The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-31
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

Master Coke Gray has returned from
4 visit to Richmond
Rev. Thomas Campbell, Of Cross
Hill, spent last Wednesday in town.
Gen. j G. Watts went to Columbia
last Friday.
The time for paying state and county
taxes expired to-day.
Mr. j. T. Holder,of Eden, was in the
city Monday.
Mr.. w. w. Simpson, of Woodruifs,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Guy s. Garrett visited Spartan.
| burg last week.
Mr.. r.. Z. Babb went to Greenvillc
| last week.
Mr.. Thomas G. Watts has returned
| to Atlanta.
Mr.. John B. Brooks went to Ora last
week TO the IIunter-Craig wedding.
Magistrate Cooper,of Waterloo town
ship, was in the city Thursday.
Mrs. r. L. Russell visited Spartan
burg last week.
Mr.. James Leak was in the city
Thursday.
Col. j. Wash Watts has written q
strong letter to the News and Courier
opposing the broad tire bill.
Mr.. 5. w Lowe, a prominent Citi-
zen of Cross Hill township, was in the
city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport, of Ken
lucky, are at Mrs. Miler's boarding
house on Main street for q few weeks.
Miss Matte Kerns is at home ON
Clinton, whore she has been a, Col
lcge all winter.
Miss Pauline Bishop, of Ninety-six
has accepted position at Mr.. w. p {.
Garrett's studio.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Wright, Of Lis
bon, spent last Wednesday with friends
in the city.
Mr.. w. F. Payne, of Cross Hill, re-
presenting the Bradd Street Agency,
was in the city last week.
Judge Richard G. Watts passed
through Laurens on his way to Green
vile last week.
Miss Amelia Kennerly, of Ncwberry,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. II.
e. Todd fer the past ten days.
Mr.. John Sullivan, of Tumbling
Shoals, was in the city last Wednes-
day.
Master Edwin Lucas has returned
from visit to his grandparents in
Darlington county.
Mr.. Jesse Cleveland, Jr., of Spar
tanburg, is spoken of as candidate
for railroad commissioners.
Mr.. j. w. Gray, of Woodruns, was in
the city Sunday, the guest of Mr., N.
B. Dial.
Mrs. j. o. G. Fleming, of Laurens,
left with DR.. and Mrs. o. b. Mayer, of
New berry, for a trip to New York
Monday.
Mrs. S. l.. Frierson has returned
from Il visit Of several months to her
daughters, Mrs. }. G.. Darlington and
Mrs. w. II. Webb, of Spartanburg.
DR.. r. E. Hughes and bride will ar
rive in the city this week and be at
home to their friends at the Ben
Della Hotel.
The Laurens Steam Laundry is
already doing a large business. Its
business last week amounted to more
than for the two weeks previous.
The handsome cottages built by the
Laurens Cotton Mills and to be rented
to it's officers are nearing completion.
The cottages are models Of taste and
comfort.
Governor McSweeney has refused to
pardon Jim Golden, (manslaughter)
and George Workman, (arson), now
serving terms at hard labor in the
Penitentiary.
The cottage of Mr.. WA. johnson on
Church Street has recently been
painted and the premises much i'm
proved. 1t is one of the neatest cot
tages in the city.
Rev. II. B. Craig and wife of Foun-
tain Inn, were in the city last week
on their way to Ora to attend the we'd
ding Of Miss Mollie Hunter and Mr..
Niles A. Craig.
The Greenville Convocation, of
which the Episcopal clergymen of up
per South Carolina are members, will
convene with the Church of the
Epiphany, this city, on the 2lst of
February.
DIR. f. G. Fuller, of Mountvillc, was
in the city Monday. Dr.. Fuller is one
of the | t aud most useful citizens
that Laurens county has and his mum
erous friends are always glad to see
him.
Mr.E. II. Wilkes, of the firm of S. NJ. &
E. Fl. Wilkes, the largest furniture
and china dealers in this section, left
for the North last Wednesday, where
he will purchase a large line OF furni-
ture.
An interesting meeting was con-
Quoted at Sardis church, below Clin-
ton last week by Rev.N. j. Holmes and
Rev. s. G. Todd. The services were
largely attended and great interest
shown by the entire neighborhood.
The Seventh Circuit, Of which Lau-
rens is a part, will be called in the
Supreme Court on the 23rd day of
April and five days will be given to
tie hearing of cases from this Curcuit.
In enumerating jhe new and success
full enterprises Of Laurens last week,
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