The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-07-03

TO have taken place at the Opera House
on Friday had to be postponed OH ac-
count Of the rain.
Mrs. l.. w. Simkins and her little
dau. liter, Miss Virginia, havo return
cd from u visit to relatives in Columbia
and Edgciicld.
Salcsday was not largely attended,
mostly candidates. Everything was
"howdy-do' and smiling. No public
sales.
Mr.. Willie Bates, of ST. Matthews,
Orangcburg county, visited the family
of Mr.. S. X. Taylor, Of our town, last
week on his way homo from Woiiord
College.
Judge Gary ut Anderson rofu9ed tho
motion in behalf Of Sullivan for q new
trial and the pending appeal in the
Supreme Court cannot be heard until
winter.
Tomorrow morning comes the i'm
mortal FOurthAListcn for the big guns
all around our empire as they salute
tho rising sun Jon the ever glorious
morn.
Mr.. j. G.. Brown and family will
leaye tG-dav for Harris Lythia Springs
where Mr.. Brown will open Il livery
stable during the summer months.
Tho ADVERTISER wishes hila al! good
| success in his enterprise.
Mr.. Allen Fleming has returned to
| Laurcns after q residence of several
years IL Texas. Mr.. Flcming's friends
arc delighted to sec him again n
hope that his prcsen.c here is Perma-
nent.
Mt. Bethel Sunday School will celc-
brate Childrcn's Day on Saturday ncXt.
A picnic will be served. Several adj
dresses will be delivered in the fore
noon. IA pleasant day may be expected
and the public is cordially invited.
Court will convene here for this
county on the 10Th inst, being the
third Monday of the month. Only
criminal and equity cases will be heard.
Judge II. c.. Watts presiding. The
term lasts n week.
a large party OF cxcursionists num-
boring about II hundred took Gdvan-
tagc of the special rates to Charleston
on last Tuesday. The party arriving
in the city at about two on Thursday
they remained until eight p. M, on
Wednesday reporting or their return
q thoroughly delightful trip.
Mr.. Scott league a former Laurcns
boy passed through the city last week
on his way to Washington from Austin,
Texas, which has been his homo dur
ing the last few years. Mr.. league is
a nephew Of Col. 7. b. Crews and was
GOl, a 1nnn llpVipd ~, nInt1nynr IF Tho
L~aurcnsvillc Herald.
Our entire community sympathize
with Mr.. John a. Smith in the severe
atiliction he is now suffering. James
L., q bright boy, his son, died of foyer
on last Friday in this city and was
buried on Saturday, aged sixteen years.
Two Other GcI9 arc seriously sick at
EnOrcc, who we Trust nay soon be out
OF danger and restored to health.
Sheriff McCravy was summoned to
Shelby, N. c., on Friday to identify
OF the authorities of Shelby we're cor
roct, G. T. jennings, tho prisoner who
cscancd from tho Laurons Jail some
two months ago. On inspection by Mr..
McCravy, however, the mar proved
not to be Jennings and the whereabouts
Of that worthy arc still his w secret.
At meeting of tho tax payers of
the Graded Schools on Friday last it
was determined to levy II thrcc mill
tax for their support, and this in addi-
ton to the Constitutional a Of two
mills will be sufficient to support the
schools for six months. 1t is then pro-
posed to charge u small tuition for the
remaining three months Of tho school
year!
The old Academy lot OF the male
school has been sold for about eight
hundred dollars, and the trustees OF
thGt academy have applied the fund
towards the city school bonded debt.
There was some kicking atthis by par
ties who thought that tho best appIica-
tion would be to present tuition pur-
poses. 1T should be remembered how
that this fund is tho gift of the foun-
ders OF this city Of q century ago and
u gift norge ought not to be looked in
the mouth.
The catalogue Of tho Winthrop Eqpy
NAL College lies on our table remind
ing us to ask our readers If they are
aware that Laurens has u first scholar
ship at this splendid institution va
cant during the coming session. This
is an opportunity for some girl in the
county TO have n year of the best train
ing at very little expense. The next
session begins, September 20, 1894.
Any information desired can be oh
tained by writing to the President,
Mr.. ID. ID. Johnson, at Columbia.