The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-03-13
HOmefolks and Visitors Coming
and Going.

Mrs. Yancy Sherard of Ninety Six IL
here on q visit to relatives.
Mr.. Sam Wilkes made a short trir
to Greenville last week.
Rev. J. r. Jacobs, of Clinton, was in
town Saturday.
With next Saturday, the 18th, comes
saint Patrick's Day In the morning.
Laurens cannot get along without a
cotton mill.
Mr.. b. r. Anderson and Mr.. Tenn
pleton, Of the Columbia Seminary,
came up from Clinton Saturday.
The burned district at Clinton is to be
speedily rebuilt. Clinton hustles for
ever.
Mrs. Charlotte Calhoun, of Abbeville,
Is spending some time with her daugh-
ter Mrs. b. p. MCGOWAN.
Mrs. McCaslan, Miss Eliza McCaslan
n Professor Scaife attended the con-
cert at Clinton Friday night.
Mr.. John Y. Darlington leaves on
wednesday for the University of the
South, at Sewanee, Tenn.
Mr.. Paul Simpson, of famous Glenn
friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c.. Featherstone
spent several days in Augusta last
week.
Mrs. Jane Philson went up to Green
vile on Friday to see the now famous
DR.. Leo!
Miss Ida Holmes and Miss jose
phine Fuller are visiting relatives in
Greelville.
Miss Marie McCaslan went down to
Clinton on Thursday to assist in q con-
cert given there on Friday evening.
a Revival Meeting is in progress at
the Baptist Church. The services are
conducted by the Pastor, the Rev.
j. d. Pitts.
Congressman Shell desires us to say
that his supply Of seed is exhausted
and there need be no further requests
forwarded him.
Mrs. Frank Evans. accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Marion, is on q
visit to her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Barksdale.
Mr.. Simmons left on Wednesday for
the North where he will purchase a
line of Spring goods which will be in
keeping with his handsome new store
room.
The many relatives and friends of
Mrs. Stepp, wife of Rev. A. G. Stepp,
will regret to learn of her death which
occurred al Honea Path on Wednesday
last.
VIM. d. Watts who went to Houston,
Tex. last October and is in the express
office in that city, has already been
twice promoted and is now first as
sistant to the head man.
Hampton Street has at last been re-
membered by the City Council and has
been completely renovated. A new
sidewalk has been built and the
road is delightfully."- free from holes.
Messrs. Shumate & Garrett have sold
their fancy grocery stock and business
to Messrs. j. H.. Richardson and w. G.
Ross, who will be found live and ac-
commodating business men at the old
stand.
On Sunday evening last a strong
wind storm blew down and demolished
n of the newly added wings to the
,ptc T tthsn IINfal NJ, In~,s ,rsf1
his characteristic pluck will soon have
things all right.
We learn that Messrs. Shumate &
Garrett will manage the Harris Lithia
Springs and they are the young gen.
tlemen to make it more than it has
been-One of the delightful health re-
sorts of the whole country.
Samuel MCGOWAN, Jr., q native of
Laurens, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland, assistant paymaster in
the Navy. We bespeak for our young
Laurens friend a long and pleasant voy-
age on the "ocean wave"
In the Easter Number Harper's Ba-
Ear, issued March 18th, there will be q
story by Marion Harland, entitled ga
Distinction and q Difference" illus
trated by Lucius w. Hitchcock, and a
cleve" sketch by Kate Upson Clark,
entitled LISTER Hats" illustrated by
w. Fl. Hyde. Sketches and articles by
other writer's will be full of Easter sug-
gestions.
Rarely do our citizens have the OPP
p%ortunity to heal such famous and pop
ular artists as will appear with Hey
woods Celebrities tonight Vt the
Opera House. 1t is an opportunity that
the lover of the beautiful, the sublime,
and that which elevates a not afford
to miss, while those who seek q lighter
vein or tho emotional can laugh and
weep with Miss Rowell, the queen Of
impersonators. This Company will
play tonight f0r the benefit of tho
Laurens Hector Fire Company. Tickets
on sale at Wilkes China Store.
The Delineator for April is the sec
ond of the Great Spring Numbers, and
has many special features in addition