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r* 1 \ K *; EL $r I THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTpN, S. C. 'TP- tY TREASURER’S NOTICE 1927 cs of the County Treasurer ipen for the collection of the fiscal year, J927, at the ’s office from October 16th iber 31, 1927. After Decem- ie per cent will be added. Af- Jary 31st, two per cent will be |nd after Feb.-28th, seven per be added, until the- 15th day !:h, 1928, when the books will jd. persons owning property in Ian one township are- requested for ^receipts in each of the sev- 5wnships in which the property Fated. This is important, a» ad- lal cost and penalty may be at- &d. I] able-bodied male citizens be- ;n the ages of twenty-one (21) fifty-five (55) years of age are jle to pay a poll tax of $1.00, ex- k old soldiers^ who are exempt at (50) years of age. Commutation Tax $1.50 in lieu of road duty, le-bodied men between the ages id 55 are liable to road duty lose in military service, school school teachers, ministers, lenttj. Dog Tax $1.25, which paid not later than January HE HAD FOUND THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS Q VKR Judea’s hills the Star shone resplendent. The ancients be- When Phillip Received j That Christmas Gift iRISCILLA P RISCILLA was making pumpkin pies. The fruit cake hud been lieved that stars were window* through which God disclosed a glimpse of Uie shining glory of heav en. They regarded the stars as guides and when the stars could not be seen it was a token of iiypendlng daugur. On the first Christmas Eve a star shone? Kepler, the noted astron- | omer, calculated that conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn todk place. The star attracted the attention of three wise men who followed it. Tradition Informs us they were three kings and “in one of the cathedrals of Europe can be found their skulls, each adorned with a Jeweled crown." An other tradition says they were three saints, representing the three great f;:millW"of the earth. They came ripened and the turkey lay in festive state, stulted with sage and onion. Al though it was really a chicken, one didn’t mention that, no more than one mentioned the fact that daddy was Santa Claus, or that the little black stockings which hung before the • hearth fire would not be very full. There was only one blot in Priscil la’s Christmas Joy. "I can’t give IMiH- lip anything,” she said to her mother, worriedly* “It isn’t as if he were a youngster and satisfied with red-yarn knitted mittens, Or as if he were a poor boy, even, bbt when he sends me orchids, mother, I—I don’t know what tp do.” Phillip was the yonng man from the city who had been exceeding ly attentive to Priscilla. Flowers he sent, and fruits and dainty candies. FOR SALE 8.00 8.50 hr attention.will be given those Esh to pay their tatfes through (Fail by check, money order, etc., fng name of township and number [school district, le tax levy is as follows: lie Tax S’a mills linary County Tax 5 Vi mills id and Bridge 5 Vi mills ^Railroad Rond 1 mill .fill Bonds .... V4 mill Road Bonds 11 mills Past Indebtedness 2 mills Statewide School (6-0-1) .... 4 mills Weak and High Schools Vi mill Constitutional School Total 38 mills from the East, perhaps fr«uu far-away but not the simple, Jiomely kind to Air.bin. They brought costly presents which she had been accustomed. It with them. The first held in his hand was not this air of richness though a casket of golt): the second, frank- that made Priscilla’s heart beat quick Incense, and the third, myrrh. Some and thrllly. It was the simple, boy- persons have seen In this, three-fold 1 isb way of him. Dear? Yes, she hajd gift a beautiful symbolism; the myrrh ' just admitted It to herself, having been offered to a mortal, the And now he was coming to Christ- gold to a king, and the frankincense to mas dinner with her and her happy, a God. ~ humble family and Priscilla in her un- Tradition tells- us of a Roman ' worldliness, felt that she had no gift Xused Greene Bone Cutter with balance wheel on stand .... .... I used No. 3 Oliver Typewriter with case, in good condition .... 