The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-16
INTERESTING NEWS
CONCERNING THE PEOPLE YOU
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INGS GOING UP.

Mr.: @. w. Garrett spent Sunday In
the city.
MIR. Babb will rebuild at once his
store rooms recently injured by fire.
Mr.. j. T. Langston, Jr., has q new
house going up over in Brooklyn.
Hon. J. Perry Glenn, OF Anderson,
was In the city on Friday last.
Mrs. M. ". Dorroh, of Greenville, is
on a visit to relatives in Laurens.
Mr.. A. b. Kay, OF Pickens, is in the
city, on a visit to Mrs. Beeks.
Mrs. ]. o. C. Fleming and children
left for Due West on yesterday to visit
relatives.
Misses Lydie and Claudia Irby are
staying this week with relatives in
Clinton.
The friends of Ex-Solicitor D. R.
Duncan are glad to see him in the
city.
Mrs. s.. s. Farrow and Miss Sue Far
row are visiting relatives in Charles
ton.
Mrs. j. w. Clarke arrived at home
last Tuesday after an absence of seve-
raj weeks In North Carolina.
MI. Young Vance has returned from
Louisiana where he has been in bust
ness for the past four months.
uNno Coo,~o Tohono~ 1~l yIvsl1..-~
Munro, were in attendance on the
Court last week.
Mrs. Martha Boyd visited relatives
in the city OF G~reenville during last
week.
Mrs. j. T. Johnson returned to her
home in Spartanburg on yesterday after
spending several weeks with relatives
in the city.
Mrs. w. l.. Harris, OF Texas, after
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk
Taylor Of this city for several weeks,
went 20 Abbeville on Saturday.
We learn OF several valuable horses
dying recently in different sections OF
the county with something like blind
staggers.
Nh. g: B. Bobo, who purchased the
old Nicholson place on Main Street a
few months ago, is having the lot
graded for the erection of a handsome
residence.
Mrs. w. o. Prentiss returned to her
home In Beaufort on yesterday after
spending several weeks with her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Garrett Of
this city.
The Y. NJ. G. A. Convention which
convened at Clinton, during last week
was eminently successful. Distingu-
ished strangers attended. The hos
pitality of the citizens of Clinton is
highly spoken of.
Ex-Adjutant and Inspector General
Fl. l.. Farley, who has been unwell in
moved to a city hospital. His old army
comrades in Laurens hope for his early
restoration to health.
One of Mr.. James II. Crews fine set
ter pups sent him from Philadelphia
last fall by Mr.. w. w. Colket, died
last week OF distemper. The pair was
very promising and the business mana
ger Of THE ADVERTISER laments his
serious loss.
Union has a sensational scandal in
volving the charge against a promi-
nent white citizen with arranging to
set his business house on fire, which
might have caused damaging conflag-
ration. Vigilence Of the police averted
the casualty.
At Yorkville, on Sunday night, there
was a Jail delivery of thirteen prison
ers including Reese and Luckie under
sentence for life imprisonment for MUIR
der. An appeal was pending in the
case OF these two men. Reese had
money and planned the escape, and
nodOubt had outside assistance.
The result OF the vote for the Presi-
dency as counted on Wednesday by the
Congress is as follows. Mckinley 271;
Bryan 176; Hobart 271; Sewall 149;
Watson q. So Vice President Stew
erson declared Mckinley and Hobart
duly elected and they will accordingly
be sworn In on the 4th day of March
and the oath Of office Is their inaugu-
ration.
the marriage OF J. s. Moore, OF CO.
lumbia and Miss Florence Elliott, of
Beaufort, Thursday the 18th instant at
II a. m. The many friends OF Mr..
Moore congratulate him on this happy
event. Miss Elliott is q daughter OF
Colonel William Elliott, member of
Congress.
Rev. H. R. Moseley, a prominent
Baptist minister, who recently
accepted a call to Florence in this
State, was most heartily received by
all the people in that city. Mr.. Nose
ley Is an old Laurens boy, the son of
Col. George F. Moseley, formerly
Sheriff Of this county, now of Green
vile. Many friends OF Laureps watch
with interest the fortunes OF these
former good citizens.
Full Of honors and years ex-Judge A.
P. Aldrich, died at his home, Barn
we'll, on the 18th OF this month. He
was e%ighty-three years old. Born in
Charleston, in early life he removed
to Barnwell, where he lived the life of
a noble C%arolinian. He was q soldier
In time of war and filled high civil
positions in the State throughout his
long career. His love of his State was
a passion. AS an cxamplar of exalted
citizenship his memory should be cher
ished in all Carolina,
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