The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-12-04
CLINTON OBSERVED
ANNUAL HOLIDAY,
Visitors and Others Here
For Thanksgiving.
FATAL R. R. ACCIDENT
Approaching Marriage of Miss Hays and
Mr.. Owens Surprise. Other
Newsy Paragraphs.


spite of the disagreeable weather,
there was much feasting and pleasure.
Services were held in the various
churches, and collections taken up for
the orphanages. There were number
of family gatherings, a few formal din
ners and brilliant dance wound up the
day. A number of the college students
went home for the day; others got
boxes from home. Mrs. McKellar pro-
vided at the dormitory sumptuous
dinner, to which she invited number
of young ladies. At the Orphanage
the usual good dinner was enjoyed. For
many years the same man has made it
point to provide the Thanksgiving
dinner at the Orphanage. In the after
noon there were various parties and
frolics in the different cottages. Mr..
Tom Scott, as usual, collected liberal
supply Of provisions for the inmates Of
the county home.
Mr.. Haskell Copeland, Of Statesville,
student at Wofford, spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. w. A. Stands; Miss
lege for Women in Columbia, was at
home from Wednesday to Monday;
Miss Marion Fleming, of Augusta, a
Converse student, visited Miss Mary
Bean; Miss Mary Cooper, of Mayes-
vile, visited Misses Katherine and
Elizabeth Bean; Mrs. Austin, of Union,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Rhett Milan; Miss Moore, of Georgia,
visited her sister, Mrs. j. Groves Col
bert. Several former pupils Of the Or
phanage returned for Thanksgiving at
the old home. Mr.. Wallace, of the
Columbia Theological Seminary, and
Mr.. Clinkscales, of the South Carolina
College Law School, visited friends;
Prof. and Mrs. A. V. Martin visited
friends in Newberry.
A sad incident following Thanksgiv-
ing was the killing Of Mr.. C. A. Dun
can, an employe of the Lydia Cotton
Mills. 1t is said that he had been
drinking during the day, and it is sup
posed that he sat down on the railroad
track. He was struck and instantly
VNiled by the northbound vestibule at
C.bout o'clock Thanksgiving Day. No
other serious accidents were reported.
The announcement of the approach
ing marriage of Miss Bessie Hays and
Mr.. William Bailey Owens came as q
surprise to the entire community. Miss
Hays was a member of the senior class
of the college up to last Wednesday.
She is very popular in the young set,
and her friends regret her leaving
them SO soon for the ranks of the mar
ried. She will be one of the youngest
brides Clinton has seen in a long time.
Mr. Owens is in the employ of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway, and is
generally known as young man of
much business ability. Both these
young people have many friends, who
wish them success and happiness. The
marriage is to be at the residence of
the brides mother, Mrs. M. A. Hays,
on the 11th of December
BY the time this is read the Ladies'
Aid Society Bazaar will be in full swing,
and, as usual, it is looked forward to
as a social event of the first magni-
tude. Preparations are now under way
for better dinner and better booths
than ever before.
Mrs. r. B. Vance was hostess at q
charming meeting of the Actaeon Book
Club last Friday.
Mrs. Roach, of Savannah, who has
paid an extended visit to her daughter,
Mrs. George Ellis returned home Tues
day.
Miss York, of Georgia, is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Barrow.
Miss Mary j. Meadows, of Alabama,
is spending the winter with Mrs. j. Ed
Adair.
Miss Ellen McCaslan is visiting in
Seneca, where she will take part in the
wedding of Miss Inez Dickson, her
cousin.
Mrs. H l.. Scaife and children leave
this week for a visit to Union.
Mrs. John G. Davis and Mrs. Watts
Davis returned Saturday from Charles
ton, where they enjoyed the D. A. r.
convention.
Mrs. John G. Davis and Miss Lydia
Henry are in Chester this week, at
tending the U. D, G. convention.
Mr.. H. @. Adams is in Charleston
this week.
Mrs. Emma Glenn, of Spartanburg,
is visiting in Clinton.
Miss Sally Aiken, of New York, is
the guest of Miss Tallulah Neville.
AR. B. l.. King and the Rev. Mr..
Hodges attended the meeting of the
Methodist Conference at Gaffney. Mr..
Hodges has served the Clinton people
most acceptably for three years, and
they petitioned for his re-appointment.
The churches of Clinton hold union
service on the first Sabbath night of
each month. Last Sabbath night the
Rev. Mr.. Wooten, who has recently
been made pastor of the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church, preached
at this service, which was held in the
Baptist church. He made an excellent
impression, and the congregations of
all the churches were glad to welcome
him into fellowship with them.
marvellous preparation, containing
the most healing ingredients. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea relieves
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