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YOU 9 CAN BIG TILL GET 'EM AT YEAR-END SHOE SALI AND SAVE THE DIFFERENCE c Let's Go On a ash Basis Home Gardening and Poultry Raising will lower enure cost of high living LET'S TRY IT ONE YEAR! 'I lie Government will f'.ive us all the necessary advice. Write Dept. of Agriculture, Washington. Furman Smith, Seedsman Phone 464. Chanqe In Location I am now located over W. A. Power's grocery store at 212 1-2 S. Main Street. 1 thank my friends for their past patronage and ask con tinuance of same. I make plates at $6.50 I make gold crowns ot$4.00 Silver fillings, 60c and up. Gold fHHnga $1.00 and up Painless Extracting 40)c. I make a specialty of treating Pyorrhea, ?lveo laris of the gums and all crown and bridge work and regulating mal formed teeth. AU work guaranteed first class. _ S. G. BRUCE DENTIST ANDERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. ' lit mire with ns and keep tho money at homo. Kvory dollar of our collec tions deposited In Anderson county hanks and helping to improve Ander non county conditions. BATES: ?.1.00 per 91,000 on Dwelling. W.OO 2-:i per 91,000 on Other Property ?OME A3?. SKi: IIS .. J. J. Smith. President and Treasurer. J. 11. Vandiver..Vice President J. J. IVfojor... .Secretary DlKF.rTOHN: Rev. W. W. I^eathors, J. M. Knox, ??~.U '?iaVSl Lee 0. Holleman, * J. J. Smith. , P. 1?. Brown, "* ' "T S. L. Shirley. " J. R. Vandiver, J. J. Major, , Hi H. Omv 73 Dinners Were Given Out to The Poor Local Salvation Army. S< vi>iily*tlir?e dinner.'; were given In I lie dcacrving poor of Ander..mm und ls< I (on on Christmas iluy by I lt? local post of the Salvation Army. Tor sever :il weeks KiiKlgu Helcher had hecn working ami planning l'or the free Christmas i|inner, uh It is commonly culled, and us u result of his in hunt a large n uni her of people mere inailu happier than I hey would otherwise have been on Christmas day. Fifteen liusketK were Bent lo i Ici I on ami dlHtrilutted utnotig poor families Ihere. The remaining f>s were given out here. Euch Imsket contained enough iond r.ir live persons, mid the: contents consisted of potatoes, bread' coffee, sugar and cither a chicken or; a piece of roast. _ j i?erimmy's Version. BERLIN, Dec. 20.?The official an | nounccmcnt on the progress of the war, given out In Berlin this afternoon ' rel?tes German successes In the west- f cm arena. English und French at-! tacks near Nloupurt have been repul- , sod. The statement refers to engage- I incuts elsewhere in France, but eith- i er makes no mention of the outcome 1 or say:-: the situation .remains un changed. In Russia the Germans took prison ers near Lotzeo; ceased their attacks on the Dzura river and were success ful on the PI 1 lea. The Gorman admirality anuouncu lventof an attempt by British war ships against the German coast is the lirbt mention of what appears to a re ply to the recent German raid against the Eugllsh ports - of Scarborough, Whitney and llartlcpool. Tito British authorities have made no mention of this operation. From the reference to Cuxhaven in the German announcement. It would seem that the German rivers indicat ed arc the Ellie und Weser. Cuxhaven in a fortified German seaport, ?S nines wout northwest of Hamburg. Ills at the mouth o of the estuary of th3 Elbe. The approximate distance across the North Sea Crom from tn!e English coast to Cuxhaven is 3G0 miles. Hello Girls Each One Received Handsome Christmas Gift of Bar Pin. (From Sunday's Daily.) The "hello glrla" in ho employ of the local office, of the Southwestern ! Bell Telophono and Telegraph com pany were tho recipients yester'.:> of! handsome and serviceable Christmas' rememberdnccs from the well known j jewelry firm of Walter Hi Kecso & Co. Bach girl of whom thero ore fourteen, j received a gold bar pin, in the shape I of a crescent. It has been, a custom of J this firm for years to give Christmas pr?senta to the members of the police I forco, the county officials or other members of that class who servo the public. It is needless to say that the | young ladies are appreciative of tho kindness and thoughtfiilnesB of this Arm. FINANCIAL NEW YORK. Dec. 26.?Tho state meat of the actual condition of clear ing house hanks and trust companies I for the week shows that they hold 9117.121,200 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of SK.17A.7Kn Vf mm lnnt weelr Saved Girl's life S . "I want to toll you what wonderful benefit I havo re- [k