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Today
no better gif
Whitmi
which gives
ses.
Have Y
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ORF
Kiss Your Coal Stove!
Goodbye!
Jhe gas. stove has the
coal stove beaten a mil
lion ways.
No wood to chop, no coal to car
ry, no ashes to take up, carry j
out, and <4it, Reaving a trail of
dirt and dust" from the stove all
MUWout to the ash pjf:i
No fire to coax arid c??-?
ute. No excess heat. No i
.' '.' sBr*aste.
s is a g??rant&^of^ right
of a.fire. in^nily for "any
Jose whatever; and it's more
iodi?cat^ta -V i " "*; '
erson
ii E McCewo's Grocery j
GOOD THINGS
TO EAT
Jp^iigei.. .15c. 20 and 25c
^plee. per peck.40o
Raisins. 2 lbs... ,25c
-Noto. Tt?t!?A'?iT-'Ji^^f.'.%i.. ''..25c
Bananas. ?, -'.. ." '..15 and 20c
Cranberries \ ..." "'... ".' .10b qt.
Prunes, 2 lbs....ssc
"CSWbn/ per "lb. ...20e
National Biscuit Co.'s Fruit..Ok?
at per pound... ... ... ..BOc
J. M. McCOWN
Pfcoae Ho. 23.
CLEAR ?light la necessary to
your health and success.
DIM vision can generally be roll
ed by correctly focused and ?
glasse*.
DONT be blind to yow own io
?st. Sxerdse sound wisdom and in
teliigaace by baviug US examine you r
cyen. It will be a thorough, poll -
?taking, expert examination that wi 1
put yon on tba r.fctftt track ot sigh .
YOU can count on u* for truths 1
information end right glasses.
Prices $2.50 to $9,00.
We duplicate broken glasses
ma?-B*iud them to
THE
SH?R-ri? OP?iGIL CO.
?IM. M. ISttAttUHHT,
f i-' 'frpfa?uiir?nt *
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PARFUM1
XDwffa?a?i
is the last day in which vo
your Xmas Shopping. We
t than a box of
ms stands ior Qualitv?
-: from the very best
it the excellent flavor whi
OUR package reserved 1
e'll deliver it any time ye
.oolt for the Whitman Sig]
L GRAY &
Druggists, On the. Square.
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Personal
Mrs. H. I*. Sitton and Misses Caro
'and Louise Aull of Pendleton were
j shopping in the city yesterday.
W. Prank Cox, Jr.. a student of
: Furman University, is here to spend ?
?the holidays with his parents. Judge
and Mrs. \V. F. Cox.
Rufus Fant. Jr., who has. been at
tending the law school of the Uni
versity of South Carolina, ls here for
the holidays.
?Miss Bessie McWhorter of Havan- j
th. Ga., and J. C. McWhorter of At-',
ma. are spending the holidays with.I
ielr father. Mr. W. G. McWhorter. at. j
enyer. , > I
- >' ?. ' . - .
Lee W. Milford, who is attending
ie AtlantM Medical College, ia at
ame for the holidays.
Cl'yd? Shirley, who is attending the
nlversity of South Carolina, is lat
ame;fer the holidays. . - '
Zeke Major, who is attending the
nlversity of South Caroona, ls herc
>r the holidays.
Mrs. Humphreys and daugher. Miss
.lice, returned yesterday to Due West
fter r. shore visit in the eily.
O, P. Werner of Pendleton was in
lt? elly yesterday. .
Joe Blackman ot Pendleton was
mong the visitors in the city yester
a>- _
Frank Murphey, who has been on
he road fer some years, <s in Ander
on for the holidays.
Manly Hutchinson, who han been
Lttendlng Furman ? University, is at
|ome. for the holidays.
Miss Rosamund Burdine. who is
peaching at Chester, arrived yesterday
> spend the holidays with relatives.
D. 8. Taylor has gone to Atlanta
Jr-hero he will spend the holidsys.
