The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-05-04
NEWS CONDENSED,
IN
A SHARP MOOD.

senator Earle is quite sick at his
nome, ~Greenville.
Mr.. M. L. Copeland, Of Clinton, was
In town yesterday.
After the 10th of MAY The business
houses OF Clinton will close at 6 u. m.
Mrs. Nuttall, of Clinton, spent a few
days last week with Mrs. II. Terry.
Miss Emma Benjamin, OF High
Folnt, Is visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. w. E. Lucas and Rev. w. S.
holmes will attend Spartanburg's
musical festival this week.
Presiding Elder, A. j.. Cauthen
preached in the Methodist church on
Sunday evening.
Mrs. L. G. Bale is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Evans, in Roanoke,
Virginia.
Don't forget to pay your arrears to
the ADVERTISER and get the paper for
Sl,OO a year in advance.
Col. Henry Y. Simpson has beon in
Augusta for some days. Mrs. Simpson
accompanied him.
Mrs. W. III. Garrett is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. w. O..
Prentiss, Of Beaufort.
When you are in town settle with
the ADVERTISER. The tight season is
coming on and the money Is needed.
Beautiful showers have fallen in the
last low days to the delight OF our far.
mers and gardeners.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ball, OF Green
vile, were with relatives here this
week.
Mrs. j. w. Clarke and Miss Mary
Waller Camp went down to Augusta
for the gay proceedings Of tho Merry
Makers.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Brown and Miss
Pitts, OF Cross Hill were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Brown on last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lucas ha. } moved
over Little River to tho beautiful
suburban residence owned by Mr.. G..
d. Barksdale.
Cherokee county will have it's frat
Court at Gaffney, the county seat on
the Goth OF May. Gen. j.. B. Gordon
will be there and deliver his lecture on
"the last days OF the Confederacy."
W; D. Upshaw, Ernest Willie"
spent several days in the city last week
as the guest OF Rev. j. D. Pitts, lectur-
ing at the Baptist church on Sunday
evening and on the following night at
the Opera House.
The Tennessee Centennial Exposi-
ton opened at Nashville on May first
with all appointments Of ceremony
and programme. President Mckinley
an electric button at Washington.
A committee composed OF Messrs. o.
b. Simmons, w. l.. Gray and G. G.
Featherstone went to Spartanburg
last week to inspect tho new Metho.
dist church there with tho view OF
probably introducing its best points in
the church soon to go up hero.
George R. Koester, former Editor OF
the Register, becomes the publisher
and Editor OF the Columbia Daily Re-
cord. Mr.. Editor Rooster has eXper-
fence In newspaper work n Column
bia should be q fair field for his enter.
prise.
In behalf of the Methodist Church
some of it's younger members served
refreshments in the Court House last
Friday evening. Everything good to
eat and ~seasonable was to be had A
pleasant crowd gathered and q nice
sum was netted.
For some ten days the town has been
strewn with piping for the water
works, but the first excavations with O
view to their placing were made on
elan water Is to be coursing through
them.
Read the ADVERTISER and you get
everything going on from Owings
to Gross Hill, from Princeton to Reno,
way down in Jacks. Every hamlet,
nook and corner of the great old coun-
ty Is covered by our wide awake local
correspondents.
Mr.. Jonas Swink, now of Laurens,
but formerly Of Union, called at our
Office on yesterday. He Is Eighty-six
years old, stout, active and clear in
his faculties. He had a grandfather
killed at Guilfard Court House in the
revolutionary struggle. Mr.. Swink
was at Morris Island with Gregg,
A letter from Will ". Thompson,
now at Senatobia, Miss, informs us
that he Is we'll, though in the midst of
the food, but doing his duty in pulling
an oar and assisting exposed humanity
and cats and dogs and other friends OF
the unfortunate, from the engulphing
waters
Rev. A.. H. Lester, OF the Methodist
church aged sixty eight, died at the
home of his son In Columbia last week.
He was o native Of Greenyiile county,
a graduate OF Erskine College, q man
Of fine talent, and one of the most
genial and beloved OF men,. Peace and
the supremest rest to that noble spirit,
"Archie" Lester.
Mr.. j. e. Bass made a trip to Harts-
Vile last week returning a few days
ago accompanied by his wife and child
Mrs. Bass will be- warmly welcomed
by the many friends her husband has
already won here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rass will occupy a house on Hamp-
ton street.
Ice! Cold Delightful Ices.
Remember Martins on the North
OF the sauare-a cool delightful PLACE
With sherbet, creams and delightful
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