The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-09
WHAT'S AFLOAT.
LAST WEEKS PROGRAMME NOT
ExO1TING-THIs WEEKS FULL
OF PROMTSE-THE POPU.
LATION Ar THE POLLS
TODAY.

Hear all new songs at Barlow. Bros
Ministries Wednesday night.
Miss jamie Vance, of Clinton, lie Wis,
iting relatives in town.
Mrs. Brown, Of Clinton is Waiting at
Mr.. 7. F. Rays.
The election for the City Fathers
makes things lively to-day.
II you have a friend with you or are
to take a train yourself tell the AID
VERTIsER by phone.
Senator Irby arrived from Washing
ton on Sunday, Congress having ad.
journed.
Mr. w. e. Lucas is in Baltimore on
mill.
A beautiful picture "The Outing of
the Sports" is the first part Of the great
Barlow Bros. Minstrels.
Mr.. w. A. Jamieson1 leaves this week
for New York where he will purchase
an elegant line OF Spring fabrics.
The Wofford College Journal for Feb
ruary Is a charming number. 1t is
crammed with good literary meat.
Mr.. W. r.. Minter, of the Columbia
Theological Seminary spent Sunday
with his family here.
Mrs. Rebecca Burgess, who has been
visiting in the city for several weeks,
returns to her home In North Carolina
to-day.
Joseph FL. Earle was sworn in as q
Senator from this State on the 4th inst.
with fourteen other newly elected Sem
ators and twelve old Senators re-
elected.
Col. II. B. Crews has returned from
Washington where he went to see the
passing OF Grover and the extensive
installation ceremonies over Mr.. Nc
KinleY, OF Ohio.
Mr.. Roper, of Davis & Roper, Mr..
81. Terry and Mr.. Wilson, OF Wilson &
Co went North last week to look after
the restocking Of their stores for the
new season.
Mr.. Tom Clardy left yesterday for
Hoffman, N. @. where he makes his
home in future Mr.. Clardy is one Of
the most promising young business
men OF the city and deserves to find
a good fortune awaiting him.
It is said that the Metropolitan Pc.
lice WILL be removed by Governors FL
lerbe from Charleston. Mayor Smythe
Of that city was in Columbia ON last
Saturday and dined with the Governor
at the mansion on Arsenal Hill.
Gen. Thomas A. Huguenin died in
Charleston on the 9th ultimo. He
was the last commander of Fort Sum-
ter, a defense rejecting immortal
h9nor on South Carolina troops. Char
lesion paid a unanimous tribute to this
noble hero. 1t was we'll bestowed.
The letter of Mr.. w. P. Harris on
the subject of oats published last week
is we'll worth the attention of our far
mers. Mr.. Harris certainly has been
a watchful observer. Cut out his letter
and put 1t In your scrap book for future
reference.
Miss Kate Steele Cathcart, a lovely
young lady OF Columbia died suddenly
ir that city on the morning of March
1st instant. She was a sister OF Mrs.
w. D. Byrd OF this county and q
daughter of Shepif w. j. Cathcart, of
Richland county. She was q niece
also OF ex-Congressman She'll, of this
county.
The marriage ceremony uniting Mr..
Il. d. Darlington and Miss Lydfe Il.
Irby will be sQlemnized at 1880 sharp
at the Baptist Church, Wednesday,
March 10th. No cards we've issued In
the city and consequently all the
friends OF the contracting parties are
invited to attend.
About twelve months ago one j. n.
Mountain, a stranger, appeared In Jacks
Township, this county, as a promoter,
undertaking to develop with emigrauts
a great tract of territory and to build a
a city. He played a keen game, no.
doubt keeping in mind the ancient city
of Queen Dido. Mr.. Mountain, as is said
undertook the building of a city, but at
the end Of twelve months, all bis prom
ises came to naught and several citizens
had lost various sums by confidence in
his various promises. He finally disap-
peared, q warrant vas issued against
him for obtaining money under false
pretences, and Gov, Ellerbe Issued a
requisition for Mountain who was found
in Alabama, the Governor OF hat State
honored the requisition, and Mountain
was turned over to Mr.. @, w. Nc
Gravy, deputy sheriff from this county.
who undertook to convey Mountain to
the scene Of his explorations in Lau-
rens. Now it happened that to reach