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‘/W' ^Y. DECEMBER 2S, H SOCIETY EVENTS HE CUNTOH CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. CL Not the Same Fate for Nice Christmas Cards m NEW KING TRIAL CALLED JAN 5TH U. ..(TimSTMAS CAUD U'Mi.ed heavily against the rack. The!Sharon Man Convicted In First Trisl OP INTEREST TO WOMEN Mis. Idurrj B. Dillard, Society Editor. Takphoae 154 The dtmr* locked. What a day !** he O, UTTLB TOWN OF BETHLKHBM By FliiViiw Brooks ■f - 1^-5* i-. J Sv^i W ■ SrSt’-*- ' f*, •• ” y K ^ mi t »*v. t- t'i •i, ■ * k\ ijT A lei ; O, little Urwn of Bethlehem, Hoer ttMl we aee thee lie! ^ Above thy deep and dreamleaa sleep The lilent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; • The hopes and fears of aB the years ^ Are met in thee tonight. ;Fot Christ'is bom of Mary, ■^And, gathered all above, While mortals sleep the' angels keep Their watch of wondering love. 0, morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King, Ami peace to men on earth. MASON-NANCE A marriage of much interest Unroughout the state was that of Miss Dorcas Mason to Carroll D. Nance, Sr., at the home of Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Hays on last Thursday evening, Dec. 18th, the ceremony be ing performed by the Rev. J. F. Ja cobs, Sr. Due to the recent death of the bride’s father, the marriage was STUDY CLUB WITH MRS. JACOBS The Wednesday Study club met with Mrs. J. F, Jacobs, Jr., and with Mrs. W. P. Jacobs as leader. The study for the afternoon was ’^Famous Coiumnists.” The program included: “0. O. McIntyre,” Mrs. W. P. Ja cobs. The following taken from Mcln- tirre’s column were read: ! ”1 W’ouldn’t Change Jobs With Mr.: Hoover,” Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Jr. i ”My Grandmother,” Mrs. W. W., Harris. j ”Come Dine With Me,” Mrs. Walter! .lobnson. “A Writer’s Dog,” Mrs. Marshall Brown. ”Tbe Servant Problem,” Mrs. R. E. Wysor. “Dress Reform,” (not from McIn tyre), Mrs. W. D. Copeland. All members were present. After the program a salad course with cof fee was served. store was dark. “What s. day! groaned. Mrs. Christmas Card sighed loudly. “You have suffered no more than I have, my dear." “What I object to are ladies who bend back my comers, and peer at my of Murdering His Young Teacher-Wife. Chester, Dec. 23.—Sheriff James G. Howze today was making plans to carry out the orders received in a let ter from Judge M. L. Bonham of An derson, who is to preside at the sec- picture, and read my lines, and then , King triel he|e in January, lay me down again all askew,” stild j In his letter to the sheriff, Judge Mr. Christmas Card. j Bonham called attention to the ad- “That’s nothing! How would you!verse comment by the supreme court only as many persons in the room as can be seated outside the bar. Thh space inside is reserved for off’cers of the court, Httorneys and witnesses. Sunday Service At Duncan’s Creek There will be the regular preaching service at Duncan’s Creek Presbyte rian church, Sunday morning, Dec. 28, at II o’clock. cordial welcome awaits all who will come. M. G. Woodworth. like to have a little girl Jam you hack in your envelop^ so that she tore the red lining?” Several other cards qioke up. They all complained of bad treatment. “And we’ll all be thrown In the waste basket, anyhow,” finished Mr. C^hristraas C^rd. “Ho—hum . . . dear me!" But next morning when both Mr. and Mrs. Cliristnias Card were bought by the same person, and Inter sent to the sjime family, and not thrown Info the waste bnsket but' set up or. the inoDtel, they felt very proud. “But we are very reinarknhle cards." they told each other, and waited for the next person to say. “How per fiH'tly lovely these are!"—.Martha Ban iiing Thnniiis. (jg^ use. WMit»rn N«wi>pai)«r Union.) upon conditions prevarling at the time of the first trial and ordered that these conditions must not recur. "As the supreme court said,” the letter continued, “the court room should be preserved for the orderly and decent conduct of the business of the court.” • I The sheriff was instructed to have an ample force of bailiffs at each door to preserve order, and to allow NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS The regular annual meeting of stockholders of the Commercial Bank of Clinton., S. C., will be held Tues day, January 13, 1981, at 4:30 o’clock p. m., in the office of the Bank, to elect directors for ensuing year, and to transact such business as may come before the meeting. l-l-3tc. H. D. Henry, President. MERRY CHRISTMAS AkrIb We Are Privileged To Wish For Our Friends and Customers A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous New Year We thank you for your patron age in 1930. It will be a pleasure to serve you in 1931. THE MEN’S SHOP ’^Headquarters for Style*’ ADDITIONAL LOCALS return from a wedding trip, Mr. and j holidays at her home in St. Matthews Mrs. Nance will make their home in Grass Hill. The bride is an Accomplished and greatly admired young woman of this city, a daughter of Mrs. D. W. Mason. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shands and Prof, and Mrt. R- L. Coe are spend ing Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. T P. P. Carson in Greenville. Miss Odetta Mauney, student at the bly from Laurens county and having j imKle the ‘ years ago. CROSS HILL NEWS The friends of John Nan.e are glad to see him home after an oper ation for appendicitis at Dr. Hays’ hoil>itarat Clinton. Misses Frances Haxricins, Dorothy and Prances Hitt, Jennie Turner, Lucy Goggmns, and Milrded HUl of Wln- tlnrop college, are spending the Christ- mai holidays with their/parents. Misses Vliginia and Reba Calhoun of North Carolina, are at home with tbair mother, Mrs. G. T. Cailhoun, for the holidays. —^ * Misses Eleanor Dial of Greenwood, Emma J. Dial of Pickens, and Albert Dial of McCormick, are at home for TJ. g«om i. . prominent f.rm.r college'.t Ch.rle.ton. '.k**!. *’ roiig j spending the holidays with her par- out South Carolina, having served , j m ^ at »» , , -a.. , ents, .Mr. and Mrs. C. N. .Mauney. several terms m the general assem- ■ . ' ^ Fleming Mason of Allendale, is • race for go jmor a few | the holidays with his moth er, Mrs. D, W. Mason. Addison NeigW>ors of VVilliamxton, is spending the holidays here w’^b his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Neigh bors. Mrs. Spurgeon Sumerel and little daughter, Virginia, are spending Christmas in Belton as the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. N. Vaujhn. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bosard of Green ville, are spending the holiday sea son here with the latter’s patents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Henry. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bailey were vis itors in Greenville ofi Monday. Miss Cleon Pitts, who is teaching at MvAdenville, N. C., is at home for the holidays. Miss Kate Odiorne, who is teaching at Little Rock, in Dillon county, is at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gdiorne, for the holidays. Miss, Pearl Hitt of the Ijike City the Christmas holidays. Miss Sarah Goggans of W instoln- schools, is at home with her parents, SahJiiL N;jC« if jpendiug -Christmas^ Mr.-and :M«. Eugene HTtt, for the with home folks. 'holidays. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Leaman and! Miss Margaret Raaor are visiting rela tives in .Augusta for the holidays. Misses Jonella and Blanche Au.stin of Spartanburg, are visiting Mrs. La- than Crisp. Mr. and Mrs. Hill Nettles of New Jersey, are the guests of their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hanna. Miss Gertrude Leaman of Jefferson, is at home for the holidays. H. C. L^man is visiting home folks during the holidays. . Mr. and Mrs. L. E. MifrtiTi spent the areek-end ip Whitmire. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Pinson and little ^ughter, Faye, are visiting the former’s mother in Springfield. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Young of An derson, and Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Crouch and sons of jClem.son college, are spendirig the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Austin. Mr. and Mrs. James Guthrie and Jimmie, are epend'ng Christmas with J. A. Guthrie. Miss (^roline Matthews of Camp Hill, Ala., is spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rasor. Lewis Rasor of Calhoun Falls, Sam Rasor of Spartanburg, and Miss Ellen Rasor of Winthrop college, are with their mother, Mrs. Blanche Rasor, for the holidays. : Miss Gladys Griffin of Greenville, is spending Christmas with her par ents. Rev. and Mrs. F. T. McGUl and children left Tuesday” for Davidson, N. Ca to spend Christmas with Mrs. MeOill’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Giles, Patricia and Thurston Giles, are spending Christmas with relatives in St. Peters burg, Fla. Christmas Carol hy Dicky, Canary Bird Bv Haroli] L. Cook aa*t^ Amcricaa Magatlae $230, W Haae CMiiMiiioB $1,M, Collier’s Weekly $230. All three fer $4.73. JAMBS W. CALDWELL It ie net enly in the eenee ef c«»- teas hnt with genaine appreciatiM ef ear pleasant rehstiana that we extend tib.anr caetemeri aad friends tl^ *Haaaiifs GreetingB.” The fricadMiip and ■ patsanage yan have aecorded ns isg worthy indeedntf ear MMt henrty SihedK Thanks Fn- qy^8.c. i:.s. ni:i.MMi:i: neM-r foruo.i uiivlHxly or nil,\ thing at (’lirlst- nins. Slie mrido pnoenfs for every one of ne iieirtilMtiV < liildreri and sin ••iilter lNiii;:lit nr made iMiiiielliiiiK new 'or every r<Hini In the bouse—a new bath iitiit or Kbower eiiriniii for the betbr«H>iii. a new disli drainer or towelx for tbe kitebeii. new curtains or iiible c<iver.s for tbe living r«NMii, a ribbon for tbe inf. a colbir for tbe dog—and