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1 lOCALpf g Have you paid your subscription? Look at the label. Mr C L Burgess of Mouzon's was noted in town Tuesday. Mr W A McCrea, ot the Zeb section, was in town today. L Hirsch, Esq, and Mrs Hirsch are spending Christmas at Columbia. Messrs E R Rowell and J W McConnell of Bryan were in town Monday. Mr Silas D Stutts is spending the holidays in town with relatives and and friends. Mr R W Lewis made a business trip to Florence and Marion several days last week. Mr M H Jacobs has sold out his furniture business to Messrs Walter and J B Steele. Mr George A Jennings of Bamberg visited his son, Mr John S Jenv rings, this week. Mr and Mrs Charles L Porter of Rocky Mount, N C, spent Sunday in town with relatives. Miss Mamie McLees is spending the Christmas holidays with her parents at Greenwood. Mr W B Brockington, who has been studying law in Chicago, is home for the holidays. Born, Saturday, December iy, 1914, to Mr and Mrs C E Funk, Kingstree, S C, a daughter. Miss Myrle Phillips, a student at Lander college. Greenwood, is at home for the Yuletide season. Our merchants have had a very x|food Christmas trade, notwithstanding the dull times financially. W W Boddie, Esq, his wife and little son, David, of Louisburg, N C, are guests of Dr and Mrs D C Scott. , Born, to Rev and Mrs P S McChesney Wednesday morning a fine boy. Both mother and babe are doing nicely. Mrs W P Young and little son, W P Young, Jr. of Florence are visiting the former's parents,Mr and Mrs Louis Stackley. NMr Sam P Stackley, who teaches ^trPeachland, N C, is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr and ^T Qfonlrlou iUID JUVUtO i^vuvntv^ . Rev H D Bull has been confined to the house for a week with bronchitis, but is now convalescing, we are glad to be informed. # Mr Cordie Reddick, who attends the Carlisle Fitting School,Bamberg, is spending the festive season with his parents, Mr and Mrs H D Reddick. Our friends have been mighty kind to us this Christmas in sending us Yuletide remembrances. One and all, we thank them from the bottom of our heart. The members of the Episcopal Sunday-school were delightfully entertained at the home of the superintendent, C E St Amand, Esq, this afternoon from 5 to 6 o'dock. The leading colored citizens of Kingstree have arranged a programme for an emancipation celebration to be held at the court house ^ here next Friday, January 1,1915. Mr John \V Dennis, Jr. informs us that he butchered a pig last week that he raised at Chaingang (-amp, No 2, at Johnsonville, weighing 245 pounds, net. The pig: was 10 months and 9 days old. We were pleased to see our good friend, Dr A M Snider, on the street Tuesday, after an illness of several weeks. He has gone to Conway for the next ten days, where he hopes to further recuperate his health. Those for whom we ordered "Today's Magazine" will confer a favor to advise us if they have failed to get the magazine. Their names ^ have been forwarded and we hold a receipt for their subscriptions. A watch-night service will be held at the Methodist church next Thursday night from 11 to 12 o'clock. A programme of special interest will be carried out and a cordial invitation to attend is extended to all. Mrs Pattie Epps, relict of the late Robert Epps, died Tuesday evening at the home of her son, Mr Joseph Epps,near Bethel church, where the deceased was buried today. Mrs Epps was about 80 years of age. Special services will be held at the Presbyterian church at the usual hour Sunday morning under the auspices of K'ngstree Lodge, A F M. The members of the lodge will attend in a body. Rev P S McChesney will officiate. One of the handsomest art caien-1 dars we have seen is that given out by the Kingstree Hardware Co. It is a reproduction of the painting by J W Gozzard, entitled "The Day Is Done and the Darkness Falls from the Shades of Night." To our good friend, Charlie Mc- i Elveen of Bethel, we are grateful1 for liver pudding, sausage and other' delicious by-products of the festive porker. They were fine, of course, as all those Pudding Swamp gas tronomic productions are. Special services will be held at the Methodist church Sunday morning and evening:. Rev H B Browne will officiate at the morning: service and the pastor. Rev D A Phillips, will preach in the evening:. Special