The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-08-14

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from her recent illness ut Chick
| Springs.
MeSsrs w. Il. Richey, II. 4. Cooper
and +. +. MCGOWAN went to Green
wood to attend court last week.
Miss Connie Jones is at Henderson.
vile, \. O., and Mrs. w. w. Jones aud
Miss Willie Jones at Brcvard.
Mr.. Il. A. Rivers, Of Augusta was
the guest of Rev. Robert Adams last
week.
Mr.. Fleming Jones is spending few
weeks in the North Carolina noun
tains.
Mr.. J. l.. Gilkcrson is now with the
Southern Express Company with head
quarters at Greenvillc.
Miss Mary Waller Camp is visiting
her uncle, Captain j. w. Clark, at
Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. p. Tinsey, of Spar
tanburg, were the guests OF friends
here last week.
Mr.. l.. w. Simkinss spent several days
in Greenvillc on important legal bust
ness last week
Mrs. T. T.. Simpson and children, and
Mrs. Charles W. Tune, left on Wednes-
day last for Porter Springs.
Mrs. N. G. Mccall, of Weathorford,
Texas, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. j.
II Poole.
Our friend Murk Sanders laid at our
feet splendid Bradford melon, which
was duly enjoyed
Grams Modern Atlas, sold by Mr..
John n. Odell, is a library in itself of
useful information.
Miss Carrie Ray, OF Jacks township,
is visiting Mrs. w. a. Allison and Mrs.
j. Butler Davis in Greevilc.
Mrs. Switzer has removed from the
Roland house, On Laurens street, to
the Mccoy house on Main street.
Mr.. b. Fl. Boyd, of Hopewell, and a
graduate of Wotrord, has been elected
principal of the Hebron High School,
Darlington county.
Mrs. j. o. G. Fleming is spending
several weeks at Glenn Springs, and
from there will go to the North Caro-
lima mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Simpson. Of
Spartauburg, were in town last We'd
nesday the guests Of Col. III. y. Simpson
and Mr.. j. n. Wright of Lisbon.
Miss Elizabeth Todd gave a reccp-
tion on Thursday evening to her guest
Miss Craven which was brilliant and
delightful affair.
Messrs Walter Tribble and Charley
Greer have enlisted in the l.. S. Navv
for term Of four years. They left
day or so ago for Port Royal.
Maj. w. a. Watts, President of the
Peoples Loan and Exchange Bank,
and Judge r. G.. Watts visited near
Spring Grove, on the Saluda, on yes
terday'
Mr.. $. NJ. Wilkes has gone North to
buy the fall stock for his firm, which
is one of the largest and most success
ful in the furniture and china line in
the State.
Miss Katharine Jones will teach
piano at Union Female College, Eufala,
Alabama, next session. Miss Jones is
an accomplished musician and the at
tractive daughter of Mn. j. w. Jones.
Mr.. Mac Munroe, who holds a posi-.
tiOn at the Furniture Factory was so
unfortunate rs TO have one Of his fin
gers cut OFF few days ago. He ex-
poets however soon to be able to be at
work again.
Misses a llc ana itmmic Webb, Lees
Rowarth, Mcssrs. III A. and Ben Webb
and Messrs. EliasOn and Clarke were
members of camping party which left
for the mountains on Monday.
On the farm of Col Shaw last week
appeared q threatening crop OF grass.
| hoppers, which created some apprc-
| hcnsiOn. The Colonel used vigorous
measures, they were soon subdued and
| the incident passed.
Lieut.. Smith Of the L. S. Army, a
nephew OF the McssrS &. +. and Elem
ing Smith of this city, has been pro-
educated at our State Military Acad-
cmy, whore he had IL high stand.
| Mr.. IL. +. Fleming, n leading citizen
Of Greenwood, spent u few days in the
CITY last week. Mr.. Fleming will have
the building, lately occupied by Mr.. B.
G.. Crisp thoroughly renovated, as il Is
there that the Messrs Fleming will
open their jewe.ry store.
The City Mayer had three colored
ladies around with old time brush
brOoms sweeping the streets OF the
Public Square last week. 1T was a
unique show and attra cted much attcn-
tion. Thoy had INDUCED in flching
some tender brollers tom colored
| man.
Mr.. w. p. Thomson, Jr. who now
has position in Darlington, will re.
turn to Laurens the first of September
to accept u position with Messrs S. M.
& E. III. Wilkes. The many friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs Thomason are delighted
to learn that they will return TO Lau-