The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-24
John Sherman, ex-senator, and ex.
Cabinet minister is dead.

John Sherman, ex-senator, and ex
CABINET minister is dead.
Mr.. Jno f. Sloan, a prominent farmer
rom way upon Durham in that stall war,
nome OF independence, whore they
raise hos anu hominy, was in the city
on Saturday last. And he was kind
enough to say hat they appreciated
IHE ADVERTISERS interest in tho
agriculture of the county.
The Gray Court Fair was ten times
better this year than the Fair given
ten years ago. Every year it has been
good ana each year better thar the
iast until it is one of the best Stock
SHOWS given in the State. This Is hut
natural however when the men who
are at the head of the fair association
ana the splendid CITIZENSHIP of Gray
court and its neighborhood are con-
sldered. The exhibits at the Fair last
week were extensive in all departments.
inc best stock in the county being on
the ground. The crowd was immense
ideal.
Cards were received here on Satur.
a to the marriage of Miss Annie
Byrd Davis and DR.. John Quincy
Phillips, Of Clinton. 1t is to be a noon
Wedding on October thirty-frst at the
presbyterian church, Clinton. Miss
Davis is g daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John q. Davis and is possessed of
beauty and intellect which render her
one Of the most charming and popular
girls IN the county. DR.. Phillips is a
leading young physician at Clinton
with every promise OF q successful ca
reer. DR.. and Mrs, Phillips will be at
nome at Clinton after the 2lst Of No
vember.
Mf. Rufus Dunlap,a prominent plant
er near Mountville had q bale of cotton
stolen irom his premises on Monday
night last. The cotton was identified
at the cotton mill warehouse, where
IL mad been sold. A white man re-
specially connected has been arrested.
we omlt his name, hoping some ex-
planatlon may be made of the matter.
l.. ). The young man being allowed
an men before committed t o the Jail
managed to take an ell and skip the
own-but the Sheriff was alert and
captured him before sunrise yesterday
morning.
The Court of General Sessions was
not finally concluded until Tuesday
iast. a lew civil cases were referred to
n jury, but these were disposed OF
promptly and the Jury got away on
Friday at noon. In a case Of a little
colored girl, who was knocked Off the
track OF the Charleston and Western
hallway, but not seriously hurt, her
SUIT for $1,000 damages resulted in q
verdict of $25. 90. BY Saturday at noon
Judge Benet had disposed of all bust
ness and left for Abbeville on the mid
day train. He is at Newberry this
week. The Judge worked faithfully
and had exceptionally intelligent Jul
rors whose verdicts gave general salts
faction.
The Christian Alliance held the first
meeting Of its Fall Convention I'm Ian
rens on Friday evening. The Alliance
tent is erected near the depot. Rev
N. j. Holmes preached the opening
sermon to about five hundred people. |
He was assisted in the services by |
Rev. Mr.. Butler. Il prominent member
OF the Alliance and a very forcible and
entertaining speaker. On Sunday the |
attendance reached easily twenty-five
hundred and the interest in the SER
vices Increase. Numbers Of people
e l[om t sSrv county rare are { coming m goi in for
- Oh Alouuty LII OllCr |
ministers are expected before the
close OF the meeting.
In an alteration ovcr business last
Friday at = p. NJ, Wade II. Godfrey. a
merchant Of this city shot and killed
Ed Workman, a colored farm laborer. |
The fray occurred on the Square, 80 |
feet East OF the Court House. The ne
gro died in an half hour after the shot
and an inquest was held by Coroner
Ferguson at once, that officer being in
the city. The Jury found from the
testimony that the killing was "justiia-
BILE" Bail proceedings were instituted
and on Saturday afternoon an order
was made by Judge r G. Watts, ac-
~cldentally in town, admitting the ac-
cused to bail in $4,000, which was
promptly given and the accused is at
large. The amount of bail was agreed
on by Attorneys, L. W.. Simkins, |
representing the Solicitor, and Messrs.
Ferguson II Featherstonc and w. r.
Richey, Esq, attorneys for the accused
and therefore the amount has no sig
%nificance.