Misses Marthe. Richardson. Lalla
?Ursball. Tabitha McFall, Kate La
Boon and Lucllen Ligen are among
?tose who arrived yesterday from
.Vinthrop College to spend the boll
lays with relative? lure.
Clifton Martin- of Pendleton was
{Hmong the business visitors in the;
I|ity ye?*<urdayv i i*
John Simpson of Pendleton was in
\Jpn city yesterday for a short while.
Mint Francis Tribble, who baa been
Attending college in Richmond is here
i spend the holidays with her mother.
Vernor Kay, who is attending; a
edical college in Richmond? la at
onie for tho holidays.
Mrs. R. J. Campbell returned yes?
inlay to Belton after a short *1elt tra
no city.
Mrs. M. ?. Bowen, who baa '. been
n a brief visit to Anderson, returned
Yesterday to Pelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Pepper of Belton
{re in the city yesterday for a short
Ile.
Miss Una Shaw of Belton waa
eng the shoppers in the etty yes
rday.
. Miss Vermeil Crowther of Antre
Mile waa among the shoppers In the
[Hy yesterday. '
*cM you FREE PERFUME
tte today ter a testing bolds nf
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9SUSAKS wcwYomc
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can suggest
being made
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co.
Miss Mllwec Wilson of Easley wnB
In the city yesterday for n short while.
I!. H. sherard of Wllllamston ?ns
In the city yesterday for a short while.
Miss Lillie Busbee, who has heen
attending the Womat. R College in Due
West, Is at homo for tho holidays.
Miss Effie Landen;, of Queen's Col
lege, Charlotte, is visiting Miss Char
lotte Parks, In North .Anderson.
J. L. Freeman or Greenville was in
the city yesterday on business.
Ernest McCown of Mountain Creel:
was- in tho city yesterday.
Sam Whitten of Pendleton was in
the city yesterday for a short while.
Louie Anderson is at home from col
lege to-spend the holidays with his
parents. Mr. and Alrn. Jule Anderson.
W. K. denn '.Vf Centorvill? was in
the city yesterday.
' Mrs. Charlea English of Belton waa
shopping tn the .city yesterday.
Hamp Godfrey of. the county wpa In
the city.yesterday .for a. auorttwhUe.*
W. H. Glenn of the county was in
iL? city yesterday, for a ?hort : while.
G. W. Smith of Townvllle wus in the.
city yesterday for a short while..
Paul Alkeu of Town viii?, was among
the visitors in the city yesterday.
AC. Adams of Greenville was in
the city yesterday for a ahort while.
J. L. Fletcher of Abbeville was in
[the city yesterday on business.
Miss Florida Green of Belton was
j shopping in the city yesterday.
W. W. Collier of the Southern Bci:
? Telephone and Telegraph company, of
I Greenville was in th,e city yestei/iy.
S. E. Moore, who has been spending
some timo on his farm In Georgia, is
[here for the holidays.
Miss Saidee Clark ls at home from
?Winthrop College for the Holidays.
Harry Shackleton! of Charleston ia
j in the city for a. ahort stay.
Mrs. W. A. Hoi lan ri and Mrs.- Lil
lian Sitto'n of Seneca were shopping
?In the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. K. Bower were
among th*> shoppers In the city yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Bowers were
among the shoppers In the city yes
?terday
Grady Milford, who fa attending the
j high school at Tlgervlilo. ls at borne
for the holidays.
Prof.- C. O. Milford, superintendent
of the Slmpsonvllle school, has re
turned to his herne at Long Branch
for tho holidays.
Mina Fannie Morrow, who teaches
near Donalds, waa In the etty yes
terday en route home ot spend the holi
days with her" parents. Mr. and Mrs.
IL M. Morrow, near Iva.
^ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mayes and Mas
ter'Durant Mayes ot Graffta. Oa., are
hereto spend the holidays with Mr.
andrMrS. J. jj. trowbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Neely and
Martfft Neely will, go to YorkVQle to
day to visit relatives.
