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VOL. XXIX. WALTERBORO, S. C., DECEMBER 26, 1906. NO. *■ More Anvft'fi vHft to tho Xmao I tone. BlTtor and Standard—The dear oid pa|^r has been oarefallj perused, auu «|uite the roost interest ing feature 10 me was the letters froro the 0Uiidr.*u 10 Santa Clanst How inrir yes will sparkle with dehgbi wueu uey see their letters: 1 do h >pe otu “Santa’* will be able to •oppiy ail Uieir wants, for childhood is the nine -‘ujoy hii trisit, tho’ I am quite sure we big folks wonldu’t Object il in* remembered us. The oloae appruac 1 of Christmas (which will be uumOerod with those of the past Oeiore this communication Beets me readers eye) is brought eery forcibly to our minds by the passing of buggies, wogoos, etc, on the way to tbr depot returning laden- ad with the good Mi for the feast Such preparations made for the «ipelted gpest the school bof or girl, the absent son or daughter, or thooe who 'lave made a new 4 *nest’ tw tbemseP as, but oling to the old kwiw when the, wwwtn* riute* ly gauta Claus, as a tiny tot whtu said, “Hang up the baby’s •looking. She has ne'er been Christ mas yet” i But though many hearts are full of joy plaonibg for tbs festivities *tth all the ardor if JMtfc sod is it right that it^oaMThe^ 1st «• target the siekua who hate meant hmrth, those who hate tasted of life’s surrow and for wboo^Christisas is a season filled with meopJM put; cheer them remind them that tm the season of good cheer, peace on firth, good will toward men, the sweet Christmas anthem will bring peace to all. The Bet Cornish of Charleston jfm us a fine dUoodras last Sunday. He gate s special talk to* the chil dren, so ee to get near them he laid. *' Mrs * lands UHssht of Chuifos- too is tieiting rslatieSs< Hisses Emily and Gertrude Lt pkt of Pen Poo, spent a few days with their sunt, Mrs Clement ^ Motte Legare, a student of the dpunsroiol CoUoge of UMrleston, is up for the holiday. His Dodd and daughfor, spent Ohrietmae with relsHtee at Centnr tHu I Jenkins was bars Sunday to see sister, Mrs Ads jfisrnwdL Boineau of Osborn, on Mt Pleasant^ H A Lemake of Charleston, [was Xmas la Towa. *■ • * Xmas wm quietly observed here and so far no casualties have'been reported, the day was spent in quiet home gath ering*. The weather was very cold, and there was therefore ample reason for staying near the chimney side. Kerr ices were held in only oue of the Mr Wltsell has Decila.-d The many friends or Re? Wm Pos- tell Witsell will be rejoiced to learu that be hss decided to decline the very pressi'tg invitation to become rector of Trinity church at Columbus, G i This action was reached after churches the Episcopal church in the | very matutv consideration and after moruiug. The Methodist Sunday | * ? j tit to t ,, e Mr Witsell was «*«>1 gar. . pret.j Xui.. ««. c.1.'! much tiStd b , be corjjality bration ai the Methodist chnrch inesduy * - /• ?• . i . . .. uight. Thi, aft.rnoon .h. Bp.^op.11 of b " « Oolnmba. baudsy school will have its Xmas ex ercises, and lonigut the Bap ist Sunoa) school will gtvs a Xmas tiee in ih« court house. .140 meichauts of the town are veri much pleased over their Xmas trade There werar very large oiowas of peo ple here Saturday and Monday. The iarxest, ii is t&ulthat have btauseenut Walterboro, in years. ▲boat Digestion. It is not the quantity of food taker bnt the amout h-gested and assimilated that gives strength and vi-aHiy to (he system.. Chamberlain’s Stomach sad Liver Tablet* IsVlgorate the stomach Sad liver and enable them to perform their fenetioos. The resalt ia a rells* for your foox.’ increased strength asd waigLt, greater enda ranee and a clear bead. Price, 2b cents. Semples Ppeaelekf JMpi M Klein. 9 i * —♦4awsS~^—■—« LeaU free. ^ i . r ihaee around the Cotiau it Co. It was oar pleasure while in a last week to visit the store of Loots en Sc Co whose advertsement we have been running for e long time. This is (me of the largest dry good •tores in Charleston, extending from King St 212 feet back, three stories, high, ev^ry story of which ia filled with a choice selection of the goods we advertise. The third story le given op entirely to Holiday goods. _We are sore thoee of qor readers who contemplate ordering dtmatiiing ia their line from liHsrlSMeh win do well to oranmnnkials with this fitm. Or if yon are in the oily they will toke pleasure ia lowing you round. ■ m • . A Miracnlons Cure. The following stnteiaent by H X ▲dams and wife, Henrliu.Pn., will ln^ lere#tparsnUando«bsrs.