ccived from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught," writes :; Mrs. Sylvan?a Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky. S "it certainly has no equal for la grippe, bad colds, ? liver and stomach troubles, I firmly believe Black-Draught jg saved my little girl's life. When she had the measles, they, went in on her, but one good dose of Thedford's jg Black-Draught made them break out, and she has had no more trouble. I shall never be without in my home." For constipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi ness, malaria, chills and fever, biliousness, and all similar ailments, Thedford's Black-Draught lias proved itself a safe, reliable, gentle luid valuable remedy. If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black Draught It Is a medicine of. known merit Seventy-five years of splendid success proves Its value. Good for y?ung and* old, For safe everywhere. 'Price 25 cents. * ' (' A*'?' ti A SPLENDIl BY THE f _ j ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF! MAIL MATTER HANDLED ; IN EXCELLENT STYLE. DONE ON TIME. Seemingly Impossible Task Is' Performed by a Faithful j Postoffiice Staff. No review of Christmas In Anderson . would be complete or fair without j mention of the very Important part; played by the postoffice employees in , contributing to the success of the oc-, e.ision. While some have taken no tice of this fact, there are but few people in the city and eounty whose) pleasure was not made the greater by | reason of the excellent service ren- j acred by Postmaster John It. f och-; ran'* loyal and efficient staff of help ' The truth of this would be far more convincing could the people of Ander-1 son but have, taken one look into the postofflec matter it was a sjfsht to stagger any set of postoffl?e en.-1 pW.vees in the country which met tho i e^ cs of the clerks and carriers last | Friday morning. Actually, there were wagon loads or mall matter brought Into the office for delivery. To have "worked" that amount of mail and de liver It in one day of fair weather would have been a tremendous tas?t, hut to clear the postoffice by deliver ing that much mail matter in such weather as that which existed Friday, seemed at first an impossibility. A Herculean Tusk. But with n determination that no obstacle could have overcome, these loyal men set to work to perform what the average men fould pronounced an impossible tar'-. The result of their efforts was th t when dark came no one single piece of mail matter, except* that which was put In look boxes, was left In the postofftce. In addi tion, tho postofflec was as clean and tidy as though It had never been used ut all. One looking at the Interior of that building Friday morning and see ing it that night would scarcely linvn believed his own eyes. Bue a Holiday. It should have been said in the out set that Friday was a legal holiday, and the city carriers and the clerks of the postofflec were entitled to a holii day. But not a single man once thought of taking the day oii, or even a part of it. In fact. Postmaster Goohran has never observed the logul holidays. Instead, they did tho hard est day's work In the Dilatory of tho Anderson postoffice. Too much could not bo said in praluu of the city car rlers, for on their shoulders fell a burden that would have been Impossi ble of performing by many. In a driv ing ruin and through-streats that were veritable quagmires the elty carriers plodded throughout the miserable day, making two complete rounds nnd do Hverlng every piece of mail matter that was to be delivered. Rural Carrier.?** Task. Despite the fact that they were ac tually sick, suffering with la grippe nnd high fever, two or more of the employees refused to leave their pobIr of duty when Postmaster Cochrdn suggested that they do bo. They stuck to the respective posts end tolled away udtil the last piece of mail matter had been properly disposed of. So heavy was the mall to be deliv ered in the city that two extra car riers, Marshall II. Gaillard and E. C. I McCants, who ore postoffice clerks, were transferred to this service. So burdensome was tne incoming moil [that It was necersnry for the railroad I to put two dray wagons into service j hot ween the depot and postoffice in stead of the usual one. And no man [worked more faithfully than E. B. L jGraddtck, the veteran carrier of mail [to and from the postoffice to the depot, to mako tho Christmas handling of mall.a success. Mr. Graddlck