The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-10-13
DASHES OF INTEREST.
REVIVAL SERyICRs-COURT ENDS
COTTON ROLLING In.

AsnTAfAh SGn AJ1o-SVO1 ENOS
COTTON ROLLING In.
The State Fair at Columbia viii
have a thousand new attractions.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. q. Featherstone ara
visiting relatives in Anderson.
Mrs. Annie Thurston, OF Greenville
Is visiting Capt. j. M. Philpot.
Charleston is putting the old Getty
by the sea" In great trim for her com
Ing Gala Week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Owings of Clin.
ton spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
j. ID. Watts.
President J.. B. Cleaveland, OF the
Port Royal and Western Carolina was
in the city during last week.
Mr. j. T. Langston, Jr., the liberal
cotton buyer, with his family, is home
for the eason
Mr.. and Mrs. Perrin Matthews of
Enoree spent last Thursday with
friends in town.
The Presbyterian Synod of this
State assemblies at Orangeburg on the
9th instant.
Adjutant and Inspector General j.
Gary Watts was In the city on yester-
day looking after u local militia.
The Laurens Guards, our local milit-
la Company has dissolved and sur
rendered their guns.
Thos. Watson, Populist candidate
for the Vice Presidency is i'll at his
home in Georgia.
Hon. Stobo j. Simpson, Of Spartan
burg, an old Laurens boy, was in the
CITY during last week having business
In the Court.
Judge L. d. Witherspoon. OF York,
1t Is announced, will not be q candidate
for reelection. There will be no lack
OF candidates for the succession.
The new dental firm of Conner,
Albright and Wright will occupy ele-
CANT parlors over Mr.. o. r. Simmons
store.
Mrs. Ed Burnside came down from
Greenviue last week to attend the we'd
ding of her sister, Miss Blanche Sulli-
van.
Hon. D. p. Duncan is entitled to the
thanks of our farmers for the persis-
tent and intelligent fight he mas waged
in their interest against the Tie Trust.
Attorneys A. n. Dean, of Greenville,
George Mower and Walter Hunt OF
Newberry and Stanyarne Wilson Of
~Spartanburg were looking after the in
terests Of clients here last week.
Two white men we're convicted at
the recent Court of violating the Dis
pensary laws. in one of these cases
the Jury recommended the party to
mercy, a fine of 800 was imposed, and
a petition has gone to Gov. Evans to
reduce the fine.
An Improvement being made on the
outskirts of the public square is the
renovation of the ancient and in
firm carriage shop standing behind
Todd 81 Simpsons store. Mr.. j. S.
Bennett is the owner of the building.
Rev. John o. Wilson, the accom-
plished editor of the Southern Chris
tian Advocate, OF a bridal tour to Eu-
rope, is writing interesting letters to
his paper. His last letter is Dated
mid.ocean.
Mr.. and Mrs.L. w .Simkins were called
to Newberry on Sunday to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Robert Norman who lost
his life by the Observation-Disclosures of
his gun. Mr.. Norman was O brother
OF Mrs. Simkins. Mrs. Simkins has the
sympathy of her many friends in this
sad bereavement.
1t Is Gala Week all the while in
Laurens at this time and lasts up to
Christmas. Just read. our advertise
ments n take q look into our splendid
stores and you will think you have
struck the biggest Fair of the season,
and it will be no idle dream, but q glo-
rious reality. Change that will hardly
rattle lin your fob pocket will buy
almost q wagon load.
A great crowd filled the streets and
stores IN Saturday, the coiored Gus
toners predominating. AS a business
day 1t was a success. The splendid
stocks filing the shelves OF our mer-
chants are unusually attractive and
enticing. Our merchants are anxious
to sell. Read THE ADVERTISERS ad-
vertisements.
a savage North-Easter swept the
South Atlantic coast on Friday and
Saturday last making it altogether un-
pleasant with us in the interior and
stimulating the business of those splen-
did c%lothiers, Minter, Jamieson's and
Davis and Roper's. Chill Novem-
ber's wintry blasts are at hand and
now is the time to barricade against
them.
Services have been held in the Meth
odist church morning and evening for
the past week. They have had a coed
attendance, Notwithstanding the ex-
tremely busy season, Of earnest, appre-
ciative hearers and much good Is being
done. These services are conducted by
Rev. ]. Barr Harris, Of Rock Hill, q
sweet singer. a consecrated and gifted
young christian, who in his earnest
work in many different places has
been a power for good in the hands
of God.
Great Gray-COurt.