The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-03-19

was In the city last week.
Mr.. Geo. G. Hodges was in town one
day last week.
Gen. Wade Hampton is critically i'll
at his home In Columbis.
Mrs. j.. o. G. Fleming left this week
for a visit to her mother at Due West.
Mrs. w. A. Jameson, OF Newberry,
is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. Pink Elliott, of Atlanta, is visit
ing relatives In the city.
Nh. A. L. Maloney and wife are on q
visit to the Charleston Exposition.
Mrs. Albert Anderson. Of Augusta,
Is expected in the city this week.
Mrs. Dock Conyers, who has been
visiting the family Of Mrs. Wistar
Wright, left Monday for Pendleton.
Mr.. Allan Fleming, formerly a cot
ton buyer here, now of Atlanta, Ga,
was in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Richey have re-
turned from q very enjoyable visit to
the Exposition at Charleston.
Miss Gertrude Ansel, of G~reenville,
who has been visiting Mrs. MCGOWAN
and Mrs. Bell, has returned home.
Mr.. c.. G. Featherstone went to Co.
lumbia last week on professional bust
ness.
Mr.. Alsey Miller and Cleveland
Coleman visited relatives in Spartan
burg last week.
Mr.. Frank Hammond, OF Greenville,
was in the city last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Rev. G. +. Charley Todd and little
daughter, of Due West, visited Mr.. j.
o. o. Fleming and family last week.
l.. E. Burns left Monday for Baltl.
more and New York to buy the Spring
goods for his stores in Laurens and
Greenwood.
Capt. j. r. Nolan has bought the
house and lot on West Main Street be-
longing to MIR. Jno. N. Wright, Of Lis
bon.
Col. N. b. Dial returned Saturday
from Charleston where he had been in
attendance upon the United State Dis
trict Court.
Ourneighboring county, Spartanburg,
has won the first prize, 81, 000.0 90 for the
best county exhibit at the Charleston
Exposition. We congratulate her.
Mr.. FL. H. Holmes and daughter,
Miss Elise G.. Holmes, arrived in the
city Friday night. to make their home
with the Rev. w. s. Holmes The
State, 18th inst.
l.. The annual State reunion Of Confed-
crate Veterans will this year be held
in Greenville. 1t will be sometime in
May. Greenviile is making big prep.
arations, and the "Vets" will doubt
less have an exceptionally good time.
The Daughters OF the Cenfederacy,
whose last meeting was postponed on
account of inclement weather, will meet
at the residence of Mrs. w. E. Lucas
on Thursday, March the Goth, at 8: 80
o'clock.
Some thief or thieves broke into
several outhouses belonging to DR..
Anthony Fuller, recently and purloined
a small quantity OF corn and several
gallons of homemade wine. Such
de%predations are becoming quite fire.
quent these days.
The announcement has been made
in the Augusta papers that Mr.. Jesse
Wilkes Westmoreland, who is we'll
known in this county, will be married
to Miss Alice Garrett, of that city or
the End of April, prox. Both are
prominent society people of Augusta.
Mr.. Westmoreland has relatives here.
The presentation of Fabio Romani
at the Opera House last Friday night
by Alden Benedict's company was very
good and satisfactory to all who were
present. The company Is a strong one
and better than the average that play
here. This performance deserved q
larger attendance.
The Secretary OF State has issued a
commission to Messrs L.. A. McCord
and g. w. Walker to open books Of
subscription to the capital stock of The
McCord Merchandise Company. This
concern will transact a general mer.
c~bandising business, and will be capa-
talized at SIC, 900, the shares being Of
the par value of 80 90. These gentle
men are bright, enterprisinR, business
men and no doubt will make a success
of this company.
Inc LJCoulh IIcOoulo Wy tsobSio ioi
per, last night, was thoroughly enjoyed
by a large and appreoiative audience.
Mr.. Harper is a pleasing and instruc-
tive lecturer, and admirably illustrated
his talk with ste%reopticon views. This
entertainment ended the Lyceum
Course. The promoters Of 1t deserve
to he congratulated for the admirable
and high-class entertainments pro-
vided for our people this winter, and
it is hoped no efforts will be spared to
have a similar course arranged for next
season.
Mrs. Dora Copeland, wife Of Mr..
William J. Copeland, n of our lead
ing citizens, died at her home three
miles from the city, about noon Satur.
day last. She was q Miss Badgett, of
this county, before her marriage. Her
husband and several children survive
her. Mr.. j. A. Copeland of this city
was o step son. The funeral and burial
exercises were held at the City Gene
terry Monday at 3 O'Clock. The inter
ment was postponed from Sunday un-
til Monday on account OF the rain,
Her family have the sympathy OF the
i entire community,
There certainly will be a Court OF
General Sessions for Laurens County,
beginning the second Monday In April
and lasting ton days IL necessary. II
was reported In several OF the datlief
that Solicitor Sease had withdrawn
his request for this special term, but