is em ployed by the railroad. Ho is an old soldier, but his years affected In no way his ability to do as much -work as the youhgest man in the service Heavletrt .Mails Ever. In speaking of the matter yesterday, Postmaster Cochran stated that the Christmas parcel post mail this year was estimated as being from three to five times as much as that handled last Christmas, This fact Is most probably due to the general public having become bet* ter educated to the advantages or the parcel post as a medium for trans porting their packages, The "straight" mail matter was ninny Ulme? heavier than that of last year, anji the entire amount of mall was the heaviest in the history of tho Anderson postoti'icc I Many patrons on the city routes were appreciative of the good work Jd.ono by the carriers and remembered tthom In various ways. Some patrons made the carriers nice presents, wbll* others Invited them in tr have hot coffee a*.d Christmas delicacies. Postmnster Coehron. Not only was tho main dor tofriei kept busy throughout tho week. But ? rushing business was done at. sub-sta tion No. I, at the, Orr-Gray Drug Cum pany. Postmaster Cochran estimatotl that tho amount of business dm? at ) RECORD 'OSTOFFICE this sub-station this year wan fully doubl? the amount doue ul Ilm main poslofficn the first years ho WUH post master, he agent, in charge of this substation as well us those in charge ' of the sub-stations performed their dut Ich well and with marked faithful ness. Hack of the excellent record ac complished by Anderson's postoffice force, who are second to nom; In the United tates in efficiency and loyalty In duty, is tho genius of Postmaster ' John It. Coehran, who has just gone through 1rs Hovcnteenth Christmas in tills capacity in this city. lie is the ' oldest postmaster in point of service in South Carolina, and it Is largely due to his abnility to organize the work and ?xceni/? tho plans that are neces sary to Its success that the Anderson public has enjoyed the best postal service of any town of the size of this city In the United tateB. here is gen eral regret that he is soon to lay down ; the duties which ho has performed so raithfully and well through nil these years. in order that the general public might know the employees of the post office who have contributed to their enjoyment of Christmas, the follow ing directors or the office is pub lished: The Employees. ] j Rufus H. Gaines, assistant postmas ter and chief clerk. P. C. McPhail, superintendent of carriers and dispatching clerk. Garland McGregor, money order and registry clerk. Harry Jones, dispatching clerk and general utility clerk. C. C. Gaines, general delivery clerk. C. Ed Kimsey, stomp clerk. James H. McDaniel, dispatching clerk and parcel post clerk. Marshall H. Gaillard, substitute gen eral utility clerk, and carrier. Edwin C. McCants, substitute gen eral utility clerk and sub-carrier. Malcolm T. Burrlss, city carrier. Balus C. Maxwell, city carrier. John L. PurgaBon, city, carrier.. ? F. A. Williford, city carrier. Elliott C. McCants. > Lawton M. Willlfocd, parcel post carrier. Leighton Pruitt, Substitute parcel post carrier.. Harold Howcll. special dolivcry messenger. , Jesse Johnson, special dolivcry mes senger. V Jasper Coker, serving for J. J. Coker, rural carrier .No. J". Sloan Maxwell. rural carrier No. 2. Clarence I. Meeks, rural currier No. 3.. W. S. Power, rural cnrrlor No. 4. Wade II. C.ilmer. rural carrier No. r>. Orovor C. Hall, Rural Carrier 0. Leroy Gaillard, rural carrier No. 7. James P. Gray, rural carrier No. 8. John A. Dendy, olork in charge Gluck rural station. Samuel H. Johnson, clerk in charge Mills rural station. L. Reed Jackson, clerk in chargo Orr rural station, SmUh U. Mull, clerk in charge Tox awoy rural station. David S. Gray, clerk in chargo city station No. 1. E. B. Li. Gruddlck carries mail to and from tra?na for railroad, f Too Late for Xmus. F.?ME. Dec. 2G.?(6:25 p. m.l?A daughter .was born today to Queen Helena of Italy. Mother and child are doing well. Legal Notices TBVSTEE'S SALE. _ t-? By' virtue of authority vested In me in accordance .with a trust deed executed to me by P. fl. ft T. J. Orif ftn on the 9th .day of January. l!H *, (said deed being recorded in tba of fice of the clerk of court for . Ander son Couuty in r.ook S. S. S. S. at page 207) I will fell to tho highest bidder in front ?r tho court houso door at Anderson. 