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VOL. XXXIL
WALTHRBORO. S. C .DECEMBER 22. 1009.
NO. 18
MONUMENT TO SOLDIERS LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN PROPOSED
MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED ON
COURT HOUSE SQUARE.
MANY LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS TELL
THEIR WANTS TO GOOD OLD
SANTA GLAUS.
CONTESTJNI'S BEGINNING TO !
AND UST GROWS LONGER DAILY!
LOCAL AND_PERSONAL ORGANIZED S. S. WORK
ITEMS OF ITNEREST PICKED UP IN j DEPARTMENT FOR ORGANIZED SUN-
Ruffin. Dec. 20. Dear Santa j
Clus lam i’al’as & MaMas Litttlei
Pet. 1 want ^<»u to please Brinjf;
Brooch with
Please Santa
bring thete turn Moultrie.
Cecil Rhoad
Following the editorial which ap
peared in last week’s paper inquiry
was made to find out something
about the effort formerly made to me a doll a rattler a
arect a monument to the Confeder- my name Cecil on it
ate dead, on Court House Square.
Col. C. G. Henderson was into-
viewed by a reporter of this paper. Ruffin i>ec. Dear Santa. I
who kindly furnished a copy of the want two packs of firecrackers and
minutes of the last meeting of the a horn and horse and a ap^le and a
County Survivors Association, touch- g Un an j j w j.j a jj j-ipht. Now
ing this matter. i (j ear santa if you have anything ex-
Col. Henderson stated that the t ra £ or nic . w j 1 y j w j|| t a k e it.
funds now in charge, and subject to James Will Smyly. Jr
the order of the committee, of which
he is chairman, are in one of the
Savings Banks in Charleston, and on
January 1st. will amount to $212.37.
This mon*y was contributed by the
soldiers themselves. Several
contributions have since been made,
but through their efforts they have
Rutfin, Dec. 20. Dear Santa-
Merry Christmas dear Santa Claus
My mama read lots of letters other
little girls and boys wrote and I
small i want write one too. I want you
to bring me a big doll some fire
crackers and lots of candy and ap-
been able to realize only the above ples * rom
amount Their investigations at the
that showed that it would require
not leas than $1000 to purchase suit
able granite shaft.
Col. Hendeieon stated that any
efforts by the sons and daughters of
the Confederacy * further this
righteous cause would meet with the
hearty support of this committee,
only three of whom, himself, CapL
G. W. Way and L R. Hiott. arc
now living. These funds are being
held by this committee and have
been subscibed for this specific pur
pose, to erect this monument on the
Court House Square. It is therefore,
with considerable pleasure that the
list of contributions is headed with
this amount.
This, indeed, is a worthy purpose,
and contributions for this object
may be sent direct to this paper,
where due credit will bo given for
same, and as soon as the sufficient
amount has been realized • the mon
ument will be erected. At Ijast
$1 ,000 should be raised within the
next few weeks, and within a year at
most a handsome monument to th»
Confederate Soldiers should grace
the Court Hous»* S iunre.
Ada Rutledge Smyly.
Bells, S C, Dear old Santa Clause
I want a horse and a dog and a little
nife and chain and some fire crackers
and rome fruit.
Ralph Warren.
Ruffin, dec. 17. Dear Santa you
know what I want I want some fruit
and some candy and a doll carriage
and a tricycle now dear Santa if
can send Miss ida
Teatcher next 3 ear.
your little
Mae for my
The following :s toe minutes oi
the last m •eii.u of tV ivoi
Association hetd October 10. «
taken from the offictal <• L U >
Secretary.
Oct. lu. 18^8. The Countv Su*-
vivors Assoria: on n et thi* day:
Gen. Wni Srokea tendered rus res
ignation a* President (be having
moved to Hampton Count..), and
Robert S. Williams was eWvtt* 1
President in his *tead. C. t». Hen-
Henderson, who was secretary, was
also elected Treasurer in place of
Robert Black deceased. On mo
tion it was resolved, that the Con
federate monument be placed on
MaeCeurt House Square and not at
the cemetery, and in furtherance of
the resolution the President ap
pointed the follow ing building com
mittee: C. G. Henderwm, R. s
Williams, M. P. Howell, M. P. Hiott.
