The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-17
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

MISS ina vance. OF Clinton, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. G. C. Albright
DR.. and Mrs. G. G. Albright spent
sunday with relatives at Clinton.
Messrs. a. j. Sitgreaves and n. G..
watts visited Greenville last week.
Mr.. B. II. Morrison has returned to
the city after visiting in Abbeville.
The Prohibitionists will run a can
didate for Governor.
Magistrate J. 5. Drummond repre-
sented 9oungs in the city, Monday.
Mr., Yves Harris visited Spartan
burg last week.
Mr.. jeff Connor, of Greenwood,
| spent Sunday in the city.
Mr.. r, w. Brown, OF Cross Hill, was
In the city Friday.
Mr.. j. p. billiard, of Tylcrsville, was
in the city Saturday.
Miss Alma Nash, of Walhalla. is the
guest of friends in the city.
Mrs. J.H. Traynham spent last week
with friends in Clinton last week.
Mr. II. b. Gritton made business
"Trip TO Charleston last week.
Major Robert N. Cunningham was in
the city Thursday.
Send in your vote for the most popu-
lar veteran pensiOner for the Louis
vile trip.
Mr.. j. d. Witherspoon, a prominent
young planter from near Mountville,
was in the city last week.
:Messrs. M. T. Simpson and A. b.
dtiiey,, OF Cross Hill, were in the city
Saturday.
senator McLaurin introduced \ Bill
TO pay $500 for services of Capt G. w.
Shell, deceased, as census Supervisor.
Mr.. John G. Davis, prominent
planter of the county. was in the city
last Wednesday.
Mr.. Y. S. Simmons, of Charleston,
is on a visit to his sister, Mrs. S. l..
Saxon.
Misses Bessie apd Gena Bramlettc
are visiting relatives and friends in
Greenville.
Clerk of the Court John f. Bolt has
returned from short trip to Colum-
bia.
Mr.. j. Lee Langston is to be found
at j. ii. Sullivan's store, wi. ere he will
be glad to see his numerous friends.
The National Bank Of Laurens held
ITS annual meeting of directors last
Tuesday. The old board of directors
and officers were reelected.
Superintendent j. r. Martin at
tended the meeting of County School
Superintendents at Columbia on Mon
day last.
Interest is aroused in the old SOL
dlers vote announced last week. We
are in receipt OF several votes and they
vii be announced next issue.
Mr.. Il. p. Owings, a we'll known and
popular citizen of Owens Station, was
in the city Friday and called on THE
ADVERTISER.
Mcssrs. John A. Moore and G. M.
Anderson, prominent gentlemen of
Ninety Six, were in the city on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. S L. Saxon, after
pleasant visit to their father, DR.. G.. A.
Saxon, of Huntington, have returned
to the city.
Laurens has two editors on the staff
OF the South Carolina College Maga-
zine, b. J. Wells, from the Senior Glass
and A. q. Todd from the Law Glass.
The Daughters of the Confederacv
will meet in the parlors of the Ben
Della at O'Clock on Friday afternoon.
a full attendance of the members is
urged.
Rev. r. II. Jones has moved into the
house next door to the Methodist
church on Main street, which the
Methodist have purchased as par
sonage.
Just as we go to press we learn that
the following city police force is
elected for the year: Albert Hughes,
Chief; Oscar Babb and Frank Duvall,
Assistants.
Hon. G. G. Featherstone was at the
capitol Monday on professional bust
ness. His great race for Governor two
years ago makes HIM promising fac
tor in the near political future. We
are not advised as TO what he NAV do.
Miss Estelle Weathers, a bright belle
Of the Ridge, succeeded nicely in her
mission to get help for the erection OF
Baptist church in her neigh hborhood.
We all found her irresistible aside
from her good mission.
A movement Is on foot to establish q
Normal School for colored youths at
| Greenville to teach industrial pur-
suits, having reference to Greenville,
Laurens and other Western Piedmont
counties. The white people are asked
to help and they will nodoubt respond.
Mr.. John Todd died at the Clinton
Orphanage last week after brief at
| tack of pneumonia. Mr.. Todd was the
| grandson Of Mrs. Hilary Bryson and a
brother OF Miss Jessie Todd, of Gross
! Hill. He was very promising young
man and his death is greatly regretted.
The burial took place at Cross Hill.
Gov. McSweeney has commuted the
sentence OF Bill Jackson sentenced to
l8, to II months He infringed upon
| the rights of the State as q Yender OF
| spirits. Now by the kindness of His
| Excellency his spirits are improved
for few days.
John Parks, housebreaking, SEN