The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-10
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK IN AND AROUND
THE CITY.

kHhE OkLts
Representative Miles,of Spartanburg,
was in the city on yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). Wells Simpson, of
Woodruff, visited friends In the city
during last week.
Charles Broadway Rouss, the pro-
Jector OF the Battle Abbey is threat
ened with blindness.
Mr.. w. E. Lucas was in Charlotte
last week. Mrs: w. e. Lucas visited
friends In Spartanburg.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Miss Essie Robertson, at her fathers
house, on Friday at 4 p. M.
You may see a copy OF the Weekly
News and Courier in determining the
question of subscribing for it with THE
ADVERTISER.
Offices in this State and places for
henchmen have been multiplied by the
hundred during the four years of re-
form.
The Saturday crowd was of the usual
omnium gatherum character; not as
large as usual, but they got their "a
tions all the same. Lien on the crop.
Mrs. Bowen was called to Raleigh
during last week, to see her son, Will
liam, sick with pneumonia. A dispatch
reports him improving.
Supervisors of Registration for Lau-
rens, by appointment of the Governor:
w. L. Cunningham, A. Y. Thompson,
]! d. Sullivan. :
Senator Fuller was in the city on yes
day looking hale and fresh notwith.
standing a protracted tussle with affairs
of the State in Columbia.
Mr.. Irvine Boyd, of Laurens County,
spent last week with Mr.. H. @. Hun
ter, under treatment of DR.. Mayer
Newerry Herald and News.
To farmers the Southern Cultivator
will be invaluable and you will get 1t
at the lowest figure by subscribing for
The ADVERTISER. You can't be be-
hind the age, but up to date, with the
two papers.
In a special coach Messrs Thomas
and Ryan, wners of the p. r. 81 w. G..
r., accompanied by Mr.. j. B. Cleve-
land, passed through the city on Friday
last taking a wild pigeons view of the
country.
w. A. Lesley, Jr., Of Laurens county,
was in Pickens last week. Aside from
matters Of business, his visit was occa-
stoned by the serious illness Of his
grandfather, w. A. Lesley. Sr., who is
quite ill.-Pickens Sentinel
Mr.. J. A. Barksdale, Jr., lost by fire
on yesterday an clubhouse used for
storing hay. Mr.. Barksdale was en-
gagged in burning off O lot of bermuda
grass and the fire became uncontrolla-
BILE with the above result. Loss about
1925.
The Fire Department was called out
at 8 P. NJ, Saturday. A shell of a house
used for q smithy was burned on the
property Of H. e. Gray e. Co used for
carriage manufacturing occupied by
Mr. 9. T. Written. Mr.. Written loses
about 5000 in tools and Gray s. Co ),
800 on the building.
A very handsome string of brave gen.
tlemen and handsome ladies gracefully
rolled in on their wheels from Clinton
yesterday. 1t was a unique sight to the
staid and old fashioned folks OF our own,
quiet town. 1t was a show to see the
starchy clerks rush to the doors and
shop windows to view the gallant show.
All tattered and torn, but steady look
ing as OF thirty years back, n large col
lection Of battered vets. were on the
streets yesterday. They had a good re-
union, Notwithstanding the recent legis.
lature necessitated a ~postponement of
pension matters.
Mrs. DR.. M. @. Cox, residing in
Youngs township, died at her home,
christian lady% and will be greatly
missed and lamented in her neighbor-
hood. DR.. Cox, and the large family
which she leaves behind her will have
the sympathy of o large circle of kim
dred and friends.
Hon. Joe Johnson, of Laurens, knows
moro about free silver, and can learn
you more about it in q few hours than
anybody else. All you have to do is to
read his book on 1T and that settles it.
100" is the title Of the book, and it has
made a reputation for Johnson that
ought to get him on the national
ticket. Hon. Joe Johnson, of Laurens,
will attract the attention of free sill
verites all over the country. Mind
what [ tell you, you'll hear Of Joe
again. Truth crushed to earth will
rise again.-Greenwood Journal.
There will be q lively scramble for
the county offices this summer. The
Judge of Probate is the only officer
who holds over his term running for
two more years. From what we learn
a first class set of men will be in the
field and we are glad to know it. Let
the people after careful c%anvassing and
comparison of candidates for public
favor, and examination Of merit and
qualifications, decide by the ballot
When chosen they are only public SER
wants.
"The Babtist Special.o