The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-12-18
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

Hsy-Paunceforte Treaty ratified by
Senate.
Election ordered for spec Dee
County out OF Marion County.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. D. Harris we're in
the city Thursday.
Miss Annie darlington was the guest
last week of Mrs. j. G. Simpson.
Chief of Police, Albert Hughes,
visited ~Spartanburg last week.
The Graded School child rem will have
two weeks of freedom at Christmas.
Mrs. Alex Long and children have
returned to the city from Ashville.
Veterans, A. S. owtugs, W. A. Nc
Clintock and j. E. Patterson we're in
the city on Monday.
MI. j. N. Jones', a thrifty farmer of
Beaverton, was in the city on Friday
last.
Mr.. j. @. Reeder, from near Cross
Hill, a farmer who made corn this year,
was in the city on Friday.
Miss Sue Farrow will come up from
Georgetown to spend the Holidays with
her mother.
Mr.. j. Il. Patterson served as a Petit
Juror at the Federal Court, Columbia,
during last week.
Never mind the cry of hard times
the Young Hopefuls will expect Sanity
Claus all the same.
Mr.. j. w. Abrams, of High Point,
has returned to his home at Whit
m.res.
Rev. w. A. Clarke, who has been
quite sick since his return from Con-
ference, is now convalescing.
Monday was not as mild q hammered
day as we have seen, but it had no ter
rors for veteran DR.. M. G.. Cox, who
was down from Youngs.
Koester is having trouble and his
ly fought. "Many a Slip between the
cup and the lip"
Mrs. A. L. Adams, of Greenville, is
visiting her sisters, Mrs. G. s.. McCra-
Wy, Mrs. j.. S. Hix and Mrs. j. s. Ben
nett.
Miss Annie Lanford passed through
the city last week returning to Ian.
lords after q visit to Georgia.
Miss Mossie Lanford. of Lanford's,
has returned from the Bible Institute,
Atlanta.
Attorneys N. b. Dial, II. A. Cooper,
w. 81. Martin, w. r. Richey and T.. p.
McGowan are at home from the SUI
preme Court.
Mrs. Perrin b. Watts and son, Mrs.
N. b. Davenport and Miss Theresa
Davenport, of Cross Hill, were in the
city shopping on Thursday.
Mr.. Allister G. Holmes will arrive in
a few days from Sewanee, where he
hoids a Proiessorship, to spend the
Winter vacation in Laurens.
Miss Mamie Hance has returned to
O'GlethOrpe county, Georgia, after an
extended visit to the family of Col. II.
b. Crews and other relatives in
LaurenS.
The Furmau Echo for December is,
as usual, bright and interesting. Mr.. |
u. w. Cunningham edits the literary
department. with decided ability and
care.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Alma Prison and Mr.. Arthur
Leaman, two popular young people OF
Gross Hill, at the home of the bride, on |
the evening of the 25th inst.
Mr.. James B.. Clarke, formerly a res
ident of this city, but now of Green |
Vile, vas married last week to Miss |
Eileen LaGrone, of Wards, S. g. The
happy, handsome couple stopped over |
with the groom's father, Rev. w. A.
Clarke, on their way to Greenville.
Miss L.eize Holmes, Rev. w. S..
Holmes, DR.. W..D. Ferguson, Mr.. r.
V Irby and MI. Dial Gray, Mrs. @. M.
Clarke and Mrs. FL. K. Aiken are at
Union for the Camp-Gray marriage
which Will be solemniZed in the Epis-
copal Church, at Union, this morning
at 10 o'clock.
We had January weather, biting cold
on Monday morning, the thermometer
after Christmas usually.
"As the days begin to lengthen
n cold begins to strengthen"
Supervisor Drummond accomplished
a good work for our county In refund
ing $4,000 of county Railroad I per
cent. bonds at At. The difference is
about $4,000 per annum and for the
thirty years that the Bonds run O mat
ter OF 100000 to Laurebs Taxpayers.
Gov. McSweeney has in his pocket
the Bill passed last January, allowing
free passes. If he keeps it there the
bill becomes a law. We haven't space
to give reasons, but the bill should be
vetoed-.-it should be swung up as an
ordinary lYnching, and every one
take a crack at the corpus;
Will Logan, col0red, escaped from
jail on Friday afternoon, and is still at
large. Logan tore a hole in the ceiling
OF his cell, escaped to the roof and
then through a scuttle hole made his
way to the hall below. There upon be-
ing questioned, by an assistant TAILOR
he explained that he had been released
on bail and so strolled out on the street
and out of town. Pursuit was made at
once but so far has been Intellectual.
Logan was charged with stealing a cow
at Waterloo and selling 1t at Green
wood some two or three a ago. He
would have been tried at the next term
of court. ?
Beaverton Lodge.