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K TsTT X Letters to Santa Claus Williston, S. C. Dec. 17, 1929 Dear Uncle Santa Claus: I am a IftUe boy five years old I 'want you to bring me and my little brother Francis a little wagon and a wuyntfr organ and some fireworks and candy your little boys Harris and Francis Still r Barnwell S. C. Dec. 15, 1929 Dear Uncle Santa:—- I am a little girl five years old I want youl to bring me a doll and a lit tle carriage^ and a set of tea set, and don’t forget my little sister Wilma bring her a doll and tea set too. I will not ask for much. iftror little girl ' Marion Creech Barnwell 8. C. Dec. 15, 1929 Dear Uncle Santa:— 1 am a little girl 8 years old and in the second grade. I want you to bring me a doll and a tea set and a yo-yo that ia all I am going to ask for, for I know you have so many little girls to go to see Your little girl Lavalette Still of Dec. For Christmas. I want a serv ing table and a doll crib 20 inches long, Your fr&nds, Marian Ellis y Barnwell S. C. Nov. 25, 1929 Deaj^ Dear Santa Claus. ^ Please bring me, a yo yo, aleojbring me a pair of gloves. If cannot bring both, bring me the cap pistol and fruit. I am a little boy eight years old in the third grade, by-by dear Santa Clause Your litUe friend, Lanier Sanders. Ike Best Purgative for Relieve* the congestion, reduce* complication*. ary 1st * penalty of six per cent will be added, and after March 1st a pen alty of eight per cent win be edded. After April lit„ execution will be is sued against sll property on which the tax has not been paid. By order of Council: 2t F. S. Brown, Cleek. NOTICE. Bsmwell 8. C. Dec. 16, 1929 Dear Santa Claus:— 1 wifi write and tell you what I want for Christina* I want a doll and doll bed and a little box of sta tionary. I am 11 yean old and in the fourth grade Your little girl ■ Lila Still Dunbarton S. C. Dec. 4. 1929. Barnwell, S. C., Nov. 25, 1929. Dear Santa Claus I want Christmas' to hurry and come, and I know you do; you make marfy, many children happy. I would like ' to have a tea-set, sparklers, and fruit. I am ten years old and in fifth grade. My sister who is five, would like to have a tea-set, sparklers and fruit too. We would like a small lamp to gether. I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Good-bye Santa. Your Best Friend, Vanderlyn Sanders. 'For" Trips WEEK-END AND OTHER SHORT TRIPS Save Money a*d Buy the Greatly Re duced Round Trip.Tickets. TWO-DAY LIMIT TICKETS Round Trip One Fare and a Third. SIX-DAY LIMIT TICKETS Round Trip One Fare and a Half. Tickets on sale daily at any station 150 miles distance or less. COMFORTABLE-ECONOMICAL i THE SAFEST WAY TO TRAVEL • | Consult Ticket Agents. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM All persons .are hereby notified not to 'set off any fireorackers, Roman candles, skyrockets, pinwheels or any kind of fireworks in the fire zone of the Town of Barnwell. By order of Council: George W. Peeples, Chief of Police. (Ed. Note.—Five letters, post marked at Hilda and addressed to Santa Claus, were thrown into the waste basket for the reason that it appeared that some would be practical joker was trying to “put oue over.” jFor his or her benefit, we want to say Legal Advertisements We are aim out beginning a new puar. I am 8 years old and in the fourth grade but I will be nine on 16 Club.) Notice of Diorkarge. Notice ia hereby given that I wil file my final account as Administra- •uch letters do not display wit but| trix 0 f ^ Estate of David Jeftcoat r»th*r th* lark of It aiul iwxt ye*r| with th« Hon. John K. Sn.llinc, Judge •uch writer, can Miee their itampa | of Probate for Barnwell County, State and give the money to the Goadfellow, | of South Carolina, upon Monday, the LOCAL AND PHRSONAL WRW8 PROM RLLKNTON EHenton, Due. 14.—Miss Gladys KIvowK /* s'vrrwrvj m t k r- r I-RUI owam fv^aM v wii^* Cv* study at Wtuthrop edilege and la at home for a abort while before aasum- iag the duties of • toucher. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Etchison and family, of Columbia, wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs W. D. Bush. Helen Brabham' and Mary She Had Given Up Hope, She Declares “It b simply astonishing the way I began to gain strength and feel bet ter with the very first few doses of this wonderful Sorgon. were the v» Ellen Walker ■ m MRS. MINDA HARRIS. “For four years my stomach was out of order, ray food didn't digest right and oometunoa I'd feel like I'd suffocate with the gases that would form after meals. I was so nervous mt night that I seldom slept more thoa an hour at a time. Constipation gave me lots of trouble mod rheumatic pains were so bad that I just about gave up hope of ever be wail Since taking Sargon, my doesn’t five me the slightest mMm not nervous either, and mors active and energetic I*. Myrheu- me like It did, nd get up In te Phoebe Bush guests of Mr* gusts. Mies