The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-31
EVERYTHING
LOOKING OFFSPRING AND A
BRIGHT ONE.
Electric Lights, Water Works, An Arte-
sian Well as the Towns Ad.
yancement--A Delightful
Social Event.

Mr.. JeH Conner, OF Cokesbury, spent
several days In town last week.
Mr.L. w. Simkins made q business
trip to Union last week,
Registration Books open on let Mon.
day in April.
Mira. w. s.. Xillingsworth went to
Atlanta for q visit Of q fortnight, on
yesterday.
Mrs. Powers, of Powers Shop, is
spending q few days with Mrs. j. j.
Roland.
A little child of Mr.. o. G. Hicks
crawled into the fire and was terribly
burned on last Wednesday afternoon.
Lots of g wheels are to be seer on
the streets. Laurens lie getting to be
quite o bicycle town.
Rev. N. j. Holmes and wife have been
staying with Col. and Mrs. III. Y. Simp-
son for several days.
Mr.. j. @. CARING ton, of the Spartan
burg Herald, was In town last Wednes-
day.
MI. M. Pegues, a former South Car
Gilman, but now @ Texan. Is visiting
his friend, Mr., w. E. Lucas.
Don't forget the Egg Hunt at Mrs.
Bolts next Friday afternoon, 3 O'Clock
Is the hour and 10 cts. the fee. All are
invited.
The ADVERTISER and the Weekly
Atlanta Journal one year for n price,
One dollar and a half, cash.
The Cotton Plant now comes to us
from Spartanburg published by j. T..
CAN'T, on Thursday. Greater space
will be devoted to Agriculture.
One Of the things to be doue this
week is to go to the Openings. 1t is
9 treat to look at the new goods at both
Simmons and Jamieson's.
This being Holy Week, there will be
services at the Episcopal church at 81
o'clock every evening except Friday
On that day at IL o'clock A. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. James johnson, after
spending some time with relatives here
have returned to their home in Bir-
mingham.
Saturday was o failure in point of o
big ration day.. It was q most charm
ing spring day and first class for
bucolics.
We regret to learn of the death of
Mrs. Hunter Dunlap, widow of Mr.. r.
s. Dunlap, which occurred recently In
| Texas. She was Miss Black of this
county, q sister of Mrs. r. @. Dunlap.
The great war ship, Indiana" vas
successfully locked at Port Royal at Z
q. m. on Friday last. It forms an i'm
portant event for the State and the
South Atlantic States.
Up to date the peach crop in the
county is all right and the prospect is
good If it escapes from now forward.
Pears and plums are also regarded
safe. g.
A. G. Kollock, a Thoroughbred,
out-and-out, simon-pure, dyed-in-the-
wool democrat, formerly of the Cheraw
Reporter, assumes the %editorship of
the Darlington News.
Larry CAN'T came down Saturday
| night-probably to consult the great
| Laurens Luminaries, by which we
learn from abroad all other lights
shine.
THE ADVERTISER and the Weekly
Atlanta Journal one year for one price,
-one dollar and a half, cash.
Life Of Gen. r. E. Lee for children.
A most exquisite little volume-beau-
tiful. Be sure and see 1t and you can't
help carrying 1t home to the dear little
folks.
The South Carolina Press Association
assemblies at Charleston April 22nd
and 23d proximo. 1t is pleasant to
dream Of so delightful a prospect
Other places are SPOKEN of as of future
realization by-no-means SO delightful
to contemplate.
THE ADVERTISER now has clubbing
arrangements with the News and Cou-
rier, weekly, The Southern Cultivator
and the Atlanta journal. They are
equal to a circulating library and will
help educate your children.
On last Wednesday night a car load
of cotton was burned on the p. r. &
w. O. rail road track. The cotton had
just arrived from Clinton and was en-
route to Augusta, 1t was the property of
Mr.. j. A. Copeland and was insured.
Thursday evening just at dusk the
fire alarm was given and the house of
Corley Darlington, colored, was found
to be pretty we'll burned up, as to the
roof at least, though none of the in
mates had discovered 1t. 1t was impos-
sible to q v either the house or any
furniture, but the former was insured.
Rev. w. A. Rogers, Pastor of Gen.
trail Methodist Church at Spartanburg,
w. M. Jones, Esq, G. H.. Carlisle, L.
e. Potter, Warren DuPree and D. G.
Cornell, all of Spartanburg, were in
the city yesterday examining our hand
some new churches with reference to
Improvement of their church in Spar
tanburg.
In q talk with r. M. L., Washington
correspondent Of Charleston News and
Courier, Congressman Stanyarne Will
son thinks that there Is unnecessary
excitement in this State. That the
Chicago convention will probably be
harmonious and satisfactory to all.
An intelligent gentleman travelling
in Spartanburg, states that the impress
sion is abroad that we are all by the
ears and ready for political cut-throat.
ing. We are intact of all factions and
shades Of opinion, in the very best OF
loving moods and peace and brother
hood prevail.
The Gree Silver Democratn will nm.