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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1924 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. 0, PAGE NINE Statement of the Condition of THE COMMERCIAL BANK Located at Clinton, S. C., at the close Business October 6, 1924. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $416,651.06 Overdrafts NONE Liberty Bonds 25,000.00 Bonds and Stocks owned , by the Bank 2,000.00 Furniture and Fixturea .... 2,500.00 Due from Banks and Bankers 26,365.20 Currency 6,504.00 Gold 390.00 Silver and Other Minor Coin 599k39 Checks and Cash Items .... 2,334.62 Other Resources 96.92 TOTAL .... $482,441.19 ^ LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in $ 50,000.00 Surplus Fund .... 25,000.00 Undivided Profits less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid Due to Banks and Bankers 2,136.23 Individual Deposits Sub- 11,017.55 ject to Check .... Savings Deposits .... Time Certificates of De- - Cashier's Checks Bills Payable 210,480.44 15,742.42 HISTORICAL SKETCH METHODIST CHURCH Church Has Had Remarkable Steady Growth From First Available Records of 1857. By REV. L. E. WIGGINS, Pastor Organised Clinton Methodism dates back to some time near the middle of the last century, probably the early fifties. Owing to the absence of records, we cannot give the exact date of the organization of the first church here. But we know there was a church and a Sunday school in ex istence in 1857, for a Bible has been preserved by the family of the late James M. Wright, which was present ed to him by the people of Clinton and vicinity in token of their apprecia tion of his services as superintendent of a union Sunday school, which he conducted in the Methodist church. The inscription on the fly leaf bears the date of August 8, 1857. Some years prior to this date old Mount Zion Methodist church, which was lo cated about a mile west of Clinton and which was one of the first church es of this denomination built in Lau rens county, was removed to the town of Clinton. This first church built ; ;4 M 11 H H H H -1H I H-l I H | i lor a ted .at TOTAL $482,441.19 State of South Carolina, ss County of Laurens. Before me came F. M. Boland, Cash ier of the above named bank, who, be ing duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. F.M. BOLAND. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of October, 1924. J. H. DONNAN [Seal] Notary Public. Corrcet Attest: Geo. W. Young, J. I. Copeland, H. D. Henry, Directors. 3,384.82 °* West Main and Laurens streets, NONE! an d was a small frame building. For many years the Clinton church was on the Laurens circuit and the preacher who served it lived in Lau rens. But in 1868 Clinton circuit was organized, this church being coupled with five others in the surrounding country, and the preacher lived at Clinton. This arrangement lasted for over thirty years, until 1905 r when all of the country churches except Sardis were taken off and attached to other circuits, and Clinton and Sardis were made a two-church station. For only four years this combination lasted, and beginning with the second pastor ate of Rev. J. E. Mahaffey in 1909, the church at Clinton was placed by itself. There have been four church build ings erected by Clinton Methodists, Statement of the Condition of M. S. BAILEY & SON, Bankers J v t Lou fed mt Clinton, S. C., »t th. cIom *" d * ,ch 0I >« m * rke<t » imtlnct im of Business October 6, 1924. RESOURCES provement over its predecessors. All of them except the present building Loans and Discounts $506,108.77 8tood on the » ite - Th e fir8t Overdrafts 183,883.76 8ma11 building was replaced in 1880, Other Real Estate Owned 7,992.49 under the pastorate of Rev. A. W. j Walker, by a larger frame structure. 21 966 89 c burch had grown to such an extent that a new and better build- That year, under Bible Thoughts for the Week Snnday. Thus Salth the Lord, Call ; > unto Me. and 1 will answer thee, ! | and shew thee great and mighty ) things which thou knowest not * . . . Behold, I will bring It | health and cure, and I will cure • them, and will reveal unto them * the abundance of peace and ; truth.—Jer 33:2. 3. 6L Monday. Be Careful for Nothing; but • in every thing by prayer and | supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be madg known unto God. And the peace of God. which passeth all under standing, shall keep your hearta and mlnda through Christ Jesua —PhlL 4:6, 7. Tuesday. 'The Wolf Aieb shall dwell ; with the lamb, and the leopard • shall lit down with the kid; and ) the calf and the yonng lion and • the furling together: and a lit* tie child shall lead them.