The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-21
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wood are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Mary Lites is visiting at DIR
Barksdale's.
Mr.. Frasier Mathews, of Enoree
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Sara Ball spent last week with
relatives at Cross Hill.
Miss Emmie Jones leaves tomorrow
Tor @ week in Charleston.
The Pension Board will meet again
next Monday.
Editor Dendy, of the Clinton Gazette,
was in town Saturday.
Mrs. o.. B. Mayer, of N~ewberry, is in
me city visiting at the home of her
father, Mr.. w. w. Jones.
Rev. Byron Holly of Greenville, will
preach in the Episcopal Church onnext
Sabbath.
President Lucas went to Baltimore
III the interest of the cotton mill last
week.
Misses Emmie Webb and WiIlough
Boyd have returned from school at Alb
lngdon Virginia.
Miss Julia Utsey, of Georges Station,
Is visiting her sister Mrs. w. F..
Young,
The G. n. IL l.. Railroad will estab-
lish a superintendent and train dis
patcher at this point. Mr.. j. r. No
IAN is here to fill the position.
n first class dinner house will be a
new feature in the signs of progress
for our little city, soon to leap forward
TO big proportions.
Rev. Robert Adams, Rev. David
Todd, Rev. S. G. Todd, Messrs w. l..
Boyd and DR.. f.. M. Caine attended
I~reSbytery at Fountain Inn last week.
Miss Ulmers, of Columbia, steno-
@raphcr for Superintendent Nolan of
the 9. N. " l.. is at Mrs, Harris board
ing house.
at a second primary, April 18th, Red
Sank was chosen as the county site of
Saluda county, receiving 9l3 votes
against S25 for Emory.
Eor the past week the mercury has
neen ascending. Some days touching
The ninetieS. Rain right now would
be exceedingly acceptable by way of
dust.
Rev. w. S. Holmes, of Florence
preached in the Church of the Epipha-
ny ON Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Holmes was
formerly pastor of the Church and was
most warmly welcomed by his old con-
grcgation.
The old soldiers and their widows
met the pension board on yesterday in
goodly numbers. Some of course must
be disappointed but may the God of
battles take care of them all.
Mrs. Mary Brown, of Cleveland,
Tenn, after Il visit of several months
TO relatives here returned home on Fri
day. She was accompanied as far as
Atlanta by her brother, Col. Il. b.
Crews.
On Sunday morning q serious fire &C.
CURED in our neighboring city of
Woodruff. Six stores were burned
but further particulars are unknown.
In her misfortune Woodruff will have
the full sympathy of Laurens.
Col. 3. w. Ball went to Charleston
yesterday as a delegate from Camp
Darlington to the Confederate >Vete-
rams Association: Col. II. B. Crews
viii probably go in the same capacity
tomorrow.
G. Bale, Esq, Clerk of the City
Council represented Laurens Lodge,
No.. 1902, at the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge Knights of Honor at Co
lumbia, during last week. Mr.. Balle
was placed on the Memorials Commit
tee.
Rev. Thos. II. Leitch, the noted
evangelist, is conducting a series of
meetings at Hopewell church. Large
crowds are attending the services
The meetings will continue day and
night through the present week.
Clinton Gazette.
An immense basket picnic is to be held
here on the third Saturday in May
Every teacher in the county is expected
to be present accompanied by their re-
spective pupils. Very probably it will
prove a most agreeable and social occa-
sion.
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times, be up-to-datc on the news of the
county, town, State and Nation, read
The ADVERTISER. You can have the
Atlanta Journal, (weekly) and the
Charleston News and Courier, and also
the Southern Cultivator along with
The ADVERTISER on the easiest living
terms, or Eli ADVERTISER alone
which will keep you posted.
Rev. DR.. Carrodine and Mr.. Rinehart
of ST. Louis arrived here last Thurs
day and since then have been assisting
Rev. Mr.. Stokes in conducting O revi-
val meeting. The services are being
held at the Baptist Church, the
Methodist Church not being large
enough to accommodate the crowds in
attendance which have beer very large.
Mr.. Rinehart leads in the singing
while DR.. Carrodine occupies the pull
pit.
We regret that the Laurens, county
and city delegations failed to attend
the convention at Spartanburg. Lau-
rcns and her should be re-
presented at Chicago. We suggest
therefore that our delegation as APP
pointed hold Il meeting in this city on
the 18th instant and organize with the
view to cooperate with the general
committee of the State with the view
that our lands, agricultural products,
manufactures, minerals and railway
facilities be fairly represented at Chi
cago.
Mr.. Simpson d. Glenn, a farmer and
highly respected citizen, seventy five
years of age, died at his home near
Tumbling Shoals on the 18th instant.