The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14
Names Familiar and Strange.

Asuperior corn crop is safe in this
country.
Save your hay in time. Don't lei
the grass get too ripe.
The State Sunday School Convention
meets Mt Union on the 4th of Septem-
Der.
Mrs. III. NJ. Pfann, and little daugh-
ter, Of Lady Lake, Fla, visiting Mrs.
AN. Moseley.
Mr.. ID. HI. Counts, now of Barnwell,
formerly Of this city visited the town
last week.
Fodder pulling, or rather taking the
blades from the corn stalk to make fod-
der, is o on us.
Miss Carrie Bell Godbold, of Marion,
Is in the city, the guest OF Miss jamie
Rivers.
Miss Willie Joe Vance, OF Clinton,
is visiting at the residence of DIR. w. II.
Irby.
Miss Lucy Jones, of Cartersville, Ca,
is visiting tho family of Mr.. w. N.
Wright.
Miss Rosa Lee Jerry has returned
home after q pleasant visit in Green
vile.
The neet-footed At(a)lanta gets two
hundred thousand for her 1895 exposi-
ton and takes the fidgets.l
Miss Mary w. Witsell, of Walter
boro,. is visiting her friend Miss Sara
Ball in the city.
Mr.. w. w. Jones and Mrs. Jones are
welcomed back after a months absence
at Summer resorts on their bridal tour.
W.. w. Ball, Esq, spent several days
last week with his fathers family in
city.
Mr.. j. O. G. Fleming returns from
Glenns and Saluda greatly rested and
improved BY his recreation.
Judge r. G. Watts and family who
have been visiting at Laurens return
to-day to their home in Chesterfield
and spend the remainder of Summer.
An immense crop of grass is growing
in the cotton owing to the continuous
rains. Farmers are puzzled to know
how to manage it.
j. ". Johnson, candidate for Con-
gress, is with the Union braves this
week discoursing on the interesting,
light and fancy theme of finance.
Mcssrs. Ernest and John w. Simp-
son and their mother have gone to the
Haywood White Sulphur Springs for
a few weeks.-Spartanburg Herald.
a torrid wave struck us on Thursday
last-deep into the nineties ven the
mercury and sweltering was the law
Of the case.
Mr.. NJ. L. Copeland, who abandoned
the law for the peaceful and beautiful
avocation of q farmer, spent a few days
Of lay-by time in the dull, thuddish and
torrid town.
Tho market has been we'll supplied
with melons Of fair quality selling by
the wagon load at from four cents to
twenty. All fruits have been a total
failure.
Jos. Y. Johnson, candidate for Con
grcss who's speeches on the financial
question have excited interest and
favorable comments, canvessed Green
vile county during last week.
Miss Carrie Earle, ono of C%olumbia's
most charming social favorites, after q
visit of several weeks to relatives in
the city left on Friday for G~rcenville.
Miss Lyl Harris is in town the guest
of Mrs. Will Powers. Her many warm
friends here arc glad to see her back
again.
Remember Laurens is entitled to two
beneficiary scholarships in the Citadel.
Boys intending to contest for them
must act at oncc.
Senator Irby was present with tho
"cooter" aggregation at Sardis and
Cross Hill and addressed the Sow
crcigns.
The Laurens Township Reform Club
at their meeting. last Saturday urged
that the suggesting convention suggest
a full State ticket. And why not?
We regret to learn of the burning of
the mills of Mr.. B. +. Arnold at Prince
ton and trust that the tiend who seems
to be doing. this wickedness may be
brought to justice.
On yesterday Gov. Tillman set the
constabulary machinery in motion to
enforce the D%ispensary. If there is
any obstruction to his peaceful modus
operandi he will let slip the dogs Of
war.
Thos. Saxon cOlorcd, has been ar,
rested and committed charged with
aiding tho escape of Jennidgs from
jail. Trial Justice Hudgens on q pre-
liminary hearing allowed bail in $3.50,
which he will probably be able to fur
nish.
The much talked about novel, "Ships
That Pass in the Night" has been dra-
matiZed. Its first appearance was re-
comfy made iu an Indiana town. The
receipts were so small that the only
way the troup could get away was to
do as the Ships did.-EXchange.
Trial Justice Wesley Donnan, OF
%ScuflletOwn township issued a warrant
on Monday last against q negro. In
the absence of his constable he under
took to arrest the accused. An alter
tercation ensued and the justice shot
the negro. 1t is not believed he is
dangerously hurt although q number
of small shot took effect.
There will be a basket picnic in the
Wham lawn, nea the residence of Miss
M. h. Wham, on Thursday, August
23d, 1891. Speeches, q public debate
and base ball will be the order of the
day. Everybody is invited to attend
and bring something good to eat. We
especially invite the county candidates
to be with us on that day.