The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-12-19
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Simpson, O
Cross Eli, spent Tuesday in the city
Miss Lii Irby is at home from tn,
College for Women for the holidays.
TISER before the 31st of December.
Miss Perrin Farrow will spend the
Christmas holidays in Richmond.
Mr.. Edwin Simpson spent last week
in Columbia.
Mr., ID. Fl. Counts left for a business
trip to the West last week.
Mrs. Casper Smith. Jr., of Waterloo,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. II. K. Aiken returned on yester-
day from a visit to Charleston.
Mr.. George Ferguson has returned
from a trip to Greenville.
Mr.. Reuben Pitts Is at home from
Furman University for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Wright, of Paco-
let, will spend the holidays in the city.
Earle Wilson and Haskell Dial are
clerking at Wilkes for the holidays.
Mr.. ". j. Hughes, Il prominent plant
en- OF Youngs, was in the city on yes
terday.
Go to Wilkes and the Palmetto Drug
Company for beautiful calendars for
1901.
Mr.. Haskell Dial is at home from Wof-
ford for the HOLIDAYS.
Miss Ellene McCaslan, of Clinton, was
the guest of Mrs. S. NJ. Wilkes last
week.
Miss Jessie Todd, Of Cross Hill, is
visiting Mrs. Jesse Teagu", on lrby
Hill.
Mrs. Jared d. Sullivan has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Burnsides, of Greonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Wilcutt, of Cross
Hill, spent last Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Brown.
Miss Lille Miller will come up from
Bennetsville on Saturday to spend the
holidays at home.
Mr.. John w. Fowler went to Charles
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ness trip combined.
Mr.. j. w. Ferguson, Jr., Secretary
of the Walhalla Cotton Mill, will spend
the holidays in the city.
, Mr.. /. w. Simkins returned on
yesterday from a business trip to New
berry.
Misses Carrie and Ada Reynolds, OF
Ashville, N. c., are visiting Mrs. w.
E. Lucas.
Messrs. r. r. Chapman and John r.
Hellams were among their many
friends in this city on Saturday last.
Mr.. w. A. Johnson spent last week
In Now York buying his Christmas
goods.
Rev. j. f. Carlisle and wife, of Spar
tanburg, are visiting at Mrs. Roland's
on Main street,
The National Union, one of the lar
gest secret orders existing in the city,
gave a splendid feast at the hotel
last night.
Judge r. G. Watts spent Friday
night in the city, going on to Cheraw
on Saturday, accompanied by his sons,
Cadet Cash and Master John Watts.
The crowd in the city was big on
Saturday, trade was more lively than
usual and there was a distinct flavor OF
Christmas.
The Kings Daughters will have an
entertainment on the 28th inst. 1t is
understood that it will be amateur
theatricals.
Miss Allie Anderson, the charming
daughter of Mr.. b. A. Anderson, Of
Waterloo, was the guest of friends in
the city last week.
Every good business man in the
county wishes to have every account
settled up for 1900. Don't forget to pay
your subscription to THE ADVERTISER.
DR.. j. A. Barksdale returned on
Monday morning from a visit to his
aged and only surviving sister, Mrs.
Jane Parks, at Woodruff.
Misses Bessie Todd, Mariegene and
Lillette Game, Emma Hudgens, Lou
Use Ricney and Meta Sullivan return
from Converse College this week for
the holida,1.
Capt. A.. B. Byrd, of Honea Path,
was in the city during last week. He is
a veteran who went forth from Lau-
ems and is welcome with the old fell
lows of those times.
Mr.. Robert Abercrombie, Of Babb-
town, wasin the city yesterday. Among
her intelligent citizenship Laurens car
boast no one more fully abreast of the
issues of the day.
The Columbia, Newberry and Lau-
rens railroad will have special rates
for the holidays. Tickets will be good
from December 22nd to January 4th.
| There will also be special rates for STU
dents.
The weather was beautiful last week
and the grain crop Ga great crop in
area) is safely in the ground. Many
farmers have sown wheat that had not
in previous years. The early own
grain Is reported as looking worry prom
ising.
Hon. John II. Harrison and family of
Fairview, have arrived in the city and
are occupying the j .T.JOhnson residence
on Irby hill. Col. Harrison was one of the
best citizens OF Greenville and Laurens
is glad to claim him.
Cards are out for the marriage on
the 10Th inst, of Mr.. B. f.. Parrot, of
this city and Miss Mamie Griggs, of
Columbus, Georgia Mr.. Parrott is a
son of Rev. j. b. Parrot, Of Clinton,