8., C .during tbo usual hour of sali on Monday. Jan uary the 4th, 1 HT., the following de scribed tract of land,, wit: All that, certain 'Aifece, p?r?el or tract of land lying, being and sltunto in . Broadway township, Anderson County and ill the State, of South Carolina, on waters'-of Beaver creek, containing one hundred (100) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of B. (I. Breasesle, L. E. Campboll, MlVT;;:M. Campbell and' others, It being ' the same tract of land' conveyed to P. B. &. T.. J. Griffin* by J. J. Fretwellon tho 15th of October, 1910, which said d?cd is also recorded in office of the clerk qf court for Anderson ^County to which further reference may be had. Terms of sale: One-third cash, bal ance on er ?dB: of. twelve months, se cured by i and mortgage on said premises b ng interest at tho rate of eight pe? codt per annum, with privilege of purchaser paying nil cSBh if ho so desires.. l*urohastw,to pay extra for all pnpers. R. U ORIFFIN. Trustee. A S-15-22-2??. Good Order Christmas In City and County Marked by Good Behavior. n<'iti>r order than thai which has prevailed in Anderson city and county , [Iiis year is not recalled by the oldest ' Inhabitants. With the exception of a tiair-(h)7? ii (Irung*; and what appears to liave heen an accidental shooting, t there has heen no disorder In the eity J] i?r county of consequence. Ii '.he sheriff's office has been one of 1 the quietest and most inactive places ! s in Anderson for the past week vir 11 more. What few arrests were made for | drunkenness and disorderly conduct 1 were by the city authorities. I Mayor Acts j Suspends Fines of Three Young < Men Fined for Gambling. i (From Sunday's Daily.) i It lias been learned that Mayor J. H. i Godfrey has suspened the sentences : or the young Milte men who pleaded guilty in recorder's court last Mon day morning of charges of gambling. It will be recalled that at 2 o'eloclt last Sunday morning a detachment ol police raided the armory on West Barle street and arrested seven young men on charges of piaylug dice lor money. In recorder's court the followingday the charges were dismissed as to one member of the party. The remaining six entered pleas of guilty and each was sentenced to pay a line c)* S25. Upon .the recommendation of the city attorney, the recorder suspended the sentences of three of the six young menr Some time after that Mayor Godfrey suspended the sentences of the other three young men. This fact was dis covered yesterday upon a perusal of thu polies court docket. Some time ago. it is Btuted,' elty council delegat ed to the mayor Its authority to grant pardons or in any other manner nul lify the action of the recorder. Shooting Negro Boy Claims Shooting of His Sister is Accidental. (From Sunday's Dally.) Whether the r.hooting of Rebecca Moore by her brother, James Moore, yesterday morning at the family resi dence on Cleveland street was. acci dental, us the boy clam3, or intention al, the county authorities do not know. At nny rate they have James i^Tntnd the bars, where hn will remain until this point lias been decided and tho girl recovers from her wound. James Moore, a colored hoy of about 20 years af age. says he was play ing with tho pistol, a 22 calibre affair, when it went off. The bullet struck bis sister, who is said to be about 18 years of age; in the back and lodged in a kidney. Medical attention was given the negress and at. last reports she was getting along well. The boy works in the slasher room of the Bro gon mill. CONTRABAND OF WAR .. List Has Recn Revised by' 0reut Brit tain and Notire Uhren United stutcs, WASHINGTON, Dec 26.? Great Britain today notified the United States of a revision o ftho- British contraband list The previous -list of contraband is maintained, but sulphur and glycerine arc transferred to the absolute contraband class. ' , , The following additions'to tho list of absolute contraband was made: Ingredients of explosives, namely, nitric acid, glycrrtne. aectons, cal cium acetate'and all other'metallic acetates, sulphur, potassium nitrate, fractions of distillation products' of. cjai tar between benzol and crcsol inclusive^ aniline, methylnnlliuo, dlmtby 1. aniline, auionlum Perchlor ate, sodium Perchlorate, barium chlor ate, calcium nitrate, mercury. : Resinous products: . Camphor and turpentine (oil and spirit.) Ferro alloys in?lnhdtng ferro-tung sten, ferro molybdenum. Tungsten, molybdenum,, vanadium, selenium, cobalt, ma gnose, wolfram ite, acheelite. molybdenite, magnesef ore, sine, lead oro. , Alums and salts of alumlnus. r Antimony together with sulphides and oxides of antimony. Copper, part yrought and copper wire. -Submarine sound signalling appara? tus. , Tires for motor vehicles and cycles together with articles or. materials peclally adapted for use in mann ure or repair oi I ires. .