The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-22
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

was in the city on Friday.
.AuctionccrJ j. N.Lcak, of Gray Court
visited the city on Friday last.
MIR. L. NJ. Mcarcs, Of Florence, was
in the city on Monday,
Pension money will be ready in a
few days.
Mr.. Charles Simpson, of Dials, was
sufficiently up with his crop to see his
friends in the city On last Friday.
Mrs. Clarence Poole and children
spent last week with relatives in Green
Vile.
Dr., o, b. Mayer, OF Nowberry, a
prominent member CT the medical pro
lesion, was in tho city Saturday.
Mrs. G. w. Shell is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Dilard, in Spar
tanburg
Mr., W. w, Simpson, of Augusta,
spent Sunday with his father, Mr.. r..
f. Simpson.
Mrs. G. II. Roper was the guest Of
Mrs; l.. M. Roper, of Spartanburg, last
week
Mr.. and Mrs, John Grafton, OF Ruth
orfordton, n. c., arc visited DR.. ard
Mrs. y. L. Poole, this week.
There will be an examination at An
derson, May 25th, for N,s. Rom. ca
det5hip from Latimer's District.
McLaurin passed through the city
yesterday en-rOutc to Grecnvillc,
where he addresses the New Issue to-
day.
Mcssrs. J. S. Saxon and A. T.. Cleve-
land, young gentlemen of Huntington,
enhanced the city with their presence
on Saturday
Rev. and Mrs. S. II. Bass, OF Aiken,
with their little boy, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. j. Warren nlakcley, Mrs.
Bass's parents, at Tylcrsville.
Mr. Edwin C. Simpson left on Mon
day Union where he will be ass0-
c ated with Captain }. w. Clarke in
the management Of the Union hotel
Miss Leila Wilkes, cf Charlotte, and
are al Col. III. Y. Simpsons for the
summer.
Dr. II. X. Aiken, Messrs. &C. Feath-
erstorc and Robert Davis arc dele
gates from the Laurens Lodge to the
State Convention of the Knights Of
Pythias in session at Spartanburg.
The graded schools close on FRIDAY
for the holidays. There will be no COM
mencement exercises this year. Teach
ors and pupils will welcome the holidays
after faithful work for nine months.
Mr.. James n. Harris, of Spartan
burg, was in tho city Saturday Mr..
Harris expects to make Il splendid
thing of his recently purchased min
eral Spring near Spartanburg.
Mr.. A. l.. Turner, Of Babbtown, died
on the Sth inst, and his remains were
buried at Fork Shoals. He was vctc~
ran, good man and citizen, leaving Il
wife and three children to mourn their
loss.
Miss Leizc Holmes went to Columbia
on Monday as delegate from the La
dies Auxiliary Of the Church OF the
Epiphany to the State Convention of
Church AuXiliaries.
a frie.id OF TnE ADVERTISER has IA
half dozen very vigorous apple troea
that neither bloom nor bear fruit. He
wants to know the cause and remedy.
Can any OF our readers answer from
experience from hearSay!
News reached the city Yesterday af-
tcrnOOn of the death Of little Amy
Johnson, Oldest child of Hon Jos. 4
johnson, at Spartanburg. The grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs IL. w. Andcr-
son, reside in this city.
Three great prcsby teran bodies mul
in General Assembly on the 10th inst.
the Southern Presbyterian at Little
Rock, the Northern at Philadelphia,
and the Cumberland at West Point,
Miss.
Rev. Mr.. Adams, of the Prcsbytcr-
ian church, has been appointed one Of
a committee of ministers to install Rev.
d. ). McAlister, as pastor of the Fair
view and Lickvillc churches. The in
stallaton will take place on the fifth
Sunday in June.
Invitations are out for the com
menccmcnt exercises at Converse Col
legc on June 2nd. Miss Louise Dean
lt!chey. the bright and charming
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II Richcy
Will receive her diploma with the de-
gree of b. A,
IT is not wise to put all our eggs in
the same basket. There are plenty Of
wc!l-:o DO farmers who can make OK
Eerilaents. Every farmer should to
some extent look to the best means Of
fertililing our lands and making two
blades of grass grow whore one arcw
before,
Bob Harris, colored, whose home was
in this city, where he had wife whiIc
working on trestle in Grecnvlle city
on Thursday last fell distance Of
thirty feet and died Of his INJURIES dur
ing that day, He bore character for
soberness and industry
Miss Katharine Jones, the charming
daughter Of Mr.. j. w. Jones cf this
city, gave piano recital at Union PC.
male College, Eufaula, Ala, last even
ing. The programme embraced SelCc-