The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN TOWN OF CLINTON
Sale of the Clinton Hotel
Property.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ON POPULAR PEOPLE
Several Real Estate Deals Going on
and Number of improvements
Noted Orphanagc Children going to
Atlanta in n B0Gy-SOcial and Per-
sOnal Items.

sOnal Items.
Clinton, Oct. 30.-A most important
real estate transaction was the sale of
the Clinton hotel last week to Mr.
John Young, one of the three build
ers and first proprietors. The pur-
chase price it is understood was $685.
600. The hotel was built by Messrs.
John II. and n. A. Young and A. B.
Blakely. Mr.. Hugh Workman, who
sold it, has owned it for about six
years, having rented it to Mr.. B L.
King, the past two years. Mr.. Young
plans to make thoroughly first-class,
up-to-date hotel out of it and will be-
gin soon to remodel and add to it.
Another very important sale was
that by which Mr.. j. II. Wham sold
his valuable property on the edge OF
town to Mr.. E. r. Aycock of Jones'
Vile Mr. Aycock and his family will
occupy the house Mr. Wham plans
20 return to his place, known as the
Decatur Simpson place. where he llv-
ed before removing to town.
Mr.. W. b. Farr's attractive home
just opposite the First Presbyterian
church is ready for occupancy. 1t is
among the prettiest and most conve-
niently arranged houses in town
Mr.. w. Fl. Stands and Mrs. Myrtle
Hunter will probably be able to spend
NhFiC CfIoon In, hnfC A.
work on both progressing now very
rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller's friends sym
pathize with them on account of Mrs.
Fuller's severe illness. They had hop
ed to have their new home finished by
the beginning Of winter.
Clubs and Parties.
Among the clubs holding their So
cial meetings for October last week
5 were three book clubs. Mrs. G. c,
pitts entertained the Actacon Book
club on Thursday. On Thursday also,
Mrs. Jack II. Davis entertained the
Halcyon book club. On Saturday Miss
Orrah Bess Little entertained the Ju-
nior Book club.
Miss Julia Neville entertained the
Tattlers on Wednesday.
On Friday Mrs. Will b. Owens en-
tertained the Cecilian Music club.
Mrs. w. j. Bailey was hostess on
Thursday at the meeting of Musgrove
Mills chapter, ID. A. r.
On Thursday Mrs. Jack Davis en-
tertained dozen friends at a beaut-
ful luncheon.
Orphanage News.
About 200 of the pupils of the
ThOrnwell Orphanage are going next
Saturday week, November 11th, to At
lanta where they will be guests of the
Presbyterian churches of that city un-
til Monday, They are to take part in
great rally to be held by the Pres
byterians of Atlanta on the 18th.
On account of the Atlanta trip and
the fact that whooping cough is preva-
lent among the younger pupils whose
presence was especially desired by the
hosts, Dr.. Jacobs declined the invita-
IOn TO the state lalr tnlS year.
Personal Items.
Byron King, the celebrated lecturer,
delivered an address at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning, which was
the occasion of drawing an unusually
large congregation. He made a good
impression.
Miss Tallulah Neville went on Mon
day evenings vestibule to Norfolk,
where she will visit relatives until
Wednesday, Then she will go by boat
to New York where she will enjoy
week of sightseeing with relatives.
From there she will go to Boston where
she will spend the winter visiting an
old friend and seeing the many his
toric points of New England.
Miss Lillian Anderson of Greenville
visited Miss Laurie Aull the past week
end.
Miss Roberta Aldrich of Columbia,
College for Women student, visited
Misses Marion and Emmie McCrary
over Sunday
Miss Elizabeth Bean visited Miss
Eliza Horton in Columbia last week.
Mrs. r. C. Phison, after pleas
ant visit in Clinton, went to Columbia