^Rubber, including rav/ waajte and xc* dmlmed rubber and goods mode whol ly of robber. ************#:?.:? * ELECTRIC Cm * _ * Items of Interest and Personal * Wireless on the Sti y * v. ********* *.? (From Sunday Hole Overcoat And Admitted II. William J Hums i;; clear out of the running with Deputy Hill Drennan of Magistrate W. C. Hroadwcll's office .vlieu it comes to turning off a clever | '.it ot detective work and getting re mits. The man whom Bill caught is tamed Hill also, but that had nothing .0 do with the case. He' would have icon caught all the same had his name >een either .Mutt nr .left' vir anything Mse. Several weeks ago a man who Melted the carnival which was show ng in North Anderson had his ovcr oat stolen from his automobile. The natter was reported to liill (whose Christian name is Williams, the same j is W. J. Hums) and ho at once pro-j :tded to ferret out the thief. The j leputy went about the Job deliberate ly but none the less surely, and as a | result his man. Hill Davis, pleaded guilty to the charge in Magistrate Broadwell's court and was sentenced to pfcy a fine of $10 of serve 30 days on the gang. The man purloined a $25 overcoat and soM it for the measley j sum of 7.', cents to a party at Iva. The overcoat is now in the posaession of the chief of police at that place. Davis is about 10 years of age and was arrested near the Itivcrside mill. Anderson Folks Haw .i Fox Hunt. Few Anderson folk had ever wit nessed a fox hunt until yesterday, when scores of them saw the real thing. This one, however, was on a motion picture screen. It was none the less realistic, though, and just as enjoyable as the sure enotfgh hunt doubtless Is. The picture was staged here in Anderson by au Atlanta firm and Col. James T. Roberts furnished the "dope.'J-The film was shown at the Paramount theatre yesterday and last nlgnt and will be shown again Mon- : dPy. Whilo tho entire picture was good, parts of it were exceptionally lino. The scenes of the largo pack of hounds dashing through the woods and occasional glimpses of the fox it self were thrilling to say the least. Several well known homcB in the city and county, notably those or Messrs. 0. O. Uurris. W. A. Watson and J. J. Fretwell. are brought into the scenes. | Several Anderson people are actors in the picture and without exception they acquitted themselves w?U. Writing Many ? Labor Contracte:. ' The last few days have been excep tionally busy ones with Magistrate W. C. Broadwell, and in one linn particu larly, that of drawing up labor con tracts, he has been rushed beyond all comprehension. On Thursday lie drew up .40 such papers. How many he drew prior to that date is not known, but the number will probably exceed a hundred. Farm laborers are being promised all the way from $8 to $15 per month. The average price, how ever, .is $12 per month, tbe laborer! agreeing to feed himself. ' o ' No Recorder's Court On Christmas Hay. There was no session of tne record er's court on Christmas day. Conse quently those mortals' who were lock ed up Thursday night and did il?t get out on bail were forced to languish in prison throughout that night and nil day Friday night and until noon, yesterday, when court was held..The majority, of those who were locked up Christmas eve managed to obtain bail in some manner, leaving but a few who were forced to spend the Yule Tide in the city prlBon. ' o?? Christmas Tree ' . For this Hog. r Jack is a prize-winning English' bull terrier, owned by Thomas H. Glenn. Jack is never forgotten on Christmas and Mr. Glenn was very busy Thurs day afternoon trying to arrange a Christmas tree for the dog. He- bad some small toy cats and dogs together with some choice bones and a . huge pork chop. Jack was also the rccel pient of a box of bon bons from a dis tant city, which ho enjoyed Immensely. Mr. Glenn invited several of hiB friends to attend the function,} which was held in his room. j Former City Editor Back For ? Visit In Anderson ' Mr. d: .Watson Bell,, former city editor of the Jatclllgcncer, now editor and business manager of the York News, is spending n few hours in "His Town" with friends. The expression "His Town" is appropriate in every s?nse of tho word. As the. many, friends of "Watson" as ho is known all over the city aro always more than glad to have him with them, and are profuse in their best: wishes for a prosperous Noar Y?;ar as "Edit?r-incW' oaf"'of the York News. Under whose able guidance, is bound to become one of tho most powerful and influential factors in the betterment of Yorkvillo and York county. . ,., , o '-' I Stele Fowls and Cet? in Jail. AW Brown, colored, rvos brou&ht to Anderson Friday afternoon drom Wii liamston, where he was conviel?a of stealing chickens and sentenced to :{.:{.:{.:{.:{.:{..