The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS,

Dr. j. j. Boozer, of Clinton, came up
TO see and te seen on Monday.
Miss Mayme Ferguson left on Satur-
day for visit to Acton.
Miss Azilc Wilson is visiting in Co.
lumbia.
You should see the handsome horse
OF Mr. Willis advertised in this ssuc.
brand Mrs Barisdale visited friends
at Greenwood during last week
Laurens turns out we'll for the CO.
Iumoia reunion to-day.
Coz. j. II. Wharton was up from
Waterloo on Saturday.
Mrs. William Perry Wright, of Paco-
let, visited III the city last week.
Mr.. T.. II. Lucas, of Walhalla, spent
Sunday IL Laurens.
Mrs, nr. Jesse league is on n visit
to relatives and fricnds at MCmtyillc.
Major Aiken, Of Coronaca is on n
visit to his son, DR.. II. *. Aiken.
Charley Crews, formerly Of I.aurcns,
now of Atlanta, was in the city yester-
| day.
Mrs. Jno. Aug. Barksdalc and the
children except John, the Oldest, are
visiting relatives in Newberry.
Capt. Mintcr's addition to his large
business block, North puh'in squerc, is
being rapidly pushed.
Mrs. d. A. Davis and Miss Ida Fuller
were the guests of friends at Clinton On
Saturday.
John r. Hellams, Esq, and MIR. Cal
houn Wallace, live farmers, took day
of, and were in the city Monday.
Mrs j. w. Clarke, of RuthcrGordton,
\. c., is the guest Of friends in the
city.
1t will soon be thrcshing time. OBJ
serve advertisement Of Mr.. JIG. Grant,
Mountville.
Mrs. Il. y. Milan and children re.
turned yesterday from Fairfield and
Columbia, where they have spent V,
eral days.
Three handsome cottages Of Mr..
Sitgrcaves on his lot on LaurcnS Street
are fast approaching completion.
Mrs. II. l.. Bailey, of Clinton, spent
a part Of last week, with the family Of
her brother, Mr.. S. &. Reid.
Veteran d. II. Templeton, nov of
liberty, Pickcns county, bat native
and long at homo with us. was shaking
hands on Monday with old comrades.
Ration day tlast Saturday was duly
observed, hundred wagons leaving
the city laden with flour, meal, corn,
bacon. ct cetcra.
Mcssrs. b. \ Wharton, NJ. Il. Crisp
and John NJ. Goodman, leading citizens
of the growing hamlet OF Mountvillc.
were in the city on Friday last.
Bishop Galloway has been assigned
by the College Of Bishops of the Mctko-
dist church to preside at the annual
conference Of South Caroline,
Mr.. j. d. Mock and daughters are
home from a pleasant outing. visiting
friends at Piedmont, and his son, DR..
Mock, in Grcenville county.
Dir. j. 9. Will ur, Of Waterloo, was
in the city yesterday for the first time
IN year. He has been aU invalid and
his friends wero proud to meet him
again.
Rev. l.. b Estes returned from Aug
usta last week, where he suffered n Sc
we're operation. He is Improving ana
his friends hope to soc him in vigorous
health at an early day.
Fricrson, 70 m"rly Of this office, and
Mantop, his brother, suffered by vhc
fire in Jacksonville, their employers
being burnt out.
DR.. O B. Wright, a graduate of the
University Of Maryland, spent Friday
and Saturday in this city las. week
He has gone to Montgomery, Ala, his
future home.
y case was heard in the Supreme
Court on Monday to compel the pay
mont OF the $4,000 voted by the Lcgis.
lature, but poV appropriated for pensons
A decision will probably be made AT
an early day.
A half dozen hobbledchoy lads APP
peared on the streets on Thursday last
n the well. advertised shirt-waiSt 1t
is a mighty conservative town and the
siXteen-year-olds as rule get there
first.
A Petition is before the City Coun-
Gil TO have the square and business
parts OF the city sprnkled in dusty and
d"y weather. Outside Of comfort it is
important for the protection Of goods
in the business parts Of the city.
Closing exercises OF Jones High
School, Just across the Saluda, occur
May 18th, annually feast Of reason
and Tow Of soul. DR.. Willie II, Jones,
the Patron Saint, Of the bright spot
don't even forget to invite us.
Grand Master OF Masuns Of Florida,
issues an appeal for aid for tho thou
sands rendered homeless by the Jack
sonviilc fire. Contributions should be
sent to w. u. Webster, Jacksonville,
Fla. He gives twice who gives quickly
l. w. Simkin5 and w. r.. Richcy,
Attorneys went up to Spartanburg on
MOlday on law business: MOuntvillc
has contest and the question is
whether late election for city fathers
was legal and whether u new election
should he ordered.
Mr.. j. r. Pcden, OF Gray Court, says
that corn is bad stand, and cotton
creeping up slowly and this is Il gen
eral complaint Cotton seed are scarce.
A gocd farmer stated tLat hi. neigh.
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