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■ •7^ft-''’«-- vy ','ix-%'-•■ ■ •-'.■ ■’•> «kILa ASSESSOR'S NOTICE is ’-i ■ \f; Tl» County Anditor*! offke 4t Lau- 15" iiSKt, S. C., will b« open from the lit diy 'hC January to the 20th day of S’^abeuary, 19»l, for the purpose of taldnc tax return for the ensuing year; and for the transaction of aU buiiness pertaining to the offke. For the convenience of taxpayers returns can be made at the following appoint- ments throughout the county on dates named below for the purpose of tak- _ ing tax returns for the year 1981: Lanford Station—Monday, Jan. 12, from 10 a. m. to 12 m. Robert Harris’ Store—Monday, Jan. 12. from 2 to 4 p. m. Stephen’s Store—Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 10 a. m. to 12 m. Tollie Garrett’s Store — Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 1 to 2:30 p. m. John Jones’ Store — Tueiiday, Jan. 13, from ^8 to 5 p. m. Owing!—Wednesday, Jan. IJ, 8 a. tn. to 12 m. Gray Court — Wednc.sday, Jan. 14, 1 to 0 p. m. Reeve’s Store — Thursday, Jan. 15, 9:80 to 11 a. m. Wood’s Store — Thursday, Jan. 1.5. '^11:30 a. m. to 2:30 p- m. Ben Tumlblin’s Store — Thursday, Jan. 15, 3 tx> 4:30 p. m. Hickory Tavern — Friday, Jan. 16, 9 to 11 a. m. Wnceton — Friday, Jan. 16, 11:80 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Taylor’s Store—Friday, Jan. 16, 8 to 6 p. m. Poplar Springs — Monday, Jan. 19, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Jtrry Martin’s Store—Monday, Jan. Dr. W. Ci Thompson’s — Tuesday, Jan. 20, 9 a. m. to 12 m. r Waterloo Town—Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1 to 4:30 p. m. ■* Cross Hill — Wednesday, - Jan. 21, 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. m. Mountville — Thur.s<lay, Jan. 22, 9:30 a. in. to 4 p. m. "Lydia .Mill—IViday, Jan. 23, 9:30 a. m, to 4 p. m. Clinton City — .Monday, Jan, 26, 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. m., at City Hall. Clinton City — Tuesday, Jan. 27, 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.. Chronicle Bldg. Clinton Mill — Wednesday, Jan. 28, 9:30 a. m. to 4 p.m. Goldville--Thursday, Jan. 29, 10 a. b to 4 p. m. S. W. Dean’s, Jacks Town.ship — Tuesday, Feb. 3, 10 a. m. to 12 m. Renno — Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1 to 4 p. m. Watts Mills — WiMlnesday, Feb. 4, 9:30 a. m. to 5 p. ni. Laurens Mills — Thursday, Feb. 5, 9:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. Only Personal Property has to be returned this year, but it is absolute ly necessary for you to make a re* urn. If not convenient to come to Audi tor’s office in Court House, please meet me at once of the above places. S. R. DORROH, tf Auditor, Laurens County. WA N T S ONK larye double room for rent. Ap ply to Mrs. A. O’Uaniel. tf NICKI/Y furnisheti bed rooms, close in, with or without meals. Phone 103. tf FOR SALK—King.sbury (Cable Co.) upright piano for $200. C. P. Robin son, 27 .\vademy street, Clinton, S. C. Itc TRKSPASS NOTICK—No hunting of any kind or trespassing allowed on any of my land. Public please take notice. John H. Young. Itp apartment of FOR RKNT residence now occupied by L. S. Henderson, on enterprise street. Ap ply to M. S, Bailey Son, Rankers. 12-25-.3tc SOME AlTRACrnE OFFERS ('ountry Centloman, 3 years $1.00. Ladies' Home Journal. $1.00 per year; 2 years, $1..50; .1 years, $2.00. CoKmopoiitan $2.50; Good Housekeep ing 82..50; both one year for $4.00. JAS. W. CAI.DWEI.L 666 / is a doctor’s Prescription for COLDS and HEADACHES It is (he mi.st spe<Kl\ remedy known. 66 also in Tablet.s ASK Your Grocer About ClhiiSfcifS Specisb Bverj Widawdsy Friday ^;^;Dtlicious, Appetidlnf for the Menu. SPECIALS May Only on ;^|aRiouDC«d. ' ^ • i;UA RRALKIN halted In al most superstitious amusM* ment. “Bertlia!” she paspeil •Come here! It’s—bap pened—again!" Berths dropi>ed the lelters she was sortiug ami hiir Tied to the door. ‘iaiura!” her tone expressed awed unliellef. “Are you sure—?’’ “Perfectly. Aren’t you?’’ Itertlia's eyes narrowed renei-tively •‘Yes!’’ For a oiomeot the two stared si eacli other in tight-lipped silence. “Did you see anyone when you came to work?" Bertha shook her head. “Not n sunt. The building was hK'keil.’’ “If It weren't so near Clirlstmns nm the whole force worklruc overlime, ic' From h,er brown curls and sparUlin. eyes to fier atfni ankles LmirH wiu heantifiil and genuine. Ih>ciiuse she never (Miaed she wasn’t Nelf-conscioiix That may have been her charm, am' why—in spite of her youth—('iilvei had elected her poHlmlstress. “Imagine a young girl running a post ottice!’’ some said. But ImiiiedI Htely they added, “laturn can ilo It II anybody cun!" And Laura had been doing It. Sin had to. Aunt Juley hud left her oiii< a small annuity and the use of lie old residence for live years, at which time It went to some «-horlty TJia wua all. No, It wasn’t quite all. And strange ly this tusk, this legacy to another was apparently causing all the troidde Kven the office ni.vstery had begun ai about the time of the dlsap|»earunci of the grandfatlier clock. I.aitra loved that clock. It re^'alled childhood as siM'latlons. .Maybe ihai was why pet verse old Aunt Juley. d.ving. had uiadi her promise to repair It for an Kmesi liamilton, the son of Aunt Juley’s girl hood chum. “The hoy was always good to me when I visited his mother,’* .\unt Juho explained. Restoring If would co.tt unbellev iihly. Aunt .luley hiidii't provided fur that, ami I.nurn was saving ever- penny toward It. Bill by riu'isiuuts slic'd have eonuu;!:- to send to K:‘ne.-<l Mamllluii, « tota stninuMT. I he most expensive preven she had ever bought. "Willi my Hrst of I»ecemher chec' I’m goitig to semi It to lh«< ehick makers,*' she told Iterilia ntid lli<h her iwu hesi friends. Bid one morning lust h'dure that l.uuia had missed llie old cluck* It was an awful f«‘ellng. She euiildn't believe It. Neither cuuhl .Mrs. .\daniK. the caretaker’s wife. "It’s spirits. Miss Bradun!" .Mrs Adams gasped. “Your deml hIii'I ‘It's Spirits, Miaa Bradonl’ Adams Gasped. Mrs guiiiia see Ihul cliwU leave the family! Past week Pve had a feelin--’’ Laura didn’t listen to .Mrs. Ad.ims* sincere but terrifying tIuHiries. It must have been atulen. But. hv wliom? A stranger couldn't slip uu noticed Into Culver wher« everybody knows everybody else. “.And." Bob reasoned as he and Laura talked It over the next day. “Culver people don’t go in for an- thiues." “Then, too," Idiurs added, “there arasn’t a sign of breaking in. In tlie winter Mrs. Adams locks everything. And everything was still locked this Bomiog." Bob whistled. “Looks like Inside wtkrk." But Laura had known the Adamsee too long not to be certain they were guiltless. Bob’s eyes held more concern for the slim wonderful girl than for the clock. “Ikmt you worry," he admon- iHlied. “I’m going to trace this. PleMae." lie Idea deft, “don’t worry." Because Laura didn1 want Bob to think Iter foollah. she hadiit eisikeii about tite mystery in the oAcn But for days she’d bod • feeling that atmuge hands And nmnged things a* her desk. 81m> wasn’t lUtsiiive at (Ira* Tliere was stHnetblng no atnugi m ■m A"* iy .-I *''> «v-: THE CUNTON CHRUNICLB. CUNTON. 8. C. THnaaoAY. iwcEiiBn a, itso * V— A seasaio a*»r(N about It that Laura’s nerves tightened 'Tm going to And out sbont this," she determined. * When Bob waited as he always did to stroll the seven blocks to ber cor ner, he exclaimed: “Laura, you’re pate! You ought to get more hMp during Chri.Hfmns week. I’d help free of charge—" “It’s ’a’gin the law,* Bob. Thanks anyway.’’ Laura smiled Into bis seri ous eyes. Bub wua tall and straight and good looking. He’d been practicing law In So, Robert Howard! You! Common Thief I" Culver for utmost a year and Piilver people were saying, ‘‘-^t lust there’s a ftdiow good enough for Laiiru—^ail.v It's funny he’d settle here. All uur Imys with any git, go to the city." “A lawyer’s got to start In a amah plnre," Bob explained to Laura. But Bob never Inti muted that she was more to him than a very good friend. And Laura tried to make her self regard him In us culm a light. Three nights, wilhoul telling eithei Koh or RertliH, Laura had hidden In her office. Then II had hap|H*np<l. The llghi hurnlng over ihe safe hmt thrown everything Into grotesque shadow Dreul lieaps o( (IliriMtmns packages be came viiuiie kIiosIs. lain that silence, a sound! Lnnrn drew h:ii k. The d<ior had opened! Slowly a clrele of light ailvanced Bfdilml It a shudow If reached her desk. Laura svifipnaiseiJ lii screaai She switched oa a light. In horror nad Hmazemeal. the two facvMl each other—spev*chless. He drop|M‘)l Ills ffiishllght. I.nara's lips treailded fruai a smidea deep hurt. “So. Rolierl llovviird! You! ... A cotamun thief!" “Liiara—I" "Till me. now. about my rha-k You’re the only person—" "All right." The man before ber tightened his Jaw. “How did yon get In?" “That night you left your purse In my car. I had keys copied after yours. . . . 