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OLDEST CHRISTMAS CUSt&M A. K. Dapbtr, Turner tod ions, P. M. Youngblood and 8. J> B.iiley of Elleuton w^re here Monday. Decorating Houses, , Churches . and With Fw»ry ■■ Lr**—Since Oawn-of. History. X—-- where they relu|ffe?rtRn!l~ Kin Mrs Louie I Vi ft. visited their daughter y ^ KKIIAI’8 the'Vtry oldest* of till : B 1 J Christmas customs . is fhkt" of B. decorating our houses, churches 1 and ■'streets with evergreens. At the very ddUTf of history ltegan the worship of the trees, or forest wojsfrfrf*. and the groves were man’s first tom* irj e of . Edmunds, a for- he local High schoyU.was f^Tho'nuts Snejling this M’her$-you can got n mi a ran too of satisfaction. - > John Miss Chevillettft Simms an Simms entertained a number of friend* ata delightfU-Lihagr-l^ day evening, ""Mr* L M. ClTIionh and son, McT« er will return Saturday from Little Moon tain, wiiere they spent the holiday* ^lassos l, Duncan Calhoun entertain* d delight* fully Jit a juvenile dance in honor of his "cousin Jack B >iut au of C iturtibia last Saturday evening. . ( i Cat t J. .J. Raj and Jas. J. Lay of Heaiing Springs were in the City Mon day. Capt-Ray is a member of the county board uf registration. on theVn the first flowery and greenery’ of spring and the perfect fruits of au tumn. "These- gifts, ^remember, were never, as wlth'Xis, decorations; they ‘were sac rifices. f-A The Romans, with a fine ^»ye for beauty, used tp,garland.their temples and-hPmeis and -gathering-places and even the big Coliseum wRh houghs of green and ropes of flowers., This par ticular custom was received by the Christians with a special sort of ap proval, recalling, as’it did, the fact that our Lerd entered Jerusalem amid the strewn branches of .the multitude. We must not forget the welcome and lovely mistletoe and holly. Indeed, Christmas .without them would not, with us, seem quite complete. Mistletoe^ was for ages regarded as pacr^l'by the old British pagans—the Druids—and was surrounded with great mystery and sentirhent, little un derstood by Us.” It was supposed* to possess healing powers and that It could ward off evil spirits. The. reverence paid to this B. P. Davtr/R P, Rountree, E IT Williams,-E. 1). Davit, T. A.^Grbene and Dr W. Scott Harvjp of'Dunbarton were here on business this week. •>. We, will re:eive this week a large and elegant as sortment of. Solid Gold Jewelry.* Be ing relieved of the expepse of a big city jewelry store we can saVe you If it ^narked beyond Feb ripary 4917, we will be forced to stop it at the end bf -Ch e Jasper Heirs, W; M. Hiers, C. L Heirs, Jr., J...F. ; Rountiee, Cater Roun tree and William Bradley"of Dunbar ton were among the saleday visitors. Mr and M{* A. E. Silverthorne en tertained at a delightful dance Mouday evening. A large number of guests were present . and. a most enioyable evening was spent by ail. money on purchase. Watch the Ial>*l of your paper. Tf it is not paid up beyond February 1917 we will be forced to stop it* with the last isntie in January: Ifcm’t u* by making us stop your paper.' month Ittle parnsite seems to have been re- BARNWELL. S, C were in the city the guests of friend stricti'd MoTiTlayr Mr Ti“e’s son, B g rat Elate of the local High ? g,i:u\viag..nn the saorod oalr tiei s lir groves. > .4*. every year the Druid high ut It with a gulden sickle, 4t and <ii-1 rihuted—the spray# theji^uple, prtiTing aloud that i* who riTtlved it*might receive dessings, of whicdTJt was the Having, received the'jprays. the people hung them above the doors' to propitiate the gods during the year. The only remaining signiBeanee^at- tflehed today to the mistletoe is the ideu that rif a maiden is Hot kissed under it on Christmas day she will go unwed throughout the year. This idea goes "so far hack into the past that one canfiot trace it.' It is because the mistletoe' Is LOCAE, -a mon. ^ Items Picked from Towb ^ Jit and County., A few of Adeivdi«h-Visitors lime Mon day were: lion R. P. Searson, Hon J Henry Johpson, Jas. M. Patterson Esu . J. J. Owens, Wv-F. Googe; T. M Pearlstine; \V. A. All and J. E. Tobin R nwffree <>f Dunbarton wasdn recca'tl v. .1. H. Sweat of Meyers Mill was a visitor here saleday. 4 . Capt J. C. Mayer of Sycamore was a visitor here this week marine made Barnwell’s Christmas much brighter, and it is universally regretted that they ditRnot have a longer holiday* so that .they might cheer us longer with their charming presence. ^ . •** ... % v ^; .. _ Isadora Ilssery of Petffim.'Crapent the holidays^it .honjie with his paretitftr 1 Mr and Mrs P. S. Cssery; Mr Ussery was graduated from the Citadel a few years ago and since that time haa been teaching.school, he now holda a lucra tive position in the publiq schoola at Pelham. .Mr and Mrs Jack Pate'*knd family of AV*ifson^N^Cr’apcnt the holidays here with their relatives. The friends of Mr Pate will be glad ^o know that he infda a lucrative position as traveling rare and. ned easy to get that we found and brought forward the holly, wh^Ph, iVi /xn nk 1 .