The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-29

terry will be at.Liberty Springs church,
Cross Hill, this county.
Miss Lutte Jones returns this week
to Nashville, Tennessee, where she is
a student at the Peabody Institute.
Mr.. Enoch West went to Spartan
burg during the past week, visiting a
sick son.
A meeting OF Camp G. r. Holmes is
called for Saturday the Ord of October
at Waterloo.
The County Medical Association,
DR.. w. II. Dial its chief executive pre-
siding, held an interesting meeting in
the city on yesterday.
The Gray Court Agricultural Asso-
citation have issued an interesting
programme Of their great stock show
which Is announced for the eighth and
ninth of October. q
Misses. Name Ferguson, Lyde Trby
and Grace Moore went to Clinton on
yesterday to have a look at the Or
phanage.
Mrs. w. e. Lucas after spending the
summer at Saluda and Tryon is again
at home to the delight of her large
circle Of friends.
Misses Annie and Connie Simpson
after q pleasant visit of three weeks to
Mrs. Cresswell Darlington have re-
turned to their home in Pendleton.
Senator Tillman is at home at Tren-
ton. He says that Evans managed his
campaign like a youth in his salad
days.
Laurens is getting to be large enough
to draw good shows. The Opera House
ought to be occupied by a good COM
pany, occasionally, anyway. What's
become of enterprise in that line?
Attention is called to the change of
date of the Missionary Lecture at the
M. E. Church from Tuesday night,
Sept 10th, to Wednesday night, Sept.
3Oth.
Mrs. sallie Young, of Cartersville,
Georgia, and Mrs. John G. Davis, of
Mrs. L. p. Simpson and other rela-
tives.
Keep in mind the Stock Show at
G%raycourt for the Sth and 9th October.
1t will be q delightful occasion for the
ladies and gentlemen, and the thought
full G~raycourters will have everything
in trim for everybody's comfort.
The season for bird shooting is close
until November 1st. A fine Of ten dol
lars for every bird shot before that
day. If people in this county looked
affor npfo,,oinn, fhio lon, ,o,11
be plentiful.
A message from u young friend,
w. s. Killingsworth, locates him at
present at London, whence he will 60
to France and Spain, looking into the
fruit districts of those countries in
the interest of the large Fruit House
he represents in New York.
Mr.. Edgar Langstn, an employee of
the Cotton Mill, met with o serious and
most painful accident n afternoon
last week. His right hand was caught
in a card machine and 80 crushed that
1T was necessary to amputate the thumb
and first finger. AT present he is do
ing as we'll as his condition permits of.
DR.. M. F.. Keneley, the accomplished
Veterinarian, will be in this city dur
ing the early days o. next week and
treat all horses and domestic animals
that may be brought to him. He will
subsequently make q tour of the coun.
ty. We are glad to state also that he
proposes to settle in the county.
The Port Royal and Augusta Rail.
road and the Port Royal and Western
the system from Augusta to Ander-
son and to Greenville and Spartanburg
via Laurens form one corporation and
John b. Cleaveland of Spartanburg is
the President. Mr.. j. o. G. Fleming
Of this city, is a Director.
Miss Perrin Farrow leaves in q few
days to spend several weeks with
friends in Richmond. During her alb
sence her position in the Graded
School will be filed by Miss Sue Far.
row, who has been elected by the Trus
tees to fill any vacancy which may
arise during the term.
The oil men of this State had a large
meeting in Columbia on Thursda,
last. The Laurens mill was represented
by Mr.. r.. a.. Hudgens, the President.
There seems to be q scarcity of seed,
Une OIL is not In RreaC demand ana the
outlook Is not bright. And pray what
outlook is bright except Bryan's and
the silver mine owners2 Answer.
Mr.. ;. III. Kennedy, q prominet farm
err, two miles North of the city, lost his
gin house and ap~purtenances, will
twenty bales of cotton by an Academia
fire on Thursday last. A spark caugh'
upon the roof and the fire falling OF
the cotton In the house caused the de
struction. Mr.. Kennedy's loss is /;
thousand or twelve hundred dollars
It is q serious loss to Mr.. Kennel,
who has the sympathy OF many friends
When the train from Columbis
pulled in Saturday night 1t halted 10,
O few minutes on the trestle over tn,
river while the porter called ont Leu
rens in order that the passenger
might begin 10 pull themselves to
gether. Dave Holmes, colored, stoo,
on the platform and being siightl,
muddled shout his bearings Iteppe,
out and down some thirty fdet. III,
escaped with one leg broken In tw,
4 rarT ~