The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07

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Baptist Church on Sunday, very elo-
quently toa large congregation.
Miss Josie Anderson Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. j. Il. Johnson in Spartan
burg.
General J.. G.. Watts spent several
days last week with relatives in Lau-
rens.
Mr.. Davis OF Davis and Roper's has
gone on the road for the mex three
months.
This is election year and prospective
office seekers are shining their nog-
gins.
Miss Lee Nelson, after spending the
holidays at home has returned to Gray
Court where she is teaching.
Auditor Finley will now assess your
property for the next Fiscal year.
January LIST the assessment began.
There will be no registration of vo-
tiers until the Legislature passes laws
pursuant to the provisions of the new
Constitution.
The mercury ran down in the t wen
ties on last Saturday, and has been fol-
lowed by genuine cold wether for three
days.
Attorneys Ferguson, Featherstone,
and Dial were In Augusta last We'd
nesday, on legal business connected
Miss Mary Bramlett, after visiting
her family here during the holidays,
has gone back to her duties as teacher
the school at Holly Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wharton are
living on Hampton street new In the
house lately occupied by Mrs. Sc.
Frierson.
Measles and whooping cough are
raging here and have been the holiday
companions of numbers of unfortunate
little folks,
The Kings Daughters will meet next
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at Mr..
Webbs'. Special business to be trans
acted.
How do you know that just ten sub
scribers wont give you the wheel?
They would give you some money any
way.
The firm Of Philpot 81 Fowler which
has sold so many groceries to Laurens
pet will carry on the business in fu'ure
alone ut the same old stand.
John Ferguson and Perrin Minter,
South Carolina College students have
returned to that Institution after
spending the holidays with relatives
at home.
The outlook OF the South Carolina
Phosphate interest, according to Com
missioner Jones, is not very flattering.
We no longer have O monopoly, and
competition is the trouble.
The Charleston Evening Post,
edited by Mr.. w. w, Ball is to have q
new plant and outfit, and promises to
be the leading evening ne wspaper OF
the State.
Rev. l.. M. Roper, OF Rochester, N.
Y, Is In Laurens and the county visit
ing his fathers family and other rela-
tives. On New YEARS day o family re-
union Of the Ropers took place at the
residence OF Mr.. L.. H. Roper in the
RADON section.
DR.. B. E. Martin has returned to
IorD isoyai, "here his iaihAiy, Preceeu-
ed him by about two weeks. His
friends here regret DR.. Martins deter
mination to forsake the hills for the
sea shore.
1t has probably already occurred to
every girl In the county that her year
OF opportunity has come-and perhaps
too that it is her last as with the next
leap year the present incumbents OF
the carpet will be shelved.
The concert to be given by Mrs. w.
T.. Lucas, spoken OF In last weeks AID.
v%ERTISER, Is to come off some even
ing OF next week. Every one whocares
for music should make o point OF at
tending this concert. It will be some
thing to be enjoyed intensely at the
moment and to be pleasantly remem-
bored always.
Ordinarily sales day in January is
largely attended and yesterday was no
exception 20 the rule. The incidents
wore few, and nothing of interest pass
ing. The sales by public officers were
four small tracts OF land, one tract at
S5 one at SO and one at $40 and an.
other where the sale was chilled, pass.
ing under the hammer at q nominal
price.
The new Bon Della opened its doors
to the travelling public last Wednes
day, new years. day. The first name:
on the register were those Of Mrs
Il Crawley and Miss Crawley of Homo
lulu. Certainly travellers could have
Jared much worse than to have beer
looked after ct Laurens' elegant little
hostelry though they could scarcely
have come father.
Rey. w. s.. Holmes, of thie city, hat
been elected rector OF st. Joha's Epis
copal church ct Florence and has com
menced his work there. While we ar,
sorry to- have such a good man leave
us we congratulate Florence and ST
Johns church on securing him. Mr.
Holmes has the confidence and rsepec
Of nnN oSts,'n a~~- "t