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| Y O It 1 FER1 These will be I 1 I Phone 59 OAKLAND Oakland, Jan. 2.?The man of integrity seeks opportunity hut the slothful man is steadfast in his weakness and, therefore, never does anything for himself hut rather heap abuses upon the fellow who is not responsible for his environment. If 1916 did not reveal great opportunities to us then why do we expect a new year to lay greater blessings at our feet than did the old one? The iauure 01 a man 10 accomplish that which he has never sought for nine times out of ten some one else is censured for it while he is standing In his own light, unawares and seemingly innocent that he brought it about himself. This New Year is a great blessing given to man from our great Creator that time might be extended a season longer so that the nations might have opportunity to do better and repent of the sins committed in the past. Then knowing the truth and considering it not who is to blame? Christmas passed very quetly, but pleasantly, with no disorderly conduct being heard of anywhere. Our Sunday school and literary school combined forces in having a Christmas tree and the success attained was quite gratifying. ifr a BUBH n Some of the i outcry under opened whei Sale to Ti w. ^ > JJ 1 ro Your Ad van riLIZER A1 my SPECIALTIES. Cotton Seed I mos Main St. The junior class contest of our Sun- seen day school in which the two best at- L. ^ tendants would receive prizes have that closed. Miss Eunice Bobo won first er b honor by attending every Sunday during the year 1910 and was awarded a very pretty gold ring for her punctuality. Miss Eva Hord stood second and was warded a beautiful jrold pin. In The many friends and neighbors re- Mini gretted so much to see Mr. W. G. of L Bobo and family move from our midst. 2nd, The Sedalia community, to which they "j have moved, will be greatly benefited deci< by their coming. Mr. Bobo was for goer many years superintendent of our held ounuay scnooi ana is nekl in high es- atre teem by the whole community. sort The writer attended the Baptist tron Sunday School convention, which was that held at Buffalo last Sunday. The able representation from the rural districts gavt was not very encouraging but each glad subject on the program was thorough- poin ly discussed and many important facts betti being disclosed. To standardize the ture Sunday schools in Union county eight reco superintendents were appointed, each brot to gleam from all other sources just scor such points as benefit each depart- Fost ment of the Sunday school best, viz., ator Cradle roll, primary department and they through to the home and teacher train- ieno ing department. The convention both I i r ai py Xo Be nost desirable Resi order of the court, rever necessary. J ike Place on the W. JC IVI itage To Re ND COT See me befoi 'roaucis. 11 wi l. M Next Door to E. F. I led to be at a loss without Rev. I. Rice, as one was heard to say "Rice was both father and moth[) the convention." Neb. V EDISONIA OPENS WITH A MINSTREL SHOW ~ T D-: 1 n 115 o|icai\iiiK ui rrice anu ounneillK strels, the Bristol Daily Herald, Iristol, Tenn., under date of Dec. had the following to say: diversified features and new stuff, Jedly pleasing to Bristol theatre's. Price and Bonnellis Minstrels the boards at the Columbia thelast evening, and reestablish that of amusement with theatre pas. Many people recall the fact this aggregation put on a creditperformance a year ago, and so ; to the return engagement the hand, and they were not disapted, for the show is bigger and er than ever. The Olio is all feaacts, and big enough to win gnition on any bill. Kesterson hers are very nimble of foot, ed big applause for their dancing. ;er and Fox, as female impersons, are a credit to their calling, as succeeded in mystifying the aude until the final bow, when they i removed their blond tresses. They 1 VRT < /Ik I VIN ; Sold dential Lois in All lots oiferc dany Choice Lo OB*AIBB<B?JA ABA i - minimis un jj > H N LL member Thai [0NSEE1 c buying Fertili: ill pay you to get [cN A Kelly & Bro., Real Estat . .. . .. \ sing well in the falsetto and one is a skilful violinist. The entire performance is bright and clean, and well put on, something doing all the time. While not the biggest of its kind on tour, it is snappy enough to make a dull evening do a fade-a-way any time V TAD." This attraction will be seen here at the new Edisonia theatre on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 11. Reserve seats on sale Friday.?Advertisement. TO LEAVE FORT MILL. Fort Mill, Jan. 1.?The Rev. S. P. Hair, who for the past seven years has been pastor of the Fort Mill and the Flint Hill Ilaptist churches, tendered his resignation to his congregations yesterday and has accepted a call to the Fountain Inn Baptist church. The churches here regret to lose Mr. Hair as they have grown and thrived under his charge. In fact their progress has been so great that each had decided to call a pastor for all of his time and both intended to call Mr. Hair, so, feeling that he could give neither of these churches all of L his t.imo nftpr Havin<? I i 11 UIIMU uiui rm-f-rrrp; rrrrrr^i uui II MT i lonp, he decided to accept the call to Fountain Inn. H 3F TH SF L at At the City of Union :d will be sold; i Is will be sold. I anuary 9th, 1911 sow Fir" I I Will Hand ) PRODUi zer. See me whe my Prices lLL Y e BIG TOURIST HOTEL tY DESTROYED BY FIRE s< Hampton Terrace, North Augusta's si Famous Hostelry, Was Ready for Season. ti Augusta, Dec. 31.?The Hampton J'0 Terrace, a half million dollar winter hotel, on Carolina Heights, in North Augusta, just across the Savannah r( river from Augusta and a mile distant from the city, was destroyed by fire at 3 a. m. The hotel was to have opened for the winter season Thursday, and had jr been completely renovated and out- p. fitted. One hundred persons of the ho- n< tel help were in the structure when fc the fire broke out. There were no casualties. The origin of the fire is believed to Cc have been in crossed electric wres. st The hotel and furnishings cost ap- tl" proximately $600,000. The insurance is F $200,000. The directors of the owning company will meet at 11 a. m. Monday to determine the future of the prop- el erty. The hotel was bought in Octo- C ber by a syndicate headed by James U. ci Jackson, of Augusta, from J. G. White g; & Co., of New York, at figures not N rrivnn f V> xl 1 * Bkv>i vi.^ puuiiv. iwcnuy uiuusanci t< dollars had been expended on petting h; EE M Al Lrt' lotion i to be offered for: to by-bidding. St Plats of same may be s Beginning at II , Trus si D A le CTS n in need of r Union, S. C. ie hotel in readiness for the 1917 ;ason. There were noxwater facilities to asst the Augusta fire department in ^hting the flames, which began in the est wing, fourth floor, the fire connuing through the main building, and > the east wing without serious attmpt to check it. ine war debt of Great Britain has ;ached the enormous sum of more lan two billion pounds, or $10,000,)0,000. The Spartanburg county delegation i the legislature will have an act assed providing for the issuing of )t. less than $600,000 in road bonds r that county. By order of court, 500 gallons of intraband liquor was put into the ,reet sprinkler and use to sprinkle te streets of Phoenix, Arizona, on riday last. The Christmas gift of Jno. D. Rockieller, Jr., to the Young Women's hristian Association of New York ty was the cancellation of a mortage for $166,500 on the "West Side eighborhood House"; which he sold > the association in 1914, and $33,500 ad been paid on it since then. TP II 13 IT UL sale at public treets will be seen at my office rt n n i n I I):3U fl. IVI. tee IHHHHHHIHHHB +JIBBBBBBBBB