25.00 l used 8-horsepower Johnson , motor .... 25.00 l New Perfection Oil Stove, slightly used, four burners .... 25.00 l No. 2 used pea Huller, hand power 25.00 8 pieces Dry Poplar Boards, 1x12, 12 ft. long, suitable for wagon body 3.85 3 Iron Pulleys, 8 in. face, 18 in. ' diameter, 2 1-2 in. bore, each 1 pr. used platform counter scales; 25 lb7 capacity 40 inch Pulley, 9 inch face, for 2 1-4 inch shaft, key seat .... 1 Winchester Rifle in good con dition .... .... .... 1 used single barrel breech loading shot gun .... 1-2 doz. Fire Place Cooking Ovens, each ....' 1 used 32x4 Casing and new jn- - ner tube 1 used Tabic or Counter, 6x6 ft., nicely finished out of pine, 4 turned legs, nice for a seam stress or display .... .... 2.00 16.50 18.50 7.50 fldvei Gleaned N< Everybody is going: so something out of the mad holidays. There wiH greet, new friends to meet and a vast num ber of social functions to (attend. Natural ly^ the season makes gr clothes than ordinarily mean that your clothes cleaned and pressed, but gleaned and press ed by— ewhere or doing I for the Christ- old friends to 7.60 ter demands on Such demands ust not only be prince who, while feasting In his pal ace on Christmas Eve. heard a rap at the window. Looking toward lt_..J}e saw a beautiful face of a little child, and then heard a voice which, like music, whispered, “The Christ Child Is hungry." Angered at the interrup tion, the prince commanded his sol diers to drive the child away and im mediately the food upon fiis table turned to sand. Again he heard the voice, “The Christ Child is cold.” The soldiers drove the child away once more. At the same time the fire upon the hearth turned to darkness and the 3 millau coI( * of/winter dispelled the warmth of the palace. The selfish 'heart of the prince melted. He commanded his Laurens School Districts so,diers ,0 seardl for ,he oh,,d - Pres - No. 1, Trinity Ridge 16^ mills ent, y thtl - v brought the child, together No. 2, Prospect 16 mills No. 3, Barksdale-Narnie 16^ mills No. 4, Bailey .... 7 mills No\ 5, Copeland-Fleming 8 mills No. 6, Oak Grove .... 6 mills No. 7, Watst Mills 8 mills No. 11, Laurens 22 mills No. 12, Ora 11 Va mills Youngs School District No. 2, Friendship 20 mills No. 4, Bethany 16 mills No. 5, Grays 17 mills 10V£ mills 17Vk mills .. 15 mills 22Vfc mills No. 6, Central No. 7, Youngs No. 8, Warrior Creek No. 10, Lanford No. 3B, Fountain Inn Dials School Districts No. 1, Greennond 8 mills No. 2, Eden ...*12 , k mills No. 3, Shiloh .... .... .... 12 mills No. 5 k Gray Court-Owings .... 20 mills No. L-3, Barksdale-Narnie, 16V6 mills No. 8, Merna 12 mills No„..3-B, Fountain Inn 24 mills Sullivan School Districts No. 1, Princeton 18 mills No. 2, Mt. Bethel .... 8 mills No. 3, Poplar Springs 20 mills No. 7, Brewerton 16 mills No. 17, Hickory Tavern 16 mills Railroad Tax ' 3 mills Waterloo School Districts with other hungry children, to the pal ace. Henceforth his table was their table, his palace their home. The prince had found the'joy of Christmas by first giving it to others. The hunger of the race is three-fold for food, truth""'ai»d God. These hungers are satisfied not by hanging all our gifts upon our own Christmas tree, but by sharing with those less fortunate than ourselves the blessings of life.—Leonard A. BarrelL ■) '(£), 1927 Western Newspaper Union ) for him. Her mother, though, was wiser. She looked with a teiyier, wist ful pride at her fair young daughter, the daughter with soft ejes shining, with hair curled gayly in the steam of the fragrant kitchen, with rose-petal cheeks, blushed warm by young love and by Christmas. She finished her cooking and set the long white table where the hearth fire glowed and the Christmas tree was festive with red and tinsel. Then Phillip had come and the din ner was progressing, fluffy potatoes and gravy all brown, the roasted tur key which'*was a chicken, really, the old fruit cake and. last of all, the