The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 10, 1925, Image 9
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The town of Clinton wa» incorpora
ted in the year 1852, the Charter to
run until 1866, fourteen years later.
Who its first intendent was I do not
know, but when the writer first knew
the place 1862, Capt. Jinfr Dean held
that august posi&on. The town was
built at what.was for a time the
terminus of the Laurens Railway, al-
tho it held that honor but for a short
while only. The' rough element gath
ered .about the five points at which
the roads from Laurens, Newberry,
Spartanburg, Augusta and Byrd’s
Mill came together. InJ.864 when the
writer began to take note of the
things here, the stores were pretty
much all closed on account of the war,
althm*h the town had been a very
busy place, rivaling the county with
its trade. With the exception ot a
warehouse $t the corner of Main and
Broad, there were'no brick stores in
the town. Both of these have been
pulled down. At the corner of Phin-
ney and Musgrove avenue there was a
large rambling hotel, never finished,
kept by Mr. Joel T. Foster. near
as I can recall then the residences
were at that time, Mr. Robert Phin-
ney, Mrs. E. T. Copeland, and Mr.
Foster on what is now Phinney ave
nue; Mrs. Lizxie Ferguson, Capt. Jim
Dean, Mr. Bowen and Mr. Davidson
on Musgrove street; W. A. Rose had
a bar room and lived at the corner
of Broad and Pitte; on Broad street,
North, the residences were Mrs. Hair
ston, T. If. Newman, Capt. Leake, Mr.
Huh; and on Irby street further west
Mr. Barksdale, Mr. Bell, Mrs. Langs
ton, “Gentleman John”, Little Capt.
Williams, and Mrs. Inglesb?. On the
south of the railroad families were
Mrs. Fairburn, D. T. Compton, Mrs.
R. S. Owens, R. F. Ferguson, Capt.
Pasley, Squire Butler, and W. D.
Johnson. On 'South Broad, the only
house was R. N. S. Young. There
may have been ~a few, other families
that I have overlooked, but that was
about the whole of the town. Prob-
abily 115 people lived here. There
were two churches, the ^Presbyterian
and Methodist, the latter a dilapidated
building that had been moved in from
the country. On th€ Presbyterian
church grounds, the Male Academy
was erected by Presbyterian money
throughout; and where the graded
school now stands, stood the Clinton
Female Academy,"- presided over by
Mr. James M. Wright, a noble teach
er, followed by Mrs. Sallie Dunlap.
The town took great interest in this
Academy up to the time of the break
ing out of the war. But later on it
fell into a state of decay when it was
taken up by the Clinton High School
Association in 1872, repaired and
made into a high school, with Prof.
N. J. Holmes as principal, followed by
Prof. Stobo Simpson, then bjr Prof.
Thos. M. Lowry, and later on Prof.
Wm. States Lee. It was under Mr.
Lee in 1880 that the high school be
came a college. And . Mr. Lee was its
first president. ,
' At one time “before the war” Clin
ton had a fine saw mill which stood
on the side of the railway at the head
of Bush River. This,-however, ran
after the war began and later was
entirely dismantled, the brick chimney
stack remaining as a monument of
this enterprise several years after the
war ended.
The only houses in the town that
are now standing that are noticeable
as belonging to the ante-war period,
are on Broad street, residence of J. D.
Bell and the Vance residence (this
much enlarged); on Main street the
residence occupied by Mr. George
Smith, the Phinney residence and Mr.
A. M. Copeland’s; on Bro»d street, the
residence of Dr. Shands, much altered
and improved, and the residence of
Mr. J. C. Copeland, also much im
proved. And these were about the
only houses ^of ante-bellum Clinton
that deserved being kept. Besides
these are old High School Academy
and the Rose house, both of which re
mained to this day but much improved
and moved to other localities. The
only streets then opened besides those
mentioned in this article, were Wil
liam street, now occupied by the Sea
board Air Line Railway, and Irby
street, which was the extension of
Main. Sloan and Adair streets were
then country roads without residences
in the town. The town occupied 'pre
cisely the same territorial limits that
it docs now. Post office facilities
into a ditch in 1868 and then no more
trains until 1876, when the new man
agement took hold of it and pushed it
thru. In the meantime there were
weekly mails, and for a while, owing
to Government favoritism, Clinton
was permitted to send down to Mar
tin’s Depot (Goldville> for its mail.
This was, the result of* the Radical
troubles iu 1881.
The writer was the first Presby
terian minister to live in the city.
The Presbyterian church "had been or
ganized on July 28, 1885, Rev. Z. L.
Holmes. Mr. Holmes* was a faithful
and zealous worker. He lived in Lau
rens. Rev. Mr. Attaway was the first
Methodist minister to live in Clinton.
