The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-02-15
COURT
BRINGSA CROWD-VIBITORS CONE
AND GO-NEW SPRING
ENTERPRISES.

Clerk of the Court ]. f. Bolt visited
~Spartanburg last week.
Miss Allie Wolff is spending the
week with relatives in the city.
Put your strawberry beds in nice
order as they will soon begint to bloom.
Mr.. l.. f. Farley, Of Spartanburg,
was IN town last Thursday and Friday.
Hon. Ellison G.Graydon, of Abbeville,
and Hon. @. l.. Blease, of Newberry,
are attending the Court.
The weather has been beautiful and
tempting to the ladies to SOW peas and
other small seeds and to plant potatoes.
Mr.. j. w. Todd. a prominent citizen
and the Cashier Of the Peoples Bank
has been quite sick for several days.
Mr.. r. L. Bailey and family of Gin
ton, visited relatives in the city last
Sunday.
Hon. j. a. McCullough,y OF Green
vile, has been named as q candidate
for Governor.
Hon. j.. NJ. Glenn, a member Of the
House Of Representatives from An
derson died on the 9th inst.
Mrs. Frank Wilson, of Newberry,
has been visiting relatives In the city
for the past few days.
Mrs. f. G. Doyle, Of Seneca, is ex-
pected in the city In a few days to visit
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. WV. Jones.
Gorton's Minstrels drew O large
crowd Thu. lay evening and praise Of
the show was unanimous the next day
Mr.. Young Vance, of Columbia,
spent Sunday with his brother, Mr..
Jesse Vance.
Buy a ticket from some Of the charm
ing little maids who are selling them
and go to the concert Saturday night.
Remember the concert Saturday
night and go without fail. Admission
for grown folks, so cents, for children
25 cents.
J. B. Park, Esq, n prominent young
Attorney Of Greenwood, was In the
city during last week on legal bust
ness.
Mr.. Fraser Matthews, of Enoree,
and Mr.. Harry Cantey, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with Mr.. E. M. Mat
theWs,
The Hon. II. II. Evans, Mayor Of
Newberry, and prospective winner in
the coming race for Attorney General,
Is in the city.
THE ADVERTISER hears that Mrs. j.
d. Adams for several seasons Milliner
for Mr.. o. b. Simmons, will open out q
Millinery establishment of her own
with the new season.
DR.. j. p. Simpsons friends will be
delighted to learn that he is expected
to arrive from Jacksonville to-day,
where he has been enjoying a few
weeks'trest.
There will be a meeting Of the Pub
lie Library Association at the City
Hall Thursday afternoon at $3.50. A
be an election for permanent officers
and important reports from several
committees.
Work has begun again on Messrs.
Machen s. Martins rolling mill which
is to be ready to begin operations this
Spring. Mr.. Machen, 1t Is rumored
will import a miller from the North,
who will bring the most improved
methods into the management OF the
enterprise.
Mr.. ]. N. Wright goes out to-day to
collect for THE ADVERTISER. 1t is
hoped that the subscribers to the pa
per will encourage his efforts to the
best Of their ability. The paper must
still Insist that subscribers pay up,
while very appreciative OF the recent
responses Of some Of its friends.
Mr.. Turner F. Richardson sends
all the way from Washington State
for THE ADVERTISER. He is q brother
OF Mrs. Jack Brown OF our city and
has been on the far Pacific Slope for
twenty-three years. He vas q brave
boy with us when pluck counted a
great deal. He will probably come
down to see us this fall.
Fortune Byrd attended on Salesday
at the Court House. Returning to his
home at night on the plantation Of Mr..
Mart Pool, ten miles North of the
city he found jos. Hunter with his wife
under compromising circumstances.
Byrd fred, a ball passing through
Hunters brain killing him instantly.
An inquest followed, finding these
facts. Hunter surrendered and Is in
Jail and will probably be tried this
week.