Ibis year, a new green cage for Dieky, itie canary. Exerytbing was in place tbe day before ('brisliniis when tbe cblldren arrived bonie for tbe bulidnys, and Mary Kllen, tbe oldest daughter, bail Just ftnisbed her tour of lns|w»ctlon of Christ luus presents to fUe bouse, when she stopped In frt>iit of Dicky’s new cage and whistled start him singing. But there was no answer from the eage. “Well, mother, you don’t 8<‘eni to baye forgotten a single thing or a single room,” Mary Ellen said. “But wha| has happened to Dbky? Is he dazed hy the spieiidtir of his new pal see, or ir he too old to sing?” “I can’t make It out,” replied Mrs. Brimmer. “He sang all right In tlu' old esge, but be hasn’t peeped a noti^ since 1 pur liin In this on* three days ago. He must be homesick. If he i doesn’t slug by tomorrow I'll pot him ' beck in the old enge. so that he may have n Merry Christmas, too." CSirlstaMis morning tbe Brimmers fonnd iDstniled In their living room a new radio, and they began tlie day hopidly hy Usteoiog In on that delight fid half Itour from eight-thirty to nine o’clock which brings daily cheer te so niuMy American homes. The sing lug of n bird came over the radio a*- n Hnckgromid of the program, end si moot with the first b!rd notes from the radisk Dk-k^ sisrtetl hopping arouml In his new green inHscc, and finally broke into a fbll tliroated rtiristmns csrorwlib-li WMs a Joy to every <we. He was saying Merry Ciirfytinas to his little* brother who w.‘.?i sfpgiiig s thobratid miles sw:;y in New York. Chrifitmaf Day Dreamt of the Long, Long Ago HE old tiiah sat Sodding b,T his witidn— He sullied. Here was Tom, dear boy, blowing up the fire while hts iiintber triinined the CIiriKtnias tree And then their friends came dropping In. all their friends of the dead long ago. And Alice, his baby Alice, as well ns Alice ngiiln in pigtails, and Alice again quite grown up and In love with the man who broke her heart. All of them trooped about, now fanning the fire, now hanging the walls with greenery, and all tht time laughing and talking. Such talk, and such laughter! * The door opened and Ids landlady entered. “I’ve hrouglif you s hit more woihI, K'.r. 1 thought you might be cold, sitting here all alone.” “I haven’t lM‘en alone. I've had s lot of company—lot of companv—” “Well, now.” she said, “that’s ^ce,” hut once outside his door she shook her’ hesd. "Poor dear! Quite child ish !" Tet who shall say the dream Is not reality, and reality a dream?—Helen Gnisfnrd. (®. ifSi, W’Mtvra NfWipApar Union.) Announcement Extraordinary For. Friday and Saturday The Cheery Logt Knew It Wa$ Chriitmas Time ^irilK woodshed was filled with loir«L^__ Tliex- rbaclied .up. -Uv-tlw) celling, and there were so many that some were lying outside the wood she<l. They would be put Inside when there was room made for thoiii. They would burn well, too, as they were,, fine and dry, having been cut the year before. And at Christmas time It didn't mutter how many logs were burned. At other times perhaps one was more economical with the fire, let ting It die down earlier In the eve ning, or not putting on a log when one might have been nice for the eve ning ahead. But at Christmas time nothing mat tered. Every one burned as muny logs as possible. A splendid, roaring fire was kept up all the time, and if the tire did not burn brightly at once no one cared whether Uds of kindling was used. It was Christmas time and the fire must be kept very bright. The cheery logs knew tliut.—Mary Graham Hon ner. ((*). H3#, W'witcrn N» wnp«per Union.) TOO MANY STOCKINGS Bug Santa—Great Scott I’ve struck Mr. Centipede’s house the first thing! Fswer CkristssM Trss Firs* AD«>ther debt the world owes Edi son is the diminution of fire risk by the use of electric lights on tbs Christmas tree. Ckrirtnwn Day Smow saJ Lnck A fall of snow on Christiuas day Is regarded at the rign of a lucky new year. .Thialt it ONtov A ifiod M « eonttniMd .^^ecembeiv.26-27 r *»W5S«ir**e‘lT3a«a3c=s:’5&tr' I,l|,|'-lTg HALF PRICE CLEARANCE Fifty-Seven $25.00 to All Silk — All Wool $59.50 Daytime Dresses Solid Colors — Prints One and Two Piece Models Now $12.50 to $29.75 Twenty $45 to $89.50 Evening Dresses Moire — Velvet — Chiffon — Satin ’ Black — White — Pastels Now $22i0 to $44J5 ^ I Eighty $5 to $25 Felt-Soleil Hats Black — Colors — All Sizes $5 to $10 Hats $1.00 $8.50 to $12 Hats $1.95 $10 to $15 Hats $2.95 ^ $12 to $18 Hats $4.95 ' $15 to $25 Hats $7.95 One Lot, Former $15 to $19.50 Dresses $7.95 All Silk — All Wool — All New — Reduced to I One Lot, Former $25 to $39.50 Coats Wool Tweed Sports Models — Reduced to .75 One Lot, Former $49.50 to $59.50 Coat8$^Q.50 Sports — Dressy — Tailored — Fur-Trimmed Or Also, Special Price Reductions Off Fur Coats and Fur Scarfs Meyers-Arnold Co., Inc, Where the‘‘best” begfins Greenville, S. 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