The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-03
HERE'S
From the Reporters Wanderings-Th
Thanksgiving Serv.oes-Thurs.
day as n Day for; Sportsmen-
Dancing az the Armory.-
At the Exposition.

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DR.. p. b. Conner went last week t,
Atlanta.
Mrs. L. N. Boyd and Mr.. L. w. Boyt
leave to-day for the Exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Wright and Mira
Q. w. Tune leave to-day for Atlanta.
Superintendent Anderson of the p. r.
q w. q. rail road was here on yester,
day.
Mrs. Tom McManus, of Greenwood
was with friends here on Thanksgiving
day.
Sale day was largely attended on yes.
terdsy and the crowd lively and good
humored.
Misses Mamie Shell and Josie Mar.
tin left on Monday the I'd for the Elk
position.
Mrs. j. A. Barksdale visited her
daughter, Mrs. Evans, at Spartanburg
last week.
Even II you've no use for the wheel
yourself you a sell it you know--don't
forget that.
Mrs. Willie Bailey and Mrs. Ferd
Jacobs, OF Clinton, were in town on
Friday last.
A very pleasant affair was the dance
at the Laurens Guards Armory Thu RS
day evening.
Mr.. Manning Twitty, a popular
young gentleman of Spartanburg, was
in our City last week
Mr.. s. w. Vance, one of the Constitu-
tional Conventions clerks, spent thanks
giving with his family.
Mrs. Anna Hart, of Simpsonville,
was In town for a few days last week
with Mrs. L. F. Simpson.
Mrs Jane E. Simpson, of Spartanburg,
spent Monday with her son, Col. III. Y.
Simpson, en- route to Atlanta.
Mrs Anna Simpson and Miss Willie
Philson left on Wednesday to spend
the winter in Jacksonville, Florida.
Even IL you don't want the wheel get
up some ley subscribers anyway and
make twenty-five cents on each one.
s"A Previous Engagement" a comedy,
by William Dean Howells is one of the
attractions of the Christmas Harper.
Captain Philpot, DIR. w. H. Dial,
Col. James Traynham and many others
left for the Exposition on last Wednes-
day.
We are glad to have the Furman
Echo on u exchange list It is full of
good reading and is gotten up in at
tractive form.
Mr.. j. H. Simpson returned IN Mon
day last to his home in Desoto county
Mississippi, after q visit to his fathers
family nthe county.
The church of the Epiphany is un-
dergoing much needed repairs. Rev.
w. s. Holmes its Pastor Is in town
overlooking the work.
Wednesday,, Friday and Saturday
OF last week were red letter days.
Plenty of cotton, and crowds trading
literally, making the town lively.
Who ever got anything, yet without
the bicycle is to be had by working for
it, you've no reason to suppose that you
won't be the person to get it-try.
Wednesday saw q large crowd in
town, the square covered with wagons
full OF cotton and everything brisk and
lively, twas just the kind Of day that
the other days should pattern after.
Remember boys and girls that you
Will want some money all your W for
Christmas. Bring or send some sub
scribers to the ADVERTISER and you
will make twenty-five cents on each one.
Capt. w. M. McCaslan, agent of the
New York Equitable Life Association
| paid to Miss Clara s. Yeargin. $1,000 on
the policy Of her husband, Mr.. William
YearRin who died in October. This Com
pany is Away prompt.
The State Baptist Association in ses-
sion at Greenyille during last week ad.
journed December LIST. Rev, J.. Pitts,
of this city was elected one of the Ex-
ecutive Board, one of the most important
bodies of the church.
The South Carolina Dispensary ex-
hibit was in great danger on thanks
giving day. Some ten thousand thirsty
Savannah and too patriotic to taste
except Of the chemically pure"
The sale of horses on yesterday by
Messrs. d. IL. Counts q Co., was well
attended. About twenty-three horses
were sold at ar average of $500. Mr..
j.. p. Farley, of Atlanta, held the auc-
~tioneers' hammer and made the sale
lively as he is at home on the auction
eers block.
Mrs. s. P. Richardson is spending
several days at the home of her BROTH
err, Mr.. James billiard. Mr.. Dillard
celebrated on yesterday his fftieth
birthday and the twenty-eighth ami
versary OF his marriage. At his hos
pitable home there was a large gath
ering Of the billiard family in honor Of
the day.
Mrs. Anna Hart and children will
come to Laurens as residents to-mor-
row. Mrs. Hart will rent the hand
some residence on Main street now oc-
cupied by DR.. III. K. Aiken and pro-
poses to fill 1t with boarders. She has
many friends here who will be glad to
see her and wish her success In her
enterprise.
On last Wednesday morning at her
home near Clinton died Mrs. Elizabeth
Simpson, the wife of Mr.. Decatur
Simpson and the mother of Mr.. p. A,
Simpson OF our town. Mrs. Simpson
had been Ill for months and was well
advanced In years so her death was not
unexpected though none the less re.
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