of the times: Xing out, ring out mournful rhymes; But ring the fuller minstrel In. Xing out false pride in place of blood The civic slander and the spite; Xing in the love of truth and right; Xing in the common love of good. Xing ont old shapes of foul disease; Xing out the narrowing Inst of gold; Xing out the thousand wars of old; Xing in the thousand years of peace. Xing in the valient man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Xing out the darkness of the land. Xing in the Christ that is to be. -Tennyson. Card of Thanks. We Jake this means of thanking >ur friends, neighbors and physi cian for their very kind attentions iuring the late illness of Mr. B. P. LJryant, oui father and husband. We will always be deeply grateful :or these thoughtful kindnesses-so generously bestowed. Mrs. B. P. Bryant and Children. We have an excellent line of ifele and silk hose and half-hose. 3oine in and look them over. They nake useful Christmas gifts. Smith-Marsh Co^ FOR RENT:, 5-room house on Addison Street. Apply to J. H. Allen at The Bank of Edgefield. JOINTS. Rliuematie painti and aches get into the joints aud muscles, makina ?very movement torture. Relieve your suffering with Sloan's Lini ment; it quickly penetrates without rubbing and soothes and warms your sore muscles. The congested blood is stimulated to action; a sin gle application will drive the pain. Sloan's Liniment is clean, conve nient and quickly ^effective, it does not stain the skin or clog the pores. Set a bottle to-day at your drug gist, 25c. 2 CEDAR POSTS WANTED: I im in the market^ for 1,000 cedar posts, must be four inches across ira all end and six and one-half feet long, either round or split. Will pay twelve and a half cents ;ach delivered at depot not later ;han January 1st. E. S. Johnson. Dec. 13-2t. Study Food Values Food provided for the^ family table de serves the careful thought of every house wife. Do you use thought when buying baking powder? The quality of cake, biscuits and all quickly raised flour foods depends largely upon the kind of baking powder used. Royal Baking Powder is made from cream of tartar derived from grapes.1 It is absolutely pure and has proved ite excel lence for making food of finest quality and wholesomeness for generations. Royal Baking Powder contains no alum nor phosphate. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York ; THAT MORNING LAMENESS If you are lame everv morning, and suffer urinary ills, there must be a cause. Often it's weak kid neys. To strengthen the weakened kidneys and and avert more serious troubles, use Doan's Kidney Pills. You can rely on Edgefieid testi mony. Mrs G T Padgett, Edgefieid, says: My back ached and pained all the time. In the morning when I got up, I was so sore and stiff that 1 could hardly bend-over. I tired easily and it was an effort for me J.0 do roy housework. I also had headaches a"nd dizzy spells and my sight blurred. I got Doan's kidney Pills at Penn & Holstein's Drug Store, and they relieved me from the first. Whenever ray back gives me any trouble now, Doan's Kidney Pills never fail to give me relief." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's kidney pills.-the ?ame that Mrs. Padgett bad.. Foster Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Land Wanted. Wanted large tracts of land wholly or partly under cultivation or ready to cultivate. Will buy or rent with privilege to buy or will buy all produce cash on the land. Write at once. Brionne Farms Co. 280 Broadway. New York. Nov. ll. 1910. Give useful Christmas, presents We have an excellent line handkV chiefs. Hand-bags, boudoir caps stationery <fcc. All moderately priced. Smith-Marsh Co. City Ordinance. An Ordinance to prevent feeding o horses, mules or cattle on the pub lic square and on Main Street in the Town of Edgefieid, S. C. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Edgefieid, S. C., and by authority of the same: Section 1. That it shall be unlaw ful, on and after the first day of January, A. D., 1917, to feed horses, mules or cattle on the Pub lic Square in the Town of Edge field, S. C., or on Main Street in said Town. Section 2. That any person 01 persons violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Five (5) nor more than. Twenty-five (25) Dollars or be im prisoned in the County Jail or at hard labor upon the streets of said Town for not less than five nor more than thirty days. Done and ratified this sixth day of December, A. D., 1916. J. G. EDWARDS. Mayor Town of Edgefieid, R. C. PADGETT, Cl'k. and Treas. BIG STOCK OF 1 1 %,uts We have anticipated your Christmas needs by pur chasing the largest and best selected stock of tropical fruits ever brought to Edgefield. A part of the pur chase has arrived and other shipments will come by express daily. Let us have your orders for Apple?, Oranges, Bananas, Grape Fruit, Grapes, Raisins, Figs and Nuts of all kinds. We also have a large assortment of Candy. v-> ^ Having purchased in large quantities we can under sell all other fruit dealers. Get our prices and you will be convinced. Meals served to order in our restaurant at all hours. Come in to see us and make our store your shopping headquarters for Christmas. Egdefield Fruit Store Next Door to Post-Offlee-Edgefield, S. C.