The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-23
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

Miss Allie Ray, Of Huntington, /
visiting Miss Irene Ray.
The County Pension Board is in SEES
sion this week.
Mr.. j. L. Bell, Of Spartanburg wa.
in the city this week.
Send in your votes for the most popu
lar girl in the county,
Mrs. w. l.. Gray was the guest Of
friends in S~partanburg last week.
Hon. Joseph II. Johnson, OF Spartan.
burg, was in the city Thursday.
Mr.. John w. Lanford, of Lanford's.
was in the city Thursday.
Miss Margie Sullivan spent last
week in Spartanburg.
Miss Nellie Cavis has returned to
S~partanburg after a visit to Miss Pau
line Anderson.
Mr.. n Mrs. j.. II. Robertson, OF
Clinton, spent last Wednesday in the
city.
Remember hat The ADVERTISER
and The thrice-a-week World are only
S1.65.
Mrs. w. r. Richey and Mrs. j. II.
sullivan went up to Spartanburg last
week to hear Sousa's band at Converse
College.
Mrs. Alice Young and Mr.. Elmore
Young, of Clinton, were in the city
Friday.
Messrs. II. j. Hayneaworth and j. A.
Mooney, members Of he Greenville
bar were in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Sallie Barrett, of Jackson,
MlssisslpDi, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. w. N. Wright.
Mr.. fl. Creswell Fleming, of Green
wood, was in town for a few days last
week.
The News and Herald, Winnsboro,
Is now a bi-weekly, j. Frank Foshee,
Editor.
Miss Mary Sue Walker, OF Enoree,
was the guest of friends in Laurens last
week.
THE ADVERTISER acknowledges the
receipt of a pamphlet copy of His Elk
cellency's message.
There has been a considerable sprin-
kle of smallpox at Clinton of a very
mild form.
Farmers, plant the Dent Corn, and
we'll MANFRED, it will be ready for the
mill July 10th. 1t will bear crowding.
MIR. 7. X. Hudgens and family are
occupying the house in Brooklyn re-
Gently vacated by Mr., d, E.. Barnett's
family.
Mrs. Katy Putnam, al aged and much
loved lady died at her home near Gray
Court on yesterday after a protracted
illness. She was the mother OF Nv.
Remember that THE ADVERTISER
wants boys and girls from each town
ship to solicit new subscribers during
January, February and March. Come
in or write for terms.
There are a lot of bright girls in the
ADVERTISER. Some of them are
already doing so. Let others follow
suit.
The name of Mr.. r. G. Davis in our
last issue was accidentally omitted
from the list Of Directors of the Ma
tional Bank of Laurens.
We note with pleasure that Editor
Dendy, Of the Clinton Gazette, is con-
valescent after two weeks illness. We
do trust that the complaint has not
been Of character to affect his beauty.
Mr.. Manton Frierson has resigned
his position with Davis & Roper and
left a few days ago to accept a position
in Jacksonville, Florida. His friends
here wish him all success and good luck.
Rev. w. B. Duncan, of the Metho-
dist church, has been preaching a Sc
ries of especially interesting m
OF late. On Sunday evening he preached
q very strong and earnest sermon to
young men on MY Life Work"
On the plantation Of Mr.. VIII. Work.
man, Saturday night last, Mack Work
negro. At this writing no arrests have
been made.
The Board of Health of the city met
yesterday and resolved to send DR..
Ferguson, an expert in smallpox, to
Clinton and ascertain conditions before
further action.
Mr.. John Workman, OF Hunters
Township, had the misfortune to lose
his barn by fire on Sunday last at noon.
He lost with his barn a large store of
forage. The fire is supposed to have
originated from the pipe of a careless
negro.
Rev. S. G.. Todd, District Superin-
tendent Of the Christian Missionary
Alliance is now in Tampa, Florida, in
the interests of the alliance and later
in the winter will be in Louisiana and
Texas.
English peas, spinach, spring tur-
nips, onion sets, lettuce may all be
sown now. Cabbage and tomato seed
should be sown in shallow boxes to
be ready for transplanting lst Of April.
See advertisement OF Wood & Sons,
Seedsmen In this issue. This is one of
the most reliable concerns in the South
and the seeds they sell are Of the best.
The Editor has tried them in his own
garden. Prices are reasonable.
The stockholders Of the Furniture
Factory met yesterday, heard the re.
| port OF President Wilkes and Their Of
i~lcials, found the prospects OF this new
Enterprise bright and re elected the
old Board of Directors and President
Wilkes and other officials.
Saturday, the 10th inst, the anniver-
sary OF the birth of Gen. Lee, being a
legal holiday in this State, the Cen
eral Assembly too q recess until Mon