Miss Katherine Winch of Piedmont
a student at Ch I cora College, la here
the anest of Mrs. T. L. Only.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. K. McDonald of
Huntsville, N; C., are expected today
to spend Christmas with Mrs, Mc
Donald'? parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Glonn.
Mr Aich I? McConnell of Toccoa, Ga.,
is hera visiting hts narents, M;\ ?nd
I Mrs. R A. McConnell, oa Manning
IstreeL
Mr. and Mrs. fi?.m Glister of Salis
I bury,'' N. C.. are expected today to
! spend Christmas wl?h Ute former's
?mother, Mrs. J. J. Ollmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Watton have
?goce to Atlanta co npend the holidays.
Joy Comes Tc
Homes Oi
GENEROUS RESPONSE TO
CALL FOR ASSISTANCE
MADE
MONEY AND FOOD1
- i
Familie* Reported in Distress'
Were Visited Yesterday.
$22.10 Received.
Mills of State.
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''Hcwe'cr it be. it seoras to me
Tis only noble to be good.
Kind hearts are more than coronets,.
And simple faith, than Norman blood." j
If Tennysou spoke what ' ls true
when he wrote the above, then there
are indeed many in the city of An
derson who aro noble, and kind hearts
that are worth more to the communi
ty than alt the coronets of royalty.
For out of tho tenderness of their
hearts nnd through love for their fel
lowman, who has accumulated less, o'
thia world's transient wares In tho
unequal struggle, .severn! ?oula .this
morning look upon Christmas Eve
with more joy and less of dumb do
wan-, which ? hilled (heir souls but a
few hou-,-OK<). The widow's heavily
laden shoulders do not droop sn low.
sud in the hearts of the fatherless
children a ray of happiness comos to
dispel shadows that would have
??ched upon their tender i-.ouis mem
ories of a Joyless Christmas that the
flight of time might not have erased.
With them Christina:; Pay IK ubout to
break over their narrow horizon as
fair and cherry as on that first dawn
when the morning stars sang togeth
er and the sonB of Ood shouted for
loy.
They Brought illili.
Of their money tho good people of
Anderson yesterday brought no mean
share. aOf their provisions they
brought more. And out of fae depths
of flielr hearts came expressions of
tenderness and. roercy which ure a fi
sumners that there shall nor be suf
fering'amouR ihe worthy, poor of An
derson, if .they hot know abdul If, lt
was the pleasure oi The iiitelli'.-.ojicr
to he able lo1 .direct there good Sainar
linns Ul"'tho lowly homes niea|tonod
t:; y sTo?da'y p'jornlphV p:?!..*..' a*
plac?s ..where &e(P Was needed.
,rY> Sfcwown,ter brunt'tacks! thc ar
ticle Iii je:;terdsiv'3 paper twliln'? of
Ar>.'?niU?fl?s'jtS'''th|> 'elly und cour.jy ?>r
.Anderson, who'.'^ere' lo ' destil ut ?" cir
cumstances brought.'results in boun
tiful meagre. For a greeter part c-f
the morning one person wai kept busy
tn the front office of this paper un ;
wcring inquiries by people us to
where., they could lind the famine-* in
question.' Mady ot those who inquir
ed went to a?? tho families ana, car
ried them Provision? and necessities
i or thc sick rooiUj. Others who. made
inquiries left cash contributions at
thlB office, which will oe properly
distributed, in addition to the calls
made in person, many inquiries came
by telephone.
Hate W?.1?.
Cash contributions totaling $22.10
were received from good people of
1 Anderdon yesterday. The firm of
Pruitt .& Burriss; of this city, sent
a quantity of teed stuffs for the cow
which the widow, who has two chil
dren abed with typhoid feyer and a
third who ls endeavoring to support
the family by working in the mill, bas
been given. With some of the money
received by ' The Intelligencer fuel
was purchased at?d sent to one family
where there lg a child ill with pneu
monia. Today it ts planned to send a
pair of shoes to the barefoot little
fellow who is working in the mill In
an effort to support himself, his wid
owed mother and the two little chll
It's Nunnallys "She"
wants, and if you are
wise that's what you'll
send her.
