The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
NEW ENTERPRISES
STILL ON F0OT-LAURENS AS A
SUMMERR ESORT-THE FAR.
MER,S INsTITUTE-REAL
AUTUMNAL DAYS.

member THE ADVERTISER.
Don't allow yourselves to forget the
Gray Court stock show.
Mrs. o. B. Mayer, of Newberry is in
the city on q visit to relatives.
Mayor Dial made a business trip to
Spartanburg last week.
Ryland Traynham is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Gibbon, in Charlotte.
Mr.. Joe Dendy, of oconee, is visit
ing friends in the city.
Mrs. Josephine Watts has returned
home after spending several weeks
with friends in Newberry.
Mrs. w. @. Rasor, of Cross Hill, is in
the city visiting her sister Mrs. o. b.
Simmons.
Mrs. Stewart, of Charleston, is spend
ing q week at Mrs. Greer's boarding
house.
Miss Mamie Hitch, of Fountain Inn,
spent a few days in town last week en-
route to Cuthbert, Ca, and College.
Mrs. Moody and daughter: Miss
Minnie, Of Greenvllle, Tennessee, are
boarding at Mrs. Corrie Rivers.
Miss Lucille Wright is on a visit to
relatives and friends at Clemson Col
lege.
President and Mrs. T. f. Jones, of
Andrew College, Cuthbert, Georgia,
have returned home.
Last Friday was a field day for the
season in the cotton market-l72 the
number Of bales sold.
Gen. J. Walter Gray, of Greenville,
was in the city on Saturday visiting
friends.
Let us all hold ourselves to enjoy the
stock and industrial exhibition which
is soon to be had by our go-a-head pro-
gressive neighbors at Gray Court.
A. B. Williams has written q letter
from New York to his old paper, the
Greenville News, which is very re-
freshing reading.
Mrs. Anderson, representing the
Singer Sewing Machine Company has
a quantity of beautiful fancy work on
exhibition in O store room of the Ben
Della Hotel.
Converse College opens this week.
The young ladies from Laurens who
will be enrolled among her students
are Eloise Wright and Fannie Roland.
Miss Bertha Livingston, C. most
charming young lady of Jackson,
Miss, has returned home much to the
regret of her many friends.
w. w. Ball, of the Charleston Post,
who attended the Indianapolis conven-
tion says there will be q Palmer and
Buckner electoral ticket for this State.
Mr.. Mack Fowler's elegant stock of
fresh groceries is located on the East
side of the square. See how nicely
Maj. j. X. Vance after spending the
summer months in Greenville returns
to the city in high spirits for n who
had seen his years.
Mr.. L. w. Simkins has given out the
| contract for a handsome residence to
be erected on the lot adjoining Mr..
J. Nj. Clardy's on the upper Of Main
Street.
The long continued drought is af-
fecting wells in the city and water is
scarce in many. Complaint is also
made that many oaks in the forests
have died.
Rev. Robert Adams and Col. j. w.
Ferguson represented the Presby-
terrain church here at Enoree Presby-
terry which convened in Greenville
last week.
Mr.. w. III. Harris, OF Kissimmee,
Florida, is in the city on q visit to his
mother and sister. Mr.. Harris has
crowds of old friends in the city who
r glad to see him again.
Several of the successful candidates
in the recent election speak of moving
into town during their term Of office.
They will all be gladly welcomed and
it is hoped will be sufficiently pleased
to become permanent residents.
Mrs. K. B. Holland, Mrs. Daisy
Dorsey and little daughter have re-
after a pleasant visit to their sister,
Mrs Ballew and many friends who
regret their departure.
One of the most delightful and ele-
giant affairs taking place here in q
long while was the reception given by
Misses Idee Fuller and Irene Ray at the
beautiful Old home of DR.. L. S. Fuller
on last Tuesday evening.
Col. James Ell. T%raynham, notwith-
standing the heroic heat of last week
heroically went to Charlotte to hear
the great "Boy Orator." He returns
delighted and believes Bryan has q
walk over and will certainly land in
the White House.
Mr.. Waters Ferguson has returned
to Clinton where he will be engaged in
the cotton business. During his resi-
dence here Mr.. Ferguson made an
enviable reputation for business
ability and became quite a social favor
tie SO that his departure will be ex-
c~eedingly regretted.
Mr.. Sanders r. Guignard, OF Colum.
bia, who as lay-reader has been In
charge of the Church of the Epiphany
here for the past six weeks, has return,
ed to the Seminary at Alexandria, Vlr.
gina. Mr.. Guignard's earnestness and
energy have done much for the Church
during his stay here besides giving
him many personal friends, who ex'
c%eedingly regret that his connection
! with the church and the city was OF sc
short duration.
Mrs. Belle Jones returned to hei
| homo n Ga.. during last ueel