The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-03-14

- ,Sg qSdge e, r.. G: Watts spent q few day
s q ac.J
L6us Jon Roper spent last weeI
( Work.
? 'yousiness trip to Spartanburg last week
Col. ]. II. Wharton was in the citv
Saturday.
Capt. Ben Lanford spent Saturday in
the city.
Miss Ida Fuller spent last week in
Clinton with Miss Mary Griffin.
| Miss Louise Meredith went to New
berry to visit friends last week
DR.. A. l.. Moore,an aged and highly
respected citizen Of Wexford, Spartan
burg county, died on the 9th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald and children
left yesterday for their home in Mexico
after visit to relatives at Ora.
The Mercantile store is carrying a
beautiful line OF embroideries this
| Spring.
Mr.. ID. II. Wadsworth spent last
week in the North buying the large
| Spring stock of the Cotton Mill Store.
Mrs. G. w. Tune is visiting the
family OF her brother, Mr.. a. w. An
derson, in Augusta.
Miss WillOu Gray is at home from
| the Columbia Female College recu-
peratlng from recent illness.
Rev. S. g. Todd is visiting relatives
Vt t,i,N : l.
| the West.
Miss Fannie Aiken, of Greenwood,
was the guest Of Mrs.P. b. Connor last
week.
Ex- Governor John Gary Evans has
moved to Spartanburg, where he will
practice law.
Master Hugh Jones, of Cartersville,
Georgia, is visiting his uncle, Mr.. j.
w. Jones.
Mr.. W.. NJ. IIamer, prominent
planter of Dillon, was the guest of
MIR. w T.. Lucas on Sunday.
State Phosphate Inspector Vance
was in the city among his many friends
on yesterday.
Mr.. Joshua Craig, prominent
planter of Tylersville, was in the city
this week.
Mr.. George Byran, soliciting agent
OF the G. u w. @. rail road, was In the
city Monday.
Laurens will not abate her characer-
lStlc zeal to make the stay Of the Sun
day. y.school Convention delegates dur
ing next week specially enjoyable.
Misses Annie May Wright, of Aug
usta and Maud Kitchen, of Warren
ton, Ga, were the guests Of friends in
the city last week.
Mr.. 0. B. Simmons has returned
from the North, where he purchased |
an extensive line of new goods which
are arriving daily.
w. G.. Wilson s. Co. will carry as
usual large stock of goods this sea-
son. Mr.. w. G. Wilson has Just re.
turned from trip to New York where |
he bought largely for his firm.
We are indebted to Congressman
Wilson for a copy Of his able speech |
delivered on February 22nd in opposi-
tion to the Presidents policy towards |
the Philippines.
Miss Sara knight, the talented
young songstress Of Laurcns, will sing
tonight before Columbia audience,
at the Y. Nj. G. A. Auditorium.
Mr. Lake Armstrong drove down on
Monday from Fountain Inn and re-
ports that lively town developing into |
a city.
1t is announced in the Spartanburg
Herald that Mr.. l.. e. Farley, of Spar
tanburg, will be candidate for Rail |
road Commissioner.
The attendance in the city was
small comparatively on Saturday last,
but there was still some cotton bring
ing over nine cents.
Rev. Byron Holley, late rector of |
Christ church, Greenville, has ac-
cepted call to New Orleans and will |
remove to that city, He is distingu-
ished in Masonic circles, and. a grand |
officer OF the Grand Lodge, this State.
Miss BERTHE Jackson, the accom-
plished milliner who has presided |
over the millinery department at Mr.. |
O. b. Simmons store for several sea-
sons returned from Baltimore on Fri
day.
Dewey comes 10 savannah March |
2lst. He will be given great blow
out, real Southern hospitality, such as
he could not have under the blue sky |
except way down in Dixie" The
South Carolina militia are invited to |
join in the Jubilee.
Garry the mills to the cotton. Ala |
bama has iron and coal and can con.
vert the iron into cold steel. We have |
the soil and can raise vegetables with |
out limit. There has never been |
congestion Of canned goods. We should |
have canning factory.
The reason that Col. j. II. Wharton
is not a candidate for reelection to tho
House is that he is the choice of the
state for railroad commissioner. Col.
Wharton's fitness for this Office is gem
orally appreciated.
Messrs. j. II. sullivan, w. B. Bran
lett and DR.. II. f. Todd are on the
Board Of Assessors appointed for this
city by the Governor and were en-
gagged on Monday in the important
business OF cqualizing city assess
ments.
Prof. Meares on trial for the second