The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28

ABOUT. TOWN FOLKS AND yIsI.
TORS IN THE CITY.

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tell THE ADVERTISER by 'phone.
The bicycle craze is beginning to
lind victims among the Laurens girls.
Candidates desiring their tickets
printed cheap call at this Office.
Miss sallie Carson, of spartanburg,
1s'the guest of Mrs. j. w Clarke.
Miss Elise Campbell, of Bennettsville
Is visiting In town.
There's nc doubt about the fact that
there are to be some splendid cycle
racer during the Encampment.
Conner Fuller and William Ray re-
turned from q trip 70 Paris Mountain
q few days ago.
Sheriff McCravy carried those as
signed to the penjtentiary at the last
term OF court to Columbia last week.
Don't forget that THE ADVERTISER
will print your tickets-oheap.
Miss Posey, of Union. and Miss Jones
OF Cokesbury are staying at DR..
Posey's in Jersey.
Captain Guy Garrett, of the Laurens
Guards visited Spartanburg last week
In the interest of the Encampment.
7 Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes, of Charleston,
are visiting relatives at the Methodist
parsonage.
Mr.. Robert Holman, of Spartan
burg, was in town with old friends last
week.
The News and Courier received
three open Gotten bolls from Barnwell
county o'a Thursday last.
Some of the riders at the Greenwood
Dyclcle races will probably show their
gaits n Laurens next week.
Mr.. A. w. Sims is announced as a
candidate for Supervisor in this issue
and we call attention to the fact as the
time is approaching for the primary.
Mr.. Robert Norman, one OF Column
6ia's most promising young men, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Sink
ms.
Mrs. j. @. Carlisle, OF Union, formerly
Miss Kate Roland of this city, is in
town visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Roland.
Rates have been secured for the En-
campment at one cent q mile for t he
militia and three cents for other WISH
tors.
Mrs. J. D. Mock and children have
returned from u visit to Mrs. Mckee,
at G~reenville, where the latter has
been very sick.
Our Big Meeting on the Sth will be
held In the grove o. Main Street, just
beyond the residence of the Hon. L. w.
Simkins.
The Hon. S~tanyarne Wilson, Con-
gresham from this District, was in the
city during last week, presumably
looking after his fences.
Rev. w. A, Clarke very ably and ac-
in the Methodist pulpit morning and
evening of last Sabbath.
The State Farmers Alliance met in
the Senate chamber, Columbia, On the
evening of the 22d inst. Laurens was
represented by Mr.. NJ. A. Sum,nerel.
Rev. A. j.. Stokes, DR.. w. H. Dial
and Mr.. @. G. Featherstone are attend
ing the District Conference, VIII ich is
in session at Landrums.
a side track from the Greenyille
railroad to the power house has Just
been constructed in order that COIL
may be conveyed to the power house
A side track from the the @. N. l..
road has also been recently completed.
Six companies of the Third Regiment
have9promised to be mere for the En-
campment. Lieu. Stokes, of the u. S.
Army is~ expected to arrive to-day to
see to the erecting of the tents and
getting in order Of the general para
pherp ALA.
Mrs. Campbell, of Bennetsville, nee
Miss Anna Kilgore and daughter Of the
prominent Methodist divine Of that
name are visiting Mrs. w. III. Franks
Mrs. T. B. Crews and other friends in
Mrs. F.olland and Mrs. Dorsey, o
Mississippi, are visiting Mrs. b. F
Ballew.. Both ladies have been In
D. 8 before, and thus will be wet
coined with pleasure by old friends
Colt on ties are worth double the last
year'SI cost. The State Alliance viii
light the trust and are in correspond
ence. with the wire companies as to thu
pf@ cticability of wire as O substitute.
The State Alliance reelected the
Old officers: President, j. l.. Keitt
Vice President, J. @. Wilborn; J, w
Reid, Secretary and Treasurer. Presi
dent Keitt was elected delegate to thu
I National Alliance.
The Sunday School of the Methods
church here looks after tho we'll being
OF James Walker, at the Epwortl
League Orphonage in Columbia. TIL
little fellow is ut present in the city t.
spend several weeks among his kim
friends.
We are requested to state that Beav
erda IN church congregation, baptist
have set apart Friday the 81st instan
for dressing and putting In order tn
cen letery and grounds. All ~intereste,
arc, requested to assemble at LIE earl.
nc ,ur bringing with them the necessar,
Il in