The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-29
POINTS FROM ORA
AND VICINITY.
Mr.. w. II. Blakeloy Soon
to Build.
DEATH OF MIs. JEANS.
Forty Bushels to the Acre
Corn,
Miss McClintOck COnyalcscent-
tracted Meeting TO be Held-A
Delightful Dining Given.

ORA, July, 25.-Mlsses Lizzio and
Belle Craig have returned from q trip
through Tennessee and Georgia.
Mr.. S. j. Craig has been recuporat-
ing at Chick Springs.
Rev. Il. III. G icr is attending the 4.
r. j. convention at All Healing. Mrs
| Grier and tho children are at Due
West.
Rev. FL. B. Blakcley and children OF
Troy spent several days with his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewdy
Blakely.
Mrs. jane Craig entertained several
OF her friends with dining last week.
The national BIRD was dssected in
most artis ic manner.
Mr.. w, II. Blakely is contemplating
erecting u very beautiful residence on
West Main street. Mr.. Blakeley is one
OF our most successful merchants.
Your correspondent had the good
pleasure of being with friends in the
most hospital town in Carolina. Many
thanks arc due Mrs. Anderson, Smith
aud Henderson for the kindly manner
in which they dispensed too.hsome
delicacies we'll calculated to sustain the
inner man.
Miss Jennie Plaxco of Clinton was
with friends here last week.
Communion with protracted SER
vices is announced for the second Sab.
bath in August.
The ladies of the two churches here
organized u Ladies' Bible Society last
Monday. The meeting will be held
every Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Lizzie Wyatt, after spending
several weeks with relatives here has
returned to her HON, in Tennessee.
Mr.. w. B. Sloan of Laurens was with
his many friends hare last week.
A shadow Of sorrow passed over this
entire community when 1T was an
nounced that Mr. Rex Jeans was dead
at his fathers house near this place.
Mr. Jeans was just merging into the
fuil bloom OF young manhood and his
death is peculiarly sal. For the past
year ho had been an extreme sufferer.
First being afflicted with rheumatism,
tacn having 4 leg broken and when
just able to walk he was attacked with
typhoid fever, which resulted with his
death. MIR Jeans was an exceptionally
bright young man and bore through
his entire sickness the kind and chccr-
iul disposition which characterized
him from q youth and which had won
for him many friends throughout the
entire county. To the sorrowing family
and sympathizlng friends we commend
them to the grace, love and mercy of
Him, who on similar sad occasion,
said: "Thy brother shall rise again"
Mr. jeans was member of the Pres
bytcrian Church at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woodrum of
Florida spent few days with Mrs. Ida
McClintock.
A young man from neighboring
town whose name diligent inquiry has
failed to reveal is becoming frequent
visitor to our town. No definite sus
p!cions nave yet been aroused.
Miss Lizzie McClintock has returned
from the hospital at Augusta whore she
underwent treatment for appendicitis.
Miss McClintock is fast convalescing,
to the Joy of her many friends.
! Mrs. Jas. Fowler of Fowlcr's, accom-
panied by her friend, Mrs. Livingston,
visited Mrs. Corrie Byrd last week.
Mr.. r. II. Fleming is the champion
musk rat killer. Thirteen have sue
cumbto his heroic treatment
Quite anumber of farmers from here
attended the Gray Court Institute.
DIR. S. i. Blakely. besides being
very successful practitioner, is one of
the most up.todato farmers in tho
county. The Doctor has a field of cor n
from which he expects to realize forty
bushels to the acre. The corn is very
promising now, and with continued
seasons his hopes may be fully realized.
The annual barbecue, celebrating the
glorious Fourth, was much enioyed.
j, Y. B.