His church had been moved in,from
the -country and was a very old one.
Seven other churches were on the cir
cuit with it. He came in 1872. Ten
years later a Baptist church was or
ganized and Rev. M. E. Broadus was
its first pastor and resident minister.
He preached for siy months in the
Presbyterian church, while the Bap
tist church was being erected. Rev.
Mr.^Blackwell, the predecessor of the
present pastor was the first Asso
ciate Reformed Presbyterian minister
to live here. But that is more recent
history.
In 1864, the physicians of the town
were Dr. Wm. H. Henry and Dr. Thos.
Y. Harris. Both were much liked and
popular. Dr.. Harris lived out five
miles in the country and had ceased
practicing. Ho was a man of re
markable extensive reading and of
great ability.
In 1864 there were no stores or
shops of any kind in Clinton. Imme
diately after the war, however, Phin-
ney and Copeland opened up at the J.
W, Copeland corner; D. T. Compton
ran a shoe shop next door and G. P.
Copeland had a grocery store. There
were no drug stores. J. T. Craig, J.
Y. H. Williams, Landy Huit, James
Dear, and several others opened small
establishments. There were four bai
rooms. They were all briskly pat-
tonizedP Liquor flowed freely in Clin
ton those days.' Drunkenness was
common, and nobody thought much
about it. But then everybody knew
everybody. Everybody knew every
body’s business. Ladies went to
church in sun bonnets and aprons
Men did not bother to put on “store
clothes” and plenty of them went in
their shirt sleeves and their shoes
were innocent of blacking. But they
were kind clever hearted people, with
very little idea of submitting to in
novations in their politics of religion.
“Come to spend the day with me”
meant just what it said. After an in
vitation like that, any man or woman
that would fail to go tp see his neigh
bor when he felt like it and ftay to
dinner and supper, too, if he would,
was looked upon as a crank. “Society
manners” were unknown. There was
no formality. “Mr.*’ and “Mrs.” were
not very commonly used, but it was
“Uncle Ebb” and “Aunt Sake” and
Bill and Tom and Bob. Feelings were
easily hurt and slights quickly taken,
especially when they were intended,
but there was lots of neighborliness
and loving kindness. It would have
sounded very funny in those days to
offer to buy a pound of butter, or a
chicken or “all the garden seed” you
wanted, or a bushel of sweet potatoes
from your neighbor. They would have
laughed you to scorn. Well, we are
all more mannerly now and count the
pennies closer, but are we my bet
ter?
Clinton Hatchery is Offering Com
munity the Services of St. Louis
Poultry Experts.
The Clinton Hatchery A Feed Com
pany has secured the services of Mrs.
Haywood and Mfs. Carlson, two poul
try experts of St Louis, Mo. fheset j
ladies will be in and about Clinton and
adjoining territory for some weeks, or
until Mr. Spratt and Mr. Todd of the
Clinton Hatchery, feel that they Rave
DONATE $15,000 TO
COLUMBIA SCHOOL
Mr. apd Mrs. L. S. Welling of Darling
ton, Establish Memorial At
Methodist Institution.
Columbia, Dec. 30*—Announcement
of a $15,000 gift to Columbia College’s
endowment fund by Mr. and Mrs. L.
S. Welling of Darlington, was made
today by J. C. Guilds, president of the
college. —
The donation will be known as the
Arthur Letop Welling memorial en
dowment fund, in honor of the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Welling, who lost his life
in service during the World war. Mr.
Welling is a trustee of the college.
This donation, it was stated, is A he
first large gift to the college endow
ment fund which, it is hoped, wil
eventually reach $500,000
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worked the territory thorough!
They will be glad to go over every
flock of chickens in $he territory and
advise with the owners as to breeding,
feeding and culling.
The Hatchery has just set its Mam
moth incubator, 12,000 eggs capacity,
and is now operating. In addition to
selling baby chicks of the popular
breeds, they will be ready at all times
to take the eggs of the poultry raisers
of this community and set them,
charging a small fee to cover cost of
operating. In addition they will carry
a full line of feeds and pputtry sup
plies. This in conjunction with the
produce company, which has been
operating for several months, buying
chickens and eggs the year round, will
be a great incentive to poultry raisers
of this county.
Mr. Todd advises that Saturdays
will be visitors days at the incubator
cellar. He is a successful poultryman
and will be glad to advise anyone at
any time who might need his profes
sional services. While the two ex
perts are here, he is very anxious .that
the people will get the benefit of their
knowledge. Should they miss you,
notify 213-W, Clinton, and they wilt
be glad to call and assist you in every
way possible with your poultry prob
lems. ’
• FARM DEMONSTRATION •
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♦ C. B. CANNON, County'Agent ♦
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PRUNE SCUPPERNONG VINES IN
EARLY DECEMBER. l
There are a number of real good
varieties of grapes for the home or
chard, but the scuppernong is one of
the most popular grapes grown in the
South- A few vine* will be found
around practically all of, the old
homes. Unfortunately the scupper
nong vine is neglected, therefore a
maximum crop of this fruit is seldom
produced. We should pay more at
tention to this kind of fruit.
The scuppernong and other varieties
of the muscadine type, should be
pruned during November or by De
cember 15th. If the pruning is delay
ed until late winter or early spring the
vines will bleed severely and may be
seriously injured. *
Old vines that have not been prun
ed for several years present a rather
difficult problem, especially if they
are grown on an arbor. The only way
to renovate a neglected vine is to cut
out ahollt fbur-fifths <ff the vine, leav
ing only the younger canes near the
ground. These should be left to form
fruiting canes for the future.
In pruning an old vine cut out all
of the dead and weak wood and all
of the larger branches that have com
paratively few fruiting canes on them.
Bear in mind that the fruit for the
next season will arise Yrom buds on
wood of "the past season’s growth.
Thin out the vine in such a way as
to admit ample sunlight so that the
fruit will set.
If the vines are grown on trellis
they will produce more fruit, than if
grown on an arbor of the same size,
because there are two fruiting sur
faces on a trellis and only one on an
arbor—the arbor being flat the under
surface is so shaded that no fruit will
develop. The. young* canes should not
be spurred back as in the pruning of
the bunch grape, but left to hang
loosely over the trellis or arbor.
If you are in doubt as to how your
vines should be pruned call on me to
I show you. I will be glad to advise you
j as to how the work should be done.
' If you have no scuppernong vines
on your place be sure to plant some
ithis fall.
Pruning Demonstration
I hope to hold «a pruning demon
stration at the home of Mr. Carson
Wood, Fountain Inn. R. F. on
Thursday, December 3rd, at 2 5 p m.
’ and t Mr. E. P. Milam, La i. ns, R.
!)„ on Friday, December 4 h, at
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Xmas’ for
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T MAY be a Hart Schaffner & Marx over
coat; or one of their smart new suits; maybe
a Tuxedo or a sport suit. If those things in-
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volve too much money—it may be silk shirts, or
smart new neckwear; maybe a dozen pairs of
silk hose. But whatever it is, be sure of this,
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he’ll have respect for our mark in the merchan-
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disc. Men know our high quality and style
standards. They’ll appreciate your discrimi-
nation.
Carolina Made Hosiery
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Ladies’ Van Raalte Gloves
Ideal Christmas Gifts
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were very poor. The government
paid the postmaster the magnificent i
sura of $50 q year. The distribution j
of the mail was a small affair and !
usually consisted iji the letters and) For the man—Saturday
■ papers being thrown down on the Post, $2.00.
counter and people went in and picked
out their letters and papers gfod kind
ly carried any letter for a neighbor
> along with them.
The Laurena Railway was not kept
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tl tj bring a ft:end \v
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For the womnn—Ladies Home Jour
nal.
For the boy or girl—Youth’s Com
panion. . ,
AOV xvaiiwo* w« ..vw For the child—Child Life,
repair. It went from had to worse; If it il a magazine that you want, I
tho only-thirty miles long, the train; can get it Tor you at publishers price
stopped trying to run every day and | or l® 5 *- Send for clubbing list,
made only tri-weekly trips; thia waa
followed by trying to run weekly and
at length the last engine tqrned ovi
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!ndU James W. Caldwell
/ejr Call 243 at 12:30 ; 143 S. Broad
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OF J’T'OSn
Notice is hereby • ivCn a Cei ti-
fi'-ste of Deposit No. 3283 Tssq^l by
•h 0 Commercial Rank of Clint i
i South Carolina, in favor of irs. Sal-
lie R P tts Guard ip for b Pitts,
da ed April. 14th, 1315, for *n* surfl f
$. 69.27,- has been lost, or 'csLroyed.
That application will be made to
the said Commercial Bank, of Clinton,
S. C.. for the issuance of a new certifi
cate in the place of the one. lost, or
destroyed, on the 21sfr^!y of Decem
ber, 1925.
Signed, MRS. SALIE R. PITTS,
12~ 4? -4cc <Guardiah fbr C. D. Pitts.
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Ladies’ Van Raalte Hose
Many Other Useful Gifts for the Entire Family
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Farmers Mercantile Company
“The House of Better Values’*
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
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