G. W. Way and L R. Hiott. who
are vested with plenary pow^ to
take charge of the whole matter and
superintend the building of it to a
completion, and the treasurer -of
this Association v is hereby directed
to honor any and all drafts made on
him for the purpose of this commit-
fi iend
Lonie Carter.
Stokes, Dec. P. Dear Santy
Claus please bring me a box of
dhcllsatop and swine fire ci ackers
and a box of horse cra'kers and
roman candles and *ky c rockets
some candy and appeU and oranges
and bannas and 1 will be salistide.
yore lowing Irit iid
Harry Copeland.
Dear LSanta l want two hoes and a
toy train and a raw and gun & taw
and han mer anJ a box of chocolate
candy and apples and oranges. 1
wi.l leave you a stalk of cane by
my stockings.
Hallum Smith.
Dear Santa 1 want a doll baby
and a doll rpcaing chair and a box
of apples and oranges and bannair'.
Santa you will find a piece of cake
by my stocking.
Gladys Smith.
Walterboro. Dec 19. Dear San
ta Claus I write you to let you know
wha> 1 want you to bring me for
Xmas. First 1 want you to bring
me a large wagon, next 1 want you
to nring me a nice mouth organ and
then a drum and i want some candy,
up i« s oranges, bannanas sugar
plum* ami too Dear old santa 1 want
> »u to bi mg me some fire works
such as crackers large and small
ooe». Now 1 hope you wont think
m; list too long. Wishing you all
m. d ar little friends a Merry Xmas
a id a Happy New 0 Year. 1 am
Your little friend,
_ Joel Van*.
R"«»nd. Dec. 18. Dear Santa
Claus bring me some fruit and some
home crackers and some of them
other crackers. Some apples and
some oranges and roman candles
some nuts and a little doll. I am
six years old go to the Gloverville
Miss Chase Black; Walterboro — 9.260
Master Kates Smith. Walterboro 6;640
Mr. S. W. Linder. Walterboro 5,000
Mi* Jennie Connor. Smoiks 4,685
Mr. J. A Saunders. Walterboro 4,500
Prof. H. G. Sheridan. Walterboro 4,020
Mr H. Lee Chat sen au, Walterboro, R. F. D. 3 ’ 3.750
Mis* J,izzie Delte Blocker, Walterboro, R. F. D. 2 3,570
Mr H. J. Du Bo is, Ulandton ; 3,000
Mias Ruby Hill, Round 2.770
Mr. W. P. Smoak, Ruffin, K. F. D. 2 v . 2,510
Miss Mamie O’Quin. Hendersonville 2,400
Miss Jessie Dodd, Round 2,260
Miss Maggie Graves. Walterboro 2,260
Miss Lucile Hiers, Walterboro 2,<i80
Miss Maggie Ramaey, Williams .. 2,000
Miss Bille Wescoat, Walterboro 2.000
Rev. B. R. Ulmer. Ruffin 1,800
Miss Jennie Addison. Cottagcville 1,510
Mr. T. L. Hudson. Ruffin, R. F. D. 2 1,500
Miss Lather Linder, Walterboro........ 1,500
Mrs Eva Brant. Ruffin 1,160
Miss Viola Connelly, Walterboro 1,130
Miss Addie Peeples. Meggett 1,090
Miss Blanche Griffin, Ruffin... 1,060
Mrs. Gertrude Strickland, Smoaks, R. F. D. 2 1,020
Miss Nancy Newton, Adams Run 1,010
Miss Nell deTreville, Walterboro 1,000
Mr Lee B. Hudson, Rutfin 1,000
Miss Darling EL Smith. Islandton ..1,000
Mrs Sallie Smith, Islandton 1,000
Miss Zula Carter, Ruffin, * !... 1,000
Mr. L. C. Padgett. Smoaks 1,000
Mins Alice Sykes, Walterboro. R. F. D. 3 1,000
J. Vv\ Baggett, Jr., Hendersonville 1,000
L. C». Drawdy, Weeks 1.000
Miss Irene Bryan, Ruffin 1,900
Miss Dora I^ngdale. Walterboro 1.000
Mr. J. VV. Bavgett. Jr., Hendersonville 1,000
kr. L. G. Drawdy, Weeks 1,000
V.i-s Lillian Redudi, Weeks 1,000
Mi.-slluth Brant, Brant 1,000
AND ABOUT TOWN DURING
THE PAST WEEK,
Official—
C. G. Henderson,
Secretary.
