The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-18
CLINTON ABSORBED
in GREAT MEETING
Over q Thousand i'm At
tendance ON Sunday.
EVANGELIST A.C DIXON
Exciting Runaway Accident. Returned
Missionary HonOred. Interesting
List of Personal Notes.

List of Personal Notes.
Clinton, March 1.-THE meeting is
absorbing all attention in Clinton this
week. On Sunday morning, and again
Sunday evening, the audience must
nave numbered mere than thousan !.
On Sunday afternoon, at service for
men only, there were about five hun
dred present. The preacher, DR.. A. C.
Dixon, is one of the foremost evangel-
lists in the world, and has already won
Clinton's interest and attention. The
business men generally have closed
their places of business for the morn
ing and afternoon services. Besides
the hosts of visitors in Clinton for this
week, people from the country are at
tending the services. Fifty or more
ministers are in attendance on the min
isterial conference, which is conducted
in the morning from 10 to IL O'Clock
and in the evening from to S. Var
ious ministers have consented to take
part in these conferences. The com
munity generally regrets that Mr.. Dix
on cannot remain longer than Friday
owing to other engagements.
An accident that frightened it's vic
Tins more than it hurt them was the
running away of DR.. Bailey's horse on
Sunday night. Three ladies', Miss Giles
of Greenwood and Misses Minnie Bal
ley and Minnie Little, were going to
church when the buggy ran against
telephone pole and frightened the
horse. Miss Bailey was thrown out
and painfully, though mot at all seriouly,
hurt
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church helo a special
meeting Monday afternoon in honor of
Miss Emily Craig, of Blackstock, a
missionary stationed at Cardenas, Gu
ba, and now at home on furlough. An
other guest at this meeting was Miss
Dixon, daughter of DR.. A. G.. Dixon.
Measles is widespread in Clinton just
now. 1t is not confined to any one sec
tion, but is prevalent in the town and
the mill villages.
Miss Emily Craig, of Blackstock, is
guest of Mrs. w. G. Neville.
Miss Dixon, of Chicago, is the guest
of Mrs. j. F. Jacobs.
The list of ministers attending the
conference cannot be given this week.
DIR. Dixon is with Rev. DR.. Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Farr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Yates and Miss Laney, of Monroe,
N. c., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. w.
b. Farr last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Davis are visiting
DR.. and Mrs. J. Q. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. CLANCY Stone have set
up housekeeping in the Horton house,
on South Broad street.
Mr.. Jolly and family have moved to
Nashville, Tenn. He was an artist in
the employ of the Religious Press Ad-
vertising Syndicete.
The Misses Caldwell, of Ora, were
guests Of the Misses Blakely last weeks
Rev. Mr.. Calender held the first of
the regular Episcopal services in the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian church
last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Willie Anderson and Miss Pau
line Anderson visited Mrs. Emma Rich
ardson over Sunday.
Miss Pratt, of Abbeville, is the guest
of Miss Nina Mabry.
Misses Glennie and Lillian Bolt were
in Clinton last Sunday.
Miss May Little visited Mrs. George
Bailey over Sunday.
Misses Agnes Adams. and Nell Miller
visited Mrs. Adams from Friday to
Monday.
The Misses Morse, of Abbeville, were
visitors of Miss Talulah Neville last
week.