“ ▲ mijncn’otis euro bn* tnkea pines In our homo. Oar on need Incnrable, s^sn^we reed He retu hed to Columbi i yesterday ami was not long i<■ arriving at decision. The parish at Colnmbua is one of the moot attretivein the South and the invitation was ^wrgeut ^ad sincere, but Mr Witsell decide*! that there is more work for him to Jo, and more to lie accomplished in hie present station. The ministry of Mr Witsell hss been brief, and the Church of the Good bbepherd is the only parish, which be has served. When he came here he found that parish holding services in a frame church in the nor thern part of the city. Now they have a beautiful and commodious ehnreh oa Blending street almost in the heart of the city and m ad ditkm have a very handsome resi- drne efor the rector oo the same lot K Bkten, sad concluded be ssoaad tot*le wee all after taking eared.** It's the ep-to a ieiaeaad body heildlng tonic. m* wsr pane- re reed ebodl laded to try it. wee nil inked be batter, aa| we a toted a ehaagefor the better, T boiue* he wm completely to date blood tned- Go iema and Body kaUdlog tonic. Cnnmm tend. 50c and $LS0 at John X Kleia. drag ITOTIUB. XU* Sloaa'e art clues will meet in thi studio in T M 0 A building every Mom day and Tbnreday afternoons. Open at 4 o’clock. Visitors wsiooma. 12 5 X with the church. Tqsse material dgr * velopmeats are not in< selves and yet the iatevest in Booing them oousists prinoipally in the fact that the erectimi of church property has but kept pace with ihe growth of the congregation itself. The membership is very much lar ger than Hwss when Mr Witsell cams here, aad he himself has grown sThfo vork \m developed. The membsrt of the vostrj whan apprised of Mr Witsell’s dscisiott sx* prmssd a great deal of gratifisatiaa hat uigbL * They are vary fund of the fester aad there has haver been a ripple on the torfaoe of the equan imity vltfoh has charaoterised all of the work if the vestry. Aad the aoponnaamaat will be of great inter sX to the public at forge for Mr Wit sell ia very popular fo Columbia aad in all of ths work whieh he has un dertaken has received the cordial sup- port of people to uoiumota irrespeo live of creed or Shmeti aflUfonoo. ^ The dsaMan of Mr Witsell meaos that the other amt In which he ia engaged will not lag—notably the editorail dinotfon of The Diooese. « • a • . .. f ■njs-.'i 1 rf- = NOTICE. wpihmdaj. Mhs Em Emmie Platt of Ml, is ^folding some Urns with her sister, Ms Jos Cordry. The most exciting event In town fotsly was the advaot of Norman BBteb’i autotnobils. The little dwkfes raohar* sod there, lumping toes, shouting, "ate the gate! abet the gate! get out the way, thu dat chicken! don’t you fee the an to-mo I0T, sol a coming, 'da ort-to mo- 1 esml&povsr- ^ houses add make a •Weep generally, destruction was sure aad certain.*, The horses did not taka Jb ly either to tlw snorting carriage. Wearing the kind editor may ob jeatto nek A lengthy epistle and make a clean <4 «weep” of my menu- •Wipt, I taka my departure, wishing Up raadera. editor sod atsi^down fo Mi printer’s -deril.” (founds like a maty word eh?) a very merry Chrtat- aaw year. .. More Anon. January 9 " / 10 Walterboro, S. C, Dec. 16th, 1906. I will be at the following places on dates named below for the pappose of taking tax returns for all personal property and polls for die year 1907: Hendersonville FetitV morning ^ P. M. Yarn's Store, afternoon Williams * Bells Rice Patch Folks Store morning Ashton, afternoon ^ 11 11 11 M 41 1 II 41 TV wells, afternoon Mileys, morning Berea, afternoon Smoalcs ° J ohnston School House lemleys Store, morniqg Jordan Store, aftemoofr Cottageville Centreville Ravenels . . Warrens Meggetts Adams Run Jacksonboro Green Pond ’ Comty Auditor. <1 11 11 i« 14 II II 41 II 41 44 44 Qctsnlger rtappoalafs. Iteresting things are always hap pening at Getsingerr whether it is re ported or not Miss Kstell Hudson snd Mr Cleve land Benton were moiried last Sun day afternoon. ▲ sister of Mr Ben ton, MissOlie Benton and Mr Julius Kir.ard ‘were married at the home of the brides parent^ Mr and Mrs Geo Benton bv the lion W C Brunt. The many friends of these two couples extend to them congratulations and ben wishes. It is rumored, aad we half believe the rumor, that another of Mr Benton's sons is to be married Suppose Mr Benton thinks “it never rains, bat it pours.” We are soon to have a saw mill in operation near t >e store of Dr J B Padgett Perhaps it will he known as the Snider Lumber Co. The manager is W C Brant. We predict that the mill in such an important oealer will do well, and will help to develop our ooflntry. Several al ready are talkin., of