The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-02

Farmers who are doubtful and have
hard questions to solve should write ~
roleSsor Newman at Clemson. who
Will take pleasure in answering them,
Good housewives land there are tbou-
sunuS IN Laurens) will get their seeds
~ ana De ready to SOW peas, lettuce,
Iptn"oh ana onions, radish and cab
pNge' a not bed is a good thing and &
oy "a sufficient for most
At Abbeville, Saturday night n rnf-
nan named Dansby shot and kiilod
"lthOu prOvocation Il Mr.. KYLE. Tho
newly elected Sheriff Kennedy under
IoOk TO arrest the murderer, but was
hl'led by Dansby, who was also killed,
Farmers should o look carefully TO
Inelr compost heaps. These should be
prepared in the next ten DAYS if not
already looked after. Clean the prerni-
SSes ana get al was e into them. Fresh
llI'er tne stalls every week aud tho
Suano bills will be greatly reduced.
Uncle Frank Curry, a venerable citi-
Zen of Dials, was in the citv ]recnntIv
and greeted by old friends. lie knew
me town in its baby days, is in his
o9th year, has a clear head and is
sCralght as a ramrod. And these bless-
ingS follow a life without a crook.
Miss Elizabeth Simpson, the little
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. II. f.. Simu-
son spent Christmas week i'm Aupnsto
with Mr.. and Mrs. "A. w. Anderson and
was a guest at Il charming party given
oy Misses Virginia and Annie Ander-
SON..
In an alteration near Waterloo on
the 2oth ut, Dave Scott, colored, shot
n killed Harry Evins, colored. Scott
received serious injury and may not
survive. An inquest was held bv Coro-
ner ferguson The trouble occurred
ut a party given by colorcd people.
At Kingstrec, the local Dispenser,
L M. Player, was called out in the
early morning, 2 ~. M. by four men in
masks and told to deliver He shucked
Il 1880 and the masks went thor
way rejoicing. Player had not made a
deposit in two weeks and had no bond.
The four men may have been habited
in buck-ram.
The lucky winner of the beautiful
watch offered by Mr.. w. A. johnson in
the guessing contest in regard to the
number of visitors to his store on
Christmas eve was Miss Mary Boycc, a
charming n popular young lady of
Cross Hill. Miss Boyce's guess was
so. The watch is very handsome and
Mr. Johnson's enterprise in getting up
the contest much to be commended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Langston spent the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Lang
ston in Walhalla and are now quaran-
tined there on account of the Illness of
the Langston children with scarlet fe-
yer. Their Laurens friends hope that
the little folks will escape with slight
attacks from this very unpleasant visi-
tor.
The following officers were installed
on the evening Of the 2Tth ult. to serve
Palmetto Lodge, No. 10, "A. l.. NJ. for
the ensuing year: G.. II. Roper, W.. NJ:
X. w. Davis, S, W.: W. G. Irby, Jr., j.
W: Q. b. Simmons, Treasurer, II. w.
anderson, Secretary; NJ. l.. Nash, S.
d.: John H. Peterson, j. D.: b.. c..
Crisp, Jno. NJ. Hudgens, Stewards, W.
L. Shocklev, II.
Gen. E. w. Noise, of Sumter, will be
here IN the Sth of January to meet the
Laurens Commission of the South Caro-
lima Exposition. Every mar in Lau-
renS Interested in our is in
vited to be present and present his
views. a county and township organ
~ization will be elected. The meeting
will be held in the Opera House or the
Court House and called to order at
east by BE sure to be present.