spicy pumpkin pie. The mother watched and smiled, but her eyes were moist a little, for every bit of food. Priscilla served was as a gift. If ....'24 mills THE GIRL, THE BANlT AND HER CHRISTMAS only Phil. <;ould know. P.ut no one could explain to Phil After the meal was over and extrava gantly praised, the rich boy from the city seemed comfortably at home. He and Priscilla took a walk through the crisp, snowy Christmas starlight and still she could not tell him that she had no gift for him. Back to the from steps they .came, then out of the shad ows Buddie jumped and ran into the house. Phillip saw the mistletoe first and suddenly there was no need for explanations. The stars and the snowflakes saw him take the sweetest gift of all.—Maxine Chapman. (©. 1327. Western Newapaper Union.) ««Y es 1 he "ES, mam, overdrawn. Well, I believe the fheck was one hun dred and twenty. Yon will make it good? Yes, right away. If you please.” Tfie receiver was replaced on the hook by Mr. Reid, .vice president of the Valor County Trust and Savings bank. The clerjc in the cage along side of the vice president’s office, .al though apparently busy attending a client’s wants v had overheard the con versation. When the account had been entered, he turned to Mr. Reid. The American Turkey | P ERHAPS the most distinctive feature of our American j() Christmas dinner is the tur- .j, key. This noble bird Is a \\- Christmas feast requirement, r whether the dinner be prepared 'p in Texas or Wisconsin, New \\) York or California. It is in- J| “Isn’t that girl you just talked with No. 1, Mt. Gallagher ?L2 mills* one w j 10 weekly visits here No. 2, Bethel Grove 9 mills money? She wears a bluish teresting to recall the origin of our national Christmas bird. The story of Capt. John Smith, fresh from Ids wars with the »»# /• No. 3, Ekom 20 mills No. 4, Center Point 14 mills No. 5, Oakville 8 mills No. 6, Mount Pleasant 13 mills No. 7, Mt. Olive 16 mills No. 14, Waterloo 8 mills Cross Hill School Districts No. 13, Cross Hill 21% mills Hunter School Districts No. 3, Rock Bridge 6 mills No. 4, Wadsworth ’.. 8 mills, No. 5, Clinton 22 mills No. 6, Goldville 4 mills No. 6, Goldville 4 mills No. 7, Belfast 5 mills j No. K-9, Kinards 8 mills No. R-42, Reederville .... * 13 mills No. 16, Mountville .... t 16 mills Jacks School Districts No. 1, No white school .... ’...*4 mills No. 2, Shady Grove 11 mills No. 3, Renno .... 16 mills No. 4, No white school 3 mills 1 No. 6, Odell’s 8 mills | No. 7, Garlington 3 mills No. 15, Hurricane 16 mills Scuffletown School Districts No. 1, Long Branch .... 8 mills No. 2, Musgrove 8 mills No. 3, Langston 3 mills No. 4, Sandy Springs 4 mills No. 10, Lanford 22% mills No. 12, Ora .• 11% bulls Persons sending in lists of names to be taken off are requested to send them early and give the township and school district of each, as the Treas urer is very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, tf _ County Treasurer. Turks, surveying the wild fowl' n. SEED GRAINS OF ALL KINDS See us for what you need. We are offering Barley, Rye, Seed Wheat, Texas, Apeler and 100 to 1 Oats. We invite all-farmers to call and see us and let us serve yon. Our prices are right and your business will be appreciat ed. Farmers' Exchange T. J. BLALOCK, Prop. Clinton, S. C s . opsemble which roatriies the blue her eyes exactly, and—’’ “Y’es, Frank. Mj, but you are obr saving .and may I add, that your memory does not fall you. It seems, or rather she tells me, she wrote this check a month or so ago and thought It- had been cashed, so now has overdrawn her account. She hasn’t quite enough to cover the check, and she doesn’t want to part with the amount she has, for she tells me that I will spoil her plans for Christmas'I presents. So there you are.” 1 Frank said no more but fell to figur- ; Ing with pencil and paper. A few mo- | ments later, “Mr. Reid, I’ll cover that ! check." Christmas Eve Frank sat in his i room reading his paper when the tele phone rang. “Mr. Sweet? This is Miss Johnson. ' It has taken me all this time to ex- j tract a statement from Mr. Reid as to ; who so kindly indorsed my check. 