The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-01-01
FACTS PERSONAL
AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT
EVENTS.

Misses May and Ina Little visited In
Clinton last week.
Floods in Anderson County did great
damage, and so throughout the South
Mr.. Will Meng has accepted a post
ton at Darlington.
Mrs. j. T. Johnson spent the holiday
in the city at Mr.. Ell. w. Anderson's.
Rev. w. s. Holmes held services at
Glenn Springs on Sunday.
Mr. Moorman Simk.ns, OF Columbia,
spent tho holidays In the city.
Mr.. N. Jones, OF Mt. Gallagher,
was In the city on Saturday.
Miss Marie Clifford, OF Union, is Wis
iting Miss Josephine Miuter.
Mr.. Charles w. Taylor Is visiting
relatives at Greenville and Princeton
this week.
Miss Annie Kay, of Uonea Path, Is
the guest of. her, sister, Mrs. A. T..
Maioney.
Send in your votes for that Charles
ton trip. You've q chance yet to win
it for your boy or girl.
Miss Lille Miller, of Bennettsville,
arrived at home last week to spend the
Christmas holidays.
Mr. E. r. Lucas, President of the
Walhalla Cotton Mil, was In the city
Sunday.
Rev. W. r. Minter, OF Shelby, N. O.,
made a short visit to his father, Capt.
j. r. Mlnter, last week
Miss Mary MoCarley has returned to
Poole's, Spartanbug County, after
spending the holidays In the city.
Lieutenant Norman, OF the U. 8.
Army, was in the city for q few days
last week.
Messrs. James Machen and Robert
Paisley were at home from the 8. O.
College for the holidays.
Miss Mary Boyd came home from
the College for Women for the holi-
days.
A party of Laurens people will go to
Spartanburg the 9th. to attend the
Nordica recital.
Mr.. J. T. Crews has moved out to
Mr.. Ben Ballew's late residence, in
Brooklyn.
Attorney General Bellinger brings
suit to declare the Virginia Carolina
Fertilizer a trust and suppress it.
The Misses Sexton, of Spartanburg,
have been visiting relatives In the CITY
during the holidays.
Miss Caro- Adams entertained the
Mystic Club very delightfully."- on Fri
day afternoon.
Rev. Thos. II. Campbell, Of Cross
Hill, was In the city on Friday with
his handsome son Leroy.
tended the Educational Association at
Columbia.
1t was a great and successful meet
ing of the Southern Education Asso-
citation at Columbia last week.
The first business on the farm now
should be to look after compost heaps
while blowing Is impracticable.
Saturday last was a bona 6de mid
Wiut0i ouoy1 pun NIX n1USIO VI Uuc IlulSy
and there was little doing, as moving
around was altogether impracticable.
Col. Jno. G. Williams, whose illness
we noted recently, we regret to learn
is not improving as his friends hoped
for.
In the final assessment this year for
taxation for Laurens property Is fixed
at SIS, 900, sos. Laurens stands 10th ia
the list of counties.
Mrs. w. e.. Lucas was the hostess at
q beautiful card party on yesterday af-
tornoon in honor Of Miss Leila Thomp.
son, Of Spartanburg.
Miss Marjorie Sullivan, the charm
ing daughter of Mr.. w. ID Sullivan,
and a student at the Columbia Female
College, spent the holidays at home.
Mr.. Thomaa McCuen of Alabama,
was in the city last week. MI. McCuen
is spending several weeks with rela-
tives at Princeton.
Mr.. Al'ister G., Holmes went to Char.
lesion on Saturday, to be present on
Monday at the gathering of the alumni
of the Citadel.
Supervisor Drummond has moved
with his family into the city, and is
occupying the late residence OF Mr..
j, T. Crows.
Mr.. B. F. Bailey is living In the cot
tage until recently occupied by Mr.. w.
w. Graham, and Mr.. Graham now
lives at DR.. Dial's place or Main
Street.
Mr.. Swygert, OF Peaks, has become
a member of the successful wholesale
firm of Fuller & Darlington, which will
in future be known as Fuller, Darling
ton g. co.
Messrs. jeff Adams, Karl w. Sloan,
Luther Wasson and ] A. Curry, Lau-
reps boys who hold positions In OAR
lington, were at home during the holi-
days.
J.J. McSwain, Esq a promising and
talented young gentleman, TO- of
Greenville was down to see his Laurens
kin during the holidays. He Is max
ing q fine impression In Greenville city
where he has cast his fortunes.
The body OF Nellie Cropsy was found
floating on the river near her home at
Elizabeth City, N. O., on Saturday.
The inquest indicts young Wilcox as
her murderer. There Is great excite
ment.