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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE,
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CLINTON, S. C., DEC.
24 k 1925
SPACES
THE YEAR JUST ENDING
Many of-us on loking back at the
year 1925, will recrret that it has not
brought larger results. Yet, whatso
ever it has brought, it is a large
extent the fruitage of our own decis
ions and efforts in years past. We
have reaped through the year the re
sult of the endeavors of past years.
If those endeavors have been “half
hearted, if we could not put our mind
on any steady purpose, we are in the
position of a farmer who has allow
ed his fields to become choked with
weeds. The crop is a poor one, and
he need not think the weather and the
bugs areall to blame.
But juft like the farmer, if we take
hold of 1926 with a feeling that it
will be very good fun to have a clean
field free from weeds and a carefully
tilled soil, the next holiday season a
year hence will show much better
results.
Jesus to business and society would
produce a perpetual Christinas sea
son; a time of peace and joy and
happiness lasting throughout the year.
The giving of cheap presents or
money, however, does not constitute
Christmas; as well expect a bouquet
of flowers (however lovely) to consti
tute summer! The Christmas spirit,
rather than the Christmas show, hon
ors Him whose .birth, no less than
His life, was the greatest Christmas
gift the world ever received. The
Christmas spirit brings us into closer
touch with Him whose very life was
an exemplification of the precept: "It
is more blessed to give than to re
ceive.”
As we celebrate the anniversary of
the birth of Jesus let not the going
down of the sun mark the decline of
the Christifas spirit, but, as th£ days
cojrie and go, and we enter the new
year, let us each one reach out the
loving hand to the sick, the unfortu
nate, and the outcast, remembering
that Jesus the Christ said: Inasmuch
as ye have done it unto the least of
one of these, my brethren, ye have
done it unto Me.”
A Merry Christmas!
The Chronicle
Christmas—
wishes a Merry
To everybody—big and little, rich
and poor alike.
THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
The Christmas season is upon us
again. The world is about- to again
celebrate the anniversary of the birth
of Him who died that mankind might
live.
‘‘At Christmas be merry, and . ..
withal.
And feast thy poor neighbors,
the great with the small.”
So wrote the poet Tusser many
years ago, but the suggestion is just
as pertinent today as it was then. If
anything, we need to be reminded of
our duty to our fellowmen more today
than our fathers did—more today, in
deed, than ever before. This is true
because the need for brotherhood is
^ven more patent than at any other
period of the history of the world.
We live in an age when we think
solely of ourselves and our immediate
families and we should have brought
to our attention the fact that we owe
a debt to our neighbor and that debt
must be paid
To the school kids and their teach
ers. r 1
.To the P. C. football team—may it
defeat Furman next year.
To our society editor, Mrs. I^rry
Dillard—may she continue to keep the
women informed about the bridge
parties.
To Dr. Douglas of the Presbyteriar.
College—may he have a Prosperouf
New Year, and we hope his now ca*
doesn’t catch on fire.
To E. W. Ferguson—may he con
tinue to help make Henry Ford rich
To Mr. H. D. Henry—may his banl
continue to have plenty of money an'
may he keep in good practice on say
ing “Yes.”
To Dr. B. O. W’hitten and the entire
population of his institution, and ma?
they have a bright and happy Christ
mas.
To Ira C. Boland—we hope ere lony
he’ll get a call to a Lutheran pastor
ate.
To Mr. M. S. Bailey—may he soon
be restored to his accustomed healti
and-back down town to mingle with
his friends.
To the big family of bright and
promising boys and girls at the Thorn-
well Orphanage.
To our landlord, Mr. John H. Younr
—we hope cotton
pecially for him.
will “go up”, es-
To Dr. A. E. Spencer of the col-
The story is told of a j lege—may he live many years and get
rich man who prayed-
“Oh, Lord! bless me and my wife,
My son, John and his wife;
Us four
And no more!”
We blush for shame that there
could be fouhd one who is so narrow,
yet we are assured that such people ex
ist today. There are those who, when
they have satisfied the needs of their
own, assume a self-satisfied air and
say that they have done their whole
duty. Approach such a person and
remind him of the need of a friend
or a neighbor and he will ask the
time-worn question: “Am I my broth
er’s keeper? Haven’t I enough to do
to look after my own family?” ^he
teachings of Jesus Christ answer
first question in the affirmative (> *
the later in the negative) with eyetj,
more emphasis than God answered
Cain when he originated the selfish
inquiry. Jesus taught us in the
greater comiiriandinent-—“Thou shalt
love jthy neighbor as thyself,” and
His definition of “neighbor” is any
one who needs our help. Territorial
or other limitations do not apply when
the case of one in need is before us.
