The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-11-07
FACTS Personal
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.


Mr.. John b. Brooks went to Column
bia for the Fair.
Mrs. Julia F. MCGOWAN, of Spartan
burg, visited in the city this week.
Mr.. r. A. Cooper, legislator-elect,
visited Columbia last week.
Mr., p: Fl. MCGOWAN, OF ~Spartanburg,
was in the city Monday.
An Atlanta "Col." has been convicted
| of embezzlement.
Col. j. w. Ferguson spent Fair Week
in Columbia.
Messrs. j. II. and Watts Davis, OF
Clinton, were in town Friday.
Rev w. S. Holmes went to Spartan
burg Monday.
Miss Mary Simpson was the guest of
friends at Chicora College last week.
Col. j. l.. Nj. Irby has returned from
a trip to Richmond.
Mr.. Herbert Martin spent Sunday in
G~reenville.
Miss Bessie Brown and Mr.. ]. C.
Brown, OF Cross Hill, were in town yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II, Richey and
Mrs. j. f. Burton went to Columbia
for the Fair.
Mr.. J. r. Little, the popular con
ductor between Laurons and Grccnv!uo
spent n few days at the Fair.
Mr.. Virgil White, of Powers, was in
the city Friday and paid The ADvER-
TISER a pleasant call.
Misses Annie and Lizzie Richey and
Miss Virginia Simklns spent Thursday
at the Fair.
Mrs. o. b. Mayer, of Newberry, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Creswell Gar.
lington, in Brooklyn.
Mrs. w. E. Lucas and children have
returned home after spending the sum
mer and autumn in North Carolina and
Tennessee.
The Rev. II. H. Jones, of the Metho-
dist church, will preach at II a. NJ.
next Sunday and the sermon will be es-
pecially for the Knights of Pythias.
Friday last was a busy day with Com
missionerS of Elections, giving out
boxes, tickets and papers connected
with the election.
Miss Ida Fuller, Mr.. Conner Fuller
and Mr.. Robert Davis went down to
Clinton last week for the Davis-Philips
wedding.
Rev. John Owen, OF the Methodist
conference, was fatally wounded on
Tuesday last by young Mr.. Walter
Smith, while out shooting at Johnsons.
Mr.. Owen has since died.
Mrs. COrnwell of Henderson lille, N.
g., who as Miss Mamie Black, is most
pleasantly remembered in Laurens, Is
visiting her brother-in-law, Col. j. Fl.
Traynham.
Hon. John II. Harrison, n leading
citizen OF Greenville county. is soon to
move to Laurens, we understand. He
will be a valuable addition to our best
citizenship and cordially welcomed.
AS necessity is the mother of invcn-
ton, so something scarcity is the inccn-
tive to thrift. Farmers say that large
quantities Of hay have been secured for
the last month and the barns well
stocked Much also has been sold on
the streets of this town.
Mrs. j. M. Visanska and children
left to join Mr.. NiSanska in Georgetown
on Thursday to the regret of their
large circle of friends in Laurens. Miss
Lila Visanska will spend the winter
mere however in charge Of a large
class in music.
Newberry was selected for the Bap-
tist State Convention this fall, but on
account of the sickness of the wife of
the Pastor, Rev. G. ~. Wright, Green
wood, upon the invitation of the church
of that city has been substituted and
the Convention will assemble there on
Friday before the 2nd Sunday in De-
cember.
Mr.. Rutledge Fuller, q son of Mr..
Calvin Fuller, Of Mountville and q
prominent and rising young man, is to
be married tomorrow to Mrs. Antho
Watts Dial, at the home Of the brides
father, Col. j. Wash Watts. The young
couple will have the good wishes and
congratulations Of a large circle of
friends
II. A. Cooper, Esq. chosen to the Log
stature on yesterday, resigned as mag
istrate last week and Jno. NJ. Hudgens,
Esq. chosen in the Primary has been
appointed in his stead. Jas II. Drum
mond chosen yesterday to be county Su-
pervisor resigned to the Governor as
magistrate OF YOungs and Mr.. A. S.
Riddle chosen in the Primary will sue
coed hin.
The large Laurens delegation that
went down to the Columbia Fair have
returned in safety. A village rat some.
what low IN flesh found a hole to a
closet where was a good Parmesan
cheese. He found 1t so agreeable that
he made 1t his quarters, but grew so
fat apace that he could not pass the
hole in returning, was captured and
dealt with Recalling the fate Of this
rodent our delegation will be glad that
they are safe at home.
Mr.. Joseph Wham, OF the vicinity Of
Eden, Dials' Township, vas in the
city on Friday last. He reported crops
as short, but If there is a gritty popula-
ton in the State it is there to be found
and they will surely pull through. Mr..
Wham showed us g. handsome nugget
OF pure gold recently taken from his
land. He lives in the mineral region
Of the county-gold has been taken
from various points In the neighbour
hood during the last half century, and
now Is a good time to have experts to