The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-01
THANKSGIVING
UNEyENTFUL BUT PLEASANT
OCCASION-yIsITORs CONE
AND GO.

Conference convenes at Abbeville on
December the 9th.
1t is not often that Thanksgiving
finds the roses with us.
A drove OF Tennessee hogs is in the
city selling at Al cents, The butcher
awaits a lower temperature.
Miss Name Ferguson has returned
from q visit to friends in Wedgefield
and Columbia.
The Gridiron championship Of the
State lies between Wofford and Glenn
son.
Mrs. Nance, OF Rome, Ca, is in the
city visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. j.
a. B~arksdale.
Mr.. John M, Clardy and Mr.. Brown
lee are hustling for THE ADVERTISER.
When you strike them pay your sub
scription please.
Rev. Thos. Raysor, a prominent
member Of the South Carolina Confer
ence, beloved throughout the State, died
at Cameron on the 23d inst.
Mr.. J. H. Richardson, an old Lau-
rens boy, now an exile at Clinton, re-
covered from his late sickness, was on
our streets during last week.
Mr.. John r. Duncan, of Newberry,
q candidate for United States Senator
in the August primaries has been
commissioned to practice as an Attor-
ney in this State.
If you read THE ADVERTISER this
week you'll be up on what Is going on
In the State and outside, and for that
matter what is likely to go on.
Be sure and be on hand at the Set=
lers' Convention and Grand Reunion of
Carolinians, at Southern Pines, N. c.,
December 22d and 23d, 1896.
After being we'll advertised a biz
zard Of respectable proportions struck
us at 1880 Sunday evening and gave US
the first touches of winter.
Henry Lowe, q negro, cut with o knife
and otherwise terribly abused a color
ed girl near Tip Top In the Fork, dur
ing last week. He has not been ar
rested.
1t Is now probable that Senator
NNohS ~ Va Wall W.
pose incumbent Judge Townsend, be-
fore the General Assembly for Judge
of this Circuit.
Miss Sallie Watts, a much respected
lady died at her home neal Gross Hill
on the oath ult. A large c%oncourse Of
relatives and friends attended her
burial at the Liberty Springs Gene
terry.
Under the fine business management
of Col. j.. H. Traynham, President,
the Laurens Telephone Company has
declared and paid a dividend of TWEEN
ty per cent, and the Company Is in a
prosperous condition.
Clemson's College Commencement
occurs on the 18th of December and the
trustees will elect a successor to the
who was killed accidentally while ex-
perimenting.
Mr.. Clarence Kennedy's friends will
be sorry to learn that his infant son.,
aged about three months, died on last
Tuesday. The burial took place in the
cemetery here on the following day.
The gentlemen of the Laurens Bar
who went to Columbia on Monday
last, finished up their business on
Tuesday. and were at home at IL of
that night.
A leading manufacturer offered to
present Gov elect Ellerbe a wheel il
he would ride it. The offer was de.
clined, the GovernOr-elect preferring
to trust his mothers "two colts"
Settlers Convention and Reunion of
the Carolinians at Southern Pines,
N. @ Dec. 22d and 23rd, 1896. Rates
from Clinton to Southern Pines and re-
turn So so. Tickets sold Dec, 2lst and
22d, good to return Dec. 25th, 1896.
MI. Garris, OF Colleton and Mr.
Yeldell, OF 'old" Edgefeld are limited
as possible candidates for the Speak
ership OF our next house of Repre-.
sentatives against the Hon. f. b,
Gary, of Abbeville, the Speaker of the
last House.
AS announced as on the tapis in last
married on Thursday last at George
town, this State, to Miss Hattie Haz-
ard, of that town. The happy couple
took the train for Charleston where
they will go directly to Washington.
Miss Matte MoCaslan, OF Greenville,
Ga was married on last Wednesday,
at the residence Of her uncle, Mr.. W..
M. McCaslan Of Clinton, to Mr.. George
Heard, OF Atlanta, Ga. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Heard
left for their home in that city. The
bride, as q school girl here q few years
ago, o many friends, and is most
pleasantly remembered by Laurens
people.
The Seyenty-sixth Annual State Bap-
fist Convention will assemble at Cita-
del Square Baptist Church, Charleston,
on Thursday next. Hon. w. H.
Lyles, of Columbia, and Ex-Judge J.
ii. Hudson are spoken of for the Pres
idency of the body. DR.. @. s. Gardner,
OF the First Baptist Church, Green.
vile, has been selected to preach the
Convention sermon on Wednesday
evening. :
An Edgefeld writer in the Green
wood Journal criticises Greenwood"
as the name for the proposed
new county. The criticism is just.
Greenwood" will 10 very we'll for the
sweet Spring-time, he tender girls OF
sweet sixteen and love-sick swains.
The writer suggests q dozen historic
Carolina m that will answer the
occasion. "Under the Greenwood
tree TO wit!
We reoret vary much IN lawn lhot NJ.