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4*4*4*4*4* 4* 4* 4* 4*4*4* 4* 4* 4* == Christin Thc Christmas Spirit felt throughout thc land, * showing each day their inc * Gifts, which will be sold lo 4* get more for your dollar, ai 4* deny your giving pleasures .I- better? Presents for old ant .j. to visit us often. *** I G. A. Norman ai 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 04*4*4*4*4*4* 4*4*4*4*4*4* 4*4*4? H)AL AND PERSONAL. 4*4-4*4*4* 4*4*4*4*4* 4*4*4*4** Sausage casing 7."?c. per pound. <\ W. & .1. K. Hauknight.- Adv. Thc Hayuc Circle will meet with Miss Janie Neville Friday afternoon, December ll, al I o'clock. Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. J. Ful ton Hunnicutt, of the New Hope sec tion, on November llth, a daughter. Cray Macaulay, who has for some time been employed at Pelzer, is now located at Lexington, where he bas accepted ;i position as phar macist. -Preaching may be exi>ected a*t Bethel next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. After thc sermon the Lord's Supper will be celebrated. G. M. Wilcox, Pastor. -500 Beef bides wanted. Spe cial price paid for same. lt. D. Oel kers, Walhalla.- Adv. G I * Kev. L. M. Lyda is in Charleston this week attending the State Baptist Convention. Kev. Mr. Lyda is con nected with the body as a delegate from the Beaverdam Baptist Associa tion. - Kev. J. B. Umberger, of the Walhalla Lutheran church, will con duct services and preach al Ebenezer ehurch next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The public is cordially in vited to be present. -Sam Maxwell, of the Southern Railway, with headquarters in Co lumbia, ls spending some time here with his sisters, Mrs. J, lt. Hughes and Miss Sue Maxwell, and among ot lier relatives and bis many friends. I will give you the highesi mar ket price for green hides. T. E. Al exander. Walhalla.-Adv. t. r. -We are requested to correct an error that appeared in The Courier last week in the announcement of Hie birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Todd. The statement should have been to the effect thai a son was born unto Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Todd. -Mrs. A. P. McClair, of Atlanta, who has been spending SOUK- weeks with her friend. Mrs. .lohn D. Ver nor, expects to return to her home next week. lier many friends have been delighted to have her once more in their midst, and regret that her stay cannot be prolonged. Her \isii has been shortened somewhat bj the Illness of her son-in-law, Robert A. Ervin, of Atlanta. li is hoped by the friends of hoi h thal she will Und him much better upon her return home. Farms for Rent 2 miles of Westminster. li you have I, 2 or I horses, come to soo me. T. N. Car ter, West minster. Adv. 50. At the meeting of Oconee Con calve, Improved Order ileptasopbs, held last Thursday evening, the fol lowing officers were elected to serve during I '.. I ."> : Archon, R. E. Kauf mann; provost, W. S. Floyd; tinan cler, G. A. Norman; treasurer, .lohn A. Ansel; prelate, D. A. Smith; In spector, Ceo. L. .Iones; secretary, P. A. H. Schroder; warder, H. C. Busch; sentinel, F. M. Riemann; 1 ru s* ees, W. J. Schroder, R. E. Kauf mann, W. D. Moss. Repr?sentai ?vi to tho Supreme Conclave, which meets iii Richmond, Ceo. L. Jones; alternate, .lohn A Vnsel. The Fideales Sunday School Class (.:' lin- Walhalla Baptist church will give a special entertainment Fri day night of this week. Prof. Ros ella Dalvlnie, magician, mind reader, musician and hypnotist, has been on gaged for the night. In connection with Prof. Dalvinie's entertainment 'hree reels of moving pictures will bc shown. Every effort will be made to please, and If you are a lover of music, science and magic, you had Petter Blend. The enter tainment is fe thc benefit of the Sunday school class, and will be held at the auditorium. Admission, ._'.">(.. for adults. 