The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-05-30
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SMALL MATTERS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED
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News.
Grain crops are fair.
The best cigar at Shumato & CARROTS
The population OF the city OF Laurens
is believed TO be rapidly increasing.
Mrs. G.. w. Sullivan, Of WILLIAMSON
is yisiting Mrs. w. A. Clark.
There was snow In Michigan last week
and-ice In Alaska, for that matter.
II anybody wants a lot Of job work
done In a few hours call on us.
Mrs. Josephine Watts is visiting rela-
lives In Newberry County.
Miss Hannah Name, Of Darlington,
s.. o., is visiting Miss Fannie Koppef.
Complaint from everywhere about
cut woyms is common.
The ADVERTISER has received q beau
tiful Invitation to the commencement of
Converse College.
Mrs. Baxter, OF Newbsrry, aud Mrs.
Parks OF this county are visiting DIR.
Barksdale's family.
Rev. A. G. Wardlaw has returned from
q visit to the General Assemb ", which
has been in session at Macon, Ga.
SMiss Julia Utsey compliniented a
reception Friday evening.
Mr.. "Bunch'' McBee and OTHER emil
nent dignitaries of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company will prob
ably be In town to-day.
Greenville is talking about a folio on
July 18th. Greenwood expects to in
2alge In a little amusement on the
GLORIOUS fourth"
Mind readers should be careful how
they peruse the brains Of small boys.
They might become addicted to the dime
novel habit.
Those of us who are In a good humor
are warm under the collar just the same.
A fellow is liable to get hot in a minute
especially If he goes in the sun.
Miss Fannie Sheldon, of Tugaloo, Oco-
nee county, has been spending several
days with friends in the city. She left
for Newberry Monday morning.
The ADVERTISER Is indebted to Mr..
James III. Bewley for late Florida papers.
Also to Mr.. john Y. Darlington for
Memphis papers.
Mr.. James Park sends us a neat invita-
ton to the Commencement Exercises OF
the Davis School. MIR. Park is Vice
President of one of the Literary Socie-
tics. He is a son of Mr.. Fowler Park.
Mr.. Archie Adams, an old Laurens
boy now a typo in the G~reenville Daily
News office, has been with his family
visiting relatives here. They attended
the wedding Of Miss Mamie Boyd and
Mr.. Bennett, Mrs. Adams being a sister
Of the bride.
Mr.. II. Terry has returned with his
family from Elberton, Ga. and will again
become a resident of Laurens. This de-
termination or the part of Mr.. Terry is
gladly received and he and his family
will receive a most cordial welcome.
Your advertisement in the ADvERTI-
E Is a message to five or six or seven
thousand people every week. 1t is esti-
mated that every newspaper issued is
read by about five people. The postage
alone on a circular letter each week to
IA cohlO huLlpCI "Oulo So avOuV oiAby
or over three thousand dollars a
year. Newspaper advertising is exceed
ingly cheap.
The street force has recently inn
proved the side walk near the cemetery.
Some good work has been dono OF the
Brooklyn side walks also. The Port
Royal and Western Carolina railroad,
pursuant TO a recommendation of the
city board Of health, are draining the
pond formed by one of the embank-
ments of their road at the roar of Mr..
John Powers residence. The Rich
mond and Danyille Railroad company
has been asked to widen the carriage
way under their road on East Main
Street and it Is likely that the request
will be complied with.