—Isa. • 11:6. The Lord la My fthepherfet I shall not want Surely goodueas and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and 1 will dwell In the bouse of the Lord for ever.—Pa. 23:1, 6L Thursday. Bleea the Lord, O my soak and forget not all His benefits:* who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with loving kindness and ttnder mercies.—Ps. 108:1, A Friday. I Have Fought a Good Fight, I have finished my course, I have ] kept the faith. Henceforth there • Is laid np for me a crown of ' righteousness.—U Tim. 4 ft. Saturday. Let Us Reason Together, salth j > the Lird: Though your sins be • ! as scarlet, they shall be as snow. | * —Isa. 1:18. Sneezing ended in 24 horns aped re sti —this is positively guatati t e e J with a won derful new interns/ pre scription de veloped by i-l * wall • known specialist after 8 years’ Intensive study of Hay Fever, Rose Fever and Summer Colds. For this new prescription, known a'inr. Piatt’s Rlnex Prescription, 'vgoes direct to the real interfai couse—pro tein poisoning of the entire system front pollens, sic., floating In the air—and neu tralises this poisoning com pletely. • So every trace— sneesing, runny eyes and nose, headache, fever, etc.— disappears In 84 hours, or It costs you nothing. If you want to be satisfied that Rlnex will help your case of Hay Fever, you can get a 24-hour treatment. FREE, from your druggist; or you can buy a full week’s treatment for $1 on a posi tive mohey-back guarantee. Dr. Platt’s Rlnex is sold un der this absolute guarantee' bv all good druggists. Sadler-Owens Pharmacy Copyright 1924 by The Clinical Labor- atones Co., Cleveland, O. vte£d Relief in 24 hours FROM HAY FEVER and SUMMER COLDS ■I ill-l-M I H-H t I I I Due from Banks and Bankers ’ * Currency Gold .... Silver and Other Minor Coin Checks and Cash Items .... 8,048.00 755.00 787.11 242.64 TOTAL $729,784.66 v LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in ....$ 20,201.40 Undivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid 3,625.73 Individual Deposits Sub ject to Check ....518,860.46 Time Certificates of Deposit ..186,441,36 Certified Checks Cashier’s Checks 559.20 96.51 705,957.53 TOTAL . ... $729,784.66 State of South Carolina, ss County of Laurens. Before me came M. S. Bailey, presi dent of the above named bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. M. S. BAILEY. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of detober, 1924. R. C. ADAIR [Seal] Notary Public, S. C. SOME GOOD ADVICE Strengthened by Clinton Experiences. Kidney disease is too dangerous to neglect. At the first sign of back- ahee, headache, dizziness or urinary disorders, you should give the weak ened kidneys prompt attention. Take things easier and use a reliable kid ney tonic. There's no other kidney medicine so well recommended as Doan’s Pills. Clinton people rely on them. Here’s oen of the many state ments from Clinton people. Mrs. C. H. Pearson, 51 A Lydia Mill, says: “My back was giving me trouble. During the day I was both ered with a dull ache through my kidneys that tired me out and for a time I wasn’t able to do a great deal. I was convinced my kidneys were causing the trouble because they didn’t act right. I stne for A box of Doan’s Pills after reading about thefts in the paper. I took them according to directions and was soon rid o fthe annoyance and able to go about feeling as well as ever. I gladly endorse Doan’s for the help they gave me in so short a time.” 60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. YT SPECIAL BARGAINS IN MAGAZINE CLUBS ~ Until November 10th, 1924 JAS. W. CALDWELL Phone 243 .Bullet-proof glass has a layer of celluloid or eimilar product cemented between two layer* of gUes, >V The secretary of a $25,000,000 oQ company in Texae ie'n woman. [ mg was necssaryv the pastorate of Rev. G. M. Boyd, a beautiful brick church was erected. The late W. E. Nash, with R. Z. Wright and B. L. King, were mem bers of the building committee. The names of the others cannot be obtain ed. Sinpe that time the church has progressed very rapidly. In 1914, un der the pastorate of Rev. W. A. Fairey, a great forward step was tak en in the erection of our present mod ern and splendidly equipped church plant. The building committee was composed of B. L. King, chairman, B. H. Boyd, W. M. McMillan, J. D. Bell, H. D. Henry, J. M. Pitts, W. H. Simpson, J. F. Jones, and L. H. David son. On September 19, 1920, this new building was dedicated by Bishop U. V. W. Darlington, Rev. Henry Stokes being the pastor at the time. It stands on the corner of North Broad and Ferguson streets, facing the for mer, and is one of the most hand some