Committee afterwards
G.
son. chairman, and M. P. Howell,
Secretary.
, The
ganized; by electing C. G. Hender-;
school and have a verry good teach
er.
Beatrice Fisk.
Round, Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus
Six of my little cousins are coming
from Hampton County tfi sp&id
or ’ j Xmas with us. ^-Please bring us all
something nice, bring me a tea set
I am ten years old and going to
school every day.
Dear Santa Claws I will write
you to let you know what I want you
to bring me for Xmas. Please
bring me a little train, a billy goat
and wagon and a ball.
Your little friend
Leroy SykesJ
P. S. If you can’t send these
some please bring Miss Ida Mac? Fishburne
back to us. '
and si>e‘Rockers. 1 am a little boy j
three years old. Pleas dont forget
me old santa.
Your little friend
Frank Martin.
Brant.1 Dec. 20. Dear Santa: j
Please bring me for Christmas a
litt>e doll baby nnd a little carriage
and a ilttle rocking chair and
omges and apples and nanas and
some candy. I am a little girl five: j onns Island. Dec. li.
year old. * ole Santa Calus Please
^ our little friend | a little gun and a little
Bessie Martin.; car t and Harness and a
Waite: boro, Dec. 26. My Seet some candy,
old santa 1 want you to please bring 1 am your friend,
me son.e nrewoiks an i some fruit Julius Fox.
and candy and a cap pistol and if . Johns Island. Dec-. 17. My Dear
you can bring me a suit of clothes Santa Claus Please bring me a doll
for my Xmas. I am a little boy ten ego cr y nnd go to sleep and bring
(10) y^ars old. j me a little tea set. I am a little girl
> our true little friend j 7 year old. Bring some candy and a
Dwight M. Linder. little range. I am your little friend
Walterboro. Dec. 26. My Dear Jimmie Fox.
Santa Clause I want you to bring me Dec. 17. Dear Santa yoo must
a cap pistol some fruit and candy bring roe some apples and orange
and some fire crackers and some ro-1 jmd candy and Post cards. ByBy
The banks of the town will In
closed Xmas and New Years days.
Mr and Mrs Rizer of Leesville will
arrive in town Saturday evening to
• visit their daughter, Mrs M C Kish-
J burne.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Taylor and
children will go to Summerville
Saturday evening to spend Xmas
with relatives.
Misses Minnie and Lula Bryan of
Ruffin were oleasant callers at onr
office Thursday. They were in town
doing their Christmas shopping.
The bazaar conducted last week
by the ladies of tne Methodist and
Baptist churches was quite a suc
cess about $150 being realized.
There will be an early morning
celebration of the Holy Communion
at St Jude’s church on Xmas mor
ning at 7:30 a. m., the Rev. Dr.
Kemhaw will officiate.
Jo#. M. Moorer. Esq. went to Co
lumbia last week and appeared be
fore the Supreme Court in an ex
amination for admission to the bar.
He passed with flying colors and is
now a full fledged Attorney at Law.
Miss Claudie Hiers of Savannnah,
who has been spending a week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Hiers returned Monday, accom
panied by her sister, Miss Lottie
and Miss Hattie Smith.
Promise of something new in the
Concert line, the Glee Club, which
has been recently formed, will play
and the local, vocal and instrumen
tal talent will be augmented by ce
lebrities from Cnarleston and other
cities.
The Christmas celebration' of St.
Judes Sunday School will be held in
the church on FYiday night Dec. 20
at 8 p. m. and will consist of carols,
a short address by the Rev. John
Kershaw. D. D., of St. Michaels
Church Charleston and the distrib
ution of the presents for the chil
dren.
Those who attended the wedding
of Miss Martha Gage and M. P.
Howell, Esq, which took place at
Chester yesterday, were Asher
Howell, Hon W. B Gruber and Capt.
