The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-03-07
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

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Miss Vcnning, of Charleston, is Wis
iting Mrs. II. Herbert Jones.
Miss Carrie Miller went to Ninety
six last week for visit to friends.
Miss Lille Vsanska visited friends
in Greenwood last week.
Mrs. l.. G. Frlerson has gone to he
home In Union after visit to Captain
and Mrs. j. r. Nolan.
Mrs. Mason Langston returned tt
opartanburg last week after visit tC
relatives in Laurens.
Miss Winsow, Of Mississippi, i:
visiting her aunt, Mrs. b. +. Ballew, in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. George Copeland, of Clinton
was the guest OF the Misses Ferguson
on yesterday.
Mrs. Anna Cox and daughter Of
| Woodruff, are on visit to the family
Of MIR. j, ID. Mock.
Mrs. A. w. Anderson Of Augusta
was in the city for few days last week
| with Mrs. II. f. Simpson and Mrs. G.
| w. Tune.
Mrs, Crawley and children, who
| have been visiting Capt. and Mrs. j.
w. Clarke for several months have
gone to North Carolina.
Miss Allie Belle Cook, bright
young lady OF Gross Hill, has accepted
the position Of central in one Of the
Greenville telephone Offices.
DR.. C. a. Saxon, who secs much Of
his section OF the country thinks that
more than usual attention has been
given to homemade manurcs this win
ter.
Mrs. Cora Wharton is spending sew
eral weeks in Baltimore and will re-
turn to take charge Of the millinery
department Of the Cotton Mill store,
thoroughly up on all the Spring styles.
In an alteration on the Dry Fork
place near Waterloo on Saturday last
cunningham was mOrtally shot by
Bill Fuller. Fuller has escaped. Cum
ningham died Sunday night. Both
colored.
The public square was full Of people
Saturday, the stores were crowded
and the town wore healthy and
hopeful look. After while brick will
be making for the new cotton mill and
hustling will be the order OF the day.
1t is not the best thing to yell until
you are out of the woods. THE AID
NERTISER is opposed utterly to "all
cry and little wool" But the assur-
ances give strong hope that we are to
have new COTTON mill.
Mrs. Corinna Gibbon, Of Charlotte,
has been in the city for the last fort
night, wishing Mrs. J. II, Traynham
Mrs. Traynham's friends will be glad
to know that she is recovering from
her recent severe illness.
TIE ADVERTISER hears of several
important business enterprises likely
to be inaugurated in Laurens before
yet ready for exploitation by the
press.
Mr.. w. f.. Lucas and Mr.. f.. NJ. Mat
thews are moving this week into the
cottages which have been built for the
officers OF the Laurens Cotton Mills.
Those residences are on adjoining lots
in Brooklyn and as they are beautiful
modern houses are great additions to
that part of the city.
Mr.. S. f. Boyd and George II. Bal
entine have just returned from Wash
ington where they left the model OF
cash register with view to Il patent.
The device is new and the prospect
is that these gentlemen will reap
good reward for their invention
The following soldiers of the lst 5.
G.. Regiment who served in '0S are en-
titled to months pay and can get
their money by addressing Col. W.
Boyd Evans at Columbia: Samuel Nc.
Gravy, Cross Hill, Charlie P Greer,
Remus ID. lludgens, Laurcns, Lno. II.
Brown, James S. Hines, James w.
Nelson, Clinton.
At a meeting March lst Of the stock
holders of the new cotton mill at
Woodruff, Spartanburg county, Hon.
n. b. Dial Of this city was chosen one
Of the corpOrators. 1t is TO be u $780,
600 mill. We cordially congratulate
our near ncighbors upon their enter
prise. No better town and people in
'all our wide borders" than Woodruff.
A the last meeting OF the Wedncs-
day Club Mrs. G. G. Feathcrstonc and
Mrs. II. Foster Simpson were 'ected
to represent the club at the approach
ing meeting of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs at Charleston in May.
These ladies are representative of
the best brains and culture OF The
city and will represent Laurcns as
well as their club most acceptably.
A subscriber writes enQuiring how
in the event of a tic. the veterans
contest would be decided. The chances
Of tie are exceedingly small. How
ever, ii there should be tie TIE AD-
vERTISER would pay half the price of
the return ticket for two veterans, or
the two veterans might get together
and draw lots il they so desired.
The beautiful horses attracted much
attention and were very much admired
on Monday. An advertisement of Mr..
| Hugh S. Wallaoe's mahogany bay, w.
j. Bryan, years old, will appear in
THE ADVERTISER at an early date, He
is a thoroughbred, except that he has q
strain OF the noble Hamiltonian in his
veins,
The Western North Carolina Times
published at IIcndcrsonville, N. c.,
contains an interesting account of q
alag Raising" on the 22nd ult. over
the Academy in that city presided
over by Prof. G. B. Martin. The exer-
cises were of great interest, Mr.. Mar
tin being one OF the speakers. We
note with pleasure the success Of this