The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-20
CLINTON DIVIDED
into CITY WARDS
A Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Organized.
LAD BADLY BURNED.
Town May be Eligible for City Delivery
by Next July. The High School
Election. Other News.

Clinton, Nov. 19. 9.-Among the signs
of growth in Clinton is the recent di
vision of the town into six wards. The
purpose of this is to make of the city
council more distinctly representative
body. Another recent advance was the
organization of volunteer fire depart
ment. Mr.. c. r. Boland, of Columbia,
assisted in tho work of organizing and
drilling the companies. Two hose COM
NAMES were organized among the white
men and hook and ladder company
among the negroes. Mr.. ]. w. Cope
land, Jr., was elected chief of the de-
partment and Mr.. P. S. Jeans, assistant
chief. The young men, almost without
exception, have entered with enthusi-
asm into the movement.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Adams preached
in the Presbyterian church on Novem-
ber 10, and received cordial hearing,
though, on account of the severe
weather, the congregation was small.
The Rev. Jones Barclay, of Green
vile, is assisting the Rev. Fred X.
Smith with a series of meetings at the
Second Presbyterian church this week.
Little Willie Walters, of the Thorn
well Orphanage, caught fire Saturday,
and would have been severely burned
if Mr.. Tom Scott had not put out the
flames. Mr.. Scott was quite painfully
burned, but not seriously. Master
Mayes Rembert, another OrphanaPe
pupil, was operated on for appendicitis
Saturday. He stood the operation sue
cessfully and is doing well.
Mr.. M. S. Bailey is quite recovered
from his recent attack of appended
tis
The cases of scarlet fever in Clinton
are all doing nicely, and the disease
seems to be stopped.
Social affairs of the past week in
cluded several pretty club meetings.
Miss Essie Young entertained the Ce-
Gillian Music Club on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. w. j. Bailey was hostess at the
meeting of the Nations Club on Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. George Wright
gave lovely Nations Party" on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Henry Young
entertained dozen college students at
an elegant dinner last Monday evening.
The college students took much inter-
est in the tennis tournament, in Green
vile, last week. Mr. Sam Fulton and
Mr.. Darby Fulton represented the col
lege here and took second place.
An election will be held here Friday
to decide whether to appeal for High
school in Clinton. There is little doubt
that there will be large majority in
favor of the High school.
The postofflce receipts Indicate rapid
growth in Clinton. 1t is thought that
by next July this town will have grown
up to free mail delivery.
The family of Mr.. Orven Chandler is
in Florida.
Mrs. j. G. Davis and Mrs. Watts Da-
Wis go to Charleston next week to the
convention of the Daughters of the
Revolution.
Mrs. John G. Davis and Miss Lydia
Henry have been elected delegates to
the State Convention of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, which meets in
Chester on December 3.
Miss Brown, of Ridgeway, is the
guest of Mrs. A. M. Copeland.
Miss Lucy Speers, of Newberry, is
visiting Misses Fronde and jamie Ken
nedy
Miss Lizzie Glenn is visiting Mrs.
Dorroh Ferguson, Of Laurens, this
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