AufldiBg, among those are Dr r. Volt and am Brant, Quite a number from our section are attending court this week as lursrasr witnesses. Tbs general Health of our commu nity at present is qnite good, hat it is dan bled that it will be so good after the holidays, judging from the ample provisions that are being made in the Wij of ’‘eatables’* for Xmas. fitting the attractions to be at GeUfoger Xmas is tbs nsual Thanks- gfeiogaervioe* at Pine Grove Bap tist sharch on the fost Sunday fo the ywtt An interesting program is to be'iefidered by the ahildrea of the Sabtog School and one or mare oa- disttss delivvfU by speakers from a dxftkfiee. Dinner is to be served at thyaabdusion of the exercises at tbs okuish. Everybody is cordially in- vifesdto attend. At flue Grove in tbb count of a day or two, aft rwards Rev J O' Moore the g st-- undmy School Se cretary Ik to con duet a Sunday school Isstilwte - Neighboring churches aid all intereftedjs expected to take pirt in these —srofossi Editor Lsae^ns in town T ptLeaesne, ass »ci*te euiU)r of the Charleston Revenin< P*)et spent sev eral days in town this week as tbs guest of Mr C 3 Andersju* Mr Lee- esue graduated from the Citadel iu 1901 and has since been engaged in newspiper w tk in Charles'on. tie has rapidly risen iu his profes sion to position as associate editor om Miss popular evening pa|*er. Mr Lw- eme is a young man o( pleasing ad dress and has line ability * writ- ter and news paper man. He is loyal to his Alma Mater and its said (hat recently, w returning from a bouquet ov { * ch be presided as Toast Master he was mistaken for an automobile. For any of the ordinary dtaues of the ••ktu Gbsmbsrisln’s Halve is excellent u not only allays ibe itching and •mart in? but effects s care. For eale by John M Klein. • ■■ ■■ - A Letter. Chsrbstaw g O Dec 10 1901. A Mr J E Tbamsa, Xenager. U 8 Industrial Life Ins. Oa, Walterboro. 8 O. . ^ Dear Sir:—I beg to receipt of check made ta my mms befog fo payment of Ices policy No 572 of tbe United SUtsa dnetrioi Life loan ranee Company, rand to my draghter Faastlne i thank yon for thin prompt pa; mme haying beta made with In four honrs after the death of my 1 take pleasure in recommending thi Company to any of my friends. $ Yours very trul?, 5 Panliue Vender. 1 ^ • ’ • 1 How* Diphtheria te ContraetaA, » Ons often bean lit expre«kn,**Mir child ttSffht a seveve raid which dev ‘ ed mtn ciphtheMV when the truth that the cold had eimply left thu one partimforfe eneenptIble fo foe ering diphtheria germ. ~ Iain's Coogh Remedy t given It qnfofcl# caret the cold sod lesMoe foe danger gt diphtheria or nay other foiog coo tret ed. For sale ihe danmr si germ mmm 1 by John 1 T*- Frr mcr Baektlp—1 vrsat tna mth 0* etamps. ▲ieok jmlth (foe new clerk)—Whs* te Baptii but I *1 New Care for Bpilepey. J B Watermen, of Watertown, O, Rnral frne delB err, writes; * Jty daeifoter, sflieted for years with npllep y, was cared by Dr K ng*s New Llfo Pills. She hss not had an attack favorer two yen re. Beet body clenoeevs a ad Ufa giriog tonic pfile on earth. 24« at John X Kleiu drug aJLlP IS OFFERED 0 vroKTHT toumo rson« 'ipSLi »taln a thm* oa. to writ* l y ftret'wiaO far TCT, rehable frit— Pnsit Dinner at Peniofl The Chritmue oefebration si Peniel Baptist church yerterdaj wee quite atuoaees. On account ef Ihe cold weather the crowd sroe tmall, Bat thoee preeeut were benefited. We bap* yik “ 4 kegginiug of a more ap proprate observance of the birth of Christ Floods the body with warn, glowing vitally, makes the aervee strong, qnlek- •as ctieolation, re-turns nstarsl vigor, makes you feel like one born again. Hollister’s Reeky Mountain Tea. 85 cents. J M Klein. Osa’tddar. *>e Ca.«dla. Cnefne-v CeOeita, Hacea. 4 mSSmSSmmni ■•liilm'fiai NOTHING WORKS SO HARD FOR A MAN AS HIS MONET, Bro J P Graham, recently pastor at Walterboro, has accepted Pour Holes and Cameron churches ia Or angeburg county. This is an excel lent field, and *% congratulate the happy pastor. We are glad that Bra Graham Jiaa decided to remain in South Carolina. . We cam not how joe sojfered, whet foiled to onre yon HoliLitr** Rocky Moeetata Tea makes the penleet, of men or worn IS come. JX NOTICE mm mih iwr iwv jm m. 1-1 ■efofon J1 MOOR* NOTHING COMES SO EASY AS THE DOLLAR REPRODUCED OF ITS • KIND. . MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU. WE WILL TELL YOU HOW. Depnit jqp bom, in oar B«at vwklj or laoothlj and *H It grow. Money a Bonk work, how S*9** ond hood nirfata oven vooL We pay four per ant ialnttk aad thaaam ILLMTOH BAMKOie 00, t • V- ■ ; \ . % > • V 1 -J*!