1 0c. for children. -For Sab- 2>) good mules and horses at 111) home. Richland, S. C. Terms cash, or good paper. s. N. Hughs. Adv. .".0* Those are the days of opportu nities to pick up bargains in mer chandise. The mendiants are keep ing pace with the stringent times, reducing prices in order lo realise . ash on quick sales. Keep your eyes on the advertising columns of Tho Courier. The live merchants are offering special inducements to their customers in all lines. Among those who are represented In Tho Courier's coi mn ns this week are "The Bee Hive," and the Ballenger Hardware and Furniture company, of Seneca; C. W. & J. E. Ba"knlght, C. W. Pitchford, Norman Company (two stores), of Walhalla; Brown lee & Co.. of Westminster; and the Hank of Walhalla and the Westmin ster Bank have- each week some thing of Interest lo talk to yon about. Always remember, that Boy Blue has a fresh talk every week in the inter est of thc Matheson Hardware Co.. of Westminster. Call on these mer chants and other business men when in need of anything in their lines. For Sale-Plenty bani and soft brick. Will make delivery at any time by making engagement. W. John Schroder, Walhalla.- Ad. lit. *J? ?J. .{..{..{..{..?..{..{..?..I*?]. ias Tide. == X is beginning to make itself and Norman's Stores arc * rcased displays of Beautiful **" wer than ever. You will 4" id there will be no need to ?fr . Our variety is larger and i young. You are welcome .j. ?j, id F. E. Harrison. * ?j. ?j. ?j? ?|. ?j. ?j? ?|? ?j. ?j? ?|? ?j? .j. ON VOITI WAY TO TH E Bank of Walhalla to make your first deposit you will meet many mon hound in the same direction. Mon whoso company you ' il! be Kind to be In. They repre sent the most progressive business element in the community. Put your self In that class by starting your account to-day. The amount doesn't matter. Start with what you have. Bank of Walhalla, WALHALLA, S. C. Bring balance of your turkeys about the 18th. J. E. Hendrix. Ad. The Emery Circle will meet with Mrs. H. P. Sloan Thursday, Decem ber loth, at :'..:!() o'clock. -The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. .1. I). Isbell to-morrow (Thursday), December lit, at 3.30 o'clock. All members are urged to be present, as business of importance will he trans acted. Dresdan A. Smith is in Charles ton this week attending the Masonic Grand Lodge. He ls representing Blue Bldge Lodge, No. 92. W. C. i Hughs was the representative, hut 'on account of press of business, was unable to attend. Mr. Smith is at tending as his alternate. Ross A. Hill, of Greenville, spent some time last week in Walhalla at 'tito home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. .1. Bennett Hill, and among friends here, who are always glad to meet him. Mr. Hill has recently ! changed his home town, and here after will he located at Greer. - Wanted Regular boarders. Ap ply at Walhalla Hotel for rates and particulars. Hood service; hotel ren ovated.-A dv. The young ladies composing the Home-Keepers' Club of the Richland public school attended the teachers' meeting in Walhalla last Saturday. While in town thej favored The Cou rier office with a service of delicious salad, sandwiches ami hot coffee. Richland school is one of the most progressive rural schools in Oconee, and is alive to the best interests of the institution at all times. The young ladies will please accept our t hanks. .Mrs. M. A. Poole has issued in vitations to the marriage of her daughter, Miss Lula Crace, -to Dr. Warren Frank Yates, of Mayesville, the marriage to take pince at the Poole home near town on Tuesday afternoon, December 22d, lull, at half after one o'clock. We extend to the young couple, in advance of the happy event, our best wishes and congratulations. Dr. Yates is a na tive of Chadburn, X. C., hut has been practicing at Mayesville for some I in e. - Wanted Peef cattle and hogs, also hides. Highest prices. A. L. Ellison, Walhalla.-Adv. t. f. On November Stb, 1 ii 1 I. Capt. W. P. A ll good and wife celebrated the 5th anniversary of their mar riage their golden wedding- at their home in Picketts county. lt was a very quiet affair. Not all the children were present, hut those who were not sent presents of gold, Seve ral invited guests were present. An old-time nood dinner was served and enjoyed by a happy group of people. Mr. and Mrs. AllgOOd must have felt very happy as they thought of the past 50 years, when they stood be fore the preacher and promised to he faithful until death. And now .'?il years have passed. Children have been given and they have grown up. married and gone ont to make homes foi themselves. Many grandchildren came from s vern! homes to (dicer the declining lavs of the grand parents. Mr. :.nd Mrs. Allgood have horne the heat and burden of many yeats together. They have had joys; they have had sorrow, but now at their advanced age in life they are still hale and hearty. Pew men in the county, if any, can laugh any heartier than Uncle Bill. And now as they are coming down to the edge of the river, may tho little barque on which they have been sailing over the nea of time have a safe landing in the port of Heaven, where they may walt to meet and greet their children as each of them shall cross over. (The above is taken from the Picketts Sentinel. Mr. and Mrs. All good have ll children 8 boys and 3 girls. Mrs. Luther P. Hoggs, of Walhalla, is their youngest daugh ter.) -Seed Appier Oats-Another car Just In. Come at once if you want any. T. N. Carter, Westminster, ad. -Capt. J. T. Knox, formerly of Oconee, bul for some time past In tbc service of the General Govern ment in the Philippines, spent a short while in Walhalla this week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Todd and in the home of Mr. ?Hid Mrs IO. !.. Ilcrndon. Capt. Knox has a host of friends herc who are d< lighted to meet him again. Columbia State: "Rev. and Mrs. George Gary-Lee, until recently sta tioned . ; i.ykesland, will reside next year in Westminster, Oconee county. Mr. Gary-Lee having betti assigned hy tin; Methodist Conference in Sum ter to the pastorate of the Westmin ster church. Mr. and Mts. Gary Lee art; ardent advocates of State wide prohibition." -Clayton (Ga.) Tribune: "C. C. Newman, of Clemson College, S. C., passed through Clayton last Friday en route to his orchard in Apple Val ley. Mr. Newman told us that he sent a number of bushels of apples from his Apple Valley orchard, here in Kabuli county, to the State Fair nt Raleigh, N C., last year and was awarded a diploma for having the finest apples on exhibit, and would have taken first prize if he had been allowed to enter them, bat owing to their being a Georgie product the management would not let them en ter the contest. Mr. Newman floes not believe in advertising Raima's apples, anti therefore kept this a se cret for a year." Miss Cairie Thomas, daughter ! of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas, diet! at their home near West i nion, on Tuesday, last. December 1st, after an illness of about live weeks. Miss Thomas was slightly more than IP years of age. having been born Au gust st h. I sit;,, and had been afflict ed all her life, in spite of which fact she was a good and obedient child, becoming peculiarly dear to those of tlu' household upon whom she was so dependent. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday last, followed by interment a' Poplar Springs cem etery at I o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. J. A. Bond, of the Baptist church. The family have the sincere sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. -.lesse C. Sanders died at his Imine in Walhalla last Saturday even ing. December 5th, at about 7.1"? o'clock. Mr. Sanders had been in de clining health for about two years. For several years he was a demon strator for the (?ood R ails Machin ery Company, of Kein tt Square, l'a., and while working in that ca pacity spent several mouths at a time in the different Southern States. lt is thought that while in Southern Georgia or Florida he contracted ma laria, this causing a weakening of the system and other diseases set in. For several months Mr. Sanders had been unable to work, but had re cently visited relatives In Atlanta. Ile returned home several days be fore his death, and his condition was not considered any worse than usual. The end came suddenly Saturday evening. In early life Mr. Sanders married M'r: Lucy Miller, who. with a large family, survives him. He is also survived by his aged father, J. Merrill Sanders, of West Union, and several brothers and sisters. The deceased was