The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-22
NOTHING OF GREAT
EOTE-SPRING SEASON BRINGS
BEAUTIFUL GOODS AND A
RUSH TO THE STORES.

tendance upon Court at Greenwood.
A foretastc Of sweet summpr-at
noon yesterday mercury marked 7G.
President w. f Lucas went to CO.
lumbia on yesterday.
Mrs. Lotto Jones has returned to
~Spartanburg after n visit to Mrs. j. A.
Copeland.
Mr.. Albert G. Todd, Of tho South
Carolina College is at home for a brief
rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Simpson, OF
Pendleton, are in the city, the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cresswell darlington.
Mrs. ia. White, OF Spartanbu-g. has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. I. A.
Copeland.
We desire TO call special attention to
the call of Chairman Darlington found
elsewhere.
The nth, st. Patricks day, was duly
observed in Charleston, by tie sons OF
Erin.
Special attention is directed to the
call OF M. A Summerel, President of
the County Alliance.
Candidates are n little slow to show
their loads. Only one fellow citizen
mas told us he would be in the field and
only one that he would not.
Miss Mary Butts, a daughter of Rev.
Butts, died on the Dist at her home,
FOUNTAIN Inn. She vas an accom-
pllshed and lOvable young lady, en-
dcared to all who knew her.
The Senate has failed to confirm tho
treaty annexing Hawaii. T~wo-thirds
were necessary. Congress will under
take the Job. a majority of both
houses a dc the business.
Greenwood made a contract with one
Partee to build their Court House. 1t
was to have been completed by the LIST
OF January. He s~urrenders the Job to
the County Commissioners and they
expect to complete the House by the
first Of May.
Uncle Samuel's boys in blue passing
through Clinton and other Southern
towns to the coast defences during
last week were heartily cheered. The
evidence of a re- united country accu-
mulates.
league died at her home near
Waterloo on the 1lth instant and her
remains were buried at Beaverdam
cemetery. She was during her long
HE a consistent member of Beaverdam
Baptist church and was a beloved
lady.
The Prohibition Convention meets
Columbia, the 18th of April. They
will nominate a full tickot-that is
they say. l.. d. Childs, Of Colum.
bia, and j a. Mccullough, of Green
V'lle' are for first place.
The order Of United A. Mechanics
celebrated their anniversary ON Satur-
day evening last with a beautiful
banquet and delightful assembly. We
Il previous engagement fore
our attendance i'm obedience to
Il kind invitation.
Col. Y. j.. Lipscomb was elected
Mayor OF Columbia in a heated contest
on Tuesday last. Great complaint is
made OF Generalization and u down
tendency of moral tone in that
great capital and the battle was for re-
won-up to the serenade
which followed in the evening. We
hope it may last.
Miss Carrie NJ. Godfrey and Mr.. Jno.
IS. Mayes. OF Ncwbery. wero driving
the 18th instant In a buggy when
the horse taking fright they were
to the ground and Miss God
frey killed. She was a teacher in tho
Graded School. She had visited this
city whore she had friends and ad-
Her home was Cheraw.
Intelligence reaches us Of the sudden
death Of Mr.. r. II. McCrary, a promi-
nent gentleman of Clinton on yester-
day morning. He was reared in the
vicinity OF Clinton, was about forty
years old, and a leading citizen of that
town. His death will prove a great
to mis- community. He was highly
regarded in this city.
His remains will be buried at Clinton
ut 3 30 O'Clock this afternoon.
cam | my brothers Keeper" This
was the subject of n beautiful sermon
preached on Sunday last at the Meth
odist Church "to" the Odd Fellows by
Key. II. II. Jones the pastor. The
unity of the human race, the father
of God, and the brotherhood of
were leading thoughts of the able
discourse. The leading scientists are
coming back to the Genesis OF the
bible.
Miss Jackson, of the Cotton Mill
store, arrived from the North yestcr-
day. For several weeks past she has
been in New York and Baltimore and
comes thoroughly up in all the latest
devices in the construction Of ad0ra-
bic hats and b%onnets. Mr.. j.. e. Bass,
manager for the store returned home
one day last week, and the results of
MS visit to the great markets are arriv-
ing and being put IN inspection daily.
John Johnson at October Term was
sentenced to be hung. He appealed
to the Supreme Court. At the Feb
ruary term the Solicitor moved for re-
sentence, his counsel Directing that
the Appeal had not been dismissed
and was pending. Judge Benet over
ruled objection and fixed April 9th for
the execution. Hi counsel appealed.
Thus the matter stands and is tangled
and may have to be decided by the
Courts. The matter OF suspending Is q
matter OF suspense.
VIII Get to Omaha.
Mayor Club" Evans, OF Newberry,