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INTERESTING ITEMS FRON THE COUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Peo ple nil over the County and to Those Who Ilnvo Left the Family Hearth* stone and gone to Other States. (Voss Hill, Doe. 18.?Mr. P.. R. Austin and family have moved to their new home recently purchased from Mr. .!. I). Reeks. Mr. N. I. Williams and Miss Lbzio Carter wont over to Greenwood last Wednesday and returned Tliursday. Since cotton dropped below fl< trade is <in 11 here. Post Master R. G. Crisp has been quito si<d< for several days. Mr. Mnyno P.ryson of Rock Mort, Qa., lias been with ivlntlves !:<:?<? for a visit. Mrs. Itryson, Iiis mother went home with him Saturday. Dr, and Mis. .1. F, McGownn of Bu larlce. On., is visiting Mr. W. T, Mad don and other relatives here. Besides attending to Iiis practice of medicine, the doctor owns and runs a big farm. His many friends are glad to see him. It is beginning to look like Christ inas was very near. The decorations at Rnsor, Anderson and Denny's are tine and the other stores are in line. Saturday was a big day in town. A big clearance sale is going on at Itas or. Anderson and Denny with three times their usual number of clerks. Simmons big furniture sale is on, Luth er Martin and Jno. W. Ilanna are sell ing at cost and all the merchants are selling low down to get. rid of the big utocK of goods bought last summer expecting 12c cotton. "Observer" in last weeks Advertiser seems to think no one who is holding cotton can have a "clean sheet" with the hank and the merchants. Who is ho anyhow? Misses Barr and Alken, teachers of Pine Grove and Wade schools respect ively were Cl'OSS Hill visitors Satur day. The Lexington County School Trus tees Association is in favor of devill ing the fertilizer tax between Clem 8on and the rural schools. I bei love something of the kind ought to be done. I would not want Clcmson crip pled at all, but don't believe in giving Item "money to burn." Miss Lizzie Bryson is at home from the Greenville Female College for B rteit. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brooks have uinvod to town. Thoy occupy part of Mr. J. It. Wllcot's residence. George, Lucille and Mary, children of Ttev. O. M. Hollings worth left last Friday for Llthonia. Ga., to visit their grandmother. Mr. iioiiingsworth preached his farewell sermon here Sunday. He and Mrs. Hollingsworth will go on to Llthonia and stop with hornefolks a few days before going on to his work in Oklahoma. Waterloo, Dec. 18.?Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Culbertson havo issued Invi tations to the marriage of their daughter, Maude Gene, to Mr. George Oelhoun Anderson of Spartanburg. This happy event will occur at the bride's home December 2f,th at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Miss Ida Mao Whnrton, who has been 111 several weeks, wan carried to the Knowlton Infirmary In Colum bia last week for treatment Mr. H. C. Sims is buPdlng a neat cottage on one of his lots on Whnr ton Ave., just back of the school build ing. Mr. Merrell J. Pearce expects soon to build a houso on his farm above Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Walker leave this vreek for Appleton to spend tho holi days with relatives. ?Rev. .T. T. Miller has gone to Wash ington. I). C, on a brief visit. ?don, Dee. IS. Rev. H. L. BaggOi ?poni Sunday tilghl with Mr \. R Brooks and family. Mr. Carl Reeves bus relumed home %o spend the holidays with ids moth er and relatives. Mr. I. V. Hipp is remodeling his dwelling house. Mrs. L. It. Brooks is still with her URGES INCREASED FIRE CAUTION Insurance Commissioner Asks Fire Chief to Warn People Against Care lessness During Christmas Holidays. Insurance Commissioner' F. H. Mc Master has addressed a circular let ter to all the cities and towns of the state urging them to take care during the Christmas season that all precau tions against fire he used. He urges that the merchants and house keepers do no! 1?