The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-11-14
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

Mr.. A. S. Riddle, OF Youngs', has re,
celyed his commission as magistrate.
There was a big crowd in the CITY
on Saturday and trade was lively.
Mrs. II. x. Aiken and Master Hugh
left FOR Charleston last Thursday.
Cotton yesterday was 81. 1t was
rolling into market freely.
Mr.. James r. Minter, of Scdalia,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. n. b Dial visited Spartanburg
on legal business last week.
DR.. If. X. Aiken visited Columbia
last week.
Mr.J.W Mitchell, OF Pickons county,
Is visiting in Laurens.
Mr.. r, N. Smith, of Greenville, was
in the city Sunday.
Messrs Fleming Smith and Charles
Wharton go to Waterloo to-day for the
Wharton-Fuller wedding.
Mrs. Joseph T, johnson, of Spartan
ourg, visited at Mr. Fl. w. Anderson's
last week.
Mrs. Jared d. Sullivan returned on
Thursday from q visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Bostick, of Spartanburg.
Monday morning was black and raw
II there was a slight shower of snow
near Ora.
Mr.. L. w. Simkins will 90 to Wa
terloo to-day to attend the Wharton
Fuller wedding.
Mr.. Frank Webb is Jerking at
Wilkes and will be glad for his friends
to call.
L.W .Simkins, Esq. went up to Green
vile on Friday last on professional bust
ness.
The first snow of the season in Viz
ginia on the Sth inst, and the noun
tains were covered.
Miss Mary Badgett has returned to
Spartanburg after q visit to relatives
in Laurens.
Mrs. William Gelding and Miss
Lillyan Gelding, OF Denver, Colorado,
are the guests of Captain and Mrs. j..
r. Minter.
Miss Alma Burns, a bright Young
girl from ~Barksdale's, has been elected
librarian of the COthran Literary So
cicty at Chicora College.
An old friend, Jerry l.. Bell, for
merly OF Laurens, nov of S~partanbury,
paid II ADVERTISER a pleasant call
on Saturday last.
Thieves stole q bale of cotton from
the gin house OF Mr.. Nj. b.. Poole on
the Enoree on Friday night last. The
thing Is getting too common.
Ellis G.. Graydon, of Greenwood, may
be added TO the list of candidates for
the Judgeship of this, the eth Judicial
Circuit.
Jonas Swink charged with the kill
ing of Mrs. Pearson, at Woodruff, Spar
tanburg county, has been granted bail
in $500.
MessrsL. d. Pitts, II. Fleming Jones,
and Luther Roper will be grOommcn
at the wedding of Miss Leonide Whar-
ton and Mr.. Clyde Fuller this evening.
Mai. a. Barron Holmes, the vcry
genial representative of the Walker X
Evans Co., was in the city on Monday
and Tuesday last and the whole town
was on a smile in consequence.
Mr.. w. w. Simpson, of Woodruff,
spent some time in the city during last
week. He is an old Laurens boy and
many friends are always ready to greet
him.
The Methodist Conference will con
vcne two weeks hence at Chester. Bis
hop II. *. Hargrove will preside and
bishops Duncan and Fitzgerald will be
present.
The First Presbyterian church, OF
Clinton, (sayS the Clinton GaZette.) will
build q handsome new house of worship
on the site OF the present editicc. The
choice of the spot is happy as the site Is
Il very beautiful one.
Many Of our subscribers have paid
us very pleasant and to us profitable
calls. We are very appreciative, but
hope their good example will be gen
orally followed. We will expect every
body, who has not been in, or salcsday.
Constables in Greenville got on a
hot trail OF q barrel in Grcenville
county. 1T was finally found buried in
a creek and a cart was captured, but
Peter Copeland, notorious in Laurens,
was not overtaken.
AS we go to press we learn of the
death Of Mrs. Thadeous Babb, of Dials,
on Monday. Mrs. Babb was a promi-
nent Christian lady and a sister Of
Messrs. Lewis and RObt. A~bercrombie,
Mes5rs Benton Fuller, Robert Hol-
lingsworth and John II. Wells, promi-
nent planters, were in town from Cross
Hill yesterday.
The Chrysanthemum show given at
Clinton last week was a great success.
The fair and charming women OF Clin-
ton understand thoroughly the cultiva-
ton of this beautiful flower.
Bishop Capers will make his annual
visit to the church Of the Epiphany,
this city ON Sunday evening next, 18th
inst. Services will be held at seven
thirty in the evening. Everybody
will be cordially welcomed at the
church.
The Legislature under the
Constitution the End Tuesday I'm Jan
uary and the month coming in on
Tuesday, the General Assembly will
convene next year Oh the earliest pos.
sible day. They will have % days In
January and ought to be home by the
10th Of February.
Capt. j. b. Humbert, of Princeton,
wasin the city on Wednesday last and