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•Jf • 'TiP' ■ i ‘ t t T x $. . 1/ i.. # Ki-r ■';* r * It. 1912. P v I .jPf* little Peoole. Biff People, all the People. Look for the Windows at our Store with OLD SANTA CLAUS CRAWLING OUT OF fifiEWboW* thttoSr store i. HejdcurUr, tor SuU a.»,tor 1912 ^ . We have a NEW and splendid assortment of Toys, Dolls, Games, and the thousand and one things fitted to bring Joy to little * ' • P. • REMEMBER NOT A STOCK OP OLD GOODS BUT ABSOLUTELY AND ENTIRELY A STOCK OF BRAND NEW 1912 tuunn^Dimi ms* a o* w w . AT FA1R AND REASONABLE PRICES. Beautiful Gifts for Older Folks, Many of them put up in Tasty HOLIDAY BOXES. ; Visit pur Crockery Department, i * * • ? Entire Tea and Dinner Sets, Odd pieces of every description. Spec- ial Import of Holiday Gift Cups and Saucers. Decorated ToUet 4 0 4* Sets, Mother Goose Mugs for Chil dren. “We Sell all Crockery * * * • Cheaper.” What better gift for the lasting beauty of home than an Artistic <* M RUG. We have them at prices to suit YOU. Remember your Wife will appreciate a Xmas Gift like * . • this. Fruit Headquarters, Fireworks Headquarters, and as always the big Headquarters for all Xmas Groceries such as Raisins, . . * ^ « Currents, Citron, Dates, Figs, Nuts, Powdered Sugar, Spices, Mince Meat, Cranberries, and Fruit Cakes. TERR Y HANTA CLAUS LETTERS Continued from Pa*o One Dear Santa:— Pleaae bring me,a big doll and a carriage and a piano and v. tea »*t and a pack of cards and hidiu apple, nnd orange* and a box of candy. Your little frieud. Marion Johua-o:.*', Ritter, S. C. ... Dear Santa Claus: — Please bring me a doll at.il car riage and stove and story book and book strap, and a magic lantern. I am a little girl eight years old. Your frieotf. Kflle Carter, Ruffin, 8. C. <» .• a • Dear Santa Claus,— ; Pleaae bring md a doll carriage and a doll aad a tea aet and a trank to keep my doll close m. j Goodbye Santa Claus. ! Ante Hitrs, ’ Walterboro, S. C. , * • • . i Defy Santa Claua:-— j 1 want you to pleaae bring me a; bark rifle and watch, and a little •xpreas wagon and aome fruit and eome Are works. I • ma little boy o years old, Your friend, Harry Stone, McNeils, S C. see Dear Santa— - • w_ I want you to bring me a toy train and a little horae and wagon and a watch and a plenty of fmlt and aome Are works I am a little boy going to school at Varnville. Willie Stone. McNeils S C. • • • Dear old Santa:— Here comes a little c year old boy from Ruffin expressing bis greatest wants. I have been a good boy for mama told me that you do not visit bad boys homes and i want you to orlng me a little train a little gun -id some nice fmlt and candy If yod-^NH do this I will always have tender spot away down In my heart tor you. Wishing you a merry Xmas I am yours truly „ . Boyce Breland, Baflla# 8. C. Dear Santa Claus T—* I am a little girl and want you to bring mo a little doll that will open aad shat her eyee and a carriage sewing box and thread and needles and a tea set with lots of fmlt and candy and I will bo a good little girl. ' Bessie Catterton, Walterboro, | G* 0 0 0 Dear Old Santa Claoae:-* Please bring me a little train and some fmlt. candles, also a bugle and a whip to ride my poney with. Clyde Benton. 'Walterboro. 8. C. ft. P. D. 4. p g.—Please bring me an gntomo- Mlo aad little street car. Dear Santa:— Please bring me a coll -and a car* riage and some Do man candles gnd a Utile table and chairu and some ap ples and some oranges and bananas and a box of candy. Ob. Santa Claus don’t forget to look on the mantel and get that piece of cake 1 will give you i hope you will spend a merry Christmas. Kathryn Johnston,- Ritter. 8. C. . • . Dear Santa Claus:—. 1 am a little boy six years old and ant you to bring ms a tricycle with rubber tires, a liitls shot gun with a pound of shot to fit gun and a little train with a track to run on it. From little friend, Edgar Pierce Sauls, Walterboro, 8. C. V a lit- I am uncle don’t nts Dour Santa Clausa:— Please bring me u bicycle with three wheels, and air rifle, some fruits, caudles and nuts. I um tie boy going to Union School, just eight years old. Please Santa look for our homo and glee wny all of your nice p before yon reach down here. Your little friend. Dun Godley. * * * Dear Santa:— v I will write and let you kndsr what I want fro Christmas, I want plenty of fruit and candies and worst of all I want n locket aad bracelet and I want plenty of flreworxs. Well I will close for this time hoping to receive my presents. / From a friend, Mae Breland. Ruffin, 8. C. Dear Good Old* Santa*-— I will write to let you know what I want for Christmas. 