* * up In their vigilance along these lines bill that extra precaution he taken that waste is not allowed to accumulate Fire Chief Crews receiv ed the letter in this city and it is as follow s: Columbia, S. C, Decentbor 14, 1911. c: ier of Fire Department, I .aureus, S. c. Dear Sir: if you will refer to the papers of last ! December, you will be struck by the : great number of fires, which occurred j from about. December 15th to Decem ber '.1st. This is the usual occurnnce for this season of the year. Therefore, this is to ask you most earnestly to have made an inspection of all promises in your town, so that waste uccummulmions, which might be sei lire by earele:?;, handling of lire, be removed. I most respect' ally urge that due precautions be taken to eliminate the use of fire works daring the Christmas hoi idays. After the strain of business Inci dent to Christin-.s trado, there seems to be a letting down among the peo ple, and a greater number of fires oc cur from neglect than usual. Your co-operation is respectfully asked to the end that lire waste may be reduced, and that lire insurance may be ultimately made less. F. II. McMastor. Insurance Commissioner. PHILADCI.PHIA Ol'F.KA COMPANY. Attraction at the School House Fri day K\oning liest I'liiiiu of the Lyceum Season. Supt. b. Ij. Jones has requested that the people of the city be inoi'rnied of tlie tact that The Philadelphia Opera and Concert Company, which is to be here Friday evening nl the School Au ditorium, is tlie best, attraction of the Wholo course. The company has been in this section for several weeks and everywhere that they have gone they have received an ovation. The New berry people are said to have been charmed witli tlio program and the way it was rendered and other towns have boon equally well pleased. Clin ton was more than pleased with the concert. Mr. Jones has been very insistent on Tlie Advertiser making a big spludgo about this attraction this time. He is so sure that it is going to be tlie best yet that he does not want anybody to miss it. It would lie well then for everybody who cares for mus ic at all to go to tlie sc hool house Fri day evening to hear these artists. The program is in two parts. Tlie first is composed of selections from a number of composers. The second part of the program is a rendition of a part of Tlie Mikado. This opera will be sung in costumes, which by the way arc said to he extremely beautl ful, and doubtless will be greatly en joyed. The single ticket admission will bo 7f> cents. The concert will begin at 8 o'clock sharp. Medical .Meeting Postponed. i Monday Is the appointed day for tho regular monthly meeting of the County Medical Society. On nc count of the fact that it will bo Christ mas day, tlie meeting has been post poned until Friday following. A num ber of Interesting questions are ex pected io como up for discussion. In addition to this the ofilcors for the coming pear are to bo elected. Episcopal Church Services. Next Wednesday morning tlie 27th., there will bo services in tlie ICpiscopal church. The Rev. A. B. Cornish will be here and will preach, the services beginning at 10 o'clock. daughter In Columbia. Mr.* It. W. Nash who has been vis iting in Friendship and Bdeil common ity returned to his home in Greonvilh Friday. Mrs. J. W. Benson Is suoerlng verj much With rheumatism at this writing A merry and hti'.ipy Christmas l< tho editor. \ IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS? New York Sim. We take pleasure In answering at once and thus prominently the com munication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: "Dear Editor?1 am eight years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says 'If you see it in The Sun It's so.' Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? "VIRGINIA O'HANLON. "115 West Ninety-fifth street." Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They <1?>>>t< that nothing can be which is not comprehensiblo by their minds. All mind-. Virginia, whether they he man's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours tuen is a mere insect, an ant in his intellect, as com pared wiili the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. / Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, lie exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and yon know that they abound and give to your lifo it; highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would he the world if there were no Santa Claus? It would lie as dreary as if there were no Virginias. Tl ere would he no child-like faith then, no poetry, no ro ; mauco to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in souse and sight. The eternal light with which childhood tills the world would he extinguished. Not believe In Scuta Clans! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might g. t your papa t<> hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Chrlst mas eve to catch Snnttl Clans, but even it they did not see Hanta Claus 'coming devil', v.'