Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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|jLOCALj^ Mr. M. P. Vaughn spent the day In the city last Thursday. Prof. B. L. Parkinson has been vis iting for a few days In the city. ?Uiss Julia ChlldresB is visiting rel atives and friends in Gray Court. Ool. J. C. Burns of Greenwood was a biiBlnesB visitor here this week. Dr. W. C. Irby spent part of the holidays with relatives in Greenville. Mrs. J. H. Teaguo and children have ? boon visiting rolatlvos in Mountvllle. 'Mr. Clyde Fowler spent a few days during Christinas with friends in Georgia. Mr. Patrick II. Anderson, of Wa terloo, was a business visitor in the City Saturday. Mrs. Jack Crosland, of Bennetts ville. has been visiting her sister, Mrs. L. G. Balle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Clarke and Re becca Clarke spent the holidays in North Carolina. Mr. Ernest Machen spent a part of the holidays with friends and rela tives in llonea Path. Mr. W. B. Beeks and Mr. J. C. Beeks ol Brewerton were among the visitors in the city yesterday. Mr. 1. C. Coleman, an old Luurens boy who is now living in Charlotte, is in the city for a week. Miss Willie Dorroh left yesterday to take up her duties at New Harmony school, near Fountain Inn. Mr. Robert J. Taylor of Fountain Inn was among the business visitors in Lumens last Thursday. Mrs. Virginia Neville and Miss Mat tie May Neville visited Dr. and Mrs. Alken a few days last week. Misses Llda and Jaule Garlington, of Columbia, visited Rev. and Mrs, W. A. Clark during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babb, of Foun tan Inn spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. T. Mac Roper. Miss Mary Davenport and Mrs. T. M. SI aw, accompanied by Mr. .lud. l.ang Kton, attended the dance in Greenwood Friday evening. Or. and Mrs. (). B. Mayer and fam ily have returned to Xewberry after spending a pari of the holidays with Mr. ami Mrs. W. W. Jones. The many friends of Mrs. Mrs. I,. E. Burns will bo sorry to learn that she has been sick, though not serious ly for a few days this week. Mrs. S. W. Rutledge und little son, Walter, have returned from a visit to her Bisters, Mrs. Dr. S. A. Boland and Mrs. W. D, Whltmon at Statham, Ga. Mrs. L. O. Hoff, accompanied by Mrs. S. K. Dorroh o? Woodruff, left Saturday for Timmonsvllle where they will visit their sister, Mrs. C. A. Fos ter. Dr. Carlisle Nottingham, of Cape Charles, Va., spent Christmas -with Mrs. Nottingham, who 1b spending some tlmo with her mother, Mrs. Caiuo. Dr. T. L. Timmerman has moved his offices from the Dial building into the rooms recently vacated by Dr. Al bright over the People's Iahux and Ex change Hank. Little Misses Katherine, Eleanor and Margaret Hall, of Columbia, spent Christinas week with their grand mother, Mrs. H. W, Ball. They re turned to Columbia yesterday. Mr. W. H. Baldwin, Miss Idez Bald win and Miss Loudelle Baldwin of Barksdale were; among the visitors in the city last Thursday. While here they paid the Advertiser a pleasant call. ***?*?. ********* * ? * EDEN NOTES. * * ? *?*?***?*****?? Eden, Jan. 1.?The holidays passed off very pleasantly. Everybody seem ed have a good time. Mrs. H. W. Nash and children, who have been visiting relatives in Eden and Rabun community returned to her home in Greenville Sunday. Messrs Carl and Hen Reeves spent Christinas with their mother. Mr. C. V. Hipp has been visiting rel atives at Enoree and Mountville, dur ing the holidays. Dr. J. W. Beason went to Woodruff Friday to see his mother, who has been very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Babh spent a few days with Mr. C. A. Bahb and family last week. Messrs. Grady Babb and Frank Gray ,after spending the holidays with their parents, returned to school at Tigers ville Tuesday. Mrs. Y. W. Beason is Improving slowly at this writing. Burglars entered the store of E. II. Reeves Saturday night and opened the cash drawer. Fortunately all of the cash had been taken out except some small change and only about a dol lar in coppers was missed. Although 110 arrests have been made. Mr. Reeve:: is following a clue and probably Ik will apprehend the guilty parties soon. The drawer was not broken in to, but was opened by the combillfl tion. YOUR_ ============= FOR ======= 1912 Should be to use the same care and dis crimination in your l>ug Purchases as you observe when buying any of the Household necessaries, and to patronize those dealers whose goods and methods inspire confidence. With Our Large Stock Our Exclusive Agencies?each the top of the class-our facilities for handling the very largest orders, and our determina tion, formed at the inception of this bus iness, to deal with you as we would be dealt by, we request the pleasure of hav ing at least a portion of your business, with the belief that we can serve you better than you have been served. With best Wishes