The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.


Mr.. A. Wright Sims, of Tip Top,
was among the Salesday visitors.
Mr.. w. L. Gray visited Greenville
last week.
DR. .J.,P. Simpson spent Saturday in
~Spartanburg.
Mrs. S. NJ: Wilkes was the guest of
friends in Clinton last Friday.
Gen. J. G. Watts of Columbia was
in town Monday.
Mr.: Hugh Wallace, of Alma, was in
the city Monday.
Mr.. F. M. Dunnon, of Tylcrsvillc,
was in the city Friday.
Mr.. S. l.. Turner, Of Cross Hill, was
in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. w. Butler Putnam, of Banks
dalo's, was in town Friday.
Mr.. Rob Brown n progressive young
planter OF Cross Hill, was in the C ty
last Thursday.
Mrs. WIN. Mcmillan has returned to
Clinton after visiting last week at SUI
pervisOr Adair's.
Mrs. II. Y. Simpson and Miss Leila
Wilkes spent last Saturday with the
family of MIR. j. N. Wright, at Lisbon.
Mr.. lIayno Workman, q prominent
young planter of l!opewclI, was in
town Monday.
The II. G. Williams & Co.'S cello
brated Success Cigar" at Laurcns
Mercantile Co.
Miss Manettc Hayne, of Fort Motto,
has been the guest for a few DAYS OF
Miss Perrin Farrow, leaving for Co
lumbia on Monday.
Ia another column the Laurens
Mercantile Company calls attention
to its large line of goods AMI partic-
ularly to its assortment of trunks.
Miss Meta Sullivan came down from
Converse College last week and &C
companied her mother, Mrs. j. III.
Sullivan to the State Fair, on Mogday.
President Hudgens Of the Oil Mill
attended a meeting of the cotton oil
men of the state at Groenville last
week.
Messrs. j.. II. a. Ballew and Will
lrby have positions on the special po-
lice force which the crowd during fair
week. makes necessary in Columbia.
Bishop w. w. Duncan will preach
In the Methodist church, this city, on
the subject of christian education on
the third Sunday in November.
The State Baptist Convention will
convene at Gaffney on the 29!h instant.
Rev. j. d. Pitts and other prominent
Baptists of the city and county will
attend.
Rev. w S.. Holmes went to Spartan
burg on Saturday to be present at the
conservation of the Spartanburg
Episcopal church which took place on
the following day.
Mr.. w. p. Thomson, of Greenwood,
formerly a we'll known citizen of this
county and q gallant veteran Of Hamp-
tons Legion was In the city last Fri
day. He was q welcome visitor.
Miss Leila Wilkes is at home after a
visit to the family Of her brother Mr..
P.B. Wilkes in Charlotte. Her friends
here will be sorry to learn that she
80 OWN v w OiiIJobUS WILL Ulc
intention OF making her home there in
future.
DR.. Manning Edwards, OF Dial's
Township, dropped in on The ADvER-
TISER on Monday last. We pressed him
Tor news, till 1T was uncomfortable for
the veteran, but could only get out of
him that his was the banner township
OF Laurens.
On last Wednesday night, Mr.. j.
Wade Hill, Of Gross Hill and Miss
JAMIE Watts, daughter of COLI. Wash
of the BRIDES father, near Mountville.
Numbers OF friends OF the parties
throughout the county wish them a
great deal OF prosperity and happi-
ness.
Mr.. Il. G. Blake, who has been re-
presenting the Union Life Insurance
Company at this point for several
months will return with Mrs. Blake to
Spartanburg this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Blake have made numbers of friends
during their residence here who re-
greet exceedingly that they will not
make their home in Laurens perma-
nently.
MI. Robert A. Cooper's law office is
in the Traynham building on the South
side of the public squire. Mr.. Cooper
is now practicing law alone. Since
coming to the bar, more than a year
ago, Mr.. Cooper has made q decidedly
good impression and his ability and at
tentiOn to business is steadily adding
to an already established practice.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Miss Mary Williams Cannon and Mr..
Wilkes Booth Knight at the home Of
the brides mother, Mrs. w. ID. Cannon
near Marine, on the evening OF No
vember 21st. This Interesting event
will be largely attended from this city
where both Miss Cannon and Mr..
Knight are well known and social ia
vorites.
We we're utterly astounded and de-
lighted when on the Ord OF this month,
Mr.. H.. 2. Blakely laid upon our table
a quart Of the handsomest strawberries
large and luciOus-ever seen in Lau-
rens. They were ripencd In the open
air and In the month of October our
friend sold many qoxes at fancy prices.
Mr.. Blakely is a veteran who left a
leg at Gettysburg. He has made an
intelligent study Of fruits and his
success is a splendid object lesson of
what can be done with our soil and
the climate of Laurens.