The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-19
PENCIL POINTS.
In and About Laurens for
the Week Gone By.
COURT DoINGs OF JUDGE AND
JURY.
Comings and Goings Of the People
and Some Interesting News
About Them.

AWVas .I.s
Judge Watts, Of the 4th Circuit, is
in the city.
Numbers of small birds are reported
killed by the recent cold.
Attorney s. M. Pilgrim of Spartan
burg, Is attending the Court.
Col. L. w. Perrin of the Abbeville
Bar, is attending the Court on profess
sional business.
Seek the Opera House on Friday
evening next and have several good
wholesome smiles.
During last week a convention Of the
young mons christian association OF
the State was held at Aiken,
Mrs. Il. F.. Jones, Of Curthbert, Ca,
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. Wright.
Mr.. George f. Young was a guest Of
the Mansion House, Greenville, on
Saturday.
There was an old time "Ingun hug"
wrestling match on the public square
on Tuesday last. The boys not in 1t en-
joyed it.
The marriage of Mr.. John Il. Duncan
of Newberry to Miss Louise Tho mp
kins, daughter of State Score tary
TEompkins, is announced.
Clinton is talking Cotton Factory and
Clinton performs when she promises.
The first thing anybody knows we will
be O suburb of Clinton.
The Spartanburg Herald speaks of a
reception rendered Miss Lutte Wright
by Mr.. and Mrs. S.. j.. Simpson on
Friday evening last.
The Newberry and Laurens r. r..
did the handsome thing Monday in
sending q train to Clinton to bring
parties and Jurors interested in the
Court.
MI. and Mrs. J. n. johnson OF Spar
tanburg are with relatives here this
week. Mr.. Johnson is looking after
clients interests, Court being in session
here.
Miss Elizabeth Watts and Mr.. w. p.
Hudgens are to DO married at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Col. j..
Washington Watts, near Mountville,
at II a. m. on Wednesday,.
Miss May Dibble came down from
on Monday to attend the
marriage Of Miss Mary Garrett and Mr..
w. o. Prentiss, which is to take place
tomorrow.
Young Bros. & B1akely have COM
pleted q handsome and commodious
hotel at Clinton. A valentine ball
gave to this elegant caravansary
a pleasant warming on Thursday night
last. The bellies and beaux of Laurens
attended.
There is a very good Canning Fac
some one of our enterprising citizens
will take hold and operate it this sum-
mer. 1t will give remunerative en-
ployment to needy persons and furnish
q market for surplus vegetables and
fruits. Now is the time to pitch O crop
the cannery.
DR.. William p. Jacobs is on the At
lantic Main en- route to the far East.
He will visit the Holy Land and other
points OF interest in Asia and Europe.
His friends throughout our land will
bespeak for him a happy voyage and
to whose happiness he has devoted q
life time of loving devoted labor and
zeal.
Mr.. James Il. Bacon of Edgefeld,
will deliver his popular lecture, can
Old Mans Kranky Kaleidoscope" in
the Opera House Friday evening. The
press have said many complimentary
things of the lecture and OF Mr.. Ba-
cons manner OF delivering it and
doubtless all who take advantage of the
opportunity to hear him will congratu-
late themselves. The admission fee will
dren Is cents. If you want to enjoy
yourself 60 out on Friday evening.
During the extreme weather of the
last six weeks the laboring population
of the town both white and colored,
but largely the colored people, those
dependent upon continuous work, have
been hard put to avoid suffering. Char
liable persons have largely contributed
to their relief already. 1t would be
we'll however for the Mayor to request
n committee of three gentlemen, who
could meet three evenings in the week,
be made. Dur citizens would readily
contribute to the committee to meet
the emergency.
Tradition tells about q cold Friday
or a cold Saturday in the early days OF
the century. But last Wednesday
night takes the cake 80 far as any re-
cord has been kept for the present gem
GRAFTON hereabouts. EARLY risers on
Thursday morning found the mercury
way down in the column-three de-
grees below zero. There seems to be
M doubt about the figure as several
reliable parties made observa-
ton. Somebody will be claiming that
the seasons are changing. But watch
the sun and he will have his usual alti-
tude about the Goth Of March.
Our old friend the blizzard strucLc