The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-23
T PARAGRAPHS.
NEWS OF THE NEW sEASON-YES-
TERDAY A HOLIDAY.
The 21th-Barlow Brothers.

tne oenate, spent SUNDAY IN Jne Guy.
The March winds commence to bloy
on the I'D OF February.
Barlow Brothers-the 9th, at Oper'
House.
Mr.. L. w. Simkins made q business
trip to Newberry on Thursday.
Register for the munioipa! election
by the 9th.
Mr.. ]. e. Minter, of this city visited
Charleston last week.
Mr.. w. w. Ball, of the Grecnvills
News, was In town on yesterday.
Miss Sallie Davis, Of Clinton is visit
ing Mrs. T. F. Simpson.
Miss jamie Rivers went to Spartan,
burg on Friday to spend q few days
with her mother.
Barlow Brothers Ministrels will be
here on the 9th. A delightful enter.
tainment.
Mr.. P. b. Wilkes, of Charlotte,
spend Sunday.
George Washington was remembered
with the greatest affection by all the
school children on yesterday.
The Factory store, which is to be an
extensive n complete affair in every
respect will probably be finished and
stocked in q couple of months.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. @. F%eathersone,
Master Douglas Featherstone and Miss
Name Ferguson visited Newberry last
WEEK.
Mr.. Tom Norman, Of Columbia,
spent q few days of last week with Mr..
and Mrs. L. W. Simkins leaving on
Thursday for Clemson.
The debris of the burnt building of
Traynham and Dial is being removed
and the spring will see the waste
places with a handsome structure.
Mr.. Morgan representing the Green.
vile News was in the city on Wednes-
day last, looking after the interest Of
the great Piedmont organ.
We saw a shad in our city last week
price 80 cents. But the editor Of
this paper sees occasionally such inter-
esting objects-as Paddy saw the moon.
Our great guns were fired outside
the bar at Charleston last week in tar
get practice. Cuba is not within ear
shot Of that locality.
The price OF THE ADVERTISER for a
whole year goes precisely with the
hard times. There are none but can
afford to have the paper.
The General Assembly did O very
sensible thing when it elected the Hon.
d. M. Miles, OF Spartanbnrg, to be a
member Of the State Board of Control.
Money makes the mare go, but it
don't stop a harying. In Missouri, DR..
Arthur Duestr,s n, q millionaire was
hanged on Wednesday last for the
murder of his wife and child in 1894.
S~purgeon summerel. Of Clinton, a
little friend OF THE ADVERTISER,
quest to preserve the coupons" of the
Newberry Observer shall be respected.
Mr.. d. A. Davis and Mr.. G, B. Bobo
each have beautiful sites on West
Main Street and will build handsome
residences this spring and summer.
Mr.. j. @. Owens pretty vacant lot is
likely to be graced with a handsome
residence.
Charles F. Dorroh, a son Of the late
nent citizen of this county, died in
Greenville city, his home, on the 18th
Instant. He was born in this county
and was forty years OF age.
Greece, one OF the weakest and
smallest Kingdoms in Europe, has
seized the island of Crete, a Turkish
possession. Greece Is fool hardy or is
assured of backing by the great Eu-
ropean Powers, The occasion Is the
war between christians and moslems
in Crete.
Mr.. Abram Parker, about eighty
years of age died at his home in this
county on the morning Of the 10th i'm
slant. He was q noble, good citizen,
respected by all who knew him. He
leaves a family Of two daughters who
have the sympathy Of a large oipcle of
friends,
The Washington Post, a great paper,
has prepared and has ready for distri-
button its Almanac and Encyclopedia
for 1897. Its title styles it well--"Cy-
clopedia OF Historic and Statistic Facts
for the Office, Farm and Household"
1t contains more than 500 pages crowd
ed with facts that every one should
have the means of quickly knowing
Price 25 cts, Address Post Company,
Washington, d. G..
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wade Anderson
entertained q number OF their friends
on last Wednesday evening in honor of
Rev. Barnwell Anderson aud bride
Rev. Mr.. Anderson was married on
last Tuesday at Acton, N. G. to Miss
Blanche Venable. His friends through
| out the county will doubtless join THE
ADVERTISER in sincerest congratula-
tiOns.
Culhane's Comedians will begin an
engagement of three nights commenc-
ing Monday, March 1st presenting q
repetoire OF brilliant dramas and come
dies, the opening play being the great
| comedy-drama, 0"The Light of Co
tham," with special science effects
In the company Is clever C~lementina.
st. Felix, Of tho we'll known three St.
Felix Sisters, and VIII 70. Culhane,
both favorites with all theater=goers,
Many new and entertaining feature 8
will be introduced, among the fore
most being the latest fad, ILLUSTRATED
Songs"
Mr.. John Mock, q highly respected
citizen OF this county, died at his
home, Cenireville, on the 18Th instant
in the Goth wear Of his ACE. His re-