The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-10
IANFoRD,s LOCALS.

Mr.. Editor, allow me TO give you
the few items of news from this
place.
Measles which seems to be every.
| where has not passed us by. The
last cases are: Master Ben John
son and Mr.. r. p. Milam's children.
Mr.. w. Nj, Miller, pastor of the
Methodist church at this place is
sick with measles, and will be un-
able to fill his appointment next
Sunday.
MI. J. M. DeShields has re-mod-
eled the interior of his residence.
Mrs, IT.. II. l.. Gray has been sick
with grip, but is among us once
more:
1t is seldom we have the pleas
ure which we enjoyed a short time
since. Messrs. Plumer and Festus
Curry and Miss Ella Waldrop gave
US some delightful music on the
violen, piano and autJharp. They
r all good players and we would
gladly welcome them again.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. DeShields,
Miss Lola Johnson and Mr.. +. p.
Waldrop are a few who participated
III thC LluolS AtlCJ WtIo
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. r.
DeShields.
We are glad to see Mr.. Joseph
Johnson among US once more.
MIR. Scott Higgins is quite sick.
MISS EtOlia LanfOrd is away
teaching school.
Mrs. Frances Waldrop has been
very ill but Is improving.
DeShields and Waldrop have
just gotten in their line of spring
goods. The line Of dress goods Is
very pretty. They have the most
complete line of goods ever kept in
this place. You can get there what
you can at other stores.
Miss Alma Lanford, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Littlejohn has a flourish
ing school at this place.
Mr.. s. Z. Moore we are sorry to
report Is sick.
Mr.. II. r.. DeShields is putting a
hydraulic ram in Liberty Spring.
Mr.. Make Patterson's little baby,
Ruth, is quite i'll with pneumonia
and seems to get no better. We
hope the little one will soon be we'll
again.
The results Of the hammer and
saw will soon be seen on the beau
tiful elevation between this place
and our sister town, EnOree, in the
form Of Mr.. j. B. DeShields resi-
dence. 1t is a splendid site for Il
home. Mr.. Il. j. Layton has the
contract, which he hopes to COM
plete by May or June.
NrS nc Ghio11c bod IL,
pleasure of a visit to her former
home, Orangeburg, which she says
Is a beautiful place aDd ever on the
improve. She vas called home by
the illness of her husband,
Mr.. Il. r.. DeShields has erected
a very commodious house for his
cattle.
Mrs. William Patterson has been
quite sick.
Mrs. II. r. DeShields' sheppard
dog came in with almost every
symptom of hydophoqia but which
was found to be the agony he was
suffering from the mean low down
cruelty of some one who had
poured t%enpentine on his back.
Rev. w. III. Miller preached a
hii thOh Ou ttS lOuIlIl Sutludy
on "Search the Scripture, etc.
The WOmans,F Foreign Missionary
Society Of M. e. church, held a very
pleasant meeting last Wednesday
afternoon. 1t was the end of the
year, so, election was in order, re-
sulting in an entire new set of Off
GERS. Tho small the women do
we'll in their contributions.
Misses Lille and Bessie John
son who are away r expected
home soon.
Mr.. T. l.. Gray is doing a good
business and has a full store.
Our com munity was saddened last
Sunday by the announcement of
Mrs. DR.. CoX's death, which had
occurred Saturday night. Her alb
sent from among rs will be sadly
felt. Her children may we'll weep
for they have lost a friend whose
place cannot be filed on earth. To
her bereaved husband and chill
dren we extend our deepest sym
pathies. JIM CoRNCRACKER.