The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04
FREEZING METHODS
OF THE NEW Wharf.-The HOLI-
DAYS OVER-A BUSY SALES
DAY.

Mr.. Will Wright, OF Pacolet ha,
beer In the city for the holidays.
Mrs, j. T. A. Ballew returned OF
Thursday from a visit to Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Clarke have re
turned from their wedding trip.
Miss Hattie Smith, OF Glenn Springs
was the guest of Miss Josephine Mintel
last week.
Mrs. j. II. Johnson and children, O
Spartanburg spent Christmas In the
city.
Mrs. w. Fl. Garrett has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. w.
0. Prentiss, Of Beaufort.
Mr.. Edwin Lucas, Of G~reenville,
spent Saturday with relatives In the
city.
A ring with six keys attached was
picked up on the square Monday last
and is now in this office.
Miss Annie Blake leaves to-day for
Iaurens.-Ninety Six cor. Press and
Banner.
Mr.. d. II. Witherspoon retires and
Mr.. Thornwell Haynes becomes Edi-
tor OF the Prosperity Advertiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Merchant will
leave Monday to visit Mrs. Merchants
parents in Laurens.-Prospcrity Ad-
vertlser.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Emmie Jones to DR.. Clay Doyle
Of Seneca, at the homo Of tho brides
parents IN the 18th instant.
Mrs. w. F.. Lucas gave a beautiful
reception on new years day to her
guests Mrs. T. Il. Mott, Jr., and Miss
Leila Thompson, Of Spartanburg.
Saturday was bright and cold, but
not too cold for the season. The New
Year gets off with his best foot fore
most.
We are requested to that
Rev S. @. Todd will begin a revival
meeting at Old Field Church on the
second Sunday in this month, 9th
inst.
Harris Lithia Springs has been So
lected as the place of meeting for the
Teachers Association, July 1st next.
Mr.. Harris will do the charming
thing by the Association.
Mr.. E. P. Miner has returned to
the South Carolina College and Joined
he Junior GLASS. During o former
session he was compelled to return
home on account OF sickness.
Sheriff McCravey has a list of Sher-
IFS of Laurens County done in splen-
did Penmanship--running from Louis
Saxon, 1900, TO George McCravey, 1897.
The work is done by young Mr.. Richard
Griffith and is worth examining as a
specimen Of art.
Treasurer Babb reports that the
State and County taxes are we'll paid
up, n that the delinquent list will be
but little larger than usual. This
speaks volumes for our people in these
hard times. The Treasurer did hcrcu-
lean work the last ten days of Decem-
Der.
An inquest was held on the 1st OF
January over the body of John Sulli-
van who was shot on the 9th and died
on the 3Oth ult. William Yeargin is
charged with the shooting. A woman
W. H"fS pSOh III thC Cubc. AL
colored people.
Christmas brought It's usual crop Of
casualties. Near Waterloo. Osier Mad
den and Joe Bates engaged in q gamo
OF chance-Joe putting up a pistol and
Osier one dollar. They quarreIed, with
the result that Bates was killed. Both
colored and the trouble happened on
the 21st OF December. Madden has not
been arrested. On the 25th Of Deem
Der, near Belfast, Andrew McClintock,
was accidentally killed by a pistol in
his own hands. There Is some evidence
that another party had the pistol
These, as we learn were small boys.
A party Of colored people were hunt
ing on the 28th OF December near w.
~ler,ville. Arthur Gilliard was pulling
back tho hammer Of his shot gun, when
it slipped. disch arging the load in the
head of Pink Cannon, killing him in
stantly. Arthur is a small boy about
fourteen years old and Pink was %.
This was understood to be accidental.