The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-19
1HIs is GOSSIP.
IN AND ABOUT LAURENs FOB THE
WEEK GONE BY.
The Minutes Of the Week in Laurens-
What we all Say and Do-Your
Friends Name I'm Print.


Rev. Mr.. Carlisle was in Spartanbure
for several days last week.
Mrs. Mamie Dorroh of Sreenville, is
with relatives in Laurens.
Miss Fannie Maxwell, of Walhalla,
is visiting her sister Mrs. My.
Miss Lowe has arrived from Balti.
more.
Mrs. Martha Boyd and Mrs. G.. S.
McCrayy. are visiting relatives in
Greenville.
Miss GNlora Meredith has returned
home after a visit Of several weeks to
friends at Gray Court,
Mrs. Josephine Watts has returned
home after an extended visit to Ninety
Six.
Harris Lithla Hotel is soon to be
lighted by electricity and to have q
system OF water works.
Col. A. @. Haskell was in the city on
Wednesday last, looking after the af-
fairs OF the Newberry & L%aurens road.
The Hon. Lewis w. Simkins, the out
going Mayor Of the city visited Colum-
bia on business during last week.
Rev. Mr.. Carlisle organized a branch
OF the Epworth League at the Metho-
dist Church Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Dorroh Ferguson is at home
o Charleston where he has been
taking q course at the Medical College.
Mr.. Z. Waters Ferguson, who has for
some time been buying cotton at Wa
lerloo is now located at Laurens.-Clin-
Gazette.
James Davis, q son of MI. Robert @.
Davis, graduated last week with high
distinction at the Charleston Medical
College.
G. Y. Moore and Miss Fannie Wat
kins visited the family of Prof. Wat
kins, in Laurens last week.-Honea
Path Chronicle.
Messer Babb, of Babbtown, and John
w. Fowler, of Laurens, have been
drawn as Petit Jurors for the August
vile.
Hal ID. Tracy, representing the State
n especially that great store house
of knowledge, Encyclopedia Britannica,
spent last week in the city.
The "Deestrict School" will be rem
dered at Opera House by talented anne
lures of Clinton on Friday next. The
Kings Daughters we hope will reap a
bananza.
Mrs. Virginia d. Young has been
elected President of the Woman's
Rights movement in this State. The
Abbeville Medium Is to be the organ
of the association.
Brother B. B. Wilson, editor of that
tirst-class weekly, The Greenwood
journal, paid us a short visit on Friday
last. He was in high good cheer and
we only regret that his stay was q mere
pop call.
Mr.. Ford's lectures delivered on last
Monday and Tuesday evening. were
greatly enjoyed by large audiences
and were very profitable In a financial
way both to the lecturer and the Meth
odist Church for the benefit of which
the entertainments were given.
Badger Crosswell Bowen, one of our
High Rollers, leaves to-day for a fort
nights visit to relatives in Sumter and
Wilmington, N. G. We regret his de-
parture, but bespeak q pleasant visit
and speedy return. We can't spare
you long, Crosswell. f.
Friday incoming Will Nets, was
knocked off one OF the cars of the Co
lumbia, Newberry and Laurens freight
train. Two cars and an engine ran
over and cut off one leg and mashed up
an arm. Later in the day he died from
his injuries. He was n of the train
hands.
News has been received here of the
death of Capt. John Robertson, in
Texas, to which State he removed sew
was q Mexican wal veteran, having
served with Gen. Taylor's army. He
was for a short term Sheriff Of this
county where he married and had many
friends,
That the Factory is a real, assured,
thing should not act as o salve to the
conscience of the town, sending it off
into stupor again but on the contrary,
should serve as a frst-class slim
ulOus of migration. The town wants
new hotels, an electric plant, O system
of water works, a trolley line, every
thing in fact that will 60 to prove 1t
n Of the most enterr.t1tng, up-to-a:.te
towns III upper Carolina.
ON Tuesday last the municipal cleo
tion TRANSFERRED resulting after q pleas
ant anvass in the choice of N. B. Dial.
Esq, over w r. Richey, Esq, to be
Mayor for the next two years. Mr..
Dial has experience having been Mayor
in one term preceding the closing
term of Mayor Simkins, and will make
an active sound administration. Mr..
Richey ran Mr.. Dial to the neck, was
worthy of winning, and will yet have
his inning.
The following leading citizens and
business men, all enthusiastic for the
progress of town and county were
chosen Aldermen:
For Wardens-Dr. w. @. Irby, 247
M. H.. Fowler, 246
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