about 46 years of age. For tiver twelve years he had been a member of Oconee Conclavo, Im proved Order Heptasophs. Funeral services were conducted at the home Monday morning at IO o'clock by Rev. I. B. Rmberger, of the Lutheran church, after which the remains were laid m rest in Westview cemetery. To th<' grief-stricken widow and be reaved children is extended the sym pathy of many friends. -There are many of the readers of The Courier, In Oconee and else where, who will learn with deep re gret of the death of .lohn Asbury (?aines. which occurred at his home at Townville on Monday, November 30th, at about ?.30 p. m. All or the members of his family except one son were present when the end came. Mr. Gaines was about 81 years of age, and had resided in the Town ville section for about I ~> years. He ville county, on June I, 1834, and in ISL", united with the Baptist church, was born at Obi Cambridge, in Abbe of which he remained a consistent member throughout his long ami use ful life. Ile was one fit" those men who lill life with energetic work at all times, anti consequently he had, through Industry and perseverance, accumulated considerable property, being rated among the well-to-do men of his community. Ile was a brave soldier of the Confederacy, al though he opposed secession. When, however, the Ordinance of Secession had been passed, he gallantly es poused the cause of the South, lay ing aside his personal convictions and standing with the majority of his fellow-citizens. He served In a Florida regiment until his health failed him, when he returned to South Carolina, serving in the pro vo:,! department for two years. At the close of the war he was at home on sick furlough. He took active part In the even's Of the seventies, lending valuable assistance in the work of throwing olT the yoke of alien rulers in the Stale government. In peace and war he always meas ured up to the full standard of a good citizen and true patriot, anti in his death his community ami church have suffered a great loss. He leave? a widow, who was before her mar riage Miss Jane Cox, of Honea Path, and five children, three sons and two daughters, as follows: Messrs. J. T, and Doti Gaines, of Townville, ami Prof. J. W. Gaines, of Rome, Ga., Mrs. S. L. Dobbins and Miss Janir Gaines, of Townville. One brother C. C. Gaines, of Florida, and one sis ter, .Mr:;, j. N. Willingham, of Mel ton, also survive him. The Couriei extends to the bereaved ones sincere sympathy In their sorrow. Tho re mains were laid to rest in the eenie tory of the Townville Presbyterian church by the side of three children who had preceded him to tho grave The funeral services were conducted by Revs. Hollingsworth and Haw kins. CLO! Dry Goods in order to car Now if y( come along, an where you wil Garter's Buy It He] -T. E. Alexander sells Rock Hill buggies. Walhalla. S. C. adv.-tf. - Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Watson, of Greenwood, were among friends and relatives in and near Walhalla for a short while last week. They were visiting at the home of Major and Mrs. Wm. J. Stribling, their rela tiv es, making their trip to Walhalla a part of their wedding tour, which was continued to points North and Fast, going from here to Washington, I). C. -The Courier notes with regret that there ?tie persistent newspaper rumors thal Dr, E, A. Hines will move from Seneca to Anderson, and that be will take up bis permanent residence in the latter city. We hojie that the reports are unfounded. Dr. Hines is one of Oconee's most progressive physicians and best citi zens, and Oconoe can ill afford to lose him. - We are in receipt of a copy of "The Suburban Home." a weekly newspaper published tit Florence, Cal. It will be of interest to many here to learn that at the bead of this paper the name of Mrs. J. M. Bald win appears as local editor. Mr. and Mrs. .lohn M. Baldwin at one time resided in Walhalla, but a number of years ago moved to California, locating at Florence. -J. D. and F. J. Crenshaw and W. H. Hi":'.mock, of Washington, D. C.. arrived here last Sunday. These gentlemen are all officials of the water, light and power company of the