The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-22

stare pensioners must wait until
August for their money.
Mrs. James A. Clardy and little
daughter, Pearl, are visiting relatives
at Mt. Gallagher and Beaverton.
Misses Pauline Anderson and Louise
Richcy are visiting Mrs. j II, Johnson
in Spartanburg,
Mr.. Conway PoScy went to Union
last week to see his sister receive her
diploma from the Clifford Semi, airy.
Miss Bcllinger, of Columbia, has re
turned homo after making n visit to
her friend Mrs. j. r. Gray.
a large crowd of young people pur-
pose driving down to Harris Lythia
this afternoon for tho ball tonight.
Miss Louise Killian, Of G]reenville,
is to arrive in Laureus in tho course of
q few days to visit Mrs. @. d. Moseley
and Miss Connie Jones.
Cards arc out for the marriage Of Mr..
Nixon, formerly Of this city but now of
Waterloo, to Miss Matilda Benjamin, of
Quarry, S. G.
Mrs. Calhoun, who has been visiting
''N' 'e'a ibSts I tl
has returned to her home near Ninety
Six.
Miss Ida Adams after spending sew
eral weeks with Mrs j. d. Adams in
l.aurens, returned on Saturday to her
homo at Piedmont.
The friends of Paul Simpson, repre-
scnting the famous Glenns Springs,
were glad to see him on his native
hills during last week.
The Misses Jones after visiting their
aunt Mrs. Posey, Of this city, for sevc-
raj days, loft for their home at Cokcs-
bury on last Wednesday.
Mrs. Douglas, who as Miss Addic
Cannon was Il great favoritc i'm Lau-
rcnS, is again the guest Of Miss Clau-
dia lrby.
Misses Fannie and Virginia Aiken,
of Coronaca and Miss Jennie Connor,
OF Cokesbury, are visiting the family
of DR.. j b. Conner.
The Laurens Concert Band will be
ont again at the square tonight for an
other free open air Concert commencing
promptly at $3.50 j. NJ. Every body is
cordially invited.
State Chairman Tomkins has called
the Executive Committee to meet at
Columbia to-day to determine tho mat
ter of a primary to select the Demo-
cratic candidate for United States Som
ator.
Tho annual meeting of tho State
Teachers Association occurs at Paris
Mountain, G~reenvillc county, June 30th
to July It'll. Professor j. B, Watkins
Is on the program, his subject, How
should Spelling be taught?
Supervisor Downey desires it known
to the public that the bridge over
Reedy River at Tumbling Shoals is for
the present down and impossible. This
notice is for the convenience Of the
public.
or the delegates from Camp Gar
lington, Col. Il. b. Crews joined Gen.
Walkers Division, at Clinton Monday
morning, w. b. Fuller at Cross Hill
and Delegates j. u. Culbcrtson and
+. Rapley Owens were assured to go.
A beautiful soda fountain dispensing
delightful sOdas, milk shakes and lem
onades, is the latest attraction at the
4 eNtoi ppolOs IL SUOTC q DOW III
consequence a pleasant objective point
for an afternoon drive.
From the best information We get
the prospects Of carrying the Laurens
area for the new county is not promis-
ing. In fact the expectation Ia that q
majority Is for "No" instead OF two
thirds for "Yes." Considerable inter-
est is growing.
r. M. l.. the Washington cores
pendent OF the News and Courier lists
the prominent republican candidates
for Republican Post Offices in this
State. For Laurens: j. M. Robertson,
Webstcrite; M. Iarek, Lily White
Clinton, Mrs. Young, Webs.erite.
The great Hardware House of Cilvin
" Fulton, Baltimore, are fortuate in so.
curing as Il travelling salesman, our
townsman, Mr. j. N. Wright. lie was
r II. and is the pink OF courtesy added
to his business qualities. His territory
embraces this and other States.
Mr.. James f. Owings, who, with two
colored men was at work at the Stand
Pipe near the II r. ~trestle, the scatfold.
ing giving way, was precipitatcd Is
feet. lie Is severely injured in the
feet and and ankles, but we trust will
be himself soon.
Mr.. Tim Murphy, formerly in this
city as q clerk in the Augusta Cash
store, Of the j. B. White Co, died on
Friday last at Columbia, whore he had
employment. Tim Murphy was al Irish
boy and was much liked by every body
who knew him in Laurens.
Sickness OF a malarial character has
broken out at Clemson creating con-
siderable alarm. NO doubt 1t is ex-
a%gerated. Ono death has occurred but
the body OF students is about 400. We
hope the alarm will soon be over. A
number Of Laurens boys have returned
to their homes.
Mr., u. @. Lucas, a student OF Wof-
ford CGllege will spend his vacation in
this city with his brother, Mr.. w. e.
Lucas At the late Commencement
he was winner OF the medal offered by
the Calhoun Literary Society for the
best essay. His subject was-"The
Chief end OF Man"
The Battalion of Cadets, South