Thore is no geographical limitation
when we are extending the hand of
assistance to one who needs our help:
wherever there is found one or more
whom we can (and should) assist,
there neighborliness must begin.
A minister once approached one of
his parishoners-with the request for
a contribution for the purpose or do
ing Christian work abroad. The par
ticular field he had in mind was China.
The man replied that he was willing
to help his neighbors Lut did not think
he was called upon to help those as far
away as China.
“Whom do you consider your neigh
bor?” asked the minister. “The man
Whose farm adjoins me,” was the
prompt reply. “How far down into
the earth does your land extend?”
was the next question and the fanner
just as promptly answered: “T<S the
center!” “Very well,” said the min
ister quickly, “there is a man down
in China whose land joins yours at
the center of the earth; he is therefore
your neighbor and neeus your help.
This was a new thought to the slow-
going church member. He learned
his lesson and we need to learn the
same. Only as we do so will we be
able to broaden our lives into the
fullness of the life of Jesus the Christ.
The application of the teaching, of
to go to all the football games.
To Mr. George W. Young—may Bois
Terre blossom under his leadership,
and his pile of money keep on increas
ing.
To Dick Ferguson—may he keep tho
wheels of Lydia turning as they ought
to turn.
To Banker B. H. Boyd—may his
surplus fund continue to grow, and
may he live to see Wofford beat P. C.
To W. A. Moorhead—may Joanna
continue to “go forward” under his
management, and may his services
always be appreciated by Mr. Hack
and Mr. Durgin.
To the college boys and girls who
are back home for Christmas—may
they have a good time.
To the pastors of the city—may
they meet with' some success, at least,
with the congregations they have to
handle.
the New Year bring them every possi- 1 younger than the gentleman mention- [
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1925
ble joy and many steadfast friends.
To the Commercial, Klwanls, Ro
tary and Women’s clubs—may they all
get enough to eat during 1926.
To the poor and needy, the desti
tute, the forgotten and forsaken—
may a ray of sunshine come into their
lives during the holiday season.
To Mr. C. M. Bailey—may his mill
continue to grow and may he meet
with every success and happiness as
he journeys on down life’s pathway.
To Jack H. Clark of Forsyth, Ga.—
may he continue to enlighten Georgia
with his excellent paper.
To Superintendent Witherspoon of
the city schools—may our schools con
tinue to go forward under his leader
ship, and may he become jm authority
on what teachers ought to wear.
To Editor Lee of The Laurens Ad
vertiser—may the banks always be
good to him.
To the Clinton doctors—may a few
of their patients, at least, decide to
pay them.
To our paid-in-advance subscribers
—how much easier it is for us to love
chem than thfc delinquent crowd.
To Mrs. Myrtle Hunter—may she
have a delightful rest during Christ
mas and be happy with her fine family
all “at home.”
To everyone who is accustomed to
reading this column. May each of
you enjoy a bounty of the joys and
pleasures of the holiday season, “and
may the New Year bring you 365 days
of uninterrupted Prosperity, Health,
and Happiness.
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Seventeen Years Ago
Items From "Our Monthly" of
1905, Dr. Wm. P. Jacobs, Editor.
The street paving and concrete
block fencing goes on in the city.
There is constant improvement. Build
ings too are being pushed forward.
Dr. Austin is building a handsome
dwelling on Centennial street. Ijis
honor ,the Mayor, is finishing off his
fine dwelling on Musgrove. Dr. Law
rence Bailey has completed his
West Main street.
on
The Gospel Forum is the new name
of the monthly periodical published by
Rev. C. Lewis Fowler of Clinton. The
Forum contains a very considerable
amount of reading matter and is well
printed.
The death of Mr. Pearson, a deacon
in the First Presbyterian church, on
±e 19th inst., is a cause of distress
to our entire community. Mr. Pear
son had reached his 72nd year, but we
had hoped for many more years to
come. He was buried in the Clinton
cemetery. Mr. Pearson was one of
our oldest citixens, having lived here
since his marriage in 1867. His
widow, Mrs. Ann Pearson, who was a
daughter of Mr. J. T. Foster, one of
he first boqrd of deacons of Clinton
church, was one of the charter mem
bers of the church. Miss Maud Pear-
sen, his only daughter, and a most de
voted and affectionate daughter,. was
ever at the bedside of her father and
shares with Mrs. Pearson the sympa
thy of the community. Mr. Pearson
was one of nine brothers who fought
n the Confederate army. Three
of these were killed, three (of whom
Mr. Pearson was one) were wounded,
and three were unharmed by the
enemy.
