The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-18
NEWS OF THE HOUR
AND OF THE WEEK PAST--PEOPLE
COMING AND GOING.


Cos ad and profit by 1t.
Mr.. NJ. II. Simpson, of Cross Hill,
was in tom Friday.
Mr.. w. L. Harris is in the city after
an absence OF several years In Texas.
Mrs. e. G. Poole and little daughter,
Annie Lucille, of Greenville are in the
city visiting DR.. and Mrs. j. L. Poole.
Mr.. Jock Saxon, Of Huntington. was
in the city last week for the Jones'
Doyle wedding.
A. w. league, Jr., OF Laurons, is in
town.--Greenvillo News, 10th inst.
j.. M. Robertson was confirmed by
the United States Senate as Postmas-
ter for Laurens on the 18th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Talbert, of Parks.
vile, are on a visit to the family of Mr..
+. p. MCGOWAN.
Mrs. Boil Terry, and Mrs. DR.. j. p.
simpson AVE gone to jacksonville,
Fla, for the remainder of the winter.
Mr.. Eugene Ingram, of Sumter, is
in the city representing Alex Sprunt 81
oOu, III VIC COIIOn HluFhSU.
Frank c.. Shell, of Laurens, was in
the city yesterday .-Greenville News,
10th :nst.
The Equitable Life Insurance So
ciety sends us q most exquisite calen-
dar for 1898.
Bishop Capers will hold morning and
afternoon services in the Church of
the Epiphany, this city on the 3Oth
inst.
Mr.. E. O. Smith, until recently con-
nccted with the Herald Office has gone
to S~partanburg to enter q business Col
lege.
Married near Clinton, at the resi-
dencc of the bride, January 18th 1898,
Mr.. a. {. Blakeley to Miss NJ. G.. Addy,
Rev. w. A. M. Plaxco, officiating.
Mr., John Y. Darlington, Of Atlanta,
spent several days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Darlington last
week.
Place your Fire Insurance with
Fleming & Co. They represent good
and liberal companies that pay all
losses promptly.
The Herald Of last week is authority
for the statement that ex United States
Senator Irby will shortly direct his
talents to the practice OF law, the pro-
fession which he followed before he
entered the political arena.
QMr. Walter l.. Miller, the Master
FOR Abbeville County, and an able
lawyer and scholarly gentleman was in
the city Oh Thursday last on legal bust
ness and paid The ADVERTISER n
pleasant call.
The Committee on Elections Of the
House of Representatives, Congress,
heard argument in the contested seats
cases of Elliott, Stokes and Talbert on
Friday last. The constitutionality of
the constitution of this State is in
question.
The trial Of Newbold for murder is
on at S~partanburg. Munro e. Munro
and Be- Townsend, OF Union, Schum-
pert, OF Newberry, and Thomson, OF
~Spartanburg defend him. He takes adj
vice from SolOmon's teXt--in a multi
Jude of counsellors there is safety.
Congressman stanyarnc Wilson
wishes us to state that his quota of
SOSo Wis yCdt L lOU SuillClSuU W sup
ply more than one-third Of his con-
s%tituents In the District. He will,
therefore, be glad to receive Postal
Cards from those wishing seed, and he
will comply until they are exhausted.
DR.. j. o. Martin, who has made
Princeton his home for tho past year,
has moved his family to Owensville,
and will practice his profession there.
DR.. Martin is an experienced physician
and honorable man, and our sister city
has lost u good citizen by his depar-
ture.-Honea Path Chronicle.
The Proicctoscope Entertainment
given last night in the Opera House
was an entire success. The pictures
moved and acted like things Of life and
were grand. A like entertainment,
with change OF programme, will be
given tonight, and no one should miss
it, as 1T will be profitable and enter
tanning alike to both old and young.
Lei all attend.
Young Hugh McCrayy, a brother OF
our Sheriff, residing three miles from
the town Of Cross Hill is believed to
have n case of small pox. Many persons
have been assoc ated with him and it
10 a. pOpuiuuo HclS lDOTliOOu. Leu every
family, white and colored, act at once.
Fortunately DR.. Wilbur, on Of the
best physicians in the State lives close
by and is immune. Young MIR. Nc
Gravy was or the train 10 this city
from Newberrv and reports n sick wo.
man, a passenger. This was WE weeks
since. Mr.. McCravy remained in this
city n short while, and visited several
stores. This as stated was about two
weeks ago.
A Mighty Turnip.
Twelve pounds and a half is a res