The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-09
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK In AND AROUND
THE CITY.
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Old newspapers for sale at this office,
There is notable activity In the corps
OF county candidates.
The neatest Job Work done at this
Office and on the shortest notice.
Guests are daily arriving at the
popular Harris Lithia.
Fitz Lee as Consul General has ar
rived at Havana.
Green corn is now on our tables and
we trust has come to stay.
Rev. r. l.. Rodgers preached in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday.
There will be no dull season at Lau-
rens this year.
Tillman and Evans were in Augusta
on Sunday. So was Rhine.
W.T.. Crews, of the Silver Democrat
was in Columbia, Sunday.
Rev. II. d. Bratton, of Spartanburg,
preached morning and evening in the
Episcopal church last Sabbath.
Lightning killed five cows belong
ing to Mr.. j. ". Kay last Saturday.
Honea Path Chronicle.
Attorney Jos. T. johnson, of Spar
tanburg, spent several days in the city
during last week.
Miss Annie Beeks, of Laurens, has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. John w.
Beeks.-Honea Path Chronicle.
For the first time in our history the
Senate is the radical branch of the
government.
Mrs Minnie Donnon, of Tylersville,
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Murff.-Honea Path Chronicle.
Camp Darlington had a business
meeting on Friday last looking to ar
ranging for the Richmond Reunion.
Miss Lutte Wright is welcomed home
from a protracted visit to Cuthbert,
Ga.
Boies looks to-day like the coming
man. But there is nc telling what q
day will "hatch."
The Laurens Brass Band will give O
concert on the Graded School Campus
Friday evening at 6 o'clock.
Miss Lutte @. Jones returned home
from Nashville last Wednesday where
she has been attending College.
Miss Emmie Y. Jones leaves to-
morrow, Wednesday for a visit to
friends in Columbia.
A committee of live citizens of Green
woodNwere in Laurens last week get
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water and progress generally.
Misses Catherine and Emma Jones,
are home from Cuthbert, Ca, where
they have been attending the Andrew
Female College.
Miss Annie Monroe left last week
for her home at Princeton, where she
will spend the summer.-Honea Path
Chronicle.
The ADVERTISER acknowledges an
invitation to the Commencement exer-
cises of Thornwell Seminary for Or
phans, June 28th to 3Oth inclusive.
Mrs. w. E. Lucas who is spending
the summer at Saluda. N. c., has been
on a short visit to her home in the
city.
Rev. Robert Adams, of the Presby-
terrain church preached on Sunday
last the baccalureate sermon before
the Presbyterian College at Clinton.
Prof. Thos. F. Jones, of the Andrew
Female College, Cuthbert, Ga, with
his lady, are now at their old home
visiting. parents and friends.
Mrs. Hutchinson and children of
Gross Hill are visiting the family of
Rev. A. J. Cauthen. - ~Spartanburg
Herald.
Read President Johnson's
ment of Winthrop scholarships. Note
that Laurens has three Representa-
tives in the House.
A meeting of a political character
was held at the residence of Mr.. Joel
Smith on the Saluda, Saturday eve
ming last addressed by Senator Irby.
Mr.. J. D. Adams, who has spent a
large share of his time in Virginia for
the last twelve months, is Welcomed
home where he will remain for some
weeks.
The death of DR.. w. D. Kirkland,
formerly of the South Carolina Metho-
dist Conference, and q native of this
State, Is q serious loss to his church, and
his death will be universally lamented.
w. w. Kennedy, Esq, who has been
teaching the school at st. Matthews,
Orangeburg county, for the past ses-
sion, has returned to the city, where he
will spend the summer.
A writer in the Free-Silver Democrat
over the signature of q "Poor Mans
Friend dominates Judge of Probate
O. G. Thompson, of this county as a
candidate for Congress for the Fourth
District.
Capt. Frank Evans, of Spartanburg,
the accomplished head of the Schools
OF that city, spent Sunday with us,
visiting Mrs. Evans and the children
who are with their parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Barksdale.
Congressman j. w. Stokes OF the
First District, this State, has been un-
seated and the seat declared vacant.
The probabilities are that he will
again be @ candidate and johnson, the
late contestant, will probably run.
Gov. Evans will order a special cleo.