The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-05-15
NEwsy NOTES
Mostly of q Personal Character about
Laurcns-Bits of Outside Intelli-
gcnce Given Briefly.

Captain Seattle had his boys out on
dress parade Friday afternoon.
Go to the Opera House on the even
ing of the 18th.
Mr.. J.. j. Wilson was so unfortunate
as to lose a fine horse last week.
MI. b. II. Clark and wife left on Mon.
day to visit their parents atuAnderson.
Miss Rachel Reed, of Augusta, is on
a visit to the Misses Webb.
Mrs. j. ID. Pitts went to Augusta to
spepd few days on yesterday.
Frequent showers have again re-
stored our good humor.
Mr.. A. v. Eichelberger has been ap-
pointed q Deputy U. S. Marshal.
Mr.. George Boyd has returned from
q visit to Atlanta.
Col. S. d. Irwin is spending some
weeks with his son in Savannah.
Alas, the blackberry crop, too, is a
miserable fiasco.
Mr.. A. B. Kay, of Pickens, is visiting
relatives in the city.
Farmer Henry Day advises this as
the week in which to SOW field peas.
Farmers report stands of the cotton
plant good.
Memorial day was duly observed in
Columbia n Charleston and other
cities OF the State.
j. Z. Simpson wa called to Glenn
Springs on Friday on account of ill
ness in his brothers. family.
Mrs. Lynn and daughter. of Clinton,
spent last Thursday with friends in the
city.
Rev. j. d. Pitts is in attendance upon
the Southern Baptist Convention at
Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. J. J. McManus and children, Of
Augusta, are on q visit to their m
Gus friends in the city.
We regret to learn of the death of
Mr.. David Glenn Of Clinton on Thurs
day last.
Mr.. Clearance Cunningham has been
appointed election Commissioner Of
Charleston County.
Mr.. George French of Williamson,
spent q few days with Mr.. J. H. Trayn-
ham last week.
Hon. John G. Bailey, Judge of Pro
bate, Greenville County, spent last
Tuesday in the city.
DR.. Posey has moved into his elegant
new residence on the Jersey side and
Mr.. J. H. Payne will occupy the house
vacated by DR.. Posey.
Jno. B. Bailey, Esq, retires from
the editorial management of h Green
vile Democrat. Mr.. w. j.. Thackston
becomes editor.
The Diocesan Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in South
Carolina convened in Trinity Church,
Columbia on the 9th instant.
The friends of DR.. II. X. Aiken will
regret to learn of his illness
and will be anxious to see him out
again.
Col. d. p. Duncan, of Union County,
in a published card u his can-
didacy for Congress from this the
Fourth District.
The P. r. g. w. G. Railroad is now
prepared to handle excursions and pic
mic parties to any point reached by
their line at very low rates.
Mrs. S. p. Richardson went to Clin-
ton on Thursday to visit relatives as
we'll as to attend the Anniversary on
Saturday.
Mr.. S. G. Todd has the sympathy of
q ~ fhN 90 IN
Tuesday morning last of his infant
son, aged five months.
Two of the graded schools corps of
teachers, Miss Perrin Farrow and Mr..
G. l.. Fike intend teaching a private
school for the next few weeks.
Rev. d. B. Clayton is eXpe cted to
preach in the school house at Mountville
on the 9th inst being the 4th Sunday
at II. A. M. and also at night of the
same day.
The reform clubs were reorganized
throughout the county on Saturday
last and the chairmen of the various
township executive committees met in
the G. II. on yesterday and perfected
a county reorganization.
The young ladies and gentlemen who
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to be given at the Opera House on Fri
day evening are requested to meet
there for q final rehearsal on Wednes-
day evening at eight o'clock.
The commencement exercises Of the
graded schools will take place at the
Opera House on Tuesday evening.
Music by the children and the essays
Of the highest class which is passing
out will mainly compose the pro-
On the evening of the twenty-fourth
of May there will be a school exhibit
ion at Princeton and on the day follow
ing q picnic. Several distinguished
speakers will deliver addresses and
the occasion will doubtless be interest
ing and enjoyable
Coxey's commonwealers must move
on or go to the workhouse at Washing
ton. They will cross over and pitch
their tents on the Maryland shore neal
Bladensburg, famous duelling ground
of Clay and Randolph and other nota-
bles.
We had the pleasure of meeting two