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SWANSEA NEWS. , S Miss Mamio Lou Gharpe, the attractive daughter of Mr. It. C. ; Sharpo of Swansea, is expected homo Saturday, 23rd lo upend the holidays with her father. Mian Sharpo 1b teaching at Nesmith, S. C.. Williamsburg county. Messrs. Ciaronce and Warren Sharpo of Pamlico will be at home with their father, Mr. It. C. Sharpe of Swansea for the Christmas holidays, much to the delight of their, f? lends. PLAY AT IltMO. The Irmo Epwrth League will give a olav. "The Hlrth of Phi-lot" " TT? V Ub UII Ion church, Irmo, on Monday evening, ? December 2Gth, ut 7 o'clock. No admission charges will bo made, but there will bo at the door a "golden offering" box and the League will greatly appreciate a free-will offering. OLIVER LODGE NO. 133 A. V. M. I The Mnsons of Oliver I.odgo No. i 133 A. F. M. met in regular com-1 BATTER > Ford, Overland, etc., $17.50 Bnick, Chalmers, Essex 18.75 Dodge and Franklin, 24.90 Exchange. Fully gauranteed for 12 months. >Garrich's Battery Service, 1035 Gervais Street, Colombia, S. C. Phone 3235. i * . .... l T-T71 When you are s< the house, some Be SureMen are so parti one reason it is Gift for them. It is our business are always glad/ Silk Ties ' Gloves .. Belts Buckles (Sterling j Shrine, Masonic a Bath Robes House Coats Shirts Bags and Suit Cai Hats Handkerchiefs .... Pajamas Suits of quality i O'coats Sweaters for Mei Kid Bedroom Slir Other practical THE H The Modern Sh< I "If It's Pay Cash. '' ' xnunlcatllor on December 8th instant and olocted Its officers as follows: D. B. Redmond. W. M.; J. B. Edwards. 8. \V.: J. R. McKittrlck. .1. W.; E. E. Klioden, Treas.; Ray Johnson, Sec; J. E. Ott. 8.D.; H. V. Rast, J. D.; C. B. DowIinR and IT. O. Lybrand, stewards, Z. A. Martn Tylor. Oliver l.OllKO hill Herri nrnirfDL..!-.. vorv n'.erly the '.ant few years. It hat ' membership of chouf SO on record. A Member. I'LH\S.\NT HILL DOTS. The health of this community la not good at this writing-, aa there are Beveral on the Blck list. Mrs. Andrew Addy Is very low with pneumonia. Also Mr. 6lin Lewis's baby has pneumonia and' Mra. An drew J. Long is confined to her bed. (We hope for theBO a speedy recovery. There will be a Christmaa tree at lToasant Hill Monday evening. December the 25th. for the Sunday school, beginning at 2 o'clock. Everybody invited. Thecr was a nee crowd at Pleasant . IH11 Sunday evening for Suday school and preaching. ; 1 wish all the readers of The Dispatch-News and everybody a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. [CHRISTMAS AT THE BAPTIST CirUROII HERE. The children of the Baptist church ^wijl give their Christmas exercises next Sunday night. beginning at 8:00 o'clock, with a varied program of intorest. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock Rev. Wallace will preach a scrl | mon appropriate to the season. II HI MO FOR HOLIDAYS. Mr .and Mrs. Harry Byron Reynolds of Birmingham, Ala., will ar!j rive this week by motor to spend the Chrstmds holdays with Mrs. Reynold's sisters. Mrs. Reynolds before her marriage was Miss Pauline Hook. LHIEINGTON RCUOOI/S TAKING HOLIDAYS. The Lexington public schools closed Monday, December 18, for the Christmas holidays and will resume A DIES electing Gifts for t i sthing usefull and a] Come Here for cular about what th 3 so difficult to ct 3 to know what mei to help you make y< % ) tnd Elk Silver Belt Buckles ses md style i and Boys >pers [ gifts too numerous to mention. rnnr* ta a Luru, Ui\ V op. Fashion COLUMBIA, S. C. Not Righi, Bring It ' ? work Tuesday, January 2. The teachers who live out of the town havo loft for their respcotivo I homes, namely: Miss Emma Blocker goes to her home in Edgefield. Miss Nell Hill to Cross HJill, Miss Elma Coskrey /to Wllliston and Miss Mudona Bigby to Clumbla* Superintendent L. E. .Whittle and family will leave tho last of the week to visit relatives in Orangeburg and other points n the lower part of the state. The school has boert very successful for tho first part f the present 'term, and no doubt w'lll close next June with a session of accomplishI'.ihnlH hnhlnH it l/KXINGTON COUNTY YEAR'S COTTON CROP. I>. Bills Eflrd, government statistic'an for Lexington,county, Wn "receipt of Information from Washington to the'effect that 2.771 bales of cotton loss were ginned in this county this year than last. The letter to Mr Eftrd follows: December 11. 1922. Dear Sir: The tabulation o# the card reports? rhow tolegraph summary to bo correct. There were 5,805 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales ginned ?in Lexington county, from the crop of 1922 prior to Docomber 1, 1922 as compared with .8,576 balee ginned to Ducmber 1, 1921. ?.ou w.ii pieaso iurmsh tneao total: to all newspapers In your district Vang careful not to discriminate in favor of any of them. Very respectfully, W. M. STEUART, Director. "WHAT SHADIj I GIVE?" "1 wish Christmas never would come again!" We have heard that; so have you. It may bo you have said it yourself, and said it, too, with a spirit thaT" proved the depth of feelngs which was back of tho words. Hut no one ever says this who lias not frgtten tho real spirit of Christmas. For those whose memory has been eclipsed by the modern {dea that giving at this season of the year is a race to see who shall outdo hir fnlonds, it certainly is a fact that ' f ^ 4^ - . 7 _ he men's side of ppropriate His Gift ey wear?that's loose a suitable n like?and we our selections. 50c to $3.00 ....$1.75 to $5.00 50c to $1.00 .->..$2.00 to $2.50 $2.50 ..$5.00 to $10.00 $8.50 .$1.00 to $10.00 $5.00 to $30.00 ...$3.00 to $7.00 10c to ....$1.50 to $4.00 $15.00 to $50.00 $20.00 to $45.00 ..$3.50 to $12.50 ....$3.00 to $3.50 IS CO. Park Clothiers. \ Back." i Cash Pays. * ! ' \ y ^ Christmas la a burdon. Tho hig thought back of i?uch giving is to 1 spend money (I'll the pocket book ie| as flat as :t pancake and ability t<*j '"think up things" exhausted. Now, Christmas ougnt not to drain 'you and me of our treasure in any 'sucb way. That it does so is proof sufficient that the Christmus idea hap j grown wonderfully dim in our minds, j So wo como back to t&e orginal prop-' 'oaitlon: ''What shall I give at Christ:mas time?" And there 'Is no l>etter criterion to' go by than this: "What will most j ' nearly express the lovp of my heart i as r gift at this time of the year?" j niinniu mat ana it Will (five you the) elue to all your Christmas giving. 'Whatever lovo says do, you can do J without lying awake nights studying j over. And whatover the cost, that rono thing will bring happiness, happ iness to you as the giver and to thol 'one upon whom yur gift'is bestowed. | For the best we can ever give is an 'empty thing when love does not go ?with it. and tit is ust as true that a very littlo thing that carries its argosy of love Ts Just tho thing to make others happy. How much, then, do you love? Let 'that be the measure of your giving. That was the thought uppermost in the heart of Him who gave us the first Christmas. No ono over thought 'out anything better. No one ever ' will!?Exchange. ; HANG UP YOUR STOCKINGS! "Hang up my stocking? Why. we outgrew that years ago!" r Yes, and with1 this good Id custom nvni. ovum uuiui j.me tnmgs, anion# ... . j WHY LOCK OLD! Gray Hair Tells the Tale , One Visit to the A.LaMode Beauty Shop Solves the Problem. 1MO Main St.. Columbia, S. C. TAX NOTICE. . Doxington, S. C.. Nov. 1, 1922. Ifubiro notirris^enjby st-ren that State, County and' School Taxes for r^xInKton county will be received byl me from November 1st to December 31bC,'incluslvo: The levy Is as follows: State purposes .' . .7 1-2 mills County ordinary 6 mills For Augusta highway ...3 mills ?"or past Indebtedness. ...4 mills For weak schools 1-2 mills f For constitutional school. 3 mills Total 24 millr Special tax as follows: 15. 1923. Give township and school district in w.hich each piece of property la located. Give full name?not initials. Send postage for reply and return of receipt. W. J. SMITH. Special and bonds 1 12 Special and bonds 8 14 Special and bonds 14 S Special and bonds 15 34 Special and bonds 18 36 Special and bonds 22 12 Special and bonds 25 12 j I Special and bonds 27 2< Special and bonds 29 18 Special and bonds 36 6 Special and bonds 37 20 Special and bonds 43 % 26 Special and bonds 53 18 Special ~nd bonds 60 12 Special and bonds 62 32 Special and bonds 66 14 Special and bonds 76 7 2 Special levies for schools: Nos. 6. 23, 24, 26. 28; 44; 47: 51; 70, 72 2 Nos. 2. 3, 4; 0; 17; 19; 20; 30. 31; 33; 39; 46, 48. 74. 75. 8S 4 Nos. 41. 79 6 Nos. 7, 3. 10; 11; 13; 16; 21; 32; 34; 35; 38; 40; 42: 45! 5ft- r.a. ?1 at- ca I 69; 71; 77; 78; SO; 82; j 83; S4; 87; Sj Special levy 12 10 Special levy 49 11 According to law the County,Auditor will add the following penalties; January 1, 1923, one per cent; February 1st, 1923, one per cent; March 1st 1923, 5 per cent. Total 7 per cent. Poll Tax $1.00. Ages 21 to 60 years Commutation Road Tax, optional $5 or five days work, ages 18 to 55 years. Dog tax $1.25 per dog six months old or older, payable only during month of January, 1923. TAX BOOKS WILL CLOSE MARCH ?- f " ' "* 'them the true spirit of Christmas. 1 Stop a minute and tell us if Christma moans to you what it did when you were young. ' Is It not now a ' matter of wondering, "what I shall ' give Molly?" and tugging and worrying and fretting because there are so many to give to and so little money to 'g round? Have we not all to. a greater or lesser extent quite lost the ( joy and the love and the inspiration of I .the dear ol<F Christmas time of long* ago? , * So wo say, "Hung up your stock' ing this year." There will be a line 1 behind the stove, for the little ones ' will not forget to see to that and they 'Will ha ?? - ??..? 1? aW- - - - ! ..... ?u ituuc Litav uy me mac | of- theKrs hangs that of fathor 2,-d I mother, bis brother and bis sister. I And they will be Just as much inter' ested on Chrstmaa morning to know I What 8anta Claus ha? left In your stocking as they are to get to the bottom of their own. ' But what will hanging up my ??ock' lng hav to do about bringing back the 'old time happiness of the Christmas season? Well, in the first place, it will help you to forget the sweep of 'the years. It does nobody any good 'to keep all the time thinking, "I'm too p; gjaaEggSSSSaEgSggBBZSHggEEE | TheLitth I 4 j. j ;i is chock fijll of everything ood fc j -j groceries, frmltts, candies, cakes, nu j 3 of cake ready-baked, Are works and 3season joyful and happy. Co*ie an g HARRY A. j T ^ ^ Lexington, s. u -t SZ5B 55 BBB8BBBBBIBB B E | Dolls, Toys and I At Reduced Price Prettiest and Newest ai stock of Holiday Goods ii for Children and somethh Come and see. - m i - Stanley s C Columbi IBERKMAN JI | The Quality J I Diamonds, Wat< I Christmas FOR HIM b Diamond Rings ^ Scarf Pins ^ Belt Buckles ^ Watches ^ Cuff Links ^ Emblem Rings IP Shaving Sets |H Military Brushes H Chains i| Knives l|| Emblem Buttons t IU Charms Desk Clocks || Our goods sold at lowest ||| merchandise. | BERKMAN JE ^ Establial ^ 1329 Main St. Phone C. D. KE] Coiomb Special dealers in Cofl of fees Roasted i Rio C. D. KE 'old for each thuig*. Look at the ktoy ' hairs n my head!" No, don't look at . |*them. Forget them! Be oije bf $he young folks for (1st on jo day. It will (.'help to keep grey halts away and to keep the heart yeunp. vV; '? And then, it will give lovo a how r meaning. Honestly, now, has not-the 'key to your heart been growing a bit 'rusty? It turns harder than it uaod^r ^to. Oil it with love! Work the koy \until it turns easy in the lock! Polish , it till it ehines as it used to shine! 'Christmas la the finest and the beet holiday in all the yo&r. Let s make 'it so this year?a blessing to you and 'a Joy to everyone you know!?Home IVIVW. ' -V>4 ?? 13 Monotonous Merit v ' ,?IPS "You are constantly referred to u the favorite eon of your State." "Yob," replied Senator Sorghum, "but every once in a while people s^em to get tired of % well behaved favorite eon and want somebody who can be a cut-up." Awful. A woman at Wllesden, called to epeak regarding the character of another, declared: "8he is most awfully respectable?awfully so," 11 ! Grocery j it" Christmas, standard and fancy s ? ts; figs; raisins; fruit and all kinds other things to make the Christmas ' u ?t?? me xor your wants. fci ROBERTS I Christmas Gifts s All This Week. id possibly the greatest | i Colombia. Everything ig for the Old. Folks too. rj?? ^mna tictlly ia, S. C. iWELRY CO 1 ewelry Store jp ;hes, Jewelry. Gifts 1;1 for her |1L/ Diamond Rings Pearl Necklaces ||| Mesh Bags i i Vanity Cases | ; Cinderella Lockets [1 Lavaliers Rings Wrist Watches [ Brooches [ I Bracelets | ; Pens and Pencils ! Manicure Sets Toilet Sets Silverware |1| Cut Glass Clocks i prices consistent with goodfii iWELRY CO., 1 led 1879. 4640. Columbia, S. C. |j| NNY CO. ia, S.C. r * fees Teas and Sugars laily -> ^ 5 Sold at Cnt Prices. NNYCO. ; , , /fc mm \ ' :? Vf V?.::<t \ m . f ;,'-7. > v. j, ' . , - . . ' :-.-f *<&*& " ' :