The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-06-01
AMONG OUR FRIENDS.

Mr.. John w. Beeks, of Beaverton
was in town Monday.
Miss Bessie Crews is visiting her
grandmother Mrs, Wolff, at Alma.
Fountain Inn has a Village Improve
ment Society, why shouldn't Laurens?
Mr.. George w. She'll paid brief
visit to Greenville Friday.
| Mr. j. Drayton Dillard, of the Gold
Vile section, was in the city yesterday.
Charles w. Taylor spent Sunday at
Princeton.
Miss Jennie Sullivan returns this
week from Converse College.
Mrs. o, w. Leonard returned to
Spartanburg yesterday afternoon, after
visit to relatives in the city.
J. w. Crawford left yesterday for
Union, where he goes to take o posi-
tton in the Union Cotton Mill Store.
DR.. G. L. Fuller, of Murfreesboro,
Tenn, and Mr. A. p. Fuller, of Mount
vile, were in town yesterday
Mrs. j. B. Townsend, of Anderson,
is visiting her father, Capt. I. j.
DucketG.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Babb visited
Mr.. Thaddeus Babb, of Babbtown, Sun
day.
Mr. John Fl. Turner has accepted the
position of carder with one of the big
cotton mills at Upiop.
Col. w. G. Rice, of Saluca is in the
city visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Brooks Swygert.
Miss Sula Clark has returned from
Salude, N. c., where she ha: been at.
tending the Saluda Seminary.
Miss Matte Saxon Kern and little
Miss Marie Philpot went to Greenville
Monday for visit of several weeks.
Mr.. d. Homer Owings is in Green
vile to attend Furman Commence
ment
Supt. B. L. Jones of the city schools
is spending some time with his sisters
in Newberry.
Miss Julia Irby has been nursing a
patient in Spartanburg for the last
fortnight.
Mr.. Albert O. Todd visited William.
ston and Pelzer professionally Monday
and Tuesday.
Messrs. w. r.. Richey, N. B. Dial, G.
o. Featherssone and r. A. Cooper are
in attendance upon the Supreme Court
this week.
Beginning this afternoon, the stores
will close at 6 o'clock until Sept. 1.
Saturdays, first Mondays and Factory
pay days excepted.
Mr.. Willie Spratlin, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday with Col. Crews family and
other relatives in the city. He is a
grandson of Col. James Hance.
Mrs. j. ID. Watts will leave early in
points in the North Carolina noun
tains.
Miss Olipthia Jones, of the Presby-
terian College for Women, Columbia,
will come home Friday for the Summer
vacation.
Capt. H. FL. Watkins, of Anderson,
and Mr.. j. N. Watkins, of Greenville,
genial and jovial, were visitors in the
city during the week.
Hon. F P. MCGOWAN, having busl-
ness in the Supreme Court, ran down
to Columbia Sunday afternoon, argued
his case Monday m orning, and returned
home on the noon train.
Mrs. Mary E. Mcdonald, of Miami
Fla, land Mrs. jamie Searight of Hodges
arrived yesterday to visit their broth
er, Mr.. o. b. Simmons, and other rela-
ttves in the city.
Fine rains, which seem to have been
quite general, fell Sunday and Monday.
A good season was badly needed, as it
/ has been too dry in some sections to
secure stand of cotton.
Mrs. j. @. Darlington, of Spartan
burg, is visiting her mother Mrs. S..
l.. Frierson, and other relatives In the
city. Mrs. Frierson is not very well.
having been confined to her room for
about two weeks.
The ADVERTISER is glad to an
nounoe that Miss Helen Owings, daugh-
ter of Mr.. James Owings, who has
been quite i'll, is much improved and
that Mr.. j. J.. Hopkins child after a
severe attack is convalescent.
The death of Col. Hoyt leaves a va.
cancy in the district delegation to the
National Democratic Convention in st.
Louis. The alternates are Hon. o. p.
Goodwin, of this city, and Mr.. Wilburn,
of Union.
a party composed OF the following
young gentlemen of this city spent
Sunday at Harris Springs: j. Y. Gar
lington, b. l.. Clardy, J. b. Brooks, T..
l.. Monroe, M. G. Jeans, W.G. Wilson,