The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-26
FACTS Personal
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.
BE sure and come to the fair.

he sure and come to the fair.
Fields ,ainstrels will be here during
A Miss Matte Kern left last Thursday
lor Onarleston to enter College there.
| Misses Gena and Alma Shell spent
sunday with relatives in Mountvilie.
Judge Benet will preside at the en-
suing term Of Court.
aov. McSweeney Is now engaged In
appointing commissioners of election
Tor the several counties.
Misses LII Irby and Mary Boyd will
return to the College for Women at
Columbia in few days.
Much OF interest to our readers we
are forced to exclude this week, which
VIII appear next.
After an intermission of four weeks,
caused by the illness of the pastor, ser
vices at the Presbyterian church will
be resumed next Sunday.
MISS Mamie Hughes, of Virginia,
arrived In the city on SATURDAY. to
make her home In future with DR..
ana Mrs. X. e. Hughes
Misses Ella Roland, Bessie Roland,
W1ilou Gray, Hattie Jones, Nellie Bolt
anu Annie Giikerson will enter the
Columbia Female College this week.
MISS Meta Sullivan returned to Con-
verse College on Saturday accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. j. II. Sullivan.
who spent few days in Spartanburg.
The Christian Temperance Work
ers will meet at the Baptist Church at
4.3O on Friday afternoon. A full at
tendance is urged.
Mr.. Walter Cozby of Jacksonville,
FLORIDA, spent few days in the city
last week, the guest Of DR.. and Mrs.
r. E. Hughes.
Miss Fannie Roland, who is at the
head OF flourishing school near Lees
vile, spent Sunday in the city with
her mother.
a rumor was current on the streets
yesterday that the Harris Lithia
Springs had been sold to Northern
party and the purchase price $780,
The friends of DR.. }. A. Barksdale
note with pleasure that he is recover
ing from recent indisposition and it
Is hoped Will be at his business desk in
q few days.
G. l.. Johnson, Esq of this city will
teach the school at Owens the ensuing
year. 1t is splendid neighborhood
and MIR. Johnson splendid man for
the place.
Mrs. 8. G. Simmons and little grand
son, who have been spending the sum-
mer with her daughter, Mrs. S. l..
Saxon have returned to Charleston
much to the regret of their many
friends.
MIR. John F. Kern, who has been
clerking for the Ben, Della Phar-
macy has accepted position with Mr..
q: M. Simmons. OF Charleston. We
wish him much success.
Col. j. D. M. Shaw was in the city
yesterday and says that the cotton crop
IN his section Is not as good as the es-
Inmates month since. He Is ready to
SOW wheat when the season is ON us.
Mayor Richey, of the Telephone Co.,
OF this city went to Sumter on yester-
day in the Interest of the service. It
is expected that connections through
out this section will be greatly per-
fected at an early day.
The Presbytery of Enoree will hold
its fall session here next week. The
opening sermon will be preached by
Rev. B. F. Wilson, President of Con-
verse College. About forty minister's
and elders are expected to be in at
tendance.
The Laurens cotton mill store is
holding Its Fall opening to-day and
the display OF new goods and mil.
linery Is oven more beautiful than in
seasons past. Mrs. Wharton, the mil
liner, has just returned from the North
and everything akin to bonnet at the
mill store is decidedly chic.
Rev. Jas. f. Dunlop, of the Presby-
terian church of Georgetown, spent
Sunday in the city. He is distingu-
uished veteran, Ind was joyously met
by comrades. he served as Colonel
OF Cavalry with distinction and after
wards as Chaplain with Gen. M. w.
Garys Brigade.
Davis, Roper 81 Co., are now the pro-
prietors OF one Of the biggest concerns
in the upper part OF the State. Their
dry goods and ready made clothing de-
partment is rapidly being opened up
and their filter from the North has ar
rived and Is assisted by Miss Willie
Philson.
We give below the super'ntendents
of the committees which VIII have
charge of the various departments at
the Fair. All desiring to make ex-
hibits will be able to get any informa-
tiOn thew may desire from these sunpr
intendents: horse department, S d.
Childress; field department. j. D. M.
Shaw; hog, sheep and goat depart
mont, VIM. p. Brown; poultry depart
ment, w. H. Martin: cattle depart
ment, w. Henry Wharton; agricultural
implements and vehicles, j. B. Brooks;
ladies department, Mrs. John F. Bolt;
fruit and floral department, Mrs. j. j.
Pluss; needle and fancy work, Mrs. f.