The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-04
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.
Cotton was $50 on yesterday.

Mr.. John O'Dell attended the Camp
meeting at Clinton.
Miss Sallie Ray, of Jacks Township,
is visiting relatives in Laurens.
DR.. l.. s. Fuller was in GIeenville
last week.
Mrs. Ina Anderson and children, of
Greenyille, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
j. d. Adams.
DR.. Albright, Messrs. Vance Irby
and Jessie Vance were in Clinton the
past week.
Mai. D.. r. Duncan, of Spartanburg,
was In Laurens professionally on the
Goth.
Our readers must be content this
week with digesting Dewey and the
rise in Cotton.
Editor Dendy, Of the Clinton Ca
zette, was in the city, bright, cherry
and chirpy on Saturday last.
Miss Mamie May Wright has re-
turned to Chicora College, G~reenville,
s c.
G. p. Sanders, Esq, of Spartanburg,
was in the city last week on profess
sional business.
The business people Of Greenville
city are raising 81 900 as premiums to
farmers on next years wheat crop.
Col A. Baron Holmes OF the Walker,
Evans & Cogswell Co Charleston, was
in the city on Friday last.
The Laurens Laundry is a certainty
and under the management Of Mr.. 7.
K. Hudgens a certain success.
Representative Lewis w. Simkins
and his n Norman, visited New
berry during last week.
The marriage Of Sergeant John Nc.
Gravy, a brother of Sheriff McCravy,
to Miss Proctor occurred in Columbia
A correspondent from Laurens to
the G~reenville Times says that a child
died on Factory Hill as the result Of
the parents refusing to give medicine.
Our friend d. NJ. Sanders, of Tylers-
vile, eve forgets. He has Il thanks
for a dozen messes OF nice, sweet, ten
ten beans.
Overcoats and all the habiliments of
winter were in order Monday morning.
The blasts from the North bring de-
cidedly winter.
Mrs. Coleman B. Walker and daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, after visiting rela-
tives and friends in the county and
city have returned to Columbia.
The Laurens Drug Co.'s exhibit OF
~Flavoring Extracts at the Great Fair
view Show we're awarded the highest
honors.
Miss Pearle Murphy and Mr.. Will
Sem, of T~ylersvIlle, were married on
the Goth ult., Row. MIR. Bean, OF Gin.
ton, officiating.
Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Lou Styles,
OF Texas, nave returned home after
spending the summer with relatives in
our city.
Rev. William Brown, an old Laurens
boy, now of Greenwood county, with
his good lady and bright boy, were in
the city last week visiting Mrs. Ellen
Nelson, Mr.. Browns sister.
Mrs. w. Y. r. Marshalland children,
who have been spending the summer
at MOuntville, Laurens county. have
returned to the c~ity.-Sumter Watch
man and Southron.
The Laureus Laundry Company has
applied for a charter. The capital
stock is to be $4,000, T. Il. Hudgens,
Of Easley, and @. E.. Kennedy, OF Lau-
rens, are the c~OrpOratOrS,
The South with nine millions bales
Of cotton at I cents is a lot richer than
with eleven millions bales at 5 cents.
Sow wheat and oats and prepare to
curtail the cotton acreage for another
year.
Mrs. James Richey, Of Woodruff,
formerly Miss Belle Taylor, of Lau-
rens, was buried on Sunday last. She
leaves a bereaved husband and four
children and will be much lamented.
Dr.. T. Erskine Todd is home after
spending ten weeks in a hospital at
Atlanta for his health. The many
friends of this genial gentleman will
be glad to learn Of his restoration to
vigorous health.
Rev. Mr.. Shimmon, a native Persian,
now at Seminary, in Columbia, will be
at The Presbyterian CHURCH, October
~8(Sunday), to deliver a Missionary adj
dress, at 4 P. Nj: All of Laurens invit-
ed to meet with him at that time.
Herald please copy.
Cotton came in freely during the
last week, and while the ware houses
got a share many accepted the 7
cents, recognizing that o bird in hand
is worth two in the bush. The mer-
chants have beautiful stocks of goods
and report that sales are satisfactory
since the boom prices.
Rev. r. III. Mosely, prominent min
lister, has severed his connection with
the Baptist Church at Florence, s. O.,
and will go to Cuba in the cause of mis-
sions. Rev. Moseley spent several years
in Mexico and is familiar with the
Spanish language and therefore can be
OF great service to the Protestant
cause in Cuba. He is a brother of our
fellow citizen, Mr.. o. d. Mosely.
The doctrine Of atoms has mover
been entirely exploded. We need
small industries. Many q nickle makes
q mickle. If our live business men are
not ready for another great factory let
them cast about for small industries.
Our friend Written should manu-
facture wagons, carriages, buggies and
every vehicle for tho Piedmont coun-
try.