The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-22
HOLIDAY NOTES.
SANTA CLAUSE MASTER OF THE
SITUATION-HIS CITY AGENTS
REAP A GLORIOUS HARVEST.
Every Train Brings Home.comers and
The Town Wears a Smile.

Eggs are on a boom and fears exis
Oh combinations and trusts.
Miss En- L.eake, of Clinton came u,
to the city on Friday.
Why no let the clerks have saturda,
next?
Every thing in town went on a llvel,
pace on Saturday.
Mr.. @. w. Garrett, Of Atlanta, wa.
In own a few days ago.
Mrs. Edward Matthews will leave OF
thursday to spend the holidays with
friends in Abbeville.
Mrs. John Fielder, OF Moore's Sta,
ton, visited Miss Lalla Stokes here
during last week.
Cadets w. G. Irby and Robert Adams
of Clemson have returned home for
the winter vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Simmons, o:
Mountville were here last week for the
wedding of Miss Caroline Simmons.
Keep we'll in mind that taxes are to
be paid by 31st and that the time will
Aos w GA ChuCu.
Miss Emma Benjamin., of High Point,
is visiting relatives and frieds at Green
wood and Quarry.
Miss Mary Goldsmith, of Green
yllle Will be with ner aunt, Mrs. Anna
Hart for the holidays.
The Cotton Mill will be closed from
noon on Thursday until Monday, n
much longer holiday than is given fac
tories as a rule.
Miss Laura Irby, OF the South Caro-
INA college for Women, viii; arrive
In a few days to spend the holidays at
home.
Christmas is greatly anticipated.
Old and young invest the stores and
shops selecting their presents. Avoid
the rush on Thursday.
Mrs. O. b. Mayer, of Newberry, is
expected to arrive in town to-day to
spend Christmas with her father, Mr..
w. w. Jones.
Cotton growers of Tennessee have
asked their Senators to use their in
fiuence to avoid war as tending to still
further lower the price Of cotton.
The South Carolina College boys at
preseut busy with examinations are to
be at home in a few days for Christ
mas.
variety is the spice of life" THE
ADVERTISER had dozens of compli-
ments on its Charleston letter in last
weeks issue.
No nnfA "tth ~,,1 -l
DR.. John o. Wilson has beer re-as-
signed by Conference to the editorial
chair Of the Southern Christian Adj
vOcate.
Mr.. j. G.. Brown has sold his well
known racer, "FoX." The day after he
passed into the hands of his new owner
FOX" won a large purse and so keeps
up his record. His new home is now
Newberry.
Miss Lizzie Glenn, of Newberry is to
spend Christmas with Miss Lydie Irby.
Miss Glenn has visited here repeatedly
and the news Of her coming is always
welcome news.
Several young ladies, who, it is
rumored, will be in town during Christ.
mas week, are Misses Moore aud Petty,
of ~Spartanburg, Miss McFall, OF New
berry and the Misses Tenant, Of Co.
lumbia.
Let us all open our hearts for the
joyous Christmas season. You can
only be happy in finding that others,
especially the poor and humble, are
happy through your agency however
unimportant. Remember the widows
mite.
We thank the subscribers of THE AZ
vERTIsER who dropped in during last
week and helped us along and cheered
us with kind words for the work of the
year which is dying-dying.
Clemson sent put its first batch of
graduates on the 9Th instant number
ing thirty-seven. The diplomas were
delivered by Senator Tillman and the
address was delivered by President
Craighead. DIR. Walter j. Quick was
elected Professor of Agriculture.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Gray returned
from a visit to New York during last
week. Mr.. Gray reports everything
He also kindly remembered The AZ
vERTIsER sending us the scintillating
Sun Of that shining section of our
sphere.
Rev. A. j. Stokes and family will
leave on Thursday for Georgetown.
Mr.. Stokes during his ministry here
has done an unusual amount of good
and his friends in the city are many by
no means confined to his own congrega-
ton. Good wishes without numbers
follow him to his new pastorate.
Mr.. w. w. Burns, after a brief III
ness died in this city, at the residence
of his brother, Mr.. j.. G. Burns on last
Thursday morning. His remains were
carried to his home at Barksdale's for
burial. Mr.. Burns was one of the
prominent young men of his %neighbor-
hood and his death is greatly deplored
by all who knew him.
1t was the general verdict after the
rendition of Captain Dick" on the
evening of the 18th and 18th, that
histrionic talent Is strictly above par in
Laurens. The casts of the play were
large and the acting in every instance
good. Misses Beatrice Nolan, Ida
Fuller, Emmie Meng and May Nelson
all seemed at home on the stage. Mr..
Parks as the hero Of the farce, Mr..
Franks, in the comic character Of a
negro and a half dozen others showed
a clever conception of their RACES and
plenty of ability to assume them.
A Beautiful Church Wedding.