The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 13, 1934, Image 8
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NOndE OP ANNUAL MEETING
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. The annuml meetinK of the Board of
County Commissioners will bje^.held^
fts required by ilaw, on JamiaryA 3,
19^5. Notice is also (riven that the
final meetin(c, of the board fbr. -.the
transaction of, official business for
this year 'vyill be held Pecember 27
1934, jwd it is earnestly desired and j
requested that all claimS"^a(ratnst the,
county be filed with the. clerk of thej
board not .later than December ?6.1
This is absolutely necessary and^
should not be overlooked or ne(rlect-.
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•T. 1). W. WATTS, Supervisor.
k'Y. CULBERTSON. Clerk. Itcj
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•> LAND SALE
State of South Carolina, t
County of Lauiens.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
W. J. Bailey and the Estate of M.
’S. Bailey, partners, doinc business
under "the firm name and style of M.
S. Bailey & Son, Hankers, Plaintiffs,
afrajnst Fenella B. Milam, Pinnacle
Mills, et al. -
Pursuant to a Decre£_Df the Court
in the above .stated ca.se, I will sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder
either in or in front of the (’ou
Hou.se, at Lauixms, S. C., on
day in .January-next, being Mdhday
the.Tth day of the month, during
the legal hours ^or such i)5fe<,lhe fol
lowing dcscribcil propet^y. to wit:
All of that- cerUin i)iece or parcel
of land situaUydying and being in
the Town of CHnton, County and State
aforesaid,yrml l*eing my house where |
I now pwide and having thereon my
one
n," SHJllLL* .yrs. I’.ouiier. "w*
hare a hundred dolljirs. Uli.
well." .Xnd she tU(k«*(l the
iii<iiie>^ uvva.v in her hlmise
on doir’t s«*«‘tu very de
ligljtt*'!, my dear," oli*<*rved
her htishaiid. lie laid down
his pi|)e and put an nna
around iier slioiilderH. "What does Hess
sav V"
Mrs. H.oimer read anutcties of the
! letter. "And. so," it finished, "as we
j shall be well on our way by Christmas,
we arcxwndlni: you two this hundred
8. I do hof>0 yon will get some
you really want. We thought of
the usual preR4*nt8. but If seems.you
have them' ;riL and we ght down . 8<»
seldom nowfoidays tluH 1 hav«* no lileji
what may hedn your mind. Ilemeliher.
now, no saying this.^Spwnd It by i'hrlat.
mas for whatever vv-lfl'make you most
happy. Hoh semis his regards fo yon
both. Your loving daughter. Hes-s.”
“It has been a*long time since we
had a hundred <lollars to spend right
off without thinkitig. Mother,’’ her hus-
dolU
ing
belonged io;my wedding dr^sii. and 1
Wouldn’t have' an.UhIng h.rpjsfi to
them lor, the world." She closed the
draMer ^^d helped M.ary ] dry her
hand.s. "Now let's go make the'c<M»k
les.” she s;ild. “Dad. do yoti want to
wat< n?’’_ . _ ■
That night when S|ary had l)een j
tucked away in liess’s ;old rexun. the
kiinlAie.'irted couplt^sat for a long lime
In/tront ^of the t1ret>la<‘e. t.'ilkiug.
_j“I am so glad we »ould get Ijm'
a few days hef’ore ClirisimaS.^’ Mr.
I’onner remarTie 1. "Mow her eyes .
•] popped ivhen she saw the rree! Andj
1 w.hen we told her that on Chrisitnas i
j UMihiing there would he pre.smits un
I'er If for her. It sefToed too worulerful
Tpr^lier to helieve."
“Vet I nt)tieed a wlstfulness In her
eyes.” his wife answered, "as though
st>inerhing was keeping her from being
completely ha|t[».v.’’
“She still f«vls a little strange, per
haps. Ft~wi]irp»««.’’
“T hope so. 1 almost wish she coidd
stay alw’ays. It will be hard^ to five
her up when the time comes.T*
Mrs. lionncr was surprised to find,
next morning, that Mary had closed
andjocked her door. She answered her
knock,- however, and appeared prompt
ly for breakfasL^apparently perfectly
happy. Yet Mrs. Bonner‘was worried
to notice that whenever Mary had an
opportunity, she would slip away to
her room, lock the door, and stay there
until aha was Called.
