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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. a
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SOCIETY EVENTS
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INTERESTTO WOMEN
Miss Isabel Witherspoon, Society Editor. Telephone 306
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. '**!'-«. Thomas Putnam
of this city, announce the enntrement
. of their dausrhter, Ethel, ^ James
Raymond McTeer of Walterboro, S. C.
The marriage will be solemnised in
the late summer.
THEATRE PARTY
FOR GUEST
Miss Agatha Jones honored her
guest, Miss Mary Herndon Davis of
Laurens, with a delightful theatre
party on Monday afternoon. Tho^
who enjoyed the occasion were: Mils-
es Mary Herndon Davis, Kitty Davit,
Carrie Mae Phillips, Beverly Davis,
Frances Spratt and* Agatha Jones.
BRIDGE PARtY
ON SATURDAY
On Saturday morning Miss Isabel
Witherspoon entertained at a bridge
party in honor of Miss Margaret Cope*
land, bride-elect, and of her house-
guest8> Misses Sara DePass of Cam
den, Betty Smythe of Charleston, and
Lillian Brown of Belton.
At the conclusion of the games a
salad course was served by Mesdames
J. H. Witherrspoon, W. H. Simpson
and Miss Janella Boland. The four
honorees were remembered with at
tractive gifts.
child was given a snapper. Tables
were arranged on which two big white
birthday cakes, bearing four candles,
were' cut. Each guest was presented
a bright colored balloon as a parting
gift. Assisting in entertaining the
tots with Mrs. Sperry and Mrs. Sad
ler, was Miss Alden Bailey.
The little guests were: Pringle
Copeland, Jr., Peggy Johnson, Amy,
Elliott and. Louise Jacobs,. Violet
Browning, Caroline McSween, Betty
Runter, John Spratt, Jr., Marcia Gal
loway, Chris Adair, Jr., Bryd and
Anne McMillian, Reese Young, Jr.,
Browning and Catherine Dicus, Hen
rietta Young, Amelia Payne, Jack Ar
rington, Margaret Carolina Hipp, Ag
nes Hipp, Libba Hatton, John Ball
Burroughs, Dot and Eugene Pinson,
Jean Layton, Harry Wilkes, Jr., Vir
ginia Dillard, Lillian Speaks, Mary
Lou Payne, and Virginia Sadler.
CELEBRATES
SIXTH BIRTHDAY
Andy Young, Jr., celebrated his
sixth birthday Friday afternoon with
a party of twenty-five of his little
friends. Games were enjoyed all af
ternoon until the children were in
vited to the dining room to see the
birthday cake lighted. Ice cream was
served and the little girls and boys
with their bags of candy and chewing
gum as souvenirs left happily for their
homes. Mrs. Roy Pitts, Misses Etta
Nabors and Hattie Mae Horton assist
ed Mrs. Andy Young with the games.
HAVE JOINT
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On Saturday afternoon Virginia
Sperry and Rufus Sadler, Jr., celebrat
ed their fourth birthday with a party
at the home of Mrs. R. E. Sadler.
The fishing game, in which toys
were the prizes to be fished for, prov
ed a source of great amusement. Just
before refreshments were served, each
SHOWER FOR
MISS JAQKS
As a compliment to Miss Ida Jacks,
bride-elect, Mrs. T. J. Blalock and
Miss Nannelle Blalock entertained on
Thursday afternoon at a miscellaneous
shower. The rooms in which the guests
were seated were attractive with ar
tistic arrangements of garden flow
ers.
The hostesses, assisted by Nancy
Young, served a salad course fo the
following guests: Misses Ida Jacks,
Susie Jacks, Arva Henry, Esther Hol
land, Mary Lizzie Owens, Martha Da
vidson and Kate Milam; Mesdames
Bob Davidson, A. B. Henry, Ell Bell,
Shaw Madden, A. B. Stone, N. P.
Dow, H. D. Rantin, H. M. Young, M.
J. Furqueron, Russell Cooper and R.
F. Adair.
Little Edmunds Young brought in a
wagon laden with charming miscel
laneous gifts for the honoree.
provised altar formed of ferns, Eng
lish ivy and white latticed ribbons.
The background was softened with
Chinese Pine. The bride stood under
a lovely shower of valley lilies and
fern. Outlining the center of the
whole was a semi-circle of white
cathedral candles with groups of the
same intersecting either side. Floor
baskets of Queen Anne's lace and as
paragus fern softened with delicate
pink altheas were artistically used.
Prior to the ceremony Miss Sarah
Goggans rendered a beautiful vocal
solo, “0 Promise Me,” with Mrs. E. A.
Chittenden at the piano. This was
followed by “I Promise You” sung by
Miss Frances 'Bryson. Schubert’s
“Serenade” was played softly during
the ceremony. The bridal chorus from
Lohengrin was used as a processional
and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March as
the recessional.
The two ushers, Preston Motes,
brother of the bride, and Martin
Teague, were the first to enter.
The maid-of-Ronor, Miss Caroline
Motes, sister of the bride, entered
next, wearing a delphenium blue chif
fon, with picture hat to match, car
rying an arm bouquet of delicate pink
gladioli and delphinium.
She was followed by little Betty Sue
Floyd, wearing a dainty green organ
die, who scattered cream rose petals
and Master Bobby McKinnon, who
came down the opposite aisle carrying
the ring in the heart of a white glad
iolus.
The groom, with his brother as best
man entered just ahead of the bride,
who was given in marriage by her fa
ther. She was lovely in a navy blue
ensemble with egg shell blouse, navy
bankcock hat, and snake skin shoes.
The bride carried an arm bouquet of
Claudia Pernet roses and valley lilies.
the bride and groom.
Rev. and Mrs. Grier left in their
car for a honeymoon triV. The
bride’s going away costume was a
modish Lanvin ensemble with blonde
accessories.
The bride is a graduate of Converse
college and has dope post graduate
work at Columbia university and Uni
versity of California. She has taught
at Cedar Springs, York and Colom
bia. Her numerous friends through
out the state will be cordially inter
ested in her wedding.
Mr. Grier is a gradutae of Ers-
kine college. Due West, and of Prince
ton Theological ‘ seminary. For a
number of years he has been pastor
o^ the Associate Reformed Presby
terian churches of Ora and of this
city. He has recently accepted a call
to Greenwood.
MOTES-WJLSON
WEDDING
Laurens, July 8.—Beautiful ifl every
detail was the wedding at Mount-
ville Saturday evening, July 6, at 6
o’clock, of Miss Clemmie Fuller Motes
and Henry Laurens Wilson, which
was solemnized amid a setting of ex
treme beauty at the Baptist church
with the Rev. R. H. McKinnon of
ficiating, using the impressive ring
ceremony.
The vows were taken before an im-
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Mrs. Wilson is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Motes, of Mountville.
She is a graduate of Greenville Wo
man’s college and a member of the
Sigma Iota Chi sorority. She has
been a popular teacher in the city
public schools of Winston.^Salem for
the past four years. Mr. Wilson, for
merly of Manning, attended Clemson
college, and is now employed with
Fletcher Brothers, wholesale dry
goods company, Winston-Salem, N. C.
The couple left immediately after
the ceremony for the mountains of
Western North Carolina and Tennes
see. After August 1st, they will be
at home in Winston-Salem, N. C.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. M. J. Briley of Atlanta, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. M.
Vineyard.
Miss Mary Darlington Black is a
guest at a house party in Greenwood.
Misses Lois Blakely, Essie and Mar
tha Davidson left Sunday for Atlan
ta where they joined a party for a
tWo weeks trip to Northern and East
ern points of interest. •
Mrs. .Bessie Godfrey is spending this
week with her daughter, Mrs. Clar
ence Asbill of Columbia.
Mrs. R. W. Wade and son Billy, left
Friday for Saluda, N. C., where they
are spending several weeks. They were
accompanied by Mr. Wade for the
week-end. • , ...
Miss Lina Simpson spent several
days this week with her sister, Mrs.
J. H. Pruitt in Starr.
Mrs. B. M. Dutton and Miss Frances
Dutton were visitors in Greenwood on
Thursday.
Mis-s Minnie Wilson has returned
from a stay of two weeks in Decatur,
6a.
Miss Mary Herndon Davis of Lau
rens, is the guest if Miss Agatha
Jones.
Dr. W. S. Bean of Mobile, Ala., is
visiting his mother, Mrs. W. S. Bean.
Miss Martha Phillips of Columbia,
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Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duncan of Deea>
tur, Al^ are guests of the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dunc^sn.
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Statement of Receipts and Elxpenditures of the
Town of Clinton, S. (
For Six Months beginning Jan. 1,1929, and ending June
Cash on hand and in bank, January 1, 1929
RECEIPTS
$ 6,687.73
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WASHINGTON-GRIER
WEDDING
Laurens, July 12.—The wedding of
Miss Emmie Lou Washington and
Rev. P^ L. Grier, of Greenwood, was
solemnized on Tuesday evening at
8:30 at the home of the bride’s grand
mother, Mrs. W. W. Jones, on North
Harper street. The ceremony was
performed by Dr. R. C. Grier of Due
West, brother of the groom, assisted
by Rev. E. D. Patton of the First
Presbyterian church of this city, the
bride’s pastor.
The house decorations were char
acterized by a charming simplicity
The ceremony room was in green and
white. An improvised altar was
formed in a recess by the use of
baskets of double white altheas and
asparagus fern on pedestals and
cathedral candelabra, while an aisle
for the wedding party was outlined
with graduated baskets of the same
flower. The dining room^ hall and
gift room were attractive with many
lovely pink gladioli.
Prior to the ceremony, a beautiful
musical progrram was rendered with
Miss Margaret Richards of Columbia,
at the piano. Mips Frances Jones of
Newberry, sang “All For You,” fol
lowed by Miss Ruth McQuiston of
Clinton, who sang, “0, Promise Me,”
and “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.”
Miss Richards played the wedding
march and during the ceremony soft
ly played “Nocturne From Chopin.”
The two bridesmaids. Miss Caroline
Leonard of Spartanburg, and Miss
Lara Vance Jones of this city, cous
ins of the bride, were the first to en
ter. They wore period models of pink
taffeta and maline and carried colonial
bouquets of pink roses and swansonia.
Mrs. Willima R. Reid, Jr., of Newber
ry, also a cousin of the bride, the ma
tron of honor, came next, wearing a
dainty model of green chiffon with
graduated draperies. Her bouqdet was
also of pink roses and swansonia. The
ring bearer, little Francis Grier of
Rock Hill, nephew of the groom, en
tered carrying the ring in a lily. The
groom entered with his brother, F.
E. Grier of Rock Hill. The bride
descended the stairs and entered the
ceremony room with her uncle, R.
Fleming Jones. She wore a hand
some gown of ivory satin and lace.
Her veil of tulle was worn cap fash
ion, with a bandeau of orange blos
soms, which emphasized her girlish
beauty. She carried a shower bouquet
of brides roses and lilies of the val
ley.
Immediately after the ceremony an
informal reception was held. From
the beautifully appointed table with
its handsome lace cover and silver
basket of pink gladioli, block cream,
cake, and mints were served. Mrs. J.
0.^ C. Fleming cut cream, while Mrs.
R. E. Hughes cut the cake. On the
side porch delightful punch was
served by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caine
of this city and Miss Cornelia Mayer
of Newberry. Others assisting in en
tertaining were Dr. and Mrs. 'W. D.
Ferguson and Mr* and Mrs. C. P.
Roper.
The many lovely gifts displayed in
the library attested the popularity of
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Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
Light and Water Revenue- ^
$4316.73
$4039.26
$4607.03
$3788.65
$4096.39
$3732.52
Police Fines
- 104.00
870.00
671.00
456.60
822.50
486.75
Business Licenses -
4078.21
186.60
206.60
52.50
79.00
92.00
Street Assessments
62.10
15.58
4176.88
179.26
48.51
R. & P. Taxes, 1928
37.60
35.00
110.60
14.60
5.40
59.20
R. & P. Taxes, 1927
13.80
32.00
45.60
87.60
R. & P. Taxes, 1926 '
87.00
R. & P. Taxes, 1924 i
16.50'
Penalty—R. & P. Taxes
7.71
10.05
28.98
2rl9
8.92
8.88
Penalty—Water and Lighte
18.68
12.06
8.54
24.49
16.07
13.48
Penalty—Licenses
6.50
1.00
8.00
Penalty—Street Taxes
8.00
4.00
Penalty—Street Assessments
3.20
14.18
Street Tax
3.00
936.00
201.00
12.00
Interest—Street Assessments
6.91
6.54
1693.39
76.34
Group Insurance
1.80
5.40
1.80
10.80
1.80
Sinking Fund Income
347.50
Notes Payable J f
18850.00
10000.00
Firemen’s Fund t
292.49
Accounts Receivable
276.60
442.90
379.48
350.42
352.11
$27,838.24
$ 4,997.49
$12,966.22
$ 6,207.88
$15,789.80
$ 4,754.74
DISBURI^EMENTS
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June .
Police Salaries
$ 744.66
$ 777.70
$ 730.00
$ 730.00
$ 730.00
• $ 730.00
Police Dept. Expense
322.44
101.92
491.69
216.02
337.38
128.01
Plant Salaries
555.00
555.00
555.00
555.00
^6.00
555.00
Water Plant Maintenance
45.81
138.64
174.69
76.78
117.51
76.17
Light Plant Maintenance
130.36
158.91
106.69
210.74
363.53
214.49
Street Maintenance
699.08
823.91
925.47
. 1836.63
1724.70
1436.48
Administrative Salaries
380.00
289.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
Printing, Adv’g., Stationery
69.25
45.90
27.26
10.30
37.75
Office Expense
30.55
34.60
6.97
4.00
22.00
Fire Dept. Salaries
175.00
176.00
176.00
176.00
175.00
175.00
Fire Dept. Expense
17.90
4.55
38.95
2.40
8.10
.90
General Expense
37.10
157.76
58.86
295.50
57.80
Rent
65.00
75.00
66.00
105.00
25.00
140.00
Legal Expense
109.60
6.25
87.50
Sewer Maintenance
236.76
5.26
67.60
28.12
27.00
12.00
Light Plant Extension
292.25
228.56
150.30
141.02
629.46
288.88
Water Plant Extension
32.05
. 616.70
73.82
333.24
405.96
Paving Certificates
5100.00
Street Lighting *
36.87
108.24
54.95
88.91
77.61
1.47
Electric Appliance Account
133.38
189.80
435.16
13.45
786.26
298.90
Power Purchase
1581.14
1632.62
1533.95
1675.52
1578.28
1628.33
Electric Meters
• 41.78
15.82
53.46
54.47
95.64
Water Meters and Boxes
2.62
30.00
129.00
.88
128.12
Sidewalk Paving
36.76
%
Sewer Extension
199.15
2125.60
1127.17
167.19
95.67
813.80
Group Insurance
43.18
55.48
Liability Insurance
53.20
Telei)hone and Telegraph
47.08
48.03
52.93
42.88
43.53
54.01
1 Notes' Payable »
10000.00
Interest on Note
56.39
Refund—R. & P. Taxes, 1925
5.43
Refund—R. & P. Taxes, 1928
4.40
2.20
Interest on Paving Certificates
1710.63
1026.37
Interest on Bonds
2500.00
300.00
6876.00
3550.00
Refund—License
10.00
5.00
Refund—Lig^ht Revenue
6.80
Commission
10.52
16.79
1.00
14.68
Plant Tools and Equipment
12.62
3.25
,
13.88
Street Tools and Equipment
125.00
7.25
Postage
V
5.00
4.75
2.75
Firemen’s Fund
.75
114.25
41.37 /
Cemetery Maintenance
192.11
129.63
Street Construction & Imp.
48.20
75.83
1107.23
Painting Street Names
35.00
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$16,094.03
$12,710.03
$13,727.52
$ 7,030.44
$14,120.6|
$12,522.60
$71,554.37
$78,242.10
Cash on hand and in bank, June 30, 1929
2,036.83
$78,242.10
Number of days on Police Docket was as follows: Jan. 20; Feb. 390; March 370; April 330; May 180; June
510; Total 1800.
' The above is a true and accurate statement of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Clinton, S. C.,
from Jan 1, 1929, to June 30, 1929. Any further information desired by £hc public in connection with this state
ment will be gladly given by the underngned.
D. C. HEUSTGSS,
Clark and Treas.
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