The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-17
ON a RUSH
FOR PEOPLE COM
ING IN FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PROJECTED FUN.

Christmas shopping is the mania OF
the moment.
You intend to win the bicycle-well
hurry up, @ great deal can still be done.
just look In the ADVERTISER and see
where to buy your Christmas goods.
The President and party arrived at
Washington-laden with ducks.
Mr. Calvin Philpot has returned from
Florida.
His friends In Laurens will be sorry
to learn that Mr.. Leland Frierson is
very i'll in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Frank Wells, q we'll known trav-
cling man has been in town for the
past few days.
Cadets Perry Wright, Billy Irby and
I Il. Webb, of Clemson, are at home
for the holidays.
Mrs. Mary Dorroh and her daughter,
Miss Critic, Of Greenville, are visiting
relatives In town.
Miss Mazyck, of N~ewberry, spent
Sunday with her friend, Miss Kama at
Mrs. Harris.
Miss Beulah Bale has accepted a
position In a school in the Green Pond
vicinity.
Another irst-class clothing store is
being opened in Laurens, one of the
many signs of prosperity visible.
The old storm king sent O few Aimsy
lakes OF snow on Thursday last to hint
What he could do upon emergency.
H. III. Evans formerly a citizen of
Laurens and ~Intendant of the town has
been elected mayor of the city OF New
berry.
Master Ryland Traynham will be
found at w. G. Wilson's Co.'S and will
be found very polite to his friends who
want Christmas dainties.
Meetings + to be conducted at the
Court House this week concluding Sun
day night. Topics of special interest
will be considered.
MI. w. w. Ball, of the Charleston
Evening Post spent three days in town
last week, seeing his friends and look
ing after his business interests here.
After January LIST Clinton will be a
Presidential Post Office with a salary
OF $4,000. We congratulate that
thriving town and we trust not for the
last time.
Fakirs and side shows were making
things lively on . the streets Sat
urday. The Hairy Freak, q tiny mai
den covered with leecy white hair was
. drawing attraction.
You are coming into town for Christ
mas shopping-well, settle up wiSh the
ADVERTISER before you leave. A good
many people have paid us but we want
you to do likewise.
Don't forget w. A. Johnson's Jewelry
store when you buy your Christmas
presents. You'll find a world of pretty
things there and at reasonable prices
too.
The next meeting of the Teachers
Association will be held at Laurens on
Saturday 2lst inst: at 10a m, at which
time there will be an examination in
South Carolina History for all who
wish to stand this examination.
On Christmas day the ladies of
Baptist church will serve
dinner and supper. AT night a SPELL
ing bee will be arranged, with the
small admission of ten cents. Proceeds
Rev. w. s. Holmes, Pastor of the
church of Epiphany this city has ac-
cepted a call to Florence, to the great
regret of his congregation. For the
present the church will be closed save
on the afternoons of the first and third
Sundays when lay readings will be
held
Col. and Mrs. T. B. Crews took an
other look at Atlanta and the EXPOSE
tion last week. They were accom-
home by Mrs. Mary Brown, a
sister Of Col. Crews, who will spend
Christmas here Mrs. Brown left Lau-
rens @ good many years ago but will be
gladly welcomed back.
Mrs. Mary Pool, the wife of Mr.. w.
A. Pool, residing near Langston's
church, died after q protracted illness
on the 18th instant. Mrs. Pool was the
daughter of Mr.. @. w. Duvall, a LADY
much beloved. She leaves q husband
n children and a large kindred Of
friends to our their loss.
MI. w. P. Childress slaughtered his
red Jersey pig on Wednesday last, at
the age OF fifteen months and it turned
the scales at 600 lbs. 80 gallons of lard
we're obtained, only n side being
used. Rev. w. A. Clarke killed two
hogs netting six hundred and twenty
pounds. All this Is in the road to in
dependence. Never mind eight from
the West"
Mrs. G. S. CARROTS music class will
give an entertainment in the Opera
House Thursday evening. Mrs. Gar
rett Is herself an accomplished must
clan and doubtless her. pupils will be
able to entertain the audience WE'LL
The proceeds will 60 towards purchas-
ing O medal to be awarded to some
Of the class later on.
The recent State Methodist Confer
ence held at Rock Hill has appointed
Rev. j. M. Carlisle the present incum-
bent Of the Methodist church here to
the church at Union, and Rev. A J..
Stokes, of Newberry, to take Mr.. Car
isles place. AS @ result the town is
full both of regret and congratulations.
Mr.. Carlisle's residence has been q
short onerhere but he has made crowds
OF friends and the loss OF Mrs. Carlisle
owe whom LaurenS has n much lnnoar