Christmas music has been arranged for both services. Mr D E Epps.Jr.of Workman was a caller at our office while in town yesterday. Mr Epps says he has been a subscriber to the Kingstree paper for 48 years,when it was first given him by his father. In those days The Record was owned and edited by the late Mr R C Logan. An exhibition car, "Seeing Mexico," was side-tracked at the A C L station here for two days this week. The car was loaded by the Mexican Government under the late President Madero, and contained an interesting collection of agricultural, industrial and mineral products of the country. Also a collection of medieval relics. The car left here for Charleston Tuesday night. At a meeting of the Kingstree Board of Trade last Thursday night several matters were discussed in regard to. the local tobacco market and the 1915 crop. A larger open warehouse season was considered and the board will co-operate with other markets in securing legislation tending to this end, which will enable the planter to grade and better prepare his crop for sale. He didn't want us to mention it, but those "Kentucky oysters" (chitterlings) from John- McGill were so good that we just have to tell him how much we enjoyed them?the whole family and then some. They were the only ones we've had this season and for that reason especially were gratefully received. Next to opossum, Kentucky oysters are our "long suit." In sending death notices we would appreciate it very much if our friends would report them within a short time after the death occurs, i We publish such events free as news, j ! when they are news,but ofttimes we ! get the communication months after: J the death occurs,usually with poetry | accompanying it. That is not news, and under our rule, is charged for j at one cent a word,as all newspapers do. Please send in promptly what you want published as news free. The following young ladies and gentlemen who have been away at school are home for the holiday season: Misses Elma and Hallie Hinds and Essie Blakeley, Coker College, Hartsville; Marian McFaddin, College for Women. Columbia; Irene, Epps, Chicora College, Greenville; f Marian Hurt, Greenville Fe.nale, College; Martha Jenkinson, Florence1 Mcintosh and Louise Barr.Winthrop College, Rock Hill; Rubie Thorn, St Mary's Episcopal School, and Eula Swann, Peace Institute, both of Raleigh, N C; Messrs Lucian Kinder, Will and Joe Wilkins, of Porter Military Academy, Charleston; William G Gamble, Jr. Robert James Kirk, Jr, McBride McFaddin, Earle Cook and Kirby Green, cadets at the Citadel, Charleston, and W W Barr, Jr, Cuyler Harper,Walter Sullivan, D A | Brockinton and T M Gilland, of the University of South Carolina, Columbia. V Bank Closing Notice. Whereas, Christmas day, 1914, falls on Friday, and, whereas, it is deemed advisable to continue the observance of Christmas to the fol- ; lowing day, Saturday, all banks -? mill Kn nlncari PriHau U1 LUC tltj nii! uv VP'UVU * I December 25, and Saturday, De-; cember 26. The Bank of Kingstrek, Bank of Williamsburg, Wee Nee Bank. Christmas Goodies. Essential to real Christmas joy is a good supply of Candy, Cake, Fruit and Nuts. These ' must be had for the young', the middle-aged and the old?they all enjoy them. Then, too, you must have Fireworks for j the little fellows. All of these are i in abundance at Courtney's Ice Cream Parlor. He h>\ also a splendid line of Cigars. Tobi>*cos and Cigarettes. A fresh supply delicious Bread and Cake every daA These latter will reduce your cSpstmas cooking to a minimum. Hovvabout a box of Guth's celebrated flfcndy for your lady friend? Try a me?l at j our Cafe. Oysters served in\ny style. 12-17-2t P S Courtney I 1 Letters to S Cades, S. C. Dec. 14, 1914. Dear Santa Clause, I want you to bring me a pair of gloves, candy, orange and banana. I don't think you have many things this Cristmas for the people have been fighting war until they have not had time to make any toys and the most of our toys come from Germany. All of our little wagons and things are shiped from Germany to Charleston and from Charleston to us on the train. I forgoten I want you to bring me a bycle to ride to school on next year we have about two and a half miles over the swamp. We have to go to a graded school next year. Your friend, utis williamson. Kingsburg, S. C. Dec. 25, 1914. Dear Santa Clause: ? We are two little boys, five and | seven years old, living in the little town of Kingsburg, on the Carolina Atlantic and Western R. R. and dear Santa if you have anything for us we want you to please bring it to our grandpapa's, for we will go there Christmas eve. We will thank you and appreciate anything you may bring us. If you will bring grandma something we will be more than oblige to you. Your little friends, James and Liston Cothran. Salters, S. C. Dec 19. 