.-. ? bu!d that prove? Nobody sees Santa (Mans, tint li nn sign that there i- no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies danc ing on tin1 lawn? Ol course not. but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise in side, I.ul there is a veil covorlng the unseen world, which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart, (oily faith, fancy poetry, love, romance can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supeni.il beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank Cod. Me lives and He lives forever. A tiioii Band years from now. Virginia nay, ten times ten thousand years Cvom now lie will continue to make glad the hearts of childhood. YOUNG MAN COMMITS SUICIDE. .lohn II. Price Shoots Himself at the Home of His Father a Feu Miles from Town. John II. Trice, the son of Mr. Henry 'I'. Price Who lives about four miles north of the city, committed suicide Friday morning by putting a load of bird shot through bis head. The young man had been despondcr.l for some time and Thursday evenini, lock ed himself up in bis room failing to come to Bupper or to breakfast the next morning. About eight o'clock Friday morning the members of the family were startled by tjho sound of a gun shot in the young man s room. They rushed in to tint! thill he had | placed the barrel of tjhe gun against his head and caused It*to explode. The coroner empanelled n jury and found n verdict in accordance With the above facts. The young man was carried to Iiis former home aear Madden Station Saturday w'ie.e the funeral services were held. Dil. PINSON CONTINUES SICK. Popular Physician of Cross Hill Not Improving as Fast ns His Friends Would Wish. The many friends in the county and elsewhere of Dr. B. W. Piusen, of Cross Hill, regret to hear of hi* con tinued illness at Iiis home. The doc tor was stricken with something like paralysis some time ago and does not show a material improvement. A number of physicians have been to see him, among them being Drs. Knowl ton of !olumbia, Nouffor of Abbeville, Pryor Of Chester, Noel, Turner. Har per and Bpting of Greenwood, Teague, Fergusop and Hughes of Lau rone, Fennell of Waterloo, Austin of Ciih ton besides all of his fellow doctors of Cross Hill and possibly others. Dr. Plnson, besides attending to a large practice, runs a drug store at Cross Hi1!. Is a surgeon of the Sea board railroad and always takes an active part In his medical society. His continued illness is a source of much anxiety to bis many friends In and out of his profession. Magistrate W. T. Crews. Mr. W. T. Crews, up until a few months ago editor of the Laurensvllle Herald and now editor of Tim Nows Scimotor, of Greenwood, has been ap pointed by OOVI lllonsc to fill out the uncxplred term of the late Capt. John M. Iludgons as* judicial magistrate. It i- understood Ihn! there wer" several other applicants for the place. Mr. Crews stntcsythni the acceptance oi this office wnl not Interfere with his duties ai Greenwood. UNIQUE ADVU-KTISINU ANALYSIS, i Rcprcscntailve of Jacob & Company CnnvasHcd (lie City Last Week Ann* I) slug Advertising Results. Marly in (lie spring o this year l.au rons and her rural routes wen- can vassed by a representative of Jacobs & Co., of Clinton. S. C. for the pur pose of finding out what the Southern people read, taking the trade area of Lnurens as representative of the South. A printed copy of the results of their Investigations reveals many interesting facts in connection with the reading hnbits <>t' our citizens. Our readers will remember that early in .March Mr. A. O'Danlol called upon them and Inquired as to what, papers each subscribed to and made a record on the spot. On last Monday inoi ntng and during all this week Mr. O'Danlol has been reviewing the work, but from quite a different standpoint. He is now mak ing a careful check to ascertain the re sults of n large advertising campaign which has been running through the I Church papers during the last year. The render is asked whether he has noticed to advertisements In the de nominational paper taken by him and what impression the advertising has made upon his mind. Remarkable re sults appear to have been attained in that actual sales and many Interested readers testify to the attractive and convincing arguments set forth by the advertisers of the goods in question. By