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CHRISTMAS WEDDING BELLS ! CHIMED MERRILY HERE ! r Newberry in a Blaze of Glory With Many Marriage Ceremonies at the Holiday Season. (Wednesday was a bright and beautiful Christmas eve and Thursday was a most glorious Christmas day. The preceding rain, which as it fell i gave pessimistic people the chance to predict fr.d weather for the holidays, settled the djist for the season and left the atmosphere fresh and clear and clean for the radiant days and t ideal time. It was the ftnest unristmas Newberry has seen in some years. People were thankful, grateful and happy, as well they should have been, for the many blessings showered upon them, especially during the past year of peace, plenty and prosperity, away from famine, 3ood, earthquake, tornado, pestilence and war, many of which calami ties we read about daily. People from the country came in full force to the city on Christmas eve and the mingling throng of the populace was great. Money was abundant and the evidence of a flourishing condition was seen on HI i j o rftwty iiauu. uigna pvuucu tv u . most enjoyable Chrismas day, and the signs did not fail. But we started this local primarily to tell of the happiest of the happy people in Newberry, the brides and grooms of the Christmas week, when the December bride is as pleasant as ^ the May bride. And right here let us club all the happy couples together and say to them, individually and collectively, we nope ior eacn And all long years of joy, peace and prosperity?peace in the home and L prosperity on the premises. We exL tend ou^ congratulations to the fine and fortunate young men who have won the pretty and sweet young J women to be^ their life companions, r and may; the "Class of Christmas, 1920," in the school of matrimony, have all that's coming to them in a good and successful life. We are not reporting all the Christmas week marriages here for the simple reason that some of the officiating ministers have neither in/ formed us of them nor returned the f licenses to Probate Judge Ewart. The license^ should all be returned to the probate' office promptly after the ceremonies. The following are what we got hold of, runaway and regular: The first to start the ball rolling or set the matrimonial fireworks was the iharriage of Miss Ruby L. Har > mon of Prosperity and Mr. Lorenzo - D. Bedenbaugh of Kinard by Rev. J. D. Griffin at Prosperity Sunday. Monday was an off day on the market, but Tuesday more than made up for the lost time, there being three that day following suit. Miss Carlie C. Caves, teacher of ' the Cromer school, and Mr. Rayk mond T. Abrams were married at the First Baptist parsonage Tuesday^by k Rev. B* V. Babb at 5 o'clock. Miss Sara Kate Neel, daughter of J Mr. John C. Neel and Mr. Marvin E. P Wilson were married by Rev. G. H. Clarkson at his parsonage Tuesday. Miss Lottie Kestler of West End and Mr. Carlton Arthur of Waynesboro, Ga., were married Tuesday nisrht at 8:30 by Rev. W. H. Dutton at the home of the bride's parents in Crosson street. Miss Pearl Padgett, daughter of t Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Padgett, and Mr. I. Gus Tompkins we're married at 4 ft o'clock Wednesday afternoon by Rev. \ R. F. Cogburn at his parsonage. All of them said Christmas eve is a good time to get married?anticipation being high. Thursday the Christmas wedding bells rang out loud in the holiday air, k three marriages taking place on that W day. There was a dpuble ceremony at the parsonage of the Church of the Redeemer by Rev. Edw. Fulenwider at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Edna Stuck of Peak and Mr. P. L. K. Deaton of Statesville, N. C., and Miss Mildred Clark and Mr. W. L. Stuck . of Peak were married. We like to r hear of these double headers in the matrimonial line. They make us I think of the home base, etc. L T^iss Daisy Spotts, daughter of W Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Spotts, and Mr. John M. Chappell better known in Newberry and among the late American Expeditionary forces as "Jack" . were married