The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-08-25
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or the candidates for the House, three
will probably DO elected.
Still, our Hook and Ladder Truck
bravely wcathers tho storms.
Mr. HARVEY w. ANDERSON has been
installed postmaster at this place.
DIR. j. p. SIMPSON has greatly i'm
proved his resi- ience in Brooklyn.
The campaign opened last Monday at
Langston's Church. We will give n
synopsis Of the speeches in our next is
sue.
The Council has done good work on
the streets on Brooklyn side, and placed
a neat bridge over the branch near tho
foundry.
The Mexican muddle has about boon
cleared up. CUTTING will be released,
30 tho prospect OF a little fight has de-
creased
We regret to learn of the death OF Yrs.
BURNS, wife of Mr.. RoBERr BURNS,
winch occurred at her home, in this
County, or Sunday last.
The Triangle band furnished music
upon tho day Of Capt. TILLMAN's speech,
which served to inspire enthusiasm and
added to the pleasure OF the occssion.
The wire has been placed on the tele-
graph posts from Greenwood to this
point. The line will BIO completed and
instruments placed in tho onice in ten
days.
Thirteen "little Negroes" whose ages
range from Is to 25, were on trial ono
day last week, in Spartanourg, for an
attempt at assault and battery. Pretty
good for a dry town.
1t is said that BAYARD will resign as
soon as the Mexican trouble subsidies. It
seems the Secretary thinks he has not
been sustained in his position in this
embroRlio.
Mr.. ROWLAND and j. +. MARTIN,
each, will, in n few days, begin tho cree
ton of elegant residences on their lots,
purchased some months ago from Mrs.
MCGOWAN.
Another striking but lamentable in
stance Of lynch law is placed in the an
nails OF crime, in the case of MOORE, an
ex-policeman of Macon, Ga. The judg-
ment was too hasty.
We are authorized by Mr.. CARMEL
PINsoN to withdraw his name, and state
that no Ia not a candidate for the lcgis-
latnre. Thanking his friends for the
compliment, he respectfully declines.
We are glad to know that our es-
teemed friend and former fellow-towns-
man, Mr.. ENocH WEST, has returned to
Laurens With his family. They now oc-
cupy the Kilgoro House.
A white man killed negro in New
berry last week, supposed to have acted
In selt-defence, and the Coroner admit
ted tho accused or n $500 bond. This is
n rather strange procedure.
Groenvile City will celebrate tho COM.
plotion of the Grcenville and Laurcns
Railroad, in tho near future. IF un-
dertakes a celebration Of his kind, IL
Will be one worthy Of the occasion.
SAN CLEVELAND, coiorod, an employee
ofthe Greenvillc e Laurcns Railroad.
fell from the trcstle being built across
Richland Creek, in the city limits, re-
cciving injuries from which he died.
j. +. MARTIN & Co. have moved their
mammoth dry-goods house and hard
ware store into the room formerly occu-
piod by Graham & Sparks, and the adj
Joining store, In the Traynham & Dial
Block.
The trestle on tho g., l.. & S. Railroad
at this place. damaged by the recent
frnahnf To Hat.- C,
abutments will be placed on each end
and tho bridge will DO fashioned on tho
suspension plan.
Misses CoRRINNE and ANNIE NOBLE,
I'VE pretty young ladies from South
western Georgia, but moro recently
from ~Greenvilic, arc here with a view to
opening a dancing school. The requi-
number of pupils have probably boon
secured.
The Atlanta of South Carolina, I.au-
rens), Is still booming andwill continueto
boom until 1t becomes a great centor of
population, trade me manufacturing.
Our school facilities are the pride OF
l'aurens, and for once in n number of
years, arc adapted to the wants Of he
people.
We learn that on Friday last Mr..
ELHERT c.. ROWLAND loft his two little
children in n wagon, to which two mules
were hitched, while he went for q mo-
montinto tho house. In his absence the
mules became frightened and ran with
the children for half n milo. One little
girl WAS painfully bruised.
Tho Annual Catalogues of the Lau-
rensville Female College have been re-
ceived and can be had by applying to
MIR. w. T. MILNER, or addressing him
mt this place. The Catalogue shows an
attendance Of 10 pupils last session, and
ss no trouble or expense has been spared
in improving this deserving institution,
1t will begin tho next collegiate year on
Sept. 18th.
The Chester, Greenwood and Able