Barnwell sentinel. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 185?-1925, January 04, 1917, Image 8
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
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