1 I want to thank you from the bottom | of mj^ heart for making my Christ mas.'* Frank gasped, gulped— “Now, don’t you think It would be possible for you to take dinner with ! us tomorrow? It will be rather lone ly to eat Christmas dinner in a res taurant.” •J) Frank's head reeled. -“Yes, thank you, most certainly. Merry Christ mas until tomorrow.”—Eleanor E. King. ((c). 1927. Western Newspaper Union.) I f in the forests of Virginia and f) of his uproarious laughter upon seeing the turkey gobbler strut proudly before the hens is per haps fresher In the minds of our school children than in our own At any rate, we agree with his comparison of the proud gob- ♦! •V) i bier, for he “is exactly like the f. proud Turk showing off before his harem.” So the name tur key is no longer familiar just to Americans, but has fust become au international medium of cele brating the happy Christmas season.—Frank H. Sweet. <©, 192J. Wsstern Newspaper, Union.) Mistletoe and Kissing The mistletoe and kissing are <u ways inseparably connected in the minds of Europeans, and as far back as tradition and history can go the quaint berried plant and kissing have always gone band in hand together. Oldest Feast Period As a time of feasting the Christmas period is one of the oldest in the cal endar. The ancient sun worshipers probably started it with their cele brations and rejoicing over the return of the aun, signifying the beginning of the end of winter.—Capper’s Week lj. Christmas Day Christmas is the sweetest day of the year, for the reason that It Is, in its proper observance, utterly unselfish and because it is the golden link ot time that serves to bind heaven aati earth in a closer understanding. Singing Christmas Caroler Christmas carols were sung ais far back as 1521 and were said try he tl*> songs sung by angels at ta^/hirth ot Christ • , Observance Puritan Fathers' Christmas The first Christmas celebrated In our land was when the I’uritan fathers finished their first house at JMyinontt^ having spent more than a raonUi Iti -wandering about in searrij of ^fplact tt>i settlement—Farm and 1' First Ci The obsenr^dfice of Christmas began about the Yourth century. It became a generrii custom only In the Thir teenth. century. /. . J Holly Unlucky In some parts of England there Is a superstition that It is unlucky to tak* holly Into tike house before Christmas r 1! Reduction Every fall dress, and coat in ou to cost and less. None reserved coats in the latest styles, shade $6.95 and $9.95 JERSEY DRESSES store reduced all dresses pnd and materials. $24.75 DRESSES In one apd two piece models. -Solid-colors and new fall fancy effects— $4.95 $10.75 and $12.50 DRESSES A variety of attractive styles in pretty colors and materials — Crepe Satins, Crepe de Chines, Georgettes, Wooj( r— . / DresJes in the newest styles, materials and Colors for fall wear. These dresses are ^wonderful values for— $19.75 Sf: $27.50 to $32.50 DRESSES Crepes, Pin Stripe and Jersey- $8.95 \ / $17.50 and $19.75 PRESSES Designed to sell for $20 to / /$25. Smart lines and clever trimmings in. one and two-piece models, in lustrous satin crepe, flat crepe, georg;^tte and, crepe de 'chine. Newest colors^— $14.75 Silk frocks—Satin frocks—Wool Crepe frocks. The collection is made up of new fall and winter models in the ap proved colors. You’ll be entranced by the styles, amazed by the values. “Come early’’ is good advice— • 4 $24.75 $39.75 FROCKS Frocks that attract—and hold—the at tention. Sophisticated grace is theirs, and subtle lines, and supple fabrics. We invite you to come and see and approve them. Your choice of a wide selection— G. V $27.50 $9.95 to $12.50 Coats, reduced to; . $7.50 A'l 7.50 and $19.75 Coats reduced to . . $12.50 i $24.75 and $27.50 Coats reduced to . $17.50 $32.50 to $37.50 Coats reduced to ... $19.75 All Coats from $39.75 to $75.00 . 1-3 off JLV THORNTON’S Laurens*'Ladies Store '■ Mt .-j,