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-THE AMERICUS 1TMES-REC0RDER.
THCttSDAY.DECE
Gruen Bracelet Watches
Bell, The Jeweler
Special Line of
Goods for Soldiers and Sailors
Bell, The Jeweler
Sheaffer’s fountain Pen
Guaranteed not to leak
Bell, The Jeweler
Christmas Shopping
Is now in order and we especially invite you to
call and look over our lines before buying.
WE HAVE—
Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets, Combs and Brushes"
All kinds of Pyrolin Ivory, Perfumes, Toilet
Waters, Perfumery and Powder Sets, Toilet Ar
ticles, Traveling Sets, Kern’s Candies, Razors,
Pocke- Books. Christmas Packages of Cigars and
Tobacco, Briar and Meerschaum Pipes, and a
Thousand and one other things suitable for each
and every member of the family, and last but
not least, THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
Don’t wait. Give us a call and call early.
ALLEN’S DRUG AND
SEED STORE
PRACTICAL
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
W E ASK the consideration of the
people who are interested in
s — the most sensible and practi
cal Christmas gifts that it is possible to
give man, woman, boy, girl or child—
Our Choice
FOOTWEAR
The-e are shoes for ccmfort, shoes for
service. In Slippers, we’ve a host of
good styles for ladies, for mtn, and for
the very little feet. There is footwear )or
the dance and for all the holiday dress'
functions. Come in and see how mnny
good things can be easily selected from
our line of choice footwear that will be
just the thing for Christmas.
PRICES ALWAYS AS LOW AS
GOOD QUALITY WILL ALLOW
Fitters of Feet
SUMTER GINNINGS
| SHOW BIG LOSS FOR
THE CURRENT YEAR
W. I*. Person, special agent of the
census bureau of Sumter county, an
nounced to day tli.it dining figures
up to December o-1.1 .1 liable for pub
lication. Those ! ’.:.:ei show that 24.-
494 bales, toi>n ing round as half
bales ginned In ti.l: county to Decem
ber 1, fron t e crop of 1917. These
figures cr . . e with 30,897 bales gin
ned to the :i-.. e date during 1916. a
net le . 1 approximately six thou
sand ■ There remains very' little
cot- •- this county yet to be gin
ned, ; ! the figures given atfovo may
be: said to embrace the entire crop
of tlie county for the season.
EMPTY STOCKING FUND
m PASSEO CENTURY MARK
(Continued from Page One.)
Mrs. M. M, Eldridgo .
i.00
.50
P. Persons
Cash 1-00
Homer and Ralph Castleberry.. 1.00
Mrs. Frank Sheffield 1.00
.1 W. Sheffield 1.00
A Friend 100
Jtrs. f. A. Jackson 3.00
Llcutisha Logan , 11:11;. 1.1,... .10
Ilorschel Logan 10
Cbarlos Pryor
“/ want a present for a man j
F you’re looking fora Christmas gifti
a man like this a trip to our store w
solve your problem.
I
This is a man’s store, full of things men like.
Here you will find many a gift that a man will appreciate for
usefulness as welt as for the sentiment that prompted the gi Ving
Why not make it a big, warm Hart Schaffner & Marx ulster
suit of clothes?
The following suggestions are offered for your convenience:
Sweaters
Gloves
Shirts
Half Hose
Fur Caps
Underwear
Pajamas
Canes and Umbrellas
Knitted Silk Reefers
Suspenders, boxed
Leather Belts
Bath Robes
Warm Waistcoats
Linen Handkerchiefs
W. D. BAILEY CO.
" Copyright Hut Schtffner & Marx
Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
Nancy Pryor 2b
.25
Miss Lucy arrow Taylor
Kdlth and Gilbert Adklna 25
Floronce and Ellen Hooks .... 1.00
Marguerite Evcrotte 25
Miss Claire Everette 25
E B. Evcreteto 25
CbarlCH Everette 25
Herbert Hawktus 1.00
Clotlldc, Joe and era Hair 1.00
I.. G. Council 5.50
C M. Council 5 00
J M. Brynn 50
I' E. Holton 50
tv. L. Morgsfh .50
WARRIOR, ALA., SEES 'SELL'S FAMOUS KHMISSS
YOUNG BOYS NAR- I COMING TO OPERA HOUSE
ROW ESCAPE
P. Cato
T. H. McLendon ..
T F. Gntowood, Jr.,
■1 II. Everette
C E. Anslcy
W. Thad Glover -
.50
I A b:g Hawlian attraction will vlBlt
. 1 —— i Acicrlcus, December 25th, Christmas
„ n, I, .1.. Day, matinee and night.
