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Thursday, February 25* 1943 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE/CLINTON, S. C. Page fixe PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS Of CUNTON By the Late Rev. William Plumer Jacobs, D.D., In New Literary and Biographical Book of His Life, »Edited by Thomwell Jacobs. WEEK END TRIPS .. VISITORS .. ILLNESS BRIEFS... ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW Items of Interest Concerning Clinton Residents (Editor’s note: The Chronicle is publishing several chapters pertain inf to Clinton’s early history as writ ten by the late Dr. Jacobs and recent their future. There was a fine and . _• , . very efficient teacher, a Miss Salliel Arthur L. Benjamin, engaged m Robinson of Pendleton, who for four defense work in Baltimore.Md or five years was doing her best, sp«* * *ew days this week wii*i hi* ten by the late Dr. Jacobs and recent- or five years was doing her best, spem a rew aays uus wee* wu^i jus ly published in book form for the and very successfully to help along parents^ Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Benjamin. ilies of the community). C first time. These installments will be the little people in their studies, but Mrs. Alma McKee was the guest of of especial interest to the older lam- Clinton needed something more than her aunt. Miss Mollie Ellis, in Due that In that year of 1872 I planned West several days last week. / for three educational institutions. Mrs. Lucille Henry, formerly of One of these was the Thomwell Or- 1 Cedartown, Ga., has gone to Atlanta, phanage, the story of which is given w here she has accepted a position, in a little book which I have written, 1 a j ter spending some time with her enUtied, “The Lord’s Care.” The daughter, Mrs. Horace J. Baber, and second was a library society, which M r. Baber. VI Hie Early Days of Education in Clinton In the days before the war there were no public schools in South ■ and in York the past week. He was accompanied to his new post at Camp |Taan Calif., by Mrs. Cody, the former j Miss Rosa Bailey Little, for an indefi- :nite stay. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Putnam left i Tuesday for a visit with their daugh- | ter, Mrs. J. R. McTeer, and Mr. Mc- _ Teer in Tiken. Mr. Putnam will re- tammmmmmmmmmmmmmmkmmmmmmmmm t turn home in a few days while Mrs. Friends of Mrs. Frank Hunter and Pu tnam will remain for a several children will be interested to know w ®™* Y 151 ** , „ they have moved to Liberty. j . Captain and Mrs. C. M. Turner, Mr. and Mr,. G C. Wilder of Me-:' 0 r ™'r^ Cormick, visited the former’s mother, a* 1 *” if™ t tarAoir An/i 30(1 taken an apartment in the W. M. Mrs. J. B. Wilder, the past week-end. McCrary residence on Calvert ave- Hubert Pitts spent several days nue . Captain Turner is commanding this week in Atlanta on business. j officer 0 f the army pre-flight students Miss Marguerite McMillan was the at Presbyterian college. week-end guest of Miss Mary Bald- Z win in Columbia. i sA LES BOOKS —In duplicate with Mrs. Hicks Loses Mother & have W*s finally c ^uiized by private sub- . ., . _ . ... .... Mrs. Agnes McBrearty buted sciiption, -ut which finally was was the last week of Carolina in the sense that them now. The state con the education of poor children but emerged into the college library, everybody else paid tuition. In the It did a good work while it lasted history of this little town of ours, especially in giving every season a ing a few sister, Laurens and Pelzer, -- 'i:™-, . ■"* 4 " was the guest last weea oi mrs. Rex W. Phillips. Hu,'*/*, w ^ Mrs. Agnes Kern is spen the very first public movement after course of public lectures which at* Darlington with /her that of securing church privileges tracted much interest at the time and; Mrs - John T. Langston. ^ was to get up a school for the chil- which were educational in character.! Mrs. J. G. Balle of dren. Five years after the town was This series of lectures was precursor Dallas, Texas, was . the week-end started, a number of gentlemen, of the Lyceum courses which be- guest bf Mr. and Mrs.’ B. S. Pinson, mostly members of the Presbyterian longed to a latter period of our town Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Plaxico and son, church, decided to erect a school life . After the long sleep a new Bobby, spent Sunday in Blacksburg building, and to get a teacher. Squire society has been organized which w ith the ( former’s parents, Mr. and Thomas Craig, who owned land in goes by the same name as the old, Mrs. J. E. Plaxico. the northwest part of the town of- “The Clinton Library Society.” If] M iss Mary Lauderdale, senior at fered an acre lot on which this our citizens will stand by it, which, Erskine college, Due West, visited her building was to be erected. It is the they are well able to do, they will | sister Mrs. Edward F. Franze, the same lot on which the Graded School ! have eventually a noble and most t ^^fc.end. / now stands. Mr. Robt. S. Owens worthy aid to city improvement.] p r | en d s of Rev. T. K. Roberts will headed the movement with a sub-i The third of these efforts saw ^ regret to know he is ill a t his home, scription of $100.00. J. T. Craig, a light on the 31st day of August, 1872, Mrg R ex Phillips had as her week- son of Squire Craig, gave $177.00; jwflen at my urgent request, all of thej end guests Mr. and Mrs. Earl Whar- George P. Copeland $142,000; R. S. gentlemen who had constructed the [ton of Ware Shoals M rs. Elleh Cobb Phinney, $152.00; E. T. Copeland,; Female Academy building as it was ] and Misg Ella Cobb of Spartanburg. $167.00. This was three-fourths of called, met in Mr. R. N. S. Young’s Misg g^y Tribble, freshman at the money that was raised. Five store for the purpose of considering college, Due West, spent the others gave $25.00 each, making school conditions in Clinton. The old w ^ k . en( j w jth her parents, M» and academy building had gone to nwi. ; Mrs yy 3 Tribble O. I. Sheely, Mrs. Olin Sheely, ] a total of $972,000. A two-story building was erected on the lot men tioned, the second story not being finished. When the house was put!the sashes had been carried off and up and dedicated it created a great the building was wholly unfit for •deal of interest in the town. Mr. I school purposes in winter. The writer needed paint, all the glasses had been destroyed in the windows, some of Mrs. James Tinkler of ClifFside, N. C., spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Knox. Friends of Dr. J. B. Kennedy will , . , ,, . m .i_ „ be glad to know he is improving at James M. Wright was selected as was elected President of the Clinton ] ^ Gcneroi hospital, Spartanburg, * — — - where he has been a patient for the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Odyss McIntosh of teacher. He had an assistant snd high school association, which was ako a music teacher, but this with! organized that day. The member- all other enterprises went down with; ship of this association was to con the war. When I reached Clinton in 1864, I found the school being taught in that building with Mrs. R. S. Dunlap, who is still living, at the head of the isist of all previous subscribers to Greenwood, visited the former’s par- the old building. Every person who had contributed or would contribute $20.00 to the funds of the association was to be ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McIntosh, the past week-end. Friends of John H. West will re gret to know he is a patient at Hays school, but the teaching that was entitled to vote for each $20.00 con-1 hospital, suffering injuries received . done when she gave it up was spas-, tributed. modic and occasional in character. The year 1872 was a turning point in the history of this town. In my mind there had arisen a purpose to make something of Clinton or to quit it and go somewhere else. 11 Clinton They were permitted to vote by proxy and shares of the school property could be transferred to others as is the rule in cotton 'mill properties. We at once raised a fund to of several hundred dollars, put the high school building, as it in a fall Monday. Mrs. C. B. Lawter and children, David and Mary Cecil, who have been spending some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Black, have moved to Atlanta. Cap- had several little children of my own, was now to be called, in good order. and I felt profoundly interested in ! (To be continued) * •. , .u * BIGELOW WEAVERS 5 EASY WAYS To Make Your Bigelow Rugs Last Longer Vacuum Clean More Often Vacuum dean weekly, or twice a week on much used areas. Then gently brush all pile in same direc tion. Rugs wear longer if kept free from dirt. L f ' - ■ Remove Spots, Stains Promptly DON’T WAIT—to remove spots or stains from your rugs. DON’T use soap solutions or ammonia. DO use dry deaning fluid for grease spots. Cushion Your Rugs For longer wear and greater luxury underfoot, put a Bigelow Rug Pad on the floor. -It will absorb foot pressure and take care of uneven parts of the floor. Equalise Wear On Rugs Turn your rugs around once every three months, as shown here. For wall-to-wall carpeting, shift your heavy furniture occasionally to dis tribute wear. Use POWDER-ENE Regularly Here’s a marvelously effective rug deaning powder, that will keep your rugs REALLY dean. Come ta for a demonstration today. 3 pound can with ap plies brush, only $1.23. win in Columbia. J. O. Simpson of Athens, Ga., visit ed his mother, Mrs. B. M. Dutton, Sr., on Sunday. Little Theda Kay Sublet! of Greer, is spending the week with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hollis, near here. Me. and Mrs. Eric Barnes and Jack Bames spent Sunday in Greenville, with their son and brother, Kohn Barnes, and Mrs. Bames. Mrs Jr., Misses Vivian Shealy and Pari Carter were guests Sunday of rela tives in Little Mountain.- Friends of Miss Margaret M. Speake will regret to know she has been ill the past week at the home of relatives in Gray Court where she was vislhng. Tech, Cpl. Lewis Horton of Camp Gordon, Ga., is spending a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. h| Horton, J. M. Lyon of Burnsville, N. C.,| was the week-end guest of Mr. and, Mrs. P. H. Hobson. Little Johnny Horton is spending , t the week in Goldville with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Na bors. Misses Evelyn and Alice Neighbors of Greenville, spent the week-end with their mother, Mrs. R. P. Neigh bors near here. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Horton and daughter, Carolyn, of Greenville, vis ited the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Horton, the past week end. Friends of Mrs. S. C. Hays will re gret to know she is a patient at Hays hospital. Friends of Clyde S. Lankford will be glad to know he is improving af ter being a patient at Hays hospital and is able to be out again. Mrs. A. B. Stone and Mrs. 1. D. Stone visited Pvt. Isaac D. Stone at Camp Stewart, (?a., during the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jacobs spent I carbon. Just what you need for a permanent charging record. Phone 74. Chronicle Publishing Co. Friends of Dr. and Mrs. F. Hicks will sympathize with in the death of Mrs. Hicks’ Mrs. Elliotte Moore McCants, wMe of R. G. McCants, which occumri last Wednesday at her home ha Ninety-Six, following two yean at declining health, and a critical ilfeMK of the past nine months. Burial was in the family plot in Elmwood ceaae- tery, Ninety-Six, on Thursday. Mrs. Hicks has returned to ter home here after being with ter mother at the time of her dtath and remaining for several days with ter family. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS — P*k or blue. With genuine steel die en graving. Envelopes to match. Chron icle Pub. Co. Call 74. H. D. HENRY 1898-1943 F. M. BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate- , r Telephone 121 -> tain Lawter, chaplain, is in North seV eral days this week in Charlotte Africa with the American forces. and Hickory, N. C., on business. On Tuesday they visited their daughter, Miss Ame Jacobs, freshman at Win- throp college, Rock Hill. Friends of little Jimmy Anderson will be glad to know he is able to be Mr. and Mrs. R. M. League had as their week-end guests Mrs. Annie League and Mrs. J. D. Fowler of New York. * Friends of J. Reed Todd, who has been ill for several weeks, will be j ou ^ a ft er being ill the past week, glad to know he is able to be up some 1 Lt 011ie B Hutto WAAC, of each day. T T , 'Charleston, Mrs. J. M. Bull of Co- Chief Petty Officer J. L. Nickols, 1 i um bia, and Mrs. Charles Hart of stationed with the naval forces in Newberry, were recent guests of Mr. the Panama Canal zone, and Mrs. and ^j rSi Clyde Lankford. Nickols, of Norfolk, Va., spent a few, Friends of Dr. J. W. Davis will re days last week with the former s sis- t 0 know he is a patient at Hays ter, Mrs. Billy McMillan, and Mr. hospital. ► > * ► > ► * ► * ► ► » » i i' Maxwell Bros. & Kinard <0 Clinton—Two Stores—Laurens. McMillan, and mother, Mrs. P. A. Nickols in Waterloo. Frl€Hds of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shands will be interested to know they have returned after an extended visit with their daughter, Mrs. T. P. P. Carson, and Mr. Carson in Green ville. Miss Helen Stewart of Charleston, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Lila C. Stewart, and other rela tives here. Mrs. Earl Horton and children are wier in Laurel spending the week in Charlotte, N. C., with her sister, Mrs. M. B. Sum merville, and Mr. Summerville. Mrs. J. H. Kohler and daughter, Anne, have returned home after spending several weeks in Hapeville, Ga., with her father, A. S. Hutchin son, who accompanied them home for a visit. Mrs. L. F. Fischer of Newbetry, and Mrs. G. H. Handy of Westover, Md., who is spending the winter in Newberry, spent Sunday with th e jir j spending leave with his mother, Mrs. daughter and granddaughter, Mrs. R. | q q Holland, and other relatives. M. Crooks, and Mr. Crooks. j Cpl. Joe L. Davidson of Camp But-- Little Claire and Gloria Roberts, I ner n. C., spent the week-end at his daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. home here. Mrs. George Watts Copeland, Mrs. Clyde McCrary and Mrs. Clyde Lank ford on Monday visited Mrs. J. M. j Bull, who is a patient in a Columbia! hospital. Lt. Allen McSween returned yes-! terday to Camp Stewart, Ga., after- spending a few days leave here with' Mrs. McSween . Lt. C. W. Wier, Jr., army air corps, Hondo, Texas,~ ~ spent the week-end with his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. C. ps* and visited rela tives here. • • Miss Katherine Hanna of Cross Hill, was the guest several days this week of Mrs. Grady Glymph. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Evans, Jr., of Charlotte, N. C., were guests of rela tives and friends here Sunday. Miss Florence Tripp spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Tripp, in Piedmont. ^Pvt. C. Alva Holland ’will return today to Fort Brady, Mich., after Roberts, are improving after being ill the past week. Mr .an(l Mrs. R. R. Vaughn and f ew days’ visit with her sister, Mrs family of Belton, were guests Sunday B. Owens, Sr. Mrs. H. L. Scaife has returned to her home in Haverford, Pa., after a of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pack. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Shealy of New berry, and Miss Lurlee Shealy of this city, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Shealy, near here. Sgt. Maxwell Ferguson, army air corps, has returned to Stuttgart, Ark., after spending a month’s leave with his mother, Mrs. Eva Ferguson. Mrs. B. W. Gibson and daughter, Sue, of Pinewood, spent a few days during the week with her sister, Mrs, W. C. Shealy, and Mr. Shealy. Mr. and Mrs. Shealy also had as their guests Sunday Mrs. O. O. Copeland and daughter, Mrs. M. Wilton Todd, Jr., of Newberry, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shealy of Little Mountain. Aviation Machinist Mate T. Earle Woodruff, of the naval air corps. Key West, Fla., is spending a twelve-day leave with hi* parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Woodruff. Mr. and.Mrs. T. Earl Rice of Greenville, also spent a few days here this week with Mrs. Rice’s parents. Lf?*W. Duncan Workman, army air corps, formerly of Smyrna, Term., spent a few days last week with his mother and* grandmother, Mrs. Nene D. Workman and Mrs. W. J* Duncan, before being transferred to Salt Lake City, Utah. Miss Nell Coleman of Co lumbia, a member of the Winnsboro school faculty, and Mrs. Ellisor Ad ams of Newberry, were also guests during the week of Mrs. Workman and Mrs. Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. George R. Felkel of Elloree, spent the week-end with Mrs. Felkel’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Baxter. Friends of Miss Eula Gray Blakely, formerly of this city, will be inter ested to know she has accepted a civil service position in the post office in Atlanta, Ga. Lt. Pat H. Hobson, Jr., of Camp Sutton, N. C., Fred Hobson, senior at Clemson and Carolyn Hobson, stu dent at Queens college, Charlotte, N. C/, spent the week-end with their i parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Hobson. Mrs, S. B. 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