The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-28
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INC DCaSS DNnu.
a young lady wrapped up in herself
Is o delicate parcel.
IF you want to rent, buy or sell a homo,
call on j. NJ. HAMPTON.
What n catastropheI Only ono man
In Laurens wants Office.
Laurens has a very sober, moral and
upright set OF young men.
Two colored lodges Of Knights Of La
Dor have boon organized in Augusta, Ga.
Another dog-fall-as tho report from
Marshal MARTINS pistol reached his
ear.
Our Base Ball Nine loft on Monday
last for Greonville by way of the q. & l..
Railroad.
Drug clerks In Philadelphia have or
ganized a society to teach physicians
~penmanship.
Thero will be no preaching at Little
River Church, in this County, the first
Sabbath In August.
A few more we eks and clerks can re-
member tho early closing movement az
pleasure.
The man who IL above his business
and entrusts 1t to another to manage,
soon has no business 30 attend to.
Next week we will give our readers
an excellent article on Dairy Farming,
which is worthy of a careful porusal.
Seventeen hundred watermelons
were delivered in town on F., iday last.
Twelve hundred wcro shipped from
Florida.
Tho friends Of Col. JAS. II. RICE, Of
Ninety-Six, are urging his claims Tor
the position of State Superintendent of
Education.
building q residence on tho lot near tho
resi- ience OF N. b. DIAL, Esq, in the near
future.
MIR. ALLAN, OF tho China Store, la SOL
ling goods at cost. We regret to learn
that he will n,ovo to Spartanburg in Il
few weeks.
BY resolution Of Lisbon Farmers, Club
Capt. Is. X. TILLMAN will deliver an adj
dross at Lauren. c. r., on tho 10th day
of August.
1t has been well said that no farmer
who buys oats, corn or wheat, as a rule,
can keep the sheriff away from tho door,
In the end
We are panied to record the death of
Mr.. SAMUEL l.. PowERs, Of this County,
who died on the 25th inst. after a pro-
tractcd illness.
Tho health OF Laurcns has been exoep-
%tionally good this summer, but that is
no reason why sanitary rules should
not be observed.
On July oath, the Comptroller Of Cur
rency authorized tho National Bank OF
Laurcns, x. C., 20 begin business with n
capital OF s63,OOO.
Crops throughout the County have
somewhat improved during tho past
week, but tho indications still point be-
low the average.
The Joint Summer Meeting of tho
state Agricultural and Mechanical so
cicty and tho State Grange, will meet in
Columbia on August 4th.
We learn hat on Wednesday night
Mr.. JOHN MILLS, of Lanford Station,
shot a negro while stealing his fruit.
The negro Is in a critical condition.
The Columbia Daily Record enters up
on It's second year. The Record 10 q live
paper and deserves the support OF tho
people of columbia. It Is an out-spoken,
newsy little daily.
Wa arm oathnri1a I NV GnhnpI ro,,.to
sioner GRIFFIN to state that "there will
be no Normal Institute held at Laurens
this summer, there being no funds in
Treasurer's office foi that purpose"
We call attention to the ordinance Of
tho To IN Council relative to beef, etc.,
AS the tax Is now removed, farmers can
bring their cows, hogs, ~ etc., to town,
and got q fair price for them.
The young mon Of the Baptist Church
have organized an afternoon prayer
meeting, which promises to do much
good and In well attended. Young mon
Of other churches are cordially invited
ia join.
A correspondent OF tho Greenwood
Tribune says: All Of the bridges in this
county built by Mr.. McKINLEY have
withstood the heavy floods, with but
little damage. He certainly under
atands his business.
Capt. TILLhAN has declined to run for
Office, but says: "If the people of Edge
field should ask mo to serve them, 1
would consider 1t an honor to do SO, to
the bost OF my ability; but I must do
cline TO seek Office Of any kind" Bar
kis In within.
Mr.. FRAME NJ. ANDERSON, who repre-
sonts Anderson, BOYD q Co., selling
machinery, has had an unprecedented
"btreak Of luck" during the past few
weeks. He has sold several thousand
dollars worth OF machinery la New
berry ard Edgeield Counties.