They spent one day In town shop
ping, and on the next OMide all prepa
rations for Christmas'dlnnerv^lD Christ
mas eve they went to church, and
heard the old familiar carols. And
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fivinn* sbinvlt"ro(>fpd "(Iyv'cII- “N'>\''’'you should get your t then Orphan Mary went to bed In high
nTl « tine new drp.ss.. aml let me ficUemenU and Mr. and Mra Banner
, alsOsone^ ime-sloiy tramc^ metal ' i»lle«l the elft.s a
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south side of We.-it l*itt.^St. and faC^
ing'thcreon alwiut ope numired forty
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by lot of (k*o. Itf Ellis, on tht* ..South
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TE^S OF SALE, CASH: The
sucop^ful bidder on the lands lieing
kxjwkcHl di>wn to him shall • dejiosit
/i^th the (’leik of <’ourt' five per
centum of the amount, uf his bid a.s a
guarantee of his good faith in the bid
ding, the same to be applied to the
purchase price upon his compliance
with tht' terms of the .same, otherwise*
to lie paid to ^he J’lainliff for^credit
on the imlehtedness. In the event the
succet^sfu! bidder should fail to make
such ilepd.sil, (IT. .should fail to com
ply with the terPis of the* sale the
lands shall be i\*-sold on the same or
some stubsequent Salesday on the same
Urms. at the risk of the defaulting
bidiler. - Puirliascr to pay foi’ pa|H‘rs,
i^tamps and recording. i
THOS. W. HEN NETT,
C. C. C. P. & (j. S.. I^aurensA^ounty.
‘ l^ted, at l.auivns, S. C., "
5lovem'ber 14th, 1934. 3tcb
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tine new*
Why
dress. ^.lolin? nj ,
shonld I? .No oru* ever trouhles’to come ;
to see Uli.’’ She turned her head away.
“Why, Mother, you’re crying.”
“,Vo—no. I’m not. John. I’m too old
to net like a hahy <lnfy I had so
hoped—’*
“1 know. 1 hail. too. It w’ould huive
been nice.,to have had Bess back again'
for f^hristnuLs, and a free, and dinner—
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HD.J1ENRY
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||0LB«ry r.M.1Mn«
iiiid welt, fuJks urouMtl laughing. You
know wbilt 1 mean.” ‘
"If Just doesn’t seem lj,ke (’hri.stmas
iny Tnore, llemeinber when Bess was
a hahy? Her dlrst"doll, and that year
she’got the cowgirl suit! Slu> cried and
cried, because she luu| thougiit U
would have*.trousers inHl«'>ad of a skirt
1 declare, there isn’t anything- 1
wouldn’t give to have |u little girl
igaiu—Just for t'hristmuS time.’’
“A little girl—with “golden halt
I'hHt would be wonderful, wouldn’t it'/’-'
.Suddenly he slapped his leg. “By Jove.
.Mother, why couldn’t we? With a hua
•Ired dollars—’’ “
“Jobft-! Would you want to?"
"Why not? You said yourself thebe
wasn’t anything you would rather have
“How nice it would he," she Muawd.
".Mayhe we could horrow oue from the
Mridtan asylum—"
'"And buy h**r candles—"
“And a doll—’’
.“And a pink dress—’’
“.\nd a cowgirl suit—“
“t)h. my dear. It makes us both so
\ oiing again ! Let’s do It.’’
Up went the holly and up went the
tn*e. \ wreath hung In the window; •
idutn pu^ling h'ung In tl»e pot. Mj.
itonner strung tlie llghls and Mrs. Bon-
iM>r trimmed the tree—for little Orphati
Mary was to arrive that afternoon'
Beft>re things were italf ready, she
came—a shy little gfrl. wlTtKblg, rohnd
eyes and soft yellow hair. l(er severe
little dress wai a trifle short, her hat
a bit too old, her coat very plain.
'I'he woman from the orp^nage
made tite necessary Introductions.
wl|M*d Mary s -obse. ctuck the-hand
kerchief In her pnirket and cantinned
her to “Iw a good girl." And then slue
•vat gone, and a scared lii^le girl was
trying very hard no^ to cry.
“Do come in and get your things oft.
