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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1909)
D SANTA CLAUS LETTERS "■Dear Tanta Tlaus —I am a little boy S months old I have fair skin and blue fyes and light hire and 2 little tuffes I am too little to rite so I will get my mama to rite fur me I want you to bring me a rocky horse and a rattler and a rubber ring to cuit my little tuffes wif and a rubber doll and some tandy dont fur get mama and papa from vour little frend JAMES R. L. TENNYSON. 1143 D’Antignac St. Forgot to Sign It. My Dear Old Santa Clause —As it is comeing to Christmas I wood write and let you know wheat I want for Christmas I want you to bring me a Sxpress wagon and a suit of clothes and some fire works and a writing dest so I can write to my frlng and dont forget my teacher her name is Miss B. E. Gilbert she live 820 frite ave., I want you to bring her some fruit she will like it and done forget by broth trickle and a lotes of fruit. Good by I hope you a marry Christ mas and a happy new year. Spartanburg, S. C. Dear Santa Claus —I am a good lit tle boy. Please bring me a billy goat wagon and a horn and an automobile and a freight train and some fruit and candy. Please dont forget my little brother William, bring him some nice little toys, because he is a good little boy. Your little friend ALFRED HATTAWAY, JR. 117 Forest St. Santy Clause—Please send me a doll, a little stove, a bed and a teddy bear. MILDRED GARDNER. Mv Dear Santa Claus —I want a teddy bear, a rocking horse, a chair, a wagos, a buggy, a harp and oranges, grapes and a little train. I am a lib tie boy nearly four years old. BEN WARREN GARDNER. Martinez, Ga. Dear Santa Claus —I am a little boy 7 years old and I thought I would write you a few lines I want a toy trane and a teddy hair and a pony and a hee of goodies, apples, candies, or anges and I dont know anything else to tell vou. Your little friend ROBERT ARROLL GARDNER. And a airship tnat when you wind it up it will go up in the air. Dear Santa Claus—l want you to please bring me a drum, trycicle, sol dier suit, pistol, wagon a little auto mobile, some candy, fruit and Are works. Goodby Santa Claus. Your little friend HERBERT REDD. 1925 Watkins St. Dear Sandy Claus— Please bring me a watch and a tool box and a horn and a cap pistel and some fire works dont forget my teacher Miss Pauline Radford. Yours truly MARION YOUNG. 1466 May Avenew. Dear Santa Claus: We are two little children. I am 7 years old, and sister is 5. My papa is down In Florida sick, and I thought I had better write to you. Flrase bring me an air gun and a horn. I did want an Irish mall, but spose I can do without that if I get the gun. Sister wants a doll, and a doll house and A horn too. Please bring us some nuu candy raisins and apples and oranges. We are both good little children. Give our love to Mrs Santa Claus. Your loving 'ittle boy and girl. FRANK AND ALLTE BEARD. Warrenville, S. C. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little Boy 8 years old, and go to school and learn fast and T dont want you to forget me Xmas I will not ask for much this time as my papa has been sick so long. I know he wont have much to give you for my toys Dear Santa please Bring me a nice story Book and some fire crackers and a cap pistol and caps and some fruits and dont forget to Bring my little Brothers some thing and dont for get to go see my dear school teacher Miss Bessie Pritchard, good By Santa I am your little Friend. HARRY MATHIS. 1832 Ellis St. Dear Santa Claus: I am a Httle Boy 5 year old and want you to bring me a story Book and a air gun and so#ie fire works and some fruits and dont for get the kindergerden teachers for I love them all they are so nice to me. and I do like to go to school. I am your Friend. PERRY MATHIS. 1882 Ellis St. Dear old Sandy Close: I aske yoo to bring me a horn, and a pistil, and caps and a hoe and rake and a horse an! wagon and lots of fruit, and lots of thing to suit and a train that Is all 1 ask you for this time now dont forget m? this erismas give my love to mrs santy close I am yoor LITTLE HARBERT JORDEN. Dear Santa Clause: I will write you a few lines. As Christmas Is drawing near. And I want you to bring me a big doll with Blue Eyes And a Carriage to ride my doll In. Alsa, A Tea set And A fern with a little table Just like Mama. Also bring me a Bracelet I am a little girl four old. With love to all. Your friend. MARY ELIZABETH PEARRE. 1416 Glover St. Dear Santa Claus: I see every body Is writing I thought I would write to you to let you know what I want for Xmas. Please bring me some fire crackers, and a story book, bicycle, box of Paints norn, a game and a wagon some fruits and nuts. I guess thats all this time. Your Friend. ALBERT HADDLESAY. R. F. D. No. 2. Dear Sandy Cloths: I will write you a letter to let you no what I want. I want a whal bar, and a Auter more beal and sum fire works, and sum fruit, and nuts, and that Is all. Give my love to Miss Sandy and your children if you got any. Ey By. HARRY WELTCH. B*6 Marhury St. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy three years old, please come to my house Christmas and bring me a large rubber ball, a drum, a horn, and a small express wagon and some of all kinds of fruit, and I will be a good little boy. Your little boy. WILLIE HODO. ISSO Hicks St. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a doll and a carriage ana a rattler and a jump out of the box, and some fruits that Is about all for this Christmas yours truly. VELMA CRESLEIN. 950 Broad. Dear Santa Claus: I am only two years, hut I do-not want you to forget me. I only want a few toys. You can bring me a small wagon, a ball, horn, drum, a pair of leggins, a sweater, a pair of mitts or any thing else you think will do a little boy like me I am a good boy and love you Santa Claus. Do not forget that my address is MASTER ALBERT MORRIS. 244 Nneooehee Ave., Athens. Ga. Dear Sandy Cloths: I want a Wagont and sone firewors and sone fruit and nuts. By By Sandy Cloths. ROY WELTCH. 845 Marbury St- Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy six years old. I go to school, am a good boy in school and I study my lesons at home and I help my Mama and play with my little brother Albert, so I want you to bring me a large express wagon, a postal card album, a train that run on the track, a drum, horn, candy, nuts, fruits and a candy walking stick, also bring me some fire-cracker, sparkler, and a eap-plstol with some caps. With love to Mrs. Santa Claus. I am your little friend. LOUIS MORRIS. 244 Nacoochee Ave., Athens, Ga. Dear Santa: I am so glad It Is nearly Xmas and I hope you will have a Merry X-mas. I am a little girl four years old and I want you to please bring me a doll and carriage a tea set and a little stove and a table. I will take good care of them and I want you to bring my little sister a big rag doll she had one and it is tore up so bring her another one she Is two years old and Is a cripple she can’t walk. Was naralizod a year ago and hasn't walked any since, and dont forget to bring gramma and papa and mama something nice. Bring us some fruit and nuts dont bring any fire works as I am afraid of them. Love to you and Mrs. Santa I remain your little girl % ALLIS RHEJE CROUCH. 1930 Broad Street. P. S.-—Please get a black rag doll for sister as she likes them best. Dear Santa Claus: As Christmas is near I thought I would right to you I want fruit and a tennis hall and fire works your friend. JAMES J. BRESNAHAN. P. S. I forgot stockings and a night shirt and I want you to remember my Bro. Augustine lie Is sick in the hospital. Dear Santa Clause: I thought I would write and tell you what I want you two bring me a tennis ball, loop the loop and a see-saw and be sure and bring me a Christmas tree and bring me a whole lot of fruit my name is Yi EDWARD S. BRESNAHAN, P. S. I live at ,443 Telfair St. Dont forget my teacher, brother Augustine who is sick in the hospital. Dear Santa Claws: I want you to bring me a monkey, a little stove some fruit and candy nuts I am seven years old am in the first grade at school and wrote this letter myself. Give my love to Mrs. Santa Claws. Your little girl EMMIE KATE BRISTOW, Crawfordville, Ga. Dear Santa Clause: I want to tell you what I want, I want an Express waggon and Billie Goat and a horn and a mouth Organ and a Stocken full of candy nuts and fruits. I am a lit tle boy four years old, good by to you and dear Mrs. Santa clause be sure and bring some chocklate candy no more, your dear little boy, EUGENE BENSON, North Augusta. Dear Santa tause: I will write to you what I want you to bring me this Xmass I am a feet little curley head ed girl 2% years old, dear santa I want a big baby doll and a little wag on and a horn, and bugle and white bear skin cloak and a grate big tocken full of tandy nuts and fult so dood by to you dear santa tause frome your dear little girl 14 ELLA PIANO BENSON. North Augusta. Dear Santa Claus. As all the other little children are writing to you for presents I thought I would write you Just for one. I am so anxious for a bicycle but my papa is dead and mam ma says she hasnt enough money to buy me one, so santa wont you please bring me one? You need not bring me any other toys or confectionaries for many years to come. I have been a good boy all the year and will al ways try to do good and I want to be a newspaper man like my papa was when I get grown. I am 9 years old. Your little boy. BRY WHITEHEAD. P. S. Please don’t forget mj; two lit tle sister 6 and 4 years old and bring them some-thing nice. Dear Santa Clause. Santa Clause I have Just been reading the letters of the other little girls and boys. I do not care for much this Christmas. Please bring me a handkerchief and a pair of stockings and a ring tea set and some fruit and candies. With lots of loves to you and Mrs. Santa Clause. Your little friend, MARION CLARK. Dear Santa Clause: I want you to bring me a dog a tin horse a horn a suit of clothes and a pair of shoes, I want a pleanty of fire works and a pleanty of fruit and nuts, hoping to hear from you soon from little boy ROBT. ROBINSON, 1265 Mill St. Dear Santa Clause. I want this year a doll with brown eyes and black hair and a white teddy Bear a Billie goat and cart candy and nuts some fire crackers and anything you have to spare. Your little LILLIAN ALLAN. 543 Marbury Street. Early Branch S C Dear Santa Claus. I thought I would write and let you know what I want. Please bring me a tin wagon, a Bango and a lot of fruits. lam a little hoy of ten, years old, goes to school and is In the third grade. Wish ing you a merry Xmas I will say good bye your Little boy TELLINGHAST PEEPLES. P. S. Santa dont forget my Lit tle Neice and Nephew. I will hang they stockings along with mive, one is 4 years old and the other is 2 months old. Give Mrs. Santy Claus my love. T. P• Plum Branch S C Dear Santa Claus. I thought I would write and tell you what I war.* you to bring me for Xmas. I want you to bring me a billy goat, some ap ples, oranges, bananas, nuts,, raisins, candy and all kinds of fruits and any thing you want to bring. Give Mrs. Santa by love. Your little boy CHARI.ES MINER. Dear Santa Claus. Please bring me an Irish mail some nuts and candy oranges bananas an overcoat and a fire coat for mama a cap istol a pret ty new coat and a cap. Yours lov ingly WALTER LATHAM JENKINS. 1339 Barrett St. Dear .Santa Claus. I want you to bring me a doll and carriage and a bed stead for my doll and a piano, tea set. lam a little girl 5 years old and go to school. I will look for you soon Santa. SARAH NORRIS. Dear Santa Claus: I want a big doll and some close for it and a car riage to fit it I want a piano a bedsted and washstand a stove and teaset and some fruit. Your little girl GRACE STEWART. Waynesboro, Ga. Dear Santa Clause I will now take pleasure in writing you a few lines. Santa Clause I am a little girl 8 years old. I am in the third grade at wood lawn school. A few little things I want to ask you to bring ine if you please, is a doll carriage, and a doll with black hair, and a horn. Santa Clause I would also like some fruits candy and nuts, and some sparklers. Good by wishing you and Mrs. Santa Calause a Mery Christmas and a Happy New Year. Your Little friend GEORGIA LU MARTIN. 1481 Gwinnett St. Dear Santa Clause It makes my heart rejoice to know that the time have come for us children to write you another letter, it has been so long since we heard from you. Dear Santa, I will try and not ask too much of you this Christmas. You will please bring me a furniture set, doll with a Mary .Tanc dress, with brown eyes, and lilack hair, Uncle Remus’ story book; also, some fruits and candv. I am a girl 10 years old, if there is anything else you can think of and bring me, I will tiiank you very much. Wishing you and Mrs. Santa Clause a merry Christ mas, and a happy new year, I will close. Your little friend EMMIE MAY MARTIN. 1481 Gwinnett St. Dpar Sandyclaus as It Is almost Christmas again I must tell you what I want as The Herald Is so nice to us little hoys as to print our letters and make sure that you get them I will first tell you that I want a rlfel and a cap pistol and a lot of caps and a pocket knife and lots and lots of lire iworks and candy’s and nuts and fruits of all kind and please Dear Sandy dont forget to bring my Mamma something nice wishing you and Mrs. Sandy a merry Exmas X remain your little boy TRACEY E. GRIFFIN. Dear Santa Clause I am a little boy twelve years old I go to school and ; I love my teacher. Please bring me a doll and doll carriage a tin wagin and a doll stove. I must close give ny love to Mrs. Santa Clause you little boy SPANN VAN DUESEN. Reynolds St. I P. S. Don’t forget my sweet teacher. I Dear Santa Claus, I am Lollie’s sis [ter and I want you to faring me a doll, a doll's tea set. a A. B. C. book, a doll j carriage, a cradle for her, a set of doll i furnisher, a doll wash stand with a bowl and pitcher, and some nuts and fruits, Give my love to Mrs. Santa Claus, Hope you and her a merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Your little girl RUBY HOSS. P. S. Bring me and Lollie a doll piano. Dear Santa Claus, I will write you a few lines to let you know what I want Christmas. I want a trunk, a story book about Xmas, a doll, a doll teaset, a set of paper dressing dolls and some nuts and fruits, I am 8 years old and in the second Grade at school. Give my love to Mrs. Santa Claus, I remain your little girl, LOLLIE HOSS. Dear old Sanda Claus please bring me a tricicle and a train that runs on the track and a nice story book an all kind of fireworks an plenty of fruit. Give Mrs Sanda Claus my love Your Friend PAT RENEW. 1436 Glover St. Dear old Sanda Claus I can't think of any thing else I want but a train ! THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. that runs on the track and fireworks and sparklers and a nice large ball and. Give Mrs. Sanda Claus my love. Your little Friend ROY RENEW. 1436 Glover St. Dear Santa Claus. Y'ou have been good to me each year so this year I am writting for my sister and brother Marry and Emma. Harry is in Thom son but will be home for Christmas he wants a Jockey horse and buster brown suit. Emma wants a rag doll and we all want some fruits and fire works, from your little friends , GLADYS THOMAS, P. S. I forget bring my cousin Norma a sweater and me a doll head. 1332 Gwinnett Street. Dear Santa Claus. I want a coat to match my pants and a ndt and hall and my sister Emma a pair of play mates shoes remember mamma and papa and grandma and grandpa in Thomson and bring me a lots of fruits and fire works from your little friend CHARLEY THOMAS Hillsboro, Ga. Dear Santa Claus. As I am sick in bed today I will ask you for just a few tilings for Xmas as I know you I have lots of things to spare. I would I like ot have a Foot Ball goat and wagon allso a suit of clothes Tooth Brush Rocy horse a Drum a horn and any other things that you have to give Thanking you in Advance I will j ask Grand Mother Wall for the rest, j I want. Wishing a merry Xmas I am I yours Very Trury FOSTER D WALL, 1655 Broad Street, Dear Santa Claus. As al my little friends are writing telling you what) they want you to bring them. I have a good many play things that you ; have been kind enough to bring me, so this time. 1 only ask far a horn and little gun that will shoot a cork, and any thing else that you think a little boy like myself could manage. I am only four years old. Now Dear San ta. please be kind to all the poor chil dren. dont forget any one, be sure to come to see me. Your little friend HERMAN H. HUTSON, 1243 Telfair St. P. S. Tell my uncle Frank not to forget to tell you about the magic lan tern that he said you would bring me. LITTLE HERMAN. Dear Santa Clause. I am a girl 16 years old. I am deprived of the beauties of the world by losing my eye sight when I was about eight years old I am trying to go to school to get and education. I have no one to look to but my mother she has to leave my little 4 year old sister and iny self all a lone at six thirty a. m. and go to her work. I find it very lonley untill time to go to school I go to the John Millage school. My mother has to read all my lessons and I write them in point-type so that I can learn them but I have a great de sire to get a education especially in music. I want to be a music teacher soom day then I can help mother and in time get me a piano I hope you will bring my little sister soom candy and fruit wishing you and Mrs. Santa Clause a Merry Christmas and a lin,i>- py new year. Your friend ETTIE VIOLA LEE, 815 Broad Street. Dear Santa Clause. I want you to bring me a toole box, a horn, express wagon and a suit of clothes, and some fruit. Be good to all tile other lit tle children and come real soon. Good bye Santa Claus. From GORDEN NORRIS. Blythe, Ga. Dear old sweet Santa. I have just heard some of the letters read that the little boys and girls have written and I thought that I had better write to you and let you know what I would like to have this Xmas. I got a pret ty doll last Xmas and I want you to bring me a little carriage to ride her In. I would like to have a Htory hook and some candies and fruits. ~I have not asked for much but you can bring any thing that you think will be suit able for a little girl four years old. Your loving frtend DERELLE CLARK. My dear Old Santie—l’m a little boy of five years old. I want a tricycle, wagon, street-car, and some fruit. Santie, please dont forget my littlo Bister, Laura. Wishing a Merry, Mery Xmas and a Happy New Year MONROE WOODWARD. Mnntmorenci, 8. C. Dear good Sante Claus: Here is <>ne little girl that don’t want you to bring me nice things for Xmas. I rather do without any If that will help some poor sick child and there are so many am afraid you wont find them all If you come to my house in the country. Now please ask some of the wealthy, I mean rich people who have lots and lots of money to help you carry ltttlo Leroy Renew a chair witli wheels to rool out in the sun if he Is strong enough to sit up and I shall be happy ANNIE. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me some toys. EMIL WILLIAMS. Dear Santa: —Xmas Is here again. I am 9 years old. Papa and Mama says I am getting to large to truble you but I feel very Small when they tal to kme about you. I am not go ing to ask you for anything for I want Just that much than ever. I have been naughty and broken up lots of the pretty things you brought mo In the past, if you do not forget me this Xmas I will be better and do bet ter Just try me please your friend MARY SMITH. Dear Santa Clause I will write and tell you what I want you to bring me I want a gun and a train of cars and ,a tablet and fireworks and all kinds of fruits and ail kinds of nuts and candy ROY WILLIAMS. Dear Santa I am a little girl six years old I wont a little set of fur niture ,two horns and a nice sewing box, your little friend GALDYS lIELMLY MeCEEARY’S Be Sure to Do The Rest of Your Christmas Shopping at McCreary’s “The Home of Good Clothes” G%s£>'?4 Ik || McCreary’s Ok “Home of Good Clothes” McCREARY’S 40,000 Gallons of Whiskey Shipped From Richmond To Dry Sections Daily RICHMOND, Va, —As a distributing point for the entire South, as well as for many states of tho middle West, Rich mond at. this season has been shipping probably more whiskey to dry sections man was ever sent out In the same length of time from any other city In the country, not excepting New York and Chicago. This declaration Is based on statements made by leading whiskey dealers and On estimates furnished by representatives of the express companies. The bulk of these big shipments have been consigned to Individuals In North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala bama, Mississippi and the various dry My Dear sandy Please bring me a doll and a carriage. EUNICE MARIE CHANCE. dear santa claus I saw your letter in the herald so I havent wrote to santa I will write to you I have two brothers one five and one seven and I am twelve years old and I dont know weter santa claus will come a not and we will think you for any tiling well good by your frend JOHN WESLEY HARRELL. 1 1305 Estes St- McCREARY’S We have the latest and neatest and cheapest in the seasonable things For Boys, Youths, Young Men, Old Men. Let us suggest Umbrellas, Underwear, Suits, or Overcoats. Take our word for it— Our prices are the most reasonable in Augusta- Our Christmas Goods the most suitable—and you can buy Xmas i Presents here From 25c To $50.00 McCREARY’S sections of Virginia. At the warn< time enormous quantities of distilled spirits have bean shipped to Texas, Indiana, Florida and Illinois. Indications are that at least 40,000 gal lons of whiskey are shipped from this city daily. The whiskey establishments are working nlgm and day. Took License A way From Doctor For Prescribing Whiskey Freely KANSAS CITY.—No more controversies with the mothers of the W. C. T. U., thank you! That Is the sad reflection of Dr. O. A, Meyer, of Buffalo, Mo. Dallas county Is "dry." The women of the W. C. T. U. there began to say things about Dr. Meyer prescribing whis key for earache, toothache, stomach ache, lame baek and other complaints. Dr. Meyer resented it, and wrote a letter to the local paper, in whloh he included a prayer for the women for what he termed their shortcomings. The women and their male friends took McCREARY’S McCREARY’S Adaptation. Every people naturally fall Into the pursuit that Is adapted to their eats*. In England milk la the leading dairy pro. ductlon. In Scotland it Is -fittaa In Holland It is cheoeo with some butter. In Denmark nearly everybody on tho farm makes butter of exoelteat quality and Iri immense quantities. Tho Island of Jersey produces the finest butter cows In the world. The American people do something In all sorts of dairy produo. lion, according to location. the matter before the stats board of health, and Dr. Meyer's license to prac tice was revoked on the charge that he had been gm.ty of conduct unoecomlng • physician in prescribing whiskey tot minor aliments, Meyer appealed to the circuit court. The case has been compromised In this manner: Meyer is to he put on a year’s proba tion. If at the end of that time the W, C. T. IS. o - the st :e board of health believe hts conduct Is above reproach, he will be restored to all the rights of a physician. In the meantime he will con tinue his practice. SEVEN
