The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-10-21
kauFgns advertiser,
LAURENs, OCT. 2lst, 1885.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Music hath charms, so il has.
Remember the Fair and Bill Apps
lecture.
Better to dig poor than to borrow y
newspaper.
Atlanta has boon awarded the base
ball pcnnant.
Sec notice of BOYD, PLuss e Co., and
be warned thereby.
BILL ARP will deliver a lecture in
Ncwborry on the 18th; here on tho 10Th.
Ii you want good shoes, SPARKS has
them. "Put them on your list"
Ohio has gone for the Republicans,
LEE still holds tho "fort" in Virginia.
No more female reporters needed rs
we have accepted II "royal" application.
Tho ADVERTISER will be enlarged in
due time. Bring in your dollar.
Our schools flourish, II town grows,
and we still expect big things of Iau-
rcns.
MINrER 81 JAMESON have purchased
the lot on the Northwest corner Of tho
Public Square, formerly owned by j. T.
OWENS.
Mr.. l.. a. MCCoRD has returned from
Now York, where he has purchased Il
stock of goods, which he will soon open
out at this place.
No matter how dull business may he
in other lines, there's always n "bustlc'
in our dry goods stores.
Mr.. Il. +. WRIGHT, of Jalapa, and IA
thcr of Mrs. GEO. +. LITTLE Of our town,
died of paralysis on the 9th inst.
DAN C~HAMBERLAIN has "cusscd out"
tho "bloody shirtcrs''. If he had in
cludcd carpet baggcrs it would have
been suicide.
Hon. J. L. NJ. CURRY, Of Virginia, has
and Minister Plcnipotcntiary to Spain
rice FOSTER, resigned.
An effort is being made by the bar of
this place, to have II special Term of
Court, for equity business, sometime in
November or December.
Tho Mill belonging to Capt. j. II
SwITzER, in this county, Was burned on
AN'''i" "'ShN' '"l'l'HNN ~ li'
work of an ~inccndiary.
Tho Court House will he used as the
Ladies' Department at the approaching
Fair. Other exhibits, such ns horses,
cattle, &c, will be upon the ncrot Lot.
Bishop Howe will conduct divine ser
vices at tho Episcopal Church on Tues
day, tho 9th inst, ut IL o'clock, A. NJ.
Our popular cotton buyer, DR. j. y.
ToRRENcE, wo are sorry to Learn, was
summoned home suddenly last week
on account Of the death Of his brother.
Hon. JAMES FARRow has received Il
complimentary ticket tothc North, Cen
trail and South American Exposition at
Now Orleans, from November 10th TO
April lat.
a littlc boy just returned from c',vr'h
-"Pa, in your sermon to-day you s"iu
that tho world was made in sin A=y -,
Did you mean it, or wore yoG only
preaching"
A meeting of the I.aurens Guards is
called 70 tonight CTuosday). The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to cast II vote for
Colonel of tho Third Regiment south
Carolina Militia.
DR.. p. Il. CoNNoR has returned from IL
visit to C~okesbury and is ready To serve
all who need work in his line. He is
one of tho nest dentists in the state,
and IL building an cnviablc reputation.
Col. EuGENE -. GARY and Hon. Il. G..
GRAYDoN havo been retained as counsel
by COL j. l.. VI. lRBY of Laurcns in case
ho ~ prosecuted for the assault with
which ho was charged some months
ago.-Ab beuiNe Mcdium.
w. L. DAWSON, the tight-ropo walker,
while giving a performance in spartan
burg. Il few days ago, fell and received
injuries from which he died.
This is tho same man who exhibited
here a short time since.
a now paper comes to us this week
from Greenwood, called tho GIccnWOod
Lighf, and appears to he Il live and
nowsy sheet. We extend tho right
hand and welcomed upon our exchange
list. E.S $. +. GILES, Editor. Price, $3.50
per annum.
Fer tho past few days tho number of
o cars loft at this place on the e., J..
& $. II. r., has boon moro than could
rcmain on tho side tracks, and some
had to DO run on tho c.. 81 l.. track.
We notice that 1t frequently happens
that tho sidewalks Is completely blocked
by box-cars lift at the crossing. This is
q great Inconvenience and should not
be allowed.
Personal.