The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN TOWN OF CLINTON
Many CIintOnians Attend
Corn Show.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ON POPULAR PEOPLE
Ladies Of Stephen ID. Lee Chapter
Making Preparations to Hold Ba-
zaar and other Entertainments to
Clear the Debt on the Monument.

Clinton, Feb. l1.-The city council
has made plans to put two or three
miles of curbing and paving on the
streets of Clinton this year. 1t has
not been announced what streets Will
receive the benefit of this improve
ment.
The next undertaking before the
council will possibly be the labelling
of streets and numbering of houses for
free postal delivery There is little
doubt that Clinton will secure this
convenience before very long.
The postonlce employees are delight
ed with the inauguration of civil SER
vice rules, by which each has to work
but eight hours per day.
Sloan street has been extended re.
Gently by order of the council
Daughters OF the Confederacy Active.
The members of Stephen ID. Lee
chapter U. d. c. are planning Wig
orous campaign to pay off the indebt-
ednesS on their monument this spring.
The debt has been reduced to 5000 and
they feel assured of success in their
efforts. They will give what is said
to be very clever, taking entertain
ment called "The County Fair" on
March 18th and 14th. Then on April
4th they will give spring bazaar
when they will sell turkey dinners,
Strawberries and cream, and white
goods of all sorts.
AS soon as the monument is paid
for these ladies' are resolved to estab-
lish chapter room where they can
meet and where Confederate relics can
be gathered and preserved for pos
terity. There is much enthusiasm ov-
er this plan
Presbyterian College News.
The college boys are interested
now in athletics. Last Monday after
noon the basket ball team of Furman
came down and played them very
good game, defeating them by score
of Is to Is. This week the p. c. team
is off to play series of games.
DR.. Douglas and Mr.. Spencer and
many of the students have visited the
corn exposition.
The students are looking forward to
the oratorical contest with interest.
Mr.. G. W. Nickles will represent this
college.
Social and Personal News.
A large audience enjoyed the ly-
ceum entertainment on Saturday ev-
ening at the graded school auditorium,
given by the impersonator, Booth
Lowry.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. ]. L.
Wright entertained the Actaeon book
club.
Miss Mittie Young entertained
number of friends on Thursday even
ing.
Miss Clara Duckett gave an elab-
crate luncheon on Tuesday
Mrs. j. A. Chandler was hostess on
Friday afternoon to the members of
the young ladies' embroidery club
DIR. and Mrs. j. Lee Young have
moved into the house on South Broad
street recently vacated by Mr.. B. l..
Kings family.
Mr.. W. G.. Harper, who has been
prescription clerk at the Clinton
Pharmacy has resigned his position
and returned to his home in Ander-
son, to the regret of large circle of
Clinton friends.
The sympathies of the community
have gone out to Mr.. r. p. Carson
who received the news last week that
his brother, Mr.. G. A. Carson, Jr., of
Greenyille had been killed in attempt
ing to board train.
The death of Mr.. John Vance of
Louisiana was a sad shock to his rel
atives and friends here. His daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. a. Bailey. was making
plans to visit him when the news
reached her of his death
Miss Dorothy Owens has returned
home from Columbia where she has
been visiting Miss Reaux Jones.
Miss English of Bishopville is the
guest of her sister, Mrs j. w Smith