this campaign Jacob & Com pany have beon enabled to find out the most popular papers and periodi cals and what percentage of the [ico pie are really considered a part of the reading public. And then again, by this campaign, they have endeavored and apparently successfully, to derive at the real benefit from an advertis ing campaign put on some time ago. According to the answers received, nearly every person who subscribes to one or more of the periodicals in which these advertisement ran, an swered that they had been affected In Bomo way hy the advertisements. They bad either read them, noticed the plc ttires, written for circulars or In some cases had bought. The results ob tained were very gratifying to Mr. O'Danlol. \t Poplnr Springs. There will he an entertainment at Poplar Springs school house Friday night. Dccombcr the twenty second, beginning ai 7:JtO o'clock, a small ndmlfl ion fee w ill be charged. A t I alurston ( durch? Rev. i: i'. Mite heil will preach ai L?ngste ii the Rth Sunday ?it f I o'? The l.UM ibera end com munity S invlled to' bp pre;.cut. CAPT. J. IM. HUDGENS GOES TO HIS REWARD After a Lingering illness of Severn! Months lie Died at a Columbia Hos pital Sunday at about Noon. Capt. John M. Hudgens, one of the county's well known citizens and a judicial magistrate at this place, died at one of the Columbia hospitals Sun day. Capt. Hudgens bad been in ill health for some months, but only re cently had his case become serious enough to cause his friends and fam ily much anxiety. Though Capt. Hud gens had been ill for some time Iiis death was immediately due to an at tilt k of pneumonia. The burial services were held yes terday afternoon at Chestnut UldgC church, of which Capt. Hudgens was a member before bo moved to l. areas. The services were conducted by Rev. W. R Thnyor, assisted by Rev. i:. C. Watson. A large number of BorrowhiR friends and relatives followed the body to Its last resting place. The pall bearers were Mr. ('. I'.. Uoho, Dr. L. s. Puller, Dr. A. .1. Chris topher, Mr. John Franks, Mr. R. A. Cooper, Mr. c. II. Roper, Mr. 11. I). Mnhnffcy ami Mr. .1. s. Bennett. Capt. Hudgens was 7:! years of age and is survived by his wife, one broth er, two sisters, tit roe sous and four daughters. Mr. R. II. Hudgens is Iiis only brother; Mrs. Dr. J. S. Wolff and Mrs. John Moore are his surviving sisters: his sons are Messrs. W. 1'. Hudgens, Ambrose and John; his daughters are Mis. Fugene Teague, of Arkansas. Mrs. Alice Teague, Mrs. It, Civ Smith, Mrs. Ross PojUfeC, and I Mrs. Rroadus I HI'.. ('apt. Hudgens, at the outbreak of hostilities in 1861 was among the first 10 enlist, lie served gallantly through the war as a member of Company A of the Third s. c. Regiment, common ly called the State Guards. After the war lie returned to his home to assist in upbuilding Iiis state and In improv Ing Iiis surroundings. In 1900 li>' mov ed to Laurens and continuously since then he filled tin office he occupied at tlie time of his death. He was a consistent member of his church and for many years was deacon of the church of this city. Capt. Hudgens was a man of sterling worth and Iiis deatli is a distinct loss to the count v. GARLINGTON AND lOUNG GRANTED A HEARING liefere Governor lllense todfn when it is Possible (hat They niiglll Tell Something Heretofore Kept Secret. Tin: News and Courier carried the following story in its columns yes tordny: Columbia, December 18. John V. Qnrlington and .lames Stoho Voting, now serving semences of three years and one year respectively, in 'lie pen itentiary for breach of tin t in COM nection witli tin- defunct Semlnolo Se curities Company, will have 11 personal hearing before Qovernoi Hleasc on Wednesday, December 20, ..: II o'clock The hearing was granted l?j the Gov ernor on the request of Mr. Christie Reuet, attorney for the two prison ers, who stated in a letter to tie gov ernor that his clients were extreme-1 ly anxious for a perron : audience. It is an unutftial thing to gran) pris oners a personal audience with the Governor, for petitions tor clemenmy are usually made by written communi cations and through petition l?J friends. However, the Governor says, "1 have never been averse to hearing the personal appeals t > me for clem ency in the exerolse of lay duties as Governor, or to shut oil anj nvenuo to those confined in the penitentiary to appeal to me for mere;, in the enforce ment of the laws of the state or In the exoclso of the power of my office." The Governor will allow them to como before him and bo heard III person, and sets the 20th ol thh month as the dato and 11 o'clock A. M as tin: time for the hearing. Doing Much Retter, Misses I.idle and Mottle Hlnkeloy and Mrs. Rebecca Bobo, of Clinton, vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bramlctt last week whore they could he with Miss Nannie Kranit who was so painfully hurt n few weeks ugo. Miss Franks, who ; suffering from n broken hip caused from being knock ed down by a boy on the streets, lias endured a few we ?'