The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05

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Two more days to get your Registra-
ton ticket all right; Salesdays in June
and July.
Mrs. James P. Boyce, widow of the
South Carolina, died at Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. Bowen and Miss Mary Bowen
are on o visit to friends in the city OF
Greenville.
Cadet John Poole is at home from
Clemson College, where he has been
We are requested to o that
"The Kings Daughters" will meet at
the Baptist Church on Friday, the 9Th
instant at 5 o'clock P. M.
The Mayor and Council are using
| vigorous efforts to suppress the traffic
in liquor, in the city. Several parties
have been arrested and fined.
Morgan, a white man, was hanged
at Greenville on Friday last for O most
atrocious murder. Gov. Tillman re-
fused to interfere with the execution.
Mrs. w. M. McCaslan and Miss Nan
ME McCaslan will leave on Tuesday
for Pickens where they will pass seve-
raj weeks.
Miss Fannie Smith of Arkansas and
the Misses Aiken of Cokesburry are on
a visit to the family Of DR.. P. B. Con-
nor.
Sheriff McCravy has received a let
ter from Jennings, who escaped Jail
recently. 1t %purported to come>from
Troy, N. Y.
The Greenville club got q game from
Spartanburg on Tuesday last and the
Greenville News thereupon was behind
for a day. All hands -
AL wishing fine WHISTLES and bran
dies will do well to order from Key &
Co., Statesville, N. c., whose adver-
tisement appears in this issue.
Miss Carrie Hill, of Greenville, al
ways q most welcome visitor at Lau-
rens, is staying with Mrs. Mamie Dor
rob.
Fantastic tricks of the weather keep
fashionable and brought q cold wave
on Thursday evening last. Early risers
report slight frost on Friday morning
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Webb, Col. r. B.
Crews and MI. G. d. B%arksdale were
among those who went up to Green
Vile on Tuesday to hear General Cor
don's great lecture.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Copeland, now a full
nedged farmer and hayseed, visited
the city last week and was complaining
about the chilly weather and 'possum
cared cotton.
Mr.. H.. H. Covington, formerly of
the Laurens Graded Schools, has pur.
chased the Bennettsville Record and
will edit the same. Covington is an
invaluable addition to the pencil push
ers' guild in this State.
One of the good things that the hol-
idays have brought around is the pres
ence Of Miss Mary Garrett who has
had charge Of a class in music and clio.
cution at the Barksdale High School
during the past session.
There is talk of having Gen. J.. B,
Gordon to deliver his great lecture,
1.-THE Last Days of the Confederacy'
in this city during the summer. The
gallant veterans from over the county
will to o man most gladly welcome
him.
Harrison Hunter, colored, lost hi:
dwelling on Friday last about 5 P. M.
by fire. The occupants were absent il
the field at work and the origin un,
known. The loss of the house was
small, but the furniture all the family
had. No insurance.
Clerk of Council, l.. G. Bale ant
Miss Matte went to Roanoke, Va, OF
Friday last. He visits his daughter
Mrs. Evans, who resides in that cit!
and attends the commencement of the
Female College, where his daughter
Miss Beulah Bale, will graduate.
Monroe Copeland, colored, who wa
groes Of the murder of Thornton
Nance, was recently released from TIT
p~enitentiary in desperate health ant
died Saturday last at Piedmont in thi
county.
Senators Irby and Butler will be ii
the State during this week, Irby to at
tend the meeting of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee on tn
7th and Butler to look after his Sena
torial prospects.
An invitation to the commencement
exercises of the st. Matthews Higl
School comes to us from the principal
MI. M. II. Daniel, who by the way |
SO fortunate as to have had Laurens TO
his native stamping ground.
We acknowledge with thanks an in
vitation to the Commencement exer
cises Of the Virginia College for youn'
ladies at Roanoke, Va, which vii
graduate at this commencement wit
the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Mis-
Beulah Bale, the daughter of on
townsman, Mr.. l.. G. Bale.
Cards are out for the marriage Q
Miss Lulie White, daughter Of Capt
W.. r. White, of Greenville, and siste
of Mrs. J. A. Copeland, OF this city
and Mr.. w. II. Dillingham;, at tn
Buncombe street Methodist church
G~reenville, on the evening of June tn
fifth.
Sarah Grand the author o; tn
Heavenly Twins whose articles 1
the North American Review on tn
Woman Question have been the subiec
of so much comment and oriticisn
continues the series in the June mum
Der OF that periodical with n trenchan