The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-08
NEWS
OFAN UNEyENTFUL CHARACTER
A QUIET SALESDAY-COLLEGE
GIRLS AT HOME.

visit to relatives in Laurens.
Mrs. w, S. Killingsworth is v%isitin,
at Mrs. S. w. Vanco's.
Mr.. b. F. Ballew was registered a
the Planters in Augusta on Sunday
Old papers for sale at this Office
almost given away.
The engines and appliances for break
ing rock have arrived and good road.
are now in sight.
A v storm with rain and light
ming passed over the city at noon yes.
terday.
Anderson has a policeman named
King who stands six Ieet six inches In
his stockings and weighs 1886 pounds,
Mr.. Henry Dorroh, OF Newberry
county visited his father, DR.. William
Dorroh, OF this city, last week.
Miss Laura Irby arrived for the holt.
days from tho College for Women at
Columbia on Thursday.
Mrs. ]. o. Darlington and children
Of Spartanburg are visiting relatives
In town.
Mrs. Crayton, Of Rutherfordton, N.
": Is making a visit to her parents,
MIR. and Mrs j. T. Poole OF this city.
Mr.. Ryland Traynham left q few
days ago to visit Spartanburg and
Charlotte.
Most parts Of the county had good
rains during the closing days Of last
Miss Willough Boyd is at homo from
Rock Hill, whore she has been q stu
dent at the Winthrop College.
Niles Nettie Hayne, OF Fort Motto, Ia
In the city, the guest Of Miss Perrin
Farrow.
Mrs. j. T. johnson has returned to
Spartanburg after visiting MI. and
Mrs. III. w Anderson OF this CITY.
Mrs. Robert Moorman and children
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Sim
klns Tor several weeks, have returned
to G%reenville.
The Woiford College Journal, one of
the ~cleverest OF our College Ex-
changes, has arrived for May aud Is as
full as usual Of good reading.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Il. Huggin and chill.
dren are In ~Spartanburg attending
Commencement week at Converse
College.
Miss Emmie Meng Is visiting friends
IN Spartanburg and attending the
Converse and Wofford Commence
ments.
Revs. w. p. Kinard, j.. M Shell
and DIR. Reinhart have O tent erected
on Factory Hill and are holding re-
ligious services.
Mrs. Frank Wilson returned to her
home at Newberry on last Tuesday az
ter visiting her siotsr, Mrs. j.. D.
Pitts for q few days.
The Mccormick Times has kind
words to say OF our fellow citizen, Mr..
9. Y. Whitten, who recently visited
friends and relatives at Mccormick.
Among those who graduated with
distinction at the College for Women
at Columbia last week, was Miss Belle
Craig, of Ora.
We regret to learn that Mr.. j. w.
Jones was called to Cuthbert, Ca, on
Friday last on account of the illness of
his son, Prof. Thos. f. Jones.
Miss Mamie Shell, OF Laurcns,
daughter Of encouragement Sha.l, Is
spending sometime with her sister,
Mrs. w. E. Martin at McColl.-Pee
Dee Advocate.
At the annual oratorical contest be-
tween the literary societies Of tho
South Carolina College, Mr.. j. j. Nc.
Swain, OF Laurens was n OF the de-
the Assistant Marshals.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Caroline Louise Mauldin, the ac-
complished daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
w. l.. Mauldin OF Greenville, to Mr..
Clarence Rowland OF New York, The
ceremony Is to take place in the First
Baptist church OF Greenville on the
evening OF the sixteenth.
The Carolinian for May, editor-in.
chief, j. j. McSwain, Laurens, comes
to us with the statement, by one OF its
HiSHooj ehoo v 10 w Doob issue OI the
Magazine ever published. We have
turned through its pages with pleasure
and find it we'll worthy OF this criti-
cism. College journals are q feature OF
College life, which should ALWAYS be
encouraged and be given the benefit OF
the best brains OF every school.
On last Thursday four handsome
blacks, In holiday harness carried a
merry party Of young people to Chest
nut Ridge on picnicking intent. The
crowd was under the care of Miss Sallie
Watkins, and was composed OF some OF
the fair graduates of the Graded
Schools and other young folks OF the
city. A very glorious time was report.
cd OF the day,
a big feast was given at the State
Farm, Hagood, on Saturday last by
Penetentiary Superintendent, Neil
Among the seventy five guests were
Sheriff McCravy, Capt. Shell, Mr.,
Sheriff McCravy brought home with
him as a trophy a rattlesnake six feet
long with twelve r%attles. All wrong
unless he brought with him a little OF
the "mOccasin" also. The reptile was
dead.
A Sad Death.
Mr.. ). D. Richard son, died In thi,
city on Sunday last, after O brief i'll: