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/ SOCIETY. Quite an attractive reception was tendered Mrs. \V. S. Bean, Jr., by Mrs. W. S. Bean on Friday af ternoon. r lfhe home was beautiful ly decorated* , in sweet peas and -roses:—mrsr Bailey greeted the guests 'and in troduced them to the receiving line composed of Mrs. W. S. Bean, Mrs. W. S. Bean, Jr., Mrs. Both- jwcll Graham, and Miss Mary BeaP. Mrs, "WllliaM 'Bailey 1 Owens' an3" little friends to her birthday party. After the playing.of several games delicious cream and cake were served. Each little guest was also given a bag of butter-kist pop corn. \ ‘ — 0 — An event that caused much pleas ure was the party given by the tenth grade in honor of the eleventh nt fhn.tmrnn r>f Afrj Vnnin R BIG PACKERS-PUT s"' J LIHLE ONES GUI THE FAILURE OF ORANGEBURG PACKING COMPANY SAID TO Motion Adair. Different games were en joyed for several hours and later cream and cake were served MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS has been the dream of many inventors, who Picnics have been quite in vogue "jolfiHHvaT Indicatloiw >Am' That -tht gtiesfs into the dining room. The tabb* was* quite lovely with its cover cf eluny and huge bowl of sweet peas. Here Mrs. W. G. Neville and Mrs. A. E. Spencer presided. The de licious green and,white.cream and cake were served by Misses Alden Bailey, Marion-Copeland, Lucy Bailvy and Katherine Kennedy. The reception was hold at'two dif ferent hours and during the after noon quite a number of guests call ed. t , i " . » ' 0— On Friday afternoon a “Good- Bye” reception was given in honor of the teachers at the home of Mrs. E. J. Adair. Mrs. Adair and Mrs. Isaac Copeland received at the front door and introduced the guests to the receiving line com- . posed-of the faculty of the gram-- mar and high school. The home was beautifully decorated in ram bler roses, hydrangias, ferns, be gonias. After a pleasant social hour Mrs. J. I. Copeland and Mrs. T. D. Copeland served delightful cream and cake. rn* last Tuesday evening at Davis’ (Spring. Plans had been made to spend the afternoon at I Yarhorough’s mill but as rain pre vented the time was quite pleasant ly psent at the picture show, and later in the evening the young folk met at Miss Thelma Coffman’s and with Miss Lila Dillar da schaperone went to Davis Springs. B« Sold Under the Receivership In the State Courts. Miss Dorcas Masoh delightfully entertained the members of the Knitting Club on Wednesday af ternoon. After a pleasant social hour ’a salad course and iced tea were served by Miss Mason and Mrs. D .W. Mason. Besides the reg ular members the following invited guests were present: ^Bisses Ethel Willis, Lee Aycock, Mrs. Jodie Chandler, Mrs. Irby Ilipp, Mrs. J. R. Copeland and Mrs. Hugh Don- non. a,' '■*e Miss Cassie Oliver entertained at a four-course dinner 'at the Lesh Infirmary on Friday evening. Those who were present on this pleasant evening were: Misses Winnie Wal ters, Gnssie Maxwell* Ellen Cody, Robbie Grinell, Lucile Goodwin, Bertha Walters, Irene Wright and Messrs. Leu Rounds, Duncan Thompson, Walton Sinclair, Belton Kilgore, Harold Flanagan and G. II. Estes. i Miss Marie Coshy entertained the members of. the G. G. G. Club on Friday 'afternoon. In the in teresting contest Miss Nan Cope land was the successful contestant and was presented with a box of candy. Delicious cream and cake were served to the following guests: Nan Copeland, B. Copeland, Mary Henry and Rowona Jones. Miss Janie Holland entertained the members of the Musgrove Club on Tuesday afternoon. After a de lightful social hour strawbenfes and a salad course were served to the following guests: Mrs. W. A. Galloway, H. D. Rantin, T. J. Bla lock. Gus Davidson, M. B. Hipp. Henry Young, John Finney and Pet Adair. The June meeting will be with Mrs. W. M*. McMillan. On Friday evening Miss Mercer Vance entertained a few friends. After the playing of several games and progressive conversation de lightful cream •and cake were serv ed to the following guests: Melence Thomley, pmily Philips, Rose Comelsdn, Mary Sue Wilson, Lee Aycock, Sybil Burdette and Billy Dunlap, P. W.‘ Wilson, John Blanding, Lewis Woodson, Frank Simms, Christopher Adair, Frank Estes, Jimmie Smith, H. C, Flan agan. ; Quite an attractive rook party was given by Miss Nina Martin on Tuesday'evening at the home of Mrs. L. F. McSwain. The home was beautifully decorated in pink roses and after a number of excit ing .games cream and coke were served to the guests. ~ Miss Marjorie Spencer on last Saturday jafternooii qjt Wright’s pasture- ifaw- a -pitmitr in-dirnror tihe Kill Kare Klub. After the eating of the elegant lunch, candles and pieces of card-board were pass ed to the different guests. Toasting marshmallows by candle light was quite an attractive feature. People Read Newspaper ^ That’s why it would be profitable for you to * •• ' m it Jf yon xMtd a job If yoa xo*Kt to kin somebody If yoa event to sett something If yoa event to bay something If yoa event to rent yoar boose If yoa event to sell yoar koase If yoa event to sett yoar ferm If yoa event to bay property If then is anything thet yoa event the quickest end bestevey to supply that event is by placing an advertisement in this paper The results will surprise and please you MONTAVILLE flowers. On.Thursady afternoon little Miss Sadie Chandler .invited her MontaviUe Flowers, the noted Amer ican statesman, who founded and or ganized the itreat Conference of Amer ican lecturers held 'in Washington a year aso, hrinjts on the third ni^ht o! the Community Chautauqua u vital stirring message to the American peo ple at a time when many g»ave prob lems confront us. His lecture, “Our National Highway to Happiness” lias brought cheers from every audience that has heard it, for it is so simple, direct, and forceful in Its patriotism, that ee«ry Red-whlte-and-blue blooded American finds in it the message he la seeking at the present time. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restore* vitality aod energy by purifying and en riching the blood. You can toon feel it* Strength ening, Invigorating Effect. Price 60c. Orangeburg.—A large meeting of the stockholders of the Orangeburg Packing Company was held at Orange burg in response to call of Capt. J. H. Claffy, president of the Orangeburg County Farmers’ Union. A full dis cussion of the company’s affairs was entered into by stockholders and for mer officers of the company. An ex pert accountant, who audited the books, was also present to explain what he knew. It appears that the failure could not be avoided, the larg er packers putting this small company out of business, together with the high prices of raw material and wages un der war conditions. Practically noth ing was accomplished at the meeting other than to appoint a committee to ^onfer with Jhe receiver and those connected with the legal end of the failure as to whether there is any chance of reorganisation and to pre vent the sale of the plant. All indica tions are that the plant will be sold under the receivership in the State courts, if bankruptcy proceedings are jnQt_institute4. . ! ical device that would keep going by its own momentum. Interest is not a mechan- * « ical device, but it keeps a-moving on. Make a deposit in the savings department of this bank and it keeps on earning inter est just as long as you leave it there. You Killed by Lightning. Gurley.—Last week lightning struck the home of Herbert Anderson in this community, killing his wife instantly and setting his home on fire and burn ing everything in It Mr. Anderson was not home at the time, but being a short distance away saw the house on fire and nun home as fast as possible finding his wife dead'on the porch. Not finding his four children, he waa sure they were in the house burning up, but the oldest seven years of age, tried to extinguish the blase which had caught a bed but could not and took the other three Httle ones to the nearest neighbor’s house, half a mile away, in torrents of rain. Mrs. Ander son was buried at Zoar cemetery. Episcopel Record Broken. Bum ter.—The 34 th annual eonven tien of the woman’s auxiliary to the board of missions of the South Caro lina BpisTOpal dioceu had an auspi clous opening, the roll of parish branches showing 124 present. Includ ing Are of the clergy, which it a' rec ord breaking attendance.- After the celebration of the holy communion there was a beautiful united offering service, during which two were pre sented for confirmation by the Sumter rector. can draw out the interest or you can allow it to be added to your account, in which case it will also earn interest. Money de posited in this bank is never idle money. It has to be keep busy. It is loaned o$t to facilitate business, to boost manufacturing, f to build homes—in short, it is kept busy on the job of making Clinton a bigger, bet ter and more prosperous city. Hie First National CLINTON’S STRONGEST BANK I Lake for Chester. Chester.—Of considerable interest to the people of this section is the'.flve acre lake that will be built by W. O. Guy, a prominent Chester county farmer. In connection with the lake, Mr. Guy will build a grist mill. The lake will be made by constructing a concrete and stone dam across the headwaters of Rocky Creek on the York Road about five miles from this city. The lake will also be used for bathing, boating and fishing. The ma chinery for the mill hag been ordered, upon the arrival of which work will start on the dam and the lake will he ready for use by the latter part of the summer. Conference Exceeds Quota. Greenville.—Every district in the Upper South Carolina Conference had reported its quota in the centenary movement, according to figures made public by L. P. Hollis, campaign direc tor for the conference. The total amount reported was $1,061,180. ex I FREEZER WITH THE SPOON DASHER Hardin is chairman in the conference, |-a heeding the amount asked by apprqgl ( exceeding the quota by $65,000. Green ville district, of which G. C. Snead I* campaign director, exceeded its quota by $7,000. Soaring Prices Fer Land. Laurens.—A« indicating the rapid increase in real estate prices, a deal reveals the growing demand for farm -land on contemplated top soiled high ways. The deal referred to involves the sale of a 113 acre farm on the Lsurens-Greenville highway and the price paid was $210 the acre., Fowler Bragg, the owner, bought the place 16 months ago for $05 an acre.- J. J. Gault of McCormick Is the last pur chaser and he bought It for a home. Twenty odd years ago the place sold for $11 an acre. County Awards Medals. Greenville.—Four thousand brense honor medals, with the great seal of South Carolina engraved on the face, will be distributed to each soldier or sailor from\ Greenville County who entered the service of the United States in the world war. Those re : siding In other sections who are eligible are requested by Harry A. Dargan, clerk of court, to communi cate with him at once. It will be nec essary to furnish an honorable dis charge certificate to secure a medal Thequickest freezing, the easiest runnir aod the most economical freezer made. Litt ice, little salt, little labor and it makes It Cream in three minutes. Let us demonstrate it to you. qjDHNY The Home-Makers. Clinton, S. C. Sole Agents for the Alaska and North Star Freezers \ ' v V L. 1 V—> - ■ Ill—.LI.. V-1 ' i ' t >\ 'V 1 •*—V .. j.