The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
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MICS.
The housc-hics havo come and brouyht
their knitting.
Mrs. FIsANsKA has oar thanks for n
supply of Passover bread.
Spring cleaning is now under provcr-
iul consideration i'm many ramilics.
Broom-corn is said to be n profitable
crop. Diversity a little and try it.
Newspaper men mako n living Inv
dabbling into other peoples business.
Asago gives this advice: Marry young,
ana IL circumstances require it, often.
II your friond contomplatcs a duel, tell
him you'll be second to no man in tho
country.
If man could appear against his wife
in a lawsuit, but few would have the
grit to do so.
The young ladies Of tho l.. T. G. con-
template an excursion to Dorroh's on
the LIST of May.
Mrs. PERRY WRIGHT and her daughter.
Miss DAISY, of Mississippi, arc visiting
relatives in town.
The G~rcenvillc &c Laurcns Railroad
has reached S~impsonvillc, a point -
miles from G~rccnvillc.
Somc women take flattery as babies
swallow ~buttons-thcy never think OF
tho trouble that may follow.
Z. w. MOORE has retired from tho cdito-
rial work on the Scnaca Free Press, and
&c. CAREY is again in charge.
The Indian population is said to be
diminishing in this country at tho rate
or five thousand aycar. 10
The fear that our kind acts may bc re.
ceivcd with ingratitudo, should never
deter us from performing them.
A boy don't dread hydrophobia
near as much as being canght by his
best girl, noar an ice cream saloon.
During the mex three months 1t is OK
pccted that ono more democrat will get
u 4th class post Office in South Carolina.
a Georgia farmer suggests that cotton
can DO raised Mt D cents per pound by
hltching the family milch COW to the
pillow.
quito n number of the young people
enjoyed n social gathering mt the resi-
dencc of Capt. FIELDING, on Friday
evening.
For the first correct solution of tho
riddle found in another column headed
"Who is Hep" We will send Il handsome
chromo.
Tho ladies of the Episcopal Church
will, Mt an carly date, have an entertain
ment for the benefit of their church at
this place.
1T bchoovcS every citizen of Laurcns
to thoroughly cleanse their promises,
and thus place tho town in a good SAM
tary con lition.
Railway conductors say that Friday
is the lightest day of the week for travel.
1t Is probably because so many people
have a supcrstitious idea of the day rs
being unlucky.
Mr.. y. BILLIARD left on Saturday
last for Galveston, Tex, where he was
summoned to attend his brother, Mr..
JNo. BILLIARD, who is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. w. II. WALLACE, the editor of thc
Observer, will deliver the Alumni al
dress before the association at tho Com
mcnccmlcnt of Wonord College in June.
No danger Of frost now; everybody
has planted w~atcrmclons; blnckbcrrics
will soon be ripe, and we are just as
happy as can be, even if our boots are
down at the heel.
IN the fourth page will he foundsa an
interesting review Of the progress Mis-
sissippi is making towards breaking up
the sail cotton" idea. Vt is carefully
prepared by Gen. STEPHEN ID. LEE.
Rev. j. Y. FAIR, Chaplain of the Lau-
rcns Guards will preach n sermon cspc-
cially to the young men of this Com
pany, on next Sunday night, at the Pres
bytcrian Church. The Company will
turn out in full dress.
Everything to please the ladies can 10
found in the mammoth dry goods house
of Mr.. JNo. ID. SHEAnAN. Next door to
his dry goods establishment, he has a
full lin" of choice groceries, which will
be solo at bottom prices.
Under the heading of "Mishaps and
Misdemeanors," the NcCs md Courier
says: "Tho Rev. J. s. Madison, of tho
South Carolina Conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, has volun-
teered to enter the foreign missionary
work of that church.
The we'll known and onterprlslng firm
of MINTER 81 JAMESON is over adding
the latest attractions in ladies' dress
goods, millinery, notions and clothing.
Boots and Shoes in endless variety.
Their furniture department is one of
the attractions of Laurens. The as
sortment is complete and prices aston
ishingly low. Call and examine.
Wholesale n Retail.
We would call especial attention to
the notice of FLEMING & BowLEs, in n
other column. These gentlemen are the