for a Prosperous New Year and a Happy One. RAYS PHARMACY Takes this opportunity of wishing for you and yours a Happy and Prosperous New Year. In spite of the hard timesof 1911 our business has been successful and for this we wish to thank our friends. Lies in the little things of life?doing them well. Happiness fol lows success and you can, indeed, make 1912 happy in fact as well as in sentiment if you will resolve to take advantage of the splen did opportunities we are offering in our store. We invite you to visit us. THE KEY TO SUCCESS The Busy Corner Laurens, S. C. *************** * ? * MOUNT YILLE NEWS. * * * *************** Mountville, Jan. 1.?The season's holidays passed oft' quietly here. Ces sation of business, the usual visiting, social dinners and parties, an occa sional bird hunt marked the passing of Christmas week. Among the more ambitious and noisy youth fireworks wore the more characteristic feature1 of enjoyment. While these may have been In some instances too freely In dulged in. yet no serious harm result ed. It is unfortunate that young America has taken a wrong view of the manner in which the birth of the Savior should he celebrated. Mountville has a good number of College students in the various insti tutions of the State all of whom were at home for Christinas week. Alsey. Cnry anil Wilton Mitchell, Charles and Robert Thornton, Eugene Stokes. Orady Ctilhcrlson, Watts iludgcns, El lis and Fred Fuller. William Kellers. Louise Richardson and Eliza May Sul livan. These are all good students doing well in their respective schools. Their week's rest and visit were a great pleasure to them and their many friends here. Miss I-.ll 1 ic Clllbortson attended the marriage last week, as maid of honor, of her friend Miss Ella Qrlflln, at Temple, Ca. This happy event was celebrated Thursday evening at the home of the bride when Miss CrilTln was married to Mr. R. M. ThoiUOSOn, also of Temple. A number of our people attended the union meeting at Cross Hill Saturday. This meeting was well attended and proved to be an interesting and profit able occasion. Mr. R. L, Whltlock fins rented his blacksmith shop and other property hero to Mr. S. N. Crisp and has moved to Greenwood, Mr. Pierce of Barks dale has moved to Mountville and tak en charge of Hie shop woi k. lie comes recommended as a very skilled work man. Mr. Dixon Jusi across Little River has rented his farm to Mr. John Grant and is going to Greenwood to run a meat market. MOUntVllle school will resume work tomorrow after a week's vacation. The Mountville bank building has been Completed and the officers ex poet to open up business about the 15th Inst. NEWS AM) NOTES. IN AM) MOIT CLINTON (Continued from Cage One.) Salted Almonds Olives Pickles Ice Cream Fruit Cake Pound Cake Bananas Grapes Coffoo Cheese Wafers Pythian Punch The toasts were presided over by Mr. McCarley Barksdalo and all the speeches wero enjoyed. Following is the program: Toastmaster J McCarley Bi .sdalo "Give no more to every guest Than he's able to digest; Give him always of the prime And hut little at a time." ?Dean Swift. Music Address of welcome D. W. A. Neville "Wo hold an old accustomed feast whereto wo have Invited many a guest." ?Shakespeare. Music The Pythian Goat Prof. A. E. Spencer Music Our Single Knights W. \V. Harris "Marriage is like a besieged fort ress. Those who are without wish to en ter; and those who are within wish to get out." ?Arabic Proverb. Music Pythlanlsni \V. II. Simpson "True happiness Consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth ami choice," ? Ben Johnson. Music The latlii s Kev. 1). M. Douglas "Waking In ? den. Adam quick tie-1 Scribed, by his side, sleeping, what I was once his side, flesh Of his flesh, bone of his hone so ?lose and his! first sleep became his last repose." ?Front the French. After the speeches dancing was en joyed by many ot the guests until far into the morning. The weather and the tightness of money perhaps accounted for the ab sence of as much merry making as usually Characterizes the Christmas holidays, yet there were many pleas I tires. Many families had reunions ami family ?linners. Several pretty after noon parties and turkey dinners and suppers kept the young set on the go. Miss Mollle Monson entertained at a Japanese ten in honor of her friend, Miss Sara llarvin of Spartanburg, on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. .1. A. Ball- i ey entertained the Musgrove Mills chapter D. A. It. mi Thursday. Many visitors wore hero for the holidays. Let Children Re Happy. Do not try to make men of your i boys or women of your girls, says Orison Swett Manien In Success Maga zine. It Is not natural. Love them. Make home just as happy a place as : possible and give them rein, freedom. There is no!hing redder In lifo than the child who has n robbed of its childhood. 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