1914 Dear Santa Clause I want you to bring me an un breakable dolly & a dog that can j bark & a toy clock I want a little 1 red cart a9 I've an carriage to ride ? my dolly in now wish you could ' come to our home we are going to have an Xmas tree Xmas Eve. hope you will have a nice night Xmas Eve to travel. ^ look in the sitting room hearth & you will find < an large Fruit cake we 3 little Kidds 1 put there for you?you are so good ' until we have to give you one of ours.:1 do bring plenty of candy & fruit of all kind. i So wish you a happy Xmas sol' good by will not ask so much as you have so many little totts to 1 serve. Yourse sincerely VlRGINA BRADHAM. ' Salters, S. C. Dec 19. 1914. ' My Dear SantaWill write yo? a few lins asking you to please be kind anuff to bring me a nice doll?doll gocart & a doll 27 inchs and a book of Jack & Jill, some fruit of all kind please Dear Old Sandy. I wish I could see you but I cannot so I hope the Germans wont hinder you from coming look in ' the hearth in the sitting room & 1 you will find a big old fruit cake ; mother give us 3 kids for you. So good by Dear wish you a merry Xmas Ida Bradham. Salters, S C : Dec 16, 1914 Hello Dear Santashow are you getting on by this time fine I hope? 1 am a little boy 7 years old but I think I am a little map. I wish you . ? :??,1 anta Clans. please bring me a story book of? The house that Jack built and a whistler and a poping stick & a nice ball and a express waggon as Ive a trycicle & a cart & I wish plenty of j fruit?so I wish I wer fortunate i anuff to see you just as you come I down the smutty chimney. dont forget to fill my two little; sisters stockings. Now I'll close I'll not ask anything else as you have so many little fellows to serve, j So good by Dear, may you have a jolly Xmas. lft* Dn i nn t li mililW DRAUflAin. Manning, S. C. Dec. 19, 1914. | Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a doll and carriage, a nice box of candy, fruit and nuts. Please Santa bring all of these. Your little friend, Anna Grace Adams. Dear Santa I am a little girl 5 years old I want you to send me a rubber doll and some oranges and apples and I want you to send my little I sister Graeue a rubber doll too and j * -1?11 ?. T t*?ill oIaoa fnr f hie i a uuji carnage ? win uvcv ivt imo time good luck to you Santa Your little friend Halliis Brown Klngstree S. C. Dec 21. 1914 Box 76. R F D 1. Kingatree, S. C. Dec 20 1914 Dear Santa i am writting you a few lines to let you know what i want for Christmas i wont ask for very much this year i want a dool a box of candy a little teady bear and 3ome cherries and a little trunk and 3ome fir works well i will close for this time Bernice Brown. Dear Santa I am a little boy 8 year old I want you to send me a little wagon and some fire works and a box of candy and some fruit I will close 4 Yours truly Ernie Brown Dec 21. 1914 Kingstree, S C. Box 76 Dear Santa I am a little boy 9 years ol I want you to send me an air ride and some fire works some oranges bananas nuts and some nigger toes and a box of candy. Yours truly Jim Brown Kingstree S C. R F D 1. Box 76 Dec 21, 1914. Rhems, So. Ca. Dec 21. 1914. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl not old enough to go to school so I can't write, but have asked some one else to write forme. So I will not ask much.' Will you please bring me a Jointed Doll and most anything else to play with and some goodies to eat and a lot of things for the boys and a nice present for sister. Please don't forget her. Your little friend, Morgie P Altman. Cades, S. C. Dec. 24, 1914 Dear Santa Claus,| I will be so glad when Christmas MML?