The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-31

Captain J w. Clarke has decided to
continue the management of the Ben
Della Hotel which is good news to
everybody in Laurens Captain Clarke
mas made the Ben Della one Of the
pest hotels in the state and Laurens
could Ill afford TO lose one OF her most
progressive and popular citizens.
Court will convene next Monday
morning, Judge 0. w. Buchanan, Of
sumter, to preside. The criminal
docket is heavy and there are num-
per OF important jury cases on the
civil side of the court.
IHE ADVERTISER calls attention to
the advertisement Of the valuable real
estate FOR sale by Rev. n. J. Holmes.
lhis land includes many valuable lots
as well as handsome farms in the inn
mediate vicinity Of the city. A fine
opportunity for investment is offered.
The Rutherfordton PRESBYTERIAN, an
admirable denominational paper pub
i!sheu ut ltuthcrfOrdton, North Caro-
INA is on our exchange table. Rev.
w. Is. Minter, Il son OF Captain j. II.
Mlnter, OF LaurenS, and Il strong young
preacher and writer, is one Of the edi-
TORS and business manager.
Some valuable improvements have
oeen made in the Clerk of the Courts
Office. a part Of the front Office has
neen rallied off and % long desk built
and the result will be that the con
Vcnience of the public is much in
creased. Mr.. Add Bramlett did the
cabinet work and it is well done.
IL is rumored again that Joseph A.
Mccullough, OF Grecnvillc, will be Il
candidate for congress from this dis
trict. MIR. Mccullough is a very able
lawyer and strong speaker. He is a ma
tive of Laurens county and if he enters
the race will command u strong follow
ing.
The people Of the town of Simpson
vile, town only ten miles from the
Laurens line in Greenville county, are
going to build a cotton mill to cost a
quarter of a million dollars Simpson
Vile is wee bit of town, but is full
or enterprise and thorough going
business men.
Col. Frank Hammond, Of Greenvile,
was in the city last Wednesday. Col.
Hammond is the president of the
Peoples Bank Of Greenville and is at
the head of the movement to build
NolVou lllli III / lckcDS. OOl. hammond
is one OF the ablest business men in
this section of the state and director
OF the Bank of Laurens, one of our
strongest financial institutions.
Miss Emma Pauline Marshbanks
and Mr.. G.. Walter Denning were
married on the evening of the 24th
instant at the residence OF Mrs. G.. Nj.
Clark, on Main street Rev. j. ID.
Pitts performed the ceremony in the
presence of the immediate friends Of
the contracting parties. Mr.. and Mrs.
Denning have the good wishes OF q
large circle OF friends.
Miss Matte Medlock and Mr.. Thomas
Downey, of this city, will be married |
at the home Of the bride, at Brewer
ton, at three O'Clock this afternoon,
Miss Medlock will be welcomed to
Laurens by large circle of friends |
and MIR. DOwney, who has been with |
the firm Of } 0. G Fleming & Co. for
a number of years is one of the best |
known and popular young business
men of the city.
y very tlourishing literary club has |
recently been organized at Gross Hill, |
The club has some thirty members on
its roll and is studying enthusiastically !
on very interesting lines. Miss Lii |
Brown has been elected president of
the EndymiOn Club, as it is called, the |
other officers being Mr.. A. b. Riley,
MIR. James Pitts, sec
retary, Mr. Edward Ieaman, treasu-
rer, Mrs. McSwain, critic, Miss louie
Leaman, monitor