Mary," said Mrs. Router. "We have a
lovely tret*, but you’re not to look at*
it until after dark. I thought this aft
ernoon you could help me make cook
ea. Would you like that?"
"0-oh." said* Mary " “I’d love til"
Somehow this lady made her feel all
wardx^ and not a bit afraid. *1 know
jilled the gifts around the tree.
Christmas mprnl^ brought a snow
.'itorni and dark skW Mrs. Bonner
slept lightly, and at first sound of
.Mary stirring she got up. A few mln
utes later she came back to her hue
hand. "John, what did you do with my
silk pieces?’’— —
“Why. 1 haven’t seen them. Mother."
“Well, they’re gone. Do you aup
pose—? Mary!’’
“Yela’m. Merry Christmas!" Mar>’
came out into the halL “Merry Christ
mas. Mr. Bonner."
“The tame to you. dear. Mary, do
you know what became of my silk
pieces?” ,
"Why, yes’m, I—
“You what?"
"I’d* lota ratlier you didn’t ask me.
! .Mrs. Bonner." she said appealingly.
“Please!“
“My lovely silk pieces, and you take
them without saying a wordl You
Ichow that’s stealing, don’t you?” Mary
nodded and began to cry. “And yet you
took them, Mary?"
"Yes’in."
"Well, that settles IL-There’s one
thing I won’t have around, and that’s
a thief. Get dressed, both of.-fou. John
will drive you back.'’ -
“Now, mother—” i
“Do you w-ant a thief around? No
telling what she might take next- Get
your things, Mary. Hurry I”
Orphan Mary turned qnlckly and did
as she was told By the tlpQe John had
the engine warmed up she climbed In
silently beside him and they started
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Mrs. Boniiei |H*eked •around a corner
or the parlor curtain as they went*
Then she turned and looked.at the
tree. 13ie pres4'nts were In a 'heap*a^'t>(
the foot, but the tinsel was now a
mockery. She sank down on a stool
and Idly counted them over.
And then she noticed one that had
not been there last night It was a
little back from the others, and more
criidely wrapi>ed. She opened It and
there was a pillow, all made from the
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‘How Her Eyes Pqpptd When She Saw
the Tree,**
now, to make cornmeal mush ^11 alone.’
■ihe- volunteered.
“IIow nice! We must- have souu
.;vhl1e you’re here—or maybe you’d en
Iny something else more.’’ Mrs. Ron
aer added as an afterthought .“We’ro
going to h.'ive turkey Christmas. Do
von like turkey. Mary?V
“1 guess so. I- never hnd any We
hnve rooster fot Christmas at the
Home."
"Now before w* make the cookies."
Mrs. Bonner directed, “you must Prst
wash your bando. Walt HI get you a
towel." .
“Oh Mary exclaimed, when th*
drawer waa opened. "What forge<*uf
rn'BS!"
“Those are silk [deces.' I was going
(A make a pillow top, kut tlk« when
we fonnd out yon were coralng, 1 stuck
diero Ur thert. Boom of tkoM plocec
quilt pieces. She ran to the window
hut the car was quite out of sight^'
"Oh.” cried Mrs. Bonner, “that pooi
child! She (HUildn’t statuloot having a
present to give in return, and so she
made for me the one thing I said
wanted.” She hugged the pillow close
and her tears spotted one of the best
pieces. After a while she heard the
(‘ar drive Into the garage, and her hua
hand’s step on the porch. She ran to
meet him.
“Look, John! Look what Mary made
for me. And i called her a thief! (!an’i
we get hef back? She counted ao mm*h
on thik Christmas, and now Pee apnlled
It sur
“1 wouldn’t aay that qdtte. Mother
it can still be the happiest Christmas
ever."
“What do you meanf/
••Weli. you oeeTwhen we got to the
-Srphanage 1 didn’t the heart to
let her'^gb. So Instead 1 went in and
asked them for adoption papers. If you
want to, we can hist sign time op
and keep her always.’*
‘ "'Then, where’s Mary?**
“Why. Jhe’s out in the garago."
Mtns Bonner threw her aitM around
hit neck. “Oh.. J^hn. yon dartleg* What
a giortout Chrlatmaaf
And they svant eat tegethai ter ilk'
Ha offiniii HUy.
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