The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-09-22
sak0GaI and SpgGiaI.E,
The Male Academy is undergoing re-

The Male Academy is undergoing re-
pairs.
"Joe Prince" takes the AXE on earth
quakes.
Another earthquake at Summervllle,
on the 18th inst. Houses shaken up.
Messrs. LIPsCOMB, JOHNSTON and
SIMPSON are canvassing the 3ru District.
A party of Turks, with bears and
monkeys, have been monkoying around
town during the past week.
GEO. w. McMAsTER, of Columbia, re-
ceived the West Point Cadetship, from
this Congressional District.
DIR. JOHN KNIGHT, of Williamson, fell
dead from his chair, a few days ago. He
was n native of this County.
Some man can make himself famous
but not rich, by applying for the posi-
ton of "local,' on THE ADVERTISER
staff.
Knights OF Labor in Augusta will
nominate n ticket for the Legislature.
A negro b~ricklayer is one Of the candi-
dates for the House.
Everybody admires tho new post
Office. The work of fitting it up was un-
der the supervision of Mr.. w. N.
WRIGHT contractor.
Eight liquor dealers ut this place have
"Uncle Sans" license to retail. There
are 1900 gallons ION tap" Very good
showing for n dry town.
Mr.. GIDEON O'NBAL, OF Coronaca, has
made 81 500 worth of wine from three
quarters of an acre planted in grapes
Not a good year for grapes either.
Bro. PILaRAM, of The Progress, has
bid farewell to the solitude of bach
eiorhood," and married Miss LULA
DRUMMoND, OF Woodruff, on the l4th
inst.
OF the eight applicants for tho Citadel
cadctships for this County, Messrs. S.
+. Darlington and j. Gary Watts passed
the most or editablc examinations and
will be appointed.
Just as we go to pre- IS, we receive en-
article from Col. a. +. Butler, in answer
to Capt. Tillman's letter. which we pub
lished last week. 1t will appear next
week.
Five delegates to represent he Stock
of this County, in the Greenville and
Laurens Railroad Company, will be
elected on October I'd. See further nc
tice in another column.
The city council of Grecnvillc publish
an annual report of receipts and eXpen-
ditures. This is a capital idea. as re-
,aiNto and ~>onSitprnu nf tnpn f,nIa
are items of interest to all citizens.
"The Chimes Of Normandy" has re-
Gently been rendered in Greenville by
an Amateur Company. They contem-
plate paying Laurcns a visit, and we OK
tend a cordial invitation, with the prom
Use of n full house.
Here is a dot on rapid transportation:
On Friday last, ut II o'clock, Messrs.
GRAY & SULLIVAN ordered Il lot of Rye
from Nashville, Tenn. The next day,
Saturday, at g o'clock, they received a
bill of lading OF the SANE.
AS will DO seen by reference to an adj
vertiscment elsewhere in this issue, Mr..
JAS. +. THoMPsoN, n popular young
man. who has for some time been with
We -" 80 49, 1O'>
new and complete stock of dry goods
and general merchandise Mt Waterloo,
for the Bargain Company. Mr.. THoMP-
son Is a business man and the Bargain
Company mean business. We bespeak
for them a liberal patronage from the
people OF this section.
The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety has established a central bureau
at it's office in the city of New York, for
the receipt of subscriptions to a relief
fund for the Charleston sufferers. and
has constituted all of its regularly APP
pointed agents the agents of the bureau.
All moneys paid to these agents for this
purpose will be promptly forwarded.
Mr.. G. d.. Barksdale is the Socicty's reg
ularly appointed agent for Lau-
rens County.
Owing to a press of matter and adver-
tisements coming In late last week, we
neglected our local column. Among
the omissions was a notice Of the mar
riage of our young townsman, DR.. w.
III. DIAL, and Miss LALLA MOORE, no
charming daughter OF Capt. w. A.
MOORE, Of Cox esbury, which occurred
on Wednesday, sth inst. After spend
Jag q few days in the Gland OF the sky"
they have returned home, and were well
coined by their many friends, who wish
them much happiness and prosperity.
"'Better Than Gold"
This Is a new and interesting molo-