The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-05
GossIp COLUMN
GIeanIDss From Tramps Aroused
Town.

II
Town.
Mr.. w. w. Ball spent the past week
with his family here.
Mr,Is.,M. Wilkes wentup to Spartan,
burg last week.
Mr.. Tom Barrett Is staying with his
Uncle, Major w. A. Watts.
Capt. A. b. Byrd Of Bolton was in
town a few days ago.
Mr.. w. p. Walker has returned to
Spartanburg.
Rev. A. G. Wardlaw visited Augusta
and Charleston last week.
Miss Lucille Wright leaves today for
a visit to relatives in Gainesville.
Editor CANT, a great light of Spar
tanburg was in the city or Sunday last.
Mr.. L. s. Warner representing the
"State" was in the city or Monday.
Salesday was not largely attended,
Real estate and some Of it valuable
sold at very moderate prices.
Miss Lydie Irby went to Newberry
on yesterday where she will be some
time with friends.
Mrs. l.. l.. Frierson and Miss Louise
Simpson are visiting the family of Mr..
&c. Darlington in S~partanburg.
The members of the Kings Daugh-
tiers are requested to meet at the Meth
odist Church at 4 O'clock on the after
noon of Friday, the 9Th of February.
Married, at Waterloo, on Jan. 22d,
1895, Miss LAME Harris, to Mr.. Arch
Lynch. Rev. Daniel Swindler per-
formed the ceremonies.
u. s. Senator Irby returned to the
city from Washington during last week.
His visit probably has relation to the
political situation in reference to the
Constitutional Convention.
The rain it rains and has rained
throughout the month of January and
so it rains on as we enter the second
month of the year. Little progress in
farm preparation has been made.
Two weeks from yesterday Court for
this County will be held and Judge
Aldrich will preside. The term will
last two weeks. There are two Or three
homicide cases to be disposed Of, but it
is propable all the business of the
term can be easily dispatched.
The Weather Bureau is one depart
ment of the General Government which
Is giving satisfaction. Should the
service hold out during the summer its
advices twenty-four hours in advance
will be greatly advantageous to u
planting interests.
Supervisor r. p. Adair shows q
proper appreciation of his office and a
proper energy in looking up the matter
of o construction and work. To
have good roads is a matter of profit,
progress, and pleasure to all the peo- |
pie.
We regret to have to announce the
sudden death of the Rev. r. P. Franks
of NJ. e. G. South at his home in Lown-
desville' on Friday the 18th ult. He
was q native of Laurens, Mrs. Yancy
Hellams being his sister, and Messrs |
Willis, Capers and Robert Hellams his
nephews. He was q lifelong devoted
servant of the Master and his lifes,
work was nobly done. His wit was a
keen blade, his humor genial and full
of sunshine, and a most companiOnable
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friends.
An unfortunate accident occurred on
the plantation of Gen. j. Walter Gray
near Goldville in this county on last
Wednesday. Young j. Walter Gray, q
son of Gen. Gray, about Is years of age
was on the plantation. He had been
engaged in cleaning a pistol in a room
of the dwelling and had removed the
cartridges for that purpose and after
cleaning replaced the cartridges.-
While in the act of returning the pis-
toll to the mantel it was unaccountably
discharged, the ball taking effect in
the head of a small colOred boy who
was playing in the room, instantly kill
came to the city and reported to the
sheriff. Coroner Sloan subsequently |
organized an inquest the jury entirely
generating young Gray of blame and
finding it purely accidental. 1t was one
of those accidents that might befall
any of us.