on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev^ R. F. Cogbuin at the parsonage. There have been other licenses issued since the above wefe executed, and one prospective bride has already received some wedding presents but > ? At-' v?? we flon'i give imngs away, jlvu be on the lookout. Since the above was written we . have received word of the below: Miss Thelma L. Lorick of Batesburg ar.d Mr. George Herman Dowd of Prosperity were married on the 24 'h by Rev. W. J. Snyder at Batesburg. Miss Floride L. Glymph of the Mt. Pleasant section of the county and Mr. Eddie 0. Graham of the county ^ were married on the 25th at Pomaria j *"* "by Rev. J. M. Mason. j \ Miss Mildred Abrams and Mr. W. E. Neel were married at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. I. Z. Abrams, beyond Helena, on Monday by Rev. J. W. Carson. These last marriage notices were not sent in in time for classification. There are more on the road. Let the good work go on. Death of a Native Newberrian. Associate Reformed Presbyterian. Mr. Joseph D. Carmical was born July 27, 1842, in Newberry cour.ty, S. C., and died in Coweta county, Ga., December 26, 1918. He was one of sixteen children, the only one now living, being Mrs. Carrie Stone of Sylacanga, Ala. He was married three times; first Miss Josephine Glasgow, of South Carolina, to whom one daughter was born and lived to be grown. After his first wife's death he moved in 1872* to Coweta county, Ga., and married Miss Sarah Ann Young. Of this union four children were born, Mrs. W. N. Walthall being the only* one living. After his second wife's death he married on December 26, 1882, to Miss Fannie J. Carmical, who survives him. Box Party at Watson a Success. On Friday night, December 12, the teacher. Miss Minnie Amick, of Newberry, and the trustees of Watson school gave a box party at the school house. Although the night was very unfavorable, quite a large crowd was present. The sum raised during the J * - ?5 TVii'c evening auiuuntcu tu *p?-xu.w. *.>.? sum will be used for the improvement of the school?Saluda Standard, 25. Smallpox at Wbitmire. "A flurry" of smallpox was reported to the state health officer yesterday from Whitmire. Dr. J. A. Hayne said he did not know exactly how. many cases a "flurry" indicated, but supposed there must be several patients suffering from the disease. ?The State, 25th. Quarterly Conference at tnenezer. Dr. J. W. Kilgo, presiding elder of Cokesburg district, will preach- at Ebenezer church Sunday morning, January 4, 1920, at 11 o'clock. On Monday at 11 a. m. .-he will hoid the quarterly conference of the Newberry circuit at the same place. 12-30-2t - i NOTICE OF IMPORTANT COUNCIL MEETING. i The City Council will meet ruesday night, December 30th, 1919, (tonight) at 7:30 o'clock in the Council Chamber. Among the matters to be considered is that of the License Ordinance for the year 1920. The meetings of Council are open to the public. We shall be glad to give a hearing at any meeting to any citizen of the city. The people who pay licenses are especially invited to the meeting tonight. In order to give the people of Newberry the government t^ey should have and some of the things needed A-~ """ ?nArilo Vl OO IfVl 1PV flfld tO IU&At? UUl happfer, we must have more money. One of the main ways we have to get money to run the city on is through the power given the Council to put "* - ' Vll1MT>OC(IOC a ilCdlSe t3X pil cei oam i/udiuuwvw) trades and avocations. Newberry has practically the same license ordinance that has been in force for ten years. We want more money from licenses. At the same time it is not the desire of Council to make any license unreasonable or oppressive. Council will welcome suggestions and information from the people who are interested. Therefore, come to the meeting, and come with the purpose to help your Council to do something for Newberry. s RLEASE. Mayor. December 30th, 1919. A Fine Entertainment. A very unique Christmas exercise wes rendered Wednesday, beginning at 7:30 at the O'Neall Street MethirtVmvMi hv the children of the V/UiOt VUU*VI?9 ~ J Sunday school and the