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oiifa (I i??i 'i .?ah?a?? VOL XXV11I " i On the Track of the New Year NEW YEAR'S was n long timo g in settling upon Jan. 1 as the proper time for its celebration. Even now, in Greece and Russia. where the Julian calendar is in force, New Year's does uot arrive until twelve tinvs lifter thn vein* in w?ll mi its way in the rest of the civilized world. The ancient Egyptians and Persians befall the new year at the autumnal d equinox, Sept. '2'2, and the L?reeks of Solon's time at the winter solstice, H Dec. '21. but in the time of Pericles the tl date was changed to the summer solstice, June '21. The Romans began the P year from the winter solstice until Caesar changed It to Jan. 1. With the Jews the new year began in September in civil affairs, but in their ecclesiastical reckoning the beginning of the year dates from the vernal equinox, March '2'2. And. as this is astronomically the beginning of spring, the date , is a logical one, and that of the '25th of ' March ("25 being a more fully rounded number) was accepted generally by Christian nations in medieval times as New Year's. in England Dec. 25 was New Year's until the time of William the Conqueror. ills coronation happened to fall on Jan. 1, and accordingly the year ^ was ordered to commence ou that day. Put the English gradually fdll into union will) the rest of Christendom and began the year on March 25. When in 158*2 the Cregorlnn calendar was promulgated and delinitely located New Year's on Jan. 1 most Catholic C countries adopted It at once, but Kng- j land did not acquiesce until 1752. In ancient Rome New Year's day y was given np to feasting and froliek- ^ ing. Sacrificial tires burned continual- c Iv All ^ llik oho eo t\f l?n r?/wl u A 11 / ^? VIII. M I III I O KJI 111*- UUIVV- /XII ^ litigation and strife were suspended, j I > ALL NATIONS DRINK A NEW YEAIl'S < HEALTH. k i reconciliations took place, New Year's calls were made and New Year's gifts bestowed. There also originated the New Year's resolution, for every Roman resolved on New Year's day to so i regulate his conduct that every word and act should be a happy augury for all the days of the ensuing year. On account of the orgies which marked the New Year's arrival not only among the Romans, but among the Teutonic races, the early Christians looked with scant favor upon the whole season. P?y the fifth century, however, Dec. 2.r> became the fixed festival of the Nativity, whereupon Jan. 1 I ... I.. I t. .. -.A JISSIIIIICM it NJJUCIJI I SUC1UU ciiuiuciur u? the octave of Christinas day. The giving of gifts on New Year's day has been superseded largely in Anglo-Saxon countries by the giving of Christinas gifts, but the custom still is retained in France. This custom was one of the most ancient and universally observed of New Year's day. The drulds distributed branches of tile sacred mistletoe. The Human emperors exacted gifts, and so did the English rulers down to the time of Cromwell. The world over on New Year's It Is a custom to drink to the health of one's friends. The custom of making New Year resolutions and "turning over a new leaf" Is universal and. like political platforms, is as much honored In the breach as in the obsorvaiav. Hut the temntation which surrounds frail hu man Leln^s in this wicked world are n.uny and insidious. What a menace to our comfort. What reproof to him that boasts, Those habits that, discarded. Haunt our presence still like ghosts! ?Kansas City Star. The Burroughs School susoended last wefk for two weeks t:> pive 1he children ard the teaehers the benefit of the holidays. There were Chris-tanas exercises in the various class rooms. ^ r # 1 i lie : c 19 This is the first issue of the Ilcralc oes in the progress that the county will iin the paper, to advance the cause of t hat good ever so little. It has tried to t aper runs under its present managemei nmumm ^hich Passes off Without Any Serious Mishap. VERY RAINY CAY < i 'he Ordinance Against Fireworks was Let Down and the Men and Hoys i Turned Loose on Wednesday levelling, and it Was Some Racket. ( Wedn.sdjv morning la t was i Christmas eva, and ?t was ustnrcd | n with dark cloudy weather and < ome rain, several heavy shuwers ailing during the day. Did this < ut. down the size of tin crowd of Christmas shoppers? Well, very ] ittle, and especially during the i indoftbeday the county seat prosinted the usual busy appearance on be streets and in the si?ore3 and it i astcd until well into the uighL In the late afternoon, it was still lark and rainy. It seemed the best pime to turn loose the boys who were < 10 anxious, apparently, to make a liu with sky rockets and