national capital and are on their annual visit to Walhalla. The Messrs. Crenshaw are sons of Newton Cren shaw. Mr. Hitchcock is of a promi nent Northern family, but enjoys Southern hospitality ?is seen on bis repeated visits here. -Anderson Mail. 8th: "Superin- ! tendent .lohn lt. Anderson, of the j Blue Ridge Railway, announced this afternoon that .1. L. Mounce, of this city, will succeed K. F. Ritter as de pot agent at Pendleton on January 1st. He will also be the Western Union operator and express agent. Mr. Bitter will be transferred to Walhalla. He was appointed agent at Pendleton when Brown Wilson re tired about two months ago because of ill health. Mr. Ritter was in the Walhalla office before bis transfer to Pendleton." There are many friends here of Mr. Ritter who will learn with great pleasure of his contem plated return. "You can't keep a good man down"-nor a good Dutch man away from Walhalla. -Highest prices paid for chick ens and eggs W. A. Peehuff, at Walhalla Cotton Mill. adv. -The home of Cray ton Wood, who lives in the Burnt Tanyard sec tion, was destroyed by fire aboul 1 1.30 o'clock Sunday night. The ori gin of the fire is unknown, but is supposed to have been caused by a spark from a defectivo fine. Mr. and Mrs. Wood and family had been asleep for some time when they were awakened by the fire. The attic of the home was In a solid flame when first 'discovered. About the only thing saved from the liome was a sewing machine, the family having barely time to save themselves. The bouse was a large one and was com paratively new. lt was tho property Of a Mr. .hunes, of Spartanburg. The loss, including Mr. Wood's person alty, is estimated at about $i)00. - From a recent issue of tho Co lumbia State the following clipping is taken: "Miss Elizabeth McAnally died at thc borne of her niece. Mrs. J. O. Sanders, In the Dutch Fork sec tion of Richland county, last night al 1 1.15 o'c lock after a long illness. She was !? 1 years old, having been born in Charleston in 1823. She was a resident ol' Walhalla for many years. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. Peter's Catholic church. Inter ment will be in the Catholic ceme tery." Miss McAnally was one of the best known ladies of this section years ago, when she resided In Wal halla, having established herself as a teacher of music, in which profes sion, she made an enviable reputation. There are many in all sections of the State who will learn with deep re gret of her passing away. She was one of those jovial, wboiesouled peo ple whose very presence spreads rays of sunshine wherever they may be. and this characteristic was de veloped to a marked degree In Miss McAnally. Unpretentious) and with a natural, whole-hearted love for all humanity, she drew to her friends at every turn, and all those who knew .her will feel deep sorrow al her talc : lng away. I SING OUT s?_ALL OUR^rrx >, Clothing and Shoes ry a larger stock of Hardware. )u are looking for BARGAINS d we will put the price down to 1 surely buy. Spot Cash Store, WALHALLA, S. C. ce and Pocket the Difference. We Set the Pace in Women's Footwear Catering to the woman who demands, in ad dition to style,footwear which is perfect fitting and splendid for wear, we are handling exclu sively the high grade footwear made by UTZ & DLWN Co., of Rochester, N. Y. These shoes have set a high standard for thirty years and more, both for style and reliability. They are made from carefully selected stock and will hold shape under most severe wear. The styles are exclusive and the fit ting qualities are nowhere f :elled. Alt of the season's neu> models now on sale at 93.50, S4.00 and SS.00 C. W. Pitchford. i,, J OUR HARDWARE STORE IS JUST THE PLACE TO BUY SENSIBLE, USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS. SILVERWARE, CARVING SETS, TABLE CUTLERY, POCKET KNIVES, SHAVING SETS, LITTLE WAGONS, AND A THOUSAND AND ONE OTHER THINGS, WILL MAKE PRESENTS EVERY KEM BER OF YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS WILL LIKE. DONT THROW YOUR MONEY AWAY BUYING SOME TRASHY PRESENT, BUT COME TO US AND BUY A SENSIBLE GIFT. MATHESON HARDWARE CO., W E?3TMINST15R. - - - S. C.