The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 10, 1925, Image 13
The book* of the County Treasurer
will be open for thfe collection of
Taxes for the fiscal year, 1926, at the
Treasurer’s office from October 15th
to December 31,-1925. After Decem
ber 31st one per cent will be added
After January 31st, two per cent will
be added, and after February 2Sth,
seren per cent will be added until
the 15th day of March, 1926, when the
books will be closed.^
All persons owning property in
more than one township are reauested
to call for receipts in each of the
several townships in which the pro
perty is located. This is important,
ae additional cost an(| penalty may be
attached. V
All able-bodied male citizens be
tween the ages of twenty-one (21)
and sixty (60) years of age are liable
to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old
soldiers, who are exempt at fifty (50)
years of age. Commutation Road Tax
$1.50 in lieu of road duty. All able-
bodied men between the ages of 21
and 55 are liable to road duty except
those in military service, school trus
tees, school, teachers, ; ministers, and
stiAients. Dog Tax $1.25, which must
be paid not later than January 31st,
1926. r .
Proper attention will be given those
who wish to pay their taxes through
the mail by check, money order, etc.
The tax levy is as follows:
State Tax 5 Vi mills
Ordinary County Tax .... 5 mills
Rbad and Bridge 5 mills
Railroad Bond 1 mill
Jail Bonds Vi mill
Road Bonds .... .... .... .... .... 8Vi mills
Past Indebtedness 2 mills
Statewide School (6-0-1) 4 mills
Weak and High Schools .... Vi mill
Constitutional School 3 mills
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Total 85 mills
Laurens School Districts
No. 1 16Vi mills
... 16 mills
16\i mills
.... 7 mills
.... 8 mills
.... 6 mills
.... 8 mills
... 22 mills
IPi mills
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No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7 .... ..
No. 11 .... .
No. 12 ... _
Yeungs School Districts
No. 2 .* 8 mills
No. 3 8 mills
bio. 4 .... .... .... .... .... .... ....16 mills
No. 5 >....17 Vi mills
No. 6 14 mills
No. 7 ...17Vi mills
No. 8 a*. 16 mills
No. 10 22 Vi mills
Nq. 3B ...24 mills
Dials Bchool~Districts
No. 1 8 mills
No. 2 12 Vi mills
No. 3 12 mills
No. 4 8 mills
No. 5 20Vi mills
No. L-3 16Vi mills
No. 8 ....12 mills
No. SB 24 mills
Sullivan School Districts
No. 1 18 mills
No. 2 s... .. r . 8 mills
No. 3 .... r ...20 mills
No. 8 .... 12. mills
No. 17 :. —.16 mills
Railroad Tax 3 mills
r- Waterloo School Districts
No. 1 — .... —.12 mills
No. 2 ...
No. 3 ...
No. 4 ...
No. 5 ...
No. 6 ...
.... 9 mills
....20 mills
....14 ftiills
.... 8 mills
....13 mills
It Was the Night
. Before Christmas
Little Snowflakes Glad to
Be of Service on Great- t
est of All Days.
By W. D. PENNYPACKER
T WAS one of tht
tiniest things Im
aginable. In all
the whitened 'fields
of late December it
could scarcely be
reckoned with. It
was a snowflake
Fleeting was the
span of its existence. Today, here;
tomorrow possibly drawn into the
moistun> of the atmosphere^ depending
upon f temperature, and where It
chanced to fall.
Some say fairies fashion gnow-crye
tals m wonderful workrooms and lab
oratories which man has not explored.
It may be. They are pore exquisitely
cut than the rarest Jewels.
It was the night before Christmas.
There was the. usual sen»p of quiet
which comes over things when the pre
holiday rush and confusion ends—the
sense of peace—perhaps the echo of.
Think soberly before you make reply.” j
So hearty Uhd so quit* was the re-
sponse that the results were almost
blizzard like. Twisting and turning In
fantastic ways they fell to earth, filled
high the paths, and all but capped the t
fences, and almost blocked (he roads.!
