The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-05-05


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LAURENs, 81. O., May 9th, 1891
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Prof. NJ. A. Cox, OF Woodruff, was in
town Saturday.
Mr.. II. H. Evans has been elected
chief Of the Newberry police.
Go and see ogden's Variety Show al
the Opera House TO night.
Col. j. H. Trsynhsm is visiting rela'
tiyes In Alabama.
Laurens is on the eve OF q bicycle reyi
val. Inquire OF Mr.. IL. III. Wilkes.
Col. Albert Anderson oftheP r. & w
@. II. r. was in town last week.
Main Street In front OF Mrs. Todd's
place is being macadamized. :
DIR. Edward Pool, OF Peizer, visited
his father, DR.. J. II. Pool last week.
Miss Lilah Holmes, of Charleston, IL
visiting her sister, Mrs. FL. Martin.
Additions and improvements are be.
ing made to Mr.. J. A. Lockwood's resi-
dence.
See notice of city election on the bond
question tn be held, MAJ 18th inst.
The thanks Of THE ApvERTIsER are
due Mrs. J. M. Visanska for passover
bread kindly sent US last week.
Mr.. Edgar Crews who has been In the
"Entarprlse" Office at York tor several
months is in the city.
Ogden's Variety Show will appear at
the Opera House this evening at O'Clock
Mrs Phifer, who has been visiting her
sister Mrs. G. d. Barksdale, has returned
to Newberry,
Capt. j. b. Humbert has been elected
president Of the q. X. and w. Railroad.
He has until now been vice president.
Miss Mary Creighton of Rutherford N.
G. is visiting the family CT DR.. }. T.
Poole ON Main Street.
A new bridge la very much needed at
the foot Of Laurens and Church streets.
Let the Council look to 1t.
Round trip tickets to the Columbia
Centennial will be sold for $3.50 over
tho Richmond and Danville railroad.
w. II. stoddard, of the law firm OF
Mellborn & Stoddard, was In town on
Friday last on business and pleasure
bent.
The celebrated "Gloria" parasols are
are being sold at greatly reduced prices
J. o. G. Fleming IL Co.'S. Go at once and
make your purchase before they are all
sold.
In the teachers examination recently
held four colored teachers received sec-
ond. and six, third grade certificates. All
the papers have not yet been examined
Mrs. A. G.. wardlaw complimented
the Young Ladies History Glass and
their gentlemen friends with a delight.
full party Friday evening, and a charm
ing time WAS enjoyed.
The Steam Laundry Company have
elected Mr.. Charles Myers Superinten-
dent. A better man to run the business
successfully could not have been found
the world over.
Gen.. J. Walter Gray, Clerk OF the
State House Of Representatives, was In
the city on Friday last. He has been
looking after his farming interests In
this county.
The Laulens County Bible Society
will hold its annual session mex sun
day in the Methodist Church. Rev
Thomas H. Law will address the meet
ing. No services will be held in the
other churches.
Mrs. Woods, wife Of Robert Woods
died at her home at B~abbtown, in this
county, on Wednesday night. Mrs
Woods was about thirty-fve years
of age. She was a member Of New Har.
mony Church.
The Sanford Girls filed a three nights
engagement here last week. They pos
CESS rare musical talent and their enter
tainments gave general satisfaction. The
girls sang in the Presbyterian choir II
the delight Of a large congregation yes
terday.
MI. L. w. Parker OF Greenville hai
been reelected to deliver the commence
mont address to the law department o
the State University. This is a higl
compliment to one OF the most talented
young lawyers in the State.
Miss Anna Simpson, daughter of TIT
late Major Richard Simpson, and sis
ter Of Col. r. w. Simpson, died at he
home in Pendleton on tho 28th of April
Her death is greatly lamented by man!
relatives and friends in this city.
= In two instances private promises II
this city were invaded and shrubber,
cut and otherwise injured In the nigh
time last week. It is not probable tina
the perpetrators had sense enough t.
act from any motive whatever and the.
would feel ashamed OF themselves b!
this time ifthey knew how to go about II
Now ia the time for the City Council
and the Board Of Health to put hand
and heads together for a general clean
ing up. No consideration is OF moro i'm
portance than that of preserving tn
public health and sanitary condition
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