We have it fresh from
Atlanta.
The Owl Drag Co.
'^lillllliiilillliillillilKHISISii
f Unfortunate
AUTOMOBILE BORNEO
EARLY LAST EVENING
DR. W. S. PEARCE LOST HIS
FIRESTONE TOURING
CAR BY FIRE
WAS INSURED
Exact Manner in Which Machine
Was Ignited is Not
Known.
i
Taking Siro In some inexplicable
manner, the large Firestone touring
car of Dr. W. S. Pearce was complete
ly destroyed early, yast evening in tho j
ly destroyed carly last evening in Hie
East River street. The lire depart
ment answered an alarm turned in
about 6:30 o clock and making a
quick run* to the scene of the blair
fought the flames until all the gaso
line and oil had burned out of the
machine. Tho automobile burned for
about ur hour and was cousumed oven
down to the tires. What the exact loss
amounts to has not been determined,
but the cost of the car was about
$2,200 when new and was In first class
condition at thc time it was destroy
ed. Dr Pearce carried Insurance on
the machine.
The exact manner in which tho car
caught fire is not known. Dr. Pearce
stated that he hod gone into the yard
for the purpose of taking tho car up
town without the lights turning, and
was standing on the running board
and in tho act of turning on the
switch when the ear flamed up.
As quickly as he could get to a tele
phone Dr. Pierce called the fire de
partment. Owing to the muddy streets
ibe automobile bru truck did not nta-ke
as quick a run to the scene of the
tire as could have. ";eeu uiude bau tue
street? been dry ann in good condition.
Nevertheless, the run was made in
good time, but owing to the rapidity
with whit li gasoline and nil burn Ibu
fire bad gained consid?rable b?sdwny
before the department arrived. AB
generally known, water tuib bul lillie
effect on gasoline or oil fire, ami in
.this instance true' fire department wuu
able, to,do but Hi tie toward queuing
the flames,
dren who ?re Irl with fever.
Provisions Cheap.
The well: known firm of {.igen and
Ledbettur yesterday . volunteered to
?ell groceries, nt. wholesale prlci s for
the fumllles lu distress. A well irnown
physician of tho city, who is attend
ing a destitute, family living 51-2
milos from the city and another fem
ily just west of the - city, lest night
volunteered to take them groceries,
money or other necessities which
might be left st The Intelligencer of
fice.
Seventh Case of Distress.
Reports were received yesterday of
a seventh family Which ls in bad cir
cumstances. This family resides in
one of the mill villages. Tho father
and two of the children in the family
are Ul of typhoid fever. The baby
has only recently died, and the moth
er, who is herself ill, is endeavoring
to provide for the other members of
the family.
Committee Wanted.
The Intelligencer would be pleased
to have a committee of ladles or gen
tlemen, or a committee composed of
beth, to take charge of the funds
' which are being turned Into this office
?g? tfcnt th*>v are oronerfy dis
tributed among thes'o families.
Those Contributing!
Those who have subscribed to the
"Belgian* In Anderson'' fund are as
follows, the name being given In the
order In whlclir contributions were re
. calved:
i Intelligencer .$1.00
i Mrs. C. Osborne. .?0
?Rev. and Mrs. T. C. O'Dell .... 1.00
In. M. Russell and friends _ 1.10
J. 3. Sergeant. ... .. 4.00
T. A. Graham. 1.00
D. N Mayfeld.",0
.Contributed. ".00
?M. n. UM-ncr.. ... 1.00
ID. O. Evans .. .. j. 5.00
Mrs. A. F". Smothers.SO
Mrs. A. L. Smothers. .".<".
Cash. 1.00
Total...$22.10
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SO? TH WILLIAMSTON. Dec. 21.