Mrs. Thrice Morgan Tells the Story , ^ ^ „ an ., * a# land ot
of Her Son's Close Coll. *ho tuneful ukulele and the merry hula
! maidens is the trip, that Manager Dud-
-cy, of the Opera House has secured
the heights of Diamond-Head moun- Life is made up of hur
taln j ono thing and thinking
Princess Lehula, an attracUvo dark- j
skinned maiden who la the daughter of ;
u famous Hawaiian daacos, while GE0IMJIAi Webster Com
Boll’s Fatuous Hawailans will trims-
port tho pa.rons of tho Opera House I T 0 f0 ° w
1 v .. ... ed as advisory board to
to their r-ac.de pared bo, with the (n ^
mysterious and charming strains of •
trants in
mysterious ana ' n “r“ lu * | naires sent out to to
their melodious Hawaiian instruments., q( Webster
The seat sale for this attraction Is now ^ on ^ £
on at Dudley’s. j anco ln tho matter, to
- I J. R. Stapleton.
cTatou sStorm Italian Positions.
”He did indeed have a close call,” j for a visit to this city Christmas when
id" Mrs Morgan to a Birmingham' Bell's famous Hawalians will present
.50 ' representative. J the" w«te“‘i "h
50 I -Wo had seen him failing for three j on yesterday stormed Italian positions
; years and the doctor said ho could i The acenory | s m0 st elaborate, j ‘'* 0l t ° iaa two^thous and
nol live but a week at best. It was s |, ow mg the beach at Waikiki, which is lc E
„ An *, y - n no’, live but a week at best. It was showing the beach at Waikiki, which s . were ca , lt urcd. 1*. is officially
tV. Thad Glover - 5 ® nn awful blood discaso and ho suffer-1 onco of n, e most beautiful scenic r
AFrl ™ d ™ ed pitifully.. 1 think they called it | teaches In the world. It faithfully re-| an ™ u ™ e _ , ho nnBrtt .
Macon and Darby Dudley
Three Little Brothers ...
Sarah Oswell Lawson ..
j teaches In the world.
— 1 , . i Losses sustained during the opera-
Pellagra but it was terrible to see | produces the beautiful Bay of' Hono-^ It l3 admitted, were heavy,
him all broken out and so thm and j u i u and | n the distance may bo socn
weak. You could hardly beliovo to 1
E. E. Cook, Preston; St
Preston; Cleveland Rta,
S Rees, Preston; W. R
ton; C. C. Tracy, Preston,
M. Lowrey, Preston, I
Dennard, Weston; E. R.
land.
GEO. E. THORN"
Local Board Webster
gia, Preston, G».
„■> lok at him playing around now that
Total •> $1-4.23 ls tbe siime hoy.”
"Little Otis Is a living tribute to
BANKS TO CLOSE
DURING HOLIDAYS
AT THE NOON HOUR
the wonderful merits of Suferro-Sol
for after he had boon given up by the
doctor I mado up my mind to try this
great nature remedy at a last hope
and wo are so glad we did for it seem,
to bo just the one almost Divine help
that he needed.
I “W’o could sco him gaining right un-
Tho banka of Amorlcus announced I der our very oyeSf almost tho first
today that during tho holiday season doge 6ccnicd to d0 its blessed work and
tho usual custom of closing at noon fan j morc than Just to tell you
— .111 Lit mlhnvnrl tn n-1 In lhf> Tinsf. Thilt • • -S-mmm -ml urall nnfl ht
me uHutti LUBiuut — cfln I say more inau jum w «*»
v/ill bo adhered to as In tho past. That jjjm n ow strong and well and h*
Ik to say that on Christmas Day these ^ happy to bo well and we aro hap-
will hn f»lnQPfl fill ll.1V. 10(1 ... . > ItL ... Inofmrl r\t Iflfi.
lrstltuttona will bo closed all day. and
that on December 26th, 27th, 28th and
31st the banks here will close at noon.
On January 1st, the banks will be
closed throughout the day.
py to hive him with us instead of los
ing him.
-We don’t foel that we can evor say
enough for Sulferro-Sol, for wo think
it ln more than a medicine.
"I know that If people would be
lieve In this great nature remedy In
stead of trying so many patent reme
dies more epople would get well.”
Note—Mr. Morgan, thee father, Is a
miner for tho Central Coal Co., War
rior, Ahi., and will gladly verify this.
Sulferro-Sol Is sold and recommend
ed by all druggists. John B. Daniels
Local Cotton Market. ro _ and Lamar-Rankln Drug f«, At-
Mlddllng , 29 1-4 . i an ’ta, an d Branno and Carson Co.,
Columbus, wholesale distributors, arv
Latest Prices
HERE 13 Y0UR LIS
1 LOOK IT OVER —
as SHOP EARLY
AT ANSLEY
USEFUL GIFTS FOR ALL
FOR ALL
Loral Colton Seed.
Per Ton J75.U0
New Work Cotton Futures.
NEW YORK, Doc. 19.—Cotton fu
tures on the call were as follows: Jan
uary, 29.28-25; March, 28.84-82; May,
28.62-58; July. 28.35-36.
j At tho close options were quoted:
j January, 29.45; March, 29.04; May,
!S,82; December, 30.28.
Tillman & Brown
Chicago Groin Quotations. I
CHICAGO. De 19.—Receipts and
shipments ot the opening today were
os follows:
Wheat: Receipts, 90,000; shipments.
70,000. . j
Corn: Receipts. 495.000; shipments .
420,000. |
Oats: Receipts, .",.526,000: ship
ments. 152.000.
Grain options on the call wero as
fellows:
Corn: December. 126 3-4; January,
121 1-2 to 121 3-8; May, 118 3-4.
Oats: December, 73 7-8 to 75 5-8:
May 72 1-4 to 72 1-8.
Ribs: May, 24.15 to 24.10; others,
none.
tho close options were .’.a fol
lows:
Corn: December, 126 1-4; January.
121 7-8 to 111 S-4; May, 119 3-4. .
Oats: December. 77 1-2; January,
76 1-4; May. 74 7-8.
Ribs: January, 23.95; May, *435.
bU aHadJ.i— - — e
I Will
Be Glad to
Buy, Sell or Rent your Reil
Estate. Will do same for you
at regular prices.
See me when you wish to buy,
sell, or rent.
List your property today for
rent or sale. *
Let me write
you a policy
In the oldest company In Amer
ica on you r lUe. We pay satis
factory dividends. I have been
with tho Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of New York, for the
past twauly-flve years aart will
be glad to serve you.
See me!
FRED R. ARTHUR
BLANKETS
COMFORTS
AUTO ROBES
BATH RUGS
BATH TOWELS
LINEN TOWELS.
GUEST TOWELS
NAPKINS
TABLE DAMASK
DRAWN WORK
LUNCH SETS
COUNTERPANES
BED SHEETS
PILLOW CASES
Open Till 10 P.M.
FOR HER
FURS
COAT
COAT SUIT
DRESS
SKIRT
SWEATER
UNDERWEAR
BATH ROBE
SILK HOSE
KID GLOVES
SILK GLOVES
NECKWEAR ,
FANCY ELASTIC
KNIT SKIRT
Open Till 10 P. M.
FOR HE
SHIRTWAIST
MIDDY TIE
SHOPPING BAj
WARDROBE
FOR BAB'
KSyblaji
carriage
em H d jS
HANDKERCHIEFS
Linens, Crepe de Chines o! event color and design, the famous fast co' ° ye n ox
nice Fancy Christmas Boxes of 3 Handkerchiefs each. 15c to $I.UUp
FOR HIM
OVERCOAT
SUIT CLOTHES
HAT OR SHOES
GLOVES OR TIES
HANDKERCHIEFS
GARTERS
CUFF BUTTONS
COLLAR-RARS
TIE HOLDERS
ARM RANDS
SUSPENDERS
ANSLEY value
AND SERVICE
CAN ONLY
BE HAD
AT
Practical Gifts
for Everybody
FOR HN
NSW®*
i@S
A Cil« J
Is
HEADQUARTERS
tor Everybody j FOR XMAS SHOPPERS —
STORE OPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRIS