The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-14
CHIT-CHAT.
NEWS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR
FRIENDS.
Who Has Come and Where Some
People Have Gone.

Miss Lila Stokes has returned from a
visit OF some weeks to Chsrleston.
Misses Lydie and Claudia Irby went
to Clinton for a few days on last Fri
day.
The artesian we'll is now one hum
dred and three feet on the way. Sixty
feet of rock have been pierced.
Attorneys Dial and Richey visited
Union on legal business on Thursday
last.
Mrs. w. w. Kenhedy's friends will
De sorry to learn that she is critically
i'll at her home in this CITY.
Tillman is q Presidential possibility
at Chicago If silver is strongly in evf-
dence.
Mr.. w. w. Kennedy arrived in the
city on Saturday from ST. Matthews to
visit Mrs. Kennedy in her illness.
>. McCravy we're in Columbia during
last week.
MIR. David Wells, q brother Of Messrs.
Frank and Oscar Wells, who are so
well known here, spent Saturday and
Sunday in the city.
Press of matter crowds out several
communications this week which will
appear next. Among them resolutions
in respect to the late Secretary of the
County Alliance, Mr.. j. w. Yeargin.
Rev.Mr. Stokes is holding protracted
services at the Methodist church. DR..
~Carrodine, Of st. Louis will arrive here
In a few days to assist him in conduct
ing the meeting.
Mrs. G. d. Barksdale and Mrs.
Il. w. Simkins went to Newberry
last week to be present at the mar
riage of Miss Katie Rutherford and
Mr.. George Johnston.
II ADVERTISER and the Weekly
Atlanta Journal n year for one price,
ono dollar INT q half, cash.
The Constitution of the Democratic
Party, this State, is found in last
weeks ADVERTISER. Preserve the pa
per as you will need it before the cam
paign is over.
There are no vacant dwellings in the
city, and the demand grows. In a little
while every business house in the city
will be occupied. We will start a boom
right here, the first thing anybody
knows.
The brick Making and other prepara-
tions for the cotton mill extension goes
braFely on. The walls will be climb
ing up directly and under cover by the
ides of July.
The ADVERTISER and the Weekly
Atlanta Journa! one e for one price,
M dollar and q hall, cash.
An entertainment consisting of reel
t%ations, reading and dialogues will be
given at the Gross Hill Academy, Fri
day, April, 24th, beginning at s p. m.
Public cordially invited.
Survivors of Co. Sc" (the old Briars,)
OF the I'd S. G. V. had their annual re-
union at Lanford's on Saturday last. A
pleasant picnic was served to Il large
company of friends and q most delight
full occasion was enjoyed.
a tenant house on Mrs. N. a. Mon
roc's place at Princeton was burned
n day last week. Tho house was q
new one. Loss about 5000, insured in
the Farmers Mutual. = Honca Path
Chronicle.
THE ADVERTISER and the Weekly
Atlanta Journal one year for one price.
ono dollar inc u half, cash.
Don't delay the matter of procuring
q registration ticket. The business
must be done in the next six weeks and
towards the closing days the rush will
be fearful. Your old ticket don't count.
IF you are liable to poll tax get your
last receipt showing its payment and
carry it with you. Don't be ~fooling
At tb" State Republican Convention,
Webste!ites, which assembled at Co
lumbia on the 18th instant, this county
was represented by Pratt Suber, j. Nj,
Robertson and f.. w. Williams. Suber
was appointed one OF the four alternate
delegates at large to the National Re
publican Convention which assemblies
at st. Louis.
The Review of Reviews for April
contains an interesting account of the
industrial relief work now being done
among the Armcnians of Van under
the supervision Of DR.. Grace Kimball,
an American medical missionary, who
has probably expended moro than
Tl2,OnO Tor this purpose, much Of which
has been contributed in the United
States.
On last Thursday afternoon at the
home of the brides father, Mr.. O. G..
Thompson, Miss Ida Thompson and Mr..
James Dean were married, Rev. Rob-
crt Adams, officiating. The ceremony
took place in tho presence of rel
ativcs and friends after which the
party left for Mr.. and Mrs. j, FL.
Hcnry's whore a large reception was
held. Mr.. and Mrs. Dean are a popular
young couple and many are the wishes
for their life long happiness.
One of the most delightful social
events OF months past was the enter
tainment given by Mr.. and Mrs. w. T..
Lucas on last Tuesday evening to Mr..
Marty Pegues Of Cheraw. The eve
ming was spent in cards and dane
ing, several animated games of
whist occupying q part of the guests
while in the spacious double parlors q
German was led by Mr.. Pegues first
and later by Miss Lyl Harris, it being
decided to introduce q leap year fea-
turc into the occasion. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucas have during their residence
here entertained their friends very fire.
qucntly and tho young people are in