1 would like ‘o have a bracelet or a locket and some fireworks and plenty of candles and fruit and more Roman candles than anything else. Wall I will close hoping to hear from you soon. Bye bye good old Santa. From a ftrtend, Ruth Breland. RnSln, 8. C. Dear Santa Clans*—* Pleaae bring me the following for this Christinas: Bicycle, Roman Candles, fi packages fire crackers Please let this order have your prompt and careful nttention. Yours truly, Chas. Hermit Carter. Ruffin. 8. C. Dear Santa Clans:— I am a little boy and want yen te bring ms n little goat and wagon some Are popers a horn mnd a lot of fruit end candy. Now do pleaae dont forget me I #111 hang up my stocking for the fruit nnd will open the stable door for the goat and wagon. 1 am, Joshua D Catterton. Ruffin, 8. C. Dear Old Santo: — As I have not beard from you in a long time 1 thought I would write and tell you what i want for Christ mas 1 want a locket go cart for my d -11 and a toy watch and chain and fruit and candies and plenty of fire works. .Well I will close Hoping to hear or write to you next time. From a little friend. Eunice Padgett, iiUGin. S. C. • • • Dear Santle: — Will you please bfin^ me a doM baby and a wagon A some fire works A a doll baby and a wagon A some fruit A also if It Is not too mnch to ask for please bring me s tea set A a ball I guess yon will think me a little girl but I am not. 1 am a little boy seven yean old on the 29 of this month, as ever ytffcr bid boy, Donnie Padgett. Miley, 8. C. P. 8.—Pleaae bring little bubber n doll A wagon. Dear Santy:— - Please bring me a 22 rifle A aome cartridges also Are works. Robbie Bowers. Walterboro. 8. C. • • • «ar Santy:— Pleaae bring me a stopper gnu. a horn A fireworks. My sister Thel- na wants a doll. M. W. Dowers. Walterboro, S. C. e • • Dear Santa:— Please bring me a pretty doll, a pair of vaaee. a doll carriage, and plenty of fruit and randy. Your little girl. PMonle Hiers. Walterboro, 8. C. • • • Dear Santo Clans: — Please bring me n doll Wiy and a little toy stove a toy piano, and some fruits, and some flreworks. Please bring my little sister Virginia a rub ber doll aad some apples and some soft candy Prom yoar friend. Jennie Stone. McNeils. 8. C. e e e Bear Santo:— Please brlag me a toy horse and wagon, a cap pistol, a mtle hammer andvptoaty of fruit, candy and Are works. I A ma little boy three yearn old. Master Herman Hiers. Islandton. 8. C. • • * Dear Santa Clans:— Pleaae bring me nt Walterboro a wagon. Balking mule. Butterfly, moakey with a stick, bicycle, a gun. horse trackers, fruit cake, morterme- *^ile wKh two maaa la It. a doll kaby. a train, a stove, a bank, nannars or- ages, apples. Yoar Uttle boy. « Alex Willis. . Cottageville, 8. C. P. 8.—I forgot the shots. Dear Tanty:— v I want you to send me a dozen red apples and one doll baby and some candy and bananas. TairiV, I want you to send me some hed ribbon for Christmas and baby Dan: wants some toys io play with A please send them to Walterboro, S. C. Route 4, box 2t>. Dot Ulmer, Walterboro, 8. C. • • • Dear Santo Claus: — Please bring me a b:cyc:e and a automobile and lots or fireworks. I would like a ball. too. I would like loto of things, if you have them. Santa. John Sam Garri*. Sinoaks, S, C. Dear Santo Claus*—* Please bring m* * HtUi stove and poto and a doll. Your friend, Mary Carter. Rjffln, S. C. • • e Dear SaVa Clans — Pleaae bring me a stove and some poto a little lamp and a magic lantou and some fruit and some candy on a table. Tour friend, Maud Crosby, Ruffin, S. C. • • • Doer Santle:— Please bring me a doll and a car riage, roman candles, pack of fire crackers and a cradle. This is all for ibis time. Bonnie Crosby Lodge, S. C. • • • Jear Santle:— Please bri^g me two roman can nons, and twr* p.tc*K of HtU<~ fi’e crackers. Yoar title girl, Louise Cone, Lodge, 8. C. Dear Santle:— * * I want but five things this Xmas, that is some fire crackers, and some roman cannons, and a tricycle, and a cap pistol some caps too. This is all for this time. I wish you a merry Xmas. Your little friend, Thurston Lawson „ „ * Lodge, 8. C. P 8.—Please bring me some spark lers too o k • • • Dear Santle:— I want yon to bring me a bicycle, cap pistol, some caps and some Are crackers and roman cannons too ° Yourllttle friend. Willie Cone. . 0 Lodge, 8. C.*. Dear old Saati:— * Pleaae bring me a doll baby with hair and a little rocking chair. Some apples, oranges, candy aad bananas. Please don’t forget tQ bring my little baby brother. Earnest, a little rocky horse. I am yonr little girl. Thelma Clare Williams Williams, 8, C. Dear old Santy:— uUHar Santa Claus: I am a little blind girl just 12 Plraee bring me a little train and years old I want you to bring me a I a watch. Some apples, oranges, c&n- .ie music box, climbing monkey dy and bananas, also some fire works. and some roman candles and some apples and oranges and raisins and candy. Do don’t forget me, by by from Alice Addison, Walterboro, S. C. • • • Dear old Santa Claus: — I am a little boy six years old. I am going to school. I want you to bring me a mouth organ, and toy horse, a little billy goat and wag- u and a watch, and all kinds of fruit and candy and lire works. Your little boy, J. D. O’Quin. Williams, 8. C. • s • Dear Santo Claua: — I want you to brl'ig me a woik box and a pair, of nice va*** .tu a little trunk to keep dotl/s cl^se In and a little stove, and lots of fruit and fire works. I am a llt-.ln girl 11 years old going to school in Varn- ville, 8. C., in the 5 grade. Dear Santo, I have a little brother one year old and I want you not to forget him and bring him a lot of fruit and other pretty thing* Your little girl. Ora Lee Stone, McNeils, 8. C. • • • Dear old Santo}— There are four of us for you to bring presents for I want a big doM A some fruit A my brother Henry wants a gun, some horse crackers A fire crackers and fruit A Leonora wants a doll A some roman candles A some fruit A Theo wants a Uttls wagon & it full of nuts A candy A a little dollie too. -^.By By Drubby Black. Round S. C. _ • • « Dear Santa Clause:— Please bring me two dolls and" a baby carriage and some apples, ba nanas, oranges, candy, raisins , and nuts and also remember my little brother Adolph, bring him a rocking horse, s drum and other little toys for a little boy. By by, Gretchen Walton. • • • Dear Santy:— I want you to bring little brother a rattler, canoe he can hold things in his hands now. .1 want you to bring ms a big old doll baby.^When little brother goto a little bigger bring him a drum and a stick. 8*ra Caroline Graves. Walterboro, 8. C, • • • Dear Santo:— I am writing yon this to tell you what I want for Christmas. Please bring me a bicycle and fire works of •II kinds and I would like a little rifle and a box of bullets and some apples, oranges, nuts and some ro* man candles, with lots of love, Joe Ben Reeves. • Cottageville, S. C. Your little frieud, Henry Williams. Williams. S. <*. • • • ‘** Dear Santa:— Please Bring me an air rifle and a box of shot and some fruit and some fire works. I am a little boy 6 years old. Master Henry 8. Bailey. Walterboro, 8. C. 0 0 0 Dear Santo Clause: — Please bring me a little train, a little horae and wagon, some apples, oranges, candy and bananas. Please bring ms plenty of fire works Your little friend. Robert Williams. Williams, S. C. • • • Dear Santo Clause:— - I am writing this little note to let you know what 1 want you to please bring me. 1 want you so please bring me some fire crackers, candy and some fmlt and a Uttlle wagon, tricycle and a little rifle with loto of love. Heyward Bishop, Cottageville, S. C. • • • Dear Mr. Sants Clause:— How are you feeling? Fine I guess I feel so glad to think it Is realy time for yon to come. I hope yon will bring me something nice. Good bye Mr. Santy, your friend. Ina Mae Griffith. „ Cottageville, S. C. • • • Dear Santa Claus;— I am glad you are coming this year to me. Please bring me eome candy, nuts, fire crackers, and a doll carriage and roman candles. I al ways have a fine time Christmas. I hope I can go to the Christmas tree -With loto of love, Nell Ackerman. Cottageville, S. C. • • • Dear Santo Claus:— I am writing you this to tell you what I want for Christmas. Pleas-- bring me three packs of fire crack ers. I want a wagon and some ap ples and some candr With loto of love, George Hoff. Cottageville, 8. C. e e • Dear old Santo Claus:— I am a little girl four years old. and I wants you to bring me a doll and carriage and all kinds of fruit and candy. Your little girl. Sallte O’Quin. Williams. 8. C. ess Dear Santy:— Please bring me a little wagon and wollie dog, and fire crackers and fruit and candy and oblige. William Kershaw Bryan. Walterboro, S. C. Continued on page Seven