The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-18
VERY QUIET
IN AND AROUND THE CITy-A
CONSIDERABLE EXODUS
MOUNTAINwARD.

Miss Lutte Wright went to Spartan
burg to spend Sunday with relatives.
Miss Lii Harris and Mrs. j. d. Watt
left for Saluda on Saturday.
Chicago has been selected as head
quarters for the National Democracy.
Mrs. w. L. Killingsworth is in towI
visiting the family Of her brother, Mr.
8. w. Vance.
Mrs. 4. ii. Nelson and children are
spending some time with relatives In
the country.
Lightning on Sunday afternoon
killed a mule for Mr.. BENJAMIN F. Bal
lew, two miles east OF the city.
Miss Ida Fuller has retured from q
stay Of several weeks with friends In
Wilmington.
Miss Mary Bell Holmes has gone to
to Paris Mountain for the remainder
OF the season.
Mrs. j. o. O. Fleming and children
are at home afler spending some weeks
with relatives at Due West.
Mrs. Jane Todd and Miss Alice Todd
are visiting friends in Laurens.-Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian.
Last week was the dreariest OF the
year in the city--almost depopulated
and as hot as blue blazes.
Miss Lutte Jones went to Greenwood
on yesterday where she will join a
party of friends and go on o camping
trip to the mountains.
Mr.. o. B. Simmons, a prominent
business man of Laurens, passed
through the city yesterday en- route to
Asheville. -Spartanburg Herald.
Miss Lille and Minnie Owings re-
turned home yesterday from a pleasant
visit to Enthusiastically News,
14th inst.
Chas. d. Moseley and family, of Lau-
rens, are visiting the formers father,
Col. G. r. Mosley, in Court Street.
Greenville News, 10Th inst.
Marion County farmers are the
Nabobs of this country, as this county
is written up by J.. e. Norment for the
News and Courier.
Mr.. w. A. Johnson lays on our table
beautiful golden leaves of tobacco
raised and cured in Darlington. Come
and see it.
Misses Mariegene and LyIlian Caine
are visiting relatives in the city of
Greenville, where they will remain for
a few weeks.
Dr and Mrs. Mrs. f.. M. Game and
Mrs. o. b. Simmons left last Wednes-
day for Ashville and other mountain
resorts for a stay of several weeks.
AT the Thornwell Orphanage, in this
county, is a family of one hundred and
fifty. all dependent for support upon
the charity Of the noble, the good
and the generous.
Sheriff w. j. Cathcart and Mrs.
Cathcart, of Columbia, were in the
county during last week, visiting their
daughter, Mrs. w. D. Byrd and other
relatives.
Miss Fay Hudgens and Miss Meng,
OF Laurens, who have spent several
days here with Miss Maggie Hudgens,
returned to their home yesterday
Honea Path Chronicle.
Messrs. Madden and Garrett of High
point sold the first bale OF the new
crop of cotton on Thursday last,
500 pounds. 1t was purchased by Mr.,
Guy Garrett at az cents per pound,
One of the prettiest and most attrac-
tive visitors to Laurens this summer
is Miss Mary Nance Fair, of Newberry,
who Is staying with her aunt Mrs. j.
Aug. Barksdale.
Mrs. Boyden, formerly Miss Pryor,
Of Charleston, Is on O visit to her cousin
Mrs. Martha Babb in this city. Mrs.
Boyden as a handsome and graceful
young lady, is pleasantly remembered
by many Of u older citizens.
1t was q splendid, ornate and beauti-
ful lecture delivered in the Opera
House on Friday night last by Presi-
dent Craighead, Of Clemson College.
The audience should have been much
larger. The ahsdntees were the losers.
Another election will be held on the
question of Electric Lights and Water.
works bonds to cur an irregularity
in the former election. Nodoubt the
result will be the same. BY q report
submitted at q public meeting in the
Court House an issue of $30, 900 will be
sufficient to establish and put the
plants in operation.
A communication from Mr.. j. Fl.
Abercrombie, a candidate for the
House OF Representatives, reached us
only at 10 a. m. on yesterday, and we
regret to say that 1t is too late for this
issue. Sickness in his family has pre-
vented him from being actively in the
county canvass.
The Pastors Aid Society, of the Pres
ayterian Church, will serve refresh
ments with music, recitations and
other amusements at Mrs. Harris on
Thursday, p. M, Goth, inst. The public
are very cordially invited to be present
and a good time promised. Refresh
ments served from 7 to 10. Music be-
ginning at $3.50 p. m,
Mr.. T. @. Lucas leaves Saturday for
G~reenville. Mr.. Lucas has for the
past six months been the partner of DIR.
FL. K. Aiken In the Laurens Drug Co.,
In which capacity he has shown all eff
foienoy and has won countless friends.
1t Ia announced that he has severed
his connection with the Laurens Drug
Company and will study for the Meth
Odist Ministry at Vanderbilt this fall.
In whatever field bee may" apps his
talents Mr.. Lucas wiz receive the best
wishes OF his admirers here.
The three scholarships at Winthrop