* ^ comes so 1 can get to see you. We certainly had a nice time last Christmas. I guess you remember it. After you left we played frames. I want for Christmas a doll and a carriage to ride her in, a piano that I can play little pieces on. Some fire works and oranges, apples, nuts, candy. I am going to get papa to build me a little house so I can keep house and have a nice time after Christmas. If you can't bring me all I asked for bring me what you think is best for a little girl ten years old. Wishing you a merry Christmas. Your little friend, Hessie Williamson. Fowler S C Dec 21, 1914 Dear Santa I am a little girl 11 years old and I thought I would write and tell you what I want for Christmas. I wont ask you for much because you have so many stockings to fill this year. I want a doll bed, a carnage, and some fruit. from your friend Alice Rollins. - Cades, S. C. Dec. 18, 1914. Dear Old Santa: I am writing you a few lines to let you hear from me and to tell you what I want you to bring me Christmas. I am a little boy 8 years old and going to school and in the second grade. Santa please bring me a little wagon, horn, fire works, fruit and candy. Bring these to vour little friend, Marion Thomas. TTl x o r* iviugsuree, o. v>. December 10, 1914. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy writing for all kinds of your toys Xmas toys such a wheon a gun a tool chest a chair a pair of shoes a toy wagon and horse and automobile and horn and ' mouth organ a drum all kinds of fruits candies and nuts fire crackers hoping I am not write for to much Your little friend Louis Spurgeon Courtney. Greelyville, S. C. , Dec. 21, 1914. ' Dear Santy Claus, I will write you a few lines to let you know what 1 want for Christmas. I am in the fourth grade and ten years old. Dear Santy I want a doll bed and Christmas tree and do'l pina and some fire works and ! some fruit. Your little friend i Irene Race. I ^ i I ? OUR strong box is a GREAT M conduct their homes and busi: LARS. Yon'd find it POSIT you would let it magnetize your moi BACKED by YEARS OF EXPI TOWNSMEN on our board of direc YOUR NEIGHBOR BAN BANK OF WH ! mm |L. - Wfili An ?lii [ JAMES OLWELL X^^^ATALLD|S g2te^ Kiugstree, S. C. December 11th, 1914. Dear Santa Claus I am a little girl some thing over seven years of age and want to write and tell you what 1 want for Xmas a large doll and carriage a trunk and piano a large tea set a diningset table, and chair a tub and scrub board, all kind of fruits candies nuts and fancy tea cakes. Your little friend Mary Louise Flagler. Cowards, S. C. Dec. 18, 1914. Dear Old Santa: We are two small children but we don't want you to forget us. Some may think we are too small to have any thing much for Xmas but we want a few things. Want a coat and cap apiece, some toys and fruits. We are a little girl and boy. Very young little girl seven years old and the little boy seven months old. hope you will ?ome to see us. don't forget papa and mamma. Your little friends Teressa & Myers Cox. Gordon, S. C. Dec. 21, 1914. Dear Santa Claud:? I am a little girl 4 years old. I want you to bring me a pretty doll with long hair, a pretty toy stove and a tea set some fruit and candy. I wont ask for any more this year. Your little friend, Stella Mae Gordon. Gordon, S. C. Dec. 21, 1914. Dear Old Santa Claus: I write to tell you what I want you to bring for me. I want some pretty toys, a story book, and some fruit and candy, and anything else nice yuu win unug iuc. I am a little boy 6 years old. Your little friend Clarence Gordon. To Christmas Shoppers: Call at once and see the beautiful line of imported Pyrolin Christmas Novelties at Dr Brockington's Drug Store. Come before they are picked over. Hair Receivers.Manicure Sets, ' Jewelry Boxes, Etc. Largest line of | Infant Sets 'white, pink and blue) ever seen in Kingstree, from 25c up to $2.00. Christmas Cards lc to 5c. | Mr Van Keuren will take pleasure in showing you our line of unique Christmas goods. 12-17-2t The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Hsatf Because of it* tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE i? better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor rinsing in head. Kemember the full name and look for the signature of B. W. GROVE. 23c. [jpir AGNET for the money of those who less by check. It DRAWS the DOLTVEIY to YOUR ADVANTAGE if ley. Our FINANCIAL SERVICE is JRIENCE. The DISTINGUISHED tors is onr BEST GUARANTEE. KS WITH US. DO YOU? LLIAMSBURG ??????????r ll mi ?xmtt & CCXNEWTOIK J * v *: