The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
BUDGET OF NEWS
FROM ORA TOWN.
Excellent Selections for
Two PuIpits.
SCHOOL PROSPECTS.
Students Home From the
Colleges.
Notes of Personal Interest from One of
the Most Cultivated Communities
In South Carolina.


Gray Court. She attended the closing
exercises of the Gray urt-Owings In
stitute, where she taught the past ses-
sion with gratifying success.
Those of our young people that have
returned from college are Misses Bes-
sic Byrd, Euphemia Thompson, Messrs.
George Fl. Blakeley and David McClin-
took. Miss Thompson brings a diploma
with her. Ora is always we'll repre-
sented at the different colleges.
Miss Linda Hunter, who has made for
herself an enviable reputation in the
Woodruff graded school, is spending
her vacation at home.
Mr.. William Copeland of Laurens has
been up reviewing old associations,
Also Mr.. j. A. Copeland made short
stay in our town.
Miss Lizzie Wyatt, of Fayetteville,
Tenu., is spending some time with rela-
tives here.
Rev. B. H. Grier and family attended
commencement at Due West. Also one
of our most gallant young men, Mr..
George D. Blakely. Mr.. Blakely con-
templates being student at Erskine
next Session: also Mr.. Geo. II. Blakely.
Great enthusiasm is being manifested
in the prospect of new and commo-
dious building for the Ora school. A
nice location has been selected. Let
the work go on rapidly. Nothing has
so much to do with place as an up-to-
date school.
Mrs. DR.. S. f. Blakely now discourses
"sweet melodies" from her beautiful
new piano. Mrs. Blakely is the organ
ist in the A. r. p. church here.
The Ora people are to be congratu-
lated on the selection they have made
of pastors for the two churches at this
place. Men of literary development
and mental attainment with deep re-
ligiOus convictions occupy the sacred
desks.
Rev. B. FL. Grier, of the A. r. p.
church, is q graduate Of Erskine Col
lege and brother to the late and be-
loved president OF that institution, Rev.
w. M. Grier. He taught very success
fully as principal of the Honea Path
school, took course in commercial
law at the University of Virginia,
graduated at the A. II. p. seminary at
Due West and was pastor at Yorkville
for several years before being called to
this church.
Rev. Palmer Reid, of the Presbyter-
Ian Church, is graduate of Reidyille
and was connected for several years
with the faculty of that institution, be-
sides being engaged in evangelical
work very successfully before being
called here.
Both pastors are much loved by each
congregation and it is to be hoped that
their connection with the churches
here will be lasting.
Preaching is announced for every
Sabbath in the A. r. P. Church and
prayer meeting every Wednesday af-
ternoou. Every Second Sabbath in the
Presbyterian Church.
The Ladies Missionary Society and
Children's Society have regular month
ly meetings.
Misses Lizzie and Belle Craig will
soon leave for an extended trip north.
They expect to ,isit relatives in Geor-
gia before returning.
Capt A, w, Burnside spent several
days with relatives here on his way to
his home near Youngs
The ''Hello Central" call is now re-
sponded to by Miss Alice McCarley.
The central office has been moved to
the residence OF Mr.. T. A. McCarley.
Your correspondent, after seige of
ten weeks with typhoid fever, and 9TH
er complications is now convalescent,
Despite the fact that typhoid fever is a
most gruesome disease, still there is o
one pleasant feature connected with it,
especially to chronic dyspeptics. Not
that we are advocating such heroic
treatment, but to be affected with real
genuine hunger, which Is most peoples
calamity, and to be able to enjoy al.
most anything from corn bread up sur
passes the most visionary hope of the
dyspeptic.
Miss Summers NabOrs, most sue
cessful teacher from Spartanburg, is
visiting Miss Mary Wallace.
Miss Lizzie McClintock, accompanied
by her father and mother, is In the hosr
pital at Augusta for treatment for ap.
pendicitis. This is Miss McClintock's s.
second attack.
Miss Pauline Martin OF Georgia, Is
visiting at the parsonage.
Your correspondent was In the beau
! tiful town of Waterloo, noted for It's
kind hospitality and fair ladies, last
week. There is no place like Water-
loo.
Mrs Mamie Barton OF Anderson,
accompanied by her two little sons has
been visiting relatives.
1t is with deep gratitude that we re-
member the folloying ladies' for kind