The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-30
FLYING FRAGMENTS.
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK In
AND AROUND THE CITY.
Those Who have Passed to and fro
Since the Advertisers Last
Appearance.

The Cuban uprising appears to be a
fiasco.
Miss Sara Ball, spent last week with
friends in the lovely city OF Greenville.
Now you may look out for the base
ball cranks at every turn.
Mrs. J. II. Mcdonald, OF Ora, visited
relatives in town this week.
Miss Eula j. Horton, OF Goldville,
is visiting MIR. George Poole's family.
Joseph Il. Johnson is down from
S~partanburg and will be here during
the week.
Rev. w. III. Richardson, of Gadsdcn,
Ala, will preach in the Presbyterian
Church on next Sunday.
Mrs. Clark, of Gainesville, Ca, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. O. ID. Barks-
dale.
Mrs. j. T. johnson and children of
S~partanburg, are visiting her parents
on Main Street.
William Heckler, who has conducted
a bakery in the city, leaves to-day for
Union.
Fire destroyed the Pe%nitientary sta
bles at Columbia. Estimated loss $5.-
600.
The danger of frost and blizzard is
past and the prospect is a great fruit
crop throughout the South.
l.. w. Simkins, Esq, went up to
Greenville on Friday last on profess
ional business.
Mrs. Charley Dorroh, formerly Miss
Beulah Whitesides, of Dorroh, Lau-
eel County, is visiting her parents
MI. and Mrs. Il. NJ. Whitesides.
Mrs. Nancy Cheek, wife of Mr.. Aus
tin Cheek, an estimable christian lady
died at her home near Gray Court on
the 23d instant.
Miss Annie Young expects to go to
Laurens this week, where she will
spend some time with her brother, Mr..
Walter Young.-Lancaster Review.
Capt. Albert Dial, President of the
Peoples Loan and Exchange Bank
visited G~reenville city during last
week.
Drs. w. H. Dial, Thos. Mccoy, j. p.
Simpson and Hugh Aiken, OF this city,
attended the State Medical Association
at Columbia.
Maj. Jas. II. Bacon, the accomplished
and piquant editor Of the Edgefield
Chronicle, on his visit to Laurens last
week, was the guest Of the ADvER-
WISER.
Capt. r. H. Hudgens, President of
the Oil Mill Company shipped a car
load of twenty nine beef cattle during
last week. They were in good condi-
ton fed on cotton seed hulls and meal.
DR.. j. r. Culbertson, represented
the Laurens Medical Association In
the State Medical Society which con-
yened in annual session, at Columbia,
during last week.
Supervisor Adair gave fair notice
several weeks ago of the laws touching
drainage in this county. Tho mayor
and aldermen should sec to them
within the limits Of the CITY.
DR.. j w. Davis, of Clinton, who re-
Gently came from the S.. G. Medical
College at Charleston, passed q sue
cessful examination last week before
the State Medical Board OF Examiners
at Columbia.
A "young mems business league" has
been organized at Newberry. Laurens
should set the pace for the balance Of
the State. Where is our young and
wide awake Mayor?
Mr.. j. G. Hunter q good and old citi-
zen of the county died on the 26th inst.
at the residence of Mr.. John d. Mills
near Thomas He was sixty-four years
old and leaves a large circle of kindred
and friends in the county who will la
ment his death.
We learn from the Newberry Herald
and News Of the death of Miss Gather
inc Kernigan at Newberry on the 18th
inst. She will be recalled by our older
citizens as a member Of She household
of the late Mr.. Ward Motto when resid-
ing in this city.
Col. James A Hoyt, of the Green
vile Mountainecr, has accepted an in
vitation from the American Baptist
Publication society to deliver an adj
dress at the anniversary meeting of
that organization, which is to be held
at Saratoga, N. Y, on the 31st of June
next.
Col. j.. J. Dargan addressed an audi
enc of fifteen hundred negroes at the
baseball grounds, Charleston, on We'd
nesday last. The Col. is q thousand
years in advance of his countrymen, if
he is not wrong for all time. And
"mOre in sorrow than in anger DO we
say it.
Messrs Johnson g. Richie and N. B.
Dial are preparing to argue the case
of Owens, colored, (under sentence of
DEATH on the call of the 7th circuit
appeal cases. He was convicted of the
assassination of Mr.. J. d. Hairston.
The case will be heard in May.
John @. Swearingin in an alteration
at Edgefield, @. H., on the 24th in
slant was shot and killed by b. l..
Jones, q brother-in-law. Jones was q
brother-in-law Of Swearigin, who was
q brother-in-law of Senator Tillman,
having married mis- sister. 1t .ap
pears that both parties used PTS
tolls, but Jones was not hit. There was
bad blood between them. In Edgefield
they have not found out that there is q
law prohibiting the carrying of con