The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-08-23
TOWN TOPICS.
Newsy Bits Gathered by Our Rcpor-
ter I'm HIS Daily Rounds
About our City.

y az tho Dou-O6llds
Mrs. w. Il. Ashley and family are
summering In the city.
Miss Carrie Hill, of Greenville, is Wis
iting Mrs. Dorroh.
Miss Pauline Richardson Of Tennessee
is visiting Mr.. j. G. Browns family.
Miss Julia Utsey, o: st. Georges, is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. w. f. Young.
South Carolina is largely in Chicago
this week and yet no terrestrial shake.
Miss Connie Jones visited tho family
oil Mr.. Klllian at Greenville.
Growing crops Of all kinds are rolick-
Ing and the hopes Of our farmers greatly
buoyed by the rains of last week.
Mr.. q. d. Moseley, with his family Wis
tied his father, Col. G.. Il. Moseley, at
Greonville last week..
Q. G. Featherstone, Esq , has returned
nom Saluda's lofty peak and looks as
fresh as a lark.
Misses Josie Anderson and Minnie
Babb are home from a delightful ~sojourn
In the country among friends.
DR.. Aug. stothart, of Charleston, Wis
tied his brother, DIR. j. a. Stothart, dur
ing the past week.
Miss Carrie Raysor, after a pleasant
visit to riends, has returned to her
home, st. Georges.
Tho market has been we'll supplied
with peaches, but Of poor quality.
Grapes in abundance and very fine.
Mrs. Mary Bowen has returned after a
protracted visit to her son in North Car
olina.
Miss Margaret Finley and Misses JOS
sic n Annie Simmons are visiting
Mrs. J.. II. Johnson.
Rev. Mr.. Herbert, OF the Methodist
church II family are in the midst Of
their vacation and we hope will return
with additional rosesin their cheeks,
Mr.. David Todd, of Fairfield. is at his
old home, enjoying the hospitalities OF
his brothors, and thrice welcomed by his
many friends.
The Slate Board of Education has
adopted Chapman's History of the State
for the public schools. A State deposit
tory for school books, is being discussed.
Pilgrims on pie bent went on
Tuesday to Harris Lithia where all tho
health and pleasure seekers and fun
lovers are now trending.
A petition for the Communication of the
sentence of John ferguson, colored, sen
fenced to hang on the LIST of September,
has been forwarded Gov. Tillman.
Rev. II. Grigsby Herbert preached an
interesting sermon in the Methodist
Church on Sunday to a large congrega-
ton.
The State Press contingent arrived
safely on Saturday morning last at the
site Of the greatest show on earth'' and
are all we'll and happy.
MIR. and Mrs. w, III. Webb and family
in town have returned to their home in
Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Willie Gray, who has been visit
ing the family of Mr.. S. W.. Vance, has
returned to hor home in Greenville,
much to the regret of her many friends
here.
An interesting letter from an old cor
respondent, p. W., of Pa, reached us too
late for this issue, but will keep a week,
as it came from the rocks where the
eagles build their nests.
Mr.. L.. NJ. Linson, a valuable citizen of
Huntington, in this county, died on the
18th inst. and will be greatly regretted.
His remains were buried at Bethel
church in this county.
Misses Aurelia and Eliza Reid, of Au-
gusta, and Miss Maggie Walker, of
Charleston, who have been on a visit to
the family of Mr.. III. A. Webb, haye re.
turned home.
Capt. II. III. Hudgens, after a visit to
Chicago and other points of interest In
the wide wide West, is safely anchored
at home.
Rev. j. ID. Pitts, of the Baptist church,
has gone to Saluda, the crest Of the Blue
Ridge, where We trust he will find pro-
pitious breezes and come homo as fresh
as a morning glory.
Senator NJ. g. Butler, Is in Edgetield,
attending the funeral ceremonies OF his
sist er-in-law, Mrs. DIR. Dugas, and may
not be nble to speak on the financial
questions in the Senate as he had in
tended.
Mr.. w. o. Prentiss, formerly Of the
Ben-Della Hotel, now. postmaster at
Beaufort, visited his many friendsin the
city during last week. The smiles of
Grover Cleveland have subtracted ten
years rom his shoulders. He got an
ovation from the boys.
Mr.. Ruckman and wife, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Moore,
the parents of Mrs. Moore, have re-
turned 10 their home In the Old Domin-
ion. They had a charming visit and
their many friends regretted their re-
turn.
Mrs. Douchska Dugas, of Augusta, the
only child of Mrs. GOV. Pickens died In
Edgefield on the 18th inst. She was the
daughter of the war Governor of South
Caroline, a beautiful and talented young
woman, whose early death is greatly de.