Rev. Don's M. SnMt h. pastor of the
First Street Baptist church, tendered
ri? resignation Sunday morning tl
take effect at the end of tue year
which is very much regretted by tho
church and the entire community. He
will move to Anderson where he has
two or three churches In ensure
: While we regret to glvo him up our
loss In Anderson^ rai?t.
Mr. Trowmnn Kelley and Miss Ger
trude GeddingH were happily married
last Saturday nicht at 0 o'clock by
1 he Kev. Louis M. Smith. ,Tho oon
jt ranting couple have the boat WjsbCfl
^'Jthel.- many triends fnr a happy
life.
The Sunday school of the First
(Street Baptist church will have a nice
Christmas tree next Thursday nicht
. and on Friday and Saturosy night?
j the Wttianist^n mills thealro will put
on eight of tho best reels they havi
ever shown. Th? First regiment hand
will furnish mutdc for same.
1 Mr. John Gargett of Piedmont spent
Sunday with his daughter, hire. Mose
Ellis.
The
Orchid
of Sweets
The rarity o nd cost!
to their fascination, bm
mon as carnations thei
ty would still make the
flowers.
Bonbons and
are the most prized of
rarest, or costliest, but
fection of flavor. If c
were made a day they
Make her "HEART
this deii?ht?iti'confect
Evans' Pl
Three S
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Fin?: CHIEF'S WAHMM; O)
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OoOonooooi)o?ort<u??o(>l
Cb lal Henry Hunker, of (tlu\ Clnrln
?U, OMlp..?lre Uenartuiunt, ,obe of the
r?atcst tire ?gatera Iii the, conn ti y. i
a., sent but. the folmwlnK warning in ?
sgard to Christmas- treo?i.
.( tir ist mn:: trees are . Hated .among
fie must dangerous things , in the
forld.. Every year thousands of Amt*
re started by thc candle? on thc trees,
lany of these lire:- result in the death
r terrible injury to some one: Among
nose who are most likely to lie burn
d aro little children.
"Here are some 'don't?' in regard to
s Christina* tree:
"Don't spread cotton around to rep
osent snow. It is almost as deadly as
unpo-wder when touched by fire.
? "Don't put too much flimsy decora
lona on the tree it candles are to be
[ghtod.
"Don't bang tbe gifts on .a tree.
(any Ares have been started by San
a's costume catching fire from a een
ie who he reached for a gift.
"Don't trim Sama'* costume with
ottos. >
"Don't make Santa's whiskers out
f cotton.
"Don't place candles where the
lame will como directly underneath
.e?.'orations or part of the tree.
"Dob't let thc children ' gd nebr a
Ighted tree.
"Dont fatl to have a reliable fire
xtlngulsher handy.
"Don't open a door so that tm? will
e struck by Budden gust of air.
"DOn^t bc afraid to call the Are de
artment. Some of the worst fires in
lie world have been started because
copie who discovered them thought
:iey could handle them gnd neglected
> call thc firemen."
Mrs. 1Mnra Guy and H. K. Guy. Jr..
t Columbus, Ga., are here to spend
hrisUnus with ?lr. and Mrs. to. K.
ny on Rose HUI. _
Christmas signifies t
better spirit in* our liv?
hence we* feel that the
Christmas is a piano.
We sell Standard mi
prices are RIGHT^
For CASH or orri ER
The Paterson
W. N. Patterson,.'Mgr.,
liness of orchids add
t if they were as com
r perfection of heau
m the most prized of
. . . ._?,:;>
Chocolates.
" sweets, not because
because pf their per
wiiv a hundred boxees
would be priceless.
glad with a box of
ion.
liarmacy
tores.
i
In a Bottle
--Through a
Strawistiieway
to enjoy the deli
ciousness of Chero
Coia, This way it
is always uniform,
pure and wholesome.
.hero-Col
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Whalcy have
sotie to Charleston to visit relatives
sf Mr. Whatey's
he birth of a new and
es-music typifies it,
gift most worthy of
ikes ONLY-and our
MS to SUIT
Music House
No. 130 W. Benson.
