The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-29
BUSINESS CHANGES
in CLINTON TOWN
Preparing Another Years
Work
BRIEF SUMMING.UP
Changes. Developments. and Gcncdal
Prosperity OF County Town
ConciSCi, Related.

Clinton Dec. 2-.-gome figures and
statistics obtained from Mr.. II. ID.
Henry, town clerk may prove inter-
ost!ng reading and give some idea of
TIE growth of Clinton in the year just
closing.
The first question asked him by this
correspondent was in regard to new
dwellings,. Permits to erect new houS-
* We're granted to the following: r.
lie" Pitts. Dr. j. ID. Austin, Joe Suber,
colored o. II. Sheeley, George Chap
pell. colored, Richard E. Copeland,
O. | Shelley, John T. Blakeley, j, w.
Brown Jr., Bishop Doster. j. w. Leake,
lohn l.. McNeile, r. G. billiard. Thorn
we'll orphanage, three new buildings,
one being tenant house, Jas. B. Phil
son, T. Nj. Adair, John III. Young, Ennie
Hill, colored Mary Martin, colored
Clinton Cotton mill, fifty-five new cot
tages, Mrs. j. S. McFadden, r. j. Adair
Wash Gary, colored Besides these
the houses owned by Mrs. Tom Ander-
son and partly burned last fall were
rebuilt, and the parsonage of Friend
ship Me ,hodst church colored burned
last winter was rebuilt. In addition
TO these the house of Prof e. II. Hall
was completed in the past year The
house of Mr.. George Copeland was
moved and handsome one is being
erected in It's place. Mr.. A. f. Spencer
is laying down lumber for a new house
for renting purposes on Cleveland
avenue II is striking that number
of these new house have been srected
in the section Of town called Owens
Hill. This has grown faster than any
other part of Clinton in the past few
Years, The others are scattered over
various parts OF town.
Among tn new business buildings
are warehouses by W. Nj. Coggins. A.
3. Blakeley. j. L. Copeland and Bros,
J. NJ Pitts and Bros. w. E. Bell, l.. H.
Davidson, two new brick storerooms
in course of erection by Mr. j. W.
Copeland, concrete block shop by
DR.. II. c. Wofford, concrete block man
nfactory for wagons by Richard e.
Copeland
Among the changes i'm real estate
perhaps the largest single transaction
of the year was the division into bust
ness and residence lots and sale of the
S. f. Vance estate. Mr.. r. j. Adair
bought the residence and an adjoining
lot. The other lots went to the Coop
er Trading Co, w. f.. Owens, DR.. j
r. Copeland, l.. ~ Davidson, Rufus T.
Dunlap of Laurens, T. ID. Copeland,
j ]. Copeland.
The E. r. Aycock property was
bought ny p. S. Jeans and W. f. Bell.
Mr.. George Wright bought lot on
Calvert avenue from the Presbyterian
college and will erect pretty home
on it this year. Mr. j. Allen Coleman,
proprietor of the Coleman bicycle shop
bought residence lot of w f. Owens
and his father bought the adjoining
lot of b. Doster. They will build on
these lots in the near future. j. |.
Copeland and Bro. bought two store
lots from T. ID. Copeland
Among business changes have been
several dissolutions of partnerships
Mr.. j. Allen Coleman bought out Mr.
Clarence Copeland's interest in the
Copeland Coleman bicycle shop Mr.
Hugh Simpson bought out Mr. r. j.
Copeland's share of the Simpson Cope
land company, the name of the bust
ness changing to the Simpson Grocery
company. Pitts Bros. dissolved part
nership, E. Lee Pitts buying out c. L.
Pitts share. The Clinton pharmacy
was Incorporated, the incorporators
being DR.. j. w. Davis, DR. r. L. w
Bailey, j. w. Copeland, Jr., Dr. l.. Med
Kennedy. John T. Blakeley has open
ed general merchandise business in
the new store next to Mr.. r. Il.
Wright's. George Contos, a Greek
has been operating candy kitchen in
the Cold-Buster building for nearly a
year. The Farmers Merchantile com
pany was organized within the past
year by Mr.. Hugh Workman and Mr.
Fred Fowler; recently Mr.. Fowler
bought the entire stock Two whole
sale grocery establishments have been
opened up-the Dixie Flour and Grain
company and the Milling Grocery com
pany. Mr.. r.. j. Copeland and Mr.
Guy l.. Pitts bought the stock of e
c. Briggs and have sold it at auction