When morning broke, a truly Christ-!
mas day. the world lay white as un ;
touched marble. Such myriad flakes
had fallen In the nght that the ablest
statistician could not guess hew many, t
and. oh, what joy! Snowballs, snow!
men and sledding. And coasting, too,
oh yonder hill. Such healthy winter;
cheeks, such
No. 7 .... . . .... — .- id mins
No. 14 8 mills
Cross Hill School Districts
No. 13 .... 23Vis mills
No. 16 . .. ... 16 bulls
Hunter School Districts
No. 3 6 mills
No. 4 .... 8 mills
and so ruthlessly heard and forgotten.,
It seems that the snowflake knew. ; ®f hia humble sub-
In the land whence snowflakes come ' iects. of course.
such ruddy
rmgiity appetites!
Who would have thought so^ much
of good a little snow had wrought?
An aggregation of tiny snowflakes
was putting value into the sleds which
Santa Claus - »
brought and mak
ing of the day a
real Christmas,
in themselves, the
little flakes
scarcely counted
at all. - hot in
their united de
sire to give hap
piness to unnum
bered boys and
girl a, they be
came a great
power.
The chief had
wireless communi
cation" with each
No. 5
No, 6
No. 7 ....
No. K-9
No. R-42
No. 16
26 mills
... .... 4 mills
5 mills
.... 8 mills
13 mills
. ..16 mills
Jacks School Districts
7 mills
....16 mills
.... 3 mills
.... 8 mills
.... 3 mills
.... 6 mills
No. 2
No. 3 ....
No. 4 ....
No. 6 ....
No. 7 ....
No. 15 ...
Scuffletown School Districts
No. 1 — — .... 8 mills
Mo. S -- .... -TYaH*
No. S 3 mills
No. 4 — 4 mills
No. 10 22 Vi mills
No. 12 — - -11V4 mills
Persons sending in lists of name- 5
to be taken off are requested to send
.them early and give the township of
each, as the Treasurer is very busy
during the month of December.
ROSS D. YOUNG,
County Treasurer.
there Is a great chief
If one speaks of
It as such, is an
a b so 1 u t e mon
archy. But It is
different from
those our geogra-.
phies name under
PoliUcal Divi
sions. It is a mon
archy ruled by
love, where a de-
tire to give hap-
p 1 n e s s is the
prevalent ambi
tion.
| So, on that
night before
Christmas, as the
The country,, When night fell he was eager
| ascertain the feelings
white
cnisaders. some of them crushed.
! beaten down and muddy, as a result i
| of their service. Some would have’
: thought It a hard day for them.
Nobody really' thought of the white
ground covering as an aggregate of
j individuals. They recognized no per-:
sonaltty. and thought It merely ‘snow.**
Yet In spite of the fact that billions
of
crystals were maimed and
soiled and melted, as a result of their
Christmas Day mission, the chief re
ceived many replies:
“We hare given a child happiness,
and would rather do that than stay
In the clouds forever,” said one:
"Enabled a boy to play with his old
snowflakes V *' * said another, “and would hot
danced about In I come back If we could.”
great billowy clouds, some of them "“Has been a great Christmas. We
thought of companions already fallen bnve given much but have received
to earth. Yes, some had fallen, and measure in return.” i !
! their beauty had lasted for a while,' These and similar bulletins were
- then disappeared. P«ted In the court of the clouds, and
Then the chief spoke: ' eTer 7’ snowflake held in reserve felt
“Feliows,” he said, with an appeal- * sense of regret that it had not been
\
W HY wait until the rush season—buy your
now while the selections are at their best and
you are not rushed for time. We have here for your
inspection a big store of high-class merchandise com
prising gifts fpr every member of the family. Come
to see us—examine our goods—get our prices.
We Offer the Following Suggestions
Curlee Clothing.
ow Doctors Treat
Golds and the Flu
To break up a cold overnight or
to cut abort an attack of gnppe, in-
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siclans and druggists are now iecom-
mending Calotabs, the purified and
refined calomel compound tablet that
ghrea you the effects of calomel and
salts combined, without the unpleas
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One or two Calotabs at bed-uine
with a swallow of water,—that’s all.
No aafts, no nausea nor the slightest
interference with your eating,
or pleasure. Next morning your colu
has vanished, tout system is thor
oughly purified and,you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast Eat what yon please,—no dan
ger. ^ . ,
Get a family package, containing
full directions, only 35 cents. At any
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lug note in uls voice—a voice that had
much of the plaintive sound of the
north wind, "there is a service to per
form. This 1§ the night before the
birthday of our Klpg. Millions aril
{ worship Him when the morrow corner
! hut more, ignorant of its source^ wil
I seek to revel in the gladness whkl
| His coming brought and many mil
Hons more—” he went on.
