The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26
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Miss Claudia Irby has been staying
with friends in Clinton.
MI. w. w. Ball was up from Column
bia on last Friday.
Miss Emma Hale returned to Clinton
Saturday.
Law-breakers catch something not
from Solicitor S~chumpert.
Mr.. John Y. Darlington, of the At
lanta Bar, paid his parents a visit last
week.
Mrs. j. r. Little spent several days
with her father, DR.. Boozer OF Clinton,
last week.
Mr.. Mullins of Newberry, visited his
friend, President Lucas Of the Laurens
Cotton Mills, Thursday.
Hampton street alone would furnish
mud sufficient for millions of children
to make endless pies.
The children did the patriotic for all
parties or Washington's birthday. No
exercises were held in any of the
SCllOolS LII Vic Guy.
Mr.. w. e. Lucas, President of the
Cotton Mill, came down from Spartan
burg last week to take up his abode in
Laurens.
Selecting a site for the Min has oc-
cupied several days but If the spot has
been agreed upon, tho decision has not
been made public.
Judge Aldritch complained last week
at the crowding of the bar in the court
house by persons not officers of the
court.
Adjutant General Watts attended
the banquet of the Washington Light
Infantry, Charleston, s. c., on the
twenty-second.
Mr.. d. B.. Johnson, for years superin-
tendent of the Columbia Public Schools
has been elected President of the Girls
Normal and Industrial School at Rock
Hill.
Miss Helen Mott complimented a
lumber of her friends yesterday after
noon with a most delightful Cinderella
tea in honor of Miss Nita Frierson, of
Laurens. -Spartanburg Herald.
Mrs. Beeks who has been keeping a
clearinghouse on Main Street near
the square has removed to the brick
house opposite "The Gilkerson
House" and will be glad to see her
friends there.
Mr., j. o. G. Fleming, Col. j. D. M.
Shaw and Captain J. B. Humbert COM
pose the committee appointed by Gov.
Evans to see that Laurens is sin it" at
the great Cotton States Exposition at
Atlanta this fall.
Laurens farmers will do we'll to read
with care the communication entitled
'Build up your Land" in this issue. It
treats in a very interesting of
fertilizers, their uses, and how most
easily obtained, and in fact is full Of
desirable information.
We regret to learn of the burning of
Mr.. Robert Pitts dwelling and out
buildings, lear Waterloo on Friday
night. In addition to the building and
furniture Mr.. Pitts lost his supply of
pork for the year. He has insurance
we learn for $3.50 90.
Simon Dendy, q young colored man
in the city died Of pneumonia on the
night of the 2lst instant. He was
a member of the Fire Department., a
very efficient Captain of the Enter
prise Fire Engine in this city, and had
the respect and confidence of the com
munity.
On Saturday afternoon the Fire Com
pany attended by a great procession,
embracing most of the colored popula-
ton escorted the remains to the city
cemetery for colored people.
Dr.. and Mrs. H.. X. Aiken, Mr.. S. M.
Wilkes, MI. D. A. Davis, Miss jamie
Fuller and Miss Irene Ray were some
Laurens people who took in "Trial by
Jury" the opera presented by Clinton
ametures 70" the benefit of the Thorn
we'll Orphanage on Friday evening"
The affair was under the management
of Mrs. w. M, McCaslin, and is report
ed to have passed off splendily.
Prof. Ford, the great humorist and
observation-disclosures as the successor of
Willoughby Reid-has been engaged
to give two of his splendid entertain
ments at Laurens on the nights of the
18th and 18th of March. Proceeds for
benefit Methodist Parsonage.
she moved his audience from laugh
ter to tears at will."-Philadelphia
Press.