The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-11-28
Happenings of the Week.

% J.G. Watts, OF Columbia. spent
sunday in town.
MIR. Barrett Wright, of Williamson
"in town on q visit to his family.
Mrs. Martha Wilkes is at .Johnston's
VISITING her brother, Mr.. Edward Hix.
n Cotton Exchange will be closed
on Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. C.. w. Tune spent last week
WIN relatives in Greenville.
Mrs. Merry f. T~raynham is visiting
relatives at Blythe, Ga.
Mrs. A. T.. Simpson has gone to Flor
ida for the winter.
Mrs. Winslow. of Jackson. Fla. is
vlsitlng the family of Mr.. w. N.
MI II Mrs. j.. II. Traynham and
1Vns, Ityiand n Gibbon, visited the
Augusta Exposition last week.
Ihanksgiving service will be held
AT the Presbyterian church at II A. M.
Thursday.
Mr.. N. b. Dial and Mr.. c. G. Feath-
WIN W STScnNlllO ON lGOal
business last week.
Ioplc for young mems PRAYER meet
ing at the Laurens Baptist church for
the hrst Sunday in December: Wisdom
ana knowledge, James, 3D. chap, 1913.
q Accountant L.. w. Boyd. of the
Fort Royal & Western Carolina Rail
ROAD, paid his parents here Il flying
visit on Sunday.
MIR. Nj. l.. Copeland has decided TO
give up his law practice and retire to
MS plantation in the lower part OF the
county. His friends at Laurens wish
MIN much success in his new vocation,
The merchants, with the exception
OF the druggists, have consented to
close on Thanksgiving. DR.. Connor
was the philosophical man who ear
r1ed around the petition, and it is much
to the credit of Laurens that he met
with success.
Professor Joseph Holmes, of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, visited his
relatives in Laurens last week. Pro-
lessor Holmes is too we'll known and
has too many friends here not to re-
celVe u warm welcome whenever he
comes to Laurens.
We are glad to see Miss Lii Harris
outagain and looking so little the worse
for her recent severe illness. Miss
Harris and hcr mother, Mrs. N. S.
Harris, much to the regret of Laurens,
leave this week for q visit to Clinton
and from thence intend going to Co
Iumbla. to make it their future home.
Christmas is coming and the time for
purchasing gifts is even now at hand.
An endless variety of pretty things to
select from is to be found at DR.. Mar
TINS drug storc-everything that could
be wished, in fact, from toys for the
little folks to the numberless exquisite
trifles which delight the soul of woman
kind.
Col. J. II. Wharton's unapproachable
herd of Jerseys did our little State
great honor in Augusta. They came,
were seen and conquered all before
them, taking ribbons, stars and ducats
over beauties from the blue grass and
buckeye states. His brood mare and
Cleveland bay yearling colt also took
the hOnors. The Colonel is to be con-
graduated.
The appointment of our fellow-citi-
zen, Mr.. j. w. Wright, to the position of
soliciting agent of the G. G. &. V. road
delights his army of friends here in our
city. He has every qualification for
the position, the highest competency.
great energy, overlooking gcniality,
the company will have the very flower
of Il good fellow for their servant.
The serious trouble lies in our own peo-
pie, among whom he moves SO dilight-
fully having to give him up. He will
be invaluable in the responsible posi-
ton to which he goes.