The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-19
The Fruits OF a Weeks Crusade
for News.

See advertisement of b. A. Anderson
In another column.
Mrs: James III. Killian, OF Green.
vile, Is visiting relatives in the city.
Remember the collection next Sun
day night Is to improve the cemetery,
Let everybody attend the praise
meeting and encourage the Kings
Daughters in their noble work.
The campaign is now open for the
summer and now is the time to take
THE ADVERTISER.
Clinton should be proud of her Pres
oyterian College and its brilliant com
mcncoment exercises just closed.
The squeak of the squedunk is heard
upon our streets. Matter of fact and
charge to the inevitable street gamin.
John Gary Evans, candidate for Gov
ernor, devoted part OF last week to An
derson's constituency.
Capt. Walter Gibson will conduct q
train between Columbia and Asheville
during the summer.
Miss Azile Wilson and Miss Tallulah
Game are visiting relatives and friends
In Greenville.
Mrs. M. f. Traynham and son Glib
0 nave returned from q visit to rela-
tives at Princeton, s. G.
Mrs. p. A. Simpson is visiting her
sister Mrs. j. G. Darlington at Spar
tanburg.
Mr.. w. Y. Sherard, OF Ninety-Six
formerly OF Laurens is with friends in
the city.
Secretary Of State Tindal is again in
the field as a Reform candidate for
Governor.
Prof: Henry w. Fair, the handsome
burg City Schools, was in the city last
Friday.
Our community will be pleased to
help the efforts of Miss Leila Wilkes
and the Kings daughters in their effort
TO make III cemetery q charming spot.
Among tho graduates of Winthrop
Normal College, Columbia, is Miss
Mary Lucinda Pitts, OF Cross Hill,
this county. :
Miss Louise Richey who has been
visiting relatives in Anderson has re-
turned, bringing with her her cousin,
Miss Robbie Sharpe.
DR.. and Mrs. Aiken have returned
from Charleston, where DR.. Aiken had
been unwell for some days. They are
welcomed home by friends.
Messrs Pierre Fike and w. M. Poole,
students Of Wofford, have passed the
ordeal of examinations and are home
for vacation.
The State says the report is that pc
titions + in circulation asking ex-
Congressman Tillman to become o Gu
bernatorial candidate.
Miss Sara Ball and her aunt, Mrs.
Lucy N. Boyd are OF a visit to friends
at Richmond, Va. They will visit
Washington before returning home.
Col. j. Gary Watts, Asst. Adjt. and
Inspector General, visited Mountville
I'm This county during last week organ
izing the militia OF that point.
The Cadets of the State Military
Academy are in camp at Yorkyille
where they will play soldier on the
tented field for some weeks and then
have vacation.
The test case brought in the Supreme
Court to determine the Constitution
atty Of the Registration laws has been
continued until the November term Of
the Court. The election antedates
that date.
Mrs. Claudia Mcares, wife of Mr.. r.
Lee Mears, of Merna, died on June 9th
inst, after q painful illness, aged
to her many sOrrOwing relatives and
friends.
That genial gentleman, Mr.. Fhos. r.
Ray, is at home after a protracted tour
in the empire State of Georgia in the
interest Of the Farmers Mutual Life
Insurance Company. He retuFhs there
to his work.
The Harris Lithia Springs Hotel
will give it's first Ball of the season
on juno the ODD inst. Messrs Garrett
and Shumate will ensure a most de-
lightful occasion.
Clerk Of Council l.. G.. Bale has re-
turned from Roanoke, Va, where no
visited his daughter, Mrs. Evans. Miss
Beulah Bale returns home from Vir-
ginia College, where she graduated
with tho degree of A. b.. and with the
honors and 4istiBction Of her class.
The severe drought through which
we have just passed has operated hard
ly on that portion OF the labopipg pop
| ~ulation seeking daily farm labor. The
supply has been greater than the de-
mand and the ordeal has been hard for
numbers of those who make their
bread by fighting General Green.
A national encampnient composed OF
U. S. Militsa will be the great attrac-
ton at S~partanburg this summer, GOV.
ering from July End to July 18th. 800
prize will be given to the best drilled
militia company. There will be many
things to entertain. / cent q mile for
all military on railroads.
A drive Of Twelve miles into the
country, the best country en- the globe,
from Laurens to Waterloo, shows the
crops, regarding the extraordinary
drought, In fair and hopeful condition.
Cotton looks all alive though small,
and corn has o healthy look. The
farmers of Laurens are game and a
~''never say die" set and will win at
last.
The two beneficiary cadetships O!
Laurens will be vacant when the State