-^1 _ I. 1 _ . . • \V. C. Bell of,, Rosemary was in the city on business salesday. though lovely, is used only as a' sub stitute for the mistletoe.—New York World, Ijl E Johnson of Martin was a busi nea^ v vi-itor here this wevk. JUST THE THINO. Hon. (r W Hutson of Elko was a visitor in the city Saturday. - Dr A. Brock of Maysville as accepted B position With DrR. A.DeatQP. jA ' —<r, B O. Stansell. a sub.-tantial planter of Elko was a visitor here this week. /-V-V-^-V-yrX- P. H. Baxley of. Blackville was a w e ten me v i si to r to Ba r n well : My ndafT Mrs M.'M P,»tt j rson left thifi week for an extended viM:t to relative* in Macon, W. I. .lowers of Hesliog Springs was a buiincss vidt >r in the city this week. • -• ■ -v" - for tfims^Tf, ,Ospt E. O. Calhoun of Teague. Texa^, sjH*nt a part of the holidays here with his brothers, Col Harry D. ami L. M. Ca houn. His visiMirought great plea sure and cheer not only to the members of his immediate family, but to his innumerable friends in Bgrnwell coun ty. He is always a welcome guest in Barnwell- ~ '* .* » Mr and Mrs Gilmore Simms, Jr., entc'tkined at a delightful eggnog J H. Wal! and S. H. Greene of Dun barton were, iu the city on business this week. WIfey—I wish I had a flying ma chine; then perhaps I could get ■through with Rgy Christmas, shopping, - Hubby—Yes. Basing my jtrdgmenjL on tile way the bills are coming In, wbat you need .is a buyplane. -,41/apt J. Anslem Meyers and J. Rrat ton Kirkland of Meyers Mill we^C the city’saleday. ~\Z • Among the visitors from Williston here salesday were: A. M. Kennedy. J. }ff Johnson. L. M. Sprawls, M. C Kitchings, W. C. Smith, I. A: Me- Lemore, C. H. Smith-Frank .Drum* mond. S. B. Hair, Q. A. Kennedy, J, w[ Williams, Jr.. W. A. Willis, W. P. Walsh, T. J. Woodward, W. F. Ussery, Pickens Mitchell- R.. E. Wooaward and Mrs Carrie B. Reynolds has returned to her home in Columbia aft<»r a visit to relatives here. \ ' Har HabijL u ‘ t I«n*t lt4oo badT’ asks the lady with the Russian boots. “Mrs. Goaso has sued her husband for divorce and 1s going to marry that musician as soon as ft is granted. And'she und Mr. Gonso were married last Christmas Capt W. T Walker. C. 8. Buist and J. E. Owens ot Blackville were agiong the sale»lay visitors. .. Buy Now and You are Almost Sure to Save $35.00 to $50.00 Capt W. M. Parker, Hon W Bratton Parker and T. () Davis of Red Oak werh visitors here Monday. J. M. Weathersbee “I am glad that you have adopted the cash in advance system of handling you,r subscriptions,” remarked a prom inent citizen of Williston, as he had his paper marked up to 191$, “I have been a subscriber of The Sentinel for years and ft Has been-hard for me to remember to renew my subscription at expiration. It will be much mOTesatis- factoryTSypur subscribers to ^iave you follow your new policy to the letter,” H . T. Youmans of Hattieville was in the city Monday and joined the large family of Sentinel readers. Miss Lurline Williams of Allendale has accepted a position as stenographer with Judge John K. Suelling. -—. An.ielm Anderson, James Rountree And 0. D. RourUre^'*of Mey^ys Mill were visitors here this week. , “I expected it,” said the lady with the new, hair. "Lucy-Gonso never got a present that she didn’t try to ex- change.”—LifeJ 7f>-B Five PassengEr Touring Car, 31 1-2 H. P., * 60 *inch Troad, Cantilever Springs J ^ V . - $690.00 Delivered. , N \ 85-4 Five Passenger Touring Car, 36 II P., 60. inch Tread, Cantilever SpH^gs, $860.0( ^ , Delivered/ • ‘ .85-6 Five Passenger Touring 3540 Continental Motor, Cantilever Springs7$990.00 Delivered Chrlstmaa Literature. The kiddles write to Santa ClaUk, They forward mall In pecks, But father hasn't time, because He’s busy writing checks. saKf he continuing his conversation^ J, Brown Ca’iutun-ot. G» was the cuest of relatives here for a part uf the gin it mm lii)lidaj3' School children aspvelf as grown folks demand EIRE INSURANCE Dr L. M. MaC£,.who has been pre- ■cription clerk Jor R. A. Deason for several months, has resigned his posi tion to return to his home in Marine and take cha/ge of Ah'established dr^g business he recently purchased. ^ Mr and Mrs Frank White and child ren of Springfield, and E. E. Hutson and wife and chMd uf Denma»k jxeti the guests of Mr and Mrs L. W. Weath- substantial things toeat Jax Biscuits There is soihethlng"ex tra good in Jsg Graham Oifkprt, -in ettfaer—^—or BAHNWtLL, SOUTH CAaOUhA eyibee tins we>"k sonvilJe Grack^r Works i