The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-01-15

The great sale at Davis, Roper & Co
Is still going on. Beautiful underwear
shoes, embroideries, near silk skirts,
~calicoes, kid cambrlcs and q thousand
other things are selling at the lowest
prices conceivable. Go TO the sale aud
you will ave money.
On the evening of the 10th OF Janu.
airy Mr. G. M. Bailey, OF Clinton, is Ia
be married to Miss Lucy Eloise Daven.
port, of Norfolk, Va. MIR. Bailey is a
son of Mr.. Nj. S. Bailey, and is a very
prominent young business man, and
very popular in this city, where he is
well known.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
VIII meet with Mrs. j. r. Nolan on the
afternoon OF Monday the goth to OBJ
serve the birthdays OF Lee and Jack
son. An interesting meeting is prom
iseu ana al members are urged to at
tend. Monday afternoon at four
O'Clock. Remember the hour.
February 9Th will be "Fdrmer's Day"
at the Exposition and the Spring meet
ing OF the State Agricultural Society
VIII occur on that day at the Audito-
rum. 1t will be a delightful time for
farmers to attend, A good roads con-
vention also occurs on the 3rd preced-
ing.
Hearsay is not the best evidence.
But the best evidence il personal eX-
perience. Our big household has made
fair trial Of the "Clifton" Flour and
pronounce it all that is claimed for it.
nj. III. Fowler and II. N. Barksdale, re-
liable gentlemen, sell the splendid
brand.
Misses Josephine Fuller, Mrs. w.
". Anderson, Miss Alma Shell, and
others, are clerking at Davis and Ro-
par,s during the great rush. Davis
Mill Eud Sale has been and still is a
great sensation and goods are going at
the most phenom nally low prices.
The store has been thropged with peo-
pie.
Mr.: E. II. Wilkes, President of the
FURNITURE Factory, is at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, attending a great furniture
exposition. Mr.. Wilkes is in charge
of a handsome exhibit from his own
factory. The Laurens Furniture Fac
tory has proved SO successful that it
should encourage our young business
men to inaugurate other Industries
~ uieetluS Oi Gnc S~tOCK-nOluerS OF
the National Bank on yesterday the
following Directors were elected for
1902: DR.. j. A. Barksdale, @. d. Barks-
dale, D.. w. Ferguson, Robt. G.. Davis,
DR.. b. F. Posey, Dr.. A. II. Fuller, c..
b. Bobo, j. s. Craig.
A meeting OF the Directors followed
at which the old officers were reelected
follows: DIR. j. A. Barksdale, Pres
ident; Jno. Aug. Barksdale, Cashier:
IL ebert w. Davis, Assistant Cashier.
The bank is paying a good dividend
and makes a fine showing. 1t is one Of
the best conducted financial institu-
lions in the city.
The officers for 1902 OF Laurens
Ledge No. 43 Knights of Pythias were
publicly installed on Monday evening
in the presence of about two hundred
people, members of the order and their
friends, many of them ladies. Mr.. j.
a. Somerset, OF Columbia, oficiated
acting as Deputy Grand Chancellor.
The installation rites were most inter-
ing ard were followed by an address
by Rev. w. s. Holmes. A delightful
social hour followed, 1t SPLENDID sup
per, all the good things of the season
on the menu, was served and clever
responses to toasts were made by Mr..
w. L.. Gray, Mr.. Edgar Babb, Mr..
Frank Parrott, Mr.. G.. c.. Little, of
Clinton, Mr.. S. G. Mcdaniel and
others.