Grace Walton spent several days recently with friends in Colum- Wa. Mr. and Mr. Wylie W. Mayes, of Georgia, spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Myes. The Ellen ton Chapter, U. D. held its regular monthly meeting Wednes day at the home of Mrs. M. F. Bush, during the busineen »ess)cr\ which was presided over by Mrs. E. R. Buckingham, the president, a com mittee was appointed to investigate the advisability of awarding a scholar ship to some worthy boy or girl. The Historian presented an interesting program after which the hostess, Mrs. Bush, Mrs. T. D. Bush and'Mrs. W. W. Walton, served delicious cake and coffee. The December session of the Wo man's missionary society of the Bap tist church was * held Tuesday after noon in the Philathea class room. The president presided over the meet ing at which time mil officers were re-elected as follows: Mrs. W. H. Jones, president; Mrs. B. W. Polk, vice-president; Mrs. C. G. • Young blood, secretary; Mrs. C. M. Turner, treasurer; an interesting program was given. Mrs. M. E. Bush delightfully enter tained a small group of friends with a spend-the-day party at her home Tuesday. The time was spent in quilting a beautiful quilt which had been made by the Pauline White Cir cle of the Allendale Woman’s mis sionary society. Mrs. Bush’s sister, Mrs. Marguerite Oswald, of Allendale, was instrumental tn assembling the squares of the quilt each of which con tained the name of a person who had made contributions to the build ing fund of the church. • The quilt will be sent to a former pastor's wife for a Christmas gift The following ladies from Allendale organization ware present: Mrs. W. B. Oswald, Mrs. J. L. Oswald, Mrs. Cole, Miss Marguerite Oswald and Miss Lela Mae Oglesby. Invited to help these ladies quilt were Mis. T. M. Young blood, Mrs. W. H. Jonas, Mrs. C. M. Turner, Mrs W. D. Bosh and Mrs.* C. G. Youngblood, all of EHenton. Mrs. Brnh served a delicious two course luncheon to the quilters. ate? . !■■. 16th day of December, and petition the said Court for an Order of Discharge and Letters Dismissory. 1 Annie Lou Jeff coat, Admx., Estate of David Jeff coat Nov. 19th, 1929. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE Notice it hereby given that I wil file my final account as Administra tor of the estate of J. W. C. Reed with the Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of the Probate Court for Barnwell Coon ty, South Carolina, upon Monday, De cember 2Srd, 1929, and petition the said Court for an Order of Discharge and Letters Dismissory. R. L. REED, Admr. Estate of J. W. C. Reed. Nov. 25, 190. CITATION NOTICE Ehe State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. By John K. Snelling, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, G. S. Boynton made suit to me to grant unto him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Mariah Sease. THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Ma riah Sease, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Barnwell, S. C., on Saturday, December 28th, next af ter publication thereof, atMl o’clock in the forefioon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. Given under my Hand this sixteenth day of December, Anno Domini 1929. John K. Snelling, Judge of Probate, Barnwell Co. Published on the 19th day of De cember, 1929, in The People-Sentinel. taining forty arras, more or Isas, on which is situate Springfield Church for colored people, bounded as follows: Oil th* North by lands now or former ly of Andrew Jesse; on the East by lands of Mrs. Cora Hill, lands now or formerly of Joe McCrae/and on the West by lands of Patterson. This land having been purchased by Alex and Hagar Green from Parker. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. Successful bidder must deposit with the Master the sum of # One Hundred Dollars a 8 evidence of good faith, and upon their failure so to do the Matter shall immediately or on some subse quent Sjalesdgy re-sell said property upon like terms. G. M. GREENE, Master, Barnwell County Master’s office, December 14, 1929. TSSB day. as plaintiff’s attorney might 4i- rtet, during th, tefri hour, wk At rkk ot th* former'purcluuer or pur- chasers. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell Master’s office. Doc. 16, 1929. MASTER'S SALE The State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. Josephine Woodward, Plaintiff, MASTER'S SALE MASTER’S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. Elvira R. Anderson, Plaintiff, v*. Rosa Dunbar Faust, William Dunbar, Barthwell Dunbar, Clarence S. Dunbar, Lennell A. Dunbar, Robert T. Dunbar, Rozelia Dunbar, Luray D. Snelling, Ozeen Dunbar, Hia watha D. Bush, Pearl D. Adkins, Thelms D. Williams, Thomas Cave, Carrie Cave, Isaac v Cave, Ernest alias James Cave, Eliza alias Janie M. Cave, Thomas alias Jewel Cave and Henry Cave, # Defendants. vs R. L. McLean, Jessie Allen McLean, Helen McLean, Frankie Hastyigs McLean, Delmar McLean, Fred Mc Lean, Louise McLean and Griffin McLetn, Defendants. By virtue df h dlcretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause, V will sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, i» front of the* Court House at Barnwell, State and County aforesaid, on Monday, January 6th, 1930, the same being salesday in said month, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real property, to-wit: All that tract of land situate, lying and being in Four Mile Township, Barnwell County, South Carolina, with the buildings thereon, contain ing two hundred and _ eighty-four (284) acres and bounded North by lands of Ed Weaver, East by lands of Jeesie Farmer and lands of Carrie J. Ashley, South by right-of-way -C. L. Railway and Weat by Carrie J. Ashley and Northwesl road leading from Robbins, State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. ^ Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. S. R. Compton, Plaintiff, vs. J. A. Hartsog and Ethel Grubbs, Defendants. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, State and County aforesaid, on Monday, Janu ary 6th, 1990, the same being salesday in said month, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real property, to-wit: All that pieces parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the town of Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina, and bounded and measur ing as follows: On the North by Dex ter Street measuring thereon 100 feet; on the fcast by lot now or formerly of Corley and measuring thereon 225 feet; on the South by lot now or for merly of Ethel Dublin end measuring By virtue of e decretal order to me dimUrf in th* above entitled ceo»e, I South Caroliri., to Cam* J. Aahley's will Mil at public auction to the high- Hom , wh i ch „par»te. thii land •at bidder for caah. In front of the : from |andl ot u Weaver. Court Houm at Bernwell, State and | Tfrn) , of ulc . Foi . cajh . and pur- Cdunty aforeaaid, on Monday, January cUMr to p, y for p.p.r.-and revenue «th. 1980, th* name being taleaday in lUmp< ^ y* wcceMful bidder ia •aid month, between the legal hour., IrqaLrw j with Maater of nle. the following deMnhed real, y,, |Un> o( two hundred doltara, aa ptaMrty, to-wK: evidence of good faith, and in’caae he All that pkee, parcel or tract or .j* flil , « to do, th. Mid property land, in above named county and State , |hal| ^ , mnMdlaU | T ro-eotd by aaid and in Richland Towuehip, and con-1 ^ .ekaday or «« Uiniag one hundred fifty (150) meres, more or leas, snd bounded as follows: pn the North by lands of Mrs. Jame Killingsworth; on the East by land of Kendall Company; on the South by i lands of R. I. Cave mad on the West by lands of M. O. Wall, being the same tract of lead purchased by Isaac Don bar from V. V. Holman. Terms of sale: For caah and pur chaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps and the successful bidder to deposit with the Master the sum of two hundred dollars aa evidence of good faith, and ia came he or the fails or refuses so to do, then the said property shall be immediately ra-sold by aaid Maater on the amine salesday or on a emeeubsequent sal today, aa plaintiff's attorney might direct, dur ing the legal hour s of tale, at risk of some subsequent convenient saleaday, as plaintiff's attorney! might direct, during the legal hours of sale, at the risk of the former purchaatr. G. M. Greene, Maater, Barnwell County, Master’* office, Dec. 16, 1929. ■ J. - J. '"3 thereon 100 feet, and on the Weat by the former purchaser. Estate Notice to Debtors mad Creditors Notice is hereby given to all per sons holding claims against the estate of H. W. Jones, to file them duly at tested with the undersigned Executor, at Blackville, or in the office of Judge of Probate for Barnwell County, on or before Tuesday, December 31st, 1929, and all persons indebted to aaid estate will make prompt payment to the % undersigned Executor. H. WINTON JONES, Executor of the Will of H. W. Jones. Blackville, S. C., Dec. 12, 1929. CITATION NOTICE FOR BALE)—Long Island, Janey, tut f The State of South Carolina, County of BamwelL 7 1 By Johr. K. Snelling, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Edith Ann Vickery hath made suit to me to grant unto her Letters of Administration of the Es tate of and effects of J. Jay Vickery; THESE^ARE, THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. Jay Vickery, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Barnwell, S. C. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, next after pub lication thereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if ar.y they have, why the said Adtninistration should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 10th day of December, A. D. 1929. JOHN K. SNELUNG, Judge of Probate, Barnwell Co. Published on the 12th day of De cember, 1929, in The People-Sentinel. lot of Lula E. Anderson and measur ing thereon 225 feet Including build ings and improvements. Terms of sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. That the purchaser will be required to deposit with the Master 6100.00 as a guarantee of good.faith, and should said purchaser fail to pay the sum of $100.00 the Maater will proceed to re sell the same at the risk of the form er purchaser. That if the purchaser should fail to pay the balance of the purchase price within fifteen days from the date of the sale, the sum of 6100.00 deposited with the Master shall be forfeited as liquidated dam ages and the premises re-sold at some subsequent salesday upon the terms and conditions o fthis decree. G. M. GREENE, Master for Barnwell County. Master's office, December 14, 1929. G. M. GREENE. Master for Barnwell County. Master’s oAice, Dec. 16, 1929. MASTER'S SALE MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. < / Gertrude Green, Idella Gads ten, Mary Stevenson, Clara Brown, Ella Davis, Fairy Green, C. P. Green and Spur geon Green, Plf intiffs, va. Marion Green and The People’s Bank of Bamberg, . ^ / ' Defendants. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Court of Common Pleas. United States Fidelity A Guaranty Company, Plaintiff, * vs. J. C. Turner, Defendant. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, State and County aforesaid, on Monday, January 6th, 1930, the same being salesday in said month, between the legal hours of aaler- the following described TOWN TAX NOTICE Taxes due the Town at inH*r the year emfiag Nov. 1. 1 be paM *4 the By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause,4 will sell at public auction to tbe high est bidder for cash, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, State and County aforpipud, on Monday, Jaau- azy 6th, 1989, the same being salesday in aaid month, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real property, to-wK: All that pbea, parcel or tract of real property, to-wit: All that ceitain tract,; parcel or piece of land situated and lying in Barnwell Cdunty, South Carolina, and containing forty-nine (49) acres, more or less, and bounded «a follows: On the North by lands of C. F. Rizer; South by lands of S. E. Creech; West by lands of Annie L. Creech or tract No. 4 (4) of this sub-division, and on the East by lands of Eva A. Creech or tiact No. 2 (2) of this suB-divieion; this being tract No. 8 (3) of the di vision cf the J .F, Creech estate, more fully known or shown by reference to a plat made by J. V. Mace, surveyor, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Coart for Barnwell County in plat book number 9P at page 55. Terms of sale: *For cash and pur chaser to pay for papers and revenue and the succ—ful bidder to 01* the said Master the sum of two hundred dollars as evidence of good faith, and la caee he er she fails % MASTER’S SALE . State of Sou* Carolina, County of Barnwell—Court of Common Pleas. Metropolitan Life Insurance Com pany, Plaintiff, vetsue Waiter C. Cunningham and Swift A Company Fertiliser Works, Defendants. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause. I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, State of Sou* Carolina, on Monday, January 6, 1930, the same being saleaday in •aid month, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real property, to-wit: All that certain tract ar parcel of land, with the improvements thear ' situate, lying and being about miles Sou* of *e Town of WilKsum, in Williston Township, Barnwell Coun ty, Sou* Carolina, containing two hundred fifty-nine (259) acres, more or less, bounded on the Nor* by lands now or formerly of Q. A. Ken nedy, on the Esst by *e lands now or formerly of Q. A. Kennedy and by the waters of Old Ashley Mill Creek, which separates said tract of land frqpn *e lands now or formerly of Mrs. Bertha S. Kennedy, on *e South by the waters of the W. T. Riley Mill Pond, {oraerty known as Bryant Weathersbee Mill, and on *e West by *e public road leading from Wil- Hston to the W. T. Riley Mill Pond and lands of M. C. Kitchings and Mrs. R. L. Hair; and lands now or former ly of Charlie Martin; said tract of land having such shapes, courses, dis tances and boundaries as are shown Upon a plat of survey thereof made by J. T. Wise, C. E., dated January, 1924, and filed for record in the office of the Clerk of Court for Barnwell County, South Carolina; *is being the same tract of land heretofore con veyed td W. C. Cunningham by Mrs. Ellen H, Wise by her deed dated De*- cember 19th, 1918, and recorded on December 19, 1918, in Deed Book 8-P, page 819, Barnwell County Records. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papeft and revenue stamps. No bid will be accepted by the until a caah deposit as earnest of one hundred fifty (6150.00) lass hae boon made. Said sum shall be forfeited end applied to costs and plaintiff's judgment If a with the sale is not had within