The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-23

convention of knights of Honor at
Columbia reports q pleasant time.
Saturday was most charming Spring
like and the straw hat and all that it
signifies, was fairly the thing upon
the public avenues.
Gen Wade Hampton will address
the Daughters of the Confederate Vet
Grams, in Charleston, during the month
Of May.
Miss Sallie Watkins, of Laurens,
spent a part Of last week with the fam
lily of Mr., G. Y. Moore.-Honea Path
Chronicle.
A prominent Attorney in the city
has purchased an incubator. He is q
close neighbor of the ADVERTISER, by
the way.
The State of yesterday says that Gov.
Evans declares that he will ignore
Judge Goff's injunction order: 1t thus
The Presbyterian Church was open
on Sunday, services being conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Oehler, of Aiken. He
preached both in the morning and even
ing making q fine impression.
Our genial former townsman, j. II.
richardson, now of tho staid town Of
Clinton, was in the city last week. But
Clinton will build a cotton factory soon
and take on q lively gait.
From what we hear the summer
school seems to be very nearly q settled
fact. This will be o good opportunity
for anyone DESTROYS Of summer boar
WIS.
Miss Lee Nelson, who has been
teaching school q few miles below DON
aids, returned to her home in Laurens,
Monday, her school having closed
Honea Path Chronicle.
An insect was represented as ravag-
ing the water mellon plants in South
Georgia. The Agricultural Depart
mept at Washington sent an entomo-
logist at once to meet the enemy.
Gan Old Mans Kranky Kaleido-
at the Opera House tonight. Admis-
sion, adults rs cents; children Is cents;
Reserved seats IS cents.
Why should not Laurens have the
Epworth Orphanage? Why does she not
put in q bid anyway? There is still a
week in which to work the matter up
n in that space Of time what cannot
be done?
Mr.. w. A. Johnson arrived from
Stephensville, Texas, on Friday last
Mr.. johnson was O few years back q
we'll known jeweller in Laurens. Els
family has been with relatives here for
some time.
The Young Mems Business League
of Charleston invite the United Con-
federate Veterans to hold their next
annual reunion, 1896, in that city.
Every old Confed would like to take q
look at Sumpter before the last re-
treat Is beaten.
Now that the Telephone is a secure
thing of the near future, the young
men of the city should keep an eye out
for other progressive moves. There is
one thing the city needs badly and we
will call attention to it at an early day.
SIN the lexicon of youth, which fate
reserves" &c,-you know what follows.
The early history of interior South
Carolina reads like o romance and is
a romance. We hope the Rev. j. Wal
ter Daniel will make haste to publish
his researches. He may at least inter-
est the world in the subject, despite
the Indifference Of South Carolinians.
Columbia Evening News.
1t is reported that tobacco culture is
largely developing in Darlington Coun-
ty. Seven hundred tobacco barns are
under construction. But, brother far
mers, don't be led off by this sort Of
thing. Hog and hominy are not to be
supplied by the weed unless you have
1t by the harmful. Stick to corn and
you are safe.
The announcement is made that
when the meeting scheduled to be held
here on May 3, in the interest of the
Woman's Suffrage Movement, takes
place, Gen. II. Il. Hemphill, is to dc
speakers on this occasion have already
been published-State.
The Rev. a. G.. Wardlaw, pastor
elect OF Westminster Church, Charles
ton, was received by transfer from
Enoree ~Presbytery and enrolled as a
member OF Charleston Presbytery.
Mr.. Wardlaw will be installed as pas
tor OF Westminster Church, on the sec
ond Sunday in May at 8 o'clock p. M
Bamberg Correspondent to The State.
Columbia is wrestling with the pro.
blem Of sustaining the State Fair in
that city. This thing of holding sc
many conventions, Legislatures, con.
ferences, Grand Lodges and convoca.
tions In that town Is growing serious
1t will be ate out of house and home
1t is a miracle that it hasn't disap.
peared from the map, furnishing meat
and drink for twenty thousand visitors
at n festival in November, and the
State supplying only 81, 500 for the soup
houses.