The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-05-08
@ HAPPENINGS.
What tho Advertiser Learns
from Tuesday to Tuesday.

Miss Austin, of Clinton, spent Sum
day with friends in town.
Don't miss going to the Opera House
Friday night, 18th inst.
Colin G. Manning of this State, goes
as Consul to Fayal.
w F.. Metts has been appointed
| postmaster at Grecnville. He was
| Congressman Shells choice.
Mrs. Corrie Rivers has returned
from q visit to relatives and friends at
Gross Hill.
At q meeting in New York attended
by n thousand, anarchy was violently
preached.
Miss Bessie Mckinley left last week
to spend some time with friends in the
city of Augusta.
Rev. a. G.. Wardlaw, accompanied
by his son, Master John b. Wardlaw,
paid q short visit to Augusta last week.
Mrs. j. G. Darlington and children
of Spartanburg, + spending some
days with Mrs. T.. 0. Frierson.
Mr.. Frank Wells, formerly of Lau-
rcns, but now q gentleman OF the grip,
arrived in the city on Thursday.
The graded schools will close on Fri
day next. The youngsters have our
best wishes for the holidays.
The drought was broken on yester-
day afternoon by q splendid rain, which
appeared to be wide in extent.
Editor A. B. Williams of the Groom
vile News, had u glimpse of our city
on yesterday.
Misses Lutte Wright and jamie Fuller
have goue to Greenville to visit the
family Of Rev. N. j. Holmes.
Col. j. FL. Traynham will leave on
Wednesday for q visit to relatives in
Atlanta and other parts of Georgia.
The great Southern Baptist Conven-
tion meets at Dallas, Texas, on the
18th inst.
Partial showers fell in different por-
tions of the county during last week.
Drought, however, prevails generally
and rain is very much needed.
We are requested to that
the circle of "King's daughters will
meet in tho Methodist church on Fri
day the 18th of May.
DR.. H. K. Aiken and Mr.. c.. c..
Featherstone will go to Beaufort on
May 22nd as delegates to the Grand
Lodge, X. Of p.
The friends of Miss Mary Mccartney
are glad to see her at home again. For
the past session she has been teaching
at Sprdis in this county.
Mr.. S. T.. Darlington, who is now en-
gagged in the practice Of law in Au-
gusta visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Creswell Darlington last week.
Mr.. Il. f. Simpson, the efficient agent
Of the p. II. 81 w. G. r. r. at this
point, has gone to Beaufort with a
party of friends for q weeks fishing.
The friends of Editor Darlington, of
the ~Spartanburg Herald, were de-
lighted to see him in the city on
Sunday.
Rev. David Todd. who is at present
supplying DR.. Adger's church at Pen
dleton, was with his relatives here for
a few days last week.
1t is hardly necessary to remind Lau-
renS that Saturday is Anniversary Day
at Clinton. The young people always
report too good a time not to have the
date we'll in mind.
Rev. Mr.. Wardlaw, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church of this city and
Rev. DR.. Watkins, Of the S~partanburg
Presbyterian church will exchange
pulpits next Sunday.
We regret to learn that Mr.. d.
Boyd, in the eastern part of the county
lost his barn with about four bales OF
cotton on Saturday last during a rain
storm. 1t is supposed hat lightning
caused the burning.
What has become Of the bear? By
the way, it seems to be an uncommonly
we'll behaved bear; for a month it has
been prowling around Laurens but not
a soul has eve hau a glance at him
save by moonlight as yet.
Dick Hunter, colored, the great truck
and fruit Il and early bird, has
turned his attention TO cotton. He
shows specimens OF q five acre patch
which measure abought six inches in
height.
christopher Bros. of S%partanburg,
exhibited during last week their inn
proved engine to our business COM
munity. They are forming Il stock
company for its manufacture at Spar
tanburg.
Laurens attorneys are busy as bees
getting ready for the Supreme Court,
the It'll circuit causes being for hearing
during the week commencing 14th
inst. Among the cases is the motion
for new trial of jennings, convicted of
infanticide.
a colorcd man was detected selling
whiskey without license q few days
ago, was carried before the city coun-
Gil and came out q saddcr and wiser
man SO far as an appreciation Of the
terrOrs aEGthe law is concerned. Mayor
Simkins fined him fifteen dollars.
The Miss Sadie Means case, for
working on Sunday, will go up on APP
| peal to the General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church, which
convenes at Nashville on Thursday
next. The case has excited much at
tention.
The Southern Methodists are hold
ing their annual Conference at Mem
phis, Tenn. Sam b. Jones, will be tried
this week, having been suspended by
the Georgia Conference for refusing
to perform regular, pastoral duties.
The case attracts wide interest.