The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10

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Tho Christian Alliance Convention
will meet at the Opera House, Thurs
day and Friday.
a blizzard struck us on Friday eve
nlng last and ON Saturday o]vercoatS
were in evidence. 1t has been a bad
spell on the young crops.
Misses Vaughan and frankie Grit
ton spent a few days with friends in
Clinton last week and enjoyed the An
nlvrrsary Saturday.
Mrs. O. B. Mayer and children of
Ncwberry have been staying for the
past week wish MIR. and Mrs. w. w.
Jones.
When a case of smallpox is an
bounced see the accompanying assur-
ance-"there is no fear Of its spread
ing" But it steals along and spreads.
Miss Bass, of Huntsville, who has
been visiting her brother, Mr.. j. f..
Bass for the past fortnight returned
home yesterday.
Mr. j. Y. Darlington, of Atlanta,
was in the city last week visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. ID. CARING
ton.
Mr.. Henry Knight has returned to
the city after spending several months
in Providence, r. l. and other Eastern
cities.
Mr.. G. l.. Johnson, Of this county,
during last week was admitted before
the supreme Court to practice Law in
the Courts of this State.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will meet at tho Ben-Della Hotol at
500 on Saturday the 1Ith. A full at
tendance Of the members is urged.
The plan of the County Agricultural
Institutes being now inaugurated by
Issue on our outside. They will be
found OF great interest and infinite adj
vantage TO our farmers.
We neglected to mention in last
weeks issue hat the very earliest
English peas that we saw this season
were raised by Hannah Fowler, COL
orcd, on Hampton Street.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Laurcns Cotton Mill
800 DN'"' WI III i-Oh lilSlstlll. III
mill is in fine condition and doing
well.
The amphibious disease which has
puzzled the learned medical mon for a
year turns out to be genuine small
pox and is growing virulent and
deadly.
Mr.. Ryland Traynham, a student OF
Woiford College, returned to Spartan
burg yesterday after spending a few
days with his parents, Col. and Mrs .
j. II. Traynham.
Tho Laurens FIGURING Roller Mill
Is now running and any farmer having
any whoat on hand can have same
ground by carrying it to the mill, or
can sell it to The mill at q good price.
NJ. Larry w. Boyd has been forced
to resign the position OF book-keepor
at Lock-hart Mills on account OF i'll
health and accompanied by his mother,
Mrs L.. N. Boyd has returned home.
G. 8. Mccullough, a son of tho late
Capt. ID. 8. Mccullough, we'll known
and having relatives in this county, is
a Lieutenant In the Darlington Guards
Volunteers.
Mr.. Paul Gibson and bride are stop
ping at Mrs. Clarke's. Mr.. Gibson,
who has been a resident OF Laurens
for several months, was married last
week to a fair Albanian.
DR.. B. e. Martin left for Baltimore
last Tuesday to spend several weeks
taking a cOurse Of lectures, his son,
Dugar, leaving at about the same time
for Augusta, where he will enter a
Business College.
Mr.. G.. e. Moore, the genial Editor
Of the Honea Path Chronicle visited
superintendent Watkins during last
week. Mrs. Moore accompanied
him. He is always welcomed in Lau-
renB.
Rev. N. j.. Holmes, of Greenviile,
and Rev. S. G.. Todd, OF Wexford, have
been holding q series OF services in
the Opera House for the past ten days
which closed on Sunday night. The
meeting has been largely attended and
seems to have aroused much interest,
Mr.. j. G. Smith, OF the Clinton Mar.
Die Works has an advertisement In
this weeks Issue which 1t will be wis.
uOm lOT you 10 peruSe. Mr.. smith has
been in the marble business for a great
many years and his work Is always o.
tho best class, satisfactory In every
particular.
1t 10 only breadstulrs that may In.
crease In prico and we can raise every.
thing necessary. You can make any
kind of q bargain to suit your conve
nience for comfortable summer hats
shoes and underwear, and for that mat,
ter any kind OF wear. Read the AID.
VERTIsER for pointers to the good
places.
The store-roOm occupied last sum
mer by the Laurens Drug Company Is
being converted by Mr.. +. w. Martin
into an ice-cream and soda-water es-
tablishment and promises to be a de
lightful resort for warm days. The
fountain is a very handsome one and
the ice-cream parlor is to be nicely
fixed up. Really good cool drinks
served in an attractive place will b,
found to draw exceedingly well.S