E. L. Fishburne. Mr and Mrs
Howell will return the lat ter part of
the week Jind will be at the home of
Mrs M. H. Howell.
DAT SCHOOL WORK. CONDUCTED
BT MISS IDAM. FISHBURNE.
•O Or
At the recent Baptist State Con
vention held in Anderson. S. C..
and the South Carolina Methodist
Conference convening simultaneous
ly at Abbeville, the Baraca and Phi-
lathea class idea received hearty
endorsement and the organization
of such classes was strongly recom
mended in all of the schools under
their charge throughout the State.
My Dear
bring me
Pony and
sadle and
man candles. I am k little boy
away out in the sticks please coma
to see me. I am as ever your true
little friend.
Henry D. Linder.
Ehrhart, Dec. 6. My dear Santa ^ s | ee p
» 1 .1^
doll. Or some fruit Or some kind
of little toys. That is all 1 want 1
will be glad for that much. I will
have to close for this time l -
Ymas. . .
from your little Baby.
Mabel Fox.
Johns Island, Dec. 17. My Dear
Santa Claus. Please luring me a
little tea set snd a little range and a
??" Ir* ^ brin f.r^' Uttie ifri 'oldl"m
going to school,
j 1 am your Dear friend
Estell Fox.
Dear Santa Claus 1 will be glad if
* " * _ Rprtha F sk
CHRISTMAS TREES IN TOWN J 1
The Xmas trees of the various
churches will be enjoyable events'
for the members of the various
schools. They will be held the latter
part of this week. The Xmas exer-
risss of the Methodist and Episcopal
churches will be held Friday evening;
the Baptist tree wilt be Saturday
evening. It is hardly probable that
the Presbyterian Sabath school will
hromatreift. as Col. Henderson, tbe
Superintendent has been ill and
school hold for several Sabbatha.
Round. Dec. 18. Dear Santa I
want a mouf organ, some apples
some oranges A data all. No I want
some nuts.
4 years old mamas man
c i Edgar Fisk.
Brant, Dec. 11. Dear old Santa
Pleas bring me for Chri^maa a
vrittle goat and a wittle wagon and
some apples and oranges and some
candy and some fire crackers. ' I
want some nuts too nnd rttnn tanles
from
Grace Moore.
Adams Run, Dec. 16 Dear Old
Santa: I am a little girl ten years
old. I go to the Adams Run School
I am in the fourth grade. I wish
you would please bring me a doll
carriage and some fruits, fire
crackers and roman#' candles and
oblige
Your little Adams Run Friend
Ethel Smith.
$[Adams Run, Dec. 16. Dear old
Santa will you please and comedown
to see me. I live at Adams Run
Village, bring‘me a doll umbrella
and some fruits and roman candles
horse crackers. * j 1
Yours always
Ruth Smith.
Ruffin. Dec. 17. Dear Santie
Clause 1 want you to bring me a
doll a carriage a set of dishes and
fruit of all kinds. I live at Ruffin.
S C, and my name is
Ida Breland.
you will come and bring bubber and
! myself some presents for us oranges
apple candy fireworks of all kind I
have to dose as the time is nearly
out for writing. 1 will close hope*
ing to hear from you soon.
Little Inez Langda|e.
Dear Santa Claws I will write to
let you know what I want. Please
bring me a doll, a ball, and ‘ some
fruit. /
Your little darling
„ Evelyn Bennett.
Dear Santa Claus I will write to
let you know what I want. Please
bring me a doll, doll carriage a little
chair and some fruit.
Your little friend
Vera Bennett.
Adams Run. Dec. 16. Dear San
ta would you please bring me a doll
and carriage and a watch and a
little basket of fruit and some Lfire
crackers and a bracelet.
Your little friend
roabelle Platt.
Adams Run, Dec. 16. Dear Santa
bring me a horse and wagon) and a
pistol and watch and fruit and fire
crackers.
Your little friend
Julian Platt.
Walterboro, Dec. 20. Dear Sant
Close please bring me a drumb and
a horse and a horn and fire works
policeman suit
your loveing friend
douglas bryan Walterboro.
Meggetts, Dec. 18. Dear Santa
Clause Will you please come and
bring me this Xmas 2 pounnds of
■hot, also five packs of fire crackers.
Hope you wont forget.
Your little chum
Fritz Peeples.
Walterboro. Dee. 20. Dear Santy
Clause please bring me a drum and
and a horn and a polican suit and
some fireworks.
Your loving friend
Theodore Crosby.
Desr Santy Claus Please bring me
a little rifle and two pound of shot,
so I can help Fritz shoot birds you
must bring a big doll too v
Your little friend
Mabel Peeples.
P. S. Do Dont forgst to come and
bring fire crackers.
Dear Old Santie Clause 1 want you
to bring me a ruber dolie and some
fruit. I am a little girl nearly 3
years old and I live 3 miles from
town and I will be so thankful if
you will call on me for I hayeent
eny PaPa he has been dead neat ly
a year. I will close looking for you
to come Christmas eve.
Your little friend
a Vermeil Robertson.
^ Stokes, Dec. 19. Deare Santy
Clause. Please bring me an auto
mobile if you cant bring the auto
mobile please bring me a express
wagon and 2 horses that will
wind up and run and 2 pks of fler-
c nickers and 2 bones of horse
crackers and some candels bring me
som apples and oranges bananas and
some candy.
yore loveing little boy
darrence Copeland
THE ORGANIZED BIBLE CLASS.
In the past the Sunday school has
viewed very largely as an organ'za-
tion for children. It has been
"ailed the children’s Church and to
a considerable extent the older peo
ple have been lost sight of as an ob
ject of Sunday school endeavor. In
practice too as well as in theory,
following the line of least resistance
the school has sought to adapt itself
to the children, neglecting, and to
some extent even repelling them.
In view of these facts it is not
surprising that the adults, and the
men especially, have been very con
spicuous by their absence. When a
small boy I used to attend Sunday
school in a village, aud 1 recall very
well how a few men from the sur
rounding country would drive in to
bring their children Jto school, and
while the children were in tbe
church being taught would them
selves sit outside and talk about the
crops. The school was for the chil
dren, and had nothing to give that
could command their interest and
respect. The adults that attended
the school did so as officers and
teachers, or else they were princi
pally to look on and encourage the
children. And this is not an iso-
olated case, but an illustration of
what has been the prevailing con
dition. In “The Church and Young
Men,” Mr Cressey gives us the re
sult of a study of thirty-eight Sun
day schools, showing that out of a
tetal enrollment of seventeen thous
and one hundred and thirty one
there were only three thousand one
hundred and sixteen men and boys
over fifteen yeears of age. This is
a recent study, and the per cent of
adult attendance is doubtless quite
above the average.
But within recent years our con
ception of the Sunday school has
jeen undergoing a marked change.
We have come to see that it is not
the children's church, but the ed
ucational department of the church,
designed for the systematic instruc
tion and development in Christian
service of both young and old.
And in keeping frith this changed
conception adults are finding a much
larger place in the Sunday school.
They are no longer urged to attend
school merely to encourage the
children, but are recognized aa
having a place on their own account.
The school is being more and more
adapted to their needs, coursesj of
study are being prepared suitable
to the adult mind, new features of
work are being added to attract and
develop men and women. With
larger plans than ever before for
theorhild, the school has grown
broader and higher to make room
for the elder brother and sister, the
father and mother.
Along with the gradual transfor
mation of the theory and practice
of the Sunday school with regard
to adults has come the rapidly in
creasing number of adult classes.
From the early days of the Sunday
school, adult classes have existed in
the school, but recenty they have
multiplied with surprising rapidity.
And many of these classes have as
sumed large ordportions. and by
reason of their great success have
become known throughout the
country.
The influence of thia new move
ment is touching the entire country
and inspiring every Church with
new zeal in working for men and
women. 'Sunday schools here and
there have caught the spirit, and
adult classes have been organized
and are in successful operation, but
we are only at the beginning. The
movement, no doubt is destined to
continue until adults will form an
important part of every Sunday
school, until thousands upon thoua*
ands .of men and women will be
gath^ together in orgunM Bibla
classes studying the Bible and doing
active Chr\stian service.
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