buildings in the city. The next forward step taken was the erection of a beautiful brick veneer, slate-roof parsonage on the lot just in the rear of the church, facing Ferguson street. This was planned during the last year of the pastorate of Rev. Henry Stokes, in 1920, and was completed the next year. We cannot get the records farther back than 1881, but beginning from that date a comparison of the mem bership and amounts raised the sec ond year of each decade will prove interesting and will serve to show the progress the church has made in the last forty years. In 1881 the six churches comprised in Clinton circuit were assessed $310 for the support of their pastor. Clinton church was assessed $30 of that amount and the record shows that they failed to raise it by just eigthy cents. In 1891 the church had 79 members and the amount raised for all purposes was $475. Tn 1901 there were 97 members, who gave a total of $411. In 1911 the church had 300 members and the total amount raised was $2,186. In 1921 there'were 1 412 members who gave for all purposes $11,797. Following is a list of the preach ers who served the Clinton church since 1868: 1868-69, Rev. John Attaway; 1870, Rev. J. S. Connor; 1871, Rev. G. W. Whitman; 1872-73, Rev. William Bow man; 1874, Rev. R. N. Wells;' 1875, Rev. G. M. Boyd; 1876-77, Rev. W. W. Jones; 1878, Rev. J. F. England; 1879, Rev. J. T. Pate; 1880, Rev. A. W. Walker; 1888, Rev. J. A. Wood; 1884- 87, Rev. D. P. Boyd; 1888-91, Rev. J. E. Mahaffey; 1892-98, Rev. W. A Betta; 1894-97, Rev. N. B. Clarkaoti; 1898-99* Rev. J. . L .Rarley; 1900-02, Bar. J. K. Friday; 1908*04, Rev. <*, If. Boyd; 1905-08, Rev. WT H. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS State of Sooth Carolina, County of Laurens. Sallie Ray Pitts, et al., % Plaintiffs, against R. F. Pitts, et al., Defendants. Notice of Sale Pursuant to order of the Court of Common Pleas in the above stated action, I will sell at Laurens Court House, S. C., on salesday in Novem ber next, being the 3rd day of the month, at public auction, to the high est bidder for cash, purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, the following described real estate: located in Lau rens County, S. C.: “Two hundred eighty-eight and one half (288 1-2)'acres, known as W. M. Finney place, bounded by lands of Mrs. N. E. Finney, G. W. Copeland, and J. E. Adair. “Three hundred eighty-five (385) acres, more or less, known as the home place, bounded by lands of C. W. Ray, Dr. E. F. Taylor, Mrs. Park, the Burley Adair place of J. M. Pitts, and J. H. Stone. “Ninety-one and one-fourth (911-4) acres, known as the Vance place, bounded by lands of First National Bank of Clinton, South Carolina, C. R. Ray, Dr. E. F. Taylor, and public road from Clinton to Renno. “Seven hundred thirty-five (735) acres, more or less, known as the Jacks place, bounded by the Owings place of J. M. Pitts, lands of' J. H. Bell, P. B. Ferguson’s estate, and Duncan’s, Creek. M nve hundred twenty-one (521) acres, known as the Owings place, bounded by Jacks place of J. M. Pitts, lands'of‘Jr TT. Bell; H. M. Geer, and others. “One hundred thirty (130) acres, known as the Burley Adair place, bounded by the home place of P. M. Pitts, lands of J. H. Stone, Mrs. N. E. Finney, and G. W. Copeland. “1 lot in the Town of Clinton, con taining two-thirds (2-3) of an acre, more or less, bounded by Florida St., on the North; Woodrow St., on the East; and lands of Young Dendy, J. I. and T. D. Copeland. “1 lot in the Town of Renno, con taining nine-fortieth (9-40) of an acre, more or less, bounded by Broad way street, lands of J. C. Millan.” The successful bidder will be Re quired to deposit ten per centum of the amount of his bid, with me, on the lands be(ng knocked down to him. In the event the purchaser should fail to comply with the terms of his bid the lands so bought will be resold on the same or some subsequent sales day, at the risk of the defaulting pur chaser. The Jacks place and Owings place will be cut up in tracks and sold ac cording to survey. C. A. POWER (L. S.) 10-30-3tc C. C. C. P. WANTED—Music pupils. Beginners. Apply Miss Leila Norman/'North Broad St., Clinton, S. C., or phone No. 817. Itc ges; 1909-12, Rev. J. E. Mahaffey; 1918, Rev. S. O. Cantey; 1914-16, Rev. W. A. IWw ItM-BV Jfcr, 3*Ary i; 1921-, Rev. L, E. Wiggins. VftAMC oll are invited to meet t^e Cjlobe Alctro ujho ujill be here October 17th and 18th uoith the seasons most exclusive fabrics shouun in full length drapes and authentic fashions by t}\e n JVeedle^MastGr — authorised by Qg GLOBE TAILORING (2 c I N c I N N AT I Clinton, S. 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