{.:{.:{.:{.:{.:{.:{. r SPARKLETS * _ * l Mention Caught Over the * eets of Anderson # j? # .y. v *5f? * 's Dally.) pay a line of $r>0 or serve 00 days on ihn ehuingang. anil placed m ??0 county jail. He will be sent to the eountv ehalngaug where he will work out his sentence. Several cases or. theft of fowls were lodged against Alf. Services Today At Helton. Instead of the regular Sunday school services at the First Baptist church at Beliou today, the day will he observed as "gift service," when white gifts for tho King will he brought. Everyone is invited to attend the services and bring Bomo gift of white. An address will he made by Mr. H. W. Provence. Km ploy cos Off To" The Annunl Banquet. A special ear attached to one of the interurban trains leaving the city yes terday morning carried some three dozen employees of the Southern Pub lic. Utilities company and the Pied mont and Northern Lines, who make their headquarters in this city. They were bound to Charlotte, where the annual banquet was held last night of the employees of the Duke Interests, which embraces the Southern Power company, the Piedmont and Northern Lines, the Southern Public Utilities company. Heretofore it has been the custom to banquet the employees of these three companies separately and in different cities, but this year it was decided to bring the employees of all companies together in one big ban quet. The affair was held in the arm ory at Charlotte and doubtless was an enjoyable occasion from every standpoint. Cold Wave Swoops 'Bonn on Anderson. A day that*torake -cloudy and threat ening yesterday and moderately cold turned off fair In the afternoon and brought about the coldest weather that has been' fc)t hero this winter. A 'stiff, biting wind sprang up and drove the chilly atmosphere through the heaviest wraps and overcoats. As a consequence of the uncomfortable .weather, few people were on llie streets during tho afternoon. The streets Inst night were all but desert ed. Early In the evening the mud which holds undisputed sway in An derson streets, began freezing anil by midnight was frozen so stiff one could walk over what were puddles, of liquid mud but a few hours before. Unless water pipes were cut off and well drained last night, plumbers will have all the callB they can answer this week. -o R. I. Yeargin Is New Magistrate. Governor Bleasc has appointed R. I. Yeargin magistrate at Sandy Springs, vice Earie Green, deceased. It was an nounced some days ago that the gov ernor had appointed A. M. Mllam to this position, but tho papers issued in the appointment of Mr. Yeargin stat ed that Mr. Milam had failed to quali ty. French Submarine Sunk. *. LONBON, Dec. 27.?(.?:2G a. m.)?A steel net stretched across the entrance to Pola harbor, Uio great Austrian na val port, proved the undoing of the French submarine Curie, aayB a dis patch from Milan tc Lloyd's News. In company with other submarines the Curie was attempting to force an entrance Into the harbor to torpedo an Austrian, squadron. L The''Curie collid ed with th? net. A merchantman gave the alarm 'and the forts opened fire. Two shots struck the Curie, which slowly sank. The captain and crew, except one ofllcf, nwam clear and were captured. . Learn About Your Eyes Unto everyone is* given tho right to investigate, but . many remain ig norant on thd ?most important sub jects by. accepting hearsay as facts. We give the \ ' , WHY, WJl?REfc'OfiE ' * !AN,I>,PR0uF .. ' -- it>r everything we do In ouv our op '-tlcul work. ' We are ready to shovy, you whether I you tavo eye. trouble or not and to j prove that glasses will give you relief. .Investigate our system, loam the Im portance of thoroughness and scien tific trainingnecessary to pno who , profess*.s to treat tho eye; SO CHARGE w FOH CONSULTATION ~ the Sir-Fit Optical 310 Main Street GR0?ND FLOOR