The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-21
INTERESTING ITEMS
IN BRIEF-VISITORS IN OUR
CITY.

NOV NJ. II. carlisle spent q few days
IN the city last week.
Mrs. t. d. Darlington is visiting her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. w. G. Irby.
Mrs. w. e. Lucas is spending a
few days with friends in Spartanburg.
Don't fail to see the Chas. King Com
pany Tonight at the Opera House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus HUFF went to
Edgeheld last Tuesday to be present at
the Tillman-Fuller wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bass will spend
Christmas with their relatives at
Hartsville.
Misses Pearle Barnett and Lille
Brown are at homo from Winthrop
College for the holidays.
Mr.. l.. H. Watts, Of Abbeville, Wis
tied his relatives here during last
week.
Senators Tillman and McLaurin are
both bctter and may be able to come
home during the recess.
a party of young people attended n
dance at Clinton on Friday evening
and report u pleasant occasion.
Misses Annie Darlington, Mary and
Martha Cannon visited Charleston
during Gala Week.
The Charleston News and Courier OF
Friday noted the presence of DR.. A. G.
Fike in that city.
Mrs. j. d. Watts went to Spartan
burg on the 18th to visit Mrs. J. c..
Darlington.
Ex-Governor John Gary Evans was
married on the 18th instant to Miss
Emily Mansfield Plume, at Waterbury,
Conn. -
In the Christmas rush don't forgot
h Il you " your subscription. When
you come in tomorrow or next day,
pay it.
Mr.. j. G. Williams and Mr.. r. H..
Pate, OF Laurens, were registered at
the Moseley National House, Charles
tor enduring Gala.
Mary Jane Jacks, colored, is in the
lock up, arrested by tho town police,
charged with violating the dispensary
law,
Mr.. Jack Brown, the well known
Liveryr!an, has moved his fine lot Of
horses and carriages to the new stables,
corner Of Jail and Laurens Streets.
There you will find elegant turnouts.
Our physicians as q prccaution are
~vaccinating the old and the young in
the city. 1t is exceedingly important,
although it is not expected to be Sc
rlous in any quarter A case of small
poN here and thcrc, is reported from
neighboring towns.
Mr.. Albert G. Fielding died in Char
lOttc on the 14th inst. and was buried
in Columbia on last Wednesday,
b ten years ago he made Laurens
his home for a time and still has friends
here who will be sorry to learn OF his
death.
Rev. S. A. Weber, D. D., has been
southern Christian Advocate and will
move TO Grcenvillc City. He is one OF
the ablest members of the Conference
in this State and an accomplished
scholar.
Capt. w. r. White died at his home
In S~partanburg on the 18th instant az
ter an illness Of many weeks. Capt.
White was a well known hotel man and
popular wherever he was known. He
was the father Of Mrs. j. a. Copeland,
OF this city. The burial took place in
Greenville on last Tuesday.
We understand that several applica-
finns h yn nDnn mn tn E.r,,,nn Lr1o,l,o
for the Supcrvisorship in this county
Among them we heart the names of Mr..
Alsey Coleman, II. p. Adair, John
Boyd, William Anderson and Wright
Sims. They are competent gentlemen.
"Slocum Gilson," friend to all the
ieaters OF THE ADVERTISER, after IN
eight "eeks tug with fever crawled up
THE ADVERTISERS stairway on last
Friday He is the worst for wear, but
we were delighted to SEQ him and THE
ADVERTISERS readers will be glad to
hear from him again.
The boiler at Grants saw mill at
Cross Hill exploded on Saturday morn.
ing, injuring one man fatally and two
OTHERS seriously. The boiler was
thrown a half Il mile in various direc-
tions.
Don't let your father carry matches
loose in his pocket, get him u match
safe at w. A. Johnson's.
The Christmas number Of the Al
kahcst, published in Atlanta, is the
most attractive issue yet seen Of that
popular Southern Magazine. While
~commcndable always, it improves
somehow with every issue. The cover
is n beauty, in three ~colors, by John
Henderson GarnScy.
Somebody asked Col. Ham, the fa.
nous Georgia editor and humorist, or
Thanksgiving day, what he was thank
full for. "HOnest'y, [ am thankful that
Allen Chandler will be elected Gov.
ernor next year; that the Democrats
will elect the House and Senate, and
three years afterwards Bryan and
Van Wyck will be nominated and
elected on Il free silver platform
The Hon. N. b. Dial, formerly the
mayor Of Laurens, and one Of the
loading young lawyers of the Pied
" IL. Mr.. Dial is one of Charleston
generally brings with him a large
party of L%aurens people who know
how to enjoy the week thoroughly
Talking Of l.aurens. Mr.. Dial said il
was still booming and was Showing
ahead rapidly in the right kind O
way.-News and Courier.
Last night the Charles King Com