members of the Philathea class. "A Christmas Prayer" was given in pantomime by 18 small girls. The play was offered splendidly by the Philatheas, in which the virtues and vices were personified. The characters, "Christmas" and "Evil" were taken by Miss Helen Anderson and Mr. Horace Alewine respectively. The decorations in white and green 1 nwa n crp r] were simply ana artisticanj throughout the church with very pretty effect. The crowded church, immense lot of Christmas presents, tAe tree, and bright cheery Christmas songs all gave evidence of the real Yuletide spirit. The Sunday school gave presents to the children in the primary classes, and arranged nmfinr). which the TOT Uic iJVUV, , Sunday school supports at the Epworth orphanage in Columbia, to be present at the occasion. The following programme was given: Song?"Rejoice Greatly," by choir. Prayer?P>y F.ev. J. A. Anderson. Bible Reading-?J>y Annie I\Iae DeEardt. t "Christmas"?Speech by 7 small j girls. j "Christmas Surprise"?Speech bv Mary Chandler. j Song?"The Song of Angels," by choir. | "Santa Claus Boys"?Speech by 7 U\/%VC. j "Jolly Good Times"?Song by the ! children. i "Christmas Stockings"?Speech by ; Vera Turner. j "The King Comes"?Song by . choir. | "A Christmas Prayer"?Pantomime by 18 girls. ! Christmas Play?By Philatheas. j "The Angels Song"?By choir. I "Wonder What Santa Claus Will Bring"?Speech by Vascoe Bouknight. j Presentation of gifts. "Softly the Night is Sleeping"? Song by choir. i Benediction?By Rev. W. H. Dut-j i ton. j In almost every part of the British ' empire provision is made for children to learn the Ten Command-j I ments in school hours. A New Zea-J ; land circular urges that "a kncwl- j edge of these laws is in the interests j of character-building and good citi- j 3 io olerv ort nid to CTOOd I zsnsnip emu 10 uiov v ( government." ? mmm i ; : Platinum is found in Russia onlyj in the Urals. In recent years plati-j num has been produced chiefly in the western slopes of the Ural mountains, and in the Issov region, on the eastern slopes. j TAX RETURNS ! | I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places named below for the purpose of taking tax returns of personal property for the fiscal year 1920: Whitmire,'Tuesday, January 6. Glenn-Lowry. Wednesday, January rxL 4 III. Kinards, Thursday, January^ 8th. Longshores, Friday, January 9th. Chappells, Monday, January 12th. ; P. N. Boozer's, Tuesday, January 13th. Silverstreet, Wednesday, January 14th. St. Lukes, Trinity, Thursday, January 15th. OTCeall. Friday, January 16th. Prosperity, Monday and Tuesday, January 19th and 20th. Little "Mountain, Wednesday, January 21st. * f Jolly Street, Thursday/" January. ! 22nd. j Pomaria, Friday, January 23rd. Glmyphville, Tuesday, January ' 27th. , ! J. L. Crooks, Wednesday, January 28th. i Maybinton, Thursday, January 4*71.14. And in the Auditor's office in the courthouse until February 20th, after which date 50 per cent penalty will be added. The law requires a tax on all notes and mortgages and moneys. ! There is a capitation tax on all dogs of fifty cents. * ; All male persons between the ages of 21 and 60 are Jiable to pay a poll jtax of $1.00, unless otherwise ex1 empt. ' All persons owning property m more than one school district will be 1 required to make returns in each district, as the tax books will be made up by school districts instead of town ship3. ; Be careful to state Whether you' have -bought or sold real estate dur-. ?- ? 1A1 A mg iviv. | J. B. HALFACRE, I County Auditor, j NOTICE OF ELECTION j i State of South Carolina, County of j Lexington. - i ; An Election having been ordered by Governor R. A. Cooper to be held in requirements with the law govern-; ing said election upon the question of annexing a portion of Lexington; County to Newberry County describ-1 od in n nrnrlamation issued by the Governor of South Carolina to be. held on the 6th day of January, 1920, at which election the electors shall i vote "yes" or "no" upon the question of annexation. The following j Managers are hereby appointed to i conduct said election at the precinct j j r.r.mcd below and to canvass and de-! | clare the result and return the same ' to the Commissioners at Lexington j Court House, South Carolina, immediately thereafter. The first named Manager is hereby declaired Chair-!' man and fesrequested to secur? the boxes from the Clerk of Court's Office at Lexington, S. C., and return the same together with the number of. votes cast for and against the said i annexation and the total number of | votes polled, etc. j That only those residing within the j area affected as described in the j governor's Proclamation, shall be per-1 mitted to vote at said precinct in the i said election. j Polls )vill open at 7 o'clock in the j morning and close at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Boxes may- be secured i any time on or after the 3rd day of January, 1920. j All voters in the above election ; must have their registration certificates and their 1919 tax receipts. Managers of Election. Peak?W. M. Wilson, chairman ; W. H. Epting, J. Owens Chapman, Charles E. Stuck, clerk. Chapin?P. B. Fulmer, chairman; John J. Chapman, N. E. healy, G. H. Shealy, clerk. Efird's Store?C. L. Matthews, chairman; Ed. Shealy, Jabez Frick, M. L. Wheeler, clerk. W. H. Witt, T. H. Rawl,? | A. S. Frick, ^ J+l-C 1 AM ?P-r\V* T AV_ v.. nmiJJJSSJUI'C I & WJ. i w: i xki l n- s.~ ing'"on County, Sop.:h Crrcliua. i Le:: ngton, C., J)C' cr.ibvr ?*>; ? 12-lG-0:ltuw - v. & :aA ' FARMERS URGED TO RAISE FOODSTUFFS i j i I EFFORTS CC THE AMERfCAN I COTTON ASSOCIATION AR2 I HIGHLY COMMENDED. I "OfflllZE US COOPERATE" j I t ! Farmers Who Do Not Raise Their Own Foodstuffs Have Heretofore ai? j ways Sold Cotton Below Cost. Columbia, S. C.?Letters of oom- j mendati^n of the work being done by i the American Cotton Association are \ being received by the association from, prominent men all over the South. The ! letters are coming from public offi- j cials, merchants, farmers, bankers, i - * 11 I editors and professional men. aju i unite in declaring th? association en-' titled to the hearty support of the peo- j pie of the South. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, sends the following endorsement: t "I cordially commend the work of, the American Cotton Association. "Every cotton planter should join the Association, and seek earnestly to oarry out its policies. The farmeri of cotton growing states hare the greatest opportunity of any farmeri in the word. The lands furnish ex* j ceptional advantages for the produo* i tion of foodstuffs; they ean raise hogs ! and cattle at less cost than in any i other portion of the United States. I With a monopoly In the raw material! which practically clothes the world, I they have sacrificed their grtfat sta- I pie by selling at prices far below its | real value. This has been due to ! unwise methods of marketing the > crop. The crop has been thrown upon j the market two or three months im- j mediately after it has been gathered. ' Manufacturers were not in a position ! to buy it, and speculators alone could handle it. "Gotten farmers have ^pot raised i their own foodstuffs, and have been i compelled to sell. They should unite j with the American Cotton Association, raise their own foodstuffs, and sell in T than nrtfl ! UUUII UT AiW?, U1VAV W..W . twelfth of the product of the county | eaEh month. "Organization and co-operation la j essential for the success of cotton : farmers. Cotton, before the war, ! should not for years, have sold for J less than twenty-nve cenis a pcamu. The prices, recently advised by th? American Cotton Association, are only' fair prices for this year's crop. "If the farmer will join the American Cotton Associat'on, and carry ont its plans, we will s*ll no more cotton at prices which hare lost to the cotton growing section the advantages which a Divine Providence has bestowed ui>on them.*' Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma, writes President Wannamaker as follows: "I am delighted to know of your progress In organixlng the American Cotton Association. Cotton ^lothes the world; its importance a3 a commercial and financial factor cannot be overestimated. Every .banker, every merchant, very cotton raiser, and every business man In the South should take pleasure and pride in becoming a member ot this association. "I wish you every success in your campaign iui UICUIL viuui^. Senator Jos. E. Pancisdell of Louisiana sends .the following: endorsement: "I wish to say that I was very much gratified to be selected as a member of the Louisiana division of the American Cotton Association and to subscribe myself as one of its charter members. This is ample evidence, I - * A* A V 1 J. Ul. M|ma Deneve, inat i narc ianu m wc aimo and purpose of the association. "There can he no doubt about the v necessity for organization -among the cotton planters of the .South along progressive lines, and the advar-tages to be derived by co-operation and union among them. There is great strength In unity of counsel and purpose, and an association comprising one hundred thour-and of th most progressive and enterprising of the South's cotton planters?the real cotton producersis bound to have a g^niuine beneficent effect upon the growth and good of the industry. Mr. W. C. Lanier, president of th^ Georgia Bankers Association, en dorses the American Cotton -Atsociation in the following terms: "I feci that the association that yo" represent has been the greatest means ' of boosting the pri-ce of cotton that has ever existed to my knowledge. You- i business and aggressive methods r i handling a campaign for the better ment of the cotton producer has bee? phenomenal. I certainly feel that yo-* , -hould have th& co-operatk>n of everbusiness man in the Souther* Stat-" ; Hon. Charles H. Bro"*rh. pover? cf Arkansas, fias vrr;.t*^n thrt follr-vl: - x TTT?-? r% n a rv* n \r or* 1 ' , lerier tu ri"?;ii-iu ??.?. >im.iuV.iw. T iro^t hesrr'v r--1r.-r'i th? cn.T j i na'gn for a TrsTt>herr,h!p drlvo for f j Americin Cotton Association. b^i>- i 4'.^ n*-nfr bv e>?07""";71 "* ?"'f?OTl fs (' * i f>,r. *Q fV j j >' - " 4'" f?th t":an a" ; t ~ T * "%rl has hcan i: | . " j I > J . ' ' ;' -v..-x- - ^ - OPEN Tt M ?A. / CAN EASILY REDUCE i HIGH MGTOSTSj ?_____ , Prices Will Come Dov/n When Everyone Puts Shoulder to Wheel and Increases Volume of Production. "Past history has proved quite conclusively that you can no more legislate the cost of living up and down J than you can stop the tide by building ''a sea wall." says Rogsr W. iiao-! ion, rational expert in finance. "The basic economic law of supply and demand always has and always will de termite prices," he declres, "in spite of articificial restrictions which may ' geem <o interfere temporarily." < "When demand esoseds supply,j prices are bound to rise. With threec hungry men with one loaf of bread,', but one thing can happen. When sup-1 ply exceeds demand the reverse is true. Three loaves of bread to one man bring prices tumbling down. "The real came for the present high; lerel prices is apparent when you realize that the United States is ex-1 porting at present twice the foodstuffs j that it exported a year ago, and three! to four times the amount exported in normal years. We are feeding Europe, what's more we must continue to feed Europe until it gets back on its own (eet again. "Their crop of 1919 will help some, ? * ?nl* >!a Vi9rvp*t nf DUl We UiU'iL watv uuui wav ? 1920 before they are wholly ind3pend-, ent of tliis country. If the general; public can be educated to an appre-1 eiatior. of the situation as It is, and| can be made to see that tjie well-be-j Ing of twiy one of us depends upon,1 every man producing as na-has never; produced before, supply can be ln-i ereased to meet and exceed this un-1 ;recedented demand and we shall; weather the storm with everybody, i ahead. * * j "Under the circumstances, it Is more of a religions quest-on than an economic one. Maximum production,? on the part of every individual mustbe made a moral issue. Decreased demand means depression,! and employment and hard times for everybody. Increased production will ? Va HroMnn anif anTvft the Brob u1ccl iuc oawumwawm _ ^ But that can only be accomplish-' ed by every man putting his shoulder, to the wheel, and producing as he never produced before. * * When the majority of the people were made to feel that slavery was wrong, it waa abolished. When the majority of the people were made to feel that drinking was wrong and were ashamed to be seen going into a saloon, we got prohibition "In the same way. when the people begin loch down on the man wbo is not a producer, or who curtail;* his production, we shall strike at tho tap prtnt nf the cost of living prob-erast, j We must go on a 'producing campaign'.* The only road to independence? thriftiness and economy. The power a man puts into saving measures the power of the man la rverything he undertakes. There are 1,440 minutes fn erery 1*7 If you use five of them to buy I War Savings Stamps, you still have 1,435 left for other things. A quarter saved a day means ?91.25! In a year, cr.more than 5100 if put in I Ww Savings Stin??3. Pnfn -won't mske eroDB rrow unless I 5?ad is in the ground. Intsrest can't! make War Sarings Stamps grow un- j ??s your money is in tiieru. Put your J oon^r in W. S. 8. ], # > IE DOOR STAMPS FOLLOWING^ FLAG AROUND WORLD 0 m~ Thrift Campaign Goes On Wherever. Old Glory Waves?Cheering Newt From Farawisv Con* tantinople* \ Alonj with the men of the Nary, . the War Savings Stamp is following the fliig round the world. In the diterranean squadron, the government savings securities are as much a part of the battleships and cruisers thajPare aiding in straightening out th't: tangled affairs of Asia Minor as the ' ammunition hoists. For American thrift has not sto> .npd *t home. The savings campaign ^ -- - - Organized by the Savings Division of * ;fhe Treasury Department Is being car? ried out by both officei* and moi: : through War Savings Societies, Thrift-. Stamps, War Savings, SMmps and. Treasury Savings Certificates. A letter Jnst received by the Sa*> fvrim Pflntflin DarM U159 J-/ITIOAVU li vui v/Myvw.u w ^ Boyd, commanding U. S. S. Olympic, at Constantinople brings the information that the thrift campaign on, that vessel has been placed In oharg%>. of Lieutenant H. K. Koebig. <5aptalk Boyd gare as~irance of th? co-operation of himself and his iaen la th.%, work. ; PAID FOR FUNERAL |! \ % War Savings Stamps are as In- j eritable as death and taxes, andr. they benefit the dead as well as the ) living. Recently John Kirkiras died in * Dayton, Ohio. He^ left no relatives -\ and two who sought to give him a ; proper burial were confronted with j difficulty in financing the funeral. <J Kirkiras had died leaving no ready I cash, and the solicitous friends- ' were afraid that public charity ; would have to be charged with the X burial expenses. I They discovered, however,, that v before he died the man had in- -j vested in about $100 of War Sav- * ing Stamps. A trip to the Dayton postoffitie and the observance of ; the necessary formalities enabled \ them to pay the undertaker's bill, j THE SOBERING BUNDLE! | When you have & bunch of boo<fle? in the bank just up the pike, you'll stand for Yankee Doodle, law and or? der and the like. Then no creed of; devastation, such as Russian outlaws shriek, will receive your conflrmatioau ?you'll denounce it like a streak.. TvHien a man is broke and busted, with, no package laid away, he is evermore* cusgusiea wim ine laws we au ooej^ He would see our courts all leveled and the judges on the rack, and th*, plutocrats bedeviled till they gave ? all their stack. Ho would see all things * upended, justice he would ren4?r r mute; then his chances would b* v splendid to accumulate some loot t , hare seen some agitators stirring up > the people's souls, and they all wort, cajt-off gaiters and their pants were, full of holes. And they said their chains were clanking as they damned ; the plutocrat; if they'd only do some ; hanking they would soon get over that. I have heard the spielers thriftless putting up their weary song; I 5 hare heard the weak and shiftless say' ing everything is ' rong.} Bnt ttir man who aares h*<5 monty thinks theRussian <jr*ed ab/nrd, and he think-? it beastly funny that so many y?wp? , iro hes^w. * : " \'-f ' Zx