The Surens Advertiser mentions a
young gentleman of 22 years from
this county who has made the circuit
of the globe. Messrs. Sam and Darby
Fulton of the Presbyterian college,
have both done the same. And both
BACKACHE
To all who are sick—may their
rooms be flooded with happiness and
joy at this season.
Mississippi Ltdy
To Bailey’s Bank—with its 39 year's
of service and financial strength in
this community.
••Hook
t weakened, run-down
and it
me,” says
To W. H.' Simpson—may he sell
enough furniture this year to buy his
wife every book offered for sale by
every book agent that calls.
Cofdwater
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strengthened
its Mrs. Ms
conditkm,
id helped
Mattie Hurt, of
when weak and
Cardui.
children
After
I took
of my
dren, when just getting op to do
work, K took a couple of bottles
To the deasons and stewards whos.
job it is to raise the church budgets.
To Mr. J. A. Bailey—one of our
most beloved citizens—may he always
be happy and have plenty of gooc
cigars.
my work, i took a i
of Cardui and it
strengthen and help i
ing it.
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To Larry Dillard—may he always
have a good milk cow.
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failed to
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tor Cardui
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To Dr. Dudley Jones—may Mrs.
Jones always be able to furnish him
plenty of good black coffee.
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•o sent straight for it and it did j
asithaddoa
ed and built i
At all drag stores. * cm
To Mrs. W-. H. Shands—may she get
enought out of the Captain’s salary
to make back what she lost when she
took boarders. '
ed.
The Baptist congregation has begun
the erection of a handsome church
boilding on their lot, corner of Broad
and Centennial streets. The building
will be in beautiful style and will be
provided with all the latest improve
ments.
The Clinton First Church is looking
forward to a feast of fat things in
May. At the 45th Sabbath School an
niversary, the Sabbath Scnool confer
ence will be held, conducted by the
Rev. James B. Carpenter. Following
that the South Carolina section of the
Laymen’s Movement will convene
here.
XMAS CARDS
Full assortment Of Pic
ture and Hand-Painted
Cards and Folders.
SADLER-OWENS
PHARMACY
AT UNION STATION TEL. 400
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank*
of Clinton, S. C., will be held in the
Directors’ room of the Bank at Clin
ton, S. C., on Tuesday, January 12,
1926, at three o’clock p. m., for the
purpose of electing directors and
transacting other -business.
B. H. BOYD,
I2-24-2tc President.
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Sna^pejingi
Because it is Christmas we wish you
the joys of the season and because of
your loyalty as our patrons we express
to you, in all sincerity, our heart-felt
thanks for your favors in 1925, and we
live in the hope that we rpay have the
opportunity of giving you the benefit
of our 1926 improved service.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
IS OUR WISH FOR YOU.
LITTLE S DENSON
50—Two Phones—54 \
Clinton, S. C.
GREETINGS!
The Season’s Greetings |
to all our Customers:
Old, New and
Prospective.
DR. E. MOOD SMITH
DR. FELDER SMITH
Optometrists
Poultry Wanted
The Clinton Produce
Company
OFFERS GOOD PRICES FOR HENS
FRYERS AND ROOSTERS. ^ I
Delieverd at their plajit in Clinton, i
Chicken manure for sale by the wagon!
loads.
| A VERY MERRY
XMAS TO ALL
y ■ ’ » • .. "
May you enjoy a Christmas that will fill
your heart with joy and a New Year that
will filTyour pockets with money.
o
And to make these things come true we
will be found at the post of duty to serve
you in our line.
THANKS FOR 1925 BUSINESS.
MAY WE SERVE YOU IN 1926?
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Buchanan’s
Phone No. 28
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Opposite Bailey’s Bank
CLINTON, S. C.
WE WISH YOU A
Merry Christmas
And a Most Prosperous
NEW YEAR
We hope that all people who entrusted patronage to this
business, large or small as it may have been, are “tuned in”
for this message. As the curtain draws on the old year and
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we see the dawn of the new, we pause for a moment and look
back and as we do we see so many things for which to feel
thankful that we feel inspired to broadcast this message to as
loyal a people as ever favored a business with their patronge.
To each of you we tender our sincere thanks and express hope
that the New Year will unfold to you greater measures of pros-
perity,, contentment and true happiness than you have ever
known before.
And we would have these good wishes go beyond our family
circle of patrons. If you are not-a member of our happy
“family” of customers, we greet you nevertheless in the true
spirit of the season.
Standing at the threshold of 1926, we pledge anew our best
efforts in your behalf and earnestly solicit a continuation of
the patronage of our old friends and renew our ambition to
win new friends.
Furniture
“The Home Makers”
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