1—I’m really Earnest HaroiUon.’’ Laura gasped. “Then why steal It—?’’ “After you’d tnld me how-i saving, and I saw how determined you were to keep .v«>ur promise. I thought I’d get It restored, pay the bill, and return It without .votir ever knowing who’d done It, I cottldn’l hear to have you spend your money that way. . “But—!’’ “You said, once, the old description of the clock was In your desk It's all done now. hut one detail. I was trying to find It for the man." rnboricf and relieved hope played over Latira’s face. "If .you’re Enie-st Hamilton, wliy come to f'ulver as—" Resolutely the .voting man reached Into his pocket. "You never saw .your aunt’s will." "No. The Invv.ver said she asked that It he shown to no one for a year or—’’ He nodded. "Here’s why—a” cop.r of It. She said you were stubborn," Laura read, . . . If Ernest Hamilton will marry my tflece before the year Is out. my entir* estate will go to them Instead of f charities." “I w.'tnted to see yon. And after I had, and knew you for yourself. I couldn't," tendemesa moved In his eyes, "I couldn’t even ask you until that, year waa up. I waited you fo know that I didn’t—" Agaiu I,aura’s heart sang. The radi ance which retiinv.* to jituth «o enslly retlected In her e.ves. “Bob!” her heart aioike the name. Til he busy Christnins. but what ftlaiis have you for thw Sunday before New Tear’ar • "Why. none. . . . I—" She llvrew Ifcek her .head knd smiled ft haiqiy iftger smBe "Neither have I!" Rroest Hamlltou atuod bewildered for a moment. Tlien over hla serhuia, handsome face moved the emmprehan- aloft of a gr^t happinetBL He oiMefied his arms. **T4tara! Igiiira, denr!" And It was hla hetit, tea which spoke . iCv IS'.S Wmiviw Nswaestisr C(itoe.l ALL IN THE FAMILY Christmas Pageant Thursday Night / A ChristmM pageant entitled "At the Mangier," will be presented Thurs day nifht (CSiristmas) in the Thom> well Memorial ehurch at 8 o'clock. It had been planned to give the pageant last night but eit ehan^ oi time was made to afford the community an op portunity to be present. The entertains ro^ will be presented by the chil dren of the orphanage Sunda)r school and promises to be one of the enjoy able programs of the Christmas sea son. At Its conclusion, white gifts will be presented to the Christ Chil<f whose birthday the world noyr . cele brates, the offering to be used for the relief of the poor of the eommKOkhy, The eq^re community k wmat esr- (Ually invited to attend this Christ mas aeorviee Thuraday evening. Banks To Close For Two Bays The three banlu of the city wul be closed today and Friday, ini obssrv- ancce of Christmas and will re-epen for business at the uaoal time SatKC- day moitiipir-'Yba pidblic is asked to make a note of the closinf dates.' SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONIGLB She—But we muKt remember moth ar at Christmas. He—I woulduT mind reroembeting her Christmas if she’d let ms forget her the rest of the year. The twelve Days* Madaeos** The Christmas season pnii>er laale for twelve da.vs-December SSth Ir January ffth. Tha Puritans tenaai tt •Th# Twelve Days’ Madnssn" B. D. HENRY r. Me ROLAND ' H. D. Henry & Company INSURANCE STOCKS . BONDS • REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED Pre- — ~oi' III rif !Higw »M‘t ■'.P’> : Everything At New Low Prices. Stocks Must Be Reduced Before Jan. 1st. The Money We WouW Have To Pay the State in Taxes, We Pass On To You In Savings. BABY RUTHS, 3 for kr -5 B- - p G More women use it than any other. - 6 for 23c BALENTINE’S Lii^ Sausage, lb. 30c Oniems, lb. Bananas, lb. 7c Caraja Coffee, lb. .35c Claussen's and Clinton ftread _ At All Q. S. S. Stormi SUGAR, 10 lbs. for WHITE'S SOUTHERN Strip Bacon,, lb. 34c BEE BRAND Prepared Mustard 13c Cleen-Made Macaroni, pkg. .. 8c CLINCH glVER Tomatoes, No. 2 can, 3 for ... 27c Borden’s Evap. Milk, small ... 5c Save the Coupons for Valuable l^remiums PORK BEANS, 3 for 25c Roll Jumbo Peanut Buttm*, jar ... 23c B<»den^ Evap. Milk, taO; 10c RedBaiid Flour, 24 lbs. S. R. $1.18 Red Band Flour, 24 lbs. plain $1.14 Grits, 5 U»8. 19c Chewing Gum, 3 for h • • • Milky Way, 3 for • • • k • # • • ft • 10c •m Peacock SYRUP, 511^ 43c '■ «r V;. VT THESE MEIKnAKKramC MEinBRSOFOIlAllTX-^YUt CLINTON. 8. C !^:#umi]|tl|f £ CL BiMwiii’s GtacMT. 'l. ML PiUlL-Mftiil^ Grocery, L C. Bokuid, L. V. PIImmm, CPr-' IftB Mercgntilh Oft. ' Y V > 7* - -.JU —- ^ -AI Id Ms: 1