giant sautes. They were accordingly tumid loose and they took advantage of t wiihott delay. The old, old Dhristmas din started in then and t lasted almoct all night. At midlight the streets were far from deseit'd. The noise of lire crackers ningled with the ringing of the1 ihurch bell whe~ v.he clocks chimed j )ut the hour of midnight. The merchants of Conway certainy did a rushing Chris'mas business. Many of them had laid in extra supplies of Christmas goods. Most of ;hem sold out aim st to the last irticle. On Christmas morning the weathir was still rainy and very dark. It was like a rainy spell in the Sumner and lasted all day. Conway Methodist Church. Services for Sunday, January 4th: Sunday School at 9.45 a.m. Preaching at 11 a m. At this service the Lord's Supper will be administered. Ed worth League at 3:.S0 p. m. | Preaching at clo p. m. Prayer-meeting on Wednesday aigLt, A cordial welcome for all. Albert D. Bctls, Pastor. Christmas at Epworth Ilall. The Prima-y department of the Methodist Suuday School gave a delightful Christmas entertainment) and Chrhtmas tree in Ep worth Hall in Christxas night. In spite of the rain a large Lumber of the children were present with their frier ds and parents. The exorcises were in charge of Mrr. \. C Th? mpson, who is superintendent of the Primary department. She was well assisted by several other ladies who help as oachers and r dicers in that d pa t rent. After the songs and recitations by the lit le folks wero over the pres ents from tho Chris mas tree were distributed. Tnis was done by th ? light of the burnit g candles after the electric lights were turned ouf. Theexercfs s closed with prayer by1 the pastor, Important Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Waccamaw Executive Commi t o a* Loris on the 5*h dav of January at 10:30 a. rr.. at ihe Baptist cbureh | Let all who have requests bring them up at thai tune. J. E Edwards, for Corr. ?- ??? ? Card of Thanks. To all rry friends who so kindly helped me in the Biaro Content, 1 wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for vour support. Fannie Burroughs. Hi B LS 91 Bj ^cr> ' ' ONWAY, S. C.? THURSD I for the New Year of 1014. As this fin make during the New Year. What liti he people of Horry County as a whole, lo it in the past. It will nu:kc every en it. And this issue goes out with best w A SAD DEATH Sudden Death of Miss Jessie Oliver \V hile Attending Holiday Party Near Toddville. On last Saturday n'ght, while attending a party at the residencei of , Mr. and Mrs. A. M Dusonbury, at Toddvilie, S. C , Miss Jessie Oliver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. 1) Oliver sr., of the Greenwood sett'.on, suddenly became unconscious and fell. She never spoke another word and iu a few minutes died. She had jutt arrived at the party and jwarOQt;d at the lire, and had gone into a room with the c ther girls to prepare for the ei t rtainment, when the sad summons came to her. She was a young lady of many charming traits of character and personality. Sho was J lit approaching mature woQjan hoed, and for one to be taken thus iu the biocm of youth, was a sad blow to too entire community. She is survived by her father and mother and several sifters, all well known hero. The funeral took place at TTnion Meihodiet Church on Snuday net- -1 i o'clock. I m l'o the Corn and Cotton Club Hoys. J ] We have just received the reports j from the C< t'on Club Boys and have divided out the guano according to tbe reports sent in by the Corn and Cotton C!ub Boys. You all know that the companies give guano only to those boys who used their guano. Winners of guano in the Corn Club. Acme Guano. Herman Gore 4 sacks Albert King 3 sacks Frank Squires 3 sacks Wilcox & Gibbs-Guano Willie Best 4 sacks C'llem in Martin 4 sacks H G Smith 2 sacks Walt <r Squires 1 sack W W liowell 1 sack W E Rowell 1 sack Ashepoo B'g O Guano Jts-Je James (j sacks Clyde C joper 5 sacks Gricr Bucks 3 sacks Jessie Daniels 3 sacks Comoabee Guano T) M Chestnut 4 socks 1 Ei Chest nut 4 sucks Thos B E'rice 2 sacks Cooper Guano Julius Coi por 5 sacks Conest <e Guano D O.iver Jan es 7 sacks Winners of Gunno in the Cotton Club. Wilcox Oibbs Guano Willie B 'Rt 4 sacks II G Smith 14 sacks Coopc Guano Julius Cooper 5 sacks Asbepoo B'tf O Guano Clvde Cooper 3 sacks Conestee Guano Walter Squires 3 sacks I will notify the different companies so you can ^ it your ^uano out in January. I wish to thank you boys for vour cooperation and the t/ood show which vou made at the Fa'r last fall, also your present, interest. Boys of the different sections are joining for next year. We hope t) mako next year the : best year yet for the bov?. S, H. Brown. The Grier Mercantile C<?.. is thp name of a new corporation now being formed and which will occupy one of the stores of the Quattlebaum block on Main Street, carrying a full line of fancy groceries The corporators are G. K, Grier, C. B, Dusenhury and S S. Sarvis jr.. all well known men with long experience in business pursuits. Success is predicted for them from the start. G. F. Grier will bd president, C. P, Dusenbury, vice president and S. S Sarvis jr*t will be secretary and treasurer. i Mc m _ vQ -i AY, JANUARY 1st, 18 st issue goes out from the ofliec, the pul tie he could, hp has done throughout tin It is the ambition of this paper to acc< ideavor to do it not only throughout tl 'ishes foi a happy New Year for all. urn n iiEis fiafhorod Rv thn II 1#1 va&V'a vv& L-/J I'llV A iVl tlriVI Man in a Week GAU6HT IN THE PASSING Stray Hits of Local aad Personal* News ---Some of Those Mentioned You Know-?()ther8 You May Not Know --Happening Around the Town Writ lit 15)14. Don't for^? t and write it 15)13, H L Alfoid was in Conway last Tuesday, 0. D. Anderson was in Conway last Saturday on business. Last Friday was fair and beautiful. If you want a farm, read W Boyd Jones' ad in this oaper. adv. j i CM. Reaves of Loris was in Conway last Friday on business, O. W. J >hnson was in Conway on business the middle of last week. W. N Gorrald was here for sever I al days during the holidays. I Lelioy Cates spent last Saturday j and Sunday here with friends. ' A M nncoil WllPir <if Tnrlrl n'll/v ' , .w uucvu u?> J ) wi 1 UlUI V IIIU, W US in the city last Saturday on business. J O Anderson was in Conway the J latter part of last week on business. J. Sid Bellamy of VVamneo, S. C., 1 was here on business last Tuesday. J J. L Su^'^s was ainonir those in Conway on business the first part of last week You will now have to change the 3 to a -1 in writing the dale on your loiters. I Ma^ii-t.'ata S .Vi. Allen of Gtirley, S. C , spent a few hours in Conway las.t Friday. Some people are predicting bad weather during the early portion of 1014 Maybe not. R R ButTkin of Green Sea was in Conway between trains on last Tucsd?y O.iyer McMillan of Dunn, N. C , 5 pent th i holidays here with his mother. Mrs. Ed. N. Jones and little son, b\l ~ r K * 11 r ? ^ uiuwiu, ui ivjuuiHS, are spending tin; holidays here. Miss Dor. na Coleman is {-pending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs J. A. McDermoit. Mi-s ID loo Stransky of Now York is visitina Miss Jessamine Burroughs on Fifth Avenue. Miss Eulalie Tisdale is sp nding the hnlidavs with ber parents, Mr and Mrs. Kelly Tisdale. Aithur Goldfinch is among the young men who spent, the holidays at homo with tboir parents. Miss Bertha Klein of New Yv>rk, arrived a few days afo to spmd t>;e holidays with her shtir, Mrs. Chas. J. Epps. Grady Titdale of Charl( to, N. C.. came home and spent the holidays with his parents. Don't forgot that the Herald's j >b printing is guaranteed. If it is not what it ought to be bring it back, You don't have t.o keep it. The attention of every reader is mailed t > the advertisement of the Palmetto G-oeery Co. appearing in this isf>u<\ Call on them when in I need of stuple groceries and oth^r things of quality. 14. dislier {'oils no greater interest than he e past years that he has been connected Dmplish some good for its readers, be ic New Year, but for so long as the KIirARK?S1IKPPARD m _ - i iic ainrriagc oi aiiss Ida Khuark to Mr. Carter Sheppard an Kvent of the Happy Christmas Tide. On Christinas day, December 25th, 11H2, at tho Methodist parsonage, Conway. S. C., Miss Ida Khuark, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11 I). Khuark, became the bride of Mr. Carter Sheppard, of Atlanta, Ua., the Rev. A. I). Retts of the Conway Methodist Church performing the ceremony. The wedding was a very quiet one, but it had its romanticfeatu.es, and the fact that it took place on Christmas day causes it to stand out as one among the happy ever ti pulled oil at Conway on the uuiversal day of good cheer. After the wedding the happy couple left on tho evening passenger train for Virginia, where Mr Sheppard will be engaged in but iness, ami where the couple will bi at heme for some time. The groom has been here for several months, and during that t mo engaged in businoss and made many friends among those whom he met. He K a man of pleasant address and goo*, bearing Miss Ida is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs a n r-. * ~? V". " Rhuark. She numbers her trienohere by the score, though the family have net been residing in Conway except for about the past year. She is well known for hor high character, her kindly and lovable disposition, and many other charming qualities which have made her dear to thoso who knew her. Many good wishes follow her into her new home. Death of Elvira Wilson. Mrs. Elvira Wilson died at the residence of her son, A. 15. Wilson, at Conway, on December lhth, 11)13, at a very advanced age, having been born on January 29th, 1830, thus being in her 84-h year of her ai/e. S io was a membar of the White Oak 13jiy Bipt.itt Church. She was preceded to the grave by her husband many years ago when her children were <put3 young She is surviveo by In r sons, Levi Gibson of Marion, A, 15. Wilson of Conway, J. W. Wilson of Wilmington, and her daughters, Mr.