? of Intense paill but her many frie Is will bo glad lo know that she hop' to he able lo ?II up in a !iort tin Ml ' v.a 1 ds has been at I lull I 'id I given I!:" onj.c fa! Iiful < 1 0. Signs off the Holidays on Every Hand. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE The Itev. ('. Ii. lloiiuin. Who has boon Called lt> tiic i'reslijteriiiii Clllircll Preaches a Pine Sermon Kcforc 11 (ongrcgiitlon Composed of Members (if Ml tlctioitiitiulious. Clinton, Deo. is. The Itov. C. E. 11od?In, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church of Greensboro, N. c. who luni been recently culled to (he Klrsl Presbyterian church horo, preached to the congregation on Sun day at the morninii and evening sor vices. As it happen- il the IL.ptist anil Methodist church we ? closed and so i a large congregation, representative of 1 t!u- town, heard hini. Words of praise nr. to he heard on all sides, Mr. Ilod giu preached to the Thorn well Memo , rial congregation in tho afternoon. While in town he was entertained I?' Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Jacobs. Mr. Ilodgln :'i!l i-as the Clinton call under con sid 'lltloil ii is hoped lie will decide to accept |j 11 Chora wet I Orphamige schools * il i . do >d for the Christmas holi il resuiuu work the first. Pin laded school holidays begin Thursday. On SVodpesdaj evening tho little people of tho primary depart ment will give a little piny, "Itobolllon in Toy land", at popular prices, tho profits to hu used to buy mime much ; needed equipment in the. first grade room. The youngsters will afford great pleasure to their friends as tlolls, ted dy bears, jumping jacks, and go forth. Final examinations are going on at the college and the students will drift away for visits homo as they finish. Tho last examination will be held Fri day. Exorcises will ho resumed on January it it. i On Wedesnday afternoon, s<cession Day will he observed by the Stephen 1 D. Loo chapter at the hi,nie of Mrs. I'. Mel). Kennedy. Tim no ml i?rs of tho I chapter and the veterans of Camp It. S. Owens are expected to be present ami crosses of honor will be hcstOWcd on several veterans. I'liitcrtuinmciif af Italian. The It V. P. V. of Itabuu Creek church will give an ont< rUiinihont Fri day night. December 22ud, beginning nl eighl o'clo<:k. Everybod> is invited to attend. Klecfed senior (,'raiid Warden. At the meeting of Ihn Grund Lodge of Masons, held in Charleston last week, Hon. It. A. Cooper of this'city, was elected Senior Grand Warden. 'Phis is one of tho highest olllCOS In the order and one greatly coveted by Masons. Mr. Cooper also made the presentation address when tho oil portrait of the late Col. It W. Mali was presented to the Grade Lodge. A number of Masons went to Charleston from here to he present at the meet lug. M is Sarrah I?. Terry. Mrs. Sarrah D. Terry, a native of this county and a sisiter of Mr. Y. C. Heliums of this city, died at hoi home in Falrvlew township, Greonvlllo coun ty, Sunday the 17th. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at i'lsgah church, 1'iov, Mr. lilaokman conducting the services. Mrs. Terry was the wife Of the late John M. Tor ry and has one living son, Mr. .1. Kus sel Terry. She was a sisfer of Mr. Y. C. Ilollams, Miss Mattlo Ifellams of Lattrcns and Mrs. Nannie Truman of Texas. She was greatly heloved by a wide circle of friends ami her death is a source of bereavement to many sorrowing friends and relatives. lllake.ltulY. The announcement of tho approach ing wedding of Miss Kathorlno Mlako, of Ninety Six. and Mr. Kniest Huff, of Greenville, has been rccolved here with much Interest, Mr. H?ft' he ir:: tho son of Mi. A. Huff of tain City and quite well known here. Mi*s ke is a member of a prominent 1 ood i ounty family and is a : ,:? :? lady of many charms. She I? a of t' ? < !|ilCot e. < 'ollego and tl e ihni !?< pii I Mr. Huff.