"The nations of the world wait fo:
that gladness. Once a year they seel
to know the spirit and the significance
of the Christmas time. They see vague
ly what the carrollng of angels and tlx
song of shepherds was all about—am*
then forget “Perhaps,” he said, "in
the chaotic strivings of man’s life he
is not ao much to. blame.”
Silence profound. A stillness like
unto the alienee of the plains before
the angels ottered their refrain of
"Peace, on earth, good will toward
Vw
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/ b a prescription for
ISSSIium.
It MBs the germs.
“Comrades,” said the chief.
-CAyeT answered the crowd In n
note that had the shrill keduces of fee
winter wind and stit was wins with
an eagerness to save.
"Down, Just below us, there are boys
nad girts dreaming of Santa Clans,
and now, and sleighs, and steda. To
your going would give Rfe an«*
aid happiness to Christmas. Tor
stay hero, or po to give feen Jcj.
s participant in providing so much of
the Joy and jollity of Christmas. Only
s snowflake!
. Yes. But It rendered service.
And this was the snowflake tbs.
was glad.
«Ck> 1S3S. We*pm Newspaper Union.)
A MATTER OF MONEY
Young Men’s Top Coats
and Overcoats just arrived.
Howard and Foster Shoes
and Oxfords.
Dorothy Dodd Shoes and
Oxfords for Women.
Red Goose Shoes for Chil
dren. -
Ladies’ Coats/, assorted
colors.
Ladies’ one-piece Dresses,
all colors and sizes.
r— /
The best line Men’s Work
Shirts that can be bought.
MenV and Boys’ Lumber <
Jackets, $5.00 and $7.00.
Schoble Hats, all sizes and
large assortment.
Men, Boys and Children’s
Overalls, all kinds and sizes. ,
* -— :
Underwear for Men, Wo
men and Children.
Sweaters, large assort
ment.
Raincoats, the latest style
for Women, Boys, Misses
and Girls.
We have Extra Pants for
Men. If you can’t buy a suit -
see the Extra Pants and
Coats.
’ See our Dress Goods—we
have fabrics of all kinds and
at all prices.
Men’s Leather Leggins.
Leather Suit Cases, 98c up
to $20.00.
Men’s Work Gloves, all
sizes, all kinds, all colors, all
leather, 48c to $5.00.
Men’s Jumper Coats, 98c.
*
Ladies’ Dress Slippers in
satin, patent and kid.
Riding Pants, $3.95.
Heavy Wool Pants, $4.95.
Khaki Pants, $1.48 and
$1.98.
Army Pants, $3.48.
Corduroy Pants, $4.98. f
Young Men’s .Suits, in
regular, stout and islim, at
$25.00, $28.50 and $30.00.
Maline Knit Underwear,
for Ladies, Misses and Chil
dren.
Bed Comfort, 72x80, $2.98.
Ladies’ Wool Skirts, $4.50
and up. —
Outing, per yard, 19c, 20c
and 24c. _ '
Boys’ Fine Cloth Suits, at
$3.48,
Boys’ fme Washable Suits
at $3.98.
Boys’ Wool Suits, 2 pairs
pants, $7.50 to $15.00.
Men’s Wool Shirts, $1.48,
$2.48 to $5.50.
Men’s heavy cotton fleec
ed lined Shirts, 7 9c.
. Men’s Union Suits, heavy
fleeced lined, $2.00 value for
$1.48.
Ladies’ heavy Gray Hose,
15c, 2 for 25c.
Men’s Outing Gowns, full
• size, 98c to $1.48.
Men’s Moleskin Suits, 3
pieces for $14.98.
Men’s Heavy Wool Suits,
3 pieces for $15.98.
One-lot Men’s Slickers, all
sizes, $3.98.
Wool Serge, per yard, 75c,
$1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. /
Boys’ Cloth Hats, 25c.
Toilet Soap, 10c cake, 3
cakes for 25c.
Men, Boys and Women’s
Gun Metal Blucher Shoes, at
per pair, $1.98.
Men and Boys’ “Sure-Fit”
Caps.
Overcoatsf $5.00, $10.00*
$15.00 and $25.00.
Men’s Jumper Coats, 98c.
V
Talcum Powder, 35c.
Boys’ Overalls, 98c up.
J. A. Bailey
MERCHANT
SOUTH CAROLINA