-. Annie E Powell of Jacksonville, Ela., and Mrs. Erar.k Lynch of Cool Spring. Child Burned to Death. On last Saturday, tho child of Mr. an.l Mrs. 1). S. Creel, four years ol iiifji. uani/ht. Iir<* tn i t.c olm.ki.? ^ W VW . WJ Uivvuiu^, YVIJlltr playiDg around a wash pot, and was so badly burned that it died some l time that ni^'ht. Every elTjrt was { made to save its life but without avail. The bereaved parents have the S3 mpathy of the entire community. bishop (iuerry to Preach. B.shop W A. (Juarry, Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina, will visit Conway next Wednesday, Jan. 7th, and will conduct services in the Co' wav Metho list Church that oi^bt at 7 ii1) o clock. This will be his regular annual visit here in the interest of the local Episcopal eon^re^uion. B-b p (Iuerry is a strong preacbei and ii v.tv p ipular in Conway, anc a laroe ucmb-r of people always attended when he is to preach. Th? public at lar^'e is invited to atteni t >i> Kpbcopal service t> bo held b\ coo r to - y in the Methodbt Church. S>ce setting up the announcement of the visjt of Rt. Rev Wm A liuerry to Conway on the 7ih inst a let'or has been rec? iveil frtra hin sayirthai it will not be possible for him to reach here before the ltttl of .January, at which time he wi! ho'd scryicc and preach. Card of Thanks. I take this method of expressir> , my heai t-felt toanks for tne man) ' kindDd^ses hhown to me and to m) | Mother, Elvira Wilson, during hu last illness and death. A. B. Wilson. No. 38H The Old Year I And the New 1WATCHKD the old ye?T fade. I And with 11h dying light H The gloom, at first a nhade. Turned Into duckest night. And then 1 Hold; "'Tin gone The old year Is no more, And memories now alone Linger along the shore." I watched (lie old year (lie, And with Its fading day H Tlu ic came the thought that by 11 m death a brighter way Opes up, and. all things bright, SBB We'll have sumouse at lust wB9j Prom specters dark as night. 9H They'll live, hut In the past. ^9H T11E OLI) VRAH'H PLIGHT. I I watched the oM year's niKht H And then said, with a smile, "Aii. now the new year bright '" Will hiilo with 11m nwhll?l" Hut ere my hopeful dreams Iluvc roalUMd one 'lay H Is (lend and punned; it oems , H It bI ai i > t"i t to dt i a \ Thus all along I he way H Qrav(.*i". uuisi mailt the milea, H An epitaph each day, H A toinl) of tears and smiles. H Ho we begin the new H ('Tis old ero we've begun) H To find it's aging, too, H With the first setting sun. H Ilut 'twill not aiwuys be. There'll come a living day, Jr I And all things new, and we Shall live in endless May. I No gravestones then will mark The tombs where dead hopes lie, I No nights of sorrow dark I Creep o'er our changeless sky. ?James Daniel Cleaton. I + + *M? *+-1- * & >+'V d* >1* v 4- 'I* *! + * ++++ !? I f* I || NEW YEAR'S DAY. | ** I ** I IK dawn Is gray and chilly ?? I || I with the frost, l1 I |. * The old year's pulse now || I .? flutters, now Is still, ,, I And all our twelvemonth's deeds, 4 > I || for good or 111, ?j? I Pass into shadow, silent, one by |' I one, || I ? While from the night wherein we ' wander, lost, T The now year rises with the rising * sun. |; * * i . A new year? Nay; 'tis but the ,, same old year, '* The same remorseless round of ? )* sun and rain, '| .? Of seasons In tlieir order, Joy und || ?? pain? ?i *i? Tho old emotions playing upon ? '' strings * || That wa * a llttlo older, drawing || * near ,, ? The final end of all remembered < things. ? ? ? l || Earth ages, and tho very moun- || ,, tains nod ^, I 4? With years, and wo who crawl ,, ? upon their breast ?? | Pass at tho sliding sands' benign ** || behest. || ,4 Hate fades, greed falls, lust crum- 0 hies into clay, 4? And there are left but love and faith 4 and God, ' * t To whom a thousand years are as || r. A-.i v T" ^ -Reginald Wright Kauffman. ^ + 4"M- :* -? v -I v v -? ++4> | RoYflL RACING POWDER ; A Pure, Grape Cream ' Tartar Baking